Chapter 14:----------------------------------------------------------Jack
Beckett
"Nitro Cannon!" Holding my bazooka with both hands, Ifired. The blow tossed SkullSatamon like a rag doll. He collided with the herding Brutamon, deleting a few of them. "You caught me off guard. No big deal.I can handle that. Mephismon!" There was an explosion above. NeoDevidramon hit the ground first, follwed by a laughing Mephismon. "What is it, SkullSatamon? Can't you see I'm busy?" The two demons began to argue back and forth. Cherubimon ceased the opportunity to get NeoDevidramon away from them. He rose to his feet slowly, but it appeared overall he was okay. "Balistamon, we have to be careful. These two are stronger than the last one's we fought." "I've noticed. Any plans?" Apparently having ended their conversation, the two ultimates turned to address their minions. "Brutamon, you have all fought well this day. But you're mission has changed, as has your purpose." The Brutamon looked confused. One approached his leader. "But sir, what would possibly deviate from the Master's plan?" Without a word, Mephismon and SkullSatamon opened fire on the Brutamon. Before they had a chance to scream, the centaurs' data dispersed. "No way!" "How could they do that?" We were all in shock. What could their plan possibly be to warrant that? I could see they wanted the data, but why? "C'mon! We have to stop them from loading the data!" My jetpacks ignited at full power, sending me headlong into SkullSatamon. I collided in seconds, sending us both tumbling onto the ground. NeoDevidramon and Karatenmon circled around Mephismon. "On three. One.two.go!" Karatenmon released his Helio Blade, while NeoDevidramon launched his fire attack. Mephismon raised his hand, stopping both attacks in mid air. "He's already loaded to much! You two get back!" Cherubimon pushed the airborn Digimon away and readied to fire. "Try this on for size! Ascended Halo!" The attack fired at full power. With a near-deafening eruption, the attack made contact with the Digimon on the ground. In the following silence, not a single one of us dared to breathe. Very slowly, SkullSatamon's cackle rose over the scene. "He's done with the data. And you're going to get a kick out of what's next!" As the smoke cleared, the four of us looked down on a massive crater. At the bottom, though, was Mephismon. He grinned evilly, a black glow coming from his body. "That felt great. I wish I could have saved you some SkullSatamon, but you know how things work." The red devil pushed me aside and flew down to his partner. Mephismon had grown slightly in size. Having all that new data must have really beefed him up. Without thinking, I readied my bazooka. This guy wasn't going to get away on me. The two demons began to slowly walk toward us. Mehpismon cracked his knuckles with delight. "Can we take them, Balistamon?" I wasn't sure. Who knows how much data Mephismon had gathered from his underlings. If Yasyamon and I had been able to reach ultimate from it, Mephismon could have been put on the verge of mega. Karatenmon lifted up his swords, while NeoDevidramon and Cherubimon floated above. Weapons ready, we waited. "This will be most fun. I think I'll start with your leader. What do you say, Balistamon?" I tightened my grip on the trigger. If I got in a clean shot, it could take him out. Mephismon spread his wings and rocketed forward. "Darkness Sphere!" With his added momentum, Mephismon's attack moved faster than I could tell. I had no choice but to fire. "Nitro Cannon!" There was no time to aim. A rapid volley of rockets whistled toward Mephismon. It managed to break up his shot, but the powered up Digimon blocked them like they were nothing. Luckily there was enough time for me to feel the blow to the stomach from Mephismon's fist. I had been right, he had to have been near mega to hit like that. I was lifted off my feet and sent into the wall of a nearby building. "Balistamon! We're coming!" NeoDevidramon and Karatenmon rushed at Mephismon from opposite sides. The crow Digimon's swords were glowing with power, while the dragon appeared to have a large ball of fire building up in his mouth. Without a single noticeable sign, they attacked in unison. "Hellfire!"
"Helio Slash!" Both attacks were blocked with shots from Mephismon. He was unable to totally deflect them. Their combined powers were enough to force him to divide his efforts. "Cherubimon! Finish SkullSatamon! I've gotta help the others!" She nodded and flew towards the flying devil. I refocused my efforts on Mephismon. He could block my attacks on their own, but if they were combined. "Nitro Cannon!" Immediately after firing, it was obvious that the attack would hit. The combined power of the three ultimates blasted Mephismon back into the crater. He lifted himself up and stood there. "How could it be? I'm filled with data, but I can't digivolve!" Karatenmon, NeoDevidramon, and I moved to the edge of the hole. We looked down on him, ready to attack. From above I heard Cherubimon attacking SkullSatamon. "Ascended Halo!" There was a flash, and SkullSatamon crashed to the ground next to Mephismon. The demon tried to spread his wings, but they must have been broken in the fall. His cohort looked down on him with disgust. "You call yourself a Digimon? The Master would be ashamed." "But.but.I'm just as strong as you! Let me show you!" SkullSatamon climbed to his feet and began to run up the side of the crater. Quickly grabbing his tail, Mephismon pulled him back down. "I've had it with you! You're the one holding me back! No more! Darkness Sphere!" The four of us watched in horror as Mephismon destroyed SkullSatamon and absorbed his data. The Digimon didn't wait for his partner to completely break up before loading, and the screaming voice was slowly sucked into Mephismon's body. "I don't like this at all! Balistamon, I'm tired of standing here! We have to do something!" NeoDevidramon flexed himself out and took off in Mephismon's direction. "I can't wait either, Balistamon. He's getting way too strong for all of us!"
This was bad. We couldn't just rush headlong into this. My eyes moved to Mephismon again. He was smiling at something.but what? I followed his gaze to look behind me. All I caught was a black flash of something moving. "It's a set-up! Karatenmon, NeoDevidramon! Get down!" Another voice roared out above mine. "Black Death!" I hit the ground just as whatever it was passed above me. I heard yells and saw my two fellow ultimates get thrown down hard. They were hurt, bad. Rising quickly I tried to get to them, but the figure got between us. It was then that I recognized it. "Hello, Beckett." Standing before me was a much larger form of Cerberumon. The three heads were each on their own neck. The muzzles were much sharper, and longer. Three spindly tails flipped around from its rear. The Digimon looked unhealthy, as bones were visible on all sides. "You're speechless. Don't you recognize me anymore?" "Katia? What happened to you?" "I'm much stronger now. This is my new mega form. What do you say? I'm thinking of calling it SkullCereberumon." I lowered my bazooka into her face. We had made an agreement after fighting Beelzemon. If anyone of us ever switched sides again, we would kill them. "You can't do it, Beckett. I know you." The cannon was loaded. All it took was one command. Before I could fire, Katia swung with her front paw, cutting me across the chest plate. She turned and swaggered towards Mephismon. As she passed Karatenmon and NeoDevidramon, she flung them away. The two landed next to me, their Bio- Forms shattering to pieces. "You monster! How could you betray your allies like that?" Cherubimon stood next to me. She stared in horror at her fallen comrades. SkullCerberumon only laughed, towering over her prey.
"Nitro Cannon!" Holding my bazooka with both hands, Ifired. The blow tossed SkullSatamon like a rag doll. He collided with the herding Brutamon, deleting a few of them. "You caught me off guard. No big deal.I can handle that. Mephismon!" There was an explosion above. NeoDevidramon hit the ground first, follwed by a laughing Mephismon. "What is it, SkullSatamon? Can't you see I'm busy?" The two demons began to argue back and forth. Cherubimon ceased the opportunity to get NeoDevidramon away from them. He rose to his feet slowly, but it appeared overall he was okay. "Balistamon, we have to be careful. These two are stronger than the last one's we fought." "I've noticed. Any plans?" Apparently having ended their conversation, the two ultimates turned to address their minions. "Brutamon, you have all fought well this day. But you're mission has changed, as has your purpose." The Brutamon looked confused. One approached his leader. "But sir, what would possibly deviate from the Master's plan?" Without a word, Mephismon and SkullSatamon opened fire on the Brutamon. Before they had a chance to scream, the centaurs' data dispersed. "No way!" "How could they do that?" We were all in shock. What could their plan possibly be to warrant that? I could see they wanted the data, but why? "C'mon! We have to stop them from loading the data!" My jetpacks ignited at full power, sending me headlong into SkullSatamon. I collided in seconds, sending us both tumbling onto the ground. NeoDevidramon and Karatenmon circled around Mephismon. "On three. One.two.go!" Karatenmon released his Helio Blade, while NeoDevidramon launched his fire attack. Mephismon raised his hand, stopping both attacks in mid air. "He's already loaded to much! You two get back!" Cherubimon pushed the airborn Digimon away and readied to fire. "Try this on for size! Ascended Halo!" The attack fired at full power. With a near-deafening eruption, the attack made contact with the Digimon on the ground. In the following silence, not a single one of us dared to breathe. Very slowly, SkullSatamon's cackle rose over the scene. "He's done with the data. And you're going to get a kick out of what's next!" As the smoke cleared, the four of us looked down on a massive crater. At the bottom, though, was Mephismon. He grinned evilly, a black glow coming from his body. "That felt great. I wish I could have saved you some SkullSatamon, but you know how things work." The red devil pushed me aside and flew down to his partner. Mephismon had grown slightly in size. Having all that new data must have really beefed him up. Without thinking, I readied my bazooka. This guy wasn't going to get away on me. The two demons began to slowly walk toward us. Mehpismon cracked his knuckles with delight. "Can we take them, Balistamon?" I wasn't sure. Who knows how much data Mephismon had gathered from his underlings. If Yasyamon and I had been able to reach ultimate from it, Mephismon could have been put on the verge of mega. Karatenmon lifted up his swords, while NeoDevidramon and Cherubimon floated above. Weapons ready, we waited. "This will be most fun. I think I'll start with your leader. What do you say, Balistamon?" I tightened my grip on the trigger. If I got in a clean shot, it could take him out. Mephismon spread his wings and rocketed forward. "Darkness Sphere!" With his added momentum, Mephismon's attack moved faster than I could tell. I had no choice but to fire. "Nitro Cannon!" There was no time to aim. A rapid volley of rockets whistled toward Mephismon. It managed to break up his shot, but the powered up Digimon blocked them like they were nothing. Luckily there was enough time for me to feel the blow to the stomach from Mephismon's fist. I had been right, he had to have been near mega to hit like that. I was lifted off my feet and sent into the wall of a nearby building. "Balistamon! We're coming!" NeoDevidramon and Karatenmon rushed at Mephismon from opposite sides. The crow Digimon's swords were glowing with power, while the dragon appeared to have a large ball of fire building up in his mouth. Without a single noticeable sign, they attacked in unison. "Hellfire!"
"Helio Slash!" Both attacks were blocked with shots from Mephismon. He was unable to totally deflect them. Their combined powers were enough to force him to divide his efforts. "Cherubimon! Finish SkullSatamon! I've gotta help the others!" She nodded and flew towards the flying devil. I refocused my efforts on Mephismon. He could block my attacks on their own, but if they were combined. "Nitro Cannon!" Immediately after firing, it was obvious that the attack would hit. The combined power of the three ultimates blasted Mephismon back into the crater. He lifted himself up and stood there. "How could it be? I'm filled with data, but I can't digivolve!" Karatenmon, NeoDevidramon, and I moved to the edge of the hole. We looked down on him, ready to attack. From above I heard Cherubimon attacking SkullSatamon. "Ascended Halo!" There was a flash, and SkullSatamon crashed to the ground next to Mephismon. The demon tried to spread his wings, but they must have been broken in the fall. His cohort looked down on him with disgust. "You call yourself a Digimon? The Master would be ashamed." "But.but.I'm just as strong as you! Let me show you!" SkullSatamon climbed to his feet and began to run up the side of the crater. Quickly grabbing his tail, Mephismon pulled him back down. "I've had it with you! You're the one holding me back! No more! Darkness Sphere!" The four of us watched in horror as Mephismon destroyed SkullSatamon and absorbed his data. The Digimon didn't wait for his partner to completely break up before loading, and the screaming voice was slowly sucked into Mephismon's body. "I don't like this at all! Balistamon, I'm tired of standing here! We have to do something!" NeoDevidramon flexed himself out and took off in Mephismon's direction. "I can't wait either, Balistamon. He's getting way too strong for all of us!"
This was bad. We couldn't just rush headlong into this. My eyes moved to Mephismon again. He was smiling at something.but what? I followed his gaze to look behind me. All I caught was a black flash of something moving. "It's a set-up! Karatenmon, NeoDevidramon! Get down!" Another voice roared out above mine. "Black Death!" I hit the ground just as whatever it was passed above me. I heard yells and saw my two fellow ultimates get thrown down hard. They were hurt, bad. Rising quickly I tried to get to them, but the figure got between us. It was then that I recognized it. "Hello, Beckett." Standing before me was a much larger form of Cerberumon. The three heads were each on their own neck. The muzzles were much sharper, and longer. Three spindly tails flipped around from its rear. The Digimon looked unhealthy, as bones were visible on all sides. "You're speechless. Don't you recognize me anymore?" "Katia? What happened to you?" "I'm much stronger now. This is my new mega form. What do you say? I'm thinking of calling it SkullCereberumon." I lowered my bazooka into her face. We had made an agreement after fighting Beelzemon. If anyone of us ever switched sides again, we would kill them. "You can't do it, Beckett. I know you." The cannon was loaded. All it took was one command. Before I could fire, Katia swung with her front paw, cutting me across the chest plate. She turned and swaggered towards Mephismon. As she passed Karatenmon and NeoDevidramon, she flung them away. The two landed next to me, their Bio- Forms shattering to pieces. "You monster! How could you betray your allies like that?" Cherubimon stood next to me. She stared in horror at her fallen comrades. SkullCerberumon only laughed, towering over her prey.