This story takes place during season 02, shortly after the end of the emperor's reign. I created it because I never saw the end of the season but now that I have I update it because I didn't like the end. Something as creative as Digimon shouldn't have an end, so this is my way of making it continue. Suspicious things begin happening around the digi-destined's daily activities perhaps only a glimmer into things which are to come.

Twisted Week
Chapter One: A Key

Kari's Voiceover: When Ken was defeated we almost couldn't believe it. Underneath all that hatred, greed, and power he was just a lost and lonely regular kid. And as a digi-destined I think he's warming up to us. He doesn't always patrol the digital world with us, I think he's still ashamed of what he's done but that has never kept him from saving our lives multiple times. But as far as the digi-world itself goes, everything seems to be perfectly normal. But I do admit the universe is very unpredictable and full of surprises. So when ever things seem to be going well you can count on the digi-world to change it for the worse. And this could be the most confusing change yet.

Kari and Gatom laid bored on the colorful green digi-grass while the other digi-destined pretened to be occupied around them.

"Okay it looks like it's time to go," Kari announced giving a satisfied smile.

"Okay," Davis agreed, as he usually does whenever Kari makes a suggestion. "There really isn't much we can do here today!" Looking around at the digital world, the place seemed cleaned and revitalized. Better looking then it had ever been before!

"We did good!" Yolei smiled with pride

"We didn't do anything." Hawkmon sighed casually but Yoli quickly hushed him.

"He's got a point," TK smiled pulling out his D3 "Why don't we just get out of here."

Materializing in Kari's room the sun shinned through the window as it hung low in the sky. Casting an orange glow on the digi-destined. Glancing at the clock on the dest Cody heaved a heavy sigh.

"It's only 4:45. That's earlier than I thought it was."

"Wahoo," Davy cheered throwing his fists into the air, "Now we actually have time to enjoy our Friday like regular kids."

"Doing what?" Yolie snapped her harsh tone was to be expected, "How are we supposed to act like regular kids when we have digimon to take care of?"

Davis placed his hands on his hips and glared at Yolie, "Are you trying to rain on my parade?" A grin spread across his face, "because it's not working!" He flung the door opened and ran out.

"Hey, Davis! Wait for me." Demiveemon shouted as he bounced after him.

Davis ran down the last flight of stairs and sailed out the door. He was going so fast he didn't see the two people that were attempting to enter.

"Davis! Slow down you trying to kill someone?" said Tai laughed catching Davis by the collar trying to help him remain standing.

Laughing with relief but still embarrassed, "Sorry Tai, didn't see you…or you."

He smiled up at the girl standing beside Tai. She looked a year younger than Tai, a few inches shorter with shoulder length hair. Sh wore a pair of long blue geans and a fitted short-sleeved fox t-shirt.

"So your Davis," She smiled "I know your sister Jun."

Davis' smile vanished and he bluntly replied. "She's adopted,"

Demiveemon bounced around the corner, "Davis wait for…" Thinking quickly Davis dove like a runner sliding into home plate for the digimon, hiding him quickly under his body. Not far behind were Yolei, Cody, TK, and Kari carrying their digimon carefully in their arms.

"Davis what are you doing?" Kari asked looking down at him as he attempted to smile casually back from his position on the ground. Then she spotted Tai and the girl walking along side him. "Oh hey Tara!" Kari smiled.

"Hello Kari," Tara grinned back at her.

"What are you two up to? On a date?" TK asked teasingly, but no one really laughed.

"Izzy was supposed to tutor me tonight but he's busy with something else. So I asked a closet genius to come help me with my homework."

"I just took this class later semester I know what the teacher is looking for." Tara clarified, as if the term genius made her a little nervous.

"So what are you all up to?" Tai pushed.

"We don't really know." Cody stated. "We kind of ran out of things to do. If you know what I mean."

"I know what I'm going to do." Davis announced getting up off the ground. "I'm going to go play some soccer!"

"Is that all you ever do?" TK rolled his eyes.

"No!" Davis shouted back at TK. There was a pause of silence where Davis was supposed to make a clever insulting remark, but since it wasn't coming, for the simple fact that Davis couldn't think of one, Tara decided to fill the silence with some helpful information.

"There's a three on three soccer tournament starting down at the high school field here in a bit. It's really for 10 and up."

"There is?" Tai asked surprised "Why didn't you tell me."

Tara looked up at him surprised "I thought you already knew and two, you said 'nothing will distract me from completing this assignment'! So I decided not to test that statement."

"Since when do I ever listen to myself?" Tai laughed

"Tai you want to be on my team?" Davis asked energetically.

"Why not!" Tai grinned "It'd be fun to play with a rookie!" Davis wasn't paying attention he was pulling out his D-terminal.

"Great! I know who our third man can be."

"At this short notice, surely everyone's signed up."

"Not Ken," Davis laughed, and Tara's smiled faded abruptly away, "He's good and he doesn't have anything to do tonight either."

"But Ken lives so far away he won't want to travel, besides he's still not really talking to us." Cody stated. Meanwhile Tara's smile vanished completely dissolving into an expression that seriously resembled resentment. TK was the only one to notice it.

"It wouldn't hurt to ask him." Davis stated as he pressed send.

"A soccer tournament under the lights of Odibah high?" Ken read from his computer screen in his dark room. "Tonight?"

"What's wrong Ken?" Wormmon asked

"Nothing's wrong, Davis just invited me to play soccer tonight and…"

"That's wonderful Ken this is your chance to get to know them outside of the digi-world plus you do need to work on your game."

He heaved a sigh knowing full well Wormmon was right. He did need to work on his game and in this world he wasn't in constant fear of being recognized as the one that tried to destroy the digi-world surely he could allow himself to have one night of fun without pain.

"Come on Ken, can't you try to be there friend?"

"Okay Wormmon you don't have to push so hard." he agreed smiling at his best friend, before walking into the bright hallway. "Mom?"

"Yes Ken." His mother shouted back from the livingroom.

"Can I go play some soccer with some friends tonight?"

"Why of course honey, where at?"

"Over in Odibah, it's a night tournament and some friends want me on their team."

"Odibah?" She gasped

"Sure you can son!" His dad finished for his wife "in fact we've got something better then that. If you'll come here for a second."

"Okay," Ken entered the living room, where he spotted a suitcase sitting by his mother's feet as they both sat on the couch. His dad was smiling but his mom looked slightly worried. "What's going on?"

"We'll, your father and I were flying out tomorrow afternoon." She sighed "You see he got a job offer in America and we wanted to head over for about a week and check things out."

"So we made arrangements for you to stay at my sister's house." Dad finished again.

"A week?" Ken's eyes grew slightly bigger fear, "With…With…"

"That's right, we were going to tell you earlier but we barely got a hold of them on the phone a few minutes ago. They agreed to take you for the entire week." His dad expressed to him energetically.

"And, well you're father thinks it would be a better idea if you didn't travel home on the late night bus tonight and just went straight to their house." His mother sighed almost hopefully.

"Are you sure they'll be okay with that?"

"Oh yeah, they sounded ecstatic to finally have you come over" His dad smiled kissing him on the head as he picked up the phone. "In fact I'll just call them right now and arrange things, why don't you hurry and get going to your soccer tournament."

"Okay,"

"All the things you'll need for the week are in this suitcase." His mom handed him the suitcase that sat by her feet, "You're soccer bag is by the door, loaded as always." She leaned over and kissed him on the forehead. "You have a fun week with your cousins! And be safe."

"Don't worry mom I'll be fine." Ken sighed walking towards the door. He opened the door and blocked his parent's view of the small clearing he left for his tag along. "Bye mom, Bye Dad. Fly safe!" Wormmon slipped out the door into the hallway. Ken picked up his duffel bag full of his own soccer gear and closed the door behind him. He sat there a minute staring at the floor then he pulled out his D-terminal.

"Ken you okay?" Wormmon asked as he began to climb into Ken's duffel bag.

"Huh? Yeah I think," Ken said slightly confused and not at all convincing "I'm fine with my parents leaving and all, but staying with the Mikayo's?" He shook his head as he slipped his D-terminal back into his bag. "We haven't talked in years. When I became famous they cut off all contact with us."

"That seems to be kind of backwards doesn't it?"

"Maybe," Ken nodded picking up the bag Wormmon had climbed into. "Well we've got 15 minutes, let's go play some soccer!"

"Who's this Ken you got coming?" Tara asked.

"Ichyjogie!" TK smiled at her obvious distaste for the name. "Have you heard of him?"

"Oh, yeah." A forced smile spread across her face "Good ol' Ichigogie! How do you guys know him?"

"He's help us out of a couple of jams." Yolei admitted.

"He's caused a few too." Cody mumbled. Yolei quickly elbowed him in the ribs.

Everyone's digimon remained as still as possible as they sat in the arms of their digi-destined. Tara looked them over with a slight look of suspicion. Glancing down at her watch, "We'd better run if you want to make the sign in on time, and you might need to find another player if the boy can't make it."

"Alright!" Davis shouted snapping closed his D-terminal, "He's meeting us their! Let's get going!" Almost in complete shock Tara followed the group of excited athletes.

TK was surprised that she just went along with there group without question. "You're coming?" he asked

"Of course someone's got to cheer for the opposing teams...and my brother's home so I'd like to avoid being the same." She shrugged falling into step between Tai and Kari.

AT THE FIELD

"Where is he?" Davis paced back and forth at the base of the bleachers.

"He'll show," Tai assured casually as he adjusted his cleats. "If not, Kari can play for him."

However Kari and Yolei were already cheering for the first team that had begun across the field.

"So Tara," TK stepped up beside her. He could see she was scanning the fields for someone else familiar but that look still creased her face. "Why are so cross?"

"What?"

"When Davis mentioned Ken's name I noticed you got angry."

"I didn't get angry…" A smile broke out across her face, "Okay I got angry but it's no big deal. I just don't agree with people exploiting there intelligence for fame. Besides he can't be counted on, Kari will be playing in his place you'll see."

"Davis!" Ken's voice echoed down from the stadium steps.

"I don't believe it." Tara gasped an expression of shock written clearly on her face.

"Hurry up Ken or they won't let us play!" Davis shouted up to him as Ken rushed down the steps and met Davis and Tai at the booth, but before he got there he spotted TK standing beside Tara. Her expression was of disbelief but it was brief and she turned and walked away.

"Glad you could make it Ken." Tai smiled at him pulling him back to the present.

"Me too," Ken smiled back "I brought a tag along. Where are Yolei and Kari?"

"Right here." Yolei and Kari ran up as fast as they could when they saw Ken arrive.

"Could you guys take care of Wormmon for me? He wants to watch me play." Ken handed over his bag to Yolei who accepted it graciously.

"Sure! He can hang out with the rest of us."

"Could someone please unzip the bag?" Wormmon's muffled plea begged from within the bag.

"Shhhh! Keep it down you want people to hear you?" Ken scolded in a soft whisper.

"Yes, if it meant getting out of this bag that smells like old gym socks!" Wormmon stated in a slightly softer voice, as Yolei opened the bag a bit to let air in.

"Tai, Ken and Davis!" A blonde boy shouted while reading their names off his clipboard. "You're up on the next field."

"Let's go!" Davis shouted enthusiastically sprinting towards the field with Tai at his heels. But before leaving Ken spotted Tara starring at him through the crowd. "Come on KEN!" Davis shouted making Ken jump and run after them.

Soccer Game: WINNERS TAI, DAVIS, and KEN!

"We rock!" Davis gave Ken a high five as they assembled at the edge of the grass. The sun was gone and the field lights shinned down on them all. The grass was beginning to become damp and cold from the lack of sunlight. But Ken, Davis, and Tai were soaking wet from their own sweat! Tired and out of breath the three smiled hysterically enjoying their victory!

"Well done you three," Yolei smiled "You were awesome!" Everyone began to crowd around them excitedly chatting.

"Champions for sure." Kari giggled.

"Davis," Demiveemon yawned up from the ground. "Can we go home?"

"Yeah it's getting really late." Patamon chimed in.

"Yeah it is." Cody said looking up at the sky, and then his expression changed as he realized something. "Ken! You've missed the last bus home haven't you?"

"Oh no Ken you did!" Yolei gasped, "How are you going to get home?" Ken didn't want to say anything, but if he was going to he really didn't have a chance.

HONK HONK The horn sounded annoyingly loud from the parking lot on top of the bleachers. Leaving a group of friends Tara headed for the car horn.

"See ya, guys later! Bye Tai," Tara shouted beginning to run up the bleachers until she spotted something that made her stop.

"Homework tomorrow?" Tai shouted back hopefully, but her attention was on something else.

She looked down at a nice, big suitcase sitting in the bleacher seats where no one had been sitting. But spotting the initials on the top of it she heaved another sigh before looking down on Ken.

She had to raise her voice to a shout for them to hear her. "Is this yours?"

"Yes!" Ken shouted back, making everyone jump around him.

"A suitcase?" Kari questioned as Tara picked it up.

"Don't just stand their! Let's go Prince John!" Tara shouted again lugging his suitcase the rest of the way up the bleachers.

"Bye guys." Ken said looking more relaxed as he darted up the bleacher steps after her.

Kari, Cody, Tai, and Davis all exchanged confused looks. But the silence was soon broken by a loud rumbling noise. "Um," Kari blushed "I think it's time to go."

"What was that?" Gatomon asked "Tell me it was an earthquake and not your stomach."

"Fine, but then I would have to lie." Kari giggled. "I hope we didn't miss dinner."

"You said it!" Tai stated rubbing his own belly.