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Ch. 3

Home Meeting

Days go by before Tai is finally able to go home. His parents were able to get that day off to bring him home and get some more info from the doctor.

"Until the gash on his arm is healed, he shouldn't lift anything heavy or put pressure on it," the doctor explains to the Kamiyas. A nurse does a final check of Tai's vitals. "As much as I'd like to say that bruise is getting better… it's not for the moment. The slightest pressure on that resulted in pain when we tested him on one crutch yesterday. So, I'd recommend him using a wheelchair until that leg is fully healed. He'll need to be helped up and down stairs until then too. For the gash itself…"

"It's almost the same as the first bad gash he got. I believe we understand that part," Mr. Kamiya says.

"Good. Here are his discharge papers and have a nice day. Take care," the doctor tells them, handing Mrs. Kamiya the discharge papers as Tai gets in the wheelchair the nurse brought in. He places Koromon on his lap as the doctor mentions a couple more things. "The chair can fold up for easy transport. The wheels should be easy to turn so I can allow you to wheel yourself around only for a half hour. Rest your arms for a while before moving again."

"Understood. Thank you," Tai nods, placing his hands on the wheels before making them turn. Turning towards the basket on the nightstand, he collects his things before going with is parents to the elevator.

In the car, Tai e-mails the others. ~Finally heading home. Does anyone have time to come over for a meeting? Tai~

~I'll be right over. Matt~

~Count on me to be there, Tai. Izzy~

~I know it's important we figure things out as soon as possible, but I've got to help my mom today. Sorry, Tai. Sora~

~Don't worry about it Sora. Tai~

~I'll be right over. Davis~

~It'll take me a while to get there. But I'm in. Ken~

~I'll be there. Yolei~

~I'm on my way, Tai. T.K.~

~Sorry, I have kendo practice with Grandpa today. Cody~

~I'm currently in Kyoto. Won't be back for another week. Sorry. Don't push yourself. Mimi~

~I'm there, Tai. Sho~

~On my way. Yuki~

~On my way with speed, Tai. Hiroki~

~Kari, we're getting a lot of company in a bit. Tai~

~Alright, big brother. Kari~

Once to their apartment building, Mr. Kamiya carries his son and Koromon to their apartment. Mrs. Kamiya carries the wheelchair folded up. She unlocks the door and opens it. Letting her boys in before she goes in.

Mr. Kamiya takes his son in his room where the others are waiting. He places him on the bottom bunk before leaving the room.

"You might want to evolve, Koromon," T.K. tells him. "On my way over, I noticed one of those vines, but it wasn't solid as of yet."

"Right," Koromon nods as Matt gives Tai his Digivice. Koromon digivolves to Agumon as Tai gives his Digivice back to Matt.

"I take it I'll be on the bottom bunk until I'm healed, Kari," Tai says, looking over at his sister.

"Yeah," Kari nods with a smile.

"Okay, is everyone here?" Davis asks, looking around.

"Everyone that could come. Though, we're still waiting on Ken," Tai answers. "Izzy, the map of that forest."

"Right," Izzy nods, opening his laptop as he brings up the map. Turning it around to show everyone. "The highlighted areas are the places already explored. Every blue path leads to a cliff or slight hill. Right here," he points to a red area on the screen. "Is where the ground opened up the first time we all went."

"Also, we arrived outside that forest instead of inside it when Davis, Cody, Yolei and I went in to explore it," T.K. adds with a finger on his chin. "I wonder… maybe we ended up inside that forest the first time because Tai came with us."

"Make sense," Yuki nods. "This new enemy is after Tai so it'd make sense whoever it is, is trying to get him as close as possible for him to snag."

"Why me, is what I'd like to know," Tai says as Ken comes in the room a moment later. "Ready to test your theory, Ken?"

"Yeah. First; Davis, T.K, Kari… block me from Tai, please," Ken tells then as they line up in between the two. "Stay there until I tell you to move."

"Ken. This is scaring me," Davis tells him as Ken turns around so his back is now facing them.

"I'm scared to find out too, Davis. But it might tell us something," Ken tells him. Izzy stands beside him as he tells the three to move aside. Sure enough, pain shot through the back of Ken's neck.

"Ken!" Davis softly calls in worry.

"Hold on, Davis. Look at that," Izzy says, point at something flashing red on Ken's neck.

"Now that's freaky," Davis gasps.

"No… kidding," Tai winces suddenly.

"Tai?" Agumon asks in worry as his human partner takes off the bandage covering his stitches.

"That's not good either," Hiroki says, seeing Tai's wound actually pulsating like Ken's neck. The others block the two as Ken turns around to face them.

"Both pulsating like that… just by facing each other, it's weird," Yuki says in a warning tone. "Ken, how did you get that Dark Spore?"

"That's still fuzzy, honestly," Ken says looking at the wooden floor. "All I do remember is Wormmon and I went in the Digi-desert, about two years ago. Fought something and that's that."

"Wormmon might recall," Davis speaks up.

"That or we could try the Digimon Analyzer. Every Digimon you've encountered is in you Digivice. Gennai upgraded the analyzer so it can fit the D-3s."

"Alright," Ken nods, handing his D-3 to Izzy as he plugs it into his computer. While those two go through the Digimon Ken has encountered, the others start talking again.

"That daycare might have some answers," Tai says, gazing at the ceiling. "I know I should be resting, but I don't want to be dead weight until I'm healed. While you guys try finding things out in that forest, I can try finding some clues here."

"Good point. But there's no way I'll let you look into things; like going to that daycare alone," Matt tells him sternly.

"Same here," Hiroki nods.

"I wouldn't attempt anything like investigating alone," Tai tells them.

"I wouldn't let you," Agumon tells him.

"Right," Tai nods with a smile.

"I suggest going there in five days, Tai," Izzy tells him. "Rest up before any kind of investigation."

"You got it, Izzy," Tai agrees, as his mom comes in with some snacks. They inform her about their plan. Reluctantly, she agrees to take them there.

"Also, the only Digimon that I'm finding in this list of Digimon Ken encountered that might be the culprit to his spore, would be Millenniummon," Izzy tells them, staring at the info on the Digimon.

"Millenniummon?" Davis wonders coming over to Izzy to see the picture on his computer. "Whoa. That guy looks nasty."

Soon, they pick the teams on who goes where in five days. A simple decision. Sora, Izzy, Cody, Matt, Hiroki, Sho and Joe go with Tai to the daycare. While the others investigate the forest more. The phone suddenly rings as Mrs. Kamiya answers it. "Matt, it's your dad," she calls.

"Thanks," Matt says, going to the phone. "Dad?" He says once Mrs. Kamiya gives him the receiver.

"I have the wire-tap and recorder you asked for, Matt," his dad tells him.

"Thanks a lot, dad," Matt says again, filling him on their plan.

"Hm? The abandoned daycare? Some people say that place is haunted. Be extra careful, Matt."

"I will. We will." They talk a little longer before hanging up. Going back in the room, he explains about the recorder.

"Good idea, Matt," Tai says with a nod. "Since Sora didn't hear that voice that time, and Izzy heard the cackle on the phone… if that voice says something while we're at the daycare, getting it on tape may help too."

"Yeah. Which means, the wire-tap will be on you, Tai. Since you're the only one who can hear it without a phone needed," Matt tells him.

"Right," Tai nods.

"We'll meet outside the apartment building in five days," Izzy tells them. Everyone agrees as some head home for the night. Matt and Sho stay the night at Tai's. Feeling something might happen if they left him. Even though they knew Agumon is with him, they just didn't want to chance something happening in the night.

Courage. I will find a way to get you

"Hm?" Tai slowly wakes up in the night. "What was…"

Wake up and come to me. Join me in my forest. Well actually, it'll work better if you're healed up anyway

"Huh?!" Tai sits up sharply, looking around his room to see nothing but his friends asleep on the floor. "Geez."

"Tai? You okay?" Agumon asks softly.

"If getting woken up by that voice is 'okay' then I'm fine, Agumon," Tai answers, placing a hand on his forehead. "Demanding crap that won't ever happen."

"That's not a good thing to be woken up by," Matt sits up as he gazes at his friend.

"Uh," Tai looks towards him. "Did I wake you, Matt?"

"Nah. Well, actually yeah. But don't worry about it, Tai. So, that voice again?" Matt says.

"It must be in my head or something. There's nothing in here that it could come from," Tai rubs his head a bit before getting an idea. "Wait a minute." He gets out of bed, carefully making his way to the computer in the room.

"Tai?" Matt wonders, going to the computer with him.

"Yeah, computer's off," Tai verifies, sitting in the chair. "Hm?" He hears some soft static coming from the speakers. "Do you hear that Matt?"

"Static? Yeah. Are the speakers on?"

"Hm. Everything should be off," Tai says, checking the volume on the speakers. "Huh?"

Get back to bed already, Courage!

"Now that's just great," Tai sarcastically says, placing a hand on his head. "'Get back to bed already Courage'. Will he take his own demand and sleep for a million years?"

"You didn't freeze up this time," Matt points out.

"That's a good thing, right?" Agumon asks.

"Yeah. Honestly, I'd rather not get punched just to unfreeze like Izzy had to slap me in the hospital," Tai sighs.

"Anyway, we should get back to bed," Matt says.

"You're right," Tai agrees, carefully making his way back to his bed. "I'll try not to wake you up again."

"Don't worry about it. You might wake up Sho next time," Matt jokes with a grin.

"Yeah. I just might," Tai grins back. Both falling back to sleep til morning.

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Chapter 4 will be coming along soon-ish. Once I finish typing it out

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