Emu: AH HA! You put things off as badly as I do!

Cat: I was…busy.

Emu: If you call sleeping like a rock busy.

Cat: Oh shut up. Now just hurry up and do what you're here for.

Emu: You mean eat the candy?

Cat: NO! Do the disclaimer.

Emu: Oh, right. My cat does not own anything.

Cat: LIES! I will rule the world! WHAHA!

Emu: Right…

The Quest For Freedom (a.k.a. Fuzzy Has a Plan)

Crest sighed raggedly. She was stuck in the digital world with a confused bunch of chosen children and one unconscious Cody. They had been trekking through the bizarre world for what seemed like days and she was just a little sick of hearing whines of, 'I'm hungry! Are we there yet? Why didn't we just leave Cody behind, he's heavy!', and so on. What were they doing and how did they get into this predicament? Crest fell into a deep reminiscence of the past events. They came back to her as though it happened yesterday… (Emu: But it happened 2 hours ago. Cat: SHUT UP! You're ruining the memories' reflective quality)

Memory sequence

Davis rubbed his aching head. This girl, odd though she may be, had a nice left hook! Clearing his throat, Davis asked sullenly, "Well, all you had to do was tell me your name. You didn't have to hit me!"

"Interesting," quipped Izzy.

"What's interesting?" questioned Mimi.

"Davis has been hit more times then I can count and he STILL hasn't gotten ANY sense knocked into him."

"I thought all that hitting only helped add to the brain damage," TK put in.

"Davis has a brain? Quick! Get a reporter! It's the story of the year!" Yolei gesticulated wildly to emphasize her point.

"Well at least I don't wear a stuuuupppiiiiddd helmet!"

"Excuse me? At least I don't wear dorky goggles! I mean are you trying to improve your horrid vision or do you just like the crazed bug look?"

"HEY!" Tai yelped waking from his slumber. "Those were MY goggles." You can imagine the brutal battle of tongues that would have ensued, had not something interrupted the quarreling.

Ken screamed as he was hit by another object. All stopped what they were saying to turn and inspect the new life-form. The frog stared back apathetically. It's bulging eyes blinked as it let out a bored, "Riiiiibbbbbiiiit."

"Hey, a frog!" Joe exclaimed.

"Thank you captain obvious. Anything else you'd like to point out for our mentally challenged viewers?" Sora rolled her eyes.

"Why yes! I would also like to report that it is a GREEN frog!"

"As opposed to?"

"It could have been a purple frog."

"Right, sure."

"At least I change my underwear!" Silence.

"Okay, so it's a frog. What's it doing here?" Crest wondered aloud.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Davis countered suspiciously.

"Wondering if you ever shut up."

"I do SO shut up!"

"Yeah, when he's eating," TK snickered. Davis growled and lunged at TK. TK, unprepared for the assault, tumbled to the ground under Davis' weight. An interesting blue hue rushed to TK's face as Davis straggled him. Just when TK was sure to blackout, Davis was taken by surprise. The frog hopped onto Davis' head and burrowed into his hair. Davis irritably tried to dislodge the frog from his scalp.

"Get outta my hair, you slimy, disease infested…" Davis was cut off mid insult, as he suddenly went stiff as a board. Everyone present starred in amazement as Davis hit the dirt.

"Is he?" Mimi began horrified.

"I'm not sure," Izzy answered dumbly.

"Let' find out shall we?" Crest stepped towards Davis' unmoving body. Lowering her face to Davis' ear, Crest screamed, "CAN YOU HEAR ME IN THERE! HELLO? THIS IS YOUR CREW OF CONCERENED ASSOCIATES! ARE YOU DEAD?" Crest paused and then, "CAN I HAVE YOUR CD PLAYER?" Crest waited for a few seconds, shrugged her shoulders, and stood up. "Guess he's gone."

"This doesn't affect you?" squealed Mimi.

"Well, as long as I get his CD player, I'm okay."

"How are you be certain he's dead?" Joe questioned skeptically.

"I'm not."

"Oh."

Another pause, "I want his skateboard," Sora declared.

"I call his computer!" Izzy exclaimed.

"Any money is mine," Matt opined.

"Pillows!" Kari shouted.

"Movies," Cody hesitantly said.

"Paws off the soccer ball AND I want my goggles back!" Tai ferociously yelled.

"Any cool clothes," that was Mimi.

"I like his telephone," Joe avowed.

"I'll have what's left," Yolei nodded her head.

"If he happens to have a medic," Ken trailed off painfully. He was rubbing his bruised head. Frog attacks can be brutal.

"And I want revenge!" TK repaid Davis by throttling him. TK was laughing insanely, thoroughly enjoying himself when Davis sprang to life. TK flew backwards, landing in a heap.

"Davis?" ventured Kari.

"I am not the being known as Davis. I am Selptor, the frog. I have taken temporary control of this human to deliver to you all a message."

"WOW! It's also a MAGIC frog!" Joe was astounded.

"Quite. As I was saying, I have a message. The empress FluffyBuns has…(Cat: HOLD IT! I didn't put that in the script. Emu: Okay…) …I mean Baroness RussianPants…(Cat: I don't even WEAR pants! Emu: Well, you have to admit that if you look at your fuzzy back legs, they look like Russian pants. Cat: ENOUGH! Get it right!)…Ahem, Goddess FurrBall…(Cat: You WANT me to hurt you, don't you? Emu: Simply repaying you for eating MY donut. Cat: Why you…! Emu: Tut. Tut. If you want me to pet you, you'll have to be nice to me and say please. Cat: Grumbles…please? Emu: Okie Dokie.) …Ruler ShadowClaw, who has a big appetite and short temper, has told me to inform you that you are all at her mercy."

"What?" Tai asked. Mimi gasped.

"I said that Ruler Shadow…"

"No! I mean what does this ruler mean by us being at her mercy!"

"Oh, that. Well, our dear ruler has used her genius to close all of the digiports." Checking the closest portal, the Digidestined and Crest found what they had been told to be true. All ports were closed off.

"But why," Izzy cried as he vainly attempted to get around the ruler's firewall programming.

"Our ruler is very upset with the one known as Crest. Also, she has her heart set on world conquest and so, you heroes must be obliterated. However, should you pass the ruler's test, you may return home."

"A test? But it's a weekend!" Tai wailed.

"It not that type of test," Sora nudged Tai.

"Oh."

"The red haired one is correct," the frog agreed. "This is a test of your valor and intellect. You have one task, but it will not be simple. You must fetch for our ruler… Dramatic Buildup… the emerald scratching post!"

Mimi again gasped. Matt blinked, "the what?"

"The Emerald scratching post is legend. It lies beyond the weeping forest, behind the caves of lost spirits, past the sinking stream, and can be found in the hollows of the crystal castle, which sits deep within a land surrounded by volcanoes."

"Is that it?" Cody wondered.

"No! It is also guarded by an unspeakable terror. A monster so diabolical and fearsome that you would shriek as a small school girl at the sight of it." Mimi, Yolei, and Sora glared at Davis' possessed body. "Oh, um, no offense girls, no offense."

"Is THAT all?" TK inquired.

"Yep."

"Well, do we get a map or something?" Sora wanted to know.

"Oh come now! That's cheating! Besides, wouldn't you find it more entertaining to wander in no particular direction for hours, suffering immense horrors, until you find what you seek?"

"No."

"Oh, okay then," Davis' controlled body handed Tai a poorly drawn map. The frog unlatched itself from Davis' head and hopped into Cody's hands. The frog shook slightly and said in a mechanical voice, "this frog will self-destruct in 5…4…3…2…1…BOOM!" A giant explosion engulfed Cody, who fell limply to the ground. The others shrugged and began their quest.

End Memory Sequence

They had had to fill Davis in and collect their scattered digimon, as well as pick up the unconscious Cody. So now here they were, with no food, a really crummy map, and one unconscious kid. It didn't really help that Ken, who could barely walk, had nearly toppled on top of Crest ten times. Crest sighed irritably, this would be a LOOOOONG week.

At that same moment, deep within a dreary base, a devious grin graced the lips of an evil cat.

Emu: WIAT! Can cats even grin?

Puppetmon: Well, Sophie appears to. Besides, can cats talk?

Emu: Oh, oh yeah.

Cat: Puuuuuurrrfect. The plot shall unfold.

Emu: Didn't it already?

Cat: Well, they still have to actually FIND the scratching post. Plus, I have an interesting twist in mind.

Emu: Killer hairballs don't count, you know that right?

Cat: I wasn't referring to that!

Emu: Just checking. Oh, by the way, Crest is an esteemed author who writes digimon fics. She and the fuzz are fighting because…well, you'll find out.

Cat: That reminds me, thank you for the reviews. I promise not to beat most of you Glares at Crest when I take over the planet. I may even allow you two meals a day.

Puppetmon: You all should have enlisted sooner. You would have had three then.

Emu: You're all so generous.

Cat: I know. I know.