A/N: It's... BACK. One of my many fics on rotation towards at least halfway done. Slowly but surely, as I finish more little things, this stuff will come back to the surface. Sorry for the wait! If you haven't read Night of the Broken Sky or the currently ongoing Children of the Unsung Legend, this is where you start! Enjoy!

3.5-7

"There are… more of us?"

Yamato's voice is more of a croak than an a human sound.

Mayu tilts her head then laughs. "Of course there are! There are more than a few humans in the world, aren't there? I've never been there, but I'm guessing there should be! After all, there are millions of Digimon, and new ones come into existence all of the time!" Perhaps it's her cheer, or her matter-of-factness on the whole thing, but no one knows quite what to say to her words.

"You've met one, haven't you?" Mayu turns to look at them all, someone confused now. She tilts, her pale hair fluttering as she does. "You saw him. He told me he saw you." When they just stare at her, boggled, she sighs. "Well, the Light remembers so why don't you? Human memories are so confusing." She jumps to her feet and moves. As she does, the human world spreads and expands before them, revealing a place they now remember very well.

"Hikarigaoka," Sora murmurs, pulling her partner close to her chest. Pyokomon squeaks.

"Mmhm," Mayu agrees. "That's what it's called!"

"So, wait." Jyou has managed to recover his voice. "If there are more Chosen, if there are more kids with Digimon… where have they been?"

Yamato stiffens and stalks over to the little girl. She just blinks her odd eyes up at him. "That's right. Where are they? why aren't they helping us?" It's only because Takeru is there, and not only there but shying away from him as much as possible, that he avoids sounding accusatory. She can't be much older than Takeru, can she?

Mayu doesn't even blink. "Because they can't yet. Their mission was done. But if you need them, they will come." She smiles. "They already are. I should know. I called them here. Just like Homeostasis called you here."

The air warps suddenly and then they are flying, soaring over a bird and a dragon. They all look so small, Mimi can't help but think. Small and cute.

But has that really changed?