Chapter 19

Meanwhile, Myotismon was holding Yumi captive. Her ankles and wrists were tied together, and she was usually carried around by her wrists, with Myotismon's bats lifting her into the air. When she heard that Phantomon had gotten Kari, she got worried. They headed for the TV station, and saw Kari being guarded by Phantomon. "Kari, what are you doing here?" Yumi demanded. "Yumi? Why are you here?" Gatomon wasn't looking at Kari, and Myotismon asked, "Why won't you look her in the face?" "Because she's not the Digidestined." Kari cried out as Demidevimon pulled her hair, and Gatomon called out her name. "Leave her alone!" Yumi said, and used all her strength to kick Myotismon's arm, making him release Gatomon, who ran to Kari.

He used Crimson Lightning, wrapping it around her neck, and slightly choking her. "What do you think you're doing?" "I'm protecting…my friends." "And how are you going to do that without your Digimon?" "She'll come to get me, and then you'll be sorry!" "Really? And how would she know where you are?" A familiar voice said, "And why wouldn't I know where she is?" Yumi looked up with joy to see Endohmon at the window. "It's time I paid you back for kidnapping my friends, Myotismon." She used Leaf Hurricane, but Myotismon dodged. "Yumi!"

She looked back to see everyone, except Tai. "Matt!" Kazumamon said, "I've had enough of this!" He shot a Piercing Arrow, but it hardly fazed Myotismon. Endohmon jumped at Myotismon, a shuriken in her hands, and she tried to cut him in half, but he dodged. "Kari, go with the others!" Endohmon used Leaf Hurricane to destroy the bats holding Yumi, but, still being tied, she just fell to the ground. Endohmon distracted Myotismon as Matt ran to untie Yumi. When the rope fell free, he hugged her. She blushed, and asked, "Matt, what's wrong?" "I thought I lost you." She understood, and hugged him back, saying, "You could never lose me. I'm like glue."

She smiled, and it made him feel better. Suddenly, a strange force started lifting her into the air, and Matt grabbed her hand. The force was strong, and wrenched loose their hold.
Endohmon jumped onto the roof after Myotismon, and said, "It's time you were taken down." Zudomon, Garudamon, Megakabuterimon, and Weregarurumon backed her up. She took out some exploding tags, did a hand sign, and the tags started glowing, and wrapped around Myotismon. "For kidnapping Yumi, I'm not giving you a chance to survive." She said emotionlessly. She did another hand sign, and the tags exploded.

She couldn't see through the dust, but her ears were as sharp as a wolf's, and she heard footsteps. She turned, and used Leaf Hurricane, making Myotismon jump back from Gatomon and Kari. Phantomon tried to attack Endohmon with his scythe, but she blocked with a shuriken. She threw him away, and turned to Myotismon. He was about to attack Kari and Gatomon, when Tai appeared with Greymon. Tai threw Kari her crest, which she put around her neck, and Phantomon went after them. Greymon Digivolved to Metalgreymon, scaring Phantomon. He shot his Giga Blaster at Myotismon, but he made them disintegrate.

Everyone tried to attack him, but the attacks either disintegrated or were turned on another Digimon. When Weregarurumon was nearly knocked off, Endohmon grabbed his hand, pulling him up. "I can't just let you fall." Myotismon used Grizzly Wing, and aimed it at Kari and Gatomon. Wizardmon got in the way, and ultimately died protecting them. Kari's Digivice started glowing, and Demidevimon had to let it go, and Tai threw it to Kari. With her Digivice, she helped Gatomon Digivolve to Angewomon. She used Heaven's Charm, and everyone gave her their strength. She shot a Celestial Arrow, finishing Myotismon off.

Everyone Dedigivolved, and Iinomon was nestled comfortably in Yumi's arms. Kari said, "But, guys." Everyone turned their attention to Kari and T.K. "The fog hasn't lifted, it's getting thicker!" "But, we defeated Myotismon! It should be gone!" Yumi said, looking up at the sky. Izzy got an e-mail on his laptop, and it was from Gennai. He gave them a prophecy from an ancient text. It said:

"The sky will be darkened by the wings of many bats, The fallen people will invoke the name of the undead Digimon king, And when the clock strikes the hour of the beast, The undead king will reveal himself in his true form as the beast, Then angels will shoot arrows of Hope and Light at the loved ones of those they've been sent to protect, And a miracle will happen. 'Please Always Recycle'.

Yumi said, "Maybe we should go check on our parents." Everyone agreed, and Mimi ran home to change while everyone else followed Joe and Izzy to their apartment building. Izzy brought out his parents, and Joe brought out his brother. They all headed to the convention center to see all of the people lying motionless. Yumi feared the worst, and sat next to her mother, hoping, praying, that she would wake up and everything would be okay again. Matt and T.K. left with their dad to try to find a way through the fog, and everyone else stayed with their parents or guardians. Obana was walking around the convention center, trying to clear her head, when she saw Izzy.

Akiramon had stayed with her aunt and uncle, so he wasn't there. "Hey, Izzy." She said, smiling weakly. He was thinking, but her voice pulled him out of it. "Oh, hi, Obana." She looked at him closely for a moment before asking, "What's wrong?" "It's…nothing." She went up to him, and said, "You can tell me. I won't tell anybody." "I found out…my parents died in a car crash." It reminded her of her parents, and, out of sympathy, hugged him tight. He started blushing, and asked, "What are you…?" "It hurts…to lose a loved one." She let go of him. "I've already felt it." He remembered that she had said her parents had died in a car crash in Tokyo, and that's why she moved back.

"It's not a big deal…" "After a while, it's not, but when it first happens, it stings, doesn't it?" As they were having their soft moment, Yumi's mom got up, and started chanting, "Lord Myotismon, Lord and Master." Over and over again. Iinomon didn't understand, until the prophecy came to mind. "'The fallen people will invoke the name of the undead Digimon King'." Iinomon looked up at Yumi, "He's coming back." Yumi's heart skipped a beat. "You can't be serious!" She said, on her feet in a moment. Izzy came in with Obana, and said, "It's the prophecy!" "What comes next?" Tai questioned.

"'And when the clock strikes the hour of the beast, The undead king will reveal himself in his true form as the beast'." Iinomon said. "When's the hour of the beast?" Obana questioned. "Six, six, six." Everyone turned to Matt's father. "Six seconds after six minutes after six o'clock." Tai looked at his Digivice. "It's almost time!" Him and Matt jumped into the van, but Matt refused to let Yumi go, too. "I don't want you getting hurt. Just stay here with the others." She reluctantly nodded, and watched them drive off. A few minutes later, Venommyotismon appeared, and Iinomon snarled. Iinomon jumped to the ground, Digivolving to Miharumon.

"We've got to go help them!" Gatomon said, "Wait! I have a plan." Miharumon calmed down. "I'm in." Everyone else agreed, but Gatomon said, "The only Digimon I need to come with me is Patamon." "I'm not just gonna let you go by yourselves! I'm coming!" Miharumon said stubbornly, and Gatomon sighed, saying, "Fine, you can come, but don't Digivolve until I say so!" "Fine." Miharumon said.
They got in a car, and started driving, as Gatomon and Patamon Digivolved to Angewomon and Angemon. They soon reached their destination when Agumon and Gabumon were beaten down.

Tai and Matt ran to their partner's sides, and Yumi said, "He's way too tough!" Miharumon was snarling viciously, and remembered the prophecy. She said, "'Then angels will shoot arrows of Hope and Light at the loved ones of those they've been sent to protect, And a miracle will happen'." Yumi said, "So if Angewomon and Angemon are the angels from the prophecy, and they've been sent to protect Kari and T.K., who are their loved ones?" "Their parents." Obana said. Yumi's eyes widened, "But they also have brothers." She looked at Matt and Tai, and said, "But what happens if the prophecy's wrong?" "Miracles require a little fate, Yumi. We'll be fine." Matt tried to console her, but she said, "What if you die? I can't lose you like I lost my dad!"

"You won't lose me, Yumi. I'll be fine. I promise." She tried to believe him, and reluctantly nodded. T.K. and Kari ordered Angemon and Angewomon to shoot their arrows at Matt and Tai. Yumi stepped back, and Miharumon was agitated, praying that the prophecy was right. When the arrows struck, there was a bright light, and Agumon and Gabumon Warp-Digivolved to Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon. They started fighting, with the help of Angemon and Angewomon. Miharumon grew agitated, and said, "Enough of this! I'm helping too!" Yumi nodded, holding her Digivice. Obana said, "Let's do this, Akiramon!"

Miharumon and Akiramon Digivolved to Haramon and Kazumamon. Kazumamon shot a Piercing Arrow, and Haramon shot a Howling Tornado. Neither seemed to faze him, and Haramon said, "Yumi, I need to Digivolve!" "You got it!" Yumi said, holding her crest. As pure white light escaped through her fingers, Haramon Digivolved to Endohmon. The others had Digivolved to their Champion forms by now as well, and Endohmon jumped up, using Leaf Hurricane.

It fazed him, making him take a step back, and Endohmon jumped off him, taking out some exploding tags. She did a hand sign, and they tightened, in a ring, around his neck. She did another hand sign, and they exploded. He was fazed more, and tried to swat her away. Wargreymon said, "Everyone, attack at the same time!" Endohmon nodded, using Leaf Hurricane. After everyone's attacks struck, Wargreymon used Mega Claw, making a hole through Venommyotismon. Suddenly, he stood up, and a strange blob being showed up in the hole. Endohmon landed on a destroyed building, saying, "We can still stop him!"

Suddenly, a strange force threw all the Digimon. Endohmon flew off the building, but still landed on her feet. Yumi thought, I don't care what happens! I'm going to protect my friends! Suddenly, her crest began to glow, and a strange beam came out. The same happened to the others, and they bound Venommyotismon. Wargreymon kicked a large section of the TV station at the strange being, and, along with Endohmon's Leaf Hurricane, shot a Terra Force. Venommyotismon disintegrated, and Yumi said, disbelieving, "He's gone…He's actually gone!"

Endohmon jumped down next to her, saying, "That's the last we'll see of him." Yumi smiled as Endohmon Dedigivolved to Iinomon. She picked her up lovingly, and smiled as she saw the fog clear. She gasped at what she saw. It looked like and upside down world in the sky, wavering and showing strips of the night sky.
She didn't feel good about this, and Obana came up to her, saying, "It looks…familiar." Yumi had that same feeling, but forgot it as Matt and T.K.'s mom arrived, and Izzy's mom and dad came to talk to him. When Joe's brother came, he turned on the news on a small, portable radio.

Izzy was looking at the sky, and Obana came up, asking, "What is it?" "That mountain…looks like Infinity Mountain." Obana looked closely, and nodded in slight surprise. Izzy said, "Tai, can you get a closer look at that peak?" Tai looked around for it with his mini telescope, but, instead of finding the mountain, he found a jetliner. Suddenly, it reached the edge of the upside down world and started falling. Biyomon Digivolved to Birdramon, and flew up to save it. It was too heavy for her, so she Digivolved to Garudamon. Tentomon Digivolved to Kabuterimon and went up to help her. When the plane had landed safely, Garudamon Dedigivolved to Yokomon and Kabuterimon all the way back to Motimon.

Izzy concluded that the land in the sky was actually the Digital World. "So the Digital World has just gotten worse. We need to fix it, or both our worlds are in trouble." Yumi said. Everyone agreed, but Izzy asked, "How do we get there, though?" "Last time, my Digivice took me." Obana said, holding Akiramon like a stuffed animal in her arms. Everyone was in a circle, and held out their Digivices. They began to glow, and made a rainbow colored pillar of light. Before they jumped in, Matt and T.K.'s mom protested. She just doesn't want them to get hurt. Yumi thought.

She stepped forward, saying, "Everything will be fine." Matt's mom looked at her uncertainly, and she smiled. "We're all there to protect each other. I'll make sure nothing happens to either of them. I promise." Miharumon nodded, and it seemed to ease the pain. They all jumped into the light, and Yumi saw her mother run up, worried. "Bye, mom! I'll be back soon, don't worry!" This hurt her, deep down, and she really didn't want to leave. She felt a comforting hand on her shoulder, and turned to see Matt. She smiled, silently thanking him. Miharumon whimpered, seeing her pain, but she shrugged it off. The pillar of light was disappearing behind them, and taking them back to the Digital World.