(A/N: I had forgotten that the latest episodes of Digimon Tri had come out. Just saw them recently, and they were awesome. The action is so much better than in the previous Seasons, and the story is a lot darker too. Props to them.)

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter 52: In The Garden of Argomon

"And that's about the time when you showed up," Takuya concluded as the group walked along.

Floating beside them, Gokuwmon sat on his cloud as Gigimon sat on his head. "I see. You humans have been through much."

"Tell me about it," said TK. "This whole journey could fill several Seasons of an anime."

Takato glanced at Gokuwmon, then down at the cloud he was sitting on. "Speaking of anime, doesn't this guy kind of remind you of a certain someone from Dragon Ball Z?"

Gigimon groaned. "Please don't get started on your Human World nonsense again; I can't keep up with it."

"You can't keep up?" Davis exclaimed. "How do you think we feel with all this Digital World stuff?"

"Hey, I've been around since the Digital World began, and after all I've learned in that time, it's your world the confusing me, thus it's your world that's the weird one."

"I do not think it is weird," Leomon explained, "just different from what we know. I for one find it fascinating."

Gokuwmon crossed his arms. "I must admit, I too am curious about your world. It sounds quite intriguing."

"Intriguing?" Gigimon grumbled. "Let me tell you about it." He jumped off the beast man Digimon's head to land on the cloud… only to pass right through it and land on his head.

Kari winced. "Gigimon, are you ok?"

The lesser Digimon had dizzy swirls in his eyes. "What happened?"

Gokuwmon closed his eyes. "Only those who are pure of heart can ride on this cloud."

Davis grinned broadly down at Gigimon. "I guess you've been naughty."

The lesser Digimon glared at him. "Yeah, well, I'd like to see you try."

"No problem. Do you mind?"

Gokuwmon shrugged and got off the cloud. Still smirking, Davis jumped up onto it… and fell straight through, landing facedown on top of Gigimon.

"See, not so easy," the lesser Digimon mumbled beneath him.

Davis groaned as he lifted his face out of the dirt. "I tink I bi' muh tung."

"In more ways than one," TK joked.

Leaping to his feet, Davis pointed at him. "Oh yeah, well why don't you try, TM."

The blonde hesitated before shrugging. Placing his hands on the cloud, he hoisted himself up, and stayed on. Gokuwmon raised an eyebrow, impressed. "Nicely done. Not many can stay on."

Sour-faced, Davis looked away. "Big deal."

"Can I try?" Kari asked. She grasped TK's hand, and he pulled her up. She too sat down comfortably.

"Guess that's two for, two against," said Takuya. "My turn." He spun around and leapt back onto the cloud, only to land painfully on his rear end as he went through.

"That had to hurt," Takato muttered. "You ok?"

"My… tailbone…"

"Yeah, that looked painful," TK agreed as he and Kari slid off the cloud to help him up. "You wanna try, Takato?"

The other boy sweat-dropped. "Um, no, that's ok."

Davis came up behind him, a mischievous smile on his face. "Oh, come on, give it a try."

He pushed Takato forward. He stumbled and lost his balance, reaching out for anything. He ended up grabbing the cloud, and was able to stop his fall. It took him a moment to realize that the cloud hadn't rejected him. "Oh." He climbed on, making himself comfortable. "Cool."

Davis scowled. "How are you doing that?"

"Just don't have any impure thoughts," Gokuwmon explained. "Your arrogance probably made you fall through before. Rid yourself of all negativity."

Pouting, Davis stared at the cloud. "Ok, banish any negative thoughts." Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath, turned around with his arms out, and jumped onto the cloud. His bottom landed on the soft cloud beside Takato. A few seconds later, he opened his eyes and grinned. "Hey, I did it! Ah!" He fell through again, ending up on his back. The others laughed, and even Gokuwmon cracked a smile. Groaning, Davis glanced up at his look-alike. "Wanna try?"

Tai had been the only one who hadn't laughed. "No, and this isn't the time to be playing games." He turned to the beast man Digimon. "How much further until we get to Argomon?"

Gokuwmon climbed back onto his cloud. "A few more hours at our current pace. I didn't see any guards when I was there last. It seems he's quite arrogant with his power."

"So, wait, you were actually there?" TK asked.

The beast man Digimon nodded. "I was. I saw Darcmon flying and I followed her. I was going to stage an attack, but then I heard her and Argomon talk about going after you. So I followed her and arrived just in time to assist you."

"And we really appreciate that," Kari told him.

"What of our friends?" Leomon asked worriedly. "Have you heard anything from them?"

Gokuwmon sighed and closed his eyes. "Wisemon was with me for a few days after we were separated. Sadly, he was destroyed by one of Argomon's servants. I am sorry."

"No…" Leomon whispered. He dropped to his knees, his despair evident. "And what of Sanzomon?"

"Captured," Gokuwmon replied. "She must have found Argomon as well. I saw her sleeping in a pod when I followed Darcmon to Argomon's location."

Leomon's fists clenched and he punched the ground. "One destroyed, and another one captured. Then only you and I are left to defeat Argomon."

"Only us?" Gokuwmon replied. He shook his head. "No, my friend, it's not just us. Just look around you. These brave humans are ready and willing to fight by our side for a noble cause."

Takuya placed a hand on Leomon's shoulder. "Yeah, we've got your back. We'll free Sanzomon and avenge Wisemon at the same time."

The lion Digimon managed a small smile. "You are kind. I thank you." He stood up, looking more determine. "Yes, we will put a stop to this. And we'll find Wisemon again one day, or whatever Digivolution route he takes. I am certain of it." He looked back at the beast man Digimon. "Gokuwmon, lead the way."

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The sun was close to setting when Gokuwmon commanded them to stop. The vines were thick here, offering very little opening to get through them. And, worst of all, he had ordered them to put their torch out.

"We don't want to alert Argomon to our presence. No fire, and no touching the vines."

"Easy for you to say," Davis mumbled, eyeing the floating cloud he was sitting on.

"Just hold onto me," the beast man Digimon told him. "Or sit on my lap. So long as you don't touch any of the vines."

The final result was Gokuwmon sitting cross-legged on his cloud with a blushing Davis on his lap and Gigimon on his head. Leomon stood on the cloud behind him holding Tai and Takuya in his arms while the remaining teens squeezed in where they could on the cloud.

"Argomon is just ahead," the beast man Digimon told them. "Keep your voices low, and don't touch anything."

They hovered along over the vines. As they approached Argomon's base of operation, a sigh escaped TK. Kari looked at him curiously and lowered her voice. "Hey, you ok?"

He glanced at her, and offered a small smile. "Yeah, just thinking."

"About?"

He hesitated for a few moments. "It's just, I'm the only one that hasn't Digivolved yet. It makes me wonder how useful I'll be in the battle with Argomon."

She stared at him for a few moments, waiting for him to continue. When he didn't a light chuckled escaped her. "That's what you're worried about?" At his nod, a second chuckle escaped her. "Oh, TK, that's silly. Of course you're useful. Even if you're not an Ultimate, you have enough power to fight on equal ground with us. You've been a big help so far, and you'll continue to be."

TK's fists clenched. "Yeah, but I don't just want to help, I want to be able to protect all of you. I want to Digivolve too and be able to take on these evil freaks. You've all managed to Digivolve, so why can't I?"

Sighing, she reached out and took his hand. "It'll happen, TK. I know it will. I have faith in you. When the time is right, you'll find the power. I know it."

The clearing of a throat drew their attention, and Gokuwmon glanced over his shoulder at them. "If you two are almost finished, we're here."

Before the group was a massively tall dome of greenery. Gokuwmon motioned towards it, and the group shifted around on the cloud. Small spaces between individual vines allowed them to see through, and they peaked through the openings. They couldn't see much, but all the vines seemed to be originating from a large pile within the clearing.

"Argomon is in there? Kari asked.

Gokuwmon nodded. "Yes, but right now he's in his Worm Phase form."

Takuya made a face. "Gross. What's that?"

"It's the form he takes in order to spread his vines," Leomon explained. "He can still attack in it, but he's limited in his attacks and unable to move from his position."

"Ok," said TK, "then would it be better to attack while he's immobile but in control of his vines, or when he's able to move around but can't control his vines?"

"Hey, it doesn't even need to come to that," said Davis. "Lets just hit him with a sneak attack. We'll wipe him out before he even knows we're here."

"Shh! Tai shushed, even louder than his look-alike had been talking. "If we don't keep our voices down, we'll get caught before we even have a chance to-"

"PA-CAW!"

Makuramon's fuzzy face suddenly appeared upside-down on the other side of the space they were looking through. The group started back in surprise as the monkey Digimon laughed. The entire wall of vines suddenly collapsed on top of them, wrapping around their arms, legs, and torso in seconds. Even Leomon and the Ultimate level Gokuwmon were ensnared.

Makuramon continued laughing as he hung upside-down from his tail. "You caught them! You caught them!" He dropped down and began dancing backwards. "You see, Lord Argomon, I told you they would come."

"And you were right," a mighty voice boomed from the top of the large pile of vines in the clearing.

The vines pulled the group along as Makuramon danced beside them. They were lifted up the pile to the very top and came face to face with Argomon. All they could see were his head and shoulders, the rest of him being concealed by the vines growing from his body. He was humanoid in appearance, and seemed to be wearing a mask. Just behind him stood Darcmon, a knowing smile on her face and a look in her eyes that promised much suffering.

"So," said Argomon, "you are the ones causing all the trouble."

"Us causing trouble!?" Tai exclaimed. "Have you looked around? Your vines are everywhere."

The mutant Digimon smirked. "Yes, a lovely bit of greenery, isn't it?"

"Hey," Davis snapped as he struggled against his bonds, "having a garden is one thing, but this is going too far."

"Why are you doing this?" Kari demanded. "Spreading your vines everywhere, trapping other Digimon and putting them into a coma. What's the point of it?"

Argomon frowned slightly. "Not that it's any of your business, little girl, but I am searching for something."

Takuya scowled. "And you couldn't have just put up fliers or asked around?"

"What I seek was deliberately hidden away. Even the few that know of the keycards would feign ignorance."

"Keycards?" Takato repeated.

Argomon went on as if there had been no interruption. "The keycards open a door to a great and terrible power. The secret has been heavily guarded for thousands of years. No one that knows about them would give them up willingly."

Darcmon smirked. "Which is why Lord Argomon used his vines to claim this area and capture anyone that may interfere. Now his servants can freely search the area. It also gives him a nice bit of territory to rule afterwards too."

TK glared. "We don't know about any keycards," he pointed at the angel Digimon, "but we do know that Darcmon is just using you. She said as much herself."

Darcmon gave the mutant Digimon a look of pure shock and outage. "What!? Why, that is preposterous! Lord Argomon, you know that I live to serve you."

"Cut the act!" Davis snapped. "We know you're really the one behind everything. You're just manipulating Argomon and using him to do your dirty work."

"Yeah," Takato agreed, "she's probably planning on taking the power for herself once you get it; maybe even dispose of you once you lived out your usefulness."

Darcmon scoffed. "Ridiculous. My lord, surely you don't believe these lies. It's pure nonsense. I'm only a Champion; how could I possibly overthrow you. Even if I could Digivolve, not even my Ultimate form is strong enough to stand up to you, let alone control the ancient power."

"She's playing you!" Gigimon shouted. "She knows she's not strong enough to stand up to you, so she's running things behind the scenes. Wasn't she the one who told you about the keycards in the first place? Just think about it. How many of the things you've done has she suggested? How often have you taken her advice? When was the last time you-"

"It's no use, Gigimon," Leomon interrupted. "You'll never get him to believe you; he's far too arrogant to think he could be deceived like that."

Davis snorted. "That figures. Hey, Argomon, guess what. There's a movie in our world called Argo that had a play-on phrase that I think applies here. It goes 'argo f-'"

"ENOUGH!" Argomon thundered. "You humans have interfered for far too long. Now it's time for you to sleep too. Imprisonment!"

Then vines around them began to secrete the strange sap that formed the sleep-inducing pods. The group struggled, but were too ensnared to break free from the green tentacles.

Makuramon laughed. "Have a nice nap, 'cause you're going to be sleeping for a very long time."

Gigimon glared. "Not today. Gigimon Digivolve to… Shoutmon!" The change allowed him to burst free of the vines, and his mic immediately appeared in his hand. "Bellow Blaster!"

He unleashed a blaze of energy upon the vines. The green tentacles either burned up or recoiled from the flames; either way, everyone was released, and they scrambled to wipe off the goop covering them.

Argomon's face twisted with anger. "Damn you!"

Tai pulled out his Digivice. "If you think we're nuisances now, just wait until you see this. Execute! Spirit Evolution… MetalGreymon!"

"Execute! Spirit Evolution… Paildramon!"

"Execute! Spirit Evolution… WarGrowlmon!"

"Execute! Spirit Evolution… BurningGreymon!"

"Execute! Spirit Evolution… Angewomon!"

"Execute! Spirit Evolution… Angemon!"

Gokuwmon and Leomon stepped up beside their friends. "And we will fight too," the latter replied.

"So will I," said Shoutmon. He hesitated a moment before taking a few steps back. "From over here."

Back-flipping over to the mutant Digimon, Makuramon settled by Argomon and Darcmon. "Oh my, I do believe they intend to fight us."

"So it seems," the angel Digimon replied. "Better bring in our special friend."

"A wise decision," Argomon agreed. "Come forth, my assassin! Come destroy these fools!"

The DigiDestined braced themselves for whatever enemy might appear, but nothing could have prepared them for the horrific sight. Flying above the vines on black bat wings and coming in for a landing was arguably the most sinister Digimon they had seen thus far. It resembled the skeletal corpse of a demon wielding a staff. Despite the fact that it looked like a dried out zombie, it seemed far more durable than the fragile rotting carcasses most movies portrayed them as.

A wicked sneer spread across Darcmon's face. "Meet SkullSatamon, our trump card in taking out anyone who dares to oppose us."

WarGrowlmon shivered at the sinister creature. Even VenomMyotismon, while much larger, was more appealing to look at. "SkullSatamon? Yikes. I'd hate to see what Satamon looks like."

"There is no Satamon," Shoutmon snapped impatiently. "And this guy's no joking matter. If you think he looks scary, just wait until you see his power. H's an Ultimate, but his power borders on Mega."

"He will indeed be a formidable opponent," Leomon acknowledged. Out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed Gokuwmon staring at the demon Digimon. "Hey, you ok?"

The beast man Digimon's fist clenched, his face twisting into suppressed fury. "It's him. He's the one who killed Wisemon."

"What?!" Leomon gasped.

The demon Digimon's shoulders shook with silent mirth. "Yes, I remember you, and your friend. Such a sad little creature he was, and what a cowardly weakling you were to flee from me."

Gokuwmon's eyes narrowed. "Twist the truth around all you want. We both know that isn't what happened."

"Regardless," Darcmon declared, taking to the air, "this is as far as you go. You'll either die here, or end up like your friend." She pointed with her staff. Over in the corner was another pod. Inside it was a female Digimon that resembled a priestess, seemingly unaware of what was going on outside.

"Sanzomon!" Leomon exclaimed. Gokuwmon had told her that she had been captured, but it didn't make it any easier to see her like that. And crawling out from behind her pod, were several of the insect Digimon that they had seen flying above the vines, looking ready at any moment to attack.

"It's your choice," Darcmon told them. "You can either go to sleep, or die."

Paildramon yawned. "Well, I could use a nice long nap."

The angel Digimon smirked as Argomon's vines began moving in. "In that case…"

"But not for that long of a nap. Electric Bolt!"

He threw a bolt of electricity at her. Darcmon swerved to avoid it as Argomon's face twisted with fury. "Slaughter them!"

SkullSatamon cackled loudly. "Excellent, Skull Hammer!"

Moving so fast that he could hardly be seen, he sped through the air, coming to a stop in front of Angewomon. He swung his staff, hitting her in the gut, and when she doubled over, he brought it down on her head before speeding towards Gokuwmon. The beast man Digimon jumped up and away, but SkullSatamon flew up after him and sent him back down with a whack of his staff.

It had all happened in just a few short seconds, but it was enough time for MetalGreymon to recover from his surprise at SkullSatamon's speed and take a step forward. The demon Digimon immediately pointed his staff at him and a ray of red light flowed out and shined over the cyborg dinosaur Digimon. Sparks flowed over MetalGreymon's body, and he froze in his tracks.

SkullSatamon emitted a deranged cackle. "Next."

Vanishing with his speed, he appeared in front of Paildramon and swung his staff. The dragon Digimon dodged, surprising SkullSatamon, and Paildramon glared at him. "Did you think you were the only fast one? Sting Strike!"

SkullSatamon moved to the side and grabbed the lance. This time when he used his Skull Hammer, he landed the blow. His next target was WarGrowlmon, and he sped towards him, swinging his staff. The cyborg dinosaur raised an arm, blocking the attack, though his whole arm trembled with the effort.

"Enough of that." His other arm came up, smacking SkullSatamon's away. He then fired his Atomic Blaster, the beams from his chest blasting the demon Digimon up and away.

Leomon had shifted his attention to Darcmon, firing his Hundred Beast Fist. The angel Digimon swerved around, avoiding the stream of lion-head shaped energy blasts as she flew towards him. "Dancing Sword!"

Leomon raised his arms to defend himself, a useless attempt against Darcmon's blade, but the sword never found its mark. When he lowered his arms, he found Angemon in front of him, having blocked the sword with his staff. Frustration was written all over Darcmon's face as she futilely pushed against Angemon's staff. "You're really getting on my nerves."

A cocky smirked crept up Angemon's face. "But we never finished our battle."

"Believe me, boy, you don't want to finish this."

"Beast Sword!" Leomon cried, swinging his own sword.

Darcmon whipped out her other sword, blocking his blade. The two Digimon pushing against her were beginning to overpower her. She broke away, flying up into the sky, out of Leomon's reach, cutting through the Fist of the Beast King attack he fired at her. Angemon went up to meet her, and Darcmon came at him, swinging her swords.

On the ground, Angewomon forced herself to her feet. She looked around, seeing Angemon and Darcmon engaged in battle in the air. And right beneath them, frozen in place, was her brother. "MetalGreymon. MetalGreymon! Hey, Tai, snap out of it!"

"He can't," SkullSatamon cackled as he flew back over. "I've disrupted his data. He won't find it so easy to get out of that state. I can even render a Mega immobile, so a mere Ultimate is nothing to me."

Angewomon whirled to face him, firing her Heaven's Charm. SkullSatamon countered with his Bone Blaster, firing a yellow beam from his staff. The two attacks collided and exploded in a blast of holy and demonic energy.

Through the smoke, Gokuwmon leapt at SkullSatamon. The demon Digimon swung his staff at him, but his attack went straight through. He turned away from the after image as Gokuwmon flew up behind him on his cloud and blocked the beast man Digimon's staff with his own. His other hand shot out, wrapping around Gokuwmon's neck, squeezing tightly.

"Celestial Arrow!" Angewomon cried, firing an arrow at SkullSatamon. The demon Digimon glanced over his shoulder and whirled around. Gokuwmon cried out as the arrow struck him in the back. Angewomon gasped in horror at what she had done as SkullSatamon cackled. He kicked the beast man Digimon at her, and she caught him.

"Bone Blaster!" he cried, blasting both Digimon at the same time. Both fell from the sky as SkullSatamon grinned. Behind him, Gokuwmon's cloud continued to hover in the air, and he caused it to disperse by swiping his staff through it.

WarGrowlmon charged at the demon Digimon. "I guess I didn't hit you hard enough. Radiation Blade!"

He swiped his glowing blade, but SkullSatamon somehow blocked it with his staff and sneered at him. WarGrowlmon glared back, and then toppled over as something struck his head. Dazed, he looked around for what had hit him and saw small round object flying around wildly. It flew through the air, and Makuramon snatched it as the orb returned to him. "You didn't forget about me, did you? Primal Orb!"

SkullSatamon drifted back as Makuramon's attack hit WarGrowlmon again. The cyborg dinosaur Digimon swiped at it as it came again, knocking it away, but it kept coming.

"Megalo Spark!" he cried, firing electricity from his chest. The orb pulled back, avoiding the attack, and then slammed into WarGrowlmon again once the electricity ceased. He dropped down to one knee, seeing stars, but was repeatedly struck again and again as Makuramon laughed.

Something landed on his shoulder, and out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Leomon leaping off him at the monkey Digimon, brandishing his sword. He swiped it at the Ultimate, but Makuramon leaned back so far that his sword passed right over him. The monkey Digimon's leg shot up, his foot kicking Leomon in the chin and knocking him off his feet.

Before he even hit the ground, Makuramon's orb struck into him so hard it pushed him through the air and slammed him into a wall. WarGrowlmon started to rise, but Makuramon immediately sent his orb at him again, and the onslaught continued.

MetalGreymon was still frozen in place, and Argomon's vines were slowly creeping towards him. Shoutmon was doing his best to keep the vines away from the cyborg dinosaur Digimon, but they were gaining ground.

When the vines began to slither over MetalGreymon's legs and feet, BurningGreymon's Fire Below attack flew across them. Argomon growled in irritation as the dragon Digimon moved to defend his friend. "Your accursed fire is a nuisance, but you can't hold out forever."

Several more vines flew at BurningGreymon, but he completely reduced them to ash with his Wildfire Tsunami. "Then I'll just have to hold them off for as long as I can." His eyes narrowed. "Or maybe I'll just take out the source. Pyro Barrage!"

He fired heat-wave energy bullets. Concern flashed across Argomon's face as the attack came at him, but SkullSatamon flew in front of him and used his staff to smack them away. "Shall I take care of him, Lord Argomon?"

"No need," the mutant Digimon replied. "I will deal with this firebug myself. Imprisonment!"

BurningGreymon was caught off guard as the vines he had burned suddenly regrew at blinding speed and wrapped around him tightly. They began to secrete their fluid to put him to sleep, and he ignited his body, incinerating the vines. He then flew at Argomon, stabbing forward with his Crimson Fanger. The mutant Digimon just grinned as BurningGreymon approached. "Elimination Line!"

Beneath the vines growing from his body, beams fired from the eyes on his limbs. BurningGreymon gasped in surprise as he went flying backwards into MetalGreymon. Not even the impact caused the cyborg dinosaur Digimon to snap out of his paralysis as BurningGreymon recovered from the initial attack and began pushing it back as he moved towards Argomon.

SkullSatamon grinned and turned to look at the two angel Digimon battling in the sky. He saw right away that even though Angemon had a mere staff while Darcmon had two swords, the male Digimon was undoubtedly the stronger of the two, and Darcmon was at a clear disadvantage. "Time to step in."

He flew up at the two as Angemon knocked Darcmon's swords out of the way and brought his staff down to strike her. It struck SkullSatamon's staff instead, stopping his attack, and the demon Digimon sneered at him.

"Hand of Fate!" Angemon cried, but SkullSatamon smacked his hand away and delivered a punch that had Angemon's head rattling in his helmet.

SkullSatamon chuckled as he hovered in front of Darcmon. "Careful, my dear. You'll never advance if you can't even defeat a weakling like this."

The female angel Digimon scowled. "Take care of how you speak to me."

SkullSatamon whirled around, his hand shooting out to wrap around her neck. He brought her close, his eyes shining with unspeakable evil behind his skull mask. "No, my dear. You take care of how you speak to me. Don't forget that I am only here because I choose to be."

He smirked as he saw that he had rattled her, then let her go as he spun around again as Angemon came in for another attack. Raising his staff, he fired a beam of red light, and Angemon froze in mid-air. He dropped from the sky and crashed to the ground below, unmoving.

Darcmon and SkullSatamon hovered in the air, his shoulders shaking with silent mirth. "All too easy." He glanced at the angel Digimon behind him. "Shall I finish him off?"

Darcmon stared down at her frozen fellow angel Digimon. "No," she ran the length of one of her blades over the other, "he's mine."

She dropped down from the sky, landing beside Angemon. He was lying on his side, unresponsive to what was going on around him. Not even when she kicked him onto his back and pointed her sword at his face did he move.

A distance away, Angewomon was helping Gokuwmon to his feet. The hit of her arrow, plus SkullSatamon's attack, had damaged him greatly. Yet as she supported him, her gaze was drawn to Darcmon standing above Angemon with her sword pointed at him. "Angemon, no!"

"I got him!" Paildramon cried, flying towards the two angel Digimon. The land whizzed by as he flew, then suddenly came to a stop as something grabbed his foot. He glanced back to find SkullSatamon gripping his ankle.

"Come play with me for a bit," the demon Digimon snarled, and threw the dragon Digimon back. "Bone Blaster!"

The yellow light flew from his staff, pushing the dragon Digimon back into a wall of vines. The green tentacles immediately came to life and began wrapping around him, and he struggled to fight them off. That was when the insect Digimon finally moved in, firing attacks at the dragon Digimon, allowing the vines to get a better hold.

Darcmon, who had been watching the display, turned her attention back to her fellow angel Digimon. "You humans have bothered me long enough. You shall be the first to die."

As she pulled her sword back to stab, Angewomon left Gokuwmon where he was and made a move for Angemon, but SkullSatamon was suddenly in front of her. "Ah, ah, ah. You have your own problems, my dear." He pointed his staff at her threateningly. "Just try and get past me."

She glared at him from behind her mask and maneuvered around him. SkullSatamon's hand shot out, grabbing her hair as she passed, pulling her back. Tears wielded up in her eyes as his grip on her golden locks tightened, but she ignored the pain. "Angemon! Angemon! TK!"

"Now be gone!" Darcmon declared, and stabbed forward.

A flash of light blinded her, and she missed her target, her sword piercing the ground beside Angemon's head. The light grew in intensity, and Darcmon backed away as Angemon rose, glowing brightly. "Angemon Digivolve to… MagnaAngemon!"

(A/N: It seems Kari was right, TK did Digivolve when the time came. Now we've got MagnaAngemon in the house. The bad guys are really in big trouble now. Did his Digivolution timing seem a little too convenient? Well, plot convenient Digivolution happens in the anime too. Digivolution always did seem to happen when they needed it to, not when they wanted it to. By the way, you know the real reason why it took Angemon to Digivolve into MagnaAngemon in the show is because he was too powerful, and if he had Digivolved when the others reached Ultimate, then the villains they faced and the situations they found themselves in wouldn't have been as threatening or as challenging. That means I'm going to have to step up the bad guy factor for this story. Ooh, exciting. But we're not done with this arc yet. Stay tuned to see where things go from here.)

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MagnaAngemon's attacks:

Gate of DestinyCreate a golden gateway to subspace from which there is no return, and consigns the opponent to oblivion through it.

Excalibur's GraceStabs with the energy blade, Excalibur, on his wrist.

Magna AntidoteShines healing light to cures the ailments of others.

Soul VanisherSwipes sword to send out blades of purifying energy.

Flying Sword of JusticeRushes at his opponent and slashes with his sword.

Shield and CounterBlocks and repels an attack with his beam shield.

Magna JumpLaunches himself into the air with a blast of holy power.

Excali-burstPowers up the sword on his wrist, increasing its size and strength.

Great Golden GateCreates an alternate golden gateway for himself and others to teleport to another location.

Heaven's GateCreates an alternate golden gateway that unleashes a beam of holy energy from within.

Heaven's HealHeals himself and others.

Judgment SlashStrikes with his sword to destroy evil.

Shield StrikeRams an opponent with his beam shield.

Holy Feather – effects unknown

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New Digimon that appear. Replace the DOT in the link(s) with actual periods.

digimonDOTwikiaDOTcom/wiki/Wisemon

digimonDOTwikiaDOTcom/wiki/Sanzomon

digimonDOTwikiaDOTcom/wiki/SkullSatamon

digimonDOTwikiaDOTcom/wiki/MagnaAngemon