Hey guys, Lunamon810 here with yet another chapter of D: TCOT! I'm loving where this story is going, no intentions of stopping! Plus, summer break starts after next Friday (not tomorrow Friday, next week Friday)! So, you can expect a even faster posting rate soon. This chapter I'm trying to update with EVERYONE, Lana, Ren, Carter, all of them. So sorry if it seems a little 'skippy'. Anyway, I'd like to apologize that I forgot to mention Adraine and Demi and who they went with when the 'tornado' split everyone up. So yeah...

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon in any way, shape, or form! I don't own any OC's not mentioned below either. Credit to Latina Shewolf for the recaps on all chapters! I don't own any songs Amber sings unless it says 'a song she wrote' or something along those lines.

Claimer: I own Adriane, Demi, & Amber!

Amber, Davis and their partners arrived to the Human King's place. Amber and Davis were sent to be clean before they were to meet the Human King. Isn't it such a surprise to find out that the King was none other than her brother Seth. Amber managed to get into an argument with Seth since he wanted her and Davis to join him. Davis put a stop to the fight telling Amber he would follow whatever Amber decided. Man that is a tough choice. At night Seth came to talk to Amber, however it was cut short when Amber got a headache. The next morning Amber found clothes and necessities all brought for her. Talk about the Royal treatment. Amber was rather torn, but during breakfast she finally announced that she and Davis will join Seth. Seth brought over Clary and Amber filled her in on what happened while she was MIA. Looks like these three are on the bad side now. Now what's going to happen with the others?

Amber sat in her master bed room in the castle, on her bed. Davis sat on a stool a few feet in front of her. She held a dark brown acoustic guitar in her hands, about to play a song. She licked her lips, then took a deep breath.

"Everybody's waiting...everybody's watching...even when you're sleeping, keep your ey-eyes...open...The tricky thing, is yesterday we were just, children. Playing soldiers just pre-tending, dreaming dreams with happy, endings oh. In backyards, winning battles with our, wooden swords. But now we've stepped into a, cruel world. Where everybody stands to keep score, keep your eyes open!" Amber sang, in a surprisingly beautiful voice. "Everybody's waiting, for you to break down. Everybody's watching, to see the fall out. Even when you're sleeping, sleeping. Keep your ey-eyes, open. Keep your ey-eyes, open. Keep your ey-eyes, open. So here you are, two steps ahead and staying, on guard. Every lesson forms a, new scar. They never thought you'd make it. This far oh. But turn around, oh they've surrounded you. It's, a show down. And nobody comes to save you now. But you got something they don't, yeah you got something they don't. You just gotta keep your, eyes, open."

As she continued to sing Eyes Open by Taylor Swift, Amber poured as much heart and soul into the song as she possessed. She'd always loved the song, and Davis requested her favorite song, so she delivered. She preferred this version of expressing herself anyways.

"Keep your feet ready, heartbeat steady. Keep your eyes, open. keep your aim locked. The night goes dark. Keep your eyes...open!"

After the chorus one last time, she finished. While Davis clapped, she caught her breath. She smiled.

"So, what'd you think?" she asked.

"I think you're a awesome singer." he said.

Carter, Tai, and Kari sat, just inside a small forest. They each were quietly chewing a apple, trying to avoid any noise. They only whispered if they talked, which they hardly did at all anyways.

"What's the plan?" Carter asked.

"I don't know yet." Tai replied.

"Real productive." Coronamon said, resulting in a elbowing from Carter.

"Do we even know enough about the enemy for a plan?" Gatomon asked.

"Not necessarily." Kari said.

"Coronamon and I learned there's a human king, and a digimon king." Carter said. "We should find their castle and try to disguise ourselves. Then we could probably find out enough, then we can get your crew together and we can attack."

"It's a good plan, but how do we find their castle?" Tai asked.

"That's the part I haven't figured out yet." Carter replied.

Matt, Sora, T.K., Willis, Wizardmon, and Lucemon were crawling on the ground, across the dirt plane. They were following Etemon's train. They hoped to find their headquarters, Amber, Davis, and Clary this way. Their digimon followed close behind. It was all they could do to not ambush Etemon right there and then, but they needed to find the others before they did such a thing.

They'd met Wizardmon and Lucemon the previous night. They had came in and informed them that Amber instructed them to stay with them. All of them were too tired and-or emotionally wrecked to ask any questions- even about Wizardmon's return as of that point. Although the questions would probably come soon.

Yolei and Cody were scaling up a mountain, their goal only a few meters away. The top. They wanted a good view, to see if they could see anyone or thing that may help them. Once they reached the top. Cody and Yolei sat down, examining the area, panting.

"Anything?" Cody asked.

"Not yet." Yolei said.

Izzy and Mimi were inside the castle walls now, sneaking around. They found themselves outside the door they over-heard what sounded like Amber and Davis in, and peaked inside to see their friends sitting there. Izzy opened the door.

"Guys!" Izzy said. "We need to get you out of here!"

"Why?" Amber asked. "I'm staying. Seth's here."

"What!" Izzy exclaimed. "Who's Se-"

A Meramon stepped in.

"Is these children bothering you Queen Amber?" he asked.

Amber thought for a second. "No Meramon. Please get King Seth for me."

"As you wish." the digimon said, then exited the room.

Izzy and Mimi remained in the room, then soon Seth came in.

"Hello." Seth said.

"Uh...hi?" Mimi said.

"Izzy, Mimi, this is my blood-brother, Seth." Amber said. " Seth, Izzy and Mimi. We have some explaining to do Seth."

Ken, Adriane, and Demi all sat in a circle around their small fire. The blizzard outside still raged on, and Adriane was falling asleep from being so cold. Ken had a long sleeve shirt, and Demi had a brown jacket, where as Adriane had a short sleeve dark pink shirt on. Labramon laid close to her, but it wasn't enough for her.

"Just hang in there, Adriane." Ken said.

"I'll be okay..." Adriane said, her eyes closing now.

"No you won't." Demi said standing up. "None of us will! We're split up, freezing, starving, and God knows where the others are!"

She marched to the entrance of the cave and growl-screamed. She marched straight into the storm, and Adriane was on her feet in less than three seconds, and ran out into the storm no matter how cold it was. She grabbed Demi by the shoulders, and with almost every ounce of her energy, swung her back into the cave, then marched back in.

"Demi, settle down!" Adriane said, tugging her back to the fire. "We're going to be fine if we stick together! we can't worry about the others right now. Don't you think I'm worried Arukenimon is going to try to take my mind over again?"

The truth about Adriane was, about a year and a half ago Arukenimon had started to use her as a Digimon Empress. She was forced to do horrible things- and it was possible because Adriane was very insecure in her own mind. Arukenimon took advantage of it, but all the digidestined fought her, along with a army of other digimon. There was a huge war over it, but in the end they'd defeated them. Or at least, thought they did. Apparently some of them came back.

"Adriane..." Demi said.

"You shouldn't worry about that, child." a haunting voice entered the cave.

Adriane looked up. "Oh no..."

Labramon, Gotsumon, and Wormmon were all on their feet even faster than the digidestined were. Arukenimon- in her human form- entered the cave.

"You're worthless now. We have the exact digidestined we need to get all of you in our possession now. You're no longer needed."

Ken protectively put his arm in front of Adriane. "Then why are you here?"

"Because, we need to...gather everyone."

"If we're worthless why do you need to gather us?" Demi demanded.

"You're worthless in a sense, and valuable in a sense." she said. "Spider thread!"

None of them could dodge it. They got wrapped up in thick, sturdy white thread. Then they hit the cave floor, knocked out.

Lana and Shoutmon were watching it all from, peeking inside the cave. Arukenimon was becoming more and more of a pest than ever.

"Shoutmon...Can you do anything?" Lana asked.

"I can try." Shoutmon said, so they entered the cave.

"Rock Damashi!" Shoutmon said, and a ball of energy shaped like a eighth note formed in front of him, and hit Arukenimon square in the back, causing her to scream, stagger, and fall.

"Alright, go shoutmon!" Lana said.

"Snake Bandage!" Mummymon yelled from behind, wrapping them up in his bandages, and they hit the floor too, and they passed out.

"Seth added a nice touch to our attacks." Mummymon said.

"Yes, the invisible gas. Makes them pass out immediately. It's quite lovely, and only affects whoever has been wrapped up with the thread. Or bandages."

Joe, Felix, and Felicia were walking through a forest, looking around. They had a small food supply, and were trying to make it last while they looked for more. All of the sudden, the digidestined noticed their digimons' noses were going crazy.

"Uh, Gomamon?"

"I smell food!" he exclaimed and started to run off.

"Oh no, this is not good! He's hallucinating!" he said running after him, the other four fallowing.

"No he's not, I smell it too!" Terriermon exclaimed.

"Me too!" Lopmon said.

After a few minutes of running they burst into a large clearing. A three story mansion awaited them, causing Joe to backpedal into Felix and Felicia. It was white with a black roof, shutters, window rims, and so forth. A black painted balcony was barely seen in the back on the top level. Gomamon stopped, looking at Joe for approval.

"I don't know about this." Joe said. "I haven't had much luck with mansions in the digital world."

"We haven't had much luck here period." Felix reminded him." It could be a good thing we found this with all this random weather."

"I say we go in." Felicia said." But we should keep our guard up.

"I say we don't, and keep our guard up anyways." Joe said standing up, then crossing his arms.

"All in favor of going in?" Felix asked, and himself, Felicia, Terriermon, Lopmon, and Gomamon raised their hands and-or paws. "All apposed?" Joe was the only one to raise his hand.

"Fine, but when Devimon or someone gets you, don't come crying to me!" Joe said.

They all entered the mansion, to find a group of digimon. Three sorcermon, four betamon, and six BlackGatomon.

"Uh..." Joe said. "Hi."

They turned to look at him.

"Guests!" one of the Betamon said.

"Uh- we were just wondering if you had any uh...uh..." Felix said.

"Food." Felicia managed to finish for him.

"Of course!" one of the BlackGatomon said. "Follow me!"

They led them to a dinning room, where a large banquet awaited them.

"We always are prepared for guests." a sorcermon said.

And with that, they all sat down and began eating. Although Joe still didn't trust them.

Tazzie, GabumonX, and Renamon were high in the treetops, trying to avoid being seen by any digimon that may pass by. They had gathered some fruit from some trees, hoping it was all safe to eat. Tazzie was eating a banana, while Renamon consumed a apple, and GabumonX a orange.

"So, what's the plan?" Tazzie asked.

"Stay out of sight." Renamon said.

"Well we can't stay here forever." Tazzie reminded her. "We've got to get some sort of plan figured out!"

"Later." GabumonX said. "Right now, we eat."

Ren and Kotemon were sitting next to a river. Their particular area was sunny, and a bit on the hot side. They were somewhat forced to drink from their hands, but at least their thirst was quenched. Now Ren was dipping his feet in the river, trying to keep cool.