The Night of Destiny:

The Night of Destiny:

Part 1: Strike the Match

The man ran a hand through his thick blond hair as he looked up at the pyramid. "He's in there."

"Are you sure, Dad?" a young man asked, walking up behind him.

"Yes, Chris," he said,"Diaboromon is inside of that pyramid, hibernating, trying to cheat fate, but he can't live forever."

"But, Dad," Chris said,"I thought he was a computer virus?"

"That's right, but he's still a Digimon, and a Digimon does die, especially one that has a termination sequence in his main program." He turned around and placed his hands on his son's shoulders,"Diaboromon has cost us so much over the years, I'm not going to let him get away with it anymore."

"Willis," a small dog said to him,"Let's go."

"Yeah," Willis smiled,"Let's rid the both Earth and the Digital World of his evil once and for all."

His son nodded. "I'm right behind you."

The father and son and their Digimon ran through the desert sand and into the main pyramid door. They ran through the brick hallways until they reached a deep end. "I don't understand it," Willis said," Diaboromon's hibernation chamber should be right here, why isn't it?"

Suddenly, the brick wall blasted apart, revealing a massive figure standing in it's place. "Diaboromon!" Willis said, gritting his teeth.

"Willis," Diaboromon said,"You dare to oppose me again? You will be punish, right now!"

Willis's and Chirs's Digimon jumped in front of their human partners.

"Terriermon Golden Armor Digivolve to Rapidmon!"

"Lopmon digivolve to Wendigomon!"

Diaboromon laughed and blasted his fist forward, which crashed into the stone wall above Willis and Chris. They jumped forward and the bricks crashed into the floor behind them.

Willis's Rapidmon fired his missiles and Wendigomon attacked with his massive fists, but Diaboromon blocked each attack. "Pitiful," he said,"You have been battling against me for how long now, twenty years, and you are no closer than you were before!"

"I'll stop you yet!" Rapidmon said, getting ready to fire another blast, when a large, glowing circle suddenly appeared between Diaboromon and the others.

"What's this?" Diaboromon asked.

Willis and Chris were equally as surprised. The two sides continued to stare at the circle for a few seconds more, before they heard a deep voice speak from it,"Diaboromon, I have need of your services."

"What do you mean?" Diaboromon asked,"What services?"

"If you want to find out, enter the portal."

"You have interested me," Diaboromon said,"I am not saying that I will work for you, but, let me just see what you have to offer."

He jumped into the glowing circle. "No!" Willis shouted,"I'm not going to let him get away again!" Willis jumped after Diaboromon, followed by Rapidmon.

"Dad!" Chris called out, trying to jump in after his father, but the circle disappeared before he could.

"Where did they go?" Wendigomon asked.

"Dad!" Chris cried out,"Dad!"

The halls of the Digidestined Headquarters building was decorated beautifully, with large yellow and white streamers, flowing from each large flower bouquet, hanging from the walls. There were white chairs in the main hall, with with and red flowers covering the walls, and the small, stage at the far end of the room, had a long, red carpet along it to the door.

"This is beautiful," Kari said, looking at the hall,"This is the perfect place to have a wedding!"

"I do so agree, mother," the young man walking behind her said,"Such a lovely sight."

"I'm glad you agree, Seiji," Kari said, turning to her son. She was surprised when he was born, as he didn't have any physical traits from his father. He had jet black hair that hung over his shoulders, and bright brown eyes. She smiled slightly as she looked at him

"What is it?" he asked.

"Nothing," Kari said,"You just look like my brother."

Seiji smiled,"And you look like Grandmother."

"Hey!" Kari said.

"When she was younger, of course," Seiji quickly added.

Kari smiled, and turned back to the room,"I wish Tai could be here now, but, we haven't heard from him in years, I hope that he's still alive."

"From what I've heard," Seiji said,"My uncle dosen't fall that easily."

"I hope so," Kari said,"I hope so."

"Ken, honey!" Yolei called out, walking down the halls of the Digidestined Headquarters,"Ken....?"

She sighed and turned to the young boy at her side,"Sam, are you sure you don't know where your father went?"

"No," he said,"Dad just said he was going to go somewhere with Wormmon, and that they would be back in a little while."

Yolei sighed and crossed her arms. Her once youthful face now showed the sings of aging, and her hair had strands of gray mixed in with the purple. She adjusted her glasses and sighed again. "Where is he? He promised me he was going to be here tonight so Kari and I could go shopping! He won't be back in time, Kari and I never get to spend time together anymore. Oh this is horrible!"

.Sam just sighed as he shoved his hands into his pocket. "He said he would be right back..."

Two girls turned around the corner and walked down the hall towards Yolei. One of the girls was slightly smaller than the other and had a head of bright red hair, while the other was taller, with short blond hair.

Yolei ran over to them,"Erika, Leyu, have you seen my husband?"

Both girls shook their heads.

"Oh," Yolei said,"Can you help me look for him?"

"Uh..." Leyu said,"I've got to met Scott..."

"And I'm working on updating our mainframe so that we can communicate in real time," Erika said.

"Oh, okay," Yolei said,"If you see him, let me know, okay?"

"Sure," they said, running down the hall.

"Why won't anyone help me?" Yolei asked.

"I wonder why...." Sam said to himself.

"Yolei!"

"Ken," she said, sternly,"Where have you been?"

"I'm sorry, honey," Ken said, kissing Yolei on the check, which made Sam gag.

"You're late," Yolei said,"I've got to get going, Hyouriki is in her room..."

"Okay, thanks," Ken said, reaching down and patted Sam on the back,"Come on, I've got a new video game."

"Cool!" Sam said, running to their room.

Willis rubbed his head as he slowly opened his eyes,"Oh, my head...." he moaned, sitting up,"what did that thing do to me...?"

He started to rub the back of his head, when he noticed his surroundings. He was somewhere in what looked like outer space, with stars shinning brightly. He was lying on a glowing white path with other identical paths arranged in a circle around what appeared to be an ancient European Castle. "What is this place?"

"Willis," a weak voice said.

"Terriermon," Willis said, lifting him up,"Are you okay?"

"I..I think so, b-but, where are we?" he asked.

"You are in Limbo!"

"Who's there?" Willis asked, looking around, but, all he saw was empty space.

"I am one who was once the Master of the Digidestined."

"What?"

"You are in the area between Earth and the Digital World."

"How do we get out?" Terriermon asked.

There was no answer. "Well," Willis said,"Let's go to that castle."

"Are you sure?"

"Not like there's anywhere else to go."

"Hi Dad, Hey, Noriko," Erika said, walking in the computer room. She walked over and joined her father, who was looking over Noriko's shoulders. "What are you doing?"

Izzy cleared his throat,"We've just registered a rip in the barrier between the Digital World and Earth, somewhere in the Desert Continent."

"And it wasn't a Digital Gate?" Erika asked.

"No," Noriko said, removing her V.R. helmet and placing in on the computer console,"But, it was powerful enough to register on our scanners, meaning, if it had stayed open, it could have damaged both worlds."

"So, the danger is over?" Erika asked.

"Yeah," Izzy said,"But we've got to run some tests to find out what it was..."

"Not now, Dad," Erika said, pulling Izzy's arm,"We've got to get ready, the wedding is in a few hours."

Izzy kept his eyes on the computer screen as his daughter pulled him out of the room. Noriko smiled as she leaned back in the chair,"Cute kid," she thought,"She's just like her father in so many ways, and in some ways she's his total opposite."

Noriko's mind wander on the other Digidestined's children. Leyu was almost just like her mother, while Shiro was much more like their father. Rumiko was just like her father, but Scott was definitely not like his mother, he was his father.

As Noriko got up to get ready for the wedding, a thought entered her mind. "I wonder how Tai and his son are?" she asked. She shrugged and walked out of the room, with a button marked 'Main Security Parameter", blinking on the console.

"You look beautiful, Mom," Leyu said.

"Thank you," Sora said, smiling as she admired herself in her white dress, twirling around in front of the mirrior,"I haven't felt this excited since the day that I got married!"

Leyu sighed and looked into the air. "I can't wait until I get married.."

Sora turned around. She knelt in front of her daughter and looked at her firmly. "Leyu, you are only fifteen-years-old, you don't need to worry about that yet!"

"I know mom," she said,"Don't worry."

"Good," Sora said, "I wasn't that much older than you are now when I had you."

"I think its romantic though," Leyu said again,"You and Dad, love at first sight...."

"Actually," Sora said, adjusting her long white skirt,"There was someone before your father...."

"Really?" Leyu asked, her eyes lighting up,"Who?"

"No one, dear," Sora said, sighing, a tone of regret in her voice,"It seems like such a long time ago, over fifteen years....Anyway!"

She turned around and looked her daughter over. She reached down and brushed Leyu's hair out of her daughter's face,"A perfect flower girl!" she said, standing up,"Now, let's go."

"There's Mr. Motomiya," Erika pointed, as she and Izzy walked into the now full reception hall.

"Where?" Izzy asked.

Erika grabbed her father's hand and lead him through the crowd of people. She pulled him to the second row, and pulled him to a chair on the right side. "Hi, Davis," Izzy said, sitting down,"Amanda." Their Digimon began a conversation of their own.

Davis nodded slightly,"Izzy, how have you been?"

Izzy shrugged,"Okay, I guess, how about the two of you?"

Davis opened his mouth, when Amanda spoke,"Well, we are thinking about having another child..."

"Really?" Izzy asked, looking at Davis, who shook his head slightly.

"You.." Amanda said, playfully punching Davis in the arm.

"What's up?" Erika asked, as her Motimon sat down next to her.

"Oh, not much," Dan Motomiya said, playing with the tie around his neck, as his Demiveemon started to play with Erika's Motimon, "I hate these things! I hate all these 'dress up' clothes."

"Tell me about it," Erika said, looking at her own frilly pink dress,"I feel like I'm in second grade again!"

"Why do you wear stuff like that for anyway?"

"My father," Erika said,"It's just the two of us, and I'm daddy's little girl, so..."

"Quiet now," Izzy whispered,"The service is starting."

They all turned their heads and watched as a long rep carpet was rolled out from the back of the hall to the small raised platform. The priest walked over to the stage and stood in front, then came out the groom, followed by T.K., then Joe. As the music began to play, Davis's mind began to wander.

"How many weddings has it been now?" he asked himself,"Matt and Sora's was first, then came Ken and Yolei's, then mine, then Izzy's, then finally Joe's. Hard to believe how quickly we all got settled down, and with so many kids too! First there was Kari....."

He slowly turned around and looked to the back. Kari was sitting in the last pew with her son. They still didn't know who Seiji's father was, after five years of asking and getting no answer, the other's finally gave up. They weren't even sure if Seiji knew his father was, but Kari definitely did, and she wasn't talking. There were some rumors that even said that after Sora began dating Matt, Tai was so heartbroken, he raped Kari. Davis knew that it wasn't true. Tai wouldn't have done anything like that to his sister. But who was the father?

As Davis's eyes moved up the hall, they passed by Joe's wife and his son, Keero, to the Ishida family. Matt and Sora were there, hands tight together. Their children were right beside them. Their oldest was their daughter, Leyu. She looked exactly like her father, but, Davis always sat that Matt looked just like a girl! Then there was Matt and Sora's son, Shiro. He looked like his mother, with short red hair. Matt's Gabumon and Sora's Biyomon had taken the role of parents to Leyu's Yokomon, and Shiro's Tsunomon.

Davis's eyes found Ken's family next. If someone had asked him, fifteen years ago, who he thought Ken would have married, he would never have said Yolei, yet, there they were, a happy family, sort of. The problem wasn't with Ken or Yolei, but with their oldest daughter, Hyouriki.

Davis sighed as he regarded the long black haired girl. She has had problems ever since she was born, in the Dark Ocean. Then, when she received her Digivice...no one had ever seen anything like it before. A complete black one, with a group of strange jewels on the back. Every time she used her Digivice, another jewel started to glow. No one knew what would happen when all the jewels started to glow, but Davis knew she was just a ticking time bomb.

Davis smiled as he turned to the front of the room. "Now," he thought,"It's Cody's turn."

"I can't find anything that even remotely registers as a worm hole," Lopmon said, checking the device in his hands. He turned to his human partner,"Sorry."

"But, there has to be!" Chris said,"My father and Diaboromon just didn't disappear into thin air! They had to have gone somewhere!"

"The Digital Gate tracer can't find any sign of them," Lopmon said.

Chris sighed and leaned back against the brick wall of the pyramid. "We've got to find him, but if we can't even find a Digital Gate to trace, this is hopeless."

"We should get some help," Lopmon said, placing the device in the backpack.

Chris sighed. "Yeah, get the Digital Gate map gate."

"Done!" Lopmon said, pulling a rolled up piece of paper out of the backpack.

"Find the nearest Digital Gate to Japan."

"Get ready!" the new Mrs. Hida shouted happily,"I'm going to throw the bouquet!"

All the unmarried girls in the room ran over and cluttered in a group. Cody's new wife started to move her wheelchair around, when her Digimon hovered over to help her. "Let me give you a hand, Yume," Tapirmon said.

"Thanks," she said, smiling,"Okay, girls, are you ready?"

"Yes!" everyone cheered.

"Okay," Yume said with a big smile,"Here we go!" She flung the flowers over her head into the group of girls. Everyone of them jumped up to try and grab it, but only one got it.

Izzy turned around and looked at Davis with a funny look on his face. Davis smiled slightly and patted Izzy on the back,"Don't worry, Erika's still too young."

"Oh, Matt!" Sora said, smiling,"Doesn't this reminded you of our wedding?"

Her husband nodded. "No."

"Really?" Sora asked.

"Yeah," Matt said, smiling,"You were a much better bride."

"Matt..." Sora said, kissing him lightly.

At their side, Leyu stuck a finger in her mouth and gagged. Her younger brother laughed. "Oh, that looks very sexy, Leyu!"

"Scott!" Leyu cried, smiling brightly,"I thought you were going home for the week."

"Yeah," Scott said, sighing, "but my mother has to tape five shows in three days, so she's going to be really busy.."

"What about you father?" Shiro asked.

Scott sighed. "My father is way too busy to even remember my birthday, let alone let me stay with him."

"Did you even ask him?" Leyu asked.

Scott was going to answer her, when the people started cheering loudly. They turned around and saw the new couple moving down the isle of the room. Cody was smiling as he pushed his wife's wheelchair outside of the room to where the car was waiting.

"I still don't understand why they didn't want a limo," Joe said, tying cans to the bumper.

"What's wrong with a regular car?" his son asked, helping him tie the cans.

"When you get married, you're suppose to ride off in a limo," Joe said, "that's just the way it goes."

"Geez, Joe, lighten up!" Gommamon said, appearing on Joe's shoulder.

"Yeah Dad," Keero said,"Lighten up."

Joe said him a glance, then walked over to help Yume get into the passenger seat. After Mrs. Hida was in, Mr. Hida climbed into the driver's seat, while Joe and his son placed Yume's wheelchair into the trunk of the car. "All set guys!" Gommamon said.

"We'll see you guys in a couple of days," Yume said, barely able to contain her joy.

"Good day," Cody said, bowing politely as he started to drive down the street. Everyone was clapping as the newlyweds drove down the street. Suddenly, a beam of red light exploded into the left front tire of the car, blowing apart the tire, and flipping it over, five times before it landed right-side up.

"Cody!" Armadillomon shouted.

"Yume!" Tapirmon screamed as both Digimon flew towards their partners.

"What happened?!" Davis demanded,"What's going on?"

The Digidestined ran over to the car. Both Cody and Yume had their heads slumped against the doors, their eyes closed. Their Digidestined were about to move Cody and Yume into the infirmary, when a hi-pitched scream sounded through the air. "My ears!" Sam Ichijoji shouted, as she and everyone else clamped their hands over their ears and fell to the ground.

Her father managed to turn around and looked up at the roof of their building. "Flymon!" he shouted.

"Its the Hunters!" Sora said.

Barker nodded at Malcolm and his Flymon stopped buzzing his wings. "How did they get here?" Davis asked, looking at Noriko.

"I don't know!" Norko said,"The defensive parameter must be off, but why? The defensive parameter is never off!"

Barker made a motion with his hands and Flymon stopped his buzzing. He smiled slightly,"Azuna, please take care of them."

The red head at his side nodded, as her Ladydevimon floated into the air. "Darkness Wave!"

The Digidestined and their Digimon began to scream out as an army of bats swarmed over them. The Digidestined began to scatter, some of them ran into the safety of the building, while others ran away from the building, and into the streets. "My hair! My hair!" Leyu screamed out, frenetically moving her hands over her head,"Get them out!"

"Leyu!" her Yokomon shouted, jumping over to her human partner,"Yokomon digivolve to Biyomon!"

She flew into the group of bats over Leyu's head. "Spiral Twister!"

Matt clenched his fists and watched as the Hunters descended from the top of the building on Ladydevimon. "Gabumon, get them!"

"Gabumon digivolve to Garurumon!"

"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"

Barker laughed and pointed a gloved finger at the duo. "Skull Satanmon, if you please..."

"Gladly," his Digimon answered, jumping into the air,"Nail Bone!"

His attack zapped Matt and Sora's Digimon, sending them into the ground. The other Digidestined were too busy trying to get the bats out of their hair to try to fight the Hunters.

Barker and the others landed in front of the car that contained the unconscious Cody and Yume. "Now," the leader of the Hunters,"Let's get what we came for..."

"Stay away from them!" Kari said, as she and Gatomon appeared from behind the car, followed by Seiji, and his Salamon.

Barker stopped, and smiled slightly. "You're not going to take them," Gatomon said.

Seiji closed his fist,"And if we need to fight you to keep our friends safe, then that is what we'll do!"

"Them?" Barker asked, slightly amused,"Who said we wanted them?"

"Who?" Seiji asked,"What are you here fo-mom!"

Seiji Kamiya stared, gapping for breath, as a glowing circle appeared behind his mother. A pair of white tentacles whipped out of the circle and wrapped around Kari. "Marine Devimon!" he said.

The tentacles pulled the struggling Kari into the glowing circle, with Gatomon following faithfully afterwards. Seiji was about to jump in after his mother, when the Hunters jumped in front of him. "Kari Kamiya is ours!" Barker laughed at Seiji,"How the mighty have fallen! Ha!"

He turned and jumped with the rest of the Hunters into the glowing circle seconds before it disappeared.

Noriko's fingers were typing into the keyboard, when she heard a nose from behind her. She spun around, and let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, Hyou, it's you."

Hyouriki Ichijoji walked into the computer room, followed by her Penmon, a Digimon which resembled a large, walking penguin. She ran a hand through her thick black hair,"Dad sent me here to see if you learned anything else?"

"No," Noriko said, lifting the v.r. helmet off,"There have been unusual energy readings, but nothing more."

"I would assume that that was me!" a figure said, stepping out of the shadows in the corners of the room.

"Daemon!" Noriko shouted, jumping up from her chair.

The metal skinned Digimon glided into the room. "I missed the wedding?" he asked,"I'm so sorry."

"Not as sorry as you're going to be!" Hyouriki said, closing her fist,"What are you doing here?"

"I've come for my target," he said, smiling. He raised his hands and started walking towards Noriko.

"Stay away from her!" Noriko's Psychemon shouted, charging at Daemon, who simply smashed the Rookie to the ground, as he continued towards Noriko.

Hyouriki grabbed her Digivice and held it in her hands. "Riki," her Poromon said, "Remember, what your father said. Don't use your Digivice unless it is an emergency..."

"I know," Hyouriki said, watching Daemon as he walked closer and closer,"But, I'm the only one."

Noriko laid down next to the her fallen Digimon, and watched in horror as the evil Digimon walked closer. "I have to!" Hyouriki said, holding out her dark Digivice,"Penmon, Digivolve!"

"Penmon digivolve to Seadramon!"

"Again!" Hyouriki shouted.

"Seadramon digivolve to Waru Seadramon!"

As Hyouriki's Digimon digivolved to his Ultimate level, a strange garment appeared over Hyouriki's dress. It was a blue and white suit that covered her left arm, her torso, and her left leg. Her Digimon shot to battle Waru Seadramon, while she flipped her Digivice over. "Another jewel's lit up, and more of the strange costume has appeared," Hyouriki turned the Digivice back over,"What happens when then all lite up? What happens when the costume is complete?"

Waru Seadramon pointed his horn at Daemon's face. "Give up now!" Hyouriki's Digimon said, in a deep raspy voice,"Or you are going to regret it!"

"I highly doubt it," Daemon said, grabbing Waru Seadramon's body, trying to twist him away. Daemon's metal hand griped tightly into the serpent's body, pushing him further away, just as Hyouriki's Digimon wrapped his tail even tighter around Daemon's body.

"What is going on here?" Daemon asked,"How is it that a lowly Ultimate is able to stand against me? He is stronger than I thought, but, nothing that I can not handle..."

Daemon increased the strength of his grip and Waru Seadramon screamed out in pain. He released his grip on Daemon, and the evil Mega lifted him up and threw him across the room.

"Hyouriki!" Waru Seadramon yelled,"Look out!"

His human partner jumped out of the way, and slammed her head into the wall. Waru Seadramon started to glow, then shrunk into Poromon and landed next to the fallen Hyouriki. "Hmp!" Daemon said,"They still can't handle me! Ha!"

He walked over to where Noriko had passed out during the fight. With simple ease, he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. He walked down the empty halls to the front door. "Greg," he called out,"Open a gate!"

A blond haired young human and a Digimon suddenly appeared in front of them. "You're Daemon!" the human cried.

"Who defies me?" Daemon shouted.

"A friend of the Digidestined," the figure said,"Let Noriko go, now!"

"Yeah right!" Daemon laughed.

The human nodded. "Okay, Antiramon, get him."

The large human looking Digimon with long rabbit ears stepped forward. He raised his hands and mumbled something under his breath. Suddenly the sky around Daemon began to turn the darkest black. "My eyes!" he yelled,"What have you done to my eyes?!"

"Just a simple darkness spell," Antiramon said, waves of darkness pulsing from his palms, "Release the girl, and the spell will cease."

Daemon raised his hand and fired a blast of fire into the air. By pure luck, he was able to hit Antiramon, interupting his concentration. "Ah," Daemon said, as light began to stream back into his vision."That's much better. Now," he said, looking at Antiramon,"Do you want to try that again?"

Antiramon stood up and stared Daemon in the eyes. Suddenly, Daemon turned around and ran back into the building. "I guess I showed him!" Antiramon said.

"Don't get cocky," the human said, looking over his shoulder,"We weren't the reason he ran."

Antiramon turned around and saw the rest of the Digidestined running up towards them. "Who are you?" Davis demanded.

"Chris, Willis's son. I came here to get your help, but, it looks like you need mine."

Gabumon started to sniff the air. "What's wrong?" Matt asked.

"I smell an infamous scent, one of evil."

"Its Daemon," Chris said,"He had a girl with short brown hair..."

"Noriko," Ken said.

"Let's get after him," T.K. stepped forward,"And make him tell us where Kari is!"

Daemon walked into the reception hall. "Greg," he called out,"Its time. Open a portal!"

"Talking to yourself?"

Daemon spun around and saw Davis leading the squad of Digidestined standing in the room. "Greg, I need you!" Daemon shouted out.

"Who is he talking too?" Shiro whispered to Leyu.

Suddenly, a glowing circle appeared behind Daemon, and the Hunters emerged from it. "Problem, sir?" Barker asked.

"Stop them!" Daemon said, pointing at the Digidestined. He turned and started running the other way,"And get me out of here!"

Davis pointed at Matt, Sora, T.K., Leyu, Shiro, and Seiji,"You guys go after Daemon. We'll take care of the Hunters!"

As Matt and the others ran around the Hunters, Malcolm's Flymon floated in the air. He started buzzing his wings, creating a loud noise that sounded throughout the room. All of the Digidestined and their Digimon grabbed their ears and fell to the ground.

"Get him out of here!" Yolei demanded.

"As you wish," Shurimon said. As his balance was thrown off by the high noise, he threw his stars blindly into the air. By pure luck, one of his metal stars slammed into Flymon, crashing him into the ground.

"Nice shot!" Exveemon said.

"Thanks," Shurimon said, running to engage the other Hunters. He started a battle with Ladydevimon, and was soon joined by Stingmon. The two friends attacked together against the evil Digimon

While the other Digidestined were busy battling the Hunters, the Ishida family, T.K. and Seiji, had cornered Daemon in the very front of the hall. He could see no way out, and decided to battle. He turned around and was about to engage the Digidestined, when the Hunters suddenly ran from the other room, followed by the Digidestined.

"What is this?" Daemon demanded, seeing his soldiers retreating.

"We've got a way out," Barker said, standing behind Daemon.

"Where's Kari?" T.K. demanded.

"What have you done to my mother?!" Seiji shouted.

Daemon started to laugh, as a glowing circle appeared behind him. The Hunters jumped in, and Daemon slowly back towards it. "Miss Kamiya, is just another shooting star, falling through the realms of space!"

"What are you talking about?!" Seiji screamed.

Daemon laughed and turned around. He started to walk into the circle, when Scott's Palmon jumped in front of the group,"I don't think so...Poision Ivy!" Her vines wrapped tightly around Noriko, and pulled her off of Daemon's shoulder, seconds before the evil Mega disappeared into the portal.

"Lady Mina!" a young girl called out, running through the stone halls,"Lady Mina!"

She knocked open a wooden door, and ran into the room, where a young woman was rising to her feet. She had long black hair braided into a long tail that ran down to her waist. She had on a colorful array of robes that wrapped around her body. "What is it?" Mina asked the young girl.

"We are under attack!"

"What do you mean, Rumi?" Mina asked, following her young student into the hal "Outside, a group of Bakemon are attacking us," Rumi said, walking down the hall,"But, through my psychic powers, I can sense a great evil approaching us."

Mina ran to a window. Outside, there was a large battle occurring between Mini's Order, and a large group of Bakemon. "We appear to be winning," Mina said,"But what about this evil you spoke of?"

Suddenly, a section of the wall blasted open, and a larger Bakemon floated in. He stared down at the two girls, and was about to reach towards them, when a large fire creature shot up from the ground.

"If you harm a hair on Mina's head," Mearamon said,"Then I will rip out yours!"

Another Digimon, a tiger Digimon with roaring flames as skin, leaped from the hole Mearamon created and landed next to Rumi. "Lynxmon!" Rumi cried out.

"Don't worry," Lynxmon said, moving over to stand next to Mearamon,"We're not going to let anything happen to you two..."

Before the Bakemon could react, Mearamon jumped forward and grabbed hold of him. "Why have you come here?" Mina asked, walking closer to the Bakemon.

"I was ordered to," the Bakemon said,"by him!"

Suddenly, a glowing yellow circle appeared behind Rumi and Lynxmon. They turned around to see what was happening, two large hands shot out and grabbed them. "What is that?" Mina asked, as a large creature walked out of the circle.

"I am Diaboromon," the creature said,"And I am taking your student."

"Let them go, if you want to live!" Mearamon shouted, dropping the Bakemon.

"Ha!" Diaboromon laughed,"Are you are going to stop me?"

Mina's Mearamon charged at Diaboromon, who simply raised his foot and lightly tapped Mearamon. The fire Digimon flew across the stone room and slammed into the wall.

Diaboromon laughed. He clutched Rumi and her Lynxmon tightly in his hands as he disappeared into the portal.

"Where are we?" Kari asked.

"I don't know," Gatomon said, looking around. The last thing they remembered was the Hunters grabbing them, and when they opened their eyes they found that they were inside of a large clear cylinder, grouped with other clear cylinders resting against a brick wall. On the other side of the brick hallway, were a group of more cylinders. "I think we can expect company."

"Yeah," Kari said, resting her hands against the cylinder. "Tai," she thought,"I wish you were here..."

Suddenly, a glowing circle appeared in the center of the room. Kari stared as a figure emerged, with two smaller figures in his hands, a young girl, and a fire Digimon. The larger Digimon walked over to the cylinder next to Kari, and threw both of them inside.

"Diaboromon!" Kari shouted,"What's going on? Why am I here? Why did the Hunters capture me?"

"Because, I told them too!"

Kari turned her head to a human figure walking down the hall. Diaboromon bowed in front of the figure, while Kari's gasped. "You ordered them too?" she asked,"You did?"

"That's right," the figure said,"And soon, this world will be mine!"

Next: The Digidestined attempt to capture Daemon and Diaboromon but there is more to this then meets the eye. Next: The Night of Destiny Part 2:Fan the Flame!

My thanks to Lord Archive, who has given me permission to use his charecter Yume, as Cody's wife, as well as all the help he has given me for this story.