Chapter 8: A new trap

After that incident with Friar Veemon and Sheriff Meowth, on the same rainy night over by the castle, inside the throne room Mewtwo sat that on his throne with an angry look, so angry one wrong move could set him off. Ekans thought he should try to comfort him.

"Ahem. Sire, if I may--- may venture an opinion. You're not your usual cheerful, genial self today." He said but Prince Mewtwo did not respond, so Ekans thought of something else. "I- I know, I know. You haven't counted your money for days Hmmm? It all makes you so happy." He began to lift some coins up from a stack and dropped them back on the stack, "Ahem. Sire, taxes are pouring in, the jail is full, and, oh, I have good news Sire--- Friar Veemon just got in jail."

Remember what I said about Prince Mewtwo going off if there was one wrong move, well…" FRIAR VEEMON!?" He screamed jumping off his throne causing a load of gold to drop on Ekans, "It's Guilmon I want you idiot snake! I'd give up all my gold if I could just get my hands uh—wait a minute… did you say Friar Veemon?"

"Did I?" Ekans asked while motioning to the readers, "Oh, yes I did."

Prince Mewtwo thought a bit, "HAH, yes! I have it! I shall use that blue friar as bait to trap Guilmon."

"Another trap sire?" Ekans asked.

"Yes, don't you see my little snake, Friar Veemon will be led to the gallows in the village square."

"Sir, hang Friar Veemon? A man of the church?" Ekans asked as Prince Mewtwo looked out a window.

"Yes, my reluctant snake, and when our elusive hero tries to rescue the corpulent cleric. Ha, ha, ha, ha. My guards will be ready. Ha, ha!"

The next day which was cloudy, Gengar and Cortex were around a scaffold that Meowth was getting ready.

"Well Cortex, everything's rigged up and all set." Meowth said.

"Yep, it's one of the prettiest scaffolds you ever built boss." Cortex replied.

"Uh say boss." Gengar snorted, "Shouldn't we give that old trap door a test?" Gengar asked as he pulled a lever and Meowth fell through a trap door in the scaffold, and only his upper body half was sticking out.

"Jeez, and I wonder why your mother named ya Gengar." Meowth said.

Then Guilmon who was disguised as the beggar from before entered the scene asking for alms

"Do me old ears hear the melodious voice of the Sheriff?" Guilmon the beggar asked.

"Ha, ha. That's right, old man." Meowth replied.

"Now what be going on here?" Guilmon asked tapping the scaffold with his cane.

"Well, I'll let you in on a little secret, we're gonna hang Friar Veemon." Meowth said climbing out of the trapdoor and closing it.

"No! Hang Friar--- Uh, hang Friar Veemon?" Guilmon said almost blowing his cover.

"That's right. At dawn. And maybe it'll be a double hanging-." Gengar said but was hit on the back of the head by Cortex.

"Shut it stupid!"

"A double hanging, eh? Who be the other one to get the rope?" Guilmon wondered.

"Boss, this old man is sure darn nosey!" Cortex said.

"Oh I didn't mean nothing, but couldn't there be trouble if Guilmon showed up?" he asked.

"Well whaddaya know Boss, he guessed right!" Gengar said.

"Gengar shut your mouth!" Cortex scolded him.

"Ah, no need to worry. Sheriff Meowth'll be too crafty, too clever and too smart for the likes of him, says I." Guilmon said which got Meowth all full of himself.

"Ha, ha. You hear that, guys? For being blind, he sure knows a good man when he sees one, ha, says I." Meowth said.

"Boss, I've still got a hunch that old coot knows too much." Cortex said as Guilmon began walking away.

"Oh shut up Cortex, he's just a harmless blind beggar." Meowth said.

As Guilmon walked away asking for alms as he made it outside the castle where Agumon was waiting, and they met up there and Guilmon dropped his disguise.

"Guilmon, we can't let them hang Friar Veemon!" Agumon said

"A jailbreak, tonight is the only chance he has." Guilmon said.

"A jailbreak?! There's no way we can…" Agumon began.

"We've got to Agumon, otherwise Friar Veemon will die at dawn."

"But we can't do it alone." Agumon said.

"Who says we are." Guilmon said as he snapped his fingers and a terrier digimon appeared before him.

"What is your will Guilmon?" he asked.

"Terriermon, find Goku, Luffy, Naruto, Ash, and round up the others who not in jail. Go, go!" Guilmon commanded.

"Gone!" Terriermon said as he hopped away at the speed of light.

Time Lapse, we see Guilmon, Agumon, Renamon, Gatomon, and what was left of the gang that wasn't arrested there (Goku used Instant Transmission for the cameos to appear).

"Wait, hold up, what's going on?!" Naruto asked.

"Prince Mewtwo is going to have Veemon hanged at dawn." Guilmon said.

"He's going too far!" Goku said.

"I know." Agumon said.

"So what do we do?" Ash asked.

"What can we do?" Crash asked.

"What!" they all responded to Crash.

"I agree with Crash." Riku said. "Look at us, this is all we have left, if Mewtwo gets his hands on us, then we'll be hanged to."

"Riku, I swear you've hung out in darkness for so long, I told you to think positive about things." Sora said.

"Sora's right!" Gatomon said, "This has gone on far enough."

"It's time we show that creep we mean business!" Luffy said.

"That's the spirit, but Renamon I can't let you come."

"What, but Guilmon…"

"No buts Renamon, I can't take the chances, if anything happens to you, I'll never live with myself." Guilmon said.

"Guilmon." Renamon said.

"Promise me Renamon, promise me you'll stay here and wait for me!" Guilmon demanded getting into Renamon's face.

Renamon could tell he was really serious about this, "I promise Guilmon." She simply said smiling.

Guilmon then leaned forth and kissed her forehead and hugged her.

"Thank you." He whispered in her ear, and then turned to Gatomon, "Gatomon you stay here with Renamon and guard her.

"Yes sir." Gatomon said.

"Al right so what's the plan?" Goku asked.

"Here's what we're gonna do…" Guilmon said as he began whispering the battle plan to them.