"Have you had enough yet Rika," Renamon asked as she waits for Rika to stand up again.
"That's enough you two," Takato said.
"Stay out of this," both Rika and Renamon yelled as they glare at Takato causing him to flinch and back up.
"Let me ask you something," Rika said as she struggles to get back to her feet and does, "Why didn't you fight like this in the fight against Strikedramon and Ryo?" She throws a punch at Renamon as she yelled, "Power Paw," only for Renamon to grab her arm and throw her up in the air.
"I was warming up when IceDevimon tried to attack you," Renamon said, "And I was caught off guard when Strikedramon attacked me because I was making sure there was nothing left of IceDevimon that would allow him to regenerate again."
Rika stops herself in mid air as she prepares to attack, "Diamond Sto...," she started to yell only for Renamon to teleport behind her and kick her in the back of the head sending her into the ground again face first this time though.
"Rika are you ok," Takato asked.
"Ouch," Rika said before passing out and reverting to a reddish-orange Viximon.
"Looks like you went a little overboard Renamon," Guilmon said.
"Rika kept telling me to show her my full power and then called me a coward so I did what she wanted," Renamon said.
Meanwhile Grizzmon looks up from the crew to see a human walking towards them. "Sorry," he said, "This place is closed for now."
"Sorry," the human said, "I'm Tai. I just came to ask when I will fight."
Grizzmon turns to the other digimon looking up at the human. "Lets go some place so you stop distracting my workers."
Grizzmon leads Tai into a well hidden place. "I'm guessing you're here for more than to know when you have a fight. What do you want?"
"First I want you to promise me that you won't tell anyone else what I say here," Tai said.
"It depends on what it is," Grizzmon said, "And the mood I'm currently in."
Tai takes a deep breath and sighs, "Well the thing is my friends and I are trying to figure out a way to stop Lord Holy Angemon," he said, "And I was wondering if you might be willing to help us?"
"Hmm I don't know if I should help you human," Grizzmon said, "I'm usually very busy and I don't know if I could work that into my schedule."
"All I really want to know is the layout of the area Lord Holy Angemon stays," Tai said, "And any weaknesses he may actually have."
"What the hell," Grizzmon said, "I'll help you and your friends, but only because I'm already working on trying to figure out a way to stop him myself since I'm part of the rebels and Lord Holy Angemon doesn't realize it and because of it I'm one of his most trusted workers."
"Thanks," Tai said, "So can you tell me anything useful at the moment."
"Well to me it seems that Lord Holy Angemon is dependant on most of his technology," Grizzmon said, "I'm pretty sure if his systems were to be taken offline he wouldn't have much of a chance against all of the humans and partner digimon, especially since he's turning the humans who lose their fights to digimon."
"Thanks for letting me know that," Tai said, "Also if there is anyway do you think you can help me get the layout of his place?"
"That's going to be harder to do then you think," Grizzmon said, "Mainly because he has it set up to where the layout of the place changes every few days."
"Also do you think you can keep in contact with me every few days," Tai asked, "I want to exactly what he's up to."
"I can't promise anything like that," Grizzmon said, "But I can at least try to get in contact with you every now and then."
"Well thanks for taking the time to talk to me," Tai said, "I don't mean to be rude but I have some other things I need to do and other digimon I also need to talk to as well."
Grizzmon watches Tai walk away and is about to go back to supervising the digimon in the arena but stops, 'What the hell,' he thinks as he pulls out the disk like thing he found the other day, 'I don't think taking a few more minutes to listen to this will hurt.'
Grizzmon looks the thing over and finds a small button on it and sets it on the ground as he pushes it causing a life size hologram of Wizardmon to appear in front of him, "Grizzmon I know you are the one listening to this because I set it up to only work for you the first time," the hologram said, "What I want you to do with this is find a Taichi Kamiya or is it Taichi Yagami and give it to him, I think at times he goes by just Tai."
"Hey," Grizzmon said as he runs at Tai. Tai turn to the digimon. "Do you know someone named Taichi Kamiya. I found this and I think it belongs to him."
"I'm Taichi Kamiya," Tai said.
"Then this is yours," Grizzmon said.
"Thanks," Tai said.
Meanwhile Renamon walks next to Takato. "Can I hold her?" Renamon asked.
"No," Takato said.
"Hey," Guilmon said running up, "They're done with the bridge."
"Alright," Takato said, "I'll take care of Rika, Guilmon you check your eggs and Renamon tell the others."
"Very well," Renamon said.
Takato walks next to Guilmon on the bridge. Behind him Ryo, Monodramon and the terriermon follow.
Ryo turns to Monodramon, "Monodramon I want to say thank you for those male digimon away from me earlier," Ryo said.
"Your welcome," Monodramon said, "I did it because you're my tamer and I don't want you getting hurt."
"Monodramon and Ryo sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G," the terriermon started only to be interrupted.
"Shut up," everyone else yelled with out really thinking about it.
"What do you do that for?" Terriermon said.
"Just habbit," Monodramon said.
"That Terriermon mess it up for all the other terriermons," the terriermon said.
Guilmon starts off running and enters the room. "I guess being that close he could stand it and ran to his eggs," Takato said.
Meanwhile Kari smiles as she looks at herself to see that she's taller than all the other gatomons. Just then a knock came from the door. Patamon opens it to see Renamon. "I'm just here to tell you the bridge is finished," the fox digimon said.
"Lets go," Kari said, "I want to get home before I change any more."
Meanwhile Tai smile as he walk up to Sora. "Thanks for the advice," he said, "He said that he agrees and he gave me this." he said lifting the disk.
"Izzy should look at that," Sora said.
"But first we should check the bridge," Tai said.
Rika opens her eyes. She felt warmth around her. She looks up to see Takato. "What is going on? Why are you so huge?"
"Well Rika after the last attack Renamon did well," Takato said only to be interrupted.
"Just spit it out Takato," Rika said in a higher pitched voice then usual, "And what's wrong with my voice?"
"I'm trying to tell you," Takato said, "What happened is you de-digivolved after the last attack, I'm not sure if it's from the beating Renamon gave you or if you used up most of your energy while training with her."
"It is probably a combination of the two," the terriermon said.
"That would make a lot of sense," Monodramon said, "Rika did use quite a few attacks in her training match against Renamon."
"So what do I look like at the moment," Rika asked.
"Well besides your fur being a reddish-orange color you look just like a Viximon right now," Takato said.
"Great that means I have to depend on others for the time being," Rika muttered.
"That's not the worst problem is that," Guilmon said walking from the apartment, "Remember the bet? The losers must do what the winners says."
"Have fun Rika," Takato said trying not to laugh.
"Tamers too," Guilmon said, "But we won't start it until you're a rookie again Rika."
"That's right," Renamon said, "I think the others are coming for a meeting so we better get Rika to digivolve before then."
"That really sounds reassuring," Rika said sarcastically.
"Hey," Tai said with the gatomons running past him.
"Oh hey Tai," Takato said.
"What happened to Rika," Tai asked.
"She was training with Renamon and she said something Renamon didn't like," Takato said, "And things got a little out of hand and a few minutes after Rika said what she said she was knocked out and reverted to her in-training form."
"So is Rika ok," Tai asked.
"I'm just fine," Rika said sarcastically, "If you consider having to depend on others being fine."
"So Tai when is the meeting we are having again," Takato asked.
"It will be about two or three hours from now," Tai said, "Why do you ask?"
"That's just enough time to make Rika digivolve," Renamon said, "I'm already thinking of something to do with the bet."
"I'm going to drop something off at Izzy's," Tai said, "Watch the digimons for me." As he walks away, Agumon and Mary run up next to him.
"Great, we have to babysit more fur balls," Rika groaned.
"Hey," one gatomon yelled, "You're more of a fur ball than us."
Before Takato knows it a gatopmon takes Rika from his arms. "You're so cute," the gatomon said, "Someone get me a baby bottle."
"Hey give her back," Takato yelled running after the gatomon.
"She's just like a baby," another gatomon said.
"Let me go," Rika yelled as she tries to get out of the gatomon's arms and can't.
"Aw she must be really hungry," the gatomon siad.
"I said let me go," Rika yelled.
"I found something we can use like a bottle," another gatomon said as she comes up to the gatomon holding Rika.
"Come back here," Takato yelled, "She's not a toy."
"You're right," the gatomon holding Rika said with her ears down, "She a baby." She runs off once more.
Takato turn to Renamon. "Could you help?" he asked.
"This could be just the thing Rika needs to digivolve before the others get here," Renamon said, "I'm going to see my eggs."
"Hey," Kari called, "what's been going on here?"
"Nothing much except I'm taking care of this baby," the gatomon said that is holding Rika.
"Aw she's so adorable," Kari said, "So did Renamon's eggs already hatch?"
"No," Rika yelled only for the gatomon that is holding her to shove the nipple of the makeshift bottle in her mouth.
"That is Rika," Takato said as he tries to grab the gatomon holding Rika only for her to jump out of his reach and causing him to lose his balance and fall, "When we got back here that gatomon grabbed Rika out my arms and I have been trying to get her back."
"What happened to Rika," Kari asked, "Why is she an in-training digimon at the moment?"
"I'll explain it to you as soon as I get her back," Takato said.
"Well ok," Kari said and starts feeling a little weird, "I'm probably going to stay inside for the rest of the day anyways and maybe for the next few days as well."
"Why is that," Takato asked.
"Well I think my changes back to human are starting to speed up," Kari said.
"Oh ok," Takato said.
"I'll come with you for a bit," Gatomon said.
Meanwhile, Izzy open the door for Tai. "Someone gave this to me," Tai said as he hands Izzy the disk. "I was hoping you can read it."
"I'll try," Izzy said. Tai watch as Izzy slip the disk into his home-made computer. Izzy frowns as he looks at the screen. "I can read it but it is encrypted. With out the key, I'm going to need to crack it."
"How long is that going to take?" Tai asked.
"Very long," Izzy said, "I don't have the right software, and I don't know how many times it has been encrypted." He press some buttons. "Great I can't copy it from the disk...The data change."
"Can't you get Crystal Agumon to help you with that," Tai asked.
"I was planning on getting his help and it is still going to take a long time to decrypt the data on this disk," Izzy said, "Whoever wanted to give this to you went to a lot of trouble to make sure that no one else could read it if it fell into the wrong hands I guess."
"Seems like they went to a lot of trouble so no one could read it straight off," Agumon said, "What I mean is why encrypt it to where you can't even access it at the moment?"
"I really do not know why the person or digimon who made this did it like this," Izzy said, "I will let the rest of you know if I make any kind of progress at the meeting later."
Meanwhile with Takato, "I finally got you," he said as he tries to grab the gatomon holding Rika still only for her to jump at the last second causing him to fall on his face as she runs into Tai and Kari's rooms and closes the door.
"Hey can some of the rest of you shove the couch in front of the door," the gatomon said.
"Sure we can," another gatomon said as her and some of the others start pushing the couch, "But why do you want us to do that?"
"Who is that in your arms," Suzy asked walking up to the gatomon, "She's so cute."
"This is Rika that I'm holding Suzy," the gatomon said, "From what I overheard she de-digivolved while practicing with Renamon."
"Let me hold her," Suzy asked and the gatomon hands Rika to Suzy after pulling the bottle out of her mouth.
"Put me down," Rika yelled. Just then the bottle is pushed back into her mouth.
"Babies are cranky when hungry," Suzy said looking at the bottle in Rika's mouth. Rika realizing how hungry she is can't stop herself as she starts drinking from the bottle.
Meanwhile Mimi runs over to Matt's place. She stops at the door to turn to her partner. "Palmon how do my petals look?" she asked.
"They're fine," Palmon said, "How do my look?"
"Nice," Mimi said, "but for this little thing." She grab a leaf from Palmon head.
"Thanks," Palmon said.
"You sure they're alright?"
"I'm sure. Are mine alright?"
"Nothing I can see. Does my face look alright."
"It does. What about mine?"
"It cute but you don't look so good. Maybe we should go home and make you look a little before coming here."
"Maybe," Palmon said as the door opens.
"Oh hey Mimi what brings you here," Matt asked as he kneels down so Mimi doesn't have to look up to see his face.
"Yeah what's going on," Gabumon asked from behind Matt.
"Well um I wanted to uh," Mimi said nervously.
"What I think Mimi means is that she wants to ask you if um," Palmon said also starting to become somewhat nervous about this herself.
"What is it you want to tell or ask us," Matt asked waiting patiently.
Mimi takes a deep breath, "I want to uh ask if you would um go on a date with me," she finally said.
"And I wanted to ask Gabumon that as well," Palmon said blushing.
"Sure I'll go on a date with you Palmon," Gabumon said excited.
"I'm not trying to sound mean when I say this but it would be kind of strange dating a digimon," Matt said.
"So it's a no then," Mimi asked sounding depressed.
"That's not what I mean," Matt said, "What I mean is it will be really awkward."
Meanwhile Tai walks of out Izzy's place. "I smell something," Agumon said.
"I smell it too," Mary said as she and Agumon run off. Tai runs after them and walks up to a small dino digimon.
"There you are," Tai said, "You ran off after we returned to the island."
"I panicked," Tyrannomon said, "All those Gatomons."
"They aren't bad. Come on lets get going back," Tai said grabbing Tyrannomon's claw.
"Are you sure about that," Tyrannomon asked.
"Of course they are nice," Agumon said, "So where have you been lately Tyrannomon?"
"I have been wondering around during the day and trying to stay out of sight," Tyrannomon said, "While at night I been sneaking into some of the rooms to keep warm."
"If you hadn't run off you wouldn't have to be sneaking into other peoples rooms," Mary said, "I'm sure the other gatomons will be nice to you."
"I hope you're right," Tyrannomon said.
They came back to see Takato pounding on the door for Tai's place."What's going on?" Tai ask.
"They took Rika and lock themselves in there," Takato said.
"I'll see what I can do," Tai said.
Tyrannomon watch Tai try to open the door when someone grabbed his leg. He did a little jump as he looks down to see a gatomon hugging him. "You a little tyrannomon," the gatomon said, "but you softer than normal a one. I will call you Plush because you're like a big stuff animal." More gatomons started to hug Tyrannomon.
"Um can someone help me," Tyrannomon asked trying to get away from the gatomons.
"Hey we aren't being mean to you at all," a gatomon said, "We're just trying to be nice."
"Let Tyrannomon have a little space," Tai said, "With some of the things he said that Lord Holy Angemon has done to him kind of made him nervous and scared of others."
"Oh we didn't know," Betty said.
"I thought you would be with Davis at the moment," Agumon said turning towards Betty.
"Well I decided to give him a little time to himself," Betty said.
"What do you mean by a little," Tai asked.
"Davis said he had to use the bath room and managed to squeeze through the door and into the room about five to ten minutes ago," Betty said.
"How did he do that," Mary asked.
"Well Davis managed to do it one of the times Takato was trying to force the door open," Betty said, "Though if he had been slower then he would have lost his tail I think and if he isn't back out here in five minutes I'll find a way to get in there."
"Help me," Rika called to Davis. Davis just smiles and runs into the bathroom.
Meanwhile Mimi sits in Matt's place. "Do you mind if we go after the meeting?" Matt asked.
"I guess," Mimi said.
"Great," Matt said, "We're going to a meeting with the other in about an hour and haft. So after we should have more time."
"Ok that sounds good," Mimi said in an unsure tone.
"Do we have to go to the meeting," Palmon asked.
"Tai said he wanted all of us there so you two are coming as well," Matt said.
"Fine we'll meet you there then," Gabumon said as him and Palmon run out the door before Matt can say anything else.
"So is there anything you want to do at the moment," Matt asked.
"We could talk or maybe if you don't mind we could watch a romantic movie till we have to go to that meeting Tai planned," Mimi said.
Meanwhile back in Tai's room Suzy walks into another part of the room causing a grin to form, "Where did you get all of this stuff," she asked as she turns to the gatomon that is currently holding Rika.
"Oh those, we made them and had a fashion show a day or two before Rika lost her fight," the gatomon said, "I guess you weren't here if you didn't know about them till now."
"That's smart," Suzy said, "Lets see what we can us as a diaper."
"No way," Rika yelled before she is surrounded by a flash. Rika smiles as she looks at her arms. "It's great to digivolve," Rika said before fading away.
"She's gone," Suzy said, "Darn."
Quickly Rika push the couch enough from the door to allow her to slip past the door. Takato slam into her. "Watch it Gogglehead," Rika said.
"I was trying to save you," Takato said.
"You digivolved that's good," Renamon said, "We start the bet now. When in public you two will hold hands."
"That's all," Rika said, "Seems kind of lame coming from you Renamon."
"No that's not all," Renamon said, "That's just the start, though we have to think of a few more things for the two of you to do before the others get here."
"So that is all you thought of for us to do," Takato asked.
"No what Renamon means is that we need to think of a few others things to make you do between now and the time the others arrive," Guilmon said.
"That's right," Renamon said, "Start off small." she place Rika's hand in Takato's.
"Takato and Rika sitting in a tree," a group of gatomons chanted, "K-i-s-s-i-n-g first come love, then comes mating and next comes a digi-egg in a nest."
"I hate having this many gatomons around," Rika said.
"See," Renamon said, "but that sound gave me a great idea."
"Hey, I'm back," Tai said.
"You notice anything about Rika and Takato?" Guilmon asked.
Tai looks at them holding hands and said, "About time."
"What do you mean you just got back," Takato said, "You were here a few minutes ago?"
"I had to take care of something really quick and left for a few minutes while you were still trying to get into my room," Tai said.
"Oh ok," Takato said, "What was it you had to do?"
"I was going to get someone to try to help push open the door but after I left here I realized I wasn't sure who I could ask to help so I came back," Tai said.
"Why didn't you have the gatomons that were still out here help you," Rika asked.
"Why would we do that," a few of them asked, "Especially when we wanted to hold you while you were in your in-training form as well."
"Don't you mean baby 2 stage," a few other gatomons said.
"Since you don't need me," the working digimon said walking off.
Izzy walk past the working digimon. Behind Izzy, a nurse digimon is carrying Joe and Gomamon with Jenny on her shoulder.
Davis push through the small crowd of gatomons. He stop next to a gatomon. "Hey Betty I'm back," he said.
"What's up with the nurse?" Tai asked.
"She's off duty," Gomamon said, "One is always with Joe. I think he captured their hearts."
"Hey Tai," Sora called out.
"Hey," Tai said
"Took you long enough," Betty said.
"I didn't mean to take so long," Davis said, "It's just with all the gatomon in the room I had trouble getting back out here."
"Sorry for yelling at you. I thought you left me," Betty said, "I was scared."
"It's alright," Davis said. One by one Davis watch the group gather. The last to come is Matt and Mimi.
"TK said she's not feeling well," Mimi said, "So she stay home."
"Alright," Tai said, "Our focus should be to get the security system suit down. He's out numbered by us and we can take him down."
'Don't think of the vents hidden in the bush area,' Ice thinks.
"The only way is in the palace," Crystal Agumon said, "If I can get there I should be able to shut it down."
"But the palace change shapes," Tai said, "Or so I heard from the digimon I talked to."
"Its based off a pattern," Crystal Agumon said, "The halls change and the minor rooms but the important rooms can not. The room that houses the security system can not move.
"So why does the layout constantly change every few days," Tai asked.
"That's how Lord Holy Angemon wanted it to be," Crystal Agumon said, "I tried to tell him it would be smarter to have it change only when digimon or humans that aren't supposed to be there get in, but he did not listen and it is a good thing that he did not."
"How do you know so much about it," Davis asked.
"I know so much about the area because I helped design and create the majority of the stuff here," Crystal Agumon said, "Also why do you keep asking me questions like that Davis?"
"Don't mind him," Rika said with a smirk, "He's just simple minded and very forgetful."
"That isn't true," Davis yelled at Rika.
Rika walks over to Davis and looks down at him, "If you want to be rude then I could always use you for a punching bag," Rika said grinning evilly.
Davis sweat drops and said nervously, "I'll just leave you be for now."
"Where is Kari and Gatomon at," Sora asked, "I figured they would be out here with us?"
"Well Kari said she wanted to stay in her room for now since she thinks her changes back to normal are speeding up," Tai said, "And Gatomon decided to keep her company."
'Dang why couldn't her changes speed up till after the meeting started,' Davis thinks.
'Note to self talk to Davis and Veemon after this meeting is over,' Tai thinks as he turns to Davis after hearing his thoughts.
"So what do we need to do?" Tai asked.
"Because its moving of physical items, the system can not be as random as other systems can be," Crystal Agumon said, "I need as much data as we can get before and after a change. It should not be too hard to make a program to give us an idea about how the inside is."
"We'll need to get inside and we need to get someone to tell us what is on the inside," Tai said, "Izzy any luck about the disk?"
"No nothing yet," Izzy said, "I said it will take awhile and it is going to."
"What are you talking about Tai," Mimi asked.
"Well after I talked to the Grizzmon a few moments later he came running up to me and gave me a disk like thing," Tai said, "I gave it to Izzy to look at and he told me before I left his place earlier that it would take awhile to decode it."
"Wouldn't it be quicker if you just copied it to your computer Izzy," Matt asked, "Instead of using the disk itself?"
"I tried that but the data that got copied changed almost the instance I copied it," Izzy said.
"Whoever encoded that disk obviously know what they are doing," Crystal Agumon said, "Let me look at the disk for a moment?"
"Sure," Izzy said, "I was going to ask for your help with decoding it anyways."
Crystal Agumon starts to walk over to Izzy and stops as he sees Tyrannomon, "What is he doing here," Crystal Agumon said in a venomous tone as he catches Tyrannomon's scent.
"Is something wrong Crystal Agumon," Tai asked and looks in the direction he's looking in to see the miniature Tyrannomon over there.
"That Tyrannomon is part of the reason I ended up here," Crystal Agumon growled, "And I am going to repay him for what he did."
"Hey calm down Crystal Agumon," Matt said, "Maybe you should try talking to him about what happened first before you do anything else, that would be the smart thing to do."
"Why should I talk to that bastard after what he did," Crystal Agumon growled, "And the logical thing to do with someone like him is to screw all logic and beat him to a bloody pulp."
Tyrannomon turns toward the group to see what all the commotion is about and his eyes go wide in horror seeing Crystal Agumon standing there staring at him, "Oh no not him," Tyrannomon said as he's backing away, "Why couldn't it be anyone or any other digimon but him."
"You are not going to get away from me that easily," Crystal Agumon yelled and tries to run at him only for Gabumon, Agumon, Biyomon and his mate Susanna to grab him, "Let go of me!"
"Crystal Agumon get a hold of yourself," Izzy said, "I am sure there is a logical explanation as to what happened whatever it may have been."
"The only logical explanation is that he is a coward and didn't want to die," Crystal Agumon spat as he's still trying to get away from the other digimon holding him back.
"That's not true," Tyrannomon said, "I'm not a coward at all, I might be scared of getting hurt with all the things Lord Holy Angemon did to me but I'm no coward."
"Then prove it by fighting me," Crystal Agumon yelled and finally starts to get free from the other digimon only for Mimi and Palmon to use their vines to grab him as well and help hold him back.
"No I won't," Tyrannomon said, "I don't want to seriously hurt you." He sighs and lowers his head, "I'm sorry about what I did," he said, "I didn't want to but I had no other choice."
"You had no other choice," Crystal Agumon spat, "I saw what happened and you had a choice not to do it and be killed instead."
"It wasn't that simple," Tyrannomon said, "If it was I would have rather died then do what I did."
"What are you two going on about," Takato asked confused.