In the last chapter:
Mimi and Palmon hear strange noises during the night, and in the morning they have gone missing. Matt and Gabumon go in search of them, only to come across Puppetmon and Piedmon… stay tuned to find out what happens next!
Gabumon's POV (contd.)
"Let them go!" I cried, sick to my stomach.
"This pretty human?" laughed Piedmon, clearly taunting us and fondling Mimi's face, which made Matt seethe beside me. "I don't think so."
"Fight us for them," continued Puppetmon in a playful tone. "Think you can handle it, pathetic twerps?"
"Of course," Matt said rather over-confidently, "Go Gabumon!"
"Right!" I replied. "Gabumon, Digivolve to… GARURUMON!"
Puppetmon leapt towards me but I wasn't after him. I leapt past him, confusing him, straight to Piedmon, and snatched Mimi and Palmon who was being carried in his arms. Knowing Piedmon and his bubbling wrath I ran at that moment as fast as my legs would carry me, back to Matt who was waiting to catch them as soon as I could technically do nothing more then fling the two captives at him.
"Thanks Garurumon," They smiled as Matt untied them and removed their gags. Palmon stood in anger, gaining a sudden burst of energy from it.
"Okay Palmon, do your thing!" I said.
"Right," she winked. "Palmon, Digivolve to… TOGEMON!"
"Are all of you hopeless DigiDestined nuisances suffering from lack of intelligence, or have you forgotten?" Puppetmon teased in a tone which was straight to the point. "You champions are defenseless against us megas. Of course, if you are extremely stupid and want to challenge us anyway, we would gladly destroy you without hurting you at all- we promise."
"And how would you do that?" asked Togemon in a harsh voice.
"It's easy," Piedmon and Puppetmon laughed in unison, "We'll behead you so fast you won't feel any pain at all!"
At this point I had become so sick of their jests, and there was only one thing to do that I know would give some hope of defeating them.
"As you wish," I uttered. "Garurumon, Digivolve to… WEREGARURUMON!"
Palmon's POV
"Togemon, Digivolve to… LILLYMON!"
"Wow!" Piedmon yelled as my wings unfurled, his jaw dropping. "Whatta chick!"
I looked behind my shoulder at Mimi, thinking 'well, it was a little slow for him to start liking her NOW, especially since he'd been holding her when we were still his prisoners!!!' but Piedmon came straight for me, striking a corny pose.
"Hey babe," he said with a slight wink. "How 'bout you and me go for a little-"
"NO WAY!" I interrupted, giving him a sharp slap across his face.
"Wow," he grinned, touching his stinging cheek. "She's crazy about me."
In a sickeningly flirtatious way, he immediately put his arms around me, ignoring my screams. Weregarurumon threw an attack at Puppetmon, making him half-unconscious, then rushed over and pulled me away from Piedmon.
"Get lost!" Weregarurumon shouted, growling deeply and baring his long wolf-teeth. "She's with me, mate!"
"Wanna bet?" Piedmon scowled at him, but making soothing noises at me. "Don't worry, my love. I will get you away from this unsightly brute."
"As if!" I yelled, flinging myself melodramatically at Weregarurumon and burying myself in his chest just to annoy the ugly Dark Master.
Weregarurumon gently pushed me aside, before he and Piedmon leapt to each other and began to wrestle on the ground. Eventually Piedmon began using kicks and punches, then larger, more or less energy attacks. Weregarurumon was severely weakened by this and began to glow in preparation to return to his rookie form, but was somehow able to resist it.
I was ready to move forward, but Puppetmon sped right in front of me and blocked me from the two viciously fighting Digimon.
"Where do you think you're going, girlie?" he snickered.
I couldn't stand Puppetmon. I could almost blast him away, except he would probably bounce the blast back to me and kill me in an instant. So I just flew at super-speed to tackle him down, except halfway through I became completely frozen in my spot and I couldn't move.
"What's the matter, girlie? Don't have what it takes to beat me?" he teased as he began to move parts of my body with pieces of thread like a puppet.
"Oy, you!" I heard Piedmon's voice say. "Leave her alone!"
Puppetmon almost fell to the ground. "Have you gone completely bonkers?! I thought you wanted to destroy the DigiDestined!"
"Yes, but spare this one," commanded Piedmon. " She is very pretty. She shall be my bride!"
"Not on your life!" Mimi yelled defensively from behind me.
Puppetmon walked away, giving me a 'you're just lucky the big boss intervened and saved you' look. And instantly, as quick as a flash, he flew towards Weregarurumon who was wrestling Piedmon and swiped him three ugly scratch marks across his cheek.
I felt rage bubble up inside me and I couldn't hold it in. In fury I flew towards him, and threw out a large attack which hit his back and sent him flying off into the distance. Then I flew to Weregarurumon, who was remaining calm in front of Piedmon, and ran my finger gently down his wound. I expected him to yelp in pain and possibly slap my hand away furiously, but incredibly, he showed no pain at all.
"Are you okay?" I asked him. He smiled and gave a silent nod.
Piedmon became very impatient and furious about our tender moment and immediately flew, red in the face, towards Weregarurumon. Weregarurumon noticed Piedmon from the corner of his eye and gave him a powerful and unexpected kick in the back. When he arose after falling on the ground, he gave me a pleading 'don't defend him' look, but I returned it with a furious expression, which sent him to fly away with embarrassment. He may have won to power, but lost to love, and without love, power doesn't last for as long as you can possibly ever possess it.
I looked over at Weregarurumon, who understood exactly what I was thinking. He gave me a thumbs-up as we changed back to our rookie stages, Matt and Mimi cheering us on and giving us joyful and meaningful smiles.
Narrator's POV
"Mimi! How on earth did you get here?!" Sora asked in shock.
"Simple. I just arrived through your gate." Mimi replied, as she and Matt wrapped their arms around each other's waists.
Matt began to laugh (wisely, in a way.) "Hey Sora, remember when you say 'passion may not burn as bright'- or something reasonably lame like that- if people separate for too long? In a way you're right I guess. But if you really love someone, whether they live on the other side of the world or right next-door, whether you get to see them every day or you've never even see them, wouldn't the light of love be eternal?"
"Uh… isn't that the same thing?" Tai questioned in a rather stupid tone.
"Okay. Put it this way," Mimi stated, "Love is almost like passion except… more meaningful. Passion is an attraction for someone by, for example, looks, money or power, more like lustful desire, whilst love… is more for who they really are. Well, I'm not a dictionary but I'll put it in the simplest way possible; Sora, if for instance I was your boyfriend, and only for your looks, you wouldn't be too happy would you? Even though I think I like you for who you are, I don't realize it's your appearance I'm after. That is passion."
"Oh. And no, I wouldn't be too happy at all, Mimi," Sora replied, eyeing the red-faced Tai.
"Where did you get such words of wisdom from?" Tai asked with a subtle teasing tone.
"Well," Matt began and his bright blue eyes began to twinkle affectionately as he looked deep into Mimi's, "Mimi and I… know a certain pair who showed us, by risking getting killed for the sake of each other, how much they really cared for each other…"
Tai and Sora looked confusedly at them as they moved away to lean out the window.
"Thanks Lillymon, Weregarurumon," they whispered, not realizing they had said it in unison. "We owe you."
Not the end yet… ;)