Koji P.O.V

Devon and I were currently hiding behind a tree listening to 3 digimon having a conversation.

"Ha! So strangers are in the village, hey?"

"That's trouble!"

"And they're human children!"

"You think those whiny wild flowers called them in for help?"

"Who cares? No one can stop the Mushroomon brothers!"

"We'll get 'em."

Devon and I looked at each other. She nodded.

"We should check it out." Devon whispered and began running back. I sighed but followed right after. We reached a clearing in the forest where a tree-trunk-looking digimon was fighting a fairy/butterfly-like digimon. The tree trunk hit the fairy with force and she turned into Zoe.

"Hey, cut it out!" I yelled at the digimon, running towards it.

"Woodmon." I heard Devon whisper. I looked at her then at the digimon understanding what she meant.

Woodmon tried to hit Zoe but she moved out of the way just in time.

"Execute... Spirit Evolution!"

Devon and I transformed into our spirit forms. I looked at Darcmon and noticed something wrong with her wing and as if on cue, she turned back into her human form.

"Huh? What happened?" She inspected herself very confused and quite weak.

I looked at her a bit worried but decided to get ready to fight. I attacked Woodmon from the front and made an opening on his forehead.

"Haha! Was that a love tap?" The Woodmon taunted.

I shot a laser right at the opening making it expand to the point where the whole bark cracked.

"Evil creature, be purified by the light! Farewell, Woodmon... Fractal Code Digitize!" I scanned the code through my D-tector and the 3 Mushroomon fell to the ground.

"Hey, what happened to us?" A Mushroomon asked.

"Where are we?"

"Where we in a bad dream?"

I ignored the digimon and jumped up transforming into my human self. I walked over to Devon who was still sitting in the same spot I had left her after the transformation. She was no longer confused but was rather disappointed.

"What's up with you?" I asked calmly.

"Huh? Oh nothing..." She replied rather nervously.

"Why did you transform back?" Devon looked down not knowing what to say.

"Um... Well... I guess I was still exhausted from the last battle."

"Okay." I replied suspiciously.

I kneeled down next to her and placed my hand on her back, near her left shoulder and she winced lightly. I looked at her, eyebrows raised and she sighed in defeat.

"Tell you later." I nodded and we both got up.

I checked my D-tector, since it was making weird noises, and pressed a button. The device released the fractal code that belonged there and the flower digimon cheered as we watched the color coming back to the village. Zoe walked toward us.

"They're all pretty happy thanks to you." She smiled at me.

"Hn." I turned around and began to walk away with Devon right on my tail.

"You know, Koji, you could at least try to be more friendly." Zoe called out but we just kept walking ignoring the blonde.

We walked for a while, silently. It was unusual, even for me. I sighed. I did not want to be the one to break the silence.

"Well... You should tell me now." My tone sounding not exactly like I intended. It was quite bitter.

For some unexplainable reason, I was very worried about her but I wasn't gonna just show it off like that. Though I do admit, it's the first time I ever feel like this. What's going on with me?

Devon P.O.V

Koji didn't sound concerned or anything like that, he sounded more in the curious side yet bitter. Something inside me felt strange when I heard Koji's harsh tone. My heart ached and I took a deep breath trying to shake the foreign feeling off my chest.

"Well... You know that when you get hurt in your digimon form and then turn back to your human self, the damage is not permanent. It only hurts for a little while and then the pain fades away, right?" Koji nodded and remained silent waiting for me to continue.

I sighed. "That's not my case. I have some kind of special connection with my celestial spirit and if I were to get injured as Darcmon, the injury would be just as if I had gotten hurt as in my human self or vise versa."

"So if you were to get hurt it would also affect Dracmon?" Koji asked actually understanding.

"Yep. And during the battle we had in the cave yesterday, a Raremon shot some acid at my wing and shoulder and that's why it hurts."

Koji looked at my left shoulder. I tried covering it with my hand but it was rather small and the thin-strap shirt I wore didn't help much. The burn had not yet healed but you easily notice that a massive scar would soon cover my shoulder.

"Is there anything you would need help in? Maybe medicine or someone who can heal it?" Koji suggested.

"Why? Are you worried?" I smirked.

Koji widened his eyes and looked away arm-crossed. "N-no! I just don't want you to slow me down!" He was slightly red.

I smiled and my heart fluttered for a second. A tingly feeling filled my tummy. I blinked several times confused by this all this. There was yet another foreign feeling and much confusion followed. What's going on with me?"

Dakota P.O.V

We were currently talking with some plant digimon with pink flowers on their heads. I think they said they were called Palmon.

"Please help us." A Palmon plead for the hundredth time.

"We'd be glad to." Zoe smiled at them.

"Not you, her!" The Palmon all pointed at me.

I blinked in confusion and pointed a finger at myself. "M-me?"

They nodded and one of the Palmon took my hand. "Follow me."

I did as told since I actually was curious. She dragged me over to a giant tree with huge wide-open roots sticking out. I sat on one of the roots and the Palmon all sat in front of me with hopeful eyes.

"Look, I'm really not someone you can really trust with your lives here... I'm not powerful like most of my friends are and I don't have a spirit." I explained trying to not fully crush their hopes. That didn't seem to do anything.

"You're very beautiful like The Guardian." The Leader Palmon said smiling.

"The Guardian?" I asked. Confusion written all over my face.

"Oh yes! The Guardian of the forest and protector of all digimon who live in small villages in the forest. She always kept peace among us digimon." The Leader explained as if were the most obvious thing.

"What happened to her?" Palmon on looked down at my sudden question.

"After the incident with Cherubimon, she was never seen again. We all believe she will be back and restore the peace in the forests and you will help us find her!" All the Palmon looked so determined that I just couldn't resist.

"Alright. I'll help you out." They cheered and I smiled.

I suddenly felt as if I was obliged to protect them. I don't know how but I'm sure not gonna let them down like that. I had never felt like this before but the feeling was strong and it felt nice. My warm thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a loud and creepy yell.

"What are you doing here, human?!" An ugly-looking plant digimon demanded. I gave the digimon a disgusted look and it glared at me.

"P-please Weedmon, we have done nothing wrong!" The Leader explained.

"Nothing wrong she says!" Weedmon began laughing.

"Get lost you disgusting plant! These Palmon are doing nothing to you!" I stood in front of the group of Palmon.

"You human don't know anything so don't talk!" You could hear pain in his voice.

I was about to ask about what he meant but he got ready to attack.

"Compost Bomber!" Weedmon shot some stinky brown balls at us; we'll known a poop.

"Eww! Nasty!" I yelled as I dodged the disgusting crap.

"Tell me human, what do plan on doing? You seem pretty useless to me."

I glared red at the digimon and stood on front of the Palmon with arms stretched out in a protective way. "I will not let you hurt them!"

Weedmon chuckled and was about to attack but a bright light erupting from the giant tree caught everyone's attention. My D-tector began reacting to the light so I held it out and the light was absorbed by the device.

"It is time."

A loop of code formed on my hand and I scanned it through my D-tector.

"Execute... Spirit Evolution!"

My body began transforming and when the process was finished, a light-skinned digimon with a leaf-made flowery dress and simple fairy wings replaced my human form. There were many gasps behind me; the Palmon.

"The Guardian!"

"The Flower Nymph!"

"The Warrior of Nature!"

"Ninfumon!"

I looked at the group and smiled at them. "I shall protect you."

I turned back to Weedmon who looked pretty angry.

"Compost Bomber!"

"Flower Cannon!" I thrusted both arms forward, made a gun muzzle from the petals on my wrists and shot energy shells at the disgusting balls thrown at me.

Weedmon growled. "Deathly Ivy!"

I dodged Weedmon's vine-like arms and stood behind him. "Vicious Vine!" I stabbed Weedmon with a vine I had hidden in my hand and it sprouted thorns making his code show.

"Fractal Code, Digitize!" I scanned Weedmon's code and transformed into a digimon that looks just like Palmon but it had a purple flower instead of pink. I flew up and spun, light surrounded my whole body as I turned back into my human self. I dropped to the ground exhausted and accidentally clicked a button on my D-tector. All of the area's code was released back to its place.

The Palmon Leader ran to me and embraced me. "I knew you could save us."

I returned the hug. "Thank you."