Lord Holy Angemon sits there for a few moments and then starts laughing, "No that wasn't Maidmon's digi-egg," he said, "Her digi-egg is over there on that machine getting a little bit of extra data added to it."
"What are you doing to her," Knightmon asked.
"That is none of your business," Lord Holy Angemon said, "I need to get going."
"Fine," Knightmon said.
"Good," Lord Holy Angemon said as he picks up the egg. "I have the fights already set up."
Meanwhile Tai walks next to Sora down the shopping district. "Attention," the intercom said, "Te next round of fighting will begin shortly. The rules have been change a little. Since all of you remaining now have more than one digimon you can choose the number of digimons to bet. This round will continue until a selected number of humans is reached. That is all."
"Hmm this is going to make things more interesting," Sora said.
"Why do you say that," Tai asked.
"Well it means that anyone can give up only one digimon and that this round could take a lot longer then the previous one," Sora said.
Meanwhile with Takato and the others with him, "What do you mean you don't know," he asked.
"I can't see at the moment," Rika said low enough for only Takato to hear her.
"W-what," Takato asked surprised.
"I said I can't see Goggle head," Rika growled, "Whatever that ball of light was I think it blinded me."
"I heard you before it's just I was caught by surprise when you said that," Takato said, "Are you sure about what you said?"
Rika turns her head to where Takato is staring right at her eyes and a pit forms in his stomach as he sees nothing but white in her eyes, "I told you I can't see," Rika growled, "So will you listen to me."
"Sorry I didn't say I didn't believe you I was just asking if you could be mistaken," Takato said nervously.
"Can you pretend to be limping and I'm helping you?" Rika asked.
"Alright," Takato said, "What can you see?"
"Only bright light," Rika said, "Which is better than the blackness from a few minutes ago."
"Come on lets go," Henry's Terriermon said, "This mission won't get finish like that."
"I'm Sorry about him," Lopmon said.
"Hey cuty," The Terriermon staying with Takato told Lopmon, "Why don't you and I go somewhere to talk?"
"Sorry," Lopmon said, "I have someone else."
"In your face," Henry's Terriermon yelled.
"This is going to be a fun trip," Suzy said from atop Jeri's back.
"Speak for yourself," Rika muttered under her breath.
"Are you two coming or are you just going to be sitting there all day," Andrew asked.
"Oh right," Takato said as Rika gets up and offers him a hand to help him up which he takes and the moment he puts weight on his left ankle he winces in pain, "Just great," he muttered.
"What is it Takato," Rika asked.
"I think my ankle got twisted when you knocked me to the ground a few minutes ago," Takato said.
"How ironic," Rika said as she puts an arm around his shoulder and Takato does the same, "It seems like we both need each others help for the moment, me because of that light that hit me in the face and you because I pushed you to the ground because I heard something coming in our direction, what was it anyways?"
"It really doesn't matter what it was," Takato said.
Rika puts Takato into a strangle hold, "Tell me what it was or I won't let go," Rika stated.
"Fine I'll tell," Takato said struggling to breathe, "After you pushed me down a metal disk of some kind came flying out of the forest and passed right where my head had been a moment before, so you actually saved me."
"So if I hadn't pushed you to the ground you'd be dead right now," Rika said as she releases him from the headlock but still has her arm around his shoulder, "Looks like you owe me for saving you, but I really don't care at the moment."
"Hurry up," Kenta yelled.
"Rika's helping me walk," Takato said, "I hurt my leg."
"You wanted to do this so come on," Kenta yelled.
"Who made you the leader?" Rika asked.
"Come on," Kenta said, "Other than Ryo, I'm the best suited for it."
"I'm sorry," Rika said, "I didn't know a tamers who's partner can not become mega and been a tamer shorter than the others makes you good for being the leader."
"That is a good question and makes a lot of sense," Guardromon said.
"Hey whose side are you on," Kazu yelled.
"I hate to say this Kazu but you couldn't lead yourself out of a paper bag," Takato said.
"That isn't true," Kazu yelled as he's not paying attention and walks into a low hanging tree branch.
"I thought Davis only did stuff like that," Takato said trying to hold back from laughing, "Unless you're trying to imitate him now as well."
"Why do you say that," Rika asked just loud enough for Takato to hear.
"You know how Davis in the series and movies would run into stuff," Takato whispered, "Well Kazu just walked into a low hanging branch because he wasn't paying attention."
"To me you also seemed like Davis in some ways Kazu," Henry said, "Though I didn't think you would start running into stuff like he does every now and then."
"Just shut up," Kazu said rubbing his sore jaw.
A little later they stop as they notice smoke coming from an area in the woods close by and go to investigate, "What is that thing," Kazu asked.
"I have no clue what it is," Takato said, "But whatever it is it looks like it fell out of the sky."
"That's not surprising since we're in the digital world," Rika said, "Especially with how data streams pick things up and then just drops them wherever."
"Hey Takato doesn't some of this debris look like the thing that almost hit you," Andrew asked.
"Now that you mention it, it does," Takato said.
"Great," a small agumon said walking up to the debris, "Some more stuff from the Real World. At least I think it is. I wonder if I can trade this for something that would get the cute gatomon to agree to going on a date with me." He turns to the others. "Its the tamers!" he yelled. He runs up to Takato with a pen and paper. "Takato can you write you're name?"
"Sure," Takato said as he writes on the paper.
"She could date me for sure," the agumon said taking the paper, "I can give her the autograph of the leader of the tamers."
"Hey," Kazu yelled as the digimon runs off.
"I guess we famous," Takato said as the group continue on."
They continue to walk when they come to a small in-training digimon hitting a log. "Hey there," Henry's Terriermon said, "What are you doing Yokomon?
"I'm training," the yokomon, "I'm going to prove I can be Rika's partner."
"You must know a lot," Henry said.
"I listen to what is said about them carefully," the yokomon said, "There is Takato their leader, next in charge is Rika and then Henry, his Sister, Jeri, and I think there others, one is Kenkat, the other is Kazoom and one with the name of R...something. They were interns so they don't matter that much."
"Why do you want to be Rika's partner," Jeri asked, "Actually his sister's name is Suzy, Jeri is just a close friend of his."
"Well in my opinion Rika's the strongest Tamer," the Yokomon said, "Well Takato might be as strong as her but I don't really know about that and I want a tamer that is really strong."
"The names are Kazu and Kenta," Kazu yelled.
"Eh so what," the yokomon said, "I got their names close enough, why does it matter to you so much."
"Because I am Kazu!" Kazu yelled.
"Hmm with what I heard about you I figured you would look different," the yokomon said, "Though they did get the part right of you being a total idiot."
"Why you little," Kazu yelled.
"I like that digimon's attitude," Rika said with a smirk, "Don't worry you'll find a strong partner even if it isn't Rika," she said and then thinks, 'It's just weird talking about myself like I'm not even here.'
"Uh thanks," the yokomon said, "Though I would still prefer to have Rika as my tamer."
"Well Rika already has a partner digimon," Takato said.
"From what I heard it's possible for tamers to have more then one digimon partner," the yokomon said.
"Where did you hear this," Rika asked.
"Everyone has been talking about it," the yokomon, "Some strange human came around here talking about it a few years ago, some of the digimon think he was crazy though."
"Who is to say he isn't crazy," Kazu said.
"I think we should get going," Takato said.
"Well you should be careful because I also heard lately that some weird creatures has been wreaking havoc on travelers that go through these woods lately," the yokomon said.
"What do you mean by weird creatures," Ryo asked, "And was the name that started with an r Ryo by any chance."
"Some other digimon say the creatures came from the real world but aren't human," the yokomon said, "And I think that Ryo was the name of the other human."
"What do they look like," Jeri asked.
"Well from what I was told some of them look a lot like digimon but aren't," the yokomon said, "And that they only seem to attack at night most of the time."
"Is something wrong Takato," Henry asked seeing the look of confusion on Takato's face.
"No I'm just wondering if the mission we got has something to do with this," Takato said, "It said that some digimon needed help but it didn't say with exactly what kind."
"Let's get going," Kazu said.
"Go if you want," Rika said, "I don't really care if you get separated from the rest of us, it wouldn't be as noisy." A slight smile creeps on her, 'At least I don't have to look at his face for at least the moment,' she thinks.
"It must be kind of hard not being able to see Rika," Takato whispered to Rika.
"I hate it but there is one good thing about it I guess," Rika whispered.
"What would that be?" Takato whispered.
"The good thing is that I don't have to look at Kazu's face," Rika whispered.
"That does sound like a plus," Takato whispered and turns back to the others, "We should get going because I'm not sure how long this mission is going to take us to do, it was nice meeting you yokomon and maybe some day you can make your dream come true."
"Yeah it was nice talking to you as well," the yokomon said.
A few minutes after they walk away Rika turns to Takato, "Why did you tell yokomon that she could make that dream come true," Rika asked.
"Well I was just being nice and trying to keep her spirits up," Takato said.
"Whatever," Rika said.
"Look a squirrel," Suzy called from Jeri's back.
"There are no squirrels in the digi-world," Henry said.
"Then what are those," Takato asked as he's looking in the same direction Suzy is.
"This is strange," Henry said as he turns his head to see the squirrels that Suzy pointed out, "I didn't think they would exist here."
"Well the digi-world is just full of surprises," Rika stated, "You did hear that agumon say he thinks that the wreckage we found came from the real world."
"If it did then how did it get here," Henry's Terriermon asked, "It's not like a digi-port opened in the real world long enough to suck it in."
"That would just be ridiculous with how Yamaki sealed off the digi-world from the real world," Kazu said.
"Well it didn't work as well as he thinks it did because all of you are here at the moment," Leomon said.
"Actually my dad kept saying that every now and then at work he would detect some kind of anomaly opening and closing for only a few minutes at most," Henry said, "He seemed to act very interested when animals or vehicles disappeared in certain areas every now and then."
Suzy turns to Henry, "Uh didn't daddy say one day that the squirrels in the park suddenly dropped to about a fifth of the population that was there before," Suzy asked.
"What are you talking about that for," Kazu asked, "That doesn't matter at all."
"I'm just wondering if those squirrels we saw a few minutes ago could be some of them," Suzy said, "From what I learned in school when a rodent population has dropped like that the people in the same area has been infected with the black plague back in medieval times, but there was nothing to indicate they had died, it was like they just vanished."
"I did a few times on the news in the past few weeks hear something about cars being stolen in random areas and not being found," Andrew said, "Could that be linked to that somehow?"
"I'm completely lost because I have no clue what any of you are talking about," the Terriermon staying with Takato said.
"Momentai," Henry's Terriermon said, "So what if you don't understand at the moment, there are plenty of others to talk to."
"Yeah I guess you're right," the Terriermon staying with Takato said, "What does momentai mean any ways?"
"It means take it easy," Henry said, "It's my partner's way of saying that."
"At times he seems to use it too often," Lopmon said, "It can get very annoying."
"Hey," Henry's Terriermon said.
"I hope that's all," Suzy said, "I may be a cat but I don't want to deal with lions."
"I'm more lion than you," Henry said.
"You better not be looking for a lioness," Jeri said.
"I would never do anything like that," Henry said with a disgusted look, "That is just wrong and no matter how I look I'm still human at heart."
"Hmph," Jeri said as she walks away from Henry.
"Huh why does she seem upset all of a sudden," Takato's Terriermon asked.
"Is something wrong Jeri," Henry asked only to get no response to his confusion.
"Uh Jeri, Henry asked you a question," Suzy said also getting ignored.
"I think it comes down to the cuteness factor," Henry's Terriermon said.
"The cuteness factor," Henry said.
"That's right," Henry's Terriermon said looking down at Henry.
"What is it?" Suzy asked.
Henry's Terriermon turns to Suzy and said, "I have a mate so I know how to handle it but Henry doesn't. You see every female wants their mate to think they are cute. That's why Lopmon asks me how her fur looks all the time. Also they don't need to be the cutest but close. That why Lopmon asks me how cute every female digimon that walk by us."
"And how do you handle that?" Lopmon asked deepening her voice.
"That is simple," Henry's Terriermon said not turning to Lopmon, "First you tell her if the digimon is cuter than her or not then I tell her I would rather spend time with her. Remember it is important not to lie to them."
"Henry and Jeri weren't even talking about anything like that," Suzy said, "So how does it help with this situation?"
Lopmon winks at Suzy, "The kitty has a good point you know," Lopmon said in the same deep tone.
"Even though Henry didn't say something like that it still adds up to that," Henry's Terriermon said.
"And how is that," Henry asked.
"Well it's obvious you said something Jeri didn't like," Henry's Terriermon said, "What exactly that was I not sure but it still has to do with what I'm talking about."
"I never thought I would hear a bunny try to give love advice," Rika muttered under her breath.
"Hey I heard that," Henry's Terriermon yelled.
"This is some of the most ridiculous stuff I have heard," Takato's Terriermon said, "It's almost as bad as the stuff the other Lopmon I know says half the time."
"It's not ridiculous at all," Henry's Terriermon said.
"Speaking of the other Lopmon has that one told you about his or her past," Lopmon asked.
"Not really," Takato's Terriermon said, "She says that she hates to talk about it or even think about it for that matter."
"When will we get there?" Kazu asked.
"It's pretty far away," Takato said, "We may need to find a place to sleep."
"Let's look for some food," Terriermon said.
"Alright," Suzy cheered as she hops off Jeri's back. "The bunny I smell, smells yummy."
"Your taking the cat thing to far," Henry said.
"I'll get the food," Lopmon said.
"But I want meat," Suzy said.
"I sure we can find a meat tree somewhere," Lopmon said.
"I never seen creatures that look like them," a digimon said walking up to Henry, "What's the going rate?"
"Going rate, what do you mean," Kazu asked causing sweat drops to form by everyone else's heads.
"I can't believe Kazu is actually that dense," Takato said shaking his head.
"I have to agree with you there," Rika said, "But then again I'm not too surprised with how he acts."
The digimon turns Takato, "Obviously he's an idiot," the digimon said pointing at Kazu, "So I'm going to ask you what's the going rate?"
"You're not getting them at all," Takato stated.
"Hmm so you want to drive a hard bargain," the digimon said, "I'll give you anything you want for them."
"I said no," Takato said, "They are my friends and I would never do anything like that to them, so get lost."
"Fine so be it, what is wrong with her," the digimon asked while looking at Rika.
"Nothing is wrong with her," Takato said, "I just twisted my ankle and she's helping me walk is all."
"Just get lost," Rika stated, "Looking at you is making me sick."
The digimon gets with in inches of their faces, "Don't lie to me I can see something happened to your eyes," the digimon whispered, "What did this human do to you?"
"He did nothing to me," Rika stated, "What happened and what is going on is none of your business."
"Whatever I'll just be leaving then," the digimon said and hands a card to Takato, "If you change your mind about those two the information on how to find me is on the card and can be used on what you humans call a digivice I think is the name of those things."
"That won't be happening ever," Takato said.
Meanwhile, Tai walks from a group of agumons. He found out how talkative they are when he asked about those they don't like and there are many around.
Tai walks up to Kari. "So is it going good for you?" Kari asked as she shifts a backpack she is wearing.
"Good and you?" Tai answered.
"Fine," Kari said. 'Tai,' she thinks, 'the gatomons are doing a great job at exploring the place. Not only Lord Holy Angemon's but all over, I need to drop the information they gathered at Izzy's.'
"Don't forget to tell Izzy about the meeting we're having later," Tai whispered.
'Don't worry Tai I won't forget,' Kari thinks, 'Though if Izzy doesn't show up it will be his own fault, you know how he gets caught up with his computer and stuff.'
'That is a good point,' Tai thinks as he watches Kari walk away.
"Hey Tai are things going well with you," Sora asked as she walks up to him.
"As well as they can be I guess," Tai said.
"Well that is good to hear," Sora said.
"How about you?" Tai asked.
"Not good," Sora said, "The groups that are planing something won't talk to someone they don't trust.
"The next round will be a long one but I want to get this done as soon as we can," Tai said.
Elsewhere Suzy smiles as she bites into a piece of the meat. She happily rips it and slowly eats it. "This is good," Suzy said, "how close are we?"
"As I told Kazu earlier we are still pretty far away," Takato said, "At soonest I think we'll be their tomorrow night if not then the day after."
"So we have to sleep outside like the first time we came to the digital world," Kazu said, "This really sucks, I want to sleep in a warm bed," he complained.
"Uh wouldn't it be faster if you used some of the modify cards on us to help us get there faster," Andrew asked.
"Yeah it would be but I want to give Renamon and Guilmon more then a few days to themselves," Takato said.
"Then why don't we just stay in the area for awhile even after we are done with what we have to do," Dorumon asked, "I doubt that Lord Holy Angemon would find out or even care for that matter."
"I would have to agree with Dorumon here," Takato's Terriermon said, "All Lord Holy Angemon cares about it seems is forcing others to fight."
"Alright then let's find a stream and see if there are fishes," Suzy said.
"She's taking to being a gatomon," Lopmon said.
"Rika likes teleporting," Takato said.
"Its fun scaring people," Rika said, "I just can't scare Takato."
"You mean like Renamon and you," Takato answered.
"With how often Renamon did it to him and then you it isn't surprising that Takato doesn't get scared," Henry said.
"Hey Jeri aren't you going to eat," Suzy asked only to be ignored.
"That does it," Rika said getting sick of Jeri's current attitude towards every one.
"What are you planning to do," Takato asked.
Rika turns to Takato, "Go into the menu part and select the part only controls Jeri's collar," Rika whispered, "I know for a fact that there is an option like that because I saw it before you went into the one that adjusted both of theirs."
"Um ok," Takato whispered, "But why are you having me do that?"
"You're going to change to where Jeri can't be more then fifteen feet away from it," Rika whispered, "And then you're going to give me my d-arc and I'm going to take Jeri and have a little talk with her to find out why she is acting the way she is."
"You want me to come with you," Takato whispered, "I mean with the fact you can't see at the moment?"
"I'll be fine," Rika whispered, "Renamon showed me something that allows me to get an idea of my surroundings in case it's pitch black in the area."
"If that so then why haven't you been using it," Takato whispered.
"Because Renamon told me it's not a hundred percent accurate and if I'm not careful when using it I could fall into a hole or something like that," Rika whispered.
"Why are you going to use it now," Takato whispered.
"Because Jeri's attitude of ignoring everyone is really getting on my nerves and I want to get away from Kazu for a bit as well," Rika whispered, "Besides I'm just going to go far enough so no one else can hear what I say to Jeri and what she says if and when she decides to respond to me."
"Are sure you don't want me to go with you," Takato asked and gulps because he can tell that is getting very annoyed and just hands her, her d-arc with out saying anything else.
"Come Jeri just the two of us are going somewhere for a little bit," Rika stated.
'Like you can make me,' Jeri thinks as she just stays sitting where she is at and a moment later has trouble breathing as the collar tightens around her neck a little bit and it feels like she's being dragged along. Realizing she has no other choice she stands up and starts following Rika.
"Where are they going," Suzy asked as she watches them walk away.
Rika said she wanted to have a personal talk with Jeri," Takato said, "I don't think it would be wise to follow because I'm pretty sure Rika would get pissed."
"Is something wrong Suzy," Lopmon asked seeing Suzy staring at the ground.
"Well where Jeri had been laying there is an impression on the ground that is about a foot and a half long," Suzy said, "Almost looks like she was dragged a little before standing up."
"That is strange," Henry said as he starts walking over towards Suzy and trips on something nearly losing his balance.
"Are you ok Henry," Takato asked and adds, "I guess you're more exhausted from all the walking we did today then I thought."
"I'm fine," Henry said, "I just tripped on something like a root or a wire of some sort."
"Uh Henry there is anything there for you to trip on," Lopmon said, "Are you sure you weren't imagining it and just stumbled from being tired?"
"Then what do you call this," Henry said grabbing what he tripped on only for nothing to be in his claw when he holds it up.
"Dude there is nothing in your hand," Kazu said, "I think you're losing it."
"Are you blind it's right here in my hand," Henry said and looks at his claw and sees nothing in it, "Maybe I am more exhausted then I thought."
Takato watching what's going on notices a slight tug on the collar Henry is wearing as he lowers his right claw, "Henry come here for a moment I want to see something," Takato said.
"What do you want Takato," Henry asked as he walks over to Takato, "If you're going to tell me that you think I'm just imagining things because everyone thinks I'm tired then don't bother."
"It's nothing like that," Takato said, "I thought I saw something happen to your collar while you were lowing you claw a moment ago."
"What do you mean," Henry asked.
"I'm saying that you might not have been imagining tripping over something," Takato said as he stands up and grimaces in pain from putting wait on his hurt ankle, "I just want to see if I find anything around the part I saw tugged a little bit."
"Uh ok," Henry said.
Takato then puts his hands on the collar around Henry's neck in the area he saw the tug but at first doesn't feel anything, "Hmm I wonder if I was seeing things as well," Takato said and then feels something coming out of the collar and grabs it with his hand and pulls it a little causing the collar to stretch slightly as Henry is forced to lower his head do to it, "Strange it looks like even though the chain is supposed to be a form of energy it can still be touched."
Leomon walks over to them and puts his hand right between the space between Takato's hands and feels a wire of some sort as well, "Whoever or whatever designed this made that it would work properly by making it like this," Leomon said.
A little ways in the forest Rika continues to walk with Jeri right behind her, "Rika stop," Jeri yelled.
Rika stops and turns in the direction of Jeri's voice, "Why did you tell me to stop and it's about time you started talking to someone," Rika said.
"I told you to stop because you were about to walk into a hole that looks like it's at least twenty feet deep," Jeri said, "Didn't you see it at all."
"What I'm about to tell you I don't want you letting anyone else know," Rika said, "That ball of light that hit me in the face blinded me and I'm not sure for how long I won't be able to see."
"So that's why you and Takato have been walking together the entire time," Jeri said, "But how did you navigate through these trees if you can't see at all?"
"Renamon showed me a technique that allowed me to get an idea of the area," Rika said, "It takes a bit of concentration to use and doesn't give me a perfect layout of the area and that is why I almost walked into that hole and Takato actually did hurt his ankle when I pushed him to the ground or so he says and is acting like it as well."
"That must suck not being able to see at all," Jeri said, "Why didn't you start using the technique earlier though?"
"You know already know how annoying Kazu was being," Rika said, "And you still didn't answer my question of why you have been ignoring almost everyone?"
"It's what Henry said," Jeri said and is about to continue but is cut off by Rika.
"Quiet for a moment I heard something from one of the trees," Rika said and then frowns, "Great what is Kazu doing around here."
"How can you tell its Kazu," Jeri asked.
"I just can," Rika said and then jumps into the air and turns towards the direction she can hear Kazu moving in, "Diamond Storm," she yelled launching her attack.
Rika and Jeri then hear Kazu scream, "Why did you do that Rika," Jeri asked, "You might have seriously injured Kazu with that attack."
"What are you trying to do kill me," Kazu yelled from behind one of the trees, "If that attack had been a foot to the left I would have been hit by it."
"Oh darn it I missed," Rika muttered just loud enough that Jeri overheard what she just said and then raises her voices, "That was just a warning Kazu, I told Takato that I wanted to talk to Jeri alone and I'm pretty sure you heard him say that so go back the way you came or I'll launch another diamond storm at you and this time I will hit you."
Jeri stares at Rika for a moment and then asked, "Are you serious that you missed and were actually trying to hit him?"
"Would it be so bad if he weren't around anymore," Rika said and listens to hear Kazu running off, "Now what were you saying about the reason you weren't talking to anyone again?"
"It wouldn't be bad if he wasn't around but I still don't want to see him die no matter what," Jeri said, "Also how were you able to use that attack with your one arm still in that sling?"
"I just was," Rika said, "Now will you just tell me why you have been ignoring everyone and stop trying to change the subject."
"Well it's how he responded to the one thing I said to him earlier," Jeri said, "It's just the tone of his voice kind of upset me or it might have been what he said, but I'm not exactly sure why though."
"That's why you have been ignoring everyone," Rika said, "Just because you're a little angry at Henry doesn't mean you should ignore the rest of us."
A little later Rika and Jeri walk back to the others, "What took you two so long," Kazu asked.
"Well we would have been back sooner if you hadn't followed us and tried to listen in on the conversation I was having with Jeri," Rika stated.
"Come lets just get going," Takato said, "I talked with most every one else and Gabumon and Julie agreed to digivolve and fly us the rest of the way there using the hyper wings modify card."
"Hey I never agreed to this," Kazu said, "I'm the leader."
Rika rushes over towards Kazu and grabs the collar of his shirt when she meant to grab his throat, "Listen here you complete moron," Rika growled, "Takato is already the leader, no one wants you as a leader and you wouldn't know what you are doing even if you tried, heck if I wanted to I could lead this group and anyone else could do a better job then you ever could including Kenta."
Meanwhile Renamon laughs as her daughter hops up biting at her tail. "I don't see why you do that," their son said from Guilmon's lap.
"Its fun," their daughter growled through her teeth as she hangs from Renamon's tail.
"Why don't you try it," Guilmon said, "You might have some fun."
"Yeah come on little brother," their daughter growled through her teeth, "All you been doing is sitting around since you hatched."
"Well what you're doing just looks boring," their son said.
"Then what would you want to do," Guilmon asked.
"I don't know," their son said.
"Come on do something," their daughter said as she drops to the ground.
"I'm going to get something to eat," their son said.
"We need to come up with names for them," Renamon said.
Elsewhere Takato leads the group into a small village. "We're almost there," Takato said.
"It's going to be dark soon," Henry said, "We should look for a place to stay the night."
"Yeah that would be a good idea," Takato said.
"Are you sure we are almost there," Kazu asked.
"Yes I'm sure about it," Takato said.
"Kazu just shut up," Rika said, "Let's just find some place to stay for the night."
"Don't tell me to shut up again or else," Kazu yelled.
"Or else what you poor excuse for a tamer," Rika growled.
"Calm down you two," Takato said, "We're all tired and exhausted from all the walking we did today."
"Yeah I agree that we should find some place to rest and sleep for the night," Andrew said.
"Rika just try to ignore Kazu," Takato said.
"I would be able to ignore him," Rika stated, "But it smells like he hasn't taken a bath in a few months."
"Hey that isn't true, I took one three weeks ago," Kazu yelled causing everyone else to sweat drop.
"So that's what that smell is," Suzy said, "I thought something had died and been rotting in the forest we were going through."
"Hey," Kazu said, "I'm saving water."
"We can live with a little less water if you saved us from that smell," Rika said.
"Hey," Kazu said, "I don't smell that bad."
"Your nose is not as good," Rika said.
"Stop it," Takato said, "We're at an inn."
Takato enters the small room. "Welcome," a gazimon behind the counter said, "How many is staying."
"A large number," Takato said.
"Then have them enter the room so I can get them a room," gazimon said. He watches them enter. "No," he said calmly, "Those." He points at Henry and Jeri. ""They aren't human or digimon so they can't stay in the room."
"What," Henry said, "Why not?"
"I had other non human and non digimon stay in one of my rooms and they trashed it," the gazimon said, "I have a secure barn out back. It's free for guests to use."
"Come on let's just go," Takato said as he walks out the door, "I'm not staying anywhere that treats any of my friends like this."
"You're not going to find anywhere else that will allow them in the rooms either," the gazimon said.
"We'll see about that," Takato said as he holds the door for his friends, "There are other inns here and one is eventually going to let them stay in the rooms."
"The only way that will happen if the inn is brand new and the owner doesn't know what they are doing," the gazimon said, "Or hasn't had problems with creatures like those two yet, but most of the inns here have been here for about fifteen years at least."
"I don't care what you have to say anymore," Takato said as he lets the door close.
"Oh well I guess they didn't want to know that this is the only inn with a stable here," the gazimon said.
Outside in front of the inn, "Come on let's look for another inn or place to stay for the night," Takato said.
A few minutes into looking for another inn to stay at something catches Suzy's eye as they are walking, "Hey look at this place here," she said.
"Unless it's an inn we're going to keep going," Kazu said.
"Who put you in charge," Suzy said, "Takato's the leader of the group not you and the reason I mentioned this place because it has things in there that look a lot like d-arcs and d3s is what I think they are called."
"It does," Rika said walking to the stall.
"Welcome," the bakemon behind the counter said, "You have an eye for a good thing. They can't make you digivolve but they have many other features. They all have a time keeping function but are more than a clock."
"I'll get the rooms," Takato said.
"I'm going with you with the fact that you can barely walk on your own still," Rika said.
"I can walk just fine on my own," Takato said only to grimace in pain as he puts weight on his ankle.
"Don't lie to me Takato," Rika said, "I can tell that your ankle is still bothering you."
"I was thinking that you should stay here and hold onto your d-arc that is being used as like a leash for Henry and Jeri at the moment," Takato whispered so the bakemon doesn't hear him.
"Why not just give it to one of the other digimon like Leomon or Lopmon to hold onto for the moment," Rika said, "I know I can trust those two because most of the others I really don't know all that well, Kazu I don't trust and Suzy I think would start playing around with settings on it." She then lowers her voice to a whisper, "And I doubt it would be a good idea to give it to Henry or Jeri with how some of the digimon around here have been eyeing them."
"Leomon," Takato said, "Hold this while we get the room."
"Very well," Leomon said, "It will take great care of it."
Rika helps Takato walk away. They walk to the largest building. "So this is the place," Rika said, "Let's get inside."
"Welcome," the gazimon said.
"Great another gazimon," Rika said.
"How many in your party and do you have some nonhuman and nondigimon with you?" the gazimon said.
"Great another place they can't stay," Rika said.
"Wait," the gazimon said jumping from behind the counter to the door. "I have cages so they can stay in the room."
"They don't need to be locked up," Takato said.
"How about this," the gazimon said, "I get something of value from you and they can remain free. I check their rooms after and return it when I think it is clean. That way they get to stay out of the cage and I know you will clean any mess they might do."
"We'll think about it," Takato said in a nasty tone as he shoves the gazimon out of their way.
"This is probably going to be the best offer you get out of all of the inns in this place," the gazimon said.
"And how would you know that," Rika said as they leave.
"Let's look at a few of the other inns here," Takato said, "If we don't find any other places that will allow them to stay then we might come back to this one."
"That sounds good to me," Rika said.
"I think I see another inn," Takato said, "Let's try that one really quick."
A little later, Takato and Rika walk down the street. "This place has so many hotels," Takato said, "They either won't let Henry and Jeri stay inside or it a large amount cost extra."
"Can I punch one of those gazimon?" Rika asked, "I don't like their smell."
"I over heard you're looking for a hotel." Takato turns to see a Biyomon. "I know a place follow me."
"What would it hurt," Takato said.
"Where are we going?" Rika asked as the biyomon turns down an alleyway.
"The old town square," the biyomon said, "That Gazimon became mayor and he blocked the main roads in. You see this is where trading paths meet so people stay here. With him blocking the main road now they need to walk around and that's where his hotels are. I'm the last hotel not owned by him."
"We talk to a different gazimon at each of the ten hotels we passed," Takato said.
"He's the same," the biyomon said, "He just jumps from one to the other somehow."
"We have to non-human and non-digimon with us," Takto said.
"I go by how smart they are," the biyomon said, "If they are smart enough then they can stay like anyone else if not I ask for them to be locked up before you go to sleep. I have cages to use free of charge. Here it is," the biyomon point at a two stories tall building. "The back yard is free to any guests and their guests." She pushes the large door open to a marble floor, columns with gold spinning around them. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling. "Sorry about the mess," Biyomon said, "Out back is a hot spring, pool, gym and a few other things."
"We're staying," Rika said.
"Alright we'll get our friends and come back here in a little bit," Takato said.
"I know the back alleys really well so just tell me where they last were and I can probably lead you to them a lot faster," the Biyomon said, "Or at least tell you how to get there faster."
"We split up with them at a shop owned by a Bakemon that was selling things that looked like d3s and d-arcs," Takato said.
"Hmm I know a few places that sell things like that," the Biyomon said.
"Great this might take a while," Rika said.
"I wasn't finished," the Biyomon said, "Only one of them though is ran by a Bakemon and taking the right alleys you'll be there in no time."
"With how much we walked I think it will be pretty long walk back there even with the alleyways," Rika said.
"Nonsense," the Biyomon said, "The way I go doesn't even take me five minutes to get there, if it wasn't for that gazimon blocking the main road off then I would be able to get there even faster."
"What do you mean," Takato asked.
"Well that Bakemon's shop is almost right on the other side of one of the walls Gazimon put up," the Biyomon said, "Which that particular wall is almost right next to here, I chose this location so it would be more convenient for my customers to get to most of the shops with out much trouble."
"We don't want to be too much trouble," Takato said.
"No trouble at all," the biyomon said, "After all this is to get some guests. The Biyomon behind the counter will help you."
"Welcome," the biyomon said as Takato and Rika walk up. "How many rooms do you need?"
"Five," Takato said.
"Alright," the biyomon said, "Do you have any nondigimon and nonhuman the boss needs to look at?"
"Yes," Takato said.
"Alright," the biyomon said, "While the rooms are getting made up. The bird hop will give you tour."
Another Biyomon flew up to them. "That me," she said, "Most of the good thing are in the back yard." They walk through some sliding doors. "This is the black yard."
"It looks more like a forest," Takato said.
"The boss bought the property and been expanding the hotel since," the biyomon said, "This has everything you would want from a swimming pool to hot springs a gym and other places. The boss lets up Biyomon build nest in the tree so this place is also a Biyomon colony. I'll take you to the massage place. You could use a little with the ankle and eyes with you two being hurt and all."
"What about the rest of our friends," Takato asked, "We need to tell them where we are."
"Don't worry about it," the biyomon said, "The boss knows where they are and went there to bring your friends here."
"How can she bring them here when we haven't told her what they look like," Rika asked.
"I pretty sure it's going to be easy to spot a group with two non human and non digimon creatures," the biyomon said, "Especially when there is another human with them."
"Wait how do you know that there is another human," Takato asked.
"Well there are a few Airdramon that live in this forest as well," the biyomon said, "The boss knew that you were here because her older brother Airdramon happened to see you and told her about all of you being in town."
"So in other words she came looking for us because she knew we were here," Rika said.
"Pretty much," the biyomon said.
"So you have some of the digimon that live here fly around above the city looking for customers," Takato asked.
"No we don't do that," the biyomon said, "Well not normally but he saw go in and out of four different inns and he could tell by the way you were walking that you were getting angrier with each one you went to. Seeing your problem he came back here and told the boss about you and your friends looking for a place to stay."
"That's a good thing," Takato said.
"I think that enough for the tour today," the biyomon said, "Let's get you to the massage place for a while."
Meanwhile at the shop with the others, "This sucks that Bakemon is a total jerk for kicking me out of his store for no reason," Kazu said.
"Well it wouldn't have happened if you didn't smell so bad," Guardromon said as he blocks the door so Kazu can't go back in, "The others thought it was bad when we were walking in the forest and it seems to be even worse when you're in a room from what all the others said."
"Shut up Guardromon no one asked for your opinion," Kazu said.
A Biyomon flies up to them, "Uh do you mind if I go in," she asked.
"Sure go ahead," Guardromon said as he moves aside for the Biyomon.
As the Biyomon enters the store she looks around and sees the group she was told about, 'This has to be them,' she thinks.
"Oh hey what brings you here today," the Bakemon asked.
"I came because their friend Takato decided to stay at my hotel and I'm going to show them how to get there," the Biyomon said.
"It's good to hear that you have some customers again," the Bakemon said, "Things really haven't been going to well for anyone since that gazimon came here."
"I didn't vote for him," the biyomon said.
"He was tricky," the bakemon said, "I don't think anyone voted for him again. If he would let us have a new election, your big brother would be great."
"Excuse me," Henry said, "You said Takato set it up so we can stay at you hotel."
"That's right," the biyomon said, "You're smart enough to stay out of the cage at night. Follow me."
"I hope it's clean," Suzy said, "Most of the hotels around her are dirty or costly."
The biyomon flew down the back alley. "This is a trap," Kazu said.
"Shut up," Terriermon said.
They come to the large building. "Welcome," a biyomon holding the door open. "You friends are in the back yard. I'll show you there. Please enjoy yourself while here."
"I'll show them," the boss Biyomon said.
A little later, felt a furry mass land on him. Takato push the wash rag up. "Hi," Suzy said waving her gloved paw at Takato.
"So you got here," Takato said.
"Henry wanted to stay by the pool," Suzy said, "I choose to stay away from it. The owner would like to meet Henry and Jeri to see if they can stay out of the cage."
"Alright one complete Gatomon care package," a Biyomon said as a group of biyomons grab Suzy.
"Hey where are you taking me," Suzy yelled, "Put me down."
"Calm down Suzy everything will be fine," Takato said.
Meanwhile in another room with Rika, "Hmm I can tell you did a real number to your eyes," the biyomon said, "But don't worry you'll be fine."
"How can you be so sure," Rika asked.
"I'm pretty sure I know your story with how you did that to your eyes," the biyomon said.
"I doubt you do," Rika said.
"You don't have to believe," the biyomon said, "But let me say this first, this morning a little after you left from wherever it was you and your friends didn't like the fact that two of them had to wear collars and were being treated like plain animals so you tried to use a concentrated form of one of your attacks and after a few minutes the one collar you aimed it launched some ball of light that exploded right in your face."
"How would you know if that is even true," Rika said.
"The look of surprise one your face is all the proof I need that it is," the biyomon said.
"Let me ask you one question," Rika said, "How did you even know that happened to me?"
"We have had other customers that made the exact same mistake or similar ones," the biyomon said, "Don't worry about what happened too much though, you should be able to see again by sometime tomorrow, tomorrow night at the latest."
"Well that's a relief," Rika said, "I hate not being able to see anything except blurry figures if I concentrate enough, other then that it's just bright light."
"Though there is one side affect that won't wear off for about a week from that," the biyomon said.
"What would that be," Rika asked.
"Well when the ball exploded in your face it also caused your eyes to become nothing but white," the biyomon said, "It will be another five or six days before your irises and eye color return to their actual color, they are there just that they are colorless for now."
Meanwhile the biyomon owner of the hotel, stood before Henry and Jeri. "I just want to see if you are smart enough to stay out of the cage at night," she said.
"It just for the night it won't hurt," Kazu said resting on the wall.
"I have a question," Henry said, "Why don't you advertise this place? This is great. I mean some would come just to rest here."
"What?" the biyomon asked.
"You take some pictures of this place and tell why it's so great and place it on a paper. Then digimon would come to stay here and return home," Henry said, "They would come here not just to stay a night but a vacation."
"How?" the biyomon asked.
"You have digi-points," Jeri said, "You could set up a mission at the palace."
"That's a great idea," the biyomon yelled, "You won't need to be locked up. I'll make them right away."
"All you need on the paper is the "Kazu stay here"," Kazu said with a smile.
"I'll get a cage for him," another biyomon said.
"You can't be serious," Kazu yelled.
"I'm completely serious," the other biyomon said.
Henry lowers his voice just enough so Kazu can't hear, "If you do actually put him in a cage for the night make sure he's not in any of the rooms with the rest of us," Henry said, "The digimon with us were complaining about him stinking really bad and after Rika said it smelled like he hadn't bathed in a few months he yelled that it had only been three weeks."
One of the other biyomon flies into the room, "What the hell did you do to the plant," he yelled in Kazu's face.
"I'm pretty sure it was already like that when I got here," Kazu said.
The biyomon talking to Henry and Jeri turns her head and seeing what happened to one of her favorite plants becomes enraged and points at the biyomon in Kazu's face, "You get two of the others to throw him in a cage now," she yelled in anger.
"Do you think that is really necessary," Jeri asked.
"That plant he's by is very rare and it took me a long time to get it to grow with out the leaves and flowers constantly falling off," the biyomon yelled.
"Hey," Kazu cried as a group of biyomons and a woodmon jump on him. "Help me," Kazu called out as they carry him away.
"How much for a bath for him?" Henry asked.
"Henry he's your friend," Jeri said.
"I have some extra points," Henry said.
"I'll have some digimon give him a flea dip," biyomon said, "I need to see what I can do for my plant."
"How rare is it?" Jeri asked.
"This is a plant from the real world," Biyomon said, "It harder to get them to grow and not be sickly."
"We should go," Henry said.
"How do you know it's a plant from the real world," Jeri asked.
"I just do ok," the biyomon said and turns towards Henry and Jeri but her attention is caught by the grin on the Woodmon's face that is helping carry Kazu away.
"Why don't we just neuter him while we're at it too boss," the Woodmon said.
"The world could do with anymore idiots like him," Henry said.
"What!? You can't be serious about that," Kazu yelled as he starts freaking out and tries to get away from the digimon carrying him.
Jeri is taking by surprise by Henry's comment, "I thought Kazu was your friend," Jeri said.
"Kazu is a friend," Henry said, "Don't worry Jeri I was being sarcastic when I said that and he's actually more of Takato's and Kenta's friend then anyone else's."
The biyomon watches as the ones carrying Kazu exits the room and she can barely keep from laughing, "Don't worry you're friend Kazu will be fine," she said.
"What's so funny," Jeri asked.
"Just the look on your friend's face when Woodmon said that," the biyomon said, "I knew the moment right before Woodmon said that he said it more to scare your friend then anything, we don't do that kind of thing to anyone here. Even to people with as little intelligence as he seems to have, what is his problem anyways?"
"How could you tell he was saying it to scare him," Henry asked.
"Oh I could tell just by the look in Woodmon's eyes," The biyomon said, "He gets a certain look in his eyes when he's joking around or trying to scare someone."
"So what are you going to do about your plant," Jeri asked.
"I'm going to see if we can get it to become healthy again," the biyomon said, "We finally get it looking healthier then it has looked in a few months and then your friend some how causes that to happen to it."
Tai smile as the last as TK enter his place. "Welcome," Tai said, "Try to find a place with no gatomons."
TK nodded and walks in. "Matt didn't want to come. Where is Sora?"
"She's going to confront a group," Tai said, "She thinks she saw someone she seen before."
"So we are still working on the layout builder," Izzy said, "It is getting close. The gatomons are telling me it's almost right all the time. It will still take some time till we can get it to be accurate enough."
"Wait where are Kari, Davis and Veemon," TK asked seeing that the three of them aren't in the room.
"Davis and Veeomon haven't woken up from the fight yet," Tai said.
"I'm right here," a gatomon said raising her paw that is sitting next to Tai.
"Kari," TK asked, "I thought Lord Holy Angemon said that you only had to give up two digimon?"
"Well I guess he changed his mind," she said and she winks at Tai before he can say anything.