The Substitute

Chapter Eleven

Final Boss Battle Bonanza!

Part 2

The Digi-Destined ran into the gold door. All around them was darkness. They must've ran for about an hour before they came across Carlos. Wormmon was by his side and Kari was behind them. She was tied up in rope instead of Wormmon's Sticky Net. She was also gagged. Carlos was laughing evilly as he tossed his D-3 up and down.

"I see you brats figured out how to open the door."

"This has gone on far enough! Release Kari!" Davis yelled.

"I think I'll keep her a little longer." Carlos laughed.

"What game do we have to play to free Kari?" TK asked, seeing that Carlos wasn't going to let Kari go anytime soon.

"Not game, my friend. Games."

"We already played seven games!" Yolei protested. "You said we only had to play eight games!" Carlos chuckled at her distress.

"Calm down. I'll keep my word about the number of games. What I meant was that in order to win the girl's freedom and the freedom of the Digital World, you will face me in the last boss battles of eight games. If you can survive this onslaught of tough fights, I'll release the girl."

"And if we mess up?" Cody asked.

"I believe you know what happens then."

"Fine! Let's go already!" Davis yelled. Carlos smirked.

"You don't know what tortures you'll face." Carlos caught his D-3 in the air. "Let's begin! Game Transform!" The D-3 glowed white and everybody disappeared in a flash.

°Final Boss Battle 1: Sky Sanctuary Zone°

Davis, in his red mole form, was teleported high up in the sky. After he left the teleporter, he grabbed three rings that were above him. He was on a huge platform. Davis looked towards the horizon and saw Angel Island floating.

"What a view." He said. He shook his head. "Alright Carlos! Come out!" Davis heard a whirring sound behind him. He turned and saw Wormmon in a cheap robot costume. He was piloting an egg pod that had a yellow claw at the bottom.

"You won't beat me." Wormmon said without any emotion in his voice. Davis smirked.

"Oh man! This'll be too easy!" He jumped towards Wormmon with a spiked fist raised.

He would've punched out Wormmon's pod, but the digimon made the claw grab him, immobilizing him.

"Hey! Let me go!"

Wormmon ignored him as he made the pod float a few feet ahead. There, a robotic form of Carlos was waiting. Davis started to struggle. Mecha Carlos jumped and rolled into a spiked ball. He rolled towards Davis. Just before he can be punctured, Davis broke free from the claw and glided over to the other end of the arena. Carlos couldn't stop himself though as he destroyed Wormmon's pod. Wormmon disappeared in a flash of black energy.

"Hahaha! You destroyed your partner!" Davis laughed. Mecha Carlos didn't say anything. He rolled into a ball again and charged towards Davis.

Davis jumped over Mecha Carlos and he stopped. Davis took the opportunity and jumped on Carlos' head twice. He jumped back as Carlos got into a ball again. Davis jumped up to avoid getting hit, but Carlos had other ideas. He jumped as well and crashed into Davis, causing his rings to fly out. Davis made a mad dash for them, but only managed to snag one before the others fell off the arena.

Mecha Carlos got out of ball mode and stood with his back turned towards Davis. He then kneeled as the rockets on his feet turned on. He skated backwards towards Davis, who jumped on him two more times. Carlos stopped and was getting ready to go into ball mode again. Davis hit him once more. Carlos rolled underneath Davis as the mole glided over. Carlos stood straight up, but before he can do anything, Davis hit him three more times. Small explosions covered Mecha Carlos' body. He slumped over defeated, electricity crackling around his body. Davis punched the air in triumph.

"Alright! I did it!" He started to jump for joy. Davis was so busy celebrating that he didn't notice Mecha Carlos' eyes glow.

Mecha Carlos got in a kneeling position and his rockets sprang to life. The sound went to Davis' ears and he looked back in horror. Carlos sped forward and past him. Davis followed Carlos until he reached a huge green jewel. Davis noticed that Kari was trapped in the emerald. Mecha Carlos jumped on the emerald and it flickered. Electricity surrounded him and he jumped up. Carlos flexed his arms and in a flash, his blue armor turned gold. He was now Super Mecha Carlos.

"Oh crap! Now what?.!" Davis asked.

Carlos flew forward out of the arena. He came back a few seconds though. He targeted Davis and charged energy. A golden light appeared on his chest as he fired three balls of energy. Davis jumped over the first one, rolled under the second and jumped over the last one. The failed attack used up Mecha Carlos' energy. He lost his super form and landed feet first on the arena. Before Davis can do anything, Mecha Carlos rolled over to the Master Emerald and jumped on it again. Like before, electricity surrounded him and he transformed again. Carlos flew around again and targeted Davis. This time, he dove towards Davis. The mole saw the attack and jumped over him. Carlos flew back up into the air. Again, he fired three energy balls at Davis and again, the red one dodged them with ease. Carlos lost his super form again and fell.

"That's it! I can attack him between transformations!" Davis said.

Before Carlos was able to roll to the emerald, Davis struck him on the head. Carlos made it to the emerald and charged up again. After flying around, Super Mecha Carlos shot his energy attack at Davis. Davis nearly got burned, but he got through the attack without sustaining damage. Carlos got out of his super form again. This time, Davis hit him three times before he was able to power up.

This time, instead of flying around, Carlos just floated. He reared back and launched energy rings at Davis. Davis ran around the attack flawlessly. Carlos dropped out of his form and Davis hit him. Carlos quickly reverted back to his super form. He fired the rings again and Davis dodged them. Gold turned to blue again as Mecha Carlos fell. Davis hit him once more just before Carlos regained his super form. This time however, Carlos shot his energy attack at Davis. Davis dodged the first two, but the last one hit him, causing the last ring he had to fall off the arena.

"Uh-oh!" Davis yelled. Carlos fell again and made his way to the Master Emerald. Before he jumped though, he turned towards the scared Davis with an evil glint in his eyes. Before Davis knew it, Carlos was charging right for him.

"Oh no you don't!" Davis said as he ran forward.

Mecha Carlos went for a spinning tackle, but Davis dodged the attack. When Carlos got into a standing position again, Davis made the seventh hit. Carlos, clearly mad, turned and raised a metal fist. He made to punch Davis, but Davis drove a spiked fist through Mecha Carlos' core. Electricity crackled around Carlos again. An explosion came from him and the metal fell off, revealing a burnt, human Carlos. He grabbed his D-3.

"Game Transform!" Everything grew white again.

°Final Boss Battle 2: Perfect Carlos°

"It's my turn now!" Cody, the blue porcupine yelled. He was in a destroyed city. Water filled the streets. He was standing on top of a piece of highway.

"ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAR!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Something, well, roared. Startled, Cody looked ahead of him.

Carlos appeared in the middle of the water, only instead of his normal human form, he was a gigantic monster made out of water. Two watery tentacles rose up out of the water next to him. Though he was a monster, Carlos had his human head. It was watery and huge like the rest of him. Cody looked at the subbing Emperor for a few moments before he snapped his fingers in realization.

"Oh, I get it. You're playing as the god of destruction." Just then, the seven Chaos Emeralds appeared and circled around Cody. They circled around him really fast before his blue quills became golden.

"I feel the power! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!" He yelled. Carlos sweatdropped.

(Me: Could you get started already?)

"Oh. Sorry." Super Cody jumped off the piece of street he was on and flew on the surface of the water.

A timer indicating his ring count started to count down from fifty as "Open Your Heart" started to play. Cody went up a ramp that was sticking out of the water and got some rings. He also hit a speed pad, increasing his speed as he flew. Cody's body gave off a bluish glow. He turned right and saw Perfect Carlos. The water monster launched some orange projectiles at him. Cody went around them with no problem. He sped right into Carlos' body and spun around for a bit before shooting out of his head, damaging him. Carlos roared in pain as he disappeared and then reappeared in another area.

"Get back here!" Cody yelled as he turned around and sped off.

He went up a small ramp and got some rings to preserve his power. He hit another speed pad and again, his body gave off a bluish glow. Cody jumped over some overturned cars when he saw Carlos. Carlos was charging energy into his mouth. He fired a huge beam of energy at Cody. Super Cody dodged the attack, went inside Perfect Carlos again, and caused the second hit of the battle. Carlos disappeared into the water and reappeared in the first area. Cody turned around, got some rings, and was able to make the third hit with no problem. "Open Your Heart" stopped playing and a sinister song played (I don't know how to describe the song that plays).

Carlos appeared in the second area again. Cody got on a discarded piece of highway and made to grab some rings, but he got hit by one of Carlos' projectiles. The blow slowed him down, but he was able to hit the nearby speed pad. Moving at a fast enough pace, Cody sped forward towards Carlos. The evil one moved his tentacles around really fast until he generated two mini-tornadoes. He sent them spiraling towards Cody. Cody dodged one that came in from the left, but he got caught by the right one. He was tossed around by the whirlwind as Carlos started to charge energy.

"Ugh! I gotta get free!" Cody yelled. He made his body glow brightly. With a roar, he broke out of the tornado and started to charge energy.

"Digi Blast!" Cody held out his D-3 and a beam of golden energy shot out towards Perfect Carlos. Carlos was engulfed by the light. With a loud roar, he was knocked out of his watery form and started to fall towards the water.

"Where the hell did THAT come from!.?" Carlos yelled as he brought out his D-3. "Game Transform!" Before he hit the water, he and Cody disappeared and everything grew white again.

°Final Boss Battle 3: The Koopa Clown Car°

"Let's go, Carlos!" TK yelled. He was wearing a red shirt and blue suspenders. He was also wearing a red hat with a red "T" inside a white circle.

TK was standing on the roof of a castle. The sky was dark and stormy. Lightning would strike every few seconds. A few seconds later, Carlos' flying machine floated over the center of the arena. The clown face on the machine was smiling a mischievous smile. Evil laughter was heard as Carlos appeared, wearing a spiked shell.

"Didn't you learn your lesson the last time you wore that?" TK asked.

"Hey! This shell's very stylish!" Carlos replied.

"But it was real heavy." TK said.

"I know that! That's why I got the model that's made out of cardboard. I can move around freely." Carlos said with a grin. "Now let's get to business, shall we?"

"Right!" TK yelled, getting back into the fighting spirit. The clown car started to float around the arena. Carlos was way too high for TK to reach him.

'There has to be a way to attack him.' TK thought. 'But how?'

His mind then drifted back to a happier time. Before he went to the Digital World. When he and Matt were living with their parents before their divorce. They were huddled in their room in front of their TV. Matt was playing a game on their Super Nintendo. TK was watching.

"How are you supposed to beat him?" Little TK asked. On the screen was a red clad hero standing on top of a castle much like present-day TK was. In the middle of the screen, a machine much like the one Carlos was in floated down. In a few seconds, a huge green turtle appeared inside the machine.

"Just watch, little bro." Matt answered with a wink. The character in the machine moved around the top of the screen, preventing Matt's character from hitting him. Matt just kept his character still. After the turtle floated for a bit, he stopped, retreated into the machine, and tossed out two robots. TK went back to reality.

"That's it!" He yelled. Carlos stopped floating, retreated into the clown car, and tossed out two robotic darkgomamon wearing shells.

"Get him, my robotic minions! GWAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!" Carlos yelled as he popped his head out. The hovercraft started moving again.

TK put on a smirk as he jumped on one of the mechamon. The robot deactivated and TK picked it up. With a grunt, he tossed it straight up into the air just as Carlos flew overhead. Carlos stopped and was getting ready to unload more robots when the robot TK tossed landed on him with a clunk.

"Ow!" Carlos yelled, rubbing his head.

'Don't tell me he's played this before!' He thought as the clown car started to move again. 'Well, I hope he enjoys this little addition.' He pressed a button on the hovercraft's dashboard. The remaining robot on the castle turned towards TK, reached into its shell, and pulled out a rocket launcher!

"Oh crap!" TK yelled. The mecha darkgomamon pressed the trigger and a missile flew out towards TK. The boy used all of his strength to jump. He cleared the missile and started running towards the robot.

"You idiot! You missed!" Carlos yelled at the robot digimon. The robot sweatdropped and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. TK jumped on it and deactivated it. He grabbed the robot, jumped into the air, spun around, and tossed it at Carlos' head. Carlos growled as he rubbed his head and went back into the machine. The Koopa Clown Car flew around the arena and up about twenty feet above the castle.

"Let's see him deal with this." Carlos said as he reached into the glove compartment. He pulled out some fireballs. "Flaming Fireball Attack!.!.!" He tossed them down onto the arena.

"Aw come on!" TK yelled as he ran, dodging fireballs in the process. He was soon cornered when he got to the edge of the castle. Luckily for TK, the flurry of fire stopped falling.

"Whew!" But then, a few more started to fall directly above him!

"Dude! Give me a break!" TK jumped over the fireball in front of him that was still burning and ran for it. The attack ended shortly as Carlos lowered back onto the field of battle. Instead of him popping up though, Kari did, wearing a pink dress and gold crown.

"Again!.?" Kari yelled. "Oops! I mean, HELP!.!.!" She tossed out a feather just as Carlos snatched her down and came up.

"A feather!.? What happened to the mushrooms, woman!.?" He yelled.

"He's already in his super form, so the author thought it would've been better to give him a feather!" Kari replied.

"BOSS!.!.!"

(Me: It's true. I mean, why give him a lousy mushroom in the first place?)

°POOF!°

TK grabbed the feather and became Cape TK. Carlos drummed his fingers on the dashboard.

"Uhhhh… So THAT wouldn't happen!" He gestured to TK. The clown car started to move a little higher. It floated around for a few seconds before it stopped.

"Here we go." TK said expectantly as Carlos went into his machine, but instead of tossing out two mecha darkgomamon, the hovercraft turned upside down and dropped a massive bowling ball! It started to roll towards TK.

"Awwww!.!.!" TK yelled as the ball came closer. He jumped over it.

"Aw man! I thought for sure I got him by surprise!" Carlos yelled as the clown car righted itself and started to move around again. After another few seconds, Carlos disappeared and reappeared with two mecha darkgomamon. He tossed them.

"Get 'im, boys!" The robots started to move towards TK.

"Ha! Those things can't beat me!" TK yelled confidently. Carlos snapped his fingers and the darkgomamon produced two flamethrowers. TK sweatdropped.

"Fry him!.!.!" Carlos roared. The robotic digimon fired a stream of fire at TK.

TK thought fast and started to spin around, using the power of his yellow cape. Carlos stared in horror as TK spun fast enough to become a tornado. TK made the tornado spin towards the fire streams. The wind of the tornado fueled the fire and it all combined to become a Fire Spin attack! It wrapped around the mechamon and tossed them into the air. The tornado was still coming towards Carlos!

"Oh crap!" Carlos put his arms over his head in a defensive position. Luckily for him, the tornado dissipated. Carlos looked up and grinned. "Ha! Ya didn't get me!" TK smirked.

"Oh yeah?" He pointed up. Carlos looked up and gasped. The two mecha darkgomamon were coming down towards him! They both conked him on the head, one right after the other. Grumbling, Carlos retreated back into the clown car and made it swoop around the arena and up twenty feet again. He reached into the glove compartment and pulled out some fireballs.

"Flaming Fireball Attack!" He tossed them out and TK started dodging them. He ran to the edge of the castle again. The first wave of fire ended, much to TK's relief, but the second started to fall. TK started to run, but he tripped and ran smack into the fireball that was still burning. It made him lose his cape power up. He avoided the rest of the fireballs as Carlos floated back to the castle. Kari popped out again.

"Here TK! You're almost there!" She yelled as she tossed out another feather. TK grabbed it and once again became Cape TK. Kari was snatched down and Carlos reappeared.

"Let's see you deal with this!" He yelled as he pressed a button. The clown face on the hovercraft changed.

Instead of the mischievous smile it had before, an evil smirk replaced it. The bright, happy eyes were replaced by angry, yellow eyes. The clown car looked like it popped a vein. The clown car started falling on the castle, causing it to shake whenever it landed. It bounced around in an effort to crush TK. TK jumped around as well to avoid not just Carlos, but the tremors his clown car were making. After a few minutes of this, Carlos stopped in mid-jump and released two robots.

"Pump him full of lead and don't miss!" He yelled.

"Right!" The two robot darkgomamon replied with a salute. They pulled out two guns. TK stared wide-eyed.

"Oh come on!" He yelled as Carlos went back to bouncing. TK moved around to avoid getting squashed and to prevent the robots from getting a lock on him. After seeing his plan wasn't working, Carlos stopped bouncing and flew up into the air.

"Now get him!" The shell-wearing Emperor yelled. TK looked at the robots, who were aiming at him. He felt his cape and got an idea. The robo digimon fired their guns. Just before the bullets can hit TK, he swung his cape forward, doing one of his character's SSBM moves. The bullets were deflected and they hit the robots, deactivating them.

"Oh no ya don't!" Carlos yelled as he made the clown car crash into the castle. He almost hit TK, but the caped boy jumped, grabbed one of the mecha darkgomamon, and chucked it at the cockpit before Carlos went up. TK scored a direct hit. Carlos rubbed his head and started to crash around again. TK couldn't get close to the other robot without getting hit by Carlos. After a few minutes of dodging, TK saw an opening and took it. He ran towards the robot, which reactivated and started to run towards the edge.

"Get back here!" TK yelled. He jumped on the robot, deactivating it again. He picked it up and tossed it at Carlos.

"Aw crap." Carlos said dully as the robot sailed through the air and knocked him upside the head. The blow caused his head to land on a red button that was on the dashboard. The clown car flipped upside down and dropped Kari and Carlos. His shell broke and he brought out his D-3 again.

"This is getting old! Game Transform!" Carlos, Kari, and TK disappeared and everything got white again.

°Final Boss Battle 4: Battle atop Corona Mountain°

"The water's great, isn't it, Wormmon?" Carlos' voice was heard. You can see a giant bathtub. The water, for some odd reason, was green.

"Sure is, Carlos!" Wormmon cheered. He was in an inner tube. The digimon was wearing a small spiked shell. "Come on in, Mama Kari! The water's fine!" The camera switched to Kari, who's still wearing that pink dress! She's standing on a huge rubber ducky. She glared at Wormmon.

"Mama!.? I ain't yo mama, boy! And I'm not going in that water! It'll burn me alive!" Indeed, the green water was boiling hot. Just then, Yolei made the scene! She landed on the side of the bathtub. She was wearing the same outfit TK was wearing earlier, except there was a red Y on her cap. There was a huge water gun on her back.

"Yolei!" Kari cheered. She then got a perplexed look on her. "Why are you cross dressing?"

"I have no idea." Yolei said with a sigh.

"You!.? Don't you guys ever give up!.?" Wormmon yelled as he faced Yolei.

"Yolei!.?" Carlos' voice boomed. Yolei jumped back in shock when she noticed him. He was gigantic! He was wearing a pair of purple swimming trunks and the biggest spiked shell you've ever seen! "Again!.? How many more games do we have to do in this series!.?"

(Me: Silence! I still got one more coming!)

"Oh joy..." Carlos muttered. "Anyway, how dare you cut in on my vacation time!.?" He roared at Yolei.

°BATTLE START!°

Wormmon jumped in a bath toy that happened to be a small battleship complete with bullet bill ammo! He fired some bullets at Yolei from the right, so she ran to the left. However, Carlos inhaled and then breathed a giant stream of fire in front of her! The attack was coming closer from both ends.

"Oh man! What am I gonna do?" Yolei yelled.

"Quick! Squirt some water at Carlos!" A voice said. It sounded like Hawkmon, but was computerized. It also sounded like it came from behind her. Yolei looked at her water can.

"Wha?" The nozzle moved.

"Don't ask questions! You're about to get barbecued!" The nozzle said?

"Alright!" She yelled. She gripped the two pumps at her sides, targeted Carlos' mouth, and squeezed. Just before she could get burned, a stream of water shot out of the nozzle and splashed Carlos, extinguishing the flames. He coughed and sputtered.

"Ack! I hate water!" He yelled as he wiped his mouth. Yolei got in a thinking pose.

"There was something I forgot…"

"The bullets! Run, you purple-haired blonde!" Hawkmon yelled.

"Oh yeah!" Yolei started running. "Wait! Did you just call me a blonde!.?.!" Hawkmon didn't answer as Yolei reached a part of the tub's perimeter that branched off towards a platform. Seeking safety from Carlos' attacks, Yolei ran to the platform. The bullets were still on her tail though.

"Squirt those bullets!" Hawkmon ordered.

"Who's the tamer here?" Yolei asked. She targeted the bullet bills and fired. The impact from the water blew up the bullets.

"Shoot her!" Carlos roared at Wormmon. The digimon unloaded more bullet bills.

"Alright Hawkmon, you seem to know what's going on. How do I beat him?" Yolei asked.

"I can't tell you everything." The water can started. "But look down." Yolei did as she was told. She discovered that she was standing on a picture. It looked like a meteor was pictured.

"A meteor?" Yolei asked, getting into another thinking pose. "That means that I probably have to destroy this platform by landing on it from a high distance. But how?"

"I hate to rush you, but those bullets are coming close!" Hawkmon yelled. Yolei snapped her fingers.

"I got it! Maybe I can change the nozzle." Yolei pressed a button on the side of the water can. She looked over her shoulders at the nozzle. It changed to a rocket-shaped nozzle.

"Alright! Let's do this!" She squeezed the pumps. Pressure started to build up as the bullets grew closer and closer. Just before they can hit, Yolei jumped and let go of the pumps. She shot up into the air.

"Now what?" She asked.

"Use the Hip Drop!" Hawkmon replied.

"Right!" Yolei said. She flipped and got into a sitting position. She started to plummet down to earth. Her butt caught fire from the friction and she crashed into the symbol, destroying the platform.

"ACK!.!.!" Carlos yelled as the bath tub started to shake. The platform started to fall as water started coming out of the tub.

"Jump!" Hawkmon ordered. Yolei hopped from platform piece to platform piece and got back on the rim of the tub.

"Fire!" Carlos yelled. Wormmon launched some more bullets as Carlos used his Flamethrower attack again. Yolei quickly switched nozzles and fired her Water Gun attack at Carlos, causing him to cough and sputter again. She ran ahead to another platform.

"How many more of these are there!.?" Yolei asked.

"Sensors detect there are four more platforms to destroy." Hawkmon replied. Yolei switched to the rocket nozzle, but before she can even start pumping, she got hit by one of the bullet bills! The impact caused her to roll towards the edge of the platform.

"Yolei!" She went over the edge, but reached an arm out! She managed to grab the edge.

"Quick! Wormmon! Fire again before she gets back up!" Carlos ordered.

"Right!" Wormmon replied as he jumped on a switch. The battleship opened and some bullet bills flew out.

"Yolei! You have to pull yourself up!" Hawkmon yelled.

"Ugh! I'm almost there!" Yolei yelled as she grabbed the ledge with other arm. She started pulling herself up. The bullet bills were about a foot away when she got back up. Thinking fast, she switched nozzles and squeezed the pumps. The stream destroyed the bullets, but the nozzle sputtered.

"Yolei! You're out of water!" Hawkmon yelled in a panic.

"Now what?" Yolei groaned. She then saw a water bottle spinning on the ground ahead. It must've popped out of one of the bullets. She grinned and started running for it. Carlos also noticed the water bottle. His eyes widened.

"Wormmon! Fire another batch! She can't get that bottle!"

"Got it!" Wormmon replied as he made the ship fire again. The bullet bills whizzed out of the ship, straightened out, and headed for Yolei.

"Almost got it…" Yolei grunted. She held a hand out. Both parties were inching closer and closer to the bottle. At the last second, Yolei made the save and got the bottle. Instantly, Hawkmon was refilled. Yolei dodged the bullets by doing the Matrix like Carlos did in Part One of this chapter.

"Damn! I was so close!" Carlos roared. "Let's see you deal with this!" And he jumped up and landed in the tub, making water splash out towards Yolei.

"Watch out! That's really hot!" Kari yelled. Yolei back flipped to avoid the dangerous liquid. She landed on the platform's meteor symbol as she switched nozzles again. She pumped until the pressure got high. She jumped and rocketed into the sky. Yolei performed another hip drop and destroyed the platform. She jumped to the rim of the tub. Carlos stared wide-eyed.

"Damn! All that for the second hit!.? There's no way we can top that!" True, for the last three hits weren't nearly as impressive for Yolei to make. When she destroyed the last platform, she tipped over the tub, knocking herself, Carlos, Wormmon, and Kari over. They started falling.

"DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNN!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos roared.

"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!.!.!.!.!.!" Wormmon finished.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLP!.!.!.!" Yolei shrieked. But what about Kari? Well she drifted down safely, thanks to her parasol. Everybody else landed headfirst on a beach outside an island city. Yolei and Wormmon struggled to their feet, but Carlos was having some trouble.

"MMPH! MMMMMMMMPH!.!.!.!" His voice was muttered due to the sand.

"What'd he say?" Kari asked when she landed.

"I think he said, 'GET ME OUTTA HERE!.!.!.!'" Wormmon answered. Just then, everybody returned to their normal forms. Carlos pulled his head out of the sand.

"Finally!" He yelled. He then looked up as he noticed a huge shadow that got bigger. "Aw sh—" He couldn't finish as the shell landed on him. Kari and the others grimaced. All anybody can see was Carlos' arm. He was struggling to hold up his D-3.

"Game…Transform…" He groaned. Everybody disappeared again.

°Final Boss Battle 5: VS. Meta Carlos°

"Guess it's my turn again." Davis said. He was a pink gumball like Cody was a little while ago. He was onboard a floating base. In front of him was a sword stuck in the floor. On a high ledge in front of him was a figure that was fully covered with a black cape. Davis didn't notice the figure though.

"I guess I gotta pick up that sword." And so, he did. In a flash of light, Davis became Sword Davis. He was wearing a green cap. The figure on the ledge tossed off his cape and jumped down on the arena. He unsheathed his sword. The sword was golden and slightly crooked. The figure was round and small like Davis. He was wearing a white mask. Davis can make out a pair of red eyes.

"You fools may have gotten through half of the battles, but I'll win this. You'll see." The figure said. Davis heard Carlos' voice coming from him.

"Carlos?" Davis tried to stifle his laughter at the sight of the pint sized emperor. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos fell over.

"And what about you, Pinky!.? Draw your sword!" Carlos started the battle by charging at Davis. The pink hero dashed towards the dark one. It looked like they were going to do a good ol' fashioned animé quick strike! The two swordsmen went past each other while swinging their swords once. They stopped and stood with their backs facing each other. Davis smirked as he sheathed his sword. Carlos stomped the ground as his mask started to crack.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!.!.!.!.!.!" He yelled as the mask fell in two pieces. He tossed his sword at the ground and brought out his D-3. "GAME TRANSFORM!.!.!.!"

°Final Boss Battle 6: Two for one deal°

TK, the green clad swordsman, and Patamon, his trusty fairy, ran into the top room of the dark tower. In front of him was a boy in a red cape playing a pipe organ. He was wearing sunglasses like Ray Charles.

"Look ma! I can play the piano!" Carlos played a really evil sounding song. TK gasped as he looked up. Kari was encased in a purple jewel. She was wearing a white dress decorated with some gold junk on the top. She was wearing gold triangle earrings. As Carlos continued to play the song, the Triforce of Hope appeared on the back of TK's right hand. Kari gasped as the Triforce of Light appeared on the back of her right hand. The dark one stopped playing the organ.

"The crests are resonating again." He said. "Who'd think that I, the greatest evil doer in the Digital World, can lay hands on that which will grant me infinite power?" He chuckled evilly as he stood. He turned towards TK.

"You have done too much to stop me! I will end you!" Carlos held up his left fist. The Triforce of Darkness shone on the back of his hand. Waves of purple energy were shot out towards TK.

"Hang on, Patamon!" TK yelled.

"TK! I can't get any closer!" Patamon yelled. "The waves of darkness are too strong!"

"Damn straight they're too strong!" The villain yelled. "This will be a private fight. Your services won't be needed." With that, Patamon crashed through the wall and into the sky.

"Looks like I'm blasting off again!.!.!.!.!.!" The digimon yelled as he became a star.

"There. That's better." The Emperor laughed as he started to float. The pipe organ disappeared.

°The great king of evil: CARLITODORF°

"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!" Carlitodorf laughed as he floated over the center of the arena. He drove a fist over the center. The shockwaves knocked the floor tiles around the center loose. Thinking fast, TK ran to one of the corners of the room. He brought out the Master Sword.

"See if you can handle this!" Carlitodorf yelled as he rose up his left fist. It crackled with electricity as a ball of lightning formed. "Yah!" He tossed it at TK. Luckily for TK, he remembered his battles against Wormmon in the seventh game.

"Batter up!" TK grinned. Just as the lighting ball was about to strike. He swung the sword and hit the ball, sending it towards Carlitodorf.

"Ha! This ain't Baseball!" Carlitodorf yelled as he hit the lightning ball with his left hand. He grinned. "This is Tennis!" The ball came sailing towards TK. TK swung his sword again and the ball bounced towards Carlitodorf. The villain went for another hit, but he miscalculated his swung.

"…Oh crap."

°BZZZZZZZZZPT!.!.!.!°

Carlitodorf got zapped and was stunned. He clutched his sides as the electricity crackled around his body.

"There's something I'm supposed to do, but what?" TK said as he got into a thinking pose. He snapped his fingers.

"Oh yeah!" He brought out his bow and light arrows. He drew back the bow, loaded an arrow, targeted Carlitodorf, and fired. The golden arrow struck the evil wizard.

"AHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!" He yelled as the golden energy crackled around his body. The blow caused him to fall on the central platform. TK drew his sword and jumped over to the platform while Carlitodorf tried to recover. TK got in a few good slashes before Carlitodorf regained his strength. The hero jumped back before the villain can attack.

In the real world…

"Man! What a show!" Tai yelled as he ate some popcorn. For the past few games, the Digi-Destined have been watching their younger friends duke it out with the evil substitute on Tai's PC.

"Yeah. If TK and the others win two more battles after this, it'll be all over." Matt commented. "And stop eating all the popcorn, Tai!" He snatched the bowl. Tai pouted.

"I hope he keeps his word and stops terrorizing the Digital World." Sora said.

"Why do you think he won't?" Mimi asked.

"You know how villains are." Sora replied. "He'll probably lie and keep them captive."

"Don't think like that." Joe scolded. "He'll let them go." Izzy was silent the whole time. He seemed to be typing something on his laptop. While the older Digi-Destined were having their little discussion, TK was able to slash Carlitodorf three more times.

"That does it! You're finished!" Carlitodorf yelled as another lightning ball formed in his hand. "WHOOLAH!.!.!" He tossed it towards TK, who was panting, but ready. He raised his sword and struck the ball, sending it towards Carlitodorf. He slapped the ball in TK's direction. TK slashed the ball again. Carlitodorf pulled back and punched the ball with a huge amount of strength. It soared at TK at such a speed that he didn't have time to defend.

"AHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!" He yelled as he was pushed back by the blast. He stood up shakily. Electricity was crackling around him. Carlitodorf cackled.

"And now to end this." Carlitodorf held up his arms and a black ball started forming. It got bigger and bigger until it took up the whole room. TK gaped in horror. "And now, Darkness…"

"Hand of Fate!" A voice yelled.

"Wha?.?.?" Carlitodorf asked. A beam of light shot through a window and blasted him. His energy ball disappeared as he screamed in pain. The electricity left TK and he stared at the light in surprise.

"What was that?"

"TK!" The voice from earlier yelled. TK grinned when a figure appeared.

"Angemon! You did that?" Angemon nodded.

"Yes. Now strike Carlos before he recovers!" Carlitodorf landed on the platform. TK nodded and picked up the Master Sword. With a scream, he leapt towards the platform and struck Carlitodorf.

"AHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!" Carlitodorf cried out as he stumbled back. He kneeled as he faced TK while panting.

"No… Not another loss." He coughed up some blood. It landed on the floor with a splat. Carlitodorf rubbed his mouth and stood.

He delivered an earth-shattering roar as he jumped up. His body glowed with a blue aura. The entire room glowed brightly as it started to disappear. When the glowing subsided, TK found himself standing outside. The room had disintegrated, leaving him and Patamon (who dedigivolved) on the roof with an unconscious Carlitodorf in front of them. The boy fell on his knees and finally dropped. His cape was ripped in many places.

"Oh man." TK said sorrowfully. "But where's Kari?"

"Look!" Patamon said. TK looked up. The jewel containing Kari floated down. It landed by TK and faded away, leaving Kari. She opened her eyes and looked at Carlitodorf. She gave him a disgusted look. She then turned to TK and hugged him.

"Oh, TK! You did it!" She yelled. "Now let's get out of here before—" Just then, the castle started to shake.

"What's with those vibrations?.!" TK yelled over the noise. Patamon turned to him.

"TK, listen to me! Carlos is using the last of his power to destroy the castle and take us with him! We gotta get out of here!"

"But what about—" TK stopped himself and narrowed his eyes at his partner. "How do you know that?" The digimon/fairy grinned sheepishly.

"I snuck out once to play video games with Matt." TK sighed.

"We'll talk about this later. We have to take Carlos with us!"

"There's no time!" Kari yelled. "Follow me! I know the way out of here!" With that, she ran over to a flight of stairs, Patamon following close behind.

TK ran up to them, but not before taking a last glance at the fallen emperor. He knew that Carlos was as misunderstood as Ken is, but Kari was right. There wasn't enough time to save him and get out of the castle alive. They ran down the flight of stairs, avoiding falling debris. When they got to the bottom, a gigantic gate prevented them from going any further.

"Now what?.!" TK asked. Kari walked up to it as her body glowed with a pinkish light. She grunted as she held up her D-3. The bars rose up.

"Hurry!" She yelled as she ran inside. TK and Patamon followed.

Inside the room, pots littered the floor as well as many rocks with some falling all over the area. Kari walked around the room, trying to find the exit while TK avoided the rocks. After some more searching, Kari finally found the exit, which was barred. Using the same ability she used earlier, she made the bars rise. Everybody ran through the gate.

In the next room, everything was on fire. After avoiding some more debris, Kari opened another gate and the trio ran. They were outside again. The group ran across a bridge. Before they reached the next gate, a huge boulder fell and crashed through a section of the bridge, creating a huge hole. The group couldn't stop for anything though. Kari and TK jumped over the hole while Patamon flew over. Kari opened the gate and everybody went in. She walked around a pile of burning rubble went suddenly, she was trapped in a ring of fire.

"TK! Help!" She yelled. Just then, two huge skeleton creatures with shields and swords appeared.

"Guess I gotta fight these guys!" TK yelled as he took out his sword.

The stalfos on the right charged at TK with its sword drawn. TK pulled up his shield and blocked the strike. He brought his sword forward in a jab, but the stalfos jumped back and lunged again. TK saw an opening in the monster's defenses and struck it. The skeleton jumped back and then lunged yet again. TK stabbed it again. This pattern continued until it was defeated. Now, the left stalfos went after him. Using the same pattern, TK was able to beat him in no time. The fire around Kari disappeared.

"Thanks a lot, TK. Now let's get out of here!" She ran towards a gate, dropping some heart containers in the process. TK grabbed them and the energy he lost in the battle against Carlitodorf was recovered.

After opening the gate with her D-3, Kari and the others ran for it. They ran through a corridor, avoiding more rocks. TK almost got struck by one, but he held up his shield, avoiding getting knocked out. After turning left, the trio saw another gate.

"Open says me!" Kari joked as she held up her pink D-3 again. It glowed brightly and the gate was raised. TK and Patamon clapped as Kari bowed.

"Ok. Enough of that." She stopped the celebration as she and the other two ran through the gate. Now they were on another bridge. Kari ran ahead to the other side when she noticed something moving.

"Look out, TK! There's a zombie here!" True. There was a zombie there. A redead, to be exact. Before the monster can paralyze TK with its stare, He jumped and cut through it with his sword. TK ran ahead to join Kari, who just opened the next gate.

"Look! The exit!" Patamon yelled.

In front of them was a carpeted staircase that led to a bright light; the outside world. Everybody climbed the stairs, avoiding more debris by moving either to the left or right when needed. The castle was crumbling behind them as they ran through the exit. The group dove on the ground in front of them as rocks flew.

"Oh man, that was close." TK said as he and Kari stood. They watched as the castle's central tower leaned over and toppled. TK felt a sudden pang of guilt for the boy that was still up there. Despite the fact that he was their enemy, TK felt that no one should deserve that fate.

The entire castle started collapsing. The layers started coming down slowly, becoming as flat as a pancake. When it was all done, a single pile of rubble stood in the ruins of the once proud castle. Kari turned to TK.

"Thank you for saving me. I guess we can just—" She started. A sudden noise stopped her. The sound came from the ruins of the castle. "What was that?"

"I'll check it out. Stay here." TK said as he walked forward.

Just as he entered the ruins, a wall of fire surrounded it, leaving TK trapped! Another sound was made as he turned to the pile of rubble. With a huge crash, Carlitodorf flew out from under the rocks! He was breathing hard as he glared at TK with eyes that glowed red with fury. He held up his left fist, which glowed with the Triforce of Darkness.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlitodorf screamed as his body glowed blue again. TK drew his sword as Carlitodorf started to change form. He changed from his human form to a gigantic, pig-like monster. Two gold trident-like swords appeared in his hands.

°CARLITO°

Carlito flipped and landed in front of TK. He swung his swords wildly. TK held up his Master Sword to attack, but Carlito smacked it away! TK looked in horror as the sword spun through the air and landed right by Kari.

"Great! Now what!.?" TK asked as he turned towards the monster.

"Don't worry, TK! I won't run away this time!" Patamon yelled.

"That's good, but how can I attack him without my sword?"

"Try looking at your inventory with your D-3." Patamon replied. TK did as he was told and brought out his D-3. He pressed one of the buttons and small pictures of his available items were displayed.

"Hey! I got another sword here!" TK said excitedly as he made his selection. It a puff of smoke, Biggoron's sword appeared in his hands. The blade was so big, he had to hold it with both hands. "Damn! This thing weighs a ton!"

"Here he comes!" Kari yelled. Carlito was charging right for TK and Patamon. The digimon got in front of TK.

"Boom Bubble! Pah!" He yelled as he fired a bubble at Carlito. It just popped in his face, not doing any damage. "…How come that never works?" He sulked. TK sweatdropped and faced the pig boy.

"You're mine, Babe!" Carlito just roared in response to that insult and raised his left sword. TK struggled to hold up his sword as Carlito lunged. TK successfully blocked the attack, but he couldn't push Carlito back. As he was struggling, TK noticed Carlito's tail. It was rainbow colored unlike the rest of his body, which was black.

'That must be his weakness.' TK thought.

Using as much of his strength as possible, he pushed back Carlito's sword and rolled under his legs. Before he can turn around, TK struck his tail with the sword. Carlito writhed in pain for few seconds before turning around. He went for a slash, but TK rolled under his legs and slashed his tail again. Before TK can do anything, Carlito turned around and hit him with his left sword, causing him to be rocketed into a wall. Kari screamed as Carlito ran towards TK with both swords raised. TK got up and shook his head. It was then that he saw Carlito.

"Crap!" He yelled. Carlito swung his swords. TK managed to dodge the attack. Carlos made to swing again, but TK rolled under his legs and slashed his tail again. Carlito roared in pain as he fell. He used his left sword to hold himself up. The fire surrounding the arena disappeared.

"TK!" Kari yelled. "Hurry! Grab the Master Sword!" TK turned and ran out of the arena. He plucked the sword out of the ground. "Now go beat that overgrown pig!"

"Right!" TK nodded. He ran back into the arena and the fire started up again. Carlito got back up on his feet.

"Alright, Miss Piggy! Let's go!" Carlito roared again as he charged for TK. The green hero again rolled under the piggy one's legs and slashed his rainbow tail. Carlito roared in pain as he tried for a slash. He seemed to crush TK under his swords. What the villain didn't notice though was that TK had a smirk on his face, although he was slowly sinking into the ground.

"Light Arrow!" TK yelled as he drew back the bow and fired.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlito yelled in pain as he got struck by the holy energy. He jumped high into the air and landed with a thud. He quickly got up and started hopping on his left foot while examining his right foot, which TK struck. While he started to pull out the offending arrow, TK snuck behind him. When Carlito put down his foot, a chopping sound filled the air.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOO!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlito roared in agony as he fell again. TK walked in front of him with a smirk on his face. Just then, a ray of yellow light struck Carlito's face. TK turned and saw Kari. She was holding out her D-3, which was shooting the beam.

"I'm using my power to subdue him! Make the final blow!" She yelled. The Master Sword glowed with a holy light. TK raised the sword. Before Carlito can do anything to defend himself, TK slashed him in the face a few times before thrusting the sword into his skull!

"Th-th-th-th-th-th-th-that's all folks." TK said in an action star-like tone. Carlito got up and started roaring in pain.

"Now I'll seal him in the Dark Ocean forever!" Kari yelled as she raised her D-3. A rainbow-colored beam shot out from it. Carlito noticed the light and his eyes widened. He took out the soul transference device and pressed the button. Carlos popped out of Carlito in spirit form. The monster got hit with the beam & disappeared in a puff of black smoke. Carlos returned to his solid form and grabbed Kari.

"When will I win!.?" He yelled as he took out his D-3. "Game Transform!" Everything and everybody disappeared.

°Final Boss Battle 7: Rainbow Road°

(Me: Welcome to the Carlito Kart Grand Prix! It's a beautiful night on the infamous Rainbow Road course! The stars are out in full light. Oh look! Our racers are coming up to the starting line!)

Eight karts sped their way up to the starting line, which was a rainbow. Above the starting line was a neon sign that read "Carlito Kart" in rainbow letters. Each kart had one driver and one person in back.

(Me: And now, let's introduce our racers! In first place, half of our resident villainous duo, Carlos and his partner, King Bakemon, in their purple roadster!)

"I'm-a Carlos! I'm-a gonna win!" Carlos yelled.

He was in the driver's seat of a purple car that resembled a Cadillac. He was wearing a yellow shirt, yellow cap with a blue C on it, and purple suspenders. You couldn't see it, but he was also wearing green elf shoes. He also was wearing a fake mustache. Floating behind the kart was a bakemon wearing a gold crown. King Bakemon cackled; a sure sign of victory.

(Me: Next up, in second place, we have the second half of our villainous duo, Wormmon and his partner, a cross-dressing darkgomamon!.? in their purple racer!)

"Alright. We're gonna win this, partner." Wormmon said.

He was wearing the same getup Carlos was except his suspenders were black. His shirt was dark purple, as was his hat, which had a sideways W on it. In back was a darkgomamon wearing a pink dress and gold crown. Unknown to Wormmon and Carlos, the digimon had a skinny white striped tail with a ring near the end… The kart they had was purple and made to look like a rat.

(Me: In third place, we have our first pair of goodie-goodies, Davis and Veemon in their Red Fire!)

"We're gonna mop the floor with 'em, right Veemon?" Davis asked. He was wearing the same outfit he wore in the sixth game. He was in the driver's seat of a red kart with a red D pictured on the front.

"Right!" Veemon replied. He was painted green and was wearing a saddle on his back.

(Me: In fourth, we have Yolei and Hawkmon in their Bloom Coach!)

"It's nice to know I'm wearing a dress instead of that—ick!—plumber's outfit!" Yolei cheered. She was wearing a yellow dress and a crown. The kart she was in was classy looking. Like it was a really old car.

"Ugh… I'm in a shell again." Hawkmon groaned. He was wearing a red winged shell.

(Me: In fifth, we have TK and Patamon in their Green Fire!)

"Ok Patamon. We're gonna go all the way!" TK yelled. He was wearing the same outfit he wore in the sixth game. His kart was like Davis', except it had a green T on the front.

"Why am I in a shell again?" Patamon complained. He was wearing a small spiked shell. "At least it's light."

(Me: In sixth, we got Cody and Armadillomon in their Barrel Train!)

"Eeek! I'm a monkey!" Cody yelled. To be exact, he was a chimp wearing a red cap and shirt. The kart he was in was a train made out of barrels.

"And I'm wearing a shell, again!" Armadillomon yelled. He was wearing a green shell.

(Me: God, what a bunch of whiners! Anyway, in seventh, we have Cherrymon and Shadowzudomon in the Zudo King!)

Shadowzudomon was in the driver's seat of the heaviest kart in the bunch. It was so heavy, it had six wheels. Cherrymon was in back.

(Me: And dead last, it's Etemon & Mushroomon in the Jumbo Barrel!)

Their kart was a barrel. What else do ya want me to say?.! Oh, and Etemon's driving.

(Me: And now to describe this lovely course. As I said earlier, this course takes place at night. Our racers will be racing on a giant rainbow suspended above a city. Some parts of the course have guardrails to protect against falling, but the majority of the course has NO protection at all.)

"No protection? The HELL?.!.?" Davis yelled.

(Me: If you do happen to fall, we have many lakitu tow clouds ready to assist you. What else is there to say?)

"How about describing the course in more detail and the rules, genius!.?.!" Carlos yelled with sarcasm.

(Me: Alright… First the rules. The first to complete a lap around the course will be considered the winner. If Carlos, Wormmon, or the teams of Cherrymon & Shadowzudomon and Etemon & Mushroomon win, Carlos will be considered the victor.)

"What!.?.! The odds are against us!" Yolei yelled.

(Me: Don't you know math, woman!.? If the any of the four of you goodie-goodie teams win, Carlos loses. The odds are even!)

"And what about the course?" Cody asked.

(Me: Ahhh yes. The course. First of all, look down. You'll notice that you can see clouds on the road. When the race starts, you'll go down a straightaway, which goes into two tight turns. Next, you'll go through a straightaway that goes into an upward spiral. Afterwards, you'll go into a curvy and dangerous straightaway, then into a giant pipe that will propel you upwards. After your elevator ride, you'll go through one more straightaway before going into one more spiral that ends at the finish line.)

"How do you expect us to remember all that?.!" TK protested.

(Me: I don't.)

"Figures." All the good Digi-Destined and their digimon said.

"Can we PLEASE get started some time this century!.?.!" Carlos yelled.

(Me: Alright already! Lakitu, get over there!)

A turtle in a cloud floated over to the starting line. In his hands was a fishing pole that had a stoplight on it.

"Remember, one lap around the course will determine the winner." Lakitu said. "Three." One of the lights flashed red. Everybody revved up their karts.

"Two." Another light turned red. The engines started purring.

"One." The third light turned on. Most of the racers started getting nervous.

'Heh. I'm gonna win this time.' Carlos thought with a smirk.

"GO!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" All the lights turned green.

"Let's go!" Carlos yelled. His kart did a rocket start as the others' tires skidded. Carlos was in first place as the racers went straight ahead. They went a few feet forward before they reached a rainbow-colored speed pad. The racers were propelled into the air and landed on a slope. Carlos approached a row of item blocks.

"Bakemon! Switch!" Carlos ordered. He and King Bakemon switched places. Carlos was in back and the ghost took the wheel as their kart drove past a block. A bob-Omb appeared in his hand. "Alright! My special!"

"Woah! How'd he do that?" Davis asked. The Red Fire passed by Wormmon. The Green Fire drove by.

"I guess we can all do that." TK said. They drove past the row of blocks too.

"Let's see you deal with this!" Carlos yelled. He tossed the bob-Omb back. It landed on the track and started ticking.

"Get out of the way!" Davis yelled as he turned the wheel hard. He accidentally swerved into TK as Wormmon passed by. The digimon noticed the bomb.

"AHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!"

°BOOOOOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!°

The blast sent not just Wormmon's kart soaring, but also got the other two digimon-only teams. The good guys passed them.

"Aww man!" Carlos groaned. "Step on it!" He and Bakemon drifted into the first tight turn. They went left and continued going straight for bit, then drifted right at the second tight turn. The duo hit a double block as they heard an alarming sound.

"What's that?" Carlos asked, looking back. A red shell tossed by Patamon was heading for them! "Ack!" They got hit, causing their kart to flip over. TK and Davis sped past him. Carlos growled.

"There's no way I'm gonna lose this! Switch!" The villains switched again.

"Let's go! We just gotta stay ahead long enough to win!" Davis yelled to Veemon as they went through a couple of long speed boosts to the spiral. Suddenly, a hissing sound filled the air.

"TK!" Patamon yelled.

"What?" TK replied.

"Look!" Patamon pointed up. TK looked and gasped. A winged spiked shell was floating above Davis' kart!

"Davis! Look out!" Too late. The shell rammed into Davis and Veemon, causing a huge explosion that sent all four of them flying. Carlos laughed evilly as he went into the spiral.

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"Alright! I knew that would work!" Etemon yelled at the back of the pack.

"Good job!" Wormmon complimented as his kart went through an item box. His partner got a star. "Ok. Use it." The darkgomamon held up the star and the whole kart glowed with a gold energy. The kart sped forward at full speed.

"Cody! Behind you!" Yolei, who was in fifth, yelled at Cody.

"Oh crap! Cody yelled in distress. He tried to shake Wormmon off, but nothing helped. He got hit and was knocked off the stage.

"AHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!" He and Armadillomon yelled as they fell towards the city. Before they went any lower, a fishing hook grabbed the barrel train.

"Gotcha!" A lakitu yelled.

"Whew! Saved..." Cody sighed as the kart was being lifted.

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"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.! We're doing pretty well!" Carlos yelled as he and King Bakemon sped around the spiral. They went up and hit a few speed pads. They soon got through the spiral and were approaching a difficult part of the track with no barriers that snaked around.

"Oh man! He's too far ahead!" Davis yelled as they drove through a double block. Davis got a red shell and Veemon got his special, an egg. "Quick! Toss that egg!"

"Right!" Veemon replied. He tossed the egg on the track. It started to roll towards Carlos. They switched and Davis tossed his shell.

"Woah! Yipe! Hey, watch the road!" Carlos yelled as Bakemon drove through the S curve. They were almost to safety when…

°BAM!°

"Ugh!" Carlos yelled as the kart tumbled. The egg had hit them, causing a star, mushroom, and shell to pop out. "Why you—"

°WHAM!°

The red shell hit, causing them to tumble over the edge.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"

"Direct hit!" Davis cheered as Veemon drove through the S curve. He reached over and grabbed the star that popped out earlier. They became invincible as they turned left. They hit a block, some speed boosts before going inside the pipe.

"THIS IS FUN!.!.!.!.!" They both yelled as they were propelled high in the air, followed by TK and Wormmon's teams.

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"I hate playing 150cc sometimes…" Carlos groaned as he was lowered back on the track. Yolei bumped into him and caused his team to go flying off again.

"CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"

"Don't worry, master! I'll get 'em! Shadowzudomon yelled as he tossed a spiny shell.

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"We're almost there!" TK yelled. His and Davis' teams got through the pipe. The straightaway they were on was kinda bumpy and had some speed boosts that ended at another jump. They each went on two speed pads and made the jump.

°BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!°

The spiny shell hit both of them in the middle of the jump, causing them to fall towards the city.

"Yes!" Wormmon yelled as he got through the jump. He and his partner went around the final spiral, which went around a rainbow-colored star and through the finish line first! Davis followed with TK behind, then Yolei, then Carlos, then Cody, then Etemon, and lastly, Shadowzudomon.

"Wormmon won! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos laughed. "I will personally torture all of you for putting me through all this stress!"

(Me: Carlos…)

"What now, oh bearer of bad news?"

(Me: You lost.)

"Don't you dare pull that crap on me! Wormmon won fair and square! I beat those digi punks! Now give me what I want!"

(Me: That's the thing. Look at Wormmon's partner.)

"Wha?.?.?" Carlos turned to Wormmon's partner. "It's a darkgomamon. What about it?"

(Me: Use your D-3, genius.)

Carlos shuddered, but did as he was told. He held his D-3 up to Darkgomamon.

"G-g-g-g-game Transform…" The D-3's screen lit up, as did Darkgomamon. When the light subsided, Carlos stomped the ground in extreme anger as the good guys, plus Wormmon looked in shock at the digimon.

"GATOMON!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!"

"Hey guys!" Gatomon yelled.

"H-h-how did you—?" Patamon started.

"I just dressed up as one of their little friends. Guess they were too dumb to look." Gatomon replied.

(Me: You see? Because Gatomon was on Wormmon's team, you lost since she's a good guy.)

"I DON'T FREAKING BELIEVE THIS!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos roared as he held up his D-3. "GAME TRANSFORM!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Everything got white.

°Final Boss Battle 8: Final Confrontation on Saffron City°

The Pokémon theme started playing as everybody appeared on top of the Silph Co. building. A person wearing a red mechanical suit with a gun on the left arm appeared on a floating platform. A tall kid wearing green and holding a shield and sword appeared on the corner of the building. A smaller kid wearing the same thing, only holding a smaller shield and sword appeared besides the taller kid. A red-haired kid wearing blue armor and a red cape appeared near the shed of the building. He was holding a sword in his right hand. Finally, a little boy with rosy red cheeks, little dot eyes, and a cute smile appeared on top of the shed. He was wearing a striped shirt, blue jean shorts, and a red cap.

"Uhhhhh… Sound off!" The one in the cape yelled. "I don't know who's who. I'm Davis."

"I'm TK." The tall guy in green said.

"I'm Cody." The little guy in green said.

"I'm Yolei." The red one said in an electronic voice. The Digi-Destined turned to the little boy.

"I'm Patamon." He said in a cheerful voice.

"Huh!.?.!" Davis exclaimed. "If that's Patamon, where's Carlos?" They all got in a thinking pose.

"Maybe he's posing as some other character that appears on this stage?" Patamon offered.

"Then I guess we win?" Yolei asked.

"Then why are we still here?" Cody asked.

"GUYS!.!.!.!.! HELP!.!.!" A voice shrieked. Everybody looked towards the horizon. Kari, tied up, was being held up by a pidgeot. "Get me outta here!"

"Kari! How do we help her?" TK asked.

"Maybe we should fight each other and end the game. That way, Kari will be set free once a winner's been decided." Patamon said. The others turned and gave him a suspicious look. He sweatdropped and laughed nervously.

"How do you know that?" Cody asked suspiciously.

"Lucky guess?" Patamon replied with another nervous chuckle.

"Works for me! I guess we get a break guys!" Davis yelled with a smile. Patamon put on an evil grin.

(Me: Begin the battle!)

°DING! DING! DING!°

"Yah!" Patamon yelled as he jumped off the shed. He stomped on Davis' head and kicked him into the open shed door.

"Charmander!" A charmander popped out and used Flamethrower on Davis.

"AHHHH!.!.!.!" He yelled as he ran around, holding his butt. Patamon chuckled evilly as he turned towards TK.

"PK Fire!" He held his fingers out and a tiny lightning bolt came out. It struck TK and he was hit with a small column of fire.

"Ack! Something's wrong here." TK yelled. Cody moved in to attack Patamon with his sword, but Patamon rolled to avoid the attack and made his way towards Yolei. A poké ball appeared. Patamon grabbed it and jumped towards the girl.

"Stay back!" She yelled as she fired a few small energy shots from her gun.

"Psy Magnet!" Patamon yelled. A blue energy shield surrounded him and absorbed the energy blasts. He then tossed the poké ball at Yolei, hitting her. The ball landed right by her and released a Moltres! Yolei was too close to the legendary bird of fire. She got burned multiple times and flew up into the air. She flew so high that she became a star.

(Me: Yolei has been eliminated by Carlos!)

"CARLOS!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!" The remaining Digi-Destined yelled as they faced Patamon.

"Smooth move, big mouth!" Patamon yelled in Carlos' voice. He laughed evilly as he faced the Digi-Destined. The dot-like eyes turned into brown ones that were full of mischief and evil.

"Yes, it's true. I'm really Carlos! You fools were too easy to trick! Thinking that I would be dumb enough to make myself play as some random character. GWAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.!" The good guys groaned.

"I knew it was too good to be true." TK said.

"Yes. And your screw up has caused you to lose your friend." Carlos said.

"What game are we playing, if you don't mind me asking?" Cody asked.

"Actually, I do mind because even a brainless fool like you should know what we're playing." Carlos sneered. "We're playing a combination of my and the boss's two favorite games. In this game, we fight to try to force each other off the edge to oblivion. We each have one life. As the boss just said, I knocked out Yolei. All that remains is to get rid of you three."

"And what makes you think we'll go down so easily?" Davis asked.

"It's quite simple. You're in my element. I'm one of the greatest players of this game. You can't possibly comprehend my abilities and knowledge of this game."

"Enough bragging!" TK said. "Let's fight."

"As you wish." Carlos replied, getting into a fighting pose. "Let's go."

"AHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" The three boys yelled as they charged towards Carlos. Carlos took out a baseball bat and started charging for his smash move. Just before he could be attacked, he swung the bat, knocking the good guys back on the building. They stood up.

"Want some more, huh?" Carlos teased as he squatted. "PK Flash!" TK blindly dashed towards Carlos as a little ball of energy emerged from the evil one's head. It started to grow as TK got closer and closer. TK jumped as Carlos released the energy.

"ARGH!.!.!" TK yelled as he got shocked by the attack. He was propelled into the air. Carlos smirked and jumped up. He would've kicked the green clad boy if it wasn't for Cody. He used a spin attack and struck Carlos. Carlos used his double jump and pointed his fingers towards the little boy.

"PK Fire!" The lightning bolt shot out, but Cody defended against the attack by raising a gray shield.

"My turn!" Davis yelled as he jumped up with his sword raised. Carlos was prepared though.

"PK Thunder!" He yelled as he concentrated. A ball of lightning came out of his head. Carlos made the ball go around behind him. Davis was about to deliver a devastating blow when the ball of lightning hit Carlos, making him crackle with electricity and crash into Davis, shocking him too. Carlos landed on top of the shed.

"I call that my PK Thunder Tackle. You like?" He teased. Davis got up. A bob-Omb appeared by him. Davis picked it up with a grin.

"Eat this!" He yelled as he tossed it. The bomb whizzed through the air towards Carlos. A huge explosion would've occurred, but Carlos caught it! The other three boys gasped.

"I told you I'm a pro." Carlos smirked and jumped again. He tossed the bomb directly below him…at Cody! Cody rolled out of the way and produced a bomb of his own.

"Here!" He yelled as he tossed it up.

"Ack!" Carlos yelled as he got hit by the small explosion. He landed on the ground with a thud.

"Hee yah!" TK yelled as he lunged forward with the Master Sword. Carlos rolled out of the way and stood up. He brought out his yo-yo and swung it, propelling TK upwards. Carlos jumped and head butted him. TK went a little further and then back down. Carlos used his double jump and was about to deliver another blow when TK went into another lunge!

"Take this, you sitting duck!" Cody yelled. Carlos looked in horror as the boy used his double jump and was level with him. Cody took out a bow and drew back a fire arrow. Carlos smirked again.

"Think you can hit me with that?" He asked.

"Only one way to find out." Cody replied. He let the arrow fly. Not forgetting about TK, Carlos spun in the air, allowing him to dodge TK's lunge and make HIM get hit with Cody's fire arrow.

"Cody!" TK yelled as he patted the flames on his outfit.

"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!.!.!.!.! This is so fun! I should've played this first!" Carlos laughed as he landed safely. He was then knocked backwards by Davis' Flare Blade. Carlos stumbled into the shed, where an electrode appeared!

°BOOOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!°

"AHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!" Carlos yelled as he was propelled out-of-bounds. Is this it!.?

"Not by a long shot! PK Thunder!" Carlos made another lightning ball fly out and hit him, propelling him back to the battlefield. A heart container appeared near where Carlos landed. Grinning like a fool, he grabbed it and ALL of his damage recovered. A poké ball also appeared by him.

"Boys, one of you is going down in ten seconds." And with that, Carlos tossed the ball, revealing a snorlax.

"Snoooooooorrrrrr…" The pokémon snored as he flew up. Carlos charged in and repeatedly punched Cody.

"Laaaaaaaaaaaxxxx…" The pokémon came back down as Carlos grabbed Cody and tossed him into the air. The force of Snorlax's attack knocked back Davis and TK a few feet, but poor Cody suffered so much damage that he was blasted into the sky. He became a star.

(Me: Cody's out, and in eight seconds too!)

"Ahhhh… I love my handy work." Carlos said as he blew on his fist. He turned to the other two. "Now who's next?"

"Ready TJ?" Davis asked, readying his sword.

"Yeah." TK replied. "On three."

"One..." Davis started.

"Two..." TK continued.

"THREE!" They both yelled. TK ran forward while Davis just stood still.

"DAVIS!.!.!" TK panicked.

"I'll just wait for you to warm up before I join in." Davis replied. TK fell over.

"Enough games. Time to go!" Carlos yelled as he jumped forward. TK swung his sword, but Carlos easily dodged the attack. TK tossed a boomerang. Again, Carlos dodged it, even when it came back.

"YAH!.!.!.!.!" Carlos yelled, scaring TK. The blond boy wildly swung his sword, not even noticing Carlos jump over him. Carlos tapped him on his shoulder.

"Are you done slicing air?" TK stopped and his face turned blue in fear. He turned around to see Carlos with a home run bat (which he just picked up).

"Good bye Jim." Carlos said as he brought back the bat. He smashed it against TK, creating a sickening crack. TK got tossed out.

(Me: And he's outta there!)

"God, I love this item!" Carlos said as he tossed the broken bat behind him. He turned to Davis, who was shivering in anger.

"So, ready to throw in the towel? Are you upset that I kidnapped your little girlfriend and single-handedly decimated your friends? Or maybe you're just jealous of my grand power. Face it, boy. You're finished. After a few punches and some psychic blasts, I'll defeat you and rule this world. Better yet, I'm gonna draw this out veeeeeery slowly so you can feel the pain you and your friends have put me through for the last six and a half chapters."

"Shut up…" Davis hissed. Carlos clearly looked amused.

"I'm sorry. What was that?"

"Shut up." Davis said a little louder.

"You're going have to speak up, boy." Carlos said with a grin.

"I said SHUT UP!.!.!" Davis roared. His blood was boiling. His face was bright red with anger. It looked like his hair was going to burst into flames any minute. Suddenly, a star landed on him, making him become invincible. His eyes glowed red. Carlos shrank back.

"Oh crap… I think I'm in trouble."

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Davis roared an earth-shattering scream. He charged towards Carlos, who used his PK Fire attack. It hit Davis, but he was unaffected. He slashed Carlos with his sword. Carlos was thrown back, but Davis quickly grabbed him and tossed him towards the shed.

"Venusaur!" The giant grass type yelled as it appeared and shot Carlos with its Razor Leaf attack. Carlos rolled backwards towards Davis, who grabbed him and tossed him far behind towards the left edge of the stage. Carlos soared through the air with gritted teeth as Davis jumped to the farthest floating platform.

"PK THUNDER!.!.!" Carlos cried desperately. He concentrated all his energy into making the lightning ball hit him and send him back to the stage. Unfortunately for him, Davis was charging up his Flare Blade. Carlos' eyes widened when he saw the attack. He already used up his up and B move, so he was powerless to stop himself.

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Davis yelled as he brought the fully charged sword down and struck Carlos. His body caught fire as he was sent flying.

"NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Davis' invincibility ended as Carlos flew out of sight towards the abyss.

"°Huff° It's—°Puff°—over." He panted as he stood.

Suddenly, a yo-yo tied itself around Davis' waist! He gasped and looked over the edge. Carlos was hanging on by a thread, literally! He started to pull up on the string.

"Oh hell no! You are NOT gonna beat me that easily!" He yelled as he pulled himself closer. Davis raised his sword to cut the string, but Carlos gave it a strong tug. The force of the tug caused Davis to drop his sword into the abyss, where it digitized.

"If I have to go, I'm taking you with me!" Carlos' weight was causing Davis to be pulled closer to the edge.

"Is that so?" Davis asked with a grin. "Fine. If that's the way you want it, Carlos." He said no more as he jumped. Carlos' eyes widened.

'He's sacrificing himself…' He thought. 'That idiotic little—'

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" They both yelled as they plummeted. Their bodies disappeared as everything turned white.

"Davis!" Kari yelled as the screen turned white.

In the real world…

"AHHHHH!.!.!.!" The old Digi-Destined yelled, covering their eyes. Both computer screens glowed brightly. A ding came from Izzy's laptop.

"You've got port." It said. Izzy gasped.

"Guys! The Digi Port's open!" They all grabbed their digivices.

"Then let's go!" Tai said. "Digi Port! Open!" The screen glowed brightly and all of them disappeared.

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"Ugh… My head…" Davis groaned as he sat up.

"Davis! You're ok!" Veemon yelled as he hugged him. Davis smiled and stood. He looked around his surroundings. He was back onboard the Dark Carrier with all the other kids and digimon.

"Where's Carlos?" He asked.

"Right there." Cody replied, pointing at the Emperor, who was standing by a window. Carlos sighed.

"It's all over… I lost all eight games." He sniffled. He turned to the Digi-Destined and took off his sunglasses. "I don't know how you did it, but I'm impressed. It's a shame we couldn't have met under different circumstances. We might've been friends."

"We can still be friends, you know." Kari said.

"Yeah. Just abandon all this high tech stuff." TK said. Carlos smiled and shook his head.

"I can't do that. I'm borrowing all this stuff, remember? Besides, after what happened, you think I'm just gonna bury the hatchet!" He calmed down. "But I digress. A deal is a deal. I'll let you guys off and—"

°BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!°

The entire Dark Carrier shook and alarms started blaring.

"What the—!.?" Everybody yelled. Carlos grabbed a walkie talkie.

"Bridge, what was that!.?" He yelled.

"Sir, we're under attack!" A voice on the other end said.

"I'm on my way!" Carlos replied. "Let's go, Wormmon!"

"But what about them?" Wormmon asked, pointing at the good guys.

"Leave them. This is an emergency!" Carlos ran out of the room, followed by Wormmon.

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Post-chapter Conversation

"NO!.!.!.!.!" Carlos screamed, crying and banging on the floor. "HOW COULD I LOSE AGAINST THEM!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!.?.!"

"Beats me." I shrugged, turning to the camera. "Anyway, this was our last chapter of parodies."

"Thank God."

I rolled my eyes. "In any case, what was that explosion about? Find out in the last chapter of The Substitute."