Chapter 9

They had decided to destroy as many Control Spires as possible, and were destroying them at an alarming rate. Everyone had come back from the Digital World, and Izzy said, "There's one Control Spire left to destroy today." Yumi sighed, and Davis said, "We'll take care of it!" Not half an hour later, Gardromon had them outnumbered. They decided to head back, and were running towards the TV. Yumi was behind Kari when a Gardromon blew up the TV. Miharumon shot a Howling Inferno, shutting it off. They hid in an alley, and Kari sent them an e-mail.

Yumi felt something bad was going to happen, when a Gardromon caught sight of them. Miharumon shot a Howling Inferno, quieting the Digimon, but a whole army of others already knew where they were. Gatomon and Miharumon Armor-Digivolved to Nefertimon and Michiyomon. Yumi jumped on Michiyomon's back, and both Digimon took off. Michiyomon shot a Howling Missile, but it took out only four Gardromon. They were looking for more TV's, but there were none left in that area.

They tried to find a way to leave, when a group of Gardromon shot Nefertimon down, taking Kari with her. Michiyomon flew lower, shooting a Howling Missile, when she noticed Flamedramon and Pegasusmon. They were about to leave when Andromon appeared. Michiyomon wagged her metal tail in delight. "It's the same Andromon?" Yumi questioned. Michiyomon nodded, and her tail stopped wagging abruptly when she noticed Andromon was wearing a dark ring. Flamedramon attacked him, but he used Lightning Blade, knocking Flamedramon out of the sky in one fell swoop. Flamedramon hit the ground, hard, and Dedigivolved to Veemon.

T.K. jumped off Pegasusmon, who used Star Shower. Andromon blocked, using Lightning Blade, and knocking Pegasusmon out of the sky, making him Dedigivolve to Patamon. Michiyomon shot a Howling Missile, which Andromon caught and threw it into a building. Michiyomon ran at him, gripping his arm with her teeth. He picked her up, but she snarled. Yumi remembered when Miharumon had fought Andromon before, and nearly been killed. She took a step forward, and Andromon smashed Michiyomon into the ground. She cried out in pain, and said, "Yumi, take them and run!" "I'm not leaving you!" Yumi said stubbornly.

Davis said, "Maybe we should listen to her." "I'm not losing her!" Yumi yelled, as Andromon prepared to finish her off. "MICHIYOMON!!!" A Tempus Wing struck him, knocking him off. Digmon and Halsemon came into view, and Michiyomon moved away from Andromon, breathing heavily. "Michiyomon, are you okay?" Yumi asked, at Michiyomon's head. "I'm fine now. Don't worry, Yumi." She licked Yumi's face, trying to reassure her. Yumi smiled, and saw Andromon pick up Kari. "Put her down!" Yumi yelled. Michiyomon backed up her words with a snarl. Andromon was trying to remember, and Kari's Digivice fell on him, shining a bright pink light. He remembered them, and put Kari down before breaking his dark ring. Yumi looked around, and asked, "Where's Obana?" "She went to get Izzy." Tai explained. Andromon destroyed the Control Spire, and started reprogramming the Gardromon.

He was left to protect the city, and they went to the area next outside of the dome, and were soon home again. Izzy and Obana had been waiting for them, and Izzy was mad. As they left the school, he complained that he had a right to know what was going on. Tai apologized, and Izzy forgave him. He explained that the new Digivices had three settings, Digital, Detect, and Discover. He thought they should call them D-3's from now on. Obana nodded, and they headed home, since their parents were waiting for them. When Yumi got home, her mom wasn't there yet. She decided to call Matt, just to talk. When he answered, she said, "Hey, Matt. It's me. I wanted to know if you wanted to do something on Friday." "I can't. Sorry." "It's okay. What are you doing, anyway?" "Do you really want to know?" "Yes. What is it?" "Davis's sister found out I was lying when I told her that Davis was at T.K.'s house, and she said I needed to go on a date with her so she wouldn't tell her parents."

Yumi was fuming on the other end. "Is that okay, Yumi?" Matt asked, cautiously. "It's fine. Only once." She had a dangerous edge to her voice, and Matt said, "Well, I'm making dinner. Call you tomorrow?" "Sure." After saying their goodbyes, Yumi hung up the phone and slammed her fist into the counter. "The next time I see her, she'll wish she'd never been born!" Iinomon was careful around her, and Yumi went to sleep fitfully, trying to think of fitting ways to torment Davis's sister.