Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, the Chosen Digi-Destined, V-Tamer characters, the Tamers or the Frontier Digi-Destined. I also don't own the rights to the Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho or Digimon Frontier storylines. Dorothy Kaimodosu and Avengemon are character rights of Dark Warrior. Max, Keke, Kara, Tike, David, Sam and Pikkan are rightful characters of D3 creator, Max Acorn AKA MA. Wyveemon, Mega Veemon and Ultima X are characters contributed by Alan Wilkinson. Atolmdramon is a character contributed by Ninetalesuk. Saber Veemon/Ultima X, Novadramon, Eisdramon, Himo Saitou, Artificial Jax, Sonja, Virus, and Burizalor are characters I've created for this story.
Another update in the past few days? I must be finally gaining back my momentum, but that won't last long when school approaches. At least I'm putting more time to catch up with this saga. Now, we're just moments away from the arrival of the last of the seven monsters. Fellow fic author, Ninetalesuk, contributed this one. Thanks a bunch, Ninetales. Now, without further ado, let's get on with the story! Enjoy!
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Taichi/Omega X engaged in a fierce struggle against the sun-powered monster of Millenniumon, Novadramon. This one proved to be the most formidable of all the monsters that have appeared thus far. However, their fair battle was interrupted. Eisdramon finally arrived on the scene after taking care of BW in a previous encounter. The ice monster spoiled the battle in the process. This only succeeded in infuriating Taichi in the process and he proceeded to lay down the verbal smack on Eisdramon. He was disgusted with the ice monster's cowardly acts of winning. Omega X has officially declared he would destroy Eisdramon in five seconds. Can he live up to his promise?
Meanwhile, in order to prevent the completion of the tunnel, Davis leads his group of thirteen to infiltrate their way through Demon's Cavern. Unfortunately, there was a girl waiting in the wings for them and blocked their path to enter through the tunnels leading to Saitou's hideout. They entered the territory of Mari the Gamemaster. With her powers, she is able to turn the world of a video game into reality. The only way through is to win the first one to win four games. Rei Saiba competed first in a soccer match and narrowly escaped with a victory. Can they win the next three games and escape Mari's tricky territory?
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(Digimon Frontier Opening theme "Fire!!" plays)
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The Arrival of the Final Millenniumon Monster, Atolmdramon! Mari's Ambitious Gaming Experience!
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Mari's Territory
With one game victory handed to Davis' group, Mari was going to have to resort to other games to place herself in the lead. She remained calm for the time being despite being behind. Rei's new friends congratulated her.
"Now that was a mean counter, Rei! You ought to be on my fundraiser's soccer team!" Davis praised her.
"Who would have thought she would go from being a cripple to a great player?" Patamon said.
"That comes to show you that anything is possible," Kari replied. "We're leading with one."
"Ha! All we need is three more wins and we're out of this dump!" Terriermon stated.
Mari was already growing impatient with her opponent's antics and snapped her fingers to gain their undivided attention. The slot machine was now being set to pick the next set of slots.
"Yeah, yeah. You just got lucky, little Rei. Onto the next game, losers."
She pulls on the lever and awaits the machine to choose the three slots to determine what type of game would be contested next. The first slot stopped on 'Shooting', the second was 'Mech Battle', and the last one stopped on 'Level 5'. A virtual image of an Etemon wearing a pilot outfit stepped into a famous Saiya-Man like pose.
"There's no way you'll ever penetrate through my defense force! Uh-huh! Ha! Ha!"
"Hey! Did he say shooting?!" Shintomon exclaimed. "I'm an ace at these games! If that arrogant fool is at level six, I can easily beat him."
"Let us join, too!" Veemon begged. "Let's tag team on his forces!"
"Terriermon and I will accompany him, too," Patamon said.
"Just leave all the shooting to me, fellas," snickered Terriermon.
"Ok, guys. I really don't think I need the help, but I accept. Let's give this our best shot," the higher digimon said.
"We'll take this one, too!" the digimon rookie trio announced to the Etemon.
"Good luck, guys," Dorothy said.
"Are you sure about this, Shintomon? Maybe you ought to lend your spot to me," suggested Davis.
"Nah, I'll be fine. Let's go, guys."
Shintomon walked down to the joystick arcade stand while the rookie digimon trio occupied the second stand. Veemon and Patamon held each other up like a Totem Pole, while Terriermon maintained his balance on top of them. He grabbed the joystick to begin the game.
"Ready, set and start," Terriermon said. "Let's kick some tail, Shintomon!"
"Good luck to you, too."
The digimon immediately found themselves on the actual battlegrounds within the game. Shintomon was inside what looked like a robotic wolf beast with military weaponry strapped across its metallic form. The trio found themselves inside the cockpit of a machine built for combat. In fact, they were inside what looked like a Gundam suit.
"Whoa! We're inside a Gundam!" Terriermon gasped. "This is so kick butt! I can just see the look on Henry's face now!"
"How do you work these things?" Patamon asked.
"Don't worry, Patay. You just leave the battle with Terriermon and me. Right?"
"You bet! Hey, let's see if I can communicate with Shintomon with this radio speaker. Ahem… Shintomon! This is Commander Terrier! Over!"
The rabbit-eared dog waited for a response from the higher digimon but only received a static signal for a moment. Then he heard Shintomon speaking through barely.
"This is General Shinto. Ready to take off into battle, Commander Terrier?"
"Hey, I like his style… Roger! We're ready for take off!"
"Good! I'll be leading us off by land. You tag along by air! There are enemy fleets ahead!"
"Roger! Captain Vee, we are heading out into combat. Are systems go?"
"Ready and willing, Commander Terrier!"
"Right! Now, let us go! Strike Gundam, take off!"
With that said, the Gundam immediately takes off across the valley ahead while Shintomon's Zoid machine charged across the landscape. The mobile suit monitored any enemy activity across.
"Players. You can only use three turns in this battle. If you crash three times, then you will lose the game. Clear?!"
"Yeah. Yeah. When do we get to the fun part?!" Terriermon remarked.
"If you can shoot down Etemon's mobile suit, then you win the game."
"You hear that guys? This should be simple. We get three turns after losing a life but we can destroy Etemon's mobile suit once. That puts us at an advantage," Shintomon spoke out.
"What did he just say, guys?" Patamon asked.
"Don't worry. We'll get through with this in a snap!" Veemon snickered.
"Just sit back and enjoy the ride, Patamon," Terriermon replied.
"Heads up, guys! Enemy mobile suits ahead!" Shintomon exclaimed through the radio signal.
The digimon trio looked up ahead to the battlefield and gasped at the large number of enemy fleets. The Strike Gundam takes battle formation and pulls out a light saber from its back sheath. Terriermon pilots it forward and slashes its way through the enemy mobile suits in the process. The mobile suits were cut in size and take out rather easily. The Zoid machine shot out missiles through its armor while taking out the enemy Zoids.
"Nice shooting there, General Shinto!" Terriermon laughed maniacally. "Ha! Take this, punks!"
The Gundam sets across the heavens to find an enemy ship preparing to open a hatchet to release more mobile suits. The digimon wasted no time as they controlled the Gundam to cut down the ship in half. Terriermon used the joystick to activate a gun to instantly appear around the Gundam's other hand.
"Great! Now we can waste the ship! Buster Sword! Engage!"
"Aim for the ship! Aim for the ship!" Veemon called out.
Following Veemon's advice, Terriermon set the Gundam across and activated the use of the sword. The Strike Gundam cuts through the large ship with a single stroke in order to cut it to in half. Shintomon's Zoid charged across to fire missiles across at the collapsing ship.
"All right! That part was a synch!" Terriermon laughed.
"Don't celebrate too long, guys. It looks like Etemon's on his way and he's none too happy about what we did with his fleet."
With that said, the digimon looked on ahead to find a black Gundam emerge out of a mountain. This Gundam was wielding a scythe and a protective shield. Terriermon gulped for a moment but soon regained his self-composure. He sure was not going to let the Etemon's Gundam intimidate him.
"There he is, Terriermon! He's all alone!" Veemon said. "Now we can take him out!"
"Ha! You're not so tough without your right hand men now, you varmint!" Terriermon spoke with a cowboy-like accent.
"I'll make you pay for that, you little twerps! You destroyed my fleet! Now the king isn't about to show you any mercy!"
"Let's hope he doesn't sing," Patamon shuddered.
"You guys. I'll take the ground and distract him while you guys sneak up from behind in the air," Shintomon suggested through the radio speaker.
"Roger that, General Shinto! You heard him. Let's take this ship upward!"
Following the higher digimon's orders, Terriermon set the Strike Gundam towards the heavens. This allowed Shintomon the chance to pilot his Zoid across an lifeless wasteland. They had just now entered Etemon's territory. Shintomon looks up ahead and set his coordinates onto Etemon's Gundam suit.
"I've got you locked on, Etemon. Now don't you move. Missiles! Engage!"
The Zoid leaps across from the land and into the air while unleashing an array of missiles. He pulled a similar tactic Metal Garurumon would use from time to time. The missiles launched themselves towards their primary target: Etemon's Gundam.
"Ha! I can see your strategy from a long mile away, boy! Gundam! Take out those missiles! Engage the Scythe Blade!"
The dark Gundam took one mighty swing of its scythe and used an energy slash to take out the missiles at once. Etemon laughed at Shintomon's futile attempts and proceeded to launch his mobile suit down at his Zoid.
"Now I've got you where I want you! Your fate has been sealed!"
"Wow, how melodramatic you are. I can't believe you just feel for our tactic," sighed Shintomon.
Suddenly, there was a light stream emulating across the heavens. This managed to catch Etemon's attention. His Gundam turned around to find the source of the light but was too slow to notice the Strike Gundam coming down at him with its Buster Sword.
"Uh oh. I should have written my will to mother," peeped Etemon.
"Prepare to eat our Buster Blade, ya monkey varmint! HEE-YAH!!" Terriermon laughed manically.
With a single stroke of its blade, the Strike Gundam sliced the dark Gundam. The mech exploded as Etemon barely managed to pop out from his cockpit. He held out his fist angrily while cursing out some foul language.
"Ok, now that wasn't needed," Patamon sighed.
"Guess he can't take defeat like a mon," said Veemon. "Well, Terriermon. Mission Accomplished."
"Hehehe. Ain't I a stinker?" Terriermon snickered. "The next time we meet I won't show you mercy, you filthy monkey! Ha! Ha!"
"Well done, guys. We've just won the game and we're ahead by two."
As soon as the words Game Over appeared on the screen, the digimon were transported back in Mari's territory. Shintomon wiped his forehead and walked back to the group. In the meantime, Terriermon basked himself in glory as Veemon and Patamon danced a rhythm to the video game background theme.
"Not was catchy as any Sonic themes, but this one has a nice beat to it," Veemon said. "Hey, let's hope we end up on the DDR soon."
"Oh yeah! I'm the king of DDR!" Terriermon said.
"Maybe that's because you have your ears to help you," Henry said. "Anyway, I hope there's a quiz."
"You guys did great. We're ahead by two," TK praised the digimon.
"Now, I think we should take the next game, TG," David suggested.
"Um, it's TK for the love of god," the blonde-haired male muttered.
Meanwhile, Mari the Gamemaster wasn't exactly thrilled to realize that her opponents were gaining a upper hand. She needed to make a comeback in order to secure her place as the Devilman Queen. She nodded her head and snapped her fingers.
"Great, so what's the next game you have for us next?" Dorothy said. "We don't have time to waste."
"Ah, but patience. You will eventually find out which game I will handpick. It could be a fighting game or a quiz. Therefore, I would be on alert if I were you. In addition, it is not a good idea to get too overconfident. It will come back to haunt you."
"We're ready for anything you've got! Pull the lever to that slot machine!" Davis demanded.
"Geez, you need to lighten up."
"Why I oughta…"
"Don't let her get to you, Davis," Kari said. "That's exactly what she wants out of you."
"Fine… But I just hate having to wait, especially with Max held captive as he is."
"We'll get to him. Don't worry, Davis. We'll escape this territory before you know it," Gatomon assured the young man.
"By the way, I have to applaud your pets' efforts, Digi-Destined," Mari said. "They and Shintomon had managed to pass the game without losing a life. That itself is impressive."
"So, what are you so happy about?" asked TK.
"You'll soon find out. Now, let's pull the lever to determine the next game."
Stepping up to slot machine, Mari pulled the lever to activate the machine. The three slots were randomly sliding rapidly. The first slot stopped at 'Action Battle'. The next slot read 'Tag Team Martial Arts'. Finally, the last slot stopped at 'Level 2'. Instantly appearing before Mari was a virtual image of a Ninjamon.
"Great! TK and I will take this one. Ready partner?" Davis asked his friend.
"You bet. Let me at them."
"Come and get it! If you're sure of your abilities, then don't hesitate!" the Ninjamon said. "But you cannot use your digital fusion! Fight with what you've got!"
"Bah, we don't need digital fusion to win this. Since this is a level two, it is an easy win for sure! Let's take them, TK."
TK nodded in reply to Davis' comments and walked towards the gaming station.
"Don't get too overconfident, guys!" Kari cheered the boys.
"Take it to 'em, Davish!"
"Go, TK!"
"You guys can do it!" Rei called out to them.
"Ah, maybe I should have taken this once," Terriermon sighed.
"You had enough fun playing Psycho Gundam Pilot for one day," Henry said to his digimon partner.
"You can use up to three players! You have two available! You have three lives to start with. If you lose all three, then you will lose the game. Now then, let the battle games begin!"
Within a few moments, TK and Davis found themselves on an open plain. The skies were dark and there were many mountains standing in the background. The duo look on ahead to find an army of Mushroommon and Goblinmon. TK started the game by throwing out right cross jabs at several Mushroommon. Davis took care of things with the Golinmon tribe with several street fighting maneuvers. The digimon were easily clobbered by the human duo. They could even feel their fists making contact with the actual digimon themselves.
"Ha! How did you like that? Not bad for a couple of digi-humans, huh?" Davis snickered.
However, the digimon did not take too kindly to the young man's cocky attitude. A Mushroommon ran across and punched Davis in the punch, which sent him sailing across the field.
"Damn! You and your big mouth, Davis!"
"Heads up, punk!"
The blonde-haired male looked up ahead and was kicked in the face by a Goblinmon. TK shared the same fate as Davis and rolled down across the field. Their bodies laid flat on the ground with their angel self-images popping out to go straight into heaven. The announcer spoke out from within the gaming systems.
"Both players have died! Player 1 and 2 stand by!"
With that said, their bodies were immediately deleted and brought back into the game. TK and Davis looked across at their bodies.
"Huh? Now that was a trip of a ride," Davis said.
"What just happened?" asked TK.
"Well, that certainly didn't go very well," Rei stated.
"C'mon, quit fooling around!" Keke snapped.
"Hey! You have to aim for their vital points!" Shintomon called out to the young men.
Suddenly, a pair of Ninjamon appeared alongside the Mushroommon and the Goblinmon. The duo ran across the field and began to pummel away at their opponents. They found their vital points, which happened to be target marks on the monsters' bodies. TK delivers a kick across a Ninjamon's target point to eliminate it. Meanwhile, Davis leaped off to deliver a flying elbow drop onto a fallen Goblinmon's target chest. One by one, each monster was taken out from TK and Davis' teamwork.
"Yay! Go, TK!" Patamon cheered.
"Give them a left and a right, Davish!" Veemon gave encouragement to his friend.
"Now, that's what I'm talking about!" Davis laughed.
"Hey! Don't forget about the growth spurt drink!" exclaimed Shintomon. "Do it before…"
Just as the duo was going to grab the drinks, a giant version of a Ninjamon emerged from beyond a pit. The young men turned around to find Ninjamon throwing out a massive foot across them. The swing of the foot sent a massive wind force to blow them away with ease.
"Crap! They've had it!" Terriermon panicked.
"No, wait! Look!" Henry said.
Back on the battlefield, the Ninjamon giant was caught off guard once he saw the boys drinking their bottles of super growth juice. TK and Davis grew to gigantic proportions. Davis held out his drink and posed in a dramatic fashion.
"Ah! Super growth! It does a body good, kids!"
"Davish! You're the man!" Veemon cheered.
"Now, have a taste of our double whammy!" TK and Davis cried out in unison.
"The double what, now?" Henry asked.
"Double-whammy? Ugh, now I've seen everything," sighed Dorothy.
"I just hope Max doesn't find out about this," Keke said.
"Sometimes even my husband can act a little crazy, but this is ridiculous," Kari said referring to Takeru.
"This is great! Knock that stupid grin off that Ninjamon!" Rei cheered on the duo like a cheerleader.
The duo charged across and delivered a double uppercut to send the giant Ninjamon sailing across through a nearby volcano. The monster was eliminated, thus completing the stage in the process. TK and Davis reverted down to their normal sizes. They also returned inside Mari's territory. The words Game over came up on the big screen to indicate the finish of the third game.
"Game over! The winners are TK and Davis!"
"Yes! Now that's three wins for us!" TK said. "All we need is one more and we're out of here."
"Just one more win, guys," Davis said with a sheepish grin.
"That was awesome, Davish! You ought to teach me and Patamon that one day."
"Hey, it's what I do best."
"Ah, you two get to have all the fun," Terriermon sighed. "Oh well. At least, we digimon got to pilot a Gundam!"
After witnessing another win for the opposing team, Mari gets up from her throne and throws off her purple cloak. She unveils her wardrobe, which consisted of a black spandex tank top and matching color leather shorts. Her boots were also of the matching color, but that was not all. She has a red and green vest, which looked similar to a Rosemon's attire description. On her head was a rose hat and her sleeves were wrapped with green bracelets. The group was caught stunned by the unveiling of the Gamemaster's wardrobe.
"Ok, now we can tell this girl is obsessed," Keke said. "She definitely has a thing for a Rosemon. She even has one matching colors of her."
"Hmph, she's definitely not better looking than Mimi," Davis said.
"You were saying about my wife, Davis?" Metalla X coughed out.
"Whoops… Hehe. Sorry, I forgot you were here, Matt."
"So, what does this mean?" Patamon wondered.
"It appears to be my turn, losers," Mari announced. "Move over cause I'm stepping up to the spotlight!"
Suddenly, everything grows quiet and the group was not making any more jokes. This time it was serious business. The Gamemaster was up and ready, which meant anything could happen since she is the Devilman Queen.
"Now she's mimicking the exact lines of the real Devilman King," Henry said.
"Now, the real game begins…" Rei whispered.
"That's right. All up to now, it's been a simple warm-up. Fun and games are over," Dorothy stated. "We're going up against the real deal now."
Dorothy stepped forward as she approached Davis to give him a sound piece of advice. The young man was more than willing to listen to what the teenage girl genius had to say.
"Davis. Now, listen closely. I have a worthwhile opinion you should consider. If Mari plays at the same level as the actual game's boss, then eight or nine times out of then, then Henry or I will defeat her. On the contrary, Mari will be considerably stronger than the actual boss. That is why we both have chosen this game."
"So, it's down to you and Henry, then?"
"That's correct."
"You're also saying that Mari is in a different league than those other digimon champions we've gone up against until now?"
"Yes, that's right, Davis. So, if Henry or I should lose, think of a way to escape from here, Davis. You and the others will have to find a way."
"What did you say?! Escape?!"
Dorothy lowered her head and let out a deep sigh. By nodding her head, Davis would tell something was crossing the girl's mind and she did not want to reveal any secrets to him. He was growing rather weary around Dorothy since she has a habit of never revealing anything until need be.
"Dorothy. What are you so afraid of? I've never seen you this weary before," Davis thought. "What's your deal? Do you know something we don't?"
"Well, I'm just about ready to go," Mari announced. "Anyone want to volunteer to challenge me first?"
"Not being able to feel out an opponent's strength is too difficult and even I should know that," Davis continued. "This is really starting to creep me out. I hope you know what you're thinking, Dorothy. Even you are notorious for being unpredictable."
Mari pulled down on the lever to the slot machine to wait for the slot spots to announce the next type of game.
"Let's see which game we'll be playing next. I hope its solitaire or DDR!"
The slots stopped at 'Quiz', 'General', and 'Level H'. With a depressing sigh, the Gamemaster lowered her head in shame. This wasn't exactly the game she was hoping to receive.
"Darn! I was hoping this would not happen. Quizzes aren't exactly my strongest point."
"Great! Just our luck!" Veemon exclaimed. "This gives us the advantage again!"
"I'll take this one," Henry said.
"You go, Henry! You 'da man!" Terriermon cheered his partner on.
"Give it your best, Henry!" Rei calls out to the teen.
"We're counting on you, Henry. If you manage to knock her off her throne, then we can continue on," Davis said.
"Yeah, just leave this to me."
With that said, Henry stepped forward and took position around the gaming station. He looked across to see Mari taking the second player stand. She turns to give him a sly smirk. Maintaining a serious demeanor, Dorothy kept her eye on the two contestants, but more specifically on Mari.
"For someone who just declared that this game isn't her strongest point, she looks pretty darn confident," Dorothy thought. "Hey, Rei."
"Yeah?"
"Could you tell me any more detail on Mari's ability as the Gamemaster?"
"To tell you the truth, this is the first time I've seen her use her ability for myself. I wish there was more to tell you."
The screen came on with the title The Gamers' Quiz, which featured a Sorcerermon on the screen. Mari and Henry were set to take their gaming positions.
"I don't know anything else except the fact that she can turn a game into an actual reality," the former Ice Maker spoke.
"Let the best gamer win," Mari smiled with a handshake.
"The real Devilman King doesn't extend handshakes," Henry replied.
"Ah, man. You're no fun. Ok, here are the rules. During this game, random questions go to whoever buzzes in first from among four choices."
"Yeah, I've seen plenty of Jeopardy to know that."
"True. The first to answer the ten questions wins the game. Unlike Jeopardy of course, you won't lose points or money for any wrong answer. However, if you miss three times, then you lose immediately."
"Yeah. Yeah. I know."
"All right! Let the game begin!"
"The Devilman Queen challenges Henry Wong! Quiz start!" the Sorcerermon announced.
As soon as the game was set to begin, Henry was trembling for a moment. He hoped that he could pass the game without letting down his friends. They are now ahead with three points and needed to win one more game in order to pass through the territory, in hopes of stopping Saitou from opening the tunnel.
"Go, Henry! We know you can do this!" Kari cheered on.
"Beat this badly fashioned chick and we'll get the heck out of here!" Terriermon called out in encouragement to his friend.
Henry gulped slightly and gripped the joystick tightly with sweaty hands.
"C'mon, Henry. You can do this. They're counting on you now," the boy said in thought.
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Abandoned Water Facility/Wasteland
The water facility and nearly everything near it had now become a landscape of frozen ice. Eisdramon had spread out his territory to his advantage. The warrior of courage, Omega X, was preparing to continue his battle with the ice dragon. He looked across to notice the enemy snickering.
"You'll say you can defeat me in five seconds? That's even bigger bunch of bullshit, Taichi. There's no way you can hope to waste me in that short amount of time."
"Oh, since when did I ever become a joker?" Omega X replied "But, it does sound funny, right? But, I'm damn serious."
"Let's have you do it, then."
Eisdramon immediately spread out his gargoyle-like wings into a widespread wingspan. He puts up a fighting stance and sets his sights on the warrior cautiously.
"I'll count for you then," the ice dragon stated.
As soon as he said that, Omega X launches himself across at full speed. He lands a fist across Eisdramon's face, which results in the dragon being sent hurtling across the frozen wasteland. He sits up slowly to catch his breath.
"One…"
Omega X responds with a spinning back kick and sends Eisdramon flying through a water tower.
"Two…"
Eisdramon is then sent plummeting into the ground where Omega X plows him through. The dragon managed to find time to continue through his countdown.
"Three… Four…"
Once crashing into a tall dam, Omega X launches himself into the air and cupped his hands together. He was set to fire away his Terra Beam attack.
"Now time to end this! TERRA BE-"
Suddenly, a hand holding Calumon caught his attention at the last second. Eisdramon emerged from the debris with an unconscious Calumon in his grasp.
"NO! CALUMON!"
"Five seconds have already passed, Taichi. You lose. I'm still alive and kicking," Eisdramon said while holding Calumon up like a prized trophy.
The ice dragon licked his lips while having thoughts of swallowing the tiny digimon as a morseal. Omega X's body trembled with anger and find it sickening that a powerful dragon would stoop low as to capturing a helpless non-warrior rookie.
"T-That's damn disgusting of you!"
"I'm okay with being dirty, Taichi. As long as I win, you see."
With that said, Eisdramon threw Calumon's form across. The warrior quickly takes off after Calumon and catches him in his grasp. Unbeknownst to him, Eisdramon was flying out towards Omega X to attack. The warrior of courage turns around to allow Eisdramon to deliver a head butt straight to his back. Omega X is sent crashing through an empty facility building tower. This resulted in the top portion collapsing down on the fallen Omega X. Eisdramon laughed insanely at the devastation he had just caused. Omega X sits up with Calumon still in his grasp. The ice dragon stepped through the smoke debris and proceeded to stomp away at Omega X's back. He lets out painful screams from each foot stomp on his spine. He continuously stomped until there was no tomorrow.
As he went for another stomp, Eisdramon felt an arm wrap around his leg and struggled to break free. Omega X emerged with Calumon in one hand and Eisdramon's foot in the other. The ice dragon struggled under the warrior's tight grip.
"I'm through with your shit, Eisdramon."
Omega X bent down and went face to face with the frightened monster.
"How dare you use Calumon as a shield?! I nearly shot a Terra Beam at the little guy! Now, I'm going to make you pay for that!"
With one mighty swing, Omega X sends Eisdramon sailing across through the dam. Novadramon finally arrived at the scene to watch the conflict ensue. Setting Calumon on the ground, Omega X lowered his head with an angry glare.
"Eisdramon! I'm going to end you for sure!"
As the smoke cleared away, Eisdramon was stuck against the dam wall. The warrior instantly turned to fire away the attack he attempted to use earlier.
"TERRA BE-"
"Ha! You expect me to take that, you moron!"
Eisdramon launched himself from out of the wall and towards the heavens where Novadramon levitated. He flew past his young brother and disappeared from sight. Both Omega X and Novadramon were caught completely off guard.
"What?!" they exclaimed in unison.
Eisdramon appears above the clouds and sends out another ice eye through his eyes. The beams quickly shoot down and struck Omega X once again without him detecting them. His body was quickly turned back into an ice sculpture. Novadramon flew to his brother and confronted him.
"Brother! Did you just use me as a shield?!"
"Of course, you just happened to be there at the right time. You are in my way. Now move aside."
Once pushing Novadramon to the side, the ice dragon put a hand out in order to finish off his frozen adversary with an attack.
"Now, why don't I do something you were going to do to me? Why don't I finish you off this time?"
His right hand immediately transformed into an arm cannon and revealed the digicore inside. He set his target on the frozen Omega X.
"Now! Try my, Subzero Breathe Cannon! Fire!"
As soon as he shot out a massive blast through his arm cannon, Novadramon called out to the frozen warrior. The ice sculpture exploded as a large amount of ki emerged through Omega X's body. He sends out his own ki blast and easily intercepts Eisdramon's cannon blast. The ice dragon gasped in horror to realize that his attack tactic proved useless. Omega X launches himself into the air to confront the monster.
"There's no way you should have been able to break through my ice!"
"Well, that's too damn bad. I won't fall for the same trick twice."
"Damn you, Taichi!"
"Once I'm used to a technique being launched against me, my body immediately memorizes it. That's why I quickly put up a ki barrier."
"This isn't… This is impossible."
Omega X placed two fingers on Eisdramon's forehead and looked like he was preparing to finish the monster off. Even Eisdramon knew his demise was at hand.
"You've just lost, Eisdramon."
"No… No! This can't happen to me…"
"It has happened."
"Please, spare me… Please! I don't want to die! I beg of you!"
Both were starting to levitate back down to the surface, Novadramon nodded his head in shame over his brother's behavior.
"You brought this upon yourself, Eisdramon."
"Taichi! Please! I'll give you the digicore piece. So please, just spare my life! Please, don't kill me!"
Omega X landed on the ground with his fingers still placed on Eisdramon's forehead. The ice dragon looked over at Novadramon for advice.
"Novadramon, my brother! Ask him to spare my life!"
"Taichi. As long as you get the digicore, that should be sufficient. You don't need to take his life, do you?"
"Yeah, here… Take it."
The warrior of courage looked down at Eisdramon while determining the monster's fate. Should he kill him or spare him? Those were the questions plaguing his mind at this very moment. As he was close to handing the digicore, unbeknownst to Omega X, Eisdramon's fingers were plunging through the ice under his feet. He was plotting for one desperate act.
"Fine. You're right, Novadramon," Omega X spoke out. "As long as I get the digicore, that should be enough. Eisdramon, it is a good thing you have a brother that looks out after you like that. I'm taking the digicore, but in return, I don't ever want to see your face again. Do you go that?"
With that said, Eisdramon quickly gets back on his feet and slashes across Omega X's face with ice he collected from his hands.
"You're too forgiving, Taichi!!"
Eisdramon sends the ice across Omega X but at the same time, the slash went across the landscape. Everything paused for a few moments until a large slash appeared across the dam itself. The large manmade structure collapsed with one stroke from Eisdramon's ice slash. Omega X was lucky not to be cut down but he was not so lucky since the ice blinded his eyes. He struggles with his arms waddling across while trying to gain back his vision.
"AUGH! NO! MY EYES! MY EYES!"
"Ha! You are as foolish as I heard, Taichi. There's no way I'm going to give up and hand over my digicore so easily."
"Brother! Is that how low you've taken measures to ensure victory?!" Novadramon growled.
"I've told you time and time again. As long as I win, I can do anything I want. Now unable to see, Taichi's power has been cut down in half. Victory has been ensured for me. Now you die, Taichi! Icicle Spears!"
With the ice dragon charging forward, the now blinded Omega X turned around and faced the direction his enemy was coming. He may not see but he could still feel his movements, hear his footsteps and sense his ki. Eisdramon slashed across while the warrior plunged his right fist across.
"I wouldn't be full of myself just yet!" Omega X calls out.
As both launched their assaults, the only damage Omega X received was bloody cuts across his left cheek. Eisdramon had taken more damage and saw Omega X's fist rammed right through his chest.
"But… How… How did… you?"
The ice dragon fell to the ground with a large gaping hole at the center of his chest.
"Even without being able to see, I can sense your cowardly ki loud and clear. Now! How a little taste of an ability I borrowed from ol' Crimson Gallantmon! RYU-KEN!!"
With a loud battle cry, Omega X slammed his fist through the fallen Eisdramon to release a massive amount of energy. That energy emerged out into the heavens and around the frozen water facility. It then materialized and took the form of a large Chinese dragon. The dragon's body wrapped around the large sections of the facility like a constrictor snake and plunged its head through Eisdramon's fallen form. The ice monster screamed out his final cries before his body exploded into a cloud of data.
As the dragon faded away, there was nothing left of the ice dragon. Even his frozen territory faded to restore the area to normal. Omega X kneeled before a massive crater at the center. The digicore piece belonging to Eisdramon rolled by past the blind Omega X. One monster was down and now there were two more left to go. However, was Novadramon willing to continue his battle with a now blind Omega X?
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Mari's Territory
With the two contestants ready to start the game, Henry peered over towards Mari and noticed she was not anywhere near the joystick. He was wondered why she wasn't taking this seriously as she should.
"Hey, what are you trying to pull here?"
"Oh nothing. I'm just giving you a handicap. You can take the first five questions or so. I'm just going to stand here and watch quietly. Go ahead and answer with your hearts content."
"I doubt that will be even necessary."
"Now, let's begin! First question! The Amazo--"
Without even listening to the rest of the question, Henry immediately pressed the answer button. This caught the group off guard. It was amazing how Henry answered quickly without hearing out the complete question and the answer choices.
The screen read Question One: The Amazo
The choices were: a)Piroroca, b)Paroroca, c)Pororoca, and d)Peroroca.
Henry's choice was Pororoca, which he answered correctly. The Sorcerermon jumped around on the celebration as an indication to the correct answer to a question.
"You are correct, Contestant Henry Wong! It is C!"
"He… He just answered before the question even finished," Veemon stuttered.
"Dang! He knew the answer after only three letters from the the question had appeared!" Kari said.
"I'm telling you, guys. Henry's a genius in this part of the game. I can never get past this stage," Terriermon stated.
"Tell me about it. I had trouble even answering the first question," Davis replied to the dog-rabbit hybrid.
"The total number of questions in this quiz section version is 17,000," Henry explained. "Among these questions, there are only three letters that begin with 'A-ma-zo,' all of which deal with the Amazon. The answer is either "Pororoca," "Piranha", or "The Amazon Highway."'
"Huh?! You mean you memorized all the questions?!" TK asked. "Wow, you really do have quite a hobby for your spare time, Henry."
"And for each answer?! Nearly 20,000 of them?!" Gatomon asked.
"Awesome, Henry! You could be the grand champion on the local game shows," Davis said. "You can be even be on Jeopardy if you need to."
"Question One "The Amazon's Araguari River basin features a natural phenomenon, where the river water flows backward. What is it called?" Sorcerermon stated the question.
"Now do you see that I don't need a handicap, Miss Mari?" Henry replied to the Devilman Queen.
"Well, the second question is about to start. You might want to be alert."
"Fine."
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??? Center of the Four Digital World Domains ???
Back within a dark, illustrous room inside a royal chamber, the dragon beast had plenty of time to make its decision. Kneeling before him were the masked warrior, X, and the older version of Keke. The dragon nods it is massive head in comply with X's request.
"X. I've made my decision. I've seen how the situation has become more urgent than ever."
"That's right. We're in a tight race here. We're only about two hours or so away from that tunnel being opened."
"Then there is little choice, X. You've been granted permission with my consent."
"Thank you, your highness. I will not let you down."
With another bow to the dragon, X walked out of the royal chambers with Keke accompanying him. Keke shivered in fear at the sight of the divine beast but X remained rather calm after the whole ordeal.
"Jeez, that guy always gives me the chills when I ever get close to him like that," Keke stuttered.
"I suppose, Keke. But I did get his permission."
"That's right. So I guess this means you're leaving again?"
"I am. Keke, I don't know if I'll be back, but please. Do me a favor."
"Anything."
"Actually two things. First, watch over those two kids, Max and Keke, of this world."
"I will."
"Two. This…"
The masked man removed a portion of his bottom mask and went over to plant a kiss on the older Keke. The girl was stunned for the first few moments but eventually gave into his romantic kiss. The two shared a passionate love shortly. Finally, X released his kiss and put his mask back on. He takes off out from the royal chambers leaving Keke behind. She touched her lips and blushed. That kiss was very so familiar. She remembered kissing somebody similar to him in another time and period.
"Could it actually be you…? Well, if you are truly him, then good luck. This world and Taichi needs your help."
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Abandoned Water Facility/Wasteland
With Eisdramon's defeat ensured, there was absolutely no celebration to be made. Omega X was kneeling beside a broken water pipe to splash warm water across his blinded eyes. Not even that would help cure his eyes. Novadramon kneeled over to the digicore piece that was once his brother. He picked it up and looked over to Omega X.
"Brother…"
"Damn it! This isn't working. I still can't see."
Suddenly, Omega X felt a presence loom over him and felt an object drop into his hand. He wondered what it was and why Novadramon was handing it to him.
"It's a medicine," Novadramon stated. "It will allow your eyes to heal quickly."
"Novadramon…"
"Our fight will be put on hold until then. See you later, Taichi."
With a respectful bow, Novadramon started walking off but not long before Omega X calls out to him.
"Novadramon! I guess I owe you another one, huh?"
"Sure enough, just call me soft."
"Ooook, whatever you say."
With that said, the two heartfelt warriors shared a laugh together. It looked like a new friendship was formed between two former enemies. Nevertheless, would Novadramon be willing to aid Tai on his crusade to save Max from Saitou's dark hand?
That question was soon answered as another interruption occurred. A mysterious figure from beyond the facility launched a ki blast towards the duo. It caught them both by surprise with the blast destroying the medicine bottle and plunging through Novadramon's chest. The fire dragon fell to his knees while struggling to stand.
"Novadramon! What the hell just happened?! Novadramon! Something just shot at my hand!"
"I WAIT NO MORE!" a loud demonic voice booms out from beyond.
"Who's the voice coming from?! Who's there?!"
Novadramon struggled to sit up and was quick to recognize the massive ki from behind a waterfall. His eyes widened in fear at the silhouette.
"It's… It's Atolmdramon!"
With that said, the shadow emerged from out of the waterfall. The last Millenniumon monster emerged and revealed his true form. A bipedal black dragon beast emerged with massive gray wings spreading across his back. The wingspan of his wings was magnificent. A long tail twirled behind his back. His face was satanic-like with horns through the sides of his head along with three spikes attached around his chin. A row of long spikes penetrated through his back and looked painful enough to stab through a victim's whole body. His eyes were crimson in appearance. The aura surrounding his muscular body was a dark purple color.
(Atolmdramon. Type: Demon Dragon Digimon. Level: Ultimate. Special Attacks: Berserker Rage & Black Flame)
"It's pathetic how a Millenniumon insubordinate is unable to defeat a wounded warrior like him."
The beast puts a single finger out and fires another ki blast directly for Omega X. However, much to his dismay, Novadramon leaped in the way and pushed Omega X down from the blast. The fire dragon suffered the ultimate price by having the blast plunge further through his chest. He spat out blood from his mouth and fell next to Omega X.
"NO!! NOVADRAMON!!"
"Taichi… Kamiya… I would've… liked if… we settled… our score…"
After those final words, Novadramon gagged and faded away into a cloud of data. all that remained was a digicore piece rolling next to the other digicore half. Omega X smashes his fist to the ground angrily and sits up. He lets out an enraged cry and built a strong golden aura around his body.
"That's it! I'm through with this!"
Despite this, Omega X was still blind and locked onto Atolmdramon's ki.
"That was your own kind! You slaughtered him like if he were an animal! It was easy for you to kill him, as if he was some kind of damn worm! You're going to pay for that, you bastard!"
"You're going to make me pay? Besides, who was it that gave me life? It was you, Taichi Kamiya."
"What are you talking about?! I thought Millenniumon created you guys!"
"Half-way true, Taichi. No, but it was you who created us. Over the many years, you and your comrades also have overused Azulongmon's digicores. We, seven monsters, were spawned from the digicores overuse. Combine that with Millenniumon harvesting them with his evil essence and we emerged out of our shells. The way Earth is being disrupted right now, it's all your way. The digicores' use almost immediately trace back to you. All of the events that have occurred since you became a Digi-Destined are your fault. After being helped by the digicores so many times, don't you go ask for anything again!?"
Atolmdramon steps forward calmly towards Omega X and kneels his head over the warrior.
"Yes, it is your entire fault, Taichi. Millenniumon has been waiting for the day you and your friends least suspected his arrival. Now was the perfect time to emerge."
"Look! I know I feel responsible for this whole mess. I'm sorry. I couldn't control fate when I was chosen as a Digi-Destined. I couldn't control fate when X chose me as his replacement apprentice after Saitou went whacko. I definitely could not control my fate to become Omega X, the first digital warrior in over thousands of Digi-Millennia. It's just as Gosenzomon had warned me before- we shouldn't had used the digicores repeatedly. There would have been severe consequences. It was Millenniumon that planted his seeds of evil into those cores and in turn created you seven! Nevertheless, this is different! I'm going to defeat you with my own hands!"
"Hmph. That is easy for you to say, but it is too late for forgiveness. If you are truly sorry, then apologize with your own life!"
With that said, Atolmdramon's body erupted and sent out a massive sphere that destroyed all of the water facility. The sheer magnitude was strong enough to transform the entire area into a landscape of death. Omega X was sent flying across due to the sheer power of Atolmdramon's raw power. The beast lets out an unearthly roar across the landscape.
The smoke cleared and nothing was left of the water facility except for a few water towers and the city far off in the distance. Omega X was lucky to launch himself across into the heavens but no so lucky when Atolmdramon levitated over him.
"Sorry about that. Apparently, I failed to restrain my power. I used only about 5 percent of my actually power to be precise."
"What power! But what just happened to this place?!"
"So, shall we get started right away, Taichi Kamiya?"
With that said, Atolmdramon flies down at Omega X with tremendous speed. The warrior tried to put up a defense guard but not long as Atolmdramon drove a foot across Omega X's face. He immediately spat out blood from out of his mouth. The force sends Omega X crashing through several water towers. Little did he realize that Atolmdramon was hot on his trial.
The beast pinpoints Omega X's exact location and swiftly punches the warrior in the face. More blood was drawn out from Omega X. Atolmdramon followed the assault up with an uppercut and a knee to his adversary's gut. Another punch sends Omega X sailing across a far off office building. He goes right through the roof level and causes it to collapse. Atolmdramon follows his victim out and finds him sailing across into an amusement park.
Omega X lands onto a Ferris wheel and lands perched on a metal bar. It was not long before Atolmdramon arrived at the scene.
"How about it, Taichi? I'm different from everyone else up to now."
"Damn! You're too powerful! Yours is at a league of it's own!"
"This spot will mark your grave."
Atolmdramon fires off another ki blast through his finger. However, Omega X was quick to dodge it and immediately leaps across onto a rollercoaster railway. He runs across despite being handicapped without vision. The dragon beast launched more ki blasts one by one across the railway, but none of them hit their mark on the fleeing warrior. Unfortunately, Omega X's luck ran out as soon as the last ki shot knocked Omega X off his track.
Atolmdramon smiled as he heard the warrior's cries through the explosion. It looked liked he had finally done him in. He gasped once he realized that Omega X had disappeared from sight. A rollercoaster came strolling by and slide down a loop. Atolmdramon launches a ki blast to destroy the ride but little did he know that Omega X was also hidden in the ride. The warrior launches himself across and executes a suicide dive onto Atolmdramon. The dragon is sent plummeting down into the ground while Omega X hanged across a bar.
"Damn! That was a close one! But it looks like my luck may finally run out."
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Mari's Territory
Back within the gaming territory, the tide was turning against Mari with Henry already answering five correct questions in a row. The Gamemaster remained rather calm despite her grave situation. She didn't even bother to answer one question due to the handicap she gave Henry.
"Correct! Contestant Henry Wong won five questions in a row! Devilman Queen has zero!"
"All right! That's 5-0, Henry! Keep it up!" Davis called out to the boy. "Just five more and we're out of here!"
"Incredible! Even hearing the answers, I haven't gotten any of those questions!" Veemon exclaimed.
"Well, that's about it for his handicap," Dorothy stated. "Mari's going to get serious this time."
"Yeah. She just gave him a handicap for the first five questions. She seems pretty confident about this," Keke said.
"Nah, I bet that Henry is simply too awesome for her," scoffed Davis. "Right, TK?"
"I'm not so sure…"
"Yes, Daisuke. Take a good look at Mari," Shintomon pointed out to the Gamemaster. "That look in her eye is the look of confidence of someone has just realized victory."
"But how can that be?" Rei asked. "Is there anyway of choosing the correct answers faster than what Henry has shown?"
"No! It's not possible! This is Henry we're talking about! Go, Henry!" Terriermon cheered his human friend. "You can do it!"
"All right! I got it now!" Mari said with the snap of her fingers. "Time for my ultimate comeback."
"Comeback, huh? I'm already ahead by five questions and you haven't even answered one yet. Are you saying you've just been sounding out my ability for the past five questions?"
"What are you a moron? What I get is something completely different, brain boy. I haven't been concerned with your ability from the start."
Henry gave her a calm stare but the Gamemaster happily grabbed her joystick in preparation for the next question.
"You'll understand after the next question."
"Onto question six! Here goes…"
Without even listening to a single word from the question sentence, Mari aimlessly pressed her answer button. This caught everyone, including Henry, by surprise. The question was coming on the screen.
"What does she think she's doing?" Henry thought.
"Take a look, guys. By pushing the button before even one letter of the question is shown, the answers aren't even shown on the big screen," Dorothy said.
"What? You mean she actually knows the answer before the actual question comes up?! No! She has to be bluffing!" Davis scoffed.
"Yeah! There's no way she can outmaneuver Henry in the quiz section!" Terriermon said proudly. "Henry doesn't let anyone get the fast one on him."
"Just watch. She's going to get this one wrong!" Veemon replied.
"You guys really need to pipe it down back there. Question 6 stated: 'What great natural phenomenon is supposed to occur in 2012?' The answer is 'B)Polar shift'."
As soon as she stated her answer, there were a few moments of silence until… The Sorcerermon celebrated on the big screen. She had actually answered correctly.
"You are correct, Devilman Queen!"
Everyone gasped in utter disbelief at what had just transpired. Veemon and Terriermon were stunned with their mouths gaping open.
"No way! She got it right?!" Veemon said.
"You jinxed Henry!" Terriermon exclaimed. "Curse you, Veemon!"
"What did I do?!"
"It's true! That's the question he just said," TK replied. "He knows the answers before even seeing the darn questions."
"That can't be possible! It's not even humanly possible!" Kari exclaimed.
"Don't tell me that she's psychic! No! This is just some foul play!" Gatomon hissed."
"Calm down, everyone. That's not it. She memorized the quiz questions and their order," Dorothy explained. "The same goes for the placement of the answers."
"No! That's impossible!" Henry screamed while slamming his fists on the arcade stand. "The order of the quiz questions and the answers are all supposed to be mixed up."
"Ah, you're too accepting, Henry," Mari replied. "It may look all mixed up, but there's actually a rule to it. It takes about five questions to figure out what the formula is. Perhaps a five-question handicap wasn't exactly enough."
"What…?!"
"I knew we should have brought Izzy along!" growled Davis.
"Question seven…"
Like before, Mari answered the question without even letting Sorcermon finish speaking. She picked 'A' as her answer and automatically got it correct. Henry was starting to sweat bullets since he had caught himself in a tight predicament.
"Correct! Henry Wong answered five questions correctly and the Devilman Queen has answered two questions correctly!"
"Shoot! At this rate, Henry's defeat is inevitable," sighed Shintomon.
"You're right," Dorothy said.
"That's it. I'm through with this game shit," Metalla X spoke out from behind the group.
The warrior of friendship emerged through the group and steps forward at the center stage.
"Hey, Matt! What are you planning on doing?" Davis asked.
"Yeah! This is no time to lose your temper, dad."
"Correct! Henry Wong has five correct answers and the Devilman Queen has three answers correct!"
"I'm going to put an end to this crappy game my own way and you can't stop me either," Metalla X calmly stated.
"But, can you even get away with something like that?" Veemon wondered.
"Th-That's crazy, Yamato! We're inside Mari's territory!" Rei warned Metalla X. "All of our actions outside of a game play must conform to Mari's will."
"Yeah, that makes sense," Gatomon said. "Don't even try it."
"What if something happens and we get caught inside a void?" Patamon asked.
"Well, I can tell you this. It's better than watching this ridiculous game and looking on in silence. I'm taking action my own way!" Metalla X scoffed.
With that said, Metalla X puts a hand out directly towards the big screen and sends out a massive ki blast. Henry immediately saw this coming and barely ducked under the arcade stand. The blast penetrated through the big screen and wasted it into a cloud of debris smoke.
"Hey! Watch it! You nearly blasted Henry to kingdom come, pal!" Terriermon retorted.
"He did it! I can't believe he actually wasted that screen! We're free!" Davis exclaimed.
"No wait… Look!" Dorothy pointed out.
Their hopes were shattered as the big screen remained in tact with the game continuing. Metalla X turns around and growls deeply to himself in frustration.
"Damn it."
"Correct! Henry Wong has five correct answers and the Devilman Queen has five correct answers! Tie score!"
"No! It didn't work!" Kari said. "It was a nice try though, Matt."
"It's no use, Yamato. Give it up," sighed Shintomon.
"Shit…"
"Hey there, could you guys keep down over there? Don't interrupt me in the middle of my most enjoyable time. Jeez, the nerve of those loser," Mari scoffed.
"We're sorry about that. Please, do continue with the game," the higher digimon replied.
"Damn! So Matt's strongest attacks can't even work here? Are we powerless?" Davis wondered.
"Well, it appears that the only thing we can do is best Mari at the games," Dorothy predicted.
"Question eleven…"
However, this time Henry pressed the answer button on his station. Mari looks over and gives another piece of advice to her adversary.
"You can press the button before me you know. You can't always compete on perception alone."
"There's a twenty-five percent probability here," Henry replied. "That's not all that bad a number."
Henry answered 'B' to the question and automatically got it wrong. A large red X appeared across the screen, which indicated an incorrect answer. The Sorcerermon was seen with tears over his eyes.
"Incorrect! Henry's first error!"
"Damn it!"
With that said, the game progressed onward to Mari's favor. Davis and his group could only look on with disbelief that Henry was on the losing end. Mari kept on answering correctly on every question she had memorized beforehand. Henry relied too much on perception to guide him through the game, but even that resulted in him getting two more questions incorrect. Finally, on the seventh question, Henry made his third and last error.
"Incorrect! Contestant Henry Wong has been eliminated after his third error! Game over!"
"Uh, this can't be happening. I've been soundly defeated," sighed Henry. "I let them down."
"I can't believe it. My Henry lost the quiz round?" Terriermon said with shock. "I must be dreaming…"
"I didn't realize that there was a rule to the order of the quiz questions," Henry said.
"But you did put up a good effort, Henry," Mari said. "You're good at this. Not better than me but better than all of my other opponents. I'd like to go another round with you again."
"She's definitely no slouch and here I thought she would get at least one question wrong. Guess not all blondes are stupid after all."
"All right. Now all we can do is count on Dorothy," said Davis. "Hmmm, you know. Since we've won three games so easily, I didn't worry about this. What happens to us if we lose inside Mari's territory?"
"Sorry, everyone. But there was still something not very normal with that Mari girl," Henry explained to the group. "It's like she just enjoyed playing the game."
"You know, it makes me wonder if she really understands what Saitou is doing when she joined up with him," Kari wondered.
"No kidding. You brought up a good point," Keke agreed with Kari's statement.
"Henry, is there anything unusual about you?" Dorothy asked the teen.
"No, since Mari is the one with the ability," answered Henry.
"Thought you were going to have your soul stolen or something," Terriermon teased the boy.
"Ha. Ha. I forgot when to laugh," Henry replied sarcastically.
"All right. If that's the case…"
"Have you figured something out, Dorothy?" TK asked.
"We can probably lose this game over and over again, and nothing will happen to us. But if we surrender, we will all die," Dorothy said rather bluntly.
"What?! You're crazy! What do you mean we all die?!" Davis asked frantically.
"In the real game, once all the heroes lose, Game Over appears on the screen and afterward, there's a screen that ask you to forfeit or continue. You choose one or the other," Dorothy explained. If you continue, the opening is omitted, and you can restart the game from the first character again. But if you choose to give up…"
"I'm not liking where this is going," Veemon shuddered.
"…The words The End appear, with the graves of the heroes in the background. We would have all died."
"Hey, hold on a minute," said Davis. "So then, are you telling us that until we beat Mari, we just have to keep on playing the game?"
"No! We don't have time for this!" Keke snapped.
"Mari was never after our lives in the first place," sighed Dorothy. "Her goal was to buy time, until the tunnel is completely open."
Once again pulling on the level, Mari activated the slot machine to determine which game would be played for the next round. She stood beside the slot machine with a sly smirk.
"You're correct! Once the time comes, I'll just dispel my territory right away! All you have to do is enjoy playing these games with me for a few hours."
"No! We don't have time for this! Max is depending on us! Even if it is difficult, we're going to bust through this damn game and rescue him from that bastard," Davis thought. "Don't worry, Tai. We'll save your boy."
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Miles off from the Devastated Water Facility
Since Eisdramon was defeated, so were his powers over BW. The warrior found himself in the middle of the exact spot where he last confronted Eisdramon.
"I can't feel that damn dragon's ki anymore. There is a good chance Tai's already kicked his ass. Good, now I'm free to aid him"
"Hey, BW!" a pair of voices call out from above.
BW looks up to see Crimson Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, Cyberleomon, Pikkan and Jeri on one side. Accompanying them were Burning Greymon, Magna Garurumon, Zephrymon and Beetlemon. Riding on top of Magna Garurumon were Loweemon, Joe and Gomamon. Beetlemon carried Kumamon, Cody and Armadillomon along.
"Hey! So you guys managed to receive my signal? About time you guys showed up," BW said.
"We heard that Tai was in trouble according to what to the telepathic message you sent us," Pikkan said.
"We can already sense a strong energy signal coming from the east. Tai's battling one strong monster from the looks of things," Gallantmon said. "But if we get there sooner, we can help him out. Right, guys?"
"Be glad we were able to make it through on time," Burning Greymon replied. "Now, what do you do say we quit this chit chatting and help him out?"
"Good. All we have to do to follow out this monster's signal. I advise we be careful," the former Black War Greymon suggested.
With a nod, BW levitated from the surface to lead the two teams across towards the location of the battle where Omega X was near death against Atolmdramon.
"I just we're not too late, BW," Sakuyamon sighed.
"You and me both, Sakuyamon. Plus, we still have Max to save. Ooh, this is too much."
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Back at the empty Amusement Park
With the two super powers yet to make contact with each other, another individual was flying across. His bruised and battered form was revealed through the darkness. It was Calumon. He was another lucky soul to have escaped Atolmdramon's wrath.
"Ohh… That mean ol' dragon… I was lucky to make it out of there. Oh, Tai. I hope you're all right. Ow, that hurts worse than a tummy ache. I just hope Takato and the others find us before that mean ol' dragon hurts any people."
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Another location of the Amusement park
A bright star was coming down at the center of a carnival attraction. It was Atolmdramon, who was continuing his hunt for Omega X. The warrior hid behind a wall while sensing out the dragon beast's wicked ki.
"Not yet…"
Atolmdramon entered an empty circus tent and marched across to find his prey. The warrior of courage waited for the right opportunity to launch an attack on the beast. As soon as Atolmdramon walked out to the other side, Omega X emerged out of hiding with his palms cupped together.
"Take this! TIMES TEN TERRA BEAM!!"
The fused warrior unleashes a massive dose of his patented attack onto Atolmdramon. The beast turned and was struck head-on with the blast. The circus tent was burnt down in the process. He looked across to find a deeped trail across the amusement park where he launched his attack. He left a trail of destruction with smoke clouds building up at it's wake.
"Did I get him?!"
Omega X gasped in utter disbelief when he saw Atolmdramon emerged without a single scathe on his body.
"Well, I just had to ask!"
"Too bad, Taichi. I'm still alive."
"Impossible! How could a Times Ten Terra Beam not have any effect on this guy?!"
"If that was your most powerful technique, then you have no chance in hell."
The dragon beast retaliates by launching his own massive blast directly towards Omega X. He takes off out of the area and flies off into the heavens. Unfortunately, the blast was also a heat-seeking blast. In turn, everywhere Omega X moved, the blast would follow his every move. By making u-turns across the heavens, Omega X tried everything to maneuver from the homing beam. He tried his Time Warp teleportation, which proved useless in this situation. The blast struck Omega X head on and sent him sailing across through tower structure.
Omega X's pant leg is caught in between a metal pole as his unconscious form was dangling around. Calumon stopped to investigate the sudden eruption.
"What was that? Whatever it was, it does not sound good."
As soon as Calumon looked up towards the tower, he saw an unconscious Omega X hanging. The little digimon screamed out in horror at the sight of the beaten warrior.
"Oh no! This is bad! Oh no! I really do wish Takato and the others do make it here! Tai needs help!"
Unbeknownst to Calumon, the dragon beast named Atolmdramon was levitating over to where Omega X was hanging. A sinister grin forms across the monster's chagrin. The fate of Omega X may very well be sealed in just a matter of moments with Atolmdramon proving to possessing greater strength than all the other six monsters.
Could anyone make it to Tai's aid in time? That is the question lingering in Calumon's mind now.
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Deep past Mari's territory. Center of the Demon's Cavern
Meanwhile, back at the center of the cavern, the other Spellcasters were still awaiting for the arrival of Taichi's friends. Neo was still meditating at the center of the lake inside the boat. The tunnel above his head was still near it's completion.
"Everything is going smoothly, Mr. Saitou. I can feel my powers growing at an extraordinary rate. It probably won't take more than two hours for the tunnel's completion. Take a look, Himo. Behind me. The strongest of the low-level class Corrupts are not getting a whiff of the Earth's stench."
Saitou simply sits back on a comfortable couch with the television set in front of him. A movie was beginning to play for the rather calm Dark Angel.
"Less than two hours, huh? That's just about the time this movie of mine will be over. I'll be expecting a favorable response from you, Max Kamiya."
"Bah! I'll die before I cooperate with you! Father! Everyone! There isn't any time left! Hurry up and save me!"
Omega X has successfully defeated Eisdramon and makes a new friend in the process. However, that new bond was short lived with Atolmdramon arriving on the scene. This monster has proven to be much more formidable than all the seven monsters. With Omega X on the verge of defeat, can BW lead the two teams in time to save the warrior of courage? Plus, can Davis' group put all of their faith on Dorothy, who takes center stage against Mari in her gaming territory? Max's life is uncertain along with the fate of multiple worlds.
(Digimon Frontier second ending theme "an Endless Tale")
(Preview)
Takuya: Hi, everyone! It's Takuya and wait until you get a load of the next chapter ahead!
Dorothy: I'm caught in a decision where I must defeat Mari at her very own game, but in the process take her life.
Kari: I've never seen Dorothy this ruthless before
TK: She is the reincarnation of the original D-Reaper demon.
Dorothy: By looking back at my dark past, I realized that I have taken many lives before and this will not be any different. Mari does not realize that Saitou is using her.
Takato: Meanwhile, we arrive in time to aid Tai in the struggle against the final monster, Atolmdramon.
Omega X: Thank you everyone. I really didn't think I'd be saved like this. Now let's all work as a unit. He can't take all of us at once!
Atolmdramon: That is what you think, foolish humans. Digicores! Come to me! Unite with me and grant me full power!
Takuya: What's he doing?!
BW: He's digivolving?!
Atolmdramon: Yes! Atolmdramon mega shinka!! Doomsdramon!
Omega X: Unreal…
Doosdramon: I've digivolved thanks to me absorbing all of the digicores into my body. Let's see you pitiful fools take me now!
Saitou: Only a few more chapters until our fated showdown, Taichi. By the way the next chapter is entitled…
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Dorothy's True Character Revealed! The True Dragon of Death, Doomsdramon Emerges
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Max: There's only little time left. Can either one of them make it time?!
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That ends yet another action-packed chapter. Next, we'll get to see Dorothy reach deep within her former past and come to terms that she was once the original D-Reaper. Can she really lower herself to defeating Mari and ending her life in the process? Not to mention Atolmdramon's next digivolution after absorbing the digicores. By the way, I thank Ninetalesuk for allowing me to use Atolmdramon. I also want to thank him for also letting me use his digivolution mega form, Doomsdramon. Thanks a bunch.
In case you guys were wondering how Omega X gained the Ryu-Ken technique, well I have a movie fic planned out where he and Crimson Gallantmon merge together. It is not a digital warrior fusion but more of an upgrade and an additional new technique to boost. One day, I hope to have that fic story up. Can you imagine a Crimson Omega X using the Ryu-Ken by now? Oh man, I know I can! ((drools in thought))
Well, next chapter will include the fate of the Gamemaster and the continuation of Atolmdramon. I hope to get the next chapter up by Friday at the latest. Hope everyone is ready for a great 2005. I know I hope to have a great New Year. Until then, check back for more updates, peace!
