File 10: The Search for the Keys to Evolution Begins.

"Guys I've spent the past week, everyday after school, working on the writing from that wall. I think I've finally cracked it."

"You know what part of the digital world we need to go?" Stenr asked.

"Actually, what it mentioned isn't located in the digital world at all. It turns out what ever the keys to evolution are, they are somewhere in the physical world."

"So you mean we aren't heading back to the digital world today?"

"Thats correct, instead you should pack up since I don't know how long it will take to find what we are after, and we need to go while we can, if we wait then it will be to late, and we wouldn't be able to stop the Trinity."

"Seifer, how did you crack the writing?"

"A few dozen linguistic books, and staying up till around 4 A.M. every day."

"So you what, guessed the meanings when you found something similar?"

"Turns out the use of the books was useless. The D-Cell has a translation program, at least for ancient and modern digicode. "

"So where are we headed?" Hotaru asked as he laid his head on the lunch table

"The translation said that the keys to evolution lie in 'The Land of the Rising Sun. So that means we get to fly to Japan."

"Seifer, there is one flaw in that idea. First of all money, secondly where in Japan, there are several main islands, did the translation specify where in Japan?"

"Actually it did, well not specifically. What it mentions later on is that the translation read it as country of books, but if I am correct that could actually be the country of origin, or the main island, Honshu."

"Nice but that just narrows it down to one island of Japan, there are tons of cities in Honshu, so that doesn't help at all."

"Hotaru I know that but you should of let me finish. What happened the first time we opened the gate?"

"The cloud?"

"Exactly, there was an identical cloud in Japan for a little longer than ours, which means our enemies were probably trying to find something. Possibly the keys that they heard talk of, since the didn't know exactly what they were they wanted them so they hacked into the gate protocol and some how opened the gate. They weren't expecting us to open our gate and there for an extra cloud was created."

"So why did that one last longer?" Hotaru asked.

"It found something, the one over here didn't. I suspect it was triangulating the location of the keys, since they were intended for use with digimon they'd have a special signature compared to other electronic devices right?"

"In theory, so you think they got their hands on them?" Stenr said a little confused.

"I think they got one. After all they might of only heard of a key to evolution, not keys. Maybe they figured that there was only one, after all they have their own chosen child right?"

"I see where you are going, maybe they used her to get one?"

"Indeed, and maybe that is all they could get was one, because the others reacted to different frequencies, the frequency of our D-Cells."

"So our enemy has some key, and we are going to where they found theirs, even though we could be attacked, and they might have all of them."

"It is worth the risk, after all if we did nothing and they used it to evolve, who knows how much trouble they could cause."

"Ok, so how are we paying for the tickets, I mean we are in high school, I don't think they'll let four high schoolers fly to Japan for the weekend with out parental supervision."

"Stenr, are you forgetting that you are 18, so technically you are old enough to live on your own, and fly places alone."

"So you want me to be your supervision, what if they try to hold us?"

"We are going to visit family. Well Hotaru is going for a family visit and we are going with him."

"Nice, so we are using the fact that Hotaru's dad, who hasn't paid much attention to him ever, lives in Japan."

"That still doesn't answer the original question that Stenr asked, how are we going to pay for the tickets?" Alette said calmly.

"Saved money, Stenr's bank account. I am sure those should more than cover our money issues."

"What, you want me to pay for the tickets?"

"Hey it is only 4 tickets, and we get to carry on our watches."

"Very funny." Stenr said coldly.

"Well if we knew someone with their own jet, or had a digimon that could get us to Japan then we wouldn't need to by plane tickets."

"Actually I don't so I guess we don't have much choice in the matter."

"So where in Japan are we going to find them? I doubt we are to just enter a store in Akihabara and ask for the 'keys to evolution'" Hotaru said half joking.

"Actually we might search the stores if our D-Cell's react in them. After all in theory they should be able to detect each other because they were designed to work in conjunction. Or at least that is how I interpreted the translation.

"Let's just hope that they are still there." Alette said as she smiled at Seifer who was sitting next to her.

"Stenr, you and Hotaru should head to his dad's, we'll check out the electric district." Seifer said when the group arrived in Tokyo.

"Seifer, how are we supposed to find his dad's house? "

"I am sure Hotaru knows his dad's name so it is just a matter of using a phone book. If nothing else you could head to his dad's work."

"But..."

"But nothing, we'll find you two after we are done scanning Akihabara." Seifer said as him and Alette headed off following a small map they had to the electric district of Tokyo.

"I think this is the place, I hope." Hotaru said as he rang the door bell, sure he should of shouted that he was there, but for some reason shouting his arrival didn't seem right to him.

"Chotto!" A voice called from inside and about half a minute later the door opened to reveal a young lady around 16, with long black hair wearing a black shirt and skirt, and a silver charm bracelet on her wrist.

"You!" The three of them shouted in unison, with of course the girl shouting in Japanese at the complete shock of seeing her enemies from the digital world standing on the other side of the door.

"What are you doing here, this is my dads house." Hotaru said with out thinking that she might not entirely understand English, like he wasn't to fluent in Japanese.

"Dad's house? You must be mistaken this is my house, I've lived here my entire life." Ayumi said in near perfect English.

"How can that be, the plate says Koenada, Kaiju." Hotaru said as he pointed at the plaque that listed the residents of the house.

"And it also says, Koenada, A yu mi!" Ayumi said as she pointed at the name right next to the one Hotaru pointed out.

"Hotaru, I might not be able to read kanji, but that kana definitely reads a yu mi." Stenr said in a slightly shocked tone.

"Now, I don't know what you think your doing, trying to say that this is your dad's place, considering I am an only child. Leave now, or I'll be forced to have Witchmon destroy you."

"Alette over here, I am picking up several readings."

"So they are near?"

"Extremely close." Seifer said as he waved his D-cell over a wall revealing a small indent, that looked like it was the frame work for a cg image.

"Is that yours?"

"I think so, they definitely found an interesting way to hid them, maybe it took all of that clouds energy to find one."

"Well, grab it so we can continue our search."

"Fine." Seifer said as he reached in for the odd case that was inside. When he pulled it out the case shattered leaving behind a small device, similar in shape to a D-3, with an indentation on the back, behind the screen, the size, and shape as a D-Cell.

"If that is what you want, then that is what you'll get. Stenr, leave this to us." Hotaru said as he called out DemiMeramon who evolved into DemiDevimon.

"Your on, Tsukaimon, Realize!" Ayumi shouted as she called out her partner, a Nyaromon shot out and evolved into Tsukaimon.

"Stenr, this is Seifer, we got one."

"Ok, Hotaru ran into a friend of ours, and decided to pick a fight."

"I'm on my way." Seifer said before terminating the connection.

"Alette, keep looking, Hotaru decided to get into a fight." Seifer said before putting the device in his pocket and running off.

"Leormon, Realize!" Seifer shouted as he rounded a corner. Friimon shot out of his D-cell and evolved into Leormon.

"What's going on?"

"We need to get to the Koenada residence."

"Ok, I think it would be quickest if I evolved."

"Could we try to avoid being seen?"

"I don't think so, but I feel it is the quickest way."

"I guess if we have no other choice." Seifer said as he had Leormon evolve into GranLiamon. The device in his pocket started to glow as he climbed onto GranLiamon's back, as he pulled it out of his pocket he felt it pull towards his D-Cell, and as it latched on they suddenly seemed to vanish from sight.

"Bolt Claw!" GranLiamon's voice shouted form what seemed like nowhere as the attack slammed into Witchmon.

"Seifer, where are you?"

"Right here." Seifer said as he disconnected the device making them visible again.

"I'll go find Alette." Stenr said as he started to take off.

"There is no need for that, she'll come here as soon as she is done, we don't need to run all over."

"Then lets just kick that witches but!" Stenr said as he got ready to call out Commandramon.

"Me and Hotaru have this, just keep guard, we don't want anyone noticing them, it could cause some trouble, that I don't think even our enemy would want."

"Thunder Blast!" Wizardmon said as he launched his attack at Witchmon.

"Someone's coming." Stenr said as he noticed someone nearing the house, and it looked like they hadn't been spotted yet, which was a miracle because he was inches from the walkway to the house.

Seifer, Hotaru, and Ayumi quickly called their digimon into their D-Cells and straightened out their clothes, trying to look perfectly normal.

"Dad?" Hotaru shouted when the figure got close enough to be seen.

"Huh? Hotaru, is that you?"

"Dad, you know this punk?" Ayumi asked confused.

"I hope he isn't a punk, after all he is your brother."

"What, you mean she is my sister?"

"That would be logical, now lets all head inside and talk. But first who are these nice looking people." Kaiju said as Alette showed up, bringing Seifer and Stenr to his attention.

"They are my classmates, they decided to come with me for a visit. They wanted to check out Akihabara." Hotaru said scratching his head.

"So she is my older sister by about a minute?"

"Exactly, you should of called before coming over, I would have been at the airport waiting if I knew you were coming.

"I didn't exactly know I was coming over, it was a surprise, their idea." Hotaru said pointing at Stenr and Seifer.

"Well I think Mademoiselle Alette can stay in your sister's room, and I am sure there is plenty of room in the guest room for you three."

"Otou-san, why do I have to share my room?"

"Because I am not letting a girl stay in the same room as three guys."

"So did Alette find her device?"

"I don't know, I think she did, after all she had a smile on her face when she showed up last night.

"So, they make digimon invisible?"

"How does that help with evolution?"

"I don't think that is their only function." Seifer said as he looked at his device, remembering when it activated. It seemed to respond to the fact that he didn't want to be caught.

"Tomorrow you two can go find your devices, and we'll keep Ayumi, and Mr. Koenada company."

"Oyasuminasai!" Seifer said before laying down.

Next Time:

The team returns to the digital world after a long boring week of school, they finally have the keys to evolution, but no clue how to use them. Not to mention the fact that now they know the Trinity are using Hotaru's sister. However right when they think they may have a new ally, another of the Trinity shows up to cause trouble.

Next File:

File 11: Lord of Thunder, Raijinmon.

Chotto- Wait

Akihabara- Tokyo's electronic district

Otou-san- dad

Oyasuminasai- good night(literally you must rest)