Notes: Back with the next part for your reading pleasure! Enjoy! Oh and
before I forget the lyrics belong to Aerosmith! n.n
Closer to the edge Part two
"Oh God Tai what's happening"! Matt screamed, he dug his nails into the palm of Tai's hand. "TK! Izzy! Stop moving about back there! You'll make the bus go over"! Tai yelled.
"It's Cody!, I can't hold onto him much longer" Izzy replied. The bus continued to lurch, Izzy gripped Cody with his good arm as best as he could. TK could only watch as he was trapped under most of the camping equipment that had fallen on top of him from the overhead storage compartments. "Izzy hold on, I know you can do it" TK willed on his friend. Beads of sweat were pouring down Izzy's face from the pain of his broken arm and the effort of keeping hold of Cody. "I can't TK, he's too heavy for just one arm! I can't use my other one, really I can't"
"It's alright Izzy, you're doing your best, that's all anyone could ever ask of you" TK replied, sensing the distress in his friend's voice.
"No TK, I'm losing him..he's slipping..." Izzy cried out. The bus gave a final lurch and Izzy screamed as Cody slipped from his arm and fell out through the double doors. "CODY"!!!!! Izzy yelled. "Oh...Cody..no..." He started to sob violently.
**
"Tai..I'm so scared" Matt whimpered. He clutched onto Tai as best as he could.
"It's alright love, calm down, try not to get too worked up, don't exhaust yourself" Tai whispered back, he moved his hand so he could stroke Matt's hair. "TK what's going on back there"? Tai asked, responding to the shouting he could hear from the back of the van.
"It's Cody Tai, we couldn't hold onto him, I'm sorry Tai...he's gone" TK replied, he sounded choked up. All that could be heard of Izzy, was his uncontrollable sobs.
"Oh God..Cody.." Tai muttered. He felt tears come to his own eyes as he heard Matt begin to cry. "Don't.cry.Matt.please.we're gonna be fine" Tai said, holding back his own tears in an effort to calm down his boyfriend.
"Tai..what's going to happen? Cody's already dead.what if Izzy's next.or TK.or you.or me. Tai.I'm so scared..I can't..cope.with this.Tai..I'm scared.I still can't feel my legs..what if.I'll never walk again...Tai.." Matt sobbed.
"Everything's going to fine Matt, trust me, You, me , Izzy and TK will be fine".
"I wish that was a certainty" Matt whispered.
**
"What are we going to use to keep the van from going over the edge"? Ken asked.
"I don't know quite yet, but from the screaming that's just come from their, I think someone has been unlucky". Joe replied quietly.
"What you mean..one of them could be.dead"? Ken whispered.
"I'm afraid so, I didn't shut the back doors behind me. They must still be open and when the bus started to lurch one of them must've fallen out, it sounded like Izzy was yelling Cody's name"
"Oh God Cody..." Ken said feeling the tears prick in his eyes. He and Cody had only recently sorted out their differences from Ken's emperor days. "Joe..we have to get the others out! It might be too late for Cody but we can save the others right"?
"Yeah, but we have to work out how to secure the bus"
"The digimon would be perfect here wouldn't they" Ken muttered.
"Yeah they would, but since they aren't here, the others are replying on us, I don't think we should try to get them out...it's too dangerous to move casualties. What we should do is secure the bus and wait for help to arrive"
"Well what can we use"? Ken asked, looking around.
"I remember seeing some ropes in the bus, they must've been climbing ropes from the people who used the bus before. If they're climbing ropes they'll be strong enough to hold the bus in position until Davis gets back with help" Joe replied.
"Yeah but in case you didn't notice Joe, the ropes are in the bus, and we, well we're not" Ken said kicking up some dust.
I have a plan, which could be dangerous but if we can get it to work we can get the ropes out" Joe thought aloud.
"Ok, well I'm willing to try anything".
"If we can get to the front windows, we can get Tai and Matt to pass us the ropes" Joe stopped to think for a moment. "The only problem there though would be that we run the risk of tipping the bus over the edge".
"Not if we're careful" Ken replied.
"Alright, well let's go for it and see how it pans out. If the bus starts to lurch we back away immediately, no use putting anyone else's lives at risk". Ken nodded and he and Joe carefully approached the front of the bus. "Tai can you hear us"? Joe yelled.
"Yeah, just about" came a weakened reply.
"Alright, listen up, Ken and I are going to try and move the rocks so we can get to the window, we want you to pass us some climbing ropes that should be in the back of the bus ok"? Joe shouted.
"Alright" Tai replied. He gulped quietly, hoping that this plan would not end in tragedy.
**
"TK, Izzy do either of you see some climbing ropes"? Tai asked.
"A load of equipment fell on me from the over head storage compartments, there's a chance that the ropes will be around here somewhere. I can't look though, I'm buried under the equipment and I can't move" TK replied. He glanced over at Izzy who was sitting with his knees close to his chest. "Izzy come on, look for the ropes" TK urged.
"It's all my fault..I should've held onto him...he's dead because of me" Izzy wept.
"No Izzy, it's not your fault, please, look for the ropes" TK replied.
"What's going on back there"? Tai asked.
"Izzy is still shaken about Cody, he thinks it's all his fault" TK yelled back.
"Iz, come on, don't blame yourself. It could've happened to anyone, it's not your fault Iz, I'm sure Cody wouldn't want you to be like this. Please pull yourself together and look for those ropes, we need you Iz and you're the only one that can find them" Tai shouted towards the back of the bus.
"No Tai...don't you see..I should've held onto him..but I couldn't..my arm.it ached so much..then the bus..I couldn't..I just couldn't..Tai.." Izzy whispered.
TK tried to shift some of the equipment off his body, hoping to give him some mobility so he could find the ropes himself. After a large push, some of the equipment moved, the bus once again began to lurch, Izzy screamed, his eyes tightly closed, hands over his ears. TK carefully moved some of the heavier equipment around to balance out the weight. "It's ok Iz, look, I'm fine, nobody got hurt" TK tried to comfort his friend as the bus stopped lurching, the weight evenly distributed. "I've found the ropes, there's a torch here too" TK shouted, he threw the ropes in Tai's direction, Tai managed to catch them first time. "Nice one Tai"! TK smiled.
"Hey TK, throw over the torch too, I want to take a look at Matt" Tai replied, worry filtering into his voice.
"Is he ok"? TK asked throwing over the torch.
"Yeah, yeah there's nothing to worry about" Tai lied. It had been some time now since Matt had said anything, let alone moved. Tai turned the torch on so he could get a better look at his lover. Light filled the dark cab area and Tai could see the nasty looking head injury his boyfriend's head, there was trail of dried blood on his forehead. Tai moved the beam of light down to get a look at Matt's legs. They appeared hopelessly trapped in the mix of rock and twisted metal of the bus front. Finally, Tai brought the torch back up to Matt's face, only to see that his eyes were closed. "Oh God Matt no!...come on love.wake up.please.wake up" Tai panicked, he nudged his lover gently. "Come on, wake up..Matt.please.wake up"! Tai continued, trying to keep his voice from sounded hysterical. Still no movement came from his lover. Tai, fighting the urge to close his own eyes, began to cry quietly.
**
"Careful Ken, don't move too much at once" Joe warned, moving aside a large rock. He was aware that both of his hands were grazed and bleeding, but he didn't care. The determination to free his friends made him forget about the pain he felt. Between them, he and Ken were making good progress, moving the rocks and being ever aware of the balanced bus. "Joe! I think I'm close to the window, I can see a faint light" Ken shouted. Joe quickly got up and joined Ken where he was scrabbling at the rocks on his knees. "They must have a torch or something" Joe replied. "Tai! Tai! Can you hear us"? he yelled hopefully. However, this time, he received no reply. "This must be the right place, keep digging Ken, but remember to be careful" Joe said, sounding almost pleading.
**
"I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep 'cos I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing" Tai sung quietly as he held the unconscious form of his boyfriend.
"Cos even when I dream of you..the sweetest dream will never do, cos I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing" TK's voice echoed Tai's singing. This brought a small smile to Tai's face.
"Keep going TK, it'll give us some hope at least, take our minds of it" Tai called.
"I won't stop if you do" TK replied. Even though TK couldn't see, Tai nodded. As TK continued to sing the song, Tai held Matt and thought of the better times the group had shared.
**
"I can hear them"! Ken shouted as he moved another rock. "They're singing Aerosmith"!
"I hope they keep it up, is there any sign of the front windows yet"? Joe asked.
"It's here! Joe they're here"! Ken replied triumphantly. He moved the last boulder and could see the battered front of the mini bus. Joe got on his knees and looked for the side window of the passenger side. "I can see the window, it's a bit dark but I can make out Matt, the gap's too small for me to climb into though, think you can do it"? Joe asked.
"I'll give it my best shot" Ken replied.
"Alright, but be careful" Joe warned as he made way for Ken. Ken nodded slowly as he got down on his own knees and crawled into the small rock tunnel they had created. "Joe try and find something to hold these rocks up, they could fall on top of me"
Joe nodded, and a few minutes later, the small tunnel was propped up with strong sticks. Ken crawled in and reached the passenger side window. "Tai, Matt, Izzy, TK, are any of you with me"? Ken called.
"Ken"! Tai yelled.
"Tai, I need you to keep very still, we're going to try and get you out of there. It's important you try not to move".
"You can't get me out, Matt.his legs are trapped, he's on your side, can you see him"? Tai asked. "Pass me the torch" Ken replied, the beam of light from before returned as Tai handed the torch over to Ken. He turned it on and assessed Matt, who was right in front of him. "Tai, I don't think I can move him, we need help, is your phone still working"? Ken shouted.
"I think so" Tai replied. He scrabbled around and found no trace of the phone. As he saw the broken window beside him, he closed his eyes in frustration. "Ken, I think it fell out of the window when the bus last moved". Tai said, trying to keep his tears from reappearing.
"Alright Tai, don't panic, stay calm" Ken replied, hearing the desperation in his friend's voice. "We sent Davis to find help, so I'm just stay right here, and we're gonna have a nice talk and calm down ok"?
"Alright" Tai nodded, even though Ken couldn't see.
"I'm just going to see what's going with Joe, don't panic I'll be right back". Ken squeezed back out of the small tunnel.
"How is it in there"? Joe asked with a concerned look.
Ken nodded his head sadly. "There's no way we can move them, Matt's legs are hopelessly trapped" He let a few stray tears roll down his cheeks. Joe nodded sadly and pulled his friend into a tight hug.
**
"TK how's things back there"? Tai asked.
"Tai I'm worried about Izzy, he won't stop shaking and crying" TK replied.
"Try and calm him down" Tai suggested.
TK looked over at Izzy who was shaking violently, with a constant stream of tears rolling down his pale cheeks. "Iz...are you alright"? TK asked, knowing this sounded stupid.
"It's...all.my fault..he's dead..because of me" Izzy whimpered.
"No Izzy, it's not your fault. It could've happened to anyone" TK replied.
"But..it happened..to me..It should've been me.." Izzy shifted towards the open back doors. "IZZY! NO"! TK screamed.
"What's going on back there"? Tai called.
"Izzy don't do it! We've lost Cody already, we don't want to lose you" TK pleaded. However it was already too late, once again, the bus started to lurch violently. TK screamed as he felt the bus begin to tip further and further.
All Joe and Ken could do is watch in horror as the bus containing four of their closest friends went over the edge of the hill..
Notes: OOOH! Very suspenseful! So who will live and who will die? Next part coming soon!
Closer to the edge Part two
"Oh God Tai what's happening"! Matt screamed, he dug his nails into the palm of Tai's hand. "TK! Izzy! Stop moving about back there! You'll make the bus go over"! Tai yelled.
"It's Cody!, I can't hold onto him much longer" Izzy replied. The bus continued to lurch, Izzy gripped Cody with his good arm as best as he could. TK could only watch as he was trapped under most of the camping equipment that had fallen on top of him from the overhead storage compartments. "Izzy hold on, I know you can do it" TK willed on his friend. Beads of sweat were pouring down Izzy's face from the pain of his broken arm and the effort of keeping hold of Cody. "I can't TK, he's too heavy for just one arm! I can't use my other one, really I can't"
"It's alright Izzy, you're doing your best, that's all anyone could ever ask of you" TK replied, sensing the distress in his friend's voice.
"No TK, I'm losing him..he's slipping..." Izzy cried out. The bus gave a final lurch and Izzy screamed as Cody slipped from his arm and fell out through the double doors. "CODY"!!!!! Izzy yelled. "Oh...Cody..no..." He started to sob violently.
**
"Tai..I'm so scared" Matt whimpered. He clutched onto Tai as best as he could.
"It's alright love, calm down, try not to get too worked up, don't exhaust yourself" Tai whispered back, he moved his hand so he could stroke Matt's hair. "TK what's going on back there"? Tai asked, responding to the shouting he could hear from the back of the van.
"It's Cody Tai, we couldn't hold onto him, I'm sorry Tai...he's gone" TK replied, he sounded choked up. All that could be heard of Izzy, was his uncontrollable sobs.
"Oh God..Cody.." Tai muttered. He felt tears come to his own eyes as he heard Matt begin to cry. "Don't.cry.Matt.please.we're gonna be fine" Tai said, holding back his own tears in an effort to calm down his boyfriend.
"Tai..what's going to happen? Cody's already dead.what if Izzy's next.or TK.or you.or me. Tai.I'm so scared..I can't..cope.with this.Tai..I'm scared.I still can't feel my legs..what if.I'll never walk again...Tai.." Matt sobbed.
"Everything's going to fine Matt, trust me, You, me , Izzy and TK will be fine".
"I wish that was a certainty" Matt whispered.
**
"What are we going to use to keep the van from going over the edge"? Ken asked.
"I don't know quite yet, but from the screaming that's just come from their, I think someone has been unlucky". Joe replied quietly.
"What you mean..one of them could be.dead"? Ken whispered.
"I'm afraid so, I didn't shut the back doors behind me. They must still be open and when the bus started to lurch one of them must've fallen out, it sounded like Izzy was yelling Cody's name"
"Oh God Cody..." Ken said feeling the tears prick in his eyes. He and Cody had only recently sorted out their differences from Ken's emperor days. "Joe..we have to get the others out! It might be too late for Cody but we can save the others right"?
"Yeah, but we have to work out how to secure the bus"
"The digimon would be perfect here wouldn't they" Ken muttered.
"Yeah they would, but since they aren't here, the others are replying on us, I don't think we should try to get them out...it's too dangerous to move casualties. What we should do is secure the bus and wait for help to arrive"
"Well what can we use"? Ken asked, looking around.
"I remember seeing some ropes in the bus, they must've been climbing ropes from the people who used the bus before. If they're climbing ropes they'll be strong enough to hold the bus in position until Davis gets back with help" Joe replied.
"Yeah but in case you didn't notice Joe, the ropes are in the bus, and we, well we're not" Ken said kicking up some dust.
I have a plan, which could be dangerous but if we can get it to work we can get the ropes out" Joe thought aloud.
"Ok, well I'm willing to try anything".
"If we can get to the front windows, we can get Tai and Matt to pass us the ropes" Joe stopped to think for a moment. "The only problem there though would be that we run the risk of tipping the bus over the edge".
"Not if we're careful" Ken replied.
"Alright, well let's go for it and see how it pans out. If the bus starts to lurch we back away immediately, no use putting anyone else's lives at risk". Ken nodded and he and Joe carefully approached the front of the bus. "Tai can you hear us"? Joe yelled.
"Yeah, just about" came a weakened reply.
"Alright, listen up, Ken and I are going to try and move the rocks so we can get to the window, we want you to pass us some climbing ropes that should be in the back of the bus ok"? Joe shouted.
"Alright" Tai replied. He gulped quietly, hoping that this plan would not end in tragedy.
**
"TK, Izzy do either of you see some climbing ropes"? Tai asked.
"A load of equipment fell on me from the over head storage compartments, there's a chance that the ropes will be around here somewhere. I can't look though, I'm buried under the equipment and I can't move" TK replied. He glanced over at Izzy who was sitting with his knees close to his chest. "Izzy come on, look for the ropes" TK urged.
"It's all my fault..I should've held onto him...he's dead because of me" Izzy wept.
"No Izzy, it's not your fault, please, look for the ropes" TK replied.
"What's going on back there"? Tai asked.
"Izzy is still shaken about Cody, he thinks it's all his fault" TK yelled back.
"Iz, come on, don't blame yourself. It could've happened to anyone, it's not your fault Iz, I'm sure Cody wouldn't want you to be like this. Please pull yourself together and look for those ropes, we need you Iz and you're the only one that can find them" Tai shouted towards the back of the bus.
"No Tai...don't you see..I should've held onto him..but I couldn't..my arm.it ached so much..then the bus..I couldn't..I just couldn't..Tai.." Izzy whispered.
TK tried to shift some of the equipment off his body, hoping to give him some mobility so he could find the ropes himself. After a large push, some of the equipment moved, the bus once again began to lurch, Izzy screamed, his eyes tightly closed, hands over his ears. TK carefully moved some of the heavier equipment around to balance out the weight. "It's ok Iz, look, I'm fine, nobody got hurt" TK tried to comfort his friend as the bus stopped lurching, the weight evenly distributed. "I've found the ropes, there's a torch here too" TK shouted, he threw the ropes in Tai's direction, Tai managed to catch them first time. "Nice one Tai"! TK smiled.
"Hey TK, throw over the torch too, I want to take a look at Matt" Tai replied, worry filtering into his voice.
"Is he ok"? TK asked throwing over the torch.
"Yeah, yeah there's nothing to worry about" Tai lied. It had been some time now since Matt had said anything, let alone moved. Tai turned the torch on so he could get a better look at his lover. Light filled the dark cab area and Tai could see the nasty looking head injury his boyfriend's head, there was trail of dried blood on his forehead. Tai moved the beam of light down to get a look at Matt's legs. They appeared hopelessly trapped in the mix of rock and twisted metal of the bus front. Finally, Tai brought the torch back up to Matt's face, only to see that his eyes were closed. "Oh God Matt no!...come on love.wake up.please.wake up" Tai panicked, he nudged his lover gently. "Come on, wake up..Matt.please.wake up"! Tai continued, trying to keep his voice from sounded hysterical. Still no movement came from his lover. Tai, fighting the urge to close his own eyes, began to cry quietly.
**
"Careful Ken, don't move too much at once" Joe warned, moving aside a large rock. He was aware that both of his hands were grazed and bleeding, but he didn't care. The determination to free his friends made him forget about the pain he felt. Between them, he and Ken were making good progress, moving the rocks and being ever aware of the balanced bus. "Joe! I think I'm close to the window, I can see a faint light" Ken shouted. Joe quickly got up and joined Ken where he was scrabbling at the rocks on his knees. "They must have a torch or something" Joe replied. "Tai! Tai! Can you hear us"? he yelled hopefully. However, this time, he received no reply. "This must be the right place, keep digging Ken, but remember to be careful" Joe said, sounding almost pleading.
**
"I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep 'cos I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing" Tai sung quietly as he held the unconscious form of his boyfriend.
"Cos even when I dream of you..the sweetest dream will never do, cos I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing" TK's voice echoed Tai's singing. This brought a small smile to Tai's face.
"Keep going TK, it'll give us some hope at least, take our minds of it" Tai called.
"I won't stop if you do" TK replied. Even though TK couldn't see, Tai nodded. As TK continued to sing the song, Tai held Matt and thought of the better times the group had shared.
**
"I can hear them"! Ken shouted as he moved another rock. "They're singing Aerosmith"!
"I hope they keep it up, is there any sign of the front windows yet"? Joe asked.
"It's here! Joe they're here"! Ken replied triumphantly. He moved the last boulder and could see the battered front of the mini bus. Joe got on his knees and looked for the side window of the passenger side. "I can see the window, it's a bit dark but I can make out Matt, the gap's too small for me to climb into though, think you can do it"? Joe asked.
"I'll give it my best shot" Ken replied.
"Alright, but be careful" Joe warned as he made way for Ken. Ken nodded slowly as he got down on his own knees and crawled into the small rock tunnel they had created. "Joe try and find something to hold these rocks up, they could fall on top of me"
Joe nodded, and a few minutes later, the small tunnel was propped up with strong sticks. Ken crawled in and reached the passenger side window. "Tai, Matt, Izzy, TK, are any of you with me"? Ken called.
"Ken"! Tai yelled.
"Tai, I need you to keep very still, we're going to try and get you out of there. It's important you try not to move".
"You can't get me out, Matt.his legs are trapped, he's on your side, can you see him"? Tai asked. "Pass me the torch" Ken replied, the beam of light from before returned as Tai handed the torch over to Ken. He turned it on and assessed Matt, who was right in front of him. "Tai, I don't think I can move him, we need help, is your phone still working"? Ken shouted.
"I think so" Tai replied. He scrabbled around and found no trace of the phone. As he saw the broken window beside him, he closed his eyes in frustration. "Ken, I think it fell out of the window when the bus last moved". Tai said, trying to keep his tears from reappearing.
"Alright Tai, don't panic, stay calm" Ken replied, hearing the desperation in his friend's voice. "We sent Davis to find help, so I'm just stay right here, and we're gonna have a nice talk and calm down ok"?
"Alright" Tai nodded, even though Ken couldn't see.
"I'm just going to see what's going with Joe, don't panic I'll be right back". Ken squeezed back out of the small tunnel.
"How is it in there"? Joe asked with a concerned look.
Ken nodded his head sadly. "There's no way we can move them, Matt's legs are hopelessly trapped" He let a few stray tears roll down his cheeks. Joe nodded sadly and pulled his friend into a tight hug.
**
"TK how's things back there"? Tai asked.
"Tai I'm worried about Izzy, he won't stop shaking and crying" TK replied.
"Try and calm him down" Tai suggested.
TK looked over at Izzy who was shaking violently, with a constant stream of tears rolling down his pale cheeks. "Iz...are you alright"? TK asked, knowing this sounded stupid.
"It's...all.my fault..he's dead..because of me" Izzy whimpered.
"No Izzy, it's not your fault. It could've happened to anyone" TK replied.
"But..it happened..to me..It should've been me.." Izzy shifted towards the open back doors. "IZZY! NO"! TK screamed.
"What's going on back there"? Tai called.
"Izzy don't do it! We've lost Cody already, we don't want to lose you" TK pleaded. However it was already too late, once again, the bus started to lurch violently. TK screamed as he felt the bus begin to tip further and further.
All Joe and Ken could do is watch in horror as the bus containing four of their closest friends went over the edge of the hill..
Notes: OOOH! Very suspenseful! So who will live and who will die? Next part coming soon!