Episode Five

TK was still by Matt's side, still crying. It was nearing dawn. One by one, the Digi-destined had dropped off to an uneasy sleep, not being able to help themselves. Had the sleep not been contrived, they would not have fallen asleep. Snyper looked over them. The only ones that were awake were the ones by Matt. TK, Garrurumon, and Iezer. He walked over to them and picked Matt up.

"NO! What are you doing with him!" TK commanded.

"Come with me rookie." He said with a smile. But it wasn't a smile of warmth or cheer. It was cold. TK faltered, but MG and Iezer started after him. TK followed. Snyper reached the top of the hill. He laid Matt down and looked to TK and the two wolf digimon. "Garrurumon, when I say so, shoot at Matt's heart."

"What? No. Why should I?" It asked.

"Just trust me on this one. TK, place your crest on his chest. Iezer, when I say so, shoot at me. It doesn't matter where, just shoot. No TK, don't just lay it on his chest, hold your hand on it." TK looked at Snyper strangely. Snyper had a faraway look in his eyes. TK glanced back, seeing the others awaken. The dawn was just rising. "Shoot now. And don't let up!" He ordered. They shot. The other Digi-destined were awake and ran up the hill. Snyper put his own hands on Matt's chest. TK didn't know what to make of it. He saw the dawn turn strangely orange, then yellow. He looked down and realized they were floating. He saw the amazed looks of his fellow Digi-destined. They slowly dropped back to the ground. Snyper was still over Matt. He nodded and the two digimon stopped firing. Kari looked with amazement as the color of the sky returned to normal. TK looked up at Snyper. Snyper nodded and looked at Matt. Then, Matt's chest started to heave. Sora gasped. Snyper smiled and fell over. They all ran up to the hill. Matt was breathing. Joe checked Snyper. It seemed he was just fine. They took them both down to the camp. That whole day and night, they did not wake up. But, early next morning, the Digi-destined awoke to Matt and Snyper fixing breakfast.

"MATT!! You're okay!" Yelled his ecstatic little brother. Sometimes TK reminded Matt of when he himself was much younger. Matt hugged his brother.

"It will take more then some venomous, huge, evil digimon to stop me." He answered with a smile. Kari walked over to Snyper.

"Do you believe the prophecy now?" Kari asked.

"What?" He asked, surprised by her question.

"It said that the Black Angel will get a hand as cold as Venom's heart. It also said that the wolf would be vanquished. Along with, 'Friendship would leave, but be brought back by the Black Angel and Hope'."

"But it doesn't say anything about Garrurumon and Iezer, now does it?"

"You could have done it without them." She surmised.

"No chance of that princess. I have only done that twice. Three times now. Each time I need something similar. Once it was two lasers aimed at me and the dead person."

"How exactly did you do that?" Izzy asked.

"I couldn't explain it scientifically Izzy. It was magic." Izzy gave a derisive snort.

"There is no such thing as magic. Right Matt?" Izzy asked. Matt looked at Izzy.

"Don't ask me Izzy, I don't know anybody about that." Matt answered as he carefully sat down. "But I don't any other way to explain."

"Come on Matt, be realistic." Tai said, standing above Matt.

"Open your eyes Tai. Twenty-four hours ago I was as hollow as a bottle of your gel, now look at me. How can you explain that?" Tai opened his mouth to answer, but he had no reply. How could he think of a reply for that? Kari thought.

"Where do we go from here?" Mimi asked.

"I do not know. Find out whatever Venomon's next move is." Tai answered with a shrug.

Snyper nodded. "I wish Wolf, I mean Zerec, was still alive. Now hold on." The veteran warrior held his hands out as TK and most of the others jumped at his wish. "All I mean is that I wish he was alive because I knew him, and I could guess what his next move would be. Nobody here knows what Venomon will do."

"I see what you mean." Joe replied thoughtfully.

"I think Venomon's next move will be to attack swiftly." Garrurumon thought.

"But where will he attack?" Matt questioned his large partner.

"He likes to follow the rule to cut off the head and the body will die."

"If that is true, he'll probably attack our HQ. That's a little ways from here. Best way to get there is to Digi-volve and fly, or whatever you would do. Iezer, have enough room on your back for me?" Snyper asked. Iezer nodded. "Good. We'll lead the way. That is, if I remember where it is. Tai, Greymon is too big and not fast enough. Ride with Kari on Angewomon. Joe, I think you will agree with me that Ikkakumon will not work too well. Ride with Mimi on Togemon. If that is it, let's head out." Snyper ordered. They did as he said, and flew, ran, and hovered after him. Garrurumon ran beside Iezer.

"Who is at the base?" Matt asked, perched on Garrurumon's back.

"A few people you would know. Others you wouldn't. As scary as it may sound, I am one of the main people in the Army."

"You're right, that does sound scary. What's the plan when we get there?"

"I plan on talking to the commanding officer there, who is, incidentally, Standish."

"I see, you have a plan I assume?"

Snyper shrugged. "Other then to go in and blast everyone, then no."

Matt shook his head despairingly. "Sometimes you can be so meticulous, and other times so stupid and short-sighted."

"Something tells me that was a veiled insult."

"I don't believe there was anything veiled about it." Izzy shouted down from his perch on Kabuterimon.

"I was trying to be as blunt as possible." Matt assured his friend.

"Well, I think I'll just leave." Snyper told him, feigning hurt.

"There's nowhere you can go that Garrurumon can't follow."

"You think not? Well, now is not the time for debate. What do you think will happen?" Both Izzy and Matt considered his question.

Matt answered. "Well, we don't know how many men he has with him, so it is possible that he will not need any more men to do whatever he plans to. However, he could recruit. How big of an underworld does your city have?"

"It's not exactly 'my city', nor even 'our city'. It just happens to be the city where our HQ is. And the Underworld is rather large."

"What would that have to do with anything?" Tai asked from Angewomon.

"He could get enough men to attack. A disposable army. He most probably still has those who survived from his hideout. Of course, some of those may have been loyal to Zerec." Matt answered.

"I see the city!" Izzy told the others from his high perch. Snyper nodded. They reached the city and, without stopping for anything, followed Snyper's lead on Iezer. More then a few people cried out in amazement as the group sped off.

"I do hope that you actually know where you are going, and not just wandering around." Joe said.

Snyper looked at Joe, surprised. "I was hoping you guys would see something you recognized." Joe looked back in complete dismay.

Matt shook his head. "He was joking, Joe. I am sure he knows where we are going. Don't you?"

"Well, I was just seeing if there is any trouble first. So now we can go to HQ." Just as the words left Snyper's mouth, gunshots and screams came from in front of them. Snyper urged Iezer on. They came to a section of the street where it was all out mayhem. It looked like gang members were wreaking havoc. Not to mention trying to kill people. Snyper leaned forward onto Iezer's neck. "Something wrong?" He asked the one who seemed to be in charge. All the gang members stopped at their leader's shrill whistle.

"You Snyper?" He asked.

"Yes. And you are-?"

"Just call me Kimua. Those the Digi-Destined?"

"Yes, now why don't you tell me what this is all about." Snyper ordered as he withdrew his pistol and pointed it at his face.

"We were ordered to take you in."

"Well, that wasn't so hard. Finding out Venomon's plan, I mean." Matt thought aloud as he pulled out two Uzi's. Kimua hit Snyper's gun away and started to run. Snyper let the force of the hit carry him off of Iezer's back. He landed on his feet and brought his Desert Eagle up. Kimua smiled as only a man with a plan can. He withdrew a MP5.

"If you Digi-Destined would be so kind as to. . .RUN!" Snyper yelled as he dove behind a car. The other members pulled out their own machine guns. TK grabbed a AR33 with both hands and pointed it toward their enemies. Matt was parallel to Snyper, on the other side of the street. Snyper pulled out another pistol, stood, and fired. Matt couldn't see whether or not he had gotten any. Matt peeked out from around the car and fired his two Uzi's. TK came up behind Matt. Snyper caught Matt's attention and held up five fingers. Matt nodded and leaned over to TK.

"When I start running, stand up and shoot." The elder Ishida told the younger one. TK nodded at his brother's instruction. Simultaneously, Matt and Snyper stood, fired, and ran at each other. Snyper ducked down below Matt's Uzi's, and Matt raised himself a little higher. Between them, they got at least eight. Snyper fell in beside TK.

"How's it going Rookie?"

"Not bad. I would think an old man such as yourself would be tiring after such a show. Want me to take over?"

"You call that a show? Well, maybe it was some kind of display of amazing skill, but not a show. By the way, we are done for unless helps arrives." Snyper told him casually.