Chapter 9

Kovin and Relaina sat down in the comfy leather seats of the small plane. Kelryn and Yolei are not going to like this, he said.

They got something against a beautiful private jet? She asked.

They may, we had one at one point but some uninvited guests caused us to give it a bath.

Yeah, I know. I thought using my watcher connections to get us a private ride back would be good therapy.

You wanted to see Kelryn squirm.

Just a nice side effect. How many of you can fly?

Ken, Kelryn and myself can fly these planes. Kelryn and Ken can fly smaller ones, while Ken and I can fly bigger ones. Relaina didn't believe him.

Why do you have a licence to fly jetliners?

No licence, just knowledge. VR games are closer to reality than you think. Relaina looked up and down the short corridor of the foreword cabin, seeing no one she leaned on the table that separated her and Kovin.

Do you think there was ever a chance for us? She asked.

There may have been, we were very different people back then.

I mean if you and Kelryn never got together, she said. A food cart screaming past them and hitting the cockpit door with a horrible crash cut off Kovin's answer. Wyrvenmon, Demireumon and Ozlimon ended up in a heap of scales, fur and feathers.

You said you knew how to stop it, Wyrvenmon said.

Yeah cat, Ozlimon said. What happened? Demireumon picked herself out of the pile revealing the wheel-lock lever in her paw.

The brake broke, she said. The three digimon reclaimed their cart and wheeled it back to the aft cabin.

That was interesting, we used to have fun like that, Relaina said.

'Used to', past tense. I'm with Kelryn now, I have a son with her.

Doesn't mean I have to like it,

Not like what? TK asked.

These planes I hope, Kari said. I hate small planes.

You weren't even on the last one, Kovin said. TK sat by Relaina and Kari beside him waiting for the preparations to be ready to leave Canada.

We sure we're done everything here? Kari asked.

Sara's taking her group back to Kingston, they're officially active now. Kovin said.

And the watchers are going to finish working on that base, Relaina added. Yolei came up the stairs from the tarmac.

All our stuff's ready to go, she said. As she came in Kelryn came quietly from the aft cabin.

He's finally asleep, she said and went to sit with Kovin finding Kari cuddling with him. May I sit there Kari?

Oh no, he's mine now, she said.

Wish I thought of that, Relaina said quietly. Kelryn grabbed her ankle while TK tickled her with his foot under the table, sending Kari to the floor.

Kelryn said. Kelryn leaned back to try and relax only to be awakened by Patamon and Hawkmon flying to the plane through the door and into the opposite wall. Gatomon and Wormmon quickly followed.

Does that mean they both won? Wormmon asked.

Tie game, Gatomon said. Neither of the flyers was happy about that.

They always this rowdy? Relaina asked.

They're just relaxing like us, TK said. Ken came out of the cockpit still wearing the headset.

Fifteen minutes until we can leave, he said and sat with the rest. Is there anything to drink on this flight? No sooner had he asked when the same food cart came towards him with Ozlimon on the handle. It glided to a gentle halt right next to them.

Ahh, what can we get for you folks? He asked.

I'll have a pop, Kelryn and Ken said. Wyrvenmon scrambled up from the bottom shelf with two cans. She reached back down for the ice and glasses. She handed them to her customers.

Anything to eat under there? TK asked. They both looked at the aft cabin and jumped off the cart as a paper plate of cookies landed right in the middle. Not a single cookie fell off.

That's not safe you know! Ozlimon yelled.

Did it work? Demireumon asked from the back.

Yeah, but that's not the point.

Shut up, it worked.

It's finally good to have all of us back together, Yolei said. I really missed this.

Not all of us are here, Kari said. They all bowed their heads thinking of Allura and how much she wanted the peace they now enjoyed. Kovin and Kelryn took their glasses and raised them.

To fallen friends, he said. They all followed suit honouring their friend. So what do we do about the Guardians, Kovin asked.

I think we should come out of retirement, TK said. The world needs the Alpha Guardians again.

But we need seven people, Yolei said.

Kovin said putting his hand on Relaina's. If only we knew someone who had a digimon, and the special digivice, knew about us, proven herself in battle, and was here right now.

Hint taken, Relaina said. I'll play but only because I have nothing better to do.

So we have our team again, Kari said. I'm sure Martin will love to give you control back. Kovin considered if she was being sarcastic or not as Ken's radio sparked.

Tango four-seven, tango four-seven, you are cleared for take off on runway zero-niner. He clicked him microphone on.

Tower, tango four-seven, acknowledged. Thank-you. Ken got up for the cockpit to take them back to Japan.