So here is the next chapter. I am jumping ahead a little bit. Davis, Cody and Yolei already have their second Digi-Eggs. But I will put a little detail into how they got them.

And to Lord Demon. That sounds like an interesting idea for a story. I wouldn't mind reading it if you ever get around to writing it.

Well time for the Author's Note. I do not own Digimon.

Chapter 7: Arguments and Realizations

It had been about a month since Ken ran away from the Real World into the Digital World. The day after the Digital World had more black squares than white ones. As soon the Digidestined took one down another went up somewhere else. Tai and Matt went with them one day to lend a hand. Of course they ended up getting into an argument. Davis tried to break them up but he quickly learned that they were like this as kids. Always fighting and getting into screaming matches but their friendship with each other never faltered. Cody had told them that his D-3 was reacting to something close by. They all figured it had to be another Digi-Egg.

When they got to the area the Digi-Egg was in the cliff side above it the Crest of Friendship was carved into it. When they got to the small hole it was in the egg had a sharp lightening bolt shape sticking out of it and it was black and blue in color. Everyone tried picking it up starting with Matt. When everyone else couldn't do it Davis tried. He wasn't really trying so he claimed he couldn't do it.

The Digimon Emperor showed up with a bunch of Flymon and started to attack them. The buzzing of their wings hurt all their ears that they couldn't attack back. When it all stopped T.K had noticed that Patamon was missing. A Flymon was holding him close to the Digimon Emperor.

"Ha that was too easy. Soon this Digimon will be under my control!"

"No give him back to me! Don't you see you are going to hurt him!"

Everyone started to attack except for Davis. Everyone was trying to free Patamon but Davis didn't want him to get hurt by a stray attack. Veemon was getting mad at Davis for not allowing to help the others.

"Davis we need to help."

"But Patamon might get hurt."

"But don't you see. Everyone is trying to help Patamon. Everyone is trying to save their friend."

"Save their friend."

Just then the Digi-Egg in the small hole started to glow. It lifted off the ground and floated over to Davis. Davis grabbed the Digi-Egg and suddenly Veemon Armor Digivolved to Raidramon. His Thunder Blast stunned the Flymon holding Patamon enough to drop him. T.K watched as his friend was falling to the sky. Halsemon got right underneath him and caught him. All the Flymon were released from their Dark Rings and were free. The Digimon Emperor retreated back to his base.

The next Digi-Egg was the Digi-Egg of Reliability. The Digidestined found themselves trapped underwater surrounded by a MetalSeadramon. Yolei and Davis were fighting back and forth while T.K was trying to keep Kari calm. Cody was in his own mind until he finally got tired of hearing Davis and Yolei fight.

"Will you guys knock it off! I see that being cooped up in here doesn't help but neither does your fighting." Cody said.

Yolei and Davis walked away from each other. Gatomon on the other hand was smelling the floor. Everyone was watching Gatomon with interest. They weren't sure what she was looking for but whatever it was must have been important.

"I think their is a Digi-Egg in here somewhere."

"Gatomon are you sure? Our Digivices are not signaling that there is anything here."

"It is probably because we are under the water but I think it is around here somewhere."

Davis then had Veemon Armor Digivolve to Flamdramon to break apart the floor. Of course Cody then made the suggestion that Digmon just do it since he had the drills to do the work. Once Digmon was done digging up the floor the Digi-Egg was found. It was white and purple with the Crest of Reliability on it. Once everyone tried to pick it up with no luck Cody had his turn. He was able to pick it up with ease. Digmon de-digivolved back to Armadillomon and Cody knew that he would become a water type Digimon that could possibly fight the MetalSeadramon waiting for them. Armadillomon Armor Digivolved into Submarimon. It went out and attacked the MetalSeadramon while the others got to safety. The MetalSeadramon was freed of it's Dark Ring with Submarimon's Oxygen Torpedo.

The last egg they found was their most recent find. The group were looking for the egg when they ran into Mimi and another boy from New York named Michael who's Digimon was a Betamon. Yolei couldn't help but blush when he shook her hand. They all decided to eat at a small restaurant they found in the Digital World that was runned by a Digitamamon. An egg Digimon that had two legs cracked out of the shell.

"Michael it is amazing you know Japanese so well." Kari said.

"Mimi has been teaching me. Mimi also was telling me about her friends but she never told me how pretty the girls were."

Yolei couldn't help but blush more when he looked at her. Kari and Mimi looked at each other and smile. They both didn't miss that Michael was obviously a little attracted to Yolei. Kari was hoping that maybe a little love interest will help Yolei and distract her from studying all the time. They were all talking a losing track of time. When it came to pay Yolei had offered since she had just gotten paid from the store.

"Oh I'm sorry we only accept Digibucks here."

"What? I don't have money like that."

"Well maybe you should have thought of that before stealing my food."

"Stealing? We are not stealing! I will pay if you just take what I have!"

"No Digibucks, no payment!"

"Why you..."

"Yolei it is no problem. I have the money right here."

Yolei turned and watched as Michael paid the bill. Suddenly there was a rumble and all the kids ran outside to see what it was. There was a Gorillamon. They could see the Dark Ring that was around it's arm. Digitamamon went to attack Gorillamon before it could destroy the restaurant and hurt the group but he was knocked away. Micheal's Betamon Digivolved to Seadramon and fought with the Gorillamon. Seadramon breaks Gorillamon free of his Dark Ring.

Digitamamon comes back and Mimi was running up to thank him for trying to help them when he knocks her down. Everyone runs over to Mimi who is trying to get up herself. Everyone looks and sees that his eyes are red. Like they would be if he had a Dark Ring on him but the group didn't see one anywhere.

"He must just be one rotten egg," Davis said.

"No he isn't. He tried to help us before."

"Mimi don't be insane! He just attacked you."

"Davis please. This isn't him. Something is wrong. Yolei please tell me you believe me."

Yolei didn't know what to say. Mimi was always able to see the good in everything even when there was none to be seen anywhere. Maybe Davis is right. Maybe he is just a rotten egg. But if Mimi doesn't believe that he is then prehaps she is right. Mimi didn't have the Crest of Sincerity for nothing.

"I-I don't know."

"When will you kids see that this is the real me? I wasn't helping you earlier. I was helping myself."

"No that isn't true." Everyone looked at Yolei. "You were helping us. Gorillamon was coming at us. Not your restaurant. You jumped out and tried to protect us the best that you could. And for that I know you are not a bad egg. You are being controlled in some way and we just cannot see it. But I know for a fact that you are good."

Just then a bright light came from the ground in front of Yolei. The Digi-Egg of Sincerity was in front of her. Mimi told her it appeared before her because she was sincere with her feelings. Hawkmon then Armor Digivolved to Shurimon. He was able to see inside Digitamamon and see the Dark Ring inside his shell. Shurimon attacked with his Double Star and destroyed the Dark Ring deep inside Digitamamon.

As Yolei sat in her room looking at her two eggs in her D-Terminal she also remembers that at the end of the day Michael had asked Yolei out on a date one night. She agreed and she also didn't miss the smile on Kari, Mimi and even Gatomon's faces. Hawkmon just looked like he wanted to attack the boy but she was just being protective of his partner.

Yolei remembered the date like it was yesterday. They had a small picnic on a hill. There was no control spire in sight but their Digimon were not to far from them. She was telling him all about the Digimon Emperor and that she didn't think he was all bad but confused. Michael listened to her story with interest. She was also telling him that every time they would try to convince him he was hurting innocent digimon Davis and the others were practically yelling at him. Yelling was obviously getting them nowhere with him.

They also talked about books, music, movies and once the stars came out they started pointing out the different constellations. Once they decided to call it a night Michael walked her back to the screen she needed to get back. He asked to see her again but she declined. As much as she liked Michael a long distance relationship would not be good.

"Yolei are you okay?"

"Yeah I am Poromon. I was just thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

"About my date with Michael. Also how yelling and fighting with Ken was not helping him see what he is doing is wrong."

"Your date was a few weeks ago. Why are you thinking about it now? Are you planning on seeing him again?"

"No I'm not Poromon. A long distance relationship isn't something I want to try and figure out."

"Understandable. Well I think we should turn in. Tomorrow we need to figure out how to really stop Ken."

"You go ahead Poromon. I think I am going to study a little bit. I have a test coming up in Calculus."

"Okay but please don't stay up too late Yolei."

"I promise I won't."

Poromon had gotten situated in his little basket and was quick asleep. She knew he must have been tired. Especially after he had to fight Ninjamon in a samurai battle to see who the better ninja was. Shurimon won of course but Ninjamon said that he would train and be back to defeat him. Yolei started looking at her book and closed her eyes. She opened them quickly to check her computer screen to make sure no more black squares were showing up. They had actually made a lot of progress. It almost had seemed Ken was slowing down.

'Ken,' Yolei thought. 'Maybe if I could just speak to him alone like an actual human being I might be able to get through to him.'

Yolei had closed her eyes for but a moment and when she opened them she was no longer in her room. She was somewhere else. When she looked down at herself she was still in her pajamas. If that is what you want to call them. It was a bit mild and she had on a pair of boy shorts and a tank top. When she looked back up she saw about 7 different screens. One screen in particular had the interview with Ken's parents on repeat from when he ran away. The next thing she knew she was pressed violently against the wall.

"How did you get in here? My base is untraceable!"

"I-I don't know."

"You lie! Now tell me. How did you get in here?"

"I wish I could tell you. I was in my room one minute and then next I am here."

Ken loosened his grip on her. "No one can just appear somewhere."

"But it's true. I was in my room studying wishing I could talk to you one on one. And then I am here."

"You wanted to talk to me?"

"Yes."

Ken had then completely released her. It was then he noticed that she wasn't in the clothing she usually has on when she comes to the Digital World with the others. He also noticed the lack of clothing as well. And the curves that she was still in the process of developing. He then took off his cape and offered it to her. Yolei had then blushed and took it with a 'thanks'.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?"

"About what you are doing."

"Oh please your friends have tried to tell me the same thing you are. And I know exactly what I am doing."

"Well I am not here to yell and scream at you about it. Like I said I want to talk not start a fight. What do I have to do to convince you what you are doing is wrong?"

"I am doing nothing wrong. Just a game that needs to have a winner and I will be the winner."

"This isn't a game Ken. Can't you see that this is all real? That the Digimon are real and that you are hurting them putting them under your control?"

Ken turned as to not face her. He was looking at the screen that has his parents on it. Yolei walked up next to him and saw what he was looking at. She then noticed that behind the reporter her and her friends were standing there.

"Look there," Yolei pointed to the screen. "Look we came to find you."

"Find me and defeat me?"

"No not defeat you. To show you that Digimon are real. If they weren't how could they come to the Real World with us? Just data cannot do that. They are living breathing creatures Ken," Yolei then reached up and placed a hand on the side of his face and turned it towards her so he was looking at her. "Just like you and I."

Ken looked down at the girl. The sincerity in her eyes. Now he understood why the egg of Sincerity chose her. But what he also saw in her eyes were understanding. It almost hurt him to look in her eyes but he also couldn't look away. The silence they were sharing wasn't uncomfortable but it was almost a silence of learning each other by just looking into each others eyes. Unfortunately the silence had to be broken at some point.

"So, like I said before I have no clue how I got here but if I do not get back Poromon will surely tell the others I am missing and they might come looking for me in the Digital World."

"Is your computer turned on?"

"Yes of course."

"I can track your IP address and send you back that way."

Once Ken had it on the screen Yolei was gone within moments. He couldn't get what she had said out of his head. He looked at the screen with the interview again and it had the end with the group standing there. He looked at each of the Digimon. She did have a point data just couldn't jump and configure to match that if the Real World. He put his hand where hers had been. It was still warm from her touch. Ken then pushed a couple of buttons on his keyboard.

"Wormmon."

"Yes Ken?" Wormmon then stepped back a few feet ready for the yelling and abuse he was about to receive for calling him 'Ken'. When nothing came he looked back up at him.

"Wormmon," Ken had said while starting to remove his gloves and sunglasses. By the time he was done he was back in his grey school uniform and his hair was laying flat. "Let's go home."

All Wormmon could do was cry and jump into Ken's arms.

Okay that is the end of this chapter. I know it probably seems kinda boring and I know I changed a lot around but I kinda needed to so I could get the story really going.

Definitely my shortest chapter. Sorry about that. I will try and make it a bit longer next time.

Well I hope you guys liked this chapter. I got the idea for this chapter pretty quick after the last one. I hope I can keep the roll going haha.