Me: Here's the last chapter I'm writing from California. I hope you enjoy it!

Grani landed in the water, sailing into one of the island's docks. Guilmon hopped off his back and looked around happily. "I'm home!" he whispered.

Grani nodded. "Good to be back, isn't it?"

"You have no idea!"

Grani chuckled. "Guilmon, why don't you check on your grandmother? I expect she'll be happy to see you home safely!"

Guilmon frowned. "But don't we have to get the last Pearl?"

Grani cocked his head. "I suppose we do, but I thought you might like to check in with your grandmother. You know, see how she's doing. I figured you needed a short break from all this adventuring. Go home, Guilmon. See your Grandmother. We have plenty of time to get the Pearl before the pirates get here."

Guilmon hesitated, then smiled. "Thanks, Grani." He ran off.

Grani sighed. "If only I had a family to go back to"

As Guilmon walked through town, he noticed that nobody was out. It was probably because it was still raining horribly. Even so he was picking up bad vibes from the area. He drew his sword. It was a good thing he did so, because a pack of Numemon jumped out of some bushes and attacked him. He swiftly defeated them and loaded their data. He started to get worried. There weren't supposed to be monsters on the island! Could Lucemon's forces have gotten here already? If so, then he needed to check up with his grandmother, then get the Pearl as quickly as possible.

Guilmon ran the rest of the way to his house and threw open the door, finding himself face to face with"MasterTyrannomon?" he asked in surprise.

"Guilmon, you're back!" said the old dinosaur in equal surprise.

"MasterTyrannomon, where's Grandma? What're you doing here?"

MasterTyrannomon hesitated. "Guilmon, I think you should come inside. But you won't like what I'm going to show you."

The dinosaur took Guilmon inside and led him to one of the bedrooms. When they got there, Guilmon broke free and ran to the side of the bed. "Grandma!" he cried. Babamon was lying in bed, showing no signs of life and slowly disintegrating. "What happened to her?"

MasterTyrannomon sighed. "This morning, a large group of monsters attacked the island. I rallied the other villagers and drove most of them off, but I think a few are still hiding around Outset. Babamon got attacked by one of them, I don't know which kind, but it seems it was poisonous. I took her home and tried all of the antidotes and cures I knew of, but none of them are working." MasterTyrannomon was not only the island's fighting master; he was the healer as well. MasterTyrannomon shook his head sadly. "I am sorry you had to see her like this. I'm not certain, but I think she will die in an hour's time."

"No!" Guilmon wailed, hugging Babamon.

MasterTyrannomon wiped away a tear. "I'm sorry Guilmon."

Guilmon hugged his disintegrating grandmother, sobbing, when suddenly an idea struck him. "Wait! I think I know how to help her!"

"You do?"

"Yes! I know somebody who might be able to help! And if he can't, no one can!" Guilmon ran out of the room, leaving the confused MasterTyrannomon behind.

"Grani! Grani!" Guilmon yelled as he ran down the pier.

"What is it Guilmon?" asked the startled Grani.

"Grani, my grandmother was poisoned by some monster! She's dying!"

Grani's eyes widened. "Tell me her symptoms."

"She's not moving or breathing, and she's disintegrating piece by piece."

Grani frowned. "Hmmsounds like the poisonous sting of a HoneyBeemon."

"Is there any cure?"

Grani closed his eyes. "I'm sorry Guilmon. There is no cure."

Guilmon stomped his foot down. "No! I refuse to believe that! There has to be a way to save her!"

Grani frowned in thought. "There may be a way"

"Tell me!"

Grani looked up at the forest on the mountain looming over Guilmon's house. "There is an old story about a Fairy Fountain hidden in the forest of Outset."

"Fairy Fountain?"

"It is a place where magical energy wells up from within the planet, spreading it across our world. These magic fountains are home to fairy Digimon and DigiGnomes, who are reputed to have great healing powers. If you can find the fountain, you may be able to enlist help to save your grandmother before she dies."

Guilmon's determination hardened. "I've got to get to that fountain! I have less than an hour before my grandma dies! She's the only family I have left aside from Lopmon, I won't let her die!" He turned and started running for the mountain.

"He could have at least thanked me." Grani grumbled to himself.

Guilmon looked sadly across the chasm separating the two mountains. Thanks to the Hououmon, the bridge was still out, so there didn't seem to be any way across. As he looked across the great expanse, trying to think of a way across, a few leaves blew past him in the wind. His eyes widened. That was it! He ran up the trail past the bridge, climbing to a rock at the very top of the mountain. He took out the Wind Waker and played the Wind's Requiem, making the wind blow left. He gathered his courage and jumped off the top of the mountain, pulling out the leaf RedWoodmon had given him as he started to fall, using it to glide across the chasm to the forest. He landed at the other end of the broken bridge and ran into the woods.

He quickly searched the forest, desperately searching for anything looking like a Fairy Fountain. The forest wasn't large, so he was able to comb the area very quickly. Unfortunately, he couldn't find anything. After thirty minutes of searching, he was starting to lose hope. Tired, he sat down on an inconspicuous boulder. He was very surprised when the entire boulder sunk into the ground, causing a hole to open up nearby. Guilmon jumped into the hole, hoping it was the fountain he was looking for.

He landed in a magnificent cavern, with a snow-white floor lined with glowing crystals, strange walls with endless streams of water flowing down them, and an ornate fountain at the back of the chamber with three giant sea shells looming over it. Guilmon walked down a marble path to the fountain, looking around in awe. As he reached the base of the fountain, he saw a glowing white figure somewhat reminiscent of a catfish. The creature smiled and was engulfed in a cloud of smoke, transforming into a humanoid figure. It wore a tight and somewhat revealing pink jumpsuit, with butterfly wings pinned onto her boots and gloves. Four big butterfly wings grew from her back. Her eyes were covered with a metal visor band, with more butterfly wings placed where her ears would be. She had extremely long purple hair, with two bangs dangling down to her chest like antenna. The rest of her hair zigzagged down her back, and would probably be a little longer than she was tall if it was straight. She giggled at the startled Guilmon as more of the weird catfish things appeared around her. "Hello young Waker of the Winds. I am Kazemon, Fairy of the Fountain. How may I help you?"

Guilmon recovered his composure. "My grandmother was poisoned by a HoneyBeemon's sting. Can you help me?"

Kazemon nodded. "Do you have an empty bottle on you?"

"Yeah, why?"

The fairy gestured and one of the catfish flew towards Guilmon. "You may take one of my DigiGnomes to your grandmother in an empty bottle. When you get to her, open the bottle to release the Gnome and heal your grandmother."

Guilmon took out his bottle and opened it. The catfish shrunk and flew inside. Guilmon plugged it up and put it away. He bowed to Kazemon. "Thank you for providing me with the means to save my grandmother."

"You are most welcome, Guilmon. If ever you should need healing, come and find me. Farewell!" She vanished in a flash of light.

Guilmon exited the cave and went back to the end of the broken bridge. He pulled out the Wind Waker and used it to direct the wind to blow to the east, then glided across the chasm. He knew he was not high enough to reach the ledge, but he already knew what he was going to do. He glided towards the section of broken bridge hanging from the cliff face and let go of the leaf with one hand. As he started falling, he grabbed onto one of the bridge planks, catching himself. He put away the leaf and started climbing up the bridge like a ladder, quickly reaching the top. He pulled himself up and started down the trail when he heard something odd. He heardsinging. Wary, Guilmon drew his sword. The singing grew louder, and more voices joined in. Many more. His muscles tensed as the singing continued to rise in volume, getting louder and louder untilit stopped. Perplexed, he lowered his sword. And that's when he found himself attacked on all sides by Pagumon.

Guilmon immediately knew he was in trouble. Despite being In-Training Digimon, Pagumon were ferocious predators who always hunted in large groups, using their sheer numbers to crush their foes. MasterTyrannomon once told him that a group of Pagumon could delete an unprotected person in five seconds. He quickly raised his sword and started slashing at the Pagumon as they charged him. Each monster was killed in a single hit, but for every one killed, two would take its place, load their friend's data, and continue the assault. Guilmon killed Pagumon after Pagumon, but they just kept on coming. As he lunged forward to strike at a couple who were about to bite him; a dozen Pagumon jumped on him from behind, knocking him to the ground. This was all the opening the rest needed. They immediately dog-piled the reptile, trapping him beneath their combined body weight. They slowly started crushing Guilmon into the ground.

Guilmon struggled to breathe, but could find no air as the Pagumon squeezed the wind from his lungs. As he started to suffocate, only one thought ran through his mind. Grandma, I've failed you

Grandma

Grandma

GRANDMA

"GRANDMA!" Guilmon screamed. In an incredible burst of strength, he threw the pile of Pagumon off of him. As the stunned monsters lay about, Guilmon's sword turned bright red. "Hurricane Spin Attack!" Like a scarlet cyclone, he danced around the trail, striking every Pagumon. He stopped the attack and sheathed his sword as every Pagumon exploded into a cloud of data, which he then absorbed. Catching his breath, he started running down the mountain. I'm not going to let you down, Grandma!

He dashed through the village, slammed open his front door, and ran into the bedroom. Babamon's head was the only part left of her. "Guilmon? Where did you go?" asked MasterTyrannomon.

Guilmon took out the bottle. "I went to get some help. Watch!" He opened the bottle, releasing the DigiGnome as it attained its full size; it flew over to Babamon and started sprinkling dust onto the witch. Bit by bit, Babamon's data started to reconstruct itself, from the neck down. As MasterTyrannomon watched in disbelief, Guilmon headed for the exit. "Keep an eye on her, I've got something to take care of. I'll be back soon!" He said to the dinosaur as he left.

Grani looked up as Guilmon came running down the pier. "You're back! From the look on your face, I can tell you saved your grandmother. Good job!"

Guilmon hopped onto Grani's back. "She's being rebuilt piece by piece. Do you think we could get the last Pearl before she's fully recovered?"

"I don't see why not. Hang on!" Grani rose into the air and flew around to the back of the island, where they found a large carved wall blocking off a cave.

"This must be where AnglerWhamon is hiding!" said Guilmon.

Grani nodded. "No doubt. Guilmon, let's see if those explosives you took will work on my systems. Dump them into the hatch." A hatch flipped open. Guilmon put in his bomb bag and closed the hatch. Grani started to glow. "It's working! I can feel weapon data being added to my programming! Hold on" He opened his mouth. Three energy balls connected by lightning bolts appeared and started to rotate. "Yuggoth Blaster!" The balls coalesced into a huge blue energy beam that completely destroyed the wall!

"Wow!" Said Guilmon. "I hope that my bombs can make that big of a bang on their own!"

Grani landed in the water and started swimming into the cave. It was a single great chamber, lit by a strange light from below. Guilmon peered into the water, trying to figure out where the light was coming from. To his surprise, the light was getting brighter! The water bubbled, and a gigantic figure emerged into the air. It looked a lot like a Whamon, except it was black, had eyes, and also had a tendril growing from its head that curled around a glowing lantern. Guilmon's jaw dropped at the size of the whale. Grani turned his head around to look at Guilmon. "AnglerWhamon can only speak ancient Japanese, so let me do all the talking." He faced AnglerWhamon. "Greetings, great Water Spirit!" The whale started bellowing something in the same language Skydramon had used. Grani nodded. "Yes, this is the boy you were told about. I believe he is the one destined to defeat Lucemon." The whale looked curious and asked a question. "No, I'm certain he has no relation to the ancient hero."

AnglerWhamon frowned and said something else. Grani seemed to reconsider. "Well, I suppose I could be wrong. You were told to give Ophanimon's Pearl to the one who will defeat Lucemon. Will you please hand it over?" The whale seemed to think for a minute, then nodded. He shook his lantern, causing a sparkling object to fall from it. Guilmon snatched it out of the air before it could fall into the water. It was a blue pearl with a complicated symbol on it depicting multiple lines converging on a large dot. As Guilmon put the Pearl away, Grani bowed his head to the Water Spirit. "Thank you, great one." He turned around and started for the exit when AnglerWhamon frowned and bellowed something at them. Grani turned his head back. "Don't worry, we'll be careful." Looking somewhat satisfied, AnglerWhamon sunk back into the water. Grani and Guilmon left.

Guilmon ran back into Babamon's bedroom. MasterTyrannomon looked up from his place by her bed. "Guilmon? Where were you this time?"

"I had to see a whale about a pearl. How is Grandma doing?"

"Look for yourself, she's almost done!" The DigiGnome sprinkled a little more dust on Babamon. The last few bits of her data came together, making her complete once more. The Gnome chirped; its task completed, and flew out a window. Babamon started to stir. MasterTyrannomon got up. "I should get going. I think you two need to have a private moment." He left.

Babamon groaned and sat up. "Ughwhat happened?"

"Grandma!" Guilmon tackled her, hugging her tightly.

Babamon gasped. "Guilmon? You're back!" She hugged her grandson back.

"Oh, I missed you so much! I was so worried about you!"

"I missed you too!"

She pulled away from him. "What about your sister? Is Lopmon here?"

Guilmon looked down. "I'm sorry. I tried to get her, but"

Strangely, Babamon didn't look worried. "It's all right Guilmon."

"It is?"

"Yes. You promised me you would bring her back safely, and I know that you will. I have faith in you, Guilmon."

He hugged her again. "I'm glad you're all right, Grandma."

She smiled. "I know I will be all right, as long as I have you to protect me."

They spent the next few hours catching up with each other. As they talked, the storm outside finally abated, and the sun shone down on the island as a rainbow arced over the sky. But as much as they enjoyed their time together, all too soon it was time for Guilmon to leave. Babamon walked Guilmon out to the pier to say goodbye. "Are you sure you can't stay just a little longer?" she asked.

Guilmon shook his head. "I really wish I could Grandma, but Lucemon's getting stronger by the minute. I have to stop him before it's too late."

Babamon nodded. "All right. I understand." She glared at Grani. "If he so much as has a scratch on him when he comes back, I'll make sure you sink to the bottom of the ocean."

Grani chuckled. "No need to worry ma'am. If Guilmon gets scratched, rest assured the one who scratched him will be in even worse condition."

Babamon gave Guilmon one last hug and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you, Grandma." He whispered.

She smiled. "I love you too, Guilmon. Don't look so sad! I know you'll be back soon enough, both you and Lopmon. Take care of yourself, okay?"

As Guilmon boarded Grani and flew off into the horizon, it was Babamon's turn to wave. And just as Guilmon had done, she didn't stop waving until her grandson was a speck on the edge of the sea.

Me: Another short chapter finished! I hope it wasn't too sappy for you all. I have nothing to say to my fans, except to introduce you to my new muse!

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Me: Good God, am I really this desperate?