Hiya guys~!

I'm kind of thinking about changing my account name. So if anyone notices this story being written by someone other than Digilover12, that might be why. I'll keep the Digi part though~ Just so you know.

Hope you enjoy~

Edit 1 May 2021: Rewrote the panic attack scene. So potential trigger warning is in place! I doubt what I wrote is triggering, but you can never be too sure.

Disclaimer: I'm a 19 (almost 20, yay birthday~!) year old, currently unemployed girl, living with her parents... Yeeaahh...doubt I own Digimon. I do own Sophia, her Spirits, plot changes and any potential digimon not listed on the Wikia page.

As the group continued their journey following the Trailmon tracks, they soon came to a pause on a cliff. Looking in the distance, they saw a Trailmon pass on a far away bridge. They swore it was the same one they'd asked a lift from before, which the giggly 'Whoo whoo!' confirmed.

'It's still ticklish?' Sophia wondered.

As they stood there, the wind suddenly picked up, resulting in a mild sandstorm.

"Hey cool! My ears are full of sand!" Neemon said, chipper as always.

"Yes, and your head is full of rocks." Bokomon replied, as he and the group started walking along the tracks again.

"Wow, I haven't been in a wind this strong since... well...ever." Tommy said.

The others had to agree with him on that one. Or at least, it had been a long while since they last experienced a wind this powerful. While they kept walking, they heard a sudden 'Honk' and some muffled words. They stopped for a moment to look around. The sound came closer and slowly the muffled words became clearer. 'Coming through!'... It took them a moment to realize what could be yelling that, but once they did, they quickly jumped aside. Just in time too. As soon as their feet left the tracks, a black Trailmon with three yellow horns passed by in a hurry.

"That was close!" JP exclaimed, staring at the retreating back of the Trailmon.

"Ooh... Why do things in the digital world always come out of nowhere?" Takuya asked no one in particular.

Bokomon chose to be the one to answer. "What do you mean nowhere? We're walking along train tracks." he stated the obvious.

But Takuya didn't seem to get it as he looked at the digimon. "So?"

"So, where there are train tracks, there's a train. It's kinda like the whole smoke-fire thing." Again, Bokomon explained the obvious.

As he was talking, the group noticed some wind being sucked up by a tube. The tube was connected to a large facility/factory kind of building. Tommy sure seemed impressed by it.

"Welcome to Wind Factory Incorporated." Bokomon exclaimed as the human kids just stared in awe with some confusion mixed in. Though one particular person was struggling to keep her glare hidden...

"Wind Factory Incorporated?" Zoe asked, being more confused than awed.

"A division of Mother Nature Enterprises." Neemon piped up and for once, he wasn't punished for his dumb remark.

The group watched as some digimon passed in front of the gates, saying 'Buzz, two, three, four.' repeatedly. While Bokomon explained about the Kokuwamon, one of the marching digimon tripped over a rock. The others behind him soon followed and in their scare gave the gang a demonstration of their power surge attack.

"Well, if there are that many digimon around, then there must be some food around here somewhere." states Bokomon.

That sure pleased the hungry children. "Alright!" exclaimed Takuya, running ahead. "Then let's have us a feast!"

'We could always ask JP for some chocolate. He's probably got 50 bars like...Digi-god knows where.'

"But Takuya, hold on!" JP called after him.

The gogglehead stopped and turned back. "Why? What's up?"

"Listen Taky, as long as you're heading out to get some food, would you mind bringing me an order to go with extra everything?" the blue clad boy asked.

"What? I'm not the Pizzamon. It's every tummy for itself." Takuya answered with a growl. "Last one to fill their plate is a rotten egg."

As the group passed through the gates, the alarm above the door went off. They were stopped by a brown and green creature swinging in front of them, well... more specifically Takuya, but still. It came to a halt in front of the gang, revealing itself to be a Minomon.

"Warning, warning, warning!" it said in a cute, high pitched voice. "A warning from Minomon."

Neemon greeted the small digimon as Bokomon read about the digimon in his book.

"Are you not listening to me?" Minomon grew more annoyed of them not moving. "I said: Warning, warning!"

"They're larva digimon." Bokomon said, reading it out loud from his book.

"No trespassers allowed in the wind factory! No entry! Leave now! Go home! Stop! If you don't obey our warning, we will convince our fierce attack!" Two others appeared next to the first one and continued to yell at them. "You have now been warned! Stop! What we're trying to say is, get out!"

Takuya backed away, bumping into an equally scared JP.

Sophia snorted. "Please, fierce attack? Throwing some cone shaped objects at us? Not to mention only being In-Training lev- Eh!" She cut herself off when she realized she shouldn't know this stuff.

The others were staring at her in disbelief and awe of what they heard. Even the digimon couldn't belief what came out of her mouth.

"How did you-?" Takuya began, but was cut off when she shook her head.

"Please… Later."

Takuya nodded, soon followed by the others reluctantly agreeing. Zoe turned back to the task at hand, the Minomon.

"Excuse me. But we're just here for a tour of the factory." she flawlessly lied.

The Minomon discussed for a moment, before full-heartedly agreeing to show them around.

They walked around the building for a while, just admiring it and seeing how the final touches were made, when they came upon a huge window. Everyone immediately went to look through it, practically pressing their faces to it. On the other side of the glass were the Kokuwamon working on the pieces to create fans.

"This is great." JP said, almost drowned out by the noise of the other room. "I love watching other people work."

"That's not weird at all." Sophia said, giving him a deadpanned look.

JP glared back. "As if you can talk, Minomon expert."

That surprisingly hurt. She knew he didn't know it, but he just made fun of her for being part of a fandom. It completely hit her the wrong way.

Apparently she'd spaced out for a moment, because next thing she knew, JP was running towards the bathrooms. While the others went up ahead a little, Koichi placed a hand on her shoulder, giving her a concerned look.

"I know what you're going to say." she said before Koichi could open his mouth. "And I'm fine. Just… Something JP said made me remember things I'd rather forget."

"I see." Koichi said. "I'm sure he didn't mean for that to happen." He gave a reassuring smile, which she returned. "But also, does something about those Goblimon seem off to you?"

The duo eyed the room behind the glass once more. They were just in time to see one of them slam the club in his hand in a threatening manner.

"I don't like them one bit..." Sophia muttered. "Goblimon aren't really known to be friendly."

"Bokomon said something among those lines." Koichi said. "Should we keep an eye on them?"

Sophia nodded, though wondering what brought this on. She understood herself being suspicious, but why Koichi? Before she could ask, though, Takuya already called down the hall for JP, meaning they were about ready to move on with the Minomon working with the suspected Goblimon.

They followed the larva digimon to the next room. There stood a huge pillar in the center of the room with a wrecking ball plastered to the side. Looking down from the platform they saw hundreds of fans going inside the pillar. The supposed 'High tech, backbone' of the facility. Needless to say...it was kind of a disappointment, even to the digimon companions.

Luckily they soon found themselves in the cafeteria, ready to chow down on some... Batteries? Yup... In front of them were plates with different kinds of batteries.

"So... What exactly do you call this?" Zoe asked, trying to remain polite.

"A 9 volt omelet?" Neemon's answer went completely ignored.

Minomon once again came along. "Eat up everybody~" it said in a sing along voice.

Zoe picked up one of the batteries, staring confused at what to do with it. "They're really lovely batteries, but-"

Minomon cut her off. "Oh you'll love them. It's our chef's special." it said. "Just look at the Kokuwamon~ They can't get enough."

Sophia shoved her plate away. "They can have mine..." she muttered.

"It's really kind of you to share this with us, but-" Koichi's kind words were cut off by JP and Takuya.

"We can't eat this stuff!" they exclaimed in unison, both throwing a battery back on the plate.

"Say, don't you have any sugary treats laying around? You know, for special guests?" Tommy asked Minomon.

"How about a AA pie?" Minomon suggested.

"NO THANKS!"

After scaring their guide Minomon with their yelling, they were led outside by another one. Not that it mattered, the tour was pretty much over anyways.

"I'm worried we might have offended the Minomon." Zoe said once they were outside.

"More then lunch offended us?" Takuya asked.

"Well, they were kind enough to offer us food in the first place." Koichi reminded them.

Sophia sighed. "Just too bad we can't eat batteries..."

"Can we go back to worrying about my stomach?" JP groaned, as Takuya kicked a can, complaining about the batteries.

"Don't you have any more chocolate bars on you?" Sophia asked him.

The others turned to him with hungry eyes, but before anything could be said, their attention was caught by a 'clink' sound. They turned to the source to find the battery Takuya had kicked landed on trail tracks. Looking further, they also saw fenced buildings.

"Hey, what's that?" Zoe asked.

"Is 'A building with a fence around it' too obvious an answer?" Bokomon gave the most obvious of answers.

"You're supposed to be the smart one. You can figure out that answer for yourself." Sophia snarked playfully at him.

The gang decided to go investigate. They ran passed the oblivious Goblimon standing 'guard' and into the 'village'. It was filled with buildings that looked about ready to collapse and not much else. It was obvious to them this was where the Kokuwamon lived.

The elder of the village took them to his home, along with a bunch of other Kokuwamon. He tried to explain what was going on, but no one could make any sense of what he was saying.

A younger Kokuwamon stepped forward to try and explain the situation. "We Kokuwamon lived happily in the forest for generations. We played among the trees and had games of electric tag. Until one day, without warning, the Goblimon attacked! The wind at the Wind Factory had gotten weaker, and the energy for the generator had gotten low. So their leader had us rounded up. They took us all from our beautiful wooded home, and put us to work in the factory."

"Man, that blows." Tommy frowned as Kokuwamon ended the story.

"Yeah and everything seemed so normal when we toured the factory." Zoe responded. The only thing she found a little odd were the Goblimon guards, thinking back on it.

Koichi had his arms crossed, frowning. "I had a feeling things weren't what they seemed to be." he said.

"You too, huh?" JP sounded somberly. "I had a gut feeling something was wrong."

"It's not that." Koichi replied. "I just... could feel something was wrong. I can't explain it."

"So how come they needed your labor in such a modern factory?" Takuya brought their attention back to the situation at hand.

"Our labor is more of a bonus to the Goblimon. It is not the main reason they keep us." Kokuwamon explained to them how the Goblimon kept scaring them, torturing them for the electricity they emit. Banging on the cell doors, pouring water on them to short circuit them and hanging them upside down were but a few ways the Kokuwamon named.

JP gave them a troubled face. "So that was the noise I heard when I came out of the bathroom..." He thought back to the yelling and the whimpering he'd heard back there.

"We're in factory every day. This really isn't much fun for us at all."

"It's low pay and hard work." "And no vacation." some others chimed in as well.

When Tommy innocently asked why they didn't just leave, it caused another argument between Takuya and JP. JP agreed with Tommy, saying 'When the going gets tough, the smart ones take off.', which Takuya did not agree with.

"Are you out of your mind?!" He balled his fists as he glared at JP. "If they take off then the Goblimon will track them down and smash them all into little pieces!"

"Let me guess Taky! You've got some bright idea they should band together and fight back!" JP retorted equally as angry.

Koichi quickly came between them, though keeping his distance just in case. "Please, let's not fight each other."

Though when his method didn't seem to work, Kokuwamon decided to interrupt. "We're not really fighters." he said, instantly shutting them up...somehow. "And as for running away, we cant. Because the Goblimon's security is just too tight."

"Really?" Sophia asked. " 'Cuz we got passed them easily." Remembering how they passed the Goblimon when they went to the Kokuwamon home.

"They most likely let you pass." Kokuwamon told the brunette. The group did not like the sound of that.

"Well, it sounds like fighting and running are your only two options." Takuya went back to the subject of freeing the digimon. When they said that they'd pick the 'running' option if they had to, Takuya continued. "If you run now, you'll never stop running. But if you fight them, you could be free forever." The Kokuwamon still didn't seem very convinced, which Takuya picked up on. "You won't have to do it alone. We'll help you beat them."

Of course, this sparked another argument on JP's side. "Hey! Who died and made you decision guy anyway? What if we don't want any part in this fight, huh?"

"It's called 'Leader', JP." Sophia told him. "And I'm in~"

"So am I!" Zoe chimed in.

"Yeah, when do we start?" Tommy asked.

"I'm willing to try, even without a Spirit." Unknowingly, Koichi hit the point JP was worrying about.

Every Kokuwamon stood up, happily agreeing with the Spirit holders, even the elder. They excitedly chattered a bit about what they were going to do. They were cut short when a high pitched scream overlapped their chatter.

Sophia, hoping to make the break in easier with the addition of 2 more Spiritless humans, decided to get the Minomon spy before it warned its boss. "Guys. We've got a spy."

"This is your last warning! Let go! I will unleash my attack you-" he was cut off by a piece of wood stuffed in his mouth.

"Can you tie him down?" Takuya asked, though sounding more like a command. "And let's make sure he can't use that string to escape."

Sophia nodded as she, together with Zoe, tied the Minomon with his own hair string and a rope the Kokuwamon brought. After that, they got to work. The Kokuwamon managed to get them a map, which Takuya cleverly used. Using the skills he got from making attack plans for his army men to his advantage, he made the, in his eyes, perfect plan.

Takuya gathered the team around the table. "Okay everyone, listen up. We're gonna do this tonight." He looked around to see if anyone had any objections before he continued. "First, Zoe will cause a distraction right here." He had his finger on the image of the front gate. "She's gonna try to get as many Goblimon as possible over to the gate. That is, if you think you can handle it."

Zoe ignored the mocking, doubting look he shot at her. "No sweat." she told him with confidence.

"Then the rest of us will move into the factory and wait for the right moment to attack. And when the signal comes, we all hit the same target." The backbone the Minomon had shown. "Destroy the assembly line and that's it! So, whadda say? Are ya with me?"

A chorus of "Affirmative!" rang through the building as every adult Kokuwamon raised their hand in agreement.

With the plan all thought out and agreed on, the gang talked a bit about it afterwards. Like how Takuya pointed out they knew nothing about the Goblimon leader, the place of the Spiritless kids as also unclear. This set JP on edge.

"I'm not going." He said with a determined voice. It shocked the others to hear he wouldn't want to help. "Why don't you guys take care of this one and just holler if you need me?" Not that they would need him. They can turn into digimon after all.

"What are you saying JP?" Takuya was just about done with the older boy's attitude. Since arriving at this place he'd been getting on his nerves.

"I'm saying that you guys are on your own." JP turned to face the newly elected leader. "You don't need me! You probably don't even want me! I can't become digimon like you guys!" There. His feelings were finally out. "I'm just tall, sweet and cuddly..."

"Man, I will never understand what your problem is." Takuya complained right back. "Koichi and Sophia can't become digimon either, but they're still coming. Even if they can't help!"

"My problem is you." JP's frown deepened as he leaned closer to Takuya. "Trying to make me do what I don't want to!"

"Oh yeah?!"

"CUT IT OUT!" Sophia suddenly yelled. Her hands were covering her ears as her eyes were shut tight.

Seeing how the fighting was effecting her, Zoe took the brunette girl outside for a breather. While the boys stayed and talked with the Kokuwamon, the girls found a calm spot behind another building.

"So, what happened back there?" Zoe asked as soon as Sophia had calmed down.

Sophia shrugged. "Not sure. All I know is that I just hate yelling and verbal fighting." she said. "It just makes me panic."

"Is that why you disappeared to Breezy Village back then?" Zoe asked. She remembered that, when she and Takuya were fighting, Sophia was suddenly gone.

Sophia laughed nervously. "Hehe... Sorry."

The blonde just shook her head. "Think we should head back?"

The other nodded. They got back just in time to see JP storm out, grumbling to himself. Guess there was another disagreement... While the girls stared at where he went, Sophia made the decision to follow him. She followed him up a hill where he was found staring at the sunset, deep in thought.

"JP?" her voice snapped him out of his thoughts. "You okay?"

He frowned at her, thinking Takuya send her to convince him again. "I'm still not going. You can't make me."

She shook her head. "I'm not here for that." she said. "Are you scared because you don't have a Spirit?" she asked bluntly. "Because it's okay to be scared."

"Says you." JP grumbled out loud.

Sophia rose an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"

JP turned to her, anger flaring in his eyes. "You jumped in wanting to help those Kokuwamon, no hesitation! What do you know about being scared?"

"Are you kidding me?" Sophia huffed out a laugh. "I'm on the verge of a panic attack just thinking about what we're about to do!" She let out a shaky breath. "I don't wanna go either. I'm terrified."

That was something JP didn't understand. "Then why go?"

"Because I still wanna help the Kokuwamon." she replied. "If I can help even a little, then any fear I feel will be worth it."

JP still didn't speak. He turned back to the sunset and ignored her further attempts. Sophia sighed and went back to the Kokuwamon home.

"Your turn little guy." she whispered to a young Kokuwamon that was hiding behind some bushes. "Good luck."

Now all there was left to do was wait until nightfall. When it finally did fall a couple hours later it was, as Takuya put it, go time. The Kokuwamon got into position as the team split up. Zoe went back to the gate while the others, minus JP, went to the factory.

"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

"AGUNIMON!"

"KAZEMON!"

"KUMAMON!"

The other 4 watched as Kazemon blew up the entire front gate, scared away more Minomon and lured a bunch of Goblimon to her location.

When the group of ogre digimon passed Agunimon led the team into the building. The humans of the group were feeling more and more anxious. Sure the Kokuwamon managed to get them some makeshift weapons in the form of lead pipes, but still... They were up against digimon…with clubs…and special attacks!

But they had no time to worry about it. They were in. Goblimon were coming at them left and right, all needing to be taken care of. A group of Kokuwamon tackled a group of Goblimon. Some others used power surge to take care of them, while some used it to blow up a bunch of machines. Koichi and Sophia worked together to knock out some Goblimon, and Kumamon froze a whole bunch ironically behind bars.

After the Goblimon had been taken care of, they went further into the factory until they reached the door to the assembly line. One of the Kokuwamon took care of the lock and the door flew open instantly. They ran inside, ready to destroy the place, only to find the place littered with Goblimon!

Another digimon, looking like a huge praying mantis, lowered down on a crane, laughing. "Well, look what we have here." He jumped down from the crane, towering over the warriors as he stared them down.

"H-how?" Sophia quivered. "We captured the Minomon! I thought he was gonna tell about our plan! How did you discover?!"

Snimon snickered. "You thought I wouldn't send another one? Especially after the first didn't return? Just how incompetent do you think I am?!" He finished this by slashing his sickle at the girl.

Koichi pushed the frozen girl out of the way just in time. Agunimon demanded the two of them hide before they got killed. Kumamon protected them as they ran towards the door they'd come from. That's where Sophia finally broke down.

Koichi convinced Kumamon they'd be fine with the Kokuwamon and to join Agunimon and the others in the fight. After he left he turned to find Sophia curled into a ball, trembling and her breath hitching.

"Sophia?" Koichi slowly approached. He recognized the some symptoms of a panic attack thanks to a friend of his, so he knew he had to be careful around her. He crouched down next to her, seeing she seemed to have no trouble with this. "Sophia, please talk to me." He had to find the root of the panic before he could help.

But everything was too much for the girl. She hadn't even heard Koichi, the loud ringing in her ears covered up his voice. Why did it go so wrong? It was supposed to have gone easier! Why did this happen?

This wasn't right! This wasn't supposed to happen! It was supposed to have changed!

Why was it so hard to breathe?

Koichi watched helplessly as Sophia started rocking back and forth. Her mouth moved as if to say something, but no words came out. This wasn't good. He moved himself in front of her and, going against everything his friend taught him about dealing with panic attacks, he grabbed her hand and held it against his own chest.

Sophia froze at the touch. Something was there! Something was there! *ba-dum… ba-dum* What was that? It felt like- *ba-dum… ba-dum* Not hers… Who's-?

"Sophia, can you hear me?" Koichi?

The boy waited for a response. While he was glad she didn't freak out worse with the touch he couldn't help her more if she stayed like this.

Finally - finally - she gave a response. "K'ichi?" Her fingers clenched around the fabric of his shirt lightly.

"It's me." he said. "Listen, I need you to do something, okay? I need you to breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 7 and exhale for 8. Can you do that?" Sophia shook her head, tears stinging in her eyes. "I'll help you. Just try to copy me, okay?"

While he helped her through the breathing exercise, Koichi looked back at the scene in the other room. It wasn't looking good. Kumamon, Bokomon and Neemon were forced in a corner by the Goblimon, separated from Agunimon. Speaking of Agunimon, he was having trouble against Snimon. His attacks weren't working at all, and the digimon was pushing him further and further away from Kumamon.

On the other end of thee hallway he also heard sounds. Oh no… Did the Goblimon break free? They were defenseless like this. Luckily for them, it was just JP and some more Kokuwamon.

He paused a moment before the duo. "What's going on here?"

"The guys seem to be on the losing side. Snimon is too strong." Koichi said, giving his update on the battle. "And Sophia's having a panic attack."

But JP wasn't really focused on the battle as he watched the quivering mess in front of him. "So she really couldn't handle it, huh?"

"L-like you can h-handle an overg-grown mantis." she said softly, still breathless. "Ju-ust go."

Koichi nodded in agreement. "We'll stay behind here."

JP took a deep breath, putting on his brave face again and stormed into battle. He ran passed Agunimon's battle, which seemed to be going his way when he threw Snimon against the tower. Unfortunately, while charging up his attack, Snimon recovered and attacked with his twin sickle. It was powerful enough to send Agunimon flying into the wall.

JP had seen just about enough of this. He eyed the crane in front of him, finding a great use in it. He asked the Kokuwamon for a lift to the crane's cabin. As soon as he got in, he started working it. He had no idea how exactly to work it, but luckily there were pictures by the handles. He pulled the right one down, turning the crane to the right so it slammed into Snimon, who made a smack into the wall and got his hands stuck.

"JP!" Kumamon cheered, happy to see he did come in the end.

"Quick thinking, buddy." Agunimon complimented him. He suddenly noticed movement from his peripheral vision and looked a little more down.

That movement was Snimon getting one of his sickles loose. He used his twin sickle attack again, this time aiming for the boy in the crane. Agunimon shouted his name in worry as the whole thing fell apart. Karma ensued as part of the crane fell right onto Snimon.

But that was not where the warriors and other digimon were aiming their attention at. It was the Spirit that had been revealed to them, hidden in the lower part of a pillar.

"Is that-?" Kumamon asked.

"A Spirit!" Agunimon confirmed.

"It's JP's."

The two warriors were startled by the sudden voice, especially when the owner of it was looking worse for wear. They hadn't even heard Koichi and Sophia coming because they'd been too focused on the Spirit and JP.

"Are you sure?" Koichi asked, to which the brunette nodded.

"How do you know it's his?" Agunimon questioned her.

Sophia pointed at the Spirit with a trembling hand. "See the colors? Blue and yellow, just like JP's D-Tector." she reasoned.

While this conversation happened, JP was being lowered to the ground by the Kokuwamon. When he set foot on the ground, he took out said blue and yellow D-Tector and had it take in the Spirit.

"EXECUTE! SPIRIT EVOLUTION! …BEETLEMON!"

The others stared in awe as the Fractal Code cocoon disappeared and out came Beetlemon. "Look! JP Spirit Evolved!"

'Brilliant deduction Agunimon... What's next? Telling us the sky is blue?'

"Yes! To Beetlemon, the warrior of thunder." Bokomon read from his book.

Meanwhile down on the lower level, Beetlemon was ecstatic. "I-I can't believe it! I'm Beetlemon!" He finally Spirit Evolved! He wasn't useless anymore! Those facts made him so happy, he was literally having a victory dance. Because that's what it was, a personal victory. "I did it! Let's get this party started!" he laughed.

"Dance while you can, monkey-boy! Soon you will taste the fury of Snimon!" Snimon sneered at the newly evolved warrior.

"The only thing I wanna taste is a cheeseburger with a side of fries!" Beetlemon countered, thinking it would sound cool and heroic. It didn't.

"Can he stop thinking with his stomach for once?" Sophia moaned from up above.

Finally the ultimate battle between Snimon and Beetlemon began. Bug vs bug. They charged at one another, Beetlemon tricking the other into passing him so he could give him a well-deserved kick in the back. Snimon was angry now. He turned around to cut him with his hands, only to get punched near his throat.

Now he had enough. He raised his blades, bringing them down on Beetlemon's shoulders. But it did nothing, Beetlemon's armor was too tough. Instead the warrior of thunder drove Snimon into a wall again by his horn.

"Beetlemon 1, green guy nothing! Woohoo!" he was thoroughly enjoying this. He showed his little victory dance again, before jumping out of the way of Snimon's charge.

"ULTIMATE TWIN SICKLE!" Snimon slashed his blades four times, releasing pink/red energy. It hit the warrior head on, but had absolutely no effect.

Beetlemon charged his own attack, flying down to hit Snimon with it. But Snimon didn't care. He went right for Beetlemon, whose hands were now sparking with electricity.

"I call for the power of-" he brought his hands down for the kill. "THUNDER FIST!"

He slammed his fists into Snimon's head, who in turn fell back against a wall with his data becoming visible.

"Where once your power was used for evil, let it now be used for good!" Beetlemon took the D-Tector, ready to scan Snimon. "FRACTAL CODE DIGITIZE!"

The praying mantis digimon was scanned and turned back into a digi-egg, which flew off who-knows-where. The team was about to celebrate their victory when an explosion caught them off guard. The factory was gonna blow! On Agunimon's orders, though unnecessary in this situation, they ran for their lives. Within a matter of seconds the place was totaled, only pieces of debris scattered around. The Kokuwamon could finally return home.

Morning came way too soon for the young heroes, who'd spend the remainder of the night at one of the houses. The place was out of the explosions reach, thankfully. But their lack of sleep was soon forgotten by the nice feeling they got from hearing the Kokuwamon cheering joyfully.

"I was right to believe in you." the young Kokuwamon told JP.

Another sudden sandstorm came by, carrying off the Minomon, including the one tied up in his own string. Everybody just laughed at the sight.

"Well, that leaves Koichi's and Soph's Spirits." Takuya said, turning to the aforementioned two. "I wonder which we'll find first."

"Let's go then!" Sophia exclaimed excitedly. "I don't think we'll find our Spirit here. Besides, we still have to go to the Forest Terminal."

"Right, let's go!" Takuya exclaimed, taking the lead again.

Meanwhile at the back, Sophia let out a sigh of relief. Everyone seemed to have forgotten her slip up about the Minomon. 'I really need to watch what I say.'

"Aren't you going to tell them?" Damn, too good to be true.

Koichi looked at her, waiting for an answer. Sophia shook her head. "I'm afraid of how they'll react…"

The small frown on Koichi's face told her he didn't agree with her. "You told me and I didn't react badly."

"Yeah, but they're not you." Sophia reasoned. "Look, I'll think about it, okay?"

That seemed reasonable enough. For now that it. "Okay, but you will have to tell them someday. You know that, right?"

And how she dreaded that day.

I hope my description of a panic attack was at least somewhat more accurate. I've been reading how others write them, so hopefully it's better.

*I know technically Digimon was a video-game first, with their tamagochi's, but I don't count them as actual digimon games. It became digimon, sure, but when they were tamagochi's, they weren't digimon. I hope that makes sense.

Thanks for reading!