"Agumon!" yelled Tai. "What's going on?!"
"I feel… kinda' strange," said Agumon, who, like the rest of the digimon, was surrounded by a field of golden light.
"This… this is INCREDIBLE!" said Gabumon. "I can't even describe it!"
"The energy… it's overwhelming!" said Veemon.
"What happened?!" asked Davis.
"It was Protomon," said Patamon "He…"
"He gave us his energy," said Gatomon.
"And now it's time to use it," said Betamon.
"Agumon!" shouted Tai.
"The time is now," said Agumon. "The virus will pay…"
Agumon warp digivolved to Wargreymon.
"Gabumon, what happens now?!" asked Matt.
"Now, we decide the fate of this world," said Gabumon.
Gabumon warp digivolved to Metalgarurumon.
"Biyomon, don't get hurt out there," said Sora.
"I'll make sure that the only one who gets hurt is NightmareOmnimon," said Biyomon.
Biyomon warp digivolved to Phoenixmon.
"This is our big moment, Gomamon," said Joe. "Everything comes down to this."
"I'm gonna' show this guy what I can really do!" said Gomamon.
Gomamon warp digivolved to Preciomon.
"Prodigious!" exclaimed Izzy. "So this is Protomon's full power…"
"Wrong," said Tentomon. "This is just the tip of the iceberg."
Tentomon warp digivolved to HerculesKabuterimon.
"Palmon, you have to win!" said Mimi. "Everyone we care about needs us now more than ever!"
"Don't sweat it!" said Palmon. "As long as I have your support, NightmareOmnimon won't even be able to lay a hand on me!"
Palmon warp digivolved to Rosemon.
"Stormdramon, ready for a little payback?" asked Jack.
"Oh yeah," Stormdramon said with a little smile.
Stormdramon warp digivolved to Bahadramon.
"Well Veemon, I sure hope we can pull off one last miracle," said Davis.
"I think I just might have one left!" said Veemon.
Veemon warp digivolved to Imperialdramon.
"I don't like to fight…" said Cody. "But this time, it'll be worth it."
"Everything's gonna' be okay again soon," said Armadillomon.
Aramdillomon warp digivolved to Vikemon.
"Hawkmon…" said Yolei. "Please be alright…"
"Worry not, Yolei," said Hawkmon. "I shan't be defeated."
Hawkmon warp digivolved to Valkyrimon.
"Wormmon, you promised you'd never leave," said Ken.
"Don't worry, Ken," said Wormmon. "I'll be back soon."
Wormmon warp digivolved to GrandKuwagamon.
"Are you guys sure you're ready for this?" asked Willis.
"It doesn't look like we have much choice," said Terriermon.
"Just stay here and don't get hurt," said Lopmon.
"Take care… programmer," said Keramon.
Terriermon warp digivolved to MegaGargomon. Lopmon warp digivolved to Kerpymon. Keramon warp digivolved to Diaboromon.
"I say we teach this guy that we mean business, right Betamon?" said Michael.
"He's in for a rough lesson!" said Betamon.
Betamon warp digivolved to Metalseadramon.
"I'm worried," said TK. "Even if we win, we could still end up losing you guys."
"Let's just cross that bridge when we come to it," said Patamon.
Patamon warp digivolved to Seraphimon.
"Let's put a stop to this bad dream once and for all," said Kari.
"Not a problem" Gatomon said confidently. "Just leave it to me."
Gatomon warp digivolved to Magnadramon.
"Foolish creatures," said NightmareOmnimon as the gaping wounds left in his chest by Protomon began to reseal themselves. "You just don't get it, do you? I can't die! My entire purpose is to destroy you digimon, and that's exactly what I plan on doing!"
"I don't think so!" said Wargreymon as he and Metalgarurumon rushed forward.
Caught off guard, NightmareOmnimon wasn't able to mount a defense before Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon slammed themselves into his chest, knocking the great digimon back a few steps. With NightmareOmnimon stunned, the two Megas quickly charged their Terra Force and Metal Wolf Claw attacks. NightmareOmnimon began to regain his composure, but not quite fast enough to avoid the simultaneous surge of fire and ice that tore at him in one glorious blast. The combination of the conflicting elemental forces resulted in a dramatic explosion, with NightmareOmnimon at the focal point. Within a couple seconds, the explosion had died down and was completely swallowed up in debris. Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon hovered nervously, roughly fifty yards from the edge of the debris field.
"Did they get him?" asked Tai.
"No way," said Matt. "He's in there plotting or something."
"NightmareOmnimon!" shouted Wargreymon. "Come out and face us!"
"Don't worry," said Metalgarurumon as his missile ports snapped open. "I'll get his attention. Ice Wolf Claw!"
Metalgarurumon launched a quick barrage of missiles into the heart of the cloud where there soon appeared a series of dull, blue flashes. But as Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon focussed on the flashes, NightmareOmnimon rolled out the side of the debris field and fired his Cataclysm Gun at Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon even as he was still in mid-roll. Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon swiveled out of the path of the deadly projectile with only inches to spare. The attack passed between them and soared into the stratosphere, but while Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon were still watching the attack pass them by, NightmareOmnimon dug his feet into the sand and hurled himself forward, his right arm pulled across his chest so that the elbow stuck out in front. Just as Metalgarurumon and Wargreymon turned to look back at NightmareOmnimon, he was right on top of them, and he swung his right arm out, backhanding them into the sand with stunning savagery.
NightmareOmnimon hovered for a moment, seemingly proud of his impressive strike. A second later though, he came under attack again when an extremely powerful stream of water slammed into him from behind. He responded by rapidly by spinning around and shielding himself with his arms. After a few seconds, the jet of water stopped, and he got the chance to look at who had dared to attack him. It turned out to be Preciomon, who was now joined by Metalseadramon.
"Water Tail Blaster!" shouted Preciomon, aiming the tip of his tail at NightmareOmnimon once again.
"River of Power!" yelled Metalseadramon as his snout began to glow.
The two discharged their attacks together, with Metalseadramon's attack firing in a powerful white beam and Preciomon's attack spiraling around the River of Power so that both attacks hit together, drilling into NightmareOmnimon's chest.
"Heads up!" shouted a strong, yet feminine voice from in front of NightmareOmnimon.
NightmareOmnimon looked up to see who had called to him and his eyes met with Phoenixmon, who was surrounded by a red glow and had her four wings were spread wide.
"Crimson Flame!" yelled Phoenixmon.
The glowing red light around Phoenixmon suddenly concentrated into three spheres directly in front of her. The spheres then exploded with energy and each sent a stream of fiery destruction at NightmareOmnimon, with all the streams spiraling around one another. In conjunction with the sustained efforts of Preciomon and Metalseadramon, this third attack knocked NightmareOmnimon back to the ground and tore away some of the outer layers of metal that had been under direct assault. NightmareOmnimon began to shakily rise to his feet again, still seemingly undaunted by the efforts of these Mega digimon. Once he was back on his feet though, he was met with a sudden and unexpected blow to the face, courtesy of Kerpymon's fist. Kerpymon, who was every bit as tall as NightmareOmnimon, began to viciously pummel his opponent with lightning-fast punches to the head and chest. After nearly twenty seconds of this punishment though, and after punching NightmareOmnimon literally into the ground, Kerpymon began to grow tired. As soon as Kerpymon's attacks began to slacken, NightmareOmnimon reopened his eyes. If he had a mouth, he most definitely would have an evil grin on at that moment. NightmareOmnimon dealt decisively with Kerpymon by means of a swift kick to the belly, knocking the wind out of the huge digimon and sending him into whole new worlds of pain. As Kerpymon slumped over NightmareOmnimon, gasping for air, NightmareOmnimon calmly shoved him away stood up again.
"Kerpymon!" shouted MegaGargomon.
"Care to step up to the plate?" asked NightmareOmnimon challengingly.
"Batter up…" said MegaGargomon angrily. "Mega Barrage!"
With a terrible scream, MegaGargomon began firing with everything he had. Missiles, guns, everything was launched at NightmareOmnimon. The guns left puffs of smoke raking across his torso and some of the surrounding terrain for the stray shots. The missiles rained down all over him, tearing the ground at his feet wide open and shattering bits and pieces of his armor. By the time MegaGargomon could sustain his assault no longer, he was out of breath shaking slightly. As he relaxed his body once again, the smoke cleared away from around NightmareOmnimon. The great evil digimon's armor was showing signs of cracking, and his cape had been almost completely shredded, but no serious injuries had been inflicted.
"Not quite," said NightmareOmnimon.
With an angry growl, MegaGargomon lifted his arms up to fire again, but when he had only managed to squeeze off a few shots, NightmareOmnimon charged at him incredibly fast. NightmareOmnimon was on top of his opponent in an instant. He rammed his forehead into MegaGargomon's snout to stun him and grabbed both of his wrists under his arms. NightmareOmnimon then whipped MegaGargomon completely around and aimed his still-firing guns at Metalseadramon, Preciomon, and Phoenixmon. Caught unprepared by the attack, the three Megas were hit hard. After a few seconds of the barrage, the three digimon were down and NightmareOmnimon released MegaGargomon's arms, only to elbow him in the side of the head so as to eliminate him as a threat.
As NightmareOmnimon began to turn around though, the red blur that was Rosemon headed straight for him with her Rose Whip ready. Even he couldn't match the incredible speed of this opponent, who was buzzing around him and leaving long gashes in his armor. Meanwhile, Wargreymon and Valkyrimon stood next to each other, some distance behind NightmareOmnimon. Without a word, they both charged at full speed. Wargreymon reached the enemy first, slamming his claws into the evil digimon's back and punching a hole through his plated armor. Valkyrimon arrived next, burying his Fenrir Sword deep in NightmareOmnimon's back and holding on by the hilt. With a powerful yell, Valkyrimon flew upwards as fast as he could, dragging the blade up through NightmareOmnimon's back. Back in front of NightmareOmnimon, Vikemon, Metalgarurumon, and Diaboromon were all lined up.
"Go now!" commanded Metalgarurumon. "I will cover your attack!"
Following orders, Diaboromon charged forward, leaping from dune to dune in great bounds before he finally got close enough to NightmareOmnimon to take one final leap at his head. NightmareOmnimon looked like he was about to knock the dark digimon out of the sky, but a huge wave of missiles from Metalgarurumon put a stop to that, crashing into NightmareOmnimon and leaving a huge debris cloud to interfere with his vision. A second later, Diaboromon popped right through the cloud and landed on NightmareOmnimon's face.
"VENGEANCE!" shouted Diaboromon as he dug all four claws very firmly into NightmareOmnimon's skull.
The cavity in Diaboromon's chest quickly opened and he began to fire his Web Wrecker directly into NightmareOmnimon's eyes again and again. Now, with NightmareOmnimon completely powerless to resist, Vikemon stepped up. He grabbed both of the maces on his back and tensed his muscles.
"Viking Axe!" shouted Vikemon.
Vikemon brought both maces out and slammed them against the ground with so much force that it sent out an earthquake that split the ground apart, and it was heading for NightmareOmnimon. Once the attack reached the massive digimon, he lost his balance and began to falter from the unsteady ground beneath his feet. With NightmareOmnimon off balance, Vikemon charged as fast as he could. He once again readied both of his great weapons and used his Viking Axe again, this time slamming his weapons into NightmareOmnimon's side, leaving a huge dent and shattering a large section of the armor.
"NOW!" yelled a voice belonging to none other than HerculesKabuterimon.
With amazing speed, all of the digimon that had surrounded NightmareOmnimon abandoned their enemy, diving out of the way of the impending attack. HerculesKabuterimon meanwhile spread his wings and braced his legs against the ground. A golden aura surrounded him.
"Mega Electro Shocker!" yelled HerculesKabuterimon.
The light around HerculesKabuterimon all suddenly began to collect in front of him and shot forward in a great pulse of incredible electrical energy. The attack hit NightmareOmnimon dead-on, ramming him backward over a hundred yards and tearing at his already wounded body.
"Finish it!" ordered HerculesKabuterimon.
GrandKuwagamon and Imperialdramon seemed to come out of nowhere as they rapidly descended around NightmareOmnimon. GrandKuwagamon landed behind the evil force while Imperialdramon landed in front.
"Dimension Scissors!" shouted GrandKuwagamon as he made a broad slice through the air with his powerful tusks.
The slice opened up a hole in reality, a gateway into a kind of purple, swirling vortex.
"Positron Laser!" shouted Imperialdramon, firing his powerful weapon directly into NightmareOmnimon.
With all the power he could muster, Imperialdramon forced NightmareOmnimon back, closer and closer to the ever-widening gateway created by GrandKuwagamon. Imperialdramon was straining to put more power into his attack, and it was slowly working as NightmareOmnimon was drawn closer and closer to the gateway. Realizing the gravity of his situation, NightmareOmnimon began his counterattack. His eyes shot wide open and he unleashed a phenomenal burst of energy from his body, throwing Imperialdramon and GrandKuwagamon away from him and causing GrandKuwagamon's gate to dissipate harmlessly. NightmareOmnimon then quickly turned his Cataclysm gun against those that had attacked him earlier and fired. Vikemon and HerculesKabuterimon tried to shield the others from the attack, but it was only half-successful, as the attack did not kill any of the digimon, but it did leave them all badly wounded. Standing up again, NightmareOmnimon surveyed the battlefield. Then, a wave of energy distortion spread out from his eyes. As the wave passed around him, his body completely regenerated. However, it seemed apparent that more than his body had been damaged. He was surrounded by waves of distortion, much like what the DigiDestined had witnessed when they fought against Kerpymon when he was under the virus' control. It was very obvious to Bahadramon, Seraphimon, and Magnadramon that he was losing control without the focussing abilities of the corrupted crest.
"We can beat him if we strike quickly," said Magnadramon.
"I can distract him for you two," said Bahadramon. "After all, I believe your attacks will be by far the most effective against him."
"Agreed," said Seraphimon. "Be careful though. We've got him backed into a corner now, and like a trapped animal, his only escape is right through us…"