Chapter 11
The Journey Home
As the three were running through out the terminal, looking for anyone who may have known what happened in the village, Zoe saw a streak of red running in the opposite direction than them. Having an idea of who it was that ran past them, she chased the Digimon, leaving both JP and Tommy confuse. She never just took off unless it was a good reason.
"Zoe? What is it?" JP asked confused.
"I think I just saw Neemon." Zoe shouted as she ran after the Digimon. "I'm going to find out if it really was him."
"Neemon?" Tommy asked confused. "I thought that Neemon left Flame Village a long time ago." however Zoe was too far away to hear what Tommy said. After finally catching up to the Digimon she had seen, she realized it really was Neemon and she called to get him to stop.
"Neemon, stop! It's Zoe!"
"Zoe?" asked the Digimon hiding in the bushes. "Is it really you?"
"Yeah it is. Are you okay?"
"I...I'm fine, but I was hiding from Crusadermon." he said shocking the Warriors, who knew that it was Crusadermon that question Lucemon before and caused the two to become weak.
"Crusadermon?" Zoe asked shocked. "Are you sure it wasn't Dynasmon?"
"I'm positive. The two are fighting right now. Dynasmon helped us all out and stopped Crusadermon from destroying the rest of us." he told them. "I was actually on my way to see Bokomon when it all started."
"Wait what? Dynasmon and Crusadermon are fighting one another?" Zoe asked "I'm confused."
"Yeah I don't know why, but the two are fighting and..."
"And what Neemon?" JP asked
"I don't know. All I know is I saw a weird light and then the two started to fight." Neemon said. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going back to hiding." he added and he took off running, however Zoe slid into Zephyrmon and caught up to him before he could hide again.
"Neemon wait."
"What?" he asked trying to run.
"So you know where Bokomon is? Maybe he can explain the light that you saw."
"No I don't, I went to the house that you all built the last time you were here, and it was gone." he said and he took off again, this time however Zoe just let him go as JP and Tommy caught up with Zoe.
"This isn't good Z." JP said. "If what he said about those two is true, then Tacky and the others are going to need us."
"Well, then let's go find them." Zoe said. "But we should really try and find Bokomon."
"We'll split up." JP said. "You guys go help the others and I'll keep looking for Bokomon."
"Alright, but be careful JP." Zoe said "Tommy are you ready to go?"
"Yeah." he said and evolved into Korikakumon. "Let's go."
As Takuya and the twins ran towards the explosion that they had heard before, Takuya knew that there was something about the fight that was going on that he didn't like. So he and the twins fusion evolved so that they would be strong enough to face whatever was going on. However when they arrive at the scene they couldn't have been more surprised if it was the three of them fight one another.
"Crusadermon...?" Kouji started.
"And Dynasmon...?" Kouichi continued.
"Fighting one another?" Takuya finished. "What is up with that?"
"Not now!" shouted Dynasmon as Zoe and Tommy caught up to them.
"We can kind of explain what's going on." Zoe told them as she landed beside Takuya and the twins.
"What do you mean Zoe?"
"I found Neemon while we were trying to find out what happened and he told me he was running from Crusadermon. He also told me that he saw a weird light and it resulted in Dynasmon and Crusadermon fighting." Zoe explained. "Makes me think that whatever the light was, it brought Dynasmon back to the lightside."
"You're kidding right?" Kouji asked, but Takuya wasn't so sure that it was the light that did it. There was something about Dynasmon that was different then when they faced him before.
"Well JP is looking Bokomon right now." Zoe said not missing the look in Takuya's eye. "I'm sure he can explain the light."
"Damn you Warriors. You won't get away from this Dynasmon!" Crusadermon shouted as she realized that she was outnumbered six to one and knew that the other one was there somewhere. "We will finish this another time!" she added then left confusing the others greatly. Dynasmon sighed as he fell to his knees and Takuya saw then that he was injured badly, but there was something more about their former enemy. Something almost familiar as did Kouichi and he had a feeling as to what it was.
"You guys we have to help him." Takuya said, but the others were hesitant. So Takuya just walked over to the knight on his own.
"Takuya!" Tommy said shocked as the flame Warrior walked toward the knight, but then Zoe joined him.
"Dynasmon, what happened?" Zoe asked him.
"Well it started when Lucemon betrayed us." he started as he slowly walked over to a rock and sat down on it. "When we were reborn and regained our powers, we learned that he had returned and decided to help the Digidestined fight against him instead of fighting with him. However when the two of us arrived in this village, Crusadermon was hit by a strange light and started to destroy everything in sight. I knew that I had to stop her so I attacked her and that's when she turned her attacks on me."
"But what was the light?" Kouji asked
"I don't know." said the knight. "All I do know is that whatever caused Cruasdermon to turn again. I'm sure that she'll join up with Lucemon again."
"This is definitely bad news. It's bad enough that Myotismon found his way to the human world." Zoe said shocking Dynasmon. "I hope that they're all okay."
"Wait Myotismon has returned as well and is in the human world?" Dynasmon asked trying to get up, but he quickly fell to the ground.
"Don't strain yourself." Zoe told him "You need to heal and don't worry. The new Digidestined and the Tamers are going after him now."
"That would explain it." he said confusing the others.
"Explain what?" Zoe asked
"What about Lucemon?" Dynasmon asked ignoring Zoe.
"We've defeated him." Takuya told him. "What did you mean that it explains it? Explains what?"
"Before all of this started, Crusadermon and I overheard the master of the Overlords telling one of them to destory something." the knight explained. "I didn't hear what it was, but now I believe I know."
"What? The human world?" Zoe asked
"No the other Overlords." Dynasmon said shocking the Warriors.
"WHAT?!" Zoe said.
"Now it makes sense." Takuya said "Kari did say that there was a bigger threat at work here. This must be what she meant."
"But why would this master want the Overlords destroyed?" Kouichi asked "I mean it doesn't make sense."
"Of course it does." Kouji said. "This master must be someone powerful, but not so powerful that he could wipe out the other Overlords. Myotismon knew that if he got us and the Tamers to fight Lucemon and Piedmon, then he could have them destroyed without a problem."
"But I don't get it. Who would be that sneaky?" Tommy asked
"I don't know." Dynasmon said.
"Hey Zoe do you remember what Kari told us before?" Takuya asked. "You know about him?"
"Yeah I do, something about Millenniummon." Zoe said
"Wait who?" Kouji asked lost. "I didn't hear about this."
"Because she just told me and Zoe." Takuya told them. "But he was a Digimon that Ryo fought a while back. I don't know everything about it, but I have a feeling that he's expecting Myotismon to be destroyed by the others, then he's going to earth himself."
"T-That can't h-happen.." Dynasmon said trying to get up again, but he just fell to his knees.
"You need to take it easy." Takuya told him. "Zoe will you help him? I need to get to Kari."
"Of course I will. I just hope that she's safe." Zoe said. "Be careful Takuya."
"I will." he said fusion evolving to Aldemon and took off flying toward Myotismon's castle, where he knew that the others were headed.
Autumn sighed as she scouted the area with Mistymon and Firamon. She had just seen what she had been looking for and she didn't like it. She had known that Myotismon wasn't stupid enough to have left his castle unprotected, just so they could stop him. But she also knew that they had to get past the Devidramon as well. She landed beside Taiyou and shook her head.
"I don't like this. We should head back to the others and make a plan."
"Alright." she said and the two walked back to their friends. Tai watched as Autumn and Taiyou rejoined them and wondered if they had found anything. He could tell that what they had found wasn't good, but he wasn't sure that he really wanted to know either.
"So what's the deal?" he asked
"There is no way in." Autumn told them looking back at the castle. "The Devidramon are guarding the door and the other passage ways."
"Man I really hate those guys." TK said. "What about you Kari?"
"I don't like them anymore than you do, TK."
"Rika what do you say about us distracting the Devidramon while the others get inside and activate the portal?" asked Ryo, who had joined them and the other Tamers just outside the vampire's castle, but Rika didn't seem like she was paying attention. "Uh, Rika?"
"What?"
"Are you alright?" he asked. "What are you staring at?"
"Um isn't that Takuya?" Rika asked pointing at the figure coming toward them.
"Takuya?" Tai asked confused. "I thought he and the others were going home."
"That's what they said that they were doing." Autumn said looking in the direction that Rika was pointing to. "So what's he doing here?"
"I don't know, but I'm sure we're about to find out." Rika said as Takuya landed and devolved.
"I'm glade I found you guys." he said.
"What's going on Takuya?" Autumn asked. "Is Kouichi and the others alright?"
"He's fine, but there's a huge problem." Takuya said looking at Kari.
"What is it? Don't tell me that it has something to do with what I told you and Zoe about." Kari said.
"I'm afraid so Kari." Takuya told her.
"Well shit. I bet he's thrilled that Piedmon and Lucemon are gone and that we're going after Myotismon..." Kari said trailing off not thrilled one bit.
"Yeah." said Takuya
"How did you guys find out? I mean there is no way Millenniummon could know that Myotismon is the last one unless he has someone leaking the information to him." Ryo said hoping he wouldn't have to answer his own question.
"An old enemy of mine and the other Warriors told us." Takuya said as Autumn stared at him. There was only one Digimon that knew where they would be and would have a reason to tell them that. "It's a long story though."
"I don't believe it." Autumn said trying to cover her tracks quickly, since she knew that Kari could sense emotions. "This whole time we've been doing his dirty work."
"Looks that way Autumn." Kari said seemingly not noticing the shift in Autumn's mood. "So what do we do now? We can't just leave the human world to Myotismon, but id we defeat him, that will put Millenniummon in power."
"Hmm..." Ryo trailed off looking at the other Tamers.
"What is it Ryo?" Rika asked
"I was thinking, what if we stayed here to keep Millenniummon in check?" Ryo asked not saying the real reason he wanted to stay in the Digital World. He had to be extremely careful now that most of his lackys were gone. He also knew that if Autumn or Kari caught his feelings or something then the others would learn the truth about him.
"If I'm not mistaken that's what Yorak and the other two are going to do." Takuya said. "Besides you guys have got to stop them."
"Alright, Autumn we'll at least come with you and distract the Devidramon so that you guys can get into the castle and back home." Rika told them.
"Alright, but you guys be careful." Autumn said not wanting Rika or any of the Tamers to leave them. "Taiyou you'll have to come with us though, okay?"
"Okay. Rika you just be safe." Taiyou said hugging her sister.
"I will." she said hugging Taiyou back.
"Alright Rika, you and I will go first." Ryo said, "Takato, you Henry and Sapphire make sure that they get into the castle. Distract any Digimon that are in there alright?"
"Alright." Takato said reluctantly "You guys just be careful."
"We will." Ryo said. "Ready Rika?"
"Let's go."
"Bio-Merge Activate!" the two shouted and merged with their two Digimon.
"JUSTIMON!"
"SAKUYAMON!"
"Come on you guys." Tai said as the two flew off to distract the Devidramon. "We'll need to move fast while they're able to hold them off."
"Right. Gatomon?" Kari asked and the cat nodded.
"Gatomon digivolve to...ANGEWOMON!"
"Patamon you had better go ahead and digivolve as well." TK told his own Digimon and he nodded.
"Hey you guys I'm going to head back to the others." Takuya said as Patamon evolved. "We'll meet you guys there, alright?"
"Alright, be careful cousin."
"I will." he said as he evolved back into Aldemon and took off.
"Hey guys they got the Devidramon distracted." Takato said "Let's go!"
"Alright, everyone ready?" Kari asked already on Angewomon's back.
"Yeah." they all said then ran inside, just to be stopped by Dokugumon.
"Takato, you guys go on, I'll handle him." Henry said.
"Alright, come on." he said and they all took off again, but then came to a cross road. Sighing he looked at Autumn which confused everyone, except for Kari, TK, and Yuuki. "Which way?"
"Hang on." she said walking up to the wall in front of them and touched the wall for a few moments. Then she moved down a little farther confusing them even more.
"Okay now I'm lost." Tai said. "What is she doing, Kari?"
"Just watch and you'll see." Kari said, as the wall in front of Autumn slid open to reveal a set of stairs going downward.
"H-How?" Matt asked
"Its one of the things that I can do." Autumn said shrugging. "I can sense hidden paths as well as dark motives."
"It doesn't matter right now." Sapphire said as a blast came toward them. One that Kari knew well.
"Dammit." Kari said "Ready to deal with her again Angewomon?"
"No I'll handle her." Takato told them. "I know that she's you're main enemy Kari, but you guys have got to get home, and stop Myotismon."
"Alright, just be careful." Kari said.
"Like you can beat me." said the dark angel as she launched an attack. However she wasn't quick enough and Justimon blocked the attacked as Sakuyamon, Antlyomon, and Sapphire stood there.
"You know you are seriously annoying." Ryo said. "Kari go, we'll meet you there."
"Alright." Kari said and continued with everyone else.
"I really hate you Tamers."
"Well the feeling is mutual." Rika said.
"DARKNESS WAVE!" she shouted attacking Rika, but the attack was blocked by Gallantmon, who had joined them.
"Sorry I'm late."
"So what else is new?" Sapphire asked smiling. "You're always late joining the party."
"Anyway let's get rid of this angel Digimon." Sakuyamon said. "AMETHYST WIND!"
"I don't think so fox face!" the dark angel said. "I'll see you all later." and she took off.
"I guess she didn't want to take on three Megas." Takato said.
"Probably not." Rika agreed. "Let's catch up to the others."
"Right." said Sapphire, but Takato just stood there. "Takato you alright?"
"I'm going to help Henry." he said. "Dogukumon isn't a strong Digimon and he should have caught up to us by now."
"Takato's right." said Ryo. "Rika you and Sapphire go catch up with Kari and the others, I'm going with Takato."
"Okay, be careful you guys." Rika said. "Sapphire let's go."
"Right." she said, but Rika could tell that she was torn on which way she should go. Rika could tell that she wanted to help Kari and the others, but she didn't want to leave her boyfriend.
"Sapphire go. I'll be fine." he said.
"Alright, just be careful." she said and she ran down the hall.
"Rika you be careful too." Ryo said. "If you guys can get through the portal as well go, don't wait for us, alright?"
"Alright." Rika said not liking the conditions, but knew that it might have to happen that way.
Meanwhile Autumn was leading the others to the bottom of the castle, when Rika and Sapphire finally caught up to them. Though he was surprised, Tai laughed. "You guys don't waste any time do you?"
"No I guess not." Rika said.
"Guys this way." Autumn cut in, as she walked down the hall that just lead into a big room.
"Autumn it's a dead end." Matt said as Kari noticed the pillar in the middle of the room.
"Kari what is it?" Tai asked as she walked over to it.
"This is how we get home." Kari said. "TK, Taiyou, Autumn come over here."
"You found it Kari." Autumn said. "Taiyou, TK place your keys in the two holes that are opposite of each other."
"Alright." TK said placing his two cards into the holes right under his Crest symbol.
"Okay." Taiyou said as she placed her two cards in to the holes opposite from TK's, under her own symbol.
"Kari put your two in under the light symbol." Autumn told her.
"Oh yeah, I see it." she said and placed her cards under her symbols as well. "Alright Autumn you're up.
"Alright." she said, but just as Autumn was about to place her own Keys in the keyholes something hit her and the cards were knocked out of her hand. "AHH!"
"Autumn! Are you alright?" Yuuki asked panicked.
"Yeah, but what hit me?" she asked getting up, but then there was a sharp pain in her side and that was when she saw the blood on the ground. When she saw it, she knew then that it was hers. 'Damn.' she thought.
"That would be me." Lady Devimon smiling as she held the cards. "You all aren't going anywhere without these."
"Oh n-no, she hes the c-cards." Autumn panted holding her side.
"HOLY AIR!" Angewomon shouted
"GAH!"
"Kari g-get the c-cards." Autumn said as she fell to her knees. Kari quickly grabbed the cards from where Lady Devimon had dropped them. Then she helped Autumn up so that she could place her cards, while Angewomon attacked the dark angel again, before he could recover.
"CELESTIAL ARROW!"
"Curse you Digidestined." the dark angel said. "I will defeat you."
"You don't want to go shooting your mouth off." Gallantmon said as he came down the stairs with the others. "Angewomon, get out of the way!" ad she did when she saw that Gallantmon had his shield poised for an attack, though she didn't know he was going to attack with a shield.
"SHIELD OF THE JUST!" he shouted as a beam of light shot from his shield finally destorying the dark angel once and for all.
"Autumn are you alright?!" Starla asked running to her sister as Takato devolved.
"Y-yeah." she said, but Kari finally saw the blood that was on her shirt.
"No you're not. Someone quickly find me something to make a bandage with." Kari said as Takato took off his hood and handed it to her. "The gate is open, but not for long."
"Kari we d-don't have t-time." Autumn panted as Kari pressed the hood against the deep cut. "Come on!"
"Alright." Kari said helping Autumn through the gate.
"Come on." shouted Takato as they all ran to the gate.
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As she came too, Kari looked around, she saw that they were back at the camp. Then she looked around again and saw that Autumn laying face down. "AUTUMN!" she shouted running to her hoping she wasn't severely injured.
"Uh...K-Kari?" she asked coming to.
"Thank goodness." she said kneeling down. "How are you feeling?"
"I-I'm fine." said Autumn sitting up. "It looks like I cut myself pretty badly. How are the others?"
"They're all okay." Kari told her as she carefully helped Autumn up. "Right now we need to get your wound cleaned and bandaged. Then we need to go find Myotismon."
"Alright." Autumn said as they got to the cabin and to their bunk. "After we get it fixed though, go help the others. TK and Yuuki I know will be fine, but check on the others, alright?"
"Alright."
"Guys?" Ryo asked walking into the cabin.
"We're alright." Kari said "I'm taking care of her wound from Lady Devimon."
"Alright then, we're heading to meet with Takuya and the others." said Ryo. "It would be strange if we went home with you guys since we didn't sign up for the camp."
"Alright, we'll meet you guys at Heighten View Terrace. I have a feeling that's where we'll find Myotismon." Kari siad
"Okay." Takato said, but he still looked at Autumn worried.
"Takato go. I'll be fine." Autumn said to her cousin.
"Okay." he said and they all left.
"Kari I'll finish up here, you go check on everyone else." Autumn said grabbing Kari's hands as she started to place the bandage on he side.
"Alright." she said and left to check on everyone else as Autumn thought about the dark feelings she had been sensing from Ryo before he left them. 'This is not good. He must be stopped before...No we can't lose Ryo now. Not after everything we've been through.'
Kari walked back outside and saw that everyone else was starting to stir. Like Autumn she had felt the darkness coming from Ryo and she was slightly worried. Glad that everyone else was alright, Kari walked over to her brother, and placed her hand on his shoulder and shook it slightly.
"Uh...Kari?" Tai asked coming to
"Hey Tai, how are you feeling?"
"Confused, where are we?"
"Back at the camp."
"So we made it back?" Matt asked confused.
"Yeah." TK said getting up.
"Wait where's Autumn?" Yuuki asked
"Inside the cabin, finishing dressing her wound form Lady Devimon." said Kari
"So she's alright?" Starla asked relieved.
"Yeah."
"What about the others?" TK asked
"Ryo and the Tamers left already and they'll meet us in Heighten View Terrace." Kari told them. "Help me check on everyone else."
"Hey you guys, has anyone noticed that they whole place is cover in snow?" Autumn asked as everyone came inside. Kari then looked out the window and saw what Autumn was talking about but was surprised that she didn't notice it before.
"No I didn't notice that." she said "What about you guys?"
"I didn't." Sora told them.
"Me either." said Taiyou, who had stayed behind when Rika had left.
"Oh kids!"
"Damn it's our teacher." Autumn said. "We need to hide our Digimon and fast. Kari can you stall him?"
"Of course." Kari said running out to meet the counselor. "Hey counselor Zorak."
"Oh hey there Kari, I was wondering where you all were." Zorak said.
"We went for a walk and got a little lost on our way back." she said hoping he wouldn't call her bluff. "Sorry we didn't tell you."
"Didn't you all hear?" Zorak asked accepting what Kari had told him, much to her surprise.
"Hear what?" she asked as Taiyou joined them.
"We're closing the camp early because of the snow." Zorak said then he noticed Taiyou. "When did you get here?"
"Just now. I missed the buses, so my mom dropped me off near the camp, and I was walking the rest of the way here when I met up with Kari and the others."
"Oh...Okay, well I'm sorry you came all the way out here, just to have to go back." Zorak said. "Kari, make sure you tell everyone and meet us at the buses."
"Alright. Come on Taiyou." Kari said and the two went back to the cabin, thankful that Zorak didn't come into it. Kari didn't really want to have to explain Autumn's side. "Hey guys they're closing the camp early because of the snow."
"Figures." Autumn said. "We need to find a way to Heighten View Terrace."
"How?" Tai asked
"We'll figure that out after we leave camp." Kari said. "For now lets just follow counselor Zorak's instructions and gather our things."
"I have an idea." Tai said. "What if we had the buses drop us off near the place?"
"Would they do that?" Taiyou asked
"I don't know, Taiyou." Autumn said. "But I guess we could see."
"Alright, but how are you going to explain your injury?"
"Well..." Autumn trailed off. "I fell down on the way back?"
"I guess." Kari said.
"I don't know how it would work, but we don't really have a choice in the matter." Tai said. "What about our Digimon though?"
"That's a good question." Autumn said "Wizardmon can fly to Heighten View Terrace, as for the rest of them..."
"Stuffed animals, or very life like toys?" Kari suggested.
"But what about those in their rookie stages?"
"If they don't mind, put them in our bags with the zipper open enough to let the air in, but keep the bag closed."
"Alright then I-" Autumn gasped sitting down on the bed.
"Autumn?" Kari asked
"It's my side." she sighed. "It's hurting now worse than ever. I've got to get Joe to look at it when I get home."
"Alright then, lets go to the buses ad get you home." Kari said. "Tai?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you carry Autumn to the buses?" she asked "Unless you think you can walk, Autumn."
"I can walk, but I'll need help." Autumn said. "Tai will you get my bag?"
"Yeah sure." he said. "Kari why don't you help Autumn? I'll get your bag as well."
"Alright, thanks Tai." Kari said as she helped Autumn up and they made their way to the buses.
"Thanks Tai." Autumn called over her shoulder as they left.
"You know I don't get them." Matt said confused. "One minute they're fighting tooth and nails and the next you'd think that they were sisters."
"What do you mean, Matt?" Starla asked
"I mean that last time I saw them together like that they were arguing at Ophanimon's castle and now they're like sisters."
"It's a long story Matt." said TK. "And right now we don't have time for it. Taiyou why don't you head on to the buses since you don't have a bag?"
"Okay." she said and left to catch up to the others.
As they walked to the buses one of the preppy ids that was on Autumn's bus saw the two and smiled. She didn't know how, but she thought that it was funny that Autumn was using Kari as a crutch. She knew then that there was something she could use to pick on Autumn and get under her skin.
"Well, well what do we have here?"
"Just shut up Tamrie." Autumn told her. "Kari we should go see if we can get a ride to Heighten View Terrace."
"Alright then. Let's go." Kari said completely ignoring the prep.
"Hey what's your deal?" Tamrie asked as she followed the two. "Besides you know he won't actually do it."
"Hey why don't you bug someone else?" Taiyou asked catching up to Autumn and Kari.
"Why don't you just keep out of this newbie?" Tamrie asked
"No I won't let some stuck up prep bully my friends." Taiyou told her.
"Why you..." she started raising her hand, but was stopped by TK, who had caught up with the girls after he finished packing his bag.
"You should know, you mess with my friends, you mess with me Tamrie." TK said annoyed. "And believe me, right now, you don't want to mess with me. I'm not in the mood."
"You guys just come on." Autumn said wincing as the pain in her side began to throb. "And Tamrie you may want to heed TK's warning."
"Why?" she asked sarcastically.
"Because you are well outnumbered." Matt told her as he walked up to the others. "Come on you guys." but Kari had had enough of Tamrie and planned to give her a piece of her mind.
"Taiyou will you take over?" Kari asked glaring at Tamrie.
"Yeah." she said switching with Kari and watched as Kari glared at Tamrie.
"Why do you need to know anything about what we do? You have no right to ask us about anything that you're not involved in, so why don't you leave us alone or you'll not only have TK and his brother to deal with, but me as well." Kari told her getting in Tamrie's face.
"Whatever, you're all losers anyway." she said walking away as the others walked up to the five of them.
"Good we're all here. We still need to talk to the bus drivers and Zorak about getting to Heighten View Terrace." Kari said as Autumn still looked to where Tamrie walked. "Autumn?"
"Yeah you're right." she said but Kari could tell that something was bothering her.
"You know I was thinking. We need to make sure that we're all on the same bus." Tai said.
"I agree with Tai." Sora said.
"Alright then we need to talk to Zorak." Autumn sighed. "Hey Counselor Zorak?"
"Yes Autumn?" he asked walking over to her so that she wouldn't need to go too far.
"I was wondering, since we're so close to Heighten View Terrace, if you could have the bus drop us off near there?"
"I...I don't know Autumn." Zorak said hesitantly. He knew that something was wrong but he still couldn't just let them off anywhere. "I mean the rules say that I have to take you straight to your homes."
"Yeah, but we...well we..."
"Yes?" he asked looking at Autumn expectantly.
"We just wanted to visit our old hang outs." Tai said suddenly. "See this is where we all meet and we were feeling nostalgic."
"We'll call our parents and let them know where we are as well." Matt jumped in. "Right you guys?"
"Of course we will. We can't have our parents worry about where their children are." Kari said smiling.
"Alright then, just make sure you're all on the same bus then." Zorak said as he turned away smiling. He had a feeling as to what was really going on when Taiyou had shown up saying that she missed the buses, then when he saw Autumn's side, he knew that it wasn't from as sharp rock like she had told him. He knew then that he would have to call the others and let them know to be on guard like Susumu had told him to be.
"Alright." Kari, Sora and Taiyou told him.
"Okay." the rest of them said and then they all got on the bus and managed to find nine seats together.
"Thanks Taiyou." Autumn said as she helped her sit down.
"No problem, anything for a friend." she said.
"Hey Kari you've got your phone right?" Tai asked walking up to her.
"Yeah, why?" she asked
"Let me go a head and call mom."
"Alright." she said handing Tai her phone, wondering why he didn't use his. Taking the phone Tai dialed his house phone, but once again got a busy tone, which confused him more than ever.
"What is it Tai?" Yuuki asked noticing his look.
"I got a busy tone." Tai said confusing Kari as well.
"That's weird." she said.
"Very weird."
"How so?" Matt asked
"Kari?
"Well mom usually always answers the phone. Especially if it's me or Tai calling." Kari told them. "I wonder what's going on."
"That's weird." Starla said walking back to them, her own phone in her hand. "I couldn't get through."
"We were the same." Tai told her. "You don't think that Myotismon has something to do with it, do you Kari?"
"I don't know, maybe."
"Well I guess we'll find out when we get there." Autumn said closing her eyes. "Just wake me up when we get there."
"I guess we should all get some rest you guys." Tai said sitting beside Yuuki.
"Yeah we probably should." Kari said sitting down across from her brother.
"Hey Kari do you mind if I sit beside you?" TK asked
"Huh?" she said sleepily. "Oh of course TK I don't mind."
"Alright." he said and he sat down, but her wasn't tired, so he just rested his eye until they got to Heighten View Terrace.
Meanwhile, Takuya and the other Warriors walked out of the elevator that lead the the path to the Digital World, Kouji looked around and breathed a sigh of relief as did the others. "Well it doesn't look like he's done anything yet, what do you think Takuya?" but he wasn't listening and Zoe could tell that he was worried about his cousins.
"Takuya?" Kouichi asked
"You know let's go check and see if the others got back okay." Takuya said and Zoe sighed
"I'm sure that they did and we'll see them soon." she said.
"Yeah I guess." Takuya said. "I hope." he added and once again there was something that Takuya wasn't telling them.
"I'm sure that they're fine, Takuya." Kouji said. "Come on guys let's go."
"Yeah." Takuya said and he followed the twins, but then he stopped confusing the others, who knew how important it was to him that they got to his family and the others.
"Takuya?" Zoe asked, but he didn't answer her, which made her even more worried.
'What is it?' Takuya thought. 'Ever since we left the Digital World I've had a bad feeling.' worriedly Kouji walked over to Takuya when he didn't answer Zoe, and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder
"Are you alright?" he asked
"I don't know you guys. Something just doesn't feel right." Takuya said as Zoe walked over to him and placed her hand on his shoulder as well. He could tell from the look on her face that she had the same feeling.
"What is it you guys?" Kouji asked
"I don't know Kouji," Takuya said. "but I know something isn't right. Zoe you get it don't you?"
"Yeah I do." she said. "I don't know what it is though."
"guys we need to get going." Kouichi said, however just then he was knocked down, but there was no one around.
"Kouichi what happened?" Kouji asked, helping his brother up.
"Something tripped me."
"More to the point, someone." said a familiar voice.
"No way." Takuya said looking at the knight Digimon.
"Dynasmon? Why?" Zoe asked confused.
"Well I would say that you were smart, but actually you're so gullible it's not funny." he said, but both Zoe and Takuya could tell that something was off about the situation.
"Zoe are you thinking what I am?" Takuya asked smiling.
"Yeah." she said. "You're not being entirely truthful Dynasmon. What's really going on?"
"You're wrong." he said looking pass them causing Takuya to turn around and see the real reason Dynasmon attacked Kouichi.
"You guys...it's Crusadermon."
"Dynasmon you fool." the female knight said. "The dark Warrior would have been destroyed had you not knocked him down and caused me to miss."
"That's it!" Kouichi said suddenly realizing the familiar feeling he had gotten before and when he was around Dynasmon. "Zoe we have to get out of here."
"Right, let's go." she said.
"I don't think so." Crusadermon said trying to block the six Warriors "FIST OF ATHENA!"
"DRAGON THROWER!" Dynasmon shouted countering his former partner's move. "Takuya GO! I'll handle this."
"I..." he started finally sensing the link as Zoe started to pull him away.
"Let's go Takuya, we're only going to get in his way." Zoe said. "Thank you Dynasmon, I hope that we see you again."
"Fine! Let's go!" Takuya shouted and the six took off running toward the trains.
"Fool!" Crusadermon shouted. "SPIRAL MASQUERADE!"
"DRAGON THROWER!" Dynasmon shouted again, knocking her back into the portal to the Digital World. 'Good Luck Digidestined' he thought and followed the other knight back into the Digital World after sending the remaining link of his original data back to where it was needed.