Digimon World Tour Chapter 28: Happiest Fight on Earth?, a digimon fanfic

Digimon World Tour

Recap

[Marcus] So basically, the label referred this European carmaker to us to revive an old campaign of theirs. None of us could sing well enough for them, so Thomas brought in Gaomon, and they used him! Stupid Norstein... Anyway, the time we'd spend doing the campaign would completely eat up the rest of our time in France. The girls got some new contraception, and now Rika doesn't want to do it anymore! We met this guy, Ren, who was sent to kill Kari, but got turned onto Anya instead. He ended up challenging her, but got her heart taken over by his partner Dracmon. It was up to T.K., Kari, Greg, and Bonnie Tyler's music to save her. She got saved, Digivolved Lalamon to Lilamon, and sent Ren packing!

Chapter 28: Happiest Fight on Earth?

Rika

My feelings for Marcus Damon were complicated. The guy's an even bigger jerk than I am, and he's so courageous and willing to fight. Sometimes he can even be noble. I spent some nights writing things down in my journal. Not a diary, a journal. If T.K. and Matt could write, why not me? I started listening to a lot of influential female singer-songwriters, like Madonna, Cher, Gwen Stefani, and Melissa Etheridge. I even listened to some of Pink's albums, and enlisted T.K. to help me. I wrote the music and lyrics, and he proofread them. "All right, let's see what you've got. 'At the same time, I wanna hug you/I wanna wrap my hands around your neck/You're an asshole but I love you'? Rika, you know they're going to edit that out when they play it on the radio, right?" "Yeah, I know, I know about that..." "And this is a love song to Marcus, huh? Hmm... well, if you feel that strongly about him, then what can I do to stop you? It's your song." "Don't give me that crap, Takeru. I know you don't like it." "Eh... you're right. I don't. I'm just thinking about your reputation." "Well don't!" I took the journal from him and scribbled in "jerk", then gave it back. "There. Are you happy now?" He looked at it. "Yeah. Thanks." "Good. Now get out!" Renamon and I helped him out of my room, and I shut the door.

T.K.

"You're welcome!" I called back through the door. Why'd she even call me there in the first place? Oh well.

Kazuki called us the next day with some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the label had ended our involvement with the Renault campaign early. The bad news was that the label wanted us to do an impromptu concert at Disneyland Paris in two days. After a show at noon, we'd be free to roam around the park. At breakfast, Marcus pounded his fist in his palm, as usual. "Great, just great. I'll tell you who's gonna show up at that concert. Kids Kristy's age and their parents. What's the label thinking?"

"Just be glad we're signed to Sony and not Disney. They'd have us do unspeakable things, like star in a kids' TV series," Matt commented. He took out a sheet of paper and started writing out a setlist. "All right, so what do we want to include? Obviously the original songs, those always do well with kids." "Nothing Disney. I'd rather drop dead first," Marcus insisted. "Marcus, we're performing at Disneyland." "No, no, and nuh-uh." "You ever hear of the movie Treasure Planet?" "Huh?" "OK, homework assignment. Go rent that movie, or at least find a cheap torrent, and watch it." So, he did.

After Marcus rented the movie and we all watched it, we came up with a mostly family-friendly setlist then took a train to Marne-la-Vallée, the Parisian suburb where Disneyland Paris was located. We got there at about 4 PM, which gave us some time to wander around the park and check in at the Disneyland Hotel. We got first class service, but I still made an effort to be my usual self. As long as I still had Patamon and my friends, I knew I could stay level-headed.

At the Bagra Army base, Airu Suzuki is called in. This time, it's a girl with blonde hair and brown eyes. She's sporting a blue-and-white striped blouse under a pink button-up sweater, with a polka dot skirt and pink boots. "Did you call for me, Lord Bagra?" she asks. "Yes I did, Ms. Suzaki. I've gathered new data on your next target. The Teenage Wolves will be playing at Disneyland Paris in two days' time." Airu goes wild. "The Teenage Wolves? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I just love, love, love T.K.! I think he's so cute! And Greg is so adorkable!" Once again, Lord Bagra is confused."Adorkable?" Airu pulls out her cell phone and looks up the word. "'Adorkable: A person or object who is adorable and also a dork or are doing something that is geekish to make them adorable.'" "But what is this 'dork' that you speak of?" "Oh, never mind. They're both so cute! Which one am I chasing after, huh huh? Which one? Which one?" Lord Bagra reveals her targets: Marcus and Rika. Airu looks with slight disgust. "Well, Marcus looks all right, but Rika... she just looks too butch. And no pink on her either." "Not all girls are like you, my dear."

Just then, Airu's partner floats in while holding balloons. "La la la la la la laaaaaaaaaaaa!" she sings rather cutely. It's Opossummon , a black, stubby furred opossum with a white face, wearing large red gloves, boots, and cap. Her overall voice is high and cute, almost like Minnie Mouse's. She lands in Airu's arms and gets a look at Marcus and Rika. "Who are they?" she asks. "Well, my cute little friend, those are our targets. They have Digimon as well." "Oooh, ooh, can I see their Digimon?" Lord Bagra presses a button on his remote and reveals Agumon and Renamon. Airu makes her analysis."Hmmm... the dinosaur has some potential, but I'm not feeling it for the fox." "Oh goody goody goody!" Opossummon coos, relieved she has no competition in the cuteness category.

"Now, you have your directives. Try to blend in and corner the two. Opossumon's Digivolution should be enough to overpower both of them. And if you should lose, don't run away like Ren did." "You won't have to worry about that, sir. They'll be the ones running." Airu giggles.

["Blurred Lines"

Written by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and Clifford Harris, Jr.

Performed by The Teenage Wolves

Lead Singer: Marcus Damon (Quinton Flynn)

Featuring Yamato "Matt" Ishida (Michael Reisz) and Greg Logan (Doug Erholtz)]

Marcus recently discovered a new song by Robin Thicke that was released to digital download in Germany quite recently. So, he tracked down the artist and asked for some sheet music. Thomas reluctantly agreed to write an alternative rock arrangement for the song, and this is what the band is now practicing. Marcus counts it off as the group starts. As lead singer, our resident bruiser decides to forgo the falsetto as well as the rap. This creates a unique blend of contemporary R&B and rougher alternative rock. One thing still remains, though. The racy content of the lyrics.

Marcus:
If you can't hear what I'm trying to say
If you can't read from the same page
Maybe I'm going deaf,
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
Maybe I'm going blind
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
Maybe I'm out of my mind

(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)

And now that Marcus has a sexual outlet, namely Rika, he also uses her as a muse. He attacks his drums like he was a dog in heat.

Marcus:
OK now he was close, tried to domesticate you
But you're an animal, baby, it's in your nature
Just let me liberate you
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
You don't need no papers
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
That man is not your maker
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

When defending the song on NBC's The Today Show, the 36-year-old Thicke explained that encouraging conversation about the song's content was his intention, saying "It's actually a feminist movement within itself. It's saying that women and men are equals as animals and as power". Would you count on Marcus to know anything about that, or care even if he knew? I don't think so.

Greg:
What do they make dreams for
When you got them jeans on?
What do we need steam for?

Matt/Marcus:
You the hottest bitch in this place

That offends all three of the girls. Kari and Anya walk out, leaving an irate Rika by herself at the keyboard. Digital Spy's Lewis Corner, who gave the Thicke version of this song three out of five stars, was more wary of the single and remarked: "It's a subject that when in the right hands can be smooth and soulful, but in the wrong, crass and chauvinistic ... you need the right balance of charm and swagger to pull it off." Swagger, Marcus has in spades. Charm... that's a different story.

Marcus:
I feel so lucky
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
You wanna hug me
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
What rhymes with hug me?
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
Hey, hey, hey

OK now he was (Matt/Greg/Marcus: close), tried to domesticate you

But you're an (Matt/Greg/Marcus: animal), baby it's in your nature
(Matt/Greg: Uh-huh)
Just let me liberate you
(Matt/Greg: Uh-huh)
You don't need no papers
(Matt/Greg: Uh-huh)
That man is not your maker
(Matt/Greg: Uh-huh)

And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
(Matt: Hate them lines)

I know you want it
(Matt: I hate them lines)
I know you want it
(Matt: I hate them lines)
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

Thomas deserts his post as well, and goes to comfort the girls. Greg and T.K. look very uncomfortable.

Marcus:
Shake the vibe, get down, get up
Do it like it hurt, like it hurt
What you don't like work?
Hey, hey, heyyyyy

Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica
It always works for me, Dakota to Decatur, uh huh
No more pretending
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
Cause now you winning
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)
Here's our beginning
(Matt/Greg: Hey, hey, hey)

I always wanted (Matt/Greg: you're a) a good girl

I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

I hate these blurred lines

Rika

After the song ended, I walked up to Marcus and slapped him in the face. After I slapped Matt in the face, I walked out. "What'd I do?" Marcus asked, following me. "Oh, where do I start? First off, a girl, especially me, does not appreciate being called a 'bitch' by a boy. Second, I had a feeling you were singing directly to me." "Yeah, I was thinking about you the whole time, so what?"

Both of us walked towards a bench at the lake. "I'm serious, Rika. Are those hormones in that thing you put in there going to your brain or something? I mean, you never want to do it anymore, you're moody, you're writing lyrics..." "So what if I'm writing lyrics?! I want my residuals, too!" "Yeah, but you're just the keyboard player." "And you're just sexist!" I could see the paparazzi circling around us like sharks. Just then, Marcus' cell phone rang. "We'll finish this later." He answered it.

Marcus

"Hello?" "Marcus, this is Commander Sampson." "Oh, Sampson. What's up, man?" "Marcus! Have you no respect for your superiors?!" "Oh, um... sir, yes sir!" "That's better. It just so happens that we have your sister Kristy with us. We recently spotted a Digimon at your place of residence." "Wait, hold up... what about Kristy?! What have you done with her?" "We have enlisted her in DATS." "You what!?" "...Marcus, we must check your hearing upon your return. I said we've enlisted your sister in DATS. The Digimon has already been exposed to Kristy's DigiSoul and has bonded with her." How could they do this to my sister? DATS was no place for her! I tried to calm down. "All right, Commander... who's her partner?" "We've identified it as a male Biyomon. The voice is unmistakably male." "And is Dad OK with this?" "He's the one who suggested it as an alternative to stripping him away from Kristy." "All right, I'll agree to it. But I swear, if you let anything happen to Kristy, you are a dead man." "...I will take that into consideration." He hung up.

Rika picked up where she left off. "Why do you have to be so violent?" I looked at her weirdly. This was the girl who fired a punch in the air to ignite her DigiSoul, and she was asking me that question? "Really? You're going to ask me that?" "Yeah, I am! You got a problem with it?" "All right, that does it! You, me, angry sex, right here, right now!" "You idiot! We can't do it out here in the open! People might be watching!" "Let em watch!" I threw off my jacket and ripped my shirt apart, then threw Rika on the bench. If we were going to go at each other, we might as well do it right. But just as I was about to get in the mood, a girl screamed...

….in delight. I turned to her. She had a camera and everything. She had blonde hair, brown eyes, and a big smile on her face. I flashed her my winning smile and turned on the charm. "Well, hello there. You want an autograph, kid? Or do you just want a selfie with me, the irresistible Marcus Damon?" "Oooh, both!" the girl said. So, I took a selfie with her and then signed something. Rika got up. "Huh? Who are you?" she asked. "Oh, my name's Airu. Airu Suzuki. My cousin's having a wedding in Paris this weekend, and we just had to visit Disneyland." I redirected the conversation."Well lucky you. We've got a concert at Videopolis Theatre tomorrow at noon. Hope you'll be there." She winked at me. "Of course I'll be there... but you two won't!" Then, she revealed her Digivice. Hoo boy...

"Oh, so you're one of those, huh?" I grabbed my jacket and threw it back on. This was gonna get serious. Rika got back on her feet and in battle position. "Why waste any time? Let's get it on right here," she suggested. Airu seemed to love the idea.

Izzy

As the mentor of the group, I had the pleasure of sharing my knowledge with our two newest recruits, Gary Logan and Kristy Damon. Gary was a young man after my own heart, full of intellect and curiosity. I took it upon myself to become his mentor. However, he was not content enough to be curious. He wanted to constantly put his theories into practical use. A true tactile learner. Kristy and Yolei seemed to hit it off as well, considering both had aviary Digimon. I really do think Yolei will be a good influence on her, if we can only get her away from Ken for at least five minutes.

On the Digimon front, Kotemon seemed to fascinate Cody, who himself is a kendo student. This lead me to ask myself, "Why was Cody not paired with Kotemon to begin with? Why Armadillomon?" After all, Tentomon was quite similar to me, but yet Armadillomon was more laid-back and relaxed than his studious and sober partner. On second thought, perhaps the two were meant to bring out the best in each other. I took the matter up with Dr. Damon, and the two of us theorized on it for hours.

However, I noticed something startling and quite disturbing. I've always held the theory that Digimon do not have any essence of sexuality, but Tentomon attempted to prove me wrong. He organized a Village People tribute band.

["Go West"

Written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, and Victor Willis

Performed by The Village Monsters

(from left to right)

Armadillomon/Cowboy (Robert Axelrod)

Davis' Veemon/Construction Worker (Derek Stephen Prince)

Hawkmon/Indian (Neil Kaplan)

Wormmon/Biker (Paul St. Peter)

Gomamon/Sailor (R. Martin Klein)

Tentomon/Naval Captain (Jeff Nimoy)]

Much to the great concern of the humans, some of the male Digimon have formed a little Village People tribute group. This includes Gomamon wearing a sailor's cap, Wormmon wearing a small biker's helmet, Armadillomon wearing a small cowboy hat, Tentomon wearing a naval captain's hat, and Davis' Veemon wearing a hard hat. Oddly enough, Hawkmon doesn't need anything because he already looks so much like a Native American. Just so you know, Tentomon sings lead and the other five provide backup vocals and dance in the background. Anything in the parentheses is sung by the other five. (Search for "Go West OFFICIAL Music Video 1979" on YT.)

They set up their performance in the war room, where the light borders flash different colors.

Tentomon:
Hey hey

Now now now now
yeaah
Yeah yeaah

(Together) We will go our way
(Together) We will leave someday
(Together) Your hand in my hand
(Together) We will make the plans

(Together) We will fly so high
(Together) Tell our friends goodbye
(Together) We will start life new
(Together) This is what we'll do

(Go west) Life is peaceful there
(Go west) Lots of open air
(Go west) To begin life new
(Go west) This is what we'll do

(Go west) Sun in winter time
(Go west) We will do just fine
(Go west) Where the skies are blue
(Go west) This and more we'll do

(Together) We will love the beach
(Together) We will learn and teach
(Together) Change our pace of life
(Together) We will work and strive

The human DigiDestined look on with mixed reactions. Joe looks like he's going to vomit, while Izzy carefully writes notes of concern in his tablet. Davis wonders what's going on, Ken is just taking it, and Yolei thinks it's just the cutest thing ever. Cody quickly does some research on his tablet and comes to a painful conclusion.

Tentomon:
(I love you) I know you love me
(I want you) Happy and carefree
(So that's why) I have no protest
(When you say) You want to go west

(Go west) Life is peaceful there
(Go west) Lots of open air
(Go west) To begin life new
(Go west) This is what we'll do

(Go west) Sun in winter time
(Go west) We will do just fine
(Go west) Where the skies are blue
(Go west) This and more we'll do

(I know that) there are many ways
(to live there) in the sun or shade.
(Together) we will find a place
(to settle) down and live with space

(without the) busy pace back east,
(the hustling), rustling of the feet,
(I know I'm) ready to leave too,
(so this is) what we're going to do.

(Go west) Life is peaceful there.
(Go west) Lots of open air.
(Go west) To begin life new.
(Go west) This is what we'll do.

(Go west) Sun in winter time.
(Go west) We will do just fine.
(Go west) Where the skies are blue.
(Go west) This and more we'll do.

(Go west) Life is peaceful there.
(Go west) Lots of open air.
(Go west) To begin life new.
(Go west) This is what we'll do.

(Go west) Together together we'll go on our way
(Go west) Together together we will leave here today
(Go west) to begin life new
(Go west) This is what we'll do.

(continue to fade)

Joe grabs a bucket. I (the author) don't really like Joe, can you tell?

Matt

The girls really gave us a hard time about "Blurred Lines". Thomas tried to rationalize it all away. "See, this is what happens when you give a sharp instrument to a blunt mind. The lyrics clearly place women in the position of power. See right here? 'Just let me liberate you, You don't need no papers,' …...Hmm, that's grammatically incorrect." He wrote a note on the sheet music and continued. "'That man is not your maker'. It's all spelled out, black and white." "Oh, well I didn't think of it that way," Kari realized. "Yes, most enlightening," Anya agreed.

Marcus

We chose the castle courtyard behind Sleeping Beauty's castle because we thought it would be an interesting battlefield. Sampson probably would've preferred that we fight them at night, but I didn't want to wait that long. Rika alerted the park so we could clear off the area and not get all those innocent people hurt.

I worked the crowd. "OK, guys, back away from this area. Things are about to go down, and I don't want anybody hurt!" They didn't move. "I said move!" They quickly got my point and left. Airu stood on one side, with Rika and me on the other. "So, let's see what you have," Airu said. We posed with our Digivices. "Agumon..." "Renamon..." "Opossummon ..." "Realize!" Our Digimon came out of their Digivices, including this freaky-looking opossum carrying balloons with faces on them. It just looked freaky.

Agumon looked confused. "Gee, Boss, what is that thing doing with all those balloons? And why are they all smiling?" "Beats me," I reckoned. Renamon looked closely at them. "Something about this Digimon doesn't seem right to me. Rika, I suggest we keep our guard up." Rika gave a short nod. "Just what I was thinking, Renamon."

"Do you realllly want to find out what these balloons are for?" the possum asked us. Agumon eagerly nodded. "OK! Mad Balloon Bomb!" He, she, whatever it was threw those balloons at us. They let out a devilish smile and then exploded, forcing the two Digimon back. Airu just looked so happy with herself. "Isn't she just the cutest thing?" she cooed. "Uh, no. Pepper Breath!" Agumon shot fireballs from his mouth at the balloons. "Diamond Storm!" The razor-sharp shards finished the job. Soon, that little rodent had no more balloons.

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" she bawled. Then she ran into Airu's arms, where her partner comforted her. Airu just stared at us with hate in her eyes. "You made Opossummon cry! How dare you!" "What are you talkin' about? Those balloons are deadly! Isn't that right, Boss?" "You got it!" I agreed.

Opossummon just pulled out new balloons from under her cap and held onto them, floating away. "Come on, we don't have to take this. It's time for the real battle to start." "Yeah!" her rodent chirped. Airu winked and giggled as a dark purple aura came over her. She took out her Digivice and posed with it. "I don't think this part is very cute, but go figure. Dark DigiSoul... Full..." She winked again. "Charge!" She put her hand on top until it was absorbed, then thrust the Digivice forward.

Opossummon let her balloons go, dropped to the ground, and did a little dance when a group of rings gathered around her. She became this stuffed animal that grew into a big fat pig.

Rika

It was a fat lady wearing a pig costume. But as the steam came out of the pig's nose, the torso thinned out. She picked up a hammer and started twirling it around. "Cho-Hakkaimon!"

"What on earth is that?" I wondered out loud. I looked her up on my Digimon Analyzer. "'Cho-Hakkaimon, an Ultimate-level Puppet Digimon whose name and design are derived from the fictional Cho Hakkai. She has a very cheerful personality, but if she gets hungry she will be voracious enough to start getting all worked up, and will take on a ferocious personality. If she becomes starved, she will go completely out of control.'"

"Oh, that's right, I keep forgetting how scary she is. Don't get me wrong, you're still cute, but you're kind of creepy," Airu said. Marcus thought he'd make a move. "You're right about that. Normally, I wouldn't hit a girl." He pointed at Cho-Hakkaimon. "But in your case, I'm gonna make an exception!" With that, he started rushing her, looking for just the right spot to punch the Digimon. He aimed for the head, swung... and regretted it. "YEEOW!" He shook his fist. "That helmet of yours is as hard as a rock!" Cho-Hakkaimon yelled everything. "The better to break your fist with, my dear!" But as she tried to shake him loose, Marcus just looked down the Digimon's costume.

He whistled. "Well well, what have we got here? You actually look like a real girl inside that pig suit." "I do?" "Shhhh, keep it down. I'm not gonna hurt ya or anything. You're actually kinda cute. All you need is for someone to take that awful costume off you." "But-" "Come on, it's OK. Here, I'll help you." He found some rope in the back and untied it. "All right, that's better. Now go ahead, take five, do whatever."

Airu just looked confused and dumbfounded. "I... didn't know you could do that." Cho-Hakkaimon reluctantly took off her costume, revealing a beautiful woman with green hair and a one-piece black leotard.

When she wasn't in her costume, she sounded completely different, like a real woman. "Wow, it's been a long time since I was out of that thing." Marcus seemed downright enchanted by her. "Say, how long has it been since you've had that leotard washed, huh?" I soon figured out why, and I facepalmed.

Even Agumon seemed astounded. "But Boss, I don't know whether we should do this or not." "Oh, relax and get back in the Digivice. We've got to clean this girl up." Agumon went back into the Digivice as Marcus grabbed the now suitless Cho-Hakkaimon by the arm and whisked her away. Airu angrily waved her fist as the two ran off. "You come back here with my Digimon, you- you-, grrrr!" Soon, they were gone.

"Well, this is awkward," Renamon said. "Yeah, now we don't have anything to fight," I added. So, we just decided to talk. Unfortunately, that led to Airu talking about My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a show I absolutely hate. Seemed the girl was obsessed with anything cute.

Marcus

I checked my phone for the nearest laundromat, and there was one in Bailly-Romainvilliers, so that's where we went. The rules were simple. She took off the leotard, I'd wash it. When she took it off, though... there wasn't much to see. It was like she had Barbie Doll Anatomy. Nothing functional. Believe me, I looked. She was so innocent, couldn't be corrupted at all. I couldn't edge, surf, or anything. When it came to stimulating myself, I was out of luck!

She watched in fascination as the clothes circled around in the washers. In the meantime, I got her some crepes, and she enjoyed a lot of those. Izzy was right, all Digimon are bottomless pits. By the time her leotard was finished in the spin cycle, she'd eaten me out of 35 Euros.

In the Bagra Army base, Lord Bagra and Tactimon look on with deep concern. "Absolutely incredible. I thought you said Cho-Hakkaimon couldn't ever strip herself of her suit," Bagra gripes. "Believe me, my Lord, I thought the same. This Marcus Damon is incredible, but I don't understand what he's doing." "Whatever it is, it's requiring great concentration. He looks frustrated. Oh well, what should we do now?" "Hmmm... it seems now that Cho-Hakkaimon will have to serve as a distraction while I send out another Digimon to attack this 'Disneyland'. Hmmm... from what research I have done, it seems this land is filled with commercialism." "And...?" Tactimon thinks about it, then gets an idea. "Eureka! Majiramon! That calculating old serpent would love it here. We'll just convince him to take over the park." "Brilliant! Those DigiDestined would do anything to keep their cover, so they'll be drawn out, and we can kill them all!" The two join in an evil laugh.

Rika

They came back an hour later. Just as they arrived, the girl-like Digimon dropped to her knees and became weaker. Marcus was concerned. "Huh? Cho-Hakkaimon, why are you so weak all of a sudden?" She explained, "Well, it's because of what happened a long time ago. I offended Ophanimon, and she banished me from heaven. She also said I'd be damned if I ever got out of this suit." "Really?" "Y-yeah. She said, 'Not only that, but I'll be damned if you ever get out of that suit.'" That idiot Marcus started laughing. "What's so funny?" "You just damned Ophanimon!" "YAAAAAY!" Airu, Renamon, and I all facepalmed at the same time.

"Cho-Hakkaimon! Stop fooling around! Not only are you bordering on creepy, you're also ineffective! Now get back in that suit now!" Airu yelled. "Er, uh... yes, Airu. Whatever you say." Cho-Hakkaimon climbed back into her suit as she retied her strings.

In the meantime, I grabbed Marcus. "Marcus, what were you thinking?!" "Huh? Oh, relax, Rika. She didn't do anything to me. Even when she was naked in that laundromat, she didn't do anything for me." "You got her naked?! Gaaaaah! I don't even know why I put up with your crap!" "My crap?" "That's right, Damon! You untied her, you got her out of her costume, and you somehow got her naked in a French laundromat!" "So?" I started getting lost in my emotions, rambling on and on. "That's just dumb! And then, you left me with Ms. Pinkie Pie over there! Rrrgh, I still don't know why I do this." "Well, why do you?" I finally let it out. "Because I love you, you idiot!"

Marcus was taken aback. "W-what did you... say?" I can't believe I actually blurted it out. "I- love you." "Do you mean that?" "Yes, with all my heart. I've been waiting for just the right time to tell you." All of a sudden, I felt my DigiSoul spike to new levels. A yellow aura covered my entire body. "Huh?" I looked at myself, and Marcus noticed it too. "Oh sh- Rika! You did it! Whatever it is, you did it!" Renamon looked on in awe. "Incredible. Rika's admission of love for Marcus has caused her to unlock her DigiSoul Full Charge."

The power felt absolutely amazing. It felt like my heart was on fire, but I wasn't getting hurt. I flipped open the sensor, clenched my fist, and got in position. "Renamon! Time to take this new power out for a test drive!" "Hmm!" Renamon stood in position.

I touched all five fingers of my free hand to the broken heart on my blouse and held it for about two seconds. Then, I formed a fist and fired a powerful punch into the air. "DigiSoul!" I brought my hand up to the sky, then rapidly slid it along my Digivice. "Full... Charge!"

Marcus

The power went over to Renamon, who took it all in. "Renamon Warp Digivolve to..." She Digivolved to Kyubimon, like normal. But then, Kyubimon jumped up and rolled into a ball, just like Sonic the Hedgehog and transformed into a beautiful woman wearing robes I'd never seen before. She looked like she came from the Orient. A solar eclipse came in as she was spinning. Finally, she landed on her feet. "Taomon!"

I looked her up on my Digimon Analyzer. "'Taomon, an Ultimate-level Wizard Digimon. Versed in Onmyoudou, she is an onmyouji Digimon that freely uses every technique in battle. Her faculty with magic is particularly high, and attacks with talismans and spells are her forte.' Onmyoudou? What the heck is that?" And more importantly, I was still trying to wrap my head around the idea that Rika actually loved me. It was starting to make me feel... ya know, kinda guilty. Guilty that I'd been using her to get off my rocks. Guilty that I'd been using her body for sex. Of course, she wanted to use me first, but still...

The two Digimon went at it, with Cho-Hakkaimon swinging her giant rake and Taomon with all her... sheets of paper and stuff. "Thousand Spells!" Taomon stuck all her sheets of paper on the enemy and then blew them all up. The pig lady kept swinging away with her rake. "Strike! Strike! Strike! Aaaaaannnndd..." She got too close to Rika. "MINCE!" The top of the rake hit her as she went to the floor. "Rika!"

Matt

We were in the middle of working on this song from Treasure Planet when a call came in from Sampson. "Yamato, you'll have to put your practice on hold. We've spotted an Ultimate-level Digimon terrorizing the visitors at the park. We've also detected a large quantity of Troopmon infiltrating the immediate area. Get in there post haste." "Yes, sir!" We put our instruments down, suited up, and summoned our Digimon.

I rallied the troops. "All right, guys. This is the happiest place on Earth, and we gotta make sure it stays that way!" "Right!" I looked to the others. "You ready, guys?" "Been ready all day," Greg said. The others just nodded. "Then let's do this!" We ran outside and charged up our DigiSoul.

"DigiSoul! Full... CHARGE!"

"Gabumon Warp Digivolve to... WereGarurumon! Aroooooooooooooooooooooo!"

"Veemon Warp Digivolve to... AeroVeedramon!"

"Patamon Warp Digivolve to... MagnaAngemon!"

"Gatomon Warp Digivolve to... Magnadramon!"

"Lalamon Warp Digivolve to... Lilamon!"

That left Thomas by himself as the only one who couldn't use the Full Charge. He was cool with it, though. He just snapped his fingers as his fist lit up. "DigiSoul... charge!"

"Gaomon Digivolve to... Gaogamon! Rawr!"

We put on our sunglasses and rode out. The people that could ride Digimon did, while everyone else took a Jeep. WereGarurumon ran along side the car as we made our way into the park.

When we arrived, the whole place was a mess. This Asian-looking dragon had taken over Sleeping Beauty Castle and climbed up on the top like King Kong. I looked him up. "Let's see what we've got here. 'Majiramon, an Ultimate-level Exalted Beast Digimon.' Heh, figures. 'He has a habit of putting a price on everything, and expressing various matters by their cost in money. During battle, he shoots through the opponent with the "Bǎo Shǐ", which are the hairs of his tail and whiskers transformed (Incidentally, one Bǎo Shǐ is worth ¥5,000 [€36.51/$48.97]).' Whoa..."

Majiramon roared, then did what any decent villain would do. "Ha ha ha ha haaaa! That's right, you pathetic humans! Now I own this entire land, starting with this castle worth billions and billions of yen! I'm going to make a fortune!" T.K. had to borrow a megaphone. "Not if we have anything to say about it!" he called up. Soon, we found ourselves surrounded by Troopmon.

Thomas thought of a quick strategy. "All right. Lilamon and WereGarurumon, you two go with Gaogamon and me. We'll take out the Troopmon, then search the park for Marcus and Rika. MagnaAngemon, Magnadramon, and AeroVeedramon, you concentrate on Majiramon." With that, Thomas rode off, with WereGarurumon and Lilamon close behind.

"So, all three of you think you're worth your weight in gold, eh?" Majiramon asked. AeroVeedramon cracked his knuckles. "We're Ultimates, same as you. And what's more important, we're the good guys!" With that, the battle began. Bǎo Shǐ went flying everywhere.

Marcus

I ran to Rika's side. She was lying on the ground, grabbing her arm. "Rika! Are you all right?" "Ugh, yeah... I think so." "Come on, we've got to get you somewhere safe." "But aren't you going to rush into battle?" "Yeah, a little later, but first..." "Marcus! Why are you doing this?" I sighed. "Look, what you said got to me, all right? I realize I've been a complete jerk, thinking only about myself and getting what I wanted. Now that I know you love me, I want to do what's right." Rika let out a weak smile, trying to hide her pain. I was trying to hide the tears coming down from my face. It's kinda funny what love does to you. "Just get me on my feet, I'll find the first aid station." So, I helped her up on her feet, and she hobbled her way to the first aid station.

Airu just sneered at the whole thing. "Awwww, isn't that cute? It's just too bad it's not gonna last! Finish her off!" I wiped my eyes, summoned Agumon, then turned towards my enemy. "Do you honestly think you're going to hurt the girl who just admitted she loves me with all her heart? I don't THINK SO!" I rushed towards Cho-Hakkaimon, jumped up, and landed a punch inside the helmet! I let loose everything that I had, all my anger, all my emotions, all my desire. Everything went into one punch. Suddenly, I felt a new power come over me as I hit the ground on my feet. Some force was guiding my actions. That must've been what Rika had just experienced. I turned to my partner. "You ready, buddy?" "Yeah!"

I flipped open the sensor on my Digivice and clenched my fists. Then I crossed my arms, brought my free hand up, and slid it down my other arm, making sure to look as awesome as humanly possible. "DigiSoul… Full, CHARGE!" The power went to Agumon, and that energized him.

"Agumon Warp Digivolve to..." He Digivolved to GeoGreymon, like he always did, but then went even further than that. His head plate became metallic, and his training grips broke on both hands. His left side became fully metallic, with his hand being replaced by a gigantic revolver. He also gained red, metal wings that fanned out. "RizeGreymon!"

"'RizeGreymon?' That is just awesome!" I looked him up on my Digimon Analyzer. "Let's check you out..." I never got the chance because Cho-Hakkaimon got really angry and swung her rake around. The two went at it, but we all knew who had the advantage. "Talisman of Light!" Taomon drew out her paintbrush and painted this character, then threw it at the pig lady, catching her in a gigantic explosion. She reverted back to a DigiEgg, which Airu quickly absorbed in her Digivice after dodging the blast herself. "By the way, RizeGreymon's not cute at all!" She ran away.

Taomon looked pretty proud of herself. As for me... "Aww come on! I land one lousy punch, scream my head off, and finally bring Agumon to Ultimate, and for what? For what!?" "You can't win them all, Marcus," Taomon calmly said. Just then, I got a call on my Digivice. "What do you want?" It was Thomas. "Marcus, the park is under attack. Where are you and Rika?" "Over here by this courtyard place..." I started noticing we were surrounded. "...and it looks like we ain't alone," I finished. "Right."

Just then, Thomas rode up on Gaogamon like he was Prince Charming or something, followed by Lilamon and WereGarurumon punching, kicking, and blasting. I saw the Troopmon and cracked my knuckles. "Well, why didn't anybody tell me? It's fightin' time!" The whole thing went into a free-for-all. Gaogamon blew wind out of his mouth, WereGarurumon went wild on everybody, and even RizeGreymon got a chance to shine. "Strident Revolver!" He fired 3 bullets that spun around together and hit the ground, sending Troopmon flying everywhere. Taomon used her Talisman Spell ability to get Rika to safety. I ignited the DigiSoul in my fists, and my punching power went through the roof. Ha! Thomas never got off Gaogamon the entire time. The coward! He didn't have enough guts.

In 15 minutes flat, we'd cleared out and damaged the courtyard. RizeGreymon looked up. "Hey, Boss. It looks like the others are having a party on top of that castle. They didn't invite me." "That shouldn't stop you now, should it? Just do what I do and crash it." "Right!"

RizeGreymon

Boss said I should crash the party, so that's just what I did. I flew up there. "Hey, guys. You need any help?" I asked. MagnaAngemon's Gate of Destiny was sucking up all the flaming hairs this dragon-like Digimon was throwing. He tore himself away from slashing at him. "So you must be Agumon's Ultimate form. Welcome to the club, my friend." "Took you long enough," AeroVeedramon commented as he shot out a V-shaped heat beam that burned the enemy. "What's the matter? Aren't you going to let me finish him off?" I asked. "Not if you don't ask politely," Magnadramon answered. "Oh... all right. May I please finish him off?"

"Sure!" The others got out of the way as I aimed my cannon at him. "Rising Destroyer!" I fired a barrage of beams from the six guns on my wings and the two on my chest. By the time the dragon-like Digimon saw it coming, it was too late. I think we might've played a bit too rough, because we heavily damaged the castle. "Uhhhh... oops. Sorry, everybody."

Sampson

I watched the live feed from the monitor. They had damaged Sleeping Beauty's Castle, in broad daylight. This was a tragic day for both the people of DATS and The Walt Disney Company. "How long do you think it will take to repair the park, Commander? Six months?" Kudamon asked. I massaged my temples."At least that long, my little friend."

Marcus' sister Kristy saw the whole thing as well. "Is that Agumon up there?" she asked. "Yes, yes it is," I flatly replied. She shook her head. "What a doof." I felt another migraine come on as I thought of the damage control we'd have to do. Then, I called the offices of Euro Disney S.C.A. and explained the whole thing to them, offering them my sincerest apologies. They agreed to keep silent as long as they had first option on the story rights.

Greg

The bad news was that we had done a lot of damage to Disneyland Parc, so we couldn't hold that concert we'd been meaning to. The good news was that we still got paid, and we picked up some of those golden hairs Majiramon had thrown on the ground. Overall, it was a very good arrangement. The branch of Disney that owned the park also gave us lifetime passes to every Disney park in the world, thinking we weren't involved. We just laughed it off, and no one was the wiser.

We checked out of our hotel and went back to Paris via train. In the dining car, Rika shared with Anya and me the latest song she'd written, and even mapped out a hypothetical music video for it.

["True Love"

Written by Rika Nonaka [Alecia "Pink" Moore, Greg Kurstin, Lily Rose Cooper]

Performed by The Teenage Wolves

Music Video Hypothetically Directed by Rika Nonaka

Lead Singer: Rika Nonaka (Melissa Fahn) with Renamon (Mari Devon)]

As the imagined video starts, Rika leans against the entrance of Sleeping Beauty's Castle and invites Marcus (and the audience) inside the park. The gang fools around on Le Carrousel de Lancelot, the largest carousel in Europe. Rika walks around towards Marcus and stage slaps him. The two later ride a flying elephant together while Rika continues to sing to her now true love. The instrumentation is alternative rock, as compared to the ska rock of Pink's version.

Rika:

Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say
Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face (whoa oh oh)
There's no one quite like you, you push all my buttons down
I know life would suck without you (whoa oh oh)

The gang later goes through the "Queen of Hearts Maze" in Alice's Curious Labyrinth. This is intercut with shots of the band performing at Videopolis. We get numerous shots of the band and of Disneyland Paris.

Rika:
At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're a jerk, but I love you
And you make me so mad, I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go?
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you, I really hate you
So much I think it must be

True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothin' else can break my heart like
True love, true love
It must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you

Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Soon, the gang is at Les Mysteres du Nautilus, a self guided walking tour through a recreation of Captain Nemo's famous submarine from Jules Vernes novel "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" and Disney's film adaptation of the same name. Rika "plays" Captain Nemo's famous pipe organ for a few seconds, then gets up and "walks" Marcus over to the window revealing the giant squid. On Space Mountain: Mission 2, Marcus and Rika are on the same ship. She slowly whispers "Romance" into his ear just before the ship takes off.

Rika:

Just once, try to wrap your little brain around my feelings
Just once, please try not to be so mean (whoa oh oh)
Repeat after me now, R-O-M-A-N-C-E-E-E
Come on, I'll say it slowly

(Romance!) (You can do it babe)

The gang is later at the Captain EO Theater, where they strap on their 3D glasses and enjoy the show. However, in Rika's mind, she and Marcus are getting down with Michael Jackson himself (or a hologram of him).

True love, true love
It must be true love
Nothin' else can break my heart like
True love, true love
It must be true love
And no one else can break my heart like you
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

However, two cybernetic warrior men enter, with whips and shields, whom are able to withstand the powers of Captain EO (and by extension, Rika). Times are turning and everybody is running away, leaving Captain EO behind who doesn't want to give up trying to make his last chance work. Rika and Marcus have his back.

Rika:

Think it must be love (I love you)
I think it must be love (I love you)

We interrupt this story to bring you Renamon leaning against the Captain EO banner outside, with her tail slightly twitching. She struts along the catwalk at Star Tours.

Renamon:

Why do you rub me up the wrong way?
Why do you say the things that you say?
Sometimes I wonder how we ever came to be
But without you I'm incomplete

Marcus, ever the Determinator, starts punching the cybernetic warrior men like crazy. Rika throws in a few punches herself. As the music plays, Captain EO (Michael Jackson) regains his powers and works his magic. Again, we have footage of the band performing at Videopolis.

Rika:

I think it must be
True love, it must be true love
(Think it must be) It must be true love (It must be)
Nothin' else can break my heart like
True love, (it must be) true love
(Think it must be) It must be true love (it must be)
No one else can break my heart like you

With the day being saved, Marcus and Rika have just enough time to watch the fireworks outside Sleeping Beauty Castle with the gang. The two kiss.

Rika:
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
No one else can break my heart like you
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
No one else can break my heart like you

After the fireworks, Sleeping Beauty Castle is still lit up, and Marcus and Rika (with their usual attitudes) lean against the entrance and offer up a cool smirk to the camera. The scene then fades to black, followed by copyright.

Greg

I told her what I thought. "Wow, that's really thought out. That is really thought out, I'm impressed." Rika grinned. "Gee, that's one of the nicest things you've ever said to me." "I try, on occasion." "But do not forget, he is already claimed," Anya teased. The three of us laughed.

That night, Michel helped us get our instruments set up outside the Louvre. There was one last thing we wanted to do in Paris. Sora had come back from London just to hang out with us and to watch this special performance. It was a sort of gift from the guys to the girls.

["All for Love"

Written by Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Michael Kamen

Performed by The Teenage Wolves

Lead Vocals: Yamato "Matt" Ishida (Michael Reisz), Takeru "T.K." Takaishi (Michael Cunio), Marcus Damon (Quinton Flynn)]

The band has set up for a performance outside the Louvre Glass Pyramid. The moon is out, it's a beautiful night, and romance is in the air. Michel is subbing for Marcus on drums, and proves he can hold his own. Rika, Kari, Nancy, and Sora are seated facing the band, while Thomas is on keyboard.

Marcus:

When it's love you give
(Matt: I'll be a man of good faith.)
Then in love you live.
(Matt: I'll make a stand. I won't break.)

Marcus/Matt:

I'll be the rock you can build on,
Be there when you're old,
To have and to hold.

T.K.:

When there's love inside
(Marcus: I swear I'll always be strong.)
Then there's a reason why.
(Marcus: I'll prove to you we belong.)

Marcus/T.K.:

I'll be the wall that protects you
From the wind and the rain,
From the hurt and pain.

(T.K.: Yeah!) (Marcus: Hey!)

Marcus:

Let's make it all (Matt/T.K.: Allfor one)

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:

and all for love.
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need.
Cause when it's all (Matt/T.K.: Allfor one) it's one for all.

Matt:

When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:
And make it all (Matt/T.K.: Allfor one) and all for love.

Marcus:

When it's love you make
(Matt: I'll be the fire in your night.)

T.K.:
Then it's love you take.
(Matt: I will defend, I will fight.)

T.K./Matt:

I'll be there when you need me.
When honor's at stake,

T.K.:

This vow I will make:

That it's all (Matt/Marcus: Allfor one)

The water fountains at the Louvre start turning on and playing in time with the music. By now, the crowds are gathering.

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:

and all for love. (Marcus: It's all for love)
Let the one you hold be the one you want,

T.K.:
The one you need,

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:
Cause when it's all (Matt/Marcus: Allfor one) it's one for all.
When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show
And make it all (Matt/Marcus: Allfor one) and all for love.

Matt/T.K.:

Don't lay our love to rest
Cause we could stand up to the test.
We got everything and more

Marcus:

than we had planned,
More than the rivers that run the land.

Matt:

We've got it all, in our hands.

Greg lays down an electric guitar solo that truly is electric. The girls are enchanted by it, even Rika who isn't into mushy stuff like this.

Marcus:

Now it's all (Matt/T.K.: Allfor one)

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:

and all for love. (Marcus: It's all for love)

T.K:
Let the one you hold be the one you want,
The one you need,

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:
Cause when it's all (Matt/T.K.: All for one) it's one for all. (Marcus: It's one for all)

Marcus:

When there's someone that should know
Then just let your feelings show

T.K.:

When there's someone that you want,
When there's someone that you need

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:

Let's make it all

Marcus:

all for one

Marcus/Matt/T.K.:

and all for love.

As the song concludes, the girls walk up to greet and embrace their love interests.

Author's Notes:

The song I was planning to use for the concert performance was "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)" by John Rzeznik. I'll save that song for later.

I would consider Tactimon's analysis of Disneyland Paris quite accurate, considering how gosh-darn merchandise-driven and expensive all the Disney parks are. But what gets me is that Disney never fully utilized Digimon to its fullest potential. They owned it for almost a decade and did nothing with it (with the exception of dubbing Data Squad, of course).

To my knowledge, Cho-Hakkaimon can't take off her pig suit. She's stuck in there, and that's sad.

I'm toying with an idea right now. Perhaps a companion series to this involving the DATS unit in Odaiba (basically any DigiDestined that didn't make the Teenage Wolves plus PurityxSpirited, Kristy, and Gary) should be written. I don't know if I'll write it or ask IrishDreamer4 to write it (since I did use four of her characters).

Next chapter involves Thomas. Should be interesting.