Finally, I got the 4th chapter up. School's been murder but I hope you like this chapter. As always R&R.

Chapter 4:
Remembering Forgotten Memories

Rachel groaned and opened her eyes to find Yukio standing over her. She came to realize that she was in a bed in a white room and that she was in the hospital. She sat up and then looked at Yukio.

"What happened?"

"You fainted on the sidewalk. They took you here so you could recover from the shock that you got."

She then remembered what Yukio had told her before she blacked out. Tears started to well up in her eyes, but she didn't know why. She felt as if it was her responsibility, as if she could've prevented this from happening. When she first met Neo, she felt a deep connection with him. She could get an idea of what he was feeling and, that day she felt him become nervous and uneasy. If only she paid attention to it. Yukio looked at her and decided to reassure her.

"Hey, it's going to be okay."

Rachel wiped her eyes and said, "Do you know what happened?"

He shook his head and said, "No. He was stabbed and the doctors said he looked like he was in a fight with someone."

She then remembered Neo telling her he had to meet someone and if he was meeting someone then she could've gone with him. No, she couldn't go because he was asked to fight with someone. She had an idea who could've gone to such measures.

"I think I know who did it. Tell the police to suspect a boy named Draco…I think his last name is Munsaki or something."

Yukio nodded and went to tell them. Rachel sighed and she just wanted to see Neo. She didn't know why she felt this way about him or why she was going to cry over him. She got out of bed, hoping one of the nurses would tell her what room Neo was in. She was just going to see if he was alive. That's all. She just stepped out of the room when she heard a familiar voice.

"Hey, toots. Where ya going?"

She turned and saw Neo standing there with a patch on where he was stabbed, but his shirt covered that part up. He was leaning a bit but she wasn't too surprised. After all, he was hurt. Tears started to well up in her eyes again as she ran up to him and threw her arms around him.

"Neo! Thank god you're all right."

Neo wasn't sure what to do. He hesitantly put his arms around her and started blushing a deep crimson red. He didn't think she cared this much for him.

"Hey, it's all right. Like you said, it'll be a sad day when someone defeats Neo the Great!"

She laughed and punched him lightly on the arm, muttering, "Jerk."

He just smiled and shook his head. Neo couldn't quite understand Rachel that much but at least someone was there for him. Yukio walked up to them after hearing the commotion.

"Hey. Glad to see you're all right. Aren't you supposed to be in bed?"

"Yeah but I gave the nurses the slip. I don't want to be cooped up in this nuthouse, anyway," Neo said.

Rachel looked at him and then said, "Neo? Who was the one that attacked you anyway?"

Neo looked at her and she immediately saw the anger rising in him. He slammed his fists together as if he was ready to tear the guy apart once he laid eyes on him.

"It was Draco. I swear when I get my hands on him, I'll…"

"Oh no, you won't. Not in the condition you're in. You need rest and besides the police will deal with him later," Rachel said trying to calm Neo down.

"I'd rather take care of him myself," Neo muttered under his breath.

Yukio looked at Rachel, then at Neo, and back again.

"Are you two…boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Rachel and Neo looked at Yukio and talked to him at the same time.

"She's not my girlfriend!"

"He's not my boyfriend!"

Yukio backed up at the combined voices and said, "Whoa! Didn't mean to offend you. I was just wondering because you act like you are."

Rachel started blushing slightly but Neo looked as if he was ready to pound Yukio for even suggesting such a thing. He then gave Yukio an odd look, as if trying to figure him out.

"Who are you anyway?"

"Oh. My name's Yukio Ishida. I'm the one who found you."

"Guess I should thank you," Neo said unpleasantly.

Yukio looked at him and said, "You're not the apologizing type, are you?"

Neo gave him a cold stare that answered Yukio's question.

"I guess not," Yukio mumbled.

About a week passed and Neo was finally released from the hospital. Neo didn't like it that he was in there for that long because he hated being in bed the whole time. Draco was arrested by the police for attempted homicide and was put in jail. His parents bailed him out, though. And was expelled from school. A lot of rumors went around about Draco and about Neo as well. Yukio had finally made friends with Neo and Rachel, as long as he promised never to bring up the 'boyfriend and girlfriend' bit again. Of course, things were becoming complicated in the Digital World for the soviergns.

"We have to make them remember or they'll tear each other apart," Baihumon said.

"I know. But we don't have their digimon forms revived yet," Azulongmon said.

"Some of the humanized digimon have found the portal to the Digital World. If they go through it, then they will discover about digimon and our mission might be interrupted," said Zhuqiaomon.

"Yes. Perhaps you are right. Let's call them here and make them remember everything…"

Kimi walked down the sidewalk with Matsu, Cal, and Angel in tow. Matsu wanted to go to the old shed again to look at the thing that they found a week ago. As they walked, three other figures up ahead were heading toward them. They were older kids, in middle school, and Kimi started to get nervous. One of them looked like a gangster and she wondered why the other less threatening kids were with them. Matsu, of course, was never intimidated by anyone's looks, so he just kept walking. The others hesitantly followed as they started walking up the stone steps to the abandoned shed. Rachel watched the kids as they went in and then they heard them yell. Afraid something happened to them, Rachel ran up the stone steps to the shed with Yukio and Neo following her. Just across the street, Draco was watching them. He didn't see the little kids but he did see Neo, Rachel, and some other kid. He looked both ways as he crossed the street and headed up to the old shed.

"Matsu! That wasn't very nice!" Kimi yelled giving Matsu a cold glare.

"Well, you wouldn't go in," he said.

"Didn't mean you had to push me in."

"Hey, is everything all right?"

They turned around and Kimi crawled out of the hole to see the older kids looking at them. She gulped as she saw the tough looking kid look at her.

"Don't worry. I ain't gonna hurt ya or nothin'," Neo said, smiling.

"What are you kids doing in here anyway?" Yukio asked.

They looked at each other, unsure of what to say. Before anyone could answer, though, a loud booming voice came out of the hole where the portal was. This made everyone jump in surprise.

"Children, you must come through here. This is the gateway to your destiny and you must take it."

The older kids came closer to the hole and looked down to see the portal, as well as the little ones. They all were silent, unsure of what to do or say.

"What the heck's he talking about?" Neo asked.

Before anyone could answer, the voice sounded again.

"To find the answers you seek, you must come through the gate."

They were all hesitant but Neo was being impatient. He wanted to find out what he meant and the riddles this guy was saying was making him tick. He jumped into the hole, proceeding toward the portal.

"Neo! What are you doing?" Rachel asked.

"Duh! I'm going to see what he means. Besides, I have nothing better to do."

"It could be a trap," Yukio said.

"Yeah, well, no one said that you had to come."

"Well, while you guys are making up your minds, I'm going," said Matsu as he jumped into the hole after Neo.

"Matsu! Well, I guess I'd better go, just to keep you out of trouble," said Kimi.

"If they're going, then I'm going too," Cal said going in after Kimi.

Angel didn't say anything as he went in after his friends.

Yukio looked at Rachel and said, "You don't have to come, but I'm going to watch out for them.

He went into the hole, leaving Rachel there deciding on what to do. She wanted to go but she was unsure of what might happen. Ignoring her instincts, she jumped in after them.

"Wait for me! I just know I'm going to regret this."

They all went towards the portal and, before any of them could react, they were sucked inside the portal. Draco had heard and watched the whole thing. He wanted his revenge on Neo and if he went through that bizarre gate, then he was too. He ran in there and jumped through the portal without a second thought. They all fell through to the Digital World and landed in the sovereign's domain, where all four of them were waiting. The humanized digimon looked at the sovereigns and were amazed at how big they were.

"Whoa," Matsu said.

Azulongmon looked at them and said, "Welcome back. It's nice to see you again."

"Again? What the heck do you mean by that?" asked Neo.

"This maybe hard to believe, but you are not humans."

"Not human? Ok, buddy. Tell us what kind of crap you are trying to pull on us," said Draco.

"Why you little…," said Zhuqiaomon.

"Silence, Zhuqiaomon. They don't remember but soon they will. My friends, about one year ago you fought a great evil. An evil that was going to destroy both this world and the Real World. His name was Reapermon and you defeated him, but at a great cost. You died after the final battle with Reapermon but I saw that both worlds still needed you so I made a wish. I wished that you were reborn as humans and that you remembered nothing until your digimon forms were complete. But, alas, troubled times are brewing and you must go back to your tamers. I cannot put you back in your original forms yet but I will make you remember…"

Before any of them could respond, a great light enveloped them. Memories swarmed into their minds as they remembered their past, who they were, and where they came from. The light ceased, leaving some confused humanized digimon.

"So, we really did die?" asked Rachel.

"Yes. But like I said, I revived you as humans."

Neo looked over himself and gave a disgusted face at Azulongmon.

"Couldn't you have just revived us when our digimon forms were complete? I look…well…human."

"I had to do it. But now you have a greater task at hand. You must find your tamers and make them believe that you are still alive."

"Do you think we can make them believe?" Matsu asked.

"Possibly. If you share them memories that only they would know, then yes, it is a possibility."

"What about the human families we've been living with?" asked Kimi.

"Don't worry. If you haven't noticed, all of them have only you and they are young. Once you go back, they won't remember you at all and go on with their lives."

They nodded and decided that that was all the questions they had.

"Well, thanks for everything. Catch ya later!" Matsu said.

"Wait, my friends. There is one other who will be joining you."

"One other? But I think this is everyone," said Neo.

"Actually, it's someone who you haven't seen for a long time. Someone you probably would regret to see."

They all turned around to see a boy as old as Neo, Rachel, Yukio, and Draco. He had dark tanned skin, golden blonde hair, and was wearing a gray sweatshirt, jeans with some tears in it, and black shoes. They were still unsure about him as he walked forward.

"Who are you?" Yukio asked.

He smiled and said, "You know me. I'm sure you'll figure it out by the time I reveal my human name."

"Then reveal it. Sheesh!" Matsu said.

"Matsu," Kimi muttered as she jabbed him lightly with her elbow.

"The name's Leo."

Their jaws dropped as they stared in disbelief. It couldn't be…

"Leomon," Neo said.

"That's right Neo. Or should I say, Impmon?"

"I don't understand. I deleted you, not that I'm happy about it or anything. But how could you have been revived?"

"I can answer that one," said Azulongmon, "Leo was revived the same time as the rest of you were. When I captured your data, Impmon, I noticed that fragments of Leomon's data were still there. With great carefulness, I took out Leomon's data and added new data to it to revive Leomon."

Neo smirked and said, "Well, you're handy. I can give you that."

"Well, now that everyone's together again, let's go find our tamers!" Matsu said.

They nodded as Azulongmon reopened the gate to the Real World and they all jumped into the portal.

"Soon, they shall be together once again…" said Azulongmon.