Chapter 5: Knowledge & Sincerity Light the Way

With everything happening in the digital world the digidestined continued to find their way knowing that they have a little more confidence than they had at the beginning of this quest.

"So Tai what made you snap out of your fears to save Sora and activate your crest?" Izzy asked

"Well I seen Sora about to be attacked and I knew she needed our help and if I continued to wallow in my fears then she would have been destroyed." Tai said

"We are going to have to be careful for there are a lot more Digimon out there who doesn't want us here." Sora said

Meanwhile Kyukimon and Karatenmon are reporting to their master only to tell them of their failures.

"Master we failed to stop the crest of courage from activating and destroying the child of love." Kyukimon said

"How hard is it to stop a bunch of snot nosed kids from activating those crests which doesn't even belong to them?" Apocalyamon asked

"They are more resourceful than what we anticipated and another thing Astamon is helping them out hoping to teach them the ancient form of fusion evolution." Karatenmon said

"Well bring me that traitor alive for I want him to justify his actions before I destroy him. Have you located the 3 ancient crests of hope, innocence and life yet or the crest of light?" Apocalyamon asked

"No those crests are cloaked and we would need to call the children that those crests belong to in order to have the powers of those crests." Karatenmon said

"Now why would I need little kids in order to use those powers?" Apocalyamon asked

"Those crests are different than the other crests for their powers come from the children and that is why any other Digimon was not able to use them." Karatenmon said

"Dark Knightdramon I need you to go to the world of man and locate the children who hold the powers to these crests and bring them to me. Here are the replicas of the crests and they should activate once the children are near." Apocalyamon said

Dark Knightdramon went to the human world where he disguised himself as a human in a cloak and he followed the signal to the local hospital and he then kidnapped one of the children who represented the child of life and tried to bring the child to the digital world but a strange light then emerged from the child and dark Knightdramon was then destroyed but the child was hidden behind the dumpster and when a young lady walked by she heard a cry and found a young baby behind the dumpster where she brought the child into the hospital and they had no record of a missing baby and they told her to leave her name and number and they will call if someone reports the child missing. Meanwhile in the digital world Apocalyamon was gathering more dark soldiers in order to take out the digidestined once and for all.

"These brats should not be here and be this powerful; I bet this has to do with those 4 sovereigns being they have been tracking my movement since the beginning." Apocalyamon thought to himself when Karatenmon came in with a status report.

"Sir we have a problem, the gate to the human world closed and now dark Knightdramon failed to capture the child of hope innocence and life and was destroyed." Karatenmon said

"Is that all or do you have news on the children in the digital world? I want those children and their crests now the crest of courage I can't use being that child managed to activate it." Apocalyamon said

"2 of the children won't know how to activate their crests because they won't know the meaning of the crests they hold. The child of friendship is a loner and doesn't know how to be a friend and the child of love doesn't know the meaning what love really is even though she was surrounded with love. The other 3 will activate their crests though for those are traits which don't require much emotion but love, friendship, and courage require emotion to activate." Karatenmon said

"So you are saying 2 of the crests will be harder to activate than the others, this is interesting but we are going to have to be careful for the fact that if knowledge, sincerity, and reliability activate then those crests will help the other 2 see the truth." Apocalyamon said

"What do you want us to do, my lord?" Karatenmon said

"We need to separate those children and make sure they don't find each other, if we split them all up make sure they don't find each other and that is how we make sure those crests don't activate." Apocalyamon said

Meanwhile at the lake the digidestined are all eating when several events start to take place, Mimi and Palmon start to fall into the earth when Izzy and Tentomon went to help them. Tai and Joe went flying into the lake and their Digimon went to help them and Matt and Sora found them selves running from a giant shockwave and they split up from each other. Gabumon ended up going with Sora and Biyomon managed to end up with Matt.

"Izzy where are we?" Mimi asked

"I don't know the air is not as dense as I thought it would be, especially being we are underground." Izzy said

"We are heading to the fire pits and that is not a place we want to be for it is more dangerous than where the others are right now." Tentomon said

"We are going to have to protect the children but where we are heading I won't be any use for it will be so hot there and I won't have any moisture to survive." Palmon said

"Well we are going to have to figure a way out for your sake maybe there will be plants down here in order for you to help out." Tentomon said

"Izzy doesn't it feel like it is getting colder as we go further?" Mimi asked

"Yeah it is getting colder usually the further we go down the warmer it gets. The air is getting thinner; do you think we are going to the mountains?" Izzy asked

Suddenly Mimi trips over something and fell face first into snow that covers the ground. Izzy then realized that the path they were on lead to the mountains and then helped Mimi out of the snow.

"Are you all right Mimi?' Izzy asked

"Well I guess we know where that path lead to now why did we have to go this way I would rather face the heat than be frozen?" Mimi complained

"Mimi at least now if we need to I could help out rather than wither in the heat." Palmon said

As soon as they found a small cabin the sun finally set, and they thought it was the safest place to stay so they didn't freeze. Meanwhile Joe and Tai are in the river trying to get out when Gomamon used his fishes to help out the 2 boys.

"What happened?" Joe said

"We are going to have to find the others to see if they are alright. We have to be careful for the fact we don't know what is going to happen to us but I guess the top priority is to find shelter for it is getting dark and I don't think it will be wise if we stay on the river all night.' Tai said

"I agree this river can't be a good thing. At the rate we are going at Gomamon see if we could get to shore so we could find shelter." Joe said

"Hang on for I sense something following us and I can't get him off of our tail." Gomamon said

"This can't be a good thing being the only one who could digivolve is surrounded by water and that is not his element." Joe said

"We need a plan of attack or we might not be able to look for the others." Tai said

Meanwhile in the desert Sora and Gabumon are looking for Matt and Biyomon for they are defenseless being the Digimon can't digivolve without their respective partners.

"What are we going to do we don't know where the others are and we need to find them and stay as a group?" Sora said

We need to find Matt and Biyomon first for I could only protect you for so long before my energy is completely gone.

"Do you know how we are going to find them?" Sora asked

"I have no idea for things are different than it is suppose to be, I do know that if we do get in danger that you have to use the crest of love and then Biyomon and Matt will be able to follow." Gabumon said

"I don't know why I have the crest of love being I have never received any growing up." Sora cried

"Come on now don't start crying I am sure you have received love growing up." Gabumon said

"How would you know my mom wanted me to work in her stupid flower shop and not let me do anything?" Sora yelled

"I'm sorry if I offended you I was just trying to help." Gabumon said

"No Gabumon I am sorry I should have never snapped at you for you were only trying to help me thank you for sticking by me." Sora said

"It's not a problem for Biyomon would never forgive me if I didn't stay by you and attempting to protect you." Gabumon said

Meanwhile Matt and Biyomon are in the forest looking for Sora, Gabumon, and the others.

"Matt is something wrong?" Biyomon asked

"No besides we are lost and can't find the others." Matt said creating an awkward silence

"Oh Sora I hope you are alright and nothing bad is happening to you or Gabumon." Biyomon thought

"Biyomon what is that up ahead?" Matt asked breaking the silence

"Oh no we have to hide now." Biyomon said shoving Matt in the direction which leads into a hide away tree.

"What was that?" Matt asked

"I don't know but I think it was a swarm of Flymon and they are one Digimon you want to avoid at all costs." Biyomon said

"Ok good to know next time I see one I will avoid it." Matt said

Meanwhile Mimi and Izzy are running into a lot of problems in the frozen tundra.

"Izzy the cabin is not opening up, how are we going to get in and warm up?" Mimi asked

"Maybe if we knock on the door someone will open up and show us some hospitality?" Izzy suggested

"Ok let's do it." Mimi said

"Tentomon do you sense something wrong about this place?" Palmon asked in a low tone

"Yes something is definitely odd about this place but we shouldn't alert the children just yet." Tentomon said

"I agree we don't want them to worry over something we are unsure about." Palmon said

Mimi knocked on the door and an ultimate Digimon came and answered the door to find 2 children and 2 Digimon accompanying them and allowed then to come in out of the cold.

"You children look cold please come in and warm up and let me be of service to you." Mephistomon said

"Thank you it is really cold out and we appreciate it." Mimi said

"Not a problem my dear, please make your selves at home." Mephistomon said

"Have you seen 4 other children with Digimon accompanying them?" Izzy asked

"I am sorry I haven't seen them while you are warming up please take a bath or get something to eat I will be right back I have some important things to take care of." Mephistomon said

"Thank you, we really appreciate your hospitality and generosity." Mimi & Izzy said

Mephistomon went out of the cabin and disappeared to Apocalyamon's castle to give him an update.

"My lord, 2 of the children have entered my cabin and they currently think that I am showing them generosity by letting them rest." Mephistomon said

"What do you have planned for those little brats?" Apocalyamon asked

"Well I plan on making them as comfortable as I can so they don't suspect my intention of taking their crests and then I plan on making some bug soup with using the cactus as seasoning. I want to keep the 2 children as my pets though if you don't mind my liege?" Mephistomon asked

"If you want those children then make sure I get their crests then." Apocalyamon said

"I will my liege." Mephistomon said

Mephistomon then went back to the cabin to find the digidestined sleeping, he figured now would be a good time to grab the crests and when he reached for them the crests activated which woke Mimi and Izzy. They realized they were in trouble and headed out of the cabin. Mephistomon then chased them and Mimi and Izzy then tripped and fell into a hole which hid them from Mephistomon.

"Izzy we have to stop him, do you know how we are going to do this?" Mimi asked

"I think the answers are in our crests, we need to figure out the powers of the crests in order to fight him." Izzy said

"Well yours represents knowledge while mine represents sincerity, how are we going to use them to our advantage?" Mimi asked

"I don't know maybe if I figure out his strengths and weaknesses we could use them to our advantage." Izzy said

"Well I don't like fighting but I also know that if I don't help and fight then I will be letting my friends down and then we won't win and save not only this world but our world as well. I will fight for my friends." Mimi said as her crest activated

"Prodigious! Mimi that is amazing, how did you get your crest to activate?" Izzy asked

"I thought about the people who I love and all my friends and promised to help protect them." Mimi said

"Then I will use my knowledge to help save my family and friends." Izzy said as his crest activated then Palmon and Tentomon started to glow and they became Lillymon and Mega Kabuterimon.

Mega Kabuterimon and Lillymon emerged from their hiding spot to attack Mephistomon before he could kill the children. Mephistomon realized he had made a mistake in trying to take the crests to early.

"Dark Cloud!" Mephistomon fired

"Horn Buster!

Flower Cannon!" Mega Kabuterimon and Lillymon fired

"You brats don't know who you are dealing with; my master is far more powerful than any of you children. Black Sabotage!" Mephistomon fired but Mega Kabuterimon and Lillymon evaded the attack easily.

"What do you want with Izzy and Mimi, they have done nothing to you and yet you attack them?" Lillymon asked

"I am in service with the dark lord and he wants the powers that belong to him and not to the children. The only way he would gain the powers is if he is able to find out who the children of light, hope, innocence, and life are. The only other way he can obtain the power of the crests are steal the crests from the 6 children. Now I don't want to harm the children but only make them my pets after servicing my master. But in order to do that is to eliminate you 2 pests." Mephistomon said

"We will not let you take Izzy and Mimi as your pets Mephistomon you are not going to get near them. Grand Horn!" Mega Kabuterimon fired

"Supreme Cannon!" Lillymon fired and both attacks hit its target and caused great damage to Mephistomon. Mephistomon knew he only had one chance to stop the bug and the weed and he focused all of his energy into this final attack. He unleashed his supreme desolation which neither Mega Kabuterimon nor Lillymon could avoid. Mephistomon ended up destroying himself in the process of taking out his enemies. Lillymon and Mega Kabuterimon reverted back to Pabumon & Yurimon as Mimi and Izzy ran to get their partners.

"Are you all right?" Mimi asked

"We will be fine we just need to rest." Pabumon said

Mimi and Izzy knew that they would have to find the others and started to head in the direction facing south.

"Mimi with 3 crests activated we are going to have to be careful now, we just realized with our powers alone is not enough. I think we are going to need the others as well." Izzy said

"We are going to have to hurry for if Apocalyamon is able to find out the identities of the child of light and the child of hope, innocence, & life then he could use their powers against us." Mimi said

"Just hopefully we could use our powers against him before he finds out who they are." Izzy said

With that they continue south where they eventually find the weather getting warmer and then find themselves in the desert. Meanwhile Joe and Tai find themselves in a small village which is overlooked by a huge mountain.