The Trial of Courage

Courage, the only weapon that people have against the forces of darkness and evil. Courage is what sets a hero apart from everyone and everything. That is why courage is important to all heroes.

Upon entering the door at the back of the cave, the DigiDestened stumble into a round room a light from above shines down on them. Suddenly a voice from out of no ware calls out to them "Only the master of courage may enter."

"Looks like Tai has to go in side the creepy tunnel under ground and fight what ever big monster lives down there" Joe says.

"You can't it's too dangers Tai" Agumon cries.

"I have to" Tai says as he heads toward the middle of the room.

"No Tai you can't I won't let you," Kari screams as she grabs him and hangs on for dear life.

Suddenly the voice returns only this time it seems angry. "Only the master of courage may enter!" The voice booms down to them a wave of energy hurls Kari off Tai and sets her down with the others. "Enter master of Courage and face the test."

"I'll see you guys around don't worry about me I'm tough I can handle this as long as I have courage in my heart."

"God that was cheesy Tai" Izzy says.

Tai enter what appears to be a small labyrinth after he walks thru the halls for about 1 hour he hears an explosion and he runs to it he sees Izzy standing next to a hole in the wall. "Izzy what happened?"

"We were worried about you so we blew our way in."

"Cool thanks for coming I'm lost."

"Of coarse you are Tai you're always lost with us your ignorant, foolish and reckless. While you were gone, we voted you're not the leader anymore. Sora ran off into the labyrinth trying to find you and Matt followed her. Tk and Kari ran off after you to. We all scattered so I stayed put. Tai you're a loser were not friends anymore!" he then reached into his shirt and pulled the small stone that hung around his neck off and thru it to the floor and ran.

Tai bent down to pick up the stone and remembered what it was.

Flashback

Tai Matt Joe Izzy and Tk are sitting on a bench in the park talking. Tai and Matt are five Joe is six Izzy is four and Tk is three. "Hey guys lets be friends forever k" tai says he then picks up a rock and breaks it in five peaces then gives each one to one of his friends.

End Flashback

Tai pockets the stone and walks away…right into Matt and Sora "how dare you show your face" she says "after what you put us through. I hate you!" she runs off crying Matt follows her right after throwing his peace of the rock on the floor and stepping on it. Tai kneels down to pick it up and then runs off as he widens thru the maze he comes across another piece and recognizes that it is Joe's. He keeps running until he finds him self in a wide hall way at the end are Tk and Kari.

"Just go away Tai leaves us alone" Kari says as she walks away thru a door at the end of the hall. Tk follows he leaving his stone behind. Tai runs to apologies but a wall of glass falls in front of him he watches as his friends head to the middle of the room.

A large beast drops in front of the and says "I am the Guardian of Courage claim my weapon if you can" the digimon lunge at this beast in their highest forms and he bats them away his great claws rap around our heroes and he slowly crushes them and, to Tai's, drops their lifeless bodies to the floor. The glass wall that blocked Tai's way vanishes and he runs in the beast mealy laughs at him and says "You are to frightened to face me you have no Courage ha-ha-ha"

'He's right I am afraid but I have to help them. I have to save them. I will save them even if it kills me.'

Suddenly a voice calls to him. "What do you seek?"

"An axe so I may punish the wicked and cruel." With that, a bright light engulfs him and he emerges baring a great axe on his shoulder he lunges and screams. "May The Fire of Courage Give Me The Strength." He strikes the beast and it crumples under the attack's force.

"You have found courage and passed the test. Courage is no the lack of fears but the willingness to fight them."

Tai suddenly is transported to the large room he entered from and is overjoyed to see his friends still alive. 'Of coarse it was an illusion of my fears."

Tory stands up from her spot next to Matt and say, "I can't sit here any more I going to help Tai."

"No need" Tai says with a smile as he walks over to them his axe on his shoulder "Mission accomplished." Sora and Kari rush to him and embrace him tightly forgetting that the others are even there.

A.N. yes there was OOCness but this was Tai's fear so they have to be odd. Sorry to Tai haters but I had to do his first its like an unwritten rule I will post the next chapter when I get 1 more review and don't just say the same thing over and over plz

Btw moonlightgirl11 they did battle on the internet in the movie