Chapter 3: The Mysterious Resistance
Within the Shinjuku district, massive explosions were heard throughout the city as dozens of humans ran away from the Digimon now rampaging throughout the streets.
Led by an Ogremon, a Gazimon legion sought to take everything and to leave behind no casualties.
"I want this place burnt to the ground! All shall fall to the Syndicate!" The Ogremon ordered toward his minions, who all replied with a glorious and bloodthirsty cheer.
"Diamond Storm!"
The sudden declaration not only disrupted the dark forces opposing the Real World, but a barrage of diamond leaf shaped shards shot down upon the Gazimon forces, the sudden attack causing Ogremon and a few of his Gazimon troops to instinctively draw themselves back, while other Gazimon with slower reflexes were cut to pieces by the diamond onslaught.
Turning their attention toward the angle where the attack originated, Ogremon snarled as he looked upon a flickering lampost, showing Renamon casually standing atop the damaged structure.
"The Tamers Best Girl, huh? I should've guessed you'd remain foolish and hang around." Ogremon said with a growing bitterness and resentment in his tone.
To Ogremon's snide words, Renamon crossed her arms and questioned. "Best girl, huh?"
"You know I'm not the only female Digimon around here who wish to stop you." The vixen Digimon told Ogremon and his forces, before Lopmon dropped down from above and land by her side on the lampost.
From the shadows and joining in on the fight, Guilmon and the other Knights made their presence known, the red dino Digimon and his allies all ready to face Ogremon and his legion of Gazimon.
"This is your last chance. Take your army and turn back now!" Guilmon ordered Ogremon, exerting his seriousness.
"Otherwise we'll have no choice but to destroy you." He then added.
Ignoring Guilmon's words and feeling his fury only growing, Ogremon spat back bitterly. "You're that Tamer Dinosaur Brat! You think growing up can make you superior to someone like me!?" Do you think some pipsqueak can beat me?!"
"Pipsqueak, huh? He sure thinks of you as that once carefree and new-born Digimon from before." Terriermon said to Guilmon, knowing differently and knowing not to underestimate the red dino Digimon.
Remaining calm and in control of the situation, Guilmon looked to Ogremon with a small smile, telling his foe. "I am no longer a child, and whatsmore, there's no way you could ever beat me."
Annoyed to Guilmon's confidence, Ogremon's aggression only heightened.
"You must be a comedian! Minions, leave that red twerp to me! Deal with those other Tamer losers!" Ogremon commanded, issuing the order for his Gazimon troops to attack.
Obeying their leader, the Gazimon yelled furiously and charged at the other Digimon Knights.
Taking lead of the assault against the Digimon Knights, two female Gazimon amongst the troops leapt and charged toward Renamon and Lopmon.
"You two bitches think you're so much hotter than us?" One of the female Gazimon inquired, showing this fight was more out of jealousy than following orders.
"Prepare to be chopped to pieces!" The second Gazimon cried with her own fury as she followed in her comrade's example.
Despite the swift blows delivered by the Gazimon and their claws, Renamon and Lopmon easily avoided the attacks with ease, before Renamon retaliated.
Swaying her tail around and continuing to show her grace, Renamon smacked one of the Gazimon back down and to the ground, accompanied by Lopmon, who delivered a powerful kick to her head.
Showing their skills and that they were more than pretty faces, Renamon and Lopmon continued to show their battle prowess, which was reflected within the attacks of Impmon and the others.
Being smarter and knowing not to underestimate their opponent, a handful of Gazimon tried their hand against Impmon.
"Electric Stun Blast!"
Each releasing a purple and electrified mist from their mouths, the Gazimon tried to overpower and overwhelm Impmon, but found their enemy able to counter their attacks.
Sweeping himself underneath the mist attacks and seeing multiple opportunities, Impmon wasted no time, delivering swift and precise punches to the Gazimon around him, many he ignited with his Bada Boom attack to blast back his Gazimon enemies.
While Impmon was able to handle himself against the Gazimon, Terriermon and Cyberdramon worked as one, the rabbit-like Digimon and the cybernetically enhanced Digimon staying back to back, keeping an eye out for one another as they fought through the Gazimon opposing them.
As the Digimon Knights managed to dealt with the Gazimon lesser of Ogremon's forces, Ogremon withdrew his bone club and prepared to face off against the red dinosaur Digimon.
"You're about to join your human partner in death, babymon!" Ogremon declared wickedly.
Charging toward Guilmon and showing brute power in his attack, Guilmon just remained calm and avoided the onslaught.
Dodging the attacks with instant movement, as if able to foresee the attack pattern of his opponent, this stunned the ogre Digimon, who tried harder and harder to land one hit on Guilmon, to smash him to bits, but found Guilmon just avoided the attacks with ease.
"Impossible! You're nothing but a weak Rookie Digimon! There's no way you can avoid all that!" Ogremon roared in denial.
Seeing Guilmon with his back turned after avoiding another of his attacks, Ogremon brought his club down and as fast as he could, the impact creating a powerful shockwave, which caused a dark smile to grace his face, believing the attack had taken down the red dino Digimon.
However, what superiority Orgermon felt faded and was replaced by shock, to see Guilmon still standing and was holding back his bone club with his bare clawed hand.
"I am not a child anymore, and don't speak ill of Takato, otherwise you'll learn a new meaning of pain!" Guilmon snapped back.
Showing that this was no bluff, Guilmon swung his free claw upward, cupping clean through Ogremon's bone and striking with a painful uppercut, the impact of the attack sending Ogremon flying back and crashing into the side of a huge dumpster.
"Cyber Nail!" Cyberdramon bellowed from his end of the battle, his claws tearing through and deleting many of the Gazimon who dared oppose him.
"Terrier Tornado!" Terriermon followed up.
Spinning around with enough force, the rabbit-like Digimon created a huge green whirlwind which sucked up all the surviving Gazimon up within the vicinity, throwing them all into the air.
"Bunny Blast!"
"Blazing Ice!"
"Infernal Funnel!"
Combining his attack alongside Lopmon and Impmon, Terriermon's power formed a mighty tornado brimming with ice and fire energy, the trio of elements wiping out the airborne Gazimon with one glorious blast, astonishing the few survivors.
"Power Paw!"
Remaining battle ready, Renamon struck down the two female Gazimon down with a set of paw packed punches, deleting both, before turning her gaze toward the dwindling forces, her eyes glaring at her enemies as if asking "Who's next?".
The conflict continuing to grow and the Gazimon forces continuing to lose numbers, Ogremon's malice remained focused solely upon Guilmon.
If he couldn't win the fight, he could at least destroy their the red dinosaur Digimon.
"Pummel Whack!" He yelled furiously.
Concentrating the fury within his body and releasing the dark energies as a full scale attack, Orgemon refused to be bested easily by a Digimon such as Guilmon.
"Pyro Sphere!" Guilmon declared in retaliation.
Using his signature attack and casting forth several balls of flame from his maw, the collection of fireballs struck through and overpowered Ogremon's Pummel Whack, cutting through the darkness and once again striking Ogremon down.
"I see all that hard training you underwent through since Takato's death didn't go wasted." Cyberdramon remarked. Expressing a clear respect to Guilmon as the dinosaur Digimon, who nodded in reply.
"You're all that's left now." Terriermon told Ogremon as the rabbit-like Digimon and the others regrouped and stood by Guilmon.
"Leave now! Or we will send you back the hard way!" Lopmon then threatened, showing mercy toward Ogremon, who grit his teeth toward the pity upon him.
"I'll never surrender! The Syndicate is unstoppable!" Ogremon snapped as dark energy once again circled around his being, even pushing past his limits so he could destroy the Digimon Knight.
"Lightning Paw!"
The sudden declaration, a feminine voice then announced, one unfamiliar to Ogremon and to the Digimon Knights, who then saw a black blur rush past and cut their way clean through Ogremon's chest.
His body taking too much damage and unable to repair itself, Ogremon groaned as he slumped down and particles of data began to break away from his body.
"So there's... more... of... you...?" He questioned, before succumbing to his injuries, breaking apart and fading into countless data particles.
Surprised himself to Ogremon's end, uncertain if the attacker was one who could be trusted, Guilmon turned to face the figure, who stood atop of the building in front of the full moon, showing her slender build and highlighting her body.
However, before the red dinosaur Digimon could exchange a single line of dialogue, to ask who she was or why she had aided them, the mysterious Digimon then vanished, using a superior speed such as Renamon's to make her escape.
The battle over but sharing in his confusion, Renamon approached Guilmon and felt she had to ask. "You saw that too, right?"
"Just who could that person be?" Guardromon asked with intrigue.
Having many questions to this unknown entity, but knowing they had other responsibilities, Guilmon continued to show his leadership, telling the other members of the Digimon Knights. "Cyberdramon, Guardromon, MarineAngemon, stay here and clean up all the mess around here. Renamon, Terriermon, Lopmon, Impmon and I will go after that person."
Using his newly found speed and agility, Guilmon ran up the building, accompanied by Renamon and Impmon, as well as Terriermon and Lopmon, who took to the skies, all doing what they could to track down their pursuer with unclear motives.
-A while later-
Reaching the top of the rooftop, Guilmon and Renamon's superior sense of smell allowed the pair to track their mystery attacked, to follow their scent trail and to confront their potential ally.
"Are they here?" Lopmon asked as she and Terriermon landed upon the roof, regrouped and joined their friends.
"Whoever attacked Ogremon is here. She's hiding somewhere, but she's close" Renamon told Terriermon and Lopmon.
"I am impressed you found me out already. I thought blending in with the shadow would bide me some time but you seek me out well." A cheerful and, bet it seductive voice then commented, before the figure emerged from out of the shadows behind the water tower and stood before the Digimon Knights.
Taking in her appearance, the Digimon held similarities to to a black Egyptian cat, which was wearing large purple and red striped gloves.
Her ears had large tufts of purple hair on the tips, which matched the purple markings running along her long and slender tail.
Although this new Digimon didn't have the sex appeal as Renamon, her body drew the attention of the Digimon Knights, who took in her huge E-cup sized breasts, alongside her heart shaped and plump rear.
Although obvious the mystery Digimon was comfortable with her appealing body, but also being modest, She wore a sexy purple v-neck bodysuit, the item highlighting her already slender figure and perking up her cleavage.
Her leggings were covered by fabric mesh, accompanied by matching high-heeled boots similar in design and colour to her gloves.
However, overcoming this more alluring Digimon, the Digimon Knights were shocked and horrified at the sight of her.
"A Black Digimon!" Terriermon called in panic, before sliding himself into a fighting stance, which Guilmon, Renamon, Impmon and Lopmon followed.
To see the four Digimon now against her, to seeing them ready to fight, the Dark Digimon grinned playfully.
"What with those stances?" She asked with a growing seduction within her voice.
"Do you seriously have a problem with me being a Black Digimon?" She then questioned, while eyeing Guilmon, as if examining him, but but not as a combatant.
"Yes. Our last opponents were Black Digimon and they're based on our dark selves!" Impmon said as he remained on the defensive.
Remaining calm and seemingly playful, the dark furred feline's eyes remained wandering over Guilmon's body before she turned her attention to Renamon.
"Whatever do you mean?" She asked curiously as she began to eye Renamon's figure.
"Seven years ago, when we were still within the Digital World, a nasty creep named Sagemon extracted the darkness from within our bodies, this giving rise to eight evil Digimon, who were basically dark versions of us." Renamon told BlackGatomon, who stopped eyeing her and took more interest in her tale. "BlackRenamon was created from my desire for power, from when I wanted to defeat and destroy any and all Digimon so I could become the most powerful Digimon around."
"BlackLopmon was born from the darkness in my heart back when I was a Deva, before my partner taught me I don't have to follow a so-called destiny." Lopmon added, expressing lament and respect to the mention of her late partner.
"BlackImpmon's a real piece of work. That fake was created from my Data back when I was motivated by power and thought I didn't need anything else in life." Impmon informed as his hand clenched into a fist, angered he had allowed such power to not only consume him, but to be manifest as a reminder to what he used to be.
"BlackCyberdramon was born from his anger, frustration and his primal state to find a foe worthy of his strength." Lopmon told the Dark Digimon, knowing that though Cyberdramon had opened up and was capable of forming his own sentences, this was one topic even too painful for him to discuss.
"We're not entirely sure how Guardromon and MarineAngemon gained dark doubles themselves. We don't know if it's from hidden feelings their human partners harbord, if a mere fragment of darkness is needed to create these copies, but trust me when I say those two aren't pushovers." Renamon then said.
"BlackTerriermon was born from this one time when I went berserk on my friends. I had Digivolved for the very first time, but the power was too much for me to control." Terriermon said solemnly, his mind drifting back to his first time as Gargomon, which almost cost Rika her life.
"And me... BlackGuilmon is the worse of them all. He was born from me when Takato and I allowed our anger and hatred to consume our hearts, Dark Digivolving me into a monster named Megidramon." Guilmon said, shuddering at what he could recall from his memory Megidramon.
Listening to their tales, but showing she was was unlike the Dark Digimon encountered, the dark furred feline expressed a sincere kindness within her voice, merely remarking. "That must've been harsh for all of you."
"So what happened to these dark copies?" She then questioned with a further curiosity.
"And why should we tell you? You must be with them surely!" Guilmon snapped back with doubt and accusation.
"I am not with those evil Digimon. The name's BlackGatomon, if you want to know" The dark furred Digimon, now known as BlackGatomon said with a smile.
"Tch! Like we'll trust anything you say!" Terriermon said with his own hostility, which Lopmon reflected. "The Black Digimon then turned on Sagemon and planned to destroy both our worlds!"
"We managed to defeat them before they could cause too much trouble, but even after we supposedly defeated them in battle, I just know in my gut that won't be enough to kill them for good. They'll be back." Guilmon said.
"And since all that chaos, we cannot trust any Black Digimon that could be in allegiance with them." Impmon added in agreement.
Understanding their mistrust toward her, BlackGatomon nodded, before she cross her arms.
"I can understand your concerns but you can relax. I am not with them. I am the leader of the Resistance." BlackGatomon told Guilmon and the others.
That said and snapping her fingers, two new figured then landed beside the dark furred feline, the first resembling a golden phoenix-like Digimon with a red beak, shining blue eyes and cream coloured features around her muzzle, her belly and around her D-cup sized breasts.
Upon her head were five crimson and gold coloured feathers which acted as her hair, three of which were held atop her forehead by a golden ring, with two resting at the back.
The new Digimon wore a crimson bodysuit with dark crimson mesh leggings, which was designed to allow some of the feathers on her chest to poke out from the gap on her chest and to show off her figure.
Accompanying BlackGatomon's ally was a platinum horse-like Digimon.
Standing on her hind legs and showing her body structure was able to maintain this shape, the horse-like Digimon looked over Guilmon and the others with a pair of light purple eyes.
Retaining the more familiar appearances of a horse, the Digimon had a long white tail, black hooves for hands and feet, while a crown rested atop her head.
Similar to BlackGatomon and her phoenix-like friend, this Digimon's body seemed quite developed as well, the horse-like Digimon sporting a set of C-cup breasts which were covered by a silver jumpsuit, which was patterned with a collection of five purple gems.
"What?! More of them?" Impmon said with an understandable concern and alarm within his voice, before adding with further accusation. "Did that BlackGatomon brainwash them to do her dirty work?"
"Tch. That's rude. We are with BlackGatomon on our own free will thank you very much." The mare Digimon said, expressing some offense within her voice, before telling the heroic Digimon with a trusting smile. "I am Fillymon, and this is my friend, Dawnmon."
Dawnmon, the phoenix Digimon then told Guilmon and the others with her own respectful tone. "You shouldn't doubt BlackGatomon out of our own past experiences with Black Digimon. Not all of them are evil."
"Sorry for us getting edgy, but we can't be one hundred percent certain we can trust you." Impmon said with a remaining distrust.
"That's fair enough. I am sure we'll win your trust eventually. I led you all here so you could help us out with that dog Takashi Mishima." BlackGatomon informed, this earning the attention of the heroic Digimon.
"Mishima?" Guilmon asked with spite. "And what do you know of Mishima?"
"That you have every right to suspect him. He's the one who sent Raigamon after your human partners and the staff at Hypnos." Dawnmon answered in reply.
"What? Mishima send Raigamon?!" Lopmon questioned with a clear shock in her voice.
"Talk! What do you mean that Mishima sent Raigamon?!" Terriermon asked in demand.
"I won't spoil everything right away but I'll gladly tell you more, if you open up to us that is." BlackGatomon said casually, before turning to Fillymon and Dawnmon and saying with a growing authority in her tone. "Time to go, girls. We made ourselves known and now it's time we head back."
"Right away, Lady Boss!" Fillymon replied with absolute loyalty in her voice, which Dawnmon, although remained silent, reflected, smiling toward her superior.
About to make their leave, the Digimon Knights held a few more questions, many of which Renamon wanted to know herself.
"Hey! Are you leaving?! Get back here and tell us more!" She demanded.
"Don't worry, foxy, I'm sure we'll meet again. And sooner than you think." BlackGatomon merely said in reply, which only pestered the foxy Digimon, more so as BlackGatomon faced Guilmon and added with a faint seduction in her voice. "Stay alive, big guy. Don't go dying on me anytime soon, I'm just starting to find you interesting."
And with that said, BlackGatomon and her two friends disappeared into the night.
"Damn. They got away!" Impmon said, expressing his own frustration, which Terriermon shared and reflected as he added. "They only gave us some small knowledge but nothing too helpful." Terriermon said also irritated.
"Calm down. I don't know what BlackGatomon's objective are just yet, but it is clear that Mishima is a crime suspect. We need to look into more of this." Lopmon said, acting as the voice of reason amongst her friends and loved ones.
"Guilmon, I don't know how but I have a feeling that BlackGatomon's hiding something from us." Renamon then told the red dinosaur Digimon, who nodded in agreement.
"I was thinking the same thing. Let's report all this to Calumon and Mr. Wong, then figure out our next plans." Guilmon advised, receiving no objections from Renamon or his friends.
-Some time later-
Traveling through the streets of Shinjuku and leaping from rooftop to rooftop, BlackGatomon, Dawnmon and Fillymon stopped when the trio arrived on another building, to discuss their own goals, as well as their ties with Guilmon and their hopeful allies.
"Man, those former Tamers can be so upstart. I mean getting worked up on seeing BlackGatomon just because of their evil twins running around." Fillymon remarked.
"I don't blame them for not trusting us, but we have to aid them. If we are going to bring down Takashi Mishima, we'll need to work as one." Dawnmon stated logically.
"Trust me, I do plan to gain their trust. I just have to mingle with their lives." BlackGatomon replied with a calm, if not cheeky tone.
"Mingle? You already have an idea, BlackGatomon?" Dawnmon asked, further expressing her absolute respect toward the dark furred feline.
"To begin, Renamon is a famous fashion model, so I will join her in the model industry in order to get closer to her and get her to open up to me." BlackGatomon said in reply.
Although she too remained respectful toward BlackGatomon, Fillymon had to speak her mind, commenting with a seriousness. "Renamon's not another item you can wrap around your finger with a few nice words. She'll prove to be a tough one to crack"
Understanding Fillymon's concerns, but keeping her confidence, BlackGatomon grinned.
"I'm sure she and I have more in common than you think." The dark furred Digimon said in reply, keeping a grin on her face as she added. "I bet I could be her sister, if I push her right buttons."
"Already scheming, and your plans doesn't even involve using your Cat's Eyes on that fox." Dawnmon commented, before gaining a sly smile and teasing. "You only wanna get in Renamon's good books so you can get Guilmon into bed, don't you?"
"Guilty as charged" BlackGatomon replied with a playful chuckle, before sticking her tongue out, showing her further playful and seductive side.
To BlackGatomon's antics, Dawnmon and Frillymon both chuckled and then continued on with their conversation and plans, leaving BlackGatomon grinning and looking to the moon, thinking of the best ways to get in good with Renamon Nonaka.
-Back at Hypno underground base-
"BlackGatomon and the Resistance, huh?" Cyberdramon questioned after Guilmon and the others explained what had occurred during the aftermath of their battle.
"Hard to believe that a Black Digimon can be considered to be a good guy." The Ultimate Level Digimon then commented, showing he too was untrusting due to past conflicts.
"We have suspicions but we cannot verify her as an ally just yet." Terriermon said in reply.
"Well... we may or not know about the resistance but they are the only leads to Takashi Mishima. I know you may not like it but when the times come, alliances must be made." Janyu commented, this causing Impmon to ask with a clear uneasiness. "So in other words, we join forces with that black kitty and her comrades?"
"She may not be in league with BlackGuilmon and the others. And right now we need all the help we can get." Calumon said, expressing a continued serious and mature side, which the Digimon had come to greatly respect.
"Hmm... I don't know, but we'll see..." Guilmon said with doubts laced within his tone.
Sharing in these feelings, Renamon remained doubtful and untrusting toward BlackGatomon and her two friends, but for other ulterior motives, the foxy Digimon having no idea what would happen to her the next morning.