Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Digital Trilogy - Episode 2 - Complexity of Life ❯ Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Kovin, Talomon and Patamon were circling Tokyo looking for TK. Kovin was trying to figure it out logically, while Patamon could only whimper. He was tired from flying so much on his own. and he was very worried about TK.

"TK would want to be alone. Patamon, where does TK go when he wants to be alone?"

"He'd go to his room. But I looked there."

"Hmm, he'd probably go somewhere where he thinks we won't find him." Kovin was looking down, scouring the ground. He wasn't much help, because they were so high, and Talomon was the only one who could see the ground. Any other time he'd brag about it by reading newspapers from a mile high, but this was serious. They had just started to pass over the abandoned pier when Talomon spoke up.

"Look down there! By that fallen crane thing." Kovin and Patamon squinted their eyes to look, Kovin eventually could see the familiar green glow of a glow stick.

"TK and I are the only ones who know about that spot." Kovin said. "Let's go see if it's him." Talomon arced his back, turned his wings, and dove. Patamon wasn't used to diving that fast, and was scared. But Kovin and Talomon had down that plenty of times and were used to it. They touched down beside the fallen crane, and disembarked.

Talomon revert to ... Feamon revert to ... Ozlimon

TK was sitting on the cranes interconnected steel frames. He had the glow stick in his left hand, and held his gun in the other. Kovin knew what kind of tricks he was capable of with it, so he was weary. Patamon and Ozlimon stood back to allow Kovin to try and calm him down.

"TK, you don't want to do this." He was holding his gun, so he could look straight down the barrel.

"Get out of here, Kovin. I'm busy.

"Yeah, I can see that. Look, Kari sent us out here to find you. She wants you back."

"Right..." TK began to sob louder and moved his weapon into position to use it against his right temple. He could feel the cold steel against his skin, then he heard a swooshing sound and felt the barrel fall away from his head. TK brought the gun out to look at it. The first few centimetres of the barrel had been cut cleanly off, and Kovin was holding his katana over his shoulder.

"I keep having to use this with you." TK ignored that.

"It can still fire like this," TK said, holding the gun out to show him. Without warning Kovin's foot flew off the ground and kicked TK's out stretched hand. The remaining part of he gun flew into the air, where it was instantly cleaved in half by Kovin. One piece landed in the dark water, and Kovin kicked the other two pieces in to join it. "You think you so big now? This has all your fault."

"No, it's not TK. Relationships go through ups and downs. You and Kari were on a down when she had her crush on Kelryn. But she wants you back, TK. She told us to find you and keep you safe."

"Well, fuck her. I don't care. I don't want to see her again. She should have thought of that before..." TK was crying, and yelling at the same time.

"Do you think killing your self is the answer? What would you be putting your mother through? She's already lost Matt, she doesn't need to loose you too." That had the wrong effect of TK and he became more emotional.

"It doesn't matter anymore. None of it matters..." His voice trailed of in tears. Kovin reached around to the back of his backpack and got the goggles. He had hung them their rather than wear them.

"TK, look. You are a part of our team. We need you. If you don't want to stay around for your mother, or Kari, do it for Ken, Yolei, and Allura. They need you to. You have the strongest vaccine digimon here. You're also or most centred person, the person we need for balance since Cody died." TK was starting to come around. Although he still wanted nothing to do with any of it. Kovin was getting frustrated. He reached down and picked Patamon up by his ears just to make the little digimon cry out in pain momentarily.

"Aaa!" That had the effect Kovin wanted.

"Patamon!" TK reached out for him but Kovin held his just out of arm's reach.

"TK, you may not need anyone. But Patamon needs you. He can't digivolve without you and we could never survive in the game." There was a long pause. "Also TK, are you ready to kill Patamon?" TK looked at him shocked, so did Patamon.

"I don't want to kill him, just me..."

"TK, digimon can't survive anymore than a few seconds at his level without their partner. If you killed yourself, he'd be dead within seconds." TK and Patamon just stared at each other. This time when TK reached for him, Kovin held him out. TK pulled Patamon close to his chest, held him tight, while they both cried.

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Kari and Yolei were out on her balcony getting some air. Kari wasn't crying anymore, but her face and eyes were red, her voice low and scratchy, and her movements slow and uncoordinated. She had obviously been crying the whole time since Kovin had left. Hawkmon returning with the news that they hadn't found him did not do any good.

"Yolei, what am I going to do without him?" Yolei didn't answer. Just comforted her friend. "I can't even breathe thinking about him." Yolei turned away, and stated off into the night. She tilted her head to get a better look. Something was in the sky, flying. It was huge. It looked to be white or red. As it got closer Yolei could make out wings. When it got even closer Yolei recognised it as Talomon. Her heart sank she didn't want to have to see her go through another disappointment. Yolei looked up and it again, and could see TK holding on to Kovin as they flew back, with Patamon on Talomon's head.

"Kari! Look!" Kari looked up slowly and saw her beloved returning to her the giant owl's back.

"TK!" she screamed. TK didn't answer, she assumed it was because they were still to far away. Talomon arced and landed on the apartment building's roof. Kari was already inside heading for the door. She cleared Yolei's couch in one jump with no effort. Yolei was right behind her, but moved slower as she didn't have the same motivation.

Kari and Yolei burst through the roof door in just enough time to see Talomon finish reverting to Ozlimon. TK was looking out over the edge of the building. Kari ran up to him.

"TK, I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!" He turned and looked into her eyes. She was on the verge of breaking down again, but TK looked solemn.

"Why?" He said.

"Because I made a mistake, and I hurt the person I love most in the world." Gatomon would have spoken up, but she bit her tongue. TK just stared long at her. "Please TK..." her voice was scared, TK wasn't showing any signs of forgiving her. Much to her surprise, TK quickly leaned forward, wrapped his arms around her, and embedded her lips on his own. It was a long passionate make-up kiss. "Does that mean I'm forgiven?"

"Of course." TK resumed kissing her. Yolei and Kovin took Patamon and Gatomon back down stairs, with their own digimon close behind.