Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Digimon: Apocalypse ❯ THe Book of Revelation: Chapter 1 ( Chapter 15 )

How’s it going? My name is Lynna Jeffry, and I guess I’m now a hero. Well, maybe that’s not too accurate. Taichi, Yamato, Jyou, they’re the heroes. Me, I’m just someone that’s got powers connected to water I guess it’s because I’m descended from the First Chosen.

But I wonder why I even had these powers. Especially since that weird energy first appeared after I was infected with the Second Black Death. I lost my arm to that damn virus, and I was afraid that my job as a model would go down the drain. They took some kind of pity on me and hired me as part of their ‘different outreach’ program, mainly that was just their BS for using models that weren’t exactly the ‘typical’ ones. Like they were just paying lip service to the equal rights people.

I did get offended, but I needed a paycheck, so I forced myself to do it. To vent my frustrations, I guess I took it out on the X-Chosen. I mean, I hated them. They didn’t have to worry about getting infected, they would never have to worry! When I met Dingo for the first time, I kind of took my anger out on him. He still helped me when Karetu attack me. We kind of hung out for the next few days and then we went to Nightsun together. Since then, we’ve been caught up in this entire ordeal.

I was in Jyou’s apartment when Noriko sent her energy to Yamato. He had been fighting to liberate Ausata from Amikyo and Enk of the Demon Lords, as well as Madelyn Frost and Sebastian Pierce of the Chosen Council. Amiyko and Enk used their powers they stole from me and Keeya to change Frost into Mermaimon and Pierce into Trojamon. Noriko’s power caused a malfunction with Yamato’s guns and turned him into Cerberumon X.

Taichi, meanwhile, had been fighting Shiokuro, and Maria used her power on him. That caused another malfunction with his sword and turned him into Skull Mammon X. He had enough power to destroy Shiokuro and his Barbamon partner, but he lost control for a moment. Man, if that’s what our powers can do, should we even keep using them?

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“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans” Kahlil Gibran

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Taichi’s group of X-Chosen had spent the night in Zeradza, and were ready to move the next morning.

Taichi glanced at his sister. “Are you sure?”

Hikari nodded. “Yes, Taichi.”

“But, Mom…”

“…will be happier if you see her,” she responded. She leaned forward and added in a whisper, “And I think Maria will be happier if you take her.”

“But…”

“You really don’t need to worry,” she said, “We’ll be fine.”

He hesitated. “Hikari…The Chosen Council’s base isn’t somewhere you can just waltz into, it’s like the Imperial Palace or the White House in America! It’s packed full of security, and not only that, but it’s in the middle of an island! Form Magnum Island is a fortress!”

“Don’t worry,” Jyou said, “We won’t go storming into any danger. We’ll just…you know…scout out the area.”

“I don’t know….”

The younger Yagami gently hugged his arm. “We’ll be fine, Oniichan,” she smiled, “And if there’s any trouble, we’ll just run.”

“Promise?” he asked.

She nodded. “Yes, I think Mom would really like to see you.”

He sighed softly. “All right.”

She hugged him tightly. “We’ll see you later tonight then, okay?”

He nodded. “Yeah, all right.” He walked over to where Maria was waiting for him. He lifted her into his arms. “Ready?”

She nodded. “Yes.”

He walked to the Digital Gate of Zeradza, which was located near the main entrance of the small city. “Ready to go home?” he asked.

“Not really,” she pouted.

“I know you’re upset,” he said, “But this really is for your own safety. “

“I know, I know,” she sighed.

Taichi chuckled as he pointed his X-digivice, which had merged with the Sword of Hidokoro, at the small television monitor. The gate soon exploded with light, pulling Taichi, Maria and their digimon partner back to Earth.

Once they had left, Plotmon turned to her partner. “Why didn’t you want to go with him?”

She sighed. “After Mom was….you know…I spent the entire day with her, because I knew we had to come to the Digital World to liberate these Relocation Camps. But Taichi….he needs to spend a little more time with her…alone….”

Jyou chuckled. “Well, I don’t know how much ‘alone’ time he’s gonna get since Mimi’s bringing Anna and Iduia to Tokyo too.”

Hikari chuckled slightly. “I wonder what I just got him into…”

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Mimi hummed to herself as she knocked on the door to the Jyou’s apartment. It opened a second later as Keeya appeared in the doorway. “Mimi!” she grinned. Her eyes darted over the other woman’s shoulders.

Mimi smiled and moved aside to reveal Iduia, Anna and their digimon partners. The African woman could not contain her excitement as she dove forward and wrapped her arms tightly around Iduia, before embracing Anna. “I am so happy to see you alive!” she shouted. She shook her head slightly, “Sorry, that did not come out how I meant it…”

“No, it is okay,” Anna smiled, reaching out. Keeya helped her blind friend by grabbing her hands, “I am happy that I am not dead either…”

Keeya noticed for the first time that Yuri was standing there as well. “Oh, welcome,” she bowed, “Glad to see that you are safe as well.” She grinned, “Oh, please, come inside, come inside.”

The group made their way through the doorway. Keeya mentioned to the kitchen, “We were just sitting down to breakfast. I did not know you would be coming so early, or I would have made extra…”

They peered into the room and saw Dingo and Lynna seated around the table. The Australian man nodded slightly. “Yuri, dude, what’s up?”

He gave a slight wave. “Good morning.”

“Dude, don’t be so formal!”

Lynna cast him a glace. “And you don’t be so rude! Come on, this isn’t even our home!”

Mimi gave Keeya a slight smile. “And you’ve had to put up with them all this time?”

She shrugged slightly. “Well, Noriko has been helping, but…”

“What?”

“After she found out what happened when she gave Yamato her energy, she went home kind of depressed. Maybe she will be feeling better today.”

Mimi smiled. “Yamato’s fine, so I’m sure she’ll be happy to hear that.”

Keeya nodded. “She usually comes around ten or eleven, so she’ll be here soon.” Once she had spoken those words, there was a knock on the door. She gave Mimi a slight smile and went to answer the door. Standing in the hall was a group of familiar young adults. “Taichi,” she frowned, “You said you would be here an hour ago.”

“Hey, we had to get Maria’s wheelchair,” he protested, wheeling the Latino woman inside the apartment, “And we met someone on the way…”

“Hey!” a voice shouted, “Don’t blame this on me! You’re the one that claimed to know a shortcut!”

“That would be Noriko, correct…?” Anna asked.

“How did you know?” the black-haired woman asked, pushing Maria’s wheelchair inside.

The Russian woman smiled slightly. “Your voice told me…”

Plotmon chuckled. “I guess that’s your way of telling us that you knew it was her because of her temper, right?”

Anna only laughed slightly.

Maria grinned as she was lead into the center of the apartment. She threw her hands into the air and laughed. “This is great! We’re all together again!” She suddenly gasped and turned to Taichi. “Oh, I…I’m so sorry…”

Mimi frowned. “Sora and Catherine...” She broke into a smile, “But…Taichi’s got a plan right?” She turned to the bushy-haired young man. He was staring out the window at the city-filled skyline. He appeared to be completely oblivious to her.

“Taichi?”

He turned to her. “What? Did you say something?”

“Uh…your plan for getting Sora and Catherine…?”

He smiled. “Oh, right. Well, me, Jyou, Hikari are gonna sneak into Form Magnum Island…”

“Where?” Dingo asked.

“The Capital of the Chosen Council,” Taichi explained, “Now, we’re gonna sneak inside and hopefully find out where the Demon Lords are hiding. Sora and Catherine should be there…”

“Let’s hope, right?” Keeya asked.

“Of course they’ll be there!” Maria called, “They’ll be there, and they’ll be safe.”

Taichi gave a slight smile. “I’m gonna give you guys some time to catch up.”

“Where are you going?” Mimi asked.

“I’m going to go out for a while. Coming Agumon?”

“Uh…yeah…” His dinosaur partner trotted after him.

“What’s with him?” Lynna asked after the door was closed.

“I think he’s worried about his mother,” Maria’s Patamon said, “At least, that’s what Hikari thinks…”

“He has a lot of suffering, doesn’t he?” Keeya asked.

Mimi nodded. “Yeah, he does, but if he would just tell someone…”

“He’s not like that, right?” Palmon X added, “I mean, for as long as I can remember, he’s always acted like that.”

“Yeah,” she sighed, “Taichi is…unfortunately, Taichi…” She placed her hands together. “All right, girls, what have you been up to?”

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In the mysterious desert temple, the remaining six Demon Lords stood in a semi-circle deep within the ancient building. Standing before them were Victor Von Schmidt and Raven Osborn of the Chosen Council. “So,” Cahiti, the Demon King said, placing his hands behind his back, “Shiokuro has been killed?”

“That’s right,” Enk said, “Reports from the Chosen Council’s surveillance indicate this, as well as the fact that Schmidt’s Relocation Camps in Zeradza and Ausata have been liberated by the X-Chosen.”

The Security General of the Chosen Council threw him an evil glare. “Are you blaming this on me? I haven’t had anything to do with this operation!”

Seiduka nodded. “I hate to, but I must back him up. He and I have been planning the assault on the Center Island.”

“No one is blaming anyone,” Cahiti said, raising his hands, “Now please, stay calm. Our true enemies are the X-Chosen.”

“Who are getting to be a serious problem, aren’t they?” Lucemon asked.

“Yes, they are.”

“Maybe it’s time we finally finished them off for good,” Seiduka suggested.

“For good?” Osborn asked, “What are ya talking about?”

The Demon King sighed. “My original plan was to have Sora Takenouchi and Catherine Rupert believe that Yagami, Ishida and the rest of their X-Chosen had died. Then, when they discovered that they were alive, they would be so relieved they would hand over their power to them without question, and then, with the Soul Catcher, I would take that power and at last be complete.”

“Wait a second,” Karetu said, “That’s why you ordered us not ta kill the X-Chosen?”

He nodded. “Yes, because, you see, the First Chosen had the abilities over the elements that make up the Digital World. Those First Chosen were warriors, divine soldiers, but, their descendants, their granddaughters, are not. Their powers should allow their partners to evolve to their Final Level forms, but the Second Black Death has taken that ability. That disease is so invasive that even with their great power, their partners can only reach the Adult Level. They are not warriors, and so their power can only be used in another body, namely, the X-Chosen. And as my lovely Queen Asro has reported to me, Yagami and Ishida have Hidokoro’s Sword and Lucien’s Gun, but Yagami currently holds Maria Silvano’s Earth powers and Ishida has Noriko Kawada’s Darkness powers. The weapons are not compatible with their powers, and so those weapons will be calling for their true powers, Sora Takenouchi’s power of Fire and Catherine Rupert’s power of Light.”

“I get it,” Karetu smirked, “And those weapons will be useless if Yagami and Ishida are dead.”

“Exactly,” Cahiti said, “But, Yagami was able to kill Shiokuro, and that’s not a feat that should be easily accomplished. They are becoming too dangerous. Maybe it’s time to kill them…”

“Actually,” Schmidt said, raising his hand, “If your plan is to trick JO223 and FP312, that is, Sora Takenouchi and Catherine Rupert, into giving you their powers, then maybe I have an idea…”

The Demon King grinned. “I will be happy to hear it, but for the moment, maybe it would be a good idea to….at least lower the numbers of the X-Chosen.”

“You need volunteers?” Amikyo asked, “’Cause I would love to rip Mimi Tachikawa’s hear out of her chest!”

Cahiti raised an eyebrow. “Really? That outburst is something I would attribute to Seiduka.”

The Demon General gave an angry sneer.

“I want to kill her,” Amikyo said, “I want to snap that neck of hers! Once she’s dead, I’ll be the prettiest, I’ll be the most popular, I’ll be the greatest!”

The Demon King laughed. “I get it, it’s nothing more then a cat fight, huh?”

Asro gave him a glare, but said nothing.

Osborn glanced at her PDA. “We have reports that Tachikawa is in Tokyo, along with RM187 and BB145.”

The Demon King sighed. “Refresh my memory…”

“Uh, Anna Danika and Iduia Ramiro. “

“Let me go, please!” Amikyo shouted, “I want to kill her so badly!”

“Very well,” Cahiti said, “But, you are fighting only one X-Chosen, if you lose, don’t bother coming back!”

She hesitated a moment before nodding. “Yes.”

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The Center Island, the base of the empire of the First Chosen, was currently occupied by the Digitalatri. Hiroshi Shibya and Keiko Shingu, the leaders of the Digitalatri Army, were standing atop a large balcony that overlooked a giant clearing outside of the First Chosen’s temple. Down below, Takashi Yuske and James Masters were training a group of Chosen, teaching them battle ranks, attack patterns and evolution abilities.

Tatum marched down the hall to them. “Do we have a status report?” she asked.

Keiko responded. “Yes, we’re making good progress. Our army should be fully trained within days.”

Hiroshi’s Piedmon nodded, “We’ll be able to lead a full attack of the Digital World soon.”

Hiroshi placed a hand on Keiko’s shoulders. “Lady Miayag will have her holy crusade,” she added.

Tatum nodded and smiled. “Very well, I shall inform our High Priestess.” She gave a bow and exited the hallway.

“She’s certainly developed a high attitude, hasn’t she?” Keiko asked, “Look at the way she’s even started talking.”

“Lady Miayag ordained her as a priestess of Digitalatri,” Pinocchimon said, “She’s Miayag second-in-command.”

Keiko only grumbled

Tatum navigated the halls of the ancient Castle of the First Chosen before arriving at the room of the High Priestess, Chihi Miayag. She nodded slightly at Vicente, who was standing guard. She lightly knocked on the door. “Enter.”

Tatum entered the room, her priestess cape flowing behind her ankle-length red dress. Miayag was standing in the center of her room, draped in an orange robe that showed more then a hint of her near-transparent nightgown that hugged her curves perfectly. Witchmon was lying in her own bed in the corner. “What is it?” Miayag asked.

“We will be ready to claim our destiny within a matter of days, my lady,” she bowed.

Miayag grinned. “Excellent.”

Tatum nodded and exited the door, closing the door behind her. Once her subordinate had left, the Priestess’s smile faded. “Something wrong?” Witchmon asked.

She sighed. “That woman…Taichi and Hikari Yagami’s mother…”

Her partner frowned. “Yes, the woman that we…”

Miayag held her forehead. “Why does her specter haunt me so? I cannot sleep!”

“Maybe you just feel guilty about what happened?”

“Perhaps,” she said. She sighed. “I must uncover this mystery, I must know!”

Witchmon stared at her curiously. “So what are we gonna do?”

She began to pace the floor. “I…I….” She clenched her fists tightly. “We must seek her, we must ask her for forgiveness.”

“If that’s what you want…”

She shed her nightwear before grabbing her familiar white dress. She slid her arms into the openings and wrapped the remainder of the article of clothing around her body. She attached her pink cape to her neck before placing her pink heeled shoes on her feet. She marched to the door and opened it slightly. “Vicente!”

The Digitalatri soldier bowed. “Yes?”

“I am going to Earth.”

He nodded. “Then I shall…”

“This is something I must do alone,” she said, “You are to remain here, understand?”

“But, my lady…”

“If there is trouble, then I shall call you.”

He nodded. “If that is what you wish…”

She nodded. “I shall return soon.” She shut the door before he could answer. She turned to her partner. “Ready?”

Witchmon raised an eyebrow. “I thought we were going undercover…”

“We are.”

“And you’re going like that?”

She glanced down at her Priestess uniform. She frowned and shed the clothes as quickly as she had donned them. She walked to her closet and pulled out an outfit that was resting on a hanger. She slipped her arms into the sleeves of the white blouse and quickly buttoned up the front. She then proceeded to step into a knee-length plaid skirt before pulling on a brown blazer.

“That’s better,” Witchmon chuckled, “You look just like an ordinary teenage girl.”

She did respond, only point her digivice at the small monitor in the room. “Ready?”

Witchmon hovered to her side. “Yes.”

Miayag’s digivice activate the gate and pulled the two of them to Earth, specifically, a computer shop in a strip mall. No one had see them appear, as the computer was actually inside the loading dock of the store, obviously the foreman’s private desktop.

The Digitalatri Priestess dusted off her skirt before turning to her partner. “Are you ready?”

Her now Child-level partner, Plotmon, nodded. She leapt onto her back and attached her paws around Miayag’s neck, giving the perfect appearance of a teenaged school girl with her animal-shaped backpack. Miayag made certain that there was no one to watch her before leaping off of the loading dock and quickly running to the sidewalk. Once there, she began to walk slowly, disappearing into the crowd of people.

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Taichi’s trek to the hospital took him around the outside of the city, and through the most heavily trafficked subway stops. Agumon X, disguised in his trench coat, had been following him steadily, but after two hours of walking, he was beginning to trail behind. Now at the seventh station they were at, he was finally getting annoyed. He waited until they were actually in the car before speaking. “Taichi?”

“What?”

He sighed. “Where are we going?”

The human hesitated. “To the hospital…”

“Then why are we taking the long way?”

“What long way?”

“Come on, now I know that I don’t exactly go wandering around Tokyo by myself, but I know that it doesn’t take two hours to go a couple of blocks.” He sighed and turned to his partner. “Why don’t you want to see your mother?”

“Of course I want to see my mother!”

“Then why are you taking so long?”

Taichi hesitated for a moment. ”I….” He turned away.

Agumon X placed a clawed hand on Taichi’s leg. “What?”

“Seeing her…in that hospital bed, it’s…it’s….”

His partner nodded knowingly. “Daisuke…”

Taichi sighed deeply and glanced to the ground. As he glanced to the ground, his mind began to distort the subway car, giving him visions of past memories…

Taichi slowly entered the hospital room, cautiously stepping as quietly as he could. This was done not only to keep the sleeping figure laying in the bed but also because of the horror that he felt at seeing the sickening…no, dying figure lying so still and peaceful. ‘Still and peaceful,’ not the words one would typically attribute to Daisuke Motomiya.

Taichi slowly to a stop, hesitantly reaching his hand out to the sleeping form. “I know you’re there, Taichi-sempi,” Daisuke said, slowly opening his eye, the only eye he had left sine the Second Black Death invaded his body.

“H…hey Daisuke,” Taichi said, “H…how ya doin…?”

“Do you even have to ask?” he chuckled, “Let’s see, I lost my left arm, my right leg, my eye, my heart and kidneys are disappearing, this isn’t pleasant. Let’s face it, dying sucks. I mean, I’m a little curious about what’s waiting for me on the other side, but…well, like I said…dying sucks, it hurts, it’s painful, it just…sucks….”

Taichi nodded. He had to advert his gaze from his dying friend to the corners of the room, which were covered with a variety of medical monitoring systems. “Hey, Daisuke, maybe when you’re better, we can….”

He instantly realized something was wrong, his friend’s eyes had rolled back into his head. “Daisuke!” he cried. He then heard a sound that sent a sickening feeling through his body, the sound of the heart monitor, which had been emitting a steady beep, was know giving a flat beeping noise. “Daisuke!”

He was quickly rushed out of the hospital by nurses and doctors. He stood numbly in the hall for what seemed like hours before one of the doctors came out to meet him. “Hello, I’m Doctor Yasudina. You are one of Mr. Motomiya’s friends, correct?”

He nodded slowly. “Yes…”

Dr. Yasudina sighed. “Then it’s my sad duty to inform you that Mr. Motomiya has passed away.”

The doctor continued to speak but Taichi did not hear, the world began to quickly spin out of control….

“Taichi?”

He blinked for a moment. He was back in the subway car, seated next to his digimon partner. “W…what?”

“You kinda zoned out there,” Agumon X said.

“I did?” he asked.

“Yeah. You were thinking about Daisuke, weren’t you?”

“N…no,” he said, turning his head away once again, “No, I wasn’t.”

Agumon X frowned. He knew the conversation had ended, so he turned his head as well.

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The Daughters of the First and their guests were helping themselves to Jyou’s hospitality. Specifically, Keeya, Noriko and their Mushmon were helping themselves to Jyou’s satellite dish, Lynna, Dingo and their partners were helping themselves to Jyou’s food, Anna, Yuri and their partners were helping themselves to Jyou’s balcony, and Iduia and her Kokuwamon were helping themselves to Jyou’s computer and internet connection. Only Mimi, Maria and their partners felt slightly uncomfortable.

Mimi sighed. “Why don’t we talk for a little bit?”

“We’ve been talkin’ all mornin’,” Dingo’s Ganimon X replied.

“Maybe we can talk some more,” Palmon X stressed.

“About what?” Keeya’s Mushmon asked.

Iduia spoke up. “I…have…something…I…would…like…to …know…”

“What?” Mimi smiled.

“Michael…seemed…to…know…Schmidt 230;”

Mimi sighed. “I guess that’s something you need to ask him.”

“Really?”

She fidgeted. “I…I can’t really speak for him…”

By now the attention of the other guest had turned to the conversation. “Why not?” Yuri asked.

She hesitated again. “I….”

“Come on,” Lynna said.

The brown-haired woman sighed. “All right. Michael’s gonna kill me, but…” She shook her head, “Victor von Schmidt was born in Germany, but he came over to America as an exchange student in 2004, and even ended up going to the same high school as me and Michael. I wasn’t too sure about him, but Michael and Schmidt actually got along pretty well. After we found out that he was a Chosen, Michael even agreed to train him.” She glanced to the floor in regret, “He was almost part of the New York Team, but…”

She took a deep breath and continued, “But then there was a falling out. There was some…” She shook her head, “I’ve told you this much, I might as well tell you everything. As you know, the Chosen Council was formed from representatives from all across the world, Taichi, Yamato, me and Michael…Schmidt was one of them. But then, Koushiro and Daisuke died and Taichi just…kinda left. After that was when Koushiro unleashed the X-Antibody. Schmidt used that to turn most of the Digital World against us. He made everyone believe that we had betrayed them. We were forced from the council and Schmidt remained in control. He was just using pain and suffering to get power, just what he always wanted.”

She sighed again. “That’s why Michael can’t stand him, because he was the one that taught him about the Digital World, so he feels responsible. And after what the Council tried to do to the Infected Chosen…Michael just feels…like it’s his fault…”

Maria stared with her mouth open wide. “I…I had no idea….”

“Yeah,” Mimi said, “Just…you know…don’t tell him that I told you…”

Noriko smiled. “Don’t worry, your secret’s safe with us.”

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Taichi slowly entered the hospital room where the unconscious form of his mother was lying. “H…Hey Mom,” he said, “H…how are you doing?”

He stared at her for a moment, then shook his head and sighed in disgust. “This is pointless….” He walked to the door.

“Taichi,” his partner said, “I thought you were going to talk to her.”

He sighed and slowly walked back to her side. “Okay…okay…Mom, I…I’m sorry that you’re like this…”

He shook his head. “I don’t even know if you can hear this…but, I…I hope you wake up soon…I…You need to be there to see everything…What about grandkids? You keep telling me how you want grandchildren, but you need to be here to see them, right? Come on Mom, you got to pull through this, you just have to…”

He wiped his eyes and found that they were wet. “Taichi,” Agumon X said.

The young man walked over to one of the chairs and plopped down. He turned on the television and flipped to the news channel, but his eyes kept drifting to the unconscious form of his mother right next to him.

“I need to get some air,” he said, exiting the room.

“Hold on,” Agumon X called, running after him.

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Miayag cautiously passed through the sliding front doors and nervously approached the young woman seated behind the front desk. “How can I help you?” she asked.

“Um…Yagami, Yuuko?”

The woman glanced at her computer screen. “Ah, yes, she’s on the third floor, room 21.”

Miayag gave her thanks and began to walk away, when the receptionist called out to her. “Excuse me, miss?”

She twisted around. “Y..yes?”

“I like your backpack, it’s really cute.”

She gave a quick smile. “Oh…thanks.” She smiled again and jumped into the elevator.

“Cute?” her Plotmon asked from where she was poising as her backpack.

“Quiet,” Miayag snapped back.

Once the elevator stopped on the third floor, Miayag navigated through the halls until she arrived at room 21. She peered inside and saw the lying form of Yuuko Yagami. She gave a small gasp and placed her hands over her mouth, so focused on the lying woman that she did not even realize that the television was still on from Taichi’s visit. Plotmon leapt off of her back and sat on the chair next to the unconscious woman. Miayag slowly approached her. As she did, another image flashed through her mind. That of another woman lying in a hospital bed, her eyes rolled back in her head.

“Mom…” she said.

“What?” Plotmon asked.

“It’s just like Mom,” she said, “How many times did I have to come and see Mom in the hospital? How many times did I have to see her like…like this? All because of what my father…” She sighed deeply. “But this time it’s our fault.”

Plotmon frowned. “Yeah, I know, but what else can we do?”

Miayag shrugged. “I don’t know…” She smiled slightly, “Imagine me, the High Priestess of the Digitalatri Church, week and pathetic because she’s worried about a casualty of war?”

“Chihi?” Plotmon asked.

Miayag knelt down in front of the hospital bed and lightly grasped Mrs. Yagami’s hand. “I’m sorry for this. Even though your son and daughter are my enemies, I truly wish you recover as soon as possible.”

Plotmon trotted over. “I’m sorry, too.”

Miayag sighed to herself. “Come on, Plotmon, let’s get out of here before one of her family comes…”

The Child-level digimon leapt onto her partner’s back, once again posing as a backpack. Miayag held her head low as she exited the room. She was not aware that as she left, Taichi and Agumon X came from around the corner.

“Who was that?” Taichi asked.

His dinosaur partner shook his head. “I don’t know, but she came out of your mother’s room…”

Taichi blinked. “She did?” He ran down the hall to the nurse on duty on that floor. “Excuse me, did you see a teenage girl in a school uniform come out of Room 21?”

The elderly woman nodded slowly. “Yes I did, was she…?”

Taichi ran to the elevator without answering. Agumon X followed. The young man punched the button for the first floor and paced the small box until the doors opened. They ran through the crowd and onto the street. Taichi looked to the left and right to examine the crowds on the sidewalk. “Where is she?”

Agumon X spotted a uniform-clad girl with an animal-shaped backpack. “Taichi!”

The young man charged through the crowd, gently pushing people aside. “Hey!” he shouted, trying to get the girl’s attention, “Hey! Hey, I’m talking to you! Turn around!”

The girl slowed to a stop. She slowly turned around, and even with her spiky strands of hair falling in front of her face, Taichi recognized her instantly. “You!” he gasped, “What were you doing in my mother’s room? If you hurt her anymore…”

Miayag sighed. “You know, I didn’t want her to get hurt….”

Taichi growled. “She has a name, it’s Yuuko Yagami, Mrs. Yagami to you.”

“Fine, I didn’t want Mrs. Yagami to get hurt…”

“But she did, didn’t she?” Taichi shouted, “All because you had to come here to attack us! And why did you attack us? Just to get a book! You sent my mother into a coma and risked thousands of lives just so you could get some damn fucking book!”

Agumon X reached out. “Taichi, stay calm, okay?”

The young man took a few deep breaths. “All right fine. So you’re sorry, big deal, it doesn’t change what happened.” He pointed his finger at her, “But this you’re still a criminal, and I’m taking you in!”

Miayag smirked slightly. “Do you call everyone who doesn’t believe the same thing you do a criminal?”

“This doesn’t have anything to do with your religious beliefs! You want to make a new religion, fine! But when you start harming innocent people, then that’s when I have a problem!”

Miayag crossed her arms. “All I did was offer the Infected Chosen the choice to be healed, as I recall, you were the ones that started this.”

“You were ready to kill Maria and Noriko to give your ‘choice,’ to the Infected Chosen.”

“Because you turned your back on them!”

Taichi clenched his fists. “All right, you little bitch, it’s time you learned some respect! I’m taking you down right now!” He grabbed the X-digivice which was hanging on his belt. Once he clasped his hand around it, it twisted and changed into a familiar orange-colored sword.

“The Sword of Hidokoro,” Miayag said, “Well, I have a weapon of my own…” She reached with her left hand to lift the bottom of the plaid-colored skirt high enough to grab her own digivice, which was resting on a garter around her left leg. Once she grabbed it, it transformed into the Staff of Yuushi. At this time, Plotmon dropped from Miayag’s back and stood at her side.

“A Plotmon?” Agumon asked.

Taichi appeared to not care. He nodded at his partner. ”Do it.”

Agumon X marched forward and quickly evolved to his Fully Evolved form. Miayag order her partner to do the same. “All the way to the Final Level?” Plotmon asked.

She thought for a moment. “No, let’s give them a chance. Bastemon will do.”

Plotmon grinned and evolved to her own Fully Evolved Level. The veiled cat-woman held her sharp claws towards her face. “We don’t have to do this, you know. I’m sure you remember how badly I beat you last time…”

“You’re not gonna scare me like that,” he said, “Taichi wants you apprehended, so I’m giving it my all this time.”

Bastemon started laughing. She began to walk towards him, her hips swaying back and forth. “Metalgreymon!” Taichi shouted, “She’s using her Helter Skelter attack again! Stay with me!”

The mechanical dinosaur did not respond. He could only stare at the cat woman as she danced and swayed back and forth. He tried to raise his metal arm to attack, but all of his limbs felt like lead and they did not respond when he tried to move them. Bastemon’s erotic and persuasive dance forced his mind to forget everything except her dance.

“Metalgreymon!” Taichi shouted, “Fight it!”

The cybernetic digimon struggled as hard as he could against the confusion. Despite the swirling world, he managed to raise his metal arm and point it at his cat-dancing opponent. “T…T…Trident Arm Ver. 9.9!”

The claws on his cybernetic arm shot forward, aiming for Bastemon. The cat-woman leapt into the sky seconds before the claw smashed into the ground. Her confusion-inspiring dance ceased and Metalgreymon X began to assault the cat woman by swinging his metal arm at her. However, she used her uncanny agility to easily dodge the bulky dinosaur’s attacks. He swung his arm at her, but she back-flipped into the air before landing on his arm. She charged up his outstretched limb until she arrived at his shoulder. She pulled her hand back before digging her claws deep into the side of his face. He winced in pain, but with a quick flick of his head, sent her tumbling down his metal arm. He grabbed her with his organic arm and threw her into the ground with all of his might. She climbed to feet, but it was clear that she was favoring her right leg, her left one clearly broken, or at the least, strained.

She chuckled. “How’s your ear there?”

Metalgreymon X glanced to his left shoulder, where there was a small trickling of blood. “It’s been better,” he chuckled, “How’s your leg?”

“It hurts,” she said, “But even without it, I can still kick your ass!” She held up her clawed-hands, “Get ready, here I come!”

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Inside Room 21 of the hospital not even two blocks away, Mrs. Yagami’s eyelids flickered for a moment before they fully opened. She remained still for the merest of moments, fighting to remain conscious before completely sitting up. She blinked again, then started twisting her head around the room. “Kumiko?” she asked, “Kumiko?”

She frowned upon discovering the room was empty, “I thought that…” She blinked again, “Wait! It wasn’t her, it was…that girl…”

She suddenly became aware of the television that Taichi had left on; specifically the local news channel, which was displaying coverage of the battle between the large orange dinosaur and the cat-woman.

“M…Metalgreymon?” she asked, “Taichi’s there, but…that…that cat-woman was the one who…Which means she’s there too!”

Mrs. Yagami threw the sheets off of her body and leapt to her feet. However, she had not walked for the past few days, so she fell to her knees. That did not stop her as she climbed back to her feet and limped over to the small closet in the room. There was a white robe hanging inside, which she threw on over her hospital gown. She exited the room and quickly ran through the halls, completely ignoring the cries from the nurses and orderlies that she past. She did not know how long she could remain conscious, and she would not be stopped before she had the answers to her questions.

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Mimi, Dingo, Yuri and the Daughters of the First had seen the same news coverage of Taichi versus Miayag. They filed out of Jyou’s apartment, ready to aid Taichi in any way they could. However, as they began to run down the street, Noriko slowed to a stop. She turned to the other Daughters. “You feel it too, right?”

“Yes,” Keeya responded, “I do.”

“What are you talkin’ about?” Dingo asked.

“It feels like Lynna.”

The brunette woman blinked. “Me? What are ya…?”

Noriko turned to Mimi. “Which Demon Lord took the power of water from Lynna? Which one?”

The other woman thought for a moment, then frowned. “Amikyo…”

There was a bright blast of green light and the Demon Princess and her demonic partner, Leviamon appeared before them. She smirked. “So, you can sense the powers of the other Daughters, huh? That’s so cool, I wish I could do that.”

Mimi turned her frown into a snarl. “What are you doing here?”

Amikyo laughed. “What do you think?”

“We don’t have time for this!” Palmon X exclaimed, “Please let us pass so we can help Taichi.”

“Or are you and Digitalatri working together now?”

The Demon Princess frowned. “What, is that false prophet here?”

“All right, fine,” Mimi said, “You already took all the powers you want, so what are you doing here?”

“I’ve been given orders to bring your heads to Lord Cahiti…”

“We have heard that before,” Yuri said.

Amikyo shrugged. “Yeah, well, let me let you in on a little secret, all those other times…? Well, the only reason you’re still alive is because we were told to hold back, but now…”

“You don’t scare us!” Noriko shouted. She turned to her partner, “Plotmon, get ready to…”

“No,” Mimi said, “You guys hold back.”

“What?” Noriko’s Plotmon gasped.

“It’s just safer,” Palmon X nodded, guessing her partner’s reasoning, “You guys are too important to everything that’s going on, you need to stay safe.”

“But you can’t beat him on your own!” Keeya’s Mushmon protested.

Mimi glanced over to Dingo and Yuri, “Wanna give us a hand?”

“Okay, fine,” Keeya sighed, “The three of you can’t beat him yourselves!”

Ganimon X grinned. “Ya’re forgettin’, we’re X-digimon, we’re stronger then normal digimon.”

“But,” Maria protested, “That doesn’t mean you can beat him!”

“Maybe not,” Kokuwamon X said, “But we have to try.”

“But…” Maria started.

“Please,” Mimi said, “Just…it’s better if we don’t have to worry about you.”

Noriko sighed .”All right, fine, but as soon as you’re in trouble, we’re jumping in, got it?”

Amikyo crossed her arms and tapped her foot, rolling her eyes, “Anytime now…”

“We’re ready,” Mimi said. She and the two young men grasped their X-digivices tightly. Their partners evolved to their highest forms: Lillymon X, Gesomon X and Kuwagamon X. The three digimon stood their ground in the city street, staring down the crocodile-digimon.

The Demon Princess grinned wickedly, “It’s time for you to die! Leviamon!”

Her demonic partner roared and leapt forward. The three X-digimon quickly dodged to the sides, seconds before his teeth would have ripped them to shreds. Instead, his jaw wrapped around a fire hydrant and easily ripped it from it’s foundation. With a quick jerk of his head, he sent the hydrant flying to the sidelines where the Daughters of the First were standing. “Hit the dirt!” Noriko shouted.

They instantly dispersed, and the hydrant smashed into the sidewalk with such force that it cracked and shattered.

“Holy shit!” Lynna exclaimed, her eyes wide open.

Mimi looked over her shoulder at the six young women. “Now you see why I wanted you safe.”

They all turned away in shame and realization. Mimi turned back in time to watch the three X-digimons began their attack. Kokuwamon X attempted to use his claws to slash the demon’s back. Gesomon X began to pound his long snout with his tentacles and Lillymon X finished by firing her Flower Cannon attack. Despite the combination of the three attacks, only the Fully Evolved flower child’s attack appeared to cause Leviamon to flinch. He leapt at Lillymon X, his teeth glistening sharply in the sky. However, the flower digimon shot further into the sky as fast as she could. The bulky crocodile could not reach her and he fell back to the ground. He landed on his four feet, smashing and cracking the pavement. His eyes darted to the hovering Lillymon X, then over at Kuwagamon X, before focusing on Gesomon X.

“Uh oh,” Dingo muttered, “Gesomon, get atta there! Move!”

The large squid attempted to slithered to safety, but Leviamon launched over to him, his massive jaw wide open. Gesomon X threw up one of his tentacles to block his face and the crocodile’s jaw chomped down with all of his might. The tentacle instantly vaporized into data and the squid began to scream in pain.

“Gesomon!” Dingo shouted.

Amikyo smirked. “Looks like you’re already down one digimon.”

“I’m…I’m fine…” the squid said, “Jus’…jus’ give me a minute…”

Mimi frowned at the Demon Princess. “Lillymon X and Kuwagamon X are still in this! And as long as they stay in the air, Leviamon can’t hurt them because all of his attacks are close range!”

Amikyo pointed at her partner. “You think so huh? Get them!”

Leviamon stared up at Lillymon X and Kuwagamon X. He spun around rapidly, his tail whipping behind him, sending a shockwave into the air that struck the two hovering X-digimon. “Cauda!”

Lillymon X managed to stay in the air, but Kuwagamon X became caught in a tailspin. Once he fell close enough to the ground, the crocodile leapt into the air and attempted to use his Rostrum attack and use his teeth to rip the insect’s arm from his socket. However, Kuwagamon X recovered from the tail spin and shot out of the way. Lillymon X came around from behind and fired her Flower Cannon attack once more, but the ball of energy bounced off of the crocodile’s thick scales. He executed his Cauda attack again, this time striking Lillymon X at point blank, throwing her into the ground. He stomped over to attack her again, but Gesomon X swung his remaining tentacle into the crocodile’s snout. Leviamon turned to him and tackled him into the ground. “Rostrum!” he shouted as he began to tear and bite with a frenzied attack.

“Gesomon!” Dingo shouted, “Gesomon!”

Lynna gasped. “H…he’s okay, but…”

“He won’t be going anywhere soon,” Leviamon laughed, lifting his snout out of the hallowed husk that once was Gesomon X. The squid glowed brightly and regressed to Ganimon X.

Amikyo laughed. “Your team is getting smaller, you know,” she chuckled.

Leviamon turned to Lillymon X, who was rising to her feet. “Rostrum.”

“Get out of the way!” Mimi shouted.

The flower child tried to fly into the air, but the crocodile displayed a surprising burst of speed and tackled her to the ground. He was again began to jab and tear at her, but she was strong enough to survive his attack, only the front of her dress was torn.

“You jerk,” she said, covering her chest with the torn fabric. She managed to tie the article of clothing together as best she could.

The crocodile only grinned beneath his elongated jaw.

“We are not doing so well,” Yuri commented.

“Don’t say that!” Mimi exclaimed.

“It is true,” the Russian man said, “Gesomon has been defeated, and if Lillymon X could not stand up to his attack, what use will anyone else have?”

Anna gripped Noriko’s hand tightly “Yuri is losing faith in himself.”

“So is Mimi,” the dark-haired woman responded, “Even though she won’t show it…”

“This is bad,” Maria said, “Just like when Taichi fought Shiokuro, and he was then only able to beat him when he killed him with his own staff…”

Mimi blinked. She twisted around and stared at the Latino woman. “What did you just say?”

“Um…T…Taichi used Shiokuro’s staff to i…impale him…”

Mimi turned back to stare at Leviamon, specifically his razor sharp teeth. She surveyed the partners of the Daughters of the First, then grinned.

“What?” Keeya asked, “Do you have an idea?”

She nodded. “Yeah, but Anna, Maria, Iduia, I’m gonna need your help.”

The three young women glanced at one another. “Sure,” Maria said, “What do you need?”

“Evolve your partners and wait for my signal,” she said. As Anna’s Penmon, Maria’s Patamon and Iduia’s Kokuwamon were evolving to Unimon, Centarumon and Guardromon, Mimi turned to Yuri and whispered into his ear.

“Hey!” Amikyo shouted, “No passing secrets!”

Yuri nodded at Mimi and then shouted orders to his Kuwagamon X in Russian, a language that neither Amikyo nor Leviamon could understand. “Hey!” the Demon Princess called, “That’s not fair…That’s not fair!”

“Really?” Mimi asked, crossing her arms, “The only thing that’s not fair is the way you’re wearing my hairstyle!”

“Your hairstyle?” Amikyo asked, lighting fingering the wisps of pink hair that were hanging in front of her face, “What about it?”

“Why are you wearing it like that?”

She hesitated. “I…um…I…”

Mimi smirked. “I knew it. The only reason your hairstyle is like that is because you’re trying to be like me, isn’t it? You’re nothing but an envious little brat!”

The Demon Princess began to sneer. “You bitch! Leviamon, tear her apart!”

Her demonic crocodile opened his jaws to growl loudly. As soon as he did, Yuri shouted to his Kuwagamon X. “Now!”

The giant insect lifted one of his claws into the air and it began to glow bright. “Crunch Arm!” he shouted, swinging the power-up claw at the crocodiles jaw, specifically, his razor-sharp teeth. Despite only being an Adult, Kuwagamon X’s attack was strong enough to slice a good portion of his teeth away from his gums. They clamber to the ground, where Lillymon X quickly grabbed one in her hands.

“You bastards!” Leviamon shouted, “You stopped by Rostrum attack, but don’t forget about this! Cauda!” He spun around once more, sending from his tail a shock wave that headed for Kuwagamon X. He was not able to escape in time and the attack forced him to return to Kokuwamon X. Yuri ran to his side.

“You did well,” he said, “Very well.”

“Very well?” Amikyo asked, “Leviamon kick his butt! Did you finally lose your mind?”

“Guess again!” Mimi laughed, “Lillymon!”

The Demon Princess and her partner turned to the sky as the flower child shot over Leviamon’s head with his sharp tooth in her hands. She lifted it above her head and slammed it deep into the crocodile’s back with all of her might. The tooth spliced through the scales on his back. She pulled back with an equal amount of strength, ripping a decent sized hole in the middle of his back.

“Leviamon!” Amikyo shouted.

Mimi grinned. “I knew it. The only thing strong enough to hurt him…was his own teeth! Ha!”

“Whatever,” she said, “You still can’t beat him. Leviamon!”

The demon crocodile roared with all of his might. Mimi turned to Maria, Anna and Iduia. “Now!” she shouted, “Aim for his throat!”

Before Amikyo could call to her partner, Unimon, Centarumon and Guardromon fired their attacks simultaneously. Unimon’s Holy Shot, Centarumon’s Hunting Gallop, and Guardromon’s Destruction Grenade combined together and shot passed Leviamon’s jaw and into his stomach. At the same time, Lillymon X fired her Flower Cannon through the hole she created on Leviamon’s back. Her attack struck Unimon, Centarumon and Guardramon’s attack as they met in the crocodile’s stomach. The demon digimon was blown apart from within, his body’s data scattering across the battlefield.

“Yes!” Mimi cheered, jumping into the air.

“Mimi,” Keeya said, “T…that was amazing!”

She grinned slightly. “Yeah, well…after Maria said that thing about Taichi beating Shiokuro, I got an idea to attack Leviamon from the inside, and I figured that only his teeth could hurt him.”

“I get it,” Noriko said, “That’s why you wanted Unimon, Centarumon and Guardromon to attack, because their attacks are projectile types, right?”

“That was amazin’!” Lynna gasped, “I mean, that was totally fuckin’ cool!”

The older woman only nodded and shrugged slightly. She turned back to the Demon Princess. “I’m sorry for what I said earlier, about your hair. I just needed you to get ready to attack us.”

Amikyo shrugged. “Yeah, whatever.”

“Come on,” Plotmon said, “You lost, don’t be a sore loser!”

“She’s right,” Noriko said, “Now, where are Sora and Catherine?”

The Demon Princess sneered. “Those two supermodels are being held….” She smirked, “Somewhere.”

“Don’t you have any honor?” Keeya asked.

“Maybe…” she said, “I sure wish I had some courage…”

“Courage?” Mimi asked.

“Yeah,” she said, “Courage. Lord Cahiti told me that if I didn’t kill you, I shouldn’t bother returning.”

“So, then stay with us,” Mimi said, “You can help us. You don’t need to follow that guy…”

Amikyo smiled slightly. “You’re wrong. I’m Envy, I always want what everyone else has, but sadly, I never have the guts to take it. I want to be free of Cahiti, but I don’t have the courage to tell him so. I can only think of Shiokuro, he doesn’t have to listen to the Demon King anymore….”

Maria gasped. “But…Shiokuro’s dead…”

The Demon Princess nodded. She grabbed a dagger that was hidden beneath her dress and before anyone could stop her, she shoved it deep into her chest. She fell onto her knees before completely collapsing onto the ground. Mimi ran to her as fast as she could, but she skidded to a halt when the body of the Demon Princess vanished in a burst of data.

Mimi stared wide-eyed. “She was made of data? She…she wasn’t really human? Did that make her a digimon, or something else?”

Lillymon X hovered to the ground where she returned to Palmon X. “Mimi,” she said, “What about Taichi?”

She blinked. “R..right.” She turned to the Daughters of the First, “Go back to Jyou’s apartment.”

“Oh, not this again!” Lynna groaned.

“Just please go,” she said. She glanced over at Dingo and Yuri, “All of you.”

They reluctantly nodded and Mimi and Palmon X charged down the sidewalk.

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Meanwhile, across the city, Taichi and Miayag’s battle continued. Metalgreymon X watched as Bastemon charged towards him. She leapt into the air, jumping as high as she could, aiming for his face. He blocked with his metal arm and threw her back to the ground. However, she gracefully maneuvered and landed on her uninjured leg. She smirked wickedly.

The cybernetic dinosaur growled, resisting the urge to activate his Giga Destroyer attack to obliterate the cat-woman, but he knew that if he cut lose, the buildings in the area could be damaged or even destroyed. He was forced to swing his arms to attack her, but she was far too fast and agile, yet it was the best he could do, so he continued with this strategy.

Miayag chuckled. “You really can’t come close to harming my partner, can you?”

Taichi growled. “That’s only because she too much of a coward to fight him directly!”

The Digitalatri Priestess sneered at him. She twisted the Staff of Yuushi in front of her. “If you think you can do better, then come and get me.”

Taichi blinked for a moment. “You’re kidding, right?”

“Why not?” she smirked, “Are you a general who just lets his soldiers fight, or are you a general who goes into battle himself?”

The young man frowned and held the Sword of Hidokoro tightly. He was not a swordsman, he had no idea how to use one, but he judged that since Miayag was only armed with a staff, there was not much she could do to hurt him. He was unsure of himself, but kept it hidden.

“All right, bitch,” he said, “It’s your funeral.”

Miayag chuckled and charged forward. She swung her staff at his side, and he quickly dodged out of the way. He swung his sword at her weapon, attempting to knock it out of her hand, but she swung her own staff at his. The two weapons clanged loudly as they struck one another. Taichi pushed as hard as he could and eventually forced Miayag to pull back.

She swung the bottom end of the staff into Taichi’s stomach and he flinched. She then twisted the staff around to the top end, the end that was mounted with the metal star. The pointed end slashed his chin, slicing his skin apart.

He ignored the injury and continued to attack. He swung his sword at her side, but once again she blocked it with her own weapon. He swung again, this time catching the Staff of Yuushi in an awkward position, throwing it out of her hands. She attempted to dive for it, but Taichi put his sword directly in front of her face. She stopped and turned to him, her face displaying a slight expression of fear.

“I’ve got you now,” he grinned, “Call off Bastemon and surrender.”

Miayag’s eyes darted from Taichi to the fallen Staff of Yuushi. She hesitated then dove for the weapon. Taichi ran after her and raised his sword to strike her back.

“Taichi, no!”

The battles instantly ceased and turned to the middle-aged woman that was leaning against the side of one of the buildings. “Mom!” Taichi exclaimed, “You’re…you’re awake!”

Miayag rose to her feet and smiled. “I am happy to see that you have recovered.”

“Mom,” Taichi said, running to her side, “You should be in the hospital!”

She ignored him and kept her gaze on Miayag. “Kumiko.”

Miayag blinked, “What?”

“Kumiko,” Mrs. Yagami repeated, “Kumiko Makato, that’s your mother’s name, right?”

Miayag narrowed her eyes. “How do you know that name?”

“Are you Kumiko Makato’s daughter?”

The Priestess hesitated for a moment. “Y..yes…”

Mrs. Yagami grinned. “I knew it, I knew it! You look just like her!”

The Priestess of the Digitalatri pointed her staff at her. “I will ask you only one time more, how do you know the name of Kumiko Makato?”

Mrs. Yagami’s smile faded. She glanced over at Taichi and Metalgreymon X, then over at Miayag and Bastemon. “Oh, I guess I should explain huh? Well, Kumiko is my younger sister.” She closed her eyes and smiled slightly. “She got all the looks in the family. I used to hate the way the boys used to pay attention to her. She was so beautiful that when she was 18, she got a job with a modeling agency, but when she was 21, she left for America. We stayed in touched though, first by mail, then by phone, and then by e-mail. But, you know, first it was four times a month, then three times, and then four times a year, and then once a year, and…we just kind of lost track…But you are her daughter.” She opened her eyes and smiled at her. “Tell me, what is your name?”

“C…Chihi Miayag…”

Mrs. Yagami’s smile grew. “No, I meant your true name.”

“M…Megumi. Megumi Seisou.”

“Megumi,” Mrs. Yagami repeated, “Megumi…Tell me, how is your mother?”

Miayag frowned. She sighed deeply. “Mom…died, two years ago.”

Mrs. Yagami gasped and put her hand over her mouth. “Oh no, Kumiko-imoutosan, Kumiko!”

“Wait a second,” Taichi said. He glanced at Miayag, then at his mother. “Are you telling me that Aunt Kumiko, the one that never comes to any family reunions, is her mother? Are you telling me that…that we’re cousins?”

“Yes,” she nodded, “Yes….”

Miayag glanced down at the Staff of Yuushi. “It all makes sense now, who you were able to pass through the boundary under the city of Ceria. Only those with the blood of Yuushi…my mother held the blood of Yuushi…and if your mother and my mother were sisters….”

Taichi’s eyes shot open. “I’ve got the blood of Yuushi too! Mom, who’s Yuushi?” He turned to her, only to find her once again collapsed on the ground. “Mom!” he shouted.

“She fainted again!” Metalgreymon X explained.

“Damn it!” Taichi shouted. He twisted back to Miayag, but found that she and Bastemon had vanished.

“Taichi!”

He twisted his head around and saw Mimi and Palmon X charging towards them. “Taichi, what happened? What was Miayag talking about? What is your mother…”

He shook his head. “Later! Help me get her back to the hospital!”

She nodded and helped him lift his unconscious mother onto his back. The two X-Chosen ran to the hospital, Taichi praying that the stress and energy it took his mother to deliever the revelation to him did not kill her.

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Meanwhile, in an ancient temple, the remaining Demon Lords plotted and planned with their newfound partners, the Chosen Council. Deeper inside the temple, inside a stone cold cell, sat Sora Takenouchi of Fire, Catherine Rupert of Light and their faithful digimon partners: Piyomon and Floramon. And every night since their capture, they stare up at the night sky through their bared window, praying that their lives would not end there.

To be continued….