He was weak he knew that much very weak.

But he felt more solid than he had in four years.

And this looked like the digital world…but it couldn't be he had given up on ever returning there.

But it also felt and smelled like the digital world, was all this a dream? it couldn't be real

He saw a glint in the corner of his eye and turned his head wincing at the pain it caused his weak body. His Staff, another thing he had not had for 4 years.

He turned over onto his front moving towards it and managed to close his hand round it. His hand did not go through as he had become used to it doing. He tried to lift himself up but his arms gave way almost immediately sending him crashing back to the ground assuring him his body was indeed solid.

As he lay there he was reminded of a similar event several years earlier then as now he had been lying face down on the ground too weak to move he had been sure he would die then she came…tailmon. His friend the one time he had ever managed to reveal himself after he died had been to her normally he could only watch over her without being able to let her know he was there now.

He felt hot tears on his cheeks remembering their friendship when he had been alive and knowing they could never have that back.

He heard light footsteps approaching him "t-tailmon" he said weakly raising his head his vision blurred

"sorry to disappoint you" said the digimon standing over him with a sneer "although you know me too don't you wizarmon?"

"picodevimon" he gasped

"so you do remember, we were expecting you to be next back"

"next back?" wizarmon felt very helpless lying at picodevimon's feet but he couldn't move

"everyone's coming back, all of those who died in the human world…in reverse order"

wizarmons eyes widened "but that means…"

"yes he was the first back, then all the digimon he consumed to get power before his final battle, and now you"

"Why am I-"

"so weak?" finished picodevimon for him with a half mocking half pleased smile "because you've just come back you'll gain strength if your able too there are of course ways to stop it" that sounds like a threat thought wizarmon "vamdemon is nearly back at full power by now"

wizarmon felt a cold chill of dread

"he. He's b-back?" he couldn't quite keep the quiver out of his voice, picodevimons face twisted into an evil grin as he noticed this

"yes he is. However you have more pressing concerns you and I have a score to settle"

"what did I ever do to you?" asked wizarmon surprised

"for a start ive never liked you and now your helpless. Secondly I died because vamdemon didn't destroy the eighth child at the TV station if you hadn't got in the way protecting that stupid kid and that flea ridden hair ball-" in a flash of anger wizarmon managed to lift his staff and point it at picodevimon

"thunder cloud" he gasped, the staff only sparked slightly he was too weak to attack it was a wonder he hadn't dedigivovled picodevimon started to laugh when he saw wizarmons attempt to attack him

"ha! That was pathetic, try another stupid thing like that and you'll kill yourself for sure" sure enough wizarmon could feel more of his energy slipping away.

picodevimon flew into the air hovering a few feet above the ground the other digimon looking up at him. He liked this, the fear in wizarmons eyes the complete power he had over him.

"now what to do to you?" he wondered out loud "what would be fitting for a traitor like you?"

"there is nothing you can do to me that will make this any worse"

picodevimon frowned he didn't like this defiance

"you cant really believe that wizarmon" said a creepy voice from the trees "things can always get worse" phantomon revealed himself coming closer to the others "lets take him to vamdemon" he said before brandishing his scythe causing the chain to wrap itself round wizarmons neck, wizarmon chocked slightly as phantomon flew into the air and the chain tightened as it lifted him too

"cant breath" he managed to choke, he felt picodevimons claws bite roughly into his shoulders lifting him slightly so the chain was less tight and gasped air gratefully

"the master wants you alive"

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wizarmon was dropped heavily on the floor at vamdemons feet

"well, well look who it is" the familiar voice sent shivers down wizarmons spine, he tried to lift himself to at least look at him but he had been weakened further by the journey and could not "my traitorous minion" wizarmon felt a strike fall on him and winced away from the pain

"I am not a traitor" he said in a voice barely there, the best he could muster "I was never with you"

"do not worry" said vamdemon with a sneer "once you have suffered your punishment you will be able to serve me again"

"never! I will never serve you" he heard laughter

"I don't really think you're in a position to decide wizarmon, lock him up give him some food its no fun if he dies straight away allow him some strength I have big plans for my revenge"

vamdemon swept out. wizarmon heard picodevimon cackling, he realised he was shaking.

Phantomon summoned two bakemon who lifted wizarmon up carrying him to a cell. The food he was brought restored a little of his strength.

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*buzz, buzz*

hikari was woken by her phone buzzing

"hikari? what's that noise?" said tailmon sleepily

hikari read her display

"takeru is calling" she frowned something must be wrong for takeru to call her late at night

"Takeru? what's wrong?"

"its patamon, I cant find him anywhere, I…"

"patamon? He's gone?"

"what?" exclaimed tailmon

"I cant sense him on my digivice"

"but that means…"

"he's in the digital world!" they said together

"we have to get there, someone must have taken him there" said hikari "we need to call everyone and find a way to get in"

"ill do mikayo and iori they're close to me"

"then I'll ring diasuke"

"okay…what about the others"

"sorry I just assumed that it was obvious id get taichi he's home"

"oh is he? I must have forgotten of course he must come. yamatto's touring…."

"not good….jou is nearby isn't he? koushiro? Sora?"

"jou's away I think but ill try him you try the others"

"good plan"

They hung up but takeru rang back a few minutes later

"good news iori's parents are out tonight and miyako's there all night to look after him we can use the computer there as long as we can get there"

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