Previously on Digimon Frontier: Chaos Rising

Takuya, Zoe and the rest of the Battlefront teleported to the Flame Terminal to search for the Spirits of Flame. But when they arrived, an army of evil Digimon was there to welcome them. Somehow, Takuya and his friends ended up in the Heating Room. The good news is that's where the Spirits of Flame were located. Unfortunately, Cerberumon was also there to reclaim the Spirits for his master, Malevomon. And to make things worse, he tossed Takuya down a dark hole and is about to burn poor Zoe into a crisp. Boy, things are starting to heat up... literally!

So, without further ado, here's chapter seven!


Get A Fire Power

Takuya's POV:

"TAKUYAAAAAAAAAA!"

As I fell down into the abyss, her sweet, soft, angelic voice became nothing more than a mere whisper. I kept falling and falling. My body got heavier and heavier with each second passing. I didn't want it to end like this. I'd never thought that I would end up falling to my death; and of all places, the Digital World. So I closed my eyes, praying that the end would come sooner than later.

"Takuya..."

My eyes shot open at the familiar voice. I looked for the source of the sound, but no one was there.

"Takuya..." Again the voice spoke.

I checked my entire surroundings and saw nothing but pitch darkness. Great, now I'm hearing voices in my head.

"Where are you?" I wondered.

"Check your D-Tector." He ordered.

I reached inside my pockets and took out my red device. I looked at the screen and there he was.

"Agunimon!"

Once when I spoke his name, I finally stopped falling and floated in midair. All of the sudden, my D-Tector began to glow. A beam of white light shot out of the screen. I was astounded at how bright the light was and how warm it felt. Before long, I faded image of the Legendary Warrior of Flame appeared before me.

"Takuya..." He spoke in calm, composed voice. "I thought you were better than that. How can you quit when you still have a chance to win?"

"I, uh..."

"Your friends are in trouble. You're the only one who can save them. They need you."

"I know. I'm sorry for running away."

"Never give up. When things are at its worst, then we have to get stronger. You are a Legendary Warrior. You become a part of me as I become a part of you. Together, we can defeat Cerberumon, just as we did last time."

"That's right. I'm not alone anymore. I got the Spirits by my side."

"Exactly. Your courage makes you stronger than ever." Agunimon held his hand out towards me.

"Are you ready to accept your destiny and save the Digital World?"

"Bring it on!"


Normal POV:

*Insert Song: With The Will*

A bluish sketch of the Human Spirit of Flame traced on the black screen of Takuya's D-Tector. When the outline was complete, the screen on the little device stated to glow in shining, white light. With his black and red D-Tector in his right hand, Takuya extended his left arm in front of him and opened up his hand. A ring of Fractal Code surrounded the boy's hand. He crossed his arms as well as swung them around a few times, before finally bringing his device and the Fractal Code ring together. When the Fractal Code scanner on the top of the D-Tector made contact with the ring of Fractal Code, Takuya's device started making loud and powerful sounds. The dark area that surrounded Takuya's body was completely engulfed by glimmering, bright light.

"EXECUTE..." Takuya screamed out loud, swiping the Fractal Code ring with the D-Tector's scanner. "... SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

Upon command a long line of Fractal Code swirled and surrounded the boy's body. At the same time, Takuya's clothes began to disintegrate as the Human Spirit of Fire awakened. The boy felt a surge of energy completely taking over his body. He could feel himself becoming one with the Spirit. His arms, legs, head and his entire body were slowly changing into the Legendary Warrior of Fire. It wasn't long before the transformation was finally complete. He uncrossed his arms, creating giant flames on both of his fists. He gave a hook with his left arm and another powerful punch with his right arm, sending the large fireballs flying like a cannonball.

"AGUNIMON!" The creature said.

"Die, you pathetic human!" He growled. "EMERALD BLAZE!"

He opened his mouth real wide, prepping his attack on the teenage girl. Zoe's eyes began to water. Tears cascaded down her face. She clamped her head with both hands and closed her eyes real tight, bracing herself for the end.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

"ZOOOOOEEEEEE!"

Agunimon leaped out of the dark hole and dove towards Cerberumon with his fists clinched tight. The dog-like Digimon was about to deliver the finishing blow, when he felt a solid punch to his face, knocking him into the wall behind him. The Legendary Warrior relaxed his arms and turned back towards the teenage girl, who still had her hands shielding her face.

Finally, Zoe lowered her defenses. She looked back and her eyes widened when she caught a good view of the Digimon standing before her.

It was a humanoid Digimon wearing a black bodysuit, with a silvery chest plate. He had red and gold armor covering both of his arms and legs. The creature also had red and gold shoulder plates with a black spike on top of each one. It had silver gauntlets on its wrists with three separate holes on the front. It had two white belts that crossed at the middle, where an emblem of the Symbol of Fire held them together. The Digimon also had long, spiky blonde hair that reached all the way to his back. Finally, the creature was wearing a red mask with three grey horns on the top of it. The only thing visible was his mouth and bluish eyes.

A huge smile appeared on Zoe's face.

"Agunimon!"

"Zoe, are you alright?"

"I am now."

"That's good..."

But before he could go on, he heard someone laughing from behind him. He glared back and noticed Cerberumon standing on all fours. He was covered in dirt and tiny rocks. He was breathing really heavily like he's dying to rip someone's head off.

"Just like old times, you brainless puppy!" Agunimon teased.

"Indeed." The dark monster grinned. "But this time is different. Not only I'm going to take your Spirits, but I will also have the pleasure in watching you die!"

Cerberumon jumped as high as he could until his body was above the Legendary Warrior's. He opened his mouth real wide, creating green flames in his jaw.

"Emerald Blaze!" He shouted, shooting a huge wave of fire towards Agunimon.

The Legendary Warrior of Flame waited until the attack was only a few feet away before leaping up in the air, completely dodging the attack. While in midair, he punched his two fists together, making two large balls of fire at the end of his knuckles.

"Take this, you oversized freak show! Pyro Punch!"

He hurled his fists towards the black beast, releasing two giant fireballs. The attack was so fast, Cerberumon didn't have time move out of the way or counterattack. The first fireball hit the creature on the side, getting him in a prone position. The second fireball send him flying into the wall. Agunimon ran as fast as he could towards the fallen creature with another flaming fist. Cerberumon leaped back into a defensive position and growled back at the Legendary Warrior.

"I will not be beaten by a human." He snarled. "Portals of Darkness!"

The eye slits on the helmets of Cerberumon's shoulders flashed with glimmering purple light. When the light had vanished, numbers of dark portals opened up throughout the area. Agunimon landed on his feet, just inches in front of one of the holes. He remembered this technique in his previous encounter with this treacherous beast. This time, the fiery Digimon was confident he won't fall for the same trick twice.

He regained his balanced before checking on Zoe and the others. His eyes widened when he saw the teenage girl standing next to one of the one of the opening portals. He ran as fast as he could towards her to prevent her from falling, but it was too late. Zoe lost her balance, causing her to slip and fall down into the darkness. Agunimon dove down the hole, trying his hardest to save Zoe. He grabbed one of her hands with his left hand, while holding on to the edge with his right.

"Agunimon!" Zoe cried.

"Zoe, hang on!" He shouted. He noticed the girl nodding her head. He then heard another roar coming from his sides.

"You're mine now!" Cerberumon shouted.

Agunimon watched as the beast approached him and a defenseless Zoe. When Cerberumon got close enough, he vanished into the darkness. The warrior looked to his left and then to his right, searching for the hidden monster. He could be anywhere. He could sneak up from behind and attack you from his blindside. Worst of all, he could attack Zoe, who was not only helpless, but Spirit-less. All of the sudden...

"AAAAHHHHH!" Agunimon howled in pain.

He felt something sharp slashing his chest, followed by another strike, and another. The agony was severe, but Legendary Warrior fought through the pain as his body continued to take on more punishment. He hung on tight to the edge and onto Zoe's hand as well. However, with every slash delivered by Cerberumon, the grip on Agunimon's hands began to weaken.

"Still struggling I see..." chuckled Cerberumon. "Very well, then. I see you can withstand my attacks..." He then leered at a terrified Zoe. "...but what about your friend there?"

"Leave her alone!" Agunimon ordered.

"Silence, boy! It's time for the little girl to scream!" Cerberumon growled as he dove towards the defenseless Zoe, with his razor, sharp metallic claws ready to slice her into ribbons.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" The blonde cried as she covered her face.

Feared for her safety, Agunimon used his strength to heave Zoe out of the dark abyss. She flew out of the portal and landed hard on the ground. Meanwhile, as Cerberumon came for the kill, Agunimon lifted his leg up and gave the dog a vicious roundhouse kick to the face. The vicious blow send the creature flying deep into the darkness. Agunimon then lifted himself back up out of the hole.

He finally got out and fell on his hands and knees, panting for air. The fiery Digimon was still recovering from the brutal attacks Cerberumon had given him. Suddenly, a giant wave of green fire shot out of the hole like volcano. Agunimon got back to his feet and into a defensive stance. Out of the jaded blaze, leaped a very angry Cerberumon.

"Burn away, human!" He growled.

"Thanks, but I'll pass." Agunimon said.

His hands were again covered with red hot raging flames. He jumped into the air and towards the diving Cerberumon. The flames on Agunimon's fist then started to grow. Scorching heat surrounded his body. He extended his arms to his side and started spinning around. He spun faster and faster, increasing the size and energy of the flames on his fist until...

"PYRO TORNADO!"

He screamed, creating a fiery cyclone around his body. The blazing hot attack collided against the dark creature's body. He flew ten feet above the ground and landed with a thud, making a huge crater upon impact. The dark portals he created earlier slowly disappeared. Agunimon landed smoothly on the ground and observed the fallen creature.

"He did it!" Bokomon shouted from behind, dancing around a confused Neemon. Zoe approached the Legendary Warrior, holding one of her arms with her hand.

"Eccellente!" Zoe exclaimed.

"Yeah... what she said." Neemon drooled. Agunimon turned back around and smiled at his friends.

"Come on, let's get out of here." He suggested. The others nodded in agreement.

They made their way towards the exit of the Heating Room. Because of the vicious battle, there were plenty of uneven floors, as well as bits and pieces of metal scattered across the room. They finally got to the door, but before anyone could open it, an evil laughter echoes throughout the room. Agunimon looked behind him and noticed Cerberumon slowly getting to his feet.

"Where do you think you're going, lousy humans?" He grinned. However, he was still wobbling on all fours. He could barely stand. Not only that, but his entire body was covered with burns, bruises and dirt. Yet, he was still laughing.

"Give it up, Cerberumon." Agunimon commanded. "It's over. You can't beat me."

"NEVER!" Cerberumon howled. "It's not over yet, you filthy piece of trash. In fact..." His bloodshot eyes widened. "This is only the beginning."

Suddenly, long streams of Fractal Code covered his bodies. Agunimon and Zoe bunched closer together as the evil Digimon transformed inside the cocoon of data. This could only mean one thing.

"CERBERUMON... DIGIVOLVE TO..." The evil monster shouted.

Before long, the transformation was complete. The Fractal Code disappeared and an Ultimate level Digimon stood before them. A giant dog-like Digimon whose body was made completely out of bone. The metal on his claws were replaced by sharp, dense bone. His eyes were flashing red. Drool made entirely of acid spewed from his mouth and burned the canvas it touched.

"Oh no... Not that! Anything but that! panicked Bokomon.

"SKULLCERBERUMON!"

Digimon Analyzer:

Name: SkullCerberumon

Level: Ultimate

Attacks: Emerald Burner; Bone Breaker

Description: One of the most feared creature in the Digital World. SkullCerberumon only focuses on one thing. And that is to cause destruction and incinerate anything that gets in his way. No one has ever survived his Emerald Burner attack and lived to tell the tale.

"Oh great!" Zoe groaned.

"We're doomed!" Neemon thought.

"Get back you guys! I can take him!" said Agunimon.

Zoe and the two Rookies nodded. They do not want to be around when this creature attacks. So instead, they hurried as quickly as they could toward the edge of the room. The skeleton-type Digimon unleashed a powerful roar. It created a strong force blowing away everything in its path. Agunimon was strong enough to stand his ground. But Zoe, Bokomon and Neemon, on the other hand, weren't.

"AAAHHHHHHH!"

The wind force sent the trio flying across the room. Bokomon and Neemon crashed landed on the uneven pavements and rolled on the ground. Zoe, unfortunately, slammed hard into the wall behind her, creating a huge crater. The impact send large jolts of pain into Zoe's spine. She fell down to the floor and lost consciousness.

"ZOE!" Agunimon screamed. He noticed the teenage girl slumped against the wall, out cold. He turned back toward SkullCerberumon with fire in his eyes.

"You monster... YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!" He yelled as Fractal Code, once again surrounded his body. Inside the long steams of data, Agunimon began to change forms.

"Slide... EVOLUTION!"

Finally, the Fractal Code had vanished, and a new Digimon appeared before SkullCerberumon. It looked similar to Agunimon, but much different. It had a white helmet on its head with two horns on the side and one in the front. It wore the same body suit with a silver plate on its chest serving as the bottom layer. He also wore a crimson red and golden plate armor on top of his chest. His shoulder armor were also red and gold with a crimson horn at the end of both shoulders. His silver gauntlets he had earlier were replaced by some kind of blasters called the Rudori Tarpana. It was gold on the outside and a crimson on the inside. His legs were also covered with red armor with gold outlines and kneecaps. The creature also had a long, red tail wagging behind him. On its back were bright orange wings.

"BURNINGGREYMON!" The monster screamed. The winged beast growled at SkullCerberumon, who was examining his new opponent.

"I see that this human now has the Beast Spirit in his possession." He grinned. "That doesn't matter. No matter what he throws at me, I'll destroy him!"

The Beast Warrior of Flame flapped his wings as his body started levitating above the ground. He flew straight towards SkullCerberumon with vengeance in his eyes. He tucked his arms to his side, aiming his blasters at the skeleton monster. His cannons locked on to the target and began to charge in energy. Once it reached full capacity, the fiery Digimon was ready.

"Pyro Barrage!" BurningGreymon cried.

Solar heat-wave energy bullets shot out of his cannons like a machine gun. Surprisingly, while some of the bullets hit their target, the rest of them bounced off of the body and bones of the creature. It appeared as if BurningGreymon's attacks weren't causing much damage, but the Beast Warrior wouldn't quit. He kept shooting a barrage of bullets at the terrifying creature, which only ricocheted off of the skeleton's bones and limbs on impact.

Already bored with his opponent's first attack, SkullCerberumon lifted one of his front paws and swatted the flying Digimon down to the ground. BurningGreymon's body slammed hard into the ground. Dust and debris flew all over the place. When the smoke settled, the Beast of Flame was already on all fours.

"BurningGreymon!" Bokomon cried, running to his aid. "Please tell me you're alright!"

"I'm fine." growled the Legendary Warrior. "Don't worry about me, Bokomon! Protect Zoe, not matter what!" He got back to his feet and flew once again to the skeleton-like Digimon.

"Right!" Bokomon obliged as he made his way towards an unconscious Zoe. He grabbed Neemon's wrist as the two of them raced to the blonde haired girl, who was slowly coming to. She opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Neemon's fat head.

"Good, you're awake!" Neemon smiled. Zoe got up to her knees, still rubbing her aching head.

"What happened?" She asked. Zoe waited for her vision to clear up.

When it finally did, she saw a humongous dog skeleton in front of her. She gasped in fear but then also noticed a winged dragon shooting solar bullets at the creature. It was the Beast Warrior of Flame himself, BurningGreymon. She watched nervously as SkullCerberumon wrapped his tail around the fiery creature's body and hurled him into the wall.

"BurningGreymon!" Zoe cried. She leaped to her feet and made her way towards the armored dinosaur.

"Stay back!" The Beast Digimon ordered, stopping Zoe dead in her tracks. "It's too dangerous!"

"But..." Zoe begged with tears forming in her eyes.

"I'll be fine. I can beat this bucket of bones!" BurningGreymon said, flying back towards the skeleton-like creature. He noticed a fiendish grin on SkullCerberumon's face.

"Give me all you got, pathetic human!" He snarled.

"You want it? YOU GOT IT!" He growled angrily at boney monster. All of the sudden, BurningGreymon's entire body was covered with raging, red hot flames.

"WILDFIRE TSUNAMI!" BurningGreymon screamed.

The flames around his body has reached his peak. He then released a powerful, fiery tornado towards SkullCerberumon. The skeleton Digimon smiled as he braced himself for the attack. The gigantic flaming tornado engulfed the monster's entire body. BurningGreymon flew overhead, observing for any signs of damage.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" SkullCerberumon laughed. With a wave of his paws, the flames around him disappeared. BurningGreymon was shocked. There were no burns or any kind of damage done. He had unleashed his most powerful attack and yet he still couldn't hurt him.

"Foolish human!" SkullCerberumon chuckled. "You think an attack like that could bring me down? Hahahahahahaha! I guess you are as dumb as you look."

"This can't be happening!" BurningGreymon grumbled.

"He put everything he had in that attack and he's still standing!" Zoe pointed out. "Why won't you go down?"

"Simple!" SkullCerberumon answered, turning his attention towards Zoe. "The Chaos Sphere!"

"The Chaos Sphere?" Zoe repeated.

"Of course, my child. Lord Malevomon has fused my body with the awesome powers of the Chaos Sphere. With it, I am faster, stronger, meaner and better than what I was before! And now..." He turned his attention back to BurningGreymon. "... I'm going to use the Chaos Sphere's power to destroy you!"

He slowly opened his mandible as wide as he could. A ball of green light formed inside the creature's jaw. Smoke and steam inside the creature's mouth made its way out of the mouth. Suddenly, the ball of green light started to change. Green flames surrounded the luminosity. All of the sudden, SkullCerberumon closed his mouth and glared back at BurningGreymon.

"EMERALD BURNER!" SkullCerberumon shouted, opening his mouth one more time.

A gigantic fireball shot out of his mouth and towards the Beast Warrior of Flame. BurningGreymon couldn't believe his eyes. The fireball heading his way wasn't just fast, but it was huge. It was about four times the size of him. He got to a defensive stance, bracing himself for impact. SkullCerberumon's attack nailed BurningGreymon straight in the chest.

"AAARRRRGGGHHHH!" The Beast Warrior screamed in pain as the green flames engulf the creature's body.

The flames were so hot, BurningGreymon not only felt his skin was burning, but his muscles and bones were stinging in pain. He felt all of his energy being drained out of his body. He couldn't stand the heat anymore. Finally, the green fireball began to expand, increasing in size. Once when it got big enough, it exploded, filling the area with heavy clouds of smoke.

"TAKUYA!" Zoe cried, searching for Digimon of Flame.

The smoke was so dark and so thick, she couldn't see anything. Some of the burning fumes entered her nose, making the teenage girl sick to her stomach. She coughed really hard, fighting for air. It took only a few seconds for the smoke to clear. Once Zoe was finally able to breath, she spotted a teenage boy lying unconsciously on the ground. Tears fell out of her eyes as she made her way towards him.

"No, Takuya!" Zoe wept.

She got to her knees and placed her hand on the fallen warrior. Zoe examined Takuya's body and it was in pretty bad shape. He was covered in dirt from head to toe. There were a few burns on his right arm a couple of scratches on his left. His jeans were somewhat ripped and so were his shirt and jacket. She rolled the boy over until he was lying on his back. Zoe looked at her unconscious crush with nervousness and sadness in her eyes.

"Oh Takuya..." She whispered.

A teardrop fell off of her face and on to the boy's cheek. She would've cried more if she hadn't heard groaning noises coming from her best friend Takuya's face and stared at his shut eyes. The goggle head opened his eyes and saw a pair of emerald eyes filled with tears.

"Zoe...?" He called, faintly. He reached his hand towards the blonde haired girl and touch her face. Zoe gasped when Takuya's soft hands made contact with her face. She placed her hand on top of Takuya's to stop crying.

"Takuya! Oh thank goodness! You scared me half to death! I was so worried about you!"

"Z..." Takuya said. He smiled at the weeping girl, showing that he's happy that he's still here.

"Pardon me..." A dark, malicious voice interrupted. The sound send chills down Takuya's and Zoe's spin. The two of them looked up and noticed SkullCerberumon standing above them.

"I hate ruining a moment such as this, but I still have to destroy you!" There was a look of anger in Takuya's eyes. Zoe, however, showed fear and nervousness.

"Sku... SkullCerberumon!" Takuya sneered.

"Relax, boy. After I take your Spirits, I promise to make your demise quick and relatively painful." SkullCerberumon said. His long, boney tail slowly approached the two humans. The evil Digimon spotted the boy's D-Tector and made an attempt to retrieve it.

"NO!" Zoe cried, covering the D-Tector as well as Takuya's body with her own. Takuya's eyes shot open when he noticed his friend tightly embracing her.

"Zoe! What are you doing?" Takuya asked.

"Stand aside, foolish girl. It's not you who I'm after."

"Leave him alone, you creep!" Zoe ordered, scowling at the Ultimate level Digimon.

"I'm warning you. If you interfere, then I won't hesitate in hurting you as well! Now, for the last time, back away from the boy!" SkullCerberumon threatened.

"Zoe, run!" Takuya ordered. Zoe looked back at the boy's chocolate eyes. "He's too strong! Get out while you still can!"

"Takuya..." Zoe said.

"I'll be fine... Don't worry about me."

"NO!" Zoe spoke, more firmly. She got back to her feet and glared at the Digimon. She stood with her arms out wide and her legs apart, like she's protecting him.

"I won't run, Takuya."

"Zoe!" Takuya screamed.

"You've done all you could to protect me, and now it's my turn to protect you." Zoe said. She leered back at SkullCerberumon, who looked somewhat surprised that a mere human is standing up to him.

"So you're willing to risk your life for him, huh?" He asked. Zoe didn't say anything or nod her head. It was her eyes that gave SkullCerberumon the answer. The skeleton dog chuckled to himself, before snarling back at the defenseless girl.

"Very well. I'll destroy you first."

He wrapped his long, boney tail around Zoe's slender body. The teenage girl shrieked like a banshee as she's lifted up higher in the air. Next, SkullCerberumon squeezed hard on the girl's body. Zoe felt the pressure being applied on her body. She screamed in pain as the Digimon tightened his grip. Tears were forming in her eyes, but Zoe refused to let them fall. Still, the harder SkullCerberumon squeezed, the harder it was for her to resist.

"ZOE, NO!" Takuya screamed. He tried getting up, but his body was too weak. All he could do is helplessly watch the giant skeleton crushing his friend's body. It wasn't long until...

*snap*

"YEOOOOOOWWWWWW!" Zoe screamed loudly. It was the sound of one of her ribs breaking in half. But that still didn't stop SkullCerberumon from inflicting more pain on her. The louder she screamed, the harder he squeezed.

*snap*

Another one of Zoe's ribs has been broken. Zoe once again screamed in excruciating pain. Not only her body was getting crushed, but she was having trouble breathing as well.

*snap*

Another rib has been broken inside Zoe's body. She yelps in agony. White hot tears cascaded down her face. She was struggling to catch her breath. Zoe can feel her limbs growing numb. The pain was unbearable. She's not sure how much she could take.

"ZOE!" Takuya cried.

He never felt so helpless before. It's like déjà vu all over again. He remembered how useless and helpless he was when Gorilliamon attacked a defenseless Zoe. He wanted to help. He wanted to fight back, but he just couldn't. The same thing is happening here. He was too weak to get up, to fight, and to do anything to protect Zoe.

Finally, SkullCerberumon loosen his grip on Zoe's body, releasing her from his clutches. The girl landed hard on the solid ground. She winced in pain upon impact. She couldn't move or breathe. Tears were falling from her face and onto the ground. But before she could do anything else, SkullCerberumon wrapped his tail around Zoe's neck. He lifted her up above the ground like he did last time. He smirked back at the beaten boy.

"It's your choice, human." He said. "Either you give me the Spirits..." He tightened the grip around Zoe's neck, choking the life out of the poor girl. Zoe coughed, gasping for air, but the more she struggled, the hard SkullCerberumon squeezed. "... or your friend pays the price."

Takuya's eyes shot open at the proposal. He slowly got to his feet, still tired and injured from his previous fight. He gritted his teeth tightly together and scowled back at the Digimon.

"Put her down, SkullCerberumon!" He ordered, but the monster wouldn't let go. His tail was still wrapped around Zoe's neck. "Dammit, SkullCerberumon! I mean it! Let her go! Right now, or I'll..."

But before he could finish his threat, he paused. Upon hearing the argument, SkullCerberumon tightened his grip on the poor little girl's neck. Takuya stood there, feeling helpless. He looked at Zoe and noticed the tears streaming down her face. She couldn't breathe and her face was slowly changing colors. Even her coughs were becoming faint. Her arms and legs were growing numb. If she doesn't get any oxygen soon, she'll suffocate.

"This is your last warning, human." threatened SkullCerberumon. "If you don't give me the Spirits right now, then you'll never see your precious friend ever again. You hear me? Now, HAND OVER THE SPIRITS!"

Takuya stood there, frozen like a solid statue. He was very well aware of the precarious situation he's in right now. Now he's forced to make one painful choice. Should he give up his Spirits and save Zoe? Or should he keep the Spirits and risk losing Zoe for good? It's one of the toughest decisions he ever has to make. Would he risk his friend's life to save the entire Digital World? Or would he risk the entire Digital World to save Zoe? Takuya looked down at his D-Tector, thinking as hard as he could. The harder he thought, the tighter he clenched his little device. Finally, Takuya gave up.

"Alright..." He sighed. He held out his hand, revealing his D-Tector to the Ultimate level Digimon. "Here you go, SkullCerberumon. My Spirits are..."

"No... Takuya!" Zoe cried feebly. Her words stopped Takuya from going any further. He looked back up at his friend. Her face was wet, her hair was a mess and her body looked completely messed up. Takuya noticed her shaking her head.

"Don't... Don't do it... T... Takuya." She coughed. It was painful for her to speak. A couple of ribs inside her body were broken, making it very difficult for her to talk, let alone breathe.

"But Zoe, if I don't give him the Spirits, he will..." Takuya tried reasoning.

"I don't care... what... what he does to me. Never give up. D... Don't stop... f... fighting, Takuya. You can beat him..." Zoe spoke, still struggling to breathe

"Silence, captive!" SkullCerberumon ordered, choking the air out of the defenseless girl.

"Zoe!" Takuya cried.

"You... You can beat him... Ta... Takuya." She gagged. "I... I believe in you."

And then, Takuya saw something he hadn't seen in while. Zoe was smiling back at him. A gigantic skeleton dog was choking her out, and let she still has the strength to crack a smile. Takuya saw the assuring gesture. He felt a powerful surge in his heart. His confidence level went back up a few notches.

"I said..." SkullCerberumon growled. "SILENCE!"

Losing his patience, he slammed Zoe hard into the wall. The violent blow shook the entire room. As Takuya try to regain his balance, the skeleton beast slammed Zoe into another wall across the room. A crater the size of Zoe's body formed when she slammed into the wall. Takuya stood there motionlessly. He watched as the skeleton beast kept throwing her around the room like a rag doll. His eyes began to water. The blood in his body was pumping at an extremely fast pace. Anger filled inside her body and in his mind. He held his D-Tector up, preparing to Spirit Evolve once again.

But before he can do anything, SkullCerberumon threw Zoe up in the air. Her body crashed hard into the ceiling. She groaned in pain, as if her body can't take any more punishment. Never in her life had she been through so much pain, especially in the Digital World. Her cheeks were covered with tears and dirt. SkullCerberumon examined the motionless body wrapped around his tail.

The evil Digimon finally loosened his grip around the girl. He and Takuya watched as the girl fell from the ceiling to the solid ground below. She landed on a pile of rocks, screaming in agonizing pain upon impact. She was coughing and gasping for air. It felt like almost every one of her ribs has been broken. Even her arms and legs felt numb. She was in so much pain, and yet she couldn't move. It wasn't long before a circular ring of Fractal Code surrounded her body. An evil grin appeared on SkullCerberumon's face.

"Excellent." He chuckled. "The human's Fractal Code is now mine to take." But before he could approach the injured girl, Takuya stepped in front of him.

"Move aside, worthless human."

But Takuya wouldn't budge. His entire body was shaking. However, it wasn't in fear, but more along the lines of anger and rage. His black hat covered Takuya's eyes. His breaths were hard and heavy. His fists were clenched so tight, you can see the veins on the boy's hands. He slowly raised his head and leered at the giant skeleton.

"You've hurt my friend..." He said softly. He held his D-Tector at this side, slowly moving up to his chest. "... and for that... I will... never... FORGIVE YOU!"

The ground started shaking violently, making SkullCerberumon fall on one of his knees. A body of fire completely covered the boy's body. The wall of fire was then wrapped by long strips of Fractal Code. Takuya held out his D-Tector out in front and unleashed a loud and powerful roar.

*Insert Song: With The Will*

A bluish sketch of the Human Spirit of Flame traced on the black screen of Takuya's D-Tector. But at the same time, an outline of a red beast opened its jaw and snapped towards the fourth wall. Finally, the Human Spirit and Beast Spirit of fire overlap one another on Takuya's D-Tector. His device began to glow as he reached forward with his left hand. This time, a large ball of Fractal Code covered the boy's hand. After a few quick arm swings and stretches, Takuya brought his D-Tector and Fractal Code together.

"EXECUTE, NOW!" He hollered. He swiped the ball of Fractal Code with the scanner on top of the D-Tector. "FUSION EVOLUTION!"

Upon saying those words, a long stream of Fractal Code spiraled around the boy's body. And just like before, Takuya's clothes began to disintegrate as both the Human and Beast Spirit of Fire awakened. The boy felt a surge of energy completely taking over his body. Takuya screamed as loud as he could during the transformation, signifying how much energy and power his body is consuming. He could feel the two Spirits coming together and combining their energies. His arms, legs, head and his entire body were slowly changing into the Legendary Spirits of Flame. It wasn't long before the transformation was finally complete. The cocoon of Fractal Code exploded, revealing a newly fused monster ready to fight. The Digimon created a fireball twice the size of a basketball and shot it in front of him. At the same time, a wall of fire surrounded the creature's body. When it subsided, the Digimon stood tall and firm.

"ALDAMON!" The Digimon cried.

The fiery Digimon stomped viciously on the floor and unleashed one of his loudest roars. The temperature in the Heating Room suddenly rose. SkullCerberumon took a long good look at his new opponent. It was a Digimon fused together with both the Human and the Beast Spirit of Flame. He had the same black bodysuit as the previous two Spirits had. He also had crimson red plating with gold outlines on his chest, forearms, hips, thighs, and shins. The monster also wore fiery red shoulder plates with a block spike on top. Besides the red armor on his arms, the monster had extended golden blasters or Rudri Tarpana. The creature had sharp talons on its feet covered with shining white armor. Blazing hot orange wings spread across its back along with long, spiky yellow hair on his head. Finally, the creature wore a red mask with three thick, grey horns on the top of it. The only thing visible was the Hybrid's mouth and bluish eyes. Aldamon looked back at the unconscious Zoe who was laying motionlessly on the ground. He growled as he turned his attention towards the skeleton-like Digimon who had a surprised look on his face.

"What the heck..." SkullCerberumon wondered. "What is this? Fusion Evolution? How did this boy able to combine the Human and Beast Spirits together?"

"Aldamon!" Bokomon cried, approaching the fiery Digimon.

"Bokomon, I'm counting on you..." said Aldamon. "Protect Zoe!" He spread his wings out wide and flew up in the air. He and SkullCerberumon exchanged vicious glares at each other, waiting for their opponent to make a move.

"So what if you fused the two Spirits together? That still doesn't mean you're going to win. I'll destroy you and deliver the Spirits of Flame to Lord Malevomon!" At that point, SkullCerberumon leaped towards the Flame Digimon, ready to tackle him to the ground. "NOW, DIE HUMAN!"

Aldamon waited patiently for his target to get close enough. The cannons on his arms made a 180° turn and opened up for firing mode. His Rudri Tarpana started glowing a fiery red, increasing energy with each passing second. Finally, Aldamon's blasters had reached full capacity.

"You first, you bucket of bones. Atomic Inferno!"

Aldamon started punching rapidly towards the skeleton Digimon in front of him. He released thousands of rocketing fireball missiles from his cannons as each projectile flew towards the pouncing SkullCerberumon. Each fireball missiles exploded upon impact against the monster's skeleton body. Each explosion knocked the Ultimate level Digimon backwards until he crashed against the wall behind him. Aldamon wasn't done with his assault. He dove towards the fallen skeleton Digimon with his tightly clenched fist. SkullCerberumon shook off the dizziness in his head and got back on all four paws. But the moment he turned his head to find the Digimon of Fire, a brutal punch to the face, knocking SkullCerberumon off his feet. A thick cloud of gray dust filled Aldamon glided himself backwards in the middle of the room to observed the beaten Digimon. When the smoke clears, Aldamon could see the skeleton Digimon wobbling on all fours. Now he's the one who's covered in dirt and burn marks. SkullCerberumon was gasping hard, panting for air.

"Give up, SkullCerberumon." ordered Aldamon. "It's over."

"It's not over, foolish human!" chuckled SkullCerberumon. "You can't beat me. I have the Chaos Sphere inside my body. There's no way I could lose to you. The Chaos Sphere has given me tremendous power. And with it, I SHALL DESTROY YOU.

SkullCerberumon opened his mandible as wide as he could and a ball of green light formed inside the creature's jaw. Smoke and steam inside the skeleton's mouth made its way out. The ball of green light, all of the sudden, changed into green flames. SkullCerberumon closed his mouth and glared back at Aldamon.

"EMERALD BURNER!" SkullCerberumon shouted, opening his mouth one more time.

A gigantic fireball shot out of his mouth and towards the Digimon of Flame. Aldamon stared intensely at the scorching projecting heading his way. He gave out a small sigh before shutting his eyes, letting the fireball hit him head-on. Then, without warning, the green fireball engulfed Aldamon's entire body.

"Aldamon! No!" Bokomon shouted. He looked away from the horrific scene in front of him. He had his eyes shot, forcing the tears back.

"T... Takuya..." Someone whispered.

Bokomon eyes shot up and looked towards the source of the sound. He saw Zoe's unmoving body still lying on the ground. He noticed Zoe's shirt tattered and torn. The same thing could be said about her purple beanie. Bokomon observed Zoe's lower extremities and noticed a few scratches, scrapes and bruised on Zoe's bare legs. The mutant Digimon made his way back up to Zoe's facial features. Her hair was scraggly and all over the place. Zoe's cheeks were somewhat covered in dirt as well as a few tear stains. But Bokomon noticed two emerald eyes gazing up at the battle in front of them.

"Zoe!" Bokomon cried. "My dear, Zoe! Are you alright?" He asked.

Zoe, however, didn't answer Bokomon's question. Instead, he mind was focused on the expanding green fireball with Aldamon trapped inside. When the fireball stopped growing, it exploded. Thick clouds of smoke once again filled the area.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" SkullCerberumon laughed in triumph. "I told you, pathetic human! You can't beat me; not with the power of the Chaos Sphere inside my body! My attacks are faster and more powerful than yours will ever be! It's all over, human!" He unleashes another deafening laugh.

"Takuya..." Zoe murmured with tears running down her face. She gazed deeply through the thick cloud of smoke, trying to find either a fiery Digimon or a goggle headed teenaged boy.

"You're were saying?" A deep voice said, causing the skeleton's laughter to come to a stop.

He looked closely at the dark cloud. It took a while, but he finally caught a glimpse of a silhouette hovering inside smoke. A few seconds later, the smoke faded away, and an enraged Aldamon appeared before the skeleton Digimon. SkullCerberumon gasped in shock. He could not believe his eyes.

"Im... Impossible!" stuttered SkullCerberumon. "I've unleashed my strongest attack on you! I even have the Chaos Sphere inside me! So, why are you still standing? Answer me!"

He watched as Aldamon lowered himself down to the ground. He landed next to Zoe, who was barely conscious. However, she could see a reassuring smile on Aldamon's face. The Digimon of Flame turned back to SkullCerberumon.

"TELL ME!" The creature demanded.

"Why tell you... WHEN I CAN JUST SHOW YOU?" Aldamon answered, raising his voice with each word he spoke.

The Hybrid Digimon raised his hands in the air and gathered all of the heat energy within the Heating Room and the area around him. The assembled energy he collected started to take form and expand, creating an extremely dense fireball.

"No! You can't!" SkullCerberumon said nervously. "I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!"

"Too late, SkullCerberumon! It's time for you to pay. THIS ONE'S FOR ZOE!" Aldamon roared. Finally, the fireball's energy has reached its critical peak. Aldamon focused on his target and roars out loud one last time.

"SOLAR WIND DESTROYER!" He yelled, heaving the giant fireball towards SkullCerberumon.

Everything in the fireball's path either caught on fire, melted to the ground or incinerated into a million pieces. Finally, the fireball collides into SkullCerberumon's body. The skeleton Digimon cries in extreme agony as the energy of Aldamon's attack. One by one, the bones on the Digimon crumbled into thousands of pieces. SkullCerberumon lost one of his front legs and one of his back legs. The long boney tail fell off of the creature and landed hard on the ground, disappearing on impact. SkullCerberumon continued to cry in pain, but before more of his bones could be destroyed. A ring of Fractal Code surrounded the creature's body.

"Nobody harms my best friend and gets away with it." Aldamon said, pulling out his D-Tector. "And you're no exception, Bonehead!" The scanner of the top of the device lighted up and the symbol of Flame appeared on the screen.

"FRACTAL CODE... DIGITIZE!"

He swung his arm out, absorbing the Fractal Code around SkullCerberumon's body. When all of the data has been absorbed, the body of the Ultimate level Digimon also digitized until there was nothing left.

A body of Fractal Code surrounded Aldamon's body and seconds later a teenage boy with goggles appeared in the middle of the room. He looked down and noticed a black sphere on the ground, surging with energy. But since the host was defeated, the power in the Chaos Sphere diminished. When the evil energy was all gone, the Chaos Sphere shattered into bits and pieces. Takuya placed his D-Tector back in his pocket and ran towards Zoe, who was still on her back, too hurt to move.

"Zoe..." He spoke. He got on his knees and placed a hand on her cheek. The dirt and tear stains on Zoe's face covered her substantial blush.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

He watched as Zoe nodded her head. She coughed a few times and cringed in pain with each gag. Her ribs were still broken and she still couldn't move, but that doesn't matter. Takuya's alive and is right by her side. She gazed deeply into his chocolate eyes. Nothing can interrupt this wonderful moment their sharing together... nothing...

"Um... Takuya?" Bokomon butted in. "I hate to interrupt, but we need to get out of here!"

The goggle-head looked up and noticed rocks and metal falling from the roof. He just had a huge battle with SkullCerberumon. All of the smashing against the walls and attacks are making the place unstable. If they don't get out of there soon, the entire room will cave in.

"Come on! Let's move!" Takuya ordered.

Bokomon leaped to his feet, grabbed Neemon by his pants and hurried towards the exit of the Heating Room. Takuya wrapped one of Zoe's arms around his neck. He placed one of his hands on her injured back and the other hand under her legs. He lifted her off the ground and dashed out of the room. A ton of rocks and boulders fell on the ground, and just like that, the entire Heating Room was caved in.

Takuya rushed through the hallway, up the steps that lead back to the surface. He exited out of the tunnel with a cloud of dust following behind him. Takuya took a minute to catch his breath. He turned towards Zoe with another smile on his face. He was kind of surprised noticing Zoe breaking a smile back at him. He removed the hair off of her face, revealing her mesmerizing emerald eyes, her cute, petite nose and a pair of lips begging for Takuya to work some magic...

"Roaring Fire!" Someone shouted. Takuya and Zoe looked behind them and noticed a Meramon running straight towards them. A fireball the size of a basketball was in his hand, ready to use to burn the two teenage humans.

"Diamond Cutter!" A gallant voice cried.

Meramon stopped dead in his tracks and the fireball in his hand disappeared. Swiftmon reappeared in between the Digimon and the two human teenagers just as the fiery Digimon burst into tiny bits.

"Are you two alright?" He asked.

"We're fine." Takuya answered. "We're just a little sore from..."

"Hang on a second..." interrupted the warrior-like Digimon. His attention shifted towards another group of Meramon marching towards them. Each one of them had a fireball in their hands. They approached Swiftmon and the two humans.

"Swiftmon!" Takuya cried.

"I got this... Diamond Cutter!" shouted the swordsman Digimon.

He quickly disappeared from the Chosen Children's sights. That still didn't stop the Meramon from proceeding with their attack. They launched their fireballs at the two humans. Takuya watched helplessly as the fireballs drew closer and closer. He wanted to Spirit Evolve again, but he just couldn't. His energy level was just too low. Not only that, but Zoe was hurt real bad. He couldn't leave her alone, especially in her condition.

But just when the fireballs could get any closer, Swiftmon reappeared and slashed each oncoming fireball in half. The swordsman disappeared again and this time reappeared behind the group of fiery Digimon. The Meramon turned and prepared themselves to launch another attack. With both swords in his hands, Swiftmon quickly danced around the squad of fiery Digimon, hacking and swinging his blades at the enemies. Five seconds later, Swiftmon reappeared in front of the two humans. He spun his sword around a couple of times before sliding it back into his scabbard. The sound of sword and sheath colliding makes a "chink" noise. The moment the sound entered Meramons' ears, their bodies disintegrated into a pieces. Swiftmon looked back at Takuya and Zoe.

"What happened to you guys?" He asked.

"We were attacked by one of Malevomon's evil Digimon." Takuya answered.

"Well, did you find the Spirit?" Swiftmon wondered. Takuya reached into his pocket and took out his D-Tector. The Symbols of Flame appeared on the screen and Takuya showed it to Swiftmon. Swiftmon just nodded his head.

"Excellent job, you two!" He complimented. "Now, let's get...

"Beautiful Beam!" An angelic voice sang.

Swiftmon, along with Takuya and Zoe, turned their attention towards Beautymon, who was just finishing off the last couple of Meramon with her destructive dark pink beam. When the fiery Digimon were defeated, the female Digimon turned towards Swiftmon with her olive hair dancing with the wind. She looked back at her partner and gave him one of her signature winks.

"I win, Swiftmon!" She giggled. "I've defeated more Meramon than you!"

"Beautymon?"

"Oh, don't be a sore loser."

"Now's not the time, Beautymon." grumbled Swiftmon.

"Whatever..." She sighed. She gave the boy another one of her enticing winks. However, her seductive techniques were falling on deaf ears. She noticed the brown haired had his attention focused on the injured Zoe and she didn't like it; not one bit.

"BEAUTYMON!" Swiftmon yelled.

"WHAT?" She yelled back.

"The signal?" Swiftmon mentioned. Once again, Beautymon sighed in disappointment. She rose her hand up as high as she could and fired another "Beautiful Beam" in the sky.

"Everybody, back to the Digiporter, NOW!" Swiftmon ordered. He took off in running back to where the Digiporter was. Beautymon just stared at the two human children with envy in her eyes; more towards Zoe. She waved her arms around as flower petals surrounded her body. She vanished in thin air as the remaining flower petals danced gracefully with the wind.

"Come on, guys. Let's get out of here!" Takuya ordered.

He ran as fast as he could behind Swiftmon with Bokomon and Neemon following behind. He was still carrying a beaten Zoe around his arms, which slowed him down a little bit. And to make things worse, there are still more evil Digimon attacking them. Takuya juked left and right with a couple of backdrops in order to avoid the oncoming lasers, bolts and arrows, and heavy boulders. He quickly spotted Bokomon and Neemon standing on top of the Digiporter But the platform started to lighting up, which meant that teleportation process has just started.

Takuya kicked it into high gear and sprint the remaining distance. He can feel his heart pumping harder and faster than ever before. He looked back at Zoe and gave her a quick nod. Once he was close enough, he leaped towards the platform and landed perfectly on the Digiporter on both of his feet. A second later, a white light shot out from the bottom of the Digiporter, engulfing every Digimon and the two humans with its bright light. When it subsided, Takuya, Zoe and all of the Digimon on the platform had vanished.


The Digimon, along with Takuya and Zoe finally reappeared in the Digiporter Room a few seconds later. Once the teleportation process has been completed, all of the Digimon started walking off of the platform. Takuya was the last one to step off of the Digiporter, carrying an unconscious Zoe under his arms. He walked towards the exit of the room as it slowly open up. A very old Digimon with a long white beard appeared before the two teenagers. He approached Takuya, who was showing signs of weakness and fatigued. He noticed his knees were trembling and his breaths were hard and rapid.

"Lord Eldestmon, we have come to you with some good news!" Swiftmon proclaimed, bowing towards the leader of the Digimon Battlefront.

"Did you retrieve the Spirits?" asked Eldestmon. Takuya set his best friend down to the ground. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his D-Tector.

"I got em'!" Takuya said, showing his device to Eldestmon. He saw the Symbols of Fire on the D-Tector's screen. He slightly nodded in approval.

"Excellent work, my boy." He complimented. "With the Spirits of Flames in our possession, we are one step closer in..."

But before he could finish, the young boy dropped his D-Tector. He saw Takuya fell down on his knees and collapse on the floor next to Zoe and immediately slipped into unconscious. Eldestmon, along with Swiftmon and Beautymon, examined the two unconscious humans lying on the ground.

"Wow..." Beautymon spoke. "He's even cuter when he's knocked out."

"Enough flirting, Beautymon." Eldestmon ordered. He then snapped his fingers, and just like that, two Blisseymon appeared pushing two stretchers in front of them. "Take these two to the Medical Wing."

The Blisseymon oblige by giving a tiny curtsey. They placed the two unconscious humans on the stretchers and pushed them down the hallways with Bokomon and Neemon following behind. As Eldestmon watched them go, he felt like a huge burden has been lifted above his shoulders. It may be just one victory, but this could be exactly what the Digimon Battlefront need to turn the tide of this war.


Cold, dark, empty, and lonely. Those are a few of the many words that can describe the wicked Malevomon's castle. With bone-chilling stone walls surrounding the fortified structure all the up to the tallest towers. Surrounding the walls was a moat filled with ice cold water. Large amounts of evil Digimon under Malevomon's control patrolled the boarders on the castle. Each monster was looked just as nasty as the one marching next to them.

One of the dark creatures was frantically running towards the castle. He juked passed the patrolling Digimon and approached the moat. He watched as the drawbridge lowered itself down to the ground and the gigantic doors to Malevomon's castle opened up. He quickly rushed across the bridge and entered the castle. He raced through the pitch black hallways of the lobby and up the spiral steel staircase. The long fleet of stairs led the Digimon straight to a pair of wooden doors that leads to the Throne Room. He opened up and entered a circular room. Inside, a tall chair made of obsidian and brimstone sat in the middle of the room.

"Lord Malevomon! Lord Malevomon!" The Digimon cried. "I bring you good news and bad news, your highness!"

The Digimon was a dark, pint-sized imp with a white "S" on his chest. He had dark, bat wings on his back, gray gloves on his hands and a small, devil-like tail on his behind. On his back was a black backpack carrying tiny bombs, explosives and other items. He stood in front of the throne and got down on one knee. In front of the little creature, a portal opened up, and a tall silhouette appeared in front of the trembling creature. The image was pitch black, making it impossible to see who the figure inside.

"Well... Get on with it, Sinistromon!" The silhouette ordered.

Digimon Analyzer:

Name: Sinistromon

Level: Rookie

Attacks: Mini Boomer; Double Ganger

Description: Sinistromon may be small, but his Mini Boomer attack packs quite a punch. He uses dirty tricks and mind games to get inside the enemy's head. Sinistromon most notable roles are being Malevomon's lap dog and most trusted, loyal servant.

"Y... Yes, most excellent one." Sinistromon obeyed.

He reached inside his backpack and took out a couple items which appeared to be Legendary Spirits. One of the relics had a sharp green top with a circular mirror in front, while the other had multiple green orbs with eyeballs stacked on top of each other. However, both Spirits were made of solid metal.

"The good news is, we've recovered another Spirit for you, your highness." He said, presenting the relics to his master.

"Excellent work, Sinistromon!" The shadowy figure praised. "Put them in the vault, where the other three Spirits are."

"Yes sir! Right away, sir!" Sinistromon said, putting the Spirits back into his backpack.

"I also sent Cerberumon and his regiment to the Flame Terminal where the Spirits of Flames are located. He should be returning shortly." The silhouette said. Upon hearing the announcement, the tiny imp froze. He slowly turned back to his master with beads of sweat dropping on his forehead.

"Um... your highness?" He spoke nervously. "That's the bad news..."

"Say what?" The shadowy figure of Malevomon asked.

"I'm... I'm afraid, sir... Cerberumon's has been... defeated, my lord."

"WHAT?"

"I'm sorry, sir... but... the Digimon Battlefront has... well... they have the Spirits now, sir..."

"IMPOSSIBLE!" A giants hand shot out of the portal and grabbed Sinistromon's neck. He lifted him up in the air. The small demon's feet dangled above the ground as he struggled to breath.

"How can those Digimon Battlefreaks defeat Cerberumon? He had one of my precious Chaos Spheres! How could he have lost? ANSWER ME!" He shouted, squeezing tighter with each sentence.

"Sir... I can explain." Sinistromon gaged. "It's the humans..."

"Humans?"

"Yes, your highness. It seems that a couple of humans have joined the Digimon Battlefront... sir. One of the humans somehow managed to retrieve the Spirits of Flame... and, uh ... used it to defeat Cerberumon."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, your highness. Even with the Chaos Sphere, Cerberumon still couldn't defeat the humans with their Spirits."

"I see..." Malevomon said. The shadow hand released the imp's tiny neck, dropping him to the ground. The hand pulled itself back into the portal.

"What are we going to do, your majesty?" asked Sinistromon. "The Humans have the Spirits of Flame in their possession and have defeated one of best fighters."

"That doesn't matter." Malevomon reassured. "Sinistromon, things have gotten a lot more interesting..."

"Haha... Hahahaha... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Author's Notes: So, that's chapter seven.

Now that Takuya's got his Spirits, will Zoe be able to find hers? With four Spirits in Malevomon's possession, will our heroes be able to defeat the great evil spreading throughout the Digital World? Stay tuned to find out what happens on the next Digimon Frontier: Chaos Rising.

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