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"So, I win, right?" Matt asked, smirking, as he pinned tai down. "I mean, God, you are a wimp, Tai! So easy to pin!"
Tai rolled his eyes. "Okay, okay! You win!" He shot back. "I'm having a staring contest with the grass and I'm going to lose that, too!"
Sora giggled. "Wow, Tai, I didn't know grass had eyes!" She told him.
"In Tai's world, yes." Matt replied, laughing. He got off of Tai and held out a hand when Tai rolled over.
Tai reached for his hand but instead of letting Matt help him up, he pulled his friend down and pinned him.
"Hey, no fair!" Matt cried angrily.
"I didn't say I was playing fair!" Tai teased. "But okay, we're done."
"Boys!" Mimi sighed. "They'll never grow up!"
"Yes, we do!" Protested Davis, who was actually being quiet for once, from a nearby tree.
"Right. Sure." Sora answered.
"When pigs fly," added Mimi.
"Hmm, isn't Patamon a pig? Some sort of a bat pig?" Matt mused, a little loudly.
"Hey! Patamon isn't a pig!" Tk cried out angrily, overhearing his brother's comment. "Or a bat pig! Be nice, Matt!"
"Hey, hey, I'm only joking!" Matt shot back, raising an eyebrow and winking at Tai, who stifled a laugh.
"Yeah, right." Tk snorted.
"Really, I am!"
"Uh-huh."
The two kept on arguing and Sora, Mimi, Tai and Kari all traded amused looks with one another. That was when Sora noticed Izzy and his laptop and Ken off to the side looking like they were discussing something important. Keeping an eye on the two, Sora wandered to where Davis was at.
"Hey, Dai," Sora said, sitting beside him. "How's it going?"
"It's going," Davis replied. He shrugged. "What about you?" He asked, turning to look at her.
"Just fine," Sora answered. She gave him a side long glance as she picked at the grass. "I know you, Davis, something's bothering you."
Sora had a soft spot for the younger boy. She did not way but she cared a lot for him. Maybe it was the strong resemblance that he and Tai had between them. Or him letting her be the leader when the Dark Mist was in the Digiworld-- letting his pride and stubbornness aside. That and maybe he had told her that it'll be alright, hugged her-- all from his heart and a side anyone rarely showed.
"Something's up in the Digiworld. I can sense it." He answered slowly. He jerked his head towards Izzy and Ken. "And I bet you anything they know something about it."
Sora glance over just in time to see both Izzy and Ken glance up, looking at Matt. Izzy had a thoughtful expression; Ken, a worried and concerned one.
Sora had a feeling Davis was right. She stood up and held out a hand; Davis looked up with a puzzled expression.
"What?" he asked.
"We're going over there and asking them." She replied.
"What?! We can't do that!" Davis exclaimed.
"Yes, we can!" Sora rolled her eyes. "C'mon, lets just ask. What's the harm?"
"I don't know about this but okay," Davis replied, reluctantly. He grabbed her hand and she helped him up.
"As for the harm. . .I wouldn't' want to know. . ." Davis answered slowly. "Or guess. . ."
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"We need to go the Digiworld as soon as possible." Izzy told Ken, eyeing his laptop screen.
"Yes, I agree," Ken replied. "We can ask our digimon what has been going on. . ."
Izzy's head snapped around, looking at Ken with an expression that the other couldn't read. Izzy leaned forward, his eyes sharp.
"When was the last time you spoke with Wormmon?" He asked.
"Uh . . ." Ken stumbled, rather un-intelligently. "Not for awhile, why?"
"Has he contacted you?"
Ken frowned. "Actually, no, no he hasn't!" He exclaimed, worry seeping into his voice. He pulled out his D-3 and looked at it. "Hey. . ."
Izzy noticed Ken's tone and snatched his D-3 away from him. He looked at it and frowned as well. He held it up for Ken to see.
"Your D-3 is not working, Ken," Izzy told him. "And I know that isn't normal."
"What isn't normal?" Came a new voice from behind the two.
The two both spun around in their seats, surprised to see Sora and Davis standing behind the bench. Sora placed her hands on her hips and gave them a look; Davis just stood there, his head tilted to the side a little.
"What isn't normal?" Sora repeated, realizing that Ken nor Izzy had answered her question.
"Our D-3's," Ken finally answered. "They're not working."
"How can they not be working?" Davis asked. "That doesn't make any sense."
"You're right on that one, Dai," Izzy replied. "May I see your D-3, Davis?"
Davis nodded. "Sure," He replied and dug through his pockets, trying to remember which one he put it in. He finally found it and handed it to Izzy, once he did find it.
Izzy looked it over and the frown he had was once again on his face and it had a hint of puzzlement mixed in as well.
"What? What's wrong with my D-3?" Davis asked, noticing Izzy's look.
"It. . .it's not working either!" Izzy replied, extremely puzzled. "I wonder if this has anything to do-- hold on, let me check."
Tapping his keys, he searched his laptop for an idea. He searched the Digiworld as well, looking for that mysterious building he and Ken were looking at earlier.
". . .it's gone!!" Izzy exclaimed, looking at Ken.
"It can't be gone, Izzy," Ken replied flatly. "There is no way that a building can just disappear. We were just looking at it."
"Wait, wait a second here!" Sora snapped angrily, confused and having a bad feeling about this. "Just what the hell are you two talking about?!"
"Really! Please fill us in!" Davis added. "For I have this feeling that its bad yet important."
Izzy started to speak, but Sora held up her hand silencing him. She sighed and said, explaining herself, "Sorry, Iz- but we need everyone over here. If its about the Digiworld, everyone has a right to know about it."
Izzy nodded. "You're right, Sora." He paused, his eyes scanning for everyone. "Just how are we going to get their attention?"
"Like this," Davis replied and sauntered over a little way from them. Then jumping up and down, he waved his arms and yelled, "Hey everybody!! Ken and Izzy have something important to share!"
Whatever the others were doing, they stopped and all looked at one another, curious and puzzled. Yet who was to argue with Ken and Izzy? The other digidestined made their way toward them.
Davis flashed a grin at Izzy, Ken and Sora. They just stared at him.
"Hey works every time. Flap your arms, jumping up and down, yell like an idiot-- yep it's brilliant." Davis replied and choose a seat next to Ken.
"Sometimes, Dai, you are an idiot," Ken stated, matter-of-factly. "But we all still love you."
"Yep, who's the weird one now?" Davis replied back.
"Boys!" Sora rolled her eyes. "Stop acting like you're either married or related!"
"Hmmm, which one is it, Sora?" Davis asked.
"Because we can't act married and be related!" Ken put in.
"That's just wrong!"
"That's incest!"
"Okay, okay! I get your point!" Sora said, exasperation seeping into her voice. "Sheesh."
Izzy watched, slightly amused by all this exchanging between the others. He sighed and tapped a few more keys, waiting for the others to arrive.
"So, what's up, Izzy?" Tai asked when he was within hearing distance.
"Yeah, what's going on?" Matt questioned, his eyebrows raised.
"Well, Ken and I have been discussing recent events in the Digiworld," Izzy started, "and its healing-- but something is up and something is not right."
Matt looked thoughtful. "What exactly isn't right?" He asked.
"Izzy!" Ken cried, "it's back again!"
"What's back again?" Yolie had a chance to ask before Izzy took his laptop from Ken-- who had managed to snatch it when Izzy was talking.
"You're kidding me!" Izzy replied. "How can a building be there on minute and disappear the next and then reappear yet again?"
"Um. . ." Ken replied, scooting away from Davis, which caused Davis to scoot back as well.
"Ow. . ." Davis grunted, when he scooted too far and fell off the bench. "Ken, watch it."
"Izzy just-- well, there are times when he just scares me!" Ken replied.
"Well, we all knew that, Ken!" Davis replied, rolling his eyes.
"Ahem!" Tai coughed. "Back to the subject, please."
"Really. I want to know what's going on." Tk agreed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Well, basically, there's this mysterious building--" Ken started.
"Mysterious isn't good!" Mimi interrupted with her observation.
"No, it isn't. But there is one in the Digiworld," Ken continued without missing a beat. "Izzy and I have no clue when it has shown up. But it appeared out of nowhere. And the weird thing is, that it just disappeared a few minutes ago."
"Only to reappear again." Izzy put in as if Ken and Davis had never spoken of him being scary. "That and both Ken and Davis' D-3's are not working nor letting us have access to the Digiworld."
"That's impossible!" Kari replied. "I just used mine yesterday to talk to Gatomon!"
"You did?" Izzy asked. "May I see yours, Kari?"
"Sure. . ." Kari answered and pulled out her D-3. "Here you go, Izzy."
"Thanks." Izzy said, as he looked at it.
"Did Gatomon say or do anything unusual, Kari?" Ken asked, looking up at the girl with the Crest of Light.
"I - I don't . . ."She faltered a little. "Ken. . .now that you mentioned it, she did seem a little odd." She paused. "Like she couldn't say what was on her mind for the fear of being heard. Or even watched."
"Maybe. . . well, okay it's sorta of obvious, but the building has a lot to do with that weird mysterious building. . ." Davis started and then looked at Matt.
"Well, duh," Tai replied. "It's like in a book of rules or something. 'Any time in which a mysterious building is around, it usually has to do with everything.'"
"Only you'd say that, Tai," Sora said, sighing. She then noticed Davis' look and glanced in the direction in which he was staring at-- Matt. Suddenly the same thought hit her and she grabbed Davis' arm and said, "Excuse us for a second, everyone, I have to ask Davis something. Alone."
"Okay. . ." Cody said, speaking for everyone.
"Now that wasn't weird," Yolie said. "Nope, not in the least."
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Sora dragged Davis, ignoring his "Hey, what're you doing?" far from the others. When they were at least out of hearing range, did she stop and spun him around to face her.
"Okay, Davis, what are you thinking? I saw that look, and I saw you look at Matt." Sora asked.
"Metal-Panthamon. He said he'd be back for Matt." Davis answered blankly. "I heard what his last words were. And I know Matt did too. I think we were the only ones to hear it, for if anyone else heard it, they'd be questioning Matt right about now."
Sora blinked. "Shit." She said, and looked up, worry in her face. "You really don't think. . .that he could. . .and would come back, do you, Dai?"
Davis nodded. "I do, Sor, I do." He said softly. "And I think Matt knows too." He paused. "Let's go back, now, and see if Matt brings it up. If not. . .we'll speak of it first, then, I guess."
"Oh, Dai, I really don't want to but if there's a possibility that Metal-Panthamon could be back. . . we have to stop him again." Sora said softly. "Let's go."
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"Anything wrong with my D-3, Izzy?" Kari finally asked, getting a little worried and a little curious that he hadn't said anything.
"Not that I know of. . .it seems to be working fine right now." Izzy replied puzzled. "I don't get it."
"Don't get what?" Sora asked, as she and Davis came back.
"Kari's D-3-- it works. Unlike Davis's and Ken's." Izzy answered. He looked at the other digidestined. "Tk, Cody, Yolie. . .May I see yours?" He asked of them.
"Sure," Tk replied and handed him his, and Cody and Yolie handed him theirs as well. Izzy took them and frowned. None of them working. Only Kari's was working and Izzy had an idea why.
"Kari, yours is the only one working," Izzy told her, as he handed everyone else's D-3's back. "I may have an idea why."
"Really?" Kari asked.
"It's because. . .of the Mist. Yours was the one that shone the light to clear away the Mist. It helped everyone get together, and that was near the final battle." Izzy hazarded. "Now, I'm only saying this as a theory."
"But it makes sense." Matt protested. He locked eyes with Sora and then Davis. "Of course, it seems that Sora and Davis also have a theory as to why this is happening. And I can guess why too." He sighed. "Okay, which of you heard him say it?"
"I did, Matt," Davis replied. "But Sora had an idea and she just confirmed it with me. But I don't think you have any part of this only that he wants you. . . .Dead."
"Wait. . .what is going on??" Tai said, angrily. "Who is 'he' and how come Matt, Sora and Davis know about this? And not anyone else?"
"Well, Ken and I know what might be going on as well," Izzy told him, only to make Tai glare. He shrugged. "One word-- Metal-Panthamon."
Tai stared. Then he groaned. "Oh, no, not the digimon with an ego!" He glanced at Matt. "He rrrrreally had a thing for you and if he said he'd come back for you. . .Well, I won't have it!"
Matt looked up surprised. "What?"
"Matt, you're my friend. . .and if some ego psycho digimon wants you dead or whatever, well, he'll have to get through me first!" Tai replied, grinning. "Cuz, I really want to beat his ass! He was so annoying! And to think he came back."
"Yeah, he might be even more annoying. . ."Matt mused.
"No! Don't say that! The horror!" Tai gasped.
"Um, anyways. . ."Ken said, looking at everyone else for some kind of support. "What should we do next?"
"Well, we could always--" Izzy started but as he held Kari's D-3 near his laptop the digiport opened and suddenly a flash of light blinked.
When it disappeared, Matt, Tai and Davis all had disappeared and the rest were standing there confused.
"Tai? Matt? Dai??" Sora yelled. "Shit! Izzy, don't tell me that they went into the digiworld, please don't tell me that."
"Um, Sora, they're in the digiworld." Izzy said and Sora cursed again. "But I understand Tai and Matt, for they've met him, but why Davis?"
"I really don't know and I really don't like this." Sora replied.
"They'll be okay, won't they?" Mimi asked, as she stood next to Sora. "Nothing will happen to them, right?"
"I hope not." Ken told them. He sighed. "Izzy, it looks like we have some work to do. . ."
"What about my D-3?" Kari asked. "Do you still have it, Izzy?"
Izzy blinked. "Well . . .actually. . .no, I don't. One of the three must have it. But then. . .if that was the only D-3 that could open the digiport. . . .just how are we to get through?"
"Like I said, Izzy, we have some work to do." Ken repeated. He looked at everyone. "Look, we've made it through before, we can do it again. And Matt and Tai have been up against Metal-Panthamon. . .and with Davis with them, they'll be okay long enough for us to get through."
"Well, okay," Mimi said reluctantly. "As long as we can get there in time. . ."
"Don't we always?" Ken replied back with.
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