The Digital Gate: This was suggested by some and approved by others, so I decided to write it.

Disclaimer: I dom't own Digimon or Yu-Gi-Oh GX.

Note: This takes place after Chazz returns to Duel Academy and after Chumley leaves. Professor Banner and Jaden have already dueled. Kage-something has already lost. Am I too confusing?

Necromancer's Darkness

"Move faster!"

"I'm trying!" The second voice sounded irratated, as if the owner had been yelled at more than once.

"Then try harder!" The first voice sounded impatient. "The dratted Digimon is getting away!"

A silent snarl replied, but the order was obeyed.

The first voice sounded through the pale light. "Look! A portal's opened up and he's going through it. Hurry!"

The Digimon was nearly beside himself. "Then swipe a card already!"

"You think I can see in this darkness?" his Tamer retorted. "Oh, wait, nevermind. I found one. Digi-Modify! Hyper Acceleration activate!"

The Digimon immeadiatly sped up. "He's getting away!"

"Then hurry! The portal's almost closed!" The human's voice had lost all impatience, and had filled with dread.

Antylamon put on a final burst of speed, passing through the portal less than one second after the other Digimon.

Chazz kicked the ground on top of the rocky cliff. "Slifer slacker," he muttered. "Stealing my food again."

Nothing had changed much after Suzy had left. The only change was that Dimitri had grown more distant from the others, which was fine by him. "He was annoying anway," Chazz said out loud. "I'm glad some things changed."

And that was why he didn't expect the sky to rip open. Or for a monster to leap out. Or for a familiar-looking rabbit to jump after it, a human on its shoulder.

Before Chazz could get a better look, white mist shrouded around them. This seems...familiar... he realized with a start. Two splashes were heard. A low snarl erupted from within. Someone shouted a gurgled reply. Chazz strained his ears. "I've heard that voice somewhere before..."

A voice came loud and somewhat clear. "Digi-Modify! Heavy Metal!"

More splashes were heard, accompanied by a banshee wail. A thunder-like sound exploded in the heart of the mist. Then without warning, the mist faded away to reveal a gigantic rabbit-ish being standing in the ocean. A brown-haired human, looking soaked, was crouching on a rock nearby spluttering up sea water.

Red particles swirled around them. The rabbit seemed to move towards it when the human stopped coughing spoke, stopping it. The rabbit relented and watched the data float away before scanning its surroundings. The human, however, resumed coughing.

"S-Suzy?" Chazz spluttered, having finally gotten a good look at the Tamer and Digimon.

Suzy was equally shocked. She somehow managed to fall into the ocean again, swallowing in a new batch of water. Antylamon, heaving a sigh, rolled his eyes and plucked her from the ocean. "Chazz?" Suzy's gaze swept over the island. "Duel Academy?"

Antylamon didn't seem as suprised about seeing him. "Is there a new dorm?"

"What?"

"He's wearing a black uniform, isn't he?"

"Where's Suzy and Lopmon? They should have been back by now."

Someone with messy brown hair adjusted his too-tight goggles. "Don't worry Henry," he assured. "She's fine."

Henry didn't looked completely reassured, but he stopped pacing. "What about Yazuki, then? He should have returned too."

"Told you to let me search for him," Kazu broke in. "Guardromon and I could've found him in no time!"

"Liar!" retorted Kenta.

"No, you're the liar!"

"Not!"

"Too!"

"Not!"

"Too!"

"Stop it!" Both Tamers, 18 and somewhat immature, turned to look at a red-head. "Both of you are liars, now stop aruging," Rika snarled. A glower on her face increased her threat.

"Pi," Marineangemon added.

Kazu stared blankly at the Digimon. "You need to use the restroom?"

"Moumantai," Terriermon drawled, turning over in his sleep.

"You haven't seen Yazuki?" Suzy repeated.

"For the last time: NO!" snapped Chazz. "Stop asking!"

Lopmon gave a yawn. "I think you should," he mumbled. "He's no help at all."

Suzy began to retort, but changed her mind. "Good point."

"Let's go searching in the forest," Lopmon offered. "He might be there."

"Why?"

"We followed him here, didn't we?"

Suzy frowned. "The Digimon?" Seeing Lopmon's face, she quickly corrected herself. "Oh..Yazuki... But he could be anywhere," she protested.

"Well it's better than talking to Mr. Chazz Dorky-Doofus Princeton," Lopmon replied aimlessly. "Now let's go."

Suppressing a laugh, his Tamer tailed behind.

"Hey!" Chazz stood up and ran after them. "Take that back!"

Suzy turned around. "Take what back?"

"That nickname-or-whatever it was!"

"Can't," Suzy replied simply.

Before the now-enraged duelist could reply, someone broke in: "Cha-azz! Where are you?"

Suzy muffled a laugh. "Do you have a fan club or something?"

"No I don't! That's just--"

"Suzy?"

Lopmon, who had ignored all the commotion, stopped. "That's just Suzy?" he repeated.

"Alexis! It's Suzy!"

"What?" Footsteps came.

Suzy glanced over her shoulder. Alexis, Jaden, and Syrus stared back at her. She gave a small wave. "Nice to see you again...?"

Whatever the duelists' reaction would have been, Lopmon's scream interrupted it. "SUZY!"

She was off in a flash, heart filling with dread. "What?" the Tamer called.

"Yazuki."

The Tamer gave a small grunt and painfully sat up. Faces swam before him. "Eh?"

A wet cloth was pressed to his forehead. "You shouldn't move. Rest." Suzy. Why was she here? And who were the others? It hurt to think.

"You should lie down."

Finally, Yazuki obeyed. Meinumon set the Tamer's fallen blanket back over him.

"Will he be alright?" Lopmon asked.

"I think so." Beyond that, Meinumon didn't speak. Instead, he dozed off, tired from earlier activites.

Flashback

"Do you see him?" Yazuki gasped out, clutching his side.

Meinumon squinted into the darkness. "No...

"Great." Silence; unseen eyes strained through the empty darkness, ears trained for any movement or rustle. Suddenly a flash. "There!"

The order wasn't needed; paws had already begun the pound against the ground.

"Hurry! He can't escape!" The first speaker, voice already scratchy, gave out a faint order.

"You sound sick...are you sure?"

"I'm fine. Ju--" The sentence wasn't finished, Yazuki had begun to cough, and showed no since of relenting.

End Flashback

The Digimon hurriedly shook himself awake. I should have made him rest, Meinumon thought grimly.

Yazuki suddenly sat up. "He's here," the Tamer said hoarsely.

"Who's here?" Jaden asked doubtfully.

"Akuonimon."

Suzy frowned. "I don't see him. Now get some rest."

Before anyone could move, mist poured from the skies, accompanied by the annoying beeping sound from digivices. A sound that meant one thing: Trouble.

"You should listen to your cousin more." Laughter erupted. "After all this time...we get to meet face-to-face once again.. And I'm not going away this time."

"After all this time?" Syrus repeated.

"I'll explain later," Suzy told him hurriedly. "Meanwhile...run!"

Everyone obeyed, Meinumon scooping up his Tamer. Everyone except Chazz. He stood, staring open-mouthed and shocked.

Suzy uttered a curse under her breath, turned back, grabbed his wrist and pulled. "Can't you listen for once? Run!"

This time, he did listen. The group, tripping over their own feet ran faster than they ever had before. Akuonimon pursued them heartily, laughing.

But soon enough Yazuki, who was barely hanging on, slipped off. Meinumon was beside him in the blink of an eye. "Get up," he urged. "Akuonimon's coming."

Suzy, still dragging Chazz and last in the line, let go and tugged on her older cousin. "Get up"

"I can't," was his defeated mumble. "Too tired. Just go on."

"Yes, go on. Leave us alone. That way, I can talk to the brat." Akuonimon had finally caught up. He hovered above them.

"Never," Suzy retorted.

The Necromancer didn't tolerate her for long. "Hidoi Fate!"

"Uh-oh." The attack slammed into her, even as she began to move. She crashed into Chazz, who tripped over Lopmon. All three fell, stunned, into a bush. Yazuki might have laughed had it not been so serious. Or if he had the strength to.

"Come on now, don't glower at me like that. Don't you remember your master?" inquired Akuonimon.

Meinumon, who had looked as if he was ready to tear something's head off, didn't answer.

"Ah, yes...G-"

"Leave," Meinumon snarled. "Now."

"What if I don't want to?"

"Leave," repeated Meinumon.

"Not without taking him first."

Threads of darkness shot out from behind Akuonimon. Its target: Yazuki. Meinumon snarled, even more viciously than before. Then he leaped straight into the path.

His Tamer had just focused in time to see the strands coming towards in. He had sucked in a ragged breath, only to let it out in confusion. "Get out of the way!" Yazuki ordered.

"Never," Meinumon replied. And stood there, even as the threads wound themselves tightly around him, showing absolutely no mercy. Yazuki took a step and collapsed.

"Let...him...go.." he wheezed.

Akuonimon chuckled. "Why? Like he said, 'Never.'"

The threads gave one last squeeze. The Necromancer gave a mock wave. Meinumon choked out: "Stay safe." Then they were gone.

"MEINUMON!"

TBC

The Digital Gate: That's the first chapter...And I'm really sorry if it isn't as good as the first.