FanKnight: Well I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to come up with this new chapter, I've been just overworked with other things. I'm leaving for Hawaii next week, so updating will be hard as my uncle has horrible net, but the good news! I'll have plenty of time to write up the next chapter if I don't have it up before I leave!

As always, your reviews mean the world to this writer! Your encouragement is what keeps me going when I think I've hit a road bump! Thank you for all of them!

I do not own Digimon.

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Despair growled, as the corrupted Digimon heard once more that annoying high pitched squeal, followed by that other horrid sound.

Digerbug

It had been a week since he'd lost his hold on the chosen of miracles and yet, these children persisted. One by one his sin Digimon seemed to fall, until all but three remained.

Eyes glowing a fierce red he gave a small scoff seeing finally the two he'd been waiting to show themselves.

Taichi and Daisuke.

If the creature had lips they would have pursed together before a sinister grin would form.

"Finally…they've come into the open…."

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Taichi sighed, his shirt ripped rather badly revealing his smooth skin and well formed six pack of abdominal muscles. His digivice clutched in one hand, he couldn't help but grin at the sight of day light. Crawling from the rocky exit of the cavern he groaned as his entire body seemed to ache.

Standing slowly the sun kissed goggle boy stretched, sighing as the muscles too seemed to sigh in relief from their over use. Glancing back towards the entrance the chosen of courage gave a small grin as a younger chosen crawled out, hauling Taichi's pack with a frown and deep look of concentration.

His short spiky hair seeming to stick to his caramel shaded skin, his eyes seemed to be alight with fire as he gave a final huff, throwing the pack up onto the ground. Following the pack he lay against the pack in a heap, breathing hard as Taichi gave a small grin as he knelt next to the younger chosen.

"Having troubles Kohai?"

Daisuke gave a small glare before reaching out for Taichi's throat, growling as he did. However as he tried such an action, the pack restrained him rather well, and with a small yelp he fell back into his heap and groaned. His muscles throbbing from over use.

With a moan of pain Daisuke let himself lay against the rather large pack, his chest rising and falling fast as he tried to catch his breath. Shutting his eyes he seemed to go limp for a moment as he groaned.

Taichi grinning slightly, put a hand on his kohai's forehead. Grinning as the younger grabbed the hand and pulled him closer. Eyes burning brightly with the fires of courage Daisuke spoke rather hoarsely.

"Get…this thing…off me…."

Taichi could only chuckle before unsnapping the locks that held the pack on Daisuke. Releasing the younger chosen, was a mistake as the moment the sweating, and slightly grouchy teen was free, he promptly tackled his older counterpart.

"Argh!"

"Haha!"

Allowing himself to be pinned, Taichi grinned at his younger friend who straddled Taichi and rubbed his hands together as if plotting some evil torture he would inflict upon the older chosen.

"I've got you now Senpai! Now you'll pay for making me carry that thing up here!"

Taichi only rose an eyebrow grinning as he replied calmly.

"It's not my fault you lost."

Eyes narrowing the younger chosen only pouted, looking away, his eyes grew wide as staring at the two stood a large black dragon like creature. Rows upon rows of yellow teeth greeted the two Taichi promptly rolled to his right, to avoid a large black claw smashing the two into chosen pulp.

"Crap."

Taichi murmured as he hoisted Daisuke over his shoulder with ease, the younger boy squeaking as with his free shoulder he grabbed his pack and made a run for it.

"Crap! Crap! Crap!"

Taichi yelped as the black dragon Digimon opened it rather nasty mouth, a black and blue flame growing before shooting out in rapid fire at the two chosen.

Daisuke's eyes widening as he began to scream, the flames coming closer and closer each time the fiery black spheres explodes upon contact with the ground only a few feet from the two retreating chosen.

"Senpai! Faster! Faster!"

"You're not helping Daisuke!"

"AHH! FASTER!!"

The soccer star had only so much stamina left sadly as the long seven day climb out of the waterfall prison having drained most of it. His breath's coming in gasps he jumped to the side, throwing his pack unto the ground; he dropped Daisuke a moment later next to it.

His eyes shaking with worry and thought he quickly knelt down next to the younger chosen, planting a quick kiss on his forehead he whispered his plan quickly.

"Stay here…there's food and a sleeping bag in the pack, you'll be fine...I'll come back for you…I promise…"

With a second kiss to the younger boy's forehead, while shoving his digivice into his arms Taichi was off, grinning as he stood in the beasts path for a moment. His middle finger pulling on his left eyelid, he stuck his tongue out and yelled rather loudly at the beast.

"Hah! You call that aim?! My grandma can throw better then you!"

With a roar of anger the beast charged after the older boy, whose eyes widened before he took off in the opposite direction of Daisuke. Through brush and wood, he ran the dragon Digimon burning away Taichi's trail as he did.

Daisuke's eyes wavering he blushed as the older boy's lips made contact with his skin. A shiver running down his spine he was barely able to understand what the older boy was doing. A frown formed upon his lips as he shoved something into his arms and left. With a small hmph Daisuke looked down to see his digivice. Eyes widening he now seemingly understood what was going on.

"Taichi! NO!"

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck."

Taichi whispered as the woods seemed to end upon a cliff, rather large and jagged looking spikes lying ready for him at the bottom. Laughing rather loudly the leader of the chosen looked back to see the dragon licking it's scaly beak.

"You'll make a lovely dinner."

It hissed as it opened it mouth to fire a final blast at the chosen of courage.

Taichi only laughed, a grin upon his lips as he held out his digivice. The lights in Taichi's eyes opening as a midsized orange dinosaur Digimon jumped from the burning brush.

"Taichi!"

"Agumon!"

Digerbug

In a flash of light, the once orange dinosaur Digimon vanished, revealing a golden WarGreymon. With a seemingly impossible smirk, the mega level Digimon gave a swift kick, sending the dragon's jaw upward, the fire now reigning down.

"WarGreymon! Let's end this!"

The golden Digimon only chuckled, before raising his armored hands.

"Fire of Courage!"

The mega level Digimon roared, and giant golden terra force forming, and smashing into the black dragon Digimon. The dragon screeched in pain, seeming to destabilize for a moment before coming back together, Particles flying from it's being it eyed Taichi and hissed.

"Despair…never said…you were…courage…."

With a final breath, the great black dragon burst into data, GoldenWarGreymon bursting into light, Koromon sighing in relief as he slumped into the ground. Taichi blinked once before he too slumped to the ground. Patting his partner on the head he gave a grin, Koromon grinning as well.

This moment however, didn't last long as most moments did in the digital world as a rather familiar voice screamed through the now burnt woods.

"TAICHI-SENPAI!!! AHHHHH"

With a blink, Taichi jumped up, grabbing his partner on the way he ran into through the way he'd come, only to find his kohai on the ground, covered in suet…laughing.

"Ahhh! Stop it DemiVeemon! Stop! Hahahahahaha Th-that tickles!"

Taichi blinked, and sighed forcing a grin as he watched the younger chosen laugh and giggle as his partner had found him, and gave him a rather friendly welcome. Eyeing Koromon Taichi gave a small smirk, Koromon only chuckling as he'd been off finding the smaller chosen's partner before meeting up with Taichi.

Daisuke only began to pout as the small blue Digimon clung to the side of his face, planting a small kiss and hugging his human partners head tightly.

"I mished juu Daisukeh!"

DemiVemon said with another giggle, as Daisuke pulled his partner into an embrace.

"I missed ya too buddy."

The smaller boy replied before looking up to see Taichi and Koromon eyeing the two.

"You screamed…."

"..erm…sorry?"

"I told you to stay put…."

"But senpai! That dragon was gunna kill you! I couldn't just…just sit back and wait!"

Taichi only laughed and sat down across from his young friend, giving his trademark grin.

"Mmm that worried about me?"

Daisuke blushed for a only a moment before throwing the elder's pack at him.

"As if!"

Taichi only smirked, catching it with one hand. He rose an eyebrow and motioned for the younger to come closer.

Blinking the younger boy crawled towards Taichi slowly, as if afraid of what his senpai had in store for him.

Grinning from ear to ear, the older boy pulled the younger close, giving him a rather hard noogie before wrapping at arm around his shoulders keeping him in place against his chest.

"Ack!"

Daisuke yelped before rubbing his head, wincing as he eyed Taichi. The older boy in question only sighed, his eyes shut as he leaned against a burnt tree trunk, a faint smile on his lips as he seemingly fell asleep.

Blinking the younger chosen of courage only smiled and snuggled into his senpai, eyeing their partners as the two gave a chuckle and giggle at them. Daisuke gave a deep blush sticking his tongue out for a moment before yawning. Rubbing his eyes he gave his senpai one final glance before nuzzling into the warmth of the older boy.

It'd been a long day, a two hour climb to finish their way out of the cave, and then a battle right after that, who wouldn't be tired? Or maybe it was just the moment. After all the Digimon did draw their energy from their partners.

Either way, the two fell into a peaceful sleep unaware of anything else around them, except each other.

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FanKnight: Kind of a short chapter I know, but it is an update, and the next chapter is really long, I just wanted Taichi and Daisuke to have a fluffy moment before we get into the nitty gritty! Yup, yup! Please review! It keeps me going! I'll update as soon as I can! But I make no date promises!