I expect to upload these chapters at the rate of one a day

I expect to upload these chapters at the rate of one a day, so keep checking back each day for the next! I anticipate some people are going to flame me for what happens in this story, but they just keep me warm when it's raining outside. Enjoy!

Digimon World Tour pt 3-

War in the City of Love

In Tokyo, a fierce blizzard had whipped up. Sora recognised the wild weather as a sign that energy from the digital world was putting pressure on the real world, just as it had four years ago- when there was Heat waves in England, mudslides in Japan and freak blizzards- a snowstorm like this brought back memories of the day her and the other 6 children first received their digivices and entered the digital world. They hadn't been long in Tokyo, and hadn't met up with the 3 Poi brothers, whom Gennai had told them would be their guides to the city. They'd organised to meet them inside a large Mall, so they were having a look around to pass the time. Currently, Yolei was sitting on a bench, having a conversation with Joe over the D-Terminal.

Why couldn't the digimon have chosen some place warmer to invade? whined Yolei.

You know, Yolei, comparatively the sewers underneath the city are a lot warmer than what it's like above ground, replied Joe.

The sewers? replied Yolei. All the invading digimon are hiding out in the sewers? Gross!

Sucks to be you, I know. I can't offer much sympathy, seeing as I'm getting a tan on the beaches of Sydney and all, but I do have some good news.

Give me the 411, I could use some cheering up.

Well, if our new buddy Tsubomon is anything to go by, the Demon Corps aren't actually so demonic after all. They're just under a spell, which turned them into evil Ultimates. If you can break the spells by defeating them, it will cause them to dedigivolve back into a much less dangerous form.

And considerably cuter! squeaked Tsubomon, who was currently sitting on Joe's shoulder.

That's brilliant news! That means we won't have to destroy them after all!

Exactly. Well, good luck. So far, ours is the only Control Spire to have been destroyed, so you need to get a move on and find Lady Devimon.

You got it, Joe. We'll do our best. Yolei over and out!

As Yolei closed the Terminal and slipped it into her bag, a trenchcoated figure floated away from nearby. Yes, floated. He also had a pair of clawed blue hands and black eyes the size of ping-pong balls

A few minutes later, in the sewers

Bakemon, what do you have to report?

The phantom digimon took off his trenchcoat and addressed the second member of the Demon Corps, Lady Devimon.

They've discovered our whereabouts, ma'am. They know we're hiding in the sewers. I also overheard that Marine Devimon has been defeated, and the Control Spire in Sydney has been lost.

Bah! That crooning coelacanth could never do anything right, except sing. I trust you took care of the girl?

The Bakemon blinked. What do you mean, ma'am?

Took her out! Iced her! Eliminated! Wasted! You know?

It was the middle of a mall, Ma'am. There were too many people around. It would have caused chaos

So what? That would have been a bonus! To create chaos, to inspire fear, to send people running like headless Cockatrimon! You could have taken care of her and started a riot too!

what if they didn't run away? What if they turned and attacked me? What if I got injured?

You should have known you'd have gotten more than injured if you returned after losing an opportunity like that!

I'm sorry, Ma'am. It'll never happen again!

You're dang straight it won't happen again, BLACK WING!

Lady Devimon lashed out with her lance-like arm and shredded the Bakemon to tatters. She turned away and scowled.

Now they know I'm here they'll be here soon. I have to ready my army. She flew down some pathways, quickly reaching the spot where the Control Spire stood. Like the one in Sydney it was massive, controlling all of the other spires nearby. Lady Devimon pressed her lance against the Spire, and a piece of rock separated from it like jelly, the crack quickly filling back in. Lady Devimon stabbed her lance through it.

Needle!

It must be noted that although the Demon Corps were guarding some of the Control Spires around the world, it was not possible for them to guard them all. Therefore it was up to other digimon to defend the Spires in the other 2 locations of France and Mexico. It seems that Demon was really scraping the bottom of the barrel when he picked these 3

The famous Eiffel Tower was now covered in Spire Rock, having been converted into the Paris Control Spire. In the nearby Louvre museum, the 3 digimon in control of the Paris forces were planning their next move.

Lah dee dah da, Waaaay Margarita! :Buurp!:

Or not.

(DIGIMON ANALYSER)

Hey there, and welcome to the party! I'm BigMamemon, and my brothers and me decided to throw a banquet to celebrate taking over the Eiffel tower! Lots of French cheese, French bread, and most important of all, lots of French wine!

And the best part is, we're the only ones invited! I'm the oldest and smartest of the Mamemon trio, and my name's err Mamemon! I may only be as big as a bowling ball, but I've got a monstrous appetite! Mmmm pastrami

Allow me to slice that for you, bro! I'm the last member of the team, MetalMamemon! Not only is my Metal Claw useful for cutting up my enemies, it can cut up a roast, slice bread and even make Julienne Fries!

I ask you, brothers, could this be any more perfect? We've got control of Paris, we're eating like kings, and we've got all the napkins and paper towels we need! said BigMamemon, ripping a painting off the wall and using it to mop up some split pop.

We could have the digidestined captured, but I guess that's a bit too much to ask sighed MetalMamemon.

Think again, guys! I've got some good news!

Into the room strode Giromon, a freakish digimon that resembled a purple steel ball on legs, with horns, slit eyes, a shark-toothed grin, one muscular human arm and one mechanical arm.

(DIGIMON ANALYSER)

Giromon's real job is to guard caverns and tombs in the digital world, but you'd be surprised how easily he's swayed by the prospect of food! He guards the Louvre against intruders, and he blows them away with his Giro Bomb and Chain Saw!

In Giromon's arms was Catherine, tied up tight. Floramon was nowhere to be seen.

I found the girl and her digimon partner snooping round the building. I gave the digimon a toasting from my Giro Bomb, but I thought maybe you'd know what to do with the girl!

The Mamemons started to grin wickedly.

Just what we needed, a little entertainment around here! I wonder what we could do with her? snickered Mamemon.

How about we torture her to find out where the other digidestined are? leered Giromon.

How about we drop her off the top of the Control Spire? hissed MetalMamemon.

How about we ask her if she can open this can of soda? asked BigMamemon. The others sweatdropped.

What? You know I can never get the hang of opening them!

As the Mamemons debated, Tai, TK and Francis made their way towards the Louvre. Tai and TK were riding on top of Greymon and Angemon, and Francis was riding on Kiwimon, the champion form of Floramon. Hanging onto Francis' back was his digimon partner, Kokuwamon. All of them were wearing metal wristbands- a gift from Izzy that he'd distributed to all of the digidestined. With these wristbands on, the digidestined could understand the language in whatever area they were in, eliminating any lingual problems at a stroke.

I have to apologise to all of you for losing Catherine. Giromon overwhelmed me, even after I digivolved, said Kiwimon.

It's my fault, Kiwimon, insisted Tai. I shouldn't have asked everyone to split up to try and find a way of getting into the Louvre. But don't you worry- we've been in a lot worse situations than this. We'll get Catherine back, I swear it!

(Why is Tai so fired up about rescuing Catherine?) thought TK. (You don't suppose

Nova Blast! yelled Greymon, smashing a hole in the front of the museum. The gang of digimon thundered inside to find the Mamemon brothers. After trampling through a few rooms, they found them.

Give us back Catherine, or else, you tin-plated soccer balls! threatened Tai.

You know, that really hurts, said BigMamemon.

Yeah! We're at least silver-plated! argued MetalMamemon.

Tai! I'm so glad you're here! cheered Catherine.

Don't worry, Catherine! We'll save you!

(DIGIVOLVE MODE- ON)

Kokuwamon digivolve to- Mechanorimon!

Greymon digivolve to- Metalgreymon!

Waah! We're out of here! shouted Metalmamemon, blasting a hole in the wall and jetting out. Giromon and the others followed suit, and the digidestined chased them to the Eiffel Tower.

We're not going to give up that easily! Spirit Needle! shouted MetalMamemon, firing a series of needles from his cannon at the tower. Clumps of Spire sloughed off and transformed into a group of Ninjamon, Thundermon and Frigimon.

Let's take these carbon copies down! shouted Metalgreymon, opening up his chestplate. Giga Blaster!

The missiles chased into the Control Spire, sending a rain of rock down that crushed several of the digimon.

No matter how many you destroy, we can make more! retorted Metalmamemon, firing off more needles into the spire. Some of the fallen rock started transforming into Shellmon and Garurumon.

Twinkle Beam! called Mechanorimon, firing off a volley of lasers that shattered several digimon. But the digimon kept coming, and soon the group was being swamped by hundreds of champion digimon.

We're going to be crushed under weight of numbers! shouted Francis, trying his best to keep out of the way.

We need an attack that can get rid of them all in one shot said Angemon. Suddenly, his face brightened. TK, are you thinking what I'm thinking?

You sure you're up to it? said TK, pulling out his crest.

Nothing to it! Angemon digivolve to- MagnaAngemon!

Angemon transformed into the enormous archangel MagnaAngemon, covered in heavy purple and gold armour. He hefted his Excalibur sword and cut a circle of energy into the air.

Gate of Destiny!

The circle transformed into a huge gold gate, which opened up and started to vacuum up the spire digimon. In their tens and twenties they were pulled in, until not one was left.

Now for the Control Spire, boomed MagnaAngemon. He turned the Gate towards it, and it fired out a huge laser that carved a huge cut into the tower. It began to crack into pieces, and suddenly every ounce of rock broke away from the Eiffel Tower before disintegrating into digidust.

Now what are you going to do? laughed Metalgreymon.

We're going to blow you away, that's what! Smiley Bomb! shouted Mamemon, firing a barrage of red bombs at Metalgreymon.

Smiley Warhead! added Bigmamemon, firing a barrage of much larger bombs at them.

Giro Bomb! shouted Giromon.

Energy Bomb! finished MetalMamemon. Metalgreymon dived backwards as the ground beneath him was reduced to a field of craters. As the digimon fought, Tai made his way over to Catherine. He made short work of removing the ropes, and Catherine turned round and hugged him tight.

Thank you for saving me, Tai! I'm so happy to know that you care about me! It's such a wonderful feeling!

began Tai. Then he paused- he hadn't actually thought of anything to say beyond that. (Is what she's saying true? I don't even know myself. Why did I fight so hard to rescue her? I feel different around her. It's not the same feeling when I'm next to Mimi, or Yolei, or even Sora Do I really care for her that much?)

replied Catherine. Tai moved closer and kissed her on the cheek.

Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you, assured Tai. He hugged her one more time, then stood up. Under his coat, Tai's crest of Courage was burning brighter than ever. Metalgreymon shrunk back to Agumon, realising what was going to happen next. The Mamemons stopped their shelling for a second, confused. A second was all Agumon needed.

Agumon, warp-digivolve to-

The orange beam from Tai's digivice covered Agumon, causing him to rapidly evolve from Greymon to Metalgreymon. He transformed into a huge orange statue of a giant dragon-armoured warrior. Bit-by-bit, energy transformed to armour and flesh, covering him with a pair of huge boots, clawed gauntlets, a pair of shields with the crest of Courage on them, and a horned helmet from beneath which a pair of emerald eyes glittered.

(DIGIMON ANALYSER)

He's back! Agumon's once again in his mega form, the mighty Wargreymon! He can focus the energy in the palm of his hand into an enormous ball of power called Terra Force!

Let's see if you can match blades with me, Wargreymon! Metal Claw!

MetalMamemon launched himself at Wargreymon with his clawed arm raised above is head. Wargreymon blocked it with one of his gauntlets, causing the blades to snap like twigs against it.

Not very sharp, MetalMamemon. Mega Claw! shouted Wargreymon, his gauntlets firing off to smash into MetalMamemon. They slashed once, twice and reduced him to shards of data.

You've gone too far this time! Now who's going to slice the bread at our victory celebration? shouted BigMamemon, launching himself at Wargreymon.

The only thing you'll be eating is humble pie, replied Wargreymon. Terra Force!

Wargreymon's huge ball of energy engulfed BigMamemon, reducing him to a cinder. It crashed into Mamemon and Giromon, deleting them too. The ball hit the pock-marked ground, but instead of causing another explosion, was absorbed into the earth. The ground rippled for a second, then all the damage to it vanished and it was as good as new.

As morning rose over the horizon, the group was recovering from last night's tremendous battle. TK was talking with Davis over the D-Terminal.

That's the second Spire knocked out. How goes things your way, Davis?

We've tracked down the location of the Spire, but we ran into trouble from Mr. Donut-for-a-chest again, joked Davis.

You mean Skullsatamon is in New York? That's a pain- I wanted to give that demonic digimon a one-way ticket to the Dark Ocean, complained TK.

No chance! I'm going to teach him a lesshon about who makesh the jokesh around here! Imperialdramon owesh him a Poshitron Lasher for our battle in Odaiba! insisted Veemon.

Well, the best of luck to you. Give him a Positron Laser for me too, Veemon!

I don't want you to go, protested Catherine to Tai.

I'm sorry, Catherine. Even with the main tower gone, there are still digimon around Paris and in other places in the country we have to track down and defeat.

You promise you'll come back? asked Catherine.

As soon as this is over, I'll come back to Paris. I won't be long, replied Tai.

Well, see you soon, in that case.

Yup, I'll be back soon! called Tai, as the two of them walked away.

Will Tai and Catherine meet again someday? How are Davis and the other faring in America? And what is Lady Devimon's plan? The answers to all these and more on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!