You are my Sunshine…
Time: Four years ago
Location: Digital World, in sewers
"Tai!"
"Kari, Izzy! We thought we heard something!"
Kari looked at Izzy. So many things had happened in the last 20 minutes. Why couldn't they have some sooner when Izzy thought he had lost Kari?
"Nothing happened," Kari shouted back as Sora, Tai, Gatomon, Andromon, Biyomon, T.K, and Patamon came into view. Kari glanced at Izzy and he nodded.
"We've only been resting."
Tai stopped in front of them and the first thing he noticed was Motimon.
"He dedigivolved," Izzy said, following Tai's gaze. "He's a lot more exhausted than I thought."
It was partially true.
"I see you're on your feet," Sora said to Kari.
"Izzy's been taking good care of me," Kari said, nudging him. Izzy nodded. Tai ruffled his hair.
"I knew I could count on you."
"Yeah," Izzy huffed. "I know."
"We've brought herbs for you," Gatomon said, holding up a bunch of flowers. "There's some for Motimon too."
"Thanks," Izzy said as he fed some to his in-training digimon. Soon enough, Tentomon and Kari were buzzing around happily, full of energy.
"Are we ready to go?" Kari and T.K asked.
"Let's," Sora said, looking around. "The sewer system is still moving, if we don't escape soon, we'll be toast."
"Gatomon?" Kari asked as her crest glowed. The cat glowed and stretched.
"Gatomon digivolve to…"
"Patamon?" T.K asked as his digivice glowed. The little digimon glowed too.
"Patamon digivolve to…"
"Your turn Biyomon," Sora said. The pink bird nodded as she glowed.
"Biyomon digivolve to: Birdramon! Birdramon digivolve to…"
"Angewomon!"
"Angemon!"
"Garudomon!"
"Hang on kids," Angewomon said as she, Angemon, and Gerudomon gathered up the kids, Tentomon, and Koromon and escaped the sewer system. They were finally moving on to Spiral Mountain, where the last Dark Master, Piedmon, was lurking.
Final Chapter
Time: Present
Location: Kari's memories
"You're not weak!"
"Then why am I stuck here, Yolei? Why?"
"Because the darkness is testing you, Kari," Yolei said stubbornly. "You saw how it was in the Dark Ocean; it only wants to test you. Every time you say dumb stuff like that you're letting it win!"
Kari looked up at her. "Yolei…you really think I can do it?"
"No!" Yolei shouted. "I KNOW you can do it! You said yourself the darkness doesn't scare you. Letting yourself get killed by the darkness only proves you don't care about anyone."
"But I do," Kari said.
"What was that?" Yolei asked, one hand on her ear.
"I said I do!" Kari said strongly. As she did, a bright light emerged from Kari's heart.
"What's going on?" Yolei asked.
"It's Izzy," Kari said, smiling. "He's revealed the dark memory to Tai."
Yolei looked at Kari's cheerful face.
"I'm ready to return now," Kari said. Yolei smiled.
"Great, I am too."
Kari took Yolei's hand as pink, red and green lights rained down on them. Yolei looked up and smiled. Yolei was them swallowed by the lights and felt herself flying up.
"Japanese boy, you sure you don't need to go to a hospital?"
"Oh shut up and keep driving," Tai moaned as he pushed the white blood-stained towel into his nose. Izzy laughed.
"I could make one mean bully."
"You shut up too," Tai groaned. "Mom's going to kill me."
"Tell her you got hit by a rogue soccer ball," Matt suggested. He was sitting behind Carina again, and Izzy and Tai had managed to squeeze into the side car with Tai's luggage.
"I still can't believe you didn't tell us you were going to Italy," Matt said.
Tai shrugged. "I guess I was too exited to mention it. Either way, we have to get back to Kari."
"Now she's your concern?" Izzy said. Tai looked at him, his grin hidden under the towel.
"Wasn't that what that punch was for?"
Izzy nodded as the motor scooter slowed down.
"My parents will be home soon," Carina said, hoping off of the scooter. "We have to hurry!"
Izzy, Matt, and Tai thundered upstairs and headed through the portal.
"Arrivederci!" Carina called after them as they were sucked into the Digital World.
"That's the last time I ever hang out with international digidestined!" Matt called. ((Note: sorry Matt, but you haven't met Rosa yet:P this is before the World Tour episodes))
"It wasn't so bad," Izzy said. He froze. "None of us have a D-terminal?"
Matt frowned. "Only the new kids do."
"There's no need for that," Tai said, pointing to the sky. "Sora's here."
Izzy looked up and saw Birdramon flying in their direction.
"How'd you know we were coming?" Izzy asked as the trio ran to Sora.
"I didn't," Sora said. "T.K's sent me an email. Kari's awake! I was afraid I was going to have to scan Italy to find you guys, but here you are. Hurry up!"
Matt and Izzy looked at each other, but then hopped on Birdramon and returned home.
A bright light invaded T.K's eyelids as he jerked awake. He didn't know what the cause of it was, but he realized Kari was glowing, and that Yolei was standing next to him.
"That was weird," Yolei muttered.
"Hey!" T.K said. "Welcome back! I take it you being back is a good thing?"
"Go email Sora," Yolei said. "I'll watch Kari."
T.K nodded and left Kari's room. Yolei sat in the chair previously occupied by T.K and sighed. Kari moaned slightly as she slowly woke up. Yolei smiled.
"Welcome back, Kar-Kar."
Kari smiled. "Don't ever call me that again."
Yolei's smile widened. "'Kay."
"I had a strange dream," Kari said. "You were in it. You helped to bring me back."
"Oh really?" Yolei said, acting surprised. "What did I say in this dream?"
"You said," Kari replied, turning to look at the ceiling. "That you really cared for me, and that you'd help me get through the darkness inside of me." Kari turned to look at Yolei. "Pretty silly, huh?"
"No, not at all," Yolei replied, hating Kari's modesty and stubbornness. "I really will help you."
This seemed to convince Kari and she smiled. "Okay. And thanks Yolei, for everything."
"No problem," Yolei replied as the hospital door opened up.
"If you want another DNA digivolution partner, I'll understand," Kari remarked sitting up as T.K, Ken, and Davis walked into the room.
"Are you kidding me?" Yolei asked. "Haven't you learned yet, Kari? Sometimes you have to be selfish, sometimes you have to ignore other peoples' opinions for once and just do what you want. And besides, destiny has already linked us together. And, I want to be your DNA partner forever."
"Yolei," Kari replied, tears in her eyes. The two girls hugged each other, crying into each other's shoulders.
"Wah, wah, wah! This sentimental moment is making me sick," Davis pouted.
"I'm surprised you know the meaning of 'sentimental,'" Yolei teased. Kari giggled.
"Hey, don't embarrass me in front of Kari like that," Davis whined.
"Still chasing after my sis, Davis?"
Davis jumped as the hospital door opened and three more people walked in.
"Tai!" Kari exclaimed. "Sora! Izzy!"
"Hey sis," Tai said, walking next to Kari's bed and hugging her. "Sorry I wasn't here before."
Kari opened her mouth to say 'it's okay Tai, I understand' but instead she followed Yolei's advice. "Between me and soccer you picked soccer. I could've died Tai!"
"I said I was sorry," Tai said, frowning. Kari then laughed.
"Your nose, Tai!"
Tai touched his nose and looked at his fingers. He moaned at the pool of blood in his hand.
"Ugh, let's just say, don't ever push Izzy too far to the edge."
Izzy laughed. "I told you never to mess with an elite hacker!"
"Who are we talking about, Tentomon?" T.K said. The room was erupted in laughter and then died down as Kari closed her eyes and fell asleep.
"We should go," Sora said, grabbing Tai's arm. "We have to clean that up."
"We have tests to study for, right T.G?" Davis said, pulling T.K with him.
"You just don't want me to stay with Kari!" T.K moaned as he was pulled out of the room after Tai and Sora. Ken and Yolei looked at each other as they left Kari's room.
"So, you want to go eat somewhere?" Ken said uncomfortably.
"Are you asking me out?" Yolei asked, ecstatic. "I'd love to! Let's go!"
Izzy smiled as two-by-two they left the room. Izzy turned to look at Kari's sleeping angelic face and he sighed. He walked over to the hospital door but paused as Kari started talking in her sleep.
"Thanks for coming Tai," she said, sleeping. "I missed you. Thanks for saving me too, Izzy. My two big brothers."
Izzy felt peace spread through him. He felt happier than he had ever been in four years. Izzy walked over to Kari, placed a small kiss on her forehead, then shut off the lights as he left the room.