Author: Tai has finally returned. In the middle of a world wide broadcast to boot. Talk about Triumphant. But now he has to deal with both Daemon and MetalEtemon. But this time, the Tamers are there to help him out, fight Daemon and MetalEtemon, save TK and free the other digidestined.
09
"Fighting Back"
"I can't believe it," TK slowly walked closer towards Tai. "Is that really you Tai?"
"It's a long story," Tai smiled.
"Care to enlighten us in front of a world wide audience?" MetalEtemon cried out.
Everyone turned to face him, his camera mon and Daemon.
"It… can't be…" Kari was at a loss for words, as was everyone else.
"Tai?" Agumon asked out loud. "TAI! TAI!"
In an uncontrolled reaction to seeing Tai, Sora put her hand on the hairclip she was wearing, the very same one Tai gave her a few years ago. Matt tried to gauge everyone's reactions, foolishly thinking that they might give a clue on if this really was Tai or not. He notices Sora fooling around with her hairclip.
"Sora, why are you wearing that? I thought you didn't like hairclips."
"It's… very important to me."
"…"
"This was a gift I got from Tai a few years ago. It's the only thing I have left of him."
"… I understand…"
Matt turned to face the screen and looked at Tai in the face. If this was a fake, then he'll pay for impersonating his best friend. If it was the real one, then he better get through this and save them all.
"It may be a long story," Tai told him. "But it's one that I will tell only to my friends."
"Suit yourself," Daemon barked into the night. "I'll send you all to the very same place!"
"Not if the Tamers have anything to say about it!" Tai pointed at Daemon. "TAMERS! Focus all your power on Daemon! Whatever you do, don't hold back!"
All of the Tamers and their digimon started running through the rooftop towards Daemon. The evil digimon merely laughed at the sight. But he stopped his laughter when he noticed that ALL of them were glowing. MetalEtemon and the camera mon kept their eyes on the Tamers.
"Impmon digivolved to… Beelzemon!"
"Guilmon Biomerged to… Gallantmon!"
"Terriermon Biomerged to… MegaGargomon!"
"Renamon Biomerged to… Sakuyamon!"
"Cyberdramon Biomerged to… Justimon!"
"WHAT?!" The sight of humans and digimon digivoling together greatly surprised Daemon. He wasn't the only one that was surprised though, the captive Digidestined were having a hard time picking up their jaws.
Justimon jumps into the air ahead of the group. "Justice Kick!" The attack lands right in the middle of Daemon's body.
"Now it's our turn!" Terriermon cried out as he and Henry flew into melee range. "Power Pummel!" MegaGargomon punched Daemon in the face hard enough to knock him back into the building across the street.
"Alright everyone!' Gallantmon called out to all the Tamers. "All together now! Lightning Joust!"
"Justice Kick!"
"Double Impact!"
"Spirit Strike!"
"Gargo Missiles!"
The combined attacks pushed Daemon right through the building and into the one that was behind it.
"Humans and digimon digivolving together…" Izzy let out slowly. "Where did Tai find these digidestined?"
"May be they're not really humans at all," Tentomon joked.
"Who cares as long as they're kicking butt, right?!" Davis said enthusiastically. "Go get him!"
"That's right!" Veemon joined the cheering. "Go knock Daemon's block off!"
Matt thought about their chances of fighting back. Tai had just found five more digimon that can go up to the Mega level. But it's still taking all five of them to fight Daemon.
"Tai," Sora smiled as she puts one hand on her heart.
"Just like him to come through at the very last second," Matt smiled.
MetalEtemon stops watching the battle between the Tamers and Daemon. "I gotta admit that they do look very powerful." The metal monkey walked closer towards the two boys. "But I'm the star of this show, uh huh huh. I don't know if your friends can beat Daemon, but I know the fight will last long enough for me to finish the both of you for good!" MetalEtemon continued walking slowly towards them. "Let's make this slow and dramatic. I want to get the best ratings after all."
Tai turned his head a little towards TK, "Stay back TK." Tai began to walk slowly towards the metal head.
"What?" TK screamed out. "Are you crazy Tai? We already lost you once! There's no way you can-" something caught TK's eye that stopped his speech. It was only for a couple seconds but he was sure he saw the crest of courage on Tai's back.
"Well aren't you the brave one?" MetalEtemon taunted. "Are you sure were the bearer of Courage and not Craziness?"
Tai stayed silent as his eyes glowed with anger.
Kari let out a loud gasp, one that everyone could hear. "No…"
"Kari?" Davis asked. "What's wrong?"
"She doesn't look so good," Veemon observed.
"Tai," she almost lost her breath. "Tai's going to fight MetalEtemon!"
"What?"
"Are you sure?" Gatomon asked.
"Y-yes," Kari answered shakily.
"Are you sure he's not just stalling for his new friends?" Matt questioned her.
"His eyes," Kari began to explain. "That look in his eyes. I saw them only once before."
"Take it easy Kari," Sora went up to the little girl and placed a hand on her.
"It was a couple years ago," Kari started. "Tai came to pick me up from school when he found me being bullied. When I saw Tai, he had those same eyes as he does now."
"What happened?" Yolei, curious, inched herself closer to the girl.
"Tai was suspended from school for a whole week," Kari nervously continued. "And the bullies had to be hospitalized, all ten of them."
"TEN!?" Davis let out a cry.
"He must've been quite a fighter," Veemon jokily punched the air.
"They were all bigger then you Davis," Kari tried to joke. "But the way he fought them, I'll never forget it. I can't, I was so scared of him then I couldn't talk to him for a month."
"That must've been frightening," Matt commented. "Especially considering how close you two are. But whatever Tai is doing, I'm sure he has something planned."
Sora let out a nervous sigh as she looked back on the screen, Tai and MetalEtemon were getting closer and closer together.
Tai! Alice tried to call out to him from inside. Tai!
"What?"
Please calm down!
"I came back to save my friends, you know that."
Yes, I do. But it doesn't have to be like this! Your power runs on Courage, not Rage.
Tai closed his eyes upon hearing those words. He remembers the last time he did something stupid, SkullGreymon almost wiped out all of the digidestined.
When the time comes, you will be the one leading everybody against Nightmare Myotismon. You can't let this kind emotion get to you. You're the Digidestined of Courage, everyone looks up to you, you're the one that everyone follows and you're the one that will lead them to victory!
Tai opened his eyes and let out a smile, "You're really not helping with all the pressure you're pushing onto me. Heh, but you're right. I can't get caught up in these kinds of thoughts. I have to let everyone know that there is still hope, without losing ourselves to revenge, that we can win this fight."
"He's smiling," Matt told everybody. Matt noticed Tai's face changed from an angry look to one that's full of confidence, almost as if he knows he can win. But what does Tai have planned? "I don't believe it."
"In one minute he was real ticked and the next he's smiling?" Davis ponders out loud. "What's going on?"
"I don't know," Izzy answered.
"But we're going to find out," Matt told them all. Go for it Tai.
MetalEtemon and Tai stopped only half an arms length from each other. MetalEtemon was showing off his gold teeth and his iron muscles. Tai just smiled.
"Well," the metal head started. "Since I know the two of you don't stand a chance against me, why don't I make this a little bit fairer and let you have a free shot?"
"If you say so," Tai reeled his arm back as MetalEtemon flexed. "FIRE!" Tai's fist glowed with red energy.
"What?" the metal monkey was caught by surprise by glow.
"STORM!" Tai's fist landed squarely in the middle of MetalEtemon's chest. The monkey stood his ground but the attack is still unleashing energy. "IGNITION!" An explosion pushed MetalEtemon away and was sent flying back across the roof and bounced a couple of times before stopping on his back.
"Ow," was all that came out of him before he stood up. "Where did you get that power?"
"It's a long story," Tai told him.
Tai ran forward towards his steel enemy. MetalEtemon accepted the challenge and began his own charge. Tai landed his blows first, getting in a one-two combo followed by a small upper jab. The metal head countered with a spin kick to the face that sent Tai wobbling backwards.
"That hurt."
It would've been worse if I hadn't been able to put up a shield at the last second. You may be stronger with your powers but he's still made of metal. So be careful.
"I will, thanks."
Tai shot out a short burst of flame from each hand that materializes into swords as he charged towards his opponent. TK could only watch in shock as Tai, a normal human being, is capable of going toe to toe against a Mega level digimon.
Tai jump back and high into the air, his arm as his side as a crest of courage formed. "Fearless Disc!" A swing of the arm and the disc was sent flying towards the metal head. The monkey jumped over the attack, higher in the air then Tai. Tai pointed his arm at the flying monkey. "Brave Force!" several short bursts of energy flew through the air, most of which missed the target. Those that did hit were merely bounced off as the monkey came down, along with his fist. Tai floated back and a shield was created in front of him to absorb most of the impact, but Tai was still knocked back onto the rooftop.
"Is that the best you got?" MetalEtemon taunted as he lands on the other side of the roof.
"Brave Force!" Tai fired off bigger beams of light, one hit the metal monkey's shoulder and almost knocked him off balance. MetalEtemon skillfully dodged the rest of the attacks as he got closer to Tai.
Tai quickly floated off to another corner of the roof as MetalEtemon got too close. The boy clasped both hands together and created a large ball of red energy. "Solar Nova!" The large ball of energy flew across the rooftop, MetalEtemon only smiled and quickly jumped out of the way.
"Brave Force!"
"I can dance all night baby!" the metal monkey taunted. He was ready to dodge the attack only to realize it wasn't aimed at him. Several bits of energy hit the ground all around him, creating a huge smoke cloud that rendered his vision useless. Once the attacks stopped the metal monkey clapped his hands together, creating a shock wave that blew away the smoke.
With his vision clear, he can see two things. One, Tai flying towards him at high speed, and two, a strange red ball of energy just floating in front of him, it was soccer ball sized. Before he could figure it out-
"FIRE!" Tai reeled back his kicking leg. "BOLT!"
Tai kicked the ball at full speed with all his might. MetalEtemon didn't even have time to think as the ball hit his chest. In an instant MetalEtemon was flying in the air, a big hole in his chest that you could see through as Tai's energy soccer ball hits a building and explodes.
"This… can't… be… happening!" Those were MetalEtemon's final words before his body dissolved into data.
Tai landed and watched as the evil data flew into the dark sky. Without anybody noticing, the camera mon sneakily left the rooftop.
'Fire Bolt'? Alice chuckled.
"It was the only name I can come up with in such short time!"
Still, we need to work on your naming schemes. Alice resumes her normal tone. We better check on your friend and the Tamers.
Tai quickly turned around and flew over to TK. "TK! Are you okay?"
"Wh-wh-what just happened?" TK was struggling for words. He was probably struggling to think too.
"I'll explain later," Tai took out his digivice and looked at it. "Hmm… it's worth a shot. Yamaki, can you hear me?"
"Tai?" Yamaki's voice was surprisingly loud and clear, even though he's a dimension away.
"I'm gonna send TK and Patamon through the gate," Tai started to explain. "Do what you can for TK but I think you should call Kenta and have MarineAngemon heal Patamon."
"Will do," Yamaki confirmed the request.
TK's getting more and more confused. "Tai?"
"I'll talk to you later," the older boy told him. "Right now I'm going to take you somewhere safe while I go and help the Tamers." Tai raises his digivice above him. "Dimensional Gate OPEN!"
TK looks up as Tai's digivice shot a white light that explodes above them. Tai flew out of the way as TK begins to float up into the gate. As Tai was about to leave, he notices the battle on a TV on the side of a building.
The Tamers were able to take their battle surprisingly far away from where they started. But Daemon was a match for all five of them combined. Neither side could gain any ground other then pushing Daemon back slightly.
"Evil Inferno!"
All five digimon barely got out of the way of the massive flame. Gallantmon, MegaGargomon and Beelzemon closed in after the attack.
"Power Pummel!"
"Lightning Joust!"
"Darkness Claw!"
"Sakuyamon!" Justimon cried out.
"Rika…" Ryo spoke alone, softly.
"What is it?" Rika asked him. All she saw was Justimon turning his arm into a blade. "Wait, you want to do 'that' again?"
"We need a strong attack to finally finish him off," Ryo explained. "You remember what it did to the D-Reaper don't you?"
"Yeah but," Rika tried to argue. "It didn't work, remember?"
"That's only because we didn't think it could regenerate itself," Justimon turned to face Daemon, who was struggling with the other three Megas. "He may be a strong opponent, but he's no D-Reaper."
Rika fell silent as she tried to think it over, knowing what he said was right. "Alright Ryo, you better be ready!"
Sakuyamon's armor shattered and turned into whirling bits of data that slowly floated over to Ryo.
"RAAAAAAAAAGH!" Ryo struggled to get the power under control as his sword grew larger.
Daemon hears the cry and turns towards them, "What ever you're planning, you won't succeed! Evil Inferno!"
"Rika!" Renamon warns her partner.
"Get out of here now!" Ryo yells to her, still trying to control the power.
"I can't," Rika replied. "I… gave too much energy."
"ARGH!" Gallantmon stepped in front of them and held his shield firm, blocking the immense flame.
"Gallantmon!" Sakuyamon called to her friend.
"Don't worry," he tries to tell them without the sound of struggling. "I've got it."
"We'll see about that," Daemon taunted. He motioned his hand a little and a bit of the flame twisted off course and headed for the weakened Sakuyamon. "Say goodbye to your friend!"
Sakuyamon tried to shield herself from the incoming fire, but it never came. Looking back up, she could see Tai holding out a crest of courage, blocking the flame.
"You again!" Daemon roared and intensified his attack.
Both Tai and Gallantmon were struggling to keep their ground. They looked each other in the eye and nodded.
("Cue insert song" preferably "Hey Digimon")
"Brave Force!" Tai unleashes a great red energy beam through the fire.
"Shield of the Just!" Gallantmon's shield fires a powerful white light into the flames.
The combined powers pierce through Daemon's attack and hits the demon square on. The evil digimon screamed in pain.
"Hey fire breath! Up here!"
"WHAT?" Daemon looks up to see Beelzemon above him coming down.
"Darkness Claw!" Beelzemon brought his claws down at Daemon's eyes. The evil digimon screamed even more as he covers his eyes.
"I've got him!" MegaGargomon came up from behind and grabbed his arms. "Hurry Justimon!"
"Do it!" Gallantmon called to Ryo.
Justimon jumps up into the air above Daemon, "VOLTAGE!" the saber cackled with power, "BLAAADE!" Justimon lets out a shattering yell as he cleaves Daemon right down the middle. Daemon screams aloud in pain. Justimon lands on the ground and bounces back, away from the evil digimon and MegaGargomon flies out of the way too.
("Stop insert song")
Tai cracks a smile, "I'm sorry Daemon, but it's time for you to SPLIT!"
Tai, that… was horrible. Alice sighed.
"Heheheheheheh…" Daemon, who was somehow still holding himself together, was laughing. "If this is what it took to defeat me, then you have no chance against NightmareMyotismon!"
"What?" Tai did his best to keep his cool.
"Though I won't be around to see it," Daemon taunted. "You are all doomed! HAHAHAHAHA!"
The laughing demon finally began to dissolve into bits of data that scatter into the air. Tai and the Tamers watch as the last of the evil digimon vanish before them. The Tamers degenerate themselves back to humans and rookies and join Tai.
"What was that about?" the young google head asked.
"Daemon is nothing compared to NightmareMyotismon," Tai began. "But for now we better get out of here. Dimensional Gate OPEN!"
Author: Deamon and MetalEtemon have been defeated and TK has been saved. Now they need a plan to rescue the rest of the digidestined, as well as take out the Dark Masters.
