Ken's identity is revealed!
Then again we already knew who he was.
Matt's not in this chap!
He'll be in the next!

Iris's POV

"So I take it things have been relatively quiet?" I asked Demi. At the moment I was in the computer lab talking to Kiba's brother before Davis's big game against a rival school. This was also the episode where Ken's identity was revealed. Demi was in his rookie form due to using so much of his energy to keep his area safe along with Phantomon.

"Yeah so far" Demi reassured me. "However everybody is keeping their guard up"

"Alright keep up the good work Demi" I told Kiba's brother before the computer screen returned to normal.

"I told him not to overdo it" Kiba growled from her perch on my shoulder. "And as usual the dolt doesn't listen to me which is why he's at the rookie level"

"Hey give him a break Kiba he's been working very hard" I told my partner firmly before I stood up.

"I just worry for him that's all since he's the only family I have" Kiba stated.

"Yeah I know you do" I said to her with a smile.

It was a beautiful day and it was perfect for a soccer game. Already the bus from the rival school showed up and I wasn't surprised to see Ken wasn't with his team.

"So anything new?" Yolei asked as I took a seat next to her.

"Nope so far things look good however I wouldn't be surprised if the emperor pulls off a new stunt later" I answered. "Looks like your crush isn't here yet"

"I don't have a crush on Ken!" Yolei protested turning red.

"Liar" I heard Isaac say. "She complained at not getting Ken's autograph"

I shot Isaac the bird and this got Kari to burst out laughing. Wizardmon was also laughing while Gatomon only shrugged.

"I might also add Iris once had a crush on Ken too"

A bang later Isaac nursed a welt on his head since I just hit him hard.

"I thought you always liked Matt?" T.K. inquired.

"From where I'm from T.K. you have more than one anime crush and sadly Myotismon was one of them" I confessed.

Sora, Izzy, Tai, and Joe came to watch the game as well only they arrived ten minutes after me. Matt was at band practice again. Tai gave Sora a quick kiss on the cheek before he went to go talk to Davis really quick. DemiVeemon hopped onto my lap and I stroked the little guy's head. Davis had asked me to keep an eye on his partner while he played the game. After Tai hurried off the field did the game start. I wasn't really a sports fan but when one of your friends was in a game you couldn't helped but get pumped up. The rival school was just as good as the home team and Davis finally made a score during the first half.

"Go Davis!" DemiVeemon shouted. I smirked at DemiVeemon's faith in his partner. However the rival team managed to even the score and before we knew it, it was halftime. It was then that Ken finally showed up. Yolei actually squealed along with other girls and this got Isaac and myself to wince. Hey I had to agree with them that Ken was good looking. His eyes looked across the field and they widened when they saw us. Ken's eyes then saw me before he turned away.

"Looks like Ken" Isaac began.

"Isaac do you want me to smack you again?" I warned my brother with a dangerous tone.

The others laughed while Isaac only flushed red and I smirked before focusing my attention back to the game. When the second half started the game got more interesting. Immediately Ken scored a goal and the crowd was already cheering for him. Davis and his team mates were starting to get tired from what I was seeing because they really wanted to beat Ken's team. But Ken managed to get nine more goals putting his team in the lead. It was now down to the last minute of the game and Ken was already making his way towards the goal again with the soccer ball underneath his feet.

The fan girls were definitely screaming now and I was starting to get a damn headache thanks to them. Isaac looked like he was suffering the same thing. Just before Ken could kick the ball into the goal, Davis came out of nowhere and slid underneath Ken using his leg to stop Ken from scoring. Ken slipped however the ball still got into our goal and Ken's team won.

"Damn he is good" Isaac said as he walked over to me.

"Yeah he is" I agreed. Both of us watched as Davis talked with Ken and the two of them shook hands. That's when the fan girls surrounded Ken on the field, Yolei among them begging for autographs or Ken's number.

A Half Hour Later.

"Thanks for watching DemiVeemon for me Iris" Davis said as DemiVeemon jumped from my arms into his. Davis was back in his usual clothes. "Uh question do I have any fan girls in your reality?"

"I wouldn't be surprised even though you are a goof and a dork, you're a sweet guy" I told my friend. My comment got Davis to blush and I flashed him a smirk.

Kiba's stomach growled and mine did the same.

"Why don't we all grab something to eat before we head home?" Kari suggested. "You played a good game Davis"

"Aww thanks Kari" Davis replied. "And good idea I'm hungry too"

"If us shifters don't get food when we need it we get grumpy" Isaac added.

"That's true" I agreed. "Both Isaac and I aren't pleasant to be around when we need to eat"

This got all of us to laugh before we headed in the direction of a pizza joint. However as we walked away I felt the eyes of Ken watching us.

Next Day

The next day we all met up in the lab again because a new Control Spire had appeared in a new area in the Digital World. Thankfully it was the end of the school day, well not for me. I had been taking a nap until I received the email. We all entered the digital gate like normal and we all stood in a desert like setting. The others suddenly began to protest and I turned behind me to see Kari, Isaac, Yolei, Cody, and T.K. sinking into the quick sand along with their digimon. I ran like hell to where Isaac and Wizardmon were and tried to grab onto my cousin's hand but it was too late, he was gone.

"What happened to them?!" Davis exclaimed.

"They just sank into the sand" Kiba added.

"Oh man this sucks!" Veemon protested.

"I see you two were the only ones to not be sucked into my trap" Ken's voice taunted. Davis and I turned around to see Ken smirking evilly in his emperor attire. I only kept my cool while Davis and Veemon looked angry.

"Calm down you two" I commanded the two of them. "He wants us to lose our temper"

"Says the future Queen" Ken sneered. "You say you aren't mad? Well how about when I do this?"

A Flymon then had a dark ring on it flew next to Ken and in its pincers was Demi.

"DEMI!" I shouted.

Demi was beat up worse than he had been before.

"This little rookie fought off against my slave digimon, however his strength is gone, it's a good thing your friend Phantomon has his friends the Bakemon" Ken said coolly before he grabbed Demi and Demi was tossed like a piece of trash towards me and he landed in the sand.

"Brother!" Kiba shouted as I ran over to Demi. I quickly took the rookie into my grasp before glaring towards Ken.

"You'll pay for hurting him" I growled.

"Now I here anger in your voice" Ken stated before he laughed.

"You leave her alone!" Davis snapped defending me. Ken looked to Davis with amusement. He then used his head to gesture up ahead of us and hanging from the bridge were the others. Only it wasn't really them, it was just a bunch of Bakemon disguised as our friends and their digimon.

"What kind of sick joke is this?!" Davis demanded. But before Ken could answer the ground beneath us shook. A wall of sand then erupted from the ground and a roar was heard. After the sand cleared a Deltamon wearing a dark ring stood behind our fake friends.

"Deltamon is hungry but I'm feeling generous so the two of you can choose who to save while the others become Deltamon's lunch" Ken sneered.

"F**k that!" I snapped.

"I'm not choosing either!" Davis agreed. "I'll take their place instead"

"DAVIS!" Kiba, Veemon, and I shouted in unison. Ken smirked before he snapped his fingers and the Deltamon turned its attention towards us. However it lost its balance and it fell to the ground.

"What kind of joke is this!" T.K. protested. Davis turned around to see the others were just fine. The other digimon were fine as well.

"The Emperor's sick plan of trying to get into their heads" Isaac growled. "Why don't you two show the Emperor not to mess with us"

"Already on it" I said before activating the Digi Egg of Loyalty.

Davis did the same with the Digi Egg of Courage.

"Veemon Armor Digivolve to!"

"Demidevimon Armor Digivolve to!"

You had to admit it was pretty cool seeing both of our digimon armor digivolving at the same time.

"Flamedramon the Fire of Courage!"

"QueenXenomorphmon the Loyal Protector!"

"Iris I'll get the dark rings off of the Bakemon and Deltamon, while you destroy the Control Spire" Flamedramon said.

"WHAT? NO!" Ken protested as I leapt into the air and landed on Kiba's back. I grabbed a neck spike before my partner stormed forward. Deltamon was about to attack when Flamedramon leapt into the air to distract him. For a large digimon Kiba was damn fast as QueenXenomorphmon.

"Emerald Flame!" she shouted as she unleashed her attack. The flames shot out of her mouth and hit the Control Spire. The spire began to crack and Kiba used her powerful tail to break the tower in two. I then turned to see Deltamon and the fellow Bakemon back to normal.

"Oh crap" I said when I saw Davis was furious. He ran towards Ken and tackled him. I watched as the two of them rolled down the hill.

"I'll be back Kiba" I said to my partner as I leapt off of her back and ran after Davis to make sure he didn't do anything stupid. It didn't take long to find him and Ken had a bleeding lip.

"So you decide to join us huh Iris?" Ken sneered. I only glared at Ken who looked back to me evilly.

"Hey where did you get that scrape on your knee?" Davis suddenly asked.

The two of us looked to see Ken's banged up knee from before.

"I think Iris can tell you"

"Davis it's Ken" I told Goggle Head.

"SAY WHAT?!" Davis protested as Ken smirked before removing his glasses.

"Took you long enough Davis, though Iris already knew my identity to begin with"

"You know I actually feel bad for you" I told Ken. "You may not know it now but your only like this because of the darkness inside you"

"Like you would know" Ken sneered. "You never lost someone close to you"

That hit a nerve and I quickly handed Demi over to Davis before I was quickly in front of Ken and I gave him a punch in the mouth. Ken actually yelped thanks to the sucker punch, but that comment really got to me.

"You have no idea what I have been through" I told Ken. "I have lost someone important to me as I have been under the influence of darkness so don't tell me what and how I feel"

"This fight is just beginning Iris" Ken replied before he got up with a smirk on his face. An Airdramon appeared out of nowhere and Ken leapt into the air and got onto its back making his getaway.

"He had no right saying that to you" Davis said.

I only nodded before I walked back over to my friend who gave Demi back to me.

Odaiba
Matt's Place

"He isn't waking up" Kiba said with worry. "What if he gets deleted?!"

"Just calm yourself Kiba he should be fine" I reassured her. After returning from the Digital World I focused my attention on healing Demi. My healing power was able to get rid of his injuries now he only slept. "Besides I reek you watch him while I go and take a shower"

Kiba nodded before I left her alone with her twin brother. The shower felt good as I got into it but the way Ken taunted me earlier still remained in my mind. I knew Ken later on would regret saying those cruel things to me. And eventually I would forgive him for it. The apartment had two bathrooms, Matt and his Dad used the other one. After I brushed my hair and pulled on my nightwear I returned to check on Demi and Kiba. When I entered the room I smiled to see Kiba was using her wings to hug Demi who was now awake.

"Look who's up finally" I teased as I walked over the DemiDevimon siblings.

"Iris how did I get here?" Demi asked as he used his wings to push Kiba off of him.

"You were banged up pretty badly again back in the Digital World thanks to the emperor, I brought you back here to heal you"

"Sorry I worried you both" Demi replied. "Would you mind if I stayed here with you in the real world, besides that Devidramon you saved earlier is now helping Phantomon protect that area where I was keeping guard"

"I don't mind but it's up to my mate to give the final answer"

"So you finally claimed blondie huh?" Demi asked with a smirk.

"Oh jeez don't you start Demi" I groaned.

"Hey it's my job!" Demi said.

"If he's teasing you already then he's going to be fine that's for sure" Kiba added.

"Damn right!"

Demi's comment got me to smirk myself. Kiba was right her brother would be okay and it would be nice to have both DemiDevimon twins at my side like old times.

Poor Demi!
He keeps getting beat up!