Me: Okay, gang-as usual, I don't own Digimon!
Tai: Finally-where have you been?
Me: (sighs) Relax, o big-haired leader-I've been busy with life, but I'm ready to tackle this next chapter!
Tai: (grins) Good-I'd hate to have to kick your rear for this, and it's hard to find suitable Tai fans these days.
Me: Don't remind me... (BlackTerriermon laughs)
Digimon: The Final Battle
Chapter VII-The Battles Begin!
"I'm not afraid of you, you big blowhard! Come down here and fight like a 'Mon!" -Tai Kamiya, The Earthquake of MetalGreymon
"No one's a bigger idiot than me!" –Tim Allen, Home Improvement
"Ready, Agumon?"
"Mm-hmm!"
"Gabumon?"
"Ready when you are, Matt!"
"Biyomon!"
"I'm on it, Sora!"
(Brave Heart plays in background)
Like before, Agumon and Gabumon changed into WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon, and their bodies vanished to be replaced with their heads, which Tai and Matt grabbed a hold of as Biyomon changed into Phoenixmon and lowered a wing for Sora to grab. A second later, Omnimon and Phoenixmon had fully appeared, charged up to maximum and ready to face Diaboromon one last time...
Davis gritted his teeth and tried to forget about the pain radiating through his head, as well as the blood streaming down the side of his face, and made sure Yolei-as well as everyone else-was okay before getting back up and facing Daemon!
"Okay, you poor excuse for a Digimon-show yourself! We're ready for you this time!" Davis yelled out angrily.
Silence answered, as it appeared to the younger DigiDestined that Daemon had vanished entirely!
"He had us when we had our backs turned-now, he just vanishes without a trace?" T.K. asked in amazement.
"It could be a trap, so we should be cautious." Cody advised.
"Davis-you guys! Look!" Veemon suddenly cried out in shock. Confused, the DigiDestined and their partners all turned to look up, and saw on one of the main screens Omnimon and Phoenixmon, poised for battle!
"Aw, man! All the action's happening online, and I'm not even a part of it!" Davis groaned irritably.
As for Daemon, he was hiding out in the cover of darkness, carefully watching the battle between Omnimon, Phoenixmon and Diaboromon.
"Sora, keep your eyes peeled! Diaboromon's fast and quick-he's not to be taken lightly." Tai advised a second or so after they'd first arrived. Sora acknowledged her boyfriend's response with a quick nod. At that second, the Mega Digimon flew forth from his hidden sphere and prepared to engage his one-time foe in battle.
"There he is, Phoenixmon! Attack now!" Sora demanded, amazed at this Digimon's speed, but confident they would win this.
"Crimson Flame!!" Instantly, a flame-covered bird appeared in the sky before changing into the symbol of Sora's old Crest of Love. WHAM!!! Within seconds, it collided with Diaboromon and caused him some damage, but it wasn't enough to defeat him.
"Let's see how well Omnimon can bruise this guy up!" Matt responded, a wicked grin on his face.
"TRANSCENDENT SWORD!!!"
Within seconds, a blade covered with golden markings appeared from the WarGreymon arm of Omnimon. Yet, at the same time, Kuramon were just now surrounding the two intruding Digimon!
"As if things couldn't get any more worse!" Tai exclaimed in astonishment while Omnimon used his blade and not only fended off the Kuramon, but deleted most of them.
Matt cursed loudly and growled, "They're buying Diaboromon some time! Stop him, Omnimon!"
Moments afterward, the MetalGarurumon arm released a cannon and called out his second attack. "SUPREME CANNON!!!"
Taking careful aim, Omnimon fired a full-powered attack, aimed directly at Diaboromon! But, when it finally reached him, the Mega Digimon vanished into thin air!
"No way! That was a perfect shot!" Matt screamed angrily.
"Calm down, Matt! At least Sora injured him, and we got rid of some of the Kuramon." Tai noted calmly, seeing Omnimon nod in agreement.
"But, where could he have gone?" Sora asked, starting to get concerned.
"According to Izzy, Diaboromon can't come to the Real World, no matter how much he wants to. These Kuramon are his sole reason to remain alive-that way, they can get to the Real World should something happen to him."
"Something is gonna happen to him, and we're gonna be that 'something!'" Matt retorted, neither of the DigiDestined or Omnimon and Phoenixmon noticing Diaboromon just above their heads!
"Oh, no!"
"What's wrong?" Mimi, Palmon and Tentomon returned from making a food run for the two Digimon, as well as for herself and Izzy, to hear the aforementioned DigiDestined cry out.
"Omnimon and Phoenixmon are battling Diaboromon!"
"Isn't that what you wanted to happen, Izzy?" Tentomon asked grimly, not entirely understanding Izzy's explanation.
"Yes, of course, but Diaboromon wasn't moving that much during the last battle. He's luring Tai and the others into a trap!"
(Target~Akai Shougeki~ plays in background)
"CABLE CRUSHER!!!"
Tai, Sora, Matt, Omnimon and Phoenixmon looked up to see Diaboromon firing his main attack!
"Everyone...MOVE!!!" Tai screamed, hanging onto Omnimon tightly as the Mega Digimon moved forward with as much agility as Phoenixmon had, barely dodging the attack.
With anger soaring in her heart, Sora made a motioning move for Phoenixmon to go up, and her partner flew gracefully, firing her main attack with everything she had.
"CRIMSON FLAME!!!"
WHAM!!! This time, it caused Diaboromon more damage than the last one, but he still wasn't entirely defeated.
Tai growled lightly while making a motioning move of his own; Omnimon nodded and started forward at that second, determined to finish this fight quickly and help out the others.
"We've gotta get in there and help Tai and the others out!" Davis insisted, smacking a fist into his palm. "We can't find Daemon anywhere, anyway. We'll have to come back when we're all united and take him down."
"We haven't even started to search the area, Davis. He could still be here, just waiting for us to make a wrong move." T.K. replied. "I'm worried about Matt, too, but he, Sora and Tai can handle themselves."
Davis growled under his breath, but knew that T.K. made a valiant point. For the time being, they would have to stay here and continue to search.
"Maybe so, but I'm sure they, nor you, can't handle a Digimon such as this!"
At that second, the DigiDestined all turned and saw Daemon, holding out his palm and aiming directly for the screen that they, as well as practically all of the children in Odaiba, were watching! Instantly, a portal appeared in front of the screen, preventing anyone from witnessing Omnimon and Phoenixmon's battle against Diaboromon!
"There's gotta be a way to stop Diaboromon!"
"We'll find one, Matt-and, I think I know how."
"Hopefully, it'll be better than some of your ideas, Tai."
Tai sighed while listening to Sora's quiet laughter and couldn't hide a blush from his cheeks. Clearing his throat, he motioned for Omnimon to start forward, then looked at Sora and made another motioning move, but in the opposite direction. Catching on, Sora quickly motioned for Phoenixmon to head in that direction. Diaboromon chuckled to himself while dashing this way and that, making sure to keep an eye on both Omnimon and Phoenixmon…who seemed to have vanished! Narrowing his eyes, the Mega Digimon scanned the area, trying to locate Phoenixmon.
"Two can play at that game, Diaboromon! STAR-LIGHT EXPLOSION!!!"
Looking up, Diaboromon howled in anger as he was blinded by numerous star-shaped lights that exploded on impact whenever they touched his body.
"Way to go, Sora! Omnimon-take him out!!" Tai yelled excitedly while pointing directly at Diaboromon. Nodding, the Warrior Digimon rose his left arm up, then with one thrust, roared as he flew forward and stabbed Diaboromon straight through the chest!
"And, now, to finish the job!" Matt added, as the right arm came up and BLAM!!! instantly, Diaboromon was sent flying helplessly downward, with Omnimon, Tai, Matt, Sora and Phoenixmon as the victors. The three friends all smiled broadly at each other, until they realized something…the Kuramon hadn't done anything to stop them from defeating Diaboromon!
"Where'd they all go?"
"They just disappeared!"
"But, how? There aren't any gates opened here..."
"It...it can't be!"
"How could this happen again?"
"It's just not possible!"
The younger DigiDestined found themselves outnumbered by hordes of Kuramon, who had come through the portal Daemon had opened up! Citizens, as well as most of the children, were screaming in a panic, while some of them tried to fight back.
"Veemon! Let's show these wannabe Digimon they don't know who they're messing with!"
"I'm on it, Davis!"
Davis pulled out his Digivice and held it upward in the sky, Yolei, Ken and the others following suit.
"Veemon Digivolve to…EXVEEMON!!!"
"Wormmon Digivolve to…STINGMON!!!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve to…AQUILAMON!!!"
"Armadillomon Digivolve to…ANKYLOMON!!!"
"Patamon Digivolve to…ANGEMON!!!"
"ExVeemon…"
"…Stingmon…"
"DNA Digivolve to…PAILDRAMON!!!"
"Aquilamon…"
"…Gatomon…"
"DNA Digivolve to…SILPHYMON!!!"
"Ankylomon…"
"…Angemon…"
"DNA Digivolve to…SHAKKOUMON!!!"
"Paildramon Mega Digivolve to…IMPERIALDRAMON!!! Imperialdramon Mode Change to…FIGHTER MODE!!!"
"Okay, guys-take these Kuramon out of the game!" Davis yelled excitedly as the entire team watched their Digimon take to the skies-with the exception of Shakkoumon.
"You got it, Davis! Positron Laser!!"
"Static Force!!"
"Justice Beam!!"
Laughing, Daemon used his own power to collect every single Kuramon and had them merge into a DigiEgg! That meant the attacks wouldn't work against them at all!
"Aw, man! Why can't we ever catch a break?"
Now, Davis and the other DigiDestined, original and new, could do nothing but watch alongside Daemon and the other children as the DigiEgg continued to grow in size and prepared to hatch. When it did hatch, things would get a lot worse than it already was!
How will the DigiDestined defeat both Daemon and the mysterious Digimon? And, how will Omnimon and the others return to the Real World? Find out next time on Digimon: Digital Monsters!