Entering the throne, the Digimon heroes and the girls glared at seeing their enemy, the Overlords, sitting on their thrones and staring down those who had destroyed them.
"Well, well, well, you finally made it?" Belphemon asked, glaring at the group, namely DATS Agumon as he said, clenching his clawed fingers. "And here we all thought you all were destroyed. We won't make that mistake again."
"Hard to believe you all still alive, especially after the beat down that Boss gave ya." DATS Agumon scowled.
"Yes, we were very much defeated, but with you defeating Quartzmon, it gave us a second chance, and an even greater power." Piedmon said with a dark smirk.
"Just what is it that you are planning?" Veemon questioned.
"We will continue to maintain our control over this world. And after you are defeated, we will make sure no other bothersome troublemakers come to us by rebuilding the Digital World." The D-Reaper explained, where it then added. "Though I have to admit that I am surprised you managed to find the Digi-Crystals, but it does not matter. Once you all out of the way, we will deal with Zukashimon next."
"We'll see about that!" Guilmon snapped in anger and determination, while Renamon's hand turned to a fist as the girls glare at their enemies.
"And what's the matter with you weaklings?" Axeknightmon asked, taunting the girls. "You had no idea that we are the Overlords did you?"
"You made us humiliate ourselves and turned us into sex sluts, just for your amusement!?" Lunamon yelled, showing an anger not even Shoutmon knew about.
"It was gold seeing you give up your freedom just to save the others you cherish the most." Devimon said with a devious smirk.
"Myotismon, I will never forgive you! First you made me forget who I was by making me your general and tried to have me turn my back on my true path by killing Kari, then you used Oikawa and the Dark Spores to revive yourself for your continued desire for power, and now you used me as a sex slave! I swear I will rip you to shreds!" Gatomon snarled with great rage, determined to see Myotismon torn to bits by her claws.
"Why are you arguing with me, Gatomon? You were meant to be mine to control." Myotismon mocked, before he announced. "And now, everything belong to us now!"
"Well we're still here, so you haven't succeeded yet." Agumon said back, stepping forward, alongside the other Digimon, where Shoutmon summoned his mic and added. "You'll have to go through us if you want your twisted plans to continue."
"That can be arranged! Darkness Claw!" Devimon called, striking at the group as his right arm stretched out and he tried to claw down the six heroes, but missed as the five leapt back, with Patamon taking to the air and preparing to fight the fallen angel Digimon.
"I've got Devimon." Patamon said, determined to rid the Digital World of his evil a second time, only this time he hoped he wouldn't have to sacrifice himself in the process.
"Boom Bubble!" He then called, gathering a fair amount of air in his mouth that he then fired as a ball, directly at Devimon, only for him to move aside from the attack, before confronting Patamon as the pair prepared to combat in the skies.
Taking lead, Agumon faced Veemon, where he commanded. "I've got Myotismon. Veemon, you handle Piedmon!"
"Pepper Breath!" The Digimon of Courage then called, unleashing a ball of flame from his mouth, only for Myotismon to block the attack, tearing the flames to bits with his claws.
"Vee Headbutt!" Veemon followed Agumon's order as he faced off against the former Dark Master, charging at Piedmon and managing to hit him in the chest, knocking the clown-like Digimon back and made him skid back from the impact of Veemon's attack.
"Annoying brat." Piedmon scowled, anged that a Rookie dared hit him.
And fighting back, Piedmon then took out a handkerchief and threw it at Veemon.
"Watch it, Veemon! Let that touch you and you'll be turned into a keyring!" Agumon quickly warned, causing Veemon to jump back, avoiding the fate that had befallen many of the Digidestined and Digimon in their battle with the Dark master.
"Thanks for the warning!" Veemon called, glad he knew he had Agumon and his friends to watch his back.
While the Digidestined fought against the enemy of their world, The D-Reaper focused on Guilmon, seeing him as the main threat to its existence and altered its form, turning from its ADR-01: Jeri Type form and to a smaller form of the Mother D-Reaper.
And though it wasn't as large as the original, the D-Reaper showed its power.
"Shoumetsu no Hadou!" It announced, firing sections of its being at Guilmon, who dodged many of the attacks, while blasting those that came to close with his Pyro Sphere.
"Look like it's you and me." Guilmon said, watching the D-Reaper regenerate and knew he had to take it down fast.
"Pyro Sphere!" The Hazard Digimon then announced, unleashing several fireballs and began his rematch against the revived renegade program.
As Guilmon and the D-Reaper fought, trying to destroy every last trace of each other, DATS Agumon and Belphemon were in the midst of their own fight.
"Prepare yourself Belphemon, because it's Fighting Time! Pepper Breath!" DATS Agumon yelled, spitting a collection of flames at the Belphemon, only for the Great Demon Lord to block the attacks with his wings, before fighting back.
"I will crush you, I will crush you all! Lightning Horn!" The Great Demon Lord roared, unleashing a devastating blast of lightning from his horns, which hit DATS Agumon and threw him back.
But despite being struck down by such a powerful move, DATS Agumon pulled himself up, where he said with a confident stride. "It'll take more than that to take me down."
Charging at Belphemon, DATS Agumon went on the offensive with a series of punches, which Belphemon found hard to defend or counter, pushing him back, where he bumped into AxeKnightmon.
"Out of the way, you mutant." AxeKnightmon said, slamming Belphemon aside, continuing to show his lack of thoughtfulness for anybody but himself, before focusing on the one who had assisted in his downfall.
"Well, your majesty, now it's just you and me." The former leader of the Dark Generals then said as he marched towards Shoutmon, where he then stated arrogantly. "And without Mikey Kudo or your friends here to help you, you stand no chance in defeating me."
"We'll see about that. I've gotten a lot stronger since we last fought, and even though my friends aren't here physically, they will always be in my heart."Shoutmon replied in a determined voice.
"Such noble words." AxeKnightmon commented, only to then say.
"But let's see how well they do to keep you alive!" He then yelled, unleashing a wave of darkness from his Twin Spear.
"Fiery Fastball!" Shoutmon called back, creating a fireball in his right hand, which he then threw at the darkness, causing both attacks to clash in a powerful blast.
And as Axeknightmon waited for the smoke to clear, Shoutmon continued to show his strength and his wisdom as he leapt from the smoke and slammed his mic into AxeKnightmon's chest, causing him to groan a little and stumble back.
More annoyed by the attack, AxeKnightmon stated. "You little red rat. I will make you pay for defying the new King of the Digital World."
"We'll see about that." Shoutmon said back, grasping his mic tightly with both hands as he awaited for what AxeKnightmon's next move would be.
'It seems Shoutmon has changed.' AxeKnightmon thought, staring at Shoutmon, knowing that the old Shoutmon would recklessly charge at him, only for the former master of Team Midnight to then think. 'No matter. With the combination of my power and my new strength, Shoutmon will fall before me.'
"Touch of Evil!" Devimon meanwhile called out as he tried to attack Patamon again, but with his speed and grace in the air, Patamon flew out of the way of the attack.
"How is everyone holding up?" The Digimon of Hope asked, looking around to see Agumon clash his claws with Myotismon's, both glaring at the other with absolute hatred.
Veemon remained on the alert, attacking after Piedmon had cast his attacks, just avoiding being skewered by the clown Digimon's four swords and knocking him down with a powerful Vee-Punch.
And while the Overlords seemed not to work as a team, the Digimon heroes made sure to watch each other's backs, to which Guilmon noticed one of Piedmon's blades pulling itself from the ground and was going to shoot right through Veemon, but acting fast, Guilmon not only kept the 'V' marked Digimon from harm, but used Piedmon's weapon against the D-Reaper, slicing through it and making it scream in agony.
"Thanks Guilmon!" Veemon called, glad he could count on those he was proud to call his friends, while hoping he could repay Guilmon for his assistance.
Enraged, Belphemon slammed his right claw into the ground, draining the area of all its energy to increase his power, as well as growing in size.
"Gift of Darkness!" The Great Demon Lord then let out violently, his claws glowing an eerie green as he slashed at DATS Agumon.
However, with his increased size, DATS Agumon used that to his advantage, dodged and ducked under the strike as he slid through Belphemon's legs and struck back, slamming his fist into the Great Demon Lord's back.
"Not such a Great Demon Lord if you ask me." DATS Agumon mocked, his words heightening Belphemon's rage, putting him in a frenzy as he tried to tear the reptilian Digimon to pieces, but found DATS Agumon to be quite nimble and a formidable foe, thanks to the training he and Marcus went through as they fought to restore order to their Digital World.
Lastly, AxeKnightmon, despite losing his Fusion Loader, disengaged his form, spitting back into SkullKnightmon and AxeKnightmon, before reforming as SkullKnightmon Mighty Axe Mode, where he used his massive weapon to try and crush Shoutmon.
But even with such a mighty weapon, Shoutmon continued to astound the ruler of Team Midnight as he not only avoided many of the slashes, which tore and destroyed the ground around him, Shoutmon actually managed to use his mic and hold back the attack.
'What's going on? Where did Shoutmon gain all this power?' SkullKnightmon questioned himself, but continued to fight, dirty, for he disengaged his fused form once again and struck at Shoutmon, managing to jab him with his left lance and knock him down.
"Shoutmon!" Lunamon called in high concern upon seeing the red dragon Digimon down and injured, looking to see that the white metal plating that covered the upper section of his chest had absorbed a fair amount of the attack, where in Shoutmon then stood as though nothing had happened.
And while she was certain Agumon didn't need assistance, Biyomon, concerned for the Digimon she loved, suddenly leapt up, behind Myotismon as she called out. "Spiral Twister!"
Knowing her power had been lessened over the years, Biyomon just hoped her attack would at least distract Myotismon, allowing Agumon to deal some serious damage to the vampiric Digimon, but found the attack never came to light, shocking and confusing her.
"Cat Laser!" Gatomon called, all set up and ready to blast Devimon, but was shocked as well when nothing happened.
Not even Renamon's Diamond Storm, AquaVeemon's Rapid Strike or Lunamon's Luna Claw worked, confusing the girls and causing Rhyth to ask in worry. "Why isn't anything happening?"
"Don't you remember?" Myotismon spoke up with an amused voice, before telling the girls. "When Lilithmon altered your bodies, she made sure your fighting abilities and Digivolutions were sealed, which means you cannot fight at all."
"And nothing can you do can awaken them again! You have lost your worth!" Devimon added as he turned and attacked, striking Biyomon and Gatomon, causing both to crash to the ground.
Renamon, Rhythm, AquaVeemon and Lunamon soon followed.
Try as they might to block or counter the attacks, the D-Reaper slapped Renamon away, Belphemon slammed the back of his hand into Rhythm, throwing her across the room, while Piedmon and AxeKnightmon struck down AquaVeemon and Lunamon.
And with the girls down, facing them, AxeKnightmon stated. "We have no use for you all anymore. So perish!"
"Death Hand!"
"Sword Trick!"
"Crimson Lightning!"
"Gift of Darkness!"
"175mm α Houkai Dan!"
"Treason Vortex!"
All the dark attacks were unleashed and combined, heading right at Biyomon, Gatomon, Renamon, Rhythm, AquaVeemon and Lunamon, who saw there was no way of escaping such an onslaught of power.
"NO, LOOK OUT!" Agumon, Veemon, Patamon, Guilmon, Shoutumon and DATS Agumon yelled together, acting with their hearts as they got before the girls and shielded them, taking the attacks themselves, making the six cry out from the sheer power that struck their beings.
And while they hadn't hit their intended target, none were complaining.
"Always the heroic shields aren't they?" Piedmon mocked, watching alongside the other Overlords as the girls rushed over to check on their protectors.
"Patamon, are you alright?" Gatomon asked, concerned, but felt some relief as Patamon and the others rose again, despite being struck by such a powerful attack.
"Yeah, we're fine..." Patamon managed to say, smiling at Gatomon.
"Besides, if anything happened to you, Kari would kill me..." The Digimon of Hope then joked, before finding some seriousness as he thought aloud. "Kari? That reminds me of something…"
"Same here. She's Tai's younger sister, but my partner has a crush on her, right?" Veemon asked.
"Those facts are true. But more important is she has a Digimon too... It's faint, but it's getting clearer." Agumon said, trying to remember who the Digimon was.
"She's a cat Digimon... with a purple and white tail... that has a special ring on it... a ring that is the sign of her purity and her way to Digivolve to her higher forms..." Patamon added, looking over at Gatomon, whose eyes widened to hear the three starting to remember her.
"It's you!" Agumon and Veemon both called in surprise, while Patamon knelt down to Gatomon's side, placed a paw on her cheek and smiled.
"Gatomon... now I remember. You're Kari's Digimon, the Digimon of Light. You used to on Myotismon's side, but once you learnt the truth, you not only joined us, you helped us defeat him. But what's more is us. We... we were close." He said, gently rubbing her cheek, which not only caused Gatomon to purr a little, due to her feline nature, but also made Gatomon's eyes to tear up at knowing Patamon finally remembered her.
"Patamon, you remember me!" Gatomon cried happily as she held him close. "I am so happy!"
Glad to see Patamon happy, and as much as he didn't want to ruin the mood, Veemon had to speak his mind.
"I remember something else... Tai, he was involved with a girl..." The 'V' marked Digimon began to say, thinking carefully until it hit him. "Sora... Sora Takenouchi!"
"Yes, you're right, Veemon. Not only was she and Tai close, but Sora had a Digimon too..." Agumon said, his thoughts focusing on the Digimon.
"She was a pink bird that had yellow talons..." Veemon began to then say, stopping when Agumon interrupted.
"And she had the most beautiful blue eyes..." He commented, before he remembered and turning to face the Digimon he had almost forgotten.
"Biyomon..." Agumon said as he put his hands on her shoulders, gazed into her eyes and smiled.
"The Digimon of Love... Sora's Digimon. We were close friends even before we met Tai and his friends. Yes... yes it's you! I remember!" The Digimon of Courage stated, filling Biyomon with the same joy as Gatomon as she embraced Agumon tightly and said, not wanting to lose him again. "Agumon, you... you remembered me? You finally recognise me, I am so happy!"
"Yeah. I'm sorry for not remembering you." Agumon apologized as he returned her hug, which just made Biyomon smile, not caring that it took time for Agumon to remember her, so long as they were back with each other was all that mattered to her.
Though happy for Biyomon and Gatomon, having to ask, AquaVeemon questioned. "But how did they remember all of a sudden? How did their memories of them return?"
"I think I know." Lunamon replied, testing her theory as she focused on Guilmon.
"Guilmon? Do you remember a human named Rika Nonaka?" The rabbit-like Digimon then asked, causing Renamon to look at Lunamon, then at Guilmon, where both saw the Hazard Digimon thinking hard.
"Yes... I remember someone named Rika... She was given the title as the Digimon Queen for her skills at some Digimon based card game. She and Takato were with me on my adventures. And I believe she has a..." Guilmon said in reply, stopping when a certain Digimon returned to his memory, causing him to turn to Renamon.
"You! Yes! You're her Digimon. You're Renamon, aren't you? You're Rika's partner! We started as rivals but after some conflicts, we became close afterwards." Guilmon then said, going towards and kneeling beside the vixen, her face staring at Guilmon with hope as she asked. "W... wait... Does that mean you remember me now?"
"I do. I remember you as clear as day now" Guilmon replied with a nod and caring smile, which caused Renamon's eyes to widen, before tears formed and trailed down her cheeks.
And unable to hold her joy, she threw her arms around Guilmon and hugged him.
"Oh Guilmon! You had me so worried! I am glad you remember me now!" Renamon said through tears, which made Guilmon both glad and solemn as he embraced Renamon and told her. "I'm sorry I forgot about you."
"But I will never let it happen again, I promise." Guilmon then said, continuing to hold Renamon, who smiled, both at Guilmon's words and the warmth of him embracing her making her say in reply. "I am just relieved you remember me. I missed you."
With her theory right, Lunamon smiled.
"I get it now. By mentioning our partner's names, it helps bring back memories of us." She said, which caused Rhythm to face her Agumon, try her luck as she asked. "Agumon, do you remember the Argomon incident?"
"Argomon?" DATS Agumon asked, thinking carefully about the name, before memories of the past came to him.
"I do remember that. Me, Gaomon and Lalamon were the only ones unaffected by Argomon's power. He believed that the Real World was a threat to the Digital World and trapped every human in a cocoon where they were placed in a dream state. But there was one... Marcus, who managed to fight back against the dream world and fought with us in taking Argomon down." DATS Agumon thought aloud.
"However, we couldn't have done it without the help of a Digimon that had the form of a human..." He continued, only to then stop as his memory of the Digimon came back to him, causing him to turning, facing Rhythm, where he asked. "You're her aren't you? Rhythm right? But why are you a pink version of me now?"
Rhythm didn't reply, she was just overjoyed that her Agumon remembered her, causing her to hug him and say. "You did it! You remember me at last! Oh, Agumon, I was so worried, I was so scared."
With both Agumon back with their loves, Shoutmon faced Lunamon.
"You know... that reminds me or something now that I look closely at you." He said to Lunamon, which made her heart beat faster.
"After Bagramon was defeated and I became the Digimon King, I used the Code Crown to help rebuild the Zones. I remember even restoring one Zone that was brought to ruin, where I met this Digimon who told me that she love me..."
Shoutmon then stopped and gasped at the realization that the Digimon who had loved him the first time they met was standing by his side.
"Lunamon?" Shoutmon asked. "You... you were the Digimon Queen, my Queen?"
From his words, Lunamon smiled in joy as she hugged Shoutmon.
"Oh Shoutmon, I am so happy you remembered me at last. I was so worried." She teared up as she continued to hug her love, leaving Veemon and AquaVeemon standing beside each other.
Curious, Veemon asked. "Did we know each other before this?"
"Because if we did, I cannot remember you. I am really sorry. I am sure I was lucky to have a Digimon as beautiful and as smart as you, but no matter how hard I think..." Veemon began to say, but was silenced when AquaVeemon put her finger to his lips.
"To be honest, we have never met before." She admitted, before telling Veemon. "But from what Biyomon and Gatomon told me about you, as well as seeing you, you are everything I dreamed of."
"She's from my world after losing her kingdom to the Bagra Army." Lunamon told Veemon, before the rabbit-like Digimon then added. "But you two make a wonderful couple."
Wondering how Veemon would react, AquaVeemon got her answer as Veemon thought with his heart and kissed her.
And though the kiss was short, AquaVeemon felt a warmth inside her, as well as feeling she and Veemon had shared more than a kiss, it was newfound love, which the other Digimon felt similarly towards their loves, before feeling a great strength unleash itself, leaving the Overlords stunned as the beings of the six heroes began to glow with energy.
"What is happening?"AxeKnightmon questioned.
"Is this because of our memories and bonds?" Agumon asked as he sensed the seal on Biyomon was broken, causing her to smile, nod and say. "Yes, I can feel Phoenixmon's power awaken with me once again."
"And my fighting powers are returning too. Thank you for everything, Guilmon." Renamon smiled, making the red dino smile back and say. "No worries. Now let's finish this together."
The girls smiled as the light grew brighter, consuming the whole room, blinding the overlords for a moment, before it died down and left them shocked to see WarGreymon, Phoenixmon, Seraphimon, Ophanimon, Imperialdramon, a female Flamedramon that had blue armour, Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, ShineGreymon Burst Mode and a female version of ShineGreymon that had similar armour to her male counterpart, only less covered her being and the red sections were a light shade of pink, the same colour Rhythm's hair once was had joined them.
And while OmniShoutmon stood proudly, by his side stood a new Digimon, a female Digimon that was clad in silver coloured armour and had deep blue sections around her arms, legs and around her neck, covering her mouth and nose, while in her possession, she wielded a majestic two sided scythe.
"What happened?" Lucemon asked as he was standing at the sidelines through the entire fight.
"It's simple." A voice said as EmperorGreymon, Arresterdramon and Zephyrmon appeared.
"Thanks to the guys' memories of them, the seals which blocked off the girls' Digivolutions and fighting styles have been broken." Zephyrmon explained, sounding quite happy about the results.
"You! So you did get revived after all!" Lucemon snarled, making EmperorGreymon nod and say back. "And this time we're going to rid this world of every last trace of your evil and won't lose to you again."
"So what have you become?" Omnishoutmon asked as he looked at his Digivolved Queen, who smiled behind her mask and told him. "I have become a protector, the light that shines in the night, but you can call me Dianamon."
"And you guys can call me AquaDramon." The female Flamedramon said.
"I am more than Rhythm, I am DawnGreymon." Rhythm said, feeling pride and power as she looked at her new form.
"Those are amazing, and thanks for joining us." Gallantmon said to Arresterdramon, who smiled and said with a relaxed attitude. "No worries."
But even with their change in forms, the Overlords still believed their power could crush all those that opposed them.
"You think Digivolving would matter now?" Myotismon snarled.
"It matters now because the real fight begins. Prepare to lose your control over this world!" Imperialdramon said back, readying his Positron Laser, while the others readied their weapons and got into position.
"This is it. Our final battle. Let's do this!" WarGreymon called, his voice a mighty boom as all of the heroic Digimon and the Overlords all charged at each other, a clash with everything at stake.