Part 8:
"Good Evening, this is Sandy Tale, reporting for the Ten o'clock news. Our top story tonight is the war currently being waged on the world. The threat is an invasion from the Digital World, which began early this morning. The Digimon attacking cities around the world have not given any demands thus far, and their intentions beyond destroying civilization on this planet have not been discovered. All military offensives have proven to be useless, as the Digimon seem to be able to disrupt technology when it is within a short distance of them. The world population of Digidestined Humans have been attacking these invaders, but, is it because it is their fault? Or, is it some trick by the Digidestined, so that we normal humans let our guard down? Or, perhaps, they are working together to destroy the earth? Their battles, which have destroyed thousands in property damage in the United States alone, seem to point to that conclusion .
Currently, there are estimated to be three hundred Digidestined populating the planet, and that number continues to grow. Of these three hundred, two hundred are able to only progress, or 'digivolve' to their second form, the 'Champion' level. It is reported that this level of power is able to be contain by law officials. The rest are able to 'digivolve' to their second form, the "Ultimate' level, which is considerably more difficult to contain. There are even reports of a higher form, rumor has it that there are only two of these 'Mega' Digimon on earth, both of which are in Japan, one of the few areas on earth that are not experiencing any Digimon attacks.
Whether this invasion has any connection with the mysterious Black Towers that have appeared over the earth, has yet to be seen. More on this story, as it develops."
Tai nearly broke the remote for his portable t.v. as the news changed to a commercial. "I can't believe it!" he said,"How did they find out about Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon? Arukennimon must be leaking information to the press. They'd never suspect she was really a Digimon, she looks just like a human being!"
He sighed and looked to his left. Izzy was still madly typing away at the keyboard for the large computer in the base. Tai figured he wasn't going to answer him, so he turned back to the t.v., and continued watching the news.
Sandy Tale continued speaking after the commercial break. "In other news, banks all over the world are experiencing a Y2K scenario. All information in their computer banks have become extremely unreliable. Cashier registers in supermarkets are experiencing similar difficulties. Riots are beginning to break out around the world, adding only to the chaos created by the Digimon Invasion..."
Tai clicked off the t.v. "That's really weird, I wonder what's causing it?"
"I'm not sure," Izzy said,"But, I think it might be something occurring on the Internet."
Tai got up and walked over to him. "What do you mean?"
Izzy continued to type away. "Something is creating havoc on the Internet. I am not sure what it is, but I've been tracking it, along with nearly everyone else in the world with a computer. I've been in a chat room with them, and we can only determine that it is a virus, and it is eating away at the information present on the Internet."
"What?" Tai asked,"Are you serious?"
Izzy nodded. "Yes, and, if left unchecked, it will consume the Internet, and I don't need to tell you what will happen."
Tai nodded. "I understand, but, what can we do about it?"
"I thought it was our duty as Digidestined to protect earth from any Digital threat. That will imply the Interent also."
"Yes," Tai said,"We have to find some way to stop what ever it is on the Interent, and, if you can't even figure out what it is, we're pretty much useless. If only there was some way to upload us onto the Interent....."
Izzy put a hand to his chin. "Hmm..." he said,"Maybe.....Huh?"
"What is it?" Tai asked, running to Izzy's side.
"The..the virus, it..it just grew...."
He started typing on the keyboard and an image started to appear on the left screen. It was a jellyfish creature that resembled a spider. Tai and Izzy gasped.
"Its a Digimon!" Agumon and Tentomon cried out.
"What kind is it?" Tai asked.
"I have no idea," Tentomon said.
"But, it is destroying the Internet," Agumon said,"What should we do?"
A square box appeared on the right screen with an image of Joe and Matt looking over his shoulder. "I assume you've heard about the threat to the Internet?" Matt asked.
Tai nodded. "We've determined that it is a Digimon."
"But, we can't fight him out here," Izzy said.
"We might have a solution to that," Joe said,"There may be a way to upload the other Digidestined from the Digital World."
Tai nodded. "Izzy, e-mail Kari and tell her to split the team in half. Send one team to the Interent and the other after the armors."
"I'm on it," Izzy said, typing.
"I just hope we can stop this thing before that Digimon eats everything on the Internet."
"So," Mimi said,"You're the famous Geni, huh?"
The old man in front of the combined Kamiya and Ishida Digidestined laughed softly. "I am not that famous."
"That's not how my brother tell it," T.K. said, smiling slightly.
"Well," Genni said, mentioning for them to enter his house,"make yourself at home."
The Digidestined were slightly surprised to find that the inside of the house was a house. They were expecting high-tech gadgets, a room full of ancient artifacts, not a quiet cozy living room. However, the were grateful that their host was a gentleman.
"Please, sit," he said, mentioning to the large pink couch and the easy chairs scattered around the room. Kari, and the rest of the Kamiya Digidestined sat on the chairs on the left side of the room, while T.K. and the rest of the Ishida Digidestined sat on the couch. Gennai saw this and sighed.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked.
"You, separated I mean," he said, shaking his head,"You cannot defeat the threat that is attacking your world if you are apart. Your hearts must be together, or earth is doomed."
T.K. and Kari looked at each other and growled. Gennai chose to ignore this. "What can I do for you?"
Ken spoke. "If you know about the threat to Earth, then you know about the Dark Light that is preventing Agumon and the others from attacking the invading army. The inventor of the Dark Light technology, my older brother Sam, was working on special armor that would block out the Dark Light. We've come here today to ask you if the legends of the Digital Armors are true and where we can find them."
Gennai nodded. "A noble request. One that I must honor."
"So, then, the Legend is true?" Derek asked.
Gennai nodded. "Yes."
"Hurray!" Catherine shouted,"Now, we will be able to zafe France!"
All the humans looked at her.
"And ze rest of ze world," she added, quietly.
"Where are the armors?" Kari asked.
"I know of two armors that are hidden in a temple not too far from here," Genai said,"You just have to follow.......What is that beeping sound."
"I think its my pocket computer," Kari said, reaching inside her pocket,"I've got mail." She flipped open the cover. "It's from my brother," she said,"There's trouble on the Internet. A rouge Digimon is eating all the data on the Internet. If we don't stop it soon, all computer data in the world will be gone."
"How do we stop it?" Davis asked.
"It seems that Joe has found a way to upload us from the Digital World onto the Internet," Kari said.
"But, won't the Dark Light prevent us from Digivolving?" Hawkmon asked.
"There are no Dark Towers on the Internet," Gennai said,"It seems that whoever is behind all of this, cannot affect the Internet as of yet. There are Dark Towers on Earth, and in the Digital World, but, not on the limbo linking both worlds together, the Internet. His servant, the one that I've determined is named Keramon, must prepare his coming, apparently."
"There are towers here too?" Cody asked, shocked.
Gennai nodded.
"Bummer," Mimi said.
"You don't think the threat to the Internet is working alone?" Willis asked.
"It is happening too close together," Gennai said,"I would bet the last whiskers on my head that whoever is behind Arukennimon, is also the one that defeated Myotismon, and is wreaking havoc on the Internet."
"We need to split up," Kari said.
"Not along pre set teams either," T.K. said,"If we've got to work together, then, we might as well do it, huh?"
Kari reluctantly agreed. She typed into her portable computer. "Okay Joe," she send," Upload us!"
Her portable computer sent out a stream of light that covered Kari's team. When the light faded, they were gone.
Skull Satanmon bowed. "You wished to see me, my lord?"
"Yes, I did. While Arukennimon is fulfilling her mission, and Keramon is attacking the Internet, The Digidestined are searching for legendary Digital Armors that may block out the effects of the Dark Light. If they are able to find those armors, they may be able to Digivolve."
Skull Satanmon nodded.
"I want you to find the Digidestined, and destroy them before they discover the armors."
"I understand," Skull Satanmon said.
Kari and the others shot through a long, endless, glowing tunnel. On the sides were an array of small metal tubes and glowing buttons and circles. "So," Yolei asked, as she hovered through the tunnel,"This is what the inside of a phone line looks like."
"You mean we're not inside the Internet yet?" Michael asked.
Suddenly, a stream of black screen dropped down from the ceiling. Some had Tai's face on it, others had Matt's, still others had Izzy's, and the rest had Joe's. "Kari!" Tai cried out.
"Tai," she responded at the screens.
"You're going to need a password to get onto the Internet," Matt said.
"You can use mine," Izzy said,"I'm typing it in now."
The tunnel ended suddenly and the Digidestined found themselves in a large cylinder room with circling images of horses, houses, boats, and others, and on the ground, munching a string of numbers like spaghetti, was the rouge Digimon.
"There he is," Ken whispered as the Digidestined entered the room, and the doorway to the tunnel disappeared.
"He doesn't know we're here yet," Cody whispered.
"Let's sneak up on him quietly," Kari said.
"Feather Strike!" Hawkmon shouted, throwing the feather from his headdress at the Digimon. When it reached him, it slashed across his back.
"You call that quietly?" Derek asked.
"Get him!" Kari ordered.
Before Keramon could even turn around, all the Digidestined Digimon attacked, blasting the viral Digimon into a cloud of smoke.
Behind the floating Digidestined, four screens appeared, with Tai, Matt, Joe, and Izzy's face on one each. "You guys make this stuff look easy," Tai said.
"I don't think he's out yet," Izzy said.
Everyone's eyes were turned to the smoke cloud. Keramon jumped out of the black smog and floated in the air.
"Keramon's sending us an e-mail," Joe said,"It says,'So, you like to play games, huh?'"
"I've got a bad feeling about this, Kari," Tai said, "Be careful."
Meanwhile, the Digimon Invasion continued. While the most powerful Digidestined battled the threat on the Internet and searched for the armors, the Digidestined with Digimon already at the Champion level were doing their best to halt the army of Digimon.
In downtown Moscow, a Mammothmon charged through the streets, tearing and destroying as many buildings as he could. He lifted his trunk, and prepared to smash into another building, when his mouth was pounded by a blast of cold light.
He moaned as he stumbled back. He eyed his opponent, "A Frigimon?" he asked,"You're a Digidestined Digimon!"
"That's right," the young man that was his partner said from his stop on the ground,"And we'll stop you."
Mammothmon raised his trunk and prepared to smash his trunk down on the Frigimon, but, the snowman grabbed the elephant's trunk. Mammothmon fired beams from his trunks that threw the Frigimon off balance, but, before the invading Digimon could attack, Frigimon punched him in the eyes. He stumbled back where he was hit on both sides by two beams of energy. He took one last look at the Frigimon, then slammed into the ground.
The Frigimon's partner breathed heavily. "That's one more down," he said, turning to the floating Digimon in the sky,"How many is that?"
"I don't know," the girl on the Unimon said, as they lowered to the ground,"I lost count after a thousand."
They turned their heads to the sky when they saw a familiar Kuwagamon land on the ground. "I have news," the young man riding on top said,"It is from Matt. He reports that he and others are attempting to destroy the Dark Towers, which will allow Digidestined Rookie Digimon to digivolve and help us."
"That is good," the girl on the Snimon said, looking at the Digimon running through the city,"I just hope the world can last that long."
The temple was a large, stone pyramid, that reminded Willis of the time his family visited Mexico. The temple in front of him looked very much like the Mayan Temples. He couldn't help but fell the same sense of wonderment as he surveyed the stone building. The one in Mexico didn't have a black obelisk behind it though.
"I guess ze Digi-armors are inzide, zen," Catherine said.
T.K. sighed. "Unfortunately, let's go."
As the Digidestined started to walk up the stairs, Mimi turned to Sora. "So, um, Sara, um, the sky does look beautiful, huh?"
Sora sighed. "My name is..oh, never mind!"
"What is it?" Mimi asked, oblivious.
"Never mind," Sora said, shaking her head,"Yes, the sky is, uh, beautiful."
"Hey," Davis said, suddenly,"Did you hear that?"
The Digidestined quickly turned around. At the base of the pyramid was a skeleton holding a staff and a group of Mekanorimon. The skeleton spoke. "Greetings, Digidestined."
"Who are you?" T.K. asked.
"I am Skull Satanmon," he said.
"Skull Satanmon?"
"You're the one that defeated Myotismon!" Sora said.
He nodded."That's right, and I am here now to destroy you before you can reach the Digi-armors. Mekanorimon, attack!"
The group of robot Digimon started to blast at the temple, shaking the stone foundation apart.
"If only we could Digivolve," Patamon said, hovering into the air,"If it wasn't for that stupid Dark Tower."
Davis and Veemon were thrown to their knees, slamming into the stone steps. "If we could get that armor, we could," Veemon said.
"We don't stand a chance like this," Mimi said, struggling to keep her balance, as the Mekanorimon attack continued,"We need to get those armors!"
"That's tears it!" T.K. said,"Make a break for the top of the stairs. Go, now!"
He started running up the stairs, followed closely by Davis and Veemon. They were able to make it inside the small stone building on the top, before a blast from a Mekanorimon shattered the top couple of steps, sending the rest of the Digidestined back down the stairs, where they crashed into a pile at the foot of the pyramid.
"Not at all like I had planed it," Willis moaned slightly, pulling himself out of the pile. His hand grabbed the ground in front of him as he tried to pull himself out. His other hand went to grab another section of the ground, but, was stopped when a foot stepped in front of it.
Skull Satanmon looked down at him and laughed. "Bang, you're dead."
Keramon hovered in the air, staring at the Digidestined. Suddenly, his mouth flew open. "Bug Blaster!"
All the Digimon jumped out of the way, dodging the blasts that crashed into the walls of the room.
"This isn't getting us anywhere," Matt said over the floating screen,"Maybe you guys should Digivolve."
"We're on it," Kari said,"Digivolve guys!"
"Wormmon digivolve to Stingmon!"
"Hawkmon digivolve to Aquillamon!"
"Betamon digivolve to Seadramon!"
"Crabmon digivolve to Coelamon!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to Ankylomon!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to Ankylomon!"
The champion Digimon went after the evil Digimon. Aquillamon attacked first. "Blast Rings!"
The stream of rings slammed into Keramon, throwing him into the wall. Keramon quickly propelled himself away from the wall and got ready to attack again. Before he could, however, Seadramon flicked him with his tail, that sent him soaring over to where Gatomon was waiting.
"Lightning Paw!"
Gatomon's attack sent him flying backwards. Stingmon started showering Keramon's head with his array of kicks. He was hit many times on the top of the head, before he was able to break away. He was very woozy as he hovered in the air.
"I think we've got him!" Tai said, happily.
"Uh, hold that thought," Izzy said.
"Keramon digivolve to Infermon!"
"He's Digivovled again," Joe said,"Now he's at the Champion Level."
Infermon resembled a large spider that crawled up the wall, keeping his head facing the Digidestined. "I must prepare the Internet for the coming of my Dark Master, do not interfere."
"You wouldn't happen to be working with Arukennimon, would you?" Kari asked.
Infermon laughed.
"He's mocking us," Derek said,"We'll get this bloke!"
Infermon shot towards the cluttered Digidestined. His legs recoiled back inside his body, and his neck shot inside as well. He now resembled a rocket. One that was zooming right towards them.
"Attack him, guys!" Tai ordered.
"Blast Rings!"
"Ice Blast!"
"Fossil Bite!"
"Tail Hammer!"
"Spiking Strike!"
All the attacks bounced harmlessly off of Infermon. The Digimon parted in the center, allowing Infermon to shoot through them. The spider Digimon's legs shot out again, and he used them to bounce off the far wall. He turned his head towards the Digidestined Digimon and opened his mouth. "Spider Shooter!"
Stingmon was the first one to be hit. He disappeared in a cloud of smoke. "Sting-ah!" Armadillomon shouted out as he was hit as well. All the Digimon were pounded by the attack, showering them in a film of black smoke.
"He's stronger than a Champion," Joe said.
"He's bypassed the Champion level and Digivolved straight into the Ultimate level," Izzy said,"He's too strong for them now."
"Kari, Michael," Tai said, over the screen,"Your Digimon and the only ones that can reach Ultimate, it's up to you now."
"Right," Kari said,"Gatomon..."
"Seadramon..." Michael said.
"....Digivolve!"
"Gatomon digivolve to..."
"Seadramon digivolve to....."
Infermon laughed. "Not so fast...Spider Shooter!"
Infermon's attacks slammed into Gatomon and Seadramon in mid-digivolve, their most vulnerable state. There was an blast of smoke that covered everything.
"Ha ha ha!" Infermon laughed as a doorway appeared in the wall underneath him. He slithered in and disappeared.
"Kari!" Tai shouted, unable to contain himself,"Kari, are you okay?"
When the smoke cleared, he saw his sister floating in the air through the left screen of his computer system. "Don't take me out yet couch," she mumbled.
"They'll be fine," Izzy said, typing on the keyboard,"But, we've lost Infermon."
On the right screen, Joe nodded. "Yes, I have lost him as well, but, together, we're sure to find him."
Inside the small stone building on the top of the pyramid was two alters. Upon closer examination, Davis and T.K. were able to see that something was resting on top of the alters.
"What are these?" T.K. asked, picking the item up.
"They're just eggs," Davis said.
T.K. held up the orange egg he picked up."I've never seen an egg with wings before."
"They're odd eggs," Davis commented,"But eggs nonetheless." He held up the egg he grabbed. It was orange with a spike sticking out of it. "What do we do now?"
The two Digidestined were thrown to the ground by another blast from the Mekanorimon. They ran to the opening of the building and saw Skull Satanmon's staff inches away from the their friends, cluttered together on the ground. "He's going to kill them!" T.K. shouted.
"But how can we stop him?" Davis asked.
"Whatever it takes," T.K. said,"You've always got to believe that you can win. You've got to believe for a better tomorrow."
"You're right," Davis said,"I'm not afraid of him, and I'm never going to give up!"
Suddenly, the two eggs started to glow, illuminating the sky above them. "Huh?" Skull Satamon asked, turning his attention away from the other Digidestined towards the two on the pyramid.
"Veemon armor digivolve to Flamedramon, the Fires of Courage!"
"Patamon armor digivolve to Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"
The two new Digimon landed in front of their Digidestined partners. "Wow," Davis said,"Cool."
"No time for gawking now," T.K. said,"We've got to save our friends."
"I'm on it," Flamedramon said, jumping towards the ground. He shot out his left leg and slammed Skull Satanmon in the face, sending him away from the other Digidestined.
Flamedramon's claws locked with Skull Satanmon's staff. The evil Digimon flung the armored Digimon aside and jumped back. Flamedramon brought his hands together,"Fire Rocket!"
Skull Satanmon blocked the flames with his staff. He quickly brought it around and pounded Flamedramon, sending him crashing into the pyramid. Skull Satanmon jumped up to pound Flamedramon, but Pegasusmon was there to back him up.
"Star Shower!"
Skull Satanmon looked up. With simple ease he reflected the stars with his staff.
"They can't beat them by their selves," Davis said,"We need the help of the other Digimon."
"But they can't digivolve with the Black...That's it!" T.K. said, turning to his Digimon,"Pegasusumon, destroy the Dark Tower!"
"You too, Flamedramon," Davis said.
Both Digimon jumped around the pyramid to where the Dark Tower was standing. Flamedramon used his fire attacked, while Pegasusmon attacked with his Star Shower attack. The black tower cracked in the middle and disappeared in a burst of digital information.
"Yes!" Palmon cheered,"Now we can digivolve!"
"Get Skull Satanmon!" Willis said,"Show no mercy!"
"Palmon digivolve to Togemon!"
"Terriermon digivolve to Gargomon!"
"Floramon digivolve to Kiwimon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"
Mimi's Digimon attacked first. She leapt forward and started to twirl around in a green tornado. "Needle Spray!"
Skull Satanmon brought his staff up and blocked all the needles. He wasn't prepared when Gargomon attacked. "Gargo Pellets!"
Skull Satanmon growled, then he was pounded in the back by a burst of flame. He turned around to see Birdramon hovering in the air. When he turned around, however, he left his injured back wide opened for Kiwimon's Pummel Peck.
The evil Digimon lurched forward, and had to keep himself on two feet by using his staff as a support. "They are stronger than I originally thought," he said to himself,"I must prepare myself better."
He quickly turned around and ran through the area where Flamedramon and Pegasusmon were blocking. The Mekanorimon quickly followed.
"We won!" Mimi said, cheering.
"Yay!" Catherine cheered along,"We defeated him. Zere iz no way we can loze now!"
Flamedramon and Pegasusmon returned to Veemon and Patamon and joined the rest in the celebration.
"Maybe we can win," Sora thought to herself,"We've got two armor Digimon to destroy the Dark Towers on Earth, and, according to Gennai, more to find. We can win!"
While battles raged all across New York City, a group of tourists were being escorted away from the Empire State Building along with the other residents. "But," one elderly couple said,"We traveled all the way from Oregon to visit the Empire State Building.."
"I'm sorry," the security officer that was escorting them away,"But, I've got my orders. I have to evacuate the building. The Digimon could be here at any moment."
"I don't believe this," a man wearing a suit and carrying a suitcase said,"All this, because of those damned Digidestined!"
"Hey," the security officer said,"The law enforcement cannot do anything against the Digimon because any technology brought within a mile radius of the Digimon don't work. The Digidestined are the only ones who can save us!"
The man just mumbled something and turned away. As the security officer escorted them out of the building, he saw a woman wearing a red dress and a weird hat standing in front of the door.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," he told her,"But, I have to evacuate this building."
"Oh," the woman said,"I don't want to go inside. I'm just checking the outside."
"Oh?" he asked.
The woman nodded. "Yes, but, I'd better get going, I don't want to get hurt, would I?" She started to leave, and the officer shivered.
"I don't know what it was about her," he said to himself,"But, I just can't stop thinking about spiders."
to be continued.....
"Good Evening, this is Sandy Tale, reporting for the Ten o'clock news. Our top story tonight is the war currently being waged on the world. The threat is an invasion from the Digital World, which began early this morning. The Digimon attacking cities around the world have not given any demands thus far, and their intentions beyond destroying civilization on this planet have not been discovered. All military offensives have proven to be useless, as the Digimon seem to be able to disrupt technology when it is within a short distance of them. The world population of Digidestined Humans have been attacking these invaders, but, is it because it is their fault? Or, is it some trick by the Digidestined, so that we normal humans let our guard down? Or, perhaps, they are working together to destroy the earth? Their battles, which have destroyed thousands in property damage in the United States alone, seem to point to that conclusion .
Currently, there are estimated to be three hundred Digidestined populating the planet, and that number continues to grow. Of these three hundred, two hundred are able to only progress, or 'digivolve' to their second form, the 'Champion' level. It is reported that this level of power is able to be contain by law officials. The rest are able to 'digivolve' to their second form, the "Ultimate' level, which is considerably more difficult to contain. There are even reports of a higher form, rumor has it that there are only two of these 'Mega' Digimon on earth, both of which are in Japan, one of the few areas on earth that are not experiencing any Digimon attacks.
Whether this invasion has any connection with the mysterious Black Towers that have appeared over the earth, has yet to be seen. More on this story, as it develops."
Tai nearly broke the remote for his portable t.v. as the news changed to a commercial. "I can't believe it!" he said,"How did they find out about Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon? Arukennimon must be leaking information to the press. They'd never suspect she was really a Digimon, she looks just like a human being!"
He sighed and looked to his left. Izzy was still madly typing away at the keyboard for the large computer in the base. Tai figured he wasn't going to answer him, so he turned back to the t.v., and continued watching the news.
Sandy Tale continued speaking after the commercial break. "In other news, banks all over the world are experiencing a Y2K scenario. All information in their computer banks have become extremely unreliable. Cashier registers in supermarkets are experiencing similar difficulties. Riots are beginning to break out around the world, adding only to the chaos created by the Digimon Invasion..."
Tai clicked off the t.v. "That's really weird, I wonder what's causing it?"
"I'm not sure," Izzy said,"But, I think it might be something occurring on the Internet."
Tai got up and walked over to him. "What do you mean?"
Izzy continued to type away. "Something is creating havoc on the Internet. I am not sure what it is, but I've been tracking it, along with nearly everyone else in the world with a computer. I've been in a chat room with them, and we can only determine that it is a virus, and it is eating away at the information present on the Internet."
"What?" Tai asked,"Are you serious?"
Izzy nodded. "Yes, and, if left unchecked, it will consume the Internet, and I don't need to tell you what will happen."
Tai nodded. "I understand, but, what can we do about it?"
"I thought it was our duty as Digidestined to protect earth from any Digital threat. That will imply the Interent also."
"Yes," Tai said,"We have to find some way to stop what ever it is on the Interent, and, if you can't even figure out what it is, we're pretty much useless. If only there was some way to upload us onto the Interent....."
Izzy put a hand to his chin. "Hmm..." he said,"Maybe.....Huh?"
"What is it?" Tai asked, running to Izzy's side.
"The..the virus, it..it just grew...."
He started typing on the keyboard and an image started to appear on the left screen. It was a jellyfish creature that resembled a spider. Tai and Izzy gasped.
"Its a Digimon!" Agumon and Tentomon cried out.
"What kind is it?" Tai asked.
"I have no idea," Tentomon said.
"But, it is destroying the Internet," Agumon said,"What should we do?"
A square box appeared on the right screen with an image of Joe and Matt looking over his shoulder. "I assume you've heard about the threat to the Internet?" Matt asked.
Tai nodded. "We've determined that it is a Digimon."
"But, we can't fight him out here," Izzy said.
"We might have a solution to that," Joe said,"There may be a way to upload the other Digidestined from the Digital World."
Tai nodded. "Izzy, e-mail Kari and tell her to split the team in half. Send one team to the Interent and the other after the armors."
"I'm on it," Izzy said, typing.
"I just hope we can stop this thing before that Digimon eats everything on the Internet."
"So," Mimi said,"You're the famous Geni, huh?"
The old man in front of the combined Kamiya and Ishida Digidestined laughed softly. "I am not that famous."
"That's not how my brother tell it," T.K. said, smiling slightly.
"Well," Genni said, mentioning for them to enter his house,"make yourself at home."
The Digidestined were slightly surprised to find that the inside of the house was a house. They were expecting high-tech gadgets, a room full of ancient artifacts, not a quiet cozy living room. However, the were grateful that their host was a gentleman.
"Please, sit," he said, mentioning to the large pink couch and the easy chairs scattered around the room. Kari, and the rest of the Kamiya Digidestined sat on the chairs on the left side of the room, while T.K. and the rest of the Ishida Digidestined sat on the couch. Gennai saw this and sighed.
"What's wrong?" Sora asked.
"You, separated I mean," he said, shaking his head,"You cannot defeat the threat that is attacking your world if you are apart. Your hearts must be together, or earth is doomed."
T.K. and Kari looked at each other and growled. Gennai chose to ignore this. "What can I do for you?"
Ken spoke. "If you know about the threat to Earth, then you know about the Dark Light that is preventing Agumon and the others from attacking the invading army. The inventor of the Dark Light technology, my older brother Sam, was working on special armor that would block out the Dark Light. We've come here today to ask you if the legends of the Digital Armors are true and where we can find them."
Gennai nodded. "A noble request. One that I must honor."
"So, then, the Legend is true?" Derek asked.
Gennai nodded. "Yes."
"Hurray!" Catherine shouted,"Now, we will be able to zafe France!"
All the humans looked at her.
"And ze rest of ze world," she added, quietly.
"Where are the armors?" Kari asked.
"I know of two armors that are hidden in a temple not too far from here," Genai said,"You just have to follow.......What is that beeping sound."
"I think its my pocket computer," Kari said, reaching inside her pocket,"I've got mail." She flipped open the cover. "It's from my brother," she said,"There's trouble on the Internet. A rouge Digimon is eating all the data on the Internet. If we don't stop it soon, all computer data in the world will be gone."
"How do we stop it?" Davis asked.
"It seems that Joe has found a way to upload us from the Digital World onto the Internet," Kari said.
"But, won't the Dark Light prevent us from Digivolving?" Hawkmon asked.
"There are no Dark Towers on the Internet," Gennai said,"It seems that whoever is behind all of this, cannot affect the Internet as of yet. There are Dark Towers on Earth, and in the Digital World, but, not on the limbo linking both worlds together, the Internet. His servant, the one that I've determined is named Keramon, must prepare his coming, apparently."
"There are towers here too?" Cody asked, shocked.
Gennai nodded.
"Bummer," Mimi said.
"You don't think the threat to the Internet is working alone?" Willis asked.
"It is happening too close together," Gennai said,"I would bet the last whiskers on my head that whoever is behind Arukennimon, is also the one that defeated Myotismon, and is wreaking havoc on the Internet."
"We need to split up," Kari said.
"Not along pre set teams either," T.K. said,"If we've got to work together, then, we might as well do it, huh?"
Kari reluctantly agreed. She typed into her portable computer. "Okay Joe," she send," Upload us!"
Her portable computer sent out a stream of light that covered Kari's team. When the light faded, they were gone.
Skull Satanmon bowed. "You wished to see me, my lord?"
"Yes, I did. While Arukennimon is fulfilling her mission, and Keramon is attacking the Internet, The Digidestined are searching for legendary Digital Armors that may block out the effects of the Dark Light. If they are able to find those armors, they may be able to Digivolve."
Skull Satanmon nodded.
"I want you to find the Digidestined, and destroy them before they discover the armors."
"I understand," Skull Satanmon said.
Kari and the others shot through a long, endless, glowing tunnel. On the sides were an array of small metal tubes and glowing buttons and circles. "So," Yolei asked, as she hovered through the tunnel,"This is what the inside of a phone line looks like."
"You mean we're not inside the Internet yet?" Michael asked.
Suddenly, a stream of black screen dropped down from the ceiling. Some had Tai's face on it, others had Matt's, still others had Izzy's, and the rest had Joe's. "Kari!" Tai cried out.
"Tai," she responded at the screens.
"You're going to need a password to get onto the Internet," Matt said.
"You can use mine," Izzy said,"I'm typing it in now."
The tunnel ended suddenly and the Digidestined found themselves in a large cylinder room with circling images of horses, houses, boats, and others, and on the ground, munching a string of numbers like spaghetti, was the rouge Digimon.
"There he is," Ken whispered as the Digidestined entered the room, and the doorway to the tunnel disappeared.
"He doesn't know we're here yet," Cody whispered.
"Let's sneak up on him quietly," Kari said.
"Feather Strike!" Hawkmon shouted, throwing the feather from his headdress at the Digimon. When it reached him, it slashed across his back.
"You call that quietly?" Derek asked.
"Get him!" Kari ordered.
Before Keramon could even turn around, all the Digidestined Digimon attacked, blasting the viral Digimon into a cloud of smoke.
Behind the floating Digidestined, four screens appeared, with Tai, Matt, Joe, and Izzy's face on one each. "You guys make this stuff look easy," Tai said.
"I don't think he's out yet," Izzy said.
Everyone's eyes were turned to the smoke cloud. Keramon jumped out of the black smog and floated in the air.
"Keramon's sending us an e-mail," Joe said,"It says,'So, you like to play games, huh?'"
"I've got a bad feeling about this, Kari," Tai said, "Be careful."
Meanwhile, the Digimon Invasion continued. While the most powerful Digidestined battled the threat on the Internet and searched for the armors, the Digidestined with Digimon already at the Champion level were doing their best to halt the army of Digimon.
In downtown Moscow, a Mammothmon charged through the streets, tearing and destroying as many buildings as he could. He lifted his trunk, and prepared to smash into another building, when his mouth was pounded by a blast of cold light.
He moaned as he stumbled back. He eyed his opponent, "A Frigimon?" he asked,"You're a Digidestined Digimon!"
"That's right," the young man that was his partner said from his stop on the ground,"And we'll stop you."
Mammothmon raised his trunk and prepared to smash his trunk down on the Frigimon, but, the snowman grabbed the elephant's trunk. Mammothmon fired beams from his trunks that threw the Frigimon off balance, but, before the invading Digimon could attack, Frigimon punched him in the eyes. He stumbled back where he was hit on both sides by two beams of energy. He took one last look at the Frigimon, then slammed into the ground.
The Frigimon's partner breathed heavily. "That's one more down," he said, turning to the floating Digimon in the sky,"How many is that?"
"I don't know," the girl on the Unimon said, as they lowered to the ground,"I lost count after a thousand."
They turned their heads to the sky when they saw a familiar Kuwagamon land on the ground. "I have news," the young man riding on top said,"It is from Matt. He reports that he and others are attempting to destroy the Dark Towers, which will allow Digidestined Rookie Digimon to digivolve and help us."
"That is good," the girl on the Snimon said, looking at the Digimon running through the city,"I just hope the world can last that long."
The temple was a large, stone pyramid, that reminded Willis of the time his family visited Mexico. The temple in front of him looked very much like the Mayan Temples. He couldn't help but fell the same sense of wonderment as he surveyed the stone building. The one in Mexico didn't have a black obelisk behind it though.
"I guess ze Digi-armors are inzide, zen," Catherine said.
T.K. sighed. "Unfortunately, let's go."
As the Digidestined started to walk up the stairs, Mimi turned to Sora. "So, um, Sara, um, the sky does look beautiful, huh?"
Sora sighed. "My name is..oh, never mind!"
"What is it?" Mimi asked, oblivious.
"Never mind," Sora said, shaking her head,"Yes, the sky is, uh, beautiful."
"Hey," Davis said, suddenly,"Did you hear that?"
The Digidestined quickly turned around. At the base of the pyramid was a skeleton holding a staff and a group of Mekanorimon. The skeleton spoke. "Greetings, Digidestined."
"Who are you?" T.K. asked.
"I am Skull Satanmon," he said.
"Skull Satanmon?"
"You're the one that defeated Myotismon!" Sora said.
He nodded."That's right, and I am here now to destroy you before you can reach the Digi-armors. Mekanorimon, attack!"
The group of robot Digimon started to blast at the temple, shaking the stone foundation apart.
"If only we could Digivolve," Patamon said, hovering into the air,"If it wasn't for that stupid Dark Tower."
Davis and Veemon were thrown to their knees, slamming into the stone steps. "If we could get that armor, we could," Veemon said.
"We don't stand a chance like this," Mimi said, struggling to keep her balance, as the Mekanorimon attack continued,"We need to get those armors!"
"That's tears it!" T.K. said,"Make a break for the top of the stairs. Go, now!"
He started running up the stairs, followed closely by Davis and Veemon. They were able to make it inside the small stone building on the top, before a blast from a Mekanorimon shattered the top couple of steps, sending the rest of the Digidestined back down the stairs, where they crashed into a pile at the foot of the pyramid.
"Not at all like I had planed it," Willis moaned slightly, pulling himself out of the pile. His hand grabbed the ground in front of him as he tried to pull himself out. His other hand went to grab another section of the ground, but, was stopped when a foot stepped in front of it.
Skull Satanmon looked down at him and laughed. "Bang, you're dead."
Keramon hovered in the air, staring at the Digidestined. Suddenly, his mouth flew open. "Bug Blaster!"
All the Digimon jumped out of the way, dodging the blasts that crashed into the walls of the room.
"This isn't getting us anywhere," Matt said over the floating screen,"Maybe you guys should Digivolve."
"We're on it," Kari said,"Digivolve guys!"
"Wormmon digivolve to Stingmon!"
"Hawkmon digivolve to Aquillamon!"
"Betamon digivolve to Seadramon!"
"Crabmon digivolve to Coelamon!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to Ankylomon!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to Ankylomon!"
The champion Digimon went after the evil Digimon. Aquillamon attacked first. "Blast Rings!"
The stream of rings slammed into Keramon, throwing him into the wall. Keramon quickly propelled himself away from the wall and got ready to attack again. Before he could, however, Seadramon flicked him with his tail, that sent him soaring over to where Gatomon was waiting.
"Lightning Paw!"
Gatomon's attack sent him flying backwards. Stingmon started showering Keramon's head with his array of kicks. He was hit many times on the top of the head, before he was able to break away. He was very woozy as he hovered in the air.
"I think we've got him!" Tai said, happily.
"Uh, hold that thought," Izzy said.
"Keramon digivolve to Infermon!"
"He's Digivovled again," Joe said,"Now he's at the Champion Level."
Infermon resembled a large spider that crawled up the wall, keeping his head facing the Digidestined. "I must prepare the Internet for the coming of my Dark Master, do not interfere."
"You wouldn't happen to be working with Arukennimon, would you?" Kari asked.
Infermon laughed.
"He's mocking us," Derek said,"We'll get this bloke!"
Infermon shot towards the cluttered Digidestined. His legs recoiled back inside his body, and his neck shot inside as well. He now resembled a rocket. One that was zooming right towards them.
"Attack him, guys!" Tai ordered.
"Blast Rings!"
"Ice Blast!"
"Fossil Bite!"
"Tail Hammer!"
"Spiking Strike!"
All the attacks bounced harmlessly off of Infermon. The Digimon parted in the center, allowing Infermon to shoot through them. The spider Digimon's legs shot out again, and he used them to bounce off the far wall. He turned his head towards the Digidestined Digimon and opened his mouth. "Spider Shooter!"
Stingmon was the first one to be hit. He disappeared in a cloud of smoke. "Sting-ah!" Armadillomon shouted out as he was hit as well. All the Digimon were pounded by the attack, showering them in a film of black smoke.
"He's stronger than a Champion," Joe said.
"He's bypassed the Champion level and Digivolved straight into the Ultimate level," Izzy said,"He's too strong for them now."
"Kari, Michael," Tai said, over the screen,"Your Digimon and the only ones that can reach Ultimate, it's up to you now."
"Right," Kari said,"Gatomon..."
"Seadramon..." Michael said.
"....Digivolve!"
"Gatomon digivolve to..."
"Seadramon digivolve to....."
Infermon laughed. "Not so fast...Spider Shooter!"
Infermon's attacks slammed into Gatomon and Seadramon in mid-digivolve, their most vulnerable state. There was an blast of smoke that covered everything.
"Ha ha ha!" Infermon laughed as a doorway appeared in the wall underneath him. He slithered in and disappeared.
"Kari!" Tai shouted, unable to contain himself,"Kari, are you okay?"
When the smoke cleared, he saw his sister floating in the air through the left screen of his computer system. "Don't take me out yet couch," she mumbled.
"They'll be fine," Izzy said, typing on the keyboard,"But, we've lost Infermon."
On the right screen, Joe nodded. "Yes, I have lost him as well, but, together, we're sure to find him."
Inside the small stone building on the top of the pyramid was two alters. Upon closer examination, Davis and T.K. were able to see that something was resting on top of the alters.
"What are these?" T.K. asked, picking the item up.
"They're just eggs," Davis said.
T.K. held up the orange egg he picked up."I've never seen an egg with wings before."
"They're odd eggs," Davis commented,"But eggs nonetheless." He held up the egg he grabbed. It was orange with a spike sticking out of it. "What do we do now?"
The two Digidestined were thrown to the ground by another blast from the Mekanorimon. They ran to the opening of the building and saw Skull Satanmon's staff inches away from the their friends, cluttered together on the ground. "He's going to kill them!" T.K. shouted.
"But how can we stop him?" Davis asked.
"Whatever it takes," T.K. said,"You've always got to believe that you can win. You've got to believe for a better tomorrow."
"You're right," Davis said,"I'm not afraid of him, and I'm never going to give up!"
Suddenly, the two eggs started to glow, illuminating the sky above them. "Huh?" Skull Satamon asked, turning his attention away from the other Digidestined towards the two on the pyramid.
"Veemon armor digivolve to Flamedramon, the Fires of Courage!"
"Patamon armor digivolve to Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"
The two new Digimon landed in front of their Digidestined partners. "Wow," Davis said,"Cool."
"No time for gawking now," T.K. said,"We've got to save our friends."
"I'm on it," Flamedramon said, jumping towards the ground. He shot out his left leg and slammed Skull Satanmon in the face, sending him away from the other Digidestined.
Flamedramon's claws locked with Skull Satanmon's staff. The evil Digimon flung the armored Digimon aside and jumped back. Flamedramon brought his hands together,"Fire Rocket!"
Skull Satanmon blocked the flames with his staff. He quickly brought it around and pounded Flamedramon, sending him crashing into the pyramid. Skull Satanmon jumped up to pound Flamedramon, but Pegasusmon was there to back him up.
"Star Shower!"
Skull Satanmon looked up. With simple ease he reflected the stars with his staff.
"They can't beat them by their selves," Davis said,"We need the help of the other Digimon."
"But they can't digivolve with the Black...That's it!" T.K. said, turning to his Digimon,"Pegasusumon, destroy the Dark Tower!"
"You too, Flamedramon," Davis said.
Both Digimon jumped around the pyramid to where the Dark Tower was standing. Flamedramon used his fire attacked, while Pegasusmon attacked with his Star Shower attack. The black tower cracked in the middle and disappeared in a burst of digital information.
"Yes!" Palmon cheered,"Now we can digivolve!"
"Get Skull Satanmon!" Willis said,"Show no mercy!"
"Palmon digivolve to Togemon!"
"Terriermon digivolve to Gargomon!"
"Floramon digivolve to Kiwimon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"
Mimi's Digimon attacked first. She leapt forward and started to twirl around in a green tornado. "Needle Spray!"
Skull Satanmon brought his staff up and blocked all the needles. He wasn't prepared when Gargomon attacked. "Gargo Pellets!"
Skull Satanmon growled, then he was pounded in the back by a burst of flame. He turned around to see Birdramon hovering in the air. When he turned around, however, he left his injured back wide opened for Kiwimon's Pummel Peck.
The evil Digimon lurched forward, and had to keep himself on two feet by using his staff as a support. "They are stronger than I originally thought," he said to himself,"I must prepare myself better."
He quickly turned around and ran through the area where Flamedramon and Pegasusmon were blocking. The Mekanorimon quickly followed.
"We won!" Mimi said, cheering.
"Yay!" Catherine cheered along,"We defeated him. Zere iz no way we can loze now!"
Flamedramon and Pegasusmon returned to Veemon and Patamon and joined the rest in the celebration.
"Maybe we can win," Sora thought to herself,"We've got two armor Digimon to destroy the Dark Towers on Earth, and, according to Gennai, more to find. We can win!"
While battles raged all across New York City, a group of tourists were being escorted away from the Empire State Building along with the other residents. "But," one elderly couple said,"We traveled all the way from Oregon to visit the Empire State Building.."
"I'm sorry," the security officer that was escorting them away,"But, I've got my orders. I have to evacuate the building. The Digimon could be here at any moment."
"I don't believe this," a man wearing a suit and carrying a suitcase said,"All this, because of those damned Digidestined!"
"Hey," the security officer said,"The law enforcement cannot do anything against the Digimon because any technology brought within a mile radius of the Digimon don't work. The Digidestined are the only ones who can save us!"
The man just mumbled something and turned away. As the security officer escorted them out of the building, he saw a woman wearing a red dress and a weird hat standing in front of the door.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," he told her,"But, I have to evacuate this building."
"Oh," the woman said,"I don't want to go inside. I'm just checking the outside."
"Oh?" he asked.
The woman nodded. "Yes, but, I'd better get going, I don't want to get hurt, would I?" She started to leave, and the officer shivered.
"I don't know what it was about her," he said to himself,"But, I just can't stop thinking about spiders."
to be continued.....