YuYuGiDigiMoon: The Wrath of Pharaohmon

by Kanius

This is a crossover series putting the YuGiOh, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, Sailor Moon and Yu Yu Hakusho into an arc series. Update 09 13 05: Finally, the The Wrath of Pharaohmon is over! Come and read the finale! Our heroes return home!

40. Unification of Spirits and Sailors!

Hi, again, everyone! It's your friendly neighborhood author speaking! We're already getting to the start of yet another action-packed chapter! We have what looks to be a good duel between Takato and Yugi. Plus, we have Takuya and Kouji competing in two matches against two of Pharaohmon's cronies. Can the two boys manage to knock off Piedmon and Marine Devimon before it's officially lights out for the Legendary Warriors? Plus, we have Kurama getting ready to confront Brimstone after such a long wait. Not to mention the Sailor Senshi suiting up to battle the evil Belial Myotismon! Lots of action heading your way and you won't be disappointed. :D

Whew, ok, that's enough of the rambling. Just want to remind you all that the sequel looks to have a nice, bright future ahead. I can't wait to release the first chapter of the second series by the end of this coming September or by early October at the latest.

Ok, that's enough out of me. What do you say we get on with the chapter? The red hot action starts now!

Enjoy the show! ;)

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Unified Spirit Evolution! The Sailor Senshi Clash Against Belial Myotismon!

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Inside the main chamber within the Hohou temple

Deep in the chamber room within the Hohou Temple, a showdown was now set in place. There was a standoff taking place between the six Sailor Senshi and the terrifying Demon Lord, Belial Myotismon. Watching from the sidelines were Cammy, Artemis, Ninjadramon, Herodramon, a hypnotized Labramon, Arbormon, Grottomon and Mercuremon. On the other side from where Belial Myotismon stood, Puppetmon and Fuugamon were taking glimpse of the battle preparing to take place.

Belial Myotismon stood his ground and eyed his attention on his six adversaries. The six Sailor warriors levitated around him garbed in their Eternal form outfits and concentrated their energies through their power brooches. Needless to say, Belial Myotismon was going to be in one hell of a fight. However, fighting super-powered humans should be considered an easy task for him, or could it? The Senshi themselves have a history of conquering demon lords back on earth.

"This is it, Herodramon. You think those girls stand a chance against Belial Myotismon?" Ninjadramon asked his fellow Dra-Warrior. "I mean, this was an unexpected event! Who would have thought we'd be dealing with HIM of all digimon! Even we're out of his league. I hate to admit it."

"You're right, but I really believe these girls can hold their own against Belial Myotismon. He is powerful but he is not undefeatable! They can win!"

Ninjadramon raised his hopes. "But what we need to do is get Labramon out of this trance."

"That collar around his neck. I pointed it out when we were on our way here," Herodramon pointed to the canine's collar. "It'd be best if we rip it off him."

"Good idea and that should break the effect of the hypnosis," Ninjadramon nodded in agreement.

With that said Ninjadramon proceeded to grab the collar that choked Labramon's neck. Then with one tug, Ninjadramon ripped it off and tossed it aside. He let out a deep sigh and looked towards Labramon to see if the effects were wearing off.

"All right, Labramon, buddy. Come back to us," Ninjadramon shook the digimon canine.

However, there was no reply coming from the digital puppy. His eyes were still twirly and he had not regained consciousness. Ninjadramon shook Labramon harder to snap him out of the trace, but all to no avail.

"What? He's not snapping out of it!" Ninjadramon exclaimed. "C'mon, Labramon! Quit jerking our chains here! We just removed the collar off you!"

"This doesn't make sense. He should be back to normal," Herodramon attempted to figure this problem out. "Then again, Labramon does have a knack of playing cruel, practical jokes."

"If that's the case... LABRAMON!" Ninjadramon screamed out through Labramon's ear. "If this is your idea of a joke, then you had better cut it out! We have more important matters at the moment!"

"He couldn't be playing a joke," Herodramon replied. "This truly is serious. Otherwise, you would have brought back to his senses with that needless outburst."

"Well, I had to see if he was still completely there," Ninjadramon sighed before turning back to the battle prepared to take place. "But you're right. We have even more important matters at the moment."

"C'mon, Ami. You girls can do it," Arbormon whispered to himself. "I know you can take this guy. You just need to work together."

"Even so, they're dealing with Belial Myotismon," Cammy the Digital Priestess spoke out. "This was the final enemy the Chosen Children had to contend with in their series. He will be not an easy task."

"Um, why don't you help them? Considering you're the Digital Priestess. You have the power to slay any demon digimon," Grottomon approached Cammy.

"Even my powers have their limits. I have to reserve all of my power for Pharaohmon. While I do have the power to defeat Belial Myotismon, half of my power will be lost and it'll be a wasted opportunity when I do confront Pharaohmon."

"Even you do have your limits, my priestess," Mercuremon replied. "It's too bad, because we could use your power."

"I really wish I can help, but I want the girls to do enter this battle on their own. They need to prove themselves they are capable of fighting their own battles," Cammy stated. "Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus, Sailor Pluto, Sailor Saturn, Please, be careful and avoid his illusions."

Meanwhile, the battle was beginning to go underway. Belial Myotismon charged across the temple and slammed his right clawed hand across to swipe the six Senshi at once. They avoided the blow and spread out across the temple with graceful agility. Sailor Jupiter leapt over the Demon Lord and waved her hands out into crossed-arm motions. She unleashes a wave of colorful flowers.

"JUPITER POISON FLOWER STORM!"

The Thunder Senshi sent out her wave of poisonous flowers across Belial Myotismon. However, the Demon Lord retaliated by releasing a red mist from under his shoulder pods. The mist quickly disintegrated the flowers in their place.

"MELTING BLOOD!"

"Aw, damn..." Sailor Jupiter cursed as she landed down several yards from where the Demon Lord stood.

"HEADS UP, FANGFACE!" Sailor Venus called out from above as she placed her hands out in front of her tiara emerald, ala Krillin's Taiyoken fashion. "VENUS RADIATION RAY!"

The blinding flash spread out of Venus' emerald embedded on her tiara. The light spread out across and blinded Belial Myotismon in quick fashion. The Demon Lord howled out in pain from the blinding flash and staggered backwards. This gave the other Senshi a chance to attack with their full arsenal.

"Now, guys! I have him blinded!" Sailor Venus called out to her fellow Senshi. "How about that for a snap shot, fang face?"

Next, Sailor Mercury was the next to attack the Demon Lord with her deadly ice attacks. She pushed her hands forward and created a barrier made completely out of an ice element. She swiftly sets her hand on the ice barrier and shatters it with a snap of her fingers. It quickly shattered and broke into an array of massive, sharp icicles.

"MERCURY ICE SPEAR BARRAGE!"

She planned to use the same attack that helped bring the downfall of Ryuukoutsuseimon. However, she was dealing with a Demon Lord of the highest caliber. The icicles only managed to pierce into his body armor but it did not completely freeze him in place. The still blinded Demon Lord resisted against Mercury's freezing. Sailor Mercury watched on in anticipation and hoped for the Demon Lord to be brought down. Much to her dismay, Belial Myotismon was not going down.

"He's resisting my ice attack! Sailor Pluto! Sailor Saturn! You two will have to do something to weaken him!" Sailor Mercury called out to the Outer Senshi pair.

"Leave this to us!" Sailor Saturn nodded as she leapt down with the Senshi of Time.

The Outer Senshi pair prepared to implement their attacks with Belial Myotismon still staggering from the attacks. Sailor Saturn waved her Glaive and slashed across in front of her to create a Pentagram-symbol. Saturn then put clapped her hands together and put them in front of the symbol. The Senshi of Destruction screamed out her new attack and unleashed it at the blinded Demon Lord.

"SATURN SHINGAMI CHAOS!"

The attack struck Belial Myotismon head on and pushed him back across. It also did some damage to his body considering how powerful Saturn's attacks normally are. Next, Sailor Pluto raised her staff overhead, spun it around and pointed it across. She slammed her staff down to release a boulder-sized sphere with numbers coating the surface of it. She sent it across and screamed out the name of her new attack.

"PLUTO CHRONO TIME PARADOX!"

This next attack was just as strong as Saturn's and it struck the Demon Lord head-on. The force sent him skidding across and nearly forcing him to lose his balance. Belial Myotismon staggered in attempt to hold his balance. There were now some scratches inflicted on his body and his face twisted into a frustrated frown.

Finally, Sailor Mars gracefully landed from a platform and found herself on the opposite side from where Belial Myotismon stood. Only few are even brave enough to be standing off against a Demon Lord of this caliber. Much like Davis before her, Sailor Mars showed no fear of Belial Myotismon and wouldn't allow him to interfere in her quest of conquering Pharaohmon.

"I know Sailor Moon wouldn't let a guy like you stand in our way! But she isn't here and I'm here to lead the Senshi against you, Belial Myotismon! You're standing in our way of facing Pharaohmon!" Sailor Mars exclaimed out towards the Demon Lord. "You will not stand in the way of our destiny!"

As soon as she made her declaration, Sailor Mars brought her hand out in front of her and summoned forth her flaming sword. Belial Myotismon regained his sight once the flash was wearing out and sensed the great holy power emitting from Sailor Mars' flames. The Demon Lord growled angrily. He looked directly into Mars' eyes and was immediately reminded of Davis. Those eyes were the same fearless eyes with sheer determination of achieving ultimate victory.

"Those eyes... You remind me of that Digi-Destined brat!" Belial Myotismon bellowed out and whispered the name of that specific child. " Davis..."

"Belial Myotismon! Prepare yourself to be chastised!" Sailor Mars screamed out as she charged across, leapt overhead and unleashed a powerful wave of flames through her sword. "MARS FLAME SABER!"

The mighty Demon Lord found himself engulfed by the stinging holy flames from the priestess Senshi. He howled out in pain from the flames and crossed his arms out in front of him. Sailor Mars flipped down back and stood her ground with her sword in hand. Belial Myotismon thrashed through the ensuing flames and screamed out with indescribable furious anger. Even Puppetmon and Fuugamon were surprised with these turn of events.

"NO! BOSS!" Puppetmon cried out as he witnessed Belial Myotismon being overtaken by the warriors' multiple attacks. "Don't let these girl scouts make a fool out of you!"

"Um, are they even hurting the boss? Boss always manages to pull through after every fight he's been in," Fuugamon scratched his head.

"For once, dimwit, we're in agreement," Puppetmon sighed. "The boss is only leading them to believe that they're winning."

"Ah! Man, this is awesome! They've got him!" Arbormon laughed happily. "They'll no doubt finish him off!"

"Yeah! This is it! I can't believe how easy this was!" Grottomon agreed with the Wood Warrior. "Here we all were all worried over nothing! These girls are really something!"

"I'm not so sure," Mercuremon disagreed. "Shouldn't Belial Myotismon be weakened by now? I'm still sensing a strong dark force surging through that form of his."

"Oh, they just need to keep attacking him. That's all. There's nothing to worry about!" Artemis called out to the Warrior of Metal.

"No, I have to agree with Mercuremon here, guys," Herodramon replied. "Belial Myotismon hasn't even weakened. Damn, I knew we should have intervened Ninjadramon."

"No, I have faith in the girls. They can do it," Ninjadramon stated. "They've surprised us with very enemy we've encountered along the way. Even one of those girls managed to defeat Ryuukoutsuseimon, a mega-level digimon!"

"Yes, but you're forgetting that this is a Demon Lord! Belial Myotismon is in a league of his own. He's no Pharaohmon, but he's tough enough to take us all down!" Herodramon reminded his Dra-Warrior comrade. "It was Belial Myotismon who killed Imperialdramon-sama's old master!"

"Yes, but times have changed. More warriors have arisen to take his place and now earth has its own league of heroes!"

"That's true, but the girls will need to give it their all if they hope to defeat Belial Myotismon," Cammy spoke out for the Dra-Warriors. "But, I have faith in them. I will NOT lose hope for my sister and her friends. C'mon, girls. You can do it!"

"She is definitely the Digital Priestess. Just by looking at her and believing her, we can certainly rely on her word," Herodramon thought. "But, how are those girls going to defeat a being who is twice their strength and cunning? If only Ninjadramon and I can digivolve further to help them. Now, we're just sitting ducks. We don't even stand a chance against a Demon Lord."

Back at the battle at hand, the six Sailor Senshi stood united together. They remained in battle stances and waited for Belial Myotismon to emerge. Suddenly, their faces crossed with grimaced looks and gaping mouths. The Demon Lord emerged out of the smoke cloud with no scratches on his body. His villainous laughter echoed with a mix of malice and amusement. Sailor Mars couldn't believe it. Her own holy flames did not at the slightest singe Belial Myotismon's armor.

"No way!" Sailor Venus exclaimed. "He has to have more scratches than that!"

"I can't... believe our combined attacks did not harm him!" Sailor Pluto gasped.

"It can't be," Sailor Saturn nodded her head.

"Not even Mercury's Icicles did any damage to him!" exclaimed Sailor Jupiter.

"What can we do to harm this guy, Mercury? Have you tried figuring out his weak point through your computer scanner?" Sailor Mars asked the Aqua Senshi.

"I'm still trying to figure him out, Mars, but he never gives me chance when he attacks!" Sailor Mercury replied back as she checked Belial Myotismon's digital form through her visor. "His body is made completely out of data and it's going to take me a while to figure out his weak point."

"Damn, time isn't exactly what we need now!" Sailor Jupiter cursed. "What now, guys?"

"Ha! I know what you six can do," Belial Myotismon smiled darkly as he raised his arms. "You six girls are about to realize your worst dreams come to life!"

"Oh crap! This is it, guys! He's going to use that Mental Illusion on us! He's going to make us see our greatest desires!" Sailor Venus reminded everyone. "He did this with the Digi-Destined!"

That comment from Sailor Venus immediately attracted Belial Myotismon's attention. He turned around and looked at each Senshi with watchful eyes.

"So, you somehow know about the Digi-Destined?" Belial Myotismon growled while studying their gazes and sensed some doubt from them. "Not like it really matters. For one day I will get my revenge on those no good brats, but you six will be my new victims for the time being! Through you six, I'll send a message to those Digi-Destined brats that I will never die!"

"That's for sure! Why don't you just stay dead?" Sailor Saturn retorted.

"Aw, a feisty one," Belial Myotismon cackled out. "I'm going to have fun toying with your minds and exploiting your greatest fears!"

"So, you're not going to show us our greatest desires in illusion forms?" Sailor Venus asked as she pointed directly at the Demon Lord.

"No, I have an even more delicious idea in store for you six wretched females!" Belial Myotismon declared. "NOW, PREPARE TO WITNESS YOUR GREATEST NIGHTMARES COME TO LIFE! NIGHTMARE ILLUSION!"

Rather than using Mind Illusion, Belial Myotismon decided to turn things up a notch and exploit the girls' greatest fears. Cammy saw through to this and immediately called out to them. She certainly wasn't expecting the Demon Lord to aim for Nightmare Illusions.

"SENSHI! MOVE AWAY!" Cammy screamed out.

"Oh no! Not this!" Ninjadramon exclaimed. "Don't look into his eyes!"

However, just as Cammy and Ninjadramon charged out across, Belial Myotismon's blinding flash of light caught all six of the Senshi. The girls screamed out in horror as they each were engulfed by the powerful aura.

"AMI!" Arbormon screamed out as he charged out to save her.

Despite everyone attempting to save the girls, they were too late. The girls were trapped inside the aura of light as if they were in another dimension. Belial Myotismon laughed triumphantly and implemented nightmare illusions in each of the Senshi's mind.

"NO! SISTER! GIRLS!" Cammy cried out. "This can't be...! Belial Myotismon! Set them free!"

"Why so, Priestess? I wish to have fun toying with their worst nightmares and bringing them to life! Is that so wrong?" Belial Myotismon tilted his head to one side and snickered at the Digital Priestess.

"Set them free or deal with us!" Herodramon yelled out at the Demon Lord.

"Ah, two Dra-Warriors! With these female wretches out of the way, perhaps you two can provide me the entertainment! It'll be pleasure for me to send you to your graves with AlForce Veedramon!"

"How dare you speak foul words of the previous leader! He sacrificed himself to ensure the Dra-Warrior's survival! Belial Myotismon! I promise that your nightmare illusions are going to fail and those girls will be set free!" Ninjadramon shouted out.

"Ha! You two are real comedians!" Belial Myotismon cackled out in deep laughter. "How do you think I ended up taking AlForce Veedramon's life?"

"No... You didn't!" Herodramon had finally come into the realization.

"I exploited his greatest fears and destroyed him when he was mentally vulnerable!" Belial Myotismon nodded his head and licked his lips. "It was a pleasure finishing off that fool and sending him to his grave! Imperialdramon could have stopped me but he fled like the coward he was! He was wise to never confront me again!"

"No! You're lying!" Herodramon exclaimed at the Demon Lord. "Imperialdramon-sama would never run!"

"He's still alive and waiting for the day to get his claws on you!" Ninjadramon shouted.

"Ha! So, where is he? I don't see the coward here with you!" Belial Myotismon looked around the temple. "I knew it! He still fears me! It's no surprise. He was a coward then and he remains one to this very day! But, that's okay. As I said, you two can provide me all the entertainment I need!"

"Feh! You'll regret those words, Belial Myotismon! We promise you that your illusions will not harm those girls! They will not suffer the same fate as AlForce Veedramon!" Herodramon drew out his sword and shield. "Digital Priestess! See to it that the girls are set free and hurry! I don't know if we can last long against a Demon Lord!"

"But we'll keep him at bay while you do your stuff, my Priestess," Ninjadramon sheathed his weapon.

"Arigato, Dra-Warriors. I shall bring the Senshi back!" Cammy nodded in reply before waving her staff over the cloaked dimension with the Sailor Senshi trapped inside. "Hang in there, girls. I will set you free! With my powers, I shall free your minds and vanquish the nightmares plaguing your minds. All you need to do is cooperate and allow me to help! We're all in this battle together! Well, here goes... Rin! Pyou! Tou! Shai! Kai! Jin! Retsu! Sai! Sen! Akuryou taisan!"

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Belial Myotismon's Nightmare World

The six Sailor Senshi were all encased inside Belial Myotismon's alternate dream dimension. However, in this case, it was going to be a nightmare realm. The Demon Lord had promised to exploit their greatest fears and that is exactly what he was going to do. Each Senshi awakened but not long before they each slumped down to their knees and held their heads in pain. Their minds became clouded with darkness and their eyes became lifeless. They now entered their own nightmare realm.

Starting with the Senshi of Destruction, Sailor Saturn... Darkness shrouded her mind and unveiled painful memories from her previous life before her rebirth.

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Hotaru Tomoe found herself in a graveyard valley. The bell tolls and howls of supernatural creatures echoed from the background. She spun around and looked around her surroundings. She found no traces of her fellow Senshi. Not even Belial Myotismon was around to taunt her. There was nothing but complete darkness and sea of tombstones amongst an abandoned cemetery. Her eyes widened in horror as she caught glimpse one familiar figure she had never hoped to see again.

Standing across her from and sitting on a tombstone was a pale, delicately figured woman with long raven hair and a dark blue outfit. Her arms were revealed to be long and thin. A pair of blue necklaces choked around her neck. The most familiar feature of this woman was the star on her forehead. Hotaru Tomoe knew who this woman was and backed away in terror. This was the dark mistress who had possessed her before becoming reborn.

Hotaru whispered to herself and revealed the name of this frightening woman, "Mistress 9... It can't be..."

"It's been a long time, Hotaru Tomoe," Mistress 9 giggled a devilish chuckle. "I knew you'd return to me. Now we can become one again."

"No! I refuse to reunite with you! You're dead! I defeated you years ago! You hurt my father and Chibi-Usa!"

"Thanks to Belial Myotismon, I have become reborn and I shall once again take over your body! Prepare yourself for our reunification!" Mistress 9 screamed out as she launched herself across.

Before Mistress 9 could snare Hotaru, the girl swiftly moved aside and pulled out her transformation rod. Much to her surprise, she couldn't find it in her pocket and found herself vulnerable against Mistress 9's wrath.

"No! I can't be! Where's my henshin stick!" Hotaru exclaimed.

"Gone, my dearest Hotaru-chan," Mistress 9 giggled. "You will never become Sailor Saturn again because you and I will become one as Mistress 9!"

"Never!" Hotaru stood up with defiance in her voice.

"My, my, you're feistier than I remember you. Very well then. Perhaps this will change your mind," Mistress 9 snapped her fingers.

Suddenly, a spotlight appeared behind the dark mistress and Hotaru looked across to find a terrifying image. Her eyes widened in horror as she fell to her knees. Mistress 9 moved aside to reveal the bloody corpses of Professor Souichi Tomoe and Chibi-Usa. Both of their bodies have gaping holes through their chests and lifeless glares in their eyes. Hotaru broke down into tears and screamed out at the top of her lungs.

"FATHER! CHIBI-USA-CHAN!"

Mistress 9 continued laughing while watching the girl kneeling before her and crying in defeat. It was now only a matter of time before Mistress 9 repossesses the girl's body and becomes reborn. A pair of crimson eyes appeared in the background with deep laughter echoing out. It belonged to none other than Belial Myotismon.

"Yes, that's it! Show your fears, dear child! By showing your fears, I grow stronger!" Belial Myotismon's voice echoed out. "By feeding off your fears, you will became trapped in the realm of nightmares and inevitably die! MUHAHAHA!"

"No! I will not be defeated like this...! Belial Myotismon... You stooped low to revive Mistress 9! Even to this day, she still haunts me!" Hotaru held her head and quivered.

"Give into the darkness, Hotaru-chan. You know it's our destiny to become reunited!" Mistress 9 yelled out. "You'll never hope to defeat Belial Myotismon or Pharaohmon. So just give up and become one with me. It's your only choice in life..."

"Sailor Senshi... Digital Priestess... Anyone... Please help me..." Hotaru muttered as she buried her face.

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Finding herself back in Crystal Tokyo, Sailor Pluto was horrified by the images. The once beautiful white metropolis was buried under a dark cloud. It was similar to the attacks unleashed by the Black Moon Family. Pluto easily remembered those horrifying events as if they were yesterday.

However, what terrified her more was the reappearance of a tall female with a long pink odango hairstyle and a dimming black crescent moon on her forehead. Sailor Pluto jumped back and held her staff in place. One name came right out of Pluto's mouth to identify the presence of this woman.

"Small Lady...? No! You're Black Lady!" Sailor Pluto growled angrily. "Sailor Moon purified you!"

"Ho! Ho! Alas, that stupid wench failed to save me and now I have laid waste to Crystal Tokyo!" Black Lady laughed out as a black sphere with a cat's face appeared by her side.

"Luna-P...?"

"That's right, Guardian of Time. I'm glad you remember us, because we'll be the last faces you'll ever gaze upon before you are sent to the afterlife!" Black Lady declared. "Luna-P! Change!"

Upon her command, Luna-P levitated straight up into mid-air and transformed into a black crystal sword. Black Lady held up one hand and grasped the handle of the sword. She stepped out into a battle stance and took charge at Sailor Pluto. The Guardian of Time moved out to the side but felt a sharp knick slice against her right leg. She landed on her posterior and let out a pained grunt. Black Lady stood over the fallen Senshi and raised her black crystal sword.

"Now to finally to away with you... PUU!" Black Lady laughed heartily with malice in her voice. "SAYANORA!"

"NO!" Sailor Pluto screamed out.

Once again, red crimson eyes dimmed through the background and laughed out. It was Belial Myotismon.

"Yes! Finish her off, Black Lady! By ridding us of one Senshi, we can get rid of the rest of the vermin! We shall make Pharaohmon proud with our efforts! Sailor Pluto, in the end, even you couldn't have predicted this nightmare to ever occur! But I can predict your end to come! Rest in eternal peace, Guardian of Time! MUHAHAHA!"

"No... I can't end like this..." Sailor Pluto whispered to herself as she watched the blade came down at her.

Then, everything turned black and there was silence.

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Kino Makoto found herself back in high school and in her old schoolgirl uniform. She looked across the hall and found a dark shadow of a young boy her age. Her eyes glistened as she walked across towards the handsome dark-haired young man. Her dream had at long last been realized. After all these years, she had become reunited with her boyfriend.

"AH! MY OLD SEMPAI!" Makoto called out to the young man.

Then, to her greatest shock, the young man's smile twisted into a frown. This caused the brawny girl to stop in her place and show concern.

"What's wrong? Aren't you happy to see me again? It's me 'Mako-chan'! Your 'Mako-chan'!" the Senshi of Jupiter quickly reminded the young man.

"Ugh, not you again," the young man replied with the slightest of irritation.

"What do you mean, not me again?"

"I thought I told you we were through! Besides, I don't like brawny girls who fight like men!" the boy turned his back on her with venom in his voice. "Your constant fights are always getting you in trouble. One day you're going to get yourself killed. I'd rather have a submissive girl who should act like a woman and ask me to protect her. It shouldn't be you protecting me!"

"But..."

"Ikari-kun!" a girl's voice called out from behind the boy.

Makoto looked ahead to find a blonde-haired girl with green eyes and wearing the same high school uniform. She wore her hair into pigtails and had her face covered in make-up. Makoto felt hurt and watched as her former boyfriend escorted this girl to her class. The Senshi of Thunder found herself kneeling on the ground and burying her face.

"No! My sempai hates me...? Am I that scary for guys...? No, that means I'll never find my true love..." Makoto cried with her face buried in her hands.

Once again, the voice of Belial Myotismon echoed throughout the nightmare scene. His eyes dimmed over the defeated Kino Makoto and cackled in taunting laughter.

"MUHAHAHA! That's right, Senshi of Jupiter! You'll never find true love! Live the rest of your life in misery and develop hatred for your old sempai! Kill him and bathe in his blood! You wish to rip his heart out of his chest and kill the little harlot who stole him away from you!"

Makoto growled and screamed out in furious anger, "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU NO GOOD BASTARD! RUN OFF WITH THAT SLUT FOR ALL CARE!"

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Minako Aino appeared in a city and dressed in her old Sailor V outfit. She looked across to find an army of Scrabmon and numerous demons from the past. She looked around in hopes of finding her fellow Senshi but she found herself all alone.

"You guys? Where are you? I'm going to need your help!" Sailor V called out desperately for her friends.

"Look! It's Sailor V! Let's make her pay for humiliating us!" a cross-eyed Gremlin demon pointed out at her. "Now, Sailor V! It's time we get our revenge on you!"

"Hold it! Over our dead bodies you will!" a group of familiar voices called out.

This caused Sailor V to quickly spin around and find all of her fellow Senshi there to back her up. A smile crossed her face and she ran up to them. However, in matter of moments, light beams came shooting down from the heavens. Sailor V stopped in place and gasped in horror. One by one each of the Senshi were being transformed into monsters. Sailor Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto, Chibi-Moon, Chibi-Chibi and Tuxedo Kamen were all transformed into enemies during her stint as Sailor V before her very own eyes. Sailor V stopped in placed and backed away.

"What's wrong, Venus? You remember me do you? Princess LinLin of the Dark Agency!"

"NO, you can't be..."

"Didn't you need our help? I'm rather disappointed you want to turn us down this quickly," the monster formerly Sailor Moon chuckled in Moon Princess' voice. "In the name of the Dark Agency, you shall be punished! KILL SAILOR V!"

With that said, the demons and Scrabmon from both sides charged ahead with eyes filled with bloodlust. Sailor V screamed out in horror as her fate was ultimately set to be sealed forever.

Belial Myotismon's eyes dimmed through the clouds of darkness and he was seemingly enjoying Venus' anguish.

"Yes, Sailor Venus! You're the perfect example of when one shows their greatest fears! The delicious fears! I can taste it!" Belial Myotismon laughed out. "The Dark Agency sure have a deep hatred for you! It's no wonder they want your head on a silver platter!"

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Sailor Mercury found herself alone in a room. Her eyes were filled with worry and doubt. She checked behind through the door and found her fellow Senshi gathered together to discuss an important matter.

"You guys! Over here!" Sailor Mercury waved out to her friends.

"Ugh, it's you again," Sailor Mars rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, who let the bookworm in here? We don't need the likes of her to keep getting involved in our business," Sailor Venus put a hand over her face. "Listen, honey, you need to fix that hair and get your nose out of the books! Besides, you still haven't found yourself a boyfriend! I've tried over and over again to help, but it looks like the Goddess of Love can't even convince a bookworm to find her true love."

"Just give it up, Venus. She's hopeless," Sailor Jupiter shrugged her shoulders.

"You guys... No, you're just joking right?" Sailor Mercury laughed nervously. "Right? Sailor Moon, you believe me, do you?"

As Sailor Mercury approached her leader, the blonde-haired odango girl jumped up and put a hand out in front of her.

"Sorry, but this is a no nerd crossing zone," Sailor Moon replied.

This immediately caused Sailor Mercury to stop in place and fall to her knees. Her fellow Senshi looked down at her and gave her taunting gestures, including Sailor Venus mimicking Mercury.

"Oh, look at me! My name is Ami Mizuno and I'm too good to have any friends!" Sailor Venus gave her worst imitation of the genius girl.

These taunting gestures were hurtful yet very alien of the Senshi. Sailor Mercury covered her ears and balled herself up into the fetal position in a corner. The girls all stood over her and continued to taunt her.

Looking from the background was the dimming crimson eyes of Belial Myotismon. He laughed at the cowering gesture of Sailor Mercury and enjoyed every moment of her torture.

"Poor little Ami hates losing her friends and being alone. It's such a shame that you don't have any friends besides the Senshi. Then again, I guess can expect that from you. You are just like Ken Ichijouji! You can't overcome your inner demons without the help of your friends! Even your genius mind can't save you from these problems! By probing your mind, I have what I need to know about your greatest fears! But don't worry, for soon you will be gone from this world and sealed for good! Death awaits you and you can join your friends in eternal darkness! MUHAHAHA!"

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Finally, Rei Hino found herself back in Juuban District in Tokyo. The city itself has been destroyed as if an atomic blast had erupted a few days ago. The skies were completely red-orange with black clouds shrouding. It looked like Hell itself had manifested into a physical realm on the planet. Flames were seen across the city. The raven-haired girl walked across the post-apocalyptic landscape and gasped out when she caught glimpse of a pile of bodies from the distance.

"OH NO!" Rei gasped out.

As soon as she arrived at the site, her eyes widened in utter horror and sadness. Her eyes filled with tears and the heart of the fiery Senshi stopped cold for a few seconds.

"You guys... No, this can't be... THIS CAN'T BE!" Rei screamed out in anguish. "SAILOR MOON! SENSHI! NO!"

Kneeling down to the ground, the Senshi of Mars laid her eyes on the bodies of the all of the Sailor Senshi, including Sailor Moon. Their bodies were lifeless and cold with gaping holes through their torsos. She even caught glimpse of Tuxedo Kamen, Chibi-Usa and countless other bodies stacked together. To make matters worse, she was horrified when she found the bodies of her grandfather and Yuuchirou crucified onto cross stakes, similar to Christ himself.

"GRANDFATHER! YUUCHIROU!"

Rei found her shrine home a pile of debris with flames running around it. Who could have done such a horrible acts of genocide? It was as if a war or a supernatural event had occurred. She felt like the only soul alive amongst the collapsed metropolis. However, there was one body she had caught glimpse of and this caused her to immediately breakdown.

"CAMMY!" Rei ran across over to the corpse of Cammy Hino. "NO! NOT YOU!"

Holding the body of her sister, Rei buried her face against her sister's corpse and trembled violently. There was no doubt all of this was done by Pharaohmon. Rei set her sister's body down and quickly sat up to call out the name of the perpetrator.

"PHARAOHMON! YOU GUTLESS BASTARD!" Rei Hino screamed out with her voice echoing across the silence.

She immediately drew out her henshin stick and transformed herself into Super Sailor Mars. She leapt across the piles of debris and called out the monster's name.

"PHARAOHMON! COME OUT YOU BASTARD! I'M FED UP WITH YOU! FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE, I'LL MAKE SURE TO KILL YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS!"

Then, as she ranted on, an unfamiliar giggle echoed out from the background. Sailor Mars was quick to pick up on this voice and found it similar to her own, only it was a little deeper and filled with malice. She turned to find a lone shadowy figure standing on a destroyed billboard. The figure stood with dark, angel-like wings spread across her back and her eyes dimming a crimson glow.

"WHO ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME?" Sailor Mars demanded.

"You're absolutely pathetic, Senshi of Mars. And they call you the Goddess of War?" the female chuckled. "I would expect you to get used to seeing images of devastated civilizations. After all, with your anger, you can help bring about the destruction of cities, continents, planets and even galaxies."

"So, you're the one who destroyed my home, killed these people and took the lives of my loved ones? YOU KILLED USAGI AND CAMMY! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Sailor Mars screamed out as flames erupted and danced around her form.

Sailor Mars' eyes were filled with not just tears but there was also a burning hatred glowing from her eyes. Her purple eyes turned crimson and then faded back to their normal purple. The mysterious female took notice of this and grinned maliciously.

"Did you really think Pharaohmon did all of this? No, it was all me. Pharaohmon was merely a weakling who stood in my way and I disposed of him myself," the dark female snickered before her smile twisted into a frown. "You should be thanking me, Sailor Mars. I destroyed your greatest enemy and avenged your incompetent failure. So, is this how you're going to repay me? That's so like you, Rei Hino. You always seem to let your anger get the best of you and cloud your judgment. You're not cut out to the leader of the Sailor Senshi! Because of your anger, this once beautiful city was turned into Hell itself in one apocalyptic blast."

"What are you talking about? You're not making any sense! How could this be my fault?"

"You will eventually come to realize that when this whole Pharaohmon fiasco is over with. For now, you can do one favor for me... Die," the female raised her hands above her head and gathered a massive surge of dark energy.

Sailor Mars gasped out in horror and watched how quickly the figure was gathering energy for the sphere. It grew larger than a two-story house and was tossed out directly at the Senshi of Mars. Sailor Mars screamed out in horror as her fate would now be inevitably sealed away by the incoming apocalyptic blast.

Then, everything around Rei Hino turned completely black with Belial Myotismon watching on with glee.

"So, in the end, you will be your own undoing, Sailor Mars. Interesting, I never thought I'd exploit such dark thoughts in a holy priestess. You have a seed of darkness in your heart that's waiting to sprout one day, Mars. When that time will come, there's no telling. But, you will never realize it since you'll be trapped in my dark abyss and never awaken! Your fate has been sealed, Sailor Mars! MUHAHAHAHAHA!"

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Cammy found herself in the alternate dimension where all of the Sailor Senshi were laying in near comatose states. She held out her holy staff and chanted the same prayer she had chanted earlier.

"Sailor Senshi, please, awaken! You are having nightmares of your greatest fears!" Cammy called out.

There was no reply from the comatose Senshi. Cammy decided to take option B: using telepathy to awaken the Senshi.

"Hey! Guys! Wake up! This is the Digital Priestess speaking and I'm very disappointed in you all! How could you let this guy do this to you? Belial Myotismon decided to play dirty by exploiting your fears rather than your desires like he did with the Digi-Destined! It's obvious this is the same Belial Myotismon! He even mentioned the names of those kids! Now, wake up! Because we're going to fare much better than the kids! Together, you guys can bring about the defeat of Belial Myotismon. With my help, you will wake up from those nightmares and return back to... REALITY!"

With that said all six of the Sailor Senshi woke up and their eyes fluttered open. Cammy took notice of this and smiled in satisfaction. She had actually done it and she was quite surprised herself.

"Wow, I never thought I could do that," Cammy said before patting herself on the head. "Go me!"

"Ugh, what just happened? One minute I was going to be turned into pulp," Sailor Venus woke up as she looked across the other Senshi. "EEK! DON'T KILL ME! You're monsters in disguise!"

"What are you talking about?" Sailor Jupiter quirked an eyebrow in concern.

"Oh, sorry!" the Senshi of Love laughed as she rubbed the back of her head. "Don't worry about it! It was just a dream... You wouldn't understand."

"Actually, we all just awoke from our nightmares involving our greatest fears," Sailor Pluto explained to the group.

"That no good punk just had to go probe our minds and exploit our fears?" growled Sailor Jupiter. "Oh, he's dead!"

"Everyone! Herodramon, Ninjadramon and the others are engaged in battle against Belial Myotismon!" Sailor Saturn pointed outside the dimension.

"Yes, and they will not last much longer," Cammy sighed. "Ninjadramon and Herodramon will be digivolving soon, but I'm afraid it will not be enough."

"Cammy, we have to get back there and kick some serious butt! I'm about to give that Belial jerk a piece of my mind for screwing with our heads!" Sailor Venus smashed her left fist against her right palm.

"Mars, you're being awfully quiet," Sailor Mercury noticed the raven-haired Senshi slightly spaced out.

"Hum...? Oh, sorry... You guys are right!" Sailor Mars jumped back to her feet and glared directly at the battle. "Belial Myotismon is in for a big surprise when we get back there and fight!"

"You said it!" Sailor Venus nodded in agreement.

Everyone nodded in agreement with Sailor Mars, with the exception of Sailor Pluto and Cammy. They noticed a slight sense of doubt from her and a bit of an odd behavior. Pluto even saw an indifferent look judging by the look on Sailor Mars' face. Her eyes told a completely different story. This was a matter Pluto had to investigate after the whole Pharaohmon fiasco is finished.

"Everyone, gather around me. I'm about release your spirit warriors to help aid you in combat," Cammy spoke out.

"Spirit warriors?" Sailor Mercury asked. "What..."

"Your other Sailor personalities will be released and aid you in combat against Belial Myotismon. With your combined forces, you stand a better chance of conquering the Demon Lord. Now, please, everyone. Gather around me! There isn't any time to lose!" Cammy ordered the Senshi.

The six Sailors all nodded in agreement and gathered together in a circle around Cammy. She raised her sword overhead. The symbols of each respective planet dimmed from out of the Senshi's foreheads.

"Let's just hope this method works. If it doesn't, then we're never going to escape from this temple. Plus, I can't risk using the full power of the sword against Belial Myotismon when it should be really used on Pharaohmon. Senshi, you must give this your all. Heaven knows what will happen if we can't stop Belial Myotismon now. Here goes..."

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Inside the main chamber of Hohou Temple

Back in the temple's main chamber, a major battle had ensued since the Sailor Senshi were transported in Belial Myotismon's nightmare dimension. The Dra-Warrior duo and the three Legendary Warriors were left with the task of taking Belial Myotismon. Unfortunately, the situation had grown worse with Puppetmon and Fuugamon getting involved in the fray.

Herodramon and Ninjadramon tried everything in their power to fend off Belial Myotismon's deadly assault. Their combined teamwork was simply not cutting it against the Demon Lord. Belial Myotismon simply shrugged off their attacks.

"How pathetic. And they call you Dra-Warriors?" Belial Myotismon laughed off his aggressors' attacks. "I'm a Demon Lord of the highest caliber! You can't hope to penetrate through my offenses and defenses! Your fates are sealed!"

"Damn... He's right. Even our combined attack he used to defeat General Scorpionus is going jack squat to this guy," Ninjadramon grunted as he tried holding his balance.

"Ninjadramon! Are you going to be all right?" Herodramon asked his partner.

"I'm... I'm just running low on energy..."

"You mean you didn't receive a power-up from the Digital Priestess earlier?"

"No... But I assume you did..."

"Yes I did... If only your strength was raised..." Herodramon held his weapons intact. "C'mon, girls. You have to hurry! If the Priestess can't pull them out of those nightmares, then they will be sealed away into a dark abyss and die altogether. That is what happened to AlForce Veedramon. We can't afford to lose any more valiant souls to this bastard!"

"Ha! Don't kid yourselves, Dra-Warriors. They are never coming back!" Belial Myotismon smirked a toothy grin. "Already they should be sent to the Black Abyss of eternal nightmares! I told you I'd conquer those human fools!"

"No, I refuse to believe that!" Ninjadramon retorted.

"Already you are in denial, but I will soon make you understand when I have sent you to the after life! As a matter of fact, your fellow Legendary Warriors aren't faring much better!"

Spinning around behind them, the Dra-Warriors found Puppetmon catching Arbormon using his strings. Fuugamon and two summoned Knightmon were wearing down the other two warriors.

"Why can't they just slide evolve?" Herodramon wondered.

"Because my men will not allow that to happen!" Belial Myotismon answered the Dra-Warrior. "Without your precious Priestess, your fellow men are losing ground!"

"He's right! When we had Cammy around, our strength was actually stronger!" Herodramon exclaimed.

"C'mon, girls, you need to get back here pronto!" Ninjadramon grimaced. "If only there was another chance to increase our strengths!"

As soon as Ninjadramon had this in mind, his wish was his command. An energy beam came shooting out of the nightmare cloud on the other side of the main chamber. In a matter of moments, the Dra-Warrior pair found themselves engulfed by the purified light.

"What's happening here?" Ninjadramon wondered.

"This was the light I was talking about earlier!" Herodramon exclaimed. "Yes, the Priestess managed to come through and save the girls! Now, she's feeding us more energy!"

"You know something? Now I feel the urge to become stronger! Imagine if we could digivolve and give Belial Myotismon the whooping he deserves!" Ninjadramon happily grinned.

"You know that is exactly what I had in mind," Herodramon nodded in reply. "Let's give it a try, partner!"

"Ha! You two can't hope to digivolve with that amount of energy! It doesn't matter how many times that little brat empowers you! I, Belial Myotismon, still hold the advantage over you!" the Demon Lord bellowed out in amusement.

"Want to give us a try then...? Ready, Ninjadramon?"

"Yeah! Let's get this party started!"

Suddenly, blue coding engulfed the Dra-Warrior pair. Belial Myotismon noticed this turn of events and stepped back from the blinding flash of light. The Dra-Warriors were indeed evolving straight into their new evolution forms.

"HERODRAMON! MEGA SHINKA!"

"NINJADRAMON! MEGA SHINKA! "

"What! They're digivolving straight into mega-levels!" Belial Myotismon exclaimed but immediately sighed a relief. "It's not like it really matters! Give me your worst!"

Standing in place of the Dra-Warriors were their newly evolved mega forms. This was quite the unexpected twist, especially for Belial Myotismon. Everyone else stopped fighting to witness the turn of events. Puppetmon and Fuugamon gulped to themselves to notice the two evolved mega-level Dra-Warriors.

"KYODAIDRAMON! " the Dra-Warrior formerly Herodramon called out his new name.

"ESPRITDRAMON!" the Dra-Warrior formerly known as Ninjadramon declared.

The new form of Kyodaidramon was now entirely white with orange-yellow spikes on his head and wings. His wingspan was long and wide like a glider. The wing skin flaps were colorful with a mix of orange, yellow, purple and black. He was the size of a large humanoid dragon with large muscles, massive armor covering his body and gloves around his hands. The left glove has a massive cannon on top while the right glove has a Dramon-Destroyer claw.

(Kyodaidramon. Mega-Level. Holy Dragon Digimon. Special Attacks: Dragon Phoenix & Dragon Cannon)

In contrast, Espritdramon looked like a cross between the Sorcerer of Dark Magic and a dragon. His body was garbed in black armor, matching color gloves, long pointed shoulder pads, a belt buckle with the Pentagram insignia printed on it, a tall hat with a bent pointed end and a black flowing cape behind him. His face retained its draconian features and that also included large wings sprouted across his back. In his right hand, Espritdramon held a staff with a green orb at the top.

(Espritdramon. Mega-Level. Spellcaster Digimon. Special Attacks: Magical Blast, Diffusion Wave Motion, Double Spell & Thousand Soul)

"Incredible! They've reached new forms and their power is stronger than ever!" Artemis gasped out in awe. "What do you think Labramon?"

The white cat turned to find Labramon still completely hypnotized and drooling. An anime sweat drop dripped across his forehead as he lowered his head.

"Well, gee, you're no fun. Oh well, all I can say is that this is going to great! Those two can hold off Belial Myotismon while those girls get the heck out of that nightmare dimension. I just hope they escape soon!"

Meanwhile, Arbormon managed to tear through the wires, grabbed them and tossed Puppetmon off. The Dark Master was sent flying across the temple and landed head first against a wall. The puppet was left struck head first through the wall and moving his legs.

"That'll show you!" Arbormon flipped off the puppet digimon. "How are you guys holding up with those other guys?"

To answer Arbormon's question, Mercuremon deflected the attacks of the Knightmon and sent them tumbling back with their own attacks. Grottomon slammed Fuugamon against the wall with his massive sledgehammer.

"Guess you guys have this under control then. But, man! Take a look at those two! They're ready to kick Belial Myotismon's ass!" Arbormon witnessed the two Dra-Warriors. "Damn if only I can join in, but I'm still going to have some fun with that puppet guy."

As Arbormon moved across to pull Puppetmon out of the wall, Kyodaidramon and Espritdramon faced off with the Demon Lord digimon. Belial Myotismon studied the duo and sneered.

"Interesting, so the Priestess is not as weak as I hoped. She has managed to supply you fools with an ample amount of power!" Belial Myotismon grunted. "It matters not. You two will not hope to defeat me! You're fates will be sealed!"

"Oh, those are awfully big words, Belial Myotismon," Kyodaidramon chuckled. "It'll be a matter of time before those girls come back! In the meantime, we'll provide you with the entertainment!"

"Ready to take this punk, Kyodaidramon. I'm getting anxious as it is," Espritdramon stated as he prepared himself.

"Then, bring yourselves forward and step to the plate, Dra-Warriors! In the end, you'll realize that you're only rushing yourselves to your deaths!" Belial Myotismon stepped into a combat stance.

"THIS ONE'S FOR LORD ALFORCE VEEDRAMON!" the Dra-Warrior cried out in unison and charged out into battle to avenge Imperialdramon's master.

The battle between the brave Dra-Warrior duo and the Demon Lord was set to be underway. With the duo handling the Demon Lord, this would give the Digital Priestess and the Sailor Senshi time to return better than ever. Belial Myotismon would soon realize his folly of underestimating these 'insects'.

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Phoenix Arena/Ground Level

Back at the Phoenix Arena, the next set of matches was just announced to start. Yugi Muto would be dealing against Takato Matsuda; meanwhile in the dual battle matches, Agunimon contests in a match against Marine Devimon in hope of avenging Izumi's loss and Wolfmon would finally get his hands on Piedmon.

Several arena crew digimon walked across the hallways leading the entranceway. However, there was one noticeable digimon slithering past the crew. It was Seadramon, who had just passed by and went to check on Inumon's condition. He was worried for the canine since his match against Basilikmon. However, he immediately stopped and came across a familiar face he had no desire of ever seeing again. Piedmon stopped in front of the sea dragon digimon as a joyous grin crossed his face.

"Well, well, look what the snake dragged in," Piedmon remarked.

"I think you're referring to yourself, Piedmon," Seadramon retorted.

Piedmon and Seadramon stared holes towards one another. It has been a very long time since they faced each other. The last time they had seen each other was when they, Puppetmon and Machinedramon were in the Underworld. The four Dark Masters were being judged by Anubimon for their war crimes and sealing the four Holy Beasts, another title given for the Sovereigns.

"It has been a long time, hasn't it, Seadramon?" Piedmon smirked while keeping a gaze towards Seadramon.

"Yes, it has," Seadramon hissed. "I hoped to never see you and the others ever again."

"Is that because you don't want to remember your days as the Dark Master of the Seas?"

This painful reminder forced Seadramon to turn away from the dark clown. Piedmon chuckled deeply as he found Seadramon's weak spot.

"It's a real shame you were one of us. If it wasn't for that damned dog Anubimon putting you through the Chains of Judgment, you would be still the cruel Dark Master Metal Seadramon and you would become a great asset for Pharaohmon's cause."

"And I am very grateful for Anubimon putting me through the Chains of Judgment. If it wasn't for him, I would never have met Kotori and become what I am now."

"A whining dragon who still cries for your little bird?" Piedmon taunted Seadramon. "You really lost my respect, traitor."

With that said Piedmon left for his match as Seadramon still glared at his ex-colleague. When the sea dragon turned around, his eyes widen in surprise as he saw Mizuno- the warrior girl that faced Hiei in the exhibition match.

"How long you were there?" asked the sea serpent.

"Long enough to know who you really are," Mizuno stepped out of the corner. "I never thought you were one of the Dark Masters. What happened to make you to have a change of heart?"

This question caused Seadramon to smile. He couldn't help it but he had to smile warmly. He was already getting a reminder of Kotori just by looking at Mizuno.

"If your hair was shorter and your eyes were amber, you would look like Kotori in her teenage years," Seadramon chuckled.

"So, is that girl who was killed by Basilikmon?" Mizuno asked as he nodded to her. "Was she your partner?"

"Yes, she was. I don't know if she was brave or insane when she decided to take me as her partner, even knowing who I was," Seadramon said.

Mizuno simply smirked and stated, "She must be one of those tomboy girls who enjoy a good challenge."

"How did you know she was a tomboy?"

"What kind of girl who would take a Dark Master as her partner?" Mizuno asked while narrowing her eyes at the sea serpent. "Most of the Digi-Destined and Tamer girls always take a cute or a fluffy digimon as their partner. Girls who don't have a cute or a fluffy digimon usually are always tomboys."

Once Mizuno had explained all this, Seadramon sweat dropped. Mizuno had a good point about Digi-Destined girls. They usually end up with a cute digimon as their partners. Girls like Rika and Kotori wouldn't have cute digimon as partners because they hate cute things. Then, Seadramon had remembered something.

"By the way, what kind of digimon are you? I know you're from the ocean because I can feel and smell the scent of the sea on you."

Then, Mizuno smirked at the sea serpent and shrugged her shoulders.

"You have to figure that by yourself, ex-Dark master," Mizuno replied as she departed and left a very confused Seadramon.

Seadramon left to return to the infirmary to check on Inumon and then he would head out to the arena in hope of witnessing Kouji defeating Piedmon.

Just his luck, he stopped and saw Wolfmon walking by. Seadramon quickly slithered up to the Warrior of Light.

"Seadramon? It's good to see you, friend," Wolfmon stopped by and acknowledged the sea dragon. "Inumon is said be have gotten good treatment for his eyes. You should be there to greet him."

"Yes, I am on my way there right now. Listen Kouji, I just came here to tell you to defeat Piedmon."

"Oh I intend to do so, Seadramon, especially after what he has done to my brother and that Sailor woman. He's not going to pull a trick against me. Don't worry, Seadramon. I'll take care of Piedmon myself and Agunimon will take care of Marine Devimon."

"That's great to hear. I'm rooting for you two! Make Omegamon and all of us proud, Legendary Warriors!"

"What about me?" Agunimon's voice called out from down the hallway.

Seadramon and Wolfmon turned around to find Agunimon approaching them. The Warrior of Flame clasped Wolfmon's hand and happily laughed.

"Ready to take these two jokers out and score a dual victory?" Agunimon smiled.

"You bet your damn dollar, Agunimon!" Wolfmon nodded. "Just make sure to watch out for that guy's black slime."

"And you watch out for that punk's tricks."

"Good luck, warriors! We're counting on you victories!" Seadramon bowed to the warriors and slithered back to the infirmary.

"Well, shall we be going?" Agunimon started walking down the hallway. "The people are anxiously waiting and we'll be disqualified if we don't show ourselves out there!"

"Yeah! I just saw Piedmon and Marine Devimon out there. They're waiting for us," Wolfmon followed the Warrior of Flame. "Agunimon, realize that you have an advantage over Marine Devimon since he just had a match a couple of minutes ago."

"Right! He won't know what hit him!"

"Unfortunately, it looks like Piedmon has had rest. But I won't be satisfied until I cream his face into the dirt."

"Don't worry, Wolfmon. You'll get your chance and avenge our fellow warriors. Marine Devimon! Piedmon! We're coming for you, boys!"

"Takato and Yugi have already been sealed inside that duel dome. They'll be dueling soon. So any thoughts about that match?"

"Well, Kouji, I have no idea. I'm banking on it to be a really great duel. They're both allies and I'm sure they will give us a great duel. What we should worry about are our matches."

"Right!" Wolfmon nodded in reply.

Finally, after sharing a long conversation, the two warriors stepped out of the entranceway. The audiences were immediately on their feet and cheering the duo. Agunimon grinned and waved out to his adoring fans, while Wolfmon simply sighed.

"You hear that, Wolfmon? They love us!" Agunimon waved his right hand to the crowds to acknowledge them.

"Oh they sure do," Wolfmon muttered but then gazed his attention towards Arena B where Piedmon was waiting. "Finally, I can get my hands on you, clown. This one's for Kouichi!"

"Ready or not, here they come!" Lillymon exclaimed as she immediately played The Fugees Ready or Not theme.

"Oh hell yeah! I love this song! This is our perfect entrance theme!" Agunimon threw a thumb up to Lillymon. "She ought to be a DJ, too!"

"Look, I'm not here to play games, Takuya."

"I know and you'll get your chance, but you have to admit the audience cheering us on is accelerating!"

"True, I've never felt such a rush," Wolfmon nodded.

The audiences in the arena chanted on as the song lyrics played through the speakers.

"YEAH! SING IT, PEOPLE!" Agunimon exclaimed to the crowds. "Hear that boys? These people want us to lay the smack down on your candy asses!"

"Oh brother... Now, where have I heard that one before?" sighed Wolfmon.

Agunimon entered inside Arena A and faced off with Marine Devimon. Before acknowledging the marine demon's presence, Agunimon walked to one side of the corner and threw out a raised fist in the air. The audience cheered heavily for the Warrior of Flame and camera flashes popped all across the arena. Agunimon was seemingly enjoying the spotlight on him.

Meanwhile, Wolfmon walked inside Arena B with a serious game face. He and Piedmon had a serious stare down. The audiences were eating this up and chanting for Wolfmon.

"Wow, just like any wrestling arena, these audiences are on their feet and chanting for their two favorites! Agunimon and Wolfmon are going to send a message to Pharaohmon through Piedmon and Marine Devimon! With our four combatants in the ring, Etemon has already transported Yugi Muto and Takato Matsuda to the Veedramon Plateaus! That location itself is not too far from this arena, but it will be interesting how two friends will push each other to their limits! Floramon herself is already covering the match on the big screen monitor! Great job, girl! We have a great live coverage! With our competitors getting anxious, I think now would be the perfect time to get the action started! As official of the Shadow Tournament, I hereby declare this match to... BEGIN!"

Upon the sound of the official bell, Wolfmon was the first leap out of his corner. He took advantage of Piedmon and decked him with a right hand. The force of the blow surprised the Dark Master and caused him to stagger back. Wolfmon landed down in front of Piedmon and hammered him away with a barrage of fists. Piedmon attempted to shield himself with crossed arms but Wolfmon was proving to be quite the handy work. The Warrior of Light slammed a fist into Piedmon's gut and followed it up with a knee to the face.

"INCREDIBLE! Wolfmon has just been wailing on Piedmon and not giving that clown a chance to fight back! He's obviously not going to make the same mistake as Loweemon and Sailor Uranus had done earlier! Piedmon is trying everything he can to cover himself but Wolfmon has not been letting out! Meanwhile, Agunimon is handling Marine Devimon with ease, since Marine Devimon has just competed in a match with Jetsilphymon nearly ten minutes ago!"

Inside Arena A, Agunimon was unleashing an array of fireballs across and forced Marine Devimon to 'dance' away from the fiery shots.

"Here! You can dance for me, buddy!" Agunimon laughed out at Marine Devimon. "Tonight we're going to have Marine Devimon sushi!"

"Stop making fun of me and fight me!" Marine Devimon screamed out. "You're making me look like an idiot here!"

"Ha! That's the whole idea!"

"You're going to pay for this!"

"Will that be through cash, check or credit?" the Warrior of Flame joked.

"SHUT UP!"

As soon as Marine Devimon made this sudden outburst, he jumped away from the flames and spat out his patented black slime. Agunimon was quick to leap away from the ooze and watched it splatter against the ground. The Warrior of Flame wiped his forehead and stepped back into a battle stance. Marine Devimon shook the 'cobwebs' out of his head and snapped his neck in place.

"All right, playtime is over, Agunimon! It's time we get serious!" Marine Devimon exclaimed. "Why don't you evolve into that beast of yours?"

"So, you want me to spirit evolve into my Beast form? All right, you asked and now you..."

"SYCHE!" Marine Devimon shouted as he charged across and decided to take a cheap shot by throwing out his tentacles.

Luckily, Agunimon was quick to dodge this attack and leaped up into mid-air.

"Now, that wasn't cool! You want my beast form? Well, your wish is my command, seaweed breath!" Agunimon shouted as digicode covered his body. "EXECUTE! SLIDE EVOLUTION! VRITRAMON!"

The winged form of Vritramon landed at the center of the ring. Marine Devimon had gotten his wish and clapped. This managed to infuriate the Beast Warrior of Flame and caused him to fly across. Vritramon quickly snatched Marine Devimon by the neck and slammed him against the edge of the ring. The flame beast flew away from the edge and gathered a wave of fire from out of his wings. He launched the fire wave directly for Marine Devimon, in hopes of roasting the marine demon.

"WILDFIRE TSUNAMI!"

Fortunately for Marine Devimon, he managed to slide away and allow the fire wave to incinerate the portion of the ring into rubble. Marine Devimon stood up and turned to find Vritramon standing on another corner end.

"Marine Devimon was so close to getting turned into fillet by Vritramon's flames! One hit and it would have been permanent lights out for Marine Devimon!" Lillymon announced. "Now, back in Arena B, Piedmon has regained control of the match! Wolfmon is down on his back! Can the Warrior of Light rebound after being in control of the match earlier?"

Inside Arena B, Piedmon picked Wolfmon up by his head and tossed him across the ring. The Warrior of Light landed back first against the concrete ring and winced from the fall. The Dark Master immediately put his hands together and shot across a beam.

"CLOWN TRICK!"

Wolfmon realized that this was the same technique Piedmon used to overwhelm Loweemon and Sailor Uranus. He was not going to allow himself to be struck by this devastating attack and dodged to the side. Piedmon released another beam. This time Wolfmon was ready for it and retaliated with a beam from a cannon on his right hand.

"HOWLING LASER!"

The two beams struck towards one another in a tight struggle with Piedmon's overwhelming Wolfmon's. They simultaneously detonated on impact and blew back both combatants. Piedmon unsheathed his swords and threw them across.

"TRUMP SWORDS!"

Once the swords came directly for Wolfmon, the Warrior of Light pulled out his energy kitana. He swiped away the swords with his weapon and charged across with grace. Piedmon was ready to meet him head on, but then he snapped his fingers. Much to Wolfmon's surprise, a pair of swords came launching out behind Wolfmon. The warrior turned around to see the swords coming and dodged away to the side. Piedmon called back forth his swords and faced Wolfmon with a malevolent grin.

"Nice dodging, Wolfmon. You truly are an efficient warrior. I must commend you for dodging my swords with such grace."

"Commend me, you say? I don't need any praise from a trickster. I came here to win and knock your ass out of this tournament!" Wolfmon lifted himself from the ground. "Besides, you used tricks to defeat my brother when he was already weakened and overwhelmed Sailor Uranus. You are no fighter I respect. Now, come and fight when without resorting to such trickery."

"Come now. This is the way I fight and you have no right to criticize me," Piedmon crossed his arms. "Besides, I'm having a little fun. So lighten up and enjoy my games."

"Well, as far as I'm concerned, PLAY TIME IS OVER!" Wolfmon howled out as digicode engulfed his body. "EXECUTE! SLIDE EVOLUTION! GARMMON!"

The Dark Master witnessed the Warrior of Light evolve straight into his beast form. He was rather impressed since Garmmon reminded him of Metal Garurumon.

"Now, it's Kouji's turn to bear his beast form! But, will it be enough to topple Piedmon?" Lillymon continued on her commentary.

"Looking at you, Garmmon, you remind me of the Metal Garurumon I dealt with in the world I come from," Piedmon spoke out.

"Is that so...? Well, I don't know too much from the TV show, but you ended up losing to those kids. Now, you're going to lose to me. Kind of ironic you end up losing to another kid," Garmmon taunted the Dark Master.

"That'll be enough out of you!" Piedmon roared out angrily. "I'm going to turn you into scrap metal!"

"I'd like to see you try!" Garmmon said as he opened his mouth to unleash a massive beam. "LUPIN LASER!"

The shot blasted across the ring and struck Piedmon head on. The Dark Master took the blow directly into his face and shattered a piece of his facemask. Watching the pieces of his mask falling off, Piedmon growled angrily and unsheathed his swords once again to engage in combat with Garmmon.

"Just for that Warrior of Light, I'm going to make sure you don't leave this ring ALIVE!" Piedmon declared as he charged across the ring.

"Then, bring it on!" Garmmon exclaimed.

"With our dual matches already heating up, the duel between Takato and Yugi is just getting started! Floramon, how's everything over there at Veedramon Plateaus?"

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Veedramon Plateaus. Sector VM-9816

The two duelists faced each other off while standing on top hover units over a grassy yet mountainous plateau. Floramon was aboard her own tiny hover unit with Tapirmon behind her to get a shot of the live duel coverage.

"So, far, both duelists have been waiting until the official call and I'm not going to keep you viewers waiting any longer! Yugi Muto! Takato Matsuda! The first semi-final duel match will officially... BEGIN!"

With that said both duelists activated their duel disks, set their Life point meters to 8000 and held their first five cards in hand.

"If you don't mind, Takato, I'd like to go first," Yugi said, drawing.

"Go right ahead, Yugi. Let's see what you've got!"

"First I'll set one card facedown in defense mode and set another card facedown. That will end my first turn."

"Oh? Just two facedown cards? Well, I might as well be careful. One could be a trap card, right?"

"Perhaps, but you're welcome to try and attack me with a monster."

"Perhaps I will. I'll start my turn by placing one card facedown and then I'll bring forth my Crawling Dragon #2!"

The goggle head summoned forth a bipedal black dinosaur with an elongated neck and a dragon's head. The monster roared out to display its fearsome presence.

Crawling Dragon #2

1600/1200/4 stars

"Now, my Crawling Dragon #2, attack his facedown defense card!" Takato declared.

The dragon-dinosaur charged across to destroy Yugi's facedown defense monster. However, the King of Games rebounded by activating a trap card.

"Takato, big mistake on your part! I activate my trap card, Magic Cylinder! This negates the attack of your monster and decreases your life points by the equal amount of that specific monster's attack power! Since your dragon has 1600 attack points, you lose 1600 of your life points!"

"Man, you really got me there!" Takato snapped his fingers and nodded his head. He watched as his monster charged into one of the two purple cylinders that appeared and out of the other, slamming directly into him.

Takato

Life points: 6400 (8000-1600)

"It was a rookie mistake on your part, but you can learn from it. Don't worry about it, Takato," Yugi said as he drew a new card to his hand. "Now I'll sacrifice my facedown defense monster to summon forth my Dark Magician Girl!"

In place of the facedown defense monster card was a beautiful blonde-haired girl garbed in a light blue magician's outfit with a pink trim.

Dark Magician Girl

2000/1700/6 stars

"Now, my Dark Magician Girl, destroy his Crawling Dragon! Leave nothing of the beast!"

Just as the female magician was prepared to release her attack through her wand, Takato waved his hand across and activated his own trap card in retaliation.

"Now, it's my turn to rebound, Yugi! You thought I was just a rookie but looks like I'm taking a page from your book! I activate my own trap card!" Takato declared. "It's my Kunai with Chain!"

A chain was launched from out of Takato's trap card and it caught the Dark Magician Girl. Now she was switched out into defense mode.

"Oh no!" Yugi gasped. "A nice counter, Takato! I wasn't expecting you to stop my magician."

"Well, I'm one full of surprises," Takato chuckled. "The Kunai with Chain switches your magician into a face-up defense position and increases one of my monsters' attack power with 500 points! So, that means my Crawling Dragon gets a boost!"

Crawling Dragon #2

ATK: 2100 (1600 + 500)

"Nice counter, Takato. You forced my magician into defense mode with a well played trap and now you increase the points of your monster," Yugi commended the goggle head. "You have sure have done your homework."

"Thanks, Yugi. It was all thanks to your training and I plan on beating you myself. It's my one goal!" Takato stated.

"Well, that ends my turn. I'd like to see what you can do to follow-up with this rebound of yours, Takato."

"With pleasure, Yugi, and I've got just the monster card to take out your cute magician girl!" Takato said as he glared down at his newly drawn card. "Now, I'll bring forth Mad Sword Beast!"

Takato played another monster on his field in attack mode. This one was a Triceratops with a blade horn.

"Next, I'll equip Malevolent Nuzzler on my dinosaur! This increases his attack power by 700! That's more than enough take out your Dark Magician Girl!"

Mad Sword Beast

ATK: 2100 (1400 + 700)

"Now, my Mad Sword Beast, destroy his Dark Magician Girl!"

Upon hearing the command of his duelist, the Triceratops charged across and impaled his horn directly through the Dark Magician Girl's torso. She screamed out before exploding into data fragments. Much to Yugi's dismay, the monster itself has an effect.

"If you think your life points are safe since your monster was in defense mode, then I would think again," Takato explained. "You see my Mad Sword Beast has an effect. When this monster attacked with a high attack power than the defense of your monster, it inflicts the difference as battle damage to your life points. Sorry to say it, but you lose life points, Yugi."

"I can handle that," Yugi replied. "Good job, Takato. My training really paid off."

Yugi

Life points: 7600 (8000-400)

"Ah, but that's not all!"

"What's that?"

"My turn isn't even finished to begin with! Now, Crawling Dragon, attack Yugi's life points directly!" Takato declared.

The dinosaur charged across and stomped its down in front of Yugi. The trembling force of the stomp caused Yugi to lose his balance and fall back. The King of Games winced while getting to his feet. He watched as a large amount of life points were subtracted from his Life point meter.

Yugi

Life points: 5500 (7600-2100)

"Wow, I'm surprised to see myself ahead of you in life points. I should give myself a big pat on the back," Takato smiled gleefully. "I end my turn there. But make no mistake that I will continue to attack until your Life points are down to zero!"

"Congratulations, Takato," Yugi said as he lifted himself from the ground. "Now, I will start off by activating Raigeki!"

"Ah, nuts! Not that card!" Takato shouted.

"Yes, with this card, I destroy all monsters on your field! That also includes your Kunai with Chains and Malevolent Nuzzler!"

"NO!" Takato gasped out as he witnessed his two monsters, his Malevolent Nuzzler and Kunai with Chain wiped out from his field.

"Since your Malevolent Nuzzler card is gone, you can pay 500 Life points to place it on top of your deck," Yugi explained to Takato.

However, Takato had other plans in mind, plus he felt no need to activate the secondary effect.

"I like my Life points just are they are. Thank you!" Takato retorted.

"Very well, then. I'll place one card facedown and that will end my turn," Yugi declared.

"I'll just place one card facedown and end my turn," Takato said as he placed a card facedown.

"I see you're planning to stall time until you find a worthy card to play, Takato. Very well then," Yugi said while adding a new card to his hand. "I'll set one card facedown in a defense position! Next, I'll activate Call of the Haunted! I can select one monster from my graveyard and special summon it on the field in a face-up attack position! The monster I've chosen to restore is my Dark Magician Girl!"

With that said the King of Games brought back his Dark Magician Girl and pointed out towards Takato.

"Now, my Dark Magician Girl, attack Takato's life points directly!"

Nodding in reply to her master's command, the Dark Magician Girl blasted Takato's duel disk. The goggle head gasped out in shock as he watched more of his life points being deducted.

Takato

Life points: 4400 (6400-2000)

"If you think I'm going down that easily, then you don't know me very well, Yugi! I always manage to rebound! I activate my trap card!" Takato called out.

"Another trap!"

"That's it! I activate my Type Zero Magic Crusher!" As Takato activated his trap, a huge machine that looked like a demented wood chipper appeared. "Listen up because this is important. For each magic card discarded from my hand, it inflicts 500 points of direct damage to your life points! Since I'm going to discard just one magic card from my hand, you lose 500 of your life points! Looks like I got you good, Mr. King of Games!"

Takato slid his magic card into the graveyard slot on his duel disk and a holographic card appeared on the field, which was then consumed by the Type Zero Magic Crusher and shot as a ball of energy towards Yugi.

Yugi looked down at his Life point meter on his duel disk and clenched his teeth angrily. This wasn't exactly what he needed even though he has higher Life points than Takato at the moment.

Yugi

Life points: 5000 (5500-500)

"A very creative maneuver, Takato. I must say I taught you well," Yugi commended the goggle head. "Well that ends my turn."

"All I can do on my turn is set one card facedown," Takato said after placing a card facedown. "I end my turn."

"Very well, Takato. I have cards that I intend to use on this turn. So, I would advise you to be careful," Yugi warned the boy. "First, I'll set one card facedown in defense mode. Next, I'll have my Dark Magician Girl to attack you directly!"

Once the Dark Magician Girl was prepared to implement her attack, Takato was quick to activate his trap card.

"You've forced me to activate my trap card, Magic Cylinder!"

"So, you're going to use a trap card I had used on you earlier," Yugi pointed out.

"I'm glad you pointed that out, Yugi. You told me this card would be effective and I took your word for it," Takato smiled. "Your magician's attack has been redirected toward your own life points!"

"A very effective rebound, Takato..."

"You're complimenting me too much, Yugi. I'm here to win."

"Fair enough."

Yugi

Life points: 3000 (5000-2000)

"Since my turn has ended, let's see you follow up with your momentum," Yugi stated to his opponent.

"With pleasure, Yugi! Now, I'll summon forth my Neo the Magic Swordsman!"

Summoned forth on Takato's field was a warrior with long blonde hair and a blue, flowing cape. He stood with a sword in hand and ready to attack Yugi's side of the field.

Neo the Magic Swordsman

1700/1000/4 stars

"Now, Neo the Magic Swordsman, attack his facedown defense card!" Takato shouted out in command.

The Swordsman jumped across and impaled his sword through the facedown defense card laid on the right side. The monster revealed was a technically-built silver ball with a small opening. It was the Cyber Jar and it was easily demolished from the Swordsman's attack.

Cyber Jar

900/900/3 star

"Takato, by destroying my Cyber Jar, you have just activated its effect!" Yugi declared. "When the effect is activated, all monsters are destroyed on the field and both players pick up five cards. Then, they show each other their five cards. Next, you special summon any level four or lower monsters in either a face-up attack or facedown defense position. Place the rest of the cards in the hand."

As soon as he said this, all the monsters were destroyed on the field. Then both duelists pulled out and displayed their five cards. Takato's five cards were Call of the Haunted- a trap, Two-Headed King Rex, Polymerization- magic, Black Pendant- magic, and Neo the Magic Swordsman. Yugi's five cards were Black Magic Ritual- Spell, Gemini Elf, another Black Magic Ritual, another Gemini Elf, and Valkyrion the Magna Warrior.

In Takato's case, he laid his Two-Headed King Rex on the field in a face-up attack position and his Neo the Magic Swordsman in a facedown defense stance. He placed the rest of his cards in his hand. Yugi laid out both Gemini Elves in face-up attack positions and could not summon Valkyrion since it is an eight-star monster. He placed all other cards into his hand.

Two-Headed King Rex

1600/1200/4 star

Gemini Elf (#1)

1900/900/4 star

Gemini Elf (#2)

1900/900/4 star

"Well, since I have my Two-Headed King Rex out, I can equip him with Black Pendant!" Takato stated as he equipped his beast. "That increases his attack power by 500 points!"

Two-Headed King Rex

ATK: 2100 (1600 + 500)

"At last, I'll place this one card facedown. I end my turn, Yugi. I'm already ahead of you in life points. I can now inflict heavy damage to your Life points. I wonder how you're going to pull out of this mess now!"

"Don't worry, Takato. I always manage to squeak out of tight pinches before. You just need to worry of what I plan to do on my next turn."

"Whatever you say, I'm looking forward to advancing to the next round and becoming a living legend! The Digital World will know my name as the best duelist of two worlds!"

"Takato has already declared his pre-victory and intends to end Yugi's momentum. Can he keep his word on defeating Yugi? This duel is still underway and I hope everyone from the Phoenix Arena is watching! Lillymon, how are the dual matches coming along? I'll bet you guys are having a blast down there!"

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Phoenix Arena/Locker Room #34

The Spirit Detective team was watching the dual matches on the big screen monitor. Yusuke was laying on a bench resting with Keiko sitting by side and tending to his care. The voice of Lillymon was heard commentating from the television based on the matches.

"Floramon! These dual matches are looking competitive! Marine Devimon has been holding his own against Ardhamon, who had just evolved from Takuya after he powered down from Vritramon earlier. Now it seems the Warrior of Flame intends to evolve again! Beowulfmon has been on the losing edge against Piedmon and it looks like he's getting ready to evolve into his Z-Hybrid form any moment now!"

With Kuwabara, Koenma and Botan watching the dual matches, Kurama decided to step out of the room. Hiei was quick to notice the fox demon's departure.

"Where do you think you're going?" Hiei asked the red-haired fox boy.

"I have some matters to attend to..."

"Like Brimstone...?"

"Yes," Kurama whispered.

"I see. Well, show him what you're made of, Kurama. But don't return back in a body bag. Watch yourself," Hiei warned him before turning back and walking away.

"I will watch out for myself," Kurama replied as he stepped out of the room.

"Um, hey, where is he going?" Botan asked Hiei.

"How should I know?"

"You just talked to him. That's why I was curious!"

"It's none of your concern. Kurama will be back," Hiei replied and sat down on the bench.

"It looks like Kurama's going to confront that Brimstone guy. I wish him luck, but you know we'll be there to watch his back, Botan," Kuwabara assured her.

"Kurama will be just fine," Koenma nodded in reply. "Now, these matches are getting intense! Those two Legendary Warriors would make fine assets for our team if you ask me."

"Didn't you try recruiting Mizuno just last night?" Kuwabara asked.

"Yeah, but we'll see if she does actually accept my offer. How's Yusuke doing?"

"He's fine, but he just needs to rest," Keiko sighed as she stroked Yusuke's face. "Oh, Yusuke, you nearly scared me to death. Don't ever pull another stupid stunt like that again. You hear me?"

"PUU!" the blue spirit beast squeaked out.

"Yusuke used enough Reiki to slow down Pharaohmon. It's a miracle Yusuke survived that ordeal, but he did survive against Rando and Suzaku. I just wonder how long it will take for the Reiki effects to destroy Pharaohmon from within. With his large amount of demon energy, Pharaohmon fails to realize how superior Reiki energy is to his own energy. All we can do now is wait... If this works, then Pharaohmon will find himself with a rude awakening courtesy of Yusuke," Koenma thought as he kept his eyes on the monitor and watched the dual matches in session.

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Phoenix Arena/Duel and Battle Platforms

"Piedmon and Marine Devimon are determined to win their matches for Pharaohmon. Yet, you have to wonder... Can the Warriors of Flame and Light rebound as they prepare to spirit evolve into their more powerful A-Hybrid forms?" Lillymon announced.

In Arena A, Ardhamon's body became surrounded by digicode and he immediately transformed into his Z-Hybrid form. The audiences watched in awe as the Z-Hybrid emerged from out of the digicode in complete form.

"ARDHAMON! SLIDE EVOLUTION! KAISER GREYMON!"

"So you can turn into you're Z-Hybrid without having to use Hyper Evolution?" Marine Devimon wondered. "Interesting, this should be fun!"

"All right, squid boy! I'm growing tired of these games! It's time I really fillet you!" Kaiser Greymon unsheathed his sword and waved his hand directly at Marine Devimon. "GET READY TO FEEL THE BURN!"

"Ooo, I'm so scared!" Marine Devimon retorted while facing off with the Z-Hybrid Warrior of Flame.

Back in Arena B, Piedmon jumped back as Beowulfmon's form was engulfed by digicode once again. This time he would evolve straight into his A-Hybrid form. In place of Garmmon was the Z-Hybrid, Magna Garurumon.

"BEOWULFMON! SLIDE EVOLUTION! MAGNA GARURUMON!"

"Awesome! Now, we have the two Z-Hybrids preparing to do battle against two of Pharaohmon's cronies! This will be a treat to see those two jerks get what's coming to them. The crowds are going wild here for Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon! I can hardly hear myself talk!"

Marine Devimon immediately launched himself to attack Kaiser Greymon head on. He spat out another black ooze ink across in hopes of trapping Kaiser Greymon. The Warrior of Flame hopped away from the ink and slammed his sword into the ground. In turn, he summoned an array of flames shaped like dragons.

"PYRO DRAGONS!"

The fiery dragons struck Marine Devimon and held him at bay. This gave Kaiser Greymon the opportunity to sweep in and slam against Marine Devimon. He sent rolling Marine Devimon across the ring.

"Ha! Don't go rolling on your stomach, buddy! You just might end up hurling on me," Kaiser Greymon stood in a battle stance. "C'mon, I haven't got all day, seaweed breath!"

Meanwhile, Piedmon and Magna Garurumon clashed against one another. The Z-Hybrid Warrior of Light blocked with his arm cannon against Piedmon's swords and struggled to push the Dark Master back. Magna Garurumon saw an opening to Piedmon and kicked him in the gut. The blow managed to knock the wind out of Piedmon and force him back.

"Now to finish this, Piedmon!" Magna Garurumon raised his blaster and charged it to the ready.

"Here goes Magna Garurumon with his secondary finisher, Machinegun Destroy!" Lillymon exclaimed. "If he hits this, it's lights out for Piedmon!"

However, as Magna Garurumon prepared to launch his attack, Piedmon sat up and snapped his fingers. Unbeknownst to Magna Garurumon, Piedmon's swords appeared behind the Warrior of Light. The swords came flying directly towards Magna Garurumon's back and pierced right through his armor. The Warrior of Light let out a deafening scream as he dropped to his knees. The swords came flying back to Piedmon and entered his sword sheaths.

"And down goes Magna Garurumon! Once again, Piedmon has stooped to a new low and used another trick on yet another opponent! Magna Garurumon is down and... This isn't good! He's turned back into Kouji! This is not good! Piedmon is stalking towards the boy!"

Losing his Magna Garurumon form, Kouji found himself at the center of the ring and looking towards Piedmon. He was now going to be at Piedmon's mercy. His heart raced like there was no tomorrow. Without his powers, he's defenseless against Piedmon. There was no telling how low the Dark Master will stoop to finish Kouji. The arena crowd was letting Piedmon know how they feel about him with offensive gestures and loud boos.

"These fans are getting under Piedmon's skin and rightfully so! I wish I could go in there and give that jerk a piece of my mind!" Lillymon exclaimed.

To make matters even worse, Marine Devimon dropped to the ground and spat black ink into Kaiser Greymon's eyes. The Warrior of Flame was blinded and he began to thrash about. Marine Devimon took advantage of his blinded opponent and sprayed black ooze over Kaiser Greymon. He screamed out as he smelt the foul stench and was completely covered by the goo. Then, without warning, Kaiser Greymon reverted back to his human form. Takuya was laid sprawled under a thick goo coating.

"This is looking terrible for the two Legendary Warriors! The goo has trapped Takuya and now he has found himself vulnerable! Marine Devimon prepared to stalk towards the fallen boy and make him a fine, tasty snack to gobble up. Ack, I can't watch!"

The audiences were horrified at the turn of events. They witnessed the two legendary warriors being brought down and turned back into their human forms. Bokomon and Neemon were watching with terror. The though of Takuya and Kouji getting massacred without their powers was simply too frightening to bear.

"OH NO! TAKUYA! KOUJI!" Bokomon exclaimed.

"Not good! Not good!" Neemon covered his eyes. "Tell me when it's over!"

Just then, all the other legendary warrior children arrived through the entranceway. Izumi, Kouichi, Jaarin, Junpei and Tomoki walked out with horrified expressions. They were about to witness the deaths of their lead warriors. Kouichi grasped his D-Scanner and was prepared to save his brother. However, Izumi was quick to stop him by placing a hand in front of him.

"Stop right there, Kouichi! I know one way we can save Takuya and Kouji!" Izumi declared.

"But, Izumi-chan, how are we going to save them? If we interfere, then we'll get those boys disqualified," Jaarin reminded the Warrior of Wind.

"I don't care! They're about to become skillet by those two wackos!" Junpei exclaimed.

"What is it you're going to suggest we do, Izumi-chan?" asked Tomoki.

"Have you guys already forgotten?" Izumi cleared her throat. "It's something we haven't even used in a long time. Who even said WE were going to get ourselves physically involved. By doing this, we will be supporting Takuya and Kouji!"

"Um, I still don't get what you're saying," Junpei tried to remember what Izumi was mentioning. "Wait, you mean..."

Just then, Bokomon and Neemon noticed the familiar faces of the other Legendary Warrior children. It was Izumi, Tomoki, Junpei and Kouichi together. Then, they noticed a new face: Jaarin Wong. Neemon immediately jumped out of his seat and ran down the stairs.

"Neemon! Just where do you think you're going! Hold on!" Bokomon scolded out at his fleeing friend.

"But it's Izumi and the others!" Neemon called back.

"Yes, but you can't go out there!" Bokomon shouted. "Wait...!"

However, he was too late to stop the crazy pant-wearing bunny digimon. Neemon hopped over the guard-railing and ran across towards the children. Bokomon quickly climbed up the railing and leaped off to give chase to Neemon.

"Izumi! Tomoki! Junpei! Kouichi!" Neemon exclaimed. "It's me, Neemon! Hey!"

Suddenly, they quickly turned around to find Neemon and Bokomon running directly towards them. The children gasped in surprise as their little digimon friends arrived to find them. Neemon and Bokomon jumped up into Izumi's welcome arms.

"Bokomon! Neemon!" Izumi happily hugged the comedic duo. "We're so glad to see you!"

"You, too, Izumi-chan," Bokomon smiled and then turned back towards the dual rings. "But there's no time for that. You have to help Takuya and Kouji!"

"We know, which is why I suggest we give them our spirits to allow them to unify evolve! Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon are generally weaker without us giving up our spirits!" Izumi suggested.

"So, that's what you're planning?" Junpei asked. "But couldn't they just..."

"Yeah, but I think it'll greatly benefit them if we give them our spirits. It will increase their power by five times as much!" Izumi suggested. "Besides, Piedmon and Marine Devimon won't know what hit them!"

"Yay! Then, Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon will be back in action!" cheered Neemon.

"Hold on. We would need Dimitro, Sam and Vega with us. They're already out aiding those Sailor warriors," Jaarin reminded them.

"But you saw how easily they were defeated by themselves! With the spirits, they'll be five times more powerful," Tomoki spoke up.

"Wait, can't we contact them with our D-Scanners? After all, they were once our cell phones," Junpei spoke up.

"Yeah, we can communicate with the guys that way," Izumi nodded in agreement. "All right, let's give this a try!"

"You had better hurry, Izumi, because Takuya and Kouji aren't going to last much longer!" Bokomon pointed out directly towards the dual rings.

The children looked ahead to find Piedmon and Marine Devimon standing tall. Etemon was getting ready to count down the fallen boys. If they stay down, then the two villains will advance to the next round and increase Pharaohmon's chances of victory.

"Oh crap! I better hurry then!" Izumi dialed up the number for Arbormon. "Let's just hope this works."

"For Takuya and Kouji's sakes, I hope so, too," Kouichi nodded in agreement. "At this rate, they're not going to last much longer."

With eyes on the dual rings, the children crossed their fingers in hopes of getting a response from their fellow warriors at the temple. There were only a few moments before Etemon starts the countdown. If all else fails, Piedmon and Marine Devimon will advance to the next round in the battle tournament.

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Main Chamber of Hohou Temple

Back at the ancient temple, the battle against Belial Myotismon and his henchmen was still underway. Kyodaidramon and Espritdramon held Belial Myotismon with their array of attacks, but nothing seemed to have phased the Demon Lord. Fortunately, the three Legendary Warriors were gaining ground against Puppetmon, Fuugamon and the Knightmon duo.

"Ha! I knew this would be too easy for us!" Arbormon laughed.

"But, not easy for thou Dra-Warriors. Even in their new evolved forms, they can't seem to slow down Belial Myotismon," Mercuremon pointed out.

"I suggest we slide evolve into our beast forms and kick these losers to the curb!" Grottomon shifted his focus on Puppetmon and company.

"Who you calling LOSERS, big nose!" Puppetmon screamed out.

"Look who's talking," the Warrior of Earth rolled his eyes.

Suddenly, Arbormon's D-Scanner started beeping. He took notice of this and pulled it out. He realized he was getting a message from Izumi herself.

"What's wrong, Arbormon?" Mercuremon asked. "Is it from the other kids?"

"Yeah," Arbormon pressed the button to receive the message from Izumi.

"Vega! Dimitro! Sam! We're in serious trouble! Takuya and Kouji are in danger of losing! Do you remember that talk we had concerning our spirits? Well, now it's time! It's time we unify the spirits to bring forth Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon. I know they can casually evolve into their mega forms when need be but they tried that and it didn't work! However, their strength would greatly increase five times over if we give them our spirits. Everyone around me is in complete agreement. We need to know if you're willing to share your spirits too. You must hurry because the boys are about to be eliminated from the tournament!"

Upon hearing this, Arbormon remained frozen and silent for a moment. He looked reluctant to forfeit his spirit, especially with the state of crisis his friends were involved in. If he, Dimitro and Sam sacrifice their spirits, they would become easy pickings for Puppetmon's group. The Sailor Senshi were still in the nightmare dimension and the Dra-Warrior duo were still having difficulty with Belial Myotismon.

"So, they want us to sacrifice our spirits?" asked Grottomon. "I'm not even sure we can do that. I mean look what we're dealing with!"

"There's always a small price to pay, my friends," Mercuremon sighed. "We must give up our spirits for the sake of Takuya and Kouji. It's better than allowing anymore of Pharaohmon's henchmen to advance to the next round."

"I agree. There is no other way, Arbormon," Grottomon nodded in agreement.

"Aww, guess that means easy pickings for us, boys!" Puppetmon laughed. "We're going to have fun with them as normal humans!"

"C'mon, Arbormon, I hate doing this but there is no other way. You know it and I know it," stated Mercuremon.

"Oh... All right, all right! I'll do it!" Arbormon replied with frustration. "But, damn! They just had to call us when we were in the middle of the fight! I mean the girls aren't even back yet and the Dra-Warriors are still trying to kick Belial Myotismon's ass!"

Before long, the nightmare dimension itself expanded and shattered away into data fragments. Everyone immediately stopped fighting and turned around to find the reemergence of the Sailor Senshi and the Digital Priestess. However, much to everyone's surprise, the Senshi themselves were accompanied by clone versions of themselves.

"Um, what the hell? I'm seeing double and triple! The girls have clones!" Arbormon pointed out.

"This is the Priestess' doing! She's managed to awaken the spirits of each of the Sailor's previous forms!" Kyodaidramon exclaimed.

"The Priestess has also managed to set them free from Belial Myotismon's nightmares! They're all back in top form!" Espritdramon shouted.

Belial Myotismon couldn't believe what he was gazing upon. All of the Sailors were back in top form with their game faces on and with all of their previous forms standing by their side. He was quickly reminded of the incident where the Digi-Destined used the power of the dream dimension to summon forth all of the digivolutions of their respective digimon partners.

"No... No! This is just like the last time I faced those Digi-Destined brats! However, this is all the result of the Digital Priestess! Damn you, wench, for ruining my plans to send those females to the dark abyss!" Belial Myotismon bellowed out angrily.

"Sorry, Belial Myotismon, but plans have changed. We don't have time to be dealing with the likes of you when we should be dealing with Pharaohmon," Cammy replied back to the Demon Lord with a serious demeanor. "You couldn't bend the Digi-Destined to your will and you failed again with the Sailor Senshi. Face it, Belial Myotismon! Your own arrogance will be your own undoing!"

As soon as he was punk'd by the Digital Priestess, Belial Myotismon seethed angrily and faced the Sailor Senshi. Eternal Sailor Mercury stood with her regular and Super forms by her sides. Eternal Sailor Pluto and Saturn were accompanied by their regular and Super forms, as well. Meanwhile, Eternal Sailor Mars, Jupiter and Venus stood side by side with not only their regular and Super forms, but even their alternate Ninja Senshi selves.

"Girls! Good to have you back!" Artemis called out to the Sailor Senshi. "Wow, I really need my eyes checked, but now I'm seeing more Senshi! Four Minas! Hoo boy, now that's a scary thought... You can do it, girls! Show this demon of darkness that we're a force not to be underestimated!"

Kyodaidramon and Espritdramon knew exactly what was set to go down. They nodded towards one another and moved out towards where Puppetmon's men were waiting for them.

"Legendary Warriors, it's time to send those spirits for your allies back at the arena! They need them!" Kyodaidramon ordered the three warriors.

"You leave Puppetmon and his cronies with us!" Espritdramon slammed against the Knightmon and backhanded Puppetmon.

"ACK! NO FAIR!" Puppetmon screamed out as he was sent flying across the chamber.

"Right! Here goes nothing guys!" Arbormon exclaimed as he changed back into Vega.

Following the example of the Warrior of Wood, Dimitro and Sam turned back to normal while sacrificing their spirits. The trio nodded towards each other and knew exactly what they had to do. They remembered rehearsing the fusion process and immediately started.

(Play Digimon Frontier Hyper Evolution theme The Last Element)

"WOOD INTO FLAME!"

"METAL INTO LIGHT!"

"EARTH INTO FLAME!"

The spirits of the three legendary warriors quickly disappeared from sight and were transported to the arena where they would be used for an even greater emergency. The revival of the two Unified Spirit Warriors was well underway in the process.

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Phoenix Arena/Duel and Battle Platforms

Back at the arena, the Legendary Warrior children witnessed the appearance of the spirits of Metal, Wood and Earth appear before them. The audiences were awe struck by this supernatural turn of events and watched as each of the children raised their D-Scanners.

"Go for it, children!" Bokomon cheered on the wielders of the Legendary Spirits.

"WATER INTO LIGHT!"

"WIND INTO FLAME!"

"THUNDER INTO LIGHT!"

"ICE INTO FLAME!"

"AND DARKNESS INTO LIGHT!"

As soon as all the children called forth the spirits, the D-Scanners from both Takuya and Kouji captured the necessary spirits needed for the boys to evolve into their stronger Unified Mega forms. Piedmon and Marine Devimon stopped abruptly as the D-Scanners released twin beams of light.

"What... What's going on here!" Marine Devimon exclaimed while shielding his eyes.

"Avert your eyes, dear Marine Devimon!" Piedmon ordered the marine demon. "Just what exactly is this...? Wait, I recall Pharaohmon warning us about this...!"

"I don't know what to make of this, but the beams of light are now reviving Takuya and Kouji! Etemon has now stopped the count! Takuya and Kouji are back on their feet while looking completely rejuvenated! Is this truly the benefits of holding possession of all of the spirits of the Legendary Warriors?" Lillymon announced.

"Oooo, now this is cool!" Neemon looked on while impressed with the light show.

"At last, we can regain momentum against these fiends! Go for it, Takuya! Kouji!" Bokomon exclaimed.

Upon hearing the pleas of their friends, Takuya and Kouji were awakened with more power surging through their bodies. They gripped their D-Scanners and called forth the unified spirits of the Legendary Warriors.

"Piedmon! Marine Devimon! Welcome to your final hour!" the boys called out in unison. "EXECUTE! HYPER SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

Scanning their hands through their D-Scanners, the boys became engulfed by digicode. Takuya's digital body became fused with the spirits of Fire, Wood, Earth, Wind and Ice. In place of Takuya was a massive, heavily armored warrior with a helmet shaped like War Greymon, a massive sword in his right hand and symbol below his belt. The warrior swings his sword with great ferocity and calls out his official name.

"KAISER GREYMON!"

Kouji's digital body became fused with the spirits of Light, Steel, Water, Thunder and Darkness. Standing in place of Kouji was a smaller warrior with heavy weaponry. His face was completely wolf-like in appearance and his right hand became a gigantic missile launcher. The newly evolved warrior fires away missiles out through the roof the palace and calls out his name.

"MAGNA GARURUMON!"

"Yay! Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon are back again!" Neemon cheered while waving out Japanese fans. "WOOT!"

"Now where have I heard that before?" Bokomon sighed as he turned back towards the dual rings. "Well done, my boys! Now show Piedmon and Marine Devimon what the combined power of the legendary warriors are truly capable of!"

"You can do it, guys!" Izumi and Jaarin cheered on for the boys.

"Make sushi out of that squid, Takuya!" Junpei called out to the Z-Hybrid.

"Kouji! Send that Bozo reject to the circus permanently!" Kouichi shouted to his brother.

"Win two for the team, guys! Go for it!" Tomoki cried out while standing away in anticipation.

Kaiser Greymon turned his attention towards Marine Devimon and crossed his arms. The marine demon was stiff as a statue and starting to sweat bullets. Yes, he was completely scared out of his wits and had the urge to pull the white flag already.

Back in Arena B, Piedmon glared down towards Magna Garurumon and unsheathed his swords. Unlike Marine Devimon, Piedmon wasn't going to let himself be intimidated by the presence of Magna Garurumon. Then again, he has never stepped toe to toe with a fully evolved Z-Hybrid and has no idea of what he has gotten himself into.

The crowds were instantly chanting for the two Z-Hybrids as if they were popular pro wrestlers. Kaiser Greymon pulled out his sword and prepared to implement an assault beating upon Marine Devimon.

"What's the matter, squid boy? A Catmon got your tongue?" Kaiser Greymon snickered. "Look what you've gotten yourself into. Now that I'm in a higher level, there's no chance of you beating me."

"...Ah... Nonsense! I can still take you! Just because you're a Z-Hybrid again, that doesn't make a bit of difference! I came here to win in the name..."

"Yeah, yeah, just shut up and fight already," Kaiser Greymon sighed with annoyance. "Better yet, I have an even better idea! I'll come to you!"

"Then, bring it on!"

"With pleasure, but remember... You brought this upon yourself, punk!"

As soon as Kaiser Greymon said that, he brought his sword out in front of him. Marine Devimon blindly rushed out to attack the Z-Hybrid head on. However, little did Marine Devimon realize was that Kaiser Greymon was through playing around. Kaiser Greymon summoned forth enough energy through his sword and released it in the form of a crossbow-like attack.

"DRAGONFIRE CROSSBOW!"

Kaiser Greymon's attack quickly struck Marine Devimon before the marine demon could even blink. He was sent flying back across the ring and landed face first against the concrete. Surprisingly, Marine Devimon did not become deleted nor was digicode knocked right out of him. He simply face faulted and lost consciousness. This was more than enough to prove Kaiser Greymon's superiority and he felt pleased with his handiwork.

"And down goes Marine Devimon in one blow! He never had a prayer against the newly digivolved Kaiser Greymon and its lights out for squid boy!" Lillymon announced. "Etemon is there to start the count, but I doubt we have any need for that! Meanwhile, Piedmon is trying he can to keep up with Magna Garurumon!"

"C'mon, Kouji, take this joker out," Kaiser Greymon turned his gaze towards Arena B.

Piedmon threw his Trump Swords across but Magna Garurumon used his attack to cancel them out.

"MACHINEGUN DESTROY!"

The Z-Hybrid unleashed an array of missiles shots from his back and cannon blaster. They not only destroyed the Trump Swords but detonated around where Piedmon stood. The Dark Master screamed out as he was sent flying across. Magna Garurumon leapt across and came down by slamming his cannon into Piedmon's gut. The Dark Master howled out in pain from the devastating blow and spat out a mouth full of blood.

"Magna Garurumon is giving it to Piedmon!" exclaimed Lillymon. "Finally, Piedmon is getting his just desserts!"

Having totally demolished Piedmon, Magna Garurumon was still not satisfied. He grabbed Piedmon by the throat with his hand and held him up overhead.

"You're not so tough when someone superior to you is kicking you to the curb! I doubt you have anymore tricks up your sleeve, you piece of garbage. This one's for Kouichi and that Sailor you've cheated a victory out of!"

With that said Magna Garurumon tossed Piedmon across the ring and powered up his cannon. He aimed a shot directly for the Dark Master and released a massive beam. Piedmon slowly awakened and found himself on the receiving end of Magna Garurumon's devastating blast. He screamed out as the force sent him directly out of the ring and slamming against the wall.

(End theme)

"And Piedmon goes out like a light! Magna Garurumon has totally dominated and did not even give Piedmon a fighting chance!" Lillymon announced Etemon is down to eight! Marine Devimon is still completely out of it! You might as well just count to a hundred if you ask me!"

"...Eight! Nine! Ten!" Etemon announced and called for the bell. "That's it for Marine Devimon. Since he was unable to get up or even respond to the ten count, I hereby declare Kaiser Greymon, the Warrior of Flame, the winner!"

"All right, Takuya!" the children cheered on for the leader.

"Takuya, my boy, you have made me proud!" Bokomon nodded with a proud smile.

"We've been avenged, brother," Kouichi eyed Magna Garurumon and smiled. "At last, Piedmon finally gets his just desserts!"

Watching the whole match from the audience was Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus. The Senshi of Uranus had an arm around Neptune and her waist was bandaged up. A smile crossed her face as Magna Garurumon avenged her loss and made a complete fool out of Piedmon.

"Thanks a lot, Warrior of Light," Sailor Uranus whispered. "Though, I just wish that could have been me that beaten that clown."

"Oh well. You can't always get what you want, huh?" Sailor Neptune giggled.

"Yeah, yeah, I suppose."

"Now, Piedmon is completely out of it! Etemon starts making the count, but I really don't see any need for it. Magna Garurumon has completely knocked Piedmon out of the ring! There's no doubt who will be the winner of this match."

Etemon stood at the edge of the ring and started counting down over the fallen Piedmon. The Dark Master was completely knocked out and there was no chance of him getting back in the ring. Boy was Pharaohmon going to be disappointed with their failure to defeat Takuya and Kouji.

"...Five! Six! Seven..."

Magna Garurumon shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the end of the Arena B. He had finally defeated Piedmon and avenged the loss of those who have suffered the trickery of the jester.

"...Eight! Nine! Ten!" Etemon then called for the ring and pointed directly to Magna Garurumon. "Since Piedmon obviously could not answer, I hereby declare Magna Garurumon the winner and he will advance to the next round!"

"Yes and now we'll have both Legendary Warriors in the semi-finals! But, who will they end up facing? Only time will tell when we present the next dual matches! Marine Devimon and Piedmon both thought they stood a chance, but they were taken out like garbage by the newly evolved Z-Hybrids!"

Stepping out of the dual rings, Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon stood out in their complete glory. The audiences erupted in a standing ovation for the duo. Izumi and the others gathered around the Z-Hybrids. Bokomon lunged towards Kaiser Greymon and hugged the Z-Hybrid, which caught even the warrior by surprise.

"OH TAKUYA! IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" Bokomon cried out.

"Bokomon...? Wow, this is really a surprise!" Kaiser Greymon said. "Neemon...? Man, it's really great to see you again!"

"We never thought we'd see you here!" Magna Garurumon approached the duo.

"We were here the whole time!" Neemon bounced around happily.

"Yes, yes, what nitwit just said..." nodded Bokomon. "We found you at just the right time, too! You boys have done us proud, and I'm sure Seraphimon and Ophanimon think so, as well! You showed those two fools that Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon are a force to be reckoned with!"

"Yeah, at least our matches are finished, but we still need to wait for Yugi and Takato," Junpei pointed out.

"They're still dueling as it is," Kouichi pointed to the big screen monitor of the duel still in session.

"It's look like a great duel between those two. I can't even figure out who will win," Jaarin stated.

"One of them will... They're both great friends," Izumi replied. "At least Lance isn't in this match..."

"Don't worry, Izumi. We'll still congratulate those two when their match is finished. No matter what, they are still winners in my view," Kaiser Greymon assured his friend. "Of course, we all know Joey will be dueling Lance. I just hope he manages to knock Lance out of the tournament and we won't have to worry about that freak of a kid. But, why do I get the feeling Lance is merely toying with his opponents lately. He has something big in store for us all. Then, there's still Pharaohmon to worry about. We're already winding down towards the finals and there is just no telling what lengths Pharaohmon will go to win this damn tournament. Fate rests in our hands now and we better be careful which fate card we draw."

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Veedramon Plateaus. Sector VM-9816

Back at the dueling site, Yugi and Takato were still in the middle of their duel. Both faced each other with determined glares and neither one were planning to lose this bout. For Yugi, it was his chance to advance to face either Joey or Lance. In any case, he hoped he will never have to duel Lance since that would mean that his Millennium Puzzle would be in danger.

Takato was already ahead of the King of Games as far as Life points were concerned. The goggle head was counting on a victory to prove himself to everyone that he is capable of defeating Yugi Muto with his dueling talents.

"I've received word that Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon have advanced to the next round!" Floramon announced. "But, we still have a duel in session. Hey, boys! Your friends just won their matches!"

"That's wonderful news," Yugi smiled once he heard the announcement.

"I knew they could do it!" Takato nodded in agreement. "All right, Yugi! Now let's continue this duel. I think it was your turn."

"Indeed, it is, Takato," Yugi drew a card to his hand. "Now, I'll summon forth Beta the Magnet Warrior!"

The next monster to be summoned forth to Yugi's side field a yellow warrior with magnets on his head and hands. This was one of the many Magnet warriors in Yugi's deck.

Beta the Magnet Warrior

1700/1600/4 star

"Now, my Beta the Magnet Warrior, attack his facedown defense card!" Yugi called out in command. "The monster is of course your Neo the Magic Swordsman!"

The Magnet Warrior launched itself across towards Takato's field and slammed his magnet hands through the facedown defense card. The Swordsman was revealed and deleted out of the field. Since the monster was in defense mode, no direct damage was inflicted to Takato's Life points.

"And that'll be the end of my turn, Takato. Do you have anything else you'd like to use?"

"Oh you bet!" Takato smiled while adding a card to his hand. "First, I'll set one card facedown in defense mode! Next, I'll activate my trap card: Call of the Haunted!"

"Call of the Haunted..."

"That's right, Yugi. I can select one monster from my graveyard and special summon it to the field in a face-up attack position! The monster I choose to bring back is my Crawling Dragon #2!"

"The same monster I destroyed earlier...!"

"That's right and I'm bringing him back to the field!" Takato declared. "But, I won't be using him anymore after this. Next, I'll activate Polymerization! With it, I sacrifice my Crawling Dragon #2! Though since Crawling Dragon is gone, my Call of the Haunted is still in effect! Then, I'll sacrifice my Two-Headed King Rex!"

As both monsters disappeared off Takato's field, the Black Pendant that gave the Two-Headed King Rex more power was destroyed. This automatically inflicted direct damage to Yugi's Life points.

Yugi

Life points: 2500 (3000-500)

"Oh yeah, I did say that getting rid of my Black Pendant inflicts direct damage to your Life Points," Takato reminded the King of Games.

"I know... and my Life points paid for it. A rather sneaky but effective maneuver, Takato."

"I learn from the best," Takato shrugged. "Now, since I've sacrificed both of my monsters, I ca bring forth this big boy! Behold my Bracchio-raidus!"

The monster Takato had now summoned forth in place of his Crawling Dragon #2 and Two-Headed King Rex was a giant, blue Brachiosaurus. This was the same monster the goggle head used to defeat Rika in the earlier round.

Bracchio-raidus

2200/2000/6 stars

"Now, my Braccio-raidus, attack his Beta the Magnet Warrior!" Takato declared.

The Brachiosaurus charged across and delivered a kick to send knock Beta. As he was kicked away, the Magnet Warrior exploded into data fragments and this loss caused direct damage to more of Yugi's Life points.

Yugi

Life points: 2000 (2500-500)

Takato couldn't believe how ahead he was against Yugi as far as Life points were concerned. He wiped his sweaty forehead as he was starting to get anxious about a possible victory. He can certainly taste victory and he was moments from downing the King of Games.

"Wow, I'm actually going to win, but I have to remain careful. Yugi is known to pull out a trick at the very last play. I better not let get full of myself or I'm in trouble," Takato thought with anxiety overwhelming him. "With that said, I end my turn. How's that for a play?"

"Very good, Takato. By dueling you, I'm teaching you how to become an effective duelist."

"In Duel Monsters that is," Takato corrected him. "I'm still a master in the digimon card game, but taking interest in other card games would really help me a lot about gaming experience."

"That is true, Takato," Yugi said as he drew a card to his hand. "On my turn, my Gemini Elf on the left side will attack your facedown defense card! Go, my Gemini Elf!"

The Gemini Elf pair on the left side of Yugi's field flew out directly towards Takato's facedown card. They stomped down through the card and shattered it in the process. The monster revealed was a purple-haired maiden with a green pendant embedded on her forehead. This was Witch of the Black Forest. Once the monster was destroyed, Takato remembered its effect. He moved a monster with a defense of 1500 or less from his deck and into his hand. After that, the goggle head shuffled his entire deck.

"Just remembered my Witch had an effect," Takato spoke up.

"Very well, but I'm afraid we will have to say goodbye to all of our monsters. I now activate Dark Hole!" Yugi revealed the card.

"Ah, crap! That means all monsters are gone! Not my Bracchio-raidus!"

"He's leaving I'm afraid."

Suddenly, a black hole magically appeared at the center. It started to absorb outside and pulled anything it could find on both sides of the field. Bracchio-raidus was pulled directly into the hole and sucked in. Nothing was left on the field as soon as the dark hole disappeared.

A grimaced look crossed Takato's face as he had lost the monster he planned to use to finish Yugi.

"Sorry Takato, but that's how it goes. I'm not going to make the same mistake as Rika," Yugi stated promptly. "Now, I'll activate Black Magic Ritual! I'll sacrifice Valkyrion the Magna Warrior from my hand! Taking the place of Valkyrion will be one of my strongest monsters and a creature of chaos! Behold, my Magician of Black Chaos!"

Emerging from out of a coffin was a gothic, blue-faced mage in a black magician's outfit with pink trimmings. The magician jumped out and prepared itself to engage in attack position.

Magician of Black Chaos

2800/2600/8 star

"Wow, you're actually going to depend on him? I'm shocked, but dang... That guy looks so wicked cool!"

"Thank you for the compliments and I'm sure my magician has taken kindly to your comments. Since I've already had my battle phase, I'll end my turn for now."

"Yeah, because I've got a really cool monster I'd like to introduce to you!" Takato exclaimed as he summoned his monster. "It's my Maha Vailo!"

"Maha Vailo..."

Emerging from out of Takato's side field was a sorceress garbed in blue robes, wearing an ornate hat and having scythe-like wings on her back.

Maha Vailo

1550/1400/4 stars

"If you thought she's wicked cool, then you have haven't seen anything yet! She's going to beat your magician and I'm going to show you how!" Takato declared. "Next, I'll equip my Maha Vailo with Axe of Destruction! That increases her attack power by 1000 points! In addition, with her effect, an additional 500 for each card equipped to it! Now she's stronger than your magician, Yugi!"

"I'm impressed, Takato. Now you can easily take my magician," Yugi nodded. "But don't go overboard when powering your monster up."

"I'll take your word for it. Now, my Maha Vailo, attack his Magician of Black Chaos!"

Maha Vailo

ATK: 3050 (1550 + 1000 + 500)

The sorceress released a pair of magical blasts out of her hands and destroyed the Magician of Black Chaos instantly. Takato watched with a proud smile stretched across his face. His monster and extra power had overtaken one of Yugi's mightiest monsters in one shot.

"Wow, I can't believe it! I just defeated your Magician of Black Chaos!" Takato chuckled.

Yugi

Life points: 1750 (2000-250)

Despite Takato already getting anxious, a smile simply crossed Yugi's face. The goggle head was rather confused with this and questioned Yugi's motive.

"What's that smile for? You're already about to lose," Takato quirked an eyebrow.

"I'm afraid your wrong, Takato. With this turn, I will win this duel," Yugi replied.

"What...? How?" Takato asked. "You're bluffing... Right?"

"I'm afraid not and I'm sorry it had to come down to this, Takato. But only one of us will be advancing to the finals," Yugi stated. "I'm afraid you're not going to advance and claim victory over me today."

"We'll see about that! Show me what you've got!"

"As you wish," Yugi simply stated without much hesitation. "First, I'll summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior!"

The monster summoned forth on Yugi's field was an obese pink warrior with a blue S painted on his chest and wings. In addition, there was a magnet hanging around the warrior's neck.

Gamma the Magnet Warrior

1500/1800/4 star

"So, that's it? My Maha Vailo can easily take him out!"

"Who said my turn was even through? Next, I'll take control of your Maha Vailo with... the Change of Heart!"

Upon realizing this, Takato gasped out and couldn't even utter a single word. This meant Yugi would take control of his monster and use both monsters to attack Takato directly. The end was near for the goggle head.

"By the look on your face, you obviously know what I plan to do. Yes, I will use Change of Heart to 'borrow' your Maha Vailo!"

"No, don't!" Takato exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, Takato, but Maha Vailo will be mine for one turn," Yugi stated as the Maha Vailo was brought over to his side.

Takato realized that there was nothing else he could do to stop Yugi. He was trapped in a corner with no way out. The goggle head had hoped to advance to the finals but that wasn't to be on this day. Glaring towards Yugi, a smirk crossed Takato's face.

"I'm cool with it, Yugi... I'm not going to complain. I made it this far, did I?"

"That you did and I'm proud of you, Takato."

"Well, that's enough of the mushy mish-mash. Just get this over with!" Takato declared as he stood straight up with both arms stretched out.

"You dueled an outstanding match Takato and I will not forget this," Yugi smiled before declaring his finishing assault. "Now Gamma and Maha Vailo! Destroy the rest of his Life points!"

With that said the two monsters came together. Gamma launched himself across and slammed against Takato's duel disk. Followed by Gamma's attack, Maha Vailo unleashed a double blast directly for her duelist. The Tamer took the powerful blast head on, but he was left completely unscathed. However, the same couldn't be said for his Life points. Takato has officially lost this duel but he still went out looking like a winner.

Takato

Life points: 0 (4400-4550)

"What a counter by Yugi and now we have decided the first duelist to officially reach the finals! Yugi Muto has declared victory over Takato Matsuda! I must say this was one fine match-up, much like Yugi's duel with Himura earlier! Let's give it up for these two fine duelists! What a performance they put on!"

Floating over to Takato on the hover unit, Yugi extended his hand out in front of the goggle head smiled. The boy responded by grasping Yugi's hand and officially shaking it. The two duelists remained on good terms despite the hard fought duel. They both have earned each other's respect.

"That was a great duel, Yugi, but I was so close to beating you. I just wish I had not let myself become too overconfident."

"It's quite all right, Yugi. You dueled honorably and have earned my respect. It could have gone either way, but today wasn't going to be your day."

"Well, I wish you luck in the finals."

"Now, all we have to know is who I'll end up facing in the finals. Lance of Joey..."

"We'll see and I'm willing to bet Joey will find a way to beat that guy."

"I hope so. Joey is in grave danger if he's not careful," Yami Yugi whispered. "There's no doubt Lance will use another shadow game to try to harm, Joey! We have to put a stop to this madness!"

"Hey, boys! We're just about to leave right now!" Floramon called out. "Those hover units will automatically transport you back to the arena."

"Really? You mean we won't have to use the duel dome to send us back?" Takato asked.

"That's right. Now, Tapirmon and I must be on our way! I'll see you in the finals, Yugi!"

With that said both Floramon and her colleague were transported back to the arena. Yugi and Takato soon followed in suite once the hover units transported them back to the arena. Another duel complete and the semi-finals is just one match away until completion before the finals officially start.

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Phoenix Arena/Battle and Duel Platforms

Yugi and Takato found themselves back in the arena. The crowds were giving the two duelists a standing ovation for their honorable and great duel. Unfortunately, this could very well be the last if Lance has it his way.

"Hey, guys! That was such a great duel!" Kaiser Greymon called out with his friends accompanying him.

"We could never predict who was going to come out on top but congratulations on your win, Yugi," Kouichi said to the King of Games.

"Thank you, everyone," Yugi nodded.

"We really should be heading back to everyone in the infirmary," Takato stated.

"He's right. Besides, we'll know who will fight who in the dual battle matches. All I know Pharaohmon will be competing next. Things aren't going to look bright if you ask me," Junpei sighed.

"We won't know until they announce the matches," Jaarin stated promptly.

"By the way, are those your mega forms?" Takato asked Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon. "You look so cool!"

"Heh, wait until we tell you everything when we get back to the infirmary, you're going to like everything you hear, Takato," Magna Garurumon said to the goggle head. "Isn't that right, Takuya?"

"You bet! Man, you're going to like everything about how we whooped Piedmon and Marine Devimon!" Kaiser Greymon laughed.

With the group gathered together, Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon returned back to their human forms. The spirits of wood, earth and metal disappeared from sight, while returning back to their rightful possessors.

"Hey, the spirits just disappeared!" Tomoki pointed out. "The spirits of Earth, Metal and Wood that is..."

"They're returning back the guys," Jaarin responded to Tomoki. "Until we need them again, they're going back to Dimitro, Sam and Vega."

"Ah, I see."

"Come on, guys! I'll bet the others are anxious to congratulate us on our victories," Takuya lead everyone through the hallway. "Besides, I could go for a soda right now!"

"Ha, last one to the drink machine has to pick up the cans!" Junpei runs ahead of everyone.

"Heck, no! I'm not cleaning up after you boys!" Izumi scoffed as she gave chase to the group.

"The tournament itself is winding down to a close, but can we hope to stop Lance and Pharaohmon? There's no telling what will happen from this point on, but we must keep cautious. I have yet to know who I will face in the finals. I'd rather duel Joey and be spared having to put my puzzle at stake. Joey, I just hope you're ready for Lance because he will not hesitate to use shadow magic to overwhelm you. I have to warn you as soon as possible!"

"Yugi, are you coming?" Takato called out to the King of Games.

"Yes, sorry about that," Yugi responded to Takato. "Of course there's still Pharaohmon to worry about. The only other three competitors left are Inumon, Gallantmon and Sakuyamon. I just pray that nothing happens to them just as we've seen happen to Anubimon. On the other hand, Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon had just defeated Piedmon and Marine Devimon just now. Only Pharaohmon remains our enemy in the battle tournament. Something tells me there will even be more at stake in the finals than just our two worlds."

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Outside the Phoenix Arena

The red-haired half breed, Kurama, walked out of the arena and stopped in place at center. The fans who couldn't afford to get into the arena flashed their cameras directly towards Kurama and attempted to get his autograph. However, he was outside the arena on important business.

He was told earlier to meet Brimstone outside the arena. Finding an empty lot and away from the crowds, Kurama waited for Brimstone to arrive.

"All right, this is where I'm supposed to meet Brimstone but he has yet to present himself. I wonder... No, he relies more on impulse than using tactics. I'll just have to remain patient and wait..."

Before long, his keen hearing and smell quickly detected Brimstone's presence. Kurama turned around and found Brimstone standing from a far distance. The cloaked demon man marched across the empty lot with a hood covering his face. Kurama had just remembered that he had blinded Brimstone in their match yesterday and wondered how Brimstone could see him.

"Brimstone... I'm surprised you can actually see me when I had rendered you completely blind yesterday."

"My other sensory organs are still quite as keen if not more keener than my actual sight. I could smell your stench and sense your Youki from a far distance. I'm so glad you would come, Kurama. I did not take to account that you would be brave enough to present yourself to me."

"I keep my word, Brimstone. So, why is it you want me out here?"

"Didn't I just tell you? I want to finish off where we left off. You did not present to me the silver-haired one."

"Yoko..."

"Yes, Yoko. I want to see Yoko Kurama and I was truly disappointed to not receive him. Kurama, am I giving you fair warning. Present Yoko before me or I will be forced to kill you as you are now."

"Brimstone, you have no idea of what Yoko is capable of. I would suggest you call off this pointless challenge. I don't wish to present you Yoko."

Sighing to himself, Brimstone walked past Kurama without giving any acknowledgement to the half breed. He looked out into the distance and breathed in the clean air.

"There are large crowds of digimon here. It would be a shame if I am forced to wipe them all out with my flames," Brimstone chuckled.

"You wouldn't..."

"Fight me and I promise to leave these digimon alone. I don't wish to endanger the lives of others but I will not hesitate to get what I want. Kurama, you have three minutes. Fight me now and present Yoko to me, or these digimon will not live to see another sunrise."

"Brimstone, even you wouldn't stoop as low."

"No, and I'd rather kill myself if you ask me. But, this is the only way I can further convince you to reconsider. So, what is it going to be half breed? Fight or flee to leave countless others to die?"

It was obvious what Kurama had to do now. If he did not answer to Brimstone's challenge, the fire demon would lay waste to the crowds of digimon in the distance. The red-head couldn't endanger the lives of others due to his own refusal to present his true 'demon form'. Kurama sighed deeply, reached into the back of his hair and pulled out a rose equipped with thorns. His eyes darkened slightly as he made eye contact with the cloaked fire demon.

"Very well, Brimstone. You will get what you want, but you will leave those innocent people alone."

"Very well, I'm glad you have come to accept my challenge," Brimstone chuckled and unveiled his hood to reveal his eyes completely stitched up.

"Your eyes...!"

"Yes, and I will never forget what you've done to me," Brimstone stated. "Now, let us finally commence. Present Yoko and we'll be sure to have ourselves quite a battle!"

"I shouldn't unveil Yoko... He only appears out of random just like the time I faced Brimstone back home. I must advise caution and avoid close contact with his flames. I was lucky to have taken his eyesight but now he has managed to adapt without the need for his vision. Relying on Yoko is perhaps my only option at this point..."

The two faced off and prepared to engage in yet another battle. Hopefully, this time it would be the last time. Unbeknownst to them, Hiei was keeping an eye on the two from a tree canopy. He was curious to know how Kurama would survive this third and perhaps last encounter with Brimstone.

"Kurama..." Hiei whispered while studying the redhead. "Present yourself as Yoko again. It's the way you should be: the legendary bandit himself."

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Phoenix Arena/Infirmary Center

Moments later since leaving the arena, the group gathered back at the infirmary. Takato, Yugi and the Legendary Warrior children were informed about the speedy recovery of Inumon. They were relieved to learn that the eye reconstruction was a success.

"Wow, that's wonderful news, Himura!" Takato pat Himura on his shoulder. "Now, he should be able to compete!"

"Renamon was very relieved to say the least," Rika spoke up. "Great duel you and Yugi put out there, goggle head."

"Um, thanks..."

"You were wonderful, Takato. It's too bad you didn't make it to the finals," Jeri approached her friend.

"And you were great Takuya!" Guilmon shook Takuya's hand. "Now all we have to do is worry about Pharaohmon."

"Yeah, he's going to be the mother load if you ask me," Kouji nodded in agreement.

"Chumly, at least your were the last Tamer to duel and make it into the semi-finals," Kazu gave Takato a knuckle noogie. "But it would have been sweeter if you had made it to the finals!"

"Ow, ow... Ok, I get it!" Takato struggled under Kazu's headlock.

"Inumon will be able to compete with his sight back," Omegamon said to everyone. "Takuya, Kouji, I'm proud of you, too."

"Ah, so this is the legendary Omegamon?" Neemon circled around the royal knight and was awe struck by his presence.

"Yes, Neemon, so you can quit sight-seeing," Bokomon sighed deeply.

"It's good to see you two again," Tomoki kneeled over and smiled to the comedic duo.

"It's good to be with you, kids," Bokomon smiled back. "Now I can write a book about our triumphant victory at the Shadow Tournament and how we defeated Pharaohmon."

"And I'm sure you'll be a best seller with that story. We'll be the first ones in line to get your autograph," Izumi giggled.

"Wow, so that's Neemon and Bokomon? They're so adorable," Jaarin smirked.

"Ah-ha! But not as cute as me!" Calumon called out as he landed on Jeri's shoulder.

"Calumon! It's about time you found us!" Terriermon called out to the tiny white digimon.

"A-hem..." a voice cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.

The group turned around to find Beelzebumon walking down towards them while limping.

"Beelzebumon! How are you feeling?" Renamon walked out of the room with Inumon.

"Just fine, fox face," the Demon biker chuckled. "But... Damn, cramps! Pharaohmon sure can pack a punch!"

"Well, it's about time you woke up, sleeping beauty!" Terriermon teased the Demon Lord.

"What was that, helicopter head!" Beelzebumon exclaimed and went to grab Terriermon. "Come back here and say that to my face!"

"You'll have to catch me first, bike boy!"

"ARGH! COME BACK AND SAY IT TO MY FACE! SAY IT AGAIN!" Beelzebumon exclaimed as he gave chase to Terriermon.

"Well, there they go again," Felinismon nodded her head and looked away. "How do you do put up with that, Henry?"

"No comment," Henry muttered.

"Well, Terriermon sure hasn't changed," Dark Gabumon muttered with a sweat drop dripping over his forehead.

"Himura, so Joey is going to be dueling next?" Yui asked her brother.

"He and Lance are the only duelists left. It's already a given."

"Poor, Joey... After what we've seen Lance try to do to Kenta and Kaiba, I just can't help but feel scared for Joey," Tea spoke up as she approached the group.

"Tea! Tristan! Duke! Where have you three been?" Kenta asked the trio.

"We were in the halls looking for Mai, but it seems you guys already found her," Duke pointed out.

"Nah, I'm just fine you guys. We were just talking about Joseph here," Mai elbowed Joey in his shoulder.

"What about me...? Oh my duel... Of course, I'm going to mop the floor with Lance! I have the cards needed to grind that punk to the dirt!" Joey quickly sat up and stood proudly. "He'll never expect what I plan to do to him!"

"Well, at least you can prove that when you actually duel Lance," Tristan sighed.

"Joey, are you sure you can handle Lance?" Yami Yugi asked his best friend.

"Of course, Yug, you just leave him with me. I won't let anyone of you guys down. I'll make sure he doesn't get anywhere near that puzzle of yours, Yugi. Then, you and I can duel in the finals. The people would rather have an honorable duel anyways."

"Joey..." Yugi whispered. "Yes... Just make sure and don't let that madman intimidate you."

"Not a chance. I'm going to duel with my game face on!"

"So, is that a game face you're wearing now, Joseph?" Mai teased the blonde.

"Of course," Joey smiled sheepishly.

"Well, you just be careful out there, Joey," Takato warned the teen.

"Guilmon, looks like you, me or Renamon faces Pharaohmon next. I just pray Renamon doesn't fight Pharaohmon. I'd rather it be you or me."

"I know," Guilmon responded.

"We had better be cautious if anyone of us faces that monster next," Renamon nodded in reply.

"Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? The final four names have been drawn out of the random lottery and we have the last two quarter-final matches set! In Arena A, Renamon will be fighting Guilmon! In Arena B, Inumon will go one on one against Pharaohmon! All four combatants come out to the arena or be disqualified!"

Once he heard this announcement, Inumon sighed a relief and slammed his fists together. He seemed rather anxious since Renamon would not be fighting him. Himura quickly ran up to Inumon with a saddened look.

"Inumon, please be careful. I lost Anubimon. I can't lose you, too," Himura said to his digimon partner.

"Yeah, Inumon, you just came out of healing," Seadramon reminded the dark canine.

"I'll be fine guys. Don't worry," Inumon assured the group.

"Inumon... You give Pharaohmon what he deserves!" Yui exclaimed. "For what he's done to Anubimon, Himura and me..."

"I'll do everything I can, little Yui," Inumon kneeled over and placed a hand over her chin.

"Of course, we can't forget about our other semi-final duel! Joey Wheeler and Lance Canebrook will be dueling next! Both duelists please arrive to the arena!"

"This is it, guys! I'm going to go out there and take Lance out of the tournament!" Joey walked down the hallway and waved out to his friends. "I won't let you guys down!"

"Good luck, Joey! We'll be there to support you!" Yami Yugi responded to his departing friend.

"Take that creepy jerk out, Joey!" Duke exclaimed.

As Joey departed from the group, Inumon, Guilmon and Renamon were preparing to depart from the group. Omegamon cleared his throat and decided to bring up an important matter that has bothered him.

"Um, everyone, if you will... I'd like to speak to you all about a little problem I've had," the royal knight announced to the group.

"About what?" Junpei asked.

"What kind of problem?" Henry said.

"Wait, does this have anything to do with Athenamon? You were just talking to us about her," Rika pointed out.

"Yes, that'd be it," nodded Omegamon.

"Yeah, you see guys, Omegamon has now been stalked and 'glomped' by Athenamon since his victory over her," Takato explained.

"Glomped? An Amazon glomping a Royal Knight? That doesn't sound right," Ryo crossed his arms.

"You see. According to Amazon tradition, if an Amazon is defeated by a male warrior, then they are to be wedded," Omegamon explained. "If I had been a female, Athenamon would be simply hunting me down to kill me."

"Well, at least you're a man," Lopmon chuckled.

"Yes and that is why she has been constantly glomping me. I've managed to escape her," Omegamon sighed.

Then, Takato had just realized something. He turned towards Rika and gulped.

"So does this mean that since I beat Rika in a duel..."

Then, as Takato turned around to face Rika, he found himself backing away. The Digimon Queen gave him a rather icy glare that would kill a Demon Lord. Takato laughed nervously and backed against a corner to escape a possible wrath from Rika.

"No, since Rika isn't officially an Amazon," Athenamon's voice spoke out behind Omegamon. "The laws of the Amazons Digimon Tribe would not apply to her."

"Ack! Athenamon!" Omegamon spun around to find Athenamon behind him. "How long were you here?"

"Ever since you mentioned me," the Amazon Queen sighed. "You're a rather slow one, Omegamon, but I like you for that."

"Um... Really...? My lady...?" Omegamon stuttered nervously.

As Rika turned away, Kazu kneeled over to Takato and slapped him across the back.

"OW!"

"Whoo! Dodged a bullet there, huh, Chumly?" Kazu teased the goggle head.

"Ha, ha, very funny..."

As soon as he said that, nearly everyone burst out into laughter. However, in just another minute or so, Inumon, Renamon and Guilmon would be departing to compete in the next set of battle matches. Renamon and Guilmon would be fighting each other while Inumon attempts to extract revenge against Pharaohmon for the murder of Anubimon.

The Shadow Tournament was still in session but already near its end. The audiences were greatly anticipating the downfall of Pharaohmon once and for all. But, who would be the one to deliver that finishing blow? Only tell will tell.

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Pharaohmon's Skybox

Upon hearing his name being announced to compete, Pharaohmon sat up from his throne and held his throbbing head. The effects of Yusuke's Reigun were starting to take a toll on Pharaohmon from the inside. He slightly flinched as he sat up from his chair. Lance took notice of this strange behavior from Pharaohmon and nearly opened it mouth to speak.

"I'll be fine, my puppet... You just need to concentrate on that damned boy, Joey Wheeler."

"Yes, my lord, but I was just concerned about your..."

"Like I said, I'll be fine," Pharaohmon grunted angrily. "Come, it's time. Those insects will be squashed, especially Inumon. He'll be joining Anubimon if he's not careful."

With that said Pharaohmon walked out the door with Lance accompanying. It was also quite obvious the Dark Lord was upset over Piedmon and Marine Devimon's losses. He remained as the only representative of the dark forces in the battle tournament.

"Piedmon. Marine Devimon. You two have utterly failed me but I will make up for those losses by crushing Inumon. From this point on, the stakes will be even higher! Count on it! In the meantime, Belial Myotismon had better not let those wretched females escape with the Digital Priestess. If the Priestess arrives with the sword intact, I'm finished! Belial Myotismon, my life is at stake and you had better not fail me!"

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Inside the main chamber of the Hohou Temple

Unfortunately for Pharaohmon, the Sailor Senshi were already pulled out of the nightmare dimension and returned back with a big surprise. The Senshi brought along a few allies: themselves. More specifically, they were standing by with their original and super forms. There were alternate Ninja Sailor forms standing by Eternal Sailor Mars, Venus and Jupiter. Belial Myotismon looked across the room and was immediately reminded of the time he had to contend with the Digi-Destined's digimon partners all together in the dream dimension.

"This is like the time I've had to contend with all the Digi-Destined's pets and their alternate evolution forms! Curses, I should have no underestimated these insects!"

On the other side of the chamber, Kyodaidramon and Espritdramon held Puppetmon's forces at bay. Vega, Sam and Dimitro remained on the sidelines with Artemis and Labramon. A Knightmon came charging ahead with his sword raised, but Kyodaidramon directed his arm cannon directly at him and let loose a massive blast.

"DRAGON CANNON!"

The powerful blast engulfed the Knightmon completely and reduced him into data fragments. The second Knightmon attempted to escape but Espritdramon stepped out in front of him.

"Going somewhere, buddy?" Espritdramon pointed his magical staff at the knight. "MAGICIAL BLAST!"

The magician dragon sent the blast straight through Knightmon and watched as the knight exploded into data fragments. That did it for the two Knightmon. It was now down to Puppetmon and Fuugamon.

"Now, you two jokers are left without anymore men!" Kyodaidramon pointed at the duo.

"What do we do? We can't beat them as we are!" Fuugamon panicked.

"Aw shut up!" Puppetmon bonked Fuugamon over the hand with his fist. "Of course, we can still take them!"

"... You've lost it, Puppetmon!" Fuugamon retorted.

"Yeah? What of it? Ok, I admit, we can't win! Of course, the boss is going to aid us. Right?" Puppetmon turned towards Belial Myotismon.

"Looks like your boss is busy at the moment," Espritdramon cleared his throat. "He won't be helping you two losers anytime."

"Yeah, because those girls and their clone army are going to lay the smack down on his sorry butt!" Kyodaidramon snickered. "Let that joker have it, girls!"

"Oh, believe me. We intend to," Sailor Mars responded but kept her gaze towards Belial Myotismon.

"Well, Belial Myotismon, your little magic trick didn't work because the Sailor Senshi are ready to kick your sorry butt!" Cammy pointed her staff directly at the Demon Lord. "You've brought this upon yourself when you forced them to witness their nightmares!"

Belial Myotismon simply sneered angrily and kept his gaze on all of the Sailor Senshi. The Eternals, the Originals, the Super forms and the three Ninja Sailors were prepared to give the Demon Lord an even bigger beating than the Digi-Destined would ever dream to deliver. The Eternal Sailors were all driven with anger to send Belial Myotismon crashing to his knees.

"NOW, GIRLS! LET HIM HAVE IT!" Artemis exclaimed.

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

Then, without much hesitation, the first Sailors to unleash a full force attack was Sailor Saturn and all of her forms. Regular and Super Sailor Saturn released a double dose of their patented attack through their Silence Glaives.

"SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!" the two Sailor Saturns called out.

The real Eternal Sailor Saturn followed it up with her new attack, "SATURN SHINGAMI CHAOS!"

The three-way attacks struck Belial Myotismon and then...

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BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

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The full force pushed Belial Myotismon back with a powerful jolt. The Demon Lord certainly wasn't expecting a lot of power coming from three small Sailor warriors. The Demon Lord seethed in pain with smoke engulfing his form and numerous scratches inflicted by the Sailor Saturn trio.

"Wow, they're actually hurting him!" Artemis exclaimed. "Incredible and that was just from Sailor Saturn's forms!"

"Yes, thanks in part to the power I have given them," Cammy answered. "And this is just the first wave of attacks in store for this demon! Now, Sailor Pluto!"

Next up, Eternal Sailor Pluto led her Regular and Super clone forms across. Belial Myotismon was still staggering from the attacks received by Sailor Saturn.

"Dead Scream," Regular Sailor Pluto calmly called out as she released a sphere from her Garnet Rod.

"CHRONOS TYPHOON!" Super Sailor Pluto cried out while twirling her time staff and released a dark red light that quickly engulfed Belial Myotismon completely.

Eternal Sailor Pluto declared her attack to follow up with her clones, "PLUTO CHRONO TIME PARADOX!"

She slammed her staff down following the battle name cry and sent a boulder-sized blast directly towards the immobilized Belial Myotismon.

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SLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

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The Demon Lord screamed out from the triple attacks that slammed against him. The force was enough to knock Belial Myotismon back across the temple walls. The walls came tumbling from his fall. However, the punishment would still commence for the Demon Lord.

Eternal Sailor Jupiter was next to attack and judging by the look on her face. She was obviously PISSED off from the nightmare she was forced to witness. Her eyes stared a hole directly at Belial Myotismon as she no longer displayed any fear against him, especially after playing a cruel trick concerning her old 'sempai'.

"ALL RIGHT, YOU BASTARD! THIS IS FOR SCREWING WITH MAKO-CHAN!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed with fury in her eyes.

"Wow, she's even scarier when she's pissed off than Belial Myotismon himself in general," Espritdramon gulped.

"Like the Earthlings say, my friend, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," Kyodaidramon nodded in agreement.

"Amen to that," Artemis muttered.

Eternal Sailor Jupiter led the charge with her three alternate forms following close to her. The first to attack was Jupiter's Original Sailor form. An antenna emerged out of her tiara, gathered a massive amount of electric power and blasted it full force directly at Belial Myotismon.

"SUPREME THUNDER!"

Next up, Super Sailor Jupiter spun herself around like a graceful ballerina and unleashed an array of razor-sharp leaves in the form of a tornado.

"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"

Followed by that, Ninja Jupiter gathered a large surge of electrical energy and condensed it into the size of a massive orb sculpture. She hurled it across along with her comrades' attacks to add even more fire power.

"THUNDER ELEMENTAL WAVE!"

Finally, Eternal Sailor Jupiter crossed her arms and brought them out across to send a wave of colorful yet poisonous flowers.

"JUPITER POISON FLOWER STORM!"

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BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

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Belial Myotismon screamed out in overwhelming power once the electrical attack struck him and electrocuted his body with a massive voltage of pure rage itself. The razor sharp leaves was piercing through his protective armor and allowing the poisonous flowers to latch onto him. The flowers released pollen that forced Belial Myotismon to cough out and succumb to the deadly poison. An attack like this would have killed Queen Beryl but Belial Myotismon was still managing to survive this punishment.

"My turn and I so intend to make you pay, buddy boy!" Eternal Sailor Venus pointed directly at the struggling Demon Lord. "Now! Regular me! Super me! Ninja me! Let's kick some Demon Lord ass!"

Following her direct commands, the trio charged ahead with the real Eternal Sailor Venus behind them. Regular Sailor Venus leaped up and shot down a powerful beam form her finger.

" VENUS CRESCENT BEAM!"

Super Sailor Venus blew a kiss and released a heart. That heart exploded into an array of missile sized hearts.

"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"

Normally, these hearts would be smaller but Venus was running on pure anger alone. She increased the size of her hearts to inflict even further damage on Belial Myotismon.

Ninja Venus quickly pulled out a bow and several arrows. She aimed at least five arrows and shot them altogether. They were aimed directly for Belial Myotismon's body.

"LOVE AND BEAUTY ARROWS!"

Finally, Eternal Sailor Venus flew straight up and once again flashed a radiation light over the Demon Lord.

"VENUS RADIATION RAY!"

The villain found himself blinded and momentarily immobilized. The rest of the attacks from the other Venus' struck Belial Myotismon. The beast howled in extreme pain from the devastating blows and was sent skidding back. In fact, Belial Myotismon was going down to his knees.

"All right! Those girls are close to getting him down to his knees! Keep it up!" Artemis cheered on. "Go, SENSHI! IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAYS!"

Upon hearing this, Eternal Sailor Venus and her three alternate formsflashed four 'V' signs towards Artemis.

However, the punishment was not complete. Eternal Sailor Mercury had finally figured out Belial Myotismon's weakness. It was directly for his chest. She gave a nod to her two alternates and led them out to attack. Regular Sailor Mercury was the first to attack as she unleashed a strong wave of water directly for Belial Myotismon.

"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"

Super Sailor Mercury summoned forth a magical, water harp and played a tune to release an even strong wave of water.

"MERCURY AQUA RHASPODY!"

Finally, Eternal Sailor Mercury created an ice barrier in front of her, snapped her fingers directly and shattered the barrier to unleash an array of sharp icicles. The icicles all flew out directly for Belial Myotismon's chest, where she had detected his weak point with her scanner.

"MERCURY ICE SPEAR BARRAGE!"

The water attacks splashed across to hold Belial Myotismon at bay and to moist him up for the icicles. The sharp icicles struck head on against Belial Myotismon, which finally drew blood out of his body. The Demon Lord screamed in bloody murder from the piercing icicles and was weakening from the Sailor Senshis' attacks.

Unfortunately for Belial Myotismon, his well deserved beat down was not yet complete. No, because Eternal Sailor Mars and her alternates would ignite him in eternal flames.

"Now, Belial Myotismon! Prepare yourself to be chastised!" the real Eternal Sailor Mars declared and charged across with her three alternates.

The first to attack was the Original Sailor Mars. She waved her hands into a circular motion to summon forth numerous circles. She then gathered them together and condensed them into flame blasts.

"BURNING MANDALA!"

Super Sailor Mars pointed her arrow across and shot it directly for Belial Myotismon's chest.

"MARS FLAME SNIPER!"

Next, Ninja Mars summoned forth her flame kitana and hurled it across at Belial Myotismon's head.

"FIRE KITANA IMPALEMENT!"

Finally, Eternal Sailor Mars charged across with her flame sword, jumped across and stabbed it directly into Belial Myotismon's head.

"MARS FLAME SABER!"

With that said the sword itself shot out a powerful flame that began to roast his head from the inside out. Belial Myotismon howled in bloody murder against the holy priestess' deadly flames. But that was merely the beginning. The other flame attacks struck Belial Myotismon, including the flame kitana stabbed through his forehead.

As Eternal Sailor Mars leaped down from the Demon lord, Belial Myotismon was staggering back against the blows and wheezed deeply. Blood squirted out from his head and his chest. Not even the Digi-Destined had inflicted this much damage to the Demon Lord. Puppetmon and Fuugamon couldn't believe it.

(End theme)

"BOSS!" the duo exclaimed in horror. "How could they do this?"

"Because they can! They're women and pissing them off is a bad idea, especially when it comes to invading their dreams," Kyodaidramon stated. "You'll learn that when you two jokers find some ladies."

"I'd rather not!" Puppetmon angrily screamed. "C'mon, boss! Cleat that head of yours!"

"That's my Ami! You go, babe!" Vega exclaimed as he threw a fist up.

"Um, want to calm down there, buddy?" Sam chuckled.

"The fight isn't even over. That guy is still moving," Dimitro pointed out.

"Yeah, but he obviously has taken a beating. He's learned to never piss a lady off, much less six of them, or, rather, twenty-one of them." Vega replied. "But I'm so proud of you, Ami!"

Then without warning, the three teens witnessed the return of their spirits. They dropped back into the welcoming hands of the guys.

"Hey, all right! We got our spirits back!" Sam happily laughed.

"That means those two, Takuya and Kouji, did it! That's great!" Vega stated.

"Let's hope so, but in any case, we have our spirits back," Dimitro replied.

Meanwhile, with the boys carrying on their conversation, Belial Myotismon was slowly standing up on his feet. He was losing his composure but was strong enough to hold himself straight up.

"Argh... Damned insects... I once again underestimated my victims... You Sailor Senshi are far more powerful than I gave you credit for..."

"There's still more where that came from!" Eternal Sailor Mars defiantly exclaimed at the Demon Lord. "If you had fought us back home, we would have sent your ass packing."

"That's right, buddy boy. Just for screwing with our dreams, we just OWNED you!" Eternal Sailor Venus pointed at Belial Myotismon.

"This is what you get for messing with a girl's dreams," Eternal Sailor Pluto narrowed her eyes coldly at the Demon Lord.

"I've just shown that I can be even scarier than monsters like yourself, dear Belial Myotismon!" Eternal Sailor Jupiter stomped her foot across.

"Be glad I don't have to use my ultimate attack or I'd take everyone with me just to destroy you, Myotismon," Eternal Sailor Saturn set her Silence Glaive down. "Prepare yourself for eternal silence, demon."

"It's over for you, Belial Myotismon!" Eternal Sailor Mercury crossed her arms.

"Like the Digi-Destined before us, we will ensure you are punished!" Cammy called out. "All right, girls! It's time we deliver the finishing blow! Not even Belial Myotismon will survive this!"

"Bah! You insects greatly underestimate the powers I possess! I have other ways to inflict pain on your pathetic souls!" Belial Myotismon bellowed out angrily as his eyes dimmed a crimson glow. "MELTING-"

Before the Demon Lord had a chance to finish his attack name, the ceiling suddenly collapsed and forced everyone to move away. Belial Myotismon looked up and wondered what had just occurred. It was as if a massive shock wave penetrated through the ceiling, but where did it come from?

"WHAT!" Belial Myotismon exclaimed in shock.

"What was that just now?" Eternal Sailor Venus asked as she looked up at the ceiling.

"I don't know but that just came out of nowhere!" Eternal Sailor Jupiter cried out.

"Is everyone all right?" Cammy turned towards the Senshi.

"We're fine, Digital Priestess," Eternal Sailor Mercury responded. "But it seems our alternate forms are gone."

"Yes, that was only for temporary use I'm afraid," Cammy nodded as she noticed the absence of the alternate Sailors. "More importantly, I'd like to know what had destroyed the ceiling."

"Ah! Look! It's him, Kyodaidramon!" Espritdramon pointed up towards the ceiling.

(Play Digimon Zero Two theme Target Akai Shougeki)

Everyone, including Belial Myotismon, watched as a massive form was descending downward. Kyodaidramon and Espritdramon were quick to recognize the form. The form was a beast nearly fifty feet tall or more. It was clearly on all fours. Black armor covered over the legs, torso and back, with a sort of golden trimming along the armor. Massive golden claws sprouted from the front legs. The claws on the back legs were also golden but shorter in comparison. Large golden spikes extended across the front legs. Even more gold lined the beast's red eyes and under them. On top of his head was a spiked helmet with a large white spiked protrusion. Out of the very front was a massive white horn. His wings were massive in size and in wingspan, as they were longer than the body itself. The tail was blue and massive in size. There were even blue skin patches across different sections of the beast's body. On his back was a large, black cannon and seated between the two wings. A symbol was visible on the dragon's cannon top.

"WHAT! IT'S YOU!" Belial Myotismon exclaimed.

"You've finally come, Imperialdramon-sama!" the Dra-Warrior duo called out happily.

(Imperialdramon Dragon Mode. Mega-Level. Ancient Dragon Digimon.Special Attacks: Positron Laser & Mega Death)

"WHOA! THAT THING IS HUGE!" Eternal Sailor Jupiter cried out. "Hey, yeah, I've seen him from the Zero Two series! You remember him, Venus?"

Eternal Sailor Venus nodded in response and said, "It is Imperialdramon, the mega form of..."

"...Paildramon," Cammy finished Venus' sentence. "The leader of the Dra-Warriors has finally arrived."

"This is great. Now there's no chance of Belial Myotismon escaping," Eternal Sailor Mars stated. "Nice timing, Imperialdramon!"

"Yes, very wonderful timing," Eternal Sailor Pluto agreed.

"Ah, I also remember Imperialdramon is amongst the fastest of all the digimon. Once we're done here, he can help transport us back to the stadium," Eternal Sailor Saturn stated.

"Um, that is why you're here. Am I right, Imperialdramon-sama?" Eternal Sailor Mercury called out to the massive dragon.

"That's correct, Sailor Senshi. I've heard a lot about you through my Dra-Warriors. I have more of my fellow warriors back at the stadium. They are waiting for us, but first... Let's see to it we get rid of the vermin first! Belial Myotismon! In the name of AlForce Veedramon, prepare yourself for your final hour!"

Incredible! Imperialdramon has surprised everyone in the temple by his sudden appearance! The Sailor Senshi, the Dra-Warriors and the three Legendary Warriors look to finish this conflict with Belial Myotismon before heading back to the arena to confront Pharaohmon! But, can even Imperialdramon make a difference? Or does he have even a few surprises up his sleeve.

Meanwhile back at the arena, Takuya and Kouji reached their Z-Hybrid forms to knock both Piedmon and Marine Devimon out of the tournament. That just leaves Pharaohmon as the final enemy. Yugi and Takato dueled a fine match-up but the King of Games has advanced to the next round.

Kurama prepares to finish his conflict with Brimstone, but will it really be their final confrontation?

Now, the second semi-final match will pit Joey against Pharaohmon's puppet, Lance. Pharaohmon returns to face off against Inumon, while Renamon goes one on one with Guilmon. The tournament is nearly winding down to its final close, but can the heroes manage to defeat Pharaohmon and Lance in time? Only time will tell.

The Shadow Tournament continues with more action on the sidelines next time!

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(PREVIEW)

Davis: Hey, dudes and dude-ettes! This is Davis Motomiya from Digimon Zero Two to give you the heads up for the preview. Well, since Imperialdramon has shown up, I decided I'd speak! With Imperialdramon making a surprise appearance, that nasty Belial Myotismon prepares for his just desserts!

Veemon: No kidding! He's dealing with Imperialdramon, two Dra-Warriors, six Sailor Senshi, three Legendary Warriors, a Digital Priestess, a white cat and a hypnotized Labramon... Wait, that's going overboard.

Sailor Mars: Belial Myotismon, this is the end for you!

Imperialdramon: Imperialdramon MODE CHANGE!

Digital Priestess: Let's hurry with this conflict and get to the arena quickly!

Pharaohmon: Inumon, you'll never avenge your beloved Anubimon, because you'll be joining him soon!

Inumon: We'll see about that!

Gallantmon: Sakuyamon, what's wrong?

Sakuyamon: I can't concentrate with Inumon in danger! Pharaohmon's going to tear him apart!

Lance: I'll make sure you become consumed by my shadows, Joey!

Joey: In your dreams, psycho boy!

Hiei: Yoko, at last you have shown yourself...

Takato: The tournament is winding down towards the finals and it's hard to believe we've come this far! The next chapter is entitled...

Inumon Attempts Revenge! The Departure from the Hohou Temple

Sailor Venus: Make sure not to miss this action-packed chapter or I'll punish you!

Imperialdramon: Um, that isn't your line there, Venus.

Sailor Venus: Oh well...

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Another action-packed chapter complete. At this rate, it's possible this series will be complete by mid-September. Things are looking great and we're getting close to the finish. It'll be great to end this series and move on with the long anticipated sequel. :D

Before I depart, I'd like to thank LazerWulf for the whole Unified Evolution scenes, the little Omegamon/Athenamon scene, the duel, and for beta-reading this whole chapter. Thanks to Ninetalesuk for the evolved forms of Herodramon and Ninjadramon: Kyodaidramon and Espritdramon. Also thanks to Belletiger for the Seadramon/Piedmon/Mizuno scene and the whole nightmare scenes.

Speaking of the nightmares how did everyone like the scenes for the Sailor Senshi? If you like, you can tell me which nightmare you thought was scariest for the Senshi? IMO, I thought Hotaru's and Rei's nightmares were scariest. You're probably even wondering who that dark female figure was in Rei's nightmare, but that itself is a secret. You guys will find out in the sequel. I'm not giving anything else away. :P

The fight with all the Sailor clones against Belial Myotismon is just like the beat down all of the digimon evolutions gave the Demon Lord in the actual Zero Two series. I've always thought that scene was kick ass and still remains one of my favorite scenes in that particular season. Now, we have Imperialdramon making his grand entrance! Yay:D

We're coming down to the final four chapters, everyone. Wish me luck until then. Peace!