It's Shane's turn, he guesses, as he looks up from where he's walking a few steps behind the others, finding a small digimon staring up at him. "Who are you?" he wonders, kneeling close to the creature.
"Sociamon," the small beast informs him.
Shane blinks and looks up. "Hey, Shinsuke," he calls out. "I think there's someone over here you'll wanna see."
Nakamura makes his way over, his steps quickening as he spots Sociamon. "It's you!" he exclaims. "Will you tell me more now?"
"Have you decided you need my help now?" Sociamon insists and Shinsuke exchanges glances with Shane, who shrugs.
"Hai, yes, please, if you think you can help us, we would appreciate it-"
Sociamon has just opened his mouth to speak when Shinsuke looks up, a strange vibe in the air. "Move!" he interrupts, pushing Shane and Sociamon both down as a massive blast bursts just over their heads, only just missing them. As soon as Shinsuke moves, Sociamon is gone, scrambling away hopefully to safety.
"Shane! Shinsuke!" Carmella cries out, hands clearly full with whatever's going on feet away. "We need you!"
Mercurymon, eyes dark red with evil possession, aims his mirrors at them, sending attack after attack at them and making it hard to focus any answering offense at him. Apollomon and Rosemon come the closest, but Mercurymon keeps shooting blasts wildly, leaving the slightly weaker digimon hanging back as the mega level digimon fight desperately. "Come on!" Carmella yells out, urging Rosemon on. "You've got this!"
Shinsuke isn't much for vocal encouragement, but he watches closely. "Hold him!" Apollomon suddenly snaps at Rosemon and she catches on immediately, thorns tangling around Mercurymon's fist, allowing Apollomon to get closer and slam his fist forward, power gleaming from it before he shatters it straight through the mirror, Mercurymon screaming out in anger, realizing just how limited his options are, dropping the item to the ground. He roars and lunges at Rosemon, Apollomon meeting him and following up his first attack with a second powered punch to Mercurymon's midsection, everything stopping as that too shatters, data pouring down as his body falls apart.
They stare at each other, Mercurymon shuddering out a breath as the last of his fight leaves him, his eyes turning dark. "Stop him," he says quietly. "Stop- stop him..."
"Stop who?" Shinsuke demands. "Who?"
Mercurymon closes his eyes as his body continues to fade away. "You have to stop him..."
Shinsuke frowns, somehow sensing he knows who Mercurymon means, even if the dying creature can't find the name. "We will," he promises, mostly to bring the digimon peace in his final moments. "I swear."
He watches, somewhat helplessly, as Mercurymon deletes, what remains of his mirror falling into particles as well. He looks up and frowns. "We need to find Sociamon," he says, standing up straight and dusting his hands off. "Perhaps he can help us, he believes he can at any rate. It wouldn't hurt to find out."
With this goal in mind, he nods at Apollomon and they walk off together in the direction they'd seen the little creature head in the aftermath of Mercurymon's initial attack, eager to find him to see if he can offer them any helpful answers.
