When I got a good look at the creature, a shiver ran down my spine with tears coming to my eyes. He sat tall with an evil grin. I fought away the thoughts that floated in my head, telling me that was my brother.

"Master Akumamon, I have brought her as you commanded." He said as he pushed my head making me fall to the ground.

"Good job, Myotismon."

Myotismon lowered his head and disappeared behind bats and a dark glow that soon faded, and reappear beside the digimon known as Akumamon.

Akumamon was my height, he wore Markus's clothes, he looked just like Markus except his pale grey skin, deep grey hair, his use to be light colored blue eyes were now nearly black, and the obvious straight black angel like wings from his back.

Ulacmon looked just like Calumon but was almost black grey. You could tell it was a girl. She had the same triangle pattern on her fore head as Calumon, but instead of an upside down red triangle it had a blue, right side up, triangle. What would have been Calumon's ears was made to look like hair that also kinda looked like her ears; it came from where her ears were supposed to be, with black tips at the end. What was purple on Calumon was a deep black.

He made an evil chuckle. "So you're the one thing that stands in my way, huh?"

I held Calumon tight in my arms. I finally got enough courage to stand back up on my feet.

"Ah! And that's the famous Calumon that has been undoing my doings."

"W…What do you want?" I asked shakily.

"Well isn't it obvious." He said as he reached his hand to the sky. With a dark flash of light showed a somewhat hologram. I looked and it showed hundreds of digimon that have been turned to stone. They were frozen; some in a stance of fighting, most in a placement of fear. Tears were gathering in my eyes. "I want to control this place, as if a game."

I jumped back in shock. "A game! Markus this isn't a game!" I nearly trembled when I heard myself saying Markus, knowing that I had to accept that somehow that was my brother.

He growled and stood up letting Ulacmon jump out of his lap. "My name isn't Markus! It Akumamon, ruler of the digital worlds! And no one is going to stop me from that goal! Especial a brat that doesn't know how to in her place!"

I felt a dark energy all around me. I looked around and saw that a black energy was making me stay in my place. I tried to struggle away, but it didn't work. I could feel it pulling me down, traveling up my body. When I felt my legs about to give I let go of Calumon, letting him fly out of my arms.

"Aurora!"

I fell to my knees having my hands on the ground, trying to pull myself up.

"Ha!" interrupted Akumamon. "You might-us-well give up girly, there is no way you can resist my dark energy!" He pulled out a dark ball that I could tell was data from his jacket pocket. "This is Dark Data, the thing that will permanently make you join Team Demon and help bring total darkness to the digital world!"

No! I can't let my friends down; Clockmon, Floramon, Lynxmon, Angemon, Tokomon, all of them… are going to die if I don't something! I clenched my fist tight. The darkness feeling was fading away. I can't give up! Not yet... I stood up to my feet and slowly opened my eyes. I could see that I was glowing, along with Calumon's middle red triangle, but didn't care. I slowly closed my eyes and saw the white flash of light.

I was back at the nothingness. I looked over and saw Calumon flying to my arms. He hopped on top of the shoulders and looked down at me. I returned the embrace and looked back up at the nothingness. I wasn't scared this time. I knew what I had to do. It was as if I knew all along, but I didn't use it until now. "I'm not scared anymore!" I shouted at the nothingness. "I want to defeat Akumamon!"

"Is that really what you want?" A childish voice said from the sky as a bright yellowish light came in front of me. The light soon faded and in its place was a DigiGnome. "You do know that's your brother, but you want to continue with the kill." It was talking but it wasn't moving its mouth.

I jumped back in shock not expecting this. "I…I don't wanna kill him… but…" I didn't know what to say. I lowered my gaze. I shook my head and looked back up at the Gnome. "What happened to him!" I demanded with anger flaring in my eyes. I had warm tears running down my face.

Before anything a felt a scratch on my arm. I looked at it as it started to pour out blood. I covered the wound as I looked at it with shock wondering how I got it. Pain shot through my body harshly. I felt another scratch on my ankle. Pain shot through my body once more. I fell to my knees as I held my arm. Calumon fell off of me as he landed in front of me.

"What's goin on!" I said as the scratches kept bleeding.

"You battling Akumamon, and he is winning."

"How can I fight back?"

"You can't… Unless you wish for me to give you the power…" Its voice was getting more beast like, more rough.

I looked up at it a little confused. Another scratch came across my cheek. I screamed in pain in shock. "Okay! Fine! Just make it stop!" I begged.

The DigiGnome placed a hand on my forehead. When I looked up at it, it was surrounded by a black glow. My eyes widened when it started to change its form. It first changed to a black blob and then the black blob changed into Ulacmon.

I jumped back in shock. She had an evil grin on her face, making an evil chuckle. I finally pulled myself away from the dark energy from Ulacmon.

"Data! You were supposed to become Halomon by now!"

I stood up and grabbed Calumon. "What do you want!'

"The same as Master Akumamon, to rule this place in a burning hell." She said with a twisted smile on her face.

"I'm not gonna let you do that!"

"I don't see how you can stop us."

I jumped back in shock.

"You said that you wouldn't kill your own brother, so how are you going to stop us, huh?"

Anger was flaring in my eyes. "I'm gonna stop Akumamon, and bring back my brother!" I screamed.

I closed my eyes tight. A blue light appeared in my eyes and a feeling consumed me. I felt that the ground had changed to grass. I looked around and saw that I was back at the battle field. Many trees were burned and damaged.

I looked over where the small village was at.

"Aurora!" I looked to my left and saw Calumon flying towards me, nearly tackling my face. I laughed at him, just to be happy to be alive.

We started making our way to the town. I saw many young digimon in the grass playing with the flowers. One of the Tokomon looked up at me and smiled. "Aurora!" The others looked up at me and they all ran to me making me fall.

I laughed as they were jumping all over me.

I heard many doors open. I finally stopped laughing when I heard clanking. I looked over and saw Clockmon with bandages wrapped around his right clock arm while the left one was completely gone. He had many scratches all over his body.

I quickly stood up and ran towards him. "Clockmon!"

I could tell he was shocked. "Thy queen!"

I hugged his clock body and looked up at him with tears coming to my eyes.

I looked around him as I heard low grunts. I saw Lynxmon slowly walking towards us with bandages covering his body, the top of his tail, and his back left leg. His leg seemed to be broken by the way he was limping towards us.

"Lynxmon!" I ran to him hugging his giant nose. He nuzzled my face in response. When I finally let go he gave me a giant lick making a shiver run down my spine.

I shook away the spit and laughed with happiness.

I heard Clockmon as he walked behind me. "Thy queen, what happened to you?"

I looked over at the left side of his clock body. "I could ask you the same thing."

He lowered his gave shamefully. "A minor setback, Angemon had found a repair team of Datamon to repair my arm."

I sighed with relief "Phew, good."

Lynxmon pushed me with his nose having a concerned look in his eyes.

I patted his nose. "Don't worry, Lynx. I'm fine!" I giggled.

"Okay now Lynxmon you gotta sit back down and-" Floramon stopped cold when she saw me.

I looked over at her with a huge smile. "Floramon!"

She smiled and ran towards me. She gave me a huge hug around my neck. "Oh I'm so glad you're okay, Aura."

I returned the embrace with tears coming to my eyes. "Glad to see you're alive, too."

She looked up at me with eyes shining with unshed tears. She quickly wiped them away, and looked back up at me. "What happened?"

I told them what had happened to me as I was in Akumamon's Castle, leaving out the part where he turned out to be Markus and when I heard Ulacmon say something about Halomon.

"Wow! And you survived their!" Angemon asked as he walked out of the hospital tent.

"I am glad to see that you are okay, thy queen." He said as he looked down at me with an impressed expression.

Lynxmon grunted in agreement.

I looked up at them with disappointment. "You guys really aren't giving me enough credit, huh?"

They leaned closer to me with a puzzled look.

I gave them a blank look then made an obvious fake angry face. "Come on! It's me! Youngest Dats member ever! Before I got to this place I was, literally, jumping over buildings!" I smirk and folded my arms. "It's gonna take a lot more than a vampire, a kid, and wanna-be Calumon to get me." I followed by laughter.

They all made a small laugh.

I looked up at Angemon. "So did we win?"

Angemon looked at the ground sorrowful. "No, they retreated the second they captured the warriors and you."

Everyone lowered their heads and closed their eyes.

I looked back up at Angemon determination, rage, and revenge flaring in my eyes. "We're gonna get em' back."

I looked down at me with what I guessed was a surprised look.

I smiled. "Halo honor." I said as I drew an invisible halo with my fingers over my head.

"Halo honor?"

I nodded. "Yeah! It means if we don't do it, than there will be no more Team Halo."

"I think that's adorable." Floramon said as she giggled.

"Thanks, it came just from the top of my head." I joined the giggling.

I looked back up at Clockmon a moment later with a serious look. "So when are we leaving?"

"It is up to you, thy queen. I am only yours and thy prince's loyal knight."

"Technically you're our loyal clock." Calumon joked from the top of my head.

I laughed at the joke then looked over at Floramon and Lynxmon. Floramon was sitting on Lynxmon's front paw looking over at me. "What about you guys? When do ya think we should leave?"

"Akumamon's reign of terror is going to keep progressing so we need to leave soon."

Lynxmon nodded and grunted in agreement.

I placed a finger under my chin and looked up, trying to think. "How about…three days! That way we can help rebuild, say good-bye, and for Clockmon to get his arm back."

"That sounds wonderful!"

Lynxmon once again nodded and grunted in agreement.

I looked up at Clockmon. He nodded in agreement as well.

I looked over at Angemon. "Angemon, is that okay with you?"

"Of course! We still owe you for reviving our village last time, not to forget how you've brightened up the young of our digimon. We are forever in your debt!"

I frowned with frustration and walked up to him. "I don't wanna stay here cause you feel like you owe us, cause trust me, if that's the only reason then we'll leave." I said as I pointed towards the entrance of the village with an obvious fake frown.

He smiled and laughed for a moment. "It will be an honor for you to stay here."

I giggled as the rest of them laughed.

Three days have come and passed quickly. We said our goodbyes and Angemon was kind enough to let us pack some food in a backpack he also gave us. Clockmon's injuries were almost completely healed and his arm was reattached. Lynxmon and Floramon were back in my digi-vise ready for the call when they were needed.