Though he managed to awaken Articuno, Red Eyes suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Ben and Takumi. The Leader of the Pokemon Pinchers stated that he had no will to carry on with his mission before departing. The team decided to head back to Renbow Island to report to Rand and the others.

Just when the team got out of the cave connected to the mountain they met up with Yuugo and Yuuko "Is everyone alright?" Yuuko asked.

"Yuuko! You're awake!" Nokia smiled. "Man, you should have seen it! Takumi and Ben beat the snot out of Red Eyes!"

"I see…sorry, I wasn't there to help."

Ami smiled. "Don't worry about it Yuuko. Are you alright?"

"Still a little cold, but I'm fine."

"What about Articuno?" Yuugo asked. "When we got out of the cave and Yuuko woke up we noticed the winds just…died down."

"Unfortunately, we couldn't stop Red Eyes in time from awakening it." Ben said. "But we taught him a lesson after that."

"And where is he now?"

"He flew off to sulk somewhere." Takumi replied.

Yuuko clearly showed concern. "Shouldn't we go after him?"

Arata shook his head. "That's not necessary. I think Red Eyes got the message. He just needed a wakeup call."

"What do you mean?" Yuugo asked.

The boy sighed. "Hey, Takumi…Ami…Remember when I told you the whole story about Jude?" The Cyber Sleuths looked down sadly as he continued. "Back in those days we though we could do whatever we wanted. That we would never get caught…Then one day we got in over our heads and it cost us. Reality hit us hard and I realized just how arrogant we were. In fact, now that I think about it…Red Eyes was pretty similar to how I was back then. Now that he's felt the shame of defeat, he'll start thinking about his actions."

Ben looked back at the mountain. "Maybe you're right."

"Then…That's it?" Yuugo asked. "I guess it's case closed then."

"Yup! Now to report to Kyoko and the others!" Takumi nodded. They proceeded towards Aqua Resort when they noticed a girl sighing to herself.

"Hey, is something wrong?" Summer asked.

"There's a group of Buneary at the foot of the snowy mountain…"

"Buneary?" Nokia asked.

"They look so cold. They must be hungry. I don't think they can find anything to eat there."

"That's horrible…" Yuuko said sadly.

"I want to serve them something warm, but they keep running away. They must hate me…"

"That's not true." Summer said. "They're probably just scared because of the Pinchers coming up the mountain."

"Maybe but…I think the Buneary won't reject you, Ranger. They'll happily gather around you. So please! Please come with me to the snowy mountain!"

"Sure." Ben nodded.

"Uh, guys, what about reporting to Kyoko and the others?" Terriermon asked.

"That can wait, starvation can't." Yuuko replied.

"She's right, it's our duty to help Pokemon." Ben said. "You guys wait here. They're already scared as it is, and a large group will terrify them."

"Okay. We'll be at the Aqua Resort." Takumi said. "After you're done, we'll head back together."

"Thank you!" the girl smiled. "I'll take you to where the Buneary are!"

Ben Summer and the client went back to the mountain at a wide open area. "I want you to gather up all the Buneary here. Opps! I can't stay here. The Buneary won't come to me. I'd better stay away…"

"Hide for now." Summer said. The girl nodded and walked away.

"Okay, I'll bring them in from one side and you stay on the other." Ben said. "We'll have to corner them."

"Got it."

It took a few minutes of running around and trail and error, but they eventually gathered all four Buneary in one place. "Ha! They say if you chase two Buneary, they both escape but they didn't say anything about four!" Summer giggled.

The girl came towards them and set down a warm bowl. "Go ahead. It's warm and tasty. Don't be scared. It'll warm you up!"

The Buneary stood there nervously.

"Poor things, they're still frightened." Summer said.

"Only one thing to do." Ben said aiming his Styler at them.

"CAPTURE ON!"

After drawing some loops around the four Buneary they slowly inched towards the bowl. They slowly reached for the contents and took a bite. Then another. They started to perk up as they ate.

"Yay, they're eating!" the girl smiled. "These Buneary are so cute!"

"By the way." Summer turned to her. "The Buneary didn't hate you before. They were running from us too and we're Rangers."

"I think you're right. Maybe they thought it was just a chase through the snow. Because…Chasing makes you warm! Right, Buneary?"

"Neary!" The Pokemon bounced happily around the girl.

"See, they don't hate you at all!" Ben smiled.

"Wow, I'm so happy! Thank you, Rangers!"

Back outside the mountain the girl and the Rangers stood near an odd stone.

"The Buneary were so happy! Thank you, Rangers."

"Just doing our job." Ben smiled.

"I'm going to head home now. Take care."

As the girl left Ben and Summer posed. "Quest Clear!"

Summer then heard a noise and turned around. A pattern on the odd rock glowed. "Hey, a Guardian Sign!"

Ben looked at the rock. To him it was plank. "I guess that one's yours. I bet it's the Buneary."

Summer etched the design into her Styler. "Hopefully when we need them, we'll be someplace warm."

Ben chuckled. "Well for now let's grab the others and head back. We've kept Rand and the others waiting long enough."

"Right!"

Ben and the others were smiling and laughing as they came into Rand's house. Rand greeted them with a smile of his own. "Everyone, thanks for your hard work!

"Judging from those cheeky smiles, I take it everything worked out?" Kyoko smirked.

Takumi nodded. "While we couldn't stop Articuno from awakening, it looks like Red Eyes has given up on his next target."

"Really? Rand asked. "Great work everyone!"

"So, wait, that's it?" Date asked. "We're just letting that creep go scoot free?!"

"Date for the hundredth time, it's not always about making arrests." Matayoshi said.

"And I wouldn't say he got away scoot free." Terriermon added. "Takumi clobbered that jerk!"

"Oh. Okay." Date nodded.

"You're awfully accepting of it all the sudden." Summer muttered.

"Really? This guy did?" the elderly detective chuckled, gesturing to Takumi. "Didn't take him for a martial artist."

"Hay, papa, maybe you can teach Takumi some wrestling moves!" Neme joked. Everyone laughed at that.

"Now Oblivia's Pokemon can sleep safely!" Murph cheered.

Nema turned to her assistants. "Now we don't need to develop a new anti-bad-guy weapon anymore!"

Tokomon jumped up and down. "Yippie! All our previous attempts scared me!"

"Let's make something fun then!" Calumon said.

"That's right, Nema." Murph replied. "From now on, why don't you try and invent a time machine or something?"

"I think that's a great idea!" Leanne smiled. "If I had a time machine, I could see what Oblivia's past was like with my own eyes."

Ben stood quietly, realizing something. "Oblivia's past…"

"But until that time machine is ready, you'll spend every day visiting ruins and burying your nose in old books, just like always, right?" Rand asked.

"Of course!"

"When the Wireless Tower is restored, let's immediately report to the Ranger Union about you all have been doing."

"I suppose this case is closed." Kyoko smiled. "Without Red Eyes or Blue Eyes the Pokemon Pinchers activities should cease. Well done evreyone."

"Well…there are still things that need to be done." Ben said. "I imagine the aftermath left a lot of people in need of help."

"And there are still other Digimon trapped here." Takumi added. "Including Arcadiamon, and Myotismon, who's holding it's leash."

"Yeah. Maybe we should do a quick patrol."

"Well, then…I have business in Cocona Village." Rand said standing up. "Could you come by after your patrol?"

"Sure." Ami replied. "We're just going to do one quick sweep of Oblivia and then we'll met you at Cocona."

"Make sure to be there, okay?"

"Kyoko, Date and I will go help Rand." Matayoshi said. "Be back soon, okay?"

As the four of them left, Summer turned to Leanne. "Is something happening in Cocona Village?"

The archeologist smiled. "You'll find out when you go. Nema and I will be there a little later, so please go on ahead once you're done."

"C-can I go, too?" Murph asked.

"Of course!"

"Oh, that had me worried. I thought I'd been forgotten about."

"Pichu, Pichu!" Ben's Pokemon jumped onto his shoulder.

"Okay, let's get going." Ben said. "We should split up so we can cover more Islands. I'll take Takumi and Nokia and go back to Sophian Island. Summer, you, Ami and Arata go to Mitonga Island. The rest of you go around Renbow Island."

Summer nodded. "Okay. Take care everyone." The nine of them went off.

Unimon, carrying Takumi, Ben and Nokia flew around Sophian road.

"Hey, look down there!" Takumi said, pointing at a man with his Hitmontop near a tree. "That guy looks like he needs help."

"How can you tell?" Ben asked.

"Call it intuition. Come on, Unimon."

"Right."

As Takumi's Digimon landed nearby, the man glanced over to them. "Hi, Ranger! Excellent timing! I needed to talk to you about my Hitmontop."

"Is something wrong with him?" Ben asked.

The man sighed as he looked at his Pokemon. "It was training around here the other day when it hit its head on the rock over there."

Ben looked at the stone nearby. "That looks like…"

"You may know that Hitmontop can stand on its head to do a spinning attack…While, mine has forgotten how to do it."

The Pokemon tilted his head. "Top…"

"So, I did some thinking. Ranger, you have that Styler! Your Disc goes around and around during a capture, right? I thought showing it how you capture would help it remember how to spin. Show some compassion for it and help my Hitmontop, please."

"Top. Top."

"Okay." Ben stepped back and pointed his Styler at Hitmontop.

"All right! Do a good job!"

"Top…Top…"

"Are you sure about this?" Takumi asked. "That thing looks kinda scared."

"It'll be fine. Capture on!"

As soon as Ben shot his Styler, Hitmontop got frightened and started running around wildly as Ben's Styler looped around it.

"Come on Hitmontop!" Nokia cheered. "You can do it!"

Ben glanced at his partner. "Hey, Pichu."

After a few loops as Pichu played some soothing music, Hitmontop claimed down. It watched Ben's Styler as it continued to spin around him. After a few moments, Hitmontop got on its head and started spinning rapidly.

The man jumped for joy. "Oh! Hitmontop! That's right! That's the move!"

"Top!" Hitmontop seemed proud of itself.

Ben did a few more loops before retrieving his Styler. "That did the trick."

"You did it Ranger! Now my Hitmontop remembers how to spin!"

"Glad to be of service."

"By the way, Ranger, your twirling was so flawless that…I'm so…So dizzy now. Ha, ha, ha."

"That's…kind of odd." Takumi said. "I mean they aren't going that fast, are they?"

Nokia groaned as she slumped against him, grabbing his shoulders for support. "Someone stop the island…I want off…"

"Nokia?!"

Ben and Pichu laughed as Hitmontop sprang back to its feet before it left with the man. After they were gone, Ben noticed the rock earlier was glowing. He could see an odd pattern on it. "Hey, a Guardian Sign!"

"Is it for Hitmontop?" Takumi asked, helping Nokia straighten up.

"Must be." Ben replied as he recorded the shape into his Styler.

"Cool. Looks like Hitmontop can put his spinning skills to good use."

"Yeah."

Summer, Ami and Arata walked towards Daybreak Ruins. "The first time I was here was when Ben rescued me…" Summer said, thinking back. "I can still remember ridding Entei with him out of here."

"Awww! How romantic!"

Summer's face flared red as she glared at a smiling Ami. A young man nearby spotted them and ran over to them. "Ranger, could I get some advice?"

"What's up?" Summer asked.

"A Vulpix went into the ruins just now. I know there are Pokemon inside. I'm worried it may get into a fight or two."

"What makes you think that?" Arata asked.

"It may not look it, but it's strong wiled."

"Really?" Ami asked.

The young man nodded. "Ranger, can you go inside and check on it?"

Summer nodded. "Sure."

"Great!"

The Ranger turned to her team. "Let's hurry!" Ami and Arata nodded.

A Vulpix cowered in a corner with three Mightyena glaring at it.

"Yena…"

"Yenaaa."

"Stop!" Summer, Arata and Ami darted towards them and they turned around. They growled at they approached.

Staraptor, Keramon and Palmon stepped in front of them.

DIGIVOLUTION

"Palmon Digivolve to…Togamon!"

"Keramon Digivolve to…Bakemon!" Arata's Digimon took on a new form. That of a white ghost.

Summer glanced at it. "Uh…Arata? Ghosts are weak to dark types."

"Ghost Pokemon maybe."

The first Mightyena charged at Bakemon, but the Digimon shifted to the side. "Death Charm!" he and Mightyena glowed red as he stole its energy.

"Crescent Leaf!" Togamon punched another in the face and it bumped into the one Arata attacked.

"Staraptor! Arial Ace!"

Summer's Pokemon flew into the third and kept going and as a result knocked it into the other two. "Perfect!" Arata grinned. "They're all together! Ami, we need to stun them now!"

"Right! Togamon, use Ripping Net!"

"Ripping Net!" Togamon shot a blast of yellow that paralyzed all three of them. As soon as that was done, Summer tamed them with her Styler.

Once the Mightyena left Summer slowly approached the scared Vulpix. "It's okay. They're gone now." Vulpix jumped into Summer's arms.

Just then the man from earlier hurried over to them. "I just saw some Mightyena leave, looking rather upset. Is everything okay?"

"It's fine now." Ami replied.

"Vul! Vul! Vul!" Vulpix licked Summer's face.

"I think this place is their territory." Summer replied.

The man looked at the Pokemon. "I see. You see, Vulpix? How would you feel if someone came to your territory without being invited?"

The Vulpix looked regretful. "I think that's enough lecturing." Summer said. "It looks like Vulpix understands."

"You're right."

"Vul! Vul!"

"I'll take you home. Let's go." He turned to Summer. "Ranger, everything's fine now. Thank you!"

"Don't just thank me. The Cyber Sleuth and her friends here helped a lot."

The man looked at Ami. "You're one of these Cyber Sleuths I've been hearing about?"

"You've heard of us?"

"Yeah. You guys went around and helped a lot of people and Pokemon with these "Digimon" of yours! Keep it up!" Vulpix happily left with the young man.

"Heh. Looks like the Ranger's aren't the only ones building a rep in Oblivia." Arata smiled.

Ami scratched her cheek. "Heh, heh…"

Summer giggled before a flash of light caught her eye. She spotted a rock with a pattern glowing on it. "Hey, a Guardian Sign!"

Arata and Ami watched Summer run over to the rock and input the shape into her Styler.

"I bet it's for Vulpix." Ami said. "Maybe the little guy really is strong willed. I've been wondering…do you think Pokemon like Vulpix are decedents of Pokemon used by the Hero of Oblivia?"

"If so, he sure had a lot of Pokemon willing to help him." Arata said. "I still don't know why you and Ben can use these."

"Or why we're the only ones who can see them." Summer added. "It's strange…"

"Maybe we'll find out someday." Ami said.

Summer smiled at her. "Maybe. We have our handy Cyber Sleuths after all."

Sorry for the short chapter. I just wanted to deal with the rest of the Guardian Signs from Quests before wrapping things up for this arc. With that said tune in next week for the finale of arc 1 of Cyber Ranger Guardian Story.