Digimon Adventure 04 Chapter 16: Wins and Loses – Part II

By Bluestar076

Hello guys! Bluestar here finally with the 16th chapter! I've told you and here we are! With the last chapter, we have officially reached half of the first saga of this story, so after other 15 chapters (Including this one), the first part of the new Chosen Childen's adventure will be concluded. As for this episode, which is the continuous of the previous one, I think that it will be a lot shorter than the usual (Maybe). We'll see tons of action, exploration, and unfortunately, Kumo will have the heart broken once again. You'll see why.

But for now, enjoy!

Note: I do not own Digimon. All rights and characters belong to Bandai and Toei Animation. Also, this is a fantasy story. All references to real people, groups, places, laws, names and marks are completely casual.


Chapter 16: Wins and Loses – Part II

Only a few lights were illuminating the room. Artificial lights, made by liquids of containment. There weren't there just for make light in there. They were holding what someone could call 'Power'. Power to make everything come true. Power to make a human evolve into a god. And someone knew it quite well.

Saiba Rei was looking at one of capsules where he contained the Digimon that he or his henchmen captured. The one he was looking at was holding a Kyubimon, a fox Digimon that could use mystic powers and that it was known to be a bewitching being. Of course, it could have been a useful tool for the seeker's plans. His Digimon, still hiding in the shadows, was with him, looking in silence with his red glowing eyes.

The seeker looked at the creature inside that prison quite pleased. "Look, my friend…the future of the world, but mostly of the United States…is here." He said. The Digimon came closer and touched the capsule with his hand that had sharp claws. "Such a marvelous creature…I wonder how many sins it had committed before getting caught…" He said.

"Who knows, but I'm sure that it at least committed one. Even if they try, no one can be a pure angel. We all cross the road of the darkness, in a way or another." Saiba answered. "And once the Perfect Cube shall be completed, we'll be able to see the actions of every living being and get rid of the unrighteous ones, all under the guide of this glorious country." He added.

"Yes…we're so close. I can't wait for that moment to come. Finally…the mortals will know how terrible their sins are…" His Digimon said, trembling with pleasure.

In that moment, someone opened the door and entered. It was David Eligor, who came to report an important issue. "Oh, Eligor. Nice to see you." Saiba greeted him.

"Mister Rei, I've heard that Sarah Suzuki has been defeated and captured by the Chesire Cat Agency." Eligor simply said.

This surprised Saiba of course, but only a little bit. "Really? Well…a part of me saw that coming…she's a child, after all. I thought she could do something by seeing her talent in building new devices, but it turned out she wasn't strong enough. With this said, we're at five mercenaries defeated, right?" He then asked.

"Yes. The first one was Jean-Claude Laverne, who got defeated by Kumo Ishida during the attack on Somnus. After him, there were Molock Papilion and Benjamin Wagner, both killed, the first by Kouta Takashi and the second one by Toriko Ichijouji. And then Mario Gemini followed, killed by Aisu Yagami. Sarah was beated by Rikka Izumi just a few hours ago." Eligor reported.

"Hmmm…with this said, those detectives had also collected five USB keys. Maybe I gave them too much permissions." Saiba said. He then took a deep breath and made a smile. "Very well…I suppose then that it's time to get serious." He added, before turning on Eligor. "From now on, you have been authorized to fight with them."

"So be it." Eligor answered. "But, now that five of us are gone, what are we going to do?" Eligor asked.

"Oh, don't worry, my young colleague. I am surely able to manage every type of situation. Even if we are in serious trouble. Remember…in the end, the winner is always the righteous one. And I'm sure that what I'm doing, despite the ways…it's rightful." Saiba answered. "By the way…do you have news about the mercenaries I sent to the ice temple?" He then asked.

"No." Eligor simply replied. "But they're still free."

"I see. I do hope that both at the Ice Temple and at the Norfair volcano,the mission will proceed without errors. Especially the first one." The seeker spoke.

"Is there something in particular, inside that temple?" Eligor asked.

Saiba nodded. "A secret. A being that the Four Holy Beasts tried to guard when they were still alive. Now that they are gone…it's the perfect chance to see what this creature really holds."

"You mean a Digimon? What type of?" Eligor asked.

"We don't know yet. But the sources say that it has an energy related to the process of evolution." His leader said.

"Interesting…anyways, it's better for me to go at this point." Eligor then concluded. "With your permission." He said, before exiting from the room.

"Five mercenaries defeated…they're surely giving their best, don't you think?" Saiba's Digimon asked.

"Indeed. And this also mean that I have to give my best as well. Like I said to him some time ago, I want them to be a test for me. To see if what I'm doing is really for the best. And seeing how far they went…it's kinda worrying…" Saiba answered and for some seconds he silenced. His Digimon noticed that there was something wrong in him, so he asked a question.

"Are you…doubting of your actions?"

Saiba opened his eyes, like he was dreaming. "Uh? Doubting? Eheh…please, my friend. There is nothing to be worried of. We still have plenty of cards to play. In the end, we will be the victorious ones." He said to his Digimon. This one looked at him and then moved his head. "Right…sorry. Maybe their resolution blinded me for a moment."

"It's only natural. After all, their results are pretty impressing." Saiba said. In that moment, their attention was caught by an Okuwamon that was trying to break free from his capsule. "Well well, someone is trying to act rebel. I'm sure you're happy with that." Saiba said.

The Digimon's eyes glowed for a moment. "Sure I am…" He then came closer and used his powers to create a big red eye. From it, hands made of shadows grabbed the insect Digimon and pulled him out of the capsule, breaking it. Okuwamon tried to struggle back, but he couldn't set himself free from the atrocious fate he was going to have. The hands dragged him inside the eye, and the Digimon made a scream of agony before disappearing inside that portal, which disappeared immediately later. "Another sinner…has payed." The Digimon said.

"Ehehe…you never disappoint me." Saiba said. "With this power, Saiba…we will be able to change this world forever…" The Digimon said.

"I am sure of it." Saiba concluded. This man was determined at all costs to bring his purpose at the very end, no matter what. "My friend Taichi…you and the other Chosen Children fought for so long for having the world you are living in…and I'm going to make it even better. But most importantly…father…I'll show you that my devotion to the sake of this country is big as yours was." He thought while scenes from the past came to his mind.


In the Greenland counterpart of the Digital World, there Is an immense snowy area. This is one of the icy Digimon's most favorite areas in all the virtual globe. The snow never stops to fall, there is often a silent but relaxing atmosphere and not many people pass through here. For someone, it could be the perfect place to use for spending Christmas holidays. But in this zone, there is also a place which is said to hide some of the Digital World's secrets.

Sasuke and Rina, along with Gladimon and Kabuterimon were walking through the roads filled with snow to reach the destination. Their task: Find the two mercenaries that were situated in there. But for someone like them, this wasn't a nice place.

"Brrrr! This blizzard is terrible! I'm glad to wear clothes like this or I would have been frozen!" Sasuke exclaimed. "I-I-I d-d-don't think I can hold it for much longer…" Rina added, while having some mucus coming down from her nose. "How far are we from the Ice Temple?" The other Chosen Children then asked.

"I don't know! I'm not a type of remembering anything!" Rina answered while holding her body tight. For her, this was like walking on a place with the temperature as equal as the zero absolute.

"Really? Oh great…" Sasuke said. "I don't think we are that far! We have done many road already!" Gladimon told his partner. "I think already twenty minutes!" Kabuterimon added.

"T-Then let's keep going…gosh…" Sasuke ended. He was going to continue his travel but got stopped before he could go from her friend's sudden scream. "AGH!"

"Rina! What-" He turned around worried, but then saw that Rina fell on the snow. He couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hey! It's not funny! You know that there are parts where the snow is bigger!" Rina retorted. "Can you get up, Rina?" Kabuterimon asked. "Yes…don't worry." She answered while getting up.

"Ok, if we are done then we can-OOF!" As soon as he moved his foot, even Sasuke fell on the snow, making Rina laugh. "Shut up!" Sasuke exclaimed.

After that little but funny situation, the two detectives reached a road that went uphill. "Sure if someone falls from here, he will touch the ground as a big snowball!" Gladimon commented.

"Ahah! I wonder if it could happen!" Sasuke said, laughing. "I only hope we'll reach the ice temple after this…" Rina said, sighing.

"You're right…maybe we should have picked the zone where Kumo and Tsuna went, or maybe even Rikka…" Sasuke added, changing completely humor.

So they started to go up in the only direction. "You know…if it wasn't for a cold like this, it wouldn't be so bad." Hikari's son said.

"Yes. It is quite nice actually, even if for me it's like Venice." Kabuterimon commented. "Which is?" Rina asked curious.

"Beautiful, but I wouldn't leave here." The insect Digimon answered.

"After all, it is said that ice is super effective on bug type!" Sasuke said, joking about a famous RPG game. An embarrassing silence followed. Only the blizzard could be heard.

"…Ahah!" Rina laughed. "Maybe it's better for us to just move…" Kabuterimon said. "I agree." Gladimon added, trying to facepalm.

While going up to reach the temple, they started to see a taller figure in the distance. Since now, the only other being that they saw were small Digimon like Icemon or YukiAgumon, so a figure like that was new.

"What could that be?" Rina wondered. "I suggest to be careful…" Kabuterimon said.

"Why that?" Sasuke asked. "It could be a bigger Digimon that lives here like a Yukidarumon or a Mojyamon. And I know that they are usually very aggressive Digimon when it comes to defending their territory." The insect Digimon explained.

"So what do you suggest?" Gladimon asked. "I suggest to move slowly towards him while I start to charge electric energy and you Gladimon, be ready with your spears." Kabuterimon answered. Then he raised his index finger and imagined himself behind Mt. Fuji and the rising sun with a Japanese music on the background. "A backstab is usually a good way to start a fight." He said.

"He always has the time to do that…" Sasuke thought looking at him. "Good! Let's stay with the plan!" Rikka exclaimed. "You will get us discovered!" Kabuterimon exclaimed. They were clearly two opposite types even if they were partner.

After setting the plan, they slowly walked towards the figure. Kabuterimon already had some shock on his horns, while Gladimon was aiming at him with his weapons. It was a crucial moment for them. If even only one noise would have come, they could have lost this precious chance to have the first attack, so they had to be extremely careful. Luckily, the snow made their steps more silent. And after some seconds they were finally behind him.

"When do we attack?" Sasuke asked by only moving his lips. Kabuterimon had a hard time when he had to say something without speaking, so he learned the mute alphabet and said "At my three, me and Gladimon will attack."

"Wait a moment…that figure…seems familiar…" Rina said, always by moving only her lips. "What do you mean?" Gladimon asked, moving his arms by using the sailor alphabet.

Meanwhile, the man stood up and those blue hair told them everything. "Wait, is that…?" Sasuke asked.

Jou, wearing a blue jacket with fur on the hood and yellow pants turned around and saw two Adult-Level Digimon that were ready to attack him. The reaction was quite obvious.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Jou shouted and ran backwards, slipping and falling on the snow. "OOF!"

"Mister…Jou?" Sasuke asked. "Oh, I didn't expect that." Kabuterimon added. "Maybe you should have also thought of the fact that it could have been a normal person…" Rina said, feeling ankward.

"Eeeer…right…" Her partner answered. The older Chosen Child got back to his legs while scratching his head and saw them, being confused. "Sasuke? Rina? Even Gladimon and Kabuterimon?" He said.

"Uhm…good morning mister!" Sasuke said with a smile. But what he got was a complain. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!? You were almost killing me! Is this a new type of prank or what!?" Jou shouted.

The detectives and their Digimon kneeled to him, scared. "W-We're sorry!" And in that moment, even Gomamon came out from behind a little snowman. "It's really you guys! Hi!" He said waving his paw.

"Hello!" Gladimon said, waving his arm back. "Mister Jou, I think I have to owe you an apology. It was I that came up with the idea." Kabuterimon said, holding Jou's hand.

"Why does he have to be so dramatic? Do philosophers do that?" Rina thought.

"Well, you should be more careful next time." Jou said. "Well, we are all kinda agitated last time, since, you know, we have to deal with a fan of Jack the Ripper." Sasuke answered, mentioning Saiba Rei, but not saying his name.

"Right…and you're here for that reason?" Jou asked. "Yes and no. We're here because two of his mercenaries are heading towards this direction." Gladimon replied.

"Oh! So it's a turnback now! You're the ones who are going to chase them, I like the idea!" Gomamon said. "And it was the time! I can't wait to whoop their arse!" Rina added. "That's the spirit! Bro fist!" He said, hit his punch with Rina's one.

"You surely are energetic. I wish I could be young again." Jou said, sighing and looking at the sky.

"Naaah, you don't have to say that, Mister Jou! You're still showing a shining spark of life, like you were travelling through the Digital World!" Sasuke said, with Gomamon approving.

"You wouldn't understand…a doctor's life isn't all that exciting. And you know, I didn't have that spirit of adventure that Taichi and the others had back then. I always had to look over them since I was the oldest, and to pray every single day for not being killed by all the enemies we had fought!" Jou explained, remembering what was being a Chosen Child for him 38 years earlier.

"So what Mistress Mimi said to me that time was true…you really were that paranoid…" Rina said, making Jou get embarrassed. "WHAT!? THAT VIPER! WHEN DID SHE SAID THAT!?"

"But Jou…you know that was true, after all…I remember the first days when our adventure started." Gomamon said, looking at him. "OH COME ON!" His partner shouted.

"We really created a mess, didn't we?" Sasuke said, looking at Rina. "Yup! And I regret nothing!" The girl said with a big smile. "Ahah! You're unique!" The boy answered.

"Anyways, where are you going to be more precise?" Jou then asked while fixing his glasses. "We're heading towards the Ice Temple, which is said to be here." Sasuke answered.

"The Ice Temple?" Gomamon wondered. Judging by his tone, he seemed like he knew something about it. "What about it?" Kabuterimon questioned.

"Well yes, it's actually here. But I never entered to it. And I've heard some voices on it…" The seal Digimon replied. "Yes…they say that at the bottom of that temple…there is something that was mainly watched by the Four Holy Beasts." He added, making everyone gasp.

"THE FOUR HOLY BEASTS!?" Both Sasuke and Rina exclaimed. "Y-You mean like Qinglongmon!? The Digimon Daisuke and the others met many years ago!?" Jou asked.

"Yes!" Gomamon answered, like nothing happened.

"If that's so, then we must go there immediately! Who knows what they want to do with it!" Gladimon said, extremely worried.

"Oh great…then let's run!" Sasuke exclaimed and started to run, followed by the others. But after only a few seconds, they immediately stopped. "Wait a second, Mister Jou, why are you following us?" Sasuke said, turning around to the more expert Chosen Child.

"Uhm…I actually don't know either. But I wasn't doing anything until now, we were here because Gomamon asked for it. So maybe staying with you will help me find something to spend time. Wait, are you thinking that I'm a burden for you?" Jou asked.

"NO!" Both Sasuke and Rina shouted, leaving Jou stunned. "Ok, ok! You don't need to be so intense!" Jou answered.

"We mean…if you want to help us, we're fine with it!" Kabuterimon said. "Yeah! You don't need to be so outdated! You two can fight!" Gladimon added.

Jou could take a breath of relief. At least he could experience once again a little adventure. "Thank you guys." He said. "You can count on me too!" Gomamon added.

"Great! Then let's go!" Sasuke said, pointing at the direction where they were heading for.

Finally, the climb was done and up there, the blizzard was more weak. "Phew! I couldn't take the snow in my beautiful and light face anymore!" Sasuke said. "At least I could take some water from it!" Rina added.

"Did you…actually lick the snowflakes that go on your face?" Kabuterimon asked. "Of course! They're water after all! And as my partner, you know how I like water!" Rina answered.

"They're really bizarre…" Jou thought, looking at them. But Gomamon was distracted by something he saw. Something quite particular. "Hey guys! Look!" He said.

The others turned around and saw it: A great blue palace of ice was standing in that zone. "Woah…" Sasuke said in awe. "So…this is the Ice Temple…" Kabuterimon added.

"Neat! It looks like a church!" Jou commented. "And our friends are inside of it, right?" Sasuke asked with a smirk. Rina get closer and made her knuckles crack. "Correct…so Sasuke, ready to beat'em up?" She asked. "Ehehe! Of course! We'll show them what it means to get us on the wrong way! Right guys?" He answered. "Yes!" Gladimon, Kabuterimon and Gomamon exclaimed.

"Then let's go!" Jou said, going with them towards the entrance, which suddenly closed in front of them. "WHAT!?" Rina exclaimed. "What spell is this?" Kabuterimon wondered.

Sasuke looked up and saw someone. "There!" He said, pointing at it. The figure jumped down, making everyone jump as well and stood up. It was a Digimon. He looked like a Leomon, but his prevalent color was white. "Leomon?" Gomamon asked worried.

"No that's not him…" Sasuke said looking at his Digivice. "It's Panjyamon, a Perfect-Level Digimon and a master when it comes to ice techniques."

Gladimon glared at him and said "What do you want from us?"

"Beware, strangers. This temple holds a precious gift that the Four Holy Beasts gave to us to ensure peace and prosperity to the Digital World. If you really want to enter…" Panjyamon said, taking off his blade. "Then prove to me that you are worthy to enter." He ended his line.

"Just like an anime, uh?" Sasuke said. "Then let me tell you something, you've provoked the wrong gang! Right, Rina?" He then asked to her friend. "You got that right! I hope you are ready for all the kicks we're gonna put in your ass!" Rina answered.

Those lines made Jou stun a little. They were completely different from him and his old friend, but he didn't care after all so he shook his head. "You can count of us too!" He said. "Here we go, Jou!" Gomamon added while jumping. After that, Jou used his Digivice to make his partner evolve like the old times. "GOMAMON EVOLUTION!" The seal Digimon became a huge white walrus with clear blue eyes and a horn on his head. "IKKAKKUMON!"

"Not bad! Well, I hope you're ready, cause you're going to face all three of us!" Kabuterimon exclaimed. The ice lion wasn't afraid at all and waited for his enemies. "Bring it on!"

Gladimon started to run towards the enemy while aiming at him with his swords. When he came closer to him, he started to attack him repeatedly with a combo of attacks. "Sword Dancer!" But Panjyamon both fast and skilled, as he dodged every attack with an impressive speed. Then, after dodging another sword attack, he gave Gladimon a punch in the face, making him recoil. In that moment, Kabuterimon was above him and shoot a ball of electricity. "Mega Blaster!" Panjyamon jumped to avoid it, but the insect Digimon persisted and went after him with the horn on his head. "Beet Horn!"

The guardian of the temple ran all over the environment with Kabuterimon following him with the intent of stabbing him. "Come on get him!" Rina encouraged her partner. But once the insect was a few inches close to him, Panjyamon jumped backwards, leaving Kabuterimon get stunned. "W-Wha-!?" "Hyoujūken! Panjyamon shoot a blast of ice with the shape of a lion right in his enemy's back, making him fall to the ground. "Kabuterimon!" Rina exclaimed. "D-Dammit…" Kabuterimon murmured.

Ikkakkumon looked at the scene and proceeded to attack. "Harpoon Vulcan!" He threw a missile from his head that aimed to Panjyamon, who took his sword and unexpectedly cut it in half. "What the!?" Ikkakkumon exclaimed. Panjyamon didn't lose time and ran towards him. "Northern Lights!" The giant walrus tried to stop him by breathing a blast of chilly air, but Panjyamon used his sword to defend himself while keep on running. Then with a slash he stopped the blast and attacked Ikkakkumon with a flying kick. "Zan Ei Hanten Geki!" Jou's Digimon felt it and fell down. "Ikkakkumon!" Jou exclaimed. "Ouch ouch ouch…" His partner murmured.

"Great…this guy knows how to fight seriously." Sasuke said. "He's doing his best to protect the temple…" Kabuterimon added. "Do you understand now? With that strength of yours you shall never pass. I'll give you a last chance. If you want to save yourselves, leave this place at once!" Panjyamon proclaimed.

"Listen to us! We have not bad intentions! But we have to enter in the temple!" Sasuke tried to communicate with him, but the lion protested angry. "SILENCE! Two humans already defeated me and entered, I cannot allow to repeat the same mistake!" This sentence of his made both Sasuke and Rina get more alarmed, since it meant only one thing.

"Two humans!?" Sasuke thought. "Maybe he's talking about them!" Rina thought as well. This made them even more resoluted to win this fight. If those mercenaries were already inside and if the power they've heard about was that powerful, then they had to finish this battle at all costs. "Ok…if you put it in that way, then I think we can consider ourselves more motivated to go in!" Sasuke exclaimed, while his partner was standing up.

"That's right! This was only the first round! Let's start the real rumble!" Rina added. "You are moved by good reasons, Panjyamon, but we have also good motives to get in! You won't get rid of us so easily!" Kabuterimon said while standing up, followed by Gladimon and even Ikkakkumon.

"Are you ready to continue?" Jou asked. "Sure!" His Digimon replied.

"Still standing? Foolish humans. I guess that you'll learn the lesson with more difficulties then." Panjyamon said, standing ready for a possible attack.

"The problem is that this guy is too fast…we can only think of a plan that can make him go slower or even stop moving…" Sasuke said.

"But uh…can we do it?" Jou asked. Even Rina thought of it, and had an idea. "Wait a second! Kabuterimon! You can store energy right? With that technique?" She then asked to her partner.

"What do you mean? Wait…oh! Now I get it!" Kabuterimon answered. "Eheh, great! Sasuke, Mister Jou!" Rina then called the other two Chosen Children and murmured something to them. "Oh great!" Sasuke said happy. "You came up with a good strategy after all! Good, if we work hard, we can make it!" Jou added, beating the fist on his hand.

"Are you done, talking?" Panjyamon asked since he was still waiting them. "Oh don't worry, big cat, we were just preparing ourselves! Because thanks to my big brain we are now sure we can beat you!" Rina answered, pointing at his front.

The ice lion found that annoying and said. "Such arrogance will cost you dear!" He said taking out his sword. "And such certainty will cost you moving for some days!" Kabuterimon retorted before crouching and gathering energy. "What is he doing…? Uh!?" Panjyamon thought, but he hadn't the time to think of it that Gadimon was already rotating towards him with his swords . "Wheel Rush!". "Ngh, imbecile!" Panjyamon exclaimed while blocking his attack with his blade. But Gladimon still continued. Ikkakkumon took this chance to shoot a missile from his horn. "Harpoon Vulcan!"

"What!?" Panjyamon exclaimed before jumping away in order to avoid the missile. But Gladimon actually jumped and followed him, making the lion get taken by surprise. The small knight Digimon immediately made a lung with his sword and finally hit him on the belly. "Gaaah!" Panjyamon roared out of pain as he held his belly that was bleeding. He then looked at Gladimon furious and punched him in the face, making him fall to the ground. But behind him, there was Ikkakkumon, who was ready to shoot a blast of chilly air. "Northern Lights!" Panjyamon didn't have the time to move out that he was forced to use his arms to defend himself. "Grrr!" Then by using his sword, he deflected the attack. But when he did that, Ikkakkumon quickly jumped high and slammed him with his whole body. "Heat Top!"

Panjyamon was crushed to the snow under the walrus Digimon. But he still had some energy to spare and was starting to get even more annoyed. So he raised up his fist and from it he shoot a blast that had the shape of a lion head. "Hyoujūken!" The attack made Ikkakkumon fly away and fall belly up. "Guah! Well this is kinda funny…" He commented his position before getting up. "That was great!" Jou said happy.

"There's no way…they weren't that fast before…what the!?" Panjyamon thought as he saw Gladimon that was going to attack him with a combo of sword. "Sword Dancer!" Panjyamon attacked back with his blade and a clash began.

"Why do you persist so much? You already saw that there's no chance for you to pass! Where does your resolution comes from!?" Panjyamon asked incredulous. "That is simple! Because we of the Chesire Cat Agency have a policy! We never give up until our case is over! And we'll take out every obstacle that blocks our way! In this case…YOU!" Gladimon answered, attacking Panjyamon by making an x with the swords on his belly.

"RAAAAAAAAH!" Panjyamon shouted. "I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!" He exclaimed, making Gladimon crash against a rock. "Ngh…eheheh…" Gladimon laughed.

"What's so funny?" Panjyamon asked. "Oh, nothing in particular…just that our strategy turned out to be effective…" Sasuke answered with a smirk.

"What!?" Panjyamon exclaimed. Their plan actually worked. Panjyamon ended up to be so distracted by both Gladimon and Ikkakkumon…that he forgot about what Kabuterimon was doing.

"Insect Plague…complete." The insect Digimon said while standing up. His opponent noticed that there was electricity all over his body. "Yatta! Are you ready to do this?" Rina asked.

"Absolutely ready! Beet Horn!" Kabuterimon then impaled his horn on the ice, making Gladimon and Ikkakkumon go away. "W-What? Why are they retreating?" Panjyamon wondered even more confused. But soon he found out the answer. The electricity that Kabuterimon charged before went all over the camp, making it radiate with powerful shockwaves that hit Panjyamon, making him scream with pain. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!"

"Yes! It worked!" Rina and Sasuke exclaimed, beating high five to each other. "Yes! Distracting him while Kabuterimon was charging electricity inside his body then release it to make him weaker turned out to be a brilliant plan! I'm proud of both of you!" Jou added.

Panjyamon had his eyes wide open and was still standing with the body full of smoke. Kabuterimon made a few steps forwards and aimed at him. "Sorry friend, but we have priorities. Mega Blaster!" He then charged energy from his body once again and shoot a ball of electricity that fully hit Panjyamon, making a little explosion.

When the smoke disappeared, Panjyamon was laying on the ground. "In the end we were in the right, and we won!" Kabuterimon said, raising his index finger.

The group came closer to him and noticed that luckily, he was still alive. "Ugh…I can't believe it…I've lost again…" He said. "Please…I beg you…do not steal the gift that lies in this temple…" He said, raising slowly his head.

"Still with this story? Come on! Even after we won, you still don't want to believe that we have good intentions?" Sasuke exclaimed.

"HOW CAN I BELIEVE YOU AFTER WHAT I SAW EARLIER!?" Panjyamon shouted, making everyone stay silent with their eyes wide open.

"Are…are you talking about the ones who entered the temple before us…?" Kabuterimon asked.

"Yes…they were incredibly strong and clever…just like you. But I could feel it…in their heart…there was a tremendous aura of darkness. I've immediately noticed that they were aiming for the secret of the temple and I did my best to stop them…but it was useless…even after I've used all of my strength, I still got strucked down…why do I ask…WHY DID HUMANS BECAME SO FULL OF DARKNESS!? IS IT POWER ALL YOU SEEK!?" Panjyamon exclaimed.

Jou didn't know what to say. He sure heard that many times. But every time, even now, was like he heard of it for the first time. Even if many years had passed, it was clear that not all Digimon were able to accept the coexistence with the humans, and probably the same concept was valid for the opposite. Sasuke and Rina on the other hand knew that the situation was getting more and more critic. Saiba Rei was damaging both worlds far more seriously than they could have thought. And still, they were on a normal position and not one of advantage. Only this made them more willing to continue.

"I…I can understand what you're saying, Panjyamon. We can clearly understand that you may not like us as humans beings, and yes, we surely are stupid sometimes. But for this time, I ask you to have faith in us." Sasuke said.

Panjyamon looked at him in silence. He could feel that Sasuke seemed sincere with his words, but after what he saw before, he couldn't still believe in him. "…Why would i?" He simply asked.

"Because we know what is causing you this disbelief, and we are aiming to stop it. We're the Chosen Children after all! But most importantly, we're detective!" Sasuke answered. "That's right! Beating up dorks is our job!" Rina added.

Panjyamon looked at them with a neutral face. Even if he wasn't sure of their reliability, he was finally convinced. They looked at least different from the humans he saw before. "Fine…since you defeated me, you can pass…but…you have to prove me one thing." He said.

"Uh? What is it?" Gomamon asked. The lion Digimon stared at them with serious eyes and spoke. "I still don't know if you humans are like saints or demons to us, Digimon. I want you to show me what you can do inside there. My judgement will be revealed after your battle at the bottom of the shrine. I…want to have an ultimate opinion about you humans." Panjyamon answered.

"Fine then. I think we can go, then?" Kabuterimon asked. "Wait. One last thing." Panjyamon stopped them before they could go. "I'm not the only thing put in defence of the temple's secret. There are other puzzles that you have to solve if you want to go to the end of the structure. Remember it." He said.

"Really? Puzzles? Oh great…as if this challenge wasn't hard already…" Sasuke complained. "We'll remember it, thank you Panjyamon." Gladimon said.

"Ok, then! Let's go!" Jou said to the others, wanting to leading them like the old times. The others simply followed them with Panjyamon who looked at the group entering to the temple. "First hearts of darkness…and then hearts of light…just…what are you made of, humans…?"

Finally the Chosen Children were inside the Ice Temple. The secret left by the Four Holy Beasts was going to be revealed. And when they entered they found…nothing. Only a white, large and empty room.

This made all of them speechless. And at a certain point, someone had to express his disappointment. "A-Are…ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? All this hype, all these secrets, all of these worries…for this!? THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE!" Sasuke shouted annoyed.

"Did that lion really did this on purpose!? He even made me feel guilty for a moment after all that judgement and in the end HE WAS PRANKING US!" Rina added.

"Come on guys…you don't have to say this! I…I think there's something we don't see." Jou said, trying to calm them down. "Yes, Jou's right! Try to inspect this place like it's a normal case!" Gomamon added.

This made Sasuke go forward and look around. But then he stopped himself and was still angry. "What do you want to inspect here Gomamon? This whole temple is empty! Seriously, what was Saiba Rei thinking when he sent those mercenaries to come here!?" Sasuke answered, making Gladimon, Rina and Kabuterimon gasp.

"S-SASUKE!" Rina shouted alarmed. "…What?" The other detective asked, blinking. But then he realized what he said just in front of Jou and Gomamon and covered his mouth.

"You…you said it…" Gladimon told him. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean too…" Sasuke apologized. But this couldn't stop Jou and Gomamon's reaction, which was them shocked but still confused. "Sasuke…what do you mean by…'Saiba Rei sent those mercenaries'?" Jou asked.

Sasuke looked down. He knew that he had done another one of his stupidities. Even if he and the others of the Chesire Cat Agency decided to say the truth about their enemy to their parents, they still wanted to wait for the perfect chance to tell them. And he screwed it. He felt bad for it, but it was too late for change that. So he took a deep breath…and now he was ready to tell them the truth. "Ok…it's about you know about what is-" He was going to confess, but then the ground under him crumbled unexpectedly. And after some seconds standing in the void, he fell down. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"SASUKE!" Everyone shouted, panicked. Kabuterimon promptly grabbed the rest of the team and flew towards the hole, making it a little bit bigger due to his dimensions.

Meanwhile Sasuke was still falling and yelling, fearing that he would have found his whole body smashed on the ground and his soul going directly to the other world. So he continued to yell until Kabuterimon managed to make him fall to his back. But the Chosen Child had his eyes closed, so he didn't know that he was safe…so he kept on yelling.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah…?" He then felt that his body wasn't going down on an extreme speed and opened his eyes. "Oh…thank god…" He said.

"Seriously Sasuke, how strong are your vocal cords to keep on screaming non-stop?" Gladimon fairly asked. "Come on it's not that true! Try to fall into the void for over 25 seconds!" Sasuke answered, making a drop of sweat falling from Jou's head. "It's…not that much actually…" He thought.

After the situation was calmer, everyone looked around and noticed that they were in another room, with four white walls. "We're in a different room!" Rina said. "…It's the same stuff of the one above, but it's another one!" She added.

"So there was an hidden hole and we didn't notice! Eugh…I feel a little bit stupid now…I should have thought of it as a detective, but rage took over me. Gosh…if Kyoko was there, she would probably give me a karate chop like Mister Sion…." Sasuke said, ashamed.

"Now, now, don't say things like this. You can still recover for the rest of the cases!" Gladimon reassured him. "Thanks buddy…" Sasuke replied.

"Now that I think of it…Panjyamon said that this place was full of puzzles…now we can understand why! We just solved the first one!" Jou said, realizing what just happened. "And we solved by pure case…" Gomamon added.

"Oh! I see! Great! The true exploration then begins now! …But…how do we proceed?" Sasuke then wondered, seeing that there were only walls surrounding them.

"This must be another one of the puzzles. The architects of this place must have been really clever…" Gladimon said. "Maybe there is a hidden switch or something…"

"What do we do, Rina?" Kabuterimon asked. The girl took her hat off and scratched his head. Then he had an idea that made her happy. "I know! Kabuterimon! Destroy that wall!" She said, pointing at the wall in front of them. "What!? Why that? It's too generic! I don't think it's gonna be effective!" The insect Digimon protested. "Just do it, come on!" His partner insisted.

"Fine…if you insist. Mega Blaster." Kabuterimon said the name of his attack with a non-convinced voice and then shoot a ball of electricity against the wall. Of course it came a little explosion, and after the smoke disappeared…the wall had a big hole, revealing another room. This left Kabuterimon speechless. "I-It…" Sasuke said. "It worked…" Gladimon ended his line.

Rina scratched her nose with nonchalance, feeling proud of what she just did. "Heheh, no need to thank me. I know that I'm awesome!" She said.

"I really don't know what to think of her anymore…" Jou thought. "Oh well! Thanks Rina! Let's proceed!" He then said. The group was already at two puzzles solved. In the next room there were three floating rhombus. This left them wonder what could they have been.

"So this is the third puzzle?" Sasuke asked. "What do we have to do with these?" Rina asked as well.

"They sure have a mystic look…" Gomamon commented, before coming closer to them. "Gomamon? What are you doing?" Jou asked. "Don't worry! I just want to see what are they." Gomamon answered. He then touched the one at the center. By doing that, a shining light surrounded the group, making them cover their eyes. "Ah!"

When the light disappeared, they could open their eyes and notice that they were in a completely different room. It looked like an icy straight way suspended in middle air. The rest was only giants walls of ice. At the end of the road there was a rhombus like the ones they saw before. "Woah! What happened?" Sasuke asked. "We have been completely teleported into another zone!" Jou added.

"This explains what those strangers rhombus were! Teleporters! And probably each of them leads to a completely different direction.

"So…if we touch that rhombus that is right there, we'll be in another part, right?" Rina asked. "Correct! So all we have to do is-" Kabuterimon answered, but interrupted himself when he noticed that many crossbows made of ice came down from above.

"What…what are those?" Gladimon asked. The crossbows then aimed at them. "Please don't tell me…" Sasuke said. And it was Jou that said the answer.

"IT'S A DEFENSE SYSTEM OF THE TEMPLE! RUN!" He exclaimed. And the answer was right, since those weapons started to shoot arrows towards them non-stop. The group started to run in order to reach the rhombus, hoping to not get hit by one of them in a vital point like the chest or the head.

"Wheel Rush!" In order to protect the others from the arrow, Gladimon came first in line and started to spin with his swords, making the arrows fly away.

"Thank you Gladimon, but DAMMIT! WHY THIS SUDDENLY BECAME AN INDIANA JONES MOVIE!?" Sasuke exclaimed. "WE ARE AT A TEMPLE THAT HOLDS A SECRET POWER! WHAT DID YOU EXPECT!?" Rina answered. "I JUST HOPE THAT WE'LL NOT HAVE TO ESCAPE FROM A GIANT BOULDER NEXT!" Jou shouted.

After this escape, Sasuke and the others were able to reach the rhombus. "THERE! LET'S HURRY!" Sasuke shouted, touching it.

Just like before, a shining light filled the room, and the group was back to the previous zone with the three rhombus.

Sasuke had still his eyes closed. When he opened one of them he looked around and noticed that the zone was different again. "Uh…?" Then he realized that they came back to where they were before once he saw the three rhombus. "We're…back!" He said.

"Really?" Rina asked. "Oh! Now I understand." Kabuterimon added. "These three rhombus are teleporters that bring to a different zone. But they're a puzzle as well. One of them brings to the room we have to take to proceed. But the other two lead to an unique zone that is filled with traps. In those zones there is a rhombus that brings us back here. So we have to guess what rhombus is the right one to proceed." He then explained.

"Really? That sure is more complicated than I thought!" Jou said scratching his head. "You don't have to say it, Mister Jou! At least we know that one of them is wrong! And that leaves us to two of them!" Gladimon reassured him.

"So which one shall we touch, then?" Sasuke wondered. "Silly Sasuke! It's obvious! The right answer is always the first one!" Rina said, touching the first rhombus. "Are you sure of tha-" Sasuke asked before the light from before covered the room.

Now they were in another room, different from the one of the other rhombus. This time they were on a high point and there was a road that went down made of ice.

"What is it? An ice slide?" Rina asked. "I don't think that the ancient Digimon were so childish…" Kabuterimon commented.

In that moment, Jou heard a noise and turned around, regretting of doing so. Because what he saw was a giant ball of ice that was rolling towards them. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Jou shouted.

"What is it?" Sasuke asked. "JUST RUN!" Jou said before going down. The two detectives at first didn't understand but then when they turned around everything was more clear. "HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!" They exclaimed together before running away.

The Digimon just followed their partners. Everyone was panting heavily. The thinking of being crushed by a giant ball of ice was a pretty strong desire of survival.

"WHY DO WE HAVE TO END UP ALWAYS LIKE THIS!?" Rina complained. "YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOUCHED THAT RHOMBUS IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Sasuke answered.

"Guys! Please! We have to focus now on running awa-" Jou tried to calm down, but then, he slipped on the ice road and went down like a ski board. "AAAAAAAAH!"

"Mister Jou!" Everyone else exclaimed. They ran on an ice floor, so it was only natural that they slipped on it. But Sasuke and his Digimon noticed that by doing so, Jou facilitated the escape, slipping on an high speed due to the ice. "Great! Now we can save ourselves much easily!" Sasuke said happy before falling on the ground, slipping as well. "Hey! Is this a game!? I'm going too!" Rina said, doing the same. Kabuterimon simply grabbed the other two Digimon and flew towards the end of the road. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TOOK US EARLIER!?" Rina shouted. "I DIDN'T THINK OF IT!" Kabuterimon answered.

"QUICK! TOUCH THE RHOMBUS!" Sasuke said to Jou, as the ball behind them was coming closer. Out of terror the older Chosen Child touched it and in an instant they were on the room of before.

"Phew…for a moment I thought we were going to become pancakes…" Gomamon said, taking breath. "Mister Jou! You had a brilliant idea! Using the ice to slip and going faster and reach the rhombus earlier was just clever!" Sasuke said, complimenting with Jou.

"Uhm…thanks, but…I've just fell on the ground while running…" Jou answered, telling what happened, leaving Sasuke a little bit disappointed. "Oh…"

"With this…there is only one rhombus left." Gladimon said, looking at the one on the right. "This has to bring us into the real next room. Come on, let's touch it!" Rina added.

This time Jou was the one to touch it. After the last light, they were in another room. This time there was a huge block of ice, a cavity and a door on the other side.

"It worked!" Gomamon exclaimed. "And in the end, my thought was right." Kabuterimon added.

"Now we can proceed! Surely those mercenaries are ahead of us. So we have to hurry!" Sasuke said to the others. "Great thinking but…what should we do here?" Rina then asked, looking at the room.

Her Digimon gave a better look at the door and tried to move it. "It's locked." He said. "That means that there is a puzzle even here…" Gomamon added.

"They really assured that this 'secret power' was guarded, uh?" Sasuke asked. "Sure do…now what do we have to do with this giant ice cube?" Rina asked, touching it. She already understood that the solution was in that block.

Jou looked around and saw the cavity. "I say it's pretty easy! We only have to put it in that hole! Surely the door will open with that! Usually this works in videogames!" He said.

"You play videogames, Mister Jou?" Sasuke asked. "My son used to play lot of them, especially those ones when you need to think for solving an enigma! I used to watch him. Ah, good times…" The older Chosen Child replied.

"Oh, so Chikara plays videogames…I wonder what type…" Sasuke thought with a smirk.

"I'll move it!" Gladimon said, starting with moving the block. But it appeared that his attempt wasn't working. Even by using most of his strength, the block wasn't moving of an inch. "NGHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't worry guys! I have the situation on control!" Gladimon said.

Kabuterimon and Gomamon facepalmed at the same time, just by looking at him. "Jou…let me evolve." The seel Digimon said, resigned.

Meanwhile the small knight was still pushing, hoping of moving that ice boulder. And then, he could feel that finally…it was moving. "Woah…hey guys! Look! I finally did i-" Gladimon was going to bring the good news, but then he noticed that both Ikkakkumon and Kabuterimon were actually helping him. His hopes were shattered. "Oh…I see…" He said.

"Gladimon, my friend, some tasks aren't just for you." Kabuterimon told him. It was a tough but honest comment. After some movements, the three Digimon moved the ice cube into the cavity. The block sank a few inches down and a noise could be heard. It seemed that the block touched an heavy button, and after that…the door slowly opened.

"Ahah! It worked! I'm still brilliant!" Jou said, snapping his fingers. "Well done, Mister Jou! Let's move on!" Sasuke added.

And so, after so many road and some puzzles, they were finally arrived at the last chamber of the temple. It wasn't that big. It was an area with a few stairs that led to a strange pillar that emitted a red light.

"So…we finally arrived." Sasuke said, looking at the pillar. "Is that the secret power that the Four Holy Beasts guarded when they were alive?" Rina asked, wondering what that pillar actually was. But then, her attention got caught by another thing. Something more important. "Oh! Guys! There they are!" She said.

When the others looked at the direction she was pointing at, they saw them. The two mercenaries. One was Koichi Kimura with his Digimon partner, Duskmon. While the other was a man around twenty dark-skinned. He seemed to have long green hair covered in two braiding. He wore a leather jacket (one made with wolverine's skin), a pair of brown trousers and green shoes. He also seemed to have a necklace on his neck.

"This source of power seems irremovable…how do we take it?" Koichi asked. "Patience. Maybe this power has not awoken yet. Or it wants to texts us and see if we are worthy of it." The other figure answered with a calm tone. "So…what we did until now wasn't enough?" Duskmon asked.

"HEY!" Sasuke called out, getting their attention as they turned around. "Uh? Oh great…the Chesire Cat Agency." Koichi said, annoyed. "So I finally meet them." The other mercenary added.

"It looks like we've made it in time…even if for a very little." Sasuke said. Then Rina gave a better look at Koichi and recognized him. "Wait a second! I know him! The description is just like the one Chikara gave to us! You're Koichi Kimura, aren't you?" She asked.

"I see that I'm already famous in your ranks. Tsk, I cannot say to like it." Koichi answered. Jou then looked at both of them and realized that they were really what they looked like: Cool-blooded mercenaries. Even if he heard of them at the TV, he wouldn't have never realized that Chosen Children like them could actually exist. And especially, that they were work for a person like…him. "Are…are you really working for Saiba Rei?" He asked.

Koichi simply stared at him and answered. "…So what? We don't care who gives the work. What cares is our purpose. And we have a clear one!" He said, while Duskmon came closer to him. "So don't try to interfere." He said.

"It's time for me to banish the demons you really are. I am Jamal Aggarwal, and I fight for my people. Now taste the fire of my Digimon, Asuramon!" The other figure said, getting his Digivice. Then a red aura surrounded his body, and from it, a large Digimon came out. He looked like a giant man with four arms and three heads. On his arms and his legs there were some golden bracelets and behind him there was a broken halo. In the end, his fists and feet were covered in flames. "I am the greatest warrior! And for my friend's sake, I shall fight you!" He said.

"You're ridiculous!" Sasuke answered. "This isn't actually good. Asuramon is a Perfect-Level Digimon and a strong one. We cannot underestimate him." Kabuterimon noticed.

"Don't worry, we still are on the lead. It's a three against two." Gladimon reassured him. "Hey, guys, you take care of Duskmon. Me and Jou will fight that warrior." Ikkakkumon advised, choosing his opponent.

"Are you sure?" Sasuke asked. "Don't worry. We know how to deal with these types of enemy. We can take it!" Jou said with a smile.

"Fine! We'll leave him to you then!" Sasuke exclaimed. "Kick his ass!" Rina added. "Ready Ikkakkumon?" Jou said, holding his Digivice. "Ready!" His Digimon answered. With that confirm, Jou used his Digivice and the symbol of sincerity could be seen on him. This made his Digimon become a more powerful walrus.

"IKKAKKUMON SUPER EVOLUTION! ZUDOMON!"

"He evolved!" Jamal said. Meanwhile, Gladimon and Kabuterimon were already charging Duskmon. The knight with his swords and the insect with his horns. But Duskmon was able to block both of them with his blades.

"Two or more enemies, it doesn't count. I'm always ready when it comes to eliminate the enemy." Duskmon told them. "Yeah! Tell it to Leomon!" Gladimon said, provoking him. "I don't think it ended well that time, right?" Kabuterimon added.

"SHUT UP!" Duskmon shouted, pushing them away of a few inches. Then the three Digimon clashed their weapons and continued with what looked like a sword duel.

Meanwhile Zudomon tried to smash his opponent with the hammer, but Asuramon was strong enough to block it with his arm. "He's tough!" Zudomon thought. "Asura Shinken!" Asuramon then proceeded to attack the acquatic Digimon with a barrage of punches. Zudomon tried his best to defend himself from them, but he unfortunately was forced to get some of them and recoil. "Ngh…"

"Asura Bakunenken!" The warrior Digimon in that moment shoot a fire blast from all of his arms, aiming at the walrus, who answered by throwing his hammer like a boomerang. "Hammer Head!"

The impact made a small explosion that forced the hammer to come back to Zudomon, who grabbed it. "We had already started and he's already showing his great strength…" He said.

"It's only simple. It's the purity of my partner that gives me this power!" Asuramon answered. "What? What do you mean by that?" Jou asked.

"That my Digimon is powered up by my will and by my pure purpose. I cannot go down. Not for my people." Jamal answered, striking a pose.

"Fighting…for his people?" Jou asked confused.

"Sword Dancer!" Gladimon, on the other hand was trying to attack Duskmon with a combo of sword, with him and Sasuke releasing their battle cry. "DORARARARARARARARRARAARRARARARRARARARARARARA!"

But Duskmon was skilled enough to block every attack and kick Gladimon away. "Agh!" The knight exclaimed. The dark Digimon then looked up and noticed that Kabuterimon was flying and shooting blades of air from his claws. "Blink Thrust!"

In silence, Duskmon used his blades to break every one of Kabuterimon's attacks. "No way!" The insect Digimon exclaimed. Koichi's Digimon then jumped higher than him and with his blades formed a red moon. From that, he rushed against Kabuterimon by making an X with his blades. "Eroberung!"

The Attack was too fast, and Kabuterimon had a wound in the shape of an X which made him bleed. "GAAAH!" He then fell to the ground. "Oh no, Kabuterimon!" Rina exclaimed.

"Dammit…he sure is strong. No wonder why we hear of him that often…" Sasuke said, looking at his enemy. "Do you still want to continue?" Koichi asked.

Sasuke knew that the situation was still dangerous, but despite all, he and Rina chuckled. Someone could say they were having fun. "Of course, Koichi! Who did you get us for? Gladimon, you know what to do!" He said.

"Sure thing! Wheel Rush!" Gladimon proceeded with spinning with his blades and go against Duskmon, who looked at him impassively. "This stubbornness must be common in detectives. Geist Abend!" He shoot laser beams from his arms, but Gladimon's wheel was strong enough to block it. "What!?" Duskmon exclaimed.

"Its continuous movement made him a shield to proceed and deflect your attack! Be careful, Duskmon!" Koichi warned.

"Tsk! You won't hit me!" Duskmon exclaimed, trying to attack, but he was thrown away in less than a second by Gladimon's Wheel Rush. "Gah!"

"…You…" Koichi simply said, looking at Sasuke and Rina. "Come on! We still have to show you how cool we are!" Sasuke exclaimed. "You've messed with the wrong duo, you punk!" Rina added.

Zudomon and Asuramon clashed their hands, but the warrior used his other two arms to give his enemy a double karate chop at the neck, making him spit blood. "Gh! Glacier Spear!" Zudomon countered with his horn and impaled him near the chest. Asuramon made a little yell, of pain and force him to back away.

"Explain to me, Jamal! What do you mean by doing it for your people?" Jou asked, trying to understand what was going on with this mercenary.

"Surely I don't see why I should tell to a man like you, who lives in the benefit." Jamal simply answered. "Finish them, Asuramon!" He then exclaimed, making his Digimon shoot fire balls from his fists which hit Zudomon.

"Zudomon!" Jou shouted worried. "Don't worry, Jou! I'm fine! I'll repay him right now! Hammer Spark!" Zudomon proceeded with smashing the hammer on the ground that released a spark that went through Asuramon and hit all of his body. "Agh! How dare you!?" The Digimon exclaimed before running towards him and hitting again with a barrage of firing punches. "Asura Shinken!" This time the fists were much faster and Zudomon couldn't be able to avoid them. With a punch, Asuramon was able to make Zudomon crash against a wall. "GAAAH!"

"No Zudomon!" Jou exclaimed. "See? Our strength proves of how much I am benevolent. And God repays such purity with victory!" Jamal said.

"Their belief makes them so resistant? Damn it…what can I do now?" Jou thought. At this point, even if they were able to continue the battle, Asuramon probably wouldn't have gone down. They needed something effective…but what?

In that moment, while they were struggling with Duskmon, Gladimon turned around and noticed Zudomon laying on the ground. It appeared that his friend was in trouble. Even his partner noticed that. "Shit! Things have gotten bad for Mister Jou! What can we do…" Sasuke thought.

"Ah don't worry, Sasuke! We can handle it here! Go help them! They need reinforcements!" Rina assured him. "Are you sure?" Gladimon asked. "Sure! You know we can be unpredictable!"

Both Sasuke and Gladimon nodded and ran away. "We're leaving it to you then!" Sasuke exclaimed. "Where are you going!?" Duskmon asked, trying to reach them, but Kabuterimon was faster and blocked his way. "You're staying with me!" He exclaimed. Duskmon gritted his teeth behind his mask and threw himself against him. "Fine!"

"Mega Blaster!" Kabuterimon shoot a ball of electricity against him, but Duskmon was able to dodge it by quickly slipping to the right, facilitated by the floor made of ice. He then jumped and gave a double blade attack on the scarab's head, making him slam down.

Kabuterimon felt the pain, but was still able to fight, so he stood up. "Eheh…is that it?" He asked, provoking him.

"He's alone but he doesn't seem afraid…" Koichi thought. "Is he thinking of something?" Duskmon thought as well.

"Come on, we're waiting for ya!" Rina exclaimed, making his knuckles beat with each other.

Asuramon was throwing other fire balls at Zudomon, who kept blocking them with his hammer and then smashed it on his head, making him yell of pain and hold his head. "Anf…anf…you're still on going?" He asked.

"Of course, I have faced much worse!" Zudomon replied back. "But still I can see that you are starting to be weaker. You won't resist for too long. We don't want to end you. You're not our main target. Give up when you can." Asuramon told him.

Zudomon painted heavily and then raised up his head and gave his answer. "I refuse."

"What?" Asuramon demanded. "I can understand the love of your partner for his family or for his people. But...the method you are using is completely wrong. It seems that you still have to see the truth for yourselves. It is not fair that for the sake of someone, other ones has to be killed! Your desire is to eliminate these young detectives, including Jou's son, and why should I let you do it? Jou loves his son, and I am his partner. It is my responsibility to protect this love!" Zudomon explained, standing up.

"Zudomon…even if years pass on…you never changed…" Jou said, almost moved.

Even Jamal was surprised by this reaction. He still thought that they were in the wrong, but it was impressed that they had the same desire of protection that he had. "I see. Old man, you are lucky to have a Digimon like this as a partner, but as I told you, my people needs my help, and I cannot disappoint them! Finish him Asuramon!" He ordered to his Digimon.

Asuramon was preparing another fire ball, but in that exact moment, Gladimon attacked him at the head with the sword, making him shout with pain and fall to the ground. "W-What the hell!?"

"You!" Jamal exclaimed, seeing Sasuke coming closer to Jou. "Sasuke?" Jou asked on the other hand.

"Are you ok, Mister Jou?" The younger boy demanded. "Yes, but why you're here?" Jou answered. "You know, seeing a senpai going down is not exactly the maximum. So I thought that maybe even experts could need some help!" Sasuke replied with a smirk.

"Ahah! You're hopeless, very well then! Let's face him together!" Jou said, stooding up. He didn't notice, but he was acting like in his first adventure. Just being with other Chosen Children excited him and made him stronger.

"Persistent, aren't you? It doesn't matter how many you are, it won't-" Jamal was about to say something but he was unexpectedly interrupted by Sasuke. "Oh gosh, could you please stop doing these speeches already? You're starting to get boring." He said.

"W-What!?" Jamal exclaimed, confused. "Yeah! It's been like from the beginning of this battle that you're keeping on blathering! What? Do you think that believing to be in the just will help you? You have to prove it that you're the good guy here!" Sasuke complained.

Jamal was speechless. He'd never thought to deal with a guy that dared to criticize his ways. "W-What are you saying!? Of course I'm good! I'm doing this for saving my people!" He protested.

"For what? You still didn't tell us!" Sasuke insisted.

"How can you ask this with such nonchalance? You that live in luxury and don't know what happens in the other side of the world!? I come from a small Indian village. As you know, thanks to the globalization India was able to improve life for everyone. Many cities were industrialized and started to be more populated and advanced. But…of course…there always had been some exceptions. Some places that the governments didn't want to see or notice because of our minority and left us to the misery we were back when we were still an English colony!" Jamal shouted with irritation. Sasuke simply remained silent. He wanted to know what made him so angry.

"Yes…my village couldn't take advantage of the benefits that technology and globalization brought to our country and we were forced to live in poverty and hunger. All of this because the so-important 'White man' was too lazy to help everyone. I had seen it so many times…children and old people die…cries for the hunger…arguments for the food. I just couldn't stand this anymore! Our village deserved better than this! We didn't do anything wrong! So I took the decision. I've moved to the United States, with my Digimon, in a country full of ignorant and violent people, humans that lost the common sense! To stop my anger I decided to murder people and sell their organs to the black market." Jamal started to explain his story.

"Do you even hear yourself when you talk? You speak of pain and suffering yet you give them to other people that didn't deserve it!" Sasuke exclaimed, angry and incredulous of hearing this bizarre story, but Jamal reacton stunned him.

"HOW CAN YOU SAY THIS!? You of the Chesire Cat Agency, the children of the Chosen Ones, the savers of the two world would never understand what it means to be an excluded one or a reject! That is what I wanted to tell to everyone I murdered. I would take everything they didn't need of and gave it to those who needed the most. But still…I was so far from my purpose. And then…I found him."

"…Saiba Rei." Sasuke said, guessing the person he was talking about.

"Yes…that man so close to the darkness but still with a pure heart. One day…he went to me…and said these words…" Jamal answered, remembering what the seeker told him.

"Your hate for the rest of the world is quite outstanding. But what makes me curious is your determination to fulfill your purpose. No matter what happens, you still think you're in the right, and you will punish those foolish who ignored your village. I like that resolution of yours. Therefore…I will help you. I too have a dream, and I want to make it become reality. All you have to do is help me and eliminate some unpleasant people. And then…I promise that I'll give you all you need to save your people…from a certain death."

Both Sasuke and Jou were petrified from what they've heard. They couldn't believe that Saiba Rei, a man who was known to be righteous, used the frustration and vengeance of a desperate man to eliminate them. The one who unified humans and Digimon was becoming more heartless every day.

"That is why I'm doing this. I want to believe to the only one who wanted to help me. My family had suffered for too long, and surely you won't be those who will stop me! I'll kill you all, save my village, and then I'll kill the most important members of the world's governments, so they shall know what their error was!" Jamal ended.

"Are you insane!? Did desperation really made you drown in this state of insanity!?" Sasuke retorted, angrier than before. "You should think better of your actions! No one in your village would see you like this!" Jou added.

"IT'S NOT INSANITY! IT'S JUSTICE! I'LL MAKE THEM PAY…I'LL MAKE YOU ALL PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MY PEOPLE!" Jamal shouted, as something strange happened.

"W-What the!?" Sasuke asked. A strange purple smoke came out from the mercenary's body and went on Asuramon's body, making him angrier as well. "AAAAAH! ENOUGH OF THIS! MY PARTNER IS FOLLOWING HIS IDEAL DREAM! AND YOU WON'T SCATTER IT!" He said, throwing himself at Zudomon, who blocked him with his hammer out of panik. "G-GH! Wait, Jou! Something's wrong! He's stronger than before!" He advised his partner before getting thrown away from Asuramon. "I'LL KILL YOU!" The Digimon exclaimed, throwing tons of fire balls, but Gladimon jumped high and rotated with his swords to break them. "Wheel Rush!" He then came back to the ground. "He's out of control!"

"I can see that, but what it's causing this!? Is it the dark smoke that came from Jamal? It looks like…" Sasuke wondered, but Jou looked better at the killer who was scratching his hands repeatedly on his hands saying "I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"

"Wait…now I understand…" The old Chosen Child said. "Sasuke, you're right! That is the power of darkness!"

"What!? So it's like the one we saw in that USB key…" The detective said. "It must have been moved by the feelings Jamal proved for humanity!" Gladimon added. "Daisuke and the others told me that something familiar happened…BelialVamdemon was powered up by those feelings but…this looks like a different type of darkness…"

"Gosh…maybe Saiba planned for this to happen. Surely…he wanted him to unleash his anger so that he could kill us easily. That geezer knows what he's doing…" Sasuke said his opinion. "Gladimon! I think it's time we make them wake up!" He then said to his partner.

"Sure!" Gladimon answered, unsheating his swords, followed by Zudomon. "I'm here too!"

Meanwhile Kabuterimon and Duskmon were still fighting. Both of them weren't tired and only thought of winning.

"How much strength you still have, insect?" Duskmon said while attacking with his blades that clashed with Kabuterimon's horn. "Well, enough to continue the match. A warrior always uses the best of his energies for the important things!" The insect Digimon answered, doing the philosopher as always. "Yeah! You tell him!" Rina answered with a smile.

"Tch. She's starting to get annoying…" Koichi thought, before his attention was caught by a noise nearby. When he turned around he saw both Jamal and Asuramon rampaging against their enemies and covered in a purple smoke. "Those are…" He said. Even Rina and Kabuterimon noticed the scene and got alarmed. "Oh no! What is happening!?" Rina exclaimed.

"It seems like he couldn't hold his hate after all…" Duskmon said. "What do you mean?" Kabuterimon asked. "You don't have to worry for now. It's only a taste of our client's power. But now enough playing!" The dark Digimon answered before jumping high. "Now it's time to end your little trip! Eroberung!" He proceeded with forming a red moon and then dashed trough it with his blades, attacking Kabuterimon.

"Kabuterimon! Be ca-" Rina tried to warn her partner, but it was too late. Duskmon stabbed Kabuterimon's chest with his blades. "GAAAAH!" Kabuterimon released a shout of pain before falling on his knees.

"Kabuterimon!" Rina shouted.

"Now you see what happens if you don't accept the things. And as you can see…this time was different than that of your friend." Koichi told them. But Kabuterimon made a smile (?). Maybe this was what he hoped for. "Oh, are you sure?" He asked.

"Uh?" Both Koichi and Duskmon asked. Then, unexpectedly, Kabuterimon grabbed his enemy with all of his arms, blocking every chance for him to escape. "What!? What are you doing!?" Duskmon exclaimed.

"Ehehe! You fell right into our trap!" Rina said, victorious. "What do you mean!?" Koichi asked.

Right after that, Kabuterimon released all of his electricity to Duskmon, who ended up to be electrified and yelling out of pain. "D-Duskmon! What the!?" Koichi exclaimed.

"Let me answer you! While fighting, Kabuterimon focused on using his technique called 'Insect Plague'! By doing this, he started to store electricity all over his body and release it at the right moment!" Rina explained.

"A girl like you was able to plan a strategy like this!?" Koichi said, while his partner stood up with some smoke on his body.

"Strange right? We used the same plan with the guardian and you both fell for it! Now Kabuterimon, send the last attack!" The girl exclaimed. "Got it! Mega Blaster!" Kabuterimon proceeded with shooting a ball of electricity that fully hit both Koichi and Duskmon, making them fly away. "GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Also, from Koichi's jacket, seemed to come out what looked like some small tubes with blood on it.

A small explosion followed and when the smoke disappeared both Koichi and Duskmon were lying on the ground.

"How about that? Time to surrender!" Rina said. But Koichi raised his head and noticed those tubes on the ground, one of them was even broken. For some reason, this panicked him, as he started to take them as quick as he could. "NO! NO! SHIT! I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN!" He exclaimed.

"What…?" Rina asked. "What are those tubes?" Kabuterimon added. "Duskmon! We need to escape!" Koichi shouted at his partner. Duskmon didn't think twice and released a black energy that outshone Rina and Kabuterimon's sight. "Agh! Dammit!" Kabuterimon said.

When the energy began to fade, they could notice that they disappeared. Once again they managed to escape. "Dammit!" Rina said, tapping her foot. "Chikara said that this was the way they were able to escape. But…he seemed really troubled when he saw those tubes…he was so despearate that he even left his colleague here." Kabuterimon added, looking at Gladimon and the others fighting.

"Oh right! Now we have to help them!" Rina said, going towards them.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Meanwhile Asuramon charged heavily with a powerful fist against Gladimon, who avoided it by jumping and then aimed at his head with his sword. "Sword Dancer!" Gladimon managed to make a small hole on his chin, who made the giant Digimon scream with pain and recoil. This made Jamal even more furious, he even started to have saliva on his mouth. "STOP FIGHTING BACK…AND DIE, MISERABLE SCUM!" He exclaimed, still with that purple smoke around him.

"Tch, he's getting even worse." Sasuke commented. "At this point he'll never stop…" Jou added. "Guys! What happened?" Rina asked, reaching them.

"Oh, hey Rina! Jamal simply freaked out." The young detective answered. "I can clearly see…" Kabuterimon said. "Jamal's hate for humanity made him unleash all the darkness in his heart which powered up his Digimon!"

"What!? So you're saying that this kind of totem is now like an Ultimate-Level Digimon!?" Rina asked. "I cannot say for sure, but he sure has gotten stronger. But, at least we are three now! So ready to wake this big boy up?" Sasuke answered.

"Yes!" Rina, Jou, Kabuterimon, Zudomon and his partner Gladimon exclaimed, before throwing themselves against Asuramon. Zudomon faced him frontally clashing his arms, while Gladimon and Kabuterimon attacked him on the left and on the right. Asuramon used two arms to block Zudmon and one arm for Gladimon and one for Kabuterimon. The walrus Digimon simply pushed against him, while the partners of the detectives were grabbed.

"Agh dammit!" Rina exclaimed. "Gladimon! Try to find a way to get out of there!" Sasuke added. Both of the Digimon struggled to get out of there, but the Digimon's tight resulted to be stronger. "Guys!" Zudomon exclaimed. "Stop worrying about them! They'll only be a mass of data soon!" Asuramon answered.

"Ngh! He's completely out of control!" The other Perfect level said, looking at him as the darkness was growing faster around him.

"He doesn't think anymore but only to eliminate us! He's really like the class of god warriors of the Hindu mythology…" Jou said. "So? How do we stop him?" Sasuke asked. "We can only defeat him, but he's getting stronger and stronger!" The older Chosen Child answered.

"Gee…how can a human hate so much? It seems that Saiba hired people with strong feelings specially for making them stronger and reach easier his plan…that asshole only gets clever unfortunately…what can we do?" Sasuke thought, while gritting his teeth.

Meanwhile, Gladimon was able to get free, after managing to sting Asuramon's hand with his sword, forcing him to let him go. "Hey! Nice idea Gladimon! Mind If I take it?" Kabuterimon said, stinging Asuramon with his horn and getting free.

"STOP FIGHTING BACK!" Jamal shouted, out of his mind. Since the warrior Digimon had enough of them, he left Zudomon and aimed directly at the others two Digimon. "THAT'S ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF YOU! ASURA SHINKEN!" He made his fists get covered in flames and tried to smash them, but Gladimon and Kabuterimon dodged in time, making him smash his fists on the ice, and this somehow, made him shout with pain and retreat his hands, which were smoking.

"What happened?" Jou asked confused. Sasuke looked down and noticed something that didn't happen before. "Water…? Oh…of course! His fists were covered in the fire, so the contact with the ice made it melt and become water, which hurt him. Indeed, his element is fire, so it's only natural for him to feel pain! I know what we have to do!" He said, to the others. "We now know the strategy to win! Gladimon, Kabuterimon! You'll have to distract him, while Zudomon, you use your hammer to break a giant piece of ice!" He then suggested to the others.

"Ok!" Everyone answered. The two Digimon immediately ran over him and started to clash against him. "Sword Dance!" Gladimon proceeded with making a combo with his sword all over his arm as fast as he could. Asuramon was annoyed and tried to attack him with another harm, but Kabuterimon flew in front of him and shot a ball of electricity on his head. "Mega Blaster!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Asuramon was fully hit and fell to the ground, making it crumble and crack. "Look Zudomon!" Jou said. "Now's our chance!" The Digimon added, starting to smash the hammer to the ground.

"W-WHAT IS HAPPENING!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Jamal asked. "Something that only humanity can do! Teamwork!" Sasuke added. "That's right! Unlike you, we have an open mind!" Rina added.

"SHUT UP!" Jamal answered, making Asuramon stand up and release a roar of anger that increased the dark aura around him. "Oh come on! Is screaming all you can do? You don't scare us! Wheel Rush!" Gladimon started then to rotate with his sword and attacked his legs, while Kabuterimon shoot baldes of air at the arms. "Blink Thurst!"

Asuramon was forced to fall on his knees, but there still was an incredible amount of power inside his body, so much that he generated a burst of heat that exploded on the two Digimon. "Asura Ennetsuken!"

Gladimon and Kabuterimon were hit and flew away. "Ngh! Zudomon!" They both said. "I have it now!" Zudomon answered, holding a giant block of ice on his hands. "Now!" Jou encouraged him. "Special delivery!" His partner exclaimed, throwing the block.

Asuramon was furious at this point and shoot a ball of fire from all his arms. "Asura Bakunenken!" The ball hit the block, but this was what Sasuke planned, since the ice melted and went all over Asuramon, making him yell with pain. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

"No…No way!" Jamal shouted.

"Ehehe! You have been roasted by the great Sasuke Motomiya and his friend!" Sasuke exclaimed. "Now for the final blow!"

Gladimon went first. He jumped and started to attack him repeatedly with the swords, making his battle cry with Sasuke. "Sword Dance! DORARARARRARARARAARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARA!" Then Kabuterimon used a barrage of punches on his belt, using his battle cry as well with Rina. "IKKEEEEEE!"

Asuramon was unable to answer due to the pain of the water, and after that both Gladimon and Kabuterimon moved away. "It's all yours Mister Jou!" Sasuke exclaimed. "Yeah! Knock him dead!" Rina added.

"You heard them! Go, Zudomon!" Jou shouted. "HAMMER SPARK!" Zudomon finally delivered the final blow, by smashing the hammer on the ground for the last time, generating a spark that went directly on Asuramon, hitting him. "NO! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! I WAS THE STRONGEST! CURSE YOU FILTHY HUMANS!" He shouted before getting disintegrated and disappear in data.

Sasuke panted and then made a smile. "We did it." The darkness that surrounded Asuramon's body was destroyed when its vessel died. By seeing it, Jamal was speechless. He thought he was right, he thought that his ideal was the pure one, he thought that he could have won. The power he received was the proof and yet…he failed. "U-Unacceptable…"

"Uh?" The Chosen Children and their Digimon asked, turning on him.

"How? How could I lose!? You are impure, selfish beings! I was the only one who acted for someone else! For a great good!" Jamal said, astonished.

"See, Jamal, sometimes, only good motives aren't enough. Your ideal could be even the most noble of all, but you have to consider even the methods you use to accomplish it." Jou answered him with a calm tone. "What Mister Jou said is that you cannot say to save your country by killing innocent people. By following that path, you only become like the scum you described it." Sasuke added.

"No…No! You're wrong! You're just saying a lot of lies! I-I…" Jamal was trying to protest, but found himself paralyzed. Was he…doubting of his thoughts for once? But he couldn't accept it. He was too proud to admit it. Even though he was trembling and didn't know what to do. In the end he thought the only solution was to end it. So he took a knife. "ENOUGH! DIE FOR ONCE!" He shouted before running towards Sasuke.

"Watch out!" Rina shouted. Jamal was running at an incredible speed, but Sasuke, out of instinct, took the gun and shoot.

In that moment, Jamal was jumping towards him, so the bullet ended up in his throat, making him fall and bleed terribly. "AAAH! AGH!" He was unable to do anything by now. The group looked at him with a sad face. It was a shame that a such resolute person decided to follow the darkness. Sasuke walked towards him and lowered himself.

"My…my life is really ending…? Why…why I say…i…was only helping my family…" Jamal said with tears on his eyes.

Sasuke made a deep sigh and made a fair question. "Jamal…like I said, you had a good purpose. Sacrifice yourself for helping your family is surely a good gest. But…do you really think they would be happy to know what you did in their name?"

This made the mercenary stun. This was a thing he never thought about it. "If I knew that my son or my brother were killing innocents and commit various crime…I wouldn't be happy. Your family did their best to make you happy and continue to live even if they were in a critic situation. I know…the truth is always cruel but…by doing this…you betrayed their feelings, and Saiba Rei took advantage of it and used you." Sasuke explained.

Even more tears started to descend from his eyes. The mercenary had a despaired stare. "W-What have I done…i…I was really a fool…"

Sasuke sighed. "I know…even we don't consider us some sort of saints. But…at least we try to live well with the ones who makes us happy. I know if you would have chosen a different path, you would have done the same."

Jamal stayed in silence…and then he gave something to Sasuke: another USB key. This left the detective surprised. "This…is my thanks for making me open my eyes…there are thirteen keys in total…if you use them, you can enter to the government skyscraper of Somnus. On the right of the mayor's office there is the room of the electrical system. If you are good with the computers, you can make the barrier disappear."

"Really? And…who is Saiba's-" Sasuke was trying to ask him who was Saiba's Digimon. But it was too late. Jamal already expired.

Sasuke sighed. "Thank you…" He said, before standing up. After that, he showed the key to the others. "Another piece of the puzzle obtained."

"Well…that's good, isn'it?" Rina asked. Sasuke nodded. "Don't worry, you only did what you had to do." Gladimon reassured him. In the meantime, Zudomon reverted back to Gomamon. "Yes! We also managed to protect the secret!" He said.

"Oh right! What about the secret?" Sasuke said, turning around. The strange red pillar was still intact fortunately. The group came closer and looked at it better.

"What a red pillar could hide that is so precious?" Kabuterimon asked. And in that moment, the red energy started to slowly disappear.

"Uh!? What's happening?" Rina asked. "Stay away!" Jou advised, making everyone getting a few inches away. And when the energy completely disappeared, a surprise was revealed.

A small Digimon was floating in the fetal position. It was white and had a purple color on the paws. Also he had large ears and the symbol of the Digital Hazard on his front.

"That is…the same symbol Growmon has on his head?" Gladimon said.

"So the secret power was a Digimon itself but…what type?" Sasuke asked. "I've surely never seen someone like this before." Jou added.

The little Digimon opened his big and cute eyes and looked at them in silence for some seconds. And then, he made a smile. "Hiiiii!" It floated towards Kabuterimon and layed on his head. "What?" Kabuterimon asked.

"It seems…harmless…it's also cute!" Gladimon commented. "I…don't know how to feel…" Kabuterimon added. "It's so nice to see someone coming after so long!"

"Well, what's your name, little one?" Sasuke asked. "Culumon!" The small Digimon answered with an adorable smile.

"Culumon…" Jou said. And in that moment, Panjyamon entered. "I was wondering what happened to you and…" He then saw Jamal on the ground. "You…defeated him?"

"Yes! Probably it was him who made you doubt so much. He had some problems unfortunately." Sasuke answered. "I see...perhaps i have misjudged you. I forgot to see things from both sides and i apology for this." The lion said. "Don't worry! It's alright!" Sasuke replied. "And the secret here is safe!" Kabuterimon added, with still Culumon on his head, making Panjyamon gasp. "The secret is that Digimon?"

"It appears so!" Gomamon said. "I want to stay with you!" Culumon exclaimed, jumping on Kabuterimon's head. "What?" Everyone asked, especially Panjyamon.

"Pleaaaase?" Culumon insisted. "Well…uh…you should ask him…" Jou answered, pointing at Panjyamon, who didn't know what to say. "Well uh…you sure kept your word…if…you…promise to take care of him?"

"Don't worry! Nothing fails with us!" Rina said. "I have doubts about it…" Kabuterimon thought when he heard his partner saying that.

"Then I suppose is ok…" The lion Digimon said, quite confused. "Yay!" Culumon yelled all happy.

The quest was over with an half victory, since Koichi escaped. But now…Jou could have his answer. "So guys…is Saiba Rei…really behind all of this?"

Sasuke, Rina and their Digimon sighed and looked down. "…Come with us at the agency. We'll explain everything." Sasuke answered.


In the meantime, another member of the Chesire Cat Agency decided to visit another detective agency, which with they recently started to collaborate. Two forces of the order that helped each other for a single enemy.

Kyoko was inside the main room of the Lion Fang Agency at the Radiant Garden, talking with Shizuka, while Cheri was working on the computer, trying to find more clues about where to find the mercenaries and even find something about the barrier of Somnus. Shark was there helping here, even if badly. "Oh shoot! I've made another error, haven't i?" He said. "Maybe it's better if I work on the computer alone, ok?" Cheri asked.

"Yes, you're right…sorry!" Shark answered, scratching his head and reaching the other two girls who looked at him laughing. "Technology isn't just suitable for you, right?" Kyoko asked. "Apparently not, even if I'm a Chosen Child and the leader of an agency…if I spend more time with those things I'll go crazy…" The boy answered, facepalming. "Then don't do it…" His partner WereGarurumon fairly pointed.

"How can he?" DORUgamon asked. "Can we please change subject, please?" Shark asked, before sighing. "So…you've starting to counterattack them, right?"

"Indeed! Aisu recently defeated another one of them and took his phone. In that way, we were able to track down other mercenaries that were hired from Saiba Rei. I've already sent some of my friends there." Kyoko answered.

"And what happened?" Shizuka asked. "Rikka and Kasai had done their work. Although, while Rikka managed to capture the enemy and take her USB key, Kasai said that the girl she found was able to escape…" The leader of the Chesire Cat Agency answered, before noticing that her phone was vibrating. When she took it, she saw a message from Sasuke. "Oh nice!" She said.

"What is it?" DORUgamon asked. "Sasuke just said that they were able to stop their enemies and take another USB key! Which means that we have five of them now!" She answered, happy to hear the news. "Well, that's just great!" Sistermon Noir said. Then, Sasuke sent another message which wasn't that happy. "Also…when we'll all come back to the agency…we'll have to talk with someone…" Kyoko read the message confused. "Someone? Who's referring to?" DORUgamon wondered.

"Who knows?" His partner replied, before taking away the phone. "Since Sasuke and Rina are done, the only ones remaining are Kumo and Tsuna."

"Kumo? You mean your brother? How is he? It's been a while since I've seen him." Shark asked. "Well…it's kinda complicated, recently he had a little crisis after a thing that happened during the attack at Somnus. But he's trying to not fall into complete despair like two years ago." Kyoko answered. "He and Tsuna are directed to the Norfair volcano in the Digital World. Two mercenaries had been found there today." She added, making Shizuka stun. "Norfair Volcano!?" She exclaimed.

"Yes! What's the problem?" Kyoko asked. "They're in danger then! It is said that at the top of a volcano there is a giant Digimon that sleeps for many years. If it wakes up, who knows what could happen!" The other girl explained.

"What!?" Kyoko said in alarm. "No way! I could advice them, but I don't think there will be connection there…I've got no choice, I have to go to them, let's go DORUgamon!" She said, running to the exit of the agency. "Y-Yes!" Her Digimon answered.

The members of the Lion Fang Agency remained there, watching her get on her Digimon's back that flew away.

"Right…the Norfair Volcano…I've heard of the Digimon that lives there…what does Saiba Rei could ever want from him?" Cheri wondered.

"They said that Saiba Rei is using the energy of Digimon to achieve a power equal to Homeostasis. So the only answer I can think of is that they want to take it as well…" Shark answered.

"But…if it happens…" Shizuka said, scared.

"Yes…Saiba will be closer to his purpose…and there will be more troubles…" Shark replied.


The sun was starting to going down, but where the two detectives headed, sometimes, the giant star could be concealed by a giant pile of smoke, coming from a huge mountain of fire.

The Norfair volcano was situated in the southern sea of the Digital World on a small island. Technically, this would be the digital counterpart of the Hawaiian archipelago, and the volcano was in one of those many islands. Since it's position, it could be reached only by crossing the sea or flying. This volcano was known for it's outstanding eruptions that could compete with the ones of the Etna, situated in Italy. Since it's proximity to the sea, many of the rocks that would have been thrown by the eruption would end down in the sea. It is because of this frequencies of lava that the access is usually denied. Many Digimon of fire lived there and it was said that an Ultimate-Level Digimon was sleeping at the top of it, and that in a few days, he would wake up.

It took a while for Coredramon to fly to the island, but in the end he did it. He landed near the entrance and made Tsuna, Kumo and Shoutmon get off his back. Tsuna looked up and saw the giant mountain smoking. "Woah! This one is a hell of a volcano!" He commented. "Look at all that smokes that is coming out from it!" Coredramon added.

"So…the mercenaries were going here, right?" Daisuke's son asked. Kumo nodded. "Judging by the time, they could already be at the top." He said. "So all we have to do is to fly up there, right? I still have a lot of energy!" Coredramon suggested. "I would avoid that idea. We heard from the others that the frequencies of the eruptions that this volcano can make are extremely high. Who knows when the next one will arrive, and if arrives, we've could end up swallowed by the lava." Kumo answered.

"Eugh…I don't want to make that end…" Tsuna commented. "So, how can we go up there?" Shoutmon asked. "It's simple." The blue haired detective replied, pointing at the entrance. "We have to climb it from the inside."

"Fascinating! A cave inside a volcano…it looks like the level of a videogame!" Tsuna said. "After all, we are in the Digital World, it's like a computer." Kumo said, going towards it with a smile. He found Tsuna's comment funny.

When they entered they saw a giant hall that went up. There were tons of rocky platforms attached at the walls, but separated from each other, which meant they could go in there only by jumping. On the center of the zone there was a pit where all the magma was gathered and was boiling. All the platforms were directing the surface, making it a route to the top.

"Actually…this also reminds me of Lord of the Rings…" Tsuna said his opinion again. "We just have to hope to not find a creepy man then!" Shoutmon jokingly added.

"Well, does someone of you have a ring?" Kumo said, making everyone laugh. "Great one, pals! I'm happy that you still have a good mood! Let's go!" The other detective said, starting to climb to the nearest rock. "He's right…I'm in a good mood…maybe it's like I'm spending time with the others?" Kumo thought.

"Hey, Kumo! Shall we go too?" Shoutmon asked to his partner, seeing him lost in his thoughts. The detective shook his head and looked at him. "Oh, yes! Of course!" He said.

After that, they started to climb, not a difficult thing to do for both Digimon and humans, who made a military course before entering the agency, since it was one of the rules of the agency. Whoever wanted to enter in, had to make first at leas a year of military training or one of auto defense and a test of supervision, much like every other type of force of order.

"I guess that this will be all our travel." Kumo said, looking up. "Ha! This thing doesn't scare me! I'll pass it ea- WOAH!" Tsuna was going to proceed calmly, but stopped himself when he noticed that he was going to fall and the next platform was further. "Perhaps you should look where you go before talking…" His partner Coredramon commented. "Don't worry! I'll show you how to surpass it! It's a piece of cake!" Tsuna still insisted of showing he could handle it. So he took a little run-up and jumped towards the platform, managing to grab to the rocks and climb it up. "Ha! See? Come on!"

"Well, at least he made a clever thought. Ok, I'll do it as well." Kumo said, doing the same thing, and just like Tsuna, he succeeded. "Do you want a lift?" Coredramon asked to the smaller dragon. "Thank you!" Shoutmon accepted and climbed on the other dragon's back, who flew on the other platform. "So all we have to do is a platforming sequence? Well, could have been worse." Tsuna said. "Let's proceed. At a certain point, we'll reach the top." Kumo added. And so they did.

A part of the route was quite simply. By just looking where they were standing and climbing carefully on the platforms, they were able to reach half of the road, where suddenly two giant boulders were falling down to them. "Watch out!" Kumo advised. "Blue Flare Breath!" Coredramon shoot in time a blue flame that destroyed one of the boulders, while Shoutmon jumped high to destroy the other with a powerful fire fist. "Great job guys!" Tsuna said to them, making a thumb up. "Don't worry! Nothing can touch you when you're with us!" Shoutmon reassured them.

After two other platforms, they saw many Peti Meramon that were looking at them with a smirk. "Wild Digimon never leave us in peace, do they?" Coredramon asked. "It's only natural, this is their territory after all. Prepare to attack, they should be easy to take down." Shoutmon answered. After that, all the Peti Meramon started to shoot fire balls from their mouths, that all together looked like many bullets shot by a machine gun. "AH! AH! FUCK!" Tsuna exclaimed, running all over the platform. "Keep moving and they won't hurt you!" Kumo advised him, who was running as well. "Ok, do you want to rumble? I'm fine with it!" Coredramon said, challenging the little Digimon who aimed at him and shoot. Coredramon was able to avoid all the fire balls by flying quickly and nimbly. He then reached them and took them down with the flick of his tail. "Strike Bomber!" Shoutmon jumped like before and made two fire balls as well that made the rest of the Peti Meramon fall. "Rock Damashī!" The trouble was gone and the road was clear. "Phew! I was scared for a moment!" Tsuna said, wiping his forehead. Kumo looked up and saw that the top was closer. "In a few minutes we'll be there. Let's go." He said to the others, who nodded.

Finally, after another little bit of road, they finally climbed to the top of the volcano. Now they could see if their targets were there or already disappeared. As the light of the fading sun was touching their bodies again, they looked around and noticed the height they were standing in. "Look at here! A beautiful sight of the sea!" Coredramon said. "Unfortunately, it is not our main priority now." Kumo answered. "Right…where the hell they could ever be?" Tsuna added, looking at all the area before seeing something huge. "W-Woah! Kumo! Look!" He said. When Kumo turned around, he was stunned as well.

A gigantic dragon Digimon was standing there with his eyes closed. It had the body clad in shining black scales with red spikes, two of them served as his horns. Some of the parts of his bodies were also on fire and his tail ended up in a sort of axe.

"W-What is that?" Coredramon asked. "Is it an Ultimate-Level Digimon?" Shotumon added. Kumo took his Digivice and scanned him. "Yes. It's called Volcanicdramon. It's a Digimon that swims in the magma, and it is said to have supported the Digital World beneath the ground since its creation. "Really? That means it has to be too powerful. What if it's the Digimon of one of the mercenaries?" Tsuna asked. "Wait…I don't think so. If it was like this, they would have already shown themselves and this Digimon would have attacked us. Could it be that he's like…the boss of this volcano?" Kumo answered, before noticing something around the Digimon's giant body.

There were what the looked like pink rings surrounding him. "What is that?" He asked. "Is it the attack of another Digimon? But…I don't see anyone…how is it happening?" He wondered. He then looked down and saw two people that were generating small rings that became the big one that were surrounding Volcanicdramon. "There they are!" He exclaimed. Even Tsuna and their Digimon looked in that direction. "They must be the mercenaries!" Tsuna said. "And there is no doubt that they are trying to capture Volcanicdramon!" Coredramon added. "I think there's nothing much to say, let's get them!" Shoutmon ended.

The two detectives and their Digimon started to run towards them. They knew that the battle was now, but they were still ready. Defeating two of Saiba's mercenaries would have meant an advantage and maybe taking two more USB keys that allowed to enter inside the barrier. There was nothing that it could have stopped them…or at least they thought.

"Hey, you! Stop right there! I know you're working for Saiba Rei! We'll stop you no matter what!" Kumo exclaimed. The two figures stopped and stayed in silence for some seconds. And then…one of them talked…and nothing was like the same anymore, especially for Kumo.

"Oh? You said that you will stop us? Good impression Kumo!" The figure said, making Kumo block for a moment. He felt like…his heart stopped for a moment. He sounded too familiar. "That voice…no way…!" Kumo said, but the man turned around and confirmed his fears. "I guess that you got more brave than before."

It was Aleksi.

Kumo and Shoutmon were speechless. What he was doing here? Why he was in front of Volcanicdramon? The boy knew him, he wouldn't have come to such a danger unless…he was asked to. The detective started to step back, with all his body trembling. "A-Aleksi? What are….what are you doing here?" He asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" The second person said, turning around, making Kumo fall even more to panic. The other man was Sigmund. He was there too. "S-Sigmund!?" Kumo exclaimed. "We're here to follow orders." Sigmund answered.

"Orders!? What do you mean!?" Tsuna asked irritated. That word, 'orders', made the detective and his partner get more scared, more insecure, more…lost. They known them for so long, but now…what they wouldn't have never guess happened. "No…please tell me this Is all a dream…" Kumo said, panting. "D-Don't tell me you're…"

But Aleksi nodded. "Unfortunately for you, this is the truth. It was Saiba Rei who told us to come here and take Volcanicdramon. He consider him a precious source of power that can help him follow his plan." He said.

"A-AH!" Kumo shouted. What he didn't want to see was true. His friends…were now enemies that he had to fight. "So you were the mercenaries! I can wait anymore to kick your ass!" Tsuna said to them. "Shut up already, you're not involved in this!" Sigmund answered, shouting at him. "WHAT!?" Tsuna answered back.

"Aleksi…I cannot understand…why are you doing this?" Kumo asked, wanting to know the truth. "…Why you ask? That's a funny thing hearing it from you of all people. If you want to know the answer, tell me…how would you feel…if you lost the only track of family you had, that you protected and wanted to be happy for so long? If you saw the only heat, the only love you've known…gone forever? No…let's be more direct…how would you feel…if your sister was dead?" Aleksi answered.

Everything was now clear. "Kumo…what he's saying? You had done something to him?" Tsuna asked, confused. "N-No…I did-" Kumo tried to answer, but Aleksi stopped him. "Don't try to negate it, Kumo! You know what I'm talking about."

"You made errors in your life, but that night…you had done the worst of them all!" Sigmund added. Kumo gulped. He knew what they were talking about. It was a tremendous thing that happened back at Somnus, during that fated night. "Y-You mean…"

"Yes. I'm talking about my sister Aija. Back then, after we make two mercenaries retreat, we saw a strange barrier appearing around the skyscraper, and near that…I saw her…dead." Aleksi answered. "And you know what the most annoying part was? She was there…but you weren't." Sigmund added. Now it was official, it had to do with Aija's death.

"N-No! You don't understand! I didn't do any-" Kumo tried to explain that, but the two of them protested. "SHUT UP! We know exactly what you did! You left Aija alone when she was killed, you left my sister die!" Aleksi shouted.

"Is that true Kumo!?" Coredramon asked, stunned. "No! It's not like that!" Shotumon replied, knowing well what happened that night. "Oh, you are trying to defend him, Shotumon? You want to defend someone like HIM!? I tried to see you as another person Kumo…but in the end, my thought of you was right. You are just a murderer!" Sigmund exclaimed.

"No…it didn't happen like that…please let me explain…" Kumo said with the face full of tears. He was now in a complete state of fear. "What do you want to explain? Only a way to justify an horrible act? You're shaking…are you feeling fear right now? It's true what they say…fear always hurts. Even I didn't want to know it at first, but it was it, and nothing could change it. My sister was dead…and it's all your fault. I felt the same pain you are feeling right now. But…then another thing made me feel better: Revenge. So we did the most obvious thing, we searched Saiba Rei, your enemy, who accepted to hire us. And now here we are…finally…you shall know that your actions have consequences…now…you shall know how my sister felt once you'll reach her at the other world!" Aleksi exclaimed. "And finally, I will remove that stupid face of yours! Get ready!" Sigmund added. After that, they took their Digivice and Aleksi was surrounded by a red aura, while Sigmund by a blue one, and from those auras, FlaWizarmon and Lighdramon came out.

"Guys!? You too!?" Shoutmon exclaimed, astonished. "Of course! What did you expect?" Fla Wizarmon answered. "Aleksi and Sigmund are our partners. It is our duty to follow them." Lighdramon added. These words were familiar to those that Gabumon said to Yamato, Kumo's father, during the Chosen Children's first journey to the Digital World. "Guys…"

"What bastards…" Tsuna said. "I…have to face them now…" Kumo said, still paralyzed. Tsuna saw his friend clearly in a fragile situation and tried to encourage him. "Kumo, I don't know what really happened, but whetever you like it or not, they're our enemies now, and we have to stop them at once!" He exclaimed. "Tsuna…" Kumo said, still afraid. "If they capture a Digimon like that, Saiba will be much closer to his plan! Do you want this!?" The other detective told him. This made Kumo think. It was true, even if they were his old friends and he didn't want to fight them, they still were Saiba's mercenaries. And he didn't want to let her sister or the others down. So he nodded. "Right…sorry." He said. "Now I recognize you better! So, if we've stopped talking than we can say bring it on!" Tsuna answered.

"Oh? So in the end you want to face us, Kumo. Hmph. Just like I thought…this only proves that you are a scum! FlaWizarmon, attack!" Aleksi exclaimed. "Crush them, Lighdramon!" Sigmund added.

The two Digimon dashed towards them, but Shoutmon and Coredramon did it as well. The fated fight now began.

Shoutmon clashed his fist with Fla Wizarmon, which generated a little shock wave to the environment. "How can you not understand!? We aren't involved in this!" The red dragon exclaimed. "Sure, and why would we believe this since you were the ones who abandoned her in the first place!?" Fla Wizarmon answered, giving him a straight punch in the belly, making Shoutmon fly to the ground. "You know I don't want to hurt you…but it seems that you have left me with no choice. You know that I can be strong, and I'll use all of my power, especially after you decided to ally with Saiba Rei!" The dragon said, standing up with his eyes burning with resolution. "Then come at me!" Fla Wizarmon answered, throwing a ball of fire. Shoutmon did the same. "Rock Damashī!"

Meanwhile, Coredramon charged against Lighdramon by jumping on him, but the black dragon was faster and moved quickly to the right to avoid him. He then tried to stab his opponent with his horns, but Coredramon answered with his fists, leading to a clash. Due to the horn's material, the impact on Coredramon's fists on it made the same noise produced by two swords clashing. They went on like this for some seconds, until Lighdramon decided to fill his horn with electricity to hurt Coredramon, making him roar with pain and recoil. The other dragon took the opportunity to give Coredramon an attack with his head and making him fall down. Lighdramon then proceeded to jump on him and striking him down with the electricity from his back. "Blue Thunder!" But the bigger dragon answered with the flick of his tail, clashing again. "Strike Bomber! If you think it'll take this do stop me then you are wrong!" He exclaimed. "We shall see about that." Lighdramon answered. "Yeah! You tell him!" Tsuna said, looking his Digimon fighting. "Tch, what a kid." Sigmund thought on the other side.

Shoutmon and Fla Wizarmon both had their fists covered in flames and punched against each other, without making a serious damage. The red dragon even tried with a barrage of fists. "MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!" But Fla Wizarmon only took a few damages since he was able to block most of them. But Shoutmon didn't give up and continued. "MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!" Kumo looked at his partner fighting and was worried. "They are at the same level of strength…how can we win this? No, there has to be a way!" He said. "Your Digimon looked quite fired up, Kumo. And it also seems quite angry. Is it because you found out we decided to become enemies?" Aleksi asked. "Why wouldn't we?" Kumo answered. "How hypocrite! You cannot talk about rage after what you did!" Aleksi exclaimed. "You don't understand, Aleksi!" Kumo answered. "There's nothing to understand!" But Aleksi was still firm on his decision. "Fire Cloud!" Fla Wizarmon then created a fire storm that threw at Shoutmon, hitting him and sending him to the ground. "Agh!" "So, will you give up?" Fla Wizarmon asked. "You know I won't!" Shotumon exclaimed angry, holding tight his microphone.

"Blue Flare Breath!" Coredramon shoot a blue flame from his mouth to Lighdramon, who avoided it by running to the left. The blue dragon tried to follow him with the fire, but Lighdramon was faster and jumped again trying to attack with his horn. This time, he succeeded, but Coredramon took advantage of the situation and gave him a strong punch on the belly, making him split blood. "BLARGH!" Coredramon smirked and used a barrage of punches as well, with him and Tsuna making their battle cry. "BABABABABABABABABAAANG!" Lighdramon ended up getting thrown away and getting Sigmund as well. "AGH! WHAT!?" He exclaimed. "What's wrong? Have you done yet!?" Tsuna provoked him, clashing his knuckles. "SHUT UP!" Sigmund answered. "LIGHTNING BLADE!" Lighdramon released a shockwave from his blade in order to attack Coredramon with a devastating hit. The blue dragon jumped and, with surprise, he went through the thunder with a smirk on his face that showed his razor sharp teeth, making Lighdramon incredulous. Coredramon made his feet go in flames and gave a direct flaming kick, which provoked a little explosion that made him crash against the ground. He couldn't do nothing now. Tsuna was amazed by what just happened. "WOAH! What was that?" He asked to his partner. "I don't know! It felt normal to me! But…it was exciting!" Coredramon answered. "Coredramon is becoming stronger…could it be that he will evolve soon?" His partner thought.

Shoutmon was dodging the balls of fire that FlaWizarmon was throwing to him as best as he could by moving fast and jumping. When he reached him, he moved fast his microphone and tried to make a direct lunge against him. The flame magician moved away to dodge and tried to give him a kick in the face, But Shoutmon blocked it in time using his free hand. "You're not the only one who can defend himself!" Shoutmon exclaimed, throwing him away. "AAAAAH!" Fla Wizarmon shouted. "What!? Wait, there's something wrong…" Aleksi said. "No! There's nothing wrong! It's only the duty we are doing!" Kumo answered. "Enough Kumo! Only an instant ago you were in a complete state of crisis! How did you find so much resolution!? Do you really believe in the path you have chosen!?" The other boy asked. "That's not it! It's you who doesn't understand! It's true, at first I was panicked, but then Tsuna reminded me what really was my purpose! You're my friend, but you're helping Saiba Rei at the same time, now I know that I have to stop you! I won't disappoint Kyoko again! Go Shoutmon!" Kumo exclaimed. In that moment, Shoutmon jumped towards Fla Wizarmon, who was still on the ground and used a barrage of flaming punches to defeat him, with Kumo and him making their battle cry. "MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAAAAAA!" Fla Wizarmon couldn't resist and went down. "No way!" Aleksi exclaimed. But he could have never guessed what happened later.

Kumo quickly ran towards him and gave him a strong punch in the face. "MUDA!" "Wha- GAAAAH!" Aleksi took the punch and slammed many times to the ground. Kumo ran to him and blocked him. He then pointed an hand on his neck. "COUGH! I never thought you were that fast…" Aleksi said, feeling his whole body strangled. "You've underestimated me…for the first and last time!" Kumo exclaimed. He actually wanted to stop another one of Saiba Rei and help his friends and family...

But how could he?

He felt the sprint to move the hand towards his neck, cutting it and ending his life but…deep inside he didn't want it to do it. This was clearly possible by the fact that his hand was trembling and he was panting. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING KUMO!? FINISH HIM!" Tsuna tried to warn him, but it was pointless. Kumo didn't feel any of his muscles moving, but only trembling. In his mind, many images of what happened to him in the past came. What happened with his friend when he was at school, when he brutally killed that boy…and most of all…Aija…he couldn't make even his brother disappear and he couldn't kill another person in that way. At least…he wanted to save someone. "WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING DOING!? KILL HIM!" Tsuna shouted.

Kumo was sweating and in the end…he answered. "I….I can't."

"WHAT!?" Tsuna exclaimed. Aleksi took advantage of this, and gave Kumo a punch in the belly that forced him to let the boy go. With that, the neo mercenary stood up and gave back the punch of before. "AAAAH!" Kumo fell to the ground.

"KUMO!" Tsuna, Shotumon and Lighdramon shouted, but soon they were sent to the ground as well. Fla Wizarmon used the Fire Cloud attack to blast Shoutmon, while Lighdramon hit both Coredramon and Tsuna with the Blue Thunder. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" They were now all to the ground.

It was incredible. An instant before they were in advantage, but now for a single mistake they were down. "You surely do have strength and resolution, Kumo, but it seems that you lack of the eyes of a killer. You had the opportunity to end me, and still you decided to spare me. Tell me Kumo…why?" Aleksi asked with a serious stare.

Kumo hesitated to answer at first, but he didn't want to hide the truth again, like he did last night. He had to be sincere with the others and himself. So after some panting…he answered. "…Because…I didn't want to feel guilty…after seeing another person dear to me die." This made extremely furious everyone, even Tsuna.

"Are you serious!? NOW YOU FEEL GUILTY?! What should Aija say now!?" Sigmund exclaimed. "Sigmund, go and catch Volcanicdramon. I'll take it from here." Aleksi told him. He wanted to deal with him personally. So the dark blonde boy nodded and went to the gigantic Digimon. "I've tried to see good in you for so long Kumo. But this is the drop that breaks the camel's back. I cannot let someone as disgusting like you live. I hope Aija will forgive you when you'll reach her. And now…DIE FOR GOOD!" He exclaimed, As Fla Wizarmon used a ball of fire to make them explode. The Chosen Children and their Digimon feared the worst. They couldn't have done nothing to prevent the ball from getting them. It was done for them…or was it?

Just when the attack was about to reach them…a metal ball attacked the fire one and made a small explosion in front of the detectives. "WHAT!?" Aleksi exclaimed. "WHAT HAPPENED!?" Sigmund added.

But the two detectives knew what happened, because a very familiar Digimon with a blue fur was in front of them. "That is…" Shoutmon said. "DORUgamon!" They all exclaimed. "That means that…" Kumo thought. And in that moment, someone coming closer could be heard. Everyone turned around and saw a silhouette. When the figure came closer, the two detectives could recognize her. Those blonde hair would have been recognized everywhere.

She finally came.

"KYOKO!" Kumo, Tsuna, Shoutmon and Coredramon exclaimed. "She must be Kyoko Ishida!" Sigmund exclaimed, seeing her and hearing the familiar name. "So she's the leader the of the Chesire Cat Agency, and Kumo's sister…to think that her Digimon was able to detect Fla Wizarmon's attack so easily…" Aleksi added.

Kyoko took out all the smoke with only her hand, and looked seriously at the two mercenaries, who in a certain way felt threatened. "Kyoko…" Kumo said. "Don't worry guys. I'll take it from here now." Her sister answered. Tsuna smirked. "Heh, you always know how to came at the right moment." He said. The young girl then proceeded towards them. "I want to make you remember a clear thing, mercenaries. You wouldn't turn a detective on their bad side. Or you could regret it." She said with DORUgamon coming closer.

"Do you think you can scare us in that way? Don't make me laugh! In fact, you will be a more worthy opponent! Lighdramon! Go!" Sigmund exclaimed. His Digimon run towards DORUgamon and tried to attack him with a powerful shockwave, but DORUgamon was faster and dodged it by dashing on the left. "WHAT!?" Lighdramon exclaimed.

"Your next line will be 'How did you do that?'" Kyoko predicted the line. "How did you do that? WHAT!?" Sigmund shouted. "Now DORUgamon!" Kyoko then exclaimed. "Power Metal!" DORUgamon then shoot a giant metal ball that attacked both Fla Wizarmon and Lighdramon and made them slam to the ground. "GAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

After that, The furred dragon quickly grabbed everyone, put them on his back and flew away. "Dammit! They're escaping!" Sigmund said angry. "Don't do anything! We have to focus on our plan…" Aleksi advised him. The other boy was still furious for having lost the enemy, but in the end he was right. "Argh! Fine!" He said before turning around. The two mercenaries turned back on Volcanicdramon and used a special gauntlet that generated the rings that were surrounding them before. After some seconds, the dragon woke up and made a roar that made the earth rumble, but after that he was reduced to a tiny ball by the effect of the gauntled which Aleksi grabbed. "Mission complete. Saiba will be happy about this. Yet…" He said, before looking at the horizon with Sigmund who scoffed annoyed. "I can only be pissed for what happened, especially with that girl! Next time I won't allow that criminal to get away!" He exclaimed. Aleksi simply remained silent. "…It seems that our battle will be much longer than this…but I'll get my revenge Kumo, no matter what. Even if it means killing you." He thought.

Meanwhile DORUgamon was still flying up in the sky, which was now shined by the light of the moon. Kyoko was looking straight while Kumo and Tsuna were resting, while their Digimon came back to the Chosen Children's Digivices. The girl turned around to her brother and her friend with a smile. "I'm glad we arrived in time, for a moment I thought you were going to be grilled!" She jokingly said. Kumo made a smile. "Thank you sister…" He then turned on Tsuna. "Are you-" He was going to ask if he was fine, but Tsuna cut him off abruptly. "DON'T. TALK TO ME." Kumo was confused, but turned around. "…I wish to know what happened, but for know it's time we go back to the agency…Sasuke told me that there's something important." Kyoko said.

"Something…important?" Kumo wondered.


After finding a gate for the real world, they came back to the agency. Knowing what happened made them go quick, and soon they were going to find out.

Kyoko opened the door and she, Tsuna and Kumo were astonished to see what it was about. "Oh…" They said.

The remaining members of the agency and all the Chosen Children were there waiting. Even Sion and Norn were present. "…What is happening here?" Kyoko asked.

"It's something we should ask you first." Yamato answered. Kyoko looked at the others and Kasai sighed. "They found out the truth, Kyoko. That's why they came here." She said.

Now that all the detectives were there, they could discuss of what happened. "Guys…were you hiding something from us?" Taichi asked. "If so, we should know it as well." Ken added.

The detectives looked down. They promised to tell the truth, but not like this. But at this point there was nothing to hide anymore. They deserved to know the truth. So Kyoko sighed and spoke.

"…Yes…it's time…we made a confession."