"We're here," said Yolei to Ken and Cody.

"It's been years since we went to New York," said Cody.

"Yeah…" said Ken quietly.

"Tell me again, Izzy!" shouted Tai, "why couldn't we go with them to America?"

"I already told you," said Izzy, "we can't afford to move to many of us at once."

"But why not me, Izzy!" exclaimed Tai, "why couldn't I go get Kari?"

Izzy sighed. He didn't know what, but something was wrong with Kari and having Tai there might only complicate things.

"I'm sorry, Tai," said Izzy, "but please accept my judgment on this."

"…fine," replied Tai, "but you better have a good reason."

Izzy looked down at the keyboard. "I honestly wish I knew," he thought quietly to himself.

Ken, Yolei, and Cody continued to Willis' house in Denver. Cody looked up in the sky and saw a large aurora shining.

"This is the scariest thing I've ever seen," said Cody.

"Yeah, " said Yolei, "and it isn't even like the time long ago where we could see the other world."

Ken continued walking. He didn't say a word.

"Hey guys!" said Willis, "welcome to Colorado."

"Thanks," said Ken, "by the way…"

"Where's Kari?" asked Yolei.

Willis raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? I don't know, she was gone this morning. She shouldn't be gone long though, she left her stuff."

Ken gulped. "Can we see the room she's staying in?"

"Sure," said Willis, "right this way."

Willis led the group to a room with a bed and a desk. On the bed was Kari's suitcase. Yolei walked up to the suitcase and opened it, on the top of Kari's clothes was a note.

"What's this?" asked Cody.

"I don't know," said Willis, "I never opened her suitcase."

Yolei broke the seal and began to read.

The Girl and Washington are going to burn. Why? Because Our Will is Faust's Will. The Daemon obeys his Faust. And Faust Obeys Her Daemon.

"What the hell am I reading?" asked Yolei, shivering.

Ken took the letter from his girlfriend's hand and his eyes grew wide when he saw it.

"This text," he began, "it's written as if a computer typed it."

"Maybe she did type it?" asked Cody.

"No," said Ken, "it's in pencil."

"What is this?" asked Willis, "why would Kari write something like that?"

"I don't know Willis," said Yolei, "but right now, we have to go to your nation's capital."

"Alright," said Willis, "but it'll take time."

Ken looked suspiciously at the letter. Something was telling him that D.C. was the wrong destination.

"Wait," said Cody, "first let's interpret this letter."

"Yeah," said Ken, "that would be the best idea."

"Well," began Yolei, "the girl is obviously Kari, and their probably going to burn (here Yolei shivered) in Washington, D.C., or maybe in Washington State?"

"But, who's this Faust?" asked Cody.

"Faust is a German legend," said Willis, "Dr. Johann Faust asked a demon named Mephistopheles to give him power."

"What?" asked Yolei, "so you think this is something supernatural."

Ken shook his head. "Not supernatural," he said, "digital."

"You think this is a problem with the Digital World?" asked Yolei.

"Have our problems been anything else?" responded Cody.

"Yes," said Ken, "and I don't think that we have to go to D.C., and I don't think the girl mentioned is Kari."

"Then who could it be?" asked Yolei.

The streets of New York were alive with excitement.

"C'mon Michael!" called out a girl to her boyfriend.

Michael laughed. "Relax Mimi, I'm coming!"

"Michael Washington, you must be the slowest man in New York!"

Michael laughed again. "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Mimi shrugged her shoulders. "You said we were going to take a walk before we have to go back."

"Oh come on, Mimi," responded Michael, "we have hours."

Mimi smiled. "Okay, but I do want to go to Central Park."

Michael grinned at his girlfriend. "You must really love that place."

Mimi gave a shy smile back. "Yeah."

As the two of them walked, the sun was still rising. It was about 8:30 in the morning, and both Michael and Mimi's first classes in New York University were at noon that day.

"Look! It's the statue of Balto," exclaimed Mimi.

"Yeah," smiled Michael, "I loved this place as a kid."

As they stood together, they heard footsteps on the pavement behind them.

The two of them turned around and Mimi burst into excitement.

"Kari!" said Mimi, "what are you doing here?"

Kari smiled back at Mimi. "Stuff."

"That's a strange answer," smiled Michael, "especially to come all the way to New York."

"Actually, I have something really important to do."

"Oh?" said Mimi, "what do you have to do?"

Kari smiled. "Let's call it…crusading."

"Eh?" said Mimi, "what does that mean?"

Kari reached into her bag and took out a soup container. She opened it and threw it on Mimi.

"What the hell!" exclaimed Mimi, "what's this?"

Michael's eyes widened and he jumped on Mimi and pushed her out of the way.

"What is it, Michael?" asked Mimi.

"Gasoline."

Michael had Mimi in his arms as he fled from Kari. Both of them looked back to see a lighter in her hands.

"We have to go, Mimi," said Michael.

"What is Kari doing?"

"I don't know, but whatever it is we have to get away."

As they ran, they heard a shriek behind them and footstep running after them. Mimi looked up.

"Do you think it has something to do with the auroras?"

"Probably," said Michael.

"No probably about it," laughed a deep voice.

The two of them, not recognizing Kari's voice turned around to find Kari's body, but with a strange glow in her eyes.

"What the hell are you," said Michael.

"Me? I am the Daemon, and Daemon's will is Faust's will."

"New York!" said Willis. "How am I supposed to get you guys there?"

"Don't you have frequent flyer miles or something?" asked Yolei.

"Yeah, but I was saving those…"

"Willis! Now is not the time!" exclaimed Cody.

"Okay, okay," said Willis, "I'll get you guys to New York."

"Tell Izzy," said Ken. "He'll probably need to know our movements in the United States."

"Alright then," said Willis, "let's go."

"New York!" thought Izzy, reading the message on his computer. "Can't believe Kari was able to make it all the way there. What is going on?"

Izzy looked over to Tai. "I can't tell him," he thought, "it'll only scare him. But, I should tell Gennai."

Izzy turned over to Gennai's chair. "Hey Gennai!" called Izzy, but Gennai was gone.

"Something big is happening in New York," thought Izzy, "I just don't know what."