When they received word about Lineer moving out, Davis and the others got the lead out and were hoping to take this opportunity to stop her for good. Marinda and Davis flew on ahead and was going to try and slow her down.
"There it is!" Davis said as they arrived closer to land and could see the carrier just ahead of them. A communication link came on and Kanzashi was on the other side of it.
"Davis, Marinda, I got a lock on Lineer's position." Kanzashi said. "She's standing right on the front of the carrier. I'm also receiving some sort of signal coming from it."
"That must be where the transmitter is, where the Sensationals are able to operate. If we destroy it, we can stop them all in their tracks and free all the humans that were captured." Marinda said.
"Sweet. First thing's first. Gotta deal with Mom." Davis said as they could see Lineer. Taking her down for good is also vital for all of this to end. "Lineer! I'll show you what happens when you mess with my head! This time, I'm going to rip you to shreds!" Davis went in first as he got above and was getting ready to attack.
"Youth these days. That is not how a sixteen year old should talk to his mother." Lineer said. Davis came down with his sword and was about to strike her, but Lineer surprised him by pulling out a purple D-shaped hilt and it extended into a blade of pure energy and blocked Davis' attack.
"What the?!" Davis said.
"No matter. I'll just have to discipline you and your sister." Lineer said. Marinda tried attacking from the side, but Lineer pulled out another one and blocked her attack as well.
"These blades…" Marinda said as she recognized them.
"Yes. The twin blades, Zensakura." Lineer said. "Your Sutapisa and Yukihira of Byakushiki are the same. I made these by the data I've gathered on them." Davis and Marinda didn't let that stop them as they kept trying to strike her as fast as they could, but Lineer was able to block each of their attacks. When Lineer attacked, she pushed the two of them back. "Did you think I wouldn't come prepare for your little assault? I'm afraid it won't be as easy as you might think. Let's take this family quarrel elsewhere." Lineer fully unleashed Dusk Star and took to the sky.
"Hey! Where are you going?!" Davis said as he went after her.
"You won't escape! Marinda said and followed herself. They flew to the sky with Davis and Marinda on both of Lineer's sides. They tried to attack, but Lineer blocked the both of them. They pushed as hard as they could against Lineer, but Lineer pushed back even harder and had the two of them lose their balance for a moment.
"Damn! She's tough. I'll give her that." Davis said.
"She is, but we can't let that stop us." Marinda said. Davis looked down to the ship and saw they were drawing closer.
"We've got to keep her busy while the others take care of that flying factory. Let's go!" Davis said as he and Marinda flew back into the air. As the ship drew closer and closer, Ichika looked into the sky and could see what was going on.
"Looks like they've got Lineer occupied." Ichika said.
"Yes, but it won't stay that way for long." Wade said. "We need to strike while they're keeping her busy. There's no telling how much time they can buy."
"He's right. Orimura, are you and everyone else ready to go yet?" Chifuyu said.
"Yes ma'am." All of them said.
"Good." Wade said. "Orimura, you and your team take care of the transmitter. It must be on top of the carrier. Lita, you and your friends should try and stop that carrier."
"I'll stay back. Once your inside, I can guide you to find the power source." Kanzashi said.
"Move out!" Chifuyu said. All of them released the power of all their I.S. units and took to the sky. Veemon and Kari stayed back and were amazed at what they just witnessed.
"Wow! They're amazing. Too bad I can't help them." Kari said.
"We've done all that we can, Kari. It's all up to them now." Veemon said. Ichika and the girls flew to the carrier and they could see the transmitter sitting at the top.
"That must be it! Let's go!" Ichika said.
"Hang on. Looks like we're about to have some company." Houki said. They noticed a whole army of Sensationals, powered and regular, came around the carrier and tried to defend it.
"Should have known this would happen." Lita said.
"It doesn't matter. We'll have to take them all down and complete the mission." Ichika said. All of them continued on ahead with their assignments and forced their way through. As they all were fighting a whole army, Davis took notice of the problems they were all facing.
"Damn it. The others are in some trouble." Davis said.
"Was your plan to distract me while your band of delinquents destroy everything of mine?" Lineer said. "I told you that it wasn't going to be easy!" Lineer went to attack him again, but Marinda blocked her attack. She powered her cannons and blasted Lineer away. Lineer was able to hold her own against the cannons and was just slightly annoyed.
"Davis, stay focus. Leave that to the others. We must take care of her." Marinda said.
"Yeah. You're right." Davis said and kept his head in the game. Cecilia and Charlotte worked together and shot down some of the Sensationals.
"The transmitter is in sight. I'm going for it!" Cecilia said as she took aim and fired, but some of the machines blocked the attack.
"Look at how they're all formed. They're set up to block all of our attacks. Their main goal is to protect the carrier, especially the transmitter." Charlotte said.
"I'm going for it!" Ichika said as he flew in. "We can't afford to wait around and clear the trash. We don't know how long Davis and Marinda can hold off Lineer. We need to strike while we can." Ichika flew right for the transmitter, but one of the powered Sensationals blocked his attack and pounded him back.
"Ichika, we can't be reckless." Houki said.
"I know, but we've got to do something." Ichika said. As they were all fighting, Lita and the others circled around to the front and went in through the opening.
"We made it!" Kimi said.
"Not quite." Sierra said. They looked ahead and saw some newly made Sensationals standing in their way.
"Getting past them shouldn't be hard. They don't have any humans powering them." Lita said.
"Yes, but they are different." Serene said as she saw some from the outside coming their way. She used all the weapons at her disposal and blasted them away. "The rest of you keep going. I'll keep anymore from getting in."
"You can't fight them all." Lita said.
"She won't." Kimi said as she fired at some of them and knocked them down. "Fria and Lita, you two are some of our better fighters. Sierra and I will help Serene."
"Are you sure?" Lita said.
"She is. We can't debate about this." Sierra said.
"Da. Let us move out." Fria said and Lita was in agreement. The two of them went in and left the others to fight the Sensationals.
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The Ship
"Good news." Kanzashi said. "Fangshin and Ivakin are on their way to the power source of the carrier. All that's left is wait and hope they destroy it soon."
"Good." Chifuyu said. "They're all doing their best, but we still have a long way to go. Lineer is doing everything she can to keep others away."
"You're right about that." Wade said. "I was hoping that if Dragonic Heaven would awake, it would reach its full power for something like this, but it seems like that didn't work." When he said that, all of them turned their attention to him.
"What do you mean?" Veemon said.
"Are you saying Dragonic Heaven hasn't released its full power yet?" Chifuyu said. "Is Dragonic Heaven only in first shift?"
"How can that be? It has a one off ability." Kanzashi said.
"Are you talking about Seiza Surrashu?" Wade said. "That is only a mere fragment of Dragonic Heaven's true power. It's not exactly the one off ability."
"Why didn't you say something before now and unlock it?" Veemon said.
"I can't. It's not something that can be unlocked by mere actions." Wade said. "Davis has to look deep inside himself and find a way to bring that power out on his own."
"I suppose I see what you're saying." Chifuyu said. "It's the same as when the Byakushiki was awakened. Ichika didn't exactly do anything as far as I know. Second shift just happened on its own. Davis needs to do the same if you're telling the truth." Everyone was hoping that would be soon.
…..
Davis
Even with Marinda and Davis fighting together, Lineer was a powerful opponent. Both of them were doing their best, but she was a lot stronger than she looked.
"Do you honestly think you can two can beat me?" Lineer said. "I hold the numbers and your friends can't possibly fend all of them off. I don't know why you keep trying to fight me when it's obvious that you won't win."
"Don't be so sure." Davis said. "Numbers alone don't decide a battle. We're a lot stronger than you might think."
"We humans hold the will to survive and our will is as strong as ever now." Marinda said. Both of them flew at each other and tried to attack, but she used a blade for both of them to stop their attacks.
"You insolent brats. Watch as your will to survive crumbles!" Lineer said as she pushed the two of them back. "Your friends will soon meet their end and there is nothing you can do to stop me."
"I've just about had it with her." Davis said. "You think you're so powerful. You think you have all the answers, but you're about to find out how strong humans can be."
"Oh please." Lineer said. "Human beings have only gotten as far as we have because of modern technology. We can't really seem to do anything on our own. Machines have reached heights that we humans can't with our own limited abilities. That has what inspired me to create what you see now."
"Humans aren't as weak as you think." Davis said.
"That's hard to believe. Even now you try to fight me with the technology of the I.S. and it's still not enough." Lineer said.
"It might be true that technology has modernize life as we know it, but humans have the ability to create and utilize such devices." Marinda said.
"That's right. We have the ability to make things that could be considered impossible possible, especially when we have friends to help us." Davis said. "All you're doing is using humans as batteries. You might be trying to hide it with this noble cause you're claiming, but none of it is real happiness."
"What I've done is create technology that shall have the world at peace and happiness." Lineer said. "The end result is what matters, not how it happens. Japan has already submitted and the rest of the world will be next. It will be a world of bliss, one of my own ruling."
"Not if we stop you!" Davis said.
…..
Lita and Fria
"Head down the corridor and you should be close." Kanzashi said as Fria and Lita continued to head towards the power source of the carrier.
"Got it." Lita said. Fria and Lita made it to the end of the hall and saw a large door in their way. "Shall we knock?"
"Hard." Fria said. Both of them smashed the door open and were astonished with what they were seeing. It looked like the production line of the Sensationals and they could see a core protected by a metal shell in the center. "That must be the core."
"And that must be the welcoming committee." Lita said. They looked in front of the core and saw a bunch of Sensationals standing in their way.
"Even now the enemy continues to stand in our way." Fria complained.
"Even if we get past all of them, how are we suppose to destroy the power source?" Lita said.
"That's where you come in." Wade said through the communication link. "Use Dorakoejii. You can use it to slice open the outer shell. When the core is exposed, use the attack known Gizagiza no Yokutan to deal the final blow."
"Got it." Lita said. "What we need to do first is to clean house and destroy this line of monstrosities. Are you ready, Fria?"
"I was ready for this situation." Fria said and they both went in and letting lose with them destroying everything they could.
…
Outside
"Eat this!" Rin said as she shot her cannons and blasted another robot. She was about to get attacked from behind, but Tatenashi saved her by blasting it away from her.
"You okay, Rin?" Tatenashi said.
"Yeah. A lot more than I can say for the others." Rin said. Another group was about to attack them, but Laura blasted them and saved them.
"The enemy is everywhere." Laura said. A few explosions went off with Ichika and the others regrouping.
"This isn't working." Houki said.
"There's just too many of them. We can't get through." Cecilia said.
"I know I can destroy the transceiver if I can just get a few seconds of an open window." Ichika said.
"A few seconds, you say?" Tatenashi said as she was forming a plan. "I think I know how we can manage that to happen."
…
Davis
Davis and Marinda were nearing their limit. They've burned through some of their power and their shield energy was running low.
"I'm not sure how much more I can take." Davis said.
"We have to keep holding on." Marinda said.
"This grows tedious." Lineer said. "Your friends aren't any closer to destroying my carrier or the transmitter. You two won't be able to last much longer." Lineer looked to the side and saw the sun was starting to come back up. "My! Time sure does fly. A brand new day is soon upon us. Cherish it for it might be the last sun rise you see."
"Don't be so sure." Marinda said.
"We haven't lost yet." Davis said.
"I say you just about have. What more can any of you possibly do?" Lineer said as she believed she won, but Davis smirked at her question.
"A whole lot more than you might think?" Davis said. Lineer didn't understand, but she suddenly received some sort of alert. She turned to the carrier and saw something burst out of the carrier. Lita flew out of the carrier and had some power flowing through her sword as the core was exposed.
"Gizagiza no Yokutan!" Lita swung her sword down and unleashed a powerful red slash. It went right through the carrier and blasted against the core and it caused some damage through the carrier.
"What?!" Lineer said as she couldn't believe Lita destroyed the core.
"Now!" Ichika called out. All of them looked to him and his friends. All the girls used long range attacks in a row and blasted through all the Sensationals that were in the line of fire.
"Ichika, go!" Tatenashi called out. Ichika used the Ignition Boost to zip right through the opened path and emerged right at the transmitter. Then, he switched Reiraku Byakuya and smashed right through the transmitter and destroyed it. Without the signal, all the Sensationals were shutoff and dropped out of the sky and opened up when they hit down allowing the unconscious humans to be free. Everyone flew away from the carrier as it began to plummet down and Lineer's forces dropped down tremendously.
"Impossible!" Lineer said as she couldn't believe what just happened. She heard a noise behind her and saw Davis flew right up behind up.
"You think you had our backs to the wall? Here's what we think of your ruling!" Davis said as got above her. "Seiza Surasshu!" Davis unleashed all the power he could and swung down. Everything happened so fast then that it was hard to tell what actually happened.
"Nice try." Lineer said as she had one of her blades pierce right through Davis. "A swordsmen is most vulnerable when they attack. You left a wide opening in that last attack of yours and you were too slow." She tossed him to the side as he slid right off her blade and he fell to the water.
"Davis!" Kari shouted as they all saw what happened and none of them could believe it.
"Lineer! Damn you!" Marinda shouted as she tried to attack him, but Lineer blocked her attack as well.
"You're wasting your time, my daughter." Lineer said. "Davis is the reason you made it this far because he obviously has more power than you. Don't worry. You'll be keeping him company in the deepest pits of Hell." She pushed Lineer back and was ready to finish her. That was when Ichika showed up behind her and he looked mad.
"You're going to pay for that!" Ichika shouted as he tried to attack her, but she blocked him as well.
"I almost forgot about you. You're a male as well." Lineer said. "Sadly, I don't really find anything all that interesting about you." The ring behind her powered up and blasted Ichika with a powerful blast that knocked him right out of the sky and made Byakuyshiki lose all his power.
"Ichika!" Houki flew as fast as she could and caught him. She brought him to land and placed him down. "Ichika! Open your eyes!" Ichika wasn't moving and it seemed like this really could be the end.
…..
Davis
As Davis sank deeper into the water, he was doing his best to get back in there as he could feel his friends begin to fall in despair. However, with his injury, it looked like he couldn't do it.
'This can't be it. This can't be how it ends. Can it?' Davis thought. Suddenly, the water around him seemed to have vanished and he saw he was somewhere else. It looked like a golden sky. "What just happened? Where am I?"
"Davis Motomiya." Davis heard a female voice and fixed himself so he look up right. There he saw a golden Chinese dragon in a blinding light. "Do you desire to be stronger?"
"What?" Davis said.
"Do you desire to be stronger? What would you use this power for?" The dragon asked.
"Power? I want to use it to save my friends!" Davis said without even hesitating.
"So be it, but every power comes with a price." The dragon said as it opened her mouth and unleashed a bright light.
….
Lineer
"This has all been fun, but I think it's time you pay for wrecking everything of mine. I'll have to start all over again and what a pain that will be." Lineer said as she faced Marinda. Marinda was ready for a fight to the death, but a pillar of golden light shot out from the water behind Lineer.
"What is that?!" Marinda said as they all turned to it. Something emerged from the pillar and it was unbelievable. It was Davis and Dragonic Heaven looked different. The arms fit around his more easily, the legs were rectangular shaped, and had ten angel wings made out of energy.
"Second shift?! How is this possible? How is he still alive?" Lineer said.
"Lineer, let me ask you something." Davis said. "Did you go through all this because you fell into despair? You had a chance for happiness, but you saw you couldn't reach it. You still could have had it with father and us. You might be our mother, but that doesn't excuse you for what you did. Father saw what you were doing and I bet he wished it didn't have to be this way, but he also knows you have to be stopped."
"And how are you going to do that?" Lineer said. Davis held out his hand and a sword hilt appeared with a wide guard.
"Marinda, you might want to move out of the way." Davis said. Marinda didn't understand, but she did what he said. Davis shined a bright light and a large blade made out of energy formed from the hilt that looked like it went for almost a mile.
'That light is so bright, alluring, and powerful. It's so captivating that I can't seem to move.' Lineer thought.
"I wish there was another way. This is your punishment for all that you've done." Davis said. "Ten'nosabaki!" Davis swung the sword horizontally and Lineer still couldn't move. Davis slashed right through with Lineer getting caught in the bright light with the light covering the whole city. When the light faded away, there was no sign of Lineer anywhere.
"He….incinerated her!" Marinda said. Divine punishment has been brought upon. Davis looked down and saw Ichika was still injured. Davis flew over and met up with all the others.
"Davis, you're amazing!" Lita said.
"You're like a real angel!" Serene said.
"Is Ichika okay?" Davis asked.
"I'm not sure. He took a hard hit." Houki said. Davis took a step forward, but that was when this strange sensation traveled through his body.
"Something's wrong." Davis said as static was coming out of his I.S. His unit went away and Davis blacked out as he hit the ground.
"Davis!" Sierra said as they all removed their units and gathered around him.
"What's wrong with him?" Kimi said.
"I don't know." Fria said. Lita noticed Dragonic Heaven was still emitting some static and was surprised for the gauntlet turned to dust.
"His I.S. has disintegrated! What does this mean?" Lita said.
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Davis: This has been the craziest school I've been at. I could pilot an I.S., I went to an all-girl school, met some pretty great friends, and learned the truth of my birth. It didn't really go the way I expected, but I've actually enjoyed my time at the academy regardless. I don't even want to think of leaving the place since it's been like home.
Next time: The Final Takeoff
Too bad it's all over, but we've all got to move on with ourselves.