The next day we set out. "So where are we going?" I asked Tai, as we hiked through the woods. "Well," Said Tai, "We've all found our tags and crests, but your digimon hasn't even digivolved into his champion level yet, so we'll be looking for your tag and crest while we make our way toward Myotismon," said Tai. "I wonder what Lindramon will look like when he's all digivolved," I wondered aloud, watching him frolic with the other digimon. "Oh, it's always a shock when they first digivolve," Said Matt, from beside me, "I remember when Gabumon first digivolved, I was kind of scared of him, when Gabumon digivolves, he turns into Garurumon," Said Matt, "Yeah, and Agumon turns into Greymon," said Tai, "And Biyomon into Birdramon," chimed in Sora, "Yep, Gomamon into Ikakumon," agreed Joe "And don't forget Tentomon into Kabuteremon," added Izzy "Plus Palmon into Togemon!" chirped Mimi. "And don't forget Patamon into Angemon!" cried T.K. "Yeah and that's only to the champion level!" said Tai, "Our digimon can also digivolve into ultimate with out tags and crests," he added. "So, what crest do you have Tai?" I asked, "I have the crest of courage," he said proudly, "And Matt has the crest of courage, T.K. has the crest of hope, Sora has the crest of love, Joe has the crest of reliability, Izzy has the crest of knowledge, and Mimi has the crest of sincerity. Now which ones did Genai say were left over?" Tai asked Izzy, "Let me see, it was the crest of light, and the crest of loyalty I think." He answered, tapping away on his laptop, "I'd be able to tell you for sure but my batteries are nearly gone, would any of you happen to have any batteries with you?" He asked, and everyone shook their heads but me. "Actually, there are some in my radio and in my cell phone." I said looking around in my bag. I handed them to Izzy "Prodigious!" he cried, and began to tinker with the back of his laptop. We walked on discussing things here and there when suddenly my digivice began to bleep. I unhooked it from by bag's strap and saw two little red dots on it, one was blinking and it bleeped annoyingly. "What's up with it?" I asked holding my digivice up to Tai," "Your digivice senses a tag and crest nearby," he said, "But it would be impossible for it to work yet! Lindramon hasn't even digivolved into his champion level yet!" He said, "Well I'm not gonna leave it sitting there!" I said, "Let's go," and I began to walk in the direction of the bleeping dot. I had walked for about 20 feet when I realized that everyone had stopped following me, I looked up from my digivice and saw what they were all staring at. A huge digimon towered over me, it was huge and looked like a huge gorilla. Its eyes were blood red and he had huge yellow fangs protruding from his curled mouth. He was all white, with a greyish stomach, and sickening black sharp nails on his huge furry hands. My mouth dropped open and I let out a sort of squeaking gurgling noise in my throat. He roared with fury and I would have run away had my feet not been rooted to the spot. He swung his hand and grabbed me in it. He squeezed all the air out of me and I struggled to breathe through my crushed ribs. "H-help--" I squeaked, darkness gathering around the sides of my eyes as I fought for oxygen. He gripped me tighter, and the pain shot through me. This was it, I thought, feeling the digimon's hot breath on me, this was how I would die. "Lindramon," I gasped, "help!" The last thing I remembered was a huge burst of light, and seeing a giant figure charge at me, before I blacked out.
I woke up with a sharp pain in my ribs. "Oh!" I cried feebily in pain. Matt's face appeared over me and he smiled, "She's awake!" he called, and the others rushed over. "Trina," Tai cried, "Gosh, we were worried!" cried T.K. "We thought maybe he'd gotten you for good," Said Izzy, "But it looks like just some bruised ribs," "Lindramon was amazing," Said Sora, "In case you didn't know he digivolved into his champion form, Linodramamon and got the black gear out of the bad digimon who attacked you. He hasn't de-digivolved yet, if you'd like to see him," She said. I nodded weakly, and they propped me up against their bags. He stood there, he must have been at least twenty feet tall. He was a deep greyish purple with a golden scaly belly, and he had dark blue patterns covering his rough hide. He had a thick ridge of golden fur down his spine, with a golden spike protruding every six inches or so, all the way down his long tail. He stood on two golden clawed feet, and wore a pair of black pants drawn up with a brown belt. He had a huge silver sword with a golden hilt, and a huge golden horn on the top of his head. His teeth were long and white, and amazingly he had mostly grown into his ears, which still fell a bit above his shoulders. His arms were long with golden spikes on the outer edges, and five long golden claws on each hand. "He's amazing," I said faintly, wincing slightly at the pain it took to speak, and looked on at him in wonder.
We set out a bit later, my digivice was still bleeping, and I walked by Linodramamon, admiring him. "I really hope we find my tag and crest," I said to Matt, "I wonder what he'll be like when he digivolves into ultimate," I pondered looking up at Linodramamon. "Well, Gabumon becomes Weregarurumon, Tai's is Metalgreymon, Mimi's is Lilymon, Izzy's is Megakabuteremon, Sora's is Garudamon, Joe's is Zudomon, and as for T.K., well we haven't had a chance to see his yet. As for you, I can't wait to see if you have the crest of loyalty or of light," "Yeah me either," I said looking down at my digivice. But, as great as this was, I wished I could go home, I mean, in the long run, would it really effect my life if some monster in another world got bigger or not? I felt a bit complacent, I didn't belong here, digimon did, they should fight their own battles, not count on me! And why these kids thought I was just going to willingly risk my life for them, well that was a bit unexplainable. I wanted to set out on my own, and just get home safely, they seemed to be doing a dandy job of getting to Myotismon without me, why should they care if I left? I looked up at Matt's smiling face, well, maybe I wouldn't leave just yet.
We reached a clearing in the forest and my digivice began to bleep frantically again. There was a gigantic tree in the center of the clearing. I walked toward it and suddenly the tree's roots began to shift and a big hole appeared in it. I walked up closer. There was a light near the bottom and I thought frantically, A way out! "Trina, wait!" cried Matt, but it was too late, I had already leapt down into the hole. I heard the roots shift back into place behind me and felt myself falling down an abyss. I looked around but could not see or feel anything but the cold wind whipping about me as I fell. I fell for a very long time, the ground seemed to have disappeared, I wondered if there even was a bottom. Suddenly I heard a voice. "Trina," said the calm cold voice, "I am here to give you a choice," the voice said, "Here is you choice. I saw a bright light, and on the other side looked like the cliff where I had disappeared into the digital world. Another window opened up opposite to it, and there I could see my friends, but, they were doing something, I squinted my eyes, they, they were being attacked, I realized suddenly, "What's happening to the others?" I cried in anguish, "Savage digimon are attacking them," the voice said, "Their digivices are malfunctioning and their digimon can't digivolve, there is nothing you can do now." He explained. I watched in horror as they were being attacked, and they tried desperately to fight back. Then suddenly, I found myself turning, looking away from them, looking over at the entrance to the real world, They'll be fine! I thought, trying to block out all other remorse, I can go, they'd be fine! I began to move slowly toward the entrance to the real world. I was nearly there when I heard a scream coming from the portal behind me. "T.K.!" it screamed "T.K.!" it was Matt, I whipped around and saw Matt clawing at his brother who was being attacked, but unable to reach him because of the other digimon that was blocking him. Our digimon lay scattered, all de-digivolved back to their in-training forms. The others were fighting bravely but were weakening, I looked hesitantly back at the real world portal when I heard a yell. I looked back and saw Matt lying in the dirt lifeless. "Matt!" T.K. screamed helplessly "No!" I cried "I can't leave them!" and I went into the portal to my friends. Behind me I heard an angered cry of frustration and I headed toward the light. The light ahead of me then took a form- It looked like a light purpley silvery circle, It had a diamond in the center, three triangles coming from the top, and three dots, one on the bottom, one on the left side and one on the right. The crest of Loyalty, I thought. It then took the shape of a tiny little square disc. A necklace and pendant then were before me and I reached out my hand and grabbed it. The little disc slid into a window in the little pendant and glowed with a bright light that blinded me. Suddenly I felt me feet hit solid ground. "Lorimon!" I screamed, and then it seemed like fast motion digivolving. Lorimon quickly digivolved into Lindramon, who quickly digivolved into Linodramamon, who then, with a blast of white light, digivolved into his ultimate form, Metalinodramamon. He was huge. He had silver armor on his upper body, he had long golden spikes, still protruding from his arms, elbows, knees, and down his spine and tail…and his eyes, they burned with a fire that I had never seen before. He pulled out a huge silver saber, and a beam of blue light exploded from it as he swung it toward the digimon surrounding us. He struck each one with his sword and from each one a black gear came out of and then disappeared. They one by one went back to normal and ran back off into the forest. "Matt!" I cried and ran over to him, "Matt!" I knelt down beside him. "Matt, Matt, I'm sorry, why didn't I listen?" I cried in sorrow, he lay still and terribly pale and cold, "Matt! Wake up Matt!" I shook him by the shoulders "Wake up!" I felt tears welling up in my eyes, and a lump grew in my throat, and I placed my head on his still lifeless chest and began to cry, "I'm sorry, don't be dead, Oh Matt, I'm so sorry." And he would not wake up. I sobbed into his shirt and the others gathered around Matt in sorrow. I was about to lift up my head when I heard something. It was soft and faint and at first I thought I had only imagined it but then it came again, and then again, a slow, faint heartbeat. I burst into tears looking up at the others, "He's alive!" I sobbed, and they all began to smile.