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And I'll be uploading as much as I can before my dance competition

Even though it's quite some time away

Oh well, hope you enjoy what I'm about to give to you today!!!

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Chapter 23: Koji's not so Great Adventure

The digidestined seemed to think that they were ready to face Lilithmon but that was before they saw the once healthy tree behind them wither away like a piece of ice melting in the desert. They assumed that Koji still had the key that Takuya tossed over to him then they ran away as fast as their legs could carry. They picked up Bokomon and Neemon on their way out of the battlefield and kept on running till they couldn't run anymore.

"So is everybody alright?" Takuya panted while looking at Zoe who nodded then flopped on the floor exhausted.

"Koji, do you still have the key?" Auroramon looked at him as he then started to search himself frantically as they looked at him uneasily. "Koji, do you have the key?" Takuya asked him sternly. Koji gave him an 'oops, I guess I got jacked' kind of look.

"Great Koji, you of all people lose the key of codes, the code key of the demon lord, Barbamon. I thought you were supposed to be mister ninja?!?" JP yelled at him.

"Calm down JP," Koichi pushed him away from his twin brother. "It's alright Koji." He reassured him but it didn't seem to be working. Koji got up and walked off by himself. "Koji..." Koichi was going to go after him but Takuya held him back. With that gesture, Koichi understood that Koji had to be alone for now but when they're about to leave, he'll have to come back.

Koji started to walk around the forest, passing a couple of digimon who looked at him funny. Some of them seemed to recognise him but he didn't care.

I can't believe that I let them get away with another key. How stupid can I be? He punched a tree letting his anger out. But then a voice came from up above and it didn't sound very happy.

"What's the big idea?!? You can just walk around hitting trees! You knock over some of my best fruit!" A bird like digimon came out. Koji took a look at his D-tector and found out that the digimon was called Falcomon.

"Sorry there bud." Koji apologized to him then was about to continue on his merry way when the Falcomon came down towards him and was about to tell him off when he noticed the sadness on his face.

"Would you mind tell me what's wrong?" He asked Koji who looked surprised by his sudden question. Koji felt that he didn't have a choice but to spill his story since he figured that this digimon wouldn't leave until he found out. So he told him about how they found a Code Key but were ambushed by BlackGatomon who was suddenly joined by two others who happened to be a part of the Demon Lords. Then explained the part about how they were tricked and how the key got stolen.

"Man, that's some story and some predicament you have there friend." Falcomon rubbed his chin. "You know what you need?" Koji shook his head wondering if he should trust this digimon. "You need a place to get away." He said nodding his head but Koji still didn't think that it was a good idea.

"Trust me, I was never wrong before." He said pushing Koji along the trail towards the inner part of the forest until they came to a hot spring. "Here," Falcomon urged for Koji to jump in. "This is a bread place to relax. Hot Springs make you forget all of your worries." He smiled at Koji.

"Are you sure?" Koji looked into the water.

"Yah, I was never wrong before." Falcomon said again. "Look, the springs are even steaming." Falcomon seemed to be enjoying this.

"Alright, if you say so." Koji took another look into the springs but didn't have a very long look since Falcomon then pushed him into the water. When Koji came back up, his teeth were chattering and his face was blue. "The w-waterrr i-issss f-fr-freeeezzzzing!" Koji jumped out, the falcon digimon looked at him puzzled then dipped a talon into the water then sweat dropped.

"I guess the steam was frost that was escaping the water." He smiled as he tried to apologize to Koji. "Here to make it up to you, I'll take you to another place." He puled Koji away and then came to their second destination.

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Takuya and Zoe were trying to cook the meat apples that Bokomon and Auroramon found in the forest while Neemon tried to cook a leaf a while back but it burned to a crisp. He was still upset about it.

Koichi sat by a tree and stared at the ground. "Do you think Koji is ok?" He asked Tommy and JP who exchanged glances.

"Well it could've happened to anybody." Tommy said while looking up at the clouds in the digital sky.

"But I think that Koji's taking it harder because he's the kind of guy that doesn't like making mistakes." JP answered him.

"Yah, he is that kind of guy." Koichi smiled then they walked over to Zoe and Takuya were chatting silently by the fire.

"So it looks like you two hit it off." Koichi teased them. They looked at eachother and blushed but Zoe said or tried to make them believe that they were worrying about Koji and how he was gone for a while now.

"Yah, I know he's taking it hard now but he has to realize that he has to make mistakes just like the rest of us." Bokomon said while trying to get at a Meat Apple. Takuya took one and gave it to him and Bokomon nodded as a thank you.

"I guess so but he still needs to know that we forgive." Takuya said.

They all then started to dig into the apples until they heard a rustle in the bushes. "Who's there? Show yourself?" Auroramon glared into it.

"Knock, knock!" The cold and cruel voice laughed.

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"Alright, this'll make up for you jumping into the cold springs!" Falcomon showed him to a door.

"Are you sure about this?" Koji looked at him to make sure that he knew what he was talking about this time.

"Yes I'm positive, this door will lead you to a place beyond any place where you've ever been." He smiled. "And don't forget, I wasn't wrong about this before." He opened the door and Koji tried to get away but he got pushed in first and then looked around.

"Gee, you're right! I've never been to Antartica before!" Koji yelled at him then ran for the door and slammed it shut. His teeth started to chatter harshly and he tried to rub himself warm but it didn't seem to be working.

"Oh, I'm sorry again." Falcomon cried and started to help him get warm.

"This isn't working!" Koji was now shaking.

"Oh, oh, I have one more idea to help you and it'll keep you very warm." Falcomon assured him and grabbed Koji with his talons then flew off. He pulled him over to a deeper part of the forest.

"Ok since you're cold, I'll give you something that'll really warm you up." Falcomon flew up into the tree and retrieved a couple of fruit. "Here, this kind of hot but it'll do the trick to warm you up." He gave the fruit to him but when Koji touched it, he said that it was warm not hot. Falcomon laughed at his response, "Of course not yet, you have to eat it first. Trust me, I wasn't..." "Wrong about this before, I know." Koji looked annoyed but maybe this time, it'll actually work. He still didn't get how the digital world worked but if this digimon said that it'll warm him up, then he should believe him.

Koji took a big bite but before he could swallow, his eyes started to water up and his face was turning red. "AAAAHHHH!!!" Koji yelled out as fire started to come out of his mouth. "Wow, you look like an Agumon." Falcomon said.

"It's H-H-HOT!!!!" Koji yelled and looked around for some water. "Water, I need water!" He begged then Falcomon dumped a bucket full on his head. Koji took the bucket off his head and glared at the Falcomon. He had it, of course it wasn't hot in temperature but hot in flavouring.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going back to my friends!" Koji yelled and started to stomp back in his direction. Falcomon looked at him and had a satisfied expression on his face. "See, I told him that I'll make him forget about his problems." He flew back to his tree to reorganized his fruit that Koji knocked over in the first place. "I told him that I waws never wrong." He flew away laughing.

Koji was still stomping off and steaming. He wasn't in the mood to hear anymore things that could get him to forget about his problems, the only problem was that his mouth was burning up and he still felt a bit chilly.

Although, when Koji came back from behind the bushes, he saw that the area was burnt. He looked around and didn't see anybody, now he was worried. "Takuya, Koichi, Zoe, Tommy, JP?!?" He yelled out trying to search for his friends.

He started to walk around until he saw a couple of footprints then decided to run towards where they led. They led him to another clearing where he found JP, Koichi and Tommy.

"Hey guys, you alright?" Koji ran towards his friends.

"Never better." Tommy said. He really looked beaten up and so did JP and Koichi. "So what happened? And where's Auroramon, Takuya and Zoe?" Koji desperately asked for an answer.

"Takuya and Zoe are pursuing the huge digimon that kidnapped Auroramon and are having a gigantic battle in the neighbouring clearing." Bokomon and Neemon came out of hiding.

"Wow, what happened?" Neemon looked dumbfounded. Bokomon looked a bit annoyed then snapped his waist band like he always did. Before they could say anymore, a digimon came bolting through the trees and crashed in front of the digidestined.

"Takuya!" Tommy and Koichi looked at the digimon. "Taky are you alright?" JP asked him.

"Yah, just a scratch." He ensured them then got up but fell back down and de digivolved back into himself. "Just a scratch huh?" Koji came up to him.

"Koji?" Takuya looked really happy to see him.

"Where's Zoe?" Koji asked him sternly. Takuya pointed weakly over towards the direction from where he came from. He was about to run towards that area when a couple of digimon came bursting through.

"You're going to get it now!" Kazemon called out and flew up into the air.

Hurricane Wave

She threw at the digimon, Auroramon then came over and joined her attack with Zoe's.

Aurora Beam

Their attack was a medley of colors and wind and as it knocked into the digimon, he came out of it without a scratch.

"So who's Black, white and red all over?" Koji asked Takuya who sat up. "DoruGreymon, ultimate and from the looks of our came, you can see that his Metal Meteor attack is powerful." Takuya explained. "Well this time I'm helping." Koji grabbed his D-tector and forgot about his chill of burning mouth.

Execute, Spirit Evolution

Lobomon

"Get ready you over grown dinosaur!" Lobomon called out.

Lobo kendo

He slashed at the digimon in a battle against the sharp horn on his head. "There's no way that you're going to defeat me!" It called out.

"We'll see about that." Lobomon pushed him back then signalled Kazemon too move in with her attack to distract him.

Tempest Twist

Thunder Kick

She and Auroramon knocked his head around making him temporarily dizzy. He shook it off and growled at her angrily. He then started to gather energy in his mouth as he did before the arrival of Koji.

"Oh no." Zoe knew instantly what attack was coming next. And so did Koji.

Metal Meteor

"Time for some baseball." Koji said and smirked when the giant ball came his way. He swung his Kendo towards the giant ball of iron like a baseball bat then sent it back towards the DoruGreymon. He stood there frozen ffor a while until his fractal code appeared.

"Fractal Code, Digitize!" Koji yelled out the reverted back to his human self along with Zoe.

"So you feeling better Koji?" Zoe came up to him.

"Yup, with some strange help." Koji giggled a bit at the memory.

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