Sleep came easy to her that night. There were no lights on, save the stand-by light on her laptop and the small screen of her cell phone. She slept easily in her underwear, socks and a tank top. The moonlight poured into her room through her windows and filled the room, drenching every visible inch in its silvery glow. She rolled over in her sleep, pulling her blankets around her.

Now on her back, the moonlight struck an odd charm on an unusual necklace. The charm began to glow and reacted to a strange device sitting on one of her two bedside tables and its screen began to glow. Two odd creatures sleeping on the pillow that she wasn't using, shifted in their sleep. One of the odd creatures woke up and looked out one of the windows.

"WAH!"

She woke with a start and the second odd creature jumped a mile. She sat up and looked sleepily at the creature that had shrieked.

"Kurimon, what's the big idea?" She asked with a yawn.

"There-there-something just sped past the window!" Kurimon stammered.

"Someone should lay off the ice cream bites before bed." The second odd creature said, skeptically.

"I'm with Kurumon on that." She said, laying back down and rolling onto her stomach. "You ate a whole box. That sugar rush is definitely going to make you see something."

"Not when that something isn't from the Real World!" Kurimon bounced on top of Kurumon then on to her back. "I-know-what-I-saw-and-it was-not-from-here!"

"Ow! Quit bouncing on my back so hard! That hurts!" She snapped as Kurimon kept bouncing.

"Not-until-you-look-out-the-window-and-see-that-I'm-not-lying!" Kurimon squeaked between bounces. The creature came down harder than before.

"OW! Okay-okay, I'll look! I'll look!" She snapped rolling over and throwing back her covers. Kurimon landed on the bed as she rubbed her back, grumbling. She opened the window and looked out into the night. "There's nothing out there, feather-brain. Just a big bird…"

"Told you! Told you!" Kurumon giggled evilly. "Ice cream dream! Ice cream dream!"

"It wasn't an ice cream dream!" Kurimon sniffed. She looked harder at the bird.

"…that has wing span that's impossible for any birds around here." She replied seriously. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that was a Birdramon. No, it's too small. Maybe an Aquillamon but there hasn't been one of those in years…unless the Era of the Crests is truly over." She closed the window and closed her curtains. "Come on, you two. We have to check it out."

She opened her closet and pulled out high water overalls and a short sleeve shirt. She quickly dressed and grabbed a pair of slip-ons from the shoe rack on the closet floor. She put her laptop in her backpack and put several other things inside it. She picked up her weird device and cell phone and put them in her pockets.

"Come on, you two. Let's grab some snacks before we leave. Can't have you two run on empty stomachs now can we?" She smiled at them, putting her long hair in a braid. She put on her watch and charm bracelets and then her earrings. "We have to hurry. Mama and Papa just barely went to bed."

She grabbed her shoes and her little friends followed her to the kitchen as silently as possible. She grabbed several different snacks from the cupboards and a few water bottles. She snatched her jacket from the rack by the door and put on her shoes. The trio left the house without a word and went several blocks before stopping to catch their breaths.

"I suggest you two Digivolve." She said, catching her breath.

"KURIMON-"

"KURUMON-"

"-DIGIVOLVE TO-"

"-NADAMON!"

"-NARUMON!"

She smiled at the cat like beasts. Kurimon had been a ball with little angel wings and ear like things similar to the kind Koromon had and was a light cream with blue eyes. Kurumon had been almost identical except for the little demon wings and being a light gray with red eyes. Now they were like cats with collars and tails like Garurumon. They were the same color and had the same ear like things but they had legs now.

"We're ready, Hotaru." Nadamon said with a big smile. "Where to?"

"Not sure. Let's try the epicenter of the usual stuff." Hotaru responded checking her voice mail on her cell phone.

"Look-there's that Aquillamon! It's headed downtown!" Narumon said half shouting. Hotaru and Nadamon looked up.

"You had better Digivolve, Narumon. You're easier to ride during the night." Hotaru told her. "Hurry up, we can't lose it again."

"NARUMON DIGIVOLVE TO-" Narumon was engulfed in light. "-DEIAMON!"

Deiamon was a winged tiger-like beast that was large enough for Hotaru and Nadamon to ride. She lowered herself to let her sister and Hotaru to climb on to her back.

"Hang on tight because here we go!" Her body tensed up and she spread her wings. With a push upward and a mighty sweep of her wings, the trio went up into the air. Hotaru gently clung to Deiamon's fur around the tiger beast's neck. Nadamon had climbed into Hotaru's backpack for safety.

The wind was cold-like needles. Hotaru snuggled into Deiamon's warm fur to keep warm. Deiamon followed the mysterious shadow as fast as she could without having Hotaru fly off her back. Hotaru felt Nadamon curl up against the back of her backpack.

"Hotaru, look! It's the Digimon Nadamon saw." Deiamon said with a slight growl. Hotaru looked up to see the giant bird ahead of them. "You were right. It's an Aquillamon." Deiamon landed on to a nearby roof. Hotaru slid off her back and dug a digital camcorder out of her backpack. "And it looks like there's a kid on its back. Probably a girl."

"This isn't good. We have to get to a computer with Internet access. I need to get a hold of Jenai." Hotaru said, dropping her camcorder back into her pack. Nadamon peeked out as Hotaru did this so she wouldn't get hurt.

"But Jenai usually contacts us, right?" Nadamon asked. "So how are you going to contact him?"

"I digitally recorded the subliminal frequency. Then I downloaded it in to the digital compact I built and it's my way of getting a hold of Jenai anytime I feel like it." Hotaru took a compact from her pocket. "I designed it in my Digital Engineering class. And then I constructed it in my Technological Creations class. I finally completed it yesterday before 2nd period." She opened the compact and hit a couple buttons. "Jenai, it's Hotaru. Do you read me, Jenai?"

Jenai's image appeared where the mirror had been. "Hotaru? How'd you get my frequency?"

"I recorded it and made the device I'm talking to you on." Hotaru stuck out her tongue with a cute smile.

He smiled with a laugh. "I should've known. You really are Soichi's daughter. If he could see you now, he'd be very proud of you." Jenai earned a blush and a bashful smile that made her look away. "So, enough of the praise for now, I can do that when we meet in person. What can I do for you, Hotaru?"

The girl thought about it for a minute. "Have you discovered the location of the 11th Crest yet?"

"No, not yet." Jenai shook his head. Hotaru felt her heart fall a little. "I know you're anxious, Hotaru. But without the tag, finding the Crest is close to impossible."

Hotaru clutched her crystal charm. "I understand. Thank you, Jenai. I must be going." Hotaru closed the compact and sighed, leaning against Deiamon. "This isn't going to be good. If I had the Crest I could find the DigiDestined it belongs to."

"Don't worry, Hotaru, all will be well." Nadamon told her DigiDestined. "Come on, let's go to the Digital World and watch the sunrise."