Episode 347: Tagged For A Third Time!
Last time, we take a look at before the second round of the Hearthrome Tag Battle Tournament to where Sora and Riku were preparing for the second round, but ended up getting an encounter with Minotarumon. Garurumon was in a sling along with Gaogamon. Garurumon Digivolves into WereGarurumon and defeated him. After defeating Minotarumon, Sora is confronted by Paul about to catch Chimchar and they have themselves and argument about how a trainer should treat their Pokémon. Afterwards, they learned about Chimchar's past and about why he pushes Chimchar so hard.
Afterwards, the teams of Sora and Riku, Dawn and Conway, Barry and Tammy, and Lucas and Paul has made it to the semi-finals. Sora and Riku will be up against Dawn and Conway as Barry and Tammy will be up against Lucas and Paul. After the four teams had won it, they were encountered by Scorpiomon sent by Devimon to dispose of Sora, Kairi, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Riku, Naminé, Pikachu, Eevee, Angel, Meowth, Azurill, and the Digimon, so Veedramon tried to fight him, but he was no match for him. Terriermon Digivolved to help him, but he didn't stand a chance against him and was beaten fast. Veedramon Digivolved into AeroVeedramon and destroyed him.
Now, we have the finals to contend to, so only one team is going to win the Soothe Bell. Which one of these four teams will win it? Why don't you just read it and find out right now?
Sora and Riku were going over a strategy for the battle against Dawn and Conway.
"So, which one are you going to use?" Sora asked.
"I was thinking of using Lycanroc. He could use some action," Riku said. "You?"
"Raboot. He could use a good battle to stretch his legs," Sora said.
"Great," Riku said.
Kairi and Naminé were dressed in their cheerleader outfits as they stepped out of the room they were staying at.
"I find it hard to believe that today is the last day of the Hearthrome Tag Battle Tournament," Naminé said.
"I know. I would be rooting for Lucas if it weren't for you-know-who," Kairi said. Naminé rolled her eyes at the thought of Paul.
"I honestly don't understand how he can be so cruel to his own Pokémon and get away with it," Naminé said.
"I know. And how he can just talk down to other people just about how other trainers care about their Pokémon," Kairi said.
"If only Paul could understand. I mean, Gary had more manners when he was starting out as a trainer," Naminé said.
"The difference between Gary and Paul is that Gary actually cares about his Pokémon. And you remember Silver? he was even worse than Gary could ever be," Kairi said.
"I don't want to talk about him anymore. You think maybe, Dawn is going to be okay against Sora and Riku?" Naminé asked.
"She'll be just fine. She lasted long in the tournament thanks to Conway. And you and Riku were there when we had our battle in the Jublife Contest," Kairi said.
"I know. I still can't believe she didn't make it to the finals," Naminé said.
"She made it to the finals in this tournament. I know she'll be a great Coordinator like her mom was. May didn't give up even when that awful Harley tried to sabotage her," Kairi said.
Over to the mental institution in Slateport CIty, Harley was still making his slow recovery when he let out a light sneeze.
"Bless you," the nurse said. She placed a piece of tissue paper over his nose. "Blow." He blows on it. "That's a good boy."
Back to Hearthrome City, the girls were going to take off when Ventus walked in.
"Girls, the finals is about to get started. We should get a move on," Ventus said.
"Well, we better get a move on and root for our men," Naminé said.
"You said it, sister!" Kairi said.
The girls went with Ventus just as the Tag Battle Tournament is about to begin.
Over to Vorvomon and the Dracomon Brothers. They were distraught over the demise of Scorpiomon. They learned this after giving the word to Ogremon to press on.
"First the Tyrannomon gang, then Minotarumon, and now Scorpiomon. They get blasted and worse, Agumon, Guilmon and the others are Digivolving into their Ultimate forms," Vorvomon goraned.
"So?" The Dracomon Brothers asked in unison.
"So, that means they're getting stronger and stronger. MetalGreymon, WarGrowlmon, WereGarurumon, and now AeroVeedramon. Before you know it, they'll all be Digivolving into Ultimate and level DIgimon and we would have our tails tossed around like a sack of potatoes," Vorvomon said.
"And that is bad because we have only Digivolved into the Champion level so far," the first Dracomon said.
"Unless we Digivolve into the Ultimate level we stand no chance," the second Dracomon said. Vorvomon blinked twice.
"Say that again," Vorvomon said.
"What? All I said was unless we Digivolve into the Ultimate level we don't stand a chance," the second Dracomon said.
"That's exactly it! We'll have to Digivolve into Ultimate level Digimon and stomp them into Digi-goo!" Vorvomon said.
"But how will we be able to do that?" the second Dracomon asked.
"He's right. There's no way we can do that unless we get into certain situations like Agumon and his squad," the first Dracomon added.
"Thats exactly it! The next time we get into a fight with them, we Digivolve right into the Ultimate level. MetalGreymon, WarGrowlmon, AeroVeedramon, and WereGarurumon won't stand a chance against us once we Digivolve into our Ultimate forms. And we can blow them away before any of the others could Digivolve into their Ultimate forms!" Vorvomon said.
"We'll be unstoppable!" The Dracomon Brothers both proclaimed.
"Even Myotismon would be pleased as we can finish off the Resistance once and for all," Vorvomon said.
"So, how are we going to do it?" The first Dracomon asked.
"Leave that to me," Vorvomon said. "Now, come on! We got work to do!" Vorvomon said, heading back.
Over to the Digital World, Myotismon was awaiting for the tournament's finals to begin. Impmon and Wizardmon were standing right beside him.
"Master, do you plan on bringing him here?" Impmon asked.
"I do, Impmon. I will simply tell him of his potential and how the boy Sora is taunting him. He will undoubtedly believe that," Myotismon said.
"But how do you plan to do that, my lord?' Wizardmon asked.
"I have the perfect one to bring him here. Duskmon," Myotismon said. Duskmon appears from out of the shaodws and kneels to Myotismon.
"Yes, my master. What is thy bidding?" Duskmon asked.
"Duskmon, I have an important task for you. I wish for you to enter the real world and bring the boy Paul to me, as soon as the Hearthrome Tag Battle Tournament has reached its conclusion," Myotismon said.
"It shall be done, my lord," Duskmon said.
"How soon will you depart for the human world?" Myotismon asked. Duskmon moved his head up.
"Immediately," Duskmon replied. Duskmon has vanished into a Digital Gate and entered the real world. He hides into the darkness to keep anyone seeing him, unless he wanted them to. Duskmon spots his target.
Back to Myotismon's palace he chuckles evilly.
"You think he's going to win it?" Impmon asked.
"No. I suspect he will lose the tournament. After witnessing Sora and his friend, it is guarantee that Paul and the other boy will lose the final battle. Sora and Riku's powers as Pokémon trainers are unparalleled. So, Paul's hatred of Sora and Riku will be his undoing. And if done the right way, hatred can be manipulated," Myotismon said as he grinned. "And he will be the first human to be my slave." Myotismon gave off an evil laugh and his laughter echoes all through his castle. Wizardmon didn't like this one bit. He couldn't risk blowing his cover. Wizardmon left to find a place to make contact with the Resistance.
"Wizardmon to Leomon. Come in, Leomon," Wizardmon said. Leomon retieves his transmission.
"Report, Wizardmon," Leomon said.
"I have just recieved word that Myotismon is going to enslave a human child into his evil whim," Wixardmon said.
"Are you sure?" Leomon asked.
"Yes. He has already sent Duskmon into the real world. He is going to bring him into the Digital World," Wizardmon said.
"How does he plan to do that?" Leomon asked.
"I don't know. But I'm going to find out how," Wizardmon said.
"You do that. And be careful," Leomon said. Wizardmon broke contact and he went off to find out how Myotismon plans to get his plan in motion.
In the real world, SkullKnightmon is meditating as an angel Digimon appear before him. He takes the appearance of a blue-eyed blond-haired boy wrapped in white cloth. bears eight angelic wings on his back, two on its head, and two around his waist for a total of twelve wings. He wore a Holy Ring on each of his arms and legs, and has the symbol of the Zero Uniton his right hand and the Digital Hazard on his left. He also purple tattoos on his left arm and leg, and on the left side of his chest and face.
"SkullKnightmon, you called for me?" The angel Digimon asked.
"I did, Lucemon. I have just sensed Duskmon. He has just appeared into the human world not too long ago," SkullKnightmon said.
"Are you sure, SkullKnightmon?" Lucemon asked.
"I have no doubt in my mind, Lucemon. I am not sure why Duskmon is here, but I have a hunch that Myotismon has special plans for him," SkullKnightmon said. Lucemon had to agree with him. What is Myotismon planning by sending Duskmon in the real world, he wondered.
Over to the stadium, Sora and Riku had just arrived and they are in the finals of the Tag Battle Tournament. Myotismon is watching closely on the screen as Devimon is above.
"The first battle of the finals is about to begin! We are now down to four teams and only one team is going to earn the Soothe Bell! Now, let's get the battle underway! Choose your Pokémon and begin your battle!" Enta called out. Sora, Riku, Dawn, and Conway each took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Go! Raboot!" Sora called out.
"Go! Lycanroc!" Riku called out.
Raboot does a little kick as Lycanroc gave a howl upon appearing.
"Buizel! Spotlight!" Dawn called out as she lets out her Buizel.
"Heracross! Appear!" Conway called out. Buizel and Heracross both made their appearance. "A Raboot and a Midnight Form Lycanroc. This should be interesting."
"Raboot! Flame Charge on Heracross!" Sora ordered.
"Buizel! Aqua Jet on Raboot!" Dawn ordered. Buizel lands a good clean hit onto Raboot.
"Heracross! Use Megahorn on Lycanroc!" Conway ordered. Heracross charges towards Lycanroc, but Riku wasn't going to let that stop him.
"Counter!" Riku ordered. Lycanroc gave Heracross a smack with his claws as soon as Heracross got close enough. Conway grinned.
"Perfect. Revenge!" Conway ordered. Heracross's body became surrounded with an orange aura and landed a heavy blowing hit onto Lycanroc.
"Conway was prepared for that," Terra said.
"What did Heracross do to Lycanroc?" Lalamon asked.
"Revenge is a Fighting Type move that can deal twice as damage after taking damage," Meowth said.
"Water Gun!" Dawn ordered. Buizel fires Water Gun right at Lycanroc.
"Dodge it!" Riku called out. Lycanroc avoids Buizel's Water Gun.
"Dodge it, Raboot!" Sora called out. Raboot ran to avoid Buizel's Water Gun. "Now, use Low Seep!" Raboot gave Buizel a low kick and fell on the ground, but Buizel gets back up.
"Counterattack!" Conway told his teammate.
"Right. Buizel! Aqua Jet!" Dawn ordered. Buizel lands a good hit onto Raboot. THe rabbit Pokémon fell on the ground on his back, so he gets back up on his feet. Dawn was surprised by this resolve. "Raboot got back up?!"
"Crush Claw!" Riku ordered.
"Megahorn!" Conway ordered.
Lycanroc and Heracross locked their attacks, but both of them were evenly matched. An explosion results from the two of them. Sora and Riku look at each other with a nod with agreement.
"Raboot! Up on Lycanroc's shoulders!" Sora called out.
"Lycanroc! Get ready!" Riku added.
The rabbit and wolf Pokémon waited for their trainer's instructions for their plan to work.
"What are they up to?" Dawn asked.
"Lycanroc! Throw Raboot! At Heracross!" Riku called out. Lycanroc grabs Raboot and gave him a good hard throw. Raboot does a little roll into the air.
"We better attack before they get the upperhand on us!" Conway suggested.
"You're right. Buizel! Water Gun on Raboot!" Dawn ordered.
"Heracross! Megahorn on Lycanroc!" Conway ordered. Heracross heads right over to Lycanroc. Raboot unfolds and sticks his foot out to give the single hrn Pokémon a good kick.
"Blaze Kick!" Sora ordered. Raboot sticks his foot out and landed a kick onto Heracross before he could head towards Lycanroc. Heracross heads right towards Buizel who didn't have time to dodge and got hit. Both of Heracross and Buizel were down for the count.
"Heracross and Buizel are both unable to battle! Raboot and Lycanroc wins! The victory goes to Sora and Riku!" The referee announced.
"And that's the first battle done! Both of Sora and Riku will be moving in the final battle!" Enta announced.
"We lost," Dawn said.
"My strategy was foolprooof," Conway gapsed. The crowd cheered on as Sora and Riku left the battlefield as Lucas and Paul were entering next.
"Up next is the battle between Barry and Tammy against Lucas and Paul!" Enta announced. Barry looked over to Lucas and their eyes tell each other to give each other everything they've got.
"Go! Staravia!" Lucas caled out.
"Torterra! Stand by for battle!" Paul called out. Staravia and Torterra both came out to battle. Barry got his trump card ready.
"Go right in, Monferno!" Barry called out as Monferno came on out to battle.
"Go! Xatu!" Tammy called out. Xatu makes its entrance in battle.
"Battle begin!" Enta called out.
"Barry, just because you're my best friend, doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you! Staravia! Aerial Ace!" Lucas ordered. Staravia flew to land a hit onto Monferno.
"Monferno! Fire Punch!" Barry ordered. Monferno's fist emits fire and heads right towards Staravia.
"Xatu! Air Slash!" Tammy ordered. Xatu forms a ball of air and hurls it right at Torterra as it turned into a blade.
"Hyper Beam!" Paul ordered. Torterra fires Hyper Beam and it almost struck Staravia and it cuts through Xatu's Air Slash and lands a hit onto Xatu. A cloud of dust erupts from where Xatu is standing. Satravia was blown back, but Lucas was pissed by what Paul had just did.
"What the hell, man?! You didn't have to hit Staravia!" Lucas exclaimed angrily.
"Your Staravia is just too slow," Paul said. Lucas growled in anger towards the teammate he was forced to work with. He felt it was a huge mistake to be paired up with him.
Myotismon was pleased by the development he was witnessing from the Digital World. He laughed to himself as he watched.
"Such raw power. He would do anything to win with no regard for his partner's well-being," Myotismon said.
Once the dust cloud has cleared Xatu is seen on the ground beaten.
"Xatu is unable to battle!" THe referee announced.
"No, no!" Tammy gasped.
"Paul almost hits Staravia with that Hyper Beam," Gabumon sad.
"He did it without the concern for his teammate," Renamon said.
"That Torterra is powerful, there's no denying that," Terra said.
"Man, I wasn't expecting that to happen," Tammy said.
"Me neither. I'm going have to do the heavy lifting for the both of us," Barry said. "Monferno! Head right towards Torterra and use Brick Break!"
"Staravia! Aerial Ace again!" Lucas called out. Staravia heads towards Monferno, but Barry saw that coming.
"Staravia's right behind you!" Barry shouted. Monferno gets under Torterra, but Staravia pulls up when it almost hits Torterra. Barry grinned as he had taken advantage of Torterra's blind spot.
"Why isn't Torterra attacking right way?" Gaomon asked.
"After using Hyper Beam, the user has to recharge," Aqua said. Monferno lands onto Torterra's head.
"Turn back around!" Lucas called out.
"Stay out of this!" Paul said.
"NO!" Lucas said. "Do it now!" Staravia heads right towards Monferno.
"Leaf Storm!" Paul ordered. Torterra fires Leaf Storm and it causes some serious damage to Monferno. Barry was shocked to see it with his own eyes. Monferno had been taken down by one hit ljust like Xatu.
"Monferno is also unable to battle! Torterra and Staravia wins! The victory goes to Lucas and Paul!" The referee announced.
"And it is Lucas asnd Paul who will advance to the final round of the Heartthrome Tag Battle Tournament! The teams of Sora and Riku versus the teams of Lucas and Paul! The exciting concluding battle will take place later this afternoon!" Enta announced.
Lucas sat alone on a table as he is joined by Sora and Riku.
"Hey," Sora said. He looked right at Sora and Riku.
"Hey guys," Lucas said, feeling down.
"Not looking forward to the final round, are you?" Riku asked.
"What gave that away?" Lucas deadpanned.
"I can bet it's because of Paul," Riku said.
"You've said it. This tournament is supposed to be fun, but ever since I stuck with Paul, he's been sucking the fun out of this. He almost blasted Staravia with that Hyper Beam and he has his Weavile Metal Claw on my Luxio! I clearly don't like that guy," Lucas said.
"I don't think any of us likes him either. He should have understood about the merits of working with Pokémon by now," Riku said. "And if he keeps up that attitude he's never going to get it."
"Is that why you called him ignorant in his face, Riku?" Sora asked.
"Yeah. And I meant it too. Until he gets it, he's always going to be ignorant in my book," Riku said.
Sora and Lucas understood what Riku meant and they looked right at each other. They both held out hands and shook.
"Just give it everything you've got, Lucas. I know you can do it," Sora said.
"Thanks, Sora. I will try. I'm going to try hard to impress you," Lucas said. "Besides, no matter who my partner is, I'm going to battle you my way."
Unknown to them, Duskmon was listening in on the conversation from the shadows. He grinned as he vanishes. Duskmon appears again as he stood on the roof.
"Lord Myotismon has planned this better than expected. He was right to pick that boy. Now to see him lose the tournament and see how his defeat will fuel his hate," Duskmon said as he laughed evilly.
Paul has waited anxiously for the moment to defeat both of Sora and Riku. He was going to have his revenge for his defeats at their hands.
"Those two softies don't get that the key to raising strong Pokémon is power, not this bullshit about being nice to Pokémon. Power is the key to winning battles. And power is wasted on those two pathetic trainers," Paul said. "I'm going to enjoy mopping the floor with the so-called Pokémon League Champion." Paul never could get why Sora had to be so good and why he had to be considered to be called a champion. He wanted to show everyone that he should be consider the most powerful Pokémon trainer in the world. "Sora, Riku, get ready to lose."
In the Digital World, Myotismon grinned as he sensed Paul's aggression.
"Yes. Let your hatred fuel you," Myotismon said in his thoughts.
It was now time for the final round of the Hearthrome Tag Battle Tournament. Both teams are in placed on opposite sides of the battlefield as it is about to begin. Kairi and Naminé cheered hard for their boyfriends as the battle was about to get started.
"All right folks, this is it! The final match of the Hearthrome City Tag Battle Tournament, in our warm and kind city where hearts meet! And very soon, for their winning performance, one of our most gifted Tag Battle teams will recieve the magnificent Sooth Bell!" Enta announced.
"This is it," Agumon said.
"The final match," Meowth said.
"I kinda feel bad for rooting for Sora and Riku and not for Lucas," Ventus said.
"Root for Lucas anyway, Ven. Paul is the one who you should root against alone," Terra said.
"All he's been is just an example of what a trainer shouldn't be," Aqua said.
Sora and Riku looked at each other and they both nodded. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Okay, Chimchar! Go for it!" Sora called out as Chimchar came on out to battle. Riku looked right at his partner and nodded. Eevee went to the battlefield. Lucas took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Grotle! Go!" Lucas called out as Grotle came on out to battle
"Elekid! Stand by for battle!" Paul called out as Elekid came on out.
Sora sent out Chimchar. I had figured he would try this," Terra said.
"Why would he?" Guilmon asked.
"Chimchar used to be Paul's Pokémon before he abandoned him. Sora wants to show how much stronger Chimchar has gotten since becoming Sora's Pokémon. Looks like we're about to find out," Terra said.
"Now, battle begin!" Enta called out.
"Chimchar! Flamethrower on Elekid!" Sora ordered.
"Eevee! Shadow Ball on Elekid!" Riku ordered. Chimchar and Eevee fires their attacks at Paul's Elekid.
"Elekid! Protect!" Paul ordered. Elekid forms a protective barrier and both attacks bounced off. "Now, use Brick Break on Chimchar!"
"Grotle! Razor Leaf!" Lucas ordered. Grotle fires Razor Leaf right at the opponents as Elekid heads right towards Chimchar.
"Dodge with Dig!" Sora ordered.
"You too, Eevee!" Riku added.
Eevee and Chimchar dug into the earth and avoided the attacks. Elekid gets hit with Razor Leaf.
"Keep your cool, Grotle. Chimchar and Eevee will pop out from anywhere," Lucas said. Grotle nodded and kept his eyes opened. Both Pokémon emerged from the ground and lands a hit onto Grotle.
"Flamethrower!" Sora ordered.
"Swift!" Riku ordered.
Chimchar unleashed Flamethrower as Eevee fires Swift at the grove Pokémon.
"Elekid! Thunder Punch!" Paul ordered. Elekid rushed and landed a Thunder Punch on Chimchar. Paul grinned. "Good. Brick Break!" Elekid swung his arm to strike at the fire monkey Pokémon. Paul grinned some more. "Pathetic."
"Quick Attack!" Riku ordered. Eevee ran towards Elekid and lands a hit onto him. "Now use Swift!" Eevee fires Swift right at Elekid.
"Thanks a lot, Riku," Sora said.
"I got your back, Sora," RIku said.
"Grotle! Crunch!" Lucas ordered. Grotle headed right towards the smaller Pokémon.
"Dodge it, Chimchar!" Sora called out. Chimchar avoided Grotle's attack. "Flame Wheel on Elekid!" Chimchar rolls and heads towards Elekid. He lands a hit onto Elekid. "Now, use Flamethrower!" Chimchar lands a hit onto Elekid.
"Good work!" Sora praised.
Elekid gets back up and growled. Elekid started to evolve. Sora and Riku were surprised by the sudden evolution. Paul grinned again to Elekid's evolution.
"Elekid's evolving," Sora said. Elekid had evolved right into an Electabuzz.
"Hey, Kairi, don't you have an Electabuzz?" Naminé asked.
"Yes, by mine is much kinder than his Electabuzz. My Elekid wasn't anything like Paul's before then," Kaiir said.
"Also, Kairi's Electabuzz would beat his Electabuzz in a battle anytime!" Ventus said.
"Now that my elekid evolved into an Electabuzz you two softies will learn the true meaning of power," Paul gloated.
"Hey, Paul, don't get full of yourself just because your Elekid evolved. My girlfriend's Electabuzz could take yours on in a heartbeat! My girlfriend could beat any Pokémon that you have ever caught!" Sora stated. Paul grits his teeth and twitches his eyes in anger and growled.. Riku and Lucas knew he was letting Sora's words get the best of him. Paul clutched his fist as he had enough of Sora and Riku. "THUNDER!" Electabuzz fires Thunder right at the two Pokémon.
"Dig!" Sora and Riku ordered. Chimchar and Eevee dug into the ground again as Thunder missed. Electabuzz fires Thunder everywhere. Thunder strikes every part of the battlefied. Electabuzz's Thunder struck even Grotle much to Lucas's dismay.
"Grotle!" Lucas gasped.
"What's going on down there?" Meowth asked.
"I don't know, but he seems rather pissed," Terra said. "And I think that's going to cost him the battle."
Both of Eevee and Chimchar came out to await for their trainer's command.
"Flamethrower!!" Sora ordered.
"Shadow Ball!" Riku ordered.
Chimchar and Eevee unleashed Flamethrower and Shadow Ball and struck Electabuzz hard. The electric Pokémon was overwhelmed with the two attacks and fell to the ground beaten.
"Electabuzz is unable to battle!" The referee announced.
"WHAT?!" Paul exclaimed.
"Grotle," Lucas said. Grotle was hurt from that Thunder outbreak and he knew he might not last long in this condition. Grotle fell on the ground.
"And Grotle is unable to battle! Eevee and Chimchar wins! The winners f the Hearthrome Tag Battle Tournament are Sora and Riku!" The referee announced.
Dawn, Barry, and Tammy were watching and they were stunned to see what Paul had done out of anger.
In the Digital World, Myotismon grinned as his prediction has come true.
"He lost, just like you said he would," Impsmon said.
"Of course. He let his rage cloud his judgement. Now that the tournament has concluded, this is the golden opportunity to put my plan into motion," Myotismon said. "Duskmon, you know what to do." Duskmon nodded as he went on to carry on with his master's command.
Sora and Riku stood on the winner's circle as the other participants of the competition were all present, all but Paul. Chimchar, Drakloak, Raboot, Incineroar, Lucario, Lycanroc, and Eevee stood along with their trainers as Pikachu was with Kairi and the others.
"Well done to you both. This Tag Battle challenge has brought out something new and exciting in you both. So now, I'm pleased to present you each with a Soothe Bell," Enta said as Sora and Riku accepted the Soothe Bell.
"Thank you," Sora and Riku both said.
"No, thank you for being part of our wonderful tournament. And I wish you both luck in the future," Enta said. Kairi and Naminé were proud of their boyfriends for winning the tournament. Lucas was happy that Paul wasn't his parnter anymore.
Everyone made it over to the Pokémon Center to have the Pokémon healed up from that battle. Grotle was especially in bad shape becuase of Thunder. Dawn felt bad for her crush for losing, but Lucas didn't care.
"Congratulations to the both of you," Aqua said.
"You should be proud," Terra said.
"So, now what?" Ventus asked.
"The next Gym is at Veilstone City, so that's where you should be heading towards," Riku said.
"Veilstone City, got it," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu agreed.
"What about the two of you? What are you going to do?" Agumon asked.
"Naminé and I will be off again," Riku said.
"Eevee," Eevee said.
"So, we'll meet up with you again sometime," Naminé said.
"Would it be okay if we came with you?" Guilmon asked. Riku and Naminé looked at the red dinosaur Digimon. "Terriermon, Renamon, Lopmon, Gaomon, Lalamon, and I think we should tag along in case some of Myotismon's forces would launch an attack on you since they know you."
"He's right. You can never know what can happen," Renamon said. Naminé looked at her boyfriend and nodded.
"Okay, you six can come with us," Riku said.
With that said, Sora, Kairi, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Pikachu, Angel, Meowth, and the twelve Digimon said their goodbyes to Riku, Naminé, Eevee, Azurill, and the six other Digimon as they left.
Paul was angered by his defeat by the hands of both Sora and Riku again.
"How could have I lost? Even with my newly evolved Electabuzz?" Paul asked.
"How indeed," a voice spoke. Paul turned to see DUskmon standing behind him.
"Who are you?" Paul asked.
"Someone who understands you, Paul," Duskmon said.
"How do you know my name?" Paul asked.
"I've been watching you. And so has he," Duskmon asked.
"He who?" Paul asked.
"Come with me," Duskmon said. Paul had no choice but to trust him, so he went with the dark warrior Digimon. He and Duskmon had entered the Digital World right in Myotismon's castle. He looked around and saw several Digimon looking at him. Mercurymon, Grumblemon, Ranamon, and Arbormon were among them. Myotismon descended right to Paul with a grin. Paul didn't know how to react to him. "Master."
"Master?" Paul asked confused.
"Welcome, Paul. I am Myotismon. A pleasure," Myotismon said.
"What do you want?' Paul asked.
"I wish to make a proposition with you," Myotismon said.
"What kind of proposition?" Paul asked.
"What if I can make you much stronger than you can ever imagine?" Myotismon answered with a question.
"Make me stronger than I can ever imagine? Is this supposed to be a joke? I'm not laughing," Paul said.
"Hear me. I was watching you and I was mighty impressed by your display. But when you lost to those two boys, I was filled th distraught. I considered it as an insult," Myotismon said.
"So what? A win is a win and a loss is a loss," Paul retorted.
"Even if it was your pride as a Pokémon trainer on the line? You could have taken them out, but they were just too much for you. And that kind of power those two softies could ever known. That's what I considered to be insulting," Myotismon said. Paul wasn't phased by this, but Myotismon knew his words were getting through to him.
"Yeah, those two trainers aren't so great!" Paul said.
"And you still lost to them both even with that boy Lucas holding you back," Myotismon said.
"All he did was slow me down," Paul said.
"Indeed. And I can guarantee that they're already laughing about it," Myotismon said.
"Laughing? What do you mean?" Paul asked.
"I'll show you," Myotismon said. He waved his arms as it projected Sora and his friends. Paul was unaware that it was all a lie. But he knew Paul would believe it.
"Aren't you glad that's over and done with?" Ventus asked.
"Sure am. That Paul is such a loser. He can catch strong Pokémon and battle strong trainers all he wants, but he's nothing but a crybaby who just lets his Pokémon go like a spoiled brat who just threw out a toy he didn't want," Sora said. Paul gritted his teeth in anger.
"You said it. He's such a geek," Kairi said.
"I can only feel sorry for any Pokémon he's got under his belt," Aqua said.
"Who cares about him. Even his own brother thinks so," Riku said as they all laughed, pissing him off even more. Paul picked up a rock and threw it at the illusion with a roar. Myotismon grinned as he unleashed his anger.
"They are powerful trainers and they're mocking you," Myotismon said.
"They can't do that to me and get away with it! I'm going to take Sora and Riku down the next time I see them!" Paul said. Unaware, Myotismon plants a seed of darkness into him and all of the Pokémon Paul has either on him or at home. "You can take your offer and shove it up your ass, because I plan on getting stronger! And I'll do it my way!"
"Of course. But the offer is still standing," Myotismon said. He sends Paul back to the real world with a laugh. "Perfect. He is unaware that he is now my puppet. And this is just the beginning. Soon, both worlds will be mine!" He laughs some more as his castle echoes with his evil laughter.
Now that Paul is now Myotismon's tool in taking both the Digital World and the real world. Will Sora and his friends snap him out of it and make him realize he was only using him? Just keep on readng to find out. And don't forget to favorite, follow, and leave a review.