Koudoutai: The Zodiac Strikes Back

Chapter 13 is up. And it's Class Q's turn to take the spotlight, as they,

along with some help, are going to infiltrate the military base in Mt. Bandai

in an effort to stop the Zodiac from launching the rest of the warheads.

Class Q and the rest are now inside the base via the hidden passageway,

and are now in the central basement of the military base.

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Ken and Daisuke are currently confined at the Odaiba General Hospital.

Miyako told Principal Dan that the warehouse was only a hideout to keep

their prisoners hidden, and so they failed to find the Zodiac base. Principal Dan

then told Miyako and Iori that they'll be on standby in case of an emergency.

Meanwhile, Kazuma opened the laptop, and the rest got out of the Digimon World.

Everyone then braced themselves in case they are being spotted. And pray that they'll

put a stop to this ransom business.

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ALIVE A LIFE by Rica Matsumoto

Asayake ni tsutsumarete hashiri-dashita yuku beki michi wo

Jounetsu no bekutoru ga boku no mune wo tsuranuite yuku

Donna kiken ni kizutsuku koto ga atte mo

Yume yo Odore Kono hoshi no moto de

Nikushimi wo utsushi-dasu kagami nante kowasu hodo

Yume ni mukae mada bukiyou demo

Ikite iru hageshisa wo karada-juu de tashikametai

Taiyou ga toozakaru yami no naka de mayou toki demo

Me wo tojite mune ni aru koe wo kikeba susunde yukeru

Dare yori tsuyoku inochi no oto wo narashite

Ai yo Terase Kono sora no hate mo

Shinjitsu wo madowaseru kagami nante wareba ii

Ai wo daite ima kimi no tame ni

Shinka suru tamashii ga negatte ita mirai wo yobu

Jama wa sasenai yowaki na sakebi furikaeru na michi wa haruka tsuzuite 'ku

Kokoro wo atsuku kibou no iro ni moyasou

Instrumental

Yume yo Odore kono hoshi no moto de

Nikushimi wo utsushi-dasu kagami nante kowasu hodo

Ai yo Terase Kono sora no hate mo

Shinjitsu wo madowaseru kagami nante wareba ii

Ai wo daite ima kimi no tame ni

Shinka suru tamashii ga negatte ita mirai wo yobu.

Infiltration

Kinta checked his watch, and told everyone that they have

two hours left before the Zodiac ultimatum runs out. Everyone

then stepped on the gas pedal and exited the hidden passage and

went into the entrance of the base by exiting the sewers.

Through Megumi's photographic memory, Class Q, Mimi, and the

Paper Sisters made their way through the unexplored areas inside the base.

Then they decided to hide behind a corner, as they saw more than 50 dozen twins,

led by Futagoza (Gemini), marching along. The last two persons in the line

were wearing rayban shades, which Michelle recognized them, as she

bought it for Anita and Junior as Christmas presents, and immediately recognized

them as Anita and Junior, recalling that Yumiko sent the two adolescents to

disguise themselves as twins to infiltrate the military base. Class Q and the rest secretly

followed the possessed twins, and were shocked at what they saw: there were several

other twins there, all in a slave labor-like fashion in the weapons area. "They're dismantling

some of the warheads." Kinta whispered. "I see. All this time, they're making all these

threats just to keep us busy so that we wouldn't notice this." Kazuma responded.

"And once all the warheads are dismantled, save for the ones they'll be using to bombard

their targets, they'll carry it to their base, and sell them to an international black market.".

At that moment, Mizugameza appeared, and told To-Rasu, who was present,

what happened. "It doesn't matter. They do not know were we are, and the two Chosens

are too injured to interfere. And as long as we keep them at bay with our threats, they

won't dare make a move on us. And if by deadline they wouldn't give us what we want,

we'll blow them up.". Sasoriza came and said, "Just received news from Yagiza (Capricorn).

He overheard the guards saying that Class Q are on their way here.". To-Rasu was a

bit surprised, but maintain his composure. "Fools. They think they can barge their way

through here? How pathetic. Giovanni! Can you use that Star Blazer machine to possess

more twins?". The 2nd Digimon Emperor came and said, "Yes. Not a problem. Also,

I've enhanced it so that I can apply it on other twins in neighboring countries, so that we

can use them to disrupt other countries, or better yet, have them come here, and in less

than a month, we can have our own private army." The 2nd Digimon Emperor then presented

to him what appeared to be a combination of a photograph-like making machine

and a huge telescope that can be found in observatory labs, filled with several

scientific equipments. And inside the monitors are a wide array of database where

he and Ohitsujiza could hack into the hospital records so that they can find records of

whether there are identical twins or not born there. And if they did find them, they'll

hack it to the records to find their address then pinpointed the machine towards their

targets, and fire plant-like seeds and injected them painlessly into their nervous systems

and then fire the beam to activate it, and in less than a minute, the twins are under their control.

It turns out that, after the Zodiac completed their assignment in Scotland, The Zodiac,

through Ohitsujiza and the 2nd Digimon Emperor, with some suggestion from Futagoza,

created the Star Blazer machine to take control of the Japanese citizens, but Futagoza

suggested to possess the twins so that they can do errands and use them as cover to infiltrate

the military base, and the rest is history.

Koushiro and Mimi, and the rest were angered at what the Zodiac just did, and decided

to begin their plans, but delayed it a bit at the sudden turn of events. Futagoza then noticed

that two of their "slaves" were wearing shades, and immediately removed them, along with

their wigs, revealing Anita and Junior's real appearance. Junior, using his Phasing ability, took

Anita with him, and phased below the ground in an effort to escape, but were halted as

To-Rasu pointed his card reader (a sub-machine gun) at one of the possessed twins,

threatening to blow them up if they do not cease and desist. Reluctantly, Anita and Junior

surrendered, and Mizugameza struck them from behind, knocking them out.

Koushiro then decided to try out Ken's plans: sending the Black Spiral rings to the

remaining Warheads in hopes of preventing them from launching it towards the "hot" areas in Japan.

To Be Continued

In just a matter of minutes, a huge fight will take place inside the base. And will

Koushiro's attempts to shut down the remaining warheads will ensure Japan's safety?

What about the possessed twins? How will they stop the Zodiac without harming them

considering that there are about 60 pairs of twins from all over Japan?

And will they stop Zodiac on time before the last 30 minute mark expires?

Find out in Chapter 14.

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