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AN: Well, here we are; the first half of this story has been completed! And after this begins Books 2 based off of Adventure 2! Bloody hell, I was crying by the end of that episode! For some reason the end of the final episode of Adventure 1 always gets me!
Anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Review, but if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all!
-The Ninth Child-
xX-The End?-Xx
The DigiDestined screamed and shouted as they felt themselves plunging into a dark void, but stopped when they found themselves not falling anymore, but rather floating within the void.
"Are we down?" Joe asked, taking his hands down from his face, looking around.
"Uh, this may be a stupid question," Izzy said slowly, "But why aren't we still falling?" Just then he heard a small beeping coming from his computer and opened it up to reveal Gennai's face on the screen.
"Greetings," Gennai greeted, "I hope no one needed a barf bag on the way down!"
The kids sweat-dropped at the elder man's comment. But it was then that Kagome remembered something Tai had told her a little while ago.
-Flashback-
The group, bar Kari and Kagome blinked at the young man that was now fighting against Piedmon with a sword and tried to make the connection between this figure and the older one they'd met a while back.
"He's actually pretty cute…" Kagome commented.
Tai turned to his sister and blanched. "Don't say that! Seriously, don't!"
"Why not?" Kagome asked.
"Because—" Tai shook his head. "You'll find out soon enough."
-End Flashback-
'This is Gennai?' Kagome's face turned a little green despite the situation at hand.
"So you're the one who brought us down here!" Tai said angrily.
"What do you want?" Matt demanded. "We already beat the Dark Masters!"
Gennai nodded, "It's true that the evil of the Dark Masters was destroyed, but the source that created that evil still exists."
The DigiDestined gasped as they leaned in closer to the computer.
"And that source came from what is known as the Wall of Fire," the data-human told the children.
"What's that?" Joe asked.
"When I was searching through the Dino Ruins, I came across an ancient inscription," Gennai explained, "It told of a time long ago, when a strange being appeared from behind the Wall of Fire. It was angry; you would be too, if you lived with that kind of humidity."
'Does he always crack jokes at times like this?' Kagome wondered absently.
"The mere existence of this being caused a warp in space and time was thrown completely out of whack," Gennai continued, "It threatened the collapse of the Digital World, and even worse than that, my new wristwatch stopped working! The Digimon knew they didn't have the strength to defeat this being, so the original DigiDestined children were summoned from the real world, and together they defeated this evil."
"Wait," Tai interrupted, "Then does that mean that there were kids just like us here before we came along?"
"And I'm guessing that the reason we were summoned was because something else came out from behind the Wall of Fire," Kagome spoke.
"That would be correct," Gennai confirmed. "Unfortunately, that's just the good news. The bad news is, it also told of a great darkness that will blanket the entire Digital World."
"A 'great darkness', huh?" Matt muttered.
"Um, it's pretty dark right now," T.K commented.
"Then is this the enemy?" Mimi asked.
"In a way, yes," Gennai told them. Unfortunately, the data-human's image started t crackle as his words blipped in an out. "But I…he…form. Go…Luck!" And with that, Gennai's figure fizzled out into static, leaving a blank screen.
"Oh this just great!" Tai exclaimed. "How does he expect us to fight this thing when don't even know what it is we're looking for?"
"Calm down," Kagome put a hand on her brother's shoulder, "Getting mad and impatient won't get us anywhere."
The brown-haired preteen looked at his sister before sighing and giving a nod in response. "You're right, we have to think this through…"
"I don't know what it is we're looking for," Izzy said pensively, "But I have the feeling that whatever we're going up against is unlike any Digimon we've fought before."
"And?" Matt retorted. "The first DigiDestined were able to fight off an evil just like this! If they were able to do it, then so will we!"
"Matt's right," Sora nodded, "We just need to find a way to do it."
"Except, we still need to find the 'it' we're talking about," Kagome reminded them.
Suddenly a noise like breathed or growling, maybe even a combination of both, echoed loudly around them.
"What's that noise?" Kari shuffled closer to her siblings.
"Sounds like a moose or really loud snoring," Mimi commented.
Just then, Kagome felt a harsh pulse run through her body. The girl gasped and held a hand to her chest.
"Kagome!" Tai steadied his sister.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked worriedly.
"Whatever our enemy is," Kagome panted, "his aura is drenched in evil and sadness." She gave a small smile to her friends. "I'm sorry for worrying you; it just caught me off guard."
"Whatever this noise is," Angewomon said, "it sounds like it's coming from every direction!"
"I know who you are!" a loud, layered voice spoke, the sound echoing around them. "You'll never have the power to eliminate my sorrow!"
"What?" Mimi asked.
"Who's there?" Matt called out.
The silhouette of an isohedron-like figure appeared in the distance, the image becoming clearer as it came closer to the children.
"I'll bet this has something to do with that enemy Gennai was talking about," Izzy stated.
"Well it's either than or some giant cube puzzle!" Tai exclaimed.
The DigiDestined watched as the isohedron shape began to 'open up' with the faces of each pentagon on its surface by extending outwards into different levels with chains and claws extending from the very top of those levels. The figure of a semi-body appeared on the very top of the isohedron only extending from head to abdomen.
"What the heck is that thing?" Mimi asked, looking frightened.
Izzy looked up the Digimon before him on his laptop. "That's Apocalymon, a mutant Digimon. His Darkness Zone deletes his enemies he also has the power to turn everything he touches into darkness."
"Perhaps, I'll begin with Earth, then," the Digimon smirked down at the children and their partners.
-On Earth-
"Man oh man, just what is going on up there?" Jim Kido muttered, looking into the sky with wide eyes.
The crowd of people on earth watched the menacing Apocalymon with frightened and wide stares, not understanding just what was going on.
"We see that thing," Ryo Kamiya muttered, "But where are—"
"The kids!" Airi Kamiya shouted, pointing up to the images of their children and their Digimon partners that just now appeared before Apocalymon.
"Sora!" Toshiko Takenouchi shouted.
"T.K!" Nancy Takashi shouted worriedly.
"Our Mimi!" Mimi's parents chorused, holding each other tightly.
-Digital World-
"Are you repulsed by my appearance?" Apocalymon asked. "Don't be afraid to hurt my feelings, there already hurt. You see, I was created from all that was lost during the process of Digivolution."
"What was lost?" Izzy murmured.
"Digimon have been digivolving for decades, perhaps even centuries; over and over again," the giant Digimon explained, "But there were some who simply weren't up to the challenge and disappeared."
"That makes sense," Izzy nodded. "Even on Earth, some species became extinct through the process of evolution. In fact, the Tasmanian Tiger Wolf was one of—"
"SILENCE!" Apocalymon roared. "Who's telling this story, me or you?"
"All right, all right," Matt said, "go on then." 'What does he think this is? Storytime?'
'He's acting like a child…' Kagome thought.
"First, I have a question," Apocalymon told them. "Do you believe that I am worthy of coexisting with you?"
"Why not?" Kagome answered.
"Oh really?" the Digimon looked down at the children. "Even though I was forged from the pain and misery of all the ill-fated Digimon who vanished while attempting to digivolve?"
"You're made up of nothing but grief and sorrw?" Sora asked. "That's so sad…"
"Sure, rub it in," Apocalymon hissed. "And now, DigiDestined and Digimon, I have been waiting an eternity for this encounter."
"What?" WarGreymon asked.
"What are you talking about?" MetalGarurumon added.
"As I sat alone in the cold, miserable darkness of my world," the isohedron Digimon spoke, "I watched all of you on the other side, laughing and having fun in the light. Now it's my turn…to shine!"
Apocalymon released a large electrically-charged shockwave, knocking the children and their Digimon back a few kilometers.
"Is everyone okay?" Tai asked, getting back up.
Matt looked around and observed the rest of their team. "I think so," he nodded.
"Not for long," Apocalymon's voice grew louder with fury, "Do you think it's fair that I should have to live with all this agony? Why should you get to laugh when I am forced to cry? Why do you get to taste the best life has to offer while all I do is choke on its leftovers? Answer me this! Why do all of you get the pizza, while I get the crusts?"
"What's with all these metaphors?!" Mimi squealed. "My head hurts!"
"Man this guy can really hold a grudge," Tai muttered.
"I will rule the world," Apocalymon continued as though the children hadn't said anything, "and plunge it into darkness, so that I don't have to be alone anymore in my misery!" he broke out into malicious laughter. "Wait, why am I laughing? I should be crying!"
One of his many claws formed into a very familiar head. "Rive of Power!" The aqua-hued laser headed straight for Kari, who was frozen in place by her fear.
"Kari!" Kagome and Tai shouted.
"No Angewomon!" Kari cried out when she found the attack aimed at her being taken by her partner.
"That was MetalSeadramon with his classic River Of Power," Apocalymon announced, "And now here's Myotismon with his number one hit, Crimson Lightning!" Another one of his calws turned into a silhouette of Myotismon, shooting out the deep-red whip at Mimi.
"No Lillymon!" Mimi shouted when her Digimon took the hit for her.
"Next, Machinedramon! GigaCannon!" Another of Apocalymon's claws morphed to form a silhouette of Machinedramon who shot his attack at Sora, the attack being blocked by Garudamon.
"Inconceivable" Izzy said with wide eyes. "He's using the attack of all the evil Digimon we've fought in the past!"
"So does that mean that we have to fight them again?" Joe asked for confirmation.
"We did it once," T.K reminded them, "And we can do it again!"
"T.K's right," Tai nodded. "We just have to fight together, as a team!"
"I agree," Matt spoke up, "We've sacrificed way too much to give up now."
"You fools!" Apocalymon roared with laughter. "You haven't even seen my true power yet! Reverse Digivolution!"
Each one of his claws that had morphed back into their original form closed up around each Digimon. "I'll make sure you know how it feels to be one step closer to extinction!" With that said, each of the Digimon within the claws began to glow.
When the claws opened back up, each Digimon, bar Gatomon, was back in their Rookie form. "They're Rookies again," Matt blinked rapidly, not believing what he was seeing.
"He changed them back so easily," Kagome breathed out.
"I'm sorry, T.K," Patamon apologized.
T.K shook his head. "It's not your fault, Patamon; it's his!"
"Great," Kari said morosely, "We're done for…"
"Heads up, Kari," Gatomon glared at her patner, "You'd better lose that 'tude!"
"Just because we've returned to our Rookie forms," Gabumon added, "Doesn't mean we still can't fight!"
"We'd Digivolve if we had the energy," Tentomon inserted.
"That's it!" Joe perked up. "You can digivolve again! Start from scratch!"
"We'd have to eat something," Gomamon pointed out.
"Come to think of it, I am kinda hungry," Palmon grinned sheepishly.
"Kudamon?" Kagome looked at her silent partner.
The fox-like Digimon blushed when he nodded, automatically saying that he, too, was a little famished.
"Forget food, we have the power within us," Agumon told them.
"But we need your help," Gabumon added.
"Get ready, everyone!" Tai shouted. "Tags and Crests out!"
The children all held onto their tags and crests with one hand while the other gripped their digivices tightly.
"Death Claw!" One of Apocalymon's claws closed and then opened, revealing multiple arms that rushed out and quickly snatched the DigiDestined's tags and crests before the children had a chance to do anything about it. He laughed as the arms each crushed the tags and crests they held.
"He broke them!" T.K shouted in shock.
"They won't be able to digivolve without them!" Kagome's eyes were wide with alarm.
"I hope you learned you lesson," Apocalymon said mockingly. "Always save your receipts. The warranty was probably still good on those things."
"Isn't this where someone usually comes up with a wicked good plan?" Joe asked nervously.
"Who can think at a time like this, Joe?!" Mimi exclaimed."I think we're done for!"
"How can we fight him without digvolving?" Biyomon asked. "He's a Mega and we're all just Rookies!"
"You can't," Izzy shook his head. "All of you are rookies and even combined, it wouldn't even be enough to make a scratch on him!"
"There has to be a way," Tai clenched his fist tightly.
"How did the original DigiDestined defeat this enemy?" Kagome asked.
"I'll take these children and use their fear to make them digital and disappear!" Apocalymon laughed, waving his finger before him and eyes glowing red.
It was then that the children gasped and cried out in fright as they watched themselves dissolving into tiny pieces from their feet up.
"What's going on?" Matt looked down at his feet, scared.
"Fascinating," Izzy observed, "Our bodies are being broken down into little bits of digital information!"
"How is this fascinating?!" Kagome all but shouted. "We're being deleted!"
"Just stay calm!" Gabumon ordered. "We don't everyone to fall into pieces."
"Too late," Agumon shook his head as the last of them all disappeared.
-Unknown Location-
"Where are we?" Tai asked as they all floated around aimlessly.
"We're information now," Izzy reminded them, "This is where all information gathers; it's the world of data."
"Data?" Mimi squeaked. "I'm too young to be dating!"
Izzy shook his head. "That's not what I meant; it's not the same."
"Sometimes too much information can be a bad thing," Joe commented.
"Can we get back?" Kari asked.
"There's no way to tell, Kari," Kagome sighed. "Sora?"
The orange-haired girl shook her head in negative. "I don't know what'll happen; nothing like this has ever happened before."
"Then is this it?" Tai asked quietly. "Have we…lost?"
"I'd say that's a pretty accurate conclusion right now," Matt replied.
"Aw, don't give up just yet!" Agumon spoke up.
Gabumon nodded, "We can't stop fighting now because of a little setback!"
"The fate of two worlds depends on us," Kudamon reminded them.
"So what we're bits of information, we have no tags and crests, we can't digivolve and we're
facing the most powerful enemy of all time, I don't see what the problem is," Biyomon shrugged.
"Listen, Biyomon," Sora smiled weakly at her partner, "You guys have a great attitude about this. But all the optimism in the world can't guarantee that we'll find a way to get back to our original forms."
"I tried thinking positive once," the blue-haired teen spoke, "And I was positive about one thing: I positively hated it!"
"Scientifically speaking," Izzy pointed out, "We're the first humans ever to be digitally processed. Technically, we're pioneers; like Marco Polo."
"Oh I know what he's famous for!" Tentomon exclaimed. "Marco!"
"Polo!" Agumon grinned.
"Marco!"
"Polo!" Patamon said this time.
"Marco!"
"Polo," Kudamon chuckled.
Izzy just stared at the Digimon in confusion. "Huh?"
"In every battle you're bound to face a number of unknowns," Gabumon told them.
"Yeah," Gomamon nodded. "You didn't know how those other fights would turn out, but you fought them anyway, didn't you?"
Joe nodded this time, "Yeah, that's right; we did fight. When I first came to the Digital World, I was afraid of every little thing that moved. But we faced all kinds of monsters."
"That's right," his partner agreed. "But no matter who they threw at us, we always found the strength to beat the enemy. Regardless of how big it was, didn't we, Joe?"
"Yeah," Joe chuckled, remembering one incident in particular, "We worked as a team. Like that time when we almost lost T.K 'cause he couldn't swim…Of course, I forgot that I couldn't swim either."
"I remember the times when all I wanted to do was cry," Mimi spoke up.
"But instead you fought on with your friends!" Palmon grinned at her partner.
Mimi hummed in agreement. "I feel like I've become a stronger person since I met all of you. Like that time at the convention center when all those Bakemon were attacking. I didn't cry a single drop…Alright, maybe just one drop…"
"Before I met you, T.K., I didn't think it mattered if I ever digivolved or not. But when Devimon went to grab you and got me, I knew it was my time to shine! I became Angemon for the first time and I've been flying high ever since!" Patamon smiled at his partner and friend.
"I learned somethin' from you, too, Patamon," T.K nodded. "I learned that sometimes you need to fight for what you believe in."
"I want you to know that you've changed my life in many ways, too, Sora," Biyomon added.
"Yeah?" Sora smiled at her Digimon.
"Of course you have!" the pink-bird Digimon exclaimed. "After all, I've never had a best friend before. I would do anything for you. Like that time I took Myotismon's Crimson Lightning attack right in the chest. Talk about heartburn!"
"You know, Izzy, when I first met you, I thought you were just one of those computer geeks," Tentomon said, "But after I got to know you, I realized you are one of those computer geeks. And I'm glad you are! Because where would the rest of us be without you?"
Izzy chuckled, "Thanks, pal."
"I promised myself I wouldn't cry…" Tentomon sniffled. "Although, I wanted to cry when I felt that asteroid belt tightening around my waist. But, you and I took care of Vademon together!"
Gabumon looked up at his partner. "As for you, Matt—"
The blonde cut his partner off, "You don't have to say anything, I know."
"There was that time when—"
"Yeah, that's right, I remember."
"And then you and I—"
"I know."
"Remember when we—"
"Didn't you hear me?" Matt looked at his Digimon. "You don't have to say anything, I know."
"You and I knew from the very beginning that we'd make an invincible tem, didn't we, tai?" Agumon asked.
"You got that right" Tai grinned. "Of course, I probably could have taken care of Etemon without you, but it was nice having you around. You did get me out of a few jams."
"We can't give up now, because if we do, what was the whole point of searching for Kari in the first place?" Gatomon pointed out.
"Gatomon…" Kari breathed out.
Gatomon looked at the light-brown-haired girl. "I've waited my whole life to meet you and find my purpose. And that is to protect you, no matter what the cost. Whether that meant facing Myotismon's Grisly Wing attack or facing the reality of losing Wizardmon. You know, I will always be there for you."
"And I'm glad to have met you as well, Kagome," Kudamon nodded up at his partner, for once not attached around her neck.
"Me, too, Kudamon," Kagome smiled at the fox-like Digimon.
"I never knew what to expect when I was looking for you," the fox-like Digimon spoke, "But when I found you, I knew you were a special girl. When we fought Locomon, I felt your compassion for all the people that could've gotten hurt and I knew that we'd be all right. We haven't been together for long, but to me, it feels like a lifetime."
"If I never met you, Gatomon…" Kari began.
"And if I never came to the Digital World…" Joe continued.
"And we never became friends…" Mimi added.
"Then we never would've become who we are today!" Izzy finished.
"You're right!" Matt said. "We never would've won all those battles without each other."
"I feel like I've grown up a lot!" T.K exclaimed.
"I think we've all grown up in some way," Sora replied.
"I've grown up, too," Tai added. "I'm a way better fighter now!"
"We just haven't grown up; we've changed. And for the better!" Kagome concluded.
-On Earth-
In Odaiba, the parents of the DigiDestined and Jim linked hands as they looked up into the sky determinedly.
"Come on!" Jim muttered. "For Earth!"
"You can do it!" Matt's father nodded.
"We're proud of you no matter what!" Sora's mother called out.
"Give it everything you've got!" Izzy's parents nodded.
"We're counting on you!" Mimi's parents shouted.
"We believe in you!" Tai's parents looked into the sky.
The~Ninth~Child
However, it wasn't just Japan that was looking to the sky, praying for the children. All over the world, people of different countries and races stared into the sky determinedly as they rooted for the children's victory over the evil Digimon.
-Unknown Location-
"I don't know about you," Tai said determinedly, "But I'm not ready to quit!"
Sora nodded. "I won't let this whole experience be for nothing!"
"Me neither," Matt added, "there's no way I'm about to let my friends down!"
"And besides, we have a lot of people counting on us on Earth," Izzy reminded.
"Let's find a way!" Mimi said.
"Let's fight!" Kagome joined in.
"We're ready!" T.K said.
"We reached the point where there's no turning back," Joe told them.
"Crests or no crests, we're going to win!" Kari spoke.
"Are we together?" Mimi asked.
The group nodded in unison.
"It's gonna be pretty tough, though, without our crests," Joe added.
"We definitely won't need our crests!" Kagome shook her head, a stubborn glint in her eye. "Not for this fight!"
Suddenly, T.K cried out. "Wha—My heart!" He looked down at his chest and saw his crest glowing brightly through his sweatshirt.
One by one, the DigiDestined all let out gasps of surprise when they saw their own crests glowing on their chests through their clothing.
"It's your crests!" Agumon told them. "You don't need to carry them anymore because their power has been inside of you this whole time!"
"You mean like inside our hearts?" Tai asked.
Prodigious, that makes perfect sense," Izzy nodded. "It's like my knowledge and Joe's sense of responsibility. If your special traits are within you, then you don't need your crest because your power will be within you as well!"
"You're wrong!" Matt burst out, causing everyone to look at him, surprised.
"It wasn't the friendship inside of me that made my crest glow, Izzy," Matt explained. "It was more than that. The friendship I felt from all of you gathered inside my heart, and that brought the power of my crest to life."
"Our own power doesn't power our crests," Kagome clarified. "They're powered by the faith we have in each other!"
"Then the light inside of me is for everyone!" Kari smiled, her crest glowing brightly.
Gatomon grinned as she felt a familiar power creep through her. "Gatomon Digivolve to: Angewomon!"
"And everyone's hopes are my hopes!" T.K grinned, his crest glowing brightly as well.
Patamon's eyes widened. "Patamon Digivolve to: Angemon!"
"Angemon Digivolve to: MagnaAngemon!"
"Compassion!" Kagome said.
Kudamon felt the familiar energy coursing through his body. "Kudamon Digivolve to: Reppamon!"
"Reppamon Digivolve to: Chirinmon!"
"Knowledge!" Izzy nodded.
"Tentomon Digivolve to: Kabuterimon!"
"Kabuterimon Digivolve to: MegaKabuterimon!"
"Sincerity," Mimi spoke.
"Palmon Digivolve to: Togemon!"
"Togemon Digivolve to: Lillymon!"
"Reliability!" Joe said.
"Gomamon Digivolve to: Ikkakumon!
"Ikkakumon Digivolve to: Zudomon!
"Love!" Sora said.
"Biyomon Digivolve to: Birdramon!"
"Birdramon Digivolve to: Garudamon!"
"Friendship!" Matt spoke.
"Gabumon Warp Digivolve to: MetalGarurumon!"
"Courage!" Tai nodded.
"Agumon Warp Digivolve to: WarGreymon!"
Slowly, the children and Digimon felt a sort of tingling sensation before their vision went dark.
-Digital World-
Apocalymon had been cackling over the defeat of the Digidestined, but growled when he saw the space before him warp. His eyes widened when he saw the DigiDestined he'd digitized reassemble along with their Digimon by their sides. "What?!"
"We did it!" Izzy exclaimed. "We reassembled ourselves!"
"Get ready, Apocalymon," Tai smirked, as they all fell into battle stances, determined eyes fixing on the giant Digimon, "'Cause you're dealing with the new and improved DigiDestined!"
"Impossible!" Apocalymon roared. "How did you digivolve without your crests?!"
"Nothing's impossible when your friends are by your side!" Matt answered.
"You said it, Matt," Tai nodded. "Now, it's time to fight!"
"Yeah!" The group chorused together.
And soon enough, the digidestined were riding off into battle on their Digimon, or in Mimi's case, with her Digimon.
"So you want to fight?" Apocalymon asked. "Then let's see how you do against this! Death Claw!"
"Vulcan's Hammer!" Zudomon's Hammer collided with the approaching chained claw and smashed into bits.
"You nailed it!" Joe grinned.
"We can help out, too can't we, Lillymon?" Mimi asked.
"Then you'd better hang on!" Lillymon smiled.
"Hang on to wha—aaaaah!" Mimi shouted as her partner threw her up into the air.
"Flower Cannon!" Lillymon's shot was aimed at and destroyed yet another claw that Apocalymon had shot out.
"Next can you use someone else as your boomerang, Lillymon?" Mimi asked, slightly dazed.
"Sorry!" Lillymon winked. "But I wanted to make sure you'd come back to me."
"Vulcan's Hammer!" Another one of Apocalymon's claws were destroyed, courtesy of Zudomon's hammer.
"Tai! Matt!" Joe called out. "Now's your chance to go for his body!"
"Got it!" Tai saluted his friend. "What the—"
"Joe, Mimi, look out!" Sora shouted when she saw another pair of claws headed for Joe and Mimi from behind.
"Gate of Destiny!"
"Celestial Arrow!"
Angewomon's attack destroyed one of the claws while MagnaAngemon's attack sucked the other right into the Gate's void.
"Don't worry!" T.K assured them. "We're here to protect you!"
"We'll go for the other claws, too!" Kari added.
"Thanks Kari!" Joe shouted.
"We owe you one!" Mimi told them
"This is way better than any videogame, don't you think so, Matt?" Tai asked.
"You bet!" Matt smirked.
The two boys dodged yet another claw, allowing it head past them, for their friends to take care of.
"Flower Cannon!" Lillymon blasted said claw into smithereens.
"Hey!" Sora called out as she, Kagome, and Izzy flew beside the two Mega Digimon and their partners. "Don't forget to leave some for Izzy, Kagome and I!"
"We'll distract Apocalymon while you two concentrate on attacking!" Izzy told them.
"Just watch our backs," Matt nodded.
"It's time to end this!" Apocalymon shouted. "Virus Grenades!"
"MegaKabuterimon, protect Sora!" Garudamon ordered, depositing her partner onto the giant insectoid Digimon's back.
"Wing Blade!" the fiery blast wiped out the field of grenades the giant Digimon had just released.
Apocalymon only growled as another of his claws formed Machinedramon once more. "Giga Cannon!"
"My turn," MegaKabuterimon said. "Horn Buster!" the streak of electricity headed straight for the blast, cancelling out the attack with his own before continuing on to destroy the figure of Machindremon.
Apocalymon glared hatefully at the children and their Digimon as another claw morphed intot he form of the most recently defeated of the Dark Masters. "Trump Sword!"
"Let's go!" Kagome ordered her partner.
"Heaven's Gale!" Chirinmon's glowing horn pierced through the sword barrage in no time, destroying them as quickly as they came. He then continued on to destroy the blackened figure of Piedmon.
Apocalymon only roared on pain and frustration.
"Now's our chance!" Tai yelled.
"Attack!" Matt shouted.
'Metal Wolf Claw!"
"Terra Force!"
The two attacks were shot straight at the giant Digimon, combining along the way to engulf him.
"We did it!" Tai pumped his fist.
"His claws are all destroyed, too!" Joe added.
"Wait!" Kagome called out. "Something's not right! If he was gone, I would feel it, but somehow, he's not! His aura's still here!"
"You think so, huh?" Apocalymon spoke, proving Kagome right. His body pulsed violet as ghost-like apparitions flowed out from his body around the children and their partners. "I may be beaten, but I won't go down that easily. I'll take you, and both worlds with me!"
"What?" Tai gasped.
"You haven't seen my ultimate attack yet!" Apocalymon roared, his isohedric body floating off into the distance. "Total Annihilation!"
The DigiDestined saw the giant Digimon's body detonate, sending out a huge shockwave along with a gigantic ball of energy hurling their way, expanding with each moment.
'I shoulda made out my will!' Joe thought nervously.
'I'm too good-looking to go!' Mimi whimpered mentally.
'I want my mommy!' T.K looked at the blast with wide eyes.
'There must be a solution!' Izzy wondered.
'We won't give up!' Matt clenched his fists.
'We're stronger than he is,' Tai thought determinedly.
'We're a team,' Sora nodded.
'It's destiny,' Kagome looked at the ball of destruction with narrowed eyes.
"After all…" Kari said aloud.
"We're the DigiDestined!" The group chorused as one.
It was then that their digivices flew out of their hands and began to glow brightly before shooting out a bright light from their screens. However, it seemed that this was no normal light; it looked more like a brightly lit piece of rope because of the way it didn't fade.
The lights from the digivices swirled around the ball of destructive energy in a spiral before spreading out to form a gigantic sphere around the blast to contain it. Once the sphere was complete the lights disconnected from the digivices, the devices returning to their rightful owners as the giant sphere flew away from the DigiDestined and their partners quickly into the distance before detonating.
"What was that?" T.K asked.
"The explosion was completely contained!" Izzy blinked. "By the power of our digivices!"
"So this means we've won?" Tai looked at where the explosion had taken place.
"Looks that way," Matt said, dazedly.
"Excuse me while I throw up," Joe said weakly, walking away from the group.
"I guess we saved the world" Sora grinned.
"Both worlds," Kagome corrected.
Kari nodded happily.
"HEEEEEY!" they heard a voice shouted from behind.
The group turned to see Ogremon and Andromon with Elecmon in his arms running to them.
"You did it!" Elecmon exclaimed.
"You were amazing!" Ogremon swung his club around happily. "Remind me next time to call you when I have trouble with my landlord."
Kagome and Mimi just giggled at the comment.
"Thank you," Andromon said, "For everything."
"It was nothing," Izzy blushed, "But I had some help, you know."
The group just burst into laughter, relieved that it was all over now.
-On Earth-
One by one, each of the Digimon that had appeared in the different countries began to dissipate into tiny particles as the sky finally cleared, allowing the bright light of the sun to beam down on them.
"They did it," Airi Kamiya said happily, leaning against her husband's shoulder.
The rest of the parents looked proud of their children, though Mimi's mother showed her relief through a bout of tears.
"Great job, bro," Jim nodded with a smile, "I'm proud of ya."
-Digital World-
The Digidestined and the Digimon turned around when they heard, yet another noise coming towards them. They watched as a Mekanorimon and Centarumon landed before them
"sorry I was late," Gennai said as the top of the Mekanorimon opened up, "Forgot to set my alarm. So is it over?"
The DigiDesinted nodded in unison. "Yeah!"
"So what's gonna happen to the Digital World now?" T.K asked.
"Look for yourselves!" Centarumon said jovially.
A large hole opened up beneath their feet, showing the current state of the Digital World. Or rather, the state it should have always been.
"It's File Island!" Tai pointed to the familiar place.
"The ancient prophecy said that after the great darkness is over, the first thing to be reborn will
be the island," Centarumon explained, "And from that island, will come the land and the seas."
"But what does that mean?" Kari asked.
"It means that the Digital World will start over from the beginning," the Data-Human answered.
"What's going on down there?" Izzy asked, watching the streams of particles filter into the island.
"The digital World is being reborn," Gennai told them," As are all of the Digimon of the past…We're gonna need a lot of diapers!"
'Do Digimon even need diapers?' Kagome thought absently.
"Let's go!" Tai shouted, to which everyone shouted in agreement as their Digimon returned to their rookie forms, with the exception of Gatomon.
The~Ninth~Child
-Primary Village-
"Where are we?" Kari asked, looking around at the colourful area full of toy-like structures and happy patterns.
"It's the Primary Village!" Sora exclaimed.
"And everything's back to normal," Elecmon said, relieved.
"It looks like it's about to rain," Joe pointed up to the sky where clouds were gathering.
However, to their surprise, it wasn't water falling out of those clouds, but egg. Lots and lots of Digi-Eggs!
"A Digi-Egg storm!" T.K shouted, running off into the flied of eggs with Patamon by his side.
"Hey! Wait! Those eggs are my responsibility!" Elecmon shouted, running after the duo.
"Are you going to count them all?" T.K asked.
"Are you kidding?" Elecmon looked at the eggs around them. "You never count your Digi-Eggs before they hatch!"
Kari tugged at Kagome's hand and lead her over to where T.K and Elecmon were. "Whatcha doing?" the young girl asked.
"Helping these Digi-Eggs hatch!" Patamon answered cheerily.
"Are you going to hatch them all?" Kagome looked around that the huge amount of eggs before looking up at the sky, where eggs were still raining down on them.
"Well, what you suggest we do?" Elecmon asked. "Make an omlette? Of course we're gonna hatch them all, the future of the Digital World Depends on it."
"You can help, too," Patamon nodded to two eggs before the girls. "Just rub them gently!"
"This is fun," Kari smiled, rubbing a white and orange-striped egg while Kagome rubbed a white egg with blue triangles over it.
"We should be done in about sixty years, give or take a few months," Elecmon commented.
"T.K, Kari, Kagome!" Izzy called.
The trio turned around to see the aurburn-haired genius running up to them, carefully avoiding any Digi-Eggs in his path.
"What's up?" Kagome asked.
"We're all about to take a picture to celebrate, come on!" Izzy pointed his thumb back at the rest of the group, who was getting ready for said photo. "You can bring the eggs, too if you'd like; to remind us of where we are and that because of our actions, new lives can be born."
Kagome and Kari nodded as the trio followed Izzy back to the rest of the group and got into position, Kudamon curled up around Kagome's neck with his head lifted just high enough for him to be seen.
"Say 'cheese'!" Andromon spoke.
But before the group could say it, the eggs in Kagome's and Kari's arms began to wiggle, causing the girls to gasp down at it.
"What's wrong?" T.K asked.
"What's going on?" Gatomon looked up at the girls.
Suddenly, just as the camera went off, the two eggs burst into a cloud of smoke, surprising everyone.
"They hatched!" Elecmon said looking over into the two kneeling girls' arms.
"They're adorable!" Patamon squealed.
Kagome stroked the Relemon that hatched from her egg in her lap while Kari nuzzled the Botamon that hatched from her egg. "You're cute!" Kari smiled.
It was then that Mimi noticed Ogremon wasn't to be found. "Uh, where's Ogremon? He was just here a second ago."
"I'm outta here," said Digimon spoke, getting everyone's attention. He threw a cloak around himself and plopped a hat on his head.
"But why?" Mimi asked.
"It's time to hit the road," he replied, "take a hike, make like a tree and leaf!"
"But why don't you stay here with us, Ogremon?" Palmon suggested.
"Look I'm a virus type Digimon; you guys are data and vaccine types," Ogremon explained. "If I hang around here too long, I'll get sick to my stomach. Catch ya later!"
The group watched as the large green Digimon walked off before disappearing in the distance.
"He disappeared!" Biyomon blinked.
"Typical," Gomamon shrugged, "He just doesn't want to admit that he likes us."
"I've never heard of a Virus giving anyone a cold shoulder," Tentomon mused.
"Don't say that," Gennai admonished, "Do you remember the day that Agumon first digivolved into SkullGreymon? At the time, I said it was the wrong thing to do, but the truth is, when it comes to digivolving, there's no right or wrong. A Digimon's destiny cannot be changed. That day was a real eye-opener for me; of course I haven't been able to open them since!"
"Well if that's the case, then I'll just digivolve myself into the next Dark Master," Agumon sniffed.
Immediately the Digimon began apologizing and trying to deter the small orange Digimon from such an idea while their human partners laughed.
-File Island-
"This really brings back memories, doesn't it?" Sora asked. "This is the exact same place where we spent our first night in the Digital World."
"That's right!" Izzy said, recalling the event. "This is the exact place where Gabumon first digivolved into Garurumon and fought Seadramon!"
"Yeah, and this is the place where I fainted for the first time," Joe spoke, "Well, the first time in the
Digital World, anyway. Boy, it sure is great strolling down memory lane, isn't it? Hey, do you think we when all get back, we'll be some kind of heroes? And win a whole bunch of awards, like an Emmy or something?"
"Joe!" Gomamon raised an eyebrow.
"Sorry!" the teen grinned. "Old dopey me. Open mouth, insert foot. I mean, we can always come back, right guys? Right?"
"Joe…" Gomamon's face fell.
"Oh, I forgot; faux pas," The blue-haired boy looked sheepish, though if you looked closely you'd find a sad glint in his eyes. "Time passes differently here than in our world. You guys will probably be
long gone. Whoops, there goes the other foot."
"Hey! You know, we've still got a lot of summer left," Matt pointed out, "I was thinking... maybe we could stay here until our vacation's over."
"That's a great idea!" Tai nodded.
"I'm game," Sora piped up.
"Count me in," Mimi chimed in.
"Can I stay, too?" Kari looked up at her siblings.
"Sure!" the duo replied in tandem.
"We might as well," Izzy conceded, "We've got plenty of time, since an entire day in the Digital World is equal to just one minute in the real world, and we've still got four weeks left of summer vacation…"
"Then we can stay here in the digital world for up to," Joe started doing mental calculations, "Let's see, carry the four, divide by three…A really, really long time!"
"To be precise," Izzy corrected, "It's forty thousand three hundred and twenty days. That's about a hundred and ten years!"
"Then we're staying!" tai pumped his fist into the air.
"Hey, what's that?" Agumon looked up and saw the sun being blocked out just a little bit by a black figure.
"It's an eclipse," Izzy replied.
"Yes," Gennai came up to the group with Cetarumon by his side, "and there's something you need to know about it, children."
"I know!" Mimi waved her hand up. "You're not supposed to look directly at it!"
"Yes that's true," Gennai nodded. "But that's not all; this eclipse could cost you your lives."
"This is no ordinary eclipse, is it?" Kagome asked quietly. 'I have a strange feeling about this…'
Centarumon shook his head. "That shadow is the gate that connects your world to the Digital World. I'm afraid the eclipse will only last for two more hours."
"Then we'll just wait for it to open up again," Matt spoke up.
"Yeah," Mimi nodded. "After all, we still have over a hundred years of summer vacation left!"
"Actually," Gennai said with a heavy heart, "When Apocalymon was destroyed, the time flow of the Digital World became synchronized to that of your world."
"Then we still have four weeks left, right?" Mimi asked pleadingly.
"That's still enough time to have some fun," Matt added with a hopeful expression.
"I'm afraid you only have two hours," Gennai told them, "because when that gateway closes, it will never open again."
"But…" Matt trailed off.
"I'm sorry," Gennai said sadly," But it's time to say goodbye."
The~Ninth~Child
"I still can't believe that we have to go," Kagome said quietly at against a tree, stroking Kudamon's fur. "We didn't even have much time with each other…"
"Neither can I," Kudamon answered with a purr. "But I have a feeling that we'll see each other again soon."
"Do you?" Kagome tilted her head curiously. The girl stopped stroking her Digimon and opened her pouch, taking out a white and lavender-striped ribbon. She looked at her Digimon, "Can I?"
Kudamon looked at the ribbon and realized what his partner wanted and nodded in reply.
Kagome smiled slightly as she gently wrapped the ribbon around Kudamon's neck a few times before tying a small bow under the front of his collar below his chin. "This is my favorite ribbon, you know. Mama would help me tie my hair back with it whenever it got too hot to leave my hair down. You'll take care of it, won't you?"
"Think of it as a promise," Kudamon told his partner, "That we'll see each other again."
Kagome took that as a 'yes I will' and went back to stroking his fur, humming a soft melody. "Kudamon?"
"Hm?"
"I love you."
"As I you, Kagome."
The~Ninth~Child
"Have you all finished saying your goodbyes?" Gennai asked as the DigiDestined and their Digimon came up to where a large white and green cable car stood tall. "You can all take this cable car to get home, on one condition: You have to return it to San Fransisco, where I borrowed it from."
"Can't we have just a little more time?" Kagome asked as she and Sora tried comforting a sobbing Mimi.
"Please, Gennai, do something," Sora pleaded.
"I'm sorry, girls," Gennai said gently, "But there's nothing I can do, the gate won't wait any longer. What's the problem?"
"Palmon's disappeared," Agumon replied.
"Why would she run away from me?" Mimi wept. "Why?!"
"I think we can spare just another minute or two, can't we, Gennai?" Centarumon asked.
The Data-Human looked at the sad group of children and sighed. "Very well, two minutes, but no more than that or you'll miss your chance to get home."
The children smiled at Gennai as they called out for Palmon, searching for the plant Digimon before they left. However, to their dismay, the plant Digimon was nowhere to be seen let alone found.
"It's time children," Gennai told them when their two minutes were up, "Go into the cable car, everyone."
The children nodded, climbing in morosely while their Digimon stood outside of it watching sadly.
"Well," Tai said weakly when they all lifted the windows of the cable car open, "What can I say?"
"Try…Goodbye," Agumon suggested softly.
Gatomon took a hold of the whistle Kari gave her and gave it a good blow, the sound echoing around them as the electric towers around them started sparking and the cable car began moving.
Hey Digimon, Hey Digimon
Monster friends to the boys and girls
Hey Digimon, hey Digimon
Champions of the Digital World
Both Digimon and DigiDestined waved and shouted their goodbyes as the cable car rose up into the air towards the gateway home.
"Mimi! Mimi!" the group heard a familiar voice. They looked towards the source and saw the missing Digimon they'd been searching for.
Hey Digimon, hey Digimon
Ultimate friends to the boys and girls
Hey Digimon, Hey Digimon
Champions of the Digital World
"Mimi, it's Palmon!" Sora told her friend.
Seven young kids go to camp for the summer
Wind up living in a digital land
Where everybody gets to meet his own Digi-monster
A digital companion, a digital friend
Mimi nodded tearfully and leaned out the window to say good bye. "Palmon!"
A Digimon In-Training will digivolve to Rookie
And digivolve to Champion and Ultimate too
I'm gonna save the Digital World for me
I'm gonna save the Digital World for you
"I'm sorry, Mimi!" Palmon shouted, running alongside the cable car on the ground as it rose higher and higher.
"It's okay, Palmon!" Mimi called back. "Take care of yourself! I love you!" The caramel-haired girl gasped when her partner tripped over her roots. It was that action that lead to Mimi's pink cowboy hat to fly off her head, leaving it to float along the wind.
Hey Digimon, Hey Digimon
Monster friends to the boys and girls
Hey Digimon,Hhey Digimon
Champions of the Digital World
In no time, though, the plant Digimon got back up and began running and saying her goodbyes once more, this time joined by the rest of the Digimon partners. They watched as the cable car rose higher and higher until it disappeared from sight.
Hey Digimon, Hey Digimon
Ultimate friends to the boys and girls
Hey Digimon, Hey Digimon
Champions of the Digital World
Ciao,
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