Digimon Adventure X: Episode 9- Never Give In! The Power of Determination
"Patamon!" Tomi cried out to his partner as the ground shook.
"Salamon are you okay?!" Karu asked his Digimon.
"I'm fine Karu, but without Nefertimon's wings how are we going to get out of here?" Salamon asked Karu.
"Tomi! Karu! Are you guys ok?" Taka yelled at the boys from Kyuukanmon's back.
"We are now coz!" Karu yelled back at him as he saw the two D'Arcmon with them.
"What the hell?! A Digi-quake?!" Leiko yelled as the ground started to shake around her and Ami.
"Leiko, we've got to find a way to release Centarumon!" Ami yelled.
"I know!" Leiko yelled back at Ami.
"Flamedramon we've gotta go!" Daichi yelled at his Armor Digimon.
"But Daichi what about them?" Flamedramon asked his partner pointing to the Cerberumon.
"There's nothing more we can do! We don't know if these walls of the maze will hold much longer!" Sam informed Flamedramon.
"Wo sorry boys I would love to stay, but I've gotta jet!" Flamedramon bid the two captured dog Digimon farewell as he dodged a falling rock. "Wormmon I could use a rope."
"One escape rope coming up. Sticky Net." Wormmon said as he created a rope out of his Sticky Net and jumped into Sam's arms.
Flamedramon ran towards the boys scooping them up and using the rope to swing out of the maze.
Shino and Mika mange to find Kuori and Milo just as the Digi-quake started.
"Milo what's going on?" Mika asked her older brother.
"My best guess is that this is a digi-quake." Milo said gulping a bit.
"Just great what else could go wrong?" Kuori asked as she threw up her hands.
"Don't make it worse sis. Hey Hawkmon can fly away while Palmon and Wormmon get us out of here." Shino suggested.
"Great idea Shino!" Milo commented as he looked at the two Digimon.
"Poison Ivy!" "Sticky Net!" The two Digimon combined their attacks to form a ladder.
"Thanks for the save from the Digi-quake." Kiba said.
"Oh it's no problem, Kiba. It's the lease I could do since you two saved me from the Digimon Empress." Unimon thanked Kiba and Keiji for freeing him.
"Ami, Leiko hop on!" Centarumon yelled at the girls.
Ami climbed onto his back, but the ground started to crumble around Leiko's feet as she started to climb up.
"Leiko! Grab on to my hand!" Ami yelled as she reached out for the falling girl.
"There's no time you'll just be pulled down with me! Centarumon hurry get Ami to safety!" Leiko yelled as she fell into the newly formed hole.
Daichi and Taka paced as they watched the maze crumble. Leiko and Ami were still down there. Hotaru was still on Kyuukanmon's back hoping that she could spot them.
"Anything Hotaru?" the goggle wearing boy asked her.
"No, Wait! I see… it's Centarumon with Ami on his back!" Hotaru yelled down to the others.
"Ami where's Leiko?" Taka asked her as Centarumon landed in the middle of the kids.
"She must have fallen into the underground tunnel system." Centarumon answered him.
Leiko groaned as she started to open her eyes to see Armadillomon. "Armadillomon where are we?" She asked her Digimon.
"It seemed we are in some sort of underground tunnel system." Armadillomon answered.
"Why would there be an underground tunnel system under a maze?" Leiko asked as she got up.
"I don't know, Leiko. Should we go exploring?" Armadillomon asked excitedly.
"Sure why not." Leiko said as the two started walking.
Leiko and Armadillomon walked around the tunnel in silence. Leiko wondered about the tunnel. It was too neat to be a natural tunnel, yet there were no support beams or lamps in the tunnel, but then again they were in the Digital World anything is possible.
'Wait a minute if Armadillomon likes to dig then there must be other Digimon who like to dig and or live underground right?' an idea about the tunnel just popped into Leiko's head.
"Hey Armadillomon is it possible that a Digimon created this tunnel?" Leiko asked her partner.
"Well sure it is!" Armadillomon answered his partner as he looked up at her.
"Oh, cause I think he just found us." Leiko said looking at Drimogemon.
"Oh don't worry it's just Drimogemon. We can just ask him for a lift up to the surface." Armadillomon identified the Digimon.
Drimogemon then roared at the two.
"I don't think that's gonna work his eyes are crimson red." Leiko commented as she started to run away from Drimogemon. "Let's kick it into high gear Armadillomon!"
"Right behind you!" Armadillomon ran after Leiko and Drimogemon ran after them.
Leiko and Armadillomon ran dodging into other tunnels. Left then right then left again. It wasn't too long before the two ran out of tunnels to jump into.
"This has to be an exit tunnel! It's just a straight shot from here!" Leiko yelled to Armadillomon.
Suddenly the two found themselves in a huge cavern. Leiko moaned as she looked around.
"I guess that wasn't an exit tunnel." Armadillomon commented.
"Ya think?! Great instead of an exit we found ourselves in his home. And we're uninvited guest!" Leiko screamed as Drimogemon caught up to them.
"I knew you couldn't run forever little girl. And you couldn't hide not in my tunnels!"
Drimogemon laughed at Leiko. "Are you going to try and run again? Are you afraid to die?"
Leiko tensed up she hated being mocked. 'What is there to be afraid of? Death? Getting hurt? Not being able to protect? If I keep running how will I ever get my Digi-Egg? How can I fight if all I do is run away like a scare cat?' she thought as something inside of her started to glow.
"Are you afraid little girl? Of me or my master?" Drimogemon asked her.
"I'm not Afraid of you or your stupid master! I'm not going to run anymore!" Leiko yelled at the Digimon as the wall behind her started to glow.
"What the?!" Drimogemon asked as he tried to shield his eyes.
Leiko looked up to see a Digi-Egg floating above her. She was speechless.
"Go ahead and take it Leiko, so I can beat this creep up for mocking you." Armadillomon told her.
Leiko grabbed the Digi-Egg, "Kicking it up to a whole new gear! Digi Armor Energize!"
"Armadillomon Armor Digivolve to Ketsumon! The Power of Determination!"
Leiko smiled at her Armor Digimon. Ketsumon looked like Triceramon but with a purple belly and gold armor on his head, legs, and back.
"Cha let's kick some butt Ketsumon!" Leiko yelled pumping a fist into the air.
"Iron Drill Spin!" Drimogemon attacked charging at the dinosaur Digimon.
"I don't think so." Ketsumon caught Drimogemon and pushed him back causing him to fall on his back exposing the ring of darkness around his belly.
"Tri-Element Beam!" Ketsumon attacked destroying the ring of darkness.
The freed Drimogemon flipped himself over. "Oh dearest me. Did I cause you some trouble?"
"Um, yeah ya did but don't worry about it." Leiko told Drimogemon.
"It wasn't your fault the Empress was controlling you." Ketsumon explained.
"Oh thank you so much for freeing me! Is there anything I can do for you?" Drimogemon asked.
"Yeah could you get us out of here?" Leiko asked.
"Sure no problem."
"What the not another Digi-quake?" Keiji asked as the ground shook again.
"No not a Digi-quake. Just me and Armadillomon and a new friend." Leiko told him as she and Armadillomon sat upon Drimogemon head.
"Here you two are, and I even found your friends for you." Drimogemon said.
Leiko and Armadillomon jumped down. "Thanks again Drimogemon."
"Oh no thank you Leiko and Armadillomon." Drimogemon thanked Leiko as he went back into his tunnels.