(oh, by the way, DISCLAIMER: I don't own Digimon...i think...)

3

"Hey, Kari! Wait up! I -"

Davis stumbled over his own feet and fell face forward onto the pavement. His face, red and swelling, looked up dizzily from the sidewalk. Both Kari and TK rushed from the car and helped him up.

"Hey Davis, need a ride?" said TK with a half grin. Davis smiled sheepishly and brushed himself off.

"Uh...well...um, yeah...I mean, I would drive myself, but you know - the car - it's, um -"

"Missing it's left side?" Kari finished for him, smiling. Davis grinned again.

"Well...anyone could've seen that....stop...sign....um...I call shotgun!" he finished quickly, his face blushing. Kari and TK both laughed as he half-ran to the car. The bold teen was wearing giant blue jeans and a black hoodie, his spiky hair hidden slightly beneath Tai's old goggles. TK threw Davis's bag into the back seat and Kari slipped past him. Just as Davis opened the passenger door, she slid into the seat.

"Ladies first!" she said, smiling. Davis frowned, grumbled and slunked into the back seat as TK, still chuckling, slid behind the wheel.

"Hey, TM, how bout this time -"

"No way, Davis. Only me and Matt drive this car," responded TK instantly as he turned the key and pulled away from the curb. Davis sighed and leaned over the side of Kari's seat.

"Hey, you know Jun got a tongue ring? She's been trying to hide it from our parents, too," Kari turned on the radio and flipped to a rock station as TK pulled to a stop at a red light.

"Really? Why?" TK asked.

"Dono, she just said she wanted to. Hey Kari, what do you think I'd be like with a tongue ring?" Davis made a neaah noise and stuck out his tongue. Kari laughed, but pushed his jaw up and closed his mouth quickly.

"No, Daisuke...just...no."

TK watched the two, and Kari turned, noticing his gaze. She smiled gently at him, the way she always did. Suddenly, she saw the blue in his eyes dim and mist in a peculiar way; his smile seemed to fade and her heart tore inexplicably. His gaze faltered and he quickly turned back to the window. Her beautiful face, pulled down under a sea of black waves, took over his thoughts.

No. Not right now. Now you have fun.

"I think I'll get a tongue ring, then," said the blond teen, turning back to her and grinning.

"Yeah TJ!" shouted Davis. Kari rolled her eyes, but her worries lingered in the back of her mind.

About, oh, two minutes and twenty seven seconds later...

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???" screamed Yolie. TK looked at Kari and Kari smiled wearily. They had both known this was coming. Yolie towered over Davis, her loose hair flown about her face, her hands shaking with rage. Her pink tank top (compliments of Mimi's last visit) nearly blinded The goggle-headed boy, while her jean clad legs tapped the floor impatiently.

"Hey, I didn't drive, TK did! And if I just annoy you SO MUCH, maybe you SHOULDN'T COME!"

"Well maybe YOU SHOULDN'T!"

"I TOLD YOU FIRST!"

"DID NOT!"

"DID SO!"

"DID NOT!!!"

"DID SO!!!!"

"DID NO– "

Kari and TK simultaneously clamped a hand over Yolie's and Daisuke's mouth, sighing exasperately. Ken and Cody were already in the computer lab, and Cody quickly put his D-3 up to the screen. Both Davis and Yolie rushed in, with Kari and TK following.

"Come on guys, let's go. Digiport, OPEN!" shouted the younger boy. The screen glowed brightly and the other Digidestined, along with all their bags, disappeared inside.

"Um....yeah. This looks like....a great spot, for camping..."

Davis looked around the rocky plateau, searching for some sign of life. There were mountains rising far off to the south, but everything else was just sort of...flat. TK took out his D-3 and looked on the screen.

"Well...this is where they said to meet us... isn't Tai coming too? And Izzy?" he said. Kari looked over his shoulder and gazed at the screen of the detector.

"Tai said he was...Sora was supposed to come too...I wonder if-"

There was a crash, a scream, and darkness. TK opened his eyes but everything was black. His ears were muted as he cried out. Something sparked off in the distance. He could feel it, pulling him down...he cried out, saw Kari falling, falling...