After five days, they finally reached Server, and Kimiko was so eager to get on land that she jumped off, accidentally tripping and knocking Tai and Matt over. "Oops…sorry…" she said with a sheepish smile, getting up and helping both boys onto their feet. After Mimi took five minutes complaining, she finally flew off, knocking Izzy over. As they headed through a desert, looking for a forest, Kimiko said, "I wonder…what are our crests? What do they stand for?" As everyone pondered this, Agumon said, "I smell Koromon!" Tai took out his mini telescope and saw a forest in the distance. Everyone ran to it, eager for the shade, and the Koromon village came into view. Renamon stopped, sniffing the air. "Something's wrong…" Kimiko gave her a questioning look, when Mimi ran down to take a bath. Kimiko sighed in frustration, saying, "Mimi! Wait!!" she ran down after the girl, Renamon right behind her. She saw a group of small Digimon, but she immediately knew they weren't Koromon. "What are they?" "They're Pagumon!" Renamon answered her, as Mimi was lifted by the herd of Pagumon and carried off without Palmon. "Mimi!!"

Kimiko sped up, not noticing that the others were close behind, and ran into the tower she saw the Pagumon take her in. She ran up the stairs, past Mimi's pink hat, and went past a curtain. When she saw Mimi's clothes in a bin, however, she stopped, but Tai, who had been close behind her, went up to the other curtain, seeing Mimi in a bathtub. After both him and innocent little Izzy were smacked in the heads with something, Kimiko sighed, pulling the curtain closed before saying, "If I didn't know the circumstances, I'd think you two were perverts…" They were soon at a banquet made by the Pagumon, but Kimiko was on alert, having a bad feeling about the Pagumon. Renamon seemed to agree, often glaring at the Pagumon.

She told Kimiko about what she'd heard about Pagumon, and it just proved to make her more untrusting. When Poyomon Digivolved to Tokomon, everyone clapped, but Renamon caught the evil glint in the Pagumon's eyes, and her glare strengthened. The next day, Tokomon was missing, and Kimiko immediately blamed the Pagumon, though she didn't say so. She turned to Renamon, saying, "You search the river, I'll check the waterfall. Let's see if he's there." Renamon nodded, and they set off. Kimiko was searching around the waterfall as Renamon went downriver, and heard fighting from behind the waterfall.

She found her way behind, and saw two Digimon beating on Agumon, with Tokomon and a whole village worth of Koromon in cages. "Agumon!!" The Digimon turned their attention to her, and she had to will herself to stop shaking. "So you're one of those pesky kids…" they used Electric Stun Blast, but Kimiko luckily moved out of the way in time. "Leave them alone!" she shouted, her voice the slightest bit shaky. One Digimon hit her in the stomach, smashing her back against the rock wall. She cried out in pain, but shakily stood up. "Leave them alone…Renamon!!" "Too bad no one can hear you." He hit her across the face, smacking her down. 'This damn waterfall…'

She saw Agumon start using Pepper Breath on the water, and saw a Digimon about to hit him. 'He's signaling to the others…" she grabbed a rock, and chucked it at his head with all her might. She had a defiant look as the Digimon turned to her, and he hit her on her side before kicking her away. Her back hit the cages the Koromon were in, and she cried out in sudden pain. 'I can't do this by myself…' The Digimon raised his claws, ready for the finishing strike, and she closed her eyes, yelling, "TAI!!!" In that moment, Tai appeared around the waterfall, and she thought she saw anger in his eyes as his Digivice glowed brightly.

Agumon Digivolved to Greymon, and whipped the Digimon away with his tail. He shot them into the river with his Nova Blast, and Tai ran to Kimiko's side as the others set Tokomon and the Koromon free. "Are you okay?" she nodded weakly, and sat up when she saw a hologram of a Digimon in the sky. "What's that?" Renamon, who was helping her stand, said, "That's Etemon." Kimiko nodded, leaning on Renamon for support, when he started playing music, and shaking everything. "Renamon! Digivolve!" Renamon nodded, and Digivolved to Kyubimon. Etemon used Concert Crash, making Greymon and Kyubimon Dedigivolve, and Kimiko was surprised. "Renamon! What's wrong?" "His Concert Crash drained our energy." As the cave began to crumble, they ran to a secret room in the back. As the room began to glow orange, Kimiko shielded her eyes with her forearm, and saw one wall become smaller, showing a crest, and it fit itself into Tai's glowing tag. "That's the Crest of Courage." Renamon said, looking at it for a moment.

They finally realized the forested mountains now before them, and the Koromon said it was far from their village. They continued on their walk across the continent, and ended up in a desert. Kimiko sighed, saying, "If only we had our crests too…it would put me at ease…" The others agreed, but Kimiko couldn't shake the fear from her shoulders, and stayed closer to the group than she used to. Ayaka felt the same, and always made sure Guilmon was at her side. She stayed with T.K. in particular, so she could protect him. Tai obviously felt that with the crest, they would be fine. Kimiko wished she could believe him, but she had a bad feeling about all of this. He started walking again, still talking about it, when he tripped on top of a sand dune.

Kimiko ran forward, grabbing his hand, but the sand shifted underneath her feet, and she fell, too. After rolling down the large dune, Kimiko's senses snapped back into focus, and found that Tai was on top of her, their faces closer than she found completely comfortable. Her cheeks were a rosy pink as her eyes widened, and she couldn't help looking him in the eyes. The next thing to happen made her heart leap in her chest and make her cheeks turn a flushed crimson. He kissed her. She felt like she was floating, until she heard Ayaka say, "Well-well-well…what do we have here?" Both separated almost immediately after seeing everyone staring at them, most of them smirking, and Mimi and Sora with a 'We knew it!' look…

Kimiko sat up, blushing so much her face must have felt like the sun, and she stammered out, "Wh-What? I-It's not wh-what it l-looks like-!!" "So you two didn't roll down a sand dune and start kissing?" Ayaka pointed out, smiling. "Well…i-if you p-put it THAT w-way…" "I got you this time, Kimi! So stop denying it! You like him!" "Stop it, Ayaka!" Ayaka saw the embarrassment in her friend's eyes, and stopped teasing her. Instead, she helped her up, and Kimiko went over to Tai, who still hadn't gotten up. She smiled shyly, holding out a hand for him. He accepted it, and they kept walking. They reached an oasis, and after gathering plenty of food, Tai ended up giving it all to poor Agumon. Kimiko sat Indian style, her head resting on her hand, but her thoughts were somewhere else entirely. 'He kissed me…does that mean…he likes me?'

She was pulled out of her thoughts when Joe's tag started glowing, and he followed it to a huge Roman Coliseum. Kimiko looked around, finding the big screen TV and soccer field strange in such a setting, when Agumon lay down, trying to rest. Joe ran off with Gomamon, looking for the crest, and Tai followed him. A soccer ball rolled up to them, and Sora proposed they play a game. Ayaka agreed, but Kimiko felt that resting would probably be the best. Tai kicked the ball far, scolding them for wanting to play soccer, and Kimiko sighed, confusion swirling in her mind. That's when Etemon appeared on the TV screen, and everyone started to run. Agumon tripped, and Kimiko stopped to help him up, when the soccer goal closed on all of the others, including Renamon. "Guys!!" Kimiko stood up, holding a still full Agumon.

"Well, look who's free! The little outcast!" Ayaka saw the vein throb in Kimiko's forehead, but instead looked around for a way to get out. "Don't even think of getting out to save her! She'll be destroyed before you can try!" a different Greymon appeared, destroying a short wall, and Kimiko backed up towards the net when he destroyed the other one. Agumon Digivolved to Greymon, but it was obvious that the huge amount of food was making him sluggish.

He was knocked to the floor by the other Greymon, who turned to Kimiko, and was about to shoot a Nova Blast at her, had not Greymon, on the floor, whipped him with his powerful tail, making the Nova Blast hit a wall behind her. But Greymon was still losing, but Kimiko was surprised when she saw Tai run past her, straight toward the other Greymon. 'What's he thinking?...Oh no!!' "Tai! Don't!!!" she ran after him in a vain attempt to stop him, but the other Greymon already saw him. He was about to use a Nova Blast, but Renamon Digivolved to Kyubimon, using Dragon Wheel to smack him backwards. "Kyubimon!" When Tai's crest began to glow, and Greymon began to Digivolve, Kimiko felt that horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach grow painful. When he Digivolved to Skullgreymon, Kimiko's eyes widened and she grabbed Tai's hand, backing up. Birdramon and Garurumon appeared, and Skullgreymon easily destroyed the other Greymon and the TV.

He turned to them, and tried to step on them, had Kyubimon not bit his shin in an attempt to stop him. Kimiko pulled Tai away, wondering what had happened, when Skullgreymon beat down the Digimon, and ran out of the coliseum. They ran out after him, to see him Dedigivolve to Koromon. Tai ran to him, picking him up, as the other Digimon Dedigivolved as well. Koromon apologized for what he did, but Tai took all the blame. "Tai, it wasn't really your fault. You were doing what you thought was best, and that's all that really matters…" Kimiko said, trying to help soothe his guilt. "…You forgive me?" she nodded, smiling reassuringly, and he smiled softly. It made her heart soar, and everyone agreed that they forgave him. 'It wasn't really his fault…somehow…I feel it was mine…'