Chapter 26: One Little Catch

Kari gaped in disbelief: "You mean to tell me that we had our crests the entire time???"

"Uh…yeah," Tina answered.

Kari slapped her forehead. "This is unbelievable! Here we are, using radio-digivolving and DNA digivolving to get to ultimate, and we have our crests???"

"Uh…what can I say?" Tina asked.

"Oh, tell them about the other part! Tell them about the other part!" Youngdramon cut in.

"Oh, right. We can get to the mega level with our crests, too: once our digimon are DNA digivolved, we can use our crests to get them to mega!!"

"Hmm…that's a pretty good reason not to mothball DNA digivolving," Davis mused. "I'd just like to know what Exveemon's ultimate form is."

"There's one other thing," Tina said.

"What's that?"

"Once we find Cleaver, he might be able to rig up a Co-Op digivolving apparatus. We have one of his D-Gauntlets, and we have our crests. All the components are here; we just need someone to build it."

"That's important," Yolei agreed. "That would let us get a whole bunch of fighters up to the mega level."

"Yeah," Tina nodded. "But…in the meanwhile, how're we going to take care of Obelimn? If that thing is allowed to keep making control spires everywhere, then we'll never win Japan back!"

"We have a plan, Tina."

"Is it crazy?"

"Yeah, you might say so."

"What're the chances of it succeeding?"

"Probably low."

Tina excitedly beamed. "Sounds like a great plan to me! I want to hear it!"

"Ever heard of Omegamon?"

"…I can't say I have, no."

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"Now, Yolei," Hawkmon sighed. "This is the third time we've come in this way. Isn't there some better way to bring everyone into the fight?"

"Cygnusmon is the biggest flying armor-digimon we have. We need to get there, and we need all the fighters we can get."

"Well…all right, if you insist. But, frankly, I am growing weary of this…Hawkmon, armor-digivolve to…Anserimon, the fountain of love!"

Misty pulled her water stone out of her pocket and touched it to Anserimon. "Anserimon, radio-digivolve to…Cygnusmon, the never-ending fountain of love!" Yolei got on Anserimon's back and motioned for the others to join. Tai, Matt, Davis, Ken, Tina, June (and their digimon), Suezo, Hare, Tiger, Tracy, Gary, and Ghenki were the only ones who were coming along. (Ha! "Only"??)

"I'm not 100% sure why you're taking me along," Ghenki said to Yolei. "I mean, I can't module-evolve or anything like that."

"We need as many ground troops as we can get to fight once we get inside," Yolei explained. "That includes you, Tina, and June."

"What're we expecting to be inside?"

"We don't know," Yolei sighed in response.

"Great," Ghenki sighed. "So…where is this bucket of bolts, anyways?"

"That is a good question," Yolei answered. "I can't pick it up on my digivice…its radar signal only has so big a range."

"Then let's get moving," Tina asked. "Maybe we'll pick it up while we're flying around."

They took off and flew around for a long while before they found the Obelimn. It was still at its job of making control spires and putting them on the ground, but it was at the southern tip of the island, meaning that it was close to the Linonian base…which was not a good place to be. But they worked in the exact same way as before: Cygnusmon shot the control spire nearest them, and then…

"Hare, module-evolve to…Firabbit!"

"Tiger, module-evolve to…Thunderdog!"

"Suezo, module-evolve to…Saw-grass!"

"Veemon, digivolve to…Exveemon!"

"Wormmon, digivolve to…Stingmon!"

"Exveemon!"

"Stingmon!"

"DNA digivolve to…Paildramon!"

"Paildramon, mega-digivolve to…Imperialdramon!"

"Imperialdramon, mode-change to…fighter mode!"

Ghenki blinked. "Wow. Enough transformations?" he asked.

"Let's hope so," Davis shouted back as he and Ken jumped off Cygnusmon's back. "We'll take care of the welcoming committee, you guys take care of the Obelimn!"

"Will do!" Yolei shouted back. "Be careful, honey!" Yolei shouted down to Ken as the catamarines closed in around them.

"I will!"

"Nice family outing, huh?" Tina asked.

"We'll see about that, young lady! All right, now, let's do our thing!"

"Agumon, warp-digivolve to…Wargreymon!"

"Gabumon, warp-digivolve to…Metalgarurumon!"

"Now, just like before!" Tai shouted.

"I'm with you, Tai!" Matt answered. They clapped their digivices together…and nothing happened.

"Okay, that's not good," Tai gulped.

"Let's try again." They clapped their digivices together a second time.

"You mean we can't make Omegamon???" Yolei asked, mouth open.

"Apparently, not," Tai gulped.