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After another quick e-mail session with Yolei, Kari let me in on our plan. We were going to get on our last flight, and once we landed in Denver, we'd make it a point to take Cocomon on a wild goose hunt. Just in circles, if nothing else. Willis and the others needed time to prepare for the upcoming fight. Me, on the other hand, I don't think it's going to escalate to a big fight. If it does, Angemon and Angewomon were in big trouble. They'd probably need time to rest after just running, if not fighting, with Cocomon.

"I'm pretty sure he'll catch on at some point," Kari told me as we found our seats on the final plane. "But we're going to hope not. Because I won't have time to alert them. Davis was worried about us being so close to him."

I grinned, catching an error. "Don't you mean, Davis was worried about you getting so close?"

Kari didn't have any interest in Davis, and we all knew that. Tai had even made it a point to tell Davis that him and Kari wouldn't ever happen. He even threatened Davis a couple of times along the way. Not even Kari's crazy older brother could get Davis to cut it out.

"I'm sure he's worried about the both of us," Kari replied, shaking her head.

In addition to Kari not having interest in Davis, Davis didn't like me at all, either. From the second I came back and made friends with Kari again, Davis was constantly on my case. It didn't bother me one bit, considering I could tell all the stories from years ago, and make Davis quite jealous. As I began to slide in between the seats, Kari shook her head. "I don't think so, mister."

"Huh?"

"I call the window seat this time," Kari giggled, pushing passed me swiftly, Gatomon following. Patomon, who got to fly all the time sighed and made a comment about seeing the sky and how it wasn't a big deal.

Opening her handheld organizer, Kari send another quick e-mail to Yolei, which was probably about us taking off in a few minutes.

Her piercing eyes meeting mine, she asked, "Hey, TK?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you sure you aren't scared?"

What a funny question. Kari of all people should know that we've been through it all. And a portion of our childhoods were about chasing around evil digimon and keeping them from hurting innocent people, so why worry? This was all smooth sailing.

"I'm sure, you sound like my mother. I think the question is, are you alright?"

"Haven't we been through this already?" Kari asked, staring at the windows as attendants came around, making sure we had safety belts on.

I laughed again, this was Kari's way of covering up her feelings. It was silly that she did this sometimes, she threw questions right back at you as if she were worried. Nobody, except maybe Davis, fell for it anymore. "Why are you scared?"

Kari sighed, looking down at her hands, intertwining them together. "I don't know. I just get this terrible feeling that Cocomon isn't fully digivolved yet."

"Of course he is. Have you seen the size of him?"

Kari kept quiet for another few seconds before looking down at Gatomon, who'd kept quiet. "Gatomon, are you up for this?"

Patomon and Gatomon almost broke out into laughter. Gatomon simply nodded, trying to keep attention off us, even though people knew digimon exist. Well, maybe people in Japan, but in America? Maybe not.

"Okay, then. Let's take him down!"

"That's my girl," I murmured, grinning some more. I was the only person who could get away with saying this, since Kari and I had spent most of our childhoods together, she was most comfortable around me. And honestly, I think she likes it when I say that.

That's my girl.

When the dark flood came, we wrapped ourselves inside a dirty blanket, citing different opinions, on whether we should move.

Davis wouldn't just calm down, would he? I'd explained to him about four times that Kari would be perfectly safe, as long as she stuck with her digimon. When I tried to tell him that she needed to stay with TK, he nearly busted a gut laughing, though.

In between gasping for breath, still laughing, he asked, "Willis! Are you serious?"

"Of course he is," Terriermon said, crossing his arms. "Willis doesn't kid around in serious situations."

"Kari can't seriously just chase this guy around!"

I could have sworn that I saw everybody hit their foreheads with their palms. Davis had the thickest skull I'd seen in a while. Maybe we'd have to pound some sense into him.

Yolei beat me to it, jumping off of her ledge, punching Davis in the arm, then proceeding to push him over. "I told you if you didn't shut your yap I would make sure you took a nice knuckle sandwich to the arm!" She yelled, forcing Hawkmon to pull her away. Hawkmon seemed to be the opposite of Yolei, which was a nice change. Everyone else seemed to have the same personality as their digimon, except Yolei and Hawkmon.

I mean, in some ways, Terriermon and I had our differences, but we were definitely still best friends.

Being honest, I'm relieved. I mean, I get a short break from Cocomon. But in a much stronger way, I felt like dirt for putting TK and Kari in danger, even though I didn't know who they were at all. I shivered, as the sun was completely down now, only a few outside lights in the backyard keeping us able to stay out.

Cody and Armadillomon, who were both almost asleep, stirred in their corner. Cody muttered, "Maybe we should get some rest, they won't be here for another few hours at least. I'll bet they'll be tired, too.."

"There's time difference. I'll bet it's only about an hour difference, but they'll be fine. Let's go hit the hay," I agreed, leading the group into the home that had nobody living in it. It was only a vacation home, after all.

I made my way to the nearest bedroom to the front door, if TK and Kari showed up early, or hurt, I needed to be the first one up. So I could go and face Cocomon myself. You didn't honestly think I'd let anyone else be put in danger because of me, did you?

Because if seein' if believing, then believe that we have lost our eyes. When I fly solo, I fly so high.

"Okay, he's going to show up any second now," I told Kari, Patomon, and Gatomon, with caution. We stood in a cornfield, right after we'd gotten a little food inside of us, we were good as new. We'd seen Cocomon after we got off of the plane, and scurried inside, where we didn't think he'd show up. Kari looked a little flustered, searching slowly around us.

"I don't know about this.." Gatomon muttered, standing in front of Kari protectively. Patomon sat on my head, like he normally did. "This doesn't seem right, you know?"

Kari nodded at Gatomon, "Gatomon, you should digivolve."

"You, too, Patomon," I agreed, holding out my digivice.

Suddenly, there was a shaking in the ground. Footprints. And then, there he was. "Kari, calm down. This can't be worse than Myotismon, and we were just kids then. Or the Dark Masters. Or anything else we've been through. Piece of cake."

Kari nodded, watching Cocomon begin to fight, but silenced by Angewomon's Celestial Arrow. Bringing up his fist and pushing back Angewomon, she hit the ground with a thump. Angemon grunted, also hitting the ground.

"We need to get out of here!" Kari yelled, beads of sweat forming at her forehead. I was so busy watching her, that I didn't realize what she was talking about. I only heard her yelling after Angemon and Angewomon. When I did turn my head, however, I saw what she was talking about.

Cocomon didn't stand before us anymore, but it was a whole different digimon. "No.. That isn't possible. He.. He digivolved!" I cried, "Angemon, Kari's right! We need to run!"

Angemon nodded, scooping me up as if I were nothing. Angewomon yelled something over Cocomon, something like, "We'll meet you in Colorado! Keep going!"

"Angemon, we're not seriously leaving them!"

Angemon sighed and sped up as I spoke. "Angewomon has got a plan, and if it means leaving them behind for just a while, so be it."

I couldn't even believe this was still Patomon on the inside. He and Angemon were so different. "What about Kari?"

"She'll be safe with Angewomon," Angemon responded.

The cries Kari made to Angewomon didn't make me feel any better. When I took a quick look back, I realized how Angewomon was taking quite the beating. "We can't do this."

Angemon sighed, pinching his temple with his free hand. "I'm sorry, TK."

I took one last look back, to find Kari on the ground, Angewomon rushing toward her. I cursed at Angemon silently. How could this possibly be the best thing for us to do? It was a crazy idea! Leaving Kari and Angewomon alone to take on Cocomon—or whoever he was now that he digivolved.

Just before we were out of earshot, I heard Angewomon cry out again in agony, downsizing back into Gatomon. They were dead meat. "Gatomon, no!"

endnote: because cocomon makes people who help willis disappear. O.o

I'm making a sorato fic, by the way. it'll be posted tonight at some point. please review! (: