Rogue Nirvana's forces have almost been beaten. Davis and his friends have all drove off the forces that came from the east, south, and west. That only left the forces coming from the north. The ones that went in that direction were the Sarashiki sisters and Rin. Since they were the ones that were sent down there, Davis was sure they can handle things. That's why Davis and his friends that fought off the western forces arrived back at the academy with them taking Byako as their prisoner.
"There we go." Davis said as Cody and T.K. with their partners dropped down from Houki and Laura.
"Are you sure it's all okay now?" T.K. said.
"Yeah. We got this guy, don't we?" Davis said as he was holding an unconscious Byako. "This guy was the leading commander. As long as we have him, the enemy isn't going to try anything. They lost their best fighter, at least one of them."
"I just spoked with mentor." Laura said. "The forces from the east and the south have been defeated as well."
"That's great news." Houki said.
"That only leaves enemy forces coming from the north. If I recall correctly, Ken and Wormmon went up there." Cody said.
"Do you think they'll be okay up there? They went alone." Armadillomon said.
"I'm sure they're fine. Tatenashi is up there, our class president. She's the best fighter here." Houki said.
"Yeah. Not to mention Kanzashi is really smart and Rin has some serious skill herself. She's not someone you want to make mad." Davis said with full confidence in their allies. "With all those guys up there, there's no way the northern forces are going to make. They're probably being taken down right now." That was right when a missile came and blasted the school. None of them expected that.
"What was that?!" T.K. said.
"Let's check it out, it came from over there!" Magnamon said as they all hurried to where that missile came from. As they were on their way to that direction, Laura realized what direction they were heading to.
"Hold on. This way is north. Does that mean...?" Laura wondered as she didn't like the looks of this. They soon arrived near the shore of the school and could see something on the other side of the water.
"What is that?" Davis said.
"It's Rogue Nirvana." Laura said as she just knew who it was. None of them liked the sound of that. Houki and Davis used a feature in their units that allowed them to get a closer look at what was over there. Laura was right for it was the northern forces of Rogue Nirvana.
"There's just no way..." Houki said.
"What the hell are they doing here?" Davis said. "What happened to Rin, Kanzashi, and Sarashiki? Where the hell are..." Davis wondered how Rogue Nirvana made it here, but he was shocked when he saw the answer. In that crowd, he spotted the girls. They were all being held up and were actually being crucified. They were held up with them battered beaten.
"That's... That's horrible..." Houki said.
"What is it? What's going on?" T.K. said.
"Is something wrong?" Patamon asked.
"Those bastards. Look at what they have done to our comrades." Laura said as none of them liked how this looked. "How utterly degrading."
"There's just no way... The girls were defeated...?" Davis said as he didn't want to believe it, but he can see it as clear as day. That means there was nothing stopping the northern forces. They kept advancing and were still going. The soldiers pulled out rafts and tried making their way to the island. They kept the attacks going and fired a few more missiles at the academy.
"They're attacking!" Houki said.
"No they are not!" Magnamon said as he flew up to the missiles. He fired energy shots at the missiles and caused them to detonate before they hit anything.
"Let us roll out! We must stop them!" Laura said.
"You're right! Let's go!" Houki said as the two of them flew off and went to intercept the enemy.
"I'm with you!" Davis said as he was ready to fly out there and save his friends.
"Davis, hold on a minute!" Cody said. "What about Ken? Do you see him out there? He was suppose to head up there and help your friends."
"Ken?" Davis looked around, but there was no sign of him anywhere. "I don't see him. Ken's smart guy, so maybe he was able to escape. Hopefully, he gets here soon. You guys stay here and try to stop the enemy if they make it to shore." Agreeing to that plan, Davis flew off and tried to stop the enemy. Seeing the I.S. units up in the air, Rogue Nirvana prepared for battle.
"Here they come! Open Fire!" A leading soldier called on one of the rafts as they unleashed a series of shots at them with Davis and the girls. Meanwhile, Iramin was up front and watching things unfold. He stood up front and watched over like a leading general.
"Sir, what do we do?" A soldier asked him.
"Hold your ground and keep up the attacks." Iramin said. "If the I.S. users get too close, I'll take care of them. Your friends will be joining you up there in shame." He said as he turned to the defeated I.S. users. This wasn't looking good for them at all. Iramin somehow managed to beat them, but there was something he wasn't aware of. Davis was right earlier about Ken. Ken and Wormmon remained low and kept themselves hidden.
"Ken, we have to do something." Wormmon said.
"We will, but we have to be smart about this." Ken said as he was thinking the next move carefully. "Remembered, we followed them here because we saw what happened to those girls. We had to pull back so we could figure out a plan to save them." He looked down at those who were bounded and knew he had to just get them out of there. "Wormmon, how fast can you move when you become Stingmon?" He might have an idea to fix help everything.
"Damn you guys!" Davis complained as he flew around and avoided each shot that was thrown at him. He charged straight at one raft and smashed right into it. He sunk one boat, but that didn't seem to be the end of it. He was underwater and saw the soldiers were swimming for it. Even had small propellers on the soles of their feet to help them out with that. When Davis saw that, he flew straight out of the water. "Guys! It looks like these soldiers are ready to take a swim! Some of them are heading straight for the shore!"
"Of course! They must have been ready to take on water to get to the academy!" Houki said. "This is bad! We have to do something and stop this before it's too late!"
"And I know how." Davis said as he looked straight ahead with him spotting Iramin. "I'm going for the king!" He didn't wait around and charged straight in there.
"Davis! Wait!" Houki called, but she couldn't stop him. Davis moved around as best as he could, try not let anything stop him form getting the leader.
"That's right. Rush towards your demise." Iramin said as he was ready for Davis. "That will certainly make things easier." Iramin was ready for him as Davis moved closer.
"You're going down!" Davis called he came at him with his sword, but Iramin unleashed his Shadow Unit. When Davis got close enough, his attacked was blocked by something Davis didn't expect. "What the hell?!" Iramin unleashed his Shadow Unit. It looked like it was made out of stone with a broad top piece and legs with it being like a sandy color. His arms also had pincer-like claws on him. The chest armor appeared to have eight round pieces on it to look like eyes. The biggest feature was the stinger like extension coming from the back. It was like a scorpion's tail.
"You might want to move back. That's assuming you don't want a stinger running through your chest." Iramin warned him. He moved his stinger around and tried to sting Davis. Davis tried to block it with his sword, but there was still some force behind it that knocked him back. "You blocked that well."
"What the hell is that thing?" Davis questioned.
"This is my Shadow Unit. It's called Scorpio." Iramin said.
"Sounds neat, but you're going to need more than just that stinger to beat me." Davis said as he was ready for a fight.
"You fool. The "poison" is already taking affect." Iramin warned him.
"Poison?" Davis questioned. He didn't get that, but he was about to get the answer. His sword lost all power and the blade of it just disappeared. "What the hell?" He tried to get it working, but it wasn't responding to him. It wasn't working at all. "What did you do to my sword?"
"It is just as I said. The "poison" of Scorpio is taking affect." Iramin said. "I suppose for your sake, it's a good thing it was your sword and not you. That's going to change rather quickly." He unleashed that stinger at Davis again as it stretched out. Davis flew around and try to avoid the stinger, but Iramin knew how to handle it well. Davis needed stay on his toes to avoid that stinger. "You won't be able to avoid me forever. This stinger is how I was able to defeat your friends?"
"It is? What do you mean exactly. What did you do to them?" Davis questioned.
"You'll find out soon enough." Iramin said. "Based on previous data we have on you, that sword is really your only means of fighting. You have no other weapon." He was right and that's a serious problem for Davis. "Your silence tells me that I am right. That will make this easy." He activated the thrusters on his feet and flew straight at Davis. Iramin held his fist back and smashed it hard against Davis. Davis was knocked back from that one hit, but he took a serious hit from that.
"Damn... He packs a mean punch." Davis said as he really felt that one. He took a look at his shield energy and saw that he lost a significant amount from it. "Those claws of his did some serious damage to my shield. I can't take too many of those."
"The scorpion claws act like a piece known as a shield piercer. They cut through your shield and practically shatter them." Iramin said. He flew straight at Davis and grabbed him right by the face. Davis tried to break out of his hold, but Iramin was incredibly strong. "I told you once before that I am the shield to Lord Sakyo Qilin. The only shield that is impenetrable is me."
"Shut it and tell me something. What did you do to Ken?" Davis said.
"Ken?" Iramin questioned.
"He's about my age with dark hair. Probably had a big green bug-like creature with him." Davis said. "What did you do with him? Where is he?"
"I don't know who you're talking about. I never saw anyone like that." Iramin said. That gave Davis some relief knowing Ken was safe. "It doesn't matter. You're about to fall here." He claimed as he aimed his stinger at Davis. "Whoever this Ken is, I'll be sure to let him know what became of you."
"Not happening because he and the others are walking out of here!" Iramin looked behind him and something came flying by so fast that it could barely be seen. It was like a ninja and it flew right through his forces with it free the girls.
"What was that?" Iramin said as he looked around to see what that was. His eyes soon spotted it and saw it was Stingmon with him holding the girls and Ken was right on his back. Davis used what happened as a distraction as he kicked Iramin back and was able to free himself from Iramin's hold.
"Ken! Good to see you again! I was wondering when you were going to show up!" Davis said.
"Sorry I couldn't say hello sooner, but at least I was able to save your friends." Ken said. It seemed like the wind was at Iramin's back, but he didn't expect a big green bug in his forces.
"Yeah... Thanks for that." He looked down and saw Tatenashi was able to pull herself together. "Thanks for the save, but I can take care of things from here." Whatever Iramin did to her wasn't enough to stop her as Davis thought. She's ready to get back in the fight. It would seem she's going to show why she was selected as the class president.
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Davis: Tatenashi is back in the game. Mysterious Lady is a good I.S. for her since Tatenashi is a bit of a mystery. Still, Iramin isn't going to go down so easily. He's got the defense of a turtle with the lethalness of a scorpion. I don't know if Tatenashi is playing around or whatever, but she's got some skill.
Next Time: Deadly Approach
Why is Iramin referred to as a turtle? Nothing about him says turtle?
