Kari walked down one of her school's hallways when Davis caught up to her. "Hey Kari, I was.." "No and I don't want to talk right now especially today." Kari yelled crying. Davis backed away. "What's gotten into you today? All you've done is be anti-social." he said. All he was going to ask was to hang out. "It's that day today isn't it." Davis turned to see TK. "yeah." Kari said sniffing. Tk looked down while Davis and the others looked confused. "Mind telling me whats going and what do you mean by 'that day'." Davis asked confused. "You guys know about wizardmon?" tk asked. Everyone nodded. "Yeah, he died protecting Kari and gatomon." Yolei said. "Well he wasn't the only one to die that day." TK said. "His name was Ryan Connors, and I loved him." Kari said. Davis widened his eyes. "i still do." Kari looked down. "Ryan was a destined like us." Tk began. "However, when we faced myotismon he did one thing I probably wouldn't have done. He sacrificed himself to protect Kari so she could make gatomon digivolve.

Watching this unfold was a lone white renamon with yellow gloves. He was looking at the girl with pink gloves. "OH Kari... I'm sorry for causing your heartbreak." he said before turning and leaving.

(Digi-Rangers season 2 intro plays)

Kari was walking home with Davis. "Thanks for walking me home." Kari said. "you're welcome Kari." Davis said. Never again would he ask her out on a date, however he would protect her in Ryan's place. However, he didn't plan on dying. Suddenly their d3s went off. They turned to see a tyrannomon fighting a cloaked figure. "get out of there!" Davis said. The cloaked figure didn't respond. "Let's get him Davis." v-mon said."yeah." but before Davis could evolve v-mon they heard the cloaked figure yell. "THUNDER PAW!" it said before its hand was covered in electricity. V-Mon stopped short of digivolving. "He's a Digimon?!" Davis exclaimed looking at the cloaked figure. "Kari are you going to make me evolve." Davis turned to see Kari stiff as a board looking at the cloaked figure. "Kari you OK?" he asked. She didn't respond as a second gatomon came flying down from the heavens.

(run around begins)

"Nuva duck." Grace yelled as she dive bombed the Dino digimon. Nuva leaned back as his feline friend dove slicing the rogue digimon's right arm off. The tyrannomon roared in pain blasting fireballs at nuva. "Shit." he said back flipping like a cheerleader.

"No way." Davis said as his jaw hung open as the cloaked figure back flipped.

Nuva jumped into the air and prepared to end the fight. "DIAMOND FURY!" he yelled. The attack shredded the tyrannomon to bits. He then landed while grace landed on his shoulder.

(run around ends)

"Who are you?" Davis asked. "I'm grace." the gatomon said before jabbing her thumb at the cloaked figure. "This hotshot is nuva. Though I must admit you've become wiser. And the third member of our group whom of course isn't with us is frank. He's a weregarurumon." "And what of nuva?" it was Kari. She had finally recomposed herself. "He prefers to keep his species a secret since he may as well be the last of it." grace said. Kari crossed her arms and furrowed her eyebrows. Something about this nuva person seemed familiar. For some reason she felt safe and secure around him.

Nuva tried desperately not to make eye contact with Kari. He knew she loved him when he was still Ryan Connors, but he didn't know what she would say if she found out who he was.

"Well, we should be going." Davis said as he and Kari walked away. Kari suddenly felt vulnerable without nuva's presence. "So what are you doing tonight Kari?" Davis asked. "All of the original destined are going to the cemetery." she said depressingly. "Mind if I tag along for emotional support." Kari nodded about to cry. Seeing this Davis wrapped his arms around her. Nuva was nearby watching in sadness. "I'm sorry Kari."

later

the original destined plus Davis, much to TK's ire, stood around Ryan's gravestone. "You were a great person Ryan. I hope you can hear us. We continue to fight for your sake because that's what friends do." Joe said. Everyone then began to say something to Ryan's gravestone. Soon it was Davis' turn. TK prayed that he messed up. Davis took a deep breath. "Ryan, we may not have met and I know I've been trying to ask Kari out, but not anymore." Davis said shocking everyone even TK. "I swear to protect her until my dying breath you have my word." Kari felt a lump in her throat after hearing Davis say that. Suddenly she had the same feeling of being safe and secure. Turning she saw nuva leaning on a tree. "What's he doing here?" she thought as she walked towards him.

Nuva was panicking inside seeing Kari walk towards him. "I know you're hiding something." she said once she was in speaking distance with him the feeling even stronger since she was in close proximity with nuva. At this point nuva heard grace's words to him before he came to the cemetery.

{flashback begin)

"At least let her know you're alive." grace said. "How can I she won't believe me." nuva said. "She was petrified for some reason while we were fighting big ugly (tyrannomon). However when you were near her she relaxed. Perhaps your spirit calms her. Just do it. If not for your sake then for hers."

{flashback end}

"Well?" Kari asked. "To see you." Nuva said brandishing what looked like a necklace with beads that Kari recognized immediately. "Where'd you get that? She asked yanking it from his grasp. "Who are you really!?" nuva simply handed her a photo. "You know the saying dead man walking." nuva said. Kari nodded. "well, I'm literally a dead man or in this case dead kid walking." he said beginning to take off his cloak. After it was off Kari was shocked to see that he was a renamon with the colors of Ryan's renamon plus had armor on his right shoulder and lower limb. She raised an eyebrow and thought "Dead kid walking?" she looked at the renamon in front of her then the photo of her and Ryan. Then it hit her. This renamon couldn't be. Ryan was dead. He died in her arms. Kari looked at the digimon whom had sat down on a bench while adjusting his armor. "Ryan?" she asked shakily. Nuva stopped fiddling with his armor and looked at Kari. Kari watched nuva give her a soft smile. A smile only Ryan could give her. "Yeah Kari, it's me Ryan." Nuva said. Kari's eyes widened and covered her mouth.

Oh boy look's like Kari's shocked. Will she believe nuva and what of the original destined. Will they believe him? Find out next time on DIGIMON: DIGI-RANGERS