Daisy looked at the screen of her laptop.
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Warning!: Port A disabled.
Port B still available
Proceed? Y/N
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Daisy typed Y. Shibumi was now next to a receptacle at the edge of the abyss. The object seemed heavy, making Shibumi move slowly and strain trying to set it up.
- Press the right button and say a command!!! – shouted Daisy.
Carlos was coughing continuously and was not able to say a word. Everything seemed lost when he finally pronounced the word he heard from Yamaki when they talked about the definition of change.
- Evolution………- he said with a stuttered voice.
Daisy's laptop showed
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Voice command Recognized
VEE.mon
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Mode B available.
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- Say it louder!! – shouted Henry.
Carlos filled himself with strength and shouted out loud.
- DIGIEVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!……..ACTIVATE………
The body of Veeemon glowed and changed once again. But this time his body had become slightly taller and he was not so muscled up as before. Instead a series of metal plates with fire flames painted on them, appeared on his limbs and finally a red helmet with a metallic horn covered his head partially. His upper arms ended in metallic like traps.
Carlos threw himself backwards to the ground breathing with relief.
Henry and Daisy saw at the laptop screen.
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MODE B ACTIVATED
FLAMEDRA.mon
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When Shibumi saw that Alphamon couldn't contain this monster he decided to rush mounting the device into the receptacle. It was almost locked in when Flamedramon's claws stopped him.
- Henry!!!! You monsters are not going to stop me!!!! – shouted Shibumi as he strained with Flamedramon.
In that moment, one of the tentacles of Alphamon came forth transforming into a sharp blade which buried deep piercing through Flamedramon's armor. He roared in pain.
- Ha! You loose! – said Shibumi with joy.
- No……. – said Flamedramon weakly. – You loose!……
Flamedramon pushed with all his strength toward the abyss. He lifted Shibumi's arms into the air to the point that the three lost their balance and fell over.
The last thing everyone heard from Alphamon and Shibumi was a long scream.
- My proggggggggraaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!
Then, there was an eternal silence.
Everybody ran to the edge. Carlos was the first to get there.
- Veemon, Veemon !!! – he shouted over and over.
At that moment, Palmon and Laika showed up.
- Wait! I think he fell onto an edge! – said Palmon looking down the abyss and tossing her vines down.
Everybody waited impatiently. The vines got shorter and shorter by the second and finally something dropped into the snow.
It was him in his original form, but he was very pale and did not wake up. The angel that had thrown the arrow landed on that moment transforming into her original form. It was Gatomon.
She approached him and took him on her arms.
- Wait……Now I'm gonna save you……- she said bending down to kiss him but it was too late. He vanished on her arms into little particles that scattered through the air.
Daisy saw with teary eyes the screen of her laptop.
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DATABASE TRACKING PROGRAM
Searching....................
VEE.mon
Not found!………..Database Deleted……..
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Carlos took his head with both hands and sat on the ground. Gatomon looked at her gloved paws in disbelief. Then, she put them on the field as white as her and began to cry.
Everybody else looked at each other in shock. The other Digimon didn't know how to console Gatomon.
Carlos looked emptily into the sky without knowing what to feel or what to think. His mind had become a blank paper.
Minutes went by and Yamaki went over to Carlos and took his shoulder.
- I'm……sorry….. but…….we have to go back……..- he said in a way he could pick the right words.
- Why did this have to happen….???- murmured Carlos feeling numbness throughout his entire body.
- I know it's hard…… but if we don't get back, the door will close and we'll be trapped here forever. – said Yamaki stepping back a little.
So, slowly everybody got themselves together. They walked back the way they came until they reached the point where they had found the vortex.
- You have to say good bye……. – said Henry depressively looking at all the people around him.
Aurora didn't want to part from Hawkmon. She held on to him crying endlessly.
- Wait….- he said caressing her forehead with the back of his wing. – We'll be fine…..Go home……
- I won't forget you Lyle!!!! – said Aurora hugging Hawkmon to the point of crushing him. But she eventually separated from him and walked with Yamaki to the vortex.
Close by, Hector and Gomamon were also saying goodbye.
- This is terrible. Very sad……- said Hector with a stuttering voice.
- Perhaps everything will get better when we see each other again……- said Gomamon sadly.
- Maybe…..- replied Hector taking the claw of his friend into his hand to greet him warmly, and then slowly he parted through the vortex vanishing away.
Robert was saying good bye to Tentomon and Biyomon.
- Take care of yourselves……I hope that everyone will get over this.
- We'll try our best…. Robert. ….- replied Biyomon who couldn't help to get teary. She gestured at Tentomon when he bid farewell and together they flapped their wings flying away into the horizon.
" How terrible is human ambition" thought Robert as he stepped into the vortex.
Iori gave Armadillomon his farewell with a reverence.
- Thanks for joining me….- said Armadillomon.
- Thanks for protecting me…. – said Iori patting Armadillomon's head. – I wish I would see you again someday.
- I wish for the same thing…but for now…..- replied Armadillomon sighing. – I have to be with my friends.
- Of course. Go. – said Iori patting the back of the hard shell of the creature.
Iori went into the vortex after turning around. Despite the sadness, he could smile briefly.
- I don't like farewells. – babbled Palmon hugging Laika with tears on his eyes.
- Relax, Everything will get better.
- I hope so…..have a nice trip…..- said Palmon walking away from Laika.
- ……I'll miss you…… - said Laika for herself before entering the vortex.
Carlos was full of rage and sorrow. All the digimon gathered around him and hugged him as he looked toward the sky before he left through the vortex. He could only say a few words of sorrow before leaving.
Pablo also parted from Gabumon.
- Good luck Gabumon. Farewell.
- Hey. Do you think that someday we'll watch a soccer match together.?
- You bet!!………- said Pablo full of hope waving his hand as he walked into the vortex.
TJ looked at Agumon who had his face looked to the ground.
- This was very sad……Pity I have to leave. I wish we had met in different circumstances. – said TJ turning around to walk to the vortex.
- Wait…. – murmured Agumon making TJ turn around.
- What's the matter?
- I …..am ……sorry…..I judged you wrong. I think human beings are good after all. I wish I had been your friend like everybody else.
- Here……- said TJ taking off his aviator goggles handing them over to Agumon.
- But……These must be very valuable to you……- replied Agumon.
- Take them as a token of friendship. Maybe someday, we'll meet again and we'll be friends. I think all this had made me reflect. I'll change my way of life…….
- Deal!!! – said Agumon shaking his long claw with TJ's hand.
- Don't forget it! – yelled TJ before crossing through the vortex.
- I'll never forget!! – replied Agumon lifting his arm holding the goggles in the air.
Clara was huddled close to the vortex. She was holding onto Gatomon who did not want to let go.
- Clara! – let's go. – said Yamaki. – This thing is gonna disappear any second now.
- But, she doesn't want to let go of me. – said Clara tearfully.
- Very well…….wrap her into your overcoat and I'll make something up……but hurry!!!
And so Clara crossed the vortex holding Gatomon in her arms, leaving behind a world crying in sadness.