Rika: Listen; Space for brains, there's something I want to get off of my chest before you start embarrassing yourself again.

Me (Sighing in annoyance): Listen, you royal pain in the backside, you have been on my case for the last three fictions, so I really don't think you can say anything to me that I already don't know.

Rika: Well, Space for brains, I just felt like reminding you not to put any messy stuff like your last one.

Me (Growling in annoyance): You said that already and it not like you want to denial it either.

Rika (Suspicious): And what does that means, Space for brains?

Me (Grinning slyly): Well, it's as I keep saying, I know, you want your special little Gogglehead. I see it in your face.

Rika (Blushing viciously): And like I keep saying, Gogglehead and I are just good friends and don't you dare pull that heat joke okay.

Me (Smiling): Okay, I wouldn't, but I knew why you're blushing.

Rika (Growling): Will, you just stop you're babbling and typed before I punch you in the face!

Me (Giving her the OK sigh): Got it, you royal pain in the backside.

In-Training: The Next Level:

Chapter two: Intruder without the intruding.

The day had whined down to the quiet of the night and taking with it all of the day's events. For the tamers, their digimon and Rumiko work crew, they bushed aside their confusion with saying it was a case of mass blackouts, but to a select few, they were a little more concerned. For Renamon, it was a major headache and more. The fox from another world was sitting in her favorite spot, looking up at the smoothing night sky as she ponders the day's events.

"It still doesn't make any sense to me," Renamon said to herself in thought. "Why did he take control of the tamers, their digimon and Rumiko's working crew, only to leave empty handed?"

The fox turned her eyes towards the small pool on the house grounds and let the sounds of the night smooth her nerves as she continue to think this whole matter over. Normally, Renamon was one to figure things out in a short period of time, but this one had even her stomped and she had this nagging feeling that something even worse was about to happen.

Renamon sighed in annoyance and returned her eyes to the stars, hoping their might gave her the answers that were avoiding her grasps. She was so deep into her thinking that she didn't see or sense the famous model on the ground, looking up at her. Rumiko had the same feeling of dread as her friend does, and like Renamon, the model worried about her daughter and friend. But unlike Renamon, Rumiko had the bonus of knowing Kai since childhood and that only added to the model's worrying.

"Thinking about today?" Rumiko asked, cutting straight to the point.

Startled, Renamon looked downed at her cursed tamer's mother and let out a small sigh. " You could say that," she answered and jumped from her seat. She leaned against a beam and resumed her stargazing. "I just know, those two are up to something, but I couldn't figure out what."

Rumiko sighed lightly and took a seat next to her daughter's partner. She looked up at the clear skies and let her thoughts wondered. After a moment, she dropped her eyes to the ground, her thought drifting to the man who was once her brother.

"I know he's planning something," she whispered solemnly.

"Hmm," Renamon looked at Rumiko liked something just had dawned on her. "I keep forgetting that you lived with the human for half of your young life and probably knew him like a book."

Rumiko sighed and close her eyes. "I really wished I didn't, but I do, just as he knows me." She opened her eyes again and looked at Renamon with a semi solemnly expression. "When we used to play games as children, he would use cunning tricks to trap me and win. When he began his training as a sorcerer, he apply his cunningness to his magic, making him a touch opponent to beat."

Renamon watched as Rumiko solemn look was quickly replaced with anger and knew what she was going through. She may not known Kai as well as Rumiko did, but she knew his brand of evil and what he was capable of too. And that brought little comfort to the digital fox.

Renamon returned her eyes to the stars and Rumiko joined her a second later. They set there, stargazing as they both tried to figure out the really reason for Kai's action today, but after a few minutes of thinking and coming up with no clues, the two blondes silently agreement to leave the matter for the time being.

"So how's Guilmon doing?" Rumiko asked trying to lightened the mood up.

Renamon sighed and looked at Rumiko in a semi concern way," Well, he's tired out and that has me concerned."

"Why, I mean he's used the light of love and that's had drained him before," Rumiko said obviously.

"That's the thing, I used it too, but I was only winded and he was so tired that he needed to go to bed once we got home," Renamon explained calmly, but the concern was great in her piercing blue eyes.

"Huh," Rumiko looked towards the ground and thought it over. She realized that Renamon was right and that only pointed to one thing. "Do you think he did something to Guilmon."

"I have no doubt in my mind he did," Renamon said, her voice rising slightly in anger. And if he did have something to do with hurting Guilmon, I'll rip out his black heart and shoved it down that frozen digimon's throat to chock on.

(With said evil sorcerer and his frozen partner)

"I still don't get you, human," IceDeivmon complained for about the 20th time as he paced angrily beside his master's chair. "We have an army of controlled humans and digimon, the like of which those pathetic fools wouldn't even think of fighting against and what do you do? YOU WORKED THOSE TWO UP SO THEY UNLEASHED THAT STUPID LIGHT THING AND THEN YOU RUN AWAY!! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENNG?"

Kai hasn't heard a word the frustrated digimon said. Instead, he was busy looking at something in his hands with a pleased smile on his face. When IceDevimon notice that Kai hadn't paid attention to him, he lost it and opened his mouth to screamed right in Kai's ears at the tops of his lungs. Kai didn't take his eyes off of his lift hand as he extended his other hand and snapped his fingers.

Unlike most times when Kai takes actions against his disobedient servant, IceDevimon felt his top lips melt into dripping ooze. The ooze that was once IceDevimon's upper lips dripped onto the lower lips were it fused together and the opening closed off completely, cutting of IceDevimon from speech. Startled, the icy digimon pressed his fingers against the spot where his mouth once was and grow even angrier then before. He tried to scream at the evil sorcerer, but it only came out at angry mumbling.

Kai finally looked at IceDevimon, his smile changing into a cold grin and got out of his chair. He walked over to the frozen devil and held out his left hand. He opened his fingers and showed IceDevimon, a pure white light, about the size and shape of a golf ball. Startled, IceDevimon looked at his master and tried to express his surprise, but like before it came out as mumbling.

"This is the essence of the pure being otherwise known as Guilmon," Kai said in a smug tone.

IceDevimon once again tried to talk, but like the last few tries, all that came out with mumbling. Kai smiled, it was nice not having to listen to the digital baby constant bully aching.

"You want to know how I got this, don't you?" the sorcerer said mockingly.

IceDevimon nodded his head vigorously. He was already starting to lose his patience with this stupid spell Kai had put on him.

"Well it actually quit simple, even for someone like you to understand," Kai walked over to his chair and took a seat. "When I had those fools early, I created a link between that bread obsess digimon, that was slowly draining him of his essence. When I badger those two into using their dim light of love, I was able to gather the need amount without even lifting a finger."

IceDevimon mumbled something that sounds like a question and Kai throw a smirk his way.

"You're probably wondering why I need both of them to use that light, didn't you?" He asked and IceDevimon shook his head no. "Well, I know for a fact that those two need to be in prefect unity of the heart."

IceDevimon went into a series of angry mumbling and Kai finally decided that he had enough torment for one night.

"Oh, do you want your mouth back?" Kai asked in a sickening sweet voice.

IceDevimon nodded his head angrily and that only caused Kai to chuckle to himself. The evil sorcerer snapped his finger and a small pinhole opened in the center of where IceDevimon's mouth should be. The opening grew until it was the size of a normal mouth. Lips grew around the opening and teeth grew out from the gums. IceDevimon took in a deep breath of air and let it out slowly. He then glared at his master/partner, but kept his mouth shut, afraid that he might lose it again.

Kai gave his slave/partner one least cocky grin before he turned to his table and materialized a holder for the essence of Guilmon. He placed the essence over the holder and took his hand out from under it. The glowing ball became suspended in the air and a protected sheet of glass formed over it. The evil sorcerer admire the ball like light for a moment more, before he grabbed the chaos ritual sheet and look at the second ingeminate. His eyes suddenly snapped opened and his hands began trembling in anger. His face became set in a mix of anger and frustration and in a fit of rage, slammed the paper onto the table. The table suddenly erupted into flame, startling the icy digimon greatly.

How did that happen? IceDevimon wondered to himself in slight panic as he took a step back from the table.

Kai began cursing in even language known to men and other things began catching fire at random. IceDevimon looked at the shove where Kai kept his books, then at the wall in front of them and finally at Kai's chair. All were on fire and more things in the little apartment were catching fire by the minute.

"WHAT'S GOING ON?" IceDevimon screamed, his panic growing with each new erupting fire.

But, Kai was go deep into his own rage to even notice what he was doing. The evil sorcerer got up from his chair and began pacing in front of it. Every step he took lifted a ring of fire in his wake. His cursing has gone down to three languages. German, French and some Japanese.

IceDevimon stayed fearfully at the evil sorcerer and the infernos he was creating. Slowly his eyes turned to the raging inferno that was the table. He knew Kai want into this fit when he read something on that piece of paper, so the answer was on there, but fire and an ice digimon don't mix well.

Why am I so afraid of? IceDevimon asked himself. I'm a powerful viral digimon. I fear NOTHING!!

With a glare of his eyes, IceDevimon sent a blast of freezing energy around the room, instant freezing anything in its path, including the table. IceDevimon walked up to the table and looked at the second ingeminate for the chaos ritual.

"Flower of the moon?" IceDevimon read in confusion and then looked toward the raging Kai. "What's a flower of the moon?"

"IT A PLANT THAT CAN ONLY BE MADE BY MAGIC!!!" Kai screamed angrily, an aura of fire erupting around him.

The fire that was suspended in the ice suddenly began heating up and soon it began to creak. The raging infernos suddenly shattered the ice and IceDevimon was jumped back as the flames began even worse.

"YOU WILL CALM DOWN!!!" IceDevimon roared angrily at Kai.

The evil sorcerer glared at his servant with fire burning in his eyes and he was tempted to reduced IceDevimon to nothing by a pile of ashes. But after a moment, he forced himself to calm down and the fire died down. He took a second to get himself in check and then used his magic to repair everyone damaged by the fire. He then checked his supply of item and was glad they weren't ruined. He then took a seat and stared at the chaos ritual on the table.

"What is this flower thing?" IceDevimon asked impatiently.

"It's a flower that can only be made the hands of a sorceress," Kai answered, his voice coming out like a hiss.

IceDevimon thought about it for a moment and then it dawn on him and he became angry. "Oh, I see," a low growl escaped the virus's throat as he said that.

"Yes, and as you said, we can't get in there," Kai said hatefully and looked at IceDevimon.

Kai's look suddenly changed into a thinking gaze as a plan began forming. IceDevimon didn't like the way Kai was looking at him and knew it meant something was already happening that twisted place Kai calls a brain.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" IceDevimon asked suspiciously.

"I may not be able to get in, but your other side can," Kai replied with a twisted grin forming.

I'm definitely not liking where's this is going, the icy digimon thought in annoyance.

(The Nonaka household…early morning)

The first light of the morning sun shone through the Rika's window, casting it warm glow over the room and reaching a certain cursed tamer. Rika moaned lightly as the sunrays awoken her slightly. She stood up and turned around, so her back was forcing the window. She was about to go back to sleep when a sound caught her ears. It sounded like someone was moaning in his or her sleep.

Normally, Rika would have let that noise slide because it was to early, but something deep down told her was important. So with a light moan, Rika lifted her head from the cat bed, her mother gave her and looked around for the source of the noise. Surprisingly, the moaning was coming from the makeshift bed that Takato was sleeping in. Rika became more alert when she thought something was wrong with her special little Gogglehead and without thinking, jumped out of her bed.

Rika had known for a while about the nightmares plaguing Takato. She could remember it all like it was yesterday. She was going to meat the other tamers at their usually hangout and got there early, intending to scare the wits out of Takato. But when she got there, she was the one who became scared. She had found her Gogglehead, tossing and turning in his sleep. His face was covered in sweat and he seemed to be mumbling in his sleep. Rika grow really concern when she saw what kind of condition he was in and leaned down to hear what Takato was saying. The young man took that time to wake up and was meant with an awkward scene. Needless to say, Rika was also a little uneasy about the scene too. They stared like that for about a few minutes before Rika regained her composure and demanded an explasion from Takato. It didn't take long for Takato to break down and tell Rika everything about his nightmares and how he was losing sleep over them. That was when Rika made a silent promise to herself to help Takato in anyways possible.

Poor Gogglehead, not even someone like him deserves to suffer like this, Rika thought as she walked up to the bed and looked at her secret love.

It was basically the same scene as the first time Rika found out about Takato's nightmares, but this time, he was tossing and turning worse then before and sweat covered his small, lizard–like body. He was tossing and turning so much that his bed was starting to come undone and the sheets were covered in sweat. Rika wished there was something more she could do then watched, but comforting someone wasn't one of her strong points.

"It's sad when someone so young has to suffer for something we can't understand," a soft, calm voice said from above, startling Rika slightly. "Especially when we don't know what causing those nightmare in the first place."

Rika arced her head back and looked into the piercing, caring glaze of Renamon. Renamon smiled slightly as she took Rika into her arms and took a seat on the floor.

'I know you're greatly concern for him," Renamon said softly, her smile never wavering.

Rika snorted slightly and looked away from her large partner. "I wouldn't need to worry so much if Gogglehead wasn't such a whip."

Renamon's smile grew ever so slightly when she heard that. She understands "Rika" talked better then anyone else. She knew every meaning to every sentence that comes out of her cursed partner's mouth. She knew by that sentence along, that Rika was very worried for Takato and was growing more worry by the day.

Takato suddenly jerked awake as his nightmare reached its climax, startling the two foxes in the process. He looked around frightfully for a minute, but as the shock settled in, he became aware of the figures in front of him. He blushed deeply when he saw it was his secret love and her partner, embarrassed that they saw him like this.

"Hmm," Renamon's small smile returned as she set Rika down and stood up. "I'll see if breakfast is ready."

Renamon then lifted the room in the best way she knew, leaving the two cursed tamers in another awkward scene. Takato looked Rika straight in the eye for about a minute, before he looked away, more embarrassed then before. Rika, wanting to break the uncomfortable, said the first thing that came to her mind.

"So, Gogglehead, was it that dream again?" Right when she said that, Rika felt like biting her own head off. The last thing she want to do was reminded Takato of his nightmares.

Takato looked at his secret love, startled slightly before he lowed his head bitterly. If there was one thing that cut at Rika's heart, she was looking right at it at this moment. She hated to see Takato like this and did the only thing she knew of to cheer him up.

Rika got into a forward leaping stance and put her trademark mischievous grin on, before she pounced on the unknowing Takato. The brown lizard gasped in surprised as Rika jumped him and they rolled out the bed. Another one of the cursed tamers play fights just has begun and Rika hoped it would cheer her Gogglehead up.

The cursed tamers continued to roll around on the floor and for one unfortunate person they rolled over his tail. Guilmon woke slightly from his slumber when he felt his tail before squeezed and looked up. He saw Takato and Rika, having one of their play fights and smiled groggily. He rested his head back on his pillow, intending to go back to sleep when a smell reached his nose. His eyes opened fully and he snapped to his feet, taking in several whiffs as he went. He put on his goofy grin and rushed out the room without even thinking. Luckily, someone seemed to think ahead and open the bedroom door. The cursed tamers stopped their play fight when Guilmon ran out the door and then stiff the air. The enriched smell filled their noses and before they knew it, the cursed tamers were hot on Guilmon's heels.

(Later in the day)

Rumiko walked home from her job in a nice brick pace, her dark sunglasses hiding her suspicious gaze her eyes has. She was still a little uneasy about a few things. When she got to work, first thing this morning, she was alert, just incase Kai had taken control of the working staff again. But as the day worn on, she relaxed, but kept in a semi alert state.

"Though Kai hasn't made a move all day, I still have a feeling something isn't right," Rumiko muttered to herself suspiciously.

Rumiko had remember a time when she thought she could let her guard down because Kai hasn't shown his face for nearly four years, but she when did, he made his move. Kai had tripped her by tricking her into using the magical item her mother give her on some clone and then the real Kai had made his appearance. Luckily, Rumiko's night in shinning armor also show up and beat Kai.

Rumiko's eyes fell to the ground when she thought about her late husband. It still pains her to even say his name out loud. But then again who wouldn't miss the one they love? Rumiko did and it pains her heart greatly. Sometimes she could feel the one she loves right next to her, like he was there, protecting her as he allows has.

Rumiko walked by a small, one lane alley when she thought she heard a light moaning coming from within it. The famous model stopped in her tracks and stare into the alley, trying to pinpoint the source of the noise. She heard the moan again, but this time, it sounded more pained.

"Hello! Is anyone in there?" Rumiko shouted as she took a conscious step into the alley.

A figure suddenly appeared out of the shadows of the alley, limping toward the model. Rumiko took hesitated step towards the man as he limped closer and she got a good look at the person. She gasped when she saw what kind of condition the guy was in.

This guy had an icy white sweater and its right sleeve was torn up to joint of the shoulder. Multiple claw marks covered a good third of his arm. Dried blood on the shirt body, made a kind of like face that seemed surprisingly familiar to Rumiko. His right cheek was swallowing and there was a deep cut, running across his forehead. His right pants leg had a tare in it that went a third way down. His left knee looked like it was injured and bleeding. There also must be a cut somewhere on his head because his milky brown hair was also covered in dried blood.

Rumiko instantly forget everything else when she saw the injured man and quickly rushed to his side. The man finally lost what little strength was lift in him and collapsed into Rumiko's arms. Rumiko eased the man onto the ground and checked for a pulse. She was relived to found one, beating steadily too.

"What happened to you?" the famous model asked in concern

"Some kind of monster, as white as ice, just dropped from the sky and began beating me for no reason," the man answered weakly before fainting.

IceDevimon? Rumiko thought in confusion. But what's he's doing just beating up a bystander?

Rumiko had a lot of questions, but she knew she couldn't afford to waste her time around here, incase IceDevimon returns to finish this poor person. She also knew, taking him to the hospital was out of the question. So there was only one reasonable place to take him where he was truly safe.

Rumiko looked behind her and saw no one was around. She then opened her sixth sense and look around the area through it. There was only one person, but he was at the corner, a good long ways away. Satisfied with that, Rumiko opened her eyes and gently lifted up the injured man. She then leapt onto the floor and ran at a nice, easy pace, so not to risk hurting the man more.

From the corner, the only other living soul, smiled wickedly as he watched the famous model flee the area. His plan was working better then he had figures it would.

(…)

Rumiko had taken the injured man to her house, were Seiko was certainly treating his wounds. Rumiko, Renamon, Guilmon and the cursed tamers, were all in the kitchen. Rumiko had filled the others in on what happened to the man and each was thinking this over in their own way. The vaccine fox opened her eyes and looked at her cursed tamer's mother.

"Now you sure he said IceDevimon?" Renamon asked, carrying a hint of suspicion in her voice.

"He didn't say IceDevimon by name, but he described him to the little detail," Rumiko replied, shaking her head slightly.

"But there could be hundreds of IceDevimon in the digital world," Takato exclaimed. "So how do we know this is the IceDevimon we know?"

"Get some brains, Goggles," Rika said harshly, slipping Takato lightly on the head with her tail. "Most would probably want to make a human their tamer, not beat the stuffing out of them."

"Rika brings up a good point," Renamon said, giving Rika a small smile that vanished when she looked at Rumiko. "And that's what worry me."

Rumiko nodded her understanding, but Guilmon looked lost, as did his cursed tamer. They did a union, confused head turn to the right and Guilmon said," But why does it worry you, Renamon?"

Renamon sigh and looked at her secret love. "Well, Guilmon, if IceDevimon is attacking humans freely, then it's more then likely that Kai is getting restless and not keeping him on a tight leash anymore."

Rumiko nodded her agreement and said," Yeah and that's got me more worried too."

The door opened and Seiko stepped into the kitchen. The small band of heroes looked in her direction and patiently waited for news on the victim. Seiko looked at each one, before sighing and walking over to the pot, to make some tea. After the tea was made, she took her usually seat and took one long sip.

"Well, for one thing, our friend is going to make it," she said, placing her tea on the table. "But the strangest thing is, he awoke during my treatment and he seem perfectly fine."

"Seiko, did he say anything that might help us to find the one who hurt him?" Renamon asked calmly.

"Sorry, Renamon, he didn't," Seiko said, shaking her head. "All I could really get from his was that this creature that attack him, say he was going to destroy every human for the wrong that had done to him."

"That sounds like that stupid creep, all right," Rika said viciously, her fur standing on end for anger.

"And that means Kai is starting to loose his hold on IceDevimon," Rumiko lowed her eyes to the table and let out a small sigh. She then looked at the two digimon and their cursed tamer, seriously. "Renamon, Guilmon, Takato, Rika. I know this may be strange, but I think you should stay hidden until our guest leave."

The two-digimon and former tamers looked at the famous model and Renamon nodded. Even Guilmon had a small understanding of what Rumiko was saying. The group heard a door opening and knew that the houseguest was coming. Seiko quickly chatted a teleportation spell, teleporting the four digimon to the attic. The young man stepped into the kitchen a moment later, looking around for something. His wounds were dressed and he was wearing some of Matt's old clothes.

"Was there someone else here with you two?" the man asked in a deep toned voice.

"No, dear, I was just listening to an old radio show, that's all," Seiko said with a kind smile. "I didn't mean to wake you."

"I was already up, anywhere," the man said with a light shrug.

"Would you like some tea?" Seiko offer nicely. "My daughter just made a flesh pot."

"I'll like that very much," the man said and took a seat next to Rumiko.

"I don't believe I caught you name?" Rumiko asked sincerely.

"Oh, it's Ian Davidson," Ian said kindly.

"Well Ian, I'm Rumiko and that's my mother, Seiko," Rumiko introduce in kindly voice.

"Nice to meat you?" Ian said kindly and bowed.

For some reason, Rumiko got this weird feeling when she was around this Ian person. He seems like an okay kind of guy, but there was things that didn't settled well with the famous model. Like the way he moves even when he has an injured leg and several other injuries. And there was the fact that this person remained Rumiko of someone who she sees very often.

Seiko finished making Ian's tea and gave it to him. Ian took the cup with a small bow and began drinking it. Rumiko kept her eyes on Ian without making it look like she was looking, a trick she learned from Matt, and tried to piece anything else about this man together, but sadly, she couldn't see anything suspicious. So she'll let things go for now, but she plans to keep a close eye on this man, this Ian Davidson.

(That night)

With the coming of the night, it's creatures came out and much, much more. A figure floated high above the houses as he made his way towards a certain location. He was being careful not to let too much of his magical essence to seep through, just in case someone was on the alert. The mysterious figure stopped over the Nonaka/Makino household and got into a sitting position. He waited there from a few minutes before the chill of the night air started to get to him. With a little snapped out his fingers, a small fire materialized in front of him, costing enough light to show that the mysterious figure was Kai.

"Stupid powers," Kai mumbled to himself as he held his hands close to the fire to warm them up. "I can created and control fire, but I can't just heat my body up without creating a fire first."

Kai kept his hands close to the fire as he looked back down at the house and decided it would be best if he's cloaked himself and his fire, just in case someone in the house was still awake. He quickly chatted and the fire and his form disappeared from view.

Now if everything goes according to plan, he's should be coming out right about…now, no sooner then did he think that, then did Ian came out onto the law.

He was dressed in his origin clothes and he didn't seem to mind all of the holes, either. He looked around the area, making sure the coast was clear before looking up, directly at Kai. Kai looked straight at Ian and opened a mental link between them.

"What took you so long?" Kai demanded. I'm freezing my butt off here!

"Hey, it's not easy trying to sneak around in this clumsy human body!" Ian mentally screamed in a soft tone voice. Especially when the humans in this house can tell when someone is out and about!

"Just quiet your bully aching and found that flower!" Kai ordered.

"I would, if you only told me what this stupid plant looks like!" Ian mental screamed.

Kai mentally sigh and then said coldly," We have been over this already, I'll send a mental picture directly to your brain and then you find it."

"How come we can talk when you're mother's spell is suppose to block you from this house?" Ian asked coldly.

"Because you're in there, you icy freak," Kai mentally said angrily.

"And what does I have to do with any of this?" Ian asked in cold anger.

"Simple, you're like bridge over a river. You don't go in the river, you over around it. Now, quiet you're stalling and gave me my flower!!" Kai ordered.

"Okay, gave that stupid picture," Ian mentally said, letting a sigh escape his lips.

Kai narrowed his eyes and send a mental wave at Ian. A picture of a simple looking flower with a red outline around a yellow body formed in Ian's head a minute later. The mysterious "person" let out another sigh and began his search. From his spot high above, Kai could easily see where the flower was located, but wasn't going to tell Ian about it.

Ian searched the entire garden and came up with nothing but soared hands and clothes. He was ready to give up from the night and just go back to bed. He was turning back towards the house when he spotted an area in the far corner of the garden that he overlooked. He thought about just leaving it for the time being, but remembered that Kai was watching and he didn't feel like getting any more lip from that human at the moment. So with a light sigh, he went over there and found the flower of the moon staring him right in the eye.

Great, now I know I'm never going to hear the end of this from that stupid human, Ian thought anger, a bitter frown on his face.

"Watch those insults," Kai ordered coldly.

Slightly startled, Ian snapped his head in Kai's direction, curious to know how Kai knew what he was thinking.

"Don't look so surprise…Ian," Kai said smugly. I still have my link connected and I can hear all of your thoughts."

Ian frown as he turned back to the plant and bent down to pick it up. He was about to grab the stupid plant when suddenly….

"…Ian, what are you doing here at this hour?" Startled again, Ian spun around on his heels and looked at Rumiko.

The famous model was dressed in a flower red, silk nightgown and was wearing her late husband's old jacket for warmth. She was looking at Ian in concern, but Ian also saw the suspicious gaze she was hiding.

"What are you doing out here at such a late hour, Ian?" Rumiko asked again, her voice taking on a hint of suspicious.

"Umm, I had a nightmare that awoke me and I thought some night air would help calm my nerves," Ian said quickly, but calmly as he looked around the garden to avoid the model's eyes. "Say, this is quit the garden. You're mother must have one big, green thumb."

"Yes, she has a lot of time on her hands and gardening is the only thing I can think of that doesn't hurt her," Rumiko said softly, stepping besides Ian.

Ian frowned slightly in anger at Rumiko. He hated all the nice talk he had to chock out, but being right next to one of his biggest enemies was driving him over cliff. His right fingers began twitching and soon he slowly reached his hand up to Rumiko's neck.

"Don't even think about it," Kai's voice suddenly said in Ian's head, stopping him from doing his deed. "If you can't take my sister in your natural state, what make's you think you can do it in the state you're in?"

Ian's frown grew more angrily as he dropped his hand back to his side. He knew Kai was right, but that still didn't mean he had to like it. Ian shot a glare in the direction that Kai was cloaked and then looked back at the garden before Rumiko was the wiser.

The famous model continued to stare at her mother's garden for another minute before looking at Ian. "Shall we head in, Ian? Maybe you can get some sleep now?"

Ian simply nodded and Rumiko took the lead into the house. Ian followed at a slower pace and when he was at the door, he looked towards Kai's hiding spot.

"Now what?" he asked rudely.

"Now, I leave this up to you to figure out," Kai replied coldly and dropped his cloaking spell.

Ian watched as Kai flow away, glaring at the sorcerer's back. Once Kai was gone, Ian entered the house, already working on a plan to get that stupid flower.

(The next day…Morning)

Guilmon let out a big yawn as he stretched out and scratched his back. He groggily looked toward Renamon, who was taking a look out at the entrance of the attic. He then looked around and spotted, Rika and Takato, also just waking up. Guilmon fail to notice how close the cursed tamers were or the fact that their tails were intertwined either. Guilmon let out a smaller yawn as he got to his feet and wimbled his way to Renamon.

"Morning, Renamon," Guilmon said in a half sleepy, half awoke voice.

"Morning, Guilmon," Renamon replied, giving Guilmon a small smile. "Did you sleep well?"

"Un nun," Guilmon said, nodding. "It was cold, but I finally got to sleep when I had this dream?"

"And what was this dream?" Renamon asked slowly.

"I was cold and then you held me close to you and I felt nice and toasty," Guilmon relied innocently.

"Ummm," Renamon looked away in embarrassment as a light blush appeared under her fur.

"OOWWWW, did someone want they special dinoboy to be warm?" a teasing voice asked from below the two digimon.

Guilmon and Renamon looked down at Rika, who was smiling teasingly up at Renamon. Takato was next to the flame colored fox, looking like he was still half asleep.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Rika?" Renamon said slowly so to keep her embarrassment out of her voice.

"Oh, come on, Renamon. I saw you with Dinoboy last night," Rika said teasingly, while trying to trip her partner.

"No, I was by myself like I usual," Renamon replied, some of her embarrassment appearing in her voice. "And weren't you really close to Takato?"

"Oh, you mean Gogglehead?" Rika asked, looking at Takato and batting him on the nose with her tail. "I just didn't want him to get cold and bull ache, that's all"

"But that still doesn't change the fact that you'll near him," Renamon said in a semi calm voice.

'You know that's not going to work on me, Renamon," Rika replied, throwing that teasing grin Renamon's way again.

"Umm," Renamon's eyes began darting about, hoping to find anything to change the subject and get all of the attention off of herself.

Luck appeared by with the vaccine digimon because the door to the attic opened and Rumiko came up with a tray of food a second later. When Renamon saw the famous model, she smiled slightly and hurried over to her.

"Here, let me help you with that," Renamon said calmly and took the tray before Rumiko said a thing.

"Umm, thanks," Rumiko replied and came fully into the attic.

Renamon set the tray in the center of the attic and the other digimon gathered around it. There are pancakes, toast, juice, milk and some tea for Renamon. Guilmon looked at the toast funny like and packed a slice up. He sniffed it and found that it had a similar scent to bread.

"It's called Toast, Guilmon. It's made from bread," Rumiko said kindly when she saw Guilmon's clueless face. "I even added peanut better to it. Go ahead and try some."

Guilmon looked at the model and then back at the toast. He took one small bit out of the corner and his taste buds were instantly bombarded with the enriched favor of toasted bread. He inhaled the slice in his claws down and immediately went for more. Rumiko smiled at she watched Guilmon make short work of the all ten slices of toast in no time flat. She knew he would like the breakfast she prepared for them, but he wasn't the only one. Takato and Rika were inhaling their own stick of pancakes just as fast as Guilmon. Renamon was the only one who wasn't pigging out. She was calmly sipping away on her tea. After a moment, Renamon put her cup back on the tray and looked at the closet fighter.

"Rumiko, I don't mean to be rude and all, but there's something unsettling at this Ian person," the fox said calmly.

"I know what you mean, Rena," Rumiko agreed, nodding her head. "There's something odd about him."

"Mm, um, un…" Rika said with a mouth full of pancakes.

"Rika! You know it's rude to talk with your mouth full," Rumiko scolded in a motherly tone and put her hands on her hips.

Rika swallowed the pancakes and then said in a rude voice," Well, if you ask me, that guy remains me to much of that icy freak."

Renamon and Rumiko looked at each other, startled by this fact. They really haven't consider that IceDevimon might be able to change into a human form, but then again, they couldn't rule out that Kai, with his black magic, might have a hand in this.

"Do you think that can be possible?" Takato asked, speaking for the first time this morning.

"Gogglehead, when you have a Harry Potter wannbe, I don't rule anything out," Rika said coldly.

"Well, I guess your right, Rika," Takato replied quietly.

"But if we're right, there's something I don't get," Renamon said, more to herself then anyone else.

"What's that, Renamon?" Guilmon asked innocently.

"With the barrier around us, that should stop any force powered by black magic, right?" Renamon looked toward her cursed tamer's mother.

"I really don't know much about magic, but I could ask my mother about it?" Rumiko suggested.

"Yes, that would work," Renamon, agreed, nodding her head.

Rumiko smiled at her foxy friend and then looked at her watch. "Well I better be off. Much sure to keep a close eye on Ian."

The two digimon and cursed tamers nodded and Rumiko waved to them as she headed towards the stairs. Rumiko exited the attic and closed it up. Suddenly this feeling that someone was watching her came over the model. She did a quick scan with her eyes and found nothing suspicious, so she chuckled this one up to paranoia. She then hurried to her room to get ready to greet the day, unaware of a pair of eyes watching her from the shadows.

(Later that day)

The morning quickly rolled into the early afternoon and the day was quickly coming towards a close. Ian silently made his way out to the garden, keeping his eyes trained just in case he wasn't alone. He did a quick scan of the area and was pleased that no one was around.

That's stupid blonde is at work, her limb excise of a mother is nowhere to be found and the fox and dino breathe are in the attic with those pip squeaks. This is a perfect time to grab that flower and high tail it out of this place, Ian thought in confidence and grinned.

Ian did another quick scan and when the coast appeared to be clear, he hurried over to where he saw the flower. He looked over his shoulder and quickly reached for the flower. Ian could feel his human's body starting to get into the feel of this. His blood was racing. His palm was getting sweaty and his mouth was drying up. Ian licked his lips and couldn't help but grin.

So this is what humans feel when excited. It feels good too, Ian thought.

Ian slowly reached for the flower, getting lost in the thrill of the moment. Closer and closer, his hand came to grasping the flower. His pulse was now so fast that it felt alive. He was so close now! All he needed to do was close his fingers around it and the flower would be his.

"You seem to have a great interest in flowers," A calm voice said from behind Ian.

Startled, Ian spun around and saw the two beings he didn't want to see at this moment. Renamon was looking at Ian suspiciously, while Guilmon was giving him his trademark, viral stare. It only took Ian a second to recover from his shock and get into character.

"What are you?" he asked, trying to sound as scared as possible.

"Don't you know?" Renamon asked suspiciously.

"No, I don't," Ian, said trying to sound clueless. "You and that red thing are the about the second monsters I seen, since that white monster attacked me."

Renamon kept her silence as she studied this human in front of her. Guilmon had kept his eyes on Ian and now he was growling at him. That growling was starting to get on Ian's nerves and he was starting to sweat.

"What wrong with you?" Ian asked uneasily.

"You smell like rotten fruit," Guilmon growled.

"I do?" Ian asked, startled and smelled his arm. "I don't smell like rotten fruit!"

"You smell like black magic," Guilmon growled.

What? Ian screamed in his mind, his eyes widening in surprise. How did he know about that?!

"Hmm," Renamon looked at Guilmon from the corner of her eyes and then look back at Ian. "Who are you really?"

Ian titled his head down, shadowing his eyes and suddenly began snickering. Suddenly that snickering exploded into an insane laughter and Ian threw his head back.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!! IF YOU CAN'T FIUGRE THAT OUT, FOX, THEN YOU'RE MORE BRAINLESS THEN I THOIUGHT!! Suddenly Ian became surrounded in a black aura that quickly shattered apart. All of the tears, holes and rips in Ian's clothes repaired themselves like magic. Ian's milky brown hair faded into an icy white color and his eyes changed into a light red color that seemed to glow with evil.

When Guilmon saw him, his eyes returning to their normal state. He stared at Ian in confusion for a few seconds before a memory clicked in the back of his head and he recognized him.

"You!!" Guilmon exclaimed as he eyes returned to their viral state and he began growling viciously.

"Guilmon, do you know this man?" Renamon asked Guilmon with a hint of curiousness in her voice.

"He's was the one who helped Kai to kidnapped Takato and me," Guilmon replied through his growling.

"Hmm," Renamon looked at Ian and studied him thoroughly. She let out a small, surprised gasp as she realized something eerie about Ian.

Icy white clothes with hair to match, a bloodstain that formed a familiar looking face. Red eyes that pierced through Renamon with sneering hatred and disgust. All the sighs clearly pointed to one conclusion, a conclusion Renamon didn't want to believe it.

"No, it can't be," Renamon, whispered.

"What's the matter…fox?" Ian asked, grinning, a way to familiar grin. "Did you finally put the pieces together?"

"What's he talking about, Renamon?" Guilmon asked confusingly.

"I don't know how it's possible, but I think this human here, is actually IceDevimon," Renamon replied in mild disbelief.

"Huh?" Guilmon looked at Ian in confusion and blinked twice. He couldn't see the eerie resembles to the icy digimon and the human before him.

Ian began snickering to himself before he said to Guilmon," If you're lost, you dimwitted dinosaur, let me spell it out for you. Kai's a sorcerer who travels this world many times over, so a spell to hide one true form is child play to him."

Ian closed his eyes and concentrated. A pair of icy white, tattered wings unfolded from Ian's back and incased around him, forming a cocoon like object. The cocoon lifted off the ground about four inches and glowed for about a second. The wings opened up, revealing that Ian has transformed back into his true state of IceDevimon.

When Renamon and Guilmon saw their rival, they immediately snapped into fighting poses, of which IceDevimon just laughed off.

"Hahaha! What makes you think a couple of pip squeaks like you can actually hurt me?" he asked insultingly and then began laughing again. Once he settled down, he threw an insulting grin at his rivals and said," Now if you don't mind, I'll be taking me flower and be going."

He turned back to the flower and reached out for it. He suddenly stopped when he notice another shadow on to his right. He snapped his head in that direction just in time to see a leg heading towards his eyes. IceDevimon was knocked back and would have fell into the small pond, if he hasn't opened his wings and took to the sky. He looked towards the one who just attacked him and was a little surprised to see Rumiko, all dressed in her fighting clothes.

"It was a good thing I decided to eat launch at home today," the famous model joked seriously.

"How long have you been here?" IceDevimon screamed angrily.

"Long enough to know who you are…Ian," Rumiko answered emotionlessly.

IceDevimon growled to himself in frustration. He probably couldn't have taken Guilmon and Renamon if he rush them quickly enough so they didn't have time to use the light of love thing, but taking on a human with the strength of a champion digimon was a whole different matter all together. He darted his eyes around the area, looking for anything that might work as a shield. He found it, lacking in the shadows near the pouch. It was the cursed tamers, hiding in the shadows to watch the fight.

IceDevimon looked back at his opponent and threw them a cocky grin. He suddenly dropped low to the ground and flew at high speeds to the pouch, cloth lining Guilmon and Renamon in the process. He reached the pouch, grabbed the first thing that was in reach and faced the fighters quickly then anyone could react.

"If anyone makes one wrong move, we'll see if this one shatters into data like normal digimon do," IceDevimon said threateningly and held his captive close to his claws.

Guilmon, Renamon and Rumiko all gasped deeply when they saw Rika, struggling to get herself free. When IceDevimon realized who he has, he grinned insanely.

"Rika…" Rumiko unknowingly took a step forward and IceDevimon noticed it too.

"I said don't move or else," to prove his point, IceDevimon press his claw into Rika's throat, causing Rumiko to stop instantly.

"Let me go, you, stupid icy freak," Rika exclaimed without fear.

"I'm afraid I can't do that," IceDevimon replied in that sickly smooth voice of his. "You're my insurance out of here."

IceDevimon opened his wings and threw one final grin at his rivals as prepared to take to the sky. Suddenly a stream of bubbles came from out of nowhere and blocked IceDevimon's sight, preventing him to taking off.

"WHAT'S THIS!!" the icy devil exclaimed and used his claws to clear away the bubbles.

IceDevimon looked towards his right to see a very, very anger Takato. The brown lizard/dinosaur was growling viciously at the icy demon and his eyes were set in their viral state. At the same time, Takato's red aura was flashing around him and the copy collar that contains the curse of Rika family was sparking about.

What's that power I feeling from this pathetic being? IceDevimon wondered to himself. Suddenly his eyes widened as he recalled an event similar to this. Wait I remember something like this, when my data was part of that dino breathe. But what could it mean?

Rumiko used this distraction to her advantage and dashed up to IceDevimon. She kicked him in the wrist and in surprised, IceDevimon let go of Rika. Rumiko caught her daughter and jumped into the air. IceDevimon watched at the mother and daughter soared through the air, growling at himself from getting distracted. Suddenly he caught a light out the corner of his eyes. He looked forward to see Renamon, standing on Guilmon's shoulders and both of them glowing in that light of love, they possess. The two digimon were preparing to use their ultimate, special, combo attack and IceDevimon didn't feel like taking it on the chin again.

"I'M OUT OF HERE!!!" the icy devil screamed and jumped into the air.

"Diamond sphere!! Guilmon swing his head up and released a stream of fire as Renamon fired her concentrated diamonds into it. The sphere of diamonds emerged from the stream of flame covered in fire themselves and the sphere rocketed after IceDevimon.

The diamond sphere chased IceDevimon until they were out of eyesight. Renamon and Guilmon lost their light and Guilmon collapsed from Renamon's weight. The exhausted digimon fell to the ground and Rumiko landed right next to them.

"RIKA!!" Takato ran up to Rumiko and jumped into Rumiko's arms with all of his might. "Are you all right?"

"Of course, Goggles," Rika said in her tough voice. "It's takes more then that icy freak to break me."

Takato smiled in relief, happy that Rika was fine. Without realizing it, Takato snuggled close to it. Though embarrassed, Rika didn't push him off either. Instead she snuggled into Takato as well.

Rumiko smiled a little at the scene in her arms and then looked at her friends seriously. Renamon had gotten into a seating position and Guilmon looked ready to nod off.

"What do you think that was all about?" Renamon asked in a semi-tired voice.

"I don't know, but I know it can't mean anything good," Rumiko answered grimly.

(Later)

"You're completely worthless!" Those angry words echoed deep in the back of Ian's mind as he wondered the solemn, night streets. "All you needed to do was grabbed a simple flower and you couldn't even do that! I'm seriously starting to regret even bring you back in the first place!"

"Its not like he could have done any better," Ian muttered angrily to himself.

Ian walked aimless around the streets, trying to block all of Kai's insults from his mind. But the evil sorcerer had been on icy attire human's mind since leaving Kai's lair. And he would never forget the "punishment" he got for his failure.

As Kai had been insulting Ian in his true form, he was tightening gripping his hand, causing the collar around IceDevimon's neck to tighten to the point where he felt like his head was going to pop off at any time. In the end Kai had decided to "spare" IceDevimon because he thought he was of some use.

Ian scowled at that little memory as he rounded a corner into an alley. The disguised digimon was hoping to found some action to relieve some of the stress that had been building since leaving Kai's place. Sadly there was no one around to pick a fight with. The alley was empty, excepted for some mouse, getting food from a dumpster.

Great, not even a mutt or hairball to kick around, Ian thought angrily and exited the alley.

Ian stuffed his hands in his pockets as he resumed his aimless walking. He walked for hours on end, coming across closed local owned businesses, closed office building and a few packs. He also ran across some humans, but didn't attack them. As time wore on, Ian's stress grew and it wasn't long before his stress turned into frustration. And by the time he reached the alley he came across more then five hours ago, Ian's frustration had turned into rage.

"That human thinks I that worthless," Ian growled angrily, looking at his clutched fist. "Then I'll show him."

Ian ducked into the alley and a bright flashing icy white light emerged from the alley's mouth seconds later. The light quickly faded away and IceDevimon rocketed from the alley moments later. He glared in the direction of Kai's lair and sneered at he looked in the direction of Rumiko's house.

"So, they all think, I'm just some pathetic piece of trash," IceDevimon asked himself, anger dripping from his voice like venom. "Well then I'll show. I'LL SHOW THEM ALL!!!"

IceDevimon opened his wings to their full length and took off in the direction of his rivals house with the attention of proving to Kai and to himself that he was more then just a piece of data trash.

(…)

Me: Well I know this isn't my usually style, but I think I'll end things here for now.

Rika: Yeah, well if you ask me, you're gotten done sooner if you haven't been lazily for so long, Space for Brains.

Me (Shrugging): Hey, when I feel like doing things, I do them.

Rika (Screaming): YEAH, WELL WHEN THEY'RE CUTTING INTO YOUR STUPID TIME, I CARE!!"

Me (Smiling Slyly): Why Rika, I didn't know you like my stories so much.

Rika: Dream on, Space for Brains! I'm just went this stupid story over with so I can get out of here.

Me: Well then you're have to wait, you royal pain in the backside.

Rika (Glaring suspiciously at Me): And what does that mean, Space for Brains?

Me (Smiling innocently): Nothing.