Flower Power
Previously on "When Destinies Collide"… Wizardmon and Gatomon showed up on the Kamiya's balcony, confirming the identity of the 13th DigiDestined child, which turned out to be Kari. And Gatomon is Kari's digimon partner. On the other side of the city, Sailor Melody revealed herself to be Catherine, Piper's daughter from the future. Reye had found the location of Myotismon's hideout and she, Tai, and Piper headed there and faced off against Myotismon. The vampire digimon took Gatomon hostage to find out the identity of the 13th child. Ready to find out what happens next? Here's another action filled chapter of, "When Destinies Collide"…
Rini was sitting on her bed talking on the phone. "So how did she take it when you told her?" she asked.
"I'd say she took it rather well." Catherine replied on the other line. "Though she was disappointed when I couldn't tell her who may dad is."
"Well duh." Rini chuckled. "They're not even together yet. But they will soon be. I can feel it."
"You think so cuz?" Catherine asked.
"Sure yeah. Besides we all know it happens." Rini giggled.
"Yeah you're right." Catherine said. "Well I'm gonna go to bed. I'll see you whenever."
"Okay night Catherine." Rini said.
"Goodnight Rini." Catherine replied.
Rini hung up the phone and sighed. Serena stepped out of the bathroom with a pink towel tied around her head and wearing pink pajamas. "Who were you talking to Rini?" she asked.
"Oh I was talking to Catherine." Rini answered.
"Who now?" Serena's facial expression was confused.
"Sailor Melody." Rini clarified. "Her real name is Catherine. Catherine Shields."
"No way." Serena exclaimed. "That means she's Piper's future daughter."
Rini nodded. "Yep. That's right."
Serena chuckled. Palmon and Biyomon were curled up on a pallet on the floor, sound asleep. Diana and Luna were curled up asleep on the bed.
Serena pulled aside the blankets and laid down on her back. Rini was next to her. "Hey Serena?" Rini asked.
"Yeah? What is it Rini?" Serena responded.
"Do you think we'll ever beat Myotismon?" Rini asked, her voice shaky.
Serena sat up and pulled Rini onto her lap. "Of course we will kiddo, you'll see." she said. "Once all 14 of us are together, Myotismon's reign of terror and fear will be over. And we can get on with our summer vacation."
Rini smiled. "I hope you're right about that one." the small girl laid her head on Serena's shoulder.
Serena kissed Rini's forehead. "You scared?" she asked.
Rini nodded. "A little bit. I mean I saw what he did first hand to Birdramon. He's strong and very evil."
"Well you know what they say about evil." Serena said. "No matter how strong it is, Good always triumphs in the end." Serena kissed Rini's forehead again. "Get some sleep okay?"
"Okay." Rini kissed Serena's cheek and closed her eyes. "Goodnight, mommy." she sighed.
"Goodnight, little one." Serena inhaled and closed her own eyes.
"You're really serious about this Tai?" Mina asked. She was wearing a pale orange tank top and black athletic shorts, sitting on her bed with Labramon and Airtimes asleep.
"Yes Mina, I'm dead serious. Kari is the 14th child. And Gatomon is her digimon partner." Tai replied on the other line.
"Wow. And here you were hoping she wasn't. I'm sorry dude." Mina sighed.
"Yeah but I will keep her safe, no matter what." Tai said.
Mina smiled. "Have you seen the fog around the city?" she asked.
"Yeah." Tai replied. "You think it's Myotismon's doing?"
"I wouldn't it past the creep." Mina answered.
"I know what you mean." Tai said.
"Yeah." Mina sighed. "So it's late. I'll call ya tomorrow. Goodnight Tai." Mina shut her cell phone and crawled into her bed. She put her blankets over Labramon and Airtimes, who were both sound asleep.
"Goodnight Mina." Tai ended his call and climbed into his own bed. Agumon was already under the blankets and snoring away.
Kari was looking out in the dark night. "Tai do you think Gatomon is okay?" she asked, obviously worried.
"Sure she is." Tai replied. "First thing tomorrow we'll go look for her."
"Okay." Kari sighed. She climbed into her bed and fell asleep, still worrying about her digimon.
Tigermon was sitting on the metal railing on Piper's balcony. Piper was next to her. "This fog. No doubt it's Myotismon's way of keeping us all trapped here." Piper sighed.
"You really think?" Tigermon asked.
"Yeah. I really do." Piper said. "And I hope that Gennai's right. That if all 14 of us come together, we can defeat this vampire psycho."
"I'm with you there Piper." Tigermon agreed. "And you know that I won't let anything happen to you." the tiger cub digimon rubbed against Piper's arm, purring.
"I'm glad to hear that." Darien said from the balcony entrance.
He walked up and stood beside his sister. "You feel it too?" Piper asked him.
"I do." Darien replied. "And it doesn't help me knowing what can happen and you fighting this guy."
"I know but. This is my destiny. Even if it is screwed up." Piper sighed.
Darien put his arm around his sister and kissed the top of her head. "I just don't want anything to happen to you."
Piper leaned into her brother's embrace. "I know. That's exactly how I feel. Myotismon will do anything to beat us." Piper sighed, her dark purple eyes quivering. "You know it takes a lot to scare me Darien. But this time, I'm really scared." tears were welling up in her eyes.
Darien pulled his little sister close and held her. "I'm here. You're safe." he kissed Piper's forehead. "Everything's gonna be okay."
The phone began to ring. Piper dried her tears and went to answer it. "Hello?" he voice was shaky.
"Piper?" Matt asked. "You okay?"
"Yeah Matt." Piper replied, still wiping tears away. "I'm fine. What's up?"
"Oh the usual." Matt said. "This fog is knocking everything out. TV, radio, everything."
"Well at least the phone lines are still working, for the time being anyway." Piper said.
In his apartment, Matt was wearing grey sweatpants and a black T-shirt. "Yeah so how are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm okay." Piper replied.
"If you say so." Matt sighed. "So how's your back? Is there a permanent scar?"
"Nope. It's better. Darien place a wet washcloth on it and that's just what I needed." Piper said.
"That's good." Matt responded.
"Yep. Well it's getting late Matt so I guess I'll call you tomorrow." Piper said.
"Oh okay. Well goodnight and yeah we'll talk tomorrow." Matt replied.
"Okay bye Matt." Piper hung up.
"Bye Piper." Matt placed the phone back on the receiver and went to his room. He and Gabumon fell asleep almost instantly.
The next morning, in the town of Shimbashi, T.K and his mother, Nancy, were watching the news. The story was covering the thick fog bank surrounding Odaiba.
"I'm coming Matt." T.K said, standing up.
"T.K." Nancy said.
"I have to go mom. Whatever happens, my friends will need me." T.K told her.
Nancy sighed and shook her head.
"Mom, Matt is there. And so is dad. We can't just leave them." T.K added.
Nancy visualized her older son's face and her ex-husband's. "Alright then." she said. "We'll go together. Get your coat son."
T.K smiled at his mom and ran to his room. When he tried to call Rini, she didn't answer. "Hey Rini I was just calling to tell ya to hang tight, Patamon and I are on our way back. See ya real soon, bye." he left that voice message for Rini to check later.
Hiroaki Ishida, Matt's father, barged into his room and woke up his son. "Matt wake up." he said.
Matt turned over and saw Hiroaki standing over him. "What is it?" he asked, still groggy. "Dad, what happened to you?"
"I'll explain everything later. Just hurry up and get dressed." Hiroaki replied, rushing out of the bedroom.
Matt obliged and grabbed a shirt and a pair of jeans and threw them on.
In Shimbashi station, Joe and Amy were stuck with no way back to Odaiba.
"What are we going to do?" Amy asked.
"Let's see if we can get in by boat." Joe suggested.
"That's better than nothing." Amy agreed.
The duo walked to the pier, with their duffle bags over their shoulders. Inside their duffle bags were Sealmon and Gomamon.
"And if all else fails, we can always sail in on Ikkakumon and Walrainmon." Amy suggested.
"Yeah and give a whole lot of people heat attacks." Joe chuckled.
Tai was trying the home phone but the line was dead. He then tried his cell phone, but got no signal. "Aw man, all the phones won't work." Tai sighed.
"Oh your poor father. I hope he isn't stuck in the subway." Yuuko said, while cleaning the kitchen.
The doorbell rang and when Yuuko went to answer it, the Kamiya's apartment was soon filled with Bakemon. Agumon ran out of Tai and Kari's bedroom and blasted a few of the Bakemon, but not before Yuuko was swept away by more.
Rini, Serena, and their family were being attacked by Bakemon as well. They were all upstairs in the bedroom Serena and Rini shared.
"What are these things?" Ikuko Tsukino, Serena's mother screamed.
"It's a long story mom." Serena replied.
Two Bakemon managed to break down the door. Biyomon and Palmon faced them off. "Poison Ivy! Spiral Twister!" they both shouted.
"I thought you said those were stuffed animals?" Sammy, Serena's younger brother, asked.
"That is also a very long, complicated story." Serena added.
"Labramon digivolve to…Dobermon!" Dobermon charged at the Bakemon attacking Mina and her family.
"What on earth is that!" screamed Mina's mother, Yuki.
"Mom, Dad, meet Dobermon." Mina introduced.
Dobermon swung her paw and threw a Bakemon out the window. "Pleasure to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Aino." Dobermon bowed her head.
"It's a giant Doberman." Suko said, adjusting his glasses.
"Yes. She may look terrifying but she's very friendly." Mina said, smiling.
"Sorry to cut into the first meeting, but Mina we should get going." Dobermon suggested.
"Right. Mom, Dad, hop on and let's get the heck out of here." Mina told her parents.
"Is it safe dear?" Yuki asked.
"Mom this is so not the time for that." Mina groaned, from atop Dobermon. "We're in danger if we stay here. I need to find Tai."
Mina's parents were a little hesitant at first, but they got on Dobermon's back. "Let's go girl." Mina ordered.
"Aino family, hold on tight." Dobermon said and bolted out the front door, through a big group of Bakemon.
Mina's parents were hanging on as tight as they possible could. Mina was holding Airtimes close to her as Dobermon ran through the streets of Odaiba. "To Tai's place and hurry."
"Got it!" Dobermon nodded and picked up her speed.
"Now will you tell me what happened dad?" Matt asked. He, Gabumon, and Hiroaki were near an old alleyway, sitting on the stairs.
"I hardly know myself." Hiroaki admitted. "But I want you to stay here, out of sight, with Gabumon."
"How do you know about me?" Gabumon asked, shocked.
Hiroaki descended down the stairway. "Dad how do you know about him?" Matt called after his father.
"Never mind how, you both just stay there." Hiroaki called back.
Suddenly a hoard of Bakemon and a digimon named Phantomon, broke through the balcony doors of Piper's apartment.
"This is very bad!" Piper screamed.
"Ya think Mom?" Catherine shouted.
The two were busy dodging the Bakemon. Piper grabbed three pokers by the fire placed and tossed one to her brother, Darien, and another one to Catherine.
"We'll fight them off for now!" Piper shouted.
"Works for me." Catherine muttered.
The three began swatting at the Bakemon. But there were too many for all of them. "I have an idea." Catherine said. "Transforming is our only chance."
"I have to agree.' Darien said.
"Yeah." Piper nodded.
Catherine tossed a silver heart compact to Piper, "Use this. Now you can access your super form without waiting for Tigermon to digivolve to Ultimate level."
"Seriously?" Piper asked.
"Yes." Catherine replied.
Piper and Catherine stood side by side and held the matching compacts in their hands. "Super Celestial Crisis Power!" they both cried.
In a bright flash, Piper was in her Super Harmony uniform and Catherine became Super Melody.
Super Melody's outfit was similar to Harmony's but with a few minor differences. The ruffles on the skirt were silver and lavender and the collar was silver with two pink lines on each flap. The back bow was white and the elongated ribbon was translucent. Her choker was gold with a lavender heart ornament. The center ribbon was gold with a lavender hear in the center. Her barrettes were lavender with silver tips.
Darien held out a rose and in a quick, bright flash of light, became the Sailor Scouts' masked hero, Tuxedo Mask. "Lead the way girls." he said.
The battle raged in the living room. Phantomon swung his 'Shadow Scythe' at Super Harmony but she dodged.
"Tigermon! Nalamon!" Harmony and Melody called at the same time.
The two Rookie digimon ran out from the bedroom, followed by Astrate and Astera. "We're ready!" said the two digimon.
"Tigermon digivolve to…Bengalmon. Nalamon digivolve to…Lionessmon."
The two wild cat Champion digimon joined in the fight. Pictures were broken and things were knocked off the walls.
The trio were soon surrounded by the Bakemon. "We have no choice." Harmony gasped. "We're gonna have to jump."
"Are you insane?" Tuxedo Mask questioned. "We'll never make it."
"Cats always land on their feet." Harmony noted. "We get on Lionessmon and Bengalmon and jump from the balcony and bolt for safety."
"She has a point." Melody said. "I agree."
Super Harmony looked into her brother's eyes. "It's our only shot."
"Fine. I just hope your right." Tuxedo Mask said.
Harmony smiled and jumped on Bengalmon's back. She held out her gloved hand and helped her brother up. Melody was already on her digimon. The two grey felines joined their owners.
"Ready girl?" Harmony asked.
"Just hang on." Bengalmon replied.
Melody gave a quick nod to Harmony and Lionessmon bolted through the crowd of Bakemon. Bengalmon close behind.
The two wild cat digimon jumped on the metal railing and were falling at a fast speed. 12 stories form the ground. They landed gracefully and ran away from the crowd of people being corralled by the Bakemon and Phantomon.
Melody's digivice began to beep. "I'm getting a faint signal coming from over there." she pointed down the street near the alleyway.
"Let's go. We have to re-group with everyone else." Harmony said.
Bengalmon and Lionessmon ran in the direction that Melody pointed to. But it wasn't long before Phantomon was behind them. He used his scythe to cut through a traffic light pole and block the path. The wild cat digimon broke their strides.
"Hand over the brat and I'll let you both go free." Phantomon said, advancing closer to the trio.
"In your dreams you cloaked freak." Super Harmony shot back. She turned to Melody. "I'll hold him off, you go meet up with the others."
"But what about you?" Melody asked.
"I'll be fine. Don't worry." Harmony gave a quick smile and wink.
Super Melody nodded. Lionessmon jumped over the fallen pole and continued towards the digivice signal. "Be careful mom." she thought.
"That was a grave mistake you made, dear Soldier of Harmony." Phantomon said.
"Nope. The grave mistake was Myotismon and you creeps coming to this world." Harmony shot back. Her golden crossbow appeared in her hand. "Harmony Rose Crossbow!" she fired her arrow and the force struck Phantomon, causing him to recoil back.
Tuxedo Mask placed his hand on harmony's shoulder. "I'll take care of this guy. You go meet up with your friends."
"No way am I leaving you alone." Harmony replied.
"Piper listen to me. If you get captured, no telling what will happen." Darien said. "You need to meet up with your friends." he placed a rose in the barrette holding back Piper's hair. "You need to be safe."
"Bro, you don't stand a chance." tears were welling up in Harmony's eyes.
"But you do. This is my way of making sure you stay safe." Tuxedo Mask jumped off of Bengalmon and faced Phantomon. "Bengalmon. Get Sailor Harmony out of here. I'll take care of this guy."
"Be careful." Bengalmon replied. The tiger digimon turned and ran after Lionessmon.
Bakemon were swarming the Hikawa Shrine. Reye, her Grandpa, and Chad were busy throwing Talismans left and right to ward off the Bakemon. But there was just too many. The ghost digimon overpowered the trio and herded them with another small group of humans they corralled. Ravenmon walked beside Reye, being careful to conceal herself from the Bakemon.
"What do we do Reye?" Chad asked.
"We let them take us to where ever it is they're taking us." Reye replied. "Then during the right moment, I'll have Ravenmon digivolve and destroy all these things. I know a thing or two about Bakemon. There will be a lot more than these few."
"Was that supposed to make me feel better?" Chad questioned.
"Look just stick with me and you'll be fine." Reye said, slipping her hand in his.
"Okay." was all Chad said.
The crowds of people taken by the Bakemon were all held in the Convention Center, in downtown Odaiba.
"Reye!" Serena called. "I'm so glad you're okay."
"Serena. They got you too." Reye said. "And Rini?"
"I'm here." Rini was on the other side of Reye.
Biyomon and Palmon walked over to the girls. "We can digivolve anytime. Just say when." Palmon said.
"Let's see how this all plays out. You three will be our trump cards." Reye told them. Ravenmon peeked around Reye's temple robe.
Rini scanned the lobby and noticed Darien in the crowd. "Darien!" she called. "Over here!"
Darien heard his name being called and saw Rini jumping up and down. "Oh good they're all okay." he muttered to himself.
He walked over the three girls. Serena and Rini lunged for him to hug him. "Oh thank goodness you're okay." Serena sighed.
"I can say the same about you girls." Darien replied.
"Where's Piper? And Catherine?" Rini asked.
"They went off on their digimon to regroup with the others." Darien replied. "They're both okay though."
"That's good." Reye said. "We need Catherine to be okay. We can't win this battle without her."
The small group met up with the Kamiyas, the Ainos, and the Tsukinos. Reye remembered the 'mind over matter' chant she, Amy, and Joe used when they first fought the Bakemon.
"So what do we have to do?" Rini asked.
"We just repeat the chant, 'Bakemon loose your power' into the recorder. Blast up the volume and bingo. The Bakemon are weakened. Then we can use our three trump cards and meet up with the others." Reye said. She placed to power talismans on the speakers of the radio, boosting the effect.
"Sounds like a great plan." Darien said. "But what exactly are your three trump cards?"
Ravenmon, Palmon, and Biyomon revealed themselves, but still stayed secret from the Bakemon.
A few minutes later, the riot broke out and Reye blasted the chant. The Bakemon dropped like flies and lost their power to fight. But everyone wasn't out of danger just yet.
Another digimon appeared, resembling a black dinosaur, and was headed straight for them.
"Oh no. It's DarkTyrannomon." Palmon said. "He used to be a nice guy until he was taken over by an evil computer virus. And his personality did a 180."
DarkTyrannomon charged for the Convention Center. "I'd say now is the time to activate a trump card." Serena said. She turned to Palmon. "Ready for it?"
Palmon nodded. "Palmon digivolve to…Togemon."
"It's back to the stone age with you." Togemon swung her fist and knocked DarkTyrannomon a few feet away from the crowd.
But the black dinosaur digimon was stronger than Togemon. He threw her down and attacked her with his 'Flame Burst' attack.
"Togemon! No!" Serena ran to her digimon.
"Serena come back." Darien called after her.
"No she needs to do this Darien, just watch." Reye said.
"It's time for Togemon to digivolve." Rini informed.
Serena stood out in the open, watching as DarkTyrannomon was burning her beloved digimon. "There has to be something I can do!" she cried. "My family and my friends are going to get hurt. And most importantly, my dear Togemon." a tear fell from Serena's face and her Crest of Sincerity glowed a floral green color.
"Togemon digivolve to…Lillymon."
Lillymon resembled a fairy, wearing a pink peddled gown and green boots. "Where did she come from?" Serena asked herself.
Serena's Sailor outfit changed dramatically from her old one. Her boots were the same. The skirt had yellow and blue trim, and was white. The center bow on her chest was blue with her new compact in the center. A yellow belt was added to her uniform. The collar was blue with two yellow lines on each side. The back bow was white and the elongated ribbon was translucent. White barrettes decorated her shimmering blonde hair.
Lillymon used her 'Flower Cannon' attack and forced DarkTyrannomon back. "Serena your wish to save your family and friends brought me into existence. I'm the fully digivolved form of Palmon. Call me Lillymon." Lillymon said.
"Be careful Lillymon!" Super Sailor Moon called.
"No biggie." Lillymon winked. She used her 'Flower Ring' to tame DarkTyrannomon.
Super Sailor Moon smiled at the sight of her Ultimate digimon. "My little Palmon turned into that. I'm so proud of her." she said to herself. Tears were falling from her soft, blue eyes.
Out on the docks, Joe and Amy were standing around.
"Why would I think that the boats would be running when nothing else is?" Joe muttered.
Gomamon popped his head up from the duffle bag. "It could be worse, we could be…"
"Please stop saying it could be worse." Joe said. "I got news for you pal, it is getting worse by the second. Myotismon is in the city, and we're stuck out here."
Amy sighed. "There has to be a way we can get back into the city."
"But how?" Sealmon asked. "That is the question."
The four sighed in unison.
Tai, Kari, Sailor Venus, Airtimes, and Agumon were all riding on Dobermon.
"C'mon girl. We have to find shelter." Sailor Venus told her digimon.
"I think I should come with a maximum weight limit." Dobermon panted. "I'm so tired Venus."
"Just a little longer Dobermon. You can do it." Kari encouraged. She rubbed the side of Dobermon's face softly.
"Thank you Kari." Dobermon said.
Sitting on the stairs, Matt was constantly checking his cell phone for signal. But he had no such luck. He caught Dobermon running past him and called out to the others.
"Guys. Over here." Matt called.
Dobermon broke her stride and walked into the alley where Matt and Gabumon were.
Super Harmony pulled out her digivice. The beeping was getting louder. "We're almost there Bengalmon, keep it up." she said.
"You got it." Bengalmon panted.
Lionessmon was running next to Bengalmon. When the two wild cat digimon broke their strides, they came to Tai, Matt, Sailor Venus and their respected digimon.
"Kari!" Super Melody called.
"Catherine, hi." Kari replied.
The two little girls hugged each other. Lionessmon walked up behind Super Melody.
Super Harmony and Bengalmon approached Matt, Tai, and Sailor Venus. "We really need to talk." she said.
"I know." Tai nodded. "First off, Kari is the 14th and final child."
"And of course Sailor Melody is the 13th." Harmony added. "Her real name is Catherine Shields."
"Wait so that means…" Venus began.
Harmony nodded. "She's my daughter. From the future."
"That's so weird." Matt said.
"Yeah, that's why I saved her from Myotismon's attack." Harmony informed.
The four looked over at Super Melody and Kari, with the three Champion digimon and two Rookie digimon.
The Bakemon destroyed the recording of the chant and advanced towards Reye and Rini. The two girls nodded to their digimon.
"Biyomon digivolve to…Birdramon. Ravenmon digivolve to…Falconmon."
"Moon Prism Power! Mars Star Power!"
The two scouts attacked the Bakemon with all their might.
"Chad get on Falconmon." Mars ordered. "You too grandpa."
"No my dear." Alan replied. "I will stay and take care of these evil spirits."
"Grandpa." Mars said.
"Go my dear granddaughter, be safe. We will reunite soon." Alan said to Reye.
Sailor Mars nodded and jumped on Falconmon's back. She held out her hand for Chad, who grasped it without hesitation. Sailor Mini Moon jumped on Birdramon and the two flew away from the Convention Center.
Myotismon appeared and sent DarkTyrannomon back to the Digital World.
"You are such a bad sport." Lillymon scoffed.
"Meddlesome digimon. You and the other Chosen Digimon will regret the day you crossed me." Myotismon warned. "Crimson Lightning."
Lillymon dodged the attack. The two Ultimate digimon stared at each other, in mid air.
"Be careful Lillymon!" Super Sailor Moon called.
Will Lillymon survive her fight with Myotismon? Or will Serena loose her best friend? Will all the DigiDestined kids reunite? Find out in the next chapter of, "When Destinies Collide"…
To Be Continued…