PART 6: TRUE HERO
The reporter starred in disbelief. Covering his microphone he turned to the camera man. "Tell me you're getting this!"
The camera man nodded. "And we're still live!"
The reporter removed his hand. "For those of you just joining us, I am inside the castle that mysteriously appeared in the docks early this morning. I was talking with a being named Myotismon, when these kids and creatures appeared. They are whom Myotismon called the 'Digidestined!' There was a battle and Myotismon's body was destroyed. He then possessed the Digidestined leader, Tai!"
Tai's body glared with hatred at the kids in front of him. "What can we do?" Sora asked, tears in her eyes.
Matt shook his head. "There's nothing we can do! The only way to stop Myotismon is to hurt Tai!"
Tai's body laughed. "Yes, Digidestined, you cannot stop me now! Crimson Lightning!"
Bands of red shot from Tai's hands. The digimon were thrown back. They all struggled to get back up, but Myotismon struck again with Crimson Lightning.
"Sorry," Weregarurumon said as they all de-digivolved, except for Metalgreymon, not that it did any good he still couldn't attack his best friend.
Tai's body laughed long and deep. "I've won! I'VE WON! HAHAHAHA!"
No one noticed that Tai's digivice began to activate. "What's this?" Myotismon asked as he
looked at it.
"I..I understand!" Metalgreymon said. His body began to glow, then he shrunk down to the size of the digivice. He then shot forward and entered it.
The digivice glowed white hot as a bolt of light shot from it, towards the other kids, but mad a U-turn. It shot right at the Crest of Courage. Then the crest began to glow.
"What just happ..." Myotismon began. Then Tai's body suddenly stiffened up.
"It's Tai!" Kari said," his spirit of Courage is poisoning Myotismon!" The Crest of Courage started to glow even more. Then the Crest of Friendship glowed. Matt looked at his crest.
"Huh?" he asked the crest. "What..Tai? No..No..Tai you can't ask me to do that! I won't!"
Tai's crest glowed even brighter as did Matt's. "Okay, okay!" he said. Running over to a sword on the castle wall, he grabbed it. He then ran to Tai's frozen body. Lifting the sword up he said," Sora, forgive me!"
Matt brought the sword back, and then lunged it into Tai's body! Myotismon screamed as Tai's body fell backwards, blood gushing from the wound on the stomach.
Smoke flew out of Tai's mouth. "You have only delayed the inevitable!," it said," I will possess you now!"
It lunged for Matt but was stopped by two sets of lights attacking it. Tai had his digivice in one hand and his crest in the other. Both were shooting light at the cloud.
"No!" it screamed as the light destroyed it. After Myotismon was gone, Tai fell back to the ground.
"Tai!" Sora screamed as she ran towards him. She knelt down and placed his head on her legs.
"Thank you, Matt," he said softly. Placing his crest and digivice in one hand, he looked at his friends around him.
"T.K." he said," your hope is a great fuel for all of us. Don't ever stop hoping, you remind us what we're fighting for!"
"Kari," he said, turning to the crying girl next to T.K.," my little sister. You're energy and
kindness gave us strength. Never forget them!"
"Mimi, you have a great gift. You always say what's exactly on your mind and you just don't know how to lie. Your heart is pure, never lose that!"
"Izzy, you're knowledge has help us many times, promise me you will never stop expanding it!"
Izzy nodded, the tears falling from his face. "Joe, you may whine and complain, but no matter what happens, you're always there for everyone. Use your reliability and help all of them!"
Looking up he smiled at the crying face. "Sora. My Sora, your love is what kept us all together. Without your love, I don't think I could have gone one. Thank you for loving me!"
Turning to his left he stared Matt straight in the eyes. He nodded slightly. "Matt, you're the perfect choice! I entrust to you, my crest and digivice!"
Matt tearfully shook his head. "I can't, Tai! I..I don't deserve it!"
"You have to take them! You're in charge now!"
Matt nodded and took them from Tai's hand.
Tai smiled. "Good. I just want to tell you all that I'm proud of you. You have to be on your own now. Goodbye and don't forget me! Sora, I love you!" His eyes then closed and his head turned to the side.
"Tai! Tai!" Sora cried, but she knew, everyone knew, that he was gone.
Back at the Kamiya's, Mrs. Kamiya bad her sobbing face in her husbands arms. Mr. Kamiya was crying too, but a part of him was also proud. He was proud of his son.
Back at the castle, the tower ceiling flew off and brick by brick the walls were being dismantled. The kids looked up to see the ceiling and wall being sucked up by a black hole. Looking around, they saw that every part of the castle except for the tower they were on was were being brought to the black hole. Then their digivices began to activate.
Matt saw through his blurry eyes that everyone was being brought to it. Walking over to Sora he said softly, "Sora, we have to go."
"No!" she cried, holding Tai's body close," No! I won't leave him!"
Matt gave a final look at Tai and said," Goodbye, my friend." He began to float towards the portal.
Yokomon had already gone through when Sora's digivice began to pull her up. "No!" she
screamed," I don't want to go back!"
She lost her grip, but grabbed on to Tai's hand with her own. She was being pulled towards the Digiworld, but was held back. She gave a final sob as she loosened her grip and let Tai go. After she entered the portal, it disappeared.
The reporter walked over to Tai's body. He took off his jacket and covered Tai's body.
Turning back to the camera, he said," What is a hero? A hero is someone who embodies the positive traits of a society. Every hero is different, but perhaps one thing every hero has in common is their extraordinary trait for self-sacrifice.
For this boy-no,no this warrior cared for this planet, his friends, and the woman he loved so much, he died so they could live. He died for all of us. But what else would you expect, from a true hero!"
The reporter starred in disbelief. Covering his microphone he turned to the camera man. "Tell me you're getting this!"
The camera man nodded. "And we're still live!"
The reporter removed his hand. "For those of you just joining us, I am inside the castle that mysteriously appeared in the docks early this morning. I was talking with a being named Myotismon, when these kids and creatures appeared. They are whom Myotismon called the 'Digidestined!' There was a battle and Myotismon's body was destroyed. He then possessed the Digidestined leader, Tai!"
Tai's body glared with hatred at the kids in front of him. "What can we do?" Sora asked, tears in her eyes.
Matt shook his head. "There's nothing we can do! The only way to stop Myotismon is to hurt Tai!"
Tai's body laughed. "Yes, Digidestined, you cannot stop me now! Crimson Lightning!"
Bands of red shot from Tai's hands. The digimon were thrown back. They all struggled to get back up, but Myotismon struck again with Crimson Lightning.
"Sorry," Weregarurumon said as they all de-digivolved, except for Metalgreymon, not that it did any good he still couldn't attack his best friend.
Tai's body laughed long and deep. "I've won! I'VE WON! HAHAHAHA!"
No one noticed that Tai's digivice began to activate. "What's this?" Myotismon asked as he
looked at it.
"I..I understand!" Metalgreymon said. His body began to glow, then he shrunk down to the size of the digivice. He then shot forward and entered it.
The digivice glowed white hot as a bolt of light shot from it, towards the other kids, but mad a U-turn. It shot right at the Crest of Courage. Then the crest began to glow.
"What just happ..." Myotismon began. Then Tai's body suddenly stiffened up.
"It's Tai!" Kari said," his spirit of Courage is poisoning Myotismon!" The Crest of Courage started to glow even more. Then the Crest of Friendship glowed. Matt looked at his crest.
"Huh?" he asked the crest. "What..Tai? No..No..Tai you can't ask me to do that! I won't!"
Tai's crest glowed even brighter as did Matt's. "Okay, okay!" he said. Running over to a sword on the castle wall, he grabbed it. He then ran to Tai's frozen body. Lifting the sword up he said," Sora, forgive me!"
Matt brought the sword back, and then lunged it into Tai's body! Myotismon screamed as Tai's body fell backwards, blood gushing from the wound on the stomach.
Smoke flew out of Tai's mouth. "You have only delayed the inevitable!," it said," I will possess you now!"
It lunged for Matt but was stopped by two sets of lights attacking it. Tai had his digivice in one hand and his crest in the other. Both were shooting light at the cloud.
"No!" it screamed as the light destroyed it. After Myotismon was gone, Tai fell back to the ground.
"Tai!" Sora screamed as she ran towards him. She knelt down and placed his head on her legs.
"Thank you, Matt," he said softly. Placing his crest and digivice in one hand, he looked at his friends around him.
"T.K." he said," your hope is a great fuel for all of us. Don't ever stop hoping, you remind us what we're fighting for!"
"Kari," he said, turning to the crying girl next to T.K.," my little sister. You're energy and
kindness gave us strength. Never forget them!"
"Mimi, you have a great gift. You always say what's exactly on your mind and you just don't know how to lie. Your heart is pure, never lose that!"
"Izzy, you're knowledge has help us many times, promise me you will never stop expanding it!"
Izzy nodded, the tears falling from his face. "Joe, you may whine and complain, but no matter what happens, you're always there for everyone. Use your reliability and help all of them!"
Looking up he smiled at the crying face. "Sora. My Sora, your love is what kept us all together. Without your love, I don't think I could have gone one. Thank you for loving me!"
Turning to his left he stared Matt straight in the eyes. He nodded slightly. "Matt, you're the perfect choice! I entrust to you, my crest and digivice!"
Matt tearfully shook his head. "I can't, Tai! I..I don't deserve it!"
"You have to take them! You're in charge now!"
Matt nodded and took them from Tai's hand.
Tai smiled. "Good. I just want to tell you all that I'm proud of you. You have to be on your own now. Goodbye and don't forget me! Sora, I love you!" His eyes then closed and his head turned to the side.
"Tai! Tai!" Sora cried, but she knew, everyone knew, that he was gone.
Back at the Kamiya's, Mrs. Kamiya bad her sobbing face in her husbands arms. Mr. Kamiya was crying too, but a part of him was also proud. He was proud of his son.
Back at the castle, the tower ceiling flew off and brick by brick the walls were being dismantled. The kids looked up to see the ceiling and wall being sucked up by a black hole. Looking around, they saw that every part of the castle except for the tower they were on was were being brought to the black hole. Then their digivices began to activate.
Matt saw through his blurry eyes that everyone was being brought to it. Walking over to Sora he said softly, "Sora, we have to go."
"No!" she cried, holding Tai's body close," No! I won't leave him!"
Matt gave a final look at Tai and said," Goodbye, my friend." He began to float towards the portal.
Yokomon had already gone through when Sora's digivice began to pull her up. "No!" she
screamed," I don't want to go back!"
She lost her grip, but grabbed on to Tai's hand with her own. She was being pulled towards the Digiworld, but was held back. She gave a final sob as she loosened her grip and let Tai go. After she entered the portal, it disappeared.
The reporter walked over to Tai's body. He took off his jacket and covered Tai's body.
Turning back to the camera, he said," What is a hero? A hero is someone who embodies the positive traits of a society. Every hero is different, but perhaps one thing every hero has in common is their extraordinary trait for self-sacrifice.
For this boy-no,no this warrior cared for this planet, his friends, and the woman he loved so much, he died so they could live. He died for all of us. But what else would you expect, from a true hero!"