A/N: Is it the end of Spira? Has Burizalor truly won?
Find out... NOW!
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Digimon Fusion Kai
Season 1, Act 3: Burizalor
Episode 49: Exact Vengeance, Omega X! Countdown to Spira's Collapse!
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Other World/X's Planet/August 3, 1999 (Digital World/Real World Times Unsynchronized)
"It truly is over for them... our friends and mine," X muttered dreadfully, lowering his head. Shaking his head with disgust, he didn't want to believe it. He wanted to believe and get behind Omega X vanquishing Burizalor for good. But, the harsh reality of the tyrant's power came back to bite him. He stood up as Andromon, Piximon, and Centaurumon approached behind him. "I'm really sorry about this, guys."
"But, this... this can't be the end!" Centaurumon was in a state of denial. "Surely they've only barely hung on by a hair's breadth!"
Shaking his head dreadfully, X uttered no initial response.
"No, and after Leomon and Ogremon were just revived," said Piximon.
Andromon cast his eyes to the ground. "What a tragedy."
"I told him... I warned him to stay away from Burizalor, but he didn't listen and now look what happened!" X exclaimed. "He and everyone are gone. Gone with Spira and with them, the Digicores are lost forever."
Following X's depressing but truthful statement, cold silence fell over the group. There wasn't anything to change things. Just then, an old man's voice emanated within X's mind, drawing the masked watcher's attention from the grim situation.
X! It's Gennai! Are you there?
X quickly answered, channeling a mental link to the retired Digital Knight. Yes, I'm here. Listen, Gennai, I really loathe having to break this to you...
Likewise, my friend. I've discovered a terrible prophetic message about the dark force behind the Wall of Fire. I'm sure you're well aware of this.
Yes, yes, the Greater Evil will arise once the Great Evil has been dealt with. But, look, Gennai! This isn't time for some stupid prophecy expecting to become fulfilled! We've got urgent news! The Digi-Destined... my friends. Everyone on Spira is gone! Your greatest enemy has won. Burizalor has destroyed Spira, taking everyone and possibly himself with it!
WHAT? NO! THIS CAN'T BE! SURELY YOU'RE MISTAKEN?
HOW CAN I, X? I FELT THE PLANETARY DESTRUCTION FROM MY SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE!
But, if Burizalor destroyed himself with Spira... the Greater Evil should've appeared by now. You realize if Burizalor is defeated, the Greater Evil behind the Wall of Fire will emerge.
X sighed deeply. Yes, Gennai. I'm well aware of this. You don't hav- BWUH! Wait a second!
What's wrong, X?
You just said if Burizalor is destroyed, then the Greater Evil will emerge?
I believe I did, X.
And no darkness rift has risen yet? Is the Digital World still in tact?
Of course, after all the Dark Masters were defeated, I felt Spiral Mountain vanish and witnessed the Digital World become reformatted. Everything is good as new.
Not quite, Gennai. If Burizalor is alive, the Greater Evil hasn't arisen yet. And that means... Burizalor might not be gone. That means... there's a chance... Hold on! I need to check something!
Hastily shifting his head westward, X focused his thoughts as he probed Spira's direction. To his relief, he caught Spira still intact with his god-like vision. Most importantly, he was still able to sense the Kis from his friends, including Omega X's and (unfortunately) Burizalor's. X gasped deeply and laughed with relief.
"SPIRA IS STILL THERE!" The masked man announced to the File Island crew. The news immediately lifted their spirits while X pumped his fists. "Unfortunately I still do feel Burizalor's presence, but to know our friends are still alive... that's GREAT!"
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Digital World/File Island
Upon hearing X's heartfelt cheers, a relieved smile crept across the old man's wrinkled man. He shook his head, knowing full well the Digi-Destined wouldn't have been done away so easily. Granted he was shocked X presented him the terrible news, but his gut feeling would him otherwise.
"Good, Digi-Destined. Despite how arduous this whole adventure has been, it's far from over. The end of the road is still drawing near. After Burizalor, he will come."
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Other World/X's Planet
"Excellent! I've always had faith in the Digi-Destined, but this is too good to be true!" Piximon merrily cheered, hovering around like crazy over Andromon and Centaurumon. "Now if only they can get off the planet!"
Andromon affirmed. "Indeed. Burizalor's attempt backfired on him."
Centaurumon nodded. "And now he'll have to answer to the Ascendant."
Clenching his fists tightly, X trembled with sheer anxiety. C'mon, guys! Now all you need to do is get off Spira!
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Planet Spira/Olympus Summit/Sacred Guardian Temple
"Are we dead?" murmured Kari, who uncovered her eyes. Much to her relief and bewilderment, the Bearer of Light surveyed the inner sanctuary. She stared across the room to see Gatomon. Then, she pivoted her eyes to the left side of the room, catching Joe, Gomamon, Mimi, Lillymon, Biyomon, Motimon, and Sam gathered near Izzy, Sora, and BanchoLeomon's bodies. She then shifted toward the left side, noticing Dianamon and Keke standing side by side. As relief settled in, she sighed deeply. "We're alive!"
Gatomon blinked. "But, I thought we were goners?"
"That violent force certainly came from the tyrant!" Dianamon said, completely astounded. "There should've been an explosion to take us with it."
Gomamon asserted. "Argh! That jerk nearly gave us a scare, too! I thought we were all getting deleted!"
"An All-Delete failed, perhaps?" The lunar warrior bemused. "No, unless..."
"Unless, what Burizalor set to do didn't go as planned," Keke surmised. "I still do sense that monster."
Sam smirked. "But, I can feel Omega's ki!"
"Of course, my brother and Agumon wouldn't die so easily!" Kari exclaimed. "Not against that freak!"
"Does it really matter? The fact we're still alive makes me HAPPY!" Joe roared, flailing his arms over like mad.
Checking over herself and pinching her cheek, Mimi muttered a squeak. "Ow, yeah. We're still here."
"That means whatever Burizalor tried to do failed," Lillymon said.
Gomamon folded his flippers, replying sardonically. "Yep, I wonder how that jerk must feel to have his own trump card blow up in his face."
"Now he knows how we felt," Motimon said.
Kari approached Gatomon, who stood facing the windows facing them. The Olympian warrior didn't take her attentive view off the glowing aura of light flashing in the background. Even though it may have seemed the explosion failed to detonate, it didn't mean all was well. In fact, time may still be against them. Dianamon, Keke, Sam, and Gatomon sensed a dreadful and ominous vibe from a violent and fluctuating force ahead of them.
"Gatomon?" The brown-haired child eyed wary partner, who detected an approaching danger coming. "TK and the others better get back soon."
Keke furrowed her brows. "Likewise for Tike, Kara, and David."
Dianamon quickly turned, shifting her attention to everyone. "We have little time to waste! Get your friends' bodies in the center of the room! We're going to begin the ritual! I just hope they can get back with the Digicores and that boy's body. Those are essential if we're to revive everyone."
"They'll get back. I just know they will," Kari said, maintaining hope amidst the mounting darkness out to dash their hopes completely. "C'mon, TK, Patamon, you guys, and especially you Omega X."
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"Whoo! That was close!" Minervamon hollered while coasting through the air. She glanced over her shoulder, noticing the three children gliding behind her. She saw Tike carrying TK, Kara carrying Patamon, and David. Her eyes focused over the planet's encompassing landscape and watched as darkness began eroding the skies and filling the planet with negative energy. "This planet, unfortunately, is becoming unstable!"
"That attack Burizalor used must've done a hell of a lot of damage!" Tike exclaimed.
David added. "Worse, he might've used a blast to rupture the planet's core!"
"That means... this planet might go off!" Kara cried out.
TK asserted. "We've got to hurry! We need the Digicores and my brother's body!"
"Roger! Just follow me! I remember the exact spot!" The child-like Olympian hollered as she rocketed through the distance as the kids boosted their flight speed and caught up in no time.
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10 Miles from Burizalor's Mothership
Everywhere near the vicinity of the planet-shattering blast was enveloped by dark energy. The level of instability was completely off the charts. Strong winds picked up as numerous sections of landscapes and islands were deleted. The oceans waves swept across violently, smashing everything resembling solid rock.
The two superpowers were, in fact, still very much alive.
As Omega X uncovered his face, his eyes widened as he gazed over the overwhelming size of a gaping hole with a seemingly bottomless pit! Although, for a second, he could clearly see boiling magma slowly rising to the surface and he noticed a ball of radically discharged energy spilling outward. The energy shot outward, sending radical lightning into the air around Burizalor and Omega X.
Yes, and Burizalor was still hovering over the vicinity where he threw his Death Ball.
Much to his displeasure, Burizalor conveyed disgust with himself. "Argh! Damn, I held back too much!"
Omega X was quick to call out on the tyrant's bluff. "So, you couldn't do it. You were afraid to get caught in the explosion, too. You really blew it."
Burizalor coldly glared at the Ascendant, scoffing at his disparaging and sarcastic remark.
"On the other hand, you saved me the trouble."
"Heh," Burizalor chortled deeply, wearing a confident smirk. "Saved you say? Heh, heh, that's what you think."
"What?"
"Allow me to explain this so your feeble brain can comprehend. You only escaped an instantaneous explosion of the planet, but with my dark energy, I detonated its core. Do you know what that means?" The tyrant chortled, going on shooting down Omega X's chances of not only survival but also sure victory. "Within 30 minutes, the core will not only explode, but my dark energy will delete everything. You and the Chosen are all dead. Spira will become a faded memory. Has everything I said been processed into your primitive mind?"
Upon hearing this, Omega X removed his look of distress and calmly smiled. "30 minutes is all I need. I'll easily kick your ass, rejoin my friends, revive the people you killed, and get off with everyone on my spaceship."
The cold and calculating emperor added, smiling evilly from ear to ear. "How pitiful to cling to such high hopes when you realize your chances are nil." Clenching his fists tightly, the tyrant tensed and openly declared his gauntlet. "In that case, it's about time I demonstrated to you... MY FULL POWER!" He laughed like the paranoid and power-hungry megalomaniacal psychopath he truly was. "LET'S SEE YOU LIVE UP TO YOUR NAME, ASCENDANT! LET ME SEE YOUR LEGENDARY STRENGTH!"
"But, why go to the trouble of showing me your full power now?" The Ascendant immediately called out on his claim, further pointing out Burizalor's desperation. "Is it perhaps because your body can't maintain for an extended period? May be there's a limit to the Digiverse's most feared emperor."
Burizalor offered no initial response and scowled.
"NO! I WON'T LET YOU BUY TIME FOR YOURSELF!" Omega X bellowed as his golden aura flared as wisps of energy laced around him. "I'M PUTTING AN END TO THIS BULLSHIT NOW!"
With that, Omega X propelled himself toward Burizalor and stopped the tyrant from invoking his power. Burizalor readied his fists and lured the warrior in. Both superpowers collided, meeting head-on as streaks of light smashed into each one other.
Wham!
Bam!
Bam!
Wham!
Back and forth, they went as their collisions rocked the heavens.
As Omega X closed in, he threw a punch only for Burizalor to evade it. Burizalor rocketed into the air and twisted away, attempting to land a kick to Omega X's face. The Ascendant saw through Burizalor's strategy, tucking his head under. He then landed a brutal gut shot with his fist. Burizalor cried out and doubled over in pain, spitting a mouthful of blood from his mouth. Omega X propelled forward and landed a headbutt into Burizalor's chest, sending the tyrant sailing back. Omega X glided over Burizalor, delivering a double-handed smash across the small of the emperor's back. This blow sent Burizalor plunging toward the gaping hole where his Death Ball impacted. Burizalor managed to stop himself, preventing his deep plunge into the hole. He glanced upward, catching Omega X throwing a kick. Burizalor barely ducked under and rocketed up, fleeing from the Ascendant.
But, as just as Burizalor escaped the hole, he caught Omega X trailing behind him.
Before the tyrant realized it, Omega X flickered right in front of him.
Wham!
Omega X landed a dropkick to Burizalor's face, knocking him back.
"Th...that's..."
Omega X howled angrily as he closed in and prepared to meet Burizalor head-on.
"THAT'S ENOUGH FROM YOU!" Burizalor screamed as he spun around, throwing his arms up and cupping his hands together. Gathering a ball of dark energy, he expelled a powerful wave and repelled Omega X, sending him plunging through a cliffside and deep into the ocean. Taking a few deep breaths, he recollected his senses and patiently waited for the Ascendant to rise.
Shoom.
Omega X shot out of the oceans. Then, he stopped in mid-air and glared the tyrant dead in his sadistic eyes. Burizalor stifled a small chuckle, which ultimately led to boorish laughter.
"Wahahaha!" Burizalor's evil laughter filled and echoed across the skies despite the noisy activity ensuing from the explosions and heavy winds. He stopped once the background noise and activity drowned out his laughter. "You've greatly underestimated me! That was all but three-quarters of my power!"
Taking no chances, Omega X shot forward and prepared to stop Burizalor at any cost.
Clenching his fists, Burizalor's devilish smile curved outward as he boasted. "Now this... IS 100 PERCENT!" A thick black aura quickly materialized around his body, empowering the cold tyrant as Omega X continued closing in. At full power, I'll end this in a minute! No.. make that 30 seconds!
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Olympus Summit/Sacred Guardian Temple
Glaring out through the windows, Keke, Dianamon, and Gatomon followed the colliding sound explosions reverberating tens of miles away. Kari switched back and forth, shifting her view toward the windows as she clenched her hands tightly and feverishly. They watched as darkness swept over the skies. The grim scene sent a cold and hard message to the group. It finally dawned on them the planet was on the verge of collapse. The race against time was on with less than 30 minutes to spare.
"Guys?" Kari queried, conveying grave concern. "The skies... the planet...?"
"Spira's done for!" Dianamon exclaimed, whirling around as she watched the others set BanchoLeomon, Sora, and Izzy across the center. She hurried over toward the bodies and pressed her hands together. "We have to act quickly before it's too late!"
"Wait, did you say the planet is... done for?" Joe called out on the Olympian's claim.
Gomamon growled. "So, Burizalor's dud of an attack came back and bit us in our butts! Man, talk about karma."
"Guys! Let her focus!" Gatomon called out to everyone as all eyes fell on Dianamon, who focused deeply into meditation. The digital feline's sensitive ears listened to Spirian incantation uttered from the Olympian. I can't even comprehend what she's saying, but hopefully she can at least get the fallen warriors to share with her their power. "Dianamon, do your best."
"Damn!" Sam cursed as he sat up and stormed toward a wall. "That bastard thinks he can just take us all by attempting to delete a whole planet?"
"Calm down, Sam! The fact we're still here means we survived," Keke reassured her stressed friend. "Now, I don't know for long how we'll hold up, but we will!"
"She's right!" Kari cried out. "Plus, my brother and Agumon… Omega X is fighting Burizalor right now! Don't you give up on him!"
"Kalooveapeus! Sev Spirian beenospo!" Dianamon cried out as her eyes burned with pure white energy.
Suddenly, the entire room lit up with white light. The pure white light washed across the chamber, engulfing everyone and everything within. Though the light was bright enough to blind them, it wasn't harmful. Rather, the light brought a warm comfort to the Digi-Destined and their cohorts. Underneath BanchoLeomon, Sora, and Izzy, a symbol resembling an upside down three-fingered claw mark emblazoned and shone through the bodies. Pillars of golden light produced through tiny silts encompassing the central section of the chamber. All three bodies hovered into the air whilst being carried by the streaming white light. Everyone watched in deep and silent awe as the three bodies ascended near the ceiling.
"Beautiful," Mimi murmured, mesmerized as the holy white light allured her.
Kari, out of al them, responded to the light as the same white light materialized around her. Gatomon and the others turned, catching the glowing child. Nearly fainting, Kari sank to one knee and groaned, holding her head. Gatomon raced over and put an arm around her partner, steadily holding her up from losing balance. Keke and Sam turned toward Kari, probing a fluctuating energy source from the Kamiya child. They hurried over, helping Gatomon stand her up.
"Thank you, but I'll stand on my own just fine," Kari spoke in that distinct, mature lady-like tone. As the white light covered her, she turned and faced everyone staring toward her. "Everyone, we meet again."
"It's that voice again," Joe said. "The one who spoke through Kari before."
"Yeah, but what did she come out for?" The white sea mammal digimon wondered.
Lillymon eyed the glowing girl. "She seems to come and goes, but that light must've brought this side out."
The Olympian glanced across the chamber and watched Kari advancing toward the central section of the room. Kari readily placed her hands against the pillars, utilizing her pure light and strengthening the barrier. Dianamon sensed the barrier's power growing substantially.
"My light will help keep everyone in this chamber safe," 'Kari' reassured everyone as she focused her energies and spreading her aura spread across the room. She closed her eyes, listening to the soft cries and chants of kindred spirits from Spira's past encircling her. "I feel for all those who've lost their lives. Spira's long and rich history will never be lost. All those who lost their lives to the invaders will be revived. Yes, I can hear their pleas."
"Can you feel that, Sam?" Keke inquired, facing her friend.
Sam nodded. "This power is so rich and comforting."
"But, how long can she keep this up?" Mimi said.
Dianamon sighed deeply, nodding sagely toward Kari. "Thank you, messenger of light." A gentle expression was conveyed through her eyes. "I take it you're the Holy Beasts' messenger."
"Yes, and very soon the Digicores will be here."
"Yeah, but it all depends if TK, Patamon, and the others get here!" Joe exclaimed.
A reassuring smile surfaced over Kari's face. She then closed her eyes and focused. "They will come. You all have my word. I can hear the Holy Beasts. I can feel them. They'll want out of their imprisonments and I shall be the one to hear them." As she raised her head, the symbol of Light materialized across Kari's chest, bemusing everyone as the pink light beamed out and enhanced the barrier around her friends. "Everyone, don't step out of the barrier. We will wait for our friends to return."
Keke gritted her teeth as she turned, facing the windows behind her. Time is not I would say favorable to us now! C'mon, guys, what's taking long?
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10 Miles from Burizalor's Mothership
Wha-Boom!
A series of loud sound explosions emanated across the skylines. Two streaks of light zipped through an assorted of clouds and collided again, causing the clouds to explode. Omega X roared, propelling himself toward the tyrant, who forged a long distance between them. Omega X opened his palms, firing rapid blasts at Burizalor. The paranoid emperor evaded the blasts, throwing an energy beam at Omega X. The Ascendant backhanded Burizalor's beam with little effort and shot forward. He threw a punch as Burizalor barely evaded. Burizalor kept his distance, swaying back and forth while avoiding Omega X's punches. Burizalor sped away and forged another long distance. Out of desperation, the tyrant clenched his fists and focused his energies through his whole body, creating a barrier around himself. Omega X jetted across and stopped dead cold, gazing at Burizalor in befuddlement.
Burizalor's body began bulking up as purely dark energies pumped through him. Gritting his teeth, the tyrant felt every fiber of his being tightening and his eyes bulged wide open. First, his forearms expanded followed by his shoulders, legs, torso, pectorals, his tail, and even his face. The black aura surrounding him expanded as it dissolved large pillars situated behind him. The energies seeped out and reached Omega X, which he repelled with his own golden sheen. Suddenly, lightning pelted the landscape, shattering and deleting hills and isles completely. More lighting spilled from the skies and struck Burizalor, empowering him. Omega X probed a great influx of power instilling the cold monster substantially. Assuming a cautionary battle stance, the warrior focused on Burizalor, watching him lifting his hands into the air and absorbing the evil energy pouring into him.
Proudly wearing an evil smile, Burizalor felt the bulk of his power spiking like never before.
"His Ki is really spiking fast," Omega X silently noted, probing Burizalor's growing power. "So, I get to see Burizalor at his peak."
Suddenly, X reached out to the Ascendant telepathically, which didn't faze Omega X from his focus.
Tai, Agumon! Can you hear me? Omega X, I'm talking to you! If you two are still in there, hear me out! It's me, X!
Omega X made no immediate response, seemingly ignoring the masked man altogether.
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Other World/X's Planet
Scowling behind his mask, X chided the warrior. "What are you doing, Omega X? Answer me! Now's your chance! It's time to attack him while he's concentrating on his power! I know you can hear me! Omega X, answer me n-!"
I hear you, X.
"But, why are you doing this? This is probably your only chance to destroy Burizalor and flee before Spira is wiped out completely!"
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Planet Spira/10 Miles from Burizalor's Mothership
"You don't understand, X," Omega X issued. "This is my once in a lifetime opportunity to watch the Digiverse's biggest scumbag reach his peak. I can't miss this out."
Wh-What? You want to see Burizalor at his peak? Look, you've gained the power of an Ascendant, and it's most awesome. But, you're still fresh. Letting Burizalor reach his full power is going to bite you in the ass! Hear me out, Omega! You're making a mistake!
"X, thanks for everything, but I know... at least, I think I have a gut feeling who you are behind the mask."
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Other World/X's Planet
Taken aback with Omega X's abrupt remark, X furrowed his brows behind his mask and sighed.
"X? What's going on?" Centaurumon inquired as Andromon and Piximon restrained him from advancing.
X raised his head, mentally communicating with the Ascendant. I see. I can venture to guess once Keke spilled the beans to Matt and Mimi. Yes, she is their daughter from an alternate universe timeline. Tike and Kara are TK and Kari's children. Sam is... well you and the others will meet his biological parents later if you can somehow escape Spira. Likewise for David.
That means, you're...
I'm no one. Who I used to be was someone important, just like you. I was once an Ascendant, but all I had was golden hair and a sheen. You've not only gained the power of and Ascendant, but you did it by channeling the peak of your Crest's powers and by fusing with your partner. Although you and Agumon constitute one body, you think and note yourself as only one.
I see. That's why you chose Agumon to train under you. And you picked me to help enhance Agumon's power along with my Crest power.
After the Nexus stripped me, Keke, and the others' Ascendant powers, I assumed the post as watcher of this side of the Digiverse. There are four quadrants to the entire Digiverse, Omega X. Thousands of digicycles ago, there only used to be one. Following a terrible catastrophe, the golden Digigod himself, Huanglongmon, arose and divided the whole Digiverse into four varying realities. Each quadrant is supported by their own governing body and overseers. There are higher powers above me. One day, you and your friends will meet them. Hopefully, that is the case.
This is all surreal to me. I didn't think there four quadrants used to be one. But, are you telling the truth about you, Keke, the twins, and the others being Ascendants at one point?'
Yes, although they will train hard and regain what was taken from them. As the eastern quadrant's Watcher, I can't leave my post...not yet.
Yet?
Should the time come for me to step down from my post… I will reveal to you who I really am.
Fair enough, but I have a good feeling who you really are, X. Don't forget this.
Understood, but back to pressing matters at hand... if you so wish to see the higher powers and learn more about how each four quadrants were realized... you must destroy the menace that was responsible for wiping out the Northern Quadrant's Digital World. In order for the four quadrants to fully recover, the Holy Beasts must be released from the Digicores. For that to happen, your friends should nab the Digicores and take them to the Olympus Summit!
I know.
But, it's you'll be the one held accountable for Burizalor's fate. Omega X, you must kill him! Kill him for all the horrible misdeeds he's brought upon the Eastern Digigalaxy! He's the one responsible for everything you and your friends have experienced up to this point! Destroy the origin of the evil, which has ravaged Spira and the Digital World!
I'm going to do more than just that, X.
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Planet Spira/10 Miles from Burizalor's Mothership
Scowling angrily, Omega X's lips curled as his golden sheen wildly exploded. He roared out deeply, proclaiming his overall intentions. "I'm going to avenge Matt, Izzy, and Sora's deaths! They've all had their lives taken by this heartless bastard! They were MY friends! X... DON'T THINK THIS IS ONLY BECAUSE I WANT TO SAVE THE DIGIVERSE!" As he casted his eyes forward, he calmly murmured. "Those three were my friends. He had no right to take them away... if the Digicores aren't restored, they can never come back. Their families will never see them again. TK won't live with himself over the notion his brother won't be there to watch him grow into a fine man. Burizalor... that scumbag won't get away with the blood stained on his hands. Innocent blood."
But, why allow him to reach full power? What about TK, Kari, Mimi, Joe, my friends, and the others?
Omega X smirked. "They'll all be fine. I swear it."
Burizalor growled deeply, gritting his teeth as his black aura spread and his muscles bulged. "85 percent... 90 percent..." YES, ALMOST THERE!
"Burizalor, I came to a decision."
"Hum?"
"I'll allow you to reach your full power. I want to kill you when you're at your best. No half-assing, you hear? You wanted it this way, didn't you? Or, else, you would've fired another charge and deleted this whole planet, along with the two of us. Right?"
Chortling darkly, the tyrant wore a proud and bloody smirk.
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Other World/X's Planet
"Tai, Agumon... no, Omega X," X muttered as he casted his bold eyes to the ground. "You fool... heh, yeah, if that had been the old me, I'd had the same stubborn mindset. I really was no different from what you've become now."
Piximon hovered over to the masked man, befuddled. "X?"
Andromon added. "What's wrong now?"
Centaurumon replied. "What is troubling you?"
X muttered. "He's not Tai or Agumon anymore. He's became the Ascendant... Omega X, a warrior of rage and passion."
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Planet Spira/5 Miles from Burizalor's Mothership
As they touched base on the site where the Digicores were last seen, Minervamon led TK, Patamon, Tike, Kara, and David toward an ocean-covered landscape. They stopped midway through a ravaged landscape, which was consumed by the raging waters washing across the area. Minervamon looked through the water and pinpointed four white stones resembling orbs.
"There! I see them!" Minervamon pointed toward the objects.
Kara added. "Good, they weren't swept away by the water!"
"I'll get 'em!" Tike said as he prepared to dive in.
David interjected. "No, I'll go."
"NO! I'LL GO!" TK cried out as he dove in and plunged through the water.
"TK!" The kids shouted as they and Patamon dove in pursuing the child.
As TK swam and descended, he stopped and gasped for air. He flailed his arms around while rising upward to collect oxygen. Patamon swam down and grabbed TK, pulling him to the surface. Tike, Kara, and David quickly swam down whilst collecting the Digicores. Tike grabbed two, Kara took one, and David snatched the last one. Poking his head through the surface, the Bearer of Hope gasped and inhaled the air through his nose and mouth. Patamon dragged TK back toward the shore.
"TK, what were you thinking?" Patamon cried out as he placed TK on the shore. "You could've drowned!"
"Sorry... Patamon... I just wanted to help..." TK said, coughing water from his mouth.
The winged mammal smiled, sighing with exasperation. "Oh, TK."
Suddenly, Tike, Kara, and David flew out of the ocean with the Digicores in tow.
"Good, we have the Digicores," Minervamon smirked. "Now, we can head back."
"Wait! My brother... his body..." TK reminded everyone. "We need to collect his body."
"Argh! How could I have forgotten?" The Olympian panicked as she turned toward the distance. "The thing is... I can't even sense his life energy any more. He died... so..."
"I'll collect him," Tike said as he handed Kara and David each a Digicore. "I think I remember where Tai buried him!" With that, he hastily dove back through the water and swam through the currents.
"Thanks, Tike," TK murmured, folding his arms around his body. Patamon walked behind his partner, pressing his warm body against his, preventing the child from catching a cold. "You think he'll find Matt down there, Patamon?"
"I'm sure he will, TK. Tike is one tough little guy."
Kara gulped, anxiously waiting for her brother to return. "Be careful down there, Tike."
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Reaching the further depths of the ocean, Tike scoured through the land that used to be on the surface. He dove further, kicking his feet along behind him and propelled himself through the water. His eyes scanned the ocean bottom and he found nothing resembling freshly buried earth.
Then, something caught his eye. He saw a body floating up toward the surface. He propelled forward, rapidly swimming toward what resembled a human body. As he got closer, he saw tinges of dirty blond hair from the body. He grabbed a hold of the body and jetted up through the surface. Tike spat water from his mouth and looked over the extra 'baggage' he now had to carry with him.
It was Matt Ishida's body.
"Whew, thank goodness I was able to find it, or else I wouldn't have had any luck!" Tike's grin widened. "All right, Uncle Matt... I know you can't hear me, but listen up. I'm doing this because you're my uncle from another timeline and I'm doing this for TK, my father. Be grateful I didn't leave you down there. Now... I'VE GOTTA HAUL ASS!" With that, the boy pivoted toward the eastern route he took and flew back to where the others awaited him.
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It didn't take long for Kara and David to catch Tike gliding toward them.
"Guys! I see, Tike!" Kara cried out.
David blinked, noting Matt's body in Tike's clutches. "And he's got Matt!"
"Yes! Then, we're all set!" TK exclaimed.
Minervamon grabbed TK and Patamon as she ascended into the air. "Everyone! Let's head back! We can't keep our friends waiting!"
The warriors boosted their flight speed and rocketed across the skies in a hurry. TK and Patamon watched as more landscapes were floating off the ground and being deleted spontaneously Tike, Kara, and David focused their intent as they followed behind Minervamon, but they, too, noticed the landscapes shifting and dissolving. The corrupt darkness already covered, sweeping across the planet whilst blocking out the sunlight. The more lands being deleted meant the planet's breakdown was accelerating.
"Guys, you see all that?" Kara exclaimed.
Tike answered. "Don't look back! We've got to keep our asses on the move!"
David gulped, shaking his head. "Ye-Yeah, but the planet is really gonna break down!"
"It is and if we don't hurry we're all goners," Minervamon proclaimed. "Once we've got the Digicores there, we'll have not just the Holy Beasts released, but Lord Gorugon revived to grant your last wish."
"That's right! We still haven't made our last wish!" TK said.
Patamon blinked, hanging onto TK. "But, what should our last wish be based on?"
"I've got it," the Bearer of Hope said. "Hey, Minervamon, can the Holy Beasts restore people's lives?"
"Well, I believe so and only if those didn't pass away by natural causes. Where are you going with this?"
"It's just an idea I had," the boy replied, grinning from ear to ear. "If the Holy Beasts can revive people, then... he can probably revive the Great Elder?"
"Hey, that's a great idea, TK!" Tike cried out.
Kara added. "I'll say! That's some planning!"
"Easier said than done. The Great Elder died of natural causes," Minervamon lowered her eyes, sighing sadly.
"Or, he probably died from the grief over losing his people, including your friends, right?" TK pointed out.
The female Olympian gasped upon this realization. "Gah! You could be right! Why didn't I think about that?"
"A man his age is vulnerable to die from extreme stress placed on him," David said. "So, seeing his people die by Burizalor's hand pushed him to die before his time."
"Yes! Then, if we ask the Holy Beasts to revive the Great Elder, then Lord Gorugon will be revived!"
Tike chuckled. "no offense Minervamon, but for a guardian, you're slow on the uptake."
"True, but I am the youngest member of the Olympus Twelve," the female warrior chortled. "I'm still learning from my seniors!"
"Not only will the Great Elder be revived, but the Holy Beasts can revive Izzy, Sora, Matt, and every Spirian killed by Burizalor's people," Kara stated.
"All right then, it's settled!" TK declared. "We know what we have to do now, guys!"
The group cried out in unison. "Yeah!"
"Let's just hope it works, TK," Patamon murmured to his partner.
The boy responded with a hopeful smile. "It will. I just know it will, Patamon."
"But, what about the last wish, TK?"
"That will come if everything can fall into place," he winked to Patamon. Matt, Sora, Izzy, you're all coming back! I can just feel it! And everything will be fixed! We'll be back home in no time!
"Everyone. Can you sense that evil power accumulating?" Minervamon said as her soft expression hardened, conveying utter disgust. "It's him."
Tike scowled as he, his twin sister, and David probed Burizalor's evil Ki. All three of them shuddered with contempt.
"So, the scumbag is about to let it all out," Kara muttered.
David frowned, biting his bottom lip. "Omega X really intends to fight him at his full power?"
"Omega X will definitely kick his ass, guys. I just know he will!" Tike cried out. "Burizalor can go over 200 percent and he'd still have a snowball's chance in hell."
Holding onto Patamon tightly, TK gulped and closed his eyes. "C'mon, Tai, Agumon..."
"Omega X's power exceeds anything I've ever seen in a warrior," Minervamon calmly stated, closing her eyes whilst trailing through the air. "It's almost legendary. His power may be even greater than the whole Olympus Twelve combined. However, on the flipside, never before had we encountered an enemy with an astonishingly frightening power like Burizalor's. Right now as we speak, the tyrant's full power is leaking out negative energy, which is destabilizing the planet's codes. That explosion we saw... it was a sign he destroyed the planet's core. This planet I say has only about 25 or so minutes before it explodes. We have little time."
"Less than 25 minutes?" The children cried out in shock.
TK frowned and firmed his resolve against the surmounting odds. "Then, we'll make this our quickest 25 minutes ever, guys. Let's not lose hope just yet!"
Tike, Kara, David, and Patamon shouted altogether. "RIGHT!"
"Most of the time will be wasted just to set everything up and reviving everyone killed by our enemies will require more time, but you're right we'll get this done," Minervamon stated, opening her eyes. "With the little time we have, we can't afford to make any mistakes, my friends! Let's do what we need to do!"
"YEAH!"
And in the meantime, Omega X... we'll be waiting for you! Beat Burizalor and meet back with us! We can't all go back home without you! The Child of Hope mentally hoped, praying for the Ascendant's return.
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10 Miles from Burizalor's Mothership
Finally, after what seemed like eternity, Omega X watched as Burizalor spread his arms far apart.
"98 percent..." snarled the tyrant, taking a deep breath as the black sheen surrounding him turned dark red. The dark red aura then turned white and exploded around Burizalor, initially empowering the emperor as his body grew in size. "100 PERCENT!" His boorish screams echoed across the skies as more areas around him dissolved under his corruptive energy.
The scenery was all white and everything almost faded to black.
Omega X uncovered his eyes, glaring down large, winged figure hovering behind a thick sheet of smoke. He narrowed his eyes directly and scowled. "Now, I get to see what you're truly capable of." He took a second to sense an omnious vibe emanating from the tyrant's large energy signature.
As the smoke screen dissipated, Burizalor's full-powered form was revealed. His body size was larger and muscular than before. Veins popped all over his forehead, arms, legs, and tail. His eyes burned dark red. Two massive demonic wings protruded from his back and a set of curved horns adorned his head. His black sheen completely dissipated as he relaxed his whole body.
Letting out a relaxed sigh, Burizalor spoke with a deep boorish tone. "Sorry to keep you waiting. You should feel honored. You're the only one to witness my full-power."
Omega X scoffed, feeling the omnious vibe of Burizalor's power gripping him. "There's no time. Let's get this over with, scumbag."
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Next episode: Full-Power Burizalor! The Holy Beasts Reawakening!
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A/N: See? Everyone is ok, but Spira won't last too long, I'm afraid. The kids now have the Digicores and must beat the clock.
Yeah, no 5 minutes this time, folks! Rather, it's 30 minutes. Makes it more believable that way. :P
Oh, and Burizalor unveils his full-powered form. This is a slight modification from Freeza's bulky form. What do you think? It makes the tyrant scarier this way.
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