k2: Truthfully, I wanted more then anything to do away with the stupid poem I wrote! But, while looking through it, I discovered it was a little too ingrained into the story to do that, so I am stuck with it. Sorry if no one really cares for it, I sure don't. Enjoy!
MK: Yes! Please do! Enjoy the angst that comes after death! Enjoy it and become slaves to darkness-
k2: CAN IT MUSE!
MK: eep!
k2: OH! I almost forgot! I may have been forced to keep the fic, but I did manage one thing. A twist that involves Artemon. You'll see the moment you start reading, I personally think it was a much much better idea then the way it was written the first time, if I do say so myself. (grins widely)
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What Now
Ch.10-In the Wake of Destruction
PG
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Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust,
Life begins and ends the same.
When life is gone a new one forms,
But what of those, whose lives are more?
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It happened so quickly. A bright flash and it was over. They all saw it, she knew they did. She also knew they all heard the screams that followed. They cry of warning the proceeded. The attack, that proceeded even farther.
She stood and watched. They could say nothing; do nothing. Life, a fickle thing, began just as it ended. In dust. At least for humans anyway. For digimon it was in data. Digimon could come back, on occasion. But humans, when they die?
She was told once that even as one human dies another is born to take its place. But what she didn't' understand was how that human didn't return even though another was born.
We are not…the same.
She watched them. They cried. Silent, yes, but not all. In some of them the shock was still there, they couldn't seem to grasp what was announced to them.
"And he wont' come back?" She asked herself softly, "Even if it hadn't been for the crystal?"
How do they adjust?
Something wet touched her cheek and she brought her hand to her face. She was surprised to find crystal clear liquid on her fingers.
I am…crying?
She looked up into the sky, the cool breeze blowing her earthy brown hair out her face, her silver eyes glossy from the tears she didn't yet understand.
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My tears are shed,
Silently but sure,
For those who've gone,
And those that stay.
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"Dead."
The words were finalizing. The true shock hit him only then, a shock that only lasted seconds as the cold numbness broke away and a sharp pain entered Taichi's chest.
"Dead."
The word was mumbled, only reaching his own ears as he desperately tried to comprehend. Fear restricting his throat, catching his tears before they fell, Tai slowly looked up to the Cliffside where TK still lay flat on his chest, his arm still reaching down desperately, his eyes full of disparaging tears as his world slowly fell apart around him. The horror on the young blonds face was enough to break anyone's heart and Tai was desperately glad Kari was still up there with him, holding onto him through her own tears.
There was nothing Tai could do. He was helpless. No one had the power to bring life back and….
As Tai looked at Matt once more he noticed that Matt's eyes were closed, Sora's hand gently caressing his head like she would have done a small child. She held his head in her lap like she had done so many times before, the blood that was leaking from the unseen wound trickling down her lap.
It's going to stop soon.
Tai thought distantly, not aware of the observation he just made.
Tai wasn't sure what to think as Sora's hushed whispering reached his ears. She was cooing and humming, as if she were calming him like she had done so many times over the past day and half.
Next to her Gabumon stood looking down, confused by what he saw. Death was a concept that digimon only had a feint recollection of seeing as how they didn't die entirely, but returned to data that was later either absorbed or reformed. Digimon didn't 'die'. And none of them had ever actually seen the kids like….
…like this. He looks so lost, like a puppy who's lost his best friend.
The analogy fit, considering. Tai felt as a tear began to trickle down his cheek and he forced it back. Now wasn't the time for another break down. He had lost him self initially, but Sora had inadvertently brought him back to reality. He just had to keep himself from breaking down again and….
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How hard it would be,
To loose a friend,
A lover,
A life88poem88
Tai slowly forced his limbs to move, forced himself to stand up and to walk the four steps to Sora. Around him all he could here were muted sobs and shocked silence. The reality was too hard for any of them to bear! So many close shaves, so many times they managed to escape with their lives still intact! Had they gotten careless? Was this because they weren't careful enough?
"Sora?" Tai knelt down next to the girl, but she didn't' meet his eyes. In fact, she ignored his presence altogether.
"Sora, look at me."
"You need to be quiet Tai." Sora replied, not looking at him, "Matt's trying to sleep. He didn't' get any last night, I'm sure he's tired."
"Sora?"
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Someone you care for,
About,
Deeply
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"Somehow…he fell asleep with his eyes open." Sora murmured.
My breath caught in my throat, my eyes widening. I swallowed the lump that just wouldn't go away and looked down at Sora's hands as she continued to stroke his head,
"That only proves-." Sora's voice caught, "how tired he was."
Was. She knows.
"Sora, I don't think Matt is going to wake up." Tai replied gently, not fully understanding what had happened to the girl. It was almost as if, s if her psyche had been crushed, it was weird to see her like this.
Behind him Tai heard a sharp gasp and then more sobbing as someone finally broke down and then Ken's voice was comforting that person.
Yolie.
"Of course he will." Sora murmured, "It's going to be hard though. If he fell asleep with his eyes open then…he must…be exhausted!" Sora looked at Tai, her eyes bright with unshed tears. "Can you help me wake him? Please?"
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Today one is lost,
Tomorrow could be another.
The day after,
The day after.
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"Sora." Tai stated, a little more strongly this time, "You need to understand. We don't' have time. He isn't going to wake up."
"O-of course he will!" Sora replied as she looked back down at Matt. He'll wake up he…he just needs…s-some…h-hel…p…." Sora's voice was quavering now. Tears were finally beginning to fall and…Sora's hands tightened around Matt's hair, forming fists as her body began to shake.
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How sad you are,
To lose a love,
A friend,
A life88poem88
"Sora, no he won't." Tai whispered, "And you know that."
Sora turned a sharp glare onto Tai, one he hadn't expected to appear on her face.
"How can you say that?" She cried, "Of course he will. Don't be so pessimistic Tai! Your making it sound like-."
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Someone you care for,
About,
Deeply88poem88
"Like what?" Tai asked sharply. "Look at me Sora, you know. You know he isn't' going to wake up and you also know why!"
"Shut…up!" Sora seethed through her teeth. "Shut…up! Shut UP!" Sora swung her hand at Tai, her anguish overflowing her, and connected with his cheek. Tai didn't balk, didn't' dodge. HE didn't even move an inch. HE allowed her hand to connect and looked at her. His eyes soft, sad, understanding. "You know. He isn't' going to wake up."
"He needs to!" Sora shouted, clutching Matt's head in her arms. "He has too! I…I…I need him…! I can't…bear it without…" Sora's voice, breaking as it was, became so low only Tai could here her next words. "I can't…do this…I can't…stand it without him…!"
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To never see them,
Or there smile,
Or there laugh.
How sad it is,
To lose a friend88poem88
Artemon gave one final glance at the children before she jumped off her perch, fleeing to where Sandilamon waited. IT was redundant to watch, yet she couldn't' help but reflect on her observations.
How sad it must be…. She thought to herself, to loose a friend.
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Ashes to ashes.
Dust to dust.
Life begins and,
Ends the same.
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"Enera, we have to reach them!" Misshra cried desperately as she forced herself up, the pain still burning inside her. "I have to…I have to see with my own eyes!"
"Understood." Eneramon replied as she put her arm over Misshra's shoulder, her other arm slipping under her legs as she lifted. "Let's go!"
We should have been more careful!
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A friend is gone,
Tears are spilled,
Siblings cry,
And lovers weep88poem88
He felt so empty. So alone. So…dark inside. The feeling was so much like what he had been feeling before only this time there was no one feeding off it, no one talking to him in his head, spurring him further and further away. But it didn't' make things any easier. Not by a long shot.
TK lay frozen where he landed, his body relaxed yet restricted. He couldn't move, couldn't' think. He just stared. Matt had risked his soul to save TK and all TK could do was watch as he was stricken down.
Why?
I feel so…weak….
"TK."
Kari reached a hand out and placed it on his shoulder. There was nothing she could say, nothing she could do. "It's not…your fault…." She murmured, "I'm always here for you."
"Kari." TK murmured, closing his eyes and letting the tears fall.
Kari nodded, a small sad smile appearing on her face as she stretched out next to TK and hugged him, kissing his cheek. "You'll never be alone, TK. I'll help you through this."
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As the sun sets
We see darkness,
Spreading before our eyes.
Death shall come to claim a prize88poem88
"It's okay to cry Yolie." Ken murmured as he caressed her head. Both he and her were on the ground, Yolie sobbing into him as he tried to calm her. "It's okay to let it out."
Ken's eyes wandered over to Sora, her denial breaking as Tai continued to talk to her. It sounded harsh, mean and even cruel. But it was for her own good. Ken knew the dangers of a grievous heart; he had been subject to one for a long time.
A curse. He thought silently. A curse to the dark power that ordered this!
Not to far away from Ken stood both Cody and Izzy. They both stood beside Mimi, on either side of her. She was on her knees, her eyes wide in shock. He doubted she would wake from it any time soon, but hopeful one of them could snap her out of it. Both Cody and Izzy knew something of loss, though they were both very young at the time. Izzy being the one with the least memory.
I was young too.
Tears of his own began to slide down Ken's cheeks and he closed his eyes as Yolie's sobs wracked his body as well as hers. Death was the last thing any of them expected.
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Forget not the sunrise,
Bringing in knew light.
New life shall form,
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Misshra landed on the ground as her knees gave out on her. At the top of the mountain she had found them, gathered around something. From the look of TK and Kari from where they still perched on the cliff she had a feeling of what just happened. Tears fell down her face as she slammed her fist into the ground.
The neckline of her shirt tugged at her neck and Misshra angrily removed the slightly heavy necklace form her shirt and tore it off her neck. Her judgment was slightly clouded as she threw onto the ground, her irritation building, and it was with that motion that the golden rays of the dying sun managed to grasp onto it, the crystalline shape sparkling on the ground.
The sparkle caught Misshra's attention and she stared at it fearfully, the meaning of the citrine symbol striking her deep within her heart. She slowly picked the necklace up and looked up at Eneramon, the red haired digimon staring at her with wide eyes.
"You recently healed a broken limb Misshra." She hissed, "You can't."
"I have no choice." The girl replied as she stood, wiping her eyes, and began to walk towards the group. "We have no choice because we have no time."
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The lives we live,
Are lonely still,
Yet our paths will meet,
With friendships will
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"It wasn't' a mistake Enera." Misshra murmured as her digimon followed closely, fear eating at both their hearts. "We ran into those tow for a reason. Gatomon and Gabumon. It was all planned from the start by you know who."
"Misshra, I-."
"I know. I know all about it. But He's the one in charge, whether or not he exists in your mind is redundant. Where else do you think our powers come form? Who else allowed the digital mainframe to evolve this high in the first place? It's all connected and through him we were led here for a reason. I am sure they would have figured it out without us. However, this is what we were led here for. I know what I have to do."
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My tears are shed,
For those who've lost,
And those that stay,
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"Sora." Tai murmured as he slowly wrapped his arms around her, "It's going to be okay.
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Misshra swallowed lump as she saw the sight before her through the small crowd. She hadn't' expected this. There so much….
So much blood!
Eneramon placed a reassuring hand on the girls shoulder and smiled. Misshra nodded and started to approach them, but she had no clue what to say.
And then a line popped into her head. It was a line from a poem that represented the cycle of life that a friend of hers once recited.
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Lest not we forget,
That love carries
Friendships spark.
"Death is never eternal!"
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k2: There is chance! I'm saved!
MK: Die looser!
k2: NOOOOOOoooooo!
MK: (laughs insanely) Ahem. Good thing review bombs bombs don't' actually work, I say. (begins laughing again)
