Firamon awoke as Coronamon within a cave filled with warmth.

Coronamon: Ugh... What happened?

Looking around, he saw Agumon sleeping while sitting next to Sunny who was clear as day not doing well. He had a horrible fever with breath quite shallow.

Coronamon:!

He took a step towards Sunny, only to stop once he realized there was nothing for him to do.

How could he help? So, instead, Coronamon left the cave to find Leomon looking out and around the domain of the Sun.

Coronamon's domain.

Lush fields, warm air, a single volcano in the center, with a bright sun setting in the distance.

Coronamon: What is this place?

Leomon: The locals call it the Domain of the Sun.

He turns to the darkening sky where cracks of static can be seen.

Coronamon: "Domain of The Sun"? So this... Is my Domain.

Coronamon:(shakes head)

Coronamon: How's Sunny?

Leomon: Professor Agumon believes he has some type of human virus.

Leomon: Right now, we can only let him rest.

Coronamon: If only he was in full health... I'm sure I could have gone ultimate!

Coronamon: Then we could push back those punks!

Leomon: You think Sunny was holding you back? Hmph.

Coronamon: What is that supposed to mean?

Leomon: Witnessing you two fight. I can safely say that you were holding him back.

Coronamon: Me?! I was giving that fight my all! If you ask me, Sunny needs to step it up!

Leomon: You did the fighting. But through the power he alone mustered.

Leomon: Sunny only needs to abandon his shy veil, and unleash his true brave heart in my opinion.

Leomon: You, however, must open your heart to him. Put your very soul into the fight, then synchronize with him.

Coronamon: What does that mean?!

Leomon: Coronamon, if you desire more power through this symbiosis with Sunny...

Leomon: Then, toss aside your fear and selfish desire.

Coronamon: Are you trying to call me some kind of scaredy cat?!

Leomon:....

Coronamon: Grrrr...!

Coronamon:(mumbles) I'm not scared of anything...

(Opening Theme)

(Some time ago....)

In an old ruined building of white marble, 12 In-Training Digimon played around.

Happy, innocent, and ignorant of what was destined for them.

But then came the D-Modder followed by the first human to find them, Dario. Through the D-Modder, Iliad relayed its will.

"My Olympos XII.... You must regain your power as quickly as possible."

"I've pulled in potential candidates to abuse the phenomenon of evolution through human emotion."

"Grow strong... Let them grow you..."

They didn't all quite get it, but most of them had a natural incline to follow Iliads will, except for one sunfire. Trying to keep away from this "war" stuff, he slowly watched all his friends find humans and scatter.

Left alone, when they did meet up again, they would only tell him how he'll find a partner soon, and how he should take this situation seriously.

"I don't want to fight in this war... I just want to play with my friends..."

Trying to ignore these calls to action, Coronamon ended up misunderstanding much more, and growing the gap between himself and them.

"Pft! Who needs these wack jobs?! Let them go fight and get deleted for all I care!!"

"If they think I'm going to get controlled like them, they got another thing coming!!"

"That stupid box..."

(Cough, cough)

(Present Day...)

Coronamon's reminiscing is interrupted by Sunny's loud coughing. Getting up, he rushes to see how his partner is doing.

Coronamon: Hey, are you okay?

Sunny: Coronamon... you're okay...

Coronamon: Of course I am! I'm no candle after all. But you...

Sunny: I don't think I have frostbite, so I sh-should be fine...

Agumon: You sound weaker than a whisper. Gya, and you're coughing!

Agumon: My boy, you need rest and more rest!

Sunny: Maybe.... just a little... after some water.

Agumon: You heard the boy. Go get some water.

Coronamon: I'll see what I can find.

Dashing out, Coronamon goes looking for the nearest body of water. Spotting a nice river, the little Rookie approaches it only to suddenly leap into a bush when he sees Luna and Lunamon searching alongside Dario and Ageiomon.

From the bushes, he watched and listened.

Dario: There isn't a reason to reset him anymore.

Dario: We can already make more D-Modder's and Sunny's doing pretty well all things considered.

Coronamon:?

Luna: I think I know what you're planning... Get Sunny to join and...

Dario: The Olympos XII will be reunited. Sunny got to see us in a bad light. First impressions are important, so we have a lot of explaining to do.

Luna: Whatever...

Dario: What's with that look?

Luna:...

She flicks her hand causing Dario to notice something.

Luna: This is still a mess you and Ageiomon caused. You tried forcing Coronamon into his role now he's rebelling.

Dario: I overestimated my abilities to discipline. I'm a soldier, not a father.

Luna:(rolls eyes) You're an old man, is what you are.

Luna: And you...

They turn towards Coronamon who stands in a burning bush that was lit by the fire on his body.

Luna: Can come out now.

Ageiomon:(shakes head)

Lunamon:(waves)

Coronamon:!!

He leaps out of the bush.

Coronamon: You've got sharp senses...

Luna:(glances at blazing bush) And you've got limited brain cells...

Coronamon: I'm not coming back with you!

Dario: Didn't you hear us-

Coronamon: I heard you, and I don't care!

Coronamon: Am I supposed to just forget how you turned my friends against me?

Dario:?

Coronamon: You made Ageiomon try and reset me!

Ageiomon: He didn't make me do anything! I knew what was at stake when you stole that D-Modder.

Ageiomon: And your attitude to all this would have doomed our world!

Coronamon:... We used to play every day when we were In-Training.

Coronamon: But I guess those days are long gone. And meant nothing!

Lunamon: Coronamon...

Ageiomon: Grow up. There's so much more at stake.

Coronamon: Hmph. I've got nothing to lose!

He prepares to fight but a slight rumble is in his posture.

Ageiomon: You can't defeat me. We've done this before. And it's two against one now.

Coronamon: Then just you wait until I evolve!

Running off, the four give chase believing Coronamon would lead them to Sunny, not taking into account that Coronamon got turned around and had no clue where he was going.

But what he did have, but did not know, was a connection to this land.

This was his Domain where Coronamon ruled. His desire to escape caused his instincts to guide him into a wheat field where the little fur ball vanished inside and immediately fell into a little hole that the others ran over.

Coronamon: Whoaaaa?!

He landed in an underground cavern, lit up by glowing sunstones.

Coronamon: Things keep getting worse and worse... Huh?

Looking around, Coronamon saw a throne that called to him. He approached, taking notice of the writing on the walls along with murals.

Coronamon climbed atop the throne, getting an unknown whiff of nostalgia.

Coronamon:(sigh)

Nevertheless, this only brought Coronamon back to his problem at hand.

Coronamon: What am I going to do...?

Coronamon: They'll never stop...  And I don't have the power to protect myself!

Coronamon: Not even Sunny can help me any-

The moment Sunny took the D-Modder to try and save him. And how he put himself in danger to protect him against Crescemon. Not to mention how Sunny dove off a cliff to try and save him despite his condition.

Coronamon: Help me...?

Coronamon: He's done nothing but help me... Even when we were upset at each other... when he was sick...

Coronamon: On my own... I can only run...

Coronamon: I couldn't even get him water!

His flames began to burn brightly along with the sunstones.

Coronamon: He's stuck by my side... I can't just abandon him like the others abandoned me!

Coronamon: Today... Is where I truly pick a fight!!!

To be continued...