Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Time Wars ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4:

“Sora, hi!” Matt waved.

The red-head looked up from her book at saw Matt walking through the park. He sat down on the park bench next to her. She reached over and lightly kissed him on the cheek. Matt noticed that her show of affection appeared to be forced. “Are you feeling okay?”

“Yeah, sure,” she said, smiling, “Never better.”

He shook his head. “No, something’s wrong, I know it is.”

She took a deep breath. “I’m worried about Tai.”

“Tai again, huh?” he asked.

Sora shot her head around to stare at him. “Matt?”

He hesitated before saying, “Sora, I want you to look me straight in the eyes and tell me that you still have feelings for me. Tell me that you love me.”

“What?” she asked, confused.

“Just do it!” he almost shouted.

She turned and stared him in the eyes. “Matt, I…I…” She tried to form the words, she had said them so many times before, but she could not. She stuttered, opening and closing her mouth, but she could not make the sounds come to the surface.

“I knew it,” Matt almost growled, “You’re in love with Tai, aren’t you?”

“M..Matt, I…I mean, I don’t…”

He turned his head away. “Don’t lie to me, all right? I think I deserve better then that.”

Sora shook her head. “All right. Maybe I do have some feelings for Tai, but…”

“Don’t ,’but,’ me,” he said. He jumped onto his feet and threw his hands into the air. “Just go, all right? Go and be with Tai.”

“Matt?” she asked, staring with open eyes.

“I’m not gonna spend our entire relationship wondering if every time you say you love me, you’re not really thinking of Tai!” he shouted, “I’m not gonna wonder if I’m the guy you ‘settled’ with.”

She tried to protest, but found that she could not. She sighed deeply. “Matt, listen, I never meant for it to turn out like this. You’ve been nothing but the nicest guy in the world to me. I haven’t had that many boyfriends, in fact, you’re the first boyfriend I’ve had. It hasn’t been you at all. I’m sorry.”

Matt frowned. “Yeah, well, don’t expect me to drop on my hands and knees and accept your apology.” He started to walk away, but stopped and looked over his shoulder. “See ya’ around.” He exited the park. “””””””””” ;””””””””””R 21;””””””””””&# 8221;”””””””””” ””””””””

Kari and Tk walked down the sidewalk with their digimon partners behind them, a safe distance, in order to give the two humans a chance to talk. “I’m glad you came,” Kari smiled sweetly, “I really needed to talk to you about something.”

“Like what?” he asked.

She began to blush. “Well, I know that there are, um, ah, feelings, that we…um, have…you know…”

Tk nodded and tried not to, but ended up blushing anyway. “I…yeah…I know.”

Kari nodded. “Well, um, what should we do about it?”

“I don’t know,” Tk said, shrugging slightly, “This isn’t at all like the movies where you know just what to say.”

Kari nodded. “I was up all night wondering how to tell you, but at least I know you feel the same way about me.”

Behind them, Gatomon and Patamon were following loyally. “They’re in love now, right?” Patamon asked.

“They were always in love,” Gatomon said, “They just felt too awkward to tell each ot…” she trailed off and turned her attention to the bushes on the sidewalk.

“What’sa matter?” Patamon asked.

“I thought I heard something,” the cat replied. She shrugged. “Probably nothing.” She turned back to Tk and Kari and saw that they were almost to the end of the block. “Hey! Don’t leave up behind!”

As Gatomon and Patamon ran to catch up with their human partners. Seiji and his black Salamon breathed a sigh of relief.

“At least your Mom’s Gatomon is still as good as I remember,” Salamon said.

Seiji nodded. “This was how Mom and Dad got together, huh?” He smiled.

Salamon glanced at the watch on her partner’s hand. “We’d better get back. It’s almost time.” “”””””””” ;””””””””””R 21;””””””””””&# 8221;”””””””””” ””””””””””

& #8220;Why do we have to stay here?” Shiro whined.

Her partner sighed. “Because we know that the Dark Spore kids are going to meet here later, and that means that Lady Hikari will be here. York wants to kill her, so we’ll have to wait until they get here.”

“That could take all day,” he sighed, slamming his foot into the roof of the building that they were standing atop.

“Quiet!” Sabrina ordered, focusing her binoculars in order to see the small group of children that were gathering at the bridge overpass. She moved her head until she was looking at the bushes at the other side of the bridge. She could see Izzy, Joe and the younger Digidestined attempting to hide in the shrubbery. “We can’t let them know we’re here.”

“What about him?” Sabrina’s Veemon asked, pointing to a building across the street where Oikawa, Mummymon and Arukennimon were standing.

“Get down!” Osamu shouted. The small group fell onto their stomachs.

“Do you think they saw us?” Keero asked.

“No,” Sabrina said, “They’re staring at the kids gathering below.”

“Where the hell are Kasumi and Seiji?” Shiro hissed.

“Something about checking the Heighten View Terrace gate.”

“We’re in Heighten View Terrace! They know it’s closed,” Osamu said, “It’s just an excuse to talk to their parents. They keep drilling us about staying away from ours, and look what they’re doing!”

“It doesn’t really matter,” Sabrina said, “Kasumi’s the boss. We’ve just got to keep our eyes on the kids down there and if York shows up, save Lady Hikari. If she ever shows up! Wait!” She adjusted her binoculars, “There they are! Right down there! Seiji’s with them. He’s coming up now.”

“But where is Kasumi?” Shiro sighed.

“Right here.”

The group turned around and saw Kasumi Kamiya and her Snow Agumon entering the roof. “For your information, I was checking on the gate from another location.”

Osamu turned his head away and stared over at another adjacent building where a construction crew was attaching a satellite dish to the roof. “I wonder what they’re doing over there?” “”””””””̶ 1;”””””””””” 221;””””””””””& #8221;”””””””””” ;””””””””””R 21;””

Tai gently tapped his fingers on the outside of the building as he peeked around the corner. That Noriko Kawada girl was still sitting on the swings all alone. “Jeeze,” Tai said, “She looks so sad and lonely.”

Agumon turned to him. “Were you ever like that?”

“What? No way,” he smiled, “When I walked onto the playground, everyone was lining up to play soccer with me. But that doesn’t mean that I was never lonely.”

Agumon suddenly heard footsteps. He looked over his shoulder and saw Sora walking up to them. “Sora?” Tai asked.

She nodded slowly. “Kari told me that you were here, watching Noriko Kawada.”

Tai noticed the sound in her voice. “What’s wrong?”

She hesitated. “Matt….Matt and I broke up.”

“You did?” Tai gasped, “W..why?”

She tried to think of a way to say it, but her hesitation told Tai what he needed to know. He looked away. “It’s because of me, isn’t it?”

She nodded slowly.

He kicked a pole on one of the See-Saws. “I tried to keep it a secret, I didn’t want to get between you and Matt. I’m sorry.”

She reached over and lightly grabbed his head to make him stare at her. “That girl you kept talking about, that is me, right?”

He nodded. “Yeah. I’m sorry.”

She shook her head. “Don’t be. I don’t know if I loved you before this or not but I do have feelings for you now. And…and I want to be with you.”

He shook his head. “No, you need to go back with Matt. I’m sorry that I made you two break up, and...” He was cut off when Sora pulled his head towards her and the two kissed. When they pulled apart, Tai was speechless. “Sora..I..I…”

“I want to be with you Tai,” she said, “I do.”

Agumon suddenly gasped. “Ah!”

“What’s wrong?” Tai demanded.

“He’s back!” the yellow dinosaur shivered, “He’s here!”

“Who?” Sora asked, “Who?”

“Myotismon!” he shouted.

“Are you sure?” Tai shouted.

“I’d never forget the darkness he brings,” Agumon said.

Tai nodded. “All right, let’s go.”

“Wait!” Sora cried, “Biyomon’s in the Digital World, I can’t help you.”

Tai lightly grasped the redhead’s shoulders. “Then you watch Noriko Kawada. I’ll be back as soon as I can. Come on Agumon!”

The duo began running down the sidewalk. Sora grasped her hands in front of her. “Be careful.” “””””””” 221;””””””””””& #8221;”””””””””” ;””””””””””R 21;””””””””””&# 8221;””””

“Oikawa’s here!” Sabrina gasped, using her binoculars to focus on the bridge below them.

“That means the gate is gonna open soon,” Kasumi said, “This is go time. Everybody get ready.”

Down below them, the newer Digidestined: Davis, Tk, Kari, Yolei, Cody and Ken, ran to face Oikawa as he stood amongst the Dark Spore children. Arukennimon and Mummymon dropped in front to protect them.

“You’re not going anywhere!” the spider-woman grinned.

“You’d better not touch those children!” Ken warned.

“I’m afraid I have no choice,” Oikawa said, “If the Dark Spore’s aren’t removed, all of these children will turn into Dark Trees!” He sneered as he opened his laptop.

“What are you doing?” Ken asked.

“We’re going to the Digital World,” Mummymon grinned.

“That’s right,” Oikawa said, clenching his free hand, “Oh Hiroki, I wish you could be here to see this day! Our dream, our dream is about to come true!” He began to weep.

The Digidestined stared in shock. “I don’t think this guy’s playing with a full deck anymore,” Davis whispered.

Oikawa dried his tears with his sleeve. “Come children,” he said, “To the Digital World!”

“The Digital World, huh? I hate to break this to ya’ but only Digidestined are allowed there!”

“Who said that?” Oikawa shouted, turning his head around, “Who dares to mock my genius?”

“Up here.”

He looked to the sky and watched as a teenager wearing a black cloak landed before him. “Name’s York,” he said, “And I’m not mockin’ ya’, I’m tellin’ ya’ the truth. Ya’ see, I’m from about twenty years in the future and I know that ya’ ain’t gonna make it in.”

“The future?” Cody gasped.

“Who the heck is this guy?” Yolei asked.

Oikawa smirked. “If you’re from the future, then what do you want?”

“I need the energy from your ‘children,” he answered, “So hand over that laptop!” He took a step forward but was stopped when a blast of blue light slammed into his back. He smiled.

“Ah, I know that sting anywhere.” He turned around and nodded at the sight of the large wolf before him. “Gururumon,” he nodded, “And Shiro Ishida.”

“Ishida?” Tk gasped.

“Sabrina, Oasmu and Seiji too!” Kari gasped, “But who are the older ones?”

“You’ve got to make your digimon digivolve right now!” Kasumi shouted, “We’ll explain everything later. Hurry!”

York knew that he was outnumbered. He had only once chance. He charged for Oikawa, but at the last second, leapt into the air and grabbed the laptop out of his hands before landing perfectly on the ground.

“My laptop!” Oikawa cried, “I demand to know what you are doing!”

“Fair enough,” York said, quickly entering commands on the keyboard, “I’m simply using your laptop, where you have the stored up energy from the Dark Spores, to open another gate using that satellite up there.”

“That’s the satellite that was stolen from the army base!”

“Exactly,” York smiled.After he entered the final command, the satellite moved into position and fired a beam of black light into the sky, where it appeared to explode. In actuality, a gate had opened, one that a dangerous being climbed out of.

“Daemon!” Kari gasped.

“Free at last!” Daemon laughed, flexing his muscles.

“Yes!” York grinned, dropping the laptop into a bush. He flew to the sky. “Daemon!”

“What’s going on here?” Keero asked, “I thought York came back to kill Lady Kari, but now he frees Daemon?”

“I don’t know,” Osamu answered, “Maybe our presence here changed history slightly, either that, or Erika was wrong.”

“Either way it doesn’t matter,” Kasumi said, “Daemon was never freed again, so it’s our job to make sure history doesn’t get anymore screwed up.”

Up in the sky, York faced Daemon. “Are you who freed me?” he asked.

York nodded. “Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because of the future I come from is overrun with Myotismon’s darkness. He defeated and totally humiliated me time and again. And from what I hear, you’re not as biased digimon over humans as he is.”

Daemon chuckled. “I do not know what you are speaking of, but we shall discuss it later. I think the Digidestined want to have another go at me?”

“Wait,” York said, “You must first kill that man, Oikawa. He has the knowledge to send you back!”

“Oikawa, yes I remember. Even if I don’t believe, revenge is always good!” He laughed and flew to crush Oikawa, but was mysteriously repelled and thrown back.

“What is this?” he shouted, “An invisible barrier!”

“Eh, boss,” Arukennimon asked, turning to face him, “What just happened.”

Oikawa stared at his hands. “I..I don’t know.”

“Don’t you?” another voice asked, this one seemingly coming from every direction.

“Who said that?” Oikawa asked, turning around. A giant mouth suddenly appeared overheard, with purple lips and two gleaming fangs.

“What trickery is this?” Deamon demanded.

The giant lips ignored him and focused on Oikawa. “You will never see the Digital World, Oikawa, never.”

“But…but…who are you!” he shouted.

“I met you three years ago, don’t you remember?” the voice asked, “Right after the Digidestined returned to the Digital World, you wanted to go with them, but couldn’t. I gave you a chance, by entering your body, I gave you the knowledge to enter the Digital World.”

“You’re..inside me?” he asked.

“That’s correct,” the lips sneered, “And now it’s time to use the energy of the Dark Spores and revive myself once more!” The lips faded into dust before Oikawa began to spasm.

“What’s going on with him?” Davis asked.

“Can’t…control…my…own…body!&# 8221; Oikawa gasped, as his feet and arms moved freely against his struggling. He picked up the laptop that had fallen in the bushes.

“Still enough of the Dark Spore power,” he said. The laptop began to glow brightly and a dark mist flew out of Oikawa’s mouth. It merged with the laptop and exploded with dark light, growing into a monstrous figure. It turned to grin at the Digidestined. “Recognize me?”

“It can’t be!” Gatomon gasped, “That voice, I’d recognize it anywhere! Myotismon!”

“Myotismon?” Angemon questioned, “But..how?”

“I knew that you’d never forget me,” he laughed, “But you can call me Malomyotismon!” He turned to face Daemon. “And now, I believe that there was something you wanted to do to me?”

“So, the great Myotismon returns,” Daemon said, “but it doesn’t matter. I’ll delete you and then I’ll be the ruler of both worlds!”

“Come and get me!” Malomyotismon grinned. The two Mega digimon slammed into each other and began to battle.

“We’ve got to do something!” Veemon shouted.

“Like what?” Davis asked, “You want to get between those two? Just let ‘em duke it out. When one wins, hopefully the other’ll so weak that we can take him out easily. Of course, if we’re lucky, they might just destroy each other.”

“That’s….not a bad plan,” Tk said, “We’ve just got to be careful that those kids don’t get hurt.” He mentioned to the screaming Dark Spore children that were cowering on the other side of the bridge, a good distance from the battle.

“Things are getting out of hand,” Kasumi sighed.

“But what can we do about it?” her Snow Agumon questioned, “Mr. Motomiya’s right, we’d just get creamed if we got between them.”

As Daemon and Malomyotismon continued to fight, the over pass that served as their battlefield began to sway and creak from the massive amount of weight being pressed upon it. Daemon attacked with streams of fire but Malomyotismon countered with streams of purple smoke. The vampire lord grabbed the demon by the foot and swung him into the side of a building. Daemon instantly jumped back and began to repeatedly slam his fists into Malomyotismon’s armored chest. The metallic vampire slammed both of his fists into Daemon’s neck. The demon lord was forced to back off. Unfortunately, this gave the vampire lord the upper hand. He held out his clawed hands and a red tentacle whipped around and wrapped around Daemon, binding his arms.

Malomyotismon grinned. “You’d better think of a way out of this, oh wait, I guess you’re hands are tied, huh?”

“Spare me!” Daemon shouted.

“As you wish, I just thought I’d make your last moments alive somewhat enjoyable!” The tentacle whipped him around to Malomyotismon’s massive shoulders, which opened up, revealing a set of massive teeth.

Daemon clenched his muscles as he was shoved into the massive jaws. He was deleted instantly.

“He beat Daemon!” Ken gasped, “How are we going to even stand a chance?”

Malomyotismon shot a glance to York, who was hovering in the air. The human held up his hands. “Wait, Lord Myotismon, don’t!”

“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t.”

“Because, as I’ve said, I’m from twenty years in the future. I can help ya’ with stuff that hasn’t happened yet.”

“You intrigue me,” Malomyotismon replied, “What do you want in return?”

“I’m a mercenary,” he said, “I just want compensation.”

“That stinkin’, greedy, little…” Shiro gritted his teeth.

Malomyotismon crossed his arms, “All right, York, you’ve got a deal.” He turned to face the Digidestined, focusing on Kari. “And now, Hikari Kamiya, I believe the last time I saw you, I was determined to kill you. Why don’t we pick up where we left off.”

Kari gasped, but was pulled behind Davis and Tk. “You’ll have to go through us first!”

The vampire lord turned to his new human partner. “After you.”

York nodded. His eyes suddenly opened wide and seconds later his body was deleted. Malomyotismon grinned. “Thank you, Wargreymon. You saved me the trouble.”

“Wargreymon?” Kasumi asked, “Then that means…”

“Tai!” Kari shouted.

“What are you doing here?” Davis asked.

“What am I doing here?” he shouted. He pointed at the massive Malomyotismon, “Why haven’t you started attacking yet!”

“He’s got a point,” Cody said.

“Attack him now!” Veemon shouted. He turned to the digimon partnered to the digidestined of the future. “All of us.”

“He’s right!” Snow Agumon answered. “Digivolve and attack!”

Malomyotismon charged forward, causing the bridge to shake even more. His tentacles whipped out of his wrists and wrapped around Kari. He yanked her into the air. “Back off, or she’s dead, understand?”

“You’ll kill her anyway!” Tai shouted.

Malomyotismon moved Kari around saw her older brother could see her squirming in his tentacles. “Tai!”

Tai hesitated. His partner landed beside him. “Wargreymon,” his whispered, “We’re going to need to do this very carefully, understand? Try to cut her out of the…” He stopped when he heard Kari scream. He twisted his attention around and saw a black version of Gatomon slicing her claws through Malomyotismon tentacles. She freed Kari from the tentacles of the vampire lord’s right hand, but Kari was still bound by his left tentacles. This left her arms free, which she used to try and free herself.

“Help her, Black Tailmon!” Seiji shouted.

“Pathetic furball!” the vampire lord shouted, batting Black Tailmon aside. While he was distracted, Wargreymon fired his Terra Force at Malomyotismon’s left arm to free Kari, but the vampire lord noticed the energy ball and swung it out of the way. It smashed into the satellite dish. Suddenly, the Dark Gate floating in the sky began to glow a dark light and began to pull everything towards it.

“It created a vacuum!” Osamu shouted.

“How is that possible!” Shiro asked.

“It would take forever to explain the physics, trust me!” he shouted.

“Everyone, grab onto something!” Yolei ordered as she and the other Digidestined, including the warriors from the future, wrapped their hands around the rail of the bridge they were standing on. Unfortunately, the cement that would have held the rail to the bridge had been damaged during the fight between Daemon and Malomyotismon and, as such, was one of the first objects to be yanked from the ground and propelled into the gate. Kari, Kasumi, Tai and their digimon were still on the ground.

“Sabrina! Shiro!” Kasumi shouted, holding firmly onto a section of the rail that had not been damaged.

Malomyotismon was struggling to keep himself firmly planted on the ground, but soon the vacuum pull became too much for him and he too was pulled into the air. His tentacles were still wrapped tightly around Kari’s waist. The brown-haired girl swung her hands out, trying frantically to grab onto something. She found it when Tai grabbed her with his right hand and wrapped his left hand around a metal I-beam that had been revealed during the battle.

“Tai! Don’t let go of me!” she screamed.

“I won’t!” he shouted. His grip on her hand was secure, but his left hand was beginning to slip. “I…can’t…hold on!” His hand slipped free of the I-beam, but was saved when Kasumi grabbed a hold of it, securely wrapping her other hand around the same I-beam.

“Hang on to her!” she shouted, “Don’t let her go, Dad!”

The Dark Gate in the sky began to quickly shrink. This gave Tai a glimpse of hope, but it soon faded as his grip on his sister began to weaken. He struggled with all his might, but Kari’s hand slipped from his and she and Malomyotismon were flung into the gate seconds before it closed.

“Kari!” Tai screamed.

The large pieces of debris that were still in the air quickly reclaimed their gravity and slammed into the bridge. The support pillars finally gave way and the bridge collapsed. As debris fell around them, Wargreymon dove over top of Kasumi, Snow Agumon and Tai, protecting them. The entire bridge collapsed on top of them, leaving them beneath a mountain of debris.

To be concluded…