"Good, nobody saw us climbing up here," Takato sighed with relief. The group had just finished climbing the small mountain where Dorbickmon was said to be. On the top of the mountain they found a small fortress, which they entered from the side to find that it composed of a single room, but with multiple doors and windows for Digimon to enter and exit. At the back of the room was a large throne that Dorbickmon was currently sitting on. Throughout the room were several boulders, one of which the group was currently hiding behind.
"What difference does it make if they know we're coming?" Nate asked.
"That's precisely why we need to be discreet; these Death Generals are powerful, so if we can get a surprise attack on one, that could be enough to give us an advantage, and we need all the help we can get."
"What?! But…that's a cowardly strategy!" Nate shouted.
"I guess so, but it might be the only way to –"
"No! I refuse to take any part in a strategy like that! Agumon and I didn't spend all of our time bravely fighting those evil Digimon just so we can act like a bunch of pussies! Come on, Agumon; let's fight him like we've done with the others!" Nate ordered.
"Right behind you, boss! Agumon Warp Digivolve to, MetalTyrannomon!"
"Nate, stop it!" Takato whispered.
"You're going to ruin everything, dumbass!" Emerilla warned.
"Relax, I know what I'm doing!" Nate shouted from atop MetalTyrannomon's head as the Ultimate charged toward the throne Dorbickmon was on, much to the General's pleasure. "Attack him, now!"
"Mr. Matsuki, what are we going to do?" Mia asked. Takato said nothing, watching in silence as MetalTyrannomon prepared to attack.
"Giga Destroyer II!" MetalTyrannomon launched a missile from his hand that exploded directly in the Death General.
"All right; well done!" Nate shouted.
"Yes, that was very well done," Dorbickmon admitted, rising from the smoke caused by the explosion. "But if that's all you are able to do, then this little spar will soon be over!" Dorbickmon summoned a flaming sword in his right hand. "Now, show me what you're REALLY capable of!"
"Show him, MetalTyrannomon!" Nate commanded.
"You got it; Nuclear Laser!"
"Tyrant Collbrande!" Dorbickmon attacked MetalTyrannomon with his sword before the Ultimate could launch his attack, causing him to turn back into Agumon. "Please tell me you did not come here alone; it would be a huge waste of my time killing only the two of you!"
"Nate, get out of there!" Takato shouted as he and Guilmon ran out from behind the boulder. "We're the ones you really want to fight; leave them out of this!"
"Well then, by all means, fight me!" Dorbickmon sneered.
"Guilmon, are you ready? This is going to be a tough one!" Takato said, clutching his Digivice.
"I'm ready whenever you are!" Guilmon nodded.
"Biomerge, acti–"
"Devidramon, now!" Dorbickmon interrupted as the large Devidramon the group saw earlier flew out from behind Dorbickmon's throne and landed in front of Takato and Guilmon, his eyes glowing a bright red.
"Takato! I can't move!" Guilmon said.
"Perfect; those were the words I was waiting to hear!" Dorbickmon exclaimed, walking over to the smaller Rookie. "Take a good look at your Digimon partner, Takato, because I highly doubt you'll ever see him as he is now ever again! Burning the Dragon!" Dorbickmon summoned spiraling, dark flames around Guilmon, who began to howl in pain as he grew larger in size, and Takato soon recognized the savage form of Megidramon. Dorbickmon's flames soon dissipated, leaving the feral dragon glaring at his dazed partner. "Perfect; Megidramon is one of the strongest Dragon Digimon around! With him in my army, my ruling will be without flaw!"
"What makes you think he'll be joining your army?!" Emerilla asked, running out from behind the boulder, followed closely by her friends. "He's still Takato's Digimon!"
"Perhaps he is, but take a look at his face! Is that the face a Digimon wears whilst looking at his or her Digimon partner?" Emerilla and the others looked at Megidramon, who looked as if he was about to murder Takato. "Why wouldn't he join me? After all, I will give him free reign to do as he pleases, to do what he does best; murder. Why would he want to stay with you, when you would force him to do otherwise?!"
"You monster!" Tomoya shouted.
"Call me what you like; it won't change the fact that there's nothing you can do to defeat me or my army! Megidramon, get rid of them!" Dorbickmon ordered. Megidramon slithered up to the group, preparing to launch a fire attack when an enormous Digimon crashed through one of the walls in Dorbickmon's fortress, snatching up the Digidestined, their Digimon, and Wisemon before flying back out, much to Dorbickmon's surprise. Megidramon, not noticing any change, attacked the vacant floor instead. "Damn it; Owryumon has decided to get in our way once again, has he?! Well, no matter; even with help from someone as powerful as him, they won't succeed…Megidramon, stop eating that boulder!"
"I trust you are all unharmed, Digidestined?" Owryumon asked once he deposited them in a cave on a mountain near Dorbickmon's fortress.
"Yeah, we are, but –"
"You wish to know who I am, do you not?" Owryumon finished. "My name is Owryumon, and I, like nearly every Digimon in the Digital World, am against the Death Generals, and everything they stand for. Now, Digidestined, this is going to be difficult for me to say, but…return to your world."
"WHAT?!" Emerilla shrieked.
"This is a Digimon problem, not a human one. Return to your home, and forget about this one! If you try to fight back, you will die!" Owryumon warned.
"We can't just ignore the Death Generals! Once they're finished here, they're coming to our world!" Mia said.
"Just go home with your Digimon; the Digimon in the Digital World will handle things in this world."
"We aren't going to leave!" Tomoya declared, and the huge Mega stared at him. "First of all, this is not a Digimon problem if the Death Generals decided to mix the human world up in this! Second of all, we can't leave now! That Dorbickmon turned my father's Digimon into a real monster; we can't just leave him behind! We need to find some way to turn him back to the way he was!"
"…There…isn't anything I can say to change your minds, is there?" Owryumon asked, and everyone, including Wisemon, shook their heads. Owryumon sighed. "All right…I'll take you back to Dorbickmon's fortress, but I will not be able to assist you in your battle. Is that clear?" Everyone nodded. "I truly do wish I could help you, but…I cannot. Now, as for returning Megidramon back into Guilmon, all you have to do is…"
