A Power From The Past

Last Time: After that he knew that Kaiba wsn't gonna be help to him, Takato got desperate & decided to fuse with a bumbling Kazu. But before he could, he joined up with Rika & Renamon again. He told Rika about the earrings, but she officially refused when she found out that Takato hid his secret from her for two years. When Takato finally got to Rika, she put on the earring just in time before Ingermon did any destruction. I just hope their fusion is enough to stop him!

Episode 29: Rukato: New & Improved!

Ingermon was surprised to look at the new Tamer, Rukato! But the fused Tamer was only testing out their skills; working out the arms & the legs! "Look at me, I'm settings records!" they said & boy, did they ever. Rukato wore blue jeans, with white NIKE's, wore green wrist bands, a green sleeveless shirt with a white t-shirt underneath, & with the emerald D- Power on their belt. To top it all off, Rika's hair was in back while Takato's was in front; all standing up except for two bangs, & wore a headband, including the earrings.

Ingermon slowly took the time to look over this new form of Takato & Rika. Rukato smiled & thought, (He dropped his guard!) Then they fired a wind blast, which caused Ingermon to go on his guard. "Hmmmm...... It looks like you're faster than I thought!" Rukato said. "Why......you!?" Ingermon said gritting his teeth. "I would of caught you by surprise if you would of dropped your full guard!" "Who....who are you?!" "You don't remember me, do you Ingermon? It's me, Rukato!" Then Ingermon started to remember the first time he fought against Rukato.

"Now I remember!" Ingermon said, "I defeated you in our last battle! But this time your different!" "That's right!" Rukato said, "I'm back with new duds, good-looking hair, & ready for anything you can throw at me!"

Meanwhile, under their hiding place, Renamon & Guilmon were seeing the whole thing. "Renamon," said Guilmon, "Do you see what I see?" "Yes, I do," replied Renamon, "It's Rukato! But for some odd reason, they're different than before!" "Can you try contacting them by thought?" "I could try....."

'Rukato, Rukato! It's me, Renamon!' thought Renamon. By using Rika's telepathic ways, Rukato was able to talk to Renamon by thought. 'Renamon? I thought you were back at Hypnos!' they thought. 'Rukato, you're different than last time, what.........' 'Don't worry about it, Renamon! I'm still the same! By the way, where is Guilmon?' 'He's with me!' 'Good, then you two should get back to Hypnos & warn the others! And don't forget to have Guilmon finish what Takato started!' (A/N: Referring to the data transfusion to the Granni: Mach 2)

After that was said, Renamon & Guilmon headed back to Hypnos as Rukato stared down Ingermon.

Ingermon smiled at the fused Tamer & thought that it was just a waste of his time. "Hmph.......!" he said, "What this fusion has done is make you even worse than those two! All you can do is trash talk!" "Trash talk, huh?" Rukato said as they cocked up an eyebrow, "Must be something you picked up when you stole Takato's data, you creep!" "Enough of this small talk! It's time to fight!" "Whatever you say, but I'm not ready yet!"

Before they could say something else, Ingermon attacked. Rukato was able to dodge every one of the punches. When Ingermon punch the side of a building, Rukato went off on him. "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" they yelled, "WHAT PART OF "I'M NOT READY YET" DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?!!!" Ingermon cringed & asked, "Ok, then! Why won't you fight me now?" "It's kinda cold out here!" Ingermon fell (anime style) at the response. He picked himself back up & said, "So, you're cold huh? Well, I'll heat things up for ya!" He disappeared, leaving Rukato in questionable status.

"Huh?" Rukato said, "Where'd he go?" Suddenly, the demon beast digimon appeared right behind the Ultimate Tamer & slammed them in the face with his Desolation Destroyer, causing them to fall into a pile of rubble. "I hope this heats you up!" shouted Ingermon, "Meteor Crusher!" Tons of meteors crashed down exploding the pile of rubble. When the smoke cleared, Rukato stood, unscratched by the attack, with an angry look on their face. They floated up in the air, gritting their teeth, staring a hole at the Demon Beast.

"Thanks........for the warm-up," said Rukato, "BUT YOU ALMOST TRASHED MY FAVORITE EMERALD SHIRT!!!!! Sorry to yell at you like this, but the body's rather new! I was just trying to break it in!" "Well, if you don't fight me now......" Ingermon warned, "I'm gonna break more than your body!" "As you wish....." Rukato said as a dark emerald aura surrounded them, ".......But you've just been warned........I'm not the same weakling as I was before!"

----Back at Hypnos----

Jeri & Kazu were looking at the screen to see what's up. "Kazu," said Jeri, "Do you know who's that fighting Ingermon?" Kazu looked at the screen carefully & said, "Now, that you mention it..........I do! It's Rukato!" "But how?" asked Yamaki. "I agree," replied Leomon, "There's no way that Takato can fuse with anyone unless someone was with him at the time! It must of been Rika!" "Yeah, but look at them! They're so different!" replied Kazu, "The clothes, the hair, the attitude.......... the earrings must of work!" (Yeah, but for how long?) thought Sonicamon, (The earrings were NEVER tested........until today......)

----Meanwhile----

Renamon & Guilmon were heading back to Hypnos until....... "Renamon, wait!" said Guilmon. Renamon stopped as the dino digimon pointed foward. Kaiba, Henry, & Terriermon were in front of them. As they went up to them, Renamon asked, "What happened here?" "Ingermon attacked all three of us," replied Terriermon, "Henry & I are gonna be fine, but I don't think Kaiba's okay though!" "Yeah," replied Henry, "When Takato was fighting, Ingermon grabbed Kaiba & absorbed him of his info data!"

"Well, you can tell more about this later," Renamon said, "Right now, we have to take you back Hypnos, it's not safe for you three out here!" "Yeah, well what's going on?" asked Kaiba who was barely trying get up. "Kaiba!" said Guilmon as he went over to check up on him. "Don't worry, Guilmon," Kaiba replied, "I'll be fine. Now can someone tell me what the hell is going on here?!" "Right now, Rukato is fighting Ingermon as we speak!" shouted Guilmon. Everyone was shocked to hear that Rika had returned to the battle to help out Takato!

"Then, do you want me to help Rukato beat the stuffing out of him?!" said Terriermon anxious to fight. "Terriermon, *gasp* we don't have time for *pant* finess!" Kaiba replied, "Renamon's right! We have to get to Hypnos so that Guilmon can finish the transfusion for the Granni: Mach 2!" "But how did you know about that?" asked Guilmon. "I heard every word or every thought from Rukato that was transferred into my D-Power! But that's enough IDOL chit chat! We have to hurry now!"

----Back to Action----

Rukato was still staring down Ingermon, knowing that both of them could make a move anytime! "Well, c'mon Ingermon1" Rukato said, "We're not getting any younger!" "As you wish!" said Ingermon laughing. They got it on & both of their fists were flying, one by one, either backing off. A few minutes later, Ingermon went for the attack against the fused Upstart, but he only hit was nothing but air. He looked around to see if they were ambushing him, but......... "Hey! Down Here!" Ingermon looked down & saw Rukato standing with their arms folded, looking up!

(I don't believe it!) thought Ingermon shockingly, (No one can be that fast! No one!) "What are you looking at?!" Rukato asked, "Of course the sky is all dark, you created it! Or unless you're looking for an autograph from Kobe Bryant!" "Why you......!" Ingermon growled as he floated down, "There's no way you can be that fast! You're just a spoiled little brat, I'm the one with awsome power! You are nothing but a brat! BRAT, BRAT, BRAT!" Rukato powered up & yelled, "WE'LL SEE WHOSE THE BRAT AROUND HERE!" They moved so fast that they punched the demon beast in the gut, which caused Ingermon to cough up blood. Rukato drilled their hands into the gut & then uppercutted him in the jaw causing him to fall onto a building, with Rukato not too far behind.

The Ultimate fused Tamer gathered energy in their left hand as they said, "Tell me something, Ingermon! How does it feel to be beaten down by someone whose supposed to be rivaling you?!" "You're.......you're......nothing compared.......to......me!" studdered Ingermon as he tried to get up, "You're.........NOTHING!!!!!!!" "Then why don't you show me yourself!?" Ingermon did just that as Rukato fired a beam at him, but it didn't do much. "Desolation.........." shouted the Demon Beast digimon as his right fist started to glow, "Destroyer!!!!!" The fist collided with Rukato's cheek, knocking them back a few inches. "Got ya!" Ingermon said, but then something started to implode inside his body. Then the beam, that Rukato fired earlier, pierced through the demon beast's right arm! He yelled at the top of his voice as he held his right arm. "HOW......HOW.....DID YOU....DO THAT?!" "Don't worry it's just a trick! Next time, I'll make it where it really hurts!"

----Back at Hypnos----

As Yamaki was getting Guilmon hooked up, the others looked at the ongoing battle. "Did you see that?!" asked Kazu with his eyes bugged out. "Yeah, Ingermon's hurting!" replied Henry. "This is crazy!" Renamon & Jeri, "This isn't the same Rukato that fought before!" "Yeah! They're actually winning!" said Kaiba. "If what they say is true," Sonicamon began, "Then that means that the earrings are more powerful than I thought! But I just hope that they can get the job done!"

From all of the insults, injuries, & painful jestures, Rukato is finally winning over Ingermon's enraged chaos...............

(Narrator: I don't want to be in Ingermon's shoes, now! Can Rukato make a come back from last time? And what other tricks do they have? Find out on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!)

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Narrator: Next time, Ingermon & the newly improved Rukato still go head to head! And what kind of special techniques do Rukato have in store for The Demon Beast Digimon? The battle continues on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!