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I want to apologize to everyone for the long wait. Those of you who follow my other stories know that I've been busy these last few months with work and life and only these last two weeks have I had the chance to write again. And let me tell, this chapter was difficult to write because I wanted to do so much but I also had to figure out how to write a battle. I rewrote this chapter like five times before I finally got what I have right now and at that point, I was like, just post it and move on. After all, no chapter is gonna be perfect and I can't keep on delaying the chapter because of my own selfish reasons.
I have been working on other stories like 'Too Many Dates', 'Lust For A Loud', and 'What She Didn't Know' and I've posted more than a couple of chapters for them already. I should have the next chapter of both TMD and WSDK within the next two weeks. I might have more time to write at the moment but I'm still rather busy.
In some other news, I have also been working on a short Nikkicoln story. It's only going to be about 10 chapters or so and I'm going to finish it before I post it. I want to make sure that I do actually finish it and that it is actually only 10 chapters. I don't want to repeat what I did with 'What She Didn't Know', that story was only supposed to be about ten chapters but I can tell you now that it might be like 20. And that's not the only idea that I've been working on, I have some more one shots that I have planned and another long-ish fic that I want to start at some point. But that's for only after I finish WSDK. I don't want to have too many ongoing stories and then get overwhelmed.
Anyways, once again I'm sorry for all of the delays, the next chapter shouldn't take nearly as long. And I want to thank you all for showing this story support, I started this story in October 2018 and at the time it was the only one of its kind, I believe. And over the years other Digimon crossover stories have appeared but I think that mine is the only one that's been able to keep on going and it's all thanks to all of you. Without you, the readers, none of this would be possible and I just want to thank you all. It honestly means a lot to me to read your reviews and I enjoy the conversations I have with some of you in my PMs.
But enough of me rambling, enjoy the chapter.
The Digi-Loud Adventure
Chapter 57: The Battle Begins
Lincoln looked over his shoulder and saw that his forces were getting into position. It was finally time to commence their attack on Factorial Town and Lincoln had never been more nervous in his life. He was sweating, his palms felt clammy, and he was sure that he would throw up at some point. Despite his feelings, outwardly he kept a calm appearance. All the Digimon gathered there were looking up to him to lead them in this battle and without Leomon to help him, Lincoln was on his own.
"You okay there, buddy?" Veemon asked his partner.
They were standing just a few miles away from the town, on a hill that overlooked the part of the Gear Savannah. There was nothing but flat plains for miles past the hill and right at the edge near the cliffs was the town that they were about to storm. Luckily Andromon was coming with them so the bulk of Lincoln's fire power had not been diminished.
He could still remember their conversation yesterday when he changed the plan.
::Flashback::
"The hell do you mean that I'm not coming with you!?" Sam demanded as she pounded her fist on the table.
With the news that Clyde had brought them about SkullSatamon, their plans had to change in order to assure that they all made it out alive. Originally, they would split up into two teams of four but now Lincoln wanted to just take Lynn with him.
"You heard Leomon, SkullSatamon is just as powerful as LadyDevimon, maybe even more so." Lincoln said calmly. "We were already sending the bulk of our forces with Lori but now we're adding, you, Agumon, Leomon, Clyde, and Wormmon."
"That's just it, Ace, if you only and Lynn go out there then who's gonna watch your back?" Sam asked, refusing to accept his answer. She looked furious but the truth was that she was scared to let him go into battle without her. They had just gotten together, and she was terrified of letting him face this on his own.
"Hey, I'll be watching his back!" Veemon frowned directly at the blonde, clearly offended by her remarks. "I'm his partner!"
"That's not what I meant, Veemon, I-" Sam began but was cut off by Lynn.
"Well what did you mean, Sam, because it sounded like you meant that I can't be trusted to watch out for my own brother!" Lynn said as she rose from her chair as well.
Sam bit back a retort that she knew would only end up hurting Lincoln. As upset as she was, she did not want to become like them. She took several deep breaths before she spoke again. "Look, I just don't want him going out there if he's gonna be outnumbered." She then shared a look with Lynn that she hoped conveyed just how much the idea of losing him terrified her. "You of all people should know where I'm coming from."
And thankfully, Lynn did seem to get her meaning because her shoulders slacked, and she turned towards her brother. "Linc, are you sure that this is the right call?"
"Not really. But what other choice do we have? In terms of power, we were taking the bulk of it with the original plan while Lori's team would be taking most of our forces. Even with Clyde and Sam going with Lori's team, we still have most of our attack power with Andromon on our side." Lincoln said as he looked over the plans once more. "We still have a pretty good chance at over taking Datamon's forces if we use the element of surprise."
"Bruh, I don't mean to make you doubt yourself but are you sure?" Luna asked her brother. "This isn't a game and if you're wrong then both of you could get seriously hurt…or w-worse…"
She let that hang in the air for a moment before Veemon spoke up. "It's gonna be fine. We Digimon are born to fight and us especially so. I know that once we start the assault on Factorial town that we will win. You just have to believe."
Lincoln smiled at his partner. "That's right, Veemon. If we go in this thinking that we're gonna lose then we will. There's never any promises in battle but if you have faith in the plan then at least we will have a shot." Lincoln then looked at his sisters and Sam. "I know that you're all worried about me…I get it, but you can't keep me from every fight. I have to lead this one…so believe in me and I will win."
Lincoln spoke with such conviction that they couldn't help but nod. While Sam and Luna were still worried, Lynn smiled just as confidently as she placed her hand on Lincoln's shoulder. "Those guys won't know what hit 'em!"
::End of flashback::
"I'm as fine as I can be, pal." Lincoln answered his partner.
He glanced around once more and took note of everyone that was on his side. There was Lynn, Guilmon, Andromon, and Centarumon who had come from Primary Village with them. And from Toy Town came the ToyAgumon guardsmen as well as a group of Goblimon. Overall, they had 46 Digimon in all and they also brought with them a few party favors that Luan had prepared for them. The whole plan would revolve on whether or not they could defeat the enforcer Datamon had hidden away. They knew that he would have to be powerful since Datamon had less than 20 Digimon patrolling the town. But no one had caught sight of him yet and that worried Lincoln a bit. But if he was honest with himself, he was more worried about Lori's group. He didn't feel particularly good about sending Leni to fight either. But he had faith that they would win.
"General, we're ready to move out."
Lincoln turned towards the Digimon that addressed him. He noticed that it was the Captain of the Guard from Toy Town. Luan had given him a badge in order to make him stand out with the word 'Captain' on it. While he wasn't ever officially given a rank, all of the Digimon had started calling him General Loud. Both him and Luan were called General, which made things a little confusing since they had the last name. Lynn was a little offended that she didn't get the same title, instead being called Commander Loud instead.
"Captain, proceed with caution, we don't want them knowing we're there until we're ready for them." Lincoln said. He tried to get them to stop calling him General, but they wouldn't listen, so he just went with it now. Veemon found it funny until they referred to him as Private.
"Roger." The Captain nodded. He turned around and went back towards their group. He started to give out the orders and Lincoln watched as they all began to move.
It wouldn't be long now.
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Lynn took a deep breath. She knew what she had to do; she was ready. Glancing around, she saw that they were alone for now. With Guilmon at her side, she crept out of the sewer entrance and made her way inside of the town. While the Numemon had done them a favor by clearing a path for them, they couldn't do anything about the smell. While not as bad as it could've been, Lynn and Guilmon had to wear masks over their nose in order to breathe easy.
They made it a few yards out of the sewer entrance when alarms began to flair all around them. Guilmon immediately went into attack mode and prepared himself for a fight. Lynn looked around and saw that three Digimon began to approach them from three different paths. The one on the left of her was a tall brown bulky Digimon called Guardromon. The one to her right was a green tank looking Digimon that looked like what would happen if a human had a baby with a tank. Its lower half was part tank but from the waist up it looked like a human with gun arms and cannon helmet. And right in front of her was a grey robot looking Digimon with long lanky arms and red orb in its stomach. From what she remembered, this Digimon was called Mekanorimon and it would probably have a Digimon piloting it.
They stopped about 30 feet from them and the top blue glass dome on top of Mekanorimon opened. Inside was another robot looking Digimon with a cylindrical body that had a messed-up face in the center. It also it's brains in a glass case above its body. This was Datamon and Lynn felt a sudden pang of fear. He was supposed to be an ultimate level Digimon.
"Greetings, DigiDestined, I see that you have attempted to sneak into Factorial Town. Unfortunately for you, I have sensors placed at every entrance so I knew exactly when you would be here." Datamon said from on top of Mekanorimon. "While I'm sure that you've come here with the intention of defeating me, I'm afraid that I'm going to have to decline. I have important work that I must continue…" He then motioned for his two Digimon to move forward. "However, there is something that you could help me in. I've never had the opportunity to study a human before. I'm sure that I can learn much from dissecting you."
"Fuck that. Guilmon, it's go time!" Lynn reached into her pocket and pulled out a small round ball. She threw it on the ground, and it burst into a bright flash of light. She jumped onto her partner's back and together they ran past the blinded Digimon. She could hear Datamon shouting for them to go after her. It was all going according to plan.
Thanks to Andromon, they had a map of the town and she knew exactly where she was headed. It would only take them a few minutes to reach the main gate and Andromon would surely be able to open it by then.
As they were making their way towards the main road, she saw that three Guardromon were standing in their way. With a grin, she focused on her Digivice and willed the power of Digivolution to activate. In a flash, Guilmon was gone and in his place was Growlmon. With a mighty roar, he barreled through the Guardromon who fired off several missiles from their wrists at them. Growlmon was able to avoid most of them and the two that hit weren't enough to even slow him down. With his hulking size, Growlmon smashed past them and they continued on their way towards the main entrance.
Lynn could hear more shots being fired but the missiles would explode around them. She wasn't sure how Lincoln's plan would work but so far it looked like it was working. All she had to do was stick to her part of the plan.
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Lincoln waited with bated breath along with the rest of their forces. A couple of minutes ago the alarms started to go off and they knew that Lynn had succeeded in infiltrating the town. But as they waited, hidden underneath a grassy camouflage, they could hear the sounds of battle raging on within the walls. They grew steadily louder with each passing moment until there was a resounding explosion at the front gates.
BOOM!
The front gates were blown apart and standing in the entrance was Andromon. The Ultimate level Digimon moved to the side just as Growlmon came rushing through with a squad of Digimon on his tail.
Upon seeing this, Lincoln threw off his tarp and shouted. "Fire!"
The rest of their forces uncovered themselves and the squad of Tankmon, Guardromon, and Mekanorimon were bombarded with several explosions. For hidden beneath the tarps were ten mobile canons that fired Luan's special quick dry cement which was much stronger than her previous batch. All ten shots hit the ground where their marks stood and all of them were caught in places, unable to move.
Growlmon came to stop before turning around and grinning. Lynn slid off of her partner's back and made her way over to where her brother was standing. Meanwhile Andromon charged in and helped Growlmon take down the 8 trapped Digimon. Within moments, the enemy Digimon were dispatched and the alarms were silenced.
"Do you think that was enough to get their attention?" Lynn asked her brother once she was near him.
"I sure hope so because otherwise we're gonna have to go in there and fight on their turf." Lincoln said. Most of his plan depended on Datamon thinking that they weren't a threat and for him to underestimate them. And if everything went according to his plan, Datamon would be making his appearance on the top of the wall soon.
And speaking of, Datamon appeared on the top of the wall. "Greetings, DigiDestined, I applaud you for attempting to break into Factorial Town. But unfortunately for you, I was aware of your attempt the moment you set foot into the sewers."
As he spoke, the sound of metallic marching and tanks came from within the walls. The remaining Digimon within the walls came out and lined the entrance on either side. Then a much louder sound could be heard coming from within and with each step, the ground trembled.
"As foolish as your attempt to defeat me is, it won't be all for naught. For you see, DigiDestined, when I capture all eight of you, I shall use you for my experiments. I have never had the chance to examine a human before and I'm sure that there is a lot I could learn from your bodies." Datamon said, ending his speech with a maniacal laugh. "Now bear witness to the instrument of your demise!"
The ground continued to tremble as the sound of massive footsteps grew closer. Lincoln saw that a few of the Digimon on his side began to look nervous and some were even terrified. The massive entrance that led into Factorial town was soon completely filled in by a massive Digimon.
"Holy shit…" Lynn whispered as she saw the Digimon emerge from within.
The Digimon was easily over 4 stories tall, towering over all of the Digimon that were there. Easily three times as big as Growlmon was and he was the biggest Digimon that they brought. The Digimon resembled a large metal T-Rex if that T-Rex had been born from the Terminator and another T-Rex. Its chrome metallic body gleamed brightly in the warm sun. Parts of it were reinforced with thick black metal plating such as its jaws and claws.
"Lincoln…" Veemon grabbed his partner's hand to get his attention. "That's MetalTyrannomon."
The large Digimon stopped a grew yards away from the entrance and surveyed the area. "Is this what you woke me up for, Datamon? Two DigiDestined brats and their pets?"
"Two? No, there should be 8 DigiDestined." Datamon said, quickly looking around to double check. But as he looked, he saw that MetalTyrannomon was right, there were only 2 children present. "Where are the rest of the DigiDestined? I know that there are eight of you here on File Island!"
"Like we'd ever tell you!" Lynn shouted back.
"No matter, this will prove entertaining since Andromon is here for a rematch." MetalTyrannomon said, his eyes locked onto the android Digimon that stood beside Growlmon. "Last time it was too easy to subdue him…maybe this time he will actually be a challenge."
"Last time you caught me off guard. It will not happen again." Andromon promised.
"Veemon, it's time to Digivolve." Lincoln said, pulling out his Digivice.
With a nod and flash of light, ExVeemon stood proud as he glared up at MetalTyrannomon. "Hey, you big metal moron, this time you won't be ganging up on our friend! He's got us to back him up!"
"Captain, it's time for you to Digivolve as well." Lincoln turned towards the ToyAgumon, all of whom were standing by awaiting orders. "We're gonna need you."
"Of course, General." ToyAgumon nodded. Then with a flash of light of his own, the captain Digivolved on his own to become the yellow Growlmon that he had become during the battle against WaruMonzeamon. With a mighty roar, he prepared himself for battle.
"Everyone else, fall back to the secondary position. Things are gonna get ugly." Lincoln ordered the rest of their forces.
There was a stillness on the battlefield as everyone waited for someone to make the first move. MetalTyrannomon seemed to be in no hurry to start as he stared at his four opponents. And while he was technically outnumbered, they were clearly outmatched.
"Well, what are you waiting for? Attack me!" MetalTyrannomon demanded.
"You asked for it! Pyro Blaster!" Growlmon's mouth glowed bright red for a moment before he fired off a powerful blast of condensed fire from his mouth. The shot streaked across the field like a rocket and it struck MetalTyrannomon in the chest, causing an explosion on impact. But as the dust cleared, there wasn't even a scratch on him.
"Is that the best you can do?" MetalTyrannomon asked.
"Let him have it!" ExVeemon shouted.
The four of them charged in, hoping to overwhelm the Ultimate with their numbers. ExVeemon flew in close, aiming a powerful punch to MetalTyrannomon's cheek but as he struck, it was clear that his attack did no damage. Both Growlmon and the Captain charge in from down below, using twin Dragon Slash attacks and but again, they barely did anything.
Andromon charged in and leaped high into the air and delivered a powerful uppercut that snapped MetalTyrannomon's head upwards. The single blow was the only one that seemed to do any damage and even then, the enemy Digimon only laughed.
"Is that the best that you can do?" MetalTyrannomon asked. He lashed out faster than ExVeemon expected and he backhanded the blue flying champion, knocking him out of the sky.
As ExVeemon crashed a few dozen yards away from MetalTyrannomon, both red and yellow Growlmon attempted to retaliate but the Ultimate Digimon simply knocked both of them away with a kick and a claw strike.
The only one left was Andromon and he was already preparing to strike. His hand was whirling and electricity was cackling at the spinning tip. He rushed towards the ultimate and jumped up in an attempt to strike him in the chest. But as he leapt towards his target, he was struck from the side by MetalTyrannomon's tail. He was sent crashing into the ground, tearing a trench in his wake.
It wasn't enough to put Andromon down and the android Digimon was soon on his feet again as he glared up at the metallic dinosaur. "Lincoln...I believe I will require your assistance." He said, speaking through his personal commlink.
Lincoln heard Andromon over the commlinks and he turned around and faced his men. "Alright, time to light him up!"
Centaromon raised his hand up and then brought down, signalling the Digimon to fire. "Fire!"
The secondary position that they had set up was a hundred yards away and what they had were five wooden trebuchets that could fire large projectiles over a long distance. The Goblimon and ToyAgumon had loaded them up and they launched five large rubber balls that were filled with an unknown liquid. MetalTyrannomon heard the projectiles coming and he raised his left arm up, firing an energy blast. His attack took out two of the incoming projectiles but the other three were still coming. Not knowing what to expect, he raised his arms up and braced himself for an explosion.
But to his surprise, when the first rubber ball hit him, he felt something cold and wet splash all over him. The same happened to his chest and his right shoulder, whatever had hit him had covered his upper half almost completely. And then he tried to open his and whatever they drenched him in stung badly.
"Argh!" He roared, stomping around blindly as he tried to desperately wipe his eyes but he couldn't. His hands and arms were covered in the strange liquid and he couldn't even smell as a pungent stench filled his nostrils. He began to gag and he almost vomited where he lay on all fours.
"It worked!" Lynn said, pumping her first in the air.
"Looks like it did." Lincoln said, though he looked less confident than his sister. He knew that this was only the beginning. Luan had come up with a chemical mixture that she liked to call 'P-U-tonium' which was basically a stink bomb mixed with several batches of the spiciest peppers File Island had to offer amongst other things. It was slick with equal parts slimy and oily, making it hard to remove and it was designed to immobilize their enemies.
And as MetalTyrannomon buried his face into the dirt in an attempt to clean his face, their partners began to get up once more. And seeing how MetalTyrannomon was writhing in pain, Datamon sent his remaining forces to take out the champion Digimon.
ExVeemon got up in time to dodge a laser blast from a Mekanorimon. Taking to the skies, he flew around, dodging more enemy fire until he came crashing down with a mighty kick. He knocked the Mekanorimon back several yards until it stumbled and fell on its back. ExVeemon crossed his arms and powered up his special attack.
"V-Laser!" He uncrossed his arms and from his chest a golden energy blast in the shape of a x, strangely enough, was fired at the down Digimon. The blast hit the Mekanorimon, pushing him through the dirt creating a trench until the Digimon could no longer handle the damage and it was destroyed.
Growlmon watched as his yellow counterpart charged into a group of Guardromon and knocked them all aside. Then the Captain lit up his arm spikes and he slashed through a Tankmon. Not wanting to be left out, Growlmon charged in and he used his own Dragon Slash to slice through one of the Guardromon that was standing back up.
"I like your style, kid." The Captain said.
"Kid? We're the same level." Growlmon said, using his tail to block a pair of missiles that another Guardromon had fired.
"We might both be champions but I'm more experienced, son." The Captain said. He bent down and lifted a Tankmon off the ground before he threw the enemy Digimon at another Digimon, dropping them in a heap. He then charged up his attack and fired a 'Pyro Blaster' at the two downed enemies. "You need to get stronger."
"I'll show you stronger!" Growlmon said as he charged at the remaining Digimon.
While they were busy showing off, Andromon and ExVeemon were taking out their own group. Having trained together, their teamwork was impeccable. Andromon would strike and ExVeemon would finish them off. And then they would switch where ExVeemon would knock them unbalanced and then Andromon would finish them off. These Digimon weren't meant for close combat and that had been their undoing. But they had served their purpose as they realized too late that MetalTyrannomon had figured out how to recover.
As the battle continued around him, MetalTyrannomon quickly came to the conclusion that he had only one option to get rid of the substance that was affecting him. Bracing himself, he aimed his right hand towards his own head and he fired. A missile shot out of his palm and an instant later he was engulfed in intense blaze. The explosion engulfed his entire body and the fire reached almost a hundred feet up in the air. And once it was over, the ground was scorching black and in the center was MetalTyrannomon. He was hurt from his own attack but it had done what he needed it to do. The fire burned away all traces of the substance that had been on him and he could see once more, though his vision was still a little blurry. And above all else, he was furious!
Rising to full height, MetalTyrannomon roared in anger. "How dare you use such an underhanded trick against me!" He turned towards the direction of where the trebuchets were at and he aimed his left hand towards them. "Die, you Bastards!"
Lincoln saw the attack coming and he threw himself on top of his sister as they hit the ground before the energy blast could hit. A laser beam hit the trebuchets, destroying them and several Digimon who couldn't get away along with them. Dirt and pieces of wood rained down above them and Lincoln couldn't believe how lucky they were to be alive.
"Leave them alone!" ExVeemon flew towards MetalTyrannomon and he punched the ultimate in the eye.
"You piece of scum!" MetalTyrannomon fired another energy blast at ExVeemon but the blue champion managed to dodge out of the way.
"V-Laser!"
ExVeemon fired his own energy blast at the ultimate's face, hoping to blind it and buy his partner enough time to get away.
"Lightning Bade!"
"Pyro Blaster!"
Andromon and the Growlmon fired their attacks at the enemy's back, causing him to roar in pain before he turned around to face them.
Lincoln groaned as he got up from the ground. There was a loud ringing in his ears that was slowly fading away. He looked around and saw that about a third of their forces had been destroyed in that last attack. Looking down, he saw that his sister was okay and that left him relieved.
"General, what should we do now?" A Goblimon asked as he rushed over to Lincoln. "We lost all of the tree-buckets and all we have are the small cannons."
Losing the trebuchets was a blow but one that he had planned for. "Aim the remaining cannons at MetalTyrannomon's eyes. Fire everything that we had left and blind the bastard. If he can't see then he can't fight."
"Yes sir!"
The remaining Digimon scrambled to get the cannons within range of the battle that was still going on in front of Factorial town. Even from the distance that they were at, Lincoln could see their partners and friends fighting against MetalTyrannomon. They were using hit and run tactics while Andromon did all of the actual damage. This had been the plan all along, for their Digimon to act as Andromon's back up. But even as he reminded himself of the plan, he knew that this fight was far from over.
"Centarumon, it's time to begin our part of the plan." Lincoln said.
"You really think that we can do this?" Lynn asked her brother. She had been watching her partner battle against an opponent that was much larger than he was. She tried to will her energy to him, hoping to make him stronger.
"If we can capture him then this fight will be over." Lincoln said. "If we can end this fight, then all of this will be worth it." He looked over his shoulder at the destruction of the trebuchets and the loss of their comrades. He knew that the Digimon would be reborn but he still regretted the loss of life.
"Alright..." Lynn nodded. "Let's go."
Lincoln and Lynn climbed on top of Centarumon and they rode the champion towards the gate of Factorial Town. The Champion Digimon took them around the edge of the battlefield, avoiding any confrontation. The Goblimon and ToyAgumon had spread out across the battlefield and they began to open fire with their cannons.
The projectiles flew towards MetalTyrannomon, who was busy attempting to take down ExVeemon who was flying around his head like an annoying fly. A couple missed but the majority of them struck the ultimate's body, spreading different kinds of substances. A few were filled with the P-U-tonium while others had the quick dry cement. But none landed on his face, where they were intending to aim.
With a growl, MetalTyrannomon spun around and aimed his left hand towards the nearest cannon and fired an energy blast towards it. The group had been in the middle of reloading when the blast hit and they were all instantly destroyed, barely giving them enough time to cry out in pain.
He attempted to fire another blast but he was interrupted as a chunk of dirt was thrown at his face, scattering bits of debris everywhere. Turning downward, he saw that Growlmon had been the one who threw the chunk of dirt.
"You insolent pest!" MetalTyrannomon took several running steps towards Growlmon and he kicked the champion Digimon in the chest, sending him flying like a soccer ball.
Growlmon was launched in the air and he crashed into the outer walls of Factorial Town, denting the metal with his large frame. Growlmon then slid to the ground where he remained unmoving.
MetalTyrannomon aimed his right hand towards another cannon and he fired a missile towards it. But before it could reach its intended target, Andromon's lightning blade struck it and destroyed it in the air. Frustrated, MetalTyrannomon spun on his heels and he aimed his left hand towards Andromon, hellbent on destroying him once and more all.
"Die you bastard!"
MetalTyrannomon fired an energy blast at Andromon, who was only a dozen yards away. The android Digimon could only raise his arms up to attempt to block the attack since he couldn't dodge it. With a pained robotic yell, Andromon was blasted away by his enemy.
As Centarumon, Lincoln, and Lynn rode towards the entrance of Factorial town, the sporty Loud happened to turn and watch as her partner was kicked towards the wall ahead of them. She watched as Growlmon hit the wall with enough force to dent it with his large body and then he fell to the ground like a ragdoll.
"Growlmon!"
As they neared, Lynn jumped off of Centarumon's back, rolling into the fall and then running toward her partner. She reached his side and for a moment she feared the worst. But then he coughed and began to take deep breaths as he tried to figure out what had happened to him.
"Lynn, did you get the number of the Trailmon that hit me?" Growlmon groaned.
Lynn blinked away her tears as she chuckled. "You scared me, you big doofus!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Growlmon said as he leaned forward and nuzzled her with his snout.
"Lynn, we have to go!" Lincoln said as they came back for her.
"No, I'm not leaving him alone to fight that thing!" Lynn said.
"We have our own mission to do." Lincoln reminded her. "If we can capture Datamon then we can bring this battle to an end."
"I don't care, I'm not leaving Growlmon!"
While they had been arguing, they didn't notice as MetalTyrannomon had taken aim at them with his left hand. ExVeemon had seen it and he rushed towards his partner's side but he wouldn't get there in time. Time seemed to slow down as the glow from the energy blast neared them. Their eyes widened in shock as they realized what was about to happen. Centarumon placed himself in front of the children in the hopes of shielding them but it wouldn't be enough.
And the last thing that they would hear would be ExVeemon shouting 'No!'.
End of chapter.
