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Part Two: The Gizumon Conspiracy

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"From there He scattered them over the face of the whole earth."

Tofukuji Temple, Kyoto

2:10 A.M.

Monday, April 30th, 2018

"Coredramon, digivolve to…" The light from Takuya and Koji's crests enveloped the tunnel, and the two Coredramon began to change. Majester flew into the air with his own momentum, and then crashed onto the ground as a four-legged dragon, with Koji on his back. Dinoster soared into the air, breaking away from the light as a more serpentine dragon, a lance strapped to his back, which Takuya held onto as they flew into the sky.

"Groundramon!" Majester boomed.

"Wingdramon!" Screamed Dinoster amidst the howl of the wind.

"Uh, Dinoster…?" Takuya whimpered from his partner's back. "You think you could maybe let me off really quick?"

"Oh, sorry." Dinoster smiled. The ultimate then looped back around and shot towards the ground, slamming his heels into the concrete moments later. Takuya stumbled off the dragon's back, knees wobbling.

"Th-thank you." He sighed, his hands dropping onto his knees.

"Takuya…" Koji gasped as he descended from Groundramon's back, his head craning backwards to take in the magnificent size of Kimeramon. "I had no idea…"

"Yeah, he's big." Takuya nodded in agreement. "But why is Lillymon the only one fighting him?" Takuya could barely make out the silhouette of the fairy Digimon in the moonlight as she circled Kimeramon, who angrily thrashed about as it failed to attack her.

"She was distracting him while we came up with a plan." Antylamon appeared next to them, kneeling so that she was at a closer eye level. "This creature has not been phased by our attacks."

"Then let's come up with a better attacking strategy." Majester growled.

"Agreed, but first, perhaps Takuya and Koji should join the other tamers." Antylamon pointed towards the shrine.

"We're staying with our partners." Koji shook his head.

"Koji, perhaps you should wait here. I won't be able to fight to my full capacity if I have to worry about protecting you." Majester urged.

"And what if you need me?" Koji protested.

"The battle's not far," Antylamon interjected, "If we need your help, you'll know it."

"Fine." Koji grumbled.

"We'll be okay, Takuya." Dinoster said to his partner. Takuya gave him a thumbs-up and a smile.

"Alright then, you two, come with me." Antylamon waved the two dramons forward, and the three of them bolted away, while Takuya and Koji returned to the shrine. They moved down the street to where a large pond blocked their way. A bridge took them over to the temple.

"Where are the others?" Takuya pondered as they entered the shrine, looking around the dark, empty room. All that was inside was a table, littered with maps and papers. The interior had been stripped of all artifacts, its walls and floors bear.

"Takuya, out here." Koji waved him out of the temple to the right of where they had entered, to the gap in the earth that led to the Gizumon's domain. There, they found Mimi and Masao. The group had found a length of rope and tied it around a tree trunk far from the hole, then dropped it down inside. People from within were climbing up the rope, where Masao was directing them to the east, away from the fighting.

"Mimi!" Takuya gained the girl's attention as she helped a young girl pull herself out of the hole.

"Takuya, glad to see you're okay." She was distracted as she spoke, helping the girl to her feet. "Sorry to be blunt but help us get people out of here. The others went to find more rope."

"Good idea." Koji nodded. "We should get as many people out of there as we can." Koji ran back to the temple to help. Takuya was about to head after him, but was caught off guard as a Gizumon appeared from within the pit, his tubules reaching towards an elderly woman currently climbing out of the hole.

"Bada boom!" A small ball of fire struck the Digimon on its underside, causing it to reel into the air. The monster then directed its attention towards the source of the attack. Impmon stood at the edge, sticking his tongue out at the machine. The Gizumon rushed towards him, and the rookie threw another fireball at the creature, who knocked it away with his tubules. Impmon then lunged away as the Digimon slashed at him, quickly cornering him against a tree.

"Oh no, Impmon!" Takuya exclaimed, but a moment later the Gizumon was spiraling away from the rookie, his optical center crushed, with pieces of glass falling onto the ground. Impmon angrily threw a series of fireballs at the Digimon, which all connected with the open spot where its eye used to be. Flames erupted from within, and the Digimon dropped to the ground, its body vanishing in a flurry of data. Impmon turned his head to where Monmon stood, his slingshot in hand.

"I didn't need your help!" Impmon barked. "I had him!"

"I was only trying to assist a teammate." Monmon answered calmly, walking past him. "There's no shame in admitting that you need assistance."

Takuya turned away from the exchange, satisfied with the results, and back to Mimi. "Oh, has Renamon come back yet?" He inquired, knowing the rookie had returned back into the underground base after leading him to his partner.

"Yes, he's down there," Mimi pointed into the hole, "Helping people find their way up. Now please, go find some rope!" She barked. Takuya bowed quickly and then took off towards the temple.

2:30 A.M.

"Are you ready?" Dinoster inquired.

"Ready when you are." Majester answered.

"Then let's get moving." Majester's wing-arms gripped around Dinoster's forearms, and the flying dragon took off into the air, towing his earthbound brother with him. The pair soared through the night, Dinoster's impeccable new speed getting them to their destination in seconds. Positioned above Kimeramon, the two disconnected from each other, Dinoster letting his brother plummet back towards the earth. The Groundramon landed with a slam on the back of the behemoth, immediately snagging the Digimon's two upper wings with his wing-arms. He pulled them together, fighting the monster's attempts to fly. His upper wings restricted, the monster struggled to stay in the air. Slowly he descended as his lower wings failed to support his body.

"Now!" Antylamon bounced over the chimera, her hands transforming into axes. "Bunny Blades!" She spun in circles, her arms outstretched as she came down on the monster's neck. Above, Dinoster changed his trajectory, spiraling downwards with the tip of his lance pointed at the beast. Flamedramon then lunged from the tallest building, fire wrapping around his body. The Digimon became enveloped his flames, and launched his body like a rocket at the monster.

Suddenly, Antylamon was snatched out of the air. One of Kimeramon's colossal arms had found her, and had wrapped around her body. Antylamon jammed her blades into the creature's palm, which dug deeply into the beast, blood streaming from the wounds, but the monster didn't stop. It flung its arm off to the side and sent Antylamon careening into the street. Then it flipped, dropping its wingbeat and allowing it to fall, back first. Flamedramon passed by the monster harmlessly as its body reoriented itself mid-air, and the armor Digimon flew off away from the battle as he struggled to regain control of his trajectory. Only Dinoster had the time to react.

"Brother!" Noting the immediate danger to the other dramon, Wingdramon narrowed his body, folding his wings and straightening his tail. The Digimon nose-dived past the falling Kimeramon, using air resistance to his advantage, then snapped open his wings and yanked Groundramon from the behemoth's back. He narrowly escaped as the monster collided with the ground, but the force of the impact sent shockwaves through the air, which caught the dramon as he flew. The pair of Digimon were thrown into a nearby house, the impact causing the structure to crumble around them.

"Regrettable," Asuramon sighed as he stood atop a telephone pole, his arms crossed. The Digimon had been preparing to aid in the attack when the Kimeramon had altered its position. Predicting the results, Asuramon had held back, allowing the monster to fall to its now-vulnerable positon. "Very well, I'll do it myself." He closed his eyes and pulled his fists together. Fire began to plume from the Digimon's feet and arms, and his body vibrated with a bright, yellow energy. "Fire Fist of Shiva!" His eyes burst open, shining bright yellow. The Digimon exploded from his position, shattering the pole he was standing on. He landed atop the chimera's chest and unleashed a flurry of punches from his four arms, each imbued with fire. The strikes struck deep into the monster's chest, each strike pounding harder and harder, until he could hear bone begin to break. But just as Asuramon felt his attack was going to succeed, his body stopped, frozen in place. A frost overcame him, and his body was encased in ice. The arm made from the data of IceDevimon wrapped around him, clenching tightly and shattering the ice, squeezing shards into his chest. Asuramon wheezed as the fingers crushed his chest, and then slammed him into the concrete, letting his body skid down the road.

Above, Flamedramon had released his attack, and was now flailing as he fell through the sky, struggling to slow his descent. He was beginning to panic when he suddenly felt a pair of arms loop under his and pull him back up.

"Where do you think you're going?" Lillymon smiled as she slowly glided down to safety.

"Thank you," Flamedramon sighed, glad the ordeal was over. "Unfortunately, I feel we may have lost this battle."

"Kimeramon's obviously smarter than you anticipated." She said as she dropped him off on a safe street. "Outmaneuvering it will be harder than we thought. But don't give up." She shook her head.

"No, of course you're right." Flamedramon agreed. He looked to his left, where Kimeramon could be seen struggling to stand. The earth shook as it moved, and they could hear crackes in the ground as the concrete beneath him began to buckle under his weight. "Tend to Antylamon while I find the others. I've an idea." Lillymon agreed, and flew off into the night. Flamedramon transitioned to Raidramon, and took off in a gallop down the road.

3:00 A.M.

Asuramon dragged his battered body out of the street, wincing as his chest heaved. It hurt to breathe. Fortunately, a similar effect had been done to Kimeramon. As he watched the monster struggle to its feet, one of its arms had been pushing against the chimera's chest. Whatever the results of this battle, he had at least damaged the beast, even if his wounds were far more severe. However even a broken rib didn't seem to slow the Digimon down. Upon returning to a standing position, it bellowed a monstrous roar, stretching out its wings as it prepared to take off into the sky again.

"It seems we've all failed." Asuramon sighed painfully.

"Bada Boom!" A small ball of fire flew through the air, barely singing the side of Kimeramon's face. The monster almost didn't seem to notice, the strike barely enough to turn its head towards the source of the attack. Impmon and Monmon stood atop Tofukuji temple, the monkey Digimon's slingshot stretched back. Kimeramon didn't know what it was looking at as Monmon let go, unleashing a large stone, which sailed through the air and collided with the Digimon's eye.

"GYAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSHHHH!" Came its bloodcurdling cry as the blow to the Digimon's soft spot sent Kimeramon into a blood thirsty rage.

"Hey, down here!" Raidramon sent sparks at the monster's feet once again, turning the enraged monster's attention to its feet. Kimeramon angrily stomped at Raidramon as it weaved in between the giant's legs. "Come on…" With each stomp, he could see the ground buckling.

"What are they doing…?" Asuramon watched in awe.

"You've got to be quicker than that!" Raidramon taunted as the behemoth slammed his heel where the armor Digimon once stood. Finally, he succeeded, and the ground beneath the monster's feet collapsed. Kimeramon sunk down, his left foot falling into the open space below.

"Now!" Raidramon ordered. The ground then collapsed beneath Kimeramon's other foot, and the monster sunk down onto its bottom. Quickly it tried to fly up into the air, realizing what its opponents were trying to do, but it struggled to move its right foot out of the earth. Below, Groundramon held on tightly, his wing-arms stretched out as he clutched a deeply embedded pipe with his wings while the rest of his limbs were wrapped around the monster's foot.

Above, Lillymon appeared in a flash in front of Kimeramon's face, her flower cannon outstretched. She let out a liberal burst of energy, which exploded into the chimera's neck, causing another roar of pain. Antylamon then dropped onto the monster's back and quickly slashed at his wings with her bunny blades, jumping away as quickly as she appeared. Lastly, Raidramon pounced upwards, transitioning to Flamedramon and then coating himself in fire, smashing into Kimeramon's gut. His foot caught, wings, damaged, gagging and stomach reeling, the monster finally caved, falling onto its back with a thunderous crash.

Finally, Dinoster appeared from high above. He tucked in his wings and straightened his tail, and then nose-dived once again, this time aiming for Kimeramon's chest. Quickly he covered the distance, launching the lance from his back moments before he collided with the demon. He then swooped away, popping open his wings, and curved back up into the air. The lance pierced the monster's chest, and it let out another savage roar.

The force of nature writhed in agony, its arms swinging wildly around its body as the Digimon converged. Antylamon crashed down onto one of its wings, chopping quickly at the leathery appendage. Flamedramon bounced onto the monster's chest, rolled off to the side, and let out a series of fire rockets into its other wings. Lillymon appeared above his head, and shot a steady stream of energy from her flower cannon. Wingdramon landed on its chest and began pounding at the monster's already damaged point.

The assault was fierce, and Kimeramon writhed in agony, but still he did not give in. The monster's face was pinned to the ground, Lillymon's beam forcing him down, but his arms moved wildly near the sources of his pain, struggling to stop the assault.

"We need more energy!" Flamedramon screamed.

"You got it!" Tommy cheered from the temple, where he, Alice, Mimi, Takuya, and Koji stood with their digivices outstretched. A click of a button sent five bursts of energy streaming into their partners, giving them the increase in energy they needed.

Lillymon's energy blast doubled in size. Antylamon's slashes increased in speed and ferocity, and the bursts of fire from Flamedramon's strikes became scorching balls of fire. Dinoster ripped and teared at the chimera's chest, and the beast let out a long and pained ear-splitting cry, but still did not stop, his arms thrashing more violently than before. Finally, Dinoster saw the monster's chest began to bulge, and knew it was time. He ripped his spear from the demon's chest and darted into the sky.

Where he once stood, Groundramon appeared, his wing-arms tearing open Kimeramon's chest from within and emerging in a geyser of blood. Kimeramon threw his body upwards, throwing the Digidestined off of him, and then collapsed forward, falling head first onto the ground. It cried weakly, though its voice still boomed in the air, as flecks of data streamed off of its body. It collapsed with a sickening thud, shattering the concrete beneath it. Kimeramon evaporated in a torrent of data, which washed down the road before drifting into the sky.

The remaining Digimon were scattered. Flamedramon was thrown head first down the road, while Majester had rolled off of Kimeramon and down into the tunnels he had created. Lillymon and Dinoster had flown safely into the air, and Antylamon had backflipped off of the monster's wing onto the safety of the street. As the three Digimon converged, they were met by their human companions, who were running down the street to join them, along with Monmon and Impmon.

"Lillymon, you did it!" Mimi jumped up to her partner, wrapping her arms around her neck. "You're so strong!"

"I couldn't have done it without you." Lillymon embraced her. "Or the rest of us." She set the girl on the ground, glancing to the rest of the group as she bent down, then letting out a pained sigh.

"Are you okay?" Mimi whimpered.

"Just tired." Lillymon replied. "That battle took a lot out of me."

"Out of all of us," Antylamon bent to the ground, dropping into a cross-legged position, "I could sleep for a week."

"You all did great." Willis bowed to the three Digimon. Antylamon's body then became enveloped in a bright light, which dissipated in moments to reveal the rookie form of Lopmon. Lillymon and Dinoster did the same, and became Palmon and Dracomon shortly after.

"Hey, how come Flamedramon isn't back yet?" Tommy craned his neck, looking down the street for his partner.

"I think I saw where he landed, come on." Monmon took the boy's hand and led him down the street. "We'll find him." As they left, Koji walked to the crevice in the street, which had been made by his own partner.

"Majester, are you okay down there?" He yelled into the crack. There was no reply. "We need to go down and look for him."

"Of course," Dinoster agreed, "Just give me a moment to rest and I'll go find him."

"How…" A grizzly voice growled, directing the attention of the humans and Digimon to the street behind them. Asuramon was standing, bent over with his right arm holding his gut, while his left was propped up against a light post that had miraculously survived the destruction. "How did you do it? That thing was stronger than all of us."

"It's honestly really simple, Asuramon." Lopmon answered. "We worked together. Individually, none of us could defeat Kimeramon, even with the added activation energy that the two Dracomon and I received for becoming ultimates. But we weren't alone. You chose to fight that thing yourself, and it tossed you away. The rest of us worked together."

"But our combined strengths…" Asuramon's chest heaved. "Three ultimates and an armor-Digivolved…"

"You don't understand," Takuya shook his head, "It wasn't just all of our partners who defeated him, they had our help as well."

"The power of Digimon and humans combined was what defeated that thing." Palmon explained. "That's what we've been trying to explain to you digital army folks from the beginning. We're stronger together than we are apart."

"No…" Asuramon shook his head. He struggled off the support of the pole. "Regardless, I see that you all are stronger than I could hope to compete with…" He shook his head. "Our cause is lost."

"That's not-!" Alice reached her hand out, but suddenly Lopmon had jumped against the girl's chest, knocking her back onto the ground. Alice wanted to question her partner, but within an instant Asuramon had appeared where she once stood. Dracomon and Palmon had pulled their partners away as well. Only Willis had been unable to escape in time.

"No!" Takuya cried.

"Let him go!" Mimi barked. Asuramon had snatched the boy up in his two left arms, and held him tight against his body. Willis was struggling, but couldn't escape the ultimate's grip.

"My apologies, but this is the only way that I can ensure a safe retreat." Asuramon began backing away, his upper left hand gripping the boy's neck.

"It doesn't have to be this way Asuramon!" Willis grunted. "We don't have to fight!"

"I can't chance fighting your evolved forms, not in my condition." Asuramon ignored the boy. "Stay back, and you have my word that he will live."

"And what does your word mean when you attack somebody who can't even defend themselves?" Alice snapped.

"It's not the most honorable decision, I admit, but I have no other recourse in this situation." Asuramon shook his head.

"We don't have to be enemies Asuramon, just let him go." Koji cried from the edge of the crevice, where he had been safe from Asuramon's attack.

"If only I could trust that." He reached down behind his back, pulling out a small remote with a pair of large buttons on it. "Unfortunately, all I can trust is that you won't do anything to jeopardize the life of one of your comrades. A weakness I'll be sure to exploit in the future." He clicked the button, directing the remote backwards. A few seconds of silence were followed by a crackling, and then in the middle of the street a violent storm of electricity erupted, tearing open a hole in the air itself. A magnificent wall of rippling blue plasma appeared behind him, and Asuramon continued to back away.

"He's trying to go to back to the digital world!" Lopmon warned.

"Asuramon please, we won't stop you, just let Willis go!" Takuya pleaded.

"That's just not something I can take your word on." Asuramon sighed, and then jumped backwards, disappearing into the portal with Willis in tow. The gateway rippled and wobbled as he passed through, and immediately began to recede.

"No!" Takuya bolted down the street, running at top speed towards the portal.

"Takuya!" Dinoster took off after him, slicing through the air. Alice watched the two as Mimi and Palmon joined them immediately.

"Alice, go!" Koji yelled behind her. The girl turned to him, confused. "Please, they need your help!"

"But the people here…" Alice began to protest.

"Tommy and I will look after everything here, now please, go and help save him!" He pointed towards the portal. Alice snapped her head back and saw it growing ever smaller.

"Alice," Lopmon pulled on her arm, "I can't explain right now, but he's right. We need to get to the digital world."

"Um," Alice knew she was out of time, "Okay." She jumped up off the ground and dashed towards the closing portal, snatching the unsuspecting Lopmon along with her. The girl's legs stretched as far as possible, closing the gap between her and the other Digidestined in moments. Takuya and Dinoster didn't hesitate to dive head first into the portal. Mimi and Palmon followed, equally determined. The portal was almost gone when Alice reached it, but she knew she had to show the same level of commitment. She jumped into the air and closed her eyes, disappearing into the portal a moment before it closed, disappearing with a crackle. Koji stood at the edge of the crevice, eyes wide.

"Majester!" He yelled.