Losing Light

katetherescue

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title of chapter

"Something's wrong," Sora said, looking at Kari. The girl was muttering in her sleep, grimacing and wincing as though in great pain. A cry from the other side of the room told them that TK was sharing Kari's dilema.

"No!" Their shouts intermingled as each teen bolted from their sleep, panting. Matt's arms encircled TK's waist instinctively, trying to calm the frightened boy. He pressed a palm to TK's forehead, pushing back the messy blond hair.

"What happened TK?" Matt asked gently. But TK's attention was not on him, it was focused on Kari, who looked just as terrified as he.

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"What happened?" Matt asked again, feeling unease settle over him as his brother continued to stare in wide-eyed terror at Kari. "TK?"

"She lost. She gave up!"

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"I can't do this," Kari cried into the roaring winds. The skies were in turmoil, black clouds rolling into fierce funnels, a hole opening in the center. The only light was Kari's own radiance. "I can't do this alone!" Her screams were drowned as an angry bolt of lightning met with the ground near her. The world shook with the defeaning roar of thunder. The wailing winds whipped around her, trying to make her fall, egging her on, waiting for her next move. The thundering waves crashed around her feet, never coming too close, for fear that her fury would spark the light. "You win."

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"You gave up!" TK shouted, fury welling in his stomach. His eyes burned with tears as he turned his head away from Kari, unable to look at her. Matt and Tai exchanged worried glances. "You gave up."

"Come on TK," Matt murmured in the younger boy's ear, hauling him up. "Wait for me outside, okay?" TK nodded silently, pushing past everyone and out the door. Matt motioned for Tai to come near him. "What the hell was that?" He hissed once Tai was close enough.

"I have no idea, but they both looked terrified," Tai whispered, looking at Kari. "Go check on him, we need to find out what's going on." Matt nodded.

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TK paced outside the door, shaking with a mixture of fury and fear, feeling that familiar anxiousness seep into his stomach. He jumped when the door clicked open, revealing a ruffled-looking Matt. The elder teen sighed heavily, raking a hand through golden hair.

"What happened in there, T?" He asked quietly, brow furrowed, a frown on his lips. TK shrugged noncommittally, avoiding his brother's stern gaze. "TK, you're doing it again. You're bottling everything up again, and you're on the verge of explosion. We saw it in there."

"Shut up, Matt," TK snarled, whipping around to face his brother. "Just shut up!" TK's eyes blazed with a new anger. "You don't know anything," He hissed. "You're not the one who has to live with these awful nightmares, visions. You're not the one who's been chosen to bear the burdens!" Realizing what he had just said, TK blanched. Matt raised a curious eyebrow.

"Chosen to bear what burdens?" He asked quietly, moving closer to TK, who moved a step back.

"Leave it alone, Matt. This is not your fight." Matt nodded silently.

"You expect me to let you fight alone?" He asked, face expressionless. TK didn't respond. "That's what I thought." With that, he retreated back into the lab, leaving TK alone with his thoughts.

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"Anything?" Tai asked, sounding hopeful. Matt shook his head ruefully, frowning.

"He got all defensive, you know, the way he does when he feels cornered," Tai nodded. "But he did say something about being 'chosen to carry a burden', whatever that means." Matt shrugged, feeling helpless. "Anything from Kari?" Tai cleared his throat.

"She did that thing again. That thing where someone speaks through her." Matt raised an eyebrow, looking surprised. "She said that the war was beginning, that the first battle would be sooner than we thought. We would all need to fight our demons, some would have to fight themselves. It's not a war that we can afford to lose, we have to be on top of things. Or else."

"Or else what?"

"Or else the world will fall." Matt looked up at the wild-haired teen, pensive and worried.

"What can we do?"

"We all play our parts in this, but I have no idea where to go from here. I think we need to wait for their -," Tai was cut off by a thundering roar that pulsed through the city, shaking the building. "What the fuck was that?" Tai shouted over the noise.

"Hell if I know!" Matt called back, hand instinctively reaching for his digivice. Tai glanced out the window of the lab, face falling at what he saw. "Holy shit." Outside, making his way toward the school, was MetalSeadramon.

"How did he get here?" Sora cried, tugging her digivice from where it hung from her belt. Izzy blinked, rubbing his eyes as though making sure he wasn't hallucinating. "Izzy?" The boy looked at Sora, eyes wide.

"I don't know," Izzy stammered, rushing back to his laptop. "There were no open ports that I know of, we've been monitoring them quite well."

"We have to open a port," Davis said quickly. "We need our digimon." Tai opened his mouth to speak. "You got a better idea?" Davis cut him off.

"Davis is right," TK's voice sounded from the doorway. "I'll do it." TK positioned himself in front of Izzy's laptop, holding his D-3 at arm's length. "Digi-port open!" He cried, watching as the port slid open.

"Someone has to go get them now," Tai yelled as another roar thundered through the city. He shot Davis a look. "Brilliant plan, Gogglehead."

"Who're you calling Gogglehead, Gogglehead?" Davis shouted in retort.

"Davis!" TK snapped, raking a hand through his hair. "You, Cody, and Yolie go." Davis' eyebrows disappeared under his hair.

"Oh? And what'll you do T.P?" He asked mockingly.

"Davis," TK's voice was level, a tone not to be argued with. "Just do as I say." Davis didn't respond, but merely motioned for Yolie and Cody to follow him. Moments later, the three teenagers disappeared into the Digital World.

"Now what?" Asked Mimi, looking frightened. TK frowned.

"You guys have to leave, go somewhere safe," TK murmured. "Kari and I will contact you once Davis comes back with the digimon. Until then it's not safe for you." Tai looked enraged at this.

"And it's safe for you two?" TK growled.

"Just go Tai!" He roared, eyes blazing. "Before it's too late." Tai stared at the younger teen for a moment, before turning and dashing out of the lab, the others reluctantly following him. "Make haste," TK murmured. "It's your only chance."

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