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[Signs]
(Thoughts)
Summary: Abandoned by the others, after he made Greymon digivolve into SkullGreymon, Tai seeks a meaning to his new life. Not as a Digi destined, but as a Digimon.
The grand Play can now begin. Matt and the digi destined have returned to Earth at last, with them, is the mysterious Digimon Fusionmon. In seven days, the plan long plotted out by Matt will reach its completion. And somewhere in the coming darkness, Myotismon waits with his own plans for both the normal and digital world. Standing alone against them, Tai as the digimon Chimon is faced with protecting his sister, and somehow saving the world from the darkness.
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Twist of fate
Part IX
Day Two: Prisoners of Darkness, Myotismon attacks
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Bats and energy attacks met in a violent clash as Myotismon and Zudomon lashed out again. Despite his larger size and huge hammer, Zudomon was being pushed back by the smaller, but older and more powerful ultimate virus digimon. On the street behind the two digimon's, the human children Joe and Mimi were staring at the battle with a mix between anger and fear.
"Joe! Mimi!"
The scream erupted as a small mix between human and a cat jumped over a pile of debris. Stopping in a safe distance, Tai, or Chimon as he was called in that form moved to protect the girl coming up behind him. "Okay, I won't some answers right now. What is wrong with you two?" pointing his hand at each of them as he spoke their name.
Behind him, Kari was panting slightly and staring with wide eyes at the battle. Then she turned away to follow the conversation between the two older kids and her little brother, trying to ignore the anger she was felt when the memory of her brother telling of the time when they left her brother alone in the digital world.
Glaring at the digimon with cold eyes, Mimi lifted up her oen digivice and stared at it with a dark look. "Stupid thing." Tossing down onto the ground, a cold smile filled her face as she looked from the digimon to the girl behind him. "And you, just because Cherrymon refused to fight you, doesn't mean you won." Stepping closer, she stopped when she noticed Tai lifting up his hand, flames running across it.
Joe looked away from the battle and frowned when he noticed that thee first opponent they had battled with was standing rather close to them, and that the little girls digimon was noe a rather large threat to them. "Dammit Mimi, why did you have to screw up and let Palmon digivolve out off your control? You should have used the power Matt gave you."
Glaring back at the taller boy, Mimi crossed her arms as a deep anger flared up inside off her. "Shut up Joe, at least I could get my digimon to the next level without using someone else power." Staring behind Joe, Mimi grinned and pointed at Zudomon. "And it looks like your losing even with that power."
Stepping closer to Mimi, Joe grabbed the younger girls shoulders and shook her violently. "Shut up, how dare you call me a failure?" Lifting his hand, Joe eyes narrowed as it shook with the sudden moral battle inside of him, feeling his heart and mind scream out as the sudden urge to hit the girl faded away. "Shut up brat." Pushing the girl back, Joe turned around and stared up at the battle between Myotismon and Zudomon, feeling his insides twist with the sudden doubt and fear he was feeling. "Just… shut up…" Staring at his digimon, Joe ignored the sudden feeling in his heart.
Stepping back, Mimi stared at the blue haired boy with a look of pure fear. "You… you were going to hit me." Stepping even further back from him as her body shook from the moment, she stared around the area. Looking for the small digimon that had been her friend, the only one that wouldn't hurt her at all. "Palmon…"
Staring at them, Tai blinked as the two kids he had been ready to fight a mere minuet began to argue among themselves, screaming harsh words at the other, ignoring him and his little sister. Stepping close in order to regain their attention, Tai stopped when a small black haze began to form around the two humans, swirling lazily around in the air. Looking back at the faces of his former friends, Tai blinked when he noticed the lost look on each face as the mist grew thicker.
Behind him, Kari had stepped back, one hand in front of her mouth at the view before her. Unable to look away, Kari blinked as each she felt fiber in her body was screaming out in terror at the black mist. "Tai, that thing, it pure evil make it go away please."
Looking back at Kari, Tai stared at his sister, not knowing what to do. "How, I never seen anything like it before."
Screaming loudly, Kari suddenly stepped forwards a stray red lighting hammered into the ground behind the group, rock pieces flying up into the air from the force of it. Stumbling past Tai, Kari yelled out in fear as her foot got stuck on a losr chuck of pavement, sending her down onto the ground painfully, the digivice falling from her hand.
Bipping loudly, the digivice landed right before the two kids as a bright white light flashed out to cover the area. Screaming, Joe and Mimi stepped back from the sudden flare of white light, the mist around them being ripped to piece by it. Hovering in the air, Myotismon stared down at the scene with narrowed eyes, his hand trying to block the light, next to him the form of Zudomon glowered brightly as the same type of black mist around Joe and Mimi was ripped out of him as well, then the light erupted out over the area.
Cursing, Myotismon wrapped his cape around him, glaring through the light, straight into the unseeing eyes of the traitor digimon. "You were lucky this time Chimon." Then his body faded away in a cloud of bats racing to escape.
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Staring out the window of the room he was in, Matt yawned as another hour went by with nothing to do. Staring back at the red working behind him, he shook his head and stood up. "I need some fresh air, call me when the program is ready to go." Not waiting for an answer, Matt walked out the door into the computer lab.
Turning to walk over to the window, he stopped as a wave of pain rushed through him. Grapping the wall, he felt his knees give out and send him to the floor. After what felt like an eternity, the pain faded away and left him breathless as he struggled to get back up. On the inside, he was still feeling the remains of the headache as it vanished away. "Dammit, what was that?" Blinking, Matt looked at his hands as his returned to their cold state again, hiding the fact that something had just happened. "Never mind, what ever it was, it couldn't be that important."
Taking another step, Matt stopped when he felt something missing, something he had been able to feel in the back of mind for the last few months that he had controlled the others with the powers he now had. "It's broken, some of them are free." Turning around, his sense worked past the link that allowed him to control the other digi destined and went over each link, frown growning a little less hostile when it became clear just who it was that escape his control. "Those two, well, they wasn't that big a loss. Still, I better make sure no one else is lost." Turning back to the room, Matt slowly went over each person that could have broken his power, finally reaching only one conclusion. "Whoever it was, must be removed."
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Cursing under his breath, Myotismon stumbled into the alleyway. "What the hell was that?" Looking back at the street he had barely escaped from, he could see the light die down. "Could it be…? No, that wasn't the legendary power." Standing up in his full height, Myotismon smirked as he wiped the sweat away from his forehead. "And even if it was, it doesn't matter. After all, I'm destined to cover both worlds in darkness."
Walking towards the shadows, he stopped and looked up into the part of the sky he could see. "But, I better step up the plan. That power the girl had, and the feel of that evil mist." Clenching his hands, the blue orbs in the center of his eyes became as hard as diamonds and cold as deep frozen water. "It's almost as if history is trying to repeat itself."
"But!" Laughing out loudly as he faded away, the ultimate digimon brought up the name and place of each digimon that he neeed to reach in order to implement his grand plan. "Today, the war begins."
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As the light died down, Tai rubbed a hand across his hurting eyes, behind him he could hear Kari calling out for him. "I'm, here Kari." Hearing and feeling his little sister relax, he began to work his way back to where her voice had come from. Almost over at her, Tai blinked when the spots in front of his eyes faded away and he could see somewhat again.
Kari wasn't looking at him, but at the street around them. "Where's Myotismon? And what happed to Zudomon?" Looking down at her brother, the brown haired girl picked him up and began to stand up. "Geez, I didn't know your digivice could do that." Stumbling through the mess of broken walls and ripped up pavement that filled the street, they stopped to pick up the digivice from the ground. "Tai, look!"
Looking down from his place in his sister arms, Tai stared at the two kids lying on the ground before them. Pushing his way out of his sister's hands Tai landed on the ground and walked up to look closer at them. "They're asleep." Looking away from them, Tai stared into the street where the body of Gomamon was lying.
The digimon was shaking its head and looking around the place, a look of total confusion in its eyes. "Joe?" Looking around the place for his partner, Gomamon become scared as he failed to recognize the area. "Joe!" Yelling out the name more urgently, the seal like digimon began to waddle down the street, staring in every direction he could. Stopping, Gomamon stared at the strange digimon and the girl staring at him. "Hey, have you seen Joe anywhere, he's kinda tall with blue hair and glasses?"
Looking closet at him, the brown haired girl smiled and then looked at her own digimon. "He doesn't look that scary anymore Tai."
"Tai?" Waddling closer to the strange digimon, Gomamon stared at it with narrowed eyes. "So, mind telling what going on." A great mistrust at the strange digimon rose up in him as he looked closer at him, and it wasn't really helped by the way the digimon seemed to be looking rather guilty of something. Looking past the digimon, Gomamon's eyes widened as he spotted Joe on the ground behind them. "Hey! What you did to my partner?"
The strange feline digimon blinked at the angry words and turned to face the human girl with a look of pure confusion, then he looked back at Gomamon. "Uh, I didn't do anything, you are the one who attacked us."
Gomamon stared with a blank expression at Tai, then his closed his eyes and used the most sarcastic voice he could. "Oh of course I attacked you, that's why I can't remember a single thing, Now tell me what you did to my partner or else!"
"He's telling the truth." Kari countered as she pulled her brother back from the glare of the angry digimon, and you're the one who level the street af with your digivolving and fighting with Myotismon." Stepping closer to stare at Mimi and Joe, Kari stares down at the calm faces of the older kids on the ground. "Besides, they're just asleep."
"Mimi!"
Looking up, the thrre of them stared as a small green form rushed down the street, arms waving franticly in the air as she came closer to the place where the trio where. "Mimi!"
Tai looked at the digimon with a painful stare. "Palmon?" Then he jumped down and looked closer at the two other digimons. "Look, I didn't attack your partners." Pointing at them, he looked back up at Kari. "Think you find someway of waking them up, I'll explain things too to these two in the meantime."
Nodding, Kari walked off to find some water of something else to wake them up with. Tai turned to face the two digimons staring at him, one with a glare and the other one with a confused look. "Well, you see… It all stared back in the digital world."
Blinking her eyes, Mimi stared up into the night sky with a confused look on her face as she sat up. Next to her, she could feel someone starting to move as well. Looking to her right, she smiled when she recognized Joe, and standing off to the front of them, Gomamon and Palmon was talking with a strange Digimon and a human girl. "You, are you trapped in this world as well?"
Looking up startled, the girl stared at her with a mix of wariness and resentment. The digimon stare was a little bit friendlier, if it wasn't filled with such a sad look, one that gave her the urge to reach out and comfort it. Slowly, something else started to make itself known to her, sounds she hadn't heard in a long time. "Where am I?"
"Odaiba Park."
Staring up at the trees moving over her, she felt Palmon tugging on her sleeve, looking down at her plant like digimon partner, she felt a smile form as she reached down and gave her a hug. "Mimi, that digimon, he says he's really Tai."
"WHAT!"
Tai jumped back as she stared at the disbeliving look he was given by Mimi and Joe, looking o his suister for help, Tai found nothing by a waiting look from her as well. "Thanks a lot… Uh, Mimi, Joe, this might be a little hard to believe. But I can prove it too you if you want." Sitting down on the ground, Tai looked around at the little group. "First though, I would like to hear what the last thing you two remember is."
Joe looked at Mimi and then back back at the digimon, breathing out heavily, jOe pushed his glasses up. "We were in the digital desert, Etemon had trapped us in a colossum, making a evil Greymon battle Taichi's Graymon, doing the battle, I found my crest hiddin in the cage we were trapped inside. The battle was going badly when Taichi forced Graymon to digivolve." Shaking a bit at the meory of that battle, Joe looked at Mimi who was hugging Ppalmon close for comfort. "Graymon digivolved into a monster called Skullgraymon, he easily defeated the evil Graymon, and then he turned on our own digimon's."
Mimi looked up and continued the story. "We losing badly, when Skullgraymon suddenly stopped fighting and instead ran off into the desert, only he didn't make it that far, he kinda ran out of energy and became Koromon again. After that, it all becomes fuzzy, I can remember Matt screaming at Tai, and how I agreed with something he said."
Looking up from the ground, Joe closed his eyes and felt his lips tremble at an unwelcome memory. "I remember hearing a voice inside of me, cold hands and darkness, and those red eyes… NO!" Opening his eyes, Joe nearly fell down as he grabbed his head. "Get away, leave me alone."
Looking at him, Kari reached out and pulled his hands away from his face. "Calm down, there's no one here. Whatever it was, the digivice forced it to leave you." Looking down at her brother as he was scrething his head in a confused manner, she grinned at the cuteness he was giving off. "Tai, tell them what you told me."
Tai sighed and settled down for another long talk. "It all started back in the digital world, I had just had a rather harsh talk with all of you…"
"And so we found both of you passed out here." Looking from one of the digi destined kids to the other, Tai sighed when he noticed the mixed emotions on their faces. "Come on, I told you all ready, you acted like you were possessed or something" Looking at the two ther digimon's for help, Tai felt like screaming when he noticed the same lost look on their face.
A faint sobbing sound, Made Kari looked up from where she was going over the digivice with a curious look, staring at the older brown haired girl as she buried her ace in her hands. "Mimi? Are you okay?"
"No." Standing up, Mimi pushed Palmon away from her and lifted up her digivice. "Ever since I got this stupid thing everything has been once bad thing after another. Running from Monsters, sleeping on the ground and now possessed by someone." Tossing the white small device into the ground as hard as she could, Mimi turned around and dropped down onto the ground. "I hate it, I hate it…"
Next to her, Joe stared down at his own digivice with half closed eyes. "I failed, as the oldest I should have looked after all of us, making sure no one would get hurt." Looking from his digivice to the crying girl sitting on the ground, Joe closed his eyes and felt a tear of his own fall down onto the ground as he clenched the device in his hand. "I failed, just as I always do."
Grumbling, Tai stared at the two of them. "So you're just going to give up." Looking at Mimi with narrowed Eyes, Tai picked up her digivice and tossed it over to the girl. "Here, you'll need this, we still have to save Sora, Matt and the others." Staring into the distant night sky, Tai clenched his hand, as he remembered the day all those months ago. "I'm not going to leave them like that."
Looking up from where she sat, Mimi glared at the small digimon. "What about you, you're not even human anymore, and how are we going to stop them anyway." Looking at Palmon, Mimi felt more tears come to her eyes when she saw the sad look in the green orbs that looked back at her. "How am I going to ask Palmon to digivolve again, you said that I caused her to become an evil digimon, because I forced her to digivolve."
Tai looked at the girl with hard eyes as he stepped closer. "Just as I did with Agumon, but he forgave me, he even defended me from Etemon when he had no chance." Turning to stare at Joe, Tai closed his eyes as he tried to fight down the anger inside of him. "I'm not about to let his sacrifice be in vain, I'll take this chance and I'll win."
Looking up from the ground, Joe stared at Tai with a twist look of fear, anguish and concern as he stood up. "Tai, I… I need to think about it… I want to be a doctor, and instead of helping, I hurt others." Closing his eyes to fight off the memories that were starting to surface, Joe looked at Mimi and helped her up. "I think we both need to think about it."
Staring after them as Joe began to lead Mimi out of the park, Tai blinked and started to run after them. "But what Sora, and Matt. We can't leave them like this, they're our friends." Mimi tensed as the words and began to walk faster. "Come on, we owe it to them, they would do the same for us."
"Stop it Tai." Kari stared after them as she handed over Tai digivice to him, standing up she looked up at the nightsky with a concerned look on her face. "Like they said, they just need some time alone, they'll come back to us." Picking up Tai and stuffing him into the backpack, she groaned when she began to notice just how late it was. "Mum's going kill me for being out so late, and how am I gonna explain you to them."
A mumbled response was all she got from Tai, followed by his head popping out of the opening in the backpack. Taring into the night sky, Ti sighed as he saw the pink cowboy hat that Mimi wore faded away in the darkness. "We shouldn't have left them alone."
Kari shook her head as she began to walk back towards their apartment. "Give it a rest Tai, everyone needs some space now and then."
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Looking out the window of the apartment, Tai stared into the early morning light, behind him he could hear the sound of his sister sleeping calmly on the bed. He still didn't know why he had woken up so early, but now that he, he might as well enjoy the rare sight of the sun raising. Looking down at the street, Tai eyes grew larger as he spotted several white forms moving across the streets, each of them headed towards the building he was in.
Trying to get a closer look, Tai swore when he finally recognize the shapes. "Bakemons." Turning around, Tai stared at his sister for a second, then he jumped down on the bed and began to shake her shoulder. "Kari, wake up." As the girl opened her eyes, Tai rushed back up to look out the window again. The large group of bakemons had begun to split up, each of them rushing into an apartment complex.
Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, Kari stared up at her brother sitting up on the window still, the morning sun making the colors of his hair look even stranger then normal. "What's going on Tai?"
Looking back at her, Tai gave her a concerned look. "Bakemons, lots of them. And they're going into each building out there. I think Myotismon's attacking the city for real" Looking back down, Tai hissed when he noticed that it wouldn't be long before the Bakemons reached their own apartment complex. "Hurry, I'll call Joe and Mimi and warm them as well." Rushing out the door, Tai moved past the room where his parents were still sleeping, moving towards the phone.
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That early morning in Odaiba saw something that had never been seen before. A horde of digimons rushed to obey the wish of their master to capture every single human in the city. And so, the humans who woke up, found themselves surround by an enemy they had never met before as they attacked in both their homes, in the buss and train stations, forcing everyone out into the streets where they were all lead towards one place.
And in the very center of this battle zone stood one lone digimon, his blue and red cape fluttering in the wind as he spread out his fog, hiding the sunlight that would otherwise destroy him. "And so, the final battle will be won, not trough fire or ice, but through a fog." Taking a great pleasure in the screams coming from all around him, Myotismon stared down at the groups of humans being lead to his new headquarters. "Chimon, and your chosen child, are you ready for the battle?"
On the ground, children and adults looked around in fear as things from the nightmares forced them into the tv station before them. And the laughter they could hear, it sent a shiver down each of their spines.
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"MOM, DAD!"
Tai swore when he punched another Bakemon out of the way, trying to get over to save his parents from the attacking Digimons, behind him, the remains of the phone and furniture inside the living room lay shattered on the ground as more of the ghost digimon rushed in to fight him off, and kidnap his sister as well. "FIRECLAW!!" Feeling the fire rush out and follow the path his claws made thouh the air, Tai smirked when another four Bakemons was deleted.
Looking back at Kari, Tai swore and jumped to kick the Bakemon holding her away. Looking at digimons pulling themselve up to attack them again, Tai stared at the door and nodded as he pulled her towards it. "Come on, we have to get out off here." Pushing the door open, Tai rushed out and down the stairs, heading towards the bottom floor.
Running behind him Kari looked up as the bakemons rushed out over the railing and began to make their way down towards them. "Tai." Looking down for her brother, she found him standing over the broken remains of the door. "Hurry, they're right behind me."
Jumping over his sister, Tai punched out and felt the digimon fade away as the fire covered claws ripped through it. "Kari, go that way, try and find a place to hide." Running after her, Tai stared back over his shoulder every now and then, trying to see where the next digimon would come from.
Kari looked up and smiled when she spotted one of the alleyways right before them. "Tai in here, we can hide from them here." Running around the corner, Kari reached up a hand and felt her heart pound in her chest.
Behind her, Tai moved around the corner and stopped as well, pushing his sister further into the shadows. Smiling when a group of Bakemons rushed past the alleyway and further down the street
"Well, Well, looks like this cat has a lucky day."
Tai and Kari turned as they heard the familiar voice coming from behind them, both of the fearing who they were going to see. The white tail with the purple stripes moved in a teasing manner as Gatomon walked out of the shadows, her eyes set in a mocking stare. "I told you we would meet again." Standing on her hindlegs, She lifted her gloves up to her face. "Well, are you going to give up peacefully, or do I have to show you who's the boss around here."
Moving in to protect Kari, Tai felt his own power well up and bathe his claws in a small fire as he prepared to fight against the feline digimon for his life, and his sisters, again. "Whenever you're ready Gatomon."
Smirking, Gatomon jumped through the air as she glared at the taller digimon. "Lighting Paw"
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Looking down into the crow's nest, Wizardmon picked up the digivice with a confused look on his face. "Why is this thing here?" Turning to stare back at the city as he hid the digivice, he began to float up into the air. "Gatomon, I an finally help you find your dreams." Flying back out of the park, he began to feel around for Gatomon's presence, letting the feel of her powers and thoughts guide him in the right direction. Under him, the Bakemons and other digimons were still forcing Humans together, leading them towards the TV station.
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Back in the alleyway, things were not going good. Tai having used some of his powers to fight the bakemon's earlier, found himself overpowered by Gatomon rather fast, getting the stuffing kicked out of him as she showed that she was just as strong as him, and had much more battle experince then him. Pushing himself up just in time to avoid another lighting paw aimed to finish him off, Tai rolled across the ground, stopping in front of Kari to protect her. "Stop it Gatomon, why can't we just be friends again?"
Gatomon laned on her back legs and stared at Tai with a cold look as she beagan to walk towards them. "Friends Chimon, you betrayed me, and you betrayed Myotismon. And that is something I can't allow." Tensing to attack them again, Gatomon blinked as a large shadow moved through the air outside the alleyway. "What the… They're mine."
Another Shadow joined the first one followed by one more as Tai and Kari turned to look at the same thing as Gatomon. Tai groaned as another danger showed it self. "Great, Just great." Turning to face the alleyway, all three shadows glared at them with red glowing eyes as they moved out into the light.
Long slender necks held up three airdramon head s, that connected into one near the start of the body, a body as black as the night itself. Moving the heads around to get a better look, each of them focused on the human and the two feline digimons before it. A low dry chuckle filled the air as a shadowy form formed on the middle head. "So, you are the one who dared interfere in my plans." Moving the shadowy head to look at the digimons, it froze when it stared at Tai. "Well, well. Looks like an old friend is back, but alas, you won't stop me this time, Chimon. Fusionnmon will be the end of you all" Pointing a hand at the three of them, the shadow began to fade away. "Kill them my pet."
Roaring loudly, the three head opened their mouths and shot out their attack. "Lighting Strike."
Tai pushed Kari out of the way as hard as he could, feeling the ground shatter behind him as the lighting bolts hammered into it. The sound of Gatomon crying out in pain was also heard, followed by the sound heavy breathing. Moving around to stare up at the looming form of Fusionmon, Tai felt every place where the attack had hurt him.
Holding the digivice given to her by Tai, Kari stared at the feline digimon thrown into the corner by the attack. The white fur of Gatomon moved a little and showed that she was still breathing, a sign that made Kari relax a little. Turning back to face the opening of the alleyway, Kari stared at the horrible digimon still trying to get into the alley. The tree Airdramon heads were moving everywhere, looking for the best opening to attack the trio again. "Now what?"
Standing before her, Tai lifted up his hands and summoned a flame to dance across his claws. "We fight, I'm tired of running away from everyone we meet. Joe and Mimi would still be under Matt control if we hadn't faced them. Our parents might still be free, if I had stood up to that demon Myotismon sooner." Running forward, Tai pulled his hand back and felt the fire build up. "Fire claw!"
Roaring loudly, the head that had been moving towards Gatomon was pulled back, not as much in pain, but more in annoyance. Staring down at the small digimon who dared to strike it, Fusionmon opened all three mouths and pointed them at the digimon protecting the other, wanting to remove both pests at once. "Lighting strike!"
Jumping back, Tai screamed in pain as the ground blasted apart him, hammering him all over with rocks and pavement. Falling down, he blinked when he noticed that he had managed to protect Gatomon from harm. Dropping to his knees, Tai looked back to see all three head of Fusion staring down at him, the red eyes on each head glowing with hate. "Damn."
"Tai"
Looking up, Tai blinked when he spotted Kari running towards them. Then he turned back to see the three heads of Fusionmon look away from him and Gatomon, and instead focusing on his little sister. "Kari, get away." Pulling himself up, Tai began to move towards his little sister, when he notice her stop and stare up at the ultimate digimon. "Get away from here."
Looking away from the cruel and hateful stare of Fusionmon, Kari stared at Tai with wide eyes, fear running through her body as she felt the power of Fusionmon build up. Then she blinked her eyes and looked down at the crest she was holding for her brother. "Courage." Clenching her hand around it, Kari stared at her brother, feeling her fear fade away. {I won't be afraid, just like Tai is never afraid.} Ducking under a swipe by Fusionmon's left arm, Kari rushed forward, holding on tightly to the digivice and crest, not even noticing the orange glow that had started around the crest. "Tai!"
Rushing towards is little sister, Tai blinked when his sister began to run towards him again, ducking down to avoid a sudden swipe by Fusionmon, then his eyes went down to see the glow forming around the crest, reacting to the courage sent out by his sister. Then a sudden power flowed through him, pushing away the pain filling his body.
Pulling the arm back, Fusionmon opened all three mouths and charged up his attack. "Lighting Strike!"
Jumping forwards, Tai prepared to tackle his sister just as the power reached the top. "What's happening?" Screaming out, Tai blinked as the entire world vanished in a bright orange light. Around him, lines of computer date rushed around them in a circle as a warm feeling spread throughout his body, making every one of his hairs stand up.
{Tai, you must take control, or you will die.}
Blinking, Tai looked around in the light, trying to spot the source of the voice. "Agumon, is that you?"
{Tai, you must take control, if you don't, you will be lost in the data.}
Looking down, Tai stared at his hand as the skin and fur fade away to reveal the underlying lines data that made up his body. "I… I can't… What if I become something like Skullgraymon." Fear growing inside of him as he spoke, Tai stared as the data lines that had been revealed began to break apart.
{Tai? are you giving up, that's doesn't sound like the one I was partnered with. He would never give up, no matter how hopeless things were.}
Tai looked away from and stared into the weakening light, watching as it faded to a weak version of itself. "I can't, I failed you, I failed Matt and the others. I'm not even half the digimon you were."
{Wrong, Tai, you are as good a digimon as I am, now get out there and save your sister, or do you want to lose her as well?}
Looking away from the weak light, Tai stared up at the top of light, staring at the image he almost could see of Kari, his little sister facing down Fusionmon alone. "Kari, she needs me." Struggling out of the daze, Tai clenched hands that he didn't have anymore. "Agumon, help me, show what to do."
{Tai, trust yourself, don't give, just keep trying and you will succeed.}
Nodding, Tai blinked as the wave of despair faded away completely, leaving behind his a burning desire to protect his sister. Glaring down, he smirked when he noticed the data lines making up his hands reforming, as well as the burning feeling of power running through him. "Agumon, thanks you." Tai grinned when he could suddenly feel his body respond to his own desire to help his sister. Then he looked down at the sign of his crest glowing below him and embraced its power. "Chimon, Digivolve too… Chinomon."
Light dying down, Kari, Gatomon and Fusionmon blinked when a new digimon stood where Tai had before. Taller, but still feline in appearance, the bushy hair on his head had turned completely white and was pulled back into a ponytail, a pair of goggles was holding up the front bangs of his hair, leaving the large brown eyes free to glare at the digimon. Around his neck, a scarf was wrapped in a lose way, and waved behind the digimon in the air as the two arms moved into a combat ready position, blue gloves covering the hands as well as a sleeveless Chinese shirt and a pair of pants covered the rest of the body.
TBC: Courage before Darkness, birth of Chinobimon.