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25: High above, upon the slew of right towers stands a large
platform in-between. A long black object hovers in the air docked
with this platform. A very sleek and aerodynamic design, this ship
was black, the front was pointed with large spikes going back. Along
the sides are spikes sticking outward and forward, undoubtedly
weapons of some sort. It mostly shape-wise was that of a regular ship
(An ocean ship.) yet it was much shorter. The Ark itself was about
500 feet long, 200 feet wide, and 30 ft tall. Flowing down from the
sides of this Ark. Toward the back, humungous engines flaring with
blue flames. Javel: (Walks out onto the platform attacked to
this upper level of the castle with Deltamon behind.) The nerve…
(He curses under his breath.) Myotismon stands atop the ship
with his arms crosses smiling down at Javel. Myotismon: Where
are the others? We need to go. Javel: (Begins to walk forward
and Deltamon follows.) They are tying up loose ends… (Javel steps
onto a large black platform that is attached by 4 hydraulic pulls to
the belly of the ship. Deltamon also steps onto this platform and the
mechanism begins to slowly raise them into the Ark.) In the
distance, the unstable anomaly can be seen high above what appears to
be half of Mt. Infinity. Gigantic portions of it are slowly rising
into the air and into the warp. Myotismon however looks left,
for about five miles away, a gigantic structure is flying toward the
castle from the North. Myotismon: Company… (He descends into
the ship via the moving platform he is standing
on.) ((((((((((MEANWHILE)))))))))) Tuskmon: SLAMMING
ATTACK!!!!!!!!!! (Rushes at Togemon bent forward with his horns aimed
directly at her.) Togemon: KNOCKOUT FIST!!!!!!!!!! (Jumps up
and punches Tuskmon in the nose.) Togemon
slams into the wall and cracks it and slides down into a sitting
position looking down and her arms looking limp. Rachel:
TOGEMON! Frigimon: SUBZERO ICE PUNCH!!!!!!!!!! (Left arm.)
(Runs toward Cyclonemon.) Cyclonemon: HYPER HEAT!!!!!!!!!!
(Opens his mouth and a ball of fire appears and quickly gets more and
more intense... Cyclonemon opens his mouth wider in one motion and a
beam of fire shoots directly toward Frigimon.) Frigimon:
YIIIEEEE!!! (Side jumps and dodges the beam.) Great, I gotta fight
the firebug… Devidramon from the air descends upon Frigimon.
Frigimon: Ahhhh! ((((((((((MEANWHILE)))))))))) Klaire,
Nick, Biyomon, and Gazimon run down the central corridor out of
breath. Klaire: Please let them be here... Klaire
sees a large stairway leading up and they hurriedly climb them. From
this point Klaire can hear loud crashes and roaring... Klaire::::Please let them be alright...:::: Klaire and the others
get to the main door. Klaire presses her body against the wall and
slowly looks into the room for a moment. Klaire looks back at
Biyomon, Nick, and Gazimon. They're in trouble... Nick… Nick:
I'm going. Klaire: Nick... Gazimon can't even digivolve, you
both would be defenseless... Nick: But we can help. Klaire:
Nick, knowing you're safe will be help enough, I want you to stay
here until I call for you... We will be leaving for Andromon's
Archive Ship shortly. Nick: L … Klaire stands up
tall and looks down at Biyomon. Klaire: Biyomon!! It's our
turn! Biyomon: (Nods.) (Klaire's digivice shines.) (Red
energy cracks in the air around Biyomon and white orbs appear and
begin to rotate around him. The orbs of light eventually overtake
Biyomon and grows.) BIYOMON DIGIVOLVE TO… Kokatorimon:
(The cocoon of light explode and Kokatorimon emerges from the light.)
KOKATORIMON!!!!!!!!!! (Klaire rounds the corner and enters the
chamber and Kokatorimon runs full throttle past her.) Kokatorimon
rushes past tyke who is by CyberTyrannomon's side trying to lift up
CyberTyrannomon's left arm. Kokatorimon: (Jumps into the
air.) PETRA FIRE!!!!!!!!!! (Green light floods out of his eyes and
onto Tuskmon's right arm turning it to stone.) Tuskmon in the
middle of his rush to impale and certainly kill Togemon is stopped in
his tracks. Tuskmon roars at Kokatorimon. Klaire: (Puts her
hands to her mouth to make herself louder.) YOU GUYS! WE HAVE TO GET
OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW! THE ISLAND IS BEING DESTROYED! Simultaneously
the others pause for merely a moment when they ear this news. Nick:
I hope it isn't what got the desert… Gazimon: Me
too… The both of them peek around the corner and watch the
fight. Togemon: (Gets up obviously hurt.) Thank you
Kokatorimon. Kokatorimon: (Klaire runs up to Rachel.) No
problem. Lets get em! The Burgemon have now joined the fight
and swarm Raremon hitting and smacking the slow creature. Frigimon
has gotten another deep gash from Devidramon in his chest but
continues to dodge Cyclonemon's Hyper Heat attacks. Tyke
holds up CyberTyrannomon's cannon arm and points it right at the
Devidramon circling above waiting to pounce on new prey with great
difficulty. Tyke: Almost… Almost… (He adjusts it.)
(He clenches his eyes shut tight and braces himself.) Tyke:
NOW! Tyke's is knocked back by the force of the Nova Rocket
shooting out. His hands are burned from the heat, as the shield is
not on the launcher anymore. The rocket moves with great speed and
nails Devidramon right in the chest… In slow motion the glass-like
top of the rocket smashes and the fire from within grows in all
directions with a mass of fire seemingly eating Devidramon.
Devidramon roars in pain and he, and the fire, falls to the cold
ground. The flames subside and Devidramon lays on the floor barely
conscious with severe burn marks. Male Cloaked Figure
(Devidramon's): Hey... get that one back there... (He points to
CyberTyrannomon.) Female Cloaked Figure (Raremon's): We are
busy... Raremon: STINKING GAS!!!!!!!!!! Her Raremon
grows in mass and suddenly contracts letting out a small wave of
green gas. Raremon rears up and slams down on three of the
adults with his large claws. The three Burgemon scream and explode
into red particles... Their balls of digital essence float into the
air slowly and soar away through the stone ceiling. Kokatorimon:
PETRA FIRE!!!!!!!!!! (Light floods from his eyes down toward
Raremon.) Raremon with surprising speed dodges. Raremon:
BREATH OF DECAY!!!!!!!!!! (Opens its mouth and breathes bluish putrid
air upon Kokatorimon.) Kokatorimon's feathers begin to
burn... the breath is like acid and is trying to break him down...
Kokatorimon flaps his wings forward in order to push himself back at
bit and he lands on the floor. Kokatorimon:
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! (Kokatorimon is burning.) Male Cloaked
Figure (Cyclonemon's): We have to go... CyberTyrannomon
De-digivolves... Tyke: Ahhhh! Agumon! (Picks up the
unconscious GhostAgumon in his arms.) Kokatorimon yells in
pain as white light encircles him and explodes revealing Biyomon
knocked out on the ground. Rachel: OH! BIYOMON! Frigimon:
AHHHHH!!!! (Cyclonemon's Hyper Heat hits him right in the stomach and
sends him back, leaving a giant indent in his stomach (About halfway
through him.) Togemon: KNOCKOU... UGHHHH!!!! (Togemon is hit
directly by Tuskmon's tusk as he rushes her.) Togemon is
enveloped in white light and de-digivolves to Palmon. Rachel:
Are you okay!? (Rachel runs up to Palmon.) Palmon: I'll live…
(Palmon holds her stomach where she was hit.) Rachel looks up
at Tuskmon as she holds Palmon. Nick steps into the doorway
with Gazimon... Tuskmon is about to smash Rachel and Palmon.
Suddenly a loud clap is heard from the end of the room. The
figure on the inside left claps loudly and Tuskmon stops. Female
Cloaked Figure (Tuskmon's): That is enough... Devidramon gets
up and looks at the four figures. The other two stop as well. Male
Cloaked Figure (Devidramon's): Come... to the Ark... leave them to
die with the island... Other Male Cloaked Figure
(Cyclonemon's): But... We can finish them now… Male Cloaked
Figure: (Devidramon's): We need to get up to that Ark right now... Or
we will die with this island… The four cloaked figures turn
around and head up the wide and tall dark corridor behind them. Their
four digimon begin to slowly follow them and file into the corridor 1
by 1. The last to go into the corridor is Cyclonemon who with his
long arm punches the ceiling making the top of the doorway into the
corridor collapse. After the rocks fall it gets very quiet...
except for the cries of the Burgemon mourning the death of three of
the four eldest. Truly there is a depressing feeling in the
air... Tyke stands up bruised from the battle and holds the
limp GhostAgumon in his arms. Tyke: Klaire... what you said
before... Klaire: (Picks up Biyomon.) Oh... Andromon
contacted me on my digivice… He said the island is currently being
warped... it is being destroyed... He told us he was on his way here
to pick us up in his Archive Ship... And... we didn't find any
kids... Rachel: It was all for nothing. We journeyed this
far… all this time… and they were on their side… There was no
innocent kid to be rescued, it was one of them we saw… Rachel
walks over to the others with Palmon by her side. Rachel:
Damn... how could we have won? They are huge... Nick:
(Approaches from the doorway with Gazimon.) Hey! (They all look over
at him and Gazimon.) We don't have time! We have to get out of here!
Tyke: You're right... Frigimon! Frigimon stands
slouched over breathing heavily. Frigimon: I'll live. Tyke:
Frigimon... I'm so sorr... Frigimon: Don't be... I just need
some blank data or some snow, and I'll be as good as new. (His voice
semi-shaky.) All of them walk toward where the rocks caved
in. Tyke: We got a problem... Nick: No we don't... do
it Gazimon! And leave the edges... so we can get across... Gazimon:
Right... Gazimon gets down on all fours and glares intently
at the ground. Gazimon: PITFALL!!!!!!!!!! (CRASH... Rumble
Rumble...) About a five foot wide circular pit has suddenly appeared
out of nowhere under the rocks that plunge into it... Gazimon:
PITFALL!!!!!!!!!! (CRASH... Rumble Rumble...) Again a five foot wide
pit forms and the rocks fall into it. Across about an eight
foot gap they can see the stairs. Tyke, Klaire, Rachel, Nick,
Palmon, and Gazimon pitch in to push the other rocks in on the left
side... After about two minutes of back breaking labor they make a
path wide enough for Frigimon to tiptoe across... First, the
13 Burgemon scurry across the small path to the other side with ease.
Tyke carrying GhostAgumon, Klaire carrying Biyomon who is beginning
to wake up, and Rachel with Palmon behind cross... Frigimon:
I dunno about this... Rachel: Palmon, can you steady him as
he crosses? Palmon: Yes... POISON IVY!!!!!!!!!! (Palmon's
vines wrap around Frigimon's midsection.) Frigimon shakily begins to
cross over the small path... almost falling into the ditches twice.
Palmon struggles to keep him steady though and he finally gets
across. The ground shakes wildly. Klaire: Come on!
Everyone breaks out into a run up the stairs. As they
pass the floors up and up they suddenly hear a terrible rumble coming
from below... but keep running... Back in the chamber they
were battling in... the ceiling suddenly caves in entirely...
((((((((((MEANWHILE)))))))))) The Four Cloaked Figures
and their digimon make it to the top open level of the castle... From
here they can see Mt. Infinity half gone being sucked into the warp.
Above the entire island pitch black storm clouds soar with lightning
flashing every few seconds. The winds howl as it blows intensely at
this altitude. Devimon stands on the rising platform waiting for
them... Devimon: Come... SHOOOOO!!!! SHOOOOO!!!!
(Sound of thrusters on an engine.) The front stopping engines
of the Archive Ship begin and a large metal colored ship begins to
dock with the top level on the opposite side. Cloaked Figure
(Devidramon's): What are they doing here!? Devimon: They are
trying to save those pathetic fools you took care of... Their Ark is
slower than ours, they will never make it off in time... besides, it
is a lost cause... the castle is in its self destructive mode and is
collapsing from the bottom up... The bottom hatch of the
Archive Ship opens up and a dozen Mechanorimon, and six Guardromon
march in a military styled pattern onto the fortress's top level
surface. Behind them Andromon walks out. Devimon:
Andromon... still kicking I see... Andromon: You will never
get away with what you have done... Devimon: On the
contrary... The four cloaked figures walk toward the raising
platform with their digimon. Andromon: Let the children go...
Devimon: They chose to stay with us... Guardromon:
Shall we attack the ship? Andromon: Stand down... I cannot
hurt Digi-Destined, no matter how misguided they are... Tyke:
Andromon! Tyke and the others exhaustedly get to the top
level and run out seeing the ships docked and Andromon and an army or
mechanical digimon facing Devimon and the four. Andromon:
Digi-destined! Tyke stops and the others come to a halt
behind him... Tyke: Devimon… Devimon Glares. The
fortress begins to shake. Nick: Gazimon!! Lets go! Nick
and Gazimon break away and get out of reach of the others who could
stop them. They run toward the four cloaked figures and their
digimon. Rachel: Wait! Tyke: Nick! Tyke runs
after Nick. Andromon: Digi-Destined... we have to go right
now! The Guardromon, Mechanorimon, and now the Burgemon run
onto the upward bridge into the Archive Ship. The fortress shakes more violently. Rachel:
Andromon... Go... (Rachel breaks into a run and Palmon follows.)
Klaire, stunned, runs forward with Rachel. Andromon:
Digi-destined! But… The engines of both Arks start.
Andromon's Archive ship is run on a program that calculates the
departure time so that it ensures safely clearing the range of the
warp… not even Andromon has control of the auto-piloted ship… It
would take too long to rewrite the program or shut it down.
Andromon standing on the plank of the Archive Ship which is
slowly beginning to ascend into the air watches on... The main
engines begin firing lightly… Andromon: Stay safe...
Nick: GO! (He stops and points forward at the
four.) Gazimon: ELECTRIC STUN BLAST!!!!!!!!!! (Gazimon opens
his mouth and an electric ball is shot out at the four figures.) The
blast does not make contact, but skims the top of the figure on the
inside right... The attack causes the figure's hood to fall back
revealing her face... Nick stops in his tracks. His heart
skips a beat. Tyke and the others halt immediately and
stare… The girl in the black cloak looks fiercely at them
all. Her long blonde hair blowing in the intense wind. Nick:
E... Erin! TO BE CONTINUED...
Tuskmon rears his head up, his
horns catching Togemon and knocking her into the air. He then jumps
into the air and spin, smacking Togemon with his tail with amazing
force. He lands and the ground shakes and cracks under him.
The Burgemon all fall at once to the floor and crawls
away slowly.
Rachel: Andromon...
We... (Rachel looks at Nick running at Devimon and the four with
Gazimon and Tyke holding GhostAgumon, who is injured and slower and
will never catch up to Nick in time.) Please... just a little longer
Andromon…