Part 2: The New Evil
"What's our next move?" Daisuke asked. The new digidestined were sitting on chairs in the computer room, watching as Ken, in the Digiworld, destroyed Control Spires.
Miyako replied, "Well, since we have nothing better to do, let's go help Ken." She sighed. "Do you realize that technically, since he isn't our enemy anymore, it's okay for me to date him?"
Iori shook his head. "It never fails..."
Kari looked down at Gatomon. "All right then, it's settled. Digi-Port, open!"
Moments later they all appeared in the Digiworld. T.K. looked around. "No Control Spire here! Let's all digivolve and go find Ken!"
"Digi-Armor Energize!"
"Veemon, armor-digivolve to...Flamedramon! The Fire of Courage!"
"Hawkmon, armor-digivolve to...Halsemon! the Wings of Love!"
"Armadillomon, armor-digivolve to...Digmon! The Drill of Power!"
"Patamon, digivolve to...Angemon!"
"Gatomon, digivolve to...Angewomon!"
Daisuke didn't look very happy.
"I've got a message on my digivice!" T.K. called a minute later when they were airborne. "It says, 'Only a few more Control Spires remain. Come to my main tower--take a left at the Sphinx.' The Sphinx? Oh yeah, the SPHINX! I remember that!"
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"Open it up, it's probably just Spam!"
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"Come on, Sora, you know if it was anyone else's crest you'd be all for it!"
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"Pain still hurts, Tai!"
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"I--can't move--"
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"Sora--it's all my fault!"
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"T.K., you wait here!"
"Right!"
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"Angemon, that way!" T.K. shouted, pointing. "Look, that's the upside-down pyramid--and the Sphinx right behind it! Sure hope we don't run into Etemon!"
"Ete-who?" everyone except T.K., Angemon, and Gatomon asked.
"Look to the left!" Kari called out. "There's the main tower!"
They landed in front of it and dedigivolved. Ken walked out.
"Ken, you look...different," Daisuke said. "Your hair isn't all spiky anymore..."
Ken nodded, his somewhat long hair very obvious in their surroundings. "Don't even attempt to ask why. I just came here, and I wasn't the Digimon Kaizer anymore."
"I'm glad!" Miyako said, sighing. "He's such a dreamboat..."
"Come on in," Ken said, leading them into the Spire. "This is the last one, but I don't think we'll destroy it. Could come in handy, ya never know."
Everyone nodded. "Hey," Ken said suddenly, "I guess there isn't anything more we can do, is there?"
"Nope," Iori said.
"That's all about to change," a hissing voice said in Kari's ear. She shrieked, causing everyone else to look at her and see the new digimon.
It looked like a long metal snake with wings, and it had quietly (no one knew how he could have been so silent) knocked down a wall and crept up behind them. "I am MetalCobramon, and you, you are the digi-DOOMED!"
"MetalCobramon!" Ken cried, running forward. "Hey, it's me! What are you doing?"
"You have no control over me anymore, Kaizer!" MetalCobramon shouted. "But now, I introduce to you my dear friend and accomplice, the Dark Digimon Alizamon!"
What looked like a human girl walked easily into the room. She had long, dark red hair and glinting eyes of brown. She wore emerald green clothing. "Yes, I am Alizamon. I am not human, however. It was quite a mistake to join the good side again, Ken."
"Alizamon..." Ken whispered. "Alizamon, come on! We were FRIENDS, remember?"
"Friends? What friends? I remember only that YOU tried to trick me into doing one of your insane experiments! And now that the Control Spire in my area has been destroyed, I'm going to destroy YOU and your digidestined friends! You have found a new enemy in the Chingomon, Ken!"
A data screen popped up, and Izzy's voice said, "The Chingomon are a race of human-like digimon, all with different names. Some do not have the 'mon,' but all are equally dangerous! Be careful, it's easy to confuse Chingomon with humans!"
"Uh-oh," T.K. said.
"MetalCobramon, ATTACK!"
MetalCobramon dove for the digidestined and narrowly missed. Meanwhile, Alizamon had jumped Miyako and placed one thin hand over the girl's mouth. "You're coming with me!" the digimon hissed, spreading red wings and taking to the air.
"MIYAKO!" everyone shouted. Ken clenched his fists and leapt onto MetalCobramon's back.
"I'm going after her!" he shouted as MetalCobramon, unaware of his passenger, headed after Alizamon. "Go get reinforcements!"
"KEN!" the others shouted.
"Great, just great," Daisuke said. "We finally get him on OUR side, and that messes everything up!"
~*~
"Help me! Somebody help me!" Miyako cried, struggling with all her might against Alizamon. Several strong-looking men had appeared, all of them Chingomon, and were attempting to restrain her. "Hawkmon! Daisuke! Ken! Anybody! Please!"
"Miyako!" someone called. The Chingomon turned around, giving Miyako the chance she needed. She kicked backwards, hitting Alizamon in the shin and freeing herself. She raced forward, only to be caught by an adult male.
"Antonymon always do what Master Alizamon want!" the Chingomon said. "Antonymon catch girl!"
"Ken!" Miyako screamed as Antonymon dragged her away. "KEN!"
"Miyako!" he shouted, diving backwards to avoid the Chingomon. "I'll rescue you! Just let me get out of this situation first!"
~*~
Mimi read the email quickly.
Dear Mimi,
We have a new enemy. Her name is Alizamon, and she's a
human-like digimon, a Chingomon. Come to the computer
room right away! Miyako's been captured, and maybe
Ken, too!
From: Kari
Mimi stood up abruptly, startling many of the people in the library. "Good thing I'm not going back to New York yet!" she said as she grabbed her backpack and ran.
By the time she reached the computer room, everyone was there, except Miyako and Ken. Just as Iori held out his digivice, the computer began to glow and Ken tumbled into the room.
"That--hurt," he said, attempting to get his breath back. "I couldn't get Miyako--some big Chingomon guy grabbed her, and I had to run for my life. This seemed like the safest place right now."
"You want to stay behind while we go get Miyako?" Kari asked sympathetically.
"Actually, that's a great idea," Izzy said. "Ken can stay here and look for problems while we save Miyako!"
"Digi-Port, open!" Iori yelled. The ten digidestined were yanked into it.
"Good luck, guys!" Ken said softly.
~*~
"Any sign of Miyako?" Tai asked.
"Not yet," Greymon replied. All the digimon had digivolved so that looking would be easier, and Hawkmon rode with Iori on Digmon. "Anything, Garurumon?"
"No. Anything, Birdramon?"
"Cut it out," Sora laughed. "It's obvious no one knows anything yet."
"Wait!" Nefertimon cried. "I see something--over there!"
"It looks like a castle--a black one," T.K. said grimly. "Angle toward it, guys! I bet that's where Miyako is!"
Alizamon glared up at the figures in the sky, then looked down at the creatures on the ground. "Those little pests are after the girl," she hissed. "Well, let's see how they like the dungeons! MetalCobramon! DarkTyrannomon! Catch them!" She looked back at the eleven other creatures. "As for you, find me DarkStingmon, and then attack! No, wait...EvilAngemon, attack NOW! You follow me, NightHalsemon and BlackGarurumon." She laughed cruelly. "Let's see how you like this, digidestined!"
Down in the dungeons, Miyako hugged her knees to her chest and cried. "What if I got Ken caught, what if--"
"Your friend escape," Antonymon, the guard, said. "He go far away, to place call 'Odaiba.'"
"Ken got home!" Miyako cried out. "They're all safe!"
Someone laughed. "Guess again, little girl. You are going to attack them for me, my sweet, and once the Dark Spirals I stole from Kaizer are in place, you and that Yamato kid will destroy your friends FOR me!"
Miyako shrank back, but Alizamon let the Dark Spiral fly. It latched onto the girl's arm.
"Now, Miyako, take NightHalsemon and BlackGarurumon! Attach this Spiral to Yamato!"
Miyako nodded and took the Spiral. Then she clambered onto NightHalsemon's back and took off.
~*~
"Miyako!" Matt called. "I see her, but--she looks like she's riding on Halsemon! That just can't be possible!"
Miyako, NightHalsemon, and BlackGarurumon landed. Before anyone could do or say anything, Miyako let the Dark Spiral fly. It attached itself to Matt's leg.
"Matt! What's up?" Garurumon asked as Matt jumped off.
"The evil digidestined digimon!" Flamedramon shouted. "NightHalsemon and BlackGarurumon! The others are coming--EvilAngemon, VirusGreymon, RavenBirdramon, DeathAngewomon, SpikeKabuterimon, IceIkkakumon, SteelFlamedramon, ThornTogemon, BladeDigmon, and DarkStingmon! Stingmon is Wormmon's digivolved form!"
"This is bad!" Ikkakumon cried. "Without Stingmon and Halsemon, the good ones, we're totally outnumbered, even though we have two extra armor digimon! Attack with all you've got while we have the chance! Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Howling Blaster!"
"Hawk Charge!"
"Nova Blast!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Star Shower!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Rosetta Stone!"
"Gold Rush!"
"Fire Rocket!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Night Tempest Wing!"
"Black Howling Blaster!"
Several digimon fell at these attacks, but when EvilAngemon arrived, it was over. One Evil Hand of Fate, and they were down--for good. Two Dark Spirals made Nefertimon and Pegasusmon use their Golden Noose to "round up" the kids and transport them to the castle, where each digidestined was tossed into their own cell--without their digimon. The Dark Spirals fell off, luckily.
Kari quickly typed up a message to Ken: We've been captured by the evil digidestined digimon. Hurry!
~*~
Ken quickly read the email on the screen and hit the table with his fist. "No one can mess with MY friends! Evil digimon or no evil digimon, I'm going to save them!"
