Only after the woman had gone far away did Matt and T.K. Takaishi let out long sighs of relief. T.K. suddenly said, "Good thing Joe wasn't here."
Matt agreed. "Every time, it's a good thing Joe isn't here."
"Hey, you two are those legendary Chosen Children, right? You're the ones opposing Lord Myotismon?" Oremon abandoned his earlier panicked demeanor and spoke with a vicious scowl.
"What's that supposed to mean? Don't forget we just saved you." Gabumon blocked Oremon's path, Pepper Breath ready to fire from his mouth.
"Hmph. They were just ordinary humans. If we hadn't been worried about making too much of a scene, we wouldn't have run at all." Pumpkinmon sneered, unleashing the oppressive aura of an Ultimate Digimon.
"Damn it! Patamon!" T.K. shouted with all his might, only for his resolve to crumble an instant later. He murmured, "Patamon... I drove him away. It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so stubborn, Patamon wouldn't have gotten off the train, and neither would we. We wouldn't have run into these two Digimon, either. It's all my fault."
Seeing T.K.'s state, Matt shouted, "T.K., pull yourself together! There's only one Ultimate Digimon. Oremon's just a Rookie. With our strength, we can definitely defeat a Rookie Digimon!"
Gabumon stood in front of Matt and loudly agreed. "That's right, T.K.! He's only a Rookie Digimon. I can knock him flat without even digivolving, and so can you!"
As Pumpkinmon and Oremon drew closer, veins bulged on Matt's hand as he gripped his Digivice, his face turning pale. It was true that, after training with Zheng Fan, the Chosen Children had gained the strength to fight Rookie Digimon. Even so, Sora Takenouchi was the only one who could truly beat a Rookie Digimon senseless on her own. The others either