Half terms around the corner so expect quite a few chapter uploads at a irregular but fast basis. Just a quick thanks to all fans the more reviews the more this story will continue thanks. Oh yeah I know its probably late but I always forget it
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So once again thanks now on with the fic!
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About an hour after Tai had returned the three boys were waiting in the living area waiting for Kari and Julia, the boys were wearing shirts and ties with either waistcoats or blazers, Tai was wearing a waistcoat while T.K. and Azza wore blazers. Tai was wearing an orange tie while T.K.'s was yellow, Azza's was turquoise. After a few minutes the two girls came out of the room in elegant dresses, there boyfriends eyes fell out there sockets and there jaws dropped. Kari came out in a pink dress that clung to her slim figure like a glove, her hair was up and a diamond tiara sat on her hair. Julia had a strapless violet dress that also showed off her perfect figure and her developed body, Azza gulped hard.
"W-Wow" he managed to say as Julia walked up to him
"Eyes up here mister!" she said raising her eyebrow giggling, lifting his head so there eyes met
T.K. was speechless and just stared, Kari went red and giggled
"Let's get going then" Tai smiled pulling out his car keys, T.K. held Kari's hand as they walked out the apartment and Azza put his arm around Julia and she cuddled into his chest as they walked, his free hand was in his blazer pocket fiddling with a small black box. Julia was shaking
"What's wrong babe?" Azza asked feeling her shiver
"Nothing" she replied "I'm just a little nervous about meeting your friends that's all"
"I'm sure they'll love you almost as much as I do" he smiled kissing the top of her head
They took the lift down to the parking lot of the complex where Tai's black SUV was parked in one of the bays, Tai got in the driver side while the two couples got in the back, Tai turned around
"Ok everyone buckle up we got to go pick up Cody first then we can get going to Sora's place" Tai said turning back around and turning the engine on and reversing out of the bay and into the street.
It took a few minutes to get to Cody's apartment block, he lived in the same block as T.K. and Yolei, Ken had just passed his test but couldn't take Cody cuz there was only enough room in his sports car for him and Yolei so as Tai was the next closest he agreed to pick him up. Cody scrambled through the rain in his waistcoat and tan-coloured tie and jumped into the car
"Hey guys" he said in his hushed voice, he noticed Julia "Oh, I don't think we've met"
He held out his hand with a smile
"I'm Cody" he said, Julia took his hand and shook it smiling also
"I'm Julia"
Tai started the car once again and turned to go the way to Sora's house
"So what is this party for anyway?" Azza asked as they started driving
"Sora's parents just bought a new house on the edge of Odaiba" Tai replied "So she's having a house warming party"
"Wow awesome" Azza smiled "So there'll be more then just us there then"
"Yeah" Tai replied "About half the school including some of her parents friends"
"Great" Julia whispered "If I wasn't nervous enough"
Azza heard this and smiled
"You'll be fine" he whispered back kissing her forehead
It took them about ten minutes to get to Sora's new house, it was on the outskirts of the city almost out of the postal area. They arrived to a large house with a long driveway, there were about forty cars already parked, the windows were lit up and classical music was ringing from inside. The rain had stopped a few minutes before. They got out of Tai's SUV into the cold air.
"Azza!" a girl called as he got out the vehicle
He got caught in an embrace by a red haired girl in a red dress that had two hearts on each strap and a bow in the shape of a heart around her waist. Azza hadn't been able to see any of the other Digidestined all week, when he had gone to the school the other day they hadn't had a meeting like he thought and he had been busy with other work to go visit.
"I've been meaning to come visit since I got here Sora" Azza smiled apologetically "Just haven't been able to find the time"
"No problem" she smiled "You're here now and that's all that matters, the other's are dying to see you"
Sora's eyes picked up Julia
"Who's this?" Sora asked
"Oh right I forgot" Azza giggled "Sora this is my beautiful girlfriend Julia Layton, Julia this is tennis ace Sora Takenouchi"
"Nice to meet you" the two girls said giving each other a friendly hug
"Come on lets get inside, before you lot catch a cold" Sora and her guests entered the house
The house was large and cosy, in the entrance hall was a large roaring fire where men and women stood chatting with glasses of champagne. They walked down the hallway to a living area where the other Digidestined sat chatting and laughing, Davis leaned against the wall in his suit with gold tie talking to Ken who had worn a waistcoat and black tie. On the round oak table Yolei in a maroon dress was laughing at Mimi's joke, Mimi was wearing a very revealing lime green dress and was being oggled at boys (and men) who walked by. Joe in a grey jacket was talking about philosophy with Izzy in a purple tie. When the guests walked in the original Digidestined's eyes lit up.
"Azza!" Mimi screamed running and pulling him tightly to her "I thought you were avoiding us"
"Nah I've been tied up with work sorry" he said looking round at them all "Besides I thought you were living in America?"
"I am, but I'm back here for a holiday" Mimi smiled "And work? Your sixteen stop acting all business-like"
"I got to keep an eye on the team back home" he chuckled with a lie
"So how is Alpha Team?" Izzy asked
Alpha Team was the team of British Digidestined that Azza was a member of
"Yeah everything's fine with them" he smiled, he turned his attention to the 'new' Digidestined
"You must be Yolei" Azza smiled shaking Yolei's hand "And you must be Ken"
Ken shook his hand with a smile "Nice to meet you"
Davis avoided Azza's eyes but Azza picked him up, the Digidestined seemed to hold their breath as they noticed. Azza held out a hand.
"Davis!" he smiled, offering his hand, Davis sceptically took it "I believe we got off on the wrong foot the other day"
Davis shook the hand and weakly smiled, still an essence of fear in his eyes
"Wow who's that?" Davis asked noticing Julia
"My girlfriend" Azza said in a warning tone of voice, Davis gulped "Her name's Julia"
Azza put an arm around Julia who smiled lightly
"Where's Matt?" Azza asked scanning the room a second time "I thought all the Digidestined would be here"
Most of the original Digidestined turned their heads while the others avoiding his gaze in other ways
"What's happened?" Azza asked "Tai?"
Tai turned his head to the ceiling
"Sora?"
Sora looked to the floor
"T.K.?"
T.K. stared into his deep eyes but couldn't bring himself to talk, Azza turned to the rest of the group
"Anyone?"
"Yeah come on everyone speak up" a voice slithered from behind them "Its unlike any of you to not spread the latest gossip"
In the doorway Matt stood in tatty clothes and his blonde hair messed, there were heavy black bags under his eyes and his skin was pale and chalky. Azza hadn't noticed this when they had last spoke on the webcam at the school.
"Matt don't do this!" T.K. said turning to his brother
"No, no T" Matt slurred "Azza asked if anyone could tell him what had happened and I think I still fit into that category"
Azza instantly regretted asking
"So then where should I begin?" Matt chuckled "Should it be after I failed every GCSE or maybe further back, perhaps when the band broke up or perhaps I should start with my best friend seducing the love of my life right under my nose"
"That's enough Matt" T.K. said grabbing his brothers arm, Matt shrugged him off as a waiter with champagne glasses walked passed Matt grabbed a glass and downed it in one, he turned to Tai and said sarcastically "Cheers"
"So yes after all this am I allowed a slight bit of depression? A drink now and then? A joint or shooting up just to relieve a little pain every little while" Matt laughed
"Every now and then? Every little while?" Tai spat "Its numerous times a day sometimes you don't stop"
Matt snarled at Tai
"And you think your so perfect don't you with your cushioned little life" Matt screamed causing all conversations in the house and the music to stop, tears were coming down his eyes, he reached into his shirt pocket pulling out a tag with a dull blue icon in it
"Crest of Friendship" Matt chuckled hysterically "Ironic isn't it? I'm expected to be the friend to turn too and yet when I need the help and the support you all turn your backs"
No one could look him in the eye, he continued
"Let's see shall we" Matt chuckled "Ken, you didn't want to be associated with a drug addict in case it damaged your public image, wow such kindness"
Ken turned away, the rose crest around his chest faded
"Cody, so worried about your families honour to help"
Cody blushed embarrassed
"Yolei" he chuckled "The nosiest bitch of Odaiba and yet didn't want to even get close to me after all this in case something happened"
Yolei began to well up
"Davis, found this all one big joke that would be good to spread around the soccer team"
Davis looked away
"Joe…old reliable Joe, to busy studying to help a friend"
Joe bit his lip as the grey crest in his pocket dimmed
"Izzy…Izzy, Izzy, Izzy a brain full of knowledge but no common sense to help"
Izzy took a sip of his drink while the purple in his crest faded to pale
"Mimi so sincere yet more air in her head then the ozone layer"
Mimi burst into tears and her green crest sizzled out of life
"Kari, always there for me…where was the light at the end of this tunnel Kari?"
Kari lowered her lip as it trembled clutching onto T.K.
"Matt that's enough" Azza shouted "Your upsetting people"
Matt rounded on Azza
"Don't you get all high and mighty" Matt spat "You abandoned us your best friends, I know you tried to stay when your parents wanted to move but why didn't you stay in touch…every time you visit there's an attack, you seem to bring death and disaster wherever you walk-"
"Your blaming me for all of the attacks?" Azza growled "You gutless punk"
"Ignore him Azza he's drunk" Sora said
"No I want to hear this" Azza said removing his jacket "So continue Matt"
"Well lets see a month after you move here Parrotmon and Greymon tear up half of Highton View Terrace, four years after that we're sucked into the Digital World and nearly get killed a thousand times while you stay home in comfort, not to mention then when returning home millions of people die by Myotismon and his followers-"
"I helped you with Myotismon" Azza spat "I watched friends and family be tortured and killed but yet I still fought even though I knew nothing of these creatures"
"When we go back to fight the Dark Masters, you make plans to move" Matt ignored "The next we hear from you, which is another two years later you tell us that you've become Digidestined and yet you nor none of your 'team' have found their partners, how do we even know that this D-Touch isn't merely a fancy watch"
Azza's eyes went sharp as his D-Touch beeped as if in reaction, Azza quickly rejected the call
"I don't know what's happened to you Matt" Azza choked "But I hope that somewhere you see that you need help to get yourself back to normal"
"Help!" Matt snarled "Why you bastard"
Matt advanced on Azza menacingly, Julia stood between them
"Move it girl" Matt spat "I don't have any problem with kicking your head in too"
"You even try to touch her" Azza warned "And ill make sure not even your own mother will recognise your face"
Matt smiled hysterically, Azza stared at him, Azza raised a fist but T.K. grabbed his arm.
"You're a drunk Matt" his brother said almost in tears "I feel ashamed to call you brother, mum and dad feel ashamed to call you son and I bet if Gabumon could see you he'd be ashamed to call you partner"
Matt's eyes went wide as if hit in the stomach and winded, T.K. had hit a nerve.
"I've lost all hope for you" T.K. said a tear running down his face as his crest dimmed to nothing "Go home Matt"
Matt looked at his surroundings staring at him were his friends…his team mates… each one of them he had upset in a matter of fifteen minutes- he saw the hate, the disappointment, the fear in all of their eyes, he looked at T.K. who couldn't even look at him, he let his arm drop from T.K.'s grasp as he backed slowly out the room his head pounding with guilt and torment, soon he had retreated from the house.
There was a pause of silence before the music resumed and many people got back to their conversations, the Digidestined just sat in silence all pondering what had just happened
"He didn't mean it Azza" Kari broke the silence "About the death and destruction"
"I wish that was true" Azza sighed
"What you mean, Azza?" Mimi sniffed from the crying
"It doesn't matter" Azza said trying to brush off the subject
"Something's wrong Azza" Julia said turning on him "You've been secretive and distant for months now"
"Last time you were like that you were planning on setting off a stink bomb at the local swimming pool" Kari said "But I think that this is bigger"
Azza's D-Touch began to beep again
"That's Echo isn't it?" Julia said
"Who's Echo?" Izzy asked
"Look I can explain but let me just take this call" Azza said looking at them "Please?"
Tai slowly nodded as Azza went through a sliding door and outside into the night air, he could see Matt on a wall crying. He felt a strong urge to go there and comfort him but thought better of it, two calls in a matter of fifteen minutes must mean something's up. He pushed the answer button and a hologram of Zac looking tired and exhausted floated over the D-Touch.
"Zac you look like shit" Azza said "What's happened?"
"You got to get out of there Az" Zac panted "Echo's found out what's happening and there after us, if this is the last I hear of you then I must say its been an honour-"
As he finished his sentence a bright light erupted in front of him as the light subsided a strange egg lay in front of him floating and waiting for him to take it, Zac looked at Azza before he vanished out of view.
Millions of thoughts rushed through Azza's head, Echo had found out about what he and Zac had been doing here during the plan, he had to get him and the others out of here, he ran back indoors
"Everyone we got to go!" he shouted to the Digidestined "I haven't got time to explain we just got to-"
He was cut off by a loud crash as the windows smashed and armed men leapt in, the Digidestined had no warning as they were all tackled to the ground by the men, the guests were also being tackled or run out of the house, Matt was dragged into the house and thrown to the floor like the other Digidestined, only Azza was left on his feet, being cuffed and held by two bulking soldiers.
"Azza!" Julia cried "What's going on?
A soldier pushed her head into the floor
"Get off them its me you want not them" Azza snarled
"Oh now that's where your wrong" a slimy voice spat through the cold night air "They are exactly what I want"
A rake-thin man limped into the light of the house through the crushed wall, his eyes were covered by a pair of horn rimmed glasses and his face was pale and spiteful, a cigarette sticking out of his mouth burning the nicotine inside. On his shoulder was a bat-like creature perched on his shoulder, on his head was a white skull printed on the forehead.
"What's this all about Lazarus?" Azza snarled
"You know exactly what you've done agent" Lazarus growled
"Agent?" Tai asked confused as he was forced to the floor "What's he on about Azza?"
"Oh" Lazarus squeaked with pleasure "You haven't told them your little secrets"
"Leave it Lazarus" Azza shouted "At least give me the honour to tell them that, you owe me that much"
"I owe you nothing" Lazarus screamed manically, the bat creature taking flight from his shoulder "You lost that right when you betrayed me"
Azza stared at him in anger
"I'm disappointed in you Azza" Lazarus said turning around "You had a promising future"
"Promising!" Azza screamed "It was promising before you sucked all the righteousness from Echo, perhaps you should reflect on the future you've made for yourself"
Lazarus turned and was quickly face to face with Azza so close to him that there noses touched
"If I were you I'd keep your comments to yourself unless you'd rather see your nephew being discovered in a gutter" Lazarus whispered so that only Azza could hear him, Azza dropped to his knees, Lazarus crouched down in front of him "Good dog"
Lazarus straightened himself up and looked to one of the soldiers "Load them into the vans"
"What of the other guests, sir?" the soldier asked
"Kill the men" Lazarus smiled "And have fun with the women…make sure you dispose of them when your done though"
The soldiers smiled wickedly as the Digidestined looked on in horror. Lazarus walked out of the house while soldiers dragged the Digidestined into vans.
Azza looked around
"What have I done?" he thought as he turned to see the soldiers pulling guns on men and pushing women up against the walls, he was pushed into the back of the van and looked up at the other Digidestined those who weren't crying were comforting those that were. All eyes pierced him.
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Well that's another one done…im concerned on whether or not due to the ending with what the soldiers do if it needs to go up to an M, if someone could let me know that would be great. And please a few more reviews the last chapter didn't get any so this one I would like a few thanks