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Chapter 26: The Hazards Return, Part 2

"Nobody panic…" Justimon states as calmly as he can manage.

"Dude we are surrounded by demon lords! This is the perfect time to panic!" Kazu grumbles.

"They want us to be scared. Don't be," Atticus states shakily. "If we play this smart, maybe you all can get out of this alive."

"By all means, whenever you're ready, humans…" Barbamon taunts.

"Yes, who would like to go first?" Belphemon adds, smoke pluming out from his nostrils.

"Alright one mega per demon lord…" Justimon starts.

"We only have five…" Atticus points out.

"We have six."

"MarineAngemon doesn't count. Trust me: he can't handle any of these guys…"

"What if all the ultimates took one?" Gallantmon asks.

"That's a terrible idea," Sakuyamon interjects. "Ultimates cannot generally take on megas, particularly not ones supposedly as powerful as they are."

"You have a better plan?" MegaGargomon asks.

"I say we go for it!" Tankdramon snarls.

"I'll get the big red one…" MegaGargomon whispers.

"I've got the bitch in need of a manicure…" Rika adds.

"I'll take the wizard, Barbamon," Justimon says, shifting himself to face his foe. "Takato should take Daemon." Gallantmon nods his agreement.

"The pretty boy with blonde hair is mine…" Beelzemon grunts, tightening his grip on his cannon. "But Impmon, you're hurt!" Ai squeaks. "Use this on your d-ark then," Atticus says, handing Mako a card behind his back. "The rest of us will keep Belphemon busy. This should be interesting…"

The tamers ready their d-arks. Ai nods to her brother and holds up the d-ark and he slides the card through. "Digi-Modify! Recovery activate!" Beelzemon flexes his wings. "Alright, punk; let's dance!" he shouts as he charges at Lucemon, Gallantmon following behind him.

"Predictable…" Lucemon taunts, jumping forward. "Paradise Lost Punch!"

"Darkness Claw!"

"Lightning Joust!"

"Evil Inferno!"

"I guess that's our cue! Go!" Justimon shouts before charging Barbamon. "Justice Kick!" Barbamon jumps aside and whacks Justimon with his staff.

"Nazar Nail!" Lilithmon strikes out at Justimon. "Crystal Sphere!" Sakuyamon jumps between them, blocking her attack. "Ohh, I have myself a real foxy opponent," she taunts. "Phantom Pain!" She breathes out a plume of black smoke and it races towards her target. "Spirit Strike!" Fox Spirits fly and dissipate the smoke before fizzling out.

"Power Pummel!" MegaGargomon lands a blow to Leviamon's massive snout, and he laughs as if it had only tickled. "Tail Strike!" His two tails whip around and slam into MegaGargomon's torso, sending him to the cobbled courtyard floor.

"Digi-Modify! Power activate! Let him have it, Tankdramon!"

"Striver Cannon!" The projectile explodes on Belphemon's chest and he laughs it off. "Is that best you can do, Tamer of Darkness?"

"Chains of the Damned!" Geestmon wraps his chains around Belphemon's arms.

"Styx Killer!

"Asura Bakunenken!"

"Bunny Blades!"

"Gatling Attack!"

"Animal Nail!"

The attacks prove ineffective and Belphemon yanks taught on Geestmon's chains, pulling him closer. "Gift of Darkness!" With a single swipe, he claws Geestmon with glowing green nails and the ghostly digimon collapses at his feet. "Lampranthus!" Chains lash out and slap the other ultimates aside.

"Keep trying!" Atticus shouts. "Digi-Modify! Recharge activate!" Geestmon floats up and away from Belphemon as Tankdramon rolls closer. "Blast Gatling!"

"Digi-Modify! Power activate!" Alice shouts.

"Emerald Blaze!"

"Digi-Modify! Strength activate!"

"Fire Fist of Shiva!"

Belphemon staggers slightly from the combined attacks. "Not too shabby, for a bunch of pets… Dark Horn!" He charges, head first towards Tankdramon and Geestmon zips in between them. "Shadow Ward!" Belphemon slams into Geestmon, shattering his shield and sending him crashing into Tankdramon behind him.

"Kahuna Waves!" MarineAngemon sprays a stream of hearts at Belphemon, eliciting a hiss of pain. "Lightning Blade!" Andromon takes advantage of his opponent's momentary distraction to unleash his signature attack, but Belphemon merely bats the attack aside with his claws. Cerberumon runs up and stops beside Andromon, snarling as MarineAngemon, Antylamon, and Asuramon take up position behind Belphemon. "Struggle as much as you like. In the end, I will win!"

"Shield of the Just!" Gallantmon fires his attack and it arcs towards Daemon who jumps to the side to avoid it. "Quite sloppy, Hazard Tamer. I assure you, my raw power far exceeds yours! Chaos Flare!" A tower of flames shoots up from Daemon's hands and arcs downward toward Gallantmon. He raises his shield, holding firm until the attack dissipates before falling down to one knee. "Not strong enough, I'm afraid…" Daemon mocks. "And because of your failure, all of your friends will die…"

"No! I won't let you win! Lightning Joust!" Daemon raises a hand and catches the electrical ball, tossing it aside. "Evil Inferno!" Flames spout from his palm and Gallantmon jumps to the side to dodge before rushing forward, lance extended. Daemon flaps his wings and takes to the sky, easily moving beyond Gallantmon's attack range. "There is nothing you can do… You have already lost, even if you don't know it!"

"Shut up!" Gallantmon growls, his armor seemingly darkening before flashing back to white. "Lightning Joust!" Daemon moves to the side to avoid the attack and Gallantmon leaps into the air to strike. "Double Dust!" Daemon swings a flaming fist at Gallantmon, connecting with his head. As he falls, he pulls his lance around and cuts at Daemon's hooded face, eliciting a growl of pain. Gallantmon lands back on his feet, staggering slightly, as Daemon descends, gripping at his eye. "You got a lucky hit, Hazard Tamer. I promise it won't happen again!" Daemon pulls on his robes, ripping them off and revealing a crimson furred purple body. His arms appear as exposed muscular tissue with terrible claws on their ends. The purple wings on his back appear slightly torn and he has a long flowing mane of dark black hair. "Slash Nail!" He swings his left claw as it extends further from his furred arm. Gallantmon raises his shield to block and the claws rake down it, leaving deep rents. Gallantmon takes a few shaky steps back, keeping his shield in front of him. "Come now, Hazard Tamer. Don't tell me you're afraid…"

"…You don't scare me…" Gallantmon says, pointing his lance forward.

"Too bad. I should…"

"Double Impact!" Daemon jumps aside to avoid the attack and Gallantmon rushes forward, stabbing through Daemon and pushing onward. Daemon merely laughs and rapidly swipes his claws against Gallantmon's armored head.

"Grand Cross!" Beelzemon has no time to dodge as a cruciform of fiery orbs slams into him and sends him careening downward. "Pay attention, brother. You're fighting me, not Daemon."

"I'm fighting all of you, bub!" Beelzemon growls, staggering back to his feet.

"Why do you insist on fighting alongside humans against us? Why not join us and share in the great power that we shall be afforded under Milleniummon's tyrannical rule?"

"Not interested, bub! Corona Blaster!" Lucemon tilts his neck to the side and allows the blast to fly past him. He slowly descends to the ground, a wicked smirk plastered on his face. "You've suppressed your gluttonous urges for power, but there are other ways to elicit your…cooperation." Beelzemon aims a shotgun at his foe. "Perhaps once I eliminate those humans you call tamers, you will be more receptive to my offer."

"No one threatens Ai and Mako! Double Impact!"

"Paradise Lost Punch!" Lucemon flies forward, the bullets doing little to slow him, and nails Beelzemon in the gut. As he coughs from loss of air, Lucemon delivers a swift kick to knock him skyward and quickly flies up, grabbing onto his legs and bracing his feet against his arms. He drives him downward, plowing him into a crater and hops out nonchalantly to await his foe's recovery.

"Mega Barrage!" MegaGargomon fires a salvo of missiles at Leviamon. "Thunder Breath!" Bright clouds of smoke shoot forth from his great maw, destroying the missiles on contact and electrocuting MegaGargomon as it reaches him. "Houston, we have a problem!" Terriermon's voice quips as they crash into the courtyard floor once more. Leviamon roars triumphantly and steps closer. "And I thought you would actually be a challenge… I hope your friends put up a better fight…"

MegaGargomon pushes himself back to his feet uneasily. "Only one thing left to try… Gargo Missiles!" The rockets fire off from his shoulders and slam into Leviamon, pushing him back. "Good! That's what I'm talking about! Duo Tail Strike!" His tails crack like whips and strike MegaGargomon's face and chest plate. He staggers back, clutching at his face. "Biting Crush!" Leviamon's jaws snap closed around MegaGargomon and squeeze tighter with each second. Metal creaks as it is bent out of shape and MegaGargomon screams from the pain.

"Leave him alone! Spirit Strike!" Sakuyamon's spirits fly and claw away at Leviamon's eye. He releases his grip on the vaccine mega and swats the spirits away with his tail. Before he can attack, Lilithmon tackles Sakuyamon from behind. "Nazar Nail!" Her claws glide across her golden armor, turning it a dulled color, riddled with rents. With a swift kick, Sakuyamon knocks Lilithmon away. "Amethyst Mandala!" She swings her staff and sends purple blades of energy outward. Lilithmon flips as she reaches the ground and swings her clawed hand upward. "Empress Emblaze!" A shadowy hand rises up and pushes through Sakuyamon's attack, grabbing her and squeezing tight. "Try to relax, sweetie…" she taunts as the hand tightens. With a flick of her wrist, Lilithmon causes the hand to toss Sakuyamon in Leviamon's direction. "Tail Strike!" Sakuyamon is unable to dodge and is sent flying across the courtyard, landing atop Beelzemon as he staggers back to his feet within a crater.

"Mega Barrage!" Lilithmon turns as a salvo of missiles flies in her direction. Leviamon rushes in front and swats the missiles away using his "Duo Tail Strike!" Lilithmon rushes forward and drags her claw up MegaGargomon's torso. "Nazar Nail!" MegaGargomon's green armor darkens as if tarnishing and he grunts as if in pain.

"Gargo Miss…"

"Thunder Breath!" Leviamon's smoky breath surrounds MegaGargomon and he tenses up from the electric current. "Hold still now, sweetheart," Lilithmon says, taking in a breath. "Phantom Pain!" The willowy black smoke emerges from her lips and wraps itself around MegaGargomon's head. He staggers back, as if dizzy, and loses his footing, crashing into the cobbled floor, his data distorting slightly.

Gallantmon slams Daemon into the courtyard's wall as Daemon continues to claw away at his head. "Lightning Joust!" Gallantmon fires point blank, kicking up smoke and debris and forcing himself backward. As the smoke clears, Daemon rushes out and clobbers Gallantmon with a flaming fist, sending him sprawling. "Evil Inferno!" Gallantmon rolls aside as the flames lick at the cobbles he had been resting on mere moments ago. He pulls his shield forward and aims. "Shield of the Just!"

"Chaos Flare!"

The attacks meet and struggle against each other, pushing back and forth, each trying to gain the upper hand. Slowly, but surely, Daemon's flaming tower pushes through, and slams into Gallantmon, knocking him off his feet. As he struggles to stand back up, a loud crash sounds and a wave of dust and debris washes over the courtyard. Gallantmon turns unsteadily to notice MegaGargomon had collapsed. "How does it feel to fail, Hazard Tamer?" Daemon jeers. "To be completely helpless to save them."

Gallantmon watches as Barbamon clubs Justimon with his staff and burns him with ever-darker flames. "They will die, and there will be nothing you can do to stop it," Daemon continues to mock.

Gallantmon tenses up and he pulls his shield up once more. "I won't give up. I'll stop you…somehow."

"Noble of you to continue trying, but as I have said, you've already lost…"

Gallantmon looks over once more as Sakuyamon and Beelzemon pull themselves from a crater, Lucemon, Lilithmon, and Leviamon looking on with amusement. He turns the other way in time to see Belphemon bash Cerberumon into the ground and strangle Asuramon and Geestmon simultaneously with his chains.

"It's really too bad," Daemon croons. "Even as the strongest amongst them, you are weak…"

I can do this… I just need to access my Crimson Mode. Why can't I mode change?!

"Double Dust!" Daemon flies forward and clobbers Gallantmon, sending him sprawling back to the ground. "Evil Inferno!" Flames spout and Gallantmon raises his shield to defend himself. "Come now, Hazard Tamer! Show me you're true power! Use it to save yourself and you're comrades!" Gallantmon grits his teeth as the metal of his shield burns ever hotter, the flames continuing to lick at its edges.

Come on… They need me! Why can't I mode change?! Please! Let me change!

"Digi-Modify! Targeting activate!"

"Striver Cannon!" Daemon ceases his attack and flies up to avoid the blow. The projectile explodes and Gallantmon is thrown by the explosion, slamming into a wall and rolling back down to the ground. As he attempts to clamber back to his feet, his cloak flickers to dark blue, settling on it momentarily before returning to red. Simultaneously, his armor takes on a gray shade and his yellow eyes flash red.

Daemon lands in front of him, flexing his claws. "Shall you persist, Hazard tamer?"

Gallantmon takes a battle position and points his lance menacingly at Daemon. I'm going to end this!" He charges his foe once more and Daemon smirks as he extends his clawed hand to swipe the lance away. Almost… Just a little more and the Hazard shall be ours…

"Justice Burst!" Justimon fires at Barbamon, who swats the attack aside with a swing of his staff. "How pathetic. How did a worm such as yourself ever defeat the dark god, Millenniummon?" he taunts.

Justimon's arm shifts to the voltage blade and he rushes forward. "Voltage Blade!"

"Greedy Wand!" Justimon is blasted backward by a bolt of green magic and he flips back, planting his feet on the ground and returning to his battle stance. "Thunder Clap!" He slams his accel arm on the ground, creating a wave of force, which rushes towards Barbamon. Barbamon jumps into the air to dodge. "Justice Kick!" Justimon lands a blow to Barbamon's jaw as Barbamon swings his staff, clobbering Justimon and sending him back to the ground. As Justimon jumps back to fist feet, Barbamon lands in front of him, laughing lightly. Justimon looks past him, noticing MegaGargomon, Sakuyamon, and Beelzemon were down. "As you can see, Legendary Tamer, you're little cadre of runts is no match for the power of the demon lords."

"Digi-Modify! Power activate!"

"Gatling Attack." Barbamon jumps to the side to dodge Andromon's attack and the missiles slam into the wall behind Justimon, forcing him forward. "Dark Inferno!" Barbamon shoots a stream of flames from his staff. Justimon is consumed by the flames and tumbles forward, landing in a heap in front of the other tamers.

"Aww man! Ryo's down!" Kenta fearfully shouts as Barbamon steps up to loom over him. Andromon plants himself between him and the tamers and MarineAngemon flutters up next to him.

"Jeri, what should we do?" Masahiko asks, looking at his sister. Jeri bites her lip and glances at Atticus, who remains focused on Belphemon. "I don't think there's anything we can do…" She looks over at Gallantmon, who is pinned by Daemon's flames. He's failed again… They all have…

"Guys, I'm gonna need you to focus…" Atticus says, pulling another card. "Digi-Modify! Recharge activate! Tankdramon, aim for Daemon!"

Tankdramon shifts his main cannon towards Daemon.

Belphemon moves to intercept. "Lampranth…"

"Digi-Modify! Speed activate! Digi-Modify! Stamina activate!"

"Chains of the Damned!" Geestmon lassos Belphemon in his chains and pulls taught. Belphemon struggles to break free.

"Digi-Modify! Power activate!" Alice shouts. "Styx Killer!"

"Digi-Modify! Palmon activate!" Suzie pulls the card through her d-ark. "Poison Ivy!" Antylamon wraps Belphemon in vines. "Tankdramon, now! You have to save Takato!" Suzie shouts.

"Digi-Modify! Golden Noose activate! Get him, Pandamon!" Kai shouts with excitement. "Golden Noose!" Pandamon wraps Belphemon's snout with the golden bands and proceeds to also bind his arms.

"You help too, Asuramon! Digi-Modify! Strength activate!"

"Fire Fist of Shiva!" Asuramon slams his fist into Belphemon's face with all his might and the demon lord staggers back.

"Striver Cannon!" Tankdramon fires his projectile, which explodes on the ground between Daemon and a prone Gallantmon.

"Raaawr!" Belphemon growls in indignation and flexes his arms and wings, trying desperately to break his bindings. "Barbamon, get these pests off me!"

"Gladly!" the Demon Lord of Greed shouts excitedly while raising his staff high.

"Stop him!" Atticus shouts.

"Lightning Blade!"

"Kahuna Waves!"

"Blast Gatling!"

"Pandemonium Lost!" A dark sphere extends out from Barbamon's staff and the other attacks dissipate on contact with it.

"Swipe this!" Atticus shouts as he tosses Kazu a card. "It's our only chance!" Kazu asks no questions and immediately runs the card. "Digi-Modify! Chrome Digizoid Shield activate!" A sparkling shield appears in Andromon's hand and he braces for the impact of Barbamon's attack.

"Kahuna Waves!" MarineAngemon generates a shield around the tamers while Atticus pulls and swipes one last card. "Digi-Modify! Defense boost activate!" Geestmon releases Belphemon from his chains and flies over next to Andromon. "Shadow Ward!"

Barbamon's dark sphere crackles as it expands larger and larger before finally detonating in a massive explosion of shadow and flames. The demon lords laugh as the courtyard is consumed by the attack and the castle walls collapse and vaporize into data, leaving only piles of cobbled stones and deep trenches.

Gallantmon shifts under the rubble and allows his lance to turn into a normal arm. He pushes himself to his feet and peers through the dust and debris before staggering forward in search of the others.

Stones shift to his left and he pulls his shield up defensively, but relaxes as he makes out the forms of Sakuyamon and Beelzemon limping into sight. "Rika, Beelzemon! Are you two ok?" Gallantmon asks. Beelzemon coughs before responding, "Yea…but if we survived that, good chance those demon lords did too."

"We have to find the others. Hopefully their partners were able to protect them." Sakuyamon adds, biting her lip. Gallantmon gives a slight nod and they continue to trudge their way through the ruined courtyard. Suddenly, a hand shoots up from the rubble.

Henry groans and he rolls over as Terriermon pulls himself to his feet and scratches at Henry's head to get his attention. "Henry, this isn't the time for a nap, ya know…"

"Henry!" Terriermon turns to see Suzie running towards them. She slides next to her brother and loops his arm around her shoulders, helping to push him back up to his feet. "You ok, Suzie?" Henry asks weakly.

"Fine, but I can't find Lopmon or any of the others."

"We'll find them…"

Henry, Suzie, and Terriermon turn to see Justimon barely keeping balance. His facemask is cracked and data leaks out in a steady stream. "You don't look too good," Henry says, pushing himself off of Suzie's shoulder to try to stand on his own.

"I'm fine. This is nothing. I see you were knocked out of your biomerge."

"Stones shift to their left and they reflexively turn. Before they can take a step towards the sound, Calumon zips from obscurity and latches onto Henry's head. "I'm so glad I found you!" he shouts frantically. "A bunch of the others are buried over there!"

The group staggers forth until they reach a pile of rubble. Kenta pulls Kazu up while holding an unconscious MarineAngemon in his hand. "You two are ok!" Justimon says before taking a sigh of relief.

"Whoa dude, you look like hell!" Kazu says upon seeing Justimon.

"Is anyone else stuck under the rubble?" Henry asks. Suzie drops to her knees and begins shifting through some of the stones, eventually finding a hand. She digs some more, discovering it to be Jeri muttering something to herself. "Jeri? Jeri, its Suzie. You need to wake up now…" Jeri's eyes flutter open and she shifts, lifting herself to a sitting position and allowing rubble to fall off of her. "You ok?" Henry asks.

"I… I think so… Where's everyone else?" The rubble next to her shifts and Masahiko pulls himself out. "We're trying to figure that out," Justimon says, shifting himself to face the other direction. He stiffens upon hearing another noise but relaxes upon seeing Kotemon helping Commandramon over to the others. "The demon lords are still out there, skulking around looking for us," Commandramon gets out between deep breaths. "We need to get out of here."

"We haven't found the others," Henry points out.

"No time. We'll need to trust that they will get out on their own."

"Nonsense! This horror show is just beginning!" a crooning voice rings out over the castle ruins. Commandramon looks to Justimon with eyes full of worry.

"It's Millenniummon…" Justimon says, taking a step back. "He must have to come to finish us.

"As if you are worth my time, Ryo!" The voice echoes once again. "I no longer have a need for a tamer to achieve great power. I now have a new recipe for Digital World domination!"

Dust clears rapidly, revealing the six demon lords, grinning wickedly with satisfaction. "My allies have already proved superior to even all of the tamers together."

"Where are you? Show yourself!" Justimon cries out, eliciting an amused laugh from the dark god. "Don't you understand, Legendary Tamer? I have won. The Digital World shall be mine…."

"No… It won't…" Atticus staggers into sight and joins the group. "We will not let you win this." Behind him, Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, and Beelzemon join the group and take up position between the demon lords and the others. "You cannot stop me either, Tamer of Darkness."

"Maybe I can't, but that doesn't mean I'll stop trying."

"You're already dead. Would you like to be double-dead?" Millenniummon taunts in a soothing voice. After a few moments of silence, Millenniummon's laugh rings out once more. "Well at the very least, before I have my allies finish you, take back your pesky little partners…"

Lilithmon flings something forward which she had been holding and Lopmon tumbles up to Sakuyamon's feet. Barbamon swings his staff and Guardromon lands in front of Justimon, unmoving and unresponsive. Daemon tosses Pandamon at Gallantmon's feet and Belphemon kicks at a heap in front of him, causing Dobermon to roll in front of Beelzemon.

"As you can see, you have no chance of defeating us. Luckily, I'm willing to strike a deal…"

"We're not making deals with you…" Justimon grumbles. "You'll want to take this one, my old tamer," Millenniummon's voice taunts. "I have grown bored of waiting for the royal knight to unleash the Hazard. Surrender its power to me, and I will let you all leave. Refuse, and I will kill you all, one by one, until I have what I want!"

"We should do what he says…" Jeri mutters her eyes wide with fear. "We can't. You have no idea the destruction he would be capable of with the Hazard's power…" Atticus warns.

"But if it'll save the others…" Gallantmon starts, looking back at him.

"Don't even think about it, Gogglehead. We will fight and either win together or die together."

"She's right," Suzie adds. "We can't give up."

"But our partners are all down. We can't fight them in this condition!" Alice shouts frantically.

"Yea, it'd be suicide at this point!" Kazu shouts.

"Then prepare to run… All of you…" Atticus mutters, trying his best not to let their foes overhear.

"What are you going to do?" Justimon asks.

"Something crazy…" Atticus responds, pulling out his d-ark and a card behind his back.

"Do you think to defy me, Tamer of Darkness?" Millenniummon's voice rings out once again.

"As it so happens, I do… Digi-Modify! Goliath activate!" A giant Geestmon suddenly zips over their heads. "Chains of the Damned!" His chains constrict around the six demon lords and he pulls tight as they all struggle to get free. "Go!" Atticus shouts. "Digi-Modify! Stamina activate!"

"You cannot escape! Dimension Destroyer!" Before any of the tamers could move to escape, a bolt of energy fires from their left and slams into Geestmon. His chains dissipate and he collapses onto the rubble, dedigivolving to Chiblynmon and returning to normal size. "For that, he will be the first to die! Do it, Lucemon!"

"Ultimate Sacrifice!" Lucemon tosses a ball of light, which consumes Chiblynmon before tossing a ball of shadow, which combines with the sphere of light and creates a giant rotating prison ball. Chiblynmon screams from the pain and Atticus rushes forward. "Wait boss! Don't!" Commandramon yells as he tries to stop his tamer.

I can't let this happen. Chiblynmon needs me! I will not fail! I am the Tamer of Darkness! His d-ark beeps erratically and explodes into a bright flash of light. "What's happening?" Alice asks, shielding her eyes. "I think he's…biomerging!" Henry shouts. Tears come to Commandramon's eyes. I…lost then…

Chiblynmon biomerge to…

Atticus' form melts into Chiblynmon's and their limbs extend, turning dark purple. His hands turn to jagged claws and great ripped wings sprout from his back as his body also darkens to a deep purple, giving him the look of a silhouette with wings. His head flashes through his champion and ultimate forms before becoming a humanoid face with green eyes and a jagged crown appears on his head. He swipes with his claws as he finishes his transformation.

Beldurmon!

The gyrating sphere dissipates and Beldurmon stands in its place, his wings twitching slightly as he gazes blankly at the demon lords. Henry pulls out his d-ark and scans the newcomer. "He doesn't have any data…"

"Yes, he does…" Commandramon says, touching the d-ark. Beldurmon, a cryptic digimon? He's known as the Demon of Obscurity… Mega level, virus type. His attacks are Apocalypse Cannon, Demon's Shade, and Ahool Claw.

"Destroy him…" Millenniummon's voice rings out. "Evil Inferno!" Daemon spouts flames at Beldurmon, but the mega merely melts down into the rubble beneath him and the flames lick only at debris. A pool of black shifts along the rubble and his form once again rises up, between Justimon and Gallantmon. "It seems I've reached mega…" Beldurmon states, glancing at his jagged claws before sneaking a peak at Commandramon. "I'm sorry, old friend…" Jeri walks up to Commandramon and strokes his snout and Beldurmon turns his attention back to the demon lords. "We need to get the others out of here."

'Millenniummon isn't going to let us…" Justimon says, glancing between their foes.

"Running isn't an option," Sakuyamon states, gripping her staff tightly. "We have to beat these guys."

"Then we need a new plan," Beldurmon mutters.

"We can't take them one to one, but maybe if we take them together, focusing our attacks on certain ones at a time, we could win…" Gallantmon says, changing his arm back to a lance while raising is shield.

"Takato, we can't…" Justimon states. "If more then one of us focuses on any one of them, the others will be vulnerable."

"No, he's right!" Beelzemon nearly shouts. "A couple of us could hold some off while the others focus on deleting one at a time."

"Millenniummon isn't going to let us…"

"I'm following the Hazard this time," Beldurmon says, taking up a battle position. "Based on what you've all told me, he tends to figure it out."

"Ok, five of us and six of them. How do you propose we do that?" Justimon asks sarcastically.

"With a sixth…" Atticus responds equally as sarcastic. "Henry, we need you. Think you can get back in this?" Henry nods and steps forward, Terriermon on his shoulder. MarineAngemon struggles to flutter his wings and shakily makes his way to Justimon's shoulder, blowing some hearts until data ceases to leak.

"The pixie will protect the others in the case of our failure. "Let's get this done…" Beldurmon remarks. Justimon takes up position next to him. Henry pulls out his d-ark as Terriermon hops from his shoulder. "Biomerge activate!"

Biomerge digivolution…

Terriermon biomerge to… MegaGargomon!

"Know this, demon lords. We will defeat you!" Gallantmon states forcefully. The demon lords laugh amongst themselves and step forward. "Very well, Hazard Tamer. Ready for round two?" Daemon taunts.