Last time: The Digidestined journeyed to France to search for the Machina Codex. While there Leyu and Akira went on their date, while there Erika showed up and ruined it. Meanwhile, the Digidestined found the second part of the Machina Codex, but it gave no location of the WHite Digivice. Tai then said he was having dreams of Miriya, and that she had the White Digivice the whole time.

                They traveled to the cave where Miriya had died. Seiji then revealed himself as the Child of Darkness, and kidnapped the last Digidestined he needed, Tai Kamiya.

                The Night of Destiny: Part 6: Twilight of the Heroes

                "This is your fault!" Shiro shouted, his finger pointed right at Akira's face,"You had that stupid psychic scrambler device, but he knew! Seiji knew where we were going, because you told him!"

                "Maybe," Akira said, glaring at him,"How was I suppose to know he was the Child of Darkness?! He was...is my cousin, I thought I could trust him!"

                "Guys, please," Hyouriki said, stepping between them,"I don't think it's time for this."

                "She's right," Dan said,"I think we should get back to Japan, and tell my father what happened."

                Akira breathed out heavily. "Alright, Hyouriki can you teleport us back?"

                "I can't in here," she said,"There's some sort of interference in here, we'll need to get outside."

                "Let's go," Akira said.

                As they were running outside of the cave, Akira said,"We're going to have to assume that Seiji took my father and the twins to the same place as the others kidnapped Digidestined, maybe even to Seiji's base."

                "So we're back where we started!" Scott sighed, throwing up his hands.

                "No," Akira said,"We figured out that the Child of D-that Seiji was after Digidestined that could open Digital Gates. My father knew he could possibly be captured, so he wore a homing device. Noriko should be able to find out where he is, and, unless I'm wrong, Hyouriki can take us there."

                Ken's daughter was about to say something, when Shiro spoke up. "No, no more! We are not following the Kamiyas anymore! Your father was captured, you are an idiot, and your cousin is our greatest enemy! No more!"

                Akira struggled to stay calm,"Do you have a better idea?"

                Shiro stuttered. "Well, no, but..."

                "Then shut the hell up!" Akira screamed,"I'm tired of your little spoiled attitude!"

                "Why can't we just track the Digivices?" Erika asked.

                "Because," Akira said, annoyed,"We couldn't use them to find my aunt Kari, and all the rest, right?"

                "Oh," Erika said, feeling like she was about to start crying.

                Akira turned back to Hyouriki,"Well, Miss Ichijoji?"

                She nodded. "Let's do it."

                Willis sighed deeply as he walked down the glowing yellow road. He looked up and whipped the sweat off of his forehead. "Only a little more to go, Terriermon. We should be at the castle soon."

                "Great," Terriermon said, plopping down on his rear,"It's been a long couple of days."

                Willis turned and looked back at the stone castle that was floating in the center of glowing yellow roads. "I just can't help but think that something bad is about to happen."

                Seiji smiled to himself as he walked into the prison hallway of his castle. He spied Tai and Agumon lying unconscious on the last cylinder. "That was too easy," he said,"I guess my great uncle wasn't so strong after all..."

                "He's the Master of the Digidestined!" Ken shouted,"He's much stronger than you!"

                "Ha!" Seiji laughed,"I doubt it."

                "Why are you doing this?" Kari asked,"Why?"

                "Well, dear mother," Seiji said with a smirk,"Tai Kamiya was the last Digidestined that I needed, so you will soon find out."

                Seiji turned away from Kari's cell and continued to walk down the hall. As he did, he passed all the other captive Digidestined, who cringed with fear as Seiji passed them.

                At the end of the hall, were the Twins and their Digimon, strapped to the brick wall with metal braces. Seiji looked at them and laughed. "You should not have jumped into the portal after your leader, now you will watch your world suffer in pain and fear!"

                Sam struggled against his bonds,"Whatever it is you're planning, you won't get away with it! Akira will stop you!"

                Seiji chuckled. "My pitiful cousin is no where near my power level. Heh, his Digimon can't even get passed the Ultimate level."

                "What does that mean?" Serena asked.

                Seiji just laughed as he left the hall.

                "It was you!" Davis screamed, his finger pointed at T.K.'s face,"You were the one that slept with Kari! Seiji is your son, isn't he? Didn't you listen to Azulongmon's warning! You idiot, this is your fault! All of it is your fault!"

                T.K. jumped up. "Why don't you shut up?! Kari was breaking down because her psychic powers were emerging! She needed support! And just think, if you weren't out trying to prove yourself in the Digital World, then it might have been you!"

                "You doomed us all!" Davis shouted.

                "That's enough!"Akira shouted, his voice echoing throughout the warroom,"We have to find out where Seiji is, before he does.....whatever he is planning to do! We can't fight amongst ourselves!"

                T.K. and Davis glared at each other, before they both sat back down at the table. Izzy, standing next to Noriko, let out a breath he didn't even realize he was holding, then spoke up,"Noriko and I have programed the computer to search for the frequency of Tai's homing device, however, it will take some time."

                "And once we've found out where Seiji is holding the others, Hyouriki will take me there," Akira said.

                "Alone?" Matt asked, "Are you sure?"

                "I'll go with him," Chris said, nodding at Akira.

                "There will be a large team," Davis said, sternly,"There is safety in numbers."

                "I don't know..."Akira said,"Don't you think it would be better for a smaller team to slip in?"

                "I'll think about it," Davis said,"This meeting is over."

                Akira sighed and slowly left the war room with the others. He walked back towards his room, when Mina appeared in front of him. "Akira," she said, bowing.

                "Yes?" Akira asked.

                "Come," Mina said, mentioning with her hand,"There is a meeting that you should be a part of."

                "Another one?" he asked,"But Davis just..."

                Mina smiled slightly,"This is a more...cosmic one, you could say. Come, Hyouriki is waiting."

                "Hyouriki?" Akira asked, following Mina down the hall,"What does she have to do with this?"

                "You will see," Mina said,"I received a...mystic call from a group of beings in the Digital World, that which to speak to the Son of the Master of the Digidestined. I believe they are holding a cosmic meeting, and want you to be a part of it."

                "Why?" Akira's Agumon asked, following Mina into a small room.

                "I do not know, but you will know soon," she said.

                Hyouriki was waiting inside the bare room with her Penmon. "We are ready," Mina said,"Can you take us there."

                Hyouriki nodded, and opened a black portal in front of them. "After you."

                Mina and Akira walked in with their Digimon, then Hyouriki and Penmon walked in. They materialized almost instantly in the Dark Ocean.

                "Is it just me," Penmon asked,"Or does this place seem....darker than usual?"

                "There is a very evil presence here," Mina said, looking around,"Almost...watching us...."

                "Let's just hurry and get out of here," Akira said.

                Deep under the rolling waves of the black water was a room much like the Digidestined's War room filled with computers inside a giant dome castle. On the main screen was an image of the trio of Digidestined, walking across the black sand on the beach. A gray tentacle reached forward and pressed a green switch on the console below it. The image instantly focused on Hyouriki. "Ah," a gurgling voice said,"My Dark Bride, how I have long for you. You do not yet realize the darkness in the depths of your soul, but you soon will."

                "Dragomon," a different voice behind him spoke,"Is everything ready?"

                "Yes, Lord Seiji," Dragomon said,"But, remember our agreement, the Digimon Empress is mine."

                "Of course, just be ready when I give the word."

                Dragomon bowed, even though Seiji could not see,"I am your humble servant, my lord."

                Seiji grinned as he walked down the hallway where the prisoners were trapped, each inside their own glass cylinder. Seiji and his Salamon stopped in the middle of the hall, each one of the captive Digidestined staring at him, while Oikawa and Mummymon stood at one end of the hall, and Piedmon stood at the other.The Child of Darkness grinned, as he pulled out a small remote. "It is now time."

                "Time for what?" Kari asked.

                "Very well," Seiji said,"I think it is time I told you. As I have repeatedly told you, we are in the Limbo between Earth and the Digital World and you are all Digidestined that have the ability to open Digital Gates, whether it is without a D-3, such as Tai and Kari or special gates, like Ken, the ability to tear apart reality itself for a small amount of time is inside of you all. By positioning each of you in a tower around my castle, I plan to suck the Digital Gate energy out of you, where it will be stored in a globe in the center of the castle's roof. Then, I will use that gathered energy, to destroy the boundaries of this limbo, connecting Earth and the Digital World together!"

                The captured Digidestined gasped.

                "And once two world become one," Seiji said, an aura of black appearing around him,"I will destroy all humans! Only Digidestined and Digimon will remain, and I will be the supreme ruler!"

                "You can't!" Oikawa shouted, from the end of the hall,"You can't kill innocent humans, and if you connected both worlds, the reality storms will rip both of them apart!"

                Seiji ignored him as he pressed a button on his small remote control. The captured Digidestined's cylinder cells fell into the brick wall, sliding down a long tube. "Do you hear me?!" Oikawa shouted, slapping the control away from Seiji, then smashing it with his foot.

                "You dare defy me?!" Seiji shouted, black currents shouting through his forehead,"I will not tolerate it! Salamon, destroy him!"

                "Yes sir," his Digimon said,"Salamon digivolve to Black Gatomon!"

                Black Gatomon was about to leap forward, when something slammed into her back, sending her to the ground. Seiji's eyes bulged when he saw a small dagger sticking out of his Digimon's back. He saw a shadow leap over his head and land next to Oikawa. "Piedmon..." Seiji asked, surprised.

                "As you can see," Oikawa said, mentioning to Mummymon, then Piedmon,"I too, believe in good alliances."

                "Traitors!" Seiji shouted,"All three of you will die!"

                "Hmp!" Piedmon grunted, crossing his arms,"I was once the ruler of the entire Digital World. Did you really think I would follow you so blindly? Ha!"

                Black Gatomon slowly got to her feet. "Are you okay?" Seiji asked.

                "Yeah," she said, leaping frward,"I will be, as soon as I take care of these two!"

                She slammed her fist into Mummymon's nose, then spun around and slammed her foot into the side of Piedmon's head. Mummymon swung his gun up and fired, while Piedmon slashed his swords down. Black Gatomon jumped out of the way, and the two attacks slammed into one another.

                Black Gatomon chuckled to herself as she landed on top of Piedmon's head. When Mummymon shot his bandages at her, she jumped out of the way, wrapping Piedmon's head in white cloth.

                "Just smash her!" Oikawa ordered.

                "She's too fast!" Mummymon said, swinging his fists as Piedmon ripped his head free.

                The clown Digimon whipped out his swords and held them in front of Black Gatomon. "Come on!" Piedmon shouted.

                As Black Gatomon leapt forward, Mummymon shot his bandages, catching Seiji's Digimon in them. He then threw the bandaged cat into Seiji's arms, when Piedmon fired. "Clown Trick!"

                The blast nailed Seiji and Black Gatomon, crashing them into the wall, which collapsed apart on them.

                The trio ran out of the hallway and into a large domed shaped room with large windows. Daemon and the Hunters were standing in front of one of the windows, watching as each of the captive Digidestined slid up a tower around the castle.

                "Ah," Daemon said, turning towards Oikawa and the others, "Do you know what is happening outside?"

                "Seiji was just using us!" Oikawa said,"He's going to destroy the boundaries of Limbo, which will connect Earth and the Digital World. He doesn't realize that the reality storms will destroy both worlds! You the Child of Darkness's second-in-command, tell me how to stop what Seiji has started!"

                "You will never succeed! It is already too late!"

                Everyone turned to the doorway, Seiji and Black Gatomon were slowly walking into the room. "The captive Digidestined are already in place, there is nothing you can do now! Daemon destroy them!"

                Oikawa turned back to Daemon. "No...don't..." he whispered,"Don't do it."

                "Hmp," Daemon laughed,"I am my master's loyal servant, and you are his enemies. Barker, take care of them."

                The leader of the Hunters stepped forward,"Malcolm you're up!"

                Malcolm's Flymon started to flap his wings, sending a piercing whine throughout the hall. "I cannot keep my balance," Piedmon mumbled. He fell to his knees, and slowly placed his fingers together. "C..C..Clown Trick...." The blast left his fingers and slammed into Flymon, crashing him into the ground.

                "Hunters, attack!" Barker ordered.

                "Nail Bone!"

                "Darkness Wave!"

                "Brown Stinger!"

                The three attacks shot forward, zapping into Oikawa's ground, crashing them into the ground. "It's no use," Oikawa said,"We've got to free the Digidestined Twins."

                "Go," Piedmon said, blocking all three attacks with his swords,"I'll hold them off, so long as I am able."

                "Thank you," Oikawa said, running into a different hallway with Mummymon right behind him.

                The twins were struggling to get out of the bonds that held them to the wall, when Oikawa and Mummymon ran in. "The Child of Darkness is going to destroy Earth and the Digital World. You have to help us stop him."

                "What?" Sam asked.

                "You mean us?" Serena asked, amazed as Mummymon pulled at the metal shackles, freeing them and their Digimon.

                After Oikawa explain what was happening, Sam said,"We've got to get Mr. Kamiya and the others off of those towers, and quickly."

                "Fine," a sinister voice boomed,"But you will not get the chance."

                "Myotismon!" Mummymon said, as the vampire Digimon dropped down from the ceiling.

                He grinned wickedly and threw his arms open,"Grisly Wing!"

                Akira gasped as they exited Hyouriki's portal. The small group was standing on the tallest mountain in a tight mountain range. "Where are we?" he asked, looking at a black, star filled sky.

                "I don't know," Hyouriki said, shrugging her shoulders,"Mina just gave me the coordinates."

                "A special area in the Digital World," Mina said.

                "This is where this 'cosmic meeting' is going to take place?" Penmon asked.

                Mearamon nodded. "Yes."

                "I guess we're early, huh?" Agumon asked.

                "No, they were just waiting for us to arrive."

                Agumon looked at him strangely. "What are you talking about?"

                Suddenly the night sky lit up as bright as day, revealing a group of giant figures floating in the sky. "Woa!" Hyouriki almost shouted.

                Akira gasped."I..I don't believe it..I know who these beings are from stories my father told me, but...to see them all here, together, it's.....overwhelming. They're the Deities of the Digital World!"

                Akira stepped forward and stared at each one of the figures. He first look to a male angel wearing a full suit of armor that covered every inch of his body, and a female angel wearing a smaller suit of armor. "Seraphymon and Ophanimon, the head of the Angel Digimon, soldiers of the Digital Gods." He then turned to a large stripped blue tiger, that was standing on one of the mountains. "Baihumon, the Guardian of the Western Hemisphere!" Akira's eyes then moved to a giant green turtle and the bottom of the group that easily dwarfed all the others present,"Xuanwumon, the Guardian of the South."

                 "And Azulongmon, the most powerful Digital Deity and the Guardian of the East," Akira's Agumon said.

                "And that is Zhuqiaomon," Akira continued, looking at a giant flaming phoenix floating above all the others,"The Dark Guardian of the North."

                "Akira," Hyouriki whispered into his ear,"Do you see that Digimon standing on one of the mountains? That looks like the Digimon that my father defeated before the Dark Spore entered his body."

                "That's Milleniumon, the Dark God of Time," Akira said. He then turned to a giant man/horse wearing a cornucopia on his back, and carrying a small monkey on his shoulders. "And those are Indramon and Makuramon, two of the Devas, Dark Gods of the Stars."

                Hyouriki's eyes drifted to a large red dragon wearing bright white armor, almost like a skeleton. He had his arms crossed, and fire was whipping around him. "Who is that?" she asked.

                Mina looked to where Ken's daughter was looking. She gasped slightly, then turned to Azulongmon. "I was not aware that Megidramon would be here."

                "I was not expecting him either," Azulongmon thundered,"But he did heed my call."

                "Who is Megidramon?" Hyouriki whispered.

                "He is the supremely powerful Dark God of Destruction," Akira whispered back, "Although, I have heard him referred to as the Master of Death."

                Megidramon glared down at Mina. "Make no mistake," he growled,"I am here solely on a matter of survival, nothing more."

                "Very well," Azulongmon said,"Now that we are all present, let me begin. Nearly seventeen-years-ago I warned Takeru Takashi that he could not impregnate Hikari Kamiya. I told him that no human could handle the intensity of their combined powers. It seems I was correct. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. By the time he was of age five, their son, Seiji Kamiya, could already order his Digimon to reach his Mega form. The power inside of him has continued to evolve and grow, until this day, when it has reached its zenith."

                Azulongmon sighed slightly. "I hate to admit this, but even I do not know the extent of Seiji's powers. He could very well exceed us all."

                Megidramon chuckled slightly. "I am not afraid of a mere human, even the strongest Digidestineds were nothing compared to us! Why are we cowering here? We should fight him, before he destroys the Digital World!"

                "I very much do not wish to," the giant turtle, Xuanwumon spoke, in an ancient, cracked voice,"but I must agree with Megidramon. I have seen over twelve millennia of the Digital World, I very much wish to see more."

                "Excuse me," Akira spoke up,"but, do you know where Seiji is now?"

                "No, sadly, we do not, Akira Kamiya," Zhuqiaomon said, in a voice that roared like the fire on his back,"however, we all fell that the destruction of the Digital World may be at hand. Dark energies have begun to flow near the borders of the Earth, and I believe your home world may be in danger as well."

                "We have to do something!" Akira shouted.

                "What do you suggest?" Azulongmon asked.

                "Me?" Akira asked, surprised,"Well, I...."

                "We are going to follow him?" Megidramon laughed,"He is a mere human!"

                "His very birth was orchestrated by me for the sole purpose of fighting the Child of Darkness!" Azulongmon thundered,"He is not present in any of the vision I, or any of those here present have seen. Thus, he is outside the influence of fate and destiny! I will follow him!"

                "As will I," Zhuqiaomon said.

                "And I," Bahiumon added, raising his paw.

                Xuanwumon added his support as well.

                "Akira Kamiya's father was chosen as the Master of the Digidestined because of his great leadership abilities," Seraphymon said, facing Megidramon,"I would not have done so if I thought his son would not have the same talents the support of the Angle Digimon is with young Kamiya."

                Milleniumon turned towards Akira. "I know of your father, a great hero, and a mighty warrior, I would hate to think that it does not run in the family. You may count Milleniumon among your group."

                "What of you, Devas?" Mina asked,"Do you speak for the other ten as well?"

                "Yes, we do," Makuramon said, standing up on Indramon's shoulders.

                "We have weighed the options," Indramon said,"and we chose to side with the humans."

                Megidramon began to laugh slightly. "I see that a unanimous is needed. Very well, I will follow you...for now."

                Akira took a deep breath. "Okay, I think this will be the best course of action...."

                Piedmon's sword clashed against Skull Satanmon's staff.  The two combatants glared at each other, sweat pouring over their faces. "Give up now!" Skull Satanmon demanded,"You can't defeat our master. The Child of Darkness will rule everything!"

                "Don't you get it?" Piedmon asked,"He is going to destroy both worlds! He will have nothing to rule!"

                Skull Satanmon pushed Piedmon's sword away, crashing him onto his back. He leapt into the air, and pointed his staff down. "Nail Bone!"

                Piedmon rolled out of the way, seconds before the blast struck. He jumped up and held his swords out, ready for another attack. "Why don't you give up?" Piedmon asked,"I'm going to beat you, just like I did the other Hunters."

                "We are the strongest of the Hunters!" Barker shouted from the sidelines,"You killed the others, but you won't kill us!"

                Skull Stanmon charged forward and crashed his staff into Piedmon's head. The Mega hissed in pain as he fell onto his knees. He lifted his fingers at Skull Satanmon's stomach,"Clown Trick!"

                The evil Ultimate fell onto his back. Piedmon jumped up, his swords pointed down, ready for the kill. Suddenly, Skull Satanmon shot his staff up. "Nail Bone!"

                Piedmon was hit in the nose, throwing his head back so far that it almost touched his back.

                Barker laughed as Piedmon slammed into the ground. "Darn it!" he said, snapping his fingers,"His head didn't snap off. Oh well. Get the handcuffs, Skull Satanmon, he's our prisoner!"

                Seiji glanced into his control console. "The time is now at hand," he said, looking at a small monitor that read,"ALL TOWERS FULL."

                He laughed to himself,"The Digital Gate Digidestined are now all in place!" He pressed a large, red button,"Let the end game began!"

                Outside, all the captured Digidestined groaned in pain as a weird feeling began to pass through them. "What's happening?" Kari asked.

                "It feels like my...my energy to open Digital Gates is slipping away," Ken said.

                "Fight it!" Tai screamed,"Don't let him to it!"

                Suddenly, electrical bolts shot from each of the Digidestined into a large glowing sphere in the center of the circle. As it did, the reality around them began to slowly fall apart.

                "Where have you been?" Noriko asked as Akira walked into the warroom,"I've been trying to page you for at least a half-an-hour."

                "Sorry," Akira said,"I was in another meeting. What is it?"

                "I think we may have found your father," Noriko said, turning around to face the computer screens.

                "What?" Akira asked, running towards her.

                Noriko reached over and pressed a button on the console. A computerized voice spoke out of the speakers. "All tests indicate a partial voyage."

                "Partial?" Akira asked,"Does that mean my father didn't make it, wherever he was suppose to go?"

                "Computer," Noriko said,"Was Kamiya's voyage stopped in any way?"

                "Unknown, but Taichi Kamiya has been in the same location since the tests have began."

                "Where?" Akira asked.

                "Between worlds, a neutral zone, a Limbo. Taichi Kamiya existed outside of both worlds."

                "' Outside of both worlds," Noriko said, amazed,"Akira, we've...Akira?" She turned around, only to find he was gone,"Akira?!"

                Akira charged down the stairs towards the Ichijoji apartment,"Hyouriki, I know where we need to go!"

                Sam grabbed his twin sister's hand and quickly pulled her into the narrow hallway. "What did you-?" Serena started to ask before Sam wrapped his hand around her mouth.

                "Quiet!" he hissed. The twins and their Digimon stood completely still. A second later Diaboromon flew past them.

                "Thanks," Serena said, breathing heavily,"If he saw us, I think we'd be dead right now!"

                "Come on, Serena," her Candlemon called,"They are leaving without us."

                She looked up and saw that her brother and his Canlemon had already reached the end of the hallway, and were inside the next room.

                "Thanks alot!" she yelled, running inside,"What if....where are we?"

                "I don't know," Sam said, looking around. The room itself was much like every other one inside of Seiji's castle, except that this room was completely bare except for a large window cut into the wall and a large metal box, with a monitor on top, and a group of buttons below it. "Let's see what's on that screen.....ah,.....ALL TOWERS FULL. STAGE ONE COMPLETE. PROCEEDING TO STAGE TWO:DESTROY EARTH'S BARRIER."

                "Oh no!" Sam's Candlemon cried out,"That means Seiji is going to rip open the borders of the worlds!"

                "Can you stop it?" Serena asked.

                "No," Sam said, slamming his fist onto the console,"It looks like this was just a monitoring station, probably for Diaboromon."

                "But why did he run off so fast?" Serena's Candlemon asked.

                "I don't know," Serena said, walking over to the window to look at the two giant towers directly in front of her. However, she saw through the space between the two, a glowing yellow road, and two figures walking towards them. She quickly pulled out her Digivice. "Good," she said,"I'm tracking all the Digidestineds above us, probably because they're in such close range, but, who is that?" She took out her D-terminal and connected it to the Digivice. A list of all the Digidestined in the towers appeared on the screen, as well as the person walking on the yellow road. "It's Willis!" she cheered.

                "Willis?" Sam asked, running to his sister's side,"Where?"

                "There!" Serena said, pointing outside.

                "That's why Diaboromon left!" Sam said,"Quick, e-mail him and tell him to destroy the towers!"

                "What?" Serena asked,"Are you sure?"

                "Yes!" Sam said,"Do it, quickly!"

                As soon as the light from Hyouriki's portal faded, she screamed.

                "What's the matter?" Akira asked, running past her,"What is....Oh..crap!"

                "I think we've been set up," Chris said.

                Everyone in the small group stared at the forces in front of them. On the massive shores of the Dark Ocean, hundreds of Scubamon, Divermon, dark Zudomons, Gesomons, Ebidramons, and countless other types of water Digimon were simply standing on the shore. In front of them all, was a giant creature. "Dragomon!" Hyouriki said,"You're Dragomon, but..but how did I know that?"

                "What do you want with us?" Leyu asked.

                "I am tired of you traveling through my dimension!" Dragomon shouted,"Destroy the Digidestined!"

                "Run!" Dan shouted.

                The Digidestined ran through the black shores, dodging the harpoons and tentacles that were being thrown at them. "We've got to get back to Earth!" Akira said,"And find another way to this Limbo!"

                "Alright," Hyouriki said, placing her hands against her forehead,"Although I never did this while I was running before."

                While Hyouriki was trying to concentrate, Dragomon smiled as he lead the armies. He slowly raised his trident, the jewel in the center glowing.

                "Got it!" Ken's daughter said, as a dark circle appeared in the ground in front of them.

                "I never seen you make a portal in the ground before," Sam Ichijoji said.

                "I never have," she said.

                "Never mind that!" Akira shouted, "jump in!"

                Chris jumped in first, followed by Leyu, Dan, Scott, Erika, Sam, and Hyouriki. Akira was about to jump in, when he felt a tentacle wrap around his leg. He and his Digimon were pulled away from the Hyouriki's portal. He tried to call out to them, but they were already gone.

                Willis fell onto his feet as the yellow road he was standing on suddenly shook violently. "What was that, Willis?" Terriermon asked.

                "I don't know," Willis said, getting back on his feet,"But, look around us, something bad is happening."

                The black atmosphere that was surrounding all of the area inside of the Limbo was covered, like a spider's web, by bolts of lightning. Beneath them, the black abyss was slowly starting to glow with a dull blue light. Willis threw his hands up "What the hell is going on around here?!"

                "Willis," Terriermon said, pulling the D-terminal out of Willis's backpack,"We've got mail."

                "Not now!" Willis said,"I've got to figure out what's going on here."

                "I think you want to hear this," Terriermon said, looking at the D-terminal's screen,"It's from Serena Zoma."

                "Serena Zoma? Tai Kamiya's servant?"

                "Yeah, she's inside that castle, with a group of evil Digimon, and the Child of Darkness."

                "Who's the Child of Darkness?"

                Terriermon ignored him and continued,"She says we've got to destroy the towers around the castle, but be careful because Kamiya is up there, with the rest of the captured Digidestined. If we don't destroy the ring, the Child of Darkness is going to destroy the borders between Earth and the Digital World."

                Willis's eyes lit open. He shot his head down to the blue light beneath them. "We're going to materialize in the sky over Earth." He reached into his pocket and pulled a gold object out,"Golden Armor Digivole, and take those towers out!"

                "Right! Terriermon Golden Armor Digivolve to Rapidmon!"

                The armored Digimon slammed into the yellow road. He pointed his arms at the tower right in front of them. "Rapid Fire!" he shouted, blasting away the bottom portion of the tower. It collapsed on itself, leaving the imprisoned Digidestined safely on top of the pile. Rapidmon continued with the other towers, doing the same thing, until all the energy collected inside of the sphere at the top of the tower, returned to their rightful owners.

                Inside his control room, Seiji could only gasp at what he was seeing. He read the words on the screen,"T-towers n-no longer registering? Digital Gate energy collector empty?"

                Seiji's knuckles were white as his fists drew blood. He spun around and grabbed his communicator. "Diaboromon, someone's outside!"

                "I know, Master," Diaboromon said,"I am going to deal with it as we speak!"

                "What happened?" Dan shouted,"How did you open a portal in the sky?"

                "I don't know!" Hyouriki answered, watching as the ground came ever closer to them,"I think we're going to die!"

                "Biyomon!" Leyu cried out to her Digimon.

                "Biyomon digivolve to Birdramon!"

                All the Digidestined landed on top of Leyu's Digimon. "Glad that's over," Scott said, breathing out a sigh of relief.

                "No it isn't!" Penguimon shouted,"Hyouriki, look!"

                All the color drained from the elder Ichijoji child. "M..my portal, it won't close! The Dark Ocean is invading Earth!"

                Birdramon landed in an large alley. Hyouriki ran out of the space and looked to the dark circle above Tokyo. Hundreds of Digimon were dropping from the sky. "W..what have I done?"

                "You have simply done what you were meant too."

                Hyouriki spun around and saw Dragomon towering above her. "Y..you did this!"

                "I simply used the power in my Trident to keep the portal open. Now this world will be conquered, in the name of my Lord Seiji!"

                "You set us up!" Hyouriki shouted, tears started to fall down her cheeks,"You knew we'd go through the Dark Ocean to get to Limbo!"

                "Of course," Dragomon smiled,"Welcolme to the end of this world, now, stand at my side, as my dark bride!"

                "Gross!" Hyouriki shouted, gagging.

                "You are mine, my Digimon Empress!"

                "Fight him Mummymon!" Oikawa shouted,"Don't let him beat you!"

                "I'm.....trying..." he answered.

                Myotismon smiled wickedly as he pushed his fist deeper into Mummymon's skin, which only increased the red current coursing through his body, as well as the pain.

                Myotismon was laughing mercilessly as he was slowly killing Mummyon. He was laughing so hard, that he didn't notice Mummymon slowly lift his barrel gun. When it was high enough, he let it drop, which pounded the vampire Digimon into the ground.

                Mummymon started breathing heavily as the pain subsided. "Still think you're so tough?" Oikawa asked.    

                "I've had just about all I can take of you!" Myotismon shouted, he ran forward. He and Mummyon began to trade punched.. Myotismon brought his foot around and kick Mummymon in the side. Mummymon then punched Myotismon in the face. While the vampire Digimon was recovering, Mummymon brought both his fists together down onto Myotismon's back, sending him to his knees.

                Myotismon recovered and rolled out of the way. He quickly grabbed Mummymon by the arm and threw him into a brick wall. Oikawa ran over to where the Egyptian Digimon was getting to his feet.

                Myotismon watched Oikawa and Mummymon dizzily get up. "You've lost," he said,"I've beaten you."

                "You've haven't beaten us yet!" Oikawa said,"Mummymon, get-" Suddenly, the ground began to shake.

                "Earthquake!" Myotismon shouted, "Seiji must be starting his plans!" Fissure lines began to form in the castle floor. The castle itself began to shift and fall. He heard Oikawa shout out. Myotismon spun around and was just in time to see the wall they were standing near, fall on top of Oikawa and Mummymon. Then, the building to the left fell onto them, kicking up a tremendous amount of smoke and dust.

                "Ha!" Myotismon laughed,"Crushed to death by a simple wall! Ha ha ha!"

                "I...I think we did it," Willis said, looking around Limbo,"The light below us disappeared, and Limbo's stopped shaking."

                Rapidmon looked to the fallen towers. "I think I did it right, but, let's hurry to see if I accidental crushed anyone."

                Willis sighed deeply. "Come on." The two of them started to run towards the collapsed towers, when something suddenly crashed in front of them.

                "Diaboromon!" they both shouted.

                The evil Digimon pulled his fist back, then shot it forward. Slamming into Rapidmon. Willis watched in horror as his Digimon crashed into the ground behind him. He then made the biggest mistake by turning his back on his enemy. Diaboromon didn't wait for another chance. He slammed his fist into Willis back, sending the human to land next to his Digimon partner.

                "Why you little...!" Rapidmon shouted, charging forward. Diaboromon grabbed him with both of his hands, the slammed him into Willis's back. Rapidmon started to glow, then shrunk back into Terriermon.

                Seiji was tapping on the metal of his control console, when his communicator started to beep. "This is Seiji, what is it?"

                "Sir, this is Barker. The rest of the Hunters are dead, but Piedmon is our prisoner."

                "Good," Seiji smiled, when his communicator beeped again.

                "What is it now?"

                "I've just received word from Myotismon, Oikawa and Mummymon have been crushed under a collapsed wall, while Diaboromon has defeated Willis and Rapidmon."

                "Excellent, recaptured the freed Digidestined."

                "Yes sir, Barker out."

                Seiji leaned back in his chair. "While your little rebellion failed, Oikawa, it did serve to buy both world a few more hours of peace, I hope they make the best of it!"

                "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you again, but we've just received a..prisoner that I think you'll want to see."

                "I'll be right down."

                As Digimon poured out of the giant portal in the sky over Tokyo, two figures stood on top of the Digidestined Building. "This isn't good," Veemon said.

                Davis sighed deeply. "I know. We're under attack. It's an invasion."

                "But, we can't give up."

                Davis smiled slightly. "The thought never crossed my mind."

                Seiji could hardly contain his joy as he stepped into the room. "Whoever captured him, will get a major promotion!"

                "I will find out," Black Gatomon said.

                "I want to thank that Digimon personally," Seiji said, staring at the two figures strapped to the brick wall. "I can't believe it! Akira Kamiya, my cousin, my enemy, has fallen. Now, all that remains is both worlds!"

                With Akira and his Agumon captured, Willis and Terriermon left for dead, Piedmon being tortured, Oikawa and Mummymon crushed under a collapsed brick wall, and the twins lost in Seiji massive castle, it seems all the mortals who could have stop the Child of Darkness have been defeated. Now, it's time for the Digital Gods to try, but, will they survive the massive battle ahead of them? Next: The Night of Destiny: Part 7: Bold and Fearless!