Part 4

Tai twisted on the wooden cot in the hut that was given to him, Kari and their Digimon. He twisted the other way. He just couldn't fall asleep. He was too nervous, tomorrow was the battle with Queen Amazonmon, and he wasn't sure he was going to win.

Sora and Biyomon had spent nearly a year and a half forming a bond between them, Biyomon and Tai had tried to do the same thing in five days.

He thought back to the first day of their training. He almost through up because he was so nervous. He thought Queen Amazonmon had meant that they would battle her the next day, but she had just meant they would practice. He remembered walking onto the battlefield. "Okay," he said,"Let's try Digivoling."

"Okay," Biyomon said,"Biyomon digivolve to...."

She started glowing...glowing...glowing...then shrunk into Yokomon. Tai smacked his head,"This is gonna be a long day."

The second day they had managed to make it to Birdramon, and were training in that level for the next couple of days. Then when they tried to make it to Garudamon, they couldn't. Tai slammed his fists into the ground and screamed in Sora's voice,"Why can't you digivolve? Queen Amazonmon is a Mega Digimon, the only chance we'll have is with an Ultimate!"

Birdramon flew down and turned back into Biyomon. She put her wing around Tai. "Its because of the crest."

Tai's eyes shot open. He grabbed the string around his neck and pulled up the crest. He stared at the heart shape insignia,"The Crest of Love. I can't show love!"

Biyomon was horrified. Sure, he wasn't Sora, but it was her caring attitude that was in control when she hugged Tai. "Sure you can!"

Tai started to cry. "No, I can't. I'm not sure what love is."

"You love your sister, don't you?"

"Is love nearly killing your sister?"

"Tai," she said, amazed,"This is exactly how Sora acted when Demidevimon told her her crest wouldn't glow."

Tai gasped. "I-I-I need to think about this."


Back in the hut, Tai turned onto his back and stared at the ceiling. How was he going to get the Map of Jungle? What was he going to do?



SPLASH!

"Matt!" T.K. yelled, running up to him,"Are you okay?"

"Ugh," Matt said, getting up from the mud puddle he fell in. "What did I trip over?"

"This?" Patamon said, flying over to a tree vine lying on the forest floor.

"That would be it," Matt said getting up, looking at himself. "Ohh!" he yelled,"My dress is covered with mud! Its ruined!"

T.K., Patamon, and Palmon stared at him, their eyes and mouths opened wide.

"Uhh," Matt said, starting to turn red,"I mean, since these are the only clothes I have to wear, I'd better make sure it clean, right?"

"Uhh," T.K. said," I guess that's reasonable."

They stared walking again, while Matt thought,"What's happening to me? Why did I just act like Mimi? Are the others having this problem? What about Tai?"

They walked for a few more feet before Matt looked at his Digivice. "I think we're almost there."

"Great!" Palmon said, tired, "I think I'm going to collapse soon."

"Oh," Matt said, picking her up,"I'll carry you for a bit."

He walked off with Palmon in his arms, leaving his younger brother and his Digimon staring at him in worry.


"Patamon," T.K. said,"I think something wrong with Matt."

Patamon didn't say anything as the two of them joined T.K.'s misplaced brother. No one said anything as they continued walking. "Wait!" Matt said, pointing to a cave," My Digivice says that the map is inside there."

"Good," T.K. said,"Let's just walk inside there and get it."

The four of them nodded and walked inside. "Wait!" a voice said,"You may not enter here, this is sacred ground."

"But we need that map!" T.K. said.

"Then you must defeat me!" Two glowing red eyes appeared in the darkness of the cave.

Matt shrieked, which caused another look from the others, when a giant bear walking on two legs walked out. It had two cannons strapped onto its shoulders. "I am Bearmon! To claim the Map of Forest, you must defeat its guardian."

"Whose that?" Matt asked, oblivious.

Bearmon nearly lost his footing. "Me!"

Izzy checked his Digivce again. No doubt about it, the map piece they needed was somewhere on this mountain. He turned back the other way to look at their camp site. There was a roaring fire in the center, with a makeshift tent strapped over a tree branch. Gabumon and Gomamon were scouting for food, and Mimi was doing something inside the tent.

"Hey, Izzy," Gomamon said, cheerfully,"We're back."

"Great!" Izzy said,"You've brought food!"

"Yup!" Gabumon and Gomamon were pulling a cart full of food.

"Where's Mimi?" Gabumon asked.

Izzy jerked his thumb over his shoulder to the tent,"In there."

"What's she doing?"

Izzy shruged,"Who knows."

"I'm here!" Mimi shouted from the tent. When she stepped out the others fell over.

"What do you think?" she asked. She had taken Matt's hair and braided it. "Well?"

Izzy and Gomamon were awe struck, but Gabumon let her have it. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Well, since I'm stuck in this body, at least for the time being, I might as well try to get as comfortable as possible!"

As the two of them argued, Gomamon turned to Izzy. "Have you found the map yet?"

Izzy nodded, pointing to a nearby mountain,"Its up there."

"Great."

Izzy smiled. As he started out into the distance he thought, "I wonder how the others are?"

to be continued....