Inside the hospital room in DATS HQ, Kari lay on top of one of the beds, still unconscious, while a pair of handcuffs connected her right arm to the bed, a precaution, despite the protests from her friends, from Sampson in the event that her awakening was not what they had hoped for.

Sleeping in the chair beside her, Davis kept his hand on the brunette's right, having not left her side since he brought her in, while Gatomon and Veemon slept side by side against his chair.

Meanwhile, in a chair near the window, Tai slept, his left arm in a cast, while Agumon slept at his feet.

Finally, Sora slept on the windowsill, Biyomon resting in her arms as they slept, as all three humans and all four Digimon wanted to be there when Kari woke up, each unaware of the events playing in her mind.

-Kari's mind-

"They think I'm beaten, that's I'm back to being some weak, useless little girl!? They are dead wrong!" Kari screamed into the darkness of her mind.

"The only one wrong here is you I am afraid. Face it, the light has won." A familiar voice said, causing Kari to sneer as she turned around, seeing her light half glaring at her.

"I refuse to admit I lost. I held all the cards, I had all the power. It was just luck that those fools you call friends beat me." The dark Kari said bitterly, clenching her right hand and declaring. "The next time I face them, other than Davis and Veemon, they will all die."

Shaking her head, the light Kari said in a somber voice. "There won't be a next time. It's over, time for you to rest."

Glaring in rage, the dark Kari sneered, before laughing menacingly as she said. "You think I can just go away? That I'm some by product of the Virus? Get it through your head, I am you! Every desire, ever moment of rage, jealousy and hatred, that is me! I am going nowhere!"

"I accept that, but I don't accept how far you go with those emotions. You have done terrible things, now it's time for me to set them right." The light Kari said before, much to the dark Kari's surprise, embraced her dark half in a hug.

"While I won't promise that I'll follow your way, I promise that I won't ignore you either. You are apart of me, but now it's time for us to be whole again." The light Kari then said, keeping her arms around her dark form, just before the two were enveloped in a blinding light.

-Waking world-

The next moment, Kari's eyes snapped open, no longer red or having a red hue to them, where the brunette felt free and whole once again.

Then, however, her eyes started to tear as she felt guilt, agony, and pain consume her as she remembered everything she had done, and the worst part of all, was that a part of her actually wanted it.

'How could I have done such terrible things!?' Kari thought, still tearing up, where she was about to bring her hands over her face and cry, but found her right restrained.

'They're right to do this to me, I'm a monster. I did such horrible things to everyone..." Kari then thought, before looking to her left and seeing Davis sleeping with his hand on hers', while seeing Tai, Sora and the Digimon there as well, her eyes tearing up more as she remembered what she did to them, especially seeing the cast around Tai's arm.

'I don't deserve them... I don't deserve any of them... they should just lock me up and...' Kari began to think, remaining in her despair as she closed her eyes, before feeling a light squeeze on her left hand.

Feeling the small pressure, Kari opened her eyes and looked to her left, surprised as she saw Davis smiling down at her.

"There she is, there's the Kari I know." Davis said in a gentle voice as he continued to hold her hand.

"How... how can you tell it's me?" Kari asked through her light sobs.

"Because that light you always have in your eyes is back." Davis replied with a continued care in his tone, his words and gentle smile only causing Kari to cry more, remembering all that she had done.

"I'm a monster... I did so many horrible things, I hurt you, forced you and the others to... to do all those things... The Digimon I hurt... I..." She cried, wrapping her arm around Davis and crying into his chest.

"It wasn't your fault, Kari, the Virus messed with your head." Davis said reassuringly, wrapping his arms around Kari, softly stroking her hair as he added. "I know the real you would never do any of that, even if she wanted."

"But it was me! The Dark Queen... she is me, every action she did, part of me agreed with it... When she wanted to use you, I also wanted that... When she wanted to hurt our friends, I didn't refuse. Even when she was attacking Tai, it was still me that wanted him to suffer... I'm... I'm a terrible person..." Kari cried, keeping her hand around Davis as she remained tearing up.

Continuing to caress her hair, Davis put his free hand under her chin, gently lifting her head and allowed it so she was looking him in the eyes, seeing the care and seriousness that the Digidestined of Miracles was expressing.

"Kari, listen to me, you are not a terrible person, you are human. Everyone of us has a dark side to them, remember what happened with Ken, with what we heard about Koichi when he was Duskmon, I'm sure that deep down I also have a dark half of me that wants to do nothing but cause trouble, but that's not the real you. The real Kari is a sweet, kind, caring person, who has made an impact in so many people's lives. She brings a smile to everyone's face, just for being herself, and gives us hope when we don't have any. That's the Kari I know, that's the same Kari that I fell in love with." Davis finished with a smile.

As she remained staring at Davis, Kari's eyes widened at what he had said, that hearing the man of her dreams loved her, to which Kari could not help but cry some more, this time out of happiness and a little of hope, resting her head back into his chest as she felt Davis lightly kiss her forehead.

"It'll be alright, I'll be here for you." Davis whispered, thinking Kari was still distraught. "I promise."

"I know, and thank you." Kari replied, her tone less upsetting as she remained in Davis' embrace, feeling his love and not wanting to let that moment go.

Unbeknownst to the two, Tai, Sora and the Digimon had heard everything, having heard Kari sob in the beginning as they woke up, but kept quiet to allow her and Davis a moment to speak, where Tai looked over at Sora, both smiling happily that Kari was back, feelings shared by Agumon, Biyomon, Veemon and Gatomon.

-Briefing Room-

The rest of the Digi-heroes and heroines all sat in silence in the briefing room, all waiting to hear on Kari, while still processing all that had happened in the past few days.

Izzy's mind was running a mile a minute with questions, about the Virus, about the powers Kari displayed, how she had controlled them, the creatures she summoned and so much more.

However, the redhead decided to just let his mind rest as he looked to his left, seeing Mimi resting her head on his shoulder, her arms still wrapped around his, having not let him go since he was freed from Kari's control, not that he minded.

Takuya was in a similar position with Zoe close to him, the Warrior of Fire holding his girlfriend close as she held him, her mind still filled with images of the horrors she had done to the Digital World, but she knew that Takuya could never find it in him to hate her.

"I hope they lock her up." Suzie, who was sitting next to her brother, said mostly to herself, but due to the silence, everyone heard her as they looked at her like she was crazy, where Henry said in a criticizing voice. "Suzie, that's not nice. Kari is as much a victim as the rest of us."

"She used you and the others like puppets, hurt us, killed so many Digimon and tore the Digital World apart!" Suzie exclaimed, angry that her brother would defend Kari after all she had done, the young girl still haunted by the image of Ophanimon: Darkness Mode reaching down for her.

"Sure Kari had us do some bad and weird things, like when she had Rika..." Terriermon began to say in a nonchalant way, before he felt a hand quickly cover his mouth, half the group looking confused, while those that were enslaved by Kari gulped as they saw a very angry Rika looking down at the small beast Digimon as she leaned closer.

"You better not say anything about that, or I'll duck tape your mouth and drop you off at some kindergarten class where the kids will think you're just a stuffed animal, got it?" Rika whispered angrily into Terriermon's ear, watching as he paled as a image of dozens of younger Suzies popped into his head, all wanting to play dress up with him, causing him to quickly nod his head and quickly fall silent.

Getting the answer she wanted, Rika sat back down in her chair, her eyes darting to each and everyone of those who were enslaved along with her, each one of them getting the silent warning.

"What's going on?" Cody asked, confusion in his tone.

"Nothing!" All eleven humans and their Digimon quickly replied, confusing the group further, especially when they noticed the light blush on Rika's face, while a few noticed the blush on TK's, where both he and the redhead Tamer were remembering the more, exotic commands Kari gave them.

Shaking his head, Henry looked back at Suzie and said. "Anyways, you know that wasn't the real Kari, the Virus was manipulating her. She's our friend, and I'm sure she'll need our support when she wakes up."

"Unless she tries to kill us again." Suzie argued back as she moved to sit away from Henry, too angry over the fact that no one seemed to agree with her, causing Henry to sigh, knowing that his sister needed time to finally see Kari as her friend again.

Feeling the tension in the room, and wanting to break the ice, Takuya gave a smirk as he said. "Well at least with this all over, Koichi can ask his new girlfriend out on a date."

"You had to bring that up!?" Koichi groaned, causing most of the group to giggle, while those that Kari had controlled looked confused, especially Koji.

"Girlfriend?" Zoe asked in confusion and curiosity.

"It seems Ranamon has the hots for him." JP replied with a smirk, one soon mirrored by the blonde Warrior of Wind as she asked. "Really?"

Before Koichi could answer, however, he felt his cellphone vibrate, taking it out of his pocket and checking it, only for his eyes to widen at seeing a text message from Ranamon.

Hey Handsome, you left the Digital World before I could check on you. Hope you're alright, as for me, I am super. Please message me as soon as you can, or even better, come and visit me. When I feel your presence come back to me, I'll send another message where we can be alone.

-Lots of love, Ranamon.

Looking at the message, Koichi blinked a few times, before he cried out. "How the heck did she get my number!?"

The outburst caused everyone present to burst out laughing, and laughing hard, partly for poor Koichi, but mostly because they needed it, they needed the laugh after everything that had happened.

It was then that the sound of the door opening that everyone stopped laughing, where most stood up as they saw Tai, Sora, Agumon, Biyomon, Gatomon and Veemon come in, before they parted as they saw Davis and Kari walk in, the brunette refusing to look at anyone as tears still flowed down her eyes as she kept holding Davis' hand for support.

The group was a mix of hopefulness, worry, caution and one just outright angry as they waited for Kari to speak.

"I'm... I'm so sorry, all of you... I'm sorry for everything I've done, you have every right to hate me and..." Kari started to say in a tearful voice, before her eyes widened as she felt someone quickly embrace her, looking to see Mimi hugging her.

"I'm so glad you're back!" The pink haired girl said through her own tears.

Feeling one of the people she hurt the most forgive her, Kari couldn't help but sob once more as she hugged Mimi back, while most of the group circled around the brunette, each and everyone of them happy to see Kari back to herself, while Henry and Lopmon looked back at Suzie, who refused to look at the scene as she left, knowing that, along with everyone else, it would take time for the wounds and scars to heal.

But for now, everything felt right again.

-Digital World-

"Curse those brats, all of them! They just had to ruin everything." Lilithmon said with a growl.

"Yeah, and she was the best Boss we ever had, never once lashed out at us." One of the Gazimon whined.

"Cheer up, we'll get back at them one day, you'll see!" Another Gazimon said, causing the other three to smirk.

"And when we do, they'll wish they were never born!" Lilithmon then declared with a sinister smirk.

"Hey!" A familiar voice behind the four said, causing their eyes to widen as Digitamamon said. "We reopen in half an hour! Get back to cleaning up or you're first paycheck back will look miserable!"

The thoughts of revenge were quickly forgotten as Lilithmon and the Gazimon went back to work mopping and dusting the restaurant, reduced back to waitressing, being busboys and taking orders from more fortunate Digimon.

-Much Later-

It shocked and surprised the Digi-heroes and heroines how quickly the Digimon were able to forgive Kari, most happy to see her back to her old self, while also showing the brunette how much she really impacted the Digital World.

Despite this, however, Kari felt it was her duty to help fix the damage she had caused, where she volunteered to help with the rebuilding and reconstruction of the various places she had destroyed, only to find that Davis, Veemon, Gatomon and everyone else chip in to help, doing all they could to rebuild the Digital World

As the sun began to set, Kari found herself resting under a tree, her back to Davis' chest as the two watched the reconstruction of Omni City.

"I have thought about this moment for a long time." Davis confessed, smiling as he kept his arms around Kari's body.

"So have I, I just wish we had come together another way." Kari replied, resting her head back, while still remembering all the harm she had caused.

Kari then felt herself get turned around, where she found herself looking into Davis' eyes as he said in a caring tone. "I can't promise things will get better overnight, but I can promise that I'll always be there for you, no matter what."

Acting on his heart, Davis closed the gap between them as he claimed Kari's lips in a sudden, but loving kiss, not too sure how the brunette would react, but knew he had to express his love, to express exactly how much he longed to be with her.

And though surprised at first, Kari closed her eyes as she melted into the kiss and returned it, matching Davis love with her own, leaving both locked in their kiss, not caring about anything else but each other.

As the new couple continued to express their love, both felt that, despite the hardships they had endured, that the future was looking bright, with both looking forward to their futures.

-Elsewhere-

In a dark room, a glowing purple sphere flickered to life, where it said in the same voice it had whispered in Kari's mind. "Well, that was amusing."

"Indeed it was, Hecate." Another dark voice, a male voice, said, before four other spheres appeared in the room, one glowing a dark red, another a dimmed yellow, one a dark blue and the final a dull grey with a dark aura around it.

"Thank you, Erebus." Hecate replied towards the grey sphere.

"Digimon: Ineffective, control of Entity lost, inefficient." The red sphere then said, its voice, though male, was more mechanical.

"They proved more effective than you're pet D-Reaper did, Hades." The blue sphere replied, it's voice, though male, was more charismatic.

"D-Reaper: easy to control, predictable, Kurata: failed, Nemesis." Hades said back to the blue sphere.

"Enough with this, we can argue about whose puppets worked and whose failed another time, we should be thanking Erebus for even allowing this to be possible, thanks to his manipulation of Bagramon." The yellow sphere said, its voice feminine and seductive.

"Thank you, Nyx, though I wonder if things would have turned out this way had Lucemon made it to the earth that the Legendary Warriors came from." Erebus mused, before turning his attention back to the group.

"But in the end, we should be thanking Hecate. Having the Gazimon free us, then wiping the girl's mind of the events have secured our plans, even if she did lose control of her. These heroes, these protectors of the Digital World are more than we anticipated. Individually they were a problem, now together, they are a nuisance." Erebus continued.

"Humans: Terminate, extreme prejudice!" Hades roared.

"In time perhaps, but for now, time is on our side. Thanks to our Jailers erasing all knowledge of us, none no of our existence, and they all believe Hecate to be gone. We must use that to our advantage, prepare ourselves." Erebus replied.

"Project Avatar: commence immediately." Hades said.

"Likewise, Hecate should continue to monitor Kari Kamiya, her power is great, and could either benefit us, or hinder us. She will need to be watched." Erebus then said.

"Agreed." Nyx replied.

"Agreed." Nemesis then said.

"Concur." Hades said.

"Agreed." Hecate said finally, looking forward to seeing Kari again in the foreseeable future as all five Viruses disappeared, moving in the shadows as they began their plans for the new Digital World.

Author's Note: Thanks for all who read, liked, favorited, and reviewed this story, tune in soon for the sequel once it's finished being developed.