Confronted by BelleStarmon, who held her dark and confident smile, the Digidestined glared between her and the titan that was Blastmon.

Already knowing how powerful, dangerous and unpredictable BeeleStarmon could be, Kari and the others all knew that their fight would leave them with more than a few bruises.

But to end the darkness of the Demon Lord, they were willing to do anything, to give it their all to their final breath.

"It's so nice to see you again." BelleStarmon said as she looked over her enemies, her wicked smile never leaving her face. "Too bad none of you will ever leave."

Glaring back at BelleStarmon, the Digimon braced themselves before their partners, waiting for the great power of Digivolution to fuel their spirits, but found a Blastmon then cut into their plans.

Bellowing as he smashed his fists to the ground, this sent a sudden surge of crystals to burst from Blastmon and sweep past the Digidestined, cutting Cody, Joe, Ken, Mimi and their partners from off Catherine, Yolei, Kari, Jun and their Digimon.

Taken aback by the crystal barricade, BeeleStarmon rushed ahead, seeing her chance to strike down the Digidestined stuck on her side of the arena, but frowned as all the Digimon shot ahead and managed to repel her attacks.

"So you've been training since I wiped the floor with you?" BelleStarmon questioned, divided between her frustration and her intrigue toward her enemies.

Remaining silent, Kari, Yolei, Catherine and Jun just drew their Digivices, the girls gripping the items tightly and allowing the energies residing within to envelop their partners, leaving BelleStarmon against Ophanimon, Valkyrimon, Gryphonmon and Sakuyamon, which furthered BelleStarmon's dark smile.

'This is going to be fun.' She thought as she drew her shotguns out and prepared to fight.

"Fly Bullet!" BelleStarmon declared as she started to fire bullets from both shotguns, each heading towards the Digidestined, but Valkyrimon appeared in front of them, ready to protect his friends.

"Aurvandil's Arrow!" Valkyrimon declared as he drew his bow clad arm forth and fired off a bolt of energy, countering BelleStarmon bullets as they burst into Data.

"You think you're going to beat us like last time, well think again!" Valkyrimon yelled in defiance, an emotion shared through Ophanimon, Gryphonmon, and Sakuyamon, who quickly joined the fight.

Closing in on BelleStarmon, Ophanimon and Sakuyamon drew their weaponry, the pair acting as one and working with perfect teamwork as the duo tried to land a hit upon BelleStarmon, but found their opponent continued to sway past their attacks.

"Is this all you've got?" Bellestarmon asked mockingly as she grabbed the tips of Ophanimon and Sakuyamon's weapons, repelling the duo from striking her further.

However, BeeleStarmon found that holding back Ophanimon and Sakuyamon allowed Gryphonmonand Valkyrimon to take flight and take a shot at her.

"Aurvandil's Arrow!" The Digimon of Love and Sincerity announced, once again firing a bolt of energy, which swept between Ophanimon and Sakuyamon.

Forced to let go of the duo as to prevent any harm befalling her, BelleStarmon thought she was out of the clear, but found that Valkyrimon's attack was also a diversion, leaving her open to the powerful might of Gryphonmon.

"Solo Roar!" The mythic Digimon let out with a great screech, her cry sending a great shockwave upon BelleStarmon, which struck BelleStarmon and left her crying in pain, her body phasing as her corrupt Data was disrupted by the piercing frequency.

But even though they had landed a clear blow, and with their forces, the girls and their partners just knew a resentful Digimon such as BelleStarmon would retaliate vengefully.

"Now you are giving me a challenge. You're far better than your loser friend, what was his name... Imperialdramon?" Bellestarmon questioned with a mocking tone, revealing that though she had suffered, she was far from finished.

Angered by BelleStarmon to hear her insult the Digimon she loved, her distemperment toward Dark Digimon getting to her, Ophanimon glared at her foe.

'Gatomon you need to calm down. That's what she wants, she wants you to get angry so you lose focus. Don't let her get to you.' Kari mentally informed, trying to keep her partner soothed and to ensure Gatomon wouldn't attack in any rash manners.

Taking a breath and trying to calm herself down, Gatomon mentally replied. 'You're right, Kari. Thank you.'

"We need to be careful with her. This isn't going to be easy." Sakuyamon remarked as she stood before Jun, the shaman Digimon looking back at her partner and her friends as she added. "And we need to protect them no matter what."

"Then let's just see if you can protect your friends from this. Hurricane Screw Shot!" BelleStarmon declared, throwing the Digidestined and their partners off guard as she cast forth an onslaught of energy bullets from the weaponry concealed in her heels.

But with her reflexes kicking in, Sakuyamon quickly channeled her mystical energies into her spear and announced with a strong voice. "Crystal Sphere!"

Through her call, Sakuyamon's spear glowed brightly, projecting a barrier of spiritual energy around herself and her friends.

Although Sakuyamon kept up her protection, ensuring her partner and their friends remained shielded, the shaman Digimon groaned at the strain BelleStarmon's relentless attacks were having on her blockade.

And from BeeleStarmon's position, it was clear she held little care to her surroundings and wished to eliminate her foes, many of her blasts shooting throughout the halls and impacting the area, with a handful of her blasts even striking through Blastmon's crystal wall, much to the mineral Digimon's annoyance.

"Watch where you're aiming, BelleStarmon!" Blastmon yelled from his side of battle, before the mineral Digimon refocused on his fight, throwing his hulking fists toward the heroic Digimon that opposed them.

"Relax. I know exactly what I'm doing." BelleStarmon snapped back at Blastmon, adding with a smirk. "Besides, you have tons of crystal to protect that thick head of yours."

Noticing the tension between the pair, a plan came to Ophanimon's mind.

Turning to her friends, the celestial Digimon showed her assertiveness and whispered.

"Sakuyamon, can stay here and protect Yolei, Jun and Catherine while Valkyrimon and Gryphomon and I try and attack her while she's distracted!" Ophanimon instructed, her words earning a loyal and respectful nod from Sakuyamon, who trusted her friends to take on BelleStarmon.

Keeping her barricade upward and allowing its energies to protect Yolei, Jun and Catherine, Ophanimon,Valkyrimon and Gryphomon shot through the barrier and advanced toward BelleStarmon.

Seeing the gunslinger caught up in her arguing with Blastmon, this was their chance to attack.

"Aurvandil's Arrow!" Valkyrimon announced, starting off the retaliation as he aimed his right arm toward BelleStarmon and opened fire.

"Sefirot Crystal!"Ophanimon followed up as she aided with her own power, the celestial Digimon summoning ten crystals of light energy, which she then released alongside Valkyrimon's energy bolt.

"Solo Roar!" Gryphonmon finished with a great roar, the frequency of which tore through the area, tearing up the ground and causing a path of destruction as it followed Ophanimon and Valkyrimon's attacks.

Hearing the call of battle, BelleStarmon turned her attention back to her fight with the Digidestined, just in time to see the three attacks close in on her.

Unable to escape the combined force, Valkyrimon, Ophanimon and Gryphonmon's power slammed into BelleStarmon, throwing her back with a pained cry and causing her to wind up crashing into the crystal wall, to the point her body was impacted almost half way through the near impenetrable material.

Slumping in pain to the floor below, BelleStarmon began to shake, but not from the pain of the attack, but the pain of humiliation.

"Y...you're going to pay for that!" She bellowed in fury as she started to get to her feet, refusing to allow any to best her in combat.

And while BelleStarmon refocused her anger toward her enemies, from his position, Blastmon was having his own ordeal against the Digidestined.

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Although Blastmon's movements were somewhat sluggish due to his oversized crystal body, this gave him a great defence against the attacks thrown against him, to the point he could absorb the energy blasts thrown against him and reflect that very power back at his foes.

However, taking note of BelleStarmon, and seeing her struck during their aggressive exchange, the mineral Digimon was taken aback.

'She should've kept her eyes on the enemy.' Blastmon thought briefly, before focusing back on the Digidestined that opposed him when the great light energies of Dominimon struck his back.

Bringing his arms up and shielding himself, Blastmon groaned as BanchoStingmon and Vikemon struck into him.

"Bloody Finish!"

"Viking Flare!"

Slamming their weaponry into Blastmon, BanchoStingmon and Vikemon groaned, finding that their attacks remained no match for Blastmon's crystalised body.

"Is that all you've got? That didn't even hurt! Your attacks are as effective as Flymon banging into a window!" Blastmon said with a laugh, before the mineral Digimon struck back.

Swinging his body around, Blastmon slammed his fists into BanchoStingmon and Vikemon, sending both flying back with a cry, which left Dominimon and Rosemon to circle around and close in on Blastmon.

"Your body might be as thick as your body might be tough, but we won't throw in the towel." Mimi called from the sidelines, cheering her partner on, which furthered the determination the Digimon of Sincerity held deep within herself.

One way or another, they would stop Blastmon.

Although the Digidestined remained determined, holding faith in their hearts, Blastmon started laughing, his awesome power leading him to believe there was nothing that could be done to stop his onslaught.

"My body isn't only thing that's tough. Just let me give you a taste of my Diamond Machine Gun!" Blastmon bellowed, before the crystals upon his arms shot off and headed toward the Digidestined.

Dodging Blastmon's attack, the Digidestined and their partners were divided, forced to flee from Blastmon's power or to defend themselves against the onslaught.

Astonished by Blastmon's power, there was a further awe to his regeneration rate, to see the crystals instantly growing back on his arms and allowing the mineral Digimon to keep up his rate of fire.

"That's it, keep running. But sooner or later, I'll blast you to Digi-dust." Blastmon said, mocking his foes.

Pestered by Blastmon's disrespect, Mimi clenched her Digivice tightly, her emotions shared through Rosemon, who swept ahead, deciding to take a chance as to fell their foe.

"Thorn Whipping!" Rosemon announced, her call grabbing Blastmon's attention, just in time to see the whip come down and strike upon his being.

Bring his hands up as to defend himself, Blastmon grinned, thinking he had bested Rosemon, but thrown off guard, Blastmon was left astonished as the rose whip wrapped around and constricted his wrists.

Thrashing against the rose whip, but finding the restraint too powerful, Blastmon demanded furiously. "Hey! Let me go!"

Continuing to try and break himself free from Rosemon's thorn bindings, BanchoStingmon, Vikemon and Dominmon saw their chance to attack.

"Viking Flare!" The Digimon of Reliability bellowed as he charged toward Blastmon, his morningstar drawn and ready to pummel the mineral Digimon.

"Excalibur's Might!" Dominion followed up, the angelic Digimon harnessing the divine energies within his sword and cast the energy forward, only instead of striking Blastmon, the energy made direct contact with Vikemon's morningstar, furthering its illuminating his weapon with a further mightiness.

His morningstar charged up, Vikemon slammed/smashed the weapon into Blastmon's head, the impact throwing Blastmon into the air, much to his pain and awe.

However, before Blastmon could recover himself back, the mineral Digimon found BanchoStingmon shot up before him and added to the chain of attacks.

"Redbutt!"

Bashing his head against Blastmon's face, Blastmon cried out as he was sent plummeting straight to the ground, his crystalised body now used against him as he smashed straight through the ground with a powerful uproar of dust and debris.

Pulling himself from out the crater his body had formed, Blastmon glared at his foes, rage consuming the mineral Digimon that he had allowed any to damage his near impenetrable form.

"You're going to pay for that! Diamond Hedgehog!" Blastmon snapped, showing his continued power as he curled his body up into a spherical shape and began tearing through the area, this shocking the Digidestined at Blastmon's sudden boost in speed, while throwing Vikemon, Rosemon, BanchoStingmon and Dominimon around the room as the four Digimon were struck by the mineral Digimon.

Blastmon kept rolling around, tearing through and destroying most of the arena and impacting himself upon the heroic Digimon, who tried to fight back, but found Blastmon's speed and power too great to overcome.

Rearing his body around, Blastmon aimed himself for Mimi, Joe, Cody and Ken, the mineral Digimon prepared to squash the humans like bugs.

Fearful to the sight of Blastmon closing in on them, the Digidestined were taken aback as Dominimon and Vikemon appeared in front of them, the pair pushing themselves to repel Blastmon's attack.

And pushing themselves, Rosemon and BanchoStingmon joined in, the four working as a team to keep Blastmon from harming their partners.

"We...we won't let you hurt them...!" Banchomon said with a groan as he and the other Digimon tried to hold Blastmon back.

However, Blastmon started to laugh, the mineral Digimon ceasing his attack and returning to his more familiar form as he questioned his foes. "You think that will stop me?!"

"Diamond Tail!" Blastmon bellowed as he swung around and smashed his tail against the four Digimon in full force, throwing Vikemon, Rosemon, Banchomon and Dominimon back and before their horrified partners.

"Guys!" Mimi cried out, the Digidestined of Sincerity expressing a continued plea in her voice.

Feeling Mimi's concern for her, Rosemon continued to push herself, feeling that deep within her heart, the determination to protect Mimi and their friends continued to push the Digimon of Sincerity, a feeling Vikemon, BanchoStingmon and Dominimon all shared.

Pushed further by her emotion, Rosemon's body shone with a powerful green light, the sight confusing Blastmon, amazing the others, while in their hearts, Mimi and Rosemon felt their power becoming one.

And they knew what they had to do.

Drawing her Digivice, which bore the Crest of Sincerity, Mimi aimed her Digivice toward Rosemon, the pink haired Digidestined of Sincerity acting on her gut and her heart as she announced. "Rosemon, it's time to show Blastmon what humans and Digimon can really do when they work together. Biomerge Activate!"

Relaxing her body and allowing the green energies from Mimi's Digivice to then consume her, Blastmon and those present watched on, watching as Mimi's body was also consumed within a green light, which merged with the energy forming around Rosemon.

Keeping her figure as Rosemon, the Digimon of Sincerity extended and flexed her body within the light, this causing the green energy to fade from off of her as a swarm of flower petals and to reveal the combined forces that were Mimi and Rosemon's true potential.

Now Rosemon standing between Blastmon and her allies, only taking in the appearance of the Digimon of Sincerity, all took in the continued elegance Rosemon held, to see the skintight red bodysuit she had been wearing had altered to a white version, as had the rose shaped crown which covered her head.

Her cape remained flowing with grace down her back, but it too had changed and now shone with a bright pink hue, the sight astonishing the Digidestined, to sense behind Rosemon's continued beauty, she held a further power.

"I have evolved beyond Rosemon." The Digimon of Sincerity said, her voice the combined force of Mimi and Palmon's, who then swung her rose whip to the ground with a great cracking, declaring to her friends and to Blastmon. "You can call me Rosemon: Burst Mode!"

"I won't forgive you for hurting me, or for trying to hurt my friends!" Rosemon: BM then said with a further anger, before the Digimon of Sincerity charged at Blastmon with renewed might.

"Charite!" The combined force that was Mimi and Palmon announced as her cape suddenly wrapped itself around Blastmon, much to his surprise.

But what surprised Blastmon further was the intensity of Rosemon: BM's attack, the mineral Digimon feeling that as the cape continued to constrict around him, it was also draining away at his power.

"Im... impossible...! How is this cape draining my... my power...?!" Blastmon shouted in shock as he tried to break free, but found Rosemon: BM's continued hold remained strong.

With Blastmon bound by Rosemon: BM's power, Vikemon, BanchoStingmon and Dominimon saw this as a chance to attack.

Moving quickly, the three other Digimon started to get up back on their feet, where they rushed at Blastmon, hoping to use their attacks to defeat or at least damage the mineral Digimon.

"This is our chance to attack." Vikemon said, taking a more dominant role as he told the other Digimon. "Give it everything you've got!"

Thinking to himself, an idea came to his mind, causing BanchoStingmon to look at his friends and to tell them. "I have a plan, so follow my lead. Vikemon, use your Arctic Blizzard to freeze Blastmon, it will weaken the crystals all along his body, which will give us the chance to strike him as one."

Nodding in reply, Vikemon then looked at Blastmon with a glare as he brought his morningstars together and yelled with might. "Arctic Blizzard!"

On top of the draining of his energy, Blastmon then felt himself consumed in a vortex of cold winds, feeling his body start to freeze over from Vikemon's attack.

"What do you think you're doing?!" The mineral Digimon questioned in rage, as he body was slowly frozen over, while finding it harder and harder to move his limbs.

"We're going to defeat you once and for all." BanchoStingmon said back, the Digimon of Kindness shooting toward Blastmon and declaring with might and power. "Bloody Finish!"

"Viking Flare!"

"Final Excalibur!"

Moving together, BanchoStingmon, Vikemon and Dominimon struck at Blastmon's frozen being, causing the mineral Digimon to cry out as he not only felt pain from the attack, but also looked in shock to see his body cracking up.

And leaping to the air, shining with a majestic pink light, the combined force of the Digidestined and the Digimon of Sincerity unleashed their power.

"Jewel of Heart!"

Summoning her energy as a form of powerful pink spheres, Rosemon: BM cast her arm forward, commanding the energy to rain down upon Blastmon, this not only causing the attack to clash against Blastmon's body, but to finally break through his body, much to Blastmon's shock and disbelief.

'Impossible...' Blastmon thought, feeling as if time was slowing down as the crystals which lined his body broke away and dissolved into nothingness, revealing and leaving his skinnier and more fragile form to collapse to the floor.

"This... this can't be...!" Blastmon then declared in shock, which was then noticed by the other Digidestined, and noticed by BelleStarmon.

WIth Blastmon's power weakened, the density his crystalized wall held began to lose its foundation and crumbled, allowing the separate teams to once again regroup.

But overlooking Blastmon in his state, the gunslinging Digimon looked in annoyance toward the near defeated mineral Digimon state.

"Don't just sit there, help me out!" Blastmon yelled at BelleStarmon, who smirked in reply.

"I've got a better plan, let me help myself! Double Claw!" She called with fury, shocking the Digidestined and the Digimon to see BelleStarmon run her claw clean through Blastmon's chest.

With the damage too great for Blastmon to handle, the mineral Digimon suddenly broke apart, this allowed BelleStarmon to absorb Blastmon's Data and further her power and to then show the success of her assimilation as a set of dark purple wings suddenly spread out from the gunslinger Digimon's back and wrapped around her like a cocoon.

Sensing that behind the wings that BelleStarmon's power was increasing, that she was evolving into an even greater and deadlier force, the Digidestined and their partners saw BelleStarmon spread her wings aside, this allowing all to take in the gunslinger Digimon and her new appearance.

Although BelleStarmon maintained her overall appearance as the gunslinging leather clad villainess the group had come to know her for, there were notable changes in her physical appearance.

With her new wings, BelleStarmon's clothing got an upgrade of sorts, with what flimsy material which covered her body now reinforced with metal platings around her shoulders, kneecaps and her boots.

Her arsenal also increased as BelleStarmon swung around a pair of shotguns.

And looking at her foes behind her altered facemask, which was now spiked and highlighted her menacing red eyes, BelleStarmon grinned darkly.

Astonished by BelleStarmon's new form, but finally breaking from their shock, Ophanimon was first to speak, the Digimon of Light expressing her disgust toward BelleStarmon's treachery.

"You'd eliminate your own teammate, just for power!?" She questioned.

"That's right, and once I finish you off, your power will become my own." BelleStarmon: Blast Mode said in reply with a growing dark smile as she aimed her new shotgun toward the Digimon of Light, deciding the angel would be the first to fall at her dark power.

"This is bad. I can actually feel her power, and it's grown exponentially!" Valkyrimon said in concern as he turned to look at his friends who fought against Blastmon, seeing that they had used a great amount of their energy and had reverted back to their Rookie forms, this included the drained form of Mimi, who now held a tired Tanemon in her arms.

"And now our numbers are dwindling." Sakuyamon growled in frustration as she looked back at BelleStarmon: BM, while silently praying that their friends and allies outside were alright.

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Back outside by the gate, CresGarurumon, Seraphimon and HerculesKabuterimon each held a look of frustration and concern at the sight before them, seeing that despite their efforts, not only had they failed to fell the Argomon army, but the main Argomon, which appeared to be the hivemind of the creepy Digimon had once again Digivolved, and now appeared as a monstrosity before them.

Gaining in mass, the Digivolved Argomon towered over the Digidestined and the various Argomon Rookies and Champions that circled his being, the sight filling all present with a sense of dread.

While the new form of Argomon held a humanoid appearance in his form, holding an appearance almost resembling a giant warrior clad in black and purple material, the way it continued to stare down the Digidestined revealed its heightened instinctiveness and brutish mindset.

Tendrils flailing and despite their foe's new power, the Digimon of Friendship, of Hope and of Knowledge refused to give up, determined to take Argomon down for good, no matter what it would take.

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Author's note: I wanted to apologize for taking so long, but I hope you enjoy the new chapter.

By the way, BelleStarmon: Blast Mode is a fan made OC.