Chapter 3

They were walking through a forest, and it was freezing! Yumi gave her jacket to T.K., since he was younger and needed it more. Miharumon no longer complained, feeling fine with the weather. Joe, being a pessimist, said all of the horrible things that would happen if it started snowing, while everyone else tried to think of the positive things. They soon walked out of the forest into a field of snow, and everyone stopped. "If we walk across this field in our sneakers, our toes will go numb!" Matt said, and everyone looked around. Tai saw steam, and said, "Hey, that's probably a hot spring!" Everyone got excited and ran towards it. When they got there, they found that the water was so hot you could cook a lobster in no time flat!

They were all disappointed, and Joe asked, "Great! Now where are we going to find some food?" T.K. pointed to a refrigerator, and Yumi said, "You've gotta be kidding me." But everyone ran towards it. Tai opened it to show hundreds of eggs. Joe said, "Wait! We can't eat that! We don't know if it's fit for human consumption!" "Then I'll be the guinea pig! If I turn blue, then you'll know they're not edible!" Tai countered. "That's not all! They don't belong to us! It'd be stealing!"
Yumi said, trying to calm Joe down, "Look, if the person knew our situation, I'm sure they'd let us eat. Now stop worrying." And everyone started preparing the eggs or making bowls and chopsticks.

Yumi had finished four bowls and four pairs of chopsticks and saw Joe look really depressed. She set them aside, and asked, "Joe, what's wrong?" He didn't answer. "If something's bothering you, you can tell me. I won't tell, if that makes you feel better." He turned to her, saying, "Why is it that I'm the only one that worries about things? No one else seems to care!" "Joe, I worry about plenty!" "Like what?" "I worry that Miharumon won't be able to Digivolve…because of me." He looked at her for a moment, "I worry that maybe I'm holding her back. That she could be so much stronger if I wasn't around." She smiled weakly, saying, "Anyway, we need to get these to the others."

She walked off, and was met by Miharumon. You wouldn't know she's unhappy by looking at her. She hides it, so that nobody worries, but is it right to hide something like that? Joe thought, but Gomamon snapped him out of it and he took his bowls and chopsticks to the others. Everyone filled their bowls with eggs and started eating. Sora asked what everyone would want. Everyone wanted something weird, like maple syrup and jellybeans. Yumi didn't say anything, not wanting to comment negatively, when Sora asked, "What about you?" "I like making a sandwich with chips." "You put chips in the sandwich?"

Yumi nodded, and everyone stayed silent, looking at her strangely, and she said, "Like you guys are normal!!" She crossed her arms, and pouted. Miharumon didn't say anything, and continued to eat, and so did everyone else. When they were done, she went for a short walk, with Miharumon trotting happily enough beside her. She was thinking about Miharumon's Digivolving, and Miharumon could tell something was wrong, but also knew that Yumi didn't want to talk about it. When she got back, she saw Tai and Matt fighting, and Joe tried to stop it, but got involved himself. When the yelling got too loud, she yelled, "BE QUIET!!!!"

Tai, Matt, and Joe stared at her, and she said, "Okay, we'll think about climbing Infinity Mountain later, let's rest in the cave now!!" Matt and Tai followed her, but Joe stayed behind, thinking. Everyone went into the cave, and almost everyone went immediately to sleep. Yumi lay awake, Miharumon sleeping peacefully beside her, when she noticed Joe get up and walk outside. She sat up, waking Miharumon, and she walked, silently, to the entrance. She saw him walk towards the mountain, and thought he was going to climb the mountain by himself. She followed him silently, and saw Gomamon join him.

After a while, Miharumon got tired of sneaking around, and walked out into the open, saying, "Gomamon…" Both of the boys turned around, and Joe said, "Wait. If you're here, then so is…" Yumi walked out of the shadows, saying, "I saw you leave, and I suspected that you were going to climb the mountain by yourself, so I wanted to be sure you didn't get hurt." He nodded, and said, "Fine. Come on, then." They climbed until dawn, and they were passing by a stream when Miharumon stopped, and cocked her ears. She turned around, saying, "Unimon's coming." Joe pulled everyone into a small cave in the wall, and Gomamon said, "We don't need to hide from Unimon. He's a good Digimon." "Your information has never been accurate!" Joe countered. "Sad but true!"

Unimon landed to get a drink, and Gomamon came out, saying, "Hello, Unimon! It's me, Gomamon!" Everyone else came out of the cave a bit, and Miharumon heard something coming towards Unimon. "Unimon, run!!" Suddenly, a black gear struck Unimon in the back, controlling him. Miharumon snarled, standing in front of Yumi and Joe protectively, while Gomamon hid behind her. She used Howling Inferno, but Unimon flew up, dodging it, and used his Ariel Attack. Miharumon countered with a powerful Howling Inferno, and said, "Gomamon, take care of them." "You can't just expect us to leave you by yourself!" Gomamon said stubbornly, and Miharumon shot a Howling Inferno at Unimon, keeping him at bay for a moment before saying, "If you want, I can protect them and you can hold Unimon off."

Gomamon said, hurriedly, "No need to be hasty!" "Just as I thought." Yumi said, "Miharumon, you don't stand a chance by yourself. If I'm here, than you can at least Digivolve." "That's a gamble. I can't take that risk, Yumi." Before anyone could say anything more, Miharumon noticed Unimon about to fire an Ariel Attack, and shot him in the chest with a Howling Inferno, making him hit the rock above them. Gomamon backed up, and Miharumon said, "Just listen to me for once, Gomamon!" Unimon shot an Ariel Attack that struck Miharumon dead on, and the force threw her at Yumi, who caught her and was thrown back.

Miharumon stood up, but Yumi held her back, saying, "You can't defeat him!" Miharumon didn't answer, for she was breathing heavily, and Unimon was about to use Ariel Attack. Before the shot was fired, Yumi closed her eyes, hugging Miharumon, when she heard rocks smash. She looked up to see Birdramon holding Unimon in a crater in the wall, with Sora, Tai, and Agumon riding her. Yumi smiled as her friends jumped off Birdramon. Unimon blasted Birdramon off, making her fall down to the ledge below, and Sora followed. Agumon Digivolved to Greymon, and tried to grab Unimon, who flew out of reach and then smashed him into the wall.

Before Unimon could blast Greymon and Tai with his Ariel Attack, Miharumon aimed a Howling Inferno at the side of Unimon's head, smacking his Ariel Attack away. He turned to look at her, saying, "I almost forgot about you." He shot an Ariel Attack at her, and she grabbed Yumi by her shirt, pulling her away from the danger, and Unimon said, "And you're supposed to be the most feared of the chosen Digimon! What a joke!" Miharumon snarled, releasing Yumi, who grabbed her, holding her back. Unimon decided to attack Birdramon, and flew above her and Birdramon. Joe was on the ledge above him, and saw the black gear that was stuck in him.

He jumped onto Unimon's back, trying to rip it out. Unimon began to plunge and rear in the air, shrieking in pain. Joe was suddenly flung off, and was falling to the rocks below, when Gomamon glowed brightly and Digivolved to Ikkakumon. Joe landed on Ikkakumon's shaggy back, and Ikkakumon said, "Let's finish this, Joe!" He used Harpoon Torpedo, and it seemed to miss, until the explosives inside came out and struck Unimon in the back. Unimon ran off without a word, and the gear was destroyed. The Digimon Dedigivolved, and they all went to the top of the mountain. There really wasn't anything there, but there were plenty of strange things, to be sure.

Joe started freaking out as the others joined them, and Tai started drawing what he called a map. It was just a bunch of confusing doodles, so Yumi didn't even try to comprehend what everything meant. Miharumon cocked her ears and looked down the path they had come from unafraid. "What is it, Miharumon?" Yumi asked, looking. Everyone strained to see, and saw a large Digimon approaching. "It's okay. Its just Leomon. He's a good Digimon, last time I checked." Miharumon said lazily, putting her head on her paws. She looked at him closely, noting that his pupils were gone, and asked, "Leomon, what do you want?" "The children." Immediately, Miharumon was on her feet.

He took out his sword and jumped at them. Miharumon shot a Howling Inferno, stopping him for a moment. She joined everyone else as they continued to run, and, suddenly, another Digimon blocked their path. "Ogremon! Get out of our way!" Miharumon snarled as everyone stopped. They were about to go back when they saw Leomon. As Ogremon and Leomon leapt at them, six of the Digimon Digivolved, defending them. Unbeknownst to them, Devimon was watching from above, thinking, They've all Digivolved, but why haven't the two most powerful done so as well? Below, Miharumon and Patamon stayed near Yumi and T.K., when huge rocks fell from the top.

The Champion level Digimon destroyed the rocks, turning it to sand, and discovered that Leomon and Ogremon had disappeared. Everyone was confused, and started walking until sunset through a pine forest. Everyone was tired, especially the Digimon. They all stopped, wanting to rest, when Joe looked around, and said, "Look! A mansion!" "Or maybe a hotel!" Tai added.

Everyone started running towards it, noting how the grass looked freshly cut, and went up to the door. When they opened the door, it seemed a bit dark inside, and everyone except Joe was cautious, for once. T.K. went inside and looked at a picture of an angel. Everyone looked around, wondering why it seemed so empty, when Miharumon said, eyes glowing with delight, "I smell food! This way!!" She ran, everyone following her, and Tai opened the door to a dining room, with a huge table covered with food. All the Digimon started eating, as the others grew cautious. Eventually, the sight and smell of food was too much and everyone ate until they felt they were going to burst.

After eating, everyone went to take hot baths, the boys on one side, the girls on another. Yumi relaxed immediately, hearing the boys make a ruckus on the other side of the wall, and Yumi asked, "Why do they have to be so loud! The people on the moon can hear them clearly!" Miharumon nodded agreeably, and Mimi said, "Forget about it and relax." Gomamon floated by, saying, "I've never felt so relaxed in my whole entire life." Miharumon snapped at him, asking, "What are you doing here?" Palmon used Poison Ivy to throw Gomamon back over, saying, "Get back on the boys side!"

After the bath, everyone went to the room they were sharing, which had eight soft beds. Yumi folded her clothes and put them on the edge of her bed before crawling under the covers. Miharumon settled on the foot of the bed, and slept immediately. Yumi drifted into sleep, gripping her Digivice in her hand, wishing that Miharumon would Digivolve soon. The next thing she remembered was Matt yelling for everyone to wake up, and when she opened her eyes, the walls and ceiling were gone. The building looked like it had been partially demolished.

Suddenly, a strange force lifted everybody's bed into the air, and Miharumon snarled, saying, "This is Devimon's handiwork for sure!" "Devimon?" Yumi's bed made a sudden sharp turn, and she grasped the headrest, asking, "What's going on?" She looked down to see the island split apart, with Infinity Mountain, stationary, in the middle. Suddenly, the beds started to fall, and then rise again. Miharumon said, "Hold on! We'll be fine. Leomon's on our side now!" "What?" She heard Leomon's resounding cry of pain as her bed was hurled towards an island.

The impact was almost deafening, and she was hurled off. She rubbed her head, and Miharumon licked her face, saying, "You should get dressed." Yumi nodded, and as she pulled her clothes on, she noticed they had landed near a waterfall, and tied her jacket around her waist before seeing another bed fly over the waterfall. She gasped, and ran to the edge, to see Patamon flapping hard to keep T.K. out of the water. She climbed down quickly, with Miharumon ahead of her, and said, "T.K.! T.K.!! Are you okay?" He turned around, smiling. "Yumi! You landed here, too?" "A bit higher up. I saw you crash." T.K. hugged her, happy he wouldn't be alone, and Patamon landed on Miharumon's back, feeling better.

They started walking through a savanna, and stopped in front of a railroad crossing. "If there's a train, we could hop on and it could take us back to summer camp!" T.K. said hopefully, and Yumi smiled, thinking, I wish it were that simple, T.K. When nothing passed by, and the bars went up, Yumi sighed, saying, "Let's keep going, T.K." They soon reached a large town that looked like it was made up of baby building blocks, and Miharumon said, "This is the Primary Village, where all Digimon start their lives." Yumi nodded as she saw T.K. and Patamon start bouncing on the squishy ground and jump high into the air. She smiled, and followed them.

Miharumon cocked her ears, saying, "I hear something over there." "Me, too." Patamon agreed, and they went to check out what it was. It ended up being hundreds upon thousands of cradle's, each one holding a different Digimon.
Yumi looked around and saw a field of eggs, all painted in different designs and colors. "What are these, Miharumon?" "Digieggs." "Wait. Are you saying that Digimon are born from eggs?" Miharumon nodded. Patamon and T.K. went over to one, and Patamon found an envelope on the ground, written in Digicode, which said 'Rub Gently'. T.K. picked up a Digiegg and rubbed it. A Digimon popped out, and T.K. put it on the floor, wondering where to find a cradle for it, when one poofed up for the little Digimon baby.

Yumi smiled, saying, "You know what, I'm going to go get some toys down from that tree for the babies. You two better not cause any trouble while I'm gone." She walked off with Miharumon. Miharumon jumped up into the branches and ripped the toys off one by one and dropped them down to Yumi. When they had a rather large pile, Yumi thought they had enough, and gathered the toys up in her arms as Miharumon jumped down. As they headed back, the sound of fighting came into earshot. They raced back to find Patamon fighting with another Digimon. Miharumon snarled, jumping in between them, breaking them apart.

The other Digimon said, nervously, "Oh! Hi, Miharumon." "It's not so nice to see you again, Elecmon, considering you're attacking my friends." He cringed, saying, "I just thought he was hurting my babies." Yumi had finished passing out the toys they had brought, and walked over. "If you guys can't settle your dispute in a civil manner, then we're going to have to try a different approach."
When they were done, Patamon and Elecmon were ready for their match of tug-of-war. As it began, the two Digimon looked evenly matched, but Patamon pulled so hard that Elecmon flew and pierced a block, making the feathers fly out.

Yumi yelled, worried, "Are you okay, Elecmon?" "Yeah, I'm fine!" Yumi let out the breath she'd been holding, and said, "Okay, now we just need to get him down." Miharumon went to get him down, and he apologized to Patamon about earlier. He needed to go to the Yokomon village to tell them something. T.K. was holding a small black baby Digimon, when it suddenly Digivolved to Koromon. Yumi smiled, saying, "Congratulations, Koromon!" T.K. lifted Koromon up and smiled, laughing. Miharumon said, defensively, "You know, I'm gonna Digivolve too, Yumi." "Me, too." Patamon added.

Yumi knelt in front of Miharumon, and said, "I always knew that you would." She smiled, "Did you ever doubt you could?" Miharumon didn't say anything, and licked Yumi's cheek, a sign to say she wanted to change the subject. Yumi said, "Miharumon, why don't you go look for some food?" Miharumon nodded, and left. When Yumi turned back around to watch T.K. play with the baby Digimon, she saw Leomon on the top of the cliff behind them, and the Digimon were frightened. "T.K.! Move!" Leomon took out his sword and started running down the cliff. Yumi ran forward, grabbing T.K.'s wrist, and started running.

She hid with him and Patamon in some thick bushes, and whispered, "T.K., I need to get Miharumon. Stay hidden until we come back. Patamon will protect you." She smiled at Patamon, whispering, "I trust you, Patamon." Patamon nodded, and Yumi ran low out of the bushes, and was about to start her search when Leomon used his Fist Of The Beast King and smashed the ground in front of her. She stopped, almost falling backwards, and her knees shook with fright.
"I must destroy the children, starting with the girl." She shook with fear, and said, "The one time that Miharumon leaves my side is the time I need her the most." Leomon raised his sword.

"MIHARUMON!!!"

Suddenly, Leomon's sword was knocked out of his hands by a Howling Inferno, and Miharumon jumped in between him and Yumi. She snarled, saying, "Try that again! I dare you!" Yumi was just happy Miharumon was there. She felt much safer. Suddenly, she heard a squeak, and turned around to see Ogremon threatening a small Digimon. Suddenly, Leomon cut down the tree that T.K. and Patamon were hiding behind as well, and Patamon tried a Bubble Boom. It didn't work, and Yumi said, "Miharumon! Help them!" Miharumon ran forward, but, before she could do anything, a Howling Blaster struck him. Matt and Garurumon came into view, and Yumi relaxed.

Matt got off and went to T.K. as Garurumon went to fight Leomon. Tai took the baby Digimon from Ogremon's unsuspecting hands, and Greymon and Ogremon began to fight. Suddenly, some black gears came out of the mountain and went into Leomon, making him grow and turn black and gray. He was much too powerful for Garurumon to fight alone, and Miharumon ran at Leomon from behind, biting down hard on his arm. He used his Fist Of The Beast King, making her fly into a rock and shatter it.

Miharumon stood up, growling, and Leomon used it on Garurumon, smashing him into a rock. He then used it on Greymon, smashing him into some of the buildings. Yumi was with T.K. and Patamon, and saw Leomon coming towards them. She pushed T.K. behind her, and saw Patamon try to keep Leomon away with a Bubble Boom. It didn't work, and Leomon caught him with one hand. Before anyone could move, Togemon came down, smashing into Leomon and wrenching loose his hold. T.K. ran to Patamon, and Yumi saw Izzy and Mimi fly in on Kabuterimon. They said something to Tai, and Leomon was coming towards them again. Miharumon, snarling, shot a Howling Inferno, and he barely flinched.

Miharumon ran in the way, and shot another Howling Inferno. Leomon punched her out of the way, and she flew away. "Miharumon." Yumi would have gone to her partner if Leomon hadn't been in the way. Suddenly, Tai was walking towards them, daring Leomon to try and get them. When he got closer, he held up his Digivice and a blinding light came out, hurting Leomon. Yumi held her Digivice, saying, "At least mine can do something." She ran forward, holding up her Digivice. Matt joined in, and the black gears were forced out, and Leomon went back to normal size, falling to his knees. Kabuterimon shot an Electro Shocker at Ogremon, who fled.