Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Digimon.EXE ❯ Session 18: Bokura no War Game ( Chapter 21 )

Digimon.EXE

By Wolf O'Donnell

WARNING! May contain Alternative Universe situations and out-of-character experiences. Upon reading this, you hereby agree that you forfeit all your rights to sue me and that I cannot be held liable for any psychological or physical damage caused by the fact that I use British English spelling and that this fanfic contains graphic acts of a heterosexual and homosexual nature (not applicable to FanFiction.net version), extreme violence and use of swear words. Digimon is copyrighted by Bandai and Toei Animation Ltd. Wolf O'Donnell is copyrighted by Nintendo Ltd, although that might have nothing to do with the fanfic. Constructive criticism is very welcome.

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Session 18: Bokura no War Game
"The time of our victory is at hand!" announced the voice from the television set. The picture of the old man was full of static and blurred momentarily every now and then, as if something was interfering with the transmission. "We at the Hypnos Organisation, have completed our fearsome Project Juggernaut. Our next target will be the Earth Sphere's military networks. We will be launching a hacking rocket from our labs and once we have control, Operation WarGame shall begin!"
"I don't care," shouted Dr. Oikawa, the phone to his ear. "You just get them here as soon as possible!" He turned back round to face the television screen. On it was the picture of an old man, one that Oikawa recognised as Yamaki Mitsuo. "Hypnos are threatening to wage a war against us!" he swore angrily. "You just make sure that all available Officials and Devas are in position to attack Hypnos HQ."

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The black Mega-level Digimon grinned, as he floated through the DarkNet. It seemed so empty, more so than usual. He bet the normal Networks like InphyNet and EuroNet were just the same.
"Looks like Project Juggernaut is complete," he chuckled. "I just can't wait till their War Game starts." Beelzemon smiled evilly. "Goodbye, you worthless human filth!"

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Ruki peered round the corner cautiously. 'There's far too many Hypnos goons rushing about,' she thought. It didn't seem like there was anyway that she could get to the central laboratory where the Hypnos Leader was bound to be.
"Come on, guys, I need your help," she murmured under her breath.

The special suit to protect them from the electromagnetic radiation looked incredibly weird. It was a black jumpsuit, with red edges around the cuffs and collars. The gloves were brown, as were the brown leather boots, and the black helmets made them look like astronauts. On the breastpocket of the black suit was the symbol of the Earth Sphere Officials- an upright, red triangle with three black triangles surrounding it to form a six-pointed star, against a white background.
Alice sighed, as she held the helmet underneath her arm.
"I don't believe that Hypnos is threatening to plunge the Earth Sphere into a war," she stated. It reminded her of an Anime show she once saw, but she couldn't remember the name of it.
"I guess the Hypnos Leader is mad enough to do it," said Jenrya, as he put his helmet on.
Ryo, who was also with them, looked back.
"Hey, Takato, come on!" he called out to the brown-haired Deva. "If you don't hurry up, we'll leave without you."
"I'm sorry, guys, but this thing on my back is heavier than I thought it would be," panted Takato, as he ran up to the others. It was of course, the air supply, that was connected up to his suit at the shoulders. "Is it really necessary?" he asked in a whining tone of voice.
"Sure it is, the radiation's shorted out the air supply to Phyle," replied Jenrya.
"Yeah, we don't want you suffocating on us," said Ryo.
"Okay, we're there!" called out the driver of the specialised truck.
They all put on their helmets, as quickly as possible. That was because the air would be slowly drained out of their compartment, so as to not cause a huge pressure gradient that would end up with them being sucked out of the truck.
Moments later, when everything was ready, they emerged from the truck to find themselves on the front line of the entire operation. Several Devas and Officials, wearing similar suits surrounded them. They all surrounded a large statue that had been shoved out of the way to reveal a hole in the floor. The trees around them had all died, and their leaves now lay on the floor amongst their dead carcasses.
"So, you the new Devas?" asked a suited man that walked up to them.
"Dad?" exclaimed Jenrya in surprise.
The man in the black suit stepped back in surprise.
"Jenrya? What are you doing here?" he asked in complete surprise. Of all the things that were to happen, he didn't excpect that Commander Oikawa would send his own son against Hypnos. "Oikawa sent you, didn't he?"
"Dad, it's okay, we can handle this," argued Jenrya.
"No, you can't!" protested Dr. Lee angrily. "You're just children. You can't possibly take on Hypnos." This was why he had kept them on Earth, so that they wouldn't be sent in against Hypnos. He had always known that Hypnos had its headquarters on the Orbital Space Ring, he had just never known where.
Takato looked towards the statue. He saw a couple of suited men, or women, advancing towards the hole in front of the statue. Somehow, he knew that Ruki was there.
"Jenrya, let me handle this," said Takato, as he gently nudged his blue-haired friend aside. "Dr. Lee, with all due respect, we've got plenty of experience fighting against Hypnos. Why, we've managed to foil all their plans."
"Yes, but this is different," began Dr. Lee. "This is Hypnos Headquarters. This operation against Hypnos is bound to be far more dangerous than any other." He gestured towards the statue of Ishida Yamato and the hole that it used to cover. "Operation War Game is going to be launched from here. We've got them surrounded and that means they're even more desperate than before. These criminals won't hesitate to take a young kid's life." It was definite from the tone in his voice. He was determined to prevent Jenrya and his friends from going in. "You're not going."
This puzzled Takato.
"Didn't you send Ruki here, though?" he asked Jenrya's father. "Isn't she inside Hypnos HQ?"
"Well..." began Dr. Lee.
"I can't believe how two-faced you are," accused Takato angrily. "If Ruki's in there, I'm going in after her!" He would not let the love of his life- yes, he was willing to admit that he loved her- be hurt by those Hypnos scumbags. "And there's nothing you can do to stop me," he told Dr. Lee. He turned so that he could see his friends out of the corner of his eye. "And I'm sure my friends are just as willing to go in to help her, because they're her friends too."
Dr. Lee thought about it. They had done well against the Dragon Syndicate in the Power Plant incident.
"Okay, then," he sighed, "but I want you to promise me that you'll be careful. If things get too dangerous, I want you to pull out. Got that?"
"Sure thing, dad," promised Jenrya with a nod of his head.

Ruki took off her black helmet. It was safe to do so. There seemed to be lots of radiation-proofing within the room she was in and it seemed to be well ventilated. It was, of course, to protect the computers that kept the security system on the doors functioning and ensure that the soldiers didn't suffocate. She looked at the thick metallic door in front of her. It looked far too thick for her to batter down. Even if those Devas and Officials that had been sent in with her were there, instead of being held captive, the door couldn't be battered down with their help.
"Rena, it's your turn," she told her Digimon, before she connected her D-Scanner up to the door.
"Hey, you!" shouted a voice.
The auburn-haired girl turned round and saw the corridor was suddenly filled up with Hypnos guards. Each one of them wore dark green suits similar to the one she wore. 'This doesn't look good,' she thought.

Jenrya caught the rifle as it fell. He grabbed it and turned it round, rushing towards the guard to which it used to belong. He thrust the butt of the rifle into the guard's stomach, the force of which knocked the ground to the floor. The guard hit his head against the hard floor heavily and was knocked unconscious by the force.
"Bravo!" exclaimed Ryo, as he gave Jenrya some much deserved applause. "You were fantastic, babe!"
"Darn straight," said Jenrya with a smile on his face, however, he smiled at the wrong person. Well, it was hard to tell who was who since they were all wearing the same thing and the visors didn't allow one to see into the helmets very clearly.
Takato looked at the corridor in front of him. There were two turns and four doors along it. Which one was the right one? There were so many. He also had no idea how Hypnos managed to hide this base within the Orbital Space Ring for so long, especially without the Officials knowing. The brown-haired youth suspected some corruption within the Officials, but that wasn't important at the moment.
"It looks like we've got to split up," stated Alice, as she looked around her.
"We can't," protested Jenrya. "We promised my dad that we'd stick together."
"Wait!" called out Ryo. He heard footsteps. "More of those Hypnos goons are coming!"
"This way!" called out Takato, as he ran ahead of them.
"Wait up!"

He too wore a radiation suit to protect him from the electromagnetic radiation. That was because he was near the source of it all, the huge servers he had set up to assemble the Juggernaut Virus together from the various component programs he had stolen from all around the Earth Sphere.
Dr. Yamaki smiled evilly. It had taken him many years, but he had managed to build a powerful rocket. The design of the virus delivery system was a stroke of masterpiece. At least, it was according to him. A virus transmitted through the regular Digital World would be easily detected by the Officials. They'd shut the network down and prevent transmission. By using a special hacking rocket to deliver his Juggernaut Virus, the virus would be instantly transmitted to all machines in a 50 mile radius. That would be enough to stop the Officials from shutting the networks down.
The old man turned to face the large servers that were connected up to another server. All data had been transferred from them, to the main server, which was in itself connected to the rocket.
"Soon, I'll have my revenge against you, Lee!" laughed Yamaki insanely. "World! Prepare for deletion! Juggernaut's coming to town!"

"Takato?" exclaimed Ruki in surprise, as she stood up.
A smile spread across Takato's face, as he walked up to the energy bars that kept Ruki within her cell.
"I'm here to rescue you," he said proudly. He too had his helmet under his arm, having found out that most of the Hypnos Base was protected from the electromagnetic radiation. "Where's the darn plug-in port?" he wondered out loud.
"Where are the others?" asked Ruki.
"They're dealing with the security locks leading to the Hypnos Leader's office," explained Takato. He spotted it. The port was just out of Ruki's reach. "Okay, Gallantmon, it's time to do your stuff!"

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Gallantmon landed on the floor, his cape falling around him. He stood up, flicking his red cape back and looked around him. Surrounding him was the Hypnos symbol, and the path looked like a metallic grille, as did the various terminals it led to.
"Time to get going," he said, before running across the metallic pathway and towards the lock program.
"Unauthorised hacking attempt detected!" announced a voice, before an alarm blared. "Activate Protect1 Program!"
Suddenly, two large monoliths appeared and blocked Gallantmon's path, surrounding him on either side of the path. Each one displayed the same number, and this number decreased in a uniform manner.
10...
Gallantmon tried his best to destroy the monoliths, but he couldn't do it. They seemed unusually strong.
9...
He tried his new attack, Lightning Joust. Still nothing.
8...
No matter how hard Gallantmon struck at the monoliths, he couldn't break them. His lance didn't seem to shatter them at all. "Takato!" he called out. "I need a powerful Advance now!"
7...
"Hold on," said Takato.
6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... The monoliths launched a powerful explosion that engulfed Gallantmon and then wounded him. The number on the monoliths reset back to its original number and then began to count back down to the next huge explosion.
"DigiModify- Hammer activate!"
Gallantmon's lance and shield disappeared. In their place was a huge hammer that the knight Digimon had to hold in both of his hands.
"All right!" he exclaimed, before lifting the hammer high up into the and smashing down at the Protect1 in front of him. The monolith shattered. He swung his hammer back round and shattered the one behind. "Thanks, Takato!" he thanked his Operator, as the hammer in his hands disappeared and was replaced with his original weapons.
"Unauthorised Digimon still detected," announced the voice. "Activate Protect2 Program!"
Gallantmon braced himself for another powerful program like the one before. This time, he saw a large reddish blob that seemed to reflect light in such a way that a rainbow of colours shone from its shining surface.
"What is that thing?" wondered Gallantmon out loud. Well, whatever it was, he knew that he had to be careful. "Better get rid of it now. Lightning Joust!" He fired a poweful burst of electricity from his lance, which hit the blob square in the middle.
The Protect2 just crackled with electricity and absorbed Gallantmon's attack. This was a formidable defence program indeed. Huge tentacles shot out from the Protect2 and latched themselves on to Gallantmon's lance. The red gel began to ooze all over it, engulfing Gallantmon's weapon.
"Let go!" he cried angrily. Gallantmon moved his lance-carrying arm to the side and then aimed his shield at the Protect2. "Eat this!" The shield began to charge up. "Shield of the Just!" he roared, and fired a powerful beam of holy energy at the Protect2, rendering it into pieces.
"Good work, Gallantmon!" praised Takato.
"Unauthorised Digimon still detected," announced the voice.
This was Gallantmon's cue. He ran as quickly as he could. The faster he got to the lock program, the sooner he could avoid the Protect Programs that Hypnos had installed to the servers. He didn't get very far, however, when another Protect program appeared in front of him. There was no guessing what number this Protect program was.
Protect3 was unlike anything that Gallantmon had ever seen. It looked like a gigantic hand with a head on top of the wrist. The head was like those big, yellow smiley faces one finds on message forums and chat rooms. It smiled at Gallantmon so nicely, that the Digimon almost thought that the Protect3 meant no harm to him. That was before the Protect3 formed a fist and slammed it down towards Gallantmon.
The Digimon rolled out of the way, avoiding being crushed to a digital pancake. He ran as fast as he could, but was suddenly pulled back. The Protect3 had caught hold of his cape. Gallantmon turned round and fired an electrical attack from his lance. It did nothing against the Protect3.
"Oh no, you don't!" he roared, before he rushed back and slashed at the Protect3 with his lance. Nothing.
The Protect3 flung Gallantmon backwards and slammed the Digimon into the floor, before it itself crashed into Gallantmon, crushing the Digimon.
"Gallantmon!" screamed Takato.
"No, I can't be beaten," said Gallantmon, as he strained against the Protect3. "I've got lives to save. I can't be deleted! I just can't! I won't be deleted!" He threw the Protect3 off of himself. "All right, you. Eat this!" He charged straight at the Protect3 and impaled the program.
Seconds later, the Protect3 was deleted.
Gallantmon saw the lock program ahead of him. He ran as fast as he could towards it. The Digimon didn't want to face up against anymore of the darned Protect Programs.

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Jenrya ran and skidded across the floor, knocking the legs out from underneath the Hypnos lackey. 'I'm getting good at taking out these henchmen,' he thought to himself. His pupils widened. One of them aimed their gun at him. He flung his black helmet at the Hypnos henchmen, knocking the gun sideways. Jenrya lunged at the guard, grabbing the barrel of the gun with both hands.
"Let go, you brat!" growled the man.
"You first," retorted Jenrya, before he kicked the man in the bollocks. He tore the gun out of the man's hands and whacked him over the head with it, knocking the criminal out. "You guys got through yet?" he asked Alice and Ryo, as he turned to face the others.
"Not yet," replied Ryo with a shake of his head.
Alice pressed a button on her D-Scanner, sending some information to Dobermon.
"The Hypnos network is a pretty secure place," she told Jenrya. "It's got these strange Protect Programs all over it." The Hypnos networks were also unusually virus-free, as opposed to the DarkNet and the normal networks of the Digital World. "We might not be able to get through for quite some time."
"Even Cyberdramon's having trouble against the Protect Programs," announced Ryo.
That was not something that Jenrya wanted to hear. Well, at least no more Hypnos agents were coming towards them.
"Okay, I'll give you guys a hand then," he said, as he walked up to the locked door. He quickly plugged his D-Scanner in. "Go give it to them, MegaGargomon!"

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Gallantmon was within reach of the lock program. It wouldn't be long before he reached it and when he did, he'd destroy it and release Ruki. Of course, he hadn't counted on another Protect3 getting in the way.
"Darn," cursed Gallantmon, as the Protect3 crawled over towards him.

To be continued...