After discovering that Summer also possesses the ability to use Guardian Signs like Ben and returning the pinched Pokemon to Dolce Island, the team recives a letter from Blue Eyes, revialing the whearabouts of Red Eyes. Our heroes return to the Union to cross the sea over to Faldera Island where the legendary Pokemon Moltres suposibly sleeps.

Upon arriving at Tilt Village, Ben and his friends immediately went for the docks. They were just in time to see Booker and Nick exit the boat. Murph and Date were close by.

Booker seemed pleased with himself. "So, this is what bein' overcome with emotion is like. I never would've dreamed I'd see The Union like this again."

"I'm so happy for you, boss…" Nick smiled.

Murph glanced at the others. "Hey, welcome!"

"These two patched up The Union in no time." Date smirked. "She's as good as new! We can set sail anytime."

"Thanks guys." Takumi smiled. "Sorry this came out of the blue."

"Twas nothin'" Booker smirked. "I looked The Union over from stem to stern, and I could tell that evryone'd taken great care of her. A stain from a juice spill is nothin'."

Ben smirked at Murph who looked away, whistling.

"Please keep takin' such good care of her."

Nokia giggled. "Wow, Booker! You sound like you're talking to a kid of yours!"

"Well, of course!" Nick smiled. "The truth is, when he was younger, my boss built The Union!"

Nobody could hide their surprise. "R-really?" Summer asked.

"Yeah, but so what if it is?" Booker shrugged.

"First the giant bridge now this." Fei said. "You're quite somthin' old man. No wonder Rand put's so much faith in you."

"What else did you build around here?" Ben asked.

"Boss also made Tilt Village's windmills." Nick said. "More importantly, my boss made almost everything in Oblivia that is made of wood. It's not a lot, but there are even a few things I made."

"Y'all have probably crossed bridges with the same design as Nick's striped shirts." Booker added. "They're uneven, got some gaps, but they're fairly sturdy. He's got the makings of a decent craftsman. More importantly, Nick! What was that terrible work just now? Hurry back. We're doin' drills with the saw."

Everyone watched Booker storm off. "Boss!" Nick hurried after him. "My arm muscles are so sore!"

"Sheesh. No wonder, Nick's such a nervous wreck." Terriermon grumbled.

"Well, at least the boats' fixed." Arata said. "That didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would."

"Booker's an amazing craftsman!" Murph said. "He's strict, but he has a passion for woodwork. Thanks to him, we can set sail on The Union whenever we want! So how about a leisurely sightseeing cruise?"

"No time for that!" Ben said. "We need to get to Faldera Volcano!"

Date turned to him. "A volcano? Why?"

"Did something happen?" Lopmon asked.

"That's where Red Eyes is heading!" Takumi said. "We've got to hurry!"

"Red Eyes?" Date asked. "That creep that kidnapped Yuuko and Summer? Why didn't you say so sooner?! I'm looking forward to putting that punk behind bars!"

Murph clapped his hands. "Okay! So off for Faldera Volcano on the newly repaired Union! All are board!" Everyone stared at Murph awkwardly. Ben snickered, and Summer giggled. "…I mean, all aboard!"

"If there's one thing yer' good at, it's removing the tension in a room." Fei said.

It took roughly half an hour, but the team reached the distant island and landed. "So, this is Fladera Volcano." Summer said looking around.

"Yikes, it's hot here!" Nokia said fanning herself.

"Huh. It's almost like we're near a volcano or something." Arata scoffed.

"Smart alick."

"Let's just go." Ami said. "We have to find Red Eyes before he gets to Moltres."

"Mission on!" Ben and Summer posed.

"If I had to guess, Moltres might be at the peak of the Valcano." Takumi said. "It would be the best place for a bird to land where nobody was around."

"Good deduction, detective." Ben smirked. "Let's go!"

"Hold up! Aren't you kids forgetting something?" To everyone's surprise, Date and Lopmon caught up to them.

"Detective Date?" Summer asked. "You're coming too?"

"Of course, I am! I've got a partner Digimon to, in case you've forgotten! We're gonna wipe the smug grin right off his face!"

"I won't forgive him for upsetting Date!" Lopmon yelled jumping up and down.

"Thanks." Yuugo smiled. "We're gonna need all the help we can get."

"You can say that again!" Two Pinchers descended the uphill path. A man with a Torchic and a girl with a Phanpy. "So, you managed to make it all the way here, Rangers!"

"We won't let you interfere with our plans, Cyber Sleuths! Pokemon! Smash them!"

"So, who want's first crack at em?" Ben asked.

Arata smirked. "I'll give it a go. I want to try out the modifications to my Digivice."

"I'll give mine a try as well." Yuugo added.

"Not so fast!" Nokia grinned. "You boys aren't hogging all the fun!"

Yuuko and Fei smiled and nodded. Everyone took out their Digivices.

DIGIVOLUTION

"Keramon Digivole to…Wizardmon!" Arata's Digimon became huminout with blue skin, a gold staff and a pointy hat.

"Hagurumon Digivolve to…Clockmon." Yuugo's Digimon was a clock shaped robot with a red man holding a hammer popping out.

"Agumon Digivolve to…Meramon!" Agumon became a human shaped Digimon made of fire.

"Gabumon Digivolve to…Frigimon!" Nokia's other partner was now a snowman Digimon.

"Guilmon Digivolve to…Growlmon!" Yuuko's partner looked like a taller version of its rookie form with white hair.

"FanBeemon Digivlolve to…Raptordramon!" Fei's Digimon was not a dragon with silver armor and yellow fur.

"Heh. As cool as these new Digivolutions are…" Takumi grinned. "I think we'll go for the classics!"

Ami smiled. "Same here!"

DIGIVOLUTION

"Terriermon Digivolve to…Gargomon!"

"Palmon Digivolve to…Togamon!"

Date cracked her knuckles. "Okay, ready to roll partner?"

"Yeah!"

DIGIVOLUTION

"Lopmon Digivolve to…Tururiemon!"

Arata smirked at the gaping Pinchers. "You feeling lucky?"

The two of them glanced at the evolved Digimon and then their much smaller Pokemon. "Uhhh…Probably should have brought some bigger Pokemon."

"Get em, Wizardmon!"

"Thunder Cloud!" Arata's Digimon shot blue lightning at the Torchic, knocking it out.

"Chrono Breaker." The clock on Clockmon glowed green and a bright flash hit Phanpy, knocking it back.

The Pinchers backed away. "You're stronger than…No, you're not weak…Well, luck is a big part of competition."

"Quit being ridiculous, and get back to the submit! But, make sure you do it after activating that device!" The Pinchers boarded their Z.Z. Flyers and fled.

"So the Pinchers are already here…" Yuugo said. "We need to hurry."

Suddenly the whole ground shook. Summer and Nokia screamed as they nearly fell over. "What was that? An eruption?" Yuuko asked.

"Come on!" Ben ran on ahead and the others followed. They went up hill to a wide open area.

"Hey, look!" Ami pointed to a flow of lava moving down the hill. It was coming from one of two holes above them and both flows were blocking the upper path leading further in. The Pinchers were hovering just above it.

"Ah ha, ha, ha, ha! Even Rangers and Sleuths can't cross molten lava!"

"I can outfox anybody! If you want a piece of me, come over here and get it!" They then flew off.

"Great." Arata groaned. "It's right in our way!"

"That's not the only problem." Yuugo added. "The lava could be a threat to any people and Pokemon inhabiting this island."

"I'll say! Look over there!" Nokia pointed at a scared Donphan, strapped behind the lava with its back against a wall.

Summer turned to Ben. "We have to do something to stop that lava flow!"

Ben nodded. "But how…?"

Summer then saw a Phanpy hiding in a corner nearby. Then she looked back at the hole the lava came out of. There was a large rock sitting next to it. "Hang on!" Summer ran over to the Phanpy and calmed it with her Styler. She then ran over to the rock. With a single order, it shoved the rock in front of the hole, plugging up the hole. "Okay! We're good to go!"

"Good thinking, Summer!" Ben smirked.

"Thanks!" Summer released the Phanphy and looked at the second flow. There was a rope ladder leading to a bigger rock she could drop onto the flow. "But we're gonna need something with more power to stop the second one."

Ben looked at the Donphan that happily ran up to him, grateful for being saved. "I think we have a volunteer." The Donphan rammed into the bolder off the cliff and it landed in front of the hole.

"Thanks!" Ben waved as it jumped off the cliff and walked away. "Alright, let's hurry on ahead. Another rope ladder brought them further up the mountain. The Pinchers saw Ben and Summer come up first. The others followed one by one.

"To be honest, I'm impressed…I can't believe you stopped that lava flow."

"At this point, we have no choice but to use our secret weapon…"

"Is your secret weapon by any chance running like cowards?" Arata asked.

"Yes! I mean, no! I mean-Gah! They're onto us! Secret weapon, go! RUN!"

"But, if we just run, we're nothing but cowards!" the female Pincher objected. "You, Pokemon perfectly suited for a volcano, don't let them get any further!"

Four Charmeleon stormed down the mountain. Four Numel followed them.

"Aye. That's a lot of them." Date groaned.

"We need to do something about those Pinchers or they'll just keep coming." Takumi said. "Ben! Summer! You two make a break for them, and we'll slow down the Pokemon!"

"Alright!" Gargomon said. "CHAAAAAAAARGE!"

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

The Digimon and their partners stormed forward, battling the Pokemon. "Do you think they'll be okay?" Summer asked.

"I'm sure they will." Ben replied. "Come on. We need to do our own part."

Ben and Summer ran as fast as they could past the Pokemon, dodging flames as they did so. They made their way up the hill and over to the Pinchers.

"Got you now!" Summer yelled.

"Not even that worked…" the female Pincher mumbled.

The other one turned around. "Okay, no more bluffing. This time, we'll just plain run away!"

"Think we'll just let you?!" Ben rushed towards them.

"…Or so it seemed! Take this!"

"Huh?!" A Charmeleon and a Numel jumped over the Pinchers and spewed fire at Ben, who yelped as he was sent back. His Styler Energy took the hit for him. "Arg! They still had more!"

"No problem!" Summer said, aiming her Styler. "Capture on!"

Ben and Summer began their capture, but they had trouble looping the Stylers around them while avoiding flames at the same time.

"Pichu!" Ben's partner jumped off his shoulder and started playing its ukulele. As he did, sparks formed around him, slowing the Pokemon down.

"NOW!" Ben and Summer charged their Stylers and then continued their loops and both Pokemon were successfully caught. Then they left the Pinchers to fend for themselves.

"We did everything we could, but nothing worked…It looks like our only option left is to run."

"I was waiting for those words!"

The Pinchers fled on their Z.Z. Flyers.

After that Takumi and the others caught up. "Sorry we took so long. What happened to the Pinchers?"

"They ran." Summer sighed. "Or rather, they flew."

"This is bad." Yuuko said. "If they alert Red Eyes, we'll lose the element of surprise."

"Then all we can do is hurry." Ami said. "Let's go!"

They continued down the path. "Hey…Is it just me, or has it gotten quieter?" Date asked.

"It could be that-Look out!" Tururiemon jumped and caught a flying Makuhita that nearly rammed into Date.

"Hey, what's the big idea, pal?!" Date growled. "Want me to arrest you?!"

"You want to arrest a Poke-

"KUH!" Before Ben could finish speaking, the Pokemon ran away.

"What was that about?" Wizardmon asked.

"Hey, look!" Growlmon pointed ahead and everyone saw a mysterious pink creature with grey horns, red eyes and red sickle hands. It stood on an unconscious Golem.

"What the heck is that?!" Gargomon asked.

Meramon looked closely. "Wait…Don't tell me…Can it be…?"

Frigimon trembled. "No…It can't be…What's he doing here?!"

Nokia looked at them. "A-Agumon? Gabumon? What's wrong?"

The Digimon brought its attention to them. "Digi…mon! Must eat more!" It hissed as it charged with alarming speed.

"Look out!" Ben ran in front of them and aimed his Styler, but the Digimon ran past him, ignoring he was there and charged at Tururiemon, who barley blocked its sickles with his own weapons in time. Then with alarming speed, it swiped at Tururiemon who screamed as he was knocked back into his rookie form.

"Lopmon!" Date ran up to her unconscious partner.

The others were in disbelief. "With one hit?!" Takumi yelled.

"Exhaust Flame!"

"Thunder Cloud!"

Growlmon and Wizardmon shot fire and electricity at the Digimon, but it held it sickles in a cross, blocking the attack.

Raptordramon charged towards it with her fangs glowing red. "Ambush Crunch!"

The Digimon turned around to face it. "Soul Absorption." One of its sickles stretched out, slamming into Raptordramon. She howled in pain before dropping to the ground in her Rookie form.

"FanBeemon!" Fei was running for her partner when the Digimon rushed at them.

"Fei, Look out!" Summer ran in front of her. The Digimon stopped but hissed as it jumped up and kicked the Ranger aside. Before it could do more, Gargomon came from behind.

"Dum Dum Uppercut!" He rocketed his fist upward, sending it flying.

Nokia turned to her Digimon. "Alright, guys, let's go!"

"Sub-zero, Ice Punch!" Frigimon's punch sent a blast of cold wind, freezing the Digimon in a coat of ice while in mid-air before it hit the ground.

"Awesome! You're turn Meramon! Finish him!"

Takumi turned wide eyed at her. "Nokia, wait!"

"Burning Fist!" Meramon's hands glowed before sending fire ball with each of its three punches. But all the attack did was thaw the Digimon out of its icy prison.

Nokia blinked. "Uh…opps."

"Ya didn't score high in chemistry, huh?" Fei asked.

Arata groaned into his hand. "Idiot. Alright, Wizardmon! Go back to your Rookie form! We're going to have to change our tactics! Yuugo, Yuuko, you two should do the same!"

The siblings nodded as Growlmon, Clockmon and Wizardmon Dedigivolved.

DIGIVOLUTION

"Keramon Digivolve to…Kurisarimon!"

"Guilmon Digivole to…GeoGreymon!"

"Hagurumon Digivolve to…Guardromon."

As three new Champions came out, they charged at the Digimon.

"Needle Spray!"

"Data Crusher!"

Togamon and Kurisarimon shot needles and spiked tentacles at it, but it moved around them with shocking speed.

"D-Grenade."

"Mega Burst!"

The Digimon jumped over the next attackes and slammed into Guardromon, knocking it back.

"Darn it!" Ben growled. "There's gotta be something we can…Wait…That's it! Nokia!"

"Yeah?"

"What you had your Digimon do to it just now! Do it again!"

"Huh?! But all that did was make him a bit wet!"

"Exactly!"

"Huh?"

GeoGreymon rammed its skull against the Digimon, but it blocked the attack with its hands before flipping him over.

"Sub-zero Ice Punch!"

A blast of ice hit it from behind, freezing it again.

"Meraman!"

"Nokia, what are you doing?!" Arata yelled. "That's not going to work!"

"Burning Fist!" Meramon threw more hot flames at the Digimon immediately thawing it.

"There, see?! All that did was waste energy and time!"

"Stuff it, geek! Get em, Pichu!" Nokia ordered.

"PiiiiiCHUUUUUUU!" Ben's partner shot a thunder bolt at it. The Digimon tried to move away, but Pichu still hit the puddle of water that lead to a trail that it left, and it was electrocuted. After a long, loud zap it dropped to its knees.

"Nice one partner!" Ben smirked.

Meramon ran at it. "We gotta finish him! Now!" He jumped up and rushed his fist towards his target. But it jumped out of the way just in time and leapt off a cliff down the mountain. Meraman ran over to the edge of the cliff and looked down, but it was nowhere to be seen. "Darn it! He got away!"

Ben looked at the others. "Is everyone okay?"

"I think so." Ami replied. "I've never seen such a Digimon. And my Digivice couldn't identify it. What was that?"

Meraman was still looking down the cliff as he spoke. "That was a Digimon known as Arcadiamon."

Yuuko's eyes widened. "Arcadiamon?!"

"Wait, what?!" Gargomon gaped. "I thought Arcadiamon was just a myth!"

"I assure you he's no myth." Frigimon replied. "We faced him ourselves as Omnimon a long time ago."

"Wait, hold up." Takumi said. "What's this about?"

"Long ago in the Digital World someone planned on creating the ultimate Digimon." Maremon explained. "So, data from various species of Digimon were used to bring life to a Digimon that could evolve beyond anything ever before brought into creation."

"And that's this Arcadiamon?" Summer asked.

"That's right. But Arcadiamon was dangerous and uncontrollable. It started draining data from other Digimon and grew at a frightening rate. Soon it was a threat to all Digimon. So, all the Royal Knights banded together to face him."

"Royal Knights?" Date asked. "Are they the top dogs in the Digital World?"

"The Royal Knights are supper famous!" Lopmon said. "They're the greatest guardians of the Digital World and were selected by King Drasil himself the maintain order!"

"Wow." Ben replied. "You make this guys sound like the legendary Pokemon of Digimon."

"Fun fact!" Nokia grinned. "Agumon and Gabumon? They combine into Omnimon! One of the Royal knights themselves!"

"Really?"

"That's right." Frigimon nodded. "But even with all of the Royal Knights and their forces working together we were barley able to fend of Arcadiamon. Many brave Digimon lost their lives…"

Ami looked down. "How horrible…"

"In the end we were able to reconvert him into a Digi-Egg. But like all Digimon we knew he would reconfigure. So, the Royal Knights decided to appoint one of their most powerful soldiers to take Arcadiamon and seal him far away. In a world we found where data entities like us could exist. I'm sure you know what I'm getting at here."

Yuugo looked up in surprise. "EDEN."

Meramon turned to Arata. "Arata…If we did not loss our memories, we would have stopped Nokia from going to Under Zero. And you would not need to relive that horrible experience. We're truly sorry."

"What are you-

"Please understand that Knightmon did what he had to do. If you and your friends accessed Under Zero, it would have brought calamity to your world."

Arata then figured it out. "No way…That guy…He was guarding Arcadiamon?! You sealed him in Under Zero?!"

"Yes. That is why he did not show mercy. If Arcadiamon got out-

"He already did." Everyone turned to Yuuko as she spoke. "Ryuji Mishima, the leader of a Hacker Team called Hudie was corrupted by him and went on a rampage. What happened in Under Zero must have weakened that seal. Or maybe it was because of Crusadermon breaking the wall between our worlds."

Arata was in shock. "What?! Ryuji?!" Then he thought back. "Wait, that's right! That weird Digimon that was with him when Keisuke and I fought him…Wormmon called it Arcadiamon!"

"So, what's Arcadiamon doing here?" Takumi asked.

"He's most likely trying to restore himself to full power." Frigimon replied. "To do that he needs to absorb data."

"Know it make sense." Ben said. "He didn't go after the Pokemon he defeated and during the fight just now he seemed to just be ignoring me and Summer. He actively went for you guys, because right now you're all data."

"So at least that means he's not dangerous to people and Pokemon." Summer added.

"Maybe." Takumi replied. "But there are still other Digimon stranded here."

"That's not all." Meramon said. "What we fought just now was only his Rookie form!"

"Wait, what?!" Ami gapped. "That was just a Rookie level?! We had eight Champion Level Digimon on our side and we still struggled to beat him!"

"Yeah…If we see him again, we can't let him get away."

"Well…" Ben sighed. "Not much we can do about him now. We'll keep our eyes peeled, but for now we have other dire issues to tend to."

"Right." Yuugo nodded. "We need to stop Red Eyes. Arcadiamon will have to wait. Fei, Date, you two should head back. Your Digimon are in no state to fight."

"What?!" Date growled. "You expect me to leave while you-

"Tending your Digimon's injuries comes first." Ben said.

The detective's face softened, and she sighed. "Good point. Alright, but don't do anything reckless or I'll arrest you for it later!"

"I hate to say it, but it looks like I'm powerless here." Fei muttered. "Give it to him good for me."

"Will do!" Ben replied. "Let's go!"

And there you have it. With new heroes in the story we also get a new enemy. In Hackers Memory Keisuke and his team went up against Arcadiamon so now it's the Cyber Sleuths turn to deal with it. Oh, and that stuff about Arcadiamon being the "ultimate Digimon" made with other Digimon? Something I found on its Digimon wiki entry.