Digimon World Tour Chapter 47: Wedding Bell Blues (Part 2), a digimon fanfic

Digimon World Tour

Recap

[Maxwell] If there's one thing Marcus and Rika can do better than Juliet and me, it's make love. Marcus and Greg made a quick run to the pharmacy to pick up, er, something for the girls. Meanwhile, Yolei thought the track list for the band's third album was terrible. After reading it myself, I must agree with her. So, Marcus, Matt, and Veemon devoted themselves to songwriting. Finally, the wedding weekend arrived. Tokyo was not left completely defenseless because Greg's brother and Marcus' sister were there. Oh my, I seem to be mentioning Marcus a lot. Anyway, T.K.'s father and Rika's mother had a wonderful surprise: They were already legally married. That sent both the children into a downward spiral. A number of us, including myself, performed at the bachelorette party. After all, who can say no to a body like mine? Certainly not my wife, rrrrrow. During the rehearsal dinner, Rika let her feelings be known to everyone with a biting cover of a Natalie Imbruglia song, and T.K. quit the band. Marcus became involved, Greg tried to break them up, and both Marcus and T.K. knocked him out. Hopefully, that will be all that happens. However, in my opinionation, I have a sneaking suspicion it won't.

Chapter 47: Wedding Bell Blues (Part 2)

Marcus

I stood there, looking at the body. Nerdstein knelt down and checked his pulse, with Anya joining him. "His pulse is all right. I think he just took a hit to the head. Marcus, go get a flashlight," he said. "Awww, why do I need to get the flashlight?" I whined. "You knocked him out!" "Okay, okay."

I ran over to the front desk. "Excuse me! I need to get a flashlight, please. I just knocked somebody out!" The lady quickly handed me one and started offering me the money in the cash register too. "Keep your money," I said, then I ran back.

I gave Thomas the flashlight and he shined it in Greg's eyes. He finally woke up and shook his head. "Huh? Uh... oh, what happened?" I fessed up, "T.K. and I accidentally knocked you out. Who knew you had a glass jaw?" "And why did you knock me out?" "Because you were in the way!" "That doesn't give you any excuse to punch him!" Anya countered. The two hugged it out.

T.K.

I'd made up my mind. I was going to leave the band and go back to Japan where I could think. I went into my room and started packing. I let Patamon out of his Digivice, and he started flying around. "T.K., why are we going back to Japan?" he asked. "Because I just need to think. There's just too much on my plate right now." "Like the fact your dad married again?" I put all my laundry into a separate bag. "Bingo. I know what he said over the phone, but still..." "How is leaving Matt and the others going to fix this?"

I stopped packing and seriously thought about it. "It's not," I realized. "Right. Your dad and Rika's mom are now married. Legally. Rika's your new sister. You can't run away from that. You have to see it through." "You wouldn't understand, Patamon! Your parents have never been divorced!" "You're right. I don't even have parents. You're lucky, T.K. You now have what you've always wanted. You've got a mom and a dad who love each other, and they both love you. A lot of people would kill for that, and now you have it. You should be happy." "I know... but, why do I feel so empty? I wanted Mom and Dad to get remarried, the way it should be." "Sometimes, we don't always get what we hope for. But part of hope is believing things will be OK, no matter what happens. Besides, didn't you tell me that you have a new hope now?" "Yeah... Kari."

I turned towards my partner. "You're right, Patamon. I can't leave now. The others need me. They need my hope. I guess I better apologize." "Right." I rushed out and looked for the others. I ran all through the building, looking for them.

Greg

We sat in the lobby, thinking of what it would be like without T.K.'s presence in the band. It was downright depressing. All of a sudden, who should come running in but T.K. himself? He stopped to catch his breath. "Long time, no see, quitter," Marcus said. "Guys... I got something I want to say..." T.K. started.

"What, you're going to kidnap Kari now? Not on my watch!" Marcus stood up and struck a defensive pose. "No, I've changed my mind. I'm staying." "Huh?" T.K. stood up straight from his recovery position. "I'm staying. Patamon taught me an important lesson. You all need me, and I need you. I'm sorry about how I acted over the past few days." Kari hugged him. "That's OK, man. We knew you weren't thinking straight," I said. I looked around. "Er, at least I knew," I added.

He made up pretty quickly with the others, but it wasn't long before Izzy rushed in. "Everyone, outside! There's a group of Digimon marching towards the resort!" he called. Then, he ran out. "How do you like that? He didn't even use the word 'prodigious'," I said. "Yeah, he's always using that word," Marcus added.

Matt led the way as we went outside, where we caught up with the other original DigiDestined and Ken. Sure enough, there was a large, or should I say prodigious, group of Digimon marching towards the resort. We all took out our Digimon Analyzers to look them over. First, there was this big, scaly Digimon on two legs with wings. Tai got the data first, and read it off. "'Murmukusmon, a Mega level Demon Lord Digimon. He manages thirty legions of demons.' It's a good thing we've got T.K. and Kari on our side, huh?" "No joke," T.K. said.

Sora was next. "The robotic sabertooth over there is Dinotigermon, a Mega-Level. And the bony mammoth is SkullMammothmon. He's a Mega-level too."

Mimi pointed at a giant teddy bear with serrated claws jutting from his left arm and both feet. "That looks like the ugliest teddy bear I've ever seen. Oh wait... that's GigaWaruMonzaemon. He'd be so much more snuggly if he didn't have all those claws!" "Mimi, sometimes I wonder about you," Joe said. "Oh, that's sweet. Sometimes I wonder about you too, Joe," she answered as she gave him a big hug. I was seeing a love triangle unfold before my very eyes.

Ken was next. "Hey, everyone. That blue and purple dog over there is Caturamon, and the winged tiger is Mihiramon. They're only Ultimate-levels, but something tells me they're more powerful than they look."

The six Digimon were flanked on both sides by a legion of Troopmon. Flying in with them were Laylamon and a giant, jet-black-and-gold Digimon wielding a double-sided spear. Tai recognized him right away. "AxeKnightmon!" he yelled with his fist clenched. "Huh? You know him, Tai?" I asked. "We've met," he quickly answered. "Then please enlighten us," Thomas said.

Tai explained, "All right. He came to Japan while you guys were in Boston and trashed Highton View Terrace." "Oh no!" Kari gasped. "Don't worry, Kari. Miko is fine." "Whew!" "Anyway, he asked who the leader was, and for the time, it was me."

AxeKnightmon spoke. "So nice to see you again, Mr. Kamiya. I'm only sorry I wasn't able to kill you and your friends the last time we met." "You won't get that chance," Tai vowed. Then, he turned to us. "T.K., Kari, Matt, I think it's time we had a little alumni match against these guys." "Right!" all three of them agreed.

"Excuse me, Tai, but what does that make us? Chopped liver?" I asked. "No. You guys can make sure everyone in the hotel is safe. We'll call you if we need anything, but this fight's going to be the original eight only."

Ken stepped forward. "Actually, since I am the original holder of the Crest of Kindness, I was wondering if I could fight by your side as well." Tai thought it over, then smiled. "Of course you can," he said. Ken looked absolutely delighted. "Thank you. It means a lot."

They quickly realized their Digimon. Then, most of them put away their Digivices and got in position. Everyone had their own unique way of igniting their DigiSoul to full throttle. Tai fired an uppercut and gained an orange aura. Matt turned blue after doing a windmill strum on his air guitar. Sora served an imaginary tennis ball and gained a red aura. Izzy struck the hand seal of the dog (left hand flat on right fist), then took out his Digivice while covered in a purple aura. Joe raised his fist up, then swung it down as if he was slamming Thor's hammer. His DigiSoul was dark blue. Mimi spun around and shaped her hands into a blossoming rose. I think she'd been watching too much Pretty Cure, but regardless, she became covered in a green aura of DigiSoul. T.K. actually kept his Digivice out so he could fully perform that Goseiger henshin sequence he'd memorized. Kari used that same dance technique I'd seen her do many times before. Finally, Ken put his hands together vertically, with his left thumb on top.

Those who had put away their Digivices took them out again. "Ready!" Tai called. "Ready!" the humans and Digimon answered in unison. From there, it was a basic Double Warp Digivolution sequence.

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Agumon Double Warp Digivolve to... AncientGreymon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Gabumon Double Warp Digivolve to... AncientGarurumon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Biyomon Double Warp Digivolve to... Hououmon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Tentomon Double Warp Digivolve to... HerculesKabuterimon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Palmon Double Warp Digivolve to... Rosemon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Gomamon Double Warp Digivolve to... Vikemon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Patamon Double Warp Digivolve to... Seraphimon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Gatomon Double Warp Digivolve to... Ophanimon!"

"DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Wormmon Double Warp Digivolve to... GranKuwagamon!"

"Whoa..." I silently exclaimed as I looked them up in the Digimon Analyzer. Ken's Digimon was a giant, black stag beetle who was normally the most evil being among insect Digimon. Gomamon Double Warp Digivolved into a Viking Berserker beast. AncientGreymon was an armored dragon who looked quite fierce, and Hououmon looked just like one of those Legendary Pokémon with the gold wings.

Tai clenched his fist again, this time with a determined look on his face. "Now that the Digimon are ready to roll, I'm gonna kick some Troopmon! Who's with me?" They all volunteered and took out their Digivices again, setting up for Aura Mode. After all of them called out, "DigiSoul Aura Mode, On!" and thrusting their free hands into the light, they powered up and went to work. The rest of us left to make sure everything was OK.

We ran to the front desk, where Marcus made an announcement over the intercom. "Attention guests, staff, and personnel. If you couldn't tell from the noise outside, this is an emergency. Everybody out!" I pulled the fire alarm for good measure. Soon, the whole building was evacuated.

As we were running to get everyone out, we passed by Nancy, who herself was running. "Greg! Marcus! Where are Matt and T.K.?" "They're out front, fighting off a whole swarm of Digimon," I said. She ran off again, shouting, "Thank you! Oh, I hope I'm not too late!"

"Just like her son," I commented.

T.K.

Kari and I teamed up to take out some Troopmon using some of the dance skills we learned. The others just improvised. I couldn't really focus, so I was slightly out of rhythm.

Meanwhile, the other Digimon were tearing up the land in their fight. AncientGreymon created a tornado to blow Murmukusmon away, but that wasn't enough. "Tai! Get the other humans out of the way. I'm blowing this place up!" he warned. "Retreat!" Tai called to us. We humans ran out of the way while Tai's Digimon prepared an attack. "OMEGA CORONA!" AncientGreymon launched a superdetonation that took out the parking lot, most of the Troopmon, and GigaWaruMonzaemon's left arm. AncientGarurumon quickly froze the area down before the cars could explode.

"Why don't you take this battle out in the wasteland, AncientGreymon?" Tai suggested. "Great idea! Come on, guys!" So, most of our Digimon forced the enemy far out into the wasteland of southern California.

Seraphimon was on his way to join them, but he was stopped by AxeKnightmon. "Not so fast! I've done my research, Seraphimon. You claim you're the executor of the enlightened God's laws. Tonight... I shall be your executioner!" "Have at thee!" Seraphimon cried.

The two of them started fighting each other. AxeKnightmon had two spear blades to my partner's one, so Seraphimon used other attacks. "Strike of the Seven Stars!" He fired seven super-heated spheres of sacred light at the enemy, but AxeKnightmon spun his twin spear around to create a vortex of darkness. I could feel the darkness, and so could Kari. We held each other tight as our enemy's vortex became larger and larger. "Ha ha ha ha ha! That's it, you pathetic humans. Soon, you'll all fall victim to the darkness!" It swept the two of us up into the sky. "Kari!" Tai yelled. "Taiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" Kari screamed.

Tai

They were sucked up into the darkness, maybe never to return. I clenched my fist again. I seem to do that a lot. "They're gone," I said sadly. "It's OK, Tai. T.K.'s never let anyone down before," Joe answered. "Yeah. All we can do now is hope for the best, and he's pretty good at that. In the meantime, we should join our Digimon in the fight. Anybody got a car that still works?"

"I've got mine, but it won't fit everyone," Matt answered. I thought quickly, then asked an obvious question. "Great, Matt. Anyone else?" "Look for Greg or Max."

I dashed through the hotel and found them evacuating people. "Just stand over here and don't panic! We have everything under control!" Greg instructed the crowd. "Greg!" I called. He turned to me. "Tai! What's up?" "We need a car to get over to that wasteland. Can we borrow your keys?" "Can you drive?" "Well, no. But Joe can." Greg gave me his set of keys. "That's a rental, so tell Joe to be careful with it!" "Thanks, man." We fistbumped and then I ran back.

When I got back, Joe looked like he was trying hard to remember something. "I've never had to measure miles per hour before. Uh, Izzy, what's the difference between a kilometer and a mile?" Izzy did the math in his head. "If memory serves, one kilometer is equal to 0.621371192 of a mile." "Wow, that's oddly accurate." "Thank you, Joe."

We drove to the wasteland, using our Digivices to track down our Digimon. Finally, we arrived and parked the cars. The battle looked pretty intense. SkullMammothmon spun around and fired one of his vertebra at GranKuwagamon, who missed it. "Dimension Scissors!" Ken's partner called as he cut through the surrounding area around the skeleton. Hououmon fired an attack of her own. "Crimson Flare!" She ignited herself in flames, then bombdived into Dinotigermon, who tried to slash at her.

Caturamon released a supersonic howl that nearly shattered my eardrums. I quickly covered my ears. Vikemon countered with a howl of his own, unleashing all his berserker rage. Joe looked really psyched up about that attack. HerculesKabuterimon used his Giga Scissor Claw to snap away at GigaWaruMonzaemon's other arm.

Mihiramon soon had Rosemon on the ropes by flying up high and striking her down with a spiked Samurai Tiger Tail. "Ugh!" Rosemon fell to the ground, and Mimi didn't look very happy about that. "Oh no! Rosemon! Are you OK?"

"I... think so," Rosemon groaned. That did it! "All right, enough is enough! Who's unlocked Burst Mode?" I boldly asked. Matt, Izzy, and Joe raised their hands. "Kari did, too, but she isn't here," Ophanimon noted. Mimi snapped her fingers in disappointment. "All right, then. Time to take this fight to the next level! To avenge Rosemon!"

"Uh, I'm-I'm not quite dead, Tai," Rosemon insisted. "But you've been wounded." "Uh, I-I think uh, I could pull through." "Oh, I see." I unclipped my Digivice, as did the other guys. Ophanimon went to work on healing her, as well as the other Digimon on our side.

Mimi

OK, so I hadn't unlocked Burst Mode yet. So what?

Tai

The four of us got in position. "In Three! Two! One!" We hit the third, second, and first buttons on our Digivices, and the Signal Port turned on.

I went first, slowly bringing my free hand into the light. "Charge! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" I called. When the Digivice beeped, I thrust both hands fully out to my sides and fired the beam. Our Digimon took the energy and used it to power up. AncientGreymon stood up on his own two legs and gained more aerodynamic armor. He also got a huge sword which he swung easily. Flames shot up around him, along with eight other fiery dragons. He posed with his sword. "AncientGreymon, BURST MODE!"

Matt was next. "Charge! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" AncientGarurumon's bulky shoulder pads disappeared and his body became much more streamlined. He became faster, stronger, and more agile. His armor became a brighter shade of silver, and he combined his greatswords to form one powerful two-handed sword with a thinner blade. The moon became just a bit brighter as he posed with his sword. "AncientGarurumon, Burst Mode! Aroooooooooooooooooooooo!"

It was Izzy's turn. "Charge! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" HerculesKabuterimon gained a golden, more humanoid approach. It was like Imperialdramon changing to Fighter Mode. His wings shrank and became more dragon-like. It was an amazing transformation. "HerculesKabuterimon, BURST MODE!"

Finally, it was Joe's turn. "Charge! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" Vikemon's weapons and armor became gold-colored. It was awesome to look at, though. For a minute, he did look like Thor. If Thor were a furry animal, that is. "Vikemon, Burst Mode!"

The Digimon went into battle. HerculesKabuterimon charged a ball of electrical energy from his hand, then flew around until he and Mihiramon were right next to each other. "Mega Electro Shocker!" Mihiramon took a lot of damage from that and became a DigiEgg.

"Ryūgonken!" AncientGreymon slashed at SkullMammothmon with his sword, breaking all of his bones to little pieces and turning him into a DigiEgg.

AncientGarurumon stabbed into GigaWaruMonzaemon's shoulder and then froze him solid. "Uh wow. Guys? Can Vikemon please finish the job? I really want to see his thundersnow again," Joe said. "Sure," I agreed.

"Thundersnow!" Vikemon commanded the air to chill down to absolute zero, then called down snow and lightning from the sky. It struck down the remaining evil Digimon, electrocuting them. Yet, they still stayed up.

Greg

Soon, everyone was out of the building. As usual, Dad was complaining to Mom. "I told you, Valerie, this was a bad idea to come out here on that stupid Digimon. Now we have no car, there's no car rental, and we're stuck here! And worst of all, it's one in the morning and I'm not in bed!" "Spencer?" Mom asked. "Yes?" "Shut up." "Way to go, Mom!" I cheered. Mom turned to me. "He has a point, you know." That killed it.

Just then, we heard a chopper flying overhead. I looked up, and there was a green, military helicopter. We cleared out of the way so that it could land. The landing gear slowly dropped as it touched down. The side read "United States Marine Corps." It created a huge gust of wind as it lowered. It was followed by two other choppers. Finally, President Obama stepped out of one of the choppers, flanked by two Secret Service agents on both sides. He saluted the officers as several of his staff set up a lectern. Camera crews came out. "Oh no!" I groaned.

The president began to speak. "My fellow Americans. Wait... I know some of you. You're not Americans at all! What are you doing here?" "That's a good question," Dad grumbled. "We ought to ask you the same thing, Mr. President," I added.

"Well, I was on my way home from a meeting at the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, but one of my sources claimed there was an intense Digimon attack in this area. So, I've decided to declare a state of emergency for the entire state of California. This was the first place I could land. By the way, do all of you have your passports?"

"We were brought here on a giant Digimon and that boy's responsible!" Dad said, pointing directly to Davis. Most of the other parents were shocked. Marcus grabbed Dad by the collar. "All right, how could you sell Davis out like that?" he growled. "Marcus! Let go of him!" I ordered.

He did, and I took his place. "Now Dad, answer his question." Dad forced me to let go of him. "I told you that boy was a bad influence on you, son," he said. "Yes, yes," the president agreed.

Davis, the idiot that he was, boldly stepped forward and presented himself to President Obama. "Young man, how did all of these people get here?" "I brought them here using Imperialdramon, which is Veemon's Mega-level." "May I see it?" "Imperialdramon is a he." "I'm asking the questions here. May I see the vessel?" "OK... but you'll have to clear out some room."

After some room was cleared out, Davis' Veemon stood in the center of a large area. "I hope you like me," he said to the president. "We'll see about that," Obama answered. After a short chat, Davis went back to the president's side, charged up his DigiSoul, and took out his Digivice. "DigiSoul, Charge! OVERDRIVE!" "Veemon Double Warp Digivolve to... Imperialdramon!"

After Davis' Veemon Digivolved, President Obama motioned for his men to start inspecting him. "Just be cooperative," Davis told his partner. It took 30 minutes for them to complete an inspection (Imperialdramon laughed when a whole group of them patted him down), and 15 more to come up with the results.

Our president delivered them. "Well, it looks like this aircraft, Imperialdramon as you call him, is not certified by the Transport Security Administration. He isn't legally able to fly into or out of America. Most of you flew in illegally." That shocked most of us. "I thought I was a Digimon. Now you're calling me an aircraft? Make up your mind!" Imperialdramon shot back. Thomas and Commander Sampson took him and his agents to the side and explained everything to him.

T.K.

Soon, it was just the two of us caught in the darkness. I couldn't see anything, not even my own hand in front of my face. Kari and I were just floating in a tornado of black. I could feel her. "T.K... what are we going to do now?" Kari whimpered. I stroked her hair, or what I thought was her hair. "Kari, I hate to admit this, but this is one of the last things on my mind," I admitted. "It's the only thing on mine. I thought I was stronger than this, but I'm not! I'm scared!" Great, she'd said it again. Just like when Piedmon was chasing us as kids. "Now now, it's going to be all right. I'll think of something," I said, trying to believe it myself.

To be completely honest, my emotions were all mixed up. "Today couldn't get any worse, could it?" I mistakenly said out loud. "What do you mean?" "Don't play dumb. You know what's going on. My father just got married, I've got a new sister, and all my hopes are being smashed to pieces. You remember that illusion MaloMyotismon put me through?" "Yeah?" "Well now that's never gonna happen. Why did this happen?" "Maybe it's because your dad wanted to be happy, and he wants you and Matt to be happy." "That's the problem. I'm not." "Well, at least you're admitting it. That's always the first step." The vortex kept swirling around, and it just wouldn't go away. Suddenly, I noticed something. The angrier or more frustrated I felt, the darker and faster the vortex became. The more negative I was, the worse it got. So, I thought about all the things that made me happy. Things like being on tour, my friendship with Patamon, and Kari. That really helped. "Kari! I just thought of something! Think happy thoughts." "Really?" "Yeah. Maybe this will help." I brought Kari's lips up to mine, and we kissed. As weird as it sounds, our mutual love and happiness brought us out of the darkness and back to solid ground. When you've been working with emotions as long as I have, you deal with it.

When we could finally see, we got out of liplock and looked towards the battle. Seraphimon was getting beaten badly. "Oh no! Seraphimon!" I gasped. He was working so hard, but it was like it was for nothing.

Just then, Mom arrived. "T.K.!" "Mom? What are you doing here? It's too dangerous!" "T.K... I've been looking all over for you. There's something I need to tell you." Kari left for a moment. "What?" I asked. "I know your father's getting remarried, and I'm all right with it. If Rumiko makes your father happy, that's all that matters to me. As much as I love your father, his happiness is what's important now." "OK, but what about me? What about my happiness? All my life, I've wanted you and Dad to make up, and now you're OK with this?!" Her expression became more serious. "Listen carefully, Takeru. Nothing's changed between us. You and Matt are still my little boys, and I love you both. That's never going to change. And your father will still be your father. I know this is difficult for you now, but you'll see. Rumiko is a good woman, and Rika will make a great sister for you. You two get along so well together. Everything is going to be fine, I promise." Then, she gave me a big hug, and I returned it.

That was all I needed. I looked back, and Seraphimon was smiling on the whole thing. AxeKnightmon was about to stab him in the back. My eyes widened. "Seraphimon! Behind you!" I yelled. It was too late. AxeKnightmon thrust in his spear. Fortunately, Seraphimon was OK. "My spear! You dirty little-! You damaged my spear! You will pay for this!" AxeKnightmon vowed.

"Right. See, T.K.? There was nothing to worry about. I'm fully protected," my partner said. He even turned around to show me the solid steel plating on his back. "That's a relief. But now, it's time to finish this dark knight once and for all!" I declared. I looked around me at the two most important women in my life: my mom, and Kari. "My greatest wish in life may never come true, but now I know that it never mattered. When MaloMyotismon trapped me in that illusion, and Patamon took me out of it, there was a lot I didn't understand. But now... I see the entire picture. I know now that my parents are wonderful just the way they are, and that I shouldn't let my situation get me down. I'll just accept my life the way it is and move on, and I will never give up hope!"

As I let a new hope flow into my heart, something else came in as well. It was a new power, something unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. My soul and heart were going from zero to 60 in three seconds flat, and my muscles tensed up. I felt an intense surge of pleasure that lasted for several seconds as green and cerulean DigiSoul exploded around my body. My mind and body went on autopilot as I took out my Digivice and posed with it. "Seraphimon! Prepare to unleash your power in... three! Two! One!" I pressed the third, second, and first buttons on my Digivice, and the Signal Port lit up.

I shifted my Digivice to the side, slowly bringing my free hand into the light. "Charge! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" When the Digivice beeped, I thrust both hands fully out to my sides and fired the beam. Seraphimon took it all in as he powered up. His armor changed color from blue-and-silver to gold-and-platinum. His wings gained a golden hue so bright, it could compete with the sun. Everything about him became gold. He drew his sword Excalibur and posed with it. "Seraphimon, BURST MODE!"

After I transferred the power to my partner, I was left feeling deeply relaxed with a sense of satisfaction. I stopped glowing, and was left with an afterglow. All the muscles that were tense gradually relaxed. I felt great, and so did Seraphimon. Maybe this is what Lily was talking about.

"You changed colors, eh? I am not impressed!" AxeKnightmon snorted. Seraphimon turned to him. "Oh, it's far more than just changing colors, AxeKnightmon. Thanks to the new hope flowing in T.K.'s heart, I am now at my full potential. And that means certain destruction for you!" "Ha, ha, ha! I doubt that!" "Let's see you doubt this!" Once again, the sword met the spear, and AxeKnightmon tried creating a vortex. This time, it was no good.

Seraphimon slid his sword against the spear, creating sparks. "It's no use! The light is now too strong for you. Accept your defeat now and stay in the darkness where you belong, never to return!" "Talk is cheap!" AxeKnightmon defiantly stated.

"Seraphimon! FINISH HIM NOW!" I yelled with all the power I had. My partner grabbed AxeKnightmon by the shoulders and flew him up into the sky. "Final Testament!" he called. After a few seconds, there was a gigantic bang and light show in the air. AxeKnightmon screamed and became a force of light. Some of this light hit Laylamon, who screamed as well before transforming into an Ophanimon.

This new Ophanimon flew down and spoke to me. "Young human, thank you so much. Your pure hope has saved my soul. From now on, I am going to devote myself to protecting and serving the light. Farewell!" With that, she flew away.

Meanwhile, Kari's Digivice beeped. She answered it. "Hello?" "Ophanimon here. Most of the Digimon are finished off. I think one Holy Destroy should finish the job. I need to enter Burst Mode." "You got it! In three! Two! One!" She hit the same three buttons I did, then slowly put her hand into the light and called, "Charge! DigiSoul... BURST MODE!" Seconds later, I could see three pillars of light shoot down from a distance. Evil Digimon screamed in the light. When it died, so did they.

Kari, Mom, and I celebrated. We'd taken out two of the biggest generals in the Bagra Army. I yawned. "Geez, what time is it?" I wondered. Mom checked her cell phone. "1:30 in the morning. You need to go to bed. You've got a busy day ahead of you." "All right, Mom. Seraphimon, great job. Return." I pointed my Digivice towards Seraphimon and he went inside it. We said our goodnights to each other and then went back inside.

Little do T.K. and Kari know that someone has been watching this battle from a distance. It's a young, tall boy with blonde hair and a purple beret. He stands there with his arms crossed, calmly watching the aftermath with a smirk on his face. "Hmmm hmmm hmm... so, it looks like the DigiDestined finished off AxeKnightmon. Lord Bagra will be most pleased. All that's left is to trap everyone in my Primal Orb." His head suddenly changes into that of a monkey.

["Drive"

Written by Brandon Boyd, Mike Einziger, Chris Kilmore, Alex Katunich and Jose Pasillas

Performed by The Teenage Wolves

Lead Singer: Joe Kido (Michael Lindsay)

Backing Vocals: Gomamon (singing voice by Mike Einziger)]

After evacuating and bringing people back into the hotel, the gang needs something to do to cool down. So, after much thought, they go back into the reception area (where the instruments are still set up). After much discussion, Joe takes the mic, with a sunglasses-clad Gomamon taking a stool and a mic next to him. Marcus taps the group in. T.K. starts playing the acoustic guitar, and after a few measures, the rest of the band quietly joins in.

Joe:

Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can't help but ask myself how much I let the fear take the wheel and steer

Joe/Gomamon:

It's driven me before, and it seems to have a vague

Joe:
Haunting mass appeal

The masses and hotel guests gather inside to hear the music. Even President Obama and his Secret Service agents come inside.

Joe/Gomamon:
But lately I'm beginning to find that I

Joe:

should be the one behind the wheel

Whatever tomorrow brings,

Joe/Gomamon:

I'll be there

Joe:
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings,

Joe/Gomamon:

I'll be there

Joe:

I'll be there

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive? Ah ah oh

In the back, and out of Rika's earshot, Nancy, Rumiko, and Hiroaki discuss their children and make arrangements for that afternoon. Rika watches this with suspicion.

Joe/Gomamon:

It's driven me before, and it seems to be the way

Joe:
That everyone else get around

Joe/Gomamon:
But lately, I'm beginning to find that when I drive myself,

Joe:

my light is found

Whatever tomorrow brings,

Joe/Gomamon:

I'll be there

Joe:
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings,

Joe/Gomamon:

I'll be there

Joe:

I'll be there

Greg plays the instrumental break on his electric guitar. The crowd seems to enjoy this.

Joe/Gomamon:

Would you choose the water over wine?

Joe:
Hold the wheel and drive

Rika slides her hand up the keyboard.

Joe:
Whatever tomorrow brings,

Joe/Gomamon:

I'll be there

Joe:
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings,

Joe/Gomamon:

I'll be there

Joe:

I'll be there

After the band finishes the song, the audience cheers.

Greg

After our performance, President Obama walked up on stage. "My fellow... whatever you are. I, I assume you all know English." We agreed with that, and he went on. "I have good news. After much consideration, the United States of America will pay for each and every one of you who wishes to do so to return home to Japan, all expenses paid, after the wedding. None of you will be arrested. In addition, I am declaring the air safe for all Digital Monsters. I will write that Executive Action first thing in the morning." We all cheered at that.

Author's Notes:

I am indeed moving the wedding to next chapter. I just thought it would be nice to give Rika her own chapter to unlock Burst Mode for Sakuyamon.

The depiction of President Barack Obama in this fanfic is clearly fictionalized. I don't know what would happen if our president actually encountered a Digimon.

If IrishDreamer4 is reading this, I will attempt to fit in PurityxSpirited's Fusion Evolutions. I don't know how I'm gonna do it, but I will. We're getting to the point where every battle's going to be important. We're getting near the end, and I still have Marcus, Thomas, Anya, and Rika's Burst Modes to unlock. We're getting there.