"Isn't it pretty?" Mel voiced, watching her crest shimmer in the light.
"It looks different than the others we've found."
"All of them are different." Jenny agreed.
Gomamon jumped atop her head as she held the crest in her hand, looking at the symbol curiously.
"What do you think these symbols mean?"
"Maybe their meaning is how we unlock their power…" Lizzy mused.
"Or perhaps the crests only work if we have them all." Meg suggested.
"I think he meant that each pair of tags and crests need to be together." Steph voiced.
"Maybe the power DOES come from the meaning."
"But how do we figure out the meaning?" TJ wondered.
"I-It may be a spiritual thing…" Lizzy explained.
"P-Perhaps something in our bonds will reveal it to us…"
Tonya was walking ahead of the group, in her own world as she stared at the orange crest in her palm…
'What does it mean? Why did it even glow if I was doing something wrong?'
Agumon leaned on her hip, feeling her fear and aggravation…
'I don't want it to happen again…'
"Could our crests match up with our charms?" Steph inquired.
"They seem to…"
"Well, the crests are supposed to make us stronger too!"
Jenny grinned.
"I can't wait to see what I turn into next!"
"Probably a whale." Meg voiced.
"HEY…"
"I-I don't think our Spirit Animals will ever change…" Lizzy piped up.
"Maybe our appearance will change, but not our actual animals…"
"But we might get something to make us stronger. Like Liztech." Mel suggested.
"We could become REAL superheroes!" TJ realized.
Tonya stopped, blinking in confusion when she heard no footsteps at her back.
Turning slightly, she blinked again to find the group had stopped a few yards behind her, talking…
"Hey, what's the holdup?"
"Oh, sorry!" Mel apologized, sheepish.
"If you guys want to stop, we need to find shade."
"You two go on ahead." Meg replied.
"You can search for shade."
"We'll catch up with you." Steph assured.
"Don't sit on a cactus!" Jenny joked.
Tonya rolled her eyes good-naturedly, putting a hand on Agumon's head.
Starting to turn on her heel to continue walking, the sand suddenly shifted downward unexpectedly.
Eyes widening, the redhead cried when her feet sunk into the sand up to the shin.
A familiar black form sprung up from the ground, and Agumon jumped forward to shield his partner.
"Arachnia!"
A large figure lifted up from beneath them, and the startled pair clung to Kuwagamon's jaws.
"TONYA!"
"It's Kuwagamon and Arachnia! AGAIN!"
Thrown to the rough sand, Tonya shook it out of her hair moments before Arachnia pounced.
"I'll enjoy drinking your blood, foolish child!"
"Drink THIS!"
Kicking the spider-girl in the face, Tonya rolled away as Agumon stood.
"He's too big!" Steph shouted.
"Evolve!"
An unaccustomed fear blossomed in the girl's chest, and it paralyzed her very soul.
'What if I try and…'
Flashes of crimson vision, of Skullgreymon and death and destruction and PAIN…
Tonya couldn't breathe…
'I can't…'
Agumon's own fear had wrapped around his heart, and he couldn't help his panicked thoughts as they leaked into his partner…
'What if I hurt Tonya again? I wouldn't be able to forgive myself!'
"TONYA! AGUMON!" TJ shouted.
"MOVE!" Jenny yelled.
Arachnia's sharpened legs flew towards Tonya's chest as Kuwagamon prepared to chop Agumon in half…
It was not her own danger, but Agumon's that caused the redhead to snap into action.
"AGU!"
Rushing towards her partner, adrenaline numbing the pain from the new cut in her arm, she ducked under Kuwagamon's jaws.
"GET DOWN!"
She managed to tackle him down before the jaws closed, releasing a breath of relief.
"Agu?"
"I'm okay…"
Arachnia seemed ready to pounce on them…
"Pixi-Bomb, seek and destroy!"
Bulldog jaws clamped onto the spider-girl's neck, and she disappeared with a shriek, like her partner.
A large, big-muscled bulldog Spirit Evolution towered over them, and Tonya sat up from her position shielding Agumon.
"Um…thanks?"
The rest of the group ran up, concerned and confused, as the man crossed his boa-arms across his chest.
"You are the Digidestined?"
They nodded, somewhat stunned by his size and strength…
"I am Bull. And this…"
A little pink Digimon, with a spear and adorable face, appeared on his shoulder.
"Is Piximon."
Jenny blinked, expression saying 'does not compute'.
"Bull and Piximon? Dude, your partner's a powder-puff with a pointy stick!"
"Jenny!"
SMACK!!!
"OW…"
"SO…" Steph started, quirking an eyebrow…
"Who might you two be?"
"Oh my…"
Biyomon's eyes widened.
"Are you really Bull and Piximon?"
"You know them?" Mel wondered.
"I've heard of them! They're legends! Their home is the training ground for all the great Digimon fighters!"
"…Really?" TJ inquired, amazed.
"Th-They must be strong…"
"I've heard of you as well, and so far I'm not impressed!"
Meg's eyes narrowed on the small pink Digimon, and Gabumon grabbed her hand with both of his, holding her back.
"You Digimon!"
They practically wilted, looking guilty before Piximon had even started…
"You're supposed to be protecting your partners as well! They're protecting you more than you protect them! Have some guts!"
"Don't we get any points for enthusiasm?" Gomamon joked weakly.
"You winged little puffball, I'll-!"
As Mel and Lizzy tried to hold back Jenny, Piximon turned to Tonya and Agumon.
"As for you two, you need some serious help!"
"…Huh?"
"I've got an extreme training program made just for you!"
Tonya copied Jenny's earlier expression of 'does not compute'…
"…Huh?"
"Follow us!"
As the pair began to march off, the group stared after them, stunned…
"…Should we follow them?" Mel wondered.
"There's nothing better to do." Meg reasoned, starting to walk.
The others turned to Tonya, who looked deep in thought.
"…Let's go."
Jogging to catch up with Piximon and Bull, they slowed to a leisurely pace…
"Jeez, how far IS this place?!"
Meg sighed, knowing Jenny would start whining eventually…
'Tammy didn't whine this much as a baby…'
"It's hot…" Mel agreed, wiping sweat from her brow.
"I-It'll get better…" Lizzy assured, gripping Tentomon's hand tighter.
"Could we get ice cream?"
Meg smiled slightly, nodding.
"When we get home. I promise."
"It's not so bad. Just imagine its raining jellybeans or something." Steph advised.
"MMM…JELLYBEANS…"
SMACK!!!
"OW!"
"Not you. You're in your own world enough as it is."
"HEY…"
"I wonder where their house is…" Tonya muttered.
"I don't even smell anything other than sand." Agumon agreed.
"Maybe it's just hiding the scent. I'm sure we'll see it soon."
Piximon fluttered to the sand, smiling back at the group.
"We're here."
"...WHERE?"
Jenny looked around, getting frustrated.
"There isn't anything HERE!"
"Trust your eyes you should not."
"…When did you become Yoda?"
Spinning his spear like a baton, Piximon threw it into the air…
"Pixi-Portal!"
It opened an invisible 'doorway' in the air, revealing a lush rainforest hidden within a desert.
"WHOA…" Steph whistled.
"It's beautiful!" Mel gasped.
Carefully, they stepped into the forest, and the door seemed to close like a shimmering veil.
"Th-This place is amazing." Lizzy admired, inspecting the local plant life.
"I'm surprised a forest could survive within a desert."
"Come on, Meggie. Enjoy it!"
Meg watched her sister's smiling face, and smiled softly…
"Oh, alright."
"I hope there aren't any giant herbivore Digimon around here with horns…"
Tonya giggled lightly, bumping shoulders with a grinning Jenny.
"Or giant bugs."
"Definitely!"
The redhead's smile fell though, and she put a hand on her partner's head.
Bull, having looked back, noticed this…
"Guys!"
Mel's shout caught everyone's attention, and they whipped around to see what had startled her so.
"What's that?" Steph wondered.
"It's Etemon's trailer." Bull answered.
"Etemon's?"
"Don't worry! He can't see through the barrier!" Piximon assured.
"Really?" TJ voiced.
"Then it's safe. Come on." Meg encouraged, herding them onward.
The trees shielding them from sunlight, the group trudged through the shrubbery, wondering where the actual HOUSE was…
The forest turned to stone, and columns rose from the ground to lead to worn steps.
These steps happened to lead up a large mountain, the stairs winding around the sides.
"…We have to walk up that, don't we?"
Piximon nodded…
"…DAMN IT…"
"I-It's pretty high…W-We could fall…" Lizzy reminded.
"Is this part of our training?" Steph wondered.
"Exactly!"
Everyone groaned, and Tonya was seriously considering just walking away…
"This'll be easy! I can just fly up!" Tentomon realized.
"Did I mention that there will be no flying during any of our training?" Piximon retorted.
"AW…"
"Haven't you learned that the easy way is more trouble than the hard way?" Bull informed.
"Well, of course." Meg retorted.
"But it doesn't make the easy way less tempting."
"Is there food up there?" TJ wondered.
"Of course!"
Mel perked, instantly interested, and grinned.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!"
Following the brunette's example, they started up the steps at a brisk pace.
The farther up they got, the slower their steps…
"How much farther?" Agumon wondered.
"Probably a mile…" Tonya replied.
"Jen, could you carry me?"
"Carry yourself…"
"Biyo, how are you feeling?"
"My feet hurt…"
"Toko, race you!"
"Alright!"
"Tammy, you be careful!"
"Tokomon, don't trip anyone!"
"Pal, I can see the barrier from here!"
"COOL!"
"Are you alright, Tento? You look a bit down…"
"TIRED…I never realized how tiring WALKING was…"
Lizzy smiled shyly…
"Well…"
"Hey, look at that!" Jenny pointed out.
All eyes turned upward, and a mansion was finally in view from their place on the stairs.
"It's HUGE…" Steph observed.
"Come on."
"Don't you want to eat?" Piximon wondered.
"FOOD!" They cheered as one, rushing up the rest of the way.
The house looked like a four-story circular mansion, with a courtyard in the center with a Piximon and Bull statue.
It was HUGE.
"So, where's the food?" Meg wondered.
"You have to earn it!"
"I KNEW it…" Jenny whined.
"You're going to wash the floors. ALL the floors." Bull explained as Piximon used his magic to conjure up buckets of soapy water and rags.
"Might as well get started…" Tonya muttered, reaching down to grab one.
"Ah, ah! Not you two!" Piximon interrupted, rapping her knuckles with his spear.
"OW! Okay!"
Rubbing her hand to ease the pain, the redhead glared as Agumon checked for damage.
"Come with us."
Nodding, she followed them, patting her partner's head to reassure him as they walked out of the mansion.
They were led down the mountain, using a faster route, and a large carved statue caught Tonya's attention first.
It looked like a strange Chinese dragon-like Digimon with stout legs, a winged cat Spirit Evolution bearing a katana beside it.
Both were clearly very large, and she felt dwarfed by them…
They guarded a cave entrance, which Bull and Piximon stopped before.
"Go on in!"
"Your test is within."
"Test?"
Almost hesitant, Tonya nodded, leading the way over the threshold.
The darkness engulfed her almost immediately, and Agumon clutched her arm as their sight became impaired.
"What are we supposed to do in here?"
"I don't know…We can't even see!"
"We should keep our ears open…Something might be in here…"
Gold eyes widened as her feet sunk into the ground, and she cried out as it sucked her in, Agumon pulled along…
"TONYA!"
"AGU!"
Darkness.
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Watching the others sleep peacefully, Meg twirled a lock of hair around her finger.
It was extremely dark, and they had worked hard to clean all of the floors until they shone.
After eating dinner, most of the Digidestined had grown drowsy, as did the Digimon.
Gabumon was sleeping peacefully at her side, looking undisturbed by her own concern.
Tonya and Agumon had not returned, and the wolf-girl was known to worry over such things.
Considering what usually happened when they were separated, it's no surprise…
Standing, Meg headed for the door, careful to avoid stepping on anyone in her way before stepping out into the cool night air.
Releasing a breath, she leaned on her forearms against the railing, staring up at the sky…
"M-Meg?"
Looking over her shoulder to see Lizzy, she tilted her head invitingly.
The younger blonde carefully closed the door, and stepped up beside her friend.
"I-Is something bothering you?"
"Tonya and Agumon haven't gotten back yet."
"M-Maybe they're still working?"
Lights began to shine over their hearts, and both girls looked down in surprise to see their tags reacting to something.
"Our crests must be nearby."
"W-We should get our partners…"
"They need to rest." Meg assured.
"We'll be fine as long as our crests are within the barrier."
"…A-Alright…"
Following the black-haired teen, the violet-eyed blonde looked back in slight doubt before jogging to catch up.
'We'll be fine…I hope…'
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"Tonya…"
The voice was faint, but it was enough to start rousing her senses…
"Tonya, wake up…"
It was steadily getting louder, and she started shifting, something wet sliding between her fingers…
"Tonya, are you alright?"
Grumbling in response, cool air hit her skin, condensing on her arms and legs…
"Tonya!"
Eyes fluttering open, Tonya found dew on her eyelashes.
Blinking them away, the redhead sat up, shaking her moist hair out and looking around in confusion.
"Agu?"
"Yeah?"
"Where are we? I thought we were in a cave…"
"Me, too. I woke up a few minutes ago."
Looking around, concern furrowed her brow at the sight of endless ocean and curling, thick mist.
"I wonder where we are…How'd we even get in this boat?"
"…Didn't we fall?"
Pausing, Tonya tried to remember what had happened just before she'd ended up in this unknown place…
"We did. Piximon and Bull told us to go into that cave, and…the floor swallowed us…"
"But where are we?"
"…I don't know…"
Sighing, Tonya sat back down in the boat, staring out at nothing.
"If we had some oars, we could paddle our way back…"
"Maybe we could use our hands!"
"We wouldn't be strong enough…"
Agumon sat beside his partner, looking up at the defeated expression nestled on her face.
"We'll get back to the others, Tonya. I just know it."
"How?"
"I haven't figured that part out yet, but I'm sure we'll think of something."
"Why?"
She was searching for anything to grab onto, the slow spinning of the boat blurring her thoughts.
As she slipped into a trance-like sleep, Agumon's voice echoed in her head…
"Because you're TONYA."
Spinning, spinning, spinning…
The water rocked her gently, memories surfacing of tear-blurred vision and a wooden rocking chair…
A strangely-alien mother, without worry lines or dull gaze, smiling with dazzling gold eyes…
Bright blue eyes, shimmering like crystals with pain, a steady rocking motion as tears wet her shirt…
Bright green eyes, yellow skin, panic, falling…
Gentle waters…
Thundering waters, pain, pounding footsteps, pain, smooth stone under her palm, pain, blood rushing through her ears like a flood, PAIN PAIN PAIN…
Red everywhere, slippery underfoot, and a gaping chest, heart torn and bleeding and DEAD…
Lifeless eyes, watching her, accusing her, a hand grabbing her heart as darkness fell over her eyes…
"This is mine."
"NO!"
Shooting up, panting hard, Tonya looked around wildly only to see mist and a concerned Agumon.
"Agu…"
"Are you alright? What did you see?"
"Nothing…"
Heart slowing, pleasant memories coming back to mind…
"Just home."
"You haven't told me a lot about your home…"
"…Guess we've been kinda busy…" Tonya admitted, a small smile gracing her features.
"I was just remembering my little sister…"
"What's she like?"
Knowing he was trying to distract her from the 'nightmare', her smile grew.
"She's really sweet. I'm sure you'd like her. Kitty's only a little younger than TJ."
"Is she like TJ?"
"…Kind of. She's always taking in alley cats, feeding and bathing them before giving them to shelters."
"She sounds really nice."
"She is. She loved our old house…"
Her eyes flickered with memories…
"It had the biggest backyard and the widest driveway, with a huge oak tree…"
Tonya sighed, leaning on the side of the boat as Agumon saw houses start passing by…
"I'd ride around it in circles when I learned to ride a bike a few years ago…Kitty always loved to watch…"
"Tonya."
Gaze focusing, Tonya's breath caught as a familiar neighborhood, a familiar house, a familiar driveway, floating towards and by them like wraiths…
"It's HOME."
Not the place she lived in now, but the place she still considered HOME.
The boat suddenly lurched, striking concrete, and Tonya tentatively stepped out.
Agumon followed her lead, confused at the sound of metal falling somewhere ahead of them.
"I know that noise…" Tonya muttered distractedly, following it towards the source…
"What is it? Tonya?"
"A falling bike…"
Rough pavement scuffed her sneakers, and the redhead stopped at the sight before her…
"Who's that?" Agumon wondered, watching the young girl curiously.
She had the same vivid shade of hair as his partner, though it ended just at her shoulders, with sad gold eyes.
The child couldn't be more than nine years old…
"That's me…"
Looking up in surprise, he took in her dazed, stupefied expression…
"I was learning how to ride a bike at that age…"
The contraption toppled once again with a clang of metal on metal, and the child turned teary-eyed…
"I-I'll never learn how to ride a bike…I-I should just stop trying…"
"No."
Gold eyes locked, and the words bubbled out of her from the deepest, most intimate recesses of her mind.
"You can do anything if you believe you can. You just have to keep trying!"
Tonya smiled, helping up this younger version of herself.
"All you need is a little help. We'll hold you up from behind, right Agu?"
The Digimon nodded, smiling as he saw his partner, his old partner, reemerge.
"Right!"
As the child mounted the unsteady 'beast' once more, both held it firmly in the back as the pedals began to turn.
As the two-wheeler gained speed, Tonya and Agumon picked up the pace as well.
When they could run no faster, the pair released their hold, and the bicycle kept rolling on its own.
"I'm doing it! I'm riding a bike!"
As the mist obscured the young girl from view, Tonya smiled softly.
"I'd almost forgotten…"
"Forgotten what?"
"You have to keep trying to get something right."
The redhead turned to face her partner…
"Because I messed up, I wasn't willing to try again. I was scared…But that shouldn't have stopped me."
"I understand, Tonya. I was scared, too."
Agumon took hold of her hand, smiling warmly.
"But I'm not anymore. As long as we're together, I'll keep trying."
"Me too, Agu."
Face brightening, her grip tightened as her dull spirit blazed once more…
"As long as we work together, we can do anything!"
As they returned to the boat, Agumon found two oars.
Each took one, and began to paddle back the way they'd come…
"Tonya?"
"Hm?"
"Who taught you to keep trying?"
A smile graced her face at the memory of bright blue eyes…
"Kitty."
Sounds began to bounce off the mist, and Tonya strained to decipher them…
"Help!"
"Tonya!"
"Where are you?!"
"The others are in trouble!" She realized.
"Agu!"
"I'm ready if you are!"
Nodding, the orange charm began to glow…
"Tiger!"
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"Meg?"
The black-haired girl nodded, content that Lizzy had grown comfortable enough to stop stuttering.
"What do you think our crests will be like?"
"Like anything, I suppose."
"…What makes you want to find yours?"
Meg tilted her head slightly, really thinking it over…
"I would like to see what I become. The Digimon evolve and change, and we grow, as well. Maybe I'll find something knew about myself."
Lizzy nodded, absorbing the information, and blue eyes gave a sidelong glance.
"What about you?"
"Well…I'd like to get stronger…"
"Stronger?"
A shy smile, and the blonde began to fidget with her tag and charm…
"I-I mean spiritually…I know I'm shy and I'm not very assertive…But I'd like to be…Maybe evolving again would help…"
Giggling, she smiled wider.
"Besides, it would be interesting to see what Tentomon will Digivolve into next…"
"I agree."
Meg smiled, glad to see that Lizzy was really relaxing.
She had noticed how high-strung the younger girl seemed, and would sometimes forget she was only fifteen.
The blonde was definitely smart, smarter than even she admitted or anyone knew, but she stressed herself out.
No one else could figure out what was going on, some didn't even really care to know, and Lizzy seemed to take it seriously.
"Lizzy?"
"Hm?"
"…You're pretty great. Don't forget that."
Blushing, she nodded, violet eyes locked on the ground…
"Thanks, Meg…"
"Anytime."
Their glowing tags began to blink rapidly, signaling the closeness of their crests, and the girls stopped.
Looking around to see if they could spot them, Lizzy realized they were standing just inside of the barrier guarding Piximon's home.
"Did we come this whole way for nothing?" Meg voiced.
"Maybe…Out there…"
Both looked outside of the clear, shimmering barrier to see a well, lights coming out from its depths.
The colors matched their tags…
"They're out there."
"B-But the barrier…"
"It's right outside. I'm sure we'll be back before Etemon and Babyface can find us."
"W-Well…"
Lizzy personally would have felt better if she had Tentomon to hold, but she still followed her friend up to the barrier.
Meg paused right where the grass met sand, and carefully placed her hand on it, her hand phasing through easily.
Bringing the appendage back in, she found that her hand was, indeed, not melted off.
The two shared a glance, and Lizzy nodded.
Stepping out of the rainforest, the girls went straight to the well.
"I'll go down first. If you fall, I can catch you." Meg reasoned.
"Alright…"
The seventeen year old swung over the edge of the well, she grabbed onto the rope and started climbing down.
After a few moments, Lizzy copied her, arms shaking slightly at the weight of her body.
Lights played on the stone walls, and the blonde looked around for her crest.
A symbol shone on the wall closest to her, and she reached out to touch it…
Meg spotted the same thing, and became mesmerized by the blue symbol before her, reaching for it…
The moment their fingers touched, the light blinded them, and when it died, the crests were now nestled in their tags.
"We got them!" Lizzy exclaimed excitedly, smile unreserved and open.
Meg nodded, and the two climbed out of the well as the sun rose over the horizon.
"Let's get back into the barrier-."
A roar shook the sand beneath their feet, and both looked up in surprise to see a large red Digimon.
He had black cables connected to his arms and body, and his dinosaur physique was massive.
An armadillo Spirit Evolution hissed at them from its partner's shoulder, and Meg grabbed her younger friend's arm.
"Run!"
They raced for the barrier, hoping for its protection…
"Blaze Blast!"
The flames busted the barrier open like glass moments after the two had passed through, and the force of the collision sent them flying.
Meg found her feet first, and lifted a dazed Lizzy up.
The blonde winced, falling to one knee as her ankle shot pain up her entire leg like liquid fire.
"M-My ankle…"
Meg knew she couldn't wait for her friend, and she wouldn't leave her behind, so she pulled the smaller girl onto her back.
"Hold on."
The blonde nodded before the black-haired girl started running once more, weaving around branches and over roots.
The dinosaur Digimon thundered after them through the jungle, and Meg started to breath heavily.
'Gabu, where are you?'
"Blaze Blast!"
Closing her eyes as an explosion rocked the very ground beneath her feet, Meg almost stumbled.
'GABU!'
"MEGGIE!"
Their eyes snapped up, and found the group, minus Tonya and Agumon, rushing towards them with Piximon and Bull.
"Gabu!"
"Tento!"
Wires rose in the air as they regrouped, and Mel grabbed Steph's arm, worried.
"Love Serenade!"
Etemon's voice echoed from the wires, and the Digimon immediately fell, drained.
Feeling the effects, Jenny leaned on a tree, Gomamon limp on her shoulder.
"Jeez…Can't he at least learn how to sing?"
"How are we supposed to fight?" Steph worried.
"Blaze Blast!"
Piximon brought up a barrier, and Bull turned to the group as the fire was stopped.
"We must depend on Tonya and Agumon to come and defeat Tyrannomon."
TJ nodded, looking out into the forest as Tokomon stood up on her head.
"HELP!"
Mel stepped forward, knowing somehow that Tonya would come if they shouted for her.
"TONYA!"
Jenny stood up on her own, raising her voice.
"Where are you?! Come on, Tonya!!"
…
"Tonya, Spirit Evolve into…TAWNY!"
"Agumon, Digivolve to…GREYMON!!"
Tyrannomon's Blaze Blast was disrupted by Greymon's charge, and the armadillo-girl was tackled by Tawny.
"They evolved." Meg realized.
"Get them, Tawny!" Mel cheered.
"Nova Blast!"
Tonya's claws slashed into her opponent's shell, and Tyrannomon dodged the blast that destroyed the wires transmitting Etemon's power.
"Greymon, let's finish this!"
"Right!"
Greymon picked his opponent up in a wrestling hold, pulling up and making the cables connected to the Digimon's body snap.
Tawny caught her own assailant, arm locking around the girl's throat.
Both slammed their enemies into the ground at the same moment, and mutually disappeared into infinite pieces.
Breathing heavily, the transformation fell away as Greymon Dedigivolved before Tonya turned to see the others.
"Hey, guys. How'd I do?"
"You were excellent!" Steph complimented.
"Congratulations on evolving again." Meg added.
"Thanks, guys…"
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"You did well." Bull admitted.
"Our training is done for now! But don't forget that life itself is a lesson, so learn from it!"
All seven nodded, and Tonya began to lead them out of the jungle and into the desert.
"I feel they will succeed. What do you think, Piximon?"
"They surely have the spirit for it!" Piximon admitted, landing on his partner's shoulder.
"I trust them to keep trying. Good luck, Digidestined."
'Lead them well, Tonya…Digidestined of Courage…'