How are ya lads? I had this chapter sitting on the laptop just waiting to be uploaded so here it is! Hope you enjoy it :) it's a little shorter than my previous chapters but that's because I have a little bit more planned for the next few!

Oh and to Polly want a who asked me if I am British, I am not, nor am I acting British. I am actually Irish! :D

Disclaimer: Not mine.

"GOMAMON!" Screamed Joe as he hurtled towards the ground.

The crest in Joe's hand shone brightly. The beams from the crest began to form together at the foot of the tree they formed Gomamon.

Gomamon looked up and gasped. "JOE!"

"GOMAMON DIGIVOLED TO IKKAKUMON!"

Before Joe could crash into the ground Ikkakumon caught him in his long white fur on his back. "You okay buddy?"

"Ikkakumon? You... you saved me."

"Well what else is a digimon partner for silly?" Asked Ikkakumon as he lowered Joe to the ground. "Now let's take care of the idiot that nearly killed you."

Ikakumon stared at Andromon and growled. "You'll pay for hurting my friend you hunk of junk. HARPOON TORPEDO!"

Ikakumon's attack hit home but Andromon barely seemed to notice.

"LIGHTNING BLADE!"

Ikkakumon just about managed to dodge the assault.

"Ikkakumon you're going to have to digivolve again!" Roared Joe.

Ikkakumon turned to his partner and nodded.

IKKAKUMON DIGIVOLED TO ZUDOMON!

"VULCAN'S HAMMER!"

This time the attack did damage and Andromon was knocked backwards.

Ankylomon charged forward. "TAIL HAMMER!"

The Andromon groaned and made a move to attack Ankylomon.

"Not so fast robot boy!" Growled Zudomon. "HAMMER BOOMERANG!"

Zudomon flung his weapon at Andromon and it tore through the android's chest leaving a gaping hole. The Andromon was dead before Zudomon's hammer had even returned to him.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as Zudomon and Anklyomon digivolved back to their rookie forms.

Gomamon jumped up into Joe's arms. "You okay Joe?"

"Yeah Gomamon," said Joe with a smile. "I had a good safety net."

"Hey who you calling a net?"

Joe smiled down at his digimon. "I sure missed you Gomamon."

Gomamon scowled. "I suppose I may have missed you a little bit."

Joe laughed and hugged his digimon. "Come on let's get you something to eat."

"Hey, Joe did I mention how much I missed you?"

Everyone laughed at Gomamon's goofiness.

"Come on guys," said Izzy.

Tk was panting heavily as he made his way through the woods. The uneven forest floor and exposed tree roots made it difficult to use his crutches without catching them in the ground. Not that it mattered really. The pains in his ribs, arm, ankle and chest insured that Tk had to take many breaks and he couldn't walk for more than about five minutes without having to sit down for about fifteen minutes. The way he was going his trek was going to take a while.

Tk took two aspirin and a large gulp of water and relaxed for a moment. He was feeling quite tired but he could still see the smoke from the ruins of the hospital and he knew he was still too close in case some of the Garurumon had somehow survived the blast.

Tk sighed and pulled himself to his feet it was time to plough on. Tk hated using crutches. They were too loud, far too loud. If there was any digimon in the area he was a sitting duck just asking to get attacked. It was times like these were he really wished he was with his friends.

Tk decided to walk for another half an hour or so before finding a dry spot to sleep for the night. Tk limped his way through the woods but the darkness and the messy ground wasn't a good mix. He caught his foot under a tree root and went crashing to the ground. "Ugh," he groaned weakly. He tried to pull himself up but he just didn't have the strength anymore. He scanned the area quickly and saw some thick shrubbery to his left. He crawled along on his stomach and rolled himself under the shrubs. He was panting loudly and fatigue was starting to take over. As he drifted off he hoped nobody would find him before he got a chance to rest.

Back at camp Kari lay asleep by the fire as Matt and Davis whispered in low voices in case the others came back.

"Who does Devimon wants us to get next?" asked Matt. The glare of the fire in his eyes made the eerie redness of Devimon's influence quite noticeable.

Davis thought for a moment. "He didn't say but I don't think we should try Tai, Cody or Joe, I don't think they'd turn even if they were influenced by Devimon.

Matt nodded. "What about Ken? He does have a history after all."

Davis bit his lip. "Maybe although since he's been going out with Yolei he's been even happier. I'm not sure. What about Izzy he is angry about Mimi after all."

"Nah, it's because of Devimon that Mimi is dead, he definitely won't join us."

The two boys grimaced. This was more difficult than they thought it was going to be.

Matt glanced over at Kari's sleeping form. "What about-

"No," said Davis forcibly for a moment Devimon's darkness left his eyes. "We're not touching Kari. She isn't part of this."

Matt was taken aback by Davis's forcefulness but before he could say anything he could hear the others were on their way back.

"Hey guys," called Joe cheerfully. "Look who's back!"

Joe raced over to Davis and Matt with Gomamon in his arms.

"Gomamon!" said Matt. "Long time no see." The shadows of Devimon's curse became invisible again in Matt's eyes. "It's nice to see you buddy."

As the others caught up with Joe and Gomamon, Davis and Matt's conversation was dropped. Nobody had any idea that the two digidestineds had been discussing their lives so callously. Nobody knew at all.

Ciao for now! :D