"We have to die?" Davis said. Reapmon just said that Veemon and himself must die. He thought that it was rather strange since Hydroumon wanted to meet him, but how can he do that if he dies.
"It's not what you think." Reapmon said as he pulled out a small container with black pills in it. "All you two have to do is take these pills, one each. It will put the both of you in suspended animation, a set of stasis. While you two are in it, it will release the true dark power that lies with in you."
"Do we really have to take them?" Veemon said.
"Yes. Trust me, it will all work out." Reapmon said.
"Give it here." Davis said as he lifted Veemon in his arms. He took the container and put one of the pills in his hand and passed it on to Veemon. Veemon hesitated, but he did it for Davis as he put it in his mouth. They both swallowed them and they felt the dark power course through them. Both of them felt pain in their hearts like they were having heart attacks. The pain was unbearable as their screams were heard through the whole forest.
"Now, we must do this quickly or they will die." Reapmon said. He launched paper charms at them as it covered the both of them, in every inch on their bodies and made them stick together as one. Ravenhoodmon launched arrows that formed a circle that had inscriptions wrap around them. Madleomon and Grademon struck them with their sword/claws and a coffin was formed that both of them were placed in. The coffin was maroon colored with a yellow cross on it as the top was the head of a dragon and in the center was a crystal ball.
"It's done." Grademon said as the coffin fell over.
"Now we wait as the darkness with in them is unlocked and changes them." Ravenhoodmon said.
"Madleomon, carry them." Reapmon said.
"Why do I have to do it?" Madleomon said.
"Because you're the big one and we don't have time to argue about this you shaggy cat. Lord Hydroumon is going to grow impatient." Grademon said.
"Oh fine." Madleomon said as he lifted the coffin. The four of them continued to move forward as they took to the trees as they used them to move more quickly.
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The Real World
Izzy continued to monitor the location of the digital world. He followed Davis' and the four digimon's signal and they kept heading in a perfectly straight line.
"They're dead set on going in one direction. The question is, where are they taking Davis and Veemon?" Izzy said.
"Izzy, if they keep going straight, why don't you pull ahead and see if you can find the place they're heading?" Tentomon said.
"I guess we could find a few possibilities." Izzy said. He pulled out the map and tried to figure out their destination. He kept searching until Izzy spotted something.
"Wait, Izzy, see if you can gather information on that area right there." Tentomon said as he pointed on the screen. Izzy pulled it up and gathered data.
"Uh oh, we have a problem. I better let Tai and the others know." Izzy said.
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The Digidestined
The guys were riding on their digimon as they were moving as fast to catch up to them and in the formation that Tai told them about with Matt taking the lead.
"How far are they?" T.K. said.
"I don't know. I can only track the scent, I can't tell how they are." Garurumon said, but then he smelled something different. 'That's weird. Davis' scent is still there, but something about it has changed.' He thought.
"Hey guys, message from Izzy." Tai said.
"What does it say?" Ken said.
"It says that these guys are heading in a straight distance." Tai said. "There is a small problem. They're heading straight towards a mountain that holds small leaks of gas. It's not lethal, but we won't be able to track Davis by scent if they make it there."
"Sounds like we better cut them off before they get there." Cody said.
"Let's pick up the pace." Matt said. They started to move faster as they were pressed for time now before the trail goes cold.
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Hydroumon
Hydroumon looked just like Jyou from Avatar, The Last Air Bender. His outfit was dark and black and his skin was greyer. He could feel the Gates of the Dragon were coming closer.
"Everything is going great. They're coming closer." Hydroumon said. "It won't be long now. Don't worry, Davis and Veemon. Once our paths meet, I will make all your pain stop and in exchange you power will be mine."
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Gennai
Gennai was in his home. He was painting with in a scroll as his mind was in a calm state. His calm mind was disrupted as the wind changed and felt something was wrong.
"I don't like the feel of that wind." Gennai said. He saw that storm clouds were forming over his house and Azulongmon came down. "Azulongmon, what are you doing here?"
"I'm afraid we have a serious situation old friend." Azulongmon said. "It would seem that after all this time, Hydroumon is making a return."
"Hydroumon? No one has seen or heard from him in years. Why would he be returning after all this time?" Gennai said.
"It's because he knows about Davis." Azulongmon said.
"Davis?! Oh no, if Hydroumon gets his hands on the power Davis holds, it will far worse than when Malomyotismon tried to take over both worlds." Gennai said.
"I already sense the digidestine are here. You must find them quickly." Azulongmon said. "Gather any forces you can to assist you." Gennai understood and set out at once.
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Gates of the Dragon
The Gates of the Dragon were stopping to take a rest with Madleomon sitting on the coffin. They were having a small snack, but it seems Madleomon was eating the most.
"We shouldn't wasting our time with breaks. We should keep moving." Reapmon said.
"You left me to carry the baggage. I should at least get some food before we keep going." Madleomon said.
"That's because you keep over stuffing yourself, you gigantic fur ball." Grademon said.
"You know, you could try to be a little nicer to me." Madleomon said.
"Just hurry up. Lord Hydroumon doesn't want to be kept waiting." Ravenhoodmon said. "If we're late, you'll be the one to face his wrath."
"Alright, just give me a few more bites." Madleomon said. Hiding inside the bushes and the trees were the boys and their digimon. Tai and Matt watched through the bushes as they were at a safe distance from them.
"That has to be the guys we've been looking for." Greymon said.
"Yeah. Davis' scent is right around here. That's definitely got to be the ones that Izzy told us about." Garurumon said.
"Now let's get in there and bring them down." Matt said. Tai was ready to go in and fight himself, but he spotted that something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, where's Davis and Veemon? I don't see them." Tai said.
"Garurumon, can you pick up their location?" Matt said. Garurumon tried sniffing around until he found the strongest source, the coffin Madleomon was sitting on. It also explains to him why the scent was different earlier.
"They're both inside that coffin." Garurumon said.
"Why would they be in there? Are they dead?" Tai said.
"I don't think so, but why are they in there?" Garurumon said. None of this was making sense to them, but they had bigger problems. Ravenhoodmon was smirking as he was staring at the direction they were in. Tai felt his hand pull at something. He looked down to see it was a thin string and it lead right to the gates.
"Nice try boys." Ravenhoodmon said as he pulled out and arrow and pulled back on his bow.
"He's spotted us!" Tai shouted. Ravenhoodmon fired directly at them with that single arrow. All four of them tried to move out of the way, but it wasn't good enough. That single arrow caused an explosion on impact and it seemed like that all four of them got caught in it.