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Hidoimon sprung forward, teeth bared. Cherubimon raced forward in response, sword in hand. Hidoimon made the first move.
"Inochi no End!" he bellowed, sending forth a spiral of dark gray smoke. Cherubimon quickly skid to a halt and held out the sword in front of him.
"Ori Circle!" the Digimon yelled. A bright circle of light erupted from the point of the blade and rapidly enlarged. Hidoimon's attack met it straight on.
The circle bulged but stood firm. Suddenly Hidoimon's attack flew back out. This time, in the wrong direction.
Hidoimon gave a start but quickly regained himself. "Oume Shower!" Dozens of blood-red stars burst from the Digimon's mouth.
Stars and smoke met head-on. And canceled each other out. Kasumi's eyes narrowed slightly. "You're better than I thought," he spat out, "but you forget. Hidoimon is only a Champion."
Cherubimon gave a slight grimace. "Actually," the Digimon replied, "I was hoping you would forget."
Kasumi smirked. "Hope is nothing. Digi-Modify! Matrix Evolution Activate!" he roared, swiping an electric-blue card.
"Hidoimon digivolve to…" the dragon Digimon rumbled, raising his head to the skies, "Shingimon." Hidoimon's Ultimate form was, once again, in the form of a dragon.
Liquid-blue scales decorated the Digimon's body. Pale yellow eyes stared out from beneath a golden helmet. Jade talons sprouted from spread paws. Shingimon stared unpleasantly at Cherubimon who gulped like a fish out of water.
Kasumi turned his back. "You know what to do, don't you?" Shingimon nodded silently in response. "Then go."
Shingimon sprang forth, mouth open in a snarl. Cherubimon fell back. Suddenly a cry rang out: "Biomerge! Densetsunekomon!" Shingimon's eyes popped open in surprise as a Digimon rammed into him.
Densetsunekomon stood there, glaring down upon the dragon Digimon. "Never leave your side wide open."
A guttural snarl came from within Shingimon's throat. His tail shot out, tripped Densetsunekomon, who promptly fell backwards. Cherubimon brought his sword down, striking Shingimon on the head and momentarily confusing him.
"What are you doing?!" Cherubimon shouted as Densetsunekomon struggled to his feet. "Are you trying to get killed?"
"I could say the same for you," Densetsunekomon returned. "I take it Yukimi told you something important?"
Cherbuimon froze at the mention of the dead Assassin's name. "Yes..."
Densetsunekomon raised an eyebrow. "Well, then."
Cherubimon hesitated. "Are you sure you'll be alright?"
Densetsunekomon nodded. "I have back-up." He pointed behind him and Cherubimon caught sight of Sakuyamon, MegaGargomon, Justismon, and Gallantmon racing towards them.
"Fine," Cherubimon grumbled. "But I won't like this."
"We have no other option," answered Densetsunekomon. As Shingimon recovered and let out a roar, Densetsunekomon snapped, "Now go!"
Cherubimon gave a slow nod before turning. Pure white wings sprouted from the Digimon's back as Cherubimon sprang into the air. Three wing beats and he was gone.
From behind the safety of the other Tamers, Jaden frowned. "What's Cherubimon doing?" he wondered aloud. He and the others had quickly moved when Cherubimon had leaped into the fray.
Kazu shrugged. "Who knows?"
"Just hope it isn't anything reckless," Karou mumbled. "Wish I could help in some way."
"You can help by not getting in the way," Touhimon offered helpfully.
"..Thanks… I think..."
The dragon Digimon easily sidestepped the attack. "All you can do?" Shingimon scoffed. "Omninous Blaze!"
A large black-grey frothing spiral shot from Shingimon's mouth. Gallantmon tried moving out of the way but found, to his dismay, he couldn't. Sakuyamon, Justismon, Densetsunekomon and MegaGargomon found out the same thing.
"What the—?" Densetsunekomon spluttered, trying to move his feet.
"Oh boy," MegaGargomon groaned.
The 'Ominous Blaze' rolled over them in seismic waves, causing pain—along with dedigivolution.
Much to their alarm, the Mega Digimon, one by one, glowed and grew smaller until only four humans and four Digimon were left.
"This is bad," Ryo mumbled under his breath. "Really bad."
"You think?" Rika snapped.
"Calm down, Rika," ordered Takato. "I'm sure we can think of something. There must be a way."
"How?" Terriermon cried. "Suzy and Lopmon ran—flew—off to nowhere, we're getting trashed by an Ultimate level Digimon when it's four against one, and you say there's still a way?"
"Watch it, Terriermon," Henry ordered, panting slightly. "We just need to find a way to stall Shingimon."
"We've already tried," Yazuki put in. "Ten minutes should have been enough. What is taking Suzy so long?"
Shingimon cleared his throat. Digimon and humans turned to see him towering over them. "Haven't forgotten about me, have you? Kasumi has ordered me to get rid of you, so get rid of you I shall."
Terriermon gulped. "Can't we just...play rock-paper-scissors or something?" he asked nervously. "It's safer than killing."
Shingimon gave a cold smile. "Afraid not."
As Shingimon opened his mouth to call out something and as the Tamers reached for cards, Yazuki muttered under his breath, "Come on, Suzy."
"Ouch!" Lopmon shouted. "Suzy, what was that for?"
"This is hopeless," Suzy groaned. "We've been looking everywhere and there's nothing in sight."
"That doesn't mean you can go ahead and crack your head against a wall," Lopmon grumped. "I feel the pain too, you know."
"Sorry."
"What were Yukimi's exact words again?"
"…Uh…"
Lopmon groaned, resisting the urge to do as Suzy did and pound their head against a wall. "Don't tell me you've already forgotten!"
"Actually…she never told me where. She just said a hint might be here."
"Really?" Lopmon sounded doubtful.
"Uh…maybe."
"Suzy! You mean to say we've been here for nothing?!"
"Basically, yes."
"SUZY!"
"Sorry."
Flashback
"Listen…" Yukimi began. "Kasumi...he's got a weakness. A big one. If you use it against him, I think...I think that you can beat him."
"Honestly?" Suzy asked. "Are you sure?"
"Positive." Yukimi paused to moisten her dry lips. "I don't…know how you can…use it against him, though."
"Never know till I find out," Suzy replied. "Mind telling me what it is?"
"Getting to it. It's the reason…why the Digital World is shrouded… in darkness." Yukimi broke off coughing.
"Don't hurt yourself."
"A bit late…for… that. Anyways, what Kasumi is… really afraid of…is the sun."
Suzy's jaw hung open. "What?"
"The sun," Yukimi repeated. "Lights… don't do much… damage against him, or the… moon, but the sun… does. The Digital… World's sun is bad… enough to him, but Earth's sun is… worse. Way…worse"
"The sun?" Suzy asked. "Are you sure?"
"Why else… would Akuonimon block all… access to the sun? Because Kasumi… is helpless…during the…day. And the Necromancer… wouldn't want… his beloved apprentice… to suffer, now… would he?"
Before Suzy could say anything, before Yukimi's eyes closed for the final time, Suzy heard a distant roar: "Gacktu Blue Fire!" and "Eliminating Flames!" before she was hauled away.
End Flashback
Lopmon gave another groan. "This is pointless. Henry and the others are risking life and limb to give you enough time to do what you need to do. And you do you use it? By goofing off."
Suzy flinched. "Oh lord.."
"Exactly. Now let's get going. Staying here is fruitless." Suzy silently agreed and Cherubimon leaped out of a window and into the night.
Little did they know, a Digimon was watching them closely. Teeth bared. "I will avenge you, Master... I swear."
Takato shouted a warning from atop WarGrowlmon's head. Ryo and Cyberdramon halted in mid-air, unsure of what to do. Rika reached for a modify card. But already they were too late.
Energy ripped through the air, tearing the skies and creating a disturbance in the atmosphere. Anyone who was within a mile of the battle was caught in the aftershock. But only the five Tamers and their Digimon partners caught the onslaught head-one.
Takato screamed as the energy rippled through his body and writhed on the ground in convulsions. It was as if his heart was being torn out over and over again. And to add insult to injury, his worst nightmares replayed through his head repeatedly. Leomon's death…Jeri's agony…
The others were no better off. Flashes of terrifying horror raced through minds as the Tamers and Digimon yelled.
The aftershock was less painful. Chazz gritted his teeth as a pounding headache began. Over the screams, he shouted, "What's going on?"
"What?" Kazu yelled back. "Who's making yawn? That makes no sense!"
"What's going on?"
"Chickens yanking dawn? That makes no sense!"
"What's going on?!" everyone roared.
"Oh." Kazu paused. "They're in pain."
"I can see that," Chazz snapped. "But why?"
"Shingimon—I think that's his name—is using some form of attack. I don't know what it does, but it must be pretty painful for Henry to be rolling over and over again like that." On an afterthought, Kazu added, "Or for the guys to be screaming like girls."
"This is a serious matter," Alexis exclaimed. "How can you be making jokes at a time like this?"
Kazu shrugged. "It's my job."
"Is it?" Chazz remarked. "Well you're fired."
"And re-hired!" Jaden added.
"Not helping," Syrus told him. "At all."
Jeri squirmed as she watched Takato in pain, unable to help and hating every minute of it. "Where is Suzy?" she mumbled.
Shingimon obeyed, holding up a hand. The effect was immeadiate. Takato stopped writhing and slowly sat up, panting and shaking slightly.
Terriermon clutched Henry's arm. "That was scarier than being dressed up by Suzy," he muttered. Henry shot him a look and the Digimon sulked.
"Suzy," Kasumi stated. "She's that girl, isn't she? The one who morphed with the brown rabbit. Where did they go?"
"Like we'd tell you," Rika spat. Kasumi snapped his fingers and Shingimon sprung forward. In an instant, Rika was dangling in the air, Shingimon's tail wrapped around her neck.
"Oh, I think you will," Kasumi smirked.
Ryo was on his feet in an instant. "Monster!" he shouted. "Cyberdramon!" Cyberdramon snarled, flapping his leathery wings.
"I wouldn't do that," Kasumi remarked. "Unless you want the girl to die."
"Put her down," warned Renamon, "before you get hurt."
"Empty threat." Kasumi flicked an invisible fleck of dust off his shirt. "Now tell me before someone gets hurt."
"Like you?" A blur rammed into a surprised Kasumi, sending him sprawling on the ground. "Leave them alone."
Rika dropped to the ground, gasping for air, as Shingimon raced to defend Kasumi. Yazuki was on his feet. "Digi-Modify! Net Activate!"
Thin cords sprung from the ground and wrapped themselves around Kasumi and Shingimon who both snarled.
"It won't hold long," noted Yazuki before turning. "Suzy? Is that you?"
Cherubimon stood there, wielding his sword. "Who else? Santa Claus?"
"Did you find out how to beat him?" Yazuki asked.
"Nope. Wasted our time," Suzy answered.
"What?" raged Terriermon. "We risk our lives, get our butts kicked by one goofball of a Digimon, have our hearts feel as if they were torn out and you have the nerve to say—in a cheerful voice of all things!—that it was all a waste of time?!"
"Yup," was the reply. As Terriermon opened his mouth to rant some more, Cherubimon added, "But I think I may have figured out something."
Terriermon crossed his arms and glared at the Digimon. "For your sake and my sanity, it better work."
"Your sanity is already long gone," Cherubimon replied, turning serious. "But this might work if everyone cooperates."
"Worth a shot," Henry stated. "What else do we have to lose?" Silently, all the Tamers agreed. "So, what do we need to do?"
"Someone go and tell the others that I'm going to do something," Cherubimon answered, "and say I need to them to keep still."
"I'll go," Yazuki volunteered. He and Meinumon raced off. The others watched them converse and finally Yazuki turned around and gave Cherubimon a thumbs-up.
Just then the net burst and faded away and Kasumi and Shingimon stood there, glowering unpleasantly.
Before they could do anything, Cherubimon leaped into the air with a clap of his wings, sword held straight up in the air. "Ethereal Ring!"
A glowing circle appeared and spread rapidly. As it did, beams of light shot up to meet it. Their source—the Tamers' digivices, Kasumi's included.
As Kasumi gaped down at his digivice, face lit up by the glow, the circle continued to swell in size before stopping.
Cherubimon's sword enlarged in size. The circle and its light were sucked into the sword's tip. Cherubimon paused, getting into a stance. Then, shouting, "Orphic Blaze!" Cherubimon thrust the sword into empty space.
The blade's tip erupted, pouring out light. As the light met the darkness, light won and the darkness vanished. The Digital World's sun appeared, shining in its own light.
Kasumi let out a howl and dropped to the ground, clutching his head. Shingimon quickly stood over him, covering Kasumi with his own shadow but, to his surprise, found himself glowing and returning to Otodramon.
Another howl came from Kasumi. But it was cut off as another shadow fell over him. Suzy stood there, offering her hand.
"What're you doing?" he croaked. "Why are you trying to help me now?"
Suzy shrugged. "No idea. But you look a lot less scarier when you're huddled up like that."
"How did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Make the darkness go away. How did you do it?"
Suzy paused. "No idea. Just winged it."
"And if it had failed, you would have been killed along with your friends. Why did you bother?"
"Er…well I remembered from Digimon's first season when Angewomon did a similar thing so Lopmon and I agreed to try it."
"Why?"
Suzy hesitated. "Hope, I guess. We both hoped it would work for the sake of the others and it did."
Kasumi hauled himself up and stumbled slightly. "Hmph. The other Tamers need you now."
"Eh? Oh." Suzy raced off to join Takato, Guilmon, and the rest who all congratulated her. Kasumi watched for a few seconds before hobbling off, Otodramon faithfully at his side.
Yazuki grinned in spite of himself.. "We'd better get back to the others."
When everyone had gathered around Takato, the goggle-headed leader announced, "We ought to be getting home now. The Necromancer and his apprentice are defeated."
"But what about Kasumi?" Suzy asked. "Are we just going to leave him here?"
"I don't think we have a choice," Henry told her. "He and Otodramon are gone." Suzy peered behind him and saw that what her brother said was true. She shrugged.
"His loss."
"Right." Takato cleared his throat. "When I open the portal, I'm going to try and open it up so we can land at Duel Academy. I'll be first and Yazuki, you'll be the last. And when going through, go as fast as you can without bumping into anyone. I don't know how long the portal will stay open.
"When we get wherever we are, if we're not in Duel Academy, Chazz, Aairlmon—when did you go back to your Rookie form?—Jaden, Alexis, and Syrus, we'll arrange a ride for you.
"If we do land in Duel Academy, the rest of us will depart shortly. So if you need to say goodbye to anybody, I suggest you do it now or prepare a short speech.
"Any questions?" Takato scanned the group. "No? Okay then, stand back." He faced a random part of the Digital World and held up his digivice. "Here goes nothing!" Takato cried.
A portal opened, multicolored dots decorating the air. "It worked! All right, troops, charge!" Takato and Guilmon dove in and disappeared, Rika and Renamon on their heels.
One by one, Digimon and human dove in the portal in pairs. Soon it was Jaden's turn. "Let's go, Syrus old buddy!" the ever enthusiastic duelist cried, leaping in.
"Wait up!" Syrus groaned, scrambling after him.
Alexis turned to Chazz. "You want to go in first?"
"No, you." Alexis nodded and turned, walking into the portal and vanishing. Chazz turned around and faced the rest. Only Henry, Terriermon, Suzy, Lopmon, Yazuki, Meinumon, himself and Aairlmon were left. "Who's next?"
"I'll go," Henry decided. "Suzy, you'd better come in right after me," he warned.
"I will," Suzy promised. As Henry and Terriermon vanished, a shout caught the remaining Digimon and human's attention. Suzy whirled around. Kasumi knelt on the ground, clutching his side. Otodramon stood in front of him, teeth bared.
What are they doing? Suzy wondered, scanning the area. Suddenly her heart thudded. Kobunmon. The Digimon was charging towards Kasumi, a growl thundering.
Otodramon leaped but was already weakened. Kobunmon caught the Rookie Digimon across the chest with a paw and tossed him aside.
He then rounded on Kasumi. Grabbing the human with his paws, Kobunmon then proceeded to strangle him. "This..is..what..you..get..for..destroying…my..master!"
Kasumi, rendered helpless by the sun, could only manage a throaty croak as three humans and three Digimon watched.
"So..now what?" Lopmon asked. "Do we help them or not?" Before anyone could answer, he added, "The portal is closing by the way."
Suzy gave a quick glance over her shoulder. Lopmon was right. The portal looked smaller than it had before. She let out a groan. "But we can't just leave him."
"Sure you can," Yazuki answered. "It's easy, really. What you have to decide is whether or not you want to leave him."
"Right." Suzy shuffled towards the slowly diminishing portal, every so often glancing behind her. "Maybe I should help."
Yazuki shrugged. "Up to you."
Aairlmon tilted his head. "Why would you help him, anyway? He tried to kill us all, remember? And besides," the Digimon added, "Kasumi wouldn't have done it for you."
"I know," Suzy grumbled, now shuffling past Chazz slowly. Suddenly stopped, turned around. "Oh, confound it all." Then she was off, tearing past Yazuki, Lopmon on her heels.
Yazuki watched her. "Thought she would," he stated. "Better go help. And you," he called over his shoulder, "stay put."
Then he was off, chasing Suzy. He reached out and grabbed her wrist. Suzy skid to a halt. "What are you doing?!" she demanded.
"I'm not against you," Yazuki replied. "I'm with you. But we can't just charge up. We kind of need a plan."
"Okay. Here's one: let go of my wrist. Kasumi's air is going to run out soon."
Yazuki let go of Suzy's wrist. "I realize that. But—" Before he had finished, Suzy had run off. He groaned. "I shouldn't have let go…"
Suzy slowed down as Lopmon caught up with her. "Er…now what?" she asked.
Lopmon shrugged. "Who knows?" Bending over, Lopmon selected a thin rock, bounced it, and then threw it as hard as he could.
Kobunmon whipped around as the stone made contact with his head. His eyes locked onto the Tamer and her partner. Kasumi fell to the ground. "Were you two responsible for Akuonimon's deletion as well?"
"What if we are?" Suzy retorted.
Kobunmon snarled and opened his mouth. "Baiku…Roar!"
A piercing howl shattered the air. Suzy clapped her hands to her ears. Lopmon hugged his floppy ones to his body.
"Hey!" Yazuki shouted from behind them. "Stop that! Did you hear me? I said…STOP THAT!"
Kobunmon ignored him and continued to roar. Meinumon gritted his teeth and rammed into the other Digimon.
"Lashing Whip!" Kobunmon's tail snapped out against Meinumon's right eye. The Digimon howled and rolled away.
Kobunmon whirled around and charged. "Infinite Shake!" The ground began to shake violently. Kobunmon's paws had begun to glow a crackling yellow and left a trail of dust in his wake. Yazuki fell over. Kobunmon aimed for him.
"Move!" Suzy shouted. "You moron!"
"I'm trying!" Yazuki retorted.
"Well it's not working!"
"I can see that!"
"Good!"
Kobunmon was almost upon Yazuki now and, to the Digimon's frustration, the Tamer was paying no attention whatsoever and instead was arguing.
"Platinum Snare!" A silver web exploded under Kobunmon's feet and proceeded to wrap itself tightly around the Digimon.
As Kobunmon struggled, the same voice shouted, "Fire Shaft!" A beam of red fire struck the net and enveloped it, along with the Digimon inside.
A howl rang out. A sudden rush of data came from within the net. Kobunmon had been deleted.
Yazuki and Suzy quit shouting at one another and turned to see who had deleted the Digimon. A pearl white griffin, standing on its two hind feet, stood there, grinning.
Gray armor decorated the Digimon's body. An onyx-black helmet covered the Digimon's eyes. A staff was held in the Digimon's hand. Chazz stood behind the Digimon, staring at two cards.
Suzy looked from Chazz to the Digimon. "Did you do that?" Chazz nodded. "Really?" Another nod. "Really?" Another nod.
"I'm Gryphonmon," the Digimon introduced. "And you two argue a lot."
"Isn't 'gryphon' another word for 'griffin'?" Lopmon asked. Gryphonmon shrugged. "Just wondering."
Yazuki stood up. "Well," he stated, "let's get going. The portal is way smaller than it was before—what?!"
"Ack! Run!" Suzy shouted, sprinting towards the portal, dragging Kasumi behind her her coat over his head. "If it closes, we'll be stuck here. I don't know how to open another one!"
Just as the portal had gone to the size of a breadbox, Suzy and Lopmon collided with it before vanishing. Yazuki, followed by Meinumon, smashed into it next. Last of all, Gryphonmon, holding onto a complaining Chazz, went through—and landed on top of a heap of humans and Digimon. Groans were heard.
"What happened?" Suzy asked, her voice muffled from underneath Gryphonmon. "And would you mind getting off?" Gryphonmon quickly rolled away—this time on Yazuki.
"Apparently Goggle-Head slipped and fell and couldn't get out of my way," Rika answered above Yazuki's complaints. "And then Renamon landed beside me and before she could help me up, Hot Shot decided to land on us, followed by Cyberdramon. I think you know the rest."
It was ten minutes before everyone was standing on their own feet. Takato explained that they were, in fact, on Duel Academy and the Tamers and Digimon were leaving that night.
"So," Takato concluded, talking to the non-duelists, "do whatever you want but don't be seen. I don't want us to be mistaken as criminals."
"Yes, sir."
Takato turned to the duelists. "You might want to be getting back to your dorms or classes now. If you want to see us off, be at the docks at 10: 20 PM. Any later and we'll be gone."
Jaden, Syrus, Alexis, and a reluctant Chazz stood on the shore, seeing them off. In Chazz's hand was a small note, unknown to anyone but him and Suzy. The latter had given—actually thrown—it to him.
Aairlmon was with Suzy. Takato had insisted on taking him along. Aairlmon would cause too many questions at Duel Academy and might attract enemy Digimon to the island. So Aairlmon reluctantly agreed.
As the rafts and Digimon disappeared into the night, Jaden yawned. "I'm sleepy. Night." Before Jaden left, he gave a glance at his right hand. In it was a small feather. Sephiremon's feather, given to him by Henry who had found it.
Syrus and Alexis left soon afterward, leaving Chazz alone. He unfolded the letter and began reading it.
Hi. Not good with these things but Henry said I had to write one. He annoys me sometimes. Then again, siblings are supposed to annoy one another. I think.
Anyways, I know you don't want to remember anything about the Digital World or us, but your digivice is in that package Henry gave you. Aairlmon said he'd cry if he saw it, so it's yours.
Kasumi says thanks (not really) for saving him. Notice the not really part. Otodramon told me to write that. He and Kasumi are hiding under a jacket. Well, Kasumi is, anyway. Don't know what we're going to do with him.
Karou and Rishou, and their partners, are going to live with us. Us being Henry, me, my older brother and sister, and my parents. Just in case your wondering. Probably not.
Don't expect to see us again. We won't expect to see the rest of you either. Good luck.
-Suzy Wong.
Henry wants to tell you something, by the way. That's his handwriting underneath mine. Not a goat's.
Funny. Well, I just want to say: good job and thanks. You helped us even though you didn't want to. And from what Suzy told me, you saved Yazuki when he and Suzy were yelling at each other.
And like Suzy said, don't expect to see us again. Attached to this letter is a picture, signed by all of us. Jaden, Syrus, and Alexis have all gotten one as well. Keep it, throw it away, or do whatever you want with it.
So, thanks again. The Digital World is safe and the darkness is over.
-Henry Wong
Under Henry's signature were two letters, written in a different handwriting. Chazz squinted, but still couldn't see them clearly. "'For…now,'" he read. "Why does it say that?"
Shrugging, he crumpled the letter, getting ready to toss it into the sea. After a moment's hesitation, he shoved it into his pocket.
Chazz unwrapped the package and, true to what Suzy had written, it was his digivice. He placed it along with the wadded letter.
As he did so, he noticed a sheet of paper on the ground. Remembering what Henry had written about the picture, he picked it up.
On one side, everyone was crowding around a birthday cake which was in front of a grumpy Rika. On the other side, there were signatures. Dozens of them. Messy handwriting covered the entire side.
Chazz flipped to the other side and gazed it for a moment before turning and walking off. He didn't expect to see any of them again. He hoped to. He really did.
Besides, the important thing—right now—was that he could finally rest. The Necromancer's darkness was finally over.
The Digital Gate: Ehh…terrible ending. I'm planning a sequel, but I'm not sure if I have enough time to do it.
