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A New Kind Of Digivolving-Chapter 3-Water Fights

"So, Izzy, how long do you think it'll be until we reach Primary Village?" Matt asked. He was getting a little tired of walking, as were the rest of the group.

"About 20 more miles. I suggest that we take a break and possibly camp out for the night," Izzy replied.

"I agree. Okay, everyone, we're going to take a break now." He had no arguements with that idea. Suprisingly, Mimi hadn't complained once during the entire time that they were walking. Matt thought that this was a bit odd, but decided not to ask. He figured that Mimi really was becoming less of a ditz.

"Should we walk anymore today?" Matt asked his friends, figuring that the answer would be no.

"Well, personally, I wouldn't mind walking some more," Mimi said, really wanting to get out of the area before Tai, Sora, and Joe came looking for them. She didn't want to be scolded by any of them.

"I can walk more," T.K. said, trying to look tough.

Kari looked at T.K. with a smile, "Me too."

The digimon were huddled, figuring out if all of them could walk, or fly, more, "We're in!" Tentomon announced to all of the kids.

"I certainly don't mind," Izzy said, feeling almost the same way as Mimi. He was sick of Tai's behavior. Tai treated him as if he was just 'the smart kid'. He did have a name!

"I'm all for it. But we should rest right now. Wouldn't want any of us to get tired," Matt stated, watching all of the others nod their heads.

"Hey, Izzy. How many miles have we walked so far? And does anyone know what time it is?"

Izzy opened his laptop to figure out the answers to Matt's questions, "It's 5:24, and we have walked for 5 miles."

Matt was happy with that, "That's great! If we can walk five miles in that short amount of time, then we'll get to Primary Village in no time!"

Izzy looked at him, "How did you know what time it was?"

Matt looked at him and replied, "I looked at Joe's watch. We left at 4:17," Matt stated. Izzy nodded at the logical explanation.

The group went over to a small stream that they saw, and rested the tired feet there. They also decided that they wouldn't be drinking the stream water. Mimi took this opportunity to take off her shoes and socks and let her tired and achy feet soak in the cool water. T.K. and Kari looked at her, and then they took of their shoes and socks and let their feet soak in the water too.

Matt and Izzy were talking about the walk ahead of them. "How long do you think it'll take to get to Primary Village?" Matt asked.

Izzy typed at a few keys on his laptop, "If we walk for a couple more hours today, we should be half way there. And if we walk for about 4.2 hours tommorow, we should be at Primary Village." Matt nodded his head at this.

"So, Izzy. Another question that I wanted to ask you is this, why did you want to get away from Tai?"

Izzy was suprised that Matt had asked him that question, "I just didn't feel appreciated," he said simply. Silence fell between the two boys. 'I think that Matt actually understands what I mean. He looks like he does. But how can I be sure?' Izzy thought to himself.

"Hey, Iz?"

Izzy liked that nickname, "Yeah?"

Matt looked at him with a smile, "When we get back to the real world, do you think we could hang out sometime?"

Izzy grinned, "Of course! Maybe I could teach you a little about computers, and maybe you could teach me about hair gel!" Izzy said the last part nervously. "I'd like that!"

They heard laughing from the other kids, "Want to go and join them? I think that I'd like to soak my feet in the water too. And maybe have a little water fight?" Matt looked at Izzy with a devilish grin on his face.

Izzy just closed his laptop, put it over with his stuff by the digimon, and rubbed his hands together in a evil way, "Lets do it."

The two walked over to where two young kids were kicking water at each other. Kari laughed as she watched Mimi and T.K. have a water fight that no one was winning.

"Mind if we join you?" Matt asked the three kids. All of them just shook their heads no. Matt and Izzy took of their shoes and socks and let their feet rest in the cool, refreshing water. Matt, of course, rolled up his jeans a little, so that his pants wouldn't get to wet in the water fight. He took a seat between his brother and Mimi, while Izzy took a seat between T.K. and Kari.

Matt and Izzy looked at each other, quickly nodded their heads, and started kicking water at the unexpecting kids. "EEEEEP!" Mimi squealed as she fought back desperately. T.K. and Kari did the same thing as the older girl, hoping that since it was three against two, the three would win. They had no luck, for these were older boys that could kick water at them pretty well. After fifteen minutes, the kids got tired and settled down and just let their feet soak.

Izzy, T.K., and Kari were talking about who-knows-what, while Matt and Mimi sat in comfortable silence. "I'm really glad that you decided to leave Tai's group, Matt," Mimi said, looking at the stream.

"I just had to do it. Tai was getting on my nerves. And also the battle..." Matt trailed off.

Mimi's head jerked up at the last comment, "I totally forgot about that!"

Matt was very suprised at this. 'How could she forget about that?' he wondered silently, not daring to look at the girl at his side.

"You do know that it wasn't your fault, don't you?" Mimi asked the tense boy. 'I hope that he does realize that.'

"But that's where you're wrong, Mimi. It WAS my fault. I was the one who listened to Cherrymon," Matt said quietly.

Mimi couldn't believe that Matt actually thought that it was his fault. Couldn't he see that it wasn't? "Matt, Cherrymon caught you at a bad time. You were vunerable. He somehow knew that. But don't say that it was your fault," Mimi tried to reason with him.

"I'm only saying it because it's true. I listened to him and had MetalGarurumon attack one of his friends," Matt winced at the last word.

Mimi shook her head, "Well, if you say that it's all your fault, why did you command MetalGarurumon to attack WarGreymon?"

Matt looked up at her, "Because Cherrymon told me to look into the lake, the one that we were just at. He told me that it was the lake of truth. He said that I would see the face of the one that was in my way."

Mimi looked into Matt's icey, blue eyes, "What do you mean, 'in your way'?" Mimi looked and felt very confused.

"What I mean by that is, the one that was in my way from allowing myself to grow up. To grow out of being the same old jerk I've always been."

Mimi looked a tad angry at this latest statement, "Don't call yourself that! When I first met you, I just thought that you were a cold-hearted loner. But after the time that I've spent with you, I realize that I was wrong. Sure, you are a loner, but if you were so cold-hearted, then you wouldn't always try and protect T.K. You care for him. I admire you for that," Mimi finished weakly.

Matt looked at her suprised, "You've actually admired me for that?"

Mimi looked at him as if he were crazy, "Of course I have! I think that all of the others admire you for that. It's very, I don't know, admirable. Like the time you distracted Seadramon, so that T.K. would be safe. I thought that you were so brave! I would of been scared to death."

Matt smiled at this. 'I never thought that I was brave. I just thought that I was doing the right thing, that I just had to protect T.K. Now I find out that Mimi thought that I was brave? And that she admires me? I never thought that would happen. Why do I feel differently toward her now? Actually, I've felt this way for a little while. Since she made those memorials. That's why I stood up for her. I have to talk to Izzy about this.'

Mimi noticed that he had a smile on his face, but now had a confused look on his face. 'I wonder why?' she thought to herself, 'Is he finally realizing that it wasn't his fault?'

Just then, she heard a scream from Kari. Matt looked up as he heard the scream. He got out of the water and slipped his socks and shoes on and ram toward his friends, who had left the river while he and Mimi were talking. Mimi did the same as Matt, hurrying to geet her socks and shoes on. After she finished, she and Matt ran toward the group.

When they finally got there, they saw something that they were wishing that they didn't see. Tai, Sora, and Joe had somehow caught up to them. "Why did you guys leave?" Sora asked in a no-nonsense voice. Tai hugged his sister, while Joe just stood. Matt looked at Mimi, then at Izzy, and then finally at T.K. and Kari. He was asking them with his eyes if he should tell Tai, Sora, and Joe. Mimi, Izzy, T.K., and Kari nodded at him.

"We left because Tai is becoming the bossiest, most insensitive, most inconsiderate guy that I have ever met," Matt said simply. Mimi nodded her head in agreement. Tai, Sora, and Joe were gaping like fish after they heard what Matt had said. T.K. and Kari were holding back giggles.

Luckily, Kari was free from Tai's strangle hold. "So, you took my sister, ran off with my computer kid, kidnapped the fashion queen, and took your little brother with you? Is that it?" Tai asked.

"He didn't take me, Tai. I asked Matt if I could go!" Kari said, a little mad at her brother.

"I have a name, Tai!" Izzy shouted at Tai.

"Me too! You are the rudest person I have ever met! Even though I do like being called a fashion queen, I like to be called by my real name better! It's really not that hard to remember. It's four little letters, M-I-M-I! Got that, Goggle-head?" Mimi yelled at Tai.

Matt smirked at this. "Don't call me Goggle-head, Miss Priss!"

Kari took this opportunity to yell at Tai, "Don't make fun of my friend!"

Joe started talking, "Now, now. Lets just settle this calmly and rationally. Matt, Mimi, T.K., Kari, Izzy, just come back with us and everything will be fine."

T.K. started getting into the argument, "I'm not coming back! You are such a wimp, Joe. Or should I call you Four-Eyes?"

Matt took this opportunity to step in and put an end to this fight, "Tai, we don't want to come back. And I wouldn't try to make us come back if I was you. We outnumber you. Now, we'll just be on our way." Mimi nodded at this also.

"Mimi, I thought that you agreed with me that Tai was leading us just fine!" Sora said to her friend, looking shocked, hurt, and a little angry.

"Sora, I don't agree with the way Tai was leading us around like he was God. You may be able to stand it, but I can't," Mimi said, not daring to look the older girl in the eyes.

Suddenly, Mimi's crest started glowing. "What's going on?!" Mimi shouted, as she was consumed by the green light of her crest. Palmon, like Mimi, was covered in green light. The blinding green light disappeared, leaving a plant like digimon in Mimi's place, and a blonde woman covered in roses in Palmon's place.


To Be Continued...
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