(A/N: We're coming down to the wire. The DigiDestined's partner Digimon have fallen, the Sovereigns failed, and even Gennai is dead. There's one chance left, and it's not exactly in their favor. If Love Machine isn't stopped her and now, there will truly be no stopping him. It's up to MagnaAngemon and Angewomon to save the day. Though they're high-powered Ultimates, they have a very difficult battle ahead of them, with the fate of the Digital World once again as the prize.)

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Chapter 11: Faith In Angels

When it came to the norm, an Ultimate was no match for a Mega, and that was the level of power Izzy had placed Love Machine at in his current form. However, there were a select few cases where a certain Digimon's power was so great that its strength allowed it to exceed or stand on par with a Digimon of an even higher level.

This was such the case with MagnaAngemon and Angewomon. Though only at the Ultimate level, they both possessed power strong enough to rival that of a Mega. Added to the weariness that Love Machine must be feeling at this point, along with all the damage he had taken, the two angel Digimon had a chance to beat him.

At least that's what the DigiDestined had told themselves. They needed some form of hope for the future, and who better to give them that than the very two empowered by Hope and Light.

As the two angel Digimon flew towards Love Machine, Angewomon fired the very same attack that had led to Gennai's death. "Celestial Arrow!"

Love Machine used his staff to bat the attack away as MagnaAngemon rushed at him. "Flying Sword of Justice!"

Holding up his staff, Love Machine blocked the glowing purple blade. MagnaAngemon continued to push forward, but the A.I. held him back, seemingly struggling.

"Heaven's Charm!" Angewomon cried.

The cross-shaped ray of light flew towards the two combatants. At the last moment, MagnaAngemon leapt away, leaving Love Machine to take the attack head on. He was blasted backwards, but recovered quickly and charged at the female angel Digimon.

Jumping up, he brought his staff down. Angewomon caught the end, holding it back. Love Machine kicked out at her, and she leapt away. But rather than pursuing, the A.I. held up his hand and unleashed Imperialdramon's Positron Laser.

As the attack approached, MagnaAngemon quickly rushed in. "Excalibur!" he cried, swinging his arm with the blade on it, cutting through the beam of energy. Love Machine's attention shifted to him and he raised his hand. From up above, massive forms of black crystal rained down as he copied Ebonwumon's Black Hail attack.

Fleeing to avoid getting crushed by the giant crystals, the DigiDestined looked at Love Machine worriedly.

"Did you see that?" said Cody. "He can still use the attacks he learned in his giant form."

"I know," TK grumbled. "I was hoping he could only use the attacks in the form he learned them in, but I guess that was hoping for too much."

MagnaAngemon and Angewomon didn't have time to worry about that as they maneuvered around the giant crystal structures falling down around them. Love Machine had flown into the crystal storm as well, kicking off the giant structures as he leapt around.

Coming up behind MagnaAngemon, he began firing Paildramon's Desperado Blaster. A few bullets grazed the angel Digimon's wings before he began flying around to avoid them, made all the more difficult by the falling crystals.

Ceasing fire to avoid being hit by a crystal himself, Love Machine fired Shakkoumon's Justice Beam. MagnaAngemon held up his shield to defend himself as the beam came at him.

"Shield and Counter!" he cried as the beam struck his shield. He struggled for a few moments before repelling the attack, sending it back at Love Machine. The A.I. was caught off guard by having his own attack turned against him and was knocked back.

"MagnaAngemon, above you!" Angewomon cried in warning. "Heaven's Charm!"

A massively large crystal that had been about to come down on MagnaAngemon shattered. Smaller crystals rained down, and the angel Digimon covered his head to protect himself.

"I appreciate that," he told her. He spotted Love Machine coming up behind her. "Allow me to return the favor. Soul Vanisher!"

He unleashed a wave of purifying energy. Love Machine retaliated with Zhuqaiomon's Sonic Zephyr. The shockwave stopped MagnaAngemon's attack as if it were a solid wall while at the same time causing the falling black crystals to shatter and blasting the two angel Digimon back.

The crystal rain stopped, and Love Machine came down and landed on the massive pile. Some of the crystals shifted, and MagnaAngemon and Angewomon dug themselves out. Breathing heavily, they stared up at the A.I. on the top of the pile as if he were king of the hill.

"He's a menace," MagnaAngemon grumbled. "We need to stop him before this gets out of hand."

"It already has," Angewomon replied. "But I know what you mean. I'll try providing him with a distraction while you attack. Holy Air!"

A ring of energy suddenly appeared around Love Machine, binding his arms to his side. MagnaAngemon rushed at him as the A.I. struggled to free himself. "Excalibur!"

He brought his sword down, just as Love Machine broke free of the ring of energy. He held up his staff and blocked the attack. MagnaAngemon pulled back and attacked again, only to have Love Machine block again.

Raising his sword again, he shouted, "Excali-burst!" His sword grew larger and began shining brightly with pure energy. He brought it down, and as Love Machine raised his staff to block, he cut straight through it. The swipe itself just missed grazing the A.I.'s face and torso, but MagnaAngemon whirled around and kicked him square in the head.

Stumbling back, Love Machine looked at his broken staff, then back at MagnaAngemon. The angel Digimon pointed his blade at him threateningly as Angewomon returned to his side. Love Machine looked back and forth between the two before pointing his index finger at them. A gathering of energy formed at the tip in the shape of a sphere as he prepared to attack.

Beneath his helmet, MagnaAngemon's eyes widened as he recognized the attack. "Flee!"

The two angel Digimon took to the air as Love Machine fired Imperialdramon's Giga Crusher. Glancing up at them, he placed his hand against his mouth and motioned as if he were blowing a kiss while firing Wormmon's Sticky Net. The web snagged onto Angewomon's leg, and Love Machine pulled her down from the sky and slammed her to the ground.

Putting the two broken ends of his staff together, Love Machine repaired it as he charged at the fallen Digimon. Angewomon rolled onto her back and saw him leaping towards her with his staff raised.

"Celestial Arrow!" she cried, firing an arrow of light.

Love Machine batted it away, and the hologram of Imperialdramon's Omni Sword appeared in his other hand. As he came down towards Angewomon, MagnaAngemon slammed into his side, kicking him away from her. Love Machine whirled around in mid-air and turned to face him.

Moving in front of his companion protectively, MagnaAngemon glanced at her. "Are you all right?"

Angewomon climbed to her feet. "Never better."

Love Machine regarded them for a few moments before leaving his staff to stand on its own and holding out his hand. Light blue energy gathered in his left hand as bronze energy gathered in his right. Two different colored beams burst from his hands as he fired Azulongmon's Aurora Force and Baihumon's Bronze Cannon, the two attacks tearing the land apart in different directions, heedless of what was in their path.

"You fiend!" MagnaAngemon shouted at the senseless destruction, and charged at him.

As the angel Digimon recklessly sped towards him, Love Machine ceased his attacks and pointed to the sky. He unleashed Azulongmon's Blue Thunder attack, and lightning struck. MagnaAngemon skidded to a halt as the ground exploded in front of him, raising a dust cloud.

A beam of gold light flew from the cloud as Love Machine fired Baihumon's Gold Strength attack. MagnaAngemon's shoulder was struck, and he was suddenly blinded as most of his upper torso was encased in metal.

"MagnaAngemon!" Angewomon shouted. She glared at Love Machine and moved so her comrade was out of range. "Heaven's Charm!"

Rather than attempting to avoid the attack, Love Machine flew straight at it while copying MagnaAngemon's Shield and Counter attack. The Heaven's Charm was reversed on her, sending her flying backwards from the blast. She managed to stop her momentum, and Love Machine was instantly upon her. He swung his staff, rattling her head inside her helmet.

The A.I.'s hand shot out, grabbing her by the hair, and she cried out in pain. He slammed her to the ground and then leapt into the air and fired ExVeemon's Vee-Laser down at her. She cried out as it struck her back.

MagnaAngemon, meanwhile, was trying to peel off the layer of metal covering his body. The DigiDestined were trying to help, but were unsuccessful in getting it off. Even Chibomon's Acid Bubbles and Leafmon's Acidic Bubbles did nothing against it.

"Stand back," he told them. "Let me try something. Magna Antidote!"

Healing light emitted from his body, and the metal that was covering him dissolved, releasing him from its confinement.

"Should have tried that from the start," he muttered.

"MagnaAngemon, hurry!" Kari cried, looking at her partner. "Angewomon's in trouble!"

He turned to see the female angel Digimon lying on the ground, her back smoking from where Love Machine's attack had hit. His face twisted with anger, and he flew towards the A.I. "Excalibur!"

He swung his sword, but Love Machine's hand shot out, catching the blade.

"Excali-burst!"

His sword flashed with power, and he began pushing back, his blade inching towards Love Machine's face. The A.I.'s other hand dropped his staff, leaving it floating in the air, and made a claw. It shot forward, his fingers stabbing into the angel Digimon's chest while unleashing Gatomon's Lightning Claw attack, earning an agonized groan from MagnaAngemon.

Angewomon struggled to get up. Seeing Love Machine and her fellow angel Digimon in the air. She took aim with a Celestial Arrow and let it fly.

Seeing the arrow of light coming, Love Machine fired Imperialdramon's Positron Laser against MagnaAngemon, blasting him away. Grabbing his staff, he used it to knock away Angewomon's arrow, then pointed a finger at her.

A dark mist emitted from his body as he copied Ebonwumon's Misty Illusion attack. The mist flew down towards Angewomon. She flew up to avoid it, but with a motion of Love Machine's finger, the mist followed her into the air. It moved faster than she did, and flowed over her. Her flight slowed to a stop, and her eyes glazed over beneath her helmet as the mist took affect.

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She was Salamon once again, and she was lost in a dark place. No one else was around, but she could feel another's presence.

"Kari!" she cried. "Patamon! TK! Davis! Veemon! Yolei! Ken! Can anybody hear me?"

"I can hear you, my pet."

A shiver went up her spine at the familiar voice that she hoped to never hear again. As if a spotlight had been turned on, a figure appeared a short distance away.

"Did you miss me?" the vampire Digimon asked mockingly.

"M-Myotismon!" she gasped. "It can't be! How are you here?"

The evil Digimon chuckled. "Did you really think that I wouldn't come back for you?"

"B-B-But you can't be here! We destroyed you! You couldn't have possibly reached the Ultimate level again so quickly after being reborn. That should take centuries!"

Myotismon openly laughed at that. "Haven't you figured out by now that I've taken steps to prevent having to start over as a Digi-Egg? When you first thought you destroyed me, I went through the Death X-Evolution to Digivolve to VenomMyotismon. When you destroyed me once again, my data still survived, enabling me to possess Owikawa until I used the Dark Spores to revive and Digivolve even further to MaloMyotismon. Did you think that I wouldn't have yet another backup plan in case that failed as well? You should know me better than that by now, my pet. And now you shall pay for what you've done to me. Crimson Lightning!"

He lashed out with a stream of electrified blood. Salamon cried out as she was struck and went flying. As she crashed down, another spotlight flicked on, this one illuminating a much larger Digimon she had fallen in front of.

"Aww, did the little traitor hurt herself?" they mocked.

Salamon jumped to her feet and scrabbled away from it. Before her stood VenomMyotismon. She turned around to see Myotismon behind her, then looked back to his Digivolved form.

"What's going on?" she wondered out loud.

The Mega level Digimon chuckled. "I told you, I took steps. The power I absorbed from the Dark Spores has given me the ability to copy my data and duplicate myself, just as Diaboromon was able to do on the Internet."

Salamon took a step back. "What? Copy?"

A third light came on, shining on MaloMyotismon. "Yes, copies, my dear. As in more than one. Only I think you'll find my copies to be far more durable and more real than Diaboromon's. artificial duplicates."

"Indeed," Myotismon agreed. "Now witness the futility of you situation."

He snapped his fingers and more lights came on, each one illuminating either another Myotismon, VenomMyotismon, or MaloMyotismon.

Fear raced through Salamon as she looked at all these laughing copies. This was just like her nightmares, only on a much larger scale. But she refused to show how afraid she really was, choosing to put on a brave front as she let her anger and hatred for Myotismon and his copies show.

"I'm not afraid of you! Once I Digivolve, I'll get rid of all of you!"

"Oh?" all the copies chorused together. "And just how are you planning to do that without your human partner?"

Another light came on, and the dead mangled bodies of the DigiDestined appeared. A horrifying feeling of sickening dread ran through Salamon as she stared at the corpses of her friends.

"NOOOOO! Kari! Everyone!"

The copies laughed. "They were no match for us. And once the humans were dealt with, their Digimon couldn't Digivolve. We easily took care of them. And now it's your turn."

"Grisly Wing!" cried the Myotismon.

"Chaos Flame!" cried the VenomMyotismon.

"Screaming Darkness!" cried the MaloMyotismon.

Salamon screamed in pain as she was consumed by the onslaught of attacks.

(A/N: Angewomon, or Salamon now, is in a bad place. Both she and MagnaAngemon were holding their own against Love Machine, or at least not getting killed, but now she's lost in an illusion that seems all too real, and MagnaAngemon is facing the A.I. all alone. If the two of them were just holding on before, they'll be no chance for them now that MagnaAngemon is fighting alone. Something better change, and son, or Salamon's vision will become all too real, only it will be Love Machine, not Myotismon, standing over the dead bodies of her friends. We're almost done, so stay tuned for more.)