Toughlywolf:
With what I have planned for later chapters, I can't really add any more Digimon. Sorry.
Koenma:
Let's just say there will be some surprises in store for the future.
Cave Cat:
Seraphimon's Warriors think that Cherubimon went bad again, probably corrupted by something other than Lucemon. Whether Cherubimon actually is corrupted remains to be seen. The future chapters don't really allow for Team Rocket to show up.
Alforce Zero:
The three champions are coming later. Demi Wisemon is not one of them. You've already seen one of the champions if you've seen the Frontier anime. In Misty's case you're close. Misty is going to be a magical water creature of some kind; that's for certain. There are going to be even more twists and turns later on.
Disclaimer:
Toei and Bandai own Digimon, and Nintendo owns Pokemon. Some Digimon used in this fic belong to me. Some reviewers have contributed the following characters.
Metal Devidramon - Ninetalesuk
Skyemon - Gijinka Renamon
Socramon - Cavecat
By: RB3
Chapter 10: Pirates of the Meridian
Back in the Real World, Michael Barbera continued his schemes for dominance of the Central Bank of America. He had already acquired the shares from the other nine owners and was ready to get the tenth. Night had fallen on a sprawling mansion just outside of New York City. This mansion was the home of the Goldbergs, a rich dynasty that earned its fortune through banking. The house was quiet and nothing within stirred, except for a burglar on the prowl.
The burglar made his way up the great stairs to the second floor where the Goldbergs and their servants slept soundly. The intruder snuck to the room of the daughter, Melissa, with the speed and stealth of a cat. As he entered, he saw Melissa, a ten year blonde, unaware of his presence as she slept soundly in her bed. The burglar pulled out a bottle filled with an unknown liquid and soaked a small rag with it. As he set the bottle on the nightstand, Melissa suddenly and unexpectedly woke up.
"Wha? Who are..."
Melissa never got the chance to finish her words before the burglar stuffed the rag over mouth and nose. Melissa tried to pull the rag off but couldn't. Whatever was on it was causing her to lose strength and her vision to go blurry. Eventually, she gave out and fell unconscious. The burglar, a kidnapper in actuality, pocketed his bottle and dropped a note for the master. He slung the girl onto his shoulder and made his way to a van waiting on the outside. Once the van sped away, the crime was complete. The next day, the Goldbergs found the ransom note.
Ransom Letter:
If you ever want to see your daughter again, come to Central Park at midnight tomorrow alone with a contract to surrender your shares of the Central Bank of America. Make sure your name is signed on it. Hand this contract to a smoking man wearing a trench coat, shades, and carrying a briefcase. Don't even think about calling the police! I know all about you and the Central Bank of America. If you squeal, I will squeal on you back and you will be ruined!
The master, Kenneth Goldberg, and his wife were beside themselves with grief. "He wants my shares in the Central Bank of America in exchange for our daughter."
"I don't care what you have to do!" exclaimed Kenneth's wife. "Just get her back!"
Seeing no other recourse, Goldberg had no choice but to pay the ransom. The banker prepared the necessary paperwork and made his way to the park at midnight. After searching, Goldberg found the man, who led him to a groundskeeper's shed with his daughter inside. The man took the contract, tucked it away safely into his briefcase before leaving the park. He eventually made his way back to Michael Barbera's mansion with his ill-gotten gains.
The man showed his employer the contract and Barbera signed it. "Yes! Now I'm the sole shareholder of the Central Bank! This calls for a celebration!" Barbera popped the cork off a bottle of champagne and drank a cup.
The next day Barbera's butler answered a ringing doorbell. "Oh, Mr. President, it's nice to see you. Please come in!"
President Walker, a simple-looking man, walked into the mansion. He was a man in his fifties with greying brown hair. Appropriately for the nation's leader, he wore a clean grey suit with a white undershirt. On his lapel was a small pin that looked like the US' flag. Flanking the President were two intimidating men in black suits and sunglasses. These men in black were members of the Secret Service, a group charged with protecting the President.
Barbera greeted the President with a handshake. "Hello Mr. President, it's great to see you."
"Hi," said President Walker. "Mike, I'm here to talk to you about the national debt."
"Ah yes, that," said Barbera. "It seems the nation owes me a lot of money. What was it now? Seven trillion dollars? You're going to have to pay that money back somehow. Why not start a war?"
"With whom?" asked the President. "Our forces are stretched thin. We can't invade any more countries!"
"I didn't ask you to invade a country," said Barbera bluntly. "I want you to invade a world. I heard that you've been developing a device to open wormholes between our world and others."
"That's top secret information! How did you find out?" asked the President.
"A man who can create money can always find people who lack it," replied Barbera. "Anyways, I heard that there was a certain world that has piqued your interest. It might be a good opportunity to pay off the debt. Care to tell me about it?"
"Very well," replied the President in defeat. "Our tech boys have been developing a kind of wormhole generator. We've kept the project a secret for fear of how the public will react once they learn of the existence of other worlds. I'm not sure if you remember it, but there was an incident that happened in Japan more than two years ago..."
"You mean that dragon thing that popped up in Tokyo?" asked Barbera. "The Japanese government claimed it was an electrical disturbance."
"That was an outright lie and everyone knows it. We learned that it was an extra-dimensional creature known as a 'Digimon.' This Digimon's home world is known as the Digital World. We suspect that this creature was preparing to invade this world."
"In that case, why not invade the Digital World then?" asked Barbera. "You can claim that this invasion is retaliation for that dragon's attack..."
"Yeah, but the creature never made it all the way through. The public won't just invade another world if they think that we've thwarted the invaders," objected the President.
"I see, but consider this; who knows what might come out if you 'accidentally' left a wormhole open?" asked Barbera.
"I see..." replied the President.
That night at the Rose Morning Star, Oryxmon awoke from the pile of cushions that served as his bed. The goat Digimon quietly opened his door and walked outside without making a single sound. He made his way out of the Rose Morning Star and into the surrounding forests. Lurking in the trees was a humanoid devil in black. The lithe devil had long arms that reached to his knees. Upon seeing Oryxmon, this devil, Devimon, walked out to greet him.
"Have you been followed?" asked Devimon.
"No," replied Oryxmon.
"Good," said Devimon. "What do you have to report?"
"Cherubimon and his Warriors don't know who's making the Dark Rings yet. They're performing investigations to find more clues."
"...And you?" asked Devimon. "Do they suspect you?"
"No, they don't know about me yet."
At that point, a rain cloud hovered above their heads and blasted water onto them. "What the hell?" cursed Devimon.
At that moment, Pikachu zapped the two Digimon well with a Thunderbolt. A field of Psychic energy promptly surrounded Oryxmon, rendering him immobile. A wooden foot suddenly smashed him in the side of the head and he fell to the ground dazed. Something struck Devimon from behind, causing him to stumble forward, right into Machamp's Karate Chop to the eyes. The dark Digimon stumbled around in disorientation and Machamp finished the job with a Karate Chop to the back of the head. Oryxmon and Devimon had been busted big time.
"That's enough," said Jager Lowemon as he emerged from the forest.
"So it was Oryxmon all along," commented Ash.
"Yep, and we got'em!" announced Brendan. "Time to go back."
Machamp slung Devimon onto his shoulder while Arbormon did the same for Oryxmon. On the way, they bumped into Max, who had achieved his Fusion Hybrid form. After some small chat, the Warriors made their way back with the prisoners in tow and deposited Devimon into a prison cell. Arbormon dumped Orxymon on his bed and began to frisk him in an attempt to find the Dark Ring. The Warrior of Wood found nothing until Ranamon suggested she look under Oryxmon's collar. Sure enough, Arbormon found the Dark Ring and snapped it.
Oryxmon remained unconscious. "Okay, let's leave him here for now," said Brendan. "Guards, tell us when Oryxmon wakes up."
The next day, Oryxmon regained woke up in a fit of surprise. "Huh? How did I get here?"
The guards, a pair of Turuiemon, summoned the Warriors as well as Nefertimon into the room. "We'll take it from here," dismissed Brendan.
"Oryxmon, we found this Dark Ring on your neck. Do you know how it got there?" asked Misty.
"Oh, I'm having difficulty remember anything. Everything's a blur," admitted Oryxmon.
"Slow down and think back to what happened," suggested Koichi.
"I remember! I was attacked during one of my rounds around the Rose Morning Star," replied Oryxmon.
"Attacked?" asked Ash.
"Yeah," replied Oryxmon. "I was outside when I heard a rustling in the bushes. I went to check it out and a Devimon attacked me from behind. He got me in a headlock while another Devimon placed something around my neck."
"What about Cherubimon's seal?" asked Koichi.
"I remember taking it and stamping it onto a piece of paper," replied Oryxmon.
"Did you know what it said?" asked Koichi.
"It mentioned something about Dark Rings, but other than that, I don't know," admitted Oryxmon.
"In any case, it looks like Cherubimon was right," said Nefertimon. "This whole event was a frame up. Let's see if he found any new information from Devimon."
The Warriors found Cherubimon in the prison exposing Devimon to waves of golden positive energy. The devil had a huge, stupid grin on his face as though he was in a state of euphoria. "Tell me, Devimon, did someone ask you to put the Dark Ring on Oryxmon?"
"Yeah," said Devimon breathlessly.
"What was his name?"
"His name is Beelzemon."
"I see. You were the middleman for Beelzemon and Oryxmon."
"You got it buddy!" replied Devimon cheerfully.
"Who is Beelzemon?" asked Cherubimon.
"He's the head honcho of some Human Digimon gang."
"Did Beelzemon order Oryxmon to steal my seal?" asked Cherubimon.
"Mmmm, yeah, he wanted it for some reason. Never told me why..."
"I see. Thank you, Devimon."
"Anytime, Easter Bunny! I'm your friend!"
As the Protector of Legends was about to leave, he noticed his Warriors. "Warriors, I guess you heard what he said."
"Yeah," replied Koichi. "Cherubimon, Oryxmon admitted he was the one who took your seal."
"Aye," replied Cherubimon. "Devimon told me the same thing. It's just as I thought, but at least we know who was responsible for this whole mess."
"That's right. It was Beelzemon!" exclaimed Nefertimon. "He took over Ophanimon's palace, had me tortured, and then had the nerve to accuse a Celestial of treason!"
"Yeah, he fooled everyone; the Human-types, the other Warriors, Seraphimon..." continued Misty.
"I wonder what his motives are..." mumbled Cherubimon.
"We have to tell Takuya and the others!" declared Shinya.
"Hold on guys," interrupted Koichi. "What if they don't believe you? If that's the case, they will attack you, and you are no match for them yet. You need to do your Spirit Quests."
"Oh yeah, right..." said Shinya.
"Well, only Misty, May, and Shinya need to do Spirit Quests," observed Brock. "You three have nothing to worry about. We can take care of things while you're gone."
"Oh, that reminds me, I found something very interesting while I was on my Spirit Quest. I want to show it to you, follow me," said Max.
Max led the others to the tower that he had visited while on his Spirit Quest. Ancient Wisemon's sorcerers were cleaning up the area around the tower when the Warriors came. Max led them to Ancient Wisemon's tome and showed them the contents of his book. The Warriors were fascinated as they perused the contents of the book. They learned of Lucemon's fall from grace and the "Sins of the State" prophecy.
"Meracia?" asked Koichi.
"Yeah, that's the name of the State which will attack the Digital World soon," replied Max.
"If this prophecy is truly unfolding now, it would be wise to end the Human-Beast war as soon as possible," observed Cherubimon.
"Should we go on our Spirit Quests now?" asked Shinya.
"Definitely," replied Cherubimon. "That power will come in handy once the State begins its invasion. Koichi, Max, and Pokemon trainers please stay here. I have some missions for you. The rest of you, go on your Spirit Quests and get your Fusion Hybrids."
"Okay, we'll leave everything up to you guys," said Shinya.
"Good luck Warriors," said Cherubimon, before they departed to complete their Spirit Quest.
Misty found herself over the sea as her Trailmon, Kettle, sped over the clean blue waters. As a lover of the sea and Water-type Pokemon, she was pleased to be there. She watched in awe as a dolphin Digimon leapt out of the water in a graceful jump with the sun behind it. Elsewhere, she watched a group of Gomamon; baby sea lions. Misty remembered one of her old Digidestined friends, Joe Kido, having a Gomamon for a partner.
The Trailmon pulled into the station at Seaside Town, a resort town built on the largest island of the Water Archipelago. The beach was lined with huts made from wood and straw. They were stands serving food and drinks to the tourists. All of the tourists were dressed in summertime clothing such as shorts and swimsuits. Despite being occupied by the Bestial Nations, the people looked happy. If the people were aware of the Human-Beast war that raged around the world, they certainly did not show it.
Though Misty longed to put on a bathing suit and take a swim, she had more important things to do. She was on her Spirit Quest to achieve the power of a Fusion Hybrid. The Cerulean sister made her way into the city. Seaside Town's more densely populated areas resembled a police state. She remarked several Beast-type guards patrolling the city. There was not a single Human-type Digimon to be found anywhere. Either the Bestial Nations sent them away, or worse, they killed them.
Misty continued on her way unwilling to probe any deeper into the mystery of the missing Human-types. She didn't want to get into any entanglements with the Bestial Nations at this point. The Spirits of Water eventually led Misty to a jewellery store. She found the display cases had been smashed opened and the merchandise had gone missing. It looked like the store had been the victim of a burglary.
"What happened here?" asked Misty.
"My store had been robbed by a Mermaidmon pirate," replied the owner, a Kongoumon.
"What did she steal?"
"She took several items including three necklaces. These necklaces are one of kind. They are gold chains set with three special jewels called moonstones. They are extraordinarily rare since they can only be mined from the Digital World's moons. Each of my necklaces had a moonstone coming from each of the moons; a red one, a yellow one, and a blue one."
The Spirits told Misty that the necklaces were important and that she needed to acquire them. "What would you say if I offered to find them for you?"
"I'd say you're welcome to. The police haven't found any leads yet, but if you can find them, I'd be happy. All I want is my stuff back so I can make a living."
"If I do find your jewellery, can I keep the moonstone necklaces?" asked Misty.
"I don't know... Why do you ask?"
Misty held out her Pokeball to show Kongoumon her Spirits. "I'm the Legendary Warrior of Water. My Spirits tell me that it is important that I get them."
"You're the Warrior of Water?" asked Kongoumon incredulously. "Looks like this is my lucky day after all! In that case, you can have the moonstones. Just make sure to get my stuff back, okay?"
"Don't worry. You can count on me. Did you see which way she went?"
"Sorry, I don't know."
By now Misty knew that her Spirit Quest required the acquisition of the moonstones. "Okay, thanks a lot, I'll ask around town."
Immediately upon leaving the shop, the Spirits gave Misty directions to go back to the beach. They indicated that she needed to go into the ocean. Being a chimera made with Water Pokemon and Digimon, Misty simply entered the water and swam her way to the location of the moonstones. She ended up travelling southeast until she found another island. She immediately Spirit Evolved into Ranamon as she knew there would be a confrontation between her and Mermaidmon.
Ranamon followed her Spirits directions until she surfaced inside of a pond in a cavern. The place was lit by the moss that formed along the side of the walls. They glowed with an unearthly green light. Some distance away, she could see daylight creeping into the cavern. There was a small living space inside, complete with a table and bed. On the table were three necklaces and beside it was an open bag filled with jewellery. Ranamon concluded that the jewellery was Kongoumon's and that the necklaces were his moonstone necklaces.
Just as Ranamon was about to claim the items, the thief and owner of the cavern returned. Like Ranamon was in her human form, Mermaidmon's torso was that of a female. However, Mermaidmon had a dark greyish fish's tail instead of a blue snake's tail. The blonde Mermaidmon had hair tied into a braid and wore a black pirate's hat complete with a skull and crossbones emblem. She was a true pirate and brandished a golden anchor threateningly.
------------------------------------------Digimon Analyzer------------------------------------------
Name: Mermaidmon
Attributes: Data, Ultimate level, Water type
This aquatic Digimon travels the Digital World's seas in search of treasure and loot to plunder. She should not be underestimated as she is strong and wields a golden anchor as her weapon.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Aquatic, water breathing
Northern Cross Bomber - Mermaidmon's golden anchor can used to launch grenades made of pressurized water that explode with great force.
Charm Plunder - Mermaidmon can blow a sweet kiss which allows her to steal valuable items from the target. This attack does not cause physical harm to an opponent.
"Hey you! Hands off my booty!" cried Mermaidmon.
"This jewellery doesn't belong to you!" retorted Ranamon.
"I stole it fair and square so it's mine!" cried Mermaidmon in response.
At that point, conflict was inevitable. Mermaidmon charged at Ranamon who responded by dodging and running out of the cave. The Warrior of Water ran up a tree and bounced off it into a graceful acrobatic flip and landed behind Mermaidmon. Ranamon sent a Draining Rain cloud over to the pirate, who turned around and sliced it with her anchor. Mermaidmon promptly launched several grenades of pressurized water which exploded with loud pops all around her.
Though Ranamon was a Water creature like her opponent, Mermaidmon was more powerful being an Ultimate level Digimon. The exploding grenades slapped water at her with enough force that it felt like being grazed by hard punches. Ranamon made it to safety and projected acidic vapours at her foe. These vapours burned Mermaidmon's flesh and prompted her into whipping her hands around to blow them away.
"Grrr... You're a pain, you know that?" asked Mermaidmon insultingly.
Mermaidmon blew a jet of water which took Ranamon off her feet and sent her onto a sandy beach. Ranamon decided to change tactics and switched to her Beast Spirit. "Slide Evolution, Calmaramon!"
"Oh blech!" commented Mermaidmon in disgust. "Of course, your looks can never compare to mine, sister!" Mermaidmon promptly began to pose to show off her beauty.
"Let's see how good you look once I wipe that grin off your face!" retorted Calmaramon.
Calmaramon spit a blob of acidic ink which Mermaidmon narrowly dodged. Some of the gunk got onto her arm and began to burn her lightly. Calmaramon fired more blobs of ink which Mermaidmon dodged. The pirate attempted to flee into the water, but eventually got snatched by the waist. She immediately fired a Northern Cross Bomber into her foe's body and broke free of her grip. With a powerful blow with her anchor, Mermaidmon cut Calmaramon down and forced her to regress to Misty.
Mermaidmon promptly grabbed Misty by the neck and began to strangle her. Misty felt her strength drain away with each second that passed. Eventually her vision became blurry as asphyxia set in. Misty soon lost the strength to fight back and passed out. Mermaidmon continued to strangle for a few seconds longer to ensure her enemy was dead. She dragged Misty out into the water to deposit her body at the bottom of the sea.
Misty found herself sitting on the rocks by a pond in the wilderness. She had her fishing rod cast into the water and waited for a Water Pokemon to bite. Eventually something began to tug on the line. She tried to pull it out, but it turned out to very heavy. With a burst of strength, Misty yanked the object out of the water. It turned out to be a young Pokemon trainer, Ash Ketchum, cradling an injured Pikachu within his arms.
"Look at that poor thing! You have to get him to the Viridian City Pokemon Centre right away!" Ash suddenly grabbed Misty's bike and rode off with it. "Hey, that's my bike!"
"I'll give it back later! Right now I have to get Pikachu to the Pokemon Centre!" cried Ash in return.
Ash sped away on the bike. The next time Misty would see him would be when she arrived at the Viridian Pokemon Centre. She found her bike outside of the centre all charred and burned. Much of its metal had been melted and it smelled as bad as it looked. Misty was furious. She picked the remains of her bike and marched right into the Pokemon Centre to have a word with Ash.
"Misty! What happened to your bike?" asked Ash.
"You happened to my bike!" cried Misty. "I want a new one!"
"I'm sorry about your bike but I can't do anything about it now. Pikachu is still hurt and I need to take care of him," said Ash.
"Is he alright?" asked Misty in concern.
Nurse Joy wheeled Pikachu into the lobby with good news for Ash. "Good news, Ash. Pikachu's operation went smoothly. He's resting as we speak."
From that point on, Misty and Ash were virtually inseparable as they went a Pokemon journey together. "Misty why are you following us?" asked Ash.
"I want you to repay me for that bike you ruined!" retorted Misty.
Indeed that was what she always said whenever she was confronted about her reasons for staying with Ash and eventually, Brock. Throughout the journey Misty justified her presence by claiming she wanted her bike back. Deep down, it was a lie and Misty knew it. All she really wanted was to travel with Ash and Brock. Eventually, her friendship with Ash blossomed into something more. It turned into love.
Days and months passed by in a blur until Misty eventually found herself in a forest during the Doom Stone war. It was just hours before she was captured and experimented on by Team Rocket. The night was cold and the team had set up camp for the night. May and Ash were seated in front of the fire and warming themselves happily. May and Ash struck up a conversation about their pasts and what had happened before coming to this point in time. Out of curiosity, Misty listened in.
"When I ordered Mudkip to use Water Gun, it sprayed me in the face instead of the Poochyena," narrated May.
Ash literally burst out laughing. "Ha ha ha! It sprayed you in the face? Ha ha ha!"
May frowned. "That's why I didn't choose Mudkip. Treecko was too scary, so I went with Torchic instead. How did you start your journey?"
Ash calmed down and regained his composure. "Well, I kind of woke up late that day."
"Kind of?"
"Okay, okay, so I overslept!" admitted Ash.
"I take it that Pikachu wasn't your first choice."
"Yeah. Everyone else got there earlier and took all of the other Pokemon. Pikachu was the only one left. We had a little trouble getting along at first, but the two of us became best buddies."
"When did you meet Misty and Brock?"
"I met Misty just before I got to Viridian City. Pikachu got hurt trying to protect me from some Spearows. I took her bike to get to the Pokemon Centre, but I kind of damaged it on the way. She was mad. She tagged along just to get me to repay her for that bike."
"What about Brock?"
"He used to be the Pewter City Gym Leader. His long lost father came home to take care of his brothers and sisters while he traveled with us to become a Pokemon Breeder."
"You three must have had a lot of adventures!" remarked May.
"Yeah," replied Ash.
May stared into Ash's eyes dreamily and blushed. "You know, Ash..."
May began to inch her way to Ash in an attempt to get closer to him. Misty had seen enough. She promptly released her Staryu and ordered it to blast May in the face with a Water Gun. Staryu did as it was told, knocking May flat onto her back. Ash was in denial at first, but that was only temporary. His disbelief soon turned to anger, as he was appalled by Misty's rude and offensive gesture.
"Misty what was that for?" asked Ash with indignation.
Misty turned her nose up. "Humpf!" she snorted indignantly.
May noticed Misty's uncaring attitude and was furious. "You did that on purpose!"
"So I did... What're you going to do about it?" dared Misty.
May growled. "I asked if you were jealous and you lied to me! I'm usually a nice person but don't push me!"
The girls were so enraged at each other that their screaming caused the others to investigate. "Ash and I have been travelling together since before we even met you. How dare you try to lay your hands on him!" screamed Misty.
"I didn't see a sign on him saying he's yours, Misty!" retorted May. "If you had been travelling with him so long, why didn't you try to pick him up. It doesn't matter. You snooze you lose! I'm taking him and that's final!"
May promptly grabbed Ash's arm and yanked him in her direction. Misty did the same with Ash's other arm, turning the conflict into a tug-of-war. "Keep your hands off!" screamed Misty.
"NO! Keep YOUR hands off!" snapped May.
Misty promptly tackled May onto the ground and the two girls began to pull on each other's hair. The two trainers rolled on the ground as they fought for their boy. Misty continued to see more images at an ever increasing rate. She was reliving her entire life in the span of a few seconds. She regretted squandering the time they had together by not reaching out to his loved one, Ash. She regretted never having let Ash known her true feelings and now, she would never get the chance at all.
Before sadness and regret had drowned her out, Misty's Spirits spoke to her. "Warrior of Water, do you wish to change your life?" Misty was caught dumbfounded. "Do you wish to change your life?"
"Yes!" she replied emphatically. "I was weak. I couldn't show him how I truly felt. I lied to everyone else but I was really lying to myself. I love him. I can't imagine myself without him. Please Spirits, it can't end like this!"
"Then arise, Warrior of Water, and show your true self to the world!" commanded the Spirits.
Mermaidmon left Misty for dead at the bottom of the sea and began to swim away. Suddenly, the waters of the ocean parted, leaving Mermaidmon beached on the ground. Misty's lifeless body became suspended in the air by unknown magical forces. Her tail frothed and foamed as it became bubbles and then a pair of human legs. Misty began to grow younger, turning from a teenager into a young girl once again. As new life filled her being, her eyes shot open and she took a deep, gasping breath of air.
The floating Misty was wet, nude, and bore the two Spirits of Water in her hands. Mermaidmon was shocked. "Impossible! I killed you with my own hands! How can you be alive?"
"I've been given a second chance," replied Misty. "There is someone special waiting for me and I want to return to him."
"Well, it makes no difference to me. If I can kill you once, I can certainly do it again!"
"Not this time, Mermaidmon! Execute!" The Kanji of Water appeared on Misty's forehead as she thrust the Spirits of Water together. "Fusion Evolution!"
The strands of released Fractal Code wrapped themselves into a cocoon around Misty's body. The superimposed Spirits of Water glowed as they released their power into Misty. A tsunami crashed onto her, leaving a silhouette of water shaped like her body. Misty's water silhouette grew from a young girl into a curvaceous woman. Her legs swirled around into a twisting cyclone of water. Her torso's water coalesced into turquoise-coloured flesh as a violet vest formed. The blue haired beauty formed a trident from her water and stood it upright on the ground.
"Maridmon!"
------------------------------------------Digimon Analyzer------------------------------------------
Name: Maridmon
Attributes: Variable, Fusion Hybrid, Water Type
The Warrior of Water's sadness and regrets drew the sympathy of the Spirits of Water. She was reborn as this genie of the seas to begin her life anew.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Amphibious, telepathic, shape shifting: water, controls water, water breathing
Tsunami Crasher (Water) - Maridmon can turn into waves or tornadoes of water, propelling herself into opponents and battering them around.
Vortex Trident (Steel/Water) - Maridmon can use her trident to skewer opponents or command watery magic.
"So the little girl has finally grown up... Big deal, it won't help you against me!"
Mermaidmon launched several water grenades at Maridmon who responded by turning into a swirling tornado of water. The bombs exploded, causing no harm to their intended victim at all. Maridmon returned to her normal form and fired bursts of pressurized water with her trident. Mermaidmon raised her anchor in defence and blocking several shots before she was overwhelmed by the sheer force and number of bolts.
As Maridmon moved in, Mermaidmon swiped at her foe with her anchor. Maridmon parried and the colliding weapons chipped off metal sparks into the air. Maridmon lunged with her trident, prompting Mermaidmon to defend. The two exchanged blows with Maridmon winning out in the end. She knocked the anchor away and landed the deathblow in the enemy's stomach. Once she withdrew her trident, Mermaidmon collapsed and turned into Fractal Code and an egg.
Maridmon materialized a Pokeball marked with the Kanji of Water and purified the data through it. "Mermaidmon, I hope you will be reborn into a better life. Waters of the Digital World, purify this tainted soul! Fractal Code Digitize!"
Maridmon regressed to her human form to find out that she was naked. "I need new clothes," observed Misty as she covered herself up.
Misty Spirit Evolved back into Ranamon. After returning the stolen jewellery to Kongoumon, she returned to the Rose Morning Star. She changed into a new set of clothes; a pair of yellow shorts and a brown undershirt. Misty put on the last piece of her ensemble, a yellow vest with a blue collar. She buttoned her vest and looked at herself in the mirror. After becoming pleased with her new loo, she left her dressing room.
"Misty?" asked Ash, who had been searching for her after hearing of her return. "There you are! Wow, this is great! You're back to normal!"
Misty smiled. "Yeah, I'm glad to be me again! Ash, there's something I've wanted to ask you..."
"Certainly, what is it?" he asked.
"I've been thinking, we've been travelling together for a long time now, but we haven't really spent any time alone." Misty paused briefly to gather her courage. "I was hoping you'd have a picnic with me tomorrow afternoon. You know, just the two of us alone..."
Ash was stunned. "A picnic? With me? Um, yeah, that sounds nice!"
Misty's face lit up in a bright smile. "Wonderful! I'll get Oryxmon to prepare our food. I'll call you at around lunch time tomorrow. Oh, before you go, I've got something for you!" Misty went close to Ash and kissed him on the cheek, causing him to turn beet red from embarrassment. "See you later, Ash!"