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Chapter Eight

The Crest of Loyalty

Kari and Davis had landed in Factory Town, far away from anywhere. They walked in uncomfortable silence as they tried to find a way out of the town.

Davis was the one who finally broke the silence.

"Kari…"

She sighed reluctantly.

"Davis. What I did was wrong. I shouldn't have done it. It wasn't fair to you, and it was a bitter act of petty revenge. I wish I could turn back the clock and redo what I did. But I couldn't control myself. I tried to stop, but I couldn't resist going to you, to do what I did…"

Davis smirked, and patted her on the shoulder.

"I understand Kari. You slept with me for revenge. I'm not complaining, but I can see how much this has upset you. And I understand. I really do. But if you feel like doing it again…"

Kari glared at him with a smile on her face.

"Shut up."

Davis frowned.

"The only problem is whats going to happen between you and TK."

Kari pouted.

"I really don't know. I betrayed him. I wouldn't blame him if he didn't forgive me."

"And there's what he'll do to me." Davis whispered.

"He wont kill you. I think." she said, in a not-so-certain voice.

"Thanks. That's a great help."

Gatomon suddenly sprang into sight.

"Come see what we found." she urged.

They followed her down into the sewers, which were dark, damp and smelly.

"This will make a mess of my fur." Gatomon moaned.

"You're the ones who came down here." Davis reminded her.

"And I'm glad we did." Veemon said, pointing.

A gold sign was on the wall. It looked like a three pronged shield.

"What is it?" Davis asked curiously.

"A crest. The Crest of Loyalty to be precise." Veemon said.

"Who's it for?"

"You obviously. I had my mine didn't I?"

Davis reached out to touch it and it flashed onto his chest, attached to a tag.

"Hey, cool!" he said in shock.

"Come on, let's get out of here." Veemon said, leading them on.

As they progressed through the sewers, they became aware of a noise.

"What's that?" Kari asked in fear.

"Kari. I'm remembering not too keenly the last time we came through here." Gatomon moaned.

She was of course talking about when they were ambushed by Machinedramon.

"Look!" Veemon called.

Down below, HiAndromon was overseeing a vast crowd of Numemon, who were dragging something into view. Kari gave a small gasp as she saw who it was.

"They got Whamon!" she whispered.

Whamon, their friend from their original adventure, was hauled into view, and HiAndromon knelt down beside him.

"Tell me Whamon, were are your companions? That filthy Sukamon, that pest Piximon, and that fool Andromon. Where are they and what are they doing back on File Island? Surely after we forced you off the island, you didn't actually think to come back."

"Wont…tell…you…anything." Whamon said defiantly, though he needed to get back in the water.

HiAndromon snarled, and turned to the masses of Numemon at his feet.

"Take the beast into the water. I don't want him dying before I'm finished with him."

The four companions were watching breathlessly. Kari then recognised a Numemon as the one that she had saved from WaruMonzaemon years before.

"Queen Kari." he whispered when he saw her.

Whamon was back in the water, but HiAndromon had noticed that the Numemon had stopped working.

"Who gave you leave to stop!?" he demanded.

HiAndromon then raised his arm.

"Death Boom!"

An entire line of around one hundred Numemon was blasted apart.

"NOO!" Kari cried.

HiAndromon turned, and grinned.

"Digidestined." he purred, then leapt upwards.

"Not again. Run for it!" Gatomon yelled.

They ran away from the balcony as the Covenant member sprang up, crashed through the wall and started to chase after them.

"Atomic Ray!" he yelled, a red beam firing out and barely missing them

"We should fight!" Veemon crowed.

"With what? I already explained, Ghoulmon sapped the Digicore strength. We're stuck!" Gatomon yelled.

A bolt from HiAndromon then collapsed the wall before them, stopping them in their tracks.

Kari turned in fury and grief to the Mega.

"You murdered them!" she yelled in fury, tears in her eyes.

He laughed.

"Yes, as I now murder you!"

"Lightning Blade!"

A blue strike knocked HiAndromon off his feet.

Andromon, the massive robot from their first adventure, heaved into view, looking angry.

"You will pay for that Andromon! Death Boom!" HiAndromon snarled.

"No! You will not harm the Digidestined!"

He shouldered his Mega form before he fired, but HiAndromon;'s chest opened up to reveal a cannon.

"Atomic Ray!"

A red beam lanced out from HiAndromon's chest, blasting Andromon across the room, yelling in pain.

"No, not another one!" Kari screamed.

"Kari, listen! He's sacrificing himself so we can escape! Come on!" Davis implored.

"NO! I wont let people die to save us!"

HiAndromon sneered at the stirring form of Andromon and sneered, then raised his hand to finish the job.

"Don't!" Kari demanded.

HiAndromon cackled.

"And who are you to stop me?" he crowed.

Suddenly, pink light flashed out from Kari, blinding the evil Mega.

"Ow! My eyes!"

Gatomon purred contentedly.

"That feels good." she purred.

"Gatomon digivolve to…Angewomon!"

The light faded, and Kari collapsed into Davis' arms.

"Whoa." she said tiredly.

Angewomon shot up into the air and frowned.

"HiAndromon, you have gone out of control and must be stopped. And I am willing to do it."

HiAndromon cackled.

"Really?"

"Yes. Really." she said angrily.

"Lightning Blade!"

"Celestial Arrow!"

The two attacks caught him straight in the chest, firing him through the wall of the sewer and to the level below.

"It's good to see you Andromon." Angewomon said.

"It's good to see you all too. We came back to try and find you. We have much to talk about."

"Later. Come on. Davis, protect Kari." she ordered, and then flew down, followed by Andromon.

"We aren't going to let her have all the fun are we?" Veemon demanded.

"Course not."

With that, Davis heaved Kari onto his back and rushed after them.

HiAndromon was furious, and surrounded. The Numemon had freed Whamon, and they had him surrounded, and Angewomon and Andromon were facing him.

"You are no match for me!"

"We will see." Angewomon snarled.

"Blasting Spout!"

"Party Time!"

"Lightning Blade!"

"Celestial Arrow!"

Davis and Kari, who had now recovered, looked at Veemon.

"Ready buddy?" he asked.

"Sure. Go for it." Davis said.

"Veemon digivolve to…ExVeemon!"

"V-Laser!"

The attacks crashed into HiAndromon, but they caused little damage. Only the Ultimate level attacks harmed him.

"Fools! Death Boom!"

"I think not, yup, yup! Pit Bomb!"

Another attack crowned HiAndromon on the head, and he swore.

"Piximon!" Kari exclaimed.

"Bomber!"

"Sukamon?" Angewomon asked as he leapt into view.

"So, they're all here. Makes it easier to destroy you all! Atomic Ray!"

The red beam lanced out towards Angewomon and Andromon. Angewomon avoided it, but it hit Andromon head on.

"Kari, I don't have enough energy to become Magnadramon!" Angewomon yelled.

Kari and Davis weren't listening. They had run to Andromon' side, while the others swarmed HiAndromon.

"Go…without me." Andromon whispered.

"No, I wont leave you. We're all getting out of here, and no one's dying or getting left behind." Davis shouted.

The new crest then glowed gold, and ExVeemon smiled.

"Cheers Davis. Sorry I didn't trust you."

"What?"

"ExVeemon digivolve to…SkullVeemon!"

SkullVeemon was the skeleton on ExVeemon, but he looked a lot meaner.

"Is he on our side?" Kari asked uncertainly.

"Don't worry Kari. Watch this!" SkullVeemon crowed.

SkullVeemon: An Ultimate Level Nightmare Digimon, but a good one. His Skull Laser is fired from his chest, and his V-Skull Crusher can crush diamond!

HiAndromon backed up a bit, realising he now had a few more big enemies than he wanted.

"Your evil will not go any further!" SkullVeemon declared while Angewomon healed Andromon.

"Your time will end yep yep!" Piximon promised.

"Pathetic weaklings! Death Boom!"

The energy ball was fired at Kari, but the Numemon fired a living wall, and amazingly managed to stop it without harming themselves.

"What!?" HiAndromon demanded.

"Let's get him." Angewomon said.

"Skull Laser!"

"Celestial Arrow!"

"Lightning Blade!"

"Pit Bomb!"

"Blasting Spout!"

"Party Time!"

"Bomber!"

The attacks crashed into the Mega Digimon, crashing him to the ground, and dislodging tons of rock from above them. However, he wasn't out yet.

"Atomic Ray!"

He never fired at the attack as the skeletal SkullVeemon crashed his horn into him, knocking him into the rubble, then flew into the air.

"V-Skull Crusher!"

SkullVeemon's massive hands then crushed HiAndromon's head, and knocked him under the massive rubble pile.

"All aboard! We need to get out of here!" Whamon called.

The Numemon streamed into Whamon, followed by the others as the sewer collapsed around them. With a great heave, Whamon dived, and swam away.

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"You were great pal!" Davis crowed as he hugged DemiVeemon.

"Thanks."

"So what are you all doing here?" Kari asked Andromon.

Sukamon was edging closer to Kari, but desisted when Gatomon flashed her claws.

"We came to get you before you were ambushed. We're obviously too late. But somehow, you seem to have awoken the old crests as well as the new ones. Most strange."

"So?" Davis asked.

"We don't know what's going on basically. But we will find out." Piximon promised.

"It all seems to be linked somehow. Ghoulmon is very powerful, and you lot are becoming more powerful. Gennai fears something big is in the making." Whamon said.

"And we need to help you to free File Island." Sukamon added.

"Something big? Like what?" Gatomon asked.

Andromon sighed.

"Prophecies mention a time of great darkness, when the war between good and evil sweeps the land more totally than ever before. It is said that the Ultimate Good will face the Ultimate Evil, and they will all gain new powers to do so."

"We feel that's what is happening here, though we must consult Gennai and Leomon before we are certain, yip yip." Piximon explained.

"We're uh, going to Beetle Land." Sukamon said.

"Yes. That's our base. Find the others, and meet us there." Andromon ordered.

"Ok." Kari said, as Whamon let them off at Gear Savannah.

As Whamon vanished, Kari turned to Davis.

"Come on, we need to find them before something else happens."

As they set off, Davis looked at her.

"Do you actually think this is the ultimate battle?" Davis asked.

Kari shook her head.

"No. Not yet."

"That's good then." he said cheerfully as he walked on.

Kari smiled sadly at Gatomon.

"I said not yet."

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"Well?" Ghoulmon demanded.

"They have met up with the Resistence, and the newer ones have now all reached Ultimate. And I fear your plan to split apart the couples has also failed." HiAndromon said.

"And he lost us all those Numemon slaves, and a useful prisoner." GranKuwagamon sneered.

Ghoulmon snarled to shut them up.

"I have had enough of theuir meddling."

He turned to them all.

"Go out form here! Find them and crush them! Give no quarter! Obliterate them!"

As they hastened out of the room, Ghoulmon frowned. The Digidestined had gotten too far, further than they were mean to.

However, even they could not stop the Master Plan.

No one could.

A new Ultimate, and I should point out that that is Veemon's next evolution in the story.

The other good guys think something big is approaching, and judging by Ghoulmon's thoughts, they're right.

Now we wait for the group to meet up before things start to go badly.

I'm going to try to post another chapter of this before I go on holiday, and update as many of my other stories as possible.

Until then, please read and review!