Hey. It's been a while since I last updated heh. Took me ages to get this chapter right though. 17 pages as well, making it the longest one so far. I usually average about 12 or 13 pages. I also got the most reviews for one chapter on Episode 14 so I wanna thank everyone who reviewed and reads my story. You guys are awesome!
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Phillip Clark: That's true, but Datamon doesn't know that unfortuantly. And there isn't gonna be any "Frontier crossovers" in the story. I never even thought of that when I did this chapter.
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anime25: Thanks, no it's gonna be different to season one. Although there will be some similar stuff happening.
Aster Selene: Apparently Akira is both a boy and girls name, also I think it means light or something like that too. So I thought that would be perfect for Dawn as she's a girl but acts very boyish.
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Yoshi12370: I've made Swanmon a girl. I dunno if that's right or not hehe.
Digimon Season 2.5 "Digimon Adventure 03"
Episode 15: "Revenge of the Robot Part 2"
.:Tropical Jungle, File Island, Digital World:.
Tai was sat on a large rock just outside the entrance to the cave they spent the night in. He was slouched forward staring down at the ground and holding a stick with both hands. He'd been sat there for almost an hour now, just thinking.
All signs of the thunderstorm from the previous night had disappeared apart from the grass that was still wet. The sun was just peaking above the treetops in the clear blue sky.
Tai continued to stare down at the ground his grip tightening around the stick in his hand. He narrowed his eyes and his fists shook a little before he snapped the twig in half. "Datamon..." He thought bitterly.
Right now all he could think about was picking up something blunt and heavy and smashing Datamon into tiny pieces....
"Tai?"
His wife's voice startled him and he dropped both pieces of the stick before turning to face her. She was stood by the entrance to the cave.
"What're you doing out here?" Sora asked, walking towards him. "It looks like you haven't slept at all." She added.
"I haven't." He muttered before turning his attention back to the ground. "I kept having the same nightmare over and over again, so I just gave up trying to get back to sleep."
Sora sat down on the rock next to her husband. "How long you been sat out here?"
"About an hour."
"You hungry?"
"A little." Tai's stomach then growled loudly and he laughed a little meekly. "Okay, maybe a lot."
"Well c'mon." Sora said, taking her husband's hand in her own and standing up. "We've still got some food left. You can't pummel Datamon on an empty stomach." She half joked. She turned around and began to head back into the cave.
"Sora I-" Tai began, but he stopped when his wife turned to face him.
"Yeah? What is it?" she asked.
Tai sighed. He was going to tell her he wanted her to stay here where it was safe. Finding out last night she was pregnant, he didn't want her going to File City. It would get ugly when they confronted Datamon and he didn't want anything to happen to her or their unborn baby. "I... it's nothing." He murmured.
He knew he would be wasting his breath if he tried to force her to stay. Sora could just be as stubborn as him and he knew how much she wanted to help rescue their daughter.
Tai followed her into the cave. But he paused by the entrance and glanced up at the blue sky. "You better not have laid a finger on my daughter Datamon... once I get my hands on you I'll rip you apart."
.:Star City, Folder Continent, Digital World:.
MJ yawned loudly and stretched her arms. They were stood on top of one of the tall buildings taking a quick break. "I'm exhausted." She moaned. "I've never been through a whole night without any sleep."
"I don't think I can go on much longer." Swanmon murmured. Her wings were drooped and her eyes were half open.
"Maybe we should carry on our search on the ground now." Jonathon said, as he stood at the edge of the building and peered down.
"What?" Dan exclaimed. "And be stared at like a freak show?! Forget it!"
"We have no other choice Dan." The Izumi boy spoke. "The Digimon can't go on any longer. They've been carrying us around all night."
Margaret looked down at the ground below. "That street isn't too busy right now. Maybe there will be a cafe or something so we can have some breakfast. I'm starving."
"Yeah, we could use an energy boost too." Veemon added.
"Okay, let's go." Flybeemon picked Jonathon and Margaret up in his arms before he and Swanmon jumped off the edge of the building and floated down to the quiet street below.
.:SC Headquarters, Star City, Folder Continent, Digital World:.
"So it's true then."
"Yes sir. They arrived last night. Just fell out of the sky apparently according to witnesses."
"And you just tell me now?!"
"Sorry master Starmon! But I didn't want to wake you from your sleep!"
"You know how I feel about wretched humans!" Starmon, the leader of the city, almost boomed at the rookie Digimon Kamemon behind him. "You telling me they've been wandering my streets all night and no one dealt with them?!"
Kamemon took a couple of steps back and cowered, shaking a little.
Starmon turned his back on the rookie, and looked up at the many television screens in front of him.
There were about twenty screens spread across the wall and they were all used as surveillance cameras for the city. But all of them were set to film from one camera which was pointing directly down to where the DigiDestined were walking.
Starmon snarled. "I'm not having humans in my city!" he exclaimed. "Not after what they did eleven years ago! Those thoughtless fools hacked into the computer data and destroyed half my city!" He threw the remote control he had in his hand at one of the television screen, smashing it.
Kamemon jumped a little before asking; "Do you want me to send out reinforcements master Starmon?"
Starmon spun around and sprinted for the door. "No! I want the pleasure of dealing with these pests myself!" he disappeared out of the door, leaving Kamemon alone.
.:Tropical Jungle, File Island, Digital World:.
Birdramon soared across the sky above the Tropical Jungle with Sora, Tai and both Agumons perched on her feet.
Up ahead they could see the almost endless stretch of grassland that was Gear Savannah and just faintly in the distance the tops of the skyscrapers in File City could be just made out.
"Are we there yet?" The smaller Agumon of the two groaned, feeling a little queasy.
Sora looked down at her daughter's Digimon who was clutched tightly to Birdramon's leg. "You feeling a little airsick?" she asked.
Agumon slowly nodded. "I'm not usually but I guess having that third helping of oranges and bananas didn't help." He groaned again as he felt his stomach lurch a bit.
"If you throw up on me, you're walking the rest of the way." Birdramon spoke. "We warned you not to have that third helping."
"Hey he needs all the food he can get; he's still got a lot of growing to do. Right squirt?" The older Agumon of the two winked playfully, making fun of the other's size.
Dawn's Agumon glared over at him. He'd usually retaliate when Agumon poked fun at his small size. "I'm too queasy to fight back so count yourself lucky this time."
Sora giggled at the two Agumons before her eyes cast over to her husband. She grew silent as she watched him for a bit.
He was just sat there, staring off into the distance. She could see the look of anger and determination in his eyes. And deep down, she was slightly scared at what he might do once they confronted Datamon. She knew what Tai could be like when he loses control of his anger...
.:File City, File Island, Digital World:.
Dawn groaned and opened her eyes. She looked towards the window and saw the sunlight shining through. She hadn't got much sleep that night. It was hard to sleep when she was constantly sat up leaning against the cold wall.
The Kamiya girl shifted uncomfortably. She was hoping all that had happened had all been a bad dream, but unfortunately it wasn't.
She glanced around the room for any sign of Datamon. His computer system was still switched on but the screensavers were on the screens. She looked up at the shackles around her wrists and struggled once more to break free, but it was no use.
"I wouldn't waste your strength child."
Dawn jumped a little at the sound of his voice echoing throughout the empty room. She looked up and saw he was perched on top of one of the high beams.
He grasped the beam with both hands before he swung down, extending his arms and descending to the ground. Landing in front of her, his arms returned to their normal length.
"Those shackles are made from Chrome Digizoid; the strongest metal in the Digital World. So it'll take more than you're weak little arms to break free from them."
Dawn scowled at him. She wasn't weak. "When I get free I'll show you I'm no weakling!" she threatened.
Datamon turned around and walked back to his computer system. "I am a very experienced Digimon and you are an overconfident, cocky little brat... so much like your father I could possibly read your every move."
Dawn scoffed a laugh. "Experienced?" she mocked. "You've been out of action for years. If anything you'll be a little rusty when it comes to defending yourself."
Datamon began typing on his keyboard as he narrowed his eyes at the girl's cocky comments. "I'd watch your cheek if I were you child. Once your parents arrive I won't take mercy on you. I want to have the pleasure of seeing their faces when their 'little treasure' dies before them." He chuckled as Dawn just continued to glare at him....
.:Star City, Folder Continent, Digital World:.
Margaret bit into her apple as they sat on the edge of the sidewalk enjoying their snacks. She glanced up at the street and looked both ways. The pavements and road were completely empty.
"The streets have sure quietened down. There's practically no one around now." She commented.
MJ looked around. "That's weird... It's not like a city to be completely dead. I haven't even seen a Trailmon go by for a while."
Dan took a bite of his cheese burger and replied with a mouth full of food; "Why you complaining? All those Digimon did was stare at us anyway."
"Strange..." Jonathon murmured under his breath resulting in the kids and Digimon glancing at him. He had his laptop balanced in his lap. "I've got a map of File City up but I can't seem to locate our own signals, let alone Dawn's."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Veemon asked, tilting his head in a confused manor.
"I'm trying to find out exactly where we are in the city. But no matter how hard I try it's not picking up our digivice signals on this map. I don't understand it." The Izumi boy explained.
Suddenly something slammed into the ground, feet away from where Margaret and MJ were sat. They both screamed and jumped back in fright.
Once the smoke cleared, they saw there was a small hole in the concrete of the road, and there was a small meteorite stone smouldering in the middle.
Dan stood up and peered down. "What the...?"
Again, another one slammed into the road in front of him. Then another and another... the stones continued to slam into the road, some hitting the pavement, as the children and Digimon jumped back out of the way and pressed themselves up against the wall.
"Don't tell me!" Dan exclaimed before he ducked one that smashed into the wall. "When it rains in the Digital World it rains meteors not water?!"
"Don't be stupid!" Veemon shot back as he too dodged one.
"GET OUTTA MY CITY!!!" a voice bellowed from seemingly above.
The DigiDestined looked upwards to the sound of the voice. They squinted a little as they could make out a small figure perched on top of one of the high buildings.
"Who's that?" Patamon wondered, flapping his wings as he hovered in the air.
They watched as the figure leapt from the top of the building and literally bounced off each wall as he descended to the ground.
He landed in the middle of the road, almost gracefully. He began to walk towards the children and Digimon. "I won't tell you again humans, Get Outta My City!"
"Just who are you?" Dan demanded, clenching his fists defensively.
"I am Starmon, leader of this city! And you are not welcome here!"
"Huh?!" Dan exclaimed. "What are you talking about?! Don't you know who we are?"
Starmon came to a halt and thrust his finger forward, pointing directly at the children. "I don't care who you are! I've never forgotten what humans did to my city and I'm not about to forgive you now!"
"I think you've got us mixed up with someone el-" MJ began to say, but the angry Starmon cut her off.
"All humans are the same to me! You thoughtless fools destroyed half of my city eleven years ago with your interfering! You didn't care that you destroyed thousands of Digimons' homes and lives and now it's time you paid for your mistake!"
Dan growled in response before Starmon jumped up into the air and thrust his arms upwards towards the sky. The children took one step back as he summoned his attack....
"Meteor Shower!"
.:File City, File Island, Digital World:.
There was a loud clap of thunder as Birdramon floated down and landed on the ground in the middle of the road in the city. Digimon scrambled away as to not be crushed by the giant bird as she landed. Tai was the first to jump off before Sora, and the two Agumons followed. Birdramon then de-digivolved back to Biyomon.
The sky had now darkened with black clouds that were ready to burst with rain at any moment. The light from the sun had almost completely disappeared leaving the city in a dull dark atmosphere.
Tai unclipped his digivice and looked at the familiar signal on the screen. His daughter's signal had led them to one of the less busy parts of the city, and to the old abandoned warehouse they were now currently stood in front of.
He looked up from his digivice and up at the huge building. He narrowed his eyes. "You better not have hurt her Datamon." He thought bitterly. He clipped his digivice back on his belt and began to head towards the door of the warehouse.
Inside on the ground floor of the old building, it was dark, cold and damp. The room was lit up for a brief second as there was a flash of lightning. The large metal sliding door creaked loudly as Tai pushed it open, its sound echoing throughout the empty warehouse.
The bearer of Courage pushed it as far as he could to the right before stepping inside followed by the two Agumon's, his wife and Biyomon.
The downstairs of the warehouse was big. The room was empty apart from a few wooden boxes and metal shelving that were scattered in the middle of the room. Even though it was mostly empty, the room looked very untidy.
At the right side of the room, against the wall there was a set of metal stairs that led up to the first floor. They didn't look very sturdy, as some parts were rusted and there were even a couple of steps missing in some spots.
As they walked further into the room, Sora paused and looked around. "I don't think anyone's here."
"But Dawn's signal led us here... she has to be here!" the smaller Agumon exclaimed.
Suddenly, there was a loud clanging sound as something from above hit a hard surface. The beams that held up the ceiling and the chains that hung from them shook a little from the force.
Tai jerked his head upwards to the sound of the noise. It had come from upstairs. "Dawn?!" he yelled, his voice echoing. Without hesitation he took off towards the stairs at the right side of the room.
"Tai wait!" Sora called after her husband before she, Biyomon and the two Agumons ran after him.
"I know she's in here somewhere Sora!" Tai exclaimed as he ran as fast as he could up the stairs. He reached the top and came to a halt. "Dawn!" he shouted once more.
He looked around for any sign of his daughter. The room was as big as the one downstairs but far messier. Boxes and metal shelving were scattered everywhere, with some of the shelving even completely tipped over or leaning against something.
Tai continued to look around frantically as Sora and the Digimon reached the top of the stairs. His breathing was a little heavy from the running he had just done. "Dawn! Answer me, where are you?!"
Dawn had just drifted off to sleep again, when she suddenly opened her eyes, sitting up straight. "Dad...?" she murmured. Had she been dreaming? She thought she just heard her father's voice, but she wasn't sure if it was one of those dreams that felt like reality...
"...Dawn...." There again... it was faint, but it defiantly was her father's voice. "...Dawn where are you...?" and her mother's... they were here, they'd found her...
"MOM! DAD!" Dawn screamed at the top of her lungs, hoping they'd hear her. That's when something dawned on her... she could move her arms... her wrists weren't tied to the shackles anymore. "What the...?" she stared at her wrists then up at the shackles, wondering who had freed her... it couldn't have been Datamon....could it?
The Kamiya girl shook her head snapping herself from her thoughts and scrambled up from the cold floor and began to sprint for the small wooden door at the other end of the room. She staggered a bit at first due to being sat down for so long. "Mom, Dad I'm coming!" She got closer and closer to it until....
Datamon suddenly jumped down from one of the high beams in the ceiling and landed right in front of her. "Not so fast my child." He said darkly. "Things are just getting started."
Dawn came to an abrupt halt and gulped as she took a few steps back, her eyes fixed on him....
Suddenly, the door behind Datamon swung open, only for Tai to come to a sudden halt in the doorway. There was a flash of lightning from outside that lit the whole room up for a brief second and that' when he saw Datamon in front of him with his daughter frozen on the spot in the middle of the room.
Sora appeared behind her husband with the Digimon. "D-Datamon..." she stuttered, half fear and half anger.
Datamon, who had his back to the door, smiled as he heard Sora's voice. "I see you've finally arrived. I've been waiting for this moment when we'd meet again." He mocked.
Tai growled under his breath. "Datamon you little creep." He sneered. "If you've touched as much as one hair on my daughter's head I'll-" he was about to charge forward but his wife grabbed his arm, pulling him back.
Datamon gave a sinister smile. "Actually I haven't yet, I've been waiting for you to arrive." as quick as a flash, he extended his right arm forward and rammed it right into Dawn's abdomen, forcing her back and slamming her against the wall that was a good distance away.
"Dawn!" Sora gasped in horror as she watched her daughter's body collide with the cold, hard wall and she cried out in pain before she slumped down to the ground in agony.
Datamon lunged forward, curling his right hand into a fist and throwing a punch in the direction of Dawn's face. But the Kamiya girl reacted quickly and ducked, missing the attack. His fist slammed into the cold stone wall, denting it slightly. "This is your punishment for destroying Etemon almost thirty years ago!" he exclaimed angrily.
Dawn scrambled to her feet, but Datamon extended his right arm again and punched for her stomach, but he just missed and struck her right side instead. She moaned in pain as she collapsed to the floor.
"Destroying Etemon was my destiny! After all the pain and torture he put me through, I wanted to have the pleasure of killing that idiotic ape myself!" as Dawn tried to sit up, he thrust another punch at her, not aiming in a specific area, and striking the top half of her right arm causing her to slam back against the wall.
"Agumon, crush him!" Tai ordered.
Both Agumons charged forward towards the robot who had his back to them. In unison they both brought their right arms back about to pounce with their attack. "Claw Upper Cut!"
Datamon spun round and formed two black spheres of energy in both hands. "Digital Bomb!" He flung them both at the two overgrown lizards.
Tai's Agumon dodged the attack with ease whilst Dawn's Agumon wasn't quick enough and he got struck in the chest, falling backwards against the floor.
The bigger Agumon of the two skidded to the side before opening his mouth. "Pepper Breath!" he spat out his fireball attack which travelled in a straight line directly towards Datamon.
The robot Digimon leaped up into the air, avoiding the attack which then hit the wall behind him. He landed back on the ground, almost gracefully, and extended his left arm and punched Agumon in the face before doing the same with his right.
Agumon received three punches before he managed to dodge the fourth one. He too then dealt his own blow and thumped Datamon square in the face. He then continued to throw punch after punch, hardly giving the robot a chance to fight back.
Datamon stumbled back a little. "Is that your best shot? I'm sorry but I'm in no mood to play around... Digital Bomb!" Once he saw an opening, he released his attack and this time it hit its target.
Agumon was struck in the stomach and he was thrown back, skidding against the cold floor before coming to a slow stop.
Tai clenched his fists angrily. "Agumon, digivolve now!" he demanded.
"Wait Tai, he can't!" Sora exclaimed. "The room's not big enough and the floor might not be able to hold his weight. This warehouse is not strong. If Agumon digivolves he could bring the whole building down."
Datamon chuckled lightly as he turned to face them. "Whilst we are in this room I have the advantage."
"Fine, I'll take this puny junk bucket out myself." Tai muttered his fists still clenched tightly.
Sora grabbed her husband's arm, yanking him back. "Tai don't be crazy, you'll be killed!"
"I'm not gonna stand here and let him hurt our daughter!" The bearer of Courage bent down and picked up a large metal pipe that lay on the ground beside them.
Datamon half chuckled mockingly. "You think you can challenge me? Very well. I'll destroy you first, and then I'll finish off your wife, and your little girl."
"Like hell you will!" Tai yelled as he charged towards the robot raising the metal pipe up, ready to swing it down.
Datamon lifted his left arm up and formed a ball of black energy in the palm of his hand. Without hesitation he thrust it forward at the bearer of Courage.
It struck Tai's right arm and he stumbled back a bit in pain and dropped the metal pipe. Before he could react, Datamon extended his right arm and curled his hand into a fist before punching Tai in the stomach.
Ta staggered back again, but lost his footing and fell to the ground, landing on his back. He growled under his breath and got back up onto his feet. But Datamon reached out and grabbed the metal pipe before swiping it at Tai's feet from underneath him.
Tai yelped as he ended up back on the floor, landing painfully on his back.
"Dad!" Dawn cried out from the opposite side of the room.
Sora ran over to her husband and knelt down beside him. He was about to get back up but she held him back. "Tai, stop it. This is stupid." She said firmly.
"Listen to your wife. You will never be able to defeat me. It's insane that you think a human can destroy such a powerful ultimate Digimon. It's impossible."
Dawn slowly pushed herself up to sit upright. She unclipped her digivice from her belt and slowly lifted it up. "I don't care what Mom says... we can't beat him unless Agumon digivolves." She muttered to herself. "Agumon!" she shouted to her Digimon partner. "Digital Ring-"
"Not so fast brat!" Datamon spun round and extended his arm out once more. It pinned Dawn's wrist against the wall, causing her digivice to be flung away from her.
The Kamiya girl closed her eyes and gritted her teeth as she felt his force against her wrist strengthen.
"Get your hands off her!" Tai hollered as he struggled to get up, but his back still hurt from landing on it earlier.
Datamon had his eyes fixed on the young girl in his grasp. He had a sickening smile across his face as he watched her cringe in agony. He tightened his grip, twisting her wrist a little and she moaned in pain.
Sora stood up as Biyomon flew up and towards the ultimate Digimon. "Now it's my turn you pile of junk, Spiral Twister!" she flapped her wings and created a green flame that shot down as a spiral inferno.
Datamon turned around, his right hand still holding onto Dawn's wrist. "Data Crusher!" he expanded his left arm upwards, punching through Biyomon's attack and wrapping his fingers around the pink bird's mid section. He tightened his grip as she wailed in pain as he began to crush her and drain her of her energy.
"Biyomon, no!" Sora gasped as she watched in horror. Her eyes widened further as Biyomon slumped down in the robot's grasp and began to glow as she shrunk down back into her In-training form, Yokomon. "No!" the bearer of Love cried as the little Digimon collapsed to the ground.
Sora ran to her fallen Digimon partner as Datamon turned his attention back to the young Kamiya girl still in his grasp. "Yokomon, are you okay?" she asked softly as she knelt down. That's when she spotted something behind the metal shelves that were stacked up against the wall. It was a discarded flamethrower covered in dust.
The bearer of Love glanced at the robot Digimon for a second before quickly swiping the weapon up from the floor. "Don't even think about it!" She threatened as she stood up and pointed the flamethrower in Datamon's direction.
Datamon slowly turned around to face the bearer of Love. He smiled as he saw the weapon aimed at him. "I admire your bravery. But bluffing will get you nowhere."
Sora tightened her grip around the flamethrower, her finger hovering over the trigger. "Believe me, I'm not bluffing. Now let go of my daughter or I swear I'll melt you into a liquid."
Datamon narrowed his eyes a little, still smiling. With his grasp still on Dawn's wrist, he yanked her towards him until he had her close to his body, with one hand clutching a chunk of her brown hair whilst the other was grasped around her arm. "Prove it then." He pulled on her hair a little.
Sora showed no sign of fright as she continued to point the flamethrower at him. But she knew she couldn't attack him with her daughter in the way.
"Just as I thought, as long as I have your little girl in my clutches you have no heart to attack me." Datamon chuckled before he glared at her. "Now, drop it. Or I'll kill your daughter right now."
The bearer of Love didn't lower her weapon. Her hands were shaking a little as she kept her eyes fixed on him. She couldn't back down, but deep down she was afraid of what he would do to her daughter.
Tai glanced at his wife and then back to the robot Digimon. "Sora, drop it." He looked up at his wife after getting no response and saw the anger in her eyes. "Drop it now!" he exclaimed more forcefully. Still no answer from her. "Sora!"
Sora ignored the shouts from her husband. She had to think of something, fast. She wasn't about to let Datamon get away with this. It was now her turn to get revenge on him after kidnapping her when was eleven, and for kidnapping her daughter.
Suddenly something caught her attention. She heard the clanging of chains from above her. Glancing up she saw there was a large metal beam suspended over Datamon and her daughter. It was being held up by two chains at either end that were hanging from the ceiling.
Lowering her eyes back to her daughter and Datamon she simply said. "Dawn, duck." Before she pointed the flamethrower upwards, and hoping it would work, she fired a beam of red hot flames. The fire instantly melted the chains that were holding the right side of the beam up.
Dawn glanced at her mother with a confused look, but she soon caught on when she looked up and saw the beam heading straight for her. She threw herself down against the ground, protecting her head with her hands.
Datamon lost his grip on her and had no time to react as he turned to the left and saw the metal beam swinging down straight towards him. "Argh!" The beam smacked into him, sending him flying across the room and crashing into a pile of large wooden boxes that were stacked up.
The boxes smashed into pieces and collapsed on top of Datamon, burring him underneath. The remaining chains that held the beam up suddenly snapped and it crashed to the floor, clanging loudly beside Dawn, who slowly lifted her head up.
Sora immediately dropped the flamethrower to the ground and ran towards her daughter. As soon as she reached her she threw her arms around her neck. "Dawn... sweetie are you okay?" she whispered in her daughter's ear as she continued to embrace her tightly.
Dawn nodded, returning the hug. "I'm okay Mom."
Tai and their Digimon made their way into the middle of the room where mother and daughter were stood. Tai dropped to his knees and also hugged his daughter tightly. "You're not hurt are you, kiddo?"
Dawn shook her head but cringed slightly. "Dad... you're squeezing me a little too tight." Once her father loosened his grip, she glanced to where the pile of destroyed boxes lay. "Is he dead?" she asked quietly.
Her Agumon stood beside her and looked down to where Datamon's hand was sticking out of the debris. "I think so."
Tai slowly stood back up. "C'mon, let's get outta here. We need to get to a hospital just to get you checked over Dawn."
"Dad, I told you I'm fine." His daughter protested.
As they began to head for the door, no one noticed Datamon's fingers twitching slightly. There was a gap in the wreckage and suddenly his eye opened up. "You think you can get away that easily?" he muttered under his breath.
He lifted his arm up ever so slightly and formed a small black ball of energy in his palm. With one quick flick of the wrist, he threw it towards his computer on the other side of the room.
The sphere of energy struck the computer system and it exploded into flames. The group was startled and Tai grabbed his wife and daughter and protected them with his own body but the force of the explosion sent them flying and crashing to the ground.
Dawn's Agumon was the first to get up. He groaned as he sat up straight and looked at the burning computer. The fire began to spread across the room and towards the door, which was their only way out.
Dawn slowly got up onto her knees. "W-what just happened?" she half moaned as she rubbed her head.
Yokomon shifted a little in Sora's arms. "The computer just exploded."
Tai sat up and turned to look at the door. The fire was growing closer and closer to it... "The door! C'mon let's get outta here!"
Smoke was starting to fill the room and the fire was taking over with a lot of speed. The beams on the ceiling were alight now and debris began to fall to the floor.
Tai helped his wife up, who coughed a little. "Sora, go!" he pushed her a little in the direction of the door. "And whatever happens, don't stop running until your outside okay?"
Sora stumbled a little as she clutched onto Yokomon. "Why? What're you-"
"Go Sora!" Her husband shouted. He wanted to get her out of the building first due to her condition. "I'll be right behind you, I promise."
The two Agumons and Dawn followed the bearer of Love as they got closer to the door. The fire was inches away from it now. Tai took one more glance at the wreckage where Datamon was underneath before he too made a run for the door.
Datamon lifted his body up slowly and saw they were making a run for it. "I don't think so." He freed his right arm completely and formed a small ball of energy once more before releasing it.
It curled a little in the air before it struck Tai's right leg from behind. The bearer of Courage cried out as the pain suddenly surged up from his calf muscle and he collapsed to the floor.
With all his strength, Datamon rose out from underneath the debris. He then leaped up into the air, swinging on the chains that hung from the ceiling and through the fire before letting go and landed on the floor, a few meters away from where Tai lay. "You're not going anywhere."
Tai clutched his injured leg before glaring up at Datamon...
Dawn skidded to a halt in the doorway and turned around to look back. Her father was on the ground hurt, and Datamon was stood in front of him. She bit her lip as she glanced to where her mother and their Digimon had just run out to.
They hadn't realised what had happened. The Kamiya girl looked back at her father. He had told them to not stop running until they were out of the building no matter what happened... but she couldn't just leave him. Her brown eyes shifted downwards as she spotted the discarded metal pipe that lay a few feet away from her...
Tai cringed as he removed his hand from his right leg. It was stinging so much with pain he could hardly move it an inch and blood was soaking through the pant leg of his jeans.
Datamon began to form a large sphere of energy in front of him using both of his hands. "Did you really think you would escape from me that easily? I was intending to kill your daughter. But now I think I'll settle for killing you instead." He raised the energy sphere a little higher and widened his arms a tad, about to release it...
As quick as a flash, Dawn bent down and grabbed the metal pipe. "NO!" she ran as fast as she could towards the robot Digimon and with all her strength she swung the pipe down, striking Datamon on the back of his head, sending him flying across the room and smacking against the wall before slumping to the ground.
Datamon, visibly shaken by the sudden attack on him, struggled to regain his balance as he got to his feet. He put a hand to his head and felt a large crack on the glass. He narrowed his eyes at the young Kamiya girl. "You little brat, how dare you!" he snarled.
Dawn stood her ground, clenching the metal pipe in her right hand. "If it's me you want a fight with, then come and get me." She too narrowed her eyes.
Tai tried to get up, but the pain in his leg was too much. "Dawn what're you doing? Get outta here!" he exclaimed.
Dawn ignored her father, her brown eyes still glued on the robot Digimon. It was just her versus Datamon now. She knew it was up to her to protect her father. She wasn't gonna let Datamon win.
Datamon smiled sinisterly and began to walk towards her. "Such a courageous little girl you are. Too bad you won't live to tell about it."
Dawn took hold of her goggles and pulled them up so they rested on her forehead. "That's what you think." She muttered.
Outside, Sora Biyomon and the two Agumons had just reached the exit of the warehouse. The fire had spread fast to the downstairs part. As they just passed through the doorway, there was another explosion from behind them and the force threw them out and down onto the hard surface of the road.
Sora landed on her front and she groaned as she turned onto her side. Her eyes suddenly widened when she saw the two Agumons and Yokomon but not her husband and daughter. "Tai, Dawn where are they?!" she cried out as she scrambled to her feet.
Dawn's Agumon looked towards the burning building. "They were right behind us."
"I've got to go back in there!" Sora exclaimed as she began to head towards the open door.
"Sora, no way!" Tai's Agumon grabbed her hand, yanking her back. "You can't go back in there. It's dangerous and you could hurt yourself, and the baby! I can't let you go back in there!"
Sora struggled to free herself from the rookie's grasp. "Agumon, let me go!" she demanded.
"No Sora!" the overgrown lizard shot back. "I'm not letting you go no matter how much you struggle!"
"B-but..." Sora stuttered, lost for words. She knew he was right. Inhaling the smoke wouldn't be good for her or the baby. "I can't just stand out here and watch... I can't just stand here and let them die in there!" she glanced up at the building.
Flames were now escaping out from the windows from the top floor. Sora began to shake a little as she knew somewhere up there her husband and daughter were trapped....
Dawn backed up slightly as Datamon began to walk towards her. She tightened her grip on the metal pipe and was ready to strike whenever he pounced. "Give me your best shot you pile of junk." She taunted with a sly grin.
"Dawn I told you to keep running no matter what happened!" her father shouted at her from behind.
"And you promised Mom you'd be right behind her when we left this building!" Dawn shot back as she glanced at him.
Once Dawn took her eyes off him for a quick second, Datamon lunged at her with his right fist tightly clenched.
"Dawn look out!" Tai exclaimed.
Dawn spun her head back around and stepped back in fright as the robot Digimon was almost on top of her. She brought the metal pipe up to her chest and held it there as a shield. Datamon's fist hit the pipe, and the force sent Dawn stumbling.
Staggering back, she tripped over the beam that had fallen from the ceiling earlier. She fell and landed on her back but still kept hold of the metal pipe.
Datamon jumped into the air creating his attack before thrusting it downwards towards the young girl.
Dawn's eyes widened and she reacted quickly by rolling to the left, just missing being hit. The attack blasted a hole through the floor and dust rose into the air, clouding the room even more. She scrambled to her feet, holding the pipe defensively.
The ultimate Digimon threw himself at her once more. He had his arms stretched out, ready to pounce on top and grab hold of her. But Dawn swung the pipe as hard as she could and sent him flying into the middle of the room. She then backed up against the wall.
Datamon growled angrily. "I will not be beaten by a little girl." He exclaimed, picking up an empty metal barrel that was half on fire. He held it above his head before throwing it towards Dawn with a grunt.
The Kamiya girl yelped and dove to the floor just before the barrel collided with the wall. She scrambled up and was about to make a run when Datamon's right fist came out of nowhere and struck her in the stomach. She groaned and collapsed backwards to the floor.
"Dawn stop it, he's gonna kill you!" Tai yelled at her. He tried to get up once more but as he did a bit of debris from the ceiling fell down and he ended up collapsing to the floor again. He looked up and saw his daughter hadn't paid attention to him. "Dawn, listen to me!" he added in a more demanding tone.
Dawn slowly got back up onto her feet. "I'm not letting him win Dad." She spoke. "This sicko's been watching our ever move for eleven years and I'm not gonna let him get away with it." She charged forward and swung the pipe down.
Datamon jumped to the right, out of the way but Dawn surprised him by swinging the pipe in his direction and she struck him on the side of his body, scratching his metal. "You don't stand a chance against me child." With two swift movements he punched her once in the chest and again in the stomach before continuing the pattern.
After each punch, Dawn was pushed back staggering a few steps. Every blow she was dealt she felt her body slow down more. She could only lift the metal pipe up a tiny bit before she was hit once more.
The smoke was getting thicker, and the temperature was rising. She could hardly make out Datamon's figure as the smoke was stinging her eyes and making them water. Sweat was trickling down her face a little and parts of her messy hair were stuck to the side of her face.
All she could feel was the pain from Datamon's punches. Her body was getting weaker and slower and a part of her felt like giving up and collapsing to the floor.
Tai watched helplessly as his daughter was thrown about like a rag doll and punched like a punch bag. But every time she was hit she would just get up and take another blow. He growled under his breath. "Datamon stop this now!" he hollered.
Datamon smiled smugly. "It's painful watching your most precious thing be destroyed isn't it?"
Dawn slowly got back up onto her feet, cringing as her body ached all over. She still held the pipe in her right hand, but her grip was weakening, much like her strength.
Datamon didn't give her much time to recover. As soon as she was standing up right, he formed his signature attack before discharged it. "Digital Bomb!" it blasted the floor inches from where Dawn stood.
The young girl screamed as she was thrown back into the air from the blast and did a backwards summersault, landing painfully on the ground. She shakily tried to push herself up from the floor, but her body wouldn't allow it.
Datamon began to walk towards her. "Well my dear you're not putting up much of a fight as I suspected you would. But just like I thought, you're so much like your father, no wonder I'm finding this incredibly easy."
Dawn was breathing heavily as she titled her head upwards and glared at the robot in front of her. With all her strength she pushed herself up and with a rapid swing; she smashed the pipe into the side of Datamon's glass head. "Bet you didn't see that comin'" she muttered.
Datamon sneered. "I'm afraid your time is up now child. I'm tired of playing around with you." He created a black sphere of energy and threw it at her with all his strength.
The blast was so powerful it split the metal pipe in two and Dawn was thrown back and spun half around slamming face down against the floor, motionless. As she landed, she heard one of her ribs crack.
"Dawn!" her father yelled realising her eyes were closed. "Dawn, get up!"
Dawn stirred a little, her eyes opening the slightest bit. She lifted her head up off the floor and saw half of the pipe had been thrown to the other side of the room. But where was the other half? That's when she felt something underneath her stomach. She slowly got to her knees and realised she had been lying on top of it.
Discreetly, she staggered to her feet, holding the pipe against her chest but out of sight from Datamon.
Tai watched his daughter. She had her back to him and she was arched forward. "Dawn! Dawn, are you hurt? Speak to me!"
Dawn ignored her father and remained still. She had her eyes closed. All she could hear was the fire raging around her, the debris falling and her father yelling at her to speak to him.
Datamon paused for a second, watching her. "Time to end this." he declared as he charged forward.....
The Kamiya girl remained completely still, with her back still facing the robot that was coming towards her. She could hear him getting closer and closer... "Say goodbye." she muttered before she spun around to face Datamon and threw the small piece of pipe like a javelin.
Datamon was taken by surprise and had no time to react. The pipe smashed into the front of his head, piercing through the glass and poking out through the other side. He was thrown through the air and crashed into the stone wall before slumping to the ground. Above him was a beam that was hanging on a single small chain. It was swaying slightly as the chains tried cope with the weight...
Tai watched as the beam finally snapped from its chains and plummeted down right on top of Datamon. He closed his eyes and turned his head away just before the beam crushed the robot. All he heard was the agonising final scream from Datamon and the glass from his head smashing.
The bearer of Courage opened his eyes and looked to see the beam had crushed Datamon into pieces. The glass on his head was completely smashed and lay scattered around his mangled body whilst his right arm had snapped off in two places. Tai could see the faint light in Datamon's eye slowly fade as the life left him, before he burst into tiny pieces of data that floated up into the air disappearing completely...
Tai turned around to where his daughter was. "...Dawn!" he cried out. She was laying face down, motionless on the floor, with her hair covering most of her face.
More debris from the ceiling was now falling and the smoke was getting thicker as the fire continued to ravage the warehouse.
Tai got onto his knees and pushed himself up, trying to ignore the stinging pain in his right leg. He cringed and sucked in a breath as the pain shot up his calf as he put pressure on it. He slowly hobbled across the room. He didn't care how much it hurt and he gritted his teeth every time he stood on his right leg.
He coughed upon reaching his daughter as the smoke got into his lungs. He dropped to his knees and knelt beside her. "Dawn? C'mon kiddo wake up, don't do this to me." He carefully turned her over so she was lying on her back. He shook her gently but she remained still. "Dawn? W-what's the baby gonna do without its big sister huh?" he murmured.
She was covered in dirt, there were a few cuts on her face and her hair was messier than usual but she didn't stir at all.
There was a loud crash that startled Tai as the metal shelving collapsed close to them, which was engulfed with flames....Space was running out in the room as the fire got closer and closer to them......
Outside it had started to rain quite hard now and Sora and the Digimon hadn't bothered to take shelter. They were sat on the edge of the sidewalk in complete silence with their eyes fixed on the warehouse. The sun was starting to set, but due to the storm clouds and smoke it was already rather dark.
Sora was clutching Yokomon as she sat there completely still. The rain had flattened her hair and it stuck to the side of her face. Suddenly, she put her Digimon partner down and stood up and began to pace back and forth a little. She turned her back on the building for a second and ran her hands through her hair frantically. "I can't take this anymore." She murmured.
"Sora, look!" Yokomon suddenly exclaimed.
Sora spun round and looked over to the warehouse. It was hardly visible through the thick smoke that was clouding the area. The bearer of Love squinted a little as she saw a familiar silhouette of a figure emerge from the building. It was Tai.
"Oh my god, Tai!" Sora screamed as she sprinted as fast as she could across the road towards her husband.
He was limping badly towards them and clutching their daughter in his arms. They were both dirty from the smoke, but the dirt soon began to run down their faces as the rain fell, soaking them.
As soon as Sora reached them she flung her arms around him, causing him to stumble back a little as she hugged them both. She then pulled away and smacked him on the arm. "Tai you jerk!" she half laughed as she smiled at him. "You promised you'd be right behind me. Don't do that to me again, I almost thought you'd died in there."
Tai glanced at their unconscious daughter in his arms. "He's dead Sor'..." he looked back up at his wife. "Dawn killed him. He's finally gone."
Sora gazed down at her little girl. She was motionless, covered in dirt and her head was titled to the side a little, resting on her father's chest. There was a small cut above her left eye that was bleeding slightly.
All of a sudden there was another explosion, this time much huger than the other. Flames burst out of all the windows and the force of the blast could be felt from outside.
Tai flinched as Sora clung tightly to him as the rain continued to fall and the fire still raged on through the warehouse. Both husband and wife glanced up at the burning building before Tai looked down at their daughter and kissed the top of her head. He was so proud of her, but he had to admit to himself, even though he held the Crest of Courage, he'd never been so scared in his life....
.:SC Headquarters, Star City, Folder Continent, Digital World:.
Margaret stirred and opened her eyes slowly. She immediately felt uncomfortable and realised she was sat up, slouched against something. Once her vision was completely restored she noticed metal bars in front of her.
"Huh?" the young girl sat up right and realised she was now enclosed in a small cage, similar to a birds cage, which was hanging from the ceiling by a thick chain. "G-Gatomon!" she cried. She then gasped when she looked to her right and saw another cage besides her that contained her Digimon partner.
Looking to her left she saw the others, all in separate cages and still unconscious. Her breathing began to get quicker as she began to panic. "W-w-what's going on..?" she stuttered, as she began to shake a little the cage swayed slightly. "Let me outta here!" she screamed, grabbing hold of the metal bars that surrounded her.
Unknown to her, no one could hear her as she and the others were trapped in the highest room of the Star City headquarters skyscraper.......
To be continued...