Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Chosen Warriors ❯ Chapter III: The Key of Qinglongmon ( Chapter 3 )

When I remember Takeru and Ken, I cannot help but think of how different they are. Ken has had to deal with so much pain and heartache his entire life. He lost his older brother at a young age, and suffered so much because of it. He suffered a breakdown, became the Digimon Kaizer, but he was able to fight his way back. If I ever lost Taichi, I don't know what I would do, maybe I would end up the same way as Ken, wandering lost and feeling so alone. If that did happen to me, would I become some sort of…of Digimon Empress? Would I be able to find myself again, like he did?

Takeru sort of lost his brother too. His parents were divorced when he was at a young age also, but he could always see Yamato pretty much when he wanted. They say that children of divorced parents can developed much rage and anger, but, while it is pretty obvious for Yamato, Takeru has always been that cheerful and happy person, on the outside, at least. Occasionally, we can see a 'dark' Takeru emerge, and it does frighten me sometimes. Still, he's always been probably my best friend, giving me advice and watching out for me. Ken sort of does that too, but it is more like he is trying to keep us from taking the same path that he did.

You know, maybe they're not so different after all.

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Chosen Warriors:

Chapter III:

The Key of Qinglongmon

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Takeru placed the binoculars over his eyes and sighed deeply. "This is just great." He sighed again and rested his head on the large rock underneath him.

"What's the matter?" Ken asked, walking up to him.

Takeru pointed off of the ledge they were standing on to a valley below them. The ground was covered with green grass, and a trio of large red trees in the center. There was something else in the center as well, a large metal complex. "What is that?" Ken asked.

The blond boy gave the other boy his binoculars. Ken stared through them and focused on the complex. People were walking in and out, including someone that he recognized. "This is a Digital Hunter base?"

Takeru nodded. "I think so."

"Oh, you've got to be kidding!" Ken gasped.

"It gets better," Takeru said, "According to the map in the scroll, it's built right over the Qinglongmon shrine where the key is hidden."

"What? How can that be?"

"I don't know," he answered, "Why don't you ask them when we get there? We'd better get back."

The two boys walked back from the top of the valley wall to their small campsite. The other Qinglongmon Warriors were seated around a small campfire. "What did you find out?" Taichi asked.

"You're going to love this," Takeru said, "There's a Digital Hunter base built over top."

"What?" Daisuke asked.

"Jeeze," Sora sighed, "They're not making this easy."

"Why is there a Digital Hunter base over top?" Hikari asked, "Did they know about the temple beforehand?"

"Maybe, maybe not," Ken said, "If they knew that there was a temple underneath, I doubt they really understood what it was for."

"Any plans on getting inside our temple?" Yamato asked.

"I have two theories on that. If we can get to the bottom floor, we might be able to break through and get to the temple. My second theory is that since the Hunters copied Hikari's scroll, they might already be trying to find their way down there. If that's the case, they'll have a way to get inside."

Noriko flinched. "I'm sorry, it's my fault."

"Noriko," Taichi said, "Don't be so hard on yourself."

"But I failed you," she sighed, "You told me to protect her, I let you down." She stared at the ground. Takeru walked over and sat down next to her. He placed his on her back and lightly rubbed it.

"Listen," he said, "People make mistakes, I mean; we've made plenty. I can think of a lot of mistakes that I made." He sighed slightly, "I can remember when Black Wargreymon was attacking the Digital World. I was so ready to condemn him outright, without learning about him. Maybe if I spent more time trying to understand him, maybe he wouldn't have…" He shook his head, "Well, that doesn't matter now. Just try not to let it get to you. Everyone makes mistakes, right guys?"

The others all coughed and cleared their throats. "Uh, I might have made a few errors," Taichi chuckled slightly.

"I know I have," Ken said, "But you can't let the guilt overwhelm you, it really isn't healthy. It can lead to a breakdown, trust me, don't make the same mistakes I did."

Noriko forced herself to smile. "All right, I'll be okay."

"Okay," Taichi said, "We need to think of a way to get inside that complex. Any ideas?"

"How 'bout a distraction?" Daisuke asked, "It always worked before."

"How are we going to do that?" Sora asked.

Takeru put his binoculars back up to his eyes and stared at the Digital Hunter base. "It looks like there's a small vent on the roof. Maybe we could….." He trailed off.

"What?" Hikari asked.

Takeru turned the dials on the edge of the binoculars in order to zoom in. He blinked a few times, then turned to look at the others. "I'm seeing things."

"What?" Yamato asked.

"I thought I saw a group of teenagers climb through that vent, weird."

"Okay," Taichi said, "Takeru and Noriko, stay here with Hikari. The rest of us are going in."

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The Qinglongmon Warriors quietly climbed up the outside of the Digital Hunter base. They had spent most of the afternoon examining the patterns of the defensive Digital Hunters that were walking around the outside of the large building. Everyone knew that there had to be security cameras or something to the like nearby. Everyone was waiting for the loud alarm that they were sure was going to come, but never did.

"They're just gonna let us walk in here?" Ken asked, slowly removing the grate to the outside of the vent.

"They're not idiots," Taichi said, "Plus, they've got all this techno junk, there has to be security cameras, or motion dectors around here somewhere, there just has to be."

"So how come we didn't run into any yet?" Yamato questioned.

"I don't know," their leader sighed.

"Maybe they're silent alarms?" Daisuke suggested.

Ken gently placed the grate onto the roof, "Let's go."

Taichi went first, followed by Daisuke and the others. The ventilation system was built in a maze of square pipes. The Chosen Warriors followed the best path they could until they reached another metal grate, this one on the floor. Taichi could hear voice from below, and told the others to be quiet. The leader of the Qinglongmon Warriors slowly cautiously looked through and listened.

The hallway below was dark, except for a few small red lights attached to the walls. Two of the Digital Hunters were talking directly beneath the vent.

"Did you find the problem yet?"

"No," the second one shook his head, "The power's out all across the fifth grid too! Only the factory grids are still on-line. Which means that only the A complex was hit."

"Damn it!" the first one swore, "What the heck happened? We could have blown a fuse that would have cut power to the entire complex!"

"Someone must have done it. They cut the power so they could sneak inside."

"The Chosen are here!" the first gasped, "We'd better tell Lord Sentry." Both of them disappeared down the hall.

"That's why none of the alarms went off," Taichi said, turning his head so he could face the other Chosen Warriors as best he could, "The power's out."

"Wait," Yamato said, "If we didn't cut the power, who did?"

"What about those other teenagers that Takeru said he saw?" Sora asked.

"Maybe we weren't the only Chosen that escaped," Ken said.

"Then we have some friends in here," Daisuke smiled.

"Maybe," Taichi said, "But don't let your guard down. We're deep in enemy territory."

The others nodded in agreement and then continued through the air shaft. They eventually reached another grate, this one on the side of the airshaft. They had passed by dozens of other grates, but this grate caused Taichi to stop and stare through it. "Ken!" he whispered, "You've got to see this."

Ichijoji squeezed past the others and looked through the grate. His eyes flew open as he stared at a large factory beneath the ventilation system. Two large pillars smashed into one another, only to be pulled apart once again, but with a large black ring between them. A large robotic arm grabbed it and placed it on a conveyor belt, where it traveled across the large room. Another large robotic arm grabbed the ring and placed it in a metal box.

"A Dark Ring processing plant!" Ken gasped.

"But…how would they know how to make them?" Daisuke asked.

Ken shook his head. "No, I..I don't know."

"How were you able to make them?" Yamato questioned, "Did you use any plans or something?"

"I…Yeah, but they should have been destroyed with my base!" he said, "How…how could they know how to make them?"

"Wait a sec," Daisuke said, "If the power's out, I wonder why this place is still working?"

"Remember what that one soldier said?" Sora whispered, "About the factory having power? This must be what he meant."

The others were silent. "Come on," Taichi whispered, "We'd better keep going."

They continued in silence until they finally reached another grate, but this one looking into an abandoned hallway. They jumped down to the floor.

"Power's still out, I see," Ken sighed, glancing around the darkened hallway.

"That can work to our advantage," Taichi smiled. "All right, Daisuke, Ken, and Sora, head that way down the hall and me and Yamato'll go this way. We need to find a way into the Temple beneath this place, and we should probably investigate the Dark Rings they have. Keep in touch using the D-terminals. Turn them on vibrate, no beeps, got it?"

The others nodded. "Good luck," Taichi said. The group split and ran in opposite directions down the hall.

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Lord Sentry walked through the darkness of the small room. He frowned as he stared up at a black monitor that was built onto the wall. "How long before power is restored?"

"Not long," Orion said, "We're trying to route the power from the factories into the main line. I estimate half hour to an hour."

"Perfect," Lord Sentry grinned, "Now, how about finding out who did this."

"We're looking into it, sir."

The commander of the Digital Hunters nodded. "Excellent. I expect a fully report soon."

"Of course sir," Orion nodded. "I am heading over to the factory to oversee the repairs. Maybe we'll have power sooner."

Lord Sentry nodded. "Maybe I'll join you."

"Sir?"

"I have a feeling that things are going to get very interesting tonight," he grinned, "Very interesting indeed."

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Daisuke slowly peered around the corner, his eyes focusing for even the slightest movement. He found none, at least, biological movements and breathed a sigh of relief. He mentioned to the two others that were at his side. "Come on, the coast's clear."

The trio ran from the darkened hallway into the well illuminated area of the Dark Ring processing plant. They dove for cover behind a high stack of large metal crates. Ken stared up as the large robotic arms grabbed the Dark Rings and dropped them into the crates.

"Psst, Ken," Sora whispered.

"What?"

"Are those your rings?" She gasped and started to blush, "What I meant was, the rings that…you know…."

Ken nodded. "Yeah, I know what you meant, but I won't be able to tell you until I see them."

"Hey, no problem," Daisuke grinned. He quickly climbed up the side of the metal crate, ignoring the whispered cries of Sora and Ken. He reached the top and reached inside to grab a Dark Ring. He threw it to Ken. "Catch."

The other young man caught it and growled at him. "You know, you could have gotten us all caught."

Daisuke just grinned.

"Well?" Sora asked, "Ken, is that Ring…?"

Ken examined the black object in his hands. He sighed and nodded. "Yeah, these are the Dark Rings. They're authentic." He stared at the Dark Ring in his hands, "But, I don't understand how the Digital Hunters can even make them! They would need some kind of blueprint or something, but…those should have been destroyed with my base! They must have got it from somewhere, but where?"

Daisuke's ears perked up. "Something's coming. Quick, hide!" They scampered over to the far end of the group of large metal crates and hide behind them. Daisuke cautiously looked around the corner and stared at the large entrance. He held his breath as a group of figures stepped inside. He was sure that the Digital Hunters had found them, until he noticed that these figures appeared to be teenagers. Once they stepped out of the dark hallway and into the light, he was able to see their features clearly. He started walking towards them.

"Daisuke, what are you doing?" Sora hissed.

The young man ignored her and ran towards the group of teenagers. "Michael? Is that you?"

"Michael?" Ken gasped, "From the New York Chosen?" He and Sora ran over to join Daisuke.

"Mimi!" Sora gasped.

"And Wallace," Daisuke nodded, "And Maria, Steve, Lou, Sam and…and…"

The orange headed teenage girl frowned. "My name is Tatum."

"What are you doing here?" Ken asked.

The group was silent, as if they were debating to answer. "Mimi?" Sora asked, walking towards her friend, "What's wrong?"

Still, no one answered. Finally, Maria stepped forward. "Where is the Priestess of Qinglongmon, Hikari?"

"And your other Celestial Warriors," Michael questioned.

"How do you know about that?" Daisuke asked.

"Because I am the Priestess of Baihumon," Maria said, "And these are my seven star warriors."

"Priestess of Baihumon?" Ken asked, "So, you're here to help us?"

The young girl hesitated, then sighed deeply. "I'm sorry, but we need the key that's hidden underneath of this place so we can open the Temple of the Center and summon Baihumon."

"But why?" Sora asked.

"To ask him to seal away the Digital World forever. If Chosen Children and digimon are stuck in the Digital World, they can't be hunted or killed by the humans of Earth."

"But…what'll that solve?" Ken asked. "All that will do is make the chasm between Earth and the Digital World even greater! We need to bring the two worlds together, make every person a Chosen! If everyone is one, if everyone can understand what it means to have a partner, then maybe the Digital Hunters won't exist ever again!"

"How can someone with your intelligence be so stupid?" Sam asked.

"Mimi?" Sora asked, "You…you actually agree with this?"

The other girl turned away from Sora's gaze. "I'm tired of having to fight a digimon that wants to control Earth, or a human that wants to control the Digital World. If they were separate, then we wouldn't have this problem! I lost Palmon, because some bigot human thought that if he could kill every Chosen Child on Earth, it would end all of Earth's problems!"

Sora was in shock, "Mimi…"

"I'm sorry Sora," she said, "Please; we don't have to fight each other. I don't want to hurt you. Just tell us where Hikari is…"

Sora suddenly felt a surge of pride run through her. Mimi was one of her friends, maybe even her best, but when she mentioned Hikari, the redhead could not control herself. "You're not going to touch her! Leave Hikari out of this!"

Mimi gasped. "Sora!"

"She's right," Daisuke said, "You are our friends, but if you want to touch our Priestess of Qinglongmon, then you're going to have to go through us!"

Ken grabbed his arm. "Now isn't the time."

"What are you talking about?" the other boy snapped. Ken mentioned to the large entrance to the factory. "Ah!"

The Celestial Warriors of Baihumon turned around slowly and saw a squad of Digital Hunters standing in the doorway, led by Lord Sentry and Orion. Daisuke whispered to Ken. "Get your D-terminal out and get the others, now!"

Ken nodded and pulled out his small communicator. He quickly sent an S.O.S. to Yamato and Takeru. "All right, they're coming."

"I just hope we survive until then," Sora sighed.

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Taichi took a deep breath as he and Yamato ran into the giant octagon shaped room. The two warriors spun around in the darkness, waiting to be attacked from all sides by Digital Hunters. To their surprise, they were safe. "Where the heck is everyone?" Taichi asked.

"I don't know," Yamato said. He scanned the large room, his eyes focusing on the large equipment in the middle of the room. He saw a pile of dirt and concrete, along with a large square hole in the ground. "I think we found it."

"Found what?" Taichi asked, running over to join him.

Yamato pointed to the hole in the ground, "The temple was underground, remember?"

Taichi grinned. "Alright, let's get that Key." He was about to jump into the hole, when Yamato stopped him.

"It's my D-terminal," he replied, removing it from his pocket, "It's from Ken! They're in the processing plant, they're fighting Digital Hunters!"

Taichi stared through the hole, then glanced at Yamato. "What about the Key?"

"Taichi, you're not seriously considering…?"

The goggle boy shook his head. "No, I'm not. Come on, we'll have to come back and investigate later." The two warriors ran out of the room.

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Takeru growled as he stared down at the Digital Hunter complex from his position on the mountain ridge. "Where are they?"

He turned to the other two, who were seated on a small boulder."You should stop pacing," Hikari said, "I trust Taichi and Daisuke. They'll be able to handle this."

"I know," Takeru sighed, "I just wish that…" He abruptly stopped speaking.

"What?" Noriko asked, who was seated with Hikari.

The blond boy reached into his pocket and pulled out his D-terminal. "They're in trouble! I've got to go."

"Wait for me!" Noriko cried, jumping up.

"You stay here and protect Hikari!" Takeru shouted, quickly running down the side of the mountain to land on the ground of the Sleeping Valley. He took a deep breath and chanted, "Digi-armor energize!"

His body was covered by his yellow body armor. He charged towards the Digital Hunter complex, but saw a group of Hunters standing at the entrance. They had seen him, and were now running towards him. "Oh great. I've got to get passed them, but I can't do it alone." He shook his armored head, "No, I have to! Crest of Hope, Qinglongmon, please, give me the power I need!"

Cracks began to form in Takeru's armor, as it shattered and exploded apart. He was now wearing a pair of black pants, white shirt and black jacket. He was also carrying a sword. He examined himself and smiled. "All right, Squall Lionheart, Final Fantasy VII." He swung his sword out in front of him as he ran towards the Digital Hunters.

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Daisuke, who had already evolved to his Serge form, slammed into the metal wall and slid to the floor. He weakly stared with his blurry vision at the menacing figure of Lord Sentry towering over him.

Sora, already evolved into Sailor Venus, ran towards them. "Daisuke, hang on!" she shouted. She pointed her finger at the Digital Hunter. "Crescent Beam!"

Lord Sentry continued staring at the fallen Daisuke, but raised his palm out to his side. Sora's attack twisted around and headed straight for the Qinglongmon Warrior. Luckily, she was able to fall to the ground, missing the energy attack.

"Now," Lord Sentry said, staring down at Daisuke, "Where were we?"

Ken had transformed into his green armor, but was unable to help Sora and Daisuke against the Digital Hunter leader. The other one that was with him followed the New York Chosen after they ran off. Ichijoji wanted to help his friends, but he had yet to evolve. He decided that he would at least try. He charged at Lord Senty and tried to leapt kick him to the ground, but the Digital Hunter batted him away with a swipe of his hand. He flew backwards and landed on the ground.

"So many distractions, aren't there?" Lord Sentry grinned, staring down at Daisuke. He brought his foot up and placed it down on top of his head. "It's time to bid you farewell."

"Daisuke!" Ken shouted, "No!"

His armor began to glow and crack in a manner similar to the other Chosen Warriors. When it cracked, Ken stood wearing a simple pair of bluish black pants and jacket. His hair had become spiky and he was wearing a strange upside-down pyramid around his neck. In one hand he carried a deck of cards. Ken instantly realized who he was. "Yugioh, huh?"

Lord Sentry stared in awe at the newly transformed Chosen Warrior. "Amazing."

Sora was back on her feet and ran over to join Ken. "Quick! Your powers, what can you do?"

"The cards?" Ken asked, "Well, let's see what I have here." He quickly looked through his deck. There were not many cards that he thought could stand up against Lord Sentry, until he focused on one that made him grin. He held up the card and shouted, "Dark Magician!"

The familiar monster leapt off of the card and appeared before Lord Sentry, who appeared less then frightened. "Do you honestly expect to stop me with a man wearing a dress?"

Ken growled and moved his hand slightly, and when he did, he noticed that the Dark Magician's hand move as well. Ken moved his other hand and the monster mimicked the same movement.

"I think I get it," Ken said, "I control whatever monster I summon. Let me give it a try. Dark Magic Attack!" He swung his arm, which meant that the Dark Magician swung his arm as well, sending a force of energy into Lord Sentry, which knocked him off of Daisuke. Unfortunately, it was not enough to hurt him. The leader of the Digital Hunters held out his palm and fired a black energy ball into the Dark Magician's chest. Ken gave a yelp and fell to his knees.

"I guess you get hurt through the same connection, huh?" Lord Sentry asked. He slammed the side of his fist into the Dark Magician's nose. Ken's head flew back as he lost his balance and fell over.

Sora ran to his side, but he easily swatted her away.

"So, if I kill this false being in front of me, you'll die too, huh?" He grinned, "Why don't we try it?"

"Hey metal mouth!"

Lord Sentry turned his head to the entrance of the factory and saw Taichi, evolved to Goku, and Yamato, evolved to Seiji. "Yeah, that's right!" Taichi continued, "I'm talking to you, you walking trash compacter!

"How dare you!" Lord Sentry shouted.

"Well come and get us!" Yamato shouted. He held his sword out in front of him and charged at the Digital Hunter. Lord Sentry easily dodged Yamato's sword thrust and, with one quick and easy motion grabbed a hold of his wrist and flung him to land next to Daisuke. Taichi attempted to attack the Hunter from behind but he executed a roundhouse kick that sent him skidding backwards. He was able to keep his balance and stay on his feet. He twisted his head slightly to get a better view of where the others were: Yamato was helping Daisuke to his feet, Sora and Ken were supporting each other as they limped over.

"Go on!" Taichi shouted, "Get out of here! I'll hold him off!" He swung his fists into Lord Sentry's face, but was easily repelled back.

"Taichi…" Daisuke weakly said from Yamato's arms, "We're…we're not going to leave…you…"

"You need to go!" Taichi shouted, taking another punch in the face from Lord Sentry, "Yamato, you know where to take them."

The other Chosen Warrior nodded. "Come on."

"Yamato!" Sora shrieked, "You're not…"

"Now!" he shouted, "Come on. Sora, Ken, go!"

The two reluctantly ran out of the factory as quickly as they could. Yamato carried Daisuke to the large doorway. He paused to glance at Taichi's losing battle with Lord Sentry, but continued into the hall. He joined with Sora and Ken, who were waiting outside. The four warriors of Qinglongmon ran through the darkened tunnels. "Where are we going?" Ken asked.

"Taichi and I found the Key," he said, "We've got to…" The hall was suddenly illuminated, causing the group of warriors to yelp out in pain and rub their eyes.

"The power's back, I guess," Ken said, rubbing his eyes. When the pain in his eyes stopped and his blurry vision became clear, he was able to see a large squad of Digital Hunters surrounding them.

"Well, I think we've done better," Daisuke weakly said.

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Taichi swung his fists into Lord Sentry's face, once in the left, once in the right, again from the left and the final swung from the right. With each punch, Lord Sentry's head swung backwards. Taichi's final punch sent the Digital Hunter staggering backwards. Taichi panted and grinned. "How's that? Like it?"

Lord Sentry regained his footing and slammed his metal fist into Taichi's face. He grabbed the warrior's arm and yanked him into the air, twisting him around and slamming his back into his knee. He threw him to the floor and stared down at his fallen foe. "So, do you like it?"

Taichi responded by pointing his palm at Lord Sentry's face. "Kamehameha!"

The Digital Hunter's head was thrown back as it was hit by the beam of energy. He slowly brought his head back down and grinned at the Qinglongmon Warrior. "So, anything else, or should we end this?" He slammed his foot into Taichi's stomach. The younger man yelled out in pain, then glowed in a bright light, reverting to his normal form.

"I guess you don't have anything else, huh? I don't enjoying killing an unworthy opponent, but this is simply business." He slowly reached down to grab Taichi's face, when he heard a loud explosion behind him. He spun around and saw a gapping hole in the outer wall of the factory, with a lone sword-wielding figure standing in the smoke and debris. With great effort, Taichi lifted his head.

"Ta..Takeru…?"

The younger boy jumped into the factory. "Don't worry, Taichi, I'll save you." He changed forward and swung his sword into Lord Sentry's arm, but the Digital Hunter countered with his other fist, smashing Takeru's face. The younger man staggered backwards.

"Wow, that hurt," he rubbed his injured nose.

"I can do much worse," Lord Sentry growled. He backhanded Takeru into the right wall, and fell to the ground. He saw Taichi lying on the floor next to him, and Lord Sentry walking towards both of them. He twirled his head around and saw a giant metal box hanging from the ceiling. He saw that Lord Sentry was standing directly beneath it. He grinned as he stood up.

"What are you so happy about?" the Digital Hunter asked.

Takeru did not answer and he swung his sword, sending a beam of crescent shaped energy into the chains that were supporting the metal box. Lord Sentry turned his head up just in time to see the metal slam him through the floor. The shockwaves caused the walls to shake and shatter. The factory began to fall to pieces. Takeru lifted Taichi and they began to walk towards the hole in the wall.

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"Oniichan!" Hikari gasped. She ran over to help Takeru carry Taichi to their small campsite on the top of the mountain ridge surrounding the Sleeping Valley.

Noriko kicked aside some stones and placed a blanket on the ground. "Here, put him here."

Takeru and Hikari gently laid him down. "What happened?" Hikari demanded.

"Hunters…" Taichi mumbled, "They…attacked. W…where are the o…others?"

"I don't know," Takeru said, "They didn't come out yet."

"They're…still…inside?" Taichi gasped, "We've got to get them." He started to sit up, but Takeru and Noriko pushed him back down.

"You need to rest," Noriko said, "You can barely stand."

"Yeah," Takeru nodded, "We'll go look for them later."

Hikari gasped.

"What's wrong?" Noriko asked.

"They..they've been captured," Hikari gasped, "I…I can feel it. I don't know how, but…the Qinglongmon Warriors…are prisoners!"

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My friends had been captured, just like the other Chosen Children. Only this time, they were being held…because of me. Because I wanted to make a wish to save the Digital World, because I needed the Key of Qinglongmon to enter the Temple of the Center, because I was the Priestess of Qinglongmon. Takeru told me that it wasn't my fault, but Daisuke, Sora, Yamato, Ken, all of them, are fighting because of me. I have to save them.