I'VE GOT 101 REVIEWS! hugs reviewers THIS IS THE BESTEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER! Okay, so yeah. Today's my birthday. Had to get that out of my system. But seriously, 101 reviews? Gee wiz I never thought I'd get to 101! And this story isn't even finished!

Notes about this chapter: I have never seen the first season of digimon and it has been literally years since I have seen the other seasons. Therefore I have no idea if the evolutions are correct. If they aren't, PLEASE tell me! Thanks in advanced. Also, I don't know if Kouichi's beast spirit is correct. I couldn't remember.

Reviews:

GemmaniGirl: Glad you liked the couples! Frankly, I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote that chapter. I'm just glad I didn't royally mess it up! And yes, high school is torture. I'm a home-schooled tenth grader and I get labs, essays, and billions of books to read each day. I've given most of my spare time to finishing this story. Like I said last chapter, anyone can use the Fractal Code definition if they want. So real free to take it! Enjoy the chapter!

DragonKitsune: Hey sis, as much as I enjoy watching you bounce off the walls because I'm updating, could you knock off the squealing? Lol, glad you like the couples' part. Hope you like this chapter!

chocolatelover1: Couples were just absent 'what ifs' floating around in my brain when I first started writing this story. Creativity? I'm just as lost as you are. It's just one of those many unanswerable questions. Lol, thanks for the great review! I hope you like chapter just as much!

Erinyes Star: Um…rubs back of neck…I think you reviewed the wrong story. Not that I mind, of course! Even if you didn't, I hope you liked this story!

kaze karter: Here's the next chapter, more action than the recent ones. And thanks so much for the compliments! Can't wait to read your next review! Enjoy the chapter!

between-the-stars: lol, I'm glad you found the last chapter funny! And I support Takari too, but my mind didn't want to work out some way for TK to be jealous. Too frustrating. Sorry. I attempted it earlier on in this story but it didn't exactly work out. The fractal code made sense? Seriously? That's good, lol! Oh, and arigato gozaimasu for being my ONE HUNDREDTH REVIEWER! Hope you like this chapter!

SuperMegaGirl: You asked for an update! You got it one day later! Goes to show what the magic words combined with the puppy dog pout can do! Lol, enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter 16

The Final Battle Begins

The next morning found a large group of children and digimon deep in the park. Izzy looked around at their determined faces. "Any last minute questions? Everyone knows what they're doing?" A few grim nods but no negative shakes. "Good. Davis, when you're ready."

Zoe squeezed Davis' hand supportively as the boy stepped forward. Davis gave his best cocky grin, "Hey, no sweat, we'll win this! Just give them your best guys!" Davis, Veemon, Kenta, MarineAngemon, Mimi, Palmon, Susie, Lopmon, Jeri, Calumon, and Wormmon jumped through the portal.

Izzy held up his digivice to the remaining. "Let's go."

Davis entered the painfully familiar cathedral-like room and glanced around. There was pedestal in the center of the room that had been toppled over with claw-like slashes. Davis involuntarily gulped.

"It looks empty," Kenta whispered next to him.

"C'mon, the crack's somewhere along this wall," Davis muttered moving his hands along the surface of the wall, searching for a breakage.

Veemon tugged on Davis' shorts, "Davis, I've got a bad feeling about this."

Davis gritted his teeth, "Less predicting, more searching. Izzy's group is coming through soon."

"Is this it?" Mimi asked a couple feet away, pointing at a nearly invisible shadow in the wall.

Davis glanced up and nodded, "Yeah, let's get going. Jeri, Susie, you know what to do." The two girls and their digimon stayed at the entrance to the secret hallway as the boys and Mimi continued onward.

Zoe jumped through the portal and into the huge room next. Behind her came Izzy, Sora, Yolei, Kari, TK, Kabutarimon, Birdramon, Halsemon, Nerfertimon, and Pegasusmon. The humans were riding on their respective partners.

Izzy did a quick sweep of the room and sighed in relief, though the relief didn't last long. The absence of Lucemon and Owikawa gave them time and a greater element of surprise, however that lent to unease. The saying goes: Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. As it was, neither their foes nor Ken were close.

Zoe got on Kabutarimon behind Izzy as the older boy pointed up. Yolei, Sora, Zoe, and Izzy flew up to the rafters, hiding in the dark shadows, leaving TK and Kari in front of the portal.

"Takuya, can you hear me?"

"Yeah, Zoe, loud and clear," Takuya answered into his D-Tector.

"Lucemon and Owikawa are no where in sight, we're attacking on plan A, got it?"

Takuya spared a glance at Tai and Takato before answering, "Got it."

Takato picked up two pails with lids sealing them. "Plan A, guys! Pick up those pails!"

Henry and Kouji hoisted one each, both boys staggering under the weight. "Geez Takato!" Henry panted, "What's in these? Bricks?"

Takato grinned, "Nah, vegetable oil. Izzy had me pick some up from our bakery. It's not as flammable as gasoline, but it was all we could get for free."

Henry and Kouji stared speechless at him. The two glanced at each other and then edged nervously away from the pyrotechnics of the group.

"Right, everyone ready? Let's go!" Tai said. The remaining children and digimon entered through the portal.

"Do you have any idea as to where he might be?" Mimi gasped out as they clambered over the debris left from the massive cave-in.

Davis shrugged, "He wasn't in the main room. I'm guessing they threw him back in one of the cells."

Kenta paused in confusion, "But why would they do that? Every cell was broken out of."

"It's not like they have any other places to keep him," Veemon grunted as he hoisted himself over a particularly large stone.

Mimi scowled as the hem of her skirt ripped, "I don't care where he is. Can't we get there by another way!"

"Sure." Mimi, Davis, Veemon, Palmon, and Wormmon turned to Kenta who grinned, "Go ahead buddy!"

MarineAngemon smiled happily and complied, "Kahuna Waves!" A transparent bubble enveloped them and they floated above the debris down the hall.

Mimi's scowl deepened, "And you didn't think to mention this when we started getting all hot and sweaty?"

Kenta thought for a moment, "Uh…no."

Palmon covered her ears as Mimi began shrieking so loudly, that the bubble quivered under the impact. Davis jammed his thumbs in his ears grimacing, "The sooner we get there the better." Veemon nodded in agreement.

Wormmon stared in front of them sadly, "Oh Ken…"

"Just who does that upstart think he is!" Arukenimon's voice echoed through the open doors. TK and Kari kept their eyes glued on Takuya, who was watching his D-Tector, waiting for the signal from Zoe. Kari and TK stood on either side of the door with their Armor Digimon.

"What's he got that we don't?" Arukenimon snarled savagely. "We've been with Owikawa since the beginning! And we…we didn't leave those doors open, did we?"

"No, I don't believe so," Mummymon answered. The footsteps came to a halt. "I think something's moving in there."

Sure enough, something was. Lowemon walked out of the shadows and waved. "Well look who decided to show up from Loserville!"

Arukenimon turned an ugly puce. "Why you sniveling little cat!"

Takuya's hand shot up and Nerfertimon and Pegasusmon chanted, "Golden Noose!" The noose worked quite well as a tripwire sending Arukenimon and Mummymon crashing to the ground. Kari and TK leapt out into view, splashing Takato's vegetable oil over the two.

They sputtered in shock as Takuya stepped out and shouted, "Execute Now! Fusion Evolution! Aldamon!" The new digimon smirked, "Payback time! Atomic Inferno!" Arukenimon and Mummymon shrieked in agony as Aldamon's attack lit the oil covering their bodies.

"Shadow Meteor!" The two digimon were blasted back through the doorway leaving behind a fiery track. Aldamon, Kari, TK, Nerfertimon, and Pegasusmon turned and stared at Lowemon. Lowemon shrugged, "She asked for it with her cat comment."

"Enough chitchat, we've got company," Pegasusmon informed them as they hurried to the other side of the room, he and Nerfertimon taking to the air.

Owikawa and Lucemon jumped over the fiery tracks and into the room. Izzy nodded to Zoe and she yelled into her D-Tector, "NOW!"

"Execute Now! Fusion Evolution! BeoWolfmon!"

"Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution!"

"Korikakumon!"

"MetalKabutarimon!"

"Zephyrmon!"

"Slide Evolution! JagerLoewemon!"

"Agumon warpdigivolve to…WarGreymon!"

"Gabumon warpdigivolve to…MetalGarurumon!"

"Gomamon digivolve to…Ikkakumon! Ikkakumon digivolve to…Zudomon!"

"Armadillomon digivolve to…Ankylomon!"

"Bio-Merge Activate!"

"Gallantmon!"

"MegaGargomon!"

"Sakuyamon!"

"Justimon!"

"Attack with all you got!" Tai yelled, eyes alight with battle rage.

"Solar Wind Destroyer!"

"Frozen Hunter!"

"Avalanche Axes!"

"Electron Cannon!"

"Hurricane Gale!"

"Dark Master!"

"Terra Force!"

"Giga Missile!"

"Volten's Hammer!"

"Meteor Wing!"

"Electro Shocker!"

"Star Shower!"

"Rosetta Stone!"

"Tempest Wing!"

"Tail Hammer!"

"Shield of the Just!"

"Mega Barrage!"

"Spirit Strike!"

"Thunder Clap!"

"Guardian Barrage!"

The attacks spiraled towards the two figures standing by the door. Owikawa and Lucemon each raised a single hand…and absorbed the attacks.

"No way!" Izzy whispered.

"Not even a scratch!" Aldamon gasped.

"They just absorbed it!" Tai gritted out. "All that firepower and they just absorbed it!"

"Wait…look!" Gallantmon exclaimed.

Owikawa was doubled over in pain. Lucemon's data was going haywire.

Hidden in the wall with Susie and Lopmon, Calumon broke into a cold sweat in Jeri's arms. Jeri glanced down in surprise, "Calumon! Are you okay?"

Calumon shook his head violently, "Not good, not good, not GOOD!" At this last good, the red triangle on his forehead glowed brightly.

"Lucemon digivolve to…Lucemon Chaos Mode!"

BeoWolfmon involuntarily took a step back from the ultimate. "This is bad."

"Ah gee, whatever gave you that idea?" Sakuyamon asked sarcastically.

"Yeah well, I think it's about to get worse," TK replied.

And indeed, it did. Owikawa suddenly arched his back and screamed. Out of his mouth shot the dark energy he was so fond of using. The man slumped limply to the ground, unmoving. However, the children's eyes were focused on the dark energy that was expanding and contracting into a solid, 3-D form.

Tai's eyes bugged out, "Oh crap." Next to him, Matt swore violently.

"This isn't possible," Joe murmured.

Izzy turned deathly pale. "It can't be!"

"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no," Sora chanted, eyes wide with fear.

TK stared in growing horror, "Is that…"

Kari clutched onto the shoulders of Nerfertimon. "Myotismon," the eighth child whispered.

And the Final Battle has begun! And with a twist! NOTICE: Chapter 17 will not be up until next week Tuesday. Sorry for the day later than normal but I'm visiting my grandparents over the weekend and I have no clue as to how to work their Mac. Plus you can't get on the net half the time anyway. Chapter 18 is finished. Review please! Love to know how I'm doing!