The man in front of them was wearing a yellow overcoat and had green eyes and an abundant grayish beard. Henry noticed his tired eyes like he hadn't slept in days.
- You're very perceptive Wong! – answered the man scornfully.
- It's so good to see you Shibumi. You don't know how much we have been through.
- Of course I know……- replied the man with grin on his face. – My associates told me about it…..
Next to Shibumi, Mummymon and Cloakmon disguised as Yamaki showed up. Besides that, on the horizon two other monsters showed up.
The first one was a huge 20 feet dinosaur made completely of metal. All his extremities whirred as industrial machinery. On his back, he had a pair of huge barrel shaped cannons that pointed forward. His eyes were cold blue searchlights.
The other was 10 feet tall and looked like an skeleton returned from the grave. He wore a black robe that covered part of his body. At each side of his skull his ears resembled bat wings. He carried a long staff with an ivory colored sphere on the top.
- Machinedramon and Skullsatamon……- murmured Tentomon full of fear.
- What?! – said Henry in a shock. – You are…….with them?!……
- Come on Henry! What's the matter! You had your moment of glory! You showed to the toymakers your software and they loved it! And What did I get!!!!!???- he yelled infuriated. – A year of probation and the laughs of the military emissaries!!!!!
- Hey, I had to go through that too. – said Henry in a compassive tone.
- No! You don't understand my suffering! Only Alphamon understood my pain!
- Alphamon? Wasn't that the first database we presented? !! – said Henry remembering briefly the day of the presentation at the university.
- Yes…..and it was the first database that you left here abandoned to be erased. It was my masterpiece and you ruined it!!!
- I didn't know….- stammered Henry confused and full of guilt.
- But all this is gonna change……- said Shibumi in a dreadful way. – Humanity is going to evolve along with the other living things as Alphamon sees fit!!
- Stop this…….Please……- pleaded Henry who felt numbness in his entire body.
- It's too late for me Henry…….and I fear it's too late for you too…..- said the man cutting the conversation and turning around heading for the edge of the cliff that was about half a mile away.
- Look!! – pointed Aurora.
Horrified they saw that Shinbumi's back was all wired with a mass of cables that came out of his spine. This mass of cables ended into a hideous creature that was sited on the edge of the cliff. It was a deformity that had many eyes over its body that resembled black tarry gelatin. On its sides, it had long tentacles that ended in sharp tips.
- Kill them……- said Shibumi with a cold and cruel voice. He walked slowly and dragged his feet carrying with him the diamond shaped device.
The human shape of Yamaki changed . It turned into a black colored monster, whose face resembled that of a chameleon. His hands turned into long limbs that ended with sharp dark blades where the hands were.
- get back, get back!!! – shouted Henry to the others putting himself on the way to protect them.
Carlos quickly pressed the left button of his digivice. Veemon, who had stepped forth to protect them changed shape. Now he was over 6 ft tall. His muzzle became slightly elongated and within it a file of sharp teeth could be seen. The small horn on his face grew in length and curved backwards. His body became beefed up with muscle and had a huge mark shaped as an X on his belly.
Carlos glanced at the screen of his digivice.
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X-VEEMON
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Champion mode.
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Xveemon charged at Skullsatamon who was not expecting it. With the ensuing confusion, Aurora, Héctor, Iori y Robert pressed the buttons of their digivices as well.
Hawkmon changed into the eagle like creature they had seen before.
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AQUILAMON
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Champion mode]
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Armadillomon charged into the creature that had slammed the ice wall.
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ANKILOMON
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Champion mode
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Gomamon changed into the furry sea monster.
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IKAKUMON
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Champion mode
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On the other hand, Tentomon and Biyomon changed as well. Biyomon turned into a huge 15 ft orange bird. The beak became flat and broad and from it a series of backward curved teeth could be seen sticking out.
The body of Tentomon opened up as a cocoon and out it came an insect like black colored monster. It had huge vertical jaws and his body had expanded three times the size from the original.
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BIRDRAMON KABUTERIMON
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Champion mode Champion mode
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- Take cover!! – yelled Henry at the others who followed him to shelter from danger.
Machinedramon fired his cannons trying to shoot down Aquilamon. However, he was used to elude projectiles like this. He used his ear piercing shriek and after stunning machinedramon he tackled him throwing him to the ground. The mechanical monster swinged of his metallic arms slamming Aquilamon against the wall of the mountain. When he got close to fire his cannons to disintegrate, a spiked demolition ball pierced through its body. Ankilomon had used his tail making the enormous machine plummet to the ground.
Close by, Birdramon and Kabuterimon were attacking Mummymon. Birdramon flapped her wings sending forth blasts of fire that hit him with full force. Also, Kabuterimon sent forth a shock of electricity stunning the mummy like creature sending him flying through the air.
Xveemon and Skullsatamon were locked together fighting. Xveemon had been hit by the staff of his opponent tossing him far away. Ikakumon got closer to help Xveemon launching his frontal horn which impacted with an explosion on skullsatamon's side without causing any harm. However, this was enough to distract him. He was two steps away from Xveemon who, with a grin on his face, blasted from his X shaped symbol a potent beam that produced so much heat that Skullsatamon disintegrated almost instantly.
Then, everyone went out to get Cloakmon. This digimon was capable of camouflaging himself with the landscape. He appeared and disappeared and as he did he could strike everyone several times which inflicted a lot of damage.
With this, everyone ended up exhausted and almost with no energy left kneeling on the ground looking down.
- Well. I think I still have a few minutes to have fun! – said Cloakmon evilly when suddenly a flash of light came toward him.
A shiny arrow had pierced through the left arm of Cloakmon who wailed horrendously. From afar, the owner of the arrow could be seen.
It was a woman that flew through the skies like an angel. All her clothing was white and was wearing a battle helmet with golden ornaments on the sides. On her back she flapped a pair of enormous white wings that reminded those of a pigeon. She wore also high heeled shoes.
Clara was coming behind and below holding her digivice up in the air.
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ANGEWOMON
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Ultimate mode
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At ground level, the others were coming. Henry contained his happiness because he remembered that Shibumi was about to install the program.
- Somebody, Stop him!!!!! – shouted Henry. – Only a human can stand in that spot to install the program!!!!!
Xveemon heard this and leapt to where Shibumi was. They were only a few steps away from the edge. Cloakmon received the last attack by Renamon who had come along with the others.
- Not so fast! – said Shibumi fixing his sight on Xveemon.
Suddenly, It happened again. Xveemon was standing there, frozen, as he was hypnotized. He turned around as a zombie and leapt toward Carlos.
Clara gasped in horror, when she saw that Xveemon was holding and lifting Carlos by the neck and that he was choking him.
- Yes…..- said Shibumi with a laugh. – those are your monsters Henry…….Pity somebody has to die to prove it.
Daisy pulled her laptop out and began typing.
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DATABASE TRACKING SYSTEM
XVEEMON
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SYSTEM OVERRIDE!!!
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- He's overriding the system…..- said Daisy looking at Henry helplessly
- How long can a human live without oxygen……..60 seconds? – said Shibumi mocking everyone. – But after I'm done here, nobody will need oxygen!!! We'll become part of one great being!!!!!
Xveemon continued choking. Carlos couldn't talk and he was passing out.
Then, Henry said suddenly something logical.
- Xveemon!! Remember your programming.
Xveemon suddenly realized that one of the descriptive features of his data base was:
"Internal programming improves with human interaction"
Xveemon remembered this along with the other lived experiences, and when he did he released Carlos who upon touching the ground coughed gasping for air. He turned around and stared at Shibumi with infinite hatred. When he wanted to leap forward to attack him he found himself frozen and back to his original shape.