Chapter 14: The Plan

"Shoutmon! PawnChessmon!" Rachel cried out.

"Tickle Kaos!" Jamie said. "The rest of us will tear down the lair for good!"

Kairi and Crystal both laughed as they realized what the two had remembered. The two cousins had told the story about how they had found Kaos was ticklish and it seems they were going to try the same tactic on him again while the rest of them tackled the lair, using their powers to blast the walls, tearing them down little by little.

Seeing this, Blaze recalled that Kaos was ticklish. "Mini Skylanders! Help them out!" He said.

"Tickle that creep good!" Isabel said to them.

The minis didn't need to be told twice as they jumped in. Blastermind, Fling Kong, and Boom Jet flew beneath them to catch the minis if they fell. The Magic Trapper used his levitation to help some of them out.

Kaos was shaking and trying to keep still, but with the many fingers tickling him to pieces, he couldn't keep his laughter in for long and soon burst into loud laughter, having a hard time keeping his concentration on his lairs.

As a result, the lair was starting to crumble. "Keep it up!" Rachel called out in encouragement.

"We've almost got him!" Kairi said.

"Shoutmon! Get his underarms!" Crystal called out.

Hearing her, he took her advice and Kaos was trapped as he continued laughing but trying to focus on building his lair in the Digital World.

"Stop that!" He tried to command, but the words got lost in his laughter, so no one paid attention.

"Man, if he's ticklish and he's evil, we should think to try this on all our enemies!" Shoutmon said with a laugh.

Overhearing him, Rachel had to laugh. "You'd be surprised how effective a tickle torture can be," she said, using some of her telekinesis to pull down another wall. A gentle poke to her side made her jump and she looked to see Wisemon beside her and he was chuckling, which told her he had been the one to playfully poke her side. She smirked. "And two can always play at that game."

He chuckled again and helped her take down a stubborn section of wall. "We've almost got it!" Jamie cried out.

Hearing that, the Tech Portal Master unleashed a new signal, which this time was a gold gear bit with wings, very similar to the ones the Superchargers often chased on the racing courses. Seeing this, Blaze smiled, knowing Rachel was asking about their progress. Taking a moment, he spun his fiery katanas again, forming a fire flower, which meant they were nearly done on their side. "They've almost got it too," she said. "Okay, everyone! Let's go all out!"

With that, she pulled out her Fusion Loader. "Digi-Fuse!" All the Portal Masters and Digimon said in unison and Shoutmon X 7B formed and helped Beastmon, Leomon, Knightmon, and the PawnChessmon finish demolishing the castle. Kaos was still laughing as he was being tickled by the minis, but now his laughter had gone silent and after the minis pulled away, Kaos started to fall and was caught by both Blastermind and Rachel, who got him to safety, even though they didn't really want to. Glumshanks came out, seeing his master was unable to get up and he looked at them all.

"Please, spare us," he pleaded with them.

Rachel noticed the others looking at her as if to say it was her call. "It wouldn't be right to strike now," Wisemon said.

"Not while he's unable to fight," Shoutmon said.

"They're right," Crystal said softly.

Kairi had been quiet and now spoke up. "How about we form a truce for a bit, say a month?" She suggested. "It's going to take time for Kaos to recover."

The Tech Portal Master nodded in agreement. "A one month truce," she said, looking at Glumshanks.

He nodded in agreement and picked up Kaos before using the portal to travel back to Skylands. Seeing this and hearing Glumshanks out before nodding, Blaze spun his swords again, releasing two fire phoenixes into the air. In response, Rachel created three conjoined clock gears into the air, smiling and waving at everyone in Skylands before the images vanished and everyone sat down, breathing sighs of relief as around them, small magic bursts appeared and then dissipated until after a bit, it was all clear. No more Kaos marks and no more of his work marring the landscape.

"Kaos did a lot of damage," Jamie said softly. "There's still a lot of cleanup."

"We Digimon can rebuild quickly, but I'm afraid we're unfamiliar with undoing what Kaos has done," Wisemon said.

Rachel looked up. "But we're familiar with that," she said. "We've had to undo Kaos' damage before in Skylands."

"We can undo the damage here too!" Crystal said, jumping up and looking earnest to begin.

"We should do that," Kairi said, smiling.

"I agree," Jamie said. "We should stay until the Digital World is restored."

Angemon came up to them. "Why?" He asked softly. "The enemy is defeated and no doubt your friends and loved ones are worried about you."

Crystal looked up at him. "Because that's what friends do," she said.

"You guys have helped us," Jamie said. "Now it's our turn to help you."

Knightmon stepped up to them, nodding. "You've done a lot for us," he said. "You all have honor."

Kairi smiled. "It's not only what we were taught, but it's also what we live by," she said.

Rachel smiled, proud of her family and friend, knowing their friends in Skylands would agree with their decision. "Alright then," she said. "Let's get to repairing the damage."

They all cheered and Crystal jumped up, teleporting to Beezlemon's shoulders and hugging him. "We can spend more time with you guys," she said, making him smile and gently ruffle her hair in response.

Rachel used her telekinesis to float and get a general view of the damage before nodding and coming back down to the ground. "Thankfully, it's not as bad as it seems," she said. "Looks like only a few zones are damaged."

Wisemon did a mental sweep and nodded. "Unfinished zones," he said. "The other zones had force fields surrounding them, force fields that made it impossible for Kaos to get into those zones. Only Digimon and the Digidestined can access the zones."

"So he couldn't have ruled the Digital World even if he tried," Jamie said.

"Boy, I knew he was dumb, but that was just totally stupid," Kairi said.

"The force fields were probably the one thing that was making it hard for him to build his lair here," said Flamedramon.

"Well, you guys don't have to worry about him anymore," Crystal said. "We'll keep that big meanie in line!"

She did a spin at that and in her excitement, spun too fast and stumbled, but Beastmon caught her, and everyone chuckled in amusement, but the other three Portal Masters agreed with the Life Portal Master. "Well, what are we waiting for?" Gabumon asked.

Renamon nodded. "Let's get those unfinished zones back to how they were before this mess began," she said.

"Can we eat first please?" Guilmon asked, looking a bit sheepish. "That was hard work after all."

Everyone laughed but agreed that it had been hard work destroying the lair and Leomon led them to a clear spot where they could eat before they could start the other work ahead of them.

Well, looks like Kaos got walloped back to Skylands and his plan failed. Next chapter: the Digital World gets restored, but does this mean goodbye for the Portal Masters and their Digimon friends? Stay tuned to find out in the epilogue. :)

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