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Okay, this is going to be a short and sad chapter. So R&R, and flames are welcome.
The Digisword
Chapter 11: A Mother's Tear
"I won't believe that he's dead," cried Matt. It was the day after the defeat of the dark Kimeramon. The sun was shining brightly, there was a light breeze blowing through the park, birds were singing, the laughter of children playing could be heard from all around. Yet this day seemed dark for a certain blonde rockstar. "It's not possible! TK's been through a lot more than a Dokugumon to be killed by one!"
"Matt, calm down," said Sora. "Listen, Mimi's coming back tomorrow. We can straighten things out then, okay?"
"Yeah, fine," Matt muttered. He got up and left.
'Poor Matt,' thought Sora. 'Ever since he learned of TK's death, he's been so distant from the rest of us.'
"We're still gonna have to tell Ms. Takaishi," Tai said from behind her.
Sora nodded. "It's just, he was such a happy kid. Kind, gentle, full of life. Now, it's hard to believe he was killed."
"I can't believe it either," sighed Tai. "Now I'm really worried about Kari. She loved TK, and it's so obvious that he loved her too. But now, it's just so confusing."
"I know, Tai," Sora told him. "I once thought I loved Matt, but then he just became so distant when we talked about Mimi. I knew he had feelings for her over me. Now, I'm not even sure if Mimi can cheer him up."
There was a long pause. "Sora, let's take a walk, just to get our minds off this. How 'bout a hot dog, on me." Sora heaved a sigh, and nodded, still thinking about the incident the day before.
~~Ken's House~~
Ken looked at TK's hat on his table. He had invited Davis, Yolei, and Cody to come over for dinner and talk about recent events. Ken sighed. TK was dead, and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Ken? KEN?!" called Yolei.
"Huh?"
"You've been like this all day, Ken. What's wrong?" asked Cody.
"I can't help but think how much of TK's death was my fault," said Ken.
"Don't say that," Davis told him. "You couldn't have done anything for him."
"I should've been the one to go to the Dark Ocean, not him," Ken told them. "Daemon wanted ME. He didn't want TK. If I had gone, then TK would still be here, and he wouldn't have..."
"Shut up right there, Ken," Yolei demanded. "TK went on his own free will. He went for Kari, and succeeded in deleting Daemon."
"And look what happened as a result," Ken sighed. "Now, there's a new digimon emperor reeking havoc upon Tokyo. Millions of people can die because of this, Yolei. If I had gone and died, there would be no reason for such suffering to occur!"
"Don't you dare say that, Ken!" yelled Davis. "Don't you even think about throwing your life away like that! You know what TK would think if you did? Exactly what you're thinking now! TK gave up his life for this, Ken. He went, and there is absolutely nothing you can do to change that! What matters now is how to beat Neo-Emperor and his dark army."
"Davis is right, Ken." said Minimon. "It's not your fault and we have to worry about the present, not the past."
"I'm hungry," said DemiVeemon, changing the subject. Poromon and Upamon glared at him. Ken chuckled a little, and then looked back at TK's hat.
'I may be imagining this,' thought Ken. 'But I get the strangest feeling that TK isn't dead...' Right then, the phone began to ring. "I'll get it!" called Ken.
"Hello? Ichijouji Residence."
^Hey Ken. This is Izzy. I'm holding a meeting at my house in about an hour. I want you to bring Davis, Yolei and Cody with you.^
"No problem, Izzy. Have you called Tai and the others yet?"
^Yeah, they're on their way.~
"Okay, Izzy. See you in an hour."
^Bye!^ *Click*
"Who was that, honey?" asked Mrs. Ichijouji.
"Oh, my friend, Izzy, is holding an emergency weekend computer club meeting, and I'm bringing my friends. It's in an hour, so I'll be getting ready."
"Okay, Ken. Have fun!"
Ken walked back into his room, where Davis, Yolei, and Cody were playing Go Fish. "Got any threes, Yolei?" asked Davis.
"NO!"
"You're supposed to say 'Go Fish'. Do you have a problem with this game? You haven't gotten it right since Christmas."
"Ugh. Oh, hi Ken!" she said, Changing her tone. "Who was it?"
"Izzy. We have a meeting to attend in about an hour, so I suggest we get ready."
"Um, okay," said Cody. "I was getting tired of Yolei's yelling anyway."
"HEY!"
Later...
"So, what's the big emergency?" asked Tai.
"Two things, Tai. First off, I've been getting the data of Neo-Emperor's actions in the Digital World. It appears that he has several henchmen, and not to mention thuosands of flunkies. His army is huge, guys. Plus, I found the identities of his top servants."
"And they would be..." muttered Matt.
"First, as you know, is Devimon. He's also got LadyDevimon, Phantomon, DemiDevimon (not like I'm concerned about him), SkullMeramon, MarineDevimon, and SkullSatamon on his side. His large army, however, appears to consist mostly of Bakemon, Devidramon, and Vilemon."
"Okay. And what the second thing you want to tell us?" asked Davis, bored.
"Well, I thought we should all go together to break the news to Ms. Takaishi."
"WHAT?" yelled Yolei.
"No way! I'd rather go fight BlackWargreymon again rather than tell TK's mother about what happened!" Davis told him.
"She has to know," said Ken. "It's hard, I know. But this can't go on. It would break her heart even more if TK never came home and she didn't know what happened to him."
"Ken's right," sighed Cody. "Let's go tell her. TK would want us to." Everyone nodded glumly, and left for the Takaishi's residence.
~~TK's apartment~~
Nancy Takaishi typed on her computer, trying to finish her report on the recent Digimon attacks. She looked at her clock. It was 7. 'Where are you, TK?' she wondered as she typed. Just then, the doorbell rang. 'That must be him,' she thought. She walked over and opened the door to find Davis and the others standing there.
"Oh, hello, kids," she smiled.
"Good evening Ms. Takaishi," everyone greeted in unison.
"I'm sorry, if you're here to see TK, he's not home at the moment."
"We know," frowned Ken. Nancy looked at him curiously. "Ms. Takaishi, may we come in and speak to you?"
"Of course," she said, allowing the nine digidestined inside.
As the group sat down, Nancy walked over. "So, what is it that you wished to speak to me about?"
"Ms. Takaishi," Sora began. "You've been a wonderful person, and we'd like to thank you for raising your son so well."
"Um, you're welcome, but, what's that got to do with anything?"
"Ms. Takaishi, TK's one of the bravest and noblest people we know," said Tai. "But your son...he's..."
"Hurt?" asked Ms. Takaishi. "Is he okay? Where is he?"
"No, Ms. Takaishi," Izzy told her. "Your son is...dead..." Nancy felt this as an arrow that shot through her heart.
"You're joking, right? He's not dead, is he?" Ken sighed and took out his hat and handed it to her. Nancy took it and held it to her heart.
"I'm so sorry, mom," sobbed Matt. "He was a great kid. He sacrificed himself to save Kari." Nancy broke down and began to cry as well.
"Ms. Takaishi, we are sorry to be the ones to have told you this, but he's gone," said Yolei.
"He died so Kari could live. The same way my father died," Cody told her.
"No, you did the right thing in telling," sobbed Nancy. "Thank you all. I'm proud that my son made friends with all of you."
"Well, we have to head home now," said Davis. "So, goodbye."
"Goodbye Ms. Takaishi!" said everyone, as they left through the apartment door. Nancy got up and looked at a framed picture of her son.
"TK, I'm proud of you," she said to herself. "For how you died, and for having great friends." A tear dropped from the mother's eye and fell on TK's face.
*I wouldn't call this a cliffhanger, but I'll say that it is the end of the chapter. The next chapter will be in the Digital World, so it's not over yet! It's gonna be a looooooooooong story. Please Review!
Okay, this is going to be a short and sad chapter. So R&R, and flames are welcome.
The Digisword
Chapter 11: A Mother's Tear
"I won't believe that he's dead," cried Matt. It was the day after the defeat of the dark Kimeramon. The sun was shining brightly, there was a light breeze blowing through the park, birds were singing, the laughter of children playing could be heard from all around. Yet this day seemed dark for a certain blonde rockstar. "It's not possible! TK's been through a lot more than a Dokugumon to be killed by one!"
"Matt, calm down," said Sora. "Listen, Mimi's coming back tomorrow. We can straighten things out then, okay?"
"Yeah, fine," Matt muttered. He got up and left.
'Poor Matt,' thought Sora. 'Ever since he learned of TK's death, he's been so distant from the rest of us.'
"We're still gonna have to tell Ms. Takaishi," Tai said from behind her.
Sora nodded. "It's just, he was such a happy kid. Kind, gentle, full of life. Now, it's hard to believe he was killed."
"I can't believe it either," sighed Tai. "Now I'm really worried about Kari. She loved TK, and it's so obvious that he loved her too. But now, it's just so confusing."
"I know, Tai," Sora told him. "I once thought I loved Matt, but then he just became so distant when we talked about Mimi. I knew he had feelings for her over me. Now, I'm not even sure if Mimi can cheer him up."
There was a long pause. "Sora, let's take a walk, just to get our minds off this. How 'bout a hot dog, on me." Sora heaved a sigh, and nodded, still thinking about the incident the day before.
~~Ken's House~~
Ken looked at TK's hat on his table. He had invited Davis, Yolei, and Cody to come over for dinner and talk about recent events. Ken sighed. TK was dead, and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Ken? KEN?!" called Yolei.
"Huh?"
"You've been like this all day, Ken. What's wrong?" asked Cody.
"I can't help but think how much of TK's death was my fault," said Ken.
"Don't say that," Davis told him. "You couldn't have done anything for him."
"I should've been the one to go to the Dark Ocean, not him," Ken told them. "Daemon wanted ME. He didn't want TK. If I had gone, then TK would still be here, and he wouldn't have..."
"Shut up right there, Ken," Yolei demanded. "TK went on his own free will. He went for Kari, and succeeded in deleting Daemon."
"And look what happened as a result," Ken sighed. "Now, there's a new digimon emperor reeking havoc upon Tokyo. Millions of people can die because of this, Yolei. If I had gone and died, there would be no reason for such suffering to occur!"
"Don't you dare say that, Ken!" yelled Davis. "Don't you even think about throwing your life away like that! You know what TK would think if you did? Exactly what you're thinking now! TK gave up his life for this, Ken. He went, and there is absolutely nothing you can do to change that! What matters now is how to beat Neo-Emperor and his dark army."
"Davis is right, Ken." said Minimon. "It's not your fault and we have to worry about the present, not the past."
"I'm hungry," said DemiVeemon, changing the subject. Poromon and Upamon glared at him. Ken chuckled a little, and then looked back at TK's hat.
'I may be imagining this,' thought Ken. 'But I get the strangest feeling that TK isn't dead...' Right then, the phone began to ring. "I'll get it!" called Ken.
"Hello? Ichijouji Residence."
^Hey Ken. This is Izzy. I'm holding a meeting at my house in about an hour. I want you to bring Davis, Yolei and Cody with you.^
"No problem, Izzy. Have you called Tai and the others yet?"
^Yeah, they're on their way.~
"Okay, Izzy. See you in an hour."
^Bye!^ *Click*
"Who was that, honey?" asked Mrs. Ichijouji.
"Oh, my friend, Izzy, is holding an emergency weekend computer club meeting, and I'm bringing my friends. It's in an hour, so I'll be getting ready."
"Okay, Ken. Have fun!"
Ken walked back into his room, where Davis, Yolei, and Cody were playing Go Fish. "Got any threes, Yolei?" asked Davis.
"NO!"
"You're supposed to say 'Go Fish'. Do you have a problem with this game? You haven't gotten it right since Christmas."
"Ugh. Oh, hi Ken!" she said, Changing her tone. "Who was it?"
"Izzy. We have a meeting to attend in about an hour, so I suggest we get ready."
"Um, okay," said Cody. "I was getting tired of Yolei's yelling anyway."
"HEY!"
Later...
"So, what's the big emergency?" asked Tai.
"Two things, Tai. First off, I've been getting the data of Neo-Emperor's actions in the Digital World. It appears that he has several henchmen, and not to mention thuosands of flunkies. His army is huge, guys. Plus, I found the identities of his top servants."
"And they would be..." muttered Matt.
"First, as you know, is Devimon. He's also got LadyDevimon, Phantomon, DemiDevimon (not like I'm concerned about him), SkullMeramon, MarineDevimon, and SkullSatamon on his side. His large army, however, appears to consist mostly of Bakemon, Devidramon, and Vilemon."
"Okay. And what the second thing you want to tell us?" asked Davis, bored.
"Well, I thought we should all go together to break the news to Ms. Takaishi."
"WHAT?" yelled Yolei.
"No way! I'd rather go fight BlackWargreymon again rather than tell TK's mother about what happened!" Davis told him.
"She has to know," said Ken. "It's hard, I know. But this can't go on. It would break her heart even more if TK never came home and she didn't know what happened to him."
"Ken's right," sighed Cody. "Let's go tell her. TK would want us to." Everyone nodded glumly, and left for the Takaishi's residence.
~~TK's apartment~~
Nancy Takaishi typed on her computer, trying to finish her report on the recent Digimon attacks. She looked at her clock. It was 7. 'Where are you, TK?' she wondered as she typed. Just then, the doorbell rang. 'That must be him,' she thought. She walked over and opened the door to find Davis and the others standing there.
"Oh, hello, kids," she smiled.
"Good evening Ms. Takaishi," everyone greeted in unison.
"I'm sorry, if you're here to see TK, he's not home at the moment."
"We know," frowned Ken. Nancy looked at him curiously. "Ms. Takaishi, may we come in and speak to you?"
"Of course," she said, allowing the nine digidestined inside.
As the group sat down, Nancy walked over. "So, what is it that you wished to speak to me about?"
"Ms. Takaishi," Sora began. "You've been a wonderful person, and we'd like to thank you for raising your son so well."
"Um, you're welcome, but, what's that got to do with anything?"
"Ms. Takaishi, TK's one of the bravest and noblest people we know," said Tai. "But your son...he's..."
"Hurt?" asked Ms. Takaishi. "Is he okay? Where is he?"
"No, Ms. Takaishi," Izzy told her. "Your son is...dead..." Nancy felt this as an arrow that shot through her heart.
"You're joking, right? He's not dead, is he?" Ken sighed and took out his hat and handed it to her. Nancy took it and held it to her heart.
"I'm so sorry, mom," sobbed Matt. "He was a great kid. He sacrificed himself to save Kari." Nancy broke down and began to cry as well.
"Ms. Takaishi, we are sorry to be the ones to have told you this, but he's gone," said Yolei.
"He died so Kari could live. The same way my father died," Cody told her.
"No, you did the right thing in telling," sobbed Nancy. "Thank you all. I'm proud that my son made friends with all of you."
"Well, we have to head home now," said Davis. "So, goodbye."
"Goodbye Ms. Takaishi!" said everyone, as they left through the apartment door. Nancy got up and looked at a framed picture of her son.
"TK, I'm proud of you," she said to herself. "For how you died, and for having great friends." A tear dropped from the mother's eye and fell on TK's face.
*I wouldn't call this a cliffhanger, but I'll say that it is the end of the chapter. The next chapter will be in the Digital World, so it's not over yet! It's gonna be a looooooooooong story. Please Review!