Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Mystic Digital War ❯ Chapter 5: The Return of Tai Kamiya ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5: The Return of Tai Kamiya

"So," Izzy said, dusting the object with his brush,"This is it?"

"Yeah, that is the only thing we were able to find in here," Ken said, mentioning to the rest of the darkened tunnel,"Hard to believe, huh?"

"Yeah," Izzy said, examining the object,"It's just a normal jewel, a small crystal."

"Oikawa is an evil tyrant," the Cyborg Tai Kamiya said,"Who knows how is mind works?"

"Yeah," Ken said, sighing,"Well, we found what he was looking for, I guess Santa Carea will be safe now, huh?"

"Yeah," the Cyborg said,"Let's get out of here."

Izzy handed Ken the jewel, and he wrapped it in a cloth. "You two go ahead," Izzy said as Ken placed the wrapped jewel in a box that was held by the Cyborg,"I want to check out this cave a little bit more."

"What?" Ken asked,"Are you sure?"

"Yeah," Izzy said,"There's something else in this cave, I just know it."

"Oh great," Tentomon said, hovering next to Izzy,"More trouble."

"I'll deliver this to Oikawa now," Ken said,"Then maybe we can get paid!"

"I'll follow you," the Cyborg said, walking after Ken and Wormmon.

"Oh," Izzy cried out,"Don't forget about your headsets!"

Once they were gone, Izzy and Tentomon started walking further down the tunnel. Izzy held out his flashlight and examined the rock walls.

"What's this?" Tentomon asked. Izzy pointed his flashlight towards the left wall and gasped. There was a large, metallic box, with blinking lights, with a long antenna attached to the top.

"What the heck is this?" Izzy asked. He knelt down beside the device and began to examine it.

"What's the word?" Tentomon asked.

"It's emitting a frequency of some sort," Izzy said,"Its a homing device!"

"Okay," Sora said,"And while you're with us, this will be your room."

Noriko Oikawa nodded to herself as she looked around the small room. "This is nothing like I'm use to...."

"I'm sorry," Sora said, closing the door,"But, this is the best that we have."

Noriko smiled. "If I wanted a room the size of a house, I would have stayed with my father, instead of contacting Geni to get me out of there."

"Yes," Sora said, while the two of them walked down the hall,"Why did you want to leave your father anyway?"

Noriko took a deep breath, and adjusted her hairband,"Well, my parents got a divorce when I was young, and I was living with my mother up until three years ago, when she died. I went to live with my father.......and watched helplessly as he turned the Digital World into the empire that it is now!" She started crying softly,"I just wish there was something I could have done!"

Sora started to rub her back,"It's not your fault. There was nothing you could have done."

Noriko nodded, and dried her eyes. "Yeah, sometimes its hard to admit that."

Oikawa ran through the door, and stopped in the center of the room. "Okay," he said,"Report."

There was a giant screen in on the wall, and a group of technicians at computer terminals in front of the screen. One of the technicians turned around. "Yes. Lord Oikawa," he said,"We have an image of the vessel now...."

The screen came to life with an image of a ship traveling through the skies of the Digital World. It was a large ship that reminded Oikawa of the American space shuttles, only this was orange, and a little rounder. There were many small tubes attached to the side of the ship. A couple of them turned and pointed at the screen. A beam of yellow light shot from each, and the image became covered in static.

"They found our satellite," the technician said,"But, my gosh, that thing is huge!"

"Yes," Oikawa said,"Where is it heading?"

"Just one moment, sire," one of the other technicians, a female Digimon said,"At its current speed, and level of trajectory, it is heading towards the western coast of the Western Continent, towards Santa Carea!"

"Really?" Oikawa asked,"The Cyborg Tai Kamiya is in that city..."

"Sir, it also appears that the Firemaster is heading towards the city as well. He probably saw the ship, and is following it."

"Yes," Oikawa said, crossing his arms,"Too many coincidences..."

Ken was leaning back against the wall of the hellicoptor, when he saw the sky outside the window turned black. "What the...?" he asked. He ran to the cockpit and gazed out the much lager window. "W-what is that?!" he asked, staring up at the bottom of the massive ship.

"Dr. Ichijoji," the Gekomon flying the helicopter said,"We have just received word that the ship is heading towards Santa Carea..."

"What?" Ken asked,"Izzy's still there."

"Dr. Izumi is outside the boundaries of the city," the Gekomon said,"The Santa Carea border ends just before the cave."

"That doesn't matter," Ken said running towards the middle of the vessel. He slid open the door, then turned around,"Are you ready, Wormmon?"

"Yup," the Digimon said. He walked over to the door and jumped out,"Wormmon digivolve to Stingmon!"

"You guys take the jewel back to Oikawa," Ken told the Gekomon,"I'm going after Dr. Izumi!" Ken jumped into Stingmon's arms, and the two flew back towards the city.

"How could something so big, just appear out of nowhere?" the Firemaster asked, eying the massive ship as it hovered above Santa Carea,"I have never seen anything so...massive before!"

His eyes stayed glued to the ship as a circle of small globes appeared at the base of the ship. They shot our in a growing circumference, each globe landing in a perfect circle around the boundary of the city. "What are those?" the Firemaster asked.

"I don't know, but we've got to find out!"

"What?" the Firemaster asked, turning to see the Cyborg float up towards him,"You'e here?"

He nodded,"That's right, I guess we both wanted to figure out what that ship was. I know you're a ruthless warrior, but, I'm glad you're here."

"Look!" Ken pointed from Stingmon's arms,"Tai and the Firemaster!"

"Maybe we'll be alright," Stingmon said..

Ken was about to tell him that he didn't know, when he noticed a glow from below them. Looking down, he notices the globes scattered around the circumference of the city. They were glowing brightly, each one now connected to the other by a glowing line. A film of light slowly rose from the glowing circle up to the base of the ship, creating a cone of impenetrable light.

"What is that?" Stingmon asked, staring at the cone.

"It looks like some sort of energy shield..." Ken said,"But why would they...."

"I don't think that sheild is good," the Firemaster said, flying towards it.

"I'm with you," the Cyborg said,"I've got a very bad feeling about this. We've got to hurry!"

They both noticed a glow emerging from the base of the ship. "W...what?" the Firemaster asked, realizing what was about to happen"No! I won't let you do it!" He flew towards the dome of the city, but he was too late. A thin beam of light fired from the base of the ship into the heart of the city, then came the explosion. Within seconds, every building, every street, every tree, every atom was destroyed, more then five million humans and Digimon alike....die.

"No!" Ken shouted, watching as the might of the explosion blasted into the force bubble,"No!.....T-the entire c-city is gone! Its all gone! No!"

"Ken," Stingmon said,"I know that your upset about the city, but what's happening to the shield?"

Ken looked up and stared at the force bubble. It seemed to be stretching towards them. "I think that the explosion is too strong for the shield," he said,"It's going to...."

The shield shattered under the magnitude of the explosion, pumping out fierce wind and shards of debris. "Ahhh!" Ken shouted as he and Stingmon were caught by the winds and sent crashing into the ground. The Firemaster and the Cyborg were separated, each one hit extremely hard by the explosion.

Ruby Floramon cleared her throat and stared straight at the camera. "This just in, the entire city of Santa Carea has been destroyed. The debris and smoke covering the area is so thick, that even our best satellites can't see through. We have received reports stating that a ship appeared out of the sky and completely destroyed the entire city, however, the Santa Carea cave, where Dr. Ken Ichijoji had been working, is safe. The mysterious ship, is moving its way Eeast.. More news as it develops..."

"Tai's in trouble!," Sora said, watching the news report in the t.v. room of the Digidestined Headquaters,"and Izzy, too!"

"Yeah," Matt said, crossing his arms,"But that ship, it's moving towards us!"

"So what do you suggest we do?" T.K. asked.

"The report said that the Santa Carea cave was still standing. Maybe Izzy's wasn't caught up in the explosion," Sora said,"That is justification enough to head out there. "

She thought for a moment then nodded her head to herself. "Okay, Kari, you, Rosa and Cody will stay here while the rest of us go to Santa Carea to see what's happening out there ourselves."

"I'm going, too" Kari said.

"I don't know," Sora said,"We need people here in case the ship makes it here."

"I can handle myself," Kari said, walking out of the room.

Sora was about to follow her, when Rosa came running into the room. "We've got a problem," she said.

"What?" Sora asked,"What is it?"

"It is Diaboromon," she said,"He is heading towards File Island!"

The Firemaster slowly floated across the desert. Even the slightest breeze was enough to cause him to wobble. He breathed very heavily, clutching his right arm. He could hardly keep his eyes opened as he floated towards a villiage of grass huts. "M....must heal...." he moaned as he softly landed in front of the structure,"t...Tai Kamiya must pay!"

He walked towards the entrance of the village. A door slid open on the largest one, and he slowly walked inside. Once he was inside, he crashed onto the metal floor. A few seconds later, a group of Digimon walked over to him.

"The master has been hurt severely," one said.

"Yes, it appears to be high levels of radiation, what could have done this?" another one asked.

"It doesn't matter," a third one said,"We must bring the master to the healing chamber at once."

The Koromon then grabbed the Firemaster and carried him deeper into the hut.

The Koromon had their ears running across the glowing keyboards in the pyramid. "How is he?" one of them asked.

"Not well, his physical condition is stable," the other one said,"But his psychological condition is deteriorating. He is beginning to drift into delirium."

All the Koromon turned to the center of the room. There was a giant group of black cables running from all directions in the room to a large cylinder lying on the center of the floor. Inside of the cylinder was a thick, clear liquid, surrounding the figure of the Firemaster. Inside the Koromon could hear the Firemaster talking to himself,"I am the Firemaster!"

"As long as the mental confusion continues," a third Koromon said,"Then his mind will suffer complete breakdown and no one will be able to stop the Cyborg Tai Kamiya."

"Then we must use the network and forge a directly link to his innermost psyche and force him to accept his origin," the second Koromon said.

"Agreed," the first Koromonn said. He turned around and typed something in his keyboard,"Connection established." He turned slightly to where the Firemaster was lying. He could hear him speaking.

"W-what is this?" the Firemaster asked," W-what am I seeing?"

"You are viewing scenes from your true past," the Koromon said,"You were born seventeen years ago in the city of Tokyo, Japan on Earth. Your given name is Taichi Kamiya.""

"W-what?" the Firemaster asked,"I...I'm..."

The Koromon continued,"When you were eight years old, you and your younger sister found a young Koromon and cared for it until it digivolved to Greymon in order to fight Parrotmon. Afterwards, both Greymon and Parrotmon returned to the Digital World. This act marked you as a Digidestined, and the Order of Peace and Harmony decided to choose a Koromon to be your partner. All of us here were 'genetically engeinered' to be your partner, but only one was choosen. The rest of us were destined to serve you, which we did after we found you roaming outside our villiage. We do not have any idea how you returned, but we knew it was you, without a doubt."

"You, however, did not know who you were. You were convinced you were a dark vigilante called, the Firemaster. You created pyrokinetic devices and antigravity discs that allowed to shoot fire and fly. "

"Yes," the Firemaster said,"I...I couldn't remember anything. I knew that I had to protect the Digital World, so I did...."

"Prognosis?" the first Koromon asked.

"Uncertain," the second Koromon said,"Readings indicate that Master Etemon has ended his self-denial, but his physical frame remains the same."

"The only Digimon capable of defeating the Cyborg is the true Wargreymon," the third Gazimon said,"And the only way for Metalgreymon to reach that stage is for the true Tai Kamiya to return to his Crest of courage."

"Then heal me!" the Firemaster commanded,"Heal this body! Tai Kamiya will be victorious!"

The Master of Courage sighed. "I don't know what's going on out there, but we've got to help."

"I know," The Master of Courage said, riding on Metalgreymon's shoulder, "But if Tai needs our help, then we've got to go."

"So, that's why we're heading to Santa Carea?" Metalgreymon asked.

"Yeah," the Master of Courage said,"but first we're going to stop by File Island to see what the Digidestined think."

"Okay," Metalgreymon said, as he began to fly a bit faster. After a few minutes, they made it to File Island. They were surprised to find that Sora, T.K., and Matt were on the shore line, with their Digimon all in their highest level.

"What are they doing?" The Master of Courage asked.

The two of them watched as the Digidestined got ready to attack, then, a giant figure shot up out of the water. "Its Diaboromon!" Metalgreymon said.

"Let's give them a hand," The Master of Courage said. Both he and his Metalgreymon flew towards the shore.

"It's The Master of Courage," Sora said, shielding her eyes from the glare of the sun,"What's he doing here?"

The Master of Courage and his Metalgreymon flew down towards Diaboromon and pounded him in the face before he could even say anything. Diaboromon flung Metalgreymon aside with the back of his hand. Metalgreymon slid as couple of feet, then shot forward to attack again.

"We're not going to let him do it alone," Matt said, turning to his Digimon, "Right?"

Metalgarurumon nodded, and jumped into the battle. He head butted Diaboromon, sliding him back towards the ocean. "Please," Diaboromon said,"I don't mean you any harm..."

"That's good," Metalgreymon said,"because we mean to seriously kick your butt!"

Diaboromon swung his hands out and grabbed Metalgreymon and Metalgarurumon. He threw them into each other, but Metalgarurumon slid under Metalgreymon's legs. "Scine you won't listen to me," Diaboromon said, throwing out his arms," I'm going to have to stop you first."

Suddenly, Diaboromon began to get pounded multipule times in the face by a floating leg. He grabbed the leg and the body attached to it and flung it aside.

"Stingmon?" T.K. asked,"Then, that means..."

"There," Angemon said, pointing to the ground.

T.K., Sora, and Matt turned their heads. "Dr. Ichijoji?" T.K. asked, surprised. He ran over to where Ken was supporting the Cyborg, who was having difficulty standing. Both looked as though they had been through the wringer. Their clothes were torn to shreds, and there was blood dripping from everywhere. "What are you doing here?" T.K. asked, helping Ken stand.

"Something very bad happened to Santa Carea," Ken said,"It's all gone!"

"You can tell us in a minute," T.K. said,"We've got to get you cleaned up, okay?"

Sora was intensely watching the battle between Diaboromon, and the five Digimon. Metalgarurumon, Metalgreymon, Stingmon, Angemon, and Garudamon proved to be too much for Diaboromon, as it soon became apparent that he could hardly stand. "Now!" Sora shouted,"Attack together!"

"Metal Wolf Claw!"

"Giga Blaster!"

"Spiking Strike!"

"Hand of Fate!"

"Wing Blade!"

All the attacks slammed into Diaboromon, covering him in a cloud of smoke. When the thick mist disappeared, Diaboromon was lying face down in the sand. "Now's our chance to finsih him off!" Metalgarurumon said. He launched forward, when he was suddenly thrown back by a large white tail.

"Holydramon?" Garudamon asked.

As Diaboromon was covered in a white light, he shrunk, changing into a Koromon. Kari quickly jumped off of her Mega Digimon and stood defensibly in front of the Koromon. "Leave him alone!" she shouted.

"What?" Metalgreymon asked.

"Kari?" Sora asked,"What are you saying?"

"He saved my life!" Kari shouted,"He wants to help us!"

"That's what I was trying to tell you," the Koromon said,"I am here to assist.."

"Yeah right!" Matt laughed,"You honestly expect us to believe that?"

"Yes!" Kari said again, an angry look on her face.

"But Kari," T.K. said,"He's Diaboromon, one of Oikawa's Dark Masters."

"They don't believe me," Koromon thought,"Sora's the leader of the Digidestined now, if I can convince her, then the others will know that I'm telling the truth."

"Sora," Koromon said,"If you'll join me alone for a moment, I belive I can convince you that I'm telling the truth."

"Yeah right!" Matt laughed,"She's not going anywhere alone with you!"

"I'm just a Koromon," he said,"I can't hurt her."

"Listen," Ken said, as T.K. bandaged him up,"We've got more important things to worry about right now!"

"Like what?" Koromon asked.

"Santa Carea!" Ken said,"It's totally gone! Its completely obliterated! It was...space ship that did it!"

"Tai?" Sora asked, running over to the Cyborg,"Are you okay?""

"I have been better," he said with a grin.

"Listen," Ken said,"Santa Carea was some kind of experiment to test their weapons! The ship is heading this way to destroy File Island!"

The Master of Courage crossed his arms. "She should know better than to give him the time of day."

"No kidding," Ken said, rubbing his injured forhead,"He's probably just waiting for the right opportunity to kill her."

"There," Joe said, placing the last bandage on the Cyborg's arm,"How does that feel?"

"Better," he sighed, then looked around,"Wait a minute, the Firemaster was with us, where is he?"

"I couldn't find him anywhere," Ken said,"I looked."

"No!" the Cyborg shouted, running to the dock,"I can't leave him there!"

"Wait!" Matt shouted,"Tai, you can't go out there by yourself!"

"I have to!" he shouted, flying off.

"What happened?" Sora demanded.

"Tai left!" Matt shouted, pointing to the sky.

"I'm going after him!" Kari said, but Sora steped in front of her. "Sora?"

"I can't let you go out there," she said,"It would be easier to destroy the ship when it gets closer."

"Aren't you even interested in who is in command of that ship?" Wormmon asked,"Or why they wanted to destroy Santa Carea?"

"Besids which," Kari said,"The cyborg is going there. What if he's inside of the ship when you destroy it?"

Sora was silent for a long moment, before saying,""Alright, but if that ship is within a hundred miles of File Island, I'm destroying it."

Kari nodded,"I'm going..."

"I want to help too," Koromon said.

"Good," Kari said, as she and Koromon climbed onto Holydramon. He turned to the Master of Courage, and Ken,"I would like you two to come. If you don't, fine, if you do, even better, but, we're leaving now!"

Holydramon flew into the sky. The Master of Courage and Ken looked at each other. "I'm going to go," the Master of Courage said.."

"Alright," Ken said, as he and Wormmon climbed onto Metalgreymon's shoulder,"The ship destroyed a beuatiful city, and it's going to pay!"

"T..this can't be Santa Carea!" Micheal gasped, "W..what happened?"

"The whole city's been destroyed," Seadramon said, hovering towards the ground,"It must have been under a-attack,..."

"Look!" Michael said, pointing to the cave,"Someone's still there. Come on."

Seadramon hovered to the Santa Carea cave and Michael quickly ran inside. He saw a figure crouched in front of him. "Tai?" he asked, "Tai, what happened here..."

The figure stood up and faced him. Michael gasped,"W..what happened to your...your cybernetics?"

"That's what I want to know."

Both Micheal and the other figure turned around and saw the cyborg standing in front of them. Michael sighed. "I've got the feeling things are going to get complicated."

to be continued...