"What did you just call me, Guilmon?" Takato asked, baffled.
"I... I called you Takato... or did I?" Guilmon scratched his head. "I'm not too sure..."
"You're not sure what you called your brother?" Terriermon wondered.
Guilmon shook his head. "Yes! I mean, no! I mean... he's not really my brother, is he?"
"What's going on here?" Ryo asked in confusion.
"I've seen something like that before..." Kei murmured. "Back at Takato's house... after that accident with Rena happened."
"You mean Guilmon had trouble remembering what he said?" Jeri asked. "But he was at school at that time."
Kei shook her head. "No, what I mean is: Mie, that is, Takato's Mum... she called me her 'niece'!"
"Why would she do THAT?" Terriermon asked in confusion.
"Wait a minute..." Rika said. "Didn't you tell us you used to be... Takato's cousin? Before the game changed everything, I mean."
"Y-yeah," Kei nodded. "That's right. But... since then, she always remembered me as the daughter of Takato's teacher. So why did she call me her 'niece' back then?"
"For the same reason Guilmon called me 'Takatomon', of course!" Takato realized. "I remember it now... before all of this happened, when Guilmon wasn't my brother, but only my Digimon partner... he used to call me 'Takatomon', too!"
"Why would he do THAT?" Jeri asked with a frown.
"Because he had a more child-like personality back then," Rika explained. "Takato, Kei and I might be the only ones left that remember how things were back then, but it proves that the game really did change reality."
Guilmon sighed. "The more I learn about how things were back then, the more I wonder if I really want it to return back to normal. I mean... we are happy like this, aren't we?"
He then quickly added: "Okay, except that Barbamon and that BioCalumon guy are still on the loose. And what he did to Renamon, too."
"I'm really starting to believe you guys," Rena sighed. "And I must admit, the idea of being a Digimon seems somewhat weird... but at the same time, strangely intriguing, as if I should be that way."
"That's why I keep suggesting you should try out digivolving," Rika insisted.
"Okay, okay, I guess you're right," Rena sighed and stood up from the bed. "Just let me take out the D-Power..."
"No need to, I have it here," Rika said and took her D-Power out of her school bag.
Rena looked at the blue and white device in confusion. "Um, but Rika... that isn't mine! My D-Power is orange, not blue!"
"Your...? Wait a minute, we're talking about MY D-Power here, aren't we?"
"I'm starting to believe that there might actually be two D-Powers for you," Ryo muttered. "Rena, you said you have a D-Power as well, right?"
"Of course!" the tall girl nodded. "Here, it's in my breast pocket." And she reached inside the purple vest she was wearing over her white top. Everyone in the room gasped when she took out a D-Power that looked like Rika's, only was it orange where her sister's was blue.
"Two D-Powers for two partners?" Jeri asked. "How can that work?"
"I told you Kit... I mean, Rika was my Digimon partner," Rena tried to explain. "I always carry the D-Power with me, just in case..."
"Now just a moment, if I am supposed to be your Digimon, how come I have a D-Power myself?" And she showed hers to Rena.
Rena looked back and forth between the two devices in confusion. "But... but how...? How can this be?"
Rika sighed. "I guess there's only one way to find out, right?"
Rena nodded. "Right!" And together, they pulled out a deck of cards from their pockets.
Rika raised her eyebrows when she saw the cards in Rena's hand, but didn't say anything.
At once, they took a card and shouted: "Digi-modify! Digivolve!"
And then, both Rika and Rena were engulfed by the familiar, shining aura of digivolution.
"Rika digivolve to... Kitmon!"
"Rena digivolve to... Renamon!"
And when the light faded, the two Digimon sisters looked at each other with expressions of awe.
"Renamon!" Rika then shouted with joy and hugged her partner around her waist. "You're back!"
"Rika? I... I..." Renamon grasped her head. "I'm so confused right now. I somehow remember you... but, I also have the memories the human Rena had. I know now they are just fake, but... they still seem so real to me!" She shook her head and sat down on the bed again. "This game... it really is powerful! If it can change all of our memories like that..."
Takato shuddered. "Let's hope something like that won't happen again... to any of us!"
"Still, that doesn't answer the question why both your mother and Guilmon seemed to remember something from before the change," Ryo pointed out.
"As long as Renamon is back with me, I'm pretty confident everything else will turn out all right," Rika sighed.
Renamon had to smile at that. "Rika... I really never left, you know? I just had a fake set of memories... I still have them! Only now can I tell apart reality from what is fake."
"But can you turn back into a human?" Guilmon asked.
Renamon looked down at the D-Power she was still grasping. "I guess so... the glitch that changed me is still in effect, so I guess that means I'm a Hybrid now as well."
"You have been a Hybrid ever since you became my sister, remember?" Rika told her with a smirk.
"Sure, but what I meant is that normally, Hybrids aren't that different from either normal humans or Digimon. But just look at Terriermon... does he look like a normal Terriermon to you?"
Terriermon looked down at himself. "Um... is there something wrong with the way I look?"
Harmony chuckled. "No, silly! But you've got to admit that there are few Terriermons of your size, right?"
"Oh... right!" Terriermon murmured. "I always wondered about that... so I guess I owe that to the game as well, huh?"
"Just like I owe it the fact that I have to share my mind with a boy who originally was the same as me," his Tamer said with a sad smile.
"Aw, I totally forgot about Henry!" Takato said as he mentally slapped himself. "Isn't there a way we could separate your minds?"
"But this is his body as well!" Harmony protested. "I don't want to take anything from him that belongs to him as much as it belongs to me."
"Maybe we can find a solution with the RPG Maker," Kei spoke up. "Now that Renamon is back to normal... well, kind of... we should go and see if I am still one of its Game Masters."
"Yeah, only that you are more of a mistress than a master," Guilmon pointed out. Kei glared at him darkly. "Hey, just kidding!"
"Guilmon isn't that different from his original self, isn't he?" Takato asked Rika with a smirk. Rika chuckled.
Monodramon was sitting in Ryo's room, on his Tamer's bed. Every now and then, his gaze would wander to the PC screen that was standing on Ryo's desk.
"I'm bored..." he whined. "I hope Ryo comes back soon... I hate just sitting here. If I only could use that game... maybe I can fix a few things... but nooo, I had to promise Ryo that I wouldn't touch it as long as he was gone. Stupid me..."
'So why do you listen to him? He's not here, just go and try it out!'
Monodramon looked around the room in confusion. "Um, hello? Is anyone there?" But he couldn't see anyone. He shook his head. "Gee, I really must be tired if I start to hear things... Hmmm, maybe if I just get me a sandwich..."
He jumped off the bed and walked towards the door. But when he came past Ryo's desk, his eyes once again wandered over to the computer.
"Wh-what am I doing?" he murmured. "I can't do that! I promised Ryo..."
'Aw, c'mon! You know you want to do it! It's no big deal, just sit down in front of the computer!'
"Y-yeah, I suppose it's no big deal..." Monodramon muttered, not even wondering about the strange voice anymore. He clumsily climbed up on Ryo's chair and reached for the keyboard.
But then, he shook his head. "Gwah! What the HECK is wrong with me? Why do I listen to a creepy voice I never heard before in my life? Although, it does sound familiar... and somehow, trustworthy..."
'Yes,' the voice continued. 'Yes, you can trust me! I'm your friend! I only want the best for both of us! Now, why don't you just take that mouse...'
"N-n-no..." Monodramon stuttered. His hand was shaking as it slowly reached for the mouse. "GAH!" the little dragon yelled and stopped his hand with his other hand. "What's going on here? I can't control my own body anymore! HELP!"
'Too late, Monodramon!' the sinister voice deep inside his heart snickered. 'I've waited long enough to savor this moment... but now I've managed to take over at least part of your digital code... and soon enough, I won't have to put up with you anymore... and then, Ryo will be MINE!'
"N-no... not you... NOT YOU!!" Monodramon screamed. He just wanted to jump down from the chair, but his legs didn't obey. The only parts of his body he still could control were his head and his left hand, and it didn't seem strong enough to stop his right hand, as it slowly crept towards the mouse.
"Monodramon!" a sudden voice spoke up behind him. "What the...? What are you doing?"
Monodramon instantly recognized the voice. "Impmon!" he cried. "Please... help me! Don't let him... don't let me touch that mouse!"
"I really don't know what the heck is going on here, but if you insist..." the purple little imp muttered and jumped at Monodramon, tackling him off the chair.
"NO!" Monodramon snarled with a booming voice. "Get off me, you meddling little imp! BEAT KNUCKLE!" And he threw a sudden punch into the other Rookie's face which threw him across the room.
"Oof!" Impmon coughed as he collided with the wall. "Hey, what the... what's gotten into you? Here I just came by to see how you and your Tamer are faring, and that's the welcome I get?"
Suddenly, the red, crazed gleam within Monodramon's eyes vanished. He gasped when he saw Impmon. "I'm s-s-sorry about that, but..." he winced. "I wasn't in control of myself. He... he wants to take over my body, and I don't know how long I can subdue him..."
"Who the heck are you talking about?" Impmon wondered.
"I... it's HIM!" Monodramon gasped. "Milleniummon!"
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