Authors Note: I hope everyone is enjoying this. Well I know at least one of you is. What happened to everyone? Did they all go on vacation at the same time or is this so boring that I chased them away? Oh well. I have at least one faithful reviewer so there. I must take the time to thank my ever faithful reviewer who continues to encourage me to write this. Thank you ever so much, Anthony 1. I always look forward to your reviews. Hopefully some other readers will follow his example. Enough ranting, on with the fic! Flames with be escorted out of the building by Lillymon. She may look like a pushover, but it's your funeral if you decide to cross her. You have been warned.

Hikari: Sakura Cherry Blossom 1 does not own Digimon, for reasons that are pretty obvious.

Chapter 6: Danger

Dramatis Persona (list of characters)

Taylor Kamiya (12): Leader of the new Digidestined. The group is on the verge of a battle with the forces of an Evil Digimon and it is up to him, like his father before, to lead them into victory. Along with his younger sister, Kristy, he found his long lost cousins K.T. and A.J. Takashi.

Kristy Kamiya (10): As a member of the new Digidestined, she is ready to fight to save this world. She is encouraged by the discovery of her long lost cousins and looks forward to fighting along side K.T.

Mark Ishida (12): As a member of the new Digidestined, he is ready to take up the task of defending this world, just as his parents did before him. He has already had a small glimpse of the Digimon he will face in the coming battles.

Lilly Ishida (10): Like her brother, she is ready to face the upcoming battles. With the appearance of new evil Digimon, she has seen what awaits her and the rest of her team. She is confident that they can overcome it.

Kevin Ichijouji (11): As a member of the new Digidestined, he stands poised at the forefront of what could become the next great battle for Earth. Like his parents before him, he is ready to face this new evil head on.

Kelly Ichijouji (10): Like her brother, she is ready to fight and confident that together as a team they can defeat this new evil.

Sam Ichijouji (8): He is proud to be included in this group of new Digidestined. Though he is young, he shares the same optimism as the others on the team.

Jake Kido (10): Like the other members on this team, he is ready to face this battle. He has taken to heart all that his father has taught him and it is now time to put that into practice.

Sakura Izumi (11): Following in her fathers footsteps, she is determined to help the team in anyway she can. With her knowledge and confidence, she has become a valuable asset.

K.T. Takashi (10): After being re-united with her relatives (on her mothers side), she is ready to help the rest of her new friends in fighting this evil. She has her mothers strength and her fathers determination to guide her.

Alan Takashi (5): He is too young to fight along side the others. He will join them when he is old enough. Until then, he is staying with the Kamiyas.

Casey Hida (11): Though her training in martial arts is very different from this, it has helped her to prepare for such a fight. She knows that with her team united, they can do anything.

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Darkness grew over the city of Tokyo. It seemed to be feeding on the light, devouring every last inch of it.

"I don't like the looks of this," Jake stated as he watched the dark cloud with the other Digidestined.

"I have to agree with you Jake. This isn't a good sign," Casey added.

"According to my data, it's linked to some sort of dark portal. Apparently evil Digimon have discovered a way to travel to our world," Sakura informed.

"The next question is, what do we do about it?" Mark questioned.

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"Come on you two. Get the lead out!" Kelly said as she ran with her brothers. They'd received an email from Sakura informing them that they needed to help get rid of some new evil.

"We're moving as fast as we can sis!" Sam yelled back.

Suddenly, a huge figure appeared in front of them. They stopped dead in their tracks as the figure began to take shape.

"What is that thing?" Kelly asked.

"I don't know, but I'm pretty sure the three of us are no match for it," Kevin stated. "The worst part is, it's blocking our signal so I can't get an email to the others. Sam, go through the alleys and find a way to the others. We're going to need their help."

Sam nodded to his older brother before bolting from the scene.

"The good news is, we can still contact our Digimon. They're on the way," Kelly informed. As soon as the words left her mouth, two Digimon were seen flying towards the new Digimon threat.

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"I'd like to know where the Kamiya's and the Ichijouji's get off thinking they can just leave us hanging here. It's been almost an hour and they haven't shown," Lilly retorted.

"You sound like mom," Mark said under his breath.

"I heard that!" Lilly shot back.

Just then, Taylor and Kristy came running up with K.T. on their heels.

"About time you two showed up," Lilly said, annoyed.

"Sorry," Taylor apologized. "We had to help a new Digidestined first."

All eyes turned toward Taylor and his sister. Sakura had informed them, almost a year ago, that a new Digidestined would be joining them soon. Even Sakura looked up from her computer to see the new Digidestined.

"Guys, I'd like you to meet K.T. Takashi," Kristy introduced. "K.T., this is Sakura Izumi, Izzy's daughter. Next to her is Casey Hida, Cody's daughter. Beside her is Jake Kido, Joe's son. Next is Mark and Lilly Ishida, Matt and Mimi's children, who also happen to be your second set of cousins."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," K.T. said.

"Where are the Ichijouji's?" Taylor asked.

Before anyone could answer, Sam came running up completely winded.

"Kevin...Kelly...need...help...new...Digimon...must...come...quickly," Sam explained, out of breath.

"Right behind you," Sakura said, closing her laptop.

The Digidestined followed Sam back to where he'd left his brother and sister. They arrived in time to see Kevin and Kelly's Digimon, Stingmon and Aquillamon, revert back to their in-training forms.

"That thing sure doesn't look happy to see us," Jake stated.

"Of course not. That's a Sentrymon. They are sent to guard things of importance. Its main goal is to keep intruders away," K.T. said.

The others looked at her, shocked that she knew so much. K.T. just shrugged.

"It's a lot stronger than our Digimon," Kevin stated. "It's at lest an Ultimate level Digimon. More than likely, it's a Mega-Ultimate."

"Well that puts a damper on things," Casey commented.

"Good news guys. Gennai's found a way for our Digimon to digivolve to Mega-Ultimate," Sakura informed.

"Great. How do we do that?" Taylor asked.

"Simple. We hold out our Digivices and concentrate on our crests. Then we say, Crest Armor Energize," Sakura replied.

"One slight problem," Kelly stated. "None of us knows what the heck our crests are. Furthermore, one of us doesn't even have a Digimon yet."

Sakura sighed. "You're absolutely right, Kelly. However, we have a big problem to deal with. If we can't get rid of Sentrymon, more and more evil Digimon will keep pouring into Japan. We have more than a slight problem. We have a huge problem."

"I know what my crest is," K.T. informed. "Does that help any?"

Everyone turned to look at the blonde. "How do you know what your crest is?" Sakura questioned.

"Well, my moma gave me this necklace when I was real little," K.T. began. She pulled the necklace out of her shirt to reveal two pendants, shaped like crests. "Moma said something about there being a crest keeper, but I just thought it meant I was supposed to keep my brothers crest safe. My crest is the crest of Faith and my brothers is the crest of Joy."

"Well I'll be. What else did your mom tell you about the crests?" Sakura prodded.

"Not much really. My Dad and uncle Tai and aunt Sora put a ton of stuff into this portable computer, but I can't access it all. A lot of it says that it can only be opened by a computer genius like Izzy. I'm not sure who that is, but my dad must have known him real well," K.T. replied.

"Hey guys. While you were talking, something weird happened," Lilly stated.

"What?" Taylor asked.

"Sentrymon disappeared along with the Digital Gate," Lilly replied.

"Well, since he's no longer a threat, I think we should pay Izzy a visit," Mark suggested.

"You guys know this Izzy?" K.T. asked.

"Yeah. He's my dad," Sakura stated.

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"So sweetie, which one would you like better?" A guy with auburn hair asked the brunette woman standing next to him. They were browsing through one of the street vendor carts.

"Well, if I had to choose, I would go with the..." The woman stopped as the guy she was with was run into.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" The guy said getting up.

"I'm very sorry mister. I didn't see you," A girl with blonde hair and blue eyes apologized.

"Come on Katie!" Kristy yelled, saying K.T.'s name really fast.

As the kids ran off, the brunette woman stared after them. Her ruby red eyes following the blonde.

"Hey, sweetie, are you O.K.?" The guy with auburn hair asked. The brunette nodded before turning back to him.

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"Hey, K.T., did you see the weird look that brunette woman gave you?" Kristy asked once they'd caught up with the others.

"Yeah. It was almost as if she recognized me from somewhere. Oddly enough, she looked familiar too," K.T. replied.

"I didn't like the way her ruby eyes looked."

"I know. They seemed cold and lifeless. Kinda like she was being controlled or something. It was just plain creepy."

"Totally," Kristy agreed.

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"Hey dad, I'm back. I brought some friends over," Sakura informed as the Digidestined kids entered the Izumi household.

"The more the merrier," Izzy greeted. "Did you need to talk to me about something or was our house on the rotation for the get-together, this time?"

"Actually, if you've got a few minutes, we do need your help with something," Sakura said.

"I'm just finishing up a program on the computer. Make yourselves comfortable and I'll be right there. I think there's some food for a snack, if you guys want."

"K. dad." Sakura began riffling through the cupboards and eventually found some chips.

"Hey Sakura, where's your mom?" K.T. asked, examining the quaint house. It wasn't emaculate, but it was somewhat neat and tidy. The decorations gave it a homey feel. They had gathered in the living room as Sakura re-joined them.

A couple of kids, next to K.T., inhaled at her question almost as if she had opened a fresh wound. "It's O.K.," Sakura said, in response to their actions. "Since K.T.'s new, she doesn't know everything about us." Sakura paused before turning towards K.T. "When I was five, my mom and dad discovered that they couldn't stand each other anymore. My dad was a workaholic, at the time, and spent most of his free time on the computer. He's a computer programmer. It makes great money, but doesn't allow much interaction with other people. My mother was raised in a close-knit family where everyone spent a lot of time together. She hated the fact that my dad would 'lock' himself in the computer room for hours on end. My mom tried to live with it, but it eventually got to her. Ten days after I turned five, my parents got divorced.

"I started to blame myself, at first, but dad explained to me that it wasn't my fault. After the divorce, my dad made sure that he spent as much time with me as he could. He loved teaching me about computers and I loved to learn. That's why I'm a genius." Sakura winked. "I still see my mom, every other weekend, and we do lots of things together. I don't miss her as much as I used to. In some ways, I don't see my parents as being divorced. I see them as two people who live in different houses, have different lives, and love me very much." Sakura smiled, then noticed what looked like tears in K.T.'s eyes. Before she could say anything, her dad entered the room.

"So, what do you need to discuss?" Izzy asked as he took a seat next to his daughter.

"First of all, Taylor and Kristy discovered a new Digidestined. Her name is K.T. and it seems she has some information that is valuable to us, but completely inaccessible," Sakura explained.

K.T. pulled out her portable computer. "I was given this when I was little and have been able to access it off and on. It seems that someone had been messing with my memories, to keep me from getting the information I needed. Recently, I recalled how to access the information on here. I've scanned through the massive amounts of information, only to discover that a lot of it is locked away. Every time I try to access these files, a message pops up that says: 'Can only be dechipered by Izzy'. I had one pop up once and the entire screen was filled with the word, Prodigious. It froze the computer so, I had to reboot. I hope you can help us," K.T. said. She handed the computer to Izzy.

Izzy seemed to be deep in thought as he scanned K.T.'s portable computer. The children tried to wait patiently, but it was evident, after 20 min., they were getting bored.

"Prodigious!" Izzy said which caused K.T. to look up in recognition of the word.

"What did you find dad?" Sakura asked.

"Whoever created these files knew what they were doing," Izzy began. "This is so encrypted and complex that I almost can't dechiper it all. However, I am intrigued. There are things in here that even I wasn't aware of. Whoever your parents were, K.T., they were very special."

"I know," K.T. replied. She swallowed a lump in her throat and stared at the floor. Kristy noticed this and placed a hand on the blondes shoulder.

"What kind of things did you find dad?" Sakura prodded.

"Well, it seems that each of you have a special job that was determined based on your abilities. From what I can see, it looks like Gennai knew of a danger lurking in the not so distant future. Due to this he made several safe guards. Your crests are known only to one person. The Crest Keeper. Apparently, even the Crest Keeper doesn't yet know what each individuals crests are. The jobs you were given, tie in based on your individual personalities. I'm still de-crypting some things so, bear with me," Izzy replied. The room was silent for a few minutes as Izzy worked. "Now this is weird. It seems that the Digimon coming to our world, can be traced back to one single event. The disappearance of a Digidestined. That's not important. Although, this person does do something later, that results in us having two months of darkness."

"The months of December and February," K.T. supplied. She noticed the shocked looks. "The month of December is when my moms birthday is and in February is approximately the anniversary of when my mom and dad first started dating."

"Weird," Izzy muttered in response to K.T.'s assessment. "There are other facts, in here, that aren't relevant right now. Ah, here we are. I found what I was looking for. The list of Jobs. Taylor, you are the designated leader as was your father before you. Kristy, you are the mediator. Mark, you are the strategist. Lilly, you are in charge of the Digimon's well being. Jake, you are in charge of medical. Casey, you handle weapons. Kevin, you are in charge of species recognition. Sakura, you are the technical advisor. Kelly, you handle languages. Sam, you are the Crest Keeper. K.T., it says here that you are the Trump Card. I'm not sure what that means, but I'm sure you'll find out in due time. There is a message here that states: 'All of the Digidestineds assigned jobs will come easily to them in the coming battles. One of you has immediate and untrained knowledge that even she doesn't realize until it is spoken. Each of you will discover your own destinies and purposes in the battles ahead. This war was started carelessly. It must be fought in a thoughtful manner. Though darkness may be strong, light is stronger'. It goes on to list each individuals strengths and weaknesses, Digimon, digivolutions, and special abilities. Well, it lists everyone present except K.T. Either they wanted to keep her stats a secret or they didn't know about her."

"So, basically we have these jobs, that we will know how to do when the time is right. We have an evil we can defeat, if we put our minds to it. Yet, we have to be left in the dark so we can be surprised when we learn all this stuff," Kelly summed up in lamens terms.

"That sounds about right," Izzy agreed. "K.T., may I ask you what your last name is?"

K.T. looked at Izzy. "Takashi. My full name is Katie Trinity Takashi."

Izzy inhaled sharply at the mention of her last name. "Have you been reunited with your relatives?"

"Only my Aunt Sora and Uncle Tai. I haven't seen the Ishida's yet," K.T. replied.

"What about your little brother?"

"A.J.'s with Aunt Sora An Uncle Tai," K.T. stated. "His full name is Alan Jason Takashi. We abbreviated our names so as not to be recognized easily. I'm not exactly sure why. I just had this feeling that we shouldn't go by our real names."

"Would you mind if we called you Katie?" Lilly asked.

"I think for now, with all the Digital World business, it's better if we keep it K.T.," K.T. replied.

"I agree," Izzy stated. "There's no telling who knew you when you were little and you want to draw as little attention as possible. Now then, it's getting late and I don't want your parents to worry. K.T., may I borrow this computer? There's a lot of information I'd like to go through."

"That's fine. Just let me know when you are done with it," K.T. said before leaving with Taylor and Kristy.

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"Hey Casey, would you mind if I walked you home?" Jake asked.

"Not at all," Casey replied.

The walk back to Casey's home was silent. Jake noticed that Casey was unusually quiet. What surprised him was the sad expression on her face.

"Casey, are you all right?" Jake questioned.

"Thanks for your concern Jake, but I'm fine," Casey assured.

The two walked in silence for a while longer. "Are you sure?" Jake prodded. As much as he hated to pry, he knew something was really bugging her.

Casey looked up into Jake's blue-gray eyes and saw genuine concern there. She sighed. "I suppose there's no point in hiding it anymore. My moms dying of cancer. Dad says there's still hope, but I figure I might as well prepare myself for the worst so I'm not surprised."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Jake sympathized as he placed a hand on her shoulder. "My mom died of cancer to."

"Really?" Casey asked.

"Yeah. It was a long time ago and I don't think about it much."

The two continued their conversation all the way to Casey's home.

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"Mom, dad, were home," Taylor announced as he entered the Kamiya residence. Kristy and K.T. followed him inside. The three removed their shoes and entered the living room where Tai and Sora were sitting.

"Where's A.J.?" K.T. asked as she scanned the room.

"We put him to sleep and hour ago," Sora replied. "I hope you don't mind that we put him in your room Taylor. We figured with the two girls being together that it would get a little crowded with three in there."

"That's all right mom," Taylor assured.

"Now then, why don't you three have a seat. I think it's time we heard the whole story of what happened to you, K.T.," Tai stated.

K.T. looked around the room. She sighed. "I suppose there is no sense in dragging it out, but you will have to forgive me if I start to get emotional. This is the first time I've ever really gone back and re-lived the events that led to me being here." She paused before continuing. "A little over five years ago, my mom started acting weird. I didn't realize it at the time. I knew something was wrong when mom didn't want to spend time with me, but I didn't think much of it. I really started to realize something was out of place when my dad got uncle Tai involved. One day, dad and uncle Tai went out together on a mission or whatever and wouldn't tell me what it was. I asked aunt Sora, after they left, and she just kinda dodged the subject. I shrugged it off as no big deal and when to play with Taylor, Kristy, and A.J. Later that night, dad and uncle Tai came home and dad looked like he'd been told he was gonna die or something. Aunt Sora made us all go in my room and play while she talked with dad and uncle Tai. A little while later, she came in to get Taylor and Kristy 'cause they had to go home. A few minutes after that, dad came in to say goodnight and read me a bedtime story. I woke up, late that night, to raised voices. It took me awhile to realize they were mom and dad's voices. They were fighting. I got scared because they had never fought before.

"Two days later, uncle Tai and aunt Sora came over to discuss some things with dad. After they were done, they asked me to join them so they could talk to me about something important. They then began to teach me all the things I would need to know in an emergency. Looking back on it, I'm pretty sure they knew what would happen next. I remember it was a beautiful day and I had begged dad to take me to the park. He kept putting it off and I couldn't figure out why. I was about to ask again, when someone knocked on the door. Dad answered it and from the sound of the voice, I knew it was a man I'd never met. I was playing in my room, with A.J., when dad told us to come out. He said there was someone we should meet.

"I took a good, long look at the man dad was introducing me to. He seemed real nice, but his eyes told me it was all an act. I knew he wanted something from dad, but I didn't know what so I played along. After he said hi to me and A.J., he stood up and talked to dad some more. I saw dad motion for me and A.J. to move closer to the open door. I hosted A.J. on my back, then slung the bag over my shoulder. I didn't like the look I saw in my dad's eyes. I had managed to make it to the door, without the stranger seeing me. I took one more look at my dad and saw him mouth the word Run. I didn't hesitate. We lived on the fourth floor so, we had to go down a couple flights of stairs. I ran as quickly as I could.

"When we reached the ground floor landing, I heard the last and worst thing I ever wanted to hear. A gunshot. My mind and heart raced. The survivor in me commanded my feet to run and I let them take me wherever. I knew I couldn't stay where I was. There was no telling what that man would do to me if I stayed. I started crying immediately. I knew what had happened. I didn't want to believe it at all. I soon realized that I didn't have a clue as to where I was. That's when I stopped running. I soon realized that I was in a run down part of Tokyo. I knew that there was nothing I could do at that moment so, I found a deserted alley and we spent the night.

"I would spend the next five years on the street. I learned very quickly how to beg. I even sang for my supper, a couple of times. Fortunately, aunt Sora, uncle Tai, and dad had taken the time to make sure we had some of the essentials. We always had clothes and warm blankets. Our food supply ran out quickly, though. I did find the mini computer they left me, but I couldn't always remember what it was or what it was used for. It did help me go to the Digital World, once. I met Gatomon there. She told me that it wasn't the right time for me to join the Digidestined and such. We lived on the streets for a few more months before we had to leave our current living place. While looking for a new place to live, A.J. and I got lost and almost got beaten up. I took off running and we soon wound up in the middle of downtown Tokyo. We saw a lemonade vendor and A.J. wanted to try some, but the guy refused to give any away for free. Ru spotted us and asked if I knew how to make lemonade. I said yes and she offered me a job in her café. I even got to share the upstairs apartment. You guys know the rest."

"Thanks for telling us this, K.T.," Tai said. "I'm sorry you had to go through all that. We did have an idea what was going on, but we had to play it safe so as not to look suspicious. We had intended to locate you a lot sooner than we did, but you pulled a very good disappearing act. The good thing is your here now and you and A.J. won't have to live on the streets anymore."

"Thanks," K.T. stated.

"I think It's time for bed," Sora announced.

"K mom," Taylor and Kristy chorused.

After the three of them had gone to bed, Tai and Sora began discussing the events K.T. had described.

"When do you think we should tell her the whole truth?" Sora asked. "After all she has a right to know what happened."

"Now is not the right time. She has to get back into society again and there are Digital World problems that need to be dealt with. I think we should wait, at least until these problems have been dealt with. We need to make sure she is emotionally capable of handling the truth," Tai replied.

"You're right Tai. I just hope she's not mad at us."

"Don't worry, Sora. If she's anything like her parents, she'll understand."

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Authors Note: I hope you liked it. Please press the wonderful button down in the left hand corner and review. Please. I'll try and type up the next chapter as soon as I can . Although, I am discovering that I ignored some important things when I wrote this so, it may be a while 'till I get it fixed.