Yamaki's POV

He was sitting next to his son's bed. The boy was still unconscious on the bed. In his hand was the black digivice. It was so different from any other he had ever seen.

It had the card slider slot on the side of it. It also looked almost like a phone. He wondered if all the modifications cane came from his previous encounters with digimon. He turned it over in his hands trying to get it work unsuccessfully.

A knock on the door drew his attention. It was Gabumon Will's partner. It put its paws on his son's abdomen.

After a few moments it said," He is still stable. I don't know how long it will last though."

He asked suddenly very concerned," What do you mean? Why wouldn't he stay stabilized?"

The digimon sighed sadly as it said," Every digidestined had a digisoul and spirit. The spirit is allows us to digivolve. The soul is what connects us to our destined. Will's spirit is fractured this makes it harder for him to control his digispirt. The four wars has taken its toll on his body as well."

Four wars including their own? Three to find his way home. Yamaki could only imagine the horrors his son must have seen. He still saw the slightest of flinches when the other tamers heard certain words or saw things.

The only one who no longer did was Takato. The once tamer leader had joined the Digimon Data Squad. Also known as DATS. DATS had been created once the Digimon started crossing over into their world. A select few group were allowed to keep digimon as their partners. Those not approved where sent back as eggs. That had not stopped some human children from going missing through. Rescues mission to the dangerous world had been futile.

A knock on the apartment door drew him out of his son's room. He looked through the peephole he was surprised to find Richard Sampson standing there. He was not stupid he knew exactly why the man was there.

He opened the door but barred the man from entering. Coldly he asked," Why are you here Sampson? If you have come to take my son away you have another thing coming."

The man looked down at the digivice that he held in a tight grip. After a moment he said," No I have not come to take your son away. I was coming to see if his digimon was digivoling. Apparently not yet the strange readings we were getting are still strong. Can I come in?"

Noting that there was no one else in the long hallway he allowed it. He led the commander to where his son's room was. They both sucked in a surprised breath at seeing Gabumon hard at work again.

The sheer amount of energy that filled the room was indescribable. Black rings surrounded his son's chest. It remunder him of when the tamers had fused with their digimon. Tears were in digimon's eyes as it struggled with what it was doing.

Dropping to a knee beside the bed Sampson took out a reader. He used it to scan Will's unconscious body. He watched as the blood drained from the man's face.

Richard said," I'll be back. I think I know someone who might be able to help him."

So the DATS commander left him to make a phone call. He placed the digivice on the bed next to his son as he sat back in his chair. The digivice lit up and began making screeching sounds. This surprised both Yamaki and Gabumon.

By the look on the digimon's face it had never done that before. What was going on?

Little else went through his mind as an old man came into the room behind Sampson.

Sampson said," This is Homer Yushima. He knows more about the digital world than anyone else alive. If anyone knows what's going on its him. He just happened to be nearby."

Neither he nor Sampson believed that for a second. This man knew much more about this than they did. They could only hope that the man would save Will.

Homer ran a hand along the boy's chest and abdomen. His hand shot away as something black snapped up out of Will's body. It was like the man had been bitten. Homer still didn't say anything though focusing completely on the boy.

Several moments of tense silence was broken when Homer said," Let me see his digivice."

Yamaki said nodding to the side of the bed," That's his digivice there on the bed. What's wrong with him? Why won't Will wake up?"

Ignoring Yamaki for the moment he picked up the digivice. It still made the high pitched sound. No matter how much the man fiddled with it. The sound only seemed to grow louder.

After a moment he placed it on the boy's chest. The rings grew larger and darker. Yamaki was going to rush at the man but Richard held him back. Gabumon was even looking uncertain at the change.

Five minutes later the rings on the boy dissipated. When they tried to remove the device though the black aura attacked them. It seemed it would not be able to be moved until Will woke up.

Sampson asked what was on everyone's minds," What just happened, Homer?"

Homer motioned for them to go into the living room. Once they all sat in respective chairs he said," That child is like nothing I have ever seen. In all honesty he should be dead."

Yamaki paled at the thought. Will should be dead? What? Why? How?

Homer said interlacing his fingers and resting his chin on them," Richard you know about a digimon tamer better than most. You know that for them to freely divivolve their digimon they have to be in tune with the digispirt inside them and the Digimon. Their digisoul is what keeps them from killing themselves during this process."

Sampson nodded as did Yamaki. They both knew this from all the research they had done. Without the digisoul division in each tamer the children would have died the first time they tried to divivolve their digimon. In fact the soul and spirit working together was what held the evolution. What was said next rocked both men to their core.

Homer said," Will his digisoul is fractured. From what i don't know but I can hazard a guess. Four wars with little break in between. It has not allowed him time to heal. What you people don't realize is as soon as a human comes in contact with digivice that's theirs they change. Not just physically or mentally. They change on the DNA level."

Yamaki was the first to realize what the man was saying. He asked practically shouting," Then why aren't we taking away his digivice? He shouldn't have to fight anymore! He has done his duty! More so than anyone else!"

All he wanted was his son back. Not back to save the world but back for good. He wanted the bright eyed child that always made sure he had food waiting for when he got home. The smile that lit up the room when he entered.

Homer said shaking his head lightly," Taking away the digivice or his digimon would only worsen his condition. His digimon is the only thing keeping his mind stable. The digivice is working hard to repair the damage done to his DNA and finish the changes. Right now he needs rest and Sampson..."

The dark haired man looked up at his name. Homer continued once he was sure he had the others attention," That boy will need a DNA digivice. His should change on its own. You will have to work hard to earn his trust though."

Yamaki asked," Is there anything i can do? I can't lose him again. I barely kept it together the first time."

Kept together was more like forced to keep it together. He knew it wasn't the children fault that Will had stayed. The boy was just as stubborn as he was. It was a family trait. He had chosen to save his friends pain and take everything on himself. He was back now though. He didn't deserve to have to keep fighting.

Homer said blandly," It was his chosen fate. He decided to keep fighting. It's up to him now whether he will survive the process of his DNA modifying itself."