//------------------------------// // Explanation Time // Story: My Little Digimon, Courage is Magic // by SuperPinkBrony12 //------------------------------// Izzy read over the e-mail from Gennai again the next morning just to ensure that he hadn't possibly misread it due to exhaustion. He hadn't. The e-mail read as follows: Izzy, I managed to pinpoint your exact location on a very old map. As it turns out Equestria, Ponyville especially, actually has a strong connection to Earth and the digital world. As a matter of fact, a long time ago digimon frequently crossed between the two universes. Most of those that did not return were dealt with. However, about 1,000 years ago connections between the digital world and Equestria were mysteriously severed. The same holds true to some extent for Earth and Equestria, although their connection was not severed completly. Twilight's spell somehow managed to restore those connections and now I know why. I don't know if Twilight already told you this, but that portal was infused with dark magic. Not a lot mind you, but enough to block communications and pull anything into it that wandered too close. As it turns out, that spell somehow also managed to resurrect some evil digimon and give they a boost which explains why you may have had a hard time against them. There is still one last evil digimon that the spell resurrected who has yet to come forth. I'm trying to identify it as we speak. Before you ask, yes, I took the liberty of explaining to your families about what has happened to you. I made sure to let them know you were safe and sound, and that I was working on a way to bring you and the others back. Speaking of which, I still need a little more time to figure out a way to get you guys out of Equestria. So you'll likely be there for a little while longer. Hopefully I'll be able to contact you again soon with more information Gennai When Izzy showed it to Tai, Agumon, and Tentomon they were shocked. "Twilight never mentioned anything about dark magic!" Tai said "Not even during our late night talk!" "Why would she keep something like that from you?" Agumon asked "After all you are her coltfriend." "I don't know!" Tai said "But I do know that we need to talk to Twilight asap and hear her verision of the story!" "I'm sorry Tai but that's not your decision to make." Izzy said. "What do you mean it's not my decision to make?!" Tai said "I'm the leader of the digidestined!" "That may be." Izzy said "But unfournately your time with Twilight has made you biased towards her. In your book she's incapable of doing any wrong." "Lair!" Tai said "That's not true and you know it! I said no such thing!" "No but you believe such a thing." Izzy said "Therefore you cannot make a netural decision. I'm taking this to our friends first and then together we will confront Twilight and see what she has to say." "How could you Izzy?!" Tai said "Twilight took us in, she trusted us! And this is how you repay her?! By stabbing her in the back and taking this information to our friends just so you can get them mad at her?! I'm ashamed of you!" "Tai please calm down." Izzy said "I don't want to believe this as much as you do but we have to face the facts. Gennai has never lied to us before and I see no reason for him to start lying now. I don't intend to betray Twilight but I'm afraid that if just the four of us confront her she could easily lie to us and make herself look innocent." "If you would just let me confront her I'm sure I could coax the truth out of her!" Tai said "But no! You think I'm trying to defend her! So you decide to betray your best friend and your leader by not trusting him and going behind his back! You must think I'm stupid!" "Tai I'm begging you please calm down." Izzy said "I don't think you're stupid." "You're just saying that!" Tai said "You've always thought I was stupid. You just never had the guts to admit it! Well say it o.k., just say it!" "No!" Izzy said "But with or without your approval I'm showing this to the other digidestined. Don't bother trying to stop me!" "Fine go ahead, do it! See if I care!" Tai said "Frankly I don't give a damn anymore! If you think you're so smart go ahead and show the digidestined that e-mail! I assure you that once they find out you did so without the permission of your leader they'll chew you out for it!" "Fine I will." Izzy said, his anger rising "I'm sorry it had to come to this. Oh but before I go I suppose I should give you what you deserve." And with that Izzy smacked Tai in the face. "That hurt me more than it hurt you." Izzy said "But I did that for your own good. I hope now you'll understand." With that Izzy left along with Tentomon leaving Tai and Agumon alone. "Are you okay Tai?" Agumon asked. Tai said nothing. He just stared at himself. Then suddenly he started sheding tears. "What have I done?!" he asked himself. "There, there it'll be okay." Agumon said, pating his partner on the back. This wasn't the first time he'd seen his partner break down. About an hour and a half later Izzy and Tentomon returned with the rest of the digidestined and their partner digimon. "I'm sorry Tai." Izzy said "But I did what I thought was right." "Thanks Izzy." Tai said "For standing up to me. I know that couldn't have been easy. I was acting like a real jerk. And you were right, I didn't want to admit it but I was defending Twilight. I guess after an outburst like that I'm not fit to be the leader of the digidestined." "Hey don't start that sort of nonsense." Izzy said "As Lyra Heartstrings explained during her song nobody's perfect." "I guess you're right." Tai said "But can you ever forgive me for being so hard on you?" "Sure I can forgive you." Izzy said "You're a great leader Tai. We wouldn't be the same without you." "You really mean it?" Tai asked. "Of course I do." Izzy said. "Well then I guess now we must go confront Twilight." Tai said "I have a feeling I'm not going to like what I'm hearing." "Trust me you're not the only one." T.K. said. Twilight had just finished sorting some books on a shelf when the digidestined found her. "Oh hi guys." Twilight said "Did Gennai find out anything yet?" "Yes he did." Tai said "And as much as it pains me to say this I'm afraid he found something that could only lead back to you." "What do you mean?" Twilight asked nervously. "Izzy please explain." Tai said. "I'm sorry I have to do this Twilight." Izzy said "But we have to know the truth." And with that Izzy showed Twilight the e-mail from Gennai. Twilight was shocked. "Well?" Tai asked "Is Gennai telling the truth? Did you use dark magic?" Twilight sighed and hung her hed low. "I guess there's no point in trying to hide it from you any longer." Twilight said "Yes I am guilty as charged." "So you Did use dark magic?" Kari asked. "Yes." Twilight said "I meant to tell you this sooner but I wasn't sure how you guys would react." "Are you crazy?!" T.K.said angrily "Why would you do something like that?!" "T.K. please relax." Kari said. "Twilight you should've known that the forces of darkness are not a tool!" T.K. said angrily "How could you be so stupid?!" "You'll have to forgive T.K." Cody said "He's had a really bad experience with the forces of darkness and as a result he hates anything to do with them. Anyways please continue." "I discovered a book about acient spells and after checking to make sure that the spells were legal I decided to try one of them out. I thought that the interuniversal spell would be simple enough but my magic on it's own wouldn't work." Twilight said "So I had to reluctantly use a bit of dark magic. I never intended for it to bring you all here or to bring back your enemies and make them more powerful. I'm sorry I kept this secret from you all for so long, but I thought if you knew you'd view me as some kind of heartless monster. Guess this really came back to bite me." "Well what do you guys think?" Tai asked "I personally think that Twilight is still innocent. She didn't do it on purpose. But I know I can't force you all to change your minds. So be honest with me do you think we can still trust Twilight?" "Of course." Davis said "I've done worse things and you've all forgiven me. I don't see how this could be any different." "I trust Twilight as well." Ken said "After all I had to use part of my inner darkness to banish Damon to the dark ocean so I know what it's like to have to tap into such things. Plus you encouraged me to let go of my past and I'm sure that Twilight would like for us to do the same." "I've always trusted Twilight." Kari said "After all I've been through I know how to tell what someone is like on the inside. And to me Twilight is a still good pony at heart." "Having been tempted by the forces of darkness before I'm all for forgiving and forgetting." Matt said "If Twilight says she never intended to cause any harm then I believe her." "I've been tempted by darkness as well." Sora said "So of course I forgive Twilight. After everything we've been through I really don't think we have the right to judge her." "I wholeheartedly agree with Sora." Mimi said "After all even though I was never tempted by darkness I've done things in the past that I'm not proud of and you've all forgiven me. So I say we should do the same for Twilight." "I guess since you all think Twilight can be trusted I can too." Joe said "After all if I'm to become a doctor some day I have to not let personal opinions get in the way." "Well since you all seem willing to forgive Twilight I guess I can too." Yolei said "Much like Mimi I know I haven't been perfect all the time but you've always forgiven me. I couldn't really consider myself a digidestined if I wasn't willing to forgive others for making mistakes." "I supose I can forgive Twilight too." Cody said "I made the mistake of not beliving someone truely understood that the power of darkness is not something to joke about once before and I don't want to make that mistake again." "Wow I never thought so many of you would be so willing to forgive Twilight." Izzy said "I guess I do too." "What about you T.K.?" Tai asked "Do you think Twilight can still be trusted?" T.K. was silent for a long time. Finally after what seemed like ages he let out a sigh and said "Well since everyone else to seems to think we can trust Twilight I guess I do too. But I still wish I'd have known about this sooner." "I'm glad to see you all think I can still be trusted." Twilight said "It means so much to me." "I just wish you'd have told me sooner." Tai said "But now I guess we can both say we haven't kept any secrets from each other." "Yup." Twilight said "Our pasts are open books." And with that she and Tai hugged each other again. No one could resist letting out an aw. Just then Izzy's laptop started beeping. "That must be Gennai." Izzy said. "I wonder what he's managed to find out." "Digidestined! I hope you can hear me because I have some very important news!" Gennai said, his face appeared on a video. "I just found out who the last evil digimon is! It's Armageddemon!" "What?!" the digidestined and their partner digimon said. "He'll arrive in Ponyville any second now!" Gennai said "At this point I can't confirm whether or not he's gotten stronger thanks to the portal! All I can say that he's very dangerous and must be stopped at all costs! But please proceed with caution and leave nothing up to chance!" The video faded. "Uh-oh!" Kari said "My crest is glowing!" "And I just got a doozy again!" Pinkie Pie said. She and the rest of Twilight's friends had just entered a moment ago. "Then we'd better get the Elements of Harmony ready!" Twilight said. She wasted no time in leviating the case holding the elements over to her and opening it up. She quickly threw the elements to their respective bearers. They'd no sooner done that when the gaint violet portal appeared in the sky again. "Let's go!" Tai said. His voice reflecting the seriousness of the situation. The digidestined, their partner digimon, and the six Elements of Harmony bearers quickly made their way to the center of town. "Everypony please get to safty!" Mayor Mare said "The digidestined and their partner digimon along with the six Elements of Harmony will deal with this situation!" The ponies didn't need to be told twice. All of them ran for whatever shelter they could find. Just as the digidestined, their partner digimon, and the six Elements of Harmony bearers reached the center of town the portal opened wider and Armageddemon slowly descended. "This is it!" Tai said "It's all or nothing! We've come too far to turn back now!" "How right you are human!" Armageddemon said, his monsterous voice echoing throughout Ponyville. "And this time you don't stand a ghost of a chance against me!"