Frozen Twin: Well, here's the disclaimer, Betamon grounded and Gomamon still hasn't come back, so it's been pretty nice being able to write without interruptions, so I don't own, I don't get sued. Unless Betamon goes to court about unfair treatment to animals, but he got what was coming.

Frozen Twin: Oh, almost forgot one of the most important people's ages (I know Beta and Goma have been taking all the tomatoes before now, but I figured they go enough punishment.)

Alice: 17

Ai and Mako, the Imp twins: 8

(Dodges Numamon Sludge) What, their twins I didn't think I would need a different one for each of them.

Chapter 4 And you thought Yamaki was bad

Henry, Takato and Rika were all standing outside Hypnosis looking up at it. "Should we go in?" Henry asked.

"Well, it was your dad who told us to." Takato said nervously.

"Wow, I can't believe it, I'm staring up at Hypnosis. This is sweet." Takashi said breaking the awkward silence as he walked next to Rika.

"Oh, hi Takashi." Takato said, "I thought you still be sleeping."

"You forgot that I just got here, I still haven't adjusted to the time zone change, plus I figured you guys would be here early so you wouldn't have to say goodbye to your parents again." He said. He put his hand out to Rika, "Takashi Jawtin, Digi-partner is Gomamon, but with a slight digivolution change."

Rika just took his hand and said "Rika Nonaka, best Tamer around and best card player too."

Henry came up and shook his hand also, "Henry Wong, the smart one of the bunch," he said grinning.

"Wait," Takato said, "if you guys are the smart and powerful ones, what on earth does that make me."

"The ignorant Goggle boy," Rika said smiling at him, "what else."

Henry just laughed and turned to Takashi, "you said Gomamon doesn't digivolve the same. Does that mean you don't have Ikakkumon and Zudomon?"

"Kind of," Takashi said, "His ultimate is Zudomon, but his champion is Dolphmon."

"Really," Henry said surprised.

"Yeah, but we do have some answer's for it. When we were in Hawaii he did digivolve into Ikakkumon, instead of Dolphmon. But when we went back up north, he digivolved to Dolphmon again. So we figure it's the cold, and maybe the northern lights have something to do with it to." He said rather casually.

"Hmm," Henry said, "interesting, I wonder if our Digimon would digivolve differently if we where higher north."

"We'll hypothesis are all great, but I have a friend to see and Takato has a promise to keep so we better get going." Rika said looking over her shoulder.

"What's the rush Rika," Takato said perplexed, "you weren't all that hyped up before."

"Takato," Henry said, "look behind you."

Takato turned around and dropped his jaw in disbelief. The rest of the Tamers were marching up towards them. Jeri was leading the other tamers holding Ai and Mako's hands. Ryo was walking beside them while carrying Suzie on his back. Kazu and Kenta where talking to each other about 10 feet behind everybody else.

"Rika, can I ask you a favor." Takato said desperately.

"What?" Rika said not understanding.

"I need you to use some of your Rika charm to send everybody away, you know just go and be a total jerk to them."

Rika just laughed, "Sorry Takato, that's the ignorant leader's job, not mine."

"Yeah, Takato, this is your problem, but I'll give you some what of a break. I'll take care of Suzie and Rika will take care of Ryo. But you haft to handle everybody else." Henry said sympathetically. Takato just nodded thankful he wouldn't haft to put up with three kids who would throw a tantrum; of course he also had to take care of the Imp twins too. As the group came up Ryo put Suzie down, who ran to Henry. He said without hesitation. "Suzie, you're not going."

"But Henry, you said I could go last night." She said in her little voice.

"Suzie, I just told you that so I wouldn't have to deal with the tantrum you would have thrown and are about to throw now. So before you can say anything just go home!" Henry's voice was mad and full of anger, he knew what was coming, but he really didn't have the patience at that moment to deal with it.

"Ok, Henry," Suzie said with a tear in her eye, "but will you give Terrimon and Lopmon this." She held out two rice balls in her hand.

Henry just looked at his sister in amazement, stood their for a few seconds realizing the maturity of the little statement, he then bent down and hugged her saying softly, "of course I will Suzie, of course I will."

Unluckily for Takato, things didn't go quite so well. "What do you mean we can't go?" Kazu and Kenta said at the same time.

"Your Digimon can't digivolve and if it wasn't for Rika last time you both would be digital dust balls right now. Neither of you are responsible enough to go." He said sternly

"Look buddy, we are just as responsible as you if not more so." Kazu told him.

"Yeah, where Tamer's too." Kenta added.

"You're not going." Takato said fiercely putting his foot down.

"You have no real reason for us not going," Kazu started.

"So you have no right to not let us go." Kenta finished for him.

"Both of you shut up." Jeri said sternly, startling everyone, "Takato is the leader of the Tamers, if he says that you don't go then you don't go. He knows what's best for everyone. These kinds of choices aren't easy to make, the slightest misstep can cause disaster's problems," Jeri started to cry, "I should know. Takato didn't really want anybody else but those three going. He knew something was going to happen, but he didn't know what. He just doesn't want anybody else to get hurt."

"But Jeri," Kazu started.

"There are no buts," She interrupted, "you do what your leader says, you don't go against it either."

"This sucks," Kazu said.

"Yeah big time." Kenta added, "You know what, if I'm not wanted then I'll just go home."

"Yeah, me too." Kazu said. Takato just watched them both walk off.

"Jeri, thank you." Takato said. He just gave her a hug in which Jeri gave one back.

"You deserve it Takato," she said, then speaking hesitantly, "I know I shouldn't be asking this, but could I have just one kiss before you go, it could be a long time before I saw."

"Of course Jeri," Takato and Jeri did just a quick smooch on the lips and just hugged each other.

Ai looking at them, then said to Mako, "do older kids always get mushy like that."

Mako just shook her head, "You just don't understand love. But we really should ask him."

"Yeah, I'll do it." Ai took a letter to where Takato and Jeri where hugging with their heads on each others shoulders. "Excuse me, master Takato," he said pulling on his pant leg. Takato let go of Jeri and brought himself down so that he was eye to eye with Ai. "I know we can't go, the digiworld is really dangerous, so I was wondering, could you give this to Impmon, I know he could use it to protect himself better." He handed over a toy gun that looked exactly like the original one he had given to Impmon.

"And could you give this to him to." Mako said as she handed him a picture. Takato looked at it and saw Mako, Ai, with Impmon standing between them. On the reverse side was a letter to Impmon.

"Of course I will," Takato said as he rustled up Ai's hair and gave Mako a quick peck on the cheek. "And I know he will treasure it."

"Thank you Master Takato." They both said at the same time bowing.

Takato stood up and asked Jeri a question, "You will look out for everybody, won't you Jeri?"

"Of course Takato." Jeri said smiling.

"Thank you," Takato said, he looked as if he had a huge weight lifted off his chest.

Meanwhile Ryo went over and talked to Takashi. He questioned him about Gomamon and a hundred other different things, but Takashi just kinda of told answer's off of memory, just basically shorter versions of what he told Takato the night before. He watched Rika watch Jeri and Takato kiss and hug. Her expression didn't change; it was still the care freeing whatever feature, but Takashi saw something that unless you had been trained to notice that kind of thing you wouldn't have, was the slightest shift in her feet. At first he couldn't believe it, and swore that he didn't see it.

"Something wrong, Takashi?" Ryo asked.

"Huh, oh it's nothing." He just shook his head. Ryo went over to where Takato and Jeri where talking.

"Well, good luck." Ryo said sticking out his hand for Takato.

"What? You're not coming?" Takato said amazed.

"I figured I've spent enough time their, besides, I got my but whooped by a girl, I can't exactly let that happen again." Ryo said indicating at Rika who was leaning up against a poll. Takashi said something to her, and she raised her eyebrow at him. Takato just laughed.

Henry came over with Suzie on his back. "It's already seven o'clock Takato, we really should get going."

"Yeah I guess your right, so shall we go in." Takato said as they walked into Hypnosis. Which is no small feat in itself, the place was practically deserted which was very unusual and added kind of a ghost feeling to it. To add to that you are walking into the tallest building in city and one of the tallest in the world, that is also deserted.

The first thing they saw, other then that the place was eerily deserted, as they went into Hypnosis was a huge sign saying, "Kids just follow the arrows." So that's what they did. As they walked Jeri and Takato were talking about different things, since they weren't going to see each other, some of the things were mostly a really long goodbye. Ryo was fascinated by Takashi and was asking him questions like crazy. Henry was discussing some card tactics with Rika, who was just as surprised as you and I are. Suzie and the Imp twins were have a great conversation about how shiny everything was in the building. They followed the signs until they got to a double door when they went in they were astonished.

"What is this place," Takato asked. Amazed, this was about the most intricate and basic of a place you can get. It was a huge round dome, about a hundred meter's in diameter with 5 round parts that went into about 15 feet of feet of the dome and 20 feet along the outside. Where ever there was one of these "corners" was what looked to be about a hundred cords connecting to the single computer next the "corner." The most interesting feature was a single computer sitting in the middle of the room. There were 3 steps onto the 15 foot diameter platform in which the computer sat. Everything looked very complex, yet still very simple.

"What all the millions of dollars sent to you guys has gone too." A familiar voice said. As the team looked their was Yamaki standing with his casual white shirt. Next to him was Riley, in her casual where as well.

"Hey, kids," she said as she waved. Takato just nodded his head and raised his hand.

"Hello children, I would like to introduce you to everything we have been working on." Yamaki said with a smile.

"What do you mean everything you've been working on?" Henry asked, "Are you saying you could have gotten that tape a week ago."

"Actually we could have gotten it the first day we started working. But we didn't want you guys to know exactly how far we've gotten. If you had known what we could do, we wouldn't have had time to be able to do what we needed to."

"And exactly what is that?" Rika said in her sarcastic tone. All this fancy stuff didn't impress her much, and she was still wary of Yamaki.

"A way to get you to and from the digital world instantaneously." Yamaki said casually. Even Rika raised her eyebrows when he said that, Takato and the rest of the older kids jaws just dropped, everybody, but Rika, was about to say something when Yamaki cut them off. "But we need to get you guys going so no more questions." He lead them around the corner where standing their was Mr. Wong and Shibumi.

"Hey, Henry," Mr. Wong said cheerfully.

"Hey, Dad,"

"Mr. Wong, we really don't have much time." Yamaki said just slightly impatient.

"O, yes, of course." Henry's dad said, he went over and grabbed a backpack and handed it to Takato, then one to Henry. Takato's was the same red as Guilmon, while Henry backpack was Lime green "There's an instruction booklet in each of the packs for all the gear that is in them. We really need to get you guys going, so you'll just have to figure out the devices in them when you get to the digital world."

"Ok," Takato said slowly and confused.

"What I'm I, numamon fodder." Rika said slightly annoyed.

"Actually Rika," Shibumi said getting out a blue and yellow pack, "you weren't forgotten at all; in fact I handled your gear directly." He handed it to her. "Now I added some things that Takato and Henry don't have, and even a few special items specifically for you, so don't show it off to much." Rika just smiled. All three of them threw on their packs and were ready to go.

"So you said that you could get us to and from the digital world instantaneously?" Henry asked curiously.

"Yeah, just right over here." Yamaki dragged them over to the computer in the center of the room.

Suzie thought she had seen it before. "Henry, why does that computer look familiar," she asked.

"Your right Suzie," Henry said, "is does look familiar."

Takato had flash of inspiration, "It the computer from,"

"Second Season," The Imp Twins finished.

"Nice touch isn't it." Yamaki asked as one of Yamaki's employer's came up to him. He whispered something which made Yamaki crush his coffee cup. "Mr. Wong, I do believe we have company."

"Is it," Mr. Wong worriedly.

"Dang," Shibumi added, "I thought we would have more time, I knew I should have paid off the driver."

"What is it dad," Henry asked concerned about the situation.

"Henry, kids all of you, remember 2nd season, so just do it when you hear the signal." Shibumi said nervously as the door opened. In walked a short man in a tux and tie. Behind him their were 5 special agents, each one of them had a sidearm, and where ready to use it in a heart beat.

"Hello, Yamaki." The short man said.

"What do you want," Yamaki said shortly.

"Well that's a hard question now," the man replied, "I want many things, but as to what I'm doing here, those three are under arrest for combining with a Digimon, and whoever the silver dog was is also under arrest."

He smiled and motioned one of the guards forward, who went to put cuffs on Rika, but before he could even get within a foot of her Ryo threw himself into the guy's legs knocking him back three feet. They landed in a tangled mess. After a minute of exchanged blows the Agent managed to pin Ryo on his stomach with his arm behind his back. However his victory was not without one black eye and some seriously cramped muscles the next morning. "What on earth did you expect to do?" The short man asked curiously.

Ryo noticed that the agent holding him had relaxed after he got him pinned down. He pushed up against the guard, spun his arm so that the angle would have broken any normal human's arm, but Ryo was part data that had biomerged with a Digimon. He lunged forward and somersaulted out of the agents reach and spun around into an attack stance. "I will never let you hurt Rika while I still breathe."

The short man just laughed, "You have spunk kid, I like that. It'll make the game more interesting."

Yamaki spoke up before Ryo could do anything else, "Ryo, this really isn't the time to act a hero, you have no idea what Yamshowzu is capable of."

Takashi leaned up against a steal post. "Yeah, well neither does he. He may have money and scheming plans, but he has never faced somebody colder then a clear sky Alaskan winter night."

Jeri went over and put her hand on Ryo. "You don't just save the world and not learn a few tricks of the trade." She grinned, and Takato got a strange feeling that more Jeri had learned a few tricks of the trade inside of the D-Reaper, with a just a hint of jealousy that is.

The man just laughed.

"Bold too, I see why you took this job Yamaki. But this is the end of the line, I will arrest these children for violation code 213 concerning digital matters. It clearly states that a human and Digimon shall not be bonded under penalty of memory wipe." He was grinning very big, that was until he saw Riley. Riley had managed to walk stealthily and calmly over to a stereo system. "Excuse me Riley, exactly what are you doing."

"Oh, nothing, just figured that some tunes could lighten up the mood, you lousy piece of unneeded crap" She pressed a button.

Hey whats up superstar
looks like your going far
hey look its one of the guys
gonna make your plans and fly

Takato just laughed, "I love you Jeri," and with that he turned his digivice to the computer behind him and in a flash was gone.

Now whats up one of the girls
you're gonna change the world

Yamshowzu got furious, "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING WONG!"

So if everything's not perfect
dont mater cause you'll be working

" Living my own life, uncontrolled by some power hungry freak. Bye Dad, Bye Suzie," Henry also turned his digivice to the computer and in a flash he was gone.

Nothings holding you

"Ryo, you earned this," Rika threw him a card. By now the nearest guard had caught on and lunged at Rika as she turned her digivice to the computer.

Never stopping

The guard got a hold of her ankle.

Never stopping

Rika started to digitalize taking the guard with her.

Never stopping now

ohh ohh ohhh
ohh ohh oh
here we go
ohh ohh ohhhh

As Rika went through the port the Guard crashed through the screen, completely demolishing the computer.

It took a few seconds for everybody to realize what happened. Yamshowzu was the first to recover; he walked over and slugged Yamaki in the cheek. "You stole my prize from me!" He shouted angrily, Yamaki just shook off the blow, grinned and stood up to his tallest height, which added good amount to his intimidating factor as he stood a good 6 inches over Yamshowzu.

"You think I would let you touch those children then you have something else coming. Those children aren't the only ones who you've underestimated." Yamaki was very calm, but very intimidating.

"If you think this is over, then you have another thing coming. You have no idea who you're messing with." The short man started walking out.

"Yeah, and you've never messed with a Digi-Tamer." Takashi said as Yamshowzu walked past, "you may have power, but you never faced somebody who's life is harder then Digi-Kromazoid." Takashi never showed any emotion in his face, he just stared at Yamshowzu as he walked out with a bit more anger in his step. As they left, Takashi muttered under his breath, "Amber, I know I shouldn't, but I need your help."

All the kids were in shock that day. Jeri took the Imptwins home while Takashi took Suzie home. He stayed at the Wong's house that night; he waited up for Mr. Wong, who didn't get home until late that night. Yamaki spent that night in Hypnos; Riley went and got some bread from Takato's parents. She also ended up staying at Hypnos that night.

Everybody had been going over that morning, nobody went out or did anything. Ryo especially, he had this feeling he couldn't explain, all he know is that he just had to protect Rika, and that their was something he was forgetting. He put his hands in his pocket and pulled out something, looking at it he saw the back of a Digimon card. It was the card that Rika had given him just before she left. He turned it over and saw a familiar face, "Maybe I do have chance, just maybe." He thought as he was wondering what kind of feeling had come over her to give this card back to him. "She's mine."

Frozen Twin: Wow, I've edited this one twice and it still has problems, oh well.