Patamon, Veemon, Biyomon, TK and
Gatomon found themselves floating in a complete darkness surrounded
by absolute nothing.
"Where are we?" Patamon asked only to see all his friends disappear in an instant.
The revelations are starting. It is now only the matter of time, when we will uncover the things these people would rather leave unclear...
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PATAMON
Patamon saw a younger version of himself, who had a blue shirt and diapers looking back at him.
"What is this…" he silently asked.
"Patamon, what have you done to yourself?" the child questioned.
Patamon shook his head.
"I…I don't understand what you are talking about," he said.
"You have changed Patamon. You are no longer the cheerful Patamon you used to be and you know why?" the young version questioned.
"But, I'm… I've always been the same way…" Patamon tried protesting.
Suddenly, a young version of TK took hold of his shoulder.
"So, you have indeed forgotten Patamon," he stated with sad tone.
YEARS AGO…
TK looked at his watch and gave a yawn.
"Hey, TK…" Patamon started to speak.
"Yeah?" TK asked.
"I was wondering… Are you and Kari friends?" Patamon questioned.
"Mmm, I think so. She's real nice," TK replied.
Patamon looked up.
"You know TK you are more than a friend. You are more like a brother to me," Patamon finally said.
"Why are you talking like this all of a sudden Patamon? You are creeping me out," TK replied.
Patamon gave a small laugh.
"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to. It's just that… I.... I was wondering if I can ever make a move with Gatomon," Patamon said.
"I'm not your owner Patamon. You are free to do as you want," TK replied.
"Yes, I know, but still… Just remember that… If you ever need me, I will be there for you." Patamon finally said.
NOW.
"So, you are blaming me for not being there for TK, when Kari died? I was there and I did support him." Patamon replied, after the images had stopped showing in front of him.
"But did you really try to understand or did you just pretend that you understood?" the kid TK asked.
"What do you mean?! Of course I tried to understand his feelings, but I could never even imagine the pain that he must have felt! I am not a God, I'm just a plain normal mon!!" Patamon exclaimed.
The small Patamon laughed.
"Or did you just let go of him, when you noticed he was with Sora?" he asked.
"B…But they were only friends and…" Patamon tried to explain, but he was cut short, by small TK.
"No. You did not support TK. You went to hide into the background, while Sora was the one who comforted him most. Even Veemon gave more comforting to TK than you. So Patamon, the question is…Why?" the small person spoke.
Patamon bowed his head lower.
"I…I don't…I really do hope the best for TK…" Patamon said, with a small tear coming down from his eye.
After long moment of silence the small Patamon finally said, "You hate yourself."
Patamon looked at the smaller version of him with teary eyes.
"You hate yourself and thus you think it's easier to make yourself hurt, when those who you care for feel hurt."
Patamon bowed his head even lower. A trail of tears dripped down from his eyes.
"I can see your self disgust. It reeks from every cell of your body. You wish that you could be something else? You think… That you are not a man enough for Gatomon. You think, she can't ever love you," the small TK said.
"………Look at me. I am orange, chubby, and small. My legs hardly even carry my weight. My hands are too small for me to manipulate anything. Would…Would you not hate yourself too?" Patamon finally spoke.
Suddenly, Patamon burst out in a moment of anger.
"Is it really so wrong to hate myself for being so utterly worthless???" he exclaimed.
"Yes, it is," a small Biyomon, said.
BIYOMON
Suddenly three Biyomon were around Patamon's side with one behind him. They each represented past, present and future, with baby, who had a small rabbit plushy and a pacifier. A teen, who was same as current. And old Biyomon, who was resting against a cane.
"You are so lost in your bad sides, that you forget your good sides," the baby spoke.
"And…What are those?" Patamon questioned.
"You care for people. You are polite, nice and romantic. And, you are good at doing dishes,” teen Biyomon joked.
Patamon smiled a little.
"And my body?" he asked.
"It has its flaws, but you also can use things to make up for the things you mentioned. Your wings allow you to fly instead of walking. You can pick and manipulate things extremely well with your mouth and you are VERY agile for someone you refer as chubby," old Biyomon answered.
Small Biyomon placed her hand over Patamon's shoulder.
"You must realize one thing. You are doing your best. That's all you can do and all anyone can ask from you ever," she said, while sucking on her pacifier.
Veemon looked at Patamon. He tried to smile, but he himself felt sad inside.
"Murderer,” voice suddenly called out to him.
VEEMON
Veemon turned around seeing an old version of him, who was missing lots of teeth and had an eye patch.
"What are you saying??" Veemon exclaimed.
"You have killed. You killed Davis," old Veemon said.
"I…. I didn't…It…. I was controlled, I never could harm Davis…" Veemon stated, shaking his head.
Old Veemon took hold of Veemon's shoulders.
"Unlike the others, you actually did kill Davis," he calmly said.
"N-no…It's not true…" Veemon whimpered, shaking his head in disbelief.
"You wanted Davis to die," old Veemon spoke.
STRANGLED
"PAIN!!!" Veemon screamed as he held his head and stumbled backwards and dropping down into the blank space.
HATRED
"No! Don't get into me! Don't get into my head!!!" Veemon screamed, while still falling lower and lower into the darkness.
MENSURATION
"Aaargh…" Veemon gaggled as he held his eyes closed and everything in his head rang.
SHAME
"No!" Veemon screamed.
COMFORTABLE
"Get out of my mind! Please!!!" Veemon begged.
Silence.
Veemon heard a small cry. He turned and saw it was himself as a kid.
"Why… Am I crying? I told myself to get strong and not cry… Real men… Don't cry…" Veemon slowly said to himself.
Veemon walked closer, towards a room. As he entered, he gaggled and nearly fell on his back.
Veemon's mother had hanged herself.
"M… Mot… Mother…" Veemon gaggled. A small trail of tears came down his eye, as he saw something he had long ago forgotten.
The Old Veemon took hold of Veemon's shoulder, distracting him for one second. As Veemon turned again, the entire room was gone.
"Davis brought up parents during a talk and, it had frustrated you that you could not remember your own past. When finally, you were taken over, your anger was brought to life," Old Veemon spoke.
"But I never…Wanted to do it…" Veemon silently said.
Suddenly Veemon saw his mother as healthy waving at him.
"MOTHER!!!" Veemon yelled and began to run at his mother.
Suddenly, TK took hold of his hand.
"STOP!" he yelled.
"Let me go! I said, let me go!!!" Veemon shouted.
"You must not," TK said, with a sad look.
"Why not?! I can tell it's my mother!!!!" Veemon yelled.
TK pulled Veemon closer.
"Why are you stopping me TK?? Don’t you want me to be happy??!" Veemon screamed with tears coming down his eyes.
"Take a good long look at your mother," TK told him.
Veemon looked at her mother whom was waving at Veemon.
"Does she look like she's welcoming you? All she's doing is waving at you sadly. It’s because it’s still not your time to join her in the after life. That is why she is staying away from you and is only waving at you, not welcoming you to her with open arms. Please…Understand how much it hurts her too... To not be with the one they love," TK said.
TK looked into the distance.
"Isn't that right…Kari?" TK asked, looking at the figure he was seeing, figure of Kari as an angel whom smiled at him.
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There is one more… In the way of an absolute revelation… So now… The fate of the humanity.... Rests upon the shoulders of Gatomon...
GATOMON
Gatomon looked at her paws that were filled with blood.
"I know what you are trying to do. I know of your powers. I know you're trying to manipulate me and show me something, that'll make me hate myself," she whispered.
But Gatomon, everyone I showed the truth became happy in the end. How come is that manipulation, when all there come is happiness and utter bliss?
Gatomon looked at her side.
"I've… I've felt the pain during this revelation you call 'truth'. Did any of them really ask to find out all this? Maybe, they were more happy living without knowing, what kind of horrible lies their lives are filled with," Gatomon spoke to thin air.
Silence.
You truly are different Gatomon. But I can sense something makes you sad. What is it?
Another moment of silence.
"I am sorry for you Nolmon. I really, truly am. You have no life nor past yourself, so you hang onto the ones of others. You depend on the dreams of better tomorrow, wishes for greater yesterday, and the lucky minutes of this moment. You leech the emotions you yourself lack to make up for the emptiness in your ‘soul’. But even after all that… You are not you. You have no past, future, or even this moment," Gatomon said.
Small cracks appeared on the skin of Nolmon, which began to dry up while the huge creature seemingly shrank a bit.
"You were created by a man who used you. But you depended on his life and his past shaped you into what you are now. By killing him, you made yourself again blank inside, thus forcing you to adapt more people who you now try to use, with your fragments of Kendo's past and life experiences," Gatomon continued.
More cracks began to form around Nolmon, some blood starting to come from some of them.
"And then, you yet want to 'help' all of us, although it only acts as a way to make yourself feel better. A way, to give yourself a purpose and to justify...Your existence," Gatomon continued.
S… Stop…
More cracks appeared and something was beginning to push out of a part of Nolmon.
"It is time that you leave that empty shelter of yours. It is time… That you do not find anymore excuses to keep on living your life. You are in huge pains every second, even now. You are nothing, but an empty shell mixed with other people’s lives and pasts. You are the worlds strongest being… And yet, at the same time, you are also its weakest,” Gatomon said.
GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
Suddenly, Ophanimon burst throughout Nolmon's body, while she was carrying TK, Veemon and Patamon, as she flew over to the bridge. She looked down, where Nolmon was sinking into nothingness, being stripped into bits of data and gore.
As Ophanimon reverted back to Gatomon, she noticed all her friends clapping for her. The room was filled with smiles and joy.
"Good work Gatomon!" Patamon yelled, clapping.
"Great job Gatomon," Veemon stated, clapping.
"Well done Gato," Biyomon told, clapping.
"Excellent Gatomon." TK said, clapping.
Gatomon looked at her paw and a small drop of tear fell on it.
"Thank you… Everyone…Thank… Thank you...." Gatomon replied before smiling for the first time in ages.
The End