DISCLAIMER: I don't own Digimon

CHAPTER THREE

"Just what the heck are you…"

Taichi looked at the shadow figure in front of him. Its smile grew wider and its eyes glowed brighter.

I knew it… You're here to help me?

"Help you? What do you mean? And why am I the only that can see you?" Taichi asked it. His smile grew even bigger.

The surrounding started to get colder. Taichi started shivering. His body started feeling numb. He couldn't move nor breathe.

"W-what are you d-doing? " Taichi's body got colder and colder.

He saw the figure started to raise what looks like his skin but was in fact a dark hood.

As it was raising its hood, Taichi couldn't bare the freezing temperature and was starting to black out.

Before he could pass out he saw the figures neck. Taichi noticed something on it.

'T-that s-symbol…' Taichi thought but could not handle it anymore and started drifting off.

Ah… Wait! You have to help me! Please don't leave!

The figure pulled back it's hood and ran to Taichi's but he disappeared before he could grab him.

Taichi woke up gasping for air. It was all a haze for him. He started looking for anything to hold on to but suddenly fell to the ground. Hikari, who was sleeping above him heard the fall and looked down.

"Taichi? Why are you on the ground?" Hikari said half asleep. Then she noticed that his brother was shivering crazy. "Taichi!" She yelled and went down. She held her brothers hand then let it go instantly.

"You're freezing! What's going on?" Hikari started to get worried and took her blanket down to warm up his brother.

"H-hikari?" Taichi said in a whispering tone. Suddenly, their parents came in the room and saw Taichi.

"Mama! Something's wrong with Taichi. He's cold!" Hikari said to her parents. Their father walked towards them and held his sons head. "He's freezing!" Their mother called 119 while Hikari and their father gave him more blankets. "He's still shivering…" Hikari said really concerned about his brother's condition. The ambulance came and took Taichi to the hospital. Both their parents went with the ambulance and asked Hikari to wait inside.

"Taichi… please be allright." Hikari said cupping her hands. She went back in and called Koushiro.

"Oh… Hikari, why are you still awake? It's midnight already." Koushiro said yawning a bit.

"T-taichi was sent to the hospital."

"Huh! Why? What happened?"

"I don't know for sure yet." Hikari started whimpering.

Koushiro started getting worried. "Hey Hikari, Taichi's going to be alright. "

"How can you be so sure Koushiro?"

"Because! He's Taichi! He'll survive anything. Especially with that thick skull of his."

Hikari giggled a little. "You're right Koushiro, he's Taichi. I'm sure he'll be alright."

"Hang in there okay Hikari?" Koushiro said and they both bid goodbye.

'Please get better Taichi.' Hikari went in their room and lied down on Taichi's bed.

The next day, Hikari woke up to a familiar face. "You're back!" Hikari jumped up and hugged her brother which made them fall down. "Hikari! Sorry for worrying you." Taichi said holding hear head. He could see the glow on her face which made him happier.

"Taichi! Hikari! Breakfast is ready!" their mom called them from the living room.

At breakfast, their parents discussed what happened in the hospital.

"The doctors didn't know what happened to Taichi actually." Their dad said still confused.

"He was freezing cold at first but when they were about to check up on him his temperature started rising then he was alright." Their mother said cooking some eggs.

"They said I was malnourished. That I wasn't eating that much." Taichi was serious at first but then looked around him and saw them were giggling. "What's so funny?" Taichi was confused but then looked at his part of the table. It was full of bowls. He blushed a bit and everyone laughed. "At least you're all right now." Hikari smiled at her brother who in turn gave a smile back.

Then the phone rang. Hikari went to the living room and answered the phone. "Hello. This is the Yagami residence how can we help you?"

"Taichi? Oh, so you're alright now. Thank goodness."

"Koushiro? Yeah, I'm fine now. But why'd you call?"

"Eh!? Don't you remember? We're supposed to be going to the digiworld today!"

"Oh yeah! Haha sorry Koushiro, I forgot. Don't worry, we'll be there in the school soon."

"No need for that Taichi, we're all going to use my laptop to go to the digiworld. But aren't you going to rest up a bit first? You did just come back from the hospital."

"Like I said Koushiro, I'm fine."

"If you say so… Anyways we're already here so you better hurry."

"All right. Don't worry, we'll be there. Okay bye."

Taichi hung up the phone and called Hikari.

"Hikari! We're going!"

"What? But you just came back from the hospital!" their mom yelled.

"I said I'm fine! The doctors said I'm fine too! Don't you trust them?"

"Taichi!" Their dad held their mother's arm who was about to leave the kitchen.

"Come on dear, he looks fine."

"But what happens if…"

Hikari stood up. "Don't worry! If anything happens we're going to take care of it!"

Their mom sighed and looked at Hikari. "Fine. But if anything happens to Taichi, make sure to inform us."

"It's going to be all right mama! Hurry up Hikari or Koushiro's going to have a fit." Taichi yelled in front of the door. "Alright! Don't be pushy!" Hikari ran to the door and they left for Koushiro's house.

They knocked on Koushiro's front door. "Hey Koushiro! Let us in!" Taichi yelled.

"I'm coming!" Koushiro opened the door and let the two inside. In his room everyone was already there. "We heard what happened. Are you sure you're alright?" Mimi asked Taichi.

"I'm sure Mimi!" Taichi said a little annoyed of people asking him if he was alright.

"Now that everyone's here, I have to show you something before we enter the digiworld." Koushiro said. He opened his laptop and checked his mail. "I got this mail from Gennai yesterday. Check it out."

The letter says…

Koushiro, I am glad you all could come to the digiworld without my call! I am not able to contact you outside of the digiworld because of some disturbance. Anyways, there HAS been a disturbance here for the past 3 months that's been causing the digimons to de-digivolve into nothing. And by that I mean their life is being reversed until they are completely gone from this world. We tried everything to contact you but like I said, we couldn't. I have your digimon here in my house for protection. If you can, please come to my house immediately. I believe I know who is creating this mess and it's not someone you've fought before. I hope you get this email as soon as possible. Who knows what could happen next.

"So there's a new villain in the digiworld." Yamato said.

"And I thought we're FINALLY going to have a peaceful vacation. Apparently not." Mimi said and sighed.

"But seriously, this villain is very dangerous. We need to see Gennai immediately." Koushiro said looking at Taichi. "Taichi, are you okay with this?" Taichi looked at him a little quizzical.

"Absolutely! Agumon and the others are there! And if something as dangerous as that is lurking in the digiworld, who knows what could happen! As chosen children it's our duty to protect the digiworld!"

Koushiro smiled. Everyone got a boost of encouragement and prepared for the trip.

"And don't worry about the travel to Gennai's house, he sent me this new program that directly sends us to his house."

"All right then! Let's go!" Daisuke yelled once again.

And so they opened the Digiport to Gennai's house.

END OF CHAPTER THREE

Wow this is the longest chapter yet! If you like longer chapters or maybe shorter ones, please inform me. Thank you and I hope you liked chapter three!