A/N: Thanks for the help Karen

After what seemed like hours of waiting, the young girl began to stir. She slowly opened her eyes, looked around the room, and sat up. "Where am I?" she asked, still looking around.

Upon hearing Kari's voice, Gatomon perked up. "Kari! You're ok!" the cat exclaimed jumping into Kari's lap and embracing her.

"Um, I don't mean to be rude, but who are you and who are all these people?" Kari asked feeling a mixture of curiosity and fear. Glancing at the people in the room, she had no idea who they were, or what this cat-thing on her lap was.

"It's me, Gatomon…" Gatomon's expression turned into one of sadness, why didn't Kari recognise her?

"I'm Ash and this is my partner Pikachu." Ash was first to introduce himself followed by the others who were all interested in this mysterious girl.

"My name is Misty." Misty gave a friendly wave.

"I'm May, and this is my brother Max." May smiled then pointed to her brother.

"Hi." Max said.

"Sakura is my name." the last one to speak, Sakura, introduced herself.

"It's nice to meet you all, I'm Kari."

Gatomon looked up at Kari. "Kari, don't you remember me? I'm your partner!"

Kari shook her head. "I'm sorry Gatomon, but I don't remember you."

"After all we've been through, you don't remember me?" Gatomon said in a hurt voice, after everything she and Kari had been through together…

Kari shut her eyes and began to cry. "I'm really sorry. I don't remember anything right now." She sniffed out in between sobs.

Misty walked over and sat down next to Kari. "Are you ok Kari?" The redhead could see the girl was clearly upset by the whole ordeal.

"I don't know. I can't remember anything. Not even my home," Kari continued to sob into her hands. She didn't have a clue who she was, let alone anything else.

"I have an idea." Misty said. "Ash and his friends are going on a journey to Shinou region, maybe you should go with them. You might see something along the way that will trigger your memory."

Kari lifted her head up and smiled slightly. "That is a good idea, thanks Misty. You remind me of someone…I just can't remember who."

"Alright then! Let's get going!" Ash declared as he walked out of the room with the others. Having a new travelling buddy would be fun, he always enjoyed making new friends, maybe Kari had some interesting Pokemon for him to see, if she even was a trainer.

Gatomon hung back for a minute as tears began falling from her eyes. "Kari…what happened to you?"

She quickly wiped her tears away and walked after the group. 'No…I have to be strong for Kari!'

Meanwhile, back in the digiworld…

"This will be your last fight ever!" Magnaangemon declared, raising his sword.

"Bwahahahah! If you think you can defeat me then you are gravely mistaken." Devimon taunted back.

"Do it Magnaangemon!" T.K. shouted with determination in his voice.

"Very well. Magna Slasher!" bringing his sword down rapidly created an energy wave that cut Devimon in two.

Devimon hadn't even tried to dodge the energy wave and the reason why became apparent as his body simply floated back together.

"What kind of trick is this Devimon?" Magnaangemon asked.

"You fool, there is no trick. It is as I said: you cannot defeat me."

"If I cannot destroy you, then I will seal you! Gate of Destiny!" a golden gate appeared in the sky, opened, and began to suck Devimon in.

Only a few seconds after the gate opened, a clown-like Digimon came flying out of it towards Magnaangemon.

"Trump Sword!" he called, throwing a razor sharp sword.

The sword hit Magnaangemon harshly in the chest causing him to revert back to Patamon.

"At last! I Piedmon am free to wreak havoc once again!"

T.K. quickly scooped Patamon up in his arms, ran to the nearest T.V. and returned to the real world where the other Digidestind were waiting with their Digimon.

"What in the world happened back there?" Where did all those evil Digimon come from?" Yolei asked in shock, and more importantly, where was Kari!?

"Allow me to explain." a very familiar looking Digimon stepped to the front of the group.

T.K. rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "Wizardmon is that you?"

"Yes, I just wish my return had been under better circumstances," he replied solemnly.

"So where are all these evil Digimon coming from Wizardmon?" Cody asked.

"From Digital Limbo."

"What's that?" Veemon asked.

Wizardmon sighed. "Well, when Digimon who grow so powerful that they threaten both words are deleted, they are sealed into what is known as Digital Limbo. In there, time does not exist. Normally there is no way out. Recently however, a human has found a way to hold the gate to limbo open allowing the evil Digimon to become immortal."

T.K. shot Wizardmon a funny look. "How do you know all this, and what human could to that? Only Digidestind are allowed in the Digital World.

"I know this because I too was sealed into limbo. Myotismon sent me there when he deleted me. It was the reason I was not reborn. As for the human, I know not who he is. However, he has several Digimon at his command, the likes of which I have never seen."

Davis who had been staring at the computer screen up until now turned to T.K. "Hey T.C. where is Kari? I thought she was with you?"

T.K.'s head drooped lower than anyone had ever seen it. "Devimon got to her and sent her to some other world," he explained his voice full of pain.

Davis exploded. "What do you mean he sent her to another world! How could you just let him do that? You were supposed to protect her!"

"It happened before Angemon and I could even react."

"That doesn't matter! You should have done something to stop him!"

"Davis! Stop harassing T.K! Yolei yelled while grabbing one of his arms. "Ken! Help me get Davis out of here!"

"Right Yolei." Ken grabbed Davis' other arm and helped her drag him into the hall.

"T.K. I don't know what happened out there, but I'm sure you did your best to protect Kari." Cody said, the younger boy figured T.K could use some encouraging words right then.

T.K. nodded. "We did…we tried, but there was just nothing we could do."

"My grandpa always says that you shouldn't dwell on the past which you can't change, but rather to focus on the present which affects the future."

T.K. smiled. "Thanks Cody."

Wizardmon cleared his throat. "I believe I may have an idea on what we should do next."

"We're all ears Wizardmon." Ken said, walking back into the room with Yolei and a calmer Davis.

"Well, there is a rumor going around the Digital World that there is another Digidestined, and should he or she get together with you, an everlasting peace will reign over the Digital World."

T.K. nodded. "Do you know if there is any truth to the rumor?"

"I believe it is true. The evil Digimon are frantically searching for any hint of another human in their world."

"Well then, the first thing we should do is try and locate this child's digivice as well as the tag and crest." T.K. said eager to begin the search.

Wizardmon nodded his agreement. "Yes, then all we would need to do is search for the child in your world."

"I assume that means we have to search the Digiworld for the digivice, tag, and crest?" Cody asked.

"Yeah, it will be dangerous but we have to do it." T.K. responded.

"But what about Kari?" Davis protested. He wanted to protect the Digiworld just as much as the others, but they needed to find Kari too.

"Kari is a strong girl, plus she has Gatomon with her. So until we come up with a plan, we have to trust that she can take care of herself," Yolei explained. "Now digiport…open!"

After a few hours of walking, the group finally reached the ferry to Shinou. They paid for their tickets and boarded the ferry. Almost immediately, Ash was challenged to a Pokemon battle, but nothing was new there.

"Hey! Aren't you that trainer who won the Battle Frontier?" a young boy who appeared to also be a trainer asked Ash.

"Yeah, that's me, why?" Ash replied casually.

"Let's see how good you are! I challenge you to a Pokemon battle! Gardevoir, I choose you!" a green humanoid shaped Pokemon appeared from the Pokeball.

"Alright! Secptile I choose you!" from Ash's Pokeball came a giant green tree gecko standing on two legs with a leaf for a tail.

"Don't worry, I'll make your defeat swift. Gardevoir, use Psybeam!" a bright purple beam shot from Gardevoir's hands towards Secptile.

"Secptile, dodge and use solar beam!" Secptile jumped out of the way of the beam and retaliated with a bright yellow beam from its mouth which hit Gardevoir head on. "Now follow it up with Leaf Blade!"

Razor sharp leaves grew out of Sceptile's arms as it charged at Gardevoir.

Just before Sceptile could strike Gardevoir, Kari stepped in between them. "Please! Stop fighting! If you have a problem with Ash, you don't need to fight. I'm sure the Pokemon don't like to fight either."

Sceptile had stopped just short of hitting Kari.

"Kari, Pokemon battles are just for fun-" Ash started but got interrupted before he could explain the dynamics of Pokemon battles.

"You make Pokemon fight and hurt each other for fun?" Kari interrupted.

"No, you misunderstand. The Pokemon enjoy battling, it's good exercise for them as well as a major part of raising them," Ash explained.

Kari blushed in embarrassment. "Oh, I'm sorry, I had no idea."

Ash smiled. "It's ok, you're still new to this. You'll catch on soon." Any hopes of Kari being a trainer disappeared from his mind, unless she'd forgotten that too which was most likely.

Kari moved out of the way and took a seat on a nearby chair next to May.

"Now Sceptile, Finish it up with Frenzy Plant!"

Giant vines rose from the ground and smashed into Gardevoir, causing it to faint.

"Awesome job Sceptile!" Ash cheered happily, another victory for him!

"Wow, Ash and his Pokemon are really close aren't they?" Kari commented.

"Yeah they are. Pikachu was Ash's first Pokemon, and Charizard has been with Ash for a long time too. Sceptile though, Ash just met it on his last journey in the Hoenn region. He raised it from a Treeko." May explained.

"Hey May, what is a Treeko?" Kari asked, all of these new names were beginning to blur in her mind.

May handed Kari her Pokedex. "Here look in my Pokedex."

'Treeko, the wood gecko Pokemon. Treeko are often found in forest and jungles, they are very adept at jumping from tree to tree.'

"Oh. Well that answers my question. May, just how many Pokemon does your Pokedex have information on?"

"Three hundred and fifty seven so far, it'll be even more once we reach Shinou."

Ash walked up to where May and Kari were sitting.

"Hey Kari, would you like to try a Pokemon battle?"

Kari hesitated for a second, she still didn't like the idea of fighting for fun. "Well I guess I could try, but I don't have any Pokemon." Was that cat-thing a Pokemon? She didn't know…

May took out one of her Pokeballs and handed it to Kari. "Here, you can use my Blaziken."

"What moves does it know?" Kari held the ball between her hands wondering what Pokemon was inside.

"Fire spin, Mega kick, Blaze kick, Sky uppercut, Quick attack, Over heat, and Blast Burn." May replied.

"How will I know which moves to use?"

"Trust your feelings Kari."

Kari nodded and threw the Pokeball. "Go Blaziken!"

A red and yellow bird looking Pokemon came out of the ball and stood at the ready.

"Blaziken listen to what Kari tells you!" May called.

"Come on out, Charizard!" Ash yelled, throwing his Pokeball into the battle area

"Ok Blaziken, use…Quick Attack." Kari said hesitantly.

Blaziken charged at Charizard with blinding speed.

"Charizard dodge and use Steel wing!" Ash commanded.

Charizard flew up into the air, then flew down towards Blaziken with its wings glowing.

'If I don't do something May's Blaziken is going to get hurt badly.' Kari thought. "Use Sky uppercut!"

Blaziken jumped into the air and struck Charizard with a glowing fist, knocking it to the ground.

"Follow it up with Mega Kick!" Kari found herself getting more into the battle, she was actually having fun.

Jumping towards Charizard, Blaziken delivered a powerful kick, fainting its opponent.

"Charizard is unable to battle! Blaziken is the winner!" Brock declared.

Kari had a huge smile on her face. "You were right Ash. Battling is fun."

"I told you it was. In addition to being fun, it also helps build the bond between trainer and Pokemon."

"The bond…?" Ash's words triggered something in Kari's mind. Memories of Gatomon raced through it, causing her to hold her head in pain. "Gatomon…"

Gatomon who had been taking a cat nap in Kari's backpack poked her head out when Kari said her name, she noticed Kari was holding her head. "Kari! Are you ok?" she asked, her voice full of concern.

Gatomon! I remember you!" Kari exclaimed, embracing her Digimon lovingly.

Tears of joy flowed down both their faces as they embraced.

"Kari I'm so glad you finally remember me."

Kari released Gatomon. "So am I."

"Do you remember anything else Kari?" Max asked hopefully.

Kari shook her head. "No I don't, but I remember Gatomon and that's the most important thing right now." She took May's Pokeball and aimed it at Blaziken. "Return," she said before handing the Pokeball back to May and returning to her seat with Gatomon.

"Those two must be really close." Sakura commented as she watched the reunited pair.

The group nodded in agreement.

For the rest of the trip, Ash, May, Brock, and Sakura took turns battling one another with random interferences from other trainers who wanted to battle too. Kari, Gatomon, and Max simply relaxed and fell asleep until Ash woke them up to let them know that they had finally reached Shinou and that their new adventure had finally begun.