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The DigiSword

Chapter 17:
The Crest of Darkness

Everyone was gathered at the Kamiyas drinking pop. It had been two months since Kari and TK left them, two months since TK's proposed death.

"Now what?" asked Yolei. "Neo-Kaizer may be showing his face around here anytime now, and we're powerless."

"Not quite," said Ken. "We can still DNA Digivolve, and the originals still have their crests."

"Let's watch some TV to take our mind off of this," suggested Davis.

"Good idea," Tai agreed and turned on his TV. He was flipping through the channels. "Pokemon, Gundam Wing, Dragonball Z, News Flash, Zoids..."

"Tai! Turn back!" yelled Sora. Tai switched back to the news flash.

"There's a large portal opening at an old summer campground and millions of monsters are coming out and there's nothing we can do about it," said the anchorman, in front of a large portal. Hundreds of Vilemon and Bakemon were flying out of the hole.

"Um, what were you saying about 'good idea'?" asked Joe.

"Holy Crap!" yelled Davis. "We've got to get there!"

"No Davis," Cody retorted. "Look outside." Everyone turned to see the army of digimon invading Odaiba. "This is not good," sighed Matt.

"Right, let's rock, guys!" yelled Tai. Everyone nodded.

The ten of them split up into five different groups: Joe and Cody headed toward the Bay, Sora and Mimi went to Tokyo Tower, Yolei and Izzy took toward the city convention center, Davis and Ken headed for Highton View Terrace, and Tai and Matt headed for the summer campgrounds where the portal was.

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"Now, Gizamon, attack!" commanded MarineDevimon at the bay. Swarms of the amphibious fish-type digimon crawled out of the water, striking at anyone they came into contact with.

"This is horrible!" exclaimed Joe when he and Cody reached the area. "Ready, Gomamon?"

"Do you HAVE to ask?" smirked the rookie.

"Let's do it, Armadillomon!" Cody looked at his partner.

"Time to go fishin!" the rookie shouted.

"Gomamon digivolve to...Ikkakumon!!!"

"DIGIARMOR ENERGIZE!"

"Armadillomon armor digivolve to...Submarimon, Reliable Guardian of the Seas!!!"

Cody got into Submarimon, and the two digimon jumped into the sea.

"Ah! The Digidestined have shown up!" smirked MarineDevimon. "EVIL WIND!"

"Left!" shouted Cody, as he and SubMarimon dodged the attack. "OXYGEN TORPEDO!"

Two missles of air flew at MarineDevimon and exploded on impact.

"You think that hurts?" the evil digimon laughed.

"HARPOON TORPEDO!" yelled Ikkakumon, who fired his attack from behind.

"DARKNESS WATER!" MarineDevimon's attack knocked back both Ikkakumon and Submarimon.

"I hope the others are doing better than we are," Joe hoped silently.

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"EVIL WING!" shouted LadyDevimon as her attack was launched. Birdramon and Togemon leapt aside.

"She's too much for us right now," Sora told Mimi. "They have to Digivolve!"

"That's right!" Mimi replied, pulling out her crest.

"Birdramon digivolve to...Garudamon!"

"Togemon digivolve to...Lilymon!"

"Two ultimates?" wondered LadyDevimon. "They must have their precious crests back now! So, you now fight with a big birdy and a pretty flower girl. EVIL WING!"

"Call me a pretty wittle flower girl, will she?" huffed Lillymon. "FLOWER CANNON!" She fired her attack.

"Oh please," smirked LadyDevimon as she dodged the attack as it hit Tokyo Tower.

"WING BLADE!" yelled Garudamon. LadyDevimon got hit from behind, so she was startled by the attack.

"I'll destroy you all!"

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"It has been a while," laughed Phantomon as he saw MegaKabuterimon and Aquilamon approach.

"Shut up, bigmouth!" yelled Yolei. "Attack!"

"BLAST RING!"

"HORN BUSTER!" Both attacks hit home as Phantomon flew backwards. However, when the smoke cleared, he was nowhere to be seen anywhere near the convention center.

"Did we get him?" asked Yolei.

"Negative," said Izzy, as Phantomon appeared behind them.

"Shadow Scythe!" he yelled as he slashed MegaKabuterimon to the ground.

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"Metal Fireball!" yelled SkullMeramon as he was confronted by an angry Imperialdramon. He moved aside.

"Positron Laser!" In one crushing blow by the Fighter Digimon, SkullMeramon was destroyed.

"That was way too easy," thought Ken.

"Cheer up, buddy!" Davis smiled. "We beat him!"

"I have a bad feeling about this," Ken sighed.

"Hey! Davis, Ken!" called Tai. He and Matt were riding on MetalGarurumon, with Wargreymon flying alongside them.

"Tai, Matt! How did you get here so fast?" asked Ken.

"The portal just closed, and we beat SkullSatamon easy," explained WarGreymon.

"This is way too weird," said Matt. "You'd think they'd be harder to beat than this."

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"VULCAN'S HAMMER!" yelled Zudomon as he slammed the mighty weapon onto the skull of MarineDevimon.

"OXYGEN TORPEDO!" The attacks hit home as MarineDevimon doubled over in pain. "Y-You may have defeated me!" he gasped. "But Neo-Kaizer will prevail!"

"Great job!" complimented Joe. "Come on, let's get to Highton View Terrace!"

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LadyDevimon laughed at the fallen Lilymon. "Pathetic flower girl. You think you can beat me? Well take this! EVIL..." she was stopped by Garudamon, who had grabbed her from behind.

"Lilymon! NOW!" she commanded.

The pixie got up. "Right! FLOWER CANNON!" The attack was fired and hit the evil digimon dead on. In pain, LadyDevimon fell to the foot of the tower. "You may have defeated me, girlies, but my master will kill you all!"

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"GRAND HORN!" shouted Aquilamon as his horns lengthened and glowed. He flew at Phantomon with top speed.

"SHADOW SCYTHE!" shouted Phantomon. The two attacks collided. Phantomon seemed to be getting the advantage when...

"HORN BUSTER!" MegaKabuterimon's attack blew back the ghost into the wall of the convention center.

"BLAST RING!!" yelled Aquilamon, firing his attack at the fallen Phantomon.

"AUGHH!! YOU MAY HAVE DESTROYED ME, BUT THE KAISER WILL WIN!"

"Well done, Aquilamon," complimented Izzy. "Yolei, let's get back to Highton View Terrace."

"Right," Yolei agreed.

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"Neo-Kaiser, all of our top generals have been defeated," said DemiDevimon.

"I already know that, you impudent bowling ball!" yelled Neo-Kaiser. "I've had enough of your insolence! Devimon!"

"Yes, milord?" asked Devimon, appearing behind him.

"Rid me of this annoyance," commanded the Kaiser.

"W-What? NO!" gasped DemiDevimon as Devimon's attack digitized the rookie.

"Now, to take care of those Digidestined brats," smirked Neo-Kaiser. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. In an instant, the dark clones of the Digidestined Digimon appeared in front of him, bowing.

"Now, my friends, it's time to have some fun!"

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"Well, now what?" asked Davis. The entire group had gathered at the area where everything began.

"I don't know," sighed Cody. "I suppose we wait for another attack from the Dark Army." Everyone stared at him. "Okay, bad idea."

"Anyway, we've destroyed all of Neo-Kaiser's top generals," Yolei pointed out. "So there may not be much of a dark army left."

"How wrong you are!!!" came a voice. The group turned to face Neo-Kaiser, standing atop the apartment complex.

"Whao, he looks even more evil now," stammered Ken, staring at his alter-ego's new set of clothes.

The dark being leapt off of the Highton View Terrace building, landing lightly on his feet next to Davis and co.

"I'll get you!" yelled Davis, charging at him with his fists. Neo-Kaiser moved swiftly to the side and kneed Davis in the stomach, leaving the maroon-haired boy doubling over in pain.

"DAVIS!" cried Veemon. Tai and Matt looked at each other and nodded. They both charged at Neo-Kaiser. The dark one, however, had other plans. He jumped toward the two and landed two kicks in midair, one on each of them. The two older boys wound up like Davis, clutching their stomachs.

"I've had enough games," smirked Neo-Kaiser.

"We'll get you for this!" yelled Ken.

"Right!" the digimon agreed.

"Good, because I have a few friends I'd like you to meet!" As those words escaped from the dark being's lips, the ten digimon clones, including a dark Palmon which Neo-Kaiser had recently cloned, appeared.

"It's time to see who is truly the most powerful!"

"We'll see!" yelled Tai and Matt in unison after regaining breathing composure.

"Agumon!"

"Gabumon!"

"WARP DIGIVOLVE!"

"Agumon warp digivolve to...Wargreymon!"

"Gabumon warp digivolve to...Metal Garurumon!"

"Not even your ten champion level digimon can match this power!" Davis laughed.

"Not the champion level, no," smirked Neo-Kaiser, reaching under his cloak. He pulled out a crest, like Kari's but pure black. "But, I can get my digimon to digivolve to mega as well! Behold, the crest of darkness!" (A/N: Creative, ne?)

"Crest of DARKNESS?!" gasped everyone.

"Yes. Now, dark Agumon and Gabumon, WARP-DIGIVOLVE!"

The dark clones were beginning to be surrounded by a dark-purplish energy. Within seconds, the two cloned rookies became a dark Wargreymon and Metal Garurumon.

"Oh crap," muttered Davis.

"Everyone, Digivolve!" commanded Neo-Kaiser and all of the Digidestined. And so the battle of Highton View Terrace began...

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Rumbling coould be heard from afar as TK and Kari arrived at the summer campgrounds. "Looks like the battle's already started," said Kari.

"Right, and WE need to help them," TK told her.

"I'm glad you're including me," Kari smiled and kissed him on the cheek, causing TK to blush.

"Are you two done being mushy so we can go?" asked Patamon impatiently.

"Right. Let's ride!" smiled Gatomon.

"Our destiny awaits..." Wizardmon said to himself as he watched the two other digimon armor digivolve.

*Done! Sorry it took so long. I've been crammed with everything last month, so no time to write at all. Sheesh. Well, you can see I'm no good in writing fighting stories, but I hope next chapter will be better. R&R!