MagnaAngemon parried another one of Rosemon's attacks. After their initial standoff, Rosemon had been on the offensive for the majority of the fight. There were moments when he could have gotten the upper hand, but Rosemon was quick with her spear. She wouldn't give him a break.

He also couldn't put some distance between them. Rosemon was giving him multiple chances to do so, but he knew that's what she wanted. She was trying to use her whip. If she was able to use it, and it hit him, then it would be over for his friends because they wouldn't be able to beat an Ultimate and Mega-level Digimon.

"You're holding back, handsome. Don't think I can take it?" Rosemon teased him. MagnaAngemon grit his teeth as he swung his sword at the Mega Digimon. She deflected it with her weapon and frowned. "Come on, I'm not even breaking a sweat."

"You know why I can't," MagnaAngemon spat, and Rosemon chuckled. She knew where Catherine and Floramon were, and if he went all out and beat her, then they might never find their friends. It was also too dangerous for those around him to go all out.

His signature move, Gate of Destiny, was an end-all move. Those who get sucked into it are destroyed forever. He could set it up to transport those who get sucked into the gate to another location, but he needs to focus hard on an exact spot to send them. Rosemon wasn't giving him the chance to focus.

He also had another move that he could use with his gate, but he also needed to be far from his target and focused. MagnaAngemon knew that if he could use that move he'll be able to beat Rosemon. He just needed an opening.

MagnaAngemon felt the wind being knocked out of him. He clutched his stomach and saw an annoyed Rosemon staring daggers at him.

"It's rude to ignore a lady. I'll have to teach you a lesson."

Rosemon blew him a kiss. The kiss flew right into MagnaAngemon and exploded into a myriad of rose petals. The petals swarmed around him and cut into his body. He howled in pain.

MagnaAngemon tried flying out of the cyclone, but the petals blinded him. He seethed with each cut as he slowly lowered to the ground. He slashed the petals, but they flew around his sword. The cuts were more painful every time he moved.

He couldn't stop moving, though. He felt himself growing weaker the longer he was in the cyclone. He had to break free, or else he'll revert back into Patamon and put his friends in danger. He had no other choice.

MagnaAngemon took his sword and drew a circle, creating the gate. It opened, revealing a white void of data and nothingness. The petals were instantly sucked in. MagnaAngemon fell to a knee when everything was cleared.

He heard Rosemon cackling and saw the sadistic smile she wore.

"Yes!" She cheered. "You've finally given me what I wanted!"

MagnaAngemon was confused until he looked around the battlefield. He saw sand dunes getting turned into nothing. Cacti and other plants get ripped from the ground and turn into nothing the moment they are in the gate. Worst of all was all the innocent Digimon trying to hold onto anything for dear life.

Their screams of terror only made things worse. The Apemon were shielding the in-training Digimon with their bodies. They used their bone clubs as anchors to keep them on the ground. The rookie Digimon were looking for anything to save themselves.

MagnaAngemon watched in horror as an Agumon was being pulled into the air by the gate. They dug their claws into the sand, but the gate was too strong. It plucked them from the ground and sent them hurtling through the air.

"No!" MagnaAngemon yelled. He flew to catch the doomed Digimon, but Rosemon was quick to get in his way.

"I thought your fight was with me?" She mocked him.

MagnaAngemon tried pushing past her, but she stabbed him with her spear. He recoiled from the attack, but he still tried to get past her. She blocked his path once again, and she gave him a disappointed look.

"Don't leave so soon. We were just starting to have fun."

She was getting on MagnaAngemon's last nerves. He reared back his fist and punched her square in the jaw. She fell to the ground like a pile of bricks. He finally had the chance to save the Agumon.

He flew as fast as he could. The grains of sand scratched against his skin, but he pushed on. The Agumon was close to the gate. He needed to go faster.

His wings were moving as fast as they could, and then some. He was almost within arm's length of the Agumon. He just needed more.

MagnaAngemon then felt himself being halted. He saw Rosemon's whip tied around his ankle and an angry Rosemon with a bruised cheek.

"That was rude," she said, but all MagnaAngemon heard were the cries for help from the Agumon.

He tried to power ahead and grab the poor Digimon, but Rosemon had a strong hold on him. He reached his arm out to grab them, but they were out of reach. All he could do was watch a poor Digimon lose their life.

Suddenly, a dark figure jumped up and caught the Agumon right before they were sucked into the gate. The gate closed shortly after they caught them. When they landed, he was able to see they were Turuiemon. He thanked her as she led the Agumon to a safe spot away from the fight.

Without having to worry about any innocent Digimon getting destroyed, MagnaAngemon was able to put all his focus on Rosemon. He took his sword and cut through her whip, rendering it to data.

"Did you really need to do that?" Rosemon asked in a tone that sounded like she was more annoyed than upset. The thorny vine that was wrapped around her body grew and replaced the whip he had destroyed. "It's always a hassle to make one of these, but I don't mind when a big strong man does it."

MagnaAngemon grimaced, giving Rosemon the opportunity to whip the air and send the thorns on her whip flying. He easily dodged the projectiles, but they gave Rosemon enough cover to get close and stab him in the gut. She dug her spear deep into him, and he gritted his teeth to hold back his scream. She smiled alluringly.

"Come on, big boy, let out your voice."

MagnaAngemon grabbed the spear and headbutted her. She let out a painful yelp as she pulled away from him. Her lip was busted open and began to swell.

MagnaAngemon was breathing heavily as he slowly pulled out the spear. It was excruciatingly painful, but he managed to pull it out. He placed a hand over the wound to keep his energy and maintain his ultimate form.

"You look tired," Rosemon chuckled. Preparing for another attack, MagnaAngemon placed his sword in front of him to protect himself. Rosemon didn't move, but she did blow him another kiss. He dove out of the way, but her kiss nicked his foot.

He felt extremely tired all of a sudden. He collapsed to the ground as the world slowly faded to black. The last thing he saw was Rosemon walking over him.

"Why don't you take a good long rest. You've earned it…"


"Look out!"

Willis tackled Chloe out of the way as Kiwimon's Pummel Peck attack popped above them. After shaking off Dolphmon's attack, Kiwimon has been on the offensive. Dolphmon did her best to protect them, but because of her limited mobility, it was only a matter of time until Kiwimon got past her.

Kiwimon chased after them. Willis and Chloe tried to stay in the empty room so Dolphmon could keep attacking the mind-controlled Digimon, but they quickly realized that wasn't the safest option as Kiwimon's attack was exploding around them. So they made a break for the stairwell. Chloe managed to pick up Dolphmon on the way out.

"Kiwimon, snap out of it!" Chloe tried pleading with the bird Digimon. Kiwimon didn't listen and jumped as high as the stairwell allowed her. The trio quickly rolled out of the way before Kiwimon landed on them. She had left a small crater where they were lying.

The trio ran into the first room they saw. Inside was a long hallway, and they ran to the other end as fast as they could. They didn't have to look back to know Kiwimon was following them.

"Any idea on how to snap her out of it?" Willis asked. He was open to any suggestions because he knew they weren't going to beat a champion-level Digimon in their current state.

"I don't know!" Chloe shot back.

"Maybe a good hit to the head will fix her," Dolphmon suggested, and Chloe scowled at her partner for suggesting something like that.

Chloe hated the situation they were in. She didn't want to fight her sister's partner, but she didn't have much of a choice. Who knows what'll happen to them if Kiwimon keeps attacking them? She didn't want to think about what would happen to Catherine if they did beat Kiwimon.

Chloe looked back to find Kiwimon charging another attack, but it was much different from her Pummel Peck attack. There was a huge ball of energy growing in her mouth. She didn't have to wonder what it did because when Kiwimon shot it, it turned into waves of light.

"Get down!"

Chloe tripped Willis in the nick of time as the wave flew over their heads. They didn't have time to catch their breath because Kiwimon was falling on top of them.

"Pulse Blast!"

The attack blew Kiwimon away, giving Chloe and Willis enough time to get to their feet and run.

"Do you have a plan other than running?" Chloe shouted. Her feet were killing her, and she didn't like running for her life from her sister's partner.

Willis was going to answer but was silenced by a chibi Kiwimon exploding above him. Kiwimon had recovered and was gaining significant ground on them.

"Dolphmon, shoot at her," Willis ordered.

Dolphmon saluted and started shooting a barrage of Pulse Blasts at Kiwimon. The bird Digimon used her Pummel Peck attack to counter it. The moves exploded on contact, creating a cloud of smoke. Using it to their advantage, Willis grabbed Chloe's hand and dove into the first room he saw.

Now inside, Willis quickly locked the door and barricaded it with a nearby table and chairs. Deeming that they were safe, the trio took the time to catch their breath and clear out any smoke they had inhaled. It also allowed them to learn that they were in a kitchen.

There was a loud banging on the door, followed by some scratches. The barricade shifted, but the door remained sturdy. Willis quickly moved to the cabinets and drawers.

"I don't know how long that'll hold, so we need to find something that will help us. Anything will do."

Willis searched through every drawer and cabinet he saw. He pulled out various kitchen items such as pots, pans, rolling pins, and spatulas. It wasn't until he got to the knife block that Chloe objected to what he was doing.

"No knives," she said with a stern look. If they were going to fight Kiwimon, she didn't want to hurt her. All she wanted to do was snap her out of her trance and look for Catherine.

"But…" Willis tried to argue, but another stern look killed any argument he had.

Another loud bang knocked the chairs to the ground and moved the table half an inch. Willis quickly moved the barricade back into place and added more chairs to strengthen it. He pushed the table to help secure it and buy them more time.

Chloe hastily searched the kitchen. She wasn't looking for a weapon for them to use, but some food for Dolphmon. She had been in her champion form for a while, and she wanted to find something to give her partner some more energy. She found some fish, fruits, and vegetables in the fridge and fed the fish to Dolphmon.

She did it just in time, too, because another loud bang had knocked Willis off his feet and the barricade to the ground. The door was still standing, but it was obvious another big hit would break it. Willis got up and joined Chloe by the fridge. He handed her a rolling pin while he readied his frying pan.

The door was blasted open, and an angry Kiwimon slowly marched in. Willis rushed at her with his weapon raised. He swung at her, but she sidestepped his attack and kicked him into the former barricade. With him taken care of, Kiwimon turned her attention to Chloe and Dolphmon.

Chloe slowly retreated with Dolphmon under her arm and her rolling pin raised. She swung it in front of her to scare the approaching Digimon, but Kiwimon kept coming.

"Kiwimon, it's me, Chloe! Catherine's sister!" Chloe tried snapping her out of her trance. She thought that if she mentioned Catherine would help, Kiwimon never faltered once.

Panicking, Chloe threw her rolling pin at Kiwimon. The Digimon easily caught it in her mouth before spitting it to the side. Chloe tried talking to her again, but Kiwimon shot her Pummel Peck attack.

"Pulse Blast!"

Dolphmon used her attack to counter most of the chibi Kiwimon and lunged in front of her partner to take the hit from the ones that got through. It hurt, but she could manage to take on one or two chibi Kiwimons.

Smoke was filling up the kitchen, and Chloe tried to use it to sneak out of there. She managed to take a few steps, but she accidentally knocked something over. She quickly tried to move, but she saw something that froze her in place. It was the same ball of energy from earlier.

She wanted to move, but her fear kept her in place. She begged her legs to move an inch. She tried lunging out of the way, but nothing happened. Dolphmon tried to get in front of her, and of all things she was able to move, her arms kept her partner to her side.

The ball grew bigger and bigger, with each passing second. The bright light made her eyes water, and the heat made her sweat. She knew this was it. She silently apologized to her sister and waited for the end to come.

All of a sudden, Willis appeared behind Kiwimon with a pot in hand. He slammed it onto Kiwimon's head right before she shot her attack. There was an explosion followed by some smoke before Kiwimon collapsed to the ground. He removed the pot so they could all see that Kiwimon was out cold.

"Are you alright?" Willis asked. He was breathing heavily, probably caused by the stress. Chloe nodded and slowly made her way over to Kiwimon.

She was breathing, which was good to see. She was also covered in soot, but they could easily wash that off later. Her eyes were closed, so they couldn't tell if she was still hypnotized.

"Do you think that snapped her out of it?" Chloe asked, and Willis shrugged.

"I don't know, but we should tie her up just in case she still is."

Willis started looking around the kitchen for some rope but stopped when Kiwimon started to glow.

"What's happen–!" Willis wasn't able to finish his sentence before Dolphmon yelled.

"We need to get out of here now!"


Stingmon flew out of reach of the lunging serpent head on Deltamon. It seems like that's all he has been doing in this whole fight. Outside of the times, he had to carry Gargomon to safety. Even though Deltamon was on Digimon, he and Gargomon were outnumbered.

Wherever they went, one of the heads was there to meet them. They couldn't go to Deltamon's right because their serpent head was on that side, and they were always ready to strike. They couldn't go to Deltamon's left because that's where the skull head was, and they could do nothing to it. They were akin to a knight with their serpent head being the sword and the skull head being the shield.

Deltamon did have a weakness. It was their main head. The one attached to the body. Stingmon knew if they were able to attack it, then Deltamon would fall.

Before Stingmon could think of a plan, he first had to fly Gargomon to safety again. He was getting too close to Deltamon, and the three-headed beast was taking advantage of that.

"Why aren't you shooting Deltamon from a distance?" Stingmon asked, with a hint of annoyance in his voice. Gargomon had the advantage of being able to use range attacks and avoid Deltamon's heads. The problem is that Gargomon wasn't doing that, and Stingmon couldn't attack Deltamon because of it.

"My pellets weren't doing much from far away, and I know that if I'm able to get a clean shot at Deltamon's middle head I'll be able to take them down," Gargomon explained. Stingmon understood what Gargomon was trying to do, but he was here to help him. If they put their heads together, then they could figure out a way to beat Deltamon.

Stingmon landed and watched Deltamon march around. Their main concern was the serpent head. They needed to get past that, and they might be able to get a shot at the middle head.

"Do you think you can fly us past it?" Gargomon asked, and Stingmon shook his head.

"I don't think I'm fast enough to get past the serpent head on my own, let alone carrying you."

"Then what are we going to do?"

As Stingmon thought it over, Turuiemon ran next to them.

"Got a plan?" She asked.

"That's what we're trying to figure out," Gargomon told her.

"They're big and slow. We just need to outmaneuver and confuse them," Turuiemon said before turning to Stingmon. "Do you have any ranged attacks?"

"A few."

"Good," she said before covering her mouth with her bandana. She then started hopping in place. "Gargomon, shoot Deltamon, and don't get close until I say so. Stingmon, shoot the sand and try not to hit me."

Before either Stingmon or Gargomon could ask what she meant, Turuiemon was off and running. She waved her hands in the air to attract Deltamon. It worked because the serpent head lunged at her. She hopped out of the way and continued on with her plan.

She ran around Deltamon as fast as she could. Deltamon followed her by spinning and keeping all three of their heads on her. The serpent head kept lunging at her, and she always jumped out of its way when it got close. Stingmon and Gargomon then understood what Turuiemon's plan was.

Gargomon got as close to Deltamon as he could and waited for them to turn their back to him. When it happened, he shot a barrage of pellets at the beast. They bounced off the back of the middle head, but they felt it because the skull head rose to shield them. Gargomon kept the barrage going.

Stingmon flew high up in the air. He took aim and tried his best to avoid Turuiemon.

"Moon Shooter!"

Stingmon's shoulder pads extended, and one of the needles flew out from them. The needle rocketed to the ground, growing in size as it went. It impaled the ground, creating a huge dust cloud. He repeated that process multiple times.

Turuiemon used the dust clouds to hide from Deltamon and hopped on the tops of the spikes to pick up speed. Gargomon kept shooting Deltamon and got a few good hits when Deltamon didn't have the skull head up. Her plan was working perfectly. All she needed was to wait for the serpent head to strike.

When the serpent head did strike, Turuiemon didn't hop away, but instead, she jumped on top of it. She then ran up Deltamon's arm, using her Tokaku Tessou to scratch them along the way. Deltamon swung its skull head to knock her off, which was exactly what she wanted.

"Gargomon, now!"

Gargomon ran up close to Deltamon and smacked his gauntlets together.

"Bunny Pummel!"

He shot a heavy barrage of pellets from below. The storm of pellets rained down on the middle head. It disoriented the beast, causing it to sway a little.

Turuiemon continued to run up Deltamon's arm. When she reached the middle head, she jumped and started swinging rapidly at their face. She managed to scratch their eyes, nose, and lips. When she was finished, she bounced off their face before going into a free fall.

Gargomon jumped up and caught her. On their way down, they saw Deltamon covering their middle head with both the serpent and the skull heads, leaving their neck wide open.

"Stingmon!" They both called out, and the flying Digimon knew what he needed to do.

He formed his blade and rocketed to his target. He reared back his fist as he was picking up speed. As he got close to his target, he swung his fist and slashed Deltamon's neck. Stingmon joined up with Gargomon and Turuiemon as they watched the three-headed Digimon revert back into the in-training and rookie Digimon they Digivolved from.

"I think that's all of them," Stingmon said while breathing heavily. He couldn't see any more of Rosemon's soldiers. Gargomon nodded and smiled triumphantly.

"Yeah, all that's left is–!"

"LOOK OUT!"

Turuiemon pushed Gargomon out of the way of an oncoming attack. She took the hit and was trapped inside a storm of rose petals. Gargomon wanted to shoot the petals to get rid of the storm, but he didn't because he was scared of accidentally hitting Turuiemon. All he could do was watch on in horror as the storm cut her down as she reverted back into Lopmon.

The storm slowly trickled away, allowing Gargomon to rescue Lopmon. She was covered in scratches, and she was trying her best to remain conscious. Gargomon picked her up in his arms and held her close. He didn't even try to hide how angry he was.

He turned and glared at the Digimon who did this. Rosemon stared at him and gave him a cheeky smile.

"Did I do that?" Rosemon giggled as she stroked MagnaAngemon's hair, who was passed out in her lap.

Gargomon saw red.

"Stingmon," Gargomon said emotionlessly. "Take Lopmon to the others."

"What are you going to do?" Stingmon asked worriedly. Gargomon handed him Lopmon, but the canine Digimon didn't take his eyes off the Mega Digimon.

"I'm gonna turn her into compost."

Stingmon flew away to the Digidestined as the standoff between Rosemon and Gargomon began. He raised his gauntlets at her, but she didn't bat an eye. She actually yawned, clearly not seeing him as a threat.

"I would love to fight a gun-wielding dog, but I'm a little tired after the scuffle I had with Sleeping Beauty here," she said as she pulled out Catherine's Digivice. Gargomon tensed as it began to glow. "But I still have one playmate for you to have fun with."

Gargomon didn't have to wait long to find out who because there was a loud explosion that shook the ground. He looked where the sound originated from and saw multiple viney tentacles emerging from Rosemon's base.


Mimi was done with everything. She was tired of her friends ignoring her. She was sick of feeling miserable. She was annoyed that none of her friends back home had contacted her in a while.

After everything they've been through, and they can't even take a minute out of their lives to say hi? Well, she'll show them. She'll make sure that they won't ignore her. She already had it planned out.

She had begged her parents for a plane ticket to go to Japan. She lied about being homesick or getting a headstart on school, she wasn't sure. Either way, her parents bought her the plane ticket. That was the first part of her plan.

The second part was to tell off her friends in America. They had disrespected her for so long, so she was going to burn all bridges between them. It's what they deserve. She knew where they would be, too.

The mall.

It was their normal hangout spot. She knew they would be there, and it made her angry. Why? Because they didn't invite her.

Times like these made her wish Palmon was with her. She was always there for her and never turned her back on her. She could always rely on Palmon for anything. It also wouldn't hurt to send her Digimon partner against her backstabbing friends. One hit from her Poison Ivy attack would be all it'll take to make them regret everything.

Mimi looked at her Digivice with disdain. Outside of meeting Palmon, this thing had done nothing but mess up her life. It had put her in life-threatening situations and made her family uproot their lives and move to another country. When she goes to Japan, she will hurl this thing at Izzy's head after she yells at them.

But first, she needs to yell at her friends in America. They'll be the first ones to feel her wrath.