Tomoki awoke, rubbed his head, and looked around. Junpei lay next to him seemingly unconscious.

"What happened...?" Tomoki said groggily.

He woke Junpei and they both looked around. The settings were so empty like it was when they first got to the Digital World. The air seemed so much more refreshing and the crass felt extrememly soft.

"Strange..." Junpei muttered under his breath. "This almost seems old fashion... really old fashion."

They started off through a path they found nearby. As they walked they heard complete silence except for birds and animals scampering around the forest floor. As they turned a bend they saw an incredible sight.

"A wall! A stonewall! With moss and stuff stuck to it!" Tomoki shouted out excitedly. "Its just like in fairy tales."

"But how? It's not possible! Its not like it's the Great Wall of China!"

The two boys stared in amazement at the wall as they paced back and forth. As they walked alongside the wall they came to a gate. Banners waved in the wind on the top of the towers while they walked through the open gates.

"Hah!" Junpei exclaimed, "Castle walls AREN'T guarded 24/7"

"What makes you think it's a castle? It could just be a wall."

Junpei laughed at Tomoki's remark and continued to walk. The insides of the walls were filled with people walking this way and that. Men in armor ran from place to place, shouting orders to each other.

"Incredible!"

The words barely slipped from his mouth when an outline of wizardmon flashed in their mind; and they fell unconscious in the streets.

Izumi awoke late in the afternoon. The sun shone brightly through stain glass and regular windows into her face. She squinted as her eyes adjusted.

"Where am I...?" She wondered.

She slept on an elegant bed in a stone room. Chairs with lacey cushions sat quietly next to a distant table.

"Wow...big room..." Izumi mumbled groggily.

The large door opened and a maid walked in carrying some extremely old cleaning items. As she turned around after closing the door she saw Izumi sitting up. The items dropped from her hands and she hurriedly sped from the room.

"Strange..."

Izumi rolled out of bead and found some silk clothing on a chair. She slowly changed into the clothes, looked in the mirror, and smiled.

"These clothes look awesome on me. I can't wait to find the others!" She said happily.

As she headed out the door flew open once again. This time a man came in wearing robes of velvet. He scurried over to Izumi and threw his arms around her.

"Angela! You've awoken! Oh what a joyous day this is!"

He ran around gathering things and talking to her about nonsense, or so Izumi thought.

"Um... Excuse me..." She said slowly. "Who are you?"

The man looked up.

"It seems she's lost some of her memory," the man said to the maid who walked back in.

They shook they're heads sadly.

"Poor girl..." the maid mumbled. "It must be hard to awaken from four years of sleep."

"Indeed it must."

Izumi looked around again, this time extremely confused.

"Four years? Would you mind telling me who you think I am?"

The man shook his head again.

"You are Angela, the 2nd princess of Zealin!" He stopped. "I am your uncle and magistrate of this castle. Your father died two years ago in war and your mother saved your life by leaving notes and hiding you when you and her were taken captive. She also died."

Not knowing these names and people Izumi felt no remorse. Suddenly Tomoki walked inside.

"Tomoki!" Izumi blurted out in happiness.

The boy looked at her strangely but smiled. He still wore his hat but wore older looking clothing for the rest of his body. He looked about fifteen now, much older then before but she could still recognize him.

"I'm sorry Sagura. She's lost most of her memory and doesn't remember much."

"Sagura?" Izumi thought.

"No problem, sir."

"Ah yes," the magistrate said turning to Izumi. "This is Sagura. He joined the Castle Guard the same year you were found. He's the youngest of the guards but he's the best trained of them all. He progressed in training in an incredible speed."

"Angela is now seventeen. She's become very attractive, don't you agree Sagura?"

Tomoki... Sagura's faced turned a faint pink but soon became normal again.

"Sir. I'm here on business." He looked at Izumi... Angela and said, "As you probably guessed, your uncle here took control until you awake."

"Indeed I did. But I'll step down soon and help you, Angela"

"Excuse me, Milady. Sir, we've caught the assassin finally. He's downstairs in the cell waiting to be beheaded."

Izumi coughed.

"B-beheaded...?" Izumi mumbled.

"We're waiting for your orders."

"I see. Excellent job in catching him, Sagura. I will allow Angela to make this decision. She will, after all, be ruling over us all someday."

The magistrate, Sagura, and Angela headed down to the cells as she was informed about the assassin.

"He's extremely deadly... rumors are he's the best of his clan. And his clan IS the best. They move like shadows, can catch anything thrown at them, dodge almost anything," He continued.

Angela shuddered as they entered the cell. It was fairly empty except for the chains hanging on the walls. Kouji hung on one of the chains seemingly dead.

"Kouji!" Izumi shouted out.

She ran towards him but was stopped by Sagura. His grip slipped and she hugged Kouji tightly. The boy grimaced in anger as she clutched his body with no restraint. Soon Sagura pulled her back and she smiled at Kouji. The boy looked up and spat at her feet.

"What did he do?"

"Excuse me?"

"What did he do to deserve these chains?" She said again.

"He's the assassin!"