It was July 3. Somehow Churchill knew that. There was no calendar anywhere in the base and the hospital bed was not movable. July 3rd, what is so special about July 3rd? Leon scratched his head. July 4th was America's Independence Day, but what was July 3rd? A historical moment? A battle? Yes, that was it, the battle of Gettysburg ended on July 3rd. Gettysburg? Wait a minute! If I'm not mistaken…oh boy. Leon called to Robert. "Robert, we have a plan. Do you have anything to draw on?" Robert found a sketchpad. Leon sat up easily now and began to draw the plan. "We'll form the current diversion in three groups. Two will be in front and one will support. They will charge the enemy. Get any base troops out to the battlefield to support. And get a group from diversion force to attack the enemy base head on to capture it. There we go. Let von Moltke assign groups" Robert to the plan and rushed to the staff. He did not see Seahorse and Salamander here the plan and rush off to the escape to join the diversion force. Robert continued down the hall. The workshop opened and Trowa, Herschel, and Winston stepped out to get a breather. Robert nearly stumbled over them. Next obstacle was Lita, who appeared to be heading for the sick room. She was followed by Ami, who noticed the paper in Robert's hands and nimbly tripped him. Kerensky lost the paper that Ami caught. Hawkeye opened the elevator and came to help Robert. Ami saw the plan. She gave it to Hawkeye, who handed it to a standing Robert. As Ami snuck out the hatch to the outside Robert thought he heard Mercury Star Power or something like that as he headed up to staff.
Ryan was more than willing to transmit the plan. The plan was on its way to Sandrock. Quatre was receiving it and was giving it to von Moltke, who was drawing it in the mud. Robert was relieved. It was up to David now. He took over local defense. All scanners clear. Herschel came in. "Heavyarms is almost ready. We only need to reload the missiles on the secondary firing areas." Robert nodded. He received a tap on his shoulder. Turning around he saw Lita looking at him importantly. "Leon needs to see you, he keeps muttering something." She seemed concerned. Kerensky was ready for round 2. He made his way to the sick room. "I sent them without artillery. I'm an idiot, Robert." Robert never expected this, what was Leon saying? Churchill knew what he was saying, but he was not telling the whole truth. He wanted Kerensky ready to send reserves in a second. This need would save valuable time. Besides, thought Leon, Patton always favored surprise over artillery bombardment. Lita chuckled to herself, Churchill had told her what he was going to do. A moan rang out. Silence reigned. William Hoover was awake. His long arm nearly touched the floor. It found a bag there. He lifted the bag and opened it. He saw the same pills Sage had seen. He was hungry and ate one. Instantly he became alert.
Von Moltke looked at the plan. He scanned the terrain. A ridge loomed in front of him; a peach orchard bordered that. A Wheatfield was next, followed by a group of rocks. Two large hills loomed. The plan outlined all these. He had received reinforcements. Seahorse, Salamander, and Sailor Mercury had arrived just a minute ago. He divided the groups according to the plan. The main assault group was Dinobot, Sage, Matt, Gabumon, T.K., Patamon, Quatre in Sandrock, Tenchi, and Spiderman. Salamander and Seahorse knew the enemy base well, and they were put on the enemy base group. Sailor Mercury wanted revenge against her captors and also volunteered for that group. Piccolo was given charge of that group. Von Moltke would travel with the main assault. All plans were set. Everyone knew his objective. It was time; support would arrive later. Heavyarms was completed. Trowa climbed into the cockpit and got ready to go. Michelangelo was walking past the C/R chamber and heard an engine running. He opened the chamber and Wheeljack transformed before him, "I'm back!" The experiment was a success. "Who needs a lift?" Transforming again, Wheeljack popped his roof for a second. Michelangelo, Charmander, and Winston jumped in. Wheeljack took off to follow Heavyarms. They were battlefield bound.
"Billy, how'd you heal so fast?" asked Churchill. "Well, I had this pill out of this bag." "Let me see that, Billy," Leon sounded urgent. Billy thrust toward him the pill package and Leon examined it quickly. "Sensu beans. I wonder how they got here. Oh well, men let's get to the field." "What, you're in no condition to fight a war, general," protested Lita. "Durn it, I'm the general, and I'm going to the field. Hoover, Kerensky, you know what to do," instructed the general. Robert and Billy moved forward and restrained Lita. She was a little too strong for them, however. "Just let me go with you, I don't want you killed." "Fair enough," said Churchill. Lita followed the three young men out and watched with amazement as he went down the elevator. She had thought this was the lowest level. Evidently she was wrong. What really bothered her was that Robert and Billy also seemed surprised and tense. The doors opened and she saw an object No, it couldn't be. "A M4 Sherman tank, 1945 style, how did this get down here?" asked Billy. Leon replied, "Sometimes you just have to suspend disbelief." Billy shook his head. It would take five to crew the tank, they had four including Lita…"Hey, Joe, rev her up," said Leon. "You got it, general." Billy stared and thought, Joe Dumars? No this cannot be Joe Dumars. The answer was right there as Dumars was in Pistons uniform wearing number four and climbing into the tank. Leon climbed in, followed by Robert and then Lita. Billy pulled down the hatch behind him. A second door opened and a dark tunnel appeared. Dumars steered the tank into the tunnel. The ceiling appeared to open into the back passage that Wheeljack had used just some five minutes before.
"It's time," said von Moltke. It was three in the afternoon. The assault force left in a long big graceful line. Piccolo and his unit had left to approach the enemy camp an hour earlier. There was a good chance they would strike the rear by now, or at least be engaged. A mile was ahead to go before they hit the low section of the ridge. Tenchi's power was growing. Matt and T.K. followed their digimon, ready to send them to the champion level. Spiderman was ready to one of multiple things. Sage had sword out and forward. Quatre, in Sandrock was beginning to see their enemy. The Virgo II's on the ridge began firing. A little dodging was necessary to continue the advance. Dinobot, maximized, cursed the firing hordes for their cowardice of not coming at him. Von Moltke was in their ranks too. He made sure no one stopped to have a firefight with the Virgos. Dinobot saw Raditz and that was enough to get him going faster. Sandrock removed the heat shorters and prepared for the close combat to come. Soon now, he could sense it. Quatre readied himself. It was now or never.
Piccolo's unit had swept in to the enemy camp quickly. It was deserted. Piccolo stopped. It was quiet, too quiet. Something was up. The first outlying buildings were just behind. He fired blasts at them and they were destroyed. No survivors came tumbling out. There was but one building left other than the ruined communications building. Piccolo knew that if anyone were left, they would be in there. He walked toward it, and motioned his group to follow. They entered and found three hallways. Piccolo was reluctant to split up, but he saw little other choice. The battle beasts headed down the middle hallway. Sailor Mercury head down the right hallway. Piccolo took the left. He would leave no stone unturned. The nature of the hallway let him know that this was the command center. The enemy leader, if he was not on the field, was here. That was what bothered him. He had been sensing a large power level in the enemy camp since the previous day. It was like Frieza's. However, Piccolo had thought it was the total of concentrated troops plus the Saibamen. The power level was still there now, and the enemy troops were all in the field against his allies. Since his merger with Kami, Piccolo was much stronger than Freeza had been, but his group members could not handle that kind of power. Then, in the darkness he was encountering, a shot rang out. Piccolo used his power to deflect the bullet into the wall. He sent an energy burst after it. It illuminated the hallway and struck a man with a gun at the end of it. The man cried out. Piccolo strode over to where the man was. He used his finger to see the features of his attempted assassin. The gray haired man sneered at him and said, "You may get me, but my mobile dolls will destroy your friends, HAHAHAHA." "So you built the things that went after T.K.," echoed Piccolo. He used the power surge on his finger to finish the hysterically laughing Tuberoff in a rage, and ran down the passageway to find his group. There was a large crash. Oh no, thought Piccolo, I'm too late.
Sailor Mercury was familiar with her surrounding and knew just where to go to find the tyrant she planned to destroy. She had purposely told no one off her experience because she wanted to bump him off. Salamander and Seahorse trod more carefully down their hallway. They heard the gunfire, but reasoned that Piccolo could take care of himself. They and Sailor Mercury entered the open command room at the end of the hallways at the same time. With displays flashing dimly, they could make out a figure in the middle. Sailor Mercury readied herself. It was he. Megatron stepped out from the blackness. He was different, changed. Sixteen planet defensors surrounded him. A cannon similar to Vayeate's was strapped to his shoulder. His dragon hand was also visible. He was stronger than anything they had seen. Megatron could read the awe in his opponents' eyes. "Yes, I am changed. Thanks to Tuberoff's additions and absorbing all the Saibamen's power, Frieza's power, and the others various skills I am complete. You will not stop me." Salamander sagely observed, "That's not a proven fact, monster, bring it on." Megatron did not move. Seahorse fired his fin and eye lasers. They bounced off the defense shield. Sailor Mercury let loose all of her fury into her special attack. It did nothing. Megatron smiled and fired his cannon at Sailor Mercury. Seahorse leaped to block with himself, but the beam had enough power to vaporize him and her. Salamander seethed. Megatron turned to him. It was his turn.
Salamander leaped to avoid the cannon as it opened on him. He barely beat it. He dodged more shots until he saw an opening. Calling on the water power that gave him strength, Salamander jumped at Megatron and broke through the defense with his body. His claw gashed the side of Megatron's face. The little guy landed and dodged another cannon shot, but did not see the dragon hand shoot a flame that hit his new position and weakened him. Salamander's waterpower prevented the fire from killing him, but a charged shot from Megatron got him with enough force to take out the roof. Piccolo now rushed in and seeing no bodies, guessed that his worst fears had been realized. But now he was at bat against the menace…
Von Moltke was becoming overcome by the constant flashing of beam cannons of the Virgos. He was durn tired of it. "Come on, charge!" von Moltke shouted he was not waiting for any help any longer. They were closing in faster now. Matt and T.K. were holding back a little with von Moltke. A flash of light glowed from Matt's digivice. Gabumon…digivolve to…GARURUMON.
The wolf-like digimon joined the charge. Avoiding close range fire, Garurumon aimed at the nearest Virgo II.
HOWLING BLASTER!!!
The shield of the Virgo was not penetrated. Garurumon was curious at why his shot was ineffective. His ineffectiveness made him a target. A group of five Virgos had surrounded him and were closing in. Garurumon pounced, and the Virgo shields worked together to block his advance. It did not look good. Garurumon waited for the shots that were soon to come…
A sword drove through the nearest Virgo. Perched on its back driving it in was Dinobot. He fired an eye laser that did little more than annoy a second Virgo. Their attention was drawn to the newcomer. Garurumon was forgotten. They began to team on Dinobot. Garurumon thought of what use am I? I cannot penetrate their defenses, but I must help Dinobot. Luckily he was not the only person who saw Dinobot's plight. Matt noticed. Oh man, Dinobot saved Garurumon, and he never got along with Gabumon. The friendship symbol glowed and…
Garurumon…digivolve to…WEREGARURUMON.
Weregarurumon stood forth. His power was enormous. Dinobot could merely dodge the Virgos when two of the suits crashed together. Weregarurumon had pushed them together. The one Virgo left went to join his comrades. Weregarurumon followed. He was now heavily engaged but doing fine. Dinobot transformed and went to where Matt and T.K. were. "Matt, are you interested in taking out Raditz?" asked the warrior. Matt looked at him strangely. "Just you Matt, not your muscle-bound friend over there. It looks like he can take care of himself." Matt nodded, and he and Dinobot went off. T.K. watched his brother go off and went to find von Moltke. He could take care of himself, but he wanted to know what was going on elsewhere. Patamon followed, the only reserve in the force.
Weregarurumon was now fighting alongside Sage and Tenchi with Spiderman just beyond them and Sandrock's hulking form in the distance. Sage was cutting through the suits with his sword at a brutal rate. Tenchi was keeping pace with the Ronin warrior and Weregarurumon supported their flank. The flash of swords and the swiftness of Weregarurumon were common sights. It looked as though they had bullied through the first wave of mobile dolls. There would be a short, VERY short, break before they would hit the next group. Quatre had a plan. "Hey guys, these Virgos are hitting us in deep Virgo ranks. A strong attack at the first should take out a good number behind him. Spiderman, can you guard the flank while we do this?" Spiderman nodded. They waded into the next batch of Virgos.
THUNDERBALL…CUT!!!
WOLF CLAW!!!
Weregarurumon and Sage's attacks traveled like a shockwave down their respective Virgo lines. The ranks of Virgos were decimated. Tenchi had kept low and got his beam blade into the mass of his line of Virgos. He was concerned about being to far forward when he saw Sandrock ripping through Virgos on his left. His right heat shorter swooped and a Virgo fell. His left one swooped and another fell. He bulled through the rest of the rank in much the same fashion. Quatre could see more Virgos ahead, but his plan had diminished their number. Weregarurumon and Sage were readying for the next advance; they already could smell victory. Tenchi pulled back to his comrades. Sandrock remained where he was. Quatre needed this forward position, but it brought his achievement to the notice of Raditz. Raditz powered up to deal this antagonist of his what he thought would be a fatal blow. He aimed readied his blast and…
A rock flew through the air and clunked Raditz on his head. Raditz turned and saw a grinning Matt. "Why you little twerp. You'll regret the day you crossed Raditz," shouted the angry villain. He redirected his shot at Matt (power level: 2). He laughed as he was about to let it go. Something was wrong. The kid was not running. He just standing there grinning sternly. Raditz backed off for a minute. That was a minute too late. Dinobot landed on his back, the toe claws ripping through the Saiyan armor. His jaw was lodged in Raditz's clavicle. Raditz screamed in pain. Dinobot released his hold and jumped to the ground. Dinobot MAXIMIZE! His robot form stood in front of the irate and wounded Raditz. "YOU! You dare defy ME!" shouted Raditz. He began to fire scatter shot. Dinobot nimbly avoided the strikes. The maximal turned his eye lasers on Raditz. His accuracy was flawless. Raditz fired a few more times before collapsing. Matt averted his gaze as Dinobot pinned the Saiyan to the ground with his sword. Using his eye laser, Dinobot vaporized the remnants of the Saiyan. He kneeled for the second and thanked Primus for the offer of such a worthy opponent. He and Matt hustled back to the main fighting. They did not see Raditz's body vanish behind them.
Piccolo was not smug this time. Megatron had to pay and pay dearly. He and Megatron hovered in the air looking at each other. Piccolo recognized the planet defensors as being similar to those on the Virgos he had easily dismantled. He knew that Megatron would be tough. For a moment Piccolo's thoughts went to the rest of the battlefield. He saw the charge in progress and felt a weakening of a power source. He turned now and faced the main threat; of this he was certain. He lunged forward. His chop move was stopped by the planet defensors. Megatron tried to punch him, but Piccolo moved out of the way. Piccolo knew what he wanted to get done now. To fight close, he'd have to get within the defensors. Megatron fired his cannon. Piccolo dodged that and the corresponding fame from the dragon hand. Piccolo powered up further.
MASENKO-KA!!
Piccolo's energy attack hit the planet defensors, went through the screen and took off the lower half of Megatron's leg. Megatron looked annoyed for a second, and then just laughed.
"Piccolo, you surprise me. Don't you know your defeat is at hand? Your whole cause is lost. Your general friend is perceptive but foolish. Do you not know where we are? The Peach Orchard, Devil's Den, Little Round Top, and Culp's Hill, this is Gettysburg. Your plan is doomed to fail. It is based on Pickett's Charge, the Confederate attempt on the third day that failed miserably. I expected as much and made preparations. Your comrades will come out the trees with more than a mile to walk. Virgo fire will begin to decimate your ranks. Your friends will reach the stonewall where more Virgos are stationed. Their charge will waver. This is where Pickett failed too. But instead of a small flanking force on the right flank, Rampage's whole section will storm into the right flank crushing your allies. Then we will run down your headquarters and dispense with the rest of you. Your part, Piccolo, was that of Stuart's. Try and create a diversion. But I waited for you and now you will join the rest of the group you came with. I thought your commander a better officer than to let himself get stuck in the same historical trap that Pickett found. Oh well, soon it will not matter. Good bye Piccolo," spoke Megatron.
Megatron let another volley out at him. Piccolo dodged it. He maneuvered and fired a couple of energy shots that bounced off Megatron's defense system. He aimed a kick that missed as Megatron moved. Piccolo could tell that Megatron was gaining more energy from within himself. This baffled him as the two had an exchange of punches. Megatron held back for a minute. "You wonder at my strength, do you? Let's just say I am more powerful than the one you called Freeza." Piccolo looked smug. His anger was just barely concealed by his intelligent fighting techniques. He saw Rampage's unit begin to sweep down the hill. There was not much he could do, stuck in his fight with Megatron as he was. He hoped that somehow, his companions could deal with it. "Megatron, somehow I think you miscalculated somewhere, I think the general was thinking more than you realize," Piccolo grinned without showing teeth.
T.K. saw the horde coming at them. So did von Moltke. They did not know exactly what to do. Sandrock and the others were heavily engaged at the wall. Matt was still in that area too. Patamon was their only hope. The cycle drones, Virgo I models, a few Taurus, and whatever scrap was left came at them. T.K. knew this was bad. He was inching back to von Moltke for support. Patamon flew in front of the pair and
Patamon…digivolve to…ANGEMON.
Angemon looked down on his newfound enemies. He would have to hold them off, a familiar role for the strongest of champion digimon. He prepared his attack so as to take out as many of them as possible, but then a blue form catapulted in front of him It was somewhat familiar, and it was large. A racecar burst out of the trees as well, screeched to a stop, and let out three guys from under the hood. Trowa looked to see these new enemies. "Hey guys, if we can do this together, we can join the fight on the hill." Heavyarms Custom (amazing what some old-fashion work by a pilot, football player, and Ghostbuster can do, right?) fired bullets from every crevice designed for it. Winston fired his proton gun full blast. Michelangelo picked up Charmander and launched him at the enemy. Charmander did an airborne fire spin. The enemy ranks were falling quickly as the troops who had fought all the battles up to now were just getting overcome by the barrage. HAND OF FATE!!!
Angemon's attack just solidified what was already a sure thing. The second wave wavered and fell apart. The flanking attack fell into nothing. Rampage and a few others were all that were left to contest this force. Charmander returned to the ranks. The blue hulk that was Heavyarms Custom moved toward the stonewall with Charmander and Angemon, and Michelangelo. Wheeljack transformed to take care of the remnant. The cycle drones transformed as well. There were only fifteen still in operation. Wheeljack turned on his latest antagonists and opened up fire on them while avoiding their fire. The fifteen fell. Only Rampage was left. The Predacon warrior was not going down easily. He rushed at Wheeljack and managed to push the engineer down wit a thrust. Then a blast paralyzed him. Winston had stayed for one parting shot. Wheeljack finished off the crab like soldier. Winston saw Piccolo in the distance and headed that way. Wheeljack added to the force that was storming the stonewall. T.K. saw Winston begin to wander and followed him. They were soon close to the fight. The two hid behind a tree and watched Piccolo and Megatron grapple.
"Well, what do you think? My friends just squashed your plan. What's next for you?" asked Piccolo. "You will not live to know," announced Megatron. He went ballistic and Piccolo spent his time avoiding shots, although he closed in once or twice to deliver some blows. Megatron shot a fire shot at Piccolo. He braced for the impact. T.K. was concerned for Piccolo and ran out. Winston tried to stop him, but he slipped and never made it. T.K. rushed out, "You can do it Piccolo!" Piccolo fought through and elbowed Megatron a hard one. Another fire shot came, but a cannon shot was simultaneous and directed right at T.K.! Piccolo raced to beat the shot and ended up taking it at full force. He was right in front of T.K. when it hit. Piccolo staggered, but kept himself between the blast and T.K. Megatron grinned. He had got Piccolo down. He now laid on the shots. Piccolo could not take them. He collapsed. Megatron celebrated a little, as T.K. came to comfort the fallen Namek. He helped Piccolo out of his training clothes. Tears were present on his face. Piccolo turned to the boy and smiled. "You're strong enough to beat him T.K. You know that, right? I'll always be with you, just stop this guy from getting any further with his killing spree." Turning to Megatron, Piccolo put two fingers to his head and said, "You may have gotten me, but this one's for my group." MAKKANSAPPO! (Special Beam Cannon)!
The weak blast sped toward the closest planet defensor and destroyed it. Then T.K. knew how to defeat Megatron. Piccolo disappeared. Seven radiant lights appeared in the sky and lit up the area. Megatron now turned on T.K.
Winston regained his posture and went to join T.K. He knew neither would hold for long. He watched the youth who seemed to be blaming himself for the death of Piccolo. "T.K. you couldn't have known. Stop beating yourself up about it," said Winston, trying to be as kind as possible. T.K. was definitely fight tears. He knew he couldn't give up. Matt had told that one time to fight to the very end. He remembered Trowa's eagerness to fight a suicide battle at the first strategy conference. He remembered Piccolo taking off to fight the Taurus and then to save Ryan. He remembered Garurumon's stand in front of the trench. He remembered Quatre's lonely stand in Sandrock. He remembered the fight of Dinobot to save Garurumon. He remembered the brilliant charge. He remembered Piccolo's smile as he lay on his last bit of strength. He knew now that there was still a chance. His hope shape glowed and
Angemon…digivolve to…MAGNAANGEMON.
Magnaangemon was helping finish off the other Virgos when he digivolved. He could sense T.K. was in danger. "T.K.'s in trouble. Who'll help me?" Michelangelo bashed the last Virgo suit out of existence. They all started following Magnaangemon down the hill toward the flying object. It did not look like they were going to make it. Wheeljack transformed and Charmander, Matt, and Spiderman climbed in as Michelangelo rode the roof. It was looking like they were not going to make it. It was going to be close.
Winston kept in front of T.K. as Megatron prepared his shot carefully. He was charged and ready to fire. Then blast came from behind him and took off another planet defensor. Megatron turned around in the air. There was no one who could have pulled that off. He looked. No Piccolo left alive, no member of Piccolo's force that could have done that. He looked down and saw: a Sherman tank! It was a pathetic piece of equipment compared to his array, but it had snuck up on him. It was too slow to avoid his fire. He launched his cannon at it.
Churchill smiled. He had learned from mistakes at Gettysburg. His assault force was constantly reinforced and had response for the flank attack. Besides, he was certain Megatron would attempt to make himself indestructible. He had saved T.K. and Winston for a moment, but he had to get out of this tank. "Joe, pop the hatch, everybody out! Leave the tank running though, Joe." Dumars forced the hatch. He leaped out, followed by Kerensky, Hoover, Lita, and Churchill. The blast shattered the tank. Its smoking hulk remained. Hoover and Kerensky made their way to Winston. Dumars and Churchill hurried back to the ruined tank before they were noticed. Megatron probably would not give the wreck another thought. Lita was caught in the open. Megatron focused a dragon fist toward her. JUPITER COSMIC POWER!
Sailor Jupiter saw the fire come toward her. She fired her oak evolution attack back at it. The duel between the attacks was not even and soon Sailor Jupiter felt her attack weakening. The fire was eating her oak. As it just about worked itself down to her a form leaped in front of her and pulled her down. The blast missed her, but sent a wave of dirt into the nearby radius. She looked up. Above her was Leon. She had always wanted to be held by him. Now she was getting her chance. His face was next to hers, though pointed to the ground. He pulled himself up slightly. He looked into her eyes. Concern was there, but she could sense longing was there too. Then it happened, he bent down and kissed her, full and deep. Afterwards he pulled himself up and pulled out a revolver, his only weapon (he found it on the tank) and aimed it at Megatron. However he did not have to fire, because a shower of bullets flew through the air.
Megatron now looked just behind the general who had spoiled all of his plans. There he saw a wall of enemies. Heavyarms Custom stood forth, both guns aimed at him. Sandrock was next, with his heat shorters out, ready. Beside him stood Matt with his fists clenched and Weregarurumon behind Matt. Next was Dinobot, maximized with sword drawn. Beside him was Michelangelo. Wheeljack stood next. Tenchi was the next in line. Sage stood, sword in hand. Then came Spiderman. Finally there was Magnaangemon and T.K. A great host by any standards and then of course there was Charmander. The members were varying heights. The Gundams towered over everyone. Wheeljack was the next tallest. The others were about the same size. Megatron seethed. He would have to kill them. With Sailor Jupiter up on her feet, Churchill got up as well. Quatre used his exterior communication to say to Churchill, "General, get her out of here. We'll take care of this." Leon nodded but yelled to Dinobot, "Dinobot, tell Quatre and Trowa that you cannot just attack him. You've got to knock out the planet defensors first, then move in for the kill." Dinobot nodded and sent a transmission to Trowa and Quatre. Megatron flew forward, bypassing Churchill. Leon took his opportunity and hustled Sailor Jupiter behind the tank. She was still in some disbelief because of what had happened out there. Churchill peered over the tank and saw the fight commence.
Megatron fired his cannon rapidly to disperse the line in front of him. Bodies went every which way except for two. The two Gundams held their ground. Megatron focused on Sandrock when a burst of bullets came from Heavyarms Custom. One of the planet defensors was gone. Thirteen remained. Megatron bore down on the Gundams. They did not move. Heavyarms Custom again fired. Megatron swerved to avoid it. Winston fired from behind his tree and his proton gun shattered another planet defensor. Megatron steadied himself. He fired at the tree. Winston leaped to get out of the way.
WOLF CLAW!!
Weregarurumon slammed his attack into a planet defensor. Megatron decided to play their little guerrilla game of popping out of nowhere and pegging him. He landed, making himself less of a target and began to aim at the Gundams. The two Gundams had to back off from the fire they now received. Charmander ran out. Megatron turned to face the new threat. Charmander jumped on his back before he could act. He reached for the little creature. Unable to pull him down, Megatron was unable to stop the creature from frying another planet defensor.
Nine left. Megatron pulled Charmander down. Charmander struggled. Megatron pointed his dragon fist at Charmander. "Surrender, or your little buddy gets it." Churchill looked. He was not surprised. "Joe you may fire the weapon." Dumars lifted the bazooka (it's a great tank, isn't it?) and fired at Megatron. Charmander bit Megatron's finger. When the blast shattered the eighth planet defensor, Megatron dropped Charmander and fired at the tank. Fortunately, the ruined tank absorbed the blast. Megatron tapped into Frieza's power. He went to his full strength. With fire going everywhere. There was no real place to hide. Wheeljack waited for his opportunity. He found it. His shoulders guns picked off TWO planet defensors. Megatron turned and muttered, "Autobot, come on out and fight! Don't skulk in the shadows." Wheeljack emerged and he and Megatron began their duel. It consisted mainly of Megatron firing and Wheeljack dodging, but the shields that were left always reflected the engineer's fire. Dinobot stood out off his hiding place and fired an eye laser shot that took out another planet defensor. The Autobot and the Maximal, separated by hundreds of years turned on Megatron. Wheeljack and Dinobot kept Megatron busy with their attacks. Vulcan guns from Sandrock's headpiece knocked out another planet defensor. Megatron threw off the final three planet defensors to attack Dinobot and Wheeljack. Magnaangemon leaped in and swept the three away with a swing of Excalibur. Megatron leaped at Magnaangemon and tried to strangle the ultimate digimon. Spiderman put web around the arms and he and Michelangelo pulled the arms away. It was time.
Magnaangemon moved in. Megatron had to avoid his light sword. T.K. was below. T.K. yelled, "Get him Magnaangemon! Cream him!" The ballet between ultimate digimon and a powered Megatron was stalemating at every point. Megatron was annoyed, using all of Frieza's power he was just barely holding on against the flying swordsman. Magnaangemon brought the glowing sword down and sliced off Megatron's other leg. Megatron merely smiled. He sent blasts in every direction, forcing Magnaangemon to get cover and the others that had emerged away. Spiderman and Michelangelo would not retreat for some reason. They headed for Megatron. Megatron aimed at them. He missed. They continued to charge. Megatron grabbed Spiderman's leg, as he was about to kick him. Michelangelo wrapped his nunchuks around Megatron's neck stood on his back and pulled. Megatron flushed heat into Spiderman. His honor kept him from screaming, but Spiderman knew his allies would know what to do if he could just take a little more. He was going to die, but that did not faze him. Megatron saw Weregarurumon emerge, but even with his appendices he fired a shot with his cannon that kept the ultimate digimon at bay.
Megatron grinned; he felt Spiderman's life force ebbing away. The turtle around his neck would be next. There was a rush of wind, and Megatron felt massive blades biting into him. "Not so fast there," called Quatre. Megatron turned and saw Sandrock pushing his heat shorters in further. Megatron cried out, but it only served to put fire into Spiderman. Now others took Spiderman and Michelangelo's hint. "Take this," yelled Sage. Sage arose into the air and drove his sword into the metal body of Megatron. Tenchi followed, jabbing his light saber into Megatron as well. "Why can't you just leave us alone," Tenchi cried. Dinobot leaped in and drove his saber into Megatron. "You have no idea how long I've waited to do this," said Dinobot. Megatron could only smile. Spiderman's limp body was lifeless. He dropped him. He would self-destruct and take them all with him. Magnaangemon swooped in from above, sword glowing, and the beam thrust through Megatron's head. T.K. yelled, "That's what you get for hurting Piccolo!" Megatron began the self-destruct sequence in 10-9-8-7…
Quatre knew something was wrong. He slowly removed his heat shorters from the evil villain. "Guys, get out of here, he's going to explode!" Sandrock then propelled himself away. Michelangelo jumped on a retreating Sandrock. Sage and Tenchi jumped for a nearby tree. Dinobot leaped away as well. Magnaangemon backed out fast. Kerensky and Hoover made their way over to the tank. Matt and Weregarurumon joined them. T.K. followed and with him was Patamon (Magnaangemon just ran out of energy). Winston got behind Wheeljack, as did Charmander. 4-3-2-1, Megatron slumped to the ground and then blew up, his spark flying off and disappearing and Spiderman's body disappearing with it. The blast was enormous. Sage and Tenchi had to make a decent shield to defend themselves. Wheeljack blocked his optical sensors as the cloud of dust enveloped him. Trowa and Quatre's Gundams both had raised shields. The tank and the group behind it became covered with sand. Even those left at the base felt a tremor. Leon and Matt dug out of their newfound sand dune. A high-five went between the two, but Matt could tell that Leon was not truly celebrating just yet. Something was in the air.
