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Digimon: Legend of the Holy Dragon

Chapter 9

Kei looked up at the sky. It was getting dark. In fact, in a few more minutes it would be too dark to travel through the forest. "Hey, let's find a place to spend the night," she said as she hurried to catch up with the others.

Sacchi glanced at the sky. "Ok," she replied. "How about there?"

They looked where she pointed. There was a space in the trees with a small stream running past one side. In unison, they all headed there.

"This looks fine." Rick commented. Takeshi merely nodded. He looked troubled about something. Kei frowned and walked to face him. "Are you ok, Keshi?" Takeshi looked at her and smiled. "It's nothing. Wait a second…Did you just call me Keshi?"

Rick looked at them bickering with a smirk. *Sacchi was right. They do look like a couple.*

They all got busy setting up camp. Soon, a fire was blazing and emitting much welcomed heat. The DigiTamers were unaccustomed to the sudden cold at night in the Digital World although they had been there for some time now.

They plucked some large berries from the trees and sat around the fire eating. Food had been a problem early in the journey but now they were all accustomed to eat whatever food they could find.

As Rick ate his berry, he noticed Sacchi and Pekomon acting very suspiciously. They were whispering to each other and giggling, occasionally glancing at Takeshi and Kei. Rick groaned internally as he realized what was about to happen.

Sacchi had finally decided to implement her matchmaking plan. She and Pekomon carefully made plans leave the two alone, giggling all the while. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Rick looking at her exasperatedly and flashed him a cheeky grin coupled with a victory sign.

Jumping to her feet excitedly, Sacchi skipped across the clearing and pulled Rick to his feet. "We're going to take a walk!" She cheerfully announced before dragging Rick off in the direction of the stream, leaving behind two very confused DigiTamers.

Meanwhile, Pekomon had been busy. With Kangamon's help, she managed to abduct Shaulamon without having him open his mouth and spoil everything. Dumping him in a bush, she left Kangamon to keep an eye on him while she headed for her last task.

Just as planned, she found Vipermon resting in the shadows just beyond the fire's light. Although he looked asleep, Pekomon knew that he was ready to leap up and right the moment there was any sign of danger. Sacchi had activated a speed chip for her earlier and now she used it combined with her Speed Attack. The plan worked and she managed to cover Vipermon's mouth log enough to explain what was going on. Vipermon agreed, albeit reluctantly, to keep out of the way.

"Why are we doing this?" Rick grumbled as Sacchi maneuvered him behind some bushes and made him sit down.

"Do you really want to know?" Sacchi asked, sitting down as well.

"Obviously! If I didn't want to know I wouldn't have asked, would I?"

"I guess not. Well, there are many, many, many reasons, but they all basically mean 'Its fun.'" Sacchi said thoughtfully.

Rick sighed. He had the feeling this was going to be a long night. He was just preparing to doze off when Sacchi nudged him.

"Look!"

After Sacchi and Rick left, Kei immediately shifted into interrogation mode.

"Keshi, what exactly is wrong with you? Don't tell me that nothing is wrong," she added as Takeshi opened his mouth to do exactly that. As Takeshi bit back his words, Kei continued. "I have known you for nine years and I can see that something is eating you. Out with it." She demanded.

Takeshi sighed. "Haven't you heard of respecting other's privacy?"

"Of course I have. In this case, however, I really think you should tell me what is going on." Kei argued.

"Ok, fine! Its just that I've been having this feeling that something really really bad would happen if we don't hurry up and find the remaining two DigiEggs."

"Really? That's bad..." Kei mused. "I think it's just your imagination..."

"Yeah, it probably is."

"You know, I always thought you were the most sensible amongst all of us." Shaulamon commented as they watched Kei and Takeshi through the trees.

Kangamon just glanced at him before replying. "So?"

"Why are you helping that hyperactive kitten in this ridiculous activity?"

"Well, for starters, this is to benefit your partner. Secondly, it is very useful to have them on better terms. Besides, I believe you are only complaining because Pekomon disturbed your much-needed beauty sleep. Not that it makes much of a difference actually…" Kangamon added, teasing the other Digimon.

"Hey!" Shaulamon started but Kangamon slapped a paw over his mouth.

"Shut up before I stuff that bush into your mouth." Kangamon hissed. "Do you remember that we promised the Sovereign to fulfill the prophecy? Don't screw everything up when we're this close."

By this time, Shaulamon was fighting for breath. Flailing his short legs, he tried to remove Kangamon's paw from his mouth. Kangamon finally noticed and sheepishly removed her paw. "Sorry!" She apologized. Shaulamon threw her a sour look before turning his attention back to the two in the clearing.

Not far away, Vipermon and Pekomon sat up in a tree. Vipermon was trying to sleep without falling off and Pekomon was washing herself with her eyes glued to the clearing.

Just then some clouds moved over the moon. Finding her view a little obstructed, she decided to climb a little higher. As she jumped past Vipermon, trying not to disturb his rest, her tail brushed against his face.

"Hey! Watch it! I'm allergic to cats." Vipermon snapped, turning to glare at her. Pekomon narrowed her eyes.

"Really?" Without waiting for an answer, she pulled off some fur and scattered them all over Vipermon. Sticking out her tongue at him, she bounded gracefully to the upper branches.

Vipermon watched as she went, growling under his breath. "Annoying cat…" When she was gone, he carefully picked up a strand of fur and inspected it. Then, just as carefully, he brushed the fur off himself.

Sacchi observed that Kei and Takeshi had stopped talking, so she grabbed Rick and pulled him back into the clearing. At the same time, the Digimon also returned to their previous positions.

As the Digimon and DigiTamers alike drifted off to sleep, Takeshi was still trying to convince himself that his premonition was only a figment of his imagination.

TBC…

Author's notes: Well? How was it? This was mainly a chapter to develop to characters and their relationships with each other so there wasn't any action. Also, sorry if this chapters left a lot more questions than before. Thanks to DemonKing for putting up 13 reviews all at once. I was shocked when I saw all those reviews in my inbox… Anyway, tell me what you guys think of this chapter.

Up next: Who will get their DigiEgg next? Will the next part of the prophecy come true? Who is the mysterious Digimon who hates humans? Some information about the Central Sector and its Sovereign will also be revealed.