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Flowers Are Blooming
Sequel to Puzzle Pieces
Main Characters:::
Matthew (Scope) -15 - 8th grade - BlackAgumon - Strength
Taichi (Romeo or Romie) -15 - 8th grade - Guilmon -Trust
Ryo (Hazy) -14 - 8th grade - SnowAgumon - Compassion
Kanaye (Soldier) - 13 - 7th grade - Terriermon - Dreams
Sakura (Shy-Shy) - 13 - 7th grade - Lopmon - Innocence
Maro (Sunny) - 13 - 7th grade - Koemon – Peace
May – 14 – 8th grade – Gekomon – Kindness
Daniel – 12 – 6th grade – Peckmon – Bravery
Noah – 15 – 8th grade – Commandramon – Light (Evil)
Haru – 13 – 7th grade – Dobermon – Hatred (Evil)
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Takashi Household…
"This doesn't make any sense!"
Matthew smacked his twin brother over the head in frustration. "Don't you think we know that, Romie?!"
Taichi rubbed the back of his head and glared at Matthew. "Leave me alone!" He looked to his distraught parents, who didn't know what to do. Everyone was sitting on the living room couches, waiting for a few people to arrive. "You two were exactly the same!"
T.K. looked up at his son. "What do you mean, Taichi?"
"What he means, dad, is that you both were like you were every night." Matthew told him. "I saw no difference."
"I did." Everyone in the room looked to Kanaye, who was looking out the window. "Dad would never yell at Sakura."
T.K. got wide eyes. "Whoa, what?!"
Kanaye nodded. "You blew up at Sakura, which is something you would never do."
"Seriously." Taichi commented. "Kanaye and Sakura are like the angels of the family, so you guys have never yelled at them."
"Not only that, but we should have seen it when mom even was starting to lose her patience with us." Matthew commented. "Something she would never, ever do." Taichi and Kanaye agreed. "What do you guys think about this?" Matthew turned to Maro and Ryo.
Ryo shrugged. Maro shook his head. "This is just unbelievable."
T.K. smacked his forehead. "Great! So my daughter thinks that I hate her?!"
Taichi nodded. "Pretty much." Matthew smacked him over the head again.
Kari put her hands on T.K.'s shoulders. "We're going to find her and explain everything to her, don't worry."
"Dude, if we don't find Sakura by next weekend, does that mean we don't have to go to grandma and grandpas?!" Taichi suddenly asked. Matthew smacked him once again and now Taichi lost his patience. "Okay, you really got to stop doing that!"
"First of all: it's "you really have stop doing that". Second: Quit being so inconsiderate!" Matthew snapped.
"How am I being inconsiderate?!" Taichi yelled back.
Matthew looked at him like he had two heads. "I give up." He shook his head in shame and then turned to his parents. "You sure he's my twin? They could've gotten us mixed up!"
Taichi growled. "Why are you guys making this sound like Sakura's some helpless damsel?" Everything went silent. "You know…I may drive Sakura up the wall to the point she probably wants to kill me and tease her every waking moment of the day I'm around her, but I believe in her. What's up with you guys? Sakura can handle herself till we get to her."
Kari smiled at her son. "Taichi, you are absolutely right." She got up and kissed his forehead.
Taichi made a face. "Ew! Mom! Really?!" Kari rolled her eyes.
Ryo chuckled. "I cannot believe I'm saying this, but Romeo is right, guys." Then he stuck his tongue out like he was going to puke. "That was an after affect, sorry." Taichi glared.
Maro laughed. "So when are we leaving?!" He got up.
Matthew looked to his parents, who nodded. "Now."
"Oh, and we are going with you." T.K. added.
Taichi's shoulders went limp. "Aw, man…this is going to be lame."
Kanaye kept a still face the whole time, as he had drowned out everything that had been said. I want my sister home.
A small groan came from the tiny blonde haired digidestend. Sakura opened her brown eyes slowly, immediately realizing she was in big trouble. She sat up, looking around this cell she was trapped in. "What the heck is going on?" She let out as she wanted to cry. It was so dark and cold. She was shivering. All she remembered was her brothers leaving for school and her mom came in the room, looking scary. That wasn't my mom. She was sure about that. Something was going on.
"You're finally awake, Sakura."
Sakura turned her head to the voice she knew too well. "Haru." She whispered with anger. "What did you do?"
Haru rolled his eyes. "Isn't it obvious? You're back in the Dark Ocean."
Sakura's eyes widened. "No…"
"Yes." Haru countered. "I told you your family couldn't protect you forever. You would come back."
"You sent that email?"
"Of course." Haru said. "And I guess you couldn't handle it. Your brothers couldn't. Neither could your parents, especially your daddy, right?"
Tears tried to drop from her eyes at the mention of her dad, but she fought them back. "What point are you trying to make here, Haru?!"
"Point is you all screwed up. Let your guard down." He chuckled. "I can't believe how weak your parents are."
Sakura was confused. "What do you mean?"
"I also can't believe how naïve you and your brothers are." Haru told her. "How could you four not realize that those two people at the table with you last night weren't your parents?"
Sakura gasped. Come to think of it…her mom and dad would never lose their patience with her! "You mean…"
"Yes. Those two strangers who played the perfect part of your parents were two of my digimon slaves." Haru smirked. "I have spent day and night studying you and your family."
"For how long?" Sakura asked, still shocked.
"Months, Sakura. Months." Haru told her. "But I mainly kept close eyes on your mom and dad because they were the ones we were going to use to get you."
"Where are my parents, Haru?!" Sakura suddenly snapped.
Haru grinned. "No need to worry. They're safe at home…they were just a bit tied up when you four were being tricked. They were struggling when I sent Bakumon to put them in their nightmares until they woke up and found themselves tied up in their own closet. Don't fret. I'm sure your brothers have found them by now."
Sakura was still so shocked this occurred right under their noses. "I don't understand…" She glared. "What do you want so bad that you would use my parents like that?!"
Haru turned around to exit the cell. "Don't worry yourself. You'll find out soon enough."
Sakura now let the tears fall. "That doesn't sound good."
"Datamon!"
The machine digimon jumped from his position in front of a giant computer and faced Haru, with full on attention. "Yes, master?"
"Start the transfer machine. The keeper of innocence's powers will no longer belong to her." Haru stated in an emotionless voice.
"But master-"
"No buts!" Haru's eyes flashed with anger. "Just do it now!"
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Sakura looked at her right hand, to her bloody knuckles, wondering why she just stupidly hit the stone wall. That was a smart one there, Sakura. She turned to the door, where it opened to reveal an unfamiliar digimon.
"Come, Keeper of Innocence." The digimon said in a deep voice and red eyes.
Sakura glared, but did what she was told. I'm not a damsel in distress this time. She stepped out of the cell as the digimon closed. She didn't recognize the digimon, but it was a pretty one. The digimon reminded her of a flower. Sorry digimon, but I'm not going to become a zombie today!
"Good girl." The digimon said after shutting the door and turned around to face Sakura, who kicked the digimon square in the face, making the digimon slave fall backwards into the fall. "Hey!"
Sakura made a run for it. "Sorry!" She shouted behind her and began her quest for an exit!
The digimon, whose name was Floramon, got up, grunting, and running to the nearest Emergency Button to set off the alarm. "You won't get away for long, girl." The alarm went off, lights suddenly flashing red.
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Haru noticed the alarm and clenched his fist. "I'm going to kill her." He grumbled. He turned to the Datamon. "Keep the machine running. I'll bring her back by force." He demanded and then pressed the Speaker button. "All slaves, find the blonde keeper of Innocence and bring her to me, by force." He repeated what he said and then turned off the speaker.
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In another part of the castle Matthew and the gang were hiding in a room, with the door open a tiny crack. "This isn't good." Matthew gulped as he saw a line of slaves running in unison, all to find his sister. "Sakura got herself in big trouble this time." He whispered to the others.
Taichi shrugged. "Figures."
Kanaye smacked Taichi over the head and glared. "Shut up! Did you hear Haru?! These digimon are going to hurt Sakura if they find her!"
Taichi pushed Kanaye away. "IF being the keyword, smart one!"
Kanaye leaped onto Taichi, but didn't get far when Matt grabbed him. "I don't think so, buddy."
T.K. shook his head at his sons. Kari intervened. "Taichi is right. If Sakura gets caught. Sakura is a tough cookie."
T.K. nodded. "Especially when she's pissed."
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Sakura had the same idea as her family, but hiding in a closet full of cleaning supplies instead. Hard to believe they actually clean this place. She shook that out of her thoughts as she peaked out the door. She suddenly couldn't see anything. "Huh?" Then she heard breathing. Crap! She quickly backed against the wall as the door swung open. She screamed as her worst nightmare grabbed her. "Get away, you ugly bug!" She kicked him in the face and the giant bug dropped her.
"Ow…why did you have to kick me there?" The giant roach asked in pain as he held his eye.
Sakura backed up against the nearest wall. "Because I'm not turning into a dummy!"
The roach growled. "No little girl kicks me! Roachmon!"
Sakura almost was frozen with fear, but remember she had to get the heck out of here! "I'm so happy for you, but I got hit the road now!" She slid under his long legs and tried to run away, but was blocked. "Oh god."
Two Kiwimon stood in front of her way of freedom. She turned around the Roachmon was enclosing on her. "Time to go to the master now, keeper of Innocence."
Sakura took a deep breath. Remember your training! "Not today!" She slid under his legs again and he turned, only to have her slid under again, but this time she went and flipped over the Kiwimon. Once she landed, she didn't dare look back. "Just keep running, Sakura!" She told herself. Suddenly, she was flipped sideways, onto someone's back. She quickly grabbed onto the animal's metal wings. She looked forward and had a hard time keeping her eyes open with the quick wind blowing in her fist. "Hey! Where are you taking me?" She yelled to the digimon she was currently riding against her will. Purple fur, metal wings, who the heck was this dude?
"My name is Dorumon and you need to be quiet!" The digimon snapped quickly.
Sakura gasped at his attitude. Before she could argue back, he did a sharp turn, causing her to grab on tighter and scream. "Hey!"
"Get over it!" The Dorumon yelled back as he continued.
"Where are you taking me?!"
"To your parents!" The digimon finally answered.
Sakura's eyes watered up and she smiled. My mom and dad are here?! Suddenly the made a sudden stop. Sakura looked up and saw a big digimon, looking human like, with knives for hands. "Crap, crap!" The Ravemon went to slash at them, but Dorumon quickly dodged. He tried to run away, but was stopped again by Leomon. Dorumon moved to throw Sakura to the side. Sakura rolled over to see Dorumon fighting. "Dorumon!" She screamed.
Dorumon took a slash from Ravemon before talking to Sakura. "Run!"
Sakura didn't want to, but did so. She had to get to her parents! Not soon after leaving that fight, she was suddenly grabbed and brought up to eye level with an ape digimon. Apemon. She gasped. "You've been a problem." The Apemon growled out.
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The alarm went off from where the team was and their eyes widened. Kanaye growled. "They got her!"
Matthew shook his head. "Not for long."
Lopmon jumped in action. "Follow me! Be quick!" She began running. "I got a plan!"
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Sakura struggled in between Apemon and Leomon, who both had hold of her arms. Haru chuckled as he walked up to her. "Quit struggling, Sakura. Everything will be over with soon."
"You're right!" Everyone (Haru, Noah, Sakura, and all slaves) turned to the entrance as Lopmon appeared. "Lopmon digivolve to Antylamon!" The light disappeared as Antylamon appeared and growled. "Release my Sakura now or else." She threatened.
Sakura gave a big smile. "Antylamon!"
Antylamon let go of her cold look for a second to give Sakura a soft smile. "Everything will be okay soon, Sakura." But then her eyes went cold once again. "I won't say it again."
"Where are the rest of the wimps?" Noah asked as he walked up. "Too big of babies to fight for their baby sister?"
"Leave them out of this. I will fight alone for Sakura." Antylamon answered.
Sakura's eyes widened. She cannot seriously be thinking about taking on all these digimon alone! "Antylamon, no!" She struggled against the two large and strong digimon. "Let me go! Antylamon!"
"Silence, Sakura!" Haru yelled at her. He turned back to Antylamon. "This should be fun." He looked to Noah, who nodded.
Noah turned to the slaves. "Ravemon. Attack!" He pointed.
The Ravemon went into action and screamed as he attacked Antylamon. "Blast Wing!"
"Not so fast!" Behind Antylamon's back, jumped out Terriermon! "Terriermon digivolve to…Gargomon!" He ran towards the still flying Ravemon. "Gargo Pellets!" The bullets from his gun arm shot towards the digimon, making the digimon scream in pain, flying backwards into the wall.
Noah sighed. "We need smarter slaves."
"Gargomon!" Sakura shouted with joy. "I'm happy to see you!"
Gargomon sighed in relief. "Same to you, Sakura."
Haru growled. "Shut up!" He yelled once again to Sakura. "One more word from you and you'll be punished!" He turned back to the two devolved digimon. "Who else is hiding behind your back, Antylamon?!"
Antylamon smirked. She turned around and four small digimon were hanging on to her armor. They all jumped in front of her.
"BlackAgumon digivolve to…DarkTyrannomon!"
"Koemon digivolve to…Hookmon!"
"Guilmon digivolve to…Growlmon!"
"SnowAgumon digivolve to…Frigimon!"
All six digimon stood together, glowing and their strength level seeming stronger. DarkTyrannomon stepped forward. "Release Sakura to us and we won't hurt you."
Noah smirked. "I got another idea. All digimon slaves…ATTACK!" He shouted loud enough for all the digimon to hear and understand.
Suddenly all the digimon with the red eyes, except Dobermon, ran to attack, including the two digimon holding Sakura. Sakura gasped and went to run, but was suddenly taken into a head lock. "Where do you think you're going?" Noah whispered into her ear.
Haru looked back and saw this. "Noah!"
Noah rolled his eyes. "Chill out, lover boy. No one is hurting her. Alright? Now pay attention. I'm putting you in charge of the digimon. I'll deal with her." Haru looked unsure. "Haru! Do as I say!"
Haru closed his eyes and clenched his fist. "Okay, Noah." He turned around and tried to forget the image of Sakura struggling in Noah's arms.
Sakura saw it in Haru's eyes: Guilt. "Haru! No! Don't do this!" She screamed out.
Noah chuckled. "Shut your mouth. Time to head for your doom."
Sakura kicked up in the air, not doing much of help to her. "No! Let me go!" She choked as his grip got tighter. "Antylamon!" She tried to yell out, but she was too focused on trying to loosen his grip so she could breathe. "Noah, let me go!"
Noah ignored her and whistled. Suddenly Dobermon was at his side, kneeling down. Noah jumped on, forcing Sakura with him. "To the Control Room, Dobermon!" In a flash, Dobermon raced around the fight.
Sakura saw Antylamon being attacked by Ravemon. Cuts over her body. Sakura gasped. "Antylamon!" She looked around at the others. Hookmon was trying to hold off a bunch of Kiwimon and Floramon. Frigimon tried to help Growlmon out as many Veggiemon were on his back, attacking and choking him. DarkTyrannomon fought off the Leomon and Apemon. Terriermon was being attacked by Ninjamon and the one Roachmon.
As she was distracted, Noah took the advantage of tying her arms behind her. She gasped as she tried to get out of it, but who was she kidding? I'm doomed and good as dead. They left the room, unharmed, Dobermon took his sweet time heading towards the control room. Sakura noticed Noah having a calm expression. Doesn't he know he's dead once my brother's get a hold of him? Oh well…he'll find out someday. If there would be another day.
As they finally, which felt like forever to Sakura, entered the control room, Sakura saw a large machine with a chair in the middle. The chair had shackles for the feet and wrists. Yup. I'm screwed.
Dobermon kneeled again, but this time to let Noah and Sakura off of his back. Noah took a strong grip to Sakura's arm and led her to the machine. "Datamon!" Noah got no response. He looked around. No Datamon. He got nervous. "Fine, I'll quickly take care of this myself!" He growled as he pushed Sakura onto the chair, untying her wrists to chain them up to the chair.
Dobermon looked around, keeping a good guard, but then his eyes widened when he saw Taichi with a chain in his hands on the ceiling beam. Before he could react, Taichi jumped off, gripping the chain. "AH!!!!!!!" Taichi yelled out as he kicked Dobermon in the face, knock off his feet. Taichi felt good about himself, until he saw where he was headed. "Oh crap-UGH!" He slammed into the stone wall, but held onto the chain, where he flew back. "Whoa!" He kept a grip, but soon was dangling over the machine where Sakura was now chained to. "Sakura!"
Noah ran to the controls. He reached for the start button, but a strong hand grabbed his wrist and then punched him in the face. He fell to the ground. He growled and didn't even look back to see who hit him. He did a resonse kick behind him and the person fell to the ground as well. Noah jumped on top of him. "Matthew!" He started choking him, but he was pushed off.
Ryo and Maro went to help Matthew up, who coughed in air back into his lungs. "Are you okay, Scope?!" Before Matthew could answer, Noah tackled them to the ground.
Dobermon recovered, but growled to Taichi. Taichi gave a tiny wave. "Hello?" He said.
Dobermon started barking to Taichi and jumping to try and grab him with his teeth, but thankfully Taichi was high enough for Dobermon not to reach.
Taichi tried to keep a good grip on the chain, but was struggling. "Someone help!"
Suddenly his father came up and jumped with all his might onto Dobermon's back. Dobermon panicked and tried to shake him off. "Leave my kid alone!" T.K. yelled.
During all of this, Sakura was in shock. "My family came?"
"Did you doubt us?" A soft, gentle voice came from behind.
Sakura gasped and smiled brightly as her mom came into view. "Mommy!"
Kari smiled and kissed her daughter's forehead. "Let's get you out of here." She took a good look at her daughter's chains and sighed. "I didn't say anytime soon."
Sakura looked behind her mom and screamed. "Mom, move!" Kari looked behind her and quickly went to cover her daughter to protect her.
T.K. saw Dobermon heading towards his wife and daughter. "NO!" He grabbed Dobermon's ears and pulled them back. Out of instinct Dobermon stepped back, but tried harder to shake him off. He succeeded and T.K. fell off.
Taichi watched helplessly. "Dad, no!"
Kari saw what was happening and looked around. Noah was distracted and Dobermon was in a way too. "Sakura, stay here!" And ran to T.K.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Where am I supposed to go, mother?"
Taichi nodded. "Same here!"
Sakura saw her mother helping her father, but something caught her eyes. She gasped when Haru came into view at the entrance. Haru quietly hid towards the shadows and headed towards her doom, also known as, the start button for the machine that will suck her powers out and kill her. "Kanaye, where are you?!" She screamed with tears and she struggled against the shackles. Her brothers and cousins were busy. Her parents were unavailable. "I'm so screwed!" Where was Kanaye? Haru went to hit the start button, but someone suddenly jumped on his back! Sakura smiled. "Kanaye!"
Kanaye put Haru in a headlock and struggled to keep his fist away from the button. "Don't you dare try and hurt my sister!"
Haru bit Kanaye's hand to the point it started bleeding, but Kanaye didn't release. Haru didn't know what to do, but then a plan came to his head. "I won't, Kanaye!" He struggled to say as Kanaye choked him. "You are!" He turned around and slammed Kanaye's back onto the control panel and the start button.
Through the pain, Kanaye knew something bad just happened. "No!" He kicked Haru away and slipped off the panel. "SAKURA!" His scream stopped everything…maybe even time.
Sakura panicked as a big bubble of light, kind of like a force field, surrounded her. She felt herself getting weaker. "Someone help me!" She screamed with tears rolling down her face.
Kari ran towards the machine, but fell back when the force field pushed her back. T.K. ran to her and helped her up. Kari was in disbelief. "No! My baby!" She tried to run to Sakura, but T.K. held her back. "No! T.K., let me go!" she turned around and slapped him. "You promised to protect her! Do something!"
T.K. decided he deserved the slap and went into action. "Boys, find a off button!"
Matthew pushed Noah away and then shook his head. "What if we push something that makes it worse?!"
T.K. looked to them with tears. "DO SOMETHING!"
Matthew nodded. "Look for an off button!" He shouted to the others.
Sakura screamed in fright and started to suddenly feel the pain. Kari heard her daughter's screams go to whimpering in pain. She was fading. Kari's eyes widened. "NO!"
T.K. kept punch the force field and didn't care how much it hurt him, he had to find a weak spot. There had to be one somewhere!
During all this, Taichi felt helpless above the machine killing his younger sister. "Sakura…" His eyes widened as he saw it…the off button…it was directly below him. If he just let go, he could press the button, but if he missed, he would probably be killed by the force field. "But it's my sister's life…" He whispered. "For her…for you, Sakura." He let the tears fall as he yelled to his parents. "MOM! DAD! I LOVE YOU!" T.K. and Kari were confused.
Matthew heard this too and looked up to his twin. "HAZY!"
Taichi's tears fell onto the machine as he looked to his twin brother…his brother. "I love you, brother."
Matthew shook his head. "NO, TAICHI! NO!"
Taichi released his grip from the chain and made sure he aimed directly towards the switch that would end everything.
Suddenly everything went black…
"TAICHI!"
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I'm sorry if you don't understand it…I tried. I've been working on this for months.
Please review!
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PREVIEW for Chapter 31: What's Left Of Me
"The fall Taichi suffered from has erased all of his memory."
"What do you mean?"
"Mr. and Mrs. Takashi, your son will remember everything except faces and names. He won't know who you are, who his siblings are, or friends at school."
"Is there anything else, doctor?"
"There is something else…Taichi's legs can no longer move. He's paralyzed from the waist down."
"For how long?!"
"Forever."