Author's Notes: A few things to clear up. First, I have no plans to create DNA digivolutions for the tamers' Digimon because I have no idea about the specifics in DNA digivolution mechanics. Second, according to the Digimon Encyclopedia, Dukemon is referred to as Gallantmon in the English version so I have to create a name for Chaos Dukemon with the word Gallantmon in it. Besides, Dukemon is the Japanese name and my story is based on the dub. I don't know enough about the Japanese attacks and other little things. If you want that type of stuff, check out "Digimon Tamers: Dark Wing". Back to my topic, I didn't want to use "Chaos" as the prefix. A gallant knight who brings chaos? It doesn't make sense. I liked "Shadow" a lot better because it reminds me of the dark side carried by everybody and the fact is that it follows them everywhere. Third, I'm not good at writing romance. But I'll throw things in to make the story interesting. For this installment, I'll be jumping back and forth between Rika's confrontation with the Emperor and the battle with Kimeramon.
Disclaimers: Digimon belongs to Fox, Saban and whoever else owns it. Star Trek belongs to Paramount. Don't sue!!!
Beyond The Other Side - V 1.0
"You!!!! Y-you're one of them!!!!" Rika slowly descended down the stairs. The Digimon Emperor could see that Renamon stood not too far behind her tamer in case things got hairy. "Wow. The mighty emperor makes an accurate observation after his obvious failures to see what's in front of him."
The Emperor's face turned into a scowl. "What is that supposed to mean?" A cold smile came across Rika's face. "It's amusing that you still can't figure it out. Shouldn't you have made the deductions already? After all, you are the boy genius Ken Ichijoji. You can do almost anything!!"
He pulled out his whip. "My name is not Ken!!! It's the Digimon Emperor!!! And you will learn to give me the respect I deserve!" Renamon was about to step forward when Rika raised a hand to stop her. "As a matter of fact, I'm giving you the respect you deserve. It's the type of respect that an egotistical, ignorant, cowardly fraud would earn."
"Rapidmon, look out!!" Henry's warning came too late. The Heat Viper slammed into the holy knight Digimon, making a gigantic hole in the wall. Rapidmon came flying back through the hole. "That's it!!! Now I'm really mad!! Rapid Fire!!" Takato had a puzzled look on his face. "How did Rapidmon shake off that Heat Viper so quickly?"
Henry took a moment to recall the facts behind the armored version of Rapidmon. "He's an armored Digimon. His defensive armor has increased considerably so he can take more damage. But his speed had to be compensated. From the way he's moving, I would say that he's 85 percent as fast as he would normally be in his ultimate form." Yolei had to push up her glasses. "Wait a minute...all this time we've been seeing nothing but blurs from this Rapidmon. You're saying that the ultimate level Rapidmon is faster than this?!"
TK had a small worried look on his face. "You have to hand it to Ken. He designed a really powerful Digimon. Can Rapidmon and Magnamon take him down?" Davis turned to the other boy. "Of course they can, TP!! Man, have a little faith will ya? After all seeing how you hold the Crest of Hope, you should be hoping they can win!!"
"Hold it! I think I know why Kimeramon has been able to hold off Magnamon and Rapidmon. He's a data type while Rapidmon and Magnamon are vaccine type Digimon," stated Henry. "What does that have to do with anything?" asked Kari. Henry had a grim look on his face. "From what I remember, virus type Digimon usually have an advantage over data types and vaccine types can defeat virus types. By that logic, data types should be able to defeat vaccine types."
"You are a fraud. The dark spore was the one giving you athletic and academic enchancements and it made you look like a superstar. You felt superior to everyone else. Your parents, your teachers, everyone. The fact is that you're inferior to all of them. They actually worked hard to get where they wanted to be. You took the easy way to success. On the surface, you were able to specialize in almost everything. But the only real thing you specialize in is running away when things get tough. That's what all cowards do." Wormmon stiffened. 'How did she know about the time when a dark spore got implanted inside Ken?'
"I-" Rika cut the Emperor off before he could even speak. "You're running away from an important battle just like you ran away from your problems in real life. You know, every person has them but at least they have the courage to face them and live with the consequences and burdens. You however go into the digital world where you can escape and play this game, which is being the digital version of Napoleon. Games, games, games...is that what your life is all about now? Is everything one big game? Wouldn't games have rules to go by? Here's a reality check for you, Ichijoji. There are no rules and there is no game. There is only the horror which you have inflicted upon the innocents of this world. What would Sam think of you now? He definitely wouldn't see you as the kind and gentle little brother he once knew."
Cody quickly scanned the Digidestined Digimon. "I don't think any of us have any virus type Digimon!!" Takato looked at the somewhat tired Guilmon. "You're forgetting about Guilmon!! He could help fight Kimeramon if he had the energy!!" Yolei gave a sigh. "And this isn't exactly the best time to eat when the entire base could go down at any time!!"
Henry fished around for a card. "Take this, Takato!! It should recharge Guilmon!!" Takato took the card and prepared to slash it through his Digivice. "Digi Modify!! Stamina Activate!!!"Guilmon's energy levels started to rise and soon he was up and about. "Wow...I feel all better. Can we eat, Takatomon?"
Takato took the Digivolution card out. "After this fight, buddy. Di-" Henry stopped him from placing the card in the Digivice. "If Guilmon digivolves, he may tear this place up just by his size!! We need to take the fight outside where there's more room!! Rapidmon!!" The holy knight Digimon heard what his tamer said. "I'm on it!! Miracle Missile!!" A few cracks were made in the wall.
Yolei grabbed her D3. "I'll help too!! Ready, Hawkmon?" The little bird Digimon nodded. "Digi Armor-" Davis held up his hand. "Wait!! We could use Kimeramon to open up the hole for us!! Remember the time we got Redvegiemon to crack the control spire when Flamedramon was right in front of it?"
The others were shocked at the fact that Davis came up with a good idea. Henry was the first to recover. "Yeah! It could probably work!!" Davis grinned before turning back to the fight. "Magnamon!! You have to play matador!! Remember those cool bull fights we saw on TV last week?"
The armored Digimon instantly knew what Davis was getting at. He placed himself right in front of the crack that Rapidmon had made. Kimeramon charged him with all his strength. "Can Magnamon move out of the way fast enough?" asked TK. Henry replied to his question. "Don't worry. Rapidmon will be able to move Magnamon away at the last minute." A crash was heard as the wall collapsed. Rapidmon and Magnamon were hovering safely at one of the sides of the hole.
"We'll keep Kimeramon away while you guys get outside and to safety!!" With that said, the two armored Digimon flew outside to continue the fight. Takato took the card and prepared to swipe it. "Before you do that modify thing, let our Digimon armor-digivolve first so we can fly out!" Cody and Davis gave some room for the other three Digidestined kids.
"DIGI ARMOR ENERGIZE!!"
"Hawkmon armor-digivolved to...Halsemon, the Wings of Love!!"
"Gatomon armor-digivolved to...Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!!"
"Patamon armor-digivolved to...Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!!"
Davis grinned. "Alright!! We all have a ride!! I'm calling Nefertimon!!" But before he could move, Henry took a seat behind Kari on Nefertimon with Calumon in Kari's arms and Terriermon on Henry's head. Cody hopped on Halsemon with Armadillomon in his arms. Halsemon groaned. "You have to cut down on the sashimi, Armadillomon!" Armadillomon had a small guilty look. "But they're so irresistable!! Especially with wasabe!!"
Davis grumbled about how life's not fair as he sat behind TK. "What about you, Takato? Aren't you going to get a ride?" Takato shook his head. "I already got a ride. You guys should get going. I'll be right behind you in a jiffy." Pegasusmon and Halsemon headed towards the opening with Nefertimon not too far behind. Takato swiped the card after they were a good distance away. "Digi Modify!!! Digivolution Activate!!"
DIGIVOLUTION.... "Guilmon digivolved to...Growlmon!!"
The platform started to give away. Growlmon gently placed Takato on his back. Takato found the card he was looking for. "Digi Modify!! Hyperwing Activate!!" Just as the structure they were standing on collapsed, Growlmon started to fly. "Let's get going before they're too far ahead!! We have to help Rapidmon!!"
"Hang on, Takatomon!!" The virus Digimon soared through the hole just as the central power core began to explode, finally yielding to the pressure that has been building up. They saw Rapidmon and Magnamon getting a bit worn out but they still kept on fighting. "Rapid Fire!!!" "Magna Blast!!" Growlmon landed where Nefertimon and the others waited and gently placed Takato down. Then he took off again to join the fight.
"Just when will you stop running away from everything? When will you reclaim your ethics and morals?" The Emperor had a dozen drops of sweat all over his face. "What about you? From the way you're talking, it sounds like that you have done some bad things yourself." Rika narrowed her eyes. "I take lives in order to preserve the lives of others. You cause unnecessary suffering." The stairway started shaking due to the central core's imminent destruction. Lights began to blink on and off. The Emperor recognized the pattern. 'The structural integrity of the base is collapsing!!'
Renamon looked at Rika. "We have to go." The tamer nodded. "Here's some food for thought. If Digimon aren't real and everything here is just a game, then what did you see at the soccer match? I'll let you solve that last riddle on your own."
"Pyro Blaster!!" The attack hit Kimeramon in his chest. He fell backwards a little before recovering. "Heat Viper!!" The three Digimon dodged his counterattack. Takato turned to Henry. "Don't you have a Viral Conversion or something?!?" Henry gave a fiery glare. "Even if I did, Takato, I'm not going to use it to change Rapidmon's attribute to virus just to gain an advantage in a fight. If I did, I would be an irresponsible tamer! I have to consider the side effects of a huge transformation!!"
Takato looked at the ground in shame. He hadn't even considered the side effects of such a move. 'I haven't considered Guilmon's well being when I used all those different cards. I shouldn't even be a tamer if I can't put the well being of my Digimon before anything else. But with such strange circumstances taking place, I can't go back to being a normal kid. Please give me another chance, buddy.' He looked up to see Growlmon dodging Kimeramon's Heat Viper. 'I promise that I will be worthy of you.'
A strange electrical shock occurred in his pocket where his cards were. Takato took them out and found a blue card. "Henry!! It's the blue card!!" "What?!?" The other boy looked at the card. "The blue card? What is it?" They saw Davis giving a curious look. "I'm not sure. All I know is that when I found it the first time and slashed it through the card reader, it turned into my Digivice."
Takato took the card and saw in very faint letters 'Matrix Digivolution'. "But this time, I think it's here to give us the extra edge in battle. I have to try this out and hope for the best. Growlmon!!" The virus Digimon retreated back to where the others stood. "I want to try something but..."
"Whatever it is, Takatomon, it will probably make me stronger just like with all the other cards." Takato smiled. He took out his Digivice. "Digi Modify!!! Matrix Digivolution Activate!!" Calumon's mark glowed a bright red as his Crystal Matrix became active. A light emerged from both Calumon and the Digivice to hit Growlmon.
MATRIX DIGIVOLUTION.... "Growlmon digivolved to...Wargrowlmon!!"
They all gasped in awe at the new Digimon standing towards them. Takato was probably the most shocked, considering the fact he hadn't designed Guilmon's ultimate form yet. Statistics started to pop up from Takato's Digivice. "Wargrowlmon, an ultimate level cyborg virus Digimon. His Radiation Blade slices his enemies while his Atomic Baster nukes them."
Wargrowlmon took off into the air. Rapidmon and Magnamon had to regroup from Kimeramon's attacks. "You two should rest for a bit. I'll handle this." Kimeramon remained undaunted by the arrival of the new Digimon. "Heat Viper!!" Wargrowlmon dodged the energy wave. He dived in and slashed one of Kimeramon's arms.
The group could hear Kimeramon howl in pain. Davis blinked in shock. "Whoa!! One attack did that much damage?" Henry checked his Digivice. "Apparently, Wargrowlmon's attack power has increased exponentially probably because of the fact he's fighting a data type Digimon." Takato grinned. "Now's the chance to finish it off!!"
"All together now!! Tri Beam!!" The beam hit Kimeramon right in the face. "Magna Blast!!" Energy waves came from Magnamon's golden armor and hit below the stomach area. "Atomic Blaster!!!!!" Two red beams of energy erupted from Wargrowlmon's chest and hit Kimeramon right in the abdomen. He screamed as he became disintegrated. Soon the Digidestined and the two tamers were shouting in joy with the new victory.
The celebration was short lived when they heard the explosions that came from the Digimon Emperor's base. "Oh, no!!! Rika!!!!" They all stared in horror as the structure erupted into flames. Calumon however was amazed at the fireworks show being displayed in front of him.
Magnamon transformed back to his in-training form, Demiveemon. He started to fall from the high altitude. Wargrowlmon and Rapidmon started shrinking as well. Takato, Davis and Henry ran as fast as they could to catch them. Guilmon landed on Takato while Henry caught a tired Terriermon. Davis kept on running but it didn't appear that he would make it.
A yellow blur ran past him and Demiveemon landed safely in Rika's arms. Takato gawked at how they just appeared like that. "Rika!! Kyubimon!! You're fine!!!! What happened back there?" Rika got off Kyubimon and tossed Demiveemon to a surprised Davis. "Everything started to explode. I used the Digivolution card and Kyubimon blasted a hole to escape. Once we were clear, we turned back to check for the Emperor but he got out by riding Devidramon. There was a bright light and I noticed that Kimeramon got disintegrated by some new version of Dino Boy. Then they all started to shrink. Kyubimon asked me to swipe the Hyperspeed card since goggle moron wouldn't be able to make the catch."
The others soon caught up to them. "So did you find any other Digimon?" Rika shook her head. "The base was pretty much clear. But I did run into Ken. And as far as I'm concerned, he won't be making any world domination plans any time soon." Henry sighed. "I guess as long as he starts working with us to take down the real enemy...where did the blue card and the Digiegg of Fate card go to?" He looked at Kari and Yolei. They both simultaneously shrugged.
"Well, we got a few days before school. I say we should go home and...wait a minute!! Where are they going to stay?" Cody pointed a thumb at the tamers. TK smiled. "We'll figure something out. After all, they were a big help in the fight. The least we can do is give them a place to stay until they can return to the future." Takato raised an eyebrow. "You'll be letting us stay at your houses? I don't think it's necessary. With Ken gone, we can find resources in the digital world and start fixing it up."
"Don't worry about fixing things up now! Our first priority is to give you a home here now that our major problems have been resolved. We insist that you guys stay with us!!" Yolei grinned before giving her trademark wink. Henry was about to speak. "But-" Kari interrupted him. "But nothing!! It's the least we can do!!"
"Gee, that's very nice of you guys. The only polite thing we can do is accept the offer." The two other tamers gave Takato a 'what the hell do you think you're doing' look. Henry gave a sigh. "There's a Chinese curse that my sensei told me: May you live in interesting times. Something tells me that things are going to get interesting with us around."
Rika hung back while the other tamers followed the Digidestined. When they weren't looking, she quietly pocketed the Crest of Kindness that she found near the crash site just before the bright light shone through. 'I'm going to keep you as a souvenir...' "Hurry up, slow poke!! And you say I'm slow..." She ran up to Takato and lightly smacked him on the head. "If you want to keep breathing, don't ever call me slow poke again." The boy rubbed his head as he turned his back on the smoke coming from what was left of the Digimon Emperor's base.
There!!! I'm done!!!!! The first configuration is now over!!! Remember to vote for your favorite storyline for the third configuration by answering trivia questions throughout the second configuration. To remind you once more, storyline 1 is pre-Juggernaut, storyline 2 is Juggernaut and storyline 3 is post-Juggernaut (apocalyptic setting). And please include both answer and vote in your review!!! By the way, Henry knew about the other Rapidmon since Terriermon is a character of fiction. Besides, Rika had a Gargomon card in episode 4. If you're having problems understanding the Chinese zodiac, refer to episode 18 titled "The Boar Wars". There's an extremely useful segment that may give you an edge in answering the questions. I originally planned to fulfill a request and have Terriermon use the Digiegg of Miracles but I decided that Wargrowlmon's introduction was more important. How else will Arukenimon be able to create Blackwargrowlmon?
Disclaimers: Digimon belongs to Fox, Saban and whoever else owns it. Star Trek belongs to Paramount. Don't sue!!!
Beyond The Other Side - V 1.0
"You!!!! Y-you're one of them!!!!" Rika slowly descended down the stairs. The Digimon Emperor could see that Renamon stood not too far behind her tamer in case things got hairy. "Wow. The mighty emperor makes an accurate observation after his obvious failures to see what's in front of him."
The Emperor's face turned into a scowl. "What is that supposed to mean?" A cold smile came across Rika's face. "It's amusing that you still can't figure it out. Shouldn't you have made the deductions already? After all, you are the boy genius Ken Ichijoji. You can do almost anything!!"
He pulled out his whip. "My name is not Ken!!! It's the Digimon Emperor!!! And you will learn to give me the respect I deserve!" Renamon was about to step forward when Rika raised a hand to stop her. "As a matter of fact, I'm giving you the respect you deserve. It's the type of respect that an egotistical, ignorant, cowardly fraud would earn."
"Rapidmon, look out!!" Henry's warning came too late. The Heat Viper slammed into the holy knight Digimon, making a gigantic hole in the wall. Rapidmon came flying back through the hole. "That's it!!! Now I'm really mad!! Rapid Fire!!" Takato had a puzzled look on his face. "How did Rapidmon shake off that Heat Viper so quickly?"
Henry took a moment to recall the facts behind the armored version of Rapidmon. "He's an armored Digimon. His defensive armor has increased considerably so he can take more damage. But his speed had to be compensated. From the way he's moving, I would say that he's 85 percent as fast as he would normally be in his ultimate form." Yolei had to push up her glasses. "Wait a minute...all this time we've been seeing nothing but blurs from this Rapidmon. You're saying that the ultimate level Rapidmon is faster than this?!"
TK had a small worried look on his face. "You have to hand it to Ken. He designed a really powerful Digimon. Can Rapidmon and Magnamon take him down?" Davis turned to the other boy. "Of course they can, TP!! Man, have a little faith will ya? After all seeing how you hold the Crest of Hope, you should be hoping they can win!!"
"Hold it! I think I know why Kimeramon has been able to hold off Magnamon and Rapidmon. He's a data type while Rapidmon and Magnamon are vaccine type Digimon," stated Henry. "What does that have to do with anything?" asked Kari. Henry had a grim look on his face. "From what I remember, virus type Digimon usually have an advantage over data types and vaccine types can defeat virus types. By that logic, data types should be able to defeat vaccine types."
"You are a fraud. The dark spore was the one giving you athletic and academic enchancements and it made you look like a superstar. You felt superior to everyone else. Your parents, your teachers, everyone. The fact is that you're inferior to all of them. They actually worked hard to get where they wanted to be. You took the easy way to success. On the surface, you were able to specialize in almost everything. But the only real thing you specialize in is running away when things get tough. That's what all cowards do." Wormmon stiffened. 'How did she know about the time when a dark spore got implanted inside Ken?'
"I-" Rika cut the Emperor off before he could even speak. "You're running away from an important battle just like you ran away from your problems in real life. You know, every person has them but at least they have the courage to face them and live with the consequences and burdens. You however go into the digital world where you can escape and play this game, which is being the digital version of Napoleon. Games, games, games...is that what your life is all about now? Is everything one big game? Wouldn't games have rules to go by? Here's a reality check for you, Ichijoji. There are no rules and there is no game. There is only the horror which you have inflicted upon the innocents of this world. What would Sam think of you now? He definitely wouldn't see you as the kind and gentle little brother he once knew."
Cody quickly scanned the Digidestined Digimon. "I don't think any of us have any virus type Digimon!!" Takato looked at the somewhat tired Guilmon. "You're forgetting about Guilmon!! He could help fight Kimeramon if he had the energy!!" Yolei gave a sigh. "And this isn't exactly the best time to eat when the entire base could go down at any time!!"
Henry fished around for a card. "Take this, Takato!! It should recharge Guilmon!!" Takato took the card and prepared to slash it through his Digivice. "Digi Modify!! Stamina Activate!!!"Guilmon's energy levels started to rise and soon he was up and about. "Wow...I feel all better. Can we eat, Takatomon?"
Takato took the Digivolution card out. "After this fight, buddy. Di-" Henry stopped him from placing the card in the Digivice. "If Guilmon digivolves, he may tear this place up just by his size!! We need to take the fight outside where there's more room!! Rapidmon!!" The holy knight Digimon heard what his tamer said. "I'm on it!! Miracle Missile!!" A few cracks were made in the wall.
Yolei grabbed her D3. "I'll help too!! Ready, Hawkmon?" The little bird Digimon nodded. "Digi Armor-" Davis held up his hand. "Wait!! We could use Kimeramon to open up the hole for us!! Remember the time we got Redvegiemon to crack the control spire when Flamedramon was right in front of it?"
The others were shocked at the fact that Davis came up with a good idea. Henry was the first to recover. "Yeah! It could probably work!!" Davis grinned before turning back to the fight. "Magnamon!! You have to play matador!! Remember those cool bull fights we saw on TV last week?"
The armored Digimon instantly knew what Davis was getting at. He placed himself right in front of the crack that Rapidmon had made. Kimeramon charged him with all his strength. "Can Magnamon move out of the way fast enough?" asked TK. Henry replied to his question. "Don't worry. Rapidmon will be able to move Magnamon away at the last minute." A crash was heard as the wall collapsed. Rapidmon and Magnamon were hovering safely at one of the sides of the hole.
"We'll keep Kimeramon away while you guys get outside and to safety!!" With that said, the two armored Digimon flew outside to continue the fight. Takato took the card and prepared to swipe it. "Before you do that modify thing, let our Digimon armor-digivolve first so we can fly out!" Cody and Davis gave some room for the other three Digidestined kids.
"DIGI ARMOR ENERGIZE!!"
"Hawkmon armor-digivolved to...Halsemon, the Wings of Love!!"
"Gatomon armor-digivolved to...Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!!"
"Patamon armor-digivolved to...Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!!"
Davis grinned. "Alright!! We all have a ride!! I'm calling Nefertimon!!" But before he could move, Henry took a seat behind Kari on Nefertimon with Calumon in Kari's arms and Terriermon on Henry's head. Cody hopped on Halsemon with Armadillomon in his arms. Halsemon groaned. "You have to cut down on the sashimi, Armadillomon!" Armadillomon had a small guilty look. "But they're so irresistable!! Especially with wasabe!!"
Davis grumbled about how life's not fair as he sat behind TK. "What about you, Takato? Aren't you going to get a ride?" Takato shook his head. "I already got a ride. You guys should get going. I'll be right behind you in a jiffy." Pegasusmon and Halsemon headed towards the opening with Nefertimon not too far behind. Takato swiped the card after they were a good distance away. "Digi Modify!!! Digivolution Activate!!"
DIGIVOLUTION.... "Guilmon digivolved to...Growlmon!!"
The platform started to give away. Growlmon gently placed Takato on his back. Takato found the card he was looking for. "Digi Modify!! Hyperwing Activate!!" Just as the structure they were standing on collapsed, Growlmon started to fly. "Let's get going before they're too far ahead!! We have to help Rapidmon!!"
"Hang on, Takatomon!!" The virus Digimon soared through the hole just as the central power core began to explode, finally yielding to the pressure that has been building up. They saw Rapidmon and Magnamon getting a bit worn out but they still kept on fighting. "Rapid Fire!!!" "Magna Blast!!" Growlmon landed where Nefertimon and the others waited and gently placed Takato down. Then he took off again to join the fight.
"Just when will you stop running away from everything? When will you reclaim your ethics and morals?" The Emperor had a dozen drops of sweat all over his face. "What about you? From the way you're talking, it sounds like that you have done some bad things yourself." Rika narrowed her eyes. "I take lives in order to preserve the lives of others. You cause unnecessary suffering." The stairway started shaking due to the central core's imminent destruction. Lights began to blink on and off. The Emperor recognized the pattern. 'The structural integrity of the base is collapsing!!'
Renamon looked at Rika. "We have to go." The tamer nodded. "Here's some food for thought. If Digimon aren't real and everything here is just a game, then what did you see at the soccer match? I'll let you solve that last riddle on your own."
"Pyro Blaster!!" The attack hit Kimeramon in his chest. He fell backwards a little before recovering. "Heat Viper!!" The three Digimon dodged his counterattack. Takato turned to Henry. "Don't you have a Viral Conversion or something?!?" Henry gave a fiery glare. "Even if I did, Takato, I'm not going to use it to change Rapidmon's attribute to virus just to gain an advantage in a fight. If I did, I would be an irresponsible tamer! I have to consider the side effects of a huge transformation!!"
Takato looked at the ground in shame. He hadn't even considered the side effects of such a move. 'I haven't considered Guilmon's well being when I used all those different cards. I shouldn't even be a tamer if I can't put the well being of my Digimon before anything else. But with such strange circumstances taking place, I can't go back to being a normal kid. Please give me another chance, buddy.' He looked up to see Growlmon dodging Kimeramon's Heat Viper. 'I promise that I will be worthy of you.'
A strange electrical shock occurred in his pocket where his cards were. Takato took them out and found a blue card. "Henry!! It's the blue card!!" "What?!?" The other boy looked at the card. "The blue card? What is it?" They saw Davis giving a curious look. "I'm not sure. All I know is that when I found it the first time and slashed it through the card reader, it turned into my Digivice."
Takato took the card and saw in very faint letters 'Matrix Digivolution'. "But this time, I think it's here to give us the extra edge in battle. I have to try this out and hope for the best. Growlmon!!" The virus Digimon retreated back to where the others stood. "I want to try something but..."
"Whatever it is, Takatomon, it will probably make me stronger just like with all the other cards." Takato smiled. He took out his Digivice. "Digi Modify!!! Matrix Digivolution Activate!!" Calumon's mark glowed a bright red as his Crystal Matrix became active. A light emerged from both Calumon and the Digivice to hit Growlmon.
MATRIX DIGIVOLUTION.... "Growlmon digivolved to...Wargrowlmon!!"
They all gasped in awe at the new Digimon standing towards them. Takato was probably the most shocked, considering the fact he hadn't designed Guilmon's ultimate form yet. Statistics started to pop up from Takato's Digivice. "Wargrowlmon, an ultimate level cyborg virus Digimon. His Radiation Blade slices his enemies while his Atomic Baster nukes them."
Wargrowlmon took off into the air. Rapidmon and Magnamon had to regroup from Kimeramon's attacks. "You two should rest for a bit. I'll handle this." Kimeramon remained undaunted by the arrival of the new Digimon. "Heat Viper!!" Wargrowlmon dodged the energy wave. He dived in and slashed one of Kimeramon's arms.
The group could hear Kimeramon howl in pain. Davis blinked in shock. "Whoa!! One attack did that much damage?" Henry checked his Digivice. "Apparently, Wargrowlmon's attack power has increased exponentially probably because of the fact he's fighting a data type Digimon." Takato grinned. "Now's the chance to finish it off!!"
"All together now!! Tri Beam!!" The beam hit Kimeramon right in the face. "Magna Blast!!" Energy waves came from Magnamon's golden armor and hit below the stomach area. "Atomic Blaster!!!!!" Two red beams of energy erupted from Wargrowlmon's chest and hit Kimeramon right in the abdomen. He screamed as he became disintegrated. Soon the Digidestined and the two tamers were shouting in joy with the new victory.
The celebration was short lived when they heard the explosions that came from the Digimon Emperor's base. "Oh, no!!! Rika!!!!" They all stared in horror as the structure erupted into flames. Calumon however was amazed at the fireworks show being displayed in front of him.
Magnamon transformed back to his in-training form, Demiveemon. He started to fall from the high altitude. Wargrowlmon and Rapidmon started shrinking as well. Takato, Davis and Henry ran as fast as they could to catch them. Guilmon landed on Takato while Henry caught a tired Terriermon. Davis kept on running but it didn't appear that he would make it.
A yellow blur ran past him and Demiveemon landed safely in Rika's arms. Takato gawked at how they just appeared like that. "Rika!! Kyubimon!! You're fine!!!! What happened back there?" Rika got off Kyubimon and tossed Demiveemon to a surprised Davis. "Everything started to explode. I used the Digivolution card and Kyubimon blasted a hole to escape. Once we were clear, we turned back to check for the Emperor but he got out by riding Devidramon. There was a bright light and I noticed that Kimeramon got disintegrated by some new version of Dino Boy. Then they all started to shrink. Kyubimon asked me to swipe the Hyperspeed card since goggle moron wouldn't be able to make the catch."
The others soon caught up to them. "So did you find any other Digimon?" Rika shook her head. "The base was pretty much clear. But I did run into Ken. And as far as I'm concerned, he won't be making any world domination plans any time soon." Henry sighed. "I guess as long as he starts working with us to take down the real enemy...where did the blue card and the Digiegg of Fate card go to?" He looked at Kari and Yolei. They both simultaneously shrugged.
"Well, we got a few days before school. I say we should go home and...wait a minute!! Where are they going to stay?" Cody pointed a thumb at the tamers. TK smiled. "We'll figure something out. After all, they were a big help in the fight. The least we can do is give them a place to stay until they can return to the future." Takato raised an eyebrow. "You'll be letting us stay at your houses? I don't think it's necessary. With Ken gone, we can find resources in the digital world and start fixing it up."
"Don't worry about fixing things up now! Our first priority is to give you a home here now that our major problems have been resolved. We insist that you guys stay with us!!" Yolei grinned before giving her trademark wink. Henry was about to speak. "But-" Kari interrupted him. "But nothing!! It's the least we can do!!"
"Gee, that's very nice of you guys. The only polite thing we can do is accept the offer." The two other tamers gave Takato a 'what the hell do you think you're doing' look. Henry gave a sigh. "There's a Chinese curse that my sensei told me: May you live in interesting times. Something tells me that things are going to get interesting with us around."
Rika hung back while the other tamers followed the Digidestined. When they weren't looking, she quietly pocketed the Crest of Kindness that she found near the crash site just before the bright light shone through. 'I'm going to keep you as a souvenir...' "Hurry up, slow poke!! And you say I'm slow..." She ran up to Takato and lightly smacked him on the head. "If you want to keep breathing, don't ever call me slow poke again." The boy rubbed his head as he turned his back on the smoke coming from what was left of the Digimon Emperor's base.
There!!! I'm done!!!!! The first configuration is now over!!! Remember to vote for your favorite storyline for the third configuration by answering trivia questions throughout the second configuration. To remind you once more, storyline 1 is pre-Juggernaut, storyline 2 is Juggernaut and storyline 3 is post-Juggernaut (apocalyptic setting). And please include both answer and vote in your review!!! By the way, Henry knew about the other Rapidmon since Terriermon is a character of fiction. Besides, Rika had a Gargomon card in episode 4. If you're having problems understanding the Chinese zodiac, refer to episode 18 titled "The Boar Wars". There's an extremely useful segment that may give you an edge in answering the questions. I originally planned to fulfill a request and have Terriermon use the Digiegg of Miracles but I decided that Wargrowlmon's introduction was more important. How else will Arukenimon be able to create Blackwargrowlmon?