"Hey, Matt, could you come over here? I have something I want to show you!" Tai stated after they got through ritual hellos.

"Sure, Tai," Matt replied. "What's up?"

"I just had the strangest thing happen to me." Tai went into a full explanation about Alcinamon being on the balcony outside his apartment and that she had given him a picture and a note that Alcinamon had instructed him to give to Matt.

"I thought she was one of the bad Digimon!" Matt protested.

"So did I. I'll see you in a few minutes, all right?" Tai was about to hang up, before remembering something else he wanted to ask Matt.

"Matt? Do you know a girl named Amy Araki?"

There was silence on the phone. "Did you say Amy Araki?"

"Ya I did, Matt. So do you know this girl?"

"I... Yes I know her but it's been some time since I saw her..."

"Anyway Matt come over and I got something to show you."

Tai shook his head as he put the phone down.

Once more they looked at the picture. There was Matt on one side, T.K. on the other and then a girl in the middle. She seemed happy in the picture but he wonder if what Alcinamon said was true. If so this girl needs the Digidestined help. He waited for his friend to come over. If this was Matt's and T.K.'s friend.... Then they would have to make a plan to help her.

I was waiting in my cell for Alcinamon to come back. I had gotten bored and was sketching something, probably some Digimon we saw along the way, when the door to my cell opened up. Alcinamon stepped through the cell door which closed behind her. "Myotismon's going to be asking questions about me being here..." Alcinamon complained. "Gatomon's already asked me about my frequent trips here! I can't keep doing this, Amy."

"I know that. Did you give the message to that kid's brother?" I asked, curiously, pushing my drawing aside.

"Yeah, only he didn't believe me…" Alcinamon sighed. "I suppose Tai is just one of those wayward humans who doesn't trust anyone." She caped her wings, then looked at me, but didn't say much. "I can't stay. I have to go, Amy."

"You okay? You look tired."

She looked at me. "Wouldn't you be if you were running around all day performing magical feats just to group kids and only to find out if they were the 8th child?" She looked at me. "This whole thing is so degrading!"

"I bet it is. Thank you."

Alcinamon then left the cell before any one knew she was there again that night.

A lot would happen in the next couple of hours. Matt and Tsunomon had come over to Tai's house. Agumon, Tsunomon chatted with Kari as Matt and Tai had moved to another part of the room.

"So Matt is this girl your friend?" Tai held up the picture for Matt to look at. He took a step back, his eyes widen and he lifted his hand to his mouth. "Amy... How did you managed to get this picture, Tai?"

Tai then handed Matt the note that came with the picture. Matt seemed to shake as he read the letter.

"Tai, I seem to need your help. Amy is a good friend and to T.K. she seem to be a sister at times."

"We'll all help you Matt. Don't forget we are having a meeting in the park about finding the Eight child. So we'll bring this problem up as well and see if we can help your friend, Amy."

"Thanks Tai you don't know what this means to me and I know T.K.'ll be grateful too."

The two friends chatted a bit longer and then Matt went home taking Tsunomon with him. Tai put Kari to bed and sat up for a bit longer thinking about what was now happening. Finding the Eighth child was important and now it seemed like another Digidestined or at least another kid needed help to get out of Myotismon's grip.

I snuck down the hall away from Amy's cell. Nervously, I kept down my path. Night had fallen by now so Myotismon most likely would be out feeding. I shivered as I walked forward. Those poor people that Myotismon just took the life force from. Perhaps I should just turn around and forget what I came for.

No. I couldn't let my feelings get in the way this time. I might have sold myself to Myotismon, but I didn't sell my soul to him. I slowly walked down the stairs to Myotismon's chamber. With any luck, he wouldn't be there. However, with my luck, he would be.

The only Digimon I encountered was a Bakemon who, with a simple mind prod, didn't get very far in stopping me from doing anything. He left without giving me much trouble and let me continue on my way. By the time I had reached the coffin of Myotismon, I almost felt my step falter. I HAD to go through with this. It was Kari's only chance.

No, I corrected myself. It was everyone's only chance.

The black coffin loomed in front of me, it's cover seeming to mock me, asking me if I dared. I had two options right now. The humans had an expression involving a tiger: You either rode it or let it ride you. I wasn't about to let ANYTHING ride me. Keeping this in mind, I shoved off the lid to see the beautiful satin of the inside of the coffin, providing Myotismon with a nice pillow covered in satin. I sighed.

Then I realized something. Why had I only encountered a Bakemon? Why no other Digimon? Oh well, I couldn't turn back. Not now, when so much depended upon it. Slowly, I slid my hand under the pillow where Myotismon rested his head…

…and felt my hand make contact with a string. I yanked at it and, in my hand, was the crest of the 8th child. "This was too easy," I heard myself say as I held the crest to the light.

"And so you should think!" came the unexpected response.

I whirled and came face to face with Myotismon. Damn, I KNEW this seemed too easy! Why didn't I listen to myself in the first place and stop when I had the chance? What was done was done and I knew I couldn't turn back.

"Did you honestly think that I would leave the real crest where anyone would find it?" Myotismon demanded. "I have to commend you, Myotismon. Your copies are quite good…" I started, dropping the copies.

"ENOUGH!"

I yelped and drew back from him, dropping the crest. Oh, Wind Lords, could he know? Did he know that I knew who the 8th child was? No, how could he…But, then again, this was Myotismon I was talking about.

"You have some information I want, therefore making it be within my best interest to keep you alive. Where is the 8th Digidestined?" Myotismon demanded.

"You aren't getting anything out of me." I snapped. "You WILL tell me."

I glared at him.

"I would much rather die!"

He grinned at me, his eyes glinting. He stepped towards me, his cape rustling as he moved. "That can be arranged. I have noticed that you haven't been as loyal to me. I see the influence of your human has prodded you to this. Her disobedience shall not go unnoticed. I shall only ask you one more time. WHERE IS THE CHILD?!"

"If you think I'm going to tell you, Myotismon, then you're wrong. I'm not telling you anything. The child's identity and location stays hidden, as it should be!"

And, as I felt energy swelling up inside me, I knew now that I controlled the tiger of my fears and rode it, too.

I would ride it with honor.

I screamed in pain. I dropped my sketch book. Some thing had happened to Alcinamon.

My body shook, as I tried to head for the door.

"MYOTISMON!!!!!"

I sank down at the door. "Alcinamon.... no..."

Alcinamon felt something come through her body. It seemed just enough to break Myotismon's grip. She took flight out of the room. She raced up the stairs and outside. She was blinded for a moment from the rising sun. At least Myotismon wouldn't follow her but she knew that Amy now would feel his wrath. She would come back for her but she needed help to do that. She took off as fast as her wings could carry her.

I had moved back into my cell waiting for that Vamp to show his face. I could feel Alcinamon's worry about me. At least she was now free from his evil grip. There was now just me in the line of fire. I had no fear of that. Strange thing was he didn't come. That's what scared me the most at that moment.

The wait.

So I opened up my sketch book and started to work on that drawing I was hoping to get done before I met up with my friends.

I didn't know where I flew at this point and, personally, I didn't care. I just knew one thing. I had to get Amy out of there. NOW. There was no way I could go back there; if I did, I would need help. How could I, though? He was so powerful and he had his army… Against Myotismon, none of us stood a chance. No one did.

Then I remembered the Digidestined. They wouldn't help me. Would they? They didn't trust me now, but they had to. They must. I flew to Tai's apartment again only to find Tai gone. I saw Kari sitting on the sofa where I had once laid, watching her watch that television.

Kari… No, what was I thinking? Kari wasn't aware of her destiny yet. She was as ignorant to her destiny now as the others were when they found out and I couldn't trust her yet… I needed help right now and I didn't know where I could get it.

The Digidestined were now sitting in the park with their Digimon. Izzy was about to say something about a theory when Joe made every one jump. "Wait I want to hear Izzy's theory, I love his theories! Wait for me!" After Izzy told everyone about where he though the Eighth child might be, everyone made plans to go look in different parts of the city. Joe got stuck with doing the phone calls. Then it was time to tell everyone about Amy and Alcinamon. "You are telling us that, there might be a ninth child?"

"We don't know that for sure Mimi but it seems that this girl, Amy, needs our help as well as Alcinamon."

"Well I made up my mind last night. I'm going to find her and kick Myotismon in the Digi-rear."

"I'm with you Matt. Amy did so much for us it's time to help her back."

Everyone looked at the brothers. Tai could see that he wasn't going to change Matt's mind.

"We all will keep an eye out for the Eighth child and see if we can find Amy as well."

Matt nodded. He knew that they had to find the Eighth child but Amy was his friend, he couldn't let Myotismon hurt her anymore.

Strangely Matt's crest glowed a bit. Only Sora saw it at the time. She didn't know what to say about it though.

So the kids went out to find the Eighth child. Joe went home to do some phone calls.

Sora and Mimi walked around the city.

"So, Sora what do you think about this girl Amy. I mean it could be a trap made out by Myotismon."

"That might be true Mimi but the way Tai said how Alcinamon acted and that picture she gave him to give to Matt seems real enough."

"OH! My feet hurt can we stop again, please."

"Okay." They rested on a bench. Sora marked spots on a map where they've been as Mimi put up her feet. Palmon and Biyomon talked about what they had for dinner.

Mimi, not liking the heat, thought about a idea. "Sora how about we go to a place where there'd be a lot of people"

"Okay, Mimi where do you think we should go to?"

"Right there." She pointed to the tower in the city. The red sticker stood out. "There'll be lots of people there and we can look all over the city too."

"All right let's go." The girls headed for the tower.

Izzy and Tai were also looking for the Eighth child. Izzy held out his Digivice as a group of children ran by. "Anything yet?" Izzy shook his head. Tentomon and Agumon were in disguises. The group walked down the street. That's when it seemed to get even hotter. Is it me or did someone turn on the heat."

"Tai look, the tower, it bending!"

"What?! but..." Tai whipped out his telescope. It did seem the tower was bending. Then he saw Togemon and Birdamon fighting SkullMeramon. "Quick our friends need us." Tentomon Digivolved to Kabuterimon. They got on and were off to help Sora and Mimi.

The girls had gotten to the top of the tower. "Feel that AC."

"I should of known you had another motivation." Mimi moved to the window. She looked down. "Isn't that your house, Sora?"

"Ya it is." Then the air seemed to get hotter. The girls moved over to the AC machines. Mimi then saw a guy in a coat. "Would you look at that Sora. That person is wearing a coat in this heat and it isn't even nice looking."

"Mimi he might hear you."

"Too late! Now you've done it Mimi! He coming over." The stranger turned to look at them. "That's not a person, that's..." Mo< The coat disappeared in a blue fire and there stood a Digimon. "SkullMeramon!" The pair of Digimon Digivolved and started fighting the evil Digimon. They were not doing too good. Then Kabuterimon showed up. Agumon then Digivolved to Greymon. They duked it out for a time. Still it wasn't even enough. Then Tai's crest of Courage glowed and Greymon then digivolved to MetalGreymon. With some great moves, SkullMeramon was deleted.

As all this was going on Gatomon was looking for the Eighth child. She came across Kari. Gatomon could not understand Kari's friendliness to her. She wondered if this was the Eighth child. Kari walked home. Kari asked her if she was a friend of Agumon. She then asked Gatomon if she would like to come in to her house. Gatomon tried to destroy Kari but when Kari looked up at her she jumped back, fell and left the apartment. Kari was sad to see the Kitty Digimon go. She would ask Tai if he knew of that Digimon.

I approached the apartment where Kari lived. Upon seeing white fur, I went up a level till I was sure Gatomon wouldn't see me. I saw the little white cat take off down the street. What was SHE doing there? She couldn't have figured it out, could she? No, it was impossible. I was the only one who knew…wasn't I? I leaned on the balcony rail, thinking about what I had just seen…

…and wound up breaking the rail. This caused me to go flying over the balcony's edge and landing on the balcony below me. Luckily for me this was Kari's apartment.

And, unluckily for me, I hadn't counted on the hardness of the cement. Ow… "Are you all right?" I heard Kari's voice ask me. Kari… Oh damn it!

I flipped to my feet and looked at her. "You shouldn't be out here now, Kari…"

"Why not?" she asked.

"Trust me," I said through gritted teeth. "Get back inside."

Kari stared at me, but obeyed instantly. "Are you in trouble?"

"Man, am I ever. Listen to me. If Tai comes back, tell him that Amy and I both need his help. SOON. Can you do that for me?" Kari nodded. "Good. I have to go before Myotismon and his cronies find me. Promise me, Kari. Promise me you'll tell him."

Before she could answer me, I took off, letting the air slide under my feathered wings. As I flew away, I seemed to hear Kari's voice saying, "I promise.", carried only by the wind itself.

Slowly night had fallen. I could hear the foot steps of Myotismon. I placed my sketch book in the small bag I had with me.

The door slammed open. He wasn't a happy Digimon. Next thing I could remember was sitting in his carriage. Again my face was swollen.

"So what's wrong tonight, Myotismon?"

I thought it best not to get him any more angry than he was already. He didn't seem interested in me tonight. His thoughts were on some of the Digimon he had brought with him to search for the Eighth child. Gatomon, Wizardmon and Demidevimon had been useful so far. Then there was Gotsumon and Pumpkinmon. They had been fooling around too much. So he decided to send them back to the Digi-world. This, he thought would put me in my spot and have Alcinamon back working for him.

T.K. and Matt were on the Subway. Tsunomon and Patamon were talking about how Matt and T.K. lived in different houses because their parents were divorced. This made T.K. upset and he said some things to Patamon that he shouldn't of, Patamon flew off the subway car when it stopped. Matt followed T.K. and held Tsunomon under his arm as they ran after Patamon.

Myotismon had dragged me out of the carriage and we were now looking for these Digimon he wanted to discipline in front of me. As he pulled me along I tripped and knocked into him. I used this as a moment to grab my Digivice and Crest. Again he slap me in the face and drag me along.

T.K. and Matt came across two strange Digimon, Gotsumon and Pumpkinmon. They were not looking for the Eighth child but they wanted to have fun instead. After getting rid of an angry Teenage girl, that's when all things seemed to lose sense.

Myotismon and I came up on the Digimon that he was looking for and one thing he didn't want to see. "Matt... T.K...."

"AMY!!!!"

Tsunomon Digivole to Gabumon...Blue Blaster...

"Grisly Wing"

We all watched as Gotsumon and Pumpkinmon were blasted back to the Digi-world.

"Gabumon Digivolve to Garurumon...Howling Blaster!"

"Crimson Lighting!!!"

Garurumon went down but got up again. That's when I kicked that Vamp in the leg and ran off as he let go of me. But he wasn't done with me of yet. "Nightmare Claw!!!"

I went down. Matt screamed my name and that's when his Crest seemed to blast out with a bright blue light. "Garurumon Digivolve to WereGarurumon...Wolf Claw!!!" "Crimson Lighting!!!"

Matt's Digimon was putting up a good fight but it wasn't enough, I thought I'd be back in my cell again but that's when I heard.

"Patamon Digivolve to Angemon...Hand of Fate!!!"

"Damn you Digidestined." With that Myotismon flew off without me. I found myself in Matt's and T.K.'s arms. Tears ran down my face. It had been a long and hard road but I was now back with my friends and it was Myotismon's turn to run in fear.