The Ministry of Science COMP Japan 2210 Midday January 30
Yuudai and the Digimon arrived at the center of the Ministry of Science's COMP. Where the Admins should be waiting, but the sages weren't there.
"Strange… the admits should be here... " Yuudai wondered.
"Maybe they need to go potty?" Agumon said.
"I don't think EM-being need to go to the bathroom, Agumon." Gabumon said, before turning to Yuudai and asked. "Do they?"
"Don't asks me." Zero shrugged.
"You have come." The voice of Ice Pegasus called out to them, everyone saw the three admin's shadows appeared on the platform above then. "Are you all prepared for the test?
"We wouldn't be her If we weren't." Yuudai sated. "But before we start there is something i need to know. Why would you help Warrock?"
"I was wondering the same thing!' Warrock said, teleporting behind the digimons with Subaru. Which surprised the Digital Monsters. "So why would you AM-ains want to give me, your enemy any power at all?"
"Warrock, allow me to pose a question to you. Why would a FM-ain such as yourself, turn traitor on your own planet?" Pegasus asked to the left hand of Rockman.
"Tsk! That's my business!" Rock replied, rudely.
"Then do not question what is our business." The AM sage told, which the FM-ain 'Hmph' from Ice Pegasus comment.
"Glad you make Subaru." Yuudai smiled and then look serious as he asked. "Are you up to it? There's no turning back now."
"I know that…. I'm still don't know if i'm making the right choose… But if we don't to anything, the FM-ain and the Irregular Navis will destroy Earth." Subaru sated, thinking locally of the situation.
"Why are you still doubting? You got us to back you up." Gomamon reassured Subaru. "It's not our first time to save the world after all."
Subaru looked at the digimons and asked. "And you guys don't mind, fighting against them?"
"Of course!" Agumon said, with a grin. "If our friends in danger, we will fight to protect their home!"
"If you are all prepare, we'll begin the trail." Leo Kingdom called out, gaining everyone's attention.
"That's remind me, what do we need to do complete our test?" Tentomon asked to the sages.
"Now that you mention it, we didn't know about that." Patamon mused.
"I doubt that we're going to fight Regal's programs." Tailmon said.
"You are correct. The ones you're facing is all three of us." The Dragon Admit told. "Only then will Subaru and Warrock gain the power of the stars."
"What?!" Everyone yelled at the same time. The three admit shoot a projectile based on their element, briefly give everyone the time to dodged.
The Ministry of Science Japan 2209 Midday January 30
Meanwhile the chosen children watches their Digimon partners and the EM-humans fighting against the AM sages.
"Talking about cheep! Those guys didn't give everyone a chance to them!" Taichi snarl.
"The enemy doesn't play fair, you should know that, Taichi-kun." Regal stated, looking with the rest on the big screen. "In fact they could use tricks which were downright cruel or immoral. Like dropping a meteor on us. Lucky the sages didn't possess that kind of power, but their shadow aren't strong as the real one."
Everyone looked at the professor confused as Jo ask. "You mean the once Gomamon and the others are fighting isn't the real Admits?"
"Correct." Regal nodded, when a bright light shined on the screen for a sec and all of the Digimon turned into their adult form. "They did it so that the FM-ains won't find them."
At that moment, everyone saw the Predators appeared in Regal's computer's screen, completely beat up and covered in wounds.
"That… was the worse. Feel… pain everywhere." Wolf groaned, laying on the ground.
"The Admits weren't kidding. Making the Navis program that strong to prepare us to fight against Cepheus's troops." Orca panted.
"I had fun!" declared Drikat with a grin, looking much better than the rest of them.
"Good to know some of us enjoyed it." Cat snarled. "But that test was unfair! I wasn't at operational capacity due the running upgrades of my Virus Systems."
"I told you to upgrade your combat systems." Stated Drikat with a chuckle "Are here any left?" He turn to humans and saw behind them the screen where Yuudai and his friend fighting against the Sages. "Why are they fighting the Admins?!" The dragon asked, while growling under his breath. "I want to fight them."
"They attack first! Everyone didn't get a chance to react!" Taichi told to the leader.
"The Admins did?" Spa blink her eyes. "They must really want to see your strength."
"Wonder how the kids handled the Adims." Orca told.
"How strong are the AM sages?" Sora asked.
The Predators look at each other, before Saph told to the human. "We don't know. The Admins never leave the satellites. We didn't even know they could sent a copy of themselves here."
"Still I don't get how making us fight such copies makes us stronger." told Cat "We don't level up like in these RPGs and so. We need real hard update data."
The chosen children looked back at the large screen, worry about their friends.
The Ministry of Science COMP Japan 2209 Midday January 30
Meanwhile Yuudai, Angemon and Kabuterimon fought against Pegasus Magic. While Subaru, Greymon, Garurumon and Ikkakumon are fighting Leo Kingdom. Dragon Sky smack Tailmon and Birdramon away with it's tail, as the female digimon chased on a platform close to Yuudai's location.
"Go check on them!" Angemon told to Yuudai, using his Hand of Fist to destroy a couple of icicles that Pegasus fired at them.
"We'll hold him off!" Kabuterimon reassured the human, fire a large electrical ball to the sage. Which seems to have great effect to Pegasus Magic.
"Right!" Zero leaps on the smaller platforms to get to Tailmon and Birdramon. He landed next to the fire bird and asked. "Are you two okay?"
"W-we'll manage." Tailmon groaned, both girls pushed themselves off the ground. Before Dragon appears, towered over them. They quickly move away when Dragon slithers across the team's platform at an angle.
Birdramon flap her wing, shooting a rain of fireball hitting the wood element Admit. Yuudai and Tailmon leap and slamming their fists onto the head of Dragon Sky, causing the AM-sage to fall down.
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Meanwhile, Greymon, Garurumon, Ikkakumon and Subaru attacked at the charging fire Admit, but the attacks doesn't seem to even flinch the lion like EM being as he swing it tail and sent his opponents flying and crashing on the ground.
"Those guys aren't playing around." Ikkakumon groaned, as he and the rest get back op.
"That guy has a thick hide." Was Rocks only statement. "They aren't called the EM sages for nothing."
"Any idea how we can even beat them?" Garurumon asked.
"Use their elemental weakness! Leo over there, have the same attribute like Ox. So water attacks will give double the damage to him." Warrock explained. "Also, dodge!" The alien warned, pulling Subaru away before getting hit by a fireball.
Garurumon dodged the incoming attack with his speed. But Greymon and Ikkakumon weren't fast enough and got hit by Leo Kingdom's attack. Subaru watches the two huge digimon getting back up.
"Attacking head on, is no good idea…" Subaru mumbled to himself, thinking for a plan. He looked to Leo Kingdom. "Wait… What if…" He then turn his head to Greymon and got a idea.
"Got something, kid?" Rock asked to his human partner.
"I think so." He said, running towards Greymon and called out to the large dino. "Greymon was it? You need to counter Leo's attack with your fire breath!"
"Why? What are you planning?" Greymon asked.
"Better do what the kid said. Leo is coming for another attack!" Rock warned.
Leo spew a fire breath to the group as Greymon did his Mega Flame attack, countering the Fire admin's attack. Subaru left arm chance and shoot a wave of water in the middle of the struggle, creating a large cloud of smoke, covering the area.
Subaru were rushing within the smoke while Leo were roaring loudly at the cloud. The digimon ready themselves for another attack, and a large bream beam came, but the glow that came through the smoke gave an early warning before the attack could be executed. Both Garurumon and Greymon quickly counter it with their attacks, making a huge explosion.
Leo prepare for another attack, untill Subaru jumped out of the smoke, landing on the back of the lion.
"Now kid!" Rock yelled.
Subaru point his buster to Leo and fired a charged shot behind his head, giving a huge damage to the AM-ain.
"Subaru! Get off of him!" Ikkakumon warned, firing his Harpoon Vulcun.
Rockman jumped off, just in time before the missiles rain down on growled loudly at the impacts and shoots fireballs from his body, before vanishing into thin air.
"Where did he go?!" Garurumon asked, holding his guard up.
"You have proving your strength, but the trail is not over." Leo Kingdom's voice echoed, when a portal appeared below the Digimon's feets, sucking them before closing.
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"Where did Leo Kingdom sent Ikkakumon and the rest?!" Jo asked.
"Either to the next place… or..." stated Drikat. The predators looked at each other about this idea, before getting far away from Wolf. he looked around.
"Uhhh, why are you all moving away?" Wolf wondered, Before he hear something. The AI looked up, and saw the missing Digimon fall towards him. "Oh, sonuva..!" Was his last words as he got squished by all three Digimon.
"It is usually his luck like that." stated Drikat in a deadpan voice.
Cat sighs "How is he even still alive?"
"You guys are horrible, you know that?" Yamato sweat dropped.
They watches as the Adult level Digimon reversed to their child form, with their eyes spiral around and lay on top of Wolf.
"What?" asks Drikat "Have you ANY idea how much of a pain he is to us?"
"My eyes keep spinning…." Agumon groaned.
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Angemon slammed his staff onto Pegasus's head, moving away for Kabuterimon to attack with his Mega buster. He then notice the digimon that fought Leo Kingdom disappearing into the holes.
"Garurumon is gone!" He gasped, turning to the water Admin, demanding. "Where did you sent our comrades to?!"
"They are sent to Regal's computer." The AM-ain answered. "You companies have prove their power, and is sent away from the battlefield."
"You mean if we beat you, we get sent to the same place as our friends?" The insect Digimon asked.
"That is correct" was the answer before they notice a magic circle underneath their feet. But it disappointed when Rockman fire a couple of shots at Pegasus. Shaking the body, he spreads the wings and took into the air.
"Thanks for that!" Kabuterimon thanked Subaru.
"I think it is too early to say things." stated Subaru "He is planning something."
"Incoming!" Yuudai warned from afar. They looked up before dashing to all sides to avoid Dragon Sky, crashing to the platform.
"Where did he come from?" asks Subaru in shock.
Yuudai landed next to the blue hero, with Tailmon on his shoulder. "Sorry, had to knock him out off the sky." He apologised and asked. "What did we miss? Where is Greymon and the rest?"
"They got sent to your dad's server, after we beat Leo Kingdom." Subaru told,
"So if we beat the other two, we get send back as well?" Tailmon wonder.
Ice Pegasus neighed, shooting ice shards towards the boys. But they saw the attack and jumped out of the way, dodging the water admin's attack.
"One way to find out!" Yuudai mused, looking up and yelled to the bird digimon. "Birdramon! Give us a lift!"
Birdramon fly towards the boys, but have to go faster, as the water admin shooting icicles to the bird.
"This is going to be close." Yuudai mumbled, grabbing Subaru's right arm and run to the edge of the platform.
"A-are we going to jump off?!" Subaru shuddered.
"It's the only way!" Yuudai told, jumping off the platform.
Birdramon saw it, and skydive towards the EM humans, as they landed on the bird's back. She flow up barely avoiding the ice shards.
"Thanks of the caught, Birdramon!" Zero thanked.
"Quite a dicey decision you made, kid." Warrock commented to Yuudai.
"Either that, or been an easy mark for the flying AM-ains." The boy reminded the alien.
"Fair point." Rock admit. "So what the plan? Charging towards them like chickens without a head?"
"No, we're going to do a 'Hit and Run' tactic." Yuudai told. "We keep attacking them while move, and make sure they stay together."
"So that we can defeat them in one big shot." Warrock added. "You know those moments when someone you hate said something smart and you starting to like him? This is one of those moments."
"Can we please focus, Rock?" Subaru asked. "We still have to deal with them." He then asks his childhood friend. "But what about you and Tailmon? You guys don't have any long range attack, right?"
"That's why the both of us, use the platform to get higher and wait for a opening to attack them. Once they stumbled, all of you will attack at the same time." Yuudai answered.
"Isn't that kinda risky?" Subaru asked. "One mistake, and you got roasted by them."
"No risk no gain, right? If we work together, we'll win, no matter who our opponents are." Zero smirked.
Birdramon suddenly stopped as Ice Pegasus appeared in front of her, creating a magic circle below the bird digimon. Birdramon quickly fly upwards when ice crystals shoot out of the ground, trying to freeze and harm the flying digimon.
Just then Angemon and Kabuterimon came to Birdramon while the two remanding AM sages float in front of them, keep their guard up and wait for an opening. While that happen, Yuudai told the other two Digimon about his plan.
After explaining, all three Digimons using their signature moves at the Sages.
The two AM-ians dodge the attacks, flying towards to the group. But the Digimon split up and keep attacking the Sages, while making sure they stayed together.
Meanwhile, Tailmon and Yuudai used the confusion to get to the top of a platform unnoticed. The looked down, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
The sages try their best to hit the digimons, but the digital monsters keep pressing them. Both AM-ain had no chose to fall back, not knowing that they move closer to the platform where Yuudai is.
"Ready?" Yuudai asked Tailmon.
"On your mark." The feline digimon answered.
Once the two EM-beings got in the position Yuudai want, he and Tailmon jump off the edge and fall towards the sages. Zero draw his word while Tailmon curled his paw into a fist and strike on top of Dragon's head.
Pegasus quickly prepare to attack, but Rockman fired a charge shot, hitting on the AM-ain's head.
The two leap off of Dragon and strikes Pegasus, with Tailmon hitting the right side of Pegasus head, and Yuudai slashing on the neck.
The Pegasus skittered at these hits, shaking the head. "You fight well." Before he and Dragon suddenly exploded in a flash of light, swallowing everyone in it.
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Wolf saw that the last disappeared from the battlefield so moves six meters away from his position… only to be buried by the entire group landing on him.
Drikat shrugs and asks Cat "Did you hack the location of their teleport?"
"How should I have done it?" asks Cat, having a holographic monitor and keyboard in front of her "I was working on one of my virus models right now."
"It's Wolf." deadpans Quadstrike while punching a virus dummy "The universe hates his butt."
"If you guys are done, chatting!" Wolf yelled at them, while the Digimons that is with the EM-humans reverted back to their child level.
Agumon, Gomamon and Gabumon when to their friends, helping them get back up.
"Are you guys alright?" Gabumon asked.
"Peachy." Yuudai answered, getting back to his feet. "Where are the sages?"
"They properly appear soon" stated Drikat who was sulking.
"Good! They have going easy on us and i want to know why!" Rock said, angrily.
"The sages hold back?" Subaru wondered, confused as the rest. "Why would they do that?"
"Because they want to test, not pulverize." shouts Drikat annoyed "Are you that dense?"
"Drikat… calm down. I write you a simulation of them with our data so you can at least have a taste of them fighting." told Sept, trying to calm their leader down.
"Your boss is quite the battle maniac." Yamato comment. "Not that we can't relate, Tachi can be hard to deal with too, once in awhile."
"I'm standing right here." Taichi deadpanned.
"He hates if he cannot fight a strong opponent." explains Sept "Then he is getting mad."
"Any of you offering to get me back to the good mood?" asks Drikat his tail waving like a predator about to pound its prey.
"The only one who can kick you butt would be Omegamon, but we don't know how to get him." Yuudai said.
"Omegamon?" asked Drikat, raising his head in interest due the strong sounding name
"It's the Digimon that defeated Diaboromon, some time ago." Taichi answered. "It the fused form of Agumon and Gabumon."
"We don't know how that was possible, for them to combined. I'm still looking into it." Koushiro add.
"You have done well." The voice of Pegasus echoed through the server. "All of you are stronger than we expected."
"Can I have a round with you before we continue?" butts Drikat in causing the three Admins to sweet drop, before Pegasus and Leon looked at Dragon.
He looked at the two and asks "Why are you looking at me?"
"Can we focus on the main thing here and forget about Dri for a moment?" Yuudai asked. "We pass your test and i want to know what you will give us to fight against the FM-ains."
"R-right." Dragoon cleared his throat and continued where Pegasus left off. "Subaru Hoshikawa, Warrock. You possess enough strength within you to protect those of in this planet."
"Now receive this! Our Star Force!" A beam of light struck Rockman as his body start to shine bright for a couple of seconds before dying out, everyone looked at Subaru, while the bruin hair boy look at his hands.
"Do you feel anything, Subaru-kun?" Hikari asked.
They waited for an answer, then as Subaru's mouth opens, all of them eager to see what he is telling and… and… "Nothing. I feel nothing."
Cue anime style fall down of everybody except the Admins and Regal.
"Where the heck is this Star Force!?" Rock yelled at the sages, angrily. "Were you just playing with us!?"
"The Star Force is within you." Leo told. "However, whether you can call upon that power, is up to you."
"Is this one of these anime powers which must be triggered under certain conditions first like a friend in need before it starts, or you granting the full story?" groans Cat.
"What does that mean?" Subaru asked.
"We never stated that the trial was over for you." Pegasus said. "The Star Force is a power of protection. We can only be called upon when the will to protect someone is very have not found that will as of yet. " The Digimons looked at each other, knowing the meaning to those words.
"So anything for us for our fights?" asks Wolf
"Some of your limitations and restrictions will be removed" stated Dragon. "After seeing how much you evolved, in the past years. We believe that this is the right moment to reward your efforts."
"Wait what?!" asks the entire squad.
"Some of your programmed limitations are removed." stated Dragon. And they glowed as well and All of them suddenly collapsed.
"Their programs are rebooting it seems."
"What going on? What is happening to them?" Piyomon asked, worried about the Predators.
"We removed some of their core restrictions, thus causing their systems to shut down to protect them while they recalibrate."
"When will they wake up?" Takeru asked.
"That depends on how long it takes to reboot and recalibrate their system." stated Leon "We removed after all one of the biggest one… that which prevented them to enter our satellites and the data they need for the fight."
"For now, we will continue to watch you…. And your growth. We believe in you all!" And with that the voice of the Admits was gone, leaving everyone to themselves.
"Whelp, looks like they gone." Yuudai sighed, looking at the unconscious Predators. "What should we do with them? Leave them?"
"How about we are going to read some of their data to learn of their dirty secrets?" asks Warrock.
"Do that, and the Satellite Police will label you on their S-rank list of criminals." Regal warned. "For now leave them be, they need their rest just as you all."
"No mommy… I don't want a cat plushy…" Muttered Quadstrike in his reboot phase. Everyone looked at the bear predator with a surprising look.
"That's probably a good idea." Yuudai agreed, pulsing out with Subaru and the Digimon back to the real world.
Kodama Town Japan 2210 Night January 30
"I'm totally pooped! Today was a crazy day." Yuudai sighed, standing in front of his house with the chosen children and Subaru.
"Still can't believe that both your dad's worked with aliens." Tachi said to both Yuudai and Subaru. "Makes you wonder what for other secrets Regal-san is hiding for us?"
"He probably will tell us some day." Koshiro add. "Right now, we need to focus on the things that is in front of us."
"I'm with you with that, Koushiro-kun." Sora agreed.
Just when everyone entered Yuudai's house, they notice Karen placing food on the table…. With Misora helping her?!
The young idol saw the group, waving at them. "Hi guys!"
"Misora?! What are you doing here?!" Subaru asked, been surprised, just as the rest of the group to see the idol in the Albert's house.
"I asked her to come here." Karen answered. "Since Misora didn't meet the rest of you, i thought it would be nice to invite her."
"That's great and all, but how did Misora get here without been spotted?" Yuudai asked.
"Take a guess, boy." The TV suddenly went on as Harp, the female FM-ain appeared on the screen.
"Why are you here of all places, Harp?! Didn't the animal brigade took you in?" Rock asked, surprised to see his fellow AM-being in Yuudai's house.
"They never stated I am forbidden to leave their server. As long I am around people of trust." giggles the FM-ian. "Plus, I've have permission to leave since i'm been more collaborative than Cygnus. Poor guy got his feathers pluck by Cat ever since he attack the Amachi Laboratory."
"Given what happened, I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't turned into her cat toy yet." Jokes Warrock. "Wish i could seen it."
"Oh and Speaking of a Cat… Yuudai. Why is in your room a Tango Toy Robot?" Karen asked.
"Huh? I didn't buy-" Yuudai then come to a realization, groaning. "That must be Cat's doing."
"Yea, i couldn't think of none-other than her, pulling a stunt like that." Tailmon sighed.
But then, everyone heard the sound of a rumbling stomach as they looked at Taichi's Transfer.
"It wasn't me!" The Digimon said to his defence.
"I think it was the kid's stomach that growls." Rockchuckled, as Subaru's stomach growls again. "Perhaps you should feed him before he falls dead."
Karen giggled "Well don't worry. I have made enough food, so eat as much if you like."
Without a second, the digimons jumped out of their partners Transfers and start gobbling down the food, except for Tailmon who signs from her fellow digimon's behavior.
"Get use to this, you two." Yuudai said to the newcomers. "This is one of our normal routines here."
"I think we'll fit here, just fine." Misora giggled.
"At least we won't be bored any time soon." Harp add, as everyone enjoyed the dinner.
