Arc2 Ch8

Location: The girls' Laboratory

Faust wakes Milo up, "Furrmon's ping was lost from black beach"

Milo still half asleep, "What does that mean?"

"It means they aren't dead, but they are somewhere else." Faust says point blank.

Ria approaches him looking dressed up and barely recognizable, "Come on! We are going to go do some information gathering. There is a commotion up top." Froggiemon lifts Milo up who's still trying to grasp what's going on and spits water into his face. "ACK!"

Froggiemon lets out a "CROAK" and drops him down.

Ria gives him some clothes, "We got to hurry to the vaccine district!"

Milo throws on the clothes that make him look like a young hipster guy, "What about Coilymon? They might recognize him?"

Botmon comes down with a box of paint, he holds up a picture of Sunflowmon and starts his creative process. Coilymon hisses menacingly, "Ugly. Flower." Botmon buzzes in a laugh, holding him down and shaping him to match the shape. Coilymon growls unnaturally like a snake, huffing and puffing, resisting the urge to snap at him. "Hiss!". After a few minutes Coilymon looks exactly like a Sunflowmon however he can't move his head, or the flower head would split into four like an alien creature. "HATE. This!" Coilymon mumbles quietly.

Milo tells him, "It's just for a while buddy, this might be our only chance to find Kayden."

Coilymon lets out air that makes a what sounds like a sigh.

Ria guides them out, Froggiemon follows behind them while Faust and Botmon stay below, Ria calls out to them, "Coming?"

Faust says, "Nah, I hate people."

Botmon buzzes out a, "DITTO" in a mechanical bug voice.

Ria rolls her eyes, "Come on Milo! Or Olim I should call you." She giggles a bit. Coilymon, still growling, climbs to the surface and out of a hidden sewer grate in the middle of the dump. They go through a secret exit at the back of the dump which is covered in trash. "This way to the Vaccine's main district gateway!" She guides them around the alleyways of the city, passing unsavory hackers and shady looking Digimon. They arrive at one of the light gateways where Dukemon's tamer is talking to the Vaccine Team leader Abraham.

A crowd mixed with concerned Digimon and tamers surround the vanquished heroes that lay defeated and badly wounded, Abraham is trying to resuscitate Dukemon's tamer who is clearly bruised, bloody and beaten badly. Abraham talks on his radio, but the kids can't hear what he's saying.

"Has the dreaded Reikyu returned!?" A Kudamon screams. It is clearly traumatized.

"What does this mean for us!" An Agumon shouts.

"Will we have to go to war again?!" A Cutemon asks concerned.

A Coronamon worriedly says, "My big brother Apollomon came back completely trashed! What are we going to do!? There is no way we can win. He said that the virus Digimon fought like they were possessed! One moment they are struggling then all of a sudden they got up like friggin' zombies! They had red eyes and fought like nothing could stop them"

Many of the vaccine Digimon and tamers talk among themselves fearing the dreaded Reikyu has returned. Milo asks Ria, "What's Reikyu?"

Ria says, "I'm not really sure myself, only the older Digimon and adults know. Uncle said it was one of the most dangerous types of people, one with nothing to lose. He said the only way he was able to defeat Reikyu was because he destroyed their avatar data accidentally. He also said that Reikyu single handedly beat three of the rangers and their Digimon with a sword, two Digimon and a strange power that kept them from dying."

A Zubamon chimes in, "Oh, I remember Reikyu! Sonny let me tell you! That monster brought an uprising against the holy four themselves! It took Yggdrassil down from the heavens and into the Dark Area! If it weren't for the royal knights who knows what would have happened! That tamer also allowed pirates to take over the digital seas after defeating captain hookmon! Reikyu was a monster that couldn't be sated and wanted to conquer us all. They raged war against the rangers and nearly won if not for Anakai, as you said."

Milo asks, "How do you know that's true?"

Zubamon says, "Because I was there. I saw most of it happened, I was on the front lines when captain hookmon was defeated. Reikyu summoned some sort of green dorugamon that one – shot the captain."

A Tapirmon buts in, "I was there when I saw with my own two eyes as Reikyu dragged Yggdrassil down on Beezlemon's bike with a rope into the Dark Area! Not even kentarosmon could keep up! The green Digimon unleashed a foul cloud upon both kentarosmon and ulforceveedramon taking a direct hit! It caused them both to lose all their stats and fall from the sky. It was a monster with such power…"

A Falcomon enters the conversation, "And I was one of the servants of the holy four before Reikyu unleashed the four dark lords upon them. She challenged three of the rangers to a fight. The monster itself used a mighty sword that struck Ranger Sumati down, buried Ranger Cain into the ground and beat Ranger Chang to the floor. I saw pure savagery I thought only virus Digimon were capable of, but no. This tamer had red eyes, a black biker suit and a red mohawk stained in dye" The falcomon shivers, "I remember that monster at Hexocliff when I was an arrogant Ravemon… boy I was wrong thinking it would be easy."

Zubamon adds, "This is a rumor but I heard Reikyu captured a trojan and defeated one purely with the power of a million dark lords!"

Tapirmon shakes his head, "Nah, it was the power stolen from Yggdrasil! I know it!"

Falcomon argues, "That monster commanded the Dark Four! Surely it ate all the virus types and used their powers to do it!"

The three Digimon started to argue among themselves, Milo backed away slowly joining Ria who was inching closer to Abraham through the crowd. Milo gets close up with her and they manage to hear their conversation:

"Brecca speak to me," Abraham smacks his face lightly, a Marineangemon hands him a smelling salt which Abe breaks open in front of his face. Brecca opens his eyes, coughing "Ugh, where…" He looks around, "Oh thank god, we're safe."

Abraham asks, "What happened? Who did this to you?"

Brecca tries to get up, "Ack! Hurts!"

Abraham tells him, "Take your time getting up. I heard from the other Digimon the Reikyu alliance took over the Fields of Light"

Brecca says, "They have a new leader, some kid, a really messed up kid. He had Growlie…"

Abraham questions him, "Kid? What was his name?"

"Growlie called him Kayden, he did something to the virus Digimon. We didn't stand a chance, they attacked with such ferocity. That kid took my old digivice and digivolved Growlie into Chaosdukemon. That psycho even had an axe nearly chopping my head off with it. He used the virus Digimon to beat us both up. We didn't stand a chance and had to retreat." Brecca continues, "That kid did something to the virus Digimon, normally vaccines can handle them but… for some reason all the virus types got up in their defeated states and became rabid!"

Abraham pats him on the back, "Kayden? Leading the Reikyu alliance? That's… not good. If Tomoki was correct, he's going to head to Hexocliff next." Abraham stands up and looks around him, he tells the surrounding Digimon, "Prepare for a raid to Hexocliff, those brave enough to join meet me at headquarters." Abraham gives orders to the medic Digimon that arrive to take the injured to the hospital.

Ria looks shocked at what Kayden had done, Milo however sighs, "Yea, he would inspire a bunch of bad guys to whip but." Ria looks at him, "what?"

Milo says, "Your big bro is a special guy, whenever things seem to be at their worse, he never gives up. He's pretty good at motivating people to do their best, even if he's hardheaded. It looks like we are going to Hexocliff."

Ria nods, "I… never knew my brother was so…"

"Inspiring? Violent? Headstrong?" Milo finishes her sentence.

"I'm not sure how to say it… But I hope I get to meet him soon! We need to get into the Hexocliff group asap! Froggiemon send a message to Faust!" Ria communicates to her partner standing behind her.

Froggiemon gets out a D-phone and messages Faust. She calls his phone and froggiemon answers with a "Croak." Very loud noises of "ARE YOU NUTS! HEXOCLIFF!" and many other untranslatable noises, which is ended by a Froggiemon, "Croak". Faust notices she's talking to the wrong person and asks to put Ria on the phone. Ria takes the phone from Froggiemon, "So yea, Hexocliff."

Faust, "Don't you oh yea me. Black Beach was one thing, Hexocliff is suicide! Besides the Rangers will probably be there as well! Plus, if your psychotic father finds out he'll lock you up in prison… underground!"

Milo says, "If we can find the girls and my brothers-!"

Faust says, "Yea, yea I've been working on it. We should hear from the girls shortly, as for your brothers the small one is with a bad crowd and the tall one… well they are in a really unfortunate situation but like I said, working on it."

Meanwhile,

Bugsy, Elmurtemon, Motomiya and the artistic rejects, as they call themselves, are waiting in a dark alley next to the grand plaza of the fallen. In the middle of the plaza stands a giant memorial statue remembering those that lost their lives in the worldender event and below it is the eastern gateway. The Digimon are prepared to raid the square and cause a distraction.

Earlier, Motomiya went over the plan to distract the security from the eastern gateway so they can ship their goods from the eastern gateway. At this specific gateway, Sumati is guarding it personally to keep them from using it. In the past the group has done many different schemes and disguises to bypass the group. But, they have gotten much stricter due to the nature of their 'goods'. Bugsy did ask about the goods, but Elmurtemon stopped him from inquiring more. Bugsy doesn't feel good about this situation but, he said he would help.

Bugsy asks, "Isn't that a Digimon ranger?"

Motomiya shrugs, "Yea, but not all 'heroes' are good you know?"

A bunch of Virus Digimon wander around the district and can be heard talking about the return of Reikyu in the background,

"Does this mean the 'master biker' is back?" a Demidevimon asks another Digimon.

"The messiah of the virus type returns!" a Syakomon mumbles to itself excitedly.

"Ugh, do we really have to participate?" a Cyclonemon asks his tamer.

Many Digimon are lined up around Sumati who is sitting at a table next to the gateway taking applications to enter Hexocliff. Next to her are two Bluemeramon and a Boltmon. She hears the Cyclonemon, gets up and judo flips him out of the line. "If you are too weak, go home. I want Digimon, not cannon fodder." Cyclonemon seems like he's about to retaliate but, Boltmon approaches and yeets him across the city. The Digimon around them remain silent watching the situation. Sumati nods at Boltmon and goes back to her seat and looks at the Cyclonemon's tamer, "Leave." She then faces the line of people, "We aren't forcing you to come, only the best of the best may fight with us. If either you or your partner show any form of reluctance or disobedience you will be thrown out. And those of you who are joining just to see Reikyu will also be thrown out, this mission to Hexocliff is NOT for the weak."

Motomiya tells everyone to wait for the signal everyone nods except bugsy who asks, "What signal?"

Motomiya and Etemon run out with signs that say 'peace and love', "Spread love not war!" Motomiya yells at the top of his lungs.

Etemon sings, "Looooooooooove! YEA BABY! AWOO! Of our brothers and sisters! This is for you big bro, Kingetemon!" Etemon kisses a crown he takes out his pocket and drops it on the ground. "YEAAA"

Sumati gets up, "Motomiya! Don't you dare-"

Motomiya yells, "My brothers and sister! Reikyu is back! Why are you fighting for the rangers who always send you out to die first! When something happens it's the Virus type that dies first! I'm sick and tired of fighting for these 'righteous' punks! We fight in the front line only to die first! While the Vaccines and the Data types get all the resources! Think! How much has agumon evolved huh?!"

The Digimon around them start to mumble:

"Yea he's right! Agumon has so many forms! But the only one that looks like agumon and dies a lot is the commandramon!" Chuumon says out loud.

Other Digimon around them start to agree.

Motomiya shouts louder "Reikyu stood for US. The oppressed and lowly! Are you going to stand here and let the Rangers take down what we pride in most! The only being that cared enough to save the abandoned and wicked!"

Sumati shouts, "You know damn well, that is NOT what Reikyu did! Reikyu attacked US!"

Motomiya continues, "Nah, Reikyu attacked you! Now you are mad because your precious 'good' allies are down! Speak the truth! You just want the virus types to gang up on their own kind!"

Sumati sighs and rubs her dimples, "Alright, you want truth? How about you come with me and I show you 'truth'?" She snaps her fingers.

Meramon and Boltmon start to walk towards them to reprimand them. Motomiya shoots and signal flare into the sky, a bunch of Chuumon, Sukamon and different types of trash-like Digimon come from the sewers and start to paint the town in a variety of colors. Sukamon throw paint poop, Numemon shouts "Remember the fallen!", Chuumon spread papers about the vicious cycle of Digimon. Sumati gets on the radio, "Motomiya is inciting another riot, send out the D-brigade".

The Digimon start to mumble among themselves:

"it's true though…" A nanimon nods.

"It's always the 'good' guys that get all the support." A monmon says.

"What about our needs? I don't want to fight Reikyu, I'd rather fight with them!" Chuuchuumon shouts.

Other Digimon shout:

"Are you guys insane!" A tankmon shouts. "I fought against Reikyu! You ignorant youngsters don't understand. Reikyu is not our friend!"

"Who are you calling ignorant!" A random bystander shouts and throws a rock at tankmon. This sets off the Digimon who shoots towards the direction of the rock and hits an innocent Chuumon. "Ow! I didn't do nothin'! You bully!" This causes both sides that support the rangers and the side that support Reikyu to start fighting each other. The D brigade appear from the skies and drop down from helichoppermon.

"YEA! I ain't fightin for no vaccines!" A Blkmetalgreymon shouts as he shoots out missles from his chest destroying nearby property. Kicking away commandramon and throwing a Tankdramon into a nearby skyscraper. "ROAR!"

The d-brigade commandramon leader calls out, "Organize a riot shield! Surpress those who come near with as much force necessary." Commandramon form riot shields in a line surrounding the riot Digimon pushing them back to the plaza. Gazimon, goblimon and various other rookies throw rocks at them, "DOGGIEMON of the Vaccine scum!" Darkdramon comes in with Cain, "This is the fifth one this week!" Cain shouts at them.

The Digimon throw rocks, poop and other objects at him, "DOWN WITH THE RANGERS!"

Cain talks on the radio to Sumati, "What did you do this time!?"

Sumati replies, "Motomiya…"

"Again…" Cain sighs, "Can't you just let them have their thing? I'm tired of coming in here and suppressing these rebellions. I have other things to do you know?"

"Well why don't you actually do your job and enact marshal law? You know damn well Motomiya has been on a fine line!" Sumati scolds him.

"Really, marshal law? You know my Commandramon are also virus types too? They don't feel good about having to-" Cain is cut off.

A missile is shot at them from a Gundramon, "You talk about us like we are one of you! We aren't! Many of us do not have tamers because of what we are! In the past, virus types were treated with disdain! You promised change, but why are we the only ones with the statue of the fallen huh? Why are we the ones who are the first to die! But, vaccines and data types come in the save the day! Even now you treat your Commandramon like drones! We are individuals! We are living monsters too! I am sick and tired of these petty fights! Whenever something happens you crawl to us first! After we are left in the dark, abused by our masters and forced to fight something we don't care about! But no more!"

Gundramon does 'Gewalt Schwärmer 'sending rockets out to delete the commandramon wall. "We aren't your fodder!" The virus types below start to tip things over and burn down the town, they break into stores and destroy everything they can. Bugsy and Elmurtemon with the remaining artistic rejects only watch as Sumati takes Motomiya down arresting him, Motomiya shouts, "Remember LOVE! Peace! FREEDOM! We all got a heart! USE YOURS!"

Sumati smacks him on the head shouting, "You just caused a hellauva riot old man! What is this nonsense you speak!"

Etemon is on top the statue yelling, "LOVE AND PEACE! Virus types are more than violent! Have a heart!" The Bluemeramon have him cornered as they climb up to get him.

Bugsy looks at Elmurtemon, "Uhm… Was this part of the plan? Did he ever say what the signal was?"

Elmurtemon looks at the Digimon fighting each other with sorrow, "Bugsy…" Behind them another Chuumon approaches with a massive cart and says, "Ok guys! Pull this huge box to the gateway and remember no peeking! Heheh!" Elmurtemon looks at the box, "…is this what he wants to trade?" Chuumon nods with a smile. Elmurtemon sighs, "Alright."

Chuumon continues, "Just enter this code when you make it to the gateway! There are still guards there so… good luck!" Chuumon runs out to join the fighting.

Bugsy notices Elmurtemon is unusually somber and silent, he asks "Is something wrong?"

Elmurtemon says, "Nino… if you knew someone did something bad. Would you forgive them?" Bugsy tilts his head, "What do you mean? Like stealing or…"

Elmurtemon shakes his head, "Nevermind… just had a moment. Let's go!"

Elmurtemon and Bugsy digivolve into Loscompadresmon.

They drag the goods through the fighting in the street where both sides are ripping each other apart. As they wheel the goods through town, Bugsy stops as he sees an Espimon crying over his fallen comrade screaming for him not to leave. "They… are hurt." Bugsy in the bull form, stops pulling the cart where the ghost form asks, "Nino?"

Bugsy looks around, his heart feels like it's cracking apart, "I can't stand by and watch this. Motomiya knew what he was doing! These Digimon are really mad. They are really hurting each other. Did you… know he would do this?"

The ghost form remains silent. Bugsy says, "I see… You are my partner right? Who are you going to choose: Me or Motomiya?" The ghost form says without hesitation, "Mi amigo, I will always follow you. A spirit is nothing without his bull. Just as a man is nothing without his heart." Bugsy then says, "Good, this let's stop this fighting before more get hurt! Is this not the point of Loscompadresmon!"

Loscompadresmon together get on top of the statue and start to click his clackers loudly. Then jumps to the floor and starts to dance with the fighting Digimon who becomes incredibly confused. The ghost form also shakes his maracas and blinds a couple of the other Digimon. His dance is effective at getting champions and below to start dancing and stop fighting but the bigger and stronger Digimon still fight. Bugsy and the ghost form do their best, Chuumon shouts "Hey what are you doing?!"

Bugsy says, "I can't let others hurt themselves because you are selfish bullies! These guys… they are serious and hurting. I need to help them express their frustration some other way that doesn't include hurting each other!"

Chuumon glares at the ghost form, "Motomiya gave you a chance and this is how you repay him huh? Ok then, Gundramon we got some traitors!"

Gundramon blasts his way down while everyone else is busy fighting. "You want to dance?" Gundramon blasts the floor with bullets hitting Bugsy's feet, "Ouch!". The ghost form blinds him with his body but Gundramon blasts him away with a face beam. "Ugh!"

"Time to end you traitor!" Gundramon points his guns at the ghost form but Bugsy grabs him just in time. "Nino… I… have so much to answer for." The chuumon start to push the wagon into the gate way, the ghost form shouts " We need to stop that from leaving the city, it's filled with children! Motomiya sells children and illegal goods to pirates!" Inside of Bugsy a fire rises.

Loscompadresmon digivolves into Dosguitarosmon.

The ghost form now a guitar and the Bull is now a great guitarist. "We shall stop them my friend!" He then starts to play a guitar solo, this time strong enough to cause almost all the Digimon near by to stop fighting. Gundramon remained focused on shooting them down but, Dosguitarosmon causes him to break open the wagon revealing kids in a trance and chains hooked to the wagon. The chuumon scurry away. Sumati has been watching it all play out while Cain was still putting the riot down in other parts of the plaza. Dosguitarosmon lands clumsily next to the portal where Motomiya pushes them into the gateway, following them in with etemon.

Digimon Entry- Dosguitaurosmon

Level: Hybrid (Ultimate), Type: Virus, Species: Ghost/Bull/Instrumental

Special: Guitar Hero = Dosguitarosmon uses his ghost compadre as a guitar and lays out some sick beats which causes nearby digimon to break down into singing and break dancing all night long. (Very useful for fiestas)

Dosguitarosmon is the wandering musician Digimon with his sentient candied skull guitar friend. He arrives at the most troubled places of the digital world to bring love, peace and parties to them. He reminds them life is about more than fighting and problems. Dosguitarosmon is naturally a bum who lives off the kindness of others but returns the favor with good vibes and a good time. Nothing much is known about him if he is a bull, a human, or a ghost. He disappears the same way he entered, mysteriously.