With Minervamon no longer a threat, the girls had the perfect opportunity to make their escape. Unfortunately, Cho, Chise, Hazuki and Asami were all bleeding badly and their mode of transportation was stuck in the ground.

Seeing this, Sealsdramon took a deep breath and said, "Girls, you should all rest. I know of a decent hiding place from infected Digimon."

"But we shouldn't be lying around," Cho uttered as the dinosaur remarked, "No, you shouldn't be moving. Don't worry, I'll do what I can to get this vehicle out of the ground. Luckily, that crack isn't too deep, so I should be able to lift it out within the hour. You all need to be in tip-top shape when we get to the town."

"Is it really that bad?" Hazuki asked as Yaamon replied, "Oh yeah. Even with their top fighters gone, they're still a major threat. The virus has tons of ultimate level Digimon there. I know you girls can stand up to a few, but try a big army."

Chise trembled as Cho patted her on the shoulder with a light smile, Asami sighing, "It might seem odd to hear me complain about this, but I feel like every time we make progress, we have to stop and rest somewhere. And we always get attacked in said rest spots."

Akari nodded and sighed, "Remember, we all knew the Digital World would be dangerous. Honestly, it hasn't been as bad as I was expecting," a big smile forming on her face.

With that, Sealsdramon led the girls to a nearby cave. Luckily, no Digimon had ever been seen there. Even the infected Digimon did not seem to care about it, so they would never look there. Needless to say, this was the perfect resting place.

Yaamon took a deep breath and said, "You really are a good soldier, Sealsdramon," the dinosaur turning to the child and asking, "What was that?"

"You knew Minervamon had the power to kill you and yet you still stood up to her to save Akari," Yaamon stated, "I wish I could bring myself to do that, but as I am now, I'm useless and it's so annoying."

"Well, it is a soldier's duty to fight to the bitter end," Sealsdramon replied, "I was merely doing what I had to," Yaamon rolling his eyes but saying nothing else. He knew there was more to it than that, but clearly this answer suited the dinosaur better.

During this time, Minervamon was far from the area hugging her knees. She did not even bother returning to the virus' home. After what Sealsdramon had done and what he had told he, she was confused and for the first time in ages, she was scared. She had no idea how to take this.

'If it had been any other ally,' she thought, 'I wouldn't even so much as think about it, but why did it have to be him?'

She then took a deep breath and looked on into the distance. And after a few seconds, the woman rose to her feet with a serious look on her face. She then proceeded to remove her helmet and drop it onto the ground next to her. And with that, she headed onward into the distance, but where to was anyone's guess.

The girls were still resting the cave after thirty minutes as Sealsdramon had put bandages over the wounds of all except Akari, the redhead being the only one of the five who did not need it. Chise looked at Cho with concern and asked, "Are you okay? Your wound looked worse than mine."

"You know me," the blue-haired girl replied with a grin, "I can tough it out. Honestly, I was more worried about you," the blond replying, "Well, I wasn't too scared with you there to help me through it."

Hazuki rolled her eyes as Asami held her wrist in front of her and said, "Here," the goth asking, "What are you doing?"

"Look," the silver-haired girl replied, "You clearly lost quite a bit of blood during that battle and I do not wish for you to go hungry as a result. So go ahead and take some."

Hazuki chuckled and replied, "I'm fine. It was only a little bit, but thanks anyway. You're a real pal."

Akari was so happy to be everyone okay, but her smile was actually to hide her concern. After hearing that the virus' territory was even worse than a fight with Minervamon, she could not help but feel scared. She knew that when she left, she could not promise a safe return. And after all her talk about how she and her friends could truly pull this off, she was actually uncertain now.

After all, one mega had come very close to killing them even when they were all working together, and fighting three ultimates and a rookie had proven challenging for them. One could only imagine how much tougher an entire army of ultimate level Digimon could be.

Yaamon bounced into the cave and noticed the girls seemed to be recovering just fine. However, despite Akari having her usual smile on, he could tell something was off. As such, he leapt over to her with a supportive smile of his own as Akari looked down at him.

"Hey, Yaamon," she said, "How's Sealsdramon doing?" the child replying, "He's just about got it."

With that, Yaamon took a deep breath and added, "I also wanna say something. Don't let the challenges ahead discourage you. When you and your friends work together, you're more amazing than any mega level Digimon I've ever met. I'm sure you can pull this off."

"Thanks, Yaamon," Akari replied, her fear starting to leave her. It was truly amazing. Even she of all people needed a pep talk to get her going, and if Akari had not been taught to be so positive all her life, this probably would not have worked so easily.

However, the moment ended when Sealsdramon poked his head into the cave and gave an army salute, exclaiming, "The vehicle has been recovered! We're good to go!"

The girls all looked at one-another and nodded. With that, they were more than ready for this as all five were feeling a mix of excitement and fear. Even Chise was actually anticipating this. After all, this was going to be the big battle to decide everything, the one that would likely save the world. They were prepared to face the only Digimon who was truly evil.

During this time, the virus was in his chambers watching footage that a chrysalis had taken from the previous fight. What he saw angered him greatly. Not only had Minervamon run away from a battle, but his own general had turned on him. He could not understand this. He may not have known much about his subjects, but he could tell that Sealsdramon enjoyed working for him when he was still Commandramon.

Then he remembered the very reason he was told of why Beelzemon had even considered joining them in the first place. It was Akari and her friendly nature.

"That redhead is more dangerous than I could have ever imagined," the virus said with a scowl, "She's convinced my top soldiers to rebel against me."

He then recognized their location and realized just how close they were. With that in mind, he took a deep breath and stated, "Alright, come here and fight me. Try your pacifism on me. See where that gets you."

The girls were once again headed forward with Sealsdramon at the wheel. Now nothing was going to stop them. They knew this was going to be tough but they were not going to back down no matter what.

The dinosaur looked on ahead. Thanks to his new visor, he could see better than ever before, and soon enough he could see a ruined town just a couple of miles from their location. With that, he stated, "We're almost there, but I'd recommend parking the car outside of town. If we're careful, we might be able to avoid detection from the virus' soldiers."

"I wouldn't bet on it," Yaamon replied, "The place is probably crawling. Our best stealth tactics might not help all that much."

Asami took a deep breath and replied, "Well, we have gone too far to back down now. Besides, we are heroes. Risking our lives to save the innocent is what we do."

Hazuki gave the rich girl a smirk and replied, "Just think, before all of this, you would have never said that," the silver-haired girl sighing, "I know."

"Don't be like that," Hazuki replied with a cute grin, "That's a good thing. It means you're growing up."

"I guess I am," Asami replied with a smile, "And just imagine how my parents will react when I come home fine after saving the world! No more banking for me! I will grow up to be a famous wilderness explorer! I will go from place to place, climb from tree to tree, and with my best man by my side, I will sing, sing, sing!"

"Okay, now you're getting carried away," Hazuki uttered as Asami chuckled nervously, Cho uttering, "I never pegged you as a Monty Python fan."

"Money who?" Asami asked as Cho shook her head, Chise sighing with a look of concern on her face. However, that concern changed to confidence as she said, "You know, I was scared of this whole mission this morning, but now, I'm not scared anymore. I just know we can do this."

"That's the spirit!" Cho exclaimed before adding, "And I must say, you look even cuter when you're serious."

Chise blushed brightly as the blue-haired girl kissed her cheek, Akari taking a deep breath. Unlike the others, she was not quite as positive and the girls knew why.

"You're not sure if you can kill him, are you?" Cho asked as the redhead sighed, "It's just, every other Digimon we've killed has been restored as an egg. I feel like the virus is different, like if we kill him, he'll be gone forever. I don't want to end anyone's life, no matter how horrible they are."

Yaamon looked concerned now. On one hand, he wanted to tell her to relinquish those thoughts, but it was that very mindset that led him to admire her so much. Even Sealsdramon was finding it difficult to tell her this was how it had to be. Viruses were made to destroy. There was no reasoning with one.

However, it seemed Cho knew what to say as she patted Akari on the shoulder and said, "Look, the fact that you're even willing to fight this battle is amazing. Don't worry, you don't have to be the one to kill the virus. One of us will do it."

"You're do that for me?" Akari asked as Cho grinned and replied, "What are best friends for?"

With that, Akari smiled lightly and said, "I'd rather he not die at all, but I guess that's really the best we can do. Thank you, Cho."

Yaamon and Sealsdramon were truly amazed. Having spent so long working for the virus, they had spent a great deal of time not knowing what true friendship was. Just seeing how well these five human girls got along was truly inspiring.

Once the vehicle was close enough, Sealsdramon stepped on the breaks and screeched it to a halt. Cho blinked and asked, "Are you sure it's a better idea to go on foot?"

"Yes, trust me on this," the dinosaur replied, "Military Colours do not blend well here, and trust me, there are Digimon in this area that can and will blow up the vehicle with us in it. We'd be dead before we could even try to fight back."

With that, all seven got out of the car as Akari took a deep breath. She then turned to the others and asked, "Are you ready?" Cho giving a thumb up and replying, "Ready as I'll ever be."

The others nodded in agreement as the group proceeded forward. In only a matter of seconds, they would be entering dangerous territory.

And once the group was close enough, Sealsdramon noticed two infected Digimon near the entrance. One was a panda with a menacing stare and the other was a stitched up black teddy bear with a cape and claws on only its left hand.

The girls wasted no time whipping their diamonds out and becoming their hero forms. With that, both bears let out loud roars as the panda formed a pair of sharp claws and the teddy rose its left hand menacingly.

Chise immediately tucked herself into her shell and rolled toward the teddy thus blocking the incoming slash from its claws. While it was distracted, Cho leapt at it and started to spin while shouting, "DOUBLE BACKHAND!" hitting the teddy a few times in the cheek.

"DEATH CLAW!" Hazuki shouted as she scratched it hard across the chest. This ended up ripping it open as it roared in pain and formed into data.

During this time, Akari was using her claws to match blows with the panda. This provided a good enough distraction for Asami to fly in with her beak formed and start pecking its forehead repeatedly.

With that, Sealsdramon rushed at the panda's midsection and struck it hard with its knife, putting a cut in that very spot while Akari sent an X-shaped slash there and exclaimed, "LIGHTNING PAW!"

With that, the panda formed into data and both bears had been dealt with. Sealsdramon's eyes and mouth were wide with shock. Both those bears were ultimate level and yet the girls had defeated them both with incredible ease. Maybe they really could pull this off.

However, just as this thought came to mind, it started to fade when he noticed a large number of Digimon near the entrance. And needless to say, all of them had spotted the girls. There were a few champions, sure, but the majority of them were ultimate level.

But just as it looked like the girls would have a difficult battle on their hands, Akari noticed a row of feathers fly into some of the Digimon, exploding upon contact. She then turned and noticed a certain ostrich racing into the area while creating multiple copies of himself to leap at the various enemies and start pecking vigorously at them.

"PECKMON!" Akari squeaked as the others stared, Yaamon saying, "He's a friend."

The ostrich managed to take out one with two of his clones helping him out as he exclaimed, "Hey, Akari! It's a shame we can't meet under better circumstances!"

"It's nice to see you again anyway!" the cat girl replied with a big smile only for Sealsdramon to try fighting off a Digimon coming up behind her, the dinosaur barking, "Hey, stay focused!"

Akari nodded as Peckmon shouted, "Don't worry about me! Focus on the virus!"

With that, the girls carried on. However, the combined efforts of Peckmon and his shadow clones were not quite enough as more and more infected Digimon joined the fight.

However, things took a turn for the better when an army of frogs with horns attached to their necks entered the area along with a big orange toad. While the frogs used their combined efforts to keep a few Digimon at bay, the big one let loose loud sound waves from his horns to turn a couple of them into data.

Asami and Hazuki turned with big smiled before waving happily, Asami exclaiming, "Hello, King Shogungekomon! It is a pleasure to see you!" the toad grinning and replying, "Yeah, we heard you might need our help!"

The Gekomon the girls had helped unite with Princess Otama was also there as he stated, "With Sir Gekomon dead, we figured you'd need the entire army!"

"Where's Otama?" Hazuki asked as the frog replied, "She's back at home. No way I'm having her partake in something like this!" Shogungekomon nodding and saying, "I couldn't ask for a better son-in-law."

With that, the toad sounded his horns and sang, "CHARGE! Go forward! Bring them to their knees! The heroes of the Digital world will succeed with the help of you and me!"

Cho and Chise stared awkwardly as Sealsdramon explained, "They constantly sing about what they're feeling. It takes some getting used to."

As the girls advanced forward, a group of others showed up to stop them in their tracks. However, things took another turn for the better when suddenly, a certain elven boy and his fairy partner flew in, the boy striking one with his sword while the fairy turned two of them into baby Digimon.

"I was wondering if you of all Digimon would show," Yaamon said with a smirk as Petermon sighed, "I admit it, Yaamon. You might have had a point when you called me a coward. I owe you girls so much for the trouble I put you through. Consider this the ultimate apology."

"We already told you it was alright," Asami replied with a smile, "but thank you anyway."

As if that was not unexpected enough, a big blue bear with a moon on his forehead bound into the area and struck one of the Digimon hard with his claws. He then proceeded to fire a beam shaped like a moon from the symbol in question.

At that moment, a large white wolf with blue stripes appeared and hit another Digimon with a burst of blue fire. And to add to the convenience, a black wolf-like dinosaur flew into the area and fired a large metal sphere from her mouth, striking one of the infected creatures hard.

Suddenly, a white Siisaa bound into the area and fired arrows made of sunlight from her forehead. Petermon gave them all thumbs up and exclaimed, "Good job! You guys are even more awesome than before!"

"Wait, are those the kids who were staying with you?" Cho asked as the boy nodded and replied, "Tinkermon and I figured it wasn't right to prevent them from growing up, so we changed the rules of Never-Ever-Land. Now any inhabitant who wants to grow up is free to do so."

Just as he said this, more Digimon bound into the area. One was a small orange dinosaur, the second was a red beetle, the third was a humanoid plant and the forth was a purple dinosaur wearing a Kendo outfit.

The dinosaur sent a flame at one of them while the plant shots her fingers forward like vines. The beetle released an electric spark from his antennae as the dinosaur charged at the same target with his Kendo swords at the ready. And with that, all four managed to turn it into data with their combined efforts, cheering afterwards.

"Oh no, you weren't supposed to come!" Petermon retorted as the dinosaur asked, "Since when have you ever expected us to follow rules?"

Akari giggled before exclaiming, "Thank you so much! You've all been a great help!" Tinkermon replying, "It's no problem! Just hurry up! You do wanna save the world, right?"

The girls nodded as Hazuki exclaimed, "Careful, kids! These guys are tough!"

With more infected Digimon being kept at bay, the girls now found it easier to move on. However, they were soon stopped in their tracks by two serpent dragons with mechanical forearms. And unlike the others, they were not infected.

Sealsdramon gulped and uttered, "Oh no, not Megadramon and Gigadramon," Cho asking, "Are they really that bad?"

"No, they're worse," the dinosaur replied, "They may not be the most power of Digimon, but as far as ultimates go, they're two of the strongest."

"Who are you!?" Megadramon asked the dinosaur in a scary tone, Sealsdramon replying, "Sealsdramon, sir! I used to go under the name Commandramon!"

"So it's true," Gigadramon stated, "Commandramon turned on our master. He believed you'd been kidnapped by the girls, but we figured it must have been otherwise because you would never let yourself be used like that."

The girls were ready to take on the two when suddenly, two blasts of energy flew at them and hit them hard. However, this hardly seemed to slow them down, but an onslaught of energy blades certainly made things easier as both were covered in small cuts.

The girls turned and noticed Tono, Bigmamemon and Metalmamemon there along with Princemamemon and Piximon. Cho then blinked and asked, "Okay, how is everyone getting here so quickly and how did they all know we needed help?"

Piximon smiled and replied, "We sent your old friends a message. We did have to ask those not infected if they knew you, but it was worth it."

"As for how we go here so quickly," Tono replied, "We took Digital World transit."

"Transit?" Cho asked as Sealsdramon uttered, "Oh yeah, I forgot. Certain locations of the Digital World have stations where you can ride in Digimon named Locomon. They're literally living trains, but trust me, taking the vehicle was a lot more practical."

Asami, Hazuki and Cho glared while Akari and Chise shrugged, Cho sighing, "Still seems a little too convenient, but hey, better for something to be too convenient than inconvenient."

The dragon recovered from the damage dealt to them and roared before firing organic missiles formed from their flesh toward the group. With that in mind, Bigmamemon, Metalmamemon and Tono managed to stop the missiles from getting near them as Princemamemon propelled himself high off of the ground and rammed his forehead hard into one. Piximon added to the damage by forming a tiny bomb with wings with her spear and fired it at the two, a burst of energy coming from inside and weakening the dragons.

With that, the girls bowed their heads in respect before heading inside of the palace. Now nothing could stand in their way. They were going to fight the virus at full strength, but would this really be enough?