Last Week: Kazu, Kenta, Terriermon, MarineAngemon, and Guardromon slipped into Shibuya University and pulled off their next big prank, stealing the school's hallowed statue. But the prank backfired when the Shibuya Samurais retaliated by stealing the OU mascot, GUILMON! Kazu and Kenta arranged a trade but were doublecrossed by a greasy-haired SU student named Nicho, who took the statue and ran without returning Guilmon. Now Terriermon has arranged a rescue operation and has recruited some helpers. Agumon, Gabumon, Hawkmon, and Armadillomon were able to withstand the onslaught of MetalTyrannomon and destroy his Black Gear while back in the villains' base, a new overpowering force was created: ChaosGallantmon! Kari, in the meantime, was still trying to get started on her essay, but was interrupted by an unexpected visitor, Ryo Akiyama. After they got to know each other, they agreed to have lunch together. No worries there, since it's just lunch…isn't it?


Digimon: The College Years

Episode 18- Rescue 411


Terriermon held the window open with his right ear, giving him space to walk in. He looked around and saw that only the Digimon were around. That was good enough for him. He didn't need humans getting mixed up in this anymore.

"What's going on?" Veemon asked.

"I need you guys to help me," Terriermon began. "We have a big problem!"

"Problem?" Patamon piped up. He stuck his head out from underneath the bed. "What's the problem?"

"I tried to pull another prank with Kazu and Kenta and it totally blew up in my face," Terriermon explained. "I guess you guys probably aren't surprised about that one, but the point is that Guilmon's stuck somewhere in Shibuya University and I need help to get him back. You guys are my best hope!"

Wormmon stuck his head out from the dresser drawer. "Terriermon, It sounds like we're your only hope."

"We can sneak into their campus and get him out before any of them see us," Terriermon proposed. "I really need guys who can work as a team, like you guys. And to be honest…well…I can't do it alone. So what do you say?"

"I guess we could help," Veemon agreed. "No harm in that, right guys?"

Patamon wasn't willing to give in without one condition. "Only if he promises never to pull a prank on US again."

"I thought we settled that," Terriermon growled.

"Now that I think about it, you never DID make that promise," Wormmon pointed out. "Say that you'll never pull a prank on us again like you did that first time we met."

Terriermon let out an exasperated sigh. "Fine! I'll never pull a prank on you guys again! Now will you help me?"

Veemon nodded. "Ok, we're in!"

Terriermon scratched his chin with his right ear. "Now the only real problem we might have is getting down there. We've got no means of transportation. And I'm already on thin ice with Henry."

"Don't look at me," Patamon sighed. "TK has his car in the shop. He said something about a racing accident."

"I think TK borrowed Ken's car tonight," Wormmon added. "He can't keep working as a pizza delivery boy without a car, after all."

Veemon ran over to Davis's dresser drawer and opened it up. He tossed out several socks and boxers until he came up with a key.

"Davish has an extra key! We'll take his car!"

"Problem solved!" Terriermon said cheerfully.

"Do any of us even know how to drive a car?" Wormmon pointed out.

"I'll do it," Terriermon volunteered. "I've seen Henry do it a million times. How hard could it be?"

"So when do we leave?" Patamon asked.

"We leave tomorrow while everybody's in class," Terriermon answered. "And we don't come back until we find Guilmon."

For Terriermon, this wasn't about a prank that backfired anymore. This was about a rescue mission. It was time for him to get his friend back. And he would do it tomorrow.

As the sun began to rise, Server's desert didn't get any cooler. Agumon suddenly noticed that he and Gabumon were the only ones still walking. Hawkmon and Armadillomon had fallen over and were leaning on a crag.

"I feel like we've been wandering the desert forever," Armadillomon panted. "How long has it been?"

"Twenty minutes," Hawkmon replied dryly.

Armadillomon sat up. "It can't seriously be twenty minutes."

"Get up, you guys," Agumon said. "We've got to keep going."

"Just what exactly is it we're looking for?" Hawkmon pointed out. "We're out here in the middle of nowhere."

"I agree, Agumon," Gabumon added. "We've followed our leads and they haven't led us anywhere. We're stuck in the desert now."

Agumon sighed deeply. "I thought we were so close to finding something. But we're pretty much back where we started, aren't we? Some squad we are. I don't think this is what Gennai had in mind for us."

Armadillomon tried to put a positive spin on this. "It can't be all bad. Maybe we'll get lucky and something will come to us."

"You looking for something like me?"

Everyone looked around. That wasn't any of them. They desert looked empty. There was nobody out there. Then they finally looked up to see someone atop the crag. From the distance, the figure had a very familiar appearance.

"The Digimon Emperor?" Hawkmon guessed.

"Close, but way off," the figure said with a feminine voice.

"It's a girl!" Gabumon exclaimed.

The girl jumped down and out of the shadows. She landed right in front of the four Digimon and lashed a whip to keep them at a distance. She had the same attire, cape, whip, and dark sunglasses as the old Digimon Emperor, something that brought a chill to Agumon. But this girl also had long, blond hair that blew in the wind.

"I think it's time I finally showed myself to you interlopers," she said. "I am The Digimon Empress and I don't like you snooping around what will soon be MY Digital World."

"You're the one tossing Black Gears around, aren't you?" Gabumon demanded. "How dare you enslave helpless Digimon!"

The Digimon Empress chuckled. "It's true. I have been wandering this world, throwing around Black Gears, but you'll be happy to know that I won't be doing that anymore."

Agumon blinked. "Uh……that's good to hear."

"I no longer require Black Gears. The ones in this box are the last batch I have. You see, I have all the Digimon I need. But you know something? It was fun to stay behind the scenes while everybody wondered how Digimon were emerging in the real world. And I'm sure you're wondering why I decided to reveal myself to you."

"Actually, that IS a pretty good question," Armadillomon mused.

"I didn't want you're whole journey to be pointless," The Digimon Empress said. "I figured, you might as well find the information you want…before your imminent destruction. So this is me. Too bad you won't be able to tell anyone what you saw."

"Oh yeah?" Gabumon dared. "Who's going to stop us?"

The Digimon Empress pointed to the sky. "He is."

Something else came running off the crag and daringly leapt in the air. The rising sun's rays reflected off his dark cape. It was an armored knight equipped with a lance at the right arm and a huge shield at the left.

"I'd like you to meet ChaosGallantmon, the Digimon that will blast you into oblivion. So long, interlopers. ChaosGallantmon, destroy them!"

Agumon, Gabumon, Hawkmon, and Armadillomon took a step back. This fearsome knight was stepping towards them and prepped his lance for an assault. The four rookies were in big trouble. They couldn't Digivolve without their partners.

Veemon feigned being fast asleep. He was awake, but he didn't want anyone else to know that, especially Davis. Davis and TK were scrambling to get their books for class while Ken had gotten up early and was already out getting breakfast.

"I can't believe I overslept!"

"It's your fault, TK! You broke my alarm clock!"

"No I didn't! It broke when you threw it at my face!"

"How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? I'm not used to having someone on the other side of the room when I throw my clock!"

The argument went on as Davis and TK ran out of the room in a hurry. With them out, Veemon finally opened his eyes. And just as he did, someone tapped on the window. It was Terriermon. Patamon came out from under the sheets and opened it up.

"Are we ready to go?" Terriermon asked.

Wormmon came out from the dresser drawer. "I'm ready to go. How about you guys?"

Patamon nodded excitedly. "Let's do it!"

Veemon dug through Davis's drawer and pulled out the extra car key. "I've got the key! Let's go!"

The three DigiDestined Digimon climbed out the window and carefully ran along the shrubs to stay hidden amongst the crowd of students that were heading to class. It didn't take them long to safely make it to the parking lot, where there were few students. Then they found Davis's car, a white 1999 Honda Civic.

Once the coast was clear, they all ran to the car where Veemon put the key in and opened the door. The Digimon filed into the front seat while Terriermon stood on the driver's seat.

"Hmm…I'm a little short. Anybody want to give me a hand?"

Veemon positioned himself on all fours on the driver's seat to give Terriermon a boost. Patamon positioned himself by the gas pedal while Wormmon placed himself by the brake.

"Ok, give it some gas! I'm about to start the car!"

Patamon gently pressed the gas pedal while Terriermon turned the key with his right ear. The car started as the engine purred like a kitten. With no car parked in front of him, Terriermon shifted into drive.

"Gas!"

Patamon pressed down on the gas pedal and Terriermon started driving out…very erratically.

"Brake! No, give it some gas! No, brake! Gas! Brake!"

Veemon felt every bump in the road. This would be a long trip.

As ChaosGallantmon lunged forward, the four rookie Digimon scattered. This Digimon was much bigger than they were and being stuck at rookie level, Agumon knew their chances of coming out on top were slim to none, especially since this Digimon had no Black Gear at all. This was an evil Digimon.

However, as big as this Digimon was, Agumon also realized that the numbers were on their side. There was four of them and only one of him.

"Give it everything you've got, guys! Pepper Breath!"

"Blue Blaster!"

"Feather Strike!"

"Diamond Shell!"

The four Digimon attacked. It did no good. Each attack harmlessly bounced off the black armor of ChaosGallantmon.

"That won't do any good," The Digimon Empress smirked. "ChaosGallantmon is a Mega Digimon. You rookies don't stand a chance. You might as well give up and take your execution bravely."

"We won't give up!" Agumon cried.

The Digimon Empress sighed tediously. "Have it your way. ChaosGallantmon?"

The big ChaosGallantmon aimed his lance. "Dark Saber!"

ChaosGallantmon attacked and everyone just barely managed to get out of the way. When the attack hit the desert sand, it blew up into a crater. Seeing no other option, the rookies all ran towards a nearby cave to safety.

"We can't stand up to that Digimon!" Hawkmon exclaimed. "That's more powerful than anything I've ever seen!"

"But we can't just run away!" Gabumon said bravely. "We can't let her get away with what she's doing to all those Digimon! We have to stay and fight!"

A light bulb suddenly appeared over Armadillomon's head. "We've still got this doohickey."

Armadillomon held up the box that Gennai had given them. It was still glowing from within.

"But Gennai told us to use that in an emergency," Agumon pointed out.

As soon as he said that, the cave rumbled as one of ChaosGallantmon's attacks struck the rocks by the entrance. The ground started rumbling.

"I believe THIS would qualify as an emergency!" Hawkmon cried.

"So should I open the box?" Armadillomon asked.

"YES!!!"

"You got it!"

Armadillomon opened the box Gennai had given them and two powerful rays of rainbow-colored light emerged from it. They shot straight up before landing on Agumon and Gabumon. And the light gave them the extra help they had been seeking.

**Agumon…Warp Digivolve to…WarGreymon!**

**Gabumon…Warp Digivolve to…MetalGarurumon!**

The power from the box had given Agumon and Gabumon the power to Warp Digivolve…without the aid of their partners. The sides had suddenly evened up. The attacks from ChaosGallantmon continued to strike by the cave. With added punch and firepower, the two Mega Digimon ran out of the cave and saw ChaosGallantmon standing tall and fearless.

Hawkmon walked out, trying to shake something out of the box. "HEY! What about us?!"

"Hmm…I guess it doesn't affect us," Armadillomon thought.

"Doesn't matter," WarGreymon said. "We've got more than enough to take care of this guy."

The Digimon Empress chuckled. "I think not. You may have reached the Mega level by some fluke, but you still don't stand a chance against ChaosGallantmon!"

ChaosGallantmon charged forward, holding his lance out. WarGreymon tried to stand up to him, but ChaosGallantmon swung his saber and sent him flying until he hit the wall by the cave. MetalGarurumon rushed forward, but ChaosGallantmon held his lance out. MetalGarurumon bit the lance and had a firm grip on it, but ChaosGallantmon just swung the lance and sent the metallic Mega flying by his fallen ally. The two DigiDestined Megas briefly regrouped.

"Let's try this again," WarGreymon muttered.

WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon circled ChaosGallantmon as the fearsome knight didn't even move an inch. While they stared each other down, Hawkmon and Armadillomon began to make their move. They saw that this whole thing distracted The Digimon Empress, so they slowly walked towards the box of Black Gears.

Hawkmon grabbed the box and started flying off. The Digimon Empress suddenly noticed what was going on and tried to retrieve the box. She didn't get far, because Armadillomon tripped her up before she could reach it. Hawkmon took the box in the air and got WarGreymon's attention.

"WarGreymon! The Black Gears!"

WarGreymon saw Hawkmon in the air holding up the box and knew that this was his chance to eradicate the menace for good. Hawkmon tossed down the box, giving WarGreymon a midair target.

"Terra Force!"

WarGreymon's giant Terra Force fireball incinerated the entire box of Black Gears upon immediate contact.

The Digimon Empress pounded a fist into the dirt. "My Black Gears! You'll PAY for that! ChaosGallantmon, make them pay for that!"

ChaosGallantmon slowly stalked WarGreymon until MetalGarurumon came to attack from the side.

"Metal Wolf Claw!"

The cold Metal Wolf Claw nailed ChaosGallantmon in the side of his rib and sent him crashing by the wall. WarGreymon looked to finish him off while he was stunned.

"Terra Force!"

The gigantic fireball headed right towards ChaosGallantmon and looked to hit directly. An explosion erupted and a large number of rocks hanging above fell in a tremendous avalanche. There seemed to be nothing left, except for a pile of rocks. With nothing stirring and silence filling the air, it looked like the two DigiDestined Megas had won.

But then an arm rose out of the rubble.

WarGreymon couldn't believe it. "Impossible!"

The Digimon Empress chuckled. "You can't beat him THAT easily!"

ChaosGallantmon rose out of the rocks, singed but otherwise in good condition. He aimed his lance at WarGreymon.

"Dark Saber!"

The electrical Dark Saber attack hit WarGreymon right in the chest and sent him down. He then tossed his shield at MetalGarurumon. MetalGarurumon caught the shield like a frisbee…but dozens of electrical jolts surged through his body and he collapsed. ChaosGallantmon calmly walked over and grabbed his shield from MetalGarurumon and casually toss him right beside WarGreymon. But he wasn't done.

"Dark Saber!"

ChaosGallantmon's Dark Saber attack struck the rocks above the two DigiDestined Megas and sent them crashing down in a tremendous avalanche. WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon soon found themselves buried in a rocky tomb with no way out.

This was more than a suitable demonstration. The Digimon Empress had witnessed ChaosGallantmon demolish WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon, two of the toughest Megas there were. A point had been proven. Her side was now unbeatable.

There was still the matter of finding the other two cowardly rookies who had destroyed the remaining Black Gears. But they were nowhere in sight. They had obviously fled the scene after witnessing such an awesome display of power.

"Our work is done," she muttered. "Let's go. I've got a little business back in the real world."

ChaosGallantmon reached out and perched her up on his shoulder. They left the scene, convinced that they had finished off the DigiDestined Digimon.

Students walked around everywhere as they were obviously either in between classes or having their break. Shibuya University was a very big campus and Terriermon didn't even know where to start searching for Guilmon. Neither did any of his partners. All they could do was stay hidden behind a tree in the parking lot.

"So where should we start?" Veemon asked.

"I think the best thing we could do is split up," Terriermon suggested. "We'll each go around looking for Guilmon in a separate area of this…"

"Dibs on the cafeteria!" Patamon piped up.

"Dang!" Terriermon grumbled, snapping his fingers out of frustration. "Ok fine, I'll take the dorms and…I don't know…you two look somewhere else. But no matter what happens, we report back here in two hours."

"What if we get caught?" Wormmon pointed out.

"You guys won't get caught," Terriermon replied. "If anybody sees you, just fall over and do the 'stuffed animal' thing. They'll think you're a lost toy or something. So are we all set?"

Patamon nodded. "Let's do it!"

"And we don't come back until we find Guilmon!" Veemon added.

Terriermon took a step forward. "Then let's split up!"

The four Digimon each ran in a separate direction. The search for the missing Guilmon had begun. But finding him in enormous Shibuya University would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

And Terriermon knew he didn't have much time. It wouldn't be long before Davis noticed his car was missing.

Patamon took a peek through the window to see hundreds of Shibuya University students sitting down to eat in the school's cafeteria. He saw no sign of Guilmon in there, but he couldn't exactly make anybody out among the large crowd. Of course, he couldn't just fly in there, he'd be spotted. So he decided to take another route.

Maintaining his cover, Patamon pattered around the building trying to find another way in. Then he saw a truck parked outside the cafeteria and a door open right beside it. It led into the kitchen.

"Maybe he's in there," he muttered to himself.

Once the coast was clear, Patamon flew into the cafeteria's kitchen. He didn't see Guilmon, but he wasn't really looking with his eyes at that moment. He was distracted by his nose. The fresh aroma of grilled chicken and meat patties had him salivating.

Thinking he could afford to get sidetracked for a few seconds, Patamon slowly inched towards the delicious-smelling food. But when he saw the chefs coming back into the kitchen, he knew he had to hide. Patamon flew into an open box of meat.

"Looks like we've got a busy day."

"Yeah, it's like these kids don't get enough to eat at home."

"Is this today's shipment?"

"Yeah, you know what to do with it."

Patamon suddenly felt the box get lifted up. He was being moved somewhere.

"Hey, this box is heavy. What are they putting in the meat these days?"

A couple of seconds later, Patamon felt the box tip over and he fell out along with the dozens of meat patties into a walk-in freezer. Before Patamon could shake off the cobwebs, the freezer door closed. Patamon soon found that the door couldn't be opened from the inside. He was stuck.

The freezer had to be at subzero temperatures. As Patamon shivered, he could only think about how his appetite had gotten into trouble.

Wormmon had a simple task: cover Shibuya University's library in hopes that he could find Guilmon. This place looked harmless enough and could contain valuable clues. And for such a search, Wormmon donned his detective hat.

"Sometimes Watson has to go on without Sherlock," he muttered to himself. "Just like I have to do this without Ken. But even without the master detective, Ken Ichijouji, it's up to Detective Wormmon to save the day."

Wormmon walked atop the library's bookshelves with a tiny magnifying glass in his hand, looking along his path for any sign of clues. The students were all wrapped up in their textbooks and homework, so they didn't even notice a green worm walking along a bookshelf. But Wormmon didn't see any physical clues. He had soon stumbled onto a different type of clue.

Two young girls were sitting alone at a table and conversing. They were very quiet, seeing as they WERE in a library. They were likely having a normal conversation, but then Wormmon heard bits and pieces of it that grabbed his attention.

"……so I heard……the game this Friday……Odaiba U's mascot……"

The words immediately got Wormmon curious. He could hardly hear anything, so he decided to go down and get in a better position. He carefully climbed down and slithered towards the table. He held on to one of the table's legs and started eavesdropping.

"You mean to tell me that some freshman kid actually kidnapped the Odaiba Dragon?"

"Uh huh! And rumor has it that he's being kept in one of the cheerleader's dorms. The rugby team passes by there everyday and everyone thinks it's to check and make sure the mascot hasn't escaped."

"Do you really think they can get away with that? I thought that sort of thing was illegal."

"It probably is, but that sort of thing's been done before. Haven't you ever seen 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'? The mascot's kept on the rival campus to psych the other team out. When the game's over, the mascot is released and goes home safe and sound. It's exactly the same thing."

Wormmon was getting plenty of info and everything seemed to be going great. But poor Wormmon didn't notice the librarian wheeling over a cart full of books towards the table. And the cart stopped…right on Wormmon's tail.

Wormmon's eyes bulged out. A heavy cart on his tail was enough to have him crying in pain, but he couldn't blow his cover. So he bit his tongue and endured the agony while the girls continued.

"You think Odaiba U might retaliate?"

"I hope not. This is starting to get ugly."

"I think this 'mascot stealing' bit is already crossing the line. I hope it doesn't get any worse."

"You think one of them might come get him?"

"No way. To come to a hostile campus in the midst of a huge rivalry week? Anyone from Odaiba U who'd be dumb enough to come here would have to be a total tool."

"Hey, our class is in five minutes. Let's go."

"Ok."

The girls got up, having unknowingly provided Wormmon with all the information he needed. Now he knew to go look for Guilmon in the dorms. But just as he was about to head out, one of the books from the cart fell on top of his head. Unfortunately, it was a heavy encyclopedia.

"Hmm…a stuffed toy," the librarian said as she picked up the book. "I hope nobody leaves it here."

The librarian wheeled the cart away as Wormmon started staggering around.

"Just…call me…Detective Tool."

Wormmon fell over and lost consciousness.

Veemon didn't have a clue where to start looking for Guilmon. So he decided to start at the most random of locations, the students' laundry area. The little blue Digimon didn't seriously expect to FIND Guilmon there, but he at least thought he'd get some information he could use.

"So did you hear about the Odaiba mascot?"

That got his ears burning. Two girls were standing by a dryer and one of them brought up a certain mascot. Leaning over by the dryers, Veemon jumped inside a basket full of wet laundry right next to the girls to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Is it really true that some freshman's hiding him in one of the cheerleader's dorms?"

"I wouldn't doubt it. I hear guys from the rugby team go in everyday to make sure he's still there."

"The things guys do for a stupid rivalry."

Veemon got some vital information, but he didn't know when it was time to bail out. One of the girls picked up the laundry basket he was hiding in and dumped everything, including Veemon, inside the dryer.

"That's heavy! I didn't know all those clothes could weigh so much."

The other girl put a quarter in the dryer and pressed the button. Both girls walked away, not knowing they had a blue Digimon in the dryer. Unable to escape, Veemon…was stuck in a spin cycle. Veemon loved rides as much as the next Digimon, but he felt like he was about to hurl.

Veemon started spitting. "EW…laundry lint!"

Unfortunately for poor Veemon, spin cycles lasted about an hour at the least, so this would last a while.

Terriermon had looked in just about every dorm building on this campus and found nothing. He didn't even find a single clue as to where Guilmon could be. The two hours were almost up and he was down to his final dorm building. Terriermon stalked towards the entrance and stealthily slipped inside once the coast was clear.

Whenever a student would walk by, Terriermon would freeze and hope he wasn't noticed. Thus far, they had all left him alone, probably just dismissing him as a misplaced toy. It was a long search, but so far he hadn't found anything in any of the other dorms and the search in this particular dorm didn't appear to be any more productive. Terriermon was coming up empty again…

…at least until he heard a familiar voice.

"I'm still pretty hungry."

That was Guilmon's voice. And it was coming from one of the rooms at the end of the hall. Terriermon paused and thought up a game plan. It would be unwise to rush in through the door. So the long-eared Digimon thought of something else. He ran back out through the door and decided to rush in through the window.

As Terriermon ran out the door and ran along the side of the building's wall, he could only imagine what his poor friend must be going through. Guilmon was one of his best friends and he couldn't stand the thought of him possibly being tormented by these SU strangers who were taking a rivalry too far. It must have been horrible in there.

Finally, Terriermon reached the window and looked inside…

"What the…?!"

…to see Guilmon being fed grapes by several of the SU cheerleaders. Guilmon wasn't suffering at all. He was being…PAMPERED.

"You're just the cutest thing, Gil," one of them said.

"I wish you could be OUR mascot," another added. "You seem so innocent. You're such a nice guy."

"Another grape, Gil?"

Guilmon nodded. "Yes, please. Thank you so much. These are delicious."

"Can I buy you a burger after the game on Friday, Gil?"

"Hey, *I* wanted to go out with Gil after the game!"

"What makes you think he wants to go out with either of you? He wants to go out with me!"

"No way! He wants to go out with me!"

"Me!"

"Me!"

"ME!"

Terriermon started to turn beet red. He couldn't believe he had come on such a dangerous rescue mission, only to find that the only danger Guilmon was in was possibly being smothered by these cheerleaders.

The door suddenly opened and someone else came in. Terriermon recognized that face. It was the same Spanish kid with the greasy hair that had doublecrossed Kazu and Kenta. It was that Nicho guy.

Nicho sweatdropped upon seeing this scene. "Ladies, this isn't exactly what I had in mind when I had the mascot brought here. I didn't have him brought here so he could have it better than I do."

"Aw, but he's cute, Nicho," one of them replied.

"Yeah, he's got this innocence that makes him the cutest little thing."

"I can't believe you're all falling over yourselves to cater to the rival school's mascot. You don't even know what he really looks like under that costume!"

"Hey, we don't know that, do we?" one of the cheerleaders realized. "What do you say, Gil? Can we see what you look like?"

Guilmon shook his head frantically. "Uh-uh. You can't see what I really look like. Uh…it's a rule of mascots."

"I don't play by the rules!" Nicho growled. "Now are you going to take off that stupid costume, or am I going to have to take it off?!"

Now things were starting to take a turn for the worst. If Nicho tried to take off the costume…he'd find out it WASN'T a costume. Seeing the urgency of the situation, Terriermon thought fast. He looked out towards the parking lot and shouted as loud as he could.

"What do you mean there's someone from Odaiba here?!"

It didn't exactly get people clamoring. But it did succeed in getting Nicho's attention.

"Someone from Odaiba? They must be here looking for their mascot. Or at least here to negotiate. We should tend to this situation."

"Aw, but do we have to leave Gil here?" one of the cheerleaders pouted.

"He'll be fine…as long as he doesn't try to escape. Because if he does, our rugby team will bend him in many unnatural shapes and uncomfortable knots."

Guilmon gulped. "I don't like the sound of that."

Nicho held the door open. "Ladies, after you."

The cheerleaders filed out of the room and Nicho followed. Guilmon was by himself and this was the opening that Terriermon needed. He tapped on the window with his ear.

Guilmon looked around until he finally noticed Terriermon knocking on the window. The Odaiba mascot ran over and opened the window so Terriermon could come in.

"Hi Terriermon."

Terriermon growled. "Don't you 'Hi Terriermon' me, you big red lizard! I'm busting my butt to try and rescue you and I find you getting waited on hand and foot by a bunch of cheerleaders?! I thought you were in trouble!"

"I am in trouble," Guilmon said calmly. "Didn't you hear Nicho? If I try to leave, I'll get bent into unnatural shapes and uncomfortable knots like Takato's shoelaces."

"That's why we have to get out NOW before he comes back!" Terriermon pointed out. "Let's go out the window."

Terriermon held the window open so Guilmon could climb out. As soon as he climbed out, Terriermon got set to follow, but then he got an idea.

"Hey, Guilmon? Hand me that sweater you have on."

Guilmon took off his Odaiba Dragon sweater, something that was quickly becoming the mascot's trademark, and handed it to Terriermon. The would-be prankster wanted to make sure and get the last laugh on Shibuya University.

"Terriermon, what are you doing?"

Terriermon answered that question by hanging the sweater over the center of a nearby coat rack. Then he placed the coat rack in the middle of the room to send a message to Nicho and the others at Shibuya U. But there was something Terriermon couldn't possibly anticipate.

"Not so fast, amigo!"

Terriermon turned around, but when he did, he was met with a broomstick to the head. Terriermon was sent crashing towards the window. When he raised his head, he saw he had been ambushed…by a Digimon. This one was a small, stout red and yellow bird-like Digimon.

"My Tamer went to a lot of trouble to get that mascot," he said. "But I knew when I first laid eyes on him that he wasn't just a mascot. He's a Digimon like you and me, ¿verdad? But mascot or not, he's not going anywhere, ¿comprende?"

"Who are you?" Terriermon demanded.

"I am Nicho's Digimon, Muchomon. And if you want to take that mascot, you'll have to go through me first, señor."

Guilmon blinked. "Nicho's a Tamer?"

"Bet you didn't see that one coming," Terriermon muttered dryly. He got to his feet. "Ok, I didn't come here for a fight, but if you really want it…"

"Lo quiero mucho, amigo. Poison Claw!"

Muchomon tried to swipe at Terriermon, but only slashed the wall. Guilmon reached into the room and grabbed some rags that were on the floor and dumped them over Muchomon's head.

"¡Caramba! ¿Dònde estas?"

With Muchomon temporarily blinded, Terriermon took his open opportunity.

"Terrier Tornado!"

Muchomon, along with all the rags covering him, were caught in the Terrier Tornado attack. Clothes spun around everywhere and Muchomon was sent flying into the closet. Terriermon shut the closet door and put the coat rack on the knob to keep it closed.

Muchomon pounded on the door. "¿Què es esto? Let me out of here!"

Terriermon saw his chance to escape, so he rushed towards the window and jumped out. With Muchomon momentarily stuck in the closet, they had to make their getaway fast.

"Ok, we need a way to escape. There has to be a way for us to get to the parking lot FAST."

Terriermon looked around, trying to find some way to make a clean getaway. The students were all walking around, in between classes. Sneaking around again was a possibility, but it wouldn't be long before Nicho came back and found Guilmon missing.

That's when Terriermon found something that could help them get to the parking lot free and easily.

It was a bicycle.

Terriermon smirked. "Let's ride!"

Kari waited at the table outside The Den. Another day had passed and she STILL hadn't started on her paper. Procrastination was starting to get to her. She knew she couldn't delay much longer. But she did need to take a timeout for lunch and she had already promised to have lunch with a certain friend.

And she saw him come through the door. Perfectly prompt, Ryo was five minutes early. He certainly didn't disappoint.

"Nice to see you," Kari smiled. She giggled. "I almost thought you wouldn't show."

"You know I wouldn't miss something like this," Ryo smirked. "It's always good to make a new friend. And Ken's told me good things about you."

"Is that right? Like what?"

"Well…he says you're a good friend, always reliable, and wouldn't hurt a fly…unless you're really mad."

"You won't have to worry about seeing me really mad," Kari grinned. "I think you get enough of that from Rika."

Ryo looked around cautiously. "She's not around or anything, is she?"

Kari shook her head. "Ryo, I wouldn't try to hide Rika under a table. That's more something Jeri would do."

Ryo breathed a sigh of relief. Kari giggled at how nervous he seemed about seeing Rika. She had always pictured the two having a rocky relationship based on what Rika said. And Kari saw that they obviously did…but in a funny kind of way. The way they seemed to have developed a kind of rivalry was rather cute.

And that would provide a perfect segue for an icebreaker.

"You seemed kinda nervous. So I take it you DO like Rika?"

Davis felt so hungry that he could eat a horse. Unfortunately, The Den didn't serve horse, but they did serve just about everything else a college student could ask for. Davis filled up his plate as Ken, Takato, and Henry just looked on and sweatdropped.

"Enough food, Davis?" Ken asked.

"This should last me a couple of hours," Davis grinned.

"Reminds me of Guilmon," Takato said sadly.

"We'll get him back, Takato," Henry said comfortingly.

"Of course we will," Davis added. "I mean, what's the worst that could happen? Well…besides them trying to take that costume off only to find out that he's actually a Digimon?"

Takato gulped. "I suddenly lost my appetite."

Takato walked off without another word. Henry hesitated before following right behind him.

"Was it something I said?" Davis asked dumbly. Shrugging that off, he turned to Ken. "So how's everything going with Yolei? She still mad about the other night?"

"Davis, you know Yolei wouldn't hold a grudge…not against me, anyway. Everything between us is just fine. It couldn't be any better."

As if on cue, Yolei walked through the door of The Den, holding up a bouquet of roses. At first, Davis thought it was something nice Ken had done for her to get back in her good graces. But Yolei wasn't smiling. In fact, she stormed up to Ken and shoved the roses into his chest.

Ken blinked. "Yolei…I see you got my flowers."

"Guess again, Ken!"

"Uh…you got ME flowers? That's sweet of you."

"READ THE CARD!!"

Ken flinched as he took out the card that was attached and started reading. "To my dear Ken, here's hoping that you and I will see a lot more of each other soon. Love…Rosa."

"Yeah, 'Love, Rosa'!" Yolei growled. "What's THAT about, Ken?!"

"Yolei, I had no idea…!"

Yolei turned around and started leaving. "Have your roses! Hope you prick yourself!"

Ken wanted to chase after her, but Davis held him back. He knew better than anyone that there was no dealing with Yolei when she was in this kind of mood.

"Davis, am I doing anything wrong?" Ken asked.

"No, but it's not like Yolei cares right now."

"I guess she's feels like I'm going to fall for Rosa," Ken sighed. "Maybe I can do something to show her that I only have eyes for her."

"That's a great idea, Ken!" Davis grinned. "And I can help you!"

Ken's eyes widened. "Uh…er…Davis…that's really not necessary. I…couldn't be a bother."

"You're no bother, Ken. Of course I'll help you! No questions asked."

Davis felt so excited about helping his best friend, he didn't even notice the audible gulp right next to him. But he did notice something outside the window. He saw Kari sitting at a table…with someone else…another guy.

"Hey, who is that?!" Davis demanded.

Ken looked out. "Looks like Ryo. I guess he and Kari are having lunch together."

"Since when does your friend get to have lunch with my girl?"

"Davis, they're just having lunch together. I'm sure it's nothing. Well…………………"

"What do you mean 'Well…'?"

"Well…Ryo always WAS somewhat of a ladies' man."

"Ok, that's enough for me. Let's go."

"Davis, you can't just interrupt them. What would Kari say?"

"You're right," Davis conceded. Then he perked up. "Then we'll just sit right next to them and listen to what they're saying!"

"Isn't that eavesdropping?"

"Nobody said it wasn't."

Ken sighed. "I'm already in trouble with Yolei, Davis. I don't need Kari and Ryo mad at me, too."

"Ok, fine. I'll do it myself."

Davis pulled his goggles over his eyes and got ready to start spying. As the door that led outside kept opening, Davis crawled out the door, making sure nobody saw him. Kari and Ryo kept on going as Davis sneaked under the table.


Next Week: Just call Davis an eavesdropper. He's snooping under the table as Kari and Ryo have lunch, but can he keep from being caught? Meanwhile, Terriermon and the others try and make a clean getaway from Shibuya University. Can they make it out…without leaving a trail of destruction in their wake? And with Ken and Yolei's relationship hanging by a thread, can Davis make things better…with a few unwilling helpers?


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