Greetings and Salutations. Well, I'm back. I just want to tell you that I originally had no real intention to contiue this. But, with people asking for more, who am I to refuse. One more thing. I like to answer reviews personally, but I can't do that if you don't give me email addresses. This isn't a demand, more a request. If you want me to answer your reviews, give me an email address. Now, the important bit.

 I don't own Digimon. I never have, and I never will.

Kari made it to the school just as the others were about to leave.

"What took you so long?" T.K said. "We were about to leave without you."

"And miss giving Arukenimon a beating? Yeah right." Kari said as she and Blackkoromon joined the others. "Let's go. Digiport open!" The computer screen began to glow as the Digidestined were drawn into the Digital World.

"So, what's the problem, anyway?" Kari asked as she and the others moved towards where Arukenimon had last been seen.

"Gennai got in touch with Izzy." T.K said. "It seems she's getting close to another Destiny Stone." Kari's face went hard.

"Kari?" Blackkoromon looked up at his partner. They hadn't been together long, but he knew, almost instinctively, when something was wrong.

"We only managed to save the last one after Gatomon sacrificed herself." She said. "Who has to die for us to save this one?"

"No one." Ken said as he and Wormon came up beside them. "I promise, no one is going to have to go through that." Kari looked over at him. Hard to believe not to long ago he was the big bad Digimon Emperor.

"Hey Ken." Davis said, running up next to his DNA Digivolving partner. "Glad you could make it."

"So where's this Destiny Stone, anyway?" Yolei asked. A large explosion to the west answered her question. "Never mind. I think I know."

"Let's go guys!" Davis yelled.

"Veemon, digivolve to…ExVeemon!"

"Wormon, digivolve to…Stingmon!"

"ExVeemon…"

"Stingmon…"

"DNA Digivolve to…Paildramon!"

"Hawkmon, digivolve to…Aquilamon!"

"DigiArmour energize!" T.K yelled, opening his D-Terminal.

"Patamon, armour digivolve to…Pegususmon! Flying hope!"

"Cody, jump on!" T.K held his hand out for the youngest digidestined. Cody grabbed Armidillomon and jumped on Pegususmon's back.

"Kari, jump on!" Yolei said as Aquilamon came down. Kari jumped on, holding on tight to Blackkoromon.

"I wish I'd hurry up and digivolve into Blackwargreymon." The In-Training digimon muttered. "It would make things easier for us."

"I know, but we don't know if you'll be able to." Kari said. "Remember, Tai needed the Crest of Courage to make Agumon warp digivolve. But that's all right. I'm sure we'll think of something."

"Maybe we'll be able to DNA Digivolve." Aquilamon suggested.

"You know I've been wondering about that." Yolei said to Kari. "Now you've got a different partner, does that change things?"

"I don't know, Yolei." Kari said. "Maybe we can ask Izzy, but after we've taken care of Arukenimon." Just then, Kari's D-Terminal went off. She took it out and read the message.

"What is it?" Yolei said. Kari started shaking. "Kari?"

"Kari, are you okay?" Blackkoromon looked up at her.

"There's a disturbance near the first Destiny Stone." Kari said shakily. "Where…"

"You want us to check it out?" Davis said as Paildramon flew closer. Kari shook her head.

"I'll handle it." Kari said.

"We'll handle it." Yolei corrected.

"You said it." Blackkoromon agreed, bouncing in Kari's arms. Kari smiled at him. "What, you think I'm going to let you handle it alone?"

"I guess not." Kari said. "Alright, let's go."

"You heard her, Aquilamon." Yolei said. "Let's go."

"Right." The Champion Digimon said, heading towards the first Destiny Stone. Davis watched as they left.

"Be careful Kari." He said, not realizing Ken was having the same thoughts about Yolei.

"There it is." Yolei said as they neared the Destiny Stone.

"And that has to be the disturbance." Aquilamon said, pointing a Digimon. It looked kind of like Ogremon, except it was white, like snow. He was launching attack after savage attack on the Destiny Stone.

"That's Hyogamon." Aquilamon said. "A Champion level Digimon. Like Ogremon, he has a habit of being on the wrong side of law. His Icy Cudgel is sure you the cold shoulder." Aquilamon landed, letting them off. He then launched into the air.

"This stinks." Blackkoromon said. "I want to help." He watched as Aquilamon charged at the Digimon.

"BLAST RINGS!" Aquilamon released a blast of energy rings from his mouth. Hyogamon leapt over them, club ready.

"ICY CUDGEL!" Aquilamon fell to ground, shivering.

"Aquilamon!" Yolei yelled. Kari started shaking. Oh, no, she though. Not again. I can't let it happen again. I have to stop this.

"Blackkoromon!" She yelled. The In-Training Digimon leapt from her arms.

"Finally." He said. "Hey, tall, white and gruesome. DARK BUBBLE!" A black bubble flew from his mouth, hitting Hyogamon in face. The Champion level glared at him. "Well that worked." He said, leaping over Hyogamon. The Champion turned to face him. "Hey Aquilamon, any time your ready." He said, bouncing off the other Digimon's head. Hyogamon charged again, this time not stopping and heading straight for Kari! "Oh no, Kari move!" Kari was frozen in place, her legs not obeying her commands. "KARI!" That's when Kari's digivice came into play. "Blackkoromon, digivolve to…Blackagumon!" The now Rookie Digimon charged, hitting the Champion in the back. Hyogamon turned. "Pick on someone your species. NEGA BREATH!" He spat out a black fireball, nailing the Digimon in the chest. They watched as chunks of white flaked off, revealing the black underneath. "A Control Spire Digimon!"

"Well, that makes me feel better." Aquilamon said. "GRAND HORN!" The tips of his horns glowed red as he hit Hyogamon in the exposed black. The Control Spire Digimon fell back and disintegrated. Aquilamon then de-digivolved to Hawkmon. "That was easy." Blackagumon looked around.

"A little too easy." He said.

"Yeah." Kari said, walking up to the Destiny Stone. "Arukenimon must be slipping. That or she wanted us away from the main attack."

"Why us?" Yolei said.

"Maybe not all of us." Blackagumon said. "It would be crimp in her plans if I digivolved to Blackwargreymon." Kari looked back at her digimon.

"I think you may be right." She said. "I still don't get what the thing is with these Destiny Stones." She put her hand on it and, to everyone's surprise, it started to glow a bright pink.

"Hey what gives?" Yolei asked.

"Beats me." Hawkmon said. They all watched as a pink beam shot into the air, then the glow died down.

"Well that was interesting." Kari said.

"It was…incomplete." Blackagumon said.

"What do you mean?" Kari asked him.

"I don't know." Blackagumon admitted. "Just that it felt like something was missing."

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