*AN/Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon (obviously). I wrote this story when
the first season of Digimon was still airing, so it seems kinda old. This
fic is the first in a trilogy I'm writing, but the other two fics aren't
completely written yet, so bear with me. : / I am also in the process of
re-writing this fic, so this is the older version. But I will have more
done later! Enjoy!*
Uniting Crests
#1 of the Trilogy of Destiny
By: Akira Kiyone
Part 1: The Flames of Courage and Love
1
A large, bird-like Digimon rested on a ledge above a long, shadowy cave, which she called her home. Her bright, clear, blue eyes searched the green forest before her, scanning her tropical home for anything unusual. This has become a routine thing for her to do, ever since about a week ago.
On that day, her sharp, keen eyes spotted blackness and evil cover the land. She had heard of the evil that was spreading across the Digiworld, but she never believed it would make it to the remote, tropical island were she lived. Following her instinct, she had flown into the furthest back area of the cave, where there was a small overhang on one side, and a steep cliff on the other. After a day of staying in her cave for safety, she flew out, spreading her long, slender wings. The colorful designs that the feathers on her wings created waved softly in the morning breeze. She landed swiftly on the soft ground. Turning her head to observe the area, she noticed that everything looked different. The landscape was the same, but it just seemed strange.
The Digimon snapped out of her daydream, and looking down, she saw 14 little objects moving a distance away. 'Must be some Digimon or something.' She thought to herself. But, just to be sure, she dived off the ledge she was on and flew down above them. Once above them, she immediately recognized an Agumon, Biyomon, Gabumon, Tentomon, Palmon, Gomamon, and a Patamon. But there were seven others she didn't know.
Then the sound of thunder ricocheted off the trees and surrounding caves. 'I better get back to my cave before it begins to rain.' She thought. Looking down, she saw the group below her speeding up. 'They are none of my concern.' She said coldly to herself. 'Probably trouble anyways.' She increased her speed and upon reaching the cave, she slowed and flew closer to the ground. After a few minutes of resting in her cave, she could hear the roaring sound of thunder and rain. Also, the sound of urgent footsteps began to come closer, until she saw the creatures she had seen before heading in the direction of the cave.
"They're heading this way!" She said out loud to herself, quickly flying upward into the high crevices of the cave. She looked down and out of the cave, seeing two of the 14 enter the cave, soaked with rain. The other 12, she could see them out of the entrance of the cave, split up and ran to the other caves in the area. She didn't recognize the 2 that had come in. 'These 2 are definitely not Digimon!' She thought to herself.
The one with goggles on his head tried to start a fire while the other one kneeled beside him, helping him.
~~~*~~~
"I hope the others found a place to hide from the rain just like we did." Sora said in a hopeful tone. She looked over at Tai beside her, who had finally gotten the fire started.
"I'm sure they did Sora, don't worry." Tai replied, focusing his dark brown eyes toward the figure beside him. The flickering firelight illuminated the deep concern on her face, and her gentle body, which was soaked with rain
"You're right." Sora said, wiping her face of the rain that covered it. "We should get some rest and stay here until the storm's over." She flashed a small, reassuring smile to him.
~~~*~~~
"T.K.? T.K. where are you?" Matt yelled as he wandered nimbly through the dark of the cave. "T.K.?!" His voice echoed slightly through the dark cave.
"I'm right here Matt!" T.K. answered, his voice coming from the other side of the cave.
"And me, Agumon, Biyomon, and Patamon are here with him." Gabumon said, his voice coming from the same direction as T.K.'s. "I'll start a fire so you can see your way over, Matt. Blue Blaster, fwah!" A bright blue light lit the cave, and faded into a light orange. Matt walked slowly towards the firelight, and seeing T.K., ran the rest of the way.
"T.K.! Are you alright?" Matt asked in a concerned tone.
"Of course I am Matt!" T.K. said with an innocent smile. He walked towards his brother. "Matt? Do you think that big, scary digimon that was following us is gone? 'Cause I really hope it is." He looked up into Matt's cyan-blue eyes
"Don't worry T.K. I'm sure he's gone." Matt reassured, putting his arm around his little brother. He looked out the crude entrance of the cave. The rain was pouring harder than it had been before. He wearily sat down on the hard, stone floor. Finally he could rest his nerves from all of the adventure.
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"Don't you just love the rain!?!" Exclaimed Gomamon as he ran about in the pouring rain.
"Not especially. I'd rather be at home studying right now." Joe said as he sat by the fire, looking out at his small, furry, digimon partner.
"This weather is messing up my hair!" Mimi complained, fussing with her hair. She was sitting on a large rock with Palmon beside her.
"And this storm is interfering with my Internet connection." Izzy stated, shutting his laptop, something he doesn't do too often. Tentomon just sat, too tired and wet to hover like usual.
"I guess we'll just have to stay here until the storms over." Joe commented, looking out of the cave entrance again. Gomamon was splashing around in the puddles. "Gomamon! Get in here!" He yelled, standing up.
"Sheesh, Joe. Calm down." Gomamon said as he trudged into the cave. "Party pooper." He whispered to himself.
"I heard that!!"
~~~*~~~
Tai woke up and looked out the opening of the cave. The sky was still gray, but it wasn't raining anymore. He turned his head and looked at Sora sleeping peacefully beside him. He smiled as he heard her soft breathing. 'I'll let her sleep. She looks so peaceful.' He thought to himself. 'I think I'm beginning to care more about Sora than I ever had.' He said, beginning to realize how he was feeling, since he always shied away from the thought. A loud rumbling echoed through the cave. 'Is the storm starting all over again?' Tai looked up and didn't see rain, but what he did see scared him half to death. The soft smile on his face vanished. "That Digimon that was chasing us is here now!" Tai said out loud, hoping to wake Sora. "Sora get up!!" He yelled, quickly pulling Sora to her feet.
"What is it Tai??" Sora asked, looking in the direction that Tai was pointing. "Oh! Run Tai!!" She yelled, pushing herself and Tai further into the cave.
~~~*~~~
The birdlike Digimon, whose cave Sora and Tai were staying in, looked down to see what the creatures below were yelling about. 'It's Rhydamon! That troublemaker, why does he always have to be causing a commotion!' The two creatures started running, but stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the cliff in the back of the cave.
Just as the birdlike Digimon was about to attack him, Rhydamon whipped his thick, scaly, tail, knocking the girl over the steep cliff. The other one ran to the edge, dodging Rhydamon's huge tail.
~~~*~~~
"SORA!!" Tai screamed, diving to grab Sora's hand, but just missing. "Sora!". Suddenly, a large figure flew down from high in the cave.
"Fire Spark!" The Digimon shouted, throwing a huge fiery spark at Rhydamon, destroying him with one hit.
"Who are you?!" Tai screamed, obviously upset about Sora. He looked over the cliff, but because it was night, all he could see was vast, empty darkness.
"I am Meteoramon and this is my cave." Meteoramon answered in a calm, hard tone, but it softened as she began to realize what happened.
Tai looked at the bird, who was a little taller than him. Her brownish body feathers glistened in the firelight that was behind her. She looked fierce, but her gentle tone reminded him of Sora. He turned around so he was facing the cliff, and fell to his knees, his face in his hands, sobbing hard. He missed Sora. Just a few minutes ago Sora was sleeping peacefully beside him. Now she was gone.
~~~*~~~
"I hope Sora's alright." Biyomon worriedly said. "I hope someone is there to protect her because I'm not."
"The last time I saw Sora, she was with Tai. I have a feeling he will protect her for you Biyomon." Matt laughed at the idea with a sly grin on his face.
"What exactly is that supposed to mean, Matt?" Biyomon asked.
"Yay! It stopped raining!" Patamon yelled, flying over to T.K.
"That's good. Maybe now we can find the others." Matt replied. "They can't be too far away." He stood up and put out the fire in front of him. "Are you ready to go T.K.?" He looked down at his little brother, who was playing a game with Patamon.
"Yup!" T.K. said, standing up. "Lets go Matt!"
The six of them walked out of the cave into the deep forest, calling out their friends' names.
~~~*~~~
"I think I hear Agumon!" Tentomon said, flying out of the small cave.
"And it stopped raining!" Mimi exclaimed happily. "Now I won't get wet!" Joe, Palmon, and Gomamon followed behind them.
"Joe, do you remember the Digimon that was chasing us yesterday?" Izzy questioned.
"How could I forget?" Joe replied in an exasperated tone.
"Well, his name is Rhydamon. I looked him up on the Digimon Analyzer. He is a champion Digimon. He is also an evil Digimon."
"No kidding."
"Izzy?" Matt yelled as he spotted his friends not far away.
"Matt! I'm glad to see you!" Izzy replied. The two groups ran and met up with each other, then they started talking.
"Have any of you guys seen Sora and Tai?" Biyomon asked, looking up at Joe and Izzy.
"Sorry Biyomon, but we haven't seen either of them." Izzy replied, Tentomon hovering above his head. "We concluded that they were there with you."
"They should be around somewhere though." Joe answered. "We'll find them."
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"Who are you?" Meteoramon asked Tai, who was still sobbing hard. He looked up, his face stained with tears.
"I…I'm Tai." Tai replied softly. "I'm one of… one of the Digidestioned." His usual cheery voice sounded sad and dull.
"And the other?" Meteoramon asked, looking at the boy in front of her, then to the cliff she had seen the other fall over.
"Her… her name is Sor…Sora." Tai managed to choke out in between sobs.
"She's a Digidestioned too?" Meteoramon persisted to ask. Tai slowly and sadly nodded his head. Meteoramon nodded in acknowledgement then flew back up to the high ledges on the high walls. 'The Digidestioned? I thought they were just a legend. Guess not.' She thought to herself. "You can stay here if you like." She said to the weeping boy below her.
Tai wasn't listening to her. He was too wrapped up in his emotions to think. He realized how he truly felt, but now he couldn't show it to her. He eventually cried himself into a light, restless sleep.
~~~*~~~
Sora opened her eyes and looked around. Her head hurt terribly. 'Where am I?' She thought to herself. Looking around, she remembered what had happened, and she realized that she was on a small overhang on the side of the cliff, in a cave her and Tai had stumbled upon. Standing up, she found that she could almost reach the edge of the cliff. Her mind raced to the image of the Digimon that had knocked her over the cliff. 'I hope Tai is okay.' Sora thought to herself. 'He could've been hurt worse than I am now!'
Sora looked up. "Tai!" She yelled, hoping Tai would hear her call. "Tai?!" her voice bounced hollowly on the rough cave walls.
Tai opened his eyes, thinking and hoping that he had heard Sora call his name. "Tai!?" he heard it again and scrambled to the edge of the cliff.
He looked down and thought he saw the figure of Sora on a small ledge below him. He couldn't be sure because his eyes hadn't fully adjusted to the dark of the cave. "Sora??" He said, his voice strengthening with the hope of seeing her. The dry tears still covered his face from the day before.
"Tai! Down here!" Sora yelled, looking up at Tai's relieved face.
Tai, whose eyes had finally adjusted to the dark, saw Sora and was filled with joy. "Sora, I'll pull you up!" He laid flat on his stomach and reached his hands down, clasping onto Sora's hands. He pulled her half way up, and so he wouldn't lose his balance, sat up, putting his arms around her waist, and pulled her the rest of the way up. In doing this he lost his balance, falling backwards, his arms still around Sora's waist, pulling her backward away from the cliff with him. Sora landed above Tai, her face right above his. Their lips slightly brushed, just enough to make both of them blush.
Sora stood up, still blushing, and sat down beside Tai.
"Sora, are you alright?" Tai asked sheepishly.
"I'm fine thanks to you." Sora replied, causing Tai to blush an even deeper scarlet.
~~~*~~~
"I think we should rest. We've been searching for a long time now." Izzy stated. Everyone agreed.
Mimi and Palmon sat down on a large rock; Matt, Izzy, Gabumon, and Tentomon found places on the soft grass; and Joe and Gomamon sat down on a small, moss-covered log. T.K. and Patamon ran around playing a game of tag while Agumon and Biyomon paced back and forth, worrying about their friends.
"Will you two stop pacing already? You're driving me nuts!" Matt said in a sarcastic, irritated, but kind voice.
"Sorry. I'm just so worried about Tai and Sora." Agumon replied. He kept pacing.
"I know. I'm worried too. But your pacing is making me paranoid! Besides, they're probably together somewhere." Matt said, looking at the upset lizard-like Digimon that was Tai's partner, and the pink and blue bird-like Digimon who was Sora's digi-partner. Matt sighed. 'Where could those two be? The whole group seems lost without them. I'm trying my best to lead, but I hate to admit it, but its not the same without them.' He thought to himself.
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Meteoramon saw Tai pull the girl, Sora, over the cliff. She had heard of the legend of the Digidestioned, and how each of their crests had a special power. She also knew that the power of two specific crests, when combined could cause her to digivolve into her ultimate level. The crests were the crests of Courage and Love. She wondered what crests these two Digidestioned humans had. Thinking this, she spread her wings and let herself lightly drop downward towards the two. Her multicolored tail waved slightly in the air as she descended. She gracefully landed in front of the pair. Sora looked up, surprised.
"I see you have pulled her out." Meteoramon said with as much as a smile she could have with a beak. "I was wondering what crests you two have, because the crests of the legendary Digidestioned work in pairs. I was wondering if your two crests are ones that work together."
"I have the Crest of Courage and Sora…" Tai said, looking over at Sora. "Sora has the Crest of Love." He blushed unnoticeably when he finished the word 'Love'.
"Interesting. Those two crests are the ones that work best together. As a matter of fact, if those two crests unite, I can digivolve." Meteoramon said, looking at Tai and Sora sitting next to each other.
This time Sora spoke up. "What do you mean if the 'crests unite'?" She looked down at her crest, then over at Tai's crest, which was in his hand, and then looked up at Meteoramon in front of her.
"What I mean is, you both have to show the virtues of the crests, in this case, you both have to show courage, and you both have to show Love at about the same time." Tai and Sora looked at each other. Meteoramon turned around to walk to the other side of the cave, when Tai and Sora both noticed the same thing about Meteoramon at the same time.
"Wait!" Sora called.
"Meteoramon!" Tai said in amazement.
"The markings on your wings. There's a heart for the Crest of Love, and a star for the Crest of Courage!" Sora said, standing up. Tai stood up beside her.
"Yes. Those to crests work together so I can digivolve." Meteoramon answered looking back at them. "With your help I can digivolve, and we can defeat the evil here."
~~~*~~~
"We have to keep going. Way op there is a cave we haven't checked yet!" Matt said to the group of exhausted Digimon and kids. "We can go in and rest when we get there."
They slowly trudged forward towards the large cave. It had already been more than a week since the storm that had separated them so no one was expecting to find Sora or Tai anytime soon.
~~~*~~~
'Why can't I tell her how I feel?' Tai thought to himself. 'Even after what happened when I pulled her over the cliff I can't bring myself to tell her how I truly feel, that I Love her. Why does it have to be so hard? I think about her all the time. Tai stop that! Think of something else, like… where the others could be. Argh, thinking about the others makes me think of how I got here, which makes me think of Sora!' Tai looked over at Sora, who was talking quietly to Meteoramon. 'Stop looking at Sora, Tai! If she catches me, I'll die!' Tai thought to himself, shaking his head to get his thoughts under control.
"Tai? Tai are you alright?" Sora asked, walking carefully up to Tai. She had seen him shaking his head.
Tai looked up, but he didn't direct his eyes toward the one speaking to him. Instead he focused on the harsh cave wall behind her. "Tai?" Sora said, noticing that he wouldn't look at her. She was also afraid to look into his dark, breath-taking brown eyes. She was surprised though that he hadn't looked at her. "Tai, I saw you shaking your head. Is something wrong?" She gazed worriedly at him. She wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how.
"I'm…I'm fine Sora, really. Don't worry." He replied, sensing the concern in her voice. His dark brown eyes glanced quickly at her in front of him, then to her crest, which was on her chest. He quickly looked down at his own crest, still in his hand.
Meteoramon looked on from where she was. She looked down at Tai's crest in his hands, the plain, unglowing crest. She felt sad that she couldn't help the two humans to make their crests glow in unison. She knew that they had to do it themselves.
Sora sighed softly and looked at Tai, who was looking at his crest. "Oh, if you're okay." She sadly said, beginning to walk back to Meteoramon, who was a few feet away.
Tai jerked his head up to look at the girl he cared so much about. "Sora…" He said softly. Sora quickly looked back at him, concerned about him again. Their eyes slowly met.
~~~*~~~
"Are we at the cave you guys were talking about, oh, like 10 minutes ago?" Mimi whined, stopping to rest for about the millionth time.
"Mimi, we'd already be there if we didn't have to keep stopping for you!" Matt shot back angrily.
"All of these plants are aggravating my allergies. Achoo!!" Joe said, sneezing violently. Gomamon came up to his friend and rubbed his back.
"It's okay, Joe. We're almost there, see?" Gomamon said, pointing towards the large cave, looming in front of them.
"Yay! Lets go in and rest!" T.K. yelled, running towards the cave, Patamon in tow. Matt ran after him, with everyone trailing behind him.
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"What is it Tai?" Sora said softly, her eyes clouding over with concern. Tai slowly stood up.
"I…I want to tell you something Sora." Tai said, trying to calm his fear and settle the lump in his throat. But before him or Sora could say anything else, much to their surprise T.K. burst in with the rest of the group. Tai and Sora looked over in astonishment; Meteoramon flew back up on to the high ledge. Matt stopped in his tracks when he saw Sora and Tai, causing everyone to crash into him. T.K. just ran up to Sora and Tai, happy to see them again.
"Hey Matt! Why'd you stop?" Joe mumbled from beneath the pile of people and Digimon.
"It's Sora and Tai!" Matt replied, getting up from the pile. He walked towards them smirking slightly.
"Sora?!" Biyomon cried, jumping out of the pile and racing towards her friend. Her blue eyes sparkled with excitement and joy to see Sora again. She jumped into her arms almost knocking her into Tai, who also had been bombarded by his Digimon friend, Agumon.
After the group had all exchanged stories (all except what happened between Sora and Tai), everyone sat down beside a warm campfire. T.K. sat by his brother Matt, Izzy was on T.K.'s other side. To the right of Izzy was Tai, beside him sat Sora. Mimi was sitting beside Sora and Joe, leaving Joe sitting on the other side of Matt. This arrangement meant that Matt was across the fire from Tai and Sora, and he still had the 'smirk' on his face. 'I wonder what happened in here between those two while we were looking for them.' Matt thought to himself. Meteoramon decided not to bother the group, so she hid high in the ledges of the cave.
Outside the stars shone like diamonds in the dark sapphire sky. The dim, golden glow of the embers washed a pale light over the group as they laid down to sleep. Tai and Agumon, who had been put on guard duty, stretched out near the entrance of the cave. The bright moon illuminated the shadowy forest outside of the cave. Agumon yawned, struggling to keep his eyes open. Tai saw this and smiled.
"Go to sleep Agumon. I can keep watch by myself." Tai said looking over at his weary friend. Agumon nodded approvingly, but didn't fall asleep right away.
Tai looked out the entrance of the cave and was bored instantly. Watching the forest wasn't quite the most exciting thing. His eyes slowly wondered to look at his friends sleeping inside the cave. He couldn't help but look at Sora, who looked like an angel, the pale moonlight dappling over her thin body. Biyomon was curled up next to her as she silently slept. Agumon sat up, noticing Tai's gaze move from the forest to his friends.
"Tai, you're supposed to be watching outside, not inside. Is there something interesting in there?" Agumon whispered, startling Tai. Tai quickly jerked his head towards Agumon.
'Oh man. I hope Agumon didn't see who I was looking at.' Tai thought to himself. "I was just checking to see if the others are okay." He quickly replied.
"Okay Tai." Replied Agumon as he lay back down to sleep. Tai sighed with relief, once again looking out the entrance of the cave onto the shimmering sky.
~~~*~~~
A huge, black, shadowy Digimon, with brown leathery wings on his back, and two curved, sharp horns on his head; sat, thinking of what evil Digimon he could manipulate to destroy the Digidestioned. The same Digidestioned who had beaten Devimon, Etemon, and Myotismon, three very strong, very evil Digimon. His long, curved, sharp claws scratched impatiently at the arm of his throne as he waited for his servant, Myteramon, to arrive.
The small, mantis like Digimon flew in, his white insect-like wings flapping furiously to keep his spiny body aloft. His front legs were like sharp knives, or scythes, which he used to slice his enemies. His hind legs were strong with small, poisonous barbs on them. These spines also lined his back, making him a very dangerous opponent. His legs were like raptor legs, thin and very agile, which he could balance his stocky, spine covered body. He uses these legs to chase his prey at lightning speed, for he was sluggish in flight, mostly hovering about in the air. Myteramon is tough, even though he is about 3½ feet tall; he can defeat almost any Digimon he faces.
Myteramon landed swiftly in front of the large, dark Digimon in front of him, bowing slightly. "You called for me Durasythedamon? What do you wish of me?" He said, looking up into the stone cold eyes of his master.
"Myteramon, tell me what you have found out about the Digidestioned,"
"The children are on the small island of Monitora. You're servant Rhydamon has been defeated by Meteoramon."
"Where are they now?" Durasythedamon growled coldly.
"Right now 7 of them and their digimon are in Meteoramon's cave, a little off from the beach. The 8th child and her Digimon are not too far away from them. They will meet soon. Corchirmon, who you have put in charge of the island, is ready for your approval for the plan to begin." Myteramon answered authoritatively. "Al parts of the plan is ready."
Durasythedamon nodded approvingly. Myteramon was his most loyal subject and that for a reason. He was also much more intelligent and less foolish and rash, unlike most other Digimon. "Very good. When they are all together, send Corchirmon out."
Myteramon nodded, and flew confidently out of the room. 'Very good, all is ready.' Durasythedamon thought, standing up on his long, dragon-like legs. He raised his long, thin, black and red tail, glancing at its triple spiked tip. Spreading his huge leathery wings, he laughed a dark, evil laugh.
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Kari giggled as she chased her Digimon, Gatomon, around on a long beach. The bright sun shone, reflecting light off the bluish-green water and the white, sparking sand, causing illusions of diamonds and sapphires. Gatomon ran into the dense, verdant forest, with Kari behind her, calling her name.
"Gatomon! Gatomon where'd you go?" Kari yelled, looking around for a flash of white in the thick green of the forest.
~~~*~~~
The group woke up and sat in the same positions they had been in the night before. Meteoramon decided that it was time to meet the other Digidestioned, so she flew down, startling everyone in the group except Sora and Tai.
Oh. Hi Meteoramon!" Sora replied, looking at the large bird that had landed behind her and Tai.
"Hello Sora, Tai. I was just wondering if you would introduce me to your friends, and could you tell me what crests each of them have." She replied, motioning with her wing.
"Of course we will!" Tai said. He motioned towards Izzy beside him. "This is Izzy, he has the crest of Knowledge. This little guy is T.K.; his crest is the crest of Hope. The guy beside him has the crest of Friendship, his name is Matt. Joe here has the crest of Reliability and Mimi has the crest of Sincerity. You already know that Sora and I have the crests of Love and Courage." Tai finished.
"Glad to meet you Meteoramon. By the way, why did you want to know the names of our crests?" Matt said.
As Meteoramon told the story of the crests, Sora, who had already heard the story before, said she was going to go stand guard at the entrance. She walked out of the dimness of the cave into the beautiful sunshine. She sat against the outer wall of the cave, humming quietly to herself. Then she heard a voice, she recognized it as Gatomon's voice, calling for Tai's little sister Kari. Sora then saw the small, white, catlike Digimon run out of a bush. A few seconds later, Kari ran out of another bush nearby.
"Sora?!" Kari exclaimed, running up to Sora, Gatomon right behind.
"Kari! I'm glad to see you again!" Sora replied, giving the little girl a light hug. "How'd you get here? I thought you stayed in the real world." She said, her concerned eyes looking at Kari before her.
"I did, but one day I was sucked into a spinning vortex thing, and now I'm here with Gatomon!" Kari replied. "Where are the others?"
"They're in there." Sora answered, pointing to the cave. "Lets go see you brother Tai!!"
"Hey Tai!" Sora yelled. Tai looked over at her, as did everyone else. "Guess who I found!" Sora said, trying not to laugh.
"Who?" Tai replied, looking confused. He stood up just as his little sister ran up to him from behind Sora. "Kari! But how??" He replied, hugging his sister.
"Aren't you glad to see me Tai?" Kari giggled, picking up Gatomon.
"Of course I am!!" Tai answered.
Sora smiled and walked back to where she had been before Kari showed up. She wondered what it was like to have a younger or older brother or sister; she had never had one. 'It must be great.' She thought to herself as she began to sing quietly to herself.
~~~*~~~
Myteramon hovered above the cave and stealthily landed on a tree branch, observing the Digidestioned. He saw the little girl enter the cave, bringing them all together. 'All eight of the children are together now.' He said to himself. 'I must inform Durasythedamon that Meteoramon has told them about the uniting of the crests.' He quickly jumped down from the branch to the ground and ran at the speed of light to a small clearing. Jumping into flight, he slowly flew up to the cloud-covered domain of Durasythedamon high in the sky.
Once inside, he quickly ran to his master's throne room. He stepped in softly. "Durasythedamon. I have news to tell you about the Digidestioned that you may be interested to hear." Myteramon said cautiously, yet confidently.
"Proceed."
"All eight of the Digidestioned are together, just as you brilliantly planned, but… they know about the power of the crests when they are united. Meteoramon told them, since she is the one who will digivolve when the crests of Courage and Love work together. I have also found out the names of the three other Digimon who will digivolve. They are Articamon, Thundramon, and Viperumon." He replied, going slowly to make sure he got the details right.
Durasythedamon's cold eyes flared. He stood up, the sharp blade- like spikes on his arms tensed. "WHAT!!" He roared, shaking the whole room. His tail twitched angrily. "No matter." He said, calming down. 'We will just have to make sure their crests don't unite and that Meteoramon doesn't digivolve. Go ahead with the original plan as before. Make sure he strikes the bearers of the crests of Courage and Love. Got it Myteramon?" He cocked his tail and spread out his wings, showing the claws and spikes on each.
Myteramon stepped back, bowed, and quietly exited the room, heading towards Corchirmon's underground tunnel. Corchirmon was a massive Digimon with digger-like front claws. He wasn't very fast on land, the underground was his highway. The armadillo-like armor that he sported reflected almost any attack. This only weak spot on him was his belly, which wasn't covered in the protective armor. Being slow on land, the easiest way for him to move around was to curl up into a ball and roll along the ground, knocking whatever was in his path flat. Myteramon went to him and gave him Durasythedamon's requests and the okay to activate the plan.
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Everyone talked and joked inside of the cave, glad to be back together again. Suddenly the ground began to shake, causing everyone to run outside, where trees were being uprooted and falling to the ground. Just as suddenly as the shaking began, it stopped. Tai ran over to Sora, who had been outside on guard duty the whole time. "Sora. What happened? Are you okay?" He asked, helping her up from the ground.
Before she had a chance to respond, an immense, brown Digimon pushed through the ground with two other Digimon beside him. One that looked like a mutant desert lizard and the other a crocodile made out of stones and rocks.
"Who are they Izzy?" Matt asked.
"Hold on a second." Izzy replied, fiddling with his computer. "Okay. The large one is called Corchirmon, and the other two are Lanzimon and Kartichimon."
"So, you're the 8 Digidestioned." Corchirmon said in a mocking tone. "Prepare to meet your destiny - defeat! Attack them, Lanzimon and Kartichimon!"
"Time to digivolve guys!" Agumon yelled. "Agumon digivolve to……………Greymon!!"
"Biyomon digivolve to……………Birdramon!!"
"Gabumon digivolve to……………Garurumon!!"
"Tentomon digivolve to……………Kabuterimon!!"
"Palmon digivolve to……………Togemon!!"
"Gomamon digivolve to……………Ikkakumon!!"
"Nova Blast!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Howling Blaster!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Boom Bubble……Pah!"
"Lightning Claw!"
These attacks did little to harm the three Digimon, especially Corchirmon, whose armor reflected the attacks back at the Digimon.
"Birdramon! We've got to go get Corchirmon! Everyone else get Lanzimon and Kartichimon!" Sora yelled, gathering up her courage as she ran towards the large ground dwelling Digimon.
Tai could feel Sora's courage, which gave him courage too. "Sora, wait, me and Greymon are coming with you!" He yelled, running right behind her. "The rest of you keep rock head and lizard breath busy!"
"The bearers of the crests of Courage and Love dare to face me?" He said tauntingly, laughing as he pointed his curved claw towards Tai and Sora. "Watch as I eliminate your worthless Digimon! Mountain Strike!!"
He swung his claws and slammed them into the ground, causing the ground to shake, knocking Greymon off his feet. Huge chunks of rock and dirt flew into the air from the ground, hitting Birdramon, slamming her into the ground on top of Greymon. The two Digimon lay there moaning while Corchirmon laughed evilly.
"Birdramon!!" Sora yelled, running up to the exhausted Digimon.
Tai saw the remnants of Corchirmon's attack falling down, high above Sora. "Sora!!!" He cried, as he ran towards her, pushing both him and Sora out of dangers way. Sora looked back and saw the chunks of rocks right where she had been before.
She looked over at Tai beside her, his arm still around her. His face was painted with worry. "Sora! Are you alright?" Tai asked, his voice flooding with true concern.
"You saved me Tai! Thank you!" Sora replied, giving him a quick hug. During the hug, both Tai and Sora's crest began to glow in unison.
"Tai, I can digivolve!!" Greymon yelled, standing up.
"And so can I!!" Meteoramon exclaimed, flying over the group.
"Greymon digivolve to……………Metalgreymon!!'
"Birdramon digivolve to……………Garudamon!!"
"Meteoramon digivolve to……………Tirvadumon!!"
Tirvadumon stood up beside Garudamon, looking almost just like her. Tirvadumon's upper half of her body was of a tiger, not of a bird like Garudamon.
"Nooo!" Corchirmon screamed. "Even if the crests glow in unison and Meteoramon has digivolved, I must destroy the bearers of the crests of Courage and Love! Sand Slash!!" He yelled, slashing his claws through the air, creating a huge sand tornado that was heading straight for Sora and Tai.
"NO! Fire Ring!" Tirvadumon shouted, creating a huge ring of fire around Sora and Tai, protecting them from Corchirmon.
The confused Corchirmon kept swinging his claws through the air. Tirvadumon, Garudamon, and Metalgreymon surrounded him. "Garudamon, lift him into the air so we can attack his vulnerable spot!" Tirvadumon instructed.
Garudamon lifted the large, armadillo-like Digimon into the air. "Giga Blaster!" Metalgreymon yelled, hitting Corchirmon's soft belly. Garudamon dropped him towards the ground, and he was destroyed.
By this time the group had taken care of the other two Digimon. Metalgreymon returned to Koromon, and Garudamon returned to Yokomon. Tirvadumon's Fire Ring disappeared, and she became Meteoramon again.
"Sora, Tai, are you alright?" Matt asked as he ran up to them, the rest of the group hot on his heels.
"Yeah, we're fine Matt." Sora replied. Tai stepped up beside her.
"And our crests glow in unison!" Tai said, looking over at Sora, who was holding Yokomon in her arms.
"Yes, thank you." Meteoramon commented. "Now I can digivolve whenever I need to. You have destroyed the evil here, but you still have many battles to fight before all of the evil is destroyed in the Digiworld. You must go to the island of Diskaram. I will take you there, but I must return here." She looked around at the group of tired Digimon and children. "But you can rest here for a while first." Cheers broke out from the group.
~~~*~~~
A few days later after everyone was rested up, Tentomon and Gomamon digivolved to travel across the ocean. Joe, Mimi, and Kari rode on Ikkakumon; Izzy, Matt, and T.K. rode on Kabuterimon; and Sora and Tai rode on the back of their Digimon friend, Meteoramon. Ikkakumon swam, while the other two flew across the ocean, finally arriving at the island of Diskaram. The island was large, with a massive lake in the center of it, covering half of the entire island. This island was home to many aquatic Digimon.
"Goodbye Meteoramon!" They all called as she flew back to her home.
"Goodbye, and thank you!" She said as her form faded over the horizon.
~~~*~~~
Myteramon flew into Durasythedamon's chamber with upsetting news. He hovered slowly and carefully in front of the red and black dragon Digimon in front of him. "Master Durasythedamon, Corchirmon and his helpers have been defeated. Meteoramon digivolved because the two crests glowed in unison. The kids are now on the island of Diskaram." He spread his blade- like arms out. The light from the fire glistened on them. "If you want, I'll go attack them."
"No. I will save you for more extreme causes. For now we will have to keep the other crests from uniting. We must get to the Digimon that will digivolve with the crests before they do. The Digidestioned will be destroyed!!" His words were thick and strong, and he laughed an evil laugh as he planned their destruction.
Uniting Crests
#1 of the Trilogy of Destiny
By: Akira Kiyone
Part 1: The Flames of Courage and Love
1
A large, bird-like Digimon rested on a ledge above a long, shadowy cave, which she called her home. Her bright, clear, blue eyes searched the green forest before her, scanning her tropical home for anything unusual. This has become a routine thing for her to do, ever since about a week ago.
On that day, her sharp, keen eyes spotted blackness and evil cover the land. She had heard of the evil that was spreading across the Digiworld, but she never believed it would make it to the remote, tropical island were she lived. Following her instinct, she had flown into the furthest back area of the cave, where there was a small overhang on one side, and a steep cliff on the other. After a day of staying in her cave for safety, she flew out, spreading her long, slender wings. The colorful designs that the feathers on her wings created waved softly in the morning breeze. She landed swiftly on the soft ground. Turning her head to observe the area, she noticed that everything looked different. The landscape was the same, but it just seemed strange.
The Digimon snapped out of her daydream, and looking down, she saw 14 little objects moving a distance away. 'Must be some Digimon or something.' She thought to herself. But, just to be sure, she dived off the ledge she was on and flew down above them. Once above them, she immediately recognized an Agumon, Biyomon, Gabumon, Tentomon, Palmon, Gomamon, and a Patamon. But there were seven others she didn't know.
Then the sound of thunder ricocheted off the trees and surrounding caves. 'I better get back to my cave before it begins to rain.' She thought. Looking down, she saw the group below her speeding up. 'They are none of my concern.' She said coldly to herself. 'Probably trouble anyways.' She increased her speed and upon reaching the cave, she slowed and flew closer to the ground. After a few minutes of resting in her cave, she could hear the roaring sound of thunder and rain. Also, the sound of urgent footsteps began to come closer, until she saw the creatures she had seen before heading in the direction of the cave.
"They're heading this way!" She said out loud to herself, quickly flying upward into the high crevices of the cave. She looked down and out of the cave, seeing two of the 14 enter the cave, soaked with rain. The other 12, she could see them out of the entrance of the cave, split up and ran to the other caves in the area. She didn't recognize the 2 that had come in. 'These 2 are definitely not Digimon!' She thought to herself.
The one with goggles on his head tried to start a fire while the other one kneeled beside him, helping him.
~~~*~~~
"I hope the others found a place to hide from the rain just like we did." Sora said in a hopeful tone. She looked over at Tai beside her, who had finally gotten the fire started.
"I'm sure they did Sora, don't worry." Tai replied, focusing his dark brown eyes toward the figure beside him. The flickering firelight illuminated the deep concern on her face, and her gentle body, which was soaked with rain
"You're right." Sora said, wiping her face of the rain that covered it. "We should get some rest and stay here until the storm's over." She flashed a small, reassuring smile to him.
~~~*~~~
"T.K.? T.K. where are you?" Matt yelled as he wandered nimbly through the dark of the cave. "T.K.?!" His voice echoed slightly through the dark cave.
"I'm right here Matt!" T.K. answered, his voice coming from the other side of the cave.
"And me, Agumon, Biyomon, and Patamon are here with him." Gabumon said, his voice coming from the same direction as T.K.'s. "I'll start a fire so you can see your way over, Matt. Blue Blaster, fwah!" A bright blue light lit the cave, and faded into a light orange. Matt walked slowly towards the firelight, and seeing T.K., ran the rest of the way.
"T.K.! Are you alright?" Matt asked in a concerned tone.
"Of course I am Matt!" T.K. said with an innocent smile. He walked towards his brother. "Matt? Do you think that big, scary digimon that was following us is gone? 'Cause I really hope it is." He looked up into Matt's cyan-blue eyes
"Don't worry T.K. I'm sure he's gone." Matt reassured, putting his arm around his little brother. He looked out the crude entrance of the cave. The rain was pouring harder than it had been before. He wearily sat down on the hard, stone floor. Finally he could rest his nerves from all of the adventure.
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"Don't you just love the rain!?!" Exclaimed Gomamon as he ran about in the pouring rain.
"Not especially. I'd rather be at home studying right now." Joe said as he sat by the fire, looking out at his small, furry, digimon partner.
"This weather is messing up my hair!" Mimi complained, fussing with her hair. She was sitting on a large rock with Palmon beside her.
"And this storm is interfering with my Internet connection." Izzy stated, shutting his laptop, something he doesn't do too often. Tentomon just sat, too tired and wet to hover like usual.
"I guess we'll just have to stay here until the storms over." Joe commented, looking out of the cave entrance again. Gomamon was splashing around in the puddles. "Gomamon! Get in here!" He yelled, standing up.
"Sheesh, Joe. Calm down." Gomamon said as he trudged into the cave. "Party pooper." He whispered to himself.
"I heard that!!"
~~~*~~~
Tai woke up and looked out the opening of the cave. The sky was still gray, but it wasn't raining anymore. He turned his head and looked at Sora sleeping peacefully beside him. He smiled as he heard her soft breathing. 'I'll let her sleep. She looks so peaceful.' He thought to himself. 'I think I'm beginning to care more about Sora than I ever had.' He said, beginning to realize how he was feeling, since he always shied away from the thought. A loud rumbling echoed through the cave. 'Is the storm starting all over again?' Tai looked up and didn't see rain, but what he did see scared him half to death. The soft smile on his face vanished. "That Digimon that was chasing us is here now!" Tai said out loud, hoping to wake Sora. "Sora get up!!" He yelled, quickly pulling Sora to her feet.
"What is it Tai??" Sora asked, looking in the direction that Tai was pointing. "Oh! Run Tai!!" She yelled, pushing herself and Tai further into the cave.
~~~*~~~
The birdlike Digimon, whose cave Sora and Tai were staying in, looked down to see what the creatures below were yelling about. 'It's Rhydamon! That troublemaker, why does he always have to be causing a commotion!' The two creatures started running, but stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the cliff in the back of the cave.
Just as the birdlike Digimon was about to attack him, Rhydamon whipped his thick, scaly, tail, knocking the girl over the steep cliff. The other one ran to the edge, dodging Rhydamon's huge tail.
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"SORA!!" Tai screamed, diving to grab Sora's hand, but just missing. "Sora!". Suddenly, a large figure flew down from high in the cave.
"Fire Spark!" The Digimon shouted, throwing a huge fiery spark at Rhydamon, destroying him with one hit.
"Who are you?!" Tai screamed, obviously upset about Sora. He looked over the cliff, but because it was night, all he could see was vast, empty darkness.
"I am Meteoramon and this is my cave." Meteoramon answered in a calm, hard tone, but it softened as she began to realize what happened.
Tai looked at the bird, who was a little taller than him. Her brownish body feathers glistened in the firelight that was behind her. She looked fierce, but her gentle tone reminded him of Sora. He turned around so he was facing the cliff, and fell to his knees, his face in his hands, sobbing hard. He missed Sora. Just a few minutes ago Sora was sleeping peacefully beside him. Now she was gone.
~~~*~~~
"I hope Sora's alright." Biyomon worriedly said. "I hope someone is there to protect her because I'm not."
"The last time I saw Sora, she was with Tai. I have a feeling he will protect her for you Biyomon." Matt laughed at the idea with a sly grin on his face.
"What exactly is that supposed to mean, Matt?" Biyomon asked.
"Yay! It stopped raining!" Patamon yelled, flying over to T.K.
"That's good. Maybe now we can find the others." Matt replied. "They can't be too far away." He stood up and put out the fire in front of him. "Are you ready to go T.K.?" He looked down at his little brother, who was playing a game with Patamon.
"Yup!" T.K. said, standing up. "Lets go Matt!"
The six of them walked out of the cave into the deep forest, calling out their friends' names.
~~~*~~~
"I think I hear Agumon!" Tentomon said, flying out of the small cave.
"And it stopped raining!" Mimi exclaimed happily. "Now I won't get wet!" Joe, Palmon, and Gomamon followed behind them.
"Joe, do you remember the Digimon that was chasing us yesterday?" Izzy questioned.
"How could I forget?" Joe replied in an exasperated tone.
"Well, his name is Rhydamon. I looked him up on the Digimon Analyzer. He is a champion Digimon. He is also an evil Digimon."
"No kidding."
"Izzy?" Matt yelled as he spotted his friends not far away.
"Matt! I'm glad to see you!" Izzy replied. The two groups ran and met up with each other, then they started talking.
"Have any of you guys seen Sora and Tai?" Biyomon asked, looking up at Joe and Izzy.
"Sorry Biyomon, but we haven't seen either of them." Izzy replied, Tentomon hovering above his head. "We concluded that they were there with you."
"They should be around somewhere though." Joe answered. "We'll find them."
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"Who are you?" Meteoramon asked Tai, who was still sobbing hard. He looked up, his face stained with tears.
"I…I'm Tai." Tai replied softly. "I'm one of… one of the Digidestioned." His usual cheery voice sounded sad and dull.
"And the other?" Meteoramon asked, looking at the boy in front of her, then to the cliff she had seen the other fall over.
"Her… her name is Sor…Sora." Tai managed to choke out in between sobs.
"She's a Digidestioned too?" Meteoramon persisted to ask. Tai slowly and sadly nodded his head. Meteoramon nodded in acknowledgement then flew back up to the high ledges on the high walls. 'The Digidestioned? I thought they were just a legend. Guess not.' She thought to herself. "You can stay here if you like." She said to the weeping boy below her.
Tai wasn't listening to her. He was too wrapped up in his emotions to think. He realized how he truly felt, but now he couldn't show it to her. He eventually cried himself into a light, restless sleep.
~~~*~~~
Sora opened her eyes and looked around. Her head hurt terribly. 'Where am I?' She thought to herself. Looking around, she remembered what had happened, and she realized that she was on a small overhang on the side of the cliff, in a cave her and Tai had stumbled upon. Standing up, she found that she could almost reach the edge of the cliff. Her mind raced to the image of the Digimon that had knocked her over the cliff. 'I hope Tai is okay.' Sora thought to herself. 'He could've been hurt worse than I am now!'
Sora looked up. "Tai!" She yelled, hoping Tai would hear her call. "Tai?!" her voice bounced hollowly on the rough cave walls.
Tai opened his eyes, thinking and hoping that he had heard Sora call his name. "Tai!?" he heard it again and scrambled to the edge of the cliff.
He looked down and thought he saw the figure of Sora on a small ledge below him. He couldn't be sure because his eyes hadn't fully adjusted to the dark of the cave. "Sora??" He said, his voice strengthening with the hope of seeing her. The dry tears still covered his face from the day before.
"Tai! Down here!" Sora yelled, looking up at Tai's relieved face.
Tai, whose eyes had finally adjusted to the dark, saw Sora and was filled with joy. "Sora, I'll pull you up!" He laid flat on his stomach and reached his hands down, clasping onto Sora's hands. He pulled her half way up, and so he wouldn't lose his balance, sat up, putting his arms around her waist, and pulled her the rest of the way up. In doing this he lost his balance, falling backwards, his arms still around Sora's waist, pulling her backward away from the cliff with him. Sora landed above Tai, her face right above his. Their lips slightly brushed, just enough to make both of them blush.
Sora stood up, still blushing, and sat down beside Tai.
"Sora, are you alright?" Tai asked sheepishly.
"I'm fine thanks to you." Sora replied, causing Tai to blush an even deeper scarlet.
~~~*~~~
"I think we should rest. We've been searching for a long time now." Izzy stated. Everyone agreed.
Mimi and Palmon sat down on a large rock; Matt, Izzy, Gabumon, and Tentomon found places on the soft grass; and Joe and Gomamon sat down on a small, moss-covered log. T.K. and Patamon ran around playing a game of tag while Agumon and Biyomon paced back and forth, worrying about their friends.
"Will you two stop pacing already? You're driving me nuts!" Matt said in a sarcastic, irritated, but kind voice.
"Sorry. I'm just so worried about Tai and Sora." Agumon replied. He kept pacing.
"I know. I'm worried too. But your pacing is making me paranoid! Besides, they're probably together somewhere." Matt said, looking at the upset lizard-like Digimon that was Tai's partner, and the pink and blue bird-like Digimon who was Sora's digi-partner. Matt sighed. 'Where could those two be? The whole group seems lost without them. I'm trying my best to lead, but I hate to admit it, but its not the same without them.' He thought to himself.
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Meteoramon saw Tai pull the girl, Sora, over the cliff. She had heard of the legend of the Digidestioned, and how each of their crests had a special power. She also knew that the power of two specific crests, when combined could cause her to digivolve into her ultimate level. The crests were the crests of Courage and Love. She wondered what crests these two Digidestioned humans had. Thinking this, she spread her wings and let herself lightly drop downward towards the two. Her multicolored tail waved slightly in the air as she descended. She gracefully landed in front of the pair. Sora looked up, surprised.
"I see you have pulled her out." Meteoramon said with as much as a smile she could have with a beak. "I was wondering what crests you two have, because the crests of the legendary Digidestioned work in pairs. I was wondering if your two crests are ones that work together."
"I have the Crest of Courage and Sora…" Tai said, looking over at Sora. "Sora has the Crest of Love." He blushed unnoticeably when he finished the word 'Love'.
"Interesting. Those two crests are the ones that work best together. As a matter of fact, if those two crests unite, I can digivolve." Meteoramon said, looking at Tai and Sora sitting next to each other.
This time Sora spoke up. "What do you mean if the 'crests unite'?" She looked down at her crest, then over at Tai's crest, which was in his hand, and then looked up at Meteoramon in front of her.
"What I mean is, you both have to show the virtues of the crests, in this case, you both have to show courage, and you both have to show Love at about the same time." Tai and Sora looked at each other. Meteoramon turned around to walk to the other side of the cave, when Tai and Sora both noticed the same thing about Meteoramon at the same time.
"Wait!" Sora called.
"Meteoramon!" Tai said in amazement.
"The markings on your wings. There's a heart for the Crest of Love, and a star for the Crest of Courage!" Sora said, standing up. Tai stood up beside her.
"Yes. Those to crests work together so I can digivolve." Meteoramon answered looking back at them. "With your help I can digivolve, and we can defeat the evil here."
~~~*~~~
"We have to keep going. Way op there is a cave we haven't checked yet!" Matt said to the group of exhausted Digimon and kids. "We can go in and rest when we get there."
They slowly trudged forward towards the large cave. It had already been more than a week since the storm that had separated them so no one was expecting to find Sora or Tai anytime soon.
~~~*~~~
'Why can't I tell her how I feel?' Tai thought to himself. 'Even after what happened when I pulled her over the cliff I can't bring myself to tell her how I truly feel, that I Love her. Why does it have to be so hard? I think about her all the time. Tai stop that! Think of something else, like… where the others could be. Argh, thinking about the others makes me think of how I got here, which makes me think of Sora!' Tai looked over at Sora, who was talking quietly to Meteoramon. 'Stop looking at Sora, Tai! If she catches me, I'll die!' Tai thought to himself, shaking his head to get his thoughts under control.
"Tai? Tai are you alright?" Sora asked, walking carefully up to Tai. She had seen him shaking his head.
Tai looked up, but he didn't direct his eyes toward the one speaking to him. Instead he focused on the harsh cave wall behind her. "Tai?" Sora said, noticing that he wouldn't look at her. She was also afraid to look into his dark, breath-taking brown eyes. She was surprised though that he hadn't looked at her. "Tai, I saw you shaking your head. Is something wrong?" She gazed worriedly at him. She wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how.
"I'm…I'm fine Sora, really. Don't worry." He replied, sensing the concern in her voice. His dark brown eyes glanced quickly at her in front of him, then to her crest, which was on her chest. He quickly looked down at his own crest, still in his hand.
Meteoramon looked on from where she was. She looked down at Tai's crest in his hands, the plain, unglowing crest. She felt sad that she couldn't help the two humans to make their crests glow in unison. She knew that they had to do it themselves.
Sora sighed softly and looked at Tai, who was looking at his crest. "Oh, if you're okay." She sadly said, beginning to walk back to Meteoramon, who was a few feet away.
Tai jerked his head up to look at the girl he cared so much about. "Sora…" He said softly. Sora quickly looked back at him, concerned about him again. Their eyes slowly met.
~~~*~~~
"Are we at the cave you guys were talking about, oh, like 10 minutes ago?" Mimi whined, stopping to rest for about the millionth time.
"Mimi, we'd already be there if we didn't have to keep stopping for you!" Matt shot back angrily.
"All of these plants are aggravating my allergies. Achoo!!" Joe said, sneezing violently. Gomamon came up to his friend and rubbed his back.
"It's okay, Joe. We're almost there, see?" Gomamon said, pointing towards the large cave, looming in front of them.
"Yay! Lets go in and rest!" T.K. yelled, running towards the cave, Patamon in tow. Matt ran after him, with everyone trailing behind him.
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"What is it Tai?" Sora said softly, her eyes clouding over with concern. Tai slowly stood up.
"I…I want to tell you something Sora." Tai said, trying to calm his fear and settle the lump in his throat. But before him or Sora could say anything else, much to their surprise T.K. burst in with the rest of the group. Tai and Sora looked over in astonishment; Meteoramon flew back up on to the high ledge. Matt stopped in his tracks when he saw Sora and Tai, causing everyone to crash into him. T.K. just ran up to Sora and Tai, happy to see them again.
"Hey Matt! Why'd you stop?" Joe mumbled from beneath the pile of people and Digimon.
"It's Sora and Tai!" Matt replied, getting up from the pile. He walked towards them smirking slightly.
"Sora?!" Biyomon cried, jumping out of the pile and racing towards her friend. Her blue eyes sparkled with excitement and joy to see Sora again. She jumped into her arms almost knocking her into Tai, who also had been bombarded by his Digimon friend, Agumon.
After the group had all exchanged stories (all except what happened between Sora and Tai), everyone sat down beside a warm campfire. T.K. sat by his brother Matt, Izzy was on T.K.'s other side. To the right of Izzy was Tai, beside him sat Sora. Mimi was sitting beside Sora and Joe, leaving Joe sitting on the other side of Matt. This arrangement meant that Matt was across the fire from Tai and Sora, and he still had the 'smirk' on his face. 'I wonder what happened in here between those two while we were looking for them.' Matt thought to himself. Meteoramon decided not to bother the group, so she hid high in the ledges of the cave.
Outside the stars shone like diamonds in the dark sapphire sky. The dim, golden glow of the embers washed a pale light over the group as they laid down to sleep. Tai and Agumon, who had been put on guard duty, stretched out near the entrance of the cave. The bright moon illuminated the shadowy forest outside of the cave. Agumon yawned, struggling to keep his eyes open. Tai saw this and smiled.
"Go to sleep Agumon. I can keep watch by myself." Tai said looking over at his weary friend. Agumon nodded approvingly, but didn't fall asleep right away.
Tai looked out the entrance of the cave and was bored instantly. Watching the forest wasn't quite the most exciting thing. His eyes slowly wondered to look at his friends sleeping inside the cave. He couldn't help but look at Sora, who looked like an angel, the pale moonlight dappling over her thin body. Biyomon was curled up next to her as she silently slept. Agumon sat up, noticing Tai's gaze move from the forest to his friends.
"Tai, you're supposed to be watching outside, not inside. Is there something interesting in there?" Agumon whispered, startling Tai. Tai quickly jerked his head towards Agumon.
'Oh man. I hope Agumon didn't see who I was looking at.' Tai thought to himself. "I was just checking to see if the others are okay." He quickly replied.
"Okay Tai." Replied Agumon as he lay back down to sleep. Tai sighed with relief, once again looking out the entrance of the cave onto the shimmering sky.
~~~*~~~
A huge, black, shadowy Digimon, with brown leathery wings on his back, and two curved, sharp horns on his head; sat, thinking of what evil Digimon he could manipulate to destroy the Digidestioned. The same Digidestioned who had beaten Devimon, Etemon, and Myotismon, three very strong, very evil Digimon. His long, curved, sharp claws scratched impatiently at the arm of his throne as he waited for his servant, Myteramon, to arrive.
The small, mantis like Digimon flew in, his white insect-like wings flapping furiously to keep his spiny body aloft. His front legs were like sharp knives, or scythes, which he used to slice his enemies. His hind legs were strong with small, poisonous barbs on them. These spines also lined his back, making him a very dangerous opponent. His legs were like raptor legs, thin and very agile, which he could balance his stocky, spine covered body. He uses these legs to chase his prey at lightning speed, for he was sluggish in flight, mostly hovering about in the air. Myteramon is tough, even though he is about 3½ feet tall; he can defeat almost any Digimon he faces.
Myteramon landed swiftly in front of the large, dark Digimon in front of him, bowing slightly. "You called for me Durasythedamon? What do you wish of me?" He said, looking up into the stone cold eyes of his master.
"Myteramon, tell me what you have found out about the Digidestioned,"
"The children are on the small island of Monitora. You're servant Rhydamon has been defeated by Meteoramon."
"Where are they now?" Durasythedamon growled coldly.
"Right now 7 of them and their digimon are in Meteoramon's cave, a little off from the beach. The 8th child and her Digimon are not too far away from them. They will meet soon. Corchirmon, who you have put in charge of the island, is ready for your approval for the plan to begin." Myteramon answered authoritatively. "Al parts of the plan is ready."
Durasythedamon nodded approvingly. Myteramon was his most loyal subject and that for a reason. He was also much more intelligent and less foolish and rash, unlike most other Digimon. "Very good. When they are all together, send Corchirmon out."
Myteramon nodded, and flew confidently out of the room. 'Very good, all is ready.' Durasythedamon thought, standing up on his long, dragon-like legs. He raised his long, thin, black and red tail, glancing at its triple spiked tip. Spreading his huge leathery wings, he laughed a dark, evil laugh.
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Kari giggled as she chased her Digimon, Gatomon, around on a long beach. The bright sun shone, reflecting light off the bluish-green water and the white, sparking sand, causing illusions of diamonds and sapphires. Gatomon ran into the dense, verdant forest, with Kari behind her, calling her name.
"Gatomon! Gatomon where'd you go?" Kari yelled, looking around for a flash of white in the thick green of the forest.
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The group woke up and sat in the same positions they had been in the night before. Meteoramon decided that it was time to meet the other Digidestioned, so she flew down, startling everyone in the group except Sora and Tai.
Oh. Hi Meteoramon!" Sora replied, looking at the large bird that had landed behind her and Tai.
"Hello Sora, Tai. I was just wondering if you would introduce me to your friends, and could you tell me what crests each of them have." She replied, motioning with her wing.
"Of course we will!" Tai said. He motioned towards Izzy beside him. "This is Izzy, he has the crest of Knowledge. This little guy is T.K.; his crest is the crest of Hope. The guy beside him has the crest of Friendship, his name is Matt. Joe here has the crest of Reliability and Mimi has the crest of Sincerity. You already know that Sora and I have the crests of Love and Courage." Tai finished.
"Glad to meet you Meteoramon. By the way, why did you want to know the names of our crests?" Matt said.
As Meteoramon told the story of the crests, Sora, who had already heard the story before, said she was going to go stand guard at the entrance. She walked out of the dimness of the cave into the beautiful sunshine. She sat against the outer wall of the cave, humming quietly to herself. Then she heard a voice, she recognized it as Gatomon's voice, calling for Tai's little sister Kari. Sora then saw the small, white, catlike Digimon run out of a bush. A few seconds later, Kari ran out of another bush nearby.
"Sora?!" Kari exclaimed, running up to Sora, Gatomon right behind.
"Kari! I'm glad to see you again!" Sora replied, giving the little girl a light hug. "How'd you get here? I thought you stayed in the real world." She said, her concerned eyes looking at Kari before her.
"I did, but one day I was sucked into a spinning vortex thing, and now I'm here with Gatomon!" Kari replied. "Where are the others?"
"They're in there." Sora answered, pointing to the cave. "Lets go see you brother Tai!!"
"Hey Tai!" Sora yelled. Tai looked over at her, as did everyone else. "Guess who I found!" Sora said, trying not to laugh.
"Who?" Tai replied, looking confused. He stood up just as his little sister ran up to him from behind Sora. "Kari! But how??" He replied, hugging his sister.
"Aren't you glad to see me Tai?" Kari giggled, picking up Gatomon.
"Of course I am!!" Tai answered.
Sora smiled and walked back to where she had been before Kari showed up. She wondered what it was like to have a younger or older brother or sister; she had never had one. 'It must be great.' She thought to herself as she began to sing quietly to herself.
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Myteramon hovered above the cave and stealthily landed on a tree branch, observing the Digidestioned. He saw the little girl enter the cave, bringing them all together. 'All eight of the children are together now.' He said to himself. 'I must inform Durasythedamon that Meteoramon has told them about the uniting of the crests.' He quickly jumped down from the branch to the ground and ran at the speed of light to a small clearing. Jumping into flight, he slowly flew up to the cloud-covered domain of Durasythedamon high in the sky.
Once inside, he quickly ran to his master's throne room. He stepped in softly. "Durasythedamon. I have news to tell you about the Digidestioned that you may be interested to hear." Myteramon said cautiously, yet confidently.
"Proceed."
"All eight of the Digidestioned are together, just as you brilliantly planned, but… they know about the power of the crests when they are united. Meteoramon told them, since she is the one who will digivolve when the crests of Courage and Love work together. I have also found out the names of the three other Digimon who will digivolve. They are Articamon, Thundramon, and Viperumon." He replied, going slowly to make sure he got the details right.
Durasythedamon's cold eyes flared. He stood up, the sharp blade- like spikes on his arms tensed. "WHAT!!" He roared, shaking the whole room. His tail twitched angrily. "No matter." He said, calming down. 'We will just have to make sure their crests don't unite and that Meteoramon doesn't digivolve. Go ahead with the original plan as before. Make sure he strikes the bearers of the crests of Courage and Love. Got it Myteramon?" He cocked his tail and spread out his wings, showing the claws and spikes on each.
Myteramon stepped back, bowed, and quietly exited the room, heading towards Corchirmon's underground tunnel. Corchirmon was a massive Digimon with digger-like front claws. He wasn't very fast on land, the underground was his highway. The armadillo-like armor that he sported reflected almost any attack. This only weak spot on him was his belly, which wasn't covered in the protective armor. Being slow on land, the easiest way for him to move around was to curl up into a ball and roll along the ground, knocking whatever was in his path flat. Myteramon went to him and gave him Durasythedamon's requests and the okay to activate the plan.
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Everyone talked and joked inside of the cave, glad to be back together again. Suddenly the ground began to shake, causing everyone to run outside, where trees were being uprooted and falling to the ground. Just as suddenly as the shaking began, it stopped. Tai ran over to Sora, who had been outside on guard duty the whole time. "Sora. What happened? Are you okay?" He asked, helping her up from the ground.
Before she had a chance to respond, an immense, brown Digimon pushed through the ground with two other Digimon beside him. One that looked like a mutant desert lizard and the other a crocodile made out of stones and rocks.
"Who are they Izzy?" Matt asked.
"Hold on a second." Izzy replied, fiddling with his computer. "Okay. The large one is called Corchirmon, and the other two are Lanzimon and Kartichimon."
"So, you're the 8 Digidestioned." Corchirmon said in a mocking tone. "Prepare to meet your destiny - defeat! Attack them, Lanzimon and Kartichimon!"
"Time to digivolve guys!" Agumon yelled. "Agumon digivolve to……………Greymon!!"
"Biyomon digivolve to……………Birdramon!!"
"Gabumon digivolve to……………Garurumon!!"
"Tentomon digivolve to……………Kabuterimon!!"
"Palmon digivolve to……………Togemon!!"
"Gomamon digivolve to……………Ikkakumon!!"
"Nova Blast!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Howling Blaster!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Boom Bubble……Pah!"
"Lightning Claw!"
These attacks did little to harm the three Digimon, especially Corchirmon, whose armor reflected the attacks back at the Digimon.
"Birdramon! We've got to go get Corchirmon! Everyone else get Lanzimon and Kartichimon!" Sora yelled, gathering up her courage as she ran towards the large ground dwelling Digimon.
Tai could feel Sora's courage, which gave him courage too. "Sora, wait, me and Greymon are coming with you!" He yelled, running right behind her. "The rest of you keep rock head and lizard breath busy!"
"The bearers of the crests of Courage and Love dare to face me?" He said tauntingly, laughing as he pointed his curved claw towards Tai and Sora. "Watch as I eliminate your worthless Digimon! Mountain Strike!!"
He swung his claws and slammed them into the ground, causing the ground to shake, knocking Greymon off his feet. Huge chunks of rock and dirt flew into the air from the ground, hitting Birdramon, slamming her into the ground on top of Greymon. The two Digimon lay there moaning while Corchirmon laughed evilly.
"Birdramon!!" Sora yelled, running up to the exhausted Digimon.
Tai saw the remnants of Corchirmon's attack falling down, high above Sora. "Sora!!!" He cried, as he ran towards her, pushing both him and Sora out of dangers way. Sora looked back and saw the chunks of rocks right where she had been before.
She looked over at Tai beside her, his arm still around her. His face was painted with worry. "Sora! Are you alright?" Tai asked, his voice flooding with true concern.
"You saved me Tai! Thank you!" Sora replied, giving him a quick hug. During the hug, both Tai and Sora's crest began to glow in unison.
"Tai, I can digivolve!!" Greymon yelled, standing up.
"And so can I!!" Meteoramon exclaimed, flying over the group.
"Greymon digivolve to……………Metalgreymon!!'
"Birdramon digivolve to……………Garudamon!!"
"Meteoramon digivolve to……………Tirvadumon!!"
Tirvadumon stood up beside Garudamon, looking almost just like her. Tirvadumon's upper half of her body was of a tiger, not of a bird like Garudamon.
"Nooo!" Corchirmon screamed. "Even if the crests glow in unison and Meteoramon has digivolved, I must destroy the bearers of the crests of Courage and Love! Sand Slash!!" He yelled, slashing his claws through the air, creating a huge sand tornado that was heading straight for Sora and Tai.
"NO! Fire Ring!" Tirvadumon shouted, creating a huge ring of fire around Sora and Tai, protecting them from Corchirmon.
The confused Corchirmon kept swinging his claws through the air. Tirvadumon, Garudamon, and Metalgreymon surrounded him. "Garudamon, lift him into the air so we can attack his vulnerable spot!" Tirvadumon instructed.
Garudamon lifted the large, armadillo-like Digimon into the air. "Giga Blaster!" Metalgreymon yelled, hitting Corchirmon's soft belly. Garudamon dropped him towards the ground, and he was destroyed.
By this time the group had taken care of the other two Digimon. Metalgreymon returned to Koromon, and Garudamon returned to Yokomon. Tirvadumon's Fire Ring disappeared, and she became Meteoramon again.
"Sora, Tai, are you alright?" Matt asked as he ran up to them, the rest of the group hot on his heels.
"Yeah, we're fine Matt." Sora replied. Tai stepped up beside her.
"And our crests glow in unison!" Tai said, looking over at Sora, who was holding Yokomon in her arms.
"Yes, thank you." Meteoramon commented. "Now I can digivolve whenever I need to. You have destroyed the evil here, but you still have many battles to fight before all of the evil is destroyed in the Digiworld. You must go to the island of Diskaram. I will take you there, but I must return here." She looked around at the group of tired Digimon and children. "But you can rest here for a while first." Cheers broke out from the group.
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A few days later after everyone was rested up, Tentomon and Gomamon digivolved to travel across the ocean. Joe, Mimi, and Kari rode on Ikkakumon; Izzy, Matt, and T.K. rode on Kabuterimon; and Sora and Tai rode on the back of their Digimon friend, Meteoramon. Ikkakumon swam, while the other two flew across the ocean, finally arriving at the island of Diskaram. The island was large, with a massive lake in the center of it, covering half of the entire island. This island was home to many aquatic Digimon.
"Goodbye Meteoramon!" They all called as she flew back to her home.
"Goodbye, and thank you!" She said as her form faded over the horizon.
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Myteramon flew into Durasythedamon's chamber with upsetting news. He hovered slowly and carefully in front of the red and black dragon Digimon in front of him. "Master Durasythedamon, Corchirmon and his helpers have been defeated. Meteoramon digivolved because the two crests glowed in unison. The kids are now on the island of Diskaram." He spread his blade- like arms out. The light from the fire glistened on them. "If you want, I'll go attack them."
"No. I will save you for more extreme causes. For now we will have to keep the other crests from uniting. We must get to the Digimon that will digivolve with the crests before they do. The Digidestioned will be destroyed!!" His words were thick and strong, and he laughed an evil laugh as he planned their destruction.