June leaned back in her chair, stretching. She really hated these short essay
assignments her teacher seemed to enjoy handing out. "This is so lame! Why do
we have to know about the fall of Constantinople?" Sighing, she leaned
forward. "I wish I was born on Kyle's world. I could get a year off school
just by asking." A sudden noise got her attention. Her digivice, which she
had put beside her notebook, had started beeping. Curious, she picked it up.
As she touched her digivice, June felt a sudden sense of dread. "Kyle." she
whispered, standing up.
"June! Phone call!" her mother yelled from the living room. Worried, June
left her room and went to the living room, taking the phone from her mother.
"June, it's TK! We have to get to the Pokemon world right away! Can you meet
me at Yolei's house?"
"Right." June answered. She hung up, and went to the door, putting her shoes
on.
"June?" her mother asked. "Where are you going? Don't you have to finish
that essay?"
"It's done, I'll just proofread it tonight." June replied. "I have to go now.
Bye mom!"
==
Digicross Episode 27
'Paildramon, take aim!'
Metal Devidramon created by Ninetalesuk and AnT. Almost (but not quite)
everything else is owned by either Bandai or Nintendo. Shame, I'd love to get
some money off that action, but I'd just get sued for copyright infringement or
something lame like that...
==
==Indigo Plateau, 5 minutes earlier.
"Chaos Flare!" Demon's attack blossomed out of his outstretched hand, the
wave of fire threatening to consume everything in its path. At the last
second, Mewtwo and Pyroangemon blocked the wave of fire, protecting the humans
there. Arcanine, Scizor, Exveemon, and Dino Beemon all jumped clear, trusting
that the other two monsters would be able to stop the attack. To their credit,
they did, but only barely. Exhausted, the angel collapsed, reverting to Eevee
as he did.
Kyle yelled, trying to get to his pokemon. Ryo stopped him, pointing behind
the trainer. He looked, and shuddered when he saw how powerful the attack
Demon used was.
Indigo Stadium was -gone-.
"How do we beat that kind of power?" Ken asked, clenching his fist.
"Head on!" Arcanine barked. "Extreme Speed!" Arcanine charged Demon, but the
evil digimon batted Arcanine away without any apparent effort. The pokemon
rolled, recovered, and launched a Fire Blast, which had little more success.
"Okay, I'm open to alternatives here."
"We need Shakouomon and Sylphimon!" Davis whispered. "I hope Cody got through
to TK and the others. I don't think Dino Beemon can take those two on and win!"
"Won't know until we try! Everyone, focus on Magnatar! V-Laser!" Exveemon's
attack slammed into Magnatar, forcing the digimon back. Scizor, Dino Beemon,
Arcanine, and Mewtwo also attacked.
Magnatar recovered from the attacks, and stared at the attacking digimon. "My
turn. Devil Shot!" Magnatar fired several dozen missiles at the digimon,
Mewtwo, and the humans. Demon, watching this, nodded, and let Magnatar
continue his attack.
When it had stopped, Dino Beemon was down on one knee, while Mewtwo,
Growlithe, Eevee, and Veemon were unconscious. Ryo and Kyle were knocked out,
while Ken and Davis were hurt. Demon looked over the carnage. "Impressive,
but I think it is over, and it is time to claim my prize. Him." he said,
indicating Kyle. With a wave of his hand, Kyle's body levitated up, floating
slowly towards Demon. "Perhaps he will serve me better than Ken did." Demon
said, taking hold of Kyle and slinging the boy over his shoulder.
"No...not that! Put him down!" Ken yelled, horrified at what Demon was
planning. "Dino Beemon, don't let Demon get away!" Beside Ken, there was a
shout. Scizor had recovered, and was charging up with Swords Dance, energy
crackling over his claws and wings. Scizor attacked, darting around Dino
Beemon, heading straight for Demon. He hit a forcefield and was thrown back.
Demon looked at Scizor, who was trying to get up. "Impressive. Yes, he will
do much better than Ken did, if he can raise a being as strong as you. Come,
Magnatar." A ripple opened, and Demon and Magnatar walked through, leaving
this dimension.
Davis didn't hesitate. He got up, grabbed Veemon, and ran through the portal,
followed by Ken, Ryo, Scizor, and Dino Beemon. "Go check on Cody!" Ken yelled.
Mewtwo tried to stop them, but the digidestined were already through. Mewtwo
watched as the portal closed a second later. He then levitated Growlithe and
Eevee, and began looking for the nearest surviving Pokemon center.
==Digital World, half an hour later
"They're both..." June whispered.
Mewtwo nodded. "Demon took Kyle, then left for the Dark Ocean with Magnatar.
Ken, Davis, and Ryo went after him, as did Veemon, Scizor, and Dino Beemon. I
fear they will try to do to Kyle what they did to Ken."
"You mean they'll turn him into another digimon emperor?" Yolei gasped. "Then
we'd better go after them!"
"We can't, yet." Gennai said, walking over to the group. "We don't have the
equipment at Ken's old base to create a portal, and building one here is taking
a lot of time and energy."
"Didn't you go there, Kari?" Hawkmon asked.
Kari shook her head. "No. That first time, I was brought there by Dagomon's
servants. I don't know how you got there, TK."
TK glanced at Kari. "It was luck, mostly. I saw you in a shadowy portal, and
jumped through."
Gennai looked at TK and Kari. "I didn't know that. Could you do it again?"
Kari shrugged. "I don't know how I did it the first time." She looked at
June. "Don't worry, we'll find them. I'm sure they'll be alright. Davis is
with them." June looked at Kari, surprised. "Davis can be stubborn and a bit
dense, but he has a way of getting out of impossible situations."
==Dark Ocean
"I'd say this is about a seven on the 'impossible situation' meter." Ryo
grumbled, watching as Dino Beemon and Scizor cut a swath of destruction through
various minions of the Dark Ocean.
"I'd hate to see what you'd call a ten." Davis replied. "Come on, Veemon,
wake up. We need you!"
"Allow me." Ryo said, taking out a small vial. "This ought to do it..." He
poured some liquid into Veemon's mouth.
The reaction was instantaneous. "GWAARGH!" Veemon shouted. "WHAT IS THAT
STUFF?"
Ken looked up. "Isn't that the same stuff you used to revive Wormmon when we
were fighting Millenniumon's forces?"
Ryo nodded. "Powdered Energy Root, a bit of Heal Powder, and a dash of
pokenip. Good for what ails you."
"It tastes like a Sukamon threw up in it!" Veemon groaned. "Davis' gym socks
aren't this yucky!" Veemon wobbled a bit. "I think I can see through time..."
Veemon took the water bottle that Ryo offered, and drank the entire content of
it. "I'll never taste again." he sighed.
Ken looked over the battlefield. "Dino Beemon and Scizor are holding their
own, but we have to get through. Davis, can you and Veemon get through?"
Davis nodded. "Veemon, you'd better go as Raidramon. There's too many flying
digimon for you to get through as Exveemon." Veemon nodded. "Digiarmour
energize!"
"Veemon, armour digivolve to...Raidramon, the storm of friendship!" Davis
hopped on, lining up with the castle on the other side of the battle line.
"Vaporeon, go with him!" Ryo called, tossing a pokeball out. A blue pokemon
that looked a bit like Flareon, but with a fishlike tail, appeared. "He's
Vaporeon, a water type. He's got good water and ice attacks, and better
defenses. Go!" Vaporeon hopped up behind Davis, and the three set out.
==
Inside the castle, Magnatar watched the battle. "I should be out there." he
growled.
"Patience." Arukenimon replied. "One of them's already coming this way. It's
that annoying one, the boy with the goggles. He'll be easy to take care of."
"Actually," Demon said, appearing before them, "perhaps you should go out on
the battleground. Dino Beemon is being a bit too effective in disposing of my
minions. It should be a good test of your power. I believe Sneasel and
Arukenimon can deal with Davis and Veemon." Arukenimon nodded, shifting into
her spider form. Magnatar bowed and left the room. "He's very close. One
more battle should push him over."
"Over what?" Arukenimon asked, curious.
"When I redesigned Larvitar's DNA, I retained his ability to grow and evolve
from experience gained in battle, in addition to absorbing power from the
Destiny Stones. The power he has drawn from that flame of Moltres and the
Destiny Stones is remarkable. And the experience he has gained has already
turned him into a formidable warrior."
"Can he be controlled?" Arukenimon asked. "And what of that trainer you
brought in?"
Demon nodded. "He is powerful, but not too bright. And his power is not
stable; he will lose evolutions if he is beaten in a battle, like any partnered
digimon. As for Kyle," Demon looked over his shoulder, "he is resisting the
spore almost as readily as Kari did. Of course, without the power of the crest
of Light, he will not last forever."
"You don't sound worried."
Demon shrugged. "He was bait for Ken and Ryo, nothing more. If I get a new
Emperor in the process, so be it. Otherwise, it's one less digidestined to
worry about."
==Digital World
"Why didn't we create a portal here when Kari was kidnapped by Sneasel?" Cody
asked. Above him, Azulongmon floated in midair, waiting for the signal to
start.
"Because," Baihumon replied, "building portals to the Dark Ocean is dangerous
work. And I'd rather not have Demon and his lackeys fall right on Primary
Village if we can help it. But there is no choice now, we have to get those
three back. And I've called in the best portal makers around. Ah, here they
are now. Look."
Cody looked, first to the north, where a dull thumping sound was heard. in
the distance, Cody saw what looked like a giant turtle with two heads. "Behold
Ebonwumon, ancient guardian of the northern realm." Baihumon said calmly. "He
is the oldest of the Guardians of the digital world. If you have some time,
ask him about the old days. He's got a few tales in him." A raptor's cry to
the south caused Cody to spin around. A giant red bird was flying from the
south, towards where Azulongmon was. "And that is Zhuquiaomon. She guards the
Southern realms, and is the one to ask about fighting the Dark Ocean. This is
the first time we have all been gathered together since...well, since the Dark
Masters sealed us away."
TK walked over, a bit awestruck. "Where have they been all this time?"
Gennai answered. "It took time for the Guardians to rebuild their power.
Even now, it might not be enough to help, but we will do our best."
Some distance away, June sat, watching the preparations. Beside her, Elecmon
sat with her, waiting. "Are you alright?" Kari asked, going over to her.
"Davis and I used to fight a lot, before all this happened." June answered,
not really paying attention. "And now that we've started getting along with
each other, he's gone and done something stupid...And they're going to make
Kyle into another Emperor, like they did Ken." She looked up, eyes red. "I
don't know if I could handle that."
"Don't worry." Kari replied, sitting beside her. "It'll take a lot more than
some evil digimon to make Kyle go bad."
"Are you sure?"
Kari smiled. "Sure as I'm going to be the maid of honour at your wedding."
June blinked. "Maid...I haven't thought..."
"You're lying." Kari teased. "I've seen the way you two have looked at each
other."
"That's my line." June replied weakly, smile starting to appear. "I-" she
gasped, looking up, clutching her digivice as she did. Beside her, Elecmon
tensed up.
==Dark Ocean.
Kyle, still unconscious, writhed as the Dark Spore floated over him, trying to
enter him. Dark energy crackled over his body. As Demon had observed, Kyle
was resisting the evil object, but his willpower was fading.
Sneasel stood there, watching the process. "Demon has some interest in you
humans." She said. "I never saw the use of you myself. All you do is run
around and make pokemon fight each other." One of her claws extended, glinting
in the dull light as ice formed along the edges. "It would be much easier to
end your life now. I wonder if that's why humans never fight pokemon
themselves. Are you that scared?" Sneasel hopped up on the table, claw raised
to strike. "It would be something to see your friends find a corpse, after all
the effort they went through, wouldn't it?" She stood there, just staring at
Kyle. Finally, she snorted. "You're not worth it."
"Sneasel," Arukenimon called from the next room, "those children are coming
closer. We had better get ready." Sneasel hopped down and left.
==
Scizor's Hyper Beam tore through more dark digimon, clearing the way for Dino
Beemon to advance. "Kyle sure raised that bug well." Ryo commented. I wonder
how Davis is doing?"
Ahead of them, Davis, Raidramon, and Vaporeon picked their way through the
battlefield. Davis marveled at Vaporeon's abilities; the small pokemon had
managed to slip around several enemies and either freeze them, soak them with
water to assist Raidramon's own attacks, or just disorient them with his Haze
ability. They easily made the castle, most of the forces concentrating on Dino
Beemon, Scizor, and the very angry Nidoking that Ryo just released (Mind you,
Nidokings are usually steamed about something -ed).
Davis led the way, digivice held out. "This way." he whispered, Vaporeon and
Raidramon following him.
"Watch out for booby traps." Raidramon replied, also whispering.
"Vaporeon?" Vaporeon asked, wondering why they were all whispering.
"Come on, this is an old castle." Davis replied to what he guessed was
Vaporeon's question. "They always have some sort of hidden trapdoor, or
pitfall, or something really gothic like that. It's in all the movies." Davis
stepped forward, then heard a 'click' as his foot touched something. "Like
that." he groaned.
Raidramon and Vaporeon backed up, not sure what to do. A second later, a
hidden door opened up, revealing two very familiar monsters standing there.
"Somehow," Arukenimon grinned, "I knew you'd step on that switch. Lady
Devimon, shall we?"
Beside the giant spider, Lady Devimon smirked. "Of course. Darkness Wave!"
==
The process, while complex, had taken a relatively short amount of time.
Gennai had said that combining the powers of the four Guardians, while making
sure that they were tuned to a specific frequency, was the tricky part. The
whole process had taken a few minutes.
"It's almost done." Gennai said, standing by the children. "Now we have to
make sure the portal opens up where we want it to, and that nothing can come
through unless we want it to. We should be able to see something through the
portal...now!"
==
Magnatar strode up to where Dino Beemon was, ignoring the press of other
digimon around him. When he was close enough, he powered up (Dragon Ball Z
power up, that is; a lot of shouting and glowing -ed) and flew at Dino Beemon,
landing a punch on the mutant digimon's head. Dino Beemon was driven back by
the force of the blow. Shaking his head, he got up, challenging Magnatar.
"You are a brute, and a dumb one at that." Magnatar taunted. "Taking you
apart will be a pleasure, if only to get rid of your ugly face. Devil Shot!"
"Irritant Buzz!" Dino Beemon replied, using his sonic attack to counter the
swarm of missiles. He took a swipe at Magnatar with his Kaiser Blade, flames
trailing behind the attack as Magnatar dodged it.
"Looks like an even match." Ryo said, watching the two battle. Ken suddenly
jumped, knocking Ryo over as a digimon tried to attack the two unprotected
humans. Nidoking and Scizor dispatched the digimon, then moved to better
protect Ken and Ryo. "Thanks."
"This is taking too long." Ken replied. "We have to get into that castle,
we'd have a better chance in there than out here."
"Yeah, but tell that to him." Ryo replied, indicating Dino Beemon. "I can't
understand why he's so hard to control; none of the other DNA digimon have been
this wild."
Not paying any attention to this, Dino Beemon took another swipe at Magnatar,
then followed it with a hark kick, which managed to connect with the armoured
pokemon. Magnatar howled as Dino Beemon used another Kaiser Blade, managing to
shatter the armour on Magnatar's left arm and chest, and forcing him to crash
to the ground.
"No..." Magnatar growled, forcing himself to stand in spite of the pain. "I
won't lose...I will not lose to some inferior...WASTE OF DATA! Magnatar,
digivolve to...METAL DEVIDRAMON!"
==
After the day was over, June realized that she probably should have waited for
the other digidestined to get ready. Worried as she was about Kyle and Davis,
she didn't wait, and jumped through the portal as soon as it finished forming,
Elecmon digivolving to Leomon and joining her.
When she appeared, she was inside a castle at one end of a long hallway.
Looking around, she saw Leomon getting up. "Are you alright?"
Leomon nodded. "Dashing through was very foolish, June."
"I know. But this is my brother and my boyfriend we're talking about. I
didn't want to wait."
Sighing, Leomon shrugged. "Well, we're here now. Can you find either of them
with your D-3?"
June took out her digivice, and held it up, ready to start scanning. She
never got the chance, as Flamedramon crashed through the wall a second later,
Davis and Vaporeon running after him. Lady Devimon and Arukenimon followed
them. "Well, well," Arukenimon taunted, "it seems the avenging girlfriend has
arrived. Come to save your little pet?"
"June!" Davis yelled. "Get out of here! Flamedramon, attack!" Davis had
switched Veemon from Raidramon to Flamedramon, who was better in close fights
like this, just before Arukenimon and Lady Devimon attacked.
"Leomon!" June yelled.
"On it! Beast Sword!" Leomon jumped at Arukenimon, sword extended. The two
digimon fell over, a tangle of arms and legs.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon's attack drove Lady Devimon back. "Go after
Kyle!" he yelled. "We'll take care of these two here!"
"June! Go with him!" Leomon yelled. June nodded, and followed her brother.
"You too!" he said to Vaporeon, who nodded and followed.
==
"Is that a Devidramon?" Ken asked, incredulous.
Ryo took out his pokedex, switching it to scan the new digimon. "Metal
Devidramon, a Metal Demon Dragon digimon. Ultimate level, Virus type. His
special attacks are Red Laser, Crimson Metal Claw, and Dra-Storm Bomber. I
think we're in trouble."
(Might want to cue up 'Instruments of Destruction here')
Dino Beemon roared, charging. Metal Devidramon waited, grabbed the DNA
digimon and hurled him to the ground. "This is too easy! Come, give me your
full power!" Dino Beemon's wings started flapping at a high rate of speed,
generating the sonic energy needed for his Irritant Buzz attack. "Pathetic!"
he yelled, hovering in midair, unaffected by the blast. "Maybe this will get
some response! RED LASER!" Metal Devidramon's eyes lit up, turning a bright
red, and emitted a powerful blast of energy, striking Dino Beemon, forcing him
down again. "I'm waiting! Where's the great warrior that defeated
Milleniumon?"
"Rrrr...KAISER BLADE!" Dino Beemon flew straight at Metal Devidramon, swords
extending out of the back of his wrists. He made two fiery slashes, eliciting
a grunt out of the evil dragon digimon. This was followed up with another
Irritant Buzz, and then a hard kick to the head.
"Are you quite finished?" Metal Devidramon asked, unhurt.
Ryo stood up. "Dino Beemon! GET OUT OF THERE!"
"Ryo!" Ken gasped.
"We don't have a choice. Dino Beemon's outmatched by that thing. There's no
way we can beat him, especially here." Ryo glanced at Dino Beemon again. "I
said GET OUT OF THERE!"
Dino Beemon was torn, caught between his loyalty to Ryo and Ken, and his
berserker instinct. "Smart boy." Metal Devidramon taunted. "I'd have
listened. Let me make up your mind for you. Dra-Storm Bomber!" Glowing
silver, Metal Devidramon launched a huge wave of energy, slamming it into Dino
Beemon and splitting him back into Charmander and Wormmon almost immediately.
Seeing this, Scizor broke off combat and jumped, grabbing the two unconscious
digimon, carrying them over to Ryo and Ken.
"Charmander! Come on, stay with me!" Ryo cradled his pokemon in his arms,
flame on Charmander's tail guttering.
"Too...powerful..." Wormmon muttered. "Ken, I'm sorry..."
Ryo checked his pack. "I've only got one revive left, but I don't think
either digimon can take it in their condition." As he spoke, he saw Metal
Devidramon land and slowly walk towards them, evil grin on his face.
"I can." Wormmon said. "Give it to me!"
"Wormmon..." Ken whispered.
"Ken, there's no choice! Scizor and Nidoking are almost out of energy, and
Charmander's too badly hurt to be any good." Ryo nodded, and handed the phial
to Ken. Ken opened it up, and poured the contents down Wormmon's throat.
"Still tastes like refried Whamon vomit." he coughed, before struggling up.
"Ken, I have to digivolve. Please?"
Ken nodded. "Be careful." he whispered, taking out his digivice.
"Wormmon, digivolve to...STINGMON!"
==
(Gullwhacker recommends switching 'Instruments of Destruction' for 'Dark Wing',
Devimon's theme. Good ear, that kid -ed)
"Kyle!" June yelled, spotting the trainer in a room down a hallway. She and
her brother had been running for the last few minutes trying to find Kyle. The
two of them ran into the room, checking to see if Kyle was even alive. "Come
on, get up!" Davis found Kyle's digivice, and joined his sister.
"He's out cold. I...hey, what's that?" Davis asked, indicating a small sphere
positioned over Kyle's forehead.
"I think it's one of those Dark Spores." June replied. "It's what turned Ken
into the Emperor. We have to get it away from him." June reached out to grab
it, but Davis stopped her.
"Don't touch it!" he hissed. "It might get you instead. I have an idea."
Davis took out his D-3, pointing it at the Spore. "Follow my lead."
Anxiously, June did so. "What are you doing?"
"Well, these things act like the black gears that Devimon used to control
digimon, right?"
June caught on. "So we can use our digivices to destroy the spore, just like
Tai and the others used their digivices to destroy the gears!" Smirking, Davis
nodded, aiming his digivice and Kyle's at the spore. June aimed her digivice
as well, and with her free hand, took Kyle's hand, willing him to fight just a
little longer. The three digivices lit up, and the spore started to
disintegrate. After a minute, it was gone.
"Yes!" Davis yelled, pumping his fist in the air. "Am I a genius or what?"
"Genius!" June said, hugging her brother. "Come on, help me get Kyle out of
here."
"Must you leave so soon?" Demon asked, appearing in the room.
==
"Static Force!"
"Justice Beams!"
The two attacks slammed into Metal Devidramon, forcing the ultimate digimon
away from Stingmon. TK, Cody, Kari, and Yolei came running towards Ken and
Ryo. "We came as soon as we could!" TK yelled. "The Guardians managed to open
a portal here, but we have to get out of here. Have you seen June? She ran in
ahead of us."
Ken shook his head. "No. And Davis went ahead to find Kyle."
"Who's that?" Yolei asked, indicating Metal Devidramon, who was starting to
get up. Ryo quickly explained how Metal Devidramon appeared.
"Do you have something to say now that my back ISN'T turned?" Metal Devidramon
asked, facing Shakkoumon and Silphymon.
Shakkoumon raised his arms. "Actually, yes! Harmonious Spirit!" A small
hole opened, and Shakkoumon released a swarm of razor-edged discs, each one
hitting Metal Devidramon and exploding. Silphymon added another energy blast,
driving Metal Devidramon away from the humans. "Stingmon, go find the others!"
"Wait for me!" Ken said. "We can track them with my digivice!" Stingmon
landed, picked up Ken, and flew to the castle.
"An open portal!" Metal Devidramon growled. "That will do nicely! Out of my
way, you over grown teapot!"
"That's MISTER Teapot to you!" Shakkoumon snarled, launching more disks.
"They're starting to move to the portal we opened!" Kari said. "We can't let
them get through!"
"What's on the other side?" Ryo asked.
"Primary Village." Cody answered.
"Are you sure Davis wasn't with you?" Ryo asked sarcastically. "'Cause that's
gotta be the DUMBEST place to open a gateway to the Dark Ocean."
"It's not like we had a choice!" Yolei yelled. "Someone had to go in and save
your bacon!"
"Can we deal with this later?" TK asked. "Scizor, can you cover us as we move
to the portal? Silphymon and Shakkoumon are too busy with Metal Devidramon."
"Handled." Scizor replied. He and Nidoking started forcing a path through to
the portal.
==
Davis and Vaporeon were tossed aside by Demon. "This is the second time
digidestined have managed to penetrate my home dimension without my permission.
I must admit, I am impressed by your tenacity. And annoyed by it." He
advanced on June, clawed arm extended. "I suppose I shall have to make an
example out of all of you."
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Leomon roared, crashing through a wall and slamming into
Demon. Veemon came sailing through a few seconds later, followed by Arukenimon
and Lady Devimon.
"We're not finished with you yet!" Arukenimon cackled. She fired a web at
Leomon, tangling the warrior up. Demon kicked him away.
"Veemon! Digivolve!" Davis yelled.
Veemon got up. "Veemon, digivolve to...Exveemon!"
"It's getting crowded in here!" Lady Devimon snarled, taking a swipe at
Exveemon. "Hey! Put him back!" she yelled, as she spotted June and Davis
carrying Kyle. She shouted as Leomon, freeing himself from the web, pulled his
sword and took a swipe at her, gashing her arm. He followed it up with his
Fist of the Beast King, sending the Ultimate digimon flying.
"Just a little further...Jeez, he must weigh a ton!" Davis grumbled, dragging
Kyle with him. Vaporeon was with him, having recovered enough to walk. Demon
raised a hand and launched a fireball at the three.
"DAVIS!" June yelled, running and shoving her brother and Kyle out of the path
of the attack.
Davis watched in horror as the attack sped towards his sister. There was an
explosion, and the fireball suddenly struck a wall of rock. When the smoke
cleared, Davis saw that Stingmon had flown through the wall and managed to
block the attack. "I hope we're not too late!" Stingmon said. He held Ken and
June in his arms.
"Looks like the odds just got better." Exveemon grinned, trying to punch out
Arukenimon.
"We got what we came for!" Leomon yelled. "We'd better leave while we can!"
"You're not leaving!" Arukenimon roared, trying to get around Exveemon. That
earned her a right hook to her jaw, followed by an uppercut, and a V-Laser.
Arukenimon dropped, out cold.
"Guess she had a glass jaw!" Exveemon cracked, massaging his fist. A wave of
dark energy struck him, sending him back.
"Thanks." Lady Devimon said. "I needed a clear shot. Darkness Wave!"
Vaporeon let off a howl, releasing an Ice Beam to counter the attack. "Are you
TRYING to annoy me?" Lady Devimon hissed. "Do you really think I'm in the same
league as you?"
"Yes!" Stingmon snarled, swinging a red energy blade at the angel.
"Enough." Demon said. "Chaos Flare!" Leomon dove to the ground, covering
June, Davis, and Kyle. Stingmon flew up, carrying Ken clear of the flames.
"This is nuts!" Davis hissed. "We need Shakkoumon and Silphymon; our digimon
aren't strong enough to fight this guy!" As he looked, he saw Leomon glow and
revert to Elecmon. "Okay, Ken, this is where you tell me Azulongmon's gonna
show up and save us, right?"
"I only wish." Ken replied. "Davis-"
"Hey, we're not finished yet." Davis replied.
Oddly, Ken felt buoyed by Davis' determination. "You're right. We still have
to get your sister out of here. All the other digidestined are outside
fighting Metal Devidramon."
"Metal WHO?" Exveemon asked. "Never mind. One fight at a time. I can't
afford to worry about tomorrow right now."
"Good policy." Lady Devimon said. "Darkness Wave!"
"Chaos Flare!"
"Exveemon, keep fighting!" Davis yelled.
"Stingmon, don't give up!" Ken yelled. As he did, he felt a strange warmth.
Checking, he found that it was coming from the crest of kindness that he
carried with him. The small item was glowing fiercely now, and Stingmon was
glowing with it.
Everything seemed to slow down. Without knowing how he knew, Ken held his
digivice out, aiming it at Stingmon. Davis did likewise, grinning as he did.
Exveemon started glowing too, the same colour as Stingmon.
"EXVEEMON!"
"STINGMON!"
"DNA DIGIVOLVE TO...PAILDRAMON!"
==
"What is THAT?" Yolei gasped as part of the castle exploded outwards.
"Davis." TK whispered. Then, squinting, he made out a figure appearing. "I
see something coming!" Metal Devidramon backed off, not sure what to make of
this new development. The new digimon flew to the group of digidestined,
landed, and set the digidestined who were in the castle down, along with
Elecmon and Vaporeon.
Ryo looked up. "Dino Beemon...no it can't be." he said, glancing at
Charmander, still unconscious. "But Stingmon's in there, I know it!"
"Stingmon DNA digivolved with someone else?" Cody asked. "Is that possible?"
"You bet!" Davis yelled, running over. "Guys, meet Paildramon, Stingmon and
Exveemon's DNA digivolved form!"
"All right Ken!" Ryo said, grinning.
Metal Devidramon moved to block the way to the portal. "It's not over yet!
Red Eye!" Shakkoumon intercepted and absorbed the energy.
"It's over now! Desparado Blasters!" Two guns attached to Paildramon's back
switched positions so they were aimed forward, and opened up with a hail of
fire. Scizor and Nidoking used their Hyper Beams, and Silphymon fired another
Static Force. The combined effect was enough to knock out Metal Devidramon.
==2 hours later
Kyle woke up, blinking as bright light hit him. He suddenly realized that he
was in his room. "Wha...was I dreaming?"
Sitting on the edge of his bed, June leaned over, smiling. "I'm afraid you
weren't, but everything's better now."
"I can't remember much after I went to Indigo Plateau to fight Magnatar. What
happened next?"
"My brother had to go and save you. Of course, he needed a little help from
me."
"There was something else, something about a seed?"
"They were trying to turn you into another digimon emperor." June answered.
"If it wasn't for Davis, we might not have found you in time."
"I guess I really owe him now." Kyle replied. Outside of Kyle's room, Davis
leaned on the wall, listening. He had to admit, Kyle was a decent guy. Maybe
it wasn't so bad, him dating his sister.
"Of course, you'd look kind of cute in Ken's Emperor outfit." June went on.
"Maybe we could play 'Emperor and the captured digidestined' sometime?"
"I HEARD THAT!" Davis yelled, pounding on Kyle's door.
==
Next Episode:
Deciding to take a break, Ryo and Charmeleon go to the Human world, and meet
Seth and Stuart. While there, they must face an enemy long thought destroyed
eight years ago. Will they win, and who is the mysterious new digidestined
they meet? Next time, on Digimon: Digicross
'Parrotmon's message.'
assignments her teacher seemed to enjoy handing out. "This is so lame! Why do
we have to know about the fall of Constantinople?" Sighing, she leaned
forward. "I wish I was born on Kyle's world. I could get a year off school
just by asking." A sudden noise got her attention. Her digivice, which she
had put beside her notebook, had started beeping. Curious, she picked it up.
As she touched her digivice, June felt a sudden sense of dread. "Kyle." she
whispered, standing up.
"June! Phone call!" her mother yelled from the living room. Worried, June
left her room and went to the living room, taking the phone from her mother.
"June, it's TK! We have to get to the Pokemon world right away! Can you meet
me at Yolei's house?"
"Right." June answered. She hung up, and went to the door, putting her shoes
on.
"June?" her mother asked. "Where are you going? Don't you have to finish
that essay?"
"It's done, I'll just proofread it tonight." June replied. "I have to go now.
Bye mom!"
==
Digicross Episode 27
'Paildramon, take aim!'
Metal Devidramon created by Ninetalesuk and AnT. Almost (but not quite)
everything else is owned by either Bandai or Nintendo. Shame, I'd love to get
some money off that action, but I'd just get sued for copyright infringement or
something lame like that...
==
==Indigo Plateau, 5 minutes earlier.
"Chaos Flare!" Demon's attack blossomed out of his outstretched hand, the
wave of fire threatening to consume everything in its path. At the last
second, Mewtwo and Pyroangemon blocked the wave of fire, protecting the humans
there. Arcanine, Scizor, Exveemon, and Dino Beemon all jumped clear, trusting
that the other two monsters would be able to stop the attack. To their credit,
they did, but only barely. Exhausted, the angel collapsed, reverting to Eevee
as he did.
Kyle yelled, trying to get to his pokemon. Ryo stopped him, pointing behind
the trainer. He looked, and shuddered when he saw how powerful the attack
Demon used was.
Indigo Stadium was -gone-.
"How do we beat that kind of power?" Ken asked, clenching his fist.
"Head on!" Arcanine barked. "Extreme Speed!" Arcanine charged Demon, but the
evil digimon batted Arcanine away without any apparent effort. The pokemon
rolled, recovered, and launched a Fire Blast, which had little more success.
"Okay, I'm open to alternatives here."
"We need Shakouomon and Sylphimon!" Davis whispered. "I hope Cody got through
to TK and the others. I don't think Dino Beemon can take those two on and win!"
"Won't know until we try! Everyone, focus on Magnatar! V-Laser!" Exveemon's
attack slammed into Magnatar, forcing the digimon back. Scizor, Dino Beemon,
Arcanine, and Mewtwo also attacked.
Magnatar recovered from the attacks, and stared at the attacking digimon. "My
turn. Devil Shot!" Magnatar fired several dozen missiles at the digimon,
Mewtwo, and the humans. Demon, watching this, nodded, and let Magnatar
continue his attack.
When it had stopped, Dino Beemon was down on one knee, while Mewtwo,
Growlithe, Eevee, and Veemon were unconscious. Ryo and Kyle were knocked out,
while Ken and Davis were hurt. Demon looked over the carnage. "Impressive,
but I think it is over, and it is time to claim my prize. Him." he said,
indicating Kyle. With a wave of his hand, Kyle's body levitated up, floating
slowly towards Demon. "Perhaps he will serve me better than Ken did." Demon
said, taking hold of Kyle and slinging the boy over his shoulder.
"No...not that! Put him down!" Ken yelled, horrified at what Demon was
planning. "Dino Beemon, don't let Demon get away!" Beside Ken, there was a
shout. Scizor had recovered, and was charging up with Swords Dance, energy
crackling over his claws and wings. Scizor attacked, darting around Dino
Beemon, heading straight for Demon. He hit a forcefield and was thrown back.
Demon looked at Scizor, who was trying to get up. "Impressive. Yes, he will
do much better than Ken did, if he can raise a being as strong as you. Come,
Magnatar." A ripple opened, and Demon and Magnatar walked through, leaving
this dimension.
Davis didn't hesitate. He got up, grabbed Veemon, and ran through the portal,
followed by Ken, Ryo, Scizor, and Dino Beemon. "Go check on Cody!" Ken yelled.
Mewtwo tried to stop them, but the digidestined were already through. Mewtwo
watched as the portal closed a second later. He then levitated Growlithe and
Eevee, and began looking for the nearest surviving Pokemon center.
==Digital World, half an hour later
"They're both..." June whispered.
Mewtwo nodded. "Demon took Kyle, then left for the Dark Ocean with Magnatar.
Ken, Davis, and Ryo went after him, as did Veemon, Scizor, and Dino Beemon. I
fear they will try to do to Kyle what they did to Ken."
"You mean they'll turn him into another digimon emperor?" Yolei gasped. "Then
we'd better go after them!"
"We can't, yet." Gennai said, walking over to the group. "We don't have the
equipment at Ken's old base to create a portal, and building one here is taking
a lot of time and energy."
"Didn't you go there, Kari?" Hawkmon asked.
Kari shook her head. "No. That first time, I was brought there by Dagomon's
servants. I don't know how you got there, TK."
TK glanced at Kari. "It was luck, mostly. I saw you in a shadowy portal, and
jumped through."
Gennai looked at TK and Kari. "I didn't know that. Could you do it again?"
Kari shrugged. "I don't know how I did it the first time." She looked at
June. "Don't worry, we'll find them. I'm sure they'll be alright. Davis is
with them." June looked at Kari, surprised. "Davis can be stubborn and a bit
dense, but he has a way of getting out of impossible situations."
==Dark Ocean
"I'd say this is about a seven on the 'impossible situation' meter." Ryo
grumbled, watching as Dino Beemon and Scizor cut a swath of destruction through
various minions of the Dark Ocean.
"I'd hate to see what you'd call a ten." Davis replied. "Come on, Veemon,
wake up. We need you!"
"Allow me." Ryo said, taking out a small vial. "This ought to do it..." He
poured some liquid into Veemon's mouth.
The reaction was instantaneous. "GWAARGH!" Veemon shouted. "WHAT IS THAT
STUFF?"
Ken looked up. "Isn't that the same stuff you used to revive Wormmon when we
were fighting Millenniumon's forces?"
Ryo nodded. "Powdered Energy Root, a bit of Heal Powder, and a dash of
pokenip. Good for what ails you."
"It tastes like a Sukamon threw up in it!" Veemon groaned. "Davis' gym socks
aren't this yucky!" Veemon wobbled a bit. "I think I can see through time..."
Veemon took the water bottle that Ryo offered, and drank the entire content of
it. "I'll never taste again." he sighed.
Ken looked over the battlefield. "Dino Beemon and Scizor are holding their
own, but we have to get through. Davis, can you and Veemon get through?"
Davis nodded. "Veemon, you'd better go as Raidramon. There's too many flying
digimon for you to get through as Exveemon." Veemon nodded. "Digiarmour
energize!"
"Veemon, armour digivolve to...Raidramon, the storm of friendship!" Davis
hopped on, lining up with the castle on the other side of the battle line.
"Vaporeon, go with him!" Ryo called, tossing a pokeball out. A blue pokemon
that looked a bit like Flareon, but with a fishlike tail, appeared. "He's
Vaporeon, a water type. He's got good water and ice attacks, and better
defenses. Go!" Vaporeon hopped up behind Davis, and the three set out.
==
Inside the castle, Magnatar watched the battle. "I should be out there." he
growled.
"Patience." Arukenimon replied. "One of them's already coming this way. It's
that annoying one, the boy with the goggles. He'll be easy to take care of."
"Actually," Demon said, appearing before them, "perhaps you should go out on
the battleground. Dino Beemon is being a bit too effective in disposing of my
minions. It should be a good test of your power. I believe Sneasel and
Arukenimon can deal with Davis and Veemon." Arukenimon nodded, shifting into
her spider form. Magnatar bowed and left the room. "He's very close. One
more battle should push him over."
"Over what?" Arukenimon asked, curious.
"When I redesigned Larvitar's DNA, I retained his ability to grow and evolve
from experience gained in battle, in addition to absorbing power from the
Destiny Stones. The power he has drawn from that flame of Moltres and the
Destiny Stones is remarkable. And the experience he has gained has already
turned him into a formidable warrior."
"Can he be controlled?" Arukenimon asked. "And what of that trainer you
brought in?"
Demon nodded. "He is powerful, but not too bright. And his power is not
stable; he will lose evolutions if he is beaten in a battle, like any partnered
digimon. As for Kyle," Demon looked over his shoulder, "he is resisting the
spore almost as readily as Kari did. Of course, without the power of the crest
of Light, he will not last forever."
"You don't sound worried."
Demon shrugged. "He was bait for Ken and Ryo, nothing more. If I get a new
Emperor in the process, so be it. Otherwise, it's one less digidestined to
worry about."
==Digital World
"Why didn't we create a portal here when Kari was kidnapped by Sneasel?" Cody
asked. Above him, Azulongmon floated in midair, waiting for the signal to
start.
"Because," Baihumon replied, "building portals to the Dark Ocean is dangerous
work. And I'd rather not have Demon and his lackeys fall right on Primary
Village if we can help it. But there is no choice now, we have to get those
three back. And I've called in the best portal makers around. Ah, here they
are now. Look."
Cody looked, first to the north, where a dull thumping sound was heard. in
the distance, Cody saw what looked like a giant turtle with two heads. "Behold
Ebonwumon, ancient guardian of the northern realm." Baihumon said calmly. "He
is the oldest of the Guardians of the digital world. If you have some time,
ask him about the old days. He's got a few tales in him." A raptor's cry to
the south caused Cody to spin around. A giant red bird was flying from the
south, towards where Azulongmon was. "And that is Zhuquiaomon. She guards the
Southern realms, and is the one to ask about fighting the Dark Ocean. This is
the first time we have all been gathered together since...well, since the Dark
Masters sealed us away."
TK walked over, a bit awestruck. "Where have they been all this time?"
Gennai answered. "It took time for the Guardians to rebuild their power.
Even now, it might not be enough to help, but we will do our best."
Some distance away, June sat, watching the preparations. Beside her, Elecmon
sat with her, waiting. "Are you alright?" Kari asked, going over to her.
"Davis and I used to fight a lot, before all this happened." June answered,
not really paying attention. "And now that we've started getting along with
each other, he's gone and done something stupid...And they're going to make
Kyle into another Emperor, like they did Ken." She looked up, eyes red. "I
don't know if I could handle that."
"Don't worry." Kari replied, sitting beside her. "It'll take a lot more than
some evil digimon to make Kyle go bad."
"Are you sure?"
Kari smiled. "Sure as I'm going to be the maid of honour at your wedding."
June blinked. "Maid...I haven't thought..."
"You're lying." Kari teased. "I've seen the way you two have looked at each
other."
"That's my line." June replied weakly, smile starting to appear. "I-" she
gasped, looking up, clutching her digivice as she did. Beside her, Elecmon
tensed up.
==Dark Ocean.
Kyle, still unconscious, writhed as the Dark Spore floated over him, trying to
enter him. Dark energy crackled over his body. As Demon had observed, Kyle
was resisting the evil object, but his willpower was fading.
Sneasel stood there, watching the process. "Demon has some interest in you
humans." She said. "I never saw the use of you myself. All you do is run
around and make pokemon fight each other." One of her claws extended, glinting
in the dull light as ice formed along the edges. "It would be much easier to
end your life now. I wonder if that's why humans never fight pokemon
themselves. Are you that scared?" Sneasel hopped up on the table, claw raised
to strike. "It would be something to see your friends find a corpse, after all
the effort they went through, wouldn't it?" She stood there, just staring at
Kyle. Finally, she snorted. "You're not worth it."
"Sneasel," Arukenimon called from the next room, "those children are coming
closer. We had better get ready." Sneasel hopped down and left.
==
Scizor's Hyper Beam tore through more dark digimon, clearing the way for Dino
Beemon to advance. "Kyle sure raised that bug well." Ryo commented. I wonder
how Davis is doing?"
Ahead of them, Davis, Raidramon, and Vaporeon picked their way through the
battlefield. Davis marveled at Vaporeon's abilities; the small pokemon had
managed to slip around several enemies and either freeze them, soak them with
water to assist Raidramon's own attacks, or just disorient them with his Haze
ability. They easily made the castle, most of the forces concentrating on Dino
Beemon, Scizor, and the very angry Nidoking that Ryo just released (Mind you,
Nidokings are usually steamed about something -ed).
Davis led the way, digivice held out. "This way." he whispered, Vaporeon and
Raidramon following him.
"Watch out for booby traps." Raidramon replied, also whispering.
"Vaporeon?" Vaporeon asked, wondering why they were all whispering.
"Come on, this is an old castle." Davis replied to what he guessed was
Vaporeon's question. "They always have some sort of hidden trapdoor, or
pitfall, or something really gothic like that. It's in all the movies." Davis
stepped forward, then heard a 'click' as his foot touched something. "Like
that." he groaned.
Raidramon and Vaporeon backed up, not sure what to do. A second later, a
hidden door opened up, revealing two very familiar monsters standing there.
"Somehow," Arukenimon grinned, "I knew you'd step on that switch. Lady
Devimon, shall we?"
Beside the giant spider, Lady Devimon smirked. "Of course. Darkness Wave!"
==
The process, while complex, had taken a relatively short amount of time.
Gennai had said that combining the powers of the four Guardians, while making
sure that they were tuned to a specific frequency, was the tricky part. The
whole process had taken a few minutes.
"It's almost done." Gennai said, standing by the children. "Now we have to
make sure the portal opens up where we want it to, and that nothing can come
through unless we want it to. We should be able to see something through the
portal...now!"
==
Magnatar strode up to where Dino Beemon was, ignoring the press of other
digimon around him. When he was close enough, he powered up (Dragon Ball Z
power up, that is; a lot of shouting and glowing -ed) and flew at Dino Beemon,
landing a punch on the mutant digimon's head. Dino Beemon was driven back by
the force of the blow. Shaking his head, he got up, challenging Magnatar.
"You are a brute, and a dumb one at that." Magnatar taunted. "Taking you
apart will be a pleasure, if only to get rid of your ugly face. Devil Shot!"
"Irritant Buzz!" Dino Beemon replied, using his sonic attack to counter the
swarm of missiles. He took a swipe at Magnatar with his Kaiser Blade, flames
trailing behind the attack as Magnatar dodged it.
"Looks like an even match." Ryo said, watching the two battle. Ken suddenly
jumped, knocking Ryo over as a digimon tried to attack the two unprotected
humans. Nidoking and Scizor dispatched the digimon, then moved to better
protect Ken and Ryo. "Thanks."
"This is taking too long." Ken replied. "We have to get into that castle,
we'd have a better chance in there than out here."
"Yeah, but tell that to him." Ryo replied, indicating Dino Beemon. "I can't
understand why he's so hard to control; none of the other DNA digimon have been
this wild."
Not paying any attention to this, Dino Beemon took another swipe at Magnatar,
then followed it with a hark kick, which managed to connect with the armoured
pokemon. Magnatar howled as Dino Beemon used another Kaiser Blade, managing to
shatter the armour on Magnatar's left arm and chest, and forcing him to crash
to the ground.
"No..." Magnatar growled, forcing himself to stand in spite of the pain. "I
won't lose...I will not lose to some inferior...WASTE OF DATA! Magnatar,
digivolve to...METAL DEVIDRAMON!"
==
After the day was over, June realized that she probably should have waited for
the other digidestined to get ready. Worried as she was about Kyle and Davis,
she didn't wait, and jumped through the portal as soon as it finished forming,
Elecmon digivolving to Leomon and joining her.
When she appeared, she was inside a castle at one end of a long hallway.
Looking around, she saw Leomon getting up. "Are you alright?"
Leomon nodded. "Dashing through was very foolish, June."
"I know. But this is my brother and my boyfriend we're talking about. I
didn't want to wait."
Sighing, Leomon shrugged. "Well, we're here now. Can you find either of them
with your D-3?"
June took out her digivice, and held it up, ready to start scanning. She
never got the chance, as Flamedramon crashed through the wall a second later,
Davis and Vaporeon running after him. Lady Devimon and Arukenimon followed
them. "Well, well," Arukenimon taunted, "it seems the avenging girlfriend has
arrived. Come to save your little pet?"
"June!" Davis yelled. "Get out of here! Flamedramon, attack!" Davis had
switched Veemon from Raidramon to Flamedramon, who was better in close fights
like this, just before Arukenimon and Lady Devimon attacked.
"Leomon!" June yelled.
"On it! Beast Sword!" Leomon jumped at Arukenimon, sword extended. The two
digimon fell over, a tangle of arms and legs.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon's attack drove Lady Devimon back. "Go after
Kyle!" he yelled. "We'll take care of these two here!"
"June! Go with him!" Leomon yelled. June nodded, and followed her brother.
"You too!" he said to Vaporeon, who nodded and followed.
==
"Is that a Devidramon?" Ken asked, incredulous.
Ryo took out his pokedex, switching it to scan the new digimon. "Metal
Devidramon, a Metal Demon Dragon digimon. Ultimate level, Virus type. His
special attacks are Red Laser, Crimson Metal Claw, and Dra-Storm Bomber. I
think we're in trouble."
(Might want to cue up 'Instruments of Destruction here')
Dino Beemon roared, charging. Metal Devidramon waited, grabbed the DNA
digimon and hurled him to the ground. "This is too easy! Come, give me your
full power!" Dino Beemon's wings started flapping at a high rate of speed,
generating the sonic energy needed for his Irritant Buzz attack. "Pathetic!"
he yelled, hovering in midair, unaffected by the blast. "Maybe this will get
some response! RED LASER!" Metal Devidramon's eyes lit up, turning a bright
red, and emitted a powerful blast of energy, striking Dino Beemon, forcing him
down again. "I'm waiting! Where's the great warrior that defeated
Milleniumon?"
"Rrrr...KAISER BLADE!" Dino Beemon flew straight at Metal Devidramon, swords
extending out of the back of his wrists. He made two fiery slashes, eliciting
a grunt out of the evil dragon digimon. This was followed up with another
Irritant Buzz, and then a hard kick to the head.
"Are you quite finished?" Metal Devidramon asked, unhurt.
Ryo stood up. "Dino Beemon! GET OUT OF THERE!"
"Ryo!" Ken gasped.
"We don't have a choice. Dino Beemon's outmatched by that thing. There's no
way we can beat him, especially here." Ryo glanced at Dino Beemon again. "I
said GET OUT OF THERE!"
Dino Beemon was torn, caught between his loyalty to Ryo and Ken, and his
berserker instinct. "Smart boy." Metal Devidramon taunted. "I'd have
listened. Let me make up your mind for you. Dra-Storm Bomber!" Glowing
silver, Metal Devidramon launched a huge wave of energy, slamming it into Dino
Beemon and splitting him back into Charmander and Wormmon almost immediately.
Seeing this, Scizor broke off combat and jumped, grabbing the two unconscious
digimon, carrying them over to Ryo and Ken.
"Charmander! Come on, stay with me!" Ryo cradled his pokemon in his arms,
flame on Charmander's tail guttering.
"Too...powerful..." Wormmon muttered. "Ken, I'm sorry..."
Ryo checked his pack. "I've only got one revive left, but I don't think
either digimon can take it in their condition." As he spoke, he saw Metal
Devidramon land and slowly walk towards them, evil grin on his face.
"I can." Wormmon said. "Give it to me!"
"Wormmon..." Ken whispered.
"Ken, there's no choice! Scizor and Nidoking are almost out of energy, and
Charmander's too badly hurt to be any good." Ryo nodded, and handed the phial
to Ken. Ken opened it up, and poured the contents down Wormmon's throat.
"Still tastes like refried Whamon vomit." he coughed, before struggling up.
"Ken, I have to digivolve. Please?"
Ken nodded. "Be careful." he whispered, taking out his digivice.
"Wormmon, digivolve to...STINGMON!"
==
(Gullwhacker recommends switching 'Instruments of Destruction' for 'Dark Wing',
Devimon's theme. Good ear, that kid -ed)
"Kyle!" June yelled, spotting the trainer in a room down a hallway. She and
her brother had been running for the last few minutes trying to find Kyle. The
two of them ran into the room, checking to see if Kyle was even alive. "Come
on, get up!" Davis found Kyle's digivice, and joined his sister.
"He's out cold. I...hey, what's that?" Davis asked, indicating a small sphere
positioned over Kyle's forehead.
"I think it's one of those Dark Spores." June replied. "It's what turned Ken
into the Emperor. We have to get it away from him." June reached out to grab
it, but Davis stopped her.
"Don't touch it!" he hissed. "It might get you instead. I have an idea."
Davis took out his D-3, pointing it at the Spore. "Follow my lead."
Anxiously, June did so. "What are you doing?"
"Well, these things act like the black gears that Devimon used to control
digimon, right?"
June caught on. "So we can use our digivices to destroy the spore, just like
Tai and the others used their digivices to destroy the gears!" Smirking, Davis
nodded, aiming his digivice and Kyle's at the spore. June aimed her digivice
as well, and with her free hand, took Kyle's hand, willing him to fight just a
little longer. The three digivices lit up, and the spore started to
disintegrate. After a minute, it was gone.
"Yes!" Davis yelled, pumping his fist in the air. "Am I a genius or what?"
"Genius!" June said, hugging her brother. "Come on, help me get Kyle out of
here."
"Must you leave so soon?" Demon asked, appearing in the room.
==
"Static Force!"
"Justice Beams!"
The two attacks slammed into Metal Devidramon, forcing the ultimate digimon
away from Stingmon. TK, Cody, Kari, and Yolei came running towards Ken and
Ryo. "We came as soon as we could!" TK yelled. "The Guardians managed to open
a portal here, but we have to get out of here. Have you seen June? She ran in
ahead of us."
Ken shook his head. "No. And Davis went ahead to find Kyle."
"Who's that?" Yolei asked, indicating Metal Devidramon, who was starting to
get up. Ryo quickly explained how Metal Devidramon appeared.
"Do you have something to say now that my back ISN'T turned?" Metal Devidramon
asked, facing Shakkoumon and Silphymon.
Shakkoumon raised his arms. "Actually, yes! Harmonious Spirit!" A small
hole opened, and Shakkoumon released a swarm of razor-edged discs, each one
hitting Metal Devidramon and exploding. Silphymon added another energy blast,
driving Metal Devidramon away from the humans. "Stingmon, go find the others!"
"Wait for me!" Ken said. "We can track them with my digivice!" Stingmon
landed, picked up Ken, and flew to the castle.
"An open portal!" Metal Devidramon growled. "That will do nicely! Out of my
way, you over grown teapot!"
"That's MISTER Teapot to you!" Shakkoumon snarled, launching more disks.
"They're starting to move to the portal we opened!" Kari said. "We can't let
them get through!"
"What's on the other side?" Ryo asked.
"Primary Village." Cody answered.
"Are you sure Davis wasn't with you?" Ryo asked sarcastically. "'Cause that's
gotta be the DUMBEST place to open a gateway to the Dark Ocean."
"It's not like we had a choice!" Yolei yelled. "Someone had to go in and save
your bacon!"
"Can we deal with this later?" TK asked. "Scizor, can you cover us as we move
to the portal? Silphymon and Shakkoumon are too busy with Metal Devidramon."
"Handled." Scizor replied. He and Nidoking started forcing a path through to
the portal.
==
Davis and Vaporeon were tossed aside by Demon. "This is the second time
digidestined have managed to penetrate my home dimension without my permission.
I must admit, I am impressed by your tenacity. And annoyed by it." He
advanced on June, clawed arm extended. "I suppose I shall have to make an
example out of all of you."
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" Leomon roared, crashing through a wall and slamming into
Demon. Veemon came sailing through a few seconds later, followed by Arukenimon
and Lady Devimon.
"We're not finished with you yet!" Arukenimon cackled. She fired a web at
Leomon, tangling the warrior up. Demon kicked him away.
"Veemon! Digivolve!" Davis yelled.
Veemon got up. "Veemon, digivolve to...Exveemon!"
"It's getting crowded in here!" Lady Devimon snarled, taking a swipe at
Exveemon. "Hey! Put him back!" she yelled, as she spotted June and Davis
carrying Kyle. She shouted as Leomon, freeing himself from the web, pulled his
sword and took a swipe at her, gashing her arm. He followed it up with his
Fist of the Beast King, sending the Ultimate digimon flying.
"Just a little further...Jeez, he must weigh a ton!" Davis grumbled, dragging
Kyle with him. Vaporeon was with him, having recovered enough to walk. Demon
raised a hand and launched a fireball at the three.
"DAVIS!" June yelled, running and shoving her brother and Kyle out of the path
of the attack.
Davis watched in horror as the attack sped towards his sister. There was an
explosion, and the fireball suddenly struck a wall of rock. When the smoke
cleared, Davis saw that Stingmon had flown through the wall and managed to
block the attack. "I hope we're not too late!" Stingmon said. He held Ken and
June in his arms.
"Looks like the odds just got better." Exveemon grinned, trying to punch out
Arukenimon.
"We got what we came for!" Leomon yelled. "We'd better leave while we can!"
"You're not leaving!" Arukenimon roared, trying to get around Exveemon. That
earned her a right hook to her jaw, followed by an uppercut, and a V-Laser.
Arukenimon dropped, out cold.
"Guess she had a glass jaw!" Exveemon cracked, massaging his fist. A wave of
dark energy struck him, sending him back.
"Thanks." Lady Devimon said. "I needed a clear shot. Darkness Wave!"
Vaporeon let off a howl, releasing an Ice Beam to counter the attack. "Are you
TRYING to annoy me?" Lady Devimon hissed. "Do you really think I'm in the same
league as you?"
"Yes!" Stingmon snarled, swinging a red energy blade at the angel.
"Enough." Demon said. "Chaos Flare!" Leomon dove to the ground, covering
June, Davis, and Kyle. Stingmon flew up, carrying Ken clear of the flames.
"This is nuts!" Davis hissed. "We need Shakkoumon and Silphymon; our digimon
aren't strong enough to fight this guy!" As he looked, he saw Leomon glow and
revert to Elecmon. "Okay, Ken, this is where you tell me Azulongmon's gonna
show up and save us, right?"
"I only wish." Ken replied. "Davis-"
"Hey, we're not finished yet." Davis replied.
Oddly, Ken felt buoyed by Davis' determination. "You're right. We still have
to get your sister out of here. All the other digidestined are outside
fighting Metal Devidramon."
"Metal WHO?" Exveemon asked. "Never mind. One fight at a time. I can't
afford to worry about tomorrow right now."
"Good policy." Lady Devimon said. "Darkness Wave!"
"Chaos Flare!"
"Exveemon, keep fighting!" Davis yelled.
"Stingmon, don't give up!" Ken yelled. As he did, he felt a strange warmth.
Checking, he found that it was coming from the crest of kindness that he
carried with him. The small item was glowing fiercely now, and Stingmon was
glowing with it.
Everything seemed to slow down. Without knowing how he knew, Ken held his
digivice out, aiming it at Stingmon. Davis did likewise, grinning as he did.
Exveemon started glowing too, the same colour as Stingmon.
"EXVEEMON!"
"STINGMON!"
"DNA DIGIVOLVE TO...PAILDRAMON!"
==
"What is THAT?" Yolei gasped as part of the castle exploded outwards.
"Davis." TK whispered. Then, squinting, he made out a figure appearing. "I
see something coming!" Metal Devidramon backed off, not sure what to make of
this new development. The new digimon flew to the group of digidestined,
landed, and set the digidestined who were in the castle down, along with
Elecmon and Vaporeon.
Ryo looked up. "Dino Beemon...no it can't be." he said, glancing at
Charmander, still unconscious. "But Stingmon's in there, I know it!"
"Stingmon DNA digivolved with someone else?" Cody asked. "Is that possible?"
"You bet!" Davis yelled, running over. "Guys, meet Paildramon, Stingmon and
Exveemon's DNA digivolved form!"
"All right Ken!" Ryo said, grinning.
Metal Devidramon moved to block the way to the portal. "It's not over yet!
Red Eye!" Shakkoumon intercepted and absorbed the energy.
"It's over now! Desparado Blasters!" Two guns attached to Paildramon's back
switched positions so they were aimed forward, and opened up with a hail of
fire. Scizor and Nidoking used their Hyper Beams, and Silphymon fired another
Static Force. The combined effect was enough to knock out Metal Devidramon.
==2 hours later
Kyle woke up, blinking as bright light hit him. He suddenly realized that he
was in his room. "Wha...was I dreaming?"
Sitting on the edge of his bed, June leaned over, smiling. "I'm afraid you
weren't, but everything's better now."
"I can't remember much after I went to Indigo Plateau to fight Magnatar. What
happened next?"
"My brother had to go and save you. Of course, he needed a little help from
me."
"There was something else, something about a seed?"
"They were trying to turn you into another digimon emperor." June answered.
"If it wasn't for Davis, we might not have found you in time."
"I guess I really owe him now." Kyle replied. Outside of Kyle's room, Davis
leaned on the wall, listening. He had to admit, Kyle was a decent guy. Maybe
it wasn't so bad, him dating his sister.
"Of course, you'd look kind of cute in Ken's Emperor outfit." June went on.
"Maybe we could play 'Emperor and the captured digidestined' sometime?"
"I HEARD THAT!" Davis yelled, pounding on Kyle's door.
==
Next Episode:
Deciding to take a break, Ryo and Charmeleon go to the Human world, and meet
Seth and Stuart. While there, they must face an enemy long thought destroyed
eight years ago. Will they win, and who is the mysterious new digidestined
they meet? Next time, on Digimon: Digicross
'Parrotmon's message.'