Andrew yawned sleepily, he had camped out on Tai’s couch all night with DemiDrakemon lying on his stomach. DemiDrakemon was still happily snoring away. Andrew smiled, the little guy was kinda cute in this form. Andrew patted the miniature dragon on the head and his eyes opened. DemiDrakemon’s jaws opened in a yawn, "Good morning Blackhawk. Sleep well?", asked the little dragon in his slightly high pitched voice. Andrew smiled, "Just fine pal. How about you?" DemiDrakemon wagged his little tail, "Great! I can hardly wait to go back to the digital world!". Demidrakemon hopped off of him and landed on the floor of the apartment. There was a growling noise and Demidrakemon blushed slightly, "Uh...I think I should eat something first..." Andrew laughed a bit as he got up, Drakemon was definitely a little more friendly in this form. "Yea sure buddie, lets see what we can find.", Andrew walked into the kitchen and began to search around. He heard the front door open. "Tai! Kari! We’re home!", it was Tai and Kari’s parents. Andrew quickly stood and turned toward the door, the two walked in and immediately saw him. "And who are you?", Said Tai’s father. Demidrakemon jumped up onto the countertop and shouted, "He’s Blackhawk and I’m his digimon. Why is something wrong?" Andrew scooped up Demidrakemon laughing nervously, "Ehhh, that's just my nickname. My name is Andrew, I got hurt in the digital world and I needed a place to stay so Kari said I could stay here. I slept on the couch overnight, I hope your not mad at me or Kari. She was just trying to help me out." Mrs.Kamiya sighed, "It’s ok. I just wish she would have told us. Can I give you a ride home?" Andrew turned red and a sweatdrop formed on his head, "Uhh...er...well ya see the thing is..." Kari walked out of her room now, "Oh hi mom, hi dad." She saw Andrew was having trouble and walked over, "What’s up?" Andrew quickly whispered to her, "She just offered me a ride home." Kari looked a little confused, "Why is that such a..", then she remembered that Andrew wasn’t from Tokyo, or even Japan, or even that side of the world. Well, actually there was no sense in hiding it so she explained about him being from the U.S. And that they didn’t know where the portal was that he used was so he couldn’t go home yet. "So this young man is another of the digidestened huh? Who’d guessed there were more.", said Mr. Kamiya. Suddenly Andrew’s eyes got very wide, "OH MY GOD! MOM! She’s gotta be freaking out by now! Kari I need to use your computer to send her an e-mail so she won’t worry." Kari smiled, "Yea sure Andrew, I’ll set it up for you."

Across the town, sitting in the bushes of the park was ShadowKitmon. She had spent the entire evening over till the next morning in the park. And now she was watching children on the playground. Yesterday she had seen couples walking hand in hand through the park. The more she saw, the more her heart sank. "Is it possible...could I have been wrong all this time.", ShadowKitmon was almost sure of it now. These people weren’t like the scientists she killed back at the lab. She sighed and walked away from the scene, the children laughing as they played on. She ran through the trees and found an open spot. She teleported like she had when she had fought Drakemon. She reappeared in an old broken down building, with a lone computer screen showing. She put her paw against it and was sucked back into the digital world.

ShadowKitmon walked into Myotisomon’s castle. The guards skittered away from her as she passed, though she hardly noticed. He mind was still swimming with the images of what she’d seen. She was so enveloped in thought that she walked right into Myotismon. He grimaced at her, "And where were you all night?" She almost panicked, "I’m a fox, I’m nocturnal. So I went for a stroll so what?" Myotismon smiled evilly at her, he had her in a lie. "That's interesting, especially since Demidevimon said he saw you go to the real world." ShadowKitmon’s eyes went wide, she wasn’t going to get thrown in the dungeons again, "Yes I was going to eliminate the new digidestend there, unfortunately I was unable to find him. Now if you don’t mind, I’m tired so I’m going to get some rest." She tried to push past him. "Your a terrible liar ShadowKitmon", he hit her hard across the back of her head knocking her out. Myotismon sighed and turned to his guards, "Lock her up for awhile. I’ll attend to her later." He walked away as the Gazimon quickly dragged ShadowKitmon down to the dungeon.

ShadowKitmon awoke slowly, and at first all she could feel was the pain in the back of her head where Myotismon had struck her. She groaned and tried to rub the back of her head, that's when she realized she was shackled. "Oaahh, my head....", she groaned out. She could feel that her fur was matted down on the back of her skull, Myotismon had hit her hard enough to make her bleed. She tugged on the shackles, even though she knew it was a futile gesture. She gave up an hung limply in the chains. "I’m such a fool...I never should have gone to the real world in the first place.", she said through the pain. There was a sudden voice from the shadows, "Yes, you were a fool. But you came back with more knowledge than you bargained for...". ShadowKitmon’s head shot up, but she saw no one. The voice came again, "Now you know that the real world isn’t the cesspool you thought, yet you have not changed your path. That is what makes you a fool." ShadowKitmon shouted out in darkness, "Who’s there! Show your self!" A figure stepped out into the sparse light, it wore a tan hooded robe with brown ties, "You do not know me Kitmon, but I know everything about you now. That is why I am here." ShadowKitmon turned her face away from the stranger, "You don’t know me. No one does." A smile could be seen under the hood of the stranger, "Ah but this is not true. I know of the lab, it’s exsperements...and Alice." ShadowKitmon howled in rage and struggled against her chains, "How do you know that name!" The figure moved close to the bars of her cell. "I know because I found her, she is still alive. More than that, she is here in this castle deep in the dungeon." ShadowKitmon bared her teeth at the robed figure and shouted, "Yea right! Your just trying to turn me on Myotismon! It won’t work." The figure put his finger to his lips, "No need to shout, and she is here and still alive. Think about it, the other digidestend digimon all need their partners to help them armor digievolve. So, how could you do so unless she was still alive?" The figure then turned from her, "I am only sending a message to you, and I cannot stay for fear I would be detected. Farewell." And the figure dissipated into the air. "Hey WAIT! Aw damnit.", ShadowKitmon had more she wished to say, but the figure’s last words were plaguing her. "Alice..."

Andrew stood in Tai’s room looking at the computer screen. DemiDrakemon walked in and hopped onto the desk, "Something bothering you Blackhawk?" For a moment he said nothing, he was deeply in thought. "We’re going. Right now.", said Andrew walking to the computer and bringing up the digi port like Kari has told him. "But, but aren't we supposed to wait for the others?", the little dragon looked at him worriedly. Andrew sighed and looked to DemiDrakemon, "The other digiestened at the castle has obviously been there a very very long time. I’m not going to let them suffer anymore. You can stay if you want to but I am going." Andrew took out his digivice and was about to hold it up to the screen as DemiDrakemon hopped up and hugged him. "Blackhawk your my partner. What kind of digimon would I be to let you go alone?", the little dragon smiled up at him and Andrew smiled back. "I knew I could count on you pal. Digiport OPEN!"

ShadowKitmon’s head still hurt badly and the fact that she had some big questions that wouldn’t go away wasn’t helping. She pulled again on her chains still having no effect. She gave up, struggling would more than likely just get her hurt again so she hung limply from the chains. "Hey, heh not so tough when your locked up are you?", there was a gazimon who had walked up while on guard. ShadowKitmon simply stayed silent, not even hearing him. "HEY! I’m talking to you!", he said unlocking the cell and walking up to ShadowKitmon. "Just go away...", she said quietly. The gazimon growled, "What you think just because the boss made you a commander you can walk all over us?! I got news for you, he’s so pissed you’ll be luck to live to see tommorow." She quite simply ignored the little wolfish digimon’s ranting. Unfortunately this only further angered him, the Gazimon struck out and slapped her hard across face, "I’m talking to you!" She growled at him, "Go away you little moron." This really ticked the gazimon off, "Who are you calling a moron you little traitor! I know Myotismon’s gonna kill you for failing him again! Your worthless!" He punched her repeatedly and ShadowKitmon could feel her anger and rage boil up. As the gazimon struck one last time she leapt and wrapped her legs around the little wolf’s head, and with snap the creature slumped to the floor. "Little jerk...", she spat on him, and then noticed the keys on the Gazimon’s belt and smiled. "Well, well, well...maybe you were of some use after all."

"He did WHAT!?", Tai was freaking out. "What the hell is wrong with this kid!? I mean he wasn’t even fully healed and he dashes back into the digital world without back up!?", he flopped into a chair. Kari frowned as she worked at the computer, "I wish Izzy was here already, all I’ve been able to figure out is that he went to the digital world but I have no idea where he came out..." She hung her head, "I should have stayed home and kept an eye on him or something..." Tai shook his head, "Kari what’s done is done. Where ever he went he took Drakemon with him so as long as he doesn’t try anything foolish he should be OK."

"He YAA!", Andrew planted a foot into the face of another gazimon and landed beside Drakemon at the back gate. They had sneaked all the way to the castle and knocked both the guards out. "This is too easy Drakemon, stay alert.", he pushed the door open and slipped inside with Drakemon. "Do you think I should armor digivolve Blackhawk? Little more power might be helpful.", Drakemon kept looking about as they walked down the stone hall. Andrew shook his head, "No, too big and to much noise. The less of this castle that knows where we are the better. Now common, we need to find the dungeons."

ShadowKitmon walked through the dark foreboding dungeon, and though she looked to be as sure as ever, on the inside she was shaking in fear. Not of what Myotismon might do to her, not because there may be guards she wouldn’t be able to kill, but because if that figure was right then she’d been living a lie. Worse yet, it would mean that Alice had been alive all this time, and she’d simply let her suffer. She kept walking looking into the various cells. Most were filled with digimon Myotismon had captured, or s few of his own workers who had gone turncoat. She saw no sign of Alice anywhere as she reached the end of the prison. He sighed and leaned on the back wall. "I am such a fool. I believed that apparition and now Myotismon will most likely kill me for this....", she went to walk off and tripped falling flat on her face; getting up she growled loudly and looked down. On of the large stones in the floor seemed to be just above the others. It puzzled her momentarily, Myotismon always had his castle just the way he had wanted it. So why was there a stone out of place? She kicked it lightly and felt it shift, "A passage..." ShadowKitmon quickly hefted the stone out of place and stepped down the stairs that were hidden there. There were few lights here at all, and nearly no natural light. It made her shiver with memories of the lab during the nights. Rather suddenly a sent caught her off guard, she knew what it was but she couldn’t believe it. The purple/black fox shot down the tunnel till she reached a small prison cell at the end, and sitting quietly inside was a small figure cloaked in a blanket. The figure looked up and the blanket fell from her head revealing the face of a young woman, her pale skin was very dirty and her long blond hair unkempt and wild. She smiled and looked to ShadowKitmon with her deep blue eyes, "I knew you’d come kitmon....I knew you would..." The fox’s eyes were wide and filling with tears, she tried to say something, anything but her throat had closed up as she started to sob. With a wail she ripped the bars of the prison clean out and ran to Alice holding her tightly as she cried, "I thought you were dead! All this time...I’m so sorry Alice...I’ve been a fool.." Alice held ShadowKitmon tightly, "It’s ok. You found me and that’s what matters." Suddenly the digivice on the floor beside Alice glowed brightly enveloping the two in a flash of white. As the glare died the two had changed, Alice looked cleaned up and was in a pair of blue jeans and a gray top, and Kitmon’s pelt had changed from the Purple she’d worn back to the orange hue she was originally. Kitmon looked at Alice confused, "but...how? I’m...I’m back like I was before the lab..." Alice smiled and picked up her digivice and D-terminal from the floor, I don’t know Kitmon. Maybe it’s because we’re back together?"

Andrew and Drakemon snuck down the prison hall taking down every guard they met. They moved like a pair of ghosts till they reached the passage. "Looks like someone was here already...huh, BlackHawk do you hear that?" Andrew closed his eyes and faintly he caught the noise, "It...it sounds like some is crying?" Drakemon nodded and hopped down the opening with Andrew close behind. They were both shocked to see Kitmon and Alice embraced in the broken cell, and what was more it wasn’t Alice sobbing, it was Kitmon. "I’m so sorry...for everything I did...I was blinded when I lost you...", Kitmon said her voice cracking from the sobs. Alice looked up and smiled at Andrew and Drakemon, "Look Kitmon, our old friends are back. Good to see you again Andrew." Andrew’s eyes went wide and then he grabbed his head as all the memories of the lab flooded back at once. He both heard and let out a yell as Drakemon went through the same thing. "So...so that’s why I couldn’t remember why I was an orphen...", Andrew leaned on the wall. Kitmon still had tears in her eyes as she looked to Andrew,"Yes...I’m so sorry Andrew I don’t know why..I mean..."Andrew shook his head, "Kitmon I’m not sure I would have done any different in your position. Now lets get out here before-" There was a rumble of laughter, "Before I arrive correct BlackHawk?" Myotismon was standing at the end of the hall grinning and showing his fangs, "Now I can take care of both a traitor and a threat to my rule all at once! Buahahahah!"