"So this is the team that you've brought together?" Reapermon said as he has met the complete set of the Crack Team. "A few of them good, but is a couple ultimates capable of big such a thing? They are out of their place, especially since MetalTyrannomon nearly got destroyed by our enemies."

"They might not seem like much, but they'll get the job done." Reapmon said.

"That's right." Megadramon said as he stepped forward.

Digimon Analyzer (Reapmon): Let's take Megadramon for example. He is an ultimate, but he was designed to combat those in the air. His Dark Side Attack will desecrate everything in his sight.

"You just leave it to me." Megadramon said. "From what MetalTyrannomon has told me, most of our enemies' digimon can fly and I was designed to defeat digimon like that."

"That sounds promising. I'll leave it to you." Reapermon said.

"You won't be disappointed." Megadramon said.

…

T.K.

"You better hurry up and be done with breakfast, T.K., or you'll be late for school." T.K.'s mother said.

"Don't worry. I just finished." T.K. said.

"That's great. Let's get going." Coronamon said. "How about you show me some of your basketball moves? You know, after you're done with school."

"We'll see." T.K. said as he gathered his stuff and left. Coronamon knew he didn't really had any intention. Ever since Coronamon became T.K.'s partner, he tried to be friends with him. The problem was that T.K. didn't seem to have any interest.

….

The School

Coronamon decided to just stay on the roof instead of going to the computer lab. He tried everything he could think of to bond with T.K., but nothing he did seemed to have worked and Coronamon really wanted this to work.

"There you are." Coronamon looked to the door and saw Cody was there.

"Cody? Is something wrong?" Coronamon said.

"No. When I dropped FanBeemon off in the lab, I saw you weren't there even though I know T.K. is here." Cody said. "I had a feeling something was wrong so when I got a free period, I wanted to find you and see if you were alright."

"I'm fine." Coronamon said as he looked back to the sky.

"You don't sound fine." Cody said. "You know you can talk to me. If there's a problem, I want to be able to help you."

"At least I got someone." Coronamon said.

"What do you mean?" Cody said.

"It's T.K." Coronamon said. "Ever since we were able to team up, he acts like he's not happy to have me around. I've been trying to bond with him, but he doesn't seem to want anything to do with me."

"T.K.'s not like that. I wouldn't take it personal." Cody said. "I think I might know what the problem is. T.K.'s been a digidestine longer than any of us have. Patamon has been the only partner he's had and they've been through everything together. It has nothing to do with you. I think he just misses Patamon."

"You think he'll come around?" Coronamon said.

"I know so." Cody said. "Just be patient and give him time. I'm sure T.K. will come around. It's just going to take him a little longer than the rest of us to get use to having you guys around."

"Alright." Coronamon said. He was hoping that Cody was right because he really wanted to become more than just partners with T.K.

…

The Computer Lab

When classes were over, everyone met up in the computer lab. Today they decided to head for the digital world to see if they can find out where the Reaper Brothers' lair is.

"Are we all ready to go?" Davis said.

"Ken and Impmon are already there." Yolei said. "The only thing we're missing is Coronamon. T.K., where is he?"

"I don't know. I left him here when I went to class." T.K. said. They heard the door open up and saw it was Coronamon that came in. "There you are. Where have you been?"

"I was just doing some thinking. So what are we all doing today?" Coronamon said.

"We're heading out to see if we can find a trace of where Reapermon might be holding our old partners." Kari said.

"The sooner we find them, the better." T.K. said and Coronamon felt offended by that.

"T.K., we're still going to try out those basketball skills of yours when we get back, right?" Coronamon said as he was starting to get desperate to connect with him.

"We'll see." T.K. repeated from earlier today. That didn't make Coronamon feel any better. "Let's do this you guys. Digi-Port open!" They opened up the gate and went through.

…

The Digital World

They appeared in the forest and already met up with Ken and Impmon.

"Did you find anything yet, Ken?" Kari said.

"Not yet. Reapermon seems to be a complete mystery. No one seems know anything about him." Ken said.

"You think he was transparent like a ghost." Impmon said.

"Maybe we should split up to cover more ground. Hopefully we'll find something out." Ken said. All of them thought it would be a good idea and split up with their DNA partners. T.K. and Cody took one end of the forest and tried to find anything they might think is useful.

"Nothing out of the ordinary." Cody said.

"Just keep your eyes open for anything." T.K. said. Cody looked back and noticed that Coronamon still seemed upset.

"Cody, can I ask you something about Coronamon?" Cody said.

"Hang on." T.K. said as he came to a stop and that caused the others to stop as well.

"What's the matter?" FanBeemon said.

"I thought I heard something." T.K. said. None of them heard anything, but they did see a shadow fly right over them. They looked up and saw it was Megadramon

"I found you!" Megadramon said as he dived down, but all of them moved out of the way before he smashed his claws to the ground. "Dang it. I almost had them."

"Just what do you think you're doing?" T.K. said.

"I came here to finish the job that MetalTyrannomon started." Megadramon said.

"He's working for Reapermon." Coronamon said.

"He won't be getting away. Let's show him what we can do." FanBeemon said as they were both ready for this fight.

"FanBeemon digivolve to….Waspmon"

"Waspmon digivolve to…CannonBeemon"

"Coronamon digivolve to….Firamon"

Both of them flew up to the sky and Megadramon found this situation perfect for him.

"Fools. You are at a complete disadvantage against me." Megadramon said as he flew up to their level.

"Fira Bomb"

"Nitro Stinger"

Firamon and CannonBeemon both launched their attacks, but Megadramon used his serpent like body to avoid both of them. He flew over and grabbed onto CannonBeemon.

"Hang on, I'll save you." Firamon said.

"Eat it, weakling." Megadramon said as he slammed his tail against Firamon and had him crash into the ground. Megadramon tossed CannonBeemon down and aimed with both of his arms.

"Dark Side Attack"

Megadramon fired organic missiles from both of his claws and they blasted CannonBeemon before he even hit the ground. Firamon managed to get back on his feet as Megadramon flew down to them.

"This isn't good. We need help." T.K. said.

"No, I got this." Firamon said.

"You have got to be kidding." Megadramon said. Firamon charged right at him, but Megadramon gave him an uppercut and sent him flying in the air. Megadramon flew up to him and was thrashing him around. He grabbed Firamon and flew down as he had Firamon crash on the ground.

"Firamon!" T.K. shouted.

"Don't worry, I've got it under control." Firamon said.

"Keep talking like that." Megadramon said.

"Nitro Stinger"

CannonBeemon fired his laser. When Megadramon noticed it, he was force to let him go and move away from the attack. Cannonbeemon took aim and fired multiple energy blasts at Megadramon.

"I think I got him." CannonBeemon said.

"Think again." Megadramon said as he flew down and smacked CannonBeemon. "You might as well just give up."

"Not a chance." Firamon said as he was able to get up, but he barely had the strength.

"You might as well just say your prayers." Megadramon said. He grabbed Firamon with both of his claws and was trying to crush Firamon. He was force to scream as he couldn't handle the pain of his body being pressed down.

"Firamon, you've got to get out of there." T.K. said.

"I can handle it." Firamon said.

"Why is he acting like this?" T.K. said.

"You're why." Cody said. "Firamon is doing this for you. T.K., I understand that you miss Patamon. You think we don't miss our partners? Coronamon wants to be more than just a temporary partner. He wants to be your friend and he's willing to risk his life for you."

"All of this for me? Of course I consider Coronamon a friend." T.K. said.

"That's not how he's feeling. You need to start acting like a friend and have faith in him." Cody said.

"Faith?" T.K. said and looked back to the fight. 'I never meant to make Coronamon feel unwanted. I do miss Patamon, but Coronamon doesn't have to risk his life just for us to be friends. Cody's right. I have been too distracted to see what is right in front of me.' He thought. "I have faith in you, Firamon. I know you can do it!" T.K. shouting that allowed his D3 to unleash a bright light and Firamon could feel power coming to him.

"What's going on?" Megadramon said. He couldn't hold onto him any longer as he was blown back.

"Firamon digivolve to…Flaremon"

Flaremon stood there in his new form as he unleashed heat and light that made you feel like the sun was standing right before you.

"He digivolved!" T.K. said.

Digimon Analyzer (T.K.): Flaremon is one hot ultimate level digimon. He might have lost his ability to fly, but he's stronger and his Purifying Howl will vaporize his enemies.

"This isn't good. I thought he would still be flying." Megadramon said. "What am I saying? It doesn't matter because I'll still win." Flaremon attacked before he did. He moved faster than before and jumped behind Megadramon with him giving Megadramon a nice right hook. He grabbed Megadramon's tail and swung him to the ground and tossed him back into the air.

"Purifying Howl"

Flaremon unleashed a powerful red beam from his howl and it blasted Megadramon as he turned into data and won the fight.

"You did it!" T.K. cheered with the new found hope in his new partner that rose like the sun.

….

The Real World

Sadly, they found nothing on what the digidestine could use to help them. At least Coronamon has reached the ultimate level. Right now, T.K. did what Coronamon asked and was playing a round of basketball.

"Now just aim for the hoop." T.K. said and Coronamon tossed it up, but the ball was just short. "That's okay. We'll keep trying."

"Thanks, T.K." Coronamon said.

"No problem. Also, I'm sorry if I made you feel unwanted or anything like that. I'm just so worried about Patamon." T.K. said.

"I know, but I promise that we will save him with the others." Coronamon said. He swore on their new found friendship and T.K. couldn't ask for anything better.

To Be Continued…

Is that a promise that Coronamon will keep and with Megadramon defeated, what else awaits the digidestine? Find out on the next Digimon, Digital Monsters.