Authors Note: Here's the next chapter, for your enjoyment. This is the beginning of the action, so to speak. It starts getting better from here on out. It may also get a little confusing, but I'll try my best to keep that to a minimum. Anyway, enjoy and please review. Thanks.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Many are very grateful.

Chapter 3: My Choice

Dramatis Persona (List of characters)

Tai and Sora : Are still happily married and enjoying their careers. Their oldest, Taylor, is now seven years old. Two year after Taylor was born, Sora gave birth to a girl they named Kristy. She is five years old now.

Matt and Mimi: Are still happily married. Mimi's cooking show has taken off and Matt is still a famous rock star. Their oldest, Mark, is seven years old just like Tai and Sora's son. To make things even more interesting, Mimi also gave birth to a girl two years after having Mark. They named the girl Lily after Mimi's digimon, Lilymon, she is five years old now.

Ken and Yolie: Are still happily married and enjoying their careers. Their oldest, Kevin, is now six years old. A year later, Yolie gave birth to a girl named Kelly who is five years old now. Two years later, Yolie gave birth to another son they named Sam in honor of Ken's older brother. Sam is three years old now.

Joe : He still works as a doctor. He and his wife had a son they named Jake. He is five years old. Sadly, Joe lost his wife to cancer six months before his son turned five.

Izzy: Still works as a computer programmer. He and his wife had a daughter they named Sakura. She is Six years old. Unfortunately Izzy became a workaholic at his job and didn't have time for his wife or daughter. After four years of marriage, they got divorced three months after Sakura's fifth birthday. They still keep in touch with each other and Izzy is working on not being so glued to his work.

T.K. and Kari: They are still happily married and loving every minute of their careers. Kari teaches photography every other weekend at the local University. They eventually had a girl named Katie who is five years old. Kari also gave birth to a son named Alan who is a year old now.

Cody: He got married four months after T.K. and Kari wed. Cody and his girlfriend tried to wait until they graduated to get married, but were too much in love to wait. Cody enjoys being a lawyer. His wife, Minakoishi, fulfilled her dream of owning a Dojo. She runs it full time and Cody helps out on the weekends. They have a daughter named Casey, who is six years old now.

Several years after Kari and T.K.'s wedding, the Digidestined were enjoying their new lives. Everything was perfect. Little did they know that something would soon shatter this perfect little world.

It was a nice summer day and all the Digidestined were gathered in the park for a picnic. The kids were playing while the grownups watched. Just when things couldn't get any better, a rain storm came in, disrupting the fun. The picnic was packed up and everyone quickly headed home. Once at home, Kari got the kids dried off and into some dry clothes. The phone rang and she went to answer it.

"Hello, Takashi residence," Kari spoke.

"Roses are red. Violets are blue. I love you. Soon you'll love me too," An anonymous caller said before the line went dead.

Kari had a puzzled look on her face as she hung up the phone.

"Who was that?" T.K. asked walking into the room.

"I'm not really sure," Kari replied. "Just some weird guy who gave me a poem. The funny thing is, it kinda sounded like Davis."

"I wouldn't worry about it," T.K. stated. "Davis has been gone for a long time. It's probably just some kids pulling a prank."

"Now then, since you have been so good, I'll let you pick out one toy Katie," Kari said to her daughter as they shopped in the mall.

"Yay!" Katie cheered as they entered the toy store.

Kari was pushing Alan in the stroller as Katie scanned the shelves for the right toy. Kari saw something out of the corner of her eye and turned only to find that there was nothing there. She dismissed it and continued to follow her daughter. Katie finally made her selection and they went to pay. While at the register, Kari again saw something out of the corner of her eye. When she turned, she saw a man, about her age, browsing the shelves not far from where Kari stood. He turned toward Kari and she swore he looked familiar but, she couldn't place it. Kari pushed the thought aside as they left the store.

After they finished shopping at the mall, Kari dropped the kids at home before getting some groceries at the store. At the store, Kari had the weird feeling that she was being followed. She turned around and saw the same man she'd seen in the toy store. He looked so familiar it bugged her that she couldn't place him. She finished shopping and was walking home when she saw him again at a nearby bus stop. It was really starting to bug her that she couldn't place him.

"Are you all right? You look like something is bothering you," T.K. inquired while helping Kari put the groceries away.

"Well, to be honest, something really weird happened today," Kari began. "I went to the mall with the kids and while I was at the toy store, I saw this guy staring at me. He looked so familiar, but I couldn't place him. The weird thing was, I saw him again at the grocery store and at a bus stop on my way home."

"What did he look like?"

"Well, he was about our age and close to your height with spiky auburn hair. He had this weird look on his face like he could see into my soul. He was wearing all black and he kind of creeped me out."

"Did he have goggles?"

"No. Why do you ask?"

"Well he kinda sounds like and older version of Davis. Without the goggles, though, there's no telling," T.K. replied.

"Oh my gosh your right. Now that I think of it he did look like Davis. I knew he looked familiar, I just couldn't place it."

Unbeknownst to T.K. and Kari, the same guy was watching them. "Soon you will be mine," He thought. "No one will be able to stop me." An evil smile crossed his face before he disappeared.

T.K. woke in the middle of the night to see his wife suffering from a nightmare. Her face was contorted in pain and it looked like she'd been crying.

"Kari. Kari wake up," T.K. said trying to wake Kari. He gently shook her. "Please Kari wake up." She bolted upright and blinked a few times. "Kari are you all right?" She tilted her head to the side then turned to face him. "You had a nightmare Kari. Do you want to talk about it?"

"No," She replied. T.K. could tell she was acting very strange. Almost like she was a robot. Instinctively he kissed her, which seemed to bring her back to reality. "What happened?" She asked blinking a few times.

"You had a nightmare then started acting weird when I woke you up," T.K. explained.

"Oh. That explains a lot," Kari looked at the ceiling then back at T.K. before continuing. "I don't remember the whole dream, but I remember a lot of it. I was at the park alone when Davis came and sat beside me. We just kind of sat and watched the waves. Then he turned and said something to me. He said, 'Kari, I know we've been friends for a long time, but there's something I have to tell you. I know you feel the same way so, this will be easy for me to say. Kari, I love you.' I remember looking at him and smiling before telling him that I loved him too. I think we kissed because I remember thanking him for the kiss. You saw the kiss and came running up to Davis and threatened him saying if he ever kissed me again you would kill him. I stood up and started screaming, 'I love Davis! Just get over loosing me because I love Davis.' Something happened, that I can't remember, and I saw Davis with a smoking gun standing over your dead body. I smiled lovingly at Davis before he kissed me again. When we broke the kiss I heard a child crying and a little girl screaming, 'Where's my daddy! Somebody please find my daddy! Mommy's gone, daddy's all I have left.' That's when you woke me up." By now tears were streaming down Kari's face.

T.K. pulled her into a hug. "It's going to be all right. It was just a dream."

In the shadow of the night, a clock tolled one o'clock. Someone watched them from the shadows. Soon the shadows would hide him no more. He'd be free to walk the streets of Odiva. He'd be happy with his angel at his side and his rival gone for good. "Dreams can be premonitions dear Kari," He thought. "The future is mine to control. This is my choice. I choose you."


T.K.'s pov

It's been two weeks since Kari had the nightmare about Davis. I hate to admit it, but ever since that night, she's been acting real weird. She constantly makes excuses so, she can leave the house, then is gone for hours on end. She's hardly ever home and refuses to tell me where she's been. Katie's scared that we're getting divorced or something like that. I've talked to Tai about Kari and he agrees that this is odd behavior for her. There's only one way I know of to find out where Kari's been going and that's to follow her. I told my idea to Tai and he agreed to help me. It was a Friday when we decided to spy on Kari. Sora would watch the kids while we were gone. Although I hated the idea of spying on Kari, I knew it was the only way.

Kari left at 10 A.M. saying that she had to pick up some things at the store. I told her that was fine and she left. I called Tai and they arrived a few minutes later. Tai and I quickly followed after Kari. We didn't have too much trouble keeping up with her as she walked towards the park. Once at the park, however, we did lose her until Tai spotted her talking with someone. They were too far away for us to make out what the guy looked like, but we both agreed he looked familiar. After talking for a few minutes, Kari and the guy started walking. They were chatting along like old friends when he put his arm around her shoulders. Both Tai and I were shocked by this. The worst part was, Kari didn't seem to mind. At this point I didn't care who this guy was, he had no right to put the moves on my wife!

Kari and the guy soon left the park and were headed towards the mall. Tai and I entered the mall behind them and made sure not to lose them. The way they looked and acted together irritated me. They looked like two people who were obviously dating. Tai was in disbelief just as much as I was. The worst part about it was I knew Kari would come home tonight and act like nothing happened. I would have never, in a million years, thought that Kari was capable of something like this. It was late afternoon when they left the mall. We hid outside the mall, in the bushes, so we could get a good look at the guy Kari was with. Nothing could have prepared Tai and me for what we saw. The guy with Kari was, unmistakably, Davis. He'd been missing for several years and it looked like he'd come back just to steal my girl. As they walked passed us, my heart wrenched when I saw Kari kiss Davis passionately. She would come home and kiss me knowing full well she'd kissed Davis probably more than once all day. Tai looked at me as we stayed behind, the desire to follow gone. Tai put a hand on my shoulder saying that he felt for me. We walked home in silence. Somehow I knew Kari had nothing to do with this. She would never walk out on her children and she would never betray me. Davis always wanted Kari and hated the fact that she chose me. He'd probably planned this all along. Most likely he brainwashed her so, she would go along with everything he said. If what I feared was true, then Kari's Nightmare was a sick premonition and Davis would stop at nothing to get me out of the picture. I feared more for my children than for myself. I had to act fast if I was going to save them. We reached the apartment and told Sora everything. She was just as upset as Tai. Together we made a plan. It had to look like I never saw it coming. If my assumptions about Davis were correct, then there was no way I was going to let him succeed in destroying my family. We made a kit of emergency supplies and extra clothing for the children, then stuffed them into a backpack my daughter could carry. Also included were a list of contact numbers, phone, e-mail, and street addresses, to make sure Katie and Alan could find the people. Sora taught Katie how to use and password her own portable computer. It was based off of a new technology which didn't run on batteries, but got it's power by automatically taping into the phone or power lines of the city. Once that was done, all we could do was wait for Davis to make his move. I had told my daughter what to do in case an intruder came into the house. I hoped I'd have the courage to tell her to run and then face Davis in the worst case scenario, but I knew that I must.

Normal pov

One week after following Kari, T.K. knew the worst was coming. Kari had left to run some errands, on Wednesday, and had yet to come home. T.K. told his children that she was visiting a friend. It wasn't exactly a lie. Katie and Alan were playing in the living room when there was a knock on the door. T.K. looked out the peephole in the door and the color drained from his face.

"Katie," T.K. said, not turning from the door. "Take Alan into your room, get the bag, and close the door." Without a word, Katie complied.

When the door, to Katie's room shut, T.K. opened the front door. Davis stood in the doorway, doing his best to look like the old Davis.

"Hey T.L., Long time no see," Davis greeted cheerfully.

"You're right. It has been awhile. What brings you here?" T.K. asked hiding his emotions.

"Well, I ran into Kari the other day and she said I should stop by and see you and the kids."

"Sure, come on in," T.K. offered politely.

"So, where are the little angels?" Davis inquired.

"Katie, can you come here. There's someone I'd like you to meet," T.K. said to his daughter.

Katie cam out of her room with Alan behind her. She had her backpack on and was trying to read her fathers face for instructions.

"Katie, this is my old friend Davis. Davis this is Katie and Alan," T.K. introduced.

"Well hello there," Davis said kneeling down to her level. "It's nice to meet you."

Katie looked at her father ,who smiled, then she turned towards Davis. "The pleasure is mine."

"You really do have some cute kids," Davis complimented.

"Thanks," T.K. replied. Davis turned his head long enough for T.K. to nod in the direction of the still open door.

Davis stood up and faced T.K. again. As the two adults talked, Katie slowly inched her way towards the front door. Deep down she was scared. She had a felling something bad was going to happen, but she knew that nothing stayed bad forever. As they talked, T.K. noticed that there was something wrong with Davis. Davis was putting on an act that was slowly falling apart. Davis closed his eyes and when he opened them again, T.K. noticed that they had changed from a warm brown to a cold, icy brown. In one movement, Davis reached in his jacket and pulled out a gun. He pointed the gun at T.K. T.K. looked passed Davis, making eye contact with his daughter, and mouthed one word. RUN. Katie grabbed her brother and bolted for the open doorway.

"Why are you doing this?" T.K. asked looking at Davis.

"Why am I doing this? I finally got the chance to realize all of my dreams. Do you remember the day I disappeared?" Davis asked. T.K. nodded. "Well that day I met destiny. I met a Digimon that showed me what my life would be like if certain events were altered. You know what? I liked what I saw. He showed me how to achieve my dreams. It's a very simple solution. All I have to do it get rid of you. Kari will be mine like she should be. It's my choice. I choose to do this. It's my life and I'm prepared to live with the consequences. My life will be better for it so, why should anyone care."

Katie reached the ground floor of the apartment complex when a gunshot rang out. She paused for a heartbeat as a lump formed in her throat. She swallowed as her legs carried her, automatically, through the streets. She tried to hold them back, but soon tears were flowing down her face. Her brother started to cry as she held him close. She knew he was just reacting to her own tears. She ran for what seemed like hours until her legs finally gave out. She looked around and realized she was in the middle of Tokyo. She'd been there with her parents before. Somehow they'd make it out all right. They would never loose Hope.

"That fool," A voice uttered from the shadows. "I never would have thought it so easy, but then he was the perfect person. No one suspected him for a minute. A nice little disappearing act, then bribe him for his silence. The fool! He may have just single handedly helped me destroy the entire world. With Hope gone and Light corrupted, nothing can stop me. Oh the fool got what he wanted. It was indeed his choice, but his own life? Not quite. You have yet to learn, young Davis. Each action has a reaction. Not only did you get your rival out of the way, but you made two children homeless. In your choice you destroyed someone else's life to make yours better. There are consequences to each choice. Some are good and some are bad. Yours will be innumerably bad. By the time you realize the consequences to your choice, I will have taken over both your world and mine. Foolish creature! Your choice will be your undoing." The evil Digimon laughed maniacally into the night.

Authors Note: The chapters will start to get a bit longer. The next one is short, but after that they start to get longer. The random point of view change was unintentional. I was on a role, when I wrote this, and only on a re-read did I notice the change in pov. However, I found in editing that it was necessary so, it wasn't changed. Anyway, please read and review. The next chapter should be up by next week.