Mathais: Hiya again! I hope people looked at my last chapter. Maybe this is getting too clichéd...
Chibi Jun: Don't worry Mathais! This IS your first fanfiction.
TK: Yep!
Mathais: I guess. But I can always discontinue it if people don't read it.
TK: Nonononononono!
Chibi Jun: I'll always give you more ideas!
Mathais: It's your fault I have like five ideas concerning Jun in my head, right?
TK: You're getting off track.
Mathais: All righty... I don't own the Digimon characters. These Crest Armors ARE mine, however. I'm juggling making this a Taito for reasons known to only myself. You can decide.
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"Creator of the Destiny Stones, your avatar asks of you. Let Hope heal the world!"
"Soverign of the Digital World, your avatar pleads to you. Let Light shine over this plain!"
Twin beams of yellow and pink shot into the sky. They shot out into the six previous Destiny Stone locations and drew the colors of the six other main crests from them. The lights joined into one beam and shot into the final Destiny Stone. It began to glow a mix of yellow and pink before glowing a mixture of all eight colors. A figure emerged from the light and...
Stared at them curiously.
All action stopped to stare at the figure. It was a large blue dragon digimon shrouded in what looked like clouds and had chains wrapped all around his body. Hope thought it was meant to help keep his power from flowing out.
Brown eyes stared at the seven digimon and six humans.
The digidestined suddenly kneeled in respect, despite the threat of Blackwargreymon. It was something ancient inside of them that told them to. "Soverign Azulongmon."
"Stand my children." All six stood, but Kindness, Hope, and Light whirled around to face Blackwargreymon.
Who was looking at Azulongmon with a resigned expression on his face.
"Will this my be ultimate enemy?" He stared up at the Holy Dragon before him.
Azulongmon turned in a full circle, getting the kinks out of his body. "Would you stand a chance?"
This answer unsettled Blackwargreymon. "I will win."
"Blue Thunder!" Azulongmon spun in a circle, summoning lightning. The electric energy flashed out in a blink of an eye and slammed into Blackwargreymon. The dark digimon flew back a couple feet into a thicket of trees. "Want to try again?"
"Terra Destroyer!" The large orb of molten energy flew at the great dragon.
"Aurora Force!" A bright force of multiple colors launched in a dragon shape from Azulongmon's head. The attack tore through Blackwargreymon and pushed the dark digimon farther within the forest. "Care for another shot?"
Blackwargreymon growled.
"I guess not. However, I won't allow you to harm my realm any longer."
"All I wanted was for you to face me."
"You didn't have to harm the Digital World for it!" Hope lashed out.
"Recede Hope." Hope reluctantly did so. "Why did you want to sacrifice the land for your own gain?" Azulongmon's voice boomed.
"Nothing matters more than facing my ultimate enemy!" Blackwargreymon retorted.
"But you're different than all the other Spire digimon. You actually have a heart." Light looked at Blackwargreymon.
"Do I?"
"We can hear it beating, but it's shrouded by darkness." Kindness looked. "We fought you because you were destroying the land."
"All I care about right now is fighting my ultimate enemy."
"But you've already received a taste of my power." Azulongmon said. "You wish to be subjected to it again. Perhaps you should rethink."
"Then has my whole creation been in vain?" Blackwargreymon shouted. "What is my purpose in life? What is it if it is not to face you?"
"That, I cannot tell you."
"Why not?"
"You're destiny is yours to decide." Hope had a resigned expression on his face.
"What should I do?" His voice was indecisive. However, it was noticeably subdued.
"Go on a journey. Go on a journey to find your worth and your purpose. Look for your heart." Azulongmon answered in a sagely voice.
"It seems like a good idea." Blackwargreymon rose into the air. "I will search for my purpose." He then flew off as the digidestined turned back to the dragon before them.
"My children... I'm sure you feel the darkness."
"It's been there ever since we came, but it's worse in intensity." Hope bristled.
"I agree." Yolei nodded. All the digidestined felt it. A light deep within their hearts that wanted to seek council from the guardian before them. So all six surrendered to it and let the ancient powers within them take a hold of their body. It was noticed also. Yolei and Davis became quieter with Cody and Kindness being less quiet. Light and Hope shed their shy demeanors.
"To think I started this." Kindness growled fiercely.
"It isn't your fault Kindness." Azulongmon said gently. "Revert to your true forms now. It's been so long since I have seen my children."
"Yes." Kindness, Hope, and Light kneeled respectively. Pieces started to break off of their armor like crumbling rock before totally disappearing, leaving Ken, TK, and Kari in their normal clothing.
"It's been years since I have seen you." Azulongmon turned his sagely eyes to the other digidestined. "You three have grown a lot as well. But I see that your power lies dormant."
"Excuse my directness, but what power?" Cody asked.
"Surely not Crest Armors?" Kari inquired.
"No." Azulongmon shook his head. "Not Crest Armors."
"Then what powers?"
"I am not the one to tell." The great dragon shook his head. "Ask Gennai. He will tell."
"So the old coot's still alive then?" TK quirked a smile.
"Yes I'm still alive TK." A young man in brown robes walked forward. "It's nice to see you again."
"It's nice to see you young Gennai." Kari quipped.
"I'm still hung over you being an old man." TK laughed.
Gennai gave a small smile. "I admit I didn't like that form."
"Gennai?" The four other digidestined were clueless.
"He's the guy that guided us in our first war against evil." TK gave a cheeky grin.
"I doubt Izzy has forgiven your for your cryptic prophecies." Kari laughed.
"Hey, I didn't make those prophecies!" Gennai cried indignantly.
"And least you have some humor now." TK muttered.
Gennai responded in a dignified manner...
He stuck out his tongue.
The digidestined facefaulted.
Azulongmon had a long sweatdrop running down his forehead.
Gennai blinked. Once. Then twice. He then also sweatdropped.
"The closest thing you did like that was when you were screaming at Tai for thinking of using all the different combinations to open Myotismon's Gate." TK groaned.
"Wish I could have seen that." Davis smirked.
"Believe me, you don't." A voice said from the skies.
The digidestined looked up to see five armored figures floating in the air and one on the ground.
"Revert." Azulongmon ordered.
The five figures in the air slowly touched down and their armor shattered. They revealed to be Tai, Matt, Sora, Mimi, Izzy, and Joe. However, small changes in their personality were also noticed. Tai and Mimi were less fiery while Matt lost a bit of his cool demeanor. There were also some small notes, but they were too small to notice.
"Azulongmon." They kneeled.
"Rise, my children."
Tai was the first to respond. "You really don't need to hear that story."
Izzy had an evil grin on his face. It was time to get back at Tai for the Diaboromon incident. "Oh, but you do!"
Tai turned scarlet.
"Yep." Matt caught on quickly. "You see, to save time, Tai had suggested trying out all the different combinations on Myotismon's portal."
"But then Gennai got really angry..." Mimi was thinking payback for when Tai stole her makeup kit.
"He went up to Tai and started to whap him on the head like there was no tomorrow!" Joe was laughing.
"And Tai was losing!" Sora finished as the digidestined were roaring in laughter except for Tai, who was blushing a very deep red. Azulongmon and Gennai were sweatdropping.
"That is enough." Azulongmon said quietly.
The laughter eventually died down.
"Have you felt it?"
"The balance between the Digital World and the Human World has been disrupted." Gennai explained.
"Is that what has caused the Digi-Port to collapse?" Izzy asked.
"The Digi-Port collapsed?" The younger digidestined exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, but yes. It will take a week to fix." Azulongmon sighed.
"What are we suppose to tell our parents? I don't have any means to contact them! They'll freak and they'll kick me out for even suggesting it!" Davis was frantic.
"All this time and our secrecy is crumbling." Tai bowed his head.
"The truth maybe?" Gennai asked.
"You don't know my parents." Cody groaned. "They're totally rigid and squash any ideas about magic out. I will never be able to tell them."
"My parents are already freaked." Mimi sighed. "I can't tell them otherwise they'll cart me away again."
"Dad's fine with it and mom's probably also." Matt said. "They already know about the digimon. Probably one of the few adults we can trust."
"I don't know about mom and dad. They kept complaining and worrying after our first war, so I doubt they'll agree with this one." Kari said.
"My mom's fine with it, but she will worry about me very much." Sora muttered.
Joe ducked his head. "My brothers are going to worry so much, but my parents don't even remember the first war."
"My parents are pretty much going to be fine with it." Izzy shrugged.
"My parents are so going to kick me out." Yolei sighed.
"I'll be fine since my parents won't want to lose me." Ken said.
"Then... What can we do?" TK asked.
"Well... Living in the Digital World is always an option." Gennai received a loud chorus of no's.
"If you get kicked out, I could probably get my mom to take you in Yolei." Ken said.
"Cody can maybe come and live with me if he gets kicked out." TK volunteered.
"My house is open for Mimi." Sora said. "At least I think."
"Mom and dad might be able to take Davis in." Izzy said. "Maybe I could take Cody instead of TK."
"Let's hope it doesn't come to this." Tai sighed. "Kari and I might have to move if this keeps up."
"I might be able to get our cousins to take you in, but they live in Toyama, right TK?" Matt said.
"Right."
"Let's stop this and talk about something other than where we might live in a bad scenario." Kari said. "Like training Davis, Cody, and Yolei."
"That can be easily arranged." Gennai told them. "I can train them."
"That'll be SO cool!" Davis exclaimed.
"I agree." Cody nodded his head.
"Now we won't feel so useless." Yolei exclaimed.
"What about our digimon?" TK looked at the unconscious In-Training digimon.
"I found the rest of them unconscious also." The digidestined brought their digimon forward, showing the state they were in.
Gennai sighed.
Azulongmon was worried. "The chosen digimon are unconscious, but their data has been badly damaged somehow and are over stressed. I am sorry, but they will be useless for a little over a month."
"What?" They screamed.
"I am sorry, but you must be more dependant on your powers now." Azulongmon sighed.
"But... Yolei, Cody, and I can't fight!" Davis yelled.
"So, anyone up for a road trip?" Gennai waved his hand and a staff appeared in it.
"I'll be resting in my chambers." Azulongmon said shortly before disappearing.
"Game." All the digidestined picked up their digimon and walked into a circle around Gennai.
Gennai slammed his staff into the ground and with a wink, all twenty-five figures disappeared.
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Back in the human world, a certain Nancy Takaishi was drinking a cup of coffee after coming home early to find that TK wasn't home.
A second later, the glass fell from her hands to shatter on the ground.
Nancy gripped her desk as hard as she could, for a wave of coldness invaded her body.
Soon the coldness ended, but Nancy was left breathless. Her face was pale as she walked over to the phone and dialed a hardly used number.
"Moshi moshi?" A male voice asked from the other side.
"Malcolm?" Nancy's breathless voice worried Malcolm Ishida greatly.
"What's wrong Nancy?" Malcolm asked.
"Did you just feel that?" Nancy bit her lip. "Something's wrong with Takeru. And the Digital World."
"That... Matt's in trouble." Malcolm pulled out his cell phone. "How about I give the Kamiyas a call?"
"I'll get Mrs. Takenouchi and the Tachikawas. The Inoues and Hidas won't be that hard either."
"Then I'll get in touch with Joe's older brother, the Motamiyas, the Izumis, and the Ichijoujis."
"Thanks. Bye. Meet at my apartment."
"Bye Nanc'." The two hung up, only to open the phone again to call other families.
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When the digidestined opened their eyes again, they were standing in front of Gennai's house. Immediately, the six younger ones slumped forward and fell unconscious.
The older ones picked up the younger ones and they turned to Gennai.
"I have rooms, but only six. You'll have to double up. They're down the hall." Gennai pointed in that direction.
"I'm rooming with Kari." Tai's voice brooked no protests as he claimed a room with Kari.
"Same with me and TK." It was the same with Matt as he carried his brother into the next room.
"Since they're gone, how about we double up in our usual groups?" Izzy smiled. "Sora and Mimi, Joe and I, Yolei and Cody, and Ken and Davis."
The rest readily agreed as they set up the rooms in that formation.
As their heads hit the pillows, all the worries and strains from the deterioration of the Digital World made the older Digidestined fall into a much-needed sleep.
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"What is this about?" Mrs. Takenouchi asked, worry tingeing her voice.
All those that were assembled were families of the digidestined currently trapped in the Digital World.
Malcolm placed his cup of coffee down and stated bluntly. "It's about the Digital World."
All the parents of the original digidestined gasped while the new generation looked confused.
"I thought all this was over with." Jim exclaimed.
"When it all ended with that big battle in the sky, it was should have." Mrs. Tachikawa bit her lip.
"Our kids shouldn't have to fight any more." Mr. Kamiya sighed.
"But it is their responsibility." Nancy objected. "They've been chosen and they proved capable of it years ago."
"You have to admit, she's right." Mr. Izumi agreed.
"How about explaining it for the rest of us?" Mr. Motamiya tapped his foot impatiently.
"In short, all of our children and Jim's brother are guardians of a world comprised of digital data." Malcolm explained. "And your children, Davis Motamiya, Yolei Inoue, Cody Hida, and Ken Ichijouji," he pointed to the Ichijoujis, Motamiyas, Inoues, and Hidas, "were chosen as the second generation along with my son TK and the Kamiyas' daughter Kari were called back from the original group consisting of them, Tai Kamiya, Matt Ishida, Sora Takenouchi, Mimi Tachikawa, Izzy Izumi, and Joe Kido."
There was a sound of a chair crashing into the ground. "What is this blasphemy you're spewing about?" Mr. Inoue shouted. "Yolei wouldn't defend a whole different world that probably doesn't exist!"
"Then how do you explain that she isn't here and hasn't been home in over five hours since school ended?"
"Probably off doing god knows what with your children!" Mr. Inoue shouted back.
"You don't insult my children!" Malcolm rose.
"Well, I'm not sitting around listening to this, this..." Mr. Inoue bit back the words as he moved towards the door. "I'm going to have a talk with that girl when she comes back..." The Inoues left, but the children stayed for a moment.
"Tell Yolei we're sorry..." All of them said at the same time before leaving, all the while excluding love and sincerity.
Nancy closed her eyes once before opening them with a new determination called hope. "As taken from the Inoue's example, you can leave whenever you wish if you do not agree with the Digital World and your child being a guardian of such a world."
Mrs. Hida and Motamiyas stood up and left without a word while the oldest Hida and Jun stayed behind.
"Tell Cody I'm sorry and I'll try to make her come around." Grandpa Hida said as he left, ever knowledgeable and reliable.
"Make sure Davis gets the same message." Jun sighed, her normally obsessively cheerful face sad. "Tell my little brother that I love him more than anything in this world." Jun swept out of the area, a sad touch to the normally courageous and overly friendly girl.
The Ichijoujis shook their heads. "We're not losing Ken again."
"Mr. and Mrs. Kido?" Malcolm turned.
"We'll be there for our son no matter what." The two parents said.
"Back to business..." Nancy closed the door. "I'm sure all of you has felt something wrong with your children, or brother in your case Jim. A wave of coldness perhaps?"
Those assembled tentatively nodded.
"It has to do with the Digital World. I'm not sure if any of you noticed, but the children have been returning more frequently to that place." Nancy's eyes softened. "The only blessings are that they can return at any time and that the time flow isn't altered. I wouldn't be able to deal with it if they aged another year."
"What do you mean 'aged another year'?" Mrs. Ichijouji asked.
"The Digital World's time used to flow at a very accelerated rate compared to our world's. While only a couple minutes, maybe even less, passed here, about a year passed in the Digital World." Malcolm explained. "That's why TK and Kari look to be thirteen while birth records say twelve."
"Anyway..." Nancy intervened. "Now that we know that our children won't be returning for awhile, we have to do something to cover for them."
"Sora's been complaining of headaches lately." Mrs. Takenouchi chipped in.
"The same with Joe." The Kidos added.
The rest of the families chipped in with some of the same results.
"Hold on for a second..." Nancy pursed her lips as she went to TK's bedroom. Everyone stared as she came out with a green notebook and undid the lock with a hairpin. Flipping through the pages, Nancy grimaced at a few before finding the one she sought. "The Digital World is collapsing. Everyone knows it. Six of the seven Destiny Stones that held the world together were destroyed by Blackwargreymon. The last one we have yet to find. I'm starting to worry for the others. It's affected the newer generation less then us, only because they aren't in tune with their crests, their hearts in the way they are linked to the Digital World as we are. The Crest Armors showed us that. Tai's been less fiery than usual, I can tell. Without the courage lighting in the digimon's hearts, he's feeling the effects in the Digital World. Matt's the same, loosing that passion he's had. Friendships between digimon are breaking apart. Hatred is abound, causing Sora to feel the darkness that it spreads. Corruption is breaking sincerity, as told by Mimi, who isn't as cheerful any more. Joe and Izzy are more tired than usual, with knowledge being lost and reliability being scarce. Ken's feeling the aftereffects of cruelty, but the symptoms aren't as harsh as we feel, much like with Davis, Cody, and Yolei. But with me and Kari.... Hope and Light are intertwined with this area more than any other of the crests. We've been feeling downright horrible. Horrible. And the only salvation is that we protect this last Destiny Stone. Please... The Digi-Port's just about collapsed and we don't know when we'll be back. I just hope the Digital World will be safe. Takaishi 'TK' Takeru." Nancy glanced up at the slack-jawed looks she was receiving. "Straight from the journal of my son, Digidestined of Hope."
"Keeper of Light, my Hikari..." Mrs. Kamiya whispered.
"Look." Malcolm took charge. "We need to come up with an appropriate excuse for why our children are gone. We don't know when they'll be back."
"Kari recently nearly fainted during class..." Mrs. Kamiya said slowly. "We could say she's too weak for school and that we've sent her off to some relatives in China for help."
"The same could work with Tai, as we've received a call from the soccer coach about his energy levels." Mr. Kamiya added.
"Sora... She really hasn't been feeling well... Maybe we could say that she went with Tai and Kari, since she knows them so well?" Mrs. Takenouchi suggested.
"That could work." Mr. Kamiya nodded.
"We have some relatives near Toyama." Nancy mused. "They could pretend to take in Matt and TK."
"We don't have any place to send Izzy." The Izumis bit their lips.
"He could go with Joe to some friends in Hong Kong." Mrs. Kido proposed.
"Thank you." Mr. Izumi nodded.
"How's this?" Malcolm stood. "We could distribute the twelve kids to the three points of Toyama, China, and Hong Kong."
"Yes." Mrs. Takenouchi agreed. "That would be for the best."
The parents formed other plans to do with their children with Jim adding in once in a while.
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Davis was the first to wake, an odd feeling of betrayal coursing through his body. He closed his eyes to find out what happened and what he found troubled him. Now, the only reason Davis would be considered dumb was because his mind was filled with all these areas. He could feel the connections he has with people, causing him to become distracted by fluxations in these connections. They made him not learn correctly, as he is the type of person who is easily distracted. He shuffled through these connections; he saw his Digital World connection. Not there. He then saw his Digidestined connection. Not there either (and he was glad for that). Davis came upon the place where he stored the connections to his immediate family. Sighing to himself, Davis examined the three cords there. The one that was Jun's cord was pulsating brightly, very strong. She had taken a very big step from before. Davis was glad for that. The next ones made him frown. His mom and dad had cords, but they were thin and black dominated white.
They betrayed me... My parents betrayed me. Davis thought despairingly. I can't believe it...
There was a knock at his door. Davis blinked and slid his eyes to Ken. The other boy was still asleep; face away, so Davis thought he was sleeping peacefully.
Davis crept over to the door, still in the clothing he always wears to the Digital World, minus the jacket. "Who is it?"
"Yolei and Cody." The muffled voice responded.
"I'll be out in a sec." Quickly slipping on some slippers, Davis left and looked at Yolei and Cody outside. "What's up?"
"Did you..." Cody couldn't put the feeling in words.
"Feel a wave of betrayal from your parents?" Yolei finished.
Surprising, Davis nodded.
"That means you are like us." Cody said bluntly.
"Like you?" Davis repeated.
Yolei tapped her head. "Connections in your mind. White lines. Those in your immediate family who did not betray you pulsating a bright white. Parents black."
Davis nodded. "I guess that's why I do bad in school. Coupled with my natural way to be distracted and my temper, I guess it must of ruining some of the learning process and made me be mad to TK."
"My dad was killed." Cody whispered, calling the attention of them. "It hurt my head so much. The connection was completely severed."
Anything else that would be said was drowned out by nine simultaneous screams.
Davis immediately headed back into his room as Yolei made way to the girls' room and Cody to Joe's and Izzy's.
Inside, they found that the people were gasping in pain as they slept.
"Kuso." Davis swore as he started to shake his friend. A bright magenta light filled the room, coming from Ken's heart. It swirled, spinning into a single beam before splitting into two. An orange beam and a blue light came into the room and mixed with one of the magenta beams. It twisted and turned before turning into a kind of silver color. The light landed around Davis neck, making him draw it out. A sun, an eye, and a flower were together on it. The other beam formed something on Ken.
"A Crest." Davis breathed as he saw what appeared. The magenta flower was on a type of tablet inside a necklace around Ken's neck.
Ken immediately fell unconscious once more. Davis slowly exited, wanting the Child of Kindness to rest.
"Guys?" Davis asked as he once more met with Yolei and Cody.
"Did you get a Crest?" Yolei held up her own, a meld of a teardrop, a heart, and a star.
"I got one also." Cody showed his, a cross, two eyes, and a shooting star.
"The three Crests, only a little lower than the ones chosen by the Guardians." Gennai appeared behind the three, startling them. "The Crest of Body, with the courage to do what's needed, the kindness to keep those around him, and the friendship to make those bonds. The Crest of Spirit, to have the love to keep everyone alive, the sincerity to avoid deception, the purity to call those around them, and the light to keep them happy. The Crest of Mind, the hope that the plans will come true, the knowledge to make those plans, and the reliability to help everyone do the plans. The three crests of the triangle."
"The Crest of Body?" Davis said slowly. "This is mine?"
"The Crest of Mind?" Cody also whispered.
"The Crest of Spirit?" Yolei stared unbelievably. "This is me?"
"Yes." Gennai acknowledged. "The three crests. Now, we must work on your magic skills." Briskly, he summoned his staff and led the three down a twisting maze of corridors that couldn't be seen from the outside.
Right when Davis was about to ask when they were going to get there, the four entered a large room full of crystals.
"Wow." Davis whispered.
"It's beautiful." Yolei added.
"So much magic..." Cody stared in awe.
"This is where you will be training." Gennai told them as he checked the room's crystals. "First, you must know each of these crystals."
Starting with a bright red one, he held it up. "Digiruby. Aids flame." Holding up a deep bright blue one, he continued. "Digisapphire of Ice." Gennai continued through the list, the three students hanging onto his words. He came to the final gem. "Digirainbownite. It helps all spells and is extremely rare. It is only to be used in special occasions, but if placed on the ornament of a staff, it could become very powerful." Gennai gently set down the rainbow gem.
"I would like each of you to find your center. That is from where you will be able to cast your magic. Eventually, you'll be able to do the magic without being in your center and on the fly." Gennai nodded. "Davis. The Crest of Body represents the elements of flame, ice, and darkness. Yolei, the Crest of Spirit represents wind, plants, and light. Cody, the Crest of Mind is of the elements of water, electricity, and light. Find your center and focus on drawing out these elements." The three nodded as they closed their eyes. Cody managed to slip into his center quickly, being attuned to magic, even with a parent who has a general dislike to magic. Yolei managed to fall in next, as magic falls into the category of spirit in the body-mind-spirit triangle. Davis finally found his center also, though it took his a while, as the body is the hardest one to control magic.
Slowly, Cody eased out some water power. With a gasp, he flung his eyes open and held out his palms. "Water's Depth!" One of the many practice dummies in the room was surrounded with an orb of liquid, before the whole thing exploded, blasting the dummy out of this world.
Yolei was confident in her abilities and she let some strands of wind escape her hold. "Gust Javelin!" An arc of air appeared above her, glowing a faint red. The turned into a spear before launching forward, piercing a dummy in its stomach area.
Davis let out a pained shout as flames sprung up all around his body. "Flame..." Davis gritted. "Shield!" The fire formed a wall in front of him as Davis panted in relief.
Days like this went by over the week. The three were quick learners.
As for the Armor Bearers, they were busy training the whole time. Improving attacks, teaching Ken his powers and whatnot. There was a little commotion over when the found the Crests on their necks when they woke, but nothing special.
The twelve digidestined had always eaten together at dinnertime however, with Gennai joining them.
"How was your day, guys?" Tai asked after he placed some rice in his mouth.
"Tiring." Davis replied. "Very tiring."
"Magic is a hard concept. We need to work on our reserves." Cody added, sucking thoughtfully on the end of his chopsticks.
"That's cool." Joe nodded.
TK gave a huge yawn before blushing. "Our day was a bit tiring. Trying to improve our attacks really took it out of us."
"Caffeine would be nice now." Ken mumbled, barely managing to eat.
Kari tried the wide-eyed innocent act, but the smirk on her face disrupted it. "We tried not to go too hard on him."
Izzy merely rolled his eyes.
The thirteen continued to eat, chatting idly.
Finally, Yolei brought up the question that has been on everyone's minds. "What's going to happen when we get home?"
Mimi sipped a bit of the water she had in a cup next to her. What is going to happen? Crap... I didn't do what I think I did, did I?
Yes you did. Sora answered the child of Sincerity.
Matt glared irritably through the link. Well, could you please stop using this? Some people are trying to eat here.
Mimi huffed. Fine.
The three continued eating.
"Our parents probably made plans." TK added to the conversation. "We're probably being split up."
"If they're smart, and sometimes I doubt that in adults, they'd raid our journals and diaries." Kari nodded.
"I don't have one." Joe contributed.
"Neither do we." Cody, Yolei, Davis, and Ken added.
"We do." The other digidestined added.
"For all we know," Sora put in, "all our parents are convening right now on what to do."
The rest of the conversations were unimportant. Their days in Gennai's house took on a routine until the very last day.
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Mathais: Sorry this took so long!
TK: He got over another one of his Writer's Blocks.
Chibi Jun: Reviews are welcome, but flames will be doused by Cody's water magic.
Mathais: Bye!