Guys! I am so so so sorry! My eternal apologise... I'm such a bad writer and have had writers block along with a lack of time due to university, which I really should be working on right now.. AH well! The eagerness and bad feelings were more overpowering than them! Along with this I have also had some new people following/liking the story and making me obliged to continue forth and write!

Neon765

*Down the hole*

The five teenagers continued to swim through the tunnel in a bird like congregation with the bushy haired leader at the front, none of the four behind wanted to pass him as he knew where he was going.

"Hey Tai how much longer do we have to swim for?" Mimi's voiced beckoned into everyone's ears, the other four Digidestind stopped to turn and look at each other, remaining in their constellation.

"Don't worry Meems, I'm sure we'll get their soon we've only been swimming for a minute, surely you cant be that unfit being as skinny as you are." Kari finished with a smile towards her female companion, the whole group let out a little chuckle as Tai turned round and began swimming again. "Don't worry guys I can see the light now, and don't worry I know I sound crazy saying that." His voice resonated back towards the group who also began to swim again, the light within the tunnel was angelic, there was no dark patches or spaces. The water was crystal clear and further eluded the Digidestind on how any of this was possible, silent questions remained within their thoughts, knowing that to voice them out loud would still provide them with no answer. But hopefully today would be the day that they would find their friends again and finally bring them home to their families.

As they swam closer to the light the five teenagers began to swim towards the ceiling, following their leaders directions, "Wow, this is just so surreal, I very much doubt that this is a natural light" Joe's voice broke through the silence that had encased the group. "You're probably right Joe, seen as you always are... right guys,, were at the top, get towards the sides and i'll just make sure the coast is still clear" The bushy haired leader was back to just that, the leader as both Joe and Matt swiftly swam right and Kari and Mimi swam to the left of the tunnel, the rays of light still shining down on them but also providing them with enough coverage in case there was something or someone out on the dry land. Tai slowly edged towards the top of the water, he stopped just before his head broke through the surface to check where his companions were, more so his little sister who gave him a quick thumbs up and a cheeky grin. Providing Tai to give her the same response whilst turning his head upwards a edging further towards the ledge above the water.

His strong hands gripped onto the ledge above him and dragged himself up slowly breathing heavily as he did so, his bushy head emerged above the ledge and provided his chestnut eyes with a severe blinding light that forced themselves to shut for a mere moment, before he remembered what he was their for and pushed through the pain that over taken his eyes. "Christ!" His voiced bellowed down in the water and echoing round the cavern that was very indifferent to that which they had landed in, "Guys, you can come up there is nothing here, its safe!" He announced towards the water whilst pulling himself further up the ledge, creating a small tidal wave as he did so that splashed back into the oncoming victims.

"Urgh! Thanks Taichi! Just what I needed more water in my eyes.." Matt hollered as he was the first behind Tai, he wiped his eyes with the palm of his hand whilst listening to the sniggers of his companion, he looked up in the direction of Tai and glared. Returning his hand back to the ledge he pulled himself up and sat with his legs dangling into the water whilst Tai came and did the same so that they could both help Kari and Mimi out of the water as the ledge had been just slightly too high for them to pull themselves up onto. " Joe, would you mind turning away whilst I climb out please? As you can see I'm not really wearing suitable attire for you to stare at my derrière!" Mimi turned to look at Joe to find out the result in which she had had on him which had called for Joe in true Joe still to blush and do as he had been asked, after all, his parents brought him up with respect. "Come on Meems... just cos you think everyone wants to stare at that doesn't mean that they do!" Matt's voice cut the awkwardness that Joe felt causing an uproar of laughter to erupt between Tai and Kari. "I hate to break it to you Matt, but I have count you staring at my ass many times before!" Mimi smirked as she became eye level with both boys on the ledge, " AH you caught me there... but if it's there why not stare?" he smirked back at her, causing her forehead to frown "I do not want YOUUUU to stare at my ass" she walked in between the two boys to begin drying her clothes out behind them " and besides its not my fault it just looks so good in what I wear." Her honey eyes gave him a cheeky wink before he turned back to help pull a still laughing Kari out of the water with a belly laughing Tai not being much help.

"Thanks Matt you are a much better help than my own brother was! Christ Tai it wasn't even that funny..." She cried sardonically whilst rolling her eyes at her brother who had now decided to fall on to his side and still continued to laugh at the snippet of a conversation between Matt and Mimi. She also began to wring her clothes out behind the boys, the two girls then conceded to try and somehow rearrange their hairs provided by the help of each other and not paying attention to the struggle that was ensuing behind them.

Matt's voice directed itself into Joe's ears alerting him that he could now remove himself from the water, "Joe both Kari and Mimi are out now you can turn around and do the same" the blue haired boy turned towards Matt and Tai, who had finally managed to control his laughter as he took a hold of Joe other hand and they both began to haul him up out of the water. Before discovering that he was in fact slightly too heavy handed for them to pull him up, pulling them both back into the water and himself falling backwards with a rather large "Ooph!" escaping from his lips. All three boys emerged from the water in a slight distress as they forgot about the breathing capabilities whilst under the water, the first thing they heard was the howling laughter coming from Mimi and Kari on the dry land, both of them slightly bent over and grabbing onto their stomachs. "Hey Joe, were meant to pull you up not you pull us back in!" Matt exclaimed "Yeah Man.. what Matt said" Tai added whilst pulling himself back up the ledge, both Matt and Joe followed his lead and with a slight struggle from Joe they finally managed to make it out of the water all slightly laughing as they did so. "Guys I'm really sorry about that... guess I just don't know my own strength" Joe muttered as he began too try and dry his glasses off by vigorously shaking the in the air as the two other males began to copy the two girls in trying to dry their sodden clothing. Mimi's laughter responded to Joe's remark, " Joe I forgot how weedy you used to be... you certainly ain't any more!" Following this the whole group began to laugh as they continued to rinse their clothes.

Once slightly drier the group began to take notice of their surroundings, one wall was smooth and the other rough but there was a difference, where the two types of wall met they saw a noticeable arch protruding into the wall. "I'm guessing that is where we find them" came Kari's delicate voice, the hope evident, "I guess so, but I'm not to sure about this guys we don't know what's behind there.." responded the reasonable Joe his woeful eyes looking at each of them in turn but they all responded back with eagerness and hope. "We do Joe, our friends are behind there and we need to take them home." Replied Mimi whilst staring at the arch within the wall, the arch was very plain with no markings or symbols but all five of them knew that this was what they needed to do to get their friends back. "right guys are we ready?" Came the strong voice of their bushy haired leader as he stared at each of them individually as the surrounded him, each providing him with what he wanted to see. Hope, eagerness and most of all courage.

He stepped forward towards the arch with Mimi and Kari falling instep first followed by Matt and Joe, they walked toward the arch and stopped dead a meter away, "Ready. Lets go" came their relentless leader as he stepped forward and reached his hand towards the centre of the arch before being stopped by a high pitched whisper coming form his left, "Guys wait... do you hear that?!" They all turned to glance at Mimi before concentrating on what it could have been that she heard, Kari stepped closer to the arch to make out the noise, she gave a small gasp and was pulled back by Tachi's strong arms to keep her away from anything that could of resulted in danger. "Tai let go of me!" Kari whispered for them all to here "It's voices... there is people talking out their... People! An... and..." Her face became bright, "Its TK!" bellowed Matt's voice before he rushed towards the arch and disappeared. A resounding gasp filled the silence of the cavern as they watched and listened eagerly to any noises that could follow Matt's running through the wall.

"Where did he go? Did that really sound like T.K?" Questioned Mimi fearful to what may of happened, "Mimi, I would recognise that voice anywhere... I'm certain Matt is right! That was T.K!" Kari exclaimed her eyes enlarging and her speech becoming more rapid the more she thought about the prospect of seeing the golden haired boy again. She began to try and struggle out of her brothers grasp but it just became tighter and tighter, "Kari stop squirming, I want to know for sure before we do anything else!" Tai whispered hoarsely Joe and Mimi nodded along with him as they waited eagerly for any noises on the other side of the arch.

What they could hear was muffled as the Matt and the people on the other side must of moved away from the arch "God I hope Matt is okay, do you think he'll come and tells us.." before anyone could answer that's what he did, Matt's golden head hovered in the centre of the arch "Guys come on! You wont believe what it looks like out here! Quick before we lose them both again!" And as soon as he had appeared he disappeared again and they could hear his musical laugher as he shouted his brothers name again and again!

"Wait.." Tai's voice broke the silence "Did he say both? Did he not realise that he only aid both? Why the hell are they not together?" Mimi and Joe both stared at him their eyes sorrowful instead of the previous happiness they had possessed, Kari remained squirming within her brothers grasp, however she had also taken on board what Matt had said about their only being two out of the three people they had come to see. "I think we should go and find out what is happening, or what has happened." The ever reasonable Joe spoke up and walked forward to be in line with Tai and Mimi as all four of them walked into the arch together. As they walked through and adjusted to the light there facing them was two of the people they wanted to see most in the world and had wanted to for two years now, the surrounding was extremely bright still for their eyes so all they could tell was that they were stood on sand. Beautiful white sand following this they all stood in awe for just a minute whilst Matt stood their smiling along with his brother before they all ran together to embrace whilst calling each others names all at once and becoming mangled in a sea of arms and legs...

"Tai!"

"Kari"

"T.K!"

"Mimi!"

"Joe!"

"Izzy..."

I can not say sorry enough to you all! I hope that this is sufficient enough for you all, I know that there isn't a lot that happens but I'm trying to keep you interested after my extremely long absence... I am sincerely sorry! Please let me know what you think and i'll try to do a longer when next time I have chance, as I really just wanted to get something on Ffiction to provide you all with and know that I'm not dead... By the way did you notice the cliffhanger? Whoops...

Neon765