With another Digimon of pure evil now serving him, within the seal, Ogudomon could feel his power increasing.
{Soon, I shall be free from this prison. And though my power might be lacking, I have enough energy to make a more suitable fortress to reside within.}The Super Demon Lord stated, concentrating the dark energies he wielded, releasing them from the ocean's floor, where they took form as a black castle that stood in the seas, resonating with an aura of pure evil.
And inside the newly created fortress of Ogudomon, within a massive hall, Leviamon and Lilithmon looked upon the seal containing their Ogudomon, where Lilithmon then asked. "Now that you have made us a proper base to do our evil, when can we get to destroying our common enemy?"
{You are impatient with your longing for revenge, that will be your downfall.} Ogudomon replied, which made Lilithmon lower her head, from respect, while hiding her anger and some fear toward her new Master.
{Before we can destroy those who desire to stop my darkness, all the Demon Lords must be revived.} The leader of the Demon Lords then said within his seal, before he informed. {Leviamon has informed me that a new group of heroes have replaced the Royal Knights, and that their power is not to be taken lightly.}
"Yes, my Lord. The Digidestined and the Digimon Tamers. Their power managed to take down not only KingEtemon and PrinceMamemon, but also shadowed copies of your old enemies." Leviamon replied, keeping a level head as he spoke with absolute respect to the Super Demon Lord.
{So those two idiots couldn't even handle some brats and a bunch of useless humans? No matter. We might not fare well against them now, but there is another Digital World, one that holds a potential being to be a Demon Lord.} Ogudomon informed, using his dark power to form a tear before his servant's feet.
From Ogudomon's actions, both Leviamon and Lilithmon looked into the abyss, seeing an endless darkness, before hearing their Master speak again.
{I have a quest for you, my dear Lilithmon. You are to go to this universe and find the Digimon known as Lucemon. He was once a mighty Demon Lord like you, but decades on, and from interference from a bunch of unwanted children have driven him off his true path. I want you to bring Lucemon back into the darkness, back as one of my Demons} Ogudomon instructed, his command made Lilithmon nod.
"But what if these children try to interfere?" She then asked, part of her fearing she would fall at the hands of another bunch of children before getting her revenge.
{Fear not. Their bond might be strong, but their power is still limited against my might.} Ogudomon replied, just as the mark on Lilithmon's forehead glowed with Ogudomon's power, making her smirk wickedly.
"Consider it done. Lucemon will be back on your side once again, and anybody foolish enough to cross my path will be crushed." The female Demon Lord replied through her smirk, clenching her gauntlet into a fist as she continued to feel her Master's power flowing through her, before jumping into the darkness with no fear.
Alone with his Master, Leviamon looked back at the seal, where he then asked. "Not to be rude, but what about me, what do you wish of me?"
{I have different quest for you. I want you to use your power to create powerful Digimon and send it to the Digital World. Show Gennai that Ogudomon has returned.} Ogudomon said in reply, his words made leviamon smirk.
Following his command and using the dark power that now filled hs being, Leviamon cast several waves, which took form before him as a fleet of Scubamon, all had their tridents drawn and a savage look in their red eyes.
And continuing to show his dark power, all the Scubamon were completely enveloped in darkness, combining into several piles of darkness, which began to twist and reshape themselves, some forming to a larger humanoid shape, while the rest shrunk into a small sphere.
As the darkness faded from the room, no longer did a single Scubamon stand, instead were two sets of oceanic Digimon, the first set composing of larger beings compared to the Scubamon, each clad in gray clothing and had dark blue, almost black coloured armour covering their shoulders, upper body, legs, while each had a blue scarf that draped down their necks and a belt made of skulls around their waists.
Each had powerful looking staff in their grasp, the top sporting a crescent shaped blade and the bottom mounted with a cannon, similar to Gargomon's arms.
And the second set of Digimon, though smaller, even smaller when they were Scubamon, looked full of power.
Each were small pufferfish-like Digimon that had metal platings on their heads, with metal spikes coming from the top, and a set of muscular arms, sporting a set of spiked fists.
The Pukumon had the darkness symbol on their foreheads, while the Sagomon had the symbol on the right side of their chests, showing they too were sided with the Demon Lords and Ogudomon.
{I want you to send a message that the Demon Lords and Lord Ogudomon has returned. You better not fail do you understand?}Ogudomon said from within the seal, to which one of the Sagomon nodded, speaking for his fellow minions as he stated. "We will find and we will destroy those who will be a thorn in your side, Lord Ogudomon."
With that said, the Pukumon and Sagomon disappeared into the dark waters, to carry out their mission, to which Leviamon looked back at the seal containing his Master and said. "Soon you will be free my Lord. Soon the Digital World will be yours'."
{And no one will not stop me not even those brats with their pets they will fear the true power of darkness!} Ogudomon bellowed with an evil laugh.
-Meanwhile-
After the defeat of the Chaos Knights and their King by the Digidestined and the Digimon Tamers, Gennai and Azulongmon were both proud of the heroes and heroines at saving both worlds, but neither could foresee what was coming.
Inside of Piximon's home, the tiny Digimon had invited Gennai and Azulongmon over, conversing with the duo on the balcony, with Gennai standing by his side, while Azulongmon, due to his immense size, hovered above the residence.
"I tell you, those kids have come a long way since we first met." Piximon commented, smiling as he then said. "All of them have."
"I know exactly what you mean. To me, it's like they are a second family to me, and I am watching them all grow up." Gennai replied, his tone full of pride, while a smile graced his face, not only proud of the Digidestined and Tamers continuing to keep the Digital World protected from evil, but seeing them all mature and become young adults.
"We and the Digital Worlds are grateful that we have such great heroes to protect our worlds from danger." Azulongmon commented, he too proud of the Digidestined and Tamers.
"I agreed with you, my old friend, we..." Gennai began to say, but was cut off when a sudden strong wind came out of nowhere, rushing through Piximon's establishment and filling all with a sudden feeling of dread.
Gennai's eyes went wide with shock when he felt a strong dark energy coming from the strong wind, causing him to then fall to his knees, still shock.
"It can not be..." Gennai said, making Piximon and Azulongmon look in concern, worried see their old friend in shock, to which Piximon flew over to Gennai, checking on him as he asked. "Gennai, are you alright? What do you mean by it cannot not be?"
"That wind, that was just the start of another evil, one I believed was sealed away long ago." Gennai replied.
Azulongmon was shocked at what Gennai had said, causing him to ask. "You don't mean him, do you?"
Gennai nodded.
"But how can this be? He was sealed away by the leader of the Royal Knights." Azulongmon questioned, still shocked.
"It seems as though the seal has been weakened. While his being is still residing within the seal, those who served him are allowing his darkness inside their beings. And if this keeps up, I fear not only will the Demon Lords come back, but so too will Ogudomon." Piximon said, looking at Gennai and Azulongmon with a concerned expression.
That's when Gennai started to remember something of fair importance, to which he then said to Piximon and Azulongmon. "I remember something Kari once told me. A few years ago, she was sent to the Dark Ocean, where the Scubamon there needed her help in freeing them from the influence of the Dark Rings, back when Ken was lead astray by the Dark Spore that blackened his heart. After managing to destroy the Dark Spire and allowing the Scubamon to act on their own again, that's when the Scubamon revealed their true motives, they wanted Kari's power over Light for their ruler, Dragomon. At the time, she had no idea what Dragomon wanted with it, but thinking more on it, I now realize Dragomon wanted Kari so he could return to his true Demon Lord form."
"But even if Ogudomon has escaped, I don't think he would try and attack either of our Digital Worlds in his current state. He would most likely set what Demon Lords he has managed to upon another unsuspecting location, knowing their power against him and his servants would prove a match for any who oppose them, allowing him a chance to revive the other Demon Lords and further his power." Azulongmon said in reply.
Looking at Gennai and Azulongmon, Piximon then asked, his tone of wonder and curiosity. "By any chance do either of you remember who was the leader of the Royal Knights, the one who sealed Ogudomon away?"
Gennai look down and shook his head.
"No one knows who it was. It was ages ago when Ogudomon was sealed away, but now we need to give a warning to the Digidestined and the Digimon Tamers."Gennai then said to his old friends, both in agreement with Gennai.
But looking at the darkening skies, Piximon said with a little concern. "I think they might already know."
-With the Digidestined and Tamers-
While Gennai, Piximon and Azulongmon foresaw the upcoming darkness, the various heroes and heroines of two regions had reunited, thanks to some upgrades to their Digivices courtesy of Hypnos, and were currently relaxing on a beached section of the Digital World.
As all the girls were dressed in swimsuits/bikinis, showing off their beautiful bodies, the boys were all wearing swimming trunks, showing off their well developed bodies, Davis and Veemon up against Takato and Guilmon in the middle of a volleyball game, with Kari, Gatomon, Rika and Renamon watched on with smiles, cheering on their respective lover/beloved.
Kazu, Kenta, MarineAngemon and Impmon were in the water, playing a round of marco polo, the imp Digimon cheating of course, either using his Bada Boom flames to distract the others, or switched to his Blast Mode as Beelzemon, allowing him to take flight and smirk as he looked upon the boys as they frantically tried to catch him.
And while Guardromon wanted to play with his Tamer, he knew the salt water would cause him to rust, so instead, he assisted Suzie, Ai, Mako, Terriermon, and Lopmon in building a sandcastle, which made the younger Tamers all smile at both the fun of making it, as well as how beautiful it turned out.
Henry was sitting on beach towel, holding his girlfriend, Jeri, in his arms, while she was holding her Digimon partner's Digi-Egg, which filled her with a continued joy, so happy to have him back and couldn't wait for the day the Digi-Egg would hatch and Leomon would come back to her.
While the other couples, TK and Catherine, Patamon and Floramon, as well as Ken and Yolei were in similar positions as Henry and Jeri, embracing each other, showing their continued love.
Ryo and Armadillomon were watching Cody and Cyberdramon having a mock battle, with the Ultimate Level Digimon able to control his more aggressive side and holding back his strength as he and the Digidestined of Knowledge and Reliability continued to fight, each throwing a few punches at one another, keeping up their strength, making Armadillomon proud to see Cody continue to show such pride and confidence, while Ryo was proud he didn't have to restrain Cyberdramon.
But most notable amongst the group were the new Digimon, who were chasing Calumon around, playing a game of tag with him, consisting of Veemon and Gatomon's daughter, Nyaromon and Guilmon and Renamon's children, their son DemiGenamon, who had a similar appearance to Gigimon, only he had yellow skin, and their daughter ChibiRuilmon, who was based off of Viximon's Data, though she had red fur.
Gatomon and Renamon smiled as they watched their children having fun, smiling as they watched the three Digimon tackle Calumon to the sand, making the Catalyst Digimon laugh as they began to tickle him.
Kari smiled as she watched her boyfriend and her friends having fun, where she then let out sigh, causing Rika to look at her.
Curious, Rika then asked. "Kari, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Kari replied, before having to admit. "I just wish Tai and the others could be here."
"I know that you miss Tai, that you don't get to see much of him, but remember, you always have your friends to look out for you." Rika said in reply, gently rubbing Kari's back and smiling at the brunette, having gained more compassion and the ability to cheer other up thanks to all the times and dates she had spent with Takato.
"You're right, Rika, and come college break, we can enjoy the day with the rest of our friends." Kari replied, smiling back at Rika, feeling lucky not only to have such great friends in her life, but also having a loving and caring boyfriend by her side.
Looking at Davis, Kari saw the maroon haired Digidestined shaking Takato's hand, while Veemon and Guilmon were packing up the volleyball net.
Curious, Kari approached Davis and asked. "So who won?"
"We decided to call it a tie." Davis replied, as he then explained. "Looking at you, I realized I will always be a winner."
"And I wanted to get a better hold of my prize." The Digidestined of Miracles then said, wrapping his arms around Kari and stared into her eyes with a loving look, his words made Kari blush a little, flattered by Davis' cute analogy, before she wrapped her arms around him and claimed his lips in a loving kiss.
And feeling similar to Davis and Kari, Takato and Rika happily showed their own affection as they shared a passionate kiss, the red haired Tamer too much in love with Takato to care about the others looking at her.
"Ewww!" The couples heard voices call, causing them to part from their kisses and turn their heads, to see the young Digimon covering their eyes, along with Calumon.
"Oh, sorry." Kari apologized with a blush, knowing that the Digimon were still young and knew it was still uncomfortable for them to see others showing such affection.
"DemiGenamon and ChibiRuilmon that's not nice to say. I want you guys to apologize." Guilmon then said with a sternness in his voice as he and Veemon were carrying the volleyball net.
Veemon then looked at his daughter, Nyaromon, where he added. "That goes for you too, young lady. I want you to apologize That was rude."
Facing the couples, Nyaromon, DemiGenamon and ChibiRuilmon all bowed their heads.
"We're sorry for being rude." ChibiRuilmon said, apologizing on behalf of herself, her brother and their friend.
Takato got down on his knees and put both hands on DemiGenamon and ChibiRuilmon heads as he smiled at them.
"It's okay, we're not mad." He said, while Davis did the same for Nyaromon.
"We were actually like you when we were younger." Davis said, looking over at Kari and smiling as he added. "But when you mature and find that special someone, you will change."
From Davis and Takato's words Nyaromon, ChibiRuilmon and DemiGenamon smiled, all three feeling more cheerful, happy to have such loving and caring uncles
However, the mood changed a little when all saw a mass of black clouds coming from over the horizon, passing over the water and over the beach.
Getting out of the water alongside Impmon and Kazu, Kenta asked. "What's with the sudden change in weather?"
"They didn't say anything about dark clouds and possible storms." Kazu added, thinking it was just some bad weather, but had no idea as to what dangers were actually in store for them.
Takato looked up at the dark clouds, feeling something was wrong.
"I have a bad feeling that it's not rain storm, but something else." He said, looking over at Guilmon, who started to growl, the Hazard Digimon sensing an unwanted presence within the water, coming right at them.
And before anybody could react, three figures shot from the water, leaping in the air.
"Kouyouhoujou: Whirlpool Formation!" The Digimon called, each releasing a powerful blast of water from the weaponized sections of their staves.
But acting fast, making sure that nobody was harmed, Veemon, Guilmon and Renamon rushed forward, combining the strength of their partners as they became one being, achieving their Mega forms, UlforceVeedramon, Gallantmon and Sakuyamon, where the three brought up their defences to hold back the attacks.
"Tense Great Shield!"
"Shield of the Just!"
"Crystal Sphere!"
They block the attack protecting the young digimons And kari And while the area was filled with an obvious danger, looking upon Gallantmon and Sakuyamon deflecting the attacks, Nyaromon whispered to DemiRuilmon and ChibiGenamon. "You have some pretty cool parents."
DemiRuilmon and ChibiGenamon looked at Nyaromon, before ChibiGenamon commented in reply. "Don't forget about your papa. He's pretty cool too."
Without looking away from their enemy, UlforceVeedramon spoke up.
"Kari, I need you to take the kids. Get them out of here." He said in a serious tone, showing obvious concern for those he loved, obvious emotions filling Gallantmon and Sakuyamon as they remained by UlforceVeedramon's side.
And though Kari was more than willing to do as UlforceVeedramon had commanded of her, picking Nyaromon, DemiRuilmon and ChibiGenamon up, Catherine looked at the brunette with a serious face.
"You go ahead and help stop these unwanted guests, I will make sure that the children are protected." The French Digidestined said, keeping Nyaromon in her left arm as she moved her right forward, placing her hand on Kari's shoulder and went on to say. "When it comes to strengthen, your power is greater than mine, that is a fact I can accept."
"But it doesn't mean I cannot help you." The blonde then said, smiling as she set her hand down and withdrew her Digivice, taking it from Floramon's grasp, which she had obtained for her partner, who then held it up proudly, using its energy to prepare for a Warp Digivolution.
"Floramon Warp Digivolve to... Gryphonmon!" The plant Digimon called in an almost majestic voice, light enveloping her being as she Digivolved, changing from the small plant Digimon she was to the mythical beast with an ear shattering roar.
Digivolved, Catherine looked at her Digimon partner.
"Be careful, Gryphonmon." She then said, keeping Nyaromon in her arms, before she made some distance between her and the attacking Digimon, keeping an eye on DemiRuilmon and ChibiGenamon as they followed after her.
Knowing that her child was in safe hands and wanting to help those she loved, Gatomon ran up to Kari, taking a proud stand next to her partner, just as the brunette picked up her D-3 from the sandy ground and readied it and herself.
"Biomerge activate!" Kari announced, unleashing the power of her D-3 and combining her energy with Gatomon's, fusing their forms into one and turning into the Mega form of the Digimon of Light.
"Ophanimon!" The angelic Digimon called as she twirled around her javelin, ready to fight, evident as Ophanimon stood next to UlforceVeedramon, watching alongside Gallantmon and Sakuyamon as the three Digimon ceased their attacks.
But as the amphibian Digimon landed, curious as to who they were, Henry drew his D-Power, analyzing the attackers.
"Sagomon, Ultimate Level. We better watch out for these Digimon. Not only can they cast water from their Monster Subduing Treasure Staffs, they can also control any sections of water around them." He said, informing their friends to the dangers they were up against.
"You have no idea what you are up against." One of the Sagomon then said in a dark tone, glancing at the Digidestined and Tamers with a menacing look, twirling around his staff as he followed up with a secondary strike.
"Kouyouhoujou: Waterfall Formation!" The Sagomon called, all three slamming their Treasure Staffs upon the ground, before jets of water shot out from beneath UlforceVeedramon, Gallantmon and Sakuyamon, all three acting fast as they jumped back, avoiding the pressurized attacks.
And gaining some distance from the Sagomon, they were shocked that the attacks left a big hole in the sand, water gushing from it like a geyser.
"Impossible! How can an attack be that powerful from an Ultimate?" Sakuyamon questioned, glaring at the Sagomon and sensed each held a terrible darkness inside of them.
And while Ophanimon was about to attack, she was forced to stop when a voice suddenly bellowed out. "Needle Squall!"
Hearing the call, Ophanimon looked upon the rising water, seeing a great stream of metal spikes coming from it and heading right at her, forcing the Digimon of Light to quickly jump aside from the attack, narrowly being pierced by the onslaught.
Though she had managed to avoid the attacks, concerned for her, UlforceVeedramon approached Ophanimon, helping her to her feet as he asked. "Ophanimon, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Ophanimon replied as she got to her feet, before having to ask. "But what caused that attack?"
"I think that answers your question." Gryphonmon said as she pointed with her paw at the big hole from the Sagomon attack, seeing the hole filled with water, where a few aquatic Digimon were swimming within.
With another threat that came to them, Jeri took out her D-power, speaking out as she analyzed the pufferfish-like Digimon. "Pukumon, Virus Type. Despite their size, they are Mega Level and will fight any enemy, no matter how powerful. Using both their metal spikes and their fists, they can deliver a killing blow, namely from the poison that coats their gloves."
Henry saw Beelzemon, Justimon, Dominimon and HiAndromon join Gallantmon and Sakuyamon in their fight with the Sagomon, but he saw one of Sagomon try to attack his sister and her friends with a sneak attack.
"No one messes with my little sister and her friends!" Henry called as he grabbed a Blue Digimon Card, which he then slashed through his D-Power.
"Digi-Modify! Matrix Digivolution activate!" He then announced, using the power of the Blue Card to Digivolve Terriermon to his Ultimate form, Rapidmon, who then got front of the Sagomon, crossing his arms.
"Not so fast. If you want them you'll have to go through me." Rapidmon said, readying his weaponry.
"That can be arranged." One of the Sagomon said, slamming his staff upon the ground.
"Kouyouhoujou: Waterfall Formation!" He then called, causing another powerful jet of water to burst from the ground, only it struck behind Rapidmon, catching him off guard as the Sagomon emerged from the water, striking Rapidmon with his Treasure Staff.
"Rapidmon!" Henry called in concern, looking with shock to see his partner topple and fall at Sagomon's sneak attack.
"And I'm not finished. Kouyouhoujou: Whirlpool Formation" The Sagomon suddenly followed up, striking again as he unleashed a powerful shot of water from his weapon, blasting back Rapidmon once again.
Rapidmon could only continue to cry out in pain as the Sagomon kept up in his relentless onslaught, blasting him with powerful gushes of water and striking at him with the bladed ends of their Treasure Staffs.
But the Sagomon were forced to cease when until they heard a swift wind, along with a sudden buzzing.
"Spiking Strike!" A voice then called as, out of nowhere, a blade made of energy appeared, forcing the Sagomon to use his Treasure Staff to block the attack, where Rapidmon recovered from his assault and saw it was Stingmon.
Henry sighed when he saw Stingmon save Rapidmon, smiling as he turned and saw Ken walk towards him.
"Thank you Ken, for saving Rapidmon." Henry said, his words made Ken smile back.
"No problem. We're just glad we got here in time." Ken said in reply, taking a spot beside Henry, ready to assist the Tamer in taking down the Sagomon.
However, Ken then when he noticed something was wrong.
"Henry? Did you say Sagomon is an Ultimate Level Digimon." The Digidestined of Kindness then asked as he looked at Henry, getting a nod in reply, before Henry said. "I did. And while I know that a Digimon's Level is one of the key factors that gives a Digimon its power, like you and Stingmon, it doesn't explain why these Digimon can hold their might against Digimon like Gallantmon and UlforceVeedramon."
From Henry's words, Ken began to think, trying to figure out what was going on, just before an idea of sorts came to his mind.
"Henry, can you show me the data of Sagomon in your D-Power?" Ken asked, his request getting a confirmed nod from Henry, who brought up his D-Power again, allowing the Digidestined of Kindness to see the image of Sagomon and his information.
And when Ken saw it, that's where he noticed the irregularity.
"I knew something was wrong. The Sagomon we are fighting, it has an odd mark on the left part of its chest, while that image in your D-Power doesn't display it." Ken pointed out, with said Sagomon managing to take down Stingmon and Rapidmon with one swing of his Treasure Staff.
Henry noticed the marking and realized Ken was right.
"You're right. And look, every Sagomon has the same mark." Henry then said as he pointed at the two Sagomon fighting against their friends.
"The only idea I have for the time being is that we drag this Sagomon back to his friends and beat them as a team. If we reach our Mega forms and fight him here, there is a chanae the young ones might get hurt." Ken said, looking at the young Tamers and the Digimon standing with Jeri and Catherine, earning a nod from Henry.
And drawing out his Cards, Henry prepared for a counter offensive.
"Digi-Modify! Power Activate!" He called, slashing said Card through his D-Power and giving Rapidmon a boost in energy.
"Rapid Fire!" Rapidmon then announced, releasing several missiles at Sagomon.
"Multi Moon Shooter!" Stingmon followed up, firing a barrage of needles from his gauntlets, combining his attacks with Sagomon's, forcing him to leap back and forcing the servant of Ogudomon back to the other two Sagomon.
From his position, Gallantmon saw Stingmon and Rapidmon attacking the Sagomon, before noticing Henry and Ken run alongside one another, where Henry then called out to the knight Digimon
"Gallantmon, we just figured out why these Sagomon are tougher than normal." He informed, causing Gallantmon to break from his battle, knowing Beelzemon, Justimon, Dominimon and HiAndromon would have his back, where he looked at his friend with some confusion as he then asked. "What do you mean by that?"
Henry then pointed at the mark on the Sagomon's chest, where he then informed. "See those marks on their chest, they don't have that in the data I obtained from my D-Power, which makes us think that mark is the source of their power."
"Then that's where we strike." Sakuyamon spoke up, smiling confidently as she knew her purification power could counter the darkness of their enemies.
"Then let's shine some light on this problem. Digi-Modify! Celestial Arrow Activate!" Ai called, slashing a Digimon Card that had Angewomon's signature weapon upon it through her and Mako's D-Power, giving that very energy to Beelzemon, surprising him at first as a pink coloured bow appeared in his hands, until Ai then called to him. "Beelzemon, use the light to counter the darkness!"
"My pleasure." Beelzemon replied, drawing the bow and pulling the pink string back, forming an arrow of pure pink energy that he then fired, managing to actually strike one of the Sagomon, making it groan as the arrow pierced the dark star mark on its being.
Beelzemon grinned at seeing the Sagomon stagger back, thinking he had the upper hand in their battle, but was confused when the Sagomon laughed, before using its ninjutsu to vanish.
Looking around, Beelzemon called out. "Where are you, ninja boy?"
"Foolish creature. That weak attack didn't hurt too badly." Beelzemon heard the Sagomon say, making him turn around and saw the amphibious Digimon, who was now holding the arrow in his free hand, before it started to disappear.
"Let us show you what real power is." The Sagomon said, looking at his comrades as all three then readied their staffs.
"Kouyouhoujou: Waterfall Formation!" They all shouted as each brought their weapon down, slamming it upon the sandy surface and causing a giant and powerful jet of water to burst from the sand, hitting Beelzemon, Justimon, Dominimon and HiAndromon with a tremendous force, throwing them all back and leaving all on the ground, heavily damaged, to the point HiAndromon was unable to hold his current form and broke back to Kazu and Guardromon.
"Guys!" Gallantmon called in concern upon seeing many of his friends fallen.
"It's alright... We can still fight..." Kazu groaned as Guardromon pulled himself and his Tamer back to their feet, the brunette looking at the machine Digimon and asking. "Right, partner?"
"Right." Guardromon replied, remaining eager to help Kazu, Gallantmon and the others.
But Gallantmon put his right hand on Kazu's shoulder, making the brunette look at Gallantmon, who then shook his head.
"Leave this to us. You have both suffered a great amount of damage so both of you should rest." Gallantmon told Kazu, who showed some reluctance.
"But we still can fight…." Kazu protested, only for Sakuyamon to cut in.
"You better listen to Takato and rest, otherwise I will use my staff to knock you out." The shaman Digimon said, her threat made Kazu put up his hands in defence as he backed away, doing as he was told, to avoid Sakuyamon's wrath, while Beelzemon, Justimon and Dominimon sided with Gallantmon, awaiting orders from the leader of the Digimon Tamers.
"So we now know where they are getting their increased energy, the only question now is how do we stop them?" Justimon asked, knowing going head to head could prove dangerous and that they had to work as a team.
"I have a plan, but we need to trap them first." Gallantmon said, turning to face Sakuyamon as he told her. "Sakuyamon, I need you to use your Crystal Sphere. Can you try and channel its energy to keep them trapped?"
"I will do my best." Sakuyamon said, putting her trust in Gallantmon and knowing it would work out.
"And with the Sagomon trapped, if you guys give me some of your energy, I could combine it with my Shield of the Just for a final blow." Gallantmon told the others.
"You can count on us." Justimon said confidently, confident in Gallantmon and his friends.
"Then let's do this!" Beelzemon all but yelled, wanting to settle the score with the Sagomon that made him look weak as he got ready to fight.
"Double Impact!" He then exclaimed, drawing both shotguns and firing a barrage upon the Sagomon, who saw the oncoming attack and countered.
"Kouyouhoujou: Waterfall Formation!" They called, bringing their Treasure Staffs upon the sand again, casting a wave before them, blocking all of Beelzemon's shots.
But in doing so, they left themselves open, for Gallantmon and Sakuyamon shot from the left side of the gushing geyser, while Justimon and Dominimon shot from the right.
"Lightning Joust!" Gallantmon called, releasing a blast of thunder from his lance, striking at the Sagomon.
"Spirit Strike!" Sakuyamon followed up, releasing her loyal fox spirits, which gave their energies as they ran around Gallantmon's lightning, further powering it up.
"Voltage Blade!" Justimon announced, drawing out the blade from his Critical Arm and slashing at the Sagomon he managed to catch off guard, just as Dominimon joined with his 'Final Excalibur', dealing furter damage.
With the attacks, the Sagomon were thrown to the ground, dropping their Trease Staffs, where Gallantmon saw their chance.
"Sakuyamon!" Gallantmon then called, giving her the signal to carry out his plan.
"Crystal Sphere!" Sakuyamon called in response, concentrating her spiritual power as she forced the mystical energy that began to cover her upon the Sagomon, managing to trap them.
"It's not over yet." Gallantmon reminded, holding out his shield, which began to charge with energy, to which Sakuyamon, continuing to focus her energy on keeping the Sagomon trapped, but spared what she could, her armour digitizing and leaving her in the black ensemble she wore underneath as she transferred her power into Gallantmon's shield.
Following Sakuyamon, Beelzemon, Justimon and Dominimon all gave what energy they could spare.
Beelzemon De-Digivolving back to Impmon as he gave his power to Gallantmon, wishing to be the one to deal the final blow himself, but put his ego aside.
Justimon and Dominimon disengaged from their Biomerged forms as they offered their strength to Gallantmon, splitting back into Ryo, Cody, Cyberdramon and Armadillomon respectively, watching as their energies separated from their Biomerged forms and were absorbed into Gallantmon's shield, increasing its power and the size of the energy radiating from Gallantmon's shield.
"Chumley!" Kazu suddenly called, getting gallantmon's attention, as well as a little confusion.
"I know Rika said to stay back or suffer, but what kind of friend would I be if I didn't help you kick some Sagomon butt?" Kazu asked, smiling confidently as he drew his D-Power and two Digimon Cards.
"Digi-Modify! Radiant Fate Activate!" The brunette called, slashing the first through his D-Power, which filled Guardromon with a great amount of power, his whole being glowing with a gold aura.
"Transfer Activate!" Kazu then followed up as he activated the power of the second Digimon Card, causing the light to leave Guardromon's body and hit Gallantmon, filling him with Kazu and Guardomon's strength, shown as his armour shone with a pure gold light.
And with the power of his friends flowing through him, Gallantmon was ready to finish their battle.
"Shield of the Just!" He called in a mighty tone, releasing all the energy from his shield as one blast of golden light, enveloping the Sagomon in his power, which were unable to withstand the attack as their beings and their Data was slowly torn apart.
With his attack over, having used most of his energy, Gallantmon fell to knees, breathing heavily as he used his lance to not fall forward.
But making sure not to worry his friends, Gallantmon turned his head, looking at Sakuyamon with a strong gleam in his eyes as he said. "I'll be fine, but we need to Davis and the others. They're fighting against those Pukumon, and if they were as tough as the Sagomon, then they will need all the assistance they can get."
Agreeing with Gallantmon, Cody, Armadillomon and the Tamers recovered what energy they lost, managing to get a second wind as they all achieved their Mega forms a second time and headed alongside Gallantmon, all ready to face the Pukumon and their poisonous fists.
While Gallantmon and his friends were having their troubles with the Sagomon, UlforceVeedramon, Ophanimon, Valkyrimon and PurityAngemon were finding it a fair pain to fight their foes.
Despite having the height advantage, it did nothing to help them, namely for the Pukumon were using the water holes that the Sagomon created to attack from, using them to traverse and hide within.
"Man, these guys are tough." UlforceVeedramon said as he tried to cut one of Pukumon with his V-Saber, but the Pukumon managed to block the attack, countering as he held the blade in both hands.
The Pukumon then smirked at Ulforceveedramon as he moved his head down, aiming his spikes at the Digimon of Miracles.
"Needle Squall!" The tiny Mega Level Digimon called, shooting the spikes from his head, bombarding Ulforceveedramon, making him groan at the pain of a dozen spikes stabbing into his being.
"Ulforceveedramon, no!" Ophanimon shouted in concern, about to rush over and help her love until another Pukumon got in her way.
"Your fight is with me, not them." He said, clenching his fists as he lunged at Ophanimon.
"Globefish Poison!" The Pukumon then called as he slammed his right fist into Ophanimon's chest, knocking her down, where she groaned in great discomfort, having trouble getting to her feet as the poisons of the Pukumon slowly spread through her .
Smirking at Ophanimon, watching as she continued to try and endure the effects of his toxins, the Pukumon asked, mocking the Digimon of Light. "What's wrong, feeling under the weather?"
"I... I can still fight..." Ophanimon said back, shaking her head, doing her best to keep focused, but found her vision blurring and seeing halucanatic copies of the Pukumon.
"Haha, it's over for y...!" The Pukumon began to say, about to take another swing at Ophanimon, knowing another dosage of toxin would knock her down and keep her down for good, but before the pufferfish-like Digimon could finish his attack, a kick to the side sent him flying, causing Ophanimon to turn her head and, through her hazy vision, she saw Valkyrimon had saved her.
Seeing Ophanimon in her condition, Valkyrimon asked. "Ophanimon, are you alright?"
"Far from it." Both heard the Pukumon say, looking over to see it on the beach, dragging itself along the ground with its massive arms.
"I gave her a direct jab with my poison." The Pukumon said, smiling darkly as he added. "And with my added power, it should do more than give her a stomach ache."
"He's right..." Ophanimon said, starting to wobble.
"My head feels dizzy, there is a fair amount of pain in my stomach, and I feel pretty hot..." The Digimon of Light then said, about to collapse, but Valkyrimon managed to catch her.
"Soon your friend will be finished. No can not save her from my poison." Pukumon said with an evil laugh.
"Hey, metalhead!" A voice made Pukumon stop in his amusement at seeing Ophanimon suffering, where he then turn around to the voice and was left in shock to see Ulforceveedramon, who was holding the other Pukumon by their arms.
"Think fast!" UlforceVeedramon then called as he tossed the Pukumon, where all three crashed into each other.
And with their enemies temporary dealt with, UlforceVeedramon headed over to his love, taking her from Valykriemon's arms and embracing her, carefully lowering her and allowing her to rest on his legs.
"Ophanimon, don't worry, we've got you." UlforceVeedramon said, gently running his hand around her cheek, feeling just how hot the Digimon of Light was getting.
"And I've got this." PurityAngemon then said as he joined in.
"Divine Healing!" He called, using his power to heal and treat Ophanimon, his staff releasing dozens of light sparks that rained upon Ophanimon's form, curing her of the toxins and her injuries.
Looking upon Ophanimon, UlforceVeedramon asked in a caring and gentle voice. "Feeling better?"
"Much better." Ophanimon replied, smiling at the Digimon of Courage and Friendship, which filled UlforceVeedramon with relief at knowing Ophanimon was alright, before he turned around and glare at the Pukumon.
"You're going to pay for what you did to her. I will take you pinheads down." UlforceVeedramon then stated, making the Pukumon look at where the Sagomon use to be and were all in shock to see their allies had been defeated.
Panicking a little, the middle Pukumon looked at his comrades.
"We cannot give up now." He said, trying to keep their morale from falling.
"No matter how big a foe, we refuse to back down." The Pukumon on the left said, before pushing his hands into the sand, tilting his head towards UlforceVeedramon, causing the others to do likewise.
"Needle Squall!" They all announced, releasing a great barrage of metallic spikes at their enemies, regenerating the spikes they had lost and keeping up in their onslaught.
But despite their determined attitudes, their power was no match for the might of the Digidestined and the Digimon Tamers, evident as Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, Beelzemon Blast Mode, Justimon, Dominimon and HiAndromon joined in on the fight, with Gallantmon, Beelzemon and Justimon going on the offensive alongside UlforceVeedramon.
"The Ray of Victory!"
"Lightning Joust!"
"Corona Blaster!"
"Justice Burst!"
Releasing their signature attacks upon the oncoming swarm of spikes, Beelzemon and Justimon's attacks managed to deflect most of the attention upon them, allowing the power of UlforceVeedramon and Gallantmon to clear through, reducing the remaining spikes to nothingness and blasting back the Pukumon.
Pulling themselves back up, the pufferfish-like Digimon glared at their foes.
"No matter how big a foe... we refuse to back down..." One said, remaining stubborn in their refusal to surrender.
That was until the star-like marks upon their foreheads glowed with an eerie green, their bodies began to release a dark mist and fear filled their forms, where their bodies then broke into particles of black Data and reformed into a spherical shape that hovered above the Digidestined and Tamers, leaving all bewildered.
Confused at what they were witnessing, UlforceVeedramon questioned. "What just happened? What is that thing?"
{My servants put up a fair effort against you, paladin. But their willingness to fight can only get them so far.} The darkness said with a booming voice of pure wickedness.
"Who are you and why you did you send your Digimon to attack us!?" Gallantmon shouted, wanting answers.
{I was told that with the departure of the Royal Knights, a new faction of so called heroes rose up to take their place. From what I observed through my servant's eyes, you are of some interest to me, some more than others.} It replied.
"That doesn't answer my question. Who are you?" Gallantmon then demanded, where he then remembered something as he said. "You're the one who sent KingEtemon and PrinceMamemon to fill the Digital World with chaos!"
{Those Digimon acted on their own foolish desires. I am one that longs to create a Digital World of pure darkness, a being far superior to chaos itself. I am Ogudomon. However, my goals cannot be achieved until my strength has returned. But amongst you heroes, I can see one who used to serve me, one of my Demon Lords.} The dark being then said.
{Beelzemon, accept the darkness, accept your destiny!} Ogudomon's essence called, suddenly shooting down and catching Beelzemon off guard, where the darkness stabbed into his chest, causing the Digimon to cry out in great agony, collapse to his hands and knees and revert from his Blast Mode.
"Beelzemon!" Ai and Mako called, concerned expressions appearing on their faces as they ran over to their Digimon, seeing him in obvious pain, grasping his chest with his left hand, eyes clenched shut and his teeth grit, all the while the same darkness that circled the Pukumon now radiating from his being.
Concerned as well for Beelzemon, Gallantmon questioned. "What's going on?"
{I have infused my power into Beelzemon.} Ogudomon replied, before saying. {Soon, he shall rise and return as one of my loyal Demon Lords.}
Groaning, Beelzemon could feel he was starting to lose control over himself, feeling the darkness tearing at his mind and his heart.
However, the Digi-Egg Jeri was holding began to radiate with an amber aura, the light then shooting into Beelzemon.
"Don't give up. Do not let the darkness control you. You've come far since the era of the D-Reaper. You have the strength, the heart of a lion to beat the darkness." Beelzemon heard the voice of Leomon say, renewing his belief in who he was.
"No..." Beelzemon groaned as he endured and fought against the darkness.
"I won't go back to how I was... I won't be the selfish jerk who abandoned my Tamers... I won't let you control me...!" He yelled, releasing a final cry as the darkness consuming his form dispersed around the area, forcing all to shield themselves from the force of the dark energies, which, when they died down, all saw Beelzemon had to De-Digivolve back to Impmon, who was lying on his stomach, unconscious.
"Impmon!" Ai cried out, wrapping her arms around Impmon tightly, not too sure what was wrong with him, but didn't want to let him go.
{How interesting. I never thought a Digimon could deny my power, let alone one who once served by my side. So long Digidestined, so long Tamers. This might be the end for now, but we shall meet again.} Ogudumon's voice echoed through the area, fading away, alongside the dark weather, causing the sun to shine back upon the land.
But all knew there was more darkness just waiting for them.
Author: On the next Digimon, Digital Monsters