Disclaimer: Stupid lawyers! ::kicks lawyer in the head:: Oops. Well, just so I won't need him again, I don't own Digimon and I probably never will.

A/N - Before Dreamer4 rips my head off, this is the long awaited (and I mean long) Chapter 3 of Segregation. Battle-weary, Cody and Matt lead their friends into the biggest battle of their young lives. ::sighs:: Sounds so suspenseful. I hope the story is as good as it sounds. Okay, shout outs to Dark Gamer, Light Gamer, EeyoreP, Knight, Quisonito, Wolfie, PhoenixChild, TogetherAgain, AAUK, Arylwren, Digicowboy, Fallen angel of Hope, Immia, and AlexPG13. Special dedication to (who else?) Dreamer4. Without her, I don't know if I would ever have finished this chapter. She just kind of kept bothering me until I gave in and wrote it. Thanks!

So here's Segregation Chapter 3: Phase Two!

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Segregation

By: Hopeful Writer

Chapter 3 - Phase Two

"We may have won the battle, but the war is far from over," Cody announced as he paced back and forth before the motley crew.

"Darn straight," TK piped up, making Sora laugh.

Matt smiled slightly at his little brother. "Darn tootin'," he corrected. TK grinned wider and Cody gave his boyfriend a reproachful look.

"Look," the youngest member of the group directed, "what we need is a way to keep the cops off our backs as we spread the word. Any suggestions?"

There was dead silence. "Thanks for the encouragement," Matt joked, then closed his mouth upon seeing Cody's glare. The blond put an arm around his partner in crime. "Cody, you have /got/ to lighten up," he ordered.

Cody looked a little taken aback. "Well, if I'm not the serious one, who's going to be?"

"Yeah, yeah," Matt replied. "I'm the dreamer, you're the serious one. Whenever I get too wrapped up in my dream, you bring me back to reality."

"And whenever I get too serious, you hit me in the face with a dream," Cody admitted, letting his ceramic face crack into a smile.

"Quit being mushy," TK whined. Matt glared at him affectionately.

"Ah, shut up, TK."

"Anyway, back to business," Cody declared, breaking up the beginnings of a fight.

Kari raised her hand, causing TK to crack up. "Yes?" Cody demanded, completely ignoring the younger blond.

"Well," Kari began slowly, "if we want to fight a system against gays and lesbians, then should we /become/ gays and lesbians?"

Cody was quiet for a moment as he thought. He nodded. "Good idea. We could do that."

"That'll be bad for business," Matt quipped, and this time Cody smiled.

"It better be," the little brunette remarked scornfully, "or we're all in trouble."

"We'll divide it up," Matt announced, taking charge. "Kari and Sora. TK and Tai. Mimi and Yolei. Izzy and Ken."

"You and me," Cody chimed in.

The older boy grinned quickly. "Of course. That goes without saying," he reminded.

Cody took a deep breath and yanked his shoulders back. He beamed a confident smile at Matt, who was surprised by the boy's sudden display of emotion. "Then let's go win," the youngest declared, his face set in anticipation. And they marched forward boldly, unaware of what the day would bring.

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A/N - There. I finally got Chapter 3 done. And I've already got Chapter 4: Code Red underway.

Please review. As usual, flames allowed, criticism appreciated, compliments worshipped. My grammar is really bad; I apologize in advance. I refuse to use grammar check, however. Um, that's all for now. §¡LaTa¡§ -- hW