"You've got to be kidding me!" Joe said, voicing many of the Digidestined's thoughts.
"Haven't we gone through enough today? First our parents are kidnapped, and then we
have to save the city from that gangster wannabe, and now you're telling us that we
can't go home and sleep?"
"I seldom jest, and certainly not over a matter holding such importance." Gennai said,
controlling the level of anger in his voice. "I am weary as well, kindly do not forget.
However, there are only two members of Supreme Darkness left, and if we should
manage to defeat them, we can all rest as much as we will."
"What are we going to do?" Sora asked, glancing down at Biyomon, who looked back
up at her friend, trying to appear less tired than she really was.
Gennai glanced back at the counsel before responding. "For the moment, I shall attempt
to evade them, but I think that shall not prove well. When that occurs, I have other
things to attempt. I wish to keep your Digimon from battling as long as they can, for
unless I am mistaken, the end is drawing near, for good or ill, and they shall all need
their strength. Joe, distribute some of those food bars to the Digimon so that they may
refresh their energy supplies." Joe zipped open the duffel bag, and handed out several
of the foil-wrapped food bars to the Digimon, who took them rather gratefully.
Gennai hit several buttons on the dashboard, and pulled back a lever. Wings folded out
of the sides of the vehicle, while the wheels turned on their sides, and a large engine
folded out of the back of the vehicle. There was a low rumbling, and then the vehicle
shot forward suddenly, causing everything upon either side of the vehicle to be
smeared suddenly into a blur. Gennai pulled back another lever, and the vehicle began
rising in the air at an angle, shooting into the fog-covered sky. Once the vehicle leveled
out above the tallest buildings in the city, and nearly entering the fog which hung over
the city, Gennai increased the speed, forcing all of the Digidestined back into their
seats. He glanced at the counsel and said, "Our pursuers are catching up to us. It seems
they anticipated our taking to the air." Gennai increased the speed of the vehicle again,
and for a few moments, all was silent, as the Digidestined craned to look at the view
screen to see if they were still being pursued. The blips of light on the screen indicated
that they still were being followed, even after Gennai increased their speed several
more times.
"Gennai, shouldn't we at least try to stop them?" Matt asked, surprising all of the
Digidestined. Yet, when they looked towards him, there was a glint in his eyes that
none of them had seen before, and he seemed to be finally resolved on the fact that he
would not go down fighting.
"This vehicle possesses no weapon systems which will aid us at the moment, and battle
will only draw more of Supreme Darkness' forces to us." Gennai said, as he glanced
once more at the screen. By this time, the city below them had disappeared in a bank of
gray fog, through which no light could penetrate, and they could only see perhaps
twenty feet in front of the vehicle, before their vision was clouded by what appeared to
be endless fog. "I have raised the defense shields, and for the moment we are safe. But I
agree that we cannot run forever, nor halt and battle here in this fog, which seems to be
not at all natural."
Tai turned in his seat, momentarily dropping Sora's hand, and glanced out the small
window towards the rear of the vehicle. Wisps of fog trailed behind them, ripped from
the thick, unbroken fog that was all about them, and as Tai watched, the wisps soon
writhed and twisted, growing larger, and knitted themselves back into the tunnel that
the vehicle was cutting through the fog, as if the vehicle had never passed through the
fog.
The other Digidestined turned and looked at the fog as well, and Izzy gave a low
whistle as he watched the fog repair itself, almost automatically. "Whatever the fog is
comprised of, it seemingly is alive, or made out of some sort of synthetic substance
which automatically joins with the rest of the fog. Heightened immune system of a
symbiotic being, perhaps. Or at least one seriously advanced synthetic. Whatever it is,
it does not take kindly to our smashing through it."
"It is no doubt a device of Supreme Darkness, meant to keep the folk of the city in, and
all others out, yet, we seem to be going through it without much trouble." Gennai
answered.
"Where is the rest of Supreme Darkness?" Mimi asked, turning back to the front.
"I cannot locate them for the moment, but I do not doubt that they are—" Gennai said,
but never finished his sentence. There was a sudden flash of light just in front of the
vehicle, as a portal materialized in thin air, and although Gennai jerked the steering
controls of the vehicle hard to the right, it was to late, and the vehicle flew right into the
midst of the portal.
A moment later, the vehicle was floating in a strange limbo, filled with odd shapes and
colors and small numbers randomly flashing through the air, as if the air were really
one giant computer screen. Before any of the Digidestined could say a word, there was
another flash of light, and the vehicle set down with a jolt onto hard stone. Gennai
quickly shut down the engines before the vehicle began to careen out of control, and
then he and the Digidestined stared out of the windows at their surroundings.
They were in a large cavern, roughly stone hewn, the floor of which was covered in
pebbles. There was what appeared to be a pair of closed steel doors, rimmed with
silver bolts imbedded in the far wall, and behind the vehicle, the Digidestined could
see the entrance of a dark tunnel. They slowly got out of the vehicle, clustered close
together, their Digimon standing before them, trying to hide their fear. Gennai gripped
the hilt of his broadsword, but made no move to draw it. Far above them there seemed
to be a seething mass of darkness, as if the ceiling was comprised only of dark
shadows.
"Wait . . . haven't we been here before?" Mimi asked, confused
"Yes. We are in the Mountains of Ruin." Gennai said, appearing confused as well.
"Upon the Digital World at least, that much is certain. Yet, I had thought that—"
Laughter erupted suddenly, booming hollowly off the walls, so that it seemed that the
cavern itself was laughing at them with a deep voice from far underground. The air
some ten yards before them grew suddenly dark, as if night had fallen suddenly, and
from the midst of the darkness, two Digimon slowly appeared. First Kronosmon,
looking no worse for the wear, and smirking at the Digidestined, and then Eldritchmon,
wielding his staff at ease, as if strolling about in the countryside. "So it has occurred to
you at last, Gennai." Eldritchmon said slowly. "Perhaps even you, with all your
vaunted intelligence, has gone amiss. It was a simple matter to allow you to assume
that we had taken up an abode on that backwater world you call a home. All the better
to force you into hiding, all in a group, making you that much easier to destroy."
"Yet, even with all your plans, we still stand here before you." Gennai said, his voice
similar in volume to Eldritchmon, not letting it show that he was growing angry.
At this, Eldritchmon smirked. "Do you think that you managed to defeat the other
members because of the elevated opinion you hold of yourself? Did it never occur to
you that, perhaps, the other members allowed themselves to be destroyed . . . that they
might only be sent as a test of your strength . . ." At this his voice dropped nearly to a
dark whisper. "Did it not occur to you that you did not actually defeat them?"
At this the Digidestined began to become very afraid as well as confused, for they knew
that they had defeated the other three members of Supreme Darkness, but if they had
not really been defeated, how could they hope to ever defeat them? "Why should the
other members wish to allow themselves to be destroyed, even so that you should
advance yourself? And speak not the words of a fool, for I saw with my eyes the other
members destroyed, and I cannot think that you have brought all of us back to the
Digital World only to fill the air with your pitiful lies."
If Gennai had meant to make Eldritchmon angry, it did not work. Eldritchmon merely
smirked wider before answering. "This is merely yet another display of your lacking in
any sort of battle strategy. The other members allowed themselves to be destroyed, as I
ordered them to, so that I might observe you in battle against worthy Digimon. They
swore alliance to me long ago, before any of this rabble," at this he glanced at the
Digidestined and their Digimon, "was ever heard of. They shall obey their master
without fail, with the knowledge that I should resurrect them at ease, making them, in
effect, immortal, and sooner or later, rulers of both worlds. Your eyes, in their old age,
seemingly have deceived you."
"Where might you attain such power to recreate the other members?" Gennai asked.
"For even you do not wield the sort of power that the forces of light and darkness hold."
"I need not explain my methods to you, Gennai. Know only that they might appear
before you now, if I should wish them to."
"Then why do they not?"
"I wish to see for myself just what you are capable of, although I am sure that is not as
much as others might believe. My last servant and myself, against the strongest that the
forces of light could muster against me."
"Where are our parents?" Matt blurted out, holding out his fists.
"Ah. I see you have noticed at least, that your parents are no longer at home. Perhaps if
you had not been skulking in some rat hole you might have been able to defend them."
Eldritchmon said. Matt was about to yell a response, but Gennai held up his hand to
silence him. "Let that be a lesson to all; that cowardice benefits no one. You would have
done better to face us openly, and so be destroyed that much sooner and spare your
parents undue hardship. For it is useless, even now to fight against me. As for your
parents whom you leave at first chance, alone and defenseless, here they are." A dark
light blazed suddenly in Eldritchmon's staff, and all their parents appeared suddenly,
lain out still upon the ground, some ten feet behind the spot where Eldritchmon and
Kronosmon were standing. They lay still and silent, as if in a deep sleep.
The Digidestined made a move to run towards their parents, to see if they were all
right, yet Gennai held up his hand once more. "What is your price for the safe return of
those humans?"
"If you are able to defeat my servant and myself in battle, then they shall be restored to
you, unharmed, and we shall return to the shadows." Eldritchmon replied. "However,
we shall not lose, and you shall be destroyed. So let us begin."
As the Digidestined and their Digimon bristled at the prospect that they had to win this
battle in order to save themselves, their parents, as well as both worlds, Kronosmon
stepped forward eagerly, cracking his knuckles. "You want I should rough 'em up a
little for ya, boss?"
Eldritchmon raised his staff slightly, his capes whipping about him, as if strong winds
had suddenly risen about him. "No. We shall allow our adversaries the chance for the
first attack."
Gennai drew his broadsword and held it out before him with both hands, as behind
him, the Digidestined simultaneously raised their Digivices over their Digimon.
"Tentomon warp-Digivolved to . . . HerculesKabuterimon!"
"Agumon warp-Digivolved to . . . WarGreymon!"
"Biyomon warp-Digivolved to . . . Phoenixmon!"
"Gabumon warp-Digivolved to . . . MetalGarurumon!"
HerculesKabuterimon and Phoenixmon took to the air in a flurry of wings, careful to
stay far below the strange ceiling of shadows, while MetalGarurumon and
WarGreymon stood their ground, glaring at Eldritchmon and Kronosmon.
"Impressive." Eldritchmon said, surveying the four Mega-level Digimon with obvious
contempt. "I see you have increased the number of Mega-level Digimon that you
possess."
"Terra Force!" WarGreymon began to spin very rapidly, horizontally, and suddenly
shot towards Eldritchmon, still spinning rapidly. Eldritchmon merely sidestepped, and
WarGreymon shot past, unable to stop in time.
"Crimson Flame!"
"Mega Electro Shocker!"
"Metal Wolf Claw!"
Phoenixmon opened her golden beak, and red flames shot from within them, streaking
towards Eldritchmon, while electricity rippled across HerculesKabuterimon before
being released in a large sphere of electricity, and several missiles shot from
MetalGarurumon.
These attacks detonated with the force of several hundred pounds of dynamite,
throwing up a cloud of dust and smoke, masking Eldritchmon and Kronosmon from
sight for several moments. The dust soon cleared away, to reveal the last two members
of Supreme Darkness standing, unfazed.
"Now, it is my turn." Eldritchmon said, and raised his staff. Dark light suddenly sprang
from the head of it, as energy gathered in the air about it.
"Nova Force!" WarGreymon, who had recovered by this time generated a sphere of red
energy between his gauntlets, which rapidly expanded as he raised his gauntlets above
his head to several times his own size. He lobbed this sphere overhand at Eldritchmon,
who was engulfed for a moment in the reddish energies.
The energies quickly died away, and Eldritchmon was revealed standing, unmoved.
He raised his staff—"Magical Force!" A beam of dark light suddenly shot from the head
of his staff, and slammed into WarGreymon, knocking him several dozen yards,
causing him to crash land on the hard floor, digging a long furrow into it.
Eldritchmon turned back to the other Digimon, who were swiftly converging upon him,
dark power growing in the head once more. Before he could raise the staff, Kronosmon
stepped forward.
"Spinning Gears!" The clock face split down the middle and opened outward, and from
the black abyss within, several spinning black gears shot forth, headed straight for the
other Digimon. While they attempted to avade the gears, Gatomon, Gommamon,
Patamon and Palmon leapt forward.
"Gatomon digivolved to . . . Angewoman!"
"Gommamon digivolved to . . . Ikkakumon!" "Ikkakumon digivolved to . . . Zudomon!"
"Patamon digivolved to . . . Angemon!"
"Palmon warp-Digivolved to . . . Rosemon!"
Angewoman, Angemon and Rosemon swiftly took to the air, while Zudomon
lumbered rapidly towards Kronosmon, towering above him.
Phoenixmon, MetalGarurumon and HerculesKabuterimon circled about Eldritchmon
in a wide circle, while Eldritchmon watched them with obvious contempt. Suddenly
the staff was thrust into the air, and dark light shot from the head of it. "Magical Force!"
The beam of light slammed heavily into HerculesKabuterimon, easily the largest target
present, knocking him from the sky.
"Hand of Fate!" A brillant beam of yellow light shot from Angemon's hand, heading
directly for Kronosmon.
"Celestial Arrow!"
"Petal Storm!"
These three attacks slammed into Kronosmon, rocking him backwards a few feet. He
smirked and said, "Youse think you can beat me? Youse haven't a chance! Hand of
Time!" A beam of light shot from his outstretched fist, and slammed into Zudomon,
even as he attempted to move to one side. He teetered about for a moment, as if he
were about to de-digivolve, but held on.
By this time, WarGreymon had recovered from the attack, and was once more in the air
beside Phoenixmon. HerculesKabuterimon lunged suddenly, a freight train headed
towards a small animal, his powerful pincers outstretched. Eldritchmon turned
towards him, about to release another powerful attack, but before he could, the pincers
closed in on him, pinning his arms to his side, causing him to drop his staff.
HerculesKabuterimon came to rest on the ground, holding Eldritchmon high up in the
air, thrashing about like a trapped fish.
"Release me now, and perhaps I shall consider allowing you to beg for mercy before I
destroy you!" Eldritchmon yelled.
"Now, WarGreymon!" HerculesKabuterimon said, his deep voice rumbling, ignoring
Eldritchmon.
"Terra Force!" WarGreymon placed the claws on the ends of his gauntlets together
above his head, and began to spin around very fast, and then launched himself
horizontally at Eldritchmon. He struck him head on, knocking him free of
HerculesKabuterimon, and forced him to slam heavily against the far wall.
Before he had time to recover, the other Digimon closed in.
"Metal Wolf Claw!"
"Crimson Flame!"
"Mega Electro Shocker!"
These three attacks slammed into Eldritchmon, causing much of the wall in which he
had been slammed against to crumble into powder and fall to the ground, creating a
very large cloud of dust. When the dust cleared, Eldritchmon appeared unharmed,
floating several yards in the air, the air about him filled with dark light. He gestured
slightly, and his staff flew up to him. The other Digimon stopped in their tracks, yet did
not attempt to retreat, and for a moment they all stood glaring at one another, the air
about Eldritchmon growing steadily darker.
"Magical Force!" Eldritchmon attacked suddenly, and what seemed to be a large wave
of darkness leapt from the head of his staff and bore down upon the Digimon as if
waves upon the shore. The Digimon were knocked half the length of the cavern and
landed several yards apart from each other, and struggled to get up. As Eldritchmon
floated upon the air, slowly towards where the Digimon lay, Gennai turned to the
Digidestined, who had all been silent, watching the battle take place.
"Let all your Digimon, save Angewoman, Angemon, and MarineAngemon attack
Kronosmon, for the other three should prove most effective against Eldritchmon." He
said, not taking his eyes off the battle.
Joe, T.K. and Kari relayed this information to their Digimon. While Angewoman and
Angemon shot suddenly towards Eldritchmon, Zudomon paused and looked over at
Joe. Joe held out his Digivice, and Zudomon became enveloped in a yellow light, and
de-digivolved to Gommamon. Energy suddenly shot out of the Digivice, directly
towards Gommamon.
"Gommamon warp-Digivolved to . . . MarineAngemon!" MarineAngemon took to the
air, following after Angewoman and Angemon, while Rosemon blocked Kronosmon
from following after them.
Eldritchmon was hovering over the other Digimon, who had only managed to climb to
their feet, and raised his staff, the head of it surrounded by dark light. "You shall be
destroyed, with the privilege of knowing that you were almost a match foe me." He
said, and slowly lowered his staff. Before he could attack, Angemon and Angewoman
closed in behind him.
"Hand of Fate!"
"Celestial Arrow!"
The two attacks slammed into Eldritchmon's back, knocking him forward, yet he still
remained floating in midair. He turned, bringing up his staff. "You shall be a
demonstration to your pathetic friends of what befalls those who dare resist Supreme
Darkness! Magical Force!" A beam of black light shot from his staff, and Angemon and
Angewoman would have been hit, were it not for MarineAngemon, who dove in front
of them at the last moment, surrounded by a transparent yellow energy bubble. The
attack slammed against the bubble, knocking MarineAngemon back, yet the energy
bubble held fast.
"Celestial Arrow!" Angewoman drew back a shimmering white arrow in her bow and
let it fly. It struck Eldritchmon head on, and he took a step or two backwards,
appearing irritated and no longer as if he could dispense with them all easily.
WarGreymon, Phoenixmon, MetalGarurumon and HerculesKabuterimon, all who had
managed to recover by this time, ran across the cavern to aid Rosemon, who was
standing alone against Kronosmon.
Kronosmon smirked as he saw the five Mega-level Digimon in a row before him. "Five
to one odds ain't bad. But youse still are no match for me."
"Ice Wolf Claw!" Several missiles streaked towards Kronosmon, who made no move to
dodge them, while Rosemon spread out her arms. "Petal Storm!" Several small petals
appeared in the air about her, and as one shot towards Kronosmon.
Kronosmon's clock face split down the middle, and both attacks plunged into the black
void, and were gone. The clock face closed, as Kronosmon smirked once more.
Angemon had narrowly missed being struck by Eldritchmon's attack several times, and
T.K. was worried about his friend. He slowly held up his crest, and energy shot though
it to engulf Angemon.
"Angemon digivolved to . . . MagnaAngemon!"
MagnaAngemon floated upon his eight shimmering wings, high above were
Eldritchmon stood hovering in midair. Eldritchmon looked up at MagnaAngemon and
smirked. "Come now. Do you actually think to defeat me with that?" he gestured
towards MagnaAngemon with his staff.
"You have plagued both worlds for too long." MagnaAngemon said in a loud and
commanding voice, ignoring Eldritchmon. An energy sword shot out of his right hand,
and he held it ready to strike. "You are responsible for much death and destruction;
and you must pay dearly for it."
Eldritchmon laughed, yet his laughter seemed to die before it could reach
MangaAngemon. "And what sort of power has decreed this? And what power might
deal out such punishment?"
"I shall, with the aid of Excaliber." MagnaAngemon said, brandishing the sword.
Eldritchmon laughed again. "Don't be a fool! That puny sword will not avail you at all
against me, as I do not suffer the weaknesses that plagued those who fell before that
sword. If you would stop these foolish games, I might even pardon your insulting me
by daring to think that you might actually destroy me!"
"We shall see!" MagnaAngemon responded. "Gate of Destiny!" He carved a large circle
in the air before him, and the blade of his sword seemed to pass through the air itself as
if the air were tangible. The edge of a circle appeared before MagnaAngemon, and the
middle of it shimmered, and a golden disk appeared in the air in the midst of the circle.
It spun about slowly, and then split down the middle, to show a shimmering limbo
within.
"And what to you wish to accomplish with this?" Eldritchmon asked, yet even as he did
so, he was slowly being dragged towards the opening within the circle. He attempted
to resist, but even he could not, as he still continued to be slowly drawn towards the
circle.
"Magical Force!" A beam of dark light shot from the head of his staff and struck
MagnaAngemon suddenly, causing him to plummet to the ground, to create a small
crater in the ground. As he struggled to his feet, the gate slowly closed, spun, and then
disappeared.
"You shall pay dearly for thinking that such paltry tricks could harm me!" Eldritchmon
said, and pointed his staff down at MagnaAngemon, dark energy dwelling once more
within the head of it. "Magical Force!" The beam of light shot towards MagnaAngemon,
who could not move out of the way in time. Just as it was about to hit him, it suddenly
veered away, and struck the far wall, knocking a deep hole into it.
MarineAngemon floated down to MagnaAngemon, and saw that he took to the air
before they all turned back to Eldritchmon, who was once more hovering over them all.
Gennai turned back to the Digidestined. "This battle cannot go on much longer. Your
Digimon are holding out for the moment, but they shall soon begin to tire, and they
will not be able to fight back."
"What else can we do, Gennai?" Izzy asked.
Gennai paused for a moment, and then said, "There is one idea, but in order for it to
work, I should need a good deal of power."
"We can have some of our Digimon help." Mimi said.
"No, for if my plan does not work, they will be our last hope. My plan is this. For
WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon to combine into Omnimon, and then use a good
portion of my own power to allow them to Digivolve again."
"What?" Tai said, surprised. "They can Digivolve again?"
"Yes, if enough power is given to them. They would merely change to another form of
Omnimon, hopefully more stable than Omnimon is."
"Wouldn't you be hurt?" Kari asked.
"There should be enough power within this sword to allow Omnimon to Digivolve."
Gennai said, holding up his broadsword.
Tai and Matt turned back to their Digimon, who were once more at a face off with
Kronosmon. They held out their Digivices, which once more began to glow with
energy. WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon became enveloped in white light, and as
the energy grew stronger, they digivolved again.
"WarGreymon . . . MetalGarurumon . . . DNA Digivolved to . . . Omnimon!"
Omnimon stood, towering tall over even HerculesKabuterimon. While the others held
Kronosmon back, Omnimon strode across the cavern, directly for the spot where
Eldritchmon was battling the other Digimon. Eldritchmon turned slowly, and saw
Omnimon approaching and smirking. "Will you never learn that you cannot stop me
with such tricks?" He raised his staff, and pointed it directly for Omnimon, who made
no move to halt. "Magical Force!"
Omnimon merely raised his right arm, energy gathering within the cannon. "Supreme
Cannon!" A brilliant burst of light shot from the cannon, to meet up with Eldritchmon's
attack in midair. The two collided, and there was a blinding flash of light. Energy shot
backwards towards both Digimon. Omnimon simply continued on, not stopped by the
wave of energy, while Eldritchmon was forced to take a step backwards.
Eldritchmon gritted his teeth, and glared down at Omnimon, who raised his right arm
again. But before Omnimon could attack, Eldritchmon attacked, and a beam of dark
light struck Omnimon head on. Omnimon stumbled backwards, threatening to fall, and
energy rippled across his armor.
Eldritchmon smirked at this, and raised his staff to finish Omnimon off, but not before
Gennai swung his sword through the air, and then hurled it straight towards Omnimon.
It struck Omnimon in the stomach, like a small needle. Energy rippled across the
sword, and in a moment, it was gone, as Omnimon absorbed it. Light suddenly
surrounded Omnimon, as energy surged once more from Matt and Tai's Digivices.
"Omnimon spectral changed to . . . Sentinel Form!"
Omnimon stood, even taller than he had before, his head only a few yards from the
ceiling of shadows. His armor was of dark silver, and a large broadsword was in a
sheath at his side. A large round shield was attached to his left arm, while his eyes
glinted with power.
Eldritchmon took a step back, and then grasped his staff in both hands. Dark light
began to build about the head of his staff once more, yet for the moment he made no
move to attack. His gaze shifted first to Omnimon Sentinel Form, to the other three
Digimon, and then back to where the battle with Kronosmon had halted, as they all
were staring up at Omnimon's new form. He raised the staff suddenly, but did not
point it at Omnimon Sentinel Form, but rather at the Digidestined!
"Magical Force!" MarineAngemon attempted to leap in front of the blow, but was
not fast enough. The Digidestined seemed rooted to the spot in fear, and Gennai dove
in front of them at the last moment.
He was struck hard, and was sent sprawling on the ground behind the
Digidestined. The Digidestined ran back to him, as he lay still on his back. Energy
rippled about him, and he slowly changed back to the appearance of an old man before
their eyes.
The Digidestined knelt over Gennai for several long moments, at a loss, not
knowing what to do, not knowing whether or not he was going to be deleted. At length,
Tai turned back to look at Eldritchmon, and rage was in his eyes. "Take care of him,
Omnimon!" He yelled suddenly, and his voice echoed off the walls.
"Absolute Sword!" Omnimon Sentinel Form drew his sword from its sheath, and
held it with one hand. Light seemed to dwell upon the edges of it as he slowly raised it,
and the light grew more powerful, until the sword seemed to be made entirely out of
the light. Eldritchmon attempted to attack, but not before Omnimon swung
downwards, the blade striking Eldritchmon where he hovered in midair, setting off a
blast of light which caused all the Digidestined to look away.
When they were able to see, they had seen that Eldritchmon was struggling to
his feet near the far wall, his staff lying on the ground several yards away. Kronosmon
abandoned the battle he had been fighting, and hurried over to his master, and waited
in silence while he climbed to his feet. Eldritchmon gestured towards his staff, and it
flew into his hand, although he had to lean upon it for support. "Do you see, you fools?
That was your most powerful blow, and still it was not enough? Why not give up, and
even now I may be lenient and destroy you honorably?" Eldritchmon's laughter rang
off the walls of the cavern, sounding strangely hollow, and not filled with as much
confidence as before.
Tai turned back to the other Digidestined, who looked back at him, apparently at
a loss. "What else can we do? He took our best shot."
"Gennai can't help us any more. We have to fend for ourselves." Matt said.
"None of our Digimon are strong enough to defeat him!"
Izzy paused for a moment, and then said, "Wait. Do we have to defeat him?"
"What?" Matt asked in disbelief. "What kind of question is that?"
"It's obvious that with the current resources at our disposal, we are unable to
defeat him. Couldn't we lock him away somehow?"
"But the Gate of Destiny didn't work!" Joe said. "What else do we have?"
Kari slowly stepped into the middle of the small circle that the Digidestined had
created, and looked at all the Digidestined before she spoke. "You are both right." She
said, slowly. "Our Digimon are not able to defeat him, but all of us combined might be
able to. With the powers of our crests, we might be able to do it."
"What? And then not let our Digimon Digivolve again?" Joe asked.
"What if it doesn't work?" Mimi asked.
"It has to work! And if it doesn't, it won't matter if our Digimon can Digivolve or
not, because more than likely, they will be defeated. It's our only chance!" Kari said,
raising her voice.
"We don't even know that much about these crests." Sora admitted, holding up
her own.
"I know a little bit about them." Izzy said, swiftly taking out his lap top and
powering it on. "If you give me a minute, I can rewrite some of the programs that
Gennai gave me a long time ago to see if I can modify some of the attributes of the
crests." He plugged his Digivice into a specially designed slot into the lap top.
"It's what Gennai would have suggested." T.K. said, agreeing with Kari.
The Digidestined crowded around Izzy, and watched in silence as his fingers
began to fly across the keyboard.
Eldritchmon was growing impatient, as he slowly took to the air once more, yet
made no move to attempt to get past Omnimon Sentinel Form. "I grow tired of waiting,
and I may soon lose my patience and destroy you all without thinking it over." He
called out to the Digidestined, yet they ignored him.
A few moments later, Izzy had succeeded in rewriting the correct programs, and
now all the Digidestined stood facing Eldritchmon, holding out their crests. They did
not have the slightest idea of what to do, but as they held out their crests, they began to
glow faintly, and suddenly the Digidestined knew what to do. They all concentrated, as
hard as they could, on the ideas which their crests represented, and thought of nothing
else but the task at hand. Slowly, the light within their crests built, until even
Eldritchmon took notice.
He raised his staff, but before he could attack, beams of light shot out from each
of the Digidestined's crests, and combined in the air above them into a single small,
transparent bubble filled with light. This bubble paused a moment, floating above the
Digidestined, before shooting suddenly towards Eldritchmon. Eldritchmon moved to
attack the sphere of light, but was not fast enough. The sphere reached Eldritchmon,
and instead of striking him, merely touched him, and began to expand and to cover
him. Dark light blazed forth, darkening the air about him, but it was no use. In a few
moments, Eldritchmon was trapped within the bubble, with only a little room to move
about it.
"Do you think this pathetic attempt can contain me? You still, even now, do not
seem to realize with whom you are dealing with. I am the master, one of which who
wields the dark powers of the Digital World at will. I can summon all the dark power
upon the Digital World to me, and break through this paltry sphere easily!"
Eldritchmon said. He launched an attack at the inside of the bubble, but to his shock,
the bubble seemingly absorbed the attack.
"I programmed that bubble to absorb the energy which is used against it, and
use that energy to re-enforce the shield energy it uses, so Eldritchmon's own energy is
being used against him!" Izzy said, and leapt to his feet.
As the Digidestined watched, a small section of the bubble separated from the
part which contained the enraged Eldritchmon, and swallowed up Kronosmon, who
appeared too shocked at seeing his master in such a state that he did not even attempt
to fight back.
"That's terrific!" Tai shouted, as all the Digidestined shouted with joy. They had
finally beaten Supreme Darkness! "Now what do we do with them?"
"We could leave them here in the castle, but some Digimon might come along
and set them free." Izzy sat down behind his lap top again. "I can probably reprogram
that portal," Izzy gestured to the closed metal doors behind where the captured
members of Supreme Darkness were, "To lead to some limbo or another, where they
should remain undisturbed for a long while."
Izzy typed furiously for at least a minute, and then the Digidestined watched as
the portal slowly opened, splitting down the middle, to reveal bright light. The two
spheres containing the last members of Supreme Darkness were slowly drawn within.
Eldritchmon was yelling something in rage, still trying to break free, but somehow the
bubble did not allow his voice to escape, and the Digidestined watched the two
bubbles slowly disappear into the bright light, and the portal shut behind them.
Gennai raised himself slowly on his elbows, and looked over at the
Digidestined. "I see you have managed to accomplish the impossible, even without my
help." He said, and the Digidestined were overjoyed to see that he was all right. Their
Digimon came running back to them, de-Digivolving to their Rookie levels, none the
worse for the wear. They woke up their parents, who were very confused, and had to
have the whole story told to them twice before they finally got it.
Gennai opened up another portal, this one leading to the real world. The
Digidestined said their sad good byes to their Digimon and to Gennai, wondering if
they would ever see them again. There was a gleam in Gennai's eye as the Digidestined
and their parents stepped through the portal, which suggested that they certainly
would. For the moment, both worlds had been saved from a terrible fate, and all those
involved knew at last that all the trouble they had gone through had finally paid off . . .
and that they were safe once more . . . at least for the time being . . .