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Digimon Season 2.5 "Adventure 03"
Episode 22: "The Birth of a New Friendship"
.:Misty Trees, File Island, Digital World:.
Stacey looked in every direction possible at the SkullSatamon that were surrounding her and her father. They took one small step after the other, like they had all the time in the world, whilst stabbing their staffs in to the ground with each step. Garurumon snarled under his breath and stood in front of his partner protectively.
They were slowly closing in, each with the same look on their face. Stacey gulped and backed up a couple of steps, with SnowAgumon doing the same. Matt was still on the ground, knelt beside his fallen rookie Digimon.
The head of the group of SkullSatamon stomped his staff into the ground forcefully as he and the rest stopped in their positions. "We are here to destroy the girl. By orders from our master the Undead King." He spoke gruffly.
Matt gasped in horror and looked from SkullSatamon over to where his daughter was hid behind Garurumon. "Stacey run!" he shouted.
The SkullSatamon behind Stacey also pounded his staff into the ground, startling the girl and her Digimon. "You will be wasting your time in trying to escape. You will not be able to out-run us." He spoke.
"You have two choices." The SkullSatamon beside the leader spoke. "You can either try to attempt to fight us, or surrender to us and make our job a whole lot easier."
Garurumon growled. "We will never surrender to you."
The leader of the SkullSatamon smiled, raising his staff up against his chest. "A battle it is then. Very well. We SkullSatamon love a fight, no matter how easy it will be."
Garurumon snarled angrily. "Believe me, this will be far from easy!" he then lunged forward tackling the head SkullSatamon to the ground.
Matt got to his feet. "Stacey, your digivice!" he shouted.
Stacey glanced to her right and saw her silver D-Power lying on the ground. Matt's shout had alerted one of the SkullSatamon to the device as well and the ultimate Digimon and human both locked eyes before Stacey bolted forward.
SkullSatamon took a few seconds to respond before he too lunged forward in hope of getting their first.
Stacey beat him by throwing herself to the ground and grasping her D-power tightly in both hands. As she did, it began to glow brightly, as did her crest that hung round her neck.
"Frozen Wind!" SnowAgumon ran forward and fired his ice attack from his mouth.
It stopped SkullSatamon in his tracks, although it hardly grazed his shoulder where the attack struck him. He turned his attention away from Stacey. He chuckled under his breath. "A rookie? This should be a breeze." He began to make his way towards the little white Digimon. "Take this!" he swung his staff like a baseball bat and sent SnowAgumon flying high into the air before he came crashing down to the ground, landing in a heap.
"SnowAgumon!" Stacey cried out to her friend. She turned to the SkullSatamon, glaring at him. "You leave him alone! He's got nothing to do with this!"
SkullSatamon turned his attention back to her. "On the Contrary he has everything to do with this. He is your friend, therefore must be destroyed along with you. Our boss wants no trace of anyone who has connections with the DigiDestined."
Stacey clenched her fists. "I'm not part of the DigiDestined!" she exclaimed loudly. "If the Undead King wants me alone, then fine! Just leave my friends and family out of this!"
Another SkullSatamon pointed to Stacey's digivice with his staff. "That device in your hand is a sign that you are a DigiDestined. You and your friends must be destroyed before the power from it is released."
"Stacey, you have to make Garurumon digivolve!" her father shouted from behind.
Stacey didn't look at him. "I.... I don't know how..." she murmured to herself under her breath. It was true. When Gabumon had been infected with the X Antibody he had digivolved on his own. But Stacey had no idea how to make him digivolve using her Digivice, let alone that and her crest. She had only seen Dawn and Dan use their Digivice once.
The leader of the SkullSatamon swung his staff at Garurumon, sending the champion Digimon crashing to the ground. He then turned and pointed his staff directly at Matt and Gabumon. "Dispose of these two immediately!" he commanded. "We cannot have these two giving the girl any ideas."
Matt gasped under his breath and began to back up with Gabumon as the four SkullSatamon turned away from Stacey and began to head towards them.
"Blue Blaster!" Gabumon released his blue flamed attack but it merely brushed against the chests of the four ultimate Digimon.
They all looked at each other with comical smirks on their faces. One chuckled. "That tickled."
Stacey watched in horror as the four SkullSatamon grew closer to her father. "Garurumon do something!" she cried out.
Garurumon picked himself up off the ground and began to charge towards them. But he was sent flying back once more due to the strike from the leader's staff. He grunted as he skidded to a halt across the ground.
The head SkullSatamon pointed his staff inches away from Garurumon's face. "I haven't finished with you yet."
Garurumon growled. He slashed his claws at the staff before jumping to his feet. He lunged forward and tackled SkullSatamon. He then jumped off him before firing his attack. "Howling Blaster!"
SkullSatamon reacted quickly by jumping to his feet and swinging his staff through the attack, destroying it instantly before he lunged forward. "Skull Hammer!" he swung his staff around and smashed it against Garurumon's head.
The wolf Digimon howled in pain and was sent flying past Stacey before skidding to a stop across the dusty ground, almost disappearing from sight in the thick fog.
"Garurumon!" Stacey exclaimed in horror. She then turned fully around to see the other SkullSatamon were almost on top of her father and Gabumon.
"S-Stacey..." SnowAgumon staggered towards her. He had a slight limp and was holding his right claw. "We have to help them..."
Stacey nodded a little before she ran towards Matt and Gabumon. She ran in-between two of the SkullSatamon and stood in front of her father, spreading her arms out protectively at either side. "Stop it! Leave my father alone! They have absolutely nothing to do with this! You've been sent to kill me then you're going to have to do that before you get to them!"
Matt's blue eyes widened in horror at his daughter's words. "Stacey! What're you doing? Get out of here!" he begged.
Stacey ignored him and continued to look up at the SkullSatamon with an icy stare. SnowAgumon skidded in front of them, standing protectively in front of her.
"I must admit, we admire your determination." One of the SkullSatamon spoke up.
"But unfortunately you won't live to tell the tale." Another added.
The leader of the SkullSatamon looked over to his army. "What is taking so long? Enough of this nonsense! Stop messing around and destroy these pests!"
Stacey remained stood still, with no intention of backing down. Her D-Power and crest were starting to glow ever so slightly.... "As long as I'm still standing, there's no way you're going to hurt my friends or family."
Her digivice and crest grew brighter, causing the SkullSatamon to step back shielding their eyes. Her silver D-Power gave two beeps and vibrated as two small rings were released before they both connected together like a chain. One ring slotted into Stacey's crest before the other spun 180 degrees to slot itself into the crest and the two rings merged as one. The Crest of Friendship in the middle began to glow brightly......
Garurumon rose to his feet, a sudden burst of power surging through his body as he and SnowAgumon began to glow a bright golden colour.......
"GARURUMON... SNOWAGUMON... DNA WARP DIGIVOLVE TO... ICELEOMON!"
The light faded from in front of Stacey and she lowered her arm a little, which she had shielded her eyes with. Her mouth gaped open a little as she looked up at the new Digimon that towered over her...
He looked exactly like Leomon, except his entire body was white like snow. He wore a pair of black baggy pants and a small sword was strapped to the back of his black belt.
The leader of the SkullSatamon growled under his breath, tightening his grip on his staff. "This is exactly what I wanted to avoid."
Stacey was still in awe. "Wait.... b-but how...?" she managed to stutter out.
"Unbelievable." Matt whispered.
"They digivolved together..." Gabumon gasped.
IceLeomon brought his arm back and grasped the handle of his sword. He slowly pulled the sword out. The metal of the blade could be heard as it slid out of the steel casing. He gently lowered his arm a little, holding the sword up right.
"Don't be intimidated!" The leader of the army hollered. "There are five of us and only one of him!"
IceLeomon smiled to himself. He stood up straight and calmly placed his sword back into the steel casing. "So..." he began his voice a mixture of Garurumon and SnowAgumon's. "Who wants to go first?"
The leader of the SkullSatamon growled and thrust his staff in the ultimate's direction. "Finish him!" he demanded.
All four SkullSatamon charged forward, their staffs held high. Matt grabbed his daughter and pulled her back. He hugged her protectively against his body. Stacey clung on to her father and watched wide eyed as the four SkullSatamon lunged at her Digimon.
IceLeomon brought his fist back and punched the first SkullSatamon square in the face. He then spun around and karate kicked the second that lunged at him. The third one tried swinging his staff but IceLeomon grabbed hold of it and spun the undead Digimon around. The force caused SkullSatamon to lose his grip on his staff and he was thrown into the air. IceLeomon took hold of the staff and pierced it through the chest of the fourth.
The dark Digi-core inside his ribcage was destroyed and SkullSatamon screeched before he exploded into a dust of data.
Matt, Gabumon and Stacey all gasped in awe. "That's their weak spot..." Gabumon said quietly.
Two of the SkullSatamon began to circle IceLeomon. Once his back was turned, the third undead Digimon that had been thrown into the air picked up his staff that IceLeomon had discarded and charged. He lifted his staff up high ready to strike.....
"IceLeomon look out!" Stacey cried out.
IceLeomon grabbed his sword and pulled it out of its case as he swiftly spun around 180 degrees. As he turned, the undead Digimon was right on top of him and he rammed the sword straight through SkullSatamon's ribcage and penetrated the dark Digi-core.
SkullSatamon dropped his staff before he fell at IceLeomon's feet and he slowly disintegrated into pieces of data.
IceLeomon turned his head a little to look at the leader of the army. "I must say I'm finding this incredibly easy. This five to one ratio doesn't sound at all threatening."
The leader growled. "Do not let him win!" he ordered his last two remaining members of the army. "Now that he's found the secret on how to destroy them they're dropping like flies...."
The two remaining SkullSatamon raised their staffs upwards pointing the tips at IceLeomon. They began to glow and two beams of bright red energy shot out from each of them.
Still gripping his small sword, IceLeomon leaped up into the air just before both the attacks blasted a large creator into the ground. With a roar, IceLeomon lunged down and threw his sword like a javelin.
It caught the SkullSatamon on the right off guard as it pierced through his ribcage and he was instantly destroyed, causing the sword to fall to the ground next to the last of the four SkullSatamon.
IceLeomon landed on the ground with a thud. He backed up slightly, pressing his back up against one of the dead trees behind him.
The last SkullSatamon chuckled, knowing IceLeomon had no weapon to fight with now. "I've got you now." he chuckled. "Skull Hammer!" He charged forward, his staff raised over his head. He swung it down aiming for IceLeomon's chest. But the animal Digimon jumped up, dodging the attack with seconds to spare. The staff slammed into the dead tree and was caught in the rotting wood. SkullSatamon grunted and heaved as he tried to free his weapon. But it was stuck tight.
IceLeomon landed on the ground behind the undead Digimon. He scooped up his sword and with one fast and strong throw, he threw it straight at SkullSatamon.
SkullSatamon's expression suddenly changed as he felt the sharp pain in his back. Gasping loudly, he lost his grip on his staff and glanced down to see the tip of IceLeomon's sword sticking out of his ribcage. "Nooooo......" his final word echoed as his body vanished within a split second into a shower of data.
IceLeomon casually picked up his sword and turned around. "Well, it looks like it's one on one now." he chuckled as he began to walk towards the leader, and the final standing SkullSatamon.
SkullSatamon slammed his staff into the ground. "You may have destroyed the other four with ease, but I am the strongest of them all." He declared before he charged forward.
IceLeomon held his sword up in front of his face, blocking SkullSatamon's attack with his staff. A dual broke out between them, with each Digimon blocking the on-coming attack with their weapon.
IceLeomon blocked SkullSatamon's staff with his sword before doing a spinning kick across the ground, tripping up the undead Digimon. SkullSatamon fell onto the ground on his back and IceLeomon held his sword up with two hands ready to sink it down into the final Dark Digi-core.
But SkullSatamon read his move and quickly scooped up his staff before swinging it around and hitting the sword out of IceLeomon's hands. The sword flew high into the air and disappeared into the thickness of the fog.
SkullSatamon chuckled smugly as he slowly rose to his feet, using his staff as support. "What do you plan on doing now, IceLeomon?"
IceLeomon began to back up as SkullSatamon moved forward. He looked around to see if anything would give him ideas. He needed something strong enough to break through the ribcage and destroy the Dark Digi-core. The only thing that could was SkullSatamon's own staff, but it would be almost impossible to win that off him. This SkullSatamon was a lot stronger and smarter than the previous four he had just destroyed.
SkullSatamon smirked. "Looks like you're out of ideas." He pointed his staff straight at IceLeomon's face, preparing to blast him.
"Not quite." IceLeomon growled. He grabbed the staff with both hands before turning it around, causing SkullSatamon's hands to twist the wrong way and he lost his grip.
IceLeomon quickly karate kicked SkullSatamon in the stomach, sending him flying. IceLeomon spun the staff around so he had a strong grip before charging forward. He leaped into the air and dived down ramming the staff straight through SkullSatamon's ribcage.
SkullSatamon gawped in shock and pain as his whole body stiffed up. "W-wait, that wasn't fair!" he exclaimed.
"Oh save your whining for the Digimon underworld."
"The Undead King will have you for this.... argghhhhh!" SkullSatamon's cry echoed across the land as his body exploded into fragments of data. His staff fell to the ground and rested there for a few seconds before it too burst into a data.....
.:Thunder Mountain, File Island, Digital World:.
The Undead King was in his basement laboratory. On the wooden tables there were rows and rows of small test tubes filled with the black liquid that was the X antibody virus and he was making even more.
The door to his basement slowly creaked open, allowing a little bit of light in. A Gazimon X slipped inside closing the door behind him. "You called master?" he spoke up.
"Take these." The Undead King simply said handing the small Digimon a large cardboard box, filled with syringes that stored the X Antibody. "Go deliver these to the army of Waspmon. They have already been briefed on their mission. All they need is these."
Gazimon X took the box and nodded. "Yes sir." He then scurried out of the room.
The Undead King turned back to the batch of test tubes that were currently being filled with the X Antibody. He chuckled to himself. "I'll infect as many Digimon as I can and have the biggest army this Digital World has ever seen. Then we'll see how easy those DigiDestined find it to destroy me."
.:Misty Trees, File Island, Digital World:.
Stacey looked up in awe as IceLeomon walked over and stood before her. "That......That was amazing..." she gasped out. "How did you do that?"
IceLeomon began to glow a golden colour before he shrank in size and split back into Gabumon and SnowAgumon.
Matt and Gabumon walked up behind her. "You must have formed such a strong friendship with SnowAgumon he was able to digivolve with Garurumon." The rookie explained.
SnowAgumon was looking at his claws, which still felt a little tingly from his first digivolution. "I..... I didn't even know I could do that...."
Gabumon smiled next to him. "That's the power you get from the friendship of a human partner."
SnowAgumon looked at him. "H-human partner...? Does that mean?" he turned his attention to Stacey who was looking at her D-Power.
"I have two Digimon partners now?" she murmured. "How is that possible? After all I've done I don't even deserve one partner...."
"You helped Stacey a lot when I was Garurumon X. You acted like her Digimon partner when I couldn't. You fully deserve to be her partner too." Gabumon said warmly.
Matt walked up and placed a hand on his daughter's shoulder. "Are you ready to come home now Stacey?" he asked softly.
Stacey clutched her digivice close to her chest, lowering her head. She closed her eyes and thought for a moment before replying; "Yes.... yes, I am."
.:File City, File Island, Digital World:.
It was early evening and the sun was setting in the horizon. It shone onto the buildings giving off an orange tint on the glass. The city was at one of its busiest times. Digimon crowded the pavements and Trailmon ran up and down the roads transporting its passengers to their destinations.
During the commotion, no one heard the faint buzzing sound that was gradually growing louder. In the distance the swarm of Waspmon began to descend in the air. They swooped down and flew down the main street of the city.
By this time, Digimon had noticed their arrival. They stopped what they were doing and looked up. "What's going on?" a Kiwimon asked.
One Waspmon stopped in mid-air. It straightened its body and pointed its large stinger forward before firing a small syringe from it. The syringe struck one of the Trailmon in between the eyes.
He cringed and electrical sparks ignited all over his body. The Digimon inside his carriages screamed and fled through the open doors. Trailmon grunted as his appearance began to change. His brown exterior transformed into a black metal, his eyes turned red and his teeth became razor sharp. He roared as the Undead King's power began to take over his mind. "All Aboard! All Aboard for the Undead King's base!" he bellowed.
Digimon around him screamed and began to run away. The swarm of Waspmon hovered in the air and lined up before they pointed their stingers down towards the fleeing Digimon and fired.
A small group of Betamon turned and tried to scurry to safety down one of the back alleys. But two Waspmon spotted them and fired the X Antibody. The rookie Digimon cried out as the syringe struck them and the X Antibody began to infect their data. They collapsed to the ground before their appearance began to slowly change. Once the transformation was complete, the Betamon rose to their feet growling, their eyes a dark red colour. They turned and began to head towards the infected Trailmon.
The Waspmon fired a round of syringes before moving on down the street and stopping before firing another round. Most Digimon managed to escape but some weren't so lucky.
A Rhinomon stampeded across the road but caught his hoof in the Trailmon tracks and fell to the ground, allowing a syringe to strike his back. His transformation only took a few seconds before he got to his feet and began to make his way towards Trailmon X.
"Bear Buster!" One Waspmon charged up his energy before firing a single blow from his stinger. The blast struck a nearby building causing the building and the ground to shake as well as debris crashing down onto Digimon below.
The crowds of Digimon grew bigger as more and more got infected and piled onto Trailmon X. One Waspmon shot another Trailmon with the X Antibody and the Digimon immediately began to board him.
"All Aboard! A one way ticket to the master of this world, the Undead King!" the two Trailmon X hollered....
.:FCH, File City, File Island, Digital World:.
"You know, penguins were never meant to fly." Joe joked lightly as he treated a Penguinmon with an injured wing. He walked over to the supply drawer and opened it, getting a roll of bandages out. "Next time, think twice when a group of Goblimon dare you to fly off the top of a building." He added as he walked back over and sat down on the small stool in front of the bed. "You're lucky your wing is just sprained. You could have been hurt a lot worse."
Penguinmon lowered his head. "Sorry." He pouted.
"You should have known better than to listen to Goblimon. That Digimon just loves to do bad things." Gomamon added.
Joe opened up the bandage and began to wrap it around Penguinmon's wing. "Now, this should take a few weeks to heal fully. Don't put any strain on it, alright?"
"Okay, thanks Dr Kido." Penguinmon replied.
Suddenly, there was a faint scream from outside. Gomamon looked up. "Huh? What was that?" he scurried across the room and jumped up onto the chair that was just below the window. He leaned over the windowsill and gazed down outside.
Down below, he could see Digimon running past the hospital in panic. "Huh?" the rookie Digimon kept his attention on a pair of Rabbitmon. Something seemed to fly down and sink into both of their backs. As they collapsed to the ground, a large shadow passed by over them.
"Wha?" Gomamon immediately looked up and caught a glimpse of Waspmon soaring past before he was followed by another two. "Joe! I think we've got trouble."
Joe looked up. "What is it?" he made sure Penguinmon's bandage was tight enough before he stood up and walked over to the window. Gomamon motioned down to the ground. The bearer of Reliability pushed his glasses up a little before looking down to the street below. Outside Digimon were running around in panic, screaming and dashing for cover. "What's going on out there?" Joe wondered.
"I don't know but something just hit those Rabbitmon and-" Gomamon stopped in midsentence. "Hey they've changed!" he gasped. They both watched as the two Rabbitmon X rose to their feet and turned around walking back in the direction they had run from.
A Waspmon flew by and stopped just outside the window. Joe and Gomamon watched as the champion Digimon pointed his stinger downwards to a lone Triceramon.
The dinosaur Digimon spun round and fired energy beams from his three horns. "Tri-Horn Attack!" the attack destroyed the Waspmon instantly but another one appeared behind Triceramon and struck him with the X Antibody. He roared loudly and sunk to the ground as his body began to transform.
Joe gasped and took a step back in shock. "So that's what's going on!" he exclaimed as he watched Triceramon X stomp off. Joe turned and quickly removed his white coat and threw it over the edge of the bed. "Stay here Penguinmon!" he said before leaving the room with Gomamon.
"What're those Waspmon doing Joe?" Gomamon asked as he ran alongside his partner down the corridor.
"I'm not sure about their true intentions, but Izzy told me the Undead King has been creating X Digimon so I have a suspicious feeling this has something to do with him." Joe replied.
Outside, some of the stronger Digimon were beginning to fight back and protect the weaker ones against the swarm of Waspmon.
"Pummel Whack!" Orgemon leaped up in the air and fired a dark energy sphere from his fist destroying the Waspmon in front of him.
A rookie Digimon, Dorumon peaked out from behind a trash can before sprinting across the road whimpering in fear. One of the Waspmons spotted him and prepared to fire the X Antibody....
"Harpoon Torpedo!" a horn shaped rocket shot out from behind a building and soared over the top before breaking apart and revealing a small torpedo inside. The torpedo dipped down and exploded as it made contact with Waspmon, destroying him instantly as Dorumon scurried away down a dark alley.
Ikkakumon came storming around the street corner closely followed by Joe, who was carrying a small very laptop under his arm. "These are only Waspmon. So how come they are attacking the city?" Ikkakumon said, glancing back at his human partner.
"Hmmm.... I'm not sure. Come to think about it, surely they'd be an X Digimon if they were sent by the Undead King...Just wait a second." Joe replied. He got out his D-Phone and pressed number three on speed dial before holding it up to his ear. "Hey Izzy, could you do me a favour? Look up any information you have on Waspmon."
"Sure Joe. What would you like to know?"
"Just anything that could possibly link them to the X Antibody."
There was a short pause as Joe heard Izzy typing away on his computer. "Well, it's a cyborg Digimon, a champion level. It is one of the Digimon that carry of the X Antibody, even though it's not an X Digimon."
"Okay, thanks Izzy." Joe lowered the phone from his ear and looked over to his Digimon partner. "They're a carrier of the X Antibody Ikkakumon so I'm guessing my theory before is right and they were sent by the Undead King."
"So you want me to destroy them all?" Ikkakumon asked gruffly.
Joe nodded. "Yeah. We can't let them turn anymore Digimon into X Digimon. I know it's going to be hard finding them all over the city but I think I can track down their signals." He said as he opened up his small laptop and began typing. A map of the city appeared on the screen. Various blue dots were scattered over the map, indicating where a Waspmon was."Okay get ready Ikkakumon, there should be three Waspmon coming round this corner right about now..."
A small group of Dogmon howled in fear as they ran out from around the corner closely followed by the three Waspmon.
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
The three Waspmon had stopped and pointed their stingers down but before they could fire the X Antibody, Ikkakumon's three rocket missiles destroyed them all at once in a split second.
But despite the fight back from Ikkakumon and some other Digimon, the Waspmon continued to cause damage to the city buildings as they carried out their mission in collecting as much X Digimon as possible.
.:Thunder Mountain, File Island, Digital World:.
The Undead King was stood in the computer room just behind the two Hagurumon X that were monitoring the four large plasma screens. The first screen played an image of a family of Tokomon fleeing into a nearby building, the second screen showed two Waspmon firing their attacks, the third was of a Dobermon transforming into Dobermon X and the fourth screen showed Joe and Ikkakumon.
"Master, we have reports that the DigiDestined and even some of the city Digimon are fighting back against the attack." The Hagurumon X on the left commented.
The Undead King chuckled under his breath. "Let them have their fun."
"But sir, half of the Waspmon army has been destroyed."
"No worries." The Undead King replied calmly as he stepped in between the two X Digimon. He pressed a button on the keyboard and a picture of the Digimon boarding the two Trailmon X spanned over the four screens. "Just as long as I have enough X Digimon.... I could always launch another attack if needs be." He smiled as he continued to watch Digimon of all levels entering the carriages. "But, by the looks of things I don't say that's an issue. Waspmon have done me proud."
.:File City, File Island, Digital World:.
"Harpoon Torpedo!" There was a bright explosion in the sky as the final Waspmon was defeated. It's data burst apart like a firework before floating down to the ground below.
"Good job Ikkakumon. I think that's the last one." Joe said with a smile before he shut the lid on his laptop down and held it under his arm.
Ikkakumon turned around to face his human partner. "Where did all the Digimon that got infected with the X Antibody?"
"Hmmm, I'm not sure." Joe looked around and wandered up the street a little. He stepped off the pavement and stood in the middle of the crossroads. He turned to his right and caught a glimpse of an Allomon X turning a corner. "This way!"
The bearer of Reliability ran down the street with Ikkakumon not far behind. Just before he turned the same corner as Allomon X did, he heard the faint sound of a train whistle. As Joe turned onto the next street, he saw the dinosaur Digimon board one of the Trailmon X.A few other small X Digimon also followed him into the carriages.
The two Trailmon X blew their whistles before their carriage doors closed as they prepared to leave. Joe ran up to one of the carriages and peered through the window. He gasped as he saw the carriage crammed full of X Digimon. The train Digimon then slowly began to pull away. Joe walked along with the carriage for a few moments still staring at the Digimon before he stopped and watched the two Trainmon X disappear down the road and into the distance.
Ikkakumon walked up behind his human partner before he de-digivolved back to Gomamon. "Where are they going?" he asked.
"I have no idea." Joe sighed and lowered his head. "Huh? What's this?" he bent down and picked up a syringe that was on the ground by his feet. He pushed his glasses up and examined it. There were a few droplets of the black liquid still at the bottom. "Is this what the Waspmon were firing?"
"Hey Joe! Over here!"
Joe spun round at the sound of his Digimon partner's voice. Gomamon was struggling to lift some debris off of an unconscious Crabmon. He rushed over and knelt down before pushing the bricks off the rookie. Crabmon was covered in deep cuts and dust. "We have to get him back to the hospital."
Gomamon glanced across the street to see a Kamemon and two Mikemon limping and holding injured limbs. "I've gotta feeling we're gonna be working over tonight."
Joe picked up Crabmon in his arms. He glanced around the area to see Digimon were starting to emerge from their hiding places, some more hurt than others. He sighed. "It's gonna be a long night..."
.:Thunder Mountain, File Island, Digital World:.
The sun had now completely set and darkness covered the whole of File Island. Darkness surrounded the entire area around Thunder Mountain until a small set of headlights appeared as a spec in the distance. The faint sound of a train whistle could be heard as the two Trailmon X gradually emerged from the dark. As they grew closer, the two Orgemon X pushed the large metal gates open before stepping aside and allowing the train Digimon to enter the Undead King's base.
The track carried the train and carriages around the side of the stone building before coming to a halt at the back entrance where the Undead King was waiting. He was stood in front of a large doorway that led down to the basement of his base, where he kept all of his captive Digimon.
The doors on the carriages all opened and the X Digimon began to pile out one by one. The Undead King smiled as he watched each Digimon pass him before they disappeared through the doorway and down into the basement.
Gazimon X was stood beside his master. He too watched each Digimon that passed by them. He watched as the group of Betamon emerged from the train. "Sir, surely rookie Digimon are not strong enough to be a part of your army?" he asked looking up as the Betamon walked past.
The Undead King chuckled quietly under his breath. "I've already thought of that Gazimon X. My army will consist of only Ultimate and Mega level Digimon. So, any that fall short of that mark will have a special upgrade waiting for them." He grinned devilishly. "While Waspmon were out collecting my army, I devised an upgrade using data from the X Antibody and data from certain Ultimate and Mega Digimon. This will allow any champion or rookie to digivolve to the higher level. My army will only consist of the best."
"Well, it looks like you've thought of everything sir."
The Undead King's smile grew bigger. "Indeed I have."
To be continued...