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Chapter 5: The Fish Girl and Antler Prince

Day 5 - Digital World, Vibrant Seaside: Seiko Sasaki

Ninety-six hours have already passed since they've entered the Digital World. The colorful seashells along the shore were glittering, creating a rainbow landscape. It was an amazing site. Both Isamu and her had tried to take a few pictures, but their phones weren't working. The pictures became all jumbled up when they checked how they turned out. Seiko didn't delete hers, wanting to at least remind herself of how pretty the coast was. Only their D-Links, that's what Isamu had stated they were, were functioning perfectly. Kiyoshi and Kasaimon were running through the beach. Kiyoshi's arm was mostly healed up, his jacket covering the scar. He had his arms in the air, laughing as Kasaimon tried to catch up. He was emitting little puffs of fire in joy. She was trailing in the back with Isamu. Isamu put his hands behind his brown hair.

"Ah, too bad our phones can't do anything except tell time. I already have a watch anyway, so it doesn't even matter."

"That's true, we can't even contact our families."

"Yeah, I'm somehow amazed that Kiyoshi can take it all in stride. He hasn't even cried at all since coming here."

He did... Sorry Isamu! I promised!

Seiko bit her lip. "I know, I thought he would be worried about his family. He has not even mentioned them even once ever since we met him. You seem to care about him a lot. Do you have any siblings?"

Seiko didn't have any. She was an only child her whole life. Her companions were maids and butlers at her every calling. Dubbed Lady Seiko, they provided her every whim. From morning till nightfall, she never had time for herself. With all her tutors and extracurricular activities plus academics, most of her free time was around an hour where she ventured Sapporo to get a breath of fresh air. Then it was back to the drawing board. Seiko only had an acquaintance, a boy a bit younger than her. Their families were long time friends, but she didn't even know his name. All she remembered was that he usually shut himself in his family's library, a nice place, and read all day. She was always with him to avoid the annoying parties the rich always threw. One defining trait about him was that he constantly pushed up his glasses by the bridge since they were constantly slipping every time he bent down his head to read the words. Seiko felt a bit of kinship with him from all their time together. She wondered if that feeling was similar to how siblings felt.

"Yeah, a younger sister. Her name's Natsuki. Kiyoshi reminds me of her. She's twelve, or she will be when it's her birthday."

"When is it?"

Isamu's smile turned into a frown. He fumbled a bit with his goggles. "It's a little than a month away. I was looking for anything that girls her age wanted on the day we entered the Digital World."

Seiko felt her heart sink for asking. It was a touchy subject now, since five days had gone by."I see, I am an only child so I do not know how it is like to have a sibling. No wonder you are responsible when it come to dealing with younger children. By the way, we have been walking since this morning. Is your ankle alright?"

"Yup!" He moved his ankle a bit. "The Digimon who could heal worked wonders. Isn't this a nice place? It makes me forget all the danger we're in."

"Yes, and we can find the Digiegg residing here too. All Terriermon told us was that it was near the ocean."

"Oh, and Seiko, what's with that sketchbook you're carrying? You've had it since we've come here." Isamu adjusted his goggles a bit, loosening the strap.

"Oh, this? I encountered a boy around the same age as us. We bumped and he left it behind. I was looking for him before the blizzard hit. I met Kiyoshi near the lost and found."

"Did he lose something too?"

"Oh, not at all."

"Then why was he there?"

"Isamu! Isamu!" Kasaimon jumped about.

"Hey! My D-Links got a signal!" Kiyoshi was waving to them from on top of a huge rock. Kasaimon was scrambling onto it. Isamu followed after him, yelling at him to get down.

Whew, I was in a bind for a moment. Isamu almost found out.

"Cut me some slack Isamu! I found the signal after all." Kiyoshi puffed out his cheeks.

Isamu grabbed his cheeks and pulled. "Feisty kid, aren't you?"

"Ow ow ow! Isamu! Seiko, save me!"

She rushed over, and Isamu let go before she could do anything. Kiyoshi was rubbing his cheeks in pain while Isamu was scolding Kasaimon for allowing Kiyoshi to climb someplace so high. Isamu had become more confident over the past four days as he learned more about the world. The more he knew, the more he was sure of himself. She was just glad that he wasn't being reckless or anything of the sort.

Seiko took out her D-Links to see the signal for herself. Sure enough, there was a purple dot hovering ahead of them. The four went on their way. As they were walking, the signal started moving farther and farther.

"Isamu! The Digiegg's getting away!"

"I can see that Kasaimon, but how can a Digiegg be moving? They don't just grow legs and run away."

"Who care about that guys! We need to move to catch up. Seiko's already gone ahead!"

Sure enough, Seiko was sprinting after the disappearing signal on her D-Links. It kept blinking as the gap widened. Seiko couldn't keep up. The screen became blank with a 'signal lost' across it. She waited for Isamu, Kiyoshi, and Kasaimon to arrive. Isamu arrived dead last, panting as he struggled up the slope of the hill. Isamu needs to work out. And eat some more. He's a bit skinnier than the average person.

*Pant, cough, pant* "I really...really...need to exercise..." Isamu sat down next to Seiko. She patted him on the back, and Kasaimon looked worried for his nonathletic partner.

Kiyoshi scoffed. "Geez Isamu, what have you been doing? I'm even faster than you!"

"I guess I've been lazing around too much. Ah ha ha, so embarrassing." Isamu drew up his legs close to his chest and rested his head on them, waiting for his lungs to calm down.

"Since we are stuck here, why not try to exercise a bit?" Seiko suggested, "It will not be a huge improvement, but you will be more fit than before. Maybe it is possible for you to regain your old endurance or close to it before you had stopped working out."

"Uh, that's going to be impossible, but I think that I can have my stamina back to the average fourteen year old boy if I train hard. I used to be pretty fast."

Why is Isamu not fit? We have PE in school so is he just not good in general? He did say that he 'used to be pretty fast' though. I really do not know much about Kiyoshi and Isamu, but they do not know much about me too.

They had a quick lunch that Isamu had packed in his bag courtesy of Secondary Village. It was quite delicious. The fruit they've never seen before tasted like various foods. Some tasted of meat or actual fruit like strawberries or raspberries. Isamu and Kasaimon both ate a sriracha flavored one. Isamu became a tomato while Kasaimon didn't seem to mind. He was hungrily digging in. Seiko and Kiyoshi laughed as Isamu chugged down a bottle of water fervently.

Deciding to venture down where the signal last appeared, the three finally saw a seaside village snugly residing next to the ocean. Some Digimon were frantically swimming in the ocean while others were hurriedly picking fruit of nearby trees. Seiko took note of which kinds they picked off for edibility. She had decided to stuff Isamu with food to regain a nice color to his pale cheeks and a more fuller body than his current build. Now she just needed to write a schedule for his training now.

Isamu had gulped, like he was aware that something was just plotted for him. Kioyshi just stared at the two weirdly, shaking his head. Some Toucan-like Digimon were running towards them as soon as they came into view.

"We're Toucanmon! Help us Digidestined! Help us!" They kept squawking at us and even more Digimon gathered. Some looked like the Toucanmon and others looked like clams with purple shells and green soft bodies.

Seiko didn't know how they knew they were Digidestined, but she would ask questions later.

"Um, what do you need us for?" Isamu questioned.

"The Digiegg we were supposed to have for safekeeping was stolen! By one of our own kind!" The clam Digimon yelped.

"Eh?!" All three of them, including Kasaimon, yelled in shock.

One of the clam spoke up. "We, the Syakomon, have kept it close to us these three years awaiting for the Digidestined's arrival. To lose it just when you have finally found us at last, it's such a tragedy! And we know who did it! They hid in the ocean right close to here. We were swimming to find them. We were also on the lookout in case they were going to steal from the fruit nearby."

So they were not picking to eat? Did they think that taking all the food would force them to come out?

"They're not traitors!" another Syakomon burst out. It was unique as it had a huge scar across the middle of it's top shell, creating an ugly dent to it.

A bunch of Toucanmon and Syakomon crowded around him. "Just because the two were your friends, don't get so high strung about it. They took the Digiegg and ran. Simple as that. They even injured you, how can you still believe them?"

"Well, why don't we do something about it?" Everyone looked to face Kiyoshi. He crossed his arms and his long jacket sleeves had slid down, covering hands. His huge jacket was slipping down on one of his shoulders, unzipped.

Seiko put a hand on Kiyoshi while pulling up his jacket. "If all of you do not mind, we would like to assist you. First, I believe that our group wants to know more about the two who has the Digiegg."

"Okay, then this Syakomon will tell you everything about them." They nudged him forward.

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Day 5 - Digital World, Altar of the ?

The Syaykomon with the scar led them to a path to an underwater temple. It had a quiet, serene air to it as they walked down the road. Despite the eminent danger surrounding the stolen Digiegg, Seiko felt quite at peace here. The water wasn't drowning them in any way. It seemed that the residents of the area had devised some air tunnel for Digimon who couldn't breathe underwater.

Syaykomon's had little teeth around the edges of it's purple shell, creating an image of a jaw. On the shell, there were two holes where if it closed, its two eyes were visible. It also had black markings, making it appear as if it wore a mask on its shell. Syaykomon's inner body had yellow eyes, pointy fangs, and little weird zigzag ears or antennae, she didn't know exactly what it was.

"The Digiegg residing here is taken care of Renamon. He was also the one who brought the Digiegg too, two years ago. The temple was abandoned for a while and we had no use for it, so we let Renamon take it. He's pretty mysterious but we always played here, the two Syaykomon and me. Renamon never objected either. We've had Digimon guard this place too."

Isamu was confused. "Do you know why? If there were Digimon guarding, couldn't the kidnappers be taken down easily?"

"Yeah! Like, what, the thing you all are protecting can't even move! Isamu moves a whole lot, but he's pretty slow." chirped Kasaimon.

"Hush hush, none of that!" Isamu put a hand over Kasaimon's loud mouth. Kasaimon was just like a little kid, except even more immature than Kiyoshi.

Syaykomon laughed at the spectacle but retained a serious look. "Well of course my friends could get into the temple easily. Didn't I just say that we played here? The three of us knew the inner and outer surroundings like the back of our shells. It's sad, right? The friends that I thought were inseparable betrayed me. "Even if I don't want them to be hurt or anything, I can't help but feel that it's the right thing to do." His little antennae things dropped a little, but straightened with a fierce look.

"I don't get it," Kiyoshi stated flatly, "they're your friends. Even if they did something wrong, why would you want them gone? Aren't you going to forgive them? Friends are supposed to trust each other."

"In these trying times? No, absolutely not. Why would I? Anyone could be working for the Digimon Tsumi. It's every Digimon for themselves around these parts. And the reason why they left, I'll tell you, it's because-"

"Welcome."

A golden fox-like Digimon, Renamon, was waiting at the entrance of the shrine. Renamon had purple detached sleeves. His fur glistened white and yellow and he was standing on two legs. Blue piercing eyes met her own and Isamu was taller than him. Renamon also had a collar of white fur around his neck and black circular-like markings on his legs.

"The Digidestined. I have always been awaiting your arrival." Renamon bowed deeply.

The three, Syaykomon, and Kasaimon bowed in return.

"Come, I have the Digiegg for you."

Wait, come again?!

"Hey," Kiyoshi replied, "I don't know exactly what you've been hearing or seeing, but your Digiegg's missing!"

"It is safely in this temple. I know, I was here the whole time. I never go to the Digimon village. I stay here, at the altar."

And with that, Renamon slid open the door to reveal a Digiegg, in all its fine glory.

"How?!" Syaykomon shouted. "It was clearly a Digiegg that my friends stole and the whole village saw it too!"

Renamon gingerly took it out and placed it in Seiko's hands.

"Then that Digiegg is different. I have no clue where they got it, but it isn't the one here. Since my role is over, I will leave this shrine now. Thank you for providing me this safe haven." Renamon bowed. "As repayment, I'll assist you in saving the Digiegg."

Two Digieggs, in the same area? But how? Seiko stroked one of her light blue pigtails. We have to retrieve the other one, wherever it is. It could be Kiyoshi's for all we know. Or it could be the other two Isamu was talking about earlier, as they are only five Digieggs. She lightly cradled the Digiegg and inspected it.

It was thousands of shades of blue. The color combination made it seem as if water was cascading down the Digiegg. It looked sculptured and was rough around the edges, and a bit cold to the touch, making it like ice. It was a beautiful piece of work. Kiyoshi and Kasaimon oohed and aahed at the spectacle. Isamu stared at it in awe.

"Lets have Seiko keep it for now. She's the most responsible out of all of us so far."

"Please do not assume that Isamu. You should keep it. Kasaimon and you can protect it. It is not like Kiyoshi and I have the means to safeguard it." Seiko placed the Digiegg in her hands.

"It's not my Digiegg since I already have Kasaimon. If this Digiegg belongs to one of you two, I would like it if it was with you." Isamu pushed the Digiegg to her.

"Like I previously stated, I have no means to protect it. It must be safer with you." The Digiegg ended up with Isamu.

Isamu was a bit forceful with the next exchange. "I trust you, so please take it." He spoke with a more aggressive tone. "What would happen if I got in trouble? You'll still have it Seiko, and you can run away with it."

Seiko didn't lose her resolve. "Isamu," she snapped, "stop with the whole sacrificial talk. Kiyoshi and I would never leave Kasaimon and you to fend for yourselves." Kiyoshi nodded in agreement. "The both of us care about the two of you. If possible, I would like to find a way where no violence would occur." Still carrying the Digiegg, she placed a hand on Isamu's shoulder. He flinched and she smiled warmly to comfort him, to liven up the atmosphere. Or whatever she could call her awkward, turned up lips.

The Digiegg glowed blue slightly and Seiko gently set it on the ground. The whole group circled around it as the Digiegg kept glowing stronger. It eventually cracked, like a real egg, and then morphed into a Digimon.

He had little antler headpieces on each side of his head. There was a marking of an embellished red bear on his left cheek. It stood out against the pale blue tint of his skin. His eyes were shut, having Seiko wonder how he would be able to walk around. Wearing a heavy, white fur trimmed cloak, it was edged with snowflakes and they seemed to dance in a circular motion. His teal hair swept over his face and his hair was strung up in a short ponytail. Little snowshoes were on his two little feet and gloves ate his tiny hands. He was smaller than Kasaimon by a few inches. Kasaimon bounded up to him and tried to lick his face in happiness. Wearing a frown, he put on his hood to avoid the saliva.

Isamu pried Kasaimon off, apologizing to the newly born Digimon.

"Sorry, sorry. He's a bit feisty."

"I know that already." He turned to Seiko specifically," Eismon at your call." He brought forth one of his huge mitten hands. She shook it back gladly. Eismon also shook Kiyoshi's and Isamu's hands too. When he shook Kasaimon's, it seemed that he forced himself to even try it, probably because of the saliva earlier. He bowed to the other two Digimon, and they did the same. The group began to continue their walk out of the tunnel. There was an awkward atmosphere as everyone was silent. Seiko could hear the Digimon in the ocean, especially the chattering, pointing to the unusual sight, muttering "humans" and "rare" and the like. They quickly shushed when Eismon glared at them.

Seiko decided to break the ice. "Eismon, do you also know of Magomon?"

"Yes Seiko, I do. He's the leader of us Digimon." Eismon pulled down his hood. "With the seven of us, we were invincible."

Isamu raised a brow. "Seven?" He turned to a confused Kasaimon.

"That's what Magomon told me! Eismon's wrong."

"No I'm not."

"But I'm not either!"

"Kasaimon, relax. Lets just sort this out peacefully and-"

"Isamu! I know I'm right!"

Eismon shifted his body left and right, the fur cloak swaying. He half opened his eyes to reveal snowflakes littered all over where the pupils should have been. "Magomon lied to you."

Everyone stopped. Kiyoshi bumped into the shocked Kasaimon.

"Huh? But-"

Eismon took Kasaimon aside and whispered in his ear. "Magomon would kill me if I told you this. Don't ever let him know."

"I won't!" Kasaimon promised.

Eismon turned his lips up into a half smile just like his eyes. It was an awkward, dangerously droopy smile, but it was the first one he gave since his awakening. Eismon seemed like an older brother for just a second. Just as he was about to whisper in Kasaimon's ear-

*Smash* Water began to pour in.

"Run!" Syaykomon fled first with Renamon close at his...shell. Isamu threw Kiyoshi onto Kasaimon and the five of them ran after the far off Digimon. Just as the tunnel sank they jumped out.

Isamu was worse for wear. Seiko wished that it was Isamu who rode on Kasaimon, not Kiyoshi. Then again, Kasaimon wasn't that tall to carry Isamu, he fit with transporting small kids, like Kiyoshi. Just as they were calming themselves down, Renamon was plucked out of the air. Syaykomon screeched as he was nabbed.

Kiyoshi pointed to two huge Digimon, an octopus and a squid respectively, in the water. "Wha...What are those?"

Isamu quickly digivolved Kasaimon to Honomon as soon as his breath stabilized.

Honomon tried to approach the water but halted. Eismon kept going. The surface of the ocean froze wherever he stepped. With the new path, Honomon bounded after him. Seiko brought out her D-Links and pointed towards the huge Digimon. At the same time, the purple dot from earlier appeared on the screen.

"Octomon and Gesomon. Seems that they are an evolution of Syaykomon so these two were most likely Syaykomon's friends. They are both champion level Digimon. Octomon has the egg, most likely due to his habit of collecting treasures. Gesomon's intelligent so we have to be cautious. He will employ a hit and run method using Deadly Shade to blind opponents and Octomon has Octopus Trap to immoblize enemies."

Just as Seiko had stated their ablilites-

"Deadly Shade!"

"Octopus Trap!"

"Eismon!"

Eismon had pushed Honomon out of the way and received the attacks instead. Seiko saw Eismon trapped in Octomon's tentacles. He had gunk dripping down all over his face. She knew he wasn't blind, but a quick open would do the trick. For a second, she was glad that he kept his eyes constantly closed.

"Crimson Fists!"

Honomon pummeled his fiery hands into Octomon's body, causing burns here and there. Instead of letting go, Octomon threw Renamon clear across the sky, along with the Digiegg. The purple dot vanished as Renamon became a star, clutching the Digiegg.

Isamu, Seiko, and Kiyoshi stared in disbelief at their misfortune.

"You idiot! With that, we can't present it to our boss!"

"Eh? Sorry!"

Seiko yelled. "Okay, now let them go! You do not have the Digiegg anymore. There is no need for violence. Please concede!"

The Syaykomon in their grasp finally spoke up.

"Yeah, stop it! Since there are no Digieggs left, just give up!"

"We can't!" The Octomon panicked.

"Yeah, what he said. We received clear instructions. Digiegg or not, the next objective was to kill the Digidestined and their partners." Gesomon motioned to Eismon who was still struggling in Octomon's grasp. Octomon began to squeeze the air out of Eismon, whose pale blue skin was starting to turn white.

"Come on," Kiyoshi shouted," Stop with it already! What are you gaining from this?"

Gesomon retorted back. "Since this place is obviously going to be ruled by the Digimon Tsumi, might as well just follow them now than never."

Seiko tried to negotiate with them. " We are the Digidestined. All of us will save your world for you, so stop with the fighting already. There is no need. Even if we do not look strong, I guarantee that we will in due time. It's a matter of patience. Please give us a chance." She was trying to be diplomatic as possible. Would it work?

"Then prove it."

Seiko didn't know what to do. They didn't have anything to back up her claim. The Digimon at her sides looked like they were out for blood. Isamu was in deep thought too, probably wondering what to do. Kiyoshi was gripping his hair and shaking his head, saying how hopeless the situation was. Honomon was by their side now, having returned when Eismon's ice had melted. He had a full on murderous intent as he glared at Eismon's perilous situation. Her Digimon was still a hostage, slowly losing air. Syaykomon was yelling some choice words at this point, telling them to let him go.

Is there any way to help them? Just show me some sign, it does not have to be good or bad. She brought her D-Links to her face, touching her forehead.

Then, she heard the Octomon and Gesomon from far away shriek and the sounds of water splashing everywhere. Both Syaykomon and Eismon were thrown in the direction of the shore. Honomon caught them both and placed them on the ground. Seiko took Eismon in her arms. Isamu and Kiyoshi also crowded around him too. He was starting to recover a normal breathing rate. Relieved, Seiko turned to look at the scene of three huge Digimon fighting.

"Spurting Ink!" Octomon aimed somewhere in the water. There was a sudden splash and Octomon went under.

"Coral Crusher!" Gesomon attacked and Octomon resurfaced. He was a little worse for wear, and it seemed like one of his legs were...gone. It had been bitten clean off. His swimming was now unbalanced as he and Gesomon were madly going for the shore.

"Invisible Tackle!" Gesomon was thrown forward many feet and crashed into the shore. Toucanmon and Syaykomon scattered everywhere to avoid his huge body. The Gesomon became an unconcious Syaykomon. Before her eyes, a huge, sickly green, mollusk was in the water. It had a crude hermit shell on its back. Green tendril like strands were on the top of its head and the eyes of the Digimon were yellow.

Bad sign.

Kiyoshi had brought out his D-Links. "It's a MoriShellmon. It's supposed to be on land. The 'mori' in its name means forest."

"Then how can it breathe? It even states that it's from the family of Nature Spirits." Isamu watched curiously at the thrashing MoriShellmon in the water. He fiddled his goggles nervously, but slower than the other times.

"Come on, we have to help them!" Seiko shouted. Then she looked around her. All these Digimon were rookies while Honomon was fire based. No way they could just send him there.

"I'll go." Eismon jumped out of her arms, the ink out of his face. His fur cloak still had remnants of the black liquid.

"No." Seiko placed a hand on his shoulder and bent down at his eye level. Eismon half opened his eyes with an amused expression.

"No one else can help. Honomon is too weak in the water. You know that only I can stand a chance."

"And get hurt again?" Seiko shook her head. "Eismon, you cannot even digivolve. You are a rookie, how do you have a chance?"

Honomon walked towards Eismon. "Eismon, don't get hurt again. I don't want anyone to defend me. You're weak right now. I'm stronger than you so just let me do the work, no matter how hard it is."

Eismon closed his eyes and stuck out his chest a bit. "I'm older than you, so I feel obliged to protect my juniors." He huffed. "I used to digivolve too and I know I can do it now, since Seiko's here with me." Eismon gave Honomon a crooked smile, causing Honomon's frown to deepen.

"You can't possibly thinking of helping these traitors!" Toucanmon and Syaykomon were in disbelief. "They even tried to kill you so why should you help them?"

Honomon gave a nod and agreed to what the villagers said. Eismon glanced at him disapprovingly. Honomon turned to Isamu who also had the same look, but a little faulty, adjusting the strap of his sling bag. It seemed like Isamu might have been thinking about the Boogeymon inicident. Honomon hung his head down.

Seiko walked up to the Syaykomon regaining conscious. She propped his shell up so he was facing her.

"Do you want us to save your friend?" Seiko questioned, with sincere eyes towards the shaking Syaykomon.

"Yes, I do."

"Can you tell me why you were after us, and stole the Digiegg that wasn't from the shrine?"

"Yes, but please save my friend first. I promised to get him out of our predicament. He's a little slow but he's my friend. So is the Syaykomon over there. I lied to him so he wouldn't get pulled in too. It's all my fault. I was the one who found out. Seriously, just help him and I'll tell you everything!"

"You lied to me?" The Syaykomon was shocked. "You told me... that it was because you were following the Digimon Tsumi and that you didn't believe in the Digidestined anymore. You said that they were way more powerful once you saw what they were capable of. Now I feel stupid for not trusting you, you jerk." Tear were welling up in his eyes.

The other Syaykomon smiled back. Seiko finally noticed that one if his antennas was torn in half. He was haggard and he seemed to be in a lot of pain. She knew that this Syaykomon and his friend had just almost killed Eismon, but she knew that it was the right thing to defeat the MoriShellmon. Revenge didn't solve anything at all. Besides, the MoriShellmon could target anyone next.

"You're still going to save them Fish Girl?" A Toucamon was still in anger.

Fish Girl? Wow, I guess these hair bands are that noticeable.

"Of course." Both Eismon and her both uttered at the same time. They looked at each other and Eismon chuckled a bit. Suddenly blue light embraced her D-Links. Unlike the Digiegg's bright light, it was soft, and a bit watery looking. The beautiful Digiegg that Eismon had come from appeared on the screen.

"Ready?" Eismon halfway opened his eyes again and grinned. A real smile forming on his face.

Seiko returned the warm face. She aimed the D-Links at Eismon and he digivolved.

"Eismon digivolve to Schneemon!"

Before her, a Digimon twice her height appeared before her. Schneemon had another cloak, but instead of fur, it was icicles hanging in an ornate fashion. It looked light upon his shoulders. His eyes were still closed even when he was a champion. His clothes made him appear as a prince in the fairy tale stories, with the leather boots and all. Schneemon was wearing a phthalo blue diadem, with each point shaped like antlers. His decorated gloves and boots were the same color. Schneemon's clothes were an alice blue that matched well with the rest of his outfit. The red bear was still on his cheek, standing out against the sudden change was drastic.

Schneemon froze a huge part of the ocean. He then turned to Honomon.

"Coming?" Schneemon smirked a little. "I'm not useless anymore."

"Wouldn't miss it for the world Antler Prince." Honomon stepped to his side.

"Then lets go." Eismon slung his cloak over his shoulder and adjusted his diadem to the side, slanting it.

And off they went.

Then Seiko had a sudden glimpse into a different time. She fell on the ground, her head hurting. Isamu fretted and knelt down to gently lay her down. Kiyoshi was panicking. He looked so worried, it pained Seiko a little to see him like that.

"What would you do if you could be perfect?" The girl in black asked.

The two girls were admiring the ocean that lay before them. Rays of the sun reflected the beautiful rainbow ground beneath them. The wind swept through her long hair strung up in two wavy ponytails, the other girl's layered hair with the short bob and another layer of longer hair beneath it. Seiko had bonded with her quickly during the time that they gotten to know each other, and they became close confidants. The girl, younger by one year, was more brave and courageous than she could ever be. Seiko could hear the others voices calling for them.

"Hm? You are perfect enough already." Seiko gave a shy smile in her direction.

"No one's perfect. Like last week. When that person hurt ? and Kiyoshi and Isamu and ? and ? AND you, I just wanted to beat him up so bad that he wouldn't ever be able to become a Digiegg ever again. I felt so helpless, just letting everyone get hurt before I learned how to digivolve."

It HAD been over 168 hours since they've arrived, with no signs of being able to return. Seiko put her hand gently on her shoulder while pulling her over sized cardigan, as it was slipping. She had told her that it had been a gift from ?, unaware of her measurements. She gladly took it anyway and told him that she would grow into it.

"There's always a second chance." Seiko grinned. "It's true, we make mistakes, but we can learn from them."

The depressed girl responded by pumping a fist in the air, something ? would have done, with that boyish attitude of hers. Seiko copied her, something that she could have never done back home. Her parents would disapprove of her behavior.

Then the two walked back to the people impatiently waiting for them.

Finally updated! . Sorry AP tests on 5/12 so been studying like crazy! And my mom is crazy about my grades since there is less than a month of school here. I mean, 2 Bs and 4As are good right? And I still have the chance to raise them both to A's also... so wish me luck!

Thanks to my sis for always reading it over to fix my mistakes and everything! It's late and she still does this for me. :D LOL It's like 2:30 AM in the morning.

And thanks for all the views and follows and favorites so far. It makes me happy that people are waiting for the next update, even if I do update irregulary. When summer vacation starts, I'm planning to update at least once a week. ^.^

So next chappie there's gonna be a badass Schneemon as well as some questions answered. I feel bad for Renamon though, writing him out so fast. He's like here I am, then poof! Gone in the blink of an eye. He WILL come out again obviously, he has someone's Digiegg! Okay, POV will be Seiko's once again. When I was writing this, at some point I was like, omg so much Syaykomon. But they are cuties though, sad to make me give them dents in their shells and missing antennae.