As Ruby and John were pedaling the swan boat, Gem, Gatomon, and Agumon on top, Gomamon swimming beside them, they were getting irritated.

"Why don't YOU guys start pedaling?" John questioned.

Their Digimon smiled mischievously.

"We can't reach the pedals!"

"Damn short-legged Digimon…" John muttered, and they finally reached the shore, looking up at a large palace.

"As if my legs weren't tired enough…" Ruby muttered as they walked up, finally reaching the large doors. When they opened the door, they saw Digimon panicking, running around. Gatomon, in Gem's arms, said, "Those are Gekomon and Otamamon…"

They moved forward, and asked a Gekomon, "Do you have a moment? We're looking for someone."

"Sorry, we're pretty busy! We're waiting for so many deliveries!"

As the Gekomon argued about the lunch, the Otamamon argued about clothes, and the three kids shared a glance.

"Here she comes!" they all shouted in unison, running off.

A Gekomon said, "Presenting her highness, the princess!" When the princess walked out, they all looked at her wide-eyed.

"Cathy?!"

"Ruby? John? Gem?"

Cathy was wearing a gold princess dress, much like the one she'd liked so much from 'Beauty and the Beast', and Ruby questioned, surprised, "What are doing?"

"What does it look like? I'm being a princess, of course!"

John sighed, smacking his forehead.

'I HAD to let CATHY leave, of all people…'

"Cathy, come on…we need to get back with the others…"

"I'm not Cathy anymore! I'm princess now!"

All three of them sighed.

'The youngest is ALWAYS like this…'

She brought them to her room, which was bright gold, and Ruby sighed.

"The important thing is that you're alright…"

"Yeah…now come on, we need to go…"

"No."

"Oh, right. You'll want to change first. Okay." Gem said with a smile.

"I'm not changing."

"It's nice and all, but it'll be hard to walk in." Gatomon said.

"I'm not walking anywhere!"

"What, you expect us to carry you?" Ruby questioned, hands on her hips.

"No. I'm not going."

There was silence for a moment, before all six of them said, "WHAT?!"

"Why would I want to leave? I'm a princess here! Who knows if we'll ever get home, so I might as well live large and in charge."

John sighed, smacking his forehead.

"You've GOTTA be kidding me…"

"I'm not! Just look around! I've got everything I've ever wanted!"

Palmon's voice entered the room, and everyone relaxed.

"Is something wrong?"

'Maybe Palmon can talk some sense into her…'

"Finally, a voice of reason! Come in and tell Cathy how unreasonable she's being!"

"You mean princess?"

Palmon showed herself in a matching dress, and they all fell down anime-style.

"NOT YOU TOO!!!" They all exclaimed.

John was losing his patience, and said, "This is no time for games! Both of you change out of those dumb dresses and let's get OUT of here!!"

"I told you I'm not going! Why don't you go look for the others on your own?! Just LEAVE!!"

"Don't be mean, Cathy…they're you family…" Palmon reasoned.

"If you wanna go, too, be my guest!!!"

"Stop being a woos and get off that high horse of yours!"

"Cathy, we nearly killed ourselves to find you because you're part of the team…" Gem added on to John's exclamation, jade eyes wide and innocent.

"That's very nice, but I'M NOT GOING!!!"

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!! GEM IS RIGHT, AND I'M NOT BUDGING FROM THIS SPOT UNTIL YOU COME WITH US!!!" John exploded, sitting down with Gomamon.

Ruby sighed.

'This won't turn out good…'

Cathy rung a bell, and a horde of Gekomon came in.

"I want these people removed from my palace at once!"

The Gekomon lifted them up, walking off with them, and were thrown outside.

"This is ridiculous…" John fumed.

"I wonder what she did to get them to wait on her hand and foot…" Ruby agreed.

"You really wanna know?"

They turned to the Gekomon and Otamamon before nodding. The Gekomon led them to a section of the palace, showing them a sleeping Shogungekomon up on a stage.

They explained that Shogungekomon was beaten in a singing contest, and how only a voice as beautiful as the one that beat him can wake him. A strange little Digimon came had come and told them about Cathy, who'd become spoiled while there, and now refused to sing.

"We'll help you out!" John said, eager to get this over with and get his sister back. He went up first, but…his voice sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Gem went next, and she was good, but not good enough, apparently. The Digimon tried next, but they weren't good either.

They all turned to Ruby, who immediately blushed and backed up.

"Come on, Ruby! You've got a beautiful voice!" Both the kids encouraged, but Ruby wasn't inclined.

"At least sing a LITTLE…" Gem begged, giving her sister the puppy-dog eyes.

"…Just a little…" she agreed, thinking of a part of a song she liked:

We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

The Gekomon and Otamamon looked at her in surprise and awe, and she blushed in embarrassment.

"I think this would show Cathy a sense of responsibility…we should somehow make her do it…"

That's when Palmon came up, asking, "Why'd you guys disappear like that? It was like you weren't even happy to see us!"

"What are you talking about? If you hadn't noticed, Cathy's gone nuts!" Gomamon retorted.

Palmon thought for a moment before saying, "Now that you mention it, she has gone over the deep end…"

"And you just noticed it now?" Agumon questioned.

Palmon agreed to help them, so they set out to get the needed materials.

'Why do you have to be so stubborn, Cathy?'

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They waited on the balcony with a recorder, John with the headphones on his head, as they all looked into the room, seeing Cathy walk into the room. Inside, Palmon was trying to convince Cathy to sing on the karaoke machine they'd gotten in there. But, unfortunately, she saw the cable leading outside, and Agumon's head, and screamed into the mike instead.

"WHAT THE F#$?!"

Let's just say Ruby doesn't like loud noises…

All of them were put in the prison cells, and Cathy said, "You can't trick me that easily!"

"Cathy, can't you see what you're doing? We're your family!" Gem pleaded.

"I see that you tried to trick me…"

"Because we're trying to save you!" John countered.

"This isn't like you, Cathy, and YOU KNOW IT!!" Ruby added.

"Have you forgotten about your Crest of Sincerity? Where's the sincere cousin I could always count on to try and help?"

"She's gone now!"

Cathy started marching off with the Gekomon, when Palmon called after her. She stopped, turning slightly to see her partner through the bars.

"Nobody likes you more than I do, as a friend…it hurts me to say this, but…YOU'RE A SPOILED BRAT!!"

It seemed to hit Cathy in the heart, and a layer of tears overlapped her eyes before she said, "IT'S NICE TO KNOW HOW YOU REALLY FEEL!!!"

She marched off in a huff, and the others felt sure they'd never see the real Cathy again…

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All Cathy saw was darkness, and Devimon and Etemon were after her. She saw the Gekomon, and ordered them to stop them. They refused, and started drifting away.

She pleaded with them, the evil Digimon getting closer, when Ruby, John, and Gem appeared with their Digimon and Palmon.

"Oh, it's so great to see you guys! Help me!"

"Sorry, but we only help family." John said testily.

"What's wrong, Cathy? I thought you were having the time of your life?"

They all disappeared, except Palmon, and she pleaded for her help.

"I've gotta go, Cathy…goodbye…"

"NO!!!"

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She woke up to see Alice's face, and her sister smiled.

"Do you have any idea what that horrible dream meant?"

"Yeah…"

Alice smiled, holding her sister's hand.

"That's a good girl…I knew you'd come back to yourself…"

When Cathy next opened her eyes, her crest was glowing, but Alice wasn't anywhere to be found. She immediately changed into her own clothes, and ordered for her friends to be brought to Shogungekomon's chamber. When they came, she took her spot on the stage, tears in her eyes.

"There's something I need to say to all of you…I'm so sorry for all that I've done…I've been such an idiot! I hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me…I don't know why you would, but if you can…I'd be honored to sing for you…one last time…"

Palmon smiled.

"We forgive you!"

John smiled, Gomamon on his head.

"It's hard not to forgive your little sister…"

She seemed closer to tears, her sky blue eyes wavering, and the spotlights turned on. As she started to sing, Ruby made her way to the stage, going next to her cousin with her own mike.

"There's no one else I'd rather sing a duet with…"

It was her way of saying she forgave her cousin, and both sang together, Shogungekomon waking up. When he was fully awake, the spotlights turned off and everyone looked up at him in surprise. He didn't seem happy about being woken up, and tried to stomp on everyone, though the Gekomon dodged.

"Ruby!"

"Cathy!"

They ran out of the chamber, trying not to get hit by anything, when he shot a powerful burst sound, sending John, Gem, Gatomon, and Gomamon flying, while the fallen rocks headed towards the two girls.

"NO!!!"

Agumon and Palmon Digivolved, destroying the rocks, and stood protectively in front of the girls when Shogungekomon came closer.

"What's with you?! We get you out of your three hundred year sleep, and THIS is how you repay us!!" Cathy yelled into a mike nearby.

"All that racket was you two?!"

"Uh oh…"

A Harpoon Torpedo landed between them, stopping Shogungekomon in his tracks, and they looked out the hole in the wall at Ikkakumon. Ikkakumon and Gatomon attacked him, but he used his sound waves to stop the attacks before they reached him, sending Gatomon flying.

As Shogungekomon jumped at the poor Digimon below, Ruby ran to the edge with Greymon.

"NO!!!"

Her crest glowed, and Greymon Digivolved to Metalgreymon, who used his metal claw to grab Shogungekomon and throw him into the wall beside them. Togemon jumped down with Cathy as Metalgreymon took Ruby and landed on the ground below.

Metalgreymon turned to a rising Shogungekomon, using his Giga Blaster, and the rockets went straight into his horns, blowing up. The following morning, with Koromon tucked under Ruby's arm, they headed back to the swan boat, ready to meet up with the others.

'We're coming guys…I hope you found Alice…'