Author's Note: I'm sure feeling the groove of writing again! Well, I'm trying my absolute best to make my writing better! So please, give me some criticism for help! Anyway, please read the first book before this one! Thanks! Oh! And tell me of any mistakes! It happens all on its own...

Did anyone watch Tri 5? Gods, the ending nearly made me cry! Don't expect this story to continue so fast, I'm still halfway through planning. I published it in honor of Tai's supposed death! And Kari's snapping!

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon

Chapter 1: Scrambled Memories

Kari's POV

She yawned, stretching her body as she mentally assessed the things she needs to bring for the first day of school. Slinging her bag over her shoulder, Kari stepped out of her room. Her eyes instantly drifted to the room beside hers.

"Kari? Why have you been looking at the storeroom lately?"

Kari shook her head, "Nothing, Mom!"

Kari cast another look at the door, sitting down at the table.

"Kari, sweetie, are you thinking about that imaginary brother of yours? What's his name? Oh, yeah, Tai, was it?"

"He's…"

"Yes, Kari?" Her mom place her favourite omelettes in front of her.

"He's not imaginary!!"

"If you say so. But Kari, you need to grow up!" Mrs Kamiya gave a soft laugh and returned to the kitchen.

Kari ate her breakfast quietly, she didn't exactly know when. But all of a sudden no one seem to remember Tai. It's like he didn't exist in the first place.

"I'm going off! See you later!"

Kari walked slowly to her school, it doesn't matter anyway. She is always early. She always had a habit to call Tai. He always have problems waking up, so she gives a daily call to force Matt or Tai to answer. But all of a sudden, no one replied, she even went to their apartment with her spare key, but no one seemed to have live in there at all.

But if Tai didn't exist, why would the apartment be still there, not to mention the key still worked.

"...Kari? Kari!!"

"Huh?" Her head shot up, eyes meeting a familiar face. Too close!

"You thinking about Tai?"

Kari nodded, for some reason, only she and TK remembers the older Digidestined.

"Hmm… it feels off. Why doesn't anyone else remembers?"

"How would I know!? I'm getting a headache trying to make sense of it all!"

"The only explanations I can come up with is that: first, we hold the purest Crests. Second, we are related to the forgotten people and…"

"It's definitely related to the Digital World." Kari easily finished his sentence.

"Ah! Found them!!!"

Davis barrelled towards them, diving in between TK and Kari.

"Why you!!! Going to school early, just so you can spend time with my girl!!!"

"Who's your girl?" Kari retorted.

"TK!"

"Oh, Yolei!"

"I agreed with Davis on this one!" Yolei then leaned in to TK's ear. Whatever she said had made TK's face turned red.

"Davis, you should stop bothering them." Cody chided.

The group moves in the school.

"What?! I'm the most fit for Kari!"

"And why do you think that?" TK questioned.

"Why…? Um… Because I know Kari idolises her brother! And I'm the most like Tai!! I got the goggles and the soccer skills!!!"

"Tai!? Did you just say Tai?" Kari grabbed Davis by his shoulders.

Davis's face suddenly went blank, "Who? Tai? Who is that?"

"But you just mentioned it…" Yolei said, she squeezed her eyes shut, "His name does sound familiar…?"

"Kids! Classes is gonna start soon!"

"Oh, right!" The Digidestined dashed into the school.

In class, Kari couldn't focus. Davis knows Tai! So Tai wasn't an illusion!! Thank goodness! The memories of them aren't erased or anything. It's more like sealed or repressed? Oh, this really is giving her a headache.

Unknown's POV

"Let's give them a little scare…" He watched the Digidestined in a crystal orb, idly spending their time in a 'school'.

"Don't you dare!"

He laughed, "Are you going to stop me? When you can't do anything?"

The person growled, "Once I find a way out, I will turn you into data!"

"If you can. Get out that is!" He gestured to another shadowed character, "Wreck havoc, Cannonbeemon."

He growled under his breath, he sure did rather use Nightmare Soldiers.

TK's POV

"Hey, you think he will let us in? I mean, Davis and Yolei can barely get him to talk…"

"Well, we have to try! We haven't ask Ken if he remembers!" Kari replied, stepping into the elevator.

"And if he doesn't?"

"I did rather not reply that."

"Kari. If Davis and the others don't remember, why do you think Ken can?"

"Aren't you supposed to be the Bearer of the Crest of Hope?" She shot back, stopping in front of Ken's apartment.

"Geez, I just don't want to bother Ken. According to Davis, he's worse than before."

Kari ignored him, ringing the doorbell.

"Oh, hello. Anything I can do for you?" Mrs Ichijouji said, when she opened the door, "You look familiar…"

"Um, hello. We're Ken's friends. We thought we did drop by and see how's he's doing." Kari answered.

"Oh! I'm sorry. Ken isn't well enough to see you." Mrs Ichijouji cast a worried look inside.

"Mrs Ichijouji? It's alright. We're worried about him and Kari here can help Ken!"

"I can?"

"Yes, you can!" TK whispered.

"What? How exactly can you help?"

"Mrs Ichijouji, you know about the Digimon?"

"Um… yes? At least, Wormmon. Is there something wrong!? Is that why Ken went to someone's houses so much and then came back, looking like how he did five years ago!?"

Maybe, he shouldn't have said anything… but too late now.

"Um… don't worry. Ken probably started feeling guilty about his past again. Kari here can make him feel better!"

"Ken's mom?"

"Oh, Wormmon."

TK caught Wormmon's sleep-deprived eyes.

"Ken's mom, let them in. They can help!"

"If you say so…" Mrs Ichijouji turned to them, "Come in. I will make some tea."

"This way." Wormmon directed them.

"Hey, Wormmon, do you remember about my brother?"

"Tai? Why are you asking this?"

Kari started to explain, only to be stopped by TK.

"Later. If Ken remembers, we can explain together."

"Ken? TK and Kari are here to see you."

"Go away!" Ken shouted.

The room was dark, and Ken was on his bed, looking disheveled and sick.

Kari stepped forward slowly, "Ken? Calm down. We don't blame you so you shouldn't either." Kari's hands were starting to glow, a pink light cleared away the darkness and everything seems brighter and warmer.

"No! I hurt you guys again! I hurt everyone! I'm a monster. Why was I forgiven before?!"

"Ken, if you're going down that route, Davis, Yolei and Cody attack us too."

"So? They didn't enslave Digimon! Didn't hurt them!"

Kari placed her hands on to Ken's arm.

"What?" Then he fell from his upright position to his bed, suddenly sleeping gently.

"How? He finally looks relaxed." Wormmon asked as he climbed and settled beside Ken.

"Remember our powers? For some reason, we're getting new abilities. Mine is reading the essence of a person and influencing it. Though I can't change anything. Ken fell asleep because under all that stress, he already knows he's not at fault, so I just pulled that part out." Kari explained.

"So? Does he remember?"

"Yes. Why only you, me, Ken and judging by Wormmon remembering, I guess the Digimon remember too, why are we the only ones that remembers?"

Wormmon was watching them with curious eyes.

"Are we talking about Tai and the older Digidestined? No one remember them except us? And what powers do you have now? The older Digidestined, do they have new powers too? What's going on?"

"You sound like Yolei…" TK replied, so Kari explained.

"I brought your tea. Would you come out?" Mrs Ichijouji looked in, "Oh my! My Ken seem to be sleeping peacefully! Did you do this? Thank you so much!"

Kari looked at him, "Thanks, Mrs Ichijouji, we will drink your tea before leaving."

Soon after, they left Ken's building and walking down the path.

"TK, it's definitely the work of an enemy Digimon. And I sensed a familiar darkness in Ken. Like the one in you."

"You said it was some kind of residue from our energies being absorbed by Daemon, right?"

"Yes, Ken have the same. So, maybe whatever the Digimon did to erase the older Digidestined memories from everyone is blocked by this dark energy? That's why we remember?"

"So our theory of us having the Crests of Light and Hope blocking it is out. If only we can ask Izzy."

"But it's what we have now. So… at least we have a bit of a clue?"

Ping!

"Hm? TK! The school!"

"Yeah, I know!" His own D-Terminal out, typing furiously. "I told them we'll get their Digimon for them. Since their path to the computer lab is blocked."

"Let's go back to Ken's apartment!" Kari yelled, turning and running off, TK quickly followed suit.

Davis's POV

"Damn it! That bee is irritating and it's blasting the school to pieces!" Yolei yelled.

"This way! Go this way!" Cody was shouting, helping the teachers evacuate the students as fast as possible.

"Take it as we don't have school for a long while."

"Shut up Davis! Act as a decoy or something!"

"Are you crazy!?" Davis yelled back, but still dashed towards the giant bee. "Hey!! Beewax!!! What do you think you're doing to our school!?"

It turned, red eyes flashing. "Spotted. Commencing attack." The tip of his stinger gun started to gather blue particles, and fired. "Nitro Stinger!"

Davis dived, barely avoiding the shot. "Boy, was I reckless!" Stumbling up to his feet, he waved his hands, "Hey! You missed me!"

"Nitro Stinger!"

Davis screamed as he dived once again, running past Yolei, he yelled, "When this is over, I'm going to kill you!"

"If you don't get killed first! Besides, you are only good at distractions!"

"No, I'm not! Is that how you talk to the guy who saved all your butts from MaloMyotismon's illusions!!!!"

"Yes!"

Darn that Yolei! He quickly jumped to the side, this bee seems like it needs time to load again. Good thing too. If not, he will not have enough time to recover and dodge.

"Is TK and Kari here yet?" Davis heard Cody yelling.

"Cody! Yolei! Davis! It's dangerous! Get away from that monster!"

Davis knew he had no choice. The teacher doesn't know. Not much though.

He hid behind a bush, watching the Digimon while signaling the others to go. He will catch up.

"What Digimon is that anyway?! The Digimon or Izzy would have tell us by now!" Davis froze, "Izzy? Now that I think about it, I said Tai before too… But I don't know who they are yet they seemed so familiar…"

"Found the target."

"Oh shit." Davis took off, "Yolei! Get the teacher to safety! I will be fine!"

"Davis! You kids!! Does he think he's a hero or something!"

"Trust Davis! Even though Davis is an idiot, he does come through at times like this! As a decoy."

"YOLEI! Why you!"

Yolei pushed the reluctant teacher away, mouthing back, "Be careful!"

Of course he will. He just needs to get out of the bee's view.

There! A rock. That should give him enough cover for him to sneak off somewhere else.

"Okay! Time to put my soccer skills to the test!"

Davis ran, his legs pumping, as he reached the rock, he heard the tell-tale sound of the gun readying to shoot. He slide, right behind the rock as the laser hit the spot he was just at.

"DAVIS! Don't look relieved! YOUR COVER IS BLOWN!"

"Oh, for the Sovereigns' sake!" Davis tried to get away, but the laser was already reaching him.

Davis!"

And blue and yellow lights splashed everywhere.