FanKnight: Well this chapter will have yet another plot twist but for all you die hard Taisuke fans, like my self. There will be a Taisuke moment in this fic, even though 40 of the fic Taisuke-ish, I thought I'd write in a little moment for our main pairing!

Daisuke: Yay! Hug!

Taichi: Heh, a little more then a hug Dai.

Daisuke: Uhm…a long hug?

FanKnight: I'm sorry Dai-chan he…he threatened to give me a noogie!

Taichi: Damn straight! I've gone 4 chapters and I haven't once gotten to hold my Dai-kun!

Daisuke: Uhm….then…what …

FanKnight: I don't think you'll mind Dai-chan!

Daisuke: ohhh boy…

Taichi: I can't wait! Fan-San doesn't own Digimon Adventure 02!

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"Taichi we need a break…"

It was his sister's voice he knew it, they'd marched on for five hours now. Only stopping once to get a good site on where the first sin digimon hid.

Hardened brown eyes turned, the exhausted looks from his team mates and fellow chosen were enough to wear his resolve as he sighed in defeat.

"I guess…I am getting hungry…."

Cheers and sighs of relief filled the air, Hikari smiling as Taichi hadn't eaten since they'd gotten to the digital world but once. How he found the energy to keep fighting was beyond her, Agumon kept a close eye on his partner though just in case.

Sora frowned though; she knew Taichi couldn't keep up this fight much longer. She watched from afar as the other's set up camp for lunch. His eyes were so heavy, dark circles under them had formed from lack of sleep and food.

She held her breath as he seemed to have gotten thin, frail almost in the past two weeks. They had battled many a dark digimon on their quest to find the sin digimon and the miracles.

So far, Courage, Light, Knowledge, and Reliability had been found. Each time a Miracle was found, their digimon could digivolve once more, though no one knew what it meant for WarGreymon as he already held a mega level title.

Yamato blinked noticing Sora's frown and gave a soft smile. His hand giving her shoulder a soft squeeze as she smiled slightly. He knew Taichi almost as well as Daisuke and Hikari did. Though he could tell, sooner or later Taichi would indeed fail if something was not done soon. The boy seemed to loose the will to go on with each passing day, as if his heart was draining every bit of his strength.

Koushirou had said each sin would affect them until the Miracle of the sin was found. They were no longer paralyzed by fear, nor were they left in the darkness, information of the sin's and of battles coming soon was coming every day, and they found power in each other once again.

Though all faith now relied on two Miracles needed the most, the two chosen of those Miracles couldn't help but feel some what bad, as if they were to blame.

Love, with the power of Love Taichi could once again fight with full valor. Hope, with the power of Hope, Taichi could once again press forward.

"Look out!"

Those words, came fast as a sphere of fire sent the group running. Each clutching their digivice, Yamato growled as enough was enough, he'd handle this one personally.

"Gabumon!"

Digerbug

Gabumon warp digivolve to MetalGarurumon

From the sphere came forth a wave of fire, a seemingly endless supply of Candlemon springing forth, ready for battle. Yet Yamato and MetalGarurumon had other plans.

"Go!"

"Metal Wolf Claw!"

Squeals of cold came in such a hurry the chosen child could only watch on as the Candlemon froze in place, a few managing to break free, the rest bursting into data.

"You can not destroy us all! We are empowered by the sin digimon of Darkness!"

Yamato only smiled, as MetalGarurumon prepared another attack, the other chosen giving rather insane looking smiles as the Candlemon began to understand just what their mission had been.

"W-wait please!"

"Why should we? You tried to kill us."

"I…I can help you get that kid!"

"Hah, there's no way into the mountain with out destroying the barriers! We know!"

"N-no! I mean…you can't get in but you can bring him out."

"What are you doing! You can't tell thing tha- "

The Candelmon who'd spoken against the idea was promptly frozen, bursting into data moments later as Yamato and now Taichi grew impatient.

"Start talking, and we might let you go."

"L-look a-all I k-know is that when you find the 'right' Miracles, you can bring the kid to ya, a-and that the Miracles are drawn to you when your virtue is shinning the brightest!"

Yamato looked to Taichi who blinked, thinking a moment before grinning. Nodding to Yamato the chosen of Friendship signaled his partner.

"Have a good trip!"

"What!"

With words now useless the mega level digimon sent the remaining Candelmon flying, it wouldn't delete them, but it would give them a headache when they landed.

An hour seemed to pass quickly as the chosen recapped over the new information. Koushirou taking it all in, thinking of any clue the Candlemon had revealed. His eyes widened as he looked to a puzzled Yamato!

"The Seal!"

"The Seal? What's so special about it? It failed remember?"

"No, I mean the words Despair spoke when he was first freed! He just gave us how to get Daisuke back!"

"What!"

Taichi was now before Koushirou his eyes wide as he gripped the shorter boy's shirt tightly.

"You mean we can save Dai now?"

Koushirou smiled slightly as he pulled Taichi's hands from his shirt, smiling he looked back to his computer pulling up the file and looking the words over carefully.

"This is great! We only need to find Yamato's Miracle and we can bring Daisuke back to us!"

"Really?"

"Yeah, listen to this!"

"From Courage, shall Miracle spring, Friendship, Knowledge, Reliability it's wings."

"So…how do we…"

"I'm thinking if you wish for it hard enough Taichi, then it'll happen…once we get Yamato's Miracle of course."

Taichi smiled, for the first time in two weeks a real smile formed on his face.

"Then what are we waiting for? Someone hug Yamato! Get his virtue started up already!"

Yamato blushed, as the female chosen all began to grin.

"Don't worry Taichi…we'll get him to glow."

Yamato began to back away slowly, as the looks upon the girl's faces could only mean trouble and the kind only women could cause.

Taichi could only sigh, as Yamato's pleas and yelps for help brought forward no Miracle. An hour later the poor blonde was covered in kisses, all of which were from a certain red headed chosen, the other female destine only giggling and watching on as the chosen of love seemingly 'tortured' her friend.

Taichi could only sigh and look about, whining slightly as it'd been three hours now.

"Yama-chan! Come on!"

Yamato only growled, picking up a frying pan he shot up, Sora blinking in confusion as the blonde marched over to his long time best friend and promptly smashed the pan into the back of his friend's thick skull.

"You whining won't help Taichi!"

Falling to the ground and whimpering about his new bump, Yamato blinked as a golden glow came about him, the group turned Taichi crawling about to see as a smiling Daisuke walked towards the blonde slowly.

"Friendship…what a most honorable meeting, I am glad we could meet before I am to give you my power…."

"Daisuke…"

"He will be here soon, thank you for watching over his heart while he is unable too."

"What?"

In a burst of golden light, Gabumon and Yamato blinked glowing for a moment before the glow was gone.

"Yama!"

The blonde chosen had only a second before the spiky hair brunette had promptly glomped him to the ground.

"Oh Yamato! This is great! We can get Dai-kun back! We can get my Dai-kun back!"

Yamato blinked a moment, before grinning down at Taichi.

"Since when was Daisuke, your Dai-kun?"

Taichi blushed, grumbling as the chosen children began to laugh and grin at their leader.

"Oh come on! I wanna see him!"

The group laughed before nodding, grinning Taichi stood in a group of four. Looking at each with a huge, somewhat goofy smile.

"Ok, Taichi, Now wish…wish like no tomorrow."

Taichi's smile slowly faded as he began to concentrate, the other three chosen closing their eyes as well. Each beginning to glow as the other's were at the ready should something go amiss.

"Daisuke…."

Taichi's whisper seemed to be the over flow of power as the four's glow burst unto the sky, a seal symbol much like the one on despair shattered and from it's remains came a flash of gold. A roar of pure rage echoed the lands, as they knew it had worked.

Something was wrong though, the flash of golden light was flying away, where it would land meant Daisuke would be there. Taichi ran, faster then he thought possible his eyes on the golden stream of light as a sphere fell faster, bursting apart to reveal a body, seeming no larger then a dot at such heights.

"Daisuke!"

Running even faster if possible the chosen of Courage lept for the boy's body as the great digital river caused an obstacle.

"Taichi!"

He could hear his name, sense his friends…his partner…but none of it mattered.

'Please…please…Daisuke…'

Clenching his eyes shut, he seemed to hold his breath. His eyes widening as soft flesh made contact. Clutching the unconscious boy to him, both were lost to the great river, the chosens' cries lost as the two goggle boys were swept unto the falls, a faint golden shimmer and then nothing.

"Taichi….Daisuke….no…."

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FanKnight: Well? Whacha think? I know a cliffy but I just HAD to write this up!

Taichi: I'm happy!

Daisuke: but…but…but…

Taichi: Please review!