Tokyo (Wednesday Evening)

Yuki had returned from her piano lessons. She came upstairs slowly carrying her backpack with her. She opened the sliding door to go into her room when suddenly she stood up motionless at the entrance frowning in annoyance.

- For the last time Renamon…… I don't know where your friends are.

- I see you have become skillful in noticing my presence. – replied a female voice from the other side of the room.

- Maybe it's because you haven't moved from there in the last two days. –Yuki replied with sarcasm.

Then the creature showed up in front of her. She was camouflaged in the space between the bed and the book shelves and as a chameleon she popped out of her hiding place.

- Don't you have anything else to do?- asked Yuki quite annoyed.

- You are the only human who has seen me and hence you're my only hope to reach my friends.

- Look, its not like I wouldn't like to help you, but I already told you that I had never seen them…….. so if you want to find them I suggest you to go out and look for them.

Yuki was telling this to the taller creature when she heard the doorbell ringing downstairs. Just then she heard someone opening the front door.

Seconds later, the sounds of approaching footsteps could be heard.

- hide!!…..hide!! – voiced Yuki at the creature.

- Ok… ok don't be so bossy. – answered Renamon changing the colors of different parts of the body to blend in with the furniture of the room.

Somebody was knocking the door to Yuki's room.

- Yuki?- asked the person peaking into the room.

- Yes mom?

- There are two people at the door who want to talk to you.

- I'm coming…. – said Yuki stepping out of the room.

A few minutes elapsed inside the room when once again somebody came up and opened the door.

- Renamon? – called Yuki upon entering.

Renamon showed up before Yuki once again.

- Renamon, there are two guys downstairs that say they know how to find your friends.

- Finally….. I hope it's not too late……- answered Renamon quite surprised but relieved with the announcement. She walked toward the door intending to leave.

- Wait…… - said Yuki when she was behind Renamon.

- Yes Yuki? – replied Renamon turning around.

- They want me to go with you.

Somewhere in Indochina (Thursday morning)

They had walked around the woods for days. Fortunately for Iori he hadn't starved because his new friend knocked down tree branches with fruit when needed.

- When will we find our way out of the woods? – asked Iori taking the last bite of his apple.

- I still can't find my friends. – replied the creature concerned.

- I am worried about my parents…….- said Iori softly.

- I am very sorry about this…… - answered Armadillomon lowering his head.

- Don't worry, I don't mind helping you look for them… But tell me….why are so rushed into finding them?

- Well… It's because…….- said Armadillomon when suddenly the noise of sirens wailed behind the trees ahead.

A helicopter showed up flying in circles and its noise was irritating Armadillomon.

Behind the trees, human voices calling out in different languages could be heard which made Iori feel very confused.

But then, Iori heard the voice of someone speaking in his native language through a bullhorn.

- This is the police. Hand over the kid and you won't be harmed! – said the voice in Iori's language.

Then, suddenly a cylindrical object came flying into the place they were and when it hit the ground it began expelling a smoke curtain that had a very unpleasant smell, to the point of making Iori feel teary. Armadillomon did not understand what was happening but he growled when he saw Iori's face tearing with the gas.

- Now I'm getting upset!!! – he growled retracting his body like a spring.

At the other side of the group of trees, close to the road, many patrol cars were standing by. One of them had a huge amplifier docked to the roof. From there, the different salutations in different languages were coming from. All around police officers wearing SWAT uniforms and armed with tear was weapons were waiting for orders. One of the officers, in his anxiety pull the trigger accidentally launching a tear gas pellet into the woods.

- Hey, Hey!!! – cried the commander through the bullhorn. – I said that no one is gonna open fire unless I say so!!!

- Chief. A Japanese air force helicopter is requesting clearance for landing in this spot. – said a police officer close to the commander holding the radio.

- Ask them what they want………- said the commander when something blasted from the woods into the sky startling the police officers who looked up in disbelief.

One of the officers was keeping watch from a military jeep with his binoculars. He saw an object coming down from the sky and suddenly he got down from the vehicle screaming.

- Incoming!!!!- he shouted when the object landed on the jeep with violence splitting it half through the center with a loud boom.

After the smoke cleared out, the police officers saw a strange looking golden metal plate between the halves of the wrecked vehicle.

- Chief., They claim to have someone on board who is able to negotiate with the creature. – said the man holding the radio.

- Then what are you waiting for! Clear them to land ASAP. – shouted the chief with a trembling voice.

On the other side, Armadillomon was growling as a raging bull ready to charge.

- Wait……- said Iori patting the back of the creature where the metal panel had blasted off. In instants a new one grew over the nude piece of shell.

Minutes later, they heard the roaring noise of another approaching helicopter, but ironically as it got closer Armadillomon seemed to be more calm. He raised his head looking up like he was paying attention to someone.

- What's happening? – asked Iori in response to Armadillomon's reaction.

- They know where my friends are…….

- What…..? Who?…….

- Follow me……please……- asked Armadillomon very tenderly.