YuYuGiDigiMoon: Dawn of Chaos

by Kanius

Tamers, Sailor Moon, YuYu Hakusho, YuGiOh/GX/5Ds, Frontier, Savers, Adventure/02, and exclusive OC crossover. In March 2009, a forthcoming chaos disrupts worlds, timelines, and dimensions. Facing multiple enemies, Japan's heroes must stand united or become divided in order to stop Paradais from subverting time and space.

36. The Return to the Underworld!

A/N: Been a while, guys! It's been five months. But, have no fear, this story will be (hopefully) consistently updated. For each month, there'll be at least one or two chapters (maybe three if I'm lucky).

Anyway, where will we pick off with the Dawn of Chaos story?

The last Valmarmon hunt arc. The stakes are high here as the Digiteam led by Himura arrive in the Digital Underworld!

Enjoy.

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Chapter 36

The Return to the Underworld! Fairies and Necromancers!

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Digital Underworld/Near the River Styx/9:05 PM

The last Valmarmon piece hunt was underway. Himura Tsubasa and Inumon were taken back to a digital dimension, which they have long connection towards. They found themselves back in the Digital Underworld. It is the same dimension where he and Kotori went on an unforgettable journey to restore order to the Underworld and stop the evil Basiliskmon. Kotori lost her life through a struggle to topple the serpent. Through Kotori's sacrifice, Himura lived and Anubimon was freed from his seal.

Facing the direction of the River Styx, Himura and Inumon briefly reminisced their adventure with Kotori and Seadramon. They also remembered their battle with Basiliskmon and the duel with Nemesis. Behind the duo were Takuya, Tomoki, Phillipe, Jaguarmon, Dimitro, Davis, Veemon, Ken, Wormmon, Masaru, Agumon (M), Joe, Gomamon, Izzy, and Tentomon. Arriving in time near a large boat, Anubimon and Seadramon came to greet the group. Anubimon approached Himura and Inumon, greeting them in a casual manner.

"It's good to see you again, Himura, Inumon," the Underworld lord greeted them.

Himura acknowledged him with a handshake. "You, too, Lord Anubimon."

Inumon bowed before the Underworld lord. "Lord Anubimon, I hope all is well."

"Well, we haven't had a lot of trouble lately," Seadramon replied as he crawled over toward Himura and Inumon. "We've located the Tongue of Valmarmon's position. Once we cross over the River Styx, it will take us to the isolated sanctuary where the Tongue has been heavily safeguarded."

"Well, I won't need to ride that boat," Gomamon noticed the boat and a hooded figure sitting in it. "I can just become Ikkakumon and let some of y'all to ride me."

Joe genuinely added. "Not a bad idea, Gomamon!"

"Hmm, are my eyes deceiving me or is there someone on that boat?" Tentomon pointed toward the hooded character waiting on the boat.

Anubimon responded with a clap. "Oh, yes. I forgot to mention you'll be guided through the River Styx by Plutomon. I'm sure the other Olympus 12 members have mentioned him."

"Yeah, we were told before we got here," Izzy said.

Takuya was the first to approach the hooded figure. "You're Plutomon?"

Turning his view over to Takuya, the aforementioned Digimon opened his hood and removed his black garment. Standing a staggering ten feet tall, Plutomon revealed himself to be a black-and-violet armored humanoid feline trimmed with golden claws and yellow striped fur coming down his back. His face resembled a puma. Embroidered on the warrior's chest was an emblem resembling a three-clawed paw. His golden eyes were fixated on the group standing before him.

"I am Plutomon," the warrior openly addressed himself to everyone present. "I will guide you to Tongue of Valmarmon."

"Wow, Plutomon!" Tomoki called out as he gazed awestruck around the feline warrior. "You're one of the Olympus 12!"

Plutomon simply replied gruffly. "I'm not one of the 12, boy." He shifted his gaze toward Anubimon. "I can't even visit Olympus except on the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year."

"Yes, as you can see, he's not one of the 12," Anubimon explained. "By legend from your world, Pluto is not counted among the 12 Olympians because he does not rule from Mount Olympus. He is confined to the Underworld, except during the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year. That's the only day in the entire year he's allowed to visit."

Seadramon added. "Must stink for Plutomon."

"Man, that's touch luck," Davis said.

Ken spoke up. "Everyone, we don't have much time. Madoudramon's cohorts might already be near on our position. We have to go now."

"I agree," the Underworld lord promptly stated as Plutomon nodded and walked over to the boat.

Masaru closely surveyed the Digital Underworld. He and Agumon (M) scooped up gray sand in their hands.

"There's no color in this sand!" Agumon (M) said, pouring the seamless amount of sand from his claws.

Masaru asserted. "What? I see black, white, and gray."

"White and black aren't really true colors," Phillipe corrected Masaru as he stood behind the DATS member. "Did you hear Anubimon? We have to go."

"Oh, right," the street brawler said, standing up straight whilst dusting off the sand on his pants. He pivoted his view to Agumon (M) and beckoned to him. "Let's get going, Agumon!"

"Ok, Aniki!" The reptilian Digimon replied, tagging along behind his partner.

As Phillipe followed Masaru, Jaguarmon slowly poked her head out and scanned Agumon (M). "He's definitely not like Tai's Agumon."

"Not to mention Masaru's shown to be a hot head," observed Phillipe, meticulously eyeing Masaru. "That was partially why we lost the first Valmarmon piece."

Jaguarmon added. "So, we just need to be sure not to lose this last Valmarmon piece."

"Hmm?" Masaru looked over his shoulder, noticing Phillipe and Jaguarmon conversing back and forth. "Wonder what they're chatting about?"

"Yeah, and didn't Phillipe just tell us to get going?" Agumon (M) slightly scoffed as he hopped on the boat.

"Wow! Careful there, Agumon!" Takuya exclaimed as Agumon nearly rocked the boat when jumping on it.

Drawing out his Digivice, Joe turned toward Gomamon and nodded. "Go for it!"

"I'm on it!" Gomamon said as Joe's Digivice lit up and a golden sheen of light engulfed him. "Gomamon! Shinka! Ikkakumon!" As the white-furred sea beast jumped into the River Styx, Joe mounted him followed by Davis, Veemon, Ken, Wormmon, Dimitro, Izzy, and Tentomon. "The Ikkakumon express is ready to go!"

Veemon lied down on Ikkakumon's furred-covered back. "Awww, nice and comfy!"

"Ikkakumon express? Oh brother," Dimitro mumbled as he sat down with arms crossed.

Plutomon watched as Himura, Inumon, Masaru, Phillipe, Jaguarmon, Takuya, and Tomoki boarded the boat. Anubimon and Seadramon stood by to watch them depart.

"Seadramon, why don't you accompany them?" Anubimon encouraged the sea serpent. "You don't see Himura and Inumon too often. Plus, you'll get better acquainted with Phillipe. He is Kotori's cousin."

When reminded of Kotori, Seadramon eyed the boat and Phillipe getting aboard. Photographic images of he and Kotori replayed in his head. He finally gave in and nodded.

"Just don't talk to him about Kotori, especially of her fate."

"I understand, Lord Anubimon. I'm off to join them," Seadramon said as he jumped into the water and followed the others down the River Styx.

Noticing Seadramon accompany them, Joe and Izzy watched the sea serpent swimming between them and Plutomon's boat.

"Remind you of the Seadramon we faced back on our first adventure?" Joe said, gazing over Seadramon.

"I find it hard to believe this Seadramon used to be one of the Dark Masters," Izzy said as he opened his laptop and pulled up the Digidex profile on MetalSeadramon. He veered his view from the screen displaying the former Dark Master and down at Seadramon. "But, according to Himura, he became tamed by a Tamer named Kotori."

Overhearing his former Tamer's name, Seadramon swam up further across the river. He naturally didn't want to be reminded of her without feeling down. Himura noticed this and watched Seadramon swimming up near the boat.

"Seadramon, it still hurts, doesn't it?" Inumon conveyed sorrow for his friend.

Himura asserted while withdrawing Inumon's hand from Seadramon. "Leave him. We've got more important matters now."

Phillipe carefully watched the exchange and kept to himself. So, this is the world where Kotori passed. I wonder... is there more to what happened that I'm not aware of?

Sitting down on the boat, Himura took a minute to reflect to a near heated exchange with Junpei prior to leaving to the Digital Underworld.

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Flashback/Central Digital Realm/Digital Paradise/Valmarmon Seal Chamber

Earlier, Himura and Junpei met eye-to-eye after their falling out in the last Valmarmon mission. Inumon looked on from the sidelines and let his partner settle the dispute. Norn and Ryudamon observed the two teens look as if they were about to exchange blows. Junpei stopped as he extended his hand out to Himura.

"Sorry for taking it out on you, Himura."

The Warrior of Byakko replied with a smile and accepted Junpei's truce. He reached down and shook Junpei's hand. Smiles adorned Norn, Ryudamon, and Inumon's faces.

"I kinda wanted to go with y'all, but since Norn's gonna be here..." Junpei turned over to the meek girl behind her and blushed a bit.

Himura nodded and lightly jerked his hand back. "I understand, man. Remember Norn's power is necessary to suppress the darkness exuding from the Valmarmon pieces. She has to stay here and utilize her special power to power this containment." He and Junpei pivoted their view toward a large metal box. Norn was seen leaning next to it. "Norn, understand your role is perhaps the most crucial in this conflict. While we're out there defending the front against Madoudramon and his cronies, you have to make sure these pieces are sealed."

Nodding, Norn replied in earnest and determination. "Right! I won't let you down!" She turned toward Junpei and smiled. "You'll stay here to keep me company, right, Junpei?"

"Of course!" Junpei grinned cheerily.

Ryudamon beckoned to Norn. "Ok, Norn, let's this containment sealed right away!"

"Ok!" Norn added as she climbed atop of the metal box and sat down. Closing her eyes, she channeled her energies and produced a white barrier to hold the box situated.

"Ready, Himura?" Inumon motioned to his partner. "We're ready to head out."

Before Himura departed, he felt Junpei's hand pat his right shoulder.

"Good luck, you guys. Don't let that last piece slip through and land in the bad guys' hands."

The Beast Tamer veered his head and nodded. "We've got this." With that, he walked toward Inumon and followed him out to reconvene with their team.

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Digital Underworld/Cerberumon Valley/9:45 PM

The entire group reached their destination after a short route through the River Styx. Plutomon jumped off the boat and on the sandy shores as Himura and Inumon joined him first, The others followed suit one by one. Ikkakumon de-evolved down to Gomamon after everyone riding him landed on the shore. They stopped to survey their new surroundings, which consisted mostly of a valley of gray sand and white prairie grass. Several kilometers from their direction was a large white mound resembling a hill and sitting atop of it were a pack of Cerberumon, natives of this endless stretch of Underworld land. Inumon sniffed the air.

"See those Digimon up there?" Tomoki pointed to the Cerberumon.

Takuya narrowed his eyes and watched the black canines sitting up. "Yeah, they just noticed us."

"Know these Cerberumon by any chance, Inumon?" Himura asked.

"No, but I'm sure they know my Cerberumon friends," the dark canine said as he and the others watched the Cerberumon pack sliding down the mound to greet them.

"Hope they're friendly," gulped Joe, watching the Cerberumon walking toward them.

Gomamon chuckled nervously. "They're pretty big dogs."

Seadramon calmly interjected. "Relax, they won't harm us." He watched Himura and Inumon casually approach the Cerberumon pack.

Inumon checked over the Cerberumon as they seemingly recognized him. A Cerberumon with three white striped forehead marks lowered his middle head and acknowledged Inumon before him.

"So, you're Inumon, partner of the Tamer named Himura Tsubasa," the elder Cerberumon stated, raising his head and gazing up at Inumon. "You have friends we've become acquainted with. Berus and Inferno, I believe that's their names." He noticed a subtle smile on Inumon's face, which confirmed the elder's suspicions. He shifted his eyes toward Himura and probed the residue of Byakko's spiritual aura around the teen. "And you possess a great power, Himura. Good to know. Around these sectors, there lurks danger and you all best be be careful while treading here."

"We came here to get the Valmarmon tongue," Takuya asserted.

Plutomon stepped forward and addressed the Cerberumon. "In fact, I was the one to bring this group here. We're here to collect it before an enemy serving Madoudramon do."

"Then if you're here, these humans will be in good hands," the elder Digimon implied, nodding as he backed away before turning toward Phillipe and Jaguarmon. "I smell the scent of an Amazon."

"Yeah, that's me. Why do you want to know?" Jaguarmon demanded, readying her claws in self defense.

The elder chortled and dismissed her. "Nothing at all. Just never thought in my lifetime I'd see an Amazon Digimon partner with a human. Times are indeed changing. Perhaps, age is finally catching up with me."

"It's ok, sir," Phillipe respectfully addressed the elder Cerberumon.

Turning around, Himura faced his entourage and folded his arms. "All right, guys. From now on, it's the point of no return. Plutomon knows where the piece is located. Now we just have to get there right away before the enemy do!"

"RIGHT!" The group cried out in unison as they followed Plutomon, Himura, and Inumon's lead.

The Cerberumon pack closely observed the amassed group heading down a narrow route past the mound. The elder smiled and watched them leave. The younger members of the pack seemed to doubt their chances of reaching the Valmarmon piece. Though with Plutomon accompanying them, their fears became somewhat repressed.

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Unbeknownst to Himura's group, an ominous figure concealed himself behind the shadows. He painstakingly watched them with intentions to thwart their goal. Or, perhaps with another agenda in mind. The shadowed figure swiftly moved behind the shadows and vanished without a trace, not leaving any traces of his whereabouts.

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As they scoured past the endless prairie, they reached a spacious desert covered nearly in white sand. They saw giant rocks scattered across the dull and dry landscape. Some shivered from the cool winds brushing around them. Davis, Veemon, Joe, Masaru, and Agumon (M) were seen shivering. Izzy scanned the spacious desert with his laptop and pulled up a digital map displaying the entire vicinity, which spanned over hundreds of kilometers. Ken checked over the screen where Izzy showed the digital map of their current perimeters.

"We're not too far," Plutomon advised everyone.

"Really?" Davis asked. "Where's the piece?"

"Guys, I'm picking up something on the digital map!" The Bearer of Knowledge quickly called out to everyone. "There's something well below these sands!"

"Then, that's where the piece's been hidden," Ken observed the digital map. "Looks like an underground cavern."

"But, with all this sand, that's gonna take us a while!" exclaimed Masaru. "Why don't we just have our Digimon evolve and blast this sand away?"

Agumon (M) firmly declared. "I'll take care of that, Aniki! Let's do it!" The Digimon boasted and prepared to evolve.

"Hold up, you two," Plutomon advised against their course of action and stepped forward. He raised his right hand and produced a giant sliver fan trimmed with purple metal plates. Lifting the fan over his head, he brought down the seemingly heavy fan and bellowed. "Desert Sweeper!" He not only brought down the fan, but unleashed a powerful wind force coupled with crystallized purple projectiles that helped clear the layers of sand burying the secret underground chamber.

Everyone stood in awe and watched Plutomon easily clear the path, unveiling a large cavern situated in front of them. All onlookers averted their eyes from the sand blowing in their direction. Himura and Inumon uncovered their eyes as they faced the cavern. Izzy managed to close his laptop before Plutomon brought down his fan.

"How about a little warning next time?" Davis blurted out.

Veemon pointed to the cave. "Look, Davish! He cleared the path!"

Wormmon nodded as he crawled next to Veemon. "We'll find the piece in there."

"Correct and be sure to follow me closely. I also advise you all watch where you go," the Underworld warrior cautiously warned the group, to which they took heed of his warning.

"You heard him, guys," Izzy said.

Dimitro folded both arms behind his back and walked ahead. "With a cave that dark, it'd be hard to navigate, but I know we can figure our way through."

"Yeah, I can help provide some light for us!" Agumon (M) said as he picked up a stick and blew fire into it. "Pepper Breath!" Upon lighting the stick, he handed it over to Masaru. "Here ya go, Aniki!"

"Good thinking, Agumon," the DATS members smirked as he readily took the lit stick and walked ahead. "C'mon, guys!"

"Huh, so that Agumon can occasionally use his head," Joe candidly observed. "And here I thought he was all brawn like Masaru."

"Well, that's a very simple thing to do, Joe," Gomamon said.

"Less talk and more walk, guys!" Takuya called out to the others. He raced over near Plutomon and watched him close his fan. "That's a large fan, Plutomon. On top of that, it packed enough power to blow away all that sand!"

The Warrior of Ice noticed the fan. "Looks heavy, too."

"It weighs roughly two tons," Plutomon proclaimed. "It wasn't easy to wield when I was given this sacred instrument."

"T-Two tons?" Takuya and Tomoki both blanched when this became apparent. "How long did it take you to master it?"

"I can't define the length of time, but it took me a while."

"Wow, Plutomon's so cool," Tomoki said, bearing a widened grin.

The group entered the cavern mouth and passed through it without an issue. The lit torch Agumon (M) provided certainly helped guide them through the darkened cavern. Coupled with Plutomon's awareness and Inumon's nose, they were easily able to navigate through the seemingly tough-to-explode cavern. Suddenly, everyone turned as pounds of sand fell from the outside and closed up the cavern mouth, closing up presumably their only exit out of the cavern.

"Whoa!" An alarmed Masaru freaked out.

"The sand from the outside must've spilled over!" Tomoki cried out.

"No, it seems the enemy has just now located our positions! C'mon!" Plutomon beckoned to everyone.

Once the group came together, Phillipe stepped back until the heel of his right foot pressed through the ground. Then, coupled with his added body weight, he fell into the ground and through a hole. Joining him was Jaguarmon, who clutched tightly on Phillipe. Himura and Inumon hastily raced forward to save them, but they didn't even come close to reaching them in time. Alarmed, everyone turned to the hole where Phillipe and Jaguarmon fell through.

"PHILLIPE! JAGUARMON!" Himura screamed in horror as his heart raced and memories of Kotori's death replayed in his head. No... no... no! Just like Kotori... I let another one go in this damn place! Gritting his teeth, he prepared to jump through to save him.

"NO!" Plutomon bellowed as an explosion immediately drew their attention away.

The amassed Digiteam whirled around toward the source of the explosion. All eyes fell on the supposed perpetrators that trapped them like rats. They saw as Demon, Yamidramon, Devitamamon, MarineDevimon, Puppetmon, and an amassed group of Nightmare Soldiers behind them.

Demon evilly chortled and glared intently at the oppositions standing before them. "We've found you, Digifools."

"Ya got nowhere to go now!" Puppetmon snickered whilst readying his mallet hammer.

Himura angrily cursed. "Damn it! Not now!" Phillipe, Jaguarmon, please be ok!

"Looks like it's fighting time, Agumon!" Masaru roared as he and Agumon (M) stepped forward.

"Nightmare Soldiers! Attack!" Yamidramon shouted and helped lead the front against the Digiteam.

And with that commenced the battle to claim to last Valmarmon piece.

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Underground Cavern/10:10 PM

With his vision blacked out, Phillipe wasn't able to survey his new surroundings. He and Jaguarmon fell deep into a hole as they landed feet below where their friends were engaging Demon and his cohorts. Both were unconscious for a short while. Then came a pair of tiny girlish voices yammering and buzzing around them.

"They're still breathing," came a cute and feminine voice, which surprised her and her colleague.

The other voice, sounding less cute and more refined, added. "Oh, thank goodness. The way they dropped in was painful. They don't seem to be injured either."

"Oh, they're waking up! How about we throw some water over them?"

"Wait! Don't do that!"

Splash!

Phillipe and Jaguarmon were awakened by cold water splashing their faces. Quickly sitting up, Phillipe felt the cold water and rubbed his face. An alarmed Jaguarmon sprang to her feet, indicating her dislike for water and readied her claws for the ones throwing water at her. She had her claws near two tiny fairies. Jaguarmon hissed as her claws barely touched the bridges of their noses. Out of fear, the fairies flew behind a rock, obstructing them from Jaguarmon and Phillipe. Jaguarmon hissed and still has her claws out ready to skewer them. Phillipe shook the water off his face and noticed Jaguarmon in a defensive stance.

"Jaguarmon? Why are you getting defensive?"

"We're not alone, Phillipe. Two little annoying bugs just splashed water on our faces. Don't worry. I scared them away."

"Bugs?" The teen blinked as he faced the obvious direction Jaguarmon hissed towards. "Who's here? Come on out." He picked up Jaguarmon. "Calm down, Jaguarmon. Whoever they are, they can't be bad."

The two fairies slowly poked their little heads and scanned Phillipe. They nervously hid back behind the rock when their eyes meet Jaguarmon.

"See them, Phillipe?"

"Barely, but they don't look like bugs."

"Bugs... BUGS?" The one with the refined voice angrily cried out as the two fairies flew out of hiding.

Catching the two fairies at plain sight, Phillipe blanched at the sight of them. They flew in over Phillipe and scanned him thoroughly. From a close view, the first of the two fairies was a tiny red-haired fairy with a peach complexion and a sweet aroma around her. Two pink feathered wings fluttered rapidly behind her. She was garbed in a blue sleeveless shirt with a yellow collar and a yellow waist belt. Two elf ears protruded out the sides of her long reddish hair. She wore long rose gloves and fitting pink ballerina pants coupled with blue shoes. She wore a deadpan look and gazed deeply into Phillipe's face.

The other fairy resembled a tiny girl wearing shoulder-lengthed brunette hair. She was entirely garbed in a sleeveless white dress attached by a blue neck band. Her dress went down as far down to her ankles, which exposed her tiny bare feet. She wore two similar blue bands over her forearms and golden wristbands. These bands were embroidered with beautiful multi-colored gems. Her white feathered wings rapidly fluttered behind her back, granting her flight mobility while gliding around Phillipe's head. She wore a friendly and innocent demeanor as she curiously eyed the teen.

"Careful, Phillipe. They might be up to no good," the feline warned her partner.

"Well, that's rude of you, kitty cat," the red-haired girl scoffed, ignoring Jaguarmon's irked look.

The brunette giggled and landed on Phillipe's head. "Hey, LaMoon, this boy looks totally cute up close!"

"Celeste!" The fairy identified as LaMoon responded. "Would you get off him?"

"Don't believe me? Look closer!"

LaMoon hovered over in front of Phillipe's face and examined him. "You know... he is a real cutie, but how can a boy look this cute? He looks like a girl."

"I'M NOT A GIRL!" Phillipe snapped, causing both fairies to withdraw and hide behind another rock near them. Realizing how indirectly harsh he reacted, the teen called back to them. "Wait! I didn't mean to scare you!"

"Forget them, Phillipe! We have to get back with the others!" Jaguarmon scowled as she shook the water off her fur. "Those stupid fairies just had to ruin my coat!"

Pivoting his view toward the rock, Phillipe barely caught the two fairies poking their heads out.

"It's ok. I won't yell at you... I just don't like it when people mistake me being a girl."

"That's right! He can't help how he looks!" Jaguarmon defended her human partner.

The fairies slowly flew off the rock and hovered back to Phillipe.

"Say... aren't you two Duel Monsters?" The curious teen suddenly noted their outward appearances. "I think I've seen you in card forms before! One of you called each other LaMoon."

The red-haired fairy pointed to herself. "Yes, I am LaMoon, but you may call me Trista."

The perky brunette happily greeted them. "I'm Maiden of the Moonlight, but friends call me Celeste!"

Phillipe wore a genuine smile and nodded. "Pleased to meet you, Trista and Celeste. I'm Phillipe and over there..." He pointed toward Jaguarmon, who still didn't convey any welcoming gesture toward the fairies. "...is my Digimon partner, Jaguarmon. Please don't mind her. She can be... well..."

"A handful. Just spit it out already, Phillipe."

"Gee, who woke up on the bitchy side this morning?" Trista snorted, not giving Jaguarmon any favors.

"Say that to my face, bug," Jaguarmon hissed as she readied her claws.

"Guys, calm down! Enough!" Phillipe demanded as he prevented any future altercation between the two.

Celeste sighed. "Trista's always running her mouth."

"I'm just brutally honest, Celeste. You should know me."

"Wait, but... why are two Duel Monster fairies doing in a cavern like this?" The Victory Tamer immediately brought up a sensible inquiry, to which the fairies were happy enough to answer. "The Digital Underworld is not exactly what I had a mind for a fairy haven."

Jaguarmon sat down next to Phillipe. "This should be good."

Trista and Celeste landed on a rock together, facing Phillipe and Jaguarmon.

"Yes, it's true fairies shouldn't belong here," Trista asserted, sitting cross-legged next to Celeste. "In fact, this isn't even our home. Our queen was captured from our homeland and we followed the villains that brought her here. We are the queen's most loyal aides."

"You guys have a fairy queen?"

Celeste replied to Jaguarmon's inquiry. "Yes, and her name is Lunar Queen Elzaim."

"How did these villains find your kingdom?" Phillipe asked.

"They're both spellcaster type Duel Monsters," the redhead went ahead and further explained. "They sought for powerful magic that can empower their own dark arts. Wit their magic, they opened a portal into our domain, a home to both Duel Monster and Digimon fairies alike. Powerful as our magic is, we're not war-faring beings. Our kind never subjects ourselves into warfare. We're peaceful beings. Even during these newer darker times, we've become too complacent for our own good."

"So, we divided ourselves from other lands and remained in isolation," Celeste added after her friend finished speaking. "Queen Elzaim felt we needed to seal our magic from the outside world for she feared it might fall into the wrong hands. We managed to remain isolated, until now..." She said as her seemingly happy expression conveyed sorrow. "...we couldn't stop these two fiends. They were much too powerful for us."

"But, as Queen Elzaim's trusted aides, Celeste and I pressed on to pursue them."

"So, where are these two spellcasters now?" The Tamer asked directly. "Maybe we can help."

"They still have our queen captive. There's a fortified facility not too far from here," Trista said. "They know if they kill her, they won't get the queen's magic spells to empower their own dark arts. They need her alive, but we have to save her before they can force the information out of her."

"Please, Phillipe and Jaguarmon, our new friends... you have to help us! If they do extract the magic from her, our queen will die!"

Between his friends and the fairies' plea for help, Phillipe was left deciding which was more important. Naturally, he would go with the former and return to aid his friends. However, his conscience wouldn't allow him to turn down the pleas of people in need. He quickly alternated his view between the fairies and Jaguarmon. Jaguarmon desperately wanted to interject and convince Phillipe to respond to their own urgent situation.

"Phillipe, we have friends who need us! Plus, did you forget? There's still that Valmarmon piece we need to find!"

"I know..." Phillipe shook his head and became indecisive between two choices. If I go back to my friends first, these two will lose their queen and two villains will have gained power. If I accept to save their queen, my friends will be worried... or worse, they might've likely been caught in a battle with the enemy! Oh, Phillipe... think! Do what you think is best!

"Our queen told us if we ever meet a human with a kind heart... that human would save us and in return we would grant them any wish they desire."

Celeste nodded and smiled. "And I think you might be that human, Phillipe!"

"Me?"

"We sense you have a kind heart with noble intentions," the red-haired fairy asked as she sank her head and seemingly pleaded. "Please, help us. We'd be in your gratitude if you'd help us free our queen!"

"But, I..." Phillipe barely stammered as he turned to Jaguarmon.

"Phillipe, do what you think is best," Jaguarmon said. "But, I insist we get back with our friends. Who knows if the enemy have found them."

"Can't you trust us?" Trista asked.

"No, it's not that, but I have friends out there looking for me," the teen said, standing up from his seated position. "I fell through here. No doubt they're either looking for me or the enemy has found them. Either way we have to find the Valmarmon piece before it's too late."

Trista and Celeste exchanged looks, giving each other nods.

"If you think that's right, then we won't hold it against you," Celeste said.

Trista nodded. "We'll simply rescue Queen Elzaim on our own."

"Thank you again," the brunette sighed sadly as she and her colleagues began flying away. "Oh, what a hot-looking guy, too..."

"Wait! Hold on, you two!" Phillipe shouted as he raced toward the two fairies. He quickly obstructed their path, catching before they could fly away. Dropping both arms by his sides, he offered a kind smile and put his left hand out. Drawn by his boyish good looks, the two fairies landed on his hand and felt how soft his hands were. "Jaguarmon and I would be glad to help you."

"Bwah? But, what about...!" Jaguarmon tried to talk her partner out of his decision.

"It's ok, Jaguarmon. This shouldn't take us long. You can evolve into Mega-level and surely you can beat these two villains."

"She can evolve into Mega-level?" Trista curiously eyed Jaguarmon. "This one can?"

Celeste chirped. "Yes! If she can become Mega, she can stop those two fiends and help us free Queen Elzaim!"

Phillipe smiled as he let the fairies fly onto his shoulders. "Jaguarmon's a strong warrior when she becomes Artemismon. Now, if you can, lead us to these spellcasters' hideout. You said it wasn't too far from here, right?"

"Yeah, it's this way!" Trista and Celeste both pointed to the northwestern direction, leading to a bridge. "Over that bridge and on the other side, Chaos Command Magician and his assistant Chaos Magician Girl have our queen held captive."

Seemingly giving in, Jaguarmon sighed and hopped onto Phillipe's shoulder. She forced Trista to fly off on Phillipe's other shoulder with Celeste.

"Let's get this over with then. After we're done here, we're heading back to find the others."

"Glad you're on board with this, Jaguarmon," the teen said, genuinely smiling to his Digimon. He gently stroked under her chin, eliciting a calm purr from Jaguarmon. "Really now. These two really want to free their queen. They need help and I doubt they can take these two magician monsters on their own."

"I know, but I just feel we need to get our own priorities straight, Phillipe. Our needs far outweigh theirs."

"Maybe so, but I can't stand by and turn my back to others in need."

Celeste looked up to Phillipe and smiled. "How nice of you."

"We are seriously in your gratitude, Phillipe. We won't know how to repay you."

"Save it until we free your queen from these two magicians," Phillipe said as he surprised the fairies and used his speed to blitz past the bridge. His speed absolutely captivated the two fairies as they and Jaguarmon hung on tightly on his shoulders. "Sorry, am I going too fast?"

"NO! JUST PERFECT!" The fairies screamed out.

"OK!" The teen hollered as he blitzed through the endless cavern and was well within the perimeters of Chaos Command Magician's lair.

xxxxx

Chaos Command Magician's Lair/10:20 PM

Confined in a room of books and spell flasks, the two partners-in-crime stood side by side viewing a screen displaying the Digiteam engaging Demon and his cohorts. The screen quickly switched to Phillipe arriving near their quarters. They saw LaMoon and Maiden of the Moonlight with the Victory Tamer.

"Seems we have ourselves guests, sir," the shorter figure addressed with a seductive tone. The individual in question resembled a blue-skinned young woman garbed in a sluttier version of Magician of Black Chaos' outfit, which mainly comprised of the black leather and straps. Her outfit perfectly exposed her cleavage and navel, in a 'V' shape, like the Harpie Lady. Protruding at the back of her head was long violet hair. Her legs was covered in a tight black leather skirt that went down nearly above her calves. Her feet were concealed in long high-heeled shoes. She gave a low chuckle behind a subtle smirk. "Looks like those two pixies found some help."

"One of the Victory Tamers and an Amazon Digimon," the taller figure responded to his partner. This Duel Monster was the Chaos Command Magician, a former Witchenly native. He wore a fitting dark green magician's garb. His green face was near concealed under the pointed tip of his armored hat. His large and heavy cape was trimmed with yellow lines. His shoulder guards were sharp and pointy at the ends. In his right hand, he was armed with an magical scepter with a red gem embroidered on it. There were matching red gems adorning sections of his outfit, specifically the sides of his hat, hands, and near the collar bone part of the outfit. His eyes burned red as a conniving smile adorned his features. "This Tamer has been divided from his colleagues, who are currently in a heated battle with Demon and his colleagues." He turned an eye toward a small cage containing a fairy inside with an extra barrier to completely conceal her. "They've come back for you, Queen Elzaim, but I doubt a Tamer will make much of a difference."

"Sir," Chaos Magician Girl addressed him. "Necromon's patience is growing thin. If we do not extract the moon power from Queen Elzaim, he won't be able to empower the warriors he's resurrected."

"And we shall deliver it to him," Chaos Command Magician reassured his colleague as he tapped his scepter against the cage. "Do you hear that? Today isn't your lucky day."

Peering through the cage, Chaos Command Magician laid eyes on a small, elf-eared peach-skinned girl wearing long red hair, a strapless pink dress, arm & wrist bracelets, and golden feathered wings. She barely faced him with a vacant stare, having been subjected to Chaos Command Magician's taunts and torturous ploys.

"Look at the screen," Chaos Command Magician cruelly snickered whilst pointing to the screen.

Lunar Queen Elzaim slowly pivoted her view and eyed the screen. The vacancy in her eyes quickly became lively when she saw her aides with Phillipe and Jaguarmon.

"Trista... Celeste... you... found help...?"

"Not like it'll make any difference, but wanted to let you know today I'll be rid of them and take what you have."

Chaos Magician Girl giggled evilly as she taunted Elzaim. "Hear that? You'll finally give Necromon what he's been yearning for!" She picked up the cage and openly taunted the fairy queen.

"Enough, Chaos Magician Girl," the male spellcaster said as he gazed out to their sanctuary's front entrance. "They're here. Both of us should be enough to dispense of them."

With a flick of a finger, Chaos Magician Girl produced a magician's staff armed with a pointed blade at the end tip. She readied it and stood beside Chaos Command Magician.

"You won't win!" Elzaim spat out in protest.

Chaos Magician Girl rolled her eyes. "Please, you've already seen what we do with your aides. We've forced them to retreat so many times I've lost count."

"Here they come," Chaos Command Magician said as he fired a magical bolt from his scepter and made their doors open. He and Chaos Magician Girl stood at the entrance of their quarters facing Phillipe, Jaguarmon, Trista, and Celeste. "Welcome to our lair. What an honor for you to join us." He veered his view toward Phillipe. "And how nice to see a Digimon Tamer and his Digimon can join us on this momentous occasion."

Upon hearing this, a perplex look adorned Phillipe's face. "What do you mean?"

"Because you came just in time to see us extract Queen Elzaim's power!" Chaos Magician Girl declared, laughing aloud. "Once our third partner-in-crime comes, he'll have what he needs!"

"A third party?" Jaguarmon muttered before whispering into Phillipe's ear. "Who do you suppose this third party is?"

"You fiends! Let our queen go now!" Trista and Celeste openly demanded.

"Or, what?" Chaos Magician Girl snorted.

Phillipe and Jaguarmon stepped forward. The teen drew out his D-Ark whilst Jaguarmon hissed at the duo.

"You'll be dealing with us! Jaguarmon, evolve and take them down!"

"I'm on it!" Jaguarmon said as Phillipe's D-Ark lit up and granted her power to evolve. "Jaguarmon! Mega Shinka! Artemismon!" As her smaller cat form turned into a human form, the two magicians and fairies watched in awe as Artemismon stood with her bow in hand.

Enthralled by Artemismon's majestic presence, Chaos Command Magician chortled and smirked. "Impressive piece of work."

"Hey, don't you be implying she has sexier body than me," Chaos Magical Girl shot him an irked glare before turning her eye on Phillipe. "Though, this boy is quite the hottie." Her alluring eyes were drawn to Phillipe momentarily. Trista and Celeste quickly flew into view and obstructed her from seeing him. "Ugh, you two."

"Sorry, but this kind boy has no interest in dirty skanks like you," Trista frowned directly at Chaos Magician Girl. "Celeste!"

"I'm on it!" Celeste cried out as she forged a magical ball of light in her hands. "Moonlight Flare!"

Trista produced a wand in her hand and fired a pink beam from it. "LaMoon Attack!"

As both magical attacks hurtled toward Chaos Magician Girl, the evil spellcaster rebounded and casted a pulse of magic from her scepter. She easily intercepted and nullified their attacks. Whilst this occurred, Phillipe used this as an opening and dashed right toward the quarters. Chaos Magician Girl stopped him as she casted a beam to the floor, making it slippery enough to cause Phillipe to lose his footing and fall.

"Nice try, boy," Chaos Magical Girl smirked as she stalked up to him. "Let me give you a hand."

"No thanks..." Phillipe remarked, struggling to stand and falling over the slippery ground. A yellow flare of light surrounded Phillipe, allowing him to harness the extent of his Light of Victory. He spun his feet around and propelled himself off the ground. He then landed on the ground and blitzed into the stronghold to pick up the cage containing Lunar Queen Elzaim.

"Stop him!" Chaos Command Magician barked toward his colleague. He whirled around as Artemismon fired an arrow at his direction. He stopped the arrow with a magical blast and raced forward to meet her head-on. He narrowly missed Artemismon, who spun around behind him and kicked him in the back. He fell to one knee and grunted. "Artemismon, eh? Fitting you're named after the goddess of the moon. These fairies draw their powers from the moon's light."

Frowning, Artemismon planted a foot into Chaos Command Magician's back. The magician suddenly teleported out of her reach and reappeared using teleport magic.

"You'll have to much quicker than that, goddess of the moon!" The conniving magician taunted Artemismon outright.

As Phillipe picked up the cage, he tried prying it open. However, the magical barrier prevented him from doing so.

"You're that Tamer my colleagues brought here to save me?" Elzaim asked, raising her head as her eyes met those of Phillipe's.

"I'm Phillipe Sagara," the blonde-haired teen said whilst trying to put his hand through the barrier. "I can't seem to open it!"

"Those two casted barrier magic to prevent anyone from breaking it open."

"Is that so?" Phillipe asked as he looked over his shoulder to see Chaos Magician Girl standing 10 feet behind him. "Great."

"Oh, ho, end of the line, cutie," Chaos Magician Girl said, wearing an evil but alluring smile. "Now put that cage down. It belongs to us."

"Please, don't..." Elzaim pleaded to the teen.

Phillipe furrowed his brows and gave the seductive spellcaster a defiant stare. "No. She isn't yours to keep!"

"We can do this the easy way... or the hard way!" The female spellcaster pointed her staff and produced a beam from her scepter. As the beam hurtled closer, Phillipe quickly put the cage in front as spellcaster's blast nullified the barrier and unlocked the cage. "NO!" She shouted out of fury as Lunar Queen Elzaim flew out of her former imprisonment and landed on Phillipe's right shoulder.

Phillipe noticed the fairy queen and smiled. "You ok?"

"I am now. Thank you, Phillipe," Elzaim said, planting a kiss to his ear.

"SIR! SHE'S GOT OUT!" Chaos Magician Girl called to her colleague. She whirled around to watch Chaos Command Magician and Artemismon cease their battle. "We've got problems!"

"Damn it," muttered the evil male magician, who shifted his focus to Artemismon. He watched Artemismon try to catch him with an arrow. He blasted the arrow away and used his teleport magic to get behind Phillipe.

"What...?" An alarmed Phillipe quickly turned around and saw a discharged magical beam fired in his path. "NO!"

"PHILLIPE!" Artemismon cried out as she, Trista, and Celeste moved into save him.

"QUEEN ELZAIM!" The fairy duo cried out in unison. "PHILLIPE!"

"Dodge this one if you can!" laughed Command Chaos Magician laughed as the magical beam exploded and discharged a column of green light that engulfed the stronghold.

The force of the rising column of light blew everyone back. Artemismon, Trista, Celeste, and Chaos Magician Girl cried out in hopes either of their colleagues made it out alive.

xxxxx

Underground Cavern/10:27 PM

The main battle escalated in the race for the last Valmarmon piece. Both sides didn't let up as they leveled sections of the cavern. MegaKabuterimon and Zudomon went head to head with Puppetmon, who used artificial puppets to hold them at bay. Devitamamon expelled black smoke that forced Imperialdramon Fighter Mode back. ShineGreymon swung his sword whilst Demon caught him with demonic fire. MarineDevimon ensnared Chakkoumon with one of his main white tentacles. Ardhamon dove right in and unloaded with fire bullets all over MarineDevimon, forcing the marine demon to release Chakkoumon. Mercuremon stood his ground against three ExoTyrannomon, all ready to pounce on the Warrior of Metal.

"Ha! How do ya look being on the other end of a butt whoopin'!" Puppetmon laughed evilly whilst twirling his fingers, manipulating a pair of giant wooden heads resembling his own. "Take this!" He controlled the left head, which opened up its mouth and unloaded a gun mechanism that fired bullets at MegaKabuterimon.

"Use your back, MegaKabuterimon! Defense position!" Izzy commanded his partner.

The red horned beetle whirled around and put up his back to repel the bullets. MegaKabuterimon watched as Zudomon jumped into the air and dropped his Thor's Hammer to the floor.

"Vulcan's Hammer!" roared Zudomon, sending a arrow-shaped projectile toward Puppetmon.

"YIKES!" Puppetmon shrieked as he narrowly evaded Zudomon's attack and let blast open a wall. "Na-na! Missed me!" Then, the wall behind him collapsed atop Puppetmon and buried the former Dark Master with rubble. "...nuts."

"That's for humiliating us before!" Joe yelled out, laughing. "Way to go, Zudomon!"

Zudomon grunted and waited for Puppetmon to recover. MegaKabuterimon landed beside Zudomon and charged an electrical ball through his horn. As Puppetmon popped out of the rubble, he wiggled his fingers and moved his two puppet heads toward the Ultimates. Zudomon and MegaKabuterimon dashed forward to attack Puppetmon's toys.

xxxxx

Devitamamon and Imperialdramon FM collided as they moved into a more open area outside the cavern. Imperialdramon bodyslammed Devitamamon through a wall and pushed him out into the desert. Devitamamon rolled across the sand and groaned before picking himself up. Imperialdramon paced through the desert and readied his cannon. Davis and Ken raced out to watch their Bio-Merged partner take care of business.

"Go get him, Imperialdramon!" Davis encouraged their partner. "Man, he's taking care of business!"

Imperialdramon's gotten much tougher since he became the Dra-Warrior leader. No surprise with all the experience he's gained since we last seen him. The ex-Digimon Emperor closely observed Imperialdramon charging up a guided beam toward Devitamamon.

Devitamamon barely evaded as the beam struck his chest.

"Positron Laser!" Imperialdramon bellowed, focusing his beam toward Devitamamon. As he continued firing, he stalked forward and kept his beam on Devitamamon.

However, Devitamamon surely wasn't about to give in. "You can't possibly defeat Devitamamon in this manner! Take this!" He gaped his massive fanged mouth and expelled a black poisonous smoke, which covered the vicinity. "Black Death Cloud!" He alarmed Imperialdramon, who swerved around the smoke cloud and followed him. His one eye glowed and discharged a beam at his intended target. "Dazzling Eye!" He hit Imperialdramon and sent him sailing back. "Ha! I've got you!"

"No!" Ken shouted.

Davis cried out, balling up his fists. "Get up, Imperialdramon!"

"Now to finish this!" Devitamamon boasted as his one eye glowed again.

Raising his head, Imperialdramon unsealed his dragon head-chest and unloaded a cannon beam, which hit Devitamamon head-on.

"GAH!" Devitamamon roared as the beam knocked him into the air and sent him crashing to the sands.

"BINGO!" The gogglehead beamed.

Ken sighed with relief. "Thank goodness, but while this is going on, Plutomon should be getting to the Valmarmon piece."

"Relax, he's got that covered along with Himura, Inumon, and Seadramon!" Davis reassured his colleague.

xxxxx

In another vicinity inside the caverns, ShineGreymon relocated his battle with Demon. Intent on collecting the Valmarmon piece, Demon swayed the engagement closer to where Plutomon, Himura, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon raced off to grab the Valmarmon piece. However, the determined Masaru and ShineGreymon prevented Demon from getting near them.

"Foolish boy! Do you possibly think you and your Digimon can delay me?" Demon bellowed angrily, seemingly losing his patience with Masaru.

Masaru shouted back at the Demon Lord. "We aren't afraid of tangling with you Demon Lords! We kicked Belphemon's ass back home!"

ShineGreymon growled and jetted forward, swinging his sword that Demon barely dodged. "Hold still!"

"Evil Inferno!" Demon discharged demonic fire at ShineGreymon, who blocked it with his sword. He exerted more force to push ShineGreymon back. "Nothing will delay us from obtaining the last piece!"

"Yeah? Well, life's full of disappointments and you're about to get burned!" The prideful DATS member retorted, eagerly wanting to get into the heated scuffle. "C'mon, ShineGreymon! Don't give up!"

Cackling maliciously, Demon fired exerting more fire into his attack and slightly began to overtake ShineGreymon. ShineGreymon quickly rebounded, expanding his wings and concentrating light energies to their extremities, allowing him to fire blasts toward Demon.

"Glorious Burst!" passionately roared ShineGreymon, hitting Demon with his attack and sending him into a wall. "That'll teach ya, Demon!"

Shaking his fists, Masaru gritted his teeth. "Keep at it, ShineGreymon!" However, in the back of his mind, he hoped Himura, YoukaiInumon, and Plutomon reached the Tongue of Valmarmon. But, even he knew that was much easier said than done considering the nature of the pieces, which can and has possessed people and Digimon alike.

xxxxx

Ardhamon took to the air as he raised his hands and charged up a burning ball of energy. Chakkoumon charged forward as he quickly Slide Evolved into a massive white-furred horned beast with tomahawks.

"Chakkoumon! Slide Evolution! Blizzarmon!"

"Solar Wind Destroyer!" Ardhamon cried, throwing the ball down at MarineDevimon. As the ball hit MarineDevimon, it pushed him through a set of rock faces. He hastily flew down and watched MarineDevimon recovering to his feet. "He's up, Tomoki! Get him!"

Blizzarmon charged ahead like a locomotive and hit MarineDevimon with both tomahawks. "Avalanche Axes!" Following a flurry of ax swings, he pushed MarineDevimon away.

Struggling to stand, MarineDevimon opened his mouth and dosed both Legendary Warriors with black ink. He seized advantage of the two Warriors and belted them with two white tentacles. He whirled around and tossed them into the ceiling. MarineDevimon unloaded his tentacles and drilled the two Warriors, sending them flying across the cavern. MarineDevimon followed up and sprayed the entire vicinity with black ooze.

Ardhamon and Blizzarmon barely recovered as they rolled away from getting caught by MarineDevimon's ink. Ardhamon sprang into the air and propelled forward steadfast, landing a headbutt into MarineDevimon's butt. Blizzarmon launched arrowheads attached by long hair and battered MarineDevimon. Taken down in two blows, MarineDevimon was downed on the floor. Ardhamon and Blizzarmon turned to each other and nodded, acknowledging each other's effective teamwork.

"Nice one, Takuya."

"Likewise, bud."

xxxxx

Mercuremon dashed forward as the ExoTyrannomon trio fired black blasts. The Warrior of Steel quickly absorbed their blasts through his mirrors and reflected them back at them.

"Dark Reflection!" Mercuremon shouted as he quickly deleted the ExoTyrannomon with their own attacks. Glancing over his shoulder, he saw a swarm of Vilemon drop in from the ceiling. "Bringeth, scum!"

xxxxx

Meanwhile, Plutomon, Himakko, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon scaled right up through a tall set of stairs. They closed in toward a large mouth resembling a doorway. Plutomon noticed the doors were seemingly open, which alarmed him. Himakko noticed Plutomon's distress.

"Something bothering you?" inquired the Warrior of Byakko. He veered his view from Pluto and saw the large doors open. "...those aren't supposed to be open like that I assume?"

"Perceptive, Himura," Plutomon replied as he dashed forward and reached the doors first. He stopped and stood at the mouth of the doorway. He waited as Himakko, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon noticed a grotesque black blob mass slowly turning around. Plutomon paled with shock and gaped in aghast. "...we're too late. Someone has beat us here and has become possessed by the Tongue!"

"No way..." Himakko muttered, shuddering with disgust as the the monstrosity directly faced them.

"What do you think?" Came a sinister voice as the group watched Yamidramon materialize in front of them.

"Yamidramon!" Seadramon snarled with an angry hiss.

"He was able to bypass the others?" YoukaiInumon exclaimed, readying his weapon and straightened into a battle posture.

Yamidramon quickly drew out his sword and faced Himakko. "The Tongue of Valmarmon belongs to us!"

"I wouldn't be too sure about that!" Himakko declared as he charged ahead to meet Yamidramon head-on. "Guys! Stop this thing and retrieve the piece!"

"You heard him!" Plutomon exclaimed as he, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon dashed steadfast against the formless black blob.

Suddenly, a pair of giant eyes and a long red tongue hung out. His large eyes stuck out like a Numemon's.

"I am ValTonguemon! Mmmm! Who shall I eat first? Hur, hur, hur!" The blob behemoth laughed in a disgusting manner.

"Feh, this guys is a cake walk!" YoukaiInumon scoffed as he prepared to spear him with his weapon.

"You look like delicious! Mmmm! You'll taste even better when I tear the flesh from your bones!"

Suddenly, YoukaiInumon gasped and stopped mid-way through when he sensed a familiar presence within this creature. Though, he didn't sense one but two familiar presences, which sent a chill down his back. Seadramon stopped and noticed his friend space out.

"Inumon! Why did you stop?"

"TAKE THIS! HUR! HUR!" ValTonguemon laughed, catching both Seadramon and YoukaiInumon with tentacle-like extensions.

After being hit by one of ValTonguemon's tentacles, YoukaiInumon shook his head and came to his senses, watching Plutomon slash through the massive blob with his fan. "...Berus... Inferno...?"

"What?" The sea reptile shouted after getting up from ValTonguemon's attack.

They turned and watched ValTonguemon split in two. Plutomon landed and looked over his shoulder to see the blob creature dissolve into nothing. In its place were two canine-like Digimon, one being a Cerberumon sporting a nose ring and the other was an InfernoInumon, and a small artifact with a tongue attached to it. YoukaiInumon gasped when he recognized the two canine Digimon.

"It is you! Berus! Inferno!" YoukaiInumon called out to his long-time friends. He and Seadramon hurried over toward their fallen sides.

Yamidramon and Himakko clashed head-on. The Warrior of Byakko kicked him back and cut his sword in half with his claws.

"Damn it!" Yamidramon cursed as he sprang back. They've got the piece! I've failed!

"YoukaiInumon!" Himakko called out to his Digimon and raced to meet him ahead. He noticed Plutomon utilizing an alchemy spell to seal the Tongue of Valmarmon inside. YoukaiInumon held both Berus and Inferno, watching both of his friends finally come to and awaken.

"Hey, it's Inferno and Berus! You mean these two were the ones to get possessed by the piece?" Himakko asked.

Seadramon frowned and faced Yamidramon. "You had something to do with this!"

"Sorry, but you're mistaken," Yamidramon rebuked as he stood his ground. "I had nothing to do with setting this up."

"Then, who's responsible for this?" wondered YoukaiInumon, wearing and sharing a perplexed look with his friends. Speculation ran high as questions were raised on the perpetrator behind this horrific scheme.

xxxxx

Chaos Command Magician's Lair/10:30 PM

That blinding pillar of light faded away, unveiling the ruins of the spellcaster's former stronghold. As the smoke cleared, Artemismon, Trista, Celeste, and Chaos Magician Girl surveyed the area to find their colleagues. When Chaos Command Magician and Phillipe (and Elzaim) didn't come out, they became worried. Artemismon desperately looked around with the fairies.

"Phillipe! PHILLIPE!" Artemismon cried out as she dug through the ruins of the stronghold.

"Look!" Celeste cried out as she pointed across the ruins toward shadowed figure behind the smoke screen. "I see someone!"

Trista gasped. "Can it be?"

Artemismon's eyes and mouth gaped momentarily as she smiled with relief. The reason being: Phillipe blitzed right up to Artemismon and the fairies to deliver Elzaim. Elzaim flew out of Phillipe's hands and reunited with her aides. Phillipe chortled happily and stumbled right into Artemismon's arms.

"Phillipe! You're ok!"

"Sure I am, Artemismon," Phillipe said as he pointed the yellow subtle aura around him. "My Light of Victory reacted just in time to shield me and her." He veered his eyes over toward the moon fairies, smiling. "I'm glad I was able to reunite them." He pulled away from Artemismon and straightened his posture. "Anyway, we still have some unfinished business."

The group watched Chaos Magician Girl waiting for her partner to push his way through the rubble. Chaos Command Magician shook off the debris and stumbled forward, favoring his back. The spellcasters shot incensed glares at their adversaries and nodded to each other.

"Don't think you'll get away alive!" Chaos Command Magician bellowed as he and Chaos Magician Girl crossed their magical scepters together. "Ready, Chaos Magician Girl?"

"Yes! I am!" The female spellcaster declared, channeling her magical instrument's properties and charged up power to help him forge a glowing green ball.

Chaos Command Magician added with an evil sneer. "Boy, you and that Amazon crossed the line! Now feel our wrath! Chaos...!"

"Alchemical...!" shouted Chaos Magician Girl.

"Blast!" The magician duo beckoned, sending the charged green ball toward Phillipe and Artemismon.

"MOVE AWAY!" The moon fairies pleaded as Artemismon and Phillipe evaded the green ball.

Just when they evaded close quarters with the attack, the massive green ball seemingly flew over their heads. The green ball expanded and blew up, sending projectiles of green light that poured over Artemismon and Phillipe like rain. Phillipe tried to run, but felt the magic applying a hold on his feet and restraining him. The boy tried prying his feet off the ground and feverishly tried to move. Artemismon felt her body suddenly get heavy and became unable to move. Artemismon dropped her bow and struggled to stand.

"Oh no! Those fiends!" Celeste cried out, covering her mouth in shock.

Elzaim added. "Restraint magic using alchemy!"

"Very observant, Queen Elzaim," Chaos Command Magician chuckled an evil laugh, taking pleasure with Phillipe and Artemismon's predicament. "They're easy targets now." He pointed his magical instrument and forged a large green ball. "Dark Alchemical Blast!" He casted and fired the magical ball that hit both Phillipe and Artemismon head-on.

"Oh, ho, ho! Let me join in!" Chaos Magician Girl giggled devilishly and shot a bombardment of magic blasts at the duo. "Hahaha! Take this!" She continuously fired repeated magic blasts that hit Phillipe and Artemismon.

The moon fairies swiftly flew right over Phillipe and Artemismon. They nodded together and pressed their hands together. They began whispering a mantra of language foreign to Phillipe and Artemismon, but the spellcasters caught onto their tactic. The fairies summoned dust that poured over their new friends and summon a barrier, shielding them from the spellcasters' attacks. But, the evil spellcasters crossed their scepters together.

"Chaos Alchemical Blast!" Shouted the evil duo as they sent their combined attack and blasted through their defensive barrier.

The fairies watched in horror as the beam, albeit weakened after hitting their barrier, shot through and caught them. Phillipe and Artemismon were blown back by the magical blast.

"NO!" Elzaim cried out. She and her two aides hastily flew down to their battered colleagues. "Please stop! Let us escape!"

"No way...!" Artemismon snapped as she stood defiantly. She took some deep breaths and smirked. "Are you still in this fight, Phillipe?"

Despite the damage he took, Phillipe's yellow aura managed to protect him from grievous injuries. He and Artemismon stood side by side, facing down the two spellcasters. Trista and Celeste noted the determination conveyed in their eyes. Elzaim discerned their courage and inseparable defiance against fate.

"How cute," giggled Chaos Magician Girl, almost ogling over Phillipe. "The pretty boy wants more. I'll be sure not to touch that cute face of yours."

"Get serious, Chaos Magician Girl," reprimanded the male spellcaster, readying his scepter for another powerful blast.

Drawing out his D-Ark, Phillipe clenched the device, which the fairies meticulously noticed. They watched Phillipe hefting it in front of himself and Artemismon.

"That must be his Digivice," Celeste noted.

Trista nodded and bit her bottom lip. "Yes, and what gives a Digimon the power to evolve."

"All it takes is the strong bond between a human and a Digimon," Elzaim explained from the knowledge she's gained. "These two have such an inseparable bond. Perhaps, we can help..." She inexplicably suggested, garnering Trista and Celeste's attentions. "We can repay the favor for what they've done for us. We can repay by lending them our powers." She eyed the battle damage Artemismon received. "Artemismon... how fitting. Named after the Greek Goddess of the Moon. We are fairies of the moon. If the three of us combine our powers with hers, and send our energies to that boy's Digivice... perhaps..." She stammered a second and beckoned to her colleagues. "Let's try it, Trista and Celeste!"

"Queen Elzaim..." Celeste whispered.

Trista eagerly replied. "As you wish, my queen! If you truly believe our powers can make any difference."

Elzaim nodded. "Yes, I'm certain. Let's hurry!" With that, she descended and led her aides near the two. "Please, we don't have time! If you want to stop these two, allow us to share our powers of the moon with you." She offered to the boy and the Amazon, drawing puzzled expressions from both.

Artemismon quickly interjected. "Grant us your powers?"

"Wait," Phillipe realized what this offer entailed. "Artemismon, this sounds familiar. Aren't Athenamon and Swordswoman able to Jogress?"

"Yeah, Omegamon and Buster Blader can do the same."

"Artemismon, think about it. You and these three together can create something great!" Phillipe exclaimed. "You'll create your own Digimon-Duel Monster fusion!"

The Amazon gave this much thought as she turned an eye to the moon fairies.

"But, we have to hurry!" Elzaim insisted. "Also, my power can probably upgrade your Digivice."

"Really?" Phillipe gaped. "You can do that?"

"Yes..."

"Queen Elzaim, they're about to attack!" Trista warned her.

Both spellcasters crossed their scepters again and forged a bigger magical ball, one capable of blowing them away in one shot. Their combined attack hurtled quicker than they would counter against. However, the moon fairies quickly obstructed another barrier around them, cushioning the impact explosion. Phillipe put himself in front of the moon fairies and Artemismon while hefting the D-Ark over his head.

"Stay behind me, guys!" Phillipe ordered as his D-Ark reacted and glowed to the escalating danger. "I'm not going to let any of you get hurt for my sake!"

"Phillipe!" The fairies cried out until they sent their mystical lunar energies toward Artemismon and Phillipe's D-Ark.

"Keep at it!" Chaos Command Magician encouraged Chaos Magician Girl as they exerted enough mystical power to overtake Phillipe, whose D-Ark was seemingly starting to crack. "Now, to finish them off in one shot!" With that, he and Chaos Magician Girl unleashed a massive magical blast that prepared to engulf Phillipe, Artemismon, and the moon fairies.

Shoom.

As the magical beam seemingly engulfed them, the spellcasters watched with anticipation to see their adversaries killed.

"We've got them, sir!" Chaos Magician Girl laughed evilly, jumping gleefully and prematurely celebrating. She laughed more as Chaos Command Magician lowered his scepter and smiled. "That was easy I must say!"

Chaos Command Magician's smile faded as he narrowed his eyes and formed a scowl. "No..."

"Eh...?" The female spellcaster gawked at him dumbfounded. She whirled around and watched the magical residue air surrounding their enemies fade. She and Chaos Command Magician gaped in shock when they saw Artemismon's body glowing. "It can't be!"

As a white aura produced around Artemismon, the moon fairies revolved around her like glowing orbs. Phillipe obstructed Artemismon's path as his D-Ark seemingly glowed the same white light. Gazing in awe over his D-Ark, Phillipe watched as a full moon symbol, colored silver, emblazoned across its screen. He watched as the D-Ark's shape began to morph and take shape into a longer and rectangular shape, akin to a X-Loader. The sides of the device was trimmed with gold and silver. The top center of the upgraded 'D-Ark' had a silver full moon symbol. Under the symbol was a screen that read: DDM-Gattai: Initializing.

"DDM-Gattai?" Phillipe blinked, reading the screen. He curiously scanned his upgraded device. "My D-Ark.. it... it... changed...!" He stammered as Artemismon noticed her own body was being surrounded by pillars of silver and white light. "Did you three do this?" He quickly turned an eye to the moon fairies. "You were able to do this?"

"Our powers of the moon has upgraded your Digivice, Phillipe," Elzaim decreed as she, Trista, and Celeste floated over Artemismon's head.

Trista added. "When we said a human with a kind heart would find us, we were glad it was you."

Celeste smiled genuinely, expressing her gratitude. "You helped us to find our captured queen. Now, in return, we've granted your wish."

"By upgrading my Digivice?"

"Yes, for it will be the instrument that will enable you to defeat this fiends, but our powers have given you the ability to combine Digimon with Duel Monster, a Duel Monster with a Digimon, a Duel Monster with another Duel Monster, and so forth. This new Digivice will enable you to produce a variety of different combined fusions. This Digivice you now hold is called the DDM-Gattai, meaning Digimon Duel Monster-Combination." The queen stated this with a kind smile as she floated over to Phillipe and pressed her tiny hands across the DDM-Gattai's screen, which unlocked the device's potential power. "And the first DDM-Gattai you will create will be using us three and your Digimon. We will produce your first DDM-Gattai warrior."

"What do I need to do?"

"Perhaps state the command that you now read on the screen, Phillipe."

With that, Phillipe saw the command read 'DDM-Gattai Initiate.' He wasted no time and hefted his DDM-Gattai overhead, yelling. "DDM-Gattai! Initiate!" Upon calling forth his DDM-Gattai's power, the three moon fairies and Artemismon turned into beacons of white glowing light.

The fairies flew around Artemismon as the Amazon took to the air. A full moon produced above them as Artemismon flipped over and landed on the full moon symbol, kneeling down as the moon fairies continued spinning around her.

"Lunar Queen Elzaim!"

"LaMoon!"

"Maiden of the Moonlight!"

"Artemismon!"

"Yuugou Shinka!"

As the fairies entered Artemismon's body, the silver and white pillars of light coalesced to produce a heavenly light, which swallowed Artemismon up. Artemismon raised her head as her armor shattered, revealing a translucent nude form. New armored garments quickly materialized across her nude form: starting with the shoulder guards, her neck, chest, forearms, wrists, hands, and all the way down from her waist, hips, legs, knees, and feet. A black bodysuit materialized underneath the layers of silver armor now adorning her figure. A light purple loincloth produced out of the armor. A golden half-crescent symbol embellished between her armored cleavage. Long blades protruded through her wrist armor on her right arm. The left arm's wrist armor produced a small shield with the half-crescent moon symbol emblazoned over it. Article of silver skirt cloth hung down from her hip armor and swayed alongside the loincloth. Two large white angel wings unfolded behind her back, revealing her face. Though her face, albeit still human, was revealed, a white cat fur pelt with purple markings and a half-crescent forehead symbol (like Luna and Artemis) covered the upper half of her head. The newly formed Amazon warrior flew into the air as a white full moon materialized behind her.

She landed and shouted, striking a battle posture. "Artemismon Lunar Mode!" She landed beside Phillipe, who gazed at her awestruck with the end result.

The spellcasters were mesmerized with the turn of events, which unfolded before their eyes.

"Artemismon...?" The teen balked as he walked up to the Yuugo-fused Digimon. "You're still you...?"

Artemismon Lunar Mode smiled genuinely as Phillipe saw the three fairies glowing side her. "Since I'm still using my base, I'm the one in full control. These three are just empowering me." She and Phillipe fiercely turned and faced their enemies, who were still reeling from the turnout.

"I see. Then, with your combined powers, these two should be no problem."

Artemismon LM nodded and faced the evil spellcasters. "Yeah, after we're done here, we're heading off to find our friends. This one will be over in no time."

"Gah, damn it all!" Chaos Magician Girl whined, taking several steps back. "Sir, we must retreat. I don't think we can take her if they've combined!"

Chaos Command Magician stood firm and ready to take the Yuugo-fused Digimon. "No matter. All I need to do is eliminate that boy and destroy his Digivice!" He cautiously floated across and prepared to engage Artemismon LM, who stood poised and ready to attack.

Phillipe griped his DDM-Gattai and smiled. "Wait until Himura and the others see this." Unbeknownst to him, Chaos Magician Girl was stalking out of view and hid behind a large rock whilst plotting to take Phillipe out.

Feh, I'll take this boy out before Chaos Command even tries to-!

Bam!

Phillipe blitzed toward Chaos Magician Girl faster than she could blink, knocking her out. This allowed Artemismon LM to fight Chaos Command Magician without any interference. Phillipe picked up Chaos Magician Girl's scepter and used it to bind her in magical ropes.

"I don't hit girls, but as far as I'm concerned you're no girl..." Phillipe scoffed. "Just a terrible person. Now, nighty night." He watched Artemismon LM actively engage Chaos Command Magician in heated battle. "I really wish Himura and the others were here now. Won't they be surprised to see this?" He said, scanning his new DDM-Gattai D-Ark.

xxxxx

Underground Cavern/10:40 PM

The tide of the battle front turned against Demon and his cohorts. Every member of the Digiteam forced Demon and company inside the cavern. Just in time to see his colleagues beaten, Yamidramon was speechless. They had lost the the Tongue of Valmarmon and the battle front. Himakko, YoukaiInumon, Seadramon, Plutomon (carrying the encased Tongue), Berus, and Inferno returned to the delight of their colleagues.

"We've got the piece, guys!" Himakko openly declared, eliciting cheers from his friends and colleagues.

"YES!" Masaru roared, lifting a pumped fist into the air. "We've secured the last piece!"

"Hear that, jerks?" ShineGreymon shifted his gaze toward Demon and his crew. "You lost. No scram and get lost!"

Pulling himself off the wall, Demon growled deeply. "...don't celebrate too soon. Our battle here has just begun!"

"Bring it!" YoukaiInumon exclaimed as he jumped right into the fray and glared down Demon.

"Let's finish here and hurry back to the Central Realm, my friends!" Plutomon shouted as he kept a firm and secure hold on the box.

Suddenly, everyone froze in place when they heard an ominous chortle emanate out of nowhere. Both active sides quickly surveyed their surroundings for the source of the wicked laugh permeating throughout the caverns.

"Where is that laugh coming from?" Izzy wondered as he looked around, feeling chills down his body.

Joe gulped and glanced around. "Your guess is as good as mine, Izzy."

"What a perfect setting. I have you all situated in one location and with the Valmarmon piece firmly secured. Now is the perfect time to unveil myself to you all!"

With that, all eyes watched as a massive smoke cloud dispersed out of a hole in the ground. All members from both sides averted their eyes and watched as a figure materialize seemingly out of formless smoke. This smoke then solidified and morphed, taking on a more compacted humanoid shape. Standing before everyone was a figure which Izzy, MegaKabuterimon, Joe, and Zudomon became familiar with. In fact, they recognized him taking on a close resemblance to one of their primary enemies of the past. Ardhamon and Blizzarmon took on battle postures when they recognized the figure as a villain they saw from the Digimon TV show.

"MYOTISMON?" Izzy and Joe exclaimed, which drew shock from their friends.

MarineDevimon barely came to and raised his head, watching the smoke clear away from the figure. "...really?"

Scoffing, Demon inferred. "You fools. It is not Myotismon."

"Close, but sorry to give you the wrong impression," the evil figure said, wearing a fiendish smile as he walked through the smoke following the swish of his cape. The fiend closely resembled Myotismon's standard form. However, his appearance and choice of uniform colors contrasted with his counterpart. This villain's article of clothing consisted of black, white, and gray. He wore long black hair in a ponytail style. His pasty silver skin gleamed behind the moon's rays beaming through the ravaged wall behind him. The lips on his face were black and the golden eyes behind his mask gleamed. "I am Necromon, one of the Mao Kings." He took a bow before them in a polite and aristocratic manner. "Pleased to meet your acquaintances, Chosen ones."

"Necromon?" Himakko shouted. "Then, you're the last Mao King who's yet to reveal himself until now!"

"Yes, I see you've already met my former colleagues," Necromon wore an evil smirk, scanning each of the Chosen members. "So many of you here, but no matter." He veered his direction toward Demon. "If it isn't Lord Demon. Having trouble with these fools?"

Demon grumbled. "You wouldn't be so confident had you engaged them here."

"Yes, but I've brought help to even the odds out."

"What do you mean by that?" Masaru demanded. "I don't know what you're planning, but you're outnumbered!"

ShineGreymon nodded and stood by his partner. "Sounds like we need to beat some sense into you."

"Necromon, you're indeed a fool if you plan to engage us," Plutomon shrugged off Necromon's threat. "I can kill you easily in your current form!"

"Boastful as always, Plutomon, but you won't feel overconfident when this is over," Necromon chuckled as he knelt down and pressed both hands firmly into the ground. "Now, arise! Sealed Coffins!"

Poof!

Four massive coffins protruded out of the ground, startling everyone present.

Davis gaped. "Coffins?"

Ken blinked. "But, for what?"

Imperialdramon berated the Mao King. "This is your trump card, Necromon? We're not impressed."

"You will be," muttered the Mao King, letting an evil grin adorn his black lips. He muttered a demonic mantra as dark purple mist expelled from the coffins and pushed the lids open. A ton of smoke emerged from the unsealed coffins.

As the spectators coughed and averted their eyes from the smoke, Necromon stood at the center of the four unsealed coffins. Then, four shadowed figures slowly walked out of the coffins. When some regained their vision, they caught sight of two giants, a humanoid-sized figure, and a shorter figure with a large hat.

"Guys, are you getting a look at what's behind the smoke?" Masaru called out while covering his mouth.

ShineGreymon bellowed. "I'm barely seeing them!"

"Gah, all this stupid smoke!" coughed Davis as he and Ken were trying to discern the figures. None of the four unspecified figures looked familiar to them.

Mercuremon was able to get a glance at one of them. "...I see one!" The Warrior of Metal was able to make out a black lion bipedal with a massive frame. "...who is that?"

Yamidramon cut through the smoke with his other sword and discerned another figure. "...can it be? But, I thought this side of him vanished completely!"

When Himakko, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon discerned the humanoid figure, their bodies grew cold and eyes widened in shock.

"I...It can't be..." muttered YoukaiInumon, his mouth and eyes widened in aghast and horror.

Seadramon was utterly speechless.

A familiar name, which has been etched in his mind, came out of Himakko's mouth. "...K...Kotori...?"

When the smoke finally dispersed, Necromon unveiled his trump card: MadLeomon, Wizardmon, the good Pharaohmon, and Kotori Ayami. In Kotori's case, she resembled herself had she grown older into a teen and wore a fitting black leather outfit over her pale skin, similar to Trish of Devil May Cry's black leather attire. Her long blue hair hang down her back. Her vacant eyes fell on Himakko, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon.

"Kotori! It can't be... it's you!" The Warrior of Byakko called out, shocking his colleagues.

"Pharaohmon, too?" Ardhamon shouted. "But... he looks different...!"

"That was the Pharaohmon before he became consumed by darkness!" Plutomon said.

"I am called Necromon for a reason. I have manipulation to raise the dead back to life through necromancy," Necromon chortled evilly as he openly displayed his four undead warriors. "Demon, how is this with evening the odds? Now the last Valmarmon piece will be ours."

The four undead warriors raised their heads and shifted into battle forms, setting their sights on the Digiteam. Most of all, Kotori glared down Himakko, YoukaiInumon, and Seadramon ready to fight them.

"Himura, Inumon, Seadramon, let's reignite our reunion," Kotori stated in a cold and collective tone. "We will take the Valmarmon piece in name of Lord Necromon." Hearing this made her three friends' hearts stop as they were reluctant to fight her. "Fight me or die."

xxxxx

(PREVIEW)

Himakko: It can't be! Kotori, don't let Necromon use you like this!

Masaru: I don't know you are, but you better back off! He's supposed to be your friend!

Kotori: If Himura were truly my friend, he would've given his life for me instead.

KaiserGreymon: I can't believe Necromon revived Pharaohmon!

Imperialdramon: We can't let them take the last piece!

Davis: And we won't let them!

Phillipe: My gosh... Artemismon, you're amazing!

Artemismon: Yes, but we must hurry. I sense a distress. Our friends are in danger, Phillipe.

Chaos Magician Girl: No... Chaos Command Magician...

Necromon: Take the piece, Kotori! Release your Dark Valkyrie power!

Masaru: ShineGreymon, no!

Phillipe: K-KOTORI?

Himakko: Phillipe, she's not the Kotori we know anymore!

Voice: RAAAAWR!

Davis: ...what is that?

Artemismon: Phillipe...!

Plutomon: Next time on Dawn of Chaos!

Necromon's Undead Warriors Rise! The Black Panther's Awakening!

Seadramon: This can't be... Kotori...

Necromon: Aren't I just a cruel bastard?

xxxxx

A/N: This chapter took some time to write. I haven't written a chapter for Dawn of Chaos for over five months. Gotta get back on the groove.

On top of writing Digimon Fusion Kai and Across Dimensions, this story was put on the back burner and I do apologize for that. Now I should be back on a consistent update schedule. I want to update one/two chapters per month, at least that's the initial plan. Dawn of Chaos should be complete next year at this rate. Let's hope we'll still be alive by then if you believe in the 2012 apocalypse hype (which I don't). Don't get your hopes up for weekly updates. That's mentally and physically impossible for me to do with this story's chapter lengths.

Another Valmarmon piece hunter underway and chaos ensues. I know ValTonguemon's defeat and the piece retrieval seemed rushed, but there were other variables taking place I had to shift gears on. Not sure if you guys remember Inferno and Berus, but they're Inumon's old friends. They've appeared in the earlier seasons. This chapter introduced new characters (the Moon Fairy Trio, Chaos Command Magician, Chaos Magician Girl, Plutomon, and Necromon). Phillipe gains a new Digivice, which is modeled after the Xros Loader from Digimon Xros Wars, called the DDM-Gattai D-Ark. Gattai is exactly what translates to: meaning 'combination'. With his new Digivice, Phillipe can combine any Digimon with a Duel Monster, a Duel Monster with another Duel Monster, and a Digimon with another. Basically, he holds a huge trump card in the coming battles and be exclusive for him. He can combine any Digimon and Duel Monster. His first experiment: Artemismon and the Moon Fairy Trio. Thus, he's created the third official Yuugou (Digimon/DM)-fused Digimon: Artemismon Lunar Mode.

Indeed, I've given names for the Moon Fairy Trio. Not sure if any other Duel Monsters will be given identities, but I'll put this under consideration. :D

Necromon makes his official debut being the last Mao King to appear. So, did the big reveal surprise anyone? I doubt anyone of you saw this coming. Yes, I'm referring to Kotori and Pharaohmon. The identity of MadLeomon (exclusively from Digimon XW) will be revealed next chapter. Wizardmon is indeed the same one from the Adventure series (Necromon had help from a certain individual to enter the DigiDestined's world to harvest his digital soul). Barring a few who are in the know, no one else should've seen this coming. ;)

These four aren't the only 'digi zombies' who Necromon has revived. He is indeed taking a page from Kabuto from Naruto by resurrecting old faces (good and bad). You'll learn of these revived ones later down the line.

Well, this was my grand return. Next chapter preview will be chaotic. The next chapter shall be out sooner than you think!

Take care and send a review!