Frontier 02: Rebirthing – Chapter 37: Attack of the Filler Villains
Kira: Well, despite being filler, I thought that episode 19 had its high points. I got to laugh my ass off at pretty boy's stupidity!
Kouji: *sigh* I hate filler.
Kouichi: Me too. I never got any lines in filler episodes. That is, when I was actually IN the series. God, I need a better agent…
Shino: Anime characters have agents?
madjack89: Hi guys! I've been rewatching all the seasons of Digimon lately since I haven't watched Adventure, Adventure 02, or Tamers straight through in about four years. This prompted the gang, plus Kira, Dai, Hotaru, Shino, and any other F2R character who felt like it, to watch Digimon Frontier over again.
Dai: Is your mind really coated with chocolate, JP? That sounds yummy!
JP: Damn you, dubbers!
madjack89: This is what happens when they watch stuff with each other. They start debating about it. It's kind of funny, though, so I don't feel the need to break it up! Now let's listen in to the debate, shall we?
Shino: *twitches* They're together…in every other scene…damn…I never had a chance, did I?
Takuya: I think JP had a better shot at Zoe than you, buddy.
Shino: Aw…
JP: Hey, Junzumi is completely canon!
Zoe: According to the fans, so is Koukou.
Kouji and Kouichi: *flinch* Ew…
Kira: Seriously, that's worse than Takouji, and I'm already mad about that. *glares at Kouji*
Kouji: How is Takouji any more my fault than it is Takuya's?
Kira: Because you're the gayer one! No one would think Taki was gay if it weren't for you!
Kouji: *glares*
JP: She kind of has a point.
Dai: I liked episode 40! The way you shunned those wanna-be Digidestined was funny!
Takuya: Wanna-be Digidestined? What are you talking about?
Zoe: He means Katsuharu and his gang.
Takuya: Who?
Tommy: The guys that pushed me on the Trailmon in the first episode.
Takuya: …Who?
Tommy: *sigh* Forget it. It's not like Madjack will ever mention them in the story.
madjack89: Nope!
Hotaru: You know, despite the filler episodes, you guys got off pretty easy in Frontier. I mean, at least your episodes weren't 45% flashback.
Pein, Sasori, Neji: HEY!
Xemnas: Burn.
Takuya: Wow, nice one, Taru! I didn't think you had it in you!
Hotaru: *shrugs*
madjack89: Alright, the debate's over! Time to answer reviews then start the chapter!
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GoldenDragon326: Yu-gi-oh Abridged is absolutely hilarious, even if you're not really into Yu-gi-oh. LittleKuriboh is a comic genius! KPBS is Koujipwned by Seiko! Thanks for reviewing! (Such a big storm it will be…mua ha ha…)
silver fire wolf: Let's just say that Ilsemon was a very bad girl and did very bad things to Gatomon-neko, Kokoro. Thank you for reviewing!
garnettfox: They've invented a brand new, much more dangerous way to glomp! (lol) Yeah, I figured that you guys were all smart enough to suss it out. I just wanted to remind everyone that he got kidnapped in chapter one and that soon he'd be coming back! Anyway, thanks for reviewing! (Oh the wonderful thing about Tiggers is Tiggers are wonderful things! Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of springs! :D)
13wolfsbane: Oh, it was your birthday, too? Happy birthday, then! 1) Of course he is! He just doesn't realize it yet. He's slow. (Duskmon: *glares*) But still the best Digimon villain ever! 2) Gives ya funny mental pictures, huh? And that would make a good wallpaper! 3) Well, duh! (BTW, sorry Yin!) 4) Wow, you're quite the psychic! Hm, will Shinya be the one to kill Takuya? We'll see…anyway, thanks for reviewing! BYES!
Aldamonburst: Aw, poor Pete…wait, that's a good thing! (lol) How dare you threaten little Kaito, Donald! I mean, at least HE doesn't have one of the most annoying voices in the world! Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
Zanzibar1: Thank you very much!
fg1fg: Because I think that all the best villains have a REASON for being evil and doing the things they do! Tee hee, Prince of Darkness! Dai and Amelia are alike in a way. They both have very…interesting personalities! (lol) Plus, Dai thinks Amelia's pretty hot. Thanks for reviewing!
Shadowfox94: Yeah, poor 'bad' guys! The girl might have been Seiko…we'll find out later on in the story. ;) (Kouichi: No problem! ^_^) (Kouji: *glares*) (Takuya: …I'm screwed, huh?) Might as well say yeah, it was a certain someone's brother at the end. But what does Ilsemon have in store for him? You'll just have to keep reading to find out! Thanks for reviewing!
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madjack89: Alright, time for the battle to commence! Mua ha ha!
Tommy: …Now I'm kinda scared.
Takuya: We're all scared of her, buddy. We all are.
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BOOM!
"Well, looks like this is it," Witchmon said, watching the others regain their balance after yet another explosion rocked the forest. She hadn't physically felt the shock wave since she was floated several inches off the ground with her broom.
"Yeah, I think three explosions is the universal sign for 'let's start this battle already,'" Dragramon added, glancing at Gotsumon. "So, time to sound the call?"
"Almost," he replied, turning around to face Masumon. He knew that she wanted to go with them, to help with this battle in any way she could, but they just couldn't risk losing her again. So she was staying behind to help "guard the fort" with Swanmon until they returned. If they returned. "Be careful, alright? No matter what you may hear, I don't want you coming after us. If you do, there's a good chance you'll be killed."
Masumon nodded reluctantly. "I just wish I could be more useful than this," she mumbled, hanging her head shamefully. "Even human children can do more than I can…"
"Aw, don't sell yourself short," Witchmon said, smiling at her mentor/friend. "You saved Chief, right?"
"And you've saved me twice now," Dragramon added.
"In a way, you're more important than the rest of us who can fight," Gotsumon said, placing a hand gently on Masumon's shoulder. "You and Kouji are the only ones who really stand a chance against Nina, who we'll also have to deal with eventually. So just take care of yourself for now, and we'll take care of Ilsemon. Okay?"
Masumon smiled slightly, reassured by her friends. "Okay. Good luck, and please be careful."
"We'll be fine," Witchmon said, waving off Masumon's concern. "We've got the easy job of taking out Ilsemon's throw-away lackeys. The kids have to handle the big boss battle."
"Oh, I bet we could still have some fun," Dragramon muttered, flexing her claws. "First one to fifty kills gets major bragging rights for the next ten years."
"Bring it on, Dragon Tales reject," Witchmon retorted, joking good-naturedly. (Sorry garnettfox!)
Both Gotsumon and Masumon sighed. "Try to take this seriously, guys," Gotsumon muttered, turning back toward the large group of Digimon standing before him, most having already Digivolved to their Champion level. "Okay, let's do this.
"Attack!"
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BOOM!
"How many more things can they possibly blow up out there?" Ranamon muttered sarcastically, peeking around the cover of the trees surrounding the gang. "Seriously, why does everything in anime have to blow up?"
Aldamon shrugged. "Probably because it looks cooler."
"So, uh, when do we get to go out and fight exactly?" Arbormon commented. "Madjack said that the battle was going to start this chapter, and right now she's completely skimming over the action."
"All part of the plan," Beetlemon replied. "Once we get a clear opening into the RMS, we charge in, take out as many guards as we need to, and take Ilsemon down. Simple, yet effective."
"So that means we're just gonna be standing here all chapter until we get our opening?" Ranamon whined, highly disappointed. "How lame!"
"Wait, if that's the case, why does the title say 'Attack of the Filler Villains'?" Zephyrmon asked slowly.
After a brief pause, Beowulfmon muttered, "I have a very bad feeling about this."
"Heartbreak Attack!"
Mercurymon barely had time to shove Gigasmon out of the way (which was no easy task in itself) before a dark, heart-shaped energy shot through the tree he'd been standing in front of, causing it to wilt.
"Holy shit, what was that?" Ranamon asked, turning her head frantically left and right.
"Oh no," Aldamon muttered, realizing right away what Digimon had made that attack. "Is he really here?"
"I thought we left him back in episode 7," Beowulfmon grumbled irritably.
"Didn't I purify him with my childish happiness and good cheer and stuff?" Kumamon said, sighing.
"I take it you guys know what we're dealing with," Beetlemon realized, watching warily as a big, dark, misshapen teddy bear stepped out of the cover of the deeper recesses of the forest, a nasty grin on his face. "Uh, I think half of us missed this episode. Clue us in to what this thing is, kay guys?"
Before Aldamon could explain what WaruMonzaemon could do, another dark heart was unleashed by the "funky" teddy bear. (Tee hee!)
"Shut the hell up, Madjack!" Beowulfmon shouted, dodging the heart by a hair's breadth.
"You want some advice, guys? Run!" Aldamon shouted, dashing out from the safety of the forest so that he wouldn't have to dodge any trees. The others followed hastily, pursued by WaruMonzaemon.
"Heartbreak Attack!" the Digimon shouted, launching dark hearts all over the place.
"Whatever you do, don't get hit by the dark emo hearts of doom!" Aldamon yelled, dodging another heart.
"I just got through god knows how many chapters of depression in this story, and you send Emo Bear after us, Madjack?" Beowulfmon said incredulously. (Yup!)
"Do you think that I'd be able to bounce the attacks back at him with one of my mirrors?" Mercurymon inquired.
"Maybe," Beowulfmon replied, dodging two hearts coming at him from either side. "Do you want to test it out?"
"Kouichi!" Zephyrmon's sudden cry caused the others to turn and see what had happened. Raihimon, who had been running along with the others a moment ago, now stood rigidly in place, eyes wide. "He was hit!" Zephyrmon said despairingly. "What's going to happen to him?"
"Crap," Aldamon muttered. "Chief's the last person who should get hit by that attack."
WaruMonzaemon chuckled darkly, staring hungrily at Raihimon. "I have you now."
"No you don't!" Zephyrmon shouted, eyes suddenly filling with a fiery, protective rage. Then she shot herself straight at WaruMonzaemon, shoving him back several feet until he skidded to a halt on the ground. Before he could get his bearings back, Zephyrmon continued her assault. "Hurricane Gale!"
"It's okay, Kouichi," Beowulfmon assured, hands placed on his brother's shoulders. "You'll be fine in a second."
"Damn, Zee just tore that teddy bear's arms off," Ranamon muttered, staring wide-eyed at the Digital bloodbath going on a few feet away.
"Um, what exactly is supposed to happen?" Raihimon asked, looking slightly confused. "I don't feel any different."
"What?" Aldamon and Beowulfmon exclaimed at the same time.
"Wow, now she's ripping out his stuffing," Arbormon commented, watching Zephyrmon go nuts on WaruMonzaemon. "Maybe I'm better off not dating her…"
"Don't you feel like crying or something?" Kumamon asked Raihimon curiously. "That's what Takuya and Kouji did."
"We don't need to go into detail about that!" Aldamon and Beowulfmon shouted, embarrassed.
"Uh, no, not really," Raihimon replied, raising an eyebrow. "I feel perfectly normal."
Finding a bit of humor in Raihimon's immunity to WaruMonzaemon, Aldamon quickly turned, trying to suppress his chuckles. Beowulfmon just sighed. "This actually does make some sense, I have to admit."
Raihimon continued to stare at the two, confused. "Oh wait, I get it!" Gigasmon exclaimed happily. "Kouichi's immune to emo hearts because he's already emo enough! Ha, that is kind of funny!"
"Die, bear, die!" Zephyrmon shouted, scanning what was left of WaruMonzaemon. "You're next, Nina!"
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~A-choo!~
"Did you just sneeze?" Duskmon asked Nina incredulously, standing somewhere behind the RMS, away from the ensuing battle. "How is that even possible? You're a non-physical entity. Why would a non-physical entity need to sneeze?"
~Someone's apparently talking about me,~ Nina said, ignoring Duskmon's logic. ~I wonder if it's kitty! Yay!~
Duskmon sighed heavily. "Why do I even bother?"
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"Well great, the stupid bear brought us out into the open," Beowulfmon muttered irritably. "So much for surprise."
"It looks like we're too far away from the battle for anyone to recognize us," Arbormon stated, noticing that the warring Digimon were so far away that they looked like a mass of black dots in the distance. "Maybe our guys managed to push them farther away from the RMS so that we could get our clear shot inside."
"That bear knew where to find us, though," Mercurymon muttered thoughtfully. "I'll bet Ilsemon thought a few steps ahead of us and figured that we'd let the others handle her weaker forces while we snuck inside the RMS to take her out. She probably tried to slow us down with that evil bear."
"It worked," Beetlemon said, rolling his eyes.
"Well then, what're we waiting for?" Ranamon exclaimed, eyes gleaming. "Let's go kick her ass!"
Aldamon smiled. "Kira's right. We're not gonna do any good by standing here. Let's go!"
"You won't be going anywhere! Bone Blaster!"
"Shit!" Ranamon cursed, jumping out of the way of a powerful blast of light energy before it collided with her. Staring at the hole in the ground, she exclaimed, "What the hell did that? I thought we were dealing with filler villains!"
"You remember how me and Kouji became exponentially more powerful than a vast percentage of Digimon in the last 15-some episodes of Frontier?" Aldamon asked, chuckling nervously. "Well…these guys are from that part of the series."
Everyone looked up in shock and (mostly) annoyance at the three skeleton-like Digimon floating above them, cackling maniacally. "Oh…crapmon," Ranamon muttered.
"Attack all at once! Maybe we can take care of them quickly and move on to more important stuff!" Beetlemon shouted, already gathering lightening in his fist. "Thunder Fist!"
"Teamwork logic FTW!" Aldamon winked as he shot his own attack at the three Digimon, followed quickly by the others. But as powerful as their combined blast was, the skeletal Digimon still held strong, only slightly scathed.
"Ha, teamwork won't save you now!" SkullSatamon #1 cackled, brandishing his staff.
"That's right! No one defeats the three SkullSatamon brothers!" SkullSatamon #2 added.
"But what about when we beat you in episode 43?" Beowulfmon countered smugly.
"Shut up!" SkullSatamon #3 exclaimed, firing another blast from the end of his staff. His two brothers shot blasts from their staffs as well, creating an even more powerful attack.
The gang quickly, but barely, dodged the attack, which left another large crater in the earth. "Kouji, new rule; you're not allowed to taunt the villains when WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THEM!" Aldamon shouted angrily.
"What, so you guys get all the witty banter? That seems unfair," Beowulfmon replied sarcastically.
"Kouji, you can be an asshole later!" Beetlemon interrupted the ensuing argument before it got out of hand and this insane mish-mosh of a chapter got any longer. "Right now we have to beat these damn skeletons!"
"Hey guys, guess what?" Gigasmon suddenly stated, giggling at the three SkullSatamon standing before the gang. "I see dead people! Get it?"
Mercurymon sighed. "Dai, just…go over there. We'll handle this."
"Okie-doke!" Gigasmon replied cheerfully, moving off to the side so that the others, who were actually (kind of) taking this seriously, could take care of the SkullSatamon.
"You will not be handling us, the three SkullSatamon brothers!" SkullSatamon #2 gloated.
"We are wickedness personified!" SkullSatamon #3 stated haughtily.
"Indeed, we are a threesome of terror!" SkullSatamon #1 said, getting some curious stares from his brothers and the gang. "Wait, let me try that again…"
"Hey, who the hell do you think we are?" Ranamon shouted angrily. (Gurren Lagann reference, I think? I've never seen this show, so I don't know for sure, but I think this is something one of the characters from that show says a lot, right? Sure.)
"Actually, we don't know who you are," SkullSatamon #2 said, cocking his head in confusion. "You weren't around last time."
"Well, allow me to introduce myself," Ranamon muttered, smirking slightly. Then she pointed toward the sky, posing dramatically, and said, "I am Kira!"
"Yay, obligatory Death Note reference!" Gigasmon cheered, clapping excitedly for Kira. "Good job!"
"Man, I've been wanting to say that for years!" Ranamon exclaimed happily. "Thanks for giving me a reason to, creepy skeleton freaks!"
"Can we just finish these guys off already?" Arbormon complained. "This chapter is getting ridiculous."
"Alright, I'll get rid of 'em," Aldamon replied, standing before the three Digimon. "Deus Ex Machina Super Fire Explosion!"
With this convoluted exclamation, Aldamon launched a giant fireball at the skeleton Digimon, engulfing them in flames and unraveling their data, which Aldamon quickly Digitized. "Okay, let's keep goin'," he said, turning to the others.
"Yeah, that definitely broke the ridiculous trend," Arbormon muttered, sighing as he followed the rest of the gang toward the RMS.
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"Gatomon!" Impmon shouted, startling himself awake from the uneasy nightmare he'd just had. It took him a few moments to realize that it actually hadn't been a dream, and that Gatomon really was…
"No," he growled, clenching his fists. "If I can't save anyone else, I'll be damned if I don't save ya, Gatomon!"
Recalling the form she'd taken as she'd stalked away from him, Impmon raced through the RMS, glancing down every corridor he passed. "C'mon, Gatomon," he muttered, beginning to get frustrated. "Where are ya?"
Suddenly, a large explosion sent a shock wave through the RMS, sending Impmon crashing to the floor. Heart sinking slowly, he realized what this must mean. "The battle…it started already!"
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"Hey, you ever get the feeling that something really bad is about to happen?" Beetlemon said, running toward the RMS with his friends. "Like, y'know, some character who hasn't been in the story in, like, forever is just gonna randomly show up and try to kick our asses?"
"Hasn't that been happening all chapter?" Beowulfmon retorted, rolling his eyes.
"Well, yeah," Beetlemon muttered, slightly abashed. "But I've got this weird feeling that it's gonna be someone we actually…well, not liked, per say, but didn't hate overall."
"We didn't hate WaruMonzaemon…well, not Monzaemon, at least," Aldamon retorted, glancing at Zephyrmon. "Zee's the one who kicked the utter crap out of him in an overly-protective rage."
Zephyrmon glared at Aldamon as Beetlemon sighed. "You know what? Forget it."
"Evil Wing."
Before the gang knew what was going on, they were surrounded by thousands of dark bat-like creatures, flying around them in a dizzying cloud.
"Oh my god," Beowulfmon muttered to himself. "I swear, if this Myotismon, I am gonna be pissed."
"Myotismon?" Just as suddenly as the bats had appeared, they vanished, revealing the real source of the attack. It was a female Digimon who was scantily clad (of course) in a dark bathing suit-like outfit, complete with chains hanging from her belt and a long, black, tattered cloak billowing out behind her. Her dark boots and bandana, which covered half her face, both sported a pair of red, glowing eyes, making her look that much creepier. And, naturally, her left hand was more of a lethal-looking claw than a traditional hand.
She regarded the Legendary Warriors coolly, then said, "Still making relentless references, I see. Always the kidders. But I suppose that's why you were so fun to be around."
Suddenly, the Digimon lashed out with her clawed hand, stopping inches away from Aldamon's surprised face. "Play time's over now, children. Time to face the thing you've all been pointlessly running from; a painful, brutal death."
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"Out of my way!" Wizardmon shouted angrily, beating a path through the throng of fighting Digimon with his staff. He'd caught a glimpse of Witchmon a moment ago, and he REALLY wasn't in the mood for her right now. In fact, he'd had just about enough of this battle. It was too easy. He was more skilled than nearly all the Digimon there.
It would be much more interesting wherever those Legendary Warrior kids were. That was where the real battle would take place, and either Ilsemon would win and he'd live out the rest of his miserable existence in her servitude, or Shino and his friends would win and they'd kill him along with the others that were above giving the kids a sob story. It didn't particularly matter to him which of these two options it was. He just wanted to see for himself what went down.
Finally breaking through the mass of screaming, flailing Digital bodies, Wizardmon began to run toward the RMS, knowing that Ilsemon would lure the children there with those random "blasts from their pasts," as she would call the Digimon she'd tracked down and "converted." It hadn't taken much on the SkullSatamons' parts, though. She'd just had to remind them who they really were, or had been. Wizardmon found it weird and invasive that Ilsemon could access memories from a Digimon's past life with her powers. Some things were best left forgotten, in his opinion.
Just as he made it to the glitch in the RMS's wall, though, Impmon came racing out of the tower, running straight into Wizardmon and knocking them both to the ground. Wizardmon scowled. He didn't have time for Impmon's stupid attempts at helping him.
Impmon shook his head, then glanced down and realized who he'd run into. "Sorry, Wizardmon!" he apologized, jumping up quickly. "I, uh, didn't see ya standin' there."
Wizardmon rolled his eyes. "Impmon, I have even less time for you now than I usually do. I'm looking for those Legendary brats so I can see the fight between them and Ilsemon, so if you'll move the hell out of the way…"
"Gatomon's back." That actually managed to halt Wizardmon. Briefly.
"So, she's not dead," he muttered, smirking to himself. "Isn't that a weird twist. Did you actually manage to find her and keep Ilsemon from punishing her?"
Wizardmon didn't like the way tears were beading up at the corners of Impmon's eyes when he replied, "She's back, but it ain't her. She's not Gatomon anymore. Ilsemon…did somethin' to her. Now she's gonna try ta kill those kids, and we both know dat won't end well."
Holding back the pained expression that was threatening to break out across his face, Wizardmon nodded. "I see. But then again, what makes you think those kids would kill her, even if she tried to kill them? They took her in, and they don't abandon members of their 'gang' easily."
"She can Digivolve now," Impmon said, gloved hands trembling. "She'll attack 'em as LadyDevimon and, unless those kids have an encyclopedic knowledge o' Digimon and their evolutions, they ain't gonna put two and two together."
This time, Wizardmon couldn't hold back a slight flinch. "LadyDevimon?" he muttered quietly. That wasn't right. That was an evolution for impure, evil Digimon, not his sister. Gatomon was good, and kind, and…he'd done this to her. He'd brought nearly everyone around him down with him when he'd decided to immerse himself in Ilsemon's dark shadow. Gatomon, Impmon, Se…
Quickly clearing his head, he grabbed Impmon's arm roughly, pulling his former friend toward him. "Where is she now?" he asked him slowly, almost menacingly. He felt bad, as he always did, staring into his ex-friend's scared, pleading eyes. Impmon only wanted to save him. He'd joined Ilsemon to gain the power to save him. But he couldn't be saved. Not now.
"I don't know," Impmon replied, a tear finally escaping down his cheek. "She ran off after knockin' me out. I don't know where she went."
Wizardmon shoved Impmon away, growling in frustration. He had to find her before those stupid kids found her and killed her, not knowing who she was. Or who she'd been. However, he'd take Impmon with him. He'd be able to spot Gatomon easier with two sets of eyes looking. Huh, maybe Duskmon was on to something with that armor…
Turning to Impmon with a more determined expression than he'd worn in a long time on his face, Wizardmon said, "Let's go."
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"Hey, bitch from hell! Back off of Taki before I'm forced to kick your ass!" Ranamon shouted, glaring at LadyDevimon.
"Forced?" Beetlemon said sarcastically.
For a moment, it seemed as if LadyDevimon had heeded Ranamon's "request" and lowered her arm. But just as suddenly she raised it again, this time intending to strike. Aldamon was prepared to defend himself against the attack, but Beowulfmon quickly intervened, placing his sword between LadyDevimon and Aldamon.
"I don't suggest you try that again," Beowulfmon growled, glaring angrily at LadyDevimon.
Meanwhile, Aldamon glared angrily at Beowulfmon. "Hey, I could've handled that!" he protested, annoyed by Kouji's sudden need to be over-protective for no reason.
Before any more could be said, LadyDevimon swatted Beowulfmon's sword out of her way and, instead of going for Aldamon again, aimed for Beowulfmon. Quickly, Beowulfmon dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding LadyDevimon's talon-like fingers.
Without breaking stride, LadyDevimon whooshed past Beowulfmon and headed toward the next closest target, Kumamon.
Zephyrmon and Beetlemon quickly came to Kumamon's aid and, together, they fired off their combo attack. (You know the one.)
"Thunder Fist!"
"Hurricane Gale!"
"Blizzard Blaster!"
The mini-tornado of snow and thunder (I don't know how these elements combine to make a decent attack, either…) hit a startled LadyDevimon, sending her back several feet. The gang stared warily at her unmoving form, wondering if that attack had really beaten her.
LadyDevimon, however, hopped to her feet and took to the air a moment later, deciding to dive bomb the three who had attacked her.
Zephyrmon and Kumamon dodged, while Beetlemon grabbed LadyDevimon by the shoulders and slammed her to the ground. "Man, why doesn't Beetlemon get more credit?" Beetlemon muttered to himself, flexing his muscle.
Not even Beetlemon's wrestling strategy could stop their opponent's rampage, though. "Die!" LadyDevimon shouted hysterically, nearly impaling Beetlemon with her claws as she leaped back to her feet.
"Hey guys, we'd appreciate some help!" Zephyrmon yelled, dodging nimbly around LadyDevimon's swipes.
"I'll try to restrain her!" Arbormon replied, arms shooting out from his body and wrapping themselves around LadyDevimon before she tried yet again to ram her claws into Kumamon's head.
Instead of staying restrained, LadyDevimon used her claw to cut through both of Arbormon's rope-like arms, freeing herself. "Ah, my arms!" Arbormon cried, staring with horror at his dismembered limbs lying uselessly on the ground in front of him. "Please tell me that those grow back!"
"Why didn't we ever think of doing that to Arbormon before?" Beetlemon muttered thoughtfully.
"Just die already!" LadyDevimon suddenly screamed, racing at Arbormon with her clawed hand outstretched. Without his arms, Arbormon was a bit less balanced and wouldn't easily be able to dodge the attack.
So Ranamon and Mercurymon came at LadyDevimon from either side before she made it near Arbormon, brandishing their fists. With nowhere else to go, LadyDevimon stopped herself mid-stride and jerked backwards, forcing herself out of the way of her adversaries' fists. However, there was one adversary waiting behind her, ready to strike.
"Hello there!" Gigasmon said cheerfully, a big smile on his face. Then he began to spin rapidly, unleashing his attack. "Quagmire Twister!"
LadyDevimon, who still hadn't regained her balance, was sucked into the resulting dust tornado and lifted high off the ground. From outside the wind storm, she heard Aldamon yell, "You and me, Chief! Let her have it!"
"Chief…?" LadyDevimon's train of thought was cut short as two powerful blasts of energy suddenly slammed into her, cutting right through the vortex she was trapped within. It burned, she screamed, and then everything went dark as she fell to the ground in a heap, the wind having ceased to hold her in mid-air.
Meanwhile, the gang was momentarily blinded by the thick cloud of dust created by Gigasmon's attack. Coughing, Aldamon said, "Geez Dai, use a little more restraint next time, okay?"
"Sorry," Gigasmon replied sheepishly. "But at least we beat that weird psycho Digimon before anyone got seriously injured!"
"I lost my arms, Dai," Arbormon stated flatly, deciding it would be best to Slide Evolve to Petaldramon for the time being. "Now I know what it feels like to be Deidara…" (Sasori: Okay, I have to admit it; that was pretty funny.)
"Eh, I'm sure you'll be fine, Shino," Aldamon said nonchalantly, trying to make out the shapes of his friends through the dust. "Anyway, I elect Chief to go scan Lady Gaga-mon before she gets away. Hop to it!"
"How do you come up with this stuff, Takuya?" Raihimon wondered to himself, walking cautiously through the still fairly thick cloud of dust toward the spot where he thought LadyDevimon had fallen. Finally, he spotted a Fractal Code shining faintly through the dirt-infested air. "Well, I'd say something witty, but trying to do that while scanning Digimon usually leads to a bad pun," Raihimon said to himself, holding up his D-Tector. "Fractal Code…"
Suddenly, Raihimon caught a glimpse of the Digimon lying before him and stopped. LadyDevimon had apparently de-Digivolved thanks to his and Aldamon's combined attack. She was now in the form of a small, familiar white cat. Raihimon's eyes widened in horror as he recognized the little Digimon as none other than… "Gatomon…?"
"Hey Chief, you done yet? We gotta move! Ilsemon's ass needs some kicking!"
Raihimon glanced back toward where his friends were standing near the end of the slowly thinning dust cloud, then down at the unmoving Digimon at his feet. "Gatomon…she got to you," he muttered, realizing that this must have been Ilsemon's doing. She'd done something to Gatomon, driven her insane, just so that this would occur. She was screwing around with them and getting rid of Gatomon at the same time. The perfect plan.
"Kouichi, hurry up!"
Staring at the little cat Digimon at his feet, he knew he couldn't do it. He couldn't finish her off, even though she looked like she'd been through a fate worse than death. Gatomon had tried to help him and his friends, and this was what had happened to her. She'd been their friend and gotten tortured relentlessly because of it. "Gatomon…I'm sorry," he said quietly, tearing his gaze away from her as he ran back out of the thinning dust cloud.
"Alright," Raihimon said, eyes lighting up with determination as he rejoined his friends. "Let's go kill Ilsemon."
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~Later, after an extreme stair montage…
"It's the eye of the tiger!" Aldamon continued to sing as he and the rest of the gang neared the top of the RMS, the chamber where Cherubimon had collected all his gathered data several years ago.
"Takuya, shut up!" the others exclaimed in unison, getting sick of their friend's improvised montage music.
"Fine, whatever," Aldamon muttered, finally reaching the top of the stairs. "We're here, anyway."
"So this was Cherubimon's little room of evil, huh?" Ranamon stated, walking boldly toward the center of the large, empty space. "Geez, you'd think Ilsemon could stand to spruce the place up a little more with some knick-knacks or something."
"Where is Ilsemon, anyway?" Petaldramon wondered aloud, following his friends further into the empty space. "Knowing her, she'd want to get a good view of the carnage going on down there."
"Plus it would be a good place for us to face off," Beetlemon muttered, taking another step…which caused his foot to sink slightly as he pushed down on a secret panel in the floor. He quickly hopped back as a small platform rose up from the ground, similar to the one Cherubimon had used to store the data he'd had his followers collect. Actually, this platform had a Fractal Code swirling around on top of it, too.
The gang examined the data for a moment, perplexed. "Okay, since when has Ilsemon been collecting data?" Zephyrmon said. "I thought she wanted to bring Lucemon back, not destroy the Digital World."
"Maybe she needs the data to do that," Mercurymon suggested.
Beowulfmon stared at the data for a long moment, growing thoughtful. "It doesn't look like there's much data here. It's only big enough to be from scanning one Digimon…"
Suddenly, the gang was blasted by a powerful stream of wind, knocking them completely off their feet. In fact, the gust was so strong that it sent them flying through the large opening in the wall adjacent to them, causing them to fall from the tower toward the cold, hard ground.
Kazemon gazed out the window-like opening at their shrinking figures, smiling crookedly. Then Hallucimon transformed back into his normal cat form, the grin still stuck on his face. "Oops, my bad."
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madjack89: Wow, I got WAY too hyper writing this chapter.
Kira: Hey, we got to have fun and kick ass, so I'm not complaining.
Shino: Yeah, this was definitely one of the more laid back chapters…except for the fact that MY ARMS GOT CUT OFF!
madjack89: Calm down, they'll be there again next time you Spirit Evolve.
Shino: They'd better be.
Kouji: Oh yeah, and thanks for shoving us off a building, Madjack.
madjack89: Oh, you'll be fine!
Kouji: We'd better be.
madjack89: *sigh*
Kira: Um, guys, can I ask you a question about episode 50 of Frontier?
Takuya: Sure. What is it?
Kira: Uh, you guys all Spirit Evolved into Susanoomon against Lucemon in the last battle, right?
Takuya: Yeah…
Kira: Well, I couldn't help but notice that you were all…well, naked in there.
Takuya: Uh, I guess…
Kira: You see, Zoe was in there with you guys and…uh…you see what I'm getting at, right?
Takuya, JP, Kouji, Tommy: *blush with embarrassment*
Zoe: *glances suspiciously at them* Well…did you?
Kouji: Of course not.
Tommy: No…
Takuya and JP: *refuse to answer*
Kouichi: Wait, I was gone for one and five sixths of an episode, and you guys all got naked…?
Zoe: *blushes* No no no, it wasn't like that!
Kira: They kind of had a little spinning naked circle.
Kouichi: 0_0
Zoe: *blushes more* It wasn't a big deal! We weren't paying attention to that at the time…I think. *glances at Takuya and JP*
Takuya and JP: *blush more*
Shino: Wow…
Dai: Okay, time for this chapter to end! Next time, we'll finally get to face Ilsemon! Yay, the final boss battle commences!
Hotaru: *sigh* For the sake of my sanity, please try to take this seriously, Dai.
Dai: Well, I guess I can try! *smiles*
Hotaru: *sigh*
Xemnas: So, 200 bucks says they all die.
Sasori: You're on.
madjack89: See ya next time, everyone!