Time as Always Time Chapter 25

 Yagami home…

Taichi entered followed by Sora, “That better be the last of them,” Sora said taking her jacket off and placing it into the closet next to the door.

“You’re telling me I didn’t even know who the heck she was.” Taichi said as he put his coat away neatly in the closet as well.

Saria came running down the stairs, “So how much did she get?” she asked looking at her parents eagerly a waiting a response.

“She got sentenced for two years and twelve months of community service.” Taichi said taking a seat at the kitchen table.

“But! She almost killed me and you dad!” Saria shouted upset.

“Saria, she was given an physiatrist evaluation and she failed it so she will be sent to a mental hospital for two years and do twelve months of community service with them.”  Sora explained.

“They should have put her to death.” Saria said with resentment and anger.

“She has issues and they can’t just kill her for it, they have to fix what ever is wrong,” Taichi explained calmly then he looked around her into the living room, “Where is your brother?” he questioned

Saria shrugged, “He didn’t come home yet. He probably went over to uncle Yamato’s house with Michael.” 

Sora went to the phone as she did it rung, “Hello,”

“Sora, is Michael there?” Mimi asked.

“No he isn’t I thought Li went over to your house…” she said trailing off looking at Taichi shaking her head.

“No he’s not, I thought Michael was over at your house that’s why I called,” Mimi said.
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“That’s impossible, you died how can you still be alive?” Li asked confused looking at the girl in front of her, “This has to be trick.”

“Li she looks like you exactly like you…what if it is true.” Michael said looking between the two of them.

“I know it seems impossible but here,” she held out two digital devices, “You’ll need those to get back home.”

“I don’t understand how can you be alive….and here?” Li questioned confused

“I have been told the entire story to the person who raised me here in the digital world, and I’ve recent understood the story.” She said looking at them both. “But I’m glad I can finally met my brother and my cousin.” She gave them each a hug.

Li pulled away as did Michael, “But how do we know you are real, I mean this whole place could be fake.” Li said looking at her.

“I mean we were all told you died…you died in the hospital 10 years ago.” Michael said looking at Maiko as if trying to study her.

“I will show you…and maybe he will let me go see my mom and dad for the first time…now that you are both here you can bring me back home.” She explained grinning.

“Who’s he?” Michael asked.

Maiko started to walk a head of them, “If we stay here and you ask a whole lot of questions and I try to answer them, we techanily don’t get anything done now do we?.” She said.

“Not exactly.” Li said.
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Takeru and Hikari had arrived back home where Takeru’s mom was waiting for them with Hope, “Welcome back home Hikari.” Tina said looking at her, she gave her a big hug.

“Thank you mom,” she replied.

“No problem. Here take a seat and rest I know you must be tired and I will cook some dinner for you all. David will be coming later on.” Tina said she began to walk toward the kitchen when the phone rang.

“I’ll get it,” Takeru said “Hello?”

“Mimi calm down, what’s wrong?” Takeru questioned his mother looked at him as did Hikari who was seated on the couch.

“No I haven’t seen them we just got back.”  Takeru frowned, “we will call if we see them anywhere, did you need help to find them?” he waited listened to her then he nodded. “Okay be right over, bye” he hung the phone up. “That was Mimi and she said that Michael and Li seem to have disappeared.”

“What?” Tina and Hikari said at the same time both a little shocked.

“I’m going over to Yamato’s and we are going to go look for them both.” Takeru said he grabbed his coat and pulled it on.

“I’ll come back as soon as I can.” Takeru replied and he walked out of the door.
Hikari frowned, “Where could they have gone it’s nearly five at night.”
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They reached a river bed and Maiko looked about  to see if anyone else was looking and with two taps of her feet the water spilt in apart to revile a stair case going down deep into the lake.

“Here you got to be careful the stairs are a little bit slippery,” she said to them.
The two how ever looked in aw of how the water magically split apart like it had. “That is freaking cool.” Michael exclaimed.

“Uh, Maiko…this is where you lived for the past 10 years?”  Li questioned following her. He still felt a little uneasy of finding out she was alive. He was happy that she was yet he was scared to hear what mom and dad thought if he just unexpectedly mentioned Maiko was alive and in this place…called the digital world.

“Yeah and here it is…and this older man is the one that raised me. His name is Gennia.” Maiko said pointed at the man waiting at the bottom of the steps. Once they had reached the bottom they were both escorted into the house then the water closed the entrance back up.

“Welcome children of the chosen children. And my how much you resemble your parents.” Gennia commented with a smile.

“I have a question how can my sister be alive?” Li questioned eagerly awaiting for that question chance to come up.
Gennia then stood in front of them, “I will explain everything, the why’s and who’s. Everything you want to know.”

“Okay so tell us everything, and there better be a good explanation to it as well.” Li said

“Around ten years ago on the day you were born things happened with in the digital world that released old data. The old data was of when your parents were here in the digital world helping rid of it evil viruses.” He stopped Li and Michael were watching him surprised. “What is the matter?”

“You said our parents were here…they never told us anything about the digital world.” Michael explained and he continued.

“How and when did this all happen?”

“Let’s talk about one thing at a time okay,” Gennia said the two nodded, “Now where was I? Oh yeah... left over data from each of your parents remained…The night you sister died a portal opened near the hospital and her data was actually copied being a part of two of the original chosen children she was able to be alive her in the digital world.” He stopped looking at Maiko, “she was a lovely baby, I for took the opportunity to raise her-.”

“Thank you Gennia,” she held a locket that hung around her neck, “And I want to go back home to see my family.”

Li and Michael looked at each other, “But Maiko it’s not going to be so easy, mom and dad don’t like to think about your death that much. They might not believe me or Michael.”

Maiko was about to say something but Gennia interrupted, “I have solved that problem and I’ll give you all the stuff you need to convince your parents,”
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“I swear I will kill both of them when they show up,” Sora declared she looked at the clock, which now turned to seven. The four were in the Ishida house the younger children were in the other room.

“How could they not call or leave a message or something?” Mimi said.

Yamato frowned, “I sure they are okay.” He said worried as well.

Taichi looked over at the kids playing, “If we don’t here from them and it’s midnight then we are calling the police.”

Takeru shook, “Taichi you have to wait twenty-four hours for a missing persons report.”

“That’s for adults, children are different, and we should call instead at nine o’clock.” Hikari said
Yamato turned the television on in the living room and clicked on the news station. “Maybe something will show up on the news?” he questioned.

“Yama! If it’s going to show on the news then that means something really bad could have happened to our son and Li how can you say that.” Mimi shouted at him.

“NO, that’s not what I meant.” He said, “Mimi, I was just checking to see what happened today…” he explained and pulled her into his arms and hugged her, “Don’t get upset please, try to calm down it won’t be good for the baby.”

She hugged him back, “I know your right.” She said letting go of him they sat down.

In the living room, Hikari sat next to Saria who looked a little more upset about more then her brother and cousin’s disappearance.

“Saria, what’s the matter?” Hikari asked quietly.

“You know me too well, I’m worried about my brother and cousin but I’m still upset about what is happening with Davis. He doesn’t talk to me any more Hikari I don’t know what to do.” She said softly feeling the tears weld up in her eyes.

“Oh, he’s just a boy doing what boys do.” Hikari explained, “He just needs time.”

“But isn’t two weeks good enough?” Saria questioned.

“I’m not sure; I mean you could always try to call him and see how things are. Go upstairs in my room and use the phone there so that way he can’t tell it’s you calling if he has caller id.” Hikari said with a smile.

“Are you sure?” Saria asked looking at her aunt.

Hikari nodded, “Of course you can.”

“Thank you aunt Hikari you’re the best.” Saria gave her a hug just as she was about to up the stairs the doorbell rang and Takeru got up to get it.

Takeru opened the door and the two missing children had appeared in the door frame followed up by a police officer,

“Michael, Li where have you two been we have been worried about you!” Takeru cried.

When Mimi, Sora and Yamato and Taichi heard they all came running to the door, “I found these two walking down the street in the dark alone.” Said the officer.

“Oh thank you so much officer,” Sora said thanking the officer.

When the officer left, grabbed both of there hands and pulled them into the living room. “Where have you been do you know the kind of worry we have been having?” Sora quired upset.

“You know better to scare your mother and myself.” Yamato said equally upset as Sora and Taichi were.

“We would explain but you probably won’t believe us.” Li said finally after a small silence.

Taichi and Sora looked at each other then to Mimi and Yamato. “Try us.” Takeru said coming in the middle.

“No you really won’t believe us.” Michael said he looked at his parents then looked at his aunt and uncle. Then back to Li.

“Li I think we should tell them…since they already know about it.”

“Know about what just tell us.” Hikari replied Saria sat back down on the sofa then looked to her aunt.

“I found a tree that held a secret, so I asked Michael to come along. We were transported to another world…by the name of the digital world.” Li said.

There was a silence in the room Taichi, Sora, Mimi , Yamato, Takeru and Hikari looked at one another with shocked expressions of some what happy but not really happy.

“Are you two crazy?” Saria said looking at the two. “There is no such thing of transporting to another world though a tree trunk.”

The adults were quite and looked to one each other, “Saria let them speak and explain.” Sora said little more shocked and surprised not so angry.

Saria looked at her mother, father then all the adults, “Okay you guys are hiding something what is it?”

“Saria, do you mind I think they will explain what happened in the digital world.” Taichi said he looked to his son and Michael. “Guys what happened what did you see?”

Li and Michael looked at each other and they both nodded, “We saw a girl with long hair she was Li’s age and has the same color of hair as he did as well.”

“She told us her name and age and…you won’t believe what her name is and what she said to us.” Li said his parents looked at him oddly.

“What does that mean?” Sora questioned them, “What do you mean when you said same as Li’s age and same hair color.” Sora looked at Taichi feeling frantic.

“Come on boys answer the question, we need to know.” Taichi said, “We won’t get upset at you.”
“She said her name was Yagami, Maiko.” Michael said.

Sora started to feel tears, “What? You can’t be serious it can’t be.” She said. “She died practically in our arms.”

“Guys, we know what happened it can’t be true,” Taichi said again looking at them himself a little emotional. 
Everyone in the room watching Saria and Taichi; Hikari and Takeru looked at each other, as did Yamato and Mimi.

“There is something that a old man name Gennia gave us, a note and a baby book.” Li replied he took his bag off and unzipped and pulled out a baby book with a letter attached. “I think it should be enough proof that my sister is really alive.”
Sora took the book and the letter from Li and gave Taichi the letter to open first before she opened the book, “Read it to me,” she said.

Taichi opened the letter carefully,

“Dear Chosen Children from the past…
I’m aware of your current lives and what has happened with your child that was born November 29th 2016. Please listen to your son he is right by telling you she is alive and she is here in the digital world currently. We have been waiting this long because until presently there was no one able to escort her back to the real world -.”
Yamato took the letter from Taichi who was starting himself feeling tears and he sat next to his wife putting an arm around her giving her support.

“There is no need to be alarmed, and I know you are shocked at this news but please accepted as it is. Now I assume you are waiting for an explanation as of how and I will tell you that. The night that your daughter ‘died’ a portal opened above the hospital copied her data since she was your daughter that was able to happen. From then on, I took care of her and I made sure she knew you are her parents (Taichi and Sora that is). Well chosen children that is the explanation and I hope you will accept it. Have a good night. Gennia.”

Yamato carefully folded the letter back to its original state, for the first time he could not say anything at all. Mimi walked over to him, they both looked at Taichi and Sora who looked through the baby book.

To Be Continued….

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