Koudoutai

Welcome to Chapter 10. Things will get a bit more difficult for the DDS students as one of the

Zodiac members steps in to try his luck in dealing with their target. And he's also a computer

programmer, which also means that he's a certified hacker.

In this chapter, I'll be borrowing elements from a Batman comic story, which is found in the story

arc "The Prodigal", where Two-Face hacks into Gotham City's computerized penitentiary, and this

story arc is found in various Batman comics in the early 80's, right after "Knight's End" left off.

The Story So Far…

Daisuke would have met his death at the hands of Shishiza had V-Mon and Kabuterimon not

arrived on time. There they suspected that he was set up by Masahi Sudo, one of DDS' liaisons.

Hikari remains confined at the hospital due to the wounds inflicted by Kaniza's battle robot. Her

life almost ended when Sudo, disguised as a doctor, tried to inject poison on her dextrose. Ken

Ichijouji and Kazuma Narusawa put together the clues of the 10 DDS students' murder together

and realized that Sudo was the suspect. Ken, along with two police officers, got to the hospital in

time, just as Sudo was about to kill Hikari. Sudo was unmasked and run off while being chased by

his pursuers, who were killed by Volcancer. Ken, and other DDS students saw this, and Sudo,

needing to buy some time to escape, challenged Ken to a duel. Ken accepted and the two fought in

the Digimon world. Sudo revealed his secret identity, and used it against Ken. Ken used his

Digimon Emperor guise to battle Sudo, who was in his Zodiac armored form. Unknown to Sudo,

Ken used the black spiral rings he created two years ago (in Digimon Adventure 02 TV series) as a

means of disabling Sudo's Battle Robot. It went awry as the rings acted as a virus of sorts (similar

to that of the Hong Kong movie Gen Y Cops), and Volcancer went haywired, and ended up killing

Sudo. Daisuke and V-Mon arrived, and V-Mon, who evolved to Flamdramon, destroyed Volcancer.

The four returned to the surface world, and along with the rest of the DDS students, went to DDS

to locate the bombs that Sudo revealed earlier. They succeeded in getting the bombs out and safely

detonated them (through Angemon's technique, called Heaven's Gate). Ken and Koshiro then told

Principal Dan about Sudo's involvement about the explosion before, and Koshiro told Dan about

the mysterious armored figure with a lion's appearance. Dan dismissed the class early and held an

emergency meeting to make steps in finding more about these individuals who assaulted Hikari and

Daisuke. Meanwhile, a third Zodiac member was given the "go-signal" to try his luck against DDS.

Detective School Q opening song

Yes or No? by Hayami Kishimoto

machijuu ga ugokidasu

souchou date mada nemui yo

USJ tte nidome dakedo

kimi wa shiranai

chotto hashagisugite'nai?

ryoute POKETTO de

tanoshii no mo ii kedo sorosoro

mabushii DOKIDOKI hoshii

- Yes or No?

sugu ni kakedashisou na mind

kimi shidai da yo

me mo awasenai

youki na machi de kimi dake miteru

koete kite your borderline

running on safezone

tonari no nakayoshi buri

chotto yakimoki shichau

watashitachi koibito ni wa

kitto miete'nai

ashita tomodachi ni wa

nante iou kana

konna ja mou karamawari no emotion

souzou dake ga hashiru

Yes or No?

yake ni uchiki na hito

hikiyoseta heart

modokashii yo

kantan ni "suki" to iwanai toko mo

ii n' dakedo your borderline

running on safezone

bukiyou demo ii kara sorosoro

tokubetsu na toki ga hoshii

Hack Attack

Six weeks have passed, and Hikari has recovered from her injuries and a few more weeks later, she

was finally allowed to resume her schooling at DDS, but she has to ride going to school and

heading home. Tailmon solved the transportation problem by evolving to Angewomon. She was

surprised that even Daisuke was assaulted by another armored figure, and that it was Sudo who

framed her, and sent his Battle Robot and put her in the ICU, and his attempt on her life four weeks

ago.

Principal Dan had a meeting with Kinta's father, and told him to be on a lookout, as Ken, Koshiro

and Daisuke told him that a new group is in town, as they described the animal symbols they saw on

the armored attackers' belt buckles. But so far, the police had no breakthrough yet, as the Zodiac

did not make a move.

Classes went smoothly for a month and a half, and everything seemed peaceful. But Kyuu, Ryu,

Ken, Daisuke, Hikari, and Yukihira were silent throughout the month, as they suspected that their

unknown attackers are hatching a plan to catch them unaware. Even Kazuma used his internet

knowledge to find clues and leads, but ended up empty handed. At weekends, the 6 Chosen Children

went to the streets for patrol, and found nothing suspicious.

Two months later, the Zodiac finally made their move. At Japan's penitentiary center, the computer

files where the data of convicted felons' names are stored, went into system error. And even the

back-up files were disabled due to virus attacks. As a result, those who are eligible for parole, and

those who were acquitted of crimes, were not allowed to be released. This caused a riot among

inmates and soon there was a stand-off between the inmates and the police (similar to the cable

channel Crime Suspense's TV series, Prison Break).

And that was just the start. At the Japanese Stock Market, the stocks, and other important

information stored at their computers were invaded by bugs and viruses, causing the Yen to

plummet to dangerous levels. The same goes to banks, police precincts, offices, airport, hospitals,

and even schools.

In four hours, Japan was crippled, and the Japanese government, specifically the president, declared

Japan in a state of emergency, and soon panic and riots became apparent on the streets.

DDS sent their best students, including Class A, C, and Q to find the source of the computer

attacks. Hikari summoned Koshiro to DDS to help Kazuma in finding the source of the bugs and

viruses. But thanks to the laptop that the hacker is using, even Kazuma and Koshiro couldn't

pinpoint the trace or the source. But, Kazuma then asked Principal Dan if he can use one of the

DDS computers, saying that he'll try something. Dan agreed and Kazuma tried to access a website,

and immediately a bug and a virus was detected. One of the viruses' trademarks were a face of a

well-known college teacher wearing a nerdy eyeglasses with made-up freckles. Kotaro Nanami

recognized that person as Hideo Kajima (not related to the creator of Metal Gear games of the same

name), who is teaching at the Konami College of Computer Science. Using his laptop, Kazuma

removed the glasses and freckles, and confirmed Nanami's assumption that it was Kojima. Kyuu

and Kazuma decided to go to that school at night, while Koshiro volunteered to stay at DDS with

the rest of the DDS students to find a way of disabling the bugs and viruses that attacks the

computers of various institutions in Japan. Miyako also helps Koshiro in finding a "cure.".

8 pm, Kyuu and Kazuma went to Konami College of Computer Science. They were forced to sneak

their way inside the school as there were guards in the front gate. After entering the school through

the back door, they proceeded to the Dean's office, and found nothing. They then proceeded to

search every room, but find empty, since all the staff were at home. As they were about to leave,

Kyuu noticed a small light coming from the basketball court. Kyuu told Kazuma to call for backup,

while he investigates the strange light.

As Kazuma sent an e-mail message to DDS, he slowly sneaked his way to the other direction of the

basketball court. As Kazuma was near the source of the light, he tripped because he stumbled over a

large sack. Curiously, he untied the sack, and discovered the contents of the sack: the unconscious

body of Hideo Kojima! It took Kazuma's self control not to shriek out loudly. He then hid himself

behind a barrel. There he saw a man, appearing to be in his early 20's, typing away on his laptop. He

appeared to be a geeky nerd, as his style of clothing denotes his appearance. He could hear his voice

from a short distance, and was shocked to hear him saying "There. With this new virus, the Japanese

Armed Forces will be crippled to the max.". Kazuma then realized that the man was responsible for

the computerized sabotage. As Kazuma tries to get a closer look to see the man's face in full view,

he accidentally kicked a bottle, and the bottle hit the barrel. The man turned around, and saw

Kazuma. While Kazuma was acting nervous, the man sports a diabolical grin. "So, you're the

computer brain of DDS. How stupid of you to come all by your lonsome." Kazuma then put up a

brave face and replied. "So you're the one who planted the virus and bugs all over Japan! And

you're the one who attacked Mr. Kojima! Who are you? Why are you doing this?". The man

snickered and said, "I'm a man who would rule the world. Why am I doing this? Well, for kicks.

And I have nothing better to do, so I decided to have a little fun just to rid myself of getting bored.".

At this point, Kyuu appeared and punched the man right at his face. "You have no right to sabotage

your own country! And what you did is unforgivable!". Soon the man and Kyuu fought like the

ones you see in WWE shows. As the two tangled, Kazuma took the opportunity to peek at the

man's laptop. There he gained access to the man's website, password, serial code, and other forms

of identifications, as well as the lists of possible targets and the program and source codes on the

past and unfinished viruses the man was brewing. Kazuma then returned to the last screen before

the man tangled with Kyuu so that the man won't notice that his laptop was tampered. As Kazuma

was about to run, a huge Battle Robot appeared, his appearance bears a resemblance of a human and

a ram. The Battle Robot then charged towards Kyuu using his ram horns, hitting his ribcage. Kyuu

was hurled a few meters away, and was clutching his right ribcage in pain. The Battle Robot

grabbed Kyuu and punched him on his left side, injuring his other ribcage, then hurled him against

the wall, further weakening him. Kazuma watched in horror as his friend and DDS classmate was

being battered, and when he turned around, the man was gone, and in his place was a figure in a

white armor, his head resembles that of a ram, and his belt buckle (the card deck) also has a mark of

a ram. It was Ohitsujiza. The human-like ram robot, Metal-Ohitsu then tossed the battered Kyuu in

front of Kazuma. Kazuma then tended to Kyuu, and realized that Kyuu was in a very bad shape.

Then the armored figure spoke to Kazuma. "You shouldn't have come here. That way you'll avoid

getting hurt.". Kazuma then realized that the man in the white armor was Ohitsujiza. "Who the heck

are you!" Kazuma demanded. "Santa Claus." Ohitsujiza mocked. Kazuma then realized something

and said, "I bet you're in cahoots with Sudo and that lion-armored attacker!" Ohitsujiza chuckled,

but intended to kepp DDS guessing on who they were facing against. "You're a genius, right?

Surely you DDS jackasses could figure it out.". He then saw Kyuu trying to stand up. He then took

out a card and slipped it inside his card reader, which was located on his left shoulder. "STRIKE

VENTO". The card reader said, and Ohitsujiza's right forearm was covered with a gauntlet with a

pair of ram horns. He then struck Kyuu on the gut, sending him down kneeling, and then kicked him

to keep him on the ground. Ohitsujiza backed away until he was far enough. Kazuma taught that the

attacker left, so he picked up Kyuu and tried to walk away. "FINAL VENTO". Kazuma heard the

voice and turned to see Ohitsujiza mounting on Metal-Ohitsu, as if he was a battering ram. Then

Metal-Ohitsu began to ran towards them, with Ohitsujiza acting as a battering ram, his Strike Vent

aiming at Kazuma and Kyuu. Kyuu urged Kazuma to leave him and run, but Kazuma refused,

unwilling to leave him. Then a car appeared in between the beleagured teens and the armored

attackers. Kazuma recognized the driver: Hideo Kojima! "Run, you two! Run! Only you can stop

him!". The car then drove forward head-on against Ohitsujiza's Final Vent. And a few moments

later, they made impact, and an explosion occured, sending Kazuma and Kyuu flying in two

directions. Kazuma fell inside a barrel, while Kyuu was thrown on the ground. Kazuma was about

to get out, but hid himself, and saw a hole in the barrel and peeked to see what came out of the

burning car. It was Ohitsujiza. and Kazuma was shocked that no scratch marks or dent were seen

around his armor. Kazuma watched in horror, as Ohitsujiza continued his physical torture on Kyuu,

but was interrupted by another armored figure. He was green and red-colored. His head resembles

that of a scorpion. He then grabbed Ohitsujiza's arm and said, "Ohitsujiza, that will be all for now.

To-Rasu wants us back at Headquarters. The explosion will no doubt attract the police.". Ohitsujiza

playfully grimaced and said, "Awww, you're a killjoy, Sasoriza.". Sasoriza maintained his neutral

voice and said, "As much as I want to see you beat this boy to death, To-Rasu, through Tenbiza and

Uoza, persuaded me to tell you to spare the boy. According to Tenbiza, we can make use of this

brat. And with him badly injured, by you no doubt, he won't do anything to us, and we can put DDS

right were we want them. So let's take him and go.". Pressing a button in his card deck, Ohitsujiza,

Metal-Ohitsu, and Sasoriza descended into the yellow square beneath them, and disappeared, along

with Kyuu. Kazuma then went to the wreckage, and saw the charred remains of Kojima.

In five minutes, the police, led by Kinta's father, and some DDS students arrived. Kazuma then told

(in a stammered tone, as he was crying) the others what happened. Megumi became a bit hysterical,

her concern for her boyfriend was overwhelming. Ryu, Yukihira, and Kuniko went beside her to

calm her down. Ken and Daisuke gave each other knowing looks, their eyes looking serious.

"Kaniza, Shishiza, Ohitsujiza, Sasoriza, and To-Rasu..." Ken muttered, trying to figure it out.

Daisuke then approached Principal Dan, who just arrived, and said, "Sir. I believe we know now

who's behind these spate of recent attacks. The bomb explosion at DDS, the murder of the 10 DDS

students, Hikari's attack by a crab monster, me being set-up by Sudo which resulted in being nearly

killed by an armored man in a lion suit. The virus attacks, and Kyuu getting battered and kidnaped.

And believe me, sir we're up against a new organization.". "If it's Pluto, I believe you're mistaken..."

Saburumaru interjected, only to be stopped by Daisuke grabbing his shirt. "IT'S NOT ABOUT

PLUTO!". Everyone were surprised by Daisuke's outburst. "Pluto's been defeated, remember? I just

said a "new organization". Didn't you hear what Ken mentioning the names?". Ken approached and

said, "Kaniza. Shishiza. Ohitsujiza. Sasoriza. To-Rasu. Tenbiza. Uoza". Everyone stared blanky at

Ken. Ken then continued his theory. "If you translate the names in english, their names are Cancer,

Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Taurus, Libra, Picses.". Kinta and Ryu stared wide-eyed and said, Kinta: "Are

you saying...". Ryu: "Those names...you mean...?". Ken nodded and said, "DDS has a new enemy.

The Koudoutai. Which means Zodiac in english. We now know that they're more deadlier than

Pluto. And after what happened with Hikari, Daisuke, V-Mon, and now Kyuu, we'll be in a tougher

fight.". Kazuma then stepped in and said that he has the key in stopping the viruses. Kazuma was

taken to DDS to deal with the viruses that Ohitsujiza sent. Meanwhile, Hikari called Taichi and the

other first batch of Chosen Children for help in finding Kyuu.

To Be Continued...

Detective School Q ending song

Soda Pop by Hayami Kishimoto

shining road kaze ga door surinukete bokura no moto e

ending-roll sakki mita high-school days DORAMA no you

bokura no natsuyasumi wa owatta keredo ne

sukoshi toode shite hitoke no nai kono umi e

kureba omoidaseru itsu demo hora hakanaku sweet

muboubi de yasashii bokura no toki (take your time)

itsumademo doko de tatte

afuredasu yo

- dare yori mo shinjiaeteta

tagai no mujaki na yume

modoranu hi wa SODA POP

party-mate, friends itoshiki hibi

everywhere yuuhi nante mireru kedo kono basho wa

special place sorezore no omoi ga hora kousa shite

onaji hako no naka de sugoshiteta kedo

itsu kara ka doko kara ka

wakarete yuku

- - dare yori mo chikaku ni ita ne

kimagure na kaiwa shita

toki ni namida SODA POP

tokubetsu na yasashiki hibi

moshi tagai no michi wo aruku uchi ni

hanarebanare ni nattemo kitto

itsuka kono umi de aou ne"

yakusoku shita

(the) Land of Promise

- repeat

- - repeat

Kyuu's a prisoner. And in bad shape. What plans does the Zodiac have in store for Kyuu and DDS?

Now that DDS knows who is their new enemy, what steps can they take to ensure Kyuu's safety, and

how to deal with the Zodiac?

And the first batch Chosens (Taichi, Koshiro, Yamato, Sora, etc.) will be appearing in the next

chapter to lend support in finding Kyuu and the Zodiac HQ.

---OMAKE---

At the Zodiac HQ, Kyuu regained consciousness. He then realized that he is somewhere inside an

enemy base, as his surroundings was a metallic chamber like the ones you see in a mental hospital.

Kyuu realized that his wrists and ankles were bounded apart in metal chains. And realized that he

was busted open, as he could feel and taste blood on his nose and lips. Then an armored figure

approaches, his apparance was similar to that of the armored Cobra Commander of G.I. Joe, only

violet in color. He then glanced at Kyuu and said, "Looks like Ohitsujiza has brought a toy to play

with.". Kyuu glared at him and said, "You won't win! DDS will find you...". But his speech was

interrupted by another armored figure. It was Sasoriza. "You mean this?", he then showed to Kyuu

the DDS watch, then crushed it. "I'm sure DDS can find you in another way. Tracking devices are

only for amateurs.". The figure in the violet-colored armor then struck Kyuu's injured ribs with his

card reader, which was a scepter with a cobra ornament. Kyuu cried in pain. The attacker loved the

melody of it and continued assaulting Kyuu but Sasoriza stopped him. "Enough, Mizugameza.

To-Rasu says we need him alive as a bait. To keep DDS at bay while we execute our future plans.".

Mizugameza grudgingly stop his assault and left. Sasoriza was about to leave, but grabbed Kyuu by

the hair and said, "Lucky you. If it were up to me, I'd kill you right off the spot. Though I don't

know how and why Tenbiza and Uoza managed to convince To-Rasu to let you live for now. Let

me make this clear: I despise DDS and everything in that school, including students like you.".

Sasoriza left, leaving Kyuu alone. Kyuu then pondered on how to escape and send help to DDS.