Zara: Helllllooo, loves! It has been a long time. I've updated my other fic…and started this one. I don't know how long this will be or how long it'll be.
But do enjoy and let me know! Thank you!
Disclaimer: wails Oh, how I WISH I owned it…eh…so, but, I don't.
Chapter 1
The Kidnap
It was just another warm, sunny day and if one wanted to find Matt Ishida, they would have found him, lazing about under a tree, playing his ill-forgotten harmonica. Sometimes, he had told himself many times, one had to go back to the root of their musician start--and his start was the harmonica.
Though he loved his guitar and the sound it made, the harmonica was smaller and more discreet.
He sighed and closed his eyes, his lips upon his harmonica. He played a note and cut himself off, listening. He opened his eyes, and smiled, for his brother Tk was standing just a few feet away, his head tilted and his eyes slightly closed, enjoying the music.
"Hey, Tk, what's up?" Matt asked and patted the ground next to him. "Have a seat."
"Hey, Matt," Tk replied and sat down next to his older brother. "I've not heard you play in a long time--when did you pick up again?" he asked curiously.
Matt shrugged and grinned. "When I realized that I couldn't carry my guitar around discreetly." He answered. He ran a hand through his growing blonde hair and leaned back against the tree.
"You okay?" Tk asked, noticing how tired Matt seemed.
"Yeah, I am. School and band practice. The school year is about to end--so there are lots of exams and all that." He answered. He paused. "That and I've not been to the digiworld to see Gabumon. I miss him."
"Why don't we go today? Right now?" Tk suggested. "I'm not busy and I can see that you aren't either." He grinned at Matt's expression.
Matt sat up quickly and his azure eyes brightened at the concept. He turned towards his brother and grasped his arm, and replied, "Tk, are you serious?"
"Of course I am! I know he means a lot to you--" Tk started but cut himself off by standing up and holding out a hand to his brother. "Well, c'mon, are you ready?"
Matt grasped his brothers out stretched hand and Tk helped him up. Tk led the way, with Matt on his heels. Tk grinned again glad to see his brother was ecstatic about the idea.
"The computer lab is probably open at the school. We'll just go there, ok?" Tk told him as they slowly walked out of the park. "And while you're visiting the digiworld, I think I'll finish up on some homework--I've already seen Patamon today and I do believe he has plans."
"Ah. That sounds good to me." Matt nodded his head, happy that his brother had offered him the chance to see his digimon friend. "C'mon, Tk, walk a little bit faster will you?"
Tk laughed at his brother's eagerness--and somehow it reminded him of another friend, Davis.
"Calm down, Matt. Rushing off and hurrying will not help!" Tk told him. He lightly punched his shoulder. "Besides, you're starting to remind me of Davis!"
At that Matt laughed. "Heh, why not? He does have the friendship crest!" He retorted.
"As well as the courage. . ."Tk realized he had made a mistake when Matt's face became stony and guarded. He sighed softly and knew that something was up between Tai and Matt. He paused and held a hand out, lightly on Matt's chest, stopping him.
"What?" Matt asked his voice neutral.
"Ok, did you and Tai have a fight?" Tk asked, biting on the inside of his cheek. He hated seeing his brother have a fight with Tai. The two were two peas in a pod, always together when they had a chance--best friends.
And that was the thing. They rarely fought. Sure, they had arguments but who didn't? But they've never had a real serious fight were it would be days until they spoke again. And Tk sensed that was how bad the fight was between them. He sighed, for he hated to see Matt suffering for his pride and stubbornness.
"Why do you ask that?" Matt replied, his voice still neutral.
"First off, I mentioned the crest of courage and you went all stony and guarded. And I knew you were thinking of Tai. That and your tone is neutral and, well, I can just read you, Matt," Tk finished. "You are, after all, my brother."
"Yeah we had a fight, but so what?" Matt retorted angrily but Tk could hear he hidden hurt. "He's a jerk. Stupid jerk. How were we best friends!?" He lamented. He picked up a stone and threw it with such force, that Tk took a step back. "I'm such an idiot!"
"No, you're not. Why don't you tell me what happened?" Tk asked softly, linking his arm through his brothers and pulling him back into a walk.
Matt sighed, and walked with him. "I'd rather not, thanks, though, Tk." He replied softly, staring down at the ground. "I just don't much care about him at the moment."
"Matt Ishida, that is a lie and you know it! I know it!" Tk snapped, surprising not only Matt but himself. "You just don't want to admit that he means the world to you! That you actually care for someone that isn't related to you!"
"Whatever." Matt said, sulking.
"Deal with it! Work it out with him!" Tk all but wanted to strangle his stubborn brother.
"Since when did you know all about fights and fixing them?" Matt asked. He began to walk faster, having the desire to talk to Gabumon even more. "Just leave it alone, Tk, please."
Tk sighed but did as his brother asked him too but he couldn't help but notice the sadness in his voice --he then knew that Matt did miss his friend, which he regretted whatever he had said in the fight.
"Oy, Amane, you stupid prat, get your ass in gear!" Bunzo roared angrily, already out of the truck. He and his gang of five others, were parked a block away from the bank. They had a foul-proof of robbing the bank and nothing could go wrong.
If Bunzo didn't kill Amane first--Amane was slowing them down, as per usual, and the rest of the gang have asked and asked to kick young Amane out of the gang. But Bunzo refused--Bunzo had a knack of unlocking the trickiest locks. And he has told the others time and time again.
Shiba, Eizan and Zenko grinned. He knew that Bunzo was only joking but Amane would cower, only slightly. But it was Razan that pointed out that Bunzo seemed to have a soft spot for the young man--for he reminded Bunzo, and everyone else, of his late son, Ukon. Ukon had gotten himself killed in a recent job--but it still didn't stop Bunzo from continuing the dangerous life of a robber.
Amane had stumbled in on one of their heists on accident--he was threatened and beaten, yet in the end, he proved he was worthy to be on the team and everyone welcomed him.
"Sorry, Bunzo," Amane apologized, as he struggled to pull on his ski cap. He smiled sheepishly.
"Nah, it is alright. We know how you are." Winked Shiba. "Anyways, everyone ready?" He asked, looking down at his watch. At the nods, he grinned under his mask. "Good. Bunzo . . . give us the word and we're good to go." He told his boss.
Bunzo gave a curt nod. He trusted Shiba--he was like an assistant manager on his team. Always had the ideas, when to do it and how to set everything up. Amane was still learning the ropes. He was a bit naive but he was damn good with locks--any king of a lock, whether it be a door lock or a combination lock. Eizan--he was the engineer guy. Computer wizard. If a job needed to be done that dealt with engineering or computers--he was the one. Razan and Zenko were the tough guys. The physical, in your face--basically, if it came down to a fight, they'd be in the thick of things, letting the others get away.
"Two minutes, boys!" Bunzo clapped his hands together. "Let's get going! Positions!"
Everyone saluted and left, falling into their places.
Matt silently kicked a stone. He hated how Tk could just figure him out. Of course, it was his brother after all. He sighed and stopped, surprising Tk. He stared at the building in which they had stopped--the bank-- and ran both of his hands through his hair. He looked up and closed his eyes, biting his lip.
"Matt?" Tk asked softly.
"It was a stupid argument. I wish I could tell him I was sorry." Matt said quietly, looked back at Tk. "But, I don't think he'll answer my phone calls. . ."
"I can get Kari to say something." Tk suggested.
Matt grinned. "Really? That would be great, Tk! Thanks!" Matt replied, relief seeping into his voice. "If I could just tell him I'm sorry--"
But that was all Matt could say, for the bank's glass window suddenly exploded. The explosion had such force that it threw Matt and Tk flying into the air and landing just a few feet. Tk, luckily, landed on a patch of grass on the other side of the street. He didn't get much damage--Matt was standing in front of him.
He sat up, winced, yet ignored the pain and yelled, "Matt!!" His eyes searched frantically. He stood up, carefully, and tried to seek his brother out from the rubble. His search rewarded him, for he had found Matt, just a few yards away.
He struggled to get to his brother, and then a thought crossed his mind, and he bit his lip, wishing he had the answer.
But once he reached Matt, the question as forgotten. He gasped with horror at how bloody Matt looked. He tentatively reached down and shook his brother's shoulder.
"Matt, Matt, are you okay?" He whispered loudly, trembling.
Matt groaned and slowly blinked his eyes open. "Tk, what the hell happened?" He asked. "And my arm hurts. . ."He gasped. With Tk's help, he was able to sit up.
Tk groaned. "Dammit, Matt, your arm is broken!" He exclaimed, touching it. Matt hissed in pain.
"Dammit is correct." He blinked his eyes and said, slowly, "Tk, why did the bank blow up?"
The forgotten question came up. Tk shrugged, puzzled as well. "I've not a clue, Matt. But c'mon, let me help you up, and we need to get you to a doctor." He directed his gaze onto Matt and then winked at him. "Hehhe, then maybe Tai can come visit you and then you guys can make up that way!" He teased.
"You're horrible." Was all Matt could say.
It took a lot of struggle and gasps of pain, but Tk had managed to get Matt onto his feet without hurting him too much. The two looked around and could see there was no one else, and slowly made their way toward the hospital. They heard sirens and Matt sighed with relief.
"The police will be here and maybe they'll figure it all--ahhh!" Matt started to say but couldn't finish for two men had bumped into him, knocking him to the ground.
Tk tried to steady his brother, but when he grabbed his arm, he had grabbed the broken, causing Matt to scream with pain.
Matt looked up, as did Tk, and noticed the men. But these men didn't have any masks on--revealing who they were. And they realized this too late and one of them swore, glaring angrily at the two boys.
"We have no choice but to take them," said the taller, muscular one, and he reached down and yanked Matt to his feet. Matt whimpered slightly, gritted his teeth at the pain and tried to fight back.
Tk blinked, realizing what was happening. He kicked one of the guys, hard and they grunted. "Matt, c'mon," he yelled, grabbing onto his brother. Yet the guy who had Matt wouldn't let go. He kicked Matt, and he buckled to the ground, squeezing his eyes shut at the sudden pain.
"No!" Tk yelled and dived for Matt--only to be knocked upside the head by the fallen guy. Tk cried out in pain, staggered but managed to steady his balance.
"Tk, run! G-get help!" Matt ordered, coming to the realization that he couldn't run in his condition.
Tk blinked, and shook his head. "No, I'm not leaving you!"
"Go, Tk, GO!" Matt roared. "You know I'm not in any kind of condition--just go!"
Tk took one last look and nodded. He ducked nimbly out of the reach of the guy trying to reach him, kicked him once more and spun around on his heels, leaving Matt to his captors.
Matt didn't want to send his brother away. Yet if anyone could get help, it would be Tk. He clenched his teeth, trying to ignore the new pains that he had received. He squeezed his eyes shut, wishing that he wasn't in this situation. Without any warning whatsoever, he was grabbed roughly by the collar and hauled to his feet.
He opened his eyes and found himself staring into cold grey eyes. The guys smirked. "Looks like you were at the wrong place at the wrong time, blondie." He sneered. "And now you're going to wish you had better luck."
Without saying another word, he took the butt of his gun and hit Matt on the side of his head, knocking him out. He gave a curt nod and said, "Razan, get him. I'll go cover our tracks."
"What about the other kid?" Razan asked, raising his eyebrows.
"We'll just keep an eye out on him. . . But let's get out of here." Zenko replied, and shoved Matt's unconscious body into Razan's waiting arms. He lifted him up and over his shoulder and followed Zenko back into the bank, where the others were waiting.
"Tk!" Yelled a familiar voice, and Tk blinked back tears and looked behind him to see Tai running towards him. Tk had, indeed, gotten help--he ran in front of a police car and told him everything. And now he was in questioning, at the crime of the scene. Of course, it was too late by the time the police car and several others, had pulled up to the bank, and the bank robbers were gone.
And Tk felt horrible.
"T-Tai!" Tk whispered, as the older digidestined came near. Tai wasn't much to hug, but he instantly wrapped his arms around Tk and held him while he trembled. He looked at the officer and asked softly, "What happened?"
"Bank robbers. This boy and his brother were standing in front of it when it had happened. He was lucky, didn't get much damage. But he said his brother has a broken arm and some cuts. He was in front of him." The officer explained. He nodded at the ambulance. "We tried to get him to go to the hospital but he refused. So all we could do was check him out."
"What about. . .his brother?" Tai asked, slowly dreading the answer to his question. And from Tk's muffled sob and his soft trembling, Tai already knew the answer.
"They--the bank robbers--took him. They were going to take young Ishida but his brother ordered him to get help." Came the answer. "We have some what of a lead--from the description of these guys--we know who they are. They're kinda famous. They hit banks and other places, and always get away. So when they realized that these two could see and recognize their faces, and possibly report them, they were going to kidnap them."
A pause. "But they still took one. And whoever they capture--they, ah, never live. We always find their dead bodies somewhere."
Tk stiffened and Tai froze. But it wasn't with sadness but with anger. He glared at the officer. "Thanks for telling us that, taking away our hope and his younger brother here! Good job!" He paused. "Well, you better start finding him or else. I'm not going to let Tk here, lose his brother."
Tai bit his lip. "And I refuse to lose my best friend either!!" He added, and suddenly the fight he had with Matt came into his mind. He, then made up his mind. If they don't find you, Matt, then I will. That way I can apologize to you.
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