Chapter 3: Decisions

"So what do we do?" asked Joe, looking at the others, who all seemed to be thinking hard on the situation. They all tried to figure out an answer to that and other questions. "We could try to get back. But that may be harder then it sounds. I mean, we don't know if any of the old portals are still open and functioning." Matt, who had kept quiet for the most part. "You're wrong there Izzy. I may know a way back." The others all stood at attention. Matt had always been the rebel of the groups, thinking without acting. But know he seemed to have changed greatly. "What do you mean Matt? Have you found a portal or something?" asked Tai, who seemed the most effected by Matt's change.

"Not really. But I believe the area where are digivices react the strongest is most likely a portal. It always worked before." They all agreed on this, and they also each thought of places they had been that had a strong effect on the digivices.

They split in groups of two, each taking one of the cars. Joe's group headed to the campsite where they had first entered the Digital world, while Tai's group headed the old school where the second team had entered. Joe's group got to their destination first, and they each split up, heading towards the forests and lakes of the area. Matt and T.K passed by one of the old cabins where they had bunked that year. Pulling out their digivices, they checked the signal. It was no stronger.

Joe and Kari headed past the lake where they had originally entered from. Still nothing.

They met up and almost gave up. "We found nothing," said Kai, "How bout you two?"

T.K frowned. "Nothing. Guess there's no longer a portal here. Suddenly, Matt's digivice slipped from his hand. "Oh crap, my digivice." They ran after it, following the beeping.

They stopped at the bottom of the hill, near a strange pit they hadn't seen before. And in the center was Matt's digivice. And it's signal was much stronger..

At the School, Tai and Sora headed to the Computer lab, the area where the D-3s had blasted from the PCs. No signal. Izzy and Mimi walked around the old building, there digivices picking nothing up. "This place is dead," said Sora, "No power, no signals, no nothing." They took one last look around, proving what Sora had said. It was a dead area. They headed outside, towards the soccer field where Tai's team played occasionally. Izzy sighed. They had memories here. This was the place where they had come too after there first journey had ended. It was an album of recollection.

But he didn't have time to reminisce. There was a ringing sound that pinched his mind. It was Tai's cell phone. "Hello? No, we didn't find any- What! You found one! Alright, we're on our way!"

Tai was ecstatic. "Izzy, do you still have your laptop?" asked Tai. "Sure," said Izzy, "But what was the call about?" Tai's eyes widened. "That was Joe. They found a portal. They may have found our ticket back to the Digital world…"

Tai's car pulled up on the old campsite within the hour. The foursome headed down to the pit where the others stood. "Matt," asked Izzy, "Why did you want me to bring my laptop? What does it have to do with all this?" Mat smiled and let Izzy to the center of the pit. "Izzy, I want to scan this pit. Anything weird pop up?" Izzy used his computer on the area, not finding anything till he reached the dead center again. With that his computer screen shot up with 0s and 1s, incomprehensible data that could only mean one thing. "This is the portal," said Izzy, "This is the way into the Digital world." Tai and the others grinned. They had found it They way to help the Digimon one last time.

"There's only one problem, isn't there Izzy," asked Matt, his grin long gone from his face. Izzy frowned. "Yup. The signal from the portal is fading. We'll be able to get there. But there may not be a way back." This hit them Hard. But not hard enough. Tai, in his old leader like tone, spoke up. "We've always found a way back. If the Digimon need us, we have to help them. It's our duty as Digidestined!" He then pulled something from his pocket. "I never thought I'd use these again."

And with that, he pulled on a pair of goggles. They agreed. They were going back.