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Protectorate 14

Tai was on watch first, Glenn and Matt despite their voicing of disapproval were sent to bed just to be sure they'd be okay and it was fun to see Sora talk Glenn to bed like a mother would a child who just hurt themselves and still wanted to play, with Epsilon chuckling at him then she sent him to bed with him. Tai smiled and looked down at Sora who had fallen asleep cuddled in his arms, they had beaten Machinedramon today and now deserved to rest, and Agumon was also asleep near by along with Biyomon who slept beside Sora. Izzy was asleep under a tree with Tentomon on his lap; Gommamon was fast asleep on the back of a sleeping Joe and Mimi was holding Palmon liked a stuffed animal while she slept. T.K. and Kari slept under a tree together too, Tai and Matt were still a little uncomfortable them being so close, but they were smart kids they wouldn't do anything foolish. Tai sighed and closed his eyes; they had found the rest of the rebels that day too, all one-half of him. It was a Mamemon slowly dissolving, he took the last of his strength to tell them that the rebels had all been destroyed by Machinedramon's army, and in the end all they could do was put a virus into Machinedramon so he wiped out his own troops too, then the Digimon was gone. Tai laid his head back to rest his eyes, he didn't notice when he fell asleep.

Tai's eyes opened to see the bottom of Kari's bunk, he better get up soon summer camp was over and it was one of those late in the summer, summer camps so he has to be ready to go to school, SCHOOL!? Tai shot up in his bed, HIS BED!? He then looked around his room frantically, HIS ROOM!? Tai got up and shakily looked to the top bunk to see Kari still fast asleep, he then walked out into his home, home? Was he truly home or was this a dream? Tai felt a little ready to faint, but not before he knew if he was home or not.

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Matt yawned as he walked out into the kitchen of his and his dad's apartment and got a drink from the fridge, APARTMENT! FRIDGE! Matt coughed on the pop he had started to drink. He looked around, he, was, home. He had to talk to Tai; matt rushed out of the Apartment the rushed back in after a girl screamed at him for only being in his underwear.

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T.K. woke up in his room and bed, for awhile he laid there not moving unable to believe he was home then he got up to phone Kari.

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Kari opened hers eyes to the sound of a phone ringing and rolled over off her top bunk falling onto Tai who was standing there. They silently untangled themselves from each other and looked at each other, "Good mourning Tai."

"Kari, you okay?" Tai asked concerned for his little sister.

"I'm okay, where are we? Are we home? Where is everyone Tai," Kari asked looking around their room. Kari then absently got up and answered the phone to talk to T.K.

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Glenn snored in his sleep, rolled over falling face first onto the carpet without waking up.

Sora hears a thump and gets out of bed and walks out of her room, then realizes she's at home and panics a little then hears a moan coming from what is to be Glenn's new room. Sora moves to see if Glenn's there and finds him on the floor face down snoring loudly. She falls to his side and tries to wake him by shaking him. Glenn Slowly opened his eyes.

"Mourning Sis," Glenn said while letting out a groan as he stretched. Glenn then sat up and looked around becoming very confused, "um, where am I?" he asked looking at his sister.


Tai sat and thought for a while as everyone waited, they had met in the park to figure out what was going on. It was obvious they were in the real world, but their Digimon were nowhere to be found, could they still be in the Digiworld? "Well there is nothing we can do right now, till we figure out how to get back into the Digiworld we are stuck here, by the way Glenn where is Epsilon? Tai looked over at Glenn who was sitting under a tree.

Your guess is as good as mine Tai, he's either in the Digiworld or he's a good long distance away cause if her was in Japan I'd be able to reach his mind, Glenn replied looking at Tai.

So Epsilon is gone too, Tai closed his eyes and tried his hardest to figure it out, what had happened to send them back but leave their Digimon is the Digiworld?

That isn't the half of it, Glenn said getting to his feet and walking to the middle of the group holding a leather bag, he then dumped the contents of the leather bag onto the ground, everyone gasped. It was his Halberd, split in half cleanly, this was made out of titanium, you got to be pretty strong to bust something made of titanium.

Glenn I'm so sorry, Sora said gently, she hadn't known till now the one thing Glenn treasured most from his uncle, had been destroyed.

Glenn looked down at his weapon, and he didn't feel anything, his uncle had told him once that as you go through life many things change, don't cry about just adjust what you got to what you need. Glenn looked at Sora and smiled, don't worry little sis I am fine, I will make a new weapon, I have been looking at this new kind of weapon, I saw it at one of the tournaments my uncle took me too, it looked cool, so I'll make that, Glenn gathered his halberd into his arms and then sat back down by the tree.

That will be difficult considering how strong titanium is, Izzy pointed out.

I know, but it'll be okay I got a cousin who's a weapon master too who lives in Japan I'll just use his facilities, if he'll let me, Glenn said wrapping the leather around the broken weapon.

Now that that is settled, we got to be ready for school tomorrow, Tai said, everyone looked at him in shock, ya I know we should have been gone in the world only about 5 seconds, but it didn't work out that way, the days we were there were days here as well, so tomorrow we will all go to school.

My mom has Glenn's paper work all done with the school already, he'll be there too, Sora piped in, Glenn looked flushed.

I can't go to school! I am no good with people remember what I did at camp, Glenn was a little frantic, he had spent his life avoiding people, now he didn't have too and he didn't have a clue how to act.

Don't worry Glenn we'll be there, Matt said reassuringly.

I won't, Mimi said in a sad tone, everyone looked at her, Joe looked sadder then the rest, my parents are moving to America, I am going with them, I'm so sorry, Mimi started to cry and Joe put an arm around her shoulders.

Mimi was leaving, Glenn's weapon destroyed, their Digimon missing alone with Epsilon, what was going on? Tai just couldn't figure it out.

TO BE CONTINUED