At the apartment, Tai, Takato, TK and Mikey were trying to discuss a plan on finding Alpha and Delta, huddled together looking at a map on the table, while Agumon, Patamon, Guilmon and Shoutmon were by the balcony window and in a sulking mood.
"The last time we saw them, they attacked us in the alleyway." TK said, remembering their last encounter.
"Right, so we need to try and figure where they might strike next." Takato said, looking carefully at a map of Venia.
But with the single encounter in the alleyway, it wasn't much to work with.
"How about...?" Mikey began to say, spotting a location where he had heard of a Venusmon in charge of it, only to stop speaking when the door burst open, Davis and Veemon ran in, carrying Marcus and DATS Agumon on their backs and yelling in a panic. "Tai! Guys! We need your help!"
"Davis, calm down. What is...?" Tai began to say, only to stop when he saw Marcus beaten up, stunning Tai to see such a sight and asked in shock. "What in the world happened to Marcus?"
Seeing Marcus beaten up shocked TK, Takato and Mikey too.
"We've got bad news, Tai! Bad news!" Davis called as Veemon rushed over to Agumon and cried out. "Davis is right, Agumon. We've got big trouble!"
"Look, if it's about your little stripper problem, we want no part of..." Agumon began to say bitterly, thinking they would go on about the stripper club again, before seeing DATS Agumon all beaten, which silenced him and caused the Digimon of Courage to question. "What happened?"
"Why are they beaten up?" Shoutmon asked in shock as Guilmon and Patamon stopped sulking, left concerned for their friends.
"Are you Tai Kamiya, Takato Matsuki, TK Takashi and Mikey Kudo?" A feminine voice asked, just as Mina entered the room, alongside AquaVeemon, the pair carrying the unconscious forms of Takuya and Gumdramon,
"We need to talk." She then said, her expression serious as Azumi entered, carrying Tagiru in and BlackRenamon follows.
However, as dire as the situation seemed, seeing the girls and their revealing outfits, Shoutmon had to ask. "Hold on. Don't you work at that stripper's club?"
"They do, but they are also agents of both Hypnos and DATS." Veemon told them as Guilmon looked at him in shock.
"What? DATS and Hypnos?" Guilmon questioned, surprised, while a little ashamed he had judged and stereotyped the girls, who then lay the unconscious ones on the beds, just before Azumi and BlackRenamon headed out, returning with Sparrowmon in their arms.
"Sparrowmon!" Shoutmon called upon seeing his friend, who gave no reply, causing the Digimon King to ask. "What happened to her?"
"We attacked her. We had no other choice." AquaVeemon admitted, before clearing up any confusion. "But we only did it because she had been programmed and brainwashed into attacking Gumdramon."
"Brainwashed?" Agumon asked, knowing all too well about such a topic, remembering the Dark Ring and Dark Spiral incidents.
"We have much to tell you. But first, I need to restore Sparrowmon personality and remove what devices Vademon placed in her head to control her." Azumi said, jsut as she and BlackRenamon lay Sparrowmon's being on a table, managed to open the compartment on the back of her head and started to rewire and remove any chips and devices that were not part of the real Sparrowmon.
Watching as Azumi continued her work, removing another chip, Patamon broke the silence as he asked. "Vademon? What exactly are these guys up to?"
"While Venusmon and Lotusmon are using their club as a way to draw in customers, it's a front so they can gain wealth, power and add any females they believe would make a nice addition to their group of brainwashed performers." BlackRenamon explained, remembering seeing several women come into the club, only to be caught and brainwashed like those before them.
"And what's more, Alpha, Delta and the Digimon Wolf Unit and Demon Unit, are the ones who beat up your friends." AquaVeemon said, making Tai scowl as he questioned with anger in his tone. "Those guys again?"
"I know you are mad at them, but they too are being manipulated. You might know Alpha and Delta better as Matt Ishida and Christopher Anouma." Mina told them, shocking Tai, Mikey and the the others by this and yell. "WHAT?!"
-A hour later-
"Sparrowmon, are you alright? Hello? Say something!" Shoutmon's voice was heard in the dark as Sparrowmon's circuits went back online.
She opened her eyes, revealing them to be back to normal.
And after looking around, Sparrowmon had to ask. "What happened? Where am I?"
Glad to see she seemed like her old self, Shoutmon smiled as he said. "Sparrowmon, it's good to see you're alright. Looks like Azumi managed to fix you up and get rid of all those unwanted installations and rewirings."
"Shoutmon, I am glad to see you again. The last thing I remember was being attacked by Digimon back at the magma Zone and knocking me out. The rest is a blank" Sparrowmon said, trying to remember what had happened next, but found it was like part of her mechanical mind had been wiped clean.
"I am glad you're ok." Gumdramon, now recovered, though bandaged up, commented as he approached her, but had to ask. "But why did you attack me?"
"I attacked you?" Sparrowmon asked, confused and certain she would remember attacking her friends.
"She was controlled by Vademon. He rewired Sparrowmon's mind and ordered her to eliminate those she now considered her enemies. They also put this device to torture her if she failed in her mission, but I removed it." Azumi told them as they showed them a chip she had removed from Sparrowmon's head, before dropping and stepping on it, crushing it into the floor to make sure it never harmed Sparrowmon again.
"I did that?" Sparrowmon asked, shocked at her behaviour, before facing Gumdramon and saying. "Gumdramon, I am so sorry."
"It's ok. At least you're back to normal." Gumdramon replied with a smile.
"And a little rest now and you'll be at one hundred percent in no time." Shoutmon assured her, making Sparrowmon nod, grateful to have such caring and understanding humans and Digimon in her life she could call her friends.
DATS Agumon, Marcus, Tagiru and Takuya were awake as well, as well as bandaged up, while they too listened to what was happening with the club, Sparrowmon and those under Venusmon and Lotusmon's influence.
"So Matt is Alpha?" Tai asked, earning a solemn nod from Mina, just before Mikey had to ask. "And Christopher's Delta?"
"I am afraid so. They have fallen under a brainwashing spell that Venusmon put on them." Mina replied, before going into detail. "She used her power to weaken their minds, to the point they couldn't think for themselves and awoke the personalities of Alpha and Delta."
"As for Gabumon, Impmon and Christopher's pack, Vademon used similar chips as he did with Sparrowmon to control them." BlackRenamon told them.
"And whether it is luck or not. Since Impmon isn't a machine Digimon, Vademon placed a single chip on the back of his neck, so removing it should break him from the control Vademon has over him." The black furred vixen then added.
"That Vademon, how dare he control Matt and Gabumon!" Agumon said as DATS Agumon nodded and added with determination, as well as a fist to his palm. "Yeah, we'll get them back, one way or another."
"Before you go off with your Fighting Time method, there is an easier way. The mind control devices placed inside of Gabumon and Christopher's Digimon are based off some Data of the Black Gears, so they can be destroyed through your Digivices. This method should work on Matt and Christopher too." Mina said, before handing them the pages they stole and saying. "But take a look at this."
Taking the pages, TK read aloud. "The effects of the pollen weaken the mental defences of those who breathe them in, allowing Lotusmon, and those close to her to control them and even alter their memories to make them think how they want them to. However, the pollen isn't flawless, it has a weakness. To break the pollen's effect on those under the mind control, it can only be done by true love and antidote V. It is made dopamine and norepinephrine, two of the chemicals in the brain that make up love."
After reading, TK then asked. "Why show us this?"
"Because it's time you know the truth about what happened to your friends." Azumi said in reply, where the raven haired girl then informed. "You see, the true identities of the most popular girls at the club are... well... we'll start one by one."
Mina nodded sadly, hating to say what they knew, but also knew it needed to be revealed as she then said. "Tai, Agumon. Two of the girls there, Serena Tsubasa and Beth... they are actually Sora Takenouchi and Biyomon, brainwashed and altered."
Tai's and Agumon's eyes widened in shock and horror as they heard this.
"Wait... that was Sora and Biyomon?" Veemon asked in shock, putting the pieces together as he thought aloud. "Then Keira Taoterra and Gwen are...?"
"Yes, Kari Kamiya and Gatomon." BlackRenamon said, gaining shocked looks on TK and Patamon's faces.
"Kari... you too?" Tai said still in shock over what he heard on Sora and now hearing his sister had been brainwashed too.
"Mia Shido and Penny are actually Mimi Tachikawa and Palmon." AquaVeemon said, before adding. "Not only did they alter their appearances, but they forced Palmon to Digivolve to Lillymon and dumbed her down to make her seem cute and sexier."
"And Miyako Koshin, she is actually Yolei Inoue." AquaVeemon then added, making Davis blush as he remembered her trying to give him a lapdance.
"Aww, Ken's gonna kill me!" Davis groaned, which caused Veemon to say. "Not if Yolei remembers and does it first."
"This is terrible." Patamon said as the Digidestined could not believe what they had just heard, but the evidence all pointed to The Forbidden Pollen being the source of their friend's vanishing.
"Alexis O'Neal and Jennifer Saito, they are Alice McCoy and Jeri Katou." BlackRenamon then informed, which surprised the others, namely Takato and Guilmon.
"And there's more. Takato, Guilmon, this might be a shock to you, but Ruki Akano and Rebecca are Rika Nonaka and Renamon." BlackRenamon told them.
Takato and Guilmon were shocked in horror as they heard that, hearing their loved ones had been brainwashed as well and were now mindlessly stripping for money.
A horrid feeling hit Takuya, hating the thought, but had to ask.
"Don't tell me... Zia and Rachel are...?"
"Zoe and Ranamon." AquaVeemon said, making Takuya scream in horror and said "I had sex with both of them and I didn't know!"
"Takuya, it's alright." Mina said, trying to assure the upset Warrior of Flame as she added. "I'm sure if the roles were reverse and you were altered into Agunimon and brainwashed, Zoe and Ranamon would find it hard to know it was you."
"Not helping." Takuya said sarcastically.
"Then consider this. Like the other girls, Zoe and Ranamon refused every offer when customers paid them extra to try and spend time with them in the private rooms, but when they saw you, they wanted to be with you because somewhere in their minds, they can still recall who you are, who it is they love." Mina then said, leaving Takuya silent, while Tai spoke up.
"Does this include Sora and the others?" He asked.
"It does." BlackRenamon replied with a nod, before saying. "Each hold a love for you, which keeps them from sleeping around with other males."
"However, Venusmon and Lotusmon have noticed this and are thinking to redo the brainwashing, even going as far to make them into mindless sluts." Azumi informed.
"They will never succeed with that, not if we have anything to say about it!" Guilmon snarled, which earned a nod from Takato, who said with a combination of anger and determination. "Got that right, boy."
"And Marcus, Agumon. I am sure you realize by now that Yuna Kurasuta and Releena Hita's true identities are Yoshi Fujieda and Rhythm?" Azumi asked, which made Marcus and DATS Agumon nod, both angered from how the women they loved were not only being used, but how they slept with them and failed to know it was them.
But remembering what they had said regarding Takuya and his loves, Marcus and DATS Agumon remained calm, saving their energy for when they would confront Venusmon and Lotusmon and make them pay for using others for such perverted and selfish desires.
"Angel Suitokin is Angie Hinomoto and Laura is Lunamon." AquaVeemon then said sadly as Mikey was in shock, as was Shoutmon, who yelled. "My Lunamon. My sweet little Queen is a stripper now!?"
"I'm afraid so." Mina said, sad that the boys were all getting hurt by the truth, but had to go on.
"As for Namoi Oniami, Bridget, Aria Kyapucha, Mira and Haruka... their true identities are Nene Amano, Beastmon, Airu Suzaki, Mervamon and Opossumon." She informed.
"Then that means..." Tagiru began to say at the realization his first time having sex was with the brunette he had fallen in love with, while Gumdramon was in shock as he realised that he yiffed Opossumon/Cho-Hakkaimon.
"They used their pollen to brainwash them and then altered their bodies and personalities to make them appear as different people." Azumi then said, causing Veemon to say. "And they were right there, under our noses!"
Shoutmon however was getting more and more furious about this before he screamed. "Unforgivable!"
Letting out all his rage, Shoutmon ran around the room in a fit.
"I'll show those two sexual witches nobody messes with my Queen and get away with it! Not on my watch!" He yelled, thinking as he had when he first established the Fusion Fighters and thought going in as Shoutmon X7 would solve their problems.
"Wow. Seeing him run around like that is making me dizzy." Gumdramon commented, never seeing Shoutmon so mad, before watching as Agumon and Veemon then grabbed and restrained the Digimon King.
"Shoutmon, calm down. We'll save them." Agumon called, feeling empathy like Shoutmon, but knew his rage would only get in his way of rescuing those he care for, causing Shoutumon to then take a deep breath as he calmed down.
"I guess we owe you an apology." Tai said to Marcus. "If I knew Sora would be at that club, I wouldn't have lashed out on you like that."
From the apology, Marcus smiled as he put a hand on Tai's shoulder and said. "We're all at fault here. But now that we know where they are there, we can do what we came here to do, rescue those we care for."
"And with this antidote V, we can fix it up no time." TK said as he looked at the pages.
With the humans and Digimon all starting to feel better, all determined to save their friends from Venusmon and Lotusmon's hold, BlackRenamon sat next to Guilmon and has to ask him something. "Tell me, how strong do you feel about my sister?"
"Sister? Renamon is your sister?" Guilmon asked in surprise.
"Yes. Before Renamon joined Rika, we lived in the Digital World together, fighting alongside each other to grow strong. But on the day Renamon sought a Tamer, I felt as though she was abandoning me and so I left her. I spent many weeks in the Digital World alone, doing my best to survive. However, I thought things would change when I met Venusmon and became her lover. Using my Mega form, Kuzuhamon, I joined Venusmon to find my sister. However, after she revealed she had another woman she had taken to her bed, Lotusmon, my heart was broken. But I still wanted to see my sister again and continued to follow them, that was until both began to become power-hungry and wanted many riches. So I left them and I met with Azumi, where she became my Tamer, helped me find the right path and helped me find you and my sister." BlackRenamon told him, which surprised Guilmon to hear Renamon had a sister, BlackRenamon was once sided with their new enemy, while also taken by surprise when she admitted to her sexual relationship with the blonde.
"The good news is that Venusmon has no idea that Kuzuhamon and BlackRenamon were the same Digimon." Azumi said, her comment getting a confirmed nod from BlackRenamon.
"But how did you get involved with Venusmon and this stripper stuff?" Takato had to ask.
"We, as well as Mina and AquaVeemon let ourselves get captured and were their slaves for the time being so we could get some info on what they were planning. Luckily, our willingness to join made Venusmon skip brainwashing us, otherwise we might've not wound up in this situation." BlackRenamon said, where she then added. "And thanks to my sister, Kari, Rika and Gatomon, they convinced Venusmon and Lotusmon to promote us to strippers so we had more chances to sneak around the back and more private areas."
"They really turned Renamon into a sex-crazed slut, and I never forgive them for that." The black furred vixen then said, feeling anger and sadness at what they had done to her sibling.
Guilmon was also furious about Renamon's manipulation as well, but he approached BlackRenamon and had a word of comfort.
"I see... to answer your question, I am very much in love with Renamon and I will do anything in my power to save her and bring her back. I am glad for your help. Thank you for telling me where she is." Guilmon said, gaining a smile from the black furred vixen.
"It is no problem. Just promise me after you save my sister, you will treat her well and love her, never taking her for granted." She said as Guilmon nodded, smiled and said in reply. "That's a promise."
"Also what with these blueprints?" Mikey then asked as he looked at the blueprints, which looked familiar to him, but he couldn't remember exactly where he had seen such a construct.
"Vademon is planning to betray Venusmon and Lotusmon by uploading his mind into an Ebemon body he had built in secret. We need to stop him before he puts his plans to fruition." Mina said.
"You're right about that." Mikey commented, remembering Lilithmon's Ebemon using its power to brainwash Shoutmon and most of the Fusion Fighters, turning them against him.
"But how do we get in now?" Takuya asked.
"I'm pretty sure that they'll be onto us." The brunette then pointed out.
"I have a plan. There's no doubt that Venusmon will sent Matt and Christopher after you while they work on a virus to make Yoshi, Nene, Zoe and the others mistrust you. But I'll return as Kuzuhamon and bring Sora, Kari, Mimi, Yolei, Rika, Alice, Jeri, Angie and the Digimon over to you, as you have not met them." BlackRenamon said.
"They will no doubt see Kuzuhamon as their long lost Mistress. And Venusmon and Lotusmon will think of her as long lost partner." Azumi explained, before facing Sparrowmon and saying. "Sparrowmon, you will go undercover as their drone, Sparrow Unit. While there, you will give the guys every detail needed."
"Ready to do my duty!" Sparrowmon replied, eager to assist in saving Nene and the others.
"I will have antidote V made up, and after we free Matt and the others, you can use it to free Sora and the others." Azumi informed.
"Sounds like a plan. But how do we free Yoshi and the others with that virus still inside them and messing with their heads?" Marcus then asked.
"Same way with antidote V. First, you need to talk to them, to get their true personalities to surface, even if it's for a second, before we inject the serum in you, which is when you kiss them. The love they will feel from one who actually cares about them and isn't just using then should free them." AquaVeemon said in reply.
But with one problem down, there was a second.
"And what of Vademon?" Agumon asked.
"Plan C. After freeing Rika and the others, we are gonna trick them and then destroy Vademon before he does anything else and defeat Venusmon and Lotusmon once and for all." Mina said with a confident voice and a cheerful smile.
"Sounds good to me. To free Yolei, we need Ken." Tai said as he turned to Davis "Can you contract him and let him know?"
"Unless you think you can kiss her better." Takuya teased making Davis scowl at his joke, before quickly drawing his D-terminal and began typing.
"Last I checked, most of the Digidestined, including Ken, were with Henry and Ryo, back inthe Real World and following some earlier leads Hypnos left. We'll need them if we want to save Alice and Jeri." Takato pointed out, before he asked. "Can you tell them too?"
"Already on it" Davis said in reply, finished his email, before adding the need for the Tamers to come and assist in their rescue mission.
"And we need to destroy or cover the cameras too, that way Vademon will have no idea what we are doing." BlackRenamon said, making Patamon grin and say. "Leave that to us."
"Perfect. Now let's put our plan into action!" Mina called, knowing that while their goal was dangerous, it'd be worth it to save all those being manipulated.
-Back in the Real World-
Following their next lead, which lead to a dead end, the Digimon were a little saddened, while Ken, Henry and Ryo remained determined.
"Henry? Can we take a break? We've been searching for ages." Terriermon whined as he rested on Hawkmon's head, who too felt somewhat tired.
"We cannot give up, not until we find Jeri and the others." Henry said, determined, almost fixated on finding his friends and his girlfriend.
However, the group stopped when Ken's D-Terminal went off, which the Digidestined of Kindness retrieved from his pocket and read the message.
Curious, Ryo asked "Whose it from?"
"It's from Davis!" Ken replied, before summarizing what he had read. "What?! They found them! They are at a city called Venia, a city which is new in the Digital World.. Yolei and the others were brainwashed into thinking they are strippers and they need our help."
"They found Yolei?" Hawkmon asked, just before saying. "That is good news."
"No argument here." Terriermon replied, glad he didn't have to go on searching, while Henry smiled, knowing his best friend had assisted with such a discovery and thought. 'Thank you, Takato.'
"Then there's no time to lose. Let's find Venia!" Cyberdramon called as all took their leave and prepared to venture back into the Digital World.
