hello and welcome to the next chapter of Tales of Tamers Xilla! Today were getting closer to the end of the arc. there is a few things to do before that, so let get to the chapter. Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon, The tales series, Bleach, Sword art online, Fairy Tail, Rouruni Kenshin, Darling in the Franxx or Rwby, they all belong to their respected creators. Now on with the show!

Recap

Because of all the hard work they been doing lately, Ironwood has given the Tamers the night off to enjoy themselves. Takato, Rika, Kenji, Ruby, Ren, Nora, Zorome and Miku head to Robyn Hill victory party, since she was going to win the election that night. But things didn't go as plan as Ren and Nora fought with each other and then make out due to their mix feelings for the other. Takato and Rika ran into Angela who reveals to know the truth about Salem past. It got worse when Tyrian show up and kill several people and pin the blame on Penny. But the final straw was when it was reveal that Jacques Schee has won the election somehow. The outcome of the night draw in Grimm as the Tamers hold them off. But then they were attack by an Eaglemon who overpower them. It was Ren who was able to accept his feelings for Nora that let him and Falcomonto reach their mega form Ravemon and defeat Eaglemon. But now the gang must deal with the outcome of this terrible night.

Tales of Tamers Xilla 3

Shadows of the past

Chapter 68

Worst case scenario

Ludger Pov: It has been months since the battle of Beacon and since we heard anything from the others. Takato told us his group was heading to Haven to find Kenji. And things haven't turn out so well for the rest of us either. Due to what happen at Beacon, Atlas has close it boarders, and Gaius and Marcia thought it was best to do the same for Spyros as well. There also the fact that the creatures of Grimm has started to appear in Spyros. We been able to keep them under control so far, but they don't give up easily. Today, I was holding a meeting with Jude and the others. Thankfully Nova said she'll take Elle and Hikari off my hands for the day. Of course, this mean I own her a favor later. I soon walk into my office to see that everyone was here." Thanks for coming everyone." I said as I sat at my desk. "Not a problem Ludger, so I say you want to talk about how shitty everything been?" Alvin ask. "Afraid so, Grimm attacks continue to grow, lucky spirit channelers can hold them off. But it not enough." I said as I sigh. "Fortunate you started up the Spiritius combat school." Milla said. "I'm sure Goodwitch is whipping them into shape." Ivar said.

Glynda pushes up her glasses. "I'm simply doing my job as a teacher, I'm out of a job since Ozpin is gone." She said as she glares at him causing him to flinch. "And what of my son and the other Tamers?" Gaius ask me. I shook my head. "I'm afraid we still have no idea where they are currently." I said. "Before we left, Takato said they were going to Mistral to look for a lead on who cause the fall of Beacon ad to find Kenji. But that was months ago." Jude said. "And we haven't heard from them since. I hope Elize is ok." Leia said worry. "I worry about the young miss as well." Rowen said. Damnit is there nothing we can do to help our friends. But then a strange wooden door appears in the middle of my Office. it open to reveal a white light as Yoruichi and another came out. The door close and vanish. "Ah Yoruichi." Gaius said greeting her. "Quite the entrance you two made." Muzet said as she giggles. "Sorry about opening a senkaimoe in your office Ludger, but it was important to get here as soon as possible." Yoruichi said.

We look to the figure as I recognize them. "Waits aren't you, but you died." I said shock. "I am, but that not important right now." The figure said. "Agreed Yoruichi you were saying?" Milla ask. "Right, Keisuke Urahara is working with the soul society to help with the current problem on Remnant. They will send help, but it will take some time since we has some problem on our end. So, for now they send our friend here to help." Yoruichi said gesture to the figure. "That great we could use all the help we can get." Leia said. "Anything else?" Jude ask. Yoruichi smirk. "Yes, they were able to help us find Takato mana signature." She said. "Really where are they?" I ask. "Atlas, but that the good news, the bad news is we also detected a massive Grimm force heading to that area." She said grimly. "What!" We shout. "Then it clears we must send aid to them. Rowen, I want you to be in charge of it." Gaius said. "Of course." Rowen said with a bow. Gaius look to Muzet. "How long would it take you to get to Atlas?" He ask. Muzet went into a thinking pose. "At my top speed, a few days at the most, leave it to me." She said.

"Wait let me go with you, they are my friends I want to help them." The figure said. "Tee hee, sure shall we go." Muzet said as she pick the figure up and shot out the window breaking it. "Best of luck you two." I said. I hope they can make it in time. "Ivar get a Broom and clean this up." I said. He sigh. "On it boss." He said. Takato Pov: It been a day or so since the election and everything gone to shit. Tyrian show up and killed a bunch of people at Robyn rally and Penny took the blame for it. Now there is no chance of Robyn working with us. And now Robyn and her huntresses are stealing the supplies we need for Amity. Because of this Ironwood as increase the limits place on Mantle. Everything is just getting worst. Right now, I'm in Ironwood office with Rika, Ruby, Ren, Nor Winter, Qrow and Clover. Ironwood does not look very happy right now. "This is the worst case scenario." he said as he slams his fist on his desk. "More people are dead, Penny been framed and somehow Jacques Schee is sitting on the council!" He shout. I bet Jacques has a hand in this, we just can't prove it. "The second shipment for Amity was hit today. It seems election night was the last push Robyn needed to go from hometown hero to full on vigilante." Clover said.

"I'm afraid the problem is more complicated than that." Winter said as Ironwood sigh. He walks from his desk. "It seems Robyn has emboldened our suppliers in Mantle, they're refusing to sell us provisions. Until the city is adequately repaired. With Robyn redistributing the goods her team has stolen. The Amity project is completely stalled." He said. "Then maybe we should focus on helping Mantle. At least that should please Robyn to get her off our backs." Rika said. "I don't think it will help Ms. Stellar." Clover said. "He right sis, there has to be a way we can finish Amity tower?" Ruby ask. "There is, declaring martial law." Winter said in a serious tone. We all look at Ironwood as he turn away. "You're not actually considering this are you?" Nora ask worry. "It a risky move with how everything is right now." I said. "What more important? Establishing communications to unite the world? Or applesing a few city blocks." Ironwood said. "Don't make it some trivial when you know it isn't. You keep talking about how we just need a little more time!" Nora shout.

"Most of all you're not the one struggling!" I shout as he looks at us. "We have all had to make sacrifices for the greater good. Mantle has had to bear a lot of the burden yes but." He said. "Their bearing all of it now!" Nora shout. "Sir, the longer this waiting games of yours goes on, the harder each day get for the people down there and now you want to send more men in. You can't force people to fall in line!" Rika shout at him as she and Nora step up. "If you do that, you'll just be trading all your problems for the Grimm!" Nora shout. He sat down and cup his hands together Ruby walk to him. "Please General Ironwood, squeezing Mantle this way, that kind of division play right into Salem hands." She said as she put her hands on Rika and Nora shoulders. "It most likely why Tyrian is trying to frame you." I said. "Right, the reason we called you here in the first place. You sure this was the man you saw?" Clover ask as he show us a picture of Tyrian. "That him alright, that nutjob came after us back in Mistral." Rika said.

"Tyrian Callows was accused off murders all across Anima. A homicidal maniac who escapes justice when his prison transport was attack by Grimm, after that he was never seem again." Winter said. "Well, he works for Salem and he here." Ruby said. 'Along with Salem daughter Angela. It clears what that means." I said. "If we ever had any doubt that Atlas was Salem next target, I think they are officially out the window." Qrow said. "But now we have a suspect, we can tell the people." Ruby said. "That a long-lost serial killer is loose in Mantle and the military has no idea where he is. Might make things worse before they get better." Clover said. "It might cause a panic, that we don't need on our hands right now." Renamon said. "I am so sick of secrets!" Nora shout. "If we just told everyone about Amity, about Salem." She said. "We can't!" Ironwood shout as we all look at him. "It we talk about Amity now, we risk Salem forces or her Digimon allied who we know are here, working to sabotage it. if we tell them about Salem, we risk falling into the Grimm before we can unite Remnant. We have to finish the tower. I want Robyn Hill in custody, we can offer her a deal if she get Mantle to cooperate." He said.

"We'll figure it out." Clover said. "Anyone not assisting with Robyn, I want to focus on Tyrian, and this Angela, I want to know who they are working with, where they are hiding, what they are planning and how exactly that video of Penny got all over my kingdom. Do I make myself clear?" He said darkly. "Yes sir." We all said. We then leave the room. "Guys it best we watch ourselves around Ironwood." I said. "Yeah, it looks like Jimmy is losing it." Qrow said. "Yeah, come on guys we should head to Mantle and check on Penny." Ruby said as we made our way to an airship. Sven Pov: Me, Blake, Jerico Yang and Kirito were in a transport hoping to catch Robyn Hill group. "Look like were approaching 51st." Yang said into the comm. "Thanks for the assist on this you guys. Now we may all be split up between different trucks, but we need to be ready to act as one in case Robyn team take the bait. If your truck is hit pursue immediately. Everyone else will move in as fast as possible. Going radio slience." Marrow said.

"Hopefully we can get these guys." Kirito said. "Yes, they cause the Amity protect much trouble." I said. I notice that Yang seem worry. "Do you think we should've told Ironwood about Salem. Before he put so much on the line for Amity?" Yang ask. "Sound like you do." Blake said. "I'm not sure we should, the way Ironwood acts recently shows that be unstable." I said. "Same, he been like that since the Fall." Jerico said. "I'm with Sven on this, Ironwood could snap any day now, we need to be ready for when he does." Kirito said. Yang sigh. "I trust Ruby and the others, but I think he deserve to know. What he is steeping into, we all did." She said as she looks at Blake. The cat Faunus look concern. "You don't agree?" Yang ask. "Look around Yang, the embargo, the military presence, the restrictions on assembly. He a bit press to overreacting." Blake said. "No shit." Jerico said. Yang turn to sit forward. "Yeah, hard to argue with that, still he didn't haven't a lot of good options." She said.

"I'm sure there are many good options left, keeping secrets, taking lives?" Blake ask. I think I know what bothering her. "It makes you wonder how far were gonna have to go." I said. "To do the right thing." Blake said. "Blake." Yang said in concern for her partner. Blake looks at her. "We did what we needed to do." Yang said. "Your still burden by taking Adam life." I said. "Right that bull guy we fought at Haven, you guys said you kill him during the mess with Cordovin." Kirito said. "Shame I didn't get a chance to finish him." Jerico said. I look to the girls. "Taking a life is never easy. But there area times that you must." I said. "I know how that feels, back in my SAO day, there were times I have no choice but to kill to survive, it still haunts me." Kirito said. "But next time I winna make sure we don't have to and I can tell you ambushing a huntress who just trying to help isn't an option I'm trill about choosing." Yang said as I perk an does she have in mind? Takato Pov: Right now, were in Pietro shop.

He has Penny in a machine that is scanning her memories. Yui was looking at her. "I hope Miss Penny is ok." She said as Asuna pat her daughter head. "Don't worry Yui, I'm sure she will be alright." She said. "How is she?" Ruby ask. "She confuses scare, we'll have have her visual data shortly." Pietro said. "That should prove my sister innocence I hope." Ikuno said. "But the damage may already be done." Pietro said. "It terrible that someone does something like this to her." Hiro said as we all look at Penny. "I greed Darling." Zoey said. "The things they said about her." Kenji said. Pietro grunt in frustration. Ikuno tries to calm him down. "If Penny hadn't been there, Robyn would have been." He said as he starts to cough. "But why go after Robyn?" Asuna ask. "I don't think Robyn was their target Asuna, Salem goal has always been to divide us." Ruby said. "And Penny was where Salem wanted her." Rika said. "Just like at the Vytal festival, at least this clear Robyn of being one of Salem agents." I said.

"And just like back then someone is using our own technology against us. This doctor footage of Penny came from her all over Mantle. Stolen from straight from our surveillance network." Pietro said. "Uh, Hacking technology, why can't people just do what they used to and fight to the death already." Maria said. "Um, I think people shouldn't do that at all Miss Maria." Yui said. "Trust me kiddo it was how things was done in my day. "Maria said with a grin. "Well, if were dealing with the same enemy from Beacon, hacking Mantle system would be simple. Fortunately the rest of Atlas is running on an upgraded network." Pietro said. "Knowing Watts, he'll find a way to do it." Kenji said as we look at him. "Watts?" Ruby ask. "Who is that?" Asuna ask. "Arthur Watts, a Atlas sciencist Mother recruited a long time ago. He was the one who gave Cinder the means to hack Beacon." He said. "But Athur Watts is dead, we thought he was killed in the failed test with the Atlassian paladin years ago." Ikuno said.

"Most likely fake his death to go into hiding." i said. "If he the one who did this, how would he get access to Atlas network.?" Weiss ask. Pietro adjust his glasses. "Well, only a few people have clearance. Ironwood, the council, our cyber security and surveillance leaders and maybe a select few who over sees critical system like the sewage or the heating grid." He said. "The heating grid in partnership with the Schee dust company." Weiss said in a thinking pose. "What are you thinking?" Ruby ask. "You're thinking your dad maybe have something to do with this too huh?" I ask. "I don't know yet, but something isn't right about all of this." Weiss said. "Understatement of the century." Maria said. Ruby sigh. "And how are you doing?" She ask Pietro. "If Maria hadn't offer to help me and Ikuno these last few weeks I'll likely collapse by now." he said. "You should take it easy father; your health isn't at it best." Ikuno said. "I know dear, getting a communication tower into the sky seems impossible on it own. But the tough of what people wanna do to my girl." He said as he coughs again.

"Even if the worst happens, you can always reactivate her again." Ruby said. "I don't think it that easy Ruby." I said sadly. "I'm afraid Takato is right about that." Ikuno said. "Why is that I'm sure turning robot girl on is simple." Zoey said. "There is a reason wwhy Penny is the only one of her kind." Pietro said as he moves toward a picture on his desk. "When the general first challenge us to find the next breakthrough in defense technology. Most off my colleagues pursue more obvious choices, I was the one of the few who believe in looking inward for inspiration." He said as he smiles. We walk to him. "You wanted a project with a soul." I said. "And you created Penny." Asuna said. "I did, and when general Ironwood saw her, he did too. Much to my surprise, he chose the Penny project over the other projects even Watts." He said. "Why would you be surprised?" Weiss ask. "You created artificial aura." Rika said. Hiro eyes widen as he realizes what Pietro did the same as I. "No, he didn't." Hiro said. "That correct." Pietro said as he made his green aura visible to us. We were shocked to see there are holes in it. "So, I was right, you remove part of your aura and place it into Penny." I said.

The others gasp. "He did, but by doing that mean he remove part of his soul. But doing so weaken him." Tentomon said sadly. "Yes, and each time I rebuild Penny, it takes a little more. It the people get their wish and she destroyed, I wouldn't be able to." he said as he starts to cry as Ikuno hug him. "Well find Watts." Ruby said. 'And We'll take him down." I said as we smile. Blake Pov: It been quit since spoke in the truck until it suddenly stops. "Pk, show time." Yang said. We head to the door with our hands up. "Can't believe we let you talks us into this." Kirito said. Robyn opens the door to look shock., "Scramble!" She shout as they ran. "No wait!" I shout as we chase after her. She ran across traffic as we follow her. She ducks into a alley, I turn my weapon into it kurisama mode and threw it unto a balcony. I then swing over the traffic and into the alley. There I spun it to chase Robyn. I threw it as Robyn dodge it, she turns around to fire her cross bow at me. I dodge the arrows. "Please stop we just want to." I said as she came at me and slashes her weapon bade at me.

I parry her of, as several shots came at her. I saw Sven was above us aiming at her. Robyn came at me as I make a fire clone to dodge. Yang, Jerico and Kirito came into the alley from above and strike at her. They open fire as Kirito rush at her. Robyn blocks them and was able to kick Kirito in the chest as I swung at her. Yang got behind her as she attacks her. I threw my weapon to Yang as she pulls me in as I kick Robyn and force her to an open area. She glares at us. "If Ironwood want me, he'll have to send more than a couple of kids." Robyn said. "He is, stopping the trucks alerted the Ace ops." Yang said, "And they'll be here soon." Jerico said. "So, it would be best if you hear us out Miss Hill." Sven said. "Unless you want to go to jail." Kirito said. "You need to know the truth." Bearmon said as our partners appears. "Digimon, so you're like my Daughter, your Tamers." Robyn said. "But that not important, your stalling!" She shout. 'Amity colosseum all those supplies, they are for." I stop as I look to the others as they nod. "They are for a new communication tower." I said. "That doesn't make any sense." Robyn said as she looks confuse.

"A new tower means the kingdoms can finally." Yang said. 'I know what the tower means fistic cuffs." Robyn said as she walks to us. She held her hand out. "One of you take my hand." She said. "What for?" Jerico ask. "You said time was short, either take it or I'm gone." She said. I step up and took Robyn hand as they glow purple. She looks at me. "Tell me what is Ironwood building out in the tundra?" She ask. "A new communication towers. He trying to help everyone." I said as our hands turn green. We let go as she look surprise. "You're telling the truth." She said. "That quite the semblance." Sven said. "Why keep that a secret?" Robyn ask. "Because he doesn't know who he can trust birdie." Blackgatomon said. "Atlas isn't out to get anybody. The people murdering civilans in Mantle are trying to make it look that way." Jerico said. "And if those people learn about Amity, they will destroy it." Kirito said. "So, who are they?" Robyn ask. But then our comm went off. "Guys where are you?" Harriet ask. 'We can't tell you that yet. Look we are trusting you, so trust us when we say that Amity tower need to stay a secret until it done. We just need a little more time." Yang said.

We heard soldiers coming. "Run, we'll throw them off." I said as we ran for another direction. Sven look at me. "I hope we made the right choice in this." He said. "Me too." I said. Robyn, I hope we can trust er.

Chater end

Preview

Elize: After everything that happen, we got invited to Weiss house because her dad wanted to celebrate his victory.

Teepo: He just want to rub it in our faces, we be in for a rude awakening.

Both: Next time on Tales of Tamers Xilla: Chapter 69: Exposure. See Ya then.

And that is it for the chapter folks; Peny been set up and Robyn now knows about the tower. But can she be trusted. Stay tune to find out what happen next. Until then this been Crimson Dragonic blazing out!