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Digimon Tamers Crimson: OVA 3: The Battle of Adventurers...

Inside the network community, Jesmon seemed to be chasing down someone. Though that someone had suddenly decided to hide on Jesmon, though he was a relatively familiar figure that was seen much earlier. He had come into another dark corner in the internet. Where he seemed to look around the network. "Mephistomon! I know you're around here! Show yourself!" Jesmon said trying to coax Mephistomon to show himself. "I've yet to do anything! Why would you hunt me down!?" Mephistomon responded to Jesmon before trying to sneak up on the Royal Knight. "You contain a power that could destroy everyone! A power that nearly destroyed the Digital World long ago! And I wish to see an end to that power here and now!" Mephistomon then appeared before Jesmon, and tried to strike him down while the iron was hot. Unfortunately, Jesmon had seen that coming. And had used his dragon spirit to try and restrain the demon Digimon. However, Mephistomon was able to break the spirit's grasp and head into one of the tubes leading towards an unknown destination. "No! He's gotten into the human world!" Jesmon said regarding the whole thing.

Although, he felt a bit helpless... Since Mephistomon was escaped into an area that shouldn't be open to Digimon without a connection to humans. "So, either he must have a partner... Or he has a human vessel to walk around the human world!" Jesmon said realizing what was the likely scenario that Mephistomon could use in order to escape into the human world. He then decided to ponder how he should go about warning the Digimon Tamers on the outside. "Perhaps I should wait until the connection is open. Then I'll find out where any of the Digimon Tamers have been." Jesmon said to himself before retreating to the town inside the network community. There, he looked through the possibilities of going to the human world himself. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to know if there is going to be a computer nearby where Mephistomon went into. Mostly because, that's not a likely place for the internet to flow. "If I can find Gallantmon, or any of the other Digimon Tamers by tomorrow or any other day... That will be fine. Someone needs to destroy this creature, for he has the data of one of the most dreaded Digimon of all time... Apocalymon..." Jesmon said to himself before continuing his meditation... And thus, it seemed that most of the Digimon would end up restless because of what had just taken place...

Meanwhile, in the human world...

Simon had Guilmon de-evolve into Gigimon, just so he'd fit into Simon's carry on bag. Though at least he was able to put in a good word to Yamaki to let his Shadow Tamer equipment go onto the cargo. Which also meant his sword. "Now Simon, Kai is gonna be waiting for you at the airport so you know where to look alright?" Kittan asked Simon who nodded and responded "Yeah, of course I know what Kai looks like and where to go. Got it locked up in the vault." Meanwhile, Henry was given a water-proof camera so he can take pictures on it and show Janyu. "If only my cell phone was water-proof. Then I could easily send it to you." Henry said to Janyu who responded "Well, don't worry we could get them processed and probably framed." Terriermon then asked "Anything for me pops?" Janyu laughed a bit at Terriermon before saying "Well, you've got his support no matter what... So there you go. Just make sure your big brother gets home okay?" Terriermon then responds "Momentai Daddy!" Janyu then pats Terriermon on the head and says goodbye to his sons. "You guys really do feel like family at this point." Simon said to both Tamer and Digimon. "Well, obviously. It's just that he's just starting to come to terms with Terriermon being a son to him." Henry responded to Simon before they got their plane tickets.

After going through security, they boarded the plane headed to Okinawa. "Well Henry, at least once we get there... Nothing but relaxation and fun..." Simon said to Henry who responded "But what about your little favor to Yamaki?" Simon answered "That's in case the fun is trampled by some nimrod." Henry then understood what Simon meant almost immediately. Back on the ground Rika felt a little depressed that Henry's going to be gone for three days, so she decides that maybe she and Renamon could go out for a bit. "C'mon Renamon, let's go on some patrol." Rika said to Renamon who appeared right next to her Tamer. "Rika, whatever it is you're up to... I'll gladly take part in it." Renamon responded to Rika who then had her walke by her side through the street. Surprisingly, nobody really cared that there was a Japanese teenager walking around with a Renamon. But then again, they would know her from the news and that interview a month ago. Though Rika was then joined by Nia and Impmon, who were slightly depressed because there's no police work to be done and Simon's not around. "Girl's night out?" Rika asked Nia who responded "Girl's night out." And they proceeded to go on to do whatever was on their minds...

Back on the plane, Simon was showing Henry a picture of what Kai looked like... Since he wanted to let his friend know what he looked like. "The tan kid with the short brown spiky hair, that's Kai. Though we didn't really do a lot together, he thinks of me as a good friend." Simon said to Henry who responded "Well, hopefully I'll get to meet him." Simon nodded and then they just relaxed as the plane came into the airport. Simon and Henry had to get down to baggage claim, which was of course the worst part of the whole trip. Simon and Henry were able to find their suitcases... But not Simon's Shadow Tamer gear. "Hopefully it didn't jam on the way down..." Simon said worried about the equipment's weight. That was until he spotted someone trying to lift the case. "Jesus! What's in this thing? A truck?" The man trying to move the case said in frustration. At least until Simon approached it and lifted it just fine. "Thank you sir for finding my case..." Simon said to the man before leaving with his stuff. Gigimon popped out of Simon's carry-on and asked "So... Where's Henry and Terriermon going?" Simon looked at his partner and responded "They're headed to the ruins so that they could get some pictures. So, they're gonna be staying at a place that Janyu picked out for them. Luckily they'll still visit."

Gigimon felt a bit disappointed by that. Suddenly, the TV came on and there seemed to be a man dressed in a red polo shirt, cargo shorts and what appeared to be black dress shoes. Though Henry was long gone, Simon was morbidly curious about the product that the man was talking about. "Excuse me? Have you seen someone by the name of Simon Ackerman? He's about his height, but very well built?" A boy with tan skin, brown spiked hair with a ponytail on the end along with a green short sleeved open shirt, that seemed to expose the boy's torso and white shorts with sandals... Was parading around a sign that read Simon's name in Japanese. "Great, I gotta bail him out already?" Simon asked himself before running towards where he knew the boy was. "Excuse me security? He's just been looking for me that's all." Simon said to the security guards about to catch the boy. "Inexcusable! The boy just came in and interrupted an interview with Ryuji Tamashiro! The man who created the V-Pet!" The security guard said to Simon who responded "Never heard of him till recently." The boy then walked up to Simon and said "Thanks bro! You really saved my life back there!" Simon responded "No problem Kai. Just next time... Don't do things like that!" However, the man by the name of Ryuji came up and said "Hey now! No need for hostility! These kids could be helpful in this little interview!" Before grabbing Simon and Kai...

Back in Shinjuku...

Kittan and Leeron were spending some time with Dayaka and Leyte. "So, you guys remember back when I told you Digimon were real?" Kittan asked the group who then nodded and Leyte then responded "And remember back when there were only six people who could comprehend these?" Everybody then muttered some words that sound like they agreed. "It was a simpler time, before that time when you and the others helped our little group grow into a much stronger one during the war period..." Leeron said regarding how things were as well. "What made you bring this up Kittan?" Dayaka asked Kittan who then answered "It's mostly because, these days it just feels like Digimon is common knowledge to the general public. Maybe these days, Digimon are becoming a bit more than just tools to send in when we're losing. Now, they're becoming something to either fear... Or be treated like heroes. And I can only hope it's the latter." Leyte then turns on the tv to see if anything's on just to distract them from their previous conversation. "I feel like your son has no problem looking good for the public..." Leyte says to Kittan who responds "No... Don't tell me..."

Before going to see that his son was on TV getting interviewed by a group of journalists next to Ryuji Tamashiro, the recent creator of the new V-Pet fad. "Seriously Simon!? You gotta promote the crappy nintendogs rip-off!? There are just some things that feel too convienient for executives..." Kittan yells at the screen before going back to staring out the window. Dayaka looks at the product being advertised on TV. "So, what is this V-Pet actually?" Dayaka asks Kittan who was about to respond until Leeron said "A V-Pet is a virtual pet that can live within your computer, cell phone or even on some video game consoles should you pay enough money for it. It can enhance your internet experience and it lets you know when you have a recent update, email or anything else of that matter. You just gotta feed it often. That's all." Dayaka feels that it seems so simple and innocent... Until he looked at Kittan who seemed very uneasy about the whole V-Pet thing. Kittan then said "I don't know... Something about that seems off... Nothing like that comes at such a simple price. There's always a catch to a gimmick like that... Always..." At first the others were skeptical of Kittan, until Leyte smirked and responded "Don't worry about it, whatever the case... Simon's gonna find out about those V-Pets! I'm sure of it!" Kittan smiled and decided to have faith in his son...

Back in Okinawa...

Simon and Kai were aboard a boat headed for the town in Okinawa that Kai lives in. "So, you ready for some adventure Simon! We're gonna go fishing, practice some martial arts and all that other cool stuff!" Kai says enthusiastically, until he noticed Simon was getting a bit woozy. "You okay man?" Kai asked Simon who responded "I'm just not used to boats, that's all. I'll probably be over it when we hit the mainland." Kai then smirked and said "You mean when you, hit the mainland. I'm gonna go ahead of you since I know you know the way there, so see ya!" Simon felt a bit saddened that Kai decided to leave him on the boat, but he knew that Kai meant well. Kai then jumped off the boat and swam towards the shore. "Kai! You're not supposed to do that!" The boat driver said to Kai who was too far away to hear him. Once Simon got off the boat, he still felt a bit light headed. Though that could've been a side effect. "Hey Gigimon... Could you evolve into Guilmon while I sleep?" Simon asked Gigimon who jumped out of his backpack and evovled straight into Guilmon. "But Simon... Aren't we almost there?" Guilmon asked his Tamer who then fell asleep.

Guilmon then decided to put Simon on top of the suitcase, while he carried the backpack and Shadow Tamer equipment. "You're lucky that I'm just as strong as you are in this state..." Guilmon said while pushing Simon on the suitcase. Kai had decided to run by and check on how Simon was doing with getting to his house. "Hey Simon! Where are you!?" Kai yelled before he noticed Simon on top of his suitcase sleeping. "Geez! He's such a drama queen! You go and pass out after something like that you big wus-" Kai said before noticing Guilmon pushing the case. Guilmon then asked Kai "Hey um... Kai... Can you help me with Simon here? I'm kind of sure that he and his suitcase don't weigh this much..." Kai felt a bit fearful of what Guilmon might do and said "Okay... Sure... Just... Please don't eat me!" They then continued pushing the case along with Simon. "So... You're one of those Digimon guys on the news?" Kai asked Guilmon who responded "Well, how else do you think I got this far in life?" Kai then said "Okay, stupid question. So... How long have you known my buddy Simon here?" Guilmon then responded "Five years..." Kai felt surprised that there was someone who actually knew Simon a bit better than he did. Though to be fair to him, Simon only came down during a brief vacation time with his father...

In a beach house, Simon woke up to a sunset nearby with an elderly man dressed similarly to Kai, though with a lot less hair. "Excuse me sir, where am I? And what have you done with my shoes?" Simon asked the elderly man who responded "Well, Kai and that dog of yours decided it'd be best if they removed them... And they're right over there in case you wanted to know." Simon felt a bit of relief wash over him... Until he realized that his new arm was exposed to him. "Um... Does Kai know about the new arm?" Simon asked the elderly man who then answered "The moment he saw it, he got so excited about how "Cool" it was and wanted to wait for you to awaken." Kai then returned to the beach house and said "Hey grandpa! I'm back!" Kai said returning with what appeared to be an empty spear. Though in actuality the prize was inside a box he brought home with him. "Ah, thanks Kai. I appreciate what you do for me." Kai's Grandfather said to him before retreating with the box. "So I take it you know about Guilmon right?" Simon asked Kai who responded "Well of course! He's probably one of the most awesome Digimon ever! And by the way, what was in that metal case of yours?" Simon sighed and said "It's better if you don't know. And if you'll excuse me... I wanna enjoy the sunset with Guilmon."

Guilmon heard his name and sat down with his Tamer. "Well Guilmon, we got two more days of this... And then it's back to the big city..." Simon said to Guilmon who responded "And I hope that I get to go fishing soon..." Simon kept on staring and then asked Kai "Why did your grandfather call Guilmon a dog?" Kai then answered "Well... There's a bit of a belief on this island that dogs are guardian spirits that will guide and protect you... Hence why he called Guilmon a dog." Simon sighed and said "That'd be plausible for Terriermon but not Guilmon. He's the last thing to be compared to a dog. Though I will say this, it is kind of interesting this time... Since my dad couldn't really come and now I gotta do things myself. But at least I know I'm not alone in that regard..." Kai smiled and the three shared some laughs. Though when night rolled around, there appeared to be something awfully suspicious going on... Though luckily for Simon, this wasn't the kind of place where crimes would often be committed. So at the very least he had a nice couple of days off from his usual business. And he would often think about Nia and the others at night, wondering if they're doing okay. But then, he also thought that, since they're all still capable fighters... They'll be fine.

Back in Shinjuku...

Nia had decided to spend some time out on patrol with Rika... Just to take on the criminals that Simon has to face every day, and any wild Digimon that may end up getting through the barrier that Yamaki and the rest of Hypnos have kept on repairing... But they ended up with little progress, due to attacks from various Mega Level Digimon that have appeared in the past. Though considering that Nia can become Beelzemon with Impmon and Rika could become Sakuyamon with Renamon, there doesn't seem to be a need for concern. Though Hikari wanted to join them on their girl's night out, She had made plans with Daisuke and... She had decided to wait until another time. And Suzie, seemed a bit too busy playing with Lopmon to really need a Girl's night out. When a couple of criminals who had stolen a load of money from a bank, they had decided to drive off immediately. "Ha! Those idiots! They just practically gave us the money when we came in!" The driver said. The one in the passenger seat responded "I know right!? It's like this town is practically defenseless when the Shadow Tamer is nowhere to be seen!"

Although as they were laughing, both failed to notice the demon lord on a motorcycle. "I'm in pursuit, wait for my signal to destroy the tires..." Beelzemon said communicating to Rika on the other side. "Understood, we're in position. Over." Rika responded before turning to Renamon. She had decided to wear a headset while communicating with Nia and Impmon, since they decided to do this together. Renamon had to look over the city, just to see if there were any idiots driving like maniacs. The man in the passenger seat looked behind him to see Beelzemon on behemoth and said "Hey buddy! There's some nimrod driving behind us!" The driver sighed and responded "Don't worry! It's not like it's a cop car or anything!" Beelzemon then pulled out a police siren on top of Behemoth's windshield and activated it. "Oh shit! It's the demon officer!" The driver said in a panic. The man in the passenger seat then said "Step on it! We'll lose him eventually!" They then drove at high speeds. Beforehand, Nia told her father that... They were on patrol and should anything happen, she'll let him know. "This is intern Beelzemon. I've found some bank robbers and I'm in pursuit over." Beelzemon said to a police radio to alert the station. Suddenly, the man in the passenger seat pulled out a pistol and tried shooting Behemoth.

Luckily for Beelzemon, Behemoth can easily take all that punishment without getting a single scratch. "If that's all you've got, then you're just a bunch of amateurs!" Beelzemon said taunting them before increasing his speed. He was practically nearby the tailpipe... But just enough distance for it to not be tailgating. "As long as he's just an intern, he can't open fire on us." The driver said trying to tone down the situation. Beelzemon then pulled out his silver gun and fired skyward. Renamon saw that, and figured that was the signal. She then jumped down and crossed her arms. "Fox Leaf Arrowhead!" Renamon said firing arrowheads at the tires which then flattened almost immediately. "Hey! What the hell just happened!" The driver asked the man in the passenger seat who passed out at this point. Beelzemon then knocked on the window and said "You've just been pulled over. Now get out of the car." Before both criminals decided to give up. A little while later, both Rika and Nia were seen with Erwin who said "You did some good work today girls. And we appreciate the help."

Rika then just took a sip of her coffee and Nia responded "Your welcome. And, I'm sorry that I went against your orders and whatnot." Erwin then said "Nia, don't worry. Once you're sixteen, I'll have you apply for your license... Which I'm sure you have studied for right?" Nia sighed and responded "Don't worry dad, I've been managing my studying schedule and since Impmon's more a registered driver, he was able to quiz me on this." Impmon seemed to twiddle his fingers and said "Yeah, I've made sure to study this before deciding to take the motorcycle in this world. And besides, I'm sure she'll do fine on the test. And hopefully Simon's gonna find some time to get his own license or something." Erwin then patted Impmon on the head and said "Hey now! No need to rush him! Besides, I'm sure that he can take the test at any given time... Since he himself worked just as hard on this. Though, I can't help but wonder what girl's nights out have been like for today's youth. For most girls... It's just talking on their cell phones. For you two, it's basically just helping us out. But then again, I suppose a trip to a closed shopping mall wouldn't suffice now would it?" Nia and Rika both sighed at Erwin who then said "Should've seen that coming..." Meanwhile, a girl with two pigtails, white long sleeved shirt with a purple shirt and skirt along with white sneakers was watching intently. It was as though she were intrigued by their abilities or something.

Nia and Rika had decided to part ways for the night, since they needed some rest. When Nia headed back home, she did some stretches before getting ready for bed. Impmon looked at Nia in her nightgown and asked "Is it okay if I sleep with you tonight?" Nia nodded and responded "You know I never once judged you right?" Impmon nodded and let himself be embraced by his Tamer. After those night terrors that he had, he ended up getting used to cuddling up with Nia during the night... So much so, that it became a habit of his... And he would only let her do this to him. Anyone else, would recieve a glare that he's been working on since he met Erwin. Rika meanwhile, had gotten ready for bed and layed in the futon, with Renamon keeping watch over her. "I'll let you know if I suddenly sense something. Just sleep tight Rika. You've earned it tonight. While everyone was resting in their beds, futons or whatever they happen to sleep in... Jesmon had finally finished his meditation and had found a way into the real world with the help of a friend of his. Since this Digimon didn't need an access point, Jesmon was able to get to the human world. There, he had decided to seek out any Digimon Tamer that was available. Though his journey ended up leading him to Nia's house.

"So... This is where Beelzemon lives... Curious... He's never been known to just settle down in places like these... But then again, he has changed for the better ever since his reincarnation." Hackmon said when moving around the house. He decided to sleep on the couch for now, since it was getting late and something was compelling him to go to sleep. Although, he would've gone unnoticed... Had Erwin not arrived home and saw him briefly. "The moment my daughter wakes up and is dressed... Is the moment when we have a talk." Erwin said to himself before heading upstairs to prepare for bed. It would seem as though the night was safe. Though Mephistomon still haunted Hackmon's thoughts... he had decided not to think about them during his rest period, and wait before speaking to Nia and Impmon. Though, he was oblivious to the fact that she was the daughter of the legendary Warrior of electricity. But then again, he'll find out later in the morning. Somewhere in Shinjuku, there seemed to be a computer on with a V-Pet roaming around the screen. Though unlike the other V-Pets, this one seemed to be sporting a very creepy smile. One that suggested that there is a bigger scheme going on in this world. And there is the possibility of Yggdrasil's involvement...

Back in Okinawa...

Simon and Kai were doing a lot of things together, like practicing martial arts with Kai's grandfather... Who was a bit surprised that Guilmon knew some Martial arts as well. Though Guilmon slipped when it came to trying to extend his leg higher than he normally would. Later on, Simon and Kai decided to do some fishing underwater. Luckily he packed a swimsuit in all of his luggage and he dived in after Kai and Guilmon. Guilmon was swimming underwater like it was second nature to him... Even though he is normally a creature on land, he seemed to have amazing mobility underwater. Kai had brought a harpoon with him, just so he can catch anything. He had caught a squid in it, and after a while, the two decided to head back to the house. "That was cool! Your Digimon swam through the ocean and got all those guys!" Kai said carrying a bucket filled with some of the fish that Guilmon caught. Simon didn't really seem all that interested in catching any fish in the ocean. "I've never actually seen Guilmon swim around the ocean before... Though, I had assumed based on the little gills that he might like the ocean." Simon responded to Kai who then looked closely at Guilmon's face... And determined that the markings were in fact gills.

"That's even cooler! So he can breathe underwater and walk around with us?!" Kai said excitedly to which Simon merely responded with a nod. Suddenly though, Simon had noticed something in the distance. There seemed to be a girl on a plank just floating in the middle of the ocean. "Kai... How did we miss that on the way back here?" Simon asked Kai who looked over and saw the same girl. "I'll go get the boat! You guys wait here in case something comes our way!" Kai responded before going to do as he said he would. Simon then noticed what appeared to be a shark headed for this girl. "Guilmon, go help him." Simon said to Guilmon who then asked "Why just me?" Simon sighed and answered "Do you see me swinging around a sword underwater on a regular basis?" Guilmon then ran into the water and swam as fast as he could towards the shark. Using his momentum, Guilmon headbutted the shark away from the girl... But then found out it was a mechanical shark. He then fired multiple pyro spheres at the shark which in it's daze ended up taking all the hits. "Alright, I gotcha. Now to get to the mainland." Kai said to the unconscious girl before bringing her over to the main island. "Is she okay?" Simon asked Kai who responded "I don't really know all that much about CPR, so I can't tell..."

Simon then put his head over the girl's chest to make sure there was a heartbeat. Luckily for him, she had a heartbeat... It's just that she's passed out. They then laid her out on a futon, while Simon looked through the bag she had carried with her. And it turned out to contain a waterproof computer. "I wonder if Jesmon could help us if we open a connection to the internet from here..." Simon said to himself before he decided to wait until the girl was awake. "I hope that she's okay..." Kai said to himself worrying about the girl before them... Simon placed a hand on his shoulder and said "Don't worry about it. Besides, she'll wake up soon... Just give it time. I've been taught to have faith in my friends... Otherwise, they'd never become the people I'd fight with to this day." Kai felt somewhat reassured by Simon's words and decided to bring the bucket of fish to his Grandfather. Though Simon himself, might have been skeptical about her awakening... He knew that there's a possibility that she'll wake up easily.

Henry meanwhile, seemed to be getting a lot of photographs of the ruins underwater. Though these ruins were made from fallen meteorites, and they seemed to house many sea creatures. Though with him, these seemed to be some of the most fascinating things he'd ever see. Terriermon didn't seem all that interested in swimming... Since he wanted to do that with Guilmon and whatnot. Henry had finally come up to the surface to greet his adoptive little brother. "It's about time! I was getting worried that you'd become a fish down there or something!" Terriermon said to Henry who removed the goggles and the oxygen tank he was given. "Momentai Terriermon! You gotta understand that, all that down there was amazing! The ecosystem, the environment... Everything!" Henry responded to Terriermon who then asked "Did you get all the pictures you needed?" Henry nodded and said "I guess all we can do now is pay Simon a visit. So at least you'll get what you wanted Terriermon." Terriermon got giddy and jumped onto Henry's shoulders. "Yeah! It's about time Henry!" Terriermon exclaimed before Henry went over to the locker room in order to get changed into his beach attire. Terriermon meanwhile, was waiting outside and getting all skidish just thinking about going to visit Simon on the beach. When Henry came out, he had decided to go and get them a ride towards the island where he knew that Kai lived... Based on the information provided to him by Simon.

Back with Nia and Rika...

Rika and Nia had spotted a Digimon that seemed to be in pain, wandering about Shinjuku... And decided to give chase to said Digimon. Though he seemed very worn out, he kept on throwing attacks at them... Just for the sole purpose of slowing them down. Nia had Impmon turn into Reapmon, mostly because she felt that Beelzemon, would be too overwhelming for something that could just be a champion level. Rika meanwhile, had merged with Renamon and became Sakuyamon... Who had put up a barrier around the area, just so the Digimon wouldn't run away. When Reapmon did catch up to him... He tried to reach for something to distract them, only for Nia to shoot near his hand. "That was a warning shot, next time... I aim for your hand." The Digimon then said "But ma'am... I'm not here to hurt anybody! I'm just here because I needed to help a friend of mine. Only now I can't find him..." Reapmon and Nia both looked at each other, seeing if either one believes his story.

"Continue..." Nia said to the Digimon who responded "Oh thank you! As I was saying, after I helped him get through the internet barrier... My friend ended up getting separated from me. And I ended up getting severely weaker, as time progresses. And I had ran away from you out of worry, for what you may do to me." Reapmon had approached the Digimon in question and said "Though I used to be one of pure evil, I mean you no harm friend..." As the Digimon was about to take Reapmon's hand... He was suddenly struck down by a mysterious hand, that went through his abdomen. "But... Why...?" The Digimon said before it ended up being revealed as a blue dragon, in a cloak that concealed it's size. "I have no patience for those who think they can run and hide CoreDramon. Your abilities to break through the Internet's rule of connection, and an active computer... Have made you a target of mine. So wallow in despair as you slowly die..." The figure inside the portal said before retreating back into the portal. CoreDramon had fallen nearby Nia and Reapmon, though it would seem that Jesmon wasn't too far away. "CoreDramon!" Jesmon yelled before landing next to his friend. "Jesmon... Thank goodness you're here." CoreDramon said to Jesmon who was examining his wound. Jesmon looked over at Nia and Reapmon and asked "Beelzemon... Did you do this?" Reapmon and Nia both shook their heads. Sakuyamon on the other hand, seemed to have released the barrier to investigate what had happened. Though when she arrived, it was at the site of another innocent Digimon dying. "Jesmon... Mephistomon had done this to me. Take my power, it's the only way to find him without the need of an access point. And make good use of my data..." CoreDramon said to Jesmon...

Jesmon looked down at his friend and decided to take the power... But make it so that CoreDramon has an egg to revert to. "Good, now he's safe." Jesmon said looking at CoreDramon's egg. "I had given him that cloak, since he did not have the ability to de-evolve like most of you Digimon have. So for now, I'd say that Mephistomon will be as good as dead as soon as we find him." Jesmon continued to say before opening the portal, that Mephistomon had carelessly left behind. "Come, I'll explain everything on the way Tamers... You needn't worry about explanation." Jesmon said cueing the others to follow him. Nia had Impmon Spiral Matrix Evolve with her to become Beelzemon, and they followed him into the portal. "Alright Jesmon, please explain to us this... Mephistomon character..." Sakuyamon asked Jesmon who responded "Of course... Mephistomon was a remnant of probably one of the most dangerous Digimon in the old history... Apocalymon. And he among many other Digimon nearly caused the ruin of both worlds... At least, until a team of humans and Digimon banded together to destroy them almost completely. However, nowadays... It seems that Mephistomon had been living in your world for a long time... Waiting for the right opportunity to strike. And I fear that this time... He might actually cause the end of the world..."

Beelzemon and Sakuyamon both seemed very shocked about this news. "I may have been in service to Lucemon, but even this is news to me. Though he and Daemon did mention Milleniummon a few times. And that was to find the leftover data and take it." Beelzemon said to Jesmon who sighed and responded "Milleniummon was destroyed with a very small remnant that has been carefully watched over in a special chamber by BanchoLeomon. Though, because of their destruction, our ancestors thought it'd be best... If both worlds were separated from one another. The only reason humans don't know about this, was because it was wiped clean from their memories... With the exception of the house of Ylisse..." They kept on going through the tubes that connected the communities, though Jesmon seemed to be a bit weary about how much power he uses throughout this journey. After a while, he just decided to focus more on the journey... Rather than the destination. That didn't really go unnoticed by Beelzemon, or Sakuyamon since he seemed very hasty when it came to explaining some brief history...

Meanwhile, with Simon and Kai...

The girl had layed in the futon until sunset, which seemed to be slowly setting downwards. She woke up in a cold sweat, to see two people whom she's never met. "Welcome to the land of the living... Do you have any injuries?" Simon asked the girl who shook her head. "My dad... He told me to get out of there... Before he... Before he..." The girl was saying before she started to cry. Simon had put a hand on her shoulder and said "Don't worry. If your dad's okay, we'll find him. But first, what was on that computer you had in your bag?" The girl looked over at the computer Simon left on the table, and immediately opened it up and turned it on. "My dad gave me this dumb V-Pet after my dog died... So far, it's been nothing but bad news!" Simon seemed a bit shocked by this girl's sudden issues... But then she calmed down and said "But, it's not his fault. He knew that we had lost Mei a while ago... And wanted to cheer me up." Simon looked at the V-Pet, which seemed very similar to the ones he's been hearing about all over the internet, and from the news. "Did your dad create the V-Pets Miss... Um..." Simon asked the girl who then responded "Oh yes! My name is Minami! And yes, my dad did create the V-Pets. Although, that man on TV had to take credit for it and mass produce it."

Simon then shakes her hand and says "Simon Ackerman. And the pleasure's all mine little lady." Simon then notices that she's just staring at the V-Pet, not even saying or doing anything with it. "You know the Computer will just go to rest mode, if you don't do anything right?" Simon asked Minami who responded "Oh, sorry!" She then moved the mouse around a bit, before continuing her staring contest with the computer. "And just so you know, a neighbor had to come by and supply you with those clothes... Due to your other ones being soaked." Simon said regarding her change in attire, which seemed to just be a sleeveless shirt and shorts. Simon then recieved a slap to the face, upon her assumtion that he changed her while she was asleep. "YOU PERVERT! I thought you were a decent guy! But now I see you're just a dirty pervert! Like in those shonen anime!" Minami said before sitting back down and turning away from Simon in disgust. Simon checked his cheek and responded "First time for everything... But I didn't change you. The neighbor, who is a woman changed you and left immediately. Since they were soaked through, you would've freezed to death. So what would you have liked us to do? Let you die of frostbite?" Minami pondered that thought and just turned away from Simon. "I'm still mad at you..." Minami said while giving Simon some lip.

Simon sighed and said "Youth... It's about as adorable as you'd imagine..." Before turning to look at the sunset. Kai had come in and noticed the girl's staring contest with the V-Pet. "Hey, name's Kai. How's it going?" Kai asked Minami who merely responded "Minami, I'm a little busy right now." Kai scratched the back of his head, and just walked over to see Simon. "Dude, what'd you say to make her mad?" Kai asked Simon who answered "Well, I just told her that you called the neighbors who gave her some clothes, and she slapped me in the face." Kai was a bit surprised that this sweet looking girl, just came up and slapped Simon in the face. Though then again, the bluntness of his comment must've stirred this rage inside of her. When night had came, there seemed to be a machine out on the island... Which then looked at Simon and Kai. "I didn't know there was a crossover of Jaws and Terminator coming out..." Simon said to Kai who shook his head nervously as he headed back to the girl, who seemed very scared of the shark robot. The laptop suddenly exuded some electricity, and seemed to intimidate the robot. All of a sudden, a large four legged dog Digimon appeared before the group. "Forgive me... But I will not allow you to harm Minami!" The dog Digimon said before he attacked the machine, which ended up getting destroyed a bit too easily.

"Huh... So that girl had a Digimon hidden in her computer." Simon said to himself. Kai however, seemed very flabbergasted by the appearance of this Digimon. Simon decided to analyze the Digimon with his D-power... "Seasarmon, Vaccine type, Champion level. Attacks are: Seekantou and Tee Dia." Simon said quoting his Digivice. Suddenly, Minami screamed... But not because of the Digimon. But because, another robot appeared and taken her hostage. "I won't allow it!" Seasarmon said before charging at the machine which then flew away. Simon went to check on Guilmon and saw that both he and Kai's grandfather were unconscious. "So that's how he got in... Guilmon, you alright?" Simon asked Guilmon who got up and responded "I'm fine... But Kai's grandfather... He got hurt pretty bad..." Simon went to heal up the elderly man's wounds, and lay him in a futon. "At the very least he's still alive, and we now have our objective... Kick these machine's asses!" Simon said before approaching Kai and Seasarmon. He then saw that Henry was running towards the house. "Sorry guys! That boat took forever to get here, what happened!?" Henry asked the two. Simon sighed and responded "Let's talk on the boat ride there." They then got onto the boat with Seasarmon at the helm...

After Simon explained the situation to Henry, Terriermon looked over at Seasarmon and said "So... He has something to do with those sketchy V-Pets your mom likes so much?" Henry flicked Terriermon on the nose and responded "Don't just assume things like that! Besides, he's trying to help us with defeating that robot!" Terriermon sighed and said "Doesn't anyone know how to momentai around here?" Seasarmon looked diligently for the girl he had a connection to. "Minami... I won't rest until we find you..." Seasarmon said to himself as the boat kept on going to the unknown. It seemed that it was near midnight, and the group approached what appeared to be a large island. "So... This place was off the coast of Okinawa huh? Neat. Now Seasarmon... Let's investigate the area first, and then alert us if you've found Minami's scent." Simon said to the group and Seasarmon who responded "Fine... But try to keep up when I give the signal." He then lept off the boat and looked around. Guilmon, Henry and Terriermon all exited the boat... But Kai seemed very hesitant to do so. "You guys go on ahead, I'll stay here." Kai said to the group, feeling fearful of what lies ahead.

Simon and Henry looked at each other and said "No." At the same time, while dragging Kai off the boat and towards where Seasarmon was waiting. "But you don't understand! There's rumors that this island was infested with zombies!" Kai yelled trying to get out of Henry and Simon's grasp. "Sounds like something that Emir would handle. No matter, I brought my sword in case more showed up, and we have additional Digimon firepower. So please stop sounding like a scaredy cat." Simon responded to Kai who said "But, you don't understand! It's just like a horror film scenario! First curiosity strikes us, then we get killed one by one and then we-" Before being interrupted by Simon who said "Does this look like Zombie Island to you!?" Kai shook his head and Simon then said "Then there's nothing to worry about..." Kai sighed and just decided to walk with Henry and Simon. After a long time of walking, Seasarmon came across the scent of Minami. "It's coming from down here!" Seasarmon said before pointing directly at the area, where he found the scent. Simon noticed one of the burnt houses and thought that, if Minami was in the area... His goggles would be able to detect heat signatures... Or even hidden passages... Simon then moved a wooden panel out of the way, and found some stairs. "Guys, I found the secret entrance!" Simon said to the group before Seasarmon charged in. The others decided to give chase.

"Usually I'm the one leading... But now I know what it's like to follow..." Guilmon said to himself, lampshading how strange it is to be the follower to a scent, rather than the tracker. Once they reached the bottom, they came across a base underwater. "If I had known the stairs would go this far down... I would've just looked for an elevator..." Simon said to the others, who seemed to be a bit tired from running all that way. They had wandered around the base for a bit, admiring the view of sea life from the safety of the glass tubes. However, Seasarmon had finally found where Minami was. "Minami! You're not hurt are you!" Seasarmon asked, noticing Minami with her father. "No Mei, I'm fine!" Minami said, though her father, Takehito looked at the Digimon in shock and said "You're Mei... But that's impossible! Unless, you've come from the data of her computer." Simon approached the prison and said "You know, we're kind of in the dark about this whole thing... So you mind explaining why she went all this way, just to protect this big guy?" Takehito looked over at Simon and said "You're one of the Digimon Tamers on the news... Alright, I created this V-Pet, separately from the others as a counter measure for what the man in charge wishes to do with them... He has the power necessary to stop them from destroying several pieces of technology, by hacking themselves into it. But now, he had these machines kidnap us and-"

Suddenly he was interrupted by clapping. "I wasn't expecting you to be found so easily Takehito... But then again, a lot of things weren't going to plan... First, I find out that you conspiring against me. Then the Shadow Tamer has to show up and try to bring me to jail, and now you're all here in my personal headquarters!" Ryuji Tamashiro said while revealing himself into the light. "That's the guy who was selling the V-Pets!" Henry said and then Kai looked over at Simon and said "You're the Shadow Tamer!?" Simon face-palmed at Kai's revelation and responded "Yeah... Though I didn't want you to find out this way. Then again, he's given himself away as well. Haven't you Tamashiro?" Ryuji then said "Would you care to elaborate Simon Ackerman...?" Simon then opened his suitcase and brought out Falchion. "Gladly, when we met last night... I noticed that you were able to enter into a computer, despite looking very human. And yet, what you're doing is basically destroying the world in a similar manner to Diablomon's method. Though a tad bit more subtle... So I'm going to assume you're a very powerful Digimon in disguise..." Ryuji fell silent, until a dark aura appeared around him and he started cackling like a maniac.

"YES! YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT BOY! I AM A DIGIMON! I AM MEPHISTOMON! REMNANT OF APOCALYMON!" Ryuji said before transforming himself into Mephistomon. Henry then analyzed the Digimon in question. "Mephistomon, Virus Type, Ultimate Level. Attacks are: Black Sabbath and Death Cloud." Henry said quoting his Digivice before slashing a blue card for Terriermon. He then transformed into Rapidmon, and immediately fired missiles into Mephistomon. "Stubborn little brat!" Mephistomon said before charging at Rapidmon, who dodged almost flawlessly. Simon placed his sword onto his back and spiral matrix evolved with Guilmon, in order to become Gallantmon. "Seasarmon! Get Minami and her father out of there! We'll fend him off until then!" Gallantmon said before going to help Rapidmon. Seasarmon then approached the cage that held the two, and tore it apart. "Thank you Mei..." Takehito said, before two shark robots appeared in the arena and tried to attack the trio. Seasarmon had destroyed one of them, but the other had gone after Kai... Who was then saved by Henry. Henry then punched a hole straight into the machine, which caused it to malfunction. "Sorry, it's been a while since I did something like that." Henry said to Kai, who was a little more fearful of Henry.

Gallantmon and Rapidmon seemed to be having a hard time with Mephistomon... Who then decided to target Minami and her father... But luckily, Sakuyamon and Beelzemon came in with a kick that ended up pushing Mephistomon back into a wall. "Now that's what I call an entrance!" Beelzemon said before striking a pose with his guns. Sakuyamon looked back at the portal and waved to Jesmon. It seemed the five Digimon present were going to defeat Mephistomon... Who then seemed to exude more dark aura. "I see, so I have to use my full power to dispose of you children... Very well then, I shall do that for all of you!" He then seemed to power up so much, that the base itself looked like it was going to implode. "Idiot! If you do this now, anyone who isn't a Digimon is going to drown! Stop this now!" Gallantmon said to the beast, who's eyes then glowed and all of a sudden... They weren't in the base. But rather a city that's practically underwater. "Where... Are we?" Beelzemon asked, before what appeared to be a demon centaur with wings and devil horns appeared before the group. "I am Gulfmon... And this, is my territory. This is where you shall be destroyed, and once that happens... All of humanity will submit to me!" Gulfmon said to the group before roaring at them.

As he seemed to exude this dark power, around the world... Many machines seemed to be going haywire, because of the V-Pets. Planes were at risk and many people including Mayumi Wong panicked, because their computers were failing on them. Minami looked on in horror as Gulfmon just did as he pleased, and her father tried comforting her. Kai meanwhile, was scared out of his wits due to their current location. "There's only one way for Gulfmon's power to be stopped. And it looks like it's up to me." Seasarmon said to Minami and Takehito, before exuding a counter aura to Gulfmon's... "Mei! What are you doing! Are you leaving us!?" Minami said in a panic. Seasarmon looked at Minami with a tearful expression and said "Goodbye Minami... I'll always be with you..." Before he continued to exude this power. Gulfmon saw this and fired a beam of energy through Seasarmon. Gallantmon and co. looked on in shock and saw that Seasarmon had been struck down by Gulfmon. "How pathetic... He honestly thought that I'd let him ruin my plans... Hah! Now there's a fool right there. And to think, he's taken the appearance of a guardian deity... Which only proves that even a god can't stop me!" Gulfmon said before cackling once more.

Every one of the Tamers seemed to sport a very similar expression, one of anger towards their current opponent. Henry had decided to Spiral Matrix evolve with Terriermon to become MegaGargomon, and change into Emerald mode. "Adding one more to the party just because your friend died? Hah! I'll take all of the Digimon Tamers at once, and then... After that, I'll destroy Yggdrasil and rule over all mankind!" Gulfmon said bragging about his power once again, only to see that Seasarmon wasn't really dead... But rather worn out. Seasarmon was still exuding the rainbow aura that was countering his. "Stubborn fool! Just give up and die already!" Gulfmon said before firing another beam from his hand. Minami seemed to be trying to shield Seasarmon, but even the Digimon knew that she would perish along with him. Takehito, ran towards his daughter... Trying to save her... Only to appear too late to do anything. Once the smoke cleared, MegaGargomon's hand appeared to be shielding both Minami and Seasarmon. She looked up and saw that she was safe from harm. Even though MegaGargomon had prevented Seasarmon from dying to Gulfmon, The guardian Digimon faded away once he was finished. "It's now up to you... Fellow Digimon... Save her and the world..." Seasarmon said before parting from the world.

[Cue I'll Face Myself Reincarnation]

"How!? Just from stopping me, you've derailed my plans!?" Gulfmon said noticing his power slowly draining from his body. Beelzemon had put together his two guns into a large rifle, Sakuyamon charged up her magic power into her staff and Gallantmon changed into Crimson mode. "If there was one mistake you made today... It was that, you made a little girl cry. And that, is unforgivable!" Gallantmon said before having the others charge at Gulfmon. Beelzemon had fired at his legs, which seemed to damage it... And the Sakuyamon launched an energy slice at the legs, thus removing his ground mobility. "Hah! I'm still able to fly, so what good was that!?" Gulfmon said before MegaGargomon had punched him through a building. Gallantmon then came in, and chopped both his arms off with Blutgang and Falchion. "That was for the whole V-Pet take over!" Gallantmon said before raising his Falchion into the air, while the others fired separate attacks at Gulfmon. Gallantmon then charged in the center of all that and made a b-line for Gulfmon. "And this... IS FOR SEASARMON!" Gallantmon yelled before running Falchion through Gulfmon. All that seemed to remain of Gulfmon... Was just his head. "How... How is it that you have this much power...?" Gulfmon asked as he slowly disintegrated. "Simple... You underestimated us. And that is also something I don't tolerate..." Simon answered Gulfmon before he soon faded away.

[End I'll Face Myself Reincarnation]

Gallantmon had approached Minami, who had been grieving for her lost friend. "Mei..." She said in between sobbing. Kai had placed a hand on her shoulder, as though to try and give some reassurance. "Didn't he say he'd always be with you?" Kai asked Mei who at first thought to slap Kai... Only to realize that he's right. Takehito then added his hand onto her other shoulder and said "That's right, he'll be right there in your heart..." Minami then felt her own heart, and seemed to find a part of Mei there after all. Gallantmon noticed that the realm started to collapse on itself. "Well guys, we'll see you when we get back home..." Gallantmon said before the group flew up. Kai and the others woke up nearby the motorboat Kai had taken. "Of course he and his friends can fly." Kai said before having Minami and Takehito climb on board. Simon and the others were then waiting for Kai and co. to finally get back, and they saw them in the distance. Later in the afternoon, Minami and Takehito finally got a boat to take them back home and decided to say goodbye to the Tamers. "Listen, I want to personally thank you for rescuing us... And saving the world from those horrid V-Pets." Takehito said while bowing to Simon out of respect. Simon responded "It was nothing to be honest... It's kind of in the job description." Takehito laughed a bit and Minami then went up to Simon and said "Thank you for making me realize something." Simon seemed confused by what she meant, until she said "It's thanks to you and Kai, that I realized that even though Data might not replace the actual thing... That doesn't they're not a part of you... I'm going to keep Mei close to me from now on..." Simon and Kai both smiled at her, and then they all waved goodbye to her and her father as they headed towards the sunset. When they all returned home, Nia, Rika and their partners all headed through Kai's computer and made the trek back to their home. And so, in one more day... Simon and Henry will finally return to Shinjuku... Where things are still semi-normal...

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