The sun beat down on the African plain. The heat steamed from the ground and made mirage water puddles in the sand. The only shade was in the thin Savannah bushes, where a tiger silently crept. Eyes like slits, he glared at his prey as it came closer and closer, waiting to seize the opportunity. HE LEAPED!

"AAAHHH!" Nori cried as he toppled down into the grass.

"Ha ha ha!" Nyaromon laughed. "The mighty tiger strikes again!"

"Mighty tiger, huh? You look like a widdle kitty cat to me!" Nori teased.

"Oh, you'll pay for that one!" Nyaromon chased Nori around the yard.

"Nyaromon! Come on, your dinner is getting cold!" Gatomon's voice rang over the boys' laughter.

Nyaromon eyed Nori. "Race ya!" he challenged, and the pair sprinted off in the direction of the house.

"I won!" Nori yelled as he ran through the back door.

"Nuh-uh!" Nyaromon whined in protest, "I won, didn't I Dad?"

Patamon glanced at his son and announced diplomatically, "It was a tie."

Both boys groaned.

"Dinner!" Kari said to lighten the mood. "I made steak with brownies for dessert! The 'just-add-water' kind," she added after a look from Gatomon. The cat was still on a no-egg diet.

"Yum!" Nori said, "Thank you Mama. Hey Nyaromon! I bet I can eat my steak faster than you!"

"Boys, no food eating contests please," TK said sternly when the two got posed and ready to shovel down their dinner. They reluctantly obeyed.

"What did you guys do today?" Kari asked the digimon.

"No need to ask Gatomon. She was glued to the computer screen. Again." TK sipped his juice.

"Well I'm worried!" Gatomon objected. "The tag and digivice should've been here by now!"

"Will staring at the computer screen make them come any faster?"

Gatomon blushed. "Well, no…"

"I think you're getting way to stressed out about this, Gato," Kari said.

"She's always at the computer screen," Patamon agreed, "She doesn't even come to bed anymore. You're exhausting yourself, honey."

"Nonsense! If those things don't come soon, the results could be fatal! I care about my baby's life!" Gatomon retorted.

"It won't be fatal if the egg isn't around the tag and digivice if the tag and digivice haven't arrived yet," TK argued, "Izzy's research shows it."

"Izzy's research could be wrong."

"It doesn't matter!" Patamon said, "It is unhealthy for you to worry yourself so much. I say you take the evening off. Tonight you relax."

"I agree," Kari announced, "Catch up on some sleep."

"But… but the tag…" Gatomon struggled for words.

"You'll be here if it comes, and so will Kari. It'll be fine," TK pointed out.

Gatomon opened her mouth to speak again, but Patamon interrupted her. "No arguing. You need to relax!" And with that he ushered her off to their room, leaving her empty plate behind.

Nyaromon, who had tuned out the entire conversation, looked surprised at his parents' sudden retreat, and rushed after them.

Gatomon paced, alone in her room. I have no idea what's happening! They could be here right now and I wouldn't know. I wouldn't get them to Kari and both babies would die and it would be all my fault! She stopped pacing. What am I doing waiting around here? I need to be ready for when the tag and digivice arrive!

Gatomon slinked out of her room, quiet and catlike, and made a beeline for the office.

"Well, now what?" Patamon turned to his son, "We need to leave Mommy alone so she can rest. So what do you want to do?"

"Will you play with me?" Nyaromon asked anxiously.

"Sure, sport. What do you want to play?"

"Um…" Nyaromon thought. "Cowboys!"

"How do you play that?"

"Well, I'm a cowboy and you can be my horse and we go and shoot the bad guys." Nyaromon beamed.

"And where might these bad guys be?"

"Oh, you can't see them. You're only a horse. The bad guys are 'nvisible, and only the cowboy can see them."

"Okay, let's play." Patamon tried to act like a horse. "Neigh!"

Nyaromon immediately jumped on his father's back. "Giddy-up!" he shouted, bouncing up and down.

"Ow ow ow! Hey! You didn't say anything about piggyback rides!" Patamon winced as Nyaromon continued to bounce.

"You're silly, Dad. How am I apposed to catch the bad guys unless I ride on my horse? Now giddy-up!"

Patamon sighed and trudged around the living room.

"Faster, faster! They're getting away!" Nyaromon urged.

Patamon reluctantly quickened his pace.

"Go away, Gatomon," TK said from his position at the computer, not even bothering to turn around.

Gatomon huffed. "How did you know I was here?" she asked as she backed out from behind the couch.

"I didn't. I went with the odds."

"Please don't make me leave! Can't I relax here?"

"Gatomon, Patamon wanted you to sleep. He wanted you to be away from the computer."

"I know, but I can't relax when I'm not at the computer. I worry too much."

TK sighed. "Fine, you can stay. But stay on the couch."

"Okay!" Gatomon said happily. She sat down and stared with wide eyes at the computer.

TK typed a few letters, but could not ignore the uncomfortable feeling of being watched. He swiveled around to face the unblinking digimon. "Now, you cannot be relaxing!"

"Look!" Gatomon screamed, jumping off the couch.

The computer screen had turned bright blue, and was now giving off a whistling sound. Gatomon recognized it right away, and felt like it was calling to her, drawing her closer. The screen turned white and released two oddly-shaped objects, which Gatomon promptly grabbed and fled out of the room.

Kari Kari Kari… was the only thing on her mind as she raced from room to room. KARI! Gatomon spotted her partner and rushed to her.

"Gatomon! You're not supposed to be here- Oh!" Kari cried as Gatomon flew up her maternity shirt. "Can't we skip this part?" she asked when she realized what was happening.

"Sorry Kari." Gatomon pressed the digivice to Kari's belly. "Come on!"

Gatomon ran to the egg as Kari followed. The digivice was pressed to the egg and started to glow. A crest floated out of its screen and flew into the tag. Gatomon handed the tag, crest, and digivice to Kari.

"Determination," Kari said promptly, "Wow, that was a lot easier than last time."

"Speak for yourself!" Gatomon puffed. Kari put the devices on the rookery, by the egg.

"What is it, honey?" TK asked as he, Nori, Patamon, and Nyaromon came in.

"Determination," Kari answered.

"Oh great," TK said sarcastically, "That is the last thing we need. Another determined child."

"I am not going to bed!" Nori said stubbornly.

"Oh yes you are!" TK carried Nori out of the digimon's 'house' and Kari followed to help. (A/N: I don't really know how well I described their house, but it is basically a bedroom divided into different rooms by walls that only go about waist high on a human. There isn't any roof on these mini-rooms, just the regular ceiling on the actual room. This way, the people can get in and walk around if they need to.)

"Well, Nyaromon, it's your turn. Bed!" Patamon turned to his son.

"Oh, but Daddy, can't we play Cowboys one more time?" Nyaromon stuck out his lower lip in a pout.

"Sorry son. Daddy's back is starting to go. Into bed now." Patamon ushered Nyaromon to his bed.

"Okay. Good night, Daddy." Nyaromon kissed his parents goodnight and crawled into bed.

Patamon collapsed on the couch. "I am worn out! That kid plays hard."

Gatomon laughed. "You can't claim to be worn out until you've played dodge ball with him. Now that's tiring!" She sat down next to him on the couch.

Patamon put his arm around his wife. "I'm glad the crest came. Now don't have to worry."

"Yeah," Gatomon murmured, leaning against him.

"And you can relax."

"Mmmm…"

"And get some sleep."

No answer. Patamon looked down at Gatomon, asleep on his shoulder.

"Good night, my angel."

Okay, I had a crest question. I guess I can't put it off anymore. The truth is, I've only given about half the kids crests. So now, since this chapter was focused on crests, is the ideal time to assign crests. So here it is, in order of age, oldest to youngest, the crests of the G2 kids:

Nori (son of Kari and TK): Achievement
Sam (son of Yolei and Ken): Compassion
Amane (daughter of Izzy and Mimi): Faith
Ren (daughter of Izzy and Mimi): Curiosity
Rini (daughter of Tai and Sora):Leadership
Kaichou (daughter of Matt): Harmony
Hiroshi (son of Yolei and Ken): Understanding
New baby (son of Kari and TK): Determination