"Fine." The Digimon Emperor shrugged, "Have it your way." The Tyranomon rushed forward and easily flicked Flamedramon into the air. Flamedramon managed to leap off of a tree and back into the air, where he shot several Fire Rockets towards the attacking Digimon. The Digimon Emperor smiled as the Tyranomon negated the attack with a sweep of its tail.
"No!" Austin gasped, "He blocked it!"
"Now Megan?" Hawkmon asked. Megan nodded and punched the air with a fist that held her digivice.
"Digi Armor Energize!"
"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to...Halsemon, the wings of love." Megan leapt upon Halsemon and the two flew into the sky. The Tyranomon shot another attack, but Halsemon managed to dodge it, "Tempest Wing!" Halsemon's attack hit and the Tyranomon roared as it fell backward.
"You think you can defeat me with a little addition?" The Digimon Emperor asked, snapping his whip in between his hands, "Well how do you like multiplication?" Several more Tyranomon roared as they appeared above the tree line.
"How can this be?" Austin asked, turning around and around to look at the recent additions to their party.
"The more the merrier!" The Digimon Emperor laughed. The kids were surrounded.
"There are eight of them now." Megan moaned.
"You ready Armadillomon?" Dakota asked.
"Whenever you are."
"Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Armadillomon Armor Digivolve to...Digmon, the drill of power!"
"I think we should get a slice of this action!" Jeanna cried indignantly, "Let's do this, Chibimon! Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Chibimon Armor Digivolve to...Draggamon, the flower of graciousness!"
"Mimi, we should help to." Rikumon urged. Mimi nodded.
"Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Rikumon Armor Digivolve to...Mikarimon, the warrior of Innocence."
"Why not let us digivolve so we can fight?" Gatomon asked.
"Yeah what are you afraid of?" Patamon asked.
"He's afraid we'll be able to best him," Nekomon hissed, ears flat against her head.
"A reasonable fear as its likely to happen." Coronamon growled.
"As long as I have the Dark Digivice, you'll never digivolve!" The Digimon Emperor taunted, "And you four are useless. I might as well destroy you first." Tiffany's Gotsumon was standing determinedly in front of his friend. Kari, Kitty, Tiffany, and TK got closer together.
"Leave them alone!" TK demanded.
"What have they ever done to you?" Tiffany shouted. Several Tyranomon chased after the fleeing rookies and champion as they shot fire at them from behind. Another stamped a massive foot in front of them to block them. They stopped, gasping, and the Tyranomon flung them into a tree with its claw.
"I thought cats were always supposed to land on their feet." Patamon complained from beneath the four cat-like Digimon.
"Oh shut up." They all breathed together. They got up and ran away as it attempted to squish them again. They fled into another fire, but got away as Digmon and Mikarimon blocked the attack.
"Hello boys," Digmon greeted, "I think you have some cavities that need filling. And my nurse is here to help me make sure we give you the best service possible."
"Nurse?" Mikarimon asked with a smile.
"It's not fair! We're out numbered!" Austin shouted, looking wildly from Tyranomon to the next. Gatomon, Coronamon, Patamon, and Nekomon were lying bruised in the grass.
"Remember that saying 'It's not how you play the game, its if you win or lose'?" The Digimon Emperor asked.
"We don't stand a chance like this," Dakota said, "We need to go and try to find the other Digi-eggs!"
"But Dakota, we don't even know who they belong to!" Megan said.
"It doesn't matter. It's worth a try." Austin decided.
"I agree. There's no way we're winning the way we are now." Tiffany said.
"I'm getting something! This way!" Dakota sprinted off.
"Gatomon, let's look for the other Digi-egg!" Kari said.
"Patamon, come this way!" TK called.
"Let's go, Nekomon!" Tiffany said.
"Coronamon, we've got to hurry!" Kitty cried. The four Digimon raced off after their partners.
"Now open wide," Digmon said, as the Tyranomon came closer.
"That's it. A little wider." Mikarimon encouraged with a smirk.
"Tempest Wing!" Halsemon attacked another Tyranomon.
"Deathly Tsunami!" Draggamon attacked again.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon joined in.
"Gold Rush!" Digmon called.
"Sword Slash!" Mikarimon cried. But although they were able to attack, it seemed to have no effect on the situation. Dakota, Kari, TK, Tiffany, and Kitty escaped.
"You can run, but you can't hide!" The Digimon Emperor shouted after them. The Tyranomon he was riding stomped after them, only to be stopped by Flamedramon.
"Going somewhere?"

They soon had to fight a group of Tyranomon of their own at the same time.
"Boom Bubble!"
"Psychic Blast"
"Corno-Knuckle!"
"It's no use, guys! Run!" Gatomon shouted at them. They all listened and ran off after her.
"We can hide in that cave!" Dakota panted as a cave came into view. They tore into and fell, gasping for breath, to the ground. The Tyranomon looked into the cave and then walked away. Dakota saw a glimmer at the back of the cave.
"Huh? What are those?" TK, Kari, Kitty, and Tiffany stood up and looked as well.
"There they are." Kari said.
"Great. What are we supposed to do, wait for another new kid to come along so they can lift it and a new Digimon will be born?" TK voiced.
"But there aren't any more Digi-destines left." Kari said. Tiffany frowned in puzzlement.
"What are the symbols on the front of them?" TK asked. A gold egg sat next to a white egg shaped like a pair of wings and a bright red one that sparked every few seconds.
"Huh? One of them is the Crest of Light!" Kari said in amazement.
"What?" TK asked.
"And the other one has the Crest of Hope. And the one on the far left has the Crest of Compassion! Whoa, come on!" Kari said. She ran to the cavern where the three Digi-eggs were. Tiffany, TK, Kitty, and Dakota followed.
"You're right..." TK said, as he looked at the golden egg.
"That's definitely the Crest of Compassion..." Kitty said, looking at the red one.
"Those eggs must belong to you three." Gatomon said.
"Go ahead and try to lift them up you guys." Patamon commanded.
"Yeah, but-" TK began.
"We're just as confused about this as you guys." Coronamon said.
"But what do you have to lose by trying?" asked Nekomon.
"If you don't try, you'll never know." said Gatomon.
"But we've already got our Digimon." Kari protested.
"Tiffany has two." Nekomon pointed out.
"But Gotsumon can't digivolve. He's not her partner." Kitty pointed out.
"Just do it." Gatomon said.
"Gatomons right." TK said.
"Huh?"
"Come on guys! Just think of how much help it will be if they ARE yours." Tiffany said. The three looked at each other and then walked towards their eggs, TK in the center with Kitty and Kari on either side. But before they could take another step, their digivices made a strange sound and started glowing.
"The Digivices are glowing!" TK gasped. Pink light from Kari's merged with green and and white from TK's and Kitty's. They each took their old digivices in their hands and watched as them turn into the same style as the newer ones. Kari's was pink, TK's green, and Kitty's white.
"These are the same Digivices as the new kids." Kari said. Without any further interruption, they reached for the eggs. Although the expected them to not budge, each came easily from the stone. Kari observed hers at eye level.
"Wow. It's light."
"I'm stronger then I thought." TK mused
"Guess Austin isn't as strong as he thought..." Kitty said. Before they could do anything else, pink, gold, and white light shot out from the Digi-eggs.
"Patamon Armor Digivolve to...Pegasusmon, flying hope!"
"Gatomon Armor Digivolve to...Nefertimon, the angel of light!"
"Coronamon Armor Digivolve to...Leodramon, the flame of compassion!"
"Coronamon, Gatomon, and Patamon were able to Armor Digivolve." Dakota said, stunned. Even Tiffany couldn't mask her surprise.
"Oh wow. I'm so jealous."
"Nefertimon, you're beautiful, but the best part is that now that you can fly we don't have to walk any more." Kari said.
"Well, don't get too excited; these wings aren't broken in yet." Kari hugged her Digimon's neck. TK did the same to Pegasusmon.
"All right! My very own Armor-Digimon!"
"Whoa, Leodramon, you look like a Chinese dragon!" Kitty enthused. Leodramon laughed.

Meanwhile, Megan, Jeanna, Austin, and Mimi were cornered. Their backs were to a cliff and the only things in front of them were the same Tyranomon. Armadillomon, Chibimon, Veemon, Hawkmon, and Rikumon were lying on the ground, writhing in pain and back in their rookie forms. The large group of Tyranomon had been too much for them.
"Do you guys give up yet?" The Digimon Emperor inquired.
"Not a chance!" Austin shot back.
"Look behind you. Where do you think you're going to run to?"
"Austin, we're here!" Dakota called from his seat in front of TK on Pegasusmon. '
"Dakota!" Megan and Mimi gasped. The Digimon Emperor turned to look as the three Digimon and their riders landed behind him and dismounted. The Digimon Emperor angrily landed on the ground.
"Don't think that Armor Digivolving will save you. It won't be long before I figure out how to stop that, too." He snapped. The Tyranomon lined up and shot fire at them at the same time. The three Digimon leapt into the air.
"Golden Noose!" A string appeared between each of their front claws and they tied them up.
"Star Shower!" called Pegasusmon.
"Rosetta Stone!" cried Nefertimon.
"Sky Fire!" shouted Leodramon. The attacks hit the dark rings around the Tyranomon's necks. They fell over and the rings shattered. The foe defeated, light went back into Kitty, TK, and Kari's digivices and their Digimon went back to their normal states. The Tyranomon were no longer under the control of the Emperor.
"They're rings are gone." Megan said. They got up and tramped off into the sunset.
"I want to get a digital photo of this to put on my online scrap book." Kari said, taking the shot.
"Tai would love to see that." Tiffany said with a smile.

"These photos turned out great!" Kari said with a smile. They were all back in the computer room at school, "Except the Tyranomon all have red eye. Oh wait, I forgot, they always have red eyes."
"They have BLUE eyes, Kari." Kitty pointed out. Austin wasn't paying attention. He punched his hand with a fist.
"I'm so mad! Just wait until I get my hands on that Digimon Emperor."
"You'll defeat the Emperor, won't you TK?" Kari asked. Kitty laughed. Austin looked insulted.
"I'm not sure Kari." TK said modestly, "But we'll give it our best shot."
"You bet we will!" Kitty said, punching the air.
"The problem is, we've never faced an enemy that was human before. How do we fight him?" The baby Digimon were eating while the rest of the group watched over them. Gatomon and Nekomon were staring with the same expression as before.
"Dakota brings up a very interesting point that we should consider." Kitty said.
"Oh yeah?" Austin asked, "And what is that?"
"Well, this is quite a little army we've put together so far. We've met our four new Digimon and they've been able to Armor Digivolve. And even Gatomon, Coronamon, and Patamon have found a way to bypass the Digimon Emperor's Dark Digivice as well. But even with all our power combined, we still haven't had the strength to defeat the Digimon Emperor in the Digital World. And we still keep forgetting he's a human like us."
"Yeah, I get that, but what's the point?" TK asked.
"He means we have to fight differently." Kari translated.
"How do you suggest we do that?" Megan asked in annoyance.
"Whoa, back off on the attitude." Kitty said crossly. Megan gave her a startled look that changed to a glare.
"If we find out his human identity," Dakota continued, "Maybe we can defeat him from this side where his powers aren't as strong."
"What do we do? Knock on doors and ask for the Digimon Emperor?" Austin asked sarcastically.
"Well, you're a little young to be thinking about those things, Dakota," Megan said as if she were talking to a child. Mimi scowled.
"Yeah, just let us older kids come up with the plan." Austin said. Mimi's scowl became more pronounced. Megan bent down again to watch the in-trainees chow down.
"Aren't they cute?"

Chris Ichichouji was sitting at his computer again. The same glasses as before were on the screen.
"Tomorrow's another day." He said. And the computer went dark.