Agumon: First dragon down, four to go

Marcus Damon: Age 20

Greg Logan: Age 20

Yoshi Fujieda: Age 23

-Meanwhile in the Data Squad dimension-

It had been five years since Marcus Damon, Greg Logan and their Digimon partners, Agumon and Veemon, had left the real world, to bring peace to the Digital World, a goal that had taken them five years to do, but through their strength, fighting spirit and determination to never give up, they had successfully completed their objective. Now that all conflicts had ended in the Digital World, thanks to Marcus and Agumon, the Royal Knights, who used to serve King Drasil, but now served Marcus, or Lord Damon as they referred to him, used their energy to open up a gateway to send the pair, as well as Biyomon, Falcomon, Gaomon, Kamemon, Kudamon, Lalamon and the black and white Pawnchessmon back to the real world, in groups of three, to the teleporter located at the DATS headquarters, now turned police station.

Standing around the teleporter included Chief Sampson, Homer Yushima, the friends Marcus had made while working for DATS and his family, as they waited for their Digimon and Marcus to return.

The first group featured Falcomon, who was surprised at how much Keenan had grown and changed, but that's to be expected being separated for five years and both were filled with joy to see each other again and embraced each other in a hug.

Gaomon, who held his right hand out to Thomas, expecting Thomas to shake hands with him, however Gaomon was surprised when Thomas, bent down and hugged him. Gaomon was surprised at first, but after a moment Gaomon returned the embrace, but was more surprised to see Nanami was with him, in which Thomas explained that she was no longer an enemy, in fact, sometime after Thomas had successfully cured his sister, Relena, Nanami and Thomas teamed up, to cure other diseases, and soon had developed feelings for each other and were now boyfriend and girlfriend, however, Gaomon could tell they were more than that, as his nose was more sensitive than a human's and he could tell that they had mated, because he could smell their scents on each other's bodies, but decided not to be rude or intrusive on their relationship.

Just like the others, Kamemon and Homer gave each other a hug, before they separated and made their way to the exit, explaining 'they had a lot of catching up to do.'

And lastly with Kudamon, he made his way up Chief Sampson's body, until he was resting around his shoulders, and said that 'it felt good to be home', which made Chief Sampson chuckle.

Minutes later, the second group had arrived, which consisted of Biyomon, Lalamon and the black and the white PawnChessmon, who made their way over to their respective human partner and embraced them in a comforting hug.

And at long last, the two heroes, Agumon and Marcus had returned to the real world and were greeted with applause, as everyone, particularly Marcus' parents were very proud at what he and Agumon had achieved.

And when Yoshi got a good look at Marcus she noticed the changes in Marcus' body, as she noticed Marcus was now taller, muscular and she had to admit he was quite handsome, and Without thinking, Yoshi ran up to Marcus and wrapped her arms around his neck, while snuggling her head against his chest, enjoying the feel of her body against his.

But, shortly after Yoshi regained her senses, realized what she was doing and quickly backed away from Marcus, with a small blush on her face.

Everyone was surprised at what Yoshi had done, but that wasn't as surprising as what Marcus did, when Marcus wrapped his arms around Yoshi's waist and then kissed her deeply on the lips, in which she was confused and surprised at first, but couldn't resist kissing him back with the same amount of passion.

After the pair broke from the kiss, Marcus told her that every day in the Digital World, when he and Agumon weren't using their brute force to stop fights, he thought about her and realized that he had fallen in love with her, in which she took his heart and gave him hers when she said she loved him back.

It was then everyone noticed that Marcus and Agumon had brought a young girl, who looked to be around the age of eighteen, with shoulder length pink hair, bright red eyes and wearing a light blue dress, back with them.

Everyone, minus Marcus and the Digimon were curious as to who the mystery girl was, in which she introduced herself as Rhythm and Agumon's mate, which was a big surprise to those who didn't know that.

Rhythm then told everyone the story of how Marcus, Thomas, Yoshi and their Digimon were after Kurata before he could get to the Digital World, but before they could get their hands on him, a Digimon known as Argomon had entered the real world and put every human on earth to sleep, as he believed it was a way to prevent further destruction by the hands of humans on the real world and especially the Digital World, but due to the faith Agumon had in Marcus' strength, he overcame Argomon's power and awoke, before he and Agumon, in the form of ShineGreymon, took Argomon down and reverted him back to a Digi-Egg.

After that, Rhythm took his Digi-Egg back to the Digital World, but before she did, Rhythm kissed Agumon and told him she would meet him again, and she wasn't lying.

Around one year after Marcus and Agumon had gone to the Digital World, to stop all the chaos and conflicts, they ran into Rhythm again, only she looked older then they last remembered, and she said thanks to the duo, Argomon was now back to his original form, only now he no longer saw all humans as evil and then she told Agumon that she still loved him and Agumon told her he loved her too, and being a Digimon, Rhythm had changed her appearance to that of an eighteen year old human, in the hopes Agumon would think she was beautiful, however Agumon told her she was always beautiful, and he loved her not just for her outer beauty, but for her inner beauty, such as her kind heart and gentle nature, which made her heart melt from his words, and after Marcus gave the two Digimon some privacy, they sealed their relationship by going into a cave, where they mated throughout the night, and the next morning, Rhythm was marked as Agumon's mate, indicated by the small bite mark on the left side of her neck.

That had been six months ago and during those six months Marcus and Agumon had moved out of his parent's house into Yoshi's, so he could spend more time with his girlfriend, and lucky for Agumon and Rhythm, Yoshi's apartment had a spare room for them to sleep in.

Chief Sampson had offered Marcus and Agumon jobs in law enforcement, explaining how if he and Agumon were able to bring peace back to the Digital World, then they would make an excellent addition to the police force and made Marcus a Squad Captain, which entitled him to a generous amount of payment, a Squad Captain's uniform, consisting of a police officer's hat, a pair of dark blue pants, black shoes and a dark blue jacket, with an officer's badge pinned on the left side, his own squad car, which Yoshi taught him how to drive, in which Marcus was a natural, however, he believed his ability to drive so well was because he had an amazing teacher, and lastly, as a Squad Captain, Marcus had command over Yoshi, Megumi and Miki, in which they thought his rank over them would go to his head, but surprisingly the five years he had spent in the Digital World not only matured him physically, but mentally too, as he took his position seriously and didn't abuse his power, and not wanting Agumon to feel left out, Chief Sampson awarded Agumon a badge too, which he pinned to his right training brace, before he saluted Marcus and Agumon and they saluted back.

Just like Marcus and Agumon, Rhythm too was employed, as a police officer; due to her time she spent with Marcus and Agumon in the Digital World, Agumon taught her how to defend herself and made her a strong fighter, however she had to partake in several tests and a fitness course before she could actually go on patrol with Agumon, and today was that day.

Currently, within Yoshi's spare bedroom, we find Marcus' Digimon partner and best friend, Agumon, sound asleep in the spare bed, until Rhythm, who was standing beside the bed, dressed in her police uniform, which consisted of a white shirt, with a blue colored tie, a pair of black shoes, a pair of dark blue pants and a dark blue police officer's hat, gently kissed Agumon on his forehead causing the amber colored lizard to stir, before he opened his eyes to see his mate gently smiling at him.

"Good morning, Agumon." Rhythm said sweetly.

"And good morning to you too." Agumon replied with the same amount of love, before he told Rhythm in a sincere tone. "Wow, Rhythm. You look amazing in that outfit."

"Thank you." Rhythm said, as she blushed from Agumon's compliment, before she told her mate. "I can't wait to work by your side today."

"I feel the same way." Agumon replied in an honest tone, before he began to sniff the air, got out of bed and said. "But first. Breakfast."

"Agumon, wait." Rhythm said, which stopped the reptile Digimon from leaving the room, before she told him. "You need to get dressed too."

"Oh, right." Agumon replied, as he scratched the back of his head from embarrassment, before he made his way to the nightstand by the bed, attached his badge to his right training brace, and the officer's hat Marcus was supposed to wear, but didn't much care for, so he allowed Agumon to wear it instead.

Now that both Digimon were dressed, they made their way into the kitchen where they could see Marcus, Yoshi; both were dressed in their police uniforms, and Lalamon eating breakfast.

"Morning, you two." Marcus said, before he asked slyly. "Have a nice sleep?" "When I'm with Agumon. I always do." Rhythm replied in an honest and loving tone, before she kissed Agumon on his left cheek.

After Rhythm finished kissing Agumon, the Digimon pair each took a seat at the kitchen table, where Yoshi placed a plate, with several slices of bacon and two eggs on it in front of Agumon and Rhythm, in which they both began eating.

"Like always, Yoshi. This is delicious. You make an excellent cook." Agumon complimented, as he finished his meal in seconds and helped himself to a second serving.

"Thank you, Agumon." Yoshi replied happily.

"Is that one of the reasons you wanted Yoshi to become your mate so badly?" Agumon asked Marcus in a sly and teasing tone.

"Agumon!" Marcus scolded, which made Agumon laugh at Marcus' embarrassment, however he stopped laughing when Marcus put him in a tight headlock and began yelling at the reptile Digimon.

While Marcus continued yelling at Agumon, who was still trapped in the headlock, Lalamon tried to break up the fight, while Yoshi and Rhythm found the boy's predicament a little bit embarrassing, but still funny, unaware that outside was a figure watching them in the shadows, who they would eventually run into and wish they hadn't.

Sometime after Marcus and Agumon had stopped their fight, finished breakfast with Lalamon and their girlfriend/mate, they drove to the police station, where Chief Sampson assigned them their routes, and currently, we see Marcus driving in his squad car, while Rhythm was in the passenger seat and Agumon was sitting in the back, patrolling the streets for any signs of criminal activity.

It looked like it was going to be a slow day, until Megumi's voice called out over the two-way radio. "Calling Squad Captain Marcus."

"Speaking. What is it Megumi?" Marcus asked, as he spoke into the mouthpiece.

"Be on the look out for a motorcyclist driving dangerously over the speed limit. Last seen in your district." Megumi warned, in which Marcus asked in an annoyed tone. "Is it Koyuki again?"

"No. He learnt his lesson last time you two ran into each other." Megumi replied, as 'ran into each other' meant they exchanged punches and Marcus beat him senselessly, until Koyuki gave up and promised to drive more carefully, in which Marcus let him off with a small fine and a warning.

"No. This driver is..." However, that was as far as Megumi could get in her sentence before the sound of static interrupted her warning.

"Now how will we know the identity of this law breaker, Boss?" Agumon asked in a curious tone.

But suddenly and without warning, an unknown driver, who was driving at an incredible speed, in which Marcus could only see the driver had thick, blond hair, that was flapping in the slipstream, and was most likely male, due to his body structure, riding a white motorcycle, which shot past Marcus' squad car, causing Marcus to ask sarcastically. "Does that answer your question?"

Marcus then activated the squad car's sirens, before he put more pressure on the accelerator and took off in hot pursuit after the mysterious joy rider.

As Marcus continued to follow the unknown driver, getting closer by the second as he gained more speed, Marcus switched the frequency on the two-way radio, so it would now project his voice, picked up the mouthpiece and called out in a commanding voice. "Hey, white rider! Pull over!"

However, the unknown lawbreaker responded by turning his head, revealing he was wearing a black and white colored mask, making it impossible for Marcus to tell who the masked man actually was. It was then the masked man began to laugh in a taunting fashion, which angered Marcus and made him ask Agumon in ill-tempered tone. "Agumon, why don't you teach this speed demon what happens when people don't listen to authority?"

"Right, Boss. Pepper Breath!" Agumon called out shot orange fireball from his mouth, however the masked man merely swerved his motorcycle to the left, dodging the fireball attack.

"Try again, Agumon!" Marcus ordered.

"Whatever you say, Boss." Agumon replied, before he gathered more orange colored flames in his mouth, before he called out "Pepper Breath!"

Agumon then released fireball after fireball at the masked man and his white motorcycle, however every single ball of blaze Agumon fired, the masked man swerved with great skill and dodged each attack, it was then Marcus looked ahead to see the road ahead was divided in a 'T' shape, which gave meant suspect had two choices of path he could take, but surprisingly the mysterious man drove forward, down a dead end alleyway.

"Perfect. He's ours now." Marcus said in a pleased tone, before he called out "Hold on guys!"

It was then Marcus slammed his foot on the brake and pulled the steering wheel to the right, causing the squad car to sharply turn right and began to skid sideways, until it was just in front of the entrance of the alley, blocking the motorcyclist and preventing his escape.

It was then Marcus and Agumon each got out of the car, but before Agumon did, he told Rhythm in a serious tone. "Rhythm, I want you to stay in the car. Something about this guy just doesn't feel right."

"Yes, sir." Rhythm replied obediently, as Agumon was her superior, and not only that, she could see the seriousness and concern for her in his eyes.

While Rhythm did as she was told and waited in the car, the masked man had performed a 180 degree turn, and was now facing them, not moving a single muscle and only the sound of him revving the engine of his motorcycle could be heard, as he had both feet on the accelerator and the brake.

"There's no point in trying to run. You're trapped." Marcus stated, before he asked, as he clenched his right hand into a fist, punched it in his left palm and then cracked his knuckles. "So why don't you make this easy for all of us, take off the mask and accompany us quietly to the police station? Or do we have to do this the hard way?"

However, the masked man's response was unexpected, as he began to laugh wickedly, puzzling Marcus and Agumon.

"What's so funny?" Marcus asked in a confused tone.

"What's funny is that this whole time didn't it occur to you once that maybe I planned this and wanted you to follow me here, Marcus? Or is it Squad Commander Damon?" The masked man replied, which shocked both Marcus and Agumon as to how the masked man knew about Marcus.

"How do you know my name?" Marcus questioned in a short tempered tone.

"I know many things, but that's for me to know and for you never to find out." The masked man replied simply, before he pulled out a blank Card from the strange device that was attached to his right arm and said in a devious tone. "Now, to get what I came for."

It was then the blank Card shot out a blast of dark energy, which hit and enveloped Agumon, causing the amber colored reptile to cry out in pain.

"Agumon!" Marcus and Rhythm called out in shock, but before either of them could react, Agumon's body began to shrink, until he had completely vanished, leaving only his badge and officer's hat, and then the dark energy withdrew back into the blank card, only now the Card now had an image of Agumon on it.

"At last. The first of five dragons now belongs to me." The masked man said, as he looked at the Card Agumon was seemingly trapped in, before he added in a sinister tone. "And I know the perfect place to test out his power."

Marcus was just about to demand what the masked man had done to Agumon and to reverse it, however, before he could speak, the masked man took his foot off the brake, causing the Motorcycle to shoot forward on one wheel.

It looked like the masked man was about to crash into Marcus' squad car, but before the vehicles made any contact, the masked man somehow managed to launch his motorcycle into the air, leaving Marcus and Rhythm in awe, as the motorcycle jumped over the squad car, landed on the road again and, with an unbelievable amount of speed, drove away, before vanishing in a flash of light, taking Marcus' best friend and Rhythm's mate with him.

"Agumon!" Marcus called out, before he collapsed knees and screamed out. "AGUMON!"

-At the police station, some time later-

Within a large room, filled with high-tech machinery, including the teleporter, they used to send Marcus and the other Digimon to the Digital World five years ago, we see Chief Sampson, with a look of empathy for Rhythm, who was sitting in a chair, as she held onto the officer's hat that Agumon was wearing, which had his badge inside, and had stopped crying over the abduction of her mate, thanks to Yoshi and Lalamon, who was stored in Yoshi's Digivice, were able to comfort her, and managed to get Rhythm to tell them where Agumon was and why she was so upset.

Rhythm had just finished explaining what had happened during her first day, from how everything was running smoothly, the pursuit of the white motorcycle and Agumon being absorbed into a card, before being taken away by the masked man.

Greg had something on his mind after hearing about the masked man.

Remembering caused Rhythm to get upset again, as tears began to slowly stream down her face, but before she got too emotional, Yoshi wrapped her arms around Rhythm, embraced her in a hug and told her in a reassuring tone. "Don't worry, Rhythm. Everything will be alright."

After Yoshi separated from the hug, Rhythm felt a strong hand on her right shoulder, causing her to look up to see Chief Sampson, with Kudamon resting around his shoulders, and told her in a serious and trustworthy tone. "No matter how long it takes. I promise we'll find Agumon. You have my word."

It was then Chief Sampson turned his head To the left and called out to Megumi, who was sitting in front of a large computer on the left side of the room, as the white PawnChessmon stood by her side, and Miki, also sitting in front of a large computer on the right side of the room, with the black PawnChessmon next to her. "Megumi, Miki, have you managed to get a lock onto Agumon's energy signature?"

"I'm afraid not, sir." Miki replied sadly.

"No matter where we look. We just can't find Agumon's energy signature anywhere in the city." Megumi added.

"Keep searching and don't just scout for Agumon in the city. Try the Digital World or any other places you happen to come across." Chief Sampson ordered.

"Yes sir." Megumi and Miki replied in unison, as both PawnChessmon saluted.

"Why take Agumon in the first place?" Greg inquired. "I need to look into this further."

It was then Kudamon asked Chief Sampson in a curious tone. "Sir, how do you think Marcus is handling this?"

However, before Chief Sampson could answer, everyone heard Marcus let out a loud vociferation of anger, followed by the sound of something metallic being broken in another room.

"Does that answer your question Kudamon?" Greg questioned Chief Sampson's partner.

Chief Sampson replied with a sigh. "From the sound of it. Not too well."

"Shall I go check on him, sir?" Yoshi asked Chief Sampson, as she was concerned for Marcus, and in response, Chief Sampson nodded his head, allowing Yoshi to leave and find her obviously distraught boyfriend.

When Yoshi walked out of the room Greg looked at Chief Sampson.

"I'd like to request permission to use the teleporter and travel to another dimension. I don't think Agumon is the only target and I'd like to stop that masked man before anyone else is taken."

"Hmm, that's a good plan." Sampson liked Greg's idea. After all, if there was a warning in advance the next target would know how to deal with the situation.

After walking a few doors down, Yoshi found the room where she had heard Marcus' outburst, which was the men's locker room, normally Yoshi wouldn't think about ever going in there, however, she knew Marcus was obviously in a state of turmoil, and helping her beloved was all she could think about.

When Yoshi entered the men's locker room, she saw Marcus, no longer dressed in his Squad Captain's uniform, he was now dressed in an orange jacket, black shirt, light brown pants and a pair of black and red sneakers, sitting on one of the benches, as he looked down at the ground with a solemn look on his face.

As Yoshi made her way over to Marcus, she could tell that the loud sound of broken metal she and the others had heard was caused by Marcus letting out all his rage in the form of punching a locker, as evidenced by the greatly dented locker near by where Marcus was sitting.

"It's my fault, Yoshi." Marcus told Yoshi in a depressed tone.

"What's your fault?" Yoshi asked curiously, as she took a seat next to Marcus, although she had a fair idea of what her boyfriend was going to say.

"Yeah, what?" Greg overheard their conversation while leaning against a wall in the locker room and decided to add to it. "As soon as you're done here guys, follow me back to the command center. I got Sampson's approval to travel to another dimension in the hopes of stopping that masked man."

"It's my fault Agumon is gone!" Marcus replied in a mixture of frustration and sadness.

*'Oh, Marcus.'* Yoshi thought to herself sadly, as she could hear the pain and guilt Marcus' voice, which broke her heart, as Marcus was being so hard on himself.

"Not only is Agumon my Digimon and my best friend, but he's also my responsibility and I'm supposed to look after him and make sure he doesn't get into trouble." Marcus explained, before he told her in a distressed tone, as several tears fell down his face and landed on the floor. "Agumon trusted me. But what do I end up doing? I let some masked freak take him away!"

Marcus' tone then lost a lot of anger and was replace with sorrow. "And this doesn't just affect me. It affects Rhythm too. As her mate, Agumon means so much to her, just like you mean so much to me. I wouldn't be surprised if Rhythm hates me for letting this happen."

"Oh, Marcus. I could never hate you."

Marcus and Yoshi then turned their heads to see Rhythm, who was still holding Agumon's badge and officer's hat, standing in architrave of the men's locker room.

"But what happened..." Marcus tried to say, however, Rhythm interrupted him.

"Wasn't your fault." Rhythm told Marcus, before she asked, as she made her way inside. "Were you the one on that motorcycle who used some trick to seal Agumon in a card, before leaving with him?"

"No." Marcus replied as he wiped the few tears out of his eyes, before he said, as he continued to berate himself. "But I just feel like I could've done something other then watch my friend getting captured. I know if I had done something I could've prevented this and Agumon would still be with us."

"But you didn't know what that man was capable of. And I know that if you did, you would've done all you could to prevent Agumon from being taken from us." Rhythm replied in an honest tone, before she told Marcus. "That masked man and Agumon are out there somewhere. And just like Chief Sampson promised, Agumon will be found, along with his captor. And when you confront him, I know you'll remove his mask and then you'll let him have it, right in his thieving face."

Hearing all that was the boost Marcus needed to pull himself out of his guilt and depression, as he got off the bench and said in a strong and determined tone, as he clenched his right hand into a fist and punched it in his left palm. "You're right, Rhythm, as long as we have faith, we will find Agumon. And the next time I see that masked jerk. It's fighting time!"

Both girls smiled, as they could see Marcus was back to his old never give up self.

"Thanks, Yoshi. Thanks, Rhythm. I actually feel a lot better now." Marcus said, as he smiled back at Yoshi and Rhythm, in which they replied happily. "You're welcome."

It was then Marcus wrapped his arms around Yoshi's waist, as she wrapped her arms around Marcus' neck, before they closed their eyes and engaged in a passionate kiss, while Rhythm watched, happy to see Marcus was feeling better, but saddened a little bit that her love was still gone, but she knew that Chief Sampson and Marcus were men of their words and would never give up on finding her mate.

After the pair broke form their kiss, Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm did what Greg suggested, to see if Megumi or Miki had made any progress in finding Agumon, and once inside, Marcus asked Chief Sampson in a curious tone. "Any luck finding Agumon, sir?"

"I'm afraid not, Marcus." Chief Sampson replied sadly, before he told him reassuringly. "But just like I told Rhythm. You have my word that we will find Agumon. No matter how long it takes."

However, Marcus and the others didn't have to wait too long, as moments after Chief Sampson had made his promise, Megumi called out in an ecstatic tone. "Sir, we've found Agumon's energy signature!"

Hearing this filled everyone, particularly Marcus and Rhythm, with hope, and caused Marcus to ask in a happy and curious tone. "That's great! So, where is he?"

"Agumon's signal is coming from another world." Miki replied.

It was then Marcus quickly made his way inside the teleporter, and once he was standing inside, he exclaimed. "Alright, next stop the Digital World!"

"Marcus, weren't you listening?" Yoshi questioned, before she told her boyfriend. "Miki said 'Agumon's signal is coming from another world'."

"Yeah, and the only other world beside this one is the Digital World. Right?" Marcus replied.

"Wrong." Chief Sampson said, which confused Marcus, before he told him. "Agumon's energy signature is not coming from the Digital World. But from another world outside our own."

"Alright. You lost me." Marcus replied, unclear of what Chief Sampson was trying to tell him.

"Allow us to explain." Kudamon said, as he and Chief Sampson would tell him what he wanted to know, Kudamon then asked. "Marcus, have you ever heard of the multiverse?"

"What do you think, Kudamon?" Marcus asked back in a sardonic tone, it was then Chief Sampson interrupted and explained what the multiverse was. "The multiverse is the theory that there are hundreds, if not thousands of alternate dimensions outside our own."

"And in one of these universes is Agumon, right?" Marcus questioned, in which Kudamon replied. "That's correct."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Marcus asked impatiently, before he insisted. "Send me to this other world so I can save Agumon."

"Marcus, as your superior I must insist you rethink this." Chief Sampson told Marcus in a serious tone.

"Chief Sampson is right, Marcus. We may have a way to send you to Agumon. But we have no way of getting you back." Miki informed, as the black PawnChessmon nodded his head in agreement.

"I don't care! That Digimon thief took my best friend away from me and I will do anything to Agumon back." Marcus told everyone in a serious tone, before he said. "And if that masked jerk can find a way to travel to and from our world, then I'll have to beat the answers out of him till he tells me how to get back."

Seeing the determination in Marcus' eyes and knowing how deeply he cared for Agumon as his friend, not to mention knowing Marcus' stubborn attitude, Chief Sampson let out a sigh before he said to Marcus. "I can see there is no changing your mind, Marcus. Very well, you may go to this other dimension and save Agumon."

"Thank you, sir." Marcus said, as a smile of gratitude appeared on his face.

"You're welcome, Marcus." Chief Sampson replied, as he smiled back at Marcus, before his expression turned serious and told Megumi and Miki in a commanding tone. "Megumi, Miki. Lock onto Agumon's energy signature as close as you can, then open up the portal between this world and world five D. And activate the teleporter on my command only."

"Yes sir." Megumi and Miki replied obediently.

It was then; Yoshi made her way into the teleporter, got as close to Marcus as she possibly could, as she wrapped her arms around his waist, and told her boyfriend. "Marcus, I'm coming with you."

"Yoshi..." That was the only word Marcus could say before his girlfriend interrupted and told him in a serious tone. "Marcus, I know you can handle yourself in a fight, even when you're up against a Mega level Digimon. But you know nothing about this other world and a situation may arise where you need me, Lalamon and her Burst Mode to help you out."

"And wherever Yoshi goes I go." Lalamon called out from Yoshi's Digivice.

Yoshi then said, with the same amount of seriousness as before. "So don't try to convince me to stay. No ifs ands or buts. You got it?"

Greg then burst out laughing as Yoshi spoke.

"What's so funny?" Yoshi demanded, wanting to know why Greg was laughing.

"If you didn't cut him off, you'd know Marcus wasn't going to try and convince you to stay." Greg filled her in. "Oh man, that was too funny."

He and Veemon then stepped into the teleporter to warn the masked man's next target in advance.

"Actually, I was going to say I would love for you to accompany me on this adventure into the unknown." Marcus replied, as he scratched the back of his head, before he told Yoshi in a loving tone. "Because I know the girl I love is with me and has my back. And I wouldn't have it any other way."

Hearing that Marcus actually wanted her by his side embarrassed Yoshi, as she felt silly for not letting Marcus finish what he wanted to say, and for assuming he didn't want her to come with him, however, the awkward tension in the room was broken when Rhythm stepped in the chamber moments later.

"You can count me in too. Agumon is my mate and I know he would do whatever he need to do to save me if I was the one the masked man abducted." Rhythm said to Marcus and Yoshi in a determined tone, in which Marcus and Yoshi both nodded their heads, giving Rhythm permission to join them in their mission to confront the Digimon thief and rescue Agumon.

"Seal the chamber doors and initiate teleportation." Chief Sampson commanded.

"Yes sir." Megumi and Miki replied in unison.

As the teleporter began to charge up, Chief Sampson raised his right arm and saluted, in which Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm saluted back.

And then, in a bright flash of light, Marcus, Yoshi, Lalamon and Rhythm were gone.

*'Marcus, Yoshi, Lalamon, Rhythm. I wish you all the best of luck.'* Chief Sampson thought to himself, though there was a part of him that hoped they didn't need it.