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A/N: Sorry if it isn't better this time around. I had just finished and was about to hit the save button when my comp froze T.T Three hours of work down the drain. But hopefully I can redo it accurately.... I hope...

Back Where He Belongs

Tai's PoV
Tai knew where he was. He remembered it well, the scents of the Digital world. He didn't' need to see to know. His heart ached at the feelings of nostalgia, and his through closed up with sorrow. He had lost his Digivice when he had been sent back. He thought he would never see the Digital World, or his friends, ever again. But now he was back. But just for now, he would enjoy the little reprieve from finding them, for just a bit longer.

"Tai?!" He heard the Digimon's startled outcry just before a weight landed on his torso. He let out an exaggerated groan of dismay. He knew it was Agumon not just from the voice or the weight. Agumon smelled like matches and wood. Always had, always will.

"Agumon, did you put on a few pounds while I've been gone?" Tai asked with a smile. He opened his dark Chocolate eyes. Taking in the surreal, but odd, twilight that loomed over the Digital World. Something was wrong but Tai couldn't put his finger on it. He let himself enjoy these stolen moments with his Partner Digimon. He didn't know the next time they could easily share a moment like this.

"Tai, the Digiworld is in trouble. Most of the Digimon are puppets of the 'Digital Angels'. These guys make Devimon, Ken, and the Dark Masters all look like rookies. At least with them the Digimon would fight back when I attacked them. Now they only do the jobs the 'Angels' tell them too." Agumon was anxious, and Tai couldn't figure out why.

Tai was the only one left. He didn't know what fate had befallen the other DigiDestined. He had wondered since the moment he had been thrown through the portal back to the Human world. He didn't want to ask just yet. Then something caught his attention. The reason the twilight sky seemed so odd was due to the Moon and the stars. They were blood red. When there is blood on the moon, Evil is coming soon. Tai thought. Now I know what you meant by that Matt. Tai thought to himself. The thought of Matt struck a cord in his heart. Before he could stop himself he was thinking back to that day, so long ago, yet so short a time.

~Flashback~

As Tai and Matt looked at each other Tai decided they shouldn't be there. "Hey lets get out of here. I've got that feeling." He knew that Matt would listen to him. It was after all, his duty to protect the Digidestened even now. Matt nodded and they headed for the door. That's when it started.

As the boys were about to get to the doorway a Digiportal opened up out of no where. The boys' Digivices weren't able to open portals at will, they had to wait for a portal to open for them. And they had only seen one portal open with out a computer. They braced themselves for the fall into the Digital World, but it never came. Instead, something came out of it. It looked like a person, but Tai and Matt had learned the hard way not to trust appearances. The being bowed slightly is dark Auburn hair reaching nearly to its feet, fell over its eyes.

"Taichi Kamiya, and Yamato Ishida, I am Keenazmon. I am supposed to take you to your meeting." He said in a pleasant tone. Tai didn't trust him. Not one bit, but the look in Matt's eyes prompted him to go against his basic instinct.

~End Flashback~

"Tai we need to hurry, there are Freedigi hiding in this sector. We can go see them and get you up to speed." Agumon said as he pulled Tai away from the horizon. As he went with his Partner, Tai didn't see the two approaching figures coming over the ridge

Matt's PoV

Matt was scouting the perimeter for Freedigi. He and Gabumon were about done with there rounds for the evening and Matt was looking forward to getting some much needed sleep. Sowilomon was more of a tyrant the Digitamamon had ever been. As they started to enter Sector Two for Sowilomon's territory, Gabumon stopped dead in his tracks. Bringing Matt out of his musings over what to eat for dinner.

"What gives?" Matt asked Gabumon with a note of worry in his voice. Gabumon was holding the D-terminal that had been confiscated from T.K. by Sowilomon. Matt had been pissed when the Digimon had bullied his brother. Matt had actually taken a swing at him. Not even Tai could get away with bullying T.K., not that he would try. Thinking about the lost leader of the DigiDestined still brought sorrow to Matt's heart. For all he knew Tai was dead or worse.

~Flashback~

Matt and Tai stood there looking at this 'Keenazmon'. There faces distorted by confusion. They had never met a Digimon that could open Digiportals at will. But this being had about the same air as Gennai. But something wasn't right. Even Matt could feel it now. As the figure rose his head, his black clothing shimmered with a wicked gleam. His eyes were dark and forbidding. Matt looked at Tai, and Tai nodded once. There signal to be on guard.

"Well if you will follow me, I shall take you to meet the rest of the 'Digital Angels'." Keenazmon said with a dark smile. He turned on his heels and walked through the portal.

~End Flashback~

"... Freedigi." Gabumon said, finishing a sentence Matt hadn't heard a word of.

"Sorry Gabumon, I really wasn't paying attention. Can you run that by me one more time?" Matt asked shooting his Partner an apologetic look. Gabumon nodded and started to recite what he had just said.

"As I was saying. The D-Terminal had lit up with a Digimon and something else. But I'll tell you what that was later. They were at the edge of Sector Two, leading into Keenazmon's domain. But since we stopped we couldn't see them. Now there Keenazmon's problem, not Sowilomon's. And since we didn't see who, or what, they were we have nothing to report, even though it's known there is activity down here dealing with the Freedigi." Gabumon seemed pleased with himself.

"Works for me. If we can't tell them who it was, then it's not our fault." Matt smiled faintly. He knew better then to ask to many questions. It wasn't like this before. Sowilomon seemed to be able to get the truth out of any one. Even if they tried not to give it to him. So the only way to go was omission. Sowilomon never addressed Partner Digimon because he thought they were feeble minded. He had the idea that hey were nothing more then puppets for the DigiDestined. Matt and Gabumon were using that flaw to help the Freedigi as much as possible.

"As a matter of fact, it was the leader of the Freedigi." Gabumon said with a satisfied smile. He had never told Matt exactly who the leader of the Freedigi was. It was safer for every one that this stayed secret. But then Gabumon did something odd. He drew the Crest of Friendship in the dirt with a stick and an arrow pointing toward Base Camp. Matt shot him a look that was worth a thousand questions.

"BLUE BLASTER!" Gabumon shouted as he shot a ball of blue fire in the direction of the fading silhouette. Matt knew that this was odd, but didn't ask any questions.

"Okay time to report back to Sowilomon." Matt said with fained pleasure. The only thing he wanted to do was drill his Partner for information. That would have to wait until after they checked in.

A few hours later Matt signed off of the com. center. As soon as Sowilomon's image vanished, Gabumon pulled the plug on it. He did this every time they were about to talk about the Freedigi. Matt knew that after Sowilomon got his information for the day, he wouldn't ask any more questions. It was a flaw as big as underestimating the Partner Digimon.

"Okay spill. Why the Friendship Crest?" Matt started in as soon as he had been clear. "I mean really, who would even know what that means?" His expression was more telling of his confusion then his voice. He couldn't help but wonder as to what Gabumon was playing at.

"Well, Digidestined know that symbol to be linked to you and I." Gabumon said matter of fact. Matt just gave him a blank stare.

"Yeah but all the Digidestined and there Partners are under the influence of the 'Digital Angels'. Matt said as if this explained every thing. His mind said what he was saying was true, but his heart refused to believe it. His heart reminded him, painfully, that there was one Digidestined that was free of there control

~Flashback~

Tai and Matt followed Keenazmon through the portal. As they came through they were standing in an entrance hall. Keenazmon pointed to a candle and all the candles lit up in unison. He then led them through the giant doors in front of them, pushing them open as if they were no heavier then a feather. As they entered they saw several more beings like Keenazmon. But only one was on a Throne.

"Taichi Kamiya, Yamato Ishida, I introduce you to the 'Digital Angels' and the leader of us, the head 'Digital Angel' Wunjomon." Keenazmon bowed deeply as he said the head 'Angel's' name.

"Welcome, DigiDestined. Wielder of the Crest of Courage, and Wielder of the Crest of Friendship, I welcome you to my home. Please though, let us get right to business. I want your help to join the Digital World under one flag. Our flag." He waited to hear the boys' responses.

"Um, no..." Matt said in his usual 'Are you Stupid' voice. Then Wunjomon clapped once and out from behind the 'Digital Angels' came the other DigiDestined, and there Partners. But T.K. had another Digimon with him. Gabumon, chained like an animal. Tears streaked T.K.'s eyes as he mouthed the words 'I'm Sorry.'

"All of you, Snap the hell out of it!" Tai shouted. He was the only one still standing. Even Matt, with all his own heart, had sunk to his knees. Tai's hand shot out and took his as he leaned over and spoke into Matt's ear. Those words were what would keep him fighting for the next few months even if he didn't know it when he heard them.

"I love you."

With that, Tai used his Soccer moves to get close to Wunjomon and kicked him between the legs. The 'Angel' let out a scream half of pain, half of outrage. He grabbed Tai with one hand, and threw him through a portal that came into existence instantly. What none of the 'Angels' saw was a tiny object fall onto the ground. At the Time Matt himself hadn't seen it.

~End Flashback~

"Not all of them." Gabumon said with a smile. "Who do you know that would know that Crest as well as I do?" Gabumon was all but wagging his tail as he asked. Then it struck Matt. The only Digimon that would know that Crest as well as Gabumon, was Agumon. Breath caught in Matt's thought as he understood it. He just stared his mouth gaping.

"You mean that the leader of the Freedigi is Agumon?!" Matt wasn't really surprised. After all, Agumon was the leader of the Partner Digimon when the DigiDestened weren't there.

Gabumon just smiled. Then he looked at Matt with a sad expression. "But unfortunately he can't Digivolve with out the Digivice." Gabumon's tail drooped as he spoke. Matt looked confused. The Digivice would only work to Digivolve a Digimon if the Partner was with them. That's just the way the things worked.

"But Gabumon," Matt said, his heart sinking into darkness. "He would need Tai. And that can't happen. Tai is the only Digidestiened not under control of the 'Angels', and he was sent Gods know where." Matt couldn't stop the tear that fell from his icy blue eyes.

"I know. But the other blip on the D-terminal was human." Gabumon said with a smile. "As a matter of fact it came up as a Crest. The Crest of Courage." As those words crossed Gabumon's lips, Matt lost consciousness. The last thing he heard was only a memory. Something Tai had told him long ago, when they had just defeated Piedmon. "I will always comeback for you Yamato. All you have to do is call my name." As his consciousness faded out, Gabumon heard the uttered plea.

"Tai..."