Digimon Destiny

Chapter/Episode 3

The Black Tamer

There seemed to be almost nothing meaningful to her life now. Her father had rejected her desperate plea to find his 'creation' another power source, someone else to give away to the darkness. Now, Madera walked to school, willing herself to go on, though she had no friends, she had always wanted to learn, getting that from her poor mother. She didn't want to be a 'Tamer' to something with plans so twisted, so evil and cruel, but she didn't want to wish this fate on anyone else, so the girl had nothing else to do but go along with it. Her D-Power was safely strapped to her belt, Dad had made sure of it. Madera held her arms in each other and thought back to the conversation her dad had with her last night...

'Please, Dad, I can't do this anymore. Let someone else do it!

'No, come on, ever since you saw those kids fighting that red monster you've wanted to be just like them. Now you have your wish, I've made you your own Digimon, be a little more grateful, sweetie.'

'How can I be grateful when the Digimon you made is completely awful?'

'She's not awful, she tells me that you don't want to be her Tamer yet she can't see why. Give her a chance, she's lovely.'

'You're only saying that because she's brainwashed you! If Mom was still here, you'd never act like this!'

'Madera, I can't see why you have to se that way. Mom would've wanted the same thing. Now be a good girl and go to your room.'

'It's seven-thirty!'

'Well, maybe some good long sleep will help you clear your head.'

Madera walked through the crowd, the people seeming almost oblivious. She had to do something and soon, or her 'partner' would take complete control of her will. She couldn't let that happen, not now, even though she couldn't think of a reason that she should continue fighting what was trying to overcome and consume her, other than freedom. While the broken girl began pondering ways to let go, she was completely unaware of the tall shape, swathed in black, watching her on the roof of a building, a look of pure malevolence etched on its' face.

To put it simply, Karo was having a bad start to the day. First off, his mom had forgotten to wake him, so he was going to be late. Second, three strings on his bass guitar had snapped so he needed to buy new ones. Finally, he'd have to walk to school as his skateboard was in repairs as the one of the wheels had come off. Grabbing his backpack and his hat, he said ' See ya later!' to his mom then sat down on the porch of the house and put on his shoes. Fluffing his hair a little, he placed his 'lucky' baseball hat on his head and rushed out of the gate. Checking his watch, he saw he only had ten minutes to get to school, get his stuff sorted, meet his friends then go to class, which wasn't easy if your class was on the top floor! He was almost out of the alleyway and into the main street when he knocked into something. Crashing to the ground, Karo rubbed his head and opened his eyes slowly to see what he'd banged into today. He then saw, through flashing lights and sunlight, a dark grey shape with orange spiky hair.

Snapping his eyes open suddenly, Karo realized he was right, he had banged into Rika once again. 'Sorry, I REALLY have to stop doing that!' he said, getting up slowly and holding out his arm so the fallen girl could pull herself up. 'It's alright, I should probably look where I'm going as well.' Rika groaned. She shook her head then placed a hand to the back of her hair, as if trying to see if it was bleeding. Finding nothing, she turned back towards Karo who was fluffing his hair and placing his cap back on. The two kids stared at each other before Rika cleared her throat and decided to say something to break the awkward silence surrounding them. 'Um, so.' she faltered, 'Are you taking your skateboard to school today?' 'Na, one of the wheels broke, gonna have to get it reattached after school.' Karo answered, feeling equally embarrassed for having knocked into this girl again.' Hey, um, just so I never walk unceremoniously into you again, promise you'll point yourself out in future to prevent brain surgery or a skull fracture, please?' Karo joked, laughing and pulling up his backpack strap. Rika laughed with him and nodded, 'Same here!' Then, they said ,See ya!' to each other, walked their opposite ways and held their foreheads with the recent pain they'd both endured.

'If you run any faster you know, you'll fall into a time warp, Henry! Slow down!' Terriermon squealed. It seemed that everyone was late today. Henry had no time to waste, he'd woken up half an hour after his alarm had gone off, nearly fainted at the time it was, rushed around the house, hurriedly got dressed, said 'Good morning' to his family, ate, grabbed his bag and Terriermon then ran out of his apartment like there was no tomorrow. He slowed down after his partners' complaint and took a break. 'I know this isn't like me.' he said, looking confused, 'But it feels like I've forgotten something!' 'You're right, that isn't like you!' Terriermon laughed. Henry racked his brains, trying in vain to remember what he'd forgotten, then it dawned on him. 'I've forgotten to take that Miyako girl with us!' he yelled, smacking a hand to his forehead and ran back towards the apartment block, Terriermon shouting all the while for Henry to slow down and hanging on to his Tamers' neck for dear life.

Henry ran full speed up the stairs (well, as fast he could with a rabbit almost choking him!) and reached Sonatas' apartment. He knocked on the door fervently and waited almost impatiently for someone to answer, Terriermon trying to pick himself up and reposition himself on his Tamers' shoulder. The door swung open and Miyakos' sister, Sonata, stood in the door frame, her blonde hair twisted into a plait and wearing a pink pajama set. 'Oh, hey, um...' she said, wearing a strained face as she attempted to remember the boys' name, 'Okay, I don't know your name!' she said, flicking a stray piece of her fringe from her eye. 'Hi, I'm Henry, I walked your sister to school yesterday!' he chirped politely and held out his hand. The girl glanced at his outstretched arm, then took it and shook his hand slightly. 'She's already gone, gave her directions and she walked off about fifteen minutes ago.' Sonata said, clearly bothered that she'd been interrupted. 'Oh, right, sorry to disturb you.' Henry said, turning away, feeling angry with himself for running all the way back home for this. Sonata nodded and went to close the door, 'Nice rabbit' she sneered before shutting the door to her apartment.

'Real smart, Henry(!), making us run all the way back over just be given the brush-off by some unlucky-in-love blonde!' Terriermon joked as they finally reached the schools' entrance. 'Oh, be quiet, it could've been way worse!' Henry protested as he fixed his hair and waited for Takato. 'Yeah, you're right, but still!' Terriermon said, trying to stop laughing, 'That girl may be new, but she's not in kindergarten, she doesn't need someone holding her hand like a child minder! Momentai!' Henry looked over at the little Digimon smiling at him and he grinned back. 'Hey, Henry!' they heard Takato yell. They turned their heads to see him coming towards them, his backpack falling off his shoulder and his anoraks' hood almost covering his head with him running so fast. He stopped, pulled up his backpack and pulled down the blue hood. 'You're early, Kazu and Kenta not show up?' Terriermon asked their friend, who was now trying to get his second wind. 'No, they showed up, but the game ended surprisingly early because SOMEONE, ' he said triumphantly , 'won within five minutes!' 'Wow, Kazu's been getting really good lately!' Terriermon laughed. Takato glared slightly, 'I was talking about me!' He then saw the funny side and started laughing along when girls' voice sounded through the chattering and laughter. 'Hi, guys!' they stopped laughing and turned to see Jeri running over. 'Hey, Jeri!' they all said. 'Hi again!' she giggled. 'Have you seen that blonde girl we were helping out yesterday? I wanna know if she wants to hang out sometime!' The boys shook their heads. 'How about we go and look for her?' Takato suggested.

The others nodded and set off around the playground. They couldn't see her at a first glance, so they asked around people. One girl said she'd seen her around the area were the schools' rabbits were kept, so they walked over there. They found Miyako, along with Momoko and Karo, herself and Karo feeding the rabbits and Momoko just standing there, looking nonchalantly. She looked round when she heard footsteps and spotted two boys and a girl, one boy with a weird rabbit on his shoulder and the girl looking as though she was a little too happy. She recognized them as the ones who'd helped out Miyako yesterday. Not that this didn't change her face, she simply whistled to her friends, indicating that they had company. Miyako and Karo stopped feeding the rabbits and turned to see Takato, Henry and Jeri smiling at them. They both got up and said hello. 'Hi, um, you have to tell me your name again!' Jeri squeaked, 'I can't remember it at all!' The blonde girl giggled and held out her hand, 'I'm Miyako and I don't think I thanked you for opening my locker yesterday so I wouldn't feel too bad!' The two girls laughed and then Jeri remembered why she'd tried to find Miyako in the first place. 'Hey, do you wanna hang out with my friends and me after school?' Jeri asked nervously. Instead of going over her answer, Miyako glanced at Momoko, who clearly bored by these proceedings, then nodded in a 'Whatever, do what you like' face. Miyako turned back to Jeri, whose brown eyes were filled with hope. She then cheered when Miyako nodded. Karo laughed at Jeri then said to the others, 'Looks like she's made a new friend, huh?' The others joined in the laughter, apart from Momoko, who was now starting to get impatient. 'Why did they have to come now?' she thought, 'They have to stop showing up! Miyako and Karo like 'em, though it doesn't mean I should. They're so fake!

She was then brought back to Earth by Jeri coming over to her with a large, friendly smile on her face. 'Would you like to hang out with the rest of us?' she asked happily. 'You might as well, Moko, Miyako and me already are!' Karo suggested, calling Momoko by the nickname he used to get her to agree with him. Momoko sighed and resigned herself to the fact that she'd never get her friends to change their minds. 'Sure, whatever' she muttered. Jeri squealed again, took the slightly scared red-haired girl by her wrist and they both walked back to the playground, the bell having sounded. Momoko turned towards Takato and Henry, 'Does she always act like this?' When the boys nodded she sighed again and made it a goal to get Jeri to tone down the happiness.

Across town, the stress of locating those Wild-Ones was beginning to take its' toll on Yamaki. He sat in his office nearly all day, thinking of ways to find them, only to have each one backfire somehow. 'Still.' he thought to himself now, 'Some good's come of it. We now have all systems for both Hypnos and Juggernaut fully operational. Thanks to someone for rewiring it.' He smiled but then remembered why he was sitting in his office with the shades drawn and his lighter going at full speed in his hand. 'They must be found and dispatched at all costs.' he said aloud now, placing his lighter down on the desk and going to the door. 'I can't allow them to interact with children, even Takato and his friends, they're far too dangerous, even for them!' Yamaki then shut the office door behind him and strolled off to the Hypnos control room.

Sitting in class now was like an ordeal for Momoko. What with Takato behind her constantly asking for help, Jeri trying to catch her eye and wave and the girl next to her asking if her hair was its' natural colour. 'I am surrounded by idiots!' she screamed in her head. The only thing now that made her happy was Ms.Asaji teaching the class about the history of the city. Not that she didn't know, she just wanted to have a chance to either answer a question or catch Ms.Asaji out again. Her brains had always been a great help in her life, she was just one of those people who loved showing that she was smart and getting some satisfaction from the looks on others' faces when they were proved wrong. Momoko glanced ever so slightly at the clock on the wall - three minutes until lunch. She groaned when she remembered about Jeri and her proposition. 'Why couldn't I have just gone to that private school? But no, I have to stay with my friends because Miyako isn't that good with meeting new people and goodness knows what Karo could do!' she thought.

All of a sudden, the bell rang and the teacher dismissed the class. 'You still coming to eat with us?' Momoko heard Takato say. She turned her head to him and nodded halfheartedly. Seeing that the girl was having second thoughts, Takato leaned in again, 'You don't have to join us if you don't want to?' Momoko turned back to him, 'I want to be with my friends and if it means including yours in the future, who am I to complain?' she said politely. Takato then smiled, genuinely pleased. 'She seems really uptight.' He thought to himself. He then watched Jeri come over to them, Kazu and Kenta in tow. 'So, who do we have today?' Kazu asked around the group. Jeri smiled brightly and gestured towards Momoko, 'I thought we'd show Momoko and her friends around, seeing as how they're new!' Kazu saw the red-haired girl flash her dark eyes at him, almost mocking him for Monday. He winced, then turned away. He dared to look back at Momoko as they left the classroom, she was staring back at him, noticed something then spoke, 'Do you guys play Digimon?' Everyone nodded then started talking about their Cards. Only Jeri asked, 'Do you and your friends play?' Momoko nodded. 'Well then where are your Cards, we'll play you during lunch?' Kazu asked. He could've sworn he saw the girl grin as she answered, 'They're in one of Karos' backpacks. 'One?' Kenta asked, bewildered. Momoko nodded and they continued walking to the lunchroom. 'Wonder if she has a lot of Cards. What do you guys think?' Jeri said out of Momokos' earshot. 'Are you kidding?' Kazu sneered, 'She probably only has about eight! We'll whoop her for sure!' No-one else in the group could see the red-haired girls' smirk as they entered the cafeteria.

After they'd met up with the others, sat down and eaten, they all went out into the playground. 'We usually play over here.' Takato told the three new people and he gestured towards the swings. 'We need to get out of here!' Momoko hissed to her friends. 'Don't say that!' Miyako protested, 'They're really nice!' 'Yeah, they're cool, give 'em a chance Momoko.' Karo said. They watched their friends sigh in exasperation and glanced at each other, clearly disappointed she wasn't more enthusiastic. 'Well, here we are!' Takato said and they all sat down and took out their Cards. All except, the three new ones. Momoko simply turned to Karo and wagged her hand for him to give her Cards. The boy nodded gladly and heaved a large black backpack from his shoulder and placed it gingerly on the ground between them. Everyone watched, slightly amazed, as Karo opened the backpack, rifled through it and took out three Cards, eight Cards, then kept going until he had a neat pile of at least thirty Cards sitting in front of him. He then did up the zip on the holdall and set it beside him then gave ten Cards to Momoko, ten to Miyako and left ten for himself. 'Woah!' the others said, trying to hide their amazement as the three others got their Cards and positioned themselves around the circle. 'Who's going first?' Miyako asked. 'How about we do opposite rotation?' Momoko suggested. She then sighed when Kazu and Kenta looked baffled. 'It means that, say for example, I'm sitting opposite Jeri, that means we play each other. It works for everyone else and then we switch. Okay?' Everyone thought this was fair and nodded.

They had just got themselves sorted into their games - Takato with Karo, Henry with Kenta, Momoko with Kazu and Miyako with Jeri when they heard footsteps coming their way. They glanced up to see a scared-looking girl with plaited brown hair wearing a white shirt, a light orange jacket, light blue jeans and white shoes. Jeri and Miyakos' eyes lit up when they saw her. 'You alright?' Jeri asked her, 'What's your name?' 'Ma-Ma-Madera.' the girl muttered quietly. 'Hi, Madera, you play Digimon?' Miyako asked, holding up the blue and green Cards in her hands. The girl shook her head slowly. 'You wanna learn?' Henry said, smiling. Madera shook her head again, 'Can I just watch, I want to learn how to play by myself if that's alright?' 'Why don't you just hold on and one of us will teach you when we're done?' Momoko asked her in a clipped voice. Maderas' hazel eyes widened and she looked as though Momoko had just suggested she try to breathe in a deep lake. 'Ooooooooookay!' the others said as Madera sat down near the group, her eyes glazed and her hands in her pockets. 'Oh, don't be like that!' Jeri told them. 'Yeah, she's probably new like us, yet unlucky as no-one's shown her around, let's show her around the place after we've taught her how to play the Card Game!' Everyone, surprisingly including Momoko, nodded in agreement and resumed playing.

They had been playing for two minutes when Kazu let out a yell of defeat. 'How did you do that? No-one's ever beaten me when I play that Card!' The others turned to see Momoko raise her eyebrows and shrug her shoulders in fake 'I don't know' irony. They set their cards down and went over to see what Momoko had played. The girl watching the games, Madera, also leaned in, clearly curious. They saw on Kazus' side that he had put down a Grizzmon Modified with Armor and on Momokos' side, a Raidenmon Modified with both a Power and Energy Card. 'How did she defeat him so easily?' Takato wondered. Momoko sighed again, 'Simple, Grizzmon is a Champion, Raidenmon is a Mega, duh!' 'I can't believe I didn't know that!' Kazu yelled. Everyone went back to finish their games after comforting Kazu and congratulating Momoko on an amazing win. The two players then proceeded to pack their Cards away but not before Madera suddenly leant forward and snatched a Modify Card from the pile. 'Hey, give that back!' Momoko yelled. 'Can't prove it's yours, amigo!' Kazu mocked. 'Uh, yes I can!' Momoko mocked back and she pulled the Card from the scared girls' hands and showed it to Kazu as everyone had once again stopped playing and looked at the three others. They saw Momoko put the Card inches from Kazus' face and point to something near the right edge. Kazu saw a name signed with red ink, 'Momoko'. 'See that?' That proof enough for ya?' Kazu nodded quietly, apologized and got back to sorting his Cards. Momoko then turned to everyone else, 'Just makes sure no-one steals any of my Cards. Simple precaution.'

Madera, however, had walked off without any of them noticing and was standing behind the football shed and catching her breath. She then stuffed her hands in her pockets and was about to go back when she heard that chilling voice. 'Having a good time, Tamer?' Maderas' face remained scared and she began to shiver. 'I've told you before, I am not your Tamer!' 'Oh, come on, don't be like that! Oh, look, you've gone and hurt my feelings.' the voice mocked. Madera felt two arms rest on her shoulders and she tried to move, but the arms were strong and wore her down. 'Madera, what do we know?' The girl refused to answer. The voice sounded again, much harsher, 'What do we know? I'll tell you. We both know that you were meant to be my Tamer. This, ' It said and Madera felt and finger move down and tap her D-Power, 'proves it.' the voice finished. 'I don't want to be your Tamer, I can't be your Tamer, I'm nothing like you, you hear me, NOTHING!' Madera yelled, releasing herself from her 'partners'' arms. The voice tutted, 'Don't be nasty. Were you making some friends just there? Aw, that's nice!' the voice said, getting more sinister and quieter all the while, 'A word of advice, don't get comfy though, Madera. I know who your so-called 'friends' are! And lemme just tell you now, they don't stand a chance against me!' The coldness and the voice then disappeared and Madera heard the bell indicating that lunch was over. She sighed shakily, put her hand to her forehead and wandered back to the school, worried, tense and ill.

The bell signalling the end of school already been rang, Takato grabbed his bag, said 'See ya!' to his friends then walking to the park. His backpack was overflowing with bread and he was finding it hard to run. 'It's amazing how much bread one guy can eat!' he heard a sarcastic voice say. He stopped running and saw Momoko, Miyako and Karo walking towards him. 'Ye-yeah, I just love pastry!' Takato mused. 'Oh, man, I hope they don't follow me, they'd freak if they saw Guilmon!' Takato thought to himself. He tried to start running again, wanting to get to Guilmon before he came to look for Takato. 'So, what you doing today?' Karo asked him. 'Karo, don't pry into his life, leave him alone.' Takato heard Miyako tell her friend. 'I'm not 'prying', I'm just asking where he-' 'Yeah, that's classified as 'prying, idiot!' Momoko scolded. 'Uh, guys?' Takato asked around, 'I have to really go!' 'Bye Takato! See ya tomorrow!' Miyako called, waving. Takato waved back and went through some bushes as a shortcut to Guilmons' hideout.

A few minutes later, Takato had been given a warm (and slightly sore) welcome by his red Digimon partner.'Eat up, boy! I'll bring more when I can!' Takato smiled. He grinned and watched Guilmon pick up some rolls and begin stuffing his face. 'So, what are we doing?' Guilmon asked between bites and swallows. 'First we're gonna just wait for everyone, then we'll wait and see if a Digimon shows up while we talk! You know, we do that nearly EVERY day after school!' Takato listed. Guilmon laughed and ate some more bread. 'You won't be waiting for long!' a little voice sang into the cave. Tamer and partner turned to see Henry and Terriermon standing by the doorway. 'How long have you guys been there?' Takato asked. 'A few minutes, we wanted to surprise you!' Henry laughed. 'Could you stop laughing long enough for me to get in the door, please?' a girls' voice sounded behind Henry and he moved to let Rika step into the cave. 'How was your day and why have you got a bruise on your head?' Takato asked her, for his friend was sporting a large purple spot on her head. Rika sighed, 'Some guy keeps barging into me when he's walking to school. Really hurts too! And while you asked, my day was fine.' 'Do we know this guy?' Terriermon quizzed. 'Should do, he goes to your school, name's Karo or something.' Rika answered. ' Hey, he rocks!' Takato yelled, 'He says he's got a bass guitar and a really cool guitar!' 'That's the guy!' Rika confirmed. 'Yeah, he and his friends hung out with us today.' Henry put in. 'Friends already?' Rika wondered. 'They're girls, Miyako and Momoko they're names are. Miyako's really sweet but Momoko - well we told you about her!' Rika nodded. 'They play Digimon?' 'Uh huh.' Henry answered. 'Momoko was playing Kazu and she beat him in two minutes! I've never seen a game finish that fast!' 'Gimme a break! How could she beat Kazu that quickly?' Rika sneered. Takatos' eyes then lit up, 'I'm not sure HOW she did it, but she rocked! One of the best days of my life!' While they began getting on the subject of the Card Tournament, Guilmon stopped eating and his irises widened. Takato noticed this and gasped, 'Woo! Another Digimon!' 'Would you calm down?' Rika shouted. Terriermons' ears pricked up and he jumped off Henrys' shoulder. 'You ready?' His Tamer nodded. Rika called Renamon and asked her the usual question, ' Ready, Renamon?' 'You know it.' her partner answered and disappeared.

Takato and the others followed Guilmon and Terriermon to the playing field. 'Where's the Digital Field?' Rika asked. 'Yeah, like we need one!' a voice rang out from behind a tree. They then saw the three cloaked figures step out from behind the tree. 'Oh, no, not you guys again!' Rika said exasperated. 'Yeah, us, what's the big deal?' the 'girl' asked. 'You know, just so we can get the pleasantries out of the way, what are your names?' Takato asked politely. 'Like we'd tell you guys, we weren't born yesterday you know!' the middle one sneered. Takato was taken aback slightly but had no time to do anything as Guilmon charged straight towards the three figure. Almost immediately, the figures scattered, but Guilmon had his target. He chased the middle figure like she had chased Terriermon on Monday. 'Renamon!' Rika called. Her partner appeared by her side at once. 'Yes, Rika?' 'Try and get behind the figure Guilmon's chasing!' The fox nodded and rushed off. Rika pulled out a Card from her belt and Activated Hyperspeed on Renamon. There was a sudden yellow blur behind Guilmons' prey and the figure in the middle stumbled then fell to the ground. 'Terriermon, you'd better go to!' Henry yelled. His partner jumped off his shoulder and ran towards the melee. The other two figures had joined in the fight, holding D-Powers and Cards - the bulky one with an earthy green Digivice, the thin one with a sea-blue Digivice. 'Wait! Just stop!' their fallen friend commanded, 'They can't hurt me!' The figures stopped, stowed their D-Powers and Cards back in their belts. 'Are you stupid? Of course we'll hurt you!' Rika yelled. The cloaked shape held out its' hand and the advancing mob stopped. 'Now, why should you just delete us without a fair fight, huh?' the figure quizzed. 'How about we fight now, we win, load your partners' data and walk away?' The thin figure stepped forward, 'Um, actually, what if, in the circumstances, they defeat us?' Its' friend laughed coldly as if to say, 'You're seriously asking that question?' She turned back towards the Tamers. 'How 'bout it, will we actually fight?' The Tamers and their partners nodded. 'You'd better believe it!' Takato promised and he held up his right hand in a fist.

No-one knew who would make the first move, it was so intense. Then, Terriermon spoke up, 'How about we flip a coin to see who goes first?' 'This isn't a maze competiton, little Digimon!' the middle cloaked figure mocked. 'Okay, just saying, jeez, no need to bite my head off!' he said and hung his head slightly. 'Lets' whoever attacked first, fight first!' Takato suggested. The others agreed and his friends brought out their Cards. Their enemies did likewise. The middle figure took out its' red D-Power, flipped it up above their heads, flipped the Card in the other hand and slashed it through the Digivice. 'DigiModify! Hyper Wing Activate!' she yelled and two pairs of white wings appeared either side of her back. She rose into the air and Takato reacted immediately with, 'DigiModify! Power Activate. Guilmon then reared up, 'Pyro Sphere!' A fireball shot from his mouth and zoomed towards the flying figure.

As the others jumped into action, activating Cards and attacking each other, they were unaware of someone spying on the battle in the park. Someone who wanted to fight as well, though they knew they shouldn't come out. They watched transfixed with every Card Activation, every attack, every move and every yell, completely transfixed. They nearly screamed along with one of the cloaked figures as Guilmon had hit them squarely in the chest with his attack and they watched horrified yet amazed as the hit figure crumpled to the ground, dropping their D-Power.

'Are you okay?' one of her companions asked. 'I'm fine, I'm still alive aren't I?' The shape she had yelled stood back and held out a helping hand, which she gratefully took. All of a sudden, the fighting stopped as the cloaked figures shrank back from what they were doing. 'Why did you all stop?' Renamon asked. 'We're bored fighting babies!' the 'girl' said, clutching her stomach. 'Yeah, and you just don't want to admit you're hurt and giving up, is that it?' Rika sneered. 'I'm sure you're a complete pleasure to live with!' yelled the hurt figure. She limped away from the battle scene and gestured her friends to do the same. The others rushed to pick up their Cards and the fallen D-Power. Then, they said goodbye as usual, and ran off towards their 'leader'. Terriermon ran over to Henry and took his spot on his shoulder, while Renamon bade goodnight to them all and disappeared. Guilmon, however, stood still, glaring at the path his enemies had walked from, growling. 'It's okay, boy, they're gone for another night. Takato reassured him. When his partner had calmed down, they all headed off back to Guilmons' hideout. Everyone except Takato, for he had noticed something on a Card their foes had forgotten to take with them. 'Takato, what's wrong?' Guilmon asked his Tamer. 'Yeah, what's the holdup back there?' Terriermon shouted back. They had reached the trees where their 'spy' had been, who had gasped when they were walking in its' direction and rushed off.

Takato stared at the forgotten Card and tried to remember where he'd seen it before. Then it dawned on him - lunch! 'What's on the Card, Takato?' Henry asked his friend. 'This.' Takato said, disbelief and anger in his voice. He turned around to show his friends the Card. It was a Hyper Wing Card and, at the bottom right hand corner of the Card, there was one word, signed in red ink. 'Momoko.'