Yuuko put her hands over her mouth and took a step back. "Fei?! You're K?!"
The girl had a blank stare. "This ain't how I planned for things to work out Yuuko. You and the Cyber Sleuths went and forced my hand."
"Uh, someone wanna tell me who this kid is?" Grumblemon asked.
"Her name is Fei Tome Ignacio." Ami replied. "Back before our battle with the Mother Eater she was a member of Zaxon."
"The hacker team Zero named our resistance group after?" Lobomon asked.
"That's right." Takumi replied. "Fei was the most loyal to Yuuko out of that team. And her most powerful ally."
"Not anymore." Fei said. "I was indeed Yuuko's closest ally once... until that was taken from me."
"What are you talking about?"
"What am I talking about? Heh, heh, heh... Hahahahaha!"
"What's so funny?"
"You of all people should know exactly what I'm talking about! The moment you came everything changed! You could do things for Yuuko I could not! Had a past with her that I never did! And a connection I never could!"
Yuuko looked at Fei sadly. "So, it sounds like your memories from the previous reality were restored." Ami said.
"Yes. Brother Sorrow and Hosaka brought me here to the Digital World where they returned my original memories before you rebooted our worlds... before you erased Zaxon's history! My history with Yuuko!"
"We didn't reboot our worlds to erase or hurt anyone!" Takumi said. "It was the only way to stop the Eaters and save our worlds!"
"I don't care about any of that!" Fei glared. "I'm taking back what is mine! And thanks to the Next Order, I have the power to do just that!" She held up her Digivice. "Lilithmon! Leviamon! It's time!" A green and light blue symbol appeared in front of her. The room darkened as two Deadly Digimon emerged. Both Deadly Digimon looked different. Lilithmon wore a different dress and had dark butterfly wings. One of which had the Crown on Lust on it. Her tiara had red horns and her golden gauntlet had a single long red nail. Leviamon was flying on wings that emitted red light. The Crown of Envy hung over his head. He had three tentacle-like tails.
"Wait... what happened to those two?" Takumi asked. "They look different..."
"Gee, you think?" Ami sarcastically asked.
Lilithmon giggled. "Noticed my new look did you? Why don't you come over here so I can give you a closer look?"
"Stop sounding creepy!" Takumi said.
"Imagine being stuck in a room with this creeper." Ami squinted blushing. "I've been there. And I'm sure it scared me for life."
Lilithmon laughed. "Did you not enjoy our playtime? I know I relished every juicy second of it."
"STOP. SOUNDING. CREEPY!" the Aiba twins shouted.
"Seems this form isn't the only thing new about her." Kuzuhamon grimaced. "Somehow she's even more disgusting."
"That's not all." Rapidmon Armor said. "I sense a great power stirring from them..."
Leviamon laughed. "That's right. Thanks to your little scuffle with Takuto, Boltboutamon was able to replicate the X-Antibody you used!"
Takumi gasped. "What?! You mean the form Rapidmon achieved through EXE?!"
"Correct." Fei smirked. "Now I'm at your level. And now I can erase you entirely. Remove you as an obstacle from what I deserve!"
"Fei, wait!" Yuuko said. "You don't have to-
"Lilithmon, Leviamon, sic him!"
"Of course." Lilithmon dashed towards Takumi and swung her nails, but Lobomon tackled the detective out of the way.
He drew his weapon. "Protect Takumi! Lobo Kendo!"
"Seismic Sledge!"
"Mach Rush!"
Lilithmon X held up her hand and a barrier blocked the attacks of Lobomon, Grumblemon and Mercurymon. "Stay out of this you pests!" She swung her arm and a green wave scattered them across the room.
Samudramon ran at Lilithmon X blades ready to slash, but Leviamon X flew up to him. "Tail Strike Mortifera!" His three ended tail started stabbing at the swordsman who blocked the attacks as best he could before one of his swords were knocked out of his hand. He was then stabbed repeatedly and toppled over.
"Samudramon!" Yuuko gasped.
"No interference Cyber Sleuths." Leviamon X grinned. "This time I will crush you and your weak Digimon between my jaws."
"Don't count on it!" Rosemon Burst Mode flew at him and reeled her whip back. But as it extended behind her Lilithmon X grabbed it and swung her into a wall. Ophanimon and Kuzuhamon flew at her from behind and she whirled around making a scratching motion. "Hell Crusher!" Dark blades slashed them both.
"Black Tornado!"
"Brave Metal!" Dorugoramon and BlackWarGreymon flew at him from behind. Leviamon X dodged both their attacks. As they passed him his tails hit them from behind.
"Shining Laser!" Rapidmon Armor fired golden beams from his cannons that did nothing to even make Leviamon flinch.
"Hydro Water!" Leviamon opened his mouth and a stream of water knocked Rapidmon over.
"They're stronger..." Takumi shuddered.
"Well don't just stand there!" Ami said. "Use the EXE program!"
"I don't know how to! I haven't been able to do it since my fight with Takuto!"
"You're kidding me!"
"Ha! Some Cyber Sleuth!" Fei laughed. "I was hoping you would whip that up again so I could prove myself better than you! But then again, why waste time to prove what we already know? Now crush them!" She made an input with her Digivice and dark aura glowed around her Digimon.
"Speed Charge Field!" Rapidmon Armor howled and the six allied Digimon glowed before they all rushed in. Lilithmon dodged a spear thrust from Ophanimon then slammed her palm into her belly where she had no armor knocking her back.
"Illuminator!" Kuzuhamon sent the kuda-gitsune at Lilithmon as Rosemon Burst Mode shot her whip. Lilithmon blew a kiss and the kuda-gitsune and the whip glowed green before they turned around. Kuzuhamon got tied in Rosmeon's whip while the kuda-gitsune coiled around Ophanimon binding her. "Wha-HOW?!"
Lilithmon laughed and drew a circle. "Phantom Pain." A green blast knocked all three of Ami's Digimon down.
Rapidmon Armor bounced off of Leviamon X repeatedly. His punches and kicks knocked the alligator back little by little. Then when he charged again Leviamon flipped backwards slapping him with his tails. Dorugoramon rushed at him next. "Wolkenapalm!" Leviamon X opened his mouth and shot a red beam into him, blowing him away.
"Meteor Fall!" BlackWarGreymon dropped a fiery projectile on him.
Leviamon X ignored the hit and rammed his skull into BlackWarGreymon who blocked it with the Brave Shield but was knocked back from the force. "Biting Crush!" Leviamon X jumped at BlackWarGreymon and bit into him before tossing him aside.
"This is bad…!" Ami grimaced as their Digimon took a beating.
"Try attacking all at once!" Takumi ordered.
"Golden Triangle!" Rapidmon fired a gold beam.
"Dark Terra Force!" BlackWarGreymon threw a dark red sphere.
"Doru Djin!" Dorugoramon released a fiery shockwave.
"Aguichant Lávres!" Rosemon Burst Mode blew a kiss that summond pink hearts that shot lasers.
"EDEN's Javlin!" Ophanimon held her spear forward and it shot light.
"Taizoukai Mandala!" Kuzuhamon slammed her staff into the ground and a magic circle formed before her staff fired a white light.
Fei pointed forward. "Full power!"
Lilithmon X's wings spread, and the Crown of Lust glowed. "Seventh Fascination!" Her wings shot green light.
Leviamon X roared as the Crown of Envy glowed. "Seventh Lightning!" He fired lighting from his three horns. The Deadly Digimon's attacks collided with the heroes'. A brief power struggle and the Seventh attacks were starting to push forward.
Takumi put on his goggles and opened a menu. "Ami! Overclock, now!"
"Right!" Ami put on her goggles and made inputs with her brother. Their Digimon glowed red, and their attacks grew in size pushing back.
"What?!" Fei yelled. Soon they pushed through and overpowered the Deadly Digimon making an explosion.
Inside the underground temple Shiki helped as the floor shook and she nearly fell over. "What was that?!"
"Nothing good." TiggerVespamon replied. "We should hurry!"
Takumi And Ami's Digimon panted as everyone looked at the dust cloud. "Did… did that do it?" Ami asked.
The dust settled and Lilithmon X was on one knee and Leviamon X was on the ground. "It did something." Takumi replied.
"That… actually hurt." Lilithmon X hissed.
Fei snarled. "Even with the X-Antibody I'm still losing…?!" Fei snarled. "HOW?! What makes you better from me?!"
"Fei, enough!" Takumi said. "I don't want to fight you! I respect you as both a hacker and a Digimon Tamer!"
"Tch! Don't you dare give me that crap! I'm going to destroy you!"
"Fei, please stop!"
The girl looked at her raven-haired friend who approached with a pleading look in her eyes. "Yuuko…?"
"This isn't you Fei!" Yuuko said. "You may have always been rough around the edges and short tempered… but you never lashed out on people for no reason like this! You're better than this! Better than the Next Order! You're my friend! Please, let's just go back to the way things were! Where we fought side by side!"
"Yuuko…" Fei brought a hand over her head. "I… just wanted to be by your side… I… don't want to upset you…"
Leviamon X snarled. "Oh, great, this is happening again."
"Not on my watch." Lilithmon X held her hand towards Fei.
"Ugh!" Fei dropped the K mask onto the floor and clenched her head. "Stop… it…!"
"What are you doing?!" Ami shouted.
"Leave her alone!" Yuuko demanded.
"You want Yuuko to be happy?" Lilithmon X asked. "Then be the only one who makes her happy. When you regained your memories of her then found out her relationship with Takumi, you thought as long as she was happy with him that would be enough… but why settle there when you could have more? Have your precious girl Yuuko all to yourself."
"Yes." Leviamon cackled. "Why should Takumi have what you want? Take what you deserve! She's too good for this brat!"
"GAAAAAAAAAH!" Fei screamed. One of her eyes turned green with the Crown on Envy in her pupil. The other became light blue with the Crown of Envy in her pupil. Her arms and head slumped.
"FEI!" Yuuko yelled with Takumi and Ami.
The girl looked upward with her glowing eyes. "Destroy… Takumi Aiba… make him… suffer… Yuuko… IS MINE!"
Lilithmon X laughed. "Yes! Give me your desires! Let them fuel us!"
"Your envy is your strength!" Leviamon X said. "It's making us stronger!"
Yuuko rushed towards them. "Stop it!"
"Yuuko, wait!" Takumi rushed after her with Ami.
"Do you want to play? Empress Emblaze!" Lilithmon X smirked at the humans and snapped her fingers. Swarms of black arms rose from the ground around each of the three and ensnared them to the point where only their heads were sticking out.
"Hey!" Ami grunted as they tried to squirm free. "Let go!"
"Fei!" Yuuko yelled.
"Stop it!" Rosemon Burst Mode and the other Digimon flew in, but Leviamon X opened his mouth and a burst of lightning swept by knocking them all out of the air.
"Bwahahahaha!" Leviamon X bellowed. "I should really thank Brother Sorrow and Hosaka for dragging this girl to the Digital World! Her emotions are a gold mine! With her envy and lust Lilithmon and I grow stronger by the minute!"
Ami, Yuuko and Takumi continued to struggle but there were too many limbs holding them in place. Lilithmon X giggled at the sight. "That's right, squirm for me. It's quite the sight to drink up."
The three stopped struggling to glare at her. "Stop sounding creepy!"
"Oh, our fun is only beginning…"
"What are you- Ami felt the first layer of hands in the cocoon holding her start to move along her body. She screamed as she blushed. "STOP THAT!" Her brother grunted in discomfort and Yuuko shrieked as their faces reddened too.
Lilithmon X laughed. "Oh, you know you're enjoying it. Don't deny the temptation." She appeared next to Ami and whispered into her ear. "You're not going to escape me this time little girl… I will break you right in front of your brother. You will be my mindless puppet and will obey my every order. My first one being helping me do the same to Takumi. What better way of getting my revenge on you two then forcing you both into eternal subordination and making you into my playthings?"
Ami spat in Leviamon X's face. "I don't submit to creepers."
Leviamon X grunted and wiped her face before slapping Ami in the face. "AMI!" Takumi shouted.
"It seems my toy will need to be taught a lesson." Lilithmon X held up her gold claw. "A little pain will remind you of your place." Ami squeezed her eyes shut.
"NO!" Takumi's goggles glowed and the arms holding him exploded. His glove glowed with a red X appearing over it.
"Takumi!" Yuuko gasped.
Takumi looked at his glove. "This feeling… just like before…"
Rapidmon Armor pushed himself off the floor along with BlackWarGreymon and Dorugoramon. "Takumi… I'm feeling it again…!"
Takumi turned to his Digimon before holding his handout. "Rapidmon Armor! BlackWarGreymon! Dorugoramon! Extra Xross Evolution!"
A red X appeared behind Rapidmon while his fellow Digimon became blue pixels that flew into it. Bit by bit his armor transformed again. "Rapidmon Armor X!"
The X-Antibody Digimon unleashed a powerful light that blinded the two Deadly Digimon and burned away the hands holding Ami and Yuuko. "This is…!" Leviamon X growled. "I am worried…"
"No matter!" Lilithmon X said. "Come whenever!"
Takumi glared at them. "I promised my father I'd protect Ami. You won't torment her any longer! Rapidmon!"
"Meteor Fall!" Rapidmon Armor X shot two fireballs that exploded on both of them. He then flew at Leviamon X and slashed him repeatedly with extended claws.
"Tail Strike!"
"Dodge!" Takumi shouted.
Rapidmon dodged a tail swipe. "Tail Strike Mortifera!" Leviamon X shot his tails repeatedly at him and he evaded each one of them.
"Phantom Pain!" Lilithmon X struck Rapidmon Armor X from behind and then he got slashed repeatedly by Leviamon X. "Nazar Nail!"
"Tail Strike!"
Rapidmon Armor X blocked an attack from each of them with each arm. He pushed them back and backed up. "Laser Gatling Arm!" He shot both of them repeatedly.
"Play this carefully!" Takumi said activating an SPD boost. "They have you outnumbered and also have X-Antibodies this time!"
"Right!" Rapidmon dodged claw swiped from Lilithmon X then kicked her.
"You're left!"
"Biting Crush!" Rapidmon saw Leviamon X trying to take a bite from him, but he fired right into his mouth.
"Hold still you pest!" Lilithmon X growled. "Hell Crusher!" Rapidmon Armor X.
"Ocean Wave!" Leviamon spewed water. Rapidmon Armor X evaded it all.
"Shinning Laser!" Rapidmon fired golden beams that rained down on them.
"There they are!" Everyone looked at the entrance as Shiki ran in with her partners, TigerVespamon, Sakuyamon, and Phoenixmon.
"Shiki!" Ami smiled.
"Looks like we're just in time." TigerVespamon said before noticing K. "Wait… Fei?!"
"It can't be!" Sakuyamon gasped.
"That uniform…" Phoenixmon gaped. "K was you?!"
"Lilithmon and Leviamon are manipulating her using her emotions!" Yuuko said.
"That's right." Lilithmon X cackled. "Her lust and envy were an exquisite meal for us."
Shiki gasped. "Lilithmon? Leviamon? What happened to your appearance?"
"Are you making fun of how a lady looks? You need to be taught a lesson!"
"Boltboutamon created artificial X-Antibodies to make them stronger!" Ami replied.
TigerVespamon turned to Fei. "Fei, can you hear me?"
Fei's eyes were still glowing, but she faced the Digimon. "Tiger…Vespamon?"
"You have to tune them out! We both know you're stronger than them!"
"Ugh… ah…!"
"Again with this?" Leviamon X grumbled.
An eerie cackle echoed in the room. "I'm afraid this girl cannot escape us…"
Everyone looked around. "Who said that?" Yuuko asked.
The K mask on the floor glowed red as it ascended. Red smoke came out as it transformed into a tall Digimon with orange hair and needle-like fingers. "Hahahaha!"
"What is that?!" Shiki asked.
Lilithmon X folded her arms. "Finally decided to come out to play Matadormon?"
"Matadormon?" Takumi asked. "The Digimon that controlled Yu while he was K?"
The Digimon landed on his feet. He then looked over to Fei. "This puppet proved harder to control. Unlike that boy her will is strong. But with Levimon and Lilithmon's help I was able to break her."
"You monster!" Sakuyamon glared. "Release our partner!"
"Ha! You think I will simply give you this girl after all the trouble we went through to mold her? I still have use for her." Matadormon zoomed in front of Fei and his eyes glowed red. "This is your chance to claim all you ever dreamed of. Let nothing stand in your way." Fei hissed. She opened a menu. She made some inputs.
Boltboutamon seethed as he watched. "Oooooh, this could get ugly."
"What do you mean?" Brother Sorrow asked.
"I haven't figured out how to get hacking programs to safely work while using the X-Antibody prototypes. When Takumi used Overclock if you recall it drained Rapidmon X fast. And this isn't even a real X-Antibody. I'm gonna say there's an 80% chance of lethal side effects here."
Brother Sorrow stood up. "So even if Fei does win against Takumi, the others will get her once her Digimon are gone. Would you mind handling observation alone from here?"
"Uh, sure?" Boltboutamon watched Brother Sorrow walk out of the room. "Where are you going?"
"Someone has to pick up the pieces after Fei falls."
Fei pressed the button and a red X appeared over Leviamon and Lilithmon. They roared as they glowed red. "We… will…" Lilithmon X snarled.
"DESTROY YOU!" Leviamon X roared. "Starting up again..." Lilithmon X rushed to Rapidmon Armor X and swiped at him repeatedly. He blocked the claw with his weapons then leapt back. He aimed his guns at her, but Leviamon X rammed into him. "Grand Rock!"
A stalagmite bashed Rapidmon out of the air. He shot Leviamon X before Lilithmon X drop kicked him. "Gah… Takumi, I need some help here!"
Takumi opened a menu. "Right. Time for Overclock!"
Matadormon laughed. "Oh no you don't."
Fei rushed in at speed unnormal for a human and tackled Takumi to the ground. The boy yelped as he felt her grab his wrists and pin them to the floor. He tried to press his feet against the floor to push himself off the ground, but Fei slammed a foot on his chest pinning him to it. "Fei, stop!" Yuuko ran to her left and grabbed Fei's left arm as Ami grabbed her right. They tried to pull her off Takumi, but her grip was unyielding.
"What's going on?" Ami grunted. "It's like she's made of steel!"
"Fei!" TigerVespamon and her fellow Digimon flew towards the girl and Shiki and her Digimon followed behind.
"Earth Shattering Stomp!" Matadormon kicked TigerVespamon repeatedly then knocked her into Phoenixmon and Sakuyamon. "Don't bother getting up." he said, folding his arms. "Because you're not interfering either way."
"We'll see about that." Shiki glared. "Skyla! Gaia!"
Matadormon laughed as Shiki's Digimon rushed him. "Tried to warn you. Vampiric Cajolery!" Red light flashed from his eyes.
Skyla and Gaia stopped in their tracks. "Guys, what's wrong?" Shiki asked. Her Digimon turned around with their eyes glowing red. "…Uh, oh." The two rushed at her. Sakuyamon blocked Rosemon's whips and Phoenixmon clashed with Skyla. TigerVespamon roared as she swung her swords at Matadormon who laughed as he dodged.
Rapidmon Armor X panted as he tried to dodge every attack thrown at him at once. "You seem down." Lilithmon X laughed. "Phantom Pain!" The Deadly Digimon of Lust stunned him.
"Biting Crush Traidens!" Leviamon X bit down on Rapidmon then threw him upward. The Crown of Envy glowed. "Seventh Lightning!"
Lilithmon X's Crown of Lust shined. "Seventh Fascination!" Lightning and green energy struck Rapidmon Armor X. He cried out in the explosion and rolled across the floor.
"Rapidmon!" Takumi shouted before Fei grabbed his shirt and lifted him off the floor.
Lilithmon X stepped up from behind. "Give him here." Fei turned around and threw Takumi forward. Lilithmon grabbed the boy's face and lifted him up. Takumi's muffled shouts were music to the tall woman's ears as his legs flailed and her and his hands tried to pry her hand off him. "You know what? I don't really care about enslaving you or Ami anymore. Just having you out of my hair permanently is enough. I will eat you up!"
Takumi felt the grip around his skull tighten and he screamed. "TAKUMI!" Yuuko screamed.
Ami ran up screaming. "LET HIM GO!" She charged and punched Lilithmon in the shin as hard as she could.
The Digimon winced at the pain. "You little…!" She punted Ami away from her and she landed on her back. "You want him!? Here!" She threw Ami's brother on top of her as she tried to get up. Ami grabbed her brother and rolled them out of the way as Lilithmon X shot a purple orb that exploded on the ground they were just on.
Ami stood up. "I won't let you hurt my brother!"
"Ami…" Takumi grunted from his hands and knees. "Stop!"
"Why? You wouldn't stop if it was me you saw in danger."
"Because I swore I'd protect you!"
Ami looked at her brother. "Takumi… I know you promised dad you'd look after me… and I'm grateful. But at the same time…" She held her head up. "I am sick of being some damsel in distress!"
"Ami…?"
"I can't just rely on you forever! I can- No, I must become stronger and stand up on my own!"
A young Takumi was sitting on a stool with an ice pack pressed against his cheek. His mother was putting a band-aid on his knee. Ami was staring at him with a guilty expression. "Takumi…"
"It's fine." Takumi replied.
"No, it's not fine! You got hurt protecting me from bullies!"
"I had to. I promised daddy-
"I didn't ask you to protect me!" Ami shouted. "You think seeing you get hurt makes me happy?! Stupid Takumi!" She ran away crying. Straight into her room and cried on her bed.
After a couple of minutes her mother came into the room. "Ami… are you okay?" The girl shook her head. Yukino rubbed her daughter's back. "Takumi knows you didn't mean to insult him."
"Why is he always like this? He keeps hurting himself for me!"
"He doesn't want to break his promise to your father. Try to understand, he would feel awful if you got hurt and did nothing."
"And what about me feelings?"
"Ami… you can't stop Takumi from looking out for you. But if you do feel that bad there is something else you can do."
Ami looked at her mother. "What's that?"
"Give him less of a reason to protect you. Become a strong girl that can stand up for herself. That way, Takumi won't need to shield you from anything. I'm sure your father would be happy with that too."
"Can I do that? I'm kind of hopeless…"
"You? Hopeless? Anything but." Yukino smiled. "It's easy to stand up for yourself. How do you think Takumi does it? You two are smart kids. You'll figure it out."
Ami wiped her tears. "Okay! I'll do it! I'll become strong just like Takumi! And then it'll be me who looks after him!"
"That's my girl!" Yukino smiled ruffling her hair. "Now let's go check up on your brother."
Takumi looked his sister's back. "Ami…"
Ami put her hands over her chest. "I won't let you be the one looking after me all the time. I'm going to protect myself! And you!"
"Ami…!" Rosemon Burst Mode pushed herself up. "You're already standing on your own. You proved to us time and time again you could rise over the greatest challenges!"
Kuzuhamon got up. "And you always used that power to protect others. That's why we stand by you!"
Ophanimon returned to her feet. "And if your wish is to protect Takumi, then we will give you all of our power to do just that!"
Ami smiled at them. "Thank you. You three are always there for me." She noticed the goggles tied around her hair glowing blue. She put them over her eyes. "Oh…!"
Takumi glanced at her. "That's…!"
Skyla and Gaia's eyes returned to normal as they looked at the light. Shiki gasped. "Ami! That's Bond Power! Use it with your Digimon!"
Ami held her gloved hand forward and it glowed gold along with the lenses of her Digivice with a red X appearing over her palm. In her goggles was an image of herself, Ophanimon, Rosemon Burst Mode and Kuzuhamon connected by tethers of electricity shaped like a diamond. Inside it were the words Extra Xross Evolution that then became EXE. "Rosemon Burst Mode! Ophanimon! Kuzuhamon! Extra Xross Evolution!"
A Red X appeared behind Rosemon Burst Mode. Ophanimon and Kuzuhamon started spinning in place as they became blue pixels that flew into the ends of that X making it an infinity sign. Rosemon lifted her head as her body grew to almost the same size as Rapidmon Armor X and her clothes reverted from white and pink to red and green. Her whip uncoiled and circled around her. She held out her arms and her red bodysuit, black boots and green cape glowed pink and slowly transformed. First a low-cut open jacket followed by large shoulder pads connected to her long red gloves. Then black undergarments and leather belts leaving her thighs and midriff bare and then large thigh high heeled red boots. Then an extended green cape with a red top. Her whip grew thicker then wrapped itself around her arms legs and neck. She spun around before posing. "Rosemon X!" the Digimon shouted with the voices of all three of Ami's Digimon.
The red glow she emitted blinded everyone around her. "What is this?!" Lobomon asked.
"Ami…" Takumi gasped. "You did it…!"
Shiki chuckled looking at the confident Ami and her Digimon. "I knew it."
Rosemon X stepped in front of Ami. "Ami… your love for your family is making me stronger than ever."
Lilithmon X And Leviamon X snarled. Matadormon trembled. "This…!"
Boltboutamon watched from his monitor. "What in interesting development."
"HOW?! Her too?!" Leviamon X shouted. "How could you obtain this power?!"
"Because we have something you don't." Rosemon X said.
Ami started with fierce determination. "A fiery passion to protect what we cherish! And we will protect it! Rosemon!"
Rosemon X crouched before charging. "Roses Rapier!" The whip glowed red in one of her hands.
"Nazar Nail!" Lilithmon X's glove glowed purple. Their weapons clashed repeatedly sending sparks across the room. Lilithmon went for a thrust, but Rosemon X twirled around it then stabbed at Lilithmon's leg making her stumble before smacking her across the face.
"Earth Shattering Stomp!" Matadormon jumped at her from behind.
"Gaia Element!" Rosemon X turned around and blasted him with an emerald explosion. She then rushed in and elbowed him across the room.
"Tail Strike!" Leviamon X spun around swinging his tails just as Ami used an AGL Boost. Rosemon X leapt over the tails and dive kicked into him.
"Amazing…" Yuuko breathed.
Rosemon X spun in place slapping Matadormon, Leviamon X and Lilithmon X with her whips repeatedly. She shared Ami's fierce expression. "Atta girl Ami." Shiki smiled. "This is what EXE can do!"
Fei grunted as she made inputs in her Digivice. Lilithmon X stood up and rushed at Rosemon X who caught her gold gauntlet before Lilithmon's other hand slapped her across the face. Rosemon kicked her across the room. "Biting Crush!" Leviamon opened his mouth to chomp. Rosemon X used her whip to snare his mouth shut then pulled him in to knee him into the ceiling.
"Vampiric Cajolery!" Matadormon blinded Rosemon X with red light from his eyes.
Lilithmon X appeared right behind Rosemon X and wrapped one arm around her pinning her upper arms to her body while Leviemon X's three ended tail wrapped around Rosemon's wrists and middle. "Got you know my dear." Lilithmon X smirked as her other hand slowly traced the exposed skin of one of Rosemon X's thighs. "While I love the new outfit, I can't let you hog all the attention." Her hand grabbed Rosemon X's chin forcing her head up. "Leviamon! Destroy the girl!"
"Ami!" Rosemon X shouted wriggling in Deadly Digimon's grip as Matadormon flew at her tamer.
"Laser Gatling Arm!" Rapidmon Armor X was back on his feet and blasted Matadormon away from Ami and Leviamon X and Lilithmon X off of Rosemon X.
"You! How?!" Matadormon yelled.
Takumi had his menu open displaying a HP Capsule A. "Ami, I won't let you be the only one protecting me either." Takumi said.
"Takumi-
Takumi smiled and held up his hand stopping her sentence. "But I understand you don't want me babysitting you all the time. So, lets protect each other!"
Ami smiled with a nod. "Okay. I can live with that." She and her brother each held a hand out. "GO!"
"Crescent Leaf!" Rosemon X knocked Lilithmon X back. "Thorn Whip!" Her whip tied up Lilithmon before she spun her around while electrocuting her and flung her into a wall.
"Nanomachine Break!" Rapidmon Armor punched Leviamon X before switching the weapons on his arms for the ones on his back. "Rapid Blaster!"
Matadormon growled and charged towards them as Leviamon X was shot only to get knocked into a wall by Skyla and Gaia. "You…!"
"Don't bother getting up." Skyla scoffed.
Shiki folded her arms and grinned. "Because you're not interfering either way."
"Speed Charge Field!" Takumi ordered.
"Mental Charge Field!" Ami shouted. Their Digimon buffed themselves and each other.
Rosemon X slashed Lilithmon X twice then spun on one foot as she approached before spin kicking her. Both ends of her whip coiled around Lilithmon X's arms and she pulled her in to drop kick her. Rapidmon Armor X shot at Leviamon repeatedly while dodging a Biting Crush. He shoulder charged Levimon spun upwards kicking him into the air then rocked above him and slammed him into the ground.
He and Rosemon X flew in front of their targets. While Takumi and Ami both used a CRT Boost. "Holy Light!"
"Gaia Element!" They both blasted the Deadly Digimon.
Both Deadly Digimon were blown back. "NO!" Leviamon X growled. "We can't lose to you again…!"
"I refuse… to accept being inferior…!" Lilithmon X snarled.
Fei's green and light blue eyes glowed brighter. "I must…GYAAAAAAA!" As she screamed her Digimon burst with power.
"FEI!" Yuuko shouted.
"Fei… we're going to free you now." Ami said.
"Seventh Lightning!" Leviamon X shot electricity towards Rapidmon X.
"Seventh Fascination!" Lilithmon X sent a green wave at Rosemon X.
Takumi and Ami braced themselves as they stepped forward while their Digimon took the attacks. "I made a promise to dad to look after Ami." Takumi said stepping forward.
Ami stepped forward. "And I told mom I would support Takumi! The desires you two twisted inside Fei don't compare to the love we share toward our family!"
Rapidmon Armor X and Rosemon X roared as they blew the attacks away. "What?!" Lilithmon yelped.
"Impossible…!" Leviamon snarled.
Rapidmon Armor threw the weapons on his arms and back towards them. They started orbiting around both Deadly Digimon as he held cannons on his palms forward. "Billion Bullet!" He started shooting at both Digimon repeatedly with all weapons at once engulfing them with golden blasts.
Rosemon X shed tears as red aura emitted from her. "Rosen Blood!" She flung her whips around both Lilithmon X and Leviamon X. They both stared at Rosemon as she lifted her head and glowed red.
"No…" Leviamon X grunted as the red engulfed him. "If only I… was that powerful too…"
Lilithmon couldn't avert her gaze as the crimson light swallowed her. "Does this beauty… surpass even… mine…?" As they whips released the two Digimon and Rapidmon called back his weapons she and Leviamon X collapsed onto the ground.
Takumi and Ami smiled to each other and gave each other a hi five. "That teamwork was incredible…" Lobomon said sitting up.
Shiki smirked. "No better team than a brother and his charming sister! Trust me, I know."
Fei collapsed onto the floor. "Fei!" Yuuko ran up to her and held her up. "Fei, can you hear me?!" She shook her fellow hacker.
When Fei opened her eyes, they were back to normal. "Yuu…ko…?"
Yuuko sighed in relief. "Looks like you're alright."
"No…" Fei hung her head in shame. "No, I'm not."
"No! You won't ruin my game!" Matadormon yelled.
"Ahem." The vampire turned around to see Faye in her EXE glory standing right in front of him. She punched him in the face hard, sending him flying into a wall on the other side of the room. "Game over freak."
Takumi and Ami walked over to Yuuko and Fei. "Fei, are you alright?" Takumi asked.
"Save your phony concern. We all know you hate my guts. Go ahead. Get your licks in."
"Why would I do that?"
"Why wouldn't you?! I kidnapped your sister! I attacked you over and over trying to kill you!"
Takumi shook his head. "No Fei. That was K. Not you."
"Keisuke told us about that mask and Matadormon." Ami said. "He manipulated you Fei. Just like he did to Yu. He did all this."
Fei frowned. "No. I did. I wanted to be the one by Yuuko's side. When my memories of the previous reality were restored and I was told of how close she was to Takumi, I felt that as long as she was happy that would be enough." Takumi and Yuuko nervously looked at each other. "But deep inside…" Fei clenched her fist. "I wanted more…"
"Fei…" Yuuko sadly looked at her.
"Yuuko… you must despise me for what I've done…"
Yuuko shook her head. "No Fei. I don't."
"Why? You should hate me! Just leave me here to rot! Tell me you never want to see me again!" Fei teared up. "I don't deserve you! Or even your friendship! I…I…!"
"Fei!" Yuuko raised her voice. "That's enough. You've suffered enough. And I don't hate you. You're my friend and right now all that matters to me is that you're safe. So please, stop attacking yourself. Seeing my normally confident stronghearted friend beating herself up like this hurts."
Fei looked at Yuuko in the eye then squeezed her eyes shut. "Yuuko…" She choked back a sob.
And the case of K is closed. And Ami and her Digimon awoke their new power. Next week the mission on URL Mountain will be concluded.
