Tai heard the front door open and turned down the TV. He saw his sister come inside and he smiled while she took her shoes off, "Hey moms out and dads working." He informed Kari. Kari hung her bag up and Tai watched her walk towards him. She collapsed onto the couch and let out a sigh. "Good." She breathed and Tai raised an eyebrow at her, "good?" He repeated her word and he watched Kari pull a face, "I'm just glad we can hang out." Tai furrowed his eyebrows, "okay weirdo. Uhmm I have a bone to pick with you anyway." Tai turned off the TV and turned to face his sister. Kari shrugged, "what'd I do?" She asked and Tai frowned, "why did you lie to me today?" Kari didn't say anything for a moment, "when did we talk?" She asked and Tai was not amused, "today at lunch. I called you, you said you broke one of my trophies." Kari then nodded, "right that, sorry." She said and Tai shook his head, "stop it. You didn't break one of my trophies so why'd you lie about it?" Tai demanded. Kari blew out a breath and shrugged, "Tai let's not right now. I'm tired." Kari complained and Tai growled, "no we are doing this right now. This morning you were an honest sweet little sister and now you're different. Why are you keeping things from me? This isn't like you Kari." Kari flinched but then stood, "Tai I'm fine." Tai then stood as well, she clearly didn't want to talk about something. This both worried and irritated Tai. "Kari-" Tai was cut off when his phone rang. He grabbed his mobile and opened it, "don't go anywhere." He told her and then he put his phone to his ear, "Hello?" "Tai it's Izzy!" Tai looked at his sister who had her arms crossed. She looked bored and Tai sneered at her annoyed with her stance. "Hey Iz, what's up?" "Joe just called me. I think you should come over." Tai moved his eyes off his sister, "what why?" He asked and Izzy quickly explained, "something weird is going on. Joe's digivice over heated today. He said his pocket felt hot and then his digivice nearly burnt a hole through his pants. He brought it here and now it's not working. But his isn't the only one. Mimi's nearly burst into flames. It's weird. I called Sora and she's on her way over. Matt said he was having a family dinner with TK but I think you and Kari should come over." Tai nodded and looked back at his sister. He was annoyed with her so Tai didn't want to be around his sister anymore. "I'm coming, Kari won't be, she's grounded." Tai said through gritted teeth. "Tai, this is pretty important, can't you talk to your folks, tell them it's for school?" Tai shook his head, "Kari's not coming Izzy." Tai watched his sister purse her lips in annoyance. "I'll be there soon Iz." Tai signed off and hung up the phone. He then pointed his phone at his sister, "when you want to start being truthful with me, I will start including you in things. Until then, you're grounded. Don't leave here, got it?" He ordered and Kari started to get angry, "you can't ground me!" She spat and Tai put his phone in his pocket, "you wanna bet? Kari your hiding things from me. You want to act like a child I'll treat you like a child. Stay here." He said strictly and Kari's jaw dropped. She then turned on her heel and went into her room. Tai shot daggers as she retreated into her room. He was so frustrated with her and couldn't understand why she was being so difficult. He then groaned and went and grabbed his digivice off his dresser. Whatever's going on with Kari will have to wait. I need to get to Izzy's, Tai thought and he put his shoes on and left the apartment.
Kari sat on her bed fuming, she couldn't tell Tai about what had happened that morning because she didn't want to upset him. But now he was mad at her and had deliberately left her out of whatever Izzy needed to talk to the group about. She thought about texting TK. She got up and grabbed her phone. She started to compose a message to TK when she noticed her digivice started moving. She lowered her phone and stared at her device that was shaking on top of the dresser. Her lips parted as she watched it move more and more. She was wide eyed frozen watching this small device shake and then her bedroom door opened and she let out a small yelp "ah!" She exclaimed and her dad stood in the doorway. "Where the hell is your brother going? I saw him run down the stairs as I was coming up in the elevator." Kari put a hand to her chest and her eyes darted back to her digivice. It was no longer shaking, "uhmm, what?" She asked confused why her digivice stopped moving, "are you deaf? Your brother where is he going?" Her dad said loudly and Kari focused, "oh that uhmm Izzy's. school project." She lied and her dad frowned, "so what have you been doing? Did you make dinner?" Kari shook her head. "No." Her dad growled, "lazy bitch." He mumbled and he turned and left her room. Kari flinched at his insult but then looked at her digivice. She ignored her father and walked over to her dresser. Her digivice sat on the dresser still. She gently put her fingers to it and winced "ow, it's hot." She whispered to herself. She bit her lip and then jumped hearing something break in the kitchen, "Kari! Get your ass in here!" Her dad yelled, Kari suddenly felt compelled to take her digivice. It was hot in her hands and she cringed as she tossed it between her hands like a hot potato. She walked out of her room and then dropped the device on the kitchen table. She blew on her hands trying to cool them down "What the hell are you doing? Come clean this up!" Her dad yelled and Kari quickly moved around the table towards the kitchen. She saw a broken plate on the floor. She bit her lip but didn't say anything. She was scared to make her dad more angry. She crouched down and started picking up the pieces, "so your mother can't bother to be here to make dinner? I work all day the least someone in this house could do is make sure fucking dinner is made." Kari stood and looked at her dad her hands full of broken pieces of the plate. "Dad, moms not trying to be lazy. She had to go out tonight. She's had this booked for months." She then turned and went to open the cupboard to put the broken pieces in the garbage. "What'd you say?" Her dad said threateningly. Kari stayed calm and wiped her hands, "Dad I'm not gonna fight with you. Just ease up on mom." Kari said softly. She then felt pain in her back and was pushed down. He head collided with the corner of the open cupboard and she fell. Once on the ground, Kari held her head in agony. "You shut your mouth! I make the money in this house! I can talk about anyone anyway I damn please! You mind your own business!" Her dad yelled and Kari was writhing in pain and could feel something wet on her hands as she held her throbbing head. She opened her eyes and could see her dad towering over her. He was still yelling at her but something else caught her eye. He digivice which was sitting on the table started to move. Her eyes focused on the pink digivice while her dad continued to yell at her. Kari grew more angry and watched her device continue to shake. She then yelled out a scream while her digivice produced a brilliant flash of pink light. The light consumed the room and Kari closed her eyes.