The next day Angel was back to full stamina and they could travel further through the woods. When they got a dark area Angel leaned toward Matt and grabbed his hand, clutching it.

Reminds me of T.K., thought Matt to himself. Gabumon even started to get an uneasiness feeling and started walking close behind them.

"Maybe we should go back," said Angel. "I'm serious Matt, I'm feeling something from here and trust me, it's not good."

"Sometimes we have to face things," said Matt. In truth, he was scared too. Just then a digimon appeared out of the shadows.

"It's a Devidarinamon," said Gabumon. "Or at least, I think it is."

The digimon was about to 7 foot, definitely at champion level, looking rather close to a black lab with wings standing on it's hind paws. It had a graceful charm to it, though its eyes were red and cold.

"Leave them alone Darina," said Angel, blocking them from her.

"You know this digimon?" asked Matt.

"Yeah, it's mine," said Angel. "I told you we should have turned around."

"It's too late for that now! THUNDER CLAW!!!" shouted Devidarinamon.

"Digivolve Gabumon!" yelled Matt as he grabbed Angel's arm and pulled her out of harm's way.

And digivolve he did. A second later Weregarurumon stood where Gabumon once was. Immediately, he started to attack while Matt and Angel ran away from the battle scene.

"Anything else you'd like to tell me?" asked Matt. However, Angel was too lost in thought to say anything. "Hullo?" He waved his hand in front of her face.

"I'm thinking...."

"Of what?"

Yet, he face lit up and she grabbed Matt's hand again. She led him the rest of the way back to the camp, then went over to the tree he'd leaned on the night before. Carefully, she moved one of the tree knots and reached into a hole. She pulled something out before placing the knot back in its place.

"Matt," hollered Gabumon. "We need to go; she's coming!"

"Follow me," said Angel.

The trio took off and Angel twisted and turned so much as she led them that Matt was starting to get worried that she didn't know the where she was going. But they finally came to an area with a bunch of trees and bushes. The perfect hiding place. After they settled down, Angel opened the book she had taken from the hole and showed it to them.

"I've been keeping it since I was nine," said Angel as Matt flipped through it. He glossed over some entries.

"So how's this going to help?" asked Matt. Gabumon had left to stand guard.

"This last entry," she said, taking her journal back and flipping to it, "is what's going to help."

"IThe darkness has consumed Darina, and I'm all alone now. My hands are almost frozen as I write this entry. Somehow, I've got to defeat the darkness before it takes control of the digiworld. Its thirsty, it keeps whispering in my ear, for dark emotions. The breath of it is like a thousand knives, aching, searing./I"

"Make it stop!" yelled Angel.

"What?" asked Matt, flabbergasted as Angel fell to the ground, clutching her head.

He helped her up then shook her slightly. She blinked and realized where she was.

"I'm sorry," she said, shaking her head. "It's just..."

"You felt the darkness coming on again," said Matt. "I felt it too."

"Oh Matt!"

She grasped Matt and cried on his shoulder. It took him a second before he hugged her, muttering, "It'll be ok. I've got you."

They stood there for a while like that. Even when Gabumon came running to tell them, once again, that Devidarinamon was coming, the two couldn't help but hug each other. They were scared.