Ok here we go I want to apologize for taking so long and take the opportunity to answer some questions some readers had before but I didn't have the time or just forgot to answer. About Rika not being able to be nice you have to remember that people grow up so while 12 year old Rika wouldn't have been able to older Rika learned new ways to get what she wants plus she likes to mess with Matt. I also want to thank you for your reviews and let you know that I appreciate any suggestions so if you have any I'd be happy to hear them. Oh and the guy who wants Rika his name is Dorian but since I forgot I changed it but now that I remember so it's Dorian. Now I lost my train of thought so on with the show.

13. One Down

Hypnos

Yamaki watched as the girl he knew to never lose her head in a fight was about to be fried. At least her digimon pays more attention than she does and the boy's to. After Renamon and Garurumon saved their partners they seemed to snap out of their weird little trance he watched them focus on the fight. Most of the digimon that came out of the portal came to join the fight helping Icedevimon deal with the problem the digidestined made by being there.

"Riley we need to break the connection between the boy and Wild one number 1!"

"Yes sir almost got it"

He continued to watch the fight noticing that the new kid seemed to be shying away from the kill shot. They'll lose at this rate if its left to the tamers they might not be able to keep enough power up to destroy all the wild ones. Just then a digimon made a move towards Ai and Mako causing Beelzemon to go into a fury blast 3 opponents and using their absorbed data to give him power boost to take out some of the digimon that the destined had injured but not destroyed. He let Gaurdromon abosb that data since he had taken on some damage it seemed the kids were gaining the upper hand. Suddenly Riley shouted, "Done!"

Shinjuku Park

Suddenly Dorian appeared in front of Rika reaching for her his hand stopped half way his face contorting in pain. He fell to the ground screaming above the other digimon Icedevimon cursed before disappearing while rest of the digimon scattered. Dorian was left lying limp in the dirt with Rika frozen in front of him. When he reached for her Takato and Henry reacted on instinct pulling her away and behind them.

She didn't know what to do she couldn't move she was so afraid if she did her legs would give out. As if reading her mind Jeri and Alice flanked her putting an arm around her while Ryo, Kazu and Kenta joined Takato and Henry forming a semicircle all of their body language showed hostility.

"I had to have you" his voice was raw, "You had to be mine, you were meant to be mine but you wouldn't listen! If you had just listened and did what you were told ever thing none of this would have happened!"

"What a stupid boy" Everyone but Takato, Henry and Rika turned to see Yamaki come through the trees "To actually think someone like Rika would do as she was told. Now boys before you let your more violent urges take over I already called the police and made a call to a contact on the force he will be taken to place far from here even if he escapes again he won't be able to get here before he gets caught and his connection with Icedevimon has been severed. I think I hear them coming.

Going to skip to after the cops are gone cause I doubt you care and honestly I don't

Everyone was sitting around the hideout except for Yamaki some of the kids still looked shaken so he decided to have a change of scenery.

"All right I don't think it's wise to stay here any suggestions as to where we could go?"

After awhile Rika answered with a sigh, "My house is big enough for all of us"

Everyone looked towards her since she hadn't spoken since Dorian was dragged away screaming. She glared at them and most looked away Yamaki agreed and said he'd call her mother and inform her that they were coming over.

Surprise she looked up and asked, "You're going to call her?"

Giving her a blank look, "I thought you had a brain Nonaka you should know by now when I say I will I really mean Riley will."

Smirking she shot back "Of course you have to check in and you're not sure if she'd be ok with you talking to a model."

He glared at her and walked away to make his call. She joined Takato in his snickering until they met with Henry's disapproving stare. They both groaned Takato decided it was best to get it over with.

"Come on Henry you know it was funny I mean really Yamaki jumps whenever Riley says that whole sir thing is just a front for work and they only use it in front of us because he thinks it will convince us that they're not a relationship when we know they are."

"That doesn't give you the right to mock the man even if he is being overly secretive about something that isn't a secret."

Since he arguing with Henry always gave him a headache he did the only thing he could think of, "I just said it was funny Rika was the one mocking him."

"Gee thanks Google Head" giving him a glare she turned to Henry inwardly cringing at is you should know better look "Look Hen me and him got an agreement I don't deck him when he insults me he doesn't make me disappear when I rag on him it works for us so save the lecture will you."

Before Henry could answer they were interrupted by Yolei "How can you act like nothing happened you just destroyed living creatures he" pointing at Impmon "just killed them like it meant nothing and you joke around like it doesn't matter." She had stood up not able to hold her outrage.

This time it was Rika who answered Yolie was her friend but seeing the way Impmon slumped under her rage knew he remembered what happened to Leomon and Jeri because of it.

"Because it doesn't" she felt a twinge as Yolie flinched but her voice remained cold as she continued, "What did you want him to do Yolie? Let Ai and Mako get hurt? Well?" Looking Yolie in the eye she waited until the other girl answered her.

Lowering her gaze "There has to be another way"

"There isn't you have to understand I'm not trying to be little what you guys went through" she looked at all the digidestined hoping they would understand that they took no joy in what they did "but while what you did was tough what we went through… what we had to do was far worse. You could come home anytime there where places for you to rest times that you even enjoyed. We were stuck there was no guarantee we could even come home, no friendly place for us to relax if we stayed still for too long there was the chance we would be ripped apart and at one point we were, we didn't know if the others were alive, we constantly under attack the only way to fix it was to destroy what attacked us. I'll ask you again Yolie what would you have us do?"

She could look at anyone she didn't know how bad they had it in the digital world. "I don't know if I can do this" she answered quietly.

"Then leave" Yolie's head snapped up like everyone else she stared at Rika her eyes filling with tears.

"I thought we were friends"

"We are that's why I'm telling you to leave this isn't your fight I'd appreciate the help since it seems that thing is stronger but if you can't kill a digimon that's coming at us then it's better if you leave you're my friend" she stepped closer to take her hand and looked at the other destined " you all are you've been great and welcoming but the tamers are my family I won't risk losing them because you guys can't do what needs to be done."

They looked back at her but surprising everyone it was Kari who answered.

"I understand and I want to help I don't agree but I'll help you because you're my friend and friends don't turn their backs on each other."

The others chorused their agreement and everyone seemed to relax. Yamaki decided he had enough of the mushiness and rounded them up to go to the Nanoka residence.

Alright tell me what you think there won't be as long a wait as there was last time I promise.