Kazemon15: I am SO SORRY I didn't update sooner...

Koji: You're a lazy bi—(Kouichi covers his mouth)

Kouichi: Heh... uh.... This is a rated PG fic... so now words like that, Koji...

Koji: So? In chapter 6, you used the word ba—(gets his mouth covered again)

Kouichi: .....that was the only word that fit.... Oh... due to the use of language, the author is going to have this story PG13 now.... Enjoy chapter 8... and she doesn't own digimon.... And never will.... Wish she could...

Kazemon15: And sorry for the short chappie.... I was outta time and wanted to update ASAP.

########################################### "It's so cold, Takato," Jeri shivered. They had made a very small fire within the cave, but not enough to keep them warm.
"We need to find a way to contact the others before we freeze to death," Takato sighed with frustration. He looked over at Kari, who was taking care of the still unconscious Kouichi. "How's he doing.....?"
"I don't know.... He's still so cold...." Replied Kari sadly. She turned to Kouichi. "Please.... Wake up. C'mon.... Kouichi?"
"He won't wake up and we'll die here," Kazu said tonelessly.
"Kazu! How can you say a thing like that?!" Takato yelled at him.
"Easy!" Kazu got up and faced Takato. "We have no Digimon, an unconscious kid who is the only one who can evolve if we get attack, no way of communication and we're probably gonna be a frozen dinner in just a few short hours!"
"......you hope too little, Kazu," Takato said softly.
"Well, sorry to make you lose your faith, chumly, but what I say is true and you know it!" Kazu then just sat back down and didn't say another thing.
"Kazu...." Jeri looked at him.

"Leave him alone, Jeri..." Takato told her as he sat down by the fire. "Just.....let him be."
"We're never gonna get out of here, are we?" Jeri asked as tears fell down her face.
Takato saw her crying and got up and sat right next to her. "Shhh. Shhh.....Jeri... Jeri.... we will .... Don't cry..... trust me.... We will..." He wiped her tears off her face and put his arms around her to keep her warm and to calm her down. "We will, Jeri...."
Jeri pulled herself closer to Takato and started crying on his shoulder. "I just don't know what's gonna happen, Takato..... I'm so scared."
Kari then came walking up to them. "It's okay to be scared, Jeri..... we all get scared sometimes.... I know I do.... But you have to remember.... That you are never really all alone.... We're with you...."
Jeri looked up at her as she wiped the tears off her face. "Thanks, Kari..." Kari just smiled.
"Now... what do we say we go find some more firewood?" Takato asked the girls.
"But... what about Kouichi?" asked Jeri as she looked at him. "He's been out for hours.... And.... He's so cold....he couldn't be.... He isn't...."
"No, he's not and don't even start thinking like that, Jeri..." Takato told her.
Kari got up and walked back to where Kouichi was lying and sat next to him. "....... But..... how can we hope when there's nothing to hope for? I wish Tai was here...." She pulled her knees close to her chest tightly to keep herself warm. They all remained silent.
Kenta coughed up sand as he looked for the others. "Takuya! Zoe! Izzy! Mimi! Where are you guys?!" He then saw a figure behind the sand. "Takuya? Is that you?" He walked up closer. Then he saw evil yellow eyes glaring at him. "Wahhh!" He backed off, but tripped. BlackWarGreymon loomed over him. "I....I....I...I.....uh....DON'T KILL ME PLEASE!!" He covered his head in fear.
"You will die!" BlackWarGreymon was about to stab him with his claws.

"I don't think so!" Aldamon came jumping out of the sand cloud and blocked BlackWarGreymon's claws with his.
"You stupid fool! You cannot protect all these weaklings forever! You will soon fall!" BlackWarGreymon raged.
"Then I will die trying!" Aldamon yelled back.
"Hurricane Wave!" Kazemon blew all the dust away to clear the visibility. "Aldamon! Hang in there!" She began to run to his aid.
"No, Zoe!" Aldamon said to her as he struggled to overpower BlackWarGreymon. "Stay back, Zoe.... Protect the others...."
"But.... Takuya...." Kazemon started.
"I'll be fine!! Just get them out of here!" Aldamon screamed at her.
Kazemon nodded. "...okay...."

BlackWarGreymon's eyes then glowed red as he punched Aldamon right in the face with his dramon claws. Aldamon fell to the floor in great pain.

"Takuya, get up!!" Izzy yelled.
Meramon stood facing SkullMeramon. "Let the child go, you evil vermin."
SkullMeramon narrowed his eyes and laughed. "I think not.... This child is my new playmate...." He turns and looks at Tommy. "Isn't that right, brat?"
"I'm no one's playmate, you big bully!" Tommy yelled. "When I get out of this chain, you're gonna be sorry!"
SkullMeramon laughed harder. "Ohh. Remind me to watch out for you, child... I don't want to die by playing jacks!" he said amused.
Meramon formed a ball of fire in his hand. "Roaring Flame!!" he tossed it at SkullMeramon's face. SkullMeramon turned and looked at Meramon annoyed.

"You are going to ruin my fun...." He narrowed his eyes. "Time to die...." SkullMeramon opened his mouth. "Metal Fire Ball!!" He sent out a blue flame from his mouth at Meramon, who dodged.
"Roaring Flame!" Meramon shot a bunch of fire balls at SkullMeramon. One hit the chain, causing it to break and free Tommy who ran to safety.
This annoyed SkullMeramon. "You made me lose my pet! Die!" He grabbed his chain and wrapped it around Meramon's neck.
"Meramon!" Matt yelled. "Hey, metal-breath! Leave him alone!"
Tommy panted. Henry and Ken ran up to him. "You alright? You're not hurt are you?" asked Henry.
Tommy shook his head. He glared at SkullMeramon. "He's gonna pay for bullying me and my friends! Grrr!" He pulled out his D-Tector. "Spirit Evolution! Kumamon!" He became Kumamon, the legendary ice bear of ice. He's feet became skis and he skied at SkullMeramon, holding his snow gun. "Blizzard Blaster!!" he shot snow balls from his gun at SkullMeramon.
SkullMeramon saw this. "Heh, so the brat wants to play after all! Metal Fire Ball!" He melted all the snow that was coming at him and the attack hit Kumamon. Kumamon flew back several feet. "Aw....what's wrong? Cute little teddy don't wanna play anymore? Ha!"
Kumamon landed hard on the hot ground. He got up slowly. "....I'm.... not done yet!"
While SkullMeramon was distracted, Meramon punched him right in the face with his flaming fist and broke free from the chain. "Roaring Flame!"
Kumamon got up. "Blizzard Blaster!!" the two attacks hit SkullMeramon head on. Steam covered where he stood. "....did we get him...?"

SkullMeramon then burst out of the steam and smacked Meramon hard.

Matt and the others gasped. "That....answer your question?"

Kumamon narrowed his eyes and put his gun away. "If snow wont stop you..... then how about some axes? Kumamon! Slide Evolution! Korikakumon!!"
SkullMeramon was a bit shocked to see a small teddy bear become huge. He chuckled. "Heh.... Interesting...."
"Hmm...." Korikakumon just glared at him. Then he closed his eyes. "Avalanche Axes!!" two axes fell from the sky out of nowhere and landed right next to Korikakumon. He grabbed them, opened his eyes and then vanished from sight.
"What?!" SkullMeramon looked around. "Where did he go?!"
Meanwhile, back in the deep dark cave....

Yolei was still nuzzling against Ryo's arm. "My hero... I'll never let you go..."

Davis sighed. "Yolei, we have to find a way out... we don't have time to be fooling around! Are you listening?! Yolei!"
Yolei didn't hear him, she continued to hug Ryo's arm. "You're so warm...."
Rika scoffed. "Oh please..." She walked off alone down the dark passage.

"Same here," Koji follows her.
Davis sighs. "Why me? Why us all together? We're the worst pairing ever...."
"We're just lucky, I guess...." Cody sighed. "Let's go..." He begins to walk in the direction that Rika and Koji went. Davis sighs and follows. Then Yolei follows, dragging Ryo along.
As the six of them walked down the dark passage, Koji stopped. "Wait..."
The others stopped and looked at him. "What's wrong?" asked Ryo.
Koji narrowed his eyes. "Something's here...."
"Here...?" Davis asked. Then he gasped as he and the others looked back toward the darkness ahead. They saw a shadowy figure. "Who.... Is that?"
"So I have found you, Koji Minamoto...." Said the figure.
Koji narrowed his eyes. "So we meet again, Duskmon...."
The others gasped. "Duskmon....?" Cody whispered in fear.
Koji pulled out his D-Tector. "Everyone stay back.... Spirit...!!" Before he could finish, Duskmon attacked.
"LUNAR PLASMA!!" Duskmon had made the walls and ground of the tunnel start to break and collapse. Koji dropped his D-Tector, which fell into the cracks.
Yolei started to back away. "Let's get out of here!" She then fell into a deep pit, barley grabbing onto the edge.

"Yolei!" Davis cried as he tried to get to her, but the falling rocks blocked him from moving.
Koji ran past the moving rocks and grabs Yolei's hand. "Hold on," he told her. He pulled her up and then looked back at Duskmon. "Coward..."
Duskmon glared at him, raised his blade and ran at Koji at top speeds. "YOUR DEATH IS NOW HERE, KOJI!!"
"THEN BRING IT!!" Koji did not move. "I DARE YOU!!"

"Koji, don't be a fool!!!" Ryo yelled as Duskmon took the swipe.

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Koji: (sighs) ....first she picks on me and now she makes me a fool....

Yolei: MY HERO!!! (hugs Koji)

Koji: ACK!!! OH CRAP!

Kouichi: Heh... and now that it's PG13, he can finally say that word he was holding in for so long...

Yolei: My kawaii Koji-kun.... (snuggles Koji's arm)

Koji: (Sweatdrop)......anybody got a gun....?

Kazemon15: (Sweatdrop) ...uh....no....sorry pal.... Anyway.... I'll update chappie nine ASAP.... Didn't I use that word already...?

Davis: Yes, you did....

Ryo: (sighs w/ relief) ...Im so glad Yolei has a new boyfriend.... Besides... the only girl for me is Rika... (says to Rika) Right pumpkin...?

Rika: (kicks him right in the groin) DON'T CALL ME PUMPKIN!!!

Ryo: (On the floor, in much pain, unable to say anything)

ALL: (Sweatdrop)

Kazemon15: ....well.... as long as you don't kick my twins, that's fine with me....

ALL: ...................................................

Kazemon15: ....what?

Yolei: CUTE!!!! (Hugs the twins)

Twins: AGRGHHH!!!!!!!

Kazemon15: (In a pit of rage) YOU B##CH!! THOSE ARE MY TWINS!!! DAMNIT!! (runs after Yolei w/ an ax)

Others: (all sweatdrop and edge away silently to avoid making the author mad)