SSJ4T: I'm back with yet another chapter for the Pharaohmon Saga! I'd like to thank each and every one of you for the reviews. I appreciate the support. ^-^
Coral: Now it's that time to answer questions from our reviewers. First off, Winged Knight asks if Hiei has his Darkness of the Flame technique? No, this event takes place after Yukina's rescue and before the Dark Tournament. As you know, Hiei didn't gain that technique until the start of the Dark Tournament. Though I admit that attack is so kick ass.
SSJ4T: As for the character made up for Grumblemon, WK. I've given it thought and will most likely go with it. ^-^
Coral: Dark Magician 41 asks how Yugi will bring forth Metal Garurumon and War Greymon? Easy. Takato ought to have those cards in his digimon deck, thus will let Yami to bring them to life with his Millennium Puzzle's power. By the way, SSJ4T and I have managed to check out you're story and we hope you continue with it. It looks very promising. ^_^
SSJ4T: Alan, you want the real deal to take care of this faker? Well, you just might get you're wish.
Coral: Zerodragon asks who will be the one that kicks Dark Megidramon's butt. You won't be seeing Crimson Mode for quite a while, so you can scratch him out. You'll just have to find out by reading this chapter. It's not my job to reveal spoilers.
SSJ4T: Zenith-chan, I'm twiddling with the idea of a Chaos Dukemon and I want to hold off a Gallantmon vs. Chaos Dukemon confrontation until later. I don't want to throw everything together too quickly.
Coral: That ought to answer their questions. Well, it's that time again. Will Takato overcome his worst nightmare?
SSJ4T: Now, it's time to get started with the fic! Enjoy!
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[Play Digimon Tamers opening theme "The Biggest Dreamer"]
A Demon From the Past Revived! Megidramon, the Corrupt One!
Shinjuku: March 15, 2003 10:30 A.M.
The weekend has arrived and thus ends a five-day torture week for the children. The ideal Saturday for these children would be playing at the park, hanging out with their friends and completely ignoring everything that is associated with school.
The same can be said for the goggle head himself, Takato Matsuki. He could never be happier with a whole weekend to meet up with Yugi and plan out a resistance against Pharaohmon's minions. Recently, three of Pharaohmon's have failed to carry out their lord's wishes. Takato and War Growlmon managed to defeat one of these three minions.
It was just last night that Takato has received an ominous message from Pharaohmon through a nightmare that involved that corrupt demon. Takato will never the day he watched his own partner morph into that same mindless beast that came to be known as Megidramon.
"How can Pharaohmon even think about reviving such a monster like that?! I'm beginning to think that he's merely bluffing. It's just not possible to revive such a force."
"Hey, Takatomon! Are you sure Yugi and his friends are coming today?"
"Yep and with them we can probably plan out ahead," the boy replied. "You know just in case Pharaohmon decides to send out another one of his minions."
"That sounds like a plan. Did you tell Rika and Henry about this?"
"Yeah. I called them last night and filled them in on everything. Henry might run a little late, but Rika is definitely meeting us at the park. Guilmon, hey! Are you even listening?"
Takato turned to find his red dino partner taking a bite from some leftover day old bread. The boy simply sighs and goes about cleaning his mess of a room. It's been nearly a week since he had cleared his room. But, like all other boys his age, he was simply 'too lazy' to even bother.
"Whew, that should do it. I can't let mom throw a fit and force me to do chores today. Besides, Yugi e-mailed me about when they'll arrive. He said they should be here by Eleven thirty. Ok, Guilmon. This is very important. Did I forget to tell you to prepare my digimon deck? I have a few surprise I want to show Rika before we get our day started."
"Oh you mean those two cards?"
"Yeah. You know the ones I've been inching to use."
Guilmon slides through Takato's digimon deck and finds two new cards added. One contained an image of an orange-armored dinosaur warrior with a helmet. On that helmet were a pair of bull-like horns and a Triceratops-like horn on its nose. Gauntlets equipped with razor, sharp claws, protected its arms. There was a patch of red hair streaking down from the back of it's helmet and the symbol of Courage is embedded on it's back.
The other card contains an image of a metallic version of Garurumon. Only this one has armor embedded throughout it's body, which made it as equipped as a tank. A pair of missiles is seen being fired. On it's back are a pair of yellow wing-like gliders.
"These are some good cards, Takatomon. Though, they're not as strong as me in my mega form."
"But they make a great array of allies with my Gallantmon card."
"Mmhmm. I agree."
"All right, Guilmon. I say we get going."
"But what about breakfast?"
"We'll be sure to bring some bread with us. Rika is probably over there as we speak."
"She's never late."
"That is why I want to get going right away. You know how bull-headed she can be."
Guilmon couldn't bear to picture the look on the Digimon Queen's demonic glare when she gets angry. He shook off all thoughts and headed out through the door.
"Guilmon! Hang on! Wait for me!"
With that said, Takato grabs his backpack and follows his digimon straight down towards the backdoor.
"Man, I need to start running more. At this rate, I'll never qualify as an Olympic Gold Medalist…"
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10:40 A.M.
Meanwhile, watching on from the balcony of his hotel room, Lance catches an image of Takato and Guilmon through his viewing orb. The boy's face twisted with a dark, devilish grin.
"Excellent. The boy is heading out to meet with Rika. Little does he know that I won't be sending out a minion today. No, I'll be watching him up close and personal."
"So, you're plan is to befriend Takato's girlfriend?" Felinismon asked.
"Yes, in order for me to get to know Takato and his friends a little better. The best approach to a situation such as this is through a direct approach. I'll be masking my dark presence, so that fox digimon of Rika's does not detect me. This will also be the perfect time for me to unleash my secret weapon."
"Which happens to be the boy's worst nightmare. I'm afraid to inform you that Yugi Muto and his allies will be meeting with Takato this very day. Will that have any impact on your plan?"
"No. Yugi's involvement will have little to no effect on my plan. Making my presence will also render Yugi's senses useless. To them, I will simply be their new friend named Lance."
"Now, I want to ask you another favor, my lord. After the failures of Aspmon, Babimon and Onyxmon, do you really think it would be wise to use my assistance? I promise I won't fail you. I shall redeem myself."
Lance faced the female cat digimon as she held her hands up in a begging position. The boy merely smiled and holds out his hand. An orb materializes in his palm and he hands it over to Felinismon. She takes it with consideration.
"What is this, my lord?"
"While I run my little errand, you can redeem yourself by collecting the souls of every human you can find in this wretched metropolis. Make sure to mask you're dark presence. You have to be on you're guard with the Spirit Detectives, the Senshi and the Legendary Warriors out on their guard."
"Yes, sire. I shall not let you down. I'll be sure to bring you human souls in order to help rejuvenate you're power."
"But I still acquire the power of Yugi's Millennium Puzzle or any form of powerful ancient artifact. Feeding me human souls simply isn't enough."
"I understand. I'll so anything to please you, my lord."
"Hurry. We can't afford to screw this up. Time is of essence."
"Understood."
With that said, Felinismon phases out from the hotel room and left Lance to glare down at his viewing orb. He catches a glimpse of Rika heading down for the park. A sadistic smirk forms on the boy's face as the sheer thought of torturing the girl still lingered in his dark mind.
"Yes, it's time for me to make my move. How ironic. Rika and Takato's newest friend will eventually turn out to be their worst nightmare."
As soon as those thoughts ran through his mind, Lance snatches his orb and phases out from his watch stand. His latest operation was now underway.
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10:55 A.M.
Arriving early as usual, the red-haired girl better known as Rika Nonaka takes a stroll around the park's entrance. She looks down at her watch and grunts impatiently.
"Ugh, goggle head is always late. At least, Henry has an excuse, but Takato should not have to force me to wait every time we meet here. Maybe I ought to sleep in and see how Takato likes waiting."
"Then, he'd simply call you by phone and wake you up by screaming," Renamon replied as she appears on a tree branch.
"That's not a pleasant thought, Renamon. You remember the last time Takato had to wake me up. I nearly had to kill him for it."
"So, we're meeting with Yugi and his friends? It's good to know that we're planning ahead. There's no telling when the next minion decides to rear their head," the fox said. "By the way, Rika. Have you managed to get some sleep since Pharaohmon attempted to mentally destroy you?"
"Just a little. I'll be the first to admit, that creep scares me. I can't believe he tried to force me to give up my Tamer ways and end my life. What kind of a sick freak would ever do that? I hope he never attempts to pull that crap off with me anymore."
"I'll be sure to intervene before he ever attempts to lay a finger on you, Rika. I promise you."
"Thanks, Renamon."
Just then, a hand touches Rika's shoulder and this throws her off guard. Renamon saw this coming and quickly phases out. Rika quickly turns around and sighs in relief as she came face to face with a teenage boy. The boy was just as startled and stepped back a few feet.
"Excuse me? Don't you realize it's rude to sneak up on somebody like that? I could file you for assault."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's all right," she replied. "So what do you want?"
"I'm new in town and I just need to know where I can find a good place to kick back in this park."
"You could always try those trees over beside the pond. I see a lot of people sitting by them."
"Thanks. I really need to catch up on my sleep. By the way, my name is Lance."
"That's nice. The name is Rika Nonaka."
"Wait, you're THE Rika Nonaka? The Digimon Queen?"
"Yeah, that would be me and no one else."
"Wow! I can't believe it! You're my favorite duelist. I've heard stories about how you've dominated just about every opposition that comes you're way. I respect the hell out of that."
"I never thought I'd have some fans."
"Believe me. You're a role model for girls. Now I'm starting to see more girls you're age taking up digimon card dueling. It seems they want to be just like you."
"They can try, but they'll never be as great as I am."
"You seem pretty sure of yourself."
"I've always been."
"Rika!!" a boy's voice calls out. "Rika!!"
"Well, it's about time those two knuckleheads showed up," muttered the red head.
Arriving at the entrance was Takato and Guilmon. The goggle boy lowered himself in order to catch his breath. Guilmon happily rolls onto the grass and takes a whiff of the fresh air.
"Fresh air at last!" Guilmon cries out gleefully.
Lance looked over to Guilmon and was caught completely by surprise. Even though Pharaohmon, that still does not change the fact, possessed him that Lance had never seen a real digimon up close.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting, Rika. We didn't know you were going to be here early."
"I told you last night, goggle head! You always have to make me wait for you! Next time this ever happens, I'm going to sit my ass at home and you'll just have to find me there."
"Look, I'm sorry. Anyway, all we have to do is wait for Henry…"
Suddenly, Takato takes notice of Lance and tilts his head.
"Who's the guy?" Takato asked.
"Oh, I just might him when I got here. I thought he was simply a stalker, but he happens to be big fan of mine. Though I really can't believe I actually have fans. His name is Lance."
"Pleased to meet you, Takato. So you're the boy this girl has told me about."
"Um, yeah. The pleasure is all mine. So, what are you doing here anyway?"
"I was going to catch up on my sleep. By the way, is that thing a digimon?"
Takato gasped as he had forgotten to put on a proper disguise for Guilmon. The boy put his hand over his mouth and cursed under his breath.
"It's ok. I'm not going to scream and cause a scene," Lance replied. "Wow, I really thought I'd see one up close. The only time I've seen them was through the television broadcasts about a year ago."
"It's all right. This one won't even hurt a fly. C'mon here, boy!" Takato calls out.
"Coming, Takatomon!"
Guilmon rushed over towards Takato and stops at his side. The digimon looks up at Lance and extends his hand.
"I'm Guilmon. What's you're name?"
"The name is Lance. It's nice to meet a digimon up close."
"He's a nice guy, Takatomon. I like him."
"I might as well introduce you to my digimon. Renamon!"
With that said, Renamon appears before Lance in a stealth-like stance. The teenager turns and faces Renamon.
"Whoa. She just appeared from out of nowhere!"
"She has a habit of popping out whenever she wants to," said Rika. "Or if I summon her."
"I'm impressed. So, you're the only ones with digimon partners?"
"No, we have a group of friends who have digimon as their partners. We consider them more as our friends and equals rather than just partners," Takato explained. "Just don't go spreading the word out, ok?"
"Sure, no problem. As a matter of fact, I'm just completely stunned. This is my first time to see digimon up close and personal!"
"Well, we're glad you got you're chance," Takato said.
Suddenly, Henry is seen walking through the entrance gate with Terriermon clinging on his right shoulder. The bunny digimon calls out to the other Tamers with his ever wiseass voice.
"Yo, fellas! Terriermon is in da house!" the digimon calls out.
"You seriously need to lay off the television," Henry remarked.
"Henry! Terriermon! We're glad you could make it!" Takato cries out.
"I had a really yummy breakfast," Terriermon said. "I managed to break a record by eating three stacks of pancakes. You should have seen the look on Henry's face."
"You literally ate it without chewing," Henry said. "Anyway, who's the guy?"
"Oh this is Lance. We just met him just about now. Well actually, Rika met him first."
"So that little guy is you're digimon," Lance said. "This is simply so awesome. You guys must be the luckiest bunch in the world."
"It isn't easy being a Tamer, trust me," Henry said.
"Especially when you have some lunatic out there trying to kill you. We've been having some run-ins with some pretty nasty digimon led by this creep Pharaohmon," Rika said. "I'll never forgive that bastard."
"Wow, this Pharaohmon sounds very bad. So, where is he? Is he hiding at the very moment? Lance asked out of curiousity.
"We're not even sure what he looks like. We believe he's taken the form of a human being," said Renamon.
"Hmmm, that's pretty smart on his part, but I'm sure you guys will take care of him right?" Lance replied with a smile on his face.
"You're giving him credit for being smart? Are you nuts?! If you had known us longer, then you would have realized just how ruthless this jerk is. Don't give him any credit. He doesn't deserve it," Takato spat out.
"Whoa, sorry. I didn't mean to get you upset."
"It's okay. It's better you didn't know Pharaohmon."
"I doubt that punk has any friends," Terriermon said. "If he were here right now, I'd give him the ol' one two!"
Lance simply chuckled and was beginning to speak as Pharaohmon through the boy's mind.
"Ha. Those incompetent fools don't know who I really am. Their obvious hatred for me can only bring a warm smile on my face. Oh, Takato, how glorious will it be for you to witness you're worst fear appear before you're very own eyes. Mheh."
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11:30 A.M.
Elsewhere within Shinjuku, a travel bus is seen dropping off a large portion of people coming in from out of town. Amongst the crowd was a spike-haired boy with an ancient item wrapped around his neck. A blonde teen, a brunette teen and a teenage girl also accompany him.
"Here, we are guys, back in Shinjuku," Yugi said.
"It still… looks the same," Joey muttered.
"What do you expect? Don't tell me you were begging for the city to be trashed!" Tea snaps. "It's better being peaceful than wrecked. Right, Yugi?"
"Yeah. We need to find Takato and his friends first. Then, we'll focus on planning out our next course of action against Pharaohmon. Now, Takato told us to meet him over at the local park."
"Before we go, can we at least grab something to eat? I didn't even get a chance to get breakfast," Joey whined.
"I asked if you wanted my ham sandwich on the bus," Tristan remarked.
"Ugh. Look I wasn't even thinking about food then!"
"Weill you two put a cork in it?!" Tea yells.
"The park is just up ahead. We'll get something to eat after we see Takato and the kids. They're more important," Yugi said. "Follow me."
With that said, Yugi led his friends down the street towards the entrance of the local Shinjuku Central Park. Yugi looked ahead to find Takato and the Tamers gathered at one spot. The boy cries out in order to get their attention.
"Takato! Rika! Henry! Hey guys!" Yugi calls out.
Takato turns and saw Yugi waving towards him. The goggle head waves back.
"It's them! Yugi! Over here!" Takato responds.
Lance's eyes widened. Standing before him is two most formidable foes have now been gathered into one area. This has turned out to be the way he had wanted. He sets his sights on the Millennium Puzzle.
"Yes, this day just couldn't get any better! Now I have Takato and Yugi in one location, but I can't let any of them find out my true identity. Hopefully, Felinismon is carrying out my wishes. Human souls should be able to help sustain my dormant form just a little longer. I can't gather too much for himself or my spirit will eventually be expelled from this boy's body and I'm finished…"
Lance was quickly cut off as Yugi walks up to him. The teenage boy steered his eyes away from Yugi's Millennium Puzzle and nodded with a grin.
"You must be Yugi Muto. I've also heard about you. You're reputation is very well known throughout the country. You're the champion of Duelist Kingdom and Battle City."
"Gee, thanks, Lance."
"Are you looking to enter anymore tournaments?"
"Nah, I'm going to take it easy. I've had to put up with some tough and stressful duels."
"I see. Well, I think it's best you should take a break. Every champion must take a breather, even the grand ones."
"Henry. Is it just me or does this guy seem a little weary," Takato whispered.
"I don't know. He doesn't seem like that bad of a guy. He probably just wants to make some new friends. Didn't Rika say he was new in town?"
"Yeah…"
"So, let's give him a chance."
"You're right. Maybe I'm just a little paranoid after everything we've been through. We just don't know who to trust anymore."
"I know what you mean."
Lance listened to their conversation and chuckled deeply to himself.
"That's right. I'm starting to sense their doubts. It's a shame that I'll have to eventually end my friendship with these naive fools and put them out of their miseries. It's only a matter of time before I unleash Takato's worst fear…"
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Shibuya: 11:40 A.M.
Doing her part within the city of Shibuya, Felinismon slowly began to sap way as much soul energy from every person she locates. The orb in her hands was feeding off every soul essence and collected in a large mass. Satisfied with her work, the feline leaps off from every rooftop in order to keep a rapid pace.
"Excellent, no Sailor Senshi or any other pest has managed to get in my way. Perfect, I surely can't fail this."
Fortunately, she has been able to mask her energy and that has helped prevent herself from getting caught.
"Hmmm, I'm curious to know when my lord will unleash his secret weapon. I can't wait to see the look on that boy's face when he realizes that he has to face up against his greatest fear. Though, I sort have remorse for him… Why is my lord hell bent on torturing the boy? He should really focus on capturing Yugi Muto's Millennium Puzzle or the Sailor Senshi's power sources. Killing the boy won't gain him power essential for his revival. I just hope you've made a wise judgment, Lord Pharaohmon."
Looking on from afar was a red-haired teen with a purple school uniform. He sensed a slight disturbance in the air and it was coming from Shinjuku.
"What is this pure evil I'm sensing? It's coming from Shinjuku. I had better warn Yusuke and the others."
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11:50 A.M.
Deep within the southern district in Shibuya, a certain raven-haired college girl is walking down the sidewalk with a bag of groceries. Rei Hino was heading back to her apartment home, which she shares with Makoto and Minako. The dorms at their college was very much full and they were forced to relocate to a local apartment complex. Rei bought some groceries, because Makoto was planning on cooking a rich feast.
"I just these are what Makoto have been asking for. I can't wait to know what she's planning on cooking up."
"Rei!" a young girl's voice calls out.
Responding to the call of her name, Rei turns and finds a blonde-haired girl with a lavender hat, striped t-shirt accessorized with a lavender vest and a skirt. Izumi runs up towards Rei.
"Izumi! How have you been?"
"Fine. Thank you. What are you doing?"
"Oh carrying some groceries and going home. My room mate is going to be cooking up a big meal."
"Wow, that sounds swell. Have any idea what she's making?"
"Believe me. She loves to surprise us with her recipes."
"I'd like to try some of you're friends recipes."
"Well, how would you like to come over? I can introduce you to my friends."
"I don't have any plans today, sooo… I'd love to come. What would be the perfect time?"
"How about six 'o clock?"
"I'm there!"
"I'll see you tonight then."
Just then, Rei felt an evil disturbance coming from Shinjuku. This was not coming from Pharaohmon, since he's masked his presence. This source of evil was unknown even to Rei. Izumi took notice of Rei spacing out towards the skies.
"Rei…? Are you okay? Rei?"
"I feel an evil source emitting from Shinjuku… What is this terrible power? This couldn't be Phar-"
"What is she talking about? Has she started seeing things? Wait, she senses Pharaohmon?! No, Takuya said that Pharaohmon masks his energy. This energy that Rei senses ought to be from someone else. But who?"
"Izumi. I better get going. It was nice talking to you again. Hope to see you there tonight. You have my number, right?"
"Yeah. Don't worry. If something else comes up, I'll be sure to let you know."
"Ok."
"See you then."
Rei nods in agreement as Izumi walks off to go about the rest of her day. The raven-haired girl turns around and starts picking up that same dark manifestation. It was quickly growing.
"Those kids with the digimon live in Shinjuku! I just hope they're aware of the danger. I have to warn Makoto and Minako about this!"
Relocating herself over at an empty parking lot, Izumi holds out her D-Tector and started picking up a dark essence growing with massive proportions. She was shocked at the rate it was going.
"This doesn't look good. I've got to warn Takuya about this! This thing might even be a greater threat than even Cherubimon ever was."
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Shinjuku: Noon
Walking down the street is a boy with a red long-sleeve shirt, a pair of jeans and tennis shoes. His hair is brown and stood stiff. Suddenly, he felt a slight vibration in his right pocket. He pulls out what looks like the Tamers' D-Ark models. As a matter of fact, it is a D-Ark and the device was picking up a large amount of negative energy.
"What's this? I'm picking up a rather strong energy signal. Do Takato and the others even know about this? Is this something we should even worry about?"
"Ryo…" a deep voice speaks out from the shadows of a nearby alleyway. "It is as I feared. A great darkness is approaching and it will require more than just us to confront this force."
"Cyberdramon. What do you think we ought to do?"
"We have to find Takato and the others as soon as possible. However, it's really unnecessary for us to warn them. Their D-Arks ought to have picked the energy signal by now."
"In that case, we have to go and warn them. According to my D-Ark, they're not to far from here. They're all located in one location, Shinjuku Central Park. Follow me, Cyberdramon!"
With that said, the enigmatic dramon leaps out from the alleyway, snatches Ryo and speeds off towards the park. Ryo held tightly on his partner in order to prevent himself from falling off.
"Next time, warn me before you do that…"
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12:05 P.M.
As soon as their D-Arks started going off, Takato, Rika and Henry looked up towards the heavens. The skies were starting to darken and the digimon felt an overwhelming evil slowly manifesting within the environment around them.
"What's going on?! Our D-Arks are going off!" Henry calls out.
"Something tells me that Mother Nature is getting a case of PMS," remarked Terriermon.
"How can you even joke at a time like this?!" Joey asked frantically. "That's some radical thunder."
Guilmon's eyes started to stiffen and he was growling deeply to himself. He was the only one to recognize this power and it was something he had wished to never to manifest in any form again.
"Takato… I've felt this energy before…"
"What?"
"I've felt this evil force before. I know because this force was once apart of me…"
"What are you talking about?"
"Think back, Takatomon. Remember…"
Yugi looks up towards the darkened heavens and held his Millennium Puzzle tightly.
"Yugi. I'm sensing a great darkness. Every other foe we've encountered pale in comparison to this frightening juggernaut of destruction," Yami said in Yugi's thoughts.
"An even greater power?!"
Lance simply looks on with a twisted smirk on his face. Fortunately, no one has noticed the evil grin that has crossed the boy's face. Lance turns his attention to the heavens and waves his hand.
"Yes, it is time. These children are about to go face to face with their greatest fear. Arise, Dark Megidramon…"
His eyes were emitting an invisible red glow as the clouds were starting to part away and the radical thunder started to die down. The Tamers/Duelist team turned their attention to the darkened heavens and noticed a massive pair of purple eyes peering through. Suddenly, a loud, demonic screech was heard echoing from the skies.
Takato could only look on with fear as he quickly recognized that call. He heard it from his dream last night and knew what they were about to encounter. Guilmon was the first to realize it. Takato could only mutter one name that has always managed to come back to haunt him in his dreams. His body stiffened and his throat had now gone dry. However, he had enough strength to speak and utter the name of the monster within his nightmares.
"Megidramon…"
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12:15 P.M.
The entire city's population was now beginning to grow weary because of the radical thunderstorms. These turn of events have been quite unusual and the lighting has managed to disrupt every piece of electronics. Televisions, cell phones, satellites, and light sources have started going on the fritz.
Noticing that her cell phone was giving off a bad reception, a girl with a green shirt matched with a skirt. She also wore a shirt underneath and a pair of tennis shoes. Her brown hair is tied up with one tiny ponytail tied to the side. She tries to contact Takato, but to no avail. She knew what this meant and her body started to quiver with slight fear written across her face.
"No… It couldn't be…"
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12: 20 P.M.
Running across the outside street are a teenage boy pair with school uniforms on. One wore the casual blue and has fiery red hair. The other teen wore a green uniform and has his hair slicked back.
Suddenly, the red haired teen stopped at his tracks and felt a terrifying vibe emitting from the skylines. He points up and the other boy saw a pair of glowing eyes.
"Look at that, Urameshi! I told you I wasn't just kidding around."
"That's got to be what Kurama was trying to warn me about."
"This thing probably has an even greater power than even those two guys we fought trying to save Yukina."
"You might be right, but I'm not about to just sit in ass and let this thing trash the place."
"Urameshi! Don't you think those warriors ought to handle a situation like this?"
"I don't know about you, Kuwabara. But I'm going to kick some ass."
With that said, Yusuke Urameshi heads off towards the location where he will eventually find the Tamers and their allies. Kuwabara reluctantly follows his former school rival.
"Hold on, Urameshi! I'm not going to let you hog the fun like Hiei did!"
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12:28 P.M.
Making their way by rooftop, Agunimon and Fairymon were off to confront this force of darkness. The other Legendary Warriors were going to meet with them at a different location.
"So, you're telling me that there's going to be some sort of destructive force arriving in Shinjuku? Man that city has had bad luck."
"Yeah. After I heard Rei sensing a dark force from here, I just had to call you guys. By the way, where are the others?"
"They said that they would be meeting us from a different location. Don't worry, we'll be ready for whatever this thing is."
"I sure do hope so."
As the pair continued leaping from roof to roof, they were unaware that the three Sailor warriors were following them. They were quick enough to keep up with the humanoid digimons' pace.
"Looks like we've got some company," Sailor Venus said.
"Are sure this thing is as strong as you make it out to be, Mars?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"Yes. I'm positive. I've felt frightening powers before, but this one is among the most terrifying."
"Hey, we've beaten some of the deadliest demons and here we are still alive to tell about it," Venus replied. "We'll survive this."
"I sure do hope so, especially with all the allies we've received lately," the raven-haired warrior said.
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12:30 P.M.
Takato looks up towards the heavens and was visibly trembling at the sight of his worst fear. Guilmon stood his ground to protect his Tamer.
"I'm ready for it, Takato. I won't let you down!"
"It's coming out!" Rika exclaimed.
With that said, everyone looked up and saw a massive serpent-shaped dragon beast soaring across the heavens. The aura that covered its body gave off quite a terrifying presence. The digimon held their ground and were prepared to attack the new enemy.
"It is Megidramon…" Takato stuttered. "That coward actually did it… Pharaohmon has summoned my worst fear…"
"Yes, you fool. I've managed to resurrect the one monster you were unable to control in the past. However, I've given it a portion of my power. You're hopes of survival has gone down the drain. As for you Yugi, you shall be easy pickings once my monster has finished you. Then I'll take you're puzzle and harness it's greatest secrets."
The viral version of this Megidramon has dark purple skin instead of the usual red. Its eyes now gave off a faint golden flare. Its mouth was dripped with acidic saliva.
"Yugi! Tell me what in the world is that thing?!" Tea screamed.
"Definitely not a friendly face. Yami, it's time to take control! YUGIOH!"
As soon as he said that, Yugi quickly matured into a taller version of himself but his presence was stronger than it ever was. Yami was back in control of his younger protégé.
"I sense a great evil within this beast! I don't know how Pharaohmon created such a monster, but I sense that it does not have a mind of it's own. It's going to attack whatever moves. We must stay on our guard."
"Screw that! I say we attack that thing with whatever we can!" Joey calls out.
"Takato! Are you okay?" Henry cries out.
"Yeah… I just can't believe I'm facing him again…"
"Listen to me! That Megidramon is a fake. You can't let it distract you! You've managed to overcome this fear before! It's time to let Guilmon show this faker who's the boss!"
"Are you up for it, Guilmon?"
"You bet! There can only be one bread eater!"
"Heh, you're right. Sorry for worrying you, Guilmon. I'm back and more focused than ever! Guilmon! It's time we bio-merge!"
"I've got an even better idea, but I will need Renamon and Terriermon to cover for me first."
"Guilmon? Since when are you the one to come up with a strategy?"
"I learned from you, Takatomon. Now listen up. There's only one way to beat this faker and I need you to get angry."
"Angry? But if I do that, you'll feed off of my anger and become corrupt again. I don't want to risk you becoming like that monster again. I can't do it…"
"It's the only way…"
Takato sat on the floor and thought about Guilmon's new strategy. The rookie turns to face the others and gives them an assuring nod.
"Ok, Terriermon! Ready to bio-merge?"
"I'd thought you'd never ask!"
"Renamon?"
"Yes, let's do this!"
[Play "One Vision" during the Tamers Bio-Merge Sequence]
Bio-Merge Evolution
"Bio-Merge Activate!!"
"Terriermon Bio-Merge!!"
The two were quickly fused together as they eventually evolved into a massive, green armored titan with a dog's face.
"Mega Gargomon!!"
"Bio-Merge Activate!!"
"Renamon Bio-Merge!!"
Rika and Renamon merged with each other and digivolved into a single feminine entity. Their body was covered by an array of golden armor and a fox-like mask covers her face. A staff appears in one hand and the warrior gracefully lands on top of Mega Gargomon's head.
"Sakuyamon!!"
["One Vision" ends]
Yami and his friends were next to summon forth their strongest monsters. Using the magic of his Millennium Puzzle, Yami Yugi allows four monsters from their respective decks to appear on the battlefield. Representing Yami was none other than the Dark Magician. Joey's monster choice was the Flame Swordsman. Tea's summon turned out to be the Dark Magician Girl instead of the Magician of Fate. Tristan's choice was the Cyber Commander.
"Heh, talk about a reunion of monsters," Joey said. "This ought to be enough to cool that hothead's temper."
"Let's not get too hasty, Joey. The Scrabmon pale in comparison with this beast."
"As long as we have our trap and magic cards, we ought to be do fine," Tea said.
"Let's hope so," stated Tristan.
"Why isn't it not attacking us yet?" Sakuyamon wondered.
"Probably waiting until we make the first move," replied Mega Gargomon. "We can't allow it to buy itself more time."
"No kidding, you imbecile. That's exactly what I want you to do! However, what good will any of you're pitiful offense do against my beast?"
"Lance! You have to get out of here! This is not a palce for you to be!" Takato calls out.
"Right! I'll let you guys handle this! Good luck!" Lance cries out as he ran off towards the entrance gate. "Have fun with you're new friend, Takato Matsuki. Ha."
"All right everyone! I think that's the last of the innocent bystanders! We can attack head on without any hold backs!" Yami calls out.
"Let's do this!" Mega Gargomon calls out.
"I'll send my Flame Swordsman!"
"The same goes for my Cyber Commander!"
"Looks like I'll have to get my hands dirty," Mega Gargomon said. "Wish me luck, Sakuyamon!"
"Be careful!"
Mega Gargomon soars up into the heavens. Both the Cyber Commander and Flame Swordsman landed on both sides of his massive shoulder plates.
"They have to be cautious. I sense that our array of summons will not be enough to down this behemoth," Yami Yugi said. "However, I'm not going to lose hope."
The armored mega was the first attack as he launched an array of missiles from throughout his body.
"Mega Barrage!!"
"Give it to him, Flame Swordsman!"
With that said, Joey's summon and the Cyber Commander launched out their attacks to add along with Mega Gargomon's massive firepower. Megidramon saw these blasts coming forth, but didn't seem to bother moving away. Megidramon allowed the attacks to blast it's unprotected body. As soon as they stopped their assault, they watched as the smoke cloud dissipated. Flying out through the fog, Megidramon was completely unscathed and begin to gather a dark aura around itself.
"Uh oh! It absorbed their attacks!" Yami Yugi calls out.
"Say what?! How it looked like he had finished him!" Joey exclaimed. "There's no way it would have survived without a scratch."
"Joey. I'd hate to say this, but we're screwed," Tristan remarked.
"How was it able to absorb those blows?!" Mega Gargomon said.
"Takatomon! We have to focus on making you angry again," Guilmon said. "Listen, I need you to get angry. Please, that way I can digivolve into Megidramon again."
"I won't because you'll most likely lose control and turn on me."
"I can assure you that it won't happen like the last time. Please, you have to trust me on this…"
"Guilmon… I…" Takato stuttered.
Suddenly, Megidramon was next to make it's move and flew towards Mega Gargomon. The armored mega was unaware as to which direction the beast was moving at. Megidramon lashes out at Mega Gargomon with a devastating tail whip followed by a claw slash. Mega Gargomon is sent plummeting towards a nearby warehouse. Cyber Commander and Flame Swordsman landed back down with Yugi's friends.
"Mega Gargomon!" Sakuyamon calls out. "What now, Rika?"
"Yugi! That thing easily blew them away!" Tea exclaimed. "I don't think our monsters are going to make any difference."
"Not unless we try! Dark Magician! Use you're Dark Magic Attack!"
Following the Pharaoh's command, the Dark Magician blasts Megidramon with his staff. The monster is engulfed in a black barrier and the magic starts to take effect on it. Yami Yugi looks on with a glimmer of hope.
"The Dark Magician's magic is slowing that mosnter down!" Joey calls out. "Way to go, Yug!"
"Hold on Yami! Take a closer look!" Yugi warned through Yami's thoughts.
"Oh no! The beast is overcoming my Dark Magician's spell!"
"Dark Magician Girl! I want you to aid my friend's Dark Magician! Go now!"
Dark Magician Girl flies up and meets with her male counterpart. The duo turns and summons forth a magical combo blast. Megidramon is caught in yet another magical barrier. The beast is eventually being succumbed by their magic.
"All right, that ought to slow him down, Yugi!" Tristan said.
"Let's keep our monsters on the attack, Tea. This way we can allow Takato and Guilmon to bio-merge into Gallantmon…"
"Yug! You might want to reconsider that plan! Because our scaly friend is breaking through their magical barrier!" Joey calls out.
"What?! It can't be!"
Much to everyone's surprise, Megidramon tears through the Magician duo's combined blasts and blasts a wave of flames in their direction. Fortunately, the Magicians were agile enough to dodge the attack in time.
"Takato! We're going to need Gallantmon," Yami Yugi said. "Our Dark Magicians can only fight off such a monster for so long."
"Takato. We need to get this over with," Guilmon said. "You're going to have to release you're anger. You can't hold back. This is Pharaohmon's doing and you said yourself that you wanted to defeat him. Whatever it takes, remember?"
"Yes…"
"Then, release this anger, Takato. It's okay. I promise to remain in control."
"Promise?"
"Cross my digital heart…"
"All right then…"
With that said, Takato looks up at Megidramon with eyes of fiery. Every time he saw the flying beast, he would picture that same shadowy presence of Pharaohmon. The boy's hands clenched and he grasped his D-Ark tightly.
"Takato… What are you doing?" Sakuyamon asked. "Don't tell me you're going to…"
"If Pharaohmon wants to use my greatest fears against me, then I'll bring forth the real deal. I'll be Pharaohmon's worst nightmare! Do you hear me, you spineless coward?!"
Listening to the boy's rambling, Lance was standing outside the park gates with a sinister grin.
"You as my worst nightmare? Ha, they will be the day. You are so naive, Takato Matsuki. You can't even comprehend the true nature of the realm of darkness. Go ahead and bring forth the real Megidramon. It should be quite entertaining. You don't realize that my right hand servant, Felinismon, is gathering human souls in order to help maintain my spiritual form. In the end, I'll be the one who comes out victorious…"
Just then, the boy saw two of the Legendary Warriors arrive at the park just in time. Agunimon and Fairymon faced off against the overwhelming presence of Megidramon. The possessed boy simply chuckled.
"The Legendary Warriors have arrived. It's not like they'll make a difference. I also sense the presence of the three Sailor Senshi. I should really focus on that girl who uses the anti-evil seal parchment. However, I doubt even that will do any real damage to my beast. I'll just see how this turns out…"
Agunimon and Fairymon were prepared to make their next attack on the demon.
"Hey, it's those digimon from Shibuya!" Takato calls out.
"They most likely sensed Megidramon's presence. Tea, let's call off our Magicians for now. They'll need a power boost with one of our magic cards."
"You got it."
Also to everyone's surprise, the three Sailor Senshi arrive at the battle site. Agunimon was not too surprised to see them again.
"Well you just came in time," Agunimon said.
"Ack! What is this?! A reunion?!" Joey cried out.
"They came just in time," Yami Yugi said. "Remember we have only one goal in common: to defeat Pharaohmon."
"Pharaohmon has done everything he could to destroy all of us," Takato said. "But that no good coward is too afraid to face us alone!"
"So, how about we turn up the heat?" Agunimon said.
"Yeah. Now you're talking," Sailor Mars said.
Megidramon slowly levitates down towards the center of the park and knocks away numerous trees with the lash of his tail. Agunimon leaps up and launches out an array of fire blasts at the massive beast. The warrior of flames spins into a tornado and unleashes a fiery wave.
"Pyro Tornado!!"
Megidramon easily disperses the flames with a whiff of his dragon breath. Sailor Mars was next to take a shot. She presses the tips of her fingers together and launches a massive fireball against her gigantic adversary.
"Fire Soul!!"
The fireball started flying towards Megidramon. Everyone waited to see if the beast was going to attempt to dodge it. However, Megidramon had another idea in mind. The beast opens it's mouth and swallows up the fireball, much to Mars' dismay.
"No! That can't be possible!"
"Oh but it is. You fools can't use fire blasts against Megidramon. Because his main attacks are fire-based. You're only adding more fire power than he can already muster," Pharaohmon said in Lance's thoughts.
"Guilmon. If it can absorb some blows and fire based attacks, then we're going to be in trouble. I don't think even another Megidramon will make a difference."
"Trust me, Takato. It will. Just keep fueling you're desire with anger. I know that deep inside you have hatred for Pharaohmon. Heck, even I have hatred for this monster…"
Takato's teeth seethed as his body started to tremble out of furious anger.
Lance kept a close look on Takato's action and felt an overwhelming anger slowly rising. He sensed the boy's urge to not just kill Megidramon but to extract retribution on the madman behind the recent attacks.
"That's it. Don't resist that urge to want me dead. Hate me like you've never hated anyone else before. I'll just keep torturing you until the day you die. Take you're anger out on Megidramon. Show me this hidden rage."
Megidramon has just gotten done knocking back the Legendary Warrior and Sailor Senshi teams with tail lashes. The Magicians looked on as they were beginning to have false hopes for the situation.
"Yugi, I don't think our Magicians are going to make any difference."
"Wrong, Tea. We still have our magic card. The Magical Formula card. We can equip this for our Magicians. It might not help defeat Megidramon, but it will increase our monster's attack power."
"Good call. Let's do it."
Megidramon hoists both Fairymon and Agunimon up with his clawed limbs. The warriors struggled to break free, but the beast had other plans. Megidramon was hungry and these two would provide the perfect meal.
"Don't tell me he's going toe at us!" Fairymon cries out.
"You can't eat me! I taste rather bad!" Agunimon exclaimed. "Human meat doesn't digest well!"
"Tell that to him!"
Megidramon was about to enjoy his full course meal, until a massive aqua energy blast nails Megidramon in his right eye. This caught the monster off guard and sends it crashing back. Fairymon and Agunimon were released from the monster's grip and unleashed their patented techniques as a form of retaliation.
Everyone turns to find Yusuke with his fist extended out.
"Hey! It's that guy who saved me from Aspmon!" Takato calls out. "Thanks again!"
"so, Pharaohmon is still letting all you punks run the place? That's just fine. That means more target practice," Yusuke remarked.
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara cries out. "Did you get him?!"
"No, I slipped and hit a tree. Of course, but I'm not even sure that put him out."
Kuwabara caught a good glimpse of Megidramon and was taken back in utter fear.
"This is the monster that was giving off that large amount of scary energy? Urameshi, we can't play around with this thing."
"No kidding."
Smashing it's way through the smoke, Megidramon came sprawling out with one eye completely incinerated. The beast lets out a blood-curling roar that shook the foundation of the park.
"Wicked! This thing is too much," Joey said.
"If we allow this monster to live, then its power will grow tremendously and this city will be reduced to dust," Sailor Venus muttered despite her injuries.
"I don't think our bodies can handle an Eternal power up," Mars replied. "That thing nearly crushed my bones."
"Takato. It's time. They've bought us enough time. Don't be afraid. Like I said, I promise to keep myself under control."
"Ok, Guilmon. You've convinced me enough. Sakuyamon. I want you to lend the Dark Magicians a hand while Guilmon undergoes his evolution. It looks like we're going to revive Megidramon our way."
"The last thing we need is another Megidramon!" Sakuyamon retorted.
"Trust me on this on, Rika. Just do you're part!"
"Alright. Don't you get killed?!"
With that said, Sakuyamon soars off towards viral Megidramon in hopes of buying Takato and Guilmon enough time to pull off the evolution.
"Yugi! Tea! Play those cards!" Takato commanded.
"Now! We equip our Dark Magicians with Magical Formula!" Yami calls out. "With you're increased power, we want you to aid Sakuyamon!"
As soon he said that, a massive book appears before Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. The pair absorbed the knowledge from the book and their magical power became stronger as a result of it.
Sakuyamon summons forth an array of spirit foxes that started engulfing Megidramon. The beast easily shrugged off the spirits as if they were annoying insects. Megidramon lashes its tail at Sakuyamon, who had just dodged it in time. The mega turned to see Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl from behind. The magician duo blast Megidramon with a magic combo blast. Sakuyamon moves away and allows the blast to strike Megidramon. Yusuke points his patented 'Spirit Gun' to help them hold off the ravenous demon. This gave Takato and Guilmon the opportunity to take their move.
"Let's do this, Guilmon! It's time to do the unthinkable…"
The D-Ark in Takato's hand started going off and Guilmon's body started to emit a bright crimson aura. Everyone else not participating in the battle watched Takato and Guilmon. The goggle head looks on nervously, but very determined.
"Guilmon warp shinka!!"
Guilmon's body erupted with a massive red column surrounding him. His body started to grow in massive size and he looked exactly like the Megidramon that Pharaohmon created. However, as the column faded away, Takato's frown turns into that of a grin.
Standing in Guilmon's place was a completely different version of Megidramon. It wasn't as frightening as the beast that nearly destroyed the entire Digital World. This one stood upright with two massive legs to hold his balance. His eyes were completely innocent as Guilmon's and a pair of blades were sheathed from his side elbows. He lifts his head up and a pair of massive gargoyle-like wings spread out.
"That's Guilmon?!" Mega Gargomon calls out. "At least he didn't lose his cool and go ballistic."
"He looks so different!!" Sakuyamon thought.
Arriving at the battlefield too late, Ryo and Cyberdramon were stunned by the appearance of the newly digivolved Megidramon.
"That's the Megidramon Takato and the others were talking about? He doesn't seem as menacing as they make him out to be."
"You're wrong, Ryo. This is Guilmon's corrupt mega form, yet he was able to suppress all hatred. Takato must have suppressed all of his hate. This explains the change for Megidramon."
"Is that right?"
"Guilmon? Thank god. You're not corrupted."
"I told you, Takatomon. You suppressed every negative thought. You simply wanted to destroy Pharaohmon and protect the lives of others."
"But what about the last time? You digivolved into a monster."
"I became corrupt because you were directing hatred towards Beelzebumon for taking Leomon's life away and nearly killing us. That was much different then. You truly are destined to be my partner, Takato."
"Thanks. Now, let's give this faker a piece of our mind!"
"I'll be sure to send Pharaohmon a message through him! By the way, just to let you know, I'm still Megidramon. But I'm in complete control of myself."
Lance glances towards the battlefield while still standing behind the gate walls. His grin widened even more at the delight of watching the non-corrupt Megidramon proving his worth.
"Yes, I'd like to see how you fare against my monster," Lance thought. "Then, I'll know what I'm truly up against."
"Make some room for me! Coming through!" Megidramon calls out. "There can only be one, you fake!"
The magicians halted their attacks, as did Sakuyamon and Yusuke. Megidramon charged towards the fake and plows through several trees with his shoulder blades. Megidramon follows it up with a head butt that knocks the Pseudo-Megidramon a hundred yards back.
"Yeah! Way to nail it to him!" Ryo cheers on.
"I can't believe he has his form under control. But it's better than him going ballistic and tearing our asses up," Sakuyamon replied.
Megidramon calmly walks over towards his fallen adversary. Unknown to him, the pseudo lashed out its tail and wraps it tightly around Megidramon's left foot. It hoisted Megidramon up over his head and proceeds to slam him down to the ground.
"Guilmon!!" Takato calls out.
Elsewhere, Agunimon and Fairymon gave the fallen Sailor Senshi a hand. Kuwabara stood next to Yusuke as they watched the battle between the two monsters unfold.
"You're not going to do anything, Urameshi?"
"Nah. That kid and his dino have this in the bag."
"How can you be sure?"
"I have this hunch. That faker won't live up to the real deal."
"I sure do hope you're right."
Sailor Mars slowly rises to her feet. She then turns and faces the pseudo-Megidramon and an idea ran through her mind. She slowly pulls out an anti-evil parchment from inside her glove and prepares to use it.
"Now to find the perfect spot to place it. That ought to give that boy's digimon a chance to finish this monster."
The fake digimon slumbers over the fallen Megidramon and readies a fire blast from its mouth. Takato cries out for his partner to recover, but to no avail. Suddenly, Mars leaps up, begins a Shinto chant and summons the spiritual ki essential for her anti-evil seal to work.
"Rin! Pyou! Tou! Sha! Kai! Jin! Retsu! Sai! Zen! Akuryou taisan!"
Lance watched the entire sequence and caught glimpse of Mars' anti-evil seal.
"I doubt that will work my dear…"
However, to everyone's surprise and to Lance's dismay, the senshi managed to place the seal on the pseudo's forehead. The beast was now frozen stiff by the seal.
"Well I'll be damned…" Yusuke said.
"Did you just see that, Yugi?!" Tea cried. "She managed to contain him with that seal!"
"Yes and since it's a demon, that seal will render the monster powerless. A brilliant strategic maneuver if you ask me."
"What?! No! This can't be! How was she able to seal my monster? He was supposed to overcome such a petty spell! Unless… Of course! That girl looks similar to an ancient digital priestess that attempted to seal me away during my golden era in the digital world. Is it possible that she may be linked to this same priestess? She was powerful enough to waste my entire dark armies with one full swoop. It was because of her that the Sovereigns stopped me and sealed me away in a tomb many millennia ago… So, she's come back to haunt me in another form? No, it has to be a coincidence," Pharaohmon cursed through Lance's thoughts.
Sailor Mars lands with her body nearly crippled as it is. Megidramon took advantage of the situation and faced the pseudo-Megidramon.
"Now is our chance, Guilmon! Lay this faker to waste!" the goggle head cheered on.
"Right! You hear that, faker? It's over!"
With that said, Megidramon unleashes a large, fiery blast that nails the pseudo-Megidramon with tremendous force. Lance saw this happening and couldn't afford to lose his ultimate weapon.
"If I am to claim victory over these cretins, I will need my Megidramon to remain intact! I will put him to an even greater use! First, I'll need to remove that damned seal…"
Using the dark magic bestowed to him, Lance's eyes lit up and destroyed the seal. This allowed pseduo-Megidramon to be released. Lance used the last portion of his magic to transport his monster out of the park. Megidramon halted his blast and curves it towards the heavens.
"Whew, that was close, Guilmon! Its obvious Pharaohmon would pull his creation of that jam."
"You're right, Takato. See, I told you I wouldn't lose control," said Megidramon.
"I'm glad you didn't. Now I feel a lot more confident about facing Pharaohmon. We'll defeat him. You can count on it!"
"Mmhmm. That Sailor girl really saved my hide."
"Heh. It was nothing, really," Mars said. "I just had to do what I had to do."
"Takato! Guilmon! Are you guys, all right?!" Sakuyamon calls out.
"We're fine! Thanks anyway!"
The separate parties took a glimpse around the park and noticed that they had left a path of destruction in the wake of the battle.
"Nope, I'm not cleaning this up!" Agunimon said.
"Don't look at me!" Yusuke retorted.
"Yeah! I say we get the heck out of here," Joey said while jumping frantically.
"Calm down, man," Tristan replied.
"That was a close one, Yami. But, we still have another day to hang with Takato and think about our next plan. Pharaohmon is really turning up the notch with his minions."
"Yes, Yugi. He failed to take the Millennium Puzzle today, but he will not rest until he destroys us. Rest assured, we shall crush him."
Later, the teams regrouped and left the park as the local police came to investigate the destruction at the wake of the battle.
Lance seethed as he banged his fists on the entrance wall. His punches were leaving heavy dents. He looked down at his bloody knuckles and began to lick the wounds.
"I can't believe this. How can that girl stop Megidramon with a simple seal parchment? She couldn't be linked to that damned priestess who was hired by the Sovereigns to seal me away. If this girl somehow is linked to that priestess, then there's no time to waste. I can't afford her to prevent me from carrying out my wishes."
Suddenly, the dark lord had received a telepathic message from Felinismon. Lance responds to his servant through his keen ESP ability.
"My lord, I've collected as many human souls as I can. You're spirit ought to accept such a delicate course."
"Well done, Felinismon. I commend you for such a simple assignment. Unfortunately, my mission failed and I was forced to remove Megidramon from battle. The fire senshi known as Sailor Mars used her seal technique to stop my monster. I can't allow this action to go unpunished."
"Her? She can be quite a pest."
"Yes. Especially since she's starting to remind me of that priestess that helped the Sovereign seal me away many digital millennia ago."
"She couldn't be linked to this priestess, right?"
"That's why I'm under the assumption that she is."
"What do you plan to do about this nuisance, my lord?"
"It looks like I'll have to take matters to my own hands with her. Nobody dares to cross my path. Do you hear me, Sailor Mars?! You will not go unpunished!"
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10:30 P.M.
After a long and hard battle, the Sailor Senshi of fire better known as Rei Hino was getting ready to get some sleep. Her body ached in pain despite taking some Advil medicine.
"That was quite a day. I really need to catch up on some sleep. Study this. Study that. Battle this monster and another. I'm just glad they're not youma. But I'm surprised my seal was able to keep that monster in place. I never thought it would work. I often surprise myself…"
"Talking to yourself, again?" Minako calls out.
"Very funny. I just need to get some sleep. Where you and Makoto heading out?"
"We're going to out to a club. We didn't know if you wanted to come."
"Nah. You guys go on and have fun. I really need some sleep."
"Ok. Goodnight, Rei. We'll be sure to fill you in on everything."
"Thanks…"
With that said, Minako closes Rei's bedroom door and turns out the light. The raven-haired pre-adult lays back and begins to look back to the days when she and the team had their fair share of battles with the youma and other dark forces.
"Those were the days. Before I met all of them, I was quite solitary. I still can be like that at times, but I've developed some wonderful friendships. I have the other girls to thank for that. There's still one thing that bothers me. Just what does this Pharaohmon look like? He's the first that's been able to block out my ESP. Maybe he knows something about me that I'm not even aware of… Oh well, I'll eventually know by tomorrow… Gotta get some sleep…"
Within minutes, Rei was sound asleep and she earned this after a long week of study time. Unknown to her, a shadowy figure watches her beautiful, sleeping figure perched on the bed. The figure grinned with his eyes emitting a red aura.
Guilmon and Takato have managed to successfully create a controllable Megidramon. With the fake Megidramon out of commission for now, just what does Pharaohmon have planned for our heroes? What's is the truth behind this digimon priestess and what animosity does Pharaohmon have for Rei?
[Preview]
Takato: Hi, everyone! It's you're favorite goggle head, Takato Matsuki! On the next chapter, we come to the conclusion and realize that Pharaohmon is out more than just our heads. We baffled by the shocking news of body suddenly losing consciousness. Is Pharaohmon becoming a soul collector?
Yami: Takato. We were only lucky with Pseudo-Megidramon. There's simply no telling when he'll strike again.
Rika: I don't know about you, but this Pharaohmon has to show up sooner or later. We can't just play this crappy game of hide and seek with him all the time.
Takuya: Hey, looks like we've got a run-in with another one of Pharaohmon's goons. Just whom do they call you?
Horusmon: Horusmon. My eye sees all and everything that occurs before one can even think about it.
Junpei: Let's clip this chicken's wings!
Yusuke: How about some roast chicken?
Hiei: Feh, another useless minion.
Agunimon: Time to introduce him to… Fusion Evolution! Ardhamon!
Rei: Why am I seeing these flashbacks of my past life? What's going on here? Pharaohmon, are you playing with my memories?!
Guilmon: Next episode is entitled…
Lord of the Skies, Horusmon Swoops In! Rei's Visions of the Past!
Joey: You don't want to miss this!
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We only have two English/Japanese names to remember in this chapter:
youma: Ghost or apparition
Ardhamon: Aldamon
SSJ4T: I hope you enjoyed that Megidramon battle. I know there might be a little confusion on what 'pseudo' means. It simply means a fake, which that monster happened to be. More on this Digital priestess will be thoroughly explained and I'll be starting to build up a semi-Pharaohmon/Rei rivalry throughout this series.
Coral: Right, because there's only one Megidramon. I'm surprised you gave him quite a semi-innocent appearance compared to his corrupt version.
SSJ4T: I simply wanted to add a little twist to Guilmon's character. I shouldn't have hurt Guilmon anyway. I hope you've enjoyed this chapter and I'm not looking to rush with any couplings until the middle of the series. So, bear with me, people.
Coral: It's better to build up characters first and then jump right into the romance. Anyway, we're running out of time.
SSJ4T: Be sure to send me reviews with any questions needed to be answered. That's why I'm here. Peace everyone!
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