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1 Hi again!! Thank you for the reviews brittmon and bunny. =^,^= (Like my kitty face!!!!) Please review, and thank you for reading!!!! Oh and last chapter I know I didn't put a disclaimer but I didn't own digimon then nor do I own it now.

 

Tai just couldn't focus in History. He kept on drifting off then snapping back to reality. It was his last period, but he was usually more focused. Sensei Hiroshi was talking about some old mythology of some culture, he couldn't quite remember which, when he saw Rina staring at him. Her blue eyes seemed to be searching his soul and mind for something she desired to know and knew he would not tell her. She looked away from him and he began to relax once more.

 

After class Matt, who had been in the exact same history period with Tai, asked him if he had seen Rina look at him.

"Yeah I saw her," Tai replied, "but that look she gave me it was weird."

 

"She must have a crush on you," Matt pushed Tai's comment away nonchalantly.

 

"No, it wasn't that type of stare. It was more of a searching look," Tai pursued the conversation since he knew what it felt like when someone had a crush on you and they stared. Those types of stares don't make you feel like someone was looking into your soul.

 

"Don't worry about it too much Tai. It's almost 3:00 and we have more important things to deal with right," Matt answered putting an end to the conversation.

 

"Yeah," Tai answered, "We do have more pressing matters."

 

Tai and Matt headed to the computer lab where the others were waiting to head off to the digital world once more.

 

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(Meanwhile)

 

In a dark chamber where no light could be or would ever be found a dark figure is waiting for the Digidestined's arrival.

 

"Ah," the figure sighed and sort of hissed their words, "The little ones have come back to play. Well, well I can't disappoint them now. They should be treated kindly, I suppose, since they are visitors. Let's see who shall be kind enough to assist my guests. I know! Skullmeramon," the figure called the blazing digimon to their side, "Go make our friends feel warm and toasty and welcome," the figures voice dripped with the venom of these words.

 

The digimon nodded his masked face and left his masters side to take care of the errand.

 

"Very soon now I will rule," the voice whispered to itself with glee, "Yes very soon mu, wha, haa, Ha, Hah, HA, HAA."

 

The figures malice cackles fade as the chamber begins to fade from sight.

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(Back to the Digidestined.)

 

The teens had been trudging for a good hour with no clues, digimon, or, as Mimi so kindly reminded them, a break.

 

"Can't we just sit for five minutes please?" Mimi begged.

 

"Come on! I bet we won't have to go much further," Davis answered.

 

"Let's take a break Davis," Tai suggested to the younger boy, "If we get attacked, the digimon need to be in good condition."

 

Davis reluctantly agreed and they all sprawled out amongst the trees. Yolei took off her shoes and stretched her sore feet with a sigh. Izzy typed feverently on his laptop and Ken watched what the older boy was doing sometimes giving his quiet input on what he thought. The others were either chatting, dozing, or (in the case of some of the digimon) playing.

 

"Can't catch me Gatomon," Patamon teased his friend.

 

"Watch me," Gatomon playfully growled.

 

They giggled and jumped while Veemon, Armadillomon, Hawkmon, and Wormon played 'I spy'.

 

"I spy with my little eye something big and spiky," Wormon started.

 

"A rock," Veemon guessed.

 

"A tree," Armadillomon guessed next.

 

"No it has to be Davis' head," Hawkmon teased.

 

"Hey I heard that," Davis yelled.

 

"Nope it's a bush see!" Wormon told them.

 

The other digimon were laughing at the younger ones antics when they heard a noise.

 

"What was that," Gomamon asked no one in particular.

 

"I don't know," Tai answered, "but I don't like the sound of it."

 

All of a sudden some of the surrounding shrubbery began to go up in flames. Mimi and Yolei shrieked in panic, while Izzy and Ken quickly moved away from the inferno near them.

 

"What is doing this," Joe yelled.

 

"I don't know but I have a feeling we'll all know soon enough," Matt replied.

 

Just after Matt said this Skullmeramon came into the clearing through the burning foliage. The older kids gasped in recognition of the fiery foe.

 

"Oh no not him again," Mimi wailed, "Sora and I were stuck in Tokyo tower with this hot-shot four years ago and he's definitely the reason I don't want to play with fire!"

 

"Even worse, he's an ultimate too," Izzy finished the description of the digimon, "His attacks are metal fireball and flame chain."

 

"Then lets get the extinguisher and put this fireball out," Davis energetically yelled.

 

"Wait Davis," Kari told the goggle-headed boy, "He's being controlled so we have to be careful not to destroy him, remember?"

 

"Kari's right," T.K. agreed.

 

"Then what should we do?" Davis asked meekly.

 

"Remember," Ken brought up, "the light that hit Triceramon just had to knock him over to break him out of his trance. Maybe we should try that method."

 

"Good idea Ken." Tai complemented the younger boys' idea, "Our digimon will digivolve to champion and give him a good whack. Ready guys?"

 

"Yeah!" the digimon shouted.

 

Soon all the digimon had digivolved to champion (excluding Gatomon since she is a champion) and they were attacking with all they had.

 

Skullmeramon did not seem to feel a thing he just shot off attacks in random directions at their digimon. Then the he got lucky and he hit Greymon sending the champion digimon to his knees.

 

"Greymon!!" Tai yelled as he ran towards his fallen partner ignoring the danger.

 

"Ah" a voice inside Skullmeramon's head hissed. "Their leader has made a foolish decision! Hah, hah, take care of him now!" the voice ordered sharply to the digimon.

 

Skullmeramon nodded as if the speaker was right there and could see him. He turned to the running boy his face contorted in a strange smile while his maniacal eyes danced with psychotic glee.

 

"METAL FIREBALL," the creature yelled pointing his attack straight at Tai.

 

Tai turned to see the oncoming attack and froze. Then Sora saw what was happening and shrieked. The others turned and watched in horror as the fireball headed for their leader. There was contact and then suddenly there was smoke in the area where Tai had been. None of Digidestined could think of what to do except Kari.

 

She yelled, "TAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Ooh that is scary stuff! Poor Tai, what happened and where were those figures that said they were protecting the kids? Hmm I wonder? Please review peeps! Thank you! ^_ ~ (PS. Davis fans, no harm meant in the joke about his hair! ^_~)