-1Chapter 5: A Traitor Presents Himself

After a little fiddling around with the digivices, Akamaru got a message that was in a different language to appear on Hikaru's and Shantelle's digivices. 'Same message as on Kasumes digivice' he thought to himself. "Yep, you are digidestined. If you don't mind I'd like to examine then a little more." After more fiddling around with them he got a number to appear on their screens. "8873592, On Hikaru's, and 8873593 on Shantelle's. "Every digivice has a registration number that is used to both identify the owner. By using the registration number you can call another persons digivice."

He brought his own digivice out and said "All that you have to do is push these buttons and say the registration number of the person you want to call. Watch." He pushed a few buttons and said, "eight eight seven three five nine three." Shantelle's digivice vibrated and Akamaru's voice came out of it, "You see, its that simple. In the morning I'll call that other digidestined girl. Until then you two can sleep upstairs." he brought the two kids upstairs and brought out two beds for them to sleep on. "Goodnight" Akamaru left and Hikaru and Shantelle went into the beds to go to sleep.

"What do you think of all this digidestined stuff?" Hikaru asked Shantelle before they fell asleep. "I would like to not believe it but why would we be it. What makes us so special to make us digidestined? Why couldn't it have been someone else?"

"I don't know but quit being a sissy about it. We're here and there's nothing we can do about it." Shantelle said to him.

"He said that he would contact that other digidestined girl in the morning. I wonder how many digidestined there are besides us."

"Don't worry about it and just go to sleep. And don't watch me while I'm sleeping." Shantelle said.

The next morning

Hikaru woke up early the next morning. Hikaru heard footsteps coming up the stairs and voices too.

"The other kids are up here." Hikaru could tell that it was Akamaru's voice.

"Why did you have to wake us up so early. Yawn. I cant take them out to the cave if I fall asleep in the jungle." Said a familiar female voice.

"Quit complaining. We're up all ready. So just get some coffee or something." said an also familiar, male voice.

"Shut up! You know that I don't drink coffee." Said the female voice.

"They're in this room here but, I don't think they're awake yet." Akamaru told the other two.

"Lets wait for them to get up. At least someone would get some sleep." the female voice said.

Hikaru got up and opened the door "Hey, I'm awake up here." he looked down the stairs and saw "Kasume? Ryu? What are you two doing here?" in the stairway with Akamaru were Ryu and Kasume.

"Hikaru? Is that you?" Kasume asked.

"Will you shut the hell up Hikaru. I'm trying to sleep" Shantelle yelled. She got out of her bed and went out the door. "Ryu, Kasume. What are you guys doing here?'

"I could ask you two the same thing." Ryu said to them. "Wait a minute. You guys aren't the other two digidestined kids." Hikaru and Shantelle nodded their heads. "Damn, I thought I had finally gotten away from that bitch!"

"Who are you calling a bitch?" Shantelle asked Ryu angrily.

"Umm … I'm guessing that you guys all know each other. Well that saves us introductions. But now that everyone's awake, I think it's time to get off to that cave." Akamaru said to everybody.

"how about we go out and get some breakfast first? Whoa, Ryu what happened to your leg?" Hikaru said. As he saw Ryu in a leg cast and crutches

"Some asshole made his digimon attack me. But lets get some breakfast now." Ryu said

"I'm up for some food." Kasume said.

"How about after you go to the cave. First go get these two their symbols and then you guys can eat." Akamaru said impatiently.

"What's the rush. We need to stay awhile." Ryu said

"Why not now? Give me one good reason why you shouldn't be rushing to get those digimon of yours." Akamaru said.

"Number one, My leg needs to heal before I could go out into the jungle." Ryu started his countdown.

"Kasume could just do it…" Akamaru tried to interrupt.

"Number two, Leomon told us not to leave the village until he returns."

"Forget that you don't need his per…"

"And number three, The symbols that are in the cave, sincerity and hope, I don't think that either of them would be worthy of those." Ryu concluded his list.

"Look the digital world needs its saviors as soon as possible. So go out there and get your digimon partners." Akamaru said.

"So that what this place is called. Now that you mention it I'm not really up to this savior or digidestined thing."

"Will you idiots just leave already." Akamaru pushed them all out of his shop and slammed the door.

"I guess we should head into the jungle already." Hikaru said. The digidestined kids left the village and headed towards the cave. On the way there they talked about their adventures so far in the digital world.

"Hey Kasume, did you find it strange that when we came here it was almost night but we were still in the jungle for like five hours and it still wasn't night? I mean, when I got to the cave it looked like night was falling but we still were in there for like, two more hours. Weird isn't it?" Ryu asked Kasume.

"You know what's also weird. We came here about two hours after you guys but we were only in the jungle for about two hours before we got to the village. And it seems that we got there after you two." Hikaru said.

"Yeah there's definitely something strange about that. Oh, we're here already." Kasume said. The cave that she and Ryu were at yesterday was now before them. "Come on I'll show you the symbols." she led Hikaru and Shantelle into the cave towards the spot where the symbols were.

Ryu sat near the cave entrance as it was difficult for him to walk on the cave's uneven floor. He had nothing better to do so he brought out his digivice. He activated the map. "OH MY GOD! GUYS HURRY IT UP IN THERE." Ryu got up and walked as fast as he could into the cave.

"Ryu what's the problem?" Kasume asked. "They're trying to get the symbols to appear on their digivices. Do you remember how we did it?"

"No time. There's a big digimon coming this way." Ryu said.

Boom … Boom. Giant footsteps were coming their way. Ryu and Kasume looked outside the cave to see a Megakabuterimon surrounded by about twenty Kabuterimon.

A light flashed behind Ryu and Shantelle.

"We got the symbols. Ahhhh. What are those things doing here." Shantelle said.

"Lets go deeper into the cave. They wont fit in there. Its too narrow." Ryu said. They turned around and started running deeper into the cave. The further in they went, the darker it got. They kept going on until they came so far in that it was pitch black.

"Where do you guys think you're going?" came a sinister voice from inside the cave. "trying to get away from my pets aren't you"

"Wait a minute, That's Akamaru!" Ryu said. "What's going on here? Why are you trying to kill us?"

"Because, I plan on ruling the digital world and I can't do that if the digidestined are here to stop me." Akamaru replied. Suddenly the whole cave lit up. They were in a large chamber. Akamaru pulled out a digivice and a deck of cards.

"Wait, are you the one who attacked Kasume in the jungle yesterday?" Ryu asked. Akamaru nodded his head. "You jackass! Why didn't you just kill her when you first met her?"

"Simple! First I needed to use her digivice so I could find the other digidestined. After that I used it to copy the map program. Then I didn't need her anymore. But most importantly, if I killed you all before you got the symbols, then there would just be more digidestined. But if you had the symbols when I destroyed you, then the symbols would also be destroyed. But now that you have the symbols and I know the secrets of your digivices, I have no more need for you. Prepare to die! Digi-Modify! IRON DRILL ACTIVATE!" Akamaru chose a card and swiped it through his digivice.

BrrrrrBrrrrBrrrrr … A giant drill started coming through the cavern wall. BrrrrrBrrrr … Through the wall burst out a Megakabuterimon with a large drill on its forehead, followed by many Kabuterimon.

"AHHHHH!" Shantelle and Kasume screamed.

"D- d- don't w-worry guys. W-w-w-we'll b-be okay" Hikaru stuttered.

Ryu stared at Akamaru with a pissed off face. "YOU TRAITOROUS ASSHOLE! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" He charged (while in crutches) at Akamaru. KRACCCCKKK. His already injured leg broke when he tried to charge Akamaru. "AUGH, my leg.!" Ryu was in extreme pain. He collapsed on the floor unconscious.

"Heh Heh Heh. That didn't take too long. One down, three to go. Now Kabuterimon, all of you attack them and KILL THEM!" Akamaru said.