Chapter 8
They were walking through the burning hot desert, again. Miharumon wouldn't stop complaining, and Yumi was nearly at the point to join her, but she didn't want to bother the others. Palmon started talking about how she could grow into a huge cactus and give them shade, and Yumi said, "Palmon, get a grip." Yumi turned forward again to see a huge cactus. She gasped in awe, and everyone ran towards it, eager for the shade. When, suddenly, the shade and the cactus disappeared. Everyone collapsed in exhaustion, and Miharumon growled, "If we don't find shade soon, I'm gonna kill somebody!" Suddenly, Gennai appeared, and Miharumon perked, happy to see him alive and well.
She wagged her tail happily, and Gennai said, "I was starting to think you weren't coming." Miharumon said, "You know I'd persuade them to come!" Tai cut in, saying, "Gennai, we found the tags and a couple of crests like you wanted, but our Digimon ended worse off then when they started! Just look at poor Agumon, he's just not himself! And I'm supposed to be helping him!" "Maybe this wouldn't have happened if you had taken care of him properly." "But I did the best I could!" "Gennai, how are we supposed to know how to take of them?" Yumi asked, gripping Miharumon's neck.
Miharumon said, defending the children, "They don't know how to take care of us! You can't blame them!" Suddenly, Gennai lost connection, and Miharumon sighed. The Digimon began to wonder if they were being cared for. The kids felt bad, feeling they were doing something wrong. Miharumon said, "It's not anyone's fault! We can't just put the blame on them! They're doing their best!" Yumi said, a lone tear going down her cheek, "But what if we're not strong enough?" Before Miharumon could comfort her, Matt said, "We're all strong. You are, too. You have nothing to worry about." She smiled, and said, "Thanks." Before wiping the tear away.
Miharumon suddenly heard something big heading their way, and turned around to see a huge cruise ship coming straight for them. Everyone got up, and ran out of the way. The cruise ship stopped next to them, and a Numemon appeared. Mimi flirted their way on board, and everyone walked around the fancy ship. The girls went to take showers, but Yumi took about three-fourths as long as the others. She had dried off and put on her underclothes and a robe when Miharumon shot up, once sleeping peacefully on the ground, and said, "We need to leave!" Yumi was confused, but didn't say anything.
They all left through the bathroom window, Sora and Mimi with only towels on. As they were running, a large chicken-like Digimon appeared before them, holding Tai and Joe's crests. Miharumon snarled, saying, "Give those back, Kokatorimon!" He shook his head, saying, "And to think such a powerful Digimon is associated with those foolish kids." "Their not foolish! They're my friends, and I won't have you insulting them!" She growled, when he shot a Petrifier at them, and Miharumon pushed Biyomon and Palmon out of the way before they started running. They soon ended up trapped at the front of the ship, and Miharumon turned on Kokatorimon, and said, "That's it! No more nice Digimon!"
She shot a Howling Inferno, and Kokatorimon cried out as it struck him. Biyomon Digivolved to Birdramon, and shot a Meteor Wing at him. He fell back in pain as Palmon Digivolved to Togemon, shot a Needle Spray at him, and then punched him into a pipe. They freed the others as the other Digimon came back from being turned to stone. The Numemon abandoned ship, and they followed suit. They were soon walking in the unbelievable heat again, when Miharumon cocked her ears, and they looked back to see Kokatorimon trying to run them over with the cruise ship. They ran, and saw the huge cactus again.
They ran behind it, and the cruise ship rammed into it, and the cactus flung it high into the air, where it safely exploded. Everyone looked up in amazement at the cactus, when a flower became visible, and bloomed. A crest came out, and Mimi's tag glowed. The crest came closer, getting smaller as it did, and fit itself into her tag. "The Crest of Sincerity." Miharumon said, amazed. Yumi smiled, thinking, That was a good match for Mimi. I wonder what my crest is…