Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Digimon: Blaze of Glory ❯ Farewell to fallen heroes ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter 6

Farewell to fallen heroes

“Preparations must be made! Statues must be built! Chefs! Your finest feasts!” AncientGreymon bellowed to the other dragons.

“Yes sir!” they answered.

“Excuse me AncientGreymon, but don't you think this is a bit much?” Sora asked. “Nonsense my child, Tai deserves nothing less than a great feast and any other honors we can bestow upon him. Statues, feasts, dancing, singing… yes a hero's farewell worthy of such a fine warrior.” AncientGreymon answered.

“He was more than a warrior, he was also our friend, leader and in Sora's case… a lover.” Mimi said.

“Ahhh, I understand young one, we will celebrate all aspects of his life, not just the trials but also the peace, and the victories of his heart. All shall be honored.” AncientGreymon said.

“Ok, we'll leave it to you.” Matt said.

“Ahhh LordAngemon, my old friend. Have you come to celebrate the life of the child of hope as well as the child of courage?” AncientGreymon asked the angel who had just approached.

“In a manner of speaking my reptilian friend.” LordAngemon answered smiling.

“Well then, come there are preparations to be made and…” AncientGreymon began.

“Kari would like something simpler for T.K.” LordAngemon interrupted.

“Simpler?” AncientGreymon asked confused. “Surely the digidestined of the angels deserves as much honor as Tai. He also died in glorious battle defending his beloved from certain death!” He added.

“Look I know to a dragon, there is no better way to go, but these humans see things a little differently than we do.” LordAngemon said. “And as for that line about dying defending his beloved, you need to write that down, because that was good.” He added laughing.

“It was, wasn't it?” AncientGreymon said laughing.

“Yes it was.” The two Digimon looked down to see Kari and Sora looking back up at them, smiling through their tears.

“AncientGreymon, LordAngemon, I've well, we've been thinking and… we think we should both celebrate their lives the Greymon way, and mourn their deaths the human way.” Kari said.

“Well that takes care of that.” AncientGreymon said. “Now on with the preparations.” He added walking away.

“What is up with the Greymon?” Mimi asked.

“They love their heroes Mimi. They believe that you should live free and die hard. The way Tai and T.K. died is the most glorious and honorable way to die for them, and I do understand it, they died saving the ones they loved more than anything else in the world from a fearsome enemy.” LordAngemon answered. “Now why don't you all get some rest while we take care of everything? Oh and Matt, I believe AncientGreymon wishes to speak to you about some appropriate music.” He added.

“oh ok.” Matt said, walking toward the old dragon.

Matt walked up to the old dragon and said “you needed to see me?”

AncientGreymon turned and said “yes my young friend. You are the digidestined of friendship…correct?”

“yes.” Matt answered.

“I hear you are a musician, is this also correct?” AncientGreymon asked.

“Yeah.” Matt answered again.

“what type of music was Tai's favorite?” the old dragon asked.

“Mostly rock n roll I guess.” Matt answered. “in fact both Tai and T.K. have the same favorite song.” He added.

“What song?” AncientGreymon asked.

“its an old rock song named… Freebird.” Matt answered.

“Freebird… hmmm Can you play this and any other song you can think of at the feast tomorrow?” AncientGreymon asked.

“I don't know…” Matt began.

“I think Tai would have been flattered.” A voice said.

“Huh? Gabumon when did you get here?” Matt asked.

“about a minute and a half ago” he answered. “and don't give me that `you're not good enough' crap about playing at Tai's funeral. I've been to all your practices and I know you're good enough. So there.” Gabumon added.

“Gabumon. I don't know what to say.” Matt said.

“I know what you can say, say you'll do it.” Gabumon said.

“Ok, I'll do it.” Matt said to AncientGreymon.

“Excellent, now go rest, digidestined of the wolves” AncientGreymon answered.

“Ok, lets go Gabumon.” Matt said.

(Three days later)

“Friends we are gathered here today to say goodbye to two great people, two people who have saved our world countless times. First we salute the life and courage of the digidestined of the dragons, the keeper of the fires of courage himself…Tai Kamiya.” AncientGreymon shouted to the assembly of digidestined, angels, and dragons as he pulled the cloth covering off of a tall statue.

The statue consisted of three separate images of Tai, one holding a giant Sora close to him, another holding a soccer ball on his knee, and the last was an image of Tai dressed in WarGreymon armor ready to attack any enemy that dared to threaten his friends. All these statues sat on one base and above the three of them was a giant crest of courage, which seemed to hold some kind of liquid.

“Agumon, if you would.” AncientGreymon told the young digimon.

“Pepper Breath” Agumon shouted as he shot a fireball into the center of the crest. When the flame hit the crest the entire emblem caught on fire and remained burning in perfect shape.

“Now we will have a moment of silence to honor the death of Tai Kamiya.” AncientGreymon said as he bowed his large head.

After a minute, he raised his head and said “LordAngemon would you step forward?”

LordAngemon stood and went to the side of another covered statue.

“Next we salute the life and valor of one of the digidestined of the angels, a boy who was the embodiment of hope… T.K. Takaishi.” He exclaimed as he pulled the cover off of another statue, similar to Tai's.

This statue consisted of three images of T.K., one holding Kari close to him, another holding a basketball under his arm and the last was an image T.K. dressed in MagnaAngemon armor ready to fight. These statues surrounded a giant crest of hope, which seemed to be made of some sort of crystal. LordAngemon raised his hands and beams of light shot out into the crest. The crest then began glowing bright yellow.

“Now we will have a moment of silence to honor the death of T.K. Takaishi.

After a minute AncientGreymon raised his head and shouted “Let the Festivities Begin!”

For the rest of the day the digidestined ate, drank, laughed and cried as Matt played Free bird by Lynard Skynard, Photograph by Nickelback and Who You'd be Today, by Kenny Chesney, that is until… BOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!! “Look, its Davis and BlackFlamedramon!” Joe yelled. “HellFire Rockets” was all the digidestined heard as more fireballs rained down. Then the digidestined looked up as a voice came from above.

“I have defined Gods.” “and Demons” another voice added. “HellFire Rockets!” BlackFlamedramon shouted as he launched a wave of fireballs at the digidestined.

“I am your shield!” first voice shouted as a wall of light shot up around the digidestined and digimon, blocking BlackFlamedramon's attack.

“I am your sword!” the second voice shouted as a black armored figure with a fiery blade flew down and slashed BlackFlamedramon across the chest, knocking him back where he dedigivolved into demiveemon. Next the armored figure blasted Davis in the chest with a fireball, knocking him out. The black figure landed and folded his wings behind him. He turned and faced the digidestined as another black armored figure landed beside him.

“Guys be ready for anything.” Matt told the digidestined eyeing the heavily armed digimon in front of them.