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Coral: Aloha, everyone! We're back with another exciting edition of Taito's Destiny! I know we've all been waiting to see how Cyrus will ultimately betray his friends. I can't believe that bastard was in it with Burizalor! . Makes me mad! Anyway, here's the third chapter and I hope you won't be disappointed! Enjoy! ^^
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[Digimon Adventure opening theme "Butterfly" plays]
Cyrus, the Unforgivable Traitor! Save Your Friends, Taito!
N-Digital World. The Digital Knights Main Base. 12:00 Hours
Gennai had gathered another meeting with his men and were discussing the matters concerning Machinedramon's sneak attack on the planet. Taito and his friends were still recuperating from their injuries. Though, it seemed Cyrus was in less critical condition than the others. He stood by the doorway and listened to everything Gennai preached on about.
"Soon, it will be time to waste these vermin and bring their heads to Lord Burizalor," Cyrus thought to himself.
"Hey, Cyrus!" a girl's voice calls out.
The blond-haired teen turns to find Mimiru with a bandage around her right arm. There were some bruises that covered parts of her face and a trickle of blood coming down her nose. She was in terrible condition from the assault inflicted by Machinedramon. She was surprised that Cyrus received minor injuries.
"Cyrus. You don't have a single bruise on you."
"Maybe I was just lucky I guess."
"Yeah, you're lucky. By the way, I just came from the infirmary and the doctors told me that Leon will be back on his feet in no time."
"That's great. What about Taito?"
"He's still resting. He took it the worst. I doubt he'll be taking part in any missions for the next week or so. He's being placed into a healing chamber as we speak."
"I see. That's too bad. Then again, this is what he gets for being so damn reckless. Don't you agree, Mimiru?"
"Well, I…"
"I said, do you agree or not? I expect an answer from you, Mimiru."
"Yeah. You're right. He can be so reckless. After all, he did mouth off towards Machinedramon. If he hadn't done so, we would have been better off and not in bad condition. I wish I could slap some sense into that idiot."
"That's the spirit, Mimiru. Take no prisoners!"
The teenage girl smiled triumphantly with her hands on her hips. The two were starting to catch on with everything Gennai was speaking about.
"By the way, did you see the newly arrived digi-eggs?" Mimiru asked.
"Newly shipped digi-eggs? Explain."
"They just came in today and I overheard something about crests. Eight crest to be exact. They are said to be top secret and even we are not allowed to find out."
"So, how did you get this information?"
"Sara told me. Remember she works part time with handling shipments. She was telling me that these digi-eggs and crests would be preserved for eight individual inheritors. That's the only information I was able to get out of her."
"Eight special inheritors? Digi-eggs? Crests? Interesting. I never knew anything of this sort. I wonder how Gennai will handle this."
"We should be more worried about the next assignment Gennai will assign for us. There's no telling where Burizalor will send Machinedramon. Even as a unit, we were unable to defend ourselves."
"Yes. His power level is currently over 18,000 and it continues to grow to this very day. We better not let our guards down."
"Right."
"Unfortunately for you my dead, you're not going to remember anything after we've disposed of you. You'll be dead," Cyrus thought.
Sara came walking out from a corridor and noticed her two friends standing at a doorway. She approaches them and noticed that Gennai was still giving a speech involving current matters.
"What's up guys? Is Gennai giving us our next assignment? I think I could use some rest and get this wounds completely healed up," Sara said.
"I agree. We can wait for Taito to completely recover," replied Mimiru.
"Well, I don't. I'm really looking forward to another assignment. As a matter of fact, I think we should be granted one."
"Cyrus? Are you crazy? We need time to rest. We were nearly killed last time and there's no way we are in any condition to take that sort of action," Sara stated promptly.
"Think about it, Sara. The more fights we get involved in, then our power will grow at incredible rates. I've been doing some experiments with my own body. I've come to realize that once I've been put into a near death experience, then I will awaken more strength. I pushed myself to my limits. Remember that strength is everything. Don't you ever forget that."
"Yeah and that usually leads one to their death. You also need strategy and skill. Strength is not everything," Sara replied.
"I don't mean to raid on your parade, but it looks like Gennai just might be giving us another assignment," Mimiru said.
"I hope he's giving us a worthy assignment. Wait, maybe I can persuade him to send us to the Planet Shiekh!"
"Planet Shiekh? Why there? There's nothing on that planet," Sara said. "Did you hear me? It's been abandoned for years!"
"I've been getting reports on that planet and it seems Burizalor has been attempting to colonize that planet. I want to at least prevent him from conquering an uncolonized location. We can't let him widen his range," Cyrus said.
"But…"
"Trust me on this, Sara."
"But, what about, Taito?"
"He needs rest. I'm sure he'll understand. Gennai! I hear you have an assignment for us?"
The head councilman sits up from his podium and listens to what the warrior had to say. The soldiers in attendance were prepared to listen to the proposal, which Cyrus was willing to make.
"Well, as a matter of fact, I do have an assignment for you four. After all, Taito is incapacitated."
"We've been informed on his current status. He's not looking well and was placed in our healing chambers."
"Yes, I see you've been informed about everything. Now, I have an assignment for you four. I want you to go and investigate Planet Veese. It seems we have spies working for Burizalor that are attempting to infiltrate our secret labs. I suppose you guys are willing to accept this task?"
"Actually I have a better proposal, Gennai, sir. You see there's a situation on Planet Shiekh."
"Yes, but that planet has been unoccupied for years. There would be no reason to investigate."
"I recently did some research while cleaning up some files. I only just had been informed a few minutes ago. It seems Burizalor has been attempting to build a colony on it to expand his territories. As you know, we simply cannot allow him to do so. I beg you for you to send us over to Planet Shiekh to investigate this matter. Please, this is only a step to preventing that bastard from expanding his empire. We simply can not have him gaining ground over us."
"You might have a point there, Cyrus. Are you sure you want to abort the mission to Planet Veese?"
"Yes. It would be a pleasure to take the assignment to Planet Shiekh. Please, I beg of you…"
As soon as Cyrus pleaded, Gennai sat at the podium and was thinking about this proposal. He worked hard to gather information from Planet Veese and to arrange an assignment to investigate. Though, he couldn't allow Burizalor to expand his territory on the uninhabited Shiekh planet. He quickly thought this situation over and nodded with approval.
"Very well, Cyrus. In about 1800 hours, I want you to lead the remaining three members of your team. Assignmet Veese aborted. You go to Planet Shiekh. Cyrus, I commend your brilliant tactics."
"Thank you, sir. We will not let you down."
Mimiru and Sara were slightly taken back by this announcement. Yet, they couldn't help but notice a little anxiety on Cyrus' face.
"It looked like Cyrus is anxious about going to Planet Shiekh," Sara said. "What is he up to?"
"I don't know, but I sure like this assignment. I didn't want to do another investigation. It looks like we'll be taking action. You know, Cyrus maybe right. We just might get stronger if we fight more. In fact, I'm getting back my second wind."
"If it makes Cyrus happy, then we all should be equally thankful. It's a shame Taito won't be accompanying us."
"Don't look at it as if it were terrible news, Sara," Cyrus said while approaching the girls. "We'll make Taito proud. In fact, he will be happy to know that you'll eventually become an equal warrior with him."
This brought a radiant smile from Sara as Cyrus walks past her. Mimiru giggled while following Cyrus' lead. The red-haired girl shrugs her shoulders and follows them along. Cyrus snickered to himself with devious thoughts clouding his mind.
"Yes, you'll make Taito proud after he sees you dead, you slut. It's such a shame you three had to accept this assignment with me. I really didn't want to do this, but I have to get rid of my competition so to speak. Don't take it personal. Burizalor handpicked me to help lead his forces. That just proves that I am and will always be better than that incompetent fool, Taito."
As soon as they approached the infirmary room, Cyrus turned around and found a carriage with eight digi-eggs. A sinister smirk forms on his face as he continued down the hall.
"What were you looking at, Cyrus?" Mimiru asked.
"Oh it was nothing. C'mon, let's go inform Leon on our new assignment. After that, we'll have plenty of time to train, eat well and suit up. So, what do you say?"
"You just lead the way, pal," Mimiru said.
"Something is wrong here," Sara thought. "I don't know what, but I just don't seem to trust Cyrus. What if he ends up reckless and attacks without warning? I better keep a good eye on him. If Taito were here, he would have straightened him up."
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Healing Chamber Room: 13:00 Hours
A group of scientists were gathered together while examining the injured and healing the sick. There were even some placed within liquid capsule chambers to fully heal their wounds. Amongst those patients was Taito. He had been placed inside a capsule after it was confirmed that he suffered major injuries to his body. Nearly every bone was shattered from the onslaught attack inflicted by Machinedramon. The young man was fortunate to still survive.
"It's amazing how he keeps putting himself through these critical situations. He's nearly died on numerous occasions and that still hasn't stopped him," a medical researcher stated. "It will be another week until he is back on his feet. I can ensure you that."
"I hear that Cyrus is leading the group out to Planet Shiekh," a lab assistant calls out.
"They're departing to Planet Shiekh? Interesting. It's a shame Taito has to remain here. I bet he would have jumped for this assignment."
"You know him better than any on this base, doctor."
"Well, he is always sent to me after every assigned mission. This boy isn't afraid to put his body through extreme pain. He's been near death."
Just as the medical researchers continued to ramble on, Taito was visibly having disturbing thoughts clouding his mind. His face distorted while floating inside the healing chamber. It seemed some thoughts were bothering the teenage warrior.
(Play Evanesence's My Last Breath)
"What are these images?! Why am I seeing this boy with an Agumon? What is this supposed to mean? Is it a message from the future?"
Suddenly, he was beginning to view images of Tai receiving his Crest of Courage and witnessed Agumon's evolutions. There seemed to be an armor-clad warrior with clawed gauntlets and a massive orange sphere forms above his head.
"That boy almost looks like me. This has to be some kind of coincidence! What is that item that boy is possessing? It looks like some sort of artifact. What does this have to do with me?!"
More images clouded his mind including those of his friends. An unknown source was killing them one by one. Sara, Mimiru and Leon were all laid out. There were gaping holes through their hearts and a lone figure stands above them triumphantly. The figure turned out to be human with blonde hair and ice-cold blue eyes. The murderer's eyes were transfixed on the deceased bodies with sheer pleasure.
"No! Sara! Mimiru! Leon! Who did this?! Is this what's come?! Who is their murderer? I need to know!"
Just as he was about to find out the identity of the killer, Taito quickly opened his eyes and was beginning to thrash around his chamber. The doctors rushed over to deactivate the capsule and release Taito. However, the teen started to head butt through the glass capsule and smashes through it.
"Taito! What are you doing? You're putting too much strain on your body!" a lab assistant calls out. "Please! I implore you!"
Taito was laying face first on the floor as he panted heavily and ripped off the electromagnetic pulse readers from his chest. He slowly makes it up on his feet and examines the medical room. Taito walks over to his doctor and grabs him by his lab coat.
"Doc, where did my friends just leave?"
"What? How did you know that they departed for Planet Shiekh?"
"Is that where they went? When did they just depart? I need to know now. They could be in serious danger and they'll need my help."
"They departed just an hour ago. They picked up Leon and took off. You were still within the chamber when they left, Taito. I really wish you could have gone with them, instead of remaining cooped up in here."
"I see. Thanks a lot, doc. You know… My strength has increased just a bit."
"Your strength has been growing at extraordinary rates, Taito. It's incredible. It seems that every time you push yourself towards your limits, then your strength increases. At this rate, you'll eventually become the strongest warrior of the fleet."
"Sorry I can't stay and chat, but I have to get going."
"You can't leave with your condition, Taito. You'll risk getting yourself killed."
"It's no better than letting my friends go out there and fighting blind. I have a bad feeling about their mission to Planet Shiekh. Call it a hunch and it's been bothering me. Call me crazy, but I saw images of my fleet getting massacred. Now if you don't mind. I'm getting the hell out of here."
With that said, Taito rushes over and snatches a scouter from a lab assistant. The doctor did nothing to stop the young man, since he felt there was nothing that would stop the stubborn teen. Not even reasoning with Taito would be effective at this point.
Taito snatches up a pair of leather pants, a black shirt and a pair of battles gloves. He places body armor covering his chest and wraps a red bandana around his forehead. Taito picks up his scouter and places it over his left ear.
"Time to kick some ass. Hang in there, guys. I'm on my way!"
(Theme ends)
The pre-adult boy walks through the corridors and rushes past several security guards. The guards salute the boy as he makes his way down towards the cockpit. Suddenly, he stops and notices a room stocked with digi-eggs. He takes a peek inside and notices tags near eight particular digi-eggs.
"What are these? Digi-eggs?"
Just then, Taito caught glimpse of something that came back to haunt him. Lying next to a digi-egg covered in orange spots was the same crest that appeared in his visions. It is the crest of courage lying next to the digi-egg.
"Are my eyes deceiving me?! That's the same item I saw in my visions! But why are these particular digi-eggs so important. I don't understand any of this."
"Ah, Taito. I see you're interested with these eight particular digi-eggs," Gennai calls out. "These eight items are to be our last line of offense against Burizalor's army. You see, these eight are to be delivered to eight new humans."
"More humans? Will they aid us in the battle?"
"Yes. The digimon inside these eggs are to become their assigned partners. These items are called crest. Once they are activated, the digimon will evolve into stronger levels and will aid us through this crisis."
"So, that's what I've been seeing in my visions! New children are going to aid us? Unbelievable!"
"Is there something wrong, Taito? You look pale. You might need some more rest."
"No, I'm fine. I was told my friends had departed to Planet Shiekh."
"Yes, they were deployed just an hour ago. Don't tell me you are planning on going. You are in no condition."
"I don't give a damn, Gennai. I have a hunch that Burizalor is going to launch a sneak attack on my friends. I can't allow that to happen. I won't let my friends rush in there blind and get themselves killed!"
"Taito! You are to remain here and recuperate with your injuries and that's…"
"An order?! I'm sick of being treated like crap! Haven't you realized that my power has increased ever since I joined this elite?! My friends and I have sacrificed everything to please you. We haven't even seen our families for years. We want this war to end; so we can visit our families and return to our normal lives. Do you understand what I'm saying, Gennai?"
Gennai stood his ground while facing Taito. Both men didn't take their eyes off one another as if they were burning holes through each other. Taito walks past Gennai, until a hand was placed on the teen's shoulder.
"What now?!" Taito exclaimed.
Gennai simply smirked and said, "I commend you, Taito. Your heart is filled with undeniable courage. You are what help keep this elite alive. I expect you to become the strongest warrior of our team. Now go and assist your friends."
"Thank you, sir. We won't let you down."
With that said, they gave each other a salute. Taito heads out through another corridor and leaves Gennai to guard the eggs. Lying next to the eight digi-eggs was a Keramon. It was completely silver with a colorful frill crest around his neck. His eyes were completely cartoon-like and his mouth widened with a gaping smile. Keramon looks down at the digi-egg lying next to the crest of courage. He started feeling out vibrations from within the egg and was starting to become angered. Keramon's eyes were reddening with extreme rage. Gennai walks over and examines the orange-spotted egg.
"It's a good thing we managed to retrieve this Agumon egg from Burizalor's Special Task units. I wonder what they had planned for this particular digi-egg. What are you so angry about, Keramon?"
"Digi-egg… Baby crying… Hate crying… Hate crying… Want to kill it…"
Keramon's abnormal behavior and slowly backs away took Gennai back. Keramon kept his eyes locked on the digi-egg. The rookie managed to speak under a low, evil tone that sent chills down the spine of even a grown man.
"Aguuumon…"
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Planet Shiekh. 21:00 Hours
Cyrus and the others had just landed on Planet Shiekh to begin their investigation. The blonde-haired teen turned around and points out towards a long narrow path leading to an abandoned town. The other three followed Cyrus down the path while examining the environment around them.
"Remember to keep your guards up, guys. There's no telling when any of Burizalor's creeps will show up. Make sure to keep your eyes on your scouters."
"This is ridiculous. Why would Burizalor even bother to build a base on a piece of crap like this?" Mimiru asked. "It stinks and I don't like the scenry one tiny bit."
"Well, Cyrus was sure that special task units were deployed on this very planet. Right, Cyrus? Otherwise, we wouldn't have come here," replied Sara. "Is there something you're not telling us?"
"I'm curious to know," Leon stated. "Besides, you've been pretty quiet ever since we departed from the base."
Cyrus simply stood his guard and his fists were quivering slightly. He turns around and gives them a stern look.
"Are you questioning my methods? Because that really irritates the hell out of me."
"Look, you've been acting strangely ever since we left the base. You wouldn't specify how many units were deployed on this planet. You never even bothered to mention the whereabouts about Machinedramon. You said that you probably have an idea of where he could be hiding. Now I demand to know what the hell is going on," Sara stated. "Well? I'm waiting for an answer, Cyrus."
Just then, there was a slight chuckle heard from the blonde-haired teen. Sara was taken back by this and watched as Cyrus turned to face her. His face took on a more sinister sneer and he readied an energy ball in his right hand. Mimiru and Leon stood their guard in preparation for Cyrus' attack.
"Cyrus! What are you doing?!" Sara asked.
"What does it look like? You dare to question my motives, Sara? I thought we were friends. Well, I'm sorry we couldn't be better friends. I really am. Though, you should have realized that I'm not the one to trust in the very end!"
With that said, Cyrus sends an energy blast towards Sara. However, the girl phases from the blast and slides to the side. Cyrus simply chuckled and points his hand directly towards her.
"Cyrus! Have you gone insane?! You could have killed me with that blast!"
The blonde teen simply smirked and did not answer to Sara's question. Sara's eyes widened in utter horror. Mimiru couldn't believe her eyes and tightened her fists. Leon was just as angry as the girls.
"Don't tell me you lured us here to kill us yourself?!"
"You should have seen this one coming, Sara. I can't believe how utterly stupid you guys are. By the way, I wasn't the only one onto this. Look behind you. My comrades are here as we speak."
Sara slowly turns around and finds Machinedramon standing behind them. The demonic machine chuckled and directed his cannons towards the trio. Cyrus walks over to Machinedramon and pats him on his left leg.
(FFVII Sephiroth theme plays)
"What took you so long? I was just about to finish these idiots off!"
"I can't believe you would go and align yourself with a monster like Machinedramon! You were working for Burizalor this whole time, weren't you?!" Sara asked with tears running down her face. "We trusted you as a friend! I even considered you a brother!"
"You shouldn't have been so trust worthy, Sara. This is what you get for being so kind. You are too soft and weak to be a warrior. True fighters are to be ruthless and are meant to erase every shred of sentimentality from their humanity. That's what caused Taito to nearly die on numerous occasions. He nearly died to protect your worthless ass and you never once did anything to protect him. Why? Because you are too weak hearted! You, Mimiru and Leon were never meant to be warriors. You are a disgrace. At least, Taito has gotten stronger after every near death injury. He lives to fight just as I do. We're destined to be the strongest, but I will kill him myself one of these days. You three are an embarrassment. I'll kill you myself."
"If you want us dead, then you go ahead and try to kill us. We won't let you win that easily," Sara said while choking up tears. "I trusted you. Now you spit in the face of everything we represent. We fight for justice and you betray justice. You align yourself with the dark side. I'll never forgive you for toying with our emotions."
"I chose my path and you three chose yours. We each have our own destinies. My destiny is to lead a real army with Burizalor. We shall conquer this part of the digital galaxy and destroy the weak. You will be first, Sara. Now prepare to meet oblivion."
"Bring it on, Cyrus," Sara said while powering up a bright aura. "This time I won't hesitate to end your pathetic life."
"You're not alone, Sara," Leon calls out. "In the end of everything associated with justice!"
"Let's kick this bastard's ass," Mimiru cursed. "Wait until Taito gets here. He's going to kick your traitor ass."
"So be it then. You three dug your own graves!" Cyrus cries out.
As soon as he said that, Cyrus phases out and reappears above the three warriors. He puts two palms out and fires a double ki blast. Sara pushes Mimiru away and avoids the blast. Leon leaps up and managed to barely dodge the other ki blast.
"Giga Cannon!!"
The trio turned as Machinedramon fired a double blast from his cannons. The blasts penetrate the ground around them and send them flying back.
"Now that's what I'm talking about," Cyrus calls out. "Nice work there, Machinedramon. However, I'll kill them by my own hands."
"Have it your way, Cyrus. Just make sure they breathe their last breaths."
Cyrus chuckled and levitates down over to where the three warriors were laid out. Sara slowly lifts her head up and looks up at Cyrus. His ice-cold blue eyes were transfixed on hers. Tears were starting to pour from Sara's saddened eyes. She quickly sits up and clenched her fists.
"How dare you betray us… How dare you… You traitor… I can't believe you would stoop this low… I'll never forgive you!"
"Sara. Sara. You should have been taught not to trust anyone. You saw me as a brother, right? The thought of me as a brother makes a retch. Why would I be affiliated with a weakling such as yourself?"
"I'll never forgive you… Taito will come and save us… He'll kill you…"
"Ah, but your boyfriend isn't here to save you now, princess. So, any last words before I send you to the after life?"
"Go… to… hell…"
"Hmph. I don't like that answer."
With that said, Cyrus points a finger to Sara and fires a tiny ki blast. The pre-adult girl could only look on with utter horror as she was prepared to meet death. However, Mimiru quickly sits up and jumps in front of her friend.
"No!!"
"Sara! Don't do it!"
"You're my friend, Sara! It's up to you to kill this bastard!"
Within a matter of seconds, the blast penetrates through Mimiru's heart and quickly ended her life. Mimiru's motionless body falls on top of Sara. Sara caught her now deceased friend and held her tightly.
"Mimiru!! MIMIRU!!"
"Wow, that was a nice shot there, Cyrus," Machinedramon commented. "Lord Burizalor would be so proud of that."
"Thanks, Machinedramon."
"You're not going to get away with this!!" Leon cries out. "Why are you doing this?!"
"Simple. Burizalor wants you all dead to maintain his position as the strongest in the digital universe. Besides, he utterly sees the human race as an inferior species."
"Wake up, Cyrus! You're human, too! He should hate you as equally as he despises us," Leon exclaimed.
"Shut up! I hate the way I am. I hate the fact that I'm a part of such a disgusting race. Burizalor has granted me an opportunity to live a new life. Once I'm through with you, this human body will be expendable and I'll take on a digimon form."
"How is that possible?"
"Simple, Leon. Burizalor knows all. He's practically a god in my view. He sees potential in me and I will not fail him."
"No… Sorry to disappoint you, Cyrus," Sara muttered. "But you will fail."
"What's that?"
"You heard me… You're going to fail once Taito gets here. If he won't finish you, then I will. C'mon, Cyrus! I'm ready for you. I'm not afraid of a like coward like you!"
"Is she really that desperate to die? Does she really love that scumbag that much to sacrifice her own life? It really doesn't matter to me, because she will die," Cyrus thought.
Sara lies Mimiru down and faces off with Cyrus. The red-haired girl gets into a fighting stance and has a determined glare. Cyrus was in utter disbelief that Sara would have the courage to defend herself against his onslaught. She didn't even care if Machinedramon was standing in the background.
"C'mon, Cyrus. Just you and me this time. I'm confident in my abilities. You keep Machinedramon out of this."
"Very well, but who even said I was going to have Machinedramon attack you?"
"What?"
Cyrus gives a hand signal to Machinedramon and drops a thumbs down. This gave a signal for the cybernetic mega to unleash a massive blast. Sara turned as Leon was quickly incinerated by Machinedramon's Giga Cannon blast. The girl looked on with utter horror as she watched Leon drop to the ground. His body was nearly burnt to a crisp. Sara tightened her fists and growled angrily. A bright aura forms around her and the muscles in her body were tightening.
(End Sephiroth theme)
"That's it, Sara. That's the way to do it. I thought you were some weakling who would refuse to fight without a cause."
"I will be fighting for a cause, Cyrus. You are no longer a friend in my eyes, but an unforgivable monster."
(Play Metallica's The Unforgiven theme)
"Thank you. I am unforgivable, aren't I? Now shall we begin? You wanted this to be one on one, right? Bring me everything you've got."
"With pleasure…"
Just as Cyrus was about to launch a ki blast, Sara quickly phases out. This caught Cyrus by surprise as Sara appears behind him. The girl delivers a fist to his back and grabs his neck. She applies a headlock and attempts to snap his neck.
"I'm going to make this quick, Cyrus."
"Congratulations, Sara. You caught even me off guard. I'm impressed with your tenacity. Unfortunately, my power has greatly surpassed yours. So I would stop celebrating now."
"You're bluffing."
"Oh, am I now? How about I show you something that not even Gennai and Taito were able to see? You'll be my guinea pig in my experiment. You should feel honored."
With that said, Cyrus quickly overpowers Sara and breaks free of the headlock position. He sees an opening to Sara and executes a fist to her stomach. The girl lets out a gasp as the air was literally knocked out of her. Cyrus picks her up and delivers numerous head butts to her face. Each head butt made their mark on Sara's face. Her nose was busted with blood spewing.
"Was that enough for you, Sara? You want some more?"
Sara had heard enough and spat on Cyrus' face. The blonde teen looks at the spit wad made on his right cheek. He simply grinned and nodded his head.
"Sara. I'm disappointed in you. We could have done great things together. We could have been destined to be together, but you had to choose that idiot. Am I not good enough for you?!"
"Taito… I need you…"
"What's that? The slut needs her boy toy to save her? You're a disgrace, Sara. I'm just sad that I have to end your life. It was nice knowing you. Now you can join Mimiru and Leon in the after life."
Tears were pouring from Sara's eyes as she watched her entire life flashback before her very eyes. She even visualized images of herself kissing Taito and eventually marrying him.
"Taito… I'm sorry we couldn't have stayed together… We would have been wedded and had children… I will never forget about you… Goodbye, Taito…"
Cyrus throws Sara across and watches as she falls down towards the ground. The traitor points a finger towards Sara and unleashes a blast. At the very last second, Sara saw an image of a younger red-haired girl with a Biyomon. The girl looked exactly like Sara did when she was younger Then her visions were quickly erased as the blast penetrated through her chest. Sara drops to the ground with a gaping hole and uttered her final words.
"Tai…to…"
"Hmph. It's about time that bitch croaked. Now all that leaves is Taito," Cyrus said. "Machinedramon. Gather your men together. He's going to be a pain in the ass to destroy."
"Understood, Cyrus. Lord Burizalor will be thrilled to know that Gennai's elite group have been executed by their very own."
Cyrus took one final look at his three former friends and gazed upon their dead bodies. He simply turns away and chuckles deeply.
"Rest in peace, my former colleagues. Looks like I was destined to be the strongest after all. Taito, it's time to settle this once and for all."
(End theme)
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Planet Shiekh's Atmosphere. 22:00 Hours
A space pod had just traveled through space and was beginning to penetrate through the planet's atmosphere. Inside the space pod was Taito Yagami. He quickly saw more visions of his friends being killed by an unknown assailant.
"Hang in there, guys. I'm coming! I just hope I'm not too late."
Unfortunately, Taito has come too late and Cyrus has murdered his friends. How will Taito react this Cyrus' betrayal and the slaying of his crew? Machinedramon and his forces lie in wait for Taito's arrival. Look out, Taito! It's a trap!
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Sora: Hey, everyone! This is Sora Takenouchi here! Taito has just arrived on Planet Sheikh, but has come to realize the death of his crewmembers. He now faces against their assailant: Cyrus!
Tai: It's time to show that bastard what you're made of, Taito! Rip him to shreds!
Sora: However, Machinedramon waits in the wings with some help. The Demon Corps, led by Piedmon, have arrived and their mission is simple: to kill Taito.
Tai: Will he overcome the odds and escape death? He's done it before, but it doesn't seem possible for him to overcome these odds. Next episode is entitled…
Avenge your friends, Taito! Burizalor approaches the Digital World!
Sora: Don't you miss it!
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Coral: And so the angst begins... I can't believe that guy would betray his friends for his own greed. I guess you guys just learned to never trust anyone. In this case, Sara and the crew learned the hard way. I hope you're enjoying this story. Only two more chapters to go with this series and hopefully we'll move on with the Dimitri special. Until then, peace out! ^^
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