The Tomboy of Digidestined

Everyone was sitting down, as they watched Agumon as Taichi made him eat, while leaving the rest of them with nothing to eat.

"This is bull!" Impmon yelled out in anger.

"So is Taichi's plan to fatten Agumon up, and use him to squash Etemon?" Sakuya asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"No, smart ass. I'm the only one who has a crest right now, so we need to focus on keeping Agumon ready, so we can digivolve him and have him destroy Etemon," Taichi said, looking back at the group.

"So, you are gonna make the rest of us go without, because you think only you can do anything?" Yamato asked with a scowl

"I say we mutiny!" Impmon yelled to the other Digimon partners.

"Normally, I wouldn't agree with you, but I'm hungry," Palmon said with a frown, as she readied her vines to attack Taichi.

"I have a better idea. All in favor of taking our food back, and kicking Taichi in the kidneys if he stops us, say aye!" Sakuya yelled to the group.

"Aye!" everyone yelled with their fists raised.

Taichi blinked at this, as the group marched towards him.

"I would move Taichi. I think Sakuya meant it when she said to kick you in the kidneys," Koushiro said as he patted Taichi on the shoulder, as everyone took their food back, while still leaving Taichi and Agumon with their food.

Taichi said nothing to this, as he chuckled nervously as Impmon made kicking motions with his feet.

"You have a lot to learn about being a leader," Sakuya said with a sigh.

"After we are done eating, we should get moving," Yamato said, as he ate some fruit.

"Yeah. If we keep moving, we should be able to track down more crests," Koushiro said, as he nodded in agreement.

"Even if we find them, will it matter if we can't activate them?" Jo asked with a frown.

"Way to stay positive Jo," Yamato said with a frown.

"Eh, I'm not that worried," Sakuya said simply, as she swallowed some fruit.

"Why is that sensei?" Takeru asked curiously, as he and Patamon tilted their heads curiously.

"Well, think about it; there were Digidestined before us, right?" Sakuya asked, as she raised an eyebrow at the group.

"That's what Renamon and Gennai told us," Sora said, as she nodded along with the others

"So most likely, they had to do this too," Sakuya said, as she looked at the others.

"Ah, so you're thinking we should just focus on the other crests and eventually, we will find a way to activate them," Koushiro said, as he thought to himself.

"Well, it's a better scenario than whatever the fearless leader was thinking," Yamato said with a nod, as they all looked at Taichi, who looked to the side, who was scratching his cheek while chuckling nervously.

(Later)

Everyone was walking through the desert, while also keeping an eye out for anything, be it a structure or a Digimon.

"I'm thirsty, bro," Takeru said, as he pulled on Yamato's pant leg.

Yamato nodded at this, before he handed his canteen to Takeru.

"I'm so glad that Mimi had those with her supplies," Sora said in relief, as she drank from her own canteen.

"Hey, fearless leader, have you found anything yet?" Sakuya yelled at Taichi, who was further ahead of them, looking through his telescope.

"Yeah, what's going on, oh fearless one?" Impmon asked.

"Nothing yet. But I think I saw a mural or something," Taichi said, as he stopped to look at something.

"If it's of Etemon, let's destroy it," Sora said with a chuckle

"Do it! Do it, do it, do it!" Impmon and Sakuya yelled together, making some of the others laugh.

"No! If we did that, he might come after us," Jo yelled in a panic.

"I don't think it's of Etemon," Taichi said, as he focused a bit to get a better look.

"Really? Let me take a look," Sakuya said as she approached, and took the telescope from Taichi.

"Oi!" Taichi said, as he didn't like Sakuya just taking his stuff.

Sakuya ignored this, and looked and saw there was indeed a stone mural in the middle of nowhere. It was a circle, with what looked like a crescent moon on one side, and a wavy one on the other side.

"Huh, looks almost like that wall before it turned into your crest, Taichi," Sakuya said, as she handed her back her pocket telescope.

"Uh, cuz?" Sora said, as she pointed at Sakuya's chest.

Sakuya looked down and smiled, as she saw her tag glowing a violet color.

"It must be your crest," Mimi said with a smile.

"That's a sound theory," Koushiro said, as he nodded in agreement.

"Alright! Ultimate level, here I come!" Impmon yelled with a wide grin, as he pumped his fist.

"Is there a watering hole near this mural? I'm starting to sweat out of areas I didn't think I could sweat from," Tentomon said as he flew over.

"There was a small one near it, so let's go get my crest while we rest up," Sakuya said with a grin at everyone, before they all started to walk.

After a bit of walking, they made it to the mural which was bigger than they thought, and towered over them.

"Water! Finally!" Gomamon yelled, as he and the other Digimon ran over to the watering hole nearby, with Gomamon jumping in.

"There's some fruit trees here too," Jo said as he picked a piece of fruit, and passed it to Sora to inspect.

"Looks like something has been living here," Koushiro said, as he looked at a makeshift bed made of leaves from some trees nearby, and what looked like some remains of fish near it.

"What if it comes back?" Mimi asked, slightly worried about this.

"Relax. I'll just get my crest, and we can go," Sakuya said with a smile at her, as she held out her tag to the mural.

The mural started to grow and soon it shrunk down, and flew into her tag.

"Got it, now we can—" Sakuya was saying, before they heard some shaking inside a bush nearby.

"Ah! It's probably an evil Digimon!" Jo yelled in a panic, thinking this was too easy.

Mimi instantly hid behind Sakuya, while the others all stood at the ready.

Sakuya approached the bush and looked into it, and after a few moments, she saw what looked like a pair of yellow eyes.

Before Sakuya could respond, she was tackled by what looked like a small red dinosaur, with a white chest with a black mark on its chest

"Izumon!" the red dinosaur yelled happily, as it hugged Sakuya.

"Ah! Dinosaur!" Jo yelled out in fear.

"Is that what he is?" Takeru asked Patamon curiously.

"No, that's a Guilmon," Patamon said, as he shook his head.

"Awww, it's adorable," Mimi said with a smile at the red dinosaur that was licking Sakuya like a puppy.

"Sakuya, get away from him, before he decides that you're lunch!" Jo yelled.

"Relax, Guilmon is a sweetheart from what I've heard," Palmon said with a grin at the lizard.

"Well, he still needs to get off, before he smothers Sakuya," Sora said with a chuckle.

"Huh?" Guilmon said, as he looked at the rest of them for a moment, before he looked back at Sakuya, who finally got up. "Hey, you're not Izumon," he said, before he frowned and his ears went down.

"Yeah, sorry about that," Sakuya said with a sheepish chuckle, as she wiped her face, not really bothered by Guilmon.

"You kinda smell like Izumon," Guilmon said, as he sniffed Sakuya curiously.

"Well, I'm not this Izumon. I'm just here to get my crest," Sakuya said, as she held up her tag.

"The crest!" Guilmon yelled in a panic, before he ran to the mural. "Ah, it's gone!" he yelled, as he started to look around in a panic.

"Uh, he's a little slow, isn't he?" Taichi asked Agumon with a raised eyebrow.

"Hush," Sora said with a frown, along with Mimi at this.

"He said he took the crest already, you nitwit," Impmon said, getting closer to Guilmon.

"It was my job to protect it, until—" Guilmon was saying, before he looked at Impmon and sniffed at him, before his eyes slitted and he started to growl at Impmon.

"What's gotten into you, dino brain?" Impmon asked with a curious look.

"Woah there, big guy. Impmon may be a jerk, but he's a good guy. He's my partner," Sakuya said, as she approached and patted Guilmon on the head to try and calm him down.

Guilmon's eyes went back to normal at this. "Impmon is partner?" he asked curiously, as he tilted his head.

"Yup. We're the Digidestined, and—" Koushiro was explaining, before he was cut off.

"Digidestined! I'm supposed to give the crest to Digidestined!" Guilmon yelled, before he went to the now blank mural, and started to dig around it, trying to find the crest.

"Hey, you should calm down," Yamato said, as he frowned at this.

"No rest. Need to find crest, and give it to Digidestined, so I can see Izumon again!" Guilmon yelled, as he dug some more, sending dirt everywhere and getting on the others.

"Hey! Hey! Watch the hair!" Mimi yelled, as she took cover.

"He really wants to make sure we got the crest," Sora said, as she patted her head to get any stray dirt off it.

Sakuya frowned at this, as she approached Guilmon. "Hey relax, I have it, look," she said, as she took out her tag, which had her crest.

Guilmon looked up and sniffed at the crest, before smiling. "I did it! Now I can go see Izumon!" he yelled happily, with his claws raised in the air.

This got smiles from the others, glad Guilmon wasn't panicking anymore.

"How long have you been here guarding the crest?" Koushiro asked curiously, finding this odd.

"Since Izumon and friends went home, a very long time. I was told when crest was found by new Digidestined, I would see Izumon again soon after," Guilmon said, as his tail wagged happily.

"Well, I'm glad I could help you," Sakuya said with a chuckle, as she pet Guilmon on the head.

"You remind me of Izumon, but different," Guilmon said, as he smiled at Sakuya.

"You must miss him a lot," Biyomon said, as she looked at Guilmon.

"Uh huh, he is my best friend," Guilmon said, as he nodded happily.

"Well, don't worry. I'm sure you will see him again, if you stay here like you were told," Taichi said, as he gave the dinosaur a thumbs up.

"Where should we go now?" Agumon asked Taichi curiously.

"Hmmmmm. Hey Guilmon, are there any landmarks near here?" Gabumon asked his fellow Digimon.

"Huh?" Guilmon asked, not understanding the word used.

"He means is there any place important nearby," Sakuya said, trying to keep it simple.

"Oh! There is a colosseum," Guilmon said, as he led the way to where there was a small hill of sand.

Everyone followed him, and saw that on the horizon, there indeed was a colosseum.

"Why is there a colosseum in the middle of the desert?" Koushiro asked curiously.

"Monkey man go there to make noise, and keep me up at night," Guilmon said with a growl.

"Monkey man?! Ha!" Sakuya said with a laugh at this, along with Impmon.

"Well, we should probably head there then. Maybe we can find a hint to a weakness of his or something," Yamato said to the group.

"It's as good an idea as any," Jo said with a shrug.

"Thanks for the help Guilmon," Sakuya said, as she smiled and patted the dinosaur Digimon on the head, before she left with the others.

Guilmon watched Sakuya leave, and smiled as he thought about his old friend. "She has hair like Izumon and smells similar to him too! Maybe I'll see him again too!" he thought happily, as he went back to his camp.