A/n: Hey guys I know it's been a really long time since I've written anything. I have been extremely busy with work and everything, anyway here's a new chapter so enjoy :)

Chapter 8

To the second passageway

As Tai and the others followed Izzy through the passageway, they all soon came to a stop. Tai bumped right into Izzy who was standing there reading the plaque above the strange symbols on the door.

"Tai watch where you're going" Izzy said

"Kind of hard when you just stop without a warning or anything" Tai said a bit annoyed at his friend.

"Ok there's no need to fight about it children" Sora smirked.

"Ok anyway what does it say" Kari said from the back of the group.

"It reads: Only the Blameless shall pass here. All others shall transfer into beasts, tooth and nail shall grow long and hair shall turn coarse, till their aspect be loathsome as their cold hearts. Prove thy worthiness and memorialize here the innocent one so wrongly condemned for saving lives. Else consider thyself right and truly cursed." Izzy read aloud for the whole group to here.

"That's a little creepy" Mimi squeaked from behind Izzy who had somehow managed to make his way to the front of the group.

"That must be the curse your aunt was talking about" Tai stated more than said.

"Wow Tai you think so" Sora said sarcastically

"Tai you really do know how to state the obvious all the time don't you" Kari said from way in the back.

"Well sorry for stating the obvious, but more importantly how are we supposed to get past the door" Tai remarked to the others

"Good point Tai, first we have to find out what these symbols are and then figure out what order to press them in" Izzy said to the others.

"Yes but how do we do that" T.K remarked to the others.

"I know we could go to Jane's room she's studying symbols like that, she has a whole exercise book on it" Tai suggested to the others.

"You know what, that's a great idea" Sora stated and they all began to turn around and head up the stairs and out of the passageway.

As they walked down the hall in the direction of Jane's room they bumped right into Joe who seemed to be examining the wallpaper for dust mites or something.

"Joe what are you doing" Tai questioned the blue haired boy, who was now fidgeting with his glasses.

"Nothing" Joe squeaked.

"Are you looking for dust mites again" Mimi questioned with a look on her face saying not again Joe.

"Well you know I'm allergic to dust and dust mites, and dust can create even more deceases than almost anything, the fact that I am asthmatic and could die from an asthma attack all because of a little dust" Joe rambled on.

"Joe all we asked was what you were doing, not why you were doing it" Tai remarked

"Oh, well a better question would be what are you guys up to" Joe questioned them.

"Oh, well we're on our way to Jane's room" Sora simply stated.

"Who's Jane?" Joe asked.

"Jane would happen to be Sora's cousin" Izzy said.

"Great can I come with you or do I even want to know what you guys are up to, because I have allergies and if I get in trouble again because of Tai and his stupid ideas I might break out in hives again" Joe said as he continued to ramble on about his illness.

"Joe shut up" Tai said annoyed at the blue haired boy now.

"Well you can come if you want we haven't gotten in trouble yet" T.K simply stated.

"That's true" Kari backed T.K up on what he said.

"Well I guess I'll tag along then, it's better than being bored" Joe remarked to the others.

"Well it's a guarantee that you won't be bored" Tai said and they all continued down the hall towards Jane's room. As they got to her room they filled Joe in on what was going on in the manor and what they had found. They told him about the three passageways and about the curse that they had at the end of second passageway. They told him how the third passageway wasn't really passageway, but more like a slide that led to the entryway. When they got to Jane's door Tai politely knocked on the door and waited for an answer. When they heard her say that they could come in, they walked through the door, to reveal the little girl lying on her bed reading quietly.

"Jane do you mind if look around your room" Tai asked.

"Not at all, look all you like" Jane said and then went back to reading

The digidestines looked around the room until Izzy came across the exercise book that Tai had mentioned to them. Not only that, he found a list of the Takenouchi family tree.

"How well do you know your family history" Izzy asked Jane.

"You can ask me about anyone on that list and I can tell you about them" Jane answered back.

"Prodigious, can you tell me about Elinor" Izzy asked politely.

"Sure she was apparently accused of being a witch and was burned at the stake, she was also the one who apparently put the curse on the Takenouchi family" Jane answered back.

"Thanks, that's good to know" Izzy said as he began to scribble some of the runes down on a notepad that he happened to have in his pocket. When he was done he made his way over to his friends who were all looking at the Mutis Liber.

"Hey guys I got the information that we need to get passed that door in the tunnel" Izzy said excitedly.

"That's great Izzy, but I would like to know how you figure out everything so fast" Tai stated as they left Jane's room and headed back in the direction of the second passageway.

As they re-opened the passageway and headed back down into the darkness, Izzy moved to the front of the group and began to punch in the passcode to the door. When the door opened they all looked At Izzy stunned at the fact that he figured out the password so easily.

"How did you know what the password was" T.K asked.

"It was simple my friends, all I had to do is figure out which Takenouchi cast the curse and spell out their name in ancient rune spelling. Thus my question that I asked Jane about Elinor Takenouchi after all she was tried as a witch" Izzy simply stated to the others.

"Ok Izzy whatever you say" Tai said and then pushed his way through the door, having everyone follow close behind him until they reached a wall with the same panel as the one on the other side.

Izzy went to the front of the group and opened the panel and played with triangles until he got he got them all right side up just like on the other side.

"Good Job Izzy, so now what do we do, go back down the other passageway and figure out what just opened up" Tai said to the others.

"Well I think I'm going to go and take a break and maybe grab some lunch" Mimi said and started to head back out of the passageway.

"Yeah I should probably see what Matt is doing anyway and see if he wants in on what we're doing" Sora said and followed Mimi out of the passageway.

"Alright I guess we can take a break after all I'm kind of hungry now to" Tai said and made his way out of the passageway as well. The others decided to follow their lead and meet back at Tai's room later to explore the first passageway again.

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