(Tai POV)

Jesmon took us far away from Matt and turned back into Hackmon on top of our old High School and told us everything...the Royal Knights, Omnimon and Alphamon needing to fight, and then there was something else he began to tell us.

"So Deckerdramon doesn't know what stopped their first battle?" Hackmon asked making me, Kari, and Yuto shake our heads making him sigh. "I'm afraid I can't answer it either I should get going, I need to back and look for something important. Remember, we have about 12 days." Hackmon vanished leaving just the eight of us on the roof.

"So what was all of that anyway? Who tried to kill us?" Yuto asked looking at Dorimon and Koromon who were just sitting there quietly.

"My ex..."

"Matt." Sora and I looked at each other and then back at the small purple fluff ball that was Dorimon. Why would Matt do that? I need to figure this out soon, we only have TWELVE days until the Royal Knights come back.

"Oh...Kari told me about him. But Tai what are we going to do? Without the other half of Omnimon we can't get this fight out of the way." He was right, and I agree with him and Hackmon...but at the same time I don't want Koromon to die and just by looking at my sister's boyfriend...he doesn't want to lose his partner either. "Twelve days huh? Well?" I looked at him and Koromon thinking about what to do.

"Well...I think it should happen. But the last fight involving an Alphamon almost destroyed the Waterfront...we need somewhere remote where no damage can be done."

"But when?"

"The day before...so that way we can go right from the fight to dealing with the Royal Knights."

We had made it back to Yuto's and there we had to help my parents out since all of them got a little tipsy on wine so Sora, Kari, and I helped them back home. And since it was already pretty late, Sora decided to stay the night. Right now it was about 7 in the morning and I was gonna go look for Matt and clear up everything but I decided just to stay in bed with Sora a little longer.

"Good morning." I felt her move in my arms and I looked to see her smiling and I planted a quick kiss on her cheek. "Sleep well?"

"With you next to me? Definitely. I gotta go deal with Matt today." As much as it pained me to tell her that, she knew I was right and even then I could tell mentioning him was bothering her.

"Alright, do you want me to go with you?"

"No I'm fine, you know I can handle him."

"I'm just trying to make sure you don't do anything stupid Tai." I chuckled at her comment and kissed her smiling.

"Don't worry babe, I got this. Besides I'm going with Davis and Yuto so I promise nothing's gonna happen." She rolled her eyes and playfully slapped my chest before cuddling up to me.

"Just don't make that fight happen now, remember what you two agreed on." Yeah...how could I forget? "Now can we sleep for a bit longer? I'm still pretty tired."

At 3 the three of us made it to the concert stage that Matt's band was playing at. Luckily T.K. hooked us up and he managed to sneak us in backstage. We waited for Matt to finish his last song and we took the time to bring T.K. up to speed on our whole situation.

"So one way or another, this doesn't happen or if Jesmon doesn't get his plan done in time: we're fucked?" T.K. asked as we finished telling him everything we know and all three of us nodded with Yuto and I nodding especially. "Great...we're screwed."

"We got this, don't worry." Davis said patting T.K.'s shoulder before the music stopped and all of use turned to see Matt and Gabumon walking towards us.

"What are YOU doing here?" Matt asked looking at us and I could tell the venom was being directed specifically at my little sister's boyfriend.

"Matt we need to-"

"Get him out of here, I'd rather not have my partner die because of him." Matt said one more time surprising even T.K. and I could tell it from his shocked expression.

"Matt, you need to-"

"Tai I'm serious get him out of here before I-" That was it I had enough. What I did wasn't just for being a dick to Yuto, he's not listening to the situation, he's being a total ass, and for what he did to Sora. So I did the only thing I could do in the moment and I punched him in the face and it wasn't soft...my wrist really hurt. He fell backwards cupping his cheek just looking at me as if I was crazy.

"Before you what?! That's Kari's boyfriend you're threatening and he's a good guy! Matt we're in serious danger here! Imagine eight Mega-Level Digimon, all on the same level as Omnimon if not stronger coming to kill us! That's our current problem and we need Gabumon to help us solve it!" I grabbed him by the collar and tried showing the gravity of the situation to him but I don't think it was getting to him.

"Me why?"

"TEN days, we'll send you the coordinates in TEN days, meet us in a remote part of the Digital World. Nothing'll happen to Gabumon or Agumon, but if we don't handle this the way Hackmon wants...then we might die."

"And what makes you so sure?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm being courageous enough to try. I recommend you do the same." I let go of his collar dropping him to the floor and I walked out followed by Yuto and Davis who were just there absolutely shocked.

"T-Tai what was all that about?" Yuto asked finally as we walked through a park on the way back home.

"I'm just tired of his bullshit...something was just telling him to sock him in the face so I did. And right now you make my little sister happy, I'm not gonna let anyone threaten you if you're her happiness." I kept walking and the two of them stayed close behind me as I took the time of the walk back to calm down.

After walking back home, I left the boys behind and I went to Sora and her Mom's to go see her and tell her how everything went. I made it to the door and Mrs. Takenouchi was already on her way out and boy did she look happy to see me.

"Oh Tai! How are you?"

"Just fine Mrs. Takenouchi, is Sora still home?"

"Yes she's in the shower right now. Just make yourself at home." I walked inside and locked the door seeing Sora's room was wide open. I went inside and laid down on her bed closing my eyes trying to think about what to do. A few minutes later I heard a small yelp and I saw Sora with a towel on walking into the room surprised to see me.

"How long have you been here?!"

"Maybe like 5 or so minutes, we talked to Matt."

"And? How'd it go?"

"Well...he saw Yuto, started making threats and I punched him."

"You punched Matt?!"

"For him and for you! Something told me to and I gave him a quick rundown of everything before just getting the hell out of there." She sat down next to me and began drying her hair with a second towel while I turned away from her so I can think some more. "I'm just tired of it you know? Everytime something like this happens it's always me and him at odds..."

"That's just how the two of you are, I was always worried that's how it might've been when he and I got together and now two years later here I am with you instead of him. You'll figure it out in the end, you always do." She said kissing my forehead before an idea popped into my head and I grabbed her by the arms pulling her closer to me and her towel off. "Tai!"

"Sora come on you know you want to."

"...fine...just don't try showing off or anything."

(Third Person POV)

Meanwhile up high on a mountain in the Digital World, a mechanical and sinister Dorumon with wings was looking up as pieces of data began to form into humanoid forms still only at the bottom.

"Yesss, return my friends. We will free the Digital World together!" The sinister Dorumon laughed before looking at a puddle next to him growling at his reflection. "And prepare yourself Dorumon...this will be fight you will never forget and I will be the one true leader of the Royal Knights!"