Chapter 13

They were in a forest, resting, and Miharumon was in a foul mood. Suddenly, Gennai appeared, and Izzy went to get the others. Gennai told them of two more Digidestined kids. But Myotismon knew of them, too, and was going to Japan to find them. Miharumon said, "I'm not going to let Myotismon get what he wants! If he wants those two Digidestined, he's gonna have to go through me first!" Gennai told them that the gate was within Myotismon's castle, so Agumon and Palmon went, in disguise, to look for the location of the gate. Miharumon was worried, and paced around in a snappish mood. Suddenly, Palmon's vines appeared, and she lifted them up.

As they were walking around, Yumi found that everything was upside down and that gravity almost didn't seem to apply. Miharumon felt the same, but they soon regrouped with the others. Miharumon heard talking, and looked to see a large group of Digimon walking somewhere. They decided to follow them, and started running down a flight of stairs that led to the gate. Myotismon was about to leave, and Miharumon snarled, saying, "You're not going anywhere!" She Digivolved to Haramon, and shot a Howling Tornado. He jumped away from the carriage, and she said, jumping next to the carriage, "I'm not just gonna sit back and let you find the other Digidestined!" "It's not like you can stop me."

Yumi ran forward. "Haramon!" She was next to her partner in a moment, and Haramon shot another Howling Tornado. Myotismon jumped to the side. "You two are pathetic! You can't really expect to stop me!" Yumi stepped forward, saying, "We can stop you! We will, because we can't let you hurt anyone else!" Suddenly, her tag glowed, and the floor in front of her did, too. "M-My crest?" She questioned, as it grew smaller, and the pure white crest fit itself into her tag.

Haramon said, "The Crest of Loyalty." Yumi looked at the symbol, and saw that it was the same as the symbol on Haramon's foreleg. Yumi gripped her tag tight, thinking, Now I can help, I can really help! She glared at Myotismon, saying, "Let's get this over with, Haramon." Haramon shot a Howling Tornado, and, when he dodged, she jumped at him, using Slashing Fangs, but he used Grizzly Wing, countering it. The next moment, he was getting into his carriage, saying, "I'll see you in the human world." Haramon snarled, and he left through the gate before she could stop him. Devidramon appeared, and Haramon shot Howling Tornado at them, hitting them dead on.

Everyone was running for the closing gate, and the Digimon tried to hold off the Devidramon. Gatomon appeared, and so did another Digimon. He looked like a small, white jackal, standing on his hind legs, with a black mask covering his short muzzle and ears, only showing his eyes. This was Akiramon, a Rookie Digimon. He Digivolved into Kazumamon, where he was larger, with a longer muzzle. His mask only covered his muzzle, and another mask was on the top of his head. There was a slit for his eyes, with a zipper on it, and it was open. He had on torn pants down to his ankles. He had bandages on his right arm and a quiver of arrows on his back.

He also had a flute hanging from his neck, like when he was Akiramon. Haramon snarled at him, saying, "Get out of our way, Kazumamon!" "I'm afraid I can't do that, Haramon." He used Piercing Arrow, hitting Haramon in the chest and making her fly against a wall. Him and Gatomon got through the gate with Demidevimon, and it closed in their faces. Haramon snarled as she Dedigivolved to Miharumon. Yumi ran to her, lifting her onto her back. Everyone was in denial, and Yumi said, downhearted, "He's won. He'll find the other Digidestined and the two worlds will be in darkness…" "No they won't!" Matt said.

She looked up at him, hopelessness in her eyes. "We're the Digidestined! We're the only ones that can stop him, and I, for one, am not giving up this easily." She took strength from his words, and nodded, saying, "You're right. We can do it if we try!"

Outside of the castle, Gennai said that, since Myotismon had locked the gate, that they couldn't follow him now. "But we can't just sit here and do nothing, Gennai! We need to help all those people in the human world!" Miharumon said, angry that Myotismon had gotten away. Gennai said, "Come to my house, and I'll explain how to open the gate." "Really?" Yumi asked, hopefully. "Just look up." Yumi gave him a skeptical look before obeying, and saw a searchlight. Gennai said, "Sorry I don't have anymore maps for you. Just follow the light and you'll be there in no time." He left, and Miharumon said, happy, "Let's go!"

They soon reached a large lake, and the searchlight was coming from inside. "Well, looks like we're swimming." Yumi said, making Miharumon growl softly, saying, "If I have to swim, he's gonna be in so much trouble…!" Gomamon jumped in, and said, "Come on in! The water's fine!" Suddenly, it started to glow, and the water parted, showing a flight of stairs. Everyone went down the stairs to see a large house surrounded by pink fog. Miharumon yelled, "GENNAI!!!" They were in the backyard, and saw him on a small bridge. "What is it, Miharumon? My dear, you're louder than you used to be!"

Everyone started pestering him with questions, and he said, "I'll answer your questions later, but, for now, follow me." They went into a room, and he took out some cards. "There is a stand in the special room, with nine slots." "Wait, do the cards go into the slots?" Izzy questioned. "Yes, but it's not as simple as that. Look." Yumi said, "But you gave us ten cards." "Precisely. One is a fake."
Yumi sighed, and asked, "How are we supposed to know which cards go into which slots?" "You'll need to find that out on your own." Miharumon sighed, and said, "Well, we should go eat." After eating a big dinner, they went to sleep, feeling safe, for once.

The next morning, after eating a large breakfast, Gennai appeared, saying, "Izzy, I've made some modifications to your computer." He opened it, pointing to an adaptor, "Just put someone's Digivice into this adaptor and it'll show you any Digimon that person has seen." Izzy nodded. Miharumon said, "I guess it's time to go." Everyone nodded, and they set out for Myotismon's castle. They looked through the crack in the doors to see two Devidramon guarding the castle, and Tentomon Digivolved all the way to Megakabuterimon and distracted them.

When everyone was in the castle, there was a massive explosion, and it fixed the warp in space as Motimon fell down to join them. They ran to the special room, and started thinking of possible ways that the cards could go into the slots. Soon, there was a shaking explosion, and Patamon went to go see what it was. When Patamon came back, he said that the walls and ceilings were caving in. Joe said that Tai should choose, seeing as they all believed in him. Yumi agreed, saying, "Tai, we all know you'll make the best decision." He nodded, and said, "I want Izzy to do it." Yumi said, "Then so be it! I think that's a good idea!" Everyone agreed, and Izzy got most of it, except he didn't know which card was fake.

Suddenly, Dokugumon appeared, and Miharumon shot a Howling Inferno. It wasn't fazed much, and Tai was having trouble picking which card was fake, Agumon or Gomamon. Gabumon, Palmon, and Gomamon Digivolved to Garurumon, Togemon, and Ikkakumon. They were caught in a Poison Thread. Miharumon jumped at Dokugumon, shooting a Howling Inferno. Suddenly, it shot a poison gas, hitting Miharumon dead on. She fell back, and hit the floor, Dedigivolving back to Iinomon. Yumi ran forward, cradling Iinomon in her arms, as Garurumon Digivolved to Weregarurumon.

He cut Togemon and Ikkakumon free, and they fell to the ground as Palmon and Gomamon. Iinomon tried to get up, but Yumi held her tight. Tai chose Gomamon as the real card, and put it in the slot. The door opened, and everyone ran for it. Matt stopped, saying, "Weregarurumon, just leave him!" Weregarurumon used Wolf's Claw an destroyed Dokugumon before Dedigivolving back to Tsunomon. Matt carried him, and jumped through the fast closing gate.