Hey everyone! Sorry for the break in updates, I had work yesterday, and then it took me forever to figure out how to word this chapter.

It's not a chapter I'm particularly proud of, but hey...I gotta get myself moving somehow.

Now, I'm in need of some SERIOUS revising of this chapter, I'm sure, so if you have any suggestions on how to make this page sound better, please throw them around. I will listen!!

Sonya slowly walked into the living room, slightly exhausted from her trip to the digital world.

She stood behind her mother, who was knitting away at a sweater.

"Mom?" said Sonya quietly.

Her mother turned around.

"Y-yes?" She said. Sonya was never the first to speak, only when she was spoken to. Having Sonya come up and talk to her randomly as quite unusual.

"I have a question."

"Well, what is it dear?" asked the mother, setting down her knitting and walking to her daughter.

"My real parents…Did they have any other kids?" she asked.

Sonya's mother thought a moment.

"Why, I believe they did. Two sons I think. Why do you ask, dear?"

"What were their names?"

"I have no idea, Sonya. Please, why are you asking?" her mother was beginning to stress out.

"I don't know….Do you know where they are?" as Sonya timidly.

Her mother didn't answer. She was looking away from Sonya, a sad look on her face. She looked like she was about to cry.

"Mom?"

"They were in a city named Odieba. Your father and I were visiting there for our fifth anniversary. We were never able to have kids, so we looked to adopt, and then we found you. Your parents sent you to the adoption center about a month after you were born. They didn't want you, so we took you in. I never brought it up because I thought it would hurt you." explained her mother, a tear falling fro her green eyes.

Sonya looked into her mother's eyes and wiped the tear away.

"Why are you crying?" she asked quietly.

"I never thought you would figure it out. I hoped that you wouldn't."

"But, why?"

"I didn't want to lose you. I thought that if you found your real family, you'd want to leave us. I couldn't bare it, so I never told you." She looked at Sonya.

"How did you find out?"

"I had a feeling." answered Sonya, thinking about what Electmon said. She knew it was a stupid feeling, she never even heard of this T.K, but she had to know, and now she did.

"Well…Now you know." said the mother sadly.

"Mama? What as their last name?" Sonya asked.

Her mother thought a moment.

"Takaishi, I believe."

"Do you have their address?" Sonya guessed with hope. Maybe there was a link between her and T.K.

Sonya's mother looked at her for a moment, then walked over to her sewing cabinet and pulled out a small sheet of paper.

"I saved their address information from when we adopted you. The social workers said that because the original family had more experience with raising you, we may have needed it to ask any care questions. Rather odd, I think. But we took it anyway." said the mother, handing the paper to Sonya.

"I'm not to sure that they still live in the same place, though. They may have moved." informed her mother.

"I'll try anyway. Thank you mother." Said Sonya and embraced her mother tightly.

The mother was still in a shock that her daughter was being more forward with her. Maybe it was because she found out about her parents.

Sonya let go and climbed the stairs to her room. She entered her room and shut the door.

Sitting on her bed, she read the paper.

It was old and a little worn.

If she called and got someone other than her parents, then the only hope for there as to ask of they knew where they were; which she was sure they wouldn't.

If she called and got a family member, she didn't know what she would say.

She took a deep breath and picked up the phone and dialed the number on the paper.

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"Hey, what's up little bro?" asked Matt as he came through the door. It was the next day, and Mom was out with her friends, so she wouldn't be back for another few hours, and matt had decided to come by to say hi.

"Nothin' much, You?" I responded.

"Just hangin'. Hey, what's with the face? Besides the black eye, it looks like you got turned down a job request at EA Sports." Matt commented.

"Matt, you were, like, four when mom had me, right?" I asked.

"Yeah."

"So you remember that time?"

"Of course. Why are you asking?"

"Was there another kid born with me?"

Matt looked at me for a minute.

"Uh…."

"Come on, tell me, please?"

He held his chin in thought.

"Actually, you were. Mom had twins, but after a month into raising you two, she gave one up for adoption." said Matt as he thought.

"Why didn't anyone tell me?" I asked, a little frustrated.

"Mom told me not to say anything, and they didn't want to raise more than two kids anyway. Come to think of it, I think they just picked one of you randomly." said Matt. He began to get a slightly angered look on his face. He, however, felt none of what I was feeling inside. Mom not only neglected me, but threw out one of her own. I never knew about it until now.

"How did you figure it out?" asked Matt a little nervously.

"I had a feeling…something that Electmon told me when we went to the digital world. He said that a girl was there in primary village, and that she reminded him of me. I just got to thinking about it is all…." I answered.

"Huh, maybe she got a digivice the same time we did then." Wondered Matt aloud.

"Hey, Matt? What was her name?" I asked him.

Matt leaned back and looked up in thought. After a moment he answered.

"I think it was Sonya. She was adopted by some wealthy Irish family, so they could have named her anything else. But that's what mom called her." Matt answered.

I looked out the window from the sofa, thinking.

I was rather angry at my parents, and a little at Matt, for keeping this a secret from me. I'm sure any other person would want to know if they had some long-lost sibling out in the world somewhere.

"Ya know, it hadn't really occurred to me until now. Did mom intend to buy the same apartment? When you guys moved, this area was renovated, then she brought you guys back to that same place." said Matt humorously, obviously trying to lighten the mood.

Yeah, I'd thought about it. Mom wasn't in her right mind; she just bought some apartment for a cheap price. I wasn't to sure if she realized it herself.

"So…How was your trip to the Digital world? Tai told me you guys went last night." asked Matt nervously when he noticing that I wasn't talking to him.

"Everything's the same. Demons here, Devil there, Darkness everywhere, dimension gates opened and a bunch of otherworldly creatures came flying out, and there's no more sun." I said bluntly.

"W-What?" said Matt, shocked.

I'm surprised Tai didn't tell him that.

"Yeah, then there as something else, but Genai basically kicked me and Kari out of the room before he told the others." I said.

"What?! Why?" he said, almost outraged.

I shrugged.

"I dunno. But hey, he's never led us off before, so why not trust him?" I said.

"Well, this guy can't be much tougher than any of the other guys we fought and beat." said Matt with a smile.

"Yeah, that's what we hope." I responded.

Suddenly, Matt's cell phone starts beeping. He picked it up and looked at it.

"Oh! I gotta get going! We have a gig tomorrow and we're going over rehearsal at the stadium. See ya later bro! Stay out of trouble!" Matt ruffled my hair and left.

I didn't move from my spot, nor did I try to fix my hair. The only movement I made was blowing the hair out of my eyes.

RING!

…And moving to pick up the phone.

RING!

I'm coming, I'm coming….

"Hello, Takaishi residence."

There as silence. I thought I heard breathing, so I waited a few seconds.

"Hello?" I said again. I heard someone clear their voice nervously on the other end, then speak.

She spoke quietly in English, It sounded lke she had an accent of sorts.

"Hello, I'm looking for a T.K. Takaishi…is he there?" She asked. Her voice was timid, but it sounded sweet. It took me a second to realize that she asked me a question.

"Uh, Yeah. He's me. Can I help you?" I said. I'm glad learned English during my time living in America, so I was able to understand what she was saying.

There was a nervous silence. I could tell she was shaking due to the slight rattling sound on the phone.

She took a shaky breath.

"You don't know me…and I don't really know you…."

There was another break.

"Uh, M-My name is Sonya Ross. I found this number, and I wanted to call and see who it was." She said nervously. She sounded fidgety. She must've been really timid.

The sound of her voice, though….I almost got lost in her accent.

Her accent was beautiful, like bells ringing softly.

Wait, did she say her name was Sonya?

"Uh…Hi…. I guess you already know my name. So, where did you find my number?" I asked, trying to sound casual.

There was a stuttered silence.

"W-well, my mother found it actually, with her things….I took the number and called to see who's it was. You know, just……..Curiosity." Then she sounded scared.

"Oh, You must think I'm stupid. I'm sorry, I'll let you go." She said, and then went to hang up.

"No, no, no, no, no! It's okay, I don't mind." I reassured.

I wanted to stay on with her. This girl interested me for some reason.

I sat down.

"You….you don't mind?" she asked timidly.

"No, of course not! I'd like to talk with you as a matter of fact." I told her. I was beginning to get excited. Two minutes after talking about her, she randomly calls! What if this is the girl me and Matt were talking about?

"So, Sonya. Why don't you tell me about yourself?" I said, trying to start a conversation. I was intrigued. I wanted to talk to this girl and learn more about her.

"Well…I live in Donegal Ireland. My parents own a large sheep herd that the town lives off of. We have a great school, and the area is just beautiful here." She said.

"I'm Seventeen years old," She continued. "But I have no friends, really. None of the other kids really wanted to be around me when I was young, mainly because of my religion…." She stopped, as if she thought she'd spoken too much.

"What religion?" I asked.

"I'd rather not tell." She said quietly.

"Okay, that's fine. What else?" I asked her. I felt a little sorry for her. She had no friends at all. That must be why she's so shy. She never had friends to talk to.

"Well, there is not much else to tell…I'm a blond and I have green eyes. That's all I can say." She laughed. I chuckled with her. She had a beautiful laugh.

"So, what about you, Mr. Takaishi? What story do you have for me?" Sonya asked. She sounded like she was smiling. It made me happy to think that I was making this lonely young woman smile.

"Well, I live in Odieba, Japan. My parents are divorced, and my mom is never around. I never see my dad, and my brother only visits every so often. Our school's okay, but the kids can be total jerks. I have a small circle of friends, but we haven't exactly kept in touch." I told her. Funny how easily that came out.

"Oh…I'm sorry, about your parents I mean." She said. She sounded almost disappointed.

"It's no big deal, really. Mom is neglectful anyways, and my dad's not really my dad. Mom cheated on him with her boss, that's I came to be. Then mom and dad got divorced when he found out I wasn't his kid, so yeah." I said.

Once again, I'm surprised at the ease of the words.

This Sonya was very easy to talk to. Maybe this was someone that I could trust, like the trust I share with Kari.

"That's really too bad." said Sonya.

"So, do you have a girlfriend? You sound like the kind of guy the girls just hang all over." She joked. She was talking must easier as well. She didn't sound as nervous as before.

"Nah. They don't leave me alone, but I'm not really interested. I only have one girl in mind." I spilled.

"Oh really? Close friend of yours?"

"Yeah, actually. Her name is Kari Kamiya. She's a very old friend of mine. We've known each other for as long as I can remember. We've never really fought, we have everything in common, and she's the kindest soul I've ever met." I said, dropping on my back and putting a hand behind my head as I spoke on the phone.

"She sounds wonderful." Responded Sonya sweetly.

"Why don't you ask her out?" she suggested.

"I don't know how she feels about me. I don't want to lose her as a friend." I said.

"Well, T.K….Don't let that get the better of you." She answered.

I sat up.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Girls are like birds. They're almost impossible to catch, but when you have the courage to hold out your arm, you'll have the strength to carry the eagle that chose you as her perch. You need to be brave, take a chance. If you let her fly away, you may not get a chance like her again." She said smoothly.

"Never let fear get the better of you." She said.

I think she taught both of us a lesson right then.

"Oh my! I have to go. Mom will kill me if the bill gets too high." She said alarmed.

"Hey, what's your address; I'll send you a letter. That way we don't have to worry about phone bills." I offered.

"Uh…Okay." She said and gave me her home address, which I wrote on my hand due to the fact that I couldn't find any paper nearby. I told her our updated address and we said our goodbyes.

I hung up and just lay there on the couch, staring at the ceiling and not believing my luck.

I know I could have very easily been talking to someone who happened to have been my age and born on the same day.

Yet, I had this feeling that we had a connection of some kind.

Here is this girl that I have never seen or met before in my life, and I just spoke with her as if we were kids sharing secrets with each other.

I found a lot of holes in my sibling theory, but maybe I can become friends with this lonely girl.

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I lay in my bed, thinking about what as happening with the Digital World.

I wondered about this new enemy. He looked threatening, as did his comrads, but there was apart of me saying that I had nothing to be afraid of.

I knew that there was nothing to fear if we were all together. We would fight the darkness and save the world together.

But what about the scroll? If we had to fight together, why were T.K. and I left out? I know that I should trust Genai, but I couldn't help but feel resent to the man, and to the others as well.

I tried not to, I tried to find out why, but I couldn't help it. I turned over and sighed.

When I woke up, I will have forgotten about this and then I won't have these feelings anymore.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Probably a bad idea...

I was in the darkness again. I felt the burning sensation on my skin, as if I were trapped in a fire. I rubbed at my arms, but it didn't stop the feeling.

For some reason, it didn't hurt that bad. There was nothing but darkness, no fire, no light, no nothing. I looked around and then I saw her again.

There was the girl I saw before! She had her back turned to me again.

This time, I ran up to her and stood behind her.

"Who are you?" I asked her, glad for the fact that she wasn't walking away.

She turned and looked at me over her shoulder.I could only see half of her face. Her eye glinted in the non existant light and she nodded forawrd.

"Follow me." she said, and then she turned around and walked away.

I blinked and followed her through the darkness.

I followed closely, feeling a sense of danger in the area.

Then, I saw a large black lion, with a large ax in his massive paw. He stood there with an evil glint in his eyes.

I gasped and stepped back. I turned and saw the wolf that Genai showed us.

Suddenly, all around me were Harvesters and Night Walkers of different shades and coats.

"There is no need to worry, Kari." Said the girl.

"Wh-why? These guys are-"

"I know. The Harvesters are harmless, you need not fear them. The Night walkers are weak, you can easily outrun them." She turned around full circle to face me.

"As my light, I'd expect you to at least be able to run." she said evenly.

I saw a simple pattern of a flame carved under her left eye. I put my hands over my mouth and gasped.

"You don't have to be afraid of these creatures. They can do you no harm. The only thing that you should be wary of..." she got very close.

"Is me."

she grinned and evil toothy grin, revealing sharp teeth and a deadly smirk.

"Get away! I'm not afraid of you!" I shouted.

"Of course. Who is afraid of themselves, after all?" she said mockingly.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Kari. I am everything that represents darkness. I control the sight, the sound, the scent, the essence of darkness. I control your emotions of hate and rage, I keep order what darkness shows and what lays buried in your heart." she said darkly.

"I am the guardian of Darkness, miss Kari Kamiya, Keeper of the sacred Light. Realize, you contradict yourself. you cannot contain the darkness forever, eventually you will need to release it." She told me.

"No! I can hold the Darkness, Me and my friends will stop at nothing to destroy it!"

"And that would include yourself?"

I stepped back in confusion.

"Your light is nothing but a thin sheath of glass.The darkness within will break you, if you do not release me."

"Is that a threat?" I said, trying to stand up to her.

"That's a warning. When that happens, you will be inside of me. Then I will have to cover you, only...my darkness greatly overpowers your light."

"Nothing is stronger than the light." I said stubbornly.

"Then why are you still in my darkness?" she responded.

The creatures all disappeared.

She leaned back and sighed, looking to the black sky above her.

"Kari, Kari, Kari. What will I ever do with you? You refuse to listen to reason, fight back with your 'Light overpowers Darkness' non-sense, and now it looks like I have to make my point." she sighed again.

"I am not a dream Kari. I'm not a nightmare, a ghost, a hallucination, or a Djinn sent through your sleep. I am you. If you want to defeat the darkness, you have to destroy me, which requires eliminating yourself."

My eyes went wide.

"Either you unsheathe your sword of darkness, or eradicate all Darkness and Die. The choice is yours."

I woke with a start, safe in my room. There was darkness everywhere, no light shown through the curtains

I took a deep breath and sighed.

'It was only a dream.' I thought.

Or was it? I didn't know, I could be sure what to trust. I lay back down and tried to get some sleep, hoping that I didn't dream of the girl again.

I slept dreaming of nothing but black.

Okay, that does it! Now, I know...Not very good. Let me tell you though, good chapter or not, this has gotten me going, now I can think of the next chapter! Yay!

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