Hit 'Em Where They Live
I don't own Digimon or Ben 10
Julie was standing at the sink as she washed the dishes humming to herself with headphones on, unknown to her a small red dot appeared on her forehead. In the bushes outside the window SevenSeven was looking at her and two small weapons emerged from his back and they began to charge up. "Hey SevenSeven!" he turned to see Derrick standing there with two plasma pistols one in each hand. "If it's a fight you're looking for then give me a try," he said and SevenSeven turned around and began to fire at Derrick who ducked and began to return fire back while Julie continued to wash the dishes. SevenSeven threw energy discs at Derrick and they hit his plasma pistols knocking them out of his hands and he hid behind a tree. "My wife is not a target, you got that pal?" he asked SevenSeven who appeared on his side and two arms emerged from his shoulders and began to throw sharp spikes at Derrick who ducked and ran towards SevenSeven and tried to punch him but he was throw away into a tree and he fell to the ground when two more spikes just missed him and hit the tree, SevenSeven's hand turned into a buzz saw and he ran towards Derrick who pulled out one of the spikes and sidestepped and stabbed it into the jetpack on SevenSeven's back making it short circuit and activate sending him flying off and Derrick sighed. "That's nine down so far, who knows how many more left to go. I need to find a way to stop this insanity before it's too late," he said looking over at Julie.
The next day Rath fell through the air and crashed into the top of a moving train and she snarled. "Let me tell ya something, Rojo! Nobody robs a train when Rath is on the job!" she shouted at Rojo who was wearing red armour and was on a flying bike and behind her were two more robbers on a blue and yellow bike respectively. Rojo pulled out a chain and began to spin it around and she threw it at Rath and it wrapped around her arm, she then sped off and pulled Rath off and she bounced across the roofs of the train cars. Rath then saw Kevin in front of her and his hand turned into an axe and he cut the chain and Rath rolled across the roof of the car.
"You're welcome," Kevin said and Rath growled as the other two women flew towards Rath with a chain between them and as they approached Rath she grabbed the chain sending both bikes crashing into each other and the two women hit the roof and pulled out plasma pistols when both glowed and were crushed.
"This is the part where you give up," Ben from behind them said and Gwen nodded.
"Next time losers!" Rojo shouted.
"There's not gonna be a next time Rojo!" Rath shouted throwing a piece of wreckage from the destroyed bikes at Rojo's bike and it exploded and she fell and crashed into the roof of the train.
"Nice shot," Ben complimented her.
"Thanks," she replied as the train pulled into the station and Rath turned back into Daisuke while Kevin tied the three girls up. "All in a day's work," she said as the group saw several reporters on the station which began to take pictures of them. "Man, all I ask is one day where no one takes my picture," she groaned as she and the others heard something and saw the Rust Bucket jet land on the ground, and soon the team were in the jet with Derrick who now had a cast on his right arm. "Dad, what's wrong?" she asked.
"Your newfound fame Daisuke, that's what's wrong," he answered.
"How?" Gwen asked.
"Ever since the world found out about your powers, a lot of your old enemies are crawling out of the woodworks hoping to get revenge by those close to you," Derrick answered.
"Like who? I haven't seen anyone," Daisuke said.
"And I was hoping to keep it that way, so far I've been able to deal with them without your sister or Julie knowing, but now I can't do this alone anymore," Derrick explained.
"You shouldn't have done it alone Dad, I could have helped," Daisuke said.
"You have enough problems to worry about right now baby girl," Derrick replied.
"This isn't right, there's supposed to be rules. Family is off limits," Gwen said.
"Rules? Since when do the bad guys play by the rules?" Daisuke asked her. "They want to attack my family to get to me; I'll take them out...permanently,"
"What do you mean?" Ben asked.
"You know exactly what I mean," she answered.
"At first I thought the attacks were random, but I was wrong. They're organised," Derrick said.
"Organised? By who?" Daisuke asked. Meanwhile in an abandoned circus tent, Vulkanus and Charmcaster stood around a lone lit candle.
"He said he was going to be here, but he's not," Vulkanus said.
"No duh Vulkanus, and I don't know about you, but I don't wait around for anybody," Charmcaster said as a clown holding a shove appeared beside her and she gasped and turned to look at him. "Zombozo," she said backing up until she bumped into Vulkanus.
"My apologies Charmcaster, I'm usually quite punctual but I got a bit caught up in my work," Zombozo said. "Good help is so hard to find, particularly if you bury the remains,"
"Yeah, yeah we get it. You're creepy and dangerous, that hasn't gotten you any closer to Motomiya's family," Vulkanus said and Zombozo walked up and patted his cheek.
"True, and that's why I've asked you here," he said. "I am taking matters into my own hands, I need the best at my back and that is you two, and one other," Zombozo said.
"So what do we do now?" Vulkanus asked. "Every time somebody attacks Motomiya's home they're beaten,"
"So we don't attack them at home, we attack them when they least expect it to happen," Charmcaster said holding her hand over the candle and the flame jumped into her hand.
"That's it exactly Charmcaster, now we are finally thinking like a team," Zombozo said before he cackled madly. The next day Daisuke was at her house looking at her mother worriedly as she read a book.
"Is something wrong Daisuke?" Julie asked her.
"Huh? Why do you think that?" Daisuke asked.
"You've been staring at me for ten minutes," Julie answered.
"It's nothing, I just heard from Ben there was this flu going around," Daisuke lied.
"Uh huh, well don't worry about me. I'm fit as a fiddle," Julie replied and Daisuke smiled nervously before she heard a car start up and she ran out to see Jun driving off.
"Where's Jun going?" she asked her mother.
"She's going to the mall," Julie answered before she saw a flash of gold light and Daisuke turned into XLR8 and she sped off. Soon Jun was driving down an isolated road when small caltrops were thrown out in front of her car which drove over them and the front tyre burst and her car swerved and skidded to a stop, she climbed out and saw the burst tyre.
"What next?" Jun asked herself unknown to her Zombozo, Charmcaster and Vulkanus were lurking in the trees behind her and Zombozo smirked.
"See? What did I tell you? Not so hard to attack now is she," he said to Vulkanus and Charmcaster. "So...who wants first crack at her?" he asked them.
"The only way to get to my sister is by going through me," the trio turned to see Daisuke standing on a boulder with Ben, Gwen, Veemon and Kevin beside her.
"Nice entrance, but your exit is going to be even better," Zombozo said pulling out a green seltzer bottle and he sprayed it at the group and Ben made a shield of mana and the liquid from the seltzer was acid.
"That's not seltzer," Kevin said.
"Gee, ya think?" Veemon asked him. "Dai?" he asked his partner who nodded and pulled out her digivice.
"Blast Rings!" a voice shouted and rings of energy flew towards Daisuke who gasped but Gwen made a shield of mana in front of her and the others.
"That was Aquilamon's attack," Veemon said.
"You got that right," a voice replied and Daisuke and Veemon saw Aquilamon who had a ring around his neck land on the ground with Yolei on his back.
"Yolei!? What're you doing with them!?" Daisuke asked her.
"Isn't it obvious? She's helping us destroy you and your team!" Charmcaster explained with a smirk.
"Okay, I know you two have issues with each other but I didn't think you'd sink this low!" Kevin exclaimed.
"Kevin has a point! I didn't even do anything to you!" Daisuke shouted at Yolei who growled.
"YES YOU DID! You turned the rest of the Digidestined against me including Ken, my own former boyfriend! And it's all because they preferred you as a leader more than me! You think you're so great just because you're famous now but you're not! To me, you'll always be a lazy, immature brat who only got a boyfriend by impressing him with your fancy watch and ice powers!" she shouted.
"Don't you dare insult my cousin, you sorry excuse for a Digidestined!" Gwen shouted back.
"I don't believe this! One dispute and you turn against us by trying to hurt our loved ones?! You were the one who got yourself where you are right now by not making amends with Dai!" Ben shouted at Yolei.
"LIAR! Daisuke Motomiya ruined my life! It's only fair that I ruin hers. And as for the rest of my new friends, I think I'll let them have their way with you, your cousin, and your ruffian friend!" Yolei responded.
"I'm starting to regret having her with us," Vulkanus whispered to Zombozo.
"Don't worry. As soon as we're done with the heroes and their loved ones, we'll get rid of her. We wouldn't want her to double cross us now, do we?" Zombozo asked him.
"Enough of this," Charmcaster said. "I've been waiting for this rematch," she then threw seeds on the ground.
"Is that all you got?" Ben asked her.
"Vitalis Eruptum!" Charmcaster shouted and the seeds turned into vines which dug under the ground and shot out around Ben and wrapped him up.
"Okay, that's a new one," he admitted.
"You're out of your league," Vulkanus said pulling out a blaster and he fired it at Daisuke but Gwen shielded her from the blast.
"Dai!" Veemon shouted and Daisuke nodded as her digivice glowed blue. "Veemon digivolve too...Ex-Veemon!" he shouted and Ex-Veemon jumped down and he punched Vulkanus sending him flying into a tree and it broke in half. Daisuke was enveloped in a gold flash of light and she turned into Swampfire who jumped down and Zombozo fired more of the acid from the seltzer bottle at her. Kevin absorbed some of the boulder and turned his arm into a blade and he ran up to Ben and cut most of the vines allowing Ben to free himself and Kevin jumped and he shoulder tackled Charmcaster knocking her down.
"Blast Rings!" Aquilamon shouted opening his mouth and firing rings of energy at Kevin but he rolled out of the way.
"Polly want a smacker!" Ben shouted as he put his exo-suit on and he jumped and kicked the Digimon in the face sending him to the ground. Zombozo and Swampfire were battling when Zombozo sprayed acid and it cut Swampfire's left arm off but it grew back instantly and she threw a fireball at the clown and it knocked the seltzer bottle out of his hand.
"Hey that's not funny," he said as Kevin stood over the seltzer bottle and his right hand turned into a large hammer and Zombozo took out a large hammer. "Mine is bigger than yours,"
"Really, well check this out," Kevin said slamming his hammer into the ground sending a shockwave out which sent Zombozo flying into Vulkanus knocking both down and Charmcaster was thrown into a rock by Ben and Aquilamon was punched by Ex-Veemon.
"That's it gang we're leaving," Zombozo said.
"Not until I finish Tennyson off," Charmcaster said pointing at Ben.
"You'll get your chance I promise," Zombozo said pulling out a balloon which expanded to a massive size before it exploded in a shower of confetti and Zombozo, Vulkanus, Charmcaster, Yolei and Aquilamon vanished.
"At least he's improved his bag of tricks," Gwen said.
"We fought him before?" Ben asked.
"Uh yeah we have. You used to be afraid of clowns don't you remember?" Swampfire asked him as she turned back into Daisuke and Ex-Veemon turned back into Veemon.
"Doesn't ring a bell, we've fought a lot of bad guys," Ben answered.
"Scared of clowns? Priceless," Kevin said chuckling, Daisuke then ran off and she saw Jun had repaired the tire and she drove off.
"She didn't even know she was in danger," Gwen said.
"And I'm going to keep it that way," Daisuke said determined.
"So much for teamwork," Vulkanus said as he cleaned his battle suit.
"I could have finally finished Tennyson off if you just let me. I'm better off on my own," Charmcaster told Zombozo.
"No, no, no. You're looking at this all wrong," he replied.
"Oh yeah, then how do we look at it?" Yolei asked him and Zombozo licked his lips.
"We've learned a great deal from that battle, I now know exactly how to put an end to Motomiya and company," he said.
"We're listening clown," Charmcaster told him.
"Have you ever heard the term divide and conquer?" he asked before he started to laugh madly. Later on at the Mr Smoothy Ben was carrying some bags to the car for Jun and Julie.
"You didn't need to come and help us Ben," Jun told him.
"It's the least I could do for my girlfriend's mom and sister," Ben replied as they approached the car and Julie opened the door.
"Hand me the bags," she told Ben.
"Oh I'll hand them to you," Charmcaster said making the trio look over to see her in front of five rock monsters. "Not what you meant right?" she asked as Ben dropped the bags.
"Get behind me you two," he told Jun and Julie.
"We can..." Jun trailed off as Ben's hands glowed with mana. "Stay right behind you, carry on," she said quickly and Julie nodded as the rock monsters roared and ran towards Ben who threw mana discs at them and easily destroyed the first three of them.
"He's just one brat, can't you rock heads do anything right!?" Charmcaster shouted as Ben took out the last two rock monsters.
"We've done this dance before Charmcaster, it never ends well for you," Ben told her as Charmcaster held her hand out and Ben saw Hex's staff appear and Charmcaster fired a mana blast from it but Ben made a shield and blocked it. "Nice try, but I've learned a lot more magic since we last met," he told her.
"You really ought to watch where you're going kid," Zombozo said from behind Ben as he placed his hand on Ben's shoulder and shocked him and he collapsed. He then saw Zombozo walk over to Julie and Jun and Vulkanus grabbed them both in his arms, Charmcaster then walked up to Ben and lifted the staff into the air. "Come on, we got what we came for," Zombozo told her.
"I haven't. Not yet," she replied.
"You got a one track mind don't you? But that's not what we're here for," Zombozo said as Aquilamon swooped in and grabbed Charmcaster in his talons.
"Got her," Yolei said.
"Then we are out of here," Zombozo said walking off and Vulkanus followed with Julie and Jun in his hands.
"Let us go you walking tin can," Jun said struggling to break free.
"Jun...Julie..." Ben said standing up before he collapsed again and passed out, later that night Ben was sitting on the couch in Daisuke's house with Kevin, Daisuke, Gwen and Veemon surrounding him.
"You lost them, you lost them!?" Daisuke shouted. "You were supposed to protect them!" she shouted.
"I tried Dai, I'm sorry," Ben replied.
"Sorry doesn't bring my sister and mother back!" Daisuke shouted.
"Cut him some slack, he feels bad enough," Kevin told her.
"It's not your mother and sister they kidnapped," Daisuke said.
"If it was, I wouldn't be standing here blaming people, I'd go and get her back," Kevin replied and Daisuke sighed before she nodded.
"You're right Kevin, I'm going to find them," she said.
"You can't fight them on your own," Gwen told her.
"I can and I will," Daisuke replied and she turned into her Cryonite form and fired a beam of ice at Gwen and Ben encasing them inside it. "Stay out of this. These guys tried to hurt my family and I'm going to be the one to take them down," she said and Gwen fired a mana blast at the ice but nothing happened. "You can't break free from there with your powers because my ice is far stronger then it was when we were ten. Kevin I let you handle Ragnarok on your own now you owe me one. Keep Ben and Gwen in there," she told Kevin who nodded. "Thanks, come on Veemon," Daisuke said and she and Veemon left the house.
"Where do you think they are?" Veemon asked Daisuke.
"They were taken by Zombozo," Daisuke answered before she got an idea. "I know where they are," she said and soon the two of them were walking towards the abandoned circus tent.
"Are you sure they're here?" Veemon asked his partner.
"I know they are, where else would a clown go?" she answered. "I used to love carnival rides, but now they make me sick,"
"They have the same effect on me," Charmcaster said appearing behind the two of them.
"Where are my mom and sister?" Daisuke asked her.
"Where's your boyfriend?" she asked back with a smirk.
"He's not here, so I guess you'll have to settle for me," Daisuke answered as she was enveloped in a gold flash of light and she turned into Arctiguana and Charmcaster smirked and she pulled out Hex's staff but Arctiguana breathed a cloud of ice at her and once it hit her it encased her in a block of solid ice leaving her unable to move and Arctiguana turned back into Daisuke. "Come on, we gotta find Jun and mom," she told Veemon and he nodded and both ran off and they heard a scream coming from the house of mirrors.
"That sounded like Jun," Veemon said and he and Daisuke ran into the building looking for Jun.
"Jun! You in here!?" Daisuke asked.
"How is a house of mirrors fun?" Veemon asked looking in a mirror and he made a funny face.
"Not now Veemon," Daisuke snapped when she saw something in a mirror and she jumped back as Vulkanus punched the ground where Daisuke had just been. "Where's my family Vulkanus!?"
"Where you'll never find them," he answered clapping his hands and several of his pickaxe minions burst out of the mirrors in front of him and they advanced towards Veemon and Daisuke. Daisuke was then enveloped in a flash of gold light and she turned into Big Chill who breathed ice at the pickaxe aliens encasing some of them in ice but more and more continued to come from both sides.
"Oh this is not good," Veemon said and Big Chill nodded before she tapped the Ultimatrix symbol on her chest and she went into her ultimate form. Her wings and antenna now had a flame like design instead of the regular blue.
"Ultimate Big Chill!" she exclaimed in a deeper and more gravelly voice. "You're tough with an army behind you Vulkanus..." she said before she breathed out fire at the pickaxe aliens and once it made contact it turned to ice and froze all of the aliens. "Now it's just you, me and fire so cold that it burns," she said landing and her wings and antenna folded up into a cloak similar to Big Chill only red in colour.
"Whoa, this wasn't my idea; I'll tell you where they are. Just don't..." Vulkanus said.
"For once just stop talking!" Ultimate Big Chill shouted breathing out fire which hit Vulkanus and froze him in ice up to his shoulders.
"Okay," he said nervously and Ultimate Big Chill turned back into Daisuke and she and Veemon left the house of mirrors and headed towards the circus tent when Yolei and Aquilamon landed in front of them.
"Get out of the way Yolei, you may be in the wrong on this but I don't want to hurt you," Daisuke told her.
"Funny, because I want to hurt you," Yolei replied.
"Yolei!" a voice shouted and everyone turned to see Ken running up.
"Hey Ken, got my message huh?" Daisuke asked him and he nodded.
"Is this what you want to be, Yolei? A person who uses Digimon for cruel purposes just like I was?" he asked her.
"Well, I don't have any powers! I had to think of something and Hawkmon wouldn't listen to me after Daisuke left!" Yolei shouted.
"That's not the point! I know you don't like Dai at the moment but you can't just hurt her family to get back at her!" Ken shouted back.
"BUT SHE RUINED MY ENTIRE LIFE! SHE TURNED THE TEAM AGAINST ME AND MADE YOU END OUR RELATIONSHIP!" Yolei shouted jumping off Aquilamon.
"You're wrong! Because I still love you!" Ken told her as he walked up and kissed her making her eyes widen.
"Y-you do?" she stuttered.
"Yes. Even after everything you've caused, I still have feelings for you. And that's why I need you to make amends with Dai and let her family go," Ken told her and Yolei began to tear up.
"My god. What have I done? Dai, I'm so sorry!" she said to Daisuke who looked at her.
"Do you mean it this time?" she asked and Yolei nodded.
"Of course. I was wrong about you. You are a good leader and a good hero after all. When this is over, you can do whatever you want with me but right now, we have to save your family!" she said and Daisuke smiled at her.
"Gotcha! Let's go," she said and Yolei nodded as she took the ring of Aquilamon who shook his head slightly.
"Aquilamon, I am so sorry for what I did to you, can you ever forgive me?" she asked her partner who bent down and he nuzzled her.
"I already have, I'm just glad my partner is back," he answered smiling before he turned back into Hawkmon making her smile and Daisuke ran into the circus tent followed by the others to see Zombozo standing there.
"Ladies and gentlemen, and victims of all ages, welcome to the final act. I promise it'll be a killer!" he said laughing evilly.
"Where's my mother and sister clown!?" Daisuke shouted angrily.
"Now that would be telling," he replied as his arm extended towards Daisuke who was enveloped in a gold flash of light and she turned into Humungousaur and the arm bounced off her chest.
"You'd hit a girl?" Yolei asked him.
"I see you've decided to double cross me before I could double cross you," Zombozo said as he pulled a cylinder out and streamers were shot out and they wrapped around Ken, Yolei, Veemon and Hawkmon. "I wouldn't bother struggling, those streamers are stronger then steel," he told them.
"Enough games, where is my sister and mother?" Humungousaur asked him and Zombozo smirked and pointed up and Humungousaur saw Julie and Jun balancing on a tightrope. "Mom! Jun!" she shouted.
"Dai, I don't know how long we can hold our balance," Jun said.
"About two more minutes," Zombozo said as two bombs exploded setting the rope on fire. "After that the rope will burn through," he said as he looked at Humungousaur. "Listen kid, this isn't just about paying you back for what happened last time we met, but I want to make you suffer," he said and Humungousaur snarled and she tapped the Ultimatrix symbol on her chest and she turned into Ultimate Humungousaur who roared making Zombozo look at her in fear and he backed up until he bumped into a pillar and Ultimate Humungousaur leaned in and snarled.
"I want you to listen to me then pass the word to every lowlife you know; if you want to come after Ben, Gwen or Kevin, or me, fine! That's the life you chose!" she said and Zombozo closed his eyes she roared. "I'm talking to you! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! As of right now, the Motomiya family is off-limits! If any of you ever attacks one of our loved ones, or hurts one of our loved ones, or even bumps into someone we love in the street, this is what awaits you!" she bellowed angrily and Zombozo screamed in fear and he ran off and Ultimate Humungousaur turned back into Daisuke. A few minutes later she along with her sister and mother, Ken, Yolei, Veemon and Hawkmon were eating cotton candy when Ben, Kevin and Gwen ran up.
"How'd you get out of the ice?" Veemon asked Ben and Gwen.
"It melted, anyway where is Zombozo?" Ben asked as Daisuke was about to bite into the cotton candy and she smirked.
"You don't have to worry about him anymore, we came to an understanding," she answered him.
The end of the chapter
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