Leo woke up early the next morning, as usual, and found Raph had gone on a little training run in the sewers.
'Maybe a run wouldn't be so bad…'
He didn't wake Don, who was going through stuff on his laptop, and headed for the door with Agumon.
"Leo…"
He turned to see Kitty.
"Kitty…"
"I'm coming with you."
"But-."
"I'm a Digidestined, too!" She said louder.
He sighed.
No one could change her mind when she was like this…
"Okay…come on. We're going topside."
She followed closely, and they were soon on the rooftops.
"What's with the fog?" She asked.
Leo looked down, about to answer, when he saw Bakemon going into houses.
'Oh no…'
"Kitty, turn your watch on!"
"Why-?"
"Just do it!" He ordered, turning on his own.
She pressed the button, still confused.
As a twelve year old, she had long silver hair and familiar violet eyes, and wore a pink tank top, a symbol in white on the chest, and jean shorts.
"Come on!" He ordered, grabbing her wrist.
He looked at the group of people being herded somewhere, and saw two familiar faces.
"Gio and Elisa!!"
He turned to Agumon.
"We've got to save them!!"
'How'd they get here? They live across the water…'
"Agumon, Digivolve to…GREYMON!!"
The two disguised turtles jumped onto his shoulders, and he jumped down.
He landed heavily on the street, and some Bakemon panicked.
"Gio!! El!! We're coming!!" Leo yelled.
"Shadow Scythe!"
It hit Greymon's shoulder, barely missing Leo.
"Leo!"
Kitty glared at the Digimon as Greymon staggered.
"We've got to retreat! We'll get them later!"
"But-!"
Leo felt torn at that moment.
"LEO!!!!!!"
He turned to see Gio, who was holding a bundle to her chest…
'Palmon…'
"…Fine…" He muttered.
"We'll be back, guys!!! I promise!!!"
And Greymon retreated.
'We've got to get away…'
"Leo!!"
Leo looked up to see Raph waving to him from under a water tower on top of a building.
Greymon Dedigivolved, and Leo led him and his sister up to his red-banded brother.
"Look…I have something I need to tell you…"
Raph looked at him curiously as Kitty sat down, trying to ease Agumon's pain as Gabumon sat beside her.
"…Raph…Kitty is the eighth child…"
"…What?! She can't!! She…"
Leo sighed.
"It makes sense. She was right there with us when those two Digimon fought…And Gatomon's her partner."
Raph growled slightly, looking at the ground.
"Here…take this…"
Raph was surprised when Leo dropped a Digivice in his hand.
"…Please take care of it…"
Raph looked up at him.
"Kitty's Digivice…"
"I know you'll protect her."
"Wait. Where are ya goin'?"
"I'm going to go find Gio and El…"
Leo looked at Agumon.
"Come on, buddy. We're going."
Agumon nodded, standing.
"You're going?" Kitty asked worriedly.
"I'll be fine. I'm just going to get Gio and El, okay?"
She nodded slightly.
"I'll see you two soon."
And he left.
"…Please be careful…"
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"RACH!!!!! GIO!!!!! EL!!!!!"
"Mikey?"
The orange-banded turtle turned to see Rach, Gomamon on her head.
"Where are the others?"
"Gio and Elisa went to scavenge across the harbor with sensei. Why? What's up?"
"Myotismon got Gatomon, who's the eighth Digimon, and is trying to draw out the eighth Digidestined! And now there's fog across the harbor, and I saw a TV that said there are Digimon over there! The others are in danger!"
Rach wondered for a moment how Mikey just said all that in one breath, but pushed it away.
"Then we'll just have ta find a way across!"
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Elisa looked around the mall they were packed in, and Gio sat next to her.
"…What are we gonna do?" Gio asked, looking at all of the people.
"…I don't know…" Elisa muttered, looking at all of the Bakemon.
"…Wait…"
She turned to Gio.
"Mind over Matter…"
"What?"
"Mind over Matter. Me and Rach used it to weaken Lord Bakemon when we were split up at File Island."
She stood up.
'I hope sensei and Biyo are okay…'
She saw a stereo, and grabbed hold.
"Come on, Gio." She called.
Gio had been talking with a group of people, and she turned.
"Then let's go."
El put in a tape she'd gotten, and pulled it up.
The whole group moved the moment the mantra started, and everyone headed for the exit as the Bakemon weakened.
Gio led the group down some stares, since they were on the second floor, and Elisa kept moving a bit, when a grim reaper-like Digimon stopped her.
"Where do you think YOU'RE going, my dear? Shadow Scythe!"
It cut the stereo, and the pink-banded turtle was thrown back onto her behind.
She was on a balcony now, trying to scramble back as Bakemon began to corner her.
"Take her."
Two Bakemon grabbed her arms, when she noticed something.
'Biyo?'
They were disguised, and both threw of the costumes.
"Biyomon, Digivolve to…BIRDRAMON!!"
Michiyo fought off some Bakemon, but Elisa looked up at her in surprise.
"S-Sensei…"
"Go, Elisabetta! I'll hold them off!"
"But-!!"
"GO!!"
Elisa felt tears in her eyes.
"…I'm sorry…"
Birdramon flew by, and she jumped, grabbing onto her partner's ankle.
"I'll be back with help!! I promise!!"
'I'm so sorry…so sorry…'
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Gio was running onto the sidewalk when she noticed a large Digimon, much like Tyrannomon, roar far to her left.
'Oh shell…'
"It's Darktyrannomon!" Palmon said, throwing off the blanket she'd been covered in.
"Go get him, then." Gio urged.
Palmon nodded.
"Palmon, Digivolve to…TOGEMON!!"
'Be careful…'
"Light Speed Jabbing!"
It hardly affected.
"Iron Tail!"
Togemon was hit back.
"Needle Spray!"
'Togemon…'
"Fire Blast!"
Togemon was blasted onto her back by the force, and Gio felt tears in her eyes.
'Togemon, please be okay…'
"Gio…I'm sorry…"
"T-Togemon…" Gio choked out.
'It's all over…everyone's in danger…Togemon's hurt…Leo could be, too…and Elisa…what about Rach? Mikey? Raph? Donnie? …Kitty? They're all in danger now. There's got to be SOMETHING I can do!'
A tear fell from her eyes, and her crest glowed brightly, as did Togemon, and then…
"Togemon, Digivolve to…LILLYMON!!"
"Sh-She Digivolved…"
"Flower Wreath!"
The wreath of flowers canceled out the virus in Darktyrannomon, and he became tame.
"There, there…Now that's a good dinosaur…"
"Lillymon…"
'She's so cool…'
That's when Myotismon appeared, sending Darktyrannomon back to the Digital World.
"Now I'll get rid of YOU, you foolish little flower child!"
'…THIS doesn't look good…'
"Flower Cannon!"
It didn't have any effect, and Myotismon laughed.
"Grizzly Wing!"
He stole data from the Ultimate Digimon, and she fell to the ground.
"LILLYMON!!"
She saw Birdramon fly by, picking up the unconscious Digimon.
'Please be safe…'
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Elisa looked at the street below as they flew, when she saw Leo and Agumon.
"Leo!!"
He stopped, and Birdramon landed.
"Leo!"
"El? Where's Gio? And who's that?"
"Gio's still at the mall. Togemon Digivolved, but Myotismon did something to her."
"You go to the water tower a few blocks down the road. Raph and Kitty are there."
She nodded, saying, "Be careful."
"I will."
She jumped onto Birdramon again before she took off, flying towards the water tower.
'I hope everything turns out okay…'
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Don could hear people coming through the sewers, and was on his laptop.
"Bakemon are coming! But I have something that might help! A Digital Barrier!" Mini-Gennai said.
So Don started loading it up when Splinter walked in.
"My son, we must go!"
"Trust me, the safest place is right here."
"My son-."
"Trust me, sensei. Please."
Don pleaded with his eyes, and Splinter gave in.
Tentomon smiled slightly at the soft exchange as Don turned back to the laptop.
"Come on…Come on!"
He heard the front door shatter, and Splinter tensed.
"It should be up…"
He heard someone outside his door…
"NOW!!!"
The Bakemon opened the door, but he didn't see anything.
They left, and Splinter relaxed.
"I need to go, sensei."
"My son-."
"I'll be okay." Don promised, smiling.
"I have Tento with me."
Tentomon nodded towards the elder, who returned it, unfazed.
"Stay here, sensei. I'll be back soon."
And so Don took the laptop and left, trying to find the source of the fog.
He stopped in front of the TV station, and sat down, trying to see if anyone other than Bakemon were inside.
'I hope everyone's okay…'
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"Mikey, let's go across."
"How?"
Rach gave the orange-banded turtle a strange look.
"Gomamon…"
"OH…I knew that!"
"Yeah…RIGHT…"
She put Gomamon down by the water, and stepped back.
"Gomamon, Digivolve to…IKKAKUMON!!"
He slipped into the water before Rach and Mikey jumped him, and he started swimming through the fog.
A few minutes passed, and Rach gripped Ikkakumon's horn in order to stay up.
"…What's that noise?" Mikey asked, looking up at the grey-banded turtle.
"What noise-?"
But Rach was cut off by a strange roar, and turned around.
"It's Megaseadramon!" Patamon exclaimed as the red sea dragon-like Digimon came into view.
"…Aw shell…This is NOT my day…"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
The smoke made it seem that the Digimon was down, and Rach cheered.
"YES!! We got 'im good, didn't we?"
Another roar, and the smoke was cleared.
"Oh come ON!!!!"
"Thunder Javelin!"
The attack sent Ikkakumon to the side, and Mikey flew off.
"MIKEY!!!"
Patamon flew down to help Mikey keep his head above water, and Rach dove into the water.
She saw some driftwood, and pulled it towards the struggling turtle.
She pulled him up onto it, and he breathed heavily for a moment.
"Rach…"
"Just stay on that…" She panted out, feeling something wrap around her ankle and start pulling her down.
"Rach…Rach, grab on…"
"I can't…I'll pull us both down…"
She smiled slightly.
"As long as you're okay, I'll be fine…"
"Rach-!"
"I love you…"
She was pulled under, and Mikey felt tears in his eyes.
"RACH!!!!!!!"
A bright light from the water, and Ikkakumon glowed as well, then…
"Ikkakumon, Digivolve to…ZUDOMON!!"
He lifted both turtles out of the water, and Rach coughed up some water.
"Ew…This water tastes NASTY…" She forced out weakly.
"Rach…you okay?"
"Yeah…I'm fine…"
She smiled softly.
"…I-I love you…"
She looked up in mild surprise.
"Mikey…"
"I-I do…really…"
She smiled wider, and pulled the surprised turtle down for a kiss.
"Now don't cry for nothin'…" She soothed.
"Thunder Javelin!"
Zudomon absorbed the attack with his horn, and lifted his hammer.
"Vulcan's Hammer!"
With Megaseadramon defeated, both turtles looked up to see Rach's crest had cut a path threw the fog, leading to land.
"Full speed ahead, Zudomon. Before the fog closes up again."
Zudomon obeyed, and they rode on his back comfortably, Rach making sure Mikey wouldn't fall off.
"Help…"
Both perked.
"Help…please…"
They looked over the edge to see a Digimon clinging to a piece of driftwood, and brought him up.
"He has a crest."
Mikey pointing out.
"It's pink…must be the eighth child's…" Rach added.
'How'd he get it, anyway?'
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"…Do you think everyone's okay, Raphie?"
Raph looked up at innocent violet eyes.
Kitty was hugging Gabumon like a stuffed animal, for reassurance, and the Digimon didn't complain at all.
All of them had grown attached to the gentle white-banded turtle, and wouldn't want to see her come to harm.
"…I'm sure they're fine, Kitty…"
"…Even Gatomon?"
"…Yeah…even Gatomon…"
She smiled slightly.
"That's a relief…I've been so worried…"
"Raph!!! Kitty!!!"
Both turtles looked up and smiled.
"El!!"
Birdramon landed on the water tower, and El jumped down.
"Leo told me to come here. Is everything okay?"
"So far…"
"I wouldn't be so sure of that…"
They looked up, and Kitty's eyes narrowed.
"It's Phantomon! He's the one that hurt Greymon!"
"I don't see why Lord Myotismon wastes his time looking for the eighth child instead of just destroying you all."
He summoned up Snimon and Tuskmon.
"Get 'em, Gabumon!"
"Gabumon, Digivolve to…GARURUMON!!"
Kitty moved back as the Digimon fought, when Phantomon took the chain of his scythe and it wrapped around Raph's neck.
"Shadow Scythe!"
Raph was able to move out of the way, and Elisa was smacked away when she tried to help.
"Birdramon, Digivolve to…GARUDAMON!!"
Phantomon raised his scythe a second time, and Kitty felt her heart beat painfully fast.
'No…no…leave him alone…don't hurt him…'
The scythe started coming down, and her feet moved her forward.
"STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
She didn't realize her own crest was glowing right at that moment…
She stood in front of her red-banded brother, the scythe close to touching her neck.
"Please…just stop…I-I'm the eighth child…I'll go quietly…if you just stop hurting them…"
"Kitty…" Raph muttered, the chain starting to hurt.
"What a refreshingly helpful attitude! Very well."
He lifted her up in a strange shadow-colored orb, and released Raph as Snimon and Tuskmon disappeared.
"Kitty's the eighth child?" Elisa asked, amazement shining in her voice as she sat up.
"KITTY!!!! KITTY, DON'T DO THIS!!!! MYOTISMON WILL GET RID OF YA AN' TAKE CONTROL 'A BOTH WORLDS!!!! KITTY!!!!!!"
Kitty looked back at him with sad eyes, and she felt the tears try to come back.
'…I'm sorry…'
Once they were out of sight, Raph nearly broke down.
"I failed her…failed him…I couldn't…I couldn't protect her…"
Elisa stood up, and walked towards the red-banded turtle.
"Raph…there are two things we can do in this situation…"
She tried to sound tougher than she felt.
"We can either stay here and beat ourselves up about it, or go and save her. Which one is it?"
A moment of silence, and Raph seemed to compose himself.
"…Let's go…"
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Rach looked up as the Digimon began waking up.
"Hey…"
He seemed a bit dazed at first, but sat up straight in a moment.
"Kitty!! Where's Kitty?!"
Mikey looked a bit confused.
"My sis? What about her?"
"I need to give her this."
The Digimon held up the crest, and Rach's eyes widened.
"You mean KITTY is the eighth child?"
Mikey's widened as well.
"So Gatomon is Kitty's partner!"
Rach turned to Zudomon's head.
"Speed it up, buddy! Kitty's in danger!"
And speed up he did, especially once he heard Kitty was in trouble.
"Okay…what's the meaning?" She asked the Digimon.
"…It's the Crest of Light…"
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Don looked up as Garurumon and Garudamon came up, Garudamon holding Lillymon close.
"Hey, guys!"
Raph jumped off Garurumon's back.
"Hey, bro."
Elisa jumped off Garudamon's hand and ran to Don, hugging him around the neck.
"Donnie…Kitty's the eighth child…"
Don's eyes widened.
"Kitty? You mean our SISTER Kitty?"
Raph nodded sullenly.
"Hey guys!!"
They all turned to see Zudomon, Rach and Mikey running towards them.
"Rach!!!"
"Mikey!!!"
"Look at who we found!" Mikey stated excitedly, turning to Wizardmon.
"Wizardmon? Isn't he a bad guy?" Raph asked, immediately on the defense.
Wizardmon walked past him to Lillymon, who was in Garudamon's hand.
He did some strange hand signs, and his hands glowed.
The color returned to the Digimon, and she jumped up.
"Who's that?" Rach asked.
"Let's just say Gio has finally gotten her crest to glow." Elisa answered.
"She's not the only one!" Rach said proudly.
"Everybody, meet Zudomon!"
Wizardmon turned to the group.
"I need to give this to Kitty."
He held up the pink crest, and Raph twitched slightly, his eyes lowering guiltily.
"Where's Kitty?"
"…"
Elisa turned to Raph.
"…They've got her…"
He turned around.
"I'm going…You guys go ahead 'a me…"
Rach sighed, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"…You really love 'er, don't ya?"
His silence was all the answer she needed.
"…Don't wait too long ta tell her, tough guy…" She muttered, moving back.
"…Yeah…"
'I'll get 'er back…I have ta…'
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Leo was going quietly through the halls, Agumon behind him.
He looked around for a moment, ready to move, when a door opened across the hall.
He peeked out.
"Gio?"
She looked up, shutting off her watch.
"Leo!"
He moved out of hiding, and she hugged him tight.
He'd deactivated his watch once in the building, anyway.
"What happened?"
"They were looking for the eighth child…and Demidevimon put them all to sleep…Myotismon said he'd found the eighth Digidestined…"
Leo's heart stopped.
"Kitty…"
Gio gave him a confused look, and then realization hit her.
"Kitty's the eighth child…"
'That sweet little girl…'
"We've gotta go!" Leo ordered, pulling her with him.
When he got outside, he saw Garurumon outside, Raph on his back.
"Raph?"
"I guess ya heard that he's got 'er…"
Leo nodded slightly.
"Then let's go. I still got 'er Digivice."
Leo nodded, and everyone got on Garurumon's back.
As he sped towards the where the others had headed, a large skyscraper, Leo looked at his red-banded brother.
"…I don't blame you…"
A slight nod, but that was enough to show his brother took it to heart
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They looked up at the building towering over them, and saw Myotismon fly to the top floor, holding Gatomon.
Snimon and Tuskmon came to stop them, but Garudamon and Zudomon said they could take care of them.
The turtles nodded, and ran up.
'Please be okay, Kitty! PLEASE!'
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Kitty sat on the floor, looking glumly at the tiles, when she heard something above her move.
A piece of the ceiling, probably once a skylight, moved away, and Myotismon came in, carrying Gatomon in one hand.
Kitty stood up, trying to hide her fear.
"So you're the eighth child…"
She'd turned off the watch a while ago, so she didn't think it would be much of a surprise.
She glared icily, reminding herself of Leo when Raph and him would fight.
"Why reveal yourself to me now? Knowing that I'll destroy you?"
She clenched her fists.
"…Someone had to stop you…" She muttered, but it helped her regain her confidence.
"Someone had to stop you from hurting innocent people!" She said, louder than before.
"How honorable, but this is the end for you."
Gatomon hissed, fighting out of the Digimon's grip and jumping in front of her partner.
"Gatomon…"
Myotismon seemed ready to attack, but…
"Electro Shocker!"
Myotismon blocked the attack.
"Kabuterimon, Digivolve!" Don encouraged.
"Kabuterimon, Digivolve to…MEGAKABUTERIMON!!"
A strange force picked up Kitty and her Digimon partner as Myotismon started hovering towards the hole in the ceiling.
"It's getting a little crowded in here…"
"Donnie!!!!"
"Kitty!!!!"
She reached out, but their fingers only grazed each other before she was lifted onto the rooftop.
Megakabuterimon flew up after her as the others went up to a small greenhouse on the roof.
"GARUDAMON!!!!"
"ZUDOMON!!!!"
The two Ultimate-level Digimon came up, joining Megakabuterimon in the fight.
The three weren't fairing too well, when Myotismon turned to Kitty.
"It's time to end this…"
"HEY!!!!!!!"
Even Phantomon turned to look at the rooftop next door, and Garurumon and Greymon stood there, their partners beside them as Gio came up with the others.
"You messed with the wrong little sister, shell fer brains!!!"
He grabbed a Digivice from his belt.
"Kitty, CATCH!!!!"
He threw it as hard as he could, and Kitty moved forward, catching it.
"Yes! I've got it!"
Demidevimon flew down, snatching it from her hand.
"HEY!!!!! GIVE THAT BACK, YOU FLYING BOWLING BALL!!!!!!!"
He flew above Leo and Raph, holding the Digivice in his talons.
"Phantomon, finish them!"
Phantomon charged at the two Champion-level Digimon.
"Garurumon, Digivolve to…WEREGARURUMON!!"
"Greymon, Digivolve to…METALGREYMON!!"
Phantomon stopped in midair, putting on the brakes.
"Wolf Claw!"
Phantomon was smacked back to Myotismon.
"Giga Blaster!"
Myotismon stopped the attack as Lillymon flew in, and Mikey turned to Patamon.
"Go on, buddy."
Patamon nodded, flying out.
"Patamon, Digivolve to…ANGEMON!!"
He flew up.
"Hand of Fate!"
Phantomon disintegrated as Myotismon fell to his knees in pain.
Kitty looked back at the others, and noticed Wizardmon was missing.
'Wizardmon?'
"You can't defeat me! I shall not let you win!"
She turned back sharply as Myotismon stood.
"Grizzly Wing!"
The bats heading for her and Gatomon looked dangerous…lethal…deadly…
"KITTY!!!!!!!!!!"
In a flash, a body had moved in the way, taking the strike.
"W-Wizardmon…"
He fell back, and Kitty jumped forward, catching him.
"Wizardmon…I'm sorry for dragging you into all this…" Gatomon sobbed out, tears in her eyes.
"It's alright…if I'd never met you…my life would have no meaning…I'm glad I became your friend…"
Gatomon nodded.
"Friends forever…"
Kitty had tears in her eyes.
"Y-You'll be okay, Wizardmon…you'll be okay…" She kept whispered, her body shaking from suppressed sobs.
"…I know you'll do well, Kitty…little Digidestined of Light…"
His eyes closed, and the tears spilled over.
"WIZARDMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Her Digivice glowed as Weregarurumon moved to the rooftop with his partner, and Leo caught it as Demidevimon cried out in pain.
"Kitty!!!!"
He threw it, and Raph caught it instead.
Gatomon handed her the pink crest, and she put it around her neck.
Kitty shot up to her feet as Myotismon pulled his hand back.
"Crimson Lightning!"
The red energy sped towards the red-banded turtle, and she moved forward.
"NO!!!!"
Gatomon moved right after her. Raph was surprised when his sister moved in front of him, her shell to the attack and one hand on the Digivice.
The warm pink glow from her Digivice and crest covered him in gentle peace, and he wrapped his arms around her as Gatomon glowed.
"Gatomon, Digivolve to…ANGEWOMON!!"
The two were caught and flown out of the way, and Kitty opened her arms.
"You're an…angel…" She whispered.
Raph and her were nestled in Angewomon's arms as she landed on the rooftop again.
She put them down gently, and Kitty looked up at the Digimon in awe, not releasing her hold on Raph's hand, which still held her vibrating Digivice.
"Everything's okay, Kitty…"
She nodded up at Angewomon as she flew into the air.
"You can't defeat me!"
Myotismon reared back, ready to strike…
"Heaven's Charm!"
All the Digimon shot an attack into the bright circle in the sky. A bolt of lightning came down, and became an arrow.
"Celestial Arrow!"
It pierced Myotismon in the chest, and he disappeared in a flash of light.
"…We did it…"
A smile lit everyone's faces.
"We did it!!"
They cheered as their Digimon Dedigivolved.
They went down to ground level, but Kitty looked up at the sky.
"Uh…guys…"
Everyone turned to her questioningly.
"…The fog's not clearing up…"