Koudoutai: The Zodiac Strikes Back

You're wondering what happened to Class Q and A. They'll be back soon once the

Air Force One mini-story arc concludes. For the meantime, read on as the Digimons

fight the Talibans, while Takeru and the two Paper Sisters try to get the hostages out.

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Takeru and the Emperor were trying to see if the controls can still be repaired and/or

salvaged, but realized that Air Force One is beyond repair. And the plane was slowly

descending to the Afghan seas.

Takeru received a call from Koushiro that a heli-carrier is on its way, and told them

that they have 10 minutes to get everyone out. Takeru and the Emperor then went to the

others and told them that they'll have to prepare for evacuation.

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Confused Memories by Yuko Tsuburaya

(from the anime Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo)

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Kizukanai futari

Najimi no nai hibi ga

Ato kara oikakete kuru

Nigeba wo ushinatta kyaku-tachi wa emi wo ukabe

Mou jikan da to, tokei ga tsugeru

TIME TO LIVE

TIME TO LIE

TIME TO CRY

TIME TO DIE

Mune no naka ni ishiki ga

Suberikomu mae ni

Aitai yo

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Kako ya higeki sae

Nai hako no naka ni

Sekai wo tojikometai no

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Yasashii namida ni

Tsutsumarete itai

Jiyuu wa doko ni

Mochiron hontou no koto ja nai

Mochiron uso wo tsuite 'ru no

Mou modoru koto wa dekinai

Jitabata shi-sugite

Subete ga owaru mae ni

Akari ga kieru mae ni

TIME TO LIVE

TIME TO LIE

TIME TO CRY

TIME TO DIE

Yoake mae ni mezamete

Doko ka e tsurete

(kansou)

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Kokoro no rouya ni

Tojikomerarete shinpi no naka wo

Tonde yuku no

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Umi no soba futari

Kuruma wo tomete

Nami wo noboru

Doa wo akereba kitto

Subete ga owari mata hajimaru

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Eien no nemuri ni

Tsuku toki kikoeru kasuka ni

Daichi no himei

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Yasashii namida ni

Tsutsumarete itai

Jiyuu wa doko ni

CONFUSED MEMORIES

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Dare mo shiranai

Sekai de

Toki mo tomerare

CONFUSED MEMORIES

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Tsuki ni terasare

Hissori sugosu

CONFUSED MEMORIES

CONFUSED MEMORIES

Air Force One Part 9

Rapidmon, Paildoramon, and Otomeza kept on keeping the Taliban jet fighters away

from the falling Air Force One as able as they could, shooting the jets down, and firing

at the missiles. But knew that they couldn't keep this up for long, and have to get away

from the war-torn country as soon as they can.

Then all of a sudden, the British heli-carrier arrived, and is now near the entrance of the

Air Force One. One of the crew then tied a cable onto the heli-carrier's door, and then

went across, landing inside the beleaguered Air Force One. The crew member then tied

the cable on the plane's door. The Emperor then first had the Royal Family evacuated,

then the cabinet officials, and the rest of the hostages, including the civilian guises of

To-Rasu and Sasoriza.

The process was a bit tense, as one Taliban jet fighter was getting too close, and almost

rammed itself onto the plane, but And Rapidmon narrowly prevented it from happening.

Soon the hostages were all boarded, and Siren and Kabuterimon released the plane, and it

crashed into the open sea. Otomeza and Siren retreated into the yellow square, and while

Ohitsujiza apparently returned to Zodiac HQ, Otomeza's destination is unknown, since she

has bolted from Zodiac.

Paildoramon and Rapidmon were now joined by Lilymon and Kabuterimon in repulsing the

rest of the Taliban jet fighters, but are now becoming very tense as more Taliban Jet fighters

appeared, surrounding them, and the British heli-carrier.

Koushiro could see the evil grins of the pilots and are determined to satisfy their bloodlust.

He gritted his teeth, as he wondered how and why they weren't informed that the Taliban have

retaken control of Afghanistan, and wondered what happened to the Afghan citizens.

Takeru had seen enough of this. He and Patamon then jumped out of the Heli-carrier and

Patamon transformed.

- - -Start Digimon Evolve Sequence - - -

Patamon changes…to Angemon!

- - -End Digimon Evolve Sequence - - -

Angemon then took Takeru and placed him on his shoulders, and then had the Taliban

jet fighters go after him. As the jet fighters were in one, single direction, he summoned

the Heaven's Gate, and all the Taliban jet fighters were sucked in, and the hostages are safe.

Everyone went home in Japan, in which the trip took almost eight hours. - - - After eight

hours, everyone were greeted by the media, the government officials, and even Class Q

and A. The Emperor and the Royal Family were then inspected by medics who were waiting

for them at the airport. Class C and the Paper Sisters were also greeted by Yumiko and Nenene.

The rest of Class C also hugged their friends after seeing that they were all exhausted from

their fight with the Talibans.

Koushiro and Mimi smiled as they were relieved that no one was hurt, and they kissed

passionately, unmindful of the media clicking pictures of them kissing.

But all of the sudden, a yellow square appeared, and out came Venosnaker. A guard was

thrown off, dropping his gun. Kyuu was near the scene and grabbed the gun, aiming it at

Venosnaker.

Then laughter was heard, and at the entrance of the airport (where passengers are going

to board the plane) was Mizugameza. He then called out the Emperor and the Royal Family.

"Don't think this is over. I still have word to say to you.". The Emperor, the Empress, the

Prince and his wife and three children then looked at Mizugameza. Mizugameza said, "I once

believed in fairy tales that every Royal Families have happy endings, but in this case, you won't

get to see the light of the day.". And as on cue, Venosnaker lunged forward, chomping the upper

bodies of the Royal Family, leaving only their lower half bodies, all bleeding. Venosnaker

then spit out the upper bodies of the Royal Family, all their eyes were wide open, but are

already dead, and the whole scene was a bloody mess. Kyuu was outraged and opened fire

at Venosnaker. Mizugameza laughed maniacally as he and Venosnaker descended to the

yellow square, unmindful of the bullets hitting him, as his armor was bullet proof. Even

though the gun was out of bullets, Kyuu kept on firing. As Mizugameza disappeared inside

the yellow square, Kyuu attempted to after the Zodiac fighter in his rage, But Kinta held

him back. Megumi, Ryu, and Ms. Katagiri hugged Kyuu and calmed him down.

And the media were shocked at what they just witnessed: the death of the Royal Family,

and a new crisis in Japan. Who will take over Japan now that all possible successors are

dead?

- - -

Three days later, Kyuu was still silent throughout the day, as he was traumatized in

witnessing the deaths of the Royal Family, including the three-month old Prince

Hisahino on TV and newspaper. Megumi consoled him and hugged him, saying that the

Zodiac will get what they deserved.

At the Zodiac HQ, To-Rasu was a bit peeved as to why Mizugameza had to kill all the

Royal Family unnecessarily. Sasoriza reasoned that this was what they have intended:

putting Japan in chaos. Mizugameza said that even if they kidnap them again, they'll be

thwarted by DDS. Futagoza returned, all drenched, and said that DDS must go and die.

Ohitsujiza, also drenched, arrived as well, saying that Otomeza was free of the

brainwashing spell, and that DDS must be destroyed as well, lest they contacted the

renegade Zodiac deserters and enlist their aid. To-Rasu nodded, and contacted Yagiza,

asking him how are things at CLAMP School. Yagiza said that the Royal Family's death

have become the talk of the school, and said that the only way to demolish the school is to

attack all five buildings, and Yagiza also said that the five school buildings are somewhat

close to each other, taking the form of a pentagram. Ohitsujiza interjected, saying that it

placing bombs on all of the five buildings would be useless since the Digimons can detect

them, and that the security system at CLAMP School might be advanced. Yagiza confirmed

Ohitsujiza's statement, saying that he managed to get a peek at the security system. The 2nd

Digimon Emperor then suggested that Yagiza will have to disable the security system using

his battle robots, while the rest of the Zodiac will try to provide distraction and attack while

he'll cook up something "explosive". The Zodiac agreed to the Digimon Emperor's suggestion,

and began to make preparations in their upcoming assault on CLAMP School.

At CLAMP School, a few weeks later, Class Q, A, and C were silent, as Kyuu was very

emotionally drained, as he was among the people who attended the Royal Family's funeral.

They were also concerned that Kyuu gave his word to the grieving relatives that

CLAMP School and DDS will do everything to bring down Zodiac. Directress Ohkawa

and Principal Dan were likewise concerned, and somewhat surprised, and came to admire

Kyuu's determination, but also reminded Kyuu that it won't as easy, and said that he should

calm down.

To Be Continued

HATENAKI INOCHI (Boundless Life) by Hiroshi Kitadani

From the TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki

Kono karada wo kogashite atsuku moeru

Koe no nai sakebi ga ore no michi wo kimeta

Ikusen mono inori wo mune ni uketomete

Dare ka ja nai Jibun dake ga ima wo kaeru

Owari no nai tatakai wo kesshite osore wa shinai

Kanarazu tachiagareru no sa Itsu demo

Yurugi no nai kedakasa wo kokoro ni idaku kagiri

Inochi ga hateru koto wa nai GET AND GO

Nigete yuku hikari wa amari ni mo chiisaku

Tachidomareba kanata ni kiete shimau

Kimi no te no nukumori tsuyoku nigirishimete

Shinjiaeru sono kimochi sae areba ii

Tamerawanai yuuki dake ga ida wo kowasu

Jounetsu-goto mi wo nagete mamoru beki mono ga aru

Ikitoshi ikeru mono-tachi yo Hageshiku

Hikisakareta itami kara umareru ibuki ga aru

Yorisoiarukeru toki made LET YOU GO

Owari no nai tatakai wo kesshite osore wa shinai

Kanarazu tachiagareru no sa Itsu demo

Yurugi no nai kedakasa wo kokoro ni daku kagiri

Kibou ga hateru koto wa nai GET AND GO

Am I too cruel…? Or am I sadistic? I just killed the Royal Family! But only in this fic,

so don't try to gang up on me…

This shows that the DDS / CLAMP team are not having an easy time taking down their

new enemy, after seeing what they're capable of.

Previews:

After several setbacks of their operations, the Zodiac realized that demolishing DDS

wasn't enough, especially now that DDS is now a part (on a temporary basis) of

CLAMP School, and that the Digimons are getting in their way, not to mention the three

Paper Masters (or Sisters), they decided to rid their enemies once and for all.

And as stated above, the Zodiac are now setting their sights on CLAMP School, and

hoping that their plans would eliminate all their threats, and they'll do it by ambush, and

of course, their spy will provide the sneak attack.

From next chapter onwards, the focus will now be on CLAMP School, and Yagiza will

finally make his Zodiac debut.

And the next chapters will be the fic's last mini-story arc.

And after that, Book 3! See you then…

Reviews are welcome, flames are not.

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OMAKE

Ryu, Daisuke, Ken, Miyako, and Hikari decided to pay Kyuu a visit, seeing that he's

still emotionally upset about the Royal Family's deaths. They hoped that their presence

will help cheer him up.

Once they've arrived at the Renjou residence, they saw Megumi's shoes, and they realized

that Megumi was here to cheer him up. They went upstairs to his room. There they heard

them talking, and could here Megumi telling Kyuu that in a matter of time, the Zodiac will

go down, just like Pluto. Then they heard Kyuu thanking Megumi for talking him out of his slump.

Hikari peeked into the room by slowly opening the door, there she saw Kyuu and Megumi

kissing passionately, and were slowly undressing. She then closed the door, telling Ryu and

Daisuke that they needed some privacy. Ryu, Ken, Miyako and Daisuke looked confused at

what Hikari meant. V-Mon opened the door slightly to peek, and his nose bled slightly at what

he just saw. Daisuke went to see what V-Mon was talking about. His eyes widen,and his nose

was slightly bleeding, as he saw Kyuu and Megumi were naked, lying on the bed, and were

making love, their moans can be heard as the door was slightly opened. Hikari then told

Daisuke and V-Mon to leave them alone. Closing the door, they went downstairs, and had

some snacks, since Ryu was also living with Kyuu and that it was Ryu who prepared the food.

Everyone sweat-dropped as they heard the lovers' moans, and that the floor on Kyuu's room

was squeaking and humping. Daisuke and V-Mon imitated Kyuu and Megumi's moans, causing

the rest to laugh heartily, but Hikari twisted Daisuke and V-Mon's ears, telling them that it

wasn't nice to make fun of two lovers. This cause everyone else to laugh a bit louder.

After 15 minutes, Kyuu and Megumi got dressed and went down after hearing some noises

from the living room. They were surprised to see the others downstairs, eating and talking.

Ryu and the others claimed that they just arrived, making the couple sigh in relief, thinking

that the others didn't know what took place 15 minutes ago, but were not aware that Daisuke

and V-Mon had seen them made love.

END OMAKE.