Chapter 7
Let's go that way, Kovin said. Kelryn looked at saw where he was pointing. A wall had collapsed on one of the sub-buildings. They could easily use the debris as cover and get in through the hole.
she said and they both slipped off. They had to crawl lower than the concrete they were using as cover, but they managed to get to the hole in the building, and use it as an entrance. They're in here somewhere, we have to find them.
You don't have to remind me, let's go, Kovin said. They began the slow search of every room that had a doorway.
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Kovin, can you reload this? Yolei asked still firing with one of her guns. She turned. Did they bail out on us? She asked seeing him and Kelryn gone.
They went to find their digimon and baby, Kari said. You know exactly where they went. Doesn't matter anyway, swords and stars aren't very useful right now.
Doesn't mean I'm not going to kill them both if we survive this, Yolei said.
You can have what's left when I'm done with them, Kari replied.
Doesn't matter, Sara said. We're getting pretty low on bullets anyway. Ken reached for his backpack, as did Yolei.
I'm out, they said in unison.
How many are left? TK asked.
Somewhere between too many and not enough, Relaina said. Keep shooting, but make every shot count. The twelve left each kept trading bits of hot lead with the opposing force.
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This is getting really old, Ozlimon said.
It was a different story when you have fifteen guys with very big guns, do you think you can stand up to us with that little toy? Demireumon asked.
If I go down, you two are coming with me, Dexter said. The cat bore her claws, the owl flexed his talons, and both prepared to shred him.
You will die, Ozlimon said. Just let us go. He started pushing the cart out but Dex fired a shot into the floor in front of them. Azuma started crying, Ozlimon tried to quiet him.
Where will it end? Demireumon asked. When every digimon is dead? When you're using us like gerbils on a wheel to power whole cities?
Shut up, cat, he said. You will get back into your cell, right now.
No I won't, she said.
Yes, you will, he said.
No, she won't, Kelryn said. They turned to the door and saw Kelryn with her stars, and Kovin with both his blades. Dexter turned to shoot them but Kelryn's stars made short work on the gun and his right hand. Kelryn ran to her digimon and hugged her. Kovin walked over to Dexter who was trying to get the gun in his left hand. His blade quickly severed his left arm.
That was for Ozlimon. He swung again and severed his right leg. That was for Demireumon. He parried the blade over his head. This is for my son, the blade came down and removed Dexter's head. Kovin dropped both his blades and turned slowly. He walked slowly to Ozlimon and held him. He reached one hand to Kelryn and Demireumon, and his other to his son in Kelryn's arms. No one said anything or moved. The five of them were together again, and nothing would change it.
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Sara looked to her left and right. Jody, Mitzy, Tim and Mathew were out of bullets. She looked to Jim and David, as both of their guns started clicking showing that they were empty. Yolei holstered both of hers when they reached the same state. Ken, Kari, TK, and Relaina also found themselves without ammunition. Ken drew his pair of sai.
This could be it, he said.
All our digimon are at the rookie level, and unconscious, Kari said.
Why didn't they kill them? TK asked.
They're taking prisoners, Relaina said. They listened and couldn't hear the sounds of fighting anymore. All they could hear was a few quiet footsteps approaching them. Ken clashed his sai together letting sparks fly.
Don't let yourselves get taken prisoner, go down fighting, he said. He turned and jumped up with everyone else following suit. He didn't even get to fight one person when the butt of a gun found his head.
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Ken awoke in the middle of the tarmac of the complex. He was on his knees at the end of a line of all of them. The twelve of them kneeled there with two dozen of the remaining rouge watcher force left. None of theirs had survived. Ken and the humans faced a line of their digimon in a similar position. It was no secret, they were here to be executed.
You people have caused way too much trouble, a female voice said.
And who are you? TK asked.
She's Alexis. She leads the rouge watchers, and by association the rouge digidestined, Relaina said.
Ken turned to the dozen ultimate digimon surrounding them in a circle. You guys are loyal to someone who kills digimon for her own experiments? He asked. One of the human digidestined walked over to him.
We're loyal to someone who allows us to play the game as it has always been, he said.
You won't win, Kari said.
I already have, Alexis said. She pointed at one of her soldiers and nodded. Everyone looked up when they heard two small, computerised voices.
They looked to the damaged part of the complex and saw Kovin and Kelryn silhouetted by the light of two digivolving digimon.
She's right, Kelryn said. You won't win.
Ozlimon warp-digivolve to ... Aeromon
Demireumon warp-digivolve to ... Arcreumon
