Chapter 38

Matt POV

I look to see Tai and Sora heading into Tai bedroom after they made breakfast for themselves. By the look of things, they seem happy for the most… I want to go over to them and tell I'm sorry but I don't know if I should right now. I don't want to ruin their happiness so I can take some of my guilt off my chest, plus it could backfire on me. They might not even have me around when the next mission starts in a couple of hours, at least with how things are now I can fight beside them and protect them. I sigh and look at the clock, Ken said that we should expect the demon lords to strike again at around 6:30pm it currently 11:22am so that means we have seven hours before they attack. I run my hands through my hair in frustration seven hours is more than enough time to talk thing through with the both of them… Well it might for a normal problem but I know I broken Sora trust for good and Tai I'm not sure about. I sigh when I don't even know if Tai hates my guts or not, I mean he should but the way he acting he doesn't show it. I know I need to say sorry and apologize for I did to the both of them, but I need to find the correct time to do so.

"Hey Matt…" I hear Joe voice as he puts his hand on my shoulder and I turn to see he has an uneasy smile on his face. I sigh because I'm relive to see Joe right now, out of everyone I know, he and TK at least want to help me. The other either hate me or I can't tell if they hate me, I just hope I can fix everything before I lose all my friends. "I see that you been following Tai and Sora all morning… Are you planning to talk to them?"

I sigh and nod at Joe while I was saying "I was thinking about it but I don't want to make things worse than I already have… At least now with how things are, they will let me stay around to help but I'm worry that if I say the wrong thing or it goes poorly I wouldn't be able to help with the upcoming fight in the next seven hours… I was debating whether I should talk to them after all this stuff with the demon lords is over or not… So, what do you think Joe?" I ask him because I want to hear someone else thought on the matter. He did offer to help me with this when we walking back from seeing the doctor.

Joe looks confuse for a second before he starts to think about what I said to him. "Well Matt, I think you should try and talk to them since it can only get worse the longer you wait to talk about… While if you talk to them now you can at least start to make thing better… I can see what your worry about but to be honest I don't think they will forbid you from helping to fight the demon lords. I don't think anyone else would either by what I hear about your fight so far… So, do you know what you want to say them?" As Joe was saying that to me his words really did sink in.

"I have an idea what I want to say Joe… Also, thanks for offering to help me, you really help me there." As I say this to Joe I get up from where I was sitting and head towards Tai bedroom door. I take a deep breath to collect my thoughts before I knock on the door to Tai bedroom. I can only hope they will be at least willing to hear what I have to say.

I then knock on the door and then I hear Tai shout "Come In we just finished eating!" As I open the door I see that Koromon and Biyomon are on the ground eating a plate full of eggs while Tai and Sora were sitting on the bed watch them with empty plates beside the bed.

When Sora see that it was me at the door he eyes change from being happy to being full of rage. "What are you doing in here!? Get out, you done enough as it is!" I gulp when she yelling at me. Maybe this was a mistake to try and talk to them so early…

I then see Tai put his hand on Sora arm and to try and calm her down, he sighs and then says "Just Calm down Sora, lets at least hear what he has to say…" Tai then looks at me and smiles before he continues "So Matt, what up?". That sends shiver down my spine I don't know what worse the way Tai treating me like nothing happen or Sora yelling at me.

I gulp before I continue "Well we have some time before the demon lords next attack so I thought I would come in here to say…" I take a deep breath before saying "I really sorry about everything I did to the both of…" I couldn't say anything more before Sora start to shout over me.

"YOUR SORRY! Matt a sorry can't fix what you did! You use both of our feeling and play us both for fools!" As Sora was shouting this at me, I can see Tai is start to look less happy and becoming sadder by the second.

"So, it true then… you really did betray both of our trust then… When Sora told me what happen, I thought there was a miscommunication or a misunderstanding when she first found out… but there wasn't any, was there?" As Tai was saying this I see his eyes darken and are start to fill with hate as well, the only good thing is that he doesn't look he want to fight me. As he was saying that I just feel my chest has this instant sinking feeling.

I shake my head at them and say "Well that happen but I swear that I didn't mean any to do any damage. I was trying to help the both of you when I agree to Sora request, I thought that…" That when I hear every cellphone and Izzy computer going off in the apartment. Crap I know what that means there another Demon lord appearing somewhere and I don't have time to explain myself. I see Tai pick up Koromon, Sora joins him as they push past me in the door frame. As I hit the door frame, Biyomon walks past me and doesn't even look at me. I just made things ten times worse because I didn't have the time to example myself.

Izzy POV

Damn it, I why did this have to happen now I thought I had at least six more hours before they prepare the next strike against the harmonious one. I was a few minutes away from find a new temple, all I had left to put through the program was my and Mimi crest. Well hope my program can finished before we head out to the digital. I reread the message that was sent from my computer

TO: EVERYONE
Demon lords have open a portal in Paradise Coast sector in the digital world at 11:27.
SENT AT 11:27

"Okay everyone gather around the demon lords have been spot at Paradise Coast and we need to head in there before there able to attack one of the harmonious one, while the event of restoration is happening!" I was saying this as I pick up my laptop and head towards Kari room to use her computer. I want to make sure I have my laptop with me just in case we need it. I quickly start to open the portal in Kari room and I see that everyone is around me.

As I setting the coordinates for Paradise Coast I hear Joe shout "WAIT!" We all turn our head towards Joe as he saying this "This might be a division to lead us away from the temples, it still a bit early for the attack, right? I think we should break up into two groups so if this does turn out to be dud, we won't all be in one place… I mean that would have to of notice that Leviamon never came back, that must have tip them off." As Joe was saying this it does make sense but we must hurry or else we won't be anything to defend.

"Joe that I smart idea but I think we should all head together, our digimon were having a hard time keep us safe and fighting Leviamon yesterday. So, we should have all of our fighter if possible?" As TK was saying this all our cell phones were going off again? Wait what happening right now I open my laptop to see the message it sent out.

TO: EVERYONE
Demon lords have open a portal in Crystal Cordillera sector in the digital world at 11:30.
SENT AT 11:30

I hear someone gulp then I hear Tai say "Look like you were right about needing two groups then, why don't we same group as yesterday then? TK, Kari, Davis, Ken, Cody and Yolei will head to Crystal Cordillera then while rest of us head to Paradise Coast. This way we balance out the team with Mega." I agree with him that sounds like the best plan right now. I just hope Koromon can digivolve to his Mega, I see the younger kids leave the room. As the leave the room I hear my laptop ding to let me know that it finished the last search. I sigh when I see that the temple that belongs to me and Mimi isn't at either location today. It at a place called, Chronic Tundra well I guess me and Mimi should check this place out later then. "Izzy is the portal ready to go?" I hear Tai shouting at me, right we have a mission to completed here.

I turn to face Tai and say "Yes if everyone is ready, then let's head out then!" as I was saying this to the group they all nod and I see all the digimon are here. That means we a go for action, I face the computer and raise my Digivice and shout "Digiport Open!" We then cover by a blinding light as we pulling into the digital world, as I open my eyes I realize that I on top of the pill and quickly get off everyone.

I look around to try and see if I can spot a demon lord as I look around, I see the place is completely flat field by the ocean. This field is anything but barren as I look around I can't count the different type of flower that are surrounding us. They all different shapes, colours and sizes this place defiantly be call a paradise. For example, I can see roses, dandelions, Lilies and whole lot of flowers that must only exist in the digital world. I can't see anything expect for flowers which is weird since I thought we would see something when we enter the digital world, well at least we don't see anyone attacking a temple. I then hear Mimi shout "Look up there! Is that their castle coming out of the portal in the sky?"

I look up at the sky and see that Mimi is indeed right they're moving their castle to digital world from the Dark Ocean. My mind is racing by the mile trying to figure out why they're doing this, As the castle comes closer to the ground I realize that ground at the bottom of the castle isn't just rocks it has drills on the bottom of it. The castle also appears to be spinning as it descends from the sky, it looks like going to reach the ground anytime soon, by the looks things we have ten minutes before it reaches the ground. This must mean the moat from before was created last time they move the castle, so that must mean that it severs no defensive purpose. I wonder why there moving their castle now… Wait "I got it! If Azulongmon completes his part of event of restoration that means they won't be able to use their portal to enter the digital world from the Dark Ocean! That must mean this is their back up plan in case they fail to slay Azulongmon!" I shout to everyone to inform them of my theory, it best thing and most logical thing I can think of right now. I look over to Matt, Joe and Mimi and they nod like they agree with what I'm saying.

"So Koromon you ready to try and digivolving then?" I then turn around to see that Tai has place Koromon on the ground and is now kneeing while he holding his Digivice in front of him. I see Sora is beside him having her hand on his shoulder.

Koromon shouts "You bet let give this a shot then, Tai!" Tai smiles and then nods at Koromon and holds his Digivice centimeters away from Koromon faces. It then begins to glow white as it covers Koromon.

"KOROMON DIGIVOLVES TO…"

"AGUMON!" as the white light goes away I see that Agumon is now hugging Tai. "Tai I want to do this for a while now, but I think we should digivolve to WarGreymon while we can!" As Tai let's go of Agumon he simply nods at Agumon then I see his chest glow a bright orange as it blinds us, I turn away from the light.

"AGUMON WRAP DIGIVOLVES TO…"

"WARGREYMON!" I turn to see that WarGreymon is now standing beside Tai as his golden armor is shinnying in light of the meadow. I can see Tai is smiling when he sees WarGreymon again, I look around and so is everyone else. "Tai, I won't let you down… Or you Sora." As he was saying that last bit he turns his head toward Sora and nod at her. I see a small blush form on her face when he said that to her.

"GABUMON WARP DIGIVOLVES TO…"

"METALGARURUMON!" I hear MetalGarurumon shouting this as I see a blue flash of light coming behind me as Gabumon is digivolving into MetalGarurumon. I turn around to see the blue cyborg wolf standing beside Matt. Well this good new, I guess I should digivolve as well while we have the chance.

Before I can turn to Tentomon to start digivolving him into is ultimate, I hear Tai talking to Sora "Okay Sor, I guess your turn to try warp digivolving. My advice is think of a powerful memory that relates to your crest, that what I did when I was first trying to wrap digivolve again." As I turn back around so I can see everyone in my field of vison. Tai is smiling while he has his hand on Sora shoulder. I see her blush and then nod at Tai while she raises her Digivice towards Biyomon.

"Just let the emotion come natural, don't try and force it or else you won't be able to wrap digivolve." As Matt was saying this to Sora. Tai face turn to one of disgusted and his eyes narrow as he looks at Matt. Everyone else notices this, even Sora face also turns to one of disgusted. I gulp I know what I hear when Matt went into Tai's room to try and apologize to both of them but I was hoping that had works to some degree.

As Tai replies I can hear the spite in his voice, it sounds like he wants to kill Matt "To be honest, I'm surprise you can even digivolve past champion. I guess the crest of friendship can work even if you backstab both of your best friends. I shouldn't be surprise since you did use it to try and fight me once…" As Tai was done saying that the wind picks up and start to blow across the field. I start to shiver not because of the wind in fact it quite warm but because of what Tai said. I sigh now as I realize that Matt attempted apology made things worse by the look of everything that happening. As Tai turns his attention away from Matt, I see Matt sprite dropping into oblivion. Matt look like he about to give up all hope, it doesn't even look like he going to even try to reply back to Tai. Mimi looks like she the most shocked by Tai comment, while Joe looks guilty about something. I see Tai is placing both of his hand on to Sora shoulders and says "I believe you Sor, so how about you show me Hououmon then? I can't wait to see her, by the way you described her!" I see Tai is giving Sora is famous grin as he was telling her this.

Sora nods at Tai and then says "Thanks Tai in believe in me." She then points her Digivice towards Biyomon and ask her "You ready to try this again Biyomon?" Biyomon then nods her head at Sora. Sora then takes a deep breath in before we start to blinded by red light that coming from Sora chest. It starts to bath Biyomon in the light that when I hear Biyomon shouting.

"BIYOMON WARP DIGIVOLVE TO…"

"HOUOUMON!" I see the golden phoenix that I brief saw when Sora was flying out of the castle last time. As she unfolds her four golden wings she then lands beside me, Sora and Tai. Her golden feather is reflecting some light as it shinnying down on to her. I see WarGreymon is also staring at Hououmon, and she is chuckling a bit when she notices. WarGreymon then looks away quickly when she starts, after she is done chuckling she then says "Well glad you like my new form WarGreymon." WarGreymon then nods in response.

I see Tai mouth is wide open as he looking at Hououmon and then says "Well you weren't kidding when you were describing her Sora, she is beautiful…" As he was beginning to trial off I see Sora is blushing from his comment.

I then hear Joe saying "Well that good and everything but I think we should start moving inside the castle. So, Izzy can stop the castle from entering the digital world and see if we can send it back to the dark ocean." Joe then picks up Gomamon as he then walks towards us.

Gomamon then shouts "Hey Joe, for the man with the plan. Don't think I should digivolve now with the others?" I see Joe shaking his head at Gomamon.

"Gomamon you can't fly in any of your forms, we going to need to get a lift over there. Plus, your other forms would be too heavy to carry." As Joe was pointing this out to Gomamon, Gomamon look like he wants to argue with Joe but after trying to think of something he unable to.

Gomamon then sighs and says "Alright you win that makes sense. If only you were a better athlete, we could try to jump up there…" I see Gomamon smiling madly as I look up to the castle I see that it about fifty meter in the air. Joe would need super power to jump that high, and I think Gomamon even knows that and was being silly. Joe then shakes his head at Gomamon.

"Izzy, I think we should digivolve now, since I believe we're going to be giving Joe and Mimi a lift to castle." I turn and look down at Tentomon as he was saying this and nod at him. He right we should digivolve while we have the chance. That when I hear my computer and our cellphones going off again. I was about to pull out my computer to check the message it sent out but I don't think I will need to. I see another red portal opening in sky in front of the castle, this is one is a lot smaller compared to one that the castle is coming through.

I see this Digimon is leaving the portal and he sort of looks like an old man. He has a long grey beard that reaches his feet and he also has grey hair that is just as long. He wears a golden mask over his face, this mask has a large pointed nose similar to what plague doctor used to wear. He has pale purplish grey skin as he has two long ears that come out of the mask. He wears a poncho that has golden orbs stitch into it around his neck, these golden orbs have about twenty long golden pieces of metal attach to each of them. The poncho otherwise is a based colour of black with blue trim on the edges of the poncho and it looks like inside of the poncho is blue as well. It also has red triangles pointing towards outside of the poncho and end when they touch the blue trim on the edge of the poncho, there a thin blue line of material that separates the red triangle from the golden orbs. He then wearing some very common brown pants by the look of thing under the poncho and he has red boots that go up to his ankle. In his right hand, he holding a staff that look like it wooden but has silver thorny metal wrapping up around it until it reaches the top of the staff. At top, there is a silver skull that looks like biting down on a red orb with golden teeth. He then starts to spin the staff around in circles in his right hand, as he does I see that his fingers and arms are cover in jewelry most of it looks to be golden. On his back are six blood red bat wings that give him a sense of evil. He then starts to laugh as he lands on the ground, he then manages to say in this old man voice that has lose some strew along the way "I just came to check the progress of the move and see how things are going on this side. To my surprise, I found you brats here. Well I might as well have some fun before Lucemon shows up… I want to at least have said I fought you brat before he destroys you for good." He then points his staff in our direction, crap this can't be good. He shouts "Pandemonium Lost!" I see the red orb starting to glow with red energy and then flashes red as huge wave of blood red energy then start to coming towards us.

As it coming towards us at rate in which it going at, I realize I'm not going to able escape in time as farer away from the staff it comes, it then starts to spread out like a cone and cover more distance. I freeze up knowing I not going to make it out of the wave of energy that coming towards us. I wish I digivolve sooner then. I then feel something grab me and Tentomon and are now attempting to fly out of the way of the wave of energy. As we fly upwards to avoid being hit, it dawns on me that it was WarGreymon who save me as I see his golden gantlet around me. I don't turn to look at WarGreymon as I watching the flower field being instantly vaporize by the attack everything that the blast has hit is being super-heated and the ground is glowing red hot. I say "Thanks WarGreymon for getting us out of there in time…" I see that Tai and Sora were able to escape from the attack with Hououmon to sky as well. I look around to find Mimi, Joe and Matt they have to be here, they have to be… I sigh of relief when I see that they are still on the ground safe and a good distance away from the attack.

The digimon that attack us must be a demon lord by the fighting power he possesses. He then starts to laugh wildly as he stops his attack and then spins his staff around in his right hand. "I almost forgot the rule, it is still in place… Oh well I guess it slip my mind… Well you might as well know who going to being the one to kill your digimon then… The name is Barbamon the Demon Lord of Greed… I hope you're ready to die today!" He then rushes towards Hououmon that has still carrying Sora and Tai. He points his staff towards them and shouts "Hell's Flame!" I then see the staff start to erupt with flames with pitch black and blood red flame as the geyser of flames head towards Hououmon.

Hououmon folds all four of her wings and starts to drive towards the ground to avoid the incoming stream of flames. I hear MetalGarurumon shout "Grace Cross Freezer!" I see MetalGarurumon launching twenty missiles at Barbamon to give Hououmon some breathing room. MetalGarurumon is now charging at Barbamon so he becomes the center of attention. This works as Barbamon stream of flames are no longer casing after Hououmon but instead he points the staff towards MetalGarurumon incoming missiles. Barbamon then grabs the staff with both his hands and starts to making circles in front of him, as start to spin it in front of him the flames start to making a whirlpool of fire. All the missiles crash into flames and explode on connect with the flames, as each missile start to explode it creates an ice cloud that creates small opening in the whirlpool but is quickly repair due the whirlpool speed. I then see Joe and Mimi raise the Digivices to digivolve.

Joe shouts over the battle "Guy get Izzy inside so he can stop the castle from touching down before it too late! We will handle Barbamon outside!" Wait what but don't we need everyone to fight these guys? I then look over to Tai and he is nodding his head at Joe.

"Okay you can count on us to get Izzy inside then, Good luck Mimi and Joe!" As Tai was shouting this from Hououmon, Hououmon and WarGreymon start to fly towards the castle now.

"GOMAMON DIGIVOLVE TO!"

"IKKAKUMON!" I see the white flash coming from where I assume Gomamon is digivolving. I hope Joe can Digivolve Ikkakumon fast enough or else he be a giant white walrus of a target for Barbamon.

Barbamon doesn't like that we're trying to get inside the castle as he breaks off from MetalGarurumon to fly in front of us and he shouts "I don't think so! Like I'm going to let that happen!" he raises his staff and shouts "Pandemonium Lost!" His red orb on his staff start to glow and I feel WarGreymon quickly flying over to the right to try and get of range of attack before it too late. I see Hououmon with Tai and Sora heading to left to try and spilt his targets in half. I see the attack is going to head right for us as Barbamon is point his staff at us.

MetalGarurumon who was flying after Barbamon as fast as he can then shout "Garuru Tomahawk!" I see that MetalGarurumon opens of his weapon ports on his shoulder and start to fire ten missiles at Barbamon. "I won't allow you to harm them!" I hear MetalGarurumon shout this as the wave of blood red heat energy is start to make it way to us. Barbamon then swings his staff around to face MetalGarurumon and his attack just instantly vaporize missiles that MetalGarurumon just attack with, they don't even explode as I see them turn to dust. I gulp, I don't think anything will savior that attack f it hits them.

"PALMON DIGIVOLVES TO…"

"TOGEMON!" I hear Togemon shouting this but I don't get to look at Togemon digivolving. I feel a sudden rush forward as we start to head towards the castle. I want to believe this is the right choice but the facts tell me we should all stay and help fight Barbamon.

"Hold on tight I going to kick this up a notch!" I hear WarGreymon shouting this as we are then launch even fast towards the castle. As we rushing towards the castle I see that Tai and Sora are ahead of us and almost reach the castle now.

"IKKAKUMON DIGIVOVLES TO…"

"ZUDOMON!" I hear Zudomon shouting this as we about to reach the castle. I then hear a loud smashing sound as Zudomon shouts "Hammer Spark!" and I then hear him shouting "Stay away from them Barbamon your fight is with us!" when Zudomon is shouting this I see Sora and Tai are ahead of me and are about to crash through one of the windows on the lower levels of the tower. I see the window shattering into pieces as Hououmon is flying through it.

I hear Barbamon then shout "I will fight who ever I want, now come back here Child of Knowledge! I can't let you inside of our castle again!" I then hear him shout "Hell's Flame!" I try and look behind us to see if the attack is going to hit us but unable due to way WarGreymon is carrying us.

"Grace Cross Freezer!" As I hear MetalGarurumon shouting this I hear his missiles being fire off.

"Hammer Spark!" Seconds after I hear Zudomon shouting this as I hear another load smashing sound. I see the stream of black and red flames fly past us to right and then I see it heading towards the ground and my guess is that Barbamon is spinning his staff around to incinerate the incoming attacks from Zudomon and MetalGarurumon.

"TOGEMON DIGIVOLVES TO…"

"LILLYMON!" I hear Lillymon is done digivolving now as the last thing before we head into the castle, I want to believe that ther're going to fine but I having my doubts. I sigh I must make sure I don't waste this opportune they gave us to stop the castle.