Whew…finally. I am done with this chapter. Before I start the chapter, I want to apologise for the very, VERY late update. I was thinking of abandoning the whole project all together since not really many people liked this story. But thanks to cosmicfalcon, littledoggy and also Takarifan100, I am able to continue this story. I very big thank you to both of you and also not forgetting to those who reviewed for me for the past chappies.

To cosmicfalcon: You still didn't tell me when thanksgiving is and I am very sorry for breaking my promise.

To Takarifan100: I will be sure to include some of your ideas in my story. Thanks again.

To littledoggy: I know you have been urging me to write this chapter. So, here it is.

This chapter is for the three of you.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DIGIMON.

ENJOY!

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4. Sorcerymon's death

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Kari's POV

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"I have got you now." The gnome-like-digimon bellowed.

Our newfound friends gasped. It seems as though they are shocked to see them.

"Who are they?" I asked Izumi. Izumi is so shocked that she couldn't even pay the slightest attention to me. I frowned.

"I even brought a few friends here." The digimon said. He moved away from the hole. One by one, three other digimons step out, none of them that I am familiar with.

"Ranamon!"

The first digimon is a female digimon. Her eyes are blood red. She has a baby blue outfit and has fins as her ears and on her hips. She wore a funny hat that took the shape of her head and was long and curved at the end. There is a red gem in the centre of her hat. It seems that she has the power over water. She flashed a smile and winks at us cheekily.

"Arbomon!"

The second digimon walks in. He is brown and looks like a cross between an android and a karakuri puppet.

"Never talk to strangers you don't know." He said, with a finger pointing in the air. He moves away from the hole. Another digimon came out.

"Mercurimon!"

This digimon is the weirdest of all of them. He has a triangular head that went to his shoulders and has a mirror as his face. I could only see his mouth. This green digimon also has a mirror on his body and either side of his hands, sort of like a shield. He smiled.

"So, you are the digidestines."

He said as he surveyed my new friends. Then, he laid his eyes on TK and me.

"The crest bearers of light and hope?" He laughed. "Today must be our lucky day. We not only found the wanted digidestines but also two of the crest bearers. Churibimon-sama would be so delighted to hear of this."

My new friends looked at me, confused.

"Crest bearers? What is that?" Junpei asked.

"Oh, so you are the crest bearers. Hi!" Ranamon waved to us.

'Are they friends or enemies?' I thought. Unfortunately for us, my question is answered quickly as Grumblemon shouted 'Attack!' and all four digimon starts sprinting towards us. I sought to run. TK followed. I called to the other five kids but four of them stood their ground.

"HUMAN SPIRIT EVOLUTION!" They shouted and took out what seems to be digivices. Each of them began emitting a bright light.

"AGUNIMON!"

"LOBEMON!"

"BEETLEMON!"

"KUMAMON!"

When I am able to see again, Takuya, Kouji, Junpei and Tommy are nowhere to be found, in their places, stood four digimon. Now it is TK's and my turn to gasp.

"They have…those kids have…digivolved!" TK exclaimed.

"Yup. That is human spirit evolution." Bokomon said.

"But, don't they need digimons too?" I asked.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Izumi asked. "We can digivolve by ourselves without the help of other digimons. Can't you do it?"

"No." I answered.

"Oh." She said and growled, "If my spirit wasn't stolen, I could be fighting alongside with them."

"You need spirits to digivolve?" I asked again.

"Yes. All of us need spirits to digivolve including those four." She pointed to our four enemies.

Agunimon, Lobomon, Beetlemon and Kumamon won't just stand there and let their enemies attack them. They, too, started attacking their four opponents.

"PYRO DARTS!"

"HOWLING LASER!"

"LIGHTING BLITZ!"

"BLIZZARD BLASTER!"

All of which were easily dodged or avoided by the enemies.

"It's my turn now." Ranamon said. She puts both her hands together, high above her head.

"RAIN STREAM!" A small black cloud appears from her fingers. Slowly, it grows bigger and floats towards Agunimon and the others. Once directly above the four digimon, it starts raining. I look in horror as Agunimon, Lobomon, Beetlemon and Kumamon groan in pain as the rain starts weakening them. Soon, they are all sprawled on the ground, unable to move. I wanted to run over to them to help, only to be stopped by TK.

"Don't." He said. "There's nothing you can do." I looked down. He is right. There is NOTHING I can do. Without Gatomon, I am useless. This feeling just upsets me more and more.

"What, that is it? I thought of playing longer." Ranamon said as she expressed her unhappiness with a scowl.

"Good job, Ranamon. Now, the crest bearers." Mercurimon started walking towards us. TK stood in front of me protectively. When he got as far as ten feet away, Sorcerymon stood in his way.

"I won't let you get near them." He raised his staff.

"CRYSTAL BARRAGE!" Multiple crystal shards shot out from his staff. Mercurimon didn't expect the sudden attack and got hit back by the immense force into a wall. Sorcerymon turned to TK and I.

"Run!"

At once, TK and I bolted towards Izumi, Sorcerymon right behind us. Once we reached there, Agunimon, Lobomon, Beetlemon and Kumamon quickly stood in front of us like a protective barrier repelling all attacks.

The four evil digimons regrouped.

"You are no match for us." Grumblemon roared. "Before we destroy you, return my beast spirit." He didn't get a reply.

Sorcerymon backed away to the wall. He felt the wall. When he found what he was looking for, he pushed a brick in the wall. It triggered a secret door. The door opened, dust flew in all directions, making sight barely visible.

"This way!" A blurry image of Sorcerymon shouted. Agunimon, Lobomon, Beetlemon and Kumamon reverted back to humans. We followed Sorcerymon into the dark passage that the trap door revealed. It was so dark inside. But we kept running, knowing that our lives depend on it. Finally, we came to a halting stop. There is a wall in front of us. 'We are trapped!' I realised.

Sorcerymon pulled on a lever on the wall. The wall moved upwards. Light shone on us. 'We are free!' We looked out of the opening. It is a long drop down. I can't even see the ground. In front of us is a train. There are tracks below it. But for some reason, this train has a face.

"Get on this Trailmon, quick." Sorcerymon ordered us. I understood quickly. That train is a digimon and its name is Trailmon. We ran into the digimon's cockpit. I turned back. Sorcerymon is still standing at the opening of the dark passage. My heart raced quickly. 'He is not going to…No! He has to!'

"Sorcerymon!" I shouted to him. He shook his head.

"Go! I will hold on to them as long as I can."

"No!" I shouted my disapproval. I ran back to him, only to be stopped by, once again, TK.

"Let go!" I grunted as I try to free myself from his grasp. "Let me go! I have seen enough of my friends die already. I don't want to see anymore." The train digimon started to move. "No, Sorcerymon!" He bowed low to us as the wall closed down. Then, there is a huge 'BOOM' sound. I knew that Sorcerymon has once again left this world.

"He is…gone." I heard Tommy said.

Tears swelled in my eyes. 'No, I lost him again. This is the second time he died, for me.' My heart ache so much that I had to clutch it. 'What is Gatomon going to say when she finds out about this? She was already crying so much when she saw Wizardmon's ghost at the Fuji TV station. Now she won't be able to see him again. Sorcerymon, I am sorry. I am so sorry to have include you in this.'

The tears in my eyes accumulated so much that they are flowing freely down my face. TK released his grasp from me. I fell to my knees at the edge of the train digimon, crying. My new friends looked at my sadly. TK bent down and put a hand over my shoulder to calm me.

'Why? Why must so many of our friends die?' My vision starts to get blur. Everything starts spinning. I looked down at the Trailmon's tracks. The tracks just keep coming. It never stops. Suddenly, the tracks are gone. All I see is the never ending drop down. Trailmon has just leaped high into the air to get to another high tracks. Suddenly, I felt myself being pushed forward by force. Everything is getting darker, darker, and darker. I closed my eyes. Then, I felt myself falling. Falling into the eternal space…

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TK's POV

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I understand how Kari felt. It's not like I wanted to stop her or anything. I, too, wanted to go back and help Sorcerymon. But, it was Sorcerymon's wish for us to get away safely and I must respect that, for it is his last wish.

I bent down and put my hand over Kari's trembling shoulder and rubbed her back to calm her. I can hear her stifle cries. She is looking out of Trailmon; at his never ending tracks. I was about to call her to come in, when I was jerked forwards. I watched as Kari lunged out of Trailmon. Quickly, I sprinted towards her. I caught her hand in the nick of time.

I looked down and to my horror, we are floating in midair. Trailmon must have jumped. I looked back at Kari. She is unconscious.

"Kari!" I shouted in attempt wake her. I grunted as I felt myself slipping at the edge of Trailmon's cockpit. Tommy, who is nearest to me, quickly grabbed on to me.

"Help!" He called out to his four other comrades. They quickly held on to me.

"Pull!" They grunted and pulled as hard as they could as I heaved Kari back onto the moving digimon. Finally, when we are all safely aboard the train digimon, we fell on our knees due to exhaustion.

"How is she?" Avery concerned Izumi asked. I looked at Kari. She is still unconscious. But she is breathing properly and seems to be sleeping peacefully. I had placed her on my lap. I don't know why but since we had woken up in that crystal tower, I had the urge to protect Kari at all cost, and even more so when we witnessed Sorcerymon's death.

"She's fine."

"Yokata." She said with a sigh. We felt another jerk which caused the few who are already on their feet to fall back on their butts and also the sound of grinding metals caused by the friction when Trailmon's wheels came into contact with the tracks. It seems that we are no longer floating in midair. I gave a sigh of relieve. It seems like smooth sailing from now on.

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This chapter is a little short. But I hope you guys like it. Remember to review!