The four teenagers were sitting in a circle on the ground in the Gomamon's village, their recovering digimon laying in front of each of them. A Gomamon approached the group. "Sounded like you had a rough fight out there." "Yeah," Jess nodded. "Who was that, even? We couldn't faze her, but she was able to wipe us out in one shot." "She said her name was BlackLighdramon," Valerie answered, "Apparently she's been watching us and Deemon, and isn't too pleased that he's failing." "Well, that's too bad for her!" Faye slammed her fist on the floor. "We've got to kick her ass. I'm betting that she is the enemy we have to defeat." "Sure, if we can

Yuki walked with Flare and Lunar, heading north from Pyro's village. Learning that he had a daughter with Flare was a bit of a shock to him, though it wasn't too surprising. After all, he and Flare had fallen in love with each other eighteen years ago, not long after he had promised to help protect her. Flare spoke of a journal, so he thought he'd go with her and Lunar to retrieve it, and maybe learn more about his daughter. "I ran to a small house not too far from here," Flare said. "When I learned that I had conceived a child from you...At the time, I was afraid Cyan would have gotten upset with us. So it was there that I gave birth to Lun

Yuki ran on a path in the forest, unsure of where he was heading at the moment. He left the village, knowing he had to get back to Pyro and Pyra, to let them know he was safe. He also knew he had to get as far away from there as possible. Shiryu wouldn't take too kindly to his escaping and that he was set free by Flare, apparently one of her best servants. He wondered if he should have persuaded Flare to go with him. After all, she was showing signs of remembering him. Yuki might have been able to help her remember her past, to get her back to her true self. Yuki slowed down to a walk as he reached a clearing in the forest. A river ran acros

Yuki, Electra, and Pyra stood around a table, examining a map that was laid out on it. It showed several regions of the land, some of which were marked in red, designating areas attacked by Flare. Pyro walked to the table from another room, carrying a tray with cups of tea. She set the cups on the table and spoke. "As you can see, we've been keeping track of Flare's movements. Based on our reports, she started somewhere further southwest from here." "Did anyone try fighting her back?" Yuki asked. "She seems to be working alone." "Some have, as you may recall her mentioning it earlier. She is a formidable opponent. At least, I would think s

Yuki walked through Azure Forest, a forest named for the color of its foliage. He stared up blankly at the sky, the sun filtering through the leaves and casting a greenish blue light on his face. He thought quietly to himself, recalling the message left by his mate Cyan: "My sister is nearby, I can feel her presence. I am going to go look for her. I am sorry to leave so suddenly, I just don't want to give up this chance." It had been more than three days, and Cyan hadn't returned, let alone sent a messenger to tell Yuki that she was okay. Cyan had always been worried about her sister since losing her several years ago, regularly searching fo

Valerie paced back and forth, finishing her soda. "Damn, what is taking Faye so long?" she asked herself. A strange voice answered, "She is no longer with us." "What do you mean?" Valerie asked, not yet looking in the voice's direction. "She's in the digital world," the voice replied. "Unfortunately, I fell out of the portal, and now I'm stuck here." "Oh," Valerie responded, seemingly unfazed, as if she weren't paying attention to what the voice was telling her. "Yeah." Valerie finally turned to look at the stranger, a yellow cat's head with a tail. She jumped, backing away from it. "Gah!" she shouted. "Who---and most importantly, *what*

Bob was sitting in front of the rock by the entrance to the cave. "Man," he sighed. "Guard duty is boring. I'm having a hard time staying awake." He leaned back against the rock, looking up at Betamon who was resting on top of it. "I don't think anyone is going to go out of their way to hurt us," Bob said. "It's late at night, and the only one who really knows about us is hiding." "True," Betamon replied. "But you don't know what Deemon could send out. We need to be alert, especially if we're out in the open like this." Bob nodded, sighing again. "You do have a point, but I am still tired. And bored." Betamon smiled. "You had a short nap." B