Thanks for reviewing! I can't believe that I got 3 reviews. Hooray! Anywho, thanks for the support! Sorry, but this one will be long.

Pairing Ratings- Takari. Daikari readers better stay out!

Disclaimer:

BlackLily13-Why aren't you working? I own you!

(Insert name here)-No, you don't.

BL13- Ok, well, at least I own Digimon.

(INH)- No, you don't own Digimon and never will.

BL13-Well, (INH), I don't see you owning it anytime soon.

(INH)- I am the owner.

BL13- Oh…goodbye!

OK, well, now you all think I'm crazy. Don't put me in the mental institution yet. The guards won't let me use the computer. I think. Onward, read!

Ch 3- Memorial

Time: appx. 10:30 A.M.

Place: The park

"Ok, let's see…1,2,3,4,5,6, and me is…7?" Tai exclaimed, "Where's Joe? Matt, weren't you in charge of out-of-town phone calls?" Tai was 18, with hopes of doing something associated with soccer, but only if he's lucky.

"I did call him; he said he'd be here. Jeez, give me a break." Matt groaned. He has a band and was 18-going-on-19 in a few months.

"You want a piece of me?" Tai yelled.

"Bring it on!" Matt shot back.

"Guys, stop! Look, Tai's just worried, Matt. Don't be so hard on him." Sora explained. She was as old as them and she worked in her mother's flower shop to pay for her car.

"You know them, Sora. All they ever do is fight." Mimi giggled. Mimi was a little younger than the others; 17 to be exact, and she had dreams of being a fashion designer. "I wonder where Joe is anyway."

"If you ask me, I think something's wrong here." Izzy explained. Like Mimi, he was 17, but he wanted to be a computer technician when he got older. "But, that's my opinion."

"Maybe a giant black hole swallowed him up!" T.K. joked. With his 15-year-old imagination, he plans on becoming an author and plans to write many fantasy stories. "Or maybe-"

"Maybe you've been watching too many science fiction movies." Kari said. Kari's dreaming of becoming an elementary (preferably K-3rd grade) teacher. Gatomon and Kari giggled.

"Hey," Palmon interrupted, "what's that in the water?"

"I don't know, but whatever it is, get ready to attack." Tai commanded. Something small was in the water, but only because it was far away. As it got closer, the group realized who it was.

"Joe!" the group shouted. Joe was on top of Ikkakumon's back. He slid off while Ikkakumon de-digivolved to Gomamon.

"What took ya, man?" Matt inquired.

"Long story… but can't it wait?" Joe asked.

"Definitely. Kari, T.K…" Tai said. T.K. and Kari said in unison, "Digiport, open!"

In the Digital World

Everyone got there safe and sound, except for the fact they were piled on top of each other.

"T.K.," Patamon cried, "you're crushing me!" T.K. quickly apologized.

"OK, gear, kids, digimon… I think we're set. Let's get moving!" Tai exclaimed. When they were almost there, Wizardmon said,

'Gatomon?'

"Yeah?"

'Joe never did tell us his story, and I'm curious. Last night you said he wanted to be a neurologist, and he can't be late. So why's he late today?' She asked

"Joe, why were you late today?"

"Okay, we walked into the train station and I got my ticket. Then, we heard over the P.A. that our trains been delayed. We looked outside, and there was this big fog!"

Gomamon added, "It came out of nowhere." The group looked at them with a puzzled look. Gomamon went on. "So, we decided to go across the bay. When we got outside, the fog got thicker, but it was really warm. Don't you guys think it's strange?"

Izzy responded, "Fogs can only exist in colder temperatures."

"But Izzy," Kari interrupted, "if that's true, shouldn't the fog have dissipated?"

"I know. Come to think of it, it reminds me of-" His sentence was cut short by Mimi's screaming. Everyone rushed to her side.

"What's wrong, Mimi?" She merely pointed in the direction of the beach where the sand memorials were. Except that there were no memorials. They were washed away by a big storm and driftwood took its place. Mimi sobbed. The group was aghast. Gatomon went over to console Mimi.

"Hey, don't worry. See, the sand is moist, so it would be easier to pack. And look, we can move it farther up the beach so the tides won't reach it. C'mon, what do ya say?" Mimi rose to her feet and smiled.

Everyone split into 2 groups: Tai, Matt, Izzy, and Sora decided to set up camp, while Joe, Mimi, T.K. and Kari remade the memorials. Wizardmon decided to join Gatomon's group. About an hour later, everyone was wrapping up their jobs, when Wizardmon wanted to talk to Gatomon privately.

'What's going on?'

"What do you mean?"

'Well, no one seems to notice me. Isn't that weird?'

"Maybe they were too busy to notice." She said doubtfully. "Ok, maybe only Digimon can see you."

'Gatomon, I don't think anyone can see me.'

"Yeah…guess so. Maybe you're a ghost or something."

'I don't think I'm a ghost.' Gatomon was about to say something, when Joe walked over. "Gatomon, can I talk to you for a minute?"

"But I was talking to Wizardmon."

Joe looked at her quizzically. Then he responded, "Of course you are, but can I interrupt for a minute?" She looked at Wizardmon. He nodded.

"What's on your mind, Joe?"

"Actually, what Kari just told me is."

"Which was…."

"According to her, last night you woke her up. When she asked you why, you told her you were talking to Wizardmon. And this morning, when you confronted her about it, she said she saw no one. Gatomon, we're worried. Can I ask you some questions?" Gatomon looked over at Wizardmon. He nodded again. "Sure." She said in a monotonic voice.

"Have people ever said that you were hearing voices?"

"Kari, but I don't believe her."

"OK, has anyone ever told you that you had irrational beliefs?"

"Um…I think Kari implied it."

"Disordered thinking?"

"Sometimes."

"Suicidal thoughts?"

"What's this all about?"

Joe sighed and said, "Well, according to your answers, it seems to me that…that you have schizophrenia."

Well, that was a long chapter. In case you don't know, schizophrenia is a brain disorder in which you see things that aren't really there and a bunch of other things. Well, it all seems confusing now, but it'll start to make sense later on in the story. And what is the deal with that mysterious fog? Keep on reading to find out. BL13 out!