A/N: Time for another chapter, this time, the fifth part of this mini-arc focus on Laura and her Digimon partner, Candlemon. So here is Chapter 7.
Chapter 7: IS Girls and Digimon Partners: Part 5 of 7: Laura and Candlemon
After saving Biyomon from Airdramon and becoming Char's partner, our heroes returned to the real world where their friends were waiting for them to come back. A few moments later, Ichika's group all appeared back in the office.
"Welcome back, guys. Good to see you're all back in one piece." Tatenashi greeted with a grin. "When we saw you guys fighting Airdramon, we thought you were done for since he was flying over you." Her sister and friends all nodded in agreement as Kyoko was sitting at her desk.
"Tell me about it, it was hard trying to fight someone that can fly." Ling agrees with a sigh. "Since our Digimon are rooted to the ground, they couldn't do much against Airdramon who can fly." She then turned to Char and smiled. "But seeing both Char and Biyomon becoming partners, we were able to turn the tables on Airdramon and kick his digital butt back to his motherboard." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Well put there, Ling." Kyoko said with a smile. "But seeing how you took on two flying Digimon so far, that can only mean we're still unaware of what's ahead." She looks at her watch again and sees it's almost midnight. "But we can save that for another day. Time for us to close up shop and head for bed. We can continue this tomorrow." Everyone all nodded in agreement as they exited the office and headed for home as she takes out her keys and locks the door before accompanying Satoru and Twoearle to her car and drove off while Ichika and his friends all took a bus back to the academy.
Back in Kowloon
After Airdramon was deleted and Biyomon becoming partners with Char, the same three figures from before were watching the fight from afar and weren't too pleased of the outcome with their minion being deleted and one of the Digimon who opposes them becoming partners with a human.
"I can't believe it, those humans were able to delete Airdramon!" The first male voice growled in anger. "We sent Airdramon down here to cause trouble, but those little runts just had to come in and ruin everything!"
"And not to mentioned Biyomon becoming partners with a human!" The female voice agrees with a scowl. "I can't believe those humans are having more Digimon join them! If they keep this up, then our master's plans will be ruin! Do you think they might know of what we're doing?"
"I highly doubt that. They seem to be oblivious of what's really happening." The second male voice answered "They may have gotten wind of it back at the hospital, but we can let that slide for now. Until the time is right, we won't reveal ourselves unless the master gives us his next order. So we'll just be onlookers from this point until it's time for us to make our move." The two figures nodded in agreement and warped away while he looks down at the pathway. "After all, they say that your worst enemies are closer than they appear." He then warps away.
Not too far from their location, there was a loud stomping sound as two massive Digimon resembling Tyrannosaurus Rexes were patrolling the area. One was a black Tyrannosaurus with green spines trailing down his back and red stripes on his body while the other was a green Tyrannosaurus with two large tusks on his back and both of them were looking for something.
"Dang it, we've lost that little runt." The green Digimon snarled. "I didn't think he'd give us the slip that easily. How can someone so small be so fast?"
"We can worry about that pipsqueak later." The black Digimon said with a frown. "Right now, we need to return to Master and tell her we've lost him. But as long she gets what she wants, we won't have to worry about one little Digimon spoiling her revenge plan." The green Digimon nodded in agreement as they did a 180 and stomped in the opposite direction.
Unknown to them, a small Digimon resembling a living candle peeks out from his hiding spot and breathes a sigh of relief. "Whew, that was a close one. I thought they had me when they stopped." He looks up in the vast cyber sky. "Still, I can't let those two and their master do what they want. It's not right to blame others for something they're not responsible for and make it like they're the real cause for your failure." He stands back up. "I have to find them and stop their master from ruining other people's lives." He starts hopping in the same direction as the two dinosaurs Digimon left.
The next morning, Char wakes up in her room at the IS Academy after a long night of saving her new partner Biyomon. Just then, her Digivice on her nightstand next to her bed started ringing and she answers it as her partner in question appears onscreen with a smile on her beak.
"Good morning, Char. Did you have a nice sleep?" Biyomon asked.
"Yes, I did. Thank you for asking, Biyomon." Char answered her with a smile. "I was able to get a good night's sleep even though it was already past midnight." She stretches her arms above her and jumps out of bed. "Well, I'd better get ready and head for class. It's time for the midterms to start and I don't want to be late." Biyomon nodded in agreement as she heads for the bathroom and takes off her nightgown.
Char then wraps a towel around her just above her breasts as she enters the bathroom and turns on the shower. She unwraps her towel and enters the shower as she closes the shower door and starts washing herself with shampoo and body wash. Once she was done, she turns off the hot water and exits the shower as she grabs her towel and wraps it around her again to dry off. As she exits the bathroom, she makes her way to her closet and takes out her uniform, bra and panties as she starts getting dressed for the day. Once Char was all dressed, she ties her hair in a short ponytail with her pink ribbon and looks herself in the mirror before nodding. She then grabs her Digivice from the nightstand and exits her room as she starts to make her way to class and meet up with her friends.
Later
After meeting up with each other, our heroes all headed for Maya's class to start on their midterms for their graduation coming up in a few months. As the test began, there was a knock on the classroom door and everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to the door as Maya wondered who could it be.
"I wonder who could be visiting during our test?" Maya asked in confusion. "Come in, the door's open!" With her permission, the door slides open to reveal Matayoshi standing just out in the halls. As he makes his way to her, he sees Ichika and the gang and tips his hat at them and they smiled back. "Hello, can I help you?" She couldn't help but blush at the older man standing before her.
"Yes, there's something I need to ask you, ma'm." Matayoshi answered her. "I'm Detective Matayoshi of the Tokyo Police Department and I'm here on an investigation." He reaches into his trench coat and pulls out a notepad and pen. "Now, we've got word from our sources that there's been some unusual activity here at this academy. Being as it's a school for training young women." He looks over to Ichika. "And men, I was wondering if you or any other staff member have noticed anything out of place here?" That made everyone in the classroom worried.
"No, I'm afraid I haven't Detective." Maya answered him. "I can assure you that none of the students here are involved in any kind of unusual behavior. But if we ever do find anything out of the ordinary, we'll let you know."
"I see, thank you for your time." Matayoshi said with a nod. "Again, I apologize for interrupting your class but our line of work waits for no one. Madam. Children. Adieu." He tips his hat and leaves the classroom as our heroes all huddled together.
"What was Detective Matayoshi doing here?" Ling asked in confusion. "I didn't think he'd come all the way to the academy for an investigation. Do you think he could be right about something going on here?"
"It's a possibility, but I can't really say for sure." Twoearle answered her "Matayoshi's the kind of detective who takes his job seriously and won't rest until he finds the answers. If he's here at the academy, then something must be going on and we need to find out." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Let's wait until lunch, we can call Kyoko during that time." Ichika suggested. "We need to tell her that Matayoshi's here at the academy and investigating some strange activity going on. She needs to know what's going on." His friends all nodded in agreement as they continued working on their midterms until lunch arrives.
Later at lunch
After finishing the midterms and waiting for the scores to be tallied up, our heroes all met up at the cafeteria as planned and sat together at their table. They've managed to contact Kyoko without anyone noticing and telling her about Matayoshi arriving to the academy for an investigation on unusual activity.
"I see, that could be serious if Matayoshi arrived at the academy…" Kyoko frowned as she scratched her chin in thought. "And if he's there on an investigation for unusual activity, then something must be going on and you all need to find out what."
"But where are we gonna start looking?" Ling asked confusedly. "We can't just go walking around campus like we own the place and asking everyone about those strange activities Matayoshi mentioned. Plus, don't we need a search warrant to have an investigation anywhere?" Everyone all looked at each other and realized she was right.
"You have a point there Ling." Kyoko agrees "Unless we were issued a search warrant, there's nothing we can do right now. We'll have to come up with another plan." Everyone all thought for a few moments until Satoru spoke up.
"Does this calls for another frontal attack Kyoko-nee?" Satoru asked as both Ichika and Twoearle knew what he was talking about while the IS girls were confused.
"It would seems that it does Satoru." Kyoko answered him with a nod. "But just to be sure, I'll look into these strange activities going on at your school. The rest of you just keep doing your usual routine and see what I can find. I'll let you know if anything changes." Everyone nodded as she ends the call and starts searching on her computer.
"So what are we going to do now?" Tatenashi asked her friends. "If we can't ask around if anyone as seen anything strange, how are we going to know who's the real culprit?"
"It's just as Kyoko said, we'll have to keep going through our day like normal." Houki answered her. "Until she finds something, we can't do much right now. We'll just have to wait and see until she calls us again and tells us about what she found." Her friends all nodded in agreement and continued discussing about what to do next.
Unknown to them, another student was sitting across from them and glaring from her laptop on the table. "Look at them, those little idiots. They think they're all that, but they're in for a big surprise once I'm done here." She glances back to her screen as the same two Digimon appeared. "DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon, I want you two to head inside the school's network and sabotage everything. We're going to show those losers what happens when they mess with me. I'll be meeting with you two later."
"Leave this to us Master Izami." DarkTyrannomon said darkly. "We'll give these idiot humans a scare of a lifetime that they won't know what hit them! We'll show them teach them a lesson to never mess with our master!" Tuskmon nodded in agreement as they disappeared from her screen.
"Just you and your friends wait, Ichika." Izami said darkly with an evil smirk. "I'll show you that men are never meant to pilot an IS and women are the superior ones in every category!" She folds up her laptop and leaves the cafeteria without the other students knowing while glaring at Ichika and the others.
With Agumon and the other Digimon
"Whoa, what was that all about?" Agumon asked in shock. "I felt like this intense glare on my spine and it felt like someone was staring into my soul." He then turns to his fellow Digimon. "What about you guys? Have any of you felt that stare too?"
"Yes, we've felt it as you did Agumon." Renamon answered him with a nod. "From what I can say, that glare was filled with hatred and anger towards our partners. Whoever this person is, he or she may have a grudge on them for one reason or another."
"But why would this person have a grudge on our partners?" Biyomon asked in concern. "It doesn't make any sense to hate them for something they don't even know about. There must be some reason why this person hates them." Everyone thinks for a minute until Dorumon spoke up.
"In any case, we'd better be ready." Dorumon said with caution "If this person is really serious about getting revenge on our partners, then we have to be there to protect them. We can't let this person unleash all their anger and hatred on our partners, there are other humans here and they could be hurt in the process."
"Then it's settled, we'll have to give it our all." Agumon said with a nod. "We're not going to let any humans get caught in a crossfire, we'll have to find this person as soon as we can!" Elecmon, Gatomon, Renamon, Biyomon and Dorumon all nodded in agreement and headed back to their respected partners.
Meanwhile at Nakano, Kyoko was searching through her computer on any strange activity happening at the IS Academy. As she continues searching, something else was on her mind about who was doing this and why.
"This doesn't make any sense. Why would someone want to cause trouble at the academy?" Kyoko asked as she pondered this. "There must be some kind of motive that even got Matayoshi's attention, but what? What's the motive for wanting to cause trouble and potentially bringing other students into this?" She cups her chin and thinks for a minute until something jumpstarts her brain. "Hold on, that must be the reason. The suspect must be after Ichika and the others and is willing to drag others into this. I better call Matayoshi and head over to the academy!" She stands up from her desk and grabs her keys as she takes out her cellphone and dials Matayoshi's number.
"Yes, this is Detective Matayoshi." Matayoshi said as he recognized the caller. "Kyo-chan, I see you've called me this time. So what I can help you with?"
"Old man, I need one of your men to look up on someone and meet me at the IS Academy." Kyoko answered with a serious frown. "I have a feeling our suspect may be after my assistants and is about to drag everyone else at the school down with them! We need to stop her before it's too late!"
"Right, I'm on it!" Matayoshi agreed. "I'll have one of my men look up on your person of interest and see what we can find. Once I get the information you needed, I'll meet you back at the academy." Kyoko nodded in agreement as he ends the call and gets to work while she gets into her car and drives off towards the academy.
Back at the IS Academy, classes has ended for the day and all the students were packing up their stuff. Ichika and the gang were also getting ready to leave the academy and meet up with Kyoko about her findings until the alarm goes off and everyone stopped in their tracks.
"Hey, what's with the alarm going off? Is this a fire drill or something?" Ling asked in alarm.
"I don't think it's a fire drill Ling." Houki answered her with a tensed frown. "If it was, the teachers would've let us know they were doing one today. Something tells me the alarm's going for a different purpose, but what?" Before anyone could answer her, their Digivices started ringing and they answered them while Laura heard something.
"Ahhh!" A voice scream.
"Huh? What was that scream just now? Is someone in trouble?" Laura asked in confusion while looking around.
"Agumon, what's going on? The alarm's going off in the real world and we don't know what's going on." Ichika said with a serious frown. "Is there anything happening in cyberspace?"
"Yeah, we've sensed two Digimon inside your school's network and causing trouble for you and everyone there." Agumon answered "Whoever sent them there must be after you guys and is willing to drag everyone else in with you!"
"But who would want to target us?" Cecilia asked in confusion. "It just doesn't make any sense, we haven't done anything wrong to anyone, I don't think. So who's trying to get our attention by setting off the alarm?"
"We're not sure, but this person definitely has a grudge on all of you and seems to be targeting everyone around you as well." Renamon answered her. "And from what we can tell, they're using this alarm as a warning for you that if none of you comply, the other students and teachers will suffer and it'll be on your heads."
"Then we'd better find this creep and stop him before the others get hurt!" Tatenashi growled as she punched her fists. "We can't let everyone here get hurt because of us, we have to make sure our friends all make it out safely."
"Then let's go and head for the security room." Ichika said "I can use my Connect Jump on one of the computers to enter cyberspace and we'll be able to find those two Digimon and stop them!" Everyone nodded in agreement as they exited the classroom and make a mad dash for the security room.
Meanwhile
Izami was in her room watching everything happening to the academy from her window as everyone were wondering what was going on while she was smiling at their confusion. "That's right, run around like the rats you all are. This'll show all of you what it feels like to be mocked for years because of something that was beyond my control! I'll show them what happens when you mess with me!" She turns to her computer screen as DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon appears. "So what's the status? Where you two able to cause enough destruction in the network?"
"Yes, we were able to destroy some parts of the network and set off the alarm as you wanted." DarkTyrannomon answered her "We've even closed off all exits to make sure no one gets in or out of the building." Tuskmon nodded in agreement.
"Perfect, now for the second part of my plan." Izami said with an evil grin. "Head for the IS hanger and sabotage all the ISes there. If none of them aren't working, they won't be able to fly or use them for battle practices! They'll be deemed too dangerous and reduce them to scrap metal in no time!" Both DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon nodded and vanished from her screen. "Soon, they'll all pay for mocking me and turning their backs on me!" She types in her password and enters cyberspace in her avatar.
Back with Ichika and the gang
Our heroes have made it to the security room and opens the door to peek inside to see if any guards are around. Once the guards were nowhere to be seen, they've entered the room and make their way to the computers.
"Ok, the coast is clear. The guards are not here." Ichika said as he opened the door. "They must be busy with keeping everyone safe from what's about to happen, so we need to work fast. We can't let everyone get caught into this person's revenge plan on us." Everyone nodded in agreement as he spots a light shining from the computer. "Bingo, there's our way in. I can use my Connect Jump here and we'll be able to stop whoever's trying to reach us." Everyone nodded in agreement as Houki, Satoru, Ling, Char and Cecilia joined him and were about to enter the computer until Laura approached them.
"Wait, let me come with you and everyone Ichika!" Laura interjected. "I heard someone screaming when the alarm was going off and I think there's another Digimon in trouble. I know it sounds strange, but I just have a feeling that there's a Digimon in need of our help."
"That's just like us when we heard our Digimon crying out for help." Houki said as she pondered this. "And if what she said is true, then we'd better save the Digimon being hurt and saving our school." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Okay, you can come with us Laura." Ichika said with a smile. "Just make sure you stay close to us, we don't know what kind of Digimon we're dealing with or how strong they are." Laura nodded and joins them as he turns to Twoearle and the Sarashiki sisters. "Think you three can keep watch here and make sure everyone's still safe?"
"Don't worry, you leave this to us." Twoearle answered as she gave him a thumbs up. "We'll make sure everyone's safe and sound. You guys just worry on finding out who's really behind this and stop them before it's too late." The Sarashiki sisters nodded in agreement as Ichika and the others also nodded and entered the computer and she flips open Satoru's laptop.
Not long after splitting up with Twoearle and the Sarashiki sisters, our heroes entered the computer in the security room and find themselves back in the cyberspace tunnel.
"No matter how many times we've through here, it's still amazing how we're inside a computer." Laura said in awe. "It's almost like we're in a different world that we didn't even knew existed." Her friends all nodded in agreement. "So where are we going to find this person and the two Digimon? They might've moved on to another area in the school."
"Hold on, let me see if Twoearle can find them." Ichika said as he used his communicator to call Twoearle. "Twoearle, we're inside the network. Any luck on finding the Digimon or our culprit yet?"
"Not yet, but I'm getting a faint signal from them." Twoearle answered him. "They might've gone to another area in the school. There should be a connecting pathway to the same area just ahead of you guys." Everyone looked ahead and see the path splits up at a fork.
"Ok, we see the fork ahead of us." Satoru nodded. "We'll head down that path and see if we can find them. And hopefully, the Digimon Laura heard screaming before." Twoearle nodded as he ends the call and they continued on towards the second pathway.
A few minutes later, our heroes arrived back in Kowloon again and looked around for the culprit or the Digimon.
"So this is where you and Agumon met and your body getting turned into half-digital." Laura said with a serious frown as she looked around. "I've always heard about Kowloon being a place where scumbags and hackers hang around, but to think something like that happening to you during your time here."
"Yeah, that's pretty much how it happened the first time I came to Kowloon." Ichika agrees "But it's also where I met my friends here in person, so it had its fair share of ups and downs. But we can worry about that later, right now we still need to find the person responsible for attacking our school and stop them before everyone else gets hurt." Everyone nodded in agreement as he turns to Agumon. "Agumon, do you and the others still sense any Digimon around here?"
"Yeah, we can definitely sense them nearby." Agumon answered "They're just ahead of us and are probably waiting for us. I can tell they're really strong, so we're in for a really tough fight." The other Digimon all nodded in agreement until they sensed something else. "Hold it, there's another Digimon and he seems to be fighting them. It must be the same one that Laura heard screaming not to long ago."
"Then we'd better head over there and see if we can help!" Satoru said "Who knows what could happen if that Digimon ties to fight those two big ones! We need to make sure he's still in one piece and see if we can help him." Everyone nodded in agreement and headed for the next area to find the hurt Digimon.
"Agumon, you and the others better Digivolve." Ichika suggested. "If these Digimon are as strong as you say, then we'd better be ready for a tough fight ahead." His friends all nodded in agreement as their partners all looked at each and nodded.
"You got it Boss! Agumon, digivolve to… GeoGreymon!"
"Elecmon, digivolve to… Leomon!"
"Renamon, digivolve to… Kyubimon!"
"Biyomon, digivolve to… Birdramon!"
All four of the Digimon digivolved into their Champion forms while Gatomon was already a Champion and Dorumon stayed in his Rookie form.
"Okay, now we're ready for what's ahead." Houki smiled. "We'd better hurry and save that Digimon before him and everyone else back in the real world are hurt." Everyone nodded in agreement and continued on.
With the candle like Digimon…
"Augh!" The candle like Digimon screamed as he was knocked into a wall by DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon. Izami smirked darkly and remarked "So, a weak Digimon like you are planning to stop me from getting my revenge on that boy and his seven girlfriends, right? Don't make me laugh!"
"W-Why…?" The candle like Digimon grunted as he struggled to float. "Why are you so keen on revenge on that boy and his friends?" That made Izami scolded in anger.
"You want to know? Fine, I'll tell you! It happened 2 years ago before EDEN came along. I was considered to be the best IS pilot and everyone thought I were to surpass the legendary IS pilot and teacher of the IS Academy, Chifuyu Orimura. Women are far superior than men and they should have remained in power if EDEN haven't come along. Then… He arrived. Chifuyu-sensei's weak little brother, Ichika. I saw his match with Alcott and I was shocked and angry that a boy was able to pilot a machine meant for women. Not only that, he was attending the same classes I attended to. I hate Ichika Orimura because he is a male. Then on the day after his foolish friends arrived, I challenged him to a fight and mocked him that if he lose to me, everyone will forget about him and I will surpass his sister, that got to him and I was about to finish him off until his foolish friends managed to give him the confidence he needs to beat me! Me, an ace IS pilot! I was about to attack him until Chifuyu-sensei stopped me and grounded me forever, meaning I will no longer pilot an IS ever again. I hated Ichika… I hate his stupid friends… And I hate all men in general! So I got two Digimon to help me with my revenge…" Izami frowned dangerously as she clenched her fists in anger.
"That's your reason for this?!" The candle like Digimon growled as he glared at Izami and her Digimon. "Revenge on that boy just because he is a male?! That's stupid and dishonorable! Men and women are both equal and love each other!"
"Shut up! You'll never understand how I feel, never! Tuskmon! Finish him off!" Izami ordered.
"Yes ma'am! Slamming Tusk!" Just as Tuskmon was about to attack…
"Mega Flame!" GeoGreymon launched his attack at Tuskmon, knocking him back a little.
"What?!" Izami gawked as she turned to see Ichika and his friends and their Digimon partners, three of them have digivolved. "You!"
"Izami?! You're behind this?!" Ichika gasped in shock.
"That's right. And as soon as I defeat you and your friends, I'll dismantle your precious ISes, and my revenge will be completed!" Izami snarled in fury. Laura rushed over to the candle like Digimon and scooped him up.
"You alright?" Laura asked the Digimon in concern as she gave him a Heal Disk.
"Yeah. You must be Ichika's friend, right?" The candle Digimon smiled softly as he felt his wounds healing up faster. "I'm Candlemon. And you are?"
"Laura Bodewig, country of origin: Germany. I have a feeling we are destined to meet." Laura smiled softly as she placed Candlemon down, then glared at Izami. "But first thing's first. We need to deal with a ghost from our past."
"Don't blame us for what happen two years ago, Izami! You let that ego go to your head and that's why you will no longer pilot an IS!" Cecilia growled. "Kyubiimon, get ready!"
"Right!" Kyubiimon nodded as she got ready.
"DarkTyrannomon, Tuskmon! Destroy them all so I will finally get my revenge!" Izami ordered.
"Roger!" Tuskmon and DarkTyrannomon agreed as they got ready. Suddenly, Candlemon got ready to fight and Laura noticed.
"Candlemon! You're too hurt to fight! You can't take on two Champions by yourself! You need a partner and I happen to fit that description!" Candlemon looked at Laura with awe.
"W-What do you mean?" Candlemon asked.
"Unfortunately, I was like Izami, only I worship Chifuyu-sensei and she was my hero. When I ask her what makes her strong, she said her brother is her strength, unfortunately, I misunderstood and started blaming the person who made her strong by thinking he was making Chifuyu weak. But after our fight, I fell in love with him, but I knew that his heart may belong to Char, a friend of mine. So I want to protect Ichika and my friends, even if it may cost me my life." Laura held her chest and closed her eyes and smiled. Suddenly, Laura's Digivice which was a camo like phone ringed and she checked it and discovered that Digimon Capture has been installed. "So please, be my partner, Candlemon!"
"…You're right, I can't do it alone, so I need you to be my partner to help us battle bad guys." Candlemon smiled as Laura registered Candlemon as her partner. Suddenly, Candlemon startled to glow. "Candlemon, digivolve to…!"
(Brave Heart Tri plays)
Candlemon started to change shape and when it stopped, he was now a wizard like human Digimon with his mouth covered by the cape around him. "Wizardmon!"
"Damn it… He digivolved?!" Izami growled in anger. "Destroy them!"
"Fire Blast!" DarkTyrannomon launched a flaming attack at Gatomon who leaped out of the way.
"Lightning Paw!" Gatomon launched her attack at DarkTyrannomon, giving him medium damage.
"Let me help! Electro Squall!" Wizardmon summoned a thundercloud that shoots lightning at Darktyrannomon and Tuskmon, giving them medium damage.
"Why you little! Horn Buster!" Tuskmon growled as he charged towards Wizardmon who waved his cape around and disappeared. Tuskmon stopped and stood there flabbergasted. "H-Huh?! What the…"
Wizardmon appeared behind him and shouted "Thunder Ball!" He launched a ball of energy that got near Tuskmon and exploded near him, giving him bigger damage.
"D-Darn it!" Darktyrannomon growled as he shouted out "Iron Tail!" He lashed his tail at Leomon who was knocked back by the attack.
"Hang on, Leomon! Magical Game!" Wizardmon yelled as he made Leomon invisible, confusing Darktyrannomon.
"Where did he go?!" Darktyrannomon gawked. Suddenly, he heard:
"Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon appeared behind Darktyrannomon and launched his attack at Darktyrannomon, giving him bigger damage.
"Right on! You act like a true German strategist!" Laura smiled as she pumped her fist in the air. Wizardmon gave her a thumbs up as Tuskmon and Darktyrannomon glared at him.
"Now you're gonna get it, punk!" Tuskmon growled, but Wizardmon got ready.
"Magical Game!" Wizardmon then casted dark auras on Tuskmon and Darktyrannomon, confusing them.
Tuskmon sees Wizardmon in place of Darktyrannomon while Darktyrannomon sees Wizardmon in place of Tuskmon. Izami gritted her teeth in anger. "W-What's wrong with you two?!" Suddenly, Tuskmon and Darktyrannomon started attacking each other, trading blows with each other.
"Now's our chance! Meteor Wing!" Birdramon yelled as she launched her attack at Izami's Digimon, damaging them largely.
"Fox Tailed Inferno!" Kyubiimon launched her attack at Izami's Digimon as well, giving the two of them bigger damage.
"Mega Shot!" GeoGreymon launched his attack at Tuskmon and Darktyrannomon, ending the fight. Tuskmon and Darktyrannomon screamed in agony as they were both deleted, and the systems of the IS Academy returned to normal.
Izami stammered in shock as she fell on her butt. "H-How can this be…?" Wizardmon made rope appear and tied up Izami.
Everyone approached her to make sure she doesn't escape while Ichika frowned at her. "It's over, you're beaten once again Izami. It was bad enough when you tried to attack me after I beat you, but also bringing down others in order to get to us was crossing the line! You nearly costed the lives of innocent people because you wanted to get our attention! I'm sorry it had to come to this, but we'll have to turn you in to the police." Everyone nodded in agreement as Izami lowers her head and accepted her defeat without giving any resistance as everyone breathes a sigh of relief and their Digimon partners all reverted back to their Rookie forms.
"Whew, so glad that's over and done with." Houki sighed in relief with a smile. "I was worried we weren't going to make it and stop her in time, but I'm glad we did." She and her friends all turned to Laura and Candlemon and smiled. "Of course if it wasn't for Laura and Candlemon becoming partners, we might've not make it in time and stopped Izami from dismantling the ISes." Everyone nodded in agreement as they watched Laura and Candlemon celebrating their victory.
"You did it, Candlemon! You were incredible out there!" Laura cheered. "We were able to stop Izami and save the school! I'm so proud of you Candlemon!" Both her and Candlemon hugged each other while everyone else smiled.
"I couldn't have done it without your help Laura." Candlemon smiled "It was thanks to your will to protect the person your best friend loves was what helped me Digivolve. You were right when you said you fit the description of being my partner and I couldn't ask for one better than you." Laura smiled back and hugged him even more until their communicators started ringing.
"That must be Twoearle, Tatenashi and Kanzashi." Satoru said with a smile. "That must mean everything's back to normal in the real world. Let's see what they have to say." Everyone nodded as they answered their communicators.
"Guys, you did it! Everyone's free and the school's systems are back to normal!" Twoearle praised. "The alarm just stopped the moment you guys took out DarkTyrannomon and Tuskmon. Also, none of the ISes were destroyed and everyone's safe and sound."
"That's good, I was worried that we were too late but I'm glad we made it in time." Char smiled and her friends all nodded in agreement.
"Not only that, but it looks like that Kyoko and Matayoshi are here as well." Tatenashi said with a grin. "They've arrived on the monorail not too long ago and are waiting for us outside. I have a feeling they came when we told Kyoko about what we thought was going to happen." Everyone all nodded in agreement and looked over to Izami who still had her head down.
"Okay, we'll head back to the real world now and meet you by the monorail." Ichika said with a smile. "Tell Kyoko and Matayoshi that we've got the culprit and we'll hand her over to them." Twoearle and the Sarashiki sisters nodded as they ended the call and our heroes all made their way back to the real world with Izami trailing behind them.
Back in the real world, all the students and teachers were outside of the academy and wondering what was going on in their school. Just then, Kyoko and the TPD all arrived on the monorail and entered the school grounds.
"Just stay calm, everyone. There's no need to panic." Matayoshi calmed everyone down. "We're from the Tokyo Police Department, you have nothing to worry about. We'll sort all this out and everything will be all right." At that moment, Twoearle and the Sarashiki sisters ran up to them.
"Kyoko! Detective! Over here!" Kanzashi waved. "We got word from Ichika and the others they've caught the culprit and brought the school's systems back in working order. They should be on their way here now." Kyoko and Matayoshi smiled and nodded as Maya walks over to them.
"Girls, what's going on here?" Maya asked in confusion. "Did something happen to Ichika and the others? And what do you mean about them catching the culprit?"
"We can understand you and everyone are confused, but hear us out." Kyoko answered her. "We've got word from Ichika and his friends that someone was tampering with your school's systems and trapping everyone inside. So Ichika and his friends decided to find the culprit and stop them while I had the TPD meet me here." She looks ahead of her to see the people in question walking towards them. *And right on schedule, here they come now." All the students and teachers turned around to see Ichika and the gang walking towards them with Izami trailing behind and still tied up.
"No way, is that Izami? She's the cause of all this?" One student asked in shock.
"I can't believe it! To think she was the person behind everything!" Another student said as she covered her mouth in shock as well. "And I once looked up to her until she decided to cheat two years ago!" All the other students and teachers started talking about her, but she didn't care as she knew it was over for her until they've stopped in front of Kyoko and Matayoshi.
"Kyoko, we've completed our case." Ichika smiled "We were able to stop Izami and save everyone here before they were hurt. It was tough, but we came out victorious and no one was hurt." His friends all nodded in agreement.
"Nicely done, my assistants. You've all pulled through without my help this time." Kyoko said with a smile. "There may be times where I can't always help you, but just know I'll be helping in other ways. Still, I'm glad you all came back in one piece." She then turns to Matayoshi. "Matayoshi, you can take over from here."
"Right then, Kyo-chan. We'll take her back to the mainland and to the station." Matayoshi said with a smile before glaring at Izami. "Izami Shimada, you are under arrest for tampering, endangering innocent lives and acts of genocide. Everything you say can and will be used against you." He turns to his men. "Take her away, boys." The policemen all nodded as one of them walks over to Ling and she hands him the rope and he pulls Izami with him back to the monorail. "Well, our work here is done. Expect your payment later for helping in this case." Everyone smiled and nodded as he tips his hat and leaves with Izami in tow.
"Well done, everyone. You all did great out there." Kyoko smiled "I'll admit, I was a little worried about leave all of you to solve this case on your own but you've all pulled through and solved it together. You should be proud of yourselves."
"But what will happen to Izami now that she's in prison?" Ling wondered.
"Since Izami broke the school rules and the law for her revenge, she will be expelled from the IS Academy." Maya sighed before smiling at Ichika. "I don't know how you and your friends did it, Ichika, but you saved everyone in the IS Academy as well as the ISes. If Izami succeeded in dismantling them, I'm not sure what will happen. Chifuyu will be proud of you." The students and teachers nodded with smiles as Ichika blushed and rubbed the back of his head nervously. "In any case, school is over for today. Be sure to come tomorrow."
"Yes, ma'am." Ichika and his friends nodded in agreement as they with Kyoko headed for Nankako. Another job done by Ichika and his friends!
To be continued…
Next chapter: IS Girls and Digimon Partners: Part 6 of 7: Tatenashi and Monodramon
A/n: Happy Thanksgiving, all. Sorry it took so long to write this chapter. Anyway, next chapter will have Tatenashi facing past Phantom Task foes from her past and her meeting and befriending Monodramon who became her partner. So we're getting to the final two parts of this mini-arc, so stay tuned for more updates.