With the fight with Asuramon finally taken care of, everyone was able to take a nice, well-deserved rest. But as Leomon had said earlier, they needed to enjoy this while it lasted. It was only a matter of time until they entered the more dangerous parts of the Digital World.

Lekismon had prepared a simple meal of soup and bread for everyone in the village with Kiimon trying to help out. Of course, since he was a baby and did not know how to do most of this stuff, the rabbit decided that in order to help him be important, she would have him simply watch the oven while the bread was baking and call her if he saw smoke come out of it.

All the while, the girls were all seated in chairs and relaxing except for Chise who had been placed in one of the guest beds. After a good half-hour, she had finally managed to awaken as she noticed her glasses right next to the bed and put them on.

"Oh, hey, you're awake!" Cho exclaimed with a grin as Chise blinked and asked, "Why am I in bed?"

"You were knocked out," Hazuki replied, "but don't worry. Cho finished off Asuramon," the blue-haired girl looking down and sighing, "Actually, he finished himself."

Leomon had said nothing the entire time. He was currently seated in a corner with a look of both anger and depression on his face. He could not understand what had happened. He was willing to give Asuramon a second chance and yet his former friend had chosen to kill himself. Why would he not choose to redeem himself? Did he think it was too late or something?

Though Chise had not seen this, she had a good idea of what Cho meant as she decided not to press for further information. Instead, she smiled at the blue-haired girl and said, "It's good to know we saved the children."

"Yes, it is," Asami replied, "Chise is absolutely right. I am certain that everything will be alright from here on out."

Hazuki nodded and took a tiny sip from her bottle of blood before looking at Leomon with concern. A part of her wanted to walk over and comfort him but at the same time, she could tell he was not in the mood for it. And needless to say, Akari was thinking the same thing.

Instead, the redhead decided to lighten the mood by adding, "Anyway, Cho helped carry you to this bed. She was the first to act," Chise blushing lightly and bowing her head to the blue-haired girl as she said, "Thank you."

"Nah, don't thank me too much," Cho replied with a sigh, "I wasn't strong enough to carry you all the way here. Lekismon did most of the work."

At that moment, the rabbit in question entered the guest house and said, "Hi, girls. Dinner's ready. Just follow me to the dining area."

The girls all turned to one-another as Cho looked at Chise and asked, "Should I bring you your dinner?" as the blond shook her head and replied, "No, I'm okay."

With that, the girl pushed herself up only for her shoulder to go numb as she winced in pain. The others stared as Akari stated, "You shouldn't push yourself, Chise."

Lekismon nodded and replied, "Yes, you wait right here. I'll bring you your dinner," Cho cutting in and saying, "You don't need to trouble yourself. I already volunteered," the rabbit bowing her head and replying, "You are very thoughtful, Cho."

Chise then turned to Leomon and asked, "Um, Mister Leomon, sir, are you going to join them?" the lion weakly looking at her and seeing a look in her eyes that said 'I'd like to be alone right now'. The lion knew that feeling all too well and as such, he rose to his feet and said, "Yes, I think I will have some dinner."

With that, the lion exited the room as Chise took a deep breath and held her hand up to her chest. She had a look of both fear and confusion on her face as she could feel her heart racing like it never had before. But what had come over her? Was it a fear of being attacked by a strong opponent again or something else?

After two minutes, Cho came into the house with Chise's dinner just like she had promised. She had a big grin on her face as she exclaimed, "You gotta try this! It's simple but it's tasty!"

"Thank you," Chise replied with a light smile as Cho placed the plate on her lap. With that, Chise ripped a small piece off of her bread and dipped it in her soup before taking a bite. Cho was right. It was tasty.

However, just as Cho was about to head back to the others, the blond turned to her and asked, "Cho, can I ask you something?"

The blue-haired girl nodded and replied, "Sure," as Chise took a deep breath and asked, "Am I a good member of the team?"

A look of confusion formed on Cho's face as she replied, "Of course you are. We all make for a great team. Why would you even ask that?"

"Well, sometimes I feel like I'm the weak link," Chise replied as Cho was about to object only for the blond to add, "Think about it. While each of you has finished off a Digimon at least once, I do nothing but deal a little damage to help with that. All of you fought to the end today and yet I got knocked out before I could really do anything. But most of all, I can't Digivolve. Asami's barely been with us and she can already do that, so why can't I do it yet?"

Cho had to admit, she was having trouble finding a response to that as Chise whimpered, "It's because I'm too weak. Be honest. That's it, isn't it?"

Cho let out a sigh and put on a serious expression before taking hold of Chise's shoulders and explaining, "Chise, you are a very good member of the team. You may not have Digivolved yet, but if you ask me, I think you might be holding yourself back. Just you wait. I know that someday, you'll Digivolve and probably end up being stronger than me. After all, I got strong fists but you have a hard shell."

Cho then flashed a grin as Chise's eyes widened. She then nodded her head and replied, "You might be right. Thank you, Cho."

During this time, the virus was walking around his palace out of boredom when suddenly, a floating chrysalis flew over to him. The spider wasted no time as he headed back to his quarters to see what the Digimon had recorded for him.

Once inside, he took a seat as a projection came from the chrysalis' eyes show him Asuramon's defeat. When the virus saw who was responsible, his eyes went wide. Why had he heard nothing about this? To have the heroes of Tokyo enter the Digital World was certainly a big deal.

"So Ophanimon has decided to call upon them for help," the virus uttered before turning to the chrysalis and opening his mouth to say something. However, he stopped himself from saying what came to mind and said, "Good job. Continue scouting."

With that, the chrysalis exited the room as the virus took a deep breath and said to himself, "Alright, no more sitting around and barking orders. I'm going to take matters into my own hands."

With that, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes as a black force came from out his back and flew off into the distance. The spider took a deep breath and said, "I hope this works. I've never tried it before."

He then stroked his chin and added, "Then again, that's because now that I've used, I can't use it again. Now I really hope it works."

Soon enough, dinner was out of the way as the girls spent the rest of the evening playing with the children. Chise was trying her hardest to remain positive yet her self-doubt was still on her mind. Even so, Cho had assured her that things would be alright, so perhaps it was time she stopped beating herself up.

Leomon, on the other hand, was still having trouble getting over the death of Asuramon. Akari noticed this and walked over to the lion before placing her hand on his shoulder with a sweet smile. Leomon took a deep breath and tried to force a smile but found it too difficult.

Seeing this, Akari let out a light sigh and gave the lion a quick hug before heading back to the others. Now Leomon did find himself able to give a weak smile as he figured perhaps Akari's tendency to look on the bright side of things was not a bad one. After all, while Asuramon may have gone down as a slave to the virus, Leomon figured the Asura would not want him to spend his life mourning his death.

Meanwhile, Lekismon was playing with Kiimon when suddenly, the purple ball turned toward Akari with a nervous look. The rabbit looked at him with confusion and asked, "Is something wrong, Kiimon?"

However, her eyes went wide when she noticed the ball hop over to Akari and look up at her. The rabbit could not believe what she was seeing. Was Kiimon trying to make friends?

Akari noticed this and beamed brightly before cooing, "Hello, Kiimon. How are you?"

Then for the first time since his birth, the baby smiled and let out a light squeaking sound. With that, he hopped up and down happily as Akari understood what he was trying to communicate. Kiimon clearly wanted to play and there was no way the redhead would turn down such a request.

Lekismon breathed a sigh of relief and enjoyed watching the two play with each-other. Sure, Kiimon still did not feel ready to play with the others, but the fact that he could trust someone other than Lekismon was definitely a good start.

Soon enough, the sky was replaced by a dark blue one covered in stars, which of course meant it was now night time. With that in mind, the children were sent to their respective houses as Lekismon lulled them all off to sleep. Though of course she saved Kiimon for last as he could only bring himself to sleep with her.

All the while, the girls were resting in the guest beds while Leomon decided to sleep on the floor while resting up against a wall. While the others had gotten to sleep fairly quickly, Chise was having trouble as she had a look of depression on her face.

"Don't worry," Cho whispered to her with a supportive smile, "Trust me, it'll happen. You just need to give it time."

With that, the blue-haired girl gave the blond a quick wink before yawning and dozing off almost instantly. Chise smiled lightly for a few seconds but soon went back to her more depressed look. A part of her wanted to believe that Cho was right, but at the same time, she was uncertain of whether or not she was even good enough to Digivolve.

Soon enough, drowsiness took over as Chise yawned and removed her glasses. And soon enough, she was sound asleep just like the others.

After a few seconds, though, Chise awoke in the middle of a field covered in flowers. Her eyes widened as she looked around and spotted Cho standing nearby with her hair flowing in the breeze.

Chise got up slowly as the blue-haired girl turned to her and gave her a sweet smile. She held out her hand and said, "Hey, Chise. Would you like to join me?"

The blond nodded and asked, "Where are we going?" as Cho grinned and replied, "Come on, you'll see soon enough."

Chise held out her hand as Cho grabbed hold of it and started running with the blond close behind. Soon, the two were had run a great distance as Chise looked around and asked, "This doesn't look any different from where we started."

"Oh no, it's different," the blue-haired girl replied, "The sun shines brighter here."

With that, Cho continued to hold onto Chise's hand while using her free hand to take hold of the blond's shoulder. Chise's cheeks turned bright pink as the blue-haired girl started to lead her through a fancy ballroom dance. All the while, Chise's heart was racing rapidly, but why?

Suddenly, the flower field transformed into an actual ballroom while Cho continued to lead Chise through her dance, both girls wearing their fancy dresses now. And soon enough, the blond found herself following the steps easily as if she had done this before. But that was impossible. She had never danced before in her life.

As if this could not get any stranger, everyone else was there as well. Akari, Asami and Hazuki were all standing idly by and watching the two dance, Akari giving the two a thumb up.

"Chise," Cho sighed with a big heavenly smile on her face while Cho could not help but return the look while her cheeks were even brighter than before.

However, her eyes went wide and her heart started beating rapidly when Cho placed a finger against the blond's chin and leaned forward. Her lips were puckered as Chise closed her eyes in anticipation.

"Stop!" came a man's voice as Cho turned and saw her father, Kenichi, standing there along with Sakura.

Chise opened her eyes and turned as Cho asked, "What's up?" as Kenichi put on a stern look and remarked, "Cho, this is not right! Your mother and I forbid you from engaging in such activities with Chise!"

"Yes, your father's right," Sakura stated, "This is wrong."

Chise trembled and just about broke out into tears when Cho retorted, "Why not!? Is there something wrong with me being a lesbian!?"

"Oh no, that's perfectly fine," Kenichi replied with a light smile, "In fact, I'm glad you finally found out your sexuality," Chise and Cho both confused as the blue-haired girl asked, "In that case, what's the problem?"

"Well, Chise simply isn't right for you," Sakura explained, "A strong and smart girl like you needs someone much more fitting, someone who is also competent in battle and intelligent."

Chise now had a look of uncertainty in her eyes as she turned to Cho. Her look then became one of dread as Cho glared at her.

"He's right," Cho stated before shoving Chise away from her and barking, "GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU WEAKLING!"

Chise had no idea what to say as Akari ran over to Cho with a big smile on her face. Cho returned the smile and held out her arms while both held each-other in a tight embrace and shared a long, compassionate kiss. All the while, Chise could not help but feel devastated at the sight of this as she let down tears and bit her lower lip.

Soon enough, Cho and Akari ended their kiss and turned toward her while Akari gave a compassionate smile and said, "Sorry, Chise. I don't mean to ruin your life, but I've always been right for Cho. It's nothing personal."

Cho, on the other hand, rolled her eyes at Chise and sighed, "Stop being a baby! This is why you'll never find true love!"

"NO!" Chise cried before fleeing from the ballroom. But while she ran, she saw many visions of everyone she once considered a friend pointing and laughing at her. Some even mocked her by making fake crying motions with their hands and faces.

After a few more seconds, Chise's eyes opened wide as she sprang up and breathed heavily. She then turned to Cho for a few seconds and flipped herself onto her belly so she was now hugging her pillow with the blanket wrapped around her. She at least hoped the next dream would not be so bad.

But that was not the extent of everything going wrong today. Somewhere around four in the morning, the black force the virus had released earlier seeped into the guest room and covered the entire area. After a few seconds, the force vanished as all of the guests, their belongings and even their beds had disappeared. Even Leomon had been swept up, but where had they gone?

This was soon made clear when morning came around. Asami and Hazuki awoke while the rich girl stretched and yawned and the goth woke up in a way similar to that of an actual vampire. There was no real reason for this. She just liked adding to the image.

However, both were shocked to find themselves in a swamp with a rancid smell filling the air. Asami plugged up her nose and gasped, "What is that hideous odour!" Hazuki sighing, "I think the better question would be why we're in a swamp in the first place."

"Oh, of course," Asami replied with her eyes wide open, "I was just getting to that."

Chise and Cho woke up to find themselves in a mountain range. Though on the upside, Chise still had her glasses nearby as she put them on and squeaked in fear. Cho simply looked around and asked, "Where is everyone?"

Akari and Leomon, all the while, were in a desert with the sun blazing down on them. Leomon, all the while, let out a groan and grumbled, "Oh no."

With the group separated in their sleep, one could only guess how they would be able to reunite with one-another. But whatever the case, they needed to hurry if they were to get back on track.