Making Digi-Magic
The Conclusion: Blessed Are They

Cosmo was a prisoner to the large Digimon known as Creepymon, who wanted to make him remember his nightmare from the past, a nightmare involving the dangerous computer character known as Raptor XII.
The Chaos, a red jelly-like substance, began growing rapidly all over Electro City, forcing people to evacuate some neighborhoods. Even the hardened crime bosses Sonny Boy Surge and "Black Jack" Malone were forced into helping out, sheltering thousands of people from the affected neighborhoods.
Kendra Rayler was busier than she had ever been as the star reporter for Sensa-News. "This strange red substance seems to be expanding very quickly throughout the city. I have been checking with other sources from all over the world, and I have learned that this same substance is in Tokyo, Japan, also. Why this is happening I don't know. All I can report are the facts. The mayor has asked that all affected areas from 27th to 43rd Streets be evacuated along the Grand Canal. That seems to be the source of this material. So far, military and police efforts have failed to stop the advancement of this material, and it seems all hope may be lost."
While this was going on, the beautiful panther Zina was tracking down Cosmo's scent in the hopes of finding him. Ace and Angie on the Magic Bike were going behind her, as was Rika riding on Kyubimon.
Angie was weakened considerably by the amount of energy she had to use to help in defeating Boltmon, but she was not going to allow anything to happen to Cosmo, either. "Come on, Zina," she whispered, "you can find him. I trust you."
However, Zina starting going so fast the others were unable to keep up with her.
This situation forced the others to stop.
"Hey," Rika said, "where'd she go?"
Kyubimon answered, "I don't know. It's like she just disappeared."
Ace shook his head. "No…if I know Zina, she's running very fast now because she knows where Cosmo is. Unfortunately, we didn't put a tracking device on her collar this time, so we have no idea where she's gone. I just hope she'll be all right."
"I just hope she doesn't run into the Chaos," said a worried Rika. "The last thing we need is two friends being lost to it."
Zina ran everywhere through the mysteriously quiet streets and was able to get past every police barricade set up to stop the Chaos.
Of course, the Chaos continued expanding with agents coming out everywhere against the police, which caused even Captain Friedrichs to think he was losing his own mind. "This isn't possible! How come we can't stop this thing!? It's only red jelly!"
"Oh, really?" said Vega in a deadly serious tone. "Then why are we seeing these floating-eye things? Something tells me Rika and Renamon were exactly right. There's no way we can stop this thing at all."
Back in the warehouse, Cosmo struggled desperately to get himself free from Creepymon. "I've got…to get…outta here!"
"Save your strength, human," said the monster. "We will need that strength of your guilt to carry out the D-Reaper's plans. Besides, I don't want Milleniummon to get all the glory."
"Milleniummon? Who's that?"
"An egotistical maniac who thinks he has it good with the D-Reaper. How he ever was second-in-command I'll never know. His attack is nothing compared to mine."
A jealous Digimon? Cosmo thought. Now I've seen everything. Hmm, I wonder if I can take advantage of this opportunity. "Say, just how big is Milleniummon anyway?"
"Him, he's about 10 feet taller than me. He's all talk and no action, though. I could take care of this part of the world myself."
"Well, size is an advantage," the young man spoke casually, as if he wanted to carry on a conversation. "What about attacks? I mean, Blossomon had her Spiral Flower and Boltmon had his Tomahawk Crunch. What about you?"
"Mine is the Flame Inferno, capable of burning everything in its path. Milleniummon has his Dimension Destroyer, but that doesn't do half the damage as my flames could. I could burn this city in a matter of seconds. His attack takes forever."
"Maybe, but don't you think you're being just a bit jealous? I mean, he's got the size and strength over you."
"He does not! Just because he is bigger and stronger doesn't mean he's better than me! I have the best chance of destroying this place called Electro City…and don't you ever forget that, human." Creepymon then looked at him coldly. "I will get what I want from you, and your guilt will give the D-Reaper even more power to destroy this world."
Cosmo reacted angrily with her. "You'll never get me to help you, ya hear me!? Never!"
"Watch your tongue, insolent human child, before I decide to burn that tongue permanently!"
"Child!? For your information, I'm 21 years old. I'm not a kid anymore!"
"Do you expect me to believe that, human? Only a child would have been able to bring Raptor XII to life, and it was you. Your guilt will be the key to the D-Reaper's domination and destruction of this world."
"I already told you that was over four years ago! When will you ever listen!?" He then muttered, "Heh, it's obvious some Digimon have absolutely no brains whatsoever."
Creepymon turned and snapped, "What did you say, human!?"
"You heard me. Some Digimon have no brains…and you're one of those who severely lacks the brains!"
That comment was about to send Creepymon over the edge. "How dare you talk to me that way, human! I am far more powerful than you are, and you and your kind will no longer have a place in this world!"
"I've got news for you, Creepy-dumb. We humans have things that you could never understand…courage, compassion, determination, spirit, love. Sure we've had destructive wars for centuries, but I know that not everyone believes the same thing in the same form or fashion. If we all were the same, the world wouldn't be half as exciting as it is. People question things all the time."
"And much of the time it leads to destruction and chaos."
"That may be true, but the things that never see the light of day are individuals who make a difference, even with just a smile to someone feeling down, that can make a huge difference for that person. I know…a smile on Angie's face can brighten anyone's day. Instead of looking at things so negatively, we have to find the positives in life. That's the only way we can live in our world peacefully."
"Human…that is the worst thing I have ever heard in my entire life! Positives in life…a smile brightening everyone's day. There's no such thing!"
"That D-Reaper's got you blinded, sister."
"You dare to taunt my master!? I will show you a thing or two about respect, human!" She then took a deep breath and screamed, "Flame Inferno!"
The flames came from her mouth like a fire-breathing dragon and soon had Cosmo completely surrounded.
On the Magic Bike, Angie sensed the presence of another Digimon, the one who kidnapped Cosmo. "Rika, I need to see your Digivice."
"I don't understand."
"I may be able to identify the Digimon by what I can see."
"But…we have to see it to get info."
Kyubimon said, "Just do it, Rika. Remember, Ace and Angie have powers we don't understand ourselves."
"Good idea," said Ace. "Perhaps if I can see into Angie's mind, we can figure out who it is together."
Rika handed Angie the Digivice, which the female magician held tightly with her right hand. Ace then took his right hand and grasped the device and her hand.
The two glowed brightly in their respective auras of light blue and violet and were soon able to see the Digimon in their minds.
Strangely, an image appeared on the Digivice itself. "Creepymon," Angie said in her entranced state. "Evil virus type…mega-level…attack…Flame Inferno. If Cosmo's stuck with that thing…he's in grave danger."
Ace concentrated his mind to reach out to Zina. Cosmo's in trouble, Zina. We can't follow you now because we're too close to the Chaos. You have to find him before he's burned alive by Creepymon. Be careful, girl.
Zina heard her master's thoughts and was determined to find Cosmo before it was too late for him.
Soon she came across the old Company of Wolves warehouse, where she saw it becoming engulfed in flames. She also noticed the red jelly substance sitting right on top of the Grand Canal, almost next door to the warehouse. The panther quickly jumped inside through the window and found Cosmo coughing badly. She growled loudly in order for him to hear.
"Z-Zina?" Cosmo shouted. "No! There's nothing you can do here, you've gotta get outta here before it's too late!"
Creepymon noticed the panther. "So, another dares to interfere with the D-Reaper's plans. You will die, four-legged creature!" She took a deep breath again. "Flame Inferno!"
Zina managed to jump out of the way of the flames, but the fire began growing higher at every passing second.
"Zina, get out of here!" yelled Cosmo desperately. "Man, I've gotta do something fast…otherwise we've bought it!"
Suddenly, in the middle of the flames, a bright light shined at the top.
"What trickery is this?" Creepymon screamed as she became blinded by the light.
Cosmo looked up and saw something with at least six wings. "What is that?" When the strange thing became clearer, he realized, "It's an…angel? Am I already dead?"
The angel answered, "No, Cosmo. You're still alive."
That voice…it's him, I'm sure of it! "Are you the one who's been with me in my dreams lately?"
The angel landed on the ground and replied, "Yes, I am the one. I am Angemon. My time here is very short, but rest assured I have come to help you."
"But…you don't look like you're anywhere near Creepymon's size. How can you defeat that mega-monster?"
"I will not be able to…but your panther friend will defeat Creepymon…and it will be up to both of you to save Electro City from total destruction."
"No way!" Cosmo shouted. "This has got to be some sorta weird nightmare! This can't be real!" Then, Angemon floated towards him. "Stay away from me, you nutcase! You're crazy!"
When Angemon touched his Angel Staff to Cosmo's forehead, the sheer fear caused Cosmo to pass out. "He may be a young man, but he has a child's heart. He has no idea what he is capable of yet. He will learn soon enough."
Then, he floated over Zina and digivolved completely on his own! "Angemon digivolve to…MagnaAngemon!" Angemon had even more armor, eight wings instead of six, and a large sword in his right hand. He kneeled down and basically did a knighting ceremony with her. "Zina, take care of your friend, for you and he together will decide the fate of this city against the Chaos."
Zina growled in content, for she now learned what she would have to do.
Creepymon finally got her bearings back when she saw MagnaAngemon disappear. "I don't know what happened, but I will not let you ruin my plans you troublesome beast!"
Zina let out an angry growl, as if she wanted to make Creepymon suffer for the pain caused to Cosmo. Strangely, she began to glow in a deep cerulean blue light and pictured a hoop in front of her. She then jumped through the imaginary hoop, which mysteriously created a strange doorway! The doors opened like an elevator, as if something or someone were supposed to pass through it.
Creepymon looked at the gate in shock. "What…what is that?" She concentrated on the entrance so much she failed to notice that behind her Zina ran at top speed towards her!
The panther quickly jumped as far as she could, putting all her strength into pushing Creepymon through the gate. The impact was so great on Zina that she rebounded and almost fell on her back.
As for Creepymon, she fell forward, which resulted in her going through the entrance. "No! I cannot be defeated! I cannot lose to a living being!"
After she disappeared into a strange dimension beyond, the doors quickly closed. The strange doors then dissolved away, leaving Zina and an unconscious Cosmo in the wake of the burning warehouse.
Zina went to where he was and chewed through the bonds which held him. After he fell to the ground, she went underneath his stomach and lifted him over her body. Since he was not too heavy, Zina had no trouble carrying him out of the burning building.
As the two managed to get away from the burning warehouse, the fire department arrived to quell the flames as best they could.
In the meantime, Ace, Angie, Rika, and Kyubimon were still unable to locate Zina after they had lost track.
Suddenly, Angie noticed a thick plume of smoke not too far away from the Grand Canal. "Oh, no. If Creepymon used that Flame Inferno…how will we find Zina and Cosmo now?" asked Angie in worry.
Ace felt something strong within his mind. "Wait a second…I sense Zina." He closed his eyes to concentrate. "She's all right…and so is Cosmo. She's carrying him on her back!"
"How do you know that?" Angie asked curiously. "Do you…have some kind of rapport with Zina, too?"
Ace suddenly discovered that a little secret had been revealed by accident. "Oh, um, I guess I should tell you the truth. Remember back in Washington when you blocked me out?"
"Yes, of course. I was trying to prevent you from figuring out where I was. Why?"
"Because that's how I found you, with Zina's help. We have this link to each other, and Zina psychically found your scent."
Angie gasped in shock over this revelation. "I had no idea…so if I try to block you off, Zina can make up for it, right?"
"Yes. I hope you're not too upset over that."
"Oh, no. I'm not. Right now, I'm just glad she and Cosmo escaped."
Rika could not believe her ears either. "Wow…Ace is more of a mystery than I would've ever imagined."
"Yes, Rika," noted Kyubimon, "but whatever we have heard here must never be told to anyone else. After all, there is the Magician's Creed, never to reveal any secrets."
"Don't worry, this is one secret I can keep real good. No point in ruining the fun."
"I'm glad you feel that way, Rika. It seems they have made you a believer in magic." The four-legged Digimon then noticed something coming out of the shadows. "I think I see Zina and Cosmo coming this way! Yes, it's them!"
Angie felt enough strength surging through her to run up to the panther and the unconscious young man. "Cosmo…are you all right?"
When he slowly opened his eyes to see he had been surrounded by friends, he whispered, "How…how did I get here? The last thing…I remember was being trapped in the burning warehouse with Creepymon. And then Zina showed up…so did an angel. I thought I was dead…maybe it was all a really weird dream."
"An angel?" asked Ace seriously. "Hmm, perhaps the fire did cause you to hallucinate for a little while."
Cosmo then realized, "Hey, what happened to Creepymon?"
Zina growled at Ace, giving the Magician an answer. "She said, 'I made sure she wouldn't cause anymore trouble.' I don't understand what she did exactly, but at least we won't have to deal with Creepymon again."
Rika then noticed the Chaos not too far away. "It's getting bigger and bigger all the time. What are we going to do?"
Suddenly, the ground beneath them all began shaking violently.
"What's going on!?" shouted Kyubimon.
Seemingly out of nowhere, a loud voice said, "Your world will be destroyed!"
Angie saw a huge bubble within the Chaos. "What's that?"
Through the bubble emerged a gigantic 35-foot Digimon with a huge cannon on top.
The terror in Cosmo's voice was enough to bring shivers down the backs of all six friends. "It's him…Milleniummon. Creepymon told me about this guy."
Rika looked at the Digivice for information on it. "Milleniummon…Composition Virus Digimon…definitely a Mega. The Dimension Destroyer attack he has could wipe Electro City off the map!"
From his position about six miles away near the Croesus Palace, Captain Friedrichs saw the gigantic monster emerge. "Scramble all available units to the Grand Canal immediately! We'll show him that no one comes into our city and messes it up!"
Vega was on alert patrol when he heard the announcement in his car. "Friedrichs, you idiot! We can't fight this thing…it's a Digimon! We have to leave it to the experts!"
Ace and the others considered what to do until they heard a missile striking Milleniummon. "No," said Ace, "they shouldn't! They don't understand they're no match for that Digimon, and an attack on him could make him angry enough to use that Dimension Destroyer!"
"Foolish creatures!" yelled Milleniummon angrily. "You will have no world in which to live soon, I promise you! Dimension Destroyer!"
A tremendous ball of light fired from the cannon on top of the monstrous Digimon. The light soon made a direct hit on the empty Sinsun Hotel, completely destroying it!
"The D-Reaper will annihilate this pathetic world called Earth, and I will be triumphant alongside my master!"
Rika noticed the situation and said, "We've got to do something now!"
Kyubimon shook her head. "We can't…there's no way we can fight it unless we're at mega-level ourselves. There's no way we can biomerge here in the real world."
With intense determination Angie stated, "No…there is a way, but it'll take Ace and me to help you and Rika."
"What do you mean?" Rika suddenly questioned. "How can you and Ace help us biomerge?"
"By allowing our combined Magic Force to give you the power you need to biomerge into Sakuyamon."
Ace nodded in agreement. "She's right. It's an extremely dangerous risk for us, but we have to take it. Sakuyamon may be our only hope in saving Electro City."
Rika shook her head violently. "No! We're not going to let the two of you risk your lives to help us!" She then started to cry, fearing she could lose a couple of her newfound friends.
Kyubimon reverted back into Renamon. "Rika, we must place our faith in these two magicians."
"Renamon's right, Rika," said Cosmo. "Ace and Angie have risked their lives countless times to protect the people here in Electro City. You don't have to do this alone. Let them help."
Renamon then placed her paws on her tamer's shoulders. "Do this for your family, too. They're all counting on us right now. We mustn't pass up a chance like this."
Rika understood how important this moment was and dried her face of all her tears. "Mm-hmm. You're right. If they're willing to lend us their power to help us biomerge, then I'm in. Let's do it!"
Ace then gave one last warning. "We won't be able to keep it up for too long, probably no longer than 10 minutes maximum. Use any attacks you've got against Milleniummon, and send him back to the Digital World from which he came!" He then turned to Angie. "Are you sure you're up to this?"
"I have to be. For everyone's sake, I will take the risk."
The two magicians stepped back and both went into dizzying spins. In unison they screamed, "Magic Force, reveal the power within!"
As soon as they emerged in their unique crimefighting costumes, they quickly joined hands. Feeling their hearts and minds joining together, the pair shouted, "Magic Force, unite our powers!"
Then, it was Angie's turn to speak from her heart. "Magic Force, please hear me now. Give our friends Rika and Renamon the power they need…to biomerge to mega-level!"
Concentrating with all they had, Ace and Angie glowed brighter than ever. Their power blossomed into a gigantic white ball, which soon made its way over to Rika and Renamon.
"Rika," Ace strained in shouting, "when the light hits you and your friend, that's your opportunity!"
The white light hovered above the tamer and the Digimon, but it soon exploded and covered them both.
"I…I can feel it," said Rika as she took her Digivice. "I can feel the power…we can biomerge!" Holding her Digivice up to the sky, she yelled, "Biomerge activate!"
The LCD screen exploded in light as she held the Digivice close to her heart. Soon, a huge ball of blue light blossomed around her.
Renamon could feel Rika as the two started joining together themselves. "Renamon biomerge to…"
Within their own unique dimension stood a being with long silver hair and wearing a grey jumpsuit of her own. She summoned four spirits, which gave the new being its golden armor and matching purple gloves and boots with the yin-yang symbol. On her head was a fox-like headdress with special extensions. After a quick jump, a special staff with 10 rings appeared. The biomerge process was completed. "Sakuyamon!"
After all the lights disappeared around Rika and Renamon, Cosmo could not believe his eyes. "Wow…that's Sakuyamon?"
The mega-level Digimon (with both Rika and Renamon's voices) said, "Yes, this is our mega-level. We thank you for giving us this chance. Now we will take advantage and stop Milleniummon and the Chaos!" Sakuyamon soon took to the sky and went up towards the monstrous Digimon.
"Heh," said Cosmo, "let's see Friedrichs try to arrest her."
Meanwhile, the police had its hands full with trying to stop both Milleniummon and the Chaos.
Vega had arrived on the scene to try to stop his boss. "Captain, what in blazes are you doing!? We can't stop that Digimon with conventional weapons!"
"Look, Vega! I am not going to let you just sit around and do nothing! Besides, it doesn't seem we can even put a dent in his armor."
"Stop!" yelled something coming from behind them in the sky. "You must get out of here. Only I, Sakuyamon, can defeat Milleniummon!"
When Friedrichs saw the newest weapon approaching, he shouted, "Not another one!" He yelled into his megaphone, "We don't need you to interfere!"
The form landed on the ground in front of the police. "Listen to me! Your weapons will not be able to stop him. I should know, I've already learned that back in Japan! You have to leave him and the Chaos to me."
"Sorry, but we're not trusting a robot to stop this monster!"
Vega listened carefully to the two voices. That's no robot…that's Rika and Renamon together! I'll bet Ace and Angie had something to do with this. I think she's our only hope. The lieutenant grabbed the megaphone from Friedrichs. "Sakuyamon, listen to me. I believe in you and what you can do. If no one else here does, then just believe in yourselves!"
She gave Vega a reassuring smile. "Thank you, Lieutenant Vega. We do believe in ourselves!" Sakuyamon then took to the sky again to launch her own attack against Milleniummon.
Friedrichs looked at Vega strangely. "What was that all about? What do you mean by yourselves? There's only one being."
"Wrong, Captain. There are two beings inside that one form. Go get him, Sakuyamon."
She immediately got as high as she could, placed her left hand above, and screamed, "Spirit Strike!"
Four colored spirits emerged from Sakuyamon's glowing self to attack Milleniummon. "Take that!"
The spirits combined into one larger form and made a direct hit on the monstrous Digimon.
Milleniummon was hit hard enough for him to take a couple of steps back, but not enough to slow him down. "You fool! What are you doing!? We could destroy this world where its people make slaves out of Digimon!"
"You're completely wrong!" shouted Sakuyamon. "Humankind and Digimon can work together, as demonstrated by this fact…I am two beings: The human girl Rika Nonaka and the Digimon Renamon! We have the power to biomerge as one!"
"We'll see, fools! Dimension Destroyer!"
Another blast came from his cannon, and that one struck an empty neighborhood not too far away from the Magic Express.
Meanwhile, Ace and Angie continued holding their strength to allow Sakuyamon to keep her mega form. Time, though, was their worst enemy.
"Don't worry, Angie," said Ace, "I know they can do it."
"I know, but I'm not sure how much longer we can keep it up. I don't think I've got enough strength to hold out. I have to warn her." Sakuyamon, listen to me, I'm weakening rapidly. You've got to use the strongest attack you have to stop him. Hurry, please.
I understand, Angie. Just hold on a little more. "It's time for our strongest attack!" Placing her right hand to her heart, Sakuyamon screamed, "Amethyst Mandala!"
Soon, a huge explosion of light came from Sakuyamon, creating a powerful field which would hopefully put an end to Milleniummon. That attack soon left her severely weakened, however.
"Rika," said Renamon's essence. "Ace and Angie…they won't be able to hold out much longer."
The strain on the two magicians became tremendous.
"Ace…I'm too weak…can't sustain…any longer…" She soon let go and dropped unconscious to the ground.
"Too much…power used…I'm tapped…" Ace soon gave out and fainted.
Cosmo and Zina soon ran up to their unconscious friends.
"Aw, man. I just hope Sakuyamon was able to finish that mega-monster off. Otherwise, we're in big trouble!"
Just after he said that, a strange light appeared above him. He held his hands in front of him, and the light floated into his hands. When the light disappeared, he noticed a strange device. It looked almost exactly the same as the device Rika used, but this had an orange color as opposed to her blue. "How weird…this almost looks like Rika's—no…it couldn't be…a Digivice of my own!?" He then remembered what he thought was a dream. It will be up to both of you to save Electro City from total destruction… "That wasn't a dream at all…that angel was real! I must've passed out when he touched that stick on my head."
Sakuyamon was far too weak to retain her mega form any longer. As a result, they reverted back into Rika and Renamon. They both started falling rapidly, but Renamon quickly landed on her feet and caught Rika before she could get seriously injured.
"Rika…are you all right?"
The teenage girl slowly opened her eyes and said, "I think so. Ace and Angie must not have been able to keep it up for too long. Did we succeed?"
They looked up and noticed Milleniummon no longer had the Dimension Destroyer cannon on top of him, but he was still strong enough to cause major damage.
"I don't need my cannon to destroy this accursed city!" he yelled. "I can still destroy it with my own two feet and the fire of my coat!"
Ace and Angie slowly regained consciousness from exerting much of their own power.
Cosmo held his own Digivice tightly in his right hand. "I know what I did with Raptor XII, but I'm not guilty anymore. Sakuyamon isn't our last chance…Zina and I are!"
Ace looked at his longtime apprentice. "What's going on? What's happening with Cosmo?"
"I don't know," Angie answered weakly. She then noticed the Digivice. "I don't believe it! Cosmo has his own Digivice! But how?"
Ace then noticed Zina glowing in a strange cerulean light. "Zina? She looks like she's gearing for something."
Renamon carried Rika while Vega all ran up to see the two magicians on the ground.
"Ace, Angie!" yelled Vega. He first came up to Ace. "Buddy, you all right?"
"I…think so, Vega. Wow, I haven't pushed myself that hard since trying to stop a explosive car from hitting the ground in Yokiko's circus."
Rika soon found her new friend barely awake. "Angie…oh, man, you're pale."
"I kinda figured that would be the case. You're not going to believe this…Cosmo has his own Digivice."
"That's impossible. I thought only a child could have one."
"No," said Renamon. "Remember what Ace told us? Cosmo is an adult, but he still thinks and acts like a teenager. I think he's finally putting his own guilt over Raptor XII behind him forever."
Cosmo moved the Digivice to just in front of his heart. "I'm no longer guilty over what I did with that digital character over four years ago. Angemon gave me something…a reason to believe I can put an end to this nightmare here in Electro City. He was a real Digimon, and he gave me an attack specifically for this purpose. It's time I put this to good use." He then noticed Zina's light. "I guess Angemon gave you an opportunity, too. I just hope you know what you're doing, girl. And for that matter, so do I. It's up to us to save Electro City, so let's go!"
As the young man and the panther started running toward the Chaos, Angie desperately screamed, "Cosmo, what are you doing!?"
"You're going to get yourselves killed!" Vega shouted. "Don't do it!"
"Cosmo, Zina, stop!" yelled Ace. "Come back!"
Rika cried, "It's too dangerous…you're not a Digimon. You can't fight that thing!"
The two ignored their friends' cries and pressed themselves forward.
Man, I feel this surging energy, the young man thought to himself. Angemon, I don't know what you did to me and Zina, but thanks. I believe in Zina, and I believe in myself!
He felt the energy from his Digivice all over his body, but more importantly in his heart and soul. His body glowed in a fluorescent orange light, which caused him to start running even faster than he had ever done in his life.
Zina also felt the energy from both Cosmo and the Digivice, which helped her running speed become far quicker than before. She soon imagined a large hoop no more than 15 feet behind Milleniummon and the Chaos. Jumping higher and farther than any hoop she had done with Ace, Angie, or both, she easily soared over the monstrous Digimon and the red jelly-like substance.
Milleniummon did try to grab Zina but was unable to do so because she went so fast in getting by him. "No! A four-legged creature gets past me so easily!? This is not possible! Carbon-based beings cannot do this!"
After going through the mysterious hoop again, the hoop materialized into the strange doorway, except this time it was large enough to fit both creatures to go through. Once again, the doors opened with a strange light.
Cosmo himself held his Digivice tightly in his left hand while he made a superhuman jump into the sky. His right hand started glowing brightly. He realized this was the moment of truth…but how could a human standing no more than five feet and nine inches be a match for a 35-foot digital monster?
Milleniummon noticed the small sliver of light rising higher into the air. "What is this? A small pathetic human challenges my mighty strength? I don't need my cannon to finish you. I can just blow you away from here!"
Concentrating with every ounce of strength within him, Cosmo looked at his opponent with angry eyes glowing in orange. "Buddy, you've got no idea what we humans are capable of! Creepymon was right about you…you're all talk and no action!"
"We shall see, human germ! You can't even get close to me without burning in my flame coating!"
Realizing the doorway was now open, Cosmo was finally ready. All right, it's all or nothing now. "Who said I had to get close to you? All I have to do is…this!" Putting everything he had into his right fist, he threw a strong right jab, which released the power of his attack.
The small beam of light quickly grew larger and started pushing Milleniummon and the Chaos toward the doorway!
"No…this is impossible! I cannot be defeated by a mere human boy!"
"Guess you don't know me very well, do ya!?" Cosmo taunted. "Take your Chaos friend and get out of here! Oh, and say hi to Raptor XII for me if and when you should meet him!"
His pure adrenaline caused the light to overpower the two monsters, pushing them both through the giant doorway.
"A human!? How can he be so small yet so strong!?"
"That's somethin' you'll never understand, creep! Now get lost!"
That scream finally sent the Chaos and Milleniummon completely through the entrance!
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" squealed Milleniummon as the sound echoed through the doorway.
In a matter of seconds, the passage closed again and dissolved away…Electro City was saved from total destruction.
The Digivice in Cosmo's hand shattered into thousands of small pieces, as though the device had served its intended purpose.
Cosmo himself felt very weakened and started falling rapidly towards certain death!
Renamon, however, jumped up and caught him. "Gotcha!" She held on to him as tightly as possible as they landed safely on the ground. As she gently lay Cosmo on the ground, she said, "It's over. Milleniummon and the Chaos are gone from this city."
Zina ran up to lick on Cosmo, her relieved he was all right after such an experience.
Ace, Angie, Rika, and Vega all ran up to where the others were.
"Cosmo," said a worried Ace, "please tell me you're all right."
Slowly opening his eyes, the young man said, "Okay…I'll tell…you I'm all right."
Renamon helped him to sit up and feel comfortable. "I don't know how you were able to stop them with your own attack. You must be a Digimon yourself or something."
"No…a Digimon gave me the chance to use his attack. That 'dream' wasn't a dream after all."
Just then, Rumiko, Zelda, and Renaldo all arrived on the scene.
Rumiko noticed her daughter was safe. "Rika!" She ran up to her daughter to give her a tight hug.
"Mom…"
"I'm so glad you're all right. You were able to stop those monsters from destroying the city."
"No, Mom. It wasn't me or Renamon. It was Cosmo and Zina."
"A boy and the panther? How is that possible?"
Suddenly, they all heard the sounds of cocking guns. "All right, nobody move!" demanded Friedrichs. "You're all going to jail for the damage you've done to this city, and I'm going to make sure the key gets thrown away!"
"You will do no such thing, Friedrichs!" yelled Senator Dobbs, who emerged from the shelter with Miss Lindquist. "These people, along with the panther and that…um, what is it called again?"
Renamon chuckled, "It is called Digimon, sir."
"Yes, thank you. That Digimon and these others saved millions of lives here in the past couple of days. If you place any of them under arrest, I will see you are no longer Chief of Police! Is that understood?"
"Yes, Senator." He then ordered the officers to put their guns away and leave the scene.
The mayor then said, "I want to thank you all for protecting the city the way you did. Now, I wish I could give a public ceremony, but I think it's best we clean up the mess first."
"If it's no offense, sir," said Renamon, "we would prefer not to have any ceremony, as this was just one victory in a dangerous ongoing war."
"Of course, I understand. Your friend mentioned the situation being far worse in Japan. Besides, it'll save us a million dollars to do a ceremony."
"Um, Senator," said Lindquist straightly, "It's going to cost at least ten million to clean up the city."
"What? That much!? Oh, great, just great!" He then stormed away for his car.
Lindquist turned to the others and said, "Thanks for saving the city…all of you." She then followed her boss and soon left for City Hall once again.
Rika then stated, "I think we need to head back to the Magic Express. I know what attacks Cosmo and Zina were able to use against Milleniummon and the Chaos."
Within 20 minutes, everyone gathered at the Magic Express, where Rika pulled out her deck of battle cards from her packet. "Okay, let me see…ah, here they are. Angemon and MagnaAngemon."
Cosmo, still recovering from his wild ordeal said, "Wait…Angemon, that's the Digimon who was there in the middle of the fire. He touched me with his stick, and I must've passed out."
"That 'stick' is called his Angel Staff. Apparently Angemon blessed you with his Hand of Fate attack. Angemon is an Angel Vaccine Digimon, but he's only at the champion level. I guess you fueled your attack by your emotions…and your history with Raptor XII."
"I'm just glad that's behind me. I told Milleniummon to say hi to him if they should ever meet."
"What about Zina?" asked Angie with arousing curiosity. "What did she do?"
"Well, she did MagnaAngemon's Gate of Destiny attack. My guess is that Angemon digivolved to ultimate level and blessed her with that one. How else could Zina make the gate appear?"
Ace then realized, "Then that's how she stopped Creepymon…Zina opened the Gate of Destiny and somehow pushed the Digimon through it."
"Yeah," said Cosmo, "but my Digivice shattered completely. I guess its job was done when Zina and I finished them off."
"Apparently so," added Renamon. "The city is now safe."
Zelda added, "And we still had a successful photo shoot despite everything. There's only one more thing to do, and I need Rika to come with me."
Rika had to think for a moment and finally remembered. "The casual photo shoot with you and me! I forgot all about it!"
Zelda then took out two one-time use cameras. "One for you and one for me."
Rumiko, however, pulled out her own camera. "Wait, um, can I do this, too? I want to see Rika just being herself also."
The tamer smiled at her mother. "Really? You mean it?"
"Of course, sweetie. You have the right to choose your own path, and I know right now being a Digimon tamer is the path. Let's go out and enjoy this!"
Zelda, Rumiko, and Rika shared a couple of hours around the various sites in Electro City, all taking the most candid and casual photos of themselves just having fun. It was all worth it, seeing that Rika was a part of a group that had saved Electro City from certain doom.

A couple of days later, Rika and her family were at the airport with Ace, Angie, Cosmo, and Zina.
"I wish we could stay longer," said Rika, "but I've learned from Takato that the situation there is worsening rapidly. Renamon and I have to return so we can help out there. Will they be in for quite a story."
Cosmo agreed. "Yeah. Tell 'em everything. Especially about me."
Angie poked Cosmo in the arm. "Stop that, silly. Remember, you're not getting a ceremony."
"Aw, did ya have to remind me?"
Ace then stepped up and shook Rika's hand. "Rika, you've proven to be a tough young lady who doesn't take anything lying down. I hope you and Renamon can help the others stop the D-Reaper in Japan."
"So do I. Oh, um, before I forget, could I get autographed pics of you for my friends, all…11 of them?"
"You need only ask." He then made 11 photos each with his picture and autograph appear. "Here you go."
"Thanks. I'll never forget this trip, or all the fun I had here in Electro City, despite the Digimon and the Chaos."
Rumiko then stepped up. "Zelda said as soon as she gets the photos developed, she'll send my mother, Rika, and me copies of them."
"Good," said Mishara. "I certainly look forward to seeing the candid photo shoot between all three of you."
An announcement soon came through the intercom. "Flight 1277 bound for Tokyo International now boarding at Gate 23."
Rika said, "Well, that's our flight. Guess it's time for us to go."
"Rika, wait," said Angie. "There's something I want to give you." She put out her right hand and made a butterfly necklace appear. "Take this to remember your experience here in Electro City."
The tamer took the necklace. "It's beautiful. Thank you, Angie. You're one of the best friends I've ever had." She hugged her friend happily.
She then looked at Cosmo. "Cosmo, I hope you'll find your real destiny someday. You really shined when it was needed the most."
"Hey, I'm just happy I was able to help out in any way. Of course, I probably wouldn't feel comfortable doing that biomerge thing, but I'm sure glad you do. Good luck back in Japan." He then shook her hand out of friendship.
"Thanks. Well, we'd better board the plane before we get stuck here."
With that, the Nonaka family boarded their plan for their journey home.
However, Angie sent a thought to Renamon. Please take care of Rika, my friend. And good luck in hopefully being able to defeat the D-Reaper once and for all.
I have always watched over her and always will. We will stop the D-Reaper, some way, somehow. Farewell, Angela Jacobs. May the magic within you always shine brightly.
"Farewell, Renamon," she said quietly. Angie looked at her friends and said, "Let's go home, guys."
With arms around each other's shoulders, Ace, Angie, and Cosmo, with Zina tagging along, returned home to the Magic Express.

In a matter of hours, Rika and her family were safely back in Japan, where Takato and Henry had waited for them to return.
"Welcome back, Rika," said Henry. "How was the trip?"
"It was so unbelievable, it'll take at least three hours to tell the whole story."
Takato chuckled and said, "Hey, the Chaos here hasn't grown any since you left, so I think there's some time for you to tell us the story."
"That's part of the story…the Chaos actually showed up in Electro City."
"You're kidding! The red junk showed up there!? Why?"
"Simple. It wanted Renamon and me to get back here. And…would you believe Renamon and I were able to biomerge because of Ace Cooper and Angela Jacobs?"
Henry was dumbfounded. "The two magicians were able to help you biomerge…in the real world?"
"That's right, but oh, brother, there's so much I've got to tell you. First things first, though. I have a great little souvenir for each of you and the others." Rika then gave Henry and Takato each an autographed photo of Ace Cooper himself.
"Whoa," said Takato in awe. "This is way cool. So, Mr. Cooper turned out to be an okay guy?"
"A lot more than okay, Takato. Ace Cooper is really the best magician in the world…and a great friend."
Rika Nonaka could not wait to tell her friends about her experience in Electro City, California, and Renamon would be there as well, since she played a major role in helping protect Electro City from destruction by the Chaos.

Electro City, California, is now safe from the danger known as the Chaos. If not for the heroic efforts of Rika Nonaka, Renamon, Ace Cooper, Cosmo, Zina, and Angela Jacobs, the city would have been destroyed completely. Of course, Rika and Renamon had to return to Japan to face more of the Chaos and eventually the D-Reaper. Digimon fans know what happened there...

I hope I was able to send some major shockwaves to fans of both The Magician and Digimon, since some wild ideas were put into play in this story. That's the power of the Internet, the ability to take two things that are completely different and putting them together into a weird story with strange twists and turns. Who knows what my next trick could be...