(Alright, next chapter up, and you should know who the commander is now. I still don't own Digimon, remember that.)
Koushiro sat in a secluded area, and listened on the phone, to the commander. "But wait, why haven't you tried to contact, the General?"
"Ugh, his com phone's gone down, either the jamming got to it, or he forgot to charge it. No, I'm just pulling your leg. Actually he's VERY loyal to Oikawa, and if I told him, he'd probably rat me out. I know I can trust you though. You're like family to me."
Koushiro laughed. "Isn't that because we ARE family? Cousin?"
"Of course" The commander laughed. "Anyhow, back to business. The Project we have been striving for, Digital Star Network. I'm afraid the whole idea is a hoax"
"WHAT?!"
"I just went through the president's papers. The real purpose of the network is not the goal we thought it was"
"You mean?"
"Our hard work and battles were all for the sake of a deadly nuclear weapon. A cluster of nuclear satellites are guaranteed to hold the universe fear, with Earth acting as an iron fortress. There not going to be peace, only war threats. We've all been lied to"
"Kuso. It's true"
"What?"
"I was undercover in a meeting. I actually saw the leader of the Virus Hackers. He was discussing with the others about our network. Well, it looks like the Virus Hackers aren't the real enemy, but our own company is†What are we gonna do?"
"Well, I need you back here as soon as possible. Regroup everyone who is in the base, and then meet back at the Blimpmon to"
BANG! THUD!
"HEY! Get away from me!"
CRASH!
"No! No! AGH!"
BZZT!
Koushiro never got to hear the rest, as he heard sounds of a fight, and struggling, combined with the commander's curses, and then the phone went completely dead. He quickly tried to re-dial. "Moshi Moshi?! Commander?! John! Answer!" Nothing. He put his phone away shakily. "Kuso! We've been tricked, and now, they've probably got John hostage. We better get back before they do something to him†I gotta contact the others" He fished out his phone and began to dial Taichi's contact number.
SMACK! SMASH!
He never got the chance as some force smacked his phone away and smashed it. He quickly turned to look at his attacker. He met face to face with a pink haired beauty of a girl, with a shapely and WELL endowed body. He found himself staring at her body from head to toe in awe. 'What a babe, I've never seen anything so beautiful in the universe' He thought blissfully. "He then shook his head wildly, remembering he was in trouble."
Mimi glared at her victim angrily. "Who are you?! You're with the Digital Knights aren't you?" She pulled out a gun.
Koushiro began to sweat. He had no time to pull out his own gun, for he'd get shot if he made ANY movement.
Meanwhile, in one of the washrooms
Takuya found himself facing the same girl who had attacked him a day ago, the woman who had almost killed him, and here he was, on his hands and knees, vomiting his guts out. He weakly began to stand up, ready to face whoever was confronting him. "You... I remember now, you were attacking the town... Trying to hurt innocent people, trying to thwart Odaiba Industries peace project?!"
Izumi was taken aback. 'They believe Digital Star Network is a peace project†Just what kind of tripe has Oikawa been feeding these boys? Looks like it was a bad idea to attack that town, and to try and kill this guy'
Takuya found Izumi hesitating. "Well hic aren't you going to try and finish me off from what happened last time? Just because I was trying to save a few lives?!" He taunted angrily. "The Digital Knights aren't something to be destroyed. We're merely around to protect those in danger. You think we like fighting? We don't... So don't go thinking of my teammates as war mongers, ugh." He passed out.
Back at Odaiba Industries
"LET ME GO YOU BASTARDS!"
"Shut up traitor! We're sticking you down here until we find out what to do with scum like you."
Commander John Cotterell of the Digital Knights kicked and struggled, as two guards had apprehended him on orders, and were dragging him down below. Apparently, he had been caught during his transmission to Koushiro, and the President had now branded him, a traitor. They suddenly came to what looked like an abandoned DIGIMON hanger. The Guards punched in a code on the side panel, and the doors opened. They forcefully threw John inside, causing him to roll across the ground, before they shut the door on him and locked it.
John got up off of the ground weakly; after they had beaten him so many times he had trouble standing. He groaned and rubbed his head. "Ugh†That'll teach me to remain in the President's room, to make a phone call. Great†If word gets out, Kou-kun and the others are gonna be in BIG trouble" He looked all around the dark room. "If there was only a way out of here†Damn it, it's too dark."
GROOOWR
Suddenly John stopped, hearing a low mechanical growl. "What was that? That sounded like"
GROOOOOOWR
"A DIGIMON?" John turned around, and suddenly saw a glaring pair shining in the dark. He tensed up, wondering what was in here with him in this dark hangar. Suddenly the two objects began to move towards him†John stood paralyzed with fear, at what on earth could be approaching him. He stood his ground, though, daring the thing to come closer†Suddenly, it was close up to him, and John could make it out. He soon lost fear at the sight. It was a DIGIMON. This one resembled a giant wiry legged spider, whose feet looked liked land mines with spikes coming from the sides. Its body was two red and white circles with spikes around the top and bottom. There was a hole in the front of the front circle, and out protruded a wiry neck, with a white, masked head with a red horn coming out of its forehead. "I've never seen a DIGIMON like that before" John said as he drew closer to the DIGIMON, examining it. Suddenly, the cockpit of this Digimon opened up from the side. The DIGIMON stared at John, and appeared to be enticing him to come inside. John suddenly felt himself being drawn to the inside of this DIGIMON, as if some unknown force was leading him in like a magnet. 'What's going on? It feels like this DIGIMON wants me inside of it' John felt himself walking into the DIGIMON's cockpit, and he watched, as he unconsciously sat in the pilot's chair. Suddenly, he regained control of his body. He was blinded by a small flash, as the AI computer suddenly came on.
GREETINGS, JOHN†I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU
"What?! Who are you?"
I AM INFERMON. I AM AN EXPERIMENTAL DIGIMON WITH AN ADVANCED AI. I WAS DESIGNED TO BE A STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGIMON. HOWEVER, I WOULD NOT TAKE JUST ANY PILOT. I COULD ONLY FUNCTION WITH THE 'RIGHT' PILOT WHO COULD UNLOCK MY TRUE POWER. NONE OF THE DIGITAL KNIGHTS SEEMED SUITABLE, SO I COULD ONLY REJECT THEM. FRUSTRTAED, YOUR PRESIEND SEALED ME OFF IN THIS HANGER, WHERE I LAY DORMANT. BUT, YOU CAME ALONG... YOU ARE THE PILOT THAT I NEED, SO I SHALL BECOME YOUR DIGIMON
After listening to INFERMON's story, John's thoughts were filled with wonder. In battle, he had fought many times, with random DIGIMON, never feeling like each one, was the one for him. But now, this INFERMON, felt different. This DIGIMON could be his solution to the current problem he was facing. "INFERMON, can you get us out of the hanger?" He asked as the cockpit door closed.
YES, I CAN. I SHALL DO SO RIGHT THIS MINUTE
John moved INFERMON over to the wall of the hanger. He pulled a random lever and suddenly, the horn on INFERMON began to straighten out and grow longer, spinning wildly in the process. John began to drill a circle into the wall, with the drill†When the circle was complete, he found a flamethrower mechanism, and switched it on. The intense flame burned down the circle outline, and a huge gaping hole appeared in its place†John now had an escape route. "This is perfect†Now, let's get out of here, before the guards come back" He and INFERMON began to drill and burn there way through the earth, as they traveled through into the hole.
Koushiro, meanwhile, was still being held at gunpoint. He didn't know what to do, as his life seemed to be hanging by a thread†He tried to reason with his captor. "Wait a minute, miss†There's been a terrible mistake. If you let me explain" The gun was jabbed into his forehead, an indication for him to shut up.
"Be quiet Digital Knight†I know what you're up to, and you can't talk your way out of it" Mimi told the boy. "You're"
"Not at fault!"
Mimi turned around to see Sora coming towards her, and Hikari too. They had two boys with them as well.
"Mimi" Sora began. "That man is innocent. These two are innocent as well."
Mimi began to register†"You mean those two are Digital Knights too?! Stand back"
"NO! Don't even think of taking them in. They're not the ones too blame. They were misled by Digital Star. They've been lead to believe it was for peaceful purposes."
Mimi grimaced. "Sora, they could be lying."
Hikari shook her head. "No, my brother, and his friends are not lying. My brother would never tell a lie. That slime, Oikawa, was feeding them nothing but lies and manipulation and was getting their hopes up for the impossible."
"It's true" Ruki appeared next, with Takato.
"Not only that, but I was attacking a city, for the wrong reasonsâ€because of misconception" Izumi was now present, with Takuya, who was still hung-over.
Mimi looked at her fellow 'girlfriends,' and could not believe what she was hearing. She still had poor thoughts on the Digital Knights, and did not know why her friends were jumping to their defense. "But†Girls"
"Mimi, I think we need to explain a few things†But not here" Sora whispered to her friends. She began to lead everyone out of the hallway to somewhere they could all be alone.
Lt. Hibiki was passing through, to attend to some business, when he saw his younger sister, who seemed to be chatting and leaving with some random people. "Hmm†Sora certainly seems to be popular with people. Wonder what they're up to" He then shrugged. "Probably not my concern" He turned around and walked the other way.
Meanwhile
In the grassy fields outside of Odaiba Industries there was a slight rumbling sound and shaking. Suddenly the grounds burst open throwing dirt and grass everywhere†In the new hole, the head of INFERMON emerged.
John looked through the screens, seeing that the cost was clear for him to step out. He inched INFERMON out of the ground, until he was standing on the surface. "Whew†Finally got out of there†I hope I'm not too late" He started up INFERMON's aerial rockets, and the DIGIMON slowly began to rise off the ground†The INFERMON retracted its legs and began to point towards the sky
BRRROOOW!
It took off in a burst of speed, heading in the direction of the moon base.
(CHAP 11 finished! RR please!)