So here is chapter 5, sorry that it took a while. I've been really busy with school stuff and I still am, so it's going to take a while for me to update from now on. I would also like to thank all of you for the reviews. Just want to warn you that I am not good at action scenes (This isn't really an action scene to tell you the truth) and stuff (Example would be the Prologue :P) So if it's bad, I sincerely apologize. And now on to the Disclaimer!

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or any of it's characters.

Mask of Deception

Chapter 5: Mice in the Sewers

Sewers of Kyoriyoku Enterprise

Saturday, 9:00 sharp!

After being briefed by the two large men inside the van, Tai was suited up and ready to go. He opened the lid that led into the sewers and carefully went down the cold metal ladder. When he got down, he looked around for any movement and listened out for any sound that might be suspicious. He started to walk when he heard a big "THUMP!" followed by a groan of pain. It came from none other than Soshii. He had slipped off of the last step and fell to the ground, bottom first.

"Sh…" Came Tai's irritated voice.

"Sorry" Soshii whispered back apologetically.

They both crept down the sewers, following the dark tunnels, in the direction that they had been told to.

~~~~~*15 minutes earlier*~~~~~

"Glad that you could make it Yagami-san. Welcome to Odaiba. Oh and hi Sozoshii."

"The formalities can wait till after the job is done. What is the current situation?" Tai asked the two men.

"Half an hour before you got here, there was a report of a break in at Kyoriyoku Enterprise, and the guy over there," He gestured to the man with the gun in the clearing, "said that they stole something, but we are still unsure of what it is."

"I thought that Kyoriyoku was well known for its security system and that it was impossible for anyone to break in." Soshii inquired.

"That is true, and we are still puzzled at how they could get past the system and steal an Item without anyones notice." One of the guards told Soshii.

"If they stole it without notice, how come there are a million police out there?"

"Apparently, it looks like these criminals started the whole thing by themselves and are making demands."

"So…what are we supposed to do?" Tai asked, awaiting his task.

"They are currently, as you can see, holding the owner hostage until they get their demands. This is just your basic 'search' mission, nothing complicated. Find out as much as you can. You have to go in through the sewer system to avoid the police. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir!" Tai and Soshii said in unison.

~~~~~*Back to the present*~~~~~

They finally came up to their exit out of the sewer, and into Kyoriyoku. Tai and Soshii heaved at the lid that was covering over top and climbed out of the sewer.

When Tai looked around, he noticed that they were inside of a storeroom, used to dump out garbage and waste. It was full of old food, and grease everywhere. He figured that it was the storage room of the company's cafeteria.

He walked to the door and opened it, discovering that it wasn't locked. He came to the conclusion, that some of the men might have escaped through the sewers. They then proceeded their way through the building.

They came across a dark, long hall, lined with numerous doors and passages that led to more halls. The floor was enormous. Tai looked around the hall, deciding where to go next. He spotted a door that was slightly ajar and had a very faint blue light flowing out from the space the door left. He cautiously made his way to the door, with Soshii right behind him, so close in fact, that when Tai stopped in front of the door, He bumped into him. Tai was very irritated, but kept it to himself. 'TK was a way better partner than he is, or ever will be.' Tai thought and smiled as he thought of his old friend. 'I wonder how he's doing.'

They both entered the room to find that it was full of big equipment and many electronics. They followed the source of light that they saw earlier and found that they were looking at a computer monitor. Tai noticed that the monitor displayed a box. He took a closer look and saw that it said, "File deletion complete."

Tai looked at the screen with a puzzled look. "What the heck is this supposed to mean?" he said to no one in particular. "What is what supposed to mean?" Sozoshii said.

"Look over here." Taichi said, showing Soshii the box.

"hmm…" Was all that Soshii said.

"Well?"

"Looks like they deleted something." Soshii said.

"no, you think?" Tai said in a sarcastic voice.

"Just give me a sec." Sozoshii said as he took a seat in front of the computer. He started typing and scanning the screen. Then he finally said. "It looks like they took a program. Not any program though. Whatever they took was something big, really big."

"Is there any way to get it back?" Tai asked.

"Unfortunately not." Soshii said.

"Guess we found out what they stole. Well, sort of. Anyway, do you think we should give the cops a hand with the guy out front?"

"I guess so."

"Did you bring the equiptment?"

"Of coarse"

"Then lets go."

Tai positioned his self behind a window where he could get a clear shot, while Sozoshii got the equipment ready.

"You sure you don't want to do the honors?" Tai asked Sozoshii.

"Oh no, I couldn't. I'm not to good at sniping." What he didn't know was that Tai wasn't either.

Tai was never as good at sniping as TK. TK always had a keen eye and could hit anything with complete accuracy, weather it was a sniper riffle or a baseball, the kid never missed. Tai however, although he had a good hitting rate, missed quite a lot too. That is why he always left the sniping to TK.

Tai opened the window to get a clear shot, then put his eye to the scope, took a deep breath and gulped before he took his shot. Tai was still debating where he should shoot. He could hit the guy, but if he didn't hit him in the right spot, the man would probably kill the hostage so he decided to wait for a sign.

He stayed there, patiently watching. The man paced a few steps with his gun still pointed at the hostage. Tai had to admit that it looked quit comical watching the man move and make gestures when he couldn't hear what he was saying below.

Finally the man started yelling out of frustration. He lifted his gun from the hostage and held it up to the sky. Tai saw this as his chance, so he shot at the man. Sadly he missed, but somehow, no one noticed the bullet, probably because the guy was still shouting. Tai took another deep breath and then shot again, this time hitting the target, the man's gun.

The gun flew far away and the man fell to the ground clutching his hand. Tai and Soshii melted back to the shadows and left the building while the cops outside went forward to seize the man.

"Mission accomplished. Good job…" He paused for a second because he was about to say "TK" but caught himself and quickly said, "Soshii."

When he got home that night, he dropped onto his couch, when he realized that he had a message on his answering machine. He lazily lifted his arm from it's resting place, and pushed the button to play the message. A deep voice came onto the machine that Tai recognized as the man from earlier that day (the man on the TV).

"Subordinate Yagami, a car will be sent to pick you up tomorrow at 9:00 AM sharp. That is all."

Tai let out a small groan and then fell asleep on the couch.

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So…? How was it? So sorry if the chapter wasn't that exciting, I know that I made it sound urgent but… I had nothing to write about :P I'm not that creative. Have any ideas for the story? Post it in the review section. One more thing. I cant seem to decide on what car to give Tai. I'm thinking of a BMW Z3, but I'm still unsure. If you know any cool sports cars please post that up to. Cya in the next chapter!!