"Why would a digimon be here?" Terriermon looked around at the small harbor Raven's D-Arc had led them to. "It's low tide, the boats are old, it smells like month old puke."

" Hey don't be comparing this place to the subway." Raven smiled. "I think here beats it anyway.

"Is it my fault that that one time when you went to turn around and fix your CD player that old lady in front of me did ....." Terriermon trailed off, not wanting to talk about it.

There's no digital field." Raven looked around the area for any traces of fog. "You don't think my D-Arc could be broken or something? Could it?"

"I don't think so." A mysterious voice spoke up. Raven whirled around to find a Flamedramon standing directly behind her.

"Let me guess.... you wanna fight?" Raven's tone of voice could be described as less-than-enthusiastic. "How did you get here without a digital field?"

"So many questions, so little time. Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon leapt into the air and launched his attack.

"Raven get out of the way!" Terriermon jumped from Raven's shoulder into the air. "Terrier Tornado!" The spinning digimon deflected the attack.

"C'mon Terriermon, let's go!" Raven took a digimon card from her pocket and clutched her D-Arc tightly. "Card Slash! Digivolution Activate!"

Digivolution

Terriermon digivolve to.... Gargomon!

"Ya want a piece of me!" Gargomon charged toward Flamedramon. "Bunny Pummel!" Gargomon threw his weight into the attack expecting to hit Flamedramon but instead found himself face-down in the dirt.

"Looking for me?" Flamedramon was at his feet, looking down at the digimon. "You, how did you move so fast?" "Oh it was nothing. Flame Fist!" The attack hit Gargomon hard in face.

"Gargomon! Card Slash! Power Activate!" Raven slashed the card and watched as Gargomon quickly jumped up, and out of Flamedamon's way.

"Ha, Gargo Punch!" The attack hit Flamedramon squarely in the chest causing him to lose his balance.

"Flame Fist!" Flamedramon hit Gargomon back in the stomach causing him too, to slightly lose his balance.

"Gargo Punch!" The attack hit Flamedramon again.

"Flame Fist!" The flaming fist made contact with Gargomon.

"Gargo Punch!"

"Flame Fist!"

Gargo Punch!"

"Flame Fist!"

"Oh great." Raven leaned back against a nearby tree as she watched the two digimon's fist fight continue. She new she should be worried about Gargomon, with him out there fighting for the world and all but inside she just couldn't. Maybe it was the bond they had between Tamer and digimon that told that it would take a lot stronger opponent to defeat him, or it could just be the experience they both had gathered after a year off battling. Well whatever it was she just knew not to worry, that everything would work out.

The ringtone of the girl's cell phone: The Biggest Dreamer interrupted her thoughts.

"Hello, Raven here. Oh, Harold. Jeeze you sound worried is something wrong? What, you mean Hiroku-Sensei did what? Am I doing anything?"

Raven glanced over at the two digimon who were still punching each other.

"No I guess not. Okay got it. I'll be right there, bye."

Raven sighed thinking for a second about what to do. "Hey Gargomon. Harold from my kendo class just called me and said that Hiroku-Sensei broke his leg. I've got to get in to Boston to help him, so can you handle this by yourself?"

Gargomon looked up at Raven for a second then punched Flamedramon in the stomach again. "Just a few more minutes and this guy will be toast. Trust me for once."

"Okay bye!" Raven turned and ran toward the train station noting a slight sound of gunfire in the background. Gargomon would have this finished before she boarded the train.

"Ticket?" Raven held out her monthly pass to the conductor. With a snap the hole punched drew through it leaving a small hole. Taking her ticket back Raven turned her gaze toward the man next to her.

He had gotten on at the stop after hers and had practically fallen into her seat. Unfortunately since she was sitting on the aisle seat that involved him falling on top of her. After the difficult task of moving his 150 pound caracas from her lap the man had started to mumble odd phrases to himself such as "The Red Sox kick ass." and "Five more minutes Mary Sue, I'm almost done." She just loved it when over-zealous sports fans took trips to the beach, got drunk on some form of beer, then decided to ride a crowded commuter train home.

"That's Boston for ya, kiddies." She mumbled to herself and put on her CD player, trying to ignore the drunken Red Sox fan.

After looking behind her to make sure that the drunk wasn't following her Raven stepped into the main terminal of North Station. A slight smell of urine combined with the odor of french fries hit her instantly.

"Real appetizing, ain't it?" Raven turned around to see a brown haired girl wearing a pink sweater and jeans.

"Oh hi Monica." She smiled glad, to have somebody else to talk to. "So what brings you to this wonderfully fine smelling transit stop today?"

"Hmm.... let me think about that one. Maybe you?" Monica placed her hands on her hips in her typical I-can't believe-you-forgot-again stance.

"I don't think we were supposed to do anything today were we........ oh shit you did ask me to come shopping with you today didn't you?" Without waiting for a reply Raven continued on. "I got a bit sidetracked okay, it happens."

"Let me guess. You were fighting a digimon and kina lost track of time, right?" The two girls started walking toward the exit of the building.

"You know me all too well." They now stood at the entrance to the Green Line/Orange Line. "But anyway I can't come shopping. Harold called and said Hiroku-Sensei fell and broke his leg doing his daily 4 mile run. They bought him into N.E Medical so I'd better take the subway over there."

"Okay so I guess I'm gonna reschedule for next Sunday, kay?" Monica reached into her back pocket and emerged with a slightly worn sky blue organizer. If there was one thing about Monica you could always count on her to have that old thing.

"I'm taking the subway so you might want to find some other mode of transportation. After all, you shouldn't be forced to go into the 'Pit of bums and urine' again should you?"

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Monica walked toward the street, looking to hail a cab. "See ya at school tomorrow."

"Yeah, bye." Raven put her hand on the stairpole and started to descend downward. Monica was something all right. To anybody who didn't know her she could be perceived as a prep but when you go to know her you'd find out she was a nice kid.

"Hello. Do you know what room a Jani Hiroku is in?" Raven asked the unusually small women sitting at the hospital's reception desk.

"Room 456. Go down the hall to the elevator, go up to the 4th floor, and it's down the hall to your right."

Raven nodded at the women and turned to walk down the hall.

She hadn't been in the hospital for more than 5 minutes now and already she had the creeps. Maybe it was the ominous equipment sitting outside the rooms just waiting to be used. Maybe it was the way the walls were always painted the ghostly light green or blue. Hell, maybe it was how she feared eating in the hospital cafeterias for fear of getting sick. But it was just probably what had happened last year that gave her her irrational fear of hospitals.

The old doors, also painted light green, slid open to reveal the old elevator she had been waiting for. Stepping inside Raven took one last look at the floor before the doors slid shut.

Elevators were another thing she kinda feared. It wasn't due to any elevator incident in her past surprisingly, just because she had the common fear of getting stuck.

With a mildly reassuring thud the elevator leveled out on the fourth floor. Now the awkward pause which Raven always spent praying the doors would open. Like all the other times, they did and the girl gladly stepped out to the fourth floor.

"Okay room 456, on my right." Raven repeated to herself just to make sure she hadn't totally forgotten. "452, 454." Raven stopped for a moment to let a nurse who was moving way to fast for a hospital hallway pass.

"Why do the damn girls always go and get themselves shot?" The nurse complained as she passes Raven.

"Girls.... shot?" Raven repeated back to herself trying to hold back the memories.

"Okay Terriermon... ready?" raven held out her D-Arc, smiling. They had only been partners for two weeks now but already Terriermon had evolved to champion. Hopefully this time they could perfect the card slashing and digivolving sequences.

"Card slash! Digivolution Activate!"

Digivolution

Terriermno digivolve to..... Gargomon!

Gargomon emerged from the cloud of green particles smiling. "Okay that went well, now for the next part."

"Okay here goes nothing." Raven held out another card.

"Card Slash! Power Activate!"

"Wo, I feel weird." A-bit-too-happy smile grew on Gargomon's face. Already Raven could see it coming.

"Gargomon. Get in control of this. We won't get any better till we can overcome this!" But it was too late.

"Hehe, Gargo Laser!" The bulltes roared from his gatling arm now uncontrollably. Now he was spinning around hitting everything in sight. Raven knew this wasn't going to be good.

"Wha... where am I?" Raven slowly opened her eyes to reveal a hospital bed. Where was she what happened. Her hand automatically reached outward to pull herself up but the girl stopped short.

"Ow, damn what is that pain?" She brought her hand down to the spot to find a bandage?

"I see you're awake." Raven turned her head to see a bald man in the typical doctors outfit. "You gave us all quite a scare Raven." He entered the room closing the door behind him.

"How did I get to this........ hospital? How did this happen?" By now raven was certain that she was in a hospital. What other building on Earth would naturally have that light green paint scheme?

"I guess you don't remember anything that happened to you now?" The doctor spoke with a relaxed tone, a slightly higher pitch than the average male. "By the way I'm Dr. Mochrie, gun wound specialist."

"Gun wound." Raven echoed slowly. Now what had happened began to flow back into her mind. The bullets and the cards and, and Terriermon! The girl bit back her lip to avoid shouting it out loud.

"You got shot one time in your chest." Dr. Mochrie continued. "A police officer found you laying on the side of the road, bleeding. It must've just happened. So he called for an ambulance and took you to this North Beverly Hospital."

"Sir did you find a stuffed animal beside or near me by any chance?" Raven asked still worried about Terriermon.

"Oh yes. We found this beside you. The little sucker looks pretty beat up." Dr. Mochrie handed Raven Terriermon who had been sitting on the table to her right. "I'll leave you hear to rest." The doctor left shutting the door behind him.

"T... Terriermon." raven tried to hold back the tears that were coming to her eyes. "It's all my fault... I shouldn't have. I knew what could happen."

"No stop." Terriermon's voice was weaker and deeper than she had ever heard before. "I could've controlled the power. I could've been okay, I just didn't try hard enough." He stood on the pillow beside Raven. "When they took you into the hospital there was a time when it seemed like you might not make it. You had lost a lot of blood by the time the police officer found you. When that happened I worried myself sick about you. I deserved to worry then Raven. You could've died. I deserved to worry then and I deserve to feel pain about this now. I'll never let anything like that happen to you again."

"Terrier... Terriermon." Raven cut off, now starting to cry, not sure of what emotion she was feeling.

"Hey Raven, are you okay?" Harold was standing in front of looking part worried and part amused.

"Uh yeah, I'm fine." Raven looked at the slightly plump kid. "Oh yeah, why do you wear that shirt like everyday?" Raven pointed to his navy blue long-sleeved t-shirt that was paired with, of course, jeans.

"I don't know, I just do." The boy looked down defensively at his t-shirt. "Anyway in ca4s you're wondering Hiroku-Sensei was released from the hospital almost fifteen minutes ago. He told me to tell you just to come to class like usual on Tuesday."

"Okay." Raven turned around and started walking back to the elevator.

"Hey wait for me!" Harold started t run after Raven. "Wana get some lunch somewhere?"

"Okay." Raven smiled. "You're buying."