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Digimon World Wars

Chapter 17 - Going It Alone

Duo walked through the halls of the base, heading back to his room along with Veemon. He had refused to make Jerry bring him room service again, and forced himself down to the cafeteria. Three days and he was still very sore, but it wasn't too difficult for him to get up and move around anymore.

"That was delicious, wasn't it Duo?" Said Veemon.

"Yep, Jerry cooks the best damn food around, don't he?" Duo and Veemon walked around the corner when two of the Guardromon passed by them along with Asuma.

"Hey Duo, what are you doing out of your room?" Asked Asuma.

"Just heading back from the cafeteria, where you heading to?" It was surprising to Duo to see Asuma outside of the training rooms.

"Andromon just needs to see me for something, nothing important," said Asuma, "You two better get back to your room and rest before the Doc finds ya."

Duo chuckled as Asuma walked away, him and Veemon turned away and walked around a corner. Veemon kept walking and it took several seconds for him to realize that Duo wasn't next to him anymore.

"What are you doing Duo?" Duo raised his finger to his mouth and gave Veemon the sign to be quiet. Duo peered around the corner watching Asuma walk out of sight before following after him.

Duo silently followed Asuma as he made his way to the command room. Once he walked in Duo pressed his ear to the door, listening intently to what was going on. He could hear the sounds of Andromon and Angemon greeting the man, as well as what sounded like Asuramon and the doctor.

'What's going on, why have those five gathered together,' thought Duo.

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"What's going on Andromon, what did you discover?" Asked Asuramon.

"One of the Guardromon managed to intercept an e-mail sent from DATS. The letter was sent from a base located about a mile outside of a small town in China. According to the letter DATS has captured several humans and digimon and are transporting them to this base, in order to extract their data and digisoul."

"Damn them, we gotta do something," said Asuma.

"I agree, but we have a problem." Andromon looked to the doctor.

"You can't send the kids out so soon, not a single one of them has fully recovered, you'd be sending them to their deaths," The Doc was putting his foot down.

"We can't just do nothing!" Said Asuma.

"I'm afraid we don't have a choice," said the Doctor, "I don't like it anymore then you do, but any attempt at sending those kids out, is just gonna get them killed. Unless you think you can take down an entire base by yourself Asuma, there's nothing we can do."

Asuma slammed his fist against the table, "What about you three, can't you do something?"

"As soon as me, Andromon, or Asuramon set foot in the real world we would be detected, and have the whole force of DATS coming down on us. On top of that if they detect us, it could put the prisoners in danger," said Angemon. "In order to save them, we need a team who could sneak in undetected and free the prisoners before launching an attack, and the only ones who can do that, are the destined."

"Yes, when they store their partners in their digivices, it completely masks them from DATS's radars, and they won't be able to detect them unless they release their partner or activate their digisoul," explained Andromon.

"None of that matters, cause you're not gonna send those kids out."

"Not all of them are kids Dr. Knox, most of them are old enough to decide for themselves."

"YOU WOULD HAVE THEM WALK TO THEIR DEATHS, ASUMA?"

"OF COURSE NOT, YOU NEED TO HAVE MORE FAITH IN THEM, LIKE I DO!"

"Dr. Knox, Asuma, enough!" Angemon slammed his staff against the ground, silencing the two of them. "I'm afraid we have to think about the future, we can't risk the lives of the destined, not yet. It pains me to say that we can't save those people, but more lives can be saved as long as the destined are alive."

Asuma made his way for the exit, heading back down to the training rooms. He didn't notice that Duo and Veemon were hiding around the corner as he walked away.

Duo stood against the wall, if they didn't do something, innocent people and digimon would die. Duo's mind was made up instantly, even if he had to do it alone, he would rescue those people.

"Veemon, meet me back in our room in an hour." Veemon nodded as Duo walked away, making his way towards the medical room.

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Duo walked into the medical room and found it empty. He began to pull open drawers and open cupboards until he found a few viles of the same green liquid that Angemon and the doctor had given him in the past to help speed his recovery. Instantly uncorking a couple of them he chugged them down, ignoring their horrible taste, he stored five more in his pockets, before making his way back to his room.

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Duo stretched out his muscles, making sure he was going to be ready, his body was still sore, but he ignored it. Duo threw on his normal gear, baggy gray jeans, a white t-shirt, and the vest he got from Babamon over top of it.

"Ready Veemon?"

"Yep!"

Duo and Veemon made their way to the portal room, passing by a couple of Guardromon who paid no mind to them. Once they reached the portal room, Duo and Veemon looked around making sure the coast was clear before entering. When Duo opened the door he was shocked to find a group of people in there.

Rex, Haru, and Kiru all stood in the room as though they were waiting for him, along with their partners.

"What are you guys doing here?"

"You didn't think we'd let you go by yourself did ya," said Rex.

"Veemon, did you tell them?" Duo eyed the blue digimon, who raised his hands in defense.

"Don't blame him, I saw Asuma walk away from the command room, looking extremely pissed and disturbed about something, a minute later I saw Veemon running through the hall like there was a fire," said Kiru. "I made him tell me what was going on, that's why the three of us are here."

"You guys don't have to do this, it's gonna be dangerous," said Duo.

"Then why are you going, dumbass," chuckled Rex, "Look we can't let you go alone, we're coming too."

"The eight of us are a team Duo, we always got your back," said Haru, Dorumon nodded in agreement.

Duo opened his vest pocket and pulled out three more of the green viles, "Here guys, it's not much, but it's better than nothing." The three of them took the viles and gulped them down.

"What about you four," Duo looked to Veemon, Flamon, Dorumon, and Strabimon, "are you guys feeling alright?"

"We digimon heal quicker then humans, we might not be at a hundred percent yet, but were at least at eighty, maybe ninety," explained Flamon. Rex chuckled at the way his partner explained it.

Kiru walked over and began to type on the keyboard, "We got the coordinates for where the base is located, we're going to have to set the portal location about an hour away from the base, hidden inside in old abandoned building in that town." Kiru pulled up the screen showing what looked like an old warehouse.

"Alright guys time to go in the digivices," said Haru. All four digimon weren't looking forward to it, but they all got in the digivices without a fuss.

Kiru pushed a few more buttons and the large stand in the middle of the room began to glow, Duo, Rex and Haru stepped up on to it, as Kiru hit a few more buttons, starting a ten second countdown, before also jumping on with them.

Duo watched the timer go down, un-sure of what to expect. As the timer hit zero, the portal let out a bright green light that Duo had to shield his eyes from, Duo felt his feet lift off the ground as he was transported out of the digital world.

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Duo suddenly slammed against hard concrete, he opened his eyes as Rex landed next to him. As he tried to lift himself up, Haru landed on top of him, Duo's face smacked against the floor and he started to see stars. Kiru fell out next to Rex and instantly got to his feet, helping Haru and Duo up.

"Sorry Duo," apologized Haru.

Duo shook his head, trying to knock the stars out of his eyes, "I'm okay."

"Let's move guys, the sun is starting to set, and we don't know how much time those people have," said Rex. The four boys made their way for the exit, walking out into the quiet street.

"It's kinda weird," said Haru.

"What do you mean," asked Kiru, putting away his digivice after checking to make sure they were heading in the right direction.

"It's been so long since I've been in the real world, I feel like I've been gone for years, but it's only been a few months."

"Yeah it does feel weird, but let's keep focused on why we're here," said Rex.

The group kept walking until they were outside the city. They then headed into the thick trees so they could stay out of sight the rest of the way to the base. Kiru was constantly checking his digivice to make sure they were on the right track.

The four picked up their pace, quickly making their way through the trees towards the base. Kiru and Duo were at the front, constantly scanning for any guards, while Haru and Rex were watching the rear, making sure no one was following them.

"Wait guys," Duo held up his hand, and the three of them stopped. Duo listened intently, until he heard the familiar sounds of a vehicle, a short distance away. Getting an idea Duo rushed towards the forest trail that lead to the base. Staying back away from the dirt road just where he could see what was coming he waited, until a truck began to pass by, it had a large flatbed covered by a tarp. Haru picked up a large branch, catching on to Duo's plan he tossed the broken tree branch high where it came down with a hard thud against the hood of the truck. The driver slammed on the breaks and got out of the vehicle, making a huge fuss about his dented hood. Like all of DATS's people he wore a black suit.

"You sure about this?" Asked Kiru.

"Yeah, me and Haru are gonna hitch a ride, so we can get inside the base, you two get close and wait for me to contact you," said Duo.

Duo and Haru crept their way closer as, the driver lifted the hood and inspected the damage from the inside, "How bad can one guys luck be, seriously that damn branch had to break right as I passed by!" Duo and Haru gently lifted the tarp up and slipped into the flatbed without making a sound.

Rex and Kiru watched silently as the man finally put the hood back down and got back in the car, driving along the dirt path towards the base.

"Be careful guys," whispered Rex.

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"Grandma, I'm scared!" A six-year-old boy was sitting next to an elderly woman inside a cell.

"I know dear," the woman looked towards the guard who grinned wickedly at her, she hugged the boy to her closer as he started to cry.

"Where's Kunemon," cried the boy.

"Shut up brat!" The boy flinched as the guard kicked the cell, "your little bug is going to be ground down into nothing soon, and once we're done with him it'll be your turn!"

The boy wailed as the women hugged him tighter, glaring daggers at the man, "You wait, Kuwagamon will make sure you get what's coming to you."

"Try me, old hag!" The guard kicked the cell again, before walking away.

"Leon, have faith, someone will come for us."

"Are you sure grandma," the boy hiccupped and tried to wipe the tears from his face, "I miss Kunemon."

"I know," the women hugged the boy again and closed her eyes, silently praying for a miracle.

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"What took so long!" Shouted one of the guards, as a truck pulled into the garage.

"Sorry, I had some vehicle problems and had to stop for a couple of minutes," the man climbed out of the vehicle and explained how a branch had broken and fallen on the truck.

"I don't care for your excuses, just get these supplies up to the base!"

"By myself?" The two guards walked out of the building, leaving the driver standing there swearing under his breath.

He walked to the back of the truck and began to untie the tarp, "I swear, how can this day get any wor- wahh!" As he lifted the tarp up, two pairs of hands grabbed him and pulled him into the back of the truck, quickly knocking him out cold.

Duo and Haru slipped out of the back of the truck and crept up to the garage door. Haru cracked open the door and checked to see if the coast was clear. He watched patiently as a guard walked by before disappearing around the corner of the building they were in. The two boys took the opportunity to exit the building and snuck up behind a tank.

'Jeez, seriously a tank, talk about overkill,' thought Duo.

The two boys waited patiently waiting for an opportunity to make their way closer to the base without being seen. The complex they were in consisted of a large main building surrounded by a few watch-towers and smaller buildings, including the garage that they had started out in. The guards that walked by were all armed with pistols and at least one digimon container.

Duo and Haru paid careful attention to their surroundings, making sure to only advance when the coast was completely cleared, and making sure to get back behind cover before someone spotted them.

It took ten minutes for them to reach the base, the two boys began to silently make their way around the large building looking for a way in. As they reached the back of the building they discovered a window just a few feet over their heads. They took extra precaution to make sure the coast was clear, before Duo let Haru stand on his shoulders so he could reach the window. Miraculously the window was unlocked, Duo sighed in relief as Haru's weight left his shoulders. Haru scanned the room before sticking his head back out and offering his hand to Duo who jumped up and grabbed it. It took some effort but eventually Duo made his way into the small room as well. It seemed to be a small office room, there was a computer sitting on a desk in one corner and not much else.

"This could be useful, give me a sec," Haru walked over to the computer and booted it up. He reached into his pocket and extracted a small device given to them by Andromon over a month ago. Haru hooked the device into the computer, a light appeared on the device as it began to download all the information on the computer. It took only a minute to finish extracting all the files, Haru unplugged the device and hooked it into his digivice, while Duo kept watch by the door.

Haru scanned through the files on his digivice before finding what he was looking for, "Perfect, look here." Duo stepped away from the door and looked at Haru's digivice, which was displaying building plans.

"It's a map of this place and according to this, all the holding cells are in the basement."

"Great job," Duo looked out the door again, "let's go we don't have much time."

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Kiru and Rex were waiting patiently outside the base, close enough so that they could strike quickly when the time was right. Both boys were constantly checking their digivices for messages from Duo and Haru, but so far nothing.

"Anything yet Rex?" Asked Flamon from inside the digivice.

"Not yet, hang tight buddy, I'm sure they'll need us soon."

"Kiru," came Strabimon's voice from his digivice.

"What's up?"

"Somethings been bothering me, how are we gonna get back to the base?"

"Already taken care of," Kiru pulled out a small round device from his pocket, it was about the size of a grenade, "this device here can create a gate back to the digital world for us, but there is a catch, it can only maintain that gate for about ten seconds and it can only be used once, so we can't use it unless we're all together."

"Kiru, we got a message from Haru!" Kiru turned to Rex and read the message on his digivice.

The message read, 'We're in, be ready, once we reach the prisoners we'll need a distraction in order to get them out. Just be careful though!'

Kiru, "It's almost time Strabimon."

Rex, "Be ready to go Flamon."

~To Be Continued~

I have my mother's dreams,
I have my father's eyes,
You can't take that from me,
Just go ahead and try.
The crescent city sleeps,
While giants in the sky,
Preparing to unleash,
Let loose a mighty cry.

Can nobody save us?
Will anyone try?
The bayou is burning,
The cypress is dying.
And all along they're saying.

Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
One by land, two by sea.
Right there in front of me.
Help is on the way.

Help Is On The Way, by Rise Against

Please Review, I should have chapter 18 up soon.

Characters:

Dr. Knox - When I decided to have a human doctor in the story, I couldn't decide whether I wanted to come up with my own or once again use a character from one of my favorite animes. In the end I decided to go ahead and use Dr. Knox from Fullmetal Alchemist, because that's who I kept picturing, when I thought of the character.

Asuma Sarutobi - Once again, this character comes from Naruto, one of the Konoha Jounins, who was Shikamaru's team's sensei.