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 and Doomsdramon are characters 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.

I've gotten halfway through this saga and we're still done yet. This could be my last update for now when school starts in several days. I know that sucks since I won't be able to post up more chapters faster than usual. At least I'm getting you guys through the Gamemaster part and into the next stepping stone. In the meantime, we'll get to see Dorothy reveal her true self and Atolmdramon's evolution into Doomsdramon. Again, I would like to thank Ninetalesuk for letting me use those characters. Thanks a bunch, Ninetales!

Now, let's get on with the fic already. I know you guys are dying to see what Dorothy will do to Mari. Enjoy!

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Last time, Omega X was in a tight pinch when he battled Eisdramon for possession of a digicore piece. With Novadramon waiting in the wings, the warrior finally brought down the ice dragon after the trecherous beast blinded him with ice in his eyes. Omega X laid waste to the cowardly Eisdramon with the Ryu-Ken and gained a piece of a digicore. To his surprise, Novadramon, who was an actual worthy opponent, offered to postpone their battle to a later date, when Taichi's injuries were healed. However, Atolmdramon, the strongest of the seven monsters, intervened and killed his own fellow monster, Novadramon, without any difficulty. The evil dragon beast unleashed an even greater attack at the warrior of courage and takes him out of the game. Already stepping up as Omega X's final opponent, Atolmdramon has already proven his worth. Taichi faces his greatest crisis yet. However, help is along the way. BW has gathered Takato's and Takuya's groups together to race to the scene.

Meanwhile, back at Demon's Cavern, Davis and the others were held up by the Gamemaster, Mari. Within her territory, one must beat her games. However, with only one more win to go, Mari stepped on forward to play, and her abilities were surprisingly overwhelming. Only less than two hours remain until the tunnel to the Dark Realm is completed. Can Davis and the others be able to escape this territory before then?

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(Digimon Frontier Opening theme "Fire!!" plays)

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Dorothy's True Character Revealed! The True Dragon of Death, Doomsdramon Emerges!

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Mari's Territory

After having lost their first game, Davis and his team were standing firm, as Mari the Gamemaster was ready to continue her games. They only had less than two hours before the tunnel is complete. Mari was doing a rather excellent job at holding back the team for the time being. Even Metalla X's physicality proved useless while inside of her territory. He couldn't even sense out Atolmdramon's presence because the territory blocked out all outside occurrences, as if the territory were locked inside another dimension.

The moment of silence was broken as Mari went over to pull the level from the slot machine.

"Are we going to stand here and gawk at each other all day? C'mon, I'm really in a good mood! Let's continue playing some more games!"

"Bah, we don't have time for this crap," muttered Metalla X.

"I'm going to have you guys play games with me here until the tunnel to the Dark Realm is opened up."

"So that's her plan! Her objective was to stall time all along!" Davis exclaimed. "That's why she's playing these games so casually!"

"Once the tunnel opens up, I'll just power down my territory and lose on purpose," Mari informed the leader.

As soon as she said that, she pulled on the level for the slot machine to determine the next game.

"Damn it," TK cursed. "Do we have to keep playing these games with this wench for all that time?"

"There has to be another way!" Patamon said.

"It's hopeless," Metalla X sighed. "As much as I hate to admit it, I tried blasting the damn thing down and nothing happened. The territories of these Spellcasters are one of a kind if my attacks proved useless against one of them."

"So, what are you going to do, Matt?" asked Kari.

"I'm not taking any part of this. Wake me up when it's over," Metalla X replied as he walked over to rest in a corner.

"I don't blame you. That form must really take a lot out of you," Gatomon said. "You should get rest before we end up facing Saitou."

"So, is there any chance of you winning this next game, Dorothy?" Davis asked.

"I honestly don't know. Then again, if things go the way I imagine they will, my heart will be heavy over beating Mari."

"Um, try speaking more moderately," Veemon said.

"Hey, what does she mean by that, Henry?" asked Terriermon.

"You're asking me?"

"Yeah. What do you mean by that?" wondered Davis.

"Well, Mari's ability is to make the game a life-size experience," said Dorothy. "If, like the real game, we decide to give up at the end, it would cause us to die, but as long as we keep continuing the game, it doesn't really matter. In other words, inside of this territory, each person ends up the way they would at the end of the game. Mari doesn't realize the true terror of her own ability."

"Ok… Now you're making sense," Veemon and Davis said.

"If that's the case, then… Oh no," TK whispered.

"Mari is just being used by Saitou," Dorothy continued on. "Saitou. What a cruel human you are for coming up with this plan."

The slot machine stopped with three categories to determine the next game. The slots read 'Exercise', 'DDR' and 'Level G'.

"All right! My favorite game!" Mari giggled. "Now, the slots have been decided. Who's coming forward next? Then again, it looks like we have someone sleeping in the back."

Dorothy steps forward with her face lowered to face the ground. She looks up and makes eye contact with Mari. There was a sudden guilt of thought clouding the enigmatic girl.

"I will play you next."

"DDR, huh? They've really put out some lifelike work on the recent ones," Keke said.

"No kidding. I've been always wanting to try one out," replied Rei. "Now that I'm healed, I can try it out."

"Well, let's just hope we live through the next two hours," sighed Henry. "If this is Mari's favorite game, then she has to be really good at it. I just hope Dorothy knows what she's doing."

"Momentai, Henry. Just believe in her and we'll manage to pull through," Terriermon reassured the boy.

"Well, it is possible Dorothy might employ some psychological warfare on Mari to throw her off her game," Henry stated. "I've seen her defeat opponents in all types of games in school. Let me tell you, she shows no mercy."

"You're serious, Henry?" TK asked.

"Victory or defeat depends on how much of her opponent's concentration she can rob from her."

As Dorothy stepped up onto her side of a DDR machine, she looked over at the confident Mari. Her eyes seem to show a glimmer of guilt.

"Mari, there's something I need to ask you," Dorothy said.

"What's that?"

"Was it Saitou that told you to use Devilman Game Battler to compete against us?"

"Uh huh. That's right. He said this game would be very appropriate since it's my favorite game of all time. I'm really good in the actual game! I've gotten the highest score in the district I live!"

"I see. I knew it."

"Um, are you okay? You look a little tense."

"Do you even know what Saitou is trying to do?"

"Of course, I do! Synisters and really nasty monsters are going to come right out of the Dark Realm and cause all kinds of mayhem! It sounds like a lot of fun if you ask me. My school, my bossy parents and even those mean people who don't appreciate me will be gone. As long as I stay inside my territory, I can relax and play my games. Then, once everything is finished, I'll go and become my own Teen Idol without any competition to get in my way! No Synister or digimon for that matter can defeat me in this game."

"Did you know if you lose this game, you'll die?"

The word alone was enough to catch Mari's undivided attention. She turns around with a slightly nervous reaction to the question proposed by Dorothy. Even everyone else was shocked by the announcement.

"Huh?!" Mari gasped.

"What?! Die?!" asked Patamon.

"That's crazy!" Davis exclaimed.

"I admit I never saw this one coming," Shintomon stated.

"You will die, Mari. Did you know that, too?" Dorothy almost repeated the same question.

"Bah! You're just trying to make me uneasy so you'll prevent me from winning, aren't you?" Mari chuckled. "That was a pretty cheap ploy, girly. I'm not going to fall for that lie!"

"You've probably seen the ending of this game a lot more times than I have, right?"

"The ending…?"

Mari immediately looks back at the many times she has completed the entire game. She actual remembers the Devilman King being killed after losing.

"When the Devilman King loses, it clearly states on the screen that he has died. Games such are these are quite rare, even to this very day. It states 'The Devilman King has died. Peace has been restored to the once great city!' "

The words 'died' repeated over and over again within Mari's mind. Suddenly, she was growing a little uneasy over this and her confidence was quickly shattered. Dorothy's psychological warfare was getting the best of the Gamemaster already.

"And your ability will faithfully recreate that same ending of this game. It's safe to say that this is the first time you've used your ability on Devilman's Game Battler."

"Yes, that's true. But this game requires at least eleven or thirteen in my territory to play. I don't see any other game working like that!"

"Wrong. It's not just limiting it to this game, you've never used your ability on any game that hinted at dying, either at the end or during play. Am I wrong?"

"Well…"

"Saitou would have somehow stopped you from doing so."

"That's true, all right…"

Mari immediately looks back to a conversation she had with Saitou about her gaming abilities. The voice of Saitou was still echoing through her mind.

"Games involving the taking the lives consumed an unusually large amount of your physical and mental strength. Until such a critical time comes that I order you to do so, do not use your ability."

Those were the exact piece of advice Saitou gave Mari before having a chance to first exploit her Spellcaster powers.

"At that time, Saitou did in fact tell me…"

"Hold on a second, Dorothy!" Davis calls out to the teen. "Didn't Mari say earlier that she has no interest in taking our lives?"

"Whatever else maybe going on, I can't believe that girl would be risking her own life over this game," TK finished Davis sentence.

"I was going to say that, TK."

"You're right."

Dorothy clenched her fists so tight that crimson started dropping from her hands. She looks down at her bloody hands and sighs deeply.

"Mari herself did not intend this. But as for Saitou…" Dorothy growled. "I'll come to my conclusion. Saitou has sacrificed you to attain his objective."

Dorothy's words alone once again struck a cord within Mari and caused her to freeze in place. The Gamemaster was really starting to have second thoughts about going through with the game. But…

"GAME START!" a Rosemon announced on the DDR screens.

"Huh?! Oh no!"

"Dance and perform at your best! The one with the best score wins! Go! Go! Go!"

The two teen girls started to break out some really fancy and athletic dance skills during the game's start. Both have been evenly performing at their best. It seems Mari has some competition with the D-Reaper's reincarnation.

"Wow, there they go," Shintomon said.

"As long as we don't give up, we can continue as many times as we want," Keke replied. "But if Mari herself loses this one time, she dies."

"Knowing that, Saitou has chosen this game," stated Veemon.

"Poor Mari did not know this, and Saitou intentionally did not tell her," sighed Shintomon. "You know what's worse. Saitou's counted on us that we would realize it. He assumed that we would be unable to kill her, since she was just being used."

"Sure enough. I just hope Dorothy would be unable to do such a thing," Kari said.

"Then again, you're forgetting what she once was before," Gatomon informed everyone. "Once she merged with Avengemon's data, she clearly regained her memories from her former life as the D-Reaper."

"Oh yeah. I forgot, but c'mon this is Dorothy. She wouldn't kill another human," Davis said. "Henry, what do you think?"

Henry remained silent as ever and kept an eye on Dorothy with a serious demeanor.

"Um, okay. This is just getting too spooky for me."

"But Dorothy will defeat Mari," Shintomon replied. "That's why she told Mari the truth about the matters to throw her off her game. If she didn't use any psychological warfare, there would be no way she could have beaten Mari. Plus, we don't have much time left to begin with. In order to protect your world and the Digital Worlds, Dorothy decided to use the most heartless and cruelest method employed."

"In her case, she had no choice but to decide on it," Kari said.

Davis and Veemon gasped after hearing the revelation behind Dorothy's strategy. Even Davis was slightly disgusted that a close friend would be employing a cruel method on another human being.

"Dorothy…"

"Mr. Saitou sacrificed me?!" Mari shuddered in thought. "That can't be true! It can't!"

The Gamemaster looks back to the first time she was ever introduced to Saitou. Much like Rei, Mari was recruited in another alternate world through space and time itself.

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Flashback

One day, at a local arcade, Mari was playing another dose of her favorite game, Devilman's Game Battler. She felt a presence looming behind her and figured another fan wanted to praise her abilities.

"Wow, you're really good at this game."

As Mari turned around, she saw Saitou standing over her with an innocent smirk. This was the first time an adult has come over to recognize her skills.

"Want to go against me, Miss Idol?"

"Fine with me, but I'm really good at this game."

"Ha. I can't wait."

Once they played against each other, the conclusion came down to Saitou actually defeating her. Mari never thought anyone would decisively hand her a loss at the game. Rather than whine about her loss, she was actually glad and looked up to Saitou from that one forward.

"That was awesome, Mr. Saitou! I've never meet anyone who could go toe-to-toe with me at that game before!"

"You really like games that much, do you?"

"Well, that not to mention being an Internet idol. My dream is to become a grand dance idol where I can be praised across the country. It'd be great to become famous and escape the boring normal life. Besides, all of my so-called friends are idiots."

"You know there is something even more fun than games."

"Really? Even being an dance and Internet idol?"

"Yes."

"Do tell."

"It's something terribly exciting."

"Well, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me!"

"I'll tell you once we get to know each other better."

"Yes, that's exactly what he told me. My respect for the man grew. I looked up to him like a father I never even had."

Mari and Saitou stood beside each other on top of an apartment roof while looking at towards the nightly skies.

"So, you're really going to change this world by yourself, Mr. Saitou?"

"Yes, and I need your abilities in order to fulfill my wish."

"I maybe really talented, but I don't have any supernatural powers or anything."

"Ah, but they will be soon awakened. Only you have the ability to bring them out at your desire, Mari. Let's make this dull world even more interesting. Between your stupid parents, your low-level teachers, and your so-called friends, you must be pretty fed up. Right?"

Mari stood alone for a moment in a realm of darkness but not long before a dark angel swoops down to wrap his angels around her. She was stunned at first sight of the angel but looked up at Saitou's eyes. Her cheeks blushed and she rubbed herself against his protective wings.

End of Flashback

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"Saitou. His wings wrapped around me like my own guardian angel. I didn't have very many friends and my family wasn't exactly there for me. He was my own guardian angel of darkness. Eventually, I even grew to love the man himself… But it's true. At the end of this game, the spirit of the Devilman King, which was my only ally in this game, gets called into Heaven. He does die. But how could Mr. Saitou sacrifice me through this? I can't be… Not the man I grew to develop a fond for…"

Suddenly, Mari's train of thought was thrown off course. She had suddenly missed an easy step on her DDR performance and had points deducted. Dorothy had successfully broken through her concentrated mind and weighted her down emotionally.

"Hey! She just missed an easy step!" Davis said.

"Mari's started to shaken up," Henry replied.

"Yep and it's only going to get worse for her," said Terriermon.

Mari attempted to make a comeback and danced accordingly. Her train of thoughts was declining, which resulted in a rather poor performance. The words 'death' and 'die' were still lingering in her mind after what Dorothy had revealed.

"I thought my ability was just to take video games and make them a real, lifelike experience!" Mari stuttered in thought. "That's what I thought…! Have I been deceived by the one man I actually cared for?"

More of Saitou's orders were still clouding her mind even during play.

"Fight against Taichi and his friends using Devilman Game Battler. It's the game most suitable to you. With this game, those guys don't stand a chance against you."

Mari's gaming performance was becoming rather poor once she continued missing even the easiest of steps. Her forehead became drenched with nervous sweat and her legs were becoming fragile.

"Mari's dance performance is not looking good. She's even missing the easiest of the steps," TK pointed out.

"I know. I won't be long now," Davis replied.

"She's totally confused as we speak," Henry said.

"No! What do I do?! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

Dorothy was already ahead with more points over the Gamemaster and on the verge of victory. The Gamemaster couldn't believe she was getting outmaneuvered by an individual who was not named Saitou. With her points as low as they were, Mari's fate could very well be sealed within the next few moments.

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Outside of the devastated Water Facility/Amusement Park

The amusement was hauntly silent for the time being just like many parts of the globe. People have evacuated many cities especially with natural disasters becoming increasingly common and there were no digicores to repair the damages. Only one monster remained and even this one had enough power to bring down a level four fusion warrior down to his knees.

Omega X was hanging against a metal bar in an unconscious state. Looking on with a hungry buzzard was Atolmdramon. A sick smile appeared across his sinister chagrin. Suddenly, the warrior's body started to set of a bright golden aura and he was immediately pulled apart into two separate bodies. Tai and Agumon were now hanging about on the steel bar.

"So, you've lost your power. I would have figured your fused form wouldn't last too long with so much damage inflicted to your body."

Atolmdramon gazed across at the two unconscious forms and chuckled deeply.

"Taichi Kamiya, your long claim as the most powerful warrior across both the human world and the digital worlds has finally seen it's last day. The end of days is upon your kind, Taichi."

He then grabbed both Tai and Agumon with both of his hands.

"Now, there's no need for me to deal with you directly. Your fated battle with Dark Angel has been postponed for good."

The dragon beast looked down towards the surface to notice a long sword being pointed directly upward from a pirate statue. An idea lingered within his treacherous mind. He only had one word to say to the two heroes before their actual end.

"Sayanora."

Atolmdramon dropped the two bodies and happily watched them come close to becoming impaled through the sword. The end of Taichi Kamiya was soon at hand. However, it was not long before a large ball of energy shot out towards the sword blade and blasted it away. This managed to catch Atolmdramon's undivided attention.

"What? What just happened?!"

Emerging out of the destructive blast was Cyberleomon. He managed to snatch up both Tai and Agumon in his arms.

"I've got you, my friends," the metal lion beast said.

"What is the meaning of this interference?" Atolmdramon wondered.

"You sure do have a rough way of saving people. Huh, Aldamon?" Kazemon's voice calls out.

"Hey, it was either that or see those two getting shwered," answered Aldamon.

"Besides, we had little time to react before those two would had met their end," Beowulfmon said.

"It's a good thing we managed to save them in the nick of time," replied Loweemon.

"We got here as fast as we could," Pikkan said.

"Better late than ever," stated Sakuyamon.

"Good! Those two are still alive!" BW sighed with relief. "But what the hell just happened to the ice monster? I guess from the looks of it, that guy is the last monster."

"No doubt about it," Gallantmon said.

"Those ki… It's the legendary warriors," a blind Agumon said. "And I also sense BW, Gallantmon, Sakuyamon and the others!"

"Don't forget about us," Digmon's hillbilly voice answered.

"And about us," Joe said.

"Tai. We're sorry we're all late," Gallantmon said.

"You guys… actually came?" Tai, who was still blind, said. "You guys rock."

"Yay! You guys actually came!" Calumon cheered from out of the bushes.

"Hey, it's Calumon!" Jeri exclaimed.

The girl and the tiny digimon shared a heartfelt hug. Everyone else crowded around Tai and Agumon. Little do they realize that they were still blinded as a result of Eisdramon's sneak attack.

"So guys actually came. We're glad," Agumon said.

"It might be a little embarrassing to be saved by you guys, thought. But, thank you," replied Tai. "However, even if we all ganged up on this bastard, we would not be guaranteed of a victory."

"Actually, we know that," Gallantmon said.

"What?"

"As much as we hate to admit it, we're all aware that even if we gang up on him, there isn't a chance in hell that we could win," said Aldamon.

"So, what are you guys thinking?" Agumon wondered.

"At full power, you could still take him on," Kumamon said. "We're willing to lend you our energy, but we would also like to fight by your side."

"So, please. Accept our offering," Kazemon said.

"The powers of the six legendary warriors and the Tamers flowing through you," Beetlemon stated.

"We came to lend you energy and fight together at our very best," Cyberleomon replied.

"I don't know what to say guys…" Tai stuttered.

They were immediately interrupted by laughter coming from Atolmdramon. The dragon beast was mocking their so-called last ditch efforts to defeat him.

"What are you fools babbling about?" Atolmdramon said. "Don't you notice how disgraceful those two look right now? Do you really think those two have the power to save Earth?"

"Yes, we do!" Gallantmon called out in defiance. "Tai and Agumon make up the strongest warrior across the digital universe and a protector of this planet. I've looked up to him for the last five years and I'm not about to lose faith in him. As long as we stand by his side, bastards like you will be put out of commission."

"You tell him, Gallantmon!" Sakuyamon nodded in agreement.

"The likes of you wouldn't understand the true power we possess," Pikkan speaks out. "Everyone! Power up your ki at your maximum!"

(Play Digimon Frontier Evolution theme With the Will)

With that said, the majority of the warriors started to sport auras of light. Crimson Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, Pikkan, Cyberleomon, Digmon and Zudomon surrounded the two wounded heroes. While holding onto Calumon, Jeri stood away from the path. She took refuge with Joe and Cody.

Meanwhile, Aldamon and the five other legendary warriors blocked out the path between the others away from Atolmdramon. The dragon beast found himself surrounded by the six warriors at once.

"Hurry it up, guys! We'll hold this guy off while you give Tai and Agumon enough energy!" Aldamon calls out. "All right, everyone! Attack!"

"Lighting Blitz!!" Beetlemon calls out while summoning a streak of lighting through his horn.

"Hurricance Wave!!" Kazemon cried out as she brings forth a pair of tornadoes.

"Crystal Freeze!!" Kumamon said while blowing a gust of frosty wind at the dragon beast.

"Shadow Meteor!!" Loweemon shouted with a lion's mouth shooting out a dark energy blast.

"Frozen Hunter!!" Beowulfmon calls forth a blue flamed wolf towards the enemy.

"Now, it's my turn!! Solar Wind Destroyer!!" Aldamon shouted as he sends a sphere of heat energy towards Atolmdramon.

The array of attacks sent by the six legendary warriors struck Atolmdramon head on. However, the warriors did not end their attack from there. The warriors, minus Aldamon and Beowulfmon, immediately digivolved into their beast forms.

"EXECUTE!! SLIDE EVOLUTION!!"

"Metal Kabuterimon!!"

"Zephrymon!!"

"Koriikkakumon!!"

"Kaiser Leomon!!"

A thick smoke cloud covered the dragon beast and this gave the warriors another opportunity to attack in a unit.

"Electron Cannon!!" Metal Kabuterimon fired a powerful electric blast through his cannon.

"Hurricane Hail!!" Zephrymon shouted as she sent out a gust of winds towards Atolmdramon.

"Avalance Axes!!" Koriikakkumon said while slashing across the beast with his axes.

"Ebony Blast!!" Kaiser Leomon roared as he sends out a dark energy beam through his mouth.

These four attacks combined into one and slammed hard against Atolmdramon. Aldamon and Beowulfmon de-digivolved back into Takuya and Kouji.

"Now! Time to turn up the heat!" Takuya exclaimed. "EXCUTE! NOW! UNIFIED SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!"

"EXECUTE! NOW! UNIFIED SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!"

The two boys were immediately covered by digicode and underwent their transformation into the two legendary Zeta-Spirit warriors. In place of Takuya was a sword-wielding titan with a head similar to the infamous War Greymon. The other was a wolf carrying heavy artillery and he took the place of Kouji. This one has a similar kin appearance to Metal Garurumon.

"Kaiser Greymon!!"

"Magna Garurumon!!"

The smoke covered beast was still recovering from the warriors' valiant attacks. Next up were the two Zeta-Hybrids. Magna Garurumon aimed his long cannon arm directly towards Atolmdramon.

"Eat this! Feral Fire!!"

The blast struck the beast head-on but the warrior of light was not through with his onslaught. Magna Garurumon fired away an array of missiles from his back.

"Magna Rockets!!"

These missiles struck Atolmdramon. However, Kaiser Greymon was more than happy to pick up where Magna Garurumon left off.

"It's my turn! All right! This one's for Tai!" Kaiser Greymon roared out as he directly pointed his flame-covered sword at the monster. "Dragonfire Crossbow!!"

The devastating attack struck Atolmdramon and caused even more damage onto his body. Kaiser Greymon followed it up with yet another powerful attack. This time he slammed his blade through the surface ground and unleashes an array of flame-covered dragons.

"Pyro Dragons!!"

The flame dragons wrapped around Atolmdramon and exploded against his form. A large smoke cloud covered the dragon beast as the warriors cheered happily over their glorious efforts.

"They got him!" Joe cheered. "Yeah!"

"But how long will that last?" Cody wondered.

"Not long since Tai and Agumon look be back to full power!" Jeri pointed out to the rejuvenated leader.

The digimon had already transferred portions of their own energy into Tai and Agumon in order to boost their power. However, Tai knew that this would be not be enough to fully restore his level four strength.

"You guys! I doubt this will be enough though!" Tai exclaimed.

"We know, which is why we're going to be transferring most of our energy," said Sakuyamon.

"This won't take much longer," replied Gallantmon.

(End theme)

As the smoke clouds suddenly cleared, there was not a single trace of Atolmdramon. Kaiser Greymon and the warriors figured that they had already accomplished their goal. That is until Magna Garurumon was the first to look out towards where everyone else was transferring their energy to Tai and Agumon.

"No! We didn't get him!" Magna Garurumon cried out. "Everyone look out!"

"What?! We didn't get him?!" gasped Kaiser Greymon.

With that said, Atolmdramon phased above the digimon and caught them all off guard. The dragon beast delivers a sweeping kick all across to knock down every single digimon, with the exception of Crimson Gallantmon. The crimson knight barely managed to snare Tai and Agumon away. The dragon set his sights on the knight and sets out to destroy Tai along with him. As he pointed a finger towards them, Sakuyamon smashed her staff across his face. The beast was barely fazed by the blow and quickly drives a knee into her gut.

"Sakuyamon!!" Gallantmon cried out.

"Not so fast jackass!" Pikkan exclaimed. "Take this! Thunder Flash Attack!"

The Alterian directed his attack on Atolmdramon, but he put out a hand and easily slapped it away. Cyberleomon came down and attacked Atolmdramon head on with fists. However, the dragon beast maneuvered from each blow. Another knee was driven, this time into Cyberleomon.

"Gold Rush!!"

"Vulcan's Hammer!!"

Atolmdramon saw the next set of attacks coming. He turned to effortlessly catch Zudomon's hammer and sent a blast to dispel Digmon's drills. He sends the hammer back at Zudomon, which struck him chest first. Then, he rushes over to Digmon and sends him flying back with a vicious kick.

The Legendary warriors came down to give Atolmdrmaon another assault. However, the beast was ready for them and threw out an aura barrier to send them all flying back. He phases out and sends a knee into Magna Garurumon's gut. The warrior of light coughed out blood due to the force driven into his gut. Atolmdrmaon held up tightly around his head and was ready to crush him at any given moment. He turns around to face the other warriors.

"So, how do you like that? I'm in an entirely different class than the other seven beasts."

"You put him down!" Kaiser Greymon exclaimed while wielding his sword.

"We're coming, Kouji!" Kaiser Leomon exclaimed.

"Attack as one, again!" Zephrymon declared.

"You don't have to tell me twice!" said Metal Kabuterimon.

"Me either!" replied Koriikkakumon.

Just as the legendary warriors went for another attack, Atolmdramon phased out to leave Magna Garurumon. The moment they were caught off guard, this allowed Atolmdramon to appear levitating above them.

"You guys don't understand the reason why I came here, don't you?"

"No! In fact, we don't care!" Kaiser Greymon retorted. "You've come to kill our planet! That's what!"

"Well, in that case. Away with you all! Berserker Rage!!"

Atolmdramon sends down an array of powerful dark blasts upon the six legendary warriors at once. They tried maneuvering away but the blasts were too widespread and caught them all in one full swoop. Their cries echoed across the amusement park with Agumon feeling out their power being drained by the blasts.

"Gallantmon! We have to hurry this up!" Tai said.

"I know!"

"We're almost there," Agumon said. "We should be back at full power anytime now."

"C'mon, everyone! We can't let them become sacrificial lambs!" Sakuyamon called out to everyone else.

The female led the charge with Pikkan and Cyberleomon. They all attacked Atolmdramon head on.

"Spirit Strike!!"

"Thunder Flash Attack!!"

"Justice Fist!!"

With each attack being directed to Atolmdramon, the beast merely used swift kicks and swipes to knock each projectile away effortlessly.

"Now, you guys are starting to bore me," yawned Atolmdramon. "This persistence has gone on far enough."

"We didn't even make a damn hit on this bastard!" Pikkan cursed. "Any other bright ideas, Sakuyamon?"

"No, but how about this?!" BW's voice calls out.

The warrior flies down at Atolmdramon at hyper speed and goes for a ki attack. The dragon beast was ready for his assault but was quickly caught off track when BW phased out. Atolmdramon searched his surroundings until he sensed BW's presence behind him. He turned and was struck head on with BW's ki attack. The blast slammed against the beast but it did not do any damage to his hard skin.

"Stupid insect. Was that all you've got?" Atolmdramon laughed.

Atolmdramon responds with a spinning back kick to send BW sailing across. Sakuyamon rushes over to guide BW to his feet.

"Thank you, Sakuyamon…"

"Thank me later. We still have ourselves a fight at our hands."

"Damn! I hope you're very close to full power by now, Tai!" Pikkan cried out to the leader.

"Almost there, Gallantmon. Then, I'll be back on my feet in no time," Tai said. "All right, Agumon. Ready to kick some butt again?"

"You know I am!"

"I've already kicked their asses already. Don't make me do it again," Atolmdramon said. "Now, I think we should pick up where we last left off, Tai- Huh?!"

Suddenly, Atolmdramon felt power increasing from both Tai and Agumon. The transferred power from the other digimon was already having their effects on the duo. Their bodies started to radiate with golden aura energy.

"Yeah! Our bodies are ready to merge again!" Tai exclaimed. "This is great! Agumon, ready to get back in the game?"

"Yep!"

"Hey, Atolmdramon! You hang on tight! We're coming back to kick your ass!" Tai warned the dragon beast.

"Oh, is that a threat or a promise? I'm curious to know how much ki you have already collected by now."

"We're going to show you!" Tai screamed out as his body became radiated with a golden light.

"Wow, this is awesome, Tai! You and Agumon are back at full power!" Gallantmon said.

"Yeah, just a little more should do."

"But, Tai. If you and Agumon intake more energy like this, your normal bodies will not take it. You two could die!"

"That maybe so, Gallantmon. But if my Times Ten Terra Beam has no effect on him, then I'm not going to be able to beat him without having power beyond this!"

"We want to see if we can overcome our own limits," Agumon stated.

"Sure. No problem, guys. Thanks to Grani's power, you'll have all the energy you need. Take this as a blessing from him."

"Bah! That won't do you any good!" Atolmdramon called out. "I'm not about to give you anymore time to collect more ki!"

"Hold it, jackass! You still haven't dealt with us!" Pikkan roared out.

"Gallantmon! Hurry it up! We'll hold him back!" BW exclaimed.

"Don't forget about us," said Kaiser Greymon who emerged from the cloud smoke.

The other warriors followed out his lead and aided the others against Atolmdramon. Their job was to stall time for Tai and Agumon to become fully restored. Gallantmon grabs both Tai and Agumon to transfer more energy into his body. The leader felt more energy surging through his body and became delighted.

"Tai! Please, don't take in too much. You could die!"

"Sorry, Gallantmon, but it has to be done! Otherwise, we're all going to die at the hands of this creep! My son needs us. So we have to stamp this guy out and save him from Saitou's clutches!"

"Ok! Here goes nothing!"

"Unfortunately, I don't have any time for this. Why don't you all come at me at once?" laughed Atolmdramon.

"We'll be more than happy to oblige," replied Cyberleomon.

"Damn, what's it going it take? I doubt he'll even give us time to form Susanoomon," Kaiser Leomon said.

"I know," replied Kaiser Greymon. "We'll just fight together in sheer numbers."

"Don't forget about us," Digmon calls out.

The wounded Digmon and Zudomon rejoined with the others to aid them in the struggle against the near invincible Atolmdramon.

"We won't allow you to interfere with Tai's power-up!" Zephrymon warned the beast.

"Oh please. Even with these great numbers, I can still defeat you blindfolded," Atolmdramon said.

"What?! You want to prove it?!" Metal Kabuterimon growled.

"I want to, but Taichi is the one I want. Now, get down here and let's end this now!"

"Are you almost done yet, Tai?"

"Almost there, Gallantmon."

"Let's hurry because the others look like they might not hold him off much longer."

"Ok, Tai. Let's take in more energy. This should be more than enough to suffice."

"Right…"

"That should be enough, Taichi!" Atolmdramon growled. "Now, fight me!"

"Now before we get our shots in! Dragonfire Crossbow!"

"Magna Rockets!!"

"Balls of Thunder!!"

"Plasma Pods!!"

"Frozen Arrowheads!!"

"Ebony Blast!!"

"Spirit Strike!!"

"Thunder Flash Attack!!"

"Justice Fist!!"

"Gold Rush!!"

"Zulcan's Hammer!!"

"That leaves room for this!!" BW exclaimed as he polished off the beast with a powerful ki blast.

This array of attacks from all sides gave Tai and Agumon enough time to collect more energy. However, Gallantmon was slowly becoming drained and his crimson form was starting to fade off.

"I'm becoming drained…"

"We're almost there, Gallantmon. Almost there," Tai said.

Leaping out from the cloud smoke was Atolmdramon. He immediately drew his attention over to Tai and Agumon with fists coated with negative energy.

"Enough of this! My patience has grown thin! Prepare to die, Taichi!"

Suddenly, a chain of events occurred within the golden sphere of light. The two bodies were merged together into a bio-mergence sequence. In place of Tai and Agumon was a fully restored Omega X at the fourth level. His power was not only fully restored but his form was also radiating slightly crimson thanks in part to Gallantmon's power transfer.

"What's this?! He's back… at full power?!" Atolmdramon gasped.

"I hope that was enough," Crimson Gallantmon panted.

"That's fine, Gallantmon. Thank you," a rejuvenated Omega X replied. "I feel refreshed."

"Incredible! Tai just took in more power than his usual Super level four status!" Kaiser Greymon exclaimed.

"Oh boy. Atolmdramon's in for it now," commented Magna Garurumon.

"No doubt. I certainly wouldn't want to be him now," replied Sakuyamon.

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Mari's Territory

The game continued with Mari and Dorothy competing in a DDR contest. So far, Mari was way behind after losing her momentum. Dorothy, on the other hand, remained calm and fluent with her movements. Davis and the group looked on with perplexed looks across their faces. Mari looked across the screen and saw more points being deducted from her performance. She turns her head away and faced Dorothy, who continued to play the game like an ace.

"Isn't there anything I can do?" Mari asked frantically.

The Gamemaster misses yet another easy step and barely trips over.

"Ah! C'mon…! Anything?!"

"Is there anyway to dissolve your territory during the game?" Dorothy asked calmly while maintaining concentration on her dance steps.

"I can't! Once I myself become one of the characters in the game, one of us has to lose! Unless you choke at this game or something…"

"I'm sorry. I have no intention of losing," replied Dorothy.

"No!" Mari looked across her screen.

The Gamemaster was breaking down quickly, both physically and mentally. Her eyes became swelled with tears.

"You knew all along about Saitou's plan," Dorothy continued on. "It's not as if you don't bear any responsibility."

"I… I didn't think it was going to turn out like this."

Eventually, her feet was giving out and already slipped up several times during the game play. The timer was down to the last eight seconds.

"I… I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

Once the final seconds went by, the buzzer went off and a Game Over appears across the big screen. The crew looked on with saddened expressions yet Dorothy remained calm as she ever was. It was as if she didn't feel a shred of remorse or guilt for her actions. Suddenly, she heard a body drop to the ground but lowered her head. The fate of Mari has been sealed. Her dead form lied across the ground with the game announcer speaking out.

"Game Over! The Devilman Queen loses!"

With that said, there was a slience in the room. Not a single word from anyone. Terriermon didn't even crack a joke. Even Metalla X had awoken from his nap. Dorothy was still standing across from Mari's fallen corpse. A final tear shed from the Gamemaster's eyes. Davis and Henry kept their eye on Dorothy, who had just taken away a human's life before their very own eyes.

Just then, the entire territory was trembling with an earthquake and the ceiling was beginning to collapse. The group looked back and realized the entrance door was their only exit out.

"Where's that tremor coming from?!" Davis exclaimed.

"Can there even be earthquakes inside a territory?!" Veemon screamed.

"Everyone get back and out the entrance door!" Shintomon warned everyone. "Dorothy! Let's move it!"

As soon as he said that, Shintomon runs over to pick up Mari's corpse and flies out through the entrance door. Everyone else caught up with the higher digimon, except for the girl. Henry looked back and took Dorothy by the arm.

"C'mon, let's go!" Henry cried out.

Without even acknowledging him, Dorothy picked Henry up and flies out of the exploding territory. The explosion of the territory caused a huge tremor to occur throughout the caverns. It even reached as far as the center where Max was held captive.

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Center of Demon's Cavern

Max was amongst the first to sense the massive trembling. He looked out through the caverns and wondered what it could mean for him.

"What was that sound just now?" Max wondered.

"Darn, Mari must have lost," Sigma sighed.

"What's that?!"

"Well, Max. Who would have thought she would have been beaten by those guys?"

"Bah! Never underestimate the power of my family and friends! They're coming for me and you guys are history!"

The boy turns around and started to spout out trash talk towards Saitou, who was sitting on the couch. His movie was still playing despite the outside activity occurring.

"Hey, Saitou! Did you hear that?! Your evil schemes are now no better off than a damn candle in the wind!""

"Sigma, would you please shut that brat up? Please? I'm trying to watch my film."

"Sure!"

"Hey, what the hell do you think you're doing?!"

Sigma placed a hand over the crimson sphere and activated its power. The boy within the sphere screamed out in agony as more voltage was surging through his entire body. With Sigma maintaining his barrier over Max, Neo watched on with pleasure across his face and Saitou continued to watch his film.

-

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Back inside the caverns

Once the territory was immediately dispelled, Davis and his group were fortunate to have escaped. The digimon dusted themselves off. Davis held his head painfully.

"Ow, now that was one crazy experience," Davis said. "Remind me to never enter inside a videogame again. That was more than enough."

"So what just happened now?" Veemon asked.

Everyone looked across to notice the doorway, along with Mari's territory, gone from sight. There was not a trace left.

"Well, there goes the game world," Rei said.

"Since Mari died, her territory dissolved," Shintomon reminded everyone.

"Ah, so that what it was," TK said.

"Take a look at this!" Kari pointed out to a small videogame console.

"Looks like one of the old Playstation models," Patamon stated. "At least it still has some value."

"So this is what it was to begin with?" Terriermon wondered. "This little thing was actually that big territory?! Whoa, talk about growing pains…"

"So that's what Mari's ability made that into that imposing illusion, huh?" Metalla X scoffed.

The fused warrior walked over to Mari's corpse and looked down upon him. Now, everyone directed their attention over to Dorothy. She was the one who took Mari's life without blood being shed. It was quick and decisive. This made even the Digi-Destined wonder if the actual D-Reaper demon had to take the lives of children away during her infamous killing sprees. Yet, this was Dorothy. She shouldn't have maintained the bloodlust the D-Reaper once possessed.

"Dorothy?" Davis said.

"Dorothy. Are you going to be okay?" a worried Henry asked.

He finally got his answer once Dorothy shifted her head across the exit tunnel outside of the caverns. Her eyes were still cold and merciless as ever. Not a single shred of guilt was written across her face.

"I have no regrets for what I've done. Let's just keep moving on to Saitou's hideout," Dorothy replied. "Max needs us."

Dorothy simply walked past her friends and started walking down the cavern. There was yet more silence amongst the group. Never have they seen anyone as ruthless as Dorothy just displayed. The only one that even remotely comes close is Yamato/Metalla X yet he has never taken the life of a child or even a female.

"I've never seen her like this," Henry said.

"Ok, I'm going to be heading back to the front where Sora and the others are waiting," Shintomon informed everyone. "Anyone one else wish to join me?"

"We'll manage through, Shintomon," Kari said. "If anyone of you wish to join us, then you can. Otherwise, it's your choice."

"You don't have to ask me twice," Keke said.

"Same here," TK replied.

"Heck, I'm the one who's leading you guys through the cave. So it's my duty to stay," Rei stated.

"What about you, Henry?" Terriermon asked. "Ready to kick some Saitou butt? Um, Henry…?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Count me in."

"You're worried about her, aren't you?" Davis asked Henry.

"Yeah…"

"She'll manage through. Besides, she's already going on ahead towards Saitou's cavern. Just give her time to recuperate."

"Thanks, Davis."

Shintomon picks up Mari's corpse and walks back down across towards the entrance of the cavern. He would rejoin with Sora and the others to monitor the outside.

"Well, guys. Ready to get going?" Davis said. "Saitou. Here we come."

As everyone gathered together, they immediately caught up with Dorothy down the trail leading to Saitou's lair. Davis, Veemon, TK, Patamon, Kari, Gatomon, Henry, Terriermon, Rei, Keke and Metalla X were walking in unpredictable territory. Little did they know that there was still one more major obstacle to overcome before the eventual showdown with the Dark Angel himself.

-

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Outskirts of Odaiba

Finally emerging from hiding were more hordes of digi-insects and a few tiny rookie digimon. The citizens were not aware that creatures were hidden away for the time being until the larger champion and ultimate-types start arriving in the mass numbers. What they also didn't know was that these smaller creatures had all vanished within an instant as if they were afraid of something even bigger. It was now the calm before the storm.

There were reports of worldwide natural phenomena occurring, including more earthquakes and the most devastating hurricanes in many parts of the globe. This included regions where earthquakes would never occur. Volcanic eruptions were also increasing at an alarming rate. Many were now claiming the days of Armageddon was upon mankind. If this was a sign of things to come, the destruction will only come at full swing when the Synisters are released from their dark slumber.

Despite these warning, it didn't stop Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi and Mimi Tachikawa from leaving Odaiba via flight with their digimon partners. Rosemon held Mimi tightly around her waist while Dimitri and HerculesKabuterimon harboring Izzy were heading out towards the coordinates of their comrades at Demon's Cavern.

"Have you found anything yet, Izzy?" asked Dimitri.

"Not yet, but I'll tell you as soon as I can get some updates."

"You sure it was wise to leave Mr. Yamaki and the others behind?" Mimi said.

"They'll manage. The Hypnos team has an underground facility to work with. Plus, I'm sure Talley will forgive me for me leaving on this emergency."

"Hey, what's that up ahead?" Rosemon asked ahead to point out to the clouds darkening.

"Well, they did say there were volcanic eruptions from the islands," Izzy reported. "I guess it was some of the leftover volcanic ash. The Earth has suddenly gone out of whack since Datamon and Dr. Myuumon released all of those villains from Digital Limbo. Now it's only gotten worse."

"I can't even phantom to imagine the devastation these Synisters will cause," HerculesKabuterimon sighed.

"I can't imagine either. It's terrible. I can't believe Saitou would do such a thing," Mimi said.

"Great news, guys! I've picked up on the coordinates to Sora and the others. We're getting closer towards Demon's Cavern."

"That's great to hear, Izzy. You hear that guys? We better fly out a little faster and we'll get there in no time," Dimitri informed the two mega digimon.

"Roger," Rosemon said.

"Loud and clear. Hang on tight, Izzy," HerculesKabuterimon warned the professional computer whiz.

"Hang on for- WHA!!"

As soon as Dimitri boosted his aura, he speed across the skies in a matter of moments with the two mega digimon following along.

-

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Outside of Demon's Cavern

Waiting for the arrival of their comrades, Sora and the others were monitoring for any unusual activity. Thus far, there wasn't anything worthwhile to sight see. The skies were starting to clear up.

Kazu, Kenta, Guardromon and Marine Angemon were seen in one corner playing a game of cards. Impmon was resting against a tree. Watching over the card game was Sonja. Suzie and Lopmon were sitting on top of the hovercraft while Sora and Biyomon monitored the entrance cave. The pink bird was the first to notice the dark clouds dissipating.

"Huh? Hey, take a look at this, Sora."

"Wha…? The skies are clearing up. They were looming over Mushiyori for quite a while now," Sora replied.

"Look at that, Lopmon! The skies are so pretty!"

"I like looking up into the stars."

"So, does that mean we've already claimed victory as we speak?" Sora wondered. "If so, then those guys didn't need Tai to defeat Saitou!"

"Hey, guys! Make way for us!" a pair of voices calls out from the heavens.

The group stopped to see HerculesKabuterimon and Rosemon landing down with Dimitri, Izzy and Mimi.

"Hey, guys! Miss us?" Mimi teased the group.

"Well, it's about time you guys caught up," Kazu called out.

"Sorry, but Mimi needed to get her essentials," Izzy sighed.

"What's that supposed to mean? I only needed the important utensils."

"More like your whole wardrobe, mom," Dimitri teased the woman.

"I'm a twenty-nine year old woman. I have to look my best just in case the world ends."

"So, have those guys come out yet?" Izzy asked.

"No, we're still waiting for them," Sora replied. "They're taking a long time. I just hope everything is ok in there."

"Oh, I wouldn't worry about them, Sora. I'm sure they will pull out just fine," Biyomon assured her partner.

"C'mon, guys. We have about less than two hours left. Max's life is hanging into balance and Tai still hasn't come back. It's situations like these that make me want to wish the end would come sooner," Sora thought.

-

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Inside Demon's Cavern

It's been a few minutes since the destruction of Mari's territory. Davis and his team were still walking through the dark caverns. It would be just a matter of moments before they would reach Saitou's lair and stop him from opening the tunnel.

"Ok, guys. We now take a right," Rei Saiba stated to the group.

As they continued onward, Henry and Davis kept an eye on the unpredictable Dorothy. It was just moments ago where she had won their freedom but, at the same time, had taken Mari's life away. Henry was growing wary of the girl.

"Matt. What do you think about the whole deal with Dorothy?" asked Henry. "You really think she remembers her former past as the D-Reaper?"

"Not until she merged with Avengemon's data before the fight with Bebimon. Before then, she had no memories. C'mon, you were there when we defeated the D-Reaper with the Life Bomb. Takato laid waste to her and Tai wished for D-Reaper to be reincarnated into a kind-hearted human. Unlike most reincarnations, D-Reaper was once again born as Dorothy Kaimodosu. She aged rather quickly and stopped rapidly at age ten. It's been five years since then. She's trained under Tai and has become an ally to our cause."

"So, when she merged with Avengemon's data, she clearly regained all of her memories as the D-Reaper? Is that why she heinously took Mari's life the way she did?" Davis asked.

"It's like this. Dorothy is a very complex character with a dark past. She would rather not talk about. She wishes to move on, but Mari had forced her to take extreme measures. Dorothy knew we had little time and had no little choice. Even Mari couldn't bring down her territory," Kari explained.

"Besides, c'mon. You don't think D-Reaper hasn't taken the life of a child before?" Metalla X scoffed. "Believe me. I actually fought the thing for myself. I sacrificed my life against it. I know full well how Dorothy operates."

Despite the conversation they were having, Dorothy had zoned them out and was anxious to reach the lair quickly.

"I'm sorry, guys. I had to do what I had to do," Dorothy thought.

"Well, I just hope she doesn't suddenly snap and decide to become that monster again," Gatomon said. "That's the last thing we need and that's a reborn D-Reaper."

Suddenly, Rei halted to a complete stop. This caught everyone off track.

"Ok, what is it Rei?" Davis said.

"I don't know but I feel something strange."

"Like what? Tell us," Dorothy asked.

"I… I can't tell…"

Unbeknownst to them, there was an evil force at work beyond their reach. Perhaps this was the last obstacle they had to overcome before reaching Saitou's lair.

-

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Back at a local Amusement Park area within a small city

The golden sphere of light faded away as Atolmdramon uncovered his eyes. He looked across to find Omega X back at full power. Crimson Gallantmon moved away to allow him to get back into the fight. Despite being blind, Omega X focused his attention on Atolmdramon by feeling out his ki.

"Back at full power and ready to kick your ass, Atolmdramon," Omega X said with a smirk.

"Quit your bluffing, Taichi! How were you any different than you were before?"

"Why don't you come over and fight me? You'll see the difference."

"Don't you toy with me!" roared the dragon beast.

(Play Digimon Zero Two Armor Evolution theme Break Up!)

Atolmdramon shot himself across at his enemy and throws out a fist. However, Omega X was able to block it out with a defensive forearm. This managed to catch Atolmdramon completely off guard.

"What?!"

"Ha! What's the matter?"

"Don't you mock me!"

With that said, Atolmdramon throws out a kick but only missed Omega X. He throws out numerous fists and each were maneuvered by the fused warrior. Even his most rapid fists were dodged with relative ease. A blinded Omega X was making a total fool of Atolmdramon at the very moment. The warrior couldn't help but laugh.

"You can't even hit me. How sad. Considering the fact that I'm blind. I can still your ki, and dodge you by a hairsbreadth."

"Not possible! You're blind!"

Atolmdramon proceeded to attack Omega X head on with more fists. The warrior swiftly dodged the blows without breaking a sweat. The beast attempted a final uppercut but only managed to punch through the air. The warrior had vanished from sight. However, his voice was speaking behind the beast's back.

"I told you. It's no use, Atolmdramon."

With a loud battle cry, Omega X grabbed Atolmdramon by his horns and threw him across through a building office yards away from the amusement park. The monster is sent skidding through the building and buried underneath a pile of debris. Omega X levitates over to where his fallen adversary was buried. The beast hoisted a pile of debris off of him and threw it aside.

"DAMN IT!!"

Suddenly, he took notice of a bright star-like object in the sky. This was Omega X producing a ki ball in his right hand. He directly points it at Atolmdramon as his prime target.

"Atolmdramon. I'm going to make sure that you pay dearly."

He launches the ki ball down towards the surface and blasts it right where Atolmdramon stood. The beast was quick to make a getaway but the blast impact was spreading wider across the abandoned city. Atolmdramon flew as fast as he could to avoid direct contact with Omega X's attack.

"SHIT!!"

"Ha! Just look at him run now! Not so tough are ya?!" Kaiser Greymon called out.

"Now he knows how it feels to be chased by an attack," Magna Garurumon muttered.

"Yes! If he takes this guy out, we'll be done with the last monster!" Joe exclaimed.

"Tai! Just in case he escapes, I'll cut him off and you can finish him off from there!" Gallantmon declared.

"Sure! Thanks!"

Omega X looks back across the destruction left by his attack and was glad no one was around to become a casualty from the attack. A smile formed across his face once he saw Atolmdramon flying out as fast as he could.

"No matter where you hide, your dark ki will give you away."

As Omega X flew out to search for Atolmdramon, he heard the sound of a loud clock bell. The echoing sounds had caused him to stop at his tracks immediately. He looked about his surroundings and couldn't feel out Atolmdramon anymore. In fact, the beast was levitating beside the clock tower.

"It was lucky for me that your sight has not returned, Taichi."

Atolmdramon ripped the clock face from the tower and examines it thoroughly.

"You maybe able to tell my actions, but you cannot sense this thing move. Hmm? Well, can you? The thing has no ki whatsoever."

With Omega X frozen in place, Atolmdramon took advantage of his blinded foe and threw the clock face. It traveled across like a buzz saw and looked to be slicing through Omega X in half. It barely went past him but Omega X barely even felt a gust of air rush past him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Omega X asked with a laugh.

Both exchanged laughs as the clock face returned back around like a boomerang. Omega X had his back turned and was vulnerable to be cut down to size.

"Now! You'll be cut down to pieces! Die, Taichi!"

However, much to Atolmdramon's dismay, Omega X spun around and caught the disk just in time. He stopped it from cutting him and tosses it away.

"That was pitiful, Atolmdramon. A worthless attempt on your part. I'm disappointed. I expected better from you."

"Taichi! This isn't over!"

"How funny that my ears are still as sharp as ever."

"What kind of freak are you?!"

"Atolmdramon! I'm sending your ass to the after life! Be sure to go apologize to Novadramon for taking away his life!"

Omega X's body radiated with a mix of golden-crimson light while cupping his hands to the side. Atolmdramon gasped and started to fly off into the distance. But, that didn't stop the warrior from carrying out his promise to send him to the afterlife.

"Waste him!!" Gallantmon exclaimed. "He doesn't look like he's going anywhere!"

"TERRA-"

"There's no way he's going to dodge this! It's over for him," said Sakuyamon.

"Might as well write a eulogy, Atolmdramon," BW said. "Because the afterlife is where you'll be spending for eternity!"

"BEAM!!"

Omega X sends out a crimson red blast of energy directly for the fleeing dragon. He quickly gets caught in the blast without a chance to escape. Atolmdramon screamed out as he was destroyed within the blast. A massive explosion occurs over where he once levitated. In place of where he once stood was a large cloud of smoke. The city was reduced to a pile of cinders and debris. The group cheered heavily at the warrior's spectacular performance.

(End theme)

"He did it! He did it! The big ol' mean dragon is gone!" Calumon cheered happily.

"I'm so glad," Jeri said.

"Now, that's what I'm talking about!" Kaiser Greymon exclaimed.

"Another monster laid to rest and we should have all the digicores in our possession," Cyberleomon said.

"That's right. The other two were scattered here," Omega X said while levitating down to where his friends awaited him.

"Really? But where?" BW asked.

"Look! I found one!" Zephrymon said while holding onto a digicore piece.

"I found the other," replied Cody.

"Good. Now let's find the other one since Atolmdramon was just destroyed just now," said Joe. "We're going to have to hurry though. They said the tunnel wouldn't be complete until about an hour and a half."

"Ok, then. Everyone spread out and find that lat digicore," Omega X instructed. "We have very little time left."

Suddenly, the two digicore pieces leaped out from both Cody's and Zephrymon's grasps. They were heading across towards the devastated clock tower.

"Hey! Those digicore just bounced out of their hands!" Gallantmon exclaimed.

"What the heck is going on here?!" asked Zephrymon.

Then, their worst nightmare reemerged from out of the rubble. Atolmdramon busted through the debris and snared the two digicore pieces in his grasp. Omega X and the others gasped in utter disbelief at the monster's sudden reappearance. His best attack didn't even destroy the dragon beast.

"ATOLMDRAMON?!" they exclaimed in unison.

"You mean you withstood even my best attack?!" Omega X cried out.

"Yes. That was impressive, Taichi. I'm angry with myself for underestimating you. But the fun stops now."

With that said, Atolmdramon took once digicore piece and swallowed it whole. The group gasped in shock at what the monster just did.

"You're kidding me! He just ate that digicore!" Joe gasped.

Then, he swallowed the other one. The next two digicores came flying from out of Jeri's backpack. The girl attempted to grab them but they were too far for her reach. Atolmdramon swallowed those orbs with tremendous ease.

"Now for the other two…"

-

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Outside Demon's Cavern

Sora and her group were still awaiting the arrival of Davis' team from leaving the cave. It had been almost an hour since the Gamemaster's defeat. Mimi and Palmon took a rest inside the hovercraft while Izzy was attempting to contact Gennai through his laptop.

Suddenly, the digicores that Davis and Kari's teams gathered were starting to levitate. Sora took notice of this and called out to everyone.

"Look! The digicores are moving!" Sora calls out.

"What?! What's causing them to do this?" wondered Biyomon.

"What's going on?!" asked Sonja.

"I don't know but I don't like the looks of this!" Izzy said.

Impmon was immediately awoken from his sleep and he looked across at the floating digicores.

"Hey! You don't see that everyday…"

"Who turned on the lights?" Kazu grumbled. "Whoa, the digicores?! Kenta! Look at this, dude!"

"How… and what is causing this?"

Then, the digicores had vanished from within an instant. Sora didn't even have time to grab them since they had disappeared so quickly.

"The digicores!"

"They're gone, but how?!" wondered Izzy. "That just isn't scientifically possible for them to vanish."

"More like mystically possible, Izzy," Tentomon corrected him.

"That was a rhetorical question, but nonetheless. We have to go and find out where they disappeared off to!"

"But, how will we find them?" Mimi wondered. "They just disappeared without a trace."

"Our digivices should help point out their location," Izzy said. "Sora. Mimi and I will go find those digicores."

"I'm coming along, too."

"But you have to stay."

"I don't. Sonja will cover for me. Is that okay?"

"Just leave the guarding position to me. You three go on and get those cores back."

"Ok, then. It's settled. We don't have time to waste. So, let's make it count!" Izzy said. "Tentomon. You give us the lift."

"Like you need to ask."

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Back at the battle site away from the Amusement Park

Back at the site, Atomldramon raised his hands to capture the last two digicores that appeared in his grasp. He swallowed them both with relative ease and felt his body beginning to grow with power. His body shot off a golden aura and slowly started to undergo a transformation into the next digivolution level.

(Play MegaMan X theme Battle Against Vile)

"Ha! Behold, Digifools! This is my true form, which stands above all the seven beasts!"

Atolmdramon's chest started to radiate with seven orbs of light. The six pieces were scattered across his chest. The whole digicore was embedded at the center. His body became engulfed by a digicode and quickly began his evolution.

"ATOLMDRAMON SHINKA!!"

Atolmdramon's body underwent a dramatic transformation within a column of negative energy. His screams were replaced by a loud, booming dragon roar that caused the area to tremble under it's sheer might. In place of Atolmdramon was a four-winged dragon with a massive body. One side of his body was harboring heavy weaponry. His body was dark gray yet he retained the same spikes embedded on his back, elbows and horn across his head. His eyes were still as crimson. Despite a larger body, he maintained a bipedal form. The newly digivolved monster roared out before calling out his official name.

"DOOMSDRAMON!!"

(Doomsdramon. Level: Mega. Type: Demon Dragon Digimon. Special Attacks: Atomic Death Blast & Apocalypse Missile)

"Oh crap! Now that's a monster!" Metal Kabuterimon cried out.

"He just used the power of the digicores to digivolve further!" exclaimed Gallantmon.

"He's powered up beyond comparison!" Kaiser Leomon gasped.

"Now, we're in for it!" BW growled.

"I should have written out my will," Joe stuttered in fear.

"I see my power has already sent chills down your spines," laughed Doomsdramon. "For I am, Doomsdramon. That name will be the last thing you hear before I send you to your graves. My body has been upgraded with the pure strong alloy of Chrome Digizoid. Taichi, even at level four, you cannot hope to penetrate this stronger digizoid form."

"We'll see! I haven't even tried just yet, Doomsdramon, but I will give it a shot!"

"There's no need to be delusional, Taichi. Behold my ultimate power! All of the powers from the previous seven beasts that you fought is now mine!"

"You mean we have to deal with Haze Frogmon again?!" Kaiser Greymon growled.

"Not to mention Rage Archaeopteryxmon?!" asked Sakuyamon.

"No, but all of their powers lie within me. The same goes for Lamiamon, Necromon/Lichidramon, Novadramon and Eisdramon. They are all apart of me!"

"What?! All of it up to now?!" Omega X said.

(End theme)

Doomsdramon smiled maliciously and set to carry out his promises to send all of his enemies, including Omega X, to their graves. Would even a fully restored Omega X stand up to the newly digivolved Doomsdramon?

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Center of Demon's Cavern

Quickly awakening from his meditation, Neo was able to sense out the ki locations of Davis' group. Saitou took notice of this.

"What's the matter, Neo?"

"Mr. Saitou. They're getting closer."

"I see. There's no need to worry. I've provided them with one more obstacle before they decide to reach this lair. I'm sure they will get a big kick of what I have in store for them."

"Hey! Just what did you provide for them?!" Max screamed out.

"Two guests who wish to have a long talk with them. I'm sure you've heard about them from your family's stories. With a little hand from Millenniumon, he was able to free these two wicked souls. Now they are set to finish off Taichi's group and they will have no chance of reaching this lair."

"I'm sure they'll pull through! You're greatly underestimating them!"

"On the contrary, I really don't care who manages to pull through. There's only about an hour and a half left to go. Can your so called family and friends make it here in time? Will your father even escape the wrath of the dragon beast?"

"You talk way too damn much, pal!"

"Whatever the outcomes maybe, the tunnel will still be at its near completion. I give them another hour or so. Then, it will be all over."

Mari the Gamemaster has died, all thanks to a ruthless strategy deployed by Dorothy. With Mari's territory dispelled, our heroes continue their way through the caverns. Saitou is still waiting for their arrival. But little do they realize that two uninvited guests have been summoned from Digital Limbo to be given one last chance to extract their vengeance on the Digi-Destined. Just when the situation was going to get better. It only has gotten worse. Atolmdramon has absorbed the digicores and has digivolved into Doomsdramon. With all seven of the monsters' powers coursing through him, Doomsdramon looks to be unbeatable. Can Omega X and his allies defeat him and make it Demon's Cavern to save Max in time?

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(Digimon Frontier second ending theme "an Endless Tale")

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(Preview)

Tai/Omega X: Hey, everyone! It's me, Tai! Doomsdramon shows his worth as he trashes everyone and me across him. With all the powers of the seven monsters in addition to his own, not even I can stop him.

Gallantmon: Tai! We're going to need to go for the Ryu-Ken! Absorb me into your body and we'll pull this one off!

Mimi: Can even Omega X infused with Gallantmon's data be enough to perform a Ryu-Ken on this monster?

Omega X/Gallantmon: We'll show you what we can do!

Sora: One should hope so!

Metalla X: Looks like they need my help. I'm flying back to aid Tai and the others. Looks like I'll have to convince Tai to perform our secret weapon on this bastard.

Davis: Matt leaves us behind to deal with the two most notorious villains in the Digital Universe.

Kari: TK, myself Rei and Dorothy are sent into one dimension where we battle Virus.

Virus: Well, it's been such a long time, Hikari.

Henry: Dorothy, Davis, Keke and myself get sent into another world. There we are greeted by the Digi-Destined's most hated enemy: Burizalor.

Burizalor: I was expecting Taichi but one stupid goggle head should do.

Davis: I'll show you who's stupid, you freak!

Saitou: They have only about an hour and fifteen minutes to save you, Max.

Izzy: With three enemies, can we save Max in time before the tunnel opens?

Max: The next chapter is entitled…

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Last Obstacle of Demon's Cavern: Burizalor and Virus! Super Four Metalla X Aids Omega X in Battle!

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Omega X; All right, Matt! You're back! I doubt even Doomsdramon can take two super level four warriors.

Metalla X: Actually, I have an even better idea…

Doomsdramon: You two don't even stand a chance!

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Whew, I managed to finish this up finally. I guess we can call this a New Years Eve gift. Consider this as a sign of things to come for this story in 2005. I hope to have it finished within the next two months or so. I hope…

Again, I'd like to thank Ninetalesuk for letting me use Atolmdramon and Doomsdramon. Thanks again! I hope every one of you has a Happy New Year! Until then, peace!