Chapter 8
Kill them! Alexis yelled.
Which ones? The soldier asked.
Her last words cumulated with Aeromon and Arcreumon taking shape, pointing at them. Kovin and Kelryn each held up a blue card. Alexis ordered them to stop.
Recognise these? Kovin asked.
Those are not yours, was her argument.
Neither was Ozlimon, Kovin said and swiped the card. The D-Arc began beeping and processing the card. Max charger activate! Aeromon leaped into the sky, as he did his feathers started glowing. Kelryn and Relaina both followed suit and swiped their own cards while the enemy was distracted.
They both yelled.
Power charger activate! Relaina yelled.
Vaccine program five, was Kelryn's. Arcreumon began shimmering a light blue colour and threw herself at the digimon holding her friends. Wyrvenmon jumped right to life and digivolved with her power boost.
Wyrvenmon digivolve to ... Quirionmon digivolve to ... Kyreemon
Her own adrenaline shot at her in the crowd quickly. The soldiers turned their weapons on Aeromon as he was using his beak to attack them, and had already killed a few. Yolei and Kari managed to get out of their restraints and free the others and get them all out of the way.
One of the digimon fired his attack at Arcreumon, and it should have hurt her, but the shimmering blue energy just reflected it off. You think so, do you? She asked and pixilated him with her claws. Kyreemon found herself in a hand-to-hand combat with another armoured digimon and was tiring of the even match. She flipped backwards using her wings to stabilise the jump and fired.
Lava storm! He pixilated along with the others. Kyreemon yelled as the pixels hit her and the energy bolt hit Relaina.
Kyreemon digivolve to ... Draconismon
She landed near Relaina and was surprised to find her new form so small. She was about the same size as Relaina, with a human looking head while the rest of her was humanoid dragon. She had a magical circlet with a green jewel in it. She also had two bracelets with a red jewel on the underside and a blue one on the top. You like? She asked.
Relaina replied as Draconismon threw herself back into the fight to help Arcreumon. Aeromon had almost all of the attacking humans dealt with and the remaining were running away. Likewise some of the digidestined were bailing out with their digimon. By this time Kovin and Kelryn had joined the rest.
Aeromon, we need to hold some of them here to talk to! Kovin yelled. He swiped a new card. Firewall activate! Aeromon's wingtips started glowing orange and he fired a new attack.
Two orange beams came out and hit the ground near the escaping forces. They formed into a ring, and then a dome of orange light holding some of them in place, but most had escaped it.
Flowstone strike! Draconismon fired her attack at the last of the digimon. It pixilated one of them had made the rest decide it was time to leave.
Well that was fun, Kovin said.
Don't you ever get tired of playing the hero? Yolei asked.
Yeah, that was cut a little too close, TK said.
It wasn't an act, Kelryn said. Plus we owed you one.
Ken, you and TK see what you can find out from them, Kovin said pointed at the trapped three rouge watchers. Kari, Yolei take the Omega children back to the campsite and get us ready to leave before the day is out. Kelryn, Relaina, let's see what we can get out of this place before we leave. Everyone instinctively set about their tasks. Ken, Yolei, TK and Kari wondered why they were taking orders without being Guardians but they complied anyway.
I see you found the modify cards, Relaina said walking with them toward the main building. Ozlimon and Demireumon fast walked to catch up.
Do we really have to go back in there? Demireumon asked.
Don't worry, it'll just be us this time, Kelryn said.
They heard Wyrvenmon yell. They turned to see her leap right into him sending his feathery body to the ground two metres back. Do you know how much trouble I've gone through to find you? And you don't even say hello. The little dragon kissed him three or four times.
So this is Wyrvenmon that I've heard about? Demireumon asked.
You told your little kitty about me? Wyrvenmon asked. I'm flattered, she pretended to blush.
Can I get up now? Ozlimon asked. Demireumon had moved to the other side of him and pounced. She set the little dragon to the ground and was now sitting on her.
You watch who you pounce on, cat, she said. Demireumon bore one of her claws and stuck it right on the end of the dragon's nose. They all could see a tear in her eye from the pain but she was trying to hide it.
You leave him alone, he's mine. Serpent.
Dust ball.
Throw pillow.
It sucks when two women fight over you, doesn't it pal? Kovin asked having moved beside Ozlimon letting Kelryn and Relaina pull their digimon apart.
Should I be excited or scared? He asked.
Maybe a little of both, Kovin said. It's just the price a pair of handsome guys like us have to pay. Never enough to go around to satisfy all the ladies. Ozlimon nodded and they both looked at the rest. All four were just staring.
Get them, one of them said. Neither Kovin nor Ozlimon knew which of the four women said it, but they did start running away through the deserted building's corridors. Four pissed off females was arguably the scariest enemy the pair had ever faced.
* * *
What happened? Tai and Sora yelled seeing Kari and Yolei bring in the rest. They were looking like they were in a fight, but it was probably about the eleven unconscious digimon.
We won, Sara said. It sucked, but we won. She set her Biyomon down on one of the many cots Joe had set up to treat any injuries.
All the watchers are gone, Yolei said. But no digimon or digidestined on our side was killed.
They'll be fine, Joe said after listening to the heart of Patamon that Kari had brought with them. They just used more energy than their metabolism is supposed to put out. They just need lots of rest and lots of sleep.
You guys can have as much of anything you want when we get home, Kari said. Gatomon tried to stand and celebrate but fell into a snoring heap.
* * *
So you guys can stay in there forever for all I care, TK said. One of their captured prey pulled a gun and fired at TK. It bounced off the firewall and ricocheted around for a few seconds before hitting the ground. TK pulled his own gun and pointed it at them. Bullets can go in this field you know. I've used it before. Ken tapped him on the shoulder so they could speak in a whisper.
You've got no bullets and you've never used this thing before, he said.
Yeah, but they don't know that.
You can do anything to us, or that building because it doesn't matter, one of them said. Or main lab is underground where you'll never find it. TK aimed his gun right between the person's eyes.
Where is it?
* * *
Kovin and Ozlimon managed to outrun the girls long enough to let them cool off. They found a control room that was still powered, either from backup generators or batteries. Kovin sat and began looking through their information for anything useful. Ozlimon started checking his email.
Do any of the people you email regularly know you're a digimon? Kovin asked. And while were on it, don't you think this is an inappropriate time to surf the
Gazimon knows me, as for everyone else they're in the dark. And there is never a bad time to surf the net. These guys may have been evil but with only two computers using the bandwidth, we're getting some good speed. The owl resumed surfing. Kovin continued checking as the girls came in. Kelryn walked up behind him and hit him in the back of the head.
Find anything? She asked.
Whoa, a map of all their facilities. He entered a command and it showed full screen. Look, this wasn't the main lab.
When did that change? Relaina asked.
Just give me a second, I'm looking for any place still active, Kovin said. They looked up when they heard Ozlimon scream. Both the cat and the dragon pounced on him and all three could be heard fighting on the floor.
You guys behave, Kelryn said.
They fight like children, Relaina said.
I know, Kovin said. Sucks doesn't it seeing them fight all the time. He looked at them both dropping a none-too-subtle hint. Suddenly the monitor image flickered.
Power failure? Kelryn asked.
Kovin said and kicked under the table breaking up the fight. Ozlimon shot towards the ceiling and gripped his talons onto a hanging light. Demireumon and Wyrvenmon jumped up on the desk.
You have to come down sometime! They both yelled.
No I don't! He said and was lost to sight by the florescent lighting. The map on Kovin's screen centred in on Japan and then Tokyo.
That's where they are? Kelryn asked.
Right under our noses the whole time, Kovin said.
