"I 'ate the ocean…"

Z groaned a bit as her seasickness reared its ugly head…

"Damn ocean…Can't stop movin'…" She mumbled, hanging over the edge of the bed.

Like her mother, she didn't like swimming or being in the water.

It impaired her Earthbending on any day, and made her fidgety and sick.

Of course, it didn't help that her Digimon partner just LOVED the water…

He splashed her in attempts to help her seasickness…

Let's just say NO ONE would want to TOUCH the water there…

Truthfully, Z just wanted to get onto dry land and find her sister.

It didn't matter HOW or WHY, she just wanted solid ground beneath her bare feet.

Still, she didn't want to move either…

Moving meant vomiting, and moving usually meant going to eat, which gave stuff to puke…

So she just hung off the footrest, sometimes dry heaving.

Munching sounds reached her ears, and the brown-masked turtle perked…

''E'd better not…'

Turning her head slowly, she saw Gomamon eating something from under her pillow.

She'd figured she'd want a midnight snack or something from the mansion, but had gone outside and found an apple tree.

It seemed it was all gone now…

"GOMAMON!!!"

The Digimon jumped away from the pillow like he'd been caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar.

And, in a way, he had.

"What the HELL, man?! Didn't I tell ya not ta eat anymore?!"

"But I was HUNGRY…"

"Does it look like I give a shit?! We need ta keep it in case 'a emergencies!!"

"But it IS an emergency! I can't Digivolve if I'm hungry!"

"…Yer so…"

Z couldn't even find the right word, which seemed to worry her partner greatly.

"Calm down, Z. Breathe in…"

The she-turtle obeyed…

"Breathe out…"

A sigh, and she fell back on the mattress.

"I can't take this damn ocean anymore! Where the HELL is dry land?!"

"Well, I think we're moving away from it…"

Gomamon was fixed with a hot glare…

"Well, then…" She drawled.

"WHY AREN'T WE TRYIN' TA MOVE TOWARDS IT!?!"

"We can't paddle a bed!"

"Ya tried?"

"…NO…"

"Then TRY!"

Not wanting to push her temper, Gomamon was about to try…

"Hey, what's that?"

The blue-eyed turtle followed his gaze…

"A crate?"

"I wonder if there's food in there…"

Though the very thought seemed ready to make Z vomit, she knew they'd need more food.

Once the wood bounced against the bed frame, Z took hold of the top.

"Now, how are supposed ta open this thin'?"

Something moved inside of it, and the sea green turtle froze…

"What the hell-?"

The wood burst, splintering and flying, and both fell back as Ogremon towered above the pair.

"Pummel Whack!"

They managed to duck the swipe, and the brown-masked turtle pushed Gomamon away before jumping as the club smashed the bed in half.

One end of her part started sinking, and the blue-eyed she-turtle nearly panicked.

If she didn't like floating on water, she HATED swimming.

"Marching Fishes!"

As Ogremon was distracting, Gomamon tried to help his partner.

"What the…?"

"When the small and weak join forces, they can sometimes bring down the big and powerful."

Ogremon knocked the fish away…

"…Then again, sometimes they haven't got a chance…"

"DUDE!"

"Pummel Whack!"

"GOMAMON!!!"

"Gomamon, Digivolve to…IKKAKUMON!!"

Knocking the large green Digimon away, he waited for his partner to climb up his furry back.

"Pummel Whack!"

"Ikkakumon, sick 'im!"

"Harpoon Torpedo!"

Ogremon was knocked back into the crate, and Z gripped her partner's horn tight.

"Hold on!"

Ikkakumon swam for it, and the brown-banded turtle tried to ignore the water beneath them…

At least Ogremon wasn't following them…

Then she realized that the waves were getting closer…

"Ikkakumon? Ikkakumon?!"

"I'm sorry…I'm just…so hungry…"

'Why'd 'e 'ave ta eat all the food?'

"Don't go down! Ikkakumon, I can't swim! IKKAKUMON!"

He Dedigivolved, and Z fell into the water…

She almost choked as the cold liquid enveloped her, and she struggled.

'No! Gomamon! Anybody! HELP!'

She was losing consciousness, her brain shutting down as water threatened to enter her lungs…

Her vision blackened as something grabbed her around the waist…

'Elie…'

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Blue eyes blinked open, seeing the starry sky as a heat warmed her left side.

There was a golden light, and it was suddenly blocked out.

"Z?"

The brown-masked turtle blinked.

"Elie?"

"SIS!"

With a grin, the orange-banded turtle tackled her sister in a hug.

"You're okay!"

"Yeah…How'd I…?"

"Gomamon got my fishing line and I reeled you guys in. I'm just glad we did."

"Yeah…"

Sitting up, the elder sister looked around.

They were on the edge of the island, with the forest on the other side.

"Where are the others?"

"I…I don't know…" Z admitted.

"…But we'll fin' 'em."

Elie nodded, willing to follow her sibling anywhere.

She wasn't a leader, and she trusted her older sister enough to make the right decisions.

Z, on the other hand, was nervous about this decision.

She wasn't sure about which choice was right…

"Come on."

Standing, she stretched soundly as Gomamon jumped up to her shoulder.

"Let's see if there's anybody in the forest."

"Alright!" Elie agreed, taking hold of Biyomon's hand as she stood.

A bell sounded, echoing among the trees, and it drew both turtle's attentions.

"A church?" E wondered.

"Well…Somebody's gotta be ringin' the bell…Let's check it out."

"Okay…"

The orange-masked turtle was a bit hesitant to do so, but followed nonetheless.

She felt something…WRONG…with that building, high up in the forest…

What if it was haunted?

Or maybe overrun by brain-eating zombies?

Frankenstein?

Dracula?

An evil alien?

Maybe even…

She shuddered at the thought…

Her parents making out?

"Z, what do you think is up there?"

"Somebody, I guess. Maybe a human, a Digimon…"

"What if…What if they're evil?"

"Don't worry, sis. I'll take care 'a 'em then."

"…Okay!"

So they headed up to the church, Digimon following obediently.

Z didn't want to tell her sister that, thanks to lack of food, neither of their Digimon could Digivolve…

Still, the building was within reach in half an hour, and she heard strange music around the back.

Signaling for quiet, the elder turtle tried to figure out exactly what it was.

Still unsure, she motioned for her sister to silently follow her around.

Being a ninja was AWESOME…

Looking through some bushes, they saw a group of people, wearing strange, somewhat-creepy masks.

'What the hell are they doin'?'

"Is it Halloween? I can't remember…"

"I don't think so…"

"Hallow-what?"

"AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"

"HOLY SHIT-!!!!!!!!"

As kunoichi, they weren't used to be snuck up on by a creepy-masked priest…

"What the hell was that fer?!" Z demanded, covering up her pounding heart with anger.

He led them into the church without an explanation, which made the oldest turtle a bit huffy, but Elie was merely curious.

True, she felt a bit wary, but it didn't seem like a monster was going to jump them out of nowhere or anything…

Or so she thought…

"We are celebrating the Bakemon Holiday."

"Bakemon? Is that a Digimon?" The little orange-masked turtle wondered.

"Yes…We'd like it if you joined us."

"Ta do what, 'xactly?" Z wondered suspiciously.

"Do ya go Trick-Or-Treatin' or somethin'?"

"We don't have a lot of young people around…No holiday is complete without them."

"I suppose…"

"You arrived just in time for some fun."

"Wait…Bakemon? As in Lord Bakemon?" Gomamon wondered.

"Yes."

"But the only Bakemon I know of is a horrible Digimon that lives among ghosts as their ruler. Why would you honor and celebrate someone like that? In the words of our friends, he's a loser."

"You've got that right." Biyomon agreed.

"Don't you dare come in here and tell us who to honor or not!"

"Whoa, there!" Z intervened, glaring.

"No need ta bite their heads off fer their opinions."

"When does the Trick-Or-Treating start?"

"You're not afraid?"

"Nah."

"Um…not really."

"Nope!"

"Well you should be…Because it's a trick."

His mask cracked, and Elie was already hiding behind her sister…

"And you're the treat!"

It was a Bakemon!

"Shit-! Little man, ya've gotta get 'im!"

"I can't! I don't have the energy!"

"Biyo!"

The other people in the church revealed themselves as ghost Digimon, and the doors were blocked.

They still managed to get outside before they were completely surrounded…

"Spiral Twister!"

Neither of them could Digivolve…

"Biyo-!"

Elie was cut off with a yelp as the Bakemon took hold of her arms.

"HEY! Let go 'a my sis!"

Z punched one straight in the face, and it took at least seven to subdue her.

Still, they couldn't stop her struggling or kicking or harsh threats.

Both sisters were pulled back into the church and strapped down with ropes to stone tables.

"Z-Z?"

"Yeah?"

"…A-Are we g-gonna die?"

"…No, E. I ain't gonna let us die 'ere."

"Wh-What are you going to do?"

The dark-eyed she-turtle looked ready to cry…

"…I'll thin' a somethin'…Don't worry 'bout it."

Salt and pepper fell on them, and Z nearly sneezed.

"Hey, watch where ya put that!"

"Oh, feisty! I want that one!"

"Come an' get it, ya little basturd!"

She wasn't about to show weakness to the creatures ready to eat her alive…

The Bakemon were chanting, and merged into one very large Bakemon.

"Oh…shit…"

"BIYO!!!"

"Gomamon, Digivolve to…IKKAKUMON!!"

"Biyomon, Digivolve to…BIRDRAMON!!"

Ikkakumon bust through the floor first, shielding the two young turtles with his body.

The fight ended up outside, thanks to their explosive attacks, and Z managed to untie herself and her sister.

Running out into the graveyard, both discovered that Bakemon was winning…

"He's too strong fer 'em…"

"…Mind over matter…"

Z quirked an eyebrow.

"Huh?"

"I remember Gabe talking about it before…Something like…if you think about something hard enough, you can make it happen."

With determination in her eyes, Elie tried to sink into an almost meditative state…

"Bakemon, lose your power…Bakemon, lose your power…"

Z seemed a bit skeptical, but started chanting…

"Bakemon, lose your power…Bakemon, lose your power…"

It was working…

The Digimon was shrinking…

"Go get 'im, little man!"

"Burn him up, Birdramon!"

"Harpoon Torpedo!"

"Meteor Wing!"

He burst like a balloon, and both sisters cheered.

The earth cracked between them, though it did not quake, and they looked down to see Black Gears.

They began to crumble, making the shard of an island shake.

Z looked out at the ocean, seeing Infinity Mountain…

"If I know the others, they'll be goin' there…"

"Then so are we!"

"Right."

Jumping onto Ikkakumon's back, she made sure her sister had a secure hold on Birdramon's ankle before they set off.

'Maybe…Just maybe, they're okay…'