"however Commander Sarina due to the fact that you've been blind for some time, there is a possibility that it won't work"

"I know that but at least I have a chance, when's the surgery scheduled for?"

"it won't be for several more weeks at least, we still have several more tests to do on your eyes not to mention actually get an eye doctor to agree to do this and schedule an operating room"

"I understand, anything else I should be aware of?"

"yes, take ant-acids for a bit whenever you eat because it looks like you haven't eaten in quite some time"

"I understand, and you're right I've been in meditation for many years"

"and you haven't eaten since that's dangerous...wait did you say years?"

"yes I did"

"how are you still alive?"

"that's not easily explainable"

"we understand"

finally everyone was at Davis' house and celebrating the fact that Sarina was actually alive

"so ant-acids"

"yep it's the only way to keep me from getting sick, but even they don't know how I've survived not eating for several years and you know as well as I do that the real world and the digital world is on the same time schedule so I have absolutely no idea how I've survived after having not eaten for about eight years maybe a bit longer seeing as how I've been gone for fifteen"

suddenly though Gennai showed up having felt Sarina again after so long with some very good news

"Sarina it's good to see you're alive, now then I have some news for you"

"what is it Gennai?"

"I've found out what you've done for the digital world and Azulongmon and Marukimon both secretly scanned you after you returned to the real world"

"what is it Gennai, what have they found?"

"simple you don't have to take ant-acids with your first meal for the first time in twelve years, you see the digital world secretly provided your nutrients while you were meditating"

"meaning what?"

"it means that while you've been meditating the digital world has been feeding your body"

"wait so that means that I've actually been eating without knowing it?"

"exactly Sarina"

"well I didn't know that"

"neither did anyone else"

"well then let's get started celebrating"

and so that's exactly what they do, they celebrate the rescue of Sarina after so long

"but what happens to us now especially once Sarina comes to her first meeting after so many years?"

"we'll figure things out as we go but one thing is for sure, as the permanent digidestined I have a lot of work cut out for me"

"because of the fact that you are the main person who protects the balance between the two worlds?"

"exactly, but I think I'll start by taking over for the week commander Sampson is gone on what apparently is a well deserved vacation"

"actually before you do that we have a meeting with several other DATS teams from around the world"

"well looks like I'll make by debut a lot sooner then expected"

"exactly, now then do you know the excuses we've been using?"

"yes, you told us them earlier remember?"

"yeah, guess I temporarily forgot, sorry about that"

and so three days later Sarina was in her first major meeting for the first time in fifteen years

"so Sarina, one has to wonder why you're suddenly available for a meeting after fifteen years"

"Willis is able to handle things at the moment plus I'm not feeling sick"

"very well let's get this meeting started...um wait you're blind aren't you?"

"don't worry I've been briefed on what's going to be discussed before hand"

"how did you become blind anyways?"

"an accident"

"without any news coverage?"

"we decided to keep it quiet, now then don't we have things we need to discuss that involve DATS?"

"indeed we do, including why commander Sampson is suddenly being given a week off"

"because he's been our commanding officer for the past twelve years and hasn't had a day off since he first started, even when he was sick he never took off"

"never? I seem to recall about three years ago when he didn't show up for work for a solid week"

"OK almost never took off when he was sick, but honestly can you blame him for not wanting to pass the flu virus around?"

"guess not"

and so several things were discussed and changed depending on what the conversation was about. Finally though the meeting ended and the twelve quickly decided on a place to eat dinner

"so tomorrow you start your duties as temporary head of DATS"

"exactly, and in the meantime I think I know how to help Willis with his little problem"

"how so?"

"area digidestined, you see as the permanent digidestined I'm allowed to authorize Digimon to come to the real world and stay with their partners, so in several different areas in America there will be digidestined to help take care of the balance between the two worlds"

"does that include Alaska and Hawaii?"

"of course, though for Hawaii I might have to have one for each inhabited island"

"let's hope not"

"true enough, now come on let's pay the bill and go home I have an early start tomorrow"

"right, as do we"

and so for the next week things were actually pretty calm, there were two incidents but those were easily settled and finally the week was up and commander Sampson was back in control