D'Archmon turned her head down ward. The children were gazing in awe at their impending doom.

"I can't show any fear," thought Kevin and he stared at the angel demon and the on coming cross with out any fear or worry.

"We still care about you Lucemon, you have to come back to us," Amy looked up at the cross worriedly.

"Lucemon is our friend, and we'll do anything to get you back, we're not running," Stephen clenched his fists.

"There has to be a way to stop this," thought Brendan, He looked at the belt and then at the angel demon. "That sash is in this somehow..."

"You can rely on us, Lucemon," Jason's thought echoed out of his mouth, "We'll get you out of this."

"He's a friend over the short time we've known each other, I've started to consider all of us, child and Digimon alike as family," Janet's thoughts filed forward, "Don't worry, we still love you, Lucemon!"

"Lucemon, I have faith in you, you have to come back to me!" shouted Mark. "I hope you can hear me through what ever those nasty Digimon have put you under."

"None of this is right," Michelle looked at Impmon. "How dare you do this monstrous act!"

Suddenly, all eight digivices glowed brightly. Seven of them sent pulses of light at Michelle's digivice. She looked down at the pulsing device and held it up. The digivice glowed brightly and shook heavily in her hand. A blast shot from her digivice and the light enveloped D'Archmon.

"What's this?" D'Archmon whispered. Her hands and body was glowing brightly. She turned her gaze to the shadow cross and she nodded. "Battlement D'Amor!"

She swung her staff again and sent an enormous blast of light forward. The energy rammed the cross. The shadow form stopped and after a couple seconds of vying with the blast from D'Archmon it evaporated in a side ways blast.

"Heh, lucky shot," said Impmon with a sneer, "Like to see you do that again."

"How many of you are sick of this trouble maker?" asked Snow Agumon.

The other five Digimon raised their hands. "Let's get him!"

"Yipe," Impmon's face paled at the sight of the mini-stampeded of Digimon.

"Little Blizzard!" Snow Agumon fired a blast of cold at Impmon. The black Digimon dove into the bushes.

"Nightmare Syndrome!" growled Tapirmon and sent a burst of energy at the bushes.

"Ow!" yelped Impmon. "That hurts!"

"See how you like this!" Growled Ryuudamon, "Iai Blade!"

The blade flashed through the bush instantaneously pruning the bush. Impmon stood up and stuck his tongue out.

"Boiling Bubble!" shouted Otamamon. The bubbles exploded into Impmon's tongue and the little Digimon yelped and ran further into the bushes.

"Ice Crystal!" yelled Penguinmon, and chucked an ice dagger into the forest after Impmon.

The rookies chased the little delinquent as in the sky two bubbles crackled against each other.

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"Lucemon, take control!" demanded D'Archmon, and rammed her barrier of light against he darkness that Fallen Lucemon had formed around himself.

"I am in control!" growled the voice of the demonic angel. "Satan's Curse!"

The blast of red filtered through D'Archmon's barrier. D'Archmon swung her staff defensively.

"I am afraid the viral streams from the Gospel are over-running your core matrix," replied D'Archmon coolly. "Add to that the interference the Hagurumon included...and you are one unstable Digimon."

"I am not UNSTABLE!" Roared Fallen Lucemon. "Shadow Cross!"

The specter of the black cross shimmered against the barrier.

"La Pucelle!" returned D'Archmon and allowed the pink lightning to strike and shatter the cross. "You're pulling your punches, Lucemon, why?"

"Silence!" Fallen Lucemon sent a second blast of red at the female angel. D'Archmon stumbled slightly against the blast.

"Battlement D'Armor!" she sent the orbs of energy forward directing them at Fallen Lucemon's midsection. The demon growled angrily.

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The rookies caught up to Impmon at a large tree.

"Little Blizzard!" growled Snow Agumon. The white burst rushed around Impmon. The black Digimon shivered as he was covered in a light blue frost.

"Eternal Slapping!" Penguinmon spun up and whapped Impmon with her fins endlessly.

"Ow owowowow!" Impmon yelped as he tried to defend himself from the flippers. He leapt from Penguinmon, "Fine I'm done running! Bada Boom!" Impmon clenched his fist and punched forward sending little fire balls forward.

"Nightmare Syndrome!" Tapirmon's blasts of energy snapped in front of the Bada boom attack and cancelled it out.

"Helmet Return!" Ryuudamon flung his helmet at Impmon. The little blue creature ducked and stood up.

"Nyah Nyah! You missed!" quipped Impmon.

"Or not," Ryuudamon smiled as the helmet swung around and cracked Impmon in the head on its return to the lizard Digimon.

"Oh, that's so not fair!" whimpered Impmon as he rubbed his head. "Bada..."

"Boiling Bubble!" Otamamon belched more of the burning bubbles at Impmon.

"Diamond Blast!" Renamon flew forwards and sent the diamonds flying towards Impmon.

"ACK!" Impmon leapt up into the tree.

The diamonds imbedded themselves in the tree. Impmon hopped to the top of the tree and looked out of the canopy and that's when he saw it; his ticket out of this mess.

"Yanmamon!" chuckled Impmon and slipped his hand into his cravat; and pulled out a pendant. "Oi, bug brains, over here!" The large, green dragonfly stopped and turned three hundred and sixty degrees and looked at Impmon. Impmon smiled evilly, "Your mother wear's Myotismon's lipstick!"

The insect growled evilly and dove at Impmon. Impmon leapt just before the insect reached him and slipped the pendant over the dragonfly's head. Black sparks flickered over the insect. Impmon landed on the fly's back and leaned in close.

"Ok, now that you're a little more receptive, there are some yummy rookies down there...and you need to get them!" growled Impmon into the little aural hole on the side of the insect's head.

"I underzzztand...." Hummed Yanmamon.

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"Where is that little trouble maker?" growled Otamamon. "Tapirmon go up there and find him."

"Don't worry," laughed Impmon's voice loudly. "I'll come down to you." Suddenly, out of the trees came the roaring wings of Yanmamon. Impmon was riding the giant dragonfly like a horse. He punched his fists forward, "Bada Boom, baby, Bada Boom!"

The pulses of fire flashed forward. Snow Agumon leapt out of the way as did Ryuudamon and Renamon.

"Boiling Bubble!" yelped Otamamon as he attempted to block the fire balls.

"Ok, Yanmamon! Let's show these guys what you can do!" Impmon smiled evilly.

"Thzzunder Raaay!" buzzed Yanmamon. A streak of lightning reached forward blasting the ground between the rookies.

"Little Blizzard!" Snow Agumon shot the blast right at Yanmamon's wings. The insect's wings froze up and the dragon fly slammed into the ground and Impmon was bucked off and sent into the bushes.

"Ice Crystal!" shouted Penguinmon and threw her ice dagger. The chunk of ice clanked off Yanmamon's hard exoskeleton.

"Bug Zzzwarm!" Suddenly, the bushes around the rookies shook as hundreds of thousands of little biting insects swarmed forward.

"OW!" yelped Renamon, "It bit me!"

Suddenly, the rookies found themselves retreating as the insects stung and bit them. Yanmamon shook the frost from its wings and rose to the ground and started its pursuit.

"Heh, now to make my retreat," chuckled Impmon as he ran in the other way.

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"Shadow Cross!" Roared Fallen Lucemon. D'Archmon fell to the ground as the cross washed over her.

"La Pucelle!" the streak of pink lightning but the demon slapped it away easily.

"You're weakening," growled Fallen Lucemon.

"Exhaust Flame!" roared Growlmon. The flames crashed into Fallen Lucemon's face. The angel didn't even flinch. "You forgot about me!"

"Heh, for good reason," Fallen Lucemon didn't even turn to look at the lizard. He held up one of his hands in Growlmon's direction, "Satan's Curse!"

The red blast flashed and sent Growlmon into a tree. That's when the rookies fled into the clearing and dove for the stream.

"I thought they were the wise ones," Fallen Lucemon watched them, "They were the only ones that seemed to know what opponent was in their league...it looks like I was wrong."

Yanmamon swooshed into the clearing and turned to the children. It focused on the children... "The digi-dezzztinned..." It opened its mouth and turned to Mark. "Insect Ohm!"

A green pulse flew forward. D'Archmon leapt but missed blocking the pulse as it flew past.

"MARK!" Stephen started to run to the smaller boy.

Mark stood there dumbfounded. His eyes grew large. Suddenly, his voice caught him. "LUCEMON HELP ME!!!!!" Mark slammed his eyes shut and held up his arms. One second then another passed. Mark heard a grunt. He opened an eye. A black object was in front of him. Six black wings and six white wings were quivering in front of him. Mark moved forward and hugged the demonic angel, "Lucemon, you saved me!" Suddenly, his digivice glowed slightly and then erupted around Fallen Lucemon's sash and the black buckle exploded. Fallen Lucemon roared loudly.

"We have to get the last remains of the viral data!" Yelled D'Archmon. She flashed her staff forward.

Growlmon stood up shakily. "I'm good for another go at him!"

"La..."

"Exhaust..."

"NOOOO!" Roared Fallen Lucemon and he flashed a blast of red forward at Yanmamon, Growlmon and D'Archmon. Yanmamon and Growlmon were deleted almost immediately and exploded into data. D'Archmon crashed against a tree and de-digivolved to Labramon.

"Labramon!" screamed Michelle and ran to the little dog Digimon.

Mark fell backwards and looked up at Fallen Lucemon. "Please, Lucemon stop..."

The demon angel turned his head to the boy. The turmoil was raging in his head. He was unstable. He grabbed his head and shook it and roared loudly, "I AM NOT UNSTABLE!" Fallen Lucemon then exploded upwards and then shot up stream in the direction that the digi-destined had started from and towards the Burgermon village.