Welcome back! Hope you readers have been patient, cause we're nearing the climax of the battle with SkullSatamon. And you won't believe what's going to happen in this chapter!
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Well, I'm sure you have a good idea about it lol.
By the way, I was so excited to make the next chapter that I went ahead and gone full speed on this one non-stop. I think I outdid myself with this one too. All in all, yay for new quick chapter!
Now someone pointed out that the D-Brigade is mostly made up of dragon-type Digimon and what SkullSatamon has to do with it. A good question indeed. Perhaps a deal was made? I'm sure we'll find later on, won't we? For now, though, time for a recap!
In the last chapter, the group tries to think of a way to stop SkullSatamon and get their Sharicite crystals back without the threat of Mr. A. harming their nations. They formulated a plan that involved letting themselves get captured on purpose as they bring the Share crystals from Lowee and Leanbox. Thinking he had the upper hand, SkullSatamon started preparing the Digital Gate so that a group called the D-Brigade can enter through and invade Gameindustri. But then, a vortex opened up by Neptune from an alternate dimension surprised the skull-faced creep and his squad of Troopmon. The CPU's allies have now evened up the playing field, and with their Digimon by their side, they're ready battle. But even with their combined might, can they hope to stop SkullSatamon in time and take back their Share crystals?
Get ready, because we're about to find out! Cue the awesome battle transition!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or the Hyperdimension Neptunia series. Both franchises belong to their respective companies.
Chapter 24: Ultimate Rising, Part 2
The CPUs and their Digimon charged at SkullSatamon, who had no hesitation to do the same. The group is on the verge of having a hostile takeover, and they were not about to let it come to fruition. Even if they were to be be out numbered and outmatched, the CPUs and their friends would not give up until they stopped SkullSatamon's grand scheme.
The skeletal Digimon swings his staff down upon them, but they move out of the way in time to avoid getting hit. Their Digimon move in to assist them, but SkullSatamon just bashes them all away with a single swing of his staff. He laughs as he aims the yellow orb end at them, but when he felt something hit his back, he turns to see the CPUs preparing to strike at him.
"Lacy Dance!", shouted Noire as she moved in to attack SkullSatamon.
When the raven haired girl got close, however, the skeletal Digimon grabs her by the leg and swings her around for a few seconds, then tosses her away at the group.
"Tanzerin Tro- Oof?!", exclaimed Blanc before getting cut off by Noire slamming into her.
"Ouch! That smarts...", said Noire.
"Blue Flare Breath!", roared Coredramon as he blasted a stream of blue fire at SkullSatamon.
He saw this coming, however, and started twirling his staff around like a baton, creating a spinning barrier that blocked the flames. Once the stream of fire was neutralized, he started swinging at the blue dragon Digimon, hitting him in the face multiple times before blasting him away with a dark beam of light from the yellow orb. Everyone looked on at the horrifying sight, but they knew that they had to press on, or else they would all be doomed.
"Ha! Is that the best you can do?", SkullSatamon mocked.
"How about this? Ice Age!", exclaimed Paledramon.
He then spewed a stream of cold air at the skeletal Digimon, attempting to freeze him solid. Only his feet started to freeze up before he smashed it with his staff. He smirked confidently while the ice dragon Digimon looked on in shock.
"That felt refreshing! Now feel this! Nail Bone!", SkullSatamon exclaimed as he blasted a dark beam of light at Paledramon.
He roared in pain as he was blown into a wall. Paledramon groaned as he tried to get back up. As SkullSatamon moved in to attack again, Vert and Sunflowmon stopped in front of him, staring him down in the eyes.
"Sylhet Spear!", Vert shouts as she casts a green magic circle that launches a giant spear a few seconds later.
"Sunshine Beam!", exclaimed Sunflowmon as her face started to glow, then blasting a ray of light at the skeletal Digimon.
But SkullSatamon managed to side step both attacks, then shoots another Nail Bone blast at the pair, causing them to yell in pain. He laughs maniacally, feeling invincible. But then he felt a smack to the back of his head, causing him to turn towards the source of the attack. This only lead to a smack to the face, however, as Neptune struck at him with her wooden katana. This annoyed the skeletal Digimon, but he wasn't worried.
Good try, but I hardly felt that", said SkullSatamon.
"Power Metal!", exclaimed. Dorugamon, blasting an iron sphere from his mouth.
"Metal Armor Blade", roared Giryumon as he launches a metal spear from his mouth as well.
SkullSatamon turn his head around, but he could not react in time, and was hit in the back as a result, knocking him into the Digital Gate. The force of the impact was enough to jostle one of the Sharicite crystals loose, causing it to fall to the ground. Thankfully, though, it didn't shatter. But the Digital Gate shut down as a result of the power loss from the missing share crystal. The skeletal Digimon was horrified.
"No! I must have all the crystals installed, or the gate won't work!", he exclaimed.
He started to run towards it, but Dorugamon gets to it in time and smacks it away from his grasp, landing near Neptune.
"Neptune! It's your Sharicite!", he exclaimed.
"Alright! As a famous robot once said: 'Transform and roll out!'", she said. "HDD Access!"
"I won't let that happen!", SkullSatamon threatened.
He was about to aim his staff at Neptune, but Ginryumon clamped his jaws down on it and started diverting it away from the lilac haired CPU. The skeletal Digimon struggled to get his staff free, but Dorugamon was there to help his ally, chomping down on the staff too. Now the three Digimon were in a tug-of-war struggle over the staff.
"Let go, you fools!", growled SkullSatamon.
Meanwhile, Neptune became engulfed in a white flash of light. Her figure became taller and her lilac hair began to turn a darker shade of purple with long twin braids. Her outfit changed into a black and purple suit with a few light blue colors. Purple armor pieces also appeared around her, and a pair of wings formed behind her. Lastly, a large purple katana formed in her hands, replacing the wooden katana she was using. Soon her transformation was complete, and Purple Heart smiled with confidence.
"Yes! I have my CPU powers again", she said.
SkullSatamon soon managed to break his staff free from the grip of the two Champion level Digimon and swiped them away with it. Then he looked at Purple Heart, who stared him down angrily. The purple haired Goddess stood in front of her Sharicite crystal, guarding it in a protective stance.
"If you want to conquer Gameindustri, you're going to have to get through me", said Purple Heart.
Meanwhile, the Candidates and their friend continued to hold off the Troopmon army, blasting, slicing, and bashing away at them as they came close. Then, as they were fighting, both sides turned to see a flash of light go off across the warehouse. They saw that Neptune had now become Purple Heart, with her nation's Share crystal right next to her. Both Nepgear and Uzume were ecstatic.
"Yeah! Nepsy's transformed!", cheered Uzume.
"That's my sister for you. Hey, do you think that...?", said Nepgear.
"One way to find out", Uzume replied.
They both stood next to one another, glowing in a faint light. Then...
"HDD Access!", the two CPUs exclaimed.
The two girls were soon engulfed in a white light. Nepgear's lilac hair changed to a pink shade and single D-Clip hair piece became a circular hair piece. Her sailor uniform changed to a white and lilac suit, armor pieces in the same colors formed around her, wings in a bright lilac color formed behind her, and a futuristic lance forms in her hands. She was now Purple Sister.
Now it was Uzume's turn to transform. Her red hair turned orange, with a white and orange tiara forming on her head, and her eyes became a blue color with power button symbols as her pupils. Her outfit and boots then became a white and orange dress-like suit with a blue color in the chest area. Next, white and orange armor pieces formed around her, including what appeared to be roller skates underneath her feet. Futuristic white and orange butterfly wings formed behind her back, a circular shield replaced her wrist communicator, and her megaphone weapon turned into a white and orange color. Uzume was now in her Goddess form, Orange Heart.
"Alright! Uzume is Orange Heart again! Yay!", the orange haired Goddess cheered.
"Now we have the strength to win!", added Purple Sister.
Everyone else looked on at the two Planetune CPUs in awe. They now felt they had a fighting chance with at least three CPUs in HDD. Even Guardromon couldn't help but be impressed by his partner's transformation. The two transformed Goddesses stared down the Troopmons, who looked on in horror. Orange Heart and Purple Sister looked at each other and nodded, smiling as they charged at the armed squad. They slashed and blasted their way through, while everyone else followed after them, taking care of any stragglers that were left behind.
Numemon faced one Troopmon and started tossing some sludge at his face, blinding his sight. As he tried to wipe the sludge off of his mask, Linda came and smashed him with her pipe weapon, knocking the Troopmon out cold. She then looked at the slime Digimon and smirked at him.
"For someone who flings his own crap, you make a good distraction", she remarked.
"Thanks! You aren't so bad yourself!", Numemon replied.
Then they both saw another Troopmon coming towards them, firing red lasers from his rifle. This caused the pair to scatter in panic, not wanting to get shot at. As the Troopmon continued to open fire on the pair, the masked Digimon did not notice Adult Neptune coming from behind. She tapped his shoulder, causing him to turn around. Before he knew it, two twin blades smashed into the Troopmon's face, knocking him out cold. The lilac haired girl smirked at her handiwork.
"And that's what you get for turning your back to a pretty girl", she said.
Both Linda and Numemon were thankful for Adult Neptune's assistance. Elsewhere, Uni was starting to get surrounded by multiple Troopmons armed with laser rifles. They pointed their weapons at her, taking aim before opening fire. Thinking fast, the raven haired Candidate twisted jumped up and her body around. Everything seemed to go into slow motion as the red lasers zipped by her, narrowly missing her body in some places as she moved around in the air. A few seconds later, she landed on both of her feet and started opening fire on the dumbfounded Troopmons, either disabling them or knocking them out with her stun shots from her rifle. Uni then blew the smoke from the barrel from her rifle, admiring her accomplishment.
"I always wanted to do that", she said.
Ram and Rom continued to freeze more Troopmons solid, making sure that none of them could escape. Suddenly, one of them came behind the short haired Candidate, grabbing her and holding her in place. Rom shrieked, causing Ram to turn towards her twin.
"Let her go, you bully!", she said.
But as she was about to freeze the Troopmon in place, the masked Digimon pointed his rifle at Rom, causing Ram to hesitate. The Troopmon snickered sinisterly, knowing that Rom's twin would not dare attack while she was held as a hostage. Peashy and FanBeemon saw what was happening and decided to act fast. The blonde haired girl picked up a small box and tossed it at the masked Digimon.
"Gear Stinger!", the insect Digimon exclaimed as he fired small serrated stingers from his tail end.
Both the box and the stingers hit the Troopmon in the back, causing him to jump in surprise. He let go of Rom in the process, and Peashy took the opportunity to push her out of the way. Now Ram was clear to attack.
"Ice Hammer!", shouted the long haired Candidate as she formed a block of ice on her staff.
She then smashed it into the distracted Troopmon, knocking him up into the air and making him hit a pile of crates in the process. He was seeing stars before passing into unconciousness. The twins cheered, happy to see each other was safe from harm, while Peashy and FanBeemon just smiled at the two.
Meanwhile, Orange Heart, Purple Sister, and Guardromon were mopping up the last of the Troopmons. Even though the three were outnumbered, the masked Digimons were no match for the trio's might. Orange Heart roared into her megaphone weapon, either disorienting or blowing away the Troopmons. This gave Purple Sister an opportunity to follow up on the attack. She aimed her beam lance at the disoriented Troopmons and charged up.
"M.P.B.L., fire!", she exclaimed as she fired a large laser from her weapon.
The laser blasts away most of the Troopmons. Some of them tried to get away, but they ended up getting caught in the blast anyway. Now it was Guardromon's turn to finish the job.
"Guardian Barrage!", he exclaimed, as two missiles launched from his wrists.
The missiles exploded the moment they were near the remaining Troopmons, blasting them away and rendering them unable to fight. Everyone looked around and saw that no Troopmon were left standing. They smiled, knowing that they accomplished their task.
"Now that they're taken care of, let's go help sis!", said Purple Sister.
"Right!", everyone else acknowledged as they ran towards the other side of the warehouse.
Back at the battle at the Digital Gate, Purple Heart stared down SkullSatamon, who stared right back at her. Neither one of them blinked or looked away from each other. Both Dorugamon and Ryudamon got next to her, ready to fight by her side. The other CPUs and their Digimon saw what had transpired. When they saw Neptune transform, they felt that they might be able to win.
"Hmph! So what if you got your powers back? You still can't win", said SkullSatamon.
"Take a look around you. So far we were fighting you without our CPU powers, and you still have trouble taking us down", said Purple Heart.
"She's right. Just because we're powerless doesn't mean we lost yet", said Noire.
"No way are we gonna quit. Especially when we have our Digimon with us", added Blanc.
"We will never give up, no matter what the odds!", said Vert.
"That's right!", said Coredramon.
"We gotta keep fighting!", Paledramon growled.
"And we will win!", added Sunflowmon.
The CPUs and their Digimon rushed at SkullSatamon from all directions. The skeletal Digimon frowned and stood his ground.
"Do your worst!", he exclaimed.
The CPUs started slicing and bashing at SkullSatamon in an attempt to land a hit on him. He parried their attacks with his staff, but some of their attacks hit their mark. He was having a bit of trouble trying to focus on all of them at once. He tries to swipe at them, but he misses. Then, seizing the moment, Purple Heart slashed her sword at the skeletal Digimon's hand, causing him to drop his staff. This was the CPUs chance.
"Everyone! Strike now!", exclaimed Purple Heart.
The CPUs and their Digimon nodded and prepared a combined assault.
"Tanzerin Trombe!", exclaimed Blanc as she struck SkullSatamon with multiple swings with her hammer.
"Fall Slash!", shouted Noire as she pours some power into her blade and swipes downward, creating a wave of energy that smashes into SkullSatamon.
"Rainy Ratnapura!", yelled Vert as she stabs the skeletal Digimon multiple times in rapid succession with her spear, then quickly slashes at him for a last strike.
"Cross Combination!", exclaimed Purple Heart as she slashes away at SkullSatamon with powerful strikes from her blade.
The skeletal Digimon groaned in pain. Even though the attacks weren't enough to take him down, it still hurt him. The assault was over, however, as the CPU's Digimon partners were next.
"Blue Flare Breath!", shouted Coredramon, spewing a stream of blue fire.
"Ice Age!", exclaimed Paledramon, spitting a stream of freezing air.
"Sunshine Beam!", yelled Sunflowmon, blasting a ray of light from her face.
"Power Metal!", roared Dorugamon, launching an iron sphere from his mouth.
"Metal Armor Blade!", exclaimed Giryumon, shooting a metal spear from his mouth.
The attacks combined into one stream of energy, impacting SkullSatamon with tremendous force and creating a big explosion. As the attack had finished, everyone else had managed to rush over to the CPUs aid. They had witnessed the combined attack.
"Wow! That was amazing, sis!", praised Purple Sister.
"Yeah! Way to go, Nepsy!", added Orange Heart.
"No. It's not over yet", said Purple Heart sternly.
Then everyone looked at the smoke cloud and their faces widened with shock and horror. When the smoke cleared, they could see that SkullSatamon was still standing. Although they did some damage to him, it was not enough to defeat him. His face now twisted up with anger as he looked at the group.
"ENOOOUUUGGGHHH!", he roared as he stretched his limbs outwards, blasting a gigantic wave of darkness in all directions.
The force of the blast was enough to blow everyone away. They all yelled in severe pain as they were hit by the dark blast of energy. The whole compound shook and rattled from the force of the dark waves. When it was over, everyone was on the ground writhing in pain. Purple Sister and Orange Heart could no longer maintain their HDD forms and were forcibly reverted back into their human forms.
"Oh no... Ugh...", Nepgear groaned.
"Not cool..." added Uzume.
The CPUs weren't the only unlucky ones, as their Digimon were now too tired to keep fighting. As a result, they reverted back to their prior forms.
"Dracomon, are you okay...?", Noire said worriedly.
"Yeah... but I'm beat", said the small dragon Digimon.
"Blucomon... No...", said Blanc.
"Can't... take anymore...", groaned Blucomon.
"Lalamon hang in there...", Vert said, trying to sooth her partner.
"Hagurumon...", Nepgear winced.
"Probability of survival... extremely low", the metallic gear Digimon said.
Everyone else was too tired to even move or speak. Shockingly, though, the only ones who were still standing were Purple Heart, Dorugamon, and Ginryumon. The fact that they were still able to maintain their forms was a blessing. Whether it was sheer willpower or unbelievable luck, it was amazing that they were even standing at all. They groaned as they tried to find the energy to move again, but to no avail. SkullSatamon growls angrily as he picks his staff back up.
"You've all gotten on my last nerves. I'm through playing games. Nail Bone!", the skeletal Digimon exclaimed.
He then shot a dark beam of light, but it wasn't aimed at the group. It was headed straight for the defeated Troopmons. The masked Digimon tried to get away, but they were all annihilated by the blast, the dark force turning them into nothing but zeros and ones. The loose data then started flying towards SkullSatamon, who then absorbed it into his body. A dark aura glowed around him as some of his injuries healed up. He even grew a little bigger thanks to the additional power boost from the Troopmon data. He laughed as his strength started to return to him.
Everyone could not believe their eyes. SkullSatamon was not only willing to waste his own goons in order to power himself, but he showed no hint of guilt or shame over it at all. His malice and cruelty was almost like that of the Deity of Sin from long ago. It was right then and there that they felt that they had no choice. Even if he was an intelligent, living being, the CPUs had to do whatever it takes to stop SkullSatamon. Even if it means destroying him. But with their bodies battered and beaten, there was nothing they or their Digimon could do to help Purple Heart and her partners. All they could do now was put their hopes into them.
"Forget the plan. My master will have to find another way of conquering your world. I will finish you all here and now. Starting with you", said SkullSatamon, pointing his staff at Purple Heart.
The purple haired Goddess moved forward, struggling to keep her footing as she gripped her sword tightly. Ginryumon got beside her.
"Neptune, that's enough. Let me fight him", he said.
"Silence!", said the skeletal Digimon, blasting a beam of dark energy at Ginryumon, knocking him to the ground.
Purple Heart looked on in shock as she saw the armor clad Digimon get knocked down. She had to do something, and fast. Just then, Dorugamon got by her side.
"I'm with you, Neptune... I'm not giving up...", the winged beast Digimon said.
"me neither... We have to stop him... No matter what!", said Purple Heart.
"If the both of you wish to perish together, then so be it! Nail Bone!", yelled SkullSatamon, firing a dark beam of light at the purple pair.
Everyone looked on in horror as the blast hit the ground that the two were standing on, causing a blinding explosion. They all feared the worst had happened. SkullSatamon smirked as he watched his handiwork. But when the smoke and dust cleared, his face widened with shock. Still standing in place, Purple Heart and Dorugamon were unharmed, both of them glowing in a purple light.
"What?!", the skeletal Digimon exclaimed.
While everyone else were amazed that they were alright, the purple pair looked at each other, wondering why they were unscathed. Then Purple Heart looked down and saw that her Digivice was glowing brightly, more than it ever did before. Her partner then looked at it and felt a sense of calm and rejuvenation.
"Neptune... I can feel the power coursing through me", said Dorugamon.
"Is this what I think it is?", Purple Heart pondered, staring at her Digivice for a moment before looking back at her partner.
"Time to find out", the winged beast Digimon said.
The purple haired Goddess nodded as she then aimed her Digivice at her partner Digimon, yelling out the code word once more.
"Digivolve!"
A large purple stream of light engulfed Dorugamon. The winged beast Digimon growled as his body was filled will a new energy. A new Digivolution was beginning.
"Dorugamon, Perfect Digivolve to...!", the winged-beast Digimon shouted.
His body soon became bigger and his neck and tail grew longer. His body now became a red color with black stripes, and both his underside and feet were white, with his feet having black claws. Instead of standing on two legs, he stood on all fours. Black spikes and white hair grew on the back of his neck, and a metallic horn grew on his snout. His wings had grown larger, turning into a silver-white color, while gold ornaments hung on the ends of the wings. Lastly, a golden pike-like tip formed on the end of his tail. The red dragon Digimon roared as his Digivolution sequence ended.
"DoruGreymon!", he exclaimed.
Purple Heart and Ginryumon were amazed by the sight. Everyone else looked on in awe, not believing what they were seeing. Dorugamon had managed to reach the Ultimate level for the first time and has become DoruGreymon.
"Wow...", said Noire.
"Amazing...", added Blanc.
"Incredible...", finished Vert.
SkullSatamon looked horrified as he gazed upon the large dragon Digimon. It was something he had never seen before and hoped to never see at all.
"What in the Digital World is that?!", the skeletal Digimon exclaimed in panic.
"Your new worst nightmare come to life, that's what!", DoruGreymon replied.
He roared as he charged at SkullSatamon, who tried to jump away, but the red dragon Digimon chomped down on his leg and then started swinging him around violently before releasing his grip, tossing the skeletal Digimon into a wall with brute force. Everyone slowly started to get up as they witnessed the new Digimon mop the floor with the skeletal Digimon. They were amazed by DoruGreymon's power. SkullSatamon groaned as he got back up.
"You think you scare me because you got bigger! Think again! Nail Bone!", he exclaimed as he blasted a dark beam of light at the red dragon Digimon.
DoruGreymon reacted quickly and moved his large wings to shield himself from the attack. When the beam hit his wings, the attack bounced right off, reflecting right back at the skeletal Digimon. SkullSatamon yelled in pain as the blast hit him square on, making him drop his staff. He tried to reach for it, but then DoruGreymon stomps one of his feet down on top of it, smashing it in two. It then turns into particles of loose data, vanishing into nothingness.
"My staff!", SkullSatamon shrieked.
"Not so tough without your fancy stick, are ya?", DoruGreymon growled.
The skeletal Digimon was now fearing for his life as he tried to make a break for it, but when he turned around, he saw that Purple Heart was right behind him.
"Going somewhere? Hah!", she said as she sliced at him with her purple blade.
She sliced away at him until she sent SkullSatamon airborne with a powerful upward slash. Then DoruGreymon positioned himself when the skeletal Digimon started coming towards him.
"Bloody Tower!", he exclaimed.
He swings his tail like a spear and then skewers SkullSatamon with the gold pike-like tip, creating a large hole in his black chest orb. The skeletal Digimon yelled in severe pain as DoruGreymon then launched him upward into the air. Then Purple Heart flew up towards the skeletal Digimon, sword firmly gripped in her hand and ready to strike.
"Critical Edge!", she exclaimed, slicing at SkullSatamon with three powerful strikes.
The force of the attacks sent him further into the air. Purple Heart then looked down at DoruGreymon, who nodded. Opening his mouth, the red dragon Digimon started forming a flaming iron sphere that started to grow bigger and bigger until finally, he was ready to release it.
"Metal Meteor!", he exclaimed as he launched the giant iron sphere from his mouth, which had grown to become ten times his own size.
SkullSatamon screamed in horror as he saw the gigantic sphere heading his way. In his weakened state, there was no way he could move away in time. The blast connected with him full force, causing a large explosion in the air. A few seconds later, SkullSatamon's limp body fell to the ground with a thud.
Both Purple Heart and DoruGreymon moved towards him slowly, not wanting to take any chances with him. Then, they heard the skeletal Digimon coughing.
"Haah... This... this isn't... over... My time is... up... but- Cough! ...yours soon... will be... too... You'll soon be... up against... much... worse..."
After a few seconds passed, SkullSatamon's body starts to turn into nothing but zeros and ones. His body broke apart until he and the particles completely vanished.
"Phew... It's finally over...", said Purple Heart.
DoruGreymon roared in triumph, and everyone else cheered for Purple Heart and her partner Digimon. They all ran towards her, not caring if they hurt themselves in the process.
"You did it, sis! You and DoruGreymon did it!", said Nepgear excitedly.
"I gotta admit, Nepsy. You and DoruGreymon were really cool back there", added Uzume.
"For a moment, I thought we were all done for. Nice job, as much as I hate to admit it", praised Noire.
"I could've done that too. I just didn't want to ruin her spotlight", said Uni.
"Now I REALLY want my own Digimon! Can we get one, Blanc?! Please?!", squeaked Ram.
"I want one, too", added Rom.
"Only if you promise to take care of it. I've seen the way you played with Blucomon", said Blanc.
"I had no doubt that we would win. But then again, the real MVP was you and DoruGreymon", said Vert.
"That was incredible. I don't think me or FanBeemon could ever do something like that", said Peashy.
"That's Me for ya. Never failing to impress", said Adult Neptune.
Purple Heart looked at everyone before smiling at them, feeling happy that her friends and allies were cheering her and DoruGreymon on.
"Thank you. All of you. We couldn't have done it without you", she said.
Then both she and the red dragon Digimon were covered in a bright light. They were reverting back to their prior forms before the battle. Neptune suddenly felt a loss of balance and had almost fell face first. But her sister and Uzume caught her just in time.
"Woah... That last brawl must've took the wind out of me... Does anyone have some pudding I can eat?', the lilac haired girl asked.
"yeah, same here. I'm starving!", said Dorumon.
Everyone stared at her and the purple Digimon for a moment, then they all laughed But then Linda step forward.
"Hey!", she shouted, catching the attention of everyone.
They all turned towards her, a serious look on her face forming. She stepped in front of Neptune and stared at her for a moment, with the lilac haired CPU staring back at her. After a few seconds, Linda smiled.
"Nice work out there. You're not so bad... for a CPU", she said, placing a hand on Neptune's shoulder.
Then everyone started laughing again. They all deserved a good chuckle after the intense battle they had. After the laughing fit had subsided, they all looked at their Digimon, who were now tired and hungry as well. Then Neptune perked up.
"Pudding party at my place! We are celebrating tonight!", she said excitedly.
Everyone nodded in agreement. They removed the Sharicite crystals from the Digital Gate and started on their way back to the Basilicom. They could not wait to tell Histoire what had happened.
Somewhere in a different land, there was nothing but shadow. Within the shadows, the yellow-eyed figure looked at a monitor, witnessing what had transpired. His henchman SkullSatamon had failed, and the plan to use the Sharicite crystals had been ruined. The D-Brigade would not be too thrilled to learn of what had transpired. And yet, as he had looked on, he did not seem worried one bit. But he was disappointed that his servant was no more.
"I warned him not to underestimate their bond. That fool paid the price for his stubbornness", said the figure.
He shut off the monitor, seeing all that he needed to see. A door opened up behind him, causing him to turn around. A figure came through the doorway, much smaller than he was. It looked like a human who had black hair, glasses on his face, a grey business suit and long pants, and a black laptop in his arms. He looked up at the yellow-eyed figure before kneeling before him.
"Well, Mr. A.", said the figure. "It would see that the plan to invade Gameindustri has failed."
"Yes. An unfortunate outcome. But it was inevitable", said Mr. A., adjusting his glasses. "And please, call me 'Analogman.'"
"I do not care what you call yourself. And I will never understand why our master had ever decided to enlist a mere human" said the yellow-eyed figure.
"Perhaps it's because our master wants as many masterminds to cause as much chaos as possible", said Analogman.
"Whatever. Shall I inform the D-Brigade that the plan to invade another world has been unsuccessful?", the figure inquired.
"There's no need. I'll inform them myself. After all, our master has now designated me as their new leader", the black haired man said.
"Very well. Meanwhile, I must report to our master of what has transpired", said the yellow-eyed figure as he started to walk out of the room.
"I think she already knows", said Analogman.
The figure ignored his remarks as he exited the dark room. As he walked out of the room, his yellow eyes glowed as dim light shined down on the figure's body, revealing his appearance. He was clad in dark grey and black armor with indigo colored parts, and a long cape that was also colored in indigo. A few parts of his armor had a few triangle markings on him. The top of his helmet had what looked like a indigo dragon face, and on the back was an extremely long tail plume.
Moving down the dimly lit hallway, the dark armored being walked through a multitude of corridors before reaching a large door. It opened up, revealing another room veiled in darkness, with the only light source being a black crystal that was emitting a red aura that turned the whole room a dim shade of red. The armored being knelt down in its presence.
"My master. SkullSatamon has failed in his task", he said.
"Do not tell me of what I already know. I felt his data expire the moment he lost", the crystal spoke.
"It is unfortunate that the plan to take the Sharicite crystals has failed", the armored being said.
"Yes. But it matters not. I already have something else in mind", the entity in the crystal said.
"And what might that be, my master?", asked the armored being.
The voice in the crystal paused for a moment before speaking up again.
"We shall let them come to the Digital World. From there, we can eliminate them easily."
And there we go. The CPUs get their first Ultimate! And this is just the beginning, folks. Their real journey is about to begin.
Now, I know what you're thinking. About that crystal, right? Well stop thinking, because it's not Milleniummon. Nope. This is an entirely different menace. But I won't reveal who it is yet. That will have to wait until the future.
Boy, what a battle! When I was typing out the part with DoruGreymon kicking butt, I couldn't help but start listening to Believer from Digimon Saviors. It kinda felt right to me. But what would you play for an evolution theme?
Now that the threat of SkullSatamon has been vanquished, what new dangers will come for the CPUs and their Digimon? How did "Analogman" gain a new body? And why is he in charge of the D-Brigade?
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