Chapter 4
Leomon was telling them about an old prophecy, about how the Digiworld would be shrouded in darkness that had the power of changing good Digimon into bad ones, and how a group of children called the Digidestined that would come from another world and save the Digiworld. Yumi asked, "Okay, but how do you know that's us?" "The Digidestined were said to have the power to make Digimon Digivolve, and you've done that." "So, once we save the island, we'll be able to go home. Once our purpose is served, there's no reason for us to remain." Yumi brightened up, saying, "So all we have to do is defeat Devimon and we can go home!!" Mimi seemed happy, talking about all of the shopping she was going to do.
Yumi said, "Then let's go!" Not everyone except Tai seemed too sure about it. "If we don't do this, it'll never be over!" Tai said. Izzy stood up, saying, "I'm in. It's impossible for us to lose with the Digivices." Mimi stood up, "The first thing on my list, when I get home, is to do some killer shopping!" Palmon and Tentomon agreed, and so did Agumon. Eventually, everyone agreed, and they set off for Infinity Mountain. They took a boat, since the island they were on was still too far away, and Leomon warned them of the dangers continuously. They soon reached land, and started walking steadily up the mountain, and Miharumon wasn't complaining, thinking of the upcoming battle.
Yumi saw black gears flying through the air, and saw them converge on one spot at the top. Suddenly, the sky grew dark, blocking the sun, and the ground shook. Suddenly, a huge Devimon broke through the building at the top and took flight. He landed in front of them, and turned around to face them, making wind push them against the rock.
He used a strange move to hold them against the rock, and released them when he was hit by a Harpoon Torpedo. Birdramon flew overhead and used Meteor Wing. All of the other Digimon Digivolved as Sora ran up to them. Garurumon jumped at him, using a Howling Blaster as a distraction before jumping on his arm. He was thrown off, and landed on Greymon. Kabuterimon and Togemon tried, but he smacked them away. He then grabbed Birdramon and threw her at Greymon and Garurumon, who were still trying to rise. Devimon then turned to Ikkakumon and grabbed him, no matter how many times his hand was struck with a Harpoon Torpedo, and he threw him at Kabuterimon, who had come back.
Now all of the Champion level Digimon were down, and it was only Miharumon and Patamon left. Miharumon snarled as she saw Devimon try to grab T.K. and shot a Howling Inferno at him. He barely flinched, and simply smacked her aside. She flew into the rock, making a crater, and fell. Yumi saw T.K. was scared out of his mind, and that Patamon couldn't protect him. She ran to him, hugging him, her back to the giant hand, saying, "T.K., everything's going to be fine. I'm here." Miharumon had stood up, and her heart beat wildly in her chest when she saw what was going on.
"YUMI!!!"
As Miharumon ran towards her, she Digivolved into Haramon, a large white wolf that was big enough for eight people to ride her comfortably, with black fur in the shape of the symbol she had worn as Iinomon on her upper foreleg. Her blue eyes flashed as she used Slashing Fangs to slash apart his hand. She snarled, and Devimon cringed in fear. Yumi turned around to see Haramon, and said, "You…you Digivolved." "Well, you needed me, and I'm here." Haramon offered her back, and Yumi got on. "T.K., stay here until this is over." T.K. nodded, and she smiled as Haramon jumped at Devimon, using Howling Tornado, where a ball of wind came out of her mouth.
Devimon was pushed back, and Haramon used Slashing Fangs to rip at his chest. Devimon tried to smack her, but she jumped off, landing with her feet on the wall, before jumping forward again, towards his face, using Howling Tornado. He held up his hand, blocking the move, and grabbed Haramon in midair. She snarled, struggling, and Devimon threw her. Yumi, on Haramon's back, gripped her fur tight. Haramon landed on her side, skidding on the ground. Yumi got off, and ran to Haramon's head, asking, "Haramon, are you okay?" Haramon nodded as she stood up. She saw Devimon grab T.K. and Patamon, and a bright light escaped through his fingers.
Patamon Digivolved into Angemon, and was about to use Hand Of Fate when it looked like Devimon was going to get out of the way. Haramon, from behind Devimon, jumped up and pushed Devimon into it, and, as a consequence, the attack that went through Devimon hit her, too. Though it was only truly effective against virus-type Digimon, Angemon used all of his power, and it hurt tremendously. Angemon had used all of his power, and Haramon was so weak that she Dedigivolved all the way back to Iinomon. As she fell, Yumi ran forward, catching her. She looked up to see Angemon dissolve into nothingness.
She ran up with the others, and saw T.K. on his hands and knees, crying, and some feathers make a small pile in front of him before turning into a Digiegg. Yumi said, cradling the unconscious Iinomon in her arms, "T.K., look. A Digiegg." T.K. held the Digiegg, asking, "Do you think that Angemon's in here?" "I'm sure he is. He's just resting up. Soon, he'll come back, good as new." Yumi smiled, and T.K. held the egg close, saying, "I'll make sure to take good care of him." Suddenly, some rocks moved and a strange projector became visible. An old man appeared as a hologram, which said, "Ahh. I've heard of you kids. I must say I'm pleased."
Yumi asked, "Um…. Who are you?" "I am Gennai." He looked at Iinomon, who had awoken in Yumi's arms. "Iinomon, it's been a while. Still getting yourself in trouble, I see." Iinomon smiled, saying, "Well, I never saw the reason to change, Gennai." Yumi looked down at Iinomon, asking, "You know him?" "Yeah. He's our friend." She smiled, "Though, last time I saw him, he wasn't an old man." Iinomon directed her attention back at Gennai, "Where are you calling from?" "Across the ocean, on the continent of Server." She nodded, saying, "That's pretty far." "I need all of you to come to Sever and defeat our enemies. As the Digidestined, I have faith in all of you."
Izzy said, "That's crazy if we don't know your exact location." "Good point. I'll create a map for you on your laptop." "Do you really think we can beat something tougher than Devimon?" Yumi asked, holding Iinomon close. "Not presently, but if your Digimon can Digivolve one step further, you might be able to do it." "We can Digivolve even more?" Iinomon asked. Gennai nodded, "But in order to do it, you'll need the tags and crests." A picture of a tag and a crest took the place of Gennai. "Where can we find them?" Gabumon questioned. "The crests are scattered all about, you can find them all over the continent of Server. But the tags were secretly sealed away by Devimon."
Gennai reappeared, and the connection was being broken. Gennai needed help, and Iinomon was struggling in Yumi's arms, whimpering. When the connection was broken, Yumi asked, "Now what?" Izzy turned on his laptop, saying, "At least he was able to send the map before he got disconnected."
Tai said, answering Yumi's question, "First we can eat, and after that I'm open to suggestions!" Night fell by the time they had finished eating, and Iinomon smiled as she bit into the last fish, which she had gotten after beating Agumon in a fight. Iinomon, thanks to the food, got the energy she needed to Digivolve back into Miharumon. She barked happily, and sat down, her tail wagging.
Tai asked, "Okay, now that we're done stuffing our faces, what are we going to do now?" "Isn't it obvious? We need to go to Server and help Gennai defeat his enemies." Miharumon said. "Why should we?" "What are you talking about, Joe?" Miharumon snapped. "Well, Devimon's gone from the island, and the black gears have disappeared, too. We've been once around the island, so we pretty much know where everything is…" "I'm not abandoning Gennai so I can stay safe!!" Miharumon snarled, angered by Joe's cowardice. Yumi said, putting a hand on Miharumon's head, "Joe, if we don't go help him, then we'll never get home. I'd rather risk my life to see my family again rather than stay here and be safe."
Miharumon nodded in agreement, and so did all of the others. Yumi stood up, "Well, I don't know what you guys are going to do, but I'm going with Miharumon to Server, even if we have to swim the whole way!" Everyone didn't seem so sure, but their Digimon convinced them, and Yumi smiled, saying, "Then, Server, here we come!!"