After floating on a piece of ice for a while, they crashed onto an island, and flew into the snow. Tai found his clothes, which Agumon warmed up/torched, and Kimiko pulled on her gloves, rubbing her hands together. She stood up, noticing a row of mail boxes, and said, "Maybe people really did live here at one time…" That's when a huge snowman-like Digimon appeared, and Renamon said, "That's Frigimon…he's supposed to be harmless…" "SUPPOSED to be…" Kimiko pointed out, tensing. He ran at them, using Subzero Ice Punch, but Kimiko slipped backwards on the ice, accidentally dodging it. They ran towards the mail boxes, missing another Subzero Ice Punch, which hit a mailbox, freezing it solid. Agumon used Pepper Breath, but it wasn't working, and Renamon ran up to him, using Power Paw, which didn't work that well either. They started running again, and Kimiko said, "We need to destroy that Black Gear! We can't run forever!" Tai nodded, and instructed Agumon to roll up into a ball. Kimiko got where he was going with this, and said, "Renamon, distract Frigimon!!" She nodded, using Diamond Storm, which stopped him in his tracks as Tai kicked Agumon over Frigimon's head, landing on his back. He shot a Pepper Breath at the Black Gear, and Frigimon started bouncing around, the heat too much, but when the gear came out and he fell, he was going to crush Kimiko, who felt rooted to the spot.
But Tai pushed her out of the way, landing on top of her in the process. Frigimon got up, apologizing, and Kimiko opened her eyes, and blushed when she noticed Tai was on top of her. They practically jumped away from each other, blushing a deep crimson, and Kimiko asked, trying to take her mind off of it, "Did you see any other kids land nearby?" Frigimon nodded, saying, "I saw someone land on that island," he pointed to an island that was floating away, "With a Gabumon." "It's Matt." Kimiko said, standing up. "But how do we get there?" Kimiko shrugged at Tai's question, saying, "I have no idea…" Frigimon said, "I'll take you guys across." He used Subzero Ice Punch on the water, making an ice bridge, and he started walking across it, followed by Kimiko and Renamon. After walking for a bit, Kimiko felt fatigue weigh down her limbs, and turned to Frigimon, saying, "Maybe we should take a break…" "If we stop, we'll never catch up to the island." Kimiko couldn't keep walking, and said, "Just five minutes…" she fell backwards on her butt, breathing heavily.
Frigimon ended up carrying them the rest of the way to the island, and Kimiko jumped out of his arms happily, trying to get feeling back into her legs. After she felt the blood flowing through her cramped limbs, she turned to Frigimon and asked, "Where did they land?" "Somewhere in the middle, I think. In that forest." Kimiko nodded, and everyone started the long hike, an uncomfortable silence between the two kids.
When they saw a crashed bed in a small clearing, Tai said, "Matt has to be around here somewhere!" They started calling his name, and after a while, Kimiko heard Matt's voice. "Tai!! Kimiko!!" "Matt!!!" she called, trying to locate the source of his voice. He came into view, Gabumon not too far behind, and she smiled with relief. When they got closer, Gabumon sneezed, and she gave him a confused look, asking, "Are you sick?" he nodded, rubbing his nose, and she asked, kneeling down, "How'd you get sick, buddy?" "It was really cold last night…" Kimiko decided not to push for an answer, and said, "It's okay. Just try to get better." When she stood up, Tai was walking around, and tripped near a small sloped hill, and started loosing his balance. She grabbed his hand, but she didn't have enough time to brace herself before she was pulled down after him. They rolled down the whole slope, and landed on the bottom with Kimiko on top of him, their faces almost touching.
She blushed, her mind in a turmoil, only a single comprehensible thought running through her mind again and again. 'I wonder what it would be like to kiss him…' Little did she know, Tai's mind was in just as much chaos as hers, only one thought running through his mind, clear through the flurry of emotions. 'I wonder what it would be like to kiss her…' Before either could move, someone coughed from above them, and they turned to see Matt and the other Digimon staring at them. Kimiko blushed crimson, and jumped off Tai, saying, "Gomen!" she looked around, trying not to look at him, and said, "I'm gonna go look around!" with that, she stood up, and practically ran through the trees. When she stopped, she sat against a tree, saying, "I feel like an idiot! Why can't I stop thinking about him…?" she looked at the ground, when Renamon, who had followed her, said, "You're not an idiot…you were just surprised…" Kimiko sighed, saying, "But I feel like I should have said something…" "Sometimes, saying nothing says everything…"
Kimiko thought for a moment, saying, "I just don't understand my own feelings…" "Then tell me…I'll try to help…" Kimiko looked at Renamon, thinking, 'Should I trust her?' She remembered all those times Renamon had gotten hurt protecting her, and decided that she should at least tell her. "I can't stop thinking about him…and whenever someone asks if I…like him…my heart races and my face grows hot…I don't even understand it myself…" Renamon sighed, thinking for a few moments before saying, "I think it's because you like him…" Kimiko blushed, saying, "Why?" "I can just tell…whenever you two are around each other…you actually let him through your defenses…you tell him things that you wouldn't tell anybody else…you trust him with everything that makes you…you…"
Kimiko was looking at the ground, thinking it through, when yelling reached her ears. 'Tai? Matt?' she stood up, Renamon following suit, and started running towards it. She saw Tai and Matt on the edge of a cliff, and saw it cracking. "Tai!! Matt!!" she was almost there when it snapped, and she grabbed Tai's hand, grabbing the edge as she was dragged down. She gritted her teeth in pain from the sudden jerk.
"Kimiko…are you okay?" "Except for feeling like my arms being ripped from it's socket, I'm fine…" she said slightly sarcastically, looking up at the edge. "Renamon!!" Renamon appeared at the edge, asking, "Are you three okay?" they nodded, and Kimiko gritted her teeth in pain as her wrist began to hurt. She gripped his hand tighter, and said, "Renamon! Get us back up!" Renamon nodded, and turned to Gabumon and Agumon, saying, "We'll need to climb down…" They nodded, and they had just gotten over the edge when Mojyamon appeared, stabbing a ice spear in the ground, making the edge of the cliff shake violently. The rock Kimiko was holding onto was shaken loose, and all of them fell…landing right on Frigimon's head…He got up, saying, "It's raining kids again…right on top of my head…I need to start bringing an umbrella…"
Kimiko looked up at him gratefully, saying, "Thanks for saving us, Frigimon!!" "No problem…just try not to land on my head next time…" he gave them food and gave Gabumon an old cold remedy. As they ate, Mojyamon appeared, though Frigimon said he'd fight him. The Digimon kept eating, and during the fight, the mountain was being smashed into, showing Black Gears. Frigimon was knocked away, and Kimiko said, "It's time we taught him a lesson, Renamon!" Renamon Digivolved to Kyubimon, and used Dragon Wheel, missing the Black Gear in his chest. Agumon and Gabumon Digivolved to Greymon and Garurumon, attacking him as well. Frigimon held Mojyamon from behind, saying, "Aim for the Black Gear!!" Kyubimon used Fox Tail Inferno, while Greymon used Nova Blast, both attacks converging on the spot and destroying the Black Gear. Mojyamon shrunk, and Garurumon used Howling Blaster on the Black Gears in the mountain, destroying some of them. The Digimon Dedigivolved, and Tai said, "Look!" They turned to the gears, seeing them repair themselves, and the island started moving towards Infinity Mountain.
"It looks like we have a big fight ahead of us…" Kimiko stated, looking at the mountain. 'I hope Ayaka's okay…'
