Hey guys, this is the final week of The Odaiba Games. This may say prologue but it's really the epilogue for week 2. I put it here for reference.
Enjoy ;)
I DON'T OWN DIGIMON NOR THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU
PROLOGUE
The light cleared and Gatomon and Veemon, whose injuries were all healed, found themselves in a great white abyss. No walls, no floor, no ceiling, nothing was there but themselves.
The sound of footsteps caught their attention as a grumpy looking Damian walked towards them. "If you think I am going to congratulate you two, you are mistaken."
"We won the games fair and square; you have to give us our lives back." Gatomon replied.
"Damn that Lilithmon and her morals." Damian said spitefully. "She will pay dearly for her treachery."
"She's no traitor; she's just staying true to herself." Veemon countered.
"Regardless. The next time we see her, she will not like it." Damian concluded. He raised his palm and glowing golden ring appeared. "Take you ring girl and get out of my sight."
He vanished and the ring floated over to Gatomon's tail where it was placed. She smiled satisfyingly feeling her strength return.
"Wait, this means-!" She turned to her side; on cue, Veemon gave a gasp and clutched his head as numerous images flooded his brain, images a familiar beautiful cat.
"Veemon...you alright?" Gatomon asked worriedly.
He turned to her with a smile on his face. "I remember...I remember you Gatomon!"
She smiled as he went on. "All those times we went to the Digital World together! All those battle! I..." He paused a bit. "I remember that I've always wanted to ask you out."
Gatomon smiled back at him. "Tell you what. When this is all over, when the DL's are all gone, let's celebrate together, just the two of us."
"I'd like that a lot." Veemon said kissing her again. As they put their arms around each other, their bodies began to glow a white light. They flashed a bright light and they were gone.
"This is the place, the headquarters of the DL's." Joshua said when they arrived. He and the rest of the Digidestined had hidden across the street in front of the large warehouse where the DL's met. "There's a secret entrance inside to their underground lair."
"Alright, here's the plan." Tai began. "Half of us should go in while the other half serve as back-"
But a loud explosion from within the warehouse caught them off guard. "It sound like there's a battle going on in there." Agumon said.
Wanting to get a better look, they ran across the street into the ware house. They totally didn't expect what they just saw.
Lilithmon noise Mode was standing there looking tired as if she'd been fighting. Across her was a thin man wearing a black one piece body suit. He had long black hair that reach his waist, a droopy face with dull eyes and a pair of black tattoo wings.
"Lily!" Veemon shouted.
"Who's that?" Kari asked.
"He's one of them." Joshua began. "A DL named Goro Belwood."
"Tempest Nail!"
Lilithmon shot several tornadoes at Goro; he snapped his fingers and hundreds of chains burst from the ground creating a shield that blocked the attack. The wall dropped except fro three chains which flung themselves at Lilithmon. She slashed and destroyed the chains and lunged at Goro claws ready but at the last second, a chain burst out of the ground and coiled around her arms before it could reach him. She was flung sideways and into a wall.
"Lily!"
They stepped in wanting to help but Lilithmon raised her hand ordering them to stop. "Don't interfere." she said between pants. "This is my fight."
She got up and shot more tornadoes; Goro blocked them with a wall of chains. He made a chain spring up near Lilithmon; it swung and hit her stomach knocking her sideways.
"It's...over..." Goro said sleepily. He snapped his fingers and chains burst out of the ground around Lily and coiled themselves around her wrists and ankles pining her down.
"I'll let...master handle you..." Goro said snapping his fingers again. The chains sunk into the ground bringing Lilithmon with them; she screamed and struggled in vain but eventually, she sunk into the ground.
"Lily!" Tai shouted.
"Hmm?...who...are you?..." Goro asked noticing them for the first time.
"We're here to stop you." Joshua said.
"Joshua, don't just tell him what we're up to!" Mimi retorted.
"Really?..." Goro said. "Sorry...but I can't...let that happen..."
He snapped his fingers and a pair of chains burst out of the sides of all of them and wrapped themselves around each one. While the Digimon struggled, the humans cried out in pain as the chains constricted around their bodies.
"Why aren't you hurting us!" Hawkmon shouted.
"My master...has...specific plans...for you..." Goro answered. "You'll need...to be alive...for that...to...happen..."
Those who could tried to reach for their Digivices but couldn't get to them. The Digimon meanwhile struggled against the chains trying to break free to get to their partners but the chains remained sturdy.
Goro smiled to himself thinking of the reward he'll get for getting rid of the meddlesome Digidestined once and for all. He hoped that it was more time off to just lay down and sleep. He closed his eyes and just waited for the humans' cries of pain to end signaling their death.
"I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL!"
The room went silent; Goro opened his eyes and faced the one who shouted: Agumon.
"What...did you say...?" Goro asked.
"I said...I said I'll make a deal with you." Agumon said as every eye turned to him.
Goro paused for a few seconds. Then, he snapped his fingers; the chains around Agumon sunk into the ground as he fell. "I like...deals...What...d'you have...in mind...?"
Agumon stood up and walked over to Goro glaring at him the while time. "I want you to release all of my friends and promise never to hurt them again. And in exchange...I'll enter the games."
"What! No Agumon, don't do this!" Tai shouted but Agumon's attention was fixed on Goro.
"Why would I...want you...?" he asked.
"If you ask me, I think you'd be the next Game Master." Agumon answered. "Isn't the measure of how good a GM is is through how many Digimon they send into the games? C'mon," He pointed at himself. "Let me in the games; it'll make you a better GM."
Goro considered this offer for several seconds. "Alright...it's a deal..."
Agumon stiffly nodded.
"But...now you'll need...a partner..."
He snapped his fingers; Agumon turned around to see the chains surrounding Biyomon recoiled and threw her forward where she skidded to his side.
"Biyomon!" Sora cried out.
"No, leave her out of this!" Agumon shouted angrily at Goro.
"But you...need a...partner..."
Agumon opened his mouth again to argue but Biyomon stopped him. "It's OK Agumon." she said standing up. "I'll be your partner in the games; you're not the only one who wants them saved."
"Biyomon..."
Agumon sighed and together with Biyomon faced Goro. "You keep your end of the deal first." Agumon said.
Goro thought about this for several more seconds. "Very...well..."
He snapped his fingers and the chains around the Digidestined sunk into the ground. But as they ran forwards to them, the chains sprung up crisscrossing themselves forming a large wall.
"No!" Tai yelled smashing his fists on the wall as the Digimon tried knocking it down with their attacks. They could see everything that was happening. "Agumon, you don't have to do this!"
Agumon ignored him again and he and Biyomon faced Goro. "Now..you do know...what has to happen...before...you can...enter...the games..."
He snapped his fingers and four chains burst from the ground; they parted into two group and wrapped themselves around Agumon's and Biyomon's necks, crushing their wind pipes.
Tai screamed angrily and Sora covered her mouth in horror. The rest of them stopped what they were doing as Biyomon's and Agumon's faces began to turn blue from lack of oxygen. Then with a final twitch and a very audible crunching sound, they stopped choking and fell to the ground unmoving and beginning to turn to data.
"No..."
"Biyomon! Biyomon!" Sora began to cry as she shouted.
"H-hey, what's going on?" Joe said. Everyone turned to him just to see his legs start to turn to data.
"Joe, what-!" Gomamon began but then saw that he two was beginning to turn to data. Everyone looked down and saw the same thing happen to them.
Tai angrily turned to Goro. "You made a deal! You said you wouldn't hurt us!"
"Yes...I did..." Goro replied. "But those two...just made an interesting point."
"That being?" Izzy asked.
"You don't know...?...Let me...explain..."
Goro faced Gabumon and Palmon as he spoke. "Two Digimon...whose deaths...were greatly mourned...by their friends...had the memories...of those friend.. taken away..."
He turned to Veemon and Gatomon; they were up to their chests already. "The Digimon...we identified...as the strongest...had the source...of her strength taken...and the Digimon who loved her...lost the memories of his beloved..."
"And now..." Goro spread his arms towards all of them. "Two Digimon...who gladly...chose death...to save their friends...will lose what...they tried to save..."
"It's us...We're their entry fees!" Ken realized.
Goro smiled; Tai glared at him through the wall.
"You...YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
And then he was gone, all of them were; they were gone just as Agumon and Biyomon turned to data completely. Seeing his job done, Goro lay down on the floor.
"Excellent work." said a voice. A man walked in, he wore a white laboratory suit, had long blonde hair and a pair of tattoo wings on his back.
"Master...?"
"Yes, it is I." the Composer said. "I have come to see if you are prepared for the third week."
"I am...master..."
"I will look forwards to it." the composer said smiling evilly.
"Don't worry master...I've got...the whole week planned out..."
And closing his eyes, he drifted to sleep.