Within the Dark Queen's floating fortress, Kari, with Gatomon at her side and Lilithmon right behind her, walked down a long corridor in what appeared to be the fortress' dungeon, with her Dark Ocean servants standing guard.
At the end of the hallway, twelve humans, along with their Digimon, were all restrained against the wall, with metal cuffs on their arms and legs, their eyes closed and their heads slumped into their chests as they were all in a state of unconsciousness thanks to Kari's power.
"So, what shall we do with them, my Queen? If it's torture you want, I have a few ideas." Lilithmon said as she eyed the unconscious forms of Nene and Christopher, imagining all the painful things she could inflict on the pair.
But shaking her head with a smirk, Kari replied. "Now, now, Lilithmon, you don't see the big picture. They all have far more to offer us than being mere playthings for a few minutes. Let me show you."
From her words, Kari then walked over to the unconscious forms of Davis and Veemon, where she placed her left hand on Davis' cheek, while her right rested on Veemon's head, tapping the 'V' mark, where the brunette's hands glowed with a dark aura.
The next moment, both Davis and Veemon's eyes opened, only now they were glazed over, before their restraints were removed and the two fell to their feet, shocking Lilithmon at first, thinking the pair were going to fight or try to escape.
However, much to the demon Digimon's surprise, both Davis and Veemon knelt on one knees, where they said in unison. "We are yours' to command, my Queen... we live to serve you..."
"I'm glad to hear it, my pets." Kari said with a sly smirk as she caressed Davis' cheek, while the maroon haired boy merely stared at Kari with a continued vacantness as he waited for her commands.
At seeing Davis and Veemon kneeling before Kari, Lilithmon then gained a smirk as she realized her new Queen's intent, but even more so as she sensed a familiar feeling from Kari when it came to the boy that was kneeling before her.
"I see, very well, if my Queen permits, I'll go check on the Gazimon to see how they are doing with preparing your army." Lilithmon requested with a bow.
"Do so. Gatomon and I will be, 'entertaining' ourselves for the next few hours, alert us if anything happens." Kari replied, waving her hand the next moment as a dark mist surrounded her and Davis's form, before they soon appeared in Kari's new bedchambers.
Keeping with the dark theme her fortress was going for, the room was cast in black stone walls, while the floor was a black marble and had a dark purple rug on it, which the brunette smiled from as she dispersed of her boots and felt the carpet brushing against her soles.
While her room consisted of elegant furniture, including a large wardrobe, a dresser with a huge mirror set upon it and a king sized bed, cast in crimson red sheets, where Kari turned back to Davis and made a gesture with her hand, causing Davis to rise and stand at attention, moving her right hand across his chest as she smiled wickedly.
"Now you're all mine, Davis. No one else will ever take you from me, you are mine!" Kari said with a purr as she leaned in and kissed around Davis' neck, causing the enslaved Digidestined of Miracles to reply vacantly. "Yes, my Queen... I am yours'..."
"I have waited so long for this." Kari then said as she cast her hand in darkness, slid it along herself and caused her clothing to fade in wisps of darkness, leaving Kari standing naked before the Digidestined of Miracles.
And while Kari knew she could easily cast off Davis' clothing as she had hers', the brunette had another idea in mind, one she was sure to be more 'entertaining' as she made her way over to her bed, took a seat and commanded her maroon haired pet. "Now strip for me, my pet, my champion!"
At Kari's voice, Davis nodded as he obeyed, starting off as he slid off his flame patterned jacket, revealing the black colour shirt he wore underneath, before grabbing at the bottom of his shirt and began pulling it up and over his head.
"Stop." Kari suddenly called, causing Davis to obey, where he stood in place, waiting for his Queen's voice to guide his empty mind.
"Continue, but do it slowly. Let me see and saviour that sexy body you have." The brunette purred, giving off a sly grin as Davis obeyed, sliding his shirt off slower, before casting it to the floor, knocking off his goggles in the process, where the former Digidestined of Light then ran her tongue along her lips as she saw Davis' exposed and muscular chest.
Looking at him, Kari knew that with his soccer training and all the strenuous activities that revolved around being a Digidestined had given Davis his amazing body, where she bit her lip, excitement filling her to see the rest of Davis out in the open.
Remaining on her bed, Kari watched with a continued eagerness and arousal as Davis slowly undid his pants, pulling down the zipper and allowing them to slide down his legs, taking them off and leaving the entranced Motomiya in a pair of deep blue coloured boxers, which Kari found very sexy, but not as sexy as Davis then followed up by discarding his underwear, leaving him standing naked before Kari, showing off all of his naked form to his Queen, as well as his erect member.
"Oh, Davis..." Kari purred at seeing his cock, before teasing her slave. "I had no idea you were so big. Is that because you are 'excited' to see me?"
Though Kari was just teasing Davis, the brunette was taken by surprise as Davis nodded and gave an answer. "Yes, my Queen... You are beautiful... I have wanted you for so long..."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Kari asked, spreading her legs out and using her fingers to spread out her pussy as she commanded. "Come here and show your devotion to your Queen."
From Kari's command, the brunette gave a devious grin as she remained on the bed, smiling as Davis not only joined her, but acted on the combinations of her orders and his desires, where the entranced Digidestined of Miracles then set his head between Kari's legs and started to run his tongue along her pussy, the actions causing Kari to moan erotically.
"Oh, Davis...!" Kari then let out, feeling pleasure and power take hold of her as she set her left hand on the back of Davis' head, pushing him deeper in her crotch, where she then ordered through her pleasure. "That's it, keep licking... keep your Queen pleased..."
Unable to disobey the brunette, Davis responded by pushing his tongue inside of Kari, lashing at her folds and heightening her pleasure, causing Kari to move her right hand up and to her breasts, rubbing at her right, even giving her nipple an occasional pinch, finding a decent amount of pleasure within the pain.
With Davis continuing to lick at her pussy, Kari felt her pleasure increasing, as well as the desire she held for her maroon haired pet.
"Enough for now." She ordered, removing her hand from Davis' head, where he stared blankly at her smiling face.
"Davis, I want you. I want you so badly." The former Digidestined of Light then said, her voice filled with desire, before commanding. "Now lie down and get ready for me."
"Anything for you, my beautiful Queen..." Davis replied as he smiled vacantly at Kari, before moving into position as he lay on the bed, his member pointing upward, which caused Kari to lick her lips at the sight of her sexy Digidestined slave, where the brunette then acted on her need for Davis as she moved herself so she was straddling his waist, moaning as she could feel the tip of his erect cock against her pussy.
And while Kari was a virgin, the corrupt Digidestined of Light ignored the pain of losing her virginity as she lowered herself on Davis' cock, moaning in pure bliss as she felt it all slide inside of her.
"Yes... oh, yes... this feels amazing...!" Kari moaned lustfully as she slowly rose and lowered herself onto Davis' member, running her hands along his chest as she did so.
And feeling her more possessive side take over, Kari continued to ride her enslaved pet as she then moaned out with eroticism and dominance in her voice. "You are mine, Davis... mine... no one else's...! You... you belong to me... you will sleep with only me... nobody else gets to have you...unless I command it..."
At Kari's moans, Davis merely nodded his head, letting out light groans as his Queen continued to ride him, filling herself with pleasure for the next hour, before the corrupt Digidestined of Light arched her back and let out a cry of pleasure, her climax hitting her as she came.
"Oh, Davis... oh, yes!" Kari cried out as she climaxed, releasing her sexual fluids all over Davis' member, triggering Davis' orgasm as he let out a groan as he also had his release, filling his Dark Queen with his seed, leaving the brunette smiling at the pleasure she had experienced and shared with her brainwashed pet, where she lay and rested on Davis' chest, recovering the energy from their lovemaking, running her left hand across Davis' body as she kissed her enslaved puppet's cheek, where she said with a wicked smirk. "You are amazing, my pet. But don't worry, I have far greater plans for you than just within the bedroom. The other's should be coming back soon, and we're going to have a surprise for them."
-DATS HQ-
If there was one word to describe the scene in the DATS briefing room, it would be chaos.
Some members of the remaining Digi-heroes were still in shock over what happened, others were angry and wanted to go back immediately to get their friends and family back, while the remaining members were trying to calm everyone down.
For the remaining Digidestined, Tai remained sitting with a distant look on his face, shocked by Kari's change, remembering that it was less than a day ago that she was the happy, loving sister he remembered, but was now something else, and had taken Davis, TK, Yolei, Izzy and their Digimon for some purpose.
Matt, meanwhile, was pacing back and forth angrily.
While he too was concerned about Kari and the others, his brother was now missing, and he was desperate to go back right away to find him.
Meanwhile, Sora was as silent as Tai, wondering what had happened to the sweet young girl that she often viewed as the young sister she never had, while Mimi was almost panicking, worried for Kari and the others, but mostly for Izzy, who she had secretly had a crush on for years, and was worried about his safety.
Joe, Ken, and Cody, on the other hand, where sitting silently as they tried to figure out what had happened, while Ken worried for both Yolei and Davis, not wanting to lose his girlfriend and bestfriend to whatever darkness had taken Kari.
Amongst the Tamers, Suzie, who had changed over the years, having grown into a bright and intelligent individual, almost on par with her father, much to his pride, and was usually a calm and collective person, but now...
"She has Henry and Terriermon! We need to go back now!" The purple haired girl yelled at Miki, who was trying to keep the thirteen year old calmed, along with everyone else, namely Lopmon and Calumon.
"Suzie, we can't just rush back in there, we don't know what else is waiting for us." Takato said as he put his hand on her shoulder, trying to calm the girl down.
"I don't care! That... that witch has my brother, Rika, Terriermon and Renamon, we need to do something!" Suzie cried out, wanting her favourite big brother back, before she felt another hand on her other shoulder, looking over to see Jeri smiling sadly at her.
"I know that you are upset, so am I, and we'll do what we can to get them back, I promise." Jeri assurmed, just as concerned with Takato as to what was going on.
The other Tamers were having mixed feelings as well, with Ryo, Impmon and Kazu wanting to go back in and fight, while Kenta, Ai and Mako happened to agree with Takato, wanting to find out what was going on before they did anything rash.
On the other side of the room, Takuya, JP, and Koichi were watching the scene of everyone arguing, but had mixed feelings as well, knowing that they should not rush against an unknown enemy, but were worried for Koji, Zoe and Tommy's safety, with the Warrior of Flame namely concerned for Zoe, having shared his feelings with her and winding up as boyfriend and girlfriend, Takuya couldn't help but worry about the girl he loved.
The Fusion Fighters, meanwhile, were concerned for Nene and Christopher, along with their Digimon, with Damemon, Airu and Angie comforting Yuu, trying to assure that his sister would be saved eventually, while Mikey tried to keep Tagiru and Jeremy from doing anything rash, part of him knowing they only wanted to look heroic for the older Amano, but also knowing Tagiru and Gumdramon still wanted to prove their strength as proclaimed Superstars.
"Guys, we need to keep calm here, rushing back in won't do us any good." Yoshi spoke up as she tried to reason with those wanting to go back and fight, though she was worried about Marcus, hoping that he was alright, having deep feelings for the brunette, which grew with his three year departure in the Digital World, feelings of which Keenan shared, only he saw Marcus as more of an older brother, one who had taught him so much after taking him back from the Digital World.
And while they had their arguments, Thomas did consider Marcus one of his closest friends, even with his rash and strike first nature, where the blond and Gaomon were trying to figure out what had happened to Kari, and what power she now possessed.
Just then, without any word, Tai stood up and began to walk towards the exit, causing Agumon to ask with concern. "Tai?"
"Tai, where are you going?" Sora the asked, though seeing the distant look on the brunette's face filled her with dread.
"Kari, she's... she's not well, I need to help her, I..." Tai started to say, desperate to have his sister back to normal, feeling his protectiveness as her older brother taking over, before he felt himself being pushed against the wall, his empty eyes looking back at Matt's anger filled eyes as he held the Digidestined of Courage against the wall.
"She is the reason our friends are missing, let alone my brother, so we shouldn't feel sorry for Kari, we should be doing something to make her snap back to her senses!" Matt said angrily as he glared at Tai.
"Get off of me!" Tai yelled back as he grabbed Matt's collar, both looking ready to fight one another as the group looked at them with concern, worried as to what the outcome of their hostility would result in.
"That's enough, all of you!" Sampson yelled as he entered the room, along with Gennai, Yamaki and Megumi, causing the entire group to look there way, while Tai pushed Matt off of him as they two continued to glare at one another, worrying Agumon and Gabumon, part of each Digimon fearing they would have to fight once again as they had after Cherrymon had manipulated Matt to do Puppetmon's dirty work.
"Right now we need to gather information as to what is going on." Kudamon then said from Sampson's shoulders, where Megumi brought up several monitors in the room, letting the group see Kari's fortress, and what looked like a massive black cloud above it that seemed to be growing, while another image showed Digimon being rounded up, the corrupted Digimon seen grabbing normal ones as they fall under the same influence.
"It seems that these 'Corrupted' are rounding up other Digimon and corrupting them as well. Also, the energy being emitted from the Castle seems to be growing in strength, causing that storm to appear about it." Megumi said as she gave her report.
"Something wrong with Kari, this isn't like her!" Tai pointed out, still desiring to rush out and do whatever he could to help his sister.
But before Matt, or anyone else that was angry at the corrupt Digidestined of Light, could say a word, Gennai replied as he said. "I agree, she was not like this yesterday when I talked to her, and the presence of the Dark Ocean creatures is unsettling."
"Do you think they did something to her?" Mimi asked out of some curiosity, namely concern, remembering what she had heard about the Dark Ocean from when Kari was first taken by its inhabitants.
"I don't know, but it's a start to look into." Gennai replied, hating to see one of the chosen Digidestined stray off their path.
"She wasn't feeling well earlier, like she had a headache." Yoshi then added as she remembered how Kari snapped at her, causing Lalamon to nod in agreement as she floated by her partner's side.
Thinking for a moment, Gennai looked at Megumi and asked. "Could you get me a map of Kari's movements from earlier? I'll see if I can find out if anything happened during that time."
"That's great and all, but what about...?" Matt started to ask, before he heard the door behind him slide open, looking to see Tai run towards the Digi-Ports, with Agumon right behind him.
"Damn it, Tai, wait!" Matt yelled as he and Gabumon gave chase.
"Guilmon, come on!" Takato then called as he and his partner went after the pair, getting a nod from Mikey as he and Shoutmon joined them, before the four humans and Digimon entered the Digital World.
"Guys!" Sora yelled out, with most of the group moving towards the door, before Miki and her PawnChessmon got in the way, the tiny knight Digimon drawing his lance and keeping the others back.
"I'm sorry guys, we can't just let you all go at once now. Let Takato and Mikey handle those two. When it comes to defusing tension, Takato and Mikey would be our best chance at getting Tai and Matt to stop and listen to reason." Gennai said, having gathered information on each hero and heroine, knowing their strengths, weaknesses and knowing how both brunettes had managed to overcome various troubles without the need of violence.
"And should things take an unexpected turn, we can monitor them all from here." Sampson said, not flinching from the glares or pleads from the remaining heroes, just before Gennai slipped out himself, ready to begin his own search as to what has happened to Kari, and who was really pulling the strings here.
-Digital World-
"Tai, Tai wait!" Agumon called from behind his partner, who walked along the canyon area they emerged into as the distracted brunette walked towards the black cloud in the sky, his mind filled with memories of Kari when she was younger, smiling happily to see him, wanting to see her big brother, before remembering the cold, dark smile he saw on her face only a few hours ago.
"Kari needs me... I have to help her." Tai just mumbled, before he felt himself turned around and a fist slam against his cheek, sending him to the ground, while Matt looked down at him with an angry and annoyed glare.
Rubbing his lip with the back of his hand, Tai glared back at Matt.
"What was that for?" He questioned, pulling himself up to see Matt glaring back at him.
"That was to knock some sense into you!" Matt said back, before stating. "Kari is our enemy right now! We need to come up with a plan that will help her, not just walk right into her domain unprepared."
"Guys, calm down." Takato quickly called as he and Guilmon arrived, with the lead Tamer moving between the two, but both seemed to ignore him as they continued to glare at one another.
"Listen, I know this is hard on both of you, but fighting each other won't help. You guys are best friends, you are supposed to work as a team, not against each other. If you two clobber each other, it'll be like you're doing Kari's work for her." Takato then spoke up, trying his best to keep Tai and Matt from attacking one another.
"Takato's right." Mikey then said as he and Shoutmon approached the group, where he added. "This is exactly what Kari wants, she is using Tai's emotions against us and this is why she captured the others, trying to divide us so we turn against each other while she carries out her plans."
"We know the pain of losing a close friend all too well, believe me. But fighting amongst ourselves won't help." Shoutmon then said, recalling how Olegmon not only used his mesmeric chant to brainwash a fraction of the Fusion Fighters, but how Ballistamon's darkness was reactivated and DarkVolumon was reborn, hating that he had to fight his best friend and even destroy him if there was no chance of saving the old Ballistamon.
Turning to Tai, Takato then said. "We know something is wrong with Kari, this is not like her at all, and we want to help her, but right now we have to stop her before the whole Digital World falls under her control. Let Gennai see what he can find out while we hold the line here."
Mikey then looked at Matt and added. "And we'll find the others as well, we're just as concerned as you are. Remember, Christopher and Nene are my friends, and I want to save them just as much as you want to save TK."
"And Kari is our friend as well, we promise to help save Kari." Guilmon added, taking a liking to the Digidestined of Light and didn't want to lose a friend.
Both Digidestined took a moment to let their anger subside, knowing that the two brunettes and their Digimon were right, where Tai then added. "Alright, then let's scout the area and see what we can report back."
Getting nods from the rest of the assembled group, they continued to walk down the path, while back at DATS, everyone watching on the monitors let out a sigh they did not know they were holding, glad to see the tense situation diffused, while those who were outright angry and upset let Mikey, Shoutmon, Takato and Guilmon's words help them as well.
Eventually, Tai, Matt, Mikey, Takato and their Digimon reached a cliff, where they could see Kari's fortress off in the distant, and the cloud of darkness above it slowly stretch out, like it was consuming the sky around it.
"Alright, so far there isn't any signs of Corrupted or Dark Ocean creatures, we should..." Tai started to say, before they all heard a loud roar above them, looking up to see a Corrupted Airdramon approach them.
At first they were afraid that they had been spotted, before their eyes widened with surprise and joy as Agumon called out. "Look, it's Davis, and Veemon!"
Back at DATS, the group all looked happy to see the pair, where Keenan called happily. "Somehow they must have escaped!"
"Hold on." Yamaki suddenly said, flicking his lighter, his habit when he was stressed. "Something is wrong with this picture."
As the Airdramon drew closer, Tai, Matt, Mikey and Takato's smiles faded as they looked upon the pair, especially seeing the outfit Davis was wearing.
Looking at Davis, the maroon haired boy had ditched his usual flame decal jacket and Tai's goggles, where he was now wearing a black suit and trench coat, with black metal gloves and boots.
Silver coloured spikes came out of his shoulders, and what looked like an ominous sword was strapped to his hip.
But what worried the group and those watching the most, was the vacant expression on both Davis and Veemon's faces, where the pair looked down at Tai and the others, before Davis spoke.
"You are trespassing in the Dark Queen's domain... surrender or die..." He said in an emotionless tone, drawing the black blade and aiming it at the Digidestined, Tamer and General of the Fusion Fighters, the sword itself shining with a dark aura around it.
-Kari's Fortress-
Redressed in her Dark Queen outfit, Kari sat on her new throne, with Gatomon resting on the armrest, while Lilithmon and the Gazimon all stood around a glowing energy pool in front of the throne, seeing the image of Davis and Veemon staring down their former friends within it.
The throne room itself matched the rest of the Fortress, with black marble flooring and matching columns in two rows on either side of a long hallway, where as the throne was made of a black stone, while dark red cushions covered the bottom and back, giving Kari the support and comfort she believed she deserved.
But the last feature of the room, which Lilithmon eyed, while the Gazimon made sure to stay away from, where four large, the size of WereGarurumon, creatures in black robes, having hoods that obstructed their faces entirely, while each wielded larger versions of the sword Davis.
When Kari first entered the room, the brunette merely waved her hand, and the figures just emerged from the shadows, as though coming out of the darkness itself, since Lilithmon had not seen nor sensed them before hand.
Whatever they were, Lilithmon was sure on one thing, they were neither Digimon nor human, but something else entirely.
Kari, meanwhile, smirked wickedly as she saw the look of fear on Tai, Matt, Takato and Mikey's faces, looking forward to seeing her new Champion fight in her name.
-Back in the canyon-
The four Digi-heroes and their Digimon were shocked by Davis' words, seeing that the maroon haired boy and his partner were now being controlled by Kari, where Tai started to speak, trying to reach his young friend as he started to say. "Davis, you got to listen to me, you gotta fight it, Kari is..."
But before Tai could say anymore, he had to quickly duck, as Davis quickly jumped down and closed the distance between them, swinging his sword and barely missing Tai's head as the older Digidestined ducked.
However, just as quickly as he swung the sword, Davis did a complete spin, before slamming his foot into Tai's stomach, causing Tai to let out a loud groan as he flew back a few feet and skid against the ground.
"Tai!" Matt called out at seeing his best friend go flying, before Davis had turned to him, moving quicker than the blonde thought a human could move, and started to swing the sword towards his head, causing Matt to duck and quickly move away, backing up as Davis continued to try and kill him.
Back in the DATS briefing room, those watching the fight had horror stricken looks on their faces, watching Davis mercilessly try to kill his friends, before Kazu had to ask out loud. "When the heck did Davis learn to fight?"
"Well he does train with Marcus a lot." Yoshi replied, not taking her eyes off of the screen, while everyone else who was not a member of DATS looked at her with disbelief as they yelled. "What!?"
To them, if Davis was willing to train with someone that could punch a VenomMyotismon in the face, than Tai and the others were in serious trouble.
"Even so, his speed and strength are much higher than normal." Thomas commented, believing that Kari had somehow empowered the maroon haired boy, as all continued to watch the fight.
Back at the canyon, Matt was laying against the side of one of the rock walls, gripping his side with pain from the kick he just received, before looking to see that Davis had turned his attention towards Mikey, who was doing a much better job at dodging the enslaved Digidestined than Tai or Matt did, thanks to his Kendo training.
But as he dodged Davis, Mikey noticed something out of place, seeing that the Airdramon had left, and Veemon was just standing off to the side, like he was waiting for something.
'What is he...?' Mikey started to think, before he felt his back hit a wall, quickly moving his head to the right to dodge Davis' blade, which pierced the wall right where his head was, before the Fusion Fighter General then quickly ducked where, much to his shock and the shock of everyone watching, Davis fist slammed into the wall, right where Mikey's head just was, his fist going through the rock like it was nothing.
And all the while, Davis continued to have the vacant look on his face.
"Pepper Breath!"
"Blue Blaster!"
"Pyro Sphere!"
"Fiery Fastball!"
The four Rookie attacks went straight for Davis, who withdrew his sword from the rock and blocked both Agumon and Guilmon's attacks like they were nothing, before jumping in the air to avoid Gabumon and Shoutmon's attacks, landing right next to Veemon as the four Digimon surrounded them, while Takato helped Mikey up, and Tai and Matt stood back up, bruised, but alright.
"Come on you two, snap out of it! Whatever Kari has on you, fight it, we need you to help save her!" Tai pleaded, trying to get through to Davis, but his words fell on deaf ears as Davis and Veemon continued to look at them with no emotions, before Davis then drew out his D-3, noticing a black mist emitting from the device, causing Agumon, Gabumon, Guilmon and Shoutmon to step back a little, worried that they would now have to fight Veemon as well.
However, instead of Veemon Digivolving, a black sphere began to form around both Davis and his partner, confusing the group for a second, before Takato's eyes widened as he began to say. "Don't tell me they're..."
"Biomerge, activate..." Both Davis and Veemon said emotionlessly as they were engulfed by the sphere, before it bursted, causing the four humans and their Digimon to cover their eyes from the small shockwave, only to open them in shock at what stood before them, surprising even those watching as well.
The figure looked almost exactly like UlforceVeedramon, a member of the Royal Knights the DATS members had fought in the past during the events of Kurata.
However, unlike the knight they fought before, the armour was a dull gray instead of its regular shining blue, and where there should have been gold colours, there was now silver, while the wings were gray and had a dark red membrane.
Extending from the V-Bracelet was the blade of UlforceVeedramon, only it now glowed with a crimson red aura, while the eyes of the Mega Level Digimon held the purple glow often seen on the Corrupted, where the new Digimon made its presence known to all in a vacant voice that sounded like Davis and Veemon speaking together. "ShadowforceVeedramon..."
At seeing the new form of UlforceVeedramon, all were in shock.
"Impossible. How could they Biomerge?" Tai questioned, remaining in shock at the sight of the altered form of UlforceVeedramon.
"I know Thomas and Izzy were trying to work it out so you all could achieve the BioMerge mode, but I didn't think they made too much progress." Takato said in reply, still shocked at seeing the biomerged form of Davis and Veemon.
"We can worry about how later, right now we need to Digivolve here!" Shoutmon argured, snapping the four humans out of their shock as they quickly pulled out their Digivices.
"Agumon, Warp Digivolve to... WarGreymon!"
"Gabumon, Warp Digivolve to... MetalGarurumon!"
"Guilmon, Biomerge to... Gallantmon!"
"Shoutmon, Digivolve to... OmniShoutmon!"
Fully Digivolved, the three megas and the Digivolved Shoutmon faced their corrupted friend, where WarGreymon shot up into the air, gathering energy into his hands.
"Terra Force!" The dragon Digimon called out, gathering a great amount of energy above his head, before throwing the mass of ball of energy right at ShadowforceVeedramon, only for the corrupt knight to swing his blade, cutting the incoming attack in half and causing it to disperse.
"Grace Cross Freezer!" MetalGarurumon then roared, opening his compartments that concealed his various weaponry and fired off dozens of rockets toward ShadowforceVeedramon, hoping to freeze him in place.
At this attack, however, ShadowforceVeedramon did move, moving with speeds that shocked the heroes as he dodged the missiles, cutting a few up in the process, before the dark knight headed straight for MetalGarurumon.
"Metal Wolf Claw!" MetalGarurumon then called, gathering energy in his mouth and shooting it at the corrupt knight.
"Ray of Shadow..." ShadowforceVeedramon said in reply as the silver 'V' mark on his chest glowed red, before the corrupt knight released a beam of dark red energy that collided with MetalGarurmon's attack, overpowering it, and hitting the Digimon of Friendship, shattering his armour and causing MetalGarurumon to cry out in pain as it went flying back, De-Digivolving back into Gabumon as he hit the floor.
"Gabumon!" Matt cried out as he rushed over to his wounded partner, while ShadowforceVeedramon turned his head upwards, seeing WarGreymon flying down toward him, the Digimon of Courage having his claws drawn out and ready to strike, causing the corrupt knight to shoot up and meet him.
"Dark Swords..." ShadowforceVeedramon then said emotionlessly, where a second blade extended from the left V-Bracelet as they clashed with WarGreymon in the blink of an eye, shattering the Digimon of Courage's armour and causing him to fall to the ground, turning back into Agumon in the process.
"Agumon!" Tai called out as he ran to his partner, concern filling the brunette at seeing his partner taken down with little to no resistance, while ShadowforceVeedramon turned towards the last two Digimon standing.
-Kari's Fortress-
"Now this is what I'm talking about. Kick their asses!" One of the Gazimon cheered as he watched the fight, throwing a few punches in the air as he continued to watch the fight, loving the sight of seeing the Digidestined losing to their champion.
"This is turning out better than I expected." Lilithmon then added with a dark smile as she watched the heroes being crushed one by one.
"Our champions are just toying with them right now." Gatomon then added, smiling wickedly as she watched ShadowforceVeedramon fight, while Kari remained silent, a sadistic smile on her face as Davis and Veemon fought for her.
-Back in the canyon-
"Flame Cannon!" OmniShoutmon announced as he released a set of infernos from his chest cannons, sending blasts of fire at ShadowforceVeedramon.
However, the corrupt knight was too fast, dodging each blast and quickly closing the gap between them, causing OmniShoutmon to block his opponent's blades with his hands.
"Mikey, I could use some help here!" OmniShoutmon called out to his partner, who nodded in reply.
"Right!" Mikey said in reply, acting fast and drawing out his Fusion Loader to call on their friends to help and fuse with OmniShoutmon.
However, Mikey never got the chance, as in the blink of an eye, ShadowforceVeedramon pushed OmniShoutmon back, closed the distance between him and Mikey, and gave the brunette a swift kick, sending the General of the Fusion Fighters flying back with a cry as he crashed into the wall nearby.
"Mikey!" OmniShoutmon called out in worry at seeing his partner hurt, but found ShadowforceVeedramon was after him once again.
"Dark Dragon Impulse X..." ShadowforceVeedramon then said as a black aura surrounded his being, taking the form of a massive black dragon, before shooting himself at OmniShoutmon, causing the Digimon King to cry out in pain as he was struck down by the corrupt Digimon, where OmniShoutmon then De-Digivolved, landing next to Mikey, who struggled to sit up with the pain that was coursing through his body.
"Lightning Joust!" The combined voices of Takato and Guilmon called out as Gallantmon, pointing his lance at ShadowforceVeedramon and releasing the power as a great bolt of lighting at the corrupt knight.
But just like the others, ShadowforceVeedramon easily dodged the attack, closing the gap between him and the other knight Digimon, causing the two to clash as they traded blows with their blades, with Gallantmon on the defensive as he used his shield to block the attacks.
However, after another series of blows, ShadowforceVeedramon knocked both Gallantmon's lance and shield out of his hands, before retracting his blades as he began to punch and kick Gallantmon at incredible speeds, causing both Takato and Guilmon to cry out in pain within Gallantmon's being.
Not letting up in his onslaught, ShadowforceVeedramon then grabbed Gallantmon by the head with his left hand, lifting the shorter knight off of the ground, where Gallantmon thrashed around and tried to pry the corrupt knight's hand off, feeling it slowly squeeze tighter around his head.
"Stop! Please stop!" Jeri cried out as she and those at DATS HQ watched in horror as Davis and Veemon thrashed their friends.
So caught up with the fight, those watching the one sided match failed to notice a redhead slip past PawnChessmon and head for the Digital World.
"Davis, stop! You're going to kill them!" Tai cried out as he, Matt, Agumon, and Gabumon watched in horror as Gallantmon cried out in pain, the sound of crushing metal being heard as the Knight of Hazard's body began to flicker from the damage.
"That's it, my pet. Crush them, make them suffer..." Kari said as she watched from her throne, the sadistic smile on her face only growing from what she was seeing.
"Tai.. Matt..." Mikey groaned as he tried to stand up, adding through his pain. "You got to stop him..."
"How? WarGreymon couldn't even scratch him!" Tai replied, trying to figure out what to do, seeing Gallantmon's life now on the line.
"Fight on his terms... try Biomerging!" Shoutmon suggested as he too tired to stand up, finding his body too damaged to listen to his orders.
Both Tai and Matt looked at each other and their Digivices, not sure if it would work, but both determined to try, looked at their partners, who shook their heads in agreement, before the two older Digidestined held their Digivices out.
"Biomerge, activate!" Tai and Matt yelled in unison, watching their Digivices changed colours as they began to glow brightly, engulfing the two and their partners, while ShadowforceVeedramon turned his head towards them, losing attention toward Gallantmon at seeing the light.
"This should be interesting." Kari commented with a sly giggle, interested in seeing what the two would turn into, as the last time one of the older Digidestined Biomerged, Mimi and Palmon became a different version of Rosemon, where there was then a flash of light and two figures now stood in Tai and Matt's place.
But instead of another version of WarGreymon or MetalGarurumon, as everyone watching was expecting, two new Digimon were standing all together.
Standing in Tai and Agumon's place was a massive humanoid dragon-like Digimon clad in deep red armour, where it opened up its eyes, showing them to be a shining gold colour, while spiky silver hair flowed down the back of the Digimon's head and from the sides of the red horned helmet it was wearing.
A set of cannons covered his arms, while attached to the Digimon's back were a pair of massive blasters, each surging with electricity and power.
And with its appearance, the Digimon made its name known as it called through Tai and Agumon's voices. "BlitzGreymon!"
Following up in the Biomerging, standing beside BlitzGreymon was a Digimon of equal power, which gave off a feral growl as it swung a giant blade expertly around in its claws, before slamming the weapon into the ground beneath its feet.
Looking at the Digimon, it almost looked like a copy of WereGarurumon, only it was clad in golden armour, silver wild hair flowed down the Digimon's back, as did a purple cape that was torn in the middle and parted the garment.
And just like BlitzGreymon, the new Digimon let out a mighty call, roaring mightily as it too made its name known to its friends and enemies.
"CresGarurumon!" He announced, speaking as both Matt and Gabumon, giving off a final howl that caused the winds around his being to rush fiercely.
Back at the DATS headquarters, everyone watching was in awe, amazed to see that Tai and Matt had successfully Biomerged, a feat none of the other groups, save the Digimon Tamer, could master.
"Wow, those two look amazing!" Kazu then said as everyone stared at the screen, showing the two new Digimon that Tai and Matt had become.
'This is awesome!' Both Tai and Matt thought in unsion, before focusing back on the task at hand as they eyed their corrupted friend.
ShadowforceVeedramon, however, merely stared blankly at them, only tilting his head to the left slightly, as if analyzing the pair, before throwing Gallantmon into the nearby wall, the defeated knight not even making a sound as he hit the wall, before falling face first into the ground, retiring to the unconscious forms of Takato and Guilmon, where Mikey and Shoutmon pushed themselves, ignoring their own pain to go check on their friends.
ShadowforceVeedramon then extended his blades from his V -Bracelets again, before charging right at BlitzGreymon, ready to strike him down in one hit.
"Elec Guard!" BlitzGreymon called out in retaliation, causing an orb of electricity to form around him, and causing ShadowforceVeedramon's attack to bounce off of the barrier.
The corrupt knight then dodged out of the way of CresGarurumon's blade, engaging the beast knight Digimon with his own blades, where both found themselves on equal terms as they parried blows.
"Beast Cyclone!" CresGarurumon then bellowed as his body began to spin in a cyclone, causing ShadowforceVeedramon to bring up his blades to block his opponent's weaponry, where they continually crashed into the corrupt knight.
"Plasma Stake!" BlitzGreymon then called out, causing the corrupt knight to quickly move out of the way of the energy blasts that were fired from the red armoured Digimon's hands.
Flying above them, ShadowforceVeedramon then said as it prepared to attack. "Ray of Shadow..."
"Thunder Vernier!" BlitzGreymon let out in reply with a great might in his voice, where the guns on his shoulders turned and faced forwards, before a huge blast of electric energy shot out to meet the corrupt knight's attack.
"Ice Moon Fang!" CresGarurumon announced alongside BlitzGreymon, where his blade turned into a spear of ice, before the beast knight threw it at high speeds to intercept ShadowforceVeedramon's attack, where the three attacks them collided in the air, causing a huge explosion.
When the smoke cleared, ShadowforceVeedramon was still floating in the air, uninjured and starting down at his opponents, while both BlitzGreymon and CresGarurumon were panting, a mix of exhaustion from using so much energy, as well as still feeling injured from earlier.
However, Kari had seemed to had her fun for the day, smiling wickedly as she said. "Return to me, my Champion."
As though hearing his Queen's voice in his mind, a black portal appeared behind ShadowforceVeedramon, before the corrupt knight flew backwards into it, where the portal closed once he was through.
Letting out sighs, BlitzGreymon and CresGarurumon returned to their normal forms, before Tai, Agumon, Matt and Gabumon ran over to Takato and Guilmon, who were still unconscious as Mikey and Shoutmon checked them over.
"We need to get them to a hospital, they need to see a doctor." Mikey said in urgency, seeing that both Tamer and Digimon were seriously injured.
"What about you, are you alright?" Tai asked, concerned after seeing Mikey getting kicked around by ShadowforceVeedramon.
"I'm alright, I..." Mikey started to say, before he suddenly felt the energy drained from his body and began to fall forwards.
"Mikey!" Shoutmon called in concern for the brunette, before feeling somebody grab at his head and throw him, causing the Digimon King to skid along the ground, reaching Mikey's falling form, where the General of the Fusion Fighters collapsed onto Shoutmon's body, causing the Digimon King to groan, both at the pain and the humiliation.
Both Tai and Matt sweatdropped at the scene, having seen Angie just arrive out of nowhere, revealing she was the one that had thrown Shoutmon to catch Mikey's fall.
"Not again..." Shoutmon whined from beneath Mikey, not minding he was helping his friend, but he felt a fair humiliation of his position as Digimon King replaced as a means of a headrest.
Angie then got up and glared at Tai and Matt, saying in an angry voice. "Don't just stand there, they need a doctor!"
Not wanting to get on the girl's bad side, Tai and Matt quickly moved, helping Takato and Mikey to their feet, while Agumon and Gabumon helped Guilmon.
-A few hours later-
Inside the DATS briefing room, the group all waited patiently on word of Takato, Guilmon and Mikey, before the doors opened, revealing Joe, Sampson and Mikey, who had his arm in a sling, where Angie stood by his side, keeping an eye on him.
"Mikey's alright, he just needs a few days to recover. And while Takato and Guilmon are stable, they'll most likely be out of commission for a while." Joe informed, before adding with a caringness in his tone as he looked at the remaining Tamers. "Jeri is already with them if you guys want to go in and check on them."
Ryo, Kazu, Kenta, Suzie, Mako and Ai all nodded their heads as they left, wanting to see how Takato was doing, while also making certain that Jeri was alright, knowing how the girl felt about hospitals.
Once they left, Tagiru smirked as he looked at Tai and Matt, saying with a smile. "That was awesome how you guys Biomerged like that! We can definitely win with those two."
"No arguments here. You have to teach us how to do it." Gumdramon added, believing if he and Tagiru could Biomerge, then their power would know no limits.
However, both failed to noticed the solemn mood in the room, where Mikey looked at Tagiru and asked. "Guys, you do realize what happened out there, right?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" Tagiru asked with some confusion, while everyone else remained quiet as they thought about what happened, and what was sure to happen in the future.
-Kari's Fortress-
"I don't get it, Boss, your champion here could have finished them off, why'd you let them leave?" One of the Gazimon questioned as he looked at Davis, who stood at attention next to Kari's throne, his sword once again at his side, while Veemon stood next to him, with Gatomon circling him as she rubbed her head against him affectionately, purring a little as she rubbed her body against her pet.
"You're assuming I just want to kill them?" Kari questioned in reply, before she added with a wicked smirk. "No, I want them to suffer, to cling to hope, before watching their world burn around them, to see their hope die. Then, and only then, will I give them the mercy of death."
"You can be so cruel." Lilithmon commented, grinning as she added. "If I knew what a heartless woman you could be, I would have quit serving Bagra and pledged myself to you."
Kari merely smirked at Lilithmon's words, letting out a dark laugh as her aura grew around her.
Meanwhile, behind Lilithmon, eleven other humans and their Digimon knelt on one knee, their faces just as vacant as Davis and Veemon's as they awaited their Queen's commands, ready to carry out her will and punish any who would stand in her way.