-=Kaze=-
The scene changes to a few months after the Chaos. Zoe had been having a better time fitting in. She was at home.
"Zoe, honey," her mother began. "I have some bad news."
"What is it?" Zoe asked.
"Grandma died."
Zoe looked shocked. "Grandma died?"
"Yes. Last night. In her sleep. It was a painless death, but a death."
"...Grandma died?" Tears began to form in Zoe's eyes.
"I'm sorry honey, but everything dies at some point." Her mom hugged her.
Zoe did not reply. She was to wrapped up in sorrow to hear. Little did she know, a seed within her had just grown.
The scene is then Zoe on her bed, wondering. Tears dripped down her face. {If you want to live a normal life, do NOT think about anything Zoe will in a few seconds... honestly! I am NOT kidding! This nearly killed me!} 'Why do people die?' she wondered. 'What is the point of life?'
Zoe stood up and looked at an album of her and her Grandma, from her baby pictures to her elementary graduation.
'She was always there for me... she said so herself... so where is she now?'
She peered into the blue sky. It was partly cloudy. The sun was having a hard time being seen.
'Are you up there, Grandma? Can you hear me? Are you watching over me?'
Zoe had too much on her mind. So much that it was killing her within. The seed had grown bigger.
'What's the point? You failed me Grandma. You said you'd always be there for me! What about now?'
"YOU LIED TO ME!" Zoe screamed into the sky. Those tears became stronger.
"Zoe, honey?" her mom whispered. "Are you okay?"
"...no..."
"Aw, sweetie..." her mom sat down besides her, wiping a few tears away. "Everyone dies sometime. It's inevitable."
"So what's the point of living?"
"I don't know. That's God's plan, and we have to follow."
Zoe felt that the answer given wasn't good enough. There had to be a logical explanation.
''Listen... the funeral's this Sunday. Do you want to invite one of your friends to comfort you? Grandma would have wanted it."
By friends, Zoe knew her mom meant Kouji. "...I guess..." Zoe shrugged.
"Atta girl." her mom stood up. "Now don't feel sad anymore. Grandma wouldn't want that."
"Okay."
As soon as her mom left, Zoe laid down on her bed, staring into the ceiling. "Grandma," she whispered. "Why?"
The scene changes to Zoe and Kouji at the funeral, wearing black {they shouldn't be wearing a bright color, you know}.
"Why?"
"Zoe, what's wrong?" Kouji asked.
"Why did she die?"
"She was old. She was at that age."
"Why do people die?"
"Because you can't live forever."
Zoe seemed surprised by Kouji's answer.
"What?"
"No one said that to me before," Zoe replied. "I thought you'd say something like 'God says so'."
"That wouldn't be a good enough answer for you."
Zoe smiled for the first time since she found out her Grandma died. "You know me too well."
The precession went on for the rest of the day. Zoe heard about her Grandmother's life; from childhood to her final hours.
'I feel so guilty... how could I have been so angry at a lady who had so much to do in her life?'
Zoe continued to scold herself.
'It was wrong! How could anyone be so sick and twisted as to do that?'
The scene changes to Zoe, alone in her room.
'You spoiled little brat! How could you think of yourself before your own grandmother?!' Zoe scolded. 'All you could think of was yourself! You are such an {grass}!'
Zoe hit herself. She hit herself on the arm. She hit herself on the face. Zoe continued to pummel herself until her arms were too tired to hit. Tears were coming down her eyes.
'But I deserve these hits. I am horrible. I must punish myself.'
She didn't sleep. She didn't eat. Soon she was a frail, limp body.
"Zoe, you are seriously not eating enough." Kouji insisted. "You need to eat something."
"...I'm not hungry." Zoe lied.
"Stop. I know you are. Now eat something before you kill yourself."
"I'm NOT hungry!"
Zoe ran off. Kouji followed her. With the lack of food and abuse to herself, Zoe was no match to Kouji. She stopped, gasping for breath. "Zoe... you are not alright. Come on, I'll take you to the nurse."
"No... I'm fine..."
Kouji glared at her, annoyed. "Stop it. You are near death, and you're not even trying to save yourself."
Zoe did not answer. She seemed to be hallucinating. She was. Zoe saw her Grandmother, with an angry expression on her face. "No! GET AWAY!"
Zoe began to run. Running with all her might plus one. {Notice, her strength is nothing without energy and sleep}. "Zoe?" Kouji followed again.
They were far away from school. In fact, they had run off campus and into the city's more abandoned area. Zoe fell to the ground, collapsing under the lack of energy.
"Zoe?!"
Zoe was panting, gasping for air. Her body seemed limp and lifeless. Kouji touched her hand.
"Zoe... it's okay..."
"N-no..." Zoe whispered. "it's... its not..."
"What?"
Zoe suddenly froze up. {I mean, she stopped moving}. A darkness began to grow out of her back.
"What the {funk}?!"
It was another human body. It pulled itself out of Zoe and became it's own person.
"Who are you? What have you done to Zoe?!"
"I am Sorrow." the person whispered. This person had a soft voice, with a mournful tone. It looked like Zoe, except with a black skin-tight suit on. "And I am here to destroy Zoe."
"I won't allow you to hurt Zoe! You've already caused enough damage!"
"Then you will die with her."
Sorrow dodged forward and rammed Kouji in the stomach. "Uh!" Kouji held his stomach, gasping for air.
"Pathetic." Sorrow began to walk towards Zoe. She crouched down. "Zoe Orimoto? I am Sorrow, and I am here to rid of your pains and troubles."
"...Sorrow?" Zoe whispered.
"Yes?"
"...How will you do that?"
"I will do it in the most painless way."
Sorrow pulled out a gun. Kouji, meanwhile, had been throwing up.
"Take this. Hold it to your head and pull on the trigger. All you pains will be gone."
"...Suicide?" Zoe questioned.
"No. It is not suicide. It had a good reason. You were either to live a life of sorrow, or just die and be freed."
"...freedom?"
Kouji wiped the vomit away and looked to Zoe, who held the gun in her hand, pointing it at her head. "Zoe!" Kouji shouted. "Don't!"
"Do it," Sorrow urged. "You will be freed."
"Don't listen to her! She's evil!"
"I will tell you the true purpose of life; nothing. Life is useless. It is just here to make humans suffer. You can escape this, Zoe Orimoto! You can be released!"
"...Escape..." Zoe repeated. "release..."
Kouji finally reached Zoe. He pushed Sorrow away and kneeled before Zoe. "Zoe..." Kouji took a deep breath. "Life may be filled with pain, but I'd rather live it down with you then be dead."
Kouji's words seem to perk Zoe up. She blinked at him, then smiled. "...Kouji... that was so sweet..."
Zoe shot a glare at Sorrow.
"How dare you try to rid of me. Who are you, really?"
"I am Sorrow." Sorrow began. "Although, I am not human. It would be an insult to me if I was."
"What?!"
"What are you?" Kouji snapped.
"I had been a seed of Sorrow in the beginning. I lived within the bowels of your heart, Zoe Orimoto. I grew on your inner pains and struggles. I must admit, I was an early bloomer, because of your Grandmother's death."
'So that's what's been troubling her.' Kouji thought to himself.
"As I grew, I scattered more seeds within your heart, and they are growing as I speak. They will feed off your sorrow, and then sprout more seeds. They will continue to multiply until you are filled with them. Then more of me shall appear."
"That's disgusting." Zoe exclaimed.
"That's life, honey."
"Dispose of those seeds!" Kouji demanded. "Zoe is not an green house for your Sorrow!"
"Never."
Sorrow then stepped up to Zoe, who had been in fear all along. She touched her cheek, and Zoe shivered.
"Don't be afraid, Zoe Orimoto. You won't feel a single pain from my seedlings."
She drew her head closer. She kissed Zoe on the lips. "Puh!" Zoe muttered. She pushed the Sorrow away. "What the {funk}?! Lezbo!"
Sorrow then smiled as Zoe wiped her lips dry. Kouji looked a disgusted. "What the {funk} do you think you're doing?!" Kouji shouted.
"You might want to take a closer look at your friend." Sorrow smiled.
Kouji looked at Zoe, who was now lying on the ground, paralyzed. "What have you done to her?"
"I am not gay or a lesbian. I only gave her the 'Kiss of Death'."
"You what?!"
"Although, for us Sorrows, our kisses paralyze the souls of human beings. Not only do they paralyze, but they supply agony in their paralyzed state."
"So she is-"
"As good as in {heck}."
Meanwhile, Zoe was in another world. This world was bland and colorless. Everything was dark and gray. "Where am I?" Zoe asked.
There was an ocean side nearby. She was on a beach. There was a cave nearby. Zoe continued to walk.
"What the?!"
She looked down, and saw she had tripped on a decaying body.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
Zoe tried to run. She bumped into something.
"Wha?"
It was a wall of televisions.
"What?"
Each one showed a different moment when Zoe was pained. From the popular crowd to the Chaos. Each one of them ended in a depressing mood.
'...That happened... I remember it...'
She sat down, tranced by the visions of her past.
'I was so horrible...'
The depression returned to Zoe, and the Sorrow plants began to thrive on it.
'How could I?'
After what seemed like hours (which was only two minutes), Zoe became unparalyzed. She sat up, and saw Lobomon fighting Sorrow.
"Uh?"
"Zoe? You're awake?" Lobomon gasped. "Good. You've got to help me fight Sorrow."
"I can't do anything but make the battle worst." Zoe whispered.
"What?"
"If I help you fight, I'll only be weighing you down."
"No you won't. Now help me! She is very strong!"
"I'm sorry."
Zoe only sat and watched as Kouji tried to defend against Sorrow's extreme attacks. "Zoe! You've got to help me!"
"I am horrible. Where is that gun?"
"NO!" Lobomon shouted. He turned away, which Sorrow used to her advantage. She punched him to the ground. "UH!"
Lobomon converted to Kouji. At the same time, Takuya walked by.
"Kouji?" Takuya gasped. "What's going on?"
"Takuya... Zoe has this weird thing called Sorrow in her that is causing her to be depressed... and you're partly to blame."
"What?"
Takuya saw Zoe, who was sitting in a scared trance. "You've got to do something! I can't stand up to Sorrow alone."
"I... I made Zoe suicidal... now she won't even try anymore..."
"Yeah..."
Takuya walked into Zoe's sight. Her eyes flickered and turned to him. "Forgive me Zoe! I have wronged you, and forced you to your dismay. Please! Forgive me!"
Takuya then evolved into Agunimon. "Pyro Darts!" he shouted.
Sorrow deflected the attacks, which headed straight at Takuya.
"Uh!"
He turned back into Takuya, who lay in defeat in front of Zoe. He gasped for air and looked to her.
"Please... forgive me!"
Zoe's sorrow decreased enough to revive her. "Takuya..." Zoe whispered. "I forgive you."
Takuya stood up with the help of Zoe. "Friends?"
"Friends."
Then Zoe and Takuya glared at Sorrow. "You think you've won? Let's try THREE on one!"
"BEAST SPIRIT EVOLUTION!" Takuya, Kouji, and Zoe shouted.
"Burning Greymon!" Takuya shouted.
"Kendo Garurumon!" Kouji cried.
"Zephyrmon!" Zoe finished.
They all charged at Sorrow. "Pyro Pummel!" Takuya shouted. He punched at Sorrow with flaming hands. She pushed them away.
"Howling Star!" Kouji cried. He sped towards Sorrow, in hopes of ramming her. She jumped out of the way.
"Hah!" Zoe exclaimed as she thrusted wind at Sorrow. Sorrow simply walked through it.
"We can't attack her alone!" Burning Greymon declared. "We have to work together!"
"Right." Kouji and Zoe agreed.
"Wildfire Tsunami!""Lupine Laser!""Thurmeane Gale!" they shouted in unison.
All three attacks hit Sorrow at once. She should have been defeated. She wasn't.
"No way!" Takuya gasped.
"She lived?!" Zoe added.
"Impossible!" Kouji declared.
"Wrong." Sorrow replied. "And now I shall destroy all three of you."
She extended her arms out and formed 180ยบ {Alt + 187}. A dark circle emerged, growing ever wider. It burned away the Warriors' armor when touching them.
"Ah!" Zoe groaned.
"{Poo}!" Takuya hissed.
"Uh..." Kouji muttered.
They stood with a few chunks of their armor melted, dripping down the rest of their armor. The circle depleted.
"And I can do that to the rest of your body." Sorrow threatened. "So stand down and allow me to take the soul of Zoe Orimoto!"
"Never!" Takuya shouted. Before Sorrow could react, Takuya flamed up and threw himself at her. He punched away at her body, head on. Scorch marks were left on Sorrow's body.
"She's distracted," Kouji began. "Zoe, we can attack her from the back and destroy her."
"Right." Zoe replied. They snuck around behind her while Takuya fought bravely.
"HAAAA!" Takuya screamed.
"Dead-" Sorrow began. "Ahssssh!"
"HAAAAAAA!"
From behind, Zoe attacked Sorrow by forcing wind onto her.
"{Funk}!" Sorrow screamed. She then was bounced backwards by Takuya's flaming fists.
"Lupine Laser!" Kouji growled. It busted a hole through Sorrow's body.
"GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sorrow wailed.
She fell to the ground, her arms extended.
"You have not won yet!"
A darkness grew around her body, and covered the ground. Just then, Zoe felt her body acting queer. "Wuh?!" Zoe gasped.
A dark form of Zephyrmon emerged from her body. "A seed of Sorrow?!" Kouji gasped. "How did it grow so fast?"
"With the power of my mother." the Dark Zephyrmon replied simply. "Now, my sisters! GROW!"
The combined power of the Sorrows helped the seeds grow. They forced Zoe to collapse to the ground. More followed. Soon there was hundreds of Sorrows, each a little worn out from reproducing and helping their sisters grow.
"NOW MY SEEDLINGS! DESTROY THE LEGENDARY WARRIORS!" Sorrow ordered.
Dark Zephyrmon charged at Zoe and her fellow Warriors. "Everyone! We have to assassinate each one of them!" Takuya shouted.
"There's too many!" Zoe exclaimed. "It's a ton to three!"
"We have to try!" Kouji exclaimed.
They tried to fight. They tried their hardest, but they couldn't win.
Takuya and Kouji collapsed to the ground in their human forms. Zoe remained, but now as Kazemon from the life-threatening fight. "I can't hold on!" Zoe warned. "Guys... save yourselves..."
"No. We will stand by your side!" Kouji declared. "Even if we do die!"
He stood next to her, fighting as strong as he could. Takuya followed, but they still were hopelessly outnumbered, not to mention out-powered. Just then, Amy, Jan, and Tony appeared. They had been walking around.
"Is that Takuya?" Jan asked. "And Kouji Minamoto?"
"What are they doing?" Tony asked. "And what's up with all those... things?"
"I dunno, but they look like they're in trouble..."
"What's that thing with wings?" Amy asked. "It's so pretty! Even if it IS fighting."
"Yeah..."
"Hey Takuya! What's up g?" Tony shouted.
"Tony! Get away! These things'll kill you!" Takuya warned.
"Hah. I doubt these things wit wings can kill ME."
"I ain't playin' man. These things want to kill Zoe."
"Zoe? I don't see her."
"Erh... did I say Zoe? I meant... my toe... er... ey!"
"Is that fairy thing Zoe?" Jan asked.
"Yes, now get away!" Kouji shouted.
Tony and Jan walked away, but Amy stood.
"Are you death? I said GET AWAY!"
"Zoe?" Amy called.
Just at that moment, Kazemon twirled around and kicked away the circle of Dark Zephyrmon that tried to gang up on her.
"Whoa..." Amy looked completely awestruck. {Lemme take that back} Amy was awestruck.
A few Dark Zephyrmon depleted. Kouji and Takuya took their fractual codes so Zoe could continue the fight.
'I was so mean to her... and she's been saving the world...'
Amy watched as Kazemon attempted to fend off eight Dark Zephyrmon.
'She can't get them all!' Amy gasped. She ran up and defended Zoe. "Get away from Zoe you {fem dog}!"
"Amy?!" Kazemon gasped. Amy knew it really was Zoe, as Kazemon's voice was similar to Zoe's.
"I am so sorry Zoe. Now let's kick some {grass}."
"Thank you... that's all I wanted to hear."
Just then, Kazemon turned to Zoe.
"What the..."
"Zoe!" Kouji shouted. "DNA!"
"Right!"
"DNA Digivolution!"
They stood together. A golden light glowed. So bright that it couldn't be penetrated without the penetrater being blinded. Then came the Digimon. {And now I'm gonna give it a lame little name!}
"Faith!" {Yes, that's right. Just Faith. No mon. Faith isn't a monster.}
Faith stepped forward. It took hold of its staff and swung it forward. It revolved around in a circle, destroying all the Dark Zephyrmon. Only Sorrow stood.
"You will not live to see another day, Sorrow! Staff of a Thousand Angels!"
The golden light burned away Sorrow, and forced it to turn into a cluster of data.
"Fractual Code! Digitize!"
Sorrow had been defeated.
"We won!" Zoe gasped in joy.
"Don't party yet!" a voice boomed.
"What?!"
Then the Z-Reaper appeared.
"No way! We defeated the Chaos!"
"You never defeated me you {funkin} {fem dog}! And you never will! Sorrow could not defeat you, but I will!"
"Not when I'm around!" Amy shouted.
"Amy?! Impossible! You are not Zoe's friend! You are Zoe's enemy!"
"You're wrong then! I am Zoe's friend, and I will not allow you to hurt her!"
"Gah! Fine then. You shall be destroyed!"
The Chaos extended its red cords at Amy. It seemed like she would be destroyed, until Faith leapt forward, and chopped it away with its sword.
"I see you have learned to control your power. But I have learned to harness my power and have new strength!"
Z-Reaper then glowed a bloody red. Cords bursted out from all over its body, covered in orange goo. It grabbed hold of every person there.
"Uh!" Takuya groaned.
"Ah!" Amy screamed.
"Amy!" Zoe gasped. "Takuya!"
Even Faith had been grabbed, but Zoe seemed to have no care about the pain that she had. "We have to save them." Kouji declared.
"ZK-Phaser!" Faith shouted. The shot could not destroy the bindings. "What?!"
"Don't you listen?" Chaos laughed. "I am now stronger than ever! You cannot destroy these cords!"
"Uh!"
Zoe could only watch as Takuya and Amy, who were just humans, being strangled to their death. "Guh!" Takuya gargled. Blood began to seep up from his throat and into his mouth. {Ewww...}
"Zoe!" Amy screamed.
Zoe's rage empowered Faith. "LEAVE THEM ALONE!" Faith screamed. Suddenly, Faith was able to snap the bindings. It drew its staff and cut away the cords.
It was now deep night. Takuya dropped to the ground, blood spewing from his mouth. He spit it out. Amy helped him out. Zoe was angry now.
"EMOTIONS ARE NOT A GAME!" Zoe screamed from deep within Faith. Everyone could hear her. "YOU TOYED WITH MINES! YOU MESSED WITH FRIENDS! YOU MESSED WITH PEOPLE I LOVE! I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PLAY THIS GAME ANYMORE!"
"STAFF OF A THOUSAND ANGELS!" Faith shouted afterwards.
The staff glowed so bright. It blinded Amy and Takuya for a while. Chaos found it agonizing, as it's new power was darkness, and light was its weakness. "Gah..."
Amy and Takuya's eyes adjusted. Tony and Jan decided to see what was going on. They gasped.
"Jan! Tony! You have to help us fight!" Amy shouted.
"Aite. Let's get this goin."
The bodies of Tony, Jan, Takuya, and Amy glowed. They were helping Faith charge up.
"We're with you all the way Faith!" Amy shouted.
"Kick Chaos's {butt} you guys!" Takuya encouraged.
"Right." Faith replied.
The attack seemed to get stronger and stronger, and even the atmosphere around Faith was dangerous to the darkness. Inside, Zoe held Kouji hand. They both had a stern, serious look on their face. They were both going to play God to Chaos.
"Chaos, you are no more."
The golden light encased Chaos, and destroyed it bit by bit. Within Faith, Zoe and Kouji felt the impact on them as well.
"It burns..." Zoe winced.
"Victory comes at a price..." Kouji replied, but the pain was inflicted on him as well.
The Chaos screamed in agony and disappeared. Faith had won.
Faith turned back into Zoe and Kouji, who were wearing tattered clothes now; Kouji shirt was as good as gone. The two collapsed to the ground.
"Zoe! Kouji! Are you okay?" Amy asked.
"...I could use some improvement..." Zoe smiled. She rolled over so she faced up. "You okay, Kouji?"
"I'll be good in a few minutes." Kouji replied.
"Good. Then you can carry me."
Kouji grinned and sat up. "You owe me."
"Not on your life." Zoe giggled. She sat up and hugged Kouji. "Thank you."
Amy, Jan, and Tony were all in a circle, talking. Then Amy turned around. "Zoe, I have something to say."
"Hmmm?"
"I'm sorry." Amy sighed. "You risked your life for me, and I was so mean to you... why?"
"Because I can't just watch someone get hurt. Even if the person deserved it."
"Listen... I really feel bad about what I did... can you forgive me?"
Zoe could sense the sincerity in Amy's voice. "Yeah. Friends?"
"Friends."
The shook hands and smiled. The sun rose...
'The wind has found its friend...' Zoe smiled.
Epilogue by MND12ag0n!~
The following day, Zoe knew she had real friends. In fact, she wasn't low anymore, and was EXTREMELY popular since she was kind and friendly, 'cause people finally saw her for who she really was.
Takuya, on the other hand, was outcasted for being so cruel to Zoe. Serves him right. :-p (I'm gonna run away before you Takuya fans come and beat me to a bloody pulp). Zoe, being the kind hearted girl she is, helped Takuya gain a LITTLE popularity.
Kouji had stayed faithful and stood by Zoe through high school. Although they did get separated during College, Kouji returned to Zoe's life later on. The truth is, Kouji was still loyal to her, and they eventually got married after College.
Zoe turned out to be a social worker and teacher. Kouji became a Kendo teacher and cop in the K-9 Unit. Takuya went through a lot of different jobs. First he became an auto racer, then a mechanic. He later went back to College and became a lawyer, and later a judge.
Kouji and Zoe had two children; a boy named Kenji and a girl named Sarah. Kouji and Zoe died in a airplane crash, and were 87.
~Last Thoughts~
Oh yeah, you might be wondering why JP and Tommy weren't in the story. It was because Tommy had always been younger than they had, and JP... let's just say JP died when he choked on a cheese puff. (Runs from JP fans).
The End! (You must be thinking, "THANK GOD IT'S FINALLY OVER!")
R&R! Was this better than Soul Spirit, or should it be wiped off the face of Earth? Hehehe. You decide.
The scene changes to a few months after the Chaos. Zoe had been having a better time fitting in. She was at home.
"Zoe, honey," her mother began. "I have some bad news."
"What is it?" Zoe asked.
"Grandma died."
Zoe looked shocked. "Grandma died?"
"Yes. Last night. In her sleep. It was a painless death, but a death."
"...Grandma died?" Tears began to form in Zoe's eyes.
"I'm sorry honey, but everything dies at some point." Her mom hugged her.
Zoe did not reply. She was to wrapped up in sorrow to hear. Little did she know, a seed within her had just grown.
The scene is then Zoe on her bed, wondering. Tears dripped down her face. {If you want to live a normal life, do NOT think about anything Zoe will in a few seconds... honestly! I am NOT kidding! This nearly killed me!} 'Why do people die?' she wondered. 'What is the point of life?'
Zoe stood up and looked at an album of her and her Grandma, from her baby pictures to her elementary graduation.
'She was always there for me... she said so herself... so where is she now?'
She peered into the blue sky. It was partly cloudy. The sun was having a hard time being seen.
'Are you up there, Grandma? Can you hear me? Are you watching over me?'
Zoe had too much on her mind. So much that it was killing her within. The seed had grown bigger.
'What's the point? You failed me Grandma. You said you'd always be there for me! What about now?'
"YOU LIED TO ME!" Zoe screamed into the sky. Those tears became stronger.
"Zoe, honey?" her mom whispered. "Are you okay?"
"...no..."
"Aw, sweetie..." her mom sat down besides her, wiping a few tears away. "Everyone dies sometime. It's inevitable."
"So what's the point of living?"
"I don't know. That's God's plan, and we have to follow."
Zoe felt that the answer given wasn't good enough. There had to be a logical explanation.
''Listen... the funeral's this Sunday. Do you want to invite one of your friends to comfort you? Grandma would have wanted it."
By friends, Zoe knew her mom meant Kouji. "...I guess..." Zoe shrugged.
"Atta girl." her mom stood up. "Now don't feel sad anymore. Grandma wouldn't want that."
"Okay."
As soon as her mom left, Zoe laid down on her bed, staring into the ceiling. "Grandma," she whispered. "Why?"
The scene changes to Zoe and Kouji at the funeral, wearing black {they shouldn't be wearing a bright color, you know}.
"Why?"
"Zoe, what's wrong?" Kouji asked.
"Why did she die?"
"She was old. She was at that age."
"Why do people die?"
"Because you can't live forever."
Zoe seemed surprised by Kouji's answer.
"What?"
"No one said that to me before," Zoe replied. "I thought you'd say something like 'God says so'."
"That wouldn't be a good enough answer for you."
Zoe smiled for the first time since she found out her Grandma died. "You know me too well."
The precession went on for the rest of the day. Zoe heard about her Grandmother's life; from childhood to her final hours.
'I feel so guilty... how could I have been so angry at a lady who had so much to do in her life?'
Zoe continued to scold herself.
'It was wrong! How could anyone be so sick and twisted as to do that?'
The scene changes to Zoe, alone in her room.
'You spoiled little brat! How could you think of yourself before your own grandmother?!' Zoe scolded. 'All you could think of was yourself! You are such an {grass}!'
Zoe hit herself. She hit herself on the arm. She hit herself on the face. Zoe continued to pummel herself until her arms were too tired to hit. Tears were coming down her eyes.
'But I deserve these hits. I am horrible. I must punish myself.'
She didn't sleep. She didn't eat. Soon she was a frail, limp body.
"Zoe, you are seriously not eating enough." Kouji insisted. "You need to eat something."
"...I'm not hungry." Zoe lied.
"Stop. I know you are. Now eat something before you kill yourself."
"I'm NOT hungry!"
Zoe ran off. Kouji followed her. With the lack of food and abuse to herself, Zoe was no match to Kouji. She stopped, gasping for breath. "Zoe... you are not alright. Come on, I'll take you to the nurse."
"No... I'm fine..."
Kouji glared at her, annoyed. "Stop it. You are near death, and you're not even trying to save yourself."
Zoe did not answer. She seemed to be hallucinating. She was. Zoe saw her Grandmother, with an angry expression on her face. "No! GET AWAY!"
Zoe began to run. Running with all her might plus one. {Notice, her strength is nothing without energy and sleep}. "Zoe?" Kouji followed again.
They were far away from school. In fact, they had run off campus and into the city's more abandoned area. Zoe fell to the ground, collapsing under the lack of energy.
"Zoe?!"
Zoe was panting, gasping for air. Her body seemed limp and lifeless. Kouji touched her hand.
"Zoe... it's okay..."
"N-no..." Zoe whispered. "it's... its not..."
"What?"
Zoe suddenly froze up. {I mean, she stopped moving}. A darkness began to grow out of her back.
"What the {funk}?!"
It was another human body. It pulled itself out of Zoe and became it's own person.
"Who are you? What have you done to Zoe?!"
"I am Sorrow." the person whispered. This person had a soft voice, with a mournful tone. It looked like Zoe, except with a black skin-tight suit on. "And I am here to destroy Zoe."
"I won't allow you to hurt Zoe! You've already caused enough damage!"
"Then you will die with her."
Sorrow dodged forward and rammed Kouji in the stomach. "Uh!" Kouji held his stomach, gasping for air.
"Pathetic." Sorrow began to walk towards Zoe. She crouched down. "Zoe Orimoto? I am Sorrow, and I am here to rid of your pains and troubles."
"...Sorrow?" Zoe whispered.
"Yes?"
"...How will you do that?"
"I will do it in the most painless way."
Sorrow pulled out a gun. Kouji, meanwhile, had been throwing up.
"Take this. Hold it to your head and pull on the trigger. All you pains will be gone."
"...Suicide?" Zoe questioned.
"No. It is not suicide. It had a good reason. You were either to live a life of sorrow, or just die and be freed."
"...freedom?"
Kouji wiped the vomit away and looked to Zoe, who held the gun in her hand, pointing it at her head. "Zoe!" Kouji shouted. "Don't!"
"Do it," Sorrow urged. "You will be freed."
"Don't listen to her! She's evil!"
"I will tell you the true purpose of life; nothing. Life is useless. It is just here to make humans suffer. You can escape this, Zoe Orimoto! You can be released!"
"...Escape..." Zoe repeated. "release..."
Kouji finally reached Zoe. He pushed Sorrow away and kneeled before Zoe. "Zoe..." Kouji took a deep breath. "Life may be filled with pain, but I'd rather live it down with you then be dead."
Kouji's words seem to perk Zoe up. She blinked at him, then smiled. "...Kouji... that was so sweet..."
Zoe shot a glare at Sorrow.
"How dare you try to rid of me. Who are you, really?"
"I am Sorrow." Sorrow began. "Although, I am not human. It would be an insult to me if I was."
"What?!"
"What are you?" Kouji snapped.
"I had been a seed of Sorrow in the beginning. I lived within the bowels of your heart, Zoe Orimoto. I grew on your inner pains and struggles. I must admit, I was an early bloomer, because of your Grandmother's death."
'So that's what's been troubling her.' Kouji thought to himself.
"As I grew, I scattered more seeds within your heart, and they are growing as I speak. They will feed off your sorrow, and then sprout more seeds. They will continue to multiply until you are filled with them. Then more of me shall appear."
"That's disgusting." Zoe exclaimed.
"That's life, honey."
"Dispose of those seeds!" Kouji demanded. "Zoe is not an green house for your Sorrow!"
"Never."
Sorrow then stepped up to Zoe, who had been in fear all along. She touched her cheek, and Zoe shivered.
"Don't be afraid, Zoe Orimoto. You won't feel a single pain from my seedlings."
She drew her head closer. She kissed Zoe on the lips. "Puh!" Zoe muttered. She pushed the Sorrow away. "What the {funk}?! Lezbo!"
Sorrow then smiled as Zoe wiped her lips dry. Kouji looked a disgusted. "What the {funk} do you think you're doing?!" Kouji shouted.
"You might want to take a closer look at your friend." Sorrow smiled.
Kouji looked at Zoe, who was now lying on the ground, paralyzed. "What have you done to her?"
"I am not gay or a lesbian. I only gave her the 'Kiss of Death'."
"You what?!"
"Although, for us Sorrows, our kisses paralyze the souls of human beings. Not only do they paralyze, but they supply agony in their paralyzed state."
"So she is-"
"As good as in {heck}."
Meanwhile, Zoe was in another world. This world was bland and colorless. Everything was dark and gray. "Where am I?" Zoe asked.
There was an ocean side nearby. She was on a beach. There was a cave nearby. Zoe continued to walk.
"What the?!"
She looked down, and saw she had tripped on a decaying body.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
Zoe tried to run. She bumped into something.
"Wha?"
It was a wall of televisions.
"What?"
Each one showed a different moment when Zoe was pained. From the popular crowd to the Chaos. Each one of them ended in a depressing mood.
'...That happened... I remember it...'
She sat down, tranced by the visions of her past.
'I was so horrible...'
The depression returned to Zoe, and the Sorrow plants began to thrive on it.
'How could I?'
After what seemed like hours (which was only two minutes), Zoe became unparalyzed. She sat up, and saw Lobomon fighting Sorrow.
"Uh?"
"Zoe? You're awake?" Lobomon gasped. "Good. You've got to help me fight Sorrow."
"I can't do anything but make the battle worst." Zoe whispered.
"What?"
"If I help you fight, I'll only be weighing you down."
"No you won't. Now help me! She is very strong!"
"I'm sorry."
Zoe only sat and watched as Kouji tried to defend against Sorrow's extreme attacks. "Zoe! You've got to help me!"
"I am horrible. Where is that gun?"
"NO!" Lobomon shouted. He turned away, which Sorrow used to her advantage. She punched him to the ground. "UH!"
Lobomon converted to Kouji. At the same time, Takuya walked by.
"Kouji?" Takuya gasped. "What's going on?"
"Takuya... Zoe has this weird thing called Sorrow in her that is causing her to be depressed... and you're partly to blame."
"What?"
Takuya saw Zoe, who was sitting in a scared trance. "You've got to do something! I can't stand up to Sorrow alone."
"I... I made Zoe suicidal... now she won't even try anymore..."
"Yeah..."
Takuya walked into Zoe's sight. Her eyes flickered and turned to him. "Forgive me Zoe! I have wronged you, and forced you to your dismay. Please! Forgive me!"
Takuya then evolved into Agunimon. "Pyro Darts!" he shouted.
Sorrow deflected the attacks, which headed straight at Takuya.
"Uh!"
He turned back into Takuya, who lay in defeat in front of Zoe. He gasped for air and looked to her.
"Please... forgive me!"
Zoe's sorrow decreased enough to revive her. "Takuya..." Zoe whispered. "I forgive you."
Takuya stood up with the help of Zoe. "Friends?"
"Friends."
Then Zoe and Takuya glared at Sorrow. "You think you've won? Let's try THREE on one!"
"BEAST SPIRIT EVOLUTION!" Takuya, Kouji, and Zoe shouted.
"Burning Greymon!" Takuya shouted.
"Kendo Garurumon!" Kouji cried.
"Zephyrmon!" Zoe finished.
They all charged at Sorrow. "Pyro Pummel!" Takuya shouted. He punched at Sorrow with flaming hands. She pushed them away.
"Howling Star!" Kouji cried. He sped towards Sorrow, in hopes of ramming her. She jumped out of the way.
"Hah!" Zoe exclaimed as she thrusted wind at Sorrow. Sorrow simply walked through it.
"We can't attack her alone!" Burning Greymon declared. "We have to work together!"
"Right." Kouji and Zoe agreed.
"Wildfire Tsunami!""Lupine Laser!""Thurmeane Gale!" they shouted in unison.
All three attacks hit Sorrow at once. She should have been defeated. She wasn't.
"No way!" Takuya gasped.
"She lived?!" Zoe added.
"Impossible!" Kouji declared.
"Wrong." Sorrow replied. "And now I shall destroy all three of you."
She extended her arms out and formed 180ยบ {Alt + 187}. A dark circle emerged, growing ever wider. It burned away the Warriors' armor when touching them.
"Ah!" Zoe groaned.
"{Poo}!" Takuya hissed.
"Uh..." Kouji muttered.
They stood with a few chunks of their armor melted, dripping down the rest of their armor. The circle depleted.
"And I can do that to the rest of your body." Sorrow threatened. "So stand down and allow me to take the soul of Zoe Orimoto!"
"Never!" Takuya shouted. Before Sorrow could react, Takuya flamed up and threw himself at her. He punched away at her body, head on. Scorch marks were left on Sorrow's body.
"She's distracted," Kouji began. "Zoe, we can attack her from the back and destroy her."
"Right." Zoe replied. They snuck around behind her while Takuya fought bravely.
"HAAAA!" Takuya screamed.
"Dead-" Sorrow began. "Ahssssh!"
"HAAAAAAA!"
From behind, Zoe attacked Sorrow by forcing wind onto her.
"{Funk}!" Sorrow screamed. She then was bounced backwards by Takuya's flaming fists.
"Lupine Laser!" Kouji growled. It busted a hole through Sorrow's body.
"GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Sorrow wailed.
She fell to the ground, her arms extended.
"You have not won yet!"
A darkness grew around her body, and covered the ground. Just then, Zoe felt her body acting queer. "Wuh?!" Zoe gasped.
A dark form of Zephyrmon emerged from her body. "A seed of Sorrow?!" Kouji gasped. "How did it grow so fast?"
"With the power of my mother." the Dark Zephyrmon replied simply. "Now, my sisters! GROW!"
The combined power of the Sorrows helped the seeds grow. They forced Zoe to collapse to the ground. More followed. Soon there was hundreds of Sorrows, each a little worn out from reproducing and helping their sisters grow.
"NOW MY SEEDLINGS! DESTROY THE LEGENDARY WARRIORS!" Sorrow ordered.
Dark Zephyrmon charged at Zoe and her fellow Warriors. "Everyone! We have to assassinate each one of them!" Takuya shouted.
"There's too many!" Zoe exclaimed. "It's a ton to three!"
"We have to try!" Kouji exclaimed.
They tried to fight. They tried their hardest, but they couldn't win.
Takuya and Kouji collapsed to the ground in their human forms. Zoe remained, but now as Kazemon from the life-threatening fight. "I can't hold on!" Zoe warned. "Guys... save yourselves..."
"No. We will stand by your side!" Kouji declared. "Even if we do die!"
He stood next to her, fighting as strong as he could. Takuya followed, but they still were hopelessly outnumbered, not to mention out-powered. Just then, Amy, Jan, and Tony appeared. They had been walking around.
"Is that Takuya?" Jan asked. "And Kouji Minamoto?"
"What are they doing?" Tony asked. "And what's up with all those... things?"
"I dunno, but they look like they're in trouble..."
"What's that thing with wings?" Amy asked. "It's so pretty! Even if it IS fighting."
"Yeah..."
"Hey Takuya! What's up g?" Tony shouted.
"Tony! Get away! These things'll kill you!" Takuya warned.
"Hah. I doubt these things wit wings can kill ME."
"I ain't playin' man. These things want to kill Zoe."
"Zoe? I don't see her."
"Erh... did I say Zoe? I meant... my toe... er... ey!"
"Is that fairy thing Zoe?" Jan asked.
"Yes, now get away!" Kouji shouted.
Tony and Jan walked away, but Amy stood.
"Are you death? I said GET AWAY!"
"Zoe?" Amy called.
Just at that moment, Kazemon twirled around and kicked away the circle of Dark Zephyrmon that tried to gang up on her.
"Whoa..." Amy looked completely awestruck. {Lemme take that back} Amy was awestruck.
A few Dark Zephyrmon depleted. Kouji and Takuya took their fractual codes so Zoe could continue the fight.
'I was so mean to her... and she's been saving the world...'
Amy watched as Kazemon attempted to fend off eight Dark Zephyrmon.
'She can't get them all!' Amy gasped. She ran up and defended Zoe. "Get away from Zoe you {fem dog}!"
"Amy?!" Kazemon gasped. Amy knew it really was Zoe, as Kazemon's voice was similar to Zoe's.
"I am so sorry Zoe. Now let's kick some {grass}."
"Thank you... that's all I wanted to hear."
Just then, Kazemon turned to Zoe.
"What the..."
"Zoe!" Kouji shouted. "DNA!"
"Right!"
"DNA Digivolution!"
They stood together. A golden light glowed. So bright that it couldn't be penetrated without the penetrater being blinded. Then came the Digimon. {And now I'm gonna give it a lame little name!}
"Faith!" {Yes, that's right. Just Faith. No mon. Faith isn't a monster.}
Faith stepped forward. It took hold of its staff and swung it forward. It revolved around in a circle, destroying all the Dark Zephyrmon. Only Sorrow stood.
"You will not live to see another day, Sorrow! Staff of a Thousand Angels!"
The golden light burned away Sorrow, and forced it to turn into a cluster of data.
"Fractual Code! Digitize!"
Sorrow had been defeated.
"We won!" Zoe gasped in joy.
"Don't party yet!" a voice boomed.
"What?!"
Then the Z-Reaper appeared.
"No way! We defeated the Chaos!"
"You never defeated me you {funkin} {fem dog}! And you never will! Sorrow could not defeat you, but I will!"
"Not when I'm around!" Amy shouted.
"Amy?! Impossible! You are not Zoe's friend! You are Zoe's enemy!"
"You're wrong then! I am Zoe's friend, and I will not allow you to hurt her!"
"Gah! Fine then. You shall be destroyed!"
The Chaos extended its red cords at Amy. It seemed like she would be destroyed, until Faith leapt forward, and chopped it away with its sword.
"I see you have learned to control your power. But I have learned to harness my power and have new strength!"
Z-Reaper then glowed a bloody red. Cords bursted out from all over its body, covered in orange goo. It grabbed hold of every person there.
"Uh!" Takuya groaned.
"Ah!" Amy screamed.
"Amy!" Zoe gasped. "Takuya!"
Even Faith had been grabbed, but Zoe seemed to have no care about the pain that she had. "We have to save them." Kouji declared.
"ZK-Phaser!" Faith shouted. The shot could not destroy the bindings. "What?!"
"Don't you listen?" Chaos laughed. "I am now stronger than ever! You cannot destroy these cords!"
"Uh!"
Zoe could only watch as Takuya and Amy, who were just humans, being strangled to their death. "Guh!" Takuya gargled. Blood began to seep up from his throat and into his mouth. {Ewww...}
"Zoe!" Amy screamed.
Zoe's rage empowered Faith. "LEAVE THEM ALONE!" Faith screamed. Suddenly, Faith was able to snap the bindings. It drew its staff and cut away the cords.
It was now deep night. Takuya dropped to the ground, blood spewing from his mouth. He spit it out. Amy helped him out. Zoe was angry now.
"EMOTIONS ARE NOT A GAME!" Zoe screamed from deep within Faith. Everyone could hear her. "YOU TOYED WITH MINES! YOU MESSED WITH FRIENDS! YOU MESSED WITH PEOPLE I LOVE! I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO PLAY THIS GAME ANYMORE!"
"STAFF OF A THOUSAND ANGELS!" Faith shouted afterwards.
The staff glowed so bright. It blinded Amy and Takuya for a while. Chaos found it agonizing, as it's new power was darkness, and light was its weakness. "Gah..."
Amy and Takuya's eyes adjusted. Tony and Jan decided to see what was going on. They gasped.
"Jan! Tony! You have to help us fight!" Amy shouted.
"Aite. Let's get this goin."
The bodies of Tony, Jan, Takuya, and Amy glowed. They were helping Faith charge up.
"We're with you all the way Faith!" Amy shouted.
"Kick Chaos's {butt} you guys!" Takuya encouraged.
"Right." Faith replied.
The attack seemed to get stronger and stronger, and even the atmosphere around Faith was dangerous to the darkness. Inside, Zoe held Kouji hand. They both had a stern, serious look on their face. They were both going to play God to Chaos.
"Chaos, you are no more."
The golden light encased Chaos, and destroyed it bit by bit. Within Faith, Zoe and Kouji felt the impact on them as well.
"It burns..." Zoe winced.
"Victory comes at a price..." Kouji replied, but the pain was inflicted on him as well.
The Chaos screamed in agony and disappeared. Faith had won.
Faith turned back into Zoe and Kouji, who were wearing tattered clothes now; Kouji shirt was as good as gone. The two collapsed to the ground.
"Zoe! Kouji! Are you okay?" Amy asked.
"...I could use some improvement..." Zoe smiled. She rolled over so she faced up. "You okay, Kouji?"
"I'll be good in a few minutes." Kouji replied.
"Good. Then you can carry me."
Kouji grinned and sat up. "You owe me."
"Not on your life." Zoe giggled. She sat up and hugged Kouji. "Thank you."
Amy, Jan, and Tony were all in a circle, talking. Then Amy turned around. "Zoe, I have something to say."
"Hmmm?"
"I'm sorry." Amy sighed. "You risked your life for me, and I was so mean to you... why?"
"Because I can't just watch someone get hurt. Even if the person deserved it."
"Listen... I really feel bad about what I did... can you forgive me?"
Zoe could sense the sincerity in Amy's voice. "Yeah. Friends?"
"Friends."
The shook hands and smiled. The sun rose...
'The wind has found its friend...' Zoe smiled.
Epilogue by MND12ag0n!~
The following day, Zoe knew she had real friends. In fact, she wasn't low anymore, and was EXTREMELY popular since she was kind and friendly, 'cause people finally saw her for who she really was.
Takuya, on the other hand, was outcasted for being so cruel to Zoe. Serves him right. :-p (I'm gonna run away before you Takuya fans come and beat me to a bloody pulp). Zoe, being the kind hearted girl she is, helped Takuya gain a LITTLE popularity.
Kouji had stayed faithful and stood by Zoe through high school. Although they did get separated during College, Kouji returned to Zoe's life later on. The truth is, Kouji was still loyal to her, and they eventually got married after College.
Zoe turned out to be a social worker and teacher. Kouji became a Kendo teacher and cop in the K-9 Unit. Takuya went through a lot of different jobs. First he became an auto racer, then a mechanic. He later went back to College and became a lawyer, and later a judge.
Kouji and Zoe had two children; a boy named Kenji and a girl named Sarah. Kouji and Zoe died in a airplane crash, and were 87.
~Last Thoughts~
Oh yeah, you might be wondering why JP and Tommy weren't in the story. It was because Tommy had always been younger than they had, and JP... let's just say JP died when he choked on a cheese puff. (Runs from JP fans).
The End! (You must be thinking, "THANK GOD IT'S FINALLY OVER!")
R&R! Was this better than Soul Spirit, or should it be wiped off the face of Earth? Hehehe. You decide.
