Disclaimer: Oc's and plot are mine, everything else is a no.

Sorry this took so long, my brains half dead/asleep.

Core of A frozen Heart

Chapter 2: Rigamon's Sacrifice!

As Rigamon Started to Descend towards Seraphimon's castle, the six children on his back were in danger of falling off from exhaustion. As he Landed gently in the courtyard, two figures were waiting to greet him. They were Seraphimon and Ophanimon.

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Name: Ophanimon
Level:Mega
Type:Vaccine
Ophan Digimon
Attacks: Sefirot Crystals, Edens Javlin

With Eden's Javelin, Ophanimon can purify even the Most corrupted Digimon!

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Name: Seraphimon
Level:Mega
Type: Vaccine
Seraph Digimon
Attacks: Strike Of the seven Stars, Testament, Excalibur

Ouch, Seraphimon's Strike Of the Seven Stars looks like it hurts.

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"Ah, Rigamon. You got them here safely, well done." Ophanimon Said. "Yes" Rigamon Replied "But they are all exhausted." Junpei only proved his point by almost falling off. "Oh dear, We should get them inside." Ophanimon said worried. Serapimon just nodded and gently relived Rigamon of two of the children. Junpei and Tomoki. Kouichi, who was the one who was the least sleepy, gently poked Takuya to wake him up. Izumi was yawning widely and in danger of falling off, and even Kouji was hard pressed to stay awake, But doing a lot better than Izumi and Takuya.

Takuya yawned and moved to gently slide off, only to loose his grip and fall onto the ground. Ophanimon rushed over and gently helped him to his feet. Then she lead him into the castle just as Seraphimon came back out. He gently picked up Izumi as Kouichi helped his younger sibling off Rigamon's back. They followed Seraphimon through the castle and into a Room with six doors.

"This seems a little too well thought out" Kouji muttered. Only Kouichi heard him as Seraphimon gently put Izumi down so that she could stumble into her room. Seraphimon turned to them. "Kouichi, Kouji, I suggest you two get some rest." Then he left. Kouichi helped his brother into the room as much as he was allowed, but even he was only allowed to help so much before he got snapped at.

Kouji was right, these rooms were a little too well thought out. They were colour coordinated for each of them, or so he believed catching a small glimpse of pink/purple when Izumi walked into her room. And when he helped Kouji halfway into his room, everything was a pale silver.

Kouichi stood outside of the only room unoccupied, and wondered if Seraphimon and Ophanimon had arranged these rooms knowing that they would choose the ones that matched their spirits. Shrugging, he opened the door and into a dark purple room, naturally.

It had basic furniture, the same if it were a hotel room. Also, a small yet overly comfortable bed was tucked into the corner. Kouichi sank onto the bed, suddenly more tired than he had been earlier. He closed his eyes, and smiled. He guessed Kouji would have sleeping problems because his room was silver, and the reflections would keep him awake.

He didn't realize he was asleep untill he woke up the next morning.

In the morning the six children gathered in the main room of Seraphimon's castle. "Seraphimon, Ophanimon, can you tell us whats going on?" Takuya asked. At once the air tensed, and the castles multi-coloured walls seemed paler than usual.

"All we know is that it is the work of a foe called Gumamon. I'm sure Rigamon told you on the way, but he is kidnapping all the Ice type digimon and useing them to freeze over the digital world. In the center of our world, there is the Digi-Core. It supports all life and data in the digital world. If Gomamon got to it..." Ophanimon faltered, but Kouichi finished for her.

"He would be unstoppable?" Seraphimon and Ophanimon both nodded. Takuya and Junpei both gulped, Kouji tensed, Izumi and Kouichi looked worried and Tomoki stepped back slightly.

"Gumamon is also using a strange ability to turn our people against us. We don't know what it is or how it works, so be extremely careful. We're not sure if it works on the Legendary Warriors or not." Seraphimon added. Takuya, trying to lighten the suddenly tense air, said "Don't worry! Just tell us what you want us to do and we're off!" He said it with such confidence, that the tension relaxed slightly.

Rigamon smiled, a creepy looking thing, and said "That's the spirit! With that kind of attitude, Gumamon will be beat in no time!" He reared up and spread his wings wide, roaring loudly. The children smiled at Rigamon's eagerness, And Seraphimon and Ophanimon laughed.

"There's another thing you need to know" Seraphimon said. "It has been a long time since Lucemon's defeat, and the spirits went into rest because it was so peaceful. But Gumamon was waiting for that, and now this world is in chaos." Rigamon dropped onto four feet again and walked over to a window. "Seraphimon-sama, when will we be heading out?" the kids looked surprised. "You're coming with us, Rigamon?" Junpei asked. Rigamon just nodded.

All of a sudden the castle walls shook, and a strange cry echoed throughout the hallways. The Digimon and children glanced at each other, as parts of the ceiling started to fall.

DemiVoidamon laughed at the destruction he was making. "Demi Heat Blast!" He called out, throwing a black fireball at the gates. curse these gates! He thought as the gates seemed to not be damaged at all from his attack. Suddenly he heard a voice call out "Edens Javelin!" And he nimbly dodged out of the way as a rainbow streak headed for him.

The gates finally collapsed, and DemiVoidamon camly went inside.
"Ophanimon, Seraphimon Where are you hiding?" he said quietly, well actually he half sang it. He saw a huge set of double doors, and sensed the Great angel's aura's behind it. "this won't stop me...it's mearly a bug" he said and blew the doors off their hinges.

"Gradient Fang!" Called out a voice as soon as he entered the main rooms. He dodged Rigamon's attack and kicked him across the room. The children and the Angels gasped. DemiVoidamon looked at the children with interest. He took a step towards them, then his path was blocked by Seraphimon.

"get out of my way, you'll live longer" Was all DemiVoidamon said. Seraphimon didn't move. "Rigamon!" He called "get the kids out of here!" Suddenly the 'unconscious' Rigamon jumped up and grabbed the six kids then ran through an opening in the wall that slamned shut behind him. DemiVoidamon smirked "you think they'll get away? I think I'll have some fun with that Rigamon character. Bye now, don't miss me."

Then he seemed to turn into a dark brown/black mist and went through the spot in the wall where Rigamon had escaped.

"We can't let him catch up to them!" Ophanimon said. Seraphimon just nodded.

Rigamon ran as fast as he could down the twisting hallway. The kids clung to his back and came dangerously close to falling off around sharp turns or a rapid change of direction. "Rigamon" Tomoki said in a weak voice "do we have to go so fast?" Rigamon wanted to slow down, but he also wanted to get out of the castle as soon as possible.

"I'm sorry Tomoki, but do you want DemiVoidamon to catch up with us?" Then he heard a chuckle, and a black mist formed in front of them. "How cute, you actually thought you could get away" Said DemiVoidamon as he stepped out of the mist. Rigamon growled and stepped back, showing his teeth threateningly.

DemiVoidamon took a step forward and held out his arms "come now, there's no need to be hostile. Just leave the kids and come to our side."

Rigamon growled in defiance "Never! You attacked Seraphimon-sama's castle! I would never join you!" DVoidamon seemed to sigh with regret, then said in an emotionless tone "Pity, you would have been quite the edition to Gumamon-Sama's army" Then he stretched a hand out, and the mist suddenly shot forward towards Rigamon.

Rigamon jumped to avoid it, landing on the opposite side of DVoidamon. He made the kids get off his back and said "Keep going, don't stop for anything alright?" The kids looked worried and reluctant "but-" Izumi began "Go." Rigamon said with all the force he could muster. The kids looked into his eyes and then ran, knowing that he most likely wouldn't survive the battle.

DVoidamon sneered "how cute, I can play tag after I'm done with you." He said in the voice one uses when they know they've already won. Rigamon dropped into a battle-ready stance. "I won't go down without a fight!" He snarled. DVoidamon laughed. "Ah, that what your worthless friend SnowOkamimon said too. Oh, didn't you know? We've found him already and now he is just another part of the ice." DVoidamon gloated, relishing the shocked look on Rigamon's face.

"You lie! There's no way SnowOkamimon would be caught by the likes of you!" Rigamon snarled, letting his temper flare up. DVoidamon chuckled. "Your anger, it's...beautiful. I'm sure Gumamon would love to have something that powerful in his presence." DVoidamon almost purred the sentence. Rigamon couldn't see the obvious trap, that DVoidamon was feeding his anger and tainting him. He couldn't see the triumph in DVoidamon's eyes as he gathered the anger into a pendant around his neck, making it glow an ugly purple.

"Strike of the Seven Stars!" Seraphimon called out and flung seven orbs of light at DVoidamon's back. DVoidamon grunted and turned to face Seraphimon. "Shame, you would of lived longer if you hadn't come." He said in a mock upset voice "I'm afraid I'm going to have to scan you, now" Then he stepped forward, holding out one hand. "Chaos Mist!" He called. A mist that was the same colour as the pendant wrapped itself around Seraphimon's body and squeezed.

"Seraphimon-Sama!" Rigamon Called out, his anger vanishing instantly. Seraphimon raised his head and seemed to look Rigamon in the eye "Go...protect the kids" Rigamon nodded once, then ran after the Chosen Children.

"Face it, Takuya. Somehow you've gone and gotten us lost. In a perfectly straight tunnel, too." Kouji muttered. How Typical He thought. Only Takuya could get lost in a perfectly straight tunnel. Tomoki was walking beside Takuya, with Izumi and Junpei keeping an eye on them.

"We are so not lost! These tunnels just like messing with us!" Takuya growled. Kouji rolled his eyes and took a breath. " sure, the tunnels are messing with our heads " He said in a sarcastic tone. Izumi giggled, Junpei smirked and Tomoki and Kouichi watched with interest.

"I mean it! It's sounds a little crazy, but I swear these tunnels are trying to get us lost!" Kouji scoffed "a little crazy? You need professional help if you think that self-moving walls are only a little crazy" Takuya growled. "Come on you two, stop it! We can fight after we get out of here." Izumi stated.

Kouji and Takuya agreed just as Rigamon came hooning around the corner. "Here you are! How did you get lost? It's a perfectly straight tunnel. Ah, never-mind. Just get on. DVoidamon is right behind us." The kids clambered onto Rigamon's back, and he took off like all of hell was after him. They finally found their way into the correct tunnel, and sped down it like a racing track. Then DVoidamon's mist appeared, and sped after Rigamon with frightening speed.

Kouichi glanced back and saw that the mist was quickly catching up to them. Rigamon was getting tired. please let us reach the exit soon. He prayed. Rigamon's breath came in more ragged bursts the more he ran. "Ah, it's a dead end!" Izumi exclaimed, yet Rigamon kept running towards the wall. "Rigamon, we're going to crash!" Tomoki Yelled. "No we're not, Because" Rigamon replied. Suddenly, an opening appeared in the wall. Rigamon skidded and bucked, sending the kids flying out the opening. "This is your exit!" He yelled as the kids flew out the opening.

Needless to say, the kids were quite shocked. It's not everyday you get chased by Mist, ride on the back of a Panther/Bird then get bucked off through an opening about eight stories high. "R-Rigamon!" Tomoki called out when he noticed the Digimon didn't move. "Rigamon!" The kids yelled as they started to fall. "Good luck, you six." Rigamon said as the Opening slid shut with a clang that had a ring of finality to it.

"Rigamon!" The kids yelled out again, not noticing that they were falling from eight feet in the air.

Sorry it took so long ^^' Kinda had zero ideas. Hmmm the ending is slightly cliff hangery.

he-he, I just had to use the word hooning in that sentence.

Gah! Curse my limited ideas! And curse the many distractions around my house!

Anyway, thanks for reading. (Here's a taste of the 3rd chapter)

"I still don't understand how we survived that fall" Kouichi mused.

Takuya grinned "Who cares? At least we're alive. And we can't stop, we have to save Rigamon and everyone else!" The other Digidestined nodded, as long as they were alive, the Digital World had Hope.

ha-ha, that's coming up in the 3rd chapter. So see ya later!