A/N: I apologize for the delays. If I wasn't preoccupied with streaming some shows and working on my other fics, this one would already be done.
Now that one fic (Apophis) is done, I can shift gears with this story and hopefully finish. Just three chapters to go.
Before we start, a quick response to Generic Reviewer about the last Apophis Rising chapter. Nope, that mysterious evil organization (the anomalous forces at work in Cross Generations) isn't behind this. Those dark flames belong to something else entirely. That's all I can tell. My lips are sealed.
And to answer my West Coaster/Rogue mini-survey: Penny, Nick, Lance, and Neuromancer would be my picks. Carmen gets honorable mention.
Now we return to Resurrection B and Episode of Fiends.
Enjoy!
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Grauman's Egyptian Theatre/Los Angeles, California/Dimension: Character Corner/Real Life: February 2016
Nyarla continued trolling the non-villain guests. He went on to further incite irritation from the Duelists, especially Seto Kaiba.
Nyarla: Oh, c'mon now! Didn't you like changing your voices to match your Abridged counterparts? I've been meaning to do that...
Joey: Hold on, I seem to remember those creeps Rex Raptor and Weevil Underwood talking like them Abridged selves.
Nyarla: Yes, well, that was my doing.
Tea: So, it was you?
Nyarla: Yep, and I still haven't changed them back. I like their Beavis and Butthead impressions.
Yugi: I'd call that a dick move, but they're Rex and Weevil. Who cares about them.
Joey: Yeah, just don't change our voices, got it?
Nyarla: A pharaoh's honor. (crosses fingers behind back)
Dramon X (grumbles): Man, that asshole is just trolling us.
Metalla X (scoffs): And I'm supposed to be the resident asshole around here. He's taken over my shtick.
Angemon X: I don't think even the Fiends are appreciating him taking away their spotlight.
Max: Well, can't hog the fun all to yourself.
Gojiramon: You said it, Max!
Sedna (to Dramon X): So, brother, I'm surprised you're here. Where's Christina at?
Dramon X: Was supposed to bring snacks, but I think she's busy signing autographs. She's a growing international idol star.
Taichi (tri.) (whines): Oh, am I really dead in this fic or what?
Wreck-It-Ralph: Do ya really wanna know, man?
Cloud: At least we're getting some spotlight fun in this movie, aren't we, guys?
Barret: You bet your spiky-haired ass.
Tifa: Being guest stars in this movie is much appreciated.
Cloud: Much like our rising fame in TeamFourStar's Final Fantasy VII: Machinabridged!
Tifa (grins): Yeah, where I'm a cold bitch and make you cry like a whiny bitch.
Cloud: Hey, that's not funny, Tifa.
Barret: Is to us!
Nyarla (appears in front of the FFVII trio): Well, why don't we reprise a scene from that show? (uses magic to give the FFVII trio their Abridged personalities and voices) Now, speak!
Cloud: Hey, what was that for...? (realizes his voice is now Justin Briner's) Oh craaap! My voice!
Tifa (chuckles in Sarah Ann Williams' snarky tone): Well, now who sounds like a whiny bitch now?
Cloud: No, change us back!
Barret (using Antfish's voice): More like a big fuck-up, ain't ya, Cloud?
Cloud: Change us back!
Nyarla: Why? I'm having so much fun like this. Go on, Tifa, cut him down.
Cloud: No, besides verbally owned you at the end of Season 1. So, no take backs for you, Tifa!
Tifa: Then, I'll just come up with new ways to torment your pathetic emo self in Season 2 then, eh?
Cloud (to Nyarla): You're changing us back now!
Nyarla (sighs): Fine, fine, quit whining, geez. (snaps his fingers and the FFVII trio are turned back to normal)
Cloud: I'm me again!
Barret: I didn't act any different.
Tifa: Well I'm less of a bitch. Too bad.
Robin: Sheesh, this is too much.
X: I knew lots of crazy stuff happens in this universe.
Zero: Did you forget where we're at, X? This is the Cornerverse.
As Nyarla is laughing and soaking up all the jeers from the non-villains, the Three Fiends aren't taking to their guest's show-stealing gags.
Warlord: Why that spotlight stealing ass munch!
Cyrus: Making a fool out of our guests, eh? They're ours to heckle!
LadyMyotismon (to the Fiends): You three aren't going to take this lying down, are you?!
Virus (grins and rubs his chin): I don't know. I'm quite liking his heckling style.
Burizalor (slaps his tail down): No, we won't stand for this nonsense! (takes microphone) Hey, you there!
Deadpool (sits up): Ooo, ooo, me?! I knew I'd get your attention...!
Warlord: Not you Wade! Sit your ass down!
Deadpool sits back down and grumbles.
Deadpool: Dick.
Cyrus (to Nyarla): You trying to upstage us at our own premiere show? Well, we aren't going to take it!
Nyarla (looks around and points to himself): Who me? Hey, I'm just here trying to have fun for shits and giggles!
Burizalor: Heckling is our gig. You sit down with the rest of the guests.
Nyarla: And if I don't?
Warlord: Then, consider yourself on our shit list.
Cyrus: And of course this means war.
Nyarla (teleports near the stage): You want to settle this? Right here and now?
Fiends: Yes!
Nyarla (is about to answer): …ahhh, how about after these movie segments?
The Fiends realize it's movie sign again and everyone takes their seats.
Burizalor: Oh, yes, this is our shining moment, my fellow scumbags! Our golden moment!
The big screen shows Burizalor, the Warlord, and Cyrus powering up to their max power. Fiery golden auras blazed over the trio. Then, red energies of RedNovaDemon's power resonated around their golden auras.
Cyrus: This is it!
Warlord: The moment you've all been waiting for!
Burizalor: And back to our movie!
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Act VII: The Golden Standard
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Earth/Outskirts of Yumenoshima, Tokyo, Japan/Dimensions: DF-616/1:38 PM
(Cue Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' OST – Golden Freeza Takes the Stage (2:14 – 3:10))
Everyone present on the island witnessed the digital tyrant's latest transformation unfold before them. A thick gold aura, which expanded like a raging inferno, enveloped the tyrant, who invoked the new power bestowed by RedNovaDemon. This new surge of power swept across, pushing anyone lesser than an Ascendant-level away.
Omega X and Metalla X, being the nearest to the tyrant, got a close-up unveiling for Burizalor's new ultimate evolution.
Once the golden flash of light dimmed, Burizalor stood posturing with arms out. Reflecting his rise in power, the tyrant's white biological armor converted into a shimmering golden state, which covered all but his face, hands, and feet. His eyebrow ridges became more pronounced. Though his form and stature remained similar to his base form, outside the skin color change, the skin not covered in gold were dark purple. He retained the purple chitin plates, but lost the ones that once adorned his shoulders. The plates on his shoulders and shins became more oval-shaped. Also as a result of his transformation, he grew several inches taller and gained a slight increase in muscle mass.
(End theme)
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – Golden Freeza's Theme)
Omega X became flabbergasted by this. "His new power! It's amazing!"
Metalla X balked. "Burizalor has a new form?!"
'Well, so the bastard finally tapped into a new power. Didn't think he'd actually bother to train, but color me surprised.' Yamato commented.
The others shared the same distress and shock as the two Ascendants.
BanchoLeomon, BW, Pikkan, and Sheila ceased fighting with the remaining foot soldiers to gaze upon Burizalor's new transformation.
Arriving by air, Sora & Phoenixmon, Izzy & HerculesKabuterimon, and Dorothy & Avengemon also witnessed the tyrant's golden transformation.
"Oh god, that's really Burizalor?!" Izzy blanched at the tyrant.
"Quite the paint job," HerculesKabuterimon remarked.
"This isn't time for jokes, HerculesKabuterimon!" Phoenixmon snapped at him.
"Sorry..."
Sora could only grit her teeth and hold back her fear, constantly reminded of being slain by this monster's hand. She snapped out of it as soon as she saw Omega X.
"Oh, there's Tai!" Dorothy sighted her instructor and adoptive father figure. Her smile faded once her eyes fell on Burizalor. "And that's Burizalor? He's so strong."
"I can't even gauge this bastard's power properly," Pikkan scowled.
"Me either, his power's in dimensions apart from ours!" BanchoLeomon assessed Burizalor.
"He's truly a monster," BW mumbled.
"Yeah, hey, shouldn't we be pounding on mooks right about now? Yeah... I think I'm better off doing that!" Sheila cried out.
Mimi slipped behind rocks out of fear. "Oh god, that gold color on him has got to go."
"He's totally ripping off our Ascendant friend's gold color," Rosemon reproved of Burizalor's new color choice. "It's like he's mocking Tai, Matt, and the others."
Jacomon gulped as he and Ryo (DF-616) stayed low with Mimi and Rosemon.
Ignoring the distressed looks and snide remarks from his enemies, Burizalor maintained a focused glare on Omega X.
"I know gold's a bit gauche, but I wanted to ensure you grasp my new position across the multiple dimensions. And for the sake of your delicate mind, let's keep the name simple as Golden Burizalor."
(End theme)
"Golden Burizalor, huh? Not so original," Omega X muttered sarcastically.
"Very funny, Taichi. Allow me to remind you this iteration has far more to it than a shimmering facade."
"Yeah, I noticed. You're a lot more powerful than I was expecting, Burizalor. It's got my curiosity piqued."
Burizalor smirked evilly. "This will be quite the epic battle, my old nemesis."
"Sure as hell won't be easy. And when this over, you're going to tell me about this other me you mentioned earlier."
"Oh, don't worry about that. I'm saving that for a big reveal."
Omega X clenched his fists. "Matt, would you mind not interfering in this one? He's got a few questions I need answered."
"Is this about this other you he mentioned? He's playing you, Tai," Metalla X warned him. "If there was another you he sought out, he would've killed him by now. Burizalor hates you so much that any other counterpart would've set him off and attack in blind fury."
"Yeah, but still I need to know. X's already told me there's other Tais out there in the Nexus. I have to know which one Burizalor's hinting at."
BanchoLeomon and Pikkan's keen ears picked up on their conversation.
"You heard that, BanchoLeomon?"
"Yeah, Burizalor's found another Tai and possibly keeping hostage."
"Yeah, but where and what dimension did Burizalor discover?" BW wondered.
Sora cupped her ear. "I wish I knew what they were talking about."
"Something about another Tai," Izzy replied. "I couldn't make out the rest."
"You can hear them all the way up here, Izzy?"
"Just a little, but it's imperative now we have to keep our distance. We're just gonna get caught up in the crossfires of their fight," the Bearer of Knowledge stated, beckoning HerculesKabuterimon to keep his distance.
"Sora! Tai told me to protect you in case he's about to fight somebody strong," Dorothy said, descending with Avengemon. "C'mon, we can watch from a safer distance."
"Well, Sora?" Phoenixmon asked.
Nodding, Sora ordered Phoenixmon to follow Dorothy and Avengemon.
Covered in a healthy blue glow, Omega X quickly dropped into a battle stance and faced down Burizalor. In response to the Ascendant, Burizalor produced a blaze of fiery orange and red.
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Near Odaiba/1:40 PM
(Cue Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children OST – One-Winged Angel)
At that exact moment, the Digital Warlord finished his transformation. Max held his ground being nearest to the Warlord. The others kept a safe distance from the output of power the Warlord unleashed.
As the gold sheen of light faded, the Warlord emerged looking like Safer Sephiroth. His face, not only becoming more terrifying, took on Helletic Hojo's appearance with his goggles fused into his eye's veins. A massive right wing formed and jutted from his right shoulder blade. The wing looked more demonic than angelic, unlike Sephiroth's.
"Good god..." Keke looked on, covering her mouth in horror.
"Man as if it wasn't already stealing Sephiroth's shtick!" David cried out.
"Yeah, this is ridiculous!" Kara shouted.
"Pfft, like that's supposed to scare us," Tike concealed his fear behind a fake smug grin.
"Guys, it's ok if you want to be afraid. Even I'm uncertain about the Warlord's strength now," Max revealed. "But, I know for certain he's strong enough to take me on now."
"And your chances?" Sam asked him.
Max shook his head dismissively. "Not very good."
Warlord chortled as he opened his eyes. "I'm pleased to hear you're uncertain about your chances. This new power of mine wouldn't be possible without The Crimson Devil offering his unholy power to me and my cohorts." He casted a frightening gaze on each of the D3s. "My aura allows me to sense your fear. You can't hide... especially you, you little shit stain." He pivoted toward Tike.
Tike gulped. "Who are ya calling a shit stain?!"
"My apologies. You're right. That was uncalled for. How about little ass-munch?"
"Fuck off!" Tike retorted.
"Yeah, we're not afraid of you, asshole!" Kara snapped.
Sam clenched his fists, growling. "Unc, you're willing to go this far just to kill us, but don't you count us out yet!"
"I hope so, nephew, because I want you all to fight me with your best. I expect no less!" The Warlord bellowed. He then pointed to himself and smirked. "Oh, and since I'm in this form, you should refer to me as Safer Warlord."
"Safer Warlord, Safer Sephiroth, same difference," Tike scoffed.
Max beckoned the others back. "This one's mine, guys, but if I'm in trouble don't hesitate to jump in."
"Please remember you can't use that Super Ascendant God form for extended periods," Sam reminded him. "Knowing my unc, he's going to exploit that."
"I know," Max nodded as he dropped into a battle stance. He looked over his shoulder, seeing MechaGodzillamon and the others still fighting ModifiedGiganmon. "I'll try finish this as quickly as I can. MechaGodzillamon, you do the same!"
Wasting no time getting into the action, Max launched himself straight into Safer Warlord. Safer Warlord catapulted straight into Max and fired a volley of blasts at his direction. Max evaded the incoming blasts. He flew at Safer Warlord and decked him square in the face. This dazed Safer Warlord enough for Max to grab him and toss him into the air.
Max cupped his hands and prepared to fire off a Tsunami Wave. Safer Warlord recovered fast and phased out. Max caught on and spun around catching Safer Warlord flying from the rear. Safer Warlord unleashed a Shadow Flare at Max's direction.
Max forged dual Ki blasts and stopped Safer Warlord's attack before it got him. As the villain's attack broke through Max's blasts, Max narrowly dodged and phased out. Max reappeared above Safer Warlord. He surprised Warlord by clobbering him over his head. Max sent Safer Warlord crashing to the ground.
"Yeah!" Tike, Kara, and David cheered him on.
Sam and Keke watched silently.
Rising from a crater in the ground, Safer Warlord chortled evilly and floated up to meet Max.
"That was very good, Max Kamiya. Yes, as I suspected, the blue color hair dye isn't just some cosmetic makeover. No, your strength has grown a thousand fold! I'm so glad we can finally settle our long score. This is how it should be."
Max furrowed his brows. "Touche, but you won't even exist anymore after this."
"Ohoho, now that's a bold statement. Then, try and put me ten feet under then!"
Taking up Safer Warlord's challenge, Max rocketed up to attack him. Safer Warlord anticipated his hated rival's frontal attack and forged a barrier to protect him from Max's earth-shattering force. Max reared back and fired a barrage of blasts at Safer Warlord's barrier. Max relentlessly kept firing. Safer Warlord augmented his barrier and taunted him.
"Try all you want, you won't break through these defenses!" Safer Warlord taunted as he fired back all the Ki blasts Max used.
Damn! His barrier was able to absorb my blasts! And he's reflecting them back at me! Max thought while catching and intercepting every blast.
A few stray blasts bypassed Max, but the D3s quickly stopped the blasts from causing collateral damage.
Safer Warlord dropped his barrier and cackled. "Since we seems adamant about killing me, why don't we relocate? I've got the perfect location where we can resolve our long-running feud."
"Might be better off, Max," Sam addressed his friend. "Besides, if we all cut lose, we'll cause further damage here."
"Yeah, and who's to say there's any bystanders still left?" Keke said.
Safer Warlord shrugged and replied sardonically. "I can care less about the ants. All I care is killing you, my dear D3s."
"Fine. Where do you have in mind?" Max demanded from his enemy.
Upon hearing this, the Warlord answered wearing a fiendish grin. "In another dimension. Dimension DAT-05 to be exact."
The D3s were initially confused as to what the Warlord implied, but Max knew exactly what world he alluded to.
"You mean that world?" Max asked with worry.
(End theme)
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BebiMephistomon's Realm
(Cue Powerglove – Birth of a God (2012 version))
The third Fiend unveiled his new transformed state as the golden light faded off him. Angemon X, Dai-Valkyrie Sedna, Mystic Celesta, and WarAngemon were taken aback over Cyrus' upgrade form.
The new and improved Cyrus emerged much larger than before. He resembled Bizarro Sephiroth, a grotesque form that was more alien-like than fallen angel in appearance. Cyrus' real form sat atop of the gigantic body.
"You've got to be kidding!" WarAngemon blanched at grotesque sight of the newly evolved Cyrus.
Mystic Celesta gripped her head, quivering as she sensed Cyrus' newfound dark power. "This dark power... it's so overwhelming! I can sense that evil demon's power!"
Sedna turned to Mystic Celesta. "An evil demon's power?!"
Mystic Celesta's eyes widened as she noticed RedNovaDemon's essence surrounding Cyrus. She wailed and instinctively fired blasts at Cyrus' direction. Cyrus propelled himself forward and absorbed the impact of the blasts.
"Kari! Calm down!" Angemon X called out to her.
"GET AWAY!" Mystic Celesta screamed fearfully as her white aura resurfaced in response to the RedNovaDemon's power. "STAY AWAY!"
"KARI!" WarAngemon flew across and pushed Mystic Celesta aside from being crushed by Cyrus.
"Kari! Is she ok, TK?!" Sedna turned and asked him deeply concerned for the Bearer of Light.
"She's getting all worked up. I can't tell if this is Homeostasis making her react this way, but it could be her light reacting to the darkness emanating from Cyrus!"
Cyrus cackled evilly and hovered over his adversaries. "Yes, much like my colleagues, I've been bestowed RedNovaDemon's power. And look at me now, I've reached a new pinnacle! In this form, you may call me Bizarro Cyrus!"
"Whoopee. You haven't beaten us yet," Angemon X said, brandishing his sword. "If you're done talking, I'd like to get to killing you now."
"Oooh, scary," Cyrus taunted Angemon X. "Like father, like son..."
"Nah see unlike my dad, I get the job done faster."
"Interesting. Well, perhaps you can prove that when we relocate. I've found us the perfect location to settle our differences once and for all."
"Where?" Sedna asked.
"Dimension: DAT-05. I think you'll enjoy the renovation we've done to the place."
Meanwhile, Dramon X and Dai-Valkyrie Orcus were quickly ambushed by BebiMephistomon, who materialized behind them. The Apocalymon reincarnate raised his sword and attempted to cut Dramon X in two.
"Ken!" Orcus cried out.
At that moment, Dramon X's Digivice lit up and responded to the threat. Out from the Digivice came CyberBeelzemon, Titaniamon, and OmegaShoutmon. They quickly pushed Dramon X and Orcus aside. CyberBeelzemon and Titaniamon readied their weapons against BebiMephistomon.
"You two ok?!" CyberBeelzemon asked Dramon X and Orcus.
"Yeah, thanks!" Orcus answered quickly.
"We couldn't stand by and let this monstrosity take advantage anymore. We're ready to fight," Titaniamon said, raising her sword to BebiMephistomon.
"As strong as we've become, I don't think we stand a chance against this freak," OmegaShoutmon said, standing up. "But, that doesn't mean we won't try and fight back!"
As BebiMephistomon prepared to attack, he heard Cyrus' beckoning.
"BebiMephistomon, it's time we part from this realm. We'll be continuing our battle in a new location!"
Upon hearing Cyrus' order, BebiMephistomon disassembled into pieces. The creature reformatted himself next to Cyrus.
"Keep up with us if you can!" Cyrus challenged the group. "Slaves, we're relocating! Follow us!"
The Infected Pokemon ceased their fighting with Red and his Pokemon. They quickly joined Cyrus and BebiMephistomon.
"No, they're getting away!" Red shouted, amassing his Pokemon friends together.
Wasting no time, Cyrus used his portal device and opened up a wormhole behind them.
"After them!" Angemon X rallied the others.
"You're not getting away with those Pokemon!" Red yelled out at the villains.
"They won't get far!" Mewtwo focused intently on freeing the Infected Pokemon.
"Kari, are you able to go?" WarAngemon asked, tending to her.
"Yeah, just his aura had me stunned for a minute there," Mystic Celesta stood ready to fight.
"Don't care where it takes us, I just wanna kick their asses and free those Pokemon," Dramon X stated and headed straight for the portal.
"Ready, guys?" Sedna asked everyone.
The group jumped through the wormhole that sent them into the aforementioned DAT-05 dimension, which Cyrus alluded to.
(End theme)
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Yumenoshima/1:44 PM
(Cue Alive (Goku vs. Superman) by Brandon Yates)
Omega X and Burizalor's fight got underway with a bang. Both flew at one another at the exact same time. Both went for straight punches. Omega X and Burizalor countered their punches with their arms. Omega X caught Burizalor with a gut punch, causing the tyrant to double over. Burizalor socked Omega X's face and gut punched him in return, dealing a great deal more pain to the blue-haired Ascendant.
Both exchanged quick blows, but it was Burizalor who gained the upper hand. He punched Omega X hard, sending him sailing far away from the island and toward the sea port near Odaiba.
Burizalor swiftly phased behind Omega X. Omega X instinctively turned to punch him, but the golden tyrant snatched his hand with ease. Burizalor stretchered his tail and ensnared Omega X, tying him up on a noose. Omega X gagged and struggled to break loose from the tyrant's tight grip. When all else failed..
Crunch!
He bit the end tip of Burizalor's tail, as a case of deja-vu from Planet Spira.
Burizalor cringed and yelped. "Gah! Why you disgusting primate!" He quickly gnawed on Omega X's head like a rapid dog.
Omega X kicked his foot into Burizalor's face several times. "Hey, do I look like a chew toy?! Now who's the nasty one?!"
Burizalor swung his tail around, preparing to attack, but Omega X landed a hard kick to his back. This was enough to force Burizalor to loosen his tail grip. As Omega X slipped out of Burizalor's hold, he phased behind the golden tyrant.
"What?!" Burizalor blanched.
Bam!
Omega X chopped the back of Burizalor and stunned him. Spinning around, Omega X went for a spinning back elbow, which Burizalor quickly caught. Omega X struggled to push his elbow forward against the tyrant's hand.
"Don't get too cocky!" Burizalor chastised him.
Bam!
Burizalor side kicked him. This stunned Omega X enough for Burizalor to unload a flurry of punches on him.
Wham!
Bam!
Seizing advantage of Omega X's dazed state, Burizalor forged a sizable energy wave in his right palm and planted into Omega X's gut. He let loose a quick beam that impacted Omega X. He shot through the thick smoke cloud billowing from his last attack and tail-whipped Omega X's face, sending him crashing back to Yumenoshima.
Boom!
Burizalor raised a finger and fired off repeated Death Beams, spraying the whole vicinity where Omega X was. After finishing blasting the spot, he meticulously eyed the billowing smoke covering the area. His eyes caught the healthy blue aura floating through the smoke. Omega X emerged.
The blue-haired Ascendant propelled toward Burizalor. Anticipating an attack, Burizalor went for a frontal assault.
Shoom.
Omega X phased out, faking out the golden tyrant. As Burizalor turned, Omega X clubbed his back and sent him crashing into the sea.
Sploosh!
Omega X eyed the waters and waited for the tyrant to pop out, which he predictably did. Burizalor rocketed up and attacked Omega X. Both traded rapid fisticuffs and kicks. The golden one once again gained the upper hand. He punched Omega X and punted him into a rock face.
Omega X shot up as he and Burizalor locked up. Both tried to overpower the other in a test of strength. Grinning evilly, Burizalor pushed Omega X's aside and kneed his gut. Omega X kicked Burizalor's head.
(End theme)
Both combatants went at it, trading fast fisticuffs and kicks that rattled the entire vicinity. Their attacks produced shock waves that parted the sea and caused quakes near the island. The sky rattled under their intense battle.
(Cue Maximum the Hormone – F (Instrumental) (0:27 – 1:43)
Burizalor punted Omega X away, sending him flying into Odaiba. The golden tyrant pursued his would be opponent into the Odaiba streets. The other heroes who stayed behind watched streaks of blue and golden light flying over them.
"Hey, did you guys catch that?!" Ultima X caught the two streaks.
"Yeah, that blue streak of light... this is going to sound hard to believe, but that's Tai!" Zordiark X exclaimed.
"No, I recognize that power anywhere!" Ultima X said. "But, holy crap, that other one's just narrowly stronger than Tai!"
"It has to be Burizalor," Sonja added, barely awakening. "I felt a similar power not too far from here."
"That explains the tremors and the explosive light in the distance," Yolei said.
"Who could the other one be?" Iron Man wondered.
"The Warlord," Zordiark X muttered. "That monster's fighting X, Sam, and the others."
"I don't know about y'all, but I don't think I want to get caught in their colossal fights," Iron Man chuckled nervously. "My armor won't do jack and shit, and besides Jack just left town."
"Don't worry, Tai, X, and the others have this covered," Ultima X said. "We still have some civilians who need help. So, let's get going!"
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Finding an empty street, Omega X landed. Burizalor descended near him. Omega X shot across and unloaded punches, which the golden tyrant dodged and parried easily. Burizalor straight punched Omega X. Omega X went for a few punches, but Burizalor dodged them. Both returned to unleashing quick fisticuffs.
Their fight brought about more shockwaves that rattled sections of Odaiba.
Omega X and Burizalor landed successive kicks. Both jerked away, leading to Burizalor unleashing an energy wave that cut through the ground. Omega X dodged the earth splitting beam and landed on the side. He gaped at the power the golden tyrant demonstrated, who proved himself to be a superior.
"Heh, was that too much raw power? I'm still getting used to this!" Burizalor gloated.
Propping back to his feet, Omega X readied for his next attack.
(End theme)
Arriving not too far from their location, Sora & Phoenixmon, Izzy & HerculesKabuterimon, Mimi & Rosemon, Dorothy & Avengemon, Jacomon, and Ryo (DF-616) witnessed the face-off between the blue-haired Ascendant and the golden emperor.
"Um, I don't mean to intrude, but should we be this close?" Jacomon barely squeaked out.
"Why not? That's our friend out there fighting!" Mimi said. "No way we're missing this!"
Mimi, you've certainly developed more guts over time, it's almost scary. Izzy thought.
"C'mon, Tai... oh... just wish there was more we can do to help," Sora muttered.
Just then, Metalla X arrived at the scene of the battle. He landed on a rooftop casting a meticulous gaze on Omega X and Golden Burizalor fighting.
"Look, Matt's here!" Izzy pointed to the Bearer of Friendship's presence.
"About time he got here," Mimi scoffed.
"Good, he can help if Tai needs it," Sora muttered, observing Omega X.
Bam!
Burizalor clubbed Omega X and sent him crashing through a building. Omega X landed in a heap of broken glass and debris. Stirring, Omega X raised his head breathing hard.
"Damn it, I knew this wasn't going to be easy."
Burizalor chortled over the Bearer of Courage's plight. "You say that like it wasn't obvious."
"Yeah, you've gotten much stronger," Omega X rose, eyeing the golden tyrant. "I worked hard to get to this level, but you caught on like nothing."
"Surely you aren't playing on my mercy. Not even Taichi can be that naïve, but I commend you for putting up a struggle, but I won't rest until I've had my revenge and there's far too many pieces to count! h
Hiding someplace where others can't see him, Sorbetmon snickered. "Yes, that's it, my lord."
Suddenly, Golden Burizalor turned and sighted Safer Warlord phasing near him.
"Ah, good I see you've taken on your new form, Burizalor."
"Same with you, Warlord. Then, it's time."
"Yes, time to hatch our next action."
(Cue Final Fantasy X HD Remaster OST – Pursuit)
With that, Safer Warlord turned on his portal device, which opened a similar wormhole Cyrus summoned.
"What the hell is this about?!" Metalla X spat out.
"You're not planning on leaving already?!" Omega X yelled at the villainous duo.
"Quite the contrary, Taichi. We're inviting you to join us to fight in a more... wouldn't you say? Less cluttered battlefield?" Burizalor suggested.
"You were never one to care about causing collateral damage, Burizalor."
"Don't take this the wrong way, Taichi. I could easily wipe your dust ball of a planet anytime I wish, but I wish to savor my revenge further."
Safer Warlord turned to see Max and the D3s arrive. He also noticed ModifiedGiganmon flying toward his direction with the Kaijuu Digimon hot on his tail.
"Giganmon, we're departing to that other world we've easily conquered!"
Izzy repeated. "...other world they've easily conquered?"
Sora wondered. "What does he mean?"
"What in hell are you going on about? What other world have you conquered?" Metalla X demanded from his former boss.
Burizalor chortled and responded vaguely. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
"Does this have something to do with that other me you kept referring to earlier?!" The Bearer of Courage raised his tone, revealing anger.
"Quite dicking us around, you two," Max growled irritably.
"Fine if you wish to find out, then follow us. You'll get your answers there. Warlord, shall we?"
"After you."
Both villains jumped through the portal. The portal widened enough for ModifiedGiganmon to fit his gargantuan size.
"Go! After them!" Max ordered as he and Omega X pursued them.
Metalla X hastily powered up and rocketed straight into the portal. The D3s and their Kaijuu Digimon entered the portal.
"This is our chance!" Dorothy called out as she and Avengemon went straight for the portal.
"Dorothy!" Sora shouted as she and Phoenixmon went after her.
Suddenly, an explosive blast went off and blinded them.
"Augh! Can't see!" Phoenixmon roared, averting her eyes from the blinding flare.
"Where did that come from?!" Izzy wondered.
"Look! I see someone!" Dorothy barely caught the culprit, Sorbetmon, flying into the shrinking portal. "He's just went in! C'mon!"
While Sora & Phoenixmon and Dorothy & Avengemon passed through, the portal closed right on Izzy, Mimi, and their Digimon's faces.
"Ugh, so close!" Izzy cried out.
Mimi bit her bottom lip. "Yeah, but at least Sora and Dorothy made it through. Oh, I hope everyone can make it back." Dimitri, Keke, Matt, Sora, Tai... everyone please make it back.
(End theme)
Just then, a few Shadow Creeper remnants sighted Izzy, Mimi, Jacomon, Ryo (DF-616), and the others. They closed in taking advantage of the distracted group.
However, Jacomon and Ryo (DF-616) turned around meeting the fiendish creatures.
"Jacomon?"
"Yeah, I think it's about time we get down to business, partner," Jacomon flashed a mischievous grin. "Galactic Council style!"
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Shinjuku District/Dimension: YYGDM-01
The Fiends' forces were nearly obliterated by the dimension YYGDM-01's heroes. Having already been accustomed to fighting various alien and digital invasion, the Fiends' forces was just another invasion force needed to be brought down.
Though a few of the invaders proved to be troublesome. Case in point, the DexDorugoramon that Omegamon and company fought now evolved into Dexmon. It emerged from its shelled cocoon with renewed strength. However, Omegamon Buster Mode (Omegamon and Buster Blader fusion), Athenamon Victory Mode (Athenamon and Amazoness Swordswoman fusion), Imperialdramon Paladin Mode, ShineGreymon Burst Mode, MirageGaogamon Burst Mode, Rosemon Burst Mode, and Ravemon Burst Mode valiantly fought off Dexmon and its Dex Army.
(Cue Digimon Savers OST – Going! Going! My Soul! (TV Size))
After taking a combined Buster Cannon/Giga Crusher combo, Dexmon stumbled back and readied a counter blast. However, Masaru and ShineGreymon BM bumrushed Dexmon with reckless abandon.
"Yeah, don't even try it! You can make yourself big, all you've done is made yourself a bigger target!" Masaru roared fearlessly, rearing back his fist. With one punch to Dexmon's face, Masaru unleashed an immense force that staggered the Digimon.
This enabled ShineGreymon BM to descend from the air and slash Dexmon with his burning GeoGrey Sword. Dexmon attempted to stop with a barrier, but the intense energies from ShineGreymon BM and Masaru's hot-blooded spirit shattered its defenses. This enabled ShineGreymon BM to convert his GeoGrey Sword into a burning greatsword.
"Say goodbye, Dexmon!" ShineGreymon BM merged his burning shield and sword, forging an explosive power that slammed into Dexmon.
"Let him have it, ShineGreymon!" Masaru yelled out passionately.
"Allow us to give you an assist, Masaru!" Tai (YYGDM-01) stepped in. "Omegamon!"
Matt (YYGDM-01) added, encouraging his and Tai's Royal Knight. "This is where it ends!"
Davis (YYGDM-01) called out to Imperialdramon PM. "Get ready, Imperialdramon!"
Ken (YYGDM-01) beckoned him. "Do it, Imperialdramon!"
Dexmon powered his way through ShineGreymon BM's finishing attack. Taken aback, ShineGreymon BM prepared to unleash more firepower. However, Omegamon BM and Imperialdramon PM intervened.
"Still haven't finished him yet? Well, don't worry we're here!" Omegamon BM said, crossing both WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon arms together. He called forth Buster Blader's power and combined it with his own. "Dexmon, this is where it ends for you!"
Imperialdramon PM summoned a long sword and readied his final attack.
Dexmon prepared for his final attack, but ShineGreymon BM, Omegamon BM, and Imperialdramon PM shot through Dexmon's attacks. Omegamon BM fired his Double Buster Cannon, which shot through Dexmon's defenses and neutralized him. Imperialdramon BM brought down his sword and sliced through its core with Omega Sword. Finally, ShineGreymon BM finished Dexmon off with Corona Blaze Sword.
"Way to finish the fight, ShineGreymon!" Masaru pumped his fists up and howled.
"Good work, Omegamon!" Tai and Matt (YYGDM-01) cheered their Royal Knight on.
"Hell yeah! We beat him!" Davis (YYGDM-01) boasted.
"Another job well done, Imperialdramon!" Ken (YYGDM-01) congratulated him.
(End theme)
Meanwhile, Athenamon VM and Rosemon BM finished off a few DexDorugreymon. MirageGaogamon BM and Ravemon BM took out remaining Dex Digimon.
"And with that, we finished the rest of Dexmon's forces," Athenamon VM took a deep breath, smiling. "Well done, Team DATS. We couldn't have won without each other."
Thomas, Yoshino, and Ikuto smiled in unison, watching their Digimon unite in victory.
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Earth-W(est)/Yokohama/DATS Headquarters/Dimension: YYGDM-01-DS06
Back in Western Digital Realm's Earth, the DATS organization and associated cohorts witnessed Team DATS victory over the Fiends' forces.
Among them are Richard Sampson, Mika Kurosaki, Megumi Shirakawa, Homer Yushima, and Suguru Daimon.
"All right, way to go Team DATS!" Mika and Megumi cheered in unison.
Homer smirked. "A good fight they put up."
"Indeed, but what matters most is Masaru's team ensured victory," Richard stated.
Suguru smiled proudly for his son. "Good show, Masaru. You've made this old man proud."
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Earth-S(outh)/Shinjuku/Dimension: YYGDM-01
(Cue Hunter x Hunter OST – Chain Bastard)
After catching and squeezing a Buriza soldier with her Venus Love Me Chain, Dai-Valkyrie Venus quickly deleted the enemy. She turned to see Yusuke, Kuwabara, Yugi, Kaiba, Lyn, Joey, Tea, and Mai approach her.
"Seems we've cleared this whole vicinity," Venus informed them. "How about on your end?"
"All clear!" Kuwabara flashed her a thumbs up.
"The less I see of those alien monsters, the better," Mai remarked with disgust over the Xenomorphs.
"Glad we took those things out," Lyn added. "If the movies told us anything, they would've spread like the plague if left unchecked."
"Yes, we've cleared out area of the enemies," Yugi confirmed.
"Good, now let's go see if the others need our help," Venus nodded, taking out her communication watch to send messages to the other Senshi.
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After blasting down remnants of the Xenomorphs, Dai-Valkyrie Jupiter pulled back Mjolnir and checked back with Dai-Valkyrie Mercury.
"I just got a message from Venus! It appears we've whittled the enemy numbers down to minimal numbers," Mercury informed her.
"So just a few left, but piece of cake you can track them, Mercury."
"Indeed, I have a lock on them."
"That said, we're pretty much almost done," Tuxedo Kamen said. "Now, let's hope Sailor Moon, Mars, Saturn, Sedna, and the others get back soon."
Just then, Hiei and Kurama paused to reconvene with Jupiter, Mercury, and Kamen.
"How convenient for us to cross paths," Kurama noted. "Nonetheless, it's good you're all ok."
Mercury replied in kind. "Yes, thank you, Kurama. We're fine."
"Except I lost several swords slicing up those alien creatures," Hiei scoffed in irritation. "Remind me to forge acid-proof swords."
"Yeah, those things are a pain in the rear, huh, Hiei?" Jupiter shared her disdain for the Xenomorphs. "Between those and a Dalek we were fighting, I'll never look at them on TV the same again."
"How about we find any bystanders and see to their safety?" Kamen suggested a rescue party.
"That's a good idea and hopefully stop the enemy remnants, which there shouldn't be much left," Mercury said.
"Then, let's go and take action, my friends," Kurama proposed, using his acute fox senses to find the scent of civilians. "This way!"
"We'll follow along," Jupiter nodded.
As they group headed forward, Jupiter whispered Mercury.
"Speaking of those Daleks, it's times like this I wish Pluto and her friend John were here. Wherever they are now..."
The blue-haired Senshi sighed. "Yes, I know, but I'm sure they have their reasons for not being present. Or, for all we know they're in the Nexus helping to keep the Fiends' forces from entering other world. That's my hope at least."
Jupiter added. "And I hope that is the case."
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Meanwhile, Cammy and Aoshi met with Lance and Pharaohmon after clearing a area of Daleks.
"That's the last of them," Cammy said, using her seals to dispose the remains of the Daleks.
"Good idea, Cammy. Can't risk letting anyone take Dalek tech for their own nefarious means," Aoshi approved of Cammy's judgment.
(End theme)
Lance jumped off Pharaohmon's shoulder and approached the duo.
"The other West Coasters couldn't make it?" Cammy inquired to him.
"They sent me and Pharaohmon head to help fight the invasion. They should be here to deal with the remnants," Lance informed the Neo-Spirit Detectives. "Glad to see you're ok."
"Thanks, Lance," Aoshi said. "Cammy, we should check on Kohana and Shingo. They might need some help on their end."
Nodding, Cammy turned to Lance. "Would you and Pharaohmon like to join us?"
"We'd be glad to be of assistance!" Pharaohmon said.
"Perhaps, there's room for more?" Came a voice belonging to one Ryo Akiyama (YYGDM-01).
The group looked up to see a golden-schemed Justimon with a helmet akin to Kamen Rider Ryuki. This was Ryo and Cyberdramon's Beast Biomerged form after being imbued with Ouryu's power. In this form, they are known as VoidJustimon.
"Ryo? Sure, there's always room for more," Aoshi replied.
"Have you heard from Takato and the others?" Cammy asked him.
"I haven't, but I hope they return home soon," VoidJustimon said. "Even if most of our enemies here are all but vanquished. Still, I wonder how they're faring now."
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Dimension: FF7-97
(Cue Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children – Those Who Fight Further)
The battle with the Chimeric WEAPON raged on. Guilkatomon, Brunhilde Mizuchi Mode, and Cloud took it to the amalgamated behemoth. The other Advanced Biomerged Tamers, Shaka, YamiLeomon, Sailor Arctic Sedna & Andromedamon, and Team Avalanche aided the leading trio utilizing offense and defense.
With a swing of its Ruby tentacle arms, the Chimeric WEAPON batted away Shaka, YamiLeomon, and Andromedamon back. Inumuramon jumped up, summoning his Byakko Fang, a weapon akin go the Tetsusaiga and forged from a Baihumon.
Inumuramon swiftly brought down his blade, cleaving off the WEAPON's right arm tentacle. The Chimeric WEAPON pivoted over and sighted Inumuramon. The behemoth took to the air using its wings and fired a intense beam, which cut through the surroundings forest.
Everyone dodged the destructive beam heading their way. But, the forest got caught in the wave of destruction and was set ablaze.
"The forest's gonna catch on fire! We need to put it out now!" Tifa called out.
"I'll take care of that!" Renrukimon declared as she flew up into the air and raised her arms to form a giant fan that resembled a reptile's scale. Bringing forth her Seiryuu Scale, forged from an Azulongmon, she waved her fan and brought rain to the area, which put out most of the fire.
"And I'll get the rest!" Brunhilde Mizuchi Mode declared, using her MetalSeadramon's head to unleash her own River of Power variation. She used this to extinguish the rest of the fire. "Whew, that takes care of the forest fire!"
Cloud nodded and turned facing Chimeric WEAPON. "Good now let's keep it from repeating that attack!"
Guilkatomon floated up to meet Chimeric WEAPON. "You want to fight fire with fire, I'm willing to accommodate, but let's keep nature out of this!"
The Chimeric WEAPON bellowed and launched a golden ray of light. Though Guilkatomon was able to evade, the beast's Diamond Flash washed over the majority of the party. The rest of team Avalanche, YamiLeomon, and Andromedamon were caught in the light. They were repelled very quickly and casted aside.
"Andromedamon!" Sailor Arctic Sedna called out to her partner.
Andromedamon gingerly stood holding her bladed chain. "Don't worry, Arctic Sedna, I'm still able to fight."
YamiLeomon rose, holding his side. "Yeah, same, but can't really say the same for the rest."
"Oh good, Kouichi," Brunhilde MM sighed with relief. "You need to avoid that attack since it inflicts plenty of damage. I remember when I played the game, Diamond WEAPON was a pain in the ass!"
"Well, this isn't the game since the WEAPONS were never combined!" Inumuramon reminded her. "But, it still has every WEAPON's weaknesses I bet!"
Terryamon added, pounding his fists together. "And I figure we go after Ultimate WEAPON's head!"
"Good idea," Cloud concurred. "And I've got the Summon to do it."
"Then, let's hit him hard!" Guilkatomon declared.
With that, the Advanced Biomerged Tamers, Brunhilde MM, and Cloud made a battle formation. Brunhilde beckoned her steed, Grani, to give Cloud a ride. As Cloud got on Grani, Guilkatomon pulled out a red card and scanned it through his Digivice.
"Card Slash! Come forth, Grani!" Guilkatomon shouted as the red-armored steed reappeared for another battle since their latest dimension missions.
"Takato, Guilmon, and Suzaku, my friends, I have come to assist as you requested!" Grani (T) said in a sagely tone.
Guilkatomon mounted Grani (T). "Yep, we have an uphill battle now and we could use your Yuggoth Blasters!"
"As you command!" Grani (T) declared, gliding Guilkatomon toward Chimeric WEAPON.
Grani (K) snorted seeing the other Grani. "He thinks he can outdo me?"
Cloud took out and brandished his Ultima Weapon. "Let's go forth, my friends!"
Upon seeing Guilkatomon and Grani (T), Brunhilde MM chuckled. "Oh, how can I forget? Takato has his own Grani, too. Hate to say it, but his is cooler than mine."
Grani (K) grumbled. "Whose side are you on, Brunhilde?!"
"Yours and always yours, buddy, but I'm just being honest."
"Well, two can play it that way," Grani (K) said as red armor formed over his body. "Hang on tight, Mr. Strife!"
"Or, just call me, Cloud. I prefer that."
The Chimeric WEAPON opened fire and unleashed another destructive beam. The Advanced Biomergers, Brunhilde MM, and Cloud evaded the incoming beam. This time Terryamon summoned his Genbu Seed, forged from an Ebonwumon, to divert another beam and sent it sailing into the sky.
"All right, let's take this thing apart!" Guilkatomon declared.
Grani (T) quickly bombarded Chimeric WEAPON with Yuggoth Blasters. Most of the blasts penetrated the behemoth's armored hide. The beast was able to absorb some, but most dealt a decent amount of damage to it. Chimeric WEAPON glided forward to blast Guilkatomon and Grani (T) head on, but the other Advanced Biomergers intercepted the behemoth.
Renrukimon landed a fierce kick to the Chimeric WEAPON's Sapphire fins, breaking off some of its armor. She then used her Seiryuu Scale to summon a massive thunder bolt, which impacted Chimeric WEAPON's Ultimate head.
As Chimeric WEAPON released a mouth beam, Inumuramon swung down his Byakko Fang and unleashed a force that deflected the WEAPON's attack at it. Chimeric WEAPON absorbed the impact of its own attack, but wasn't able to recover in time for Brunhilde MM to slash through one of its massive wings.
As half of its wing was slashed, it lost some flight mobility. The Chimeric WEAPON slowly descended.
"It's coming down, y'all!" Barret called to the other Avalanche members.
"Those friends of Kotori's are incredible!" Cait Sith added.
"And Kotori herself is one incredible woman," YamiLeomon remarked, smiling if one could discern behind his warrior mask. "I'd know because she's my woman."
"Andromedamon, we're going in and paying that giant jerk back!" Arctic Sedna said, taking out a wand with the Sedna symbol embellished on it.
"I'm ready, Arctic Sedna!"
As Chimeric WEAPON made a slow descent to the ground, Arctic Sedna and Andromedamon launched the next wave of attacks. Using her wand, Arctic Sedna summoned an ice Ahklut, an orca wolf, that slammed into the beast's hide and covered its lower extremities in sheets of ice. In response, the Chimeric WEAPON brought down its other Ruby tentacle arm to grab Arctic Sedna.
"Keep away from my princess!" Andromedamon howled fiercely, catching its tentacle arm with her chain. She held on tight, gripping her chain and tearing off the other tentacle arm using the blades.
"Good work, Andromedamon!" Arctic Sedna shouted as she shot up and kicked Chimeric WEAPON's shoulder armor. She broke off a section of the beast's diamond shoulder.
"Man, Karin and Dimitri's daughter never ceases to amaze me!" Terryamon exclaimed.
"She's like quarter-Ascendant, what's there not to be amazed with?" Renrukimon sighed. "And besides, she did us good breaking through the WEAPON's armor!"
"And we'll keep chipping away at its armor!" Guilkatomon shouted. "Cloud, let's see those knights at play!"
Nodding, Cloud used his Summon Materia to bring forth thirteen medieval knights, the Knights of the Round, named after knights of King Arthur's Court. The knights assembled with their weapons, consisting of swords, hammers, and various instruments, ready to slay the beast.
"Go forth, Knights of the Round!" Cloud raised his Ultima Weapon.
Upon hearing Cloud's war cry, the knights bumrushed the Chimeric Weapon. The assembly of knights attacked with Ultimate End relentlessly.
"Hey, there's no way I'm letting you hog the fun, Himura!" Shaka cried out as a golden aura covered her. She took to the air quickly and forged from her own Tenyou aura she summoned a claymore. "Himura, Kotori, let me show you how a Tenyou takes care of things!"
With that, Shaka launched herself toward the Chimeric WEAPON. Aiming straight for the beast's body, Shaka broke off more of its armor with her Celestial Claymore. She didn't stop there and struck the armored beast's chest with a double bladed strike.
The Chimeric WEAPON fired Shadow Flare, to which Shaka countered forming her Tenyou cloak to protect her from the beast's attack. Shaka concentrated keeping her defenses up and augmenting her aura.
"Hang on, Yui!" Inumuramon shouted as he used his magnetic force to neutralize the Ultimate WEAPON metallic section. He then swooped down and drove his claws into the left eye of the beast.
Roaring in pain, the Chimeric WEAPON wildly swung its head around and threw Inumuramon off. He was immediately caught by Brunhilde MM.
"Thanks, Kotori."
"Nice job taking out one of the eyes!" Brunhilde MM praised his efforts. "No doubt we're weakening the big bastard, but we're still not out of the woods quite yet!"
"Then, we'll get out of those woods!" Tifa rallied Team Avalanche. "Team Avalanche, use your Limit Breaks!"
With that, Team Avalanche called forth their strongest limit attacks in conjunction.
Barret used Catastrophe. Tifa summoned her Final Heaven. Red XIII casted Cosmos Memory. Vincent converted into Chaos form and unleashed Chaos Saber. Cid used his Highwind. Yuffie casted All Creation. Cait Sith used Meteorites.
As all these attacks bombarded Chimeric WEAPON, the Advanced Biomergers followed through with their array of attacks.
YamiLeomon jumped up and cupped his hands forward, sending a black projectile blast with a lion's face. YamiLeomon's Shadow Lion's Roar impacted the beast's Diamond waist. He then redirected attack and used it to break off the other Ultimate's wing.
Soaring through the air on Grani (T), Guilkatomon cupped his hands to the side and fired off Hazard Wave. The red beam impacted Chimeric WEAPON's chest and dealt sizable damage.
Renrukimon raised her arms as a giant yin-yang symbol materialized over her. With a snap of her fingers, the symbol spun around quickly, causing the black and white to converge to form a grayish color. From this symbol, a massive gray beam formed into the body of a giant fox. Summoning her Dualist Tao Fox, Renrukimon caught Chimeric WEAPON with it.
Terryamon dropped down and punched the ground hard, summoning a rock protrusion. This rock protrusion opened up and from it came a volcanic-like meteor. Unleashing his Volcanic Meteor, Terryamon sent the molten rock crashing into Chimeric WEAPON.
Inumuramon's Byakko Fang brimmed with destructive energies. He swung down his blade, sending a massive projectile that cut through the wind. Unleashing his Tiger Wind Claw, Inumuramon's attack assumed the form of a tiger's claw that slashed through the Chimeric WEAPON.
Having taking enough of its enemy's attacks, the Chimeric WEAPON countered with Emerald Shoot, which spread toward its opposition. While Guilkatomon & Grani (T), Brunhilde MM, and Cloud & Grani (K) were able to evade, the other Advanced Biomergers, Shaka, Andromedamon, and YamiLeomon weren't so lucky. The Advanced Biomergers were quickly knocked back into their human and Rookie Digimon forms. Shaka's barrier was not only neutralized, but she regressed back to Yui and DarkGabumon. Andromedamon was knocked right back into PinkPatamon. YamiLeomon turned back to Kouichi.
(End theme)
"Ugh, that son of a bitch!" Rika cursed as she and Renamon recovered.
"No, Rika! All the damage we did is taking a toll!" Henry said, picking up Terriermon.
Himura put an arm over Inumon and stood smiling. "We've won this."
Arctic Sedna jumped up catching PinkPatamon. "We did good, PinkPatamon. You can rest easy now."
Kouichi stood and gave a thumbs up. "Finish this, Kotori!"
"Take him down, Takato and Kotori!" Yui encouraged them.
"Cloud!" Team Avalanche shouted in unison.
(Cue Digimon Tamers (Movie 2) OST – One Vision (BDT Size))
As the Chimeric WEAPON faltered, Guilkatomon, Brunhilde MM, and Cloud dove at the behemoth.
"Grani, combine with me!" Guilkatomon beckoned as Grani disassembled himself by command. Grani's pieces attached themselves onto Guilkatomon, forming into armor. A crimson aura enveloped over his body. The spiritual essence of Suzaku formed behind him. The Advanced Biomerger converted into his latest form, achieved during the dimension missions: Guilkatomon Exalted Mode.
"Mizuchi Mode conversion!" Brunhilde called out as a dark red aura enveloped her. As the red light faded, her MetalSeadramon armor converted into Leviamon's. She shifted right into her Leviathan Mode.
Chimeric WEAPON rose and fired another destructive beam. However, its timing couldn't have been worse as Guilkatomon Exalted Mode, Brunhilde Leviathan Mode, and Cloud swooped down to deliver a combo finishing blow.
Guilkatomon Exalted Mode swung his arms back, smashing both his fist and palm together to create an explosive light. Relying on a sudden boost of power, Guilkatomon EM sent his Spark Explosion toward Chimeric WEAPON's blast, swallowed its attack, and bombarded the chimera beast.
Brunhilde Leviathan Mode brandished a long sword imbued with reddish flames. She dove down and shoved her Leviathan blade through Chimeric WEAPON's chest.
Cloud unleashed his Omni Slash, helping deliver the finishing blow to Chimeric WEAPON.
Chimeric WEAPON let out a pained roar as streams of white light poured from its body. As its body destabilized, Chimeric WEAPON dissolved into red dust and faded. Shooting out from its body, five orbs of light, which were the essences of the WEAPONS, floated up and diverged back to their dormant domains.
(End theme)
(Cue Final Fantasy VII: Machinabridged OST – Victory Fanfare)
After slaying the Chimeric WEAPON, Guilkatomon EM, Brunhilde LM, and Cloud did their victory poses.
"Hahah, that'll stick it to that big jerk!" Terriermon cried out.
"Way to go, guys!" Yui cheered them.
"Well done, Kotori!" Kouji gave her props.
Brunhilde grinned, giving a thumbs up. "Thanks, but we did it!" She turned to Cloud, who nodded to her.
"Thanks again for helping us, Kotori and Himura," Cloud said, shaking hands with Brunhilde.
"No problem, Cloud. We're happy to do it."
"So, where did the WEAPONS go?" Inumon wondered.
"Probably back to their resting places," Vincent surmised. "I doubt we'll be seeing them for a long time."
"Oh yeah! And if they do, we'll kick their sorry butts!" Yuffie boasted.
"Hey, Athena, you and PinkPatamon did great!" Yui complimented the Neo Kuiper and her Digimon.
"Yes, I have no doubt if your parents were here, they'd be proud," DarkGabumon added.
Arctic Sedna giggled and blushed. "Thanks!"
(End theme)
Guilkatomon powered down back to Takato and Guilmon.
"Whew, that form takes us a lot out of us," Takato said, taking a few breaths. "I mean, we're sharing power with Suzaku and Grani."
"Yeah, with more training we'll get used to it," Guilmon smiled.
'Indeed, Takato. But, as Guilmon otherwise stated, this form will become easier to maintain for extended periods with time.' Suzaku reminded the Tamer.
"Takato," Henry addressed. "So, when do we head back to our world?"
"Until Sedna, Ryo, or Kensuke come pick us up," Takato shrugged. "Guess we'll hang around here with Cloud until then."
"Then, it's likely their battles haven't ended," Kouichi added. "I do hope everyone else is ok back home."
"Likewise, Kouichi," Brunhilde concurred as she powered down. Betamon appeared in her hands.
"Let's hope Tai and the others beat Burizalor, the Warlord, and their cronies," Renamon said.
"You and me both, Renamon!" Inumon hugged her from behind, earning a loving pat on his paws from his lover.
Rika turned to Takato with a worried look. "I wish we can help them fight Burizalor, the Warlord, and that Cyrus guy. I hate being sidelined like this."
"Me, too, but that doesn't mean we can't still lend our support to Tai and the others!" Takato said being his overly enthusiastic self. "Let's give them our undying support and hope they beat the pants off those jerks!"
"Yeah! My parents, uncle Ken, and great uncle Tai are gonna win and come pick us up to celebrate!" Arctic Sedna added with her positive outlook on the situation. "Those bad guys are gonna get their butts kicked!"
Barret nodded, sporting a grin. "Now, I like this kiddo's bright attitude!"
"Reminds you of your loving daughter Marlene?" Red XIII asked, chuckling.
"That's not a bad thing," Tifa said, turning to Cloud. "Right, Cloud?"
"No, she sure surprised us and if she's capable of all that, her parents must be great warriors," Cloud said, eyeing Arctic Sedna conversing with Team Avalanche.
Takato looked up to the sky, watching a visual with the others. This screen displayed Omega X and company's war with the Three Fiends.
"C'mon, Tai, Max, and everybody else! You can beat these Fiends! Show them you mean business!" The Tamers yelled out, cheering them on.
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Looking on from afar, Danzel and Marlene were elated to see Team Avalanche victorious with the Tamers.
Also not far off, the spirit of Aerith witnessed the events. She smiled, genuinely content with her friends' victory.
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Nexus of Time and Space/Æther Sea
(Cue Final Fantasy X HD Remaster OST – Assault)
SIN was on the receiving end of a magical girl and Digital God of Destruction beatdown. As SIN actually tried to escape, Dai-Valkyrie Saturn flew over and drove her Silence Glaive through its back. Upon having the glaive driven through, SIN let out a blood-curdling roar and spawned Sinspawn to ward Saturn off.
"You're wasting valuable spawn, Leviathan incarnation!" Saturn declared, pulling out her glaive. She bumrushed and skewered the Sinspawn left and right. She turned and unleashed a vertical swing, splitting one in two. She turned and kicked another off her.
Houou Mars fired a volley of cosmic flames, which spread and wiped out a bunch of Sinspawn. "This is almost cruel. If it weren't the fact SIN is a malevolent creature from a Final Fantasy world, I feel terrible harming a living creature."
"But, we know there's an entity inside this behemoth!" Saturn called out.
Madoka scanned the giant's body for the localized section where Yu Yevon was. "I see it. It's exactly where you suspected it'd be!"
Dai-Valkyrie Moon readied her sword. "Then, we'll force that disgusting thing out!"
Beerusmon interjected. "Perhaps you should let me extract the entity from its core. That is, if you don't intend to take the glory first, you no good, avian." He shot an intense glare toward Houou Mars.
The Houou, in response, emerged and fiercely stared him down. 'Do not test my, gluttonous feline.' She screeched loudly and flapped her wings, sending fiery projectiles toward SIN's hide.
"You call that an attack? Allow me to show you how a God of Destruction hastens things!" Beerusmon bellowed, firing continuous energy waves at a rapid pace, eliminating more Sinspawn.
Houou Mars sighed out of exasperation. "Oh great? Am I in the middle of two Destruction of Gods trying to outdo the other?! Get over yourselves!"
Dai-Valkyrie Moon sweatdropped hearing her friend chiding the Houou and Beerusmon. "Oh boy, even gods shouldn't get on my friend's bad side."
As SIN tried to flee, Saturn sliced through the top of its body to carve the area where Yu Yevon's core was. Madoka kept Sinspawn off Saturn's back firing rapid arrows at them.
"Thank you, Madoka!" Saturn drove her glaive deeper through the monster's back.
"Anytime!" Madoka nodded as she kept firing arrows at more incoming Sinspawn.
Moon twirled her sword around and landed on top of SIN's back. She quickly slew a bunch of Sinspawn with her sword. As several tried an ambush. Moon instinctively turned and vaporized the creatures with an energy wave.
"The suffering this thing has brought to the people of its world. It was stopped before. Now, it intends to find a way into our way? Why? Just so some tyrant decided to revive it and keep us away from his fight with our Ascendant friend? I'm not going to stand for it!" Moon ranted hard, slamming her sword into Sinspawn's back. She concentrated as her sword channeled purifying energy through SIN's twisted body.
Inside, Yu Yevon could feel Moon's light attempting to purge its existence. Yu Yevon immediately awoke to its life being threatened. It plunged its way through the behemoth's body and prepared to eject itself.
Meanwhile, the Houou and Beerusmon ceased their argument. Houou Mars shifted her attention to SIN's body being carved open.
"I could care less for your rivalry with the Houou. I'm here because my friends need me!" Houou Mars flew past Beerusmon. She quickly enveloped herself in the Houou's cloak and lobbed a cosmic fire blast, which tore a hole through SIN's body.
"Mars!" Moon called out to her.
"I've dealt a serious blow to that monster's body! Just don't let the thing in it escape!" Houou Mars said. She focused and sensed Yu Yevon's presence. "It's coming out! Get ready!"
Finally, Yu Yevon emerged for all to see. Initially a non-threat from its outward appearance, it grabbed and pulled in the remains of the slain Sinspawn. The remains were then amassed around Yu Yevon. Absorbing enough of Sin's spawn creatures, it produced a new body for itself and took on a demonic Bahamut-like appearance, almost resembling Valefor.
Yu Yevon roared and outright attacked them, sending fiery red blasts at the magical girls and Beerusmon.
Moon stopped some fiery projectiles with her sword. With a swing, she neutralized the attacks with white light and deflected them at Yu Yevon.
Yu Yevon absorbed the impact of its own attacks hitting him.
Saturn conjured her Silence Wall to stop Yu Yevon's blasts.
Houou Mars' cosmic fire wall absorbed Yu Yevon's fiery blasts easily.
Madoka's arrows took out some of the entity's attacks.
Beerusmon launched rapidfire blasts to take out Yu Yevon's attacks.
Even knowing it had nothing to lose, Yu Yevon conjured Gravija to inflict damage using gravitational forces to its advantage. The magical girls and Beerusmon felt the entire field being lifted.
"It's manipulating the gravitational forces around us!" Saturn warned them.
"Nothing I haven't put with before," Moon recalled her encounter with Rubeus and a similar dilemma with gravity manipulation. With a swing her sword, she canceled Yu Yevon's magical attack.
Houou Mars scoffed. "The Houou and I didn't even feel that."
Madoka turned to Beerusmon. "Did you feel anything?"
Beerusmon wiped the dust off his shoulder. "What were you asking me again?"
"Oh nothing! Never mind I said anything, Mr. Beerusmon!"
Seeing there was no other choice, Yu Yevon casted Ultima to take out the group...
"That's far enough of that!" Saturn shouted, vanishing and reappearing above Yu Yevon. With a single swing from her Silence Glaive, she stabbed it through the forehead and sliced its head open. "Creature, for all the wrong doings you've committed and for being revived for nefarious purposes, you will be silenced once again!" She hefted her Silence Glaive upward and unleashed a flurry of rapid slashes, cutting and carving through the beast's hide.
Avoiding anymore close quarters with Saturn, Yu Yevon took to the air. Moon, Houou Mars, Madoka, and Beerusmon cut the creature off from the pass.
"It's over, Yu Yevon!" Moon declared passionately. "Sleipnir!" She beckoned the eight-legged stallion to appear to her. She mounted Sleipnir.
"I'm once again here at your command, my princess!"
"Yes, it's time we send this monster away for good!" Moon said.
As Moon and Sleipnir swooped down to deliver the finishing blow, Yu Yevon turned to flee, but Houou Mars flew right at the creature and engulfed it in a pillar of cosmic flames. Finding itself in an inescapable pillar of cosmic flames, Yu Yevon's body became burned and scarred from the flames.
Yu Yevon emerged from the flame pillar looking worse for wear.
"Well, you're no fun, but I'll finish this quick..." Before Beerusmon could finish forming his sun sphere, Moon and Sleipnir combined their powers to turn into a giant energy wave that had a stallion's face.
"And just to stick to the purple cat!" Houou Mars summoned Garuda from her Houou cloak and sent him forward.
Enveloped in the Houou's cloak, Garuda's power was augmented tenfold. He glided forward and plunged through Yu Yevon. If that wasn't enough to seal the creature's fate, Moon and Sleipnir's Moon Sleipnir Force vanquished Yu Yevon for good. In conjunction with Yu Yevon's demise, SIN dissolved and ceased to exist.
Madoka cheered them. "Yeah! Way to go, Sailor Moon, Mars, and Saturn!"
"No, we did it, Madoka," Moon corrected, sharing this earned victory with her.
(End theme)
Beerusmon grumbled, seeing what could've been his victory snatched away from him. If wasn't more insult to injury for his pride, the Houou aggravated him with a telepathic taunt.
'So sorry I had to take away what could've been your victory, my gluttonous friend, but you weren't fast enough. Oh well! Better luck next time!'
"Blast you, mangy bird!"
Upon watching the two destruction gods renew their rivalry, Whismon chortled over his entertainment.
"Ohoho, those two never cease to amuse me," Whismon remarked. "It's good to see those two butt heads, but well the Houou got one over you, Lord Beerusmon!"
"Whose side are you on, Whismon?!" The Digital God of Destruction chastised his trusted aide.
"Always on your side, Lord Beerusmon! But, even I have to be frank and call it like I see it!"
The Chiimon exchanged looks and sighed, both shaking their heads dismissively over Beerusmon's pettiness.
Ignoring Beerusmon's outbursts, Houou Mars reconvened with Moon, Saturn, and Madoka.
"Good thing we saved the Nexus," Saturn stated. "Now, we have to know how our friends are faring in the other worlds."
"Yeah, especially our Ascendant friends dealing with the three masterminds who elaborated this multi-dimension invasion to begin with!" Madoka said. "But, I have faith in Tai to take that Burizalor guy down!"
"We hope you're right," Moon said, growing more anxious about getting involved in dimension DF-616's conflicts. "Madoka, couldn't you take us to the dimension where Tai and the others are fighting those three fiends?"
"I could..."
"Perhaps you should let me and Lord Beerusmon go see to them?" Whismon kindly persuaded them. "We were supposed to go there first, but then this whole Æther sea dilemma happened and we couldn't ignore it."
"Yes, we could! It's clear these girls had things under control! This was a waste of our time, Whismon!"
"Then, are we ready to go?"
Beerusmon sighed and placed a hand on Whismon's back. "Yes, let's go."
Whismon waved to the magical girls. "Nice to meet you all. Until we meet again!"
"And we will, you cosmic poultry!" Beerusmon pointed toward Houou Mars.
In response to Beerusmon's threat, the Houou formed over Mars and screeched. 'And I'll be waiting. And expect a bigger headache than before, you lazy feline.'
With that, Whismon teleported him and Beerusmon out of the Nexus.
Furrowing her brows, Moon snorted over the purple destruction god's rude behavior. "Sheesh, what a jerk! Who is he to talk down to our beautiful phoenix like that!"
"Clearly he needs to learn etiquette," Saturn shook her head in disgust. "Still, he's quite powerful in his own right."
"At least his attendant is a nice guy," Madoka smiled.
"Well, the Houou is confident that won't be the last we'll see of those two," Houou Mars said, staring off at the space where the duo used to be.
"Oh, Chiimon!" The pink-haired Puella waved to them. "We're ready to escort these three back to their dimension!"
"Already? Don't shouldn't we look for your other friends spread across those other dimensions they've been sent to save?" The Chiimon inquired to the Puella girl.
"Well, we can do that," Madoka complied plainly.
"We can start by looking for the Final Fantasy world that SIN originated from," Saturn suggested. "We have friends there waiting."
"Then, let's go and get them," Moon replied, glancing over to Madoka. "We're ready."
"Ok, follow me!" Madoka called the Senshi, Sleipnir, and the Chiimon over. As she escorted them through the Æther Sea, all she could think about was Omega X's well being. Tai, I hope you and your friends are winning the good fight! It's all on you to beat those main fiends!
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Odaiba, Tokyo/Dimension: DAT-05
Upon entering the portal, Omega X, Metalla X, the D3s & their Kaijuu Digimon, Angemon X, Dai-Valkyrie Sedna, Mystic Celesta, WarAngemon, Dramon X, Dai-Valkyrie Orcus, Red & his Pokemon, CyberBeelzemon, Titaniamon, and OmegaShoutmon landed right near what looked like Odaiba.
At least what used to be Odaiba. However, this wasn't the same Odaiba that Omega X and the others left behind just now. The atmosphere of this Odaiba was dark and gloomy. The city itself had been converted into darkness. Right smack in the middle of where the Ferris Wheel used to be was a dark gray fortress with a black satellite situated on top of it.
"Man, what crazy world have we landed in now?!" Red scanned the dire atmosphere.
"Pika!" Pikachu shuddered, sensing the dread filling the dreary environment.
"Are we home?" WarAngemon muttered quietly, taken aback by the familiarity of their home town.
"No, this is wrong..." Celesta muttered, sensing the dread filling the city.
"We're not in our dimension, guys," Max reminded them. "And don't get too attached to this place. Yes, this may be Odaiba, but we're in an entirely different universe."
"So, this must be one of those other worlds where Tai and company's many counterparts live," Keke deduced.
"Then, could it could this is the dimension Burizalor mentioned the other me?" Omega X wondered out loud.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – Inescapable Fear)
Just then, the group heard the evil laughter of the Three Fiends. They pivoted toward the dark tower and sighted the villains floating over it. The Fiends basked in glory over their latest dimension acquisition.
"Yes, have a look at the dimension we've easily conquered," the Warlord gloated. "Before coming to your world, we had ourselves quite the warm-up. Wouldn't you say, my friends?"
"Quite true. Though try as they might, this dimension's Chosen just weren't up to the task," Cyrus chortled.
Burizalor added with a fiendish grin. "By the way, Taichi, you inquired about the other you and wondered about his fate? Well, get to that point, but first, allow us to introduce the army that helped us convert this world's Odaiba into our dominion's capital." With a snap of his fingers, a platform emerged from the tower.
Omega X and the others dropped into battle postures, readying themselves for the impending battle.
"I've got a bad feeling about this," Dai-Valkyrie Orcus gulped.
"Still can't believe these bastards managed to conquer a dimension before coming to fight us!" Sam shouted.
"Are you even surprised, Sam?" Tike sighed.
"Nope, I don't like this at all!" David looked around.
"It should also be no surprise our counterparts in this dimension couldn't defeat these three," Metalla X added, eyeing Omega X. "C'mon, think what do you expect Burizalor will tell about your counterpart's fate? He's probably very likely dead."
"Yeah, but I want to hear it from the bastard's mouth," Omega X said, intently glaring down Burizalor.
A massive standing army emerged from the rising platform. The army consisted of a DexDorugoramon, the Infected Pokemon, Buriza Force soldiers, Xenomorphs, and Shadow Creepers. BebiMephistomon and ModifiedGiganmon stood at the forefront of the Buriza Army. Joining them are new additions: Chaos Lord, ChaosBlackWarGreymon, ChaosMetalSeadramon, and ChaosPiedmon.
(End theme)
"Great more leftovers," Dramon X said in a sardonic tone.
"They can throw all the bodies they want, we'll mow 'em down," CyberBeelzemon said, taking out a boomstick and tommy gun.
"As he said, we won't yield to these fiends," Titaniamon brandished her sword.
"That's right. We'll overcome this," Sedna firmly stated.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – Freeza's Scheme)
Max pointed to the Three Fiends. "You three went through all the trouble to defeat this dimension's group of Chosen and conquered their world... all just to incite us. Is that right?"
Warlord chuckled darkly. "Right on the money, Max Kamiya, but our intentions go beyond that. We plan to do that to every single world where a Tai Kamiya, or Taichi Yagami exists. This world just happened to be the first target."
"This wouldn't have been possible had it not been for my colleagues showing me the limitless possibilities of dimension travel," Burizalor added, descending with the Warlord and Cyrus. "Why go through the trouble of exacting revenge on just one Taichi, when I can eliminate every Taichi in the known multiverse. That's where we found it."
"It?" Omega X queried the tyrant's vague reference.
"Don't tell you've managed to..." Max gasped, hardening his features as he berated them furiously. "Bastards, you didn't...!"
The golden tyrant cackled, waving at finger to them. "Thanks to scanning this world's Taichi after we disposed of him, we traced the location of the original Taichi."
"No, you can't do that, Burizalor! By destroying that Taichi and his world...!"
"It'll set off a chain reaction that erases every Taichi in the known multiverse," Cyrus said smugly. "This is how we intend to defeat you and your friends, Taichi!"
"And by erasing the original Taichi, you, Max, will effectively cease to exist as well!" Warlord said. "Even if it means erasing me too, it's better than sharing any form of existence with you!"
Within the reaches of his mind, Yamato telepathed with Metalla X. 'Hate to say it, but that's a good plan if I do say so myself.'
Clenching his fists, Omega X shot a fierce glance and powered up. "So, this is how you're going to win? You couldn't settle on just beating us one on one. But... that's not what pisses me off most."
"Oh, and what does the Bluepar Ascendant have to get off his chest?" The Warlord taunted him.
"We're all ears," Burizalor invited him to speak. "Well, Taichi? You want to give a speech how you intend to stop our latest scheme?"
"Not even close," Omega X shot back as he dropped into a fighting stance. "All I needed to hear if this other me you mentioned earlier is the one from this world?"
"Yes, and what of it?"
"Killing another me is something I won't stand!" Omega X shouted. And then with reckless abandon, he rocketed up and prepared to attack the Three Fiends.
"TAI!" Max, Mystic Celesta, Sedna, and the others called out to stop him, but their words fell on deaf ears.
"Idiot!" Metalla X shot up to stop him.
(End theme)
As the Fiends prepared to send their army on Omega X, several blasts rained down out of nowhere and vaporized most of the Shadow Creepers, Xenomorphs, and Buriza troops.
"What was that?!" Red exclaimed in shock.
"Look! Above us!" Angemon X pointed to the source of this surprise attack.
Mystic Celesta's eyes widened. "But, that's...!"
"It can't be!" WarAngemon shouted.
Max grinned upon seeing their arrival. "But, it is!"
Metalla X paused as he eyed their would be rescuers. "But, aren't they supposed to be...?!"
The Three Fiends looked up in dismay at the unexpected arrival of them.
"But, you're dead! I incinerated you with my last attack!" Burizalor spat out, left befuddled as to how 'he' survived.
But, it wasn't just him.
No, rather, it was them.
Omega X's face conveyed sheer delight upon seeing his counterpart. "You're really alive?!"
Descending from the air were Omegamon (tri.) and Alphamon (tri.). Sitting on Omegamon's shoulders: Yamato Ishida (tri.) and Taichi Yagami (tri.).
Taichi (tri.) smiled and greeted Omega X. "Hey, other me. By the way, nice blue hair dye."
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Next act: A Whole Tri World
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A/N: Seems Taichi (tri)'s worries have been lifted. Indeed, Taichi, Yamato, and Omegamon (tri.) are alive! And Alphamon is with them, and likely the one that rescued them from being annihilated by Burizalor's last attack. Though, sadly can't say the rest survived.
The Fiends finally unveil their new gold forms. And rather than having them simply three for a few months to conveniently jump from several tiers of power, their power-ups, in addition to the training, have been augmented by RedNovaDemon's power. So while Omega X and Metalla X upgrade into Super Ascendant Gods through god-level training, the Fiends receive theirs from a demon god.
This chapter also marks the end of the other dimension battles. Team Tamers/Avalanche clear their stage. The magical girls and Beerusmon stop SIN. The final two chapters shall cover the main event stage on the tri universe!
Oh the subject of spoilers (pertaining to YYGDM-related events): Takato reveals Guilkatomon and Grani's merger into Exalted Mode. Yes, at some point, Takato's Grani will return to give his Advanced Biomerger an additional upgrade. Moreover, Brunhilde/Kotori can alternate from Mizuchi Mode to Leviathan Mode (thanks to her MetalSeadramon's ability to slide evolve into Leviamon).
In hindsight, for those who finished reading Apophis Rising, seeing Takato/Guilmon/Suzaku fighting together much less forming Exalted Mode is bittersweet. And you should know why. Suzaku being around should already be a dead giveaway this story is set way after Apophis, Valkyrie, and Cross Gen. Speaking of Exalted Mode, stay tuned for Cross Gen's upcoming future chapters.
And the twist: the Fiends want to erase Tai from existence. By doing so, they've discovered that reality where that Taichi exists. This is going down the Turtles Forever route where the 2003 Shredder wanted to rid the Turtle multiverse. How did he try to do it? By locating Turtle Prime and destroy it with an upgraded Technodrome. It's similar to that vein, but no Technodrome here. Not when the Fiends have their own planet busting powers.
Yeah, Burizalor would go this far just to get rid of his number one nemesis, even if it means taking every Digimon universe (and dimensions connected to it) out with them.
The question is: will they actually enter this Digimon 'Prime' universe (if you're a Digimon fan that's ever read a certain manga, you'll know)? You'll have to find out next time. :P
Two chapters left to go. This has certainly taken quite a divergence from Resurrection F, hasn't it? Can't wait to see how I wrap this up.
Until then, send a review. The train doesn't stop here, readers.