Their Digimon partners are all young, vulnerable. Fighting isn't an option even as Andre Chase stares down this... Shoutmon X-4 creature, his brows furrowing as Duke shuffles behind him. "What do we do, Mr. Chase?" he hisses, gripping his partner, an insect type creature unlike anything Andre's ever seen before, close.
Andre doesn't respond immediately, trying to think quickly, find some sort of a solution. Thea is behind him too, and a handful of other NXT wrestlers, and this is a horrible position to be in, with no easy way out. He breathes in and out and watches as Shoutmon X-4 sneers at them, still standing over where Elektra is laying with an odd, glowing pressure surrounding him. "Run," Andre finally decides, Elektra getting the memo at the same time he does, her partner forcing her up and to move.
As she rushes past them, putting as much space as possible between herself and Shoutmon X4, he chooses to follow her, the others following suit after some consternation. It's not a perfect solution, but it feels like all they've got for now as their strongest Digimon is Elektra's Kamemon, and he looks like he couldn't accomplish much against a powerful creature like the weapon-infused monster still looming behind them. He's still wracking his brain for a more permanent solution when there's an explosion directly in front of them, freezing them all in their steps.
"We don't want you here," Shoutmon X4 informs them coldly, landing in the crater of the destruction he'd just caused. "Haven't you realized? We were doing fine before you, we will continue doing fine after you!" He swipes his sword at Elektra and Kamemon once more, and she only just ducks aside in time, the weapon sending a horrible wave of hot energy out from it.
"ANDRE!" Duke yells, Andre's only warning as the blast nears him.
"Shit," he breathes out, before his digivice explodes with energy, Pagumon slipping out of his arms so suddenly that it's like he's lost all physical mass. "What the-?"
Pagumon glows, almost too brightly to look at, data pouring from the digivice and surrounding him. "Pagumon digivolve to..." When the glow fades, a brown and orange furred creature with spikes running up and down its back and massive claws on its four legs forms fully, glowering over at Shoutmon X4. "Gizamon!"
Duke freezes, staring at him. "Huh, he kind of suits you, Mr. Chase."
Andre ignores him, focusing on his partner. He doesn't know what kind of chance they'll have against Shoutmon X4 now, with two slightly larger Digimon, but it's a start... right?
"Trust in me," Gizamon directs to him over his shoulder and Andre nods dumbly, gripping his digivice tightly as Kamemon joins him. "Ready?"
"As I'll ever be," Kamemon says,
Shoutmon X4 laughs at them. "Foolish children, you have no chance." He dives at them with this sword flashing wildly, preparing to slice straight through them.
"We have more of a chance than you realize," Kamemon says, lunging away from the sword and twisting around, blasting him with an impressive amount of water, causing him to stumble back a bit.
"SPIRAL SAW!" Gizamon cries out, rolling into a ball and slamming into Shoutmon X4, making him falter, his grip on his sword faltering. Kamemon takes advantage of this, shooting an arrow like missile out of the back of his shell, the weapon slamming right into Shoutmon X4's wrist and destroying the rest of his grip strength, his sword crashing onto the ground with a shuddering impact.
"No!" he yells, trying to get the arrow embedded in his arm free, data pouring thickly from the wound. "What have you done?!"
"We will not let you hurt our partners, or anyone else," Kamemon informs him coldly. "Gizamon."
"Got it," he says, the two of them standing side by side. "WATER SHOT!"
Kamemon echoes and their attacks combine, flooding over Shoutmon X4 and sending him crashing backwards, hands twitching as he's doused, his weapons rendered ineffectual as the water soaks through everything. He remains on the ground, helpless, gasping, as the two digimon approach carefully.
They exchange a glance and Gizamon nods, Kamemon immediately barreling forward and headbutting Shoutmon X4, cratering his chest in, denting the V shape. Gizamon moves then, digging in with his spiked body, tearing Shoutmon X4 open and sending data pouring all over the place as he deletes sluggishly.
"Foolish... I will be the least of your concern soon," he rasps out, scrabbling feebly for his sword once more before the last of his energy leaves him and he deletes completely.
Andre and Elektra exchange glances as their partners approach. "What... did he mean by that?" she asks, frowning as she leans down to hoist Kamemon up in her arms.
"I'm not sure," Andre mumbles, casting another suspicious glance around. "We should go back to Louise and regroup, though. Everyone ok?" He glances from Thea to Duke, relieved that both of them seem fine, if a little shaken up. "Let's go."
