"Kari, I'm going out for a while. I'll be back soon. Ok?" TK said as he put his jacket on.
"TK, the detectives said that we should stay here." Kari said as she walked up behind him.
"Don't worry, I won't be gone long. I promise." He said reassuringly. He kissed her on her cheek and left the room.
"Oh boy." Kari sighed. She walked over to the window and watched TK get into a rental car and pull away. "He's just...So above everything. Isn't he, dear?" She asked her unborn child. She smiled, and walked away from the window.
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TK walked out of the store and down the sidewalk to where he parked. He crossed one street, looked down the alley, and continued walking. All of a sudden his head jerked up and his eyes grew big. He walked back to the alley, looked down the sides of the street to see if anyone was coming, and headed down the alley. He turned a corner and saw the back of someone wearing a long, brown jacket.
"Hello, TK." The person said with a deep voice.
"How...How do you know me?" TK asked, keeping his distance. The man turned around and pulled off the hood of his jacket.
"I don't know much about you, to tell you the truth. I know more about your girlfriend."
"Listen, if you're with that Derek kid, I can call the cops right now." TK said, pulling out a cell phone from the pocket of his gray jacket.
"No, no. I know nothing about that man. I know about your girlfriend's baby. The Child."
"What about the child?" TK asked accusingly.
"Oh boy, this could take a while." The man sighed. "Here, take my hand. By the way, my name's Reese." He said as he stuck his hand out.
"How can I trust you?" TK asked, still keeping his distance.
"Look." Reese said. He put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small, round, metallic disc. He pushed the center of it, and it showed an image of TK's crest.
"Who the hell are you?" TK whispered.
"Just take my hand. I promise it'll explain everything." He said as he put his hand back out. TK gave him an unsure look, but took his hand anyway. At that moment thousands of images and thoughts and memories flew through TK's mind. TK started to get this incredible pain in his head and he jerked back from Reese, taking his hand with him.
"What...Was...That..." TK said between breaths.
"That was what you needed to know." Reese said to him.
"But I...Wait a minute. I...I know why you're here. I mean I can see you talking to people and..." TK said, getting lost in thought.
"Those are some of my memories. I only let you see what you needed to. Now do you understand?"
"Yeah." TK said as he let out a light sigh.
"Here." Reese said as he held out a chain with a pendant hanging from it. "This will permit you to have all of the powers you'll need."
"You mean, to save the baby?" TK asked.
"Yes."
"But...Why would people want to hurt the child if he grows up into dark? Isn't that what they want?"
"This power isn't for right now, it's for after the child is born. Although you might need to use it for some people who are not our allies, but are our enemy's enemy. If you understand that."
"Yeah, I do." TK said as he took the necklace from Reese. He put in on around his neck and felt a vibration of power run through his veins.
"You must not let anyone ever get a hold of this necklace. Do you understand? You must never take it off." Reese instructed.
"I understand." TK said.
"There are going to be people that will want to take this necklace from you. Put it under their control, destroy it, anything they can to make the child vulnerable."
"Don't worry." TK reassured.
"And don't abuse the power. It's a known fact that many who have used this power have been killed for abusing it. Please, be careful."
"I won't. I promise."
Now, you must understand, you cannot let anyone know. This is something that must not be revealed unless absolutely needed. Can we trust you to keep this power hidden?"
"Don't worry, I won't tell a soul."
"A soul is hardly any of our problems." Reese said calmly. "If you need me, I will be around. Please don't look for me, I will find you. I have to go now. Be careful, Takeru. You are not the same person that left that hotel." Reese said. He turned, and walked away, until he disappeared. TK sighed and looked around the alley. It didn't seem as dark as it had when he first entered it. He took the pendant in his hands and looked down at it.
"This is going to be an interesting pregnancy." He sighed.
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"Oh, TK, I'm so glad you're back." Kari said as TK walked into the hotel room. "The precinct called. They won. Derek was sent to Frisa, and they said that he had no contact with anyone. So we're safe. They'll be here in three hours."
"That's great." TK said unenthusiastically.
"TK, is something wrong?" Kari asked.
"No, no. I was just...Lost in thought. Yeah, it's great they got him." TK said, trying to lighten the mood he had set. Kari's smile reappeared.
"C'mon, help me pack." She said as she tugged on TK's arm.
"Yeah, ok." He said. Kari Started packing on one side of the room while TK on the other. He stopped for a moment and just stared at Kari. 'How am I ever going to protect her? She'll probably be protecting me more than me protecting her.' He thought to himself. He chuckled inwardly. 'This is going to be a very interesting pregnancy.'
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"AGH, I CAN'T TELL YOU, DAVIS!" TK yelled in frustration as he paced back in forth through him room.
"WELL YOU BROUGHT IT UP, YOU HAVE TO TELL!" Davis yelled right back, sitting on TK's bed.
"Look, I can't tell you, but what if you guess?" TK said with a sly grin.
"Ok..." Davis said, looking at TK funny.
"Ok." TK said. He held up three fingers.
"Three words..." Davis said. TK nodded. He then held up one finger.
"First word." TK nodded again. He then pointed to himself.
"You?" Davis asked. TK nodded, then held up two fingers.
"Second word." Davis said. TK nodded. He then picked up a notebook and held it close to him.
"Notebook? Take? Chest? Uh..." Davis guessed as TK kept shaking his head. "Have?" TK nodded delightfully. He then held up three fingers.
"Third word." Davis said. TK nodded. He looked around the room and noticed Patomon sitting down. He picked him up and put a hand over Patomon's mouth and then pulled it away.
"TK, what are you doing." Patomon asked followed by a yawn.
"Yawn? Sigh? Yell? Uh...What's the name of Patomon's power..." Davis thought out loud. TK waived a hand in front of Davis's face.
"Patomon's power?" He asked. TK shook is head and waived a hand in front of Patomon, and then pointed to himself. "Your power?" TK nodded happily.
"Wait a minute. You have powers?" Davis asked, sounding quite confused.
"Yes!" TK sighed.
"What? But how?" Davis asked.
"It's a long story, but basically this necklace gives me powers." TK said as he showed Davis the necklace.
"You've got to be kidding. You're kidding, right?" Davis asked worriedly.
"No, I'm not! I really do have powers! Watch." TK said. He pointed to his jacket hanging over the chair and it started to rise.
"Holy shit! How'd you do that?!" Davis yelled as he jumped away from the jacket. The jacket fell as soon as Davis yelled.
"I told you, I have powers. I haven't learned completely on how to control them, but I'm getting the hang of it."
"Wait...I...How? When did this happen?" Davis asked, still puzzled about what he just saw.
"While me and Kari were away. Listen, you can't tell anyone about this. NO ONE. Got it? I wasn't even suppose to tell you."
"Don't worry, I won't." Davis said. He stared at the ground for a moment and picked his head up. "So, what else can you lift?"
Meanwhile, down the street, other people were experiencing and experimenting with their own powers. Kari lit a circle of candles in her lightless room and sat down, cross-legged in the center of the circle. She closed her eyes and let out a light sigh. She suddenly started floating off the ground while everything that wasn't planted to the floor whirled around her like a tornado. There was a knock on the door, and Tai's voice came through it.
"Kari? TK's on the phone." He said. Kari opened her eyes and slowly floated back down to the floor. The tornado disapeared and everything returned to the place it was at before. The candles blew out and disapeared. Kari sighed.
'I'll never be able to finish this.' She thought to herself.
"TK, the detectives said that we should stay here." Kari said as she walked up behind him.
"Don't worry, I won't be gone long. I promise." He said reassuringly. He kissed her on her cheek and left the room.
"Oh boy." Kari sighed. She walked over to the window and watched TK get into a rental car and pull away. "He's just...So above everything. Isn't he, dear?" She asked her unborn child. She smiled, and walked away from the window.
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TK walked out of the store and down the sidewalk to where he parked. He crossed one street, looked down the alley, and continued walking. All of a sudden his head jerked up and his eyes grew big. He walked back to the alley, looked down the sides of the street to see if anyone was coming, and headed down the alley. He turned a corner and saw the back of someone wearing a long, brown jacket.
"Hello, TK." The person said with a deep voice.
"How...How do you know me?" TK asked, keeping his distance. The man turned around and pulled off the hood of his jacket.
"I don't know much about you, to tell you the truth. I know more about your girlfriend."
"Listen, if you're with that Derek kid, I can call the cops right now." TK said, pulling out a cell phone from the pocket of his gray jacket.
"No, no. I know nothing about that man. I know about your girlfriend's baby. The Child."
"What about the child?" TK asked accusingly.
"Oh boy, this could take a while." The man sighed. "Here, take my hand. By the way, my name's Reese." He said as he stuck his hand out.
"How can I trust you?" TK asked, still keeping his distance.
"Look." Reese said. He put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small, round, metallic disc. He pushed the center of it, and it showed an image of TK's crest.
"Who the hell are you?" TK whispered.
"Just take my hand. I promise it'll explain everything." He said as he put his hand back out. TK gave him an unsure look, but took his hand anyway. At that moment thousands of images and thoughts and memories flew through TK's mind. TK started to get this incredible pain in his head and he jerked back from Reese, taking his hand with him.
"What...Was...That..." TK said between breaths.
"That was what you needed to know." Reese said to him.
"But I...Wait a minute. I...I know why you're here. I mean I can see you talking to people and..." TK said, getting lost in thought.
"Those are some of my memories. I only let you see what you needed to. Now do you understand?"
"Yeah." TK said as he let out a light sigh.
"Here." Reese said as he held out a chain with a pendant hanging from it. "This will permit you to have all of the powers you'll need."
"You mean, to save the baby?" TK asked.
"Yes."
"But...Why would people want to hurt the child if he grows up into dark? Isn't that what they want?"
"This power isn't for right now, it's for after the child is born. Although you might need to use it for some people who are not our allies, but are our enemy's enemy. If you understand that."
"Yeah, I do." TK said as he took the necklace from Reese. He put in on around his neck and felt a vibration of power run through his veins.
"You must not let anyone ever get a hold of this necklace. Do you understand? You must never take it off." Reese instructed.
"I understand." TK said.
"There are going to be people that will want to take this necklace from you. Put it under their control, destroy it, anything they can to make the child vulnerable."
"Don't worry." TK reassured.
"And don't abuse the power. It's a known fact that many who have used this power have been killed for abusing it. Please, be careful."
"I won't. I promise."
Now, you must understand, you cannot let anyone know. This is something that must not be revealed unless absolutely needed. Can we trust you to keep this power hidden?"
"Don't worry, I won't tell a soul."
"A soul is hardly any of our problems." Reese said calmly. "If you need me, I will be around. Please don't look for me, I will find you. I have to go now. Be careful, Takeru. You are not the same person that left that hotel." Reese said. He turned, and walked away, until he disappeared. TK sighed and looked around the alley. It didn't seem as dark as it had when he first entered it. He took the pendant in his hands and looked down at it.
"This is going to be an interesting pregnancy." He sighed.
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"Oh, TK, I'm so glad you're back." Kari said as TK walked into the hotel room. "The precinct called. They won. Derek was sent to Frisa, and they said that he had no contact with anyone. So we're safe. They'll be here in three hours."
"That's great." TK said unenthusiastically.
"TK, is something wrong?" Kari asked.
"No, no. I was just...Lost in thought. Yeah, it's great they got him." TK said, trying to lighten the mood he had set. Kari's smile reappeared.
"C'mon, help me pack." She said as she tugged on TK's arm.
"Yeah, ok." He said. Kari Started packing on one side of the room while TK on the other. He stopped for a moment and just stared at Kari. 'How am I ever going to protect her? She'll probably be protecting me more than me protecting her.' He thought to himself. He chuckled inwardly. 'This is going to be a very interesting pregnancy.'
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"AGH, I CAN'T TELL YOU, DAVIS!" TK yelled in frustration as he paced back in forth through him room.
"WELL YOU BROUGHT IT UP, YOU HAVE TO TELL!" Davis yelled right back, sitting on TK's bed.
"Look, I can't tell you, but what if you guess?" TK said with a sly grin.
"Ok..." Davis said, looking at TK funny.
"Ok." TK said. He held up three fingers.
"Three words..." Davis said. TK nodded. He then held up one finger.
"First word." TK nodded again. He then pointed to himself.
"You?" Davis asked. TK nodded, then held up two fingers.
"Second word." Davis said. TK nodded. He then picked up a notebook and held it close to him.
"Notebook? Take? Chest? Uh..." Davis guessed as TK kept shaking his head. "Have?" TK nodded delightfully. He then held up three fingers.
"Third word." Davis said. TK nodded. He looked around the room and noticed Patomon sitting down. He picked him up and put a hand over Patomon's mouth and then pulled it away.
"TK, what are you doing." Patomon asked followed by a yawn.
"Yawn? Sigh? Yell? Uh...What's the name of Patomon's power..." Davis thought out loud. TK waived a hand in front of Davis's face.
"Patomon's power?" He asked. TK shook is head and waived a hand in front of Patomon, and then pointed to himself. "Your power?" TK nodded happily.
"Wait a minute. You have powers?" Davis asked, sounding quite confused.
"Yes!" TK sighed.
"What? But how?" Davis asked.
"It's a long story, but basically this necklace gives me powers." TK said as he showed Davis the necklace.
"You've got to be kidding. You're kidding, right?" Davis asked worriedly.
"No, I'm not! I really do have powers! Watch." TK said. He pointed to his jacket hanging over the chair and it started to rise.
"Holy shit! How'd you do that?!" Davis yelled as he jumped away from the jacket. The jacket fell as soon as Davis yelled.
"I told you, I have powers. I haven't learned completely on how to control them, but I'm getting the hang of it."
"Wait...I...How? When did this happen?" Davis asked, still puzzled about what he just saw.
"While me and Kari were away. Listen, you can't tell anyone about this. NO ONE. Got it? I wasn't even suppose to tell you."
"Don't worry, I won't." Davis said. He stared at the ground for a moment and picked his head up. "So, what else can you lift?"
Meanwhile, down the street, other people were experiencing and experimenting with their own powers. Kari lit a circle of candles in her lightless room and sat down, cross-legged in the center of the circle. She closed her eyes and let out a light sigh. She suddenly started floating off the ground while everything that wasn't planted to the floor whirled around her like a tornado. There was a knock on the door, and Tai's voice came through it.
"Kari? TK's on the phone." He said. Kari opened her eyes and slowly floated back down to the floor. The tornado disapeared and everything returned to the place it was at before. The candles blew out and disapeared. Kari sighed.
'I'll never be able to finish this.' She thought to herself.