Notes: For now I've put my humour ideas on hold and decided to stick with
drama and angst. Anyways, hope you like this new creation, nothing really
to warn you about except Taito and depending how it works out, character
death. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: you know the drill by now!
Closer to the edge
The digidestined guys had decided on a little camping trip for "male bonding" as Tai had put it. They had all climbed into a hired mini bus and headed towards the country for a weekend of stress free fun.
"This weekend was such a bust" Davis complained as he helped Tai pack the tent away.
"I thought it was alright myself" Tai replied as he folded one of the poles. "I could think of worse things to do".
"There was no adventure, nothing really exciting happened, so boring". Davis whined on.
"Well that was the idea Davis, stress free and relaxation don't usually follow adventure" Matt replied as he joined the pair. "The others are all ready to go and their stuff is loaded on the mini bus".
"Ok, we'll just be a few more minutes" Tai said as he rolled up the tent into it's bag. Matt smiled then took the bag from Tai and handed it to Davis.
"Davis why don't you take this to the bus and we'll meet you there in a minute"? Matt asked, grinning at Tai.
"Yeah sure, I don't wanna watch you guys make out anyway" Davis smirked, before Matt or Tai could rebuke him, Davis dashed off towards the mini bus.
"A minute is that all you have for me"? Tai asked as he drew Matt closer.
"I have all the time in the world for you my dear, but I think the others will start to get impatient" Matt grinned as he kissed Tai. The pair broke apart just as the horn on the bus sounded.
"Ok ok! We're coming"! Tai yelled with a smile. "We better get back, we can finish this later when we get home"! Matt smiled back and the two lovers headed back to the bus.
**
"Come on Tai put Blink 182 on"! Davis moaned from the back of the mini bus.
"No way, how about Less than Jake"? Ken asked.
"They stink Ken! Don't listen to him Tai put on some Michael Jackson"! Joe argued.
"Michael Jackson? What decade are you from"? Davis teased.
Matt and Tai who were sitting in the two front seats, had been listening to this bickering for the past half an hour. "When do you want me to take over driving"? Matt asked as he tried to interpret the map he was holding. "I should be ok until we get back" Tai replied.
"Ok if you're sure, but from what I can get from this map, we're in an area surrounded by high hills which carry the danger of rock slides" Matt gulped slightly.
"Don't worry love, rock slides hardly ever happen" Tai said "We'll be fine". Matt nodded, but he couldn't help feeling slightly nervous. He had heard of accidents involving rock slides, people got killed, he couldn't help thinking the worst.
"Hey guys did you just hear something"? Davis called from the back seat.
"Like what"? Tai asked.
"Rumbling" Davis replied.
"Yeah I heard it too" Ken added.
"Tai, maybe we should turn back, it sounds pretty bad" Matt said, gently gripping Tai's arm.
"They're probably just winding us up Matt, trying to make us scared" Tai replied, trying to calm his agitated boyfriend. "Tai, please turn back" Matt continued.
"We can't love we have to get the mini bus back". Tai took his eyes off the road to look at his boyfriend.
The rumbling heard by Davis and Ken began to get louder. Joe looked out of the window to see large boulders tumbling from the tops of the surrounding hills. "Shit! Tai! Drive for god's sake"! He yelled. Tai reacted and put his foot down on the accelerator, he steered the mini bus trying his best to miss the falling rocks.
Tai was too busy looking to the sides to notice a large pile of rocks that were blocking the road ahead. The mini bus collided with them and tipped onto it's side, the digidestined screamed as the mini bus slid across the road and came to a stop on the edge of the hill.
**
Tai opened his eyes, all he saw was a blurred mess, he blinked a few times to get a clearer view. There was hardly any light around. Suddenly Tai remembered the rocks hitting the mini bus and the mini bus tipping on it's side. That's where he was now, on his side, seatbelt still around in him the driver's seat. He fought back a scream as he felt out in the darkness and felt a body. Tai pulled back his hand and put it to his mouth to prevent the scream. His hand felt moist, he sniffed it, wondering if it was petrol. However, the liquid had no smell. He tasted what he had accidently wiped onto his lips. It was that old coppery coins taste that Tai had tasted before. When though? when he was playing soccer years ago and he'd been hit in the mouth with the ball of course, he recognised the taste now, blood. Tai's brain struggled to remember whom had been in the passenger seat next to him. It came to him in an instant. Tai gasped, that blood belonged to Matt. "Matt"? Tai whispered. "Matt? Can you hear me? Are you awake"?
"Tai.." Came a croaky reply.
"Matt is that you"? Tai asked, reaching out again. Luckily he found the hand of his boyfriend. "Tai...I..I.can't feel my legs" Matt whispered.
"It's ok Matt, everything's gonna be ok" Tai squeezed Matt's hand with every amount of strength he could muster. "What's happened to the others"? Matt asked.
"I don't know love...I can't see very well, there must be rocks covering the mini bus".
**
"Oh God Davis, we have to do something"! Ken cried. Luckily for him, when the rocks began to fall, Ken had managed to get the back doors of the mini bus open and escape before it tipped. Joe and Davis were the only ones that had had time to follow. "Ken, try to stay calm, did anyone else get out"? Joe asked, he was massaging Davis' ankle which he had sprained on escape. "I only say you and Davis, I think the others are still in there" Ken said shaking violently.
"OK, that's Tai, Matt, Izzy, TK and Cody still in there. Well we'll have to asses the situation carefully. The bus is on the edge of the hill, if we're not careful we could sent it over" Joe replied.
"This is all my fault" Davis moaned.
"How do you work that out"? Joe asked.
"I wanted adventure, I said this weekend was too boring, I cursed it Joe. If it wasn't for my stupid idea of excitement, this wouldn't have happened" Davis started to sob. Joe frowned and slapped him hard across the face.
"Joe! What did you do that for"!? Ken yelled, rushing to Davis' side.
"I won't hear talk like that! This was an accident, nobody's fault. Now instead of finding people to blame we have to find out how the others are, now let's stop moping about and see what we have here". Joe shouted back.
**
"Tai did you hear that"? Matt whispered.
"Yeah, it sounded like Joe shouting" Tai muttered back.
"Tai, can you reach the pocket of my jeans"? Matt asked.
"I think so" Tai shifted his hand and moved it down to Matt's waist. He slid his hand around until he felt Matt's rear. Tai giggled a bit. "Tai now is not the time"! Matt scolded. "I'm sure my phone is in the rear pocket closest to you"
"Ok" Tai nodded and groped around until he found his boyfriend's cell phone. "I got it" He whispered triumphantly.
"Ok, call Joe" Matt ordered.
"Shouldn't we call for help though"? Tai asked.
"Yeah, we have help out there by the sounds of it, in the form of Joe, so call him Tai, we can let him know where we are underneath these rocks".
**
Joe was aware of vibrations in his shirt pocket. He picked out his phone and saw the word "Matt" on the screen. "Oh my God it's Matt"! Joe shrieked as he answered the phone.
"Joe, is that you"? Tai's voice came through.
"Yeah it's me, where are you Tai"? Joe asked.
"I'm trapped in the driver's seat, Matt's next to me, he's alive but he can't feel his legs, I think a rock came through the window and crushed them or something. I don't know about the others". Tai answered.
"Try calling out". Joe suggested.
"Ok, hold on a minute" Tai replied. There was a silence on the end of the phone for a few minutes, eventually Tai's voice returned. "The only ones who are replying is TK and Izzy. TK says he's alright but he can feel his head bleeding. Izzy says he thinks he has a broken arm but he's got hold of Cody who's unconscious and keeps sliding towards the open back doors. TK says the doors hang over the edge of the hill and he's not sure if the mini bus can hold on much longer". Tai sounded more and more distressed as he carried on.
"It's ok Tai, everything's going to be ok. We're going to get you out of there".
"Joe, I feel faint.." Tai moaned.
"Tai DO NOT GO TO SLEEP! That's important. Try your best to stay awake, the others too, talk to them, play a word game or sing a song to calm you down, it's important you all stay conscious Tai".
"I'll.try to hold on Joe.." Tai whispered weakly. The line then went dead. Joe's battery had run out.
"Shit" Joe cursed.
"What's going on Joe? Is everyone ok"? Ken asked.
"Tai seems alright, Matt's leg are trapped but he's alive. TK and Izzy are awake too, they think Izzy has a broken arm. There's nothing from Cody". Joe said sadly.
"Do you think he's.."? Ken started, his voice however failed him and he remained quiet.
"It's best not to think about that right now. We have to get them out of there before the bus goes over the edge, the only problem is how, we don't want our weight to make it go over". Ken nodded and tried to think of what they could do. "You have to secure the bus's position as best as you can" Davis spoke up.
"Good thinking Davis, I know your ankle isn't up to scratch but do you think you could get help, the battery on my phone is dead. Try a nearby house or cabin or go back to the campsite" Joe ordered.
"Alright, I'll be back as soon as I can"! Davis pulled himself up and limped off in the direction of the campsite as fast as his ankle would allow. Joe watched the bearer of courage and friendship bravely set off. He turned back to Ken however when he heard Ken let out a fearful scream. "The bus! Oh God Joe"! Ken screamed. Joe turned around in time to see the mini bus start to lurch violently....
End of Part one!
Disclaimer: you know the drill by now!
Closer to the edge
The digidestined guys had decided on a little camping trip for "male bonding" as Tai had put it. They had all climbed into a hired mini bus and headed towards the country for a weekend of stress free fun.
"This weekend was such a bust" Davis complained as he helped Tai pack the tent away.
"I thought it was alright myself" Tai replied as he folded one of the poles. "I could think of worse things to do".
"There was no adventure, nothing really exciting happened, so boring". Davis whined on.
"Well that was the idea Davis, stress free and relaxation don't usually follow adventure" Matt replied as he joined the pair. "The others are all ready to go and their stuff is loaded on the mini bus".
"Ok, we'll just be a few more minutes" Tai said as he rolled up the tent into it's bag. Matt smiled then took the bag from Tai and handed it to Davis.
"Davis why don't you take this to the bus and we'll meet you there in a minute"? Matt asked, grinning at Tai.
"Yeah sure, I don't wanna watch you guys make out anyway" Davis smirked, before Matt or Tai could rebuke him, Davis dashed off towards the mini bus.
"A minute is that all you have for me"? Tai asked as he drew Matt closer.
"I have all the time in the world for you my dear, but I think the others will start to get impatient" Matt grinned as he kissed Tai. The pair broke apart just as the horn on the bus sounded.
"Ok ok! We're coming"! Tai yelled with a smile. "We better get back, we can finish this later when we get home"! Matt smiled back and the two lovers headed back to the bus.
**
"Come on Tai put Blink 182 on"! Davis moaned from the back of the mini bus.
"No way, how about Less than Jake"? Ken asked.
"They stink Ken! Don't listen to him Tai put on some Michael Jackson"! Joe argued.
"Michael Jackson? What decade are you from"? Davis teased.
Matt and Tai who were sitting in the two front seats, had been listening to this bickering for the past half an hour. "When do you want me to take over driving"? Matt asked as he tried to interpret the map he was holding. "I should be ok until we get back" Tai replied.
"Ok if you're sure, but from what I can get from this map, we're in an area surrounded by high hills which carry the danger of rock slides" Matt gulped slightly.
"Don't worry love, rock slides hardly ever happen" Tai said "We'll be fine". Matt nodded, but he couldn't help feeling slightly nervous. He had heard of accidents involving rock slides, people got killed, he couldn't help thinking the worst.
"Hey guys did you just hear something"? Davis called from the back seat.
"Like what"? Tai asked.
"Rumbling" Davis replied.
"Yeah I heard it too" Ken added.
"Tai, maybe we should turn back, it sounds pretty bad" Matt said, gently gripping Tai's arm.
"They're probably just winding us up Matt, trying to make us scared" Tai replied, trying to calm his agitated boyfriend. "Tai, please turn back" Matt continued.
"We can't love we have to get the mini bus back". Tai took his eyes off the road to look at his boyfriend.
The rumbling heard by Davis and Ken began to get louder. Joe looked out of the window to see large boulders tumbling from the tops of the surrounding hills. "Shit! Tai! Drive for god's sake"! He yelled. Tai reacted and put his foot down on the accelerator, he steered the mini bus trying his best to miss the falling rocks.
Tai was too busy looking to the sides to notice a large pile of rocks that were blocking the road ahead. The mini bus collided with them and tipped onto it's side, the digidestined screamed as the mini bus slid across the road and came to a stop on the edge of the hill.
**
Tai opened his eyes, all he saw was a blurred mess, he blinked a few times to get a clearer view. There was hardly any light around. Suddenly Tai remembered the rocks hitting the mini bus and the mini bus tipping on it's side. That's where he was now, on his side, seatbelt still around in him the driver's seat. He fought back a scream as he felt out in the darkness and felt a body. Tai pulled back his hand and put it to his mouth to prevent the scream. His hand felt moist, he sniffed it, wondering if it was petrol. However, the liquid had no smell. He tasted what he had accidently wiped onto his lips. It was that old coppery coins taste that Tai had tasted before. When though? when he was playing soccer years ago and he'd been hit in the mouth with the ball of course, he recognised the taste now, blood. Tai's brain struggled to remember whom had been in the passenger seat next to him. It came to him in an instant. Tai gasped, that blood belonged to Matt. "Matt"? Tai whispered. "Matt? Can you hear me? Are you awake"?
"Tai.." Came a croaky reply.
"Matt is that you"? Tai asked, reaching out again. Luckily he found the hand of his boyfriend. "Tai...I..I.can't feel my legs" Matt whispered.
"It's ok Matt, everything's gonna be ok" Tai squeezed Matt's hand with every amount of strength he could muster. "What's happened to the others"? Matt asked.
"I don't know love...I can't see very well, there must be rocks covering the mini bus".
**
"Oh God Davis, we have to do something"! Ken cried. Luckily for him, when the rocks began to fall, Ken had managed to get the back doors of the mini bus open and escape before it tipped. Joe and Davis were the only ones that had had time to follow. "Ken, try to stay calm, did anyone else get out"? Joe asked, he was massaging Davis' ankle which he had sprained on escape. "I only say you and Davis, I think the others are still in there" Ken said shaking violently.
"OK, that's Tai, Matt, Izzy, TK and Cody still in there. Well we'll have to asses the situation carefully. The bus is on the edge of the hill, if we're not careful we could sent it over" Joe replied.
"This is all my fault" Davis moaned.
"How do you work that out"? Joe asked.
"I wanted adventure, I said this weekend was too boring, I cursed it Joe. If it wasn't for my stupid idea of excitement, this wouldn't have happened" Davis started to sob. Joe frowned and slapped him hard across the face.
"Joe! What did you do that for"!? Ken yelled, rushing to Davis' side.
"I won't hear talk like that! This was an accident, nobody's fault. Now instead of finding people to blame we have to find out how the others are, now let's stop moping about and see what we have here". Joe shouted back.
**
"Tai did you hear that"? Matt whispered.
"Yeah, it sounded like Joe shouting" Tai muttered back.
"Tai, can you reach the pocket of my jeans"? Matt asked.
"I think so" Tai shifted his hand and moved it down to Matt's waist. He slid his hand around until he felt Matt's rear. Tai giggled a bit. "Tai now is not the time"! Matt scolded. "I'm sure my phone is in the rear pocket closest to you"
"Ok" Tai nodded and groped around until he found his boyfriend's cell phone. "I got it" He whispered triumphantly.
"Ok, call Joe" Matt ordered.
"Shouldn't we call for help though"? Tai asked.
"Yeah, we have help out there by the sounds of it, in the form of Joe, so call him Tai, we can let him know where we are underneath these rocks".
**
Joe was aware of vibrations in his shirt pocket. He picked out his phone and saw the word "Matt" on the screen. "Oh my God it's Matt"! Joe shrieked as he answered the phone.
"Joe, is that you"? Tai's voice came through.
"Yeah it's me, where are you Tai"? Joe asked.
"I'm trapped in the driver's seat, Matt's next to me, he's alive but he can't feel his legs, I think a rock came through the window and crushed them or something. I don't know about the others". Tai answered.
"Try calling out". Joe suggested.
"Ok, hold on a minute" Tai replied. There was a silence on the end of the phone for a few minutes, eventually Tai's voice returned. "The only ones who are replying is TK and Izzy. TK says he's alright but he can feel his head bleeding. Izzy says he thinks he has a broken arm but he's got hold of Cody who's unconscious and keeps sliding towards the open back doors. TK says the doors hang over the edge of the hill and he's not sure if the mini bus can hold on much longer". Tai sounded more and more distressed as he carried on.
"It's ok Tai, everything's going to be ok. We're going to get you out of there".
"Joe, I feel faint.." Tai moaned.
"Tai DO NOT GO TO SLEEP! That's important. Try your best to stay awake, the others too, talk to them, play a word game or sing a song to calm you down, it's important you all stay conscious Tai".
"I'll.try to hold on Joe.." Tai whispered weakly. The line then went dead. Joe's battery had run out.
"Shit" Joe cursed.
"What's going on Joe? Is everyone ok"? Ken asked.
"Tai seems alright, Matt's leg are trapped but he's alive. TK and Izzy are awake too, they think Izzy has a broken arm. There's nothing from Cody". Joe said sadly.
"Do you think he's.."? Ken started, his voice however failed him and he remained quiet.
"It's best not to think about that right now. We have to get them out of there before the bus goes over the edge, the only problem is how, we don't want our weight to make it go over". Ken nodded and tried to think of what they could do. "You have to secure the bus's position as best as you can" Davis spoke up.
"Good thinking Davis, I know your ankle isn't up to scratch but do you think you could get help, the battery on my phone is dead. Try a nearby house or cabin or go back to the campsite" Joe ordered.
"Alright, I'll be back as soon as I can"! Davis pulled himself up and limped off in the direction of the campsite as fast as his ankle would allow. Joe watched the bearer of courage and friendship bravely set off. He turned back to Ken however when he heard Ken let out a fearful scream. "The bus! Oh God Joe"! Ken screamed. Joe turned around in time to see the mini bus start to lurch violently....
End of Part one!