Making Digi Magic

by Shirley Ann Burton

Rika and Renamon from Digimon join forces with Ace Cooper the Magician in this tale when Digimon destruction starts occurring in Electro City!

5. Mega Level Troubles

Making Digi-Magic
Part 5: Mega-Level Troubles

In his room within the Magic Express, Cosmo tossed and turned with sleeping problems. He could not help but think about his own digital encounter with the computer character Raptor XII.
"No…not…not again," he panted in nervous breath. "You're gone…leave me alone…"
In his dreamscape, Cosmo saw nothing but darkness. "What…what is this? Where am I?"
"In your worst nightmare!" shouted the angry voice of a strange person with an evil laugh.
"I-it can't be! You were sent back to your computer world!"
"Who cares?" The stranger approached Cosmo out of the shadows and revealed himself to be twice the young man's size and tremendously built. His face was huge but very ugly. "You're mine, human germ!"
"Raptor XII!? Get away from me!" The young man then ran for his life as the computer character started shooting at him. "You're not real! Go away!"
"I am real…in your mind! As long as you keep seeing digital characters all around you, I will not rest until I've had my revenge on you…Major!"
"Digital char—of course, the Digimon!" Stopping with a skid, he said, "You're wrong, Raptor XII! The Digimon aren't just digital characters…they're real beings from the Digital World! I should know, I've met a great one in Renamon! Sure, the others I've met are bad to the bone like you, but I'm not going to let you come back into the real world!"
"How foolish you are, human," Raptor XII said with a rotten chuckle. "You are no match for me. Your friend Ace Cooper may have bettered me once, but he will not do so again. I shall start my reign of revenge…with you!" He came up and grabbed Cosmo by his waist. "You will pay for doing this to me, Major!"
Cosmo screamed in terror. "No! Let me go…let me go! It's not my fault!"
"You shouldn't have played it when you weren't 18 at the time. Now I can crush you like a bug!"
The young man was on the verge of losing consciousness when he suddenly heard another voice scream out, "Hand of Fate!"
A blinding ray of light missed Cosmo by just inches but completely destroyed Raptor XII, making Cosmo fall to the ground.
"What…was that?" he asked curiously.
"It's all right," said the friendlier stranger. "I am a friend."
That wasn't Ace, thought Cosmo. "Who are you?"
"I will tell you when the time is right. However, you must listen to me. Your fear of Raptor XII will affect your ability to help fight the evil Digimon. I can tell you now the next Digimon to appear in your world will be a mega-level Digimon."
"Mega level? Does that mean it's higher than ultimate?"
"Yes. I cannot tell you who or where. You must rely on the others' abilities to find it. You must not let your incident with Raptor XII scare you. The D-Reaper can see your worst fears…"
"What? How?"
"You must come to terms with your soul about Raptor XII. Please, just trust me."
Cosmo soon jolted out of bed in heavy breath. "What was that all about?" he asked nervously. "How can I ever come to terms with seeing Raptor XII when the Digimon keep showing up?"

Back in the Digital World, the being known as the D-Reaper saw what had happened. "Ah, useful information at last. It seems the human boy known as Cosmo fears the Digimon because of his own experience with a digital being. Even though the being was not a Digimon, it still spooks him greatly. This could be helpful to our cause." It then called out to Boltmon. "Listen to me…I want you to capture the human boy named Cosmo. Be cautious, for he works closely with the two special humans along with the human tamer and her Digimon partner."
"Just capture him, great one?" asked Boltmon curiously.
"Yes…his fear of the Digimon through this character known as Raptor XII may be useful in destroying Earth. Do everything you can, use destructive tactics if need be. Just capture him and make his fear work for us."
Boltmon bowed in respect. "It shall be done, Master."
He soon saw a data stream coming his way. "Ah, at last, I shall go into the real world and find this boy who will help our cause…as the girl from Japan has been helpful to us so far."
The data stream acted like a dimensional portal. Upon being directly over him, the green light stretched him so far out. "Real world, look out! Here I come!"

A couple of hours later in the real world, Angie had cooked breakfast for her friends while Cosmo did his best to explain the mysterious dream. "It was so weird, this light destroyed Raptor XII, but he warned me about the D-Reaper seeing my worst fears."
Ace tried to make sense of the dream. "Perhaps someone in the digital world wants to warn you or something."
"Dude, that's impossible. I don't have that kinda power. I don't have any magic at all."
Angie turned and said, "Oh, yes, you do. Magic can be found within each and every one of us, but some of us tap into it easier than others. Remember that time in Japan?"
Cosmo realized she could be right. "Yeah, I do remember. It took all of us finding our own magic to stop the Dark Princess before. But…it still doesn't make any sense."
"Think about it, Cosmo. You're still having trouble overcoming your situation with Raptor XII, even though it's been over five years since you dealt with him."
He nodded as he put his face down. "I still can't believe what happened then."
Ace patted his longtime friend on the shoulder. "Cosmo, you're still feeling guilty about the whole situation…not telling me the truth about playing the game, trying to fight him all by yourself. I was upset at the time, but I was able to forgive you because it wasn't completely your fault. Everything timed out at the same moment. You played the game, I worked on the holographic program, and lightning struck the Express at the same time. The two programs came together by a force of nature, not by you."
"Still, I shouldn't have done it."
"You've got to let go of that guilt you're carrying," said Angie. "Remember what I've been through. In a way, you're burying your worst fear instead of facing it."
"Angie, this isn't your parents. I'm talking about a dangerous character who came to life."
"I know that. You still think you're responsible for his showing up and terrorizing Electro City. You wanted to deal with it alone, like I wanted to deal with my own pain alone instead of relying on my friends. You can talk to us, Cosmo, you know that."
"Yeah, I guess so." He looked at his friends with a smile. "I need help."
Ace said, "That's the first step, acknowledgement. You understand what you're afraid of, so let's see where we can take it from there."
Just as Cosmo started discussing ideas of dealing with his troubles, Angie suddenly clutched her head.
Cosmo and Ace both knew what that meant. "Digimon," they said simultaneously.
She kneeled to the floor and continued holding her head. "Big one…this time." Renamon, did you feel that just now?
In the hotel room, Renamon easily felt its presence while Rika's Digivice glowed brightly again. Yes, Angie, I did. This must be a mega-level Digimon.
Mega level?
Yes, the highest form a Digimon can take. This one, however, is bad.
Both Angel and Vega should be able to pick it up on the sensors anytime now.
Soon, Angel in holographic form appeared in front of them all. "Electrical disturbance detected. Another Digimon is crossing over into the real world."
"What's the location?" asked Ace in concern.
"Location this time…City Hall."
"Oh, no. The Digimon will be breathing down Senator Dobbs's neck."
Angie nodded and then sent a telepathic message to Renamon. Digimon will be at City Hall. Follow my thoughts and meet us there on the double.
We're on our way, Angie. "Rika, City Hall. Let's move."
"Right."
Mishara looked at her granddaughter and her friend. "Please be careful, both of you."
"Don't worry, Grandma. We'll be fine. I promise."
After jumping down to the ground, Renamon digivolved to Kyubimon, which allowed Rika to jump on her back.
Rika then asked, "Uh, how do we find City Hall?"
"I follow Angie's thoughts to City Hall. She just told me that's also the mayor's office."
"Who's the mayor?"
"Senator Dobbs, the same human who wanted Lieutenant Vega's less-than-helpful chief to handle this mess."
"If that's the case, I hope to see Lieutenant Vega at the scene and not Captain Friedrichs."
"So do I, Rika. So do I."

At police headquarters, Vega was in the electronics room keeping an eye on things when one of the officers said something of importance.
"Lieutenant, it's happening again. There's another strange electrical field."
"It's another Digimon," Vega whispered. "Where is it?"
"It's at…City Hall this time."
"On Dobbs's back. Okay, I'm taking some police cars with me, but there isn't much we can do."
"How do you know that, sir?"
"I know some people…with experience."
When Vega passed by Friedrichs's office, the chief stopped him. "Where do you think you're going, Vega?"
"There's been another report of an electrical disturbance, this time at City Hall."
"You're not in charge of this investigation!"
"Uh, sir, I believe I am, remember?"
Friedrichs was about to say something when he realized, "Oh, um, yes, that's right. I did put you in charge of this, so get going already!"
When Vega ran off, he thought, Angie's hypnosis is still working. Good, now we won't have anything to worry about, and we can deal with the Digimon properly this time.
He went to his car and immediately called for ten back-up cars to assist at the scene. "Ace and the others know about it by now. Meantime I hope Rika's mom and Zelda aren't at City Hall."
The lieutenant then contacted Ace and his friends. "Ace, did Angel get the disturbance?"
"Yeah, so did Ang and Renamon. From her telepathic contact with Renamon, it looks like we're in for an even bigger Digimon than before. Something called mega-level."
"Oh, brother. I wonder how Dobbs will be able to handle this…"

At the mayor's office in City Hall, Senator Evan Dobbs prepared for another long day of the usual telephone calls, death threats, and the like. His had the appearance of a glamorous job, yet it was far from that ideal job. Dobbs was more of a corrupted individual, making dirty deals during his term of office. He made certain, though, that his charm would do wonders to hide the real truth about him.
"Hmm, I'd better have Miss Lindquist check on that account involving the new greyhound track I'm building. The last thing I need is another Bill Peach."
Dobbs referred to an incident where a man named Bill Peach tried to force him to tell the truth about embezzling millions of dollars for the construction of the Circus Amusement Park outside the city. When Peach made his demands on television, Dobbs was willing to risk tens of thousands of lives…just to keep from telling the truth.
The mayor then pressed a button on his personal intercom. "Miss Lindquist, I need to see you about that greyhound track, please."
"Yes, sir." Entering the office was a young woman in her late 20s with short red hair. Clad in a light green dress specifically for the secretarial type, Shirley Lindquist had been as loyal a secretary as she could be, despite the fact she knew a lot of the truth about her supervisor. "So…the greyhound track account needs checking?"
"Yes, Miss Lindquist. I want to make sure the dummy accounts are going exactly the way they should be."
"I'll check on that right away." She started walking by when she noticed through the window the sky suddenly fogging. "That's strange. I checked this morning's forecast on Sensa-News. There wasn't fog reported anywhere in Electro City."
She thought nothing of it and walked away…until she heard a terrifying laugh. She looked out again and noticed something very big. "Senator, there's a huge monster outside the window."
Dobbs looked at her as though she had finally lost her mind. "What are you talking about, Miss Lindquist?"
"There's a rather foreboding humanoid shape of about 20 feet tall appearing just outside the window. Should I alert security?"
Dobbs went to look for himself. "There is no such thing as a…20-foot…monster!?" He then saw the Frankenstein-like creature. "Oh, my God…not another crazy character! Get the police now!"
"Yes, Senator." She ran back into her office and called for the police. "There's a monster attacking City Hall."
"Don't worry, Miss Lindquist," said Friedrichs on the other end. "I've already got units on the way there to deal with the situation."
In less than five minutes, Vega and his officers arrived on the scene. When he stepped out of the car, he could not believe his eyes. "Good Lord…these digital beings are getting bigger and more dangerous with every turn!" He then looked at the other officers. "Do not make a move for now. There's only a select few who really know how to deal with this monster. We have to wait for them."

Meanwhile, Zelda and Rumiko were busy doing more of their own photo shoot. City Hall was not a part of the itinerary.
"I am so glad we can still do the shoot," said a relieved Renaldo, "even if we have to change locations with these…Digimon coming through at the wrong moments."
Zelda noticed to her left something very strange. "What on Earth is…that?"
"What's what?" asked Rumiko as she faced the same direction. "Oh, no…not this. Not here. I thought we could get away from that…stuff!"
Renaldo became very concerned. "What is that stuff?"
"It's the Chaos. Somehow it's followed Rika and Renamon here…to Electro City! We have to get out of here and get to the shelter of a nearby park. That stuff dissolves everything in its path, except for any place with trees and shrubbery."
Zelda, knowing her way around the city, decided, "We will take refuge in Keaton Park. It's not very far from here, and there are plenty of trees to give us some kind of shelter."
Renaldo nodded. "Very well, ladies. Let us take our photo shoot to Keaton Park and pick up there."
They all went into Renaldo's car and left for the park.
Rumiko could not help but worry about her daughter. If I know Rika, she knows what's going on. Oh, sweetie, just be careful if you're facing a Digimon now. It's up to you, Renamon, and your new friends. I love you, Rika.

Moments later, the Magic Racer and Kyubimon with Rika showed up at City Hall.
Ace and his friends jumped out of the Racer to a frightening sight.
"Man," said Cosmo as he noticed the size of the Digimon, "who is that?"
Rika took out her Digivice to get the information. "Come on, come on…got it! It's Boltmon, android data Digimon. This mega can use that giant axe to slice and dice with his Tomahawk Crunch attack."
"Kyubimon won't be enough this time," Angie realized. "We're going to need Taomon at least."
"Gotcha covered!" Rika took out a card which suddenly changed into a blue card. "Ready, Kyubimon?"
"You bet. Go for it, Rika!"
Scanning the blue card through her Digivice, the tamer screamed, "Matrix Digivolution Activate!"
"Kyubimon digivolve to…Taomon!" The ultimate level Digimon was ready for the battle. "You may be a mega, but you're no match for me or the magicians!"
Inside, Senator Dobbs noticed all the police and saw Kyubimon change forms. "If this is supposed to be part of a movie, then I'm not impressed by any means!"
Lindquist reminded, "Senator, there isn't a movie being shot here in Electro City right now. No film can be made here without your approval, remember?"
"Miss Lindquist…did you have to remind me of that policy now?" He then looked outside the window and noticed none of the police doing anything. "What are they waiting for!?" He then pressed another button on his desk to communicate directly with Vega. "Shoot that thing down, Vega!"
"With all due respect, Senator," Vega said annoyingly into his radio, "we're not equipped to handle the situation. However, Taomon, Rika, Ace, and Angie may be our best hope right now. Just leave it to them."
Dobbs then noticed something else different. "Vega, I put Friedrichs in charge of this investigation!"
"He's got no experience with Digimon. I've got a little more than him right now."
"Digimon…is that what these weird things are called?"
"I wouldn't call them weird things, sir. Rika doesn't take that kind of name-calling very well. Now, you and the other employees need to evacuate City Hall immediately."
"You don't have to tell me that twice, Lieutenant." Dobbs turned to his secretary. "We need to leave now."
"After you, Senator."
"Thanks, Miss Lindquist." He then started running like a scared chicken.
As Lindquist started making her exit, she mumbled, "Why do I have to put up with him as mayor?"
Meanwhile, on the outside, Boltmon stared at the humans. "Pathetic. You humans are such weaklings."
"You're gonna find out just how strong we really are, scum!" yelled Cosmo angrily. "Rika?"
"Get him, Taomon!"
She started with her Thousand Spells attack to at least try to slow him down.
Unfortunately, Boltmon showed no signs of any harm or damage. "I thought you were stronger than that, but then being with a human who controls you does nothing but hold you back, doesn't it?" He then took out the large battle axe. "I'll show you how free I am to do this…Tomahawk Crunch!"
He slammed his axe into the ground, creating not only a huge earthquake in the immediate vicinity but also sparks of dangerous lightning.
Taomon had to float back to Rika to protect her from the lightning but received a slight shock herself. "Ow!"
"Are you all right?"
"Just a little tingle," responded the ultimate-level Digimon. "I'll be okay."
Ace, Cosmo, and Angie all sought shelter behind one of the police cars.
Ace then looked at his friends. "I think it's time for the Thunder gear."
"The what?" Angie questioned with confusion.
"Oh, you've never seen Cosmo and me in anything besides what we normally wear. For certain situations, we need special equipment and clothing. I'll send the image of me in the thunder outfit into your mind." Ace then closed his eyes.
Angie telepathically received the image. "I understand. Do I get an odd outfit?"
"Yes, you do. And all it'll take for the change is a throw of my cape!" The Magician grabbed the cape with his right hand and threw it around himself, causing him to suddenly change from his regular clothing into a different costume. The bodysuit was the same style as his crimefighting costume, but, with the exception of the red half-face and yellow eye, the color scheme was far different, mostly blue. In addition to the costume, he had special armor around his chest, back, and lower legs, along with special protective goggles around his eyes.
The cape next surrounded Cosmo, which changed his regular outfit into one of mostly blue itself. The major differences between his costume and Ace's was that it was not as body-fitted, and he did not have gloves to wear. He was also equipped with protective armor around his chest and lower waist.
As for Angie, she had no idea what to expect with the cape coming her way. "Uh, what should I do, Ace?"
"Just picture yourself in what you want to wear. The cape will do the rest."
Angie focused her thoughts on her own unique thunder costume. "I've got it. I'm ready."
"Okay, cape, make your move!"
The cape surrounded Angie, where she felt herself changing into her own custom-designed costume. In mere seconds, she was in a uniquely blue outfit, with her own special goggles and protective armor around her chest, back, and lower legs. It was almost the same as Ace's, but the armor was different. "Yeah…exactly the way I wanted it."
Rika and Taomon noticed the three friends standing up.
Taomon's eyes went very wide. "How did they change clothing so fast?"
"How else? They have magic."
Ace said loudly, "Okay, Boltmon, see how you like dealing with all three of us at the same time!" He suddenly made a strange gun appear in his right hand. "Time to fight electricity with electricity!"
Angie soon made a smaller electrical gun appear in her right hand. "I'm ready when you are!"
"So am I!" Cosmo placed his hands on the side controls near his waist, which controlled rockets in the upper part of his chest armor. "You're goin' down, Boltmon!"
Boltmon realized, That boy with the spiky hair. He must be the one called Cosmo. The D-Reaper wants him alive. I will get him alive…even if I have to destroy everything else. He swung his axe again and screamed, "Tomahawk Crunch!"
Another potentially dangerous earthquake and a series of dangerous lightning strikes again created havoc in the vicinity. At least four of the police vehicles suffered major damage from the combination.
Vega became concerned for the safety of his fellow officers. "Everyone stay back! What he can do is more dangerous than any of the others."
Ace, Cosmo, and Angie all started walking forward.
"No, don't!" said Vega.
"Don't worry," Ace noted seriously. "We can get him." He then turned to his female counterpart. "When we fire our weapons, it'll be up to you to amplify the power with your magic. Think you can handle it?"
"I've never done this before, but I'm game!"
"Good. Now, stand by to fire your weapons. Ready…aim…fire!"
All three fired their unique weapons toward Boltmon, but Angie concentrated her magical powers on making the force into a ball of light strong enough to possibly destroy the mega-level Digimon. "Stronger…stronger!"
She was able to tap into the darker part of her being, which she welcomed after burying it for more than eight years. I just hope this works.
Don't worry, said the voice of her darker shadow, one only she could hear. You're doing fine, Angie. Just don't give up. He must go down!
As her eyes began to glow, she was more determined than ever. "The damage will stop…here and now!"
The powerful glowing light became larger and stronger with the guidance of her magic.
When all the power finally struck Boltmon, he felt it hard. "No! This cannot be…three humans!? How can three measly humans be able to stop me!?"
"We're not the ones doing that," said Angie. "Taomon will finish this job. Take him out!"
She floated up into the sky and had her giant paintbrush come out of her right arm. "Say good night, Boltmon, because you're history! Talisman…of Light!"
Her arms in motion, she made the symbol appear again. The symbol then penetrated Boltmon completely, which soon caused him to disintegrate.
"No…I've failed!" he yelled just before he completely disappeared.
Vega and the police officers cheered the efforts of the two magicians, Cosmo, Rika, and Taomon. "That was well done, guys!"
However, just as Cosmo was about to take off his goggles, something suddenly flew in and grabbed him! "Hey, what the—help! Guys, help me!"
"Cosmo!" Rika yelled. "Hey, you bring him back right now!"
The huge winged creature suddenly disappeared as soon as it got what it needed.
Angie was completely appalled by what had just happened. "Cosmo…no. Why him?"
As Taomon reverted back into Renamon once more, she tried to come up with an answer. "The D-Reaper knows how to take advantage of someone's guilt. I think it knew about Cosmo's deepest feelings towards data-like characters."
"Raptor XII," said Ace. "The D-Reaper knew how he felt about dealing with Raptor XII. That's why that monster kidnapped him! The D-Reaper wants to use that guilt to its advantage." He then turned to Rika. "There wasn't enough time to get any info from your Digivice, was there?"
"Unfortunately, no. It takes at least 10 seconds before I can get it."
"But," said Angie in grave concern, "how come I couldn't sense it coming? I've been able to sense Digimon before, but why couldn't I do it this time?"
Renamon figured it out. "Of course! The D-Reaper knew you could sense Digimon coming without any Digivice. The solution was to send another Digimon into the real world while you were kept busy fighting. Your mind was preoccupied with stopping Boltmon…and you look pretty tired."
"This D-Reaper thinks it's clever, doesn't it? There's got to be a way to find Cosmo. A 25-foot monster can't just disappear into thin air."
"Angie, wait," said Ace seriously. "I can tell you're exhausted right now. We'll go back to the Magic Express so you can recuperate while we try to figure out a strategy for rescuing Cosmo."
Vega checked his fellow officers. "Anyone hurt?"
"No, sir," said one of them clearly. "Four cars are severely damaged, but no one is seriously injured."
"Good. Take all the undamaged cars back to headquarters. I'll clean up over here."
"Right, sir. Let's go, everyone. We've done all we can here."
As soon as the officers left, Senator Dobbs came out fuming at Vega. "I told you Friedrichs was supposed to be in charge of this investigation."
"Senator, Friedrichs has never dealt with Digimon before. I have a little more experience. The police and military can't stop the Digimon alone."
"And just how do you know that, Lieutenant?"
"Just ask Ace, Angie, Rika, and Renamon here. They all stopped what's-his-name before he could destroy City Hall. Be fortunate the damage was just to four vehicles and the parking lot."
"I want that yellow thing arrested for property damage!"
Angie vehemently said, "You are not going to arrest Renamon! She's done nothing except help us through all this mess. If she's not here to help us out, the entire city could be in danger. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the whole world is in danger because of this menace."
"You mean…it's not just here?"
"No, it's not," answered Rika calmly. "The situation in Japan is much worse. The Shinjuku District back in Tokyo has been completely ravaged by a red-like ooze. Nothing, not even the military can stop it." When she looked past the horizon, she noticed something rapidly building. "Oh, no…there's more red ooze, and it's here this time! The Chaos has come here!"
Miss Lindquist also noticed the ooze. "This isn't good. Is there anything we can do?"
Ace contacted Angel through his watch. "Angel, have your sensors detected this red goo-like substance?"
"Yes, Ace. I am already calculating the location of the substance source." A few seconds later the AI came up with the location. "The source of this red ooze seems to be in the direction of the Grand Canal, approximately 15 miles west of the Magic Express."
"That's where Cosmo would hang out when he was with the Company of Wolves before…I bet that large creature took him there, but what will they do to him?"
Rika said, "Anything and everything to make him scared more. The same thing has happened to another friend of mine named Jeri. When we all returned from the Digital World, she wasn't the same as when we went there. She's been carrying a lot of guilt because her mother died. Her father hasn't been exactly the best help for her, either. Takato told us about the change in her attitude after he dropped her off with her family back home."
"Cosmo may still have some guilty feelings," said Ace, "but he'll never break under pressure. Whoever kidnapped him won't be able to crack him. Despite the fact he's an adult now, he still acts like a kid at times…a tough and determined kid."
"That could be helpful to us," said Renamon. "However, we cannot get through that red ooze to reach him. There must be a way for us to rescue Cosmo without getting hurt ourselves."
Angie, still tired out from her exertion, stated, "If I can…just get my strength back, I may…be able to track that Digimon telepathically."
Ace then noticed, "Wait a minute…we forgot about Zina! She could track Cosmo down. All she has to know is he's missing, and she'll start tracking him better than any radar system ever could."
"That's right. Zina's our best shot at finding Cosmo, but even then, how are we going to get him away from the giant creep?"
"That could prove very difficult. I mean, how can we fight a 25-foot monster that can quickly disappear because it is data?"
"There's only one chance," said Renamon gravely. "Rika, you and I must be able to biomerge here, in the real world."
"Here? How? We're not in the Digital World, and that's been the only place we could do it."
Ace and Angie looked at the pair confusedly. "Biomerge?" asked Ace. "What is that?"
Renamon explained, "Rika and I have been able to biomerge in the Digital World. We basically come together as one being, which creates my mega-level form of Sakuyamon."
"So, to do this biomerge, the two of you must be together, right?"
"Right. As Rika noted, though, we're not in the Digital World this time. There's no way we can do it here in the real world."
Angie felt more tired. "I…need to rest. I'm sorry if I'm slowing things down for the rest of you."
Ace decided to carry her back to the car. "Don't apologize, Angie. You need some rest right now while we try to work out a rescue plan."
"Thanks, Ace."
With enough room in the Racer, Rika and Renamon joined Ace and Angie and left for the Magic Express to work out some kind of plan to rescue their captured friend.

As for Cosmo himself, he had lost consciousness when the large creature flew so fast he could not keep up mentally speaking. He had no idea where he was, but he started having the strange dream again.
Raptor XII ran after the young man once again. "Where do you think you're going, Major? I have a score to settle with you!"
"Look, for the last time, it's not my fault! I realize that now! Why won't you just leave me alone!?"
"Because you're still scared of me, even though you'll never admit it to your closest friends, those you call a family."
"That's enough!" the young man screamed. "I've had enough of you, jerk! You're still a bullheaded creep with a face so ugly you'll never make the cover of any magazine!"
The last comment got the digital-like character very angry. "You will not be so defiant and insolent when I'm done with you, Major!"
"Look, Raptor XII, what happened with you and me was more than five years earlier. I want to let it go."
"But you can't because you see all the reminders around you…all these digital characters."
"You just don't get it, do you? The Digimon are not digital characters out of a video game. They're real beings who come from the Digital World. Rika's been a good friend to me, and so has her Digimon partner Renamon. The past is the past, and I am ready to let it go…now!"
Suddenly, the voice of the stranger screamed, "Hand of Fate!" The light again destroyed Raptor XII, and this time the effects seemed permanent. "Well done, my friend. The fear you had of Raptor XII is finally gone completely. I'm sorry that at the moment you are a prisoner to a mega-level Digimon."
"In the real world? Man, I don't even remember anything since I was grabbed out of the blue. I must've passed out in the process. But…who are you, really? It's the second time I've heard those words."
"I know. I want to be able to help you and your friends, but I cannot leave the Digital World. So far, Rika and Renamon have proven themselves, but it will take more than them alone. Your closest friends will be needed to stop the Chaos from spreading here in Electro City."
"The Chaos? What's that?"
"A red goo-like substance that will destroy everything here like it is already doing in Tokyo."
"So, this major threat isn't just here?"
"No. This threat is becoming worldwide."
"Man, I've got to get outta here. I'm gonna find out for myself just where I am!"
Cosmo finally opened his eyes and noticed a strange wolf symbol. "I don't believe it…I'm in the old warehouse again!? Man, what is with me and this warehouse?"
"Good question, human," said the nasty female voice.
"Who are you!? What do you want with me!?"
The 25-foot Digimon stepped forward, much to Cosmo's complete shock. "I am Creepymon." She looked like a very ugly bat with a longer left arm, red talons on her hands and feet, and one single talon on each of her wings. She also had a star outlined on her left arm. "We know about your slight fear of digital characters, especially Raptor XII, someone you had to deal with approximately five Earth years ago."
"How…how could you know that?" The D-Reaper can see your worst fears…he remembered hearing in his first dream. Aw, man, that D-Reaper thing's trying to take advantage of me, but I'm not gonna let that happen…I'm getting outta here right now! He struggled desperately to free himself of the bonds which kept him tied to the chair.
"It's no good, human. I have made sure you do not have enough strength to get free. You have useful information, that tells us humans only have a desire for total destruction."
"That's not true! Not all humans are that way!"
"What about you, human? You were the one who brought that character to life, the one which terrorized this city five years before."
"I know that! I've admitted to the mistake already, and all my friends have forgiven me for it! The only person I wasn't forgiving was myself. I wanted to carry all of that mess for the rest of my life, but they told me to let go of it. I'm going to let go of it!"
"Nice try, human, but deep in your soul you still carry the pain of what you caused, and you always will."
"No!" Cosmo screamed. "Whatever you're planning to do with me, my friends will come and get me outta here before I'll help you with your rotten scheme!"
"How? Your friends don't know where you are…and they never will. We will make you cooperate with us and prove once and for all that humans have no place on this or any world, using Digimon the way some have!"
"Never! I'll never help you! You'll have to kill me first!"
"If you don't cooperate, human…that option may be put into consideration. I will let you think things over for now. Rest well, human!" Creepymon laughed nastily as she left him alone.
"Aw, man, what am I gonna do now? I can't get out of here, and the others don't know where I am."

When Ace and the others returned to the Magic, Zina growled in discontent when she noticed Cosmo was not with them.
Ace kneeled down to Zina and said, "Girl, listen. Cosmo's in trouble. We need you to track him down for us. Angie's very weak right now and can't help find the Digimon who kidnapped him. Find his scent, please."
The panther scratched at the front door, as she wanted to get out and locate Cosmo's scent.
Ace, still carrying Angie in his arms, asked Rika to open the door.
When Zina jumped out the door, she quickly picked up the scent and started running.
Rika knew how fast panthers could be, so she had Renamon digivolve into Kyubimon to keep up with Zina. Ace took Angie on the Magic Bike to keep with the others.
Even though Angie felt very tired after what she did earlier, she did her best to keep her eyes open. "Will…we find him?"
"Zina will find him, I promise."
The only thing the team was not expecting would be just how dangerous this rescue was about to become…since they had to get very close to the Chaos to find him…