Coral: We told we would deliver the next chapter to the Pharaohmon fic! WE TOLD YOU! Sorry, guys, I just had to say that. ^^ In case you were wondering, this chapter will be mainly focusing on the minor characters from each series. Anyone who asked about Suzie and Impmon's whereabouts will get their questions answered here. There's no way we'll forget about these guys. Oh and we fixed the little chapter title. Yes, it is the warrior of wood. Sorry for that mistake. ^^
17: If any of you reviewers plan on kicking my ass, then only expect me to whoop you're ass worse than you're parents ever given you.
Coral: Be nice or I'll put you in a strait jacket.
17: You wouldn't dare!
Coral: ;) Try me. That's enough of our babbling, let's get on with the fic! Two new kids will receive the spirits of earth and water! One of those kids happen to be a character based from Winged Knight. This one's for you, WK! Enjoy! ^-^
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[Play Digimon Tamers Opening theme "The Biggest Dreamer"]
The Legendary Warriors of Earth and Water Resurface! Deploy the Super Scrabmon!
March 18, 2003 3:00 P.M.
Shinjuku. Tokyo Metropolitan area
Two days have passed since the incidents over at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Police have attempted to investigate the attacks deployed by unknown suspects. There were still baffled by the large impact debris left after the Dragon of the Darkness Flame used by Hiei. Investigations were still underway to this very day. Even Yamaki has denied seeing anything out of the ordinary that very same night.
While the local authorities were still attempting to uncover any evidence, a hooded figure looked on from the background. The person looks down at his right arm and cringed at the pain that he endured. It's almost as if half his entire body was paralyzed.
"Was it wise for me to deploy that technique? Yes, I wanted to do away with that annoying bird. But did I have to sacrifice the use of my right arm? It's possible that I can never use this right arm every again."
Hiei walks away from the gathered crowd and instantly vanished out of sight. He had some thoughts to clear away and some time to recuperate his injuries. Will Hiei ever be a use in battle again, or has he seen the last time he'll ever participate in battle?
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3:15 PM
Elsewhere in Shinjuku, a group of grade school girls were gathered together at a bus stop. They had just been dropped off by their local school bus. They were overjoyed going home to see their families, watch their cartoons and play with their dolls. However, there was one girl amongst them that was even more overjoyed. This girl has light purplish hair, red marks on her soft cheeks, a purple Chinese vest with a t-shirt underneath, red pants and oversized shoes. Her backpack was pink with a gray bunny hanging at the corner.
"We'll see you tomorrow, Suzie!" the girls call out.
"See you, tomorrow in art class!" Suzie responds. "Ah, what a day. Now I can go home and play with Lopmon."
With that said, Suzie skips along the street while humming a tune similar to "Ring Round the Rosie". She stopped as she came across a taller lady with an beautiful leopard dress. Suzie walks over to her and pokes at her side. The lady turns around and finds Suzie waving to her.
"Excuse me, lady. What are you doing?"
"I was… just… taking a look at the city. I'm new here. You're an awfully cute little girl."
"Thank you."
The woman reaches down into her purse and pulls out a red, delicious lollipop. Suzie becomes hypnotized like any other child her age and drools over the sight of the sweet candy. She reaches out for the lollipop.
"If I give you a lollipop, would you not tell anyone that I was snooping around here?"
"Sure. I love strawbewwy flavor," she spoke with an innocent tone.
"Here you go, little girl."
"Thank you and my name is Suzie. What's yours?"
"My friends call me Feli… Felicia."
"Aw, such a pwetty name. Well, I better be going. My parents will start to worry. Bye, bye!"
"Bye, Suzie."
As soon as the little girl skips along, the lady turns around and uncovers her disguised face. She is revealed to be Felinismon. She walks away and drapes a hood over her head.
"Cute little thing. It'd really hate to have to kill her. But orders are orders."
Suzie manages to arrive at the front apartment building as her brother, Henry, was sitting on the porch. She waves out towards Henry while sucking on her lollipop.
"Henwy! I'm over here!"
"Ah, there you are squirt. How was school today?"
"Oh, it was okay. We are going to start making paper maches. It's going to be fun."
"Yeah, sounds fun and messy."
"So, where's Tewwiermon? Is he sleeping?"
"Nah, he's playing another round of Capcom. He's so addicted to them."
"I can't wait until I get to play with Lopmon. She's probably waiting for me now! Let's go, Henwy!"
"Sometimes, I really pity Lopmon. At least Suzie lost interest in Terriermon or else he'd be getting the Miss Pretty Pants treatment."
As soon as Suzie hurries over towards the front door of their apartment, Henry pulls out his spare key and puts it through the knob. With a turn, he opens the door and walks inside. Suzie hurries in and drops her backpack on the floor.
"Lopmon! I'm home!"
"Hey, kiddo. Don't you have any homework?"
"Nope! Nope!" ^_^
"I thought so. I wish I were still in grade school. Advanced algebra can be such a pain."
"All right and still champion of the world!" a not so familiar voice blurts out egotistically.
"Having fun, Terriermon?"
"Yeah! You should have seen me mop the floor with Akuma! I kicked his rear end!"
"Let me guess. You went only on easy mode, right?"
"Uh, no. I kicked his ass at the most difficult level!"
"Uh, huh. Care to demonstrate a little later?"
"Sure. Man, I need a break."
"I think we should discuss more important matters, Terriermon. For instance, the run-in with Pharaohmon's minion, Felinismon."
"Oh her? Yeah, she was a mean bitch. I would hate to date her. She's got one serious case of feline PMS."
"That's besides the point. She snared away some devices. Yugi referred to them as duel disks. Now if memory serves me right, didn't I see kids with those same devices during a tournament called Battle City?"
"Hmmm. Now that you mention it."
"But, why would he need them? He doesn't need devices to bring forth monsters to life. He possesses dark magic just like Yugi. He should be able to bring monsters to life, but I shudder to think what he plans to do with those duel disks."
"Whatever it maybe, we'll be ready for him. I'm ready to smack around what other stooge he decides to throw at us."
"I know you are, but we have to be prepared."
"Hey, Henwy! Where's mommy?!" Suzie calls out. "She promised she would help me fix my dress!"
"She went out shopping. She'll be home in an hour."
"What about big sister, Jaarin*?"
"She's staying after school for some rehearsals. It's just you and me. Besides, you have Lopmon around."
"But who ever said I can sew her dress?" a feminine voice belonging to a chocolate-colored Terriermon blurted out.
"You could get used to it," Terriermon teased.
"Hmph, you guys are some help," said Lopmon. "Why don't we just play in the meantime, Suzie? I'm sure mom and big sister will be home."
"I hope so. So what do you want to pway?"
"Just not another 'Dress up Lopmon' day, please? Maybe some Uno?"
"Uno? Okay! Whatever you want! I love Uno!"
"Oh boy. You're asking for it, Lopmon," Terriermon thought. "I think a little DBZ Budokai will do for me before I demonstrate my godly Capcom skills."
"Oh brother. Just don't get mad when a Saibaman beats you," Henry said while snickering.
"Hey, that was rude. Saibamen are weak. What are you trying to imply?"
"I also can't forget about that explosion that occurred outside the Hypnos area. Was that some sort of freak accident? No, because it happened at the time we were inside. It has to be a coincidence."
"Hello, earth to Henry!"
"Huh? Oh, sorry. What did you just say?"
"You said that a- Oh nevermind. Just watch the wizard show you how it's done."
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Elsewhere within the Shinjuku District: 3:30 PM
Two noisy siblings were arguing over a jar of cookies. Yes, it was none other than Ai and Mako. Ai is a little girl with short, brown hair with a pink long-sleeve skirt and a yellow skirt. Mako was a shorthaired boy with a long-sleeve green shirt and brown pants. They still haven't gotten over the fact that they were siblings fighting over possessions, including cookies. However, they have become better companions for their partner. Who was that partner you asked? Well, you shouldn't have ever asked…
A purple-furred imp-like mammal was lying on top of the house's roof. Red gloves covered his hands and he was wearing a red bandana around his neck. His face was pastry white and his eyes had green irises. There seemed to be a yellow smiley face baring razor sharp teeth embedded on its chest and a tail was sticking out from behind his butt.
"Ah, what a day. I needed to get out of the house. Ai and Mako are good kids, but they can be pretty bratty. Thank the heavens they don't fight over me anymore. Though I have to compete with them over the last cookie. I'll just have to go and snatch some myself."
"IMPMON!!"
The tiny rookie's ears ringed as he fell off the roof and landed face first onto the concrete. He quivered and tries to pull himself up.
"Ow… that's gotta… leave a mark."
"Hey, Impmon!" Ai calls out.
"Yeah?" Impmon replied while pulling himself up.
"You want to share some cookies with us? There's plenty left."
"Thanks, but I'm not hungry now. I need to catch some fresh air. I'll be stepping out for a while."
"Aw, will you be back?" Mako asked.
"Of course. You know I'm always home before supper. I'm even taking the house phone with me. I'll be back later, okay?"
"Okay, you be careful, Impmon," said Ai. "Say hello to your friends for us."
Impmon responds with a nod as he scurries over towards the fence and leaps over towards a tree branch. He hunches over and takes a leaping nosedive over the fence gateway.
"Whew. All I ever need is a time to myself. Okay, now where to start? Man, for such a large city, I can get bored with things pretty quickly. Maybe I can knock down some garbage cans? Nah, I did that last week."
The tiny virus digimon scurries over towards a bus stop and notices an old lady reading a book. A devious thought had crossed the imp's mind.
"Or maybe I could scare the wits off that lady."
As soon as those thoughts came to his mind, Impmon sneaks up behind the aged woman and creates some haunting noises. Unfortunately, the old lady did not hear a single sound and this did not set well for Impmon.
"Damn, she must be deaf. I'll have to give her the ol' direct approach."
The rookie leaps out in front of the oldy lady and makes one of the corniest scary faces he could muster. He bulged his eyes wide open, stuck his tongue out and bared his razor, sharp teeth. Much to his dismay, the lady simply looks at him and hits him with her cane. Impmon falls face first onto the ground.
"That… didn't… go… so well…"
"Young wippersnapper. You ought to show respect to your elders."
"If I had any… I really hate this…"
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Shinjuku Central Park: 3:45 PM
Many children were at the park playing around and socializing after a long day trapped in their prisons known as classes. For many, it was a blessing to escape school for the rest of the day. For some, it was merely another relaxation period. For one, it was to look back to the events that occurred nearly a year ago.
Jeri Katou was seen sitting at a bench while feeding some pigeons seeds. The girl looks back to the time when Leomon first arrived on earth during a battle with the rat deva, Kumbhiramon. She remembered how much courage the warrior beast possessed and how he managed to overcome a Deva with a single slash from his sword.
"Oh, Leomon… I know it's been a year… I've moved on since then, but I can't help it. I really miss you. If only you didn't die, you would be much stronger than you were before. Even at a crisis like now, we could help Takato and the others deal with this Pharaohmon monster."
A pigeon landed right on Jeri's hand and starts plucking up some seeds that tickled her hand. Letting out a slight giggle, Jeri strokes it's feathers and sits up.
"If only you understand how I feel, little bird. If there was any kind of miracle, I wish to be reunited with my Leomon."
She raises her hand and lets the pigeon take off into the air. She sighs and starts walking out from the park.
"Hey, Jeri!" a pair of voices call out. "Jeri!"
"Huh? Kazu? Kenta?"
The brown-haired girl turns around and saw two boys rushing over towards her. One of which was wearing a green cap over his stuck up hair and the other was wearing a pair of glasses. Jeri was delighted to see her two classmates and friends at such short notice.
"It's good to see you, two. How was gym class?"
"You should have seen this poor sap try to run laps. He passed out by the second one," snickered Kazu.
"I can't help it. Gym isn't exactly my favorite class."
"I don't like it as much either, but you don't see me slacking."
"What about your math grades, hmm?"
"Um… Don't try to change the subject!"
"Why? You don't want to admit it? You'll probably flunk algebra. At least I'm passing math."
"Why don't we settle this with some duel monsters? Remember that Dungeon Dice I won? I challenge you over at my house!"
"You're on, buddy!"
"Um, guys. Have you forgotten about me already?"
"Sorry, Jeri. Don't mind us. So, what are you doing here?" Kazu asked.
"Well, I was just clearing my mind. I was thinking about Leomon."
"Oh, Leomon? Don't let the past come back to haunt you," Kenta replied. "You're over it. Leomon is resting and he wants you to be happy. That's what separates you from Rika. At least you're not uptight."
"Thanks you guys. You don't know how much it means to me. Maybe one of these days, I'll get a new partner. You think it's possible?"
"Who knows? How do you think Leomon came into the picture?" said Kazu. "You just have to be patient. You're new partner could come tomorrow, next week or maybe in a few years. You're not alone. You've got everyone, including us. Besides, you always crack up with our antics."
"Yeah, that includes humiliating me in card dueling," muttered Kenta. "At least my partner is a mega."
"Even my mom could beat that little pipsqueak."
"So, have you managed to find a way to help Guardromon digivolve back to Andromon?"
"Hell no. I don't know how chumley and the others did it, but I'm going to do whatever it takes to raise my partner's evolution level."
"Well, it was nice talking to you, guys. I better be heading off," Jeri said with a bow. "My dad will be worried sick if I'm not home right away."
"But it's only four o' clock," Kenta said.
"I know, but my dad expects me to help with his restaurant. Catch you later!"
"Bye, Jeri!" the boys call out.
With that said, Jeri hurries out from the park and through the front gateway. She had to hurry before her father would start to worry. Jeri has been visiting the park more often these days to clear her mind from everything that took place during the D-Reaper fiasco.
"They're right. I'm sure a new partner will come for me. Maybe it will be Leomon's reincarnation. I hope so."
Unknown that she was being watched upon, Felinismon was looking on from on top of a roof. She had clearly read every thought from Jeri's mind and decided to keep an eye on the girl.
"Interesting, this girl seems to know those Tamers. So she had lost her partner. Poor thing. I'd really hate to have to kill her and that little girl Suzie. If only… No I can't afford to go soft right now when my lord asks me to carry out his wishes. Though, I can't help but feel some remorse for this girl. I'll handle this myself. So I hear that demon identified as Hiei is unable to use his right arm. Such a pity. He sacrificed his own arm just to finish off Horusmon. These minions have been nothing short of failures. It's time I send out a little insurance policy to keep those fools at bay. I've managed to round up some supped Scrabmon to handle the situation. I should be off. I have other places to be. Have fun with my Scrabmon, children."
Felinismon instantly vanishes from sight and takes off to another location within the city's district. Her Scrabmon were scattered throughout the district in hot pursuit of any of the opposition that challenged them two nights ago.
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West Shinjuku Bridge: 5:05 P.M.
Legions of people were leaving their offices to return to their homes and traffic below the bridge was jam-packed. They were worried over the thought of dealing with rush hour traffic or getting involved in devastating accidents. However, there was one careless soul who was walking past these busy people. A teenage boy with slicked back dark brown hair walked through the crowd. His accessories included a white sleeveless t-shirt, military khaki pants, black boots and a satchel over his shoulder. He didn't seem to be any affiliation with the native people within Shinjuku, let alone Japan.
This was an American boy who was visiting the country as a foreign exchange student. His name is Sam Joseph and was near his junior year. He looked across and found a map posted on a bus stop.
"Damn. This place is crowded. I hope I'm at the right bus stop. I never thought I'd be here. Hmmm. It says I'm on the bridge within the West Shinjuku district. Yep! This is the place. All I have to do is wait for the bus that takes off to the eastern district. It should be here anytime now."
Just then, Sam noticed a figure underneath a trench coat and curiously walks over towards him. The figure instantly turns around and hisses slightly under his breath.
"Hey, you okay, buddy? You sound like you have a rat caught in your throat."
The figure turned away from Sam and walks off. The boy was completely annoyed, but keeps his composure.
"Weirdo. Oh well, I can expect plenty of weirdoes here in Japan. I hope to find some good looking chicks here."
With Sam's back turned, the figure rushes off towards a dark corner of an alleyway and unmasks himself as a Scrabmon. Though this one was completely different from any ordinary Scrabmon. It was completely covered in a green metallic armor and its pincers were larger. Instead of flying off, it latched itself onto a wall and change's its colors to blend in with the background environment. Yes, these Scrabmon possessed advanced camouflage abilities and were built to be more efficient killing machines.
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Somewhere within the forest of Shinjuku Park: 5:30 PM
Lance sat down on a rock while taking a glance over his viewing orb. He watched as each of his newly efficient Scrabmon were taking on different areas to blend in with their camouflage abilities.
"Perfect. These Super Scrabmon have much more advanced camouflage capabilities and they won't be entirely incompetent like their predecessors. I take it that Felinismon is still investigating the whereabouts of those brats. Damn those Sailor Senshi. I would have died by their hand if I hadn't escaped. Now I have two more Sailors to worry over. One of which creates a defensive barrier that completely renders my attacks useless and the other has the ability to stop time. I'll get to those two much later. For now, I'll be keeping an eye on Rei Hino and her beloved sister."
"Lord Pharaohmon…"
Lance turns around and finds Felinismon stepping forth through the bushes. A smile forms on the teen's face while putting his hand out. He opens it and hands Felinismon a wand
"What is this for, my lord?"
"I leave this to you to look after. It is a magical wand that traces the location of magic users, including the Sailor Senshi. With this, you should be able to render their abilities useless."
"But why give it to me?"
"I could go out and extract my revenge, but I need time to heal from my injuries."
"Yes, I understand."
"Any word on the children?"
"No, my lord. Babimon is awaits you're next command."
"No fret. He'll be given his next set of instructions soon. For now, let us watch our Super Scrabmon take care of business."
"Yes, sire."
"I understand Yugi and his comrades are not within the district."
"No my lord, until these next few days pass."
"Good. I've already had the duel disks well hidden. We shall put them to good use then the time is right. I would say we may put them to good use once I regain my full power and escape this vessel."
"That sounds good, my lord. It's better that we wait patiently until you regain you're full power."
"I like it how you see it my way. Now, let's let our Scrabmon feast on those humans. That ought to draw those damn children out of hiding."
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Shibuya District: 5:35 PM
A group meeting was issued amongst the girls known as the Sailor Senshi at Makoto's restaurant. Everyone that participated in the battle two nights ago were there gathered in a table for five. Minako, Makoto, Sestuna and Hotaru were there. However, Rei Hino was absent from the meeting. This made Minako and Makoto slightly worried.
"I wonder where Rei is? She's late and that's so unlike her," Makoto said. "I was just going to serve us up a nice dish."
"I met her earlier in the day," Setsuna said. "She informed me that she was going to visit her shrine. She had some important matters to attend to."
"Important matters? I wonder if she's going to try to find out if Pharaohmon is telling the truth about her having a sister," Minako said.
"Most likely. We should give her some time alone for now. She's obviously in shock over the news," the guardian of time assured them.
"Now that we're here. Let's get down to business," Hotaru said. "This Pharaohmon has been a thorn on you're side recently, am I right?"
"More like a pain in the ass. He always has to send out minions to do his dirty work. He never sullies his own hands," Minako said. "Right, Artemis?"
"On the other hand, we know that he has taken the form of a teenage boy," Artemis said. "Or so you claim…"
"No, he obviously has possessed that boy as a vessel. If only we were all together, we would work out a situation like this," Makoto said. "We simply can't destroy the boy's body."
"Well that demon who destroyed that monster doesn't seem to share our philosophy," said Hotaru. "Who was that?"
"I don't know, but he seemed to be associated with Agunimon and his team," said Makoto. "Speaking of Agunimon, I wonder how they're approaching the situation. We're the only ones who knows what Pharaohmon looks like, so we can easily track him down."
"It won't be that simple I'm afraid," Setsuna said. "I'm sure he'll do what it takes to hide from public eye, including from our sight."
"Plus he's most likely scheming on tracking Rei's sister in America. What a bastard!" Minako cursed. "How can he enjoy toying with one's emotions? Oh! Wait a second!"
"What is it?" Makoto asked. "What's the matter?"
"I just remembered that Ami is in America."
"What part?" Setsuna asked. "It's important that we know."
"San Francisco. Yeah! That's it! She's studying in college there and I overheard Pharaohmon mentioning Rei's sister in San Francisco."
"Huh, but you weren't even there," Hotaru said. "How could you have known?"
"LIke I said, I overheard it before Makoto and I attacked Pharaohmon," Minako responded. "All we have to do is contact Ami and she should help us track down Rei's sister."
"Um, that's good and all but we don't even have a picture of Rei's sister. So, it will be impossible for Ami to find her," Makoto points out.
"Oh no. I forgot about that. I'm sorry, guys. At least I tried to come up with a good idea."
"Don't worry. You're plan would have worked if we have a picture of Rei's sister," said Hotaru. "How about phone listings? They both live in San Francisco. Ami is a genius and plans ahead."
"All we can do is inform Ami of this situation," Setsuna said. "We have to do it as soon as possible. There's a chance Pharaohmon might have deployed minions over to America as we speak."
"Right. I'll let her know on everything," said Makoto.
"Yes, the sooner then the better," said Setsuna.
"I just hope Rei manages to pull herself through," Minako said in thought.
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Juuban District. Hikawa Jinja Temple: 5:50 PM
The famous Hikawa Jinja Temple of the Juuban District stood the hill of a street where people come to come to pay their respects and pay homage. The temple is still maintained by Rei Hino's grandfather all year round. Rei returned to find answers behind her sibling's whereabouts through a fire reading.
Thus far, she has gotten some answers concerning her sibling and it was indeed true. Pharaohmon was speaking the truth when he mentioned about Rei's young sister. However, there was another image that appeared before the Shinto priestess. It was the image of an apocalyptic earth. It was dark, barren and no longer teeming with life. Just like the images she received years ago with the Sovereign of Silence, Rei sees an evil force that has demolished everything in its wake. She sees several images of her own friends and allies killed before the titanic monster itself. There appeared to be a shadow of a gigantic monster with red eyes emitting an evil aura.
"Pharaohmon…"
The raven-haired girl gasped and fell limp. The shocking images of the future appeared before Rei as she started catching her breathe.
"My god… The earth's fate… That will be earth's fate if we don't stop Pharaohmon… He cannot be allowed to gain anymore power than he already has… I'm afraid he might destroy this planet even more rapidly than the Sovereign of Silence and even Galaxia. We have to be careful… I don't think even Sailor Moon can defeat Pharaohmon if he gains full power…"
"Rei? Is everything all right?" a young man's voice calls out.
"Everything is fine, Yuuchirou*," the priestess replied. "I'm not about that heartless bastard destroy this planet and murder my sister. This has gone far enough."
"Rei! I think you better take a look at this!"
"Not now! What is it?"
"Trouble. I hear there are giant insects attacking the Shinjuku area," said Yuuchirou.
"What?!" Rei cries out. "It has to be the Scrabmon. I'll never get any peace and quality to myself."
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East Shinjuku Area: 6:00 PM
Numerous of citizens were doing their best to escape the attacks inflicted by the newly deployed Super Scrabmon clan. Police attempted to intervene, but their shots were worth crap against their newly acquired armored shells.
"Damn! We can't even seem to put a dent into them!" an officer curses. "This brings back bad memories of that giant blob mass that nearly engulfed our city a year ago!"
The police were quickly overwhelmed as the Scrabmon blasted away their vehicles. The insect menace was much too powerful for even conventional weaponry to put down. However, there was one that could at least stand a chance… or maybe not.
Impmon watched the events unfold and scurried behind a trashcan. He stretched out his arms and cracked his knuckles.
"All right, ol' Impmon. You can do this. You probably can't beat them at you're present state, but you'll surely beat their asses in you're mega state!"
With that said, Impmon's body emitted a bright light and grew into a winged demon with a biker's attire. His right hand held a double barrel and his claws were sharp enough to cut through steel.
"Beelzebumon is back in the ball game!"
(Play Kid Rock's American Bad Ass theme)
The mega level demon flies out of hiding and makes his way towards the location of the insect clan. The Scrabmon turned to face Beelzebumon and were ready to attack. However, Beelzebumon stood his ground and pumped his weapon up.
"Hello, boys. I'm afraid we haven't introduced ourselves. My name is Beelzebumon and you guys are dead meat. You think you can just trash this place while I'm around, then you're asking for it. There's only one room for one bad boy in this city. So go tell whomever you work for to pack their bags and get the hell out of my city."
The Scrabmon simply snickered to themselves, which didn't suite well for the winged demon biker.
"What's the matter? You think I'm joking? I'm not joking around here."
"Heh, tell us. Are you tamed digimon so full of yourselves? Or is that because you enjoy kissing up to your human comrades?" a Scrabmon asked. "We will always be superior to you're kind."
"Now, see here! I'm pumping this bad boy up. Soon, you guys are going to be eating lead. So, who wants to taste first?"
"You can't defeat all of us at once, but go ahead. Shoot if you can, but you're in for a big disappointment."
"Shut up! Eat lead, bug boys!"
As soon as Beelzebumon fired several rounds, the bullets hit their marks on the Scrabmon clan. However, much to the mega's dismay, the Scrabmon were unaffected by the bullets.
"But… But how?! I just shot you! That should have at least did some damage?"
"Make that no damage. Our skin is immune to any physical attacks."
"Is that so? Well, how about I go for the direct approach?!"
Beelzebumon charges forward and attempts to claw slash the insects. Unfortunately, the Scrabmon scattered around Beelzebumon and taunted the mega. Beelzebumon fumed and missed several more claw slash attempts.
"Damn it! Why am I not hitting them?!"
"He is clearly not focused," said another Scrabmon. "That will be his undoing."
"Or you're undoing!" a woman's voice cries out.
Everyone participating in the battle turned to find a feminine figure walking out from the shadows. The female was wearing a fuku skirt, a sailor school uniform top and red high heels.
"Ah, it's the woman!" the insects cried out in unison.
"That's right. I hope my name strikes fear in your hearts. You seem to know me already. So we'll skip the introductions! By the way, I'm here to chastise each of you!"
"Hey! Who are you going to chastise! I'm fighting these creeps, too!" Beelzebumon exclaimed.
"Huh? Man, where do you digimon come from? You come by the dozen. You are a digimon, right?"
"No! I'm a psycho biker! Of course, I'm a digimon! Beelzebumon is my name!"
"Gee, no need to scream," Mars muttered. "Anyway, you're fight is with me."
"Ha. What makes you think you can even defeat us all at once? Our armored bodies have been enhanced greatly. You have no chance of using any physical attacks."
"Whoever said physicality is my specialty? You guys seem to forget my specialty."
"The Ofuda scrolls? We know. Pharaohmon was fortunate to warn us beforehand, but we won't give you the time to use them. Your time is up! Attack!"
"Not on my watch!" Beelzebumon said as he prepared his gun blaster. "Corona Blaster!!"
The insects watched as the blast nailed a direct hit on them. Beelzebumon smirked as his blast managed to render them defenseless, but he soon realizes that his attack was out of physicality. So in other words, it would not have any effect on them.
"Damn it! What's it going to take to beat these ass clowns?!" Beelzebumon cursed. "Any bright ideas, little lady?"
"Excuse me who you call a little lady," Sailor Mars fumed. "Take this! Fire Soul!!"
The sailor warrior fires away a magical fire attack, which the Scrabmon were able to avoid at the very last moment.
"You missed us, wench! It's our turn!"
The insects quickly made a u-turn and shot down streaks of lighting to cause Sailor Mars to avoid the blasts. Beelzebumon was also caught in the shower of bolts, but managed to dodge as fast as he could. The insects were seemingly enjoying their fun until missiles were fired from out of nowhere. The insects seized fire and stopped to turn to find Rapidmon.
(End theme)
"Ah, we have company," the lead Scrabmon said. "You're a digimon partner to one of those Tamer children."
"Wow, you're a quick learner," said Rapidmon. "I brought along some company."
As soon as he said that, Henry came walking out with a tall, rabbit-like giant with a pair of red eyes. Her fur was slightly gray with a cream streak across her face. There was a circular formation, which wrapped around her neck.
"Ah, two rabbits for the price of two? You can even call upon the other Tamers, but you still won't stand a chance against us. Even these two couldn't compete with us."
"It's Beelzebumon!" Henry calls out.
"Long time no see, Impmon!" Rapidmon teased. "How's life with the rug rats?"
"Hey! Don't make me come over there! And I'm not Impmon! You idiot!" Beelzebumon exclaimed. "Besides, I was just getting warmed up with these punks until this chick had to butt in."
"What?! You were getting you're ass kicked! Besides, I didn't come to save you. I'm here to send a message to Pharaohmon."
"Pharaohmon? Is that the ring leader for these stooges?" Beelzebumon asked.
"Yeah."
"Heh, I knew something fishy was going around here. Well, I'll tell you what. You send your boss a little message I want you to deliver," Beelzebumon said. "Tell him that I have a Chaos Flare ready for his sorry ass."
"Sorry, but they're mine," Mars replied.
"Will you two just make up your mind?" Henry said.
"At this rate, they'll never end," Rapidmon said. "Looks like Antiramon and I will have to pick up from here. Ready, Antiramon?"
"I'm ready whenever you are."
"It's settled then! We'll take the rabbits!" the swarm exclaimed in unison.
"Eh, eh. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it," Rapidmon said.
"I'll heat things up!" Antiramon calls out.
(Play Metallica's Fuel)
The ultimate-level rabbit leaps out and attempts to take the swarm out with her Bunny Blades technique, but she narrowly misses each insect. Rapidmon saw an opening to attack and launches out a Tri-Beam. The Scrabmon saw the attack coming and narrowly dodges it.
"These guys are a lot faster than we gave them credit for!" Henry exclaimed. "No wonder those two were having such a rough time."
However, Henry was not the only person astonished by the Scrabmon's newfound abilities. There was another individual who was shocked by the events that were taking place before him. Sam Joseph stood with a widened mouth.
"Ok, I said there were going to be weirdoes in Japan, but I didn't mean 'out control'! This is insane! Man, I really wish I could kick some ass right about now. Then again, these guys just might kick my ass."
Beelzebumon charged out towards the Scrabmon and slashes at them wildly without any hesitation. Sailor Mars knew her fire attacks were not going to hit their mark. She normally would have the other Sailor Senshi back her up. However, they weren't here and she has to fight against the enemy alone.
"I wouldn't exactly call this guy any help. He isn't even thinking straight. I ought to remind myself that every time," Sailor Mars muttered. "All right, here goes. Please let this one hit it's mark."
Beelzemon leaps up and fires more rounds from his Double Impact, as if he were luring the insects into a trap.
"Heh, now I've got you where I want you, ya cocky bastards."
"Mars Flame…"
"Corona..."
"SNIPER!!"
"BLASTER!!"
Beelzebumon blasted the insects away with another shot of his Corona Blaster. However, Sailor Mars had caught the Scrabmon in her own trap and watches as her fiery-based attack hit their mark. The Scrabmon were caught on fire.
"Yes! That ought to do it," Sailor Mars said.
"Well, I'm impressed. I didn't think they'd actually pull it off," Antiramon said.
"It's just as I figured," Henry said. "Physical attacks don't seem to hurt these new Scrabmon. Notice how Mars summoned her fire attack? It was solely based on magic. So, magic will definitely hurt these guys."
"In this case, these guys are Kentucky fried," remarked Rapidmon. "Pharaohmon is sure a desperate little devil."
"Heads up! Here comes another swarm!" Antiramon exclaimed.
With that said, another swarm of Super Scrabmon flew down. Beelzebumon moved out of the way while firing more rounds. Meanwhile, Sailor Mars took cover behind a parked vehicle. Rapidmon and Antiramon were swapping away the insects just like the flies they are.
"Damn! At this rate, these guys are going to be creamed! If only I could get a piece of the action, then I'd show those bugs a thing or two!"
(End theme)
Suddenly, Sam noticed a glimmering sphere of light appear before him. The sphere calmly drops into his hands and took the shape of two round objects. One of which has s creature with a round nose, a red pointy hat, and blue armor. The other took the shape of a mole-like animal with a long, rhinoceros snout horn.
"What are these? Are my eyes deceiving me? I guess God answered my wish…"
Just then, Sam's cell phone started ringing and the boy pulls his phone out to answer it. However, much to his surprise, it took the shape of a brown D-Scanner device. His eyes widened in surprise as he held the same device held by Takuya and company.
"What? What the hell happened to my phone?! That cost nearly two hundred!"
"You have been chosen," a lady's voice spoke from the device.
"Are you God's assistant? Because I'd like to thank him for this. So, what am I supposed to do with these things?"
"You have been chosen to use the spirits of Earth. Sam Joseph, you are a Chosen Children destined to fight alongside as a Legendary Warrior."
"That's nice, but what do I do with these?"
"Simply call out: Execute! Spirit Evolution!"
"Oh, that's all? Then I can kick some ass?"
"Then if you desire to call upon you're beast spirit, you need to simply say: Execute! Slide Evolution!"
"Alright, lady. Whatever you say. Cool, I get to play a hero."
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Around the corner from the battle. 6:15 PM
Elsewhere, a purple haired, teenage girl walked down the street with a briefcase. She yawned after having a long day of classes and staying to attend basketball practice.
"What a day. I really could use some rest when I get home. Who would ever think after school practice would take a lot out of you. I just hope Suzie won't be mad at me for coming home late."
Just as she was about to turn around at the next corner, she screamed as a Scrabmon was sent flying through a car's windshield. She managed to fall back and crawl out of harm's way.
"What was that?! That scared the hell out of me!"
The teen looked out to whomever was out on the street. To her surprise, she saw Henry, Rapidmon and Antiramon. There were no signs of Suzie, which was a relief. She also looked out to find Sailor Mars and Beelzebumon facing off against a swarm of Scrabmon.
"Henry! Terriermon! Lopmon! What are those three doing out here?! I'd never thought I get caught in the line of fire. I think I've seen that winged guy before. Yeah, I saw him on the television helping the kids fight the D-Reaper. And is that a Sailor warrior? I merely thought they were simply stunt ploys used to cover up incidents around the city. Maybe I should have taken the other way."
Suddenly, a sphere of light materializes in front of her. She looks up and watches as two objects fall in front of her. One takes the form of a green-blue oval and the other takes the form of a white squid. She then hears her cell phone ringing and reaches for it. As soon as she pulls it out, it takes the form of a turquoise D-Scanner.
"What is this?!"
"Hello, Jaarin. You have been chosen to inherit the spirits of Water. You are a Chosen Child."
"I'm a Chosen what?"
"Chosen Child. With these, you will be able to fend off the evil forces deployed by Pharaohmon. You're family were chosen to be the Tamers of digimon, but you will be able to digivolve into a Legendary Warrior."
"Me? Become a digimon? But, I'm not a fighter…"
"What will do you do? Will you abandon your brother in this battle? They stand little to no chance against the Scrabmon."
"You must mean that bug guy that just flew past me?"
"Correct. You might as well choose quickly. This is your final opportunity. Will you take it or abandon it?"
"That's my brother out there. If he and Suzie are brave enough to face these bad digimon, then I can too. I'm willing to fight alongside my family. I'm not going to let these bugs scare me."
"So, what's it going to be, Jaarin?"
"You can count me in. Just tell me what to do."
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The Scrabmon clan was quickly outnumbering Beelzebumon, Sailor Mars, and the two ultimate digimon. The heroes had completely been losing ground to the insects. Even Mars' firepower was losing its charm. Henry didn't have enough time to pull out any more cards to use.
"Well, it's been nice knowing you guys," Rapidmon said. "These guys are supposed to be ultimate level. Heh, they seem to be packing those steroids really good. They're fighting more like megas."
"Plus bio-merging is completely out of the question. They'll attack even before we can bother finishing the process," Henry thought.
"So, any last words before we exterminate you? Well then. It's been nice knowing you!"
(Play Limp Bizkit's My Way theme)
Suddenly, there was a sudden force that caught the Scrabmon off guard. A massive double-handle hammer smacked away the Scrabmon in one full swoop. Then, a wave of water came pouring down upon the insect clan.
"Holy smokes! What the heck was that?!" Rapidmon exclaimed.
"I don't care! Now's my chance to get some payback! Mars Flame Sniper!!"
The sailor warrior easily exterminated nearly half of the entire Scrabmon clan with her magic-based flames. All of that was left of the insects was a pile of debris and ashes.
"Never keep your eyes off the enemy," Mars snorted. "But I wonder who saved our necks."
"Look! Up there! I see two of 'em," Beelzebumon said. "Hey! Who are you?!"
"Yeah, you really managed to save our necks," Rapidmon said.
Two mysterious figures stood on top of a platform. One of which was a short, large-nosed goblin creature wearing odd clothes and a pointy hat. The other is a light green-skinned sea girl with fin-like feet and hands. A calm-like object covered her head and she looks over towards Henry. The blue-haired boy took notice of this. She gives him a thumbs up.
"Why is she looking at me like that? She seems to know me."
"So, looks like we're done here," Antiramon said.
"Nope we're far from finished," replied the goblin creature.
"You might want to take a look behind you," said the marine girl.
The crew turned around to find another group of Scrabmon. Rapidmon smacks himself across the face in frustration.
"Aw, crap! Here we go again!"
"Not to worry. We'll be lending you a hand," the goblin said.
"So you can save all the whining for later," the marine girl replied.
With that said, the two mystery digimon leap off from the platform and stood side by side with the group. The Scrabmon charged forward and were ready to attack relentlessly.
"Who are you guys? Are you in anyway associated with Agunimon?" Sailor Mars asked.
"Maybe. Maybe not," the marine girl said. "You can just call me Ranamon for now."
"And you can call me, Grottomon."
"All right then. Let's see you two prove you're worth," Henry said. "I hope you realize what you've gotten yourselves into."
"Don't worry. We'll be sending these punks packing," replied Ranamon. "You guys need to worry about yourselves."
Grottomon and Ranamon leap out to attack their adversaries. The Scrabmon shot out electric blasts to stun their foes, but that was not to be. Ranamon slides from the lighting blast and raises her arms over her head.
"Time to wash you boys off! Draining Rain!!"
Suddenly, a black cloud materializes above the insect clansman as a downpour of rain washes down over them. The water itself became a deadly weapon as it completely drained them away of their energy. Grottomon takes advantage of this and slams his mallet hammer through the Super Scrabmon horde. They went down like a row of dominoes.
"Now its your chance to finish them!" Ranamon cries out. "Hurry it up or they'll recover!"
"Right! Leave this one with me!" Sailor Mars answered.
"Hey, why don't you let us have a chance?" Beelzebumon asked. "You can't go have all the fun!"
"Wrong. Only magic seems to kill these things and I'm the only one here who possesses powers based through magic. You can just take a backseat on this one."
Sailor Mars steps forward and quickly ascends to her Eternal form. She puts out her hand and a fiery sword materializes in her palm. The sailor warrior takes it and slowly walks up to the weakened insect clan.
"I'll send a message to Pharaohmon through these assholes," she spoke. "Be gone!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!!"
As soon as two blasts came shooting out of nowhere, they nailed their mark by wiping out the remaining Scrabmon. Everyone, including Sailor Mars, looked up to find two other sailor warriors standing on a platform.
(End theme)
"Jupiter! Venus!" the senshi of fire cried out. "They were supposed to be mine! I wanted to send a message to Pharaohmon."
"Hmmm, do I smell a dissensions in the ranks?" Beelzebumon joked. "You don't get along with even you're friends, do you?"
"Shut it," Sailor Mars muttered.
"Well, that was… anti-climatic," Henry said. "But they did save our hides."
"You should have told us that you were going to go on these wild chases after Pharaohmon's goons," Sailor Jupiter said. "You can't do everything on your own."
"That's why we work so well as a unit," replied Sailor Venus.
"You guys… I just wanted to prove to Pharaohmon that I'm not afraid to face him again," she stated.
"We know, but we will defeat as a team," the blonde-haired senshi said.
Sailor Mars looks over to her two allies and nods her head with a slightly frustrated look. This was certainly not going to be the last time Mars will ever pull a stunt like this. She seeks only destroy Pharaohmon with her own hands.
"I simply want to say this, Ranamon. Grottomon. Whoever you are, we thank you," said Henry. "Though, we don't have any idea who you really are."
"Well, I think it's best we keep that to ourselves," Grottomon said.
"Yeah. You really saved our asses there," said Rapidmon. "Not like I needed help."
"Note to self: keep Terriermon's ego under check," Henry thought.
"I'm still kind of iffy about you guys," Beelzebumon. "But… I guess I should be thanking you. Just don't get in my way again."
"Heh. Suite yourself," Grottomon said.
"We better be leaving now," Ranamon said. "Maybe we'll see each other again."
"Wait, one more thing before you go," Henry calls out. "Ranamon…"
"Yes?"
"I was wondering. Are you our friend or enemy?"
"It depends on your perceptive. Not everything is white and black, but in a shade of gray. I could be helping you now, but I could turn on you. You think about that."
Henry nodded his head assuring and completely understood everything that Ranamon had just mentioned. The female digimon raises a thumbs up to Henry and leaps off towards the distance with Grottomon departing towards another direction.
"Don't worry, Henry. You'll realize who I am in due time," Ranamon said in thought. "You're not going to be the only heroes in the family."
With that said, only Henry, Terriermon and Lopmon remained. Beelzebumon left a little earlier during Henry's conversation with Ranamon. The Sailors, as usual, fled the scene without leaving a trace.
"Well I think it's about time we get home," Henry said. "This place is a mess. I'm not going to be the one that cleans this up."
"You're right. Let's get the heck out of here before we get caught by the pigs," Terriermon joked.
As soon as they left the scene, a certain red-haired fox demon was looking on with curiosity. He had watched the entire battle, but did not bother to get himself involved. However, there would be another day for a minion to make its presence felt. Kurama turns away and calmly walks off into the distance.
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Wong Residence: 10:30 P.M.
Suzie was found happily doozing over in her comfortable bed with Lopmon lying on top of her. It had been a rough night for the rabbit-eared digimon. Despite that, she and Terriermon made it out alive against the Super Scrabmon clan. She, too, wondered what the deal was with Ranamon.
"That Ranamon. There's something awfully familiar about her. She seemed to sort of acknowledge Henry. Maybe she is an ally," Lopmon thought.
Just then, Suzie's elder sister, Jaarin, came walking in and tucked Suzie under the covers. She then patted Lopmon and walked out while turning back to check on her sister.
"Goodnight, Suzie…"
With that said, she shuts the door and walks out towards her room. Jaarin shuts her door and plops on her bed. She holds out her newly acquired D-Scanner and examines it.
"Will I be good enough to carry on the spirit of water? Am I even good enough to be Ranamon? Well, if Henry and Suzie are in trouble and ever need me, I'll be there. Besides, I can't let them have the fun. But do I really keep this secret to myself and not tell Henry or Suzie, or dad for that matter? He'll flip if he can find out that I can turn into a digimon. It's all too confusing."
Looking on from outside the teen's window, a Scrabmon was peering through and he instantly vanishes out from sight.
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Outskirts of Shinjuku District: 11:05 PM
Lance witnessed the events unfold from his orb and was quite intrigued by the arrivals of Grottomon and Ranamon. Rather than become upset, he simply remained calm about the situation.
"Felinismon's Super Scrabmon clansman failed me. Oh well. They weren't very important to me anyway. So I see we have two more legendary warriors to deal with. I never thought I'd see the spirits of earth and water chosen their successors. No matter. I still have many powerful minions along the way. As a matter of fact, my Megidramon beast has yet to take action. But I'll save him for an eventual showdown with Takato and Guilmon. It looks as thought I'll need to deploy a minion more gruesome than the rest."
What new minion does Pharaohmon have planned for our heroes? Two children have been chosen to hold the spirits of earth and water? Who will inherit the last two remaining spirits of wood and metal?
[Preview]
Kurama: Hello, this is Kurama and I'll be calling the preview for the next chapter. As you know, two children have been chosen to inherit the spirits of Ranamon and Grottomon. Who will now inherit the spirits of wood and metal?
Takato: If anything, you ought to check out the next chapter! Two more kids are chosen to hold those two spirits! Plus, a new minion has come to ruin our day and it just had to be on a freaking school day!
Yugi: It looks like I won't even get to be in the next chapter, but rest asuured that we'll be back by the thirteenth one.
Seto Kaiba: Heh, keep dreaming. Those are my chapters, Yugi.
Yami: You wish…
Takuya: I can't believe the last four legendary warriors have been reunited and on our side! Who else will happen next?!
Joey: Next chapter is entitled…
The Warriors of Wood and Metal Return! The Unification of the Spirit Warriors!
Izumi: Don't miss it, or else…
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Coral: Whew, that was chapter eleven! You ought to be happy that you even received this chapter. I'm just glad we didn't have to wait another month. I hope you enjoyed. By the way did you notice a * by Jaarin's name? That's because we visited Chris Feeley's Digipedia page and we just found this out. Now we knew Henry and Suzie had an older sister, so we decided to go ahead and use for instead of an OC character. We actually have put her to good use! Did you guys really expect we would choose Jaarin as the girl to inherit Ranamon's spirit? We figured that we had to throw a curve ball at you, guys.
17: Curveball, you say?
Coral: Yeah. Who would ever expect SSJ4T to handpick Jaarin from out of nowhere? The other * was seen by Yuuchirou. For any of you who watch or used to watch Sailor Moon, that's the Japanese name of the dude who worked at the temple with Rei Hino and her grandfather. He had a crush on Rei, too. ^^
17: As for the story itself, enjoy this while it lasts because I'm canceling this fic!
Coral: You want might to change you're mind, bub. -.- You have only seven days and seven nights until your judgment day. Make sure you don't watch the video and answer that phone call.
17: Please, don't bring up that seven days crap. SSJ4T is dead as a doorknob!
[Suddenly, the lights go out and another message is written on the wall in blood. It reads: You will die in seven days, 17.]
17: This shit is seriously fucked up! .
Coral: I warned. Our reviewers are looking forward to SSJ4T's return. Hell, I'm looking forward to it. Now to answer some reviews from our fans! ^^ I love answering emails for SSJ4T! Anyway, let's start off with Youkai Youko. We definitely have a place for Himura and Inumon in the next chapter. He wasn't mentioned in the preview, but we can assure you that he will get a part in the next chapter. ^^
17: By the way, we knew about the mix up with the spirits of Wood and Earth, Joseph D. Hale. We'll fix that problem.
Coral: No you shut you're mouth and be a good boy. Alan Wilkinson, my dearest buddy! ^^ Yeah, SSJ4T is still answering e-mails sometimes. But he'll make his official return in seven days! I hope you're excited as I am. He'll be using a new gimmick upon his return and I have a feeling it won't be pretty.
17: If he's ripping off The Undertaker's return, then I'm going to laugh my ass off.
Coral: Actually, SSJ4T did tell me that he once had a dark side gimmick and was planning to revert to that dark character. Anyway, Omegadramon, we realize the mistake. Grottomon is the spirit warrior of earth. We fixed the title name. Serenade DS, you just got your answers on the two kids. You guys didn't expect Henry's older sister to inherit Ranamon's spirit, did you? Crimson G., don't worry, 17 will get his in seven days. We'll be sure to check out your fic based on your original characters.
As for using Sailor Moon, we don't have any plans to use her yet, but Sailor Mercury will have a part in this series. We don't want to use Moon because SSJ4T fears that she'll simply use the Imperium crystal to vanish Pharaohmon away and that just kills a potential villain of a series, especially this one. Pharaohmon isn't going anywhere soon.Winged Knight, I hope you liked Sam Joseph's entrance in the fic series. We'll work a little more on his participation in the future battles. I hope we got his character right.
17: *cough*
Coral: -.- Last but not least, Magna Inferno. You're right. There are no crests in Tamers and I kind of figured those were from a fanfic. Megidramon was INDEED born through Takato's anger. ^^ You win the prize! *hands him a Guilmon action figure* You guys can ask us any questions through email or through reviews. By the way, here are the names of the chapter titles for the next three chapters after the next one. They may contain Spoilers, so I advise you to read with caution.
Chapter 13: Pharaohmon's Forces Deployed in America! Ami, find and protect
Rei's Sister!
Chapter 14: The Whereabouts of Seto Kaiba! The Revival of the
Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!
Chapter 15: Another Battle City On the Horizon?!
The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon Vs. Babimon!
Coral: Hope those didn't spoil anything, but those three chapters will be apart of a three-part mini-arc that involves the characters who are in America. That includes Seto Kaiba, Mokuba, Mai, Duke Devilin, Sailor Mercury and Rei's sister. Thanks for the support and we hope this series will turn out to be success. You guys are the real reason why we decided to let this fic continue running. Until then, peace out everyone! ^^
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