The Digi-Slayer
Chapter 21
"GOD DAMMIT" Yelled Tai as he slammed his fists against the table, he had scheduled a meeting at his place for Kari and T.K to debrief them on their attempt, their results didn't really make him happy "He slipped through our fingers again"
"Easy Tai" said Sora, not wanting another emotional meltdown from Tai
"Yeah, ease up a bit, you'll get an ulcer" Mimi added, her wishes matching Sora's
Tai sat down and deeply sighed "You're right, I'm gonna kill myself this way"
Everyone who was holding their breath for Tai to explode let out a giant sigh.
"Well, that's what happened" Kari said, finishing up her report.
"He just escaped, and didn't harm anyone" T.K restated, reliving the event in his mind.
"Let's look at our options" Said Cody, replaying the past encounters with Davis in his mind "Each time, he has exceeded us in strength, intelligence and speed, the three aspects of a good fighter"
"But every time we've fought him, we've seen a major flaw in his new powers" Continued Izzi "If pushed over his emotional limits, the powers of the Digi-Slayer become too much for him and he looses control, I believe that he can be taken out while he has no control"
"But to do that, we're gonna need some incentive for him to break his emotional barriers" Concluded Joe.
"I know where" Said Tai, earning a strange glance from his team-mates "The people he cares about, especially his little girlfriend"
"But, how are we going to separate them form Davis, they never leave each others side?" asked Yolie, her brain working overtime trying to figure out Tai's plan.
"Why, that part will be yours Yolie" Replied Tai, the faintest chuckle could be heard under his breath.
Everyone was taken back by Tai's answer, was he really willing to use her as bait?.
"But why me, I've nothing they want" Asked Yolie in desperation, not really liking the idea of being bait.
"No, that's true" Answered Tai "But you've been in contact with Ken, haven't you?" Tai pointed a finger accusingly at the purple headed girl.
Yolie hung her head low "Yes, I've been sharing information with Ken".
Everyone gasped at the revelation of a leak in their operation.
"Why Yolie?" asked T.K "You've been selling us out".
"No, I haven't been selling any of you out" she shrieked "Ken and I have been trying to stop this fighting, Ken's been doing all he can to stop Davis".
"Open your eyes Yolie" Tai said in a cold voice "Ken is loyal to Davis, it was he who helped him when no one else would, and so he is returning the favor".
"No, Ken wouldn't do that" She countered, starting to get angry "He want this to stop as much as any of us do".
"Then he will have no problems with our plans" Tai said back, this tactical use of words guaranteed her cooperation.
"Alright" Yolie sighed "I'll get Ken's help on this".
"Good" Replied Tai, hoping that this plan would work, it was complex enough "Okay, we get Ken to contact the others and lure them into a trap, the we-" Before he could finish, Kari interrupted.
"What if Ken won't help us?" she asked suddenly "What if he truly is loyal and won't agree to what we plan to do".
"Then we take him out and write a phony message in his name" Stated Tai.
Everyone remained silent, they all knew Tai was willing to do everything in his power to restore order to the worlds, even if it meant attacking friends, and no one wanted to get between Tai and his objective.
"Okay" Tai sighed, his strength almost entirely depleted "Will continue this in the morning, I want everyone here at 8 o'clock sharp, alright, meeting adjourned"
Everyone left Tai's room and made their on ways home.
In the morning, 8 o'clock to be more precise, the remaining Digi-destined were once again seated in the Kamiya residence, awaiting Tai's plan.
"Okay people" Said Tai as he unfurled a map of the local park, he took a red pen readied it above the map "This is what we're gonna do, Yolie will ask Ken to meet her here (he drew an 'X' in the middle of a ring of bushes) And we will be waiting with our digimon here (He circled the ring of bushes, leaving a small opening for Ken to get in without getting suspicious) We will then surround him and reason with him, if he doesn't comply, we attack to knock him out, not kill, we will then regroup and act out the next phase of the plan in two days after we deal with Ken, does everyone understand".
Everyone nodded in agreement to the plan.
"Okay, I want everyone to take a relaxation day today to get your strength up, we don't know if Ken is hostile or not, we will exact the plan tomorrow, meeting adjourned"
Tai and Kari watched as everyone left through the door, when they were the only ones left, Tai spoke up.
"Kari" he said, looking in the direction of his little sister "Are you sure you'll be okay with the plan, Davis isn't the only one involved now"
"I know Tai" she said as she looked at the floor "I won't let anyone down"
"It's not a matter of letting anyone down, it's a matter of you not letting yourself down"
"Huh?" Kari looked up with a confused look on her face.
"What I mean is, we've been in countless fights, but never against a human that has posed so much of a threat, not to mention he was once our friend and ally"
"Still is" She added sternly
"Whatever, the point is that I wonder if you'll be willing to deal the deathblow to Davis if it came down to you".
Kari didn't answer, instead she imagined a weakened Davis laying on the battle scarred terrain of the Digi-world, she then imagined herself ordering Angewoman to destroy Davis, watching this made her gasp.
"I see" said Tai, getting up and heading towards his bedroom door "Go do something today, get your mind off things" and with that, Tai entered his room and closed the door.
Kari sighed deeply, she got up and headed towards the her bedroom door "Gatomon" she called to her partner "Let's go do something today"
"Alright" replied the feline digimon as she stretched from her nap "I'm tired of sitting around anyway".
The two partners made their way out of the building and into the streets, Gatomon was jumping from tree to tree while Kari was walking on the sidewalk.
"So what should we do?" asked Kari into the tree which concealed her partner "The park? The mall? The Harbor?"
"The Harbor" replied the white cat "We can smell the fish while we're there"
Kari lightly laughed at her partner's love for seafood, whether it was eating or smelling it. Both made their way to the harbor, Gatomon, who ran out of trees to jump to and from, settled for walking beside her human friend. When they got there, the two welcomed the warm sea breeze coming in, and while Gatomon sat on a wooden pole at the end of a deserted jetty, inhaling deeply the aroma of freshly brought in fish, Kari was dangling her legs over the cement ledge and looked down into the dark blue water below.
"Something on your mind Kari?" asked the champion Digimon, breaking her concentration on the fish to see her partner in deep thought.
"Gatomon?" Started Kari, turning towards the white feline beside her "Are you willing to kill Davis?"
"Woah" Said Gatomon in quiet surprise "I hadn't thought that far, the truth is, I don't know".
"Do you think there might still be a chance we can reason with Davis?" Kari continued with questions with a deeply concerned voice.
"No" replied Gatomon sadly "We've gone too far to try with mere words, the only thing he'll understand now is violence"
"I wish it didn't have to come to this" Kari said truthfully, tears threatening to fall from her eyes "How could things have gotten so bad?"
"This is life" Answered Gatomon, looking at the scars on the back of her paws "Life has a twisted way of turning peace into utter chaos, happiness into depression, joy into hatred, the list is endless".
After Gatomon's analogy of the situation, neither of them said another word for quite some time, Kari was still comprehending what Gatomon had said, and Gatomon chose not to upset her partner further. As the sun started to sink into the western horizon, the two decided to call it a day and head back home.
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That's it for today folks, much more excitement on the way, I think I've left you hanging on for long enough, hmmm, nah, maybe a bit more. Oh, and I want lots of reviews, I know I'm shallow, but I do love it when I get reviewed. Till next time - Wolvie
Chapter 21
"GOD DAMMIT" Yelled Tai as he slammed his fists against the table, he had scheduled a meeting at his place for Kari and T.K to debrief them on their attempt, their results didn't really make him happy "He slipped through our fingers again"
"Easy Tai" said Sora, not wanting another emotional meltdown from Tai
"Yeah, ease up a bit, you'll get an ulcer" Mimi added, her wishes matching Sora's
Tai sat down and deeply sighed "You're right, I'm gonna kill myself this way"
Everyone who was holding their breath for Tai to explode let out a giant sigh.
"Well, that's what happened" Kari said, finishing up her report.
"He just escaped, and didn't harm anyone" T.K restated, reliving the event in his mind.
"Let's look at our options" Said Cody, replaying the past encounters with Davis in his mind "Each time, he has exceeded us in strength, intelligence and speed, the three aspects of a good fighter"
"But every time we've fought him, we've seen a major flaw in his new powers" Continued Izzi "If pushed over his emotional limits, the powers of the Digi-Slayer become too much for him and he looses control, I believe that he can be taken out while he has no control"
"But to do that, we're gonna need some incentive for him to break his emotional barriers" Concluded Joe.
"I know where" Said Tai, earning a strange glance from his team-mates "The people he cares about, especially his little girlfriend"
"But, how are we going to separate them form Davis, they never leave each others side?" asked Yolie, her brain working overtime trying to figure out Tai's plan.
"Why, that part will be yours Yolie" Replied Tai, the faintest chuckle could be heard under his breath.
Everyone was taken back by Tai's answer, was he really willing to use her as bait?.
"But why me, I've nothing they want" Asked Yolie in desperation, not really liking the idea of being bait.
"No, that's true" Answered Tai "But you've been in contact with Ken, haven't you?" Tai pointed a finger accusingly at the purple headed girl.
Yolie hung her head low "Yes, I've been sharing information with Ken".
Everyone gasped at the revelation of a leak in their operation.
"Why Yolie?" asked T.K "You've been selling us out".
"No, I haven't been selling any of you out" she shrieked "Ken and I have been trying to stop this fighting, Ken's been doing all he can to stop Davis".
"Open your eyes Yolie" Tai said in a cold voice "Ken is loyal to Davis, it was he who helped him when no one else would, and so he is returning the favor".
"No, Ken wouldn't do that" She countered, starting to get angry "He want this to stop as much as any of us do".
"Then he will have no problems with our plans" Tai said back, this tactical use of words guaranteed her cooperation.
"Alright" Yolie sighed "I'll get Ken's help on this".
"Good" Replied Tai, hoping that this plan would work, it was complex enough "Okay, we get Ken to contact the others and lure them into a trap, the we-" Before he could finish, Kari interrupted.
"What if Ken won't help us?" she asked suddenly "What if he truly is loyal and won't agree to what we plan to do".
"Then we take him out and write a phony message in his name" Stated Tai.
Everyone remained silent, they all knew Tai was willing to do everything in his power to restore order to the worlds, even if it meant attacking friends, and no one wanted to get between Tai and his objective.
"Okay" Tai sighed, his strength almost entirely depleted "Will continue this in the morning, I want everyone here at 8 o'clock sharp, alright, meeting adjourned"
Everyone left Tai's room and made their on ways home.
In the morning, 8 o'clock to be more precise, the remaining Digi-destined were once again seated in the Kamiya residence, awaiting Tai's plan.
"Okay people" Said Tai as he unfurled a map of the local park, he took a red pen readied it above the map "This is what we're gonna do, Yolie will ask Ken to meet her here (he drew an 'X' in the middle of a ring of bushes) And we will be waiting with our digimon here (He circled the ring of bushes, leaving a small opening for Ken to get in without getting suspicious) We will then surround him and reason with him, if he doesn't comply, we attack to knock him out, not kill, we will then regroup and act out the next phase of the plan in two days after we deal with Ken, does everyone understand".
Everyone nodded in agreement to the plan.
"Okay, I want everyone to take a relaxation day today to get your strength up, we don't know if Ken is hostile or not, we will exact the plan tomorrow, meeting adjourned"
Tai and Kari watched as everyone left through the door, when they were the only ones left, Tai spoke up.
"Kari" he said, looking in the direction of his little sister "Are you sure you'll be okay with the plan, Davis isn't the only one involved now"
"I know Tai" she said as she looked at the floor "I won't let anyone down"
"It's not a matter of letting anyone down, it's a matter of you not letting yourself down"
"Huh?" Kari looked up with a confused look on her face.
"What I mean is, we've been in countless fights, but never against a human that has posed so much of a threat, not to mention he was once our friend and ally"
"Still is" She added sternly
"Whatever, the point is that I wonder if you'll be willing to deal the deathblow to Davis if it came down to you".
Kari didn't answer, instead she imagined a weakened Davis laying on the battle scarred terrain of the Digi-world, she then imagined herself ordering Angewoman to destroy Davis, watching this made her gasp.
"I see" said Tai, getting up and heading towards his bedroom door "Go do something today, get your mind off things" and with that, Tai entered his room and closed the door.
Kari sighed deeply, she got up and headed towards the her bedroom door "Gatomon" she called to her partner "Let's go do something today"
"Alright" replied the feline digimon as she stretched from her nap "I'm tired of sitting around anyway".
The two partners made their way out of the building and into the streets, Gatomon was jumping from tree to tree while Kari was walking on the sidewalk.
"So what should we do?" asked Kari into the tree which concealed her partner "The park? The mall? The Harbor?"
"The Harbor" replied the white cat "We can smell the fish while we're there"
Kari lightly laughed at her partner's love for seafood, whether it was eating or smelling it. Both made their way to the harbor, Gatomon, who ran out of trees to jump to and from, settled for walking beside her human friend. When they got there, the two welcomed the warm sea breeze coming in, and while Gatomon sat on a wooden pole at the end of a deserted jetty, inhaling deeply the aroma of freshly brought in fish, Kari was dangling her legs over the cement ledge and looked down into the dark blue water below.
"Something on your mind Kari?" asked the champion Digimon, breaking her concentration on the fish to see her partner in deep thought.
"Gatomon?" Started Kari, turning towards the white feline beside her "Are you willing to kill Davis?"
"Woah" Said Gatomon in quiet surprise "I hadn't thought that far, the truth is, I don't know".
"Do you think there might still be a chance we can reason with Davis?" Kari continued with questions with a deeply concerned voice.
"No" replied Gatomon sadly "We've gone too far to try with mere words, the only thing he'll understand now is violence"
"I wish it didn't have to come to this" Kari said truthfully, tears threatening to fall from her eyes "How could things have gotten so bad?"
"This is life" Answered Gatomon, looking at the scars on the back of her paws "Life has a twisted way of turning peace into utter chaos, happiness into depression, joy into hatred, the list is endless".
After Gatomon's analogy of the situation, neither of them said another word for quite some time, Kari was still comprehending what Gatomon had said, and Gatomon chose not to upset her partner further. As the sun started to sink into the western horizon, the two decided to call it a day and head back home.
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That's it for today folks, much more excitement on the way, I think I've left you hanging on for long enough, hmmm, nah, maybe a bit more. Oh, and I want lots of reviews, I know I'm shallow, but I do love it when I get reviewed. Till next time - Wolvie