DNA-Digieggs

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~ Separated Regrouping ~

"Gotcha!" exclaimed Submarimon. He and Cody raced to the surface with the unconscious Poromon.

Joe helped Cody and the In-Training up aboard Ikakkumon as Submarimon returned to Armadillomon.

"Where's Yolei?" coughed Poromon, spitting out salt water.

No one answered. Yokomon turned, afraid to reply.

"No!" said Poromon. "Yolei!" He beat his small wings against Ikakkumon's white fur, crying his heart out.

Another splash ahead of the marine Digimon made everyone jump. Poromon stopped, burying his head into the think fur to hide his last tears. "Who is that?" questioned Cody.

"Someone from the plane?" guessed Ikakkumon.

Joe jumped in and pulled the limp form back to his partner. In fact, it was two limp forms.

"Correction," said Armadillomon. "Who are they."

~*~

Ken and Stingmon flew back, weighted down by the bad news.

"Where is everyone?" asked Stingmon.

"They had to go land the plane," said Davis.

"What happened Ken?" whispered Kari. She was afraid to see the boy's reaction.

The boy rubbed his face against his sleeve to stop the returning wetness. "Devimon."

"What?!" TK's eyes grew dark. "Where did Devimon go? Did you let him go? Why?"

"Stop it TK," interrupted Pegasusmon. "He's gone through enough."

"Devimon came. He had them." Ken paused. "Yolei e-mailed, told me not to follow."

TK bowed his head down. "Sorry Ken," he mumbled.

"Let's meet up with Joe and Cody," suggested Ex-Veemon. "We have to get back to the others and figure out what to do."

Kari's D-Terminal went off. She pulled it out, reading the message to herself. Finally, she said, "I think that's a good idea."

The four went down, leaving the sky where they had lost their friends.

~*~

Impmon stood in front of his Mistress, her harsh words making him wince. "I did what you told me to do," the Rookie said defiantly.

"That Digidestined and his Digimon almost found the head quarters! If they had found the entrance, it would have been your fault!" she snapped.

Her voice changed as Devimon approached. "So you've returned. Good, now get the children to the dungeon."

Impmon stuck his tongue out at Devimon's back, jealous for the praise he'd never receive. He glanced over at the two children that were the Digidestined. "Pathetic kids," he muttered.

The Mistress returned her attention to the Rookie. "As for you," she hissed. "Get used to those 'pathetic kids'…"

The Rookie's green eyes widened as he was informed of his punishment.

~*~

Tai and Koromon regained consciousness by the time Kari, the boys, and their Digimon had landed on Ikakkumon and de-digivolved.

"Tai!" Kari comforted her older brother, not wanting to see the face he never had before. Tai had never showed despair. He had never. It was too much. Poor Tai returned Kari's hug with a fierce one of his own, his body wracked with the sobs he could not let anyone hear.

Koromon was talking to Cody. "Tai and I were flying, but then something happened! I lost all my energy and de-digivolved. I think it's because Tai's so sad," the In-Training said frankly.

Cody nodded. "Then you fell and Joe rescued you two from the water."

"We should go meet up with the others now," said TK. "It's best that we stick together."

"Engines ahead full Ikakkumon!" shouted Joe.

~*~

Yolei instantly regained consciousness the second Devimon was out of the dungeons. "Sora," she whispered. "Sora, wake up." She shook the other girl's shoulder, hoping Sora would react.

The Digidestined of Love sat up with a groan. "What's going on?"

"Don't you remember?" said Yolei anxiously.

Sora took a moment before saying yes. "Are we in the Digiworld?" The girl looked around their cell.

"No. We're still in the Real World. I think Devimon took us to the hidden base of whoever he works for." A dark shadow covered light coming from the far off exit. "Don't let them think we know anything," Yolei muttered.

"Better yet, let's pretend to sleep," advised Sora.

They dropped down to the cold floor in pretense of slumber.

Impmon made his way past the empty cells, grumbling and muttering to himself as he neared the girls' cell. "Rotten no-good humans," he growled. With more cursing, Impmon carelessly shoved a box through the metal bars, pushing bottles in after the container. He stomped off, still in a bad mood.

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GD~ Bwahaha! Now the Digidestined have lost Sora and Yolei! And for an added piece of bad luck, something's wrong with Tai!

Verumon~ Boring.

GD~ Hmph! Maybe I should let one of them escape…

Verumon~ As GD questions herself and her inability to write, I'd like to take this time to sort through the reviews. *clears throat* AngelicMoonDJ, you're definitely on the right track! GD's thinking about the Tamers. It's a 50% chance right now. To AF, babydragon, and everyone else who have reviewed, *bows* thank you.

GD~ Now which one…?