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Okay, here's the warning for this chapter ; It's gonna be a little "darker" in this one than usual. I thought I'd try and add a little drama to it. You'll know what I mean when you get to the part. I don't wanna mention anything more and give it away for the people who don't wanna know... anyway, enjoy and I apologise for anyone who doesn't like that happens in this chapter.
Digimon Season 2.5 "Digimon Adventure 03"
Episode 5: "Our Destined Fate"
.:Kimura apartment, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
"You should have seen us Margaret!" Dawn exclaimed, as she stood in front of the television in the small living room. "We were all over that Giromon. He didn't stand a chance. All three of us were knocking the life outta him. You should have been there!"
Margaret was sat on the sofa with Gatomon lying on the top and Agumon sat beside her. The young girl had her head down, staring at the floor with a small smile on her face. She seemed to be paying semi-attention to what her cousin was saying.
Dawn stopped her explanation and looked at her older cousin. "Are you listening to me Margaret?" she asked, crossing her arms. "Margaret?"
"Huh?" Margaret lifted her head up abruptly, causing her grey hat to fall a little over her eyes. She pushed it up before replying; "Oh sorry Dawn. Yeah I was listening."
"Didn't look like it." Dawn muttered. "What's up with you lately anyway?" she asked.
Both Digimon looked at the older girl of the two.
"Nothing." Margaret replied, plastering a fake smile across her face. "What makes you say that?"
"It's just you haven't been yourself the past week." Dawn responded. "Say, why aren't you joining in the fighting?"
That question threw Margaret a little and she hesitated a little answering it. She hadn't been asked that yet and to be honest she didn't know the answer. "I… uhh… I dunno." She sighed. She knew she had to join in; it was now her duty along with the others to defend the Digital World and earth now they were being threatened by Digimon attacks.
"C'mon then. Let's go to the Digital World, you'll love it. It'll be fun." Dawn smiled.
"I don't want to!" Margaret suddenly snapped standing up. "All that fighting isn't fun! It's dangerous! And I don't wanna lose another person I care about!" and with that, she ran off to her room slamming the door behind her.
Dawn remained standing still as Agumon and Gatomon remained on the sofa.
"I think we better leave her to calm down for a while." Gatomon spoke, breaking the silence as she looked at the young Kamiya girl.
Dawn sighed and picked up her soccer ball that lay at her feet. "Yeah alright. Tell her I say bye okay? C'mon Agumon."
Gatomon watched the two best friends leave apartment before averting her eyes to the closed door of Margaret's room. "She really needs to let go of the past."
.:Kamiya apartment, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
Tai was lazily sat on the sofa with his feet propped up on the coffee table, flipping through the channels on the television. Sora was out buying groceries at the store down the road with Biyomon and Agumon.
There was a sudden knock on the door. Tai yawned and got up from the sofa. Taking his time he headed to the front door and opened it, only to be greeted by his mother storming into the apartment.
"I want a word with you young man!" she exclaimed. She had a newspaper in her right hand.
"Huh? What have I done now?" Tai asked, clueless as he closed the door and followed his mother.
Yuuko held up the newspaper showing the front page. On it was a picture of the monster attack at the Roppongi Hills complex from the previous day. It clearly showed Greymon, Flybeemon and Strikedramon battling Giromon.
Tai stood there still confused. He looked up from the paper and to his mother giving her a clueless look. "Yeah?"
Yuuko sighed and put the paper down. "Do you know how worried I was when you and your sister were involved with all that Digimon stuff when you were kids?!" she exclaimed. "I thought it was all over but now I have to worry about my family all over again!"
"Okay first of all Mom, calm down." Tai responded.
"No I will not calm down. I can't believe you're getting Dawn involved in this stuff as well! It's far too dangerous!" she shot back.
"We didn't decide to get involved, we were chosen. And we knew Dawn would be chosen sooner or later. Gennai told us after she was born. I thought we told you this?"
"You said to me she would be getting a Digimon just like you and the others. You didn't say anything about battling monsters!" Yuuko replied.
"Oh." Tai replied sheepishly. "Look, don't worry about it Mom. She'll be fine. Anyway she wants to be a DigiDestined. She wouldn't have a choice even if she didn't want to be."
"So you're okay with your daughter battling monsters and putting her life in danger every time?" Yuuko questioned him. "I'm sorry but I won't allow Dawn to get dragged into all this mess. She gets into trouble too easily and it just makes her an easier target."
Before Tai could reply the front door opened and in walked Sora, Biyomon and Agumon carrying a few grocery bags each. Sora closed the door behind her and removed her shoes before noticing her mother-in-law. "Oh hey Mom." She smiled.
Yuuko pointed at her son. "Sora, tell him it's ridiculous for Dawn to get involved in this Digimon business."
Sora gave her a confused look. "What's going on?" she asked looking from Yuuko and then to her husband.
"Mom's freaking out for no reason." Tai replied with a sigh.
Yuuko glared at her eldest child. "I have a right to be Tai! I don't want my granddaughter going through what you did. The rest of Odaiba might have been relieved of the memories of Myotismon but I, your father and the rest haven't. I don't want that to happen again… I… I don't want to go through what I did never knowing whether I'd see you again."
"Mom…" Tai began.
"You're fighting monsters for crying out loud!" she exclaimed, cutting in. "Some even bigger than buildings. You know how scary that is for me? Dawn's just a little girl. Why can't she have a normal childhood and not get dragged into what you had to endure?"
"It's not just Dawn. Margaret and the rest of the children are DigiDestined too." Biyomon piped up.
"I know-" Yuuko began.
"So why aren't you giving Kari this lecture too?" Tai asked a little childishly as he crossed his arms.
"I'm not happy with Margaret getting involved in this too. But I know she will not run into danger as easily as Dawn would. Margaret is more sensible." Yuuko replied. "But Dawn's the spitting image of you Tai. That's why I'm so worried about her the most. One mistake that would be all it takes for something terrible to happen." Her voice was getting a little quieter. "She's your only child too. I know she means more than anything in the world to you both."
Sora walked over to her mother-in-law. "I know how you feel and what you're getting at. But this can't be helped. We knew this day would come, and it's our destiny to protect this world and the Digital World."
"And as much as we have to admit it, it's the kids' turn to defend the two worlds as well." Agumon spoke up.
The front door opened once more causing the three adults to look in that direction. In walked Dawn and Agumon. As the young girl removed her shoes and put her soccer ball down she looked up and noticed three sets of eyes on her.
"What's up? I haven't done anything…. Have I?" she asked a little nervous.
Sora shook her head with a small smile. "No sweetie. We were just talking. Nothing to worry about."
"Oh okay." Dawn replied, not full convinced. "Hey Dad, I'm gonna go on your computer." She said before her and Agumon ran off through the living room and down the hall to her father's office.
"Okay." Tai replied as he watched her leave the room.
Yuuko sighed once her granddaughter was out of the room. "Look, I know how much she loves being a DigiDestined and I see I won't be able to stop it. Just please promise me that you'll all be safe when this is all over."
Tai hesitated for a while before answering. "… You know I can't promise that Mom."
"Tai…" Sora began a little surprised.
"I can't Sora." Tai said, turning to his wife. "What if I promise that and then something happens to someone?"
"He's right." Yuuko sighed as her eyes gazed over to the closed door where Dawn had disappeared in. "Then at least promise me that you'll keep an eye on Dawn."
"She's my daughter Mom. I'm always looking out for her." Tai replied.
"I know you do. You're a great father but it doesn't stop me from worrying about her, and everyone else for that matter. I guess I'm scared what happened all those years ago is gonna happen again."
"It won't Mom. Trust me. Myotismon is dead and gone for good." Tai replied.
"There's no way he can come back again." Agumon added.
Yuuko half smiled. "Okay. I'm sorry I overreacted a little. I better go now. Your father is probably wondering where I've disappeared to." She said as she headed for the front door.
"So he doesn't know you're over here?" Tai questioned his mother.
"Are you kidding?" she smiled with a small laugh. "He's on your side with all this Digimon business and thinks I'm going over the top with what I think. Anyway, I'll see you later. Bye." And with that she opened the front door and left closing it behind her.
Sora turned to her husband. "I never knew your mother felt that way. She's kept it quiet all these years."
"She mentioned it to my Dad once. Just after we arrived home after defeating MaloMyotismon I overheard them talking about it." Tai replied. There was a knock at the door and Sora went to answer it "Mom always overacts over everything." Tai called to her as he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge.
"What did Grandma want?"
Tai jumped a little and turned around to see Dawn stood there looking up at him. "Nothin' kiddo. She uhh.. Just brought the newspaper. I forgot to buy one this morning." He lied.
Dawn continued to look up at her father, eyeing him suspiciously. "She didn't seem that happy about it." She commented.
Tai laughed nervously. "Well… you know what Grandma's like." He said before turning back to the fridge to get a soda.
At that point, Sora came back in from the hallway accompanied by Torishia "Tricia" Kido, Joe and Mimi's ten year old daughter. Her pink cowboy hat hung down behind her back and her light brown hair was tied back in a single pony tail, similar to the style her mother had at her age. Her Digimon partner Palmon was by her side.
Dawn turned around and spotted Tricia. "What're you doing here?" she simply asked.
Tricia rolled her eyes. "Well thank you for the warm welcome." She said putting her hands on her hips.
Sora looked at her daughter. "Mr and Mrs Kido are both busy with work so we're looking after Tricia today."
"My mother is filming her cookery show and my father is in the Digital World opening a hospital there." Tricia explained.
"Didn't ask for a full explanation." Dawn muttered under her breath as she stepped by her father and got herself a soda as well.
The two girls didn't really get on that well. It was due to the fact they were completely different. Dawn was a tomboy who hated anything girly and loved boyish stuff whilst Tricia was one of those girl's who loved to be treated like a princess and adored stylish clothes, makeup and other girly things.
"Say why don't you two go out? It's a beautiful day." Sora suggested. "I don't think you wanna be stuck in the apartment all afternoon."
Tricia smiled whilst Dawn just frowned before taking a drink of her soda. "I want to go shopping at the mall."
Dawn scoffed and almost choked on her soda. "No way! I hate shopping!"
Tricia pouted angrily and almost stomped her foot in a stroppy way. "I want to go shopping and you're coming with me."
Dawn just huffed and turned her back on the light brown haired girl. "Go by yourself." She muttered. "Besides, I don't have any money."
"Sweetie, she's our guest. Besides the fresh air will do you good." Her mother replied.
"But what is the point of going shopping if I can't buy anything?" Dawn moaned putting her soda down on the dining table.
Tai leaned down and whispered; "It's a girly thing kiddo. You'll get used to it."
Dawn closed her eyes and groaned, lowering her head. This was the last thing she wanted to do.
.:Thunder Mountain, Digital World:.
In the darkness of the castle, in his private room, the hooded figure whose identity was still unknown, was leaning over a small wooden table. His blood red eyes were scanning over the single sheet of paper that lay on front of him.
He mumbled words to himself as his fingers traced the markings on the paper. The paper was blue and white lines and words filled the entire sheet. It was blue prints for a building. An important building to him.
He was planning his way in and out of the building for a certain operation he had in mind. His index finger traced the lines that represented the small corridors throughout the building.
He smiled to himself as he finished his mental escape from the building. "Perfect."
Suddenly, the door crashed open startling him. He quickly folded up the blueprints and stuffed them in a small drawer that was underneath the wooden table. Turning around he saw the blonde girl standing in the doorway with her arms crossed. An annoyed look was plastered over her face.
"Ever heard of knocking?" he muttered equally annoyed as what ever she was angry about.
"If you want privacy I suggest you put a lock on that door." She muttered, still standing in the same pose. "What do you want now?"
"I need you to run a little errand for me." He chuckled. He grabbed the remote control that lay on the table and pressed a button.
An image flashed up on the TV screen that was hung on the wall, causing the girl to squint from the light that suddenly filled the room. On the screen was an image of someone.
"Take care of him. He's meddled enough with my plans already and he needs to be taught a lesson."
The girl's icy blue eyes widened in shock. "I.. I cant… Not him. He's an old friend of my father's and his friends… Why do you want him dead?"
"Listen Stacey!" he suddenly snapped slamming his fist down on the table. "None of that is any of your concern! So I suggest you shut up and follow orders like expected!"
"I've been following your stupid orders for too long now. If you don't tell me what's going on soon that's it!" She exclaimed. "I've done your dirty work but there is no way I will kill an innocent person!"
The figure clenched his fists. He was a second away losing his temper completely but he remained his cool. "Fine. I will do it myself. I'll have more pleasure that way. Get back to your cell. I don't want to see you for the rest of the day." He snarled before storming past her and towards the door. "That will teach you to disobey orders." And with that, he left.
Stacey stood there, frozen with fear and confusion. What does she do now? She couldn't let him does this… but if she spoke out or interfered he would surely kill her too….
.:Aqua City, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
The Aqua City mall that was located next to the TV Station was fairly busy, the usual for a Tuesday early afternoon. There were a few more children in due to the school being closed for the day.
The two children and their Digimon had ended up in a fast food restaurant after one hour of none-stop shopping. They decided to take a break, due to the constant moaning from Dawn about being bored and hungry.
So they were now sat on a table seated for four with a small mountain of Tricia's shopping bags at their feet. Their table was situated outside of the actual restaurant just beside the mall's walkways.
Tricia was sat opposite Dawn and watched the brown haired girl as she messily ate through her meal. She was on her second cheeseburger and fries. "How much do you eat? That's your second helping." She commented with a disgusted look.
Dawn looked up from her food and spoke with a mouth full of fries. "You got a problem with that?"
Tricia made a face. "Well, I have more of a problem with your eating habits. No one teach you not to talk with your mouth full? You're putting me off my own food."
Dawn narrowed her eyes and gulped down her food. "Listen, I didn't want to come to this stupid place so if you have a problem with how I am well that's tough!" she exclaimed.
Agumon then leaned over the table. "And if you're not gonna eat your burger, I'll have it." he said, about to swipe Tricia's food.
Palmon slapped his claw away. "You two have had enough already. Aren't you full yet?"
Dawn shook her head and grabbed a handful of fries. "Nope. We need to keep our strength up. You never know when a Digimon is gonna attack." She then stuffed the fries into her mouth.
Tricia crossed her arms. "A Digimon isn't gonna attack every second of the day you know. So that doesn't give you a reason to stuff yourself at every chance possible."
Dawn frowned angrily and got to her feet. "Listen you-" she began.
"Hey girls." A voice interrupted the argument from going any further.
Dawn turned around whilst Tricia looked up to see Kari Kimura stood beside their table with her black handbag draped over her left shoulder. "Hey Aunt Kari." Dawn greeted her. "I didn't know you were here."
Kari smiled at her niece. "I didn't think you'd be here either. But I recognise that temper anywhere." She replied with a giggle.
The top to Kari's handbag opened up and Gatomon popped her head out. "Never thought I'd see the day Dawn Kamiya would be shopping for clothes."
Dawn frowned. "Ah shut up. Besides this isn't my stuff. Its spoiled princess's over there." She muttered pointing in front of her. The Kamiya girl then turned back to face her aunt. "Hey, how's Margaret?"
"Dawn upset her." Agumon added earning a smack over the head from his human partner.
Kari sighed. "I thought something had happened. She's locked herself in her bedroom all afternoon. What did you do?"
"I didn't do anything!" Dawn protested. "All I asked was if she wanted to go to the Digital World and she flipped and said something about not wanting to lose another person she cared about." She explained, clueless to what her cousin was getting at before.
The bearer of Light sighed once more. Her niece was the spitting image of her older brother. "Ah never mind. She'll come around once she's cooled down. Anyway, I better go now. I'll see you two later."
"Bye Mrs Kimura." Tricia waved politely as she left with Gatomon.
Kari walked away from the food court area and towards the nearest exit. Stepping out of the mall and into the afternoon sun she stared up at the sky and sighed. "You think the past is holding my daughter back Gatomon?"
Gatomon popped her head back out from the black bag. "It surely looks like it. You should talk to her Kari. She can't continue being scared of the Digital World because she's afraid someone will get hurt."
"I know Gatomon." Kari replied, looking down at the cat Digimon in her bag. "I have to admit I was a little afraid once I heard the Digital World was open and things were starting to happen once more." She began to walk away from the Aqua City building. "I was about to ban her from ever going as I was scared I'd lose her too."
Gatomon jerked her head upwards in surprise and stared at her human partner. "Ban her from the Digital World? Kari you can't do that. She's destined to protect both worlds. Just like you are."
Kari remained silent for a few seconds as she stepped onto the pavement to start her short journey home. "I know that now. I told Tai how I felt and he helped me see that holding onto the past would ruin the rest of my life, as well as Margaret's. I realised that I couldn't stop her. If the Digital World needs her then I had to let her go."
Gatomon nodded. "Of course. And she'll be well looked after by Gatomon, you, Tai, Dawn and all the others. She won't be alone."
Kari smiled down at her Digimon partner. "Yeah." She then glanced up at the blue sky above and let out a sigh. "I think it's time I gave Margaret that little talk my brother gave me…"
.:Food Court, Aqua City, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
"Upset your cousin I hear?" Tricia asked breaking the silence that had formed since Dawn's aunt had left. She was sat leaning back in her chair with her arms folded.
Dawn looked up from the burger she was eating and stared at the girl in front of her. "I didn't upset her!" she snapped. "All I did was ask her a question and she bit my head off."
Palmon sat up straight and commented; "Perhaps it was the way you asked. You've never been that good with words."
Dawn's annoyed gaze turned and fell upon the green rookie opposite. "And what is that supposed to mean?!" she exploded.
Tricia straightened her back and leaned forward. "Look, you can't force everyone go to the Digital World. Everyone isn't as enthusiastic as that place as you." She explained.
"Well they should!" Dawn shot back. "We're DigiDestined now. It's our destiny to protect both worlds just like our parents did. They were a team and we should be one too!"
Tricia sighed and shook her head. "You're taking what our parents did too seriously. They were a team and fought together because both worlds were in danger. Right now the Digital World or earth isn't being threatened. So what point is there to us becoming a team now when we haven't ever since we received our Digimon partners five years ago?"
Dawn clenched her fists under the table. "In case you haven't noticed there have been Digimon attacks in the city! Not doesn't just happen without something strange going on in the Digital World!" she exclaimed rather loudly.
Palmon gave a puzzled look. "I thought that was because of all the Digital Splits all over town?" she wondered aloud.
Tricia nodded, agreeing with her partner. "Exactly. The only reason Digimon have appeared here is because of the splits. They are being brought here by accident."
It was Agumon's turn to look puzzled as he sat up from his slouched position. "But what about that blonde girl and her Garurumon X? Or Giromon after those four Digi Eggs. Doesn't that count for something?" he asked.
"Agumon's right!" Dawn protested standing to her feet. "When we went to the Digital World that girl and Garurumon X were torturing a herd of Tyrannomon. Yesterday, Giromon appeared and threatened to kill me and Dan if we didn't give him the Digi Eggs he was after. Now doesn't that sound a little fishy to you?" she questioned the Kido girl.
"The only thing fishy around here is the smell from Palmon's fish cakes." Was her reply. "So a few people have some personal issues, so what? There has been no real threat or sign that the worlds are in danger. So as far as I'm concerned I'm gonna continue leading a normal life."
Dawn clenched her fist and slammed it down on the table. "You don't get it do you? About a week ago I got a message from Gennai in the middle of the night-"
Tricia let a laugh escape her mouth. "Another one of your dreams huh? That just proves you're taking these things way too seriously."
"You don't care about any of this, do you?" Dawn question her, narrowing her brown eyes.
"You got that spot on." Tricia replied. "I'm grateful for Palmon." She motioned to the plant Digimon next to her. "She's my best friend. And that is one of the reasons I don't want to get involved in this Digital World stuff. Fighting is wrong and from what our parents told us, they lost quite a few of their friends. I don't want to lose Palmon."
"You'd be a lousy DigiDestined, you know that?" Dawn commented a little coldly, causing Tricia to look up a little surprised. "You have to fight to protect the people you care about. Okay, some might get hurt but that's life. And if you won't accept it's your destiny then maybe you don't deserve to have that digivice!" she shifted her gaze to the green device poking out from underneath the girl's blue shirt. "Or Palmon!"
Not giving Tricia the chance to respond, Dawn turned on her heel and stormed away from the table and away from the restaurant, leaving Agumon, Palmon and a shock-stricken Tricia behind.
.:Gennai's Base, Digital World:.
Over the years Myotismon's old castle had now be returned to its original state of Gennai's secret base. This was where Gennai spent most of his time during the past couple of years working on projects for the Digital World.
Gennai, now in his younger form, was in his secret room. It was a small room with much electrical equipment and glass cabinets against the four walls. At this moment, he was stood at his desk, working on something that was kept secret.
Although he was alone, as he fiddled with some of the objects, his hand movements were secretive. He opened a small drawer next to him and placed most of the objects inside except for one.
The only other presence in the base was his army of Mekanorimon that guarded and helped run the machinery. Only Gennai had access to this particular room.
His fingers traced over the last object and he smiled to himself. "That should do it." He whispered as he placed it in the drawer and shut it. He then turned to his computer that was next to the desk and began to check on the Digital World's data.
Everything was in order as far as the Digital World's balance with earth was concerned, apart from the un-repairable rip in the barrier that resulted in the Digital Splits appearing all over the Digital World and Odaiba.
Gennai sighed as he looked at the damage caused by the unknown source. That was one of the projects his Mekanorimon army were working on at this very moment. But as the young man observed the data from his screen he knew they were fighting a losing battle. The barrier had been damaged far beyond being repaired fully and it would take more than him and his Digimon to fix it.
But suddenly, without warning, the room shook and there was a loud explosion that thundered through Gennai's ears. Instant reaction he knelt down and held his arm across his eyes, protecting them as his mind tried to register what had just happened.
He turned around and lowered his arm to see thick smoke had now filled the entire room. As it began to slowly clear, he could now see there was a large hole in the wall where the door used to be.
But what caught his eye most of all was the silhouettes of three figures. One was hard to tell as it was dressed in a cloak but the other two were easy to tell; Two Dobermon X.
"Hello Gennai." The voice spoke from the unidentified figure, sending chills down the young man's spine. That voice though… it sounded familiar… but where from?
"W-who are you?" Gennai stuttered as he slowly got to his feet. The smoke had now fully cleared and all he could see of the intruder was his two blood red eyes.
"I must say I'm a little insulted you don't remember me. But it has been 25 years and in reality you are just a silly frail old man." He chuckled, not moving an inch.
Gennai stood up straight, in a defensive pose. "You have no business being here. I suggest you leave before I am forced to throw you out."
That comment made the hooded being laugh hard. "After destroying all your Mekanorimon to get to you, you really think you have enough power to over power me?" His laughter soon died down and his eyes turned serious. "Get him Dobermon X!" he commanded his two dog Digimon.
Both Digimon lunged forward, mouths open and their sharp teeth shining in the light. Gennai was prepared and grabbed a long metal pole that lay near by and used it defensively against his attackers.
He swung the pole to his right and struck the first Dobermon X in the mouth. His weapon made a clanging sound as it made impact with the Digimon's large teeth. Dobermon X crashed to the ground but the second one immediately pounced on the young man.
Gennai was thrown to the ground, landing on his back with the large dog on top of him. The pole was the only thing keeping the Dobermon X's teeth from sinking into his skin. Gennai used all of his strength and kicked with both legs, striking the Dobermon X in the stomach.
He was thrown back against the ground, sliding across and landing a few feet away from his master. But the second Gennai got to his feet, the first Dobermon X he had taken out leaped forward and sunk his teeth into the side of Gennai's abdomen.
Gennai closed his eyes and refrained himself from screaming in pain but it came out as a low cry. He almost dropped his weapon but managed to keep hold and managed to swing it around, hitting the dog and causing it to release its grip.
The other Dobermon X spun around and with his back legs, kicked Gennai square in the stomach and the young man was thrown against the ground, skidding to a halt just by his wooden desk.
Both Dobermon X were slowly closing in on him, drool dripping from their open mouths as they growled deeply. They were both about to ambush but their master held his hand up signalling them to stop.
"That's enough. Now it's my turn." He spoke in a sickening and evil tone.
Gennai was holding his injured side, blood seeping through his clothes. His weapon lay beside him. He was shaking a little as he lifted his head up to see the mysterious creature walking his way. His red eyes were narrowed with a sly, evil look.
Once he got to the fallen digital being, he chuckled. "Look around Gennai. There is no one here to help you. Not even the DigiDestined can come to your aid. I'm afraid your time is up." He formed a ball of black energy in his right hand. And without hesitation he slammed it into Gennai's chest.
Gennai screamed in pain as he was thrown against the desk leg. He slouched forward. Pain was surging through his body and his eyes lowered to see the extent of his injury. His chest now had a hole in the middle where the attack had struck, and it was slowly beginning to eat away at the rest of his body.
The hooded being bent down so close that the young man could see a glimpse of his face in the darkness of his hood. He chuckled lowly. "Nothing personal old man. Just my long awaited destiny."
"No…." Gennai managed to gasp out recognising his attacker. His breathing was becoming harder with every breath that he took. "You won't…. get away… with this….. The DigiDestined… will stop you…….."
"Oh you think so do you?" he smirked. "Well we'll just see about that. I think you'll find things will happen a little differently. Too bad you won't be here to see those silly fools fall!"
"Do not…. Underestimate them…. They're stronger than… you'll ever… be..." And with his final breath, Gennai's eyes closed and his body slowly disappeared into small fragments of data, disintegrating from his chest outwards.
His murderer simply stood and smiled, admiring the sight of Gennai's body disappearing before him and the pieces of data rising into the air before vanishing completely. He chuckled. "Ah yes… things are finally going my way."
He turned on his heel and left the now destroyed room with the Dobermon close behind and left the building acting like nothing had happened…
.:Kimura apartment, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
Margaret was curled up on her bed with her knees pressed up against her chest. She had been in that position for almost two hours now… just thinking. When she thought deeply she would completely forget the time and would pass many hours.
Her digivice bleeping four times signalling it was four o'clock broke the brown haired girl from her thoughts. She glanced outside her window and watched the birds fly past soaring free in the air. Her eyes then averted to the small picture that lay next to her on the bed.
It was the final photo that was taken before her father had died. She remembered that day so well. Her father was sat on the swing at the park with a five year old Margaret on his lap. They were both smiling as her mother took the photo.
She had gotten over her father's death. It had taken about half a year. Due to her being so young she hadn't really understood what had happened until she was a little older. The only time she felt like this was when the anniversary of his death came around.
But lately, ever since the attacks on Odaiba and the Digital World re-opening, those feelings had come earlier than expected. It was four months before her father's anniversary. At first she couldn't explain it but as she thought about it more it dawned on her.
"All the fighting Mom, Uncle Tai and the others did when they were kids was dangerous… they lost many friends and almost themselves… I know it's my destiny to protect the Digital World… but... but I don't want to lose anyone else… especially my family."
Margaret took in a deep breath and let out a long laboured sigh. She grabbed her pink digivice from her bedside table and held it in her hand, staring at it. As she stared, her destined path became clearer. In her mind she could see Gatomon's face in the screen smiling at her.
Margaret's eyes turned into a look of determination. "Dad wouldn't want me to sit around moping about the past. He would want me to go out there and protect the ones I love." She clipped her digivice on her yellow belt and stood up from her bed.
Opening her bedroom door, she stepped out into the small living room, alerting the attention of her mother and their two Gatomon.
Kari gazed at her daughter before asking; "Sweetie, you okay?"
Margaret smiled. A true smile, which she had not shown in quite a while. "I'm fine Mom. I finally know my destiny."
.:Izumi apartment, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
The Izumi household was fairly quiet. Kichi, Izzy's wife, was sat at the dining table working on some paperwork. She was the manageress of the top law firm in Tokyo. Jonathon was sat on the sofa with his laptop in his lap as he typed away on the keypad.
"Elecmon says those Digi Eggs and Puffmon are doing just fine. The anti virus Dad created worked just right." The young boy smiled as he read the message he had received from Elecmon in the Digital World.
Kichi just smiled at her son. She wasn't a DigiDestined so she didn't really know much about them or the Digital World but she stood by her husband and son.
The silence in the room was broken as the front door was heard opening followed by a short pause before the living room door opened and in walked Izzy followed by his Tentomon. They both had entered the room in a slow pace and didn't bother to acknowledge Kichi or Jonathon they had arrived home.
Kichi glanced up from her paperwork and removed her small reading glasses. She noticed the solemn look on her husband's face. "What's wrong honey?" she asked, getting up out of her chair.
This caught their son's attention and he looked up from his laptop to where his parents were stood next to the dining table.
Izzy just seemed to stand there in some sort of trance just staring at the floor in front of him. His eyes showed hardly any emotion.
Jonathon was getting worried. He too stood up and walked over to his parents. "Dad?" he spoke, his voice cracking a little.
Izzy's eyes looked at his young son before turning to is wife and finally spoke, his voice quiet and full of disbelief: "Its Gennai….. He's dead."
To be continued…