Hello everyone. So glad I've got this finished and up before I go away tomorrow. I really didn't want you guys to wait another week for it. Work's been really hectic lately and I was worried I wouldn't have enough time... talk about pressure XD
Sweet Cari: Thanks! There was no way I was leaving Wizardmon out. It was fun including him in the fight ^^
ZTurtle: Thank you ^^ I thought it would be a good twist to include the X Antibody and change it slightly to what it's usually known as. Glad you like it!
Aldamonburst: I've got plans for Myotismon where he does take on another form. I just hope everyone likes what I have come up with ^^
ZxturtlexZ: Aw thank you :) I try and remember all those little bits in the series, but sometimes I've got to re-watch certain episodes XD
Asdsf: Thanks. I know I struggle sometimes to start stories off, it can take me ages in some cases to think of a good idea.
Sync the Dragon Tempest: Yeah, there's going to be a slightly different way they need to dispose of him.
WolfKeeper101: I thought it would be interesting seeing a different side to Myotismon :)
Ultimate Greymon: I've got a few Digimon in mind for who Peckmon will digivolve into ^^
Marril96: I haven't quite decided if all the children's Digimon will digivolve to mega, and he wants to get rid of the DigiDestined first.
Taiora Justice: MJ's mother's not been mentioned but she's mentioned in this chapter.
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Thanks to everyone else who reviewed!
Digimon 2.5 "Adventure 03"
Episode 39: "A Wizard's Duel"
.:Odaiba, Tokyo:.
There was a sudden flash of lightning and a deafening boom of thunder as the rain hammered down across Tokyo. It was eleven o'clock Saturday morning, but it was dark due to the storm clouds that filled the sky, blocking out the sunlight.
Although they went unseen to non-DigiDestined, the Digital Splits had increased and were being blown fiercely around the city. One Digital Split was blown up high into the air with a sudden gust of wind and then blew out across into the middle of Tokyo Bay.
As it blew high over the top of Rainbow Bridge, it began to glow and open up, revealing digital data inside. There was a suddenly flash of light and Wizardmon appeared as the Digital Spit closed and vanished in a split second.
Wizardmon was immediately hit by the wind and rain and blown back. He held his hat down with his free hand as he tried to squint through the rain that was being battered against his face. He glanced down to see the traffic slowly crossing the bridge below.
Another flash of lightning filled the sky before a rumble of thunder deafened out the sound of the wind just above the champion Digimon.
Wizardmon turned around and caught a glimpse of the TV Station and the apartment buildings just in land from the Odaiba beach. Recognising one of the buildings, he flew down against the wind and towards it….
.:Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo:.
Sora looked up at the screens that displayed all the out-bound flights from Tokyo, specifically the third flight from the bottom that was destined for New York. It was currently delayed by one hour, but she knew that would probably change if the lightning storm didn't let up.
The auburn haired woman sighed and turned away from the screens and sat back down in front of the window. She watched as a plane left the terminal and began its journey towards the runway.
Due to the storm, flights were moving slowly in and out of Tokyo.
Sora continued to sit there just staring out of the window thinking. After a few moments, she suddenly remembered something and opened her bag taking out her cellphone before dialling her husband's cell number.
"Hey, missing me already?" Tai's voice greeted on the other end.
Sora couldn't help but smile. "Very funny Tai."
"Hey shouldn't you be up in the air by now? I thought your flight was at ten thirty?"
"It was but this storm is delaying the flights a little." Sora replied. "Listen, I forgot to mention Cosmo has an appointment at the vets on Tuesday morning at nine, okay? Don't forget because if we miss that appointment it'll be at least a couple of weeks before we can fit him in again. Oh, and don't order take outs every day just because I'm not there to cook anything." She added with a playful giggle.
"Yeah, yeah I know. Geez why is it you never fully trust me to take care of things when you're away?"
Sora smirked a little. "Maybe because last time I returned from a business trip the apartment was a complete mess… and that was only after one weekend. I dread to think what state the place will be in when I come home in ten days."
"I'm not that bad am I?"
Sora smiled. "Let's just say after seventeen years of marriage and knowing you since we were in kindergarten I'm used to it. At least I know Biyomon will be there to keep an eye on you four." She then paused for a moment, sighing a little as she stared down at the shiny tiled floor. "Tai… are you sure it's okay I should be going? Ten days is quite a long time."
"Sora I'm not gonna end up burning down the apartment or anything-"
"No." Sora interrupted. "Not that. Myotismon. Now that he's back…should I really be leaving-you know, in case anything happens whilst I'm gone?"
"Don't worry everything will be fine. There are plenty of us here to take care of things."
Sora sighed. "I….I just can't shake off this feeling something bad is going to happen."
"Ah you're just over worrying. Trust me; it's only ten days… what could happen?"
.:Takaishi apartment, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
"In international news there have been reports of freak weather in parts of the world. The United Kingdom is experiencing severe heat waves, whilst parts of Spain have seen light snow showers."
"It looks like the damage from the Spirit Stones is starting to take hold." MJ commented. She leaned forward and picked up the TV remote from the coffee table and turned the volume down.
Margaret was sat next to her, with their Digimon partners in their laps. In the arm chair in the corner sat Stacey with SnowKoromon and Tsunomon whilst Dawn was stood leaning against the glass door to the balcony with her hands stuffed in her pockets with Koromon by her feet.
"Which probably explains this sudden storm." Tokomon added.
At that moment, there was another bright flash of lightning followed by a thunderous roar up above. Dawn turned her body slightly and looked out of the window. The rain was still hammering down and the sky was black with clouds.
She still couldn't get that last Spirit Stone out of her mind. If only they had been told about the stones sooner then maybe they could have found the Spirit Stone of Knowledge long before Myotismon had, and stopped him from transforming back to his original self. But now he was back, and Wizardmon had risked his own life to allow them to escape…
"Hey are you okay?" Koromon asked, looking up.
"Our parents should have gone back there." She muttered.
"Huh?"
"Our parents should have gone back and helped Wizardmon. There was no way he could have taken Myotismon on all by himself." Dawn replied more clearly.
"Yeah, right." Stacey scoffed from the corner of the room. "What difference would that have made? Myotismon would have done exactly the same to them as what he did to us."
"Hey he's not that strong!" the Kamiya girl shot back, standing up straight.
"Uhhh hello, haven't you been paying attention?" Stacey questioned as she rose from the chair. "He's stronger now. He's used the powers from four of the Spirit Stones. That's why he was able to beat us so easily at the ultimate level."
"And our parents have some of the strongest Digimon there is. WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon, Imperialdramon… you're not telling me Myotismon is stronger than all of them combined?" Dawn questioned. "Or is there something you're not telling us?"
Margaret and MJ remained seated on the sofa in between the two girls, looking from one to the other as each one spoke.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"You spent six months working for him and you never knew who he really was? Surely you must have picked up some clues on his strengths and weaknesses."
Stacey scowled, clenching her fists a little. "I've already told you all that I know about him. He was very secretive. Believe it or not I rarely saw him except for when he was dishing out his orders. If I knew he was really Myotismon don't you think I would have told you already?"
As the two girls continued to argue, in the kitchen TK, Kari and their Digimon were watching from the dining table.
Kari sighed, rubbing her temple. "Oh boy, it's like our brothers are in the room."
TK rose from his seat. "I better break it up before the first punch is thrown." He said before leaving the kitchen and walking over to where the girls were. "Okay you two." He said, looking at Stacey and Dawn who immediately stopped arguing. "There's no need to start having a go at each other. I know we're all worried about Wizardmon and you feel guilty about leaving him but trust me, you made the right call. You wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for him. We just have trust that he knew what he was doing."
Dawn pulled a face and folded her arms across her chest, huffing as she turned her body around so her back was facing the others and she was staring at her own reflection in the glass. Just then there was a flash of lightning and her reflection disappeared and she found herself staring at someone on the other side of the glass outside. "Yahhhhh!" Dawn yelped in surprise and stumbled back, falling over just missing landing on Koromon who jumped out of the way.
Everyone jumped at the Kamiya girl's scream and Kari stood up from her chair. "Wizardmon!" she exclaimed.
Margaret jumped up from the sofa and rushed over to the balcony door, sliding it open. The sounds of the storm worsened as Wizardmon stepped inside the apartment dripping wet. As soon as he was inside, Margaret closed the door.
"Wizardmon!" Gatomon leapt over the sofa and ran to hug him. "My friend, you're okay." She sighed with relief.
"Yes." Wizardmon replied warmly. "I'm sorry I worried everyone. But it took me a while to find a Digital Split to travel through."
"I'll go get some towels." TK announced as he walked off towards the bathroom.
Once he returned and Wizardmon was dried off, the DigiDestined and Digimon all gathered in the living room, with Wizardmon in between Margaret and MJ.
"How did you escape Myotismon?" Salamon asked eagerly.
"I held him off long enough for you to escape before I teleported myself to the opposite side of the city. He thought he had me but I was too quick for him." Wizardmon replied.
"Where is he now?" MJ enquired.
"Presumably he has returned to his base. I can guarantee you our escape would have only fuelled his anger even more." The wizard Digimon stated. "Next time we face him, we will have to be more prepared."
"We?" Gatomon questioned. "What do you mean 'we'? You can't be thinking about fighting him again?"
Wizardmon nodded. "I promised Leomon I would help fight and defend both worlds in honour of Gennai's memory."
"But it's too dangerous." Kari spoke up, standing beside her fiancé just behind the sofa. "I know you escaped this time but what if you're not so lucky next time? We can't risk you getting hurt Wizardmon. Not again."
"I will be fine." Wizardmon protested. "I can't stand back and allow you all to fight alone. The years I spent inside the Spirit Stone has given me more strength. Myotismon won't find me so easy to destroy this time."
.:Thunder Mountain, File Island, Digital World:.
Even though it was light, his surroundings were masked in a dull misty darkness. The very surroundings his powers strengthened from.
The place was deserted…. Wasteland stretched for miles and all that could be seen despite the mounds of rock and far away mountains was a castle… a mere spec in the distance.
The castle then began grow in size as it began to come closer and closer…
Myotismon gasped as he was suddenly snapped back to reality. He was stood in the darkness of one of the rooms located in the depths of the basement. Breathing heavily he looked down at the single glass vial he was currently holding in his right hand. He held it up to his face and studied the back liquid of the X Antibody Virus.
He had been working on a new prototype of the X Antibody in hope to tweak the minor flaws he felt it currently had. But the sudden vision that had just plagued him had broken his concentration.
Grunting in frustration, he flung the vile across the small room, the glass shattering as it made contact with the stone wall. As the pieces of glass ricocheted off the wall, the X Antibody liquid began to trickle down into the cracks of the stone.
Myotismon stared at the broken glass for a moment before he turned and swiftly exited the room locking the door behind him. He made his way down the narrow and cold, damp corridor which led him to the one of the main passageways in the basement. Arriving at the end, he turned left and headed towards a wooden door that was the entrance to the cells where Digimon that were deemed worthy of his army were kept safely locked up.
The room was tall and extremely long, spanning twice the length of his castle up on the ground level. Although his base looked large from the outside, it was only the tip of the iceberg. The underground section of his basement was almost three times the size and was a maze of passageways and rooms.
Myotismon made his way down the middle of the room, passing the many rows of cells either side of him. As he passed, he observed each and every Digimon inside, occasionally smiling confidently at a few.
He passed one cell that looked as if it was empty, but a calm and somewhat smarmy voice sounded out from it.
"I heard you got outsmarted by Wizardmon."
Myotismon froze on the spot, tensing up at the mention of the wizard Digimon's name. He slowly turned around to look behind him and narrowed his eyes, squinting into the darkness of the cell where the voice had come from. "What business is it of yours?" he snapped.
"No need to feel embarrassed. I too got outsmarted by that fool. He is a cunning Digimon who needs someone with experience in duelling him to take him down."
Myotismon's eyes were still narrowed as he took a couple of steps towards the cell. "Show yourself." He demanded calmly.
There was a chuckle from the back of the cell, before the owner of the voice, a magical Digimon called FlaWizardmon X, emerged from the darkness. He was a similar size to Wizardmon, except he was dressed in all red and his face was not as friendly. Due to the X Antibody, the flame patterns on his clothes were black instead of yellow.
Myotismon huffed quietly to himself. "I have experience in fighting him, and I have taken him down."
"And yet he's back." FlaWizardmon X said as he casually folded his arms and leaned against the side of his cell.
"What exactly is your point, FlaWizardmon X?"
"My point is… why waste your time and strength taking down Wizardmon when I can easily do it for you?" FlaWizardmon X spoke with a sly grin. "I know you want to destroy the DigiDestined and you shouldn't be worrying about pathetic Digimon like him when your sole purpose is those humans. Besides, why should you have all the fun?"
Myotismon growled, his teeth firmly set. "Why should I give you the pleasure? I want revenge on that meddling Digimon."
FlaWizardmon X lowered his head and narrowed his eyes still looking up at the vampire Digimon. "As do I."
.:Searea Apartment Complexes, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
On top of the roof of one of the apartment buildings, Gatomon and Wizardmon were sat on the edge of the far corner looking out across Tokyo Bay and the Tokyo skyline in the distance.
The storm from the previous day had vanished and the sun was now shining brightly, some of its rays peeking through the clouds in the sky.
Gatomon turned her head slightly to the left and looked across to the TV Station. "You wouldn't think to look at the place that it was almost completely flattened by VenomMyotismon." She said, sighing a little. "I still have nightmares about that day." She admitted in a murmur.
"Are you afraid it will happen again?" Wizardmon asked, not taking his eyes off the Tokyo skyline.
"Of course I am!" The feline Digimon exclaimed. "That's why I don't want you involved in this battle. You need to stay safe. You might not get another chance at life again."
"I meant Myotismon returning here." Wizardmon spoke softly as he turned his head and looked down at his friend. "Are you afraid he will bring another army of Digimon here and try to finish what he had started? And there is no use in trying to stop me from helping you Gatomon. You're not going to change my mind. I owe it to Gennai at least."
Gatomon sighed, looking down at the ground below, and merely nodded choosing to ignore the last part of his comment. "He made it through from the Digital World before he can do it again." She said quietly.
"Does he still have access to the gate?"
"I don't know… I think it was destroyed years ago… but with all these Digital Splits all over the city he can come and go as freely as he wants. He doesn't need the gate." Gatomon explained. "Izzy thought we were keeping them under control but since Myotismon corrupted the power from four of the Spirit Stones, Digital Splits have increased."
"Then we must be prepared for any attack he may surprise us with. I assume Izzy has his DDS on high alert as soon as Myotismon crosses through the barrier?" Wizardmon asked, glancing at Gatomon.
Gatomon nodded. "Of course. The second Myotismon enters the Tokyo area he will know… but will that be enough?" she wondered, looking up at the wizard Digimon.
Wizardmon paused for a moment, and was about to answer when a smarmy voice chirped up from behind them, making them both jump.
"Well, well look whose back from the dead."
They spun round quickly to look behind them and saw they were no longer alone on the roof of the apartment building.
"Who's that?" Gatomon wondered as she looked up at the Digimon that was floating in mid air a few hundred years opposite of them.
Wizardmon narrowed his eyes. "FlaWizardmon…." He muttered.
"Who?" Gatomon questioned, glancing at her friend.
"He's an old rival of mine from many years ago before you and I met…. And by the looks of him he has now given his alliance to Myotismon." He said as he continued to look up at his old foe, who was now an X Digimon. "What are you doing here FlaWizardmon?" he questioned.
FlaWizardmon X chuckled smugly. "It's FlaWizardmon X now, thanks to Myotismon. Speaking of whom, has entrusted me with the task of making sure you are disposed of once and for all." he replied a little arrogantly.
Wizardmon relaxed, and smiled somewhat. "So Myotismon is too chicken to carry out his own dirty work, and he's sent an amateur wizard to do it?"
FlaWizardmon X scowled. "Don't underestimate me Wizardmon!" he spat. "The last time we fought you may have beaten me but in your absence I have grown much stronger!"
Wizardmon took a defensive stance, grasping his staff in both hands. "As have I."
FlaWizardmon scoffed a laugh as he placed a hand on his hip, and casually held one of his matchstick like cane in a relaxed manor. "Do you seriously think you can beat me now that I have the added power from the X Antibody? Or is your pet cat going to help you?" He taunted.
Gatomon hissed, showing her claws. "You have no business being here. Go back to taking orders from your so called 'king'!" she exclaimed before she lunged forward. "Lightning Claw!"
"Magic Ignition!" FlaWizardmon X thrust his cane forward and the tip of the matchstick lit up before blasting a flame enhanced beam of red energy.
Gatomon gasped, skidding to a halt as the attack headed straight for her.
"Magical Game!" Wizardmon leapt in front of her, and fired a ray of energy from his staff.
The ray blasted straight through the on-coming attack and struck FlaWizardmon X, taking him by surprise.
"Argh! You sneaky fool!" he exclaimed, flinching in pain. "Magic Ignition!" he fired another blast, this time aimed at Wizardmon.
The champion Digimon jumped up into the air, dodging the attack which struck the roof top, burning it.
FlaWizardmon X grunted, and quickly followed Wizardmon soaring high up into the air as well. The two wizards then took off through the sky, away from the Searea Apartments.
"Wizardmon!" Gatomon cried out. She ran to the edge of the roof top and watched helplessly as the two silhouettes of Wizardmon and FlaWizardmon X grew smaller in the distance. Just before they were out of sight, she leapt down from the roof and began jumping down from balcony to balcony…
.:Takaishi Apartment, Odaiba, Tokyo:.
"I was thinking…" TK began, after he took a sip of his soda, leaning against the kitchen counter. "Maybe we should go visit Dad at the weekend. It's been a while since we've both visited."
Matt somewhat sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah I know… things have been crazy at the station lately and I haven't had much time." he replied, holding his own soda.
"Dad's heard that excuse before."
"Hey, he of all people should know what it's like for me. I've lost count how many times he had to work late when he was at the Station." Matt retorted.
"Hey relax, I was only humouring you." TK protested, holding his free hand up. "I've got to admit, since Stacey came home you haven't been working as much as you used to it."
Matt slowly nodded. "To be honest… working was sort of an escape for me whilst she was missing." He admitted. "Being in that empty apartment was a constant reminder, so working all the time helped ease the pain a little." He then sighed. "Even though she's home she's still in danger. It gives me chills to think she was with Myotismon for that long."
"But at least she's home where we can keep her safe and she's not roaming the Digital World alone. Not to mention she has Gabumon and SnowAgumon by her side. She'll be fine." TK stated.
Just then, the sound of the balcony doors sliding open grabbed the attention of the two men. They turned around and looked to see Gatomon step inside the apartment, slightly out of breath.
"Gatomon, what's wrong?" TK asked, exiting the kitchen and walking over to her.
"It's… its Wizardmon…" the feline Digimon replied, breathing heavily.
.:Odaiba, Tokyo:.
Wizardmon flew high above the Rainbow Bridge and out across the calm waters of Tokyo Bay, with FlaWizardmon X following moments later.
A few people in the cars crossing the bridge noticed them, and watched in amazement.
"Running away like usual, huh Wizardmon?" FlaWizardmon X taunted as he continued to fire flame bullets from one of his canes.
Wizardmon continued to dodge each bullet that came his way, diving to the left and then swooping to the right. He ignored FlaWizardmon X's comment and just as he was half way across the bay, he suddenly spun round. "Thunder Cloud!" he thrust his staff high into the air, summoning a thunder cloud from thin air.
The cloud appeared and it rumbled before releasing an intense lightning strike. In a flash, the lightning bolt immediately struck FlaWizardmon X, sending the X Digimon into the bay with an almighty splash.
Wizardmon waited, whilst a crowd of people in the water bus just below him began pointing up and taking photos of him. The ripples from the splash soon calmed down and for a moment everything went quiet…
Suddenly, FlaWizardmon X burst out from underneath the water and launched himself at Wizardmon, bringing his fist back before he dealt a powerful punch straight in the champion Digimon's face.
The force of the punch sent Wizardmon back and he lost his balance in the air, falling down and landing on the roof of the water bus.
FlaWizardmon X descended down and immediately sprung forward, preparing to attack again, this time with his matchstick cane.
Wizardmon reacted fast, and got to his feet before he held up his staff and blocked the on coming strike.
FlaWizardmon X attacked again and again, swinging his cane each way possible as he forced Wizardmon to the edge of the boat who kept blocking each attack that came his way. Growing frustrated, he quickly fired a flame enhanced beam of energy from the tip of his cane.
Wizardmon swiftly raised his right hand. "Blink Breeze!" an aura of energy appeared in his palm which transformed into a fierce wind that expanded to twice the size of him. The wind collided with FlaWizardmon X's attack and forced the flames backwards, engulfing the X Digimon.
As FlaWizardmon X wailed as his attack rebounded on him, Wizardmon jumped up and floated in the air just above the water bus. Once the flames disappeared FlaWizardmon X slowly glared up at Wizardmon, covered in soot and burns. "Enough of this." He muttered darkly. "I will not be made a fool of again!" he hollered before he leapt up, throwing himself at the champion Digimon.
He fired two fire beams from his two canes, which then merged together twisting around each other before forming one large beam.
Wizardmon was hit. The force of the impact sent him flying backwards and he was thrown into Rainbow Bridge, landing on the metal rail of the suspension cables. He groaned and pushed himself up, only to see FlaWizardmon X swooping down straight for him. Wizardmon gasped and quickly clutched his staff before jumping out of the way. Wasting no time he began jumping from side to side along the bridge's rails heading towards the main Tokyo area.
"Oh no you don't." FlaWizardmon X hissed before he began to follow suit making his way along the bridge.
"Where is he going?" MJ asked, as she leaned forward from her position in the back of the car and peering over the back of the driver's seat.
TK, who was driving his silver Toyota land cruiser, glanced over to the tablet computer that was resting in his brother's lap in the passenger seat. "I have no idea..." he said, as he kept glancing at the map on the screen as well as concerntrating on the road as they made their way onto Rainbow Bridge.
"They're in the city now." Matt said, his eyes fixed on the signals of the two wizard Digimon. "This is going to make it all the harder for us to find them."
"Wizardmon shouldn't be fighting him alone." Gatomon spoke up from the rear end of the car. "FlaWizardmon is an X Digimon now."
"Who is this FlaWizardmon X anyway?" Stacey asked who was seated in front of Gatomon and next to her cousin.
"He's an old rival of Wizardmon's, and that's all I know." Gatomon replied, jumping up onto the seat perching herself in between the two girls. "Wizardmon has never mentioned him before in all the years I have known him."
"It sounds like there is some history between these two." TK added. "Hey Matt, call Izzy and see what information he can get us on this Digimon."
"I'm on it." Matt said as he pulled out his cellphone from his jacket pocket and dialled Izzy's number.
.:Shibuya, Tokyo:.
Sparks ignited over the buildings of the Shibuya district as the wizard Digimon's respective attacks ricocheted off and collided with each other. They jumped from roof top to roof top, firing their weapons at each opportunity they had.
The two Digimon lunged forward in unison but rebounded off each other, both landing on a roof top and skidding backwards and almost reaching the edges.
"Magical Game!"
"Magic Ignition!"
Both wizards fired their signature attacks with large beams of energy bursting out from the tips of their weapons. The attacks stuck each other head on, but continued to press forward.
FlaWizardmon X chuckled as he thrust his cane forward a little as he felt himself beginning to gain the advantage.
Wizardmon felt himself skidding backwards ever so slowly towards the edge of the roof top. He grunted as he kept his attack alive, a continuous stream of electrical energy flowing from the tip of his staff.
FlaWizardmon X's fire beam was gradually overpowering Wizardmon's. The X Digimon continued to chuckle as his attack was almost on top of his rival.
Wizardmon flinched as the flames grew nearer, and he began to feel the heat from them. He gasped a little when he felt himself wobble as his feet reached the end of the roof top. He quickly regained his balance and with a swift move of his staff, he swung it to the right, causing his attack, along with FlaWizardmon X's to turn off course.
The sudden break in the connection disabled to the two attacks. Wizardmon then spun round in a full circle facing his rival once again before he thrust his staff forward unleashing a surprise attack. "Magical Game!"
FlaWizardmon X stumbled forward as the force behind Wizardmon's attack suddenly disappeared along with his own. He looked ahead to see a stream of energy hurtling straight for him with sparks igniting from it. The attack struck him head on and he screamed as he was sent spiralling out of control over the edge of the roof top.
Wizardmon stood up straight and smiled somewhat, holding his staff up right as everything went quiet.
Suddenly, FlaWizardmon X appeared directly behind him with both his canes in each hand. "Magic Ignition!"
Wizardmon didn't even have time to turn around, and he was struck from behind by two unison blasts. The attack threw him forward and he landed face down on the roof, skidding almost the full length of it.
"Magic Ignition!"
Before Wizardmon had chance to lift his head up, he was struck by another blast and thrown clean off the roof. Turning in the air, he screamed as he hit the ground, smack bang in the middle of a busy intersection disappearing in a cloud of dust.
Cars came to a screeching halt, with a few crashing into each other as the dust cloud slowly faded, revealing Wizardmon motionless and face down in a small crater in the middle of the road.
The sound of drivers sounding their horns further back in the traffic jam could be heard as Wizardmon groaned and slowly pushed himself up, picking up his staff in the process. Cringing and covered in dust and dirt, he looked up to see FlaWizardmon X floating down from the top of the building, coming to a stop just above a street lamp.
FlaWizardmon X chuckled as he descended down, holding both of his canes in each hand. "Look at you. Pathetic. Thought you could simply just run away from me like you did last time?"
"I did not run." Wizardmon replied, cringing a little as he slowly rose to his feet. "I choose to walk away from our last fight because you were not worth wasting my time and energy over. You are a ruthless, self-centred and greedy wizard who has more power than sense FlaWizardmon X."
FlaWizardmon X descended down and landed on top of a truck roof, ignoring the crowds of people that were starting to gather. "My goal was to become the greatest sorcerer in the Digital World and you fools were holding me back. Too bad you didn't finish the job all those years ago Wizardmon, otherwise you wouldn't find yourself in the situation you are in now…. Magic Ignition!" He skilfully spun both his matchstick canes in his hands before thrusting them forward and began to fire fireball after fireball.
Wizardmon reacted quickly and jumped out of the way, just in time before two fireballs struck the ground. He landed on the roof of a van and quickly manoeuvred his staff to block three oncoming fireballs.
People began to scream, and most ran as the battle began once more. A few stray fireballs struck vehicles and upon impact they exploded with glass shattering everything.
Wizardmon continued to jump back, landing on anything possible from cars to lampposts as he continued to dodge and block every attack that came his way, firing his own blast of energy at any chance he had. "This has to stop FlaWizardmon X!" he exclaimed as he jumped up onto the trailer of a truck. "This is not the place to settle our fight!"
FlaWizardmon X followed him. He jumped up onto the same lamppost Wizardmon had been stood on moments before. "You actually care about these humans?" he asked, scoffing a laugh. "Spending time with those DigiDestined really hasn't done you any good."
Wizardmon blocked the last fireball with his staff, which ricocheted off of it and disappeared high over the roof tops. "We should owe our lives to the DigiDestined. They have risked their own lives for us many times and protected the Digital World from evil Digimon, like Myotismon."
"The only person I owe is Myotismon. He is the one who has gifted me with even more strength… the strength to finally settle our rivalry once and for all!" FlaWizardmon X declared. "You, and your pathetic human friends, will never defeat him." he added before he launched himself at the champion Digimon preparing to swing his cane.
"Do you have no remorse for what you did?" Wizardmon demanded as he blocked the X Digimon's attack, before swing his staff at him straight afterwards.
FlaWizardmon quickly raised his two canes into an 'X' shape, shielding himself from Wizardmon's staff. "Of course not!" he spat back. "Did you really think I was going to spend the rest of my life in that grotty village?!" he swung both his canes either side of Wizardmon, but the champion Digimon spun his staff horizontally and stopping both of them with each end, a few sparks igniting as the three weapons made contact.
"Digimon died because of your greed!" Wizardmon exclaimed as he jumped back in an attempt to gain some distance between them. "And more left homeless!"
FlaWizardmon X floated forward, regaining the short space between him and Wizardmon. He chuckled darkly. "That village was a dump. I did those Digimon a favour. If it wasn't for me you, as well as all those other Digimon would be still stuck there unaware of what the Digital World is really like." He retorted. "You can thank me when you're ready. You wouldn't be at half the strength you are at now if you were still on that run down island."
Wizardmon glared at him, his eyes almost burning with anger. "I have no intention of thanking you FlaWizardmon X! A lot of Digimon took pride in that village! It was only you who was obsessed with power!"
"Times have changed Wizardmon. It's now survival of the fittest." FlaWizardmon X stated. "And I'm afraid your time is now up."
TK's car came to a screeching halt as it reached the back of the line of cars that was gradually tailing back further and further. The doors flung open and everyone dashed out and gathered at the front of the car.
"Ah great, now what?" Matt groaned, glancing at TK.
TK took the tablet from his older sibling. "They are only five blocks from here."
"But if they keep moving we'll never catch them on foot." Patamon chirped up, resting on his partner's head.
"Yeah, in case you missed the signpost back there Uncle TK we're now in the Shibuya district." Stacey commented with a hint of sarcasm from behind the two men. "By this rate they'll be in Yokohama by sundown."
TK enlarged the map on the screen, which made the smaller streets a bit clearer. "There's no way we're gonna get anywhere in this traffic jam. If we plan a route through these side streets then maybe we can still reach Wizardmon." He said as he began to trace his finger along the screen."
"Wait, you can't go up that street, it's one way." Patamon pointed out.
"It's only a few hundred yards long. If we cut up that street it will lead us onto that one which then will take us straight towards Wizardmon and save us some time." Matt said.
Stacey sighed and shoved her hands in her skirt pockets before leaning against the side of the car. "By the time they've planned a route Wizardmon will be another ten blocks from here."
"Dad's good at planning directions." MJ stated from beside her. "It must come from planning all the great stories he writes. Even without a map he's good at finding his way. I remember my Mom always used to save he was a living sat nav."
Stacey hesitated a little, looking down at her boots a little awkwardly. "Do you… do you still see your Mom?" she asked.
MJ nodded. "Not as much as I used to. But every so often I fly to Osaka to spend a couple of weeks with her, mostly in the school holidays. I'm supposed to fly to Osaka next week for her birthday, but I'm not sure if Dad will let me go now that Myotismon has returned."
Stacey remained silent, still looking down at the ground and kicking the edge of the curb with her foot. She couldn't even remember the last time she saw or even heard from her own mother. She couldn't even remember when her birthday was, and it was always a sore subject for her father so she never brought it up.
At that moment TK and Matt headed back towards them. "Okay girls lets go." The latter said, walking around the front of the car to the passenger side.
As the Takaishi's and the Ishida's got into the car, Matt's cellphone sounded in his jacket pocket. Once he had sat down and closed the car door, he pulled it out and saw Izzy's name on the caller ID. He answered the call, switching it to speaker phone. "Hey Izzy, any info our magical friend?" he greeted with a hint of sarcasm at the last part of his comment.
"I'm afraid not sorry. I've managed to get very little on FlaWizardmon X. He's a mysterious Digimon but is highly skilled in magic." Izzy replied. "The only one who can tell you more about him would be Wizardmon as it seems he has a past with this Digimon."
"Well, we need to find Wizardmon first." TK commented as he turned left onto an even smaller side street. "We're hoping to reach him very soon."
"Please do. I'm already getting reports they have been spotted across the city. The last thing we need is this duel getting on the evening news."
"They've been moving pretty fast across the city Izzy. I doubt anyone's got any footage for a decent news report yet." Matt said.
"I hope so. The last thing I need is to anger the Governor even more and have the Japanese Army brought in."
"I don't think he understands Digimon attacks aren't something we can simply deal with and sweep under the carpet. We're risking our lives trying to protect this city and all he cares about is preventing himself from looking bad." TK frowned.
"That's Politians for you." Matt casually added.
"Dad, Stop!" MJ suddenly shrieked, causing her father and uncle to jump.
TK slammed on the breaks and the car came to a screeching halt. "What?! What is it?" he exclaimed as he and Matt spun round to look to the back of his car.
The two men gasped as they saw two bright lights, one yellow and one blue, glowing through their daughter's respective pockets. "Uhh… Izzy, we'll call you back." Matt said before he hung up, stuffing his phone back in his pocket.
MJ and Stacey both glanced at each other before they placed their hands in their pockets and pulled out the two Spirit Stones of Hope and Friendship. The two stones were shining brightly.
"Wow the Spirit Stone's reacting to something!" Tsunomon piped up from beside his human partner. "It's glowing just like Margaret said hers was."
MJ stared at the yellow Spirit Stone in her hand before looking up at her younger cousin. "You don't suppose…"
"There's only one way to find out." Stacey replied. In a flash she unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car, with MJ quickly following suit.
"Hey girls, wait! Don't go running off!" TK exclaimed as he too got out of the car.
MJ and Stacey met at the rear of the car, and the Spirit Stones began to shine a little brighter. "This way." The Takaishi girl said before they took off down the street with their Digimon following behind.
Matt also got out of the car. But as he stood up and closed the door, he looked around the street a little suspiciously. "TK…." He began, walking around the front of the car to join his brother. "Is it just me, or does this street look rather familiar to you?"
TK looked around. "Now that you mention it… wasn't this the place where-"
Suddenly there was a faint explosion in the distance, which cut TK off in mid sentence. He, along with Matt and Gatomon turned around to see smoke rising up into the sky.
"That could be Wizardmon!" Gatomon exclaimed.
"Gatomon, you go and find Wizardmon and make sure he's alright. We'll stay here with the girls." Matt instructed.
The small champion Digimon nodded before she took off up the street and began leaping up onto cars, lampposts and window ledges as she made her way towards the roof tops.
Down the street, the two girls came to a stop where there was a gap in the buildings. The Spirit Stones were now shining at their strongest. Between the gap in the buildings was a small square park with only a slide, seesaw and a set of swings; most likely for the children who lived in the apartment buildings on each side.
Unknown to the two girls, almost thirty years ago the park had not existed… and the space it was occupying had been nothing more than an empty piece of dirt land…
"It looks like the Spirit Stones are reacting to something in the park." Tokomon said, breaking the silence. He leapt up onto MJ's back and perched himself on top of her hat.
MJ and Stacey began to walk forward off of the sidewalk and into the park. As they both put one foot onto the colourful surface of the area, the Spirit Stones began to vibrate and shine even brighter.
"Whoa!" the two blonde girls gasped as they raised the Spirit Stones higher towards their faces.
Just then, two beams of blue and yellow lights shot out from the two stones and up into the sky.
"Hey what's that?!" TK exclaimed as he and Matt began to run from the car and towards their daughters.
The rays of light began to expand. The yellow light engulfed MJ and Tokomon whilst the blue light engulfed Stacey, Tsunomon and SnowKoromon. The two lights and their energies then began to twist like tornados….
The Spirit Stones floated up out of the girls' hands and hovered just in front of them before it ascended slightly upwards coming to a stop above their heads. Sparks began to fly and little white energy balls, like fireflies, exploded from inside the stones and began to whizz around the tornado as the wind carried them. As some past the girls and Digimon, voices could be heard echoing faintly…..
"You had your chance… Grizzly Wing!"
There were fearful cries of two mysterious voices before two attacks were heard.
"Pumpkinmon Power!"
"Rock Fist Attack!"
Tokomon, Tsunomon and SnowKoromon gasped and jumped forward in front of their partners.
"TOKOMON DIGIVOLVE TO… PATAMON!"
"TSUNOMON DIGIVOLVE TO… GABUMON!"
"SNOWKOROMON DIGIVOLVE TO… SNOWAGUMON!"
The three rookie Digimon took a defensive stance as the whirlwind continued to spin around them and voices were heard again, this time familiar ones…
"Pumpkinmon!"
"Gotsumon!"
The yellow and blue lights became stronger before they suddenly exploded, almost blinding the girls and Digimon who shielded their eyes with their arms.
Through the light they could see the Spirit Stones were slowly descended back down towards them and began to change their shapes and expand.
Matt and TK reached the edge of the park, both men skidding to a halt on the sidewalk just as the two energy whirlwinds began to fade around the girls. They shielded their eyes as the light was still a little bright at first, but once it had faded enough, TK was the first to lower his hand and look into the park.
He gasped. "Matt, look!" he exclaimed in disbelief.
Matt slowly lowered his arm and he too looked on in surprise. "Oh great…. This is all we need." He said with a sigh. He glanced at his brother, who began to smile, and Matt couldn't help smiling either and the two siblings soon began to chuckle.
MJ and Stacey just stared at their fathers a little strangely. They glanced at each other before they slowly turned around and looked at the two new Digimon standing before them….
Pumpkinmon and Gotsumon.
Wizardmon grunted as he was thrown against the side of a building with such force he smashed a few of the bricks to pieces along with a small window. He quickly leapt up and soared high into the air above the rooftops as FlaWizardmon X charged at him once more.
The X Digimon grinned as he fired a fire ball from one of his canes. He knew he was tiring Wizardmon now, as the champion Digimon's reflexes weren't as quick as before.
"Magical Game!" Wizardmon fired a beam of energy from his staff.
FlaWizardmon X swung his cane, slicing through the attack disabling it. "Magic Ignition!" he then fired two rays of fire which spiralled together and slammed into Wizardmon.
Wizardmon was thrown from the air and against a roof of a building and skidded across the full length of it. Coming to a slow stop he groaned and pushed himself up to see FlaWizardmon X flying towards him grasping both of his canes. "Enough playing around." He muttered as he slowly rose to his feet, picking up his staff. "It's time to settle this unfinished business and avenge the Digimon who suffered because of your greed…"
FlaWizardmon X chuckled as he dipped down and picked up speed, the tips of his canes beginning to glow. "Fire Cloud!" he swung both of his canes in unison in a particular motion.
As the X Digimon landed on the roof top, huge flames suddenly appeared around the edges trapping Wizardmon. The flames roared as they sprouted up three times the size of the Digimon.
Wizardmon gasped as he looked around. All around him were flames and the heat from them was intensifying.
FlaWizardmon X strode forward, swinging his canes around once causing the tips to glow and ignite. "Give up Wizardmon." He spoke as he continued forward, causing Wizardmon to back up as far as he could against the flames. "There is nowhere to go. Just admit it, I've won. Admit I was right to leave that dump and pursue more power."
"It's not over yet." Wizardmon retorted. He grabbed his cape and swiftly wrapped it around his body, and in a flash he disappeared.
"Huh?" FlaWizardmon X came to a stop. He looked around in every direction possible before he growled. "Show yourself you coward!" he demanded.
There was no response at first, and the only sound was the roaring flames surrounding him. But then, Wizardmon's voice was heard, echoing across the rooftop. "Magical Game!"
FlaWizardmon X gasped, and quickly took a defensive stance looking around cautiously and waiting for the on coming attack. But it never came.
Instead, his surroundings suddenly changed. His wall of flames disappeared and they were quickly replaced by images of the village he used to live in.
"Wha….? What's going on?" the X Digimon demanded.
The village was how he had remembered it before he left. A small cluster of wooden huts in the heart of the island that was situated three miles off the coast of the Continent of Serve.
But the images soon changed. The village became dark, and the huts slowly turned into flames with thick smoke clogging up the sky. Screams of Digimon could be heard as explosions ripped into the ground sending mounds of dirt and rubble flying in all directions.
FlaWizardmon X's eyes widened a little as he slowly turned in a full circle; each way he looked he was greeted with the deathly image of the village. "…..If this is some trick of yours Wizardmon to try and make me feel guilty it will not work!" he shouted, turning each way possible in an attempt to try and locate the champion Digimon.
The huts slowly stopped burning, and all that was left was their burnt out frameworks, burnt to the colour of black with some still smouldering. Amongst the remains, the occupants of the huts appeared looking straight at him.
FlaWizardmon X gasped a little as he backed up, but his expression soon soured and he clutched onto both of his canes. "Wizardmon!" he bellowed. "Show yourself! Stop hiding and come out and fight like a mon"
But the visions remained. Each Digimon that had lost their life that day floated towards him like a haunting ghost. Witchmon, Soulmon, Sorcermon…..They kept on coming and coming at every angle and FlaWizardmon X tried in vein to stop them by swiping his canes.
As he took one last useless swing at the coming Soulmon, he spun round a hundred and eighty degrees when he thought he heard something behind him. But he was met with the image of mega level Callismon. The beast Digimon he had crossed paths with just once years ago…. His eyes widened as Callismon came towards him, roaring loudly….
Just as Callismon was almost on top of FlaWizardmon X, his image suddenly broke apart and Wizardmon burst through it, the tip of his staff glowing as he prepared his attack.
"Magical Game!" Wizardmon's voice echoed throughout the city as he thrust his staff forward and an intensifying electrical fuelled lightning beam was let loose, and in a split second it hurtled straight for FlaWizardmon X piercing straight through his mid section.
The X Digimon gasped, the sudden shock of the attack paralysing his body. The rest of the visions quickly disappeared as the lightning beam left his body through his back and the views of Shibuya and beyond returned.
FlaWizardmon X dropped his two matchstick canes as his body shuddered. They hit the roof and immediately disintegrated. "A-argh….. C-Curse you, Wizardmon!" he managed to cry out, with Wizardmon's name echoing, just before his body exploded into a shower of data.
Wizardmon floated down and landed on the rooftop just as the last few pieces of FlaWizardmon X's data disappeared. He remained still, just staring at the spot where his rival had been until he heard something behind him. Slowly turning around, he looked to see Gatomon had appeared, leaping across the gap between the buildings and landing just on the edge of the rooftop.
The wizard Digimon just stared at her, before he smiled warmly.
Gatomon stared back, breathing a little heavy at first before she caught her breath. She realised he was okay, only a few minor injures that would soon heal. But the main thing was, he had survived. She relaxed and stood up straight, smiling back at him.
To be continued…