Taichi Yagami and his Partner, Agumon, were in the operations room of the Digimon International Relationship Office. They weren't the only ones. The entire room was a buzz of activity. However, the leader of the Digidestined and his Partner felt like they were in a bubble. They had claimed a small computer in the corner. Taichi was sitting in a chair with his feet on the desk with ankles cross. Agumon was sitting in his lap. They were ignored as people scurried about fighting a war.

Peter and Petra Corvine turned nineteen today. A year ago Tempusmon tried to blackmail Yuki Tachibana into marrying him by causing a worldwide Convergence. The then Digidestined of the Question responded by cutting of the Real World and, keeping Tempusmon trapped in one dimension. While that had been good for the other dimensions the Real World had been fighting a long and bloody war ever since. Historical commenters debated about what this war was going to be called. Some said it would be called World War Three. Some said it would be called the First Dimension War. Taichi thought a winner still needed to be decided since that was who wrote history.

It had been a long year. At least it had been a long year in the Real World. No one really knew how long it had been in the other worlds. Tempusmon said that the time dilation was still in effect but, there was no way to prove that. No one could reach the Digital World. That didn't mean communication was completely dead. Though it was still limited. Messages came from the Digital World. At irregular intervals the email addresses belong to Ann Corvine, Annie Corvine, Kate Thomasson, Lucas Thomasson and, Kaya Hayashi received messages. The messages were clips of videos that depicted the only known humans to lose the title of Digidestined. There was never any sound but, they were always images. The longest was a two-and-a-half-minute video. Most were just stills. No one knew who was sending them but, it was clear that they were designed to let the families know how the humans were faring. There were dozens of the images and, there was no way of knowing if they were in chronological order or not. Taichi and Agumon were reviewing them to learn something, anything new.

The first video was a short clip of Steven, Peter, Petra and Haru watching Yuki. She lacked her Digiwatch but, she was holding her Crest Card. She was also sporting a dark silver band ring on her left thumb finger. The ring started to glow and, the Programmer tossed the Card into the air. The Card condensed down to an orb of energy that Patamon flew though. The video ended with Patamon Warp Digivolving to Seraphimon despite the fact that his Partner was no longer Digidestined. Haru was grinning as he spun the deep gold spinner ring on his right middle finger. Petra watched with wide eyes full of glee as she fingered the dainty bright gold braided ring on her right pinky finger. Peter matched his twin as her rubbed the bright silver geometric ring on his left index finger. Steven's ring was believed to be made out of electrum and, it was clunky like a college class ring. It rested on his right ring finger.

The next one Taichi choose to look at wasn't the second one received. This one was a candid photo. Petra was in the middle of a mess of fabrics, ribbons, thread and, other things her sisters said she used to make clothes. Behind her were five wooden mannequins and, it wasn't hard to know that they were for her and her friends. She was staring at a notebook resting on a table. Lopmon was resting on the table pointing something out. Venusmon was holding up a bolt of bright pink fabric and bolt of dark blue with a grin on her face. In the very back of the photo you could see Peter shaking his head. Who had the camera was a complete mystery.

Another canid was Peter looking at a bunch of rocks laid out in an order that couldn't be determined. Terriermon was holding one rock as Peter considered them with a look most people only gave to important legal documents. Ann and Annie said they had asked them for rocks and, not just any rocks; pretty rocks straight from the Digital World. It was true that all of the rocks glinted and/or sparkled in some way or another. Anubismon could be seen in the background sorting through buckets of rocks for Peter to consider. A hand could be seen in the corner holding what looked to be a diamond. It was clearly Petra's hand. Once again no one seemed to realize that the photo was being taken.

The next picture Taichi pulled up was another candid one of Haru. The boy was shirtless and, looking into the distance. His left hand was extended as he told someone something. His right hand was by his side, holding tight to a massive broadsword. Sweat dripped from his forehead as he spoke to someone. Agumon was holding up a towel and, looking up at his partner in concerned. Alphamon was behind Haru with his sword raised above his head. It was unclear if this was betrayal or training. However, it was clear Haru wasn't completely in trouble given the shield strapped to his back.

Steven was the subject of the next photo the leader of the Digidestined looked at. He was bent over a desk with his head in his hand. There was a look of pure distress on his face as he considered the papers covering the desk. Wormmon was on the corner of the desk with a similar expression but, she was looking at her Partner. Queenchessmon was behind the desk pulling something from a bookshelf. She didn't seem to be looking at Steven but, her hand on the book was impossibly tight. Yuki was peeking in from a window as the sun went down.

Speaking of Yuki there was a candid photo of her as well. However, she caught the photographer; she was smiling in amusement as she looked over her shoulder. She was midstep with her hands clasped behind her back. She was looking over her right shoulder. Beelzemon was walking behind her left shoulder and, hadn't realized the photo was being taken. Patamon flying above the two didn't know either. Steven calling for Yuki in the distance didn't process it as well. Yuki herself seemed painfully carefree given what was going on in the Real World.

That prompted Taichi to go look to pull up another photo. This one was clearly planned and posed for. It was taken as the Questioners stood together in matching outfits. Haru was in the middle of the group. He wore khaki pants that fell over black shoes of some type. He was leaning against a railing in a short sleeve white polo tucked into his pants. He was wearing a black belt with a metallic brown buckle. The fact that his ponytail wasn't hanging down indicated a wind. Agumon had his arms extended to the sky as he stood in front of his smirking Partner. Alphamon was behind Haru with his arms crossed over his chest and, a grin on his face. Steven was on Haru's right. He also had on a black belt, black shoes and, khaki pants. However, his white shirt was a long sleeve button up. He still had his businessman's haircut. His glasses were black plastic The Diplomat was sitting on the top rail with his feet on the lower one. Wormmon was on his shoulder and Queenchessmon was sitting below him with her knees bent. All three of them had smiles on their faces. Peter was on Haru's left side with a laugh on his face. His black shoes were boots that came up to his mid thighs with his pants tucked into them. His white top was a sleeveless hoodie. He was behind the railing with his feet on the lower bar. His right hand was waving as his choppy chin length hair danced. Anubismon was loaming behind the Judge. Peter's left hand was holding Terriermon's right one. Terriermon and Lopmon were sitting on the top rail holding hands. Lopmon's left hand was holding Petra's right hand. Petra was wearing skin tight khakis and, black flats. Her white top was a flowing almost sheer vest. Her impossibly long curls were tied into a braid. She was behind the rail will her arms resting on the top rail. Her smile was easily the brightest of them all. Venusmon had her arms wrapped around the Comforter with a matching grin. At the other end was Yuki. She was in front of the rail with one foot against the lower rail. Her boots came up to her knees and, had impossibly slender heels. Her white top was skintight with long sleeves that was tucked into her pants. Her glasses were still gold and, though her smile was small it was still sincere. Her right arm was out with Patamon resting on it. Her left hand was over Beelzemon's hand that was resting on her left shoulder as he stood behind his lady. They all looked happy.

Taichi moved on to a series of short clips. Haru swung a sword with a look of determination. Petra was enraged as her eyes glowed pink and, let an arrow fly. Steven held the Queen's Stick as he waited for an attack. Yuki jumped into the air and twisted to fire off a shot. Peter hefted a rocket launcher that had to weigh as much as he did with impossible ease. Yuki tossed a water balloon at Anubismon as Haru threw one at her. Peter played a word in Scrabble that used both the Q and the triple word score while Yuki and Haru looked on in horror. Steven straighten papers while Queenchessmon and Banchostingmon sparred in the background. Petra pinned clothes to Yuki as the older girl sighed.

The General lead a charge of Digimon against an enemy that couldn't be seen. The Diplomat gracefully handed stacks of paper to two opposite ends of the table. The Judge paid close attention to a trial that had clearly taken longer than it should have. The Comforter worked in a prison hospital working to save every life she could. The Programmer rewired a room as Digicode scrawled across the screens of her glasses. Fiduciammon battled through hordes of something to return to the other Questioners and, reverted to Haru as soon as he got there. When diplomacy failed Ambitiomon forced a stalemate until backup could arrive. When it did Steven returned to being. Misericordiamon and Iustitiamon caused white lighting to dance across the battlefield. When the battle was over Petra and Peter got to work cleaning up the mess. Victoriamon soared though the sky looking for something. It wasn't clear if she found it but, the clip ended with her reverting to Yuki and Seraphimon.

The longest clip was 2 minutes and 43 seconds long. The first two minutes and 13 seconds were pure darkness. The first time it was viewed the recipients had all but, panicked; sure it meant their families were dead. Then at two minutes and fourteen seconds two sparks of spring green appeared. Slowly General Haru Hayashi walked of the darkness. He was holding something and, soon two more sets of sparks appeared. The true red sparks turned into Diplomat Steven Thomasson. The deep orange sparks were Judge Peter Corvine. He was holding on to something with pale pink sparks. As soon as Comforter Petra Corvine was free both collapsed to their knees. Steven held out a hand in desperation. The same time a hand reached out for him silvery blue sparks appeared. Steven yanked Programmer Yuki Tachibana towards his chest.

In the last few seconds Haru asked a question that could only be deciphered by reading his lips, "The Digital World?"

That question wasn't answered. The video was cut off before it could be. Some thought that meant the Digital World was gone and, the video was cut off to keep the Real World from freaking out. Some thought it meant that the video couldn't be made any longer. The argument against that was simple. If the videos could only be so long, why was there so much darkness at the beginning? The counter argument was simple as well. That video was one of the first received. It was possible that the original video was longer but, the sender hadn't realized only so much could be sent. No one knew and, that was what Taichi was trying to figure out. There were more clips and photos to view. He wanted to see if he could find an order to them. He was fairly certain that the ones where the Questioners where still dressed tin the outfits given to them by the Powers that Be were earlier ones but, there were only a few of those. In most of the photos they were always wearing something else.

As Taichi was studying the images Ken raced into the room, "Taichi!" Ken ran over to where the older boy was sitting, "We're receiving four different transmissions!"

Taichi sat up, "You mean there are more emails?"

Ken corrected him, "No! We, the Digimon International Relationship Office are receiving them." Then he slowed down, "Well everybody in the world is receiving them. The important part is that only one of them is coming from the Real World!"

That got Taichi's attention, "We're back in contact with the Digital World!" He gestured to the main screen, "Put it on the screen now!"

Ken nodded as he tapped at the screen of his tablet. The main screen split into four smaller screens. In upper left Taichi saw what he recognized as the Wishing Well. Suddenly Steven stepped out of nowhere. Behind him followed Queenchessmon and Banchostingmon. Steven was dressed in a blue so dark it was almost black three-piece suit. It was impeccably tailored to show off his perfect body. As he walked he fixed the electrum cuff links on his white shirt. Once that was done he straighten both his true red tie and pocket square. His teeth were perfectly white as they flashed in a grin. His glasses were black metal that perfectly accented his face and hazel eyes. In his dark suit Steven was a splash on contrast against the pastels. For a moment he made eye contact with Taichi though the screen and, his eyes flashed red as his grin became wider.

The screen right below that one showed a dark grey landscape and crashing grey waves. The Dark Ocean hadn't changed. Yuki almost blended right in. She was wearing black pants tucked into darker boots with her customary heels and, matched her belt. Her shirt was dark grey and was a skin tight Chinese styled shirt with long sleeves that flared out as they reached Yuki's elbows. Both the lining of her shirt and the fasteners were silvery blue as was the head band keeping her bobbed hair out of her face. Her glasses were heavy silver and, she pushed them back up her nose. Her skin was still abnormally pale. The outfit was clearly designed with her in mind. Beelzemon walked behind her while Seraphimon flew overhead. Her eyes made contact with Tachi and, they flashed silvery blue before reverting to back to green as she smirked.

The lower right screen was the Digital World. At least Taichi thought it was the Digital World. All he knew for sure was that it was a glade in the middle of the forest. Peter was in the middle of the forest. He had on khaki pants with a white long sleeve t-shirt underneath a black vest. His shoes were underneath his pant legs and, were black as well. He also had on a pair of fingerless gloves that were black as well. His beanie hat was deep orange and, his light blonde curls extended to the base of his neck. He wasn't moving. Instead his feet were planted with his hands on his hips. His expression was a cross between determined and gleeful. As he made eye contact with Taichi, Taichi realized that the Questioners knew they were being watched. Peter's dark blue eyes flashed deep orange for just a moment. Anubismon was behind Peter and, Megagargomon was by his side.

Behind Peter was Haru. He was propped up against a tree at the edge of the glade with his arms crossed over his chest. He was wearing a pair of white slacks tucked into dark brown leather boots. Over the pants he was wearing a spring green military jacket with gold fastenings. The jacket was held closed by a dark brown belt with a sword belted to it. His hair was still long but, it was pulled back to resemble a military hair cut with a leather band. When he glanced at Taichi his almond brown eyes had spring green sparks in their depths. He nodded in respect. Wargreymon was by his side and, Alphamon was perched in the trees above him.

Taichi didn't recognize the place in the last screen. All he knew was that it was a field of snow and, with the sun reflecting off it the light was almost blinding. Petra was wearing a white dress. It belled past her knees and, came up to cover her chest with cap sleeves. She was wearing white flats with pale pink lining. Her dark blonde curls were tied into a braid that reached her knees. Entwined in the braid was a pale pink ribbon. Venusmon had a hand on Petra's shoulder and, she was walking slowing so the blind Digimon didn't trip. Cherubimon hovered above them acting as a guide. Petra made eye contact with Taichi and, smiled as her light blue eyes flashed to pink before reverting to normal.

Then she ignored him as she cursed, "Antarctica, why is it always Antarctica? It's freezing!"

Venusmon laughed lightly, "Antarctica does seem to be the place where the World sare centered for now."

Cherubimon asked, "What happened to Highton View Terrance?"

Yuki answered from the Dark Ocean, "Blackwargreymon shut that gate. So the centering needed to shift. I don't know why it's Antarctica now."

Haru sighed as he asked, "Is everybody in place?"

Peter answered, "Yes General."

Petra hurried forward a few more steps, "We are almost there." She stopped and closed her eyes. Then she smiled as she nodded, "Yep. We're here General."

Steven had stopped walking a little bit ago, "I'm just waiting for the order General."

Yuki shrugged, "I can do this from wherever in the Dark Ocean." So it's your call General."

Haru stood straight, "Alright then. On my mark!" Then he looked right at Taichi, "I don't know how many people are going to get this message but, we need as many people as possible to think, 'The time dilation needs to cease.' This is the one shot we've got. If we mess this up, we won't be able to fix it."

Taichi leaned over to Ken, "You said everyone in the world is seeing this."

Ken nodded, "Yep. I'm guessing we should start thinking."

Taichi nodded as Agumon started to repeat, "The time dilation needs to cease. The time dilation needs to cease."

One by one people in the operation room started chanted as well. On the screen General Hayashi order, "Helix Meld now!"

At once all of the Questioners and their Partners Melded into their most dangerous forms with an ease that was both amazing and terrifying. Taichi spared a moment to wonder if they were addicted to the power of the Meld yet. He wondered if he would be able to tell. The Melds all grinned as they tossed out hair, straighten boots and, flapped wings. They hadn't even needed to think about it. Taichi gave his head a shake and, focused on the phrase Haru had given the world. He believed the young man when he said they only had one shot.

Fiduciammon spoke softly, "Can you show it to us Victoriamon?"

In response to the question the Meld of Victory cast out a hand, "Of course!" A white stream of Data appeared to twist around the two figures in the Dark Ocean, "Here's the time dilation."

This was the first time anyone in the Real World had seen the time dilation and, so Ken studied it as he chanted. It wasn't really a white stream. It was a collection of symbols so close to together they created a streamer. One paused long enough to give the Digidestind of Kindness a decent look at it. They were twelve thin rectangles with the ones at the top, bottom and, two sides being slightly longer. Even Taichi figured out that the Crest of Time was an image of the hash marks on analog clock. It was the same symbol the Analogs had used. They wouldn't be able to deny that Tempusmon had used them now.

Misericordiamon cast her arms out behind her, "Let's do this Brother!" The Crest of Mercy appeared behind her in pale pink, "We don't have time to waste!"

Iustitiamon planted his feet and, clenched his fists, "I hear you Sister!" The Crest of Justice appeared behind him in deep orange, "I think Taomon is making apple pie for desert tonight!"

Both Crests started to spin faster and faster as the twin Melds started screaming. The streamer of Time Crests suddenly appeared around the them and, got tighter and tighter. Then Iustitiamon and Misericordiamon cast their hands out to push the streamers away. They continued to scream as the Crests spun faster and faster. The time dilation was pushed further and further away. However, the dilation wasn't breaking.

Ambitiomon told his General, "Every Digimon in the Digital World is thinking to stop the time dilation. They're only a few in the Real World that are not. I have to assume that it is Tempusmon and his crew."

Fiduciammon asked, "Will that affect ending the time dilation?"

The Crest of Ambition appeared above Ambitiomon's head in true red, "No! I've already linked up the people thinking to stop the dilation." The Crest started spinning, "There's more than enough to make time dilations impossible in the collective subconscious."

Victoriamon's grinned widely, "For the first time I can see the Code of the time dilation properly." She was hovering in the air and the Crest of Victory appeared below her feet in silvery blue, "We're not losing today!"

Then just as suddenly as the streamer of Crest images appeared each and, every one of the images shattered before vanishing. Suddenly the messages that weren't being received from the Real World seemed impossibly slow. There was a moment when three quarters of the screen was black before they flicked back to once again show all five of the Melds. Victoriamon was grinning as were Iustitiamon and Misericordiamon. Ambitiomon and Fiduciammon were confused.

The General asked, "Did it work?"

Victoriamon nodded, "Yep!"

There was a flash and Haru appeared holding a Digiegg, "That's good." He was smiling, "Let's get back to work!" He started to walk off and, then he paused. "Oh Steven! Don't forget to tell them the thing."

Ambitiomon reverted to Steven, "Of course!" The Diplomat looked Taichi straight in the eye, "Citizens of the Real World: a visa is required to visit the Digital World. You can visit the Dark Ocean whenever you like and, you can go to the Wishing Well if it will let you."

Petra was holding her Partner's Digiegg, "Those aren't our rules."

Peter clarified, "And what will happen to you if you break those rules depends on where you end up. In some places it's a fine." He paused for a minute, "Or death."

Yuki gave out an internet address, "That's where you go to apply for a visa. The rules are different from country to country."

Then they were gone. The last part of each of the signals were the four groups not in the Digital World returning to the Digital World. They appeared behind Haru and Peter as the two left the glade. Then the screen went dark as the signal cut off. Taichi and Ken stared in shock and surprise for a moment. What the hell did needing a visa mean? Actually right now the Digimon International Relationship Office controlled who could and couldn't go to the Digital World. It looked like the Digital World decided to do that for themselves.

Then Ken's Wormmon asked a question Taichi wouldn't have thought to ask, "How long has it been for them?"

Ken shrugged as Taichi's Agumon answered, "I don't know."

Author's Note: LadyAnnaLee here! How are you? I'm sorry this one is late but, I've been out all day and, this was the soonest I could do it. How was your week! So here's a time skip. I had such a fun time writing these little scenes. The Soveriegns sent them to the families so that way they wouldn't worry. Anyways on to reviews. To enarmonios: I am working on your prompt but, includes spoilers so you'll have to wait. I'm sorry. As for Yuki being overpowered there's a reason I try my best not let her have all the fights. I try to keep it balanced. Also azure37410 is following this story. WELCOME! Now I have a question, Chapter 59 is getting long. I mean long; it's over ten thousand words long. I do not feel comfortable posting the next chapter until 59 is done. So I can either spilt the chapter into two chapters, 59 and 60, so I can post sooner. Or I can keep 59 in one piece, which is all flashbacks, and you'll have to wait until I'm done. I have no idea how close I am to done. I hope that all makes sense. Let me know what you think. As always please remember to review and, ask questions and, forgive typos! I'll see you next week. Love, LadyAnnaLee.

PS. I do not own Digimon. Anything you recognize is not mine.