We had been walking for hours and I honestly didn't know what we were searching for. I had tried many times to ask Tai what exactly he was wanting, but it was to no avail. I was exhausted, and I knew that everyone else had to be. This did seem to be the one constant in our lives as of late, though – Tai pushing us way too hard. At least we were all together. Matt reached back for me and grabbed my hand and I suddenly had a burst of energy. It was very reassuring that he was there for me and I knew that with him by my side that I could do it. I looked into his eyes and felt our connection grow deeper.

            I wasn't the only one who had noticed this during the past few days. Ever since Water had attacked us, all three of the girls had come up to me asking if Matt and I were back together and I had had to deal with all three of them squealing with joy at the prospect that we were. They of course wanted to know details that I myself didn't have to explain to them, but what they did get out of me they went and told their protectors who in turn told their friends and soon it was back to Matt.

"So, they all know about us, huh?" He had said just that morning.

I grinned, "Did you really think it would take them that long?"

He shook his head, "No, what I am surprised about is that it took them this long to figure it out."

And we both had laughed and cause the whole camp to stare at us in curiosity.

But now we were back to exhaustion and I was beginning to grow worried. If we were to face the fourth monster, I didn't think that I had the strength to defeat anything. Biyomon was beside me, slowly making her way along and I could tell she was barely making it. I glanced back at the others and noticed the same.

It was time to take a stand ...  a stand that began a chain of events that would change my life...

"Tai, I am stopping. All of this walking around is getting us nowhere. I say we sit and wait for Fire to get to us. If I go much further then I won't have the energy to carry on in a fight."

The others looked as relieved as I felt when the words came through my mouth. I could tell they were glad someone finally said something to him ... again.

A look of blankness passed over Tai's face and then he simply nodded ... as he turned to face me though it began.

It came from nowhere, I man sure we were expecting something to attack anytime now, but nothing could have prepared us for this. Matt was blown from me and Tai was plummeting off of the spot in front of us. It was a mass explosion of fire and all around us was a terrible heat. We were all picking ourselves off of the ground when Izzy exclaimed, "We are surrounded."

It was true; we were surrounded by this massive fire and heat. Everywhere we looked around us there was flame and fire. Gennai's house burning down around us suddenly came into my head and I gasped with the recollection of it. But then Matt was there, holding my hand again and I was brought back to the reality of where we were now.

"We have bigger problems now, Sora, don't let the past affect you." Then he squeezed my hand and looked to Tai. "So what now?"

My attention was drawn away from him though when a crackling voice, barely above a whisper came into my head, "Come to me, Love .... Come and be one with me...

I shuddered and Matt looked at me with concern. He was mouthing something, but I couldn't hear him. All I could hear was the voice in my head, Love, if you really love your friends you will spare them and come to me...

I knew that I couldn't trust this voice and started to yell out, "NO!" I was snapped back to reality by Joe screaming Mimi's name at that very moment.

"What happened? Joe - Izzy? Where is Mimi?" Cody was yelling at the two who were frantically searching the burning area around where she had been standing a few moments before. But before we could get an answer out of them the flames shot up again and Yolie was gone.

Cody and Ken were staring at the spot and mouthing something when the voice started again. See what happens when you don't follow instructions? How many more will have to suffer, Love?

I knew what I had to do. I didn't know what would happen once I gave myself up, but somewhere deep down inside of my soul I knew that I would be alright if I did this.