Piedmon laughed. "You have nothing to fear from him, Bakemon!" "Is that a challenge?" Giovanni asked, reaching inside his jacket and pulling out a pokeball. "Enough!" a voice boomed from the darkness. The four generals shivered as their master entered the room. His voice could freeze even Vulcan's spine, his eyes would destroy even the most strong-willed person. He is Apocalymon and he is the Master of Darkness. "I do so hate rivalry among my troops!" he said, sitting at the head of the table. They all nodded their apologize. "Good!" Apocalymon said," Now, tell me what happened at Cario Prison!"
"It was Kamiya!" Koga yelled out.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes sir! Gym Leader Brock reported that an Angewomon and a Metalgreymon attacked with two humans, a boy and a girl!"
Apocalymon nodded. "Very well, classify this as top secret at once! No one must know about this!"
"Next on the agenda," Apocalymon continued, "Is the arms shipment to the American soldiers! If they get them, then the Army of Darkness will be out gunned! Piedmon, I leave this in your hands! Do not, I repeat do not let the Kamiyas near them!"
Piedmon bowed. "But sir, you aren't you worried about the Defenders?"
"Taichi Kamiya is ten times more dangerous than that group of children! They do not have a strong enough leader to hold them together! It is only a matter of time before they collapse!" Apocalymon looked directly at Piedmon," And you will be in pieces also, if you ever question me again!"
"Yes sir," Piedmon said weakly.
"Good! All who betray me will die! I am the ruler of Asia, and Africa, and soon will be ruler of this world!"
Highton View Terrace: This was once a bustling city, filled with activity and people. But that way before Apocalymon. He and his army entered this realm from the Digiworld through a portal in this town. He destroyed it as a show of his power. It once severed as his capital, before he conquered Tokyo. Now it is a liable ghost town, with the exception of a very special building.
On the outside, it appears to be a regular apartment building that survived Apocalymon's attack, but appearances can be and often are deceiving.
Certainly, the young man called Yamato Ishida thinks so. Looking out at the sunrise, it seems that world is at peace, but Matt knows better. He know that in America, people are fighting against Apocalymon's army, he knows that everyday in Asia it is a struggle just to live and he knows that their is no peace even in his own mind.
He comes to this place often. This run-down apartment looks like all the others on this floor. As soon as you walk in, you can see the balcony. There is a kitchen on your left, a tv and coach near the balcony. On your right, are two bedrooms.
Matt stops at the second bedroom. It was here that He came. Apocalymon entered this world from this simple room. The bunk beds still stood against the wall. The only piece of furniture left in the room.
His eyes linger on the bottom bed. He didn't like him very well, in fact, he hated him, but he wishes that Tai Kamiya was here right now.
He knew that Tai was a born leader. He saw him at soccer games and school events. He never knew why, but for some reason, he always had a feeling in his heart that Tai was supposed to be the leader. Matt never knew why, it was just a feeling.
"Thinking about him again?"
Matt spun around,"Gabumon! Don't sneak up on me like that!"
The digimon smiled. "Just keeping you on your toes! Come on, the others are waiting for you!" Matt followed him downstairs into another apartment. This one had a group of people around a conference table. His brother T.K. with Patamon, Joe with Gomamon, Gym Leader Sabrina, the Master of Psychic Pokemon, the former leader of the Elite Four, Lance, the Master of Dragon Pokemon, Izzy and Tentomon, Blaine, the Master of Fire Pokemon, and Erika, Master of Grass Pokemon. Now and forever, they are the Defenders! "Nice of you to join us, boss!" Gomamon said. Matt ignored him."I'll get right down to it, we have two problems to take care of!" "Just two?" Blaine asked,"Wow! I guess Apocalymon's losing his touch!" "Blaine, please," Sabrina said," You may continue Matt!" Matt smiled. "Thank you!" "Well, I guess we know whose going to get some special thanks tonight!" Blaine said. Matt blushed. It was not secret that he and Sabrina were in love with each other, but this wasn't the time. "Enough! As I was saying, I have received rumors and information that seem to suggest that Apocalymon will attempt to stop the arms shipment to America and also he plans to kidnap the singer Mimi!" "So what do we do then?" Lance asked. "Lance, your team will go to Tokyo and try to protect Mimi, the rest of us will try to stop the arms shipment!" Lance nodded. "Okay, team, lets do it!"
Tokyo: Unlike Highton View Terrace, this place will never become a ghost town. This place was bustling with energy and people. There was one place that the people often visited, Gary's Nightclub. Inside was a giant dance floor, with tables surrounding it. There was a stage at the end of the dance floor, with the curtain down. It was here that Lance's team would find Mimi. "This is a nice place!" Erika said. Izzy nodded. "Affirmative! I didn't think that Apocalymon allowed anything this classy to even exist!" Lance shoot him a cold stare. "Be quiet about that! I hear that the owner, Gary, isn't too found of Apocalymon! We don't want trouble!" "Sure!" Blaine said, gazing over the menu. "Hey, they serve steaks here! I haven't had one of those in years!"
Sora looked away from her post at the bar. He had walked in. He took his seat at one of the table near the dance floor. Wow! He must have some serious connections if he could get one of the higher priced tables. Sora walked away from the bar and walked up the stairs to the first raised floor. As he took a sip of his drink, she walked quietly behind him. "You can explain why your still following me!" he said, without turning around. Sora sighed. She walked back down to the first floor and sat next to him. "What do you mean, 'still'?" Tai put his drink down. "You've been following me ever since Cario! You missed your plane Sora!" "I never told you my.." "Sora Takenouchi, age 17, parents are POW. You have a Yokomon, witch appeared the day Apocalymon entered this world. You work for Leomon! You're supposed to be a super spy, how come I knew all that?" "Well, because you're a better spy than me! I can't find anything on you or your sister since they day your parents died! Apocalymon knows of you though, but he keeps you top secret! It's like you don't exist! Everyone thinks you're dead!" Tai took another sip of his drink. "Flattery will get you no where! What do you want?" Sora flinched. "Because I want to learn how to make my Yokomon digivolve to its Ultimate Level! Please teach me!" "I don't take students! Its too dangerous! I don't want to see you captured!" "Well, I'm glad you're concerned for my well being!" Sora said. "I mean that if you're captured, Bakemon could read your memories and know everything that I taught you!" Now Sora was getting angry. Why was he being so cold? "I'll ignore that, but please, teach me!" Tai finished his drink. "You're persistent aren't you? Well, take me to your Yokomon! I'm not saying I'll do it, but let me see if she's even strong enough to digivolve!" Sora felt her heart leap. "Come on then!" she said getting up.
"So, when's the party supposed to start?" Blaine asked. "The program said seven o'clock. What time is it now?" "Six fifty-nine, and seventy seconds!" Izzy said. "Thank you!" she said, slightly annoyed. "Hey, want to hear a riddle?" Blaine asked. "Shh!" Lance said as the lights dimmed," It's about to start!" On stage, a man walked out in front of the microphone. "Wow! It's Gary himself!" Erika said. Gary smiled. "Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for coming here tonight! For tonight we have a special guest! Someone who can give hope to all of us! By the grace of destiny," he lowered his voice,"and Lord Apocalymon," raising it again he continued," I am proud to present, Mimi and her digimon!" Everyone clapped as the curtain rose. There stood Mimi, wearing her trademark cowboy hat and dress. Her digimon Palmon stood by her side. "Thank you! Thank you!" she said, bowing. "This song is dedicated to those we have lost!" She took a deep breath, as she began to sing, but she never reached the first note. Everyone was yelling and screaming as two strong hands grabbed Mimi and took her off stage. "It's Lt. Surge and Etemon!" Lance yelled. The monkey digimon stepped up to the microphone. "Now you best be getting silent, people A huh, a huh!" he said," This little trouble maker is going to be taught a lesson!" "That's right!" Surge said. "Apocalymon's going to punish her for speaking against him!" "Get ready!" Lance said, "And go!"
NEXT: WILL MIMI BE SAVED? ALSO MATT'S TEAM BATTLES THE MENACE OF PIEDMON AS SABRINA BEGINS TO HAVE STRANGE DREAMS! PLUS, MORE OF TAI AND KARI'S PAST!