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"Davis and Veemon," TK, Matt and Gabumon said in unison, "Figures it would be them who did this," Matt said.
"Who is this Davis," Crystal Agumon asked, "And I did not think there were any Veemons in this part of the digital world."
"What do you mean you didn't think there were any in this part of the digital world," TK asked, "I thought Veemon was the last of his kind?"
"Where I came from there is a town with around fifty Veemon living there at any given time," Crystal Agumon said turning to face the others in the room, "There are a lot more in the area then that but some of them choose to live in secluded areas on their own, I even saw some of them digivolve into Tyrannomons to protect their friends and families from these digimon that just showed up out of the blue and attacked them, I never saw any of them leave from around there though."
"Is there any way you can restore the video so to prove that Matt and Gabumon are innocent," TK asked, "I mean the ones who did it should be the ones who get punished, looks like the biggest prank they pulled was on Matt and Gabumon, which fooled us all except Tai I think because he seemed to think it was way too obvious with all the clues pointing at the two of you."
"A little work and I should be able to restore it mostly to its original format," Crystal Agumon said.
Meanwhile Knightmon watches as the health check of the gatomons continues. "They seem really beat up," He told the host.
"I don't care," Holy Angemon said, "They don't work good enough."
"Then you don't mind if I place them under house arrest," Knightmon said.
"They don't have homes," Holy Angemon said.
"We just use the room they are in," Knightmon said, "I'll say I'm sorry and the gatomons are to be their servants for the time being."
"Will you give up some of your digimons for this?" Holy Angemon asked, "As a council member we can come to an agreement."
Knightmon rubs his chin and said, "With that many humans here, you need more powerful and loyal digimons."
"Alright," Holy Angemon said.
Meanwhile in front of Tai's and Kari's room, "I just hope the rest of them can manage with out Clawz being there," Maria said.
"Why do you say that," Palmon asked, "They are capable of taking care of themselves."
"I know they are," Maria said, "Clawz may be really stubborn but she does help out the others when they need it, if it wasn't for the host and his ridiculous hatred towards Gatomons and Agumons, Clawz would be helping the rest of the nurses take care of those who gets injured instead of doing jobs that other digimon force her to do that they should be doing themselves."
"So you're saying that Clawz knows about as much as you do when it comes to medicine," Joe asked.
"Not exactly," Maria said, "To say that would be calling Clawz dumb in a way, she's actually a full fledged surgeon who was looking for work when her town was demolished by some digimons that think going back to the way things used to be is a better way of living which is just plain stupid, least that is what she told me."
"I know that my friends got out safe from there," Clawz mumbles, "I just have no clue where most of them went after that since I got thrown into the river near the town by a shockwave from one of the attacks they used."
"You don't mean when they were constantly fighting each other and they lived by only the strong survives," Takato asked.
"Yeah that's how they think it should be," Maria said, "If I didn't know that you were one of the ones who defeated the d-reaper then I would be surprised that you know about that."
"That's right Takato you said you would tell me what the d-reaper is after Henry's and Suzy's battle was over," Tai said, "But you haven't yet."
"I guess I forgot," Takato said, "I'll explain it to you when there is more room in there."
"Don't worry about that," Tai said, "It slipped my mind as well."
Just then Knightmon appears on Tai's TV screen. "Lord Knightmon," the gatomons said with bows.
Knightmon looks at a paper and then starts. "I am sorry...Tie and Car. I miss said your place for the health check up. To make it up to you please use the workers that did come as servants." Then the screen went blank.
All the gatomons look at Tai or Kari and said, "Hi, Boss."
"Great," Tai said, "We're out of space and now they serve us."
"If we're in charge of all of you then the first thing you will do is rest and get better," Kari said, "When all of you are better then we'll decide what to do."
"Hmm I'm starting to think the host had nothing to do with any of this," Maria said, "Except the last part maybe, Knightmon must have agreed to give the host some of the digimon that work under him and at least he will treat the Gatomons with more respect if I'm right about this."
"Knightmon may be working with the host," Clawz said, "But at least he's a lot nicer then the host."
"He's the reason that TK, Davis, Ken, our partners and I ended up here," Kari said, "Only problem is four of our friends were taken by the host and we have no clue where they could be, but we will find them."
"I just hope Yolei is ok," Ken said hearing Kari, "I'm worried about her."
"Hey don't fret buddy," Davis said, "We'll find Yolei and the others who got taken by the host."
"What are they doing with them?" Tai asked.
"I don't have a clue," Ice said.
"Done," Crystal Agumon said, "I got it to the way it was before. Let's show it to them and yell at them." He runs from the room.
"We need to follow him," Matt said, "He doesn't know where they are."
"Tai we need more room," Kari said, "The hurt digimon need a place to rest."
"We have friends," Tai said as he looks at those standing outside.
"Even if we do help out Tai," Sora said, "We still can't manage to take care of all of them."
"Sora does have a point," Izzy said, "But maybe we can ask around to see if there are any others willing to look after them."
"I might be able to find somewhere for some of them to stay," Maria said, "Also I can let some of them stay in my room if need be."
"I thought that they had to work if they weren't being cared for by a human," Takato said.
"Just because they aren't in the same room as the human doesn't mean they aren't taking care of them," Maria said.
"What about us?" a gatomon with a green ribbon asked, "We worked for the Host but now we work for Knightmon and our job is to serve Tai and Kari."
"Nice place," a shadow said coming into Holy Angemon's control room.
"Why are you here Dark Angewomon?" Knightmon asked.
"I was wondering where you were sending your soldiers," The dark angle digimon said, "As I'm a member of the council I should be allowed to know. You know the master ordered us to have the same number of digimon."
"We traded digimons," Knightmon said, "Having the more powerful digimons where the danger is won't hurt. And I'm having fun with the gatomons."
"Always with you and your games," Dark Angewomon said, "At least you aren't as dull as some of the others."
"And what is that supposed to mean my lovely lady," Knightmon said.
"Nice try but you know your charms don't work on me," Dark Angewomon said, "So what exactly are you doing with the gatomons at the moment?"
"Right now I'm mainly having them rest even though I told them to act as servants for a brother and sister named Tie and Car," Knightmon said, "Most of the gatomons are in really bad shape but oh the fun of watching the havoc they are creating and will create for those two is worth it."
"How is that so," Dark Angewomon asked.
"With all those Gatomons in their room they can't even move around," Knightmon said and starts laughing as he watches what's going on in Tai's and Kari's room with three of the Gatomons, "Just look at those three they act more like monkeys then Gatomons, hmm that gives me an idea to use later on with them."
"You are amused by some of the dumbest things," Dark Angewomon said, "But then with you being almost completely insane I'm not surprised."
"There really isn't any fun in being sane," Knightmon said, "Being insane allows me to do what I want with out thinking to much about it."
"No wonder half the time what the master wants us to do is relayed through you," Dark Angewomon said, "Mentally I say you two are almost exactly alike."
"That reminds me. The last time we talked he told me a great joke," Knightmon said.
"I don't want to hear it," Dark Angewomon said.
Meanwhile Tai sat on a desk with Mary on his lap. He finishes tying the yawn into a knot then he ties it to a stick. "What's that for Daddy?" Mary asked.
"Watch," Tai said throwing the yawn knot into the gatomon. "I got one," he said pulling on the yawn.
"Tai," Kari said, "stop cat fishing and help gather the black ribbon gatomons."
"I am," Tai said, "I'm placing back the one with red or green ribbons."
The door opens and they hear, "I am here, prepare to suffer." Tai just looks at the Crystal Agumon standing in the doorway.
"Who are you," Kari asked, "And what do you mean prepare to suffer, you won't be harming any one in this room."
"Hey let us go," Matt and Gabumon yelled, "We didn't do the pranks and we have proof that it wasn't us."
"We don't buy that," Mimi said, "Izzy hacked into the host's network and we saw the video with you sneaking into Takato's and Rika's rooms."
'Hmm that is not good,' Crystal Agumon thinks hearing this, 'That is one of the only parts that does not have their shadows or them hiding in bushes that are only two feet high.'
"I can't even imagine what will happen to the two of you when Rika gets her hands on you," Henry said.
"I know what will happen," Terriermon said, "Rika will beat them into an inch of their lives and make sure every bone in their bodies are broken."
"They do have proof," TK said, "And when did you watch that I never saw it?"
"While you were in your room," Ken said.
"So you're saying you watched it after you locked me in my room and tied my arms behind my back," TK yelled, "And since you're currently my partner Ken I say that you, Patamon and Wormmon are going to go through three days of intense training starting first thing tomorrow morning."
"We didn't do anything like that to you," Palmon yelled, "All we did was lock you in your room other then that we did nothing to you."
"Oh so now you want to lie about what you did," Matt yelled, "If you didn't tie her arms behind her back then why did Gabumon and I find her like that?"
"I have the real proof of who did it right here," Crystal Agumon said as he takes a step to the right just in time to miss a punch that he didn't see that ends up hitting Davis square in the face as he is trying to grab the proof that Veemon and him are the true culprits, "If I had something to play it on I could show you who did all of the pranks right now."
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hit you," the gatomon that punched Davis said, "I was aiming for the one who was just in front of you before he moved."
"Hey Gatomon will you go out with me," Patamon and Veemon said for about the twentieth time in the last five minutes.
"Fine I'll go on one date with each of you," Gatomon yelled as she becomes fed up with Veemon and Patamon bugging her to go out with them, "Now just leave me alone."
"This is going to be interesting," Ice said looking at Crystal Agumon and the gatomon that punched Davis in the face, "Looks like the nurses may have at least one more person to take care of."
"Yeah I'll be fine," Davis said rubbing his lower jaw, "That sure is one mean left hook you have."
"Good thing for you that you have a thick skull," the gatomon said rubbing her aching paw, "I'll talk to you in a moment after I deal with that Crystal Agumon." She then uses a sweep kick only to miss him yet again, "Damn it will you just stay still you jerk," she yelled.
"No way," Crystal Agumon said as he runs away from her.
"You are going down," the gatomon said chasing after him.
Matt watches the two digimon run around. "Would you two stop," Matt yelled.
"Not while my life is in danger," Crystal Agumon yelled.
Matt grabs the gatomon. "Crystal Agumon was just formed today as my partner. He was stuck in my digivice."
"I don't care," the gatomon yelled, "With the pain he put me through he's going to be in a world of pain by the time I'm through with him."
"I can explain if you just give me a chance," Crystal Agumon said.
"Why should I listen to you," the gatomon hissed, "I thought you died months ago only to see you run up and not even say hi and talking about something stupid."
"Because of the host I was trapped in my own mind," Crystal Agumon said, "After I finished the majority of the stuff he wanted me to create for him he knocked me out and forced me to digivolve to where I became trapped in my mind and body and could only watch what was going on, and how was I supposed to know you were here?"
"Don't you dare lie to me," the Gatomon yelled struggling to get out of Matt's grip.
"Susanna I am so sorry that I made you suffer," Crystal Agumon said, "But I could not do anything to do to make you know that I was still alive, the thing is my new human partner is being accused of something he did not do and that is what I was going on about when I came running up to the door."
"Who is Susanna," Kari asked.
"Oh that's Smiley's real name," Ice said, "Everyone here started calling her Smiley because of her smile."
Matt covers the gatomon's muzzle. "Prove they are wrong," Matt said, "Then I'll let you two talk in my place."
"Alright," Crystal Agumon said.
"We've seen it," Gomamon said.
"Did you know that it has sound," Crystal Agumon said. He starts the film.
"You jerk," Gatomon yelled smashing her paw into Veemon's head.
"Hey no one got hurt," Veemon said nervously while rubbing his throbbing head as he tries to back away from Gatomon, "It was only some harmless fun."
"I don't care if it was only some harmless fun," Gatomon yelled as she punches Veemon in the stomach, "You can be such an immature jerk most of the time."
"Uh no hard feelings guys," Davis said as the others are glaring at him. Davis nervously looks around as he thinks, 'Crap this is going to hurt if I can't get away.'
"Don't even think you can escape Davis," Mimi yelled as she lunges at him only for Davis to jump out of the way.
'I have to get out of here,' Davis thinks as he starts to run from them.
"I don't think so Davis," Palmon yelled, "Poison Ivy." Palmon shoots out her vines and wraps them around Davis' arms and legs causing him to land on the ground face first really hard.
"Looks like we're going to have to treat two Veemons as well Lauren," Maria said as she watches what's happening to Davis and Veemon, "We have a lot of work to do before we are done here."
For a few moments Davis is stunned from the impact of hitting the ground, "Hey it was only a few harmless pranks," he said as he starts struggling to get free from Palmon's vines, "No one got hurt from them right?"
"Oh no one got hurt," Mimi said, "But you and Veemon are going to be in a world of pain."
"Enough," Tai yelled, "Kari and I will take care of Veemon and Davis and you will go and make sure Matt's place does not have anymore pranks." He places the gatomon with a black ribbon on a pile of blankets next to him.
"Same old Tai," Sora said as she shakes her head with how he's getting the gatomons with black ribbons, "But that's the reason I love him so much."
"We weren't really going to hurt Davis too much," Mimi said as she uses her Rain of pollen attack on Davis to knock him out, "All I wanted to do to Davis is tie him up and hang him upside down from the ceiling so some oxygen could get to his brain in that thick skull of his."
"Yeah and pour some of that drink they gave me down his and Veemon's throats," Palmon said, "That would serve them right."
"Just get rid of the traps in Matt's room like I told you to," Tai said as he let's the gatomon with the green ribbon around her neck run off after putting her down, "Now get going."
Meanwhile Knightmon watches what's going on in Tai's and Kari's room, "Hmm I'm not surprised that Tie would turn something like that into a game from what I have heard about him," he said, "This will make it even funnier to watch."
"The rest of us don't really care if you find it funny," Dark Angewomon said.
Knight continues watching what's going on in Tai's and Kari's room as a Gatomon with a green ribbon starts swinging on a light fixture hanging from the ceiling by hanging on to the side of it.
"Hey get down from there before you get hurt," Kari yelled, "That isn't a swing."
"Ok I'll get down," the gatomon said and swings towards Kari and let's go of the light and misses where she's aiming for and puts her arms in front of her to try to lessen the impact force and there is an audible snapping sound as her left arm breaks from the impact into the wall causing her to scream in pain. "My arm," she cried holding her left arm just below the shoulder with her right hand.
"Ouch that has to hurt," Knightmon said grimacing from the snapping sound of the gatomons left arm.
"Serves her right for being so reckless," Dark Angewomon said.
Meanwhile back in Tai's and Kari's room Maria sighs, "Bring her here really quick," Maria said, "Sounds like she's going to need a cast on that arm, Rose why did you go and do that when all you had before that was a few sore muscles and now you have a broken arm because of it."
"I was trying to land on the cushioned chair by the wall," Rose said as Kari carries her over to Maria, "I judged wrong and hit the wall."
Maria takes Rose from Kari and exams her arm and sighs, "Not only do you need a cast but the bone needs to be set properly," Maria said, "So you will want to brace yourself for the pain you're about to feel."
Rose then cries out in pain as Maria sets the bone in her arm, "You could have given me a little more of a warning," Rose cried.
"Rose don't move your arm at all," Maria said, "Lauren I need you to put a cast on Rose's arm as soon as you are done with the current gatomon you are working on."
"I'm glad partner digimon heal fast," Gatomon said as she licks her paw.
"They could use a bath," Tai said, "Why don't four at a time get clean."
"No," the gatomons yelled.
"Then take a nap," Tai said.
"I'll take this gatomon with me," Matt said, "She and Crystal Agumon want to talk.
"I'll rip his eyes out and make them into a necklace," the gatomon yelled.
"Actually I need to take a look at her first," Maria said, "Because I haven't had a chance to take a look at her yet."
"Uh ok," Matt said handing the gatomon to Maria, "We'll just wait till you finish looking her over."
Meanwhile, Tai looks down to see a gatomon using his foot as a pillow.
"At least they are starting to calm down," Kari said, "Maybe we'll have more room in a little bit."
"Hey get off me," Gatomon yelled as one of the other gatomons jumps on her back knocking her to the floor and yanks her gloves off before running off with them, "Give those back," she yelled as she chases the gatomon with her gloves.
"Only if you can catch me," the other gatomon said as she runs off with Gatomon's gloves, "Oh my name's Ashley if you're wondering."
"Whoa your partner is fast," Ice said watching Gatomon chasing after Ashley, 'The only other gatomon I've seen move that fast is Mary,' she thinks.
"Yeah she's pretty fast when it comes to something she wants," Kari said, "My brother Tai told me that while they were in the digital world with out me that when they first ran into her that she was able to easily take on all of there partners with ease and with out them hitting her."
"That's interesting," Ice said as she becomes more intrigued with Kari's partner Gatomon.
"If it weren't for Ashley jumping over her and changing direction Gatomon would have already caught her by now," Kari said only for Gatomon to catch Ashley right by Tai, "I guess I spoke a little too soon."
"Now give me back my gloves," Gatomon said in a demanding tone, "You know that with out them my front paws are practically useless." She then reaches out with her paws and takes her gloves back from Ashley.
"Are you ok Mary," Tai asked, "You seem to be acting a little fidgety at the moment."
"Yeah I'm fine," Mary said, "I just noticed that Kari's Gatomon has a nasty scar on one of her paws, it looks like it must have really hurt."
"With how she got it, it did more then likely," Tai said not noticing Mary rubbing her own paw as he continues to gather the gatomons with the black ribbons in his own way, "I'll tell you what she told me about it after we get most of these other gatomons out of here and into different rooms."
"Ok," Mary said.
"This one is just fine," Maria said.
"Hear that glass boy," the gatomon said, "I'll shatter you." Once again, the gatomon chase Crystal Agumon around Matt. Once again, Matt grabs the gatomon.
"Ice," Kari said, "You seem bothered by something."
"It's nothing," Ice said.
"They seem to be having a party," Tai said, "Or sleeping."
"At least they are doing something they want to and not something they are being forced to do," Kari said.
"I'm glad we don't have to work at the moment," one of the Gatomons said as she jumps on Tai's head.
"Uh do you mind," Tai said, "I don't appreciate you standing on my head?"
"Well sorry," the gatomon on Tai's head said as she jumps off, "Next time I'll ask."
Kari sets down Ice and the other two gatomons in her arms, "I'll be back in a second," Kari said as she goes to pick up another gatomon that she thought she saw shimmering for a second, "Are you feeling ok?"
"I don't know," the gatomon said in a weak tone.
"Well I'm going to take you to Maria so she can take a look at you," Kari said picking the gatomon up.
"Ok," the gatomon said as she's being carried over to Maria, Kari looks down at her and frowns seeing her shimmering again for a few moments.
'I hope something can be done for her,' Kari thinks and turns to Maria, "Um Maria I think you need to look at this gatomon in my arms right away."
Maria glances at Kari for a moment, "Alice is going to have to wait a few minutes," she said, "I'm busy determining how badly injured this one is."
"I don't think Alice as you called her has a few minutes," Kari said, "She seems to be shimmering, flickering or whatever you call it."
"I'm sure she," Maria starts to say as she turns towards Kari, "Give her to me now," Maria said as she sees what Kari's talking about, "If I can figure out why this is happening I may be able to help her."
Kari hands Alice to Maria, "I hope she will be ok," Kari said.
"I know there is something that can be done if it already isn't to late," Maria said, "Alice what happened to you to cause this, you seemed perfectly fine when I saw you this morning?"
"Well while I was on my way here two other digi," Alice starts to say only to stop with out any warning.
"Hey its ok Alice you can keep going," Maria said and puts her hand on Alice's shoulder only for the moment Maria touches her Alice shatters into data particles, "Damn it if I had been able to see her sooner that might not have happened."
"That is just awful," Kari said seeing what happened to Alice and then hears a sound behind her as the mechanism in the walls turn on and starts pulling the data particles to reformat Alice into a digi-egg.
"At least she will be reformatted thanks to the machine that Crystal Agumon created," Maria said, "Although I still wonder what happened to him, I don't think that was the same one with your friend like Susanna does."
"How can you tell?" Kari asked.
"That one is taller than the one that created so many of the devices around here," Maria said as she hands the digi-egg to Kari. "Digimon of the same type can have differences in there bodies. Like Clawz has longer fur than most gatomons."
"I am," Crystal Agumon said, "I just had to form a new body as I slipped out of my old body. The Host forced me to digivolve while placing in a new personality. This is my new partner Matt."
"He was formed in a data spring," Matt said. He turns to the gatomon in his arms. "Will you behave?" he asked.
"I guess," Susanna said as Matt puts her down on the ground, "I'll give you five minutes to explain what happened glass boy and if I don't like what I hear by the time I'm done with you, you'll be in a full body cast."
Crystal Agumon gulps and takes a step back, "Susanna the thing is after I finished creating the majority of the stuff for the host," he said, "He used one of the other digimon to knock me unconscious and when I woke up I found myself tied up and on the machine that can force digimon to digivolve. Before he had the datamon turn it on, which I'm surprised that particular datamon was able to, he said he couldn't afford to let go of my knowledge and next thing I know I'm standing up looking at the host straight in the eyes, I tried to move only for my body not to respond and I couldn't even talk either. It was like being locked in a cage that only I could see and feel while the other personality took control of the body and is a complete total moron."
"If that's so then how are you right here standing in front of me," Susanna asked.
"The other day when Shardmon grabbed Matt and was about to beat the crap out him and I used that opportunity to upload my mind into the digivice he has," Crystal Agumon said, "I just hope it never happens to me or anyone else again."
"You created the machine so can't you destroy it or at least make it so it can't make other personalities," Gabumon asked.
"I probably could but I would have to be at the controls for its main systems," Crystal Agumon said.
"Well your time is up glass boy," Susanna said walking up to him and slaps him across the face hard, "That's for not showing up sooner." She then grabs his face and looks deep into his eyes, "And this is because I have missed you so much," she said and pulls him into a deep passionate kiss.
Crystal Agumon is surprise for a moment but kisses back, "Whoa," he said after the kiss ends a few minutes later.
"Next time you disappear with out saying anything I'll hunt you down and beat you to an inch of your life," Susanna said, "Even if that means I have to bring you back from the dead to do so, understand."
"Yes ma'am," Crystal Agumon said nervously.
"I guess I will be taking her," Matt said.
"Put me down," a gatomon yelled as Maria pick her.
"I never met you before," Maria said, "What's your name by the way?"
"That's because I was human and my brother is my partner," Suzy said, "I'm fine and my name is Suzy."
"I'll still check you out and then place a ribbon on you anyways," Maria said.
"I said I'm fine," Suzy said, "Now can you please let me go so I can find where my brother went."
"Just let me take a look at you," Maria said, "It won't take more then five minutes at most, plus with the way you tripped over your digimon partner Lopmon near the end of the fight with your brother Henry."
"I thought you said you didn't know who I was," Suzy asked.
"I saw you and your brother's fight," Maria said as she examines Suzy, "And realized who you are when you told me your name, you seem to be fine as you said."
"Well of course I'm fine," Suzy said, "I haven't done anything to get myself hurt."
"You will want to stay away from some of the digimon working around here," Maria said, "Some of them like to take their anger out on the gatomons and agumons here, they don't seem to care whether they work for the host or are partnered with humans."
A gatomon jumps on Tai's shoulder and said, "You're cute can I be your partner?"
"He's mine," Mary hissed, "So stay away from my daddy."
"Ok whatever," the gatomon on Tai's shoulder said, "You don't have to be so mean."
"Hey calm down," Tai said to Mary, "You know I won't ever leave you behind."
"Well I guess I'll go somewhere else," the gatomon on Tai's shoulder said as she jumps off, "Oh by the way my name is Nancy if you decide to have me as a partner."
"Great now I have a gatomon hitting on me," Tai said as he shakes his head.
"Hey what's wrong with that Tai," Kari said in a teasing tone, "As they say don't knock it till you try it."
"I have a girlfriend and a gatomon partner," Tai said, "Davis, Veemon, how is the extra room for the gatomons coming?"
"Good," Davis said as he lifts a board.
"Keep at it," Tai said, "I want to be able to walk through here."
"Why us?" Veemon asked.
"I'll let the others deal with you then," Tai said, "Palmon would love to hurt both of you."
"Alright we'll work," Davis said as Veemon nods his head in agreement, Veemon turns to look at Gatomon and gulps seeing the evil grin on her face as she flexes her claws menacingly.
"Nancy is right," another gatomon said, "You are cute."
"Well they are right Tai," Ice said from Kari's arms.
Tai looks at the gatomon who just called him cute, "Since you're wearing one of the black ribbons go over to Maria now so she can help you further," Tai said pointing at her, "And after that you are going to rest for the rest of the day."
"Ok I'll do it because you told me to cutie," the gatomon said to Tai as she walks to Maria on all fours.
"Looks like you have a few admirers," Gatomon said deciding to join in the fun of teasing Tai.
"Now you are joining them Gatomon," Tai said, "At least the others aren't here to see this."
"Yeah Mimi and Palmon would be the worse with teasing you about this," Agumon said.
"You can say that again buddy," Tai said.
"Nancy is right," the gatomon being look at by Maria said, "You really are cute."
"Hey," a gatomon yelled, "Why can't I have him as a partner?"
"Who wants to be my partner?" Kari asked. She watches as many gatomons raise their paws.
"I'm already her partner," Gatomon said with a green ribbon around her neck, "I get a say in who becomes Kari's or Tai's partner.
"You can't just have a partner tryout," Tai said, "It takes more to become one. We don't know for sure."
"What does it take then," the gatomons asked, "We don't like working here."
"Truth is we don't know exactly what it takes for a digimon to become a partner to humans," Kari said.
"Then how are they your partners," the gatomons asked pointing at Gatomon, Agumon, Mary, Tyrannomon, Davis, and Veemon.
"Agumon I met when first coming to the digital world and it turned out he's my partner," Tai said, "Tyrannomon isn't my partner, he's just staying with me because he doesn't have another other place to go."
"What about the gatomon on your lap," another gatomon asked, "How did she become your partner?"
"I bought her from the store about a week or so ago," Tai said, "I went to sleep with her in her in-training form and was woken up the next morning with her jumping on me as she is now."
"So we can become you're partner," a gatomon said, "Can we have two partners?"
"There's Impmon," Agumon said, "He has two partners."
Sora walks up to Matt. "We removed all the pranks," she said.
"Good," Matt said, "Please leave."
"We said we're sorry," Sora said.
"I'm not in the mood to talk at the moment," Matt said.
"Not now Palmon," Gabumon said before Palmon could say anything, "I'll talk to you when I feel like it."
"Let's just go," Joe said, "Matt has a right not to want to talk with us at the moment when we didn't listen to him about not doing the pranks."
The others walk out of the room, "Matt seems really upset doesn't he," Izzy said after the door closed behind them, "Davis and Veemon really set us all up on this one."
"Well of course Matt is upset with us," Mimi said, "If it weren't for how Davis and Veemon set them up we wouldn't have set up all of those pranks in his and Gabumon's room."
"What I'm wondering though is who altered the video recording," Joe said, "Davis and Veemon don't have the knowledge to do something like that or the equipment."
"The only way I think it could have been done is one of the host's digimon did it," Izzy said, "But why they would I have no clue."
"Maybe the host wanted us to fight so he could get rid of us," Gomamon said, "Or maybe the digimon who did this just wanted to create more mayhem and conflicts between all of us?"
"Or one that just like jokes," Palmon said, "We should live just fine."
"We need to make it up to them," Mimi said.
"Only when they are better," Sora said, "But until then your training." Before Mimi could complain Sora picks her up.
Meanwhile Tai starts to walk out of the room with Mary in his arms. "Any gatomon with a green ribbon that wants to play out side can come with me."
"Yeah," the gatomons with green ribbons that aren't already sleeping shout as they start following Tai.
"Make sure they don't do anything that will cause them to get hurt," Maria said, "And try to keep them out of sight from the other digimon that work here, most of them seem to think its ok for them hurt any gatomon they see whether they work for the host or are partnered with a human."
"Now that is just wrong," Tai said, "Are you sure that some of the digimon working for the host are attacking gatomons with human partners?"
"I wish it wasn't true," Maria said, "But the other day while I was talking with your friend Joe we saw some of the other worker digimon throw a girl out their way before they started beating the crap out of her partner which happens to be a Gatomon."
"I thought that any worker digimon that attacked any of the digimon with human partners are supposed to be deleted," Agumon asked.
"That is true except in certain cases," Maria said, "The host made it to where that rule doesn't apply if the partner digimon being attacked is a gatomon or an agumon."
"What does he have against agumons and gatomons," Agumon asked.
"I don't know," Maria said, "I just know that ever since I started working for him he's always has had something against them, more so with the gatomons though."
"Don't worry we'll figure out a way to stop him and what he's doing," Tai said.
Tai walks with the group of gatomons sneaking through the bushes as they follow him. He finds a small beach well hidden by trees. "This could work," he said, "Have fun but don't get noisy." The gatomons nodded and run off to have fun.
"Daddy can I go play too," Mary asked as she looks up at Tai.
"Of course you can Mary," Tai said, "Just try to stay where I can see you, I don't want you to get hurt."
"Ok," Mary said.
"Agumon I want you to stay close to Mary also to make sure she doesn't get hurt in case I lose sight of her," Tai said "Especially with all of the gatomons that came with us."
"Alright if you say so," Agumon said, "But it shouldn't be too hard to keep an eye on Mary with her being the only gatomon here with orange fur."
"Just stay close to her alright Agumon," Tai said.
Meanwhile with Matt, Gabumon, and Crystal Agumon, "Do you not think that you were a little hard on your friends," Crystal Agumon asked, "I mean they only did this because they thought you two were the ones who pranked them."
"Yes we know that," Matt said, "But I don't feel like talking to any of them for the time being."
"I don't feel like talking to them either," Gabumon said as he rubs his arm, "Even though my arm got a nasty shock hours ago it still hurts like hell since I got the feeling back in it."
"Then you should have one of the nurses take a look at it to make sure there is not any serious problems," Crystal Agumon said, "It would be the smart thing to do."
"That's what I like about you Crystal Agumon," Susanna said, "You're always thinking about others before yourself."
"That is just the way I am," Crystal Agumon said blushing from Susanna's comment, "I just wish what happened to me did not happen because at times I felt like I was going to lose my mind when I saw you and could not say anything to you to let you know I was still here."
"That's ok," Susanna said, "I'm sorry about overreacting earlier when I saw you again after so long, I didn't think I was ever going to see you again."
"Hey," Crystal Agumon said, "I'm too important for him to toss me away. There was a spy search going on. I missed you." Crystal Agumon said and hugs Susanna.
"You're here now," Susanna said with a smile.
"There is that famous smile," Crystal Agumon said.
Meanwhile with Tai, "Come on big brother catch the ball," Mary called out. Agumon runs over to catch the ball.
As Agumon is about to catch the ball one of the other gatomons jump up and hit it away from him to another gatomon, "Hey let's play keep away from the Agumon," she yelled.
"What are they doing here," a figure in one of the trees said, "This is my home and I never said they could come here." The figure paces back and forth on the branch, "Now what can I do to get rid of them, I hate violence so that's not an option, even if that weren't the case there are too many of them anyways."