A/N: Yay chapter ten, told you this chapter would be up soon lol. Okay anyway, hope this one is okay, I kind of got bored and relyed on the show near the end but changed good portion of it again. Thank you to San child of the wolves and ProtogirlT for reviewing, I thought I do that now because I know they've at least read. Hopefully chapter eleven will be up just as quick, I am off this week.

Chapter ten

Temple mayhem

Another bed made its descent to the earth the same time Mark and James touched down on the other island. Victoria glanced over the bedpost watching the quickening impact. She could feel her stomach lurch as the bed picked up speed. It felt like a roller coaster ride to her with an ugly ending.

"This is going to hurt!" Victoria yelled. "Renamon I wish you were here!"

It didn't take long before the bed slammed into the ground. Victoria was sent flying from the bed after the impact. She landed squarely on her back as she stared at the sky.

"Gods, its arriving here the very first day all over again, just minus my digimon and the knowledge of where my friends are," Victoria groaned understanding more of what Yumi was going through.

Further into the forest another bed collided with the earth, this time without knocking the owner to the ground. Robert held his head as he looked up to get a better idea of where he and Tentomon were.

"I deduce that we are so lost," Robert announced resting on his knees.

"You think? What now?" Tentomon asked in a smartass way.

"I want to explore the island," Robert answered without hesitation.

"Right now? While it's still dark?"

"You becoming a scaredey mon all of sudden?"

"No, I'm just saying why not rest for now and get a head start in the morning?" Tentomon suggested as Robert put his shirt over his head.

"What happens if one of our friends are out there and in need of help?" Robert challenged.

"Robert, I think they'll be fine for a short time."

Robert stared at his digimon trying to understand what he was getting at. In one way Tentomon had a point, he needed the rest. The little sleep they had at the mansion was not helping his thinking capabilities. In another way, Robert was determined to explore the island and get more answers.

"Fine. We'll rest. But first think we are searching this island!"

Back the other way, Victoria threw her other clothes back on, stuffing her pyjamas into her bag. In her hand she held her digivice hoping in some way that she would be able to find a clue of her friends' location. She strolled in the forest determined to find a sturdy tree to sleep in. Although she had her bed, she prefer the security of a high branch to get a better view and stay away from hungry creatures. With her digivice still held out in front of her, Victoria continued to explore the thick forest, not even caring how late it was or dark.

Half way in, Victoria came to a think tall tree with a low branch giving her the ability to climb up easily. Crouching low, Victoria sprang up grabbing on to the branch and hoisted herself up. She continued her way up not caring what dangers might lie ahead.

Once she had enough distance from herself and the ground, Victoria rested her back against the tree and closed her eyes. She needed her rest before searching for her friends in the morning. It worried her that her digivice wasn't activating for her.

Morning soon arrived causing Robert to wake up in great alert. It was time that he started to explore his surroundings. Tentomon who was curled up at the end of the bed didn't seem to realize what was going on.

"Tentomon, come on wake up."

"Five more minutes," mumbled Tentomon.

"TENTOMON!" shouted Robert scaring Tentomon out of his sleep.

"I'm up, I'm up!"

"Come on, let's go exploring."

"You couldn't have waited for another little while could you?"

"Nope."

The two made their way through the forest going in no particular direction. Robert had his mind set upon finding anything that could answer his questions he had about this world. Especially how special the digivice was and what they possessed.

The trees soon thinned out making walking a little more easier for Robert. Past some trees he could see a large temple directly in front of him. His interests soon peaked as he got closer.

"I know you said you wanted to explore but I thought the key reason for the exploration was to find the others."

"As soon as I find out what is in here."

"Oh great, we're never going to find the others," Tentomon moaned following Robert.

Meanwhile, Victoria began to stir from her sleep on the branch as the sun shone down on her.

"Irritating sun," muttered Victoria as she stretched her arms toward the sky.

Picking up the digivice she stared at the blank screen almost hoping to see a flicker, something to know how her friends were. But there was nothing. No beeps. With a groan of annoyance, Victoria put it back into her bag as she put the bag over her shoulder before climbing down the tree. It would have been so much simpler to have Renamon there to have her help her down.

"Yumi, you better be safe wherever you are. I'll not be a happy camper if I find out you're hurt."

On the ground, Victoria blindly trekked through the forest hoping, praying to find Kiva or Yumi around. She need to get back with the sanity of her group and not be subsequently be on her own.

"Yumi! Kiva! Where are you two?" Victoria called.

There was no response whatsoever.

In one way, Victoria almost expected the silence, but in another way she was hoping to get something. Dragging her feet now Victoria continued her way through the forest. Her stomach was not helping matters as it continued to growl for the taste of food.

"Look you. Once we find the others, we'll eat, until then, shut up!" Victoria commanded angrily.

Inside the temple Robert and Tentomon entered the labyrinth main room, it looked like nature decided to over take the old ruins. A single black gear sat in the side of the room spinning. Robert raised his eye brow as he made his way over to it.

"Looks like one of Devimon's black gears," Robert noted.

"I can see that," Tentomon replied. He sounded just like Yukito did when he got annoyed.

"Maybe if we could keep this from turning, we could completely jam that creep up," Robert replied ignoring Tentomon's smart ass comment.

"I have a better idea Robert. Let's don't and say we did. That can save up time to go find the others."

"Not so fast Tentomon, look at this. Its that exact same writing from the factory," Robert remarked staring at the markings.

"I'm sure I have the data stored on my hard drive," Robert replied absentmindedly.

Tentomon let out a groan as he landed on the ground in defeat watching Robert take out his laptop and tempting to turn it out. Looking around, Robert found an outlet to charge his laptop. Robert wouldn't listen to reason unless it was spelt out in ancient markings. While Tentomon sat there Robert's digivice began to beep. A single midnight blue dot appeared to be heading their way. Through the forest, Victoria continued to climb over fallen branches and random rocks on the ground. As much as she loved the forests, Victoria was loathing this one right now, the only good thing about this forest there was no weird signs.

"Black dot, purple got. Which dot will appear?" Victoria thought staring at the device.

Almost as if hearing her thoughts, a brown dot began to appear on the screen. Victoria raised an eyebrow in confusion. Which one did this belong to? As the brown dot continued to beep an amber dot appeared. It seemed it went from sitting to pacing.

"I don't care who this it, it's someone," Victoria signed heading closer to the dot.

Closer and closer she got to the location of the dot itself, she came across ancient ruins making her breath caught in her throat. It reminded her of many areas in the real world that highly amazed her, especially like the Mayans.

"Nice," breathed Victoria staring up in wonder at the grandeur of the place. "Whomever owns the brown dot better be on of the good ones."

Victoria made her way inside eager to see someone. In her mind she yearned to see Yukito's face, out of all the other campers, he was the only one she could deal with.

Inside, Tentomon continued to fly back and forth behind Robert starting at the midnight blue dot that appeared to be heading toward them.

"Robert, I believe one of our friends have found us,"

"Not now Tentomon, I think I've figured out the code," Robert said absentmindedly.

"Thanks, so I guess I'm not important huh?" Victoria scoffed at the door way.

"Victoria, good to see you. But where is Renamon?" Tentomon asked.

"With Yumi, I asked her to protect her."

Victoria looked around the room they conveniently occupied at the moment. There didn't seem to be any sign of the others though. Looking down, it also seemed that Robert was in no mood to move from his spot.

"So, where are the others?" Victoria asked.

"Don't know," Robert simply replied continuing to type.

"Have you even tried to search for them?" Victoria asked standing in front of him now.

"I've been busy deciphering these symbols."

"You're unbelievable, do you know that? All you care about is your bloody computer and nothing else," Victoria fumed furiously threatening to step on the computer.

"These symbols will probably help us figure out what is going on and why we're here," Robert countered finally looking up to her face.

"I don't know how Yukito puts up with you! Yumi was lucky enough to hold her tongue when she went with you, because I can assure you she had a few words to discuss with you."

Robert didn't say any more to Victoria. Anger began to boil over inside her. Robert wasn't caring about their friends, he rather be a bump on a log. Victoria rolled her eyes as she let out an exasperated sigh.

"You know what? Fine. You wasn't to sit here and play on your computer, be my guest. I'm going to look around this labyrinth in hopes of finding someone. You know what colour my got I am, so if it looks like I'm in danger, don't be afraid to lend a hand."

Victoria stalked off in a huff leaving behind an uncaring Robert and a worried Tentomon.

"Shouldn't you go after her?" Tentomon asked.

"I am almost close to solving this," Robert answered not paying attention.

Tentomon's words didn't seem to ever register in Robert's ears right away. It wasn't until Robert finally solved the puzzle that he finally looked up to see that he was alone.

"Tentomon? Victoria?" called Robert.

There was no response from either of them. Robert felt a pang of hurt for being left alone. He curse himself for not listening to them when they were talking. But he was just too stubborn. Staring back at the screen, a maze could be seen indicating a map of the ancient ruins.

Somewhere inside the maze, Victoria strolled down each corridor making a mental note of the walls and ground to make sure she didn't go in a big circle.

"Do you have any clue as to where you are going?" Tentomon asked hovering above her head.

"No, not at all," Victoria responded continuing her way uncaring.

"Maybe we should turn around and go back."

"Tentomon, you didn't have to follow me you know. You were safer with Robert. Although close to a mental break down, but at least safe."

"Well I feel that I have to protect you seeing that you are minus a digimon."

"Thank you for being concerned, but I can…I swear to the gods we passed this spot three times already."

"We're lost."

"Shut up. Look I'm sure we can easily locate an exit somewhere. You can't digivolve into your champion form can you?"

"Not without Robert with me."

"Damn," Victoria cursed searching her bag for her digivice.

"What are you doing?"

"I have a theory. If I was able to use my digivice to find the two of you, whose to say I couldn't do it again. Hopefully it works in this messed up maze."

Victoria held out her digivice in one direction hoping to find a beep. There was nothing down the one area. Turning around she prayed for a sign. It was one thing to be on her own, it was another to be lost in a maze unaware of her surroundings and a digimon unable to digivolve.

"Damn it. Robert where are you?!" Victoria yelled frustrated.

Back in the main room Robert managed to locate Victoria's midnight blue dot on the screen. It was somewhere deep in the maze. As he stared at it for a moment he could see that it was pacing like crazy.

"Victoria is losing it," Robert sighed finally putting on an earpiece. "This better work. Tori can you hear me?"

"Don't call me Tori. Wait a minute, where are you?"

"Good you can hear me. I'm still in the main room, good news though. I pinpointed your location. Bear with me for a minute because you could find yourself turned around after all that pacing."

"You saw that?"

"Yes. Now listen to me, you are in the middle of the corridor. There is a long way and a short way that turns a corner, you want to take the long way. Follow that until you come across a break in the wall to the left. Turn down and go straight, I'll give more directions from there."

Victoria rolled her eyes as she continued down the corridor with Tentomon following beside her. He could sense her frustration building up inside, taking the hint, he kept his distance from her, refusing to say anything worried her might snap at him.

"Okay Robert, where am I going?" Victoria asked folding her arms in front of her, she was already half way into the second corridor.

"Go through the door into the next room, be warned there is a hole in the ground."

"Thanks for the advice," Victoria said as she entered the room. At first glance the floor seemed to be in tact, but when she went to step on it, the ground crumbled away. "All right Robert, now what?"

"There is a ledge on the sides take that to get safely across."

Victoria took a deep breath as she made her way across the narrow path. She wasn't terrified of heights, but falling to her death was not something she wanted to do in an unknown place. Finally getting across, Victoria stood there patiently waiting for more instructions.

"Okay Robert, I'm waiting here."

"Um…" Robert said. Something in his voice made Victoria worry.

"Robert? Talk to me."

Robert still sat at the computer staring horror struck, from where the midnight blue dot and amber dot blinked, a red dot came into view heading their way at top speed.

"Robert? You're freaking me out."

"Go straight. Don't walk, run! There's something behind you!" Robert said, his voice shaky.

"What is it?" Victoria asked, her voice slowly changing to panic.

"I don't know…just run its coming your way."

"Oh shit!" Victoria gasped running down the corridor after hearing footsteps behind her.

Tentomon flew as fast as he could to keep up with Victoria who was running like a bat out of hell. She was not going to slow down for anything. Her breathing was abnormal as she neared the end of the corridor.

"Look we're almost out of here!" yelled Tentomon as the footsteps came closer.

"Robert, please tell me this is the ay out!" shouted Victoria.

"Yes, just keep going straight."

Victoria could see a light near the end of the corridor, something about this place was definitely a good sign to her.

"Tentomon, come on, we're home free!" Victoria said taking hold of Tentomon's claw and pulling him further.

The two of them finally made it back to the main room where Robert was beginning to stand up. Tentomon flew straight toward him concerned. Victoria could tell there was something wrong, his body language was screaming terror. She stopped halfway seeing Robert's eyes widened making a shiver run through her veins.

"Robert, what's the matter?" Tentomon asked.

"Victoria, get down!" commanded Robert.

Victoria raised an eyebrow as she turned to face what Robert was staring at. There standing feet from her was a large four legged creature with the body of a horse and torso of a man.

"Centarumon, half man, half horse, you really don't wanna get on wither of his bad sides."

"Holy shit!"

"Solar ray!"

Centarumon held out is hand, four knives appear from his palm causing a beam of light began to emerge aiming it straight for Victoria. Her body froze up in fear, she was doomed and her digimon was MIA.

"Victoria!" shouted Robert.

Tentomon flew toward her and the digimon. In seconds he began to digivolve to his champion form.

"Tentomon digivolve to…Kabuterimon!"

"Solar Ray!"

"Electro shocker!"

Both energies headed straight for each digimon. It knocked Centarumon off its feet causing Victoria to jump out of the way narrowly missing the attack, while Kabuterimon lifted into the air..

"Thank you Robert."

"Look out, he's ready to attack again!" Robert yelled seeing that Centarumon was getting to his feet.

"Shit!"

"Kabuterimon end this!"

"You got it. You messed with the wrong digimon pal. Electro shocker!"

"Solar ray!"

Both attacks met in the middle cancelling each other out. Victoria and Robert ducked for cover afraid for impact. When both looked up they could see Kabuterimon flying above Centarumon. Of course Centarumon was not amused by this.

Victoria looked around at the walls to see that the attacks were taking a number on the walls. Already a hole was made beside the doorway.

Centarumon sent out the blast again sending Victoria, Robert and Kabuterimon flying outside. Victoria slammed on the ground hard. She forced herself to her knees, looking to her left she could see Robert getting to his feet.

"Come on Kabuterimon, you can do it!"

"Electro shocker!"

Before Centarumon could actually defend himself the attack struck the black gear completely destroying it. For a moment the other digimon stood there not realizing what happened till her dropped to his knees in exhaustion.

"Way to go Kabuterimon!" Robert cheered heading over to his digimon who dedigivolved back to Tentomon.

"That was a close call," admitted Victoria.

"Are you all right Victoria?"

"Yeah, thanks. You didn't have to do that you know."

"What were we suppose to do? Let him finish you off?"

"Quite possibly," Victoria replied her voice now flat and solemn.

Robert shook his head concerned. There was much that he didn't know about, and there were other things where he was quite clear on and feared for her safety.

"What happened?" groaned Centarumon confused.

"Please tell me you're a good digimon."

"Where did you get that device?"

He was pointing to the digivice located on the strap of Victoria's bag. Victoria followed his gaze and took the device into her hand gazing at it.

"Could you perhaps tell us what they are?"

"Come with me."

Robert, Victoria and Tentomon followed Centarumon in the maze again to a room where a digivice insignia appeared on the wall.

"It is a mystical symbol of the digivice. These ruins are its temple and I am its guardian. The digivice is a preserver of the light, the last line of defence against the darkness that threatens existence." "At least we've found out how else they can be used," Victoria mused. "Gods, why can't Yumi's signal go off already?"

Behind them Reptiledramon crept in careful not to make a noise. He was determined to finish off the two digidestined.

"Something doesn't seem right in here," Tentomon said.

"What do you mean Tentomon?" Robert asked.

Victoria finally turned around to see Reptiledramon standing there. Immediately Centarumon jumped in front of the two children protecting them.

"Stay away from them Reptiledramon, I warn you!"

"Don't think you can hurt my Centarumon, you can't protect them."

Reptiledramon jumped into the air aiming for Centarumon, his mouth opened ready to attack. Centarumon jumped out of the way knowing that this digimon would kill him in a heartbeat. Reptiledramon lowered himself preparing to pounce again.

"Ambush crush!"

Centarumon held out its arm while Reptiledramon clamped down on the metal arm. Both digimon stayed in that position for quite some time.

"Holy crap."

"I think time is standing still."

"You think?"

"As the guardian of this temple I must protect them as well."

"You can't protect them from me."

Reptiledramon finally released his grip preparing for another attack. Centarumon prepared for the attack, but wasn't going to be able to defend himself for long.

"The children will die."

"I repeat this again. Holy shit!"

Victoria put up her arms in front of her protecting herself. Her digivice that was still in her hand began to glow. Somehow it stopped the digimon in its tracks.

"Victoria, your digivice, it stopped him in his tracks."

Robert pointed his own digivice at Reptiledramon. Victoria dropped her arms from her face and raised her digivice toward the other digimon.

"Get the hell out here you crazed ass dragon."

The light from the devices send Reptiledramon out of the room. Victoria had a satisfied smile on her face. Everyone headed back into the main room. Victoria leaned against the wall with Tentomon hovering above her. Robert was in a discussion with Centarumon.

"Centarumon, do you know how to stop the black gear?"

"Afraid not. I have neither the strength nor the knowledge oppose Devimon and the powers of darkness."

Robert let out a sigh of disappointment as he went back to his laptop. Victoria looked over at him frustrated.

"You're still going on about that? Your pathetic."

"I'm sure if I keep up with all this, I can get all the answers from these hieroglyphs."

"No, you have to be joking me. Your going back to this yet again? Dude, our friends are out there somewhere. I'm sure Yukito is just as worried about you. Why can't you be like that?"

"Just give me a minute." Victoria headed for the spinning black gear. Anger filled her up as she stared at it. Seeing as this was the only way to get out her anger, Victoria gave it a swift kick. The black gear stopped for a second than started to reverse.

"Damn straight. This is why you don't mess with a girl." Robert, Victoria and Tentomon ran outside to the edge of the island facing the water seeing that it was heading back to File Island.

"Hopefully this will bring us back to the others," Victoria sighed.