Chapter 7: War at Sea Part 1
Demon was in his castle sitting in front of the television-like screen while he spoke to another Digimon.
"Have you sent your troops to Neptunemon's Castle yet?" Demon asked.
"Affirmative, my troops are closing right in on Neptunemon's Castle and soon I will conquer it and overthrow Neptunemon so I can take my place as guardian and ruler of Net Ocean," Leviamon smiled.
"Have you sent any troops to that ship to retrieve the device containing the spirits of darkness?" Demon asked.
"Roger, they should be on board the ship in about any moment," Leviamon responded.
"Good, if everything goes according to plan then that pathetic human and I will calm the spirits of darkness and give them to my master," Demon told him and continue.
"Just remember our deal Demon. Remember you said that if I assist you in disposing of the wielder of darkness than we will rule the entire Digital World and Human World side by side," Leviamon reminded him.
"Yes, of course, but if you double cross me Leviamon than I will see to your end dearly," Demon warned.
"You don't scare me Demon. I am one of the strongest Digimon in the Digital World. I can easy rival yours and Neptunemon power with great ease. So I am warning you not to underestimate me," Leviamon told him.
"We will see about that won't we Leviamon. Anyway I do hope that you perform your task very well. That is if you want me to keep my end of the bargain," Demon said not convinced by Leviamon's speech.
"You should know that no one can easily take me down. They may defeat my army but I will not be defeated so easily especially by weak Digimon," Leviamon assured him.
Kouji and Izumi backs were still aching from the beating they receive yesterday though, but the pain swell down since last night. They have been treated somehow, but they do not exactly recall. They were currently in the courtyards eating their breakfast. Kouji and Izumi dug into the bowl with their hands since there were given no utensils to eat with.
"This is the third day that we ate this slop and the fifth time that we have ate it in total. If I have to eat this again then I think I would rather die from starvation," Kouji told Izumi in a grumpy tone.
"Kouji don't think like that. We have to eat in order to stay alive besides how are we going to explain to your family what happen to you and how would Kouichi react to the situation?"
"You have a point but still by I think that we should escape this place as soon as possible. I despise this place with all of my might and I do not want to explain what happen to me yesterday," Kouji told her and thought about how humiliation the beating that he received yesterday was.
"Speaking of that Kouji do you know who treated our injuries last night was?" Izumi wondered.
"I have no clue, but I am willing to find out," Kouji told her.
"Maybe they can help us escape. I mean they could not be that bad if they help us," she said.
"We will never know for sure and for all we know they could have been given orders by Wolfmon and Fairymon to help us so we could continue to do their bidding," he said.
"Yes I know, but since we have been in this place no one helped us or even cared what happened to us. Kouji if we do escape there is a chance that we might be tracked down and since we had a bond our spirits they could easily track us down and bring us back to this place," Izumi said.
"You are right we needed something or someone to distract them while we make our escape, but I do not know who it could be at the moment," Kouji told her.
"Kouji I cannot help but think that our spirits are being controlled because I still find it hard to believe that they would suddenly turn on us at their own free will especially after everything that we have been through," Izumi said.
"You know I never would have thought that Wolfmon was weak enough to be controlled by anything though I guess I was wrong," Kouji said disappointedly but with a serious look on his face.
"But Kouji didn't Demon said that he was Seraphimon if so then maybe it was him who caused Fairymon and Wolfmon to behave like this. Remember when Cherubimon use to be evil and he made the spirits that were in his possess evil well I am saying that the same could happen to Wolfmon and Fairymon," Izumi told him.
"Yes, but I cannot imagine what would be the reason that Seraphimon suddenly become corrupted. I know that Cherubimon became corrupted because he thought that Seraphimon and Ophanimon unconcern with the matters of beast type Digimon, but what could be Seraphimon reason. That is if this Demon monster is really him," Kouji said in deep thought.
"Have you finished eating your breakfast? You better have finished or else I will strike you with my whip," Wolfmon said and walked over to see if the bowls were empty.
"Good, now get to work. Today you are going to finish the job that you failed to do yesterday and then addition you also have to do the task that is assigned for today which was to construct another section of the castle. Now get to work," Wolfmon said and swung his whip to the ground.
"If you slack off like you did yesterday you two will receive a more brutal punishment than the one you received previously and I seriously mean it," Fairymon said sternly.
Izumi gulped and Kouji sat there with serious expression on his face.
Both Kouji and Izumi got up reluctantly to do the labor that was assigned to them.
Kouichi and Tomoko heard the rumbling sounds grow more intense as they head down the hall and then suddenly a wall a huge explosion came from the wall revealing IceDevimon.
Kouichi gasped in shock at the Digimon that stood before him.
Tomoko notice this "Kouichi do you know this guy from somewhere," she said.
Before Kouichi could response to her question, IceDevimon spoke up. "What is wrong warrior of darkness, you look so surprise to see me," IceDevimon smirked in delight.
"IceDevimon I thought you were purified" Kouichi said.
"I was 'purified' as you put it but Leviamon retrieved my Digi-egg and I had brought me back to my current state and told me if I joined his army then he would help me get revenge on the one's who defeat me not to mention make me a top rank solider," IceDevimon told him.
"How did he know about your Digi-egg and your defeat?" Kouichi asked.
"That is none of your business human now enough with the chit-chat let's get down to business here. I am going to make you pay for what you did to me. You death will be so pain that it would look very minor to the deaths that I have caused many others," IceDevimon said in prepared
"Come on let's get out of here now," Kouichi said as he grabbed hold of Tomoko's hand and as they both attempted make their getaway from IceDevimon.
"Leaving so soon children," IceDevimon chuckled and yelled out an attack in Kouichi and Tomoko's direction. "Zero Freeze!" he shouted as a beam shot out from his eyes forming a circle shaped around Tomoko and Kouichi and then ice emerge from the floor and surround the two children. "Now I got you right where I want you," he said.
"Oh no we are trap!" Tomoko exclaimed.
IceDevimon made his way to the children with a satisfied smirk. "How does it feel warrior of darkness to be at the mercy of the one who you defeated. Face it without your spirit you are no match for me without my spirits."
"How did you know that I did not have my spirits with me," Kouichi asked.
"Let's just say words travel really fast," IceDevimon said.
"Darn it without my spirits I am done for and if he knows that I do not have them with me he might try to take them and they would be used for evil again. I am sorry Kouji and my friends forgive me and I have failed to keep the spirit of darkness from following into the wrong hands," Kouichi thought as he fell on his knees and kept his head down sadly.
Tomoko was staring at IceDevimon in intense fear. "That thing is going to kill us and there is no way of escaping it," she thought.
"Now how should I kill you? Should I get this over with or should I toy with you for a while?" IceDevimon thought.
"Marine Knives!" shouted as bladed aimed at IceDevimon who in turned dodged it.
"Take cover!" Kouichi said as he threw him and Tomoko to the ground.
The blade sliced through the ice that Tomoko and Kouichi was trapped in. IceDevimon attacker land from the air and revealed itself to be a Depthmon.
"You are going to have to do better than that if you want to defeat me," IceDevimon laughed.
Depthmon smirked at this. "There is plenty more where that came from. I am just warming up so I can kick your sorry butt."
Orcamon and Swanmon went to where the children were
"Are you two all right?" Swanmon asked.
"Yes, and thanks a lot," Kouichi told her.
"Thank you for saving us," Tomoko added.
"No, problem it is our job. Now you two should be making your way out of here. It is dangerous for you both to stay here during this invasion," Orcamon added.
"What's going on and what is this invasion you are speaking of?" Kouichi asked.
"Listen there isn't much time to explain you have to get out of here as soon as possible. We will try to hold him off and distract him," Swanmon said.
"But…" Kouichi protested.
"Just go!" Swanmon said.
Kouichi and Tomoko did what they were told and left the area.
"Orcamon said something about invasion. I do not know what exactly going on here, but I think that we are caught in a middle of a battle if that is the case then no place in this castle is safe for us," Kouichi told her.
"So what you really are trying to say is that we are doomed," Tomoko said and gulped.
"Most likely if we could find out where Mermaimon was hiding we could convince her to undo the spell. Though it is not going to be easy," Kouichi said.
"But Kouichi what if she is not on this side of the castle meaning she is on the side where the water is. If that is the case then there is no way we could possible get to her," Tomoko said.
Then suddenly an Anomalocarimon jumped from the ceiling and revealed itself to the children.
"We do we have here, two human whelps. Perfect I think I will have some fun with you two while I am at it," Anomalocarimon smirked as his possession to stab stinger. "Twin…!"
"Northern Cross Bomber!" shouted a voice as an anchor slashed at Anomalocarimon.
"What is the meaning of this? Who dares to slash the great Anomalocarimon?" he asked in an anger tone.
"I did," the voice said which came from Mermaimon. "Listen here pal I need those human children to help me unlock the secrets to obtaining a piece of treasure and therefore I cannot let dispose of them."
Kouichi and Tomoko sweatdropped at this comment.
"That figures," Tomoko said as she learned the real reason why Mermaimon saved them.
"Listen I don't care what the situation is. If you attack me you are going to suffer the consequences," Anomalocarimon said.
Kouichi and Tomoko ran away from the scene as quickly as possible.
"Come on let's go hide in one of these rooms," Kouichi said taking hold of Tomoko handed and pulled them into a room on his left which contains storage.
Meanwhile Orcamon, Swanmon, and Depthmon were battling IceDevimon and giving it all they got.
"Power Pulse!" Depthmon said and shot out green energy.
"Avalanche Claw!" IceDevimon yelled as he countered the attack and turned the green energy into icicles.
"Vassallo Attack!" Orcamon exclaimed as he did a porpoise kicked.
IceDevimon jumped out of the way and said. "Is that the best you can do? I would have thought that Neptunemon's army would be stronger than this now I see that you are nothing more than a bunch of pathetic weaklings."
"This guy is a strong foe indeed; he keeps dodging our attacks with great ease. We have to find a way to defeat him or else we are done for," Orcamon thought and was out of breath.
"Down Tornado," Swanmon said and engulfed IceDevimon a tornado and IceDevimon smirked and "Zero Freeze!" as he fired an ice beam at the wind and froze the Tornado in place.
Swanmon gasped at this and spoke. "How did to stop my attack while you were inside the tornado?"
"Practice my dear. Now if you will excuse me I have to fulfill my main purpose here. It was fun playing with you all, but now it is time to finish you off. Razor Wing," he exclaimed as he absorbed Orcamon, Depthmon, and Swanmon data and their Digi-egg's few off.
"Now to find that human, he should be hiding here somewhere," IceDevimon said as he went to look for Kouichi and grinned. "If that human thinks that he can escape me than he is sadly mistake that is for sure."
Arbormon, Grottomon, and Ranamon had recovered from the attack that occurred two days ago. They along with Mercuremon were sitting in Cherubimon castle and were anxiously waiting for Cherubimon to give them a command to go on a mission. They were also concerned about the whereabouts of Kouichi and Tomoko whom have not returned since that day that Kouichi went to MetalFantomon's Lair to rescue Tomoko.
"I am worried about those two they should have been back by now," Arbormon said.
"You don't think that MetalFantomon defeat them do you," Grottomon wondered.
"I do not think so. I would have since their auras fading away, however I cannot located there whereabouts," Mercuremon said.
"Do you think that Demon and Lilithmon captured them?" Arbormon said and continued. "If so they are done for just like the rest of their friends whom I am sure if not dead are in critical condition."
"But didn't Cherubimon send reinforcement to retrieve those children?" Grottomon asked.
"Yeah, but what there is a chance that this Digimon may fail regardless if they are ultimate Digimon or not," Arbormon said.
"Have faith Arbormon shesh," Grottomon said and sighed.
"I feel like we should be the ones battling our fellow warriors and free them from evil instead," Arbormon said.
"Cherubimon said that we can continue battling once those humans come," Grottomon said.
"When will that be in the next 10,000 years," Arbormon said sarcastically.
The others then notice that Ranamon was quiet with a trouble look on her face which seemed unusual for her.
"What seems to be troubling you Ranamon?" Mercuremon said.
"Nothing I am fine just fine. Now if you will excuse me I am going out for a walk," Ranamon said and then Mercuremon put another hand on her shoulder. "I know something is troubling thee by your expressions and you are quiet silent today which is not like you."
"Fine then if I guess I will explain things to you if it would make you leave me be just don't tell Cherubimon that I am gone. I sensed that the Abyss Sanctuary is in grave danger and I feel like it is my duty as the inheritor of AncientMermaimon power to defend it at all cost," Ranamon said and continue as she ran from the castle.
"I think I understand, but it is wise for you to come up with a battle strategy before you battle your foes," Mercuremon lectured.
"Yes, I know and I will keep that in mine," Ranamon said with a determination look.
"But Ranamon Cherubimon ordered us to stay here until the humans that join with us arrive in the Digital World," Arbormon reminded her.
"I know which is why I do not want him to know about this," she said turned to walked out of the room.
"Okay but don't come crying to us when Cherubimon finds out about this and scolds you," Arbormon said.
"Whatever just don't say anything or else," Ranamon said in a hasty demeanor as she walked out of the door.
"It looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Arbormon said as he blinked.
"It is abnormal that she feels this way in this type of situation after all she is the legendary warrior of water and the castle itself was once ruled by her creator," Mercuremon said.
"I guess you right, but it just doesn't seem like Ranamon," Arbormon said.
"Yes, she is like a totally difference Digimon and seem almost like a true warrior," Grottomon added.
"You know if Ranamon had hurried you would be six feet underground," Arbormon said.
"That doesn't bother me. Me is the warrior of earth after all or did you forget," he said.
"I do not me literally I mean that she is going to beat you into a bloody pump," he said.
"Ah that's what you meant when we said that in that case no me be around when she gets back," Grottomon laughed scarcely and sweatdropped.
Junpei was carrying a serious ill Tomoki to see if he could get some help.
"Excuse me Junpei but where are you going. You are supposed to be cleaning Kitchen 11 which is in the opposite direction," Blitzmon said as he pulled out his whipped and hit Junpei on his already bruised and scratch face. This motion caused him to drop Tomoki to the floor.
"Ouch!" Junpei yelled as he rubbed his face.
"Go back and perform you duty," Blitzmon said swinging his whip on Junpei's hands.
"Ouch!" he yelled again and cried out. "Please stop I came to get my friend some help. He is very sick and I do not think he would live much longer."
"Oh why did you say so? I will take him to Lady Lilithmon so she can deal with him. Now get back to work now," Blitzmon ordered and swung his whipped at Junpei again.
"Ouch!" Junpei scream as the whipped hit his chest causing a tear in his shirt and turned the one way as his struggled from lashes he received.
"Walk Faster!" Blitzmon exclaimed and ran over to Junpei to hit him again.
"Ah!" Junpei said as he screamed from the impact of the whipped caused him to run.
"There now let's take you to Lady Lilithmon," he said to Tomoki and picked him up by his left arm.
When Blitzmon arrived at Lady Lilithmon chambers he knocked on the door.
"Milady I want to speak with you," Blitzmon said.
A few seconds later Lilithmon opened the door and answered. "Yes, Blitzmon what is it that you want to discuss with my about?"
"Lady Lilithmon I give slacker Junpei another beating and boy you should have seen the look on his face. It was just priceless," Blitzmon said with delight and continued. Anyway I brought this boy to you because he is not fit to work for us anymore. So tell me what do you want me to do with him?" Blitzmon asked.
"Toss him in the river. I have no use for sick people in my castle and hurry us before he spread germs to my servants," Lilithmon said.
"As you wish Milady," Blitzmon said and bowed and turned to walk away.
"Oh and Blitzmon I do appreciate the way how you, Agnimon, Chakkumon discipline these slave. Keep up the good work because later I am planning to give you all a grand reward for your loyalty to me," Lilithmon smirked.
"Thank you Lady Lilithmon; I am always glad to be at your service," Blitzmon said as looked at her and then turned around again and headed to the nearby river.
Lilithmon close the door to her room after Blitzmon was out of site.
10 minutes later Blitzmon arrived at the river and toss Tomoki into it.
"Goodbye unless piece of trash," Blitzmon stated as Tomoki continue to flow downstream with the water.
The unconscious Tomoki continue to flow downstream.
A silhouette spotted Tomoki and thought. "That being is going to drown; I have to help him or her."
The silhouette extended some vines to Tomoki that wrapped around Tomoki and pulled him out of the water using great force.
When Tomoki land on the grass, the silhouette took a hold of him and carried him off to a safe place.
"I am going to go and check to see if the battle is still going on," Tomoko said as she walked close to the door and prepared to pull on it.
"Wait a second…" before Kouichi could continue what he was saying Tomoko had already opened the door and stepped outside.
Tomoko looked around the hallway to make sure the coast was clear but she spotted something that caught her attention as she let out a frighten gasp.
Then IceDevimon spotted her and grinned widely walking to her. "Why hello there you wouldn't happen to see the warrior of darkness would you?"
"I don't know what you are talking about," she said backing away from IceDevimon.
"Don't play dumb with me human. I saw you with him earlier," IceDevimon growled with annoyance.
Kouichi was hiding behind a box in the storage room so IceDevimon could not find him to easy.
"I will go check this room that you came from and see if he is hiding in here," IceDevimon said as he entered the floor.
"Wait stop," Tomoko said as she touched IceDevimon's wings and suddenly a portion of ice began to break out on her fingers and began to scream in pain as the ice grew larger and larger.
"That what you get for trying to stop me inferring with my plans for revenge," IceDevimon said as he walked into the room and closed the door behind him
"No, leave her alone now!" Kouichi said as he emerged from his hiding place and looked at IceDevimon in blazing fury.
"So you decide to show yourself warrior of darkness. I was afraid that would have to destroy this place in order to tract you down," IceDevimon laughed.
"What have you done to the girl?" Kouichi asked with a look of even more fury.
"Nothing she just happened to touch by body which caused ice to form on her hand. Once she is a frozen completely she turn into an ice statue though I had to admit she would make an excellent display for my statue collection," IceDevimon said with a smile.
"No there has to be a way to reverse the process," Kouichi thought as his expression switch to horror.
IceDevimon was enjoying this well and said. "There isn't any way for living being to turn normal once they have become a statue. I see that that girl meant a great deal to you and by doing away with her would cause you great grief which makes me so pleased. Now as far as your death is concerned I decide to make it as slowly as possible. I want to see you suffer in great agony before I kill you."
Kouichi looked at IceDevimon with watery-eyes and in terror as the Digimon came closer and closer to him.
Tomoko was outside on the ground with tears in her eyes as everything was frozen on her body with the exception of her neck and head.
"Someone please help me. I need help and so does Kouichi," Tomoko said calling out for help, but yet no one showed up and she thought. "Well it looks like this is the end for me. Shoot I am too young to die and never got to say goodbye to my family. It is my entire fault I am in this predicament. If I had not follow Kouichi to this place I would not have gotten kidnapped by that metal skeleton creep then I would not have been captured by that wretched fish lady either. Though I really wanted to get some answer about why I was in his house though act like it was me that broken into the house." Tomoko thought then suddenly the ice began to form around her neck. "I just wish there was something I could do to help out and repay Kouichi for saving me that time, but it looks like I cannot help him. I cannot even help myself," the ice moved up from Tomoko neck to cover her mouth.
Something flashed with a blue light flashed in front of her and appeared out of nowhere and reveal itself to be a D-scanner was predominately light blue with green outliers.
"What is that and why it is floating in the air?" Tomoko wondered and was freaked out as well.
Ranamon was at the ocean shore and was about to jump in until her body glowed to form a blue light. "What is this glow and what happening to me?" she asked as she both them human and beast spirit separated few off into the depths of the ocean.
Tomoko still was lying and trembling at the thought that her life was going to end soon. Soon two small spirits came and flew into the D-scanner and it sent Tomoko engulfing into a blue light which causes the ice to shatter and it also formed an invisible barrier around Tomoko. Several Digimon tried to break the barrier but ended up getting push back by the invisible shield.
Tomoko gasped. "Am I dead yet," she thought and tried to get up to see if she was okay and then punched her to make sure that she was alive. "I am still alive," she thought and jumped up and down in joy.
"Hey you this is no time to celebrate hurry up and spirit evolved before the entire castle are destroyed," a voice said.
"Who's said that?" Tomoko looked around to see if someone was around and kept her guard up as well.
"I am over here in side of the device in front of you," the voice said.
Tomoko walked over floating D-scanner and saw a familiar face and to the left and unfamiliar face to the right.
"Hey wait a second you are that creature that I saw when I woke up inside that giant bunny's castle," Tomoko exclaimed pointed at Ranamon.
"He is called Cherubimon, but that is not important right now what really is important that you use this device to spirit evolve by one of your hands out and bring it touch the side the device with that hand and shout 'Execute Spirit Evolution!'"
"Okay I think I understand, but who is that?" Tomoko said pointing at Calmaramon.
"I am the beast spirit Calmaramon. Ranamon is the human spirit and I am the beast spirit. If you want to change into me all you have to do is shout 'Execute Beast Spirit Evolution!' instead but be warned beast spirit can be sometime difficult to control. So I would advise you not to evolve into me if it is absolutely necessary," Calmaramon informed her.
Right thank for the lecture but I really think I have wasted enough time here. "Execute Spirit Evolution!" Tomoko shouted as she transformed. "Ranamon!"
"I really do not like this outfit, but it will have to do far now," Tomoko thought
"What did you say about my outfit little girl," Ranamon said in fury tone.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all," Tomoko said out loud.
Ranamon then kicked the door to the storage room and saw that IceDevimon had Kouichi cornered and was unleashing his deadly assault on the boy.
"Rain Stream!" Ranamon shouted as she aimed the cloud form over IceDevimon head and splashed him with varies drops of water.
"Who dares to interrupt my most glorious moment?" IceDevimon asked as he held Kouichi by the shirt.
"I am…,"Ranamon did not know what to say.
"Tell him that you are the legendary warrior of water," Inner Ranamon told her.
"I was going to say that you know," she said.
"Yeah right," Inner Ranamon said sarcastically.
"Are you talking to yourself?" IceDevimon laughed out loud at Ranamon.
"Just between the two of us, you might want to speak to me from your mind from now on. I can hear your thought just as much as you can hear mine now that we are bonded together," Inner Ranamon said.
"Sure that will be fine by me as alone as I can get some advice from you when I need it," Ranamon thought.
"Have you come to put on a show about stare off in space or have you come to battle me?" IceDevimon said impatiently.
"I came here to battle you of course and as I the legendary warrior of water will surely give you the aquatic battle for your life. Now released the boy this instants so we can get on with our battle," Ranamon said.
"We will see about that want missy," IceDevimon said as he held up the bruised Kouichi higher in the air. "If you attack me I will kill him. Are you will to risk the life of this boy in order to fight me?"
Ranamon grunted at this and shouted. "This isn't a fair fight. Stop acting like a coward and fight me face to face."
"Listen you little wretch I could care less about fighting fair. I am simply here to win my battles at all cost by any means," IceDevimon informed her.
"Shoot what do I do if I attack then Kouichi will be killed," Ranamon thought.
"Oxygen Torpedo!" something shouted as intense air blew at IceDevimon which cause him to let go of Kouichi who flew back and hit the boxes to his left.
Ranamon rush to where Kouichi was and scooped him up in the arms. "Are you okay?"
Kouichi opened his eyes slowly and said "Ranamon?" he said
"Kouichi it is me Tomoko. I will explain it all later," Ranamon told him.
Kouichi eyes began to shut and he fainted from the assaults that IceDevimon inflicted on him.
"Wretch you will pay for this dearly. I warned you what would happen if you attack me," IceDevimon said as raised out his fist and prepared to charge at Ranamon.
"I am the one who attack you," the voice said.
"Where are you I demand you reveal yourself to me immediately," IceDevimon said in fury.
"Look behind you," the voice said again.
IceDevimon turned behind himself into the direction of the door to see a Sabmarimon standing in the center while a Tylomon stood to his right and the Manbomon from the earlier scene stood to his left.
"I am your attacker now step away from the lady and fight me face to face," Sabmarimon stated.
"If it is a fight you want then I will give it to you. I will just absorb your data easily just like I did that Depthmon, Orcamon, and Swanmon," IceDevimon said with a sinister smirk.
All of the Digimon gasped in shock "How could you do such a thing to them?" Tylomon said with anger.
"Because I felt like it, they were so weak anyway. There is no room in this world for weaklings," IceDevimon stated.
"You will pay for this, I will make sure of that," Sabmarimon said with fury flaring up inside of him.
"A Sabmarimon maybe we should take this fight underwater so we could battle to our fullest," Manbomon suggested.
"Good idea sunfish we will take this battle underwater and I will make sure I unleash my full potential as well. Lead the way now," IceDevimon said and smirked.
Sabmarimon, Manbomon, and Tylomon exit the room while IceDevimon followed.
"Hey wait up!" Ranamon said as she followed them and carried Kouichi in his hand.
The traveled until they got to the entrance of the wet side of the castle.
"Let get this battle started and I can guarantee you all that it will end in a matter of seconds," IceDevimon said as he walked passed Ranamon, Manbomon, Sabmarimon, and Tylomon and entered into the water.
"Sabmarimon wait," Ranamon said.
"What is it Ms. Frog?" Sabmarimon stopped as the other two continued to move.
"Please don't call me that. I am the human girl Tomoko that you saw earlier. I cannot explain much now but I want you to take Kouichi to a safe place. Can you do that?"
"Yes of course but someone has to stay for the battle and I have a score to settle with that IceDevimon creep who destroyed my friends" Sabmarimon said with determination and confusion.
"I am asking this from you because you can move fast than I can and I am not just to this spirit yet now go. Hurry up and get Kouichi out of here," Ranamon said.
"All right I am on it," Sabmarimon said as he Ranamon place Kouichi inside of the Sabmarimon and they both took off.
"Well it looks like I cannot fight IceDevimon in water so I guess I will have to find another opponent to take on," Ranamon thought.
"You can swim remember your element is water which enable you to swim and breathe underwater," Inner Ranamon told her.
"I do not know I am afraid that I might drown just like when I took swimming lessons," Ranamon told her.
"I promise that you want drown now get in there and swim. Hurry the Aquan Digimon need your help and as inheritor of AncientMermaimon powers it is you duty to ensure their safety," Inner Ranamon told her.
"Okay but you better but not be saying that just to lead me to my death," Ranamon warned.
"I can guarantee that you want die if you enter the water. You must hurry up and get in the water now," Inner Ranamon ushered.
Tomoko entered into a wet area which was boarded through the glass door some water splashed into the dry area. She closed it immediately entered into the water and began to swim
"I really can swim, but that is impossible I was never able to do it before, but then again I am joint with a water spirit," she thought and proceeded into locating IceDevimon and Manbomon and Tylomon but there were no signs of them as of yet.
Mermaimon kissed her anchor. "Anchor Blitz!" she shouted as energy wave generated from it and aimed towards Anomalocarimon's direction whom in turned dodged the attack.
"Now it is my turn Suna Shower," he said and aimed bullets from his other side.
Mermaimon used an anchor to block the bullet that came her way and swung some back at Anomalocarimon.
Who was struck by the attack as his fractal code became invisible.
"Now it is time that I absorb your data," Mermaimon said and she held out her hand to collection his data and the Digi-egg few off.
"That was a touch battle. He sure put up a good fight, but he was no match for me," Mermaimon thought.
Mermaimon heard a beeping sound which came from a contact radio around her waist. "Captain Mermaimon, do you read me?" a voice said which came from Muchomon 1.
Mermaimon unclipped the radio from her waist with her right hand. "What seems to be the trouble? You better not be calling me for a pep talk."
"Of course not, I contact you to inform you that your ship is under attack. The rest of the crew and I are doing our best to fend off the attacker here, but we are kind of struggling here. They say that came here to retrieve some kind of D-scanner device of something," Muchomon 1 asked.
"Hold on I would be there in a minute as soon as I can find that Sabmarimon to give me a lift," Mermaimon said and thought. "Shoot all of this activity is putting a dent into my plans to obtain Ancient Mermaimon's Triton. I guess I should start locating that Sabmarimon so I can get back to my ship as soon as possible."
Mermaimon searched for Sabmarimon and came across him a few minutes later.
"Oh it is only you. For a moment there I thought that you were one of Leviamon's soldiers but then again you are probably was the one who help led the army to attack this place," Sabmarimon.
"How dare you accuse me of such treachery? Why would I attack a place where AncientMermaimon once lived I am one of her incarnations after all," Mermaimon said.
"That doesn't mean a thing," Sabmarimon told her.
"Whatever I really have no time to argue with you. I need you to help me get back to my ship," Mermaimon said.
"Forget it. I am tired of doing favors for you," Sabmarimon said.
"Listen that I in drear need of assistance here and it is very urgent that I return to my ship immediately," Mermaimon told him with fury.
"Sabmarimon please we have to get to the ship," Kouichi told as he coughed and hold his head up.
"Why are you taking her side after…," Sabmarimon said, but was cut off by Kouichi.
"She has something that belongs to me and it is very important that I get it back," Kouichi said as struggled bend forward and whispered into something that resembled a mini microphone.
Sabmarimon then understood the situation and nodded and then looked Mermaimon straight in the eyes. "All right I hurry up and get on board," he said.
"What decide to make you change your mind, and what were you going to saying to about that human?" Mermaimon asked as he got into the Sabmarimon and sat next to the Kouichi.
"I lost focus for a minute and sometimes I random say things that is irrelevant to the conversations that I am in," Sabmarimon lied.
"Well you made need to a mental facility if that is the case," Mermaimon suggest and continue. "Now let's get moving."
"I may have to dig a tunnel so we want run into Leviamon army though Lord Neptunemon is surely going to be furious with me for putting this hold in the castle," Sabmarimon said and started to drill a hole into the ground and proceeded into entering it and continue to dig his way through
"Where is other human?" Mermaimon said as she noticed that Tomoko was not with them.
"She had to take care of some business and she is not able to joy us at the moment?" Kouichi asked hoping that Mermaimon would.
"What kind of business what a human want here. No mere human can possibly be match for Digimon strength especially adult level Digimon higher," Mermaimon told him.
"She has powerful supernatural weapon that can match the strength of any Digimon," Kouichi lied.
"Fine then I will reset the devices on your neck to 10 miles instead of five miles. If she goes farther than that then she will die simple as that," Mermaimon stated.
"I hope she will be okay," Kouichi thought.
Ranamon continued to search from the IceDevimon, Manbomon and Tylomon but there were no signs of them. "This place is just like a maze and without my map I am totally a lost duck," she thought.
"Black Pearl!" something said as it fired a black pearl at Ranamon.
"Ouch, who did that?" Ranamon asked.
"I am Shakomon a soldier of Leviamon and I challenge you soldier of Neptunemon," Shakomon said and continue. "Prepare to be obliterated."
"We I am exactly a soldier of Neptunemon," Ranamon said.
"You are allied with Neptunemon since you are not," Shakomon said.
"I guess, but…," Ranamon said but was cut off by Shakomon.
"Then you are my enemy and I must battle you on behalf of Lord Leviamon's army," Shakomon said and continue.
"Fine with me, but I won't go easy on you Rain Stream!" Ranamon said as a cloud form over Shakomon and pours out on him which causes him to use his shell to cover himself.
Shakomon dodge the attack by enclosing himself into his shell and then he called out an attack "Water Screw!" he said as he opened himself up and shot out massive water at the pile of rocks behind Ranamon.
"Ah, ha you missed me," Ranamon said and stuck out her tongue.
"I wasn't aiming at you twit and it is kind of obvious that I wasn't. This is if you were smart you would my attack pattern very clearly," Shakomon stated.
"What did you called me?" Ranamon yelled as a vein popped up in her forehead. Suddenly she heard a cracking noise behind her and turned to see that it came from the rocks which tumbled down on her.
"Well that was easy. I would have never thought I would have ever been able to defeat a higher level Digimon that easily. Maybe you should have train more before you entered this battle I would have preferred a more honorable victory," Shokomon said and he began to move away from the scene.
The rocks that Ranamon was buried under began to make cracking noises. One of the rocks began to move revealing Ranamon who was breathing very heavy from the attack.
"I am not going down that easily now come back here so we can continue our fight," Ranamon said.
"Okay but don't come crying to me when you lose," Shakomon said as he approach Ranamon by the rocks.
"Oh I am not the one who is going to be crying that for sure," Ranamon assured him. "Great how am I supposed to attack that thing? It dodged my attack by covering himself in a shell. If I just could get him to open his shelf somehow thing I can be able to defeat him, but how.
"Maybe I should use technique that I was saving for later. She is a higher level Digimon after all, but why isn't that I have seen her type of species before. Maybe she is one of those rare Digimon, but I can definitely tell by her aura that she is a higher level Digimon that for sure," Shakomon thought and transform into Shakomon X.
"You look a little different," Ranamon said as she notice that his shell changed colors.
"I am different and stronger. Black Derringer!" he said and opened his shell up and aimed two Black Pearls at Ranamon which hit her straight on causing her to fall deep within to sink to the ground.
"That hurt," Ranamon said as she struggled to stand up from the impact that she received. "Wait a minute I notice that it only opens its shell when it is about to attack so maybe one of my attacks to counterattack," she thought.
"It is time to end this fight. I enjoy this battle but I think it is time I finish it. Black Pearl!" said as he opened his shell to shot out another black pearl Ranamon.
"Whipping Waves!" Ranamon shouted and unleashed a drill of water headed that pushed the black Pearl back upwards toward Shakomon X's direction with cause the Black Pearl to collide with Shokomon body and he sink toward the floor in front of Ranamon.
"I am feeling kind of dizzy at the moment," he muttered.
"Rain Stream!" Ranamon shouted as a rain cloud formed over Shakomon X's body and the tons of water fell from it causing his fractal code to become visible.
"Fractal Code Digitize!" Ranamon said as she held up her D-scanner to refrigerate the fractal code.
Ranamon went the proceeded on to continuing to locate IceDevimon, Tylomon, and Manbomon.
IceDevimon was battling against Manbomon and Tylomon who was now Tylomon X at the moment.
"Globe Glove!" Manbomon shouted and punched IceDevimon several times.
While this was happening Tylomon X attempted to attack IceDevimon from behind. "Tilt Anchor!" she said and she flipped up into the air and slapped IceDevimon on the back with her fins.
"That tickles, tell me is full power if it is then I feel sorry for you," IceDevimon scorned.
"There is no scratch on him at all. Just what is this guy made of?" Manbomon said as he swam backward a few inches with a shock look on his face.
"Hey Manbomon maybe we should combine our attack this time around," Tylomon suggested in a low voice.
"Hope this strategy of your work Tylomon. The sneak attack plan did not even injury him. It is as if he is strong as General Octmon himself," Manbomon told her.
"I know, even in my X-Antibody form he still is a tough opponent. I do not know if this attack will work, but I am willing to give it a tried if it will defeat him," Tylomon stated.
"Will you two stop talking and continue the battle so I can continue to do what I was doing," IceDevimon yawned in boredom.
"As you wish; Easer Below!" Tylomon X exclaimed summoned a tidal wave.
"Balloon Mine!" Manbomon said and amount of mini bubble came with his mouth and was absorb in the Tylomon created.
The tidal wave created a huge bubbled that incased IceDevimon body.
"Icy Showers!" he exclaimed as he froze both the tidal wave and the giant bubble.
"Zero Freeze!" he shouted and he shot a laser from his eyes which break some part of the ice and in term the attack so hit Manbomon and Tylomon X.
"Ah!" they screamed at the head on collision and their fractal codes appeared.
IceDevimon walked up to them. "Razor Wing!" he shouted and absorbed their fractal codes and they turned into Digi-eggs and few off.
"Fools that is what you get for challenging IceDevimon," he stated and then suddenly his body began to glow a dark blue color. "What is happening to me?" he thought as the glow got brighter. The glowed began to clear up after a few seconds and revealing MarineDevimon.
"I feel more powerful than I ever felt before this must be my Perfect Form," he thought as he examined himself and smirked. "The data I absorbed must have paid off after all. Now it is time to go and track down that human and continue to torture him," he laughed sinisterly.
Ranamon came across the throne room and saw a battle between Seahomon and Octmon. She decide to hide behind the pole because she to aid Seahomon or Octmon.
"Give up Seahomon you cannot defeat me. If Neptunemon was here maybe you would have stand a chance against me. Soon this castle will belong to Lord Leviamon," Octmon said as he walked towards the struggling Seahomon who was breathing heavy from the attacks he inflicted on Octmon.
"Octmon I sent that someone is watching our battle from afar," the Fujitsumon inside Octmon notified him.
Ranamon gasped at this as the voice sound very different from Octmon.
"I demand you show yourself whoever you are," Octmon said.
"What is that fool blabbering about? I am the only person in this room," Seahomon thought.
"Rain Stream!" a voice shouted and aimed as a clouded form over Octmon.
"Move out the way," Fujitsumon told Octmon who did what he was specifically told.
"Darn, I miss him," Ranamon thought she came to Seahomon side.
"Are you okay?" Ranamon asked Seahomon with a serious look on her face.
"You know I could have taken care of him myself," Seahomon said as he held his head up in the air.
"Well excuse me you ungrateful little seashore I am I even helped you out," Ranamon told him angrily.
"Well I did not need any help missy. By the way who do you think you are anyway?" Seahomon argued.
"I am Ranamon now if you will excuse me I have a battle to intend to," Ranamon said as she approached Octmon closely.
"Ranamon? Why does that name sound familiar?" Seahomon said.
"I was wonder when you were going to be finish argument. Now I overheard you talking to that Seahomon and told him that you were the legendary warrior of water which means that you are also the inheritor of AncientMermaimon powers which is why I need to exterminate you as quickly as possible" Octmon said.
"Of course those were the spirits that her majesty AncientMermaimon created and I just talk to her with great disrespect," Seahomon said with guilty.
"I am sorry, please forgive me for my insolent my dear lady," Seahomon said.
Ranamon annoyed him as she focus on her upcoming battle with Octmon as she positioned to attack.
Then all of sudden Neptunemon merged from the door. "Seahomon I got here as soon as possible. I inform by the Otamamon that the castle was being invaded," Neptunemon said.
Octmon took his eyes off of Ranamon and looked towards Neptunemon. "Neptunemon so glad that you can join us thought that you would not make it though I want to test out my new evolution on you just in case you did."
A bright light surrounded Octmon body as he shouted. "Octmon Digivolve to Dagomon!" When the light cleared it reveal a demonic bat-like creator with gray-skin and. One of his right wing was red while the left wing was black.
"That thing looks disgusting?" Ranamon thought in disgusted.
Seahomon and Neptunemon also looked at the creature with great dismay.
"Just because I am a Perfect and are an Ultimate means you will defeat me with ease. I will take on all three of you and I will. I may have held back earlier with my battle between Seahomon, however I am planning to unleash my full power starting now," Dagomon laughed maliciously.
A/N: If you all wondering why Tomoko did not comment on Calmaramon appearance is do to the fact that only the faces of the Digimon were shown on D-scanner and not the rest body.