Disclaimer: I will make a war so Togashi, Killua's owner, retakes the Manga!
(As the music plays all the Digidestined started floating up into the sky through the rainbow portal in this order: Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, T.K, Kari and Killua. All of them looking eager to reach to go to the Digital World again)Gokigen na cho ni natteKirameku kaze ni notteIma sugu kimi ni ai no yukou.(The kids all fly towards the Spiral Mountain with their partners and Wizardmon. Looming over the mountains are the silhouettes of the Dark Masters)Yokei na koto nanteWasureta hou ga mashi saKorei jou shareteru jikan wa nai.(It shows the Digimon in Ultra Level all looking ready for fighting in the next order: Garudamon, Mega Kabuterimon, Lilymon, Zudomon, Magna Angemon, and Angewomon. And then it shows VictoryGreymon and ZeedGarurumon in the end facing different Digimon)Naniga wow wow wow wow wow.Kono sora ni todoku no darouNaniga wow wow wow wow wowAshita no yotei mo wakaranai.(All Eight Digivices illuminate the sky, dispersing the dark clouds above. A beam of light shone down and all of the allies of the Digidestined, members of the resistance, appear with Leomon as their leader.)Mugendai na yume to ato no(ZeedGarurumon and VictoryGreymon fight with MetalSeadramon on the sea region)Nanimo nai yo no naka ja.(Mega Kabuterimon and Garudamon fight with Machinedramon's troops)Sou sa ItoshiiOmoi mo makesouNani naru kedo.(Zudomon and Lilymon fight alongside Leomon and Ogremon against Metal Etemon)Stay shigachi na.Imeeji dara kedo.(Puppetmon starts shooting without discretion at any Digimon)Tayorinai Tsubasa demo.(Magna Angemon fights with Machinedramon and Angewomon with LadyDevimon)Kitto to beru sa.Oh my love.(Killua and Piedmon face each other, the clown has his swords floating around him, while Killua is holding his something in his hand, he smiles and activates the Godspeed.)(All of the eight Digimon launch their respective attacks at the camera in the next order: VictoryGreymon, ZeedGarurumon, Garudamon, Mega Kabuterimon, Lilymon, Zudomon, Magna Angemon and Angewomon. The camera then shows them on their Rookie forms turning to Champions, then the whole group with Killua on the front)
The group formed by Mimi, Joe, Palmon, Chuumon and Ikkakumon continued to sail the lake in the direction where Matt and T.K went off to to try and chase that shadow Elecmon told them about.
They reached a small island completly lacking on any sight of life, pretty much like the rest of the section of wasteland where it was located. They disembarked and Ikkakumon regressed back to being Gomamon to walk alongside him.
Mimi looked around with a confused look on her eyes. "Why did we stopped here?"
Chuumon looked around from here shoulder. "This place looks like a dumpster."
Gomamon's nose twitched as he looked around and responded, "My nose might not be as sharp as Agumon's, but I felt Matt and T.K's essence in this direction."
Palmon walked around the land to try and find any clues about the location of their friends, when she noticed something in the shore. She walked to it and gasped, her eyes widening in recognition at what was parked in the shore; it was the boat the others used when they leaved Primary Village. "Guys, over here!"
The call of the plant Digimon made the others go in their direction. Once they reached her and saw the boat, their suspicious were confirmed. "Matt and T.K are around here!" Mimi said happily.
Joe didn't share his enthusiasm as he tapped his chin in thought. "They might be, but they could also be elsewhere. This boat isn't the only one in its class, there could be another person using one. And Angemon and ZeedGarurumon could've fly away." He said, walking away from the shore to continue exploring the island.
Chuumon slumped. "And here I thought it was going to be easy for once..."
Mimi patted his head with her finger. "There, there."
Gomamon smiled in his partner's direction. "I don't think they just flew away! Matt and T.K said they'll meet up with us once they find that so-called shadow. Once they do they're going to come back and we'll beat the Dark Masters together!"
Joe looked down for a moment. "Yeah..." Then he smiled and turned around. "Yeah, you're right. We've decided to look for him right now, we can't just drop the towel so quickly!"
Gomamon gave his partner a teasing smile. "I'm surprised, Joe, when did you became so assertive?"
Joe scowled at him and crouched to his level. "What do you mean since when?" He smirked and started poking his face. "I can be assertive when I want to, you know?"
Gomamon giggled as his partner kept on poking his face. "Cut it out!" He laughed out.
Mimi put her hands on her hips and scowled at the two for their attitude. "Boys, now it's not the time to be playing around!" She said impatiently, wanting to find Matt and T.K so they could finish the fight once and for all.
Palmon whoever, was tainted by Gomamon's teasing nature and turned to her partner with a smile. "Mimi, I've never seen you so serious before! You look different that way!"
Mimi recoiled and gave her partner a slightly offended look. "Why you-!" She grabbed Palmon in a chokehold and nudging her head. "I can be serious when I want to!"
"Ah! Uncle! Uncle!"
"Mimi, She's turning blue! MIMI!" Chuumon panicked.
Despite the situation they found themselves in at the moment. The group couldn't help but smile at their own antics. A bit of calm before the storm.
"Dramon Breaker!" VictoryGreymon thrust his sword forward to try and stab his opponet.
Piedmon however dodged every strike aimed at him with ease and with a smile, not even carrying to get his own weapons out.
Puppetmon jumped behind VictoryGreymon and charged his hammer. "Take this, pierrot!" He said using the hammer to hit his former leader right in the side of his head.
Piedmon merely jumped back and out of the attack's range. VictoryGreymon dashed towards him and kicked him in the stomach, sending the Dark Master crashing to a small mountain in the completly white area where the fight was taking place.
That was taken as something good by the onlookers. Tai pumped his fist as Izzy and Kari smiled. "He got him!"
Killua for his part narrowed his eyes at the mountain where Piedmon crashed. The cloud of smoke clearing. "Not yet..."
As the anomaly said, Piedmon emerged from the mountain completly unharmed, chuckling as he did so. He didn't even had dust or bruises on him. "Fufufu, is this all the Digidestined can do? What a childish demonstration of power."
Puppetmon gripped his hammer and glared at his former boss, feeling annoyance at his dismissal of their attack. "Childish huh?! Then how about this?! PUPPET MALLET!"
Many balls of energy were launched from the barrel in the mallet at the clown, who merely stood there with his arms crossed. Piedmon raised his hand and the blasts of energy disappeared mid-air in a burst of data.
Puppetmon recoiled when he saw his attack getting vanished like that. "Huh?!"
Piedmon walked forward with a smirk on his face, waving his finger at the puppet like he was a misbehaving child that was getting scolded. "Now, now, Puppetmon. I'll deal with you when I'm done with the Digidestined. Wait for your turn."
Izzy looked in worry at the fight, a shiver running down his spine seeing the pierrot just shrugging off the attacks from their two Megas. "Their attacks aren't affecting him, it's impossible!"
Killua clenched his fists. Before he was able to fight for a moment with Machinedramon, but that was on a blind fury for the Numemon's death. Now he was lucid and could see that VictoryGreymon and Puppetmon weren't even scratching him, worse yet he hasn't even thrown a punch to them ever since the fight started, so they still don't know the limit of his power. 'This... This is bad...'
Kari looked at her brother with worry, almost as if looking for guidance and reassurance from him. "Tai... Everything is going to be okay, right?"
Tai nodded at her. "Yeah... Yeah don't worry."
His face betrayed his words as he clenched his fists and scowled in worry.
"Victory Charge!" VictoryGreymon was covered in fire as he charged at the leader of the Dark Masters with full speed, his sword at his side ready to cleave the Dark Master in half.
Piedmon smirked and merely jumped out of the way. VictoryGreymon couldn't stop in time and crashed in the same place where Piedmon did mere moments ago.
Mid-air, Piedmon smiled as he saw what happened to the dragon warrior. He heard a yell behind him and turned to see Puppetmon, his hammer above his head ready to smash the clown's head with it. "YAAAAAAARGH! TAKE THIS!" Puppetmon said, bringing the hammer down.
Piedmon just raised his hand and blocked the attack. "Puppetmon, I already told you," He cocked his fist back, "I'll deal with you later!" And punched the puppet square in the face.
Puppetmon was sent flying with the force of the punch away from where the fight was taking place, soaring over the Digidestined's head with a yell of pain. "Aaaaaaaaah!"
Killua watched as their ally and former Dark Master flew away from where they were standing and called out to him in genuine worry. "Puppetmon!" He took off running in his direction to check on him.
"Killua, wait!" Izzy called out as he saw the boy running.
"I'll check on Puppetmon's condition!" Killua called back. "We can't lose one of our main fighters so early in the fight!" He explained as he ran to where the puppet had possibly landed.
Meanwhile, Piedmon landed, now facing a recovered VictoryGreymon. The dragon warrior just glared at the smirking form of their last opponet, grabbing his sword with his two hands and keeping it in front of him.
Kari turned to her brother with her Digivice out. "Tai, let us help, please!" She begged.
Tai held out a hand, scowling. "Don't interfere!"
"Why not!" She demanded to know, her face a mask of worry and fear for the situation.
"You guys just fought LadyDevimon," Tai explained. "Focus on regaining energy until Sora comes back with the others!"
Kari looked down and gripped her Digivice, knowing that her older brother was in the right here, but couldn't help but feel frustrated at the fact that she couldn't help her brother and friends.
Meanwhile, Killua was running in the direction where Puppetmon had landed. He found the puppet Digimon sprawled in the ground, face down and covered in sand. "Puppetmon!" He called out for him and started shaking him.
The puppet got up, spitting out sand and looking around. "Whas happen'?" He asked, dizzied.
"Piedmon, now let's go back to the fight!" Killua told him.
"Aye..." Puppetmon nodded, still dizzy.
Over the wasteland area, Birdramon soared the skies, with Sora on one of her legs, to look out for the rest of their friends to help in the fight against Piedmon.
Sora was checking her Digivice in hopes of its radar to show her the direction of where to go, to no avail. "The Digivice isn't picking up any signal, the forces of the dark must be jamming it..." She mused. 'Tai asked us to look for them, but this world is too big... How can we do so?'
Birdramon looked down at Sora with a worried expression. "Sora, do you think we'll find them in time?" She asked with dread on her voice.
Sora chewed on her lower lip and was thankful that her partner couldn't see her face at the moment. She took a deep breath and nodded. "Yes, I'm sure of it. It doesn't matter the obstacles, we have to find them... Or else..." She trailed off.
"Sora..." Birdramon muttered in worry. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up."
Sora shook her head. "Don't worry, I'm okay. No matter what, we'll find the others!" She declared.
Birdramon nodded, trusting her partner's words and flapped her wings to continue looking for the rest of the Digidestined. Sora's eyes hardened with determination as she stared straight ahead. 'I have to find the others... I have to! Or else the destruction of this world will never be stopped.'
Matt, T.K and their partners' continued on the lookout for that shadow. Entering a really dark cave after disembarking their boat on a small mass of land a bit away from the Primary Village.
Matt had a troubled look on its face. They hadn't found anything about the shadow, heck he was starting to doubt said shadow existed, but he felt the need to try and help with something.
But now...
"Matt, are we lost?" T.K asked, hugging Patamon closer, feeling scared of the cave.
...Yeah, he didn't knew where in the world were they.
Gabumon rubbed his arms together. "This cave gives me shivers... Maybe we should head back."
Matt looked down. "Yeah, you're right. I don't know what I was thinking..."
He knows. He wanted to be useful for once.
Ever since the defeat of VenomMyotismon, Matt felt he hasn't done anything to contribute to the group. Piedmon beat ZeedGarurumon without breaking a sweat, VictoryGreymon was the one to defeat MetalSeadramon, Killua managed to get Puppetmon to their side by putting that collar on his neck, and Joe and Mimi both achieved the Mega Level to defeat MetalEtemon.
Him? Both he and ZeedGarurumon were unable to do anything.
Even his brother has been gradually growing up. He wasn't a scared little kid, Matt was pretty sure he could take care of himself if he wanted.
He stopped and clenched his fist. "I thought..."
Everyone turned to look at him. "Matt?" T.K questioned.
"I thought that maybe I could be useful to someone, be someone that T.K and the others could depend on," He said. "But everyone has grown up ever since coming to this world, even T.K." He said. "But I... I don't think I've changed a bit since coming here. I thought T.K will always need me, but it's me who needs him to feel important."
T.K looked at his brother in worry, feeling put off by the things he was saying. "Matt... What are you saying?"
"He doesn't need me at all, he has everyone else around him. And I think Killua and Tai could fit the roles of better brothers for him if they wanted. Tai takes good care of Kari, and Killua said he had other siblings; maybe he learned a thing or two from being around them." He said while continuing walking further into the cave.
"What are you saying, Matt?!" T.K demanded as he followed him.
"Yes, you are T.K's brother aren't you?!" Patamon said from his partner's arms.
Gabumon walked beside Matt and gave him a worried look. "What is wrong? Did something happened?"
Matt shook his head. "No, nothing happened. I just realized that I have no qualifications to be an older brother. I was just obsessed with the position I had which isn't healthy for neither of us..."
From the entrance of the cave, a dark smoke started seeping in.
He stopped and clenched his fists. "I've always felt jealous of Killua. Sometimes I thought T.K liked him more than me, than he admired him more than me. But I never had the courage to confront him, since he always guided our group in the right direction. Them Tai also started acting better, being less impulsive and rash... I thought one of them could end up taking my brother from me..."
Gabumon, T.K, and Patamon started to see Matt confess all of those hidden emotions to them, completly out of nowhere. T.K was the more shocked; his brother, his cool older brother really thought he was going to leave with either Killua or Tai? He liked them, sure, and Matt could be reserved from time to time, but he was still his brother.
Matt slumped against a wall and sat on the ground, pulling his legs to his chest. "Both of them are really determined and good leaders, I see that since they both have treated T.K well and protected him in different occasions; Killua when Devimon separated us and Tai when I was trapped in that dinner." He continued to say.
Gabumon wasn't having any of that. "What are you saying?! Even if that's true you have qualities that they don't have!"
"He's right! You care for your friends enough to stay in some place you don't like, like when you helped Joe at that restaurant!" T.K exclaimed.
"You might be harsh, but everything you do is for having others in consideration!" Patamon pointed out.
Matt wasn't listening, he seemed loat in his own world. "At first I thought Tai was blunt and harsh by wanting to face the enemies head on, and that Killua always look down on us because he knew how to survive on his own. But compared to them... I'm a failure."
Gabumon seemed shaken to his core. "No..."
"Brother..." T.K seemed on the verge of tears and Patamon's ears lowered.
Then they felt a shiver down their spines and turned to see a black smoke zooming past them. "What is this?!" Patamon exclaimed.
"This place is really strange!" Gabumon said in shock.
T.K's eyes widened in realization. "It's the shadow!"
The smoke surrounded Matt and his eyes became lifeless and dull. "I'm worthless... Completly and utterly worthless. I'll never go back with my friends"
He felt as if he was sinking in black, cold waters. Being gripped by cold tendrils that wanted to sink him deeper in his despair.
Gabumon snapped. "Don't say that! If the eight Digidestined aren't together then the Digital World will never go back to normal!"
"I'm sure they'll find a way without me to drag them down. They don't need me at all," Matt said, staring at the ceiling with those dull eyes.
"Don't say that! Don't be so pessimistic!" T.K begged.
"Snap out of it, Matt!" Patamon tried to help.
"Just leave me alone, none of you need me at all. You guys are strong on your own," Matt said, looking away from them.
"What are you saying?!" Gabumon asked, trying to make Matt look at him..
But it didn't mattered, his eyes were still dead and dull, like his soul wasn't in his body anymore.
T.K teared up at the sight. "Matt..."
Matt just sank deeper and deeper. This dark waters refused to let him go, they wanted to drag the light out of him and leave an empty husk behind. An empty husk only filled with negative emotions. The tendrils were not going to let him go willingly.
T.K clenched his fist and did the only thing he could think of. He yelled and punched his brother in the face. "Arrrrg!"
Despite being significantly weaker, the punch seemed to snap Matt out for a moment ans he pushed T.K away. "What are you doing?!"
"T.K!" Both Digimon gasped at seeing the boy fall.
T.K wasn't faced. "In the Digital World or in the Human World, I only have one brother and that's you! So why are you always comparing yourself to Tai and Killua?!"
Matt's eyes widened at what his little brother was saying. "T.K..."
Patamon joined T.K in snapping his partner's brother out of this depressing state. "Everyone knows that T.K's older brother is you! So why are you saying that Killua and Tai would be better brothers for him?!"
Matt looked away, feeling conflicted. "Patamon..."
"And besides..." Gabumon stepped forward. "I've been waiting for you all my life! What would I do if you just disappear and stay here in this cave completly alone, huh?!"
Matt gave him a look of surprise. "Gabumon..."
"Do you really want us to leave you alone, brother?!" T.K asked. "Because if that's the case I'll leave! Even if I don't want to! I know I asked you to stop coddling me, but that doesn't mean I want you out of my life! I just wanted you to see me as your equal, but if all you want is to be left alone then I'll go!"
"No... No, I don't really want to be alone. I was just trying to cause an impression," Matt confessed. "I've always done so, that's why I don't get close to other people, because I wanted to give the impression that I was someone tough... But at the beginning I felt so lonely!"
He referred to that fateful day. The day their parents took on separate ways and they each took one of their kids with them. The day he and T.K were separated and couldn't see each other as much as they'd like.
"I thought it was wrong to cry in front of everyone, so I bottled it all up and thought that I could learn to take care of myself. But... At that moment I wanted to cry!" He exclaimed looking up.
"Matt..." T.K's eyes watered, so did Patamon's and Gabumon's.
"I... I don't want to be alone!" Matt cried.
"You are not!" T.K wrapped his arms around his brother's waist. "I'm here and so is Patamon and Gabumon, you are not alone!"
"Just like I count on you, you can count on me! And I'll promise I'll give you my hundred percent in everything!" Gabumon declared.
"I'll help you in everything you need, so both you and T.K can be happy!" Patamon said. "So don't dount to call for help when you feel you need it!"
"That's right," Matt smiled. "You've always been there at every turn, so I can act freely around you. Even if I'm in a dark cave I can count on you guys to guide me. So I don't feel alone."
"Thanks Matt," T.K sniffed as he stared at his brother.
"I also have our friends, my dad and even my mom to help me if I need it," He said. He closed his eyes and felt at peace with himself. 'I promise I'll be more open about how I feel, mom and dad...'
The darkness lost his hold on him and disappeared from his body, forming a ball above them that wriggled as if it was alive.
Matt noticed it and got in position. "That's-"
"-the shadow Elecmon told us about!" T.K said, also getting his Digivice out.
"It was the reason why you were all depressed before!" Patamon said, glaring at it.
"It wasn't doing anything, it was more like drawing the darkness within me to take a hold or something," Matt said. "It felt attracted to the dark feelings I had buried deep within my heart, drawing negative energies to feed them on."
"For real?!" Gabumon asked.
"I felt alone and scared and useless because of events from the past, but now it's different. I don't care if I'm useful or not, as long as I have my friends with me to go through it all I'll be happy! And from now on I'll shot it more often!" He declared with a smile. He turned to his brother and friends. "Because I'll never be alone, right?"
"Of course not!" T.K smiled. "I'll be with you in ever step of the way, bro!"
"And so will us!" Patamon and Gabumon declared.
Matt knelt and took his brother, his brother's partner, and his own partner in a hug. "I don't know how I could feel alone for so long when I have all of you. And even if I'm not the most powerful partner or the leader, I know I can count on you to be with me!"
T.K smiled and returned the hug warmly. "And I know I can count on you! You are my cool big brother after all!"
"Matt, thanks for always being so good with me ever since we met," Gabumon said. "I'm glad to have such a nice partner."
"And I promise that if you ever need help you can also count on me!" Patamon said, willing to help his partner's brother.
Matt broke the hug and grabbed his brother and partner's hand. "No more being pessimistic, even if things get hard from now on!"
"No more!" The three chanted.
The small group broke in laughter as they made their vow and slowly the cave where they being trapped started to disappear along with the shadow. They were now standing on a small grey island in Piedmon's sector.
"I see, that shadow created the cave to trap us," Gabumon said, looking at their new landscape.
Matt looked around, basking on the breeze and smiling at feeling his mind clear for the first time. He looked at his brother who gave him a big smile at seeing they endured this hardship together, a smile that Matt returned fully.
"Matt! T.K!"
That voice snapped them from the moment and they turned to see Mimi and Joe with their partners running to them. "Joe? Mimi?" Matt questioned.
The girl in question, tackled the two brothers in a hug. "We found you! Finally!"
Chuumon leaped off her shoulder and cheered happily. "We did it! We did it!"
The two brothers were startled at the girl's hug but returned it nonetheless, feeling adequate at the moment.
Joe panted and bent over to catch his breath and then he grinned turning to his partner and Palmon. "See! We found them at last!"
"I didn't doubt it for a second!" Gomamon said.
"What are you guys doing here?" Matt asked. "And the resistance?"
Mimi broke the hug and gave him a frantic look. "Piedmon's troops attack them. Leomon told us to find you and the others so we take down Piedmon once and for all."
"Huh?!" Was the brothers' reaction.
"We have to meet up with Killua and the rest to end the battle against the Dark Masters, so the Digital World will go back to normal!" Palmon said.
The two brothers exchanged looks and nodded. "Right!"
Puppetmon joined the fight again after Piedmon's punch. The clown narrowed his eyes as he prepared his next trick. This time it was matter of see and not see.
He leaped up and brandished the four swords on his back. "Trump Swords!"
They were sent flying to VictoryGreymon, who blocked them and sent the four flying away, only for other two to cut the parts of his body unprotected by his armor. "What?!"
The first four swords changed directions and went straight to Puppetmon. The wood Digimon was ready, he used his hammer to slam them into the floor, leaving them completly motionless. He smirked. "C'mon, Piedmon don't you have something new?"
Just as he said that, he felt a sharp pain on his right shoulder and left knee. "Ugh!" He turned and saw other two swords stabbed in his body. "How?!"
To his pain, the swords were ripped out of his body and flew to their owner. They floated around him, orbiting the evil Digimon as if he was the sun and them the planets. "Part of my trick. While you were distracted by the first set of swords I summoned a second." He snapped his fingers and the first set of swords laying at Puppetmon's feet flew to him.
Killua gritted his teeth as he was forced to just sit in the sidelines, unable to do anything more than watch his friends getting cut by the maniac clown. He couldn't bring himself to fight knowing that he could lose.
"Those swords can cut through a Mega, Kil. What chance do you have?" The annoying voice of his hated brother had a point.
Izzy was just as worried as the white haired boy. "If he can control those swords at will then it doesn't matter what they do!"
Kari covered her eyes in fear, unable to see VictoryGreymon, and to a lesser extent Puppetmon, getting hurt. "I can't see this."
Tai clenched his fist, forced to see his partner and ally getting cut up by the clown.
With his eight swords now with him he allowed his smirk to grow even further. "Now, try to dodge!" He snapped his fingers and the two sets flew at their victims, four swords to each other.
It didn't mattered how many times VictoryGreymon blocked the swords, they always found a way to maneuver around him to slash at the unprotected parts of his body. Over and over again. Leaving him kneeling on the floor panting with exhaustion while supporting himself with his sword.
Puppetmon tried to dodged them instead. He slammed his hammer on the floor and fired the Puppet Mallet to fly up to the sky. But the swords followed him. In the air he turned into a mini tornado with his hammer out to try and blocked the omnidirectional attacks of the swords.
It was just a temporary solution, however, once he stopped the four swords cut deep in his wooden skin. He feel to the ground with a thud and groaned in pain. "Uuuugggg..."
The eight swords went back to Piedmon. He put four of them back in their sheath while the other two dispersed. "Ta-chan!" He exclaimed, mockingly.
From the sidelines, Tentomon couldn't take it anymore. "Izzy, let me in, please!"
Izzy got his Digivice out. "Got it-"
"No."
To everyone's surprise, the voice came from Killua. Making everyone, even Tai, stare at him in surprise. "Killua?!" Izzy asked.
"If this guy beats HerakleKabuterimon or Angewomon then we are doomed," Killua said. "And neither Andromon or I are strong enough to face him! We have to save our strength!" He declared with clear frustration.
Tai nodded. "Killua's right!" Then he glared at the fight. Watching as VictoryGreymon and Puppetmon got back up. 'Sora... Please hurry!'
Sora had a scowl on her face as she continued to look for any clue for her friends. She needed to find them. She had to! Tai, Killua, Kari and Izzy were counting on her.
"Sora!" Her partner's voice snapped her out. "Down there, that boat!"
Sora looked down and her eyes widened. That boat was from the time where the group separated to look for Tai and Killua after Etemon--The onea Joe and Matt used in that amusement park.
"Land there, Birdramon!" Sora requested.
The giant bird did so and they landed in the shore were the boat was. She reverted back to Piyomon and started to wander around that piece of land for any clues. They looked around near the shore, thinking that maybe they didn't go that far, that they could easily find them near the boat, but it didn't proved to be the case as no matter how long they looked around there were no signs of the other half of the Digidestined.
Sora gripped her fist as frustration started to boil inside of her. Why couldn't they just be together again to go and help Tai and the others?! Why did they had to split in the first place?! It's not like it was necessary, they could have beat Machinedramon together and then beat Piedmon.
But it wasn't the case, and now she had a new duty to take. 'I have to find them. They are counting on me, I have to find them!'
Piyomon was flapping above her partner to see if she could find anything, but her gaze went to her partner and noticed something strange at her feet. A black smoke. "Sora! Beneath you!"
The girl lookes up at her partner with a questioning glance, and before she could even question her, she fell down a hole. "WAAAAAAAAH!"
"SORA!" Piyomon exclaimed ready to dive for her partner, until she heard a voice.
"PIYOMON! IS THAT YOU?!"
She froze and looked down, a smile forming on her face when she saw Matt's group. With Palmon waving at her after not seeing for a long time. "Piyomon!"
"Guys!" She landed and the plant Digimon tackle her in a hug. "I found you!"
"What are you doing here?" Chuumon asked. "And your partner?"
Piyomon's eyes widened and she separated from Palmon. "She fell down this hole! A black smoke covered her feet and she fell!"
Matt's eyes widened and he let out a gasp, just like T.K and their respective partners. "A black smoke?"
"Sora fell?!" Both Mimi and Joe gasped and they went to inspect the hole, feeling a shiver as they saw the darkness at the bottom. "What is this?" Mimi asked.
Matt narrowed his eyes in disgust. "It looks like the cave where T.K and I were trapped... It must be the shadow's doing."
"The shadow?" Piyomon questioned.
"We have to get her out!" Joe said, ignoring Piyomon's question in favor of acting to rescue the redhead girl.
They started climbing down carefully, with Piyomon and Patamon flapping down slowly. Mimi gulped as she saw the seemingly endless bottom. "Scary..."
"Mimi, don't be afraid," Matt said. "Or else you'll drawn the darkness."
Chuumon was shivering. "Sounds like something out of a horror story."
The climbing wasn't as long as they expected, but it didn't made it any less unnerving. Almost in the bottom Joe slipped and landed on his butt. "Ooof!"
Everyone climbed down and watched him in worry, Matt helping him stand. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, good thing we were nearly at the bottom," he chuckled.
"Sora!" Piyomon could feel her partner close by and ran deeper into the cave.
"Piyomon, wait!" Gomamon called after her.
Matt frowned as he looked at his surroundings. "It's exactly the same..." He muttered. "Let's go!"
Everyone nodded and followed Piyomon deeper into the cave, ignoring the shivers they felt as they ran deeper and deeper.
"Sora! Sora! Snap out of it!" They heard Piyomon begging to the girl.
They finally found her, her head in her knees and her legs pulled to her chest. Matt got close to her. "Sora! Sora can you hear me?!"
Piyomon turned to him with a worried look. "She isn't reacting to anything I said. She's just sitting there!"
"Let's try to get her up!" Mimi said, rolling her short sleeves up.
The two older boys nodded and grabbed the girl's arms, while Mimi went behind her and grabbed the back of her torso. Matt counted, "On three. One, two... Three!"
They pulled with all of their might, but Sora didn't budged. She stayed in the same place with her head hidden and her knees drawn to her chest.
They released her with a sigh and stared at her. "It's like something is keeping her in place," Joe lamented.
T.K's ears perked up as she heard something coming from the girl. "Listen! She's saying something!"
They all went silent to hear what the girl was saying in her state of trance. "... We have to find Matt, Mimi, T.K ans Joe... Or our home will be destroyed by that monster..."
"Since I found her she's been saying that over and over again," Piyomon said with sadness.
Mimi knelt and started shaking her awake. "Sora, we're here! We're all here, please wake up."
Sora finally looked up to see Mimi in front of her. "Mimi it is you. What a relief, I found you..." Her glazed gaze went to the others. "Joe, Matt and T.K are here too."
"That's right, we're all here now!" Matt said. "Everything is going to be okay now!"
Sora shook her head. "No... No it's not. I'm not strong enough, I'm not capable of holding on for too long in this fight. This world is going to disappear unless we help Tai..."
"Sora, stop worrying for a second, don't lose hope!" Joe said.
"This isn't like you!" Mimi said gripping her hold on the girl.
"It's because of this cave. It's amplifying all the negative emotions in Sora's heart, just like it did with me!" Matt explained. "The more negative emotions she has the more that shadow is going to grow!"
"What?!" Joe turned to Matt in surprise. "That's why you told Mimi to not be scares right?"
Mimi gulped at the thought of being in a trance like Sora. She turned to the girl who kept watching their discussion with those glazed eyes. "If that's the case then you have to get rid of those dark thoughts, Sora, please! Forget them!" She begged.
Inside, Sora felt like she was drowning. Floating on an endless dark ocean that kept on trying to drain her out. The words of her friend resonated within her. 'Forget them? How can I do that? If we don't do something we're going to die... Our families are going to suffer if we don't stop the distortions and the Dark Masters... We have to...'
As if hearing her thoughts, Matt's voice started answering. "Sora we all decided to come back to this world even when we knew it was dangerous, it isn't destiny or a duty, it's our choice. We all decided to help."
From the depths of the ocean, Sora could see a light. Matt was surrounded by light and swimming down to get her out of the darkness.
"It was... My choice."
In the world outside of Sora's subconscious, Matt nodded firmly at the girl. "That's right! And if you feel unprepared then leave it to us!"
Again, inside of her mind, in that endless dark ocean, she close her eyes in resignation. "I can't accept that. I make this choice because it was my duty."
In the cave, Joe and Mimi scowled at that girl. The bespectacled boy said, "Listen, Sora, I know you might feel scared about this situation, we are all feel a bit of despair at what's happening. But like Matt said, if you feel unprepared leave it to us! If you don't feel ready the lean on us! We are your friends and are there for that!"
"You always look out for us, like when we separate back when Tai and Killua disappeared, this time let us look out for you!" Mimi told her.
Other two lights appeared in her subconscious. Mimi and Joe were also swimming to get herz just like Matt. Her eyes widened in the water as their words echoed around her. "Look out for me...?"
"Yes," Mimi nodded. "We are here for you. And we are here in the Digital World because we have the ability to make a change. We've always triumph over the previous challenge. We made it this far because of our ability to improve all together." She extended her hand along with Matt and Joe to reach for the girl.
"Together... We're all together!" Sora swam to them and grabbed their hands. Matt and Joe gripping her hands while Mimi grabbed her shoulders.
She opened her eyes and stared at all of her friends, the shadows around her dispelling. "You're right! That's the way things are!"
"We won't let you down, just like you never let us down!" Mimi said grabbing her friend in a hug.
Sora nodded in the embrace, happy to know that through it all her friends were going to be with her.
The cave disappeared and now they stood in the middle of a forest. Matt smiled. "That shadow's influence has gone away now thay Sora's feelings area at peace."
Sora placed a hand on her chest. "My feelings..." She clenched her fist. "Let's go! Tai and the others need us!"
Everyone nodded, ready to meet again with their friends.
"Dark Tornado!" With a single hand movement, Piedmon sent a cyclone towards the two Megas he was facing.
VictoryGreymon tried to block with his sword while Puppetmon with his hammer. But the two of them were sent flying easily.
Tai gasped and ran behind VictoryGreymon, cushioning his fall even if for a bit. While Puppetmon just landed on his back with a groan. "Owwww..."
VictoryGreymon groaned and got off his partner. "T-Tai..."
"I'm okay. Can you keep up?" Tai asked.
VictoryGreymon nodded and got in position, while Puppetmon sighed and sat up as well. "Oh well, I guess it's a nice day to die..."
Killua clenched his fist, drawing blood, this has gone long enough. The two Megas were on his last rope. They weren't going to last any longer against the powerful Dark Master restless attack. "Tai! Let Izzy and Kari fight!" He pointed at VictoryGreymon and Puppetmon. "They won't last much longer!"
"Brother, please!" Kari begged.
"Tai!" Izzy called out, trying to convince him.
Tai wasn't flinching he got up and glared at Piedmon. "No! Not yet! Sora will come with Matt and the others! VictoryGreymon and I will continue to keep him back!"
"Until when?! Until you get..." He trailed off, noticing Kari's look. "I know Sora will come, but it won't mean nothing if you can't fight anymore!"
"He's so stubborn!" Tentomon groaned.
"You guys just take care of Kari until the fight is done!" Tai said. "It won't be long I'm sure of it!"
"Yeah, 'cuse we're going to die..." Puppetmon scoffed.
Piedmon chuckled and raised his hand again. "Dark Tornado!"
Another cyclone was sent on their way and they couldn't do anything to block it. The three of them were sent flying, Tai included for being behind VictoryGreymon, even further back crashing against the ground.
"At least get out of the fire zone!" Killua yelled. "Do you want to get yourself killed?!" He asked, disregarding any tact with Kari nearby.
"So what?!" Tai said stubbornly. "I have to make sure this guy doesn't harm you! If I fall at least the others will take him out!" He yelled.
Killua gritted his teeth as he sae Tai's sheer stupidity. If only he had the power to help, or at least drag him out. But he couldn't knock VictoryGreymon unconscious, and even if he knocked Tai, he would continue fighting. "Damnit!"
Piedmon smiled and his hand made a gun notion and he pointed. "Eenie," he pointed to Puppetmon. "Meenee," then to VictoryGreymon. "Mainee," Back to Puppetmon. "Moe... Final Spell!"
A sphere of transparent energy was made at the tip of Piedmon's fingers and he let it loose as a long blast towards the dragon warrior. VictoryGreymon didn't have the energy to dodge it and he was sent flying back his armor being destroyed as everyone was shocked at the display of power.
"VictoryGreymon's being hit!" Kari gasped.
Puppetmon's jaw was on the floor as he saw his fellow Mega fallen. "Well... Shit."
Tai walked to his partner, stumbling on his step as he did so. "V-VictoryGreymon..." He collapsed beside him due to receiving part of those Dark Tornadoes.
"Tai/Brother!" Izzy and Kari called out.
Killua gritted his teeth. "Izzy, get in there while I take Kari away from here!"
"Is that so?" Piedmon asked as he turned to face them, freezing everyone in place. "You're not going anywhere, Anomaly, I'm going to start my fun with you now."
Killua felt cold sweat travel down his forehead as he felt the predatory gaze Piedmon was giving specifically towards him. It remind him of someone, a certain magician from back home. But now it wasn't the time for some twisted sense of nostalgia. He needed to think of something to escape with his friends.
But the rescue came at the right moment.
"TAI! KILLUA! KARI! IZZY!" A voice called from the border of the top.
Everyone turned to see Angemon and Birdramon arriving at the scene. Matt and T.K on the angel, while Sora, Mimi and Joe on the bird.
Tai cracked his eyes open as he saw the rest of his friends arriving. "Sora... You made it."
Piedmon smirked and leaped back, landing on a tall rock. "So the roster is complete, too bad you are too late."
Sora and Matt disembarked their rides and ran to the fallen boy. Sora cradled Tai carefully. "Tai, I did it! I brought everyone!"
Tai smiled. "I knew you could," He turned to Matt. "Hey, Matt. Glad to see you back."
Matt nodded. "Thanks for holding on until we arrived," He grew serious. "Together we'll stop Piedmon!"
Gabumon ran to the fallen VictoryGreymon and cradled his head. "Are you okay?" He turned to Puppetmon. "What happened."
"Piedmon happened," Puppetmon answered.
Gabumon turned to VictoryGreymon again. "Don't worry, VictoryGreymon. Now I'm here to help!"
With that declaration Matt's Crest started shining and Gabumon as well, that glow transferred to both VictoryGreymon and Puppetmon. Their injuries healing instantly. "Huh?!"
Even Piedmon seemed taken back. "Impossible!"
VictoryGreymon stood up swinging his sword. "Matt's Crest healed me up."
"Now I'm back to one hundred percent!" Puppetmon exclaimed.
Meanwhile, Mimi, Joe and T.K went to Killua and the others. "Guys! Long time no see!" Mimi waved.
Killua smiled as he saw them arrive. "Better late than never," He smirked. Then he was tackled in Mimi's trademark hug. "O-oy!"
"Oh, shut it you lovable jerk, you like it!" She said, overjoyed to see her friends again.
While Matt and Sora helped Tai to get to a safe place with the others. All of the rookie Digimon, plus Angemon and Birdramon joined the two Megas.
Tentomon started flying towards the battle. "I'll go too!"
Gatomon pumped her fists. "So will I!"
Birdramon reverted back to Piyomon and turned to her partner. "Sora!"
All of the other seven Digidestined got their Digivices out. All of them ready for the final battle. "Let's go!" They said at the same time.
Killua just watched from the sidelines with Andromon, both of them knowing they couldn't win against a Mega. Or at least Killua thought so... 'Everyone... Good luck.'
"Gabumon Warp Digivolves to... ZeedGarurumon!"
"Piyomon Warp Digivolves to... Phoenixmon!"
"Tentomon Warp Digivolves to... HerakleKabuterimon!"
"Palmon Warp Digivolves to... Rosemon!"
"Gomamon Warp Digivolves to... Vikemon!"
"Angemon Ultra Digivolves to... Magna Angemon!"
"Gatomon Ultra Digivolves to... Angewomon!"
Puppetmon whistled as he saw the new Megas. "Wow more fire power! Nice!"
Seven Megas two Ultras. All facing their most powerful opponent to date.
All the kids in the sidelines were impressed at seeing most of their partners in the Mega Level. Joe smiled. "I didn't know Piyomon and Tentomon reached the Mega Level!"
Izzy smiled back. "Neither did we with Gomamon and Palmon."
Mimi pumped her fists. "Piedmon doesn't have any chances now!"
Killua's eyes widened at seeing most of the Digimon in their Mega levels. Hope truly blossoming in his chest. 'We can win... We can!'
VictoryGreymon gripped his sword with both hands. "ZeedGarurumon, let's attack first!"
ZeedGarurumon nodded and gave a ferocious grin. "Got it!"
They charged at the clown readying their most powerful attacks.
"Trident Gaia!"
"Full Metal Breath!"
The blast of fire was launched while all the weapons circled around it. The blast from the Zeed Cannon fussing with the blast from the Dramon Breaker.
Piedmon saw the attack coming and leaped to the air just in time as the blast impacted in the place where he was.
He landed and smirked. "Now this is entertainment!" Ge got a white piece of cloth out of his pocket. "Better safe than sorry."
He chuckled as he knew the Digidestined, even if they've reached their full potential didn't stood a chance against him. He will eliminate them one by one.
His eyes settled on the Anomaly. The boring Anomaly. Watching from the sidelines.
Then, with no one to protect him, he will have his fun with him.
This battle was going to be a walk in the park.
(Next time on Digimon X and X Hunter)
Piedmon, the last of the Dark Masters, the last opponent to defeat.
All of the Digimon in the group try to fend off against him, but what will happen if it isn't enough?
Killua will have to face his demons and the last member of the Dark Masters.
Next time on Digimon X and X Hunter: No X More X Running!
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