31. Who is he?

Takeru: " After learning of the Kaisers trap. Setup just in case we did fine Taichi and Sora in his secret hideaway prison. We were all shocked, that made us even more determined to rescue Sora and Taichi as soon as we could. So that leaves us with the same question from before who is the Kaiser in real life?"

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FURUSUPIIDO de mawari hajimeta SUTOORII

Akaku daichi someageru

Chikyuugi ni wa garandou ni natta PARADAISU

Bokura no te de sukuidasou

Hateshinaku tsuzuku sakamichi o

Ima omoikiri kakenukete Far Away yayayaya….

Tachiagare! Yuusha wa boku no naka ni iru

Sobietatsu TAAGETTO makeru wake ni wa ikanai

Moegare! Kodou wa mune o kogashiteru

Wasurerareta ashita torimodoshini ikun da

Atsui BATORU okose!!

A week after….

Takeru was walking home back from school, passing by the soccer field when a stray ball came flying out of no where and hit him in the back  just off his shoulder. He turned quickly and saw a boy coming toward him. "I'm sorry," He said he bent down to pick up the ball which had rolled the opposite direction when it hit Takeru.

"Sorry? Where were you aiming?" he question voice raised, a little ticked off.

"Like I said sorry," He replied Takeru frowned at him.

"Watch where your hitting the bal next time," He said quite angry.

"I'll see you tonight." He whispered as he watch Takeru walk away," Fool," He muttered.

"Takeru? Who was that? And why were you so angry?" Patamon questioned from inside the duffle bag.

"The guy hit me in the back  with a soccer ball. How can I not be angry and I don't know, some smart ass," He grumbled.

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later in the day….

"Anything to report guys," Koushiro asked them. 

"Nope. Nothing, but work and work and work," Jyou said quietly and he put his duffel bag of books down on to the floor next to his chair.

Catherine shifted in her seat as if she was uncomfortable, "Well, may I put a suggestion on the table?" she wondered, "If the trap is laid out like that we have no choice but to put they lives at risk to save them we got our digimon who can get through the metal. That the Kaiser says is surrounding there enclosement underground."

Yamato growled giving her the a stare, a angry stare, "No,"  he stood up now, "There is no way in hell that we will do that!" he shouted at her.

"Oh!? How do you supposed we rescue them!" Catherine shouted right back at him. They both stood staring hard at each other.

"We have no time for this, now we are going to have to do something sooner or later the digital world is in major distress and the Kaiser seems to be taking it over easily with Agumon in his grasps," Koushiro said. 

They all put their head's down slightly all sighing. "I think Catherine is right.  Let's try to rescue them. It's the only way," Hikari spoke up.

Yamato looked at her with surprise, "You want to risk their lives?"

"If you we don't risk they will die either way, Yamato," Hikari whispered.

"So everyone agrees with her then?" he looked at all the chosen children. Each one of them nodded and Yamato knew it. He didn't want to have to rescue them this way… but it's the risk that they would have to take.

"Now that we have decided on what action we should take we need to find, Taichi and Sora," Koushiro said as he stood and paced trying to think of a way to trace them. The Kaiser made it damn sure that they couldn't find Sora or Taichi.

"THAT'S IT!" Jyou shouted out loud making everyone jump.

Bukamon looked up at Jyou with concern expression in his eyes, "Are you okay?" he asked.

"Oh come on Bukamon. Of course I'm fine, I just figured out a way that we can use to find where Sora and Taichi are, the emperor did mention that they were enclosed in a metal case," he explanation began.

"That's true," Catherine spoke, she looked at Yamato, "So what's it going to be? Yes or no?" Yamato rolled his eyes at her giving her the, shut up look, she smiled at him and he turned away.

"Okay we will do it," he replied.

They cheered, "Let's do it, chosen children!!"  Daisuke shouted from the door they turned around unimpressed.

            "What are you doing here Daisuke?" Hikari questioned narrowing her eyes at him.

            "I want to save my idol is that a problem? Besides I don't think I want to be facing evil Kaiser guy that have bad ideas in there heads… when I said chosen children I meant you guys of course," he grinned ear to ear and then patted Takeru on the back.

            "Ow! Do you mind my shoulder hurts enough, thanks," Takeru rubbed his left shoulder with his right hand, gingerly.

            "Sorry, I didn't realize that your shoulder was hurting," Daisuke said taking a seat on a near by chair. He watched the in-training digimon playing hide and seek as they discussed what to do, only yokomon wasn't playing.

            Yamato raised his eyebrow at his younger brother, "What did you do?" he asked curious as to why his brother's shoulder was hurting.

            "Some kid, kicked a stray soccer ball, and it just happened to hit me in the shoulder how," Takeru explained sounding quite annoyed.

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            Announcer: "Welcome you all to the game of the century, Obadia vs Tamaichi."

            The crowed cheered and hollered as the pre-game show began on the field, even though it was only the eleventh game of the year for the Obadia Tigers it was still a big occasion because this team this year was the best yet.

            The chosen children were seated in the bleachers, waiting patiently for the game to start. They had one whole row to themselves. But most where in deep thinking about their plan that was going to go on tonight.

            Yamato stared off into the distanced he saw the two posters from the other side of Taichi and Sora, of course done in vinyl. He sighed, 'God I hope this goes right tonight' he thought rubbing his temples.

            "Oh wow I can't believe tonight's the night that Ken Ichijouji is here playing!" Miyako cried she showed a picture of him to Mimi, and Hikari. 

            "He is pretty cute," Mimi agreed.

Hikari nodded as well, "Yeah he is. Maybe you should go down and get his autograph during half time."

Miyako jumped out of her seat, "In fact I will!" still standing when a hand grabbed her  by her hand and pulled her down, "What did you do that for Koushiro?"

"Because it's not half time and besides we are supposed to be cheering for Daisuke's team you know the one that Taichi is an assisting in coaching every once and while," he said slightly irritated.

"uh oh, Koushiro-kun is a little mad," Hikari taunted him, and ruffled his hair. He still sat there a little angry ignoring her comment.

Announcer: "And welcome to the game, Obadia verse Tamaichi we are about to get started with the first thirty minutes of the being of the game."

Ken glanced up in the bleachers and saw the chosen children then he returned his glaze back to the field. As the opening face-off was about to happen.

Daisuke was facing off against Ken. Ken stared at him, "You're the one with out the digimon," he stated.

Daisuke's eyes widened, "How you know…" he stared at him in shock and confusion.

The soccer ball dropped and Ken took advantaged of Daisuke's shocked state. He flew pasted Daisuke who was still frozen, the coach yelled at him to move.

The chosen children watched from their seats, Daisuke was frozen to one spot, "What's wrong with him?" Yamato questioned.

"DAISUKE, MOVE!" Hikari yelled standing up she looked at him confused. He finally snapped out of his daze he then turned around and found the soccer ball going into his own net.

Announcer: "GOOOOAAAALLL!! Ichijouji scores and makes it one nothing Tamaichi."

As the game progressed it wasn't looking good for Obaida's team they were losing the game badly and Ken was scoring like crazy, by the end of the game the score was five to two for Tamaichi.

Announcer: "And there goes the buzzer. That was a fairly entertaining game, Obadia tried their best but they ended up being defeated. Next game will be on Friday night at eight o'clock."

The chosen children waited out side the stadium for Daisuke to come out of the change room. "Guys!" Daisuke ran toward them he was eager to tell them what Ken had told him at the being of the game. His hair was soaked with water, he stopped to catch his breath, "I got to share something with you."

"About what?" Takeru questioned.

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            Koushiro's house. Koushiro sat at the computer opening the gate to the digital world.  He kept typing then the small button on the side bar turned green indicating that the gate had opened, "Ready to go?" he questioned.

            "Let's go!" they all declared.

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            In the digital world the chosen walked toward where they thought Taichi and Sora were being hidden, Jyou was operating the metal detector. He swayed it back and forth, just about a inch above the ground.

            "I know it's right beside the lake, cause that's where I escaped from… his fortress or what ever it was called," Piyomon said walking in front of the chosen guiding them.

            "How  would Ken know that you were in the digital world?" Takeru asked looking over at Daisuke who in turn looked back at him and the others. 

            "Because, he probably is The Kaiser," Daisuke replied, "it's the only thing that makes sense."

            "That's what I was thinking too," Yamato said from the front. As he was listening in on Daisuke's and his brothers conversation.

Piyomon then walked into the bushes. The chosen children followed the digimon then out into a clearing that was in the middle a forest, there was a large tree in the center of the clearing. The long grass swayed, the half moon lighted the area.

            The detector beeped Jyou moved still along the ground he was going through the tall grass and it still was going off. As he continued further the beeping stopped so he turned around and moved the detector over to where it beeped before and it went off.

            "It's got to be here," Jyou shouted over to them, he checked the entire area and came to an estimate that their dwelling must be really small, "Careful though Yamato it seems to me that this prison that the Kaiser put them in is fairly small. About twenty four feet by twenty four feet."

            "Okay , Gabumon , digivole," Yamato said.

            "GABUMON, digivole too, GARURUMON!" the digimon stood in front of Yamato, "Where do I dig?" he questioned.

Jyou came running back from the side of the clearing, "Wait a second, I just have to find a good area," Jyou said as he went back to scanning the ground, he went forward about three feet then stopped and turned off the detector, "Right here is the place."

Garurumon got started on digging at the spot Jyou had pointed out, he dug.

Underground

            Taichi was doing a word by word puzzle book that was at the table. While Sora sat at the table as well, reading a girl magazine. She sighed and looked up at Taichi, "Taichi, I," she paused briefly not knowing how else to continue.

            He rose is head to face her, "You don't want the same thing as I do…it's okay I understand," he slowly closed the book and got up from the table and walked away from her.

            Sora shook her head and stood, "No your wrong!" she shouted.

This made Taichi stop in his tracks he turned slowly to face her again with confused expression upon his features, "I am? How so?" he asked.

"I've been thinking for quite some time. And Taichi I thought how it would change our relationship, but I couldn't help but not to change it. But that was not what my heart was telling me…because I do love you," she whispered she felt tears roll down her cheeks.

Taichi came back over to her a little upset himself, "I love you too, and I know your scared too that's why I'm scared…I don't want this to change our friendship. This was something I felt for a long while but I was unable to tell you my feelings cause I was scared," he slowly brushed away her tears that had fallen, with his thumb.

"Then you understand?" she questioned looking into his eyes for answers.

"I understand," He smiled.

They both smiled at each other and slowly they leaned forward again, to share their second kiss, this time it was more meaningful then the first one because they both told each other their feelings, there wasn't a heavy weight of guilt that came with the kiss. It was free.

As they kissed there was a sudden scratch, and scraping of metal then the hissing of oxygen flow was interrupted. Taichi and Sora pulled away suddenly. He looked at the oxygen vents and franticly started to bang on it, "Turn on!" he cried.

"No use Taichi. It could be the others maybe they found us," Sora whispered she walked over to the far end where the scrapping noise was heard, "HIKARI, MIMI!" she called out, cupping her hands around her mouth hoping that it would magnify her voice.

"Sora stay back if it's them they are going to blast through the metal, or cut the metal," Taichi said pulling her to the other end of the small dwelling.

Above Ground

            Garurumon had reached the metal and was making the hole wider and more available for them to get a hole made to get them out of there, "The hole is about six feet deep, Yamato," his digimon told him.

            "Alright, but hurry it up and make it wider before the Kaiser suspects that we are breaking Taichi and Sora out," Yamato said to him.

            "Tell him to clear it out," Hikari said to Yamato.

Underground

            The two could still hear the scraping of the metal faintly as they stood far from the area. But they soon found it harder to breath, "Taichi, I can't breath well," Sora said to him as she was inhaling more rapidly.

            "Me either Sora, but if we try not to talk, we would have more oxygen," he suggested he grabbed her hand in reassurance, "It will be okay."

Above Ground

            "Okay it's good," Yamato said as he looked down the hole that Garurumon had made.

His digimon stood in the middle looking up at Yamato, "Who is going to cut through the metal?" he questioned.

"Tentomon will," Koushiro said, "It will be a lot saver for them instead of blasting through that metal."

Tentomon nodded, "I'll do my best," he flew down they're exchanging places with Garurumon while the other digimon kept and eye out for the Digimon Kaiser. Tentomon began to channel electricity in a thin like stream and slowly started to go around as the metal began to melt.

Underground

            Sora knees gave way, Taichi caught her but his own energy was drained as well and he couldn't hold her up. They both fell to the ground.

            "Taichi, I just want to sleep…" Sora said to him her eyelids were drooping slightly.

            "No, Sora you can't. Listen to that…that's the sound of help you have to stay awake," he whispered. He himself was feeling sleepy but he knew if they were both to go to sleep they may never wake up and Taichi wasn't about to let that happen.

            They were laying on there stomachs both looked at one another.  They smiled at each other, "You know that what ever happens," he paused to take a deep breath, "That I love you," he gently caressed her cheek with his thumb.

In turn she smiled back at him, "I know you do. I love you too," she replied softly she began to feel faint.

Taichi too was feeling faint, "I'm just going to close my eyes for a second," he whispered to Sora.

Sora nodded understanding, "Me too…" she slowly let her eye lids close.

Taichi closed his and both of them went fell asleep, a deep sleep.

Above ground

            Tentomon was half way done the cutting through the steal, "Almost there," he said to inform them.

            "I don't like this at all if that room is small, they could be out of it already try to hurry," Yamato called down Tentomon.

            "I'm going as fast as I can," he hollered back up at Yamato. he was about now a quarter done the circle.

            The rest of the chosen were standing on guard incase the Kaiser decided to drop by in the middle of the night.

            "There! I finished," Tentomon flew up  to where the others were waiting, "You just need someone to pound on it so it will fall. I would but I'm not the strongest as you see in this rookie form."

            Garurumon jumped back down and pounded his paw on to the circle it fell into the confinement. Oxygen quickly seeped into the room, which was silent, Yamato hopped down the on to the metal, he laid down and lowered his head through the hole.

            "SORA! TAICHI!" he cried seeing them both laying on the ground not moving but as he said that both took in big gasps of air. And began to cough, "Guys!" he cried.

            Piyomon quickly few down into the hole where Yamato was peering into, "Move I want to see Sora," Piyomon begged. Doing as she asked he moved. Piyomon quickly flew into the room, "Sora!" she cried going over to them quickly.

            "Piyomon!?" she gave her digimon a hug.

            "Are the other's there?" Taichi asked as the three sat together.

            "Everyone is outside," Piyomon said she looked at the hole when Yamato's head popped out from  it.

            "Come on and hurry before the Kaiser comes," he told them. They nodded and went to the opening.

            "How are we supposed to get out of here? Have you thought of that Yamato?" Taichi questioned him.

            "Yes, I did Taichi. Jyou has a rope," Yamato left and came back within a mater of minutes and threw down a rope.

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            =bleep, bleep=  Inside a bedroom there was a digital device laying on a desk, the screen was illuminating the room and it was emitting a beeping sound. A hand picked it up from the desk to where it was sitting.  Ken looked at the device it was a message from the digital world, about an escape that was happening. He put it down and grinned, "So they did save them, but it doesn't matter. Because I'm well ahead on becoming the ruler of the digital world," he then went back into his bed, "All in dew time," he whispered then fell back to sleep with a smile on his face.

To Be Continued…