The digidestined arrived in the digital world as they were making their way to the Terminal Bridge to have this meeting with Hydroumon and finally find Davis. They were accompanied by Ross, but T.K. and Cody had a few suspicions about him.

"So Ross, how did you end up having two partners?" Yolei asked.

"I've had Gotsumon since I was like eight or nine years old. Then I found a digiegg in a small cavern that allows armor digivolution, which is where I met Aquamon at the age of thirteen." Ross said.

"You were under a digiegg Aquamon? Armadillomon and I were as well." Hawkmon said. "Veemon was under one himself."

"That's neat. I never met anyone that was under one like me." Aquamon said.

"Was the one he was under had a crest on it?" Ken said.

"A crest? You mean that little symbol on it?" Ross asked and Ken nodded. "Actually yeah. Every time he armored digivolve, he says shard of generosity. I guess that's what the crest stands for."

"Wow, you must be a real generous guy if you were able to obtain it." Yolei said. "Each of us, except Ken, hold a digiegg that allows our digimon to armor digivolve. Cody and I hold two and Kari and T.K. hold one."

"Davis actually holds two himself. Three if you count the golden radiance." Hawkmon said.

"Let me ask something. How is possible that when you lift it another digimon came out and you got two? When T.K. and Kari lifted their digieggs of hope and light, they didn't get two partners since they already had Gatomon and Patamon?" Armadillomon said.

"I guess we just got lucky." Ross said.

'Or maybe what you're telling us isn't true at all.' Cody thought.

"Let me ask, what's this Davis guy like?" Ross said.

"I don't think we should tell you what he's like. Gennai might think we need your help, but as soon as we get Davis back, we're done with you." T.K. said.

"Ouch." Ross said. "Well from what I heard, he's a self-centered guy that likes to show off and acts before he thinks and that causes problems."

"Hold on, he might come out like that, but he's a great guy. Don't go talking like you know him." T.K. said.

"That's just from what I've heard. I asked around about the guy. I applaud you for trying to save a friend, but this guy sounds like a major pain." Ross said and T.K. grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

"You want to say that again." T.K. threatened. The tension between these two grew but Kari stepped between them and broke them up.

"That's enough T.K." Kari said and turned to Ross. "You'll have to forgive T.K. He's been going on and trying to find Davis and his partner Veemon for the past two years and it's changed how he's seen him. He'll be a little defensive about those things." She smiled and Ross thought he was in the clear, but wasn't when Kari slapped him across the face and everyone was astonished as her smile turned into a scowl. "I, on the other hand, don't care if you forgive me."

"Wow, I didn't know she had it in her." Gatomon said. Ross placed his hand against where he slapped her to get a good feel.

"So that's what that feels like." Ross said.

"Ironic, you're usually good with the ladies." Gotsumon said.

"Don't make it sound like I'm a player." Ross said. "Look, I'm sorry for saying those things. I just don't know the guy, but I'll watch what I say. How's that?"

"I think that sounds fine." Ken said. "Look guys, I know it seems like we have differences, but we need to put that aside. I know Ross is new and it's going to take some time to trust each other, but we'll have to deal with it."

"Ken's right. The Terminal Bridge isn't that far from here and it's almost noon." Wormmon said.

"We better get going." Yolei said. They all agreed and started moving.

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Terminal Bridge

Terminal Bridge, a wooden bridge that connected two cliffs over a river that was forty feet below. The digidestine arrived at the bridge and were growing anxious as Hydroumon was going to arrive any minute now.

"Does anyone have a plan on how to deal with this guy?" Cody said.

"We don't even know why he's asked us to meet him here. He said he wanted to show Davis, but this whole thing could be a trap." Ken said.

"Let's just hope it isn't and that he'll bring Davis." T.K. said. "This is an opportunity for us to get him back and we can't blow it." The wind was blowing hard as it set up an uneasy feeling.

"Get ready, I think I see something coming from the other side." Gatomon said. They looked to see someone was coming out of the shadows in the trees, but it was only one person. Hydroumon was that one person with creepy grin on his face and everyone grew nervous yet confused on why he was alone. Hydroumon walked across the bridge and stopped just short in front of them.

"How nice of you digidestine to join me on this lovely bridge." Hydroumon said and spotted Ross. "Oh, I see you have a new face. I've been keeping my eye on you, but I've never seen him before."

"Shut up! We didn't come here to make small talk. Where's Davis and Veemon? Why aren't they here with you? I thought you were going to bring them." T.K. said as his anger was already getting out of control.

"Apparently you thought wrong, but they are the reason we're here." Hydroumon said. "You still hold the hope that they'll both come back to you. I like to think of them as my apprentices."

"Yeah right, they would never work with you!" Ken said.

"They do. You can't expect them to come back." Hydroumon said.

"Why's that? You kidnapped them." Cody said.

"I didn't kidnapped them. Davis and Veemon came to me on their own freewill." Hydroumon said. "They also have fallen to the darkness. Davis has accepted that his previous life has been full of misery and he doesn't want to go back. Veemon just followed like a lost little puppy."

"Shut up! You don't know anything about either one of them." Kari said.

"You're right, I didn't at first. Two years have already gone and passed and I got to know both of them pretty well." Hydroumon said. His talking was just making T.K. all the angrier. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as tight as he could.

"Give them back." T.K. said.

"Excuse me?" Hydroumon said.

"You heard me. I'm telling you to give them back." T.K. said.

"I'm afraid I can't do that." Hydroumon said. "I've already told you that his old life was a misery and no one wants to go back to that. They're mine now." Those three words made it worse.

"Don't talk like you own them, especially around me you rotten bastard." T.K. said and his D3 started beeping like crazy. Patamon looked down and saw the crest of hope on it, but something wasn't right.

"T.K., something's going on with your D3." Patamon tried to tell him, but he wouldn't listen.

"Not now." T.K. said as he kept his glare at him. His anger was growing out of control and he didn't even realize it. All he was thinking was his hatred for Hydroumon and it clouded his sight of what was happening right next to him. Patamon tried to say more, but he felt something inside him. He began to feel empty in his little chest and the wind started to swirl around him.

"Hey, what's going on?" Gotsumon said and they all looked at Patamon. He had a blank look in his eyes, like he lost consciousness. T.K.'s D3 unleashed a dark light.

"What's happening?" Yolei said. Dark energy was starting to form and the wind grew stronger. It spiraled around Patamon and no one was liking it.

"What is this?" Hawkmon said.

"This power, it's filled with malice. The air is covered in despair and it's thick." Gatomon said.

"That can only mean one thing." Aquamon said.

"Isn't this ironic? What is usually filled with hope is now turning into something dark." Hydroumon said as he was smirking.

"No. Patamon is dark digivolving!" T.K. said as he realized the mistake he made.