A Digimon Fanfic by Haru Glory
Disclaimer:
Read the one on the previous chapters...(c.)
Hope of Darkness
Chapter 25: In the End of the Long Road.
As the attack hit Tempest, he was thrown back. Kenya seeing this used all the energy he has left to dash towards Tempest and catch him before he hits himself hard.
As he caught Tempest in his hands he faced Destinimon and asked, "T.K, Kari, what's wrong with you two?"
Destinimon was suddenly enveloped in a bright light, the same light that enveloped Imperial Gallantmon. And within seconds, Destinimon vanished and in his place was Kari and T.K both panting, exhausted.
"T.K, Kari...explain yourselves!" Kenya demanded, "He was already defeated...there is no need to kill him."
But before T.K or Kari could reply to this, the castle began to crumble just like Freeda's fortress before.
"This is bad..." T.K said as he armor-digi-volved Patamon into Pegasusmon, "Kenya, we've got to go...come on!"
Kari who also digi-volved Gatomon back into Nefertimon climbed on the back of Nefertimon and also called for Kenya to join them.
"No." Kenya said, "You guys go on ahead. Tempest and I will escape by ourselves."
"Come on Kenya, drag him over here if you must...but we have to escape this place NOW!" T.K exclaimed.
"They would not accept him." Kenya said, "Leave us, we'll escape by ourselves."
"How?" Kari asked, "the only way to escape here is over by the hole we made or back through the mountain."
"Don't you two remember...I'm a Dragonian, a person imbued with the power of Azulongmon and the other sovereigns...I can handle things here." Kenya reminded them.
T.K and Kari, failing to make Kenya climb up on either Nefertimon or Pegasusmon, began to ascend through the hole but before they flew to safety, T.K called back for Kenya to tell him that Tempest still lives.
"We just purified his heart completely, Kenya, We did not kill him." T.K said.
"Thank you." Kenya shouted back.
And with that the two teens flew back towards where the others waited for their triumphant return.
As the Kenya watched the two heroes fly farther and farther away from the now-crumbling castle, Tempest began to finally reawaken.
"Ken...ya..." Tempest coughed.
"Tempest, you're awake!" Kenya exclaimed focusing all his attention on his purified friend.
"Kenya, wha-what are you still doing here?" Tempest asked as his eyes finally began to focus.
"Waiting for you to rise and shine of course." Kenya replied smiling.
"What!?" Tempest tried to exclaim only to bring himself to cough.
"You don't think I'll leave you behind now do you?" Kenya asked, "And besides there's one more thing left to do to finally end all of this."
"One more thing?" Tempest wondered, "Kenya! You're not planning to..."
Kenya who knew what Tempest was going to say cut him off by staring eye-to-eye with him as the whole building became more and more hazardous before Kenya replied: "Tempest, this is the only thing to do to finally rid the world of Yamikaimon's wrath."
"They're here!" Alice shouted over to her companions, "Kari's back, and she's with T.K and Pegasusmon!"
Everyone cheered at this.
When they landed in the middle of their friends, both T.K and Kari received big hugs and a lot of pats at their shoulder.
"Well done, T.K! Kari!" Tai exclaimed.
"You two make us proud!" Matt cheered.
"You showed them who's boss around here!" Mimi hugged Kari.
"Way to go in using your brains!" Congratulated Sora.
"Yeah!" Ken and Izzy chimed in, "We could never have thought of using the energy transfer thingy!"
"We're proud of both of you, really!" Joe said ruffling T.K's hair.
"Couldn't have done it better myself, Takeishii." Davis greeted them.
"Oh, don't listen to that goggle-head," Yolei said, "The gods could never have beaten Yamikaimon without YOUR help!"
"She's right." Cody nodded.
"That was totally awesome!" Mimi's cousin, Maya exclaimed clinging unto Davis making Kari and T.K stare at each other and try to hide their giggles.
"You guys really put up a fight." Michael said.
"Yeah, much more intense than when we joined forces to fight my Lopmon's virus-self." Wallace said.
"We even heard you used a very special evolution." Henry added.
"Yeah." The other tamers chorused.
"You two are going to tell us what happen right, T.K, Kari?" Tomoki asked.
"Of course they will, they've got to!" Koichi said.
"Yeah, and I bet it's even more interesting than our own battles way back when." Izumi said.
Just then Takuya noticed something, "Hey, wait a second."
Everyone looked at Takuya's direction wondering what was wrong with him, with his brow furrowed and all...
Kaze ga fuku Ame ga furu Donna hi ni mo omou
Issho ni ita toki yori mo Kangaeteru nante
Hoshi o miru Uta utau Tanoshii koto wa subete
Hitori ja dekinai kurai Muzukashi katta ka na
"Didn't Kenya go with you T.K?" Takuya asked, "So where is he?"
"That's right!" Reika asked wondering where his boyfriend might be at this time of victory, "I was just about to go and tell him something important."
"Don't worry you guys," T.K replied, "He'll be here in a second, he said he'll be leaving with Tempest."
"With Tempest?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"You mean you didn't kill him?" Junpei asked not daring to believe what he just heard.
"Of course I didn't kill him...he's still human." T.K replied, "Even though he's an enemy, I could never kill another human."
"So, what did you do?" Alice asked, "Why did Yamikaimon's powers dwindle when you didn't even kill Tempest?"
"It's all thanks to Kari really." T.K replied.
"KARI!?" Everyone exclaimed even more surprised.
But before Kari could explain what happened, a bright light descended upon them. Everyone had to shield their eyes and when the light subsided, a tall man with shackles on his wrists stood before them. The man was wearing a long robe and on the back of his robe where three pairs of wings, in the middle of the wings one could see the marks of the crest of Hope and Light.
"Well done, T.K, Kari." The man said.
"Who are you?" Kari asked bewildered who the man in front of them was or even if he was human or digimon.
"Come now, I know this is the first time I showed myself to all of you in my human form, but that isn't the way to great the one who asked Jen-I to send you help." The man replied.
"Ask Jen-I..." Tai muttered, "You can't be...AZULONGMON!?"
At this the man nodded.
"WOW!" Jen exclaimed, "Master Azulongmon, what's with the transformation?"
Even before Azulongmon could answer Jen's question to erase the confused look on the kids faces, A sudden wind blew coming from the direction of Mount Infinity which was followed by a pillar of fire emitting from the exact same spot where the mountain laid.
"What's going on?!" T.K asked.
"It has started then." Azulongmon said over the roar of the wind and flames.
"What has?" Kouji asked, "Don't tell us the fight isn't over."
"It is over...for you." Azulongmon replied, "I am afraid I have bad news for everyone..."
Every stared at Azulongmon in disbelief, bad news in a time like this?! They thought.
"It's about Kenya...and I am afraid Tempest also chose the same path as he.
"What about Kenya?" Reika asked.
"And what about Tempest?" Misato added.
Zenzen Mienai keredo Shinjiteru
Fukai fukai kanashimi no saki ni aru mono
When Azulongmon told them what it was that both Kenya and Tempest choose, they were dumbfounded. Everyone could hardly believe what the god of hope and light told them.
"Master, please let me talk to Kenya through your Spirit-communication link." Reika finally pleaded.
"There is nothing left that you could do to stop it, Reika." Azulongmon replied not meeting her pleading gaze, "It has...as I had said, already begun."
"Please, Master!" Reika continued to plead, "PLEASE let me just talk to him, for even the shortest of time."
"Please, Azulongmon." Kari also pleaded, "Please let her."
"Kari's right, you should let Reika talk with him...there must be some other way to ensure that Yamikaimon would NEVER return." Takuya also pleaded.
At this everyone began to plead along side Reika. Azulongmon was out-numbered, he didn't have any options left, so he granted Reika's request to be able to talk to Kenya.
When the spirit-link communication has been established, Reika began communicating with Kenya.
While she was busy talking some sense into him, Azulongmon began to tell the others the other bad news.
"I am afraid that that is not the only thing I have to tell you." Azulongmon began.
"I think I'll sit this one out, if this is a bad news." Rika said.
"You cannot, as you say, sit this one out, for this concerns everyone of you except Davis, Yolei, Ken, Cody, Maya, T.K and Kari." Azulongmon told them.
"So, what is it?" Tai asked, "Better get this over with."
As if to answer their question, their Digi-vices began to shine brightly-but not as bright as the light that enveloped Destinimon or Azulongmon. Then one-by-one their digi-vices began to rise up into the air.
Takuya tried to jump as high as he could to grab his levitating D-Tector. When he caught it, he yelped in pain.
"OUCH!" Cried Takuya, "That thing's burning!"
"What's going on Azulongmon?" Freeda asked.
Azulongmon did not answer, sadness could be traced on his face. Just then one-by-one, the floating Digi-vices began to disappear in the same manner when Yamikaimon disappeared before them.
"Our Digi-vices!" Koichi exclaimed.
"What IS going on, Azulongmon!? What happened to our digi-vices?!" Ryo asked.
"Your time to save our world has come to an end. It has, long before you were summoned back here. I am afraid that your adventures here are now nothing but memories that will forever linger in your minds." Azulongmon replied.
"We understand OUR time is over, but what about Tai and the others? Isn't this supposed to be their time-line?" Koji asked.
"It is their time...but they sacrificed all of it to give T.K and Kari the sword, the shield and the helmet that they needed. They, each one of them, gave the remaining energy of their crest to create those things...they know full well the consequences of their action." Azulongmon replied.
"WHAT!?" T.K and Kari exclaimed in unison.
Meanwhile...
As the kids and the digimon god-in-human-form where talking about the end of their time in the digi-world. Kenya and Reika were still arguing...
"KENYA!" Reika shouted over the spirit-link.
This made the concentrating Kenya surprise. It was a while before he could reply to Reika.
"Reika!?" Kenya asked, "What are you...How did you...!?"
"Stop it please!" Reika cut him off, "I know what it is that you are going to do and what Tempest is going to do as well."
"Reika...I..." Kenya tried to explain.
"You're going to sacrifice all of your strength and energy to blow the mountain that would hold the spirit of the future Yamikaimon up, aren't you?" Reika blurted out, her voice quavering.
"How did you know!?" Kenya asked.
"Azulongmon told us...T.K, Kari...everyone what you and Tempest are about to do. And it's really not so hard to notice with the strong wind coming from the mountain and the large pillar of fire over it." Reika answered, "Why are you doing this Kenya? Why?"
"Because it's the only way, Reika." Kenya answered sadly, "you should know that."
Aitakute Aenakute
Demo sore de owari nante chotto kawaisou
Sekkaku deaeta koto go
Anata kara Uketotta
Yasashisa wa Ima mo kono mune ni aru kara
Sore o dare ka ni mo ageyou
Sayonara ga tsurete kita...Daiji na koto
"This is not the only way, Kenya." Reika told him, "We could always let Yamikaimon revive himself then beat him up again."
"Reika, although your proposition is a little tempting...I cannot put T.K and Kari's life in jeopardy any longer." Kenya replied, "Three years ago, when the digi-world closed up from the human world...Tempest and I created Yamikaimon in this place...it would only take another three years-the same length of time as when the portal reopens-for Yamikaimon to return to full power. If that happens, T.K and Kari might not be able to destroy the next host...not with everyone going back to their own time-line and all."
"Is that the reason that both of you are going to sacrifice yourselves?!" Reika asked.
Kenya did not answer her.
"Kenya, please, you can still stop this...there has to be another way to ensure that Yamikaimon would not return." Reika continue to plead as she did with Azulongmon to grant her request.
Back at Azulongmon and the children...
"I am really sorry." Azulongmon apologized, "but what will happen here does not concern all of you any longer, not even T.K and Kari."
"Why?" Everyone asked.
"This place...is not meant for everyone to see...it is not part of the digi-world that all of you had their adventures in the past." Azulongmon replied, "Not only that, but the one week that the portal to our world and your world is already closing."
Hana ga saku niji ga deru Sasai na hibi no henka
Kizuite yuketara Kitto egao ga modoru yo ne
"Oh man," Davis said, "I forgot about that 'once every three years' thing."
"That is why," Azulongmon continued, "I will be sending all of you to Jen-I, he will then send everyone to their separate time-lines and turn the remaining ones over to the real world."
With that everyone was suddenly sucked into the portal, so suddenly in fact, that they were not even given a chance to say good-bye to their digimon. But before they did, they heard Azulongmon bid them farewell.
As the children were being sent to Jen-I, Kenya finally and firmly made up his mind.
"I am sorry Reika," Kenya apologized, "But this is what we have to do, for the sake of both the worlds that we have learned to call our home."
"Please, Kenya...don't" Reika continued to plead, her voice now shaky than ever before.
"I', sorry." Kenya said, and before he cut off the link, he said his last three words, "I love you."
With that the whole mountain exploded, it could be seen all over the sub-level of the digi-world. When Reika saw this, she could not help but cry and whisper a soft silent pray for her love and his friend to be safe, even though the odds were against them.
Zenzen kikoenaku temo hibiiteru
Tooi tooi anata kara no eeru no koe ga
As the children landed safely on Jen-I's place, they were greeted by the man who helped the Digi-Shinkers and the Armor-Shinkers to fend of darkness over the long years.
"Welcome back." Jen-I said trying to smile, though knowing full well that it should be a good-bye.
"I guess this is it, then." Kenta said walking over with Takato and the others into the same panel that they arrived on.
"It was fun while it lasted though...although we had a hard time in defeating that monster." Takuya said joining Takato and the others on the panel.
"It was great meeting you guys." Izumi said hugging Kari.
"Same here." T.K said offering her a handshake which Izumi gladly took.
"I really wished we could have hanged out with your group some more, Cody." Tomoki said.
"Yeah." Cody agreed.
"We can't really say that we'll see each other again though, can we?" Koji asked.
"I guess we can't." replied his twin brother, "but I must admit, this time is way better than ours."
"Yeah." Junpei agreed, he then did a magic trick and summoned up a photo of the Spirit-Shinkers, "here, you guys keep it...as a remembrance."
"Thanks." Tai gladly accepted.
"I guess all of you are ready..." Jen-I said moving to the same spot that he stood on when he summoned the other warriors of light.
"Unless you'll give us another year to stay here with them, then we can say we're ready." Henry joked.
"I really wish I could do that...but, I can never disobey Azulongmon." Jen-I said.
"Don't worry yourself about it Jen-I, everyone should move on towards their future, right?" Kazu said.
"I guess so," Jen-I replied, "this is it then...off to your own time-lines you go."
Aitakute Aenakute
Dakishimeta sabishisa o oboeta itai
Massugu mitsumeta koto o
Anata kara Osowatta
Yuuki nara ima mo kono mune ni aru kara
Motto takumashiku ikiyou
Sayonara ga tsurete kita...Daiji na koto
Suddenly, before Jen-I could send them away to their own time-lines, he heard a voice in his head.
"Jen-I, sorry to interrupt you." The voice said.
"Who is this?" Jen-I asked.
"That's not important now, is it?" the voice asked back, "I'm sorry to do this, but..."
Suddenly Jen-I felt weak.
"What happened?" Jen-I asked the voice.
"I don't think you'll be sending them off any time soon." The voice replied.
"What are you doing?!" Jen-I asked, "Azulongmon will have my head for this."
"No he won't, trust me." The voice said, "tell them it's a thank you gift, from a very close friend."
"close friend?" Jen-I asked.
And with that the voice vanished leaving Jen-I standing confused of what just happened. But not as confused as Takato and Takuya's group were.
"Hey Jen-I, aren't you about to send us off?" Suzy asked on behalf of his friends.
"I think there has been a change of plans." Jen-I replied with a confused face.
"What do you mean 'change in plans'?" Davis asked.
"I won't be able to send you any time soon..." Jen-I said, "Someone blocked my power source...I can't even teleport myself onto that ledge over there."
"You mean...?" Rika asked.
"You're not going to send us off to our own time-line?" Jen asked.
Jen-I nodded making everyone dance around and jump for joy.
Just then they heard a sound coming from Izzy's laptop.
"I've got mail." Izzy told them as he opened his laptop to see what was up.
Everyone cuddled close behind Izzy to see what was inside the laptop. "Maybe it's from the guy who blocked Jen-I's powers." One of them could have murmured.
When Izzy opened up his mail box, it was not only addressed to him, but to Tai, Matt, Sora, Mimi, Joe, Michael, Wallace, Takato, Henry, Rika, Jen, Suzy, Ryo, Kenta, Kazu, Takuya, Kouji, Izumi, Tomoki, Junpei and Koichi.
The mail read:
To everyone,
Think of these as gifts to show you 'our' appreciation. We could never have done it without your help. Besides, we think T.K and Kari would be angry with us if we didn't do this in the first place. It's too bad we met under such circumstances, if things would had been a lot different...it would have been a happy ending for everyone. For this I...no, WE ask for your forgiveness.
From two friends.
"Two friends? Kari finished off.
"Who are they...and what do they mean by 'gifts'?" Junpei asked.
As if on cue, everyone that was mentioned above, who's digi-vices disappeared where suddenly blinded by the sudden outburst of light in front of them. When the light subsided, everyone was surprise to see his and her digi-vices on their hands.
"Does this answer your question, Junpei?" Takuya asked smiling.
Everyone was even more happier than they were when Jen-I failed to transport them back. Even Jen-I was pleased with the turn of events.
"Wait guys, there's a P.S!" T.K told them.
And they immediately all cuddled together to read what was in it.
P.S
Please tell the crest protectors that we are sorry...very, very sorry. We hope you guys enjoy your adventures on the real world...Armor-Shinkers' time!
"Tell the crest protectors?" Tai reread the mail, "Whoever these guys are they sure know a lot."
"Yeah." Matt agreed.
They were suddenly interrupted by Jen-I.
"I guess, now is the time to send you off to the real world." Jen-I told them.
"Send us off? I thought you're blocked from your source." Takato said.
"I still am...but, I don't need my powers to send you off their." Jen-I replied smiling.
"We'll send us all there." Yolei said.
"You guys?" Izumi asked, "Can do that?"
"It's another specialty of our digi-vices, the D-3." Kari explained, "All we have to do is find a television and we'll be out of here in no time."
"A television?" Jen asked.
"I don't think we need to look any further, Kari." Sora said as she pointed over by the side of the room to a dusty old T.V set.
"Right." Kari smiled sheepishly.
"Mind if I open the gate?" T.K asked holding his green D-3.
"Not at all." The others told him.
So T.K went over to the T.V set and shouted: "Digi-gate open!"
From the set came a light that was drawing them close to the real world.
"Everyone ready?" T.K asked.
"LET"S GO!!" Everyone happily shouted rushing towards T.K.
"Then...Real world...here we come."
Sayonara dake ga shitteta...Suteki na koto
With that, everyone was sucked back into the real world. And us the portal to the digi-world closed for another three years, Jen-I looked over to them and wished them a silent good-luck, for their adventures were not yet to end...a friend of theirs made sure of that...merely it was only the beginning.
A/N:
And with this chapter I officially end the Hope of Darkness saga. Hope you enjoyed it...though I'm pretty sure I'll have to answer to a lot of flames for this chapter...but heck, it's worth the risk.
Takuya: Hey, Haru, don't forget the translation.
Haru: Right!
Sayonara ga shitetta (Only Goodbye knew)
Jen's song
The blowing wind and falling rain, what kind of day do you think it will be?
Why am I thinking of this more than I do when I'm with you?
Looking at the stars and singing songs, all the fun things,
It was so hard, to the point that I couldn't do it alone.
I can't see it all but I believe
In something that comes before a deep, deep sadness
Wanting to see you but not being able to,
Ending like that is kind of sad
Because being able to finally
See you and the kindness
That I received from you which is still in my heart
And give it to anyone.
That's the important thing that "Goodbye" brought to me.
The flowers are blooming and a rainbow comes out, it's a change from trivial daily life.
If you figure that out and get going, your smile will definitely return.
I can't hear it at all but it is echoing
Your yelling voice from far, far away.
Wanting to see you but not being able to,
I want to remember the sadness that I embraced.
The courage to look forward is something that I learned from you
And it is still in my heart.
I'll live to be stronger.
That's the important thing that "Goodbye" brought to me.
That's the wonderful thing that only "Goodbye" knew.
Haru: Like I've said before, this saga is officially over. But that doesn't mean that T.K, Kari and everyone's story from here on is also over. Like Jen-I thought of in the fic... "It is only the beginning" so is the story. A lot of questions are still needed to be answered, and of course all of it will be on the sequel of Hope of Darkness, The Story Continues: Dual Adventures... (Yeah I know it sounds stupid, but hey if you guys have any ideas worth sharing for the sequel...I would be more than happy to accept them.)
Kari: Haru's right, our adventures are just beginning! With this we ask you to press the review button and well...uh...review!
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