A/N: A little training downtime and some side battles to tide us over until the beast gets out again. But, first, the Halloween/holiday character corner. Enjoy!
Tai: Welcome back to the party, guys! Things are starting to kick off again.
Karin: Yes, and we'd like to thank you to joining us during the story presentation.
Sora: Say, is Kaiba STILL chasing Ken around?
Dimitri: He sure is. They haven't come back yet, but seeing how quick Ken was, I doubt Seto has a chance.
Lyn: Let them be. Seto will tire out. Let's just continue the party, gang!
Christina: Aww, I wanted to feed Ken some.
Athena: (stuffing her mouth with candies) Mmmm! Good!
(Just then, more guests arrive to the party. One group consists of a teenage human male accompanied by a few others, including a Gardevoir.)
X: Ford, welcome to the party! Glad you can make it.
Ford (dressed as Sceptile): Thanks, and I brought friends of mine here. I brought Gardevoir, Ashley of the Delightful Children, the Nostalgia Critic, Maka Albarn from Soul Eater, and Gai Tsutsugami from Guilty Crown.
Ashley (about Ford's age and dressed as Flay Allster of Gundam Seed): Hi, everyone.
Nostalgia Critic (dressed as Jack Skellington): Why the fuck is there a turkey here?!
Keke: Well, it's already Thanksgiving by now.
Nostalgia Critic: yeah, but there's someone dressed like a turkey!
Maka Albarn: No, that's a real turkey.
(A turkey is spotted gobbling. Agumon, Shoutmon, and Veemon begin chasing the poor turkey around.)
Gai (dressed as Soul from Soul Eater): I wouldn't want to be that turkey now.
Jami: We have too many people running around.
Taylor: Tell me about it, Jami.
(Yamato arrives dressed as Vegeta and looking smug as ever.)
Tai: Hey, Yamato. That outfit is so you!
Dimitri (sweatdrops): Oh, you've gotta be kidding me.
Athena: (starry eyes) Great Uncle Tai and Grandpa Yamato look so cool!
Yamato: You look more ridiculous, Tai. So, where's the rich fool?
Tyra: Seto? Just chasing Ken around and looking to choke the ever life outta him.
Yamato: You mean... THAT Ken?!
Tai: Well, yeah. Of course, that Ken. It wouldn't be Ken Ichijouji.
Yamato: When I see that brat, he's going to rue the day he humiliated me!
Gai: Someone's in a foul mood.
Maka: Tell me about it.
(Meanwhile, Seto is still chasing Ken like there's no tomorrow.)
Seto: GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE, RAINER!
Ken: Dude, give it up! You're never catching me!
Seto (starts losing breath but still presses forward): I will get you!
(Everyone else is still partying. Yusuke and Keiko show up dressed as Aladdin and Jasmine. Usagi and Mamoru also show up dressed as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from Tangled. Rei and Hiei show up dressed as Elvira and Devil May Cry's Dante. Taiki and his Shoutmon show up dressed as Mario and Yoshi.)
Tai: Great, more guests!
Christina: I just hope Ken will be ok.
Lyn: Aw, he'll be just fine! Seto's tough, but Ken's on a whole different level, right?
Karin: Of course, but we're still going to need a doctor if things get ugly.
Ford: For who? Seto, Ken, or the turkey?
(Suddenly, three TARDIS boxes materialize in the room. Out of the boxes come the Tenth, Eleventh, and War Doctors.)
Tenth/Eleventh/War: Did someone call for a Doctor?!
X: Ah, fresh off from the Day of the Doctor for you Doctor Who fans.
Dimitri: I've met a ton of time travelers, but never the Doctors. This is an honor.
Karin: Not to mention dimension travel.
Tai: This party is gonna last until the end of the last chapter. So, while we party, our movie fic continues. On with the fic!
Act III: Buckling Down and Training Hard
Digital World/Sovereign's Lair/DF-616/5:05 PM
"So, what do you think it's like in there?" Sistermon Blanc wondered as she and her sister, Sistermon Noir, sipped tea with each other while sitting on a blanket. Near them, Cyberdramon had been chained down like a dog to prevent him from going insane on everyone.
"I have no idea, and how can you two drink tea at a time like this?" MirageGaogamon BM wondered before looking at Arresterdramon. "Kinda surprised you didn't go in. With that new form you got back during the fight with GranDracmon, you haven't used it enough."
"I don't need the training, I can handle anything!" he said, widening his smirk.
"Arrogance will be thy undoing one day," Mercuremon interjected before Sistermon Noir noticed something.
"So wait, where's KageShurimon at?" She wondered looking around.
Arresterdramon retorted. "I think he said he was going to look around. Ever since we got here, he's been mesmerized by this place."
Speaking of which, in one of the libraries, Gennai watched with interest as KageShurimon took to reading some of the books about the place.
"You're a very interesting Shurimon. You seem quite intrigued by our tomes."
"I was the leader of a dominion back in Ken's universe, or should I say my own, but this one is quite interesting as well," he said as he continued to look around.
"I see, well if you need anything let me know," Gennai said as he left the room.
KageShurimon continued to look about, getting more interested each time he read.
Digital World/Dragon's Valley/Folder Continent/DF-616/6:30 PM
Meanwhile, back on the former battlefield, those who were brutally beaten and had fought GalacticNova X had enough time to recover. X returned briefly to hand some digi-vitamins to those who needed them. Some used this time to train; others used the free time to discuss plans on what to do once Tai and Ken return.
Nevertheless, Yamato was not thrilled with the notion of either his rival or Ken taking away his opportunity to finish Yagami.
BanchoLeomon sat down with Mikato, Shizuka, and their partner Digimon about better training. He asked for Bearmon and Liollmon to fuse into their BanchoLeomon form to spar with him. When they did, the two immediately sparred as BanchoLeomon (Kai) tested their potential.
Pikkan was seen meditating in the background. Tike and David sparred hard as the former was driven mad with motivation after seeing his mother used as a fulcrum. Kara half-watched the boys' sparring contest as she eyed Celesta X sadly. TK & Patamon, Davis & Veemon, BW, Sam, and Sonja were on guard duty.
Dimitri & Faith, Karin, and Keke tended with Sora & Biyomon and Mimi & Palmon.
"How are things in your time and my future self?" Mimi asked her son.
Dimitri replied earnestly. "Mother's been taking of herself well. She's done a swell job getting the new Chosen up to speed and they're already actively exploring the Digital World."
"Hard to believe you help nurture a new generation of Digi-kids," Palmon said, looking up to her partner.
"Me, too," Mimi confessed. "I'd like to meet the older me one day."
"Hah, I'm sure you would," Keke chuckled.
"Maybe you will," Dimitri smiled genuinely.
"Let me just say besides being older and a little wiser, you haven't changed much," Karin stated. "You're still into the latest fashion trends and maintain your looks."
"Some old habits never die hard," Sora said.
"We have a whole day until Tai and Ken get out. I hope they get the most out of this time room training," Karin said.
Dimitri reassured her. "Hey, look at it this way. When Tai used the room last time with Kari, he came out twice... no more than ten times better than he was before. Father and I got great results, too."
"But, we used the room twice," Faith reminded him. "Meaning we can't use it anymore."
"Yeah, we used up our two days."
"Tai didn't use his second day cause he felt confident enough that he had pushed himself to his limit?" Karin inquired.
"At the time, yeah, and he already had Kari in mind to defeat Virus."
Sora hugged her legs and added. "Maybe it's a good thing in hindsight he didn't use his second day."
Keke concurred. "He can use it now to help better himself and get Ken stronger as well. I hope Ken can handle it."
"Same here. I am worried the time room might prove too dangerous for him," Karin said with deep concern. She felt Dimitri fold an arm over her to comfort her.
"He'll make it through. Tai and Agumon will make sure they do."
Karin smiled as she leaned against him.
"GUYS! I'm feeling some dark powers approaching us!" BW alarmed everyone.
(Cue I.O.N. - Why)
Sooner after, every fighter and Digimon sensed three Ki signatures drawing in close to their vicinity. BanchoLeomon (Kai), BanchoLeomon (XLR), Pikkan, Sonja, Keke, Sam, Tike, David, and Kara sighted three figures flying out of a portal. The dark trio floated over the upper dome portion of the massive barrier.
TK & Patamon quickly transformed into WarAngemon. Likewise, Davis & Veemon turned into Ultima X.
Dimitri & Faith instinctively joined in and ascended into Angemon X. Karin suited up using her Valkyrie Dagger to transform into Dai-Valkyrie Sailor Sedna.
"Look! There's three of them that came out of that portal!" David pointed out.
"Who the heck are they?!" Ultima X asked.
"Shoot first, ask questions later," Sonja remarked, scanning the trio. Her scanners sighted Jishikitori X, Sin X, and Sen X. "One has a high-level power signature and the other two are slightly average."
Yamato & Gabumon merged to become Metalla X.
Metalla X smirked darkly albeit confidently. "Let me handle these three. This shouldn't take long at all."
"They're about to attack the barrier!" Angemon X alarmed everyone. Drawing out his sword, he flew up to intercept the trio.
WarAngemon quickly followed behind Angemon X.
"Wait for us!" Tike and Kara cried out as they joined in as well.
Dai-Valkyrie Sedna gasped the minute she saw Jishikitori X. It's her! "I'm coming, too!" With that, she summoned her Ice Trident and hastily glided up to follow the others.
"Humph, just allow me the opportunity to kill one of them," Metalla X scoffed as he flew up as well.
Before Jishikitori X and the Ascendant twins had a chance to break down the barrier, Angemon X was already flying overheard with his sword. He brought down the blade, causing them to evade and scatter. Sin X and Sen X made sure to stay together.
"Well, hello, boy," Jishikitori X chortled evilly. "You came just in time."
"You stay away from this barrier!" Angemon X warned, pointing his sword at the conniving woman. "You don't know the consequences of what happens if this thing comes down!"
"Oh, I know, but I don't care what happens to your friend in there," Jishikitori X said as she beckoned Sin X and Sen X to fight the others. "Come and get me, Dimitri!" She goaded him to attack her.
"NO!" yelled Dai-Valkyrie Sedna cried out, flying up underneath Jishikitori X. She flew up so fast the evil woman couldn't pick up on her presence. She surprised Jishikitori X by slamming her Ice Trident against her face, breaking open her mask.
Scowling angrily, Jishikitori X grabbed her face as her mask started breaking apart and crumbling into pieces.
"Thanks, Sedna," Angemon X said.
"Dimitri, you'll want to look at her face. Doesn't she look familiar to you?"
Upon seeing her face, Angemon X was stricken with shock and bewilderment. Judging from his facial expression, he looked like had just seen a ghost, which is exactly what he was looking at.
"It can't be. So, what you said is true...!" Angemon X gaped as Jishikitori X uncovered her face. "Charon?!"
"Yes, but not the same one we all defeated in the Dawn of Chaos event. This is her from Chibi-Usa's future, but I don't know how she can still exist if her past self was destroyed."
"You can thank Greil for that. Anyway, there's no point concealing myself anymore," Jishikitori X replied ever so calmly. "With Ken out of the way, I can finally have you two to myself."
"You're not going to get away with any more crimes! We're ending this here!" Angemon X declared.
Jishikitori X chortled as she floated. "Then, come on down and get me." She lured Angemon X and Dai-Valkyrie Sedna away. Despite her outward calmness, she was still weakened from her previous battles involving Ken, Sedna, and company. And she realized her setbacks. As it pains me to admit it, I can't fight these two in my condition... after my previous battles with that psychopathic boy Ken and his colleagues... looks like I'll have to call my pet to play with these fools!
"It's Jishikitori X! She fits the description that Ken told us," Mikato exclaimed, looking over to her sister and BanchoLeomon (XLR).
Shizuka added. "She's given Ken a ton of grief lately. We can help Karin and Dimitri by taking her down."
BanchoLeomon (XLR) clenched his fists. "I'm ready."
BanchoLeomon (Kai) interjected. "Hold on." He looked up and noticed Jishikitori X conjuring up a dark ball in her hand. "She's about to summon something! Prepare yourselves for anything!"
Meanwhile, Sin X and Sen X were left fighting with WarAngemon, Tike, and Kara. The Ascendant twins united and proved to be more than efficient in fighting with their opponents. While not as strong, their speed surely made the difference in making it difficult for WarAngemon, Tike, and Kara.
WarAngemon flew forward and tried hitting Sin X with his Seraphi Fist. Sin X immediately countered by putting up a barrier, protecting himself from WarAngemon's attack. Tike and Kara's Ki blasts were nullified by Sen X's barrier.
"Ugh, these two are so annoyingly quick! And they've got freaking shields!" Tike whined.
"They fight and work so well in perfect unison," WarAngemon observed.
Sin X taunted them. "C'mon, is that all you've got?!"
Sen X whispered to him. "Please, let's just finish this, Carossa. You know I don't like fighting too much.
"We'll finish this up sooner than you think, Melissa."
With that, Sin X and Sen X flew together as they spun around WarAngemon, Tike, and Kara quickly. David and Ultima X joined in to help, but Sin X and Sen X unloaded a barrage of beams to keep them at bay.
"Don't interfere!" Sin X berated Ultima X and David.
"Damn, these two are too well connected," WarAngemon said.
"The more they move like this, the more annoyed I'm gonna be!" exclaimed David.
"Melissa, let's blow them away!" Sin X declared as he and his twin sister glided forward to attack them.
Suddenly, a beam hurtled out of nowhere and cut them off from the pass. Sin X and Sen x quickly halted their advance as Metalla X came into view. He set his sights on the twins and smiled darkly.
"You're dealing with me now, brats," Metalla X flat-out said.
"Yamato!" WarAngemon cried out.
Tike muttered. "About time." He always has to make an entrance, doesn't he?
Sin X scowled. "You can't beat us both! You ready to beat him down, Melissa." He noticed the hesitation from his sister and sighed. "Melissa?"
"Yeah..." muttered Sen X, nodding and facing Metalla X.
(End theme)
(Cue Saliva - Burn It Up)
"You little..." Jishikitori X glared at Sedna as she held up her Xros Loader. "SkullSatamon! Cereberumon! Digi-Xros!" The three-headed hellhound of death had returned. "Get them Kerbexmon! Hades Drive!" The beast complied with its mistress and broke into a run surrounding itself with hellish fire as it surrounded Keke, Sedna, Mimi, Sora, the Ninja twins, and their Digimon.
"Just how fast is this thing?!" Mikato wondered. She and Shizuka couldn't follow it as its movements were nothing but fiery blurs in their eyes.
"One thing's for sure it's hot! Very hot!" Lillymon gulped, staying as far away from the flames as she could.
Mimi and Sora weren't doing so well against the heat either.
"We've got to find some way to stop it before it roasts us alive!" Keke discerned before forming her attack. "Rosemary Discs!" Unfortunately, the beast was too fast causing the discs to miss. "What?!"
Sedna was about to try her luck when another voice was heard.
"Bancho Punch!"
She turned and thought it was the twins' BanchoLeomon, but it was not. It was the other one who slammed the ground hard near Kerbexmon causing the beast to be sent flying into the air in intense pain; however, it was able to recover and jumped back down into a running position before taking off again. Sedna saw pain etched on its face before it was covered again by flames.
"I see, if we can hit it we can defeat it!" Sedna declared.
"Are you sure?" Sora asked.
"Yes!"
Across the field, the remaining forces were still dealing with the Evolite twins.
Metalla X grew annoyed by their antics. "Everyone fall back and protect Kari! I'll handle these two brats!"
"What?! You think you can handle both of us!" Sin X declared angrily. He and Sen X continued firing laser beams from their armor at everyone, but after a moment Sonja surprisingly nodded.
"I say let him. These two are only truly powerful when combined. Otherwise, they're not much of a threat." Her offhanded comment made Sin X angry.
"Hey you take that back, you stupid robot!" he yelled at her, but before he could attack her Metalla X cut him off.
"Father, please remember these are just children! We need only subdue them for information not kill them!" Angemon X called out as Metalla X prepared to continue fighting.
A small grin formed on his face. I'll do whatever the hell I please! Metalla X thought with dark intentions.
(End theme)
Room of Time/DF-616/6:45 PM
(Cue Chrono Trigger Symphony, Vol. 3 - Sealed Door ·The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra)
While everyone else was busy engaging the new threats, Tai and Ken, as Omega X and Dramon X respectively, continued battling each other hard in the Room of Time trying to use the time wisely.
For Tai, it was to power up whilst Ken wanted to gain better focus with his powers.
As the two hit each other repeatedly with rapid blows, Omega X soon scored a hit on Dramon X that caused a small wound to open up. While it was not a large cut, data started to flow out of it; and upon seeing this, Dramon X dropped to the ground in shock causing him to regress back to normal.
"The heck was that?!" Tai wondered as he also regressed from Omega X.
Agumon stretched his arms. "Maybe we should take a breather we've been fighting for over two hours now."
Tai nodded in agreement. "Yeah." He noticed Ken shaking a bit. "So, is everything ok there, Ken? Why was data coming out of your body just now?"
"I have no idea. Lately, it seems when I get cut in battle it happens, but I've yet to figure out what's doing it. Even though I will admit, I do feel like my body's changing each time I go into my Ascendant forms."
Tai put his hand to his chin. It might be that converter on his back. After all, it's true that since he is from a different world his ascendant form looks different. Still, though, Beyond was from a whole different world too and he didn't have a particle converter on his back. He thought before sitting down. "Ken, do you think you should stop fighting?" This question baffled Ken. "I mean, you've been through a lot of crap in such a short time compared to us and those in Karin's world. Maybe you should..." Ken held up his hand stopping him.
"I can't stand down, Tai. Someone's life is in my hands right now, and until she is revived, I can't stop. Of course, there's also the hypocrite Greil, the 'Troll' Terumi, and that whore Jishikitori X who for some reason I want to..." He went off on a long list tangent on what he would do to Jishikitori X making Tai and Agumon sweatdrops. "What?"
"Never mind," he said as Ken decided to change the subject.
"Let's not talk about it anymore. I'd rather talk about Yagami. What's his deal and why would someone as psychotic as that has a crest?"
"Long ago, there were actually supposed to be nine Chosen Children when the first set of Crests was made. We ended up with nine Crests and partner Digimon. But, something went wrong during the testing of the ninth pair. It was deemed too unstable for someone to use. Then, a manipulative Digimon named Glaven took the Crest and Digimon away before they could be destroyed by the ones who created the Crests and Digimon, and after searching for years, he found the Digimon a partner. That partner being Yagami, who was a nutcase to say the least from his childhood background Glaven told us about."
"No wonder they wanted it destroyed. A Crest with the name of despair is just asking for trouble," Ken muttered.
Tai continued. "It wasn't the Crest of Despair initially. It only turned into that because Yagami's emotions corrupted it. Originally, it was the Crest of Spirit."
Hearing this, Ken's eyes widened slightly. "He actually managed to change the Crest? Perhaps that's why his energy is so unstable."
Tai was confused by this. "What are you getting at?"
"I think that if we were able to return his Crest back to the way it was, even for a brief moment, his unstable energy should become stabilized enough to weaken his Crest and break it, then go in for the kill."
"Why should it matter if it's stable or not?"
Ken sighed. "It's simpler than you would think. Right now, Yagami's energy flows through his body like a hurricane because it's unstable due to him changing the Crest. Therefore, trying to go for his Crest isn't possible because of the fact that energy wraps around it all the time, but if we could stabilize it and thus return it to normal, we would have a clear shot at busting the thing, slowly weakening him, and allowing the kill."
"Sounds interesting, but there's one problem. How do you think we could stabilize it and could we return it to normal?"
Ken glanced at his wrists through his shades. "Give me some time and I'll come up with something. We can talk with X about it once we get out of here. Though in any case, I think we've taken enough of a break. Ready to continue?" He asked.
With that, Tai nodded and stood up. The moment they both got to their feet, their Digivices both began glowing the respective colors of their Crests and both were surrounded by flashes of light, which quickly vanished.
"What was that?!" Tai wondered as he saw an image of Ken's Courageous Hope Armor, resembling a golden upper body/chest armor, before him for a moment.
Ken in turn saw himself doing Instant Movement.
"I think our Crests responded to our talk, and I think they traded techniques with each other, neat!" Ken said as Tai nodded.
"On that note, let's continue!" He said reforming into Omega X.
Ken held up his Xros Loader and summoned MetalGreymon this time before digivolving him into ZekeGreymon.
"Let's go!" All three yelled continuing their training.
(End theme)
Digital World/Dragon's Valley/Folder Continent/DF-616/6:55 PM
(Cue I.O.N. - Deeper)
The fight with Kerbexmon was tough but brief. However, it took just Dai-Valkyrie Sedna and Keke to fight off Kerbexmon. Summoning their Crest Weapons, Sora fired a heart arrow and Mimi used her sincerity fan to distract Kerbexmon long enough for Garudamon and Lillymon to bombard the beast with their attacks.
Sonja helped by flying up and kicking Kerbexmon's back, sending it crashing. Kerbexmon swiftly rolled into a ball and floated up. Then, it launched itself upward toward Sonja. The artificial placed her hands outward catching Kerbexmon. Sam flew up kicking Kerbexmon away. Both BanchoLeomons double-teamed Kerbexmon kicking him back and forth.
"Ready?!" Keke called over to Sedna.
The Dai-Valkyrie Kuiper conjured an ice wind from her trident, which she used to hit Kerbexmon with full force. She invoked the power of her polar bear spirit, Knut, and turned her trident into an ice blade. She dashed forward and rapidly slashed Kerbexmon with blinding fast blade strikes. Keke followed up by shooting a blast into Kerbexmon's side.
Kerbexmon was knocked out thanks to Sedna and Keke's combined efforts. Sonja and Sam cornered the beast, drawing him away from Jishikitori X.
Speaking of Jishikitori X, her patience was wearing thin with Sedna and her cohorts.
"Your guard is down," Jishikitori X muttered as she shot up behind Dai-Valkyrie Sedna's obvious blind spot: her back. Upon forging a black dagger, she prepared to pierce it through Sedna's back.
'Behind you, Sedna!' Knut warned via telepathy with the Ice Senshi.
Suddenly, someone interceded between Sedna and Jishikitori X.
"Dead Scream."
Jishikitori X was a recipient of a powerful sphere being shoved into her side. As the attack pushed her back, the Kai Destined closest in the vicinity, and Sedna were shocked to see Sailor Pluto turn up. Sedna immediately recognized his Pluto as the one from the YYGDM dimension.
"Pluto?!" Sedna exclaimed. "How... what are you doing here?!"
"I come wherever she goes," Pluto plainly stated, not for a single minute withdrawing her sights on Jishikitori X. "Sedna, rest easy. You and the warriors of this dimension have other matters to attend to, but leave my sister with me." She twirled her staff and pulled out her Valkyrie Dagger. "Pluto Dai-Valkyrie Power! Make-Up!" Upon activating her magical dagger, she, like Sedna, transformed into her Dai-Valkyrie form and hastily took off after Jishikitori X.
"Damn you, sister!" Jishikitori X scowled. And I was so close to summoning Tachyondramon! Quickly recalling Kerbexmon to her Xros Loader, Jishikitori X flew off with Dai-Valkyrie Pluto pursuing her.
"Pluto, how did you find me?!" Sedna called the Time Guardian. "Let me help you go after her!"
"No, you stay and help your friends here! Dealing with my sister is my concern!" Dai-Valkyrie Pluto dismissed the Kuiper's offer. "You're needed where you are, Sedna!"
The Time Guardian disappeared into a portal Jishikitori X used to escape. Dai-Valkyrie Sedna turned her focus back on the others, who were watching the others fighting Sin X and Sen X.
"It'll be ok, Sedna. Pluto will somehow get her. Let's worry about us for right now," Angemon X stated as he took out his sword. "The others might need help. I'm going in!" He rocketed up to help WarAngemon, Ultima X, Tike, Kara, and David take down the Evolite twins.
"Be careful," Sedna muttered. But, how was Pluto able to find me here?
Sin X and Sen X came together to unleash their union move.
"Let's do this, Carossa."
"You're all going down, you punks!" Sin X boasted as he and his sister united their energies simultaneously.
"Unison Dance!" They yelled out, unleashing brutal attacks on WarAngemon, Ultima X, Tike, Kara, and David.
However, in the midst of their united attack, Angemon X intercepted the twins by swinging his sword behind them. As a result, this caused the twins to separate, which proved to be a bad thing for them both. Seeing Sen X being knocked away from Sin X, Metalla X seized the opportunity and shot forward. He landed a chop to her side, breaking open her armor and cracking her ribs.
Spitting out some blood, Sen X was completely neutralized by Metalla X's blow. The next thing she knew, a bright beam of bluish light expelled from Metalla X's right palm and swallowed her up.
"AH!" Sen X screamed as the beam swallowed her up and dissolved her away. She screamed out her last words in a plea. "CAROSSA! I LOVE YOU, MY BROTHER!"
Upon seeing his, Sin X turned away from his adversaries and yelled out fearfully. "MELISSA! NO!" He flew across to reach his sister, but the minute he got there it was too late. He had just witnessed his sister being evaporated into nothing by Metalla X's ruthless attack. He spun around shooting an infuriated glare at Metalla X. "YOU BASTARD! GIVE HER BACK!"
Metalla X frowned and beckoned Sin X to attack him, to which Sin X accepted. Sin X unleashed a barrage of beams that Metalla X easily dodged.
Having witnessed Sen X's demise was unsettling enough for the others. Despite being an enemy, Melissa/Sen X was just a young girl who disliked fighting for the most part and only fought to ensure her brother survives.
(End theme)
"Yamato didn't have to take it that far!" Mimi cried out.
"I did notice that girl was hesitant to attack unless her brother needed her," Keke said.
"He still went too far!" The Bearer of Sincerity cried out. "There was no reason to kill her like that! Why didn't he just knock her out?!"
Sonja added. "Hate to say it, but she is an enemy and she had to be taken down. It's either us or them."
Mimi abhorred hearing Sonja state the truth and refused to accept it. She looked up watching Metalla X dodging Sin X's punches and kicks. All it took was Metalla X clubbing Sin X's back and knocking him away.
"Believe me. I don't like it as much as you, Mimi," the female artificial said. "What Yamato did was a dick move. These two are siblings almost like me and Jax."
Sora frowned, showing disapproval of Yamato's actions like the others. "Tai would've handled the situation differently, that's for sure."
Dai-Valkyrie Sedna witnessed the events unfold and shook her head. "I shouldn't be surprised, but I still don't like it."
WarAngemon berated Metalla X. "Simply neutralizing her and his guy is enough!"
"Just like dad to do something like this," scoffed Angemon X.
Metalla X tilted his head as Sin X tried punching him. He landed a punch to Sin X's gut and backhanded him aside. "And have them come back to kill us? I won't be satisfied until I take down one of these bastards! Child or nor, they're still an enemy!"
(Cue Godzilla GMK OST – God of the Earth - Baragon)
Suddenly, driven with revenge, Sin X opted to take Metalla X in one shot, but that required a sacrifice. He crossed both arms over his chest as a red aura outlined his body.
"Melissa, your death won't be in vain. This one is for you!" Sin X declared, glowing with intense red light. His eyes not only burned with passion but turned pure white. He yelled out fiercely and launched himself into Metalla X. "All right, you bastard! If I can't kill you, I'll take you with me!"
Taken aback, Metalla X readied himself and tried dodging. Sin X spun around and makes a quick dive at him.
"Kamikaze Attack!" Sin X screamed as red light sprayed out of his body, which consumed them both.
Ba-Boom!
In a blinding flash of light, an explosion followed that rattled the entire vicinity. Everyone present moved away.
"YAMATO! MATT!" WarAngemon X shouted fearfully.
"DAD!" Angemon X and Keke shouted.
As the smoke cleared, only one remained standing. Sin X was nowhere to be seen. Metalla X floated out unscathed and patted aside the dust remains of the Evolite child.
(End theme)
"Kamikaze attempt fails," Pikkan pointed out. "You satisfied enough, Yamato?"
Mikato shook her head dismissively. "I'm glad Ken's not here to see this."
Shizuka nodded. "Oh yeah..."
Metalla X sighed, addressing everyone in an irritated tone. "What are you fools so down for? They were two enemies that needed to be eliminated. I took care of the problem the rest of you seemingly couldn't handle. So what if they were children? It's kill them or they kill us. Simple war logic."
"They were still kids, you jerk!" Mimi chastised him. "Are you proud of the fact you killed a little girl?!" Lillymon tried to hold her partner back.
"Father, there were other ways to handle this," Keke said. "We could've kept them alive to tell us more about their Evolite organization."
"She's right. We have to be alert about Greil," Angemon X spoke up.
"What for? Let him come here and we can take him," Metalla X blatantly stated.
As everyone finished chastising Metalla X for what he had just done, Paradiso X appeared in his full glory. His power flowed over them like a tidal wave. Sonja's sensors went on high as this happened.
(Cue Motorhead - King of Kings)
"On your knees, dog!" He called out to Metalla X, bumrushing him before anyone could blink
Bam!
He then plowed him into the ground hard, picked him, and proceeded to bash his face in at rapid speed before sending him flying. "This is for my servants, you cold-hearted bastard! GALACTIC PARADISE!"
Angemon X went cold upon this declaration as time and space cracked open around them all allowing a pseudo-solar system to appear. Metalla X was then bashed from one planet to another and then another before finally with one final punch he was plowed into the ground so hard head first. If it wasn't for the fact they could sense his life force, he'd be dead.
"Holy shit! Who is this guy?!" BanchoLeomon (Kai) wondered.
BW exclaimed. "Must be that Greil guy we've been hearing about!"
Pikkan growled as his body quivered, sensing the intense powers resonating from the Evolite.
"Yes, he's someone who's been messing with Ken a lot lately!" Shizuka shouted as everyone blanched and was too shocked to move.
As the winged angel warrior walked over to Metalla X and picked him up by a leg, he was barely alive from the assault.
"What's his deal?!" Keke wondered, part of her wanted to blast him due to what had just transpired, but another part of her felt scared of the forces coming from the newcomer's body.
Most notably now that he wasn't moving at high speeds, some of the more perceptive warriors saw he had a particle converter on his back much like the one Ken had in his Dramon X forms. Before anyone could speak, Paradiso X did whilst still holding Metalla X.
(End theme)
(Cue Godzilla GMK OST – The God of Destruction Appears)
"You are nothing but a cold-hearted charlatan of the element you are supposed to represent. All you crave is power for nothing more than personal gain, and you kill indiscriminately for it. Even if my actions are unjust in others' eyes, I, at the very least, care about my followers; you, on the other hand, are a malicious, callous, sadistic puppy who will one day have your reckoning, and on that day, you will be judged, tried, and be destroyed by your pathetic obsession for power without reason!" With that, he tossed him down and quickly turned to face Sedna. "And you. Give your 'brother' a message. He has gone past the point of no return. No matter what he tries at this point, no matter how many battles he wins, even if he manages to beat me, he will not win in the end. All he will gain is more suffering and pain. He will likely inherit my legacy and there is nothing he can do to change that!" He made his point clear and growled while facing the barrier. "Maybe it's a good thing I did show up. Sucks that it can't be tampered with, but oh well, she'll be mine someday."
WarAngemon was the first one to respond to this. "Wait, you want Kari?! I thought you were after Ken?!"
Paradiso X's eyes flashed wide and then two seconds later WarAngemon was smashed into a nearby boulder. "I don't swing that way you, moron. I merely want Ken to be my pawn due to his abilities since they are similar to my own, but he has no idea what's becoming of himself. As for Kari, I wish to have her join me at my side!"
This notion obviously didn't sit well with anyone.
Ultima X helped WarAngemon up. He turned and snapped at Paradiso X. "You're not going near Kari, you hear me?!"
"There's no way Kari would ever fall for a jerk like you!" Sora declared.
Paradiso X shook his head, sighing with exasperation. "I have ways of making her like me just so you know. I've learned several skills from traveling across worlds such as alchemy and I can make one hell of a love potion." WarAngemon fired at him, but he sidestepped the attack. He prepared to fire back, but Sedna unleashed an ice barrage that cut into his arm, which was still stinging from Fairy Law. "I'll withdraw for now, but so help me god you're all dead soon, except Kari!" With that, he vanished.
(End theme)
"Who does that nut job think he's dealing with?!" Sonja wondered.
"Dunno. Dang, I feel bad for Ken though, " Tike muttered.
David nodded. "Same here."
"Should feel bad for father as well despite what he did?" Keke interjected as they pulled Metalla X up from the ground. "We need to heal him." The others agreed.
"The barrier should be coming down soon. Hopefully, those two get back here before it's fully undone," Mikato said.
As Ultima X and Angemon X helped set him down, WarAngemon leaned on a tree for leverage and looked at Kari, eyes full of fire. I'm not gonna let that bastard get his hands on you! I swear it!
Room of Time/DF-616/10:05 AM
(Cue Chrono Trigger Symphony, Vol. 3 - Sealed Door ·The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra)
With the year's training drawing to a close, the training in the time room kicked into high gear. Ken stood up whilst catching his breath. He watched Titaniamon Ultima Mode having a go against Omega X. She twirled around and swung her glaive around trying to hit Omega X, who continually dodged all of the strikes. Omega X then parried her glaive and yanked it from her hands. Titaniamon UM's armor formed a 'J' on the chest plate, allowing her to invoke Sailor Jupiter's power.
As her armor turned green, electricity leaked out all around her. She condensed a ball of lightning and hurled it toward Omega X. Omega X easily countered shooting a Ki beam, knocking the lightning ball aside. He flew forward blasting all of Titaniamon UM's lightning attacks.
Wow, Titaniamon's been holding her own against him! She's definitely been serious about controlling the Ultima armor. She's been able to hold that form for longer periods and she's not shown as much fatigue as she used! Ken thought, following Omega X and Titaniamon UM's sparring match.
Titaniamon UM unleashed a flurry of punches, which Omega X dodged and parried with ease. He landed a kick to Titaniamon UM's chest, knocking her back a tad bit. As Omega X prepared a Terra Beam, a 'V' formed on her chest armor, turning her armor orange and gold. She forged a chain of hearts from her hand and threw it, ensnaring Omega X's wrists.
"Courtesy of Sailor Venus!" Titaniamon UM cried out, tugging and pulling Omega X forward.
"Nice one, but will it be enough?" Omega X replied as he channeled Ki through the chains, but Titaniamon UM used the chain's power to slightly neutralize him.
Titaniamon UM pulled Omega X up and threw him into the air. She then flew up activating Saturn's power as an 'S' formed on her chest armor. As her armor turned purple, she recalled the glaive to her hand and coated said instrument with death power. As Omega X came to, the next thing he saw was Titaniamon UM bringing her glaive a few inches over his face.
Shoom.
Omega X teleported at a hair's breadth using Instant Movement. Taken aback, Titaniamon UM whirled around and the next thing she knew Omega X clubbed her in the back with his fists. He dropped down as she fell to the ground hard. Omega X descended near Titaniamon UM. Catching her breath, she felt Omega X's presence near her and turned around throwing her glaive at him. He caught the weapon and threw it down.
As Titaniamon UM stood, she collapsed again and regressed back to normal.
"I... I've lasted longer in this form than I normally should've."
Omega X replied. "That's a positive I'd say. Your limit from the start was roughly no more than five minutes. Now you can go over an hour and learn to conserve all the energy that armor requires. With more training and the time we have left here, you can probably shoot over two hours." He quickly powered down, splitting back up to Tai and Agumon.
"I'm proud of you, Titaniamon," Ken spoke up much to the Digi-Amazon's satisfaction.
"You're definitely ready to help us stop that maniac," Tai said as he and Agumon approached Titaniamon. "There's nothing left for me and Agumon to teach you what you already have. You'll have to finish the rest of the time on your own."
"Why?" Ken asked.
"Remember? Our time is almost up and we can't stay here for much longer," Agumon reminded him.
"Oh, right. Then, we'll make use of the rest of the time. Right, Titaniamon?"
"Of course." Titaniamon then veered over to Agumon. "By the way, Agumon, you're not the first Agumon I know. There's another I know who is the half-groom to my queen."
"Really?! If you say half-groom, then you must mean he's one-half of a fused Digimon. I'm guessing your queen's married to an Omegamon?"
"Indeed, and the Agumon half of him is abnormally strong like you are."
Agumon replied with intrigue. "That's interesting."
"C'mon, Agumon. We're leaving. Let's give them room to finish polishing up their abilities," Tai called his partner over. As Agumon followed him, the Bearer of Courage waved to Ken and Titaniamon. "See y'all on the other side."
"Yeah, we'll catch up," Ken waved back. As the door closed behind Tai and Agumon, Ken took a deep breath and placed his hands over the inhibitor rings around his wrists.
Titaniamon caught wind of this. "Ken, is this wise?"
"That's why I'm counting on you to be a witness just in case something goes haywire. Since we're in here, no one, not even Karin, can detect what I'm going to down." With that, he slipped off the inhibitor rings and focused, channeling some of his Zero Factor energies into his Crest.
Witnessing this, Titaniamon kept to herself and noted a bright flash of blue light flowing out and filling the room.
"Oh, Athena..." she gasped in aghast.
(End theme)
Digital World/Sovereign's Lair/DF-616/11:00 AM
"So, what kept you?" Tai asked Ken as he exited the chamber.
The Digimon present were all quite surprised to see his new demeanor before he withdrew them all into his B.A.X. Digivice.
"Nothing. Hey, you guys got hair clippers? I don't like my hair being this long," he said annoyed at how much it had grown out. He had put it in a temporal ponytail style due to how long it had gotten as X walked up hearing them.
"Can't you wait till you get back to your universe to do that?" he asked. "The barriers going to be down in a few minutes. So, did either of you get stronger? And Ken did you learn to focus your energy better?"
Putting a hand on Tai's shoulder, Ken nodded as a sly smile crept across Tai's face. "Remember, dude, the secrecy of what happened in there."
Tai nodded while Ken formed his Heaven's Sword. X became alarmed when he felt a small Zero Factor charge around the blade.
"What in the?!"
"Don't worry, X. I only took one off and had Titaniamon out in case something went astray. I've got a plan on how to take down Yagami, but we're only going to get one shot."
The masked watched inquired. "What's that?"
"It's simple. I'm gonna use the Zero Factor charge I put into my Heaven's Sword and slam it into his body. If I can nail his Crest, I can turn it back to normal and break it. Then, Tai and the others can finish him off."
X was taken aback by Ken's more prudent approach. "You've changed. You're thinking this through rather than being impulsive. That plan might work, but as you say getting to hit his Crest will be difficult."
"Well, it's not like we're gonna do it off the bat," Tai said. "We've both got some new techniques to show off, too. In any event, this is gonna be one heck of a battle."
"Indeed, today we're finishing what we started on Planet Vergo!" Agumon chipped in as Gennai soon came up to them.
"X, it's time! The barrier's coming down!"
X nodded and prepared to teleport the three back to the battle zone.
"By the way, what are you gonna tell Sedna about the Zero Factor thing 'cause she didn't want you using it?" Tai asked.
"I'll tell her the truth and hope for the best. Lying only digs a grave deeper," Ken retorted knowing she'd find out as they headed back to the battlefield.
Digital World/Dragon's Valley/Folder Continent/DF-616/11:15 AM
A day had passed. The seal forged by the ninja twins slowly dissolved, prompting all the able and ready fighters to stand; the sole exception was Metalla X, who was severely beaten up by Greil.
"Here comes hell," BW muttered, taking on a battle stance.
Mikato muttered. "Where the hell are you, Ken?!"
WarAngemon declared. "Get ready, everyone!"
Angemon X drew out his sword and turned to Dai-Valkyrie Sedna. "Tai and Ken aren't back yet. Looks like it's up to us now."
Sedna nodded. "I'm ready for anything." She prayed. Please get here as soon as y'all can, you two.
Once the barrier came down completely, Nova X awoke and came to his senses first. He walked over to Celesta X and faced his opposition. He didn't remember what happened prior to the barrier trapping him, but he didn't care.
Celesta X quickly came to and awoke to see Nova X stalking toward her friends.
"No, you don't...!" Celesta X gritted her teeth as she pulled herself up.
Flexing his body, Nova X unleashed his immense power and smiled devilishly, producing a maniacal laugh that sent an unsettling vibe toward his would-be adversaries.
Final act: The Last Stand Against Yagami
A/N: Hope you liked the character corner with Ford and his friends joining in the fun! I threw in some Thanksgiving turkey since it's already past Thanksgiving. The party concludes next time!
Shocking turn of events with Yamato killing a child (granted a bad one, but you get the point) and Greil going postal on the bastard. It's just planting the seeds for Yamato's descent to darkness for DFKai Season 3. Jishikitori X shows up along with a surprise appearance of Sailor Pluto from the YYGDM universe. If you're allowing either/or both YYGDM and Accel, you're already familiar with what's going on in those series.
Ken and his Digimon buckle down hard with some decent results. Titaniamon starts to master her Ultima Mode armor and Ken has something planned after removing his inhibitor rings (could be good or bad).
With the side villains gone, the battle against Yagami resumes. The end is upon us. Be here to see how this battle will be won.
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