Hi again! First, I want to thank you all for reviewing this. I had honestly not anticipated so many reviews! And no, maybe five isn't a very big number to you, but it's still more than I was expecting! Again, thank you!

I probably should have stated this in the author's note last chapter, since it seems a few of you didn't catch it in the summary: this story is completely AU. This stands for Alternate Universe; it means that things aren't going to be going according to the show. If Ken seems too evil I'm extremely sorry, because he's only going to get worse as the story progresses (and I personally didn't think he was too bad last chapter anyway... he was mostly feeling sorry for himself!). This isn't the same Ken from the second half of 02! He will seem OOC because, in this alternate telling of the story, Ken was never infected by dark spores or anything like that. He became evil all on his own. (Or, as it has been called in the past, he did not become a Swedish sheep). Whether he redeems himself or not in this story I won't say... but he might. ^_^ It just won't be such an abrupt change as it was on the show.

As for Millenniumon, I was thinking about doing something with him and I know the entire story behind him and Ken and Ryo and all that. However, I've never played the games, so I don't really want to delve into that. Again, this is AU, so if things are different that's why. While Dagomon is in the title, I will tell you that he's not going to be the main villain in the end. Neither Black War Greymon or Malo Myotismon/Belial Vamdemon will be in this, so it doesn't matter if Ken's still the emperor or not (however, Ken has been defeated, just like he was in the show. He's currently trying to regain power, but there's no guarantee that he will). On that note, I tend to use the Japanese names rather than the American ones. I'm sorry if that's confusing, but it's really easy to look them up, or you can e-mail me if you're so inclined.

Also, since no one had an opinion about couples, I'm going to take the advice given and not write any, as I originally intended.

I hope I've cleared everything up, and I hope you all are still interested in reading this. I just remember, several years ago when I was first watching 02, how disappointed I was as the show progressed after the Digimon Kaiser's defeat, and so I decided to write this. I personally like it better, but you guys may not. I'm more than happy to take constructive criticism, especially if I have incorrect or inconsistent information (I haven't seen the show in years, and I never really got into the card game), but please don't flame me if you don't like how I've changed something. I can't stop you, but I'm warning you now that I'm likely to get extremely ticked if someone is rude to me for no reason. But generally I'm a pretty nice person ^^

That said, this chapter is more from Daisuke's POV. He's one of my favorite characters and I don't think he gets enough credit most of the time. It's a fairly short chapter, as the next few will be, but we're slowly getting to the good stuff ^_^ I hope you like it, despite the lack of action! This is one of the few chapters that actually follows some of the events from the show.

~Chapter 2

"Ichijouji should help us."

Miyako stared at the holder of courage and friendship with undisguised shock. "You think what?"

Daisuke frowned, and in his frustration clenched and unclenched his fists slowly, with a beat similar to that of a pulsating heart. His fingers dug painfully into the soft flesh, but still he continued the cycle, only registering the pain somewhere in the very back of his mind. "Ichijouji should help us," he repeated slowly, deliberately. "He is responsible for the mess the Digital World is in, right?"

"Exactly!" Miyako exclaimed, jumping out of her chair. "We can't trust him!"

"I trust him," Daisuke said firmly. "Didn't you see him? He's changed! No one can stay the same after losing someone like that, not even the Digimon Kaiser!"

Miyako sat down again. "Daisuke..."

"What? Are you going to tell me I'm stupid or something?" he shouted. "Well, you know, I'm sick of it. I may not be as smart as you or Koushiro or even Ichijouji, but I'm not stupid. I see things, and I know this. He should help, and he won't turn his back on us."

Miyako stared at Daisuke for a long time, her mouth open slightly in both guilt and surprise. "I never thought you were stupid, Daisuke," she finally said. "I just... You believe this so strongly, and I don't want to see you hurt..."

Daisuke snorted. "You mean when I find out I'm wrong?"

Miyako winced, but said nothing.

No one said anything for a long time, the room completely silent as Hikari stood, walking slowly over to Daisuke. "She's not trying to say you're wrong, you know," she murmured gently, reaching out to grasp his arm. "She's just trying to help."

Daisuke shoved her off, glaring slightly. "Then what is she trying to say?"

Hikari suddenly found herself at a loss for words, much as Miyako had a few moments before. Daisuke, of all people, had just pushed her away? "Maybe you should think about this," she murmured hastily.

"I have thought about this!" Daisuke exploded, throwing his hands up to emphasize. He looked livid, his eyes glowing with a sort of fanatic gleam, his expression confident and sure, when suddenly he changed. His posture drooped and he looked towards his friends, his expression revealing a deep sadness. "I really thought you would all be more supportive," he finished, somewhat lamely.

"Daisuke, the Digimon Kaiser terrorized countless numbers of digimon, and he didn't even care!" Iori shouted, rising from his chair with clenched fists. "People like that don't just change the minute they say they have!"

Silence. The only sound which could be heard in the room was the low humming from the rows of computers, so shocked were the others at Iori's unusual outburst. Then, "Fine," Daisuke muttered. "Be that way. I'll do this on my own."

With that said, Daisuke stormed out of the computer lab with Chibimon in tow.

"You haven't said anything at all this entire time, Takeru," Hikari said, mostly to break the uncomfortable silence which had fallen upon the group. "What do you think?"

The basketball player stood off to the side with his arms around Patamon, head cocked as if thinking. He straightened at the sound of Hikari's voice and gave the others a small smile.

"I agree with him," he murmured, and followed Daisuke.

~

So, that's where we are from the Chosen Children's perspective on things. The next chapter will focus on Ken again, but I thought it was important to look at Daisuke's side too. Plus, it ties in with the next chapter. It's kind of short like this is, and I'll try to get it posted soon. Again, thanks for reviewing, and I hope you all continue to do so! ^_^