Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Mystic Digital War ❯ Chapter 23: Cyberdyne Virus ( Chapter 23 )

A young blond haired woman walked onto stage. "Bonjour!" she bowed,"I am ze great reportaire Catherine DeGual, narrating ze equal great Mystic Digital War. Tonight we have a very zpecial treat, ze one and only Bryon Adams will be performing hiz zmash hit "Heaven" latter in se story."

Mr. Adams walked onstage with his guitar, bowing slightly.

"Zank you, zank you," Catherine bowed, then glanced at Mr. Adams,"Oh, you were clapping for him. Well, not zat I care or anyt'ing." She shook her head, running a hand through her hair,"Wit'out furzer ado, I prezent ze next chapter of the epic, Mystic Digital War.

A young woman with curly blond hair held a microphone close to her mouth as she spoke,"Zis is Catherine DeGual reporting live. For zose of you juzt joing us, after ze battle wiz Eiri, the High Priestess of the Digital World, Nami Isage, appeared and helped him zee zat ze Dark Masters were only uzing him to furzer zeir ends. not hiz.

June, Zoe and Takuya all felt ztrange pulls to an unkown loca'ion when Beetlemon and Orion brouth Takuya, Tommy, and June to ze ztrange laboratory, where Orion revealed he was going to infect ze city wiz a strange virus.

Izzy and Henry recruited Ryo and Oikawa to zearch for ze missing Digital Warriors while zey ztayed behined to try and zay Sora, but Izzy may zoon have more patientz if zey Digidestined do not ztop Orion!

Chapter 23: Cyberdyne Virus

TK and Angemon shot to the train and landed on top. As the train moved raced towards the center of the city, Digidestined and Digimon ran as fast as they could to the first car, but stopped suddenly when Orion appeared through a hatch on the roof.

"Takeru Takashi," he laughed,"It's so good to see you again, despite everything that has happened."

"You've been hinting that you're someone I know since you first appeared on the scene," TK said,"Who are you, really?"

"Soon you will know," Orion grinned,"But now is not the time. The others will know, when I declare it as the city dies!"

The train rolled over a bridge high over a crevasse. "I won't let you get away with this!" Tk shouted.

Orion shot forward, bringing his his foot around to slam TK. Angemon jumped between them, and the force of the attack turned him back into Patamon. TK was saved from the attack, but the impact still threw him and the unconscious Patamon off the train and flying towards doom in the canyon below.

"Patamon! Patamon!" TK shouted, moving towards him as they shot towards the water below. "Patamon!" he shook him,"You've got to wake up! Patamon! If you don't wake up, I'm going to die!"

Patamon, however, remained asleep. TK closed his eyes,"What a rotten way to go!" he screamed, seconds before he landed into someone's arms.

"What the?" he asked, looking over his shoulder,"Bakemon?"

"That's right," the ghost said. On the ghost's back, Eiri grinned slightly.

"Lord Ishida heard our side of the story, he released Hiroshi and I, into your care. We are here to serve you, if you'll have us."

"Thanks," TK smiled, shifting Patamon in his arms to reach his D-terminal,"I've got to contact the others, Bakemon, just keep after that train!"

Yamaki clicked his cigarette lighter a few times before glancing at the printout in front of him. "So this....warehous...was Shibumi's hidden lab?"

Dr. Wong nodded. "Yes, I'd recognize it anywhere. I was with the SWAT team that finally attacked, the police thought that I and the rest of the Monster Makers could help 'defuse' whatever Mizuno, er, Shibumi had inside there." He sighed and looked to the ground,"Babel and Dolphin almost lost their lives, and Daisy....she just disappeared."

Yamaki nodded,"I understand."

"What does this have to do with me?" Wong asked.

"We believe that Beetlemon might have gone there," Yamaki sighed, glancing up at the dome shaped ceiling of the main control room,"Before he left, Agnimon and Sam Ichijoji both complained about feeling like something was pulling them somewhere. And now Beetlemon has the same power as Agnimon."

"Sir," Taily called down from her elevated chair,"We have finally broken through the haze in the security cameras."

"Play it!" Yamaki shouted.

"What is going on?" Wong asked.

"Beetlemon had help in escaping," Yamaki explained,"but there was a haze around his image."

Wong nodded, and watched as the dome image of the ceiling was replaced with the image from earlier in the evening; JP's cell seconds before he Spirit Evolved. The image of the one who gave him the Spirit of Thunder had been cloudy up until this moment. "Orion!" Yamaki shouted, squeezing his fist,"That traitor! I'll see that he rots in a government cell! He's going to pay for this!"

"...Yamaki....Yamaki come in..."

"Ichijoji!"Yamaki shouted,"What is going on out there?"

Sam's voice crackled over the speakers,"Well...we fought Beetlemon, and I lost Agnimon."

"You lost him?"

"Yes, but I've picked up an important piece of information. I know where he's heading, to Shibumi's old lab, the same one that turned me into the Digimon Kaiser!"

"What?" Wong shouted.

"How do you know that's where he's going?" Yamaki ordered.

"Um....I might have lost Agnimon, but I picked up someone else. He says his name's Koji, and he can...'Spirit Evolve' into a Digimon called Lobomon."

"What?" Wong asked.

"But when we got there, the place was completely bare! We're going to keep searching, but you've got to find out where they went. There are train tracks near the warehouse, and it looks like a train just left recently. We're going to follow them, but see if you can find anything out. I'll contact you later."

"You heard him Riley," Yamaki said,"Try to find something."

"I'm on it."

The girl breathed heavily as the boy with the wings crouched in front of her. "Now," he said,"When Myotismon comes for us, I'm going to try and fight him. That should give you enough time to escape."

"What about you?" she asked.

"I...I'll try to get away as soon as I can," he said,"But...if I don't make it, I want you to do something for me."

"What?" she asked.

"If you ever see my sister, tell her that I love her."

"Your sister?"

Alice shook her head from side to side, ignoring the wind that was a result of riding on Aquillamon's back. "Are you all right?" Cody asked,"Alice?"

"What?" she asked.

"You were having another hallucination, weren't you?" Cody asked.

"They're not hallucinations," Alice sighed,"They're memories..."

"Of you as a little boy?" Cody interrupted.

"I have never been a little boy!" she snapped,"I just have the memories of one for some reason."

She looked to the sky,"Every memory flashback takes me closer to find out the truth. This time there was a boy and a girl trapped in a cell."

"Was the girl...you?"

"I don't know," but I did experience the memory through both of them. The boy was telling the girl he was going to save her, but if he didn't make it to tell his parents and older sister he loved them. Oh, it was during Myotismon's invasion."

"A boy with an older sister during Myotismon's invasion? That could be anyone!"

Alice sighed,"I know, but hopefully I'll find out before the...." She suddenly began shaking.

"Her too?" Cody gasped, reaching over to help her, when she suddenly stopped. She looked around aimlessly, unsure of where she was.

"W-what happened?" she asked,"Where's all the others?"

"Alice...?" Cody asked.

"That's not my name!" she said, giggling,"My name is Kayko!"

"K-Kayko?" Cody gasped.

"Where's Mommy?" Alice asked.

Cody and Armadillomon looked at each other, "Uh, Kayko, how old are you?"

Alice started counting her fingers," Five and a half!" she said, proudly.

Cody was struggling to think of something to say, when Alice's body started to twist and shift, shrinking into a smaller frame- a small girl with dark brown hair. She was still wearing Alice's black dress, but it was now about three sizes too small. Cody backed up slightly and started pulling on the back of Yolei's jacket,"Uh, Yolei, I think you should see this."

Ryo shook his head quickly from side to side as the light from the Digital Gate faded. "Wow!" he shouted,"That was different!"

"You get use to it," Oikawa shrugged as the foursome looked around at their surroundings; a dark forest so black and dark that the only light was emanating from the television port behind them. They could hear screeches and whines from all around.

"Where are we?" Ryo asked.

"The Forest of Darkness," Oikawa said,"It's fitting those idiots would choose this place as their headquarters. They probably needed a million flashlights to find it."

"They're idiots?" Ryo breathed a sigh of relif,"That's good."

"Arukennimon and Plagemon couldn't fix a bent straw," Oikawa sighed, crossing his arms,"but Milleniumon...he's the problem."

"Why did you choose him as your partner?"

"So I wouldn't have to fight him myself," Oikawa grumbled.

"Look," Daitiramon pointed to a castle a little ways in front of them,"I think they're there."

"Might as well get going," Agumon sighed.

As the foursome walked towards the castle, an uncomfortable silence filled the air. Ryo decided to try and break it. "Um, what have you been doing since the Day of Apocalypse?"

"Fighting," Oikawa growled,"Constantly. We battled against Neo-Digiworld, but could not stop them. Almost all of the Digital World has been taken. We have to stop them!"

"I..I'm sure we will," Ryo said,"We'll find a way."

"Yeah," Agumon nodded," We, all of us, are destined to save both worlds. Only we need more power."

Oikawa grinned,"We have the power needed."

"What does that mean?" Ryo asked.

Oikawa did not answer. "We're here."

Ryo glanced up at the dark castle in front of them. He took a deep breath, then walked through the doorway. Inside looked like a manor, with a staircase ascending into the upper floor. A small balcony was present over the staircase, where a figure slowly appeared. It was Milleniumon.

The evil mega laughed," And what do we have here? A couple of foolish heroes...you! How dare you show up here! You have no right to be here!" He quickly vanished.

"I don't think he's too happy to see you," Ryo said, glancing at his partner.

"Likewise," Oikawa grumbled.

Zoe felt as though she was walking through a thick fog. She certainly would cut it if she could, it would help them figure out what was going on. Her compatriots and her had followed her strange 'pull' to an abandoned warehouse, where they were able to determine by the train tracks and electronics-filled boxes by the tracks that whoever was in the warehouse had left via train, so they were now traveling across the tracks to see where they might end up. Zoe was afraid that if the stress did not stop them first, time would.

She glanced to her right and saw Takato and Guilmon, then to her left and saw Jeri and Airdramon. "This is ridiculous," she thought,"I don't know what happened between these two, but they obviously care about each other."

Zoe took a few steps back, then cleared her throat. Takato and Jeri instantly shot their heads towards one another. The two stared at each other for a few seconds before, surprisingly, Jeri spoke.

"Takato...I...listen, Orion is a very powerful and dangerous person, and if anything should happen..." She trailed off for a second, then quickly said,"I'm sorry."

"You...are?" he asked, then looked at his feet,"I'm the one who should say I'm sorry. I completely lost control of myself and...and created Meggidramon and....and I didn't even try to search for you. I was too ashamed to...I'm sorry, Jeri."

"Takato," Jeri said,"I...I never hated you and I never wanted to hurt you. The Dark Masters did find me, but I broke away before they could 'program' me. I guess all I wanted to know was if you were sorry, I wanted to know if I was missed."

"He talked about you every day," Guilmon said.

"They can't hear you," Airdramon said,"I'm happy that she's finally got her feelings sorted out. She never hated Takato, she just wanted to see him so badly."

"Hey guys!" Zoe called out, as they neared town,"Not that I'm not happy for you, but I think you two should see this."

Takato and Jeri turned their attention to Zoe, who was watching the Digidestined she knew as Cody holding the hand of a five-year-old brown haired girl wearing an oversized dress. "Mr. Cody," the girl called,"Someone's here."

Cody looked over and saw the small group staring at him. "It's not what you think!" he said, holding up his palms.

"Then who's the girl?" Jeri asked, jumping back onto Airdramon.

"This is....this is Alice," he said quickly,"I know it sounds very weird, but...Alice has some sort of shape changing power, and....I'm now guessing a multiple personality disorder..."

"Hey Cody!" Yolei called, running towards them from a clothing store that the tracks ran behind, " found something I think might fit her.." She looked up and noticed Takato and the others,"Oh, hello."

Takato nodded. "Hi, um...I suppose you guys were following these tracks, looking for something connected with an abandoned warehouse?"

"Suppose we are," Yolei said, crossing her arms.

"Suppose we're interested in coming with you," Jeri said, leaning on one knee.

"We might be able to arrange that," Cody said,"We've discovered that the warehouse belonged to the Digital Hunter Orion, and he kidnaped Agnimon and June for some reason that has to do with releasing a virus he called the Cyberdyne Virus at the Convention Center. We were on our way to stop him, when Alice...changed."

"Did June feel a starge..'pull'?" Zoe asked.

"Yeah, she did," Armadillomon said.

"So did I," Zoe said, "I've got a very bad feeling about this. I think we'd better get going soon."

"We're leaving right now," Yolei said, running over to where Aquillamon was resting," Hop on."

"By the way," Cody asked as the group jumped onto the flying bird,"Where are the rest of the Digital Warriors?"

"I don't know," Takato said,"I've been trying to contact them, but it's like they just disappeared off the face of the Earth."

Anna shivered slightly as rubbed her hands up her sleeveless arms. Even with Unimon's fur rubbing against her body, she was still freezing. She glanced over and saw Kari snuggled up in Davis's arms, keeping each other warm. She sighed, looking over to where Tai was leaning against the wall, staring at the ground. She figured that he probably was not too happy about his little sister and Davis, but she was afraid what was really bothering him. She took a deep breath and walked over to the other side of the cell. "Lord Kamiya?"

He quickly looked up,"Oh, hi Anna. How are you holding up?"

"Um...a little cold," she said, rubbing her arms.

"Well, don't worry," he smiled slightly,"Izzy's still out there. He'll find a way to rescue us."

Anna sat down next to him,"Are you worried about Agumon?" she asked.

"Yeah," he said, looking her in the eyes, then shook his head,"No...he'll be fine, I was just wondering how Sora was doing. I've known her since I was a really little kid, and...it just seems so...wrong that she could be...dying...." He took a deep breath, then stared at the floor. Anna hesitated for a second, then wrapped her arms around him.

On the other side of the cell, Mina sighed. "Poor Anna," she said,"I have a feeling she's going to be heartbroken."

"I don't know," Michael said next to her,"Only Tai could tell you that. I don't know what's going to happen, but, I'm sure Tai will make the choice that's right for him."

Mina nodded, then turned her head to gaze out the very small bared up window to the night sky. "At least the sky looks beautiful, I wonder how my family is doing."

"You think about them alot, don't you?" Michael asked.

"Yeah," Mina smiled slightly,"My father is the president of a computer company, but...my mother passed away about ten-years-ago. I only recently heard that my mother was a Monster Maker."

"She was what?" Betamon asked.

Mina nodded. "Their leader, Dr. Wong, called me, and said that I could help him with my mother's notebook, but...I don't know..."

"Mina," Michael said, placing his hand on her shoulder,"Even though I know I use to be the Dark Master Peter Nerez, I still don't remember too much about my past. If there's even the slightest chance that he can tell you about your family, I say, take it. Besides, if Dr. Wong needs your help to stop Apocalymon, I really think you should."

"I know," Mina sighed,"But....what if we create something far worse?"

Henry was pacing the floor so quickly that he was in danger of wearing a grove into the floor. "Henry, you should try to relax."

Henry sighed and turned to wear Izzy was sitting on one of the chairs outside of Sora's room,"I can't. If Lady Sora dies, then there's a good chance that the time stream could be irreversibly damaged."

"We'll discover a means to save her," Izzy said,"Please, trust me. I have been trying to reach Jyou Kido, but he doesn't seem to be available. I don't think that I will be able to handle a viral infection such as this by myself, but I will if I have to."

"Hey," Henry called,"I'm here too, my father is a Monster Maker, don't think that he didn't teach me anything."

"Don't forget about us," Terrirmon said, jumping onto Tentomon's head.

"You see," Izzy said, placing his hand on Henry's shoulder,"We'll overcome this. We have to."

Sam glanced to the ground as Airdramon came to a stop near a train station next to the Convention Center. "They're finally here," Sam said, glancing over his shoulder to Koji,"Maybe now you can finally tell me who you really are?"

Koji was glancing at his watch when he glanced towards the Convention Center,"I already told you, my name is Koji."

"I want to know how you know about all of this!" Sam demanded.

"And I promised that I would tell you," Koji said,,"But we're wasting time."

"I'm not going anywhere else until you explain," Sam said, standing in front of Koji.

Koji hesitated, then sighed. "Alright, but let's wait until they get here.."

"Who?"

"Them," Koji mentioned to the sky as TK, Angemon, Eiri and Bakemon floated towards them.

"Digimon Kaiser?" TK asked,"Why are you here?"

"Trying to stop Orion!" Sam said,"I assume that's why you're here, and isn't that the Dark Digidestined Commander?"

"It's a long story," Eiri explained,"Have Orion and Beetlemon entered the Center?"

"Yes," Koji said,"They're going to unleash a deadly epidemic called the Cyberdyne Virus. Takuya has an immunity to it, as does the one called June Motomiya. Three years ago both Takuya and I met each other on the streets. We were both homeless, and had decided to join forces to try and survive. We found that warehouse on the waterfront one night, and heard screams inside. When we investigated, we saw what looked like giant metal hands holding a girl to the floor, and injecting her with a syringe full of something. When we tried to save her, the hands grabbed us and infected us too. Somehow we were able to survive, and when we tried to make our escape, Takuya and I came in contact with something that looked like small statues. After that, I woke up in an alley in town with no memory of what had happened. I assume that the same thing happened to Takuya, but his memory didn't come back yet."

"Who was the girl?" Sam asked.

"June Motomiya," Koji explained,"I believe that the 'pull' we felt was the warehouse computer bringing us to protect it when Orion stole the Cyberdyne Virus. The computer gave Takuya and I the ability to transform into Digimon to protect it because of Orion, but it also wanted June because she had the immunity for the Cyberdyne Virus. Unfortunately, that's why Orion wants her, to save those that can pay him. But I still don't understand why he's doing this."

"Because he hates the Digidestined for some reason," TK said,"If I only knew who he was- I have my theories, but I can't be sure, not yet."

"I don't see any reason why we're still standing here," Sam's Airdramon said,"If we want to stop Orion, we'd better do it."

"Let's go!" TK ordered as his group shot towards back door of the Convention Center. When they flung the door open and jumped inside the long hallway filled with cleaning supplies and electrical equipment, they saw Beetlemon standing before them, his arms crossed.

"So good to see you here," he grinned,"I know you came here for Orion, but I'm afraid he's busy preparing our main event for tonight. I, however, will be happy to entertain you."

"Be careful guys," Sam warned,"He's more powerful then he looks."

"We can handle it," TK said,"Angemon...digivolve!"

Koji grabbed his digivice,"Execute!" he shouted.

Beetlemon quickly grabbed what looked like a small speaker with a large button on the side. He pressed this button, and a loud sound way blasted through the hall. Koji fell to the ground, while Angemon regressed to Patamon instead of progressing to Magna Angemon.

"What...is that..?" Koji asked, slowly getting to his feet.

"An anti digivolving field," Beetlemon laughed,"A present from Orion, it's based on the same sound waves that Etemon used to stop digivoltion."

"What?" TK asked,"How can that be? Who would be able to do that? Only a Digidestined would...Hmm..."

"Are we going to fight, or not?" Beetlemon asked.

"We'd better take care of this," Eiri said, mentioning to Bakemon and Sam and Airdramon.

"Be ware!" Sam called to Eiri,"He beat both Takuya and me before."

"That's right," Beetlemon laughed,"and I can easily do it again."

Bakemon brought his arm back, then threw it forward, a dark claw emerged and attempted to slash across Beetlemon, but an aura of electricity shot from the giant armored beetle throwing the claw back. Airdramon fired his eye lasers, but Beetlemon blasted an lightning bolt from his eyes, easily destroying the Airdramon's attack.

"You guys don't stand a chance!" Beetlemon laughed, floating into the air,"Now it's time to end this dance." He was about to finish them off, when a series of glowing rings shot from the sky into the square device on Beetlemon's belt, causing it to fall to the floor where it was smashed.

"The anti-digivolving field!" Beetlemon shouted, swinging his head to the ceiling,"Who did that?"

"That would be us!" Jeri called, circling down on her Airdramon like a whirlwind as Aquillamon descended with Yolei, Takato, Cody, Armadillomon, Guillmon, and Alice/Kayko.

Beetlemon glanced at TK's group, then at the fighters with Aquillamon. With his anti-digivolving field gone, he knew he could not stand long against Goldramon, and especially if Bakemon digivolved to Daemon. "Well boys and girls," he said, hovering backwards,"I think it's time to make a tactical retreat!" He quickly spun around and flew down the hall.

"I'm glad you guys are here," TK said, then he noticed the small girl behind Cody,"Um..who is that?"

"I'm Kayko!" the girl said.

"That's Alice," Yolei said,"We've got to get her to Dr. Kafka as soon as we can. We didn't have time to find her any clothes, so I just pined up the dress she was wearing."

"I like these clothes!" Kayko grinned,"They're like big kid clothes! You're gonna take me back to my mommy soon, right?"

"Uh, right," Cody said.

"Guys, I think we'd better go after Beetlemon and Orion before they unleash the virus!" Takato said.

TK shook his head,"Right, sorry. Yolei, take Cody...Kayko, right, and your digimon and warn everyone in the Convention Center and the surrounding area, quickly."

"Right!" Yolei nodded, then looked down the dark hall,"Maybe we'd just better go through the front door."

"Come on, Kayko," Cody said, leading her outside,"We're going to scare some people!"

"Yay!"

"This is getting too weird for me," Zoe said, shaking her head.

"We'd better get going," TK said,"before the virus is unleashed."

When Ryo and Oikawa reached the room at the top of the stairs, Ryo shouted out in surprise when Milleniumon, Arukennimon, and Plagemon appeared as the room lit up. "So you're here," Milleniumon grinned,"Glad you could make it to your funeral!"

"Where is Lord Taichi Kamiya and the other Digital Warriors?" Ryo demanded.

"Come and find zem!" Plagemon grinned,"If you can."

"It won't be easy to defeat us!" Arukennimon laughed,"But if you think you can..."

"We'll beat you all!" Oikawa boasted,"I should have destroyed you all when I had the chance."

"How dare you!" Plagemon shouted,"I don't know why we were zo foolish az to follow you!"

"She's right," Arukennimon growled,"By your word, Milleniumon."

Both Plagemon and Arukennimon suddenly screamed out in pain as their bodies vanished in a blast of light. "What happened to them?" Daitiramon asked.

"I did," Milleniumon laughed,"I did not want any interruptions during our battle." His expression changed around,"It's just something I learn from you, abandonment and betrayal!"

Milleniumon glanced to Oaikawa,"And you did the same thing!"

Ryo and Oikawa glanced at each other. "Um," Agumon said,"Weren't you talking to Oikawa before?"

Milliumon grinned,"No, I was not. If you want more, meet me in my lair!" He vanished,"Come to the top to face me!"

Ryo and Oikawa looked at each other. "Are you going to give up?" Oikawa asked.

"Never thought of it!" Ryo said, running up the stairs.

TK kicked open the door and gasped. The room at the very top directly under the roof was filled with a variety of strange electronic equipment connected to a large vial of metallic colored gas. Behind the vial was Takuya, June, Alruamon and Tommy, their hands still tied up while standing in front of the vial was Orion and Beetlemon.

"Welcome," Orion said, "I would smile, but you wouldn't be able to see it under this mask. Suffice to say, it is good to see you again Takashi."

"Who is he?" Patamon asked.

"I know," TK said,"I've figured it out."

"You have?"

"Yes," TK grinned,"You comment about seeing me seven years ago when I was in diapers got me thinking, and what Beetlemon just said about creating a device based on Etemon's powers, I've got it figured out. You are the only one who studied Etemon's powers, your Digimon could make a person regress in age. You are the Digidestined traitor Willis!"

"Brilliant detection, Holmes!" Orion laughed,"Yes, I am Willis. After your destroyed my Digimon partner, I found myself at Shumbi's old lab, where I became infected with the Cyberdyne Virus! The same thing happened to Myotismon. Demidevimon found the warehouse, more importantly, the Cyberdyne Virus, which he infected Myotismon with to become MaloMyotismon! The process uses a tremendous amount of energy, which is why MaloMyotismon was craving energy. I only assume the same thing happened to Sora Takenouchi."

"Lady Sora?" Takato asked,"What did you do to her?"

Orion just laughed.

"Wait a minute," Zoe said,"What about us?"

"You..." Orion laughed,"You my dear, were placed in Shibumi's Age Displacement chamber twelve years ago and regressed to the age you are now."

"What do you mean?" Zoe asked.

"You were once the Monster Maker called Daisy. When Shibumi started abducting children and experimenting on them, you tried to talk him out of it, but he placed you in that chamber."

"No..." Zoe said, shaking her head,"No...now I remember, Mizuno told me that he would come after Daisuke and June next, that's why I needed to get to them so badly."

"If there aren't any more questions," Orion said,"Maybe we can get this started."

"Yeah," Takuya said, holding up his now free hands and a bundle of torn ropes,"Next time watch your back."

"Bring it on!" Beetlemon shouted.

"Execute! Spirit Evolution!: Agnimon!"

"Lobomon!"

"Alruamon digivolve to...Ninjamon! Ninjamon digivolve to Pixiemon!"

"Patamon warp digivolve to Goldramon!"

"Guillmon Matrix Digivolve to Wargrowlmon!"

"Willis is mine!" TK ordered, "You take Beetlemon!"

"TK!" June called,"You've got to keep him from opening the stopcock on the vial! It'll release the virus!"

"A tattletale!" Beetlemon shouted,"You're first!"

"Don't think about it!" Pixiemon shouted, spinning his staff around in front of him, sending a rainbow of color into Beetlemon's face, disorienting him which gave Jeri and Sam's Airdramons a chance to attack.

"I'm amazed that you can Spirit Evolve too," Agnimon said,"I thought I was the only one."

"I guess you don't remember me," Lobomon said,"But we were friends once."

"Hey guys!" Takato shouted,"I think we'd better wait until we get out of this!"

"Don't think think you're going to get out of here!" Beetlemon shouted.

Ryo and Oikawa ran as fast as they could up the stairs until they finally reached a massive room at the top where Milleniumon was waiting. "No more running!" Oikawa shouted,"Face us, now!"

"Gladly," Milleniumon laughed,"I will enjoy destroying you! You lied to me! You never wanted to create an empire of evil, you only wanted to find that Zhuqioamon Stone!"

"And what if I did?" Oikawa asked, crossing his arms.

"I'll finish you off first, then deal with Ryo!" he shouted,"For everything you've done, it doesn't compare to the wrongs he has committed against me!"

"What is he talking about, Ryo?" Oikawa demanded,"Explain!"

Ryo sighed,"He was my Digimon partner."

"What?" Oikawa, Daitiramon, and Agumon shouted at the same time.

"Yes, I was," Milleniumon said,"Before he abandoned me."

"That's not the whole story, and you know it!" Ryo shouted back.

"Forget it!" Oikawa said,"You can tell us after we beat this guy. Daitiramon.."

His small plant digimon nodded,"Daitiramon mega digivolve to....Pharohmon!"

"I'll give you one more chance to surrender and hand over Kamiya and the others!" Oikawa shouted.

"I don't think so," Milleniumon laughed.

"So be it," Oikawa nodded,"Pharoahmon, charge!"

Ryo watched Oikawa and his partner run towards Milleniumon. "Guys!" he shouted,"Wait a second, he's called Milleniumon because...""

Milleniumon raised his hands,"Time Unlimited!"

"..he can stop time," Ryo said, dropping his arms.

Agumon looked down at himself and noticed that he could moved his dinosaur body. "Hey Ryo, if Milleniumon can stop time, how are we able to move."

"Because I was once his partner," Ryo said,"I'm not affected by his powers, and I guess you're not either since you are currently my partner."

"I'm not sure I understand," Agumon said,"But, as long as I can save Tai, then let's do it.:Agumon warp-digivolve to..Wargreymon!"

"Hey!" Ryo gasped as Agumon digivolved,"How can you do that without Lord Kamiya?"

"Because Izzy created the digivice on your belt to match Tai's energy signal," Wargreymon explained,"Let's finish what we came here for."

Milleniumon laughed,"Bring it on!"

Wargreymon leapt forward, holding his arm in front of him as a shield. Milleniumon jumped into the air to avoid Wargreymon's lunge, but the dinosaur warrior rebounded off of the side wall, then shot towards Milleniumon.

Ryo watched as his former partner brought his hands around and slammed into Wargreymon's head. The warrior was not defeated yet as he brought his leg into Milleniumon's stomach, knocking him back. Wargreymon leapt forward and started slashing and cutting with his claws, ripping into Milleniumon. The evil Mega brought his feet up this time and pushed Wargreymon off of him.

"Careful!" Ryo shouted as Wargreymon jumped onto his feet.

"Mega Claw!" he shouted, spinning forward. Milleniumon tried to jump out of the way, but he was not fast enough as Wargreymon ripped off his right arm. Although in incredible pain, he was able to smash down on the twirling missile, crashing him into the floor. He slammed his foot into Wargreymon, crashing him into the wall on his back.

Milleniumon took a step back, then shot forward, intending to pound on top of Wargreymon, but the armored warrior shot up again,"Mega Claw!" He once again turned into a spinning missile, which ripped through Milleniumon's stomach and tore him in half, sending his bottom half into the far wall and the top half right in front of Ryo.

Milleniumon slowly raised his head up at Ryo,"Partner..." he moaned before vanishing forever. Instantly Oikawa and Pharoahmon were able to move again and nearly crashed into a wall.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Milleniumon is gone," Ryo breathed heavily,"Now let's find Lord Kamiya and the others."

Wargreymon turned back into Agumon, then looked up at him. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, I guess," Roy said,"I just...maybe I shouldn't have given up on him..maybe I could have saved him."

"That's something that we're not meant to know," Oikawa said, placing his arm around the younger man's shoulders,"We can't think about the 'What ifs'. What has happened, happened, we can only make up for our past by changing our future."

Goldramon exchanged blows with Orion as they flew towards the vial that contained the lethal Cyberdyne Virus. Orion slammed his foot into Goldramon, sending him stumbling backwards.

"You're strong to stand against a Mega," Goldramon said, slamming his fist into Orion's head,"How can that be from a human?"

"I am not a normal human anymore," Orion said, sending a barrage of punches into Goldramon's stomach,"The Cyberdyne virus has made me stronger, more powerful then ever before! And I will use your blood to make me even more powerful1"

Orion quickly shot up, then slammed his foot into Goldramon's chin. He was going to blast an energy bolt into the lying mega, when Beetlemon came crashing through the wall and knocked Orion onto the ground.

"What?" he shouted, watching as Beetlemon changed back into JP,"You've lost!"

"That's right!" Sam shouted, flying in on his Airdramon,"And we're not going to let you win!"

"Guess again!" Orion shouted, flinging his sword into the Digimon Kaiser's chest.

"Sam!" Takuya screamed, running over to his fallen friend's side. Orion's sword had dug deep, there was no way they could save him.

"Sam..." Takuya said, trying to remove the sword.

"Don't," Sam said,"It's too late...I..I want you to tell my brother..Ken, something if you ever see him..."

"Of course," Agnimon nodded.

"Tell him I'm sorry, and I wish I could have done things better, but...sometimes it was just too hard. Tell him....tell him that I love him......"

"I will," Agnimon said, closing Sam's eyes,"I promise."

June was silently crying when she noticed that Orion had used the confusion to run to the vial containing the Cyberdyne Virus. "Guys! Orion's at the vial!"

"No"! TK shouted, running towards him,"I'm not going to make it...."

Lobomon and Wargrowlmon leapt forward to stop him, but Orion blasted them away. "You can't stop me!" he laughed,"I'm going to have my revenge, and as the city dies and kills one another, remember, this is all your fault!"

"Stop him!" TK ordered.

Goldramon swung his tail around at Orion's feet and knocked him over, loosening his grip on the vial. Lobomon ran over and slammed his foot into Orion's side, then Pixiemon shot him away from the vial with his staff, right into Wargrowlmon's hands.

"This is it, Willis," TK said,"Surrender now, or else."

Orion started laughing,"I'll never surrender!"

TK turned to his partner,"Do it."

"Wargrowlmon!" Takato shouted,"Pitch 'im over!"

"You've got it!" Wargrowlmon said, throwing Orion towards Goldramon, who batted him away with his tail, crashing through the roof of the Convention Center. Golddramon flew after him, placing his palms together. "Gold Flame!" he screamed.

"No.....no!" Orion screamed. His body was overcome with flames, tearing his body apart, into nothing.

TK breathed a sigh of relief as he fell onto his knees,"Thank goodness that's over."

"Hey, JP's gone!" Takuya shouted.

"He must have gotten away during the battle," Jeri said,"Yamaki's gonna kill me."

"Oh," Takato said, looking down,"Um...I...I guess I thought that..maybe...."

"What?" Jeri asked.

"He wants you to go back to the Digital Warriors with him," her Airdramon said,"And I think we should."

"Hey..." Jeri said, lightly pushing on his head.

"Well..." Takato said, "I don't thank that it is such a bad idea...You could see Henry and Kazu again."

"I...I don't know," Jeri trailed off.

"Come on," Takato said,"Lay the Digimon Empress to rest, please?"

Jeri smiled slowly,"I'll come, but I'm not giving any guarantees."

"What about you?" Takato asked, turning to Zoe.

"I...I don't know," she said,"I don't know."

"I think we should try to find the other Monster Makers," Tommy said, suddenly appearing in front of her.

"Tommy, right?" Zoe asked.

"Yeah," Tommy nodded,"But, I use to be called Mixuno."

"What?!"

"I was reincarnated," Tommy explained,"to make up for the terrible things I had done. I had been overcome with madness, I lost complete control of my senses, but...the madness that once inflicted me is gone in this body. It just took me a while to remember everything. Zoe, I'm sorry for what I did to you."

"Tommy..." Zoe trailed off,"I...."

"Guys," Takato said,"I think maybe we should discuss this somewhere more..comfortable." He looked over to where TK and June was staring at the vial with the Cyberdyne Virus,"He can handle that."

"Wait!" TK called, stopping the Digital Warriors before they left,"Orion mentioned something about Sora being infected with the Cyberdyne Virus. Is that true?"

"We have no idea," Takato said.

"Is there anyway we can find out?" TK asked,"I really need to know."

"I've been calling the apartment all night," Takato said,"but there isn't any answer. I was going to try Mr. Izumi's cell phone, but I needed to get the number."

"Come on," TK said, "Let's go."

Tai and the rest of the Digital Warriors walked slowly down the silent halls of the hospital. "This place sure hasn't changed much," Davis muttered.

"We've only been gone for a few hours," Ken said.

"It feels like forever," Veemon spoke up.

"Yeah, I know."

"Well," Tai smiled at Ryo and Oikawa,"I want to thank you for comming after us."

"I owe you a debt," Oikawa said,"You gave me a second chance to right my past wrongs."

Ryo shrugged,"I couldn't just leave you there."

"Again, thank you, but, one day you're going to tell me the story of you and Milleniumon."

Ryo was going to answer, when Henry ran out of the only occupied room on the quiet hospital hallway. "Hey guys," Tai waved,"We're back."

"Was it rough?" Terriermon ask, jumping up and down quickly.

"It was very dangerous," Anna grinned, wrapping her arms around Tai,"But Lord Kamiya kept us safe."

Suddenly, Izzy charged out of Sora's room,"Guys, she's going critical!"

"Sora?" Tai shouted, pushing away from Anna and running towards the redhead's hospital room with the other Digital Warriors. Kari was going to run after them, but saw the look on Anna's face. "I'm sorry," she thought.

Tai gasped when he looked into Sora's room, there was almost nothing left of her real body, only a mess of metal. "Her very cell structure is breaking down," Izzy explained,"There's nothing we can do."

"Maybe there's something we can do,"

The Digital Warriors glanced up and saw the Digidestined walking out of the elevator with Matt and Rumiko in front of them. "What are you doing here?" Tai demanded.

"Bringing Sora's last hope," Matt said,"Earlier tonight the Digital Hunter Orion tried to infect the city with the Cyberdyne Virus. He was stopped, but not before he told TK and the others that Takuya and June might have a cure for the virus in their immune systems. I believe that this Cyberdyne Virus is also what has infected Sora."

"T-Takuya?" Izzy asked.

"That's me," he said, stepping around from behind Matt,"You know me as Agnimon."

"Izzy," Joe said,"Together we should be able to do something to help her."

"R-right," Izzy nodded.

"Okay, guys," Joe said, to Takuya and June,"We're going to need a sample of you blood."

While the blood samples were being taken TK filled everyone in on what had happened with Orion, Beetlemon, even Zoe, Tommy and Koji, as well as Sam's death. Ken did not take it easy, but who would after learning that their older brother had died?

After Takuya and June's blood samples, Izzy and Joe set to work to cure Sora, leaving the others to talk in the hallway.

"Hi, Daisuke," June said, rubbing her arms.

Davis smiled slightly,"Did he have to take a lot?"

June nodded,"Yeah, it was in there for a couple of....Daisuke, I'm sorry that I tried to arrest you..."

Davis hesitated for a few seconds,"Um...I guess I'm sorry I made it tough for you."

"Well," June grinned,"It wasn't that tough, we could have gotten you if...." She suddenly leapt forward and hugged him," Oh, Daisuke, everyone said you were dead, but I knew you weren't...Daisuke..."

"June," Davis said, joining in her tears,"I never stoped looking for you, never, and the name is Davis."

June looked at her younger brother, "Davis?" she sniffed, then smiled, hugging him even tighter.

"So, you're not going to try and kill us in the middle of the night, are you?" Kazu asked, stepping behind Guardromon.

"No, Kazu," Jeri smiled sweetly,"I never did you know...I really didn't..."

"Well, I'm glad you're back," Henry smiled,"At least Takato won't be so moopy anymore."

"He's always moopy."

"Rika," Takato glared,"How dare you show up here, not after what you did to Kasumi!"

"I did not kill your leader," Rika sighed,"Annubismon did...right after she saved me."

"What?"

"We did fight, yes, but Annubismon arrived and interrupted us. He was going to attack me, but...Kasumi jumped in the way, giving me a chance to escape."

"Yeah," Kazu said,"That was her all right, always ready to save someone, even if it meant her life."

"She's alot like her father, huh?" Henry half-smiled.

Kasumi's father was looking through the window to Sora's room with Rika's father. "Why did you do it, Matt?" Tai asked,"Why did you overthrow Sora as Digidestined leader, and now try to save her?"

"A lot of people wanted her dethroned," Matt sighed,"She just wasn't doing the job anymore. As to your second question, I never, at any point, ever, wanted her dead."

"guys," Joe's voice sounded over the intercoms from inside the room,"We're about to administer the antidote, I just hope it works."

Everyone crowded around Tai and Matt and watched as Joe injected the syringe into a vein on Sora's shoulder, the only part still unchanged. Everyone held their breath. Minutes seemed to stretch into days, then Sora's body began to twitch. She started to cough and gag. Joe was going to run for a bucket in case she was going to throw up, when, like watching a film film in reverse, the metal infections on Sora's body started to recede. Her glowing red eyes turned back to normal, her claws shrunk back into fingers, then returning to flesh. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around. "Guys," she asked,"What's going on?"

Everyone cheered and started dancing around.

"You're okay Sora," Joe said,"Your virus is gone."

Sora could hardly contain her joy as she realized what had happened to her,"I'm cured?"

Joe nodded,"Yes, and I've got some other news, congratulations, you're pregnant."

All celebrations stopped as everyone gasped at the news. Takato silently slapped his hand to his head.

"I...I'm what?" Sora asked.

"You're pregnant," Joe nodded,"I noticed that when I examined your charts. I can't say what kept your child safe, most probably the amniotic fluids present in the womb, but it has not trace of the virus."

"I...I'm pregnant," Sora said, completely in shock. She glanced up at Tai, telling him something with her eyes. Behind him, Anna gasped and ran down the hall.

"Anna!" Tai called, running after her. He found her in a unoccupied room,"Anna, why did you run?"

"Lord Kamiya," she said, keeping her back to him,"You need to go be with Lady Sora."

"What?"

"She needs you. You're the father of the child she's carrying."

"No...no I can't be."

"You saw the way she looked at you. you have to be."

Tai shook his head,"Alright, I admit that she and I slept together, but, I can't be..."

Anna's shoulders started to shake,"Eve if you aren't, she still cares for you, and you care for her."

"No, I..I don't..."

Anna spun around, tears falling down her red checks,"Then swear!" she shouted, pointing at herself,"Then swear to me! Look me straight in the eyes and swear that you have no feelings for her!"

Tai hesitated, then tried to form words, but all he was able to do was open and close his mouth. He finally gave up, dropping his hands to his side.

"Thank you," Anna sniffled,"Thank you being honest. Go and be with her."

"Anna," Tai said,"I..I don't want you to go home angry..."

She smiled slightly, "I'm not going anywhere. Even though it will be hard, I am here to serve you as I always have: whether you needed someone to protect you while you healed after your battle with Oikawa, or to find you after you fought Lord Ishida, or when you needed someone to be more then a friend, even though, with all my heart I lov..." She shook her head,"No, it is best not to say such things. Go be with Lady Sora, go."

Tai hesitated for a long time, then bowed,"I'm sorry Anna, I never wanted to hurt you."

"I know," she cried,"Go."

Tai nodded, then ran out the hall and down the hall. He noticed that everyone else was gone, but he did not care. All that mattered to him was lying in her hospital bed.

Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years

Ther was only you and me

We were young and wild and free

Now nothin' can take you away from me

We've been down that road before

But that's over now

You keep me commin' back for more

Tai threw the door open and stared at the young woman lying there. "Sora..."

She looked at him,"Tai..."

"Sora, I...I'm sorry."

"Tai," Sora smiled slightly,"I'm sorry."

The two did not need to say anymore, they let their actions talk for them. Tai wrapped his hands around Sora's back, bringing her lips and his together, connecting in a true bliss.

Baby you're all that I want

When you're lyin' here in my arms

I'm findin' it hard to believe

We're in heaven

And love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

I isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven

The church bells rang slightly as a slight breeze passed through them. The priest ignored this as he addressed the couple in front of them. "Do you, Taichi Kamiya, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to cherish and hold, in sickness or health, richness or poorness, forsaking all others, as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

Oh, once in your life you find someone

Who will turn your world around

Bring you up when you're feelin' down

Yeah, nothin' could change what you mean to me

Oh, there's lots that I could say

But just hold me now

'Cause our love will light the way

The priest turned to Sora. "Do you, Sora, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to cherish and hold, in sickness and in health, richness or poorness, forsaking all others, as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

Baby you're all that I want

When you're lyin' here in my arms

I'm findin' it hard to believe

We're in heaven

And love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

I isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven

The priest nodded,"Then by the power invested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

I've been waitin' for so long

For somethin' to arrive

For love to come along

Now our dreams are comin' true

Through the good times and the bad

Yeah, I'll be standin' there by you

The church was filled with the sound of clapping and cheering as the Digital Warriors celebrated their leader's marriage. Kari was crying with joy, as Davis and Ken slapped each other's palms. Izzy, who had made the greatest best man, shook hands with Michael, who had given the bride away.

Baby you're all that I want

When you're lyin' here in my arms

I'm findin' it hard to believe

We're in heaven

And love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

I isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven

Tai and Sora broke apart and started running down the isle to jump outside where a limo was waiting. Kazu opened the door for them, cheering silently as he closed the door after they entered.

The Digital Warriors ran outside of the church, shouting and cheering as the limo drove off, the two lover inside lock in an eternal embrace.

JP swore to himself as he glanced over his shoulder and into the alley, "That damn Hypnos people are still after me and I start hearing things! Perfect!"

He turned back around and jumped slightly when he saw an older woman standing in front of him. "Where'd you come from Grandma?" he asked.

"I am Krake, servant of Emperor Apocalymon," she said,"And I have come to offer you more power."

"I'm listening."

Krake reached inside her robe and pulled out a small stature,"I believe you called this a 'Spirit'. I found it in Shibumi's Laboratory. If you join us, I will give you this, which will increase your strength to an undreamt of level."

JP jumped when he heard a siren. "Get me out of the city, and I'll serve anyone!"

Krake grinned and threw him the stature,"Try it out."

"Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution!"

Krake grinned with delight as a massive being coursing with energy appeared before her. "Welcome, Metalkabuterimon."

Next: As Tai and Sora enjoy their honeymoon, the Digital Warriors and Digidestined decided to spend some time alone, which gives Neo-Digiworld the chance they have been waiting for! Apocalymon unleashes his Devas to capture the warriors from earth, which brings Tai and Matt face to face with the man in the shadows! Next: Mystic Digital War: Chapter 24: Verse of the Powers!

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"Forget it," Bryon Adams said, walking off stage.

Catherine glanced upward,"You owe me, Monsieur Trooper."