Shadow-Assassin: Rotten little digimon! DAVIMON! GET YOUR LITTLE ARSE BACK HERE AND GIVE ME MY MONEY!

Jackiemon: You're loud.

Shadow-Assassin: Davimon stole what money I had to pay the virus digimon.

Jackiemon: Well... He's a virus digimon and he's got the money so what's the problem?

Shadow-Assassin: It's supposed to go to all of them. Davimon doesn't know the meaning of sharing.

Jackiemon: You're the authoress... Make him a sharing kinda person.

Shadow-Assassin: *Grins evilly and snaps her fingers. Davimon appears all of a sudden.* Ok... My money please?

Malo Davimon: Of course my mistress. *Hands shadow her money back*

Shadow-Assassin: Good boy. Now why don't you go and cook us something for lunch? *Snaps her fingers and Davimon is wearing an apron that says, "Diss the cook and Shadow don't own digimon"*

Jackiemon: *Laughing her head off* Remind me to never get you angry.

Shadow-Assassin: Yup... So what will you have then Jackie?

Jackiemon: Umm... Soup sounds nice.

Shadow-Assassin: Ok my little slave. Go an make us some soup... Home made.

Malo Davimon: *Glares at Shadow all of a sudden* I... Will... Not...

Shadow-Assassin: I'm sorry but you don't have a choice. Now get cooking!

Malo Davimon: Yes my mistress.

Chapter 15: A Dragons Tale

Jakiemon

We walked along the icy paths of the digital North Pole. We'd slept in my igloo for the night and were now making our way across the winter wonderland I called home. My new found friends seemed to dislike the cold. I could see they where not made for the winter weather.

"I wish I could help, but anything I could do would just make it worse," I said.

"It's ok... We're almost near the end of this frozen wasteland anyway," Ianumon said.

"I take that as a insult. This frozen wasteland is my home," I said.

"Sorry Jackiemon," Ianumon shivered.

"I can't feel my feet... I can't feel my nose... I can't feel my..." Jayjmon started.

"We know... Ya've only said it about fifty times so far," Kimamon said with a sigh.

"AHH!" yelped Saramon all of a sudden. Everyone turned to their companion to see her sinking into the cold snow.

"Saramon!" Jayjmon yelped running and grabbing her arm.

"Form a chain!" Kimamon ordered.

We all did so and formed a chain trying to pull Saramon up. Unfortunately we weren't doing so well. It just seemed as if it was pulling all of us in. As if something under the snow was alive and tugging on Saramon's legs.

"Keep pulling!" Ianumon shouted.

"It's not working!" Jayjmon observed.

"We can do it just don't stop pulling!" Jessamon advised.

"On three!" I said, " One! Two! Three!"

We all pulled with all our might but all of a sudden the earth gave way to a glowing white pit.

"AHHH!" We shouted as we all fell towards some unknown place.

Saramon

I awoke blinking and surrounded in darkness. I had a headache but that seemed to be the extent of the damage the fall had caused me. I slowly got up and began to walk blindly through where ever I was.

"AHH!" I shouted as I tripped over something...
Or someone.

"Watch it! That hurts!" Came a voice I most surely recognized as belonging to Jayjmon.

"I'm so sorry," I said quickly getting up off of him blushing though no one could see.

"That's ok," He replied with a sigh as I heard him stand up.

"Any idea where we are or where the others are?" I asked.

"Most likely somewhere in here," He answered.

"I suppose we should stay in one place so we don't hurt anyone else," I said.

"Ya... I can tell you by experience... It's a terrible way to wake up," He laughed.

"Ohhh!" Came a groan from a ways off to the left.

"You ok?" I asked whoever it was.

"I think I broke my back in that fall," Came Kimamon's voice.

Jayjmon and me laughed then slowly walked over to where the voice was coming from.

About a second later I heard the sound of something smacking the ground like a paw or a tail.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Who is it?" Jayjmon asked.

The thumping became louder.

"Must be Mattamon," Kimamon suggested as I heard her follow the sound.

"Ough!" I heard Kimamon say as she hit something.

"You ok?" I asked.

"I think I found the wall," Kimamon said.

"That had to hurt," Jayjmon said.

Suddenly something nudged me in the side. I turned though it did me no good, "That you Mattamon?"

I was nuzzled once more and I smiled in relief.

"Well... Now all we have to do is find the others," Kimamon said.

Soon enough the others where awake as well. They all seemed pretty healthy considering the fall we'd had. Things just didn't add up.

"Bright Beam!" Jessamon shouted lighting the whole place. We all looked around and realized that we were in a cave.

"Well... That looks like the way out," Ianumon said motioning to a tunnel. It was the only one so it had to be the way out.

"Let's get out of here," Jackiemon said walking ahead.

Mattamon

Soon enough we were outside in the nice warm air of mid afternoon. I was glad to be out of the cold and out of the dark. The darkness made it extremely hard to communicate to my companions. Without a voice there was little I could do to get their attention in the deep black cave. I looked around our surroundings. They seemed... Familiar in a way though I couldn't quite place it just yet.

"This place is beautiful!" Jessamon beamed running over to a patch of wild flowers.

"Seems a bit too colourful," Jackiemon said.

"You must be so use to seeing just the white of the snow were you live," Ianumon said.

"Yes. How I loved the beautiful icy beauty of the winter lands of home," She said with a sigh.

I smiled at the though of home. I hadn't been home in so long. I'd been band from my home years ago. I shook my head to chase the thought away. I didn't want to think about the past. It was time to look towards the future.

"Come on now. Let's get going. We can still make a few more miles before nightfall," Kimamon said.

"Slave driver," Jayjmon mumbled.

"What was that?" Kimamon asked.

"Nothing," Jayjmon shrugged.

"That's what I thought," She said beginning to follow Ianumon into the bush outside the small cave. The rest of us followed behind.

As we walked the place seemed to get more and more familiar to me. Soon I began to fear that it was somewhere I didn't want to be... A place I shouldn't be.

"Mattamon? You ok?" Jayjmon asked turning towards me as I backed away shaking a bit.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Jessamon asked in concern.

I shook my head and looked around nervously.

"ATTACK!"

Ianumon

Someone from behind us shouted all of a sudden and we all turned to see who or what it was. We saw what looked like a man in armor... but he was rather short. He was coming at us with a sword in hand and we all moved out of the way as he came through. We all winced as he smacked into a nearby tree.

"Are you ok?!" Jessamon said running up to the short knight.

"I, my child, am just fine. Nothing can hurt old Valormon. My Sword Of Valor attack will destroy any enemy that faces me on the battle field!" He said standing tall and pointing his sword to the sky.

"Well then. We'll just be on our way," I said sweatdropping and moving away from the strange digimon.

"Well then. It is very nice to meet ya sir knight," Kimamon bowed.

Valormon beamed, "Ah! A lady with good taste I see," He said taking her paw and kissing it.

Kimamon blushed for the first time since I'd met her. I giggled, as did many of the others.

"Oh hush now all of ya," Kimamon said glaring at us, "Ya'r worse then hyenamon."

"Well now... I am so very sorry for attacking you my young friends. Please forgive my rudeness," He said bowing to all of us.

I looked at the other girls and they all seemed just as interested in the little digimon as Kimamon was. I sighed and shook my head. Then I saw Jayjmon turn away a little. He seemed to by upset by something though I didn't know what.

"May I accompany you beautiful ladies to your intended destination?" Valormon asked smiling at the girls.

"But we don't really have an intended destination," Saramon said.

"Well then... Why don't you all come and join me at the Castle of Dralious?" He asked.

"A castle?!" Jessamon beamed.

"Sounds interesting," I said.

"A castle. That would be great. We could all use a nice relaxing day," Kimamon said.

"I'd love to take a nice warm bath," Saramon sighed.

"Humph," Jayjmon said walking a little ways off.

I looked over to him curious then turned to the others. My eyes caught on to Saramon. I smiled then turned back to Ianumon, "We'd love to join you at the castle. We could use a little break."

"So it's all agreed then?" Valormon asked.

"Yes... I think so," I said looking back to Jayjmon.

"Fine... Lets go," Jayjmon said turning to us.

I nodded and we all followed Valormon.

Jayjmon

That darn Valormon was romantic, polite... he was everything I wasn't. I'd been raised on the streets and didn't know anything about being a gentleman. I wanted so much, however, to be that for Saramon. She was pretty, sweet, kind, gentle... And I knew I'd never get a chance with her. She was too good for me. I was just a steer rat.

I followed the others with my head lowered towards the ground. I could tell they knew something was wrong but I didn't want to talk about it. Ianumon seemed especially concerned.

I looked over at Valormon. He was telling stories to the girls about his adventures and all the brave things he'd done. I thought back on my life and frowned. All I'd ever done that was good came after I met Ianumon and his friends. Before that I'd been a thief. I stole what I wanted and never did anything to help others. A tear rolled down my check. I was worthless. I'd always be worthless.

"We're here," Said Valormon.

I looked around but saw nothing that looked like a castle.

"Where's the castle then?" Ianumon asked.

"We'll get to the castle soon, though all of you will be riding in cages," Valormon smirked.

"WHAT?!" We all shouted.

Suddenly we were surrounded by nets. The covered us trapping us. We couldn't move.