Lotosmon was defeated, but that didn't mean that the battle was over. Without T.K. and Patamon it was just three against one big Blastmon that had dangerous strength. Armadillomon became Ankylomon, but it wasn't enough. Ankylomon went to attack, but Blastmon grabbed his tail and tossed him back.

"Don't get too close. Try and keep your distance from him." Izzy said.

"You're going to need great distance to be safe from me." Blastmon said.

"Cody, why don't you have Ankylomon unleash this power he did against Madleomon two years ago?" Joe said.

"Don't you think I would have done that by now? I never figured it out." Cody said.

"We'll just have to make do with what we got." Izzy said.

"What you've got isn't enough." Blastmon said.

"Diamond Machine Gun."

Blastmon fired his diamonds like a machine gun. The digimon tried to avoid them, but they were a cover. Blastmon moved in and pounded each of them. They noticed that the diamonds he shot grew back.

"He can regenerate the crystals he's used?" Izzy said.

"As if our situation was bad enough." Joe said.

"What do we do?" Zudomon said.

"We have to fight. What other choice is there?" Megakabuterimon said.

"I can give you a few. Give up, let me beat you down, or crush you in my bare hands." Blastmon said.

"Let's go with A, keep fighting." Ankylomon said. He went to attack, but Blastmon held up his hands and stopped him. He tossed Ankylomon over his head and he bounced off against the ground. Zudomon was the next to attack, but Blastmon dodged his hammer.

"Let's see how strong that shell is." Blastmon said. He slammed both of his hands together against Zudomon's chest and back.

"Horn Buster."

Megakabuterimon blasted him from behind, but Blastmon barely felt it. He let go of Zudomon and launched himself towards Megakabuterimon. He struck him, spikes first, and had them crash into the wall.

"It's pointless for you to keep fighting me." Blastmon said. He grabbed Megakabuterimon's horn and tossed him to the other side. "You're weak and I'm stronger." He walked over to Zudomon and grabbed him by the head and started squeezing. "I'll crush you until there's nothing left."

"That's not going to happen." Ankylomon said as he was able to stand.

"Where do you still have the strength to stand?" Blastmon said.

"We won't give up. When it's dark, we reach out for the light." Ankylomon said. Reach out for the light. Those words made him think about to when he was in prison.

…..

Flashback

"You can't keep me in here." Blastmon said as he pulled on the chains. "I won't be able to stay in here for long. I'm going to get out." Time has passed. Days soon became months and Blastmon was still locked away. "Hello, can I get some food or some water?" No one came. He was trapped in the dark room. Soon the prison was abandoned. He was left alone to die, alone in the darkness as his body and his mind grew weak. He couldn't reach for the light because he was chained and there wasn't anyone to help him. That was until Davis came.

End of Flashback

…

"I won't go in to the dark again." Blastmon said as he let go of Zudomon. "Davis gave me the chance to be free. I will not go back to that miserable place!"

"What is he talking about?" Izzy said.

"I don't know, but I think he's going to lose it." Cody said. Blastmon tackled Ankylomon and tossed him into Zudomon. Zudomon tried to get up as he raised his hammer.

"Vulcan's Hammer."

Zudomon tried attacking, but Blastmon didn't even feel it.

"It's no use. Those diamonds give him an impenetrable armor." Joe said.

"Joe's right. None of our attacks are having any effect on him." Izzy said. "We could wait for him to use that Diamond Machine Gun. When he does that, those diamonds will leave his body and he'll be vulnerable."

"That won't work. They'll grow back before we can do anything." Cody said. Blastmon walked over to them. Zudomon tried to raise his hammer, but Blastmon karate chopped him in the side. Ankylomon tried to stand, but Blastmon stomped down on him. Megakabuterimon walked over to try and fight even as he was covered in injuries.

"I told you that it's no use." Blastmon said as he punched him in the gut and knocked the wind out of him. "You're holding onto the light? I tried to hold onto the light myself." He lifted up Ankylomon over his head. "Let's see how you like it when you're the ones trapped in darkness."

"How do you plan to trap us into darkness?" Cody said as he gained Blastmon's attention. "Yes it is possible to throw people into darkness, but that won't happen your way. You're just thrashing around. You're not abusing people or torturing them. What is the matter with you Blastmon?"

"Cody, I don't think he's the type you can just reason with." Joe said.

"You better keep quiet kid. You don't know what you're talking about." Blastmon said. "You don't know what the feeling of being locked away is like. When I said I'll trap you into darkness, I'll make sure it's permanent. The ultimate trapping in darkness, death!" Blastmon tossed Ankylomon right towards them. The three of them tried to avoid getting hit.

"You're wrong about something." Cody said.

"What's that?" Blastmon said.

"Even in death, you can always be free from darkness. You have to free yourself." Cody said.

"Quit boasting about nothing." Blastmon said.

"I guess you'll have to see for yourself. We're not giving up this fight." Cody said.

"That's right." Izzy said.

"We'll never give up this fight." Joe said and the digimon were struggling to stand. The humans weren't giving up and neither were they.

"In darkness, we'll always reach for the light and keep on fighting." Ankylomon said.

"Even if we have almost no strength left." Zudomon said.

"We'll keep fighting until we have nothing left. That's the way of the digidestine." Megakabuterimon said as all three of them were able to stand.

"Now let's finish this guy." Cody said.

"But he still has that diamond armor. How do we break through it?" Joe said.

"I think I see one weak spot." Cody said as he stared right at Blastmon's face. "Alright you guys, give it all you've got!"

"Enough of this. I'll crush you until there's nothing left!" Blastmon shouted as he charged right at them and Ankylomon went straight for him.

"Horn Buster."

"Vulcan's Hammer."

Zudomon and Megakabuterimon launched their attacks, but it wasn't Blastmon they were aiming for. They blasted Ankylomon and all the energy was being stored in his tail. When the two of them got close enough, Blastmon tried to pound him, but Ankylomon was able to step to the side and swing his tail around.

"Thunderous Hammer."

Ankylomon swung right for Blastmon's face and managed to land a clean hit on it. The impact hold much power and force behind it that it caused the diamonds to burst off his body.

"One more time." Ankylomon said. He swung back around and aimed for the chest. The force went right through him as he was sent flying to the other side of the room. Blastmon was unrecognizable now as his body and face was broken and disfigured. The battle was over as they watched Blaston turn into nothing, but data. Yet it was unclear if Blastmon will be trapped in darkness or in light.

…

T.K.

T.K. was faced against Davis, but was hesitant to pick up the sword that Davis tossed to him.

"Are you serious?" T.K. said.

"Deadly, emphasis on that word." Davis said. "It's time we put an end to this and the only way to do that is if one of us dies."

"I'm not going to fight you Davis. At least not like this." T.K. said.

"I don't seem to remember saying you have a choice." Davis said. He wasn't going to waste another minute. Davis pulled out his sword and attacked, but T.K. ducked down. He saw that Davis was going to swing down so he reached for the katana and used it to block him. "For your sake, Cody should have taught you some of those kendo lessons."

"T.K.!" Patamon said in worrying voice. Davis reached for his D3 and it unleashed the dark light and caused Veemon to turn into Magnamon.

"Oh no, here we go again." T.K. said. It might have been too late for Blastmon, but maybe it's not for Davis.