Warning This chapter is very long. It is most likely the longest one out of all of the chapters. It holds a few adventures and could be considered a double if not a triple episode. You have been warned. Now enjoy as you read on in the story of our Digimon Hunters.

Eventually, the group ended up at a mountain. The path led right into a cave in the mountain. The group entered cautiously. Soon, the cave split into four paths.

"Alright everyone, keep your digivices set to locate each other. Try not to go too far from one another," Jason said. He and Rei went down the left path. The twins went down the right path. Leslie and Gre went to the center-left path. This left Kyo and Elie for the center-right.

Kyo and Elie walked for about an hour. They had never lost track of Gre and Leslie nor the twins. They soon came to an incline. After another hour of inclined walking, they came to a factory.

"Welcome," said a seemingly friendly digimon. "I'm Giromon. I've been expecting you. Warmon is waiting inside the factory."

The two followed Giromon inside. He seemed to know Warmon.

Giromon led them through the factory until they reached a strange room. The room seemed to have an electrical field that affected everyone except Gizamon.

"What's going on?" Elie asked.

"I brought you to a viral field," Giromon said,

"A what?" Kyo asked.

"It prevents non-digimon from digivolving. It also has a slight effect on humans," Giromon said.

"It looks like it's up to you Gizamon," Elie said.

"Weren't you listening? Only Virus digimon…" Giromon started.

Gizamon finished his sentence. "…can digivolve. We know, but the problem with your plan is that I AM a virus digimon," Gizamon said. He then digivolved to Deltamon.

The two digimon started fighting, but Deltamon was no match. He was just too slow.

"It's no use, we can't beat him," Kyo said.

Elie slapped him hard across the face. "How dare you give up so easily? You can't give up hope. Not yet, we can still win," She said. Just then her crest glowed. Deltamon was flown back. "Get up, Deltamon. We can do this, never give up hope."

"Deltamon digivolve to Cyberdramon." This time it was Giromon who had no chance. Cyberdramon decided to have some fun before digitizing him and destroying the black sphere.

"I told you not to give up hope. What'd I tell you?" she said sarcastically.

Kyo couldn't help but laugh and Elie laughed along with him. As far as they knew, four of the partners had made it to the ultimate stage. But the adventure in the cave was not over just yet.

Jason and Rei found themselves at a recycling plant. The heat inside was really intense, but none of the machines were operating. A maniacal laugh echoed through the building. A ball of fire shot towards them. Jason jumped in front to protect Rei and Velocimon jumped in front of him. Velocimon flew back into Jason as it hit. They were both knocked out. Skullmeramon appeared in front of them.

"Birdmon digivolve to Wingmon." Wingmon tried to hold off Skullmeramon but was unable to.

'Please don't harm, Jason,' Rei kept thinking. She knew she didn't want anything to happen to Jason. She cared for him but didn't know why. "Is…Is this love?" she asked out loud. Her crest started to glow. "It is," she said to herself. She smiled.

Meanwhile, Wingmon felt the energy from her love. "Wingmon digivolve to Skymon." Skymon looked as if a person wearing a bird mask had feathered legs and talons for feet with wings on his back. He held out a staff in front of him. "Wings of Love." He cried flying right at Skullmeramon, who blasted a fireball at Skymon, but Skymon just absorbed the attack and flew straight into Skullmeramon digitizing him into a digiegg and the black orb appeared. "Staff from the heavens." His staff glowed and he struck the black sphere.

Rei smiled. Jason woke up and the first thing he saw was Skymon standing over Rei. "Meet Skymon," she said quickly, seeing the worried look on his face.

Skymon de-digivolved back into Birdmon as Velocimon stirred.

Meanwhile, the twins encountered a lake in the mountain. The area was large. As they approached the lake, they heard a dark voice. "I told you I'd get my revenge, but this time I brought a friend. Behold, I am now Dragomon. And meet my friend Marinedevimon." Two bodies came out of the water.

"Um…Who were you?" Tao said.

"How can you not remember me? I was Octomon. But Darklordmon gave me more power instead of punishing me, knowing that I shall take my revenge." Dragomon said. He lunged at the two.

The two Crabmon digivolved to their Champion forms and attacked. Seadramon got Dragomon and Coelmon got Marinedevimon, but they were no match.

'It's up to us to get the job done. The others are counting on me." Lao thought.

'There's always a way out.' Tao thought. "They have to digivolve. It's the only way," Tao said out loud.

"Our digimon need our help to win." Lao said.

"I've got a plan. We'll distract them while our partners attack." Tao said.

The twins started throwing rocks at Dragomon and Marinedevimon. With Tao's knowledgeable plan and Lao's sense of knowing to be reliable, their crests glowed.

"Coelmon digivolve to Megadramon."

"Seadramon digivolve to Megaseadramon."

Megaseadramon faced Dragomon. "Tentacle Claw." Dragomon slashed at Megaseadramon. "Thunder Javelin." A lightning bolt shot from the spike on Megaseadramon's head and hit Dragomon. "Evil Wind," Marinedevimon attacked. "Ultimate Slicer," Megadramon slashed at Marinedevimon, stopping his attack and injurying him.

"It looks like it's our time to retreat," Marinedevimon said as he dragged Dragomon off towards an exit on the other side of the lake.

Tao and Lao rode their digimon to the other side. They soon found the others outside the cave. Everyone told their stories about how their digimon got to the ultimate level. Everyone except Kyo. But he knew that meant he was next.