The Ties of Friendship

-Meanwhile-
As Neo Paradox had pitted the once good Digimon against their friends, within another section of the Digital World was Tai, Agumon, Sora, Biyomon, Matt, Gabumon, Jun, Silvermon, Izzy, Tentomon, Mimi, Palmon, Joe and Gomamon who had met at the Digiport, as per their leader's orders, and were now sticking close together as a team when they made their way through the forest of the Digital World.
Although Tai wanted to warp Digivolve Agumon to WarGreymon and make his way to Kari as fast as possible, to make sure she was alright, he decided it would be better if they paced themselves and their Digimon partners saved their energy for whatever could be threatening the balance of the Digital World.
As the Digidestined continued their journey to find the younger Digidestined both Matt and Jun helped reassure Tai that his sister would be fine, as they could understand what the Digidestined of Courage was feeling, as they too worried about their siblings.
"Don't worry, Tai. I'm sure Kari is fine." Matt told Tai encouragingly.
"Yeah, and if there is some Digimon causing trouble, remember she has Gatomon to look after her." Jun said, before she added. "Not to mention Davis is with her and wouldn't let anything happen to your sister."
"And, where there's Davis, Veemon will always be by his side, who is a worthy and tough opponent that can't be taken down so easily." Silvermon mentioned, unaware that Veemon had switched to the side of evil.
It was then the Digidestined and their Digimon partners stopped and were mystified to see that everything, except for themselves, began to change color, and it was only seconds till the entire area had been colored differently. As everyone took a moment to look at, and even take in the unnatural beauty around them, they could feel a feeling of evil radiating from the change of scenery. Jun asked curiously. "Hey, guys. I know I haven't had adventures in the Digital World like you have. But has this ever happened before?"
"Never." Tai replied, before he told his friends in a serious tone. "That's why we should pick up the pace."
"Right." Everyone replied, before they all started to move faster through the ominous forest, and as they did, the Digidestined of Courage thought to himself, 'Kari, please be okay.'
-With the Digidestined of Light-
The younger Digidestined and their Digimon were confused as to what just happened.
One second they were about to face off against the darkened Magnamon with the help of ten Digimon and two of the greatest Duelists of New Domino City had to offer, but now they had been separated from their allies, but not MaleficMagnamon, and were in an entirely new area of the Malefic World.
Though they were certain about one thing, they had to free Veemon from the curse of the Malefic World, even if that meant having to attack their former ally.
So every Digidestined, minus Davis, pulled out their D-3 and used them to Digivolve their Digimon partner.
"Patamon Digivolve to...Angemon!"
"Wormmon Digivolve to...Stingmon!"
"Armadillomon Digivolve to...Ankylomon!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve to...Aquilamon!"
After Patamon, Wormmon, Armadillomon and Hawkmon had Digivolved to their Champion forms, the Digimon of Hope and the Digimon of Love stayed back as they each prepared a long range attack, while the Digimon of Kindness, Knowledge and Light went to face MaleficMagnamon head on with a direct attack.
"Spiking Strike!" Stingmon had exclaimed, flying forward as pink energy blades emerged from his wrists.
"Tail Hammer!" Ankylomon exclaimed, as he launched his spiked tail which he planned on using to crush and pierce MaleficMagnamon.
"Lightning Paw!" Gatomon exclaimed, as she clenched her right paw into a fist and got ready to strike.
"Hand of Fate!" Angemon exclaimed, as he fired a beam of shining gold energy from his right fist.
"Blast Rings!" Aquilamon exclaimed, as he fired several rings of energy from his mouth.
However their attacks were all in vain, as MaleficMagnamon exclaimed in a darker version of his original voice. "Malefic Barrier!"
A transparent sphere of darkness then surrounded MaleficMagnamon. When Stingmon, Ankylomon and Gatomon struck the black shield, their attacks were nullified and they were repulsed by the darkness, and just like their friends, the attacks of Angemon and Aquilamon couldn't break through the Malefic shielding that was protecting their corrupted friend.
It was then MaleficMagnamon lowered the barrier of Malefic energy, before he raised his arms in the air at Angemon and Aquilamon and exclaimed. "Malefic Blaster!"
Suddenly, MaleficMagnamon fired a blast of dark energy from each of his hands. Angemon and Aquilamon were unable to dodge the attacks fast enough and were struck in the chest, inflicting a great amount of pain to the angel and bird Digimon, causing them to fall to the ground.
"Angemon!" T.K called out in a concerned tone.
"Aquilamon!" Yolei called out with the same amount of concern for her Digimon partner.
But both the Digidestined of Hope and the Digidestined of Love were glad to see their Digimon partners get up, before T.K asked Angemon. "Angemon, are you alright?"
"Yeah, but MaleficMagnamon's power is unbelievable." Angemon replied as Aquilamon added. "No wonder Neo Paradox wanted Veemon so badly."
"Well, it looks like it's going to take a lot more than our Digimon's Champion forms to take MaleficMagnamon down." Yolei pointed out, before she asked Kari as she pulled out her D-3. "Kari, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"You bet." Kari replied, as a smile appeared on the Digidestined of Light's face, as she pulled out her D-3, followed by Cody and T.K.
"Aquilamon...!"
"Gatomon...!"
"DNA Digivolve to...Silphymon!"
"Ankylomon...!"
"Angemon...!"
"DNA Digivolve to...Shakkoumon!"
It was after the Digimon of Love and Light and the Digimon of Knowledge and Hope had successfully fused into two new entities that Stingmon's pink blades emerged from his wrists and took off at MaleficMagnamon, with the hope that this time he would be able to strike before his darkened friend would be able to activate his 'Malefic Barrier', or figure out if the 'Malefic Barrier' had a weakness, such as a time limit or if the shield had a weak spot.
"Spiking Strike!" Stingmon announced, as he shot towards MaleficMagnamon, anticipating his enemy to activate his 'Malefic Barrier'. However Stingmon was shocked when MaleficMagnamon didn't generate his shield of darkness, but instead quickly dodged his attack before he grabbed Stingmon's right arm and swung him around throwing him at Silphymon, who had taken flight as both the insect Digimon and the bird/beast hybrid Digimon collided and fell to the ground.
"Justice Beam!" Shakkoumon suddenly announced, before he fired a pair of red lasers from his eyes which struck MaleficMagnamon, causing Magnamon's malicious side to roar out at the angel/dinosaur hybrid, whether it was pain or anger was unknown, but what was known was he was still able to fight.
"Malefic Punch!" MaleficMagnamon roared as he pulled his right arm back before he slammed his fist into Shakkoumon's chest, knocking the Ultimate level mutant Digimon down, but unlike the evil form that had taken over Magnamon, Shakkoumon had allies he knew had his back, as Silphymon and Stingmon who had recovered from their collision were back in the air. Aquilamon and Gatomon's fusion called out as a red colored energy ball formed in his hands. "Static Force!"
Silphymon then fired the energy ball as MaleficMagnamon, but just like before the evil force that had cursed Magnamon caused him to call out. "Malefic Barrier!"
Yet again, MaleficMagnamon was surrounded by a sphere created by the very darkness of the Malefic World, which protected him from Silphymon's energy ball.
However, the second MaleficMagnamon deactivated the protective barrier of ominous black energy and was about to strike down Silphymon, Stingmon called out. "Insect Lord!"
Suddenly Stingmon summoned a swarm of insects from out of nowhere, which swarmed around MaleficMagnamon preventing him from attacking, let alone moving as the swarm was too large for him to escape from.
Seeing MaleficMagnamon trying his hardest to escape from and fight against Stingmon's insect army, gave Silphymon and Shakkoumon the perfect chance to strike.
"Static Force!" Silphymon announced, as he charged up another red sphere of energy before the Animal Digimon fired his energy ball at MaleficMagnamon.
"Kachina Bombs!" Shakkoumon called out, as his chest opened up before he fired a barrage of explosive clay disks at MaleficMagnamon, which thanks to Stingmon's distracting swarm, the evil Magnamon was unable to fight or defend himself before he was consumed by a massive explosion, created by Silphymon's energy attack and Shakkoumon's clay disks.
But as the explosion ended and the smoke cleared, everyone was shocked to see that apart from a few scorch marks and some cracks in his armor, MaleficMagnamon was still standing.
MaleficMagnamon then let out a war cry of uncontrollable fury, as a malevolent aura of darkness surrounded his entire being before he roared out, as he released all the built up darkness. "Malefic Explosion!"
While the Digidestined had moved away from the battle zone before T.K, Cody, Kari and Yolei had DNA Digivolved Angemon, Armadillomon, Gatomon and Hawkmon and Silphymon and Stingmon were safely in the air and out of the blast radius, Shakkoumon wasn't as lucky as he was engulfed by the destructive force that was 'Malefic Explosion'.
And it was after the cataclysmic attack of untold darkness wore off, the Digidestined were shocked at the damage MaleficMagnamon had inflicted to all he had hit, but out of all the Digidestined Cody and T.K were the most shocked, as they could see Armadillomon and Patamon lying on their stomachs, badly wounded and semi conscious.
But the Digidestined would have to worry about Armadillomon and Patamon later, as the fight against MaleficMagnamon continued. However, it looked like they wouldn't have to wait too long as dark energy gathered around MaleficMagnamon's chest and shoulder armor before he exclaimed in a tone of fury. "Malefic Blaster!"
MaleficMagnamon then launched all the darkness straight at Silphymon and Stingmon, who were unable to defend themselves from the attack and were struck down.
However, as they were plummeting back to the ground MaleficMagnamon shot up and grabbed Silphymon's left wrist with his right hand and Stingmon's right wrist with his left hand, which surprised the pair, thinking that the good side of Veemon was fighting against his Malefic counterpart, but they soon learned how wrong they were when the Malefic armored dragon pulled them upward only to release his hold on their wrists and wrap each of his hands around their necks, before the wicked side of Magnamon began to tighten his grip, choking the life out of them as all they could do was helplessly stare into MaleficMagnamon's wicked red eyes.
It seemed like it would be the end for Silphymon and Stingmon, but as a last ditch move, the insect Digimon managed to pull out the pink blade from his right wrist before managing to weakly call out. "Spiking Strike."
While Stingmon's attack missed MaleficMagnamon's body, the insect Digimon's blade was able to slice through his enemies left shoulder, breaking off a part of his Malefic armor and digitizing it into nothingness as it separated from it's owner.
Enraged by this, MaleficMagnamon stopped choking his former allies, before he aimed them at the ground as Silphymon and Stingmon could each feel the hand that still held them up begin to fill up with negative energy.
"Malefic Blaster!" MaleficMagnamon exclaimed in an aggressive tone as he fired dark energy from each of his hands, striking Silphymon and Stingmon and slamming the pair into the weakened ground. Silphymon was unable to take anymore and De-Digivolved back into Gatomon and Hawkmon, while Stingmon still had enough energy to maintain his Champion form, but was just as injured as his friends.
While all the Digidestined were shocked at what they had just witnessed, Davis was the one affected by this more than his friends. Not only did he feel that he failed Veemon for letting Neo Paradox get his wicked hands on him and transform him into the Malefic monster they were now being pulverized by, but he felt powerless as he had no way to help his friends in their fight. He just hoped Yusei and the others were in a better situation than he and his allies were in.
-With the Tamers-
Things were not going any better for Takato and his friends as they were up against Guilmon's dark side, Megidramon. Only now he had been further corrupted by the negative energy of the Malefic World. While the Tamers, particularly Ai and Mako were scared to see MaleficMegidramon.
Impmon knew that as Beelzemon he could emerge victorious, as he had managed to take down the Mega level bearer of the Hazard symbol in the past and knew that with the help and support of his Tamers and friends that he would be able to return Guilmon back to his kind and considerate side.
So using the power Catsuramon had given him, which was strengthened by the bonds he had with Ai and Mako, Impmon warp digivolved to Beelzemon. MaleficMegidramon let out a loud and infuriated roar, which caused the Demon Lord to state. "I think big red remembers me."
"Malefic Flame!" MaleficMegidramon roared out, before he released a maelstrom of black flames at Beelzemon, who quickly grabbed Ai and Mako and leapt to the ground, narrowly avoiding the shadow scorch wave.
"Yeah, he definitely remembers me." Beelzemon stated sarcastically, before he got back up and asked his Tamers in a concerned tone. "Ai, Mako are you alright?"
"We're okay." Ai replied, as she and Mako got up, which made Beelzemon smile before he told his Tamers in a serious tone. "Ai, Mako when I first faced Megidramon his attacks were destructive, violent and unpredictable. And seeing that the Malefic version of his 'Megiddo Flame' it makes me bet that you guys are in serious danger if you're anywhere near me. So I want you both to get a safe distance away from me with Takato, Rika and Henry. Got it?"
"We got it." Ai and Mako both replied before Beelzemon's Tamers, along with Takato, Henry and Rika took off from the area that would soon become a war zone.
Knowing that his Tamers were now safe from any danger, Beelzemon focused all his attention on MaleficMegidramon as he braced himself for a long and no doubt painful fight.
"Alright, you canned salamander. You want a rematch?" Beelzemon questioned MaleficMegidramon in a mocking tone, which further enraged the savage dragon, proven when he charged at Beelzemon as the biker Digimon did the same and shouted. "Then bring it on!"
As Beelzemon continued his charge against MaleficMegidramon, a sphere of energy courtesy of the data he acquired after defeating Makuramon, formed in his right hand.
"Primal Orb!" Beelzemon announced as he threw the globe at MaleficMegidramon, trapping the Mega level Malefic monster within a transparent bubble which seemed to have the strength to contain it's captive, as the Malefic dragon of the hazard was unable to escape.
But just as Beelzemon was about to withdraw his Berenjena brand shotguns and blast all the Malefic energy out of Guilmon, his plan was thwarted when MaleficMegidramon howled out. "Malefic Howling!"
It was then the barrier containing MaleficMegidramon shattered, knocking Beelzemon down as a massive shock wave struck him down and it was then the Demon Lord opened his eyes. He quickly brought his arms up to defend himself as it seemed history was repeating itself as the darker version of Megidramon tried to devour him.
WarGreymon stomped forward and lunged at MaleficMegidramon, slashing the corrupt Mega with his Dramon Destroyers and leaving three cuts behind.
Noticing that Renamon or Terriermon had not engaged in the fight, Beelzemon called out to his Digimon friends, as acidic saliva dripped from MaleficMegidramon's mouth, which burned through Beelzemon's jacket and mask and caused the shotgun wielding Digimon to wince in pain, as he could not only feel the acidic effect of his corrupted friend's drool burn his skin, but he could also feel the darkness of the Malefic World stinging him too. "What are you guys waiting for? Digivolve and help me!"
After hearing Beelzemon's plea for assistance, Rika and Henry each pulled out a Blue Card from their Digimon decks, before they both called out, as they swiped their blue Card through their D-Power. "Digi-Modify! Matrix Digivolution Activate!"
"Renamon Matrix Digivolve to... Taomon!"
"Terriermon Matrix Digivolve to... Rapidmon!"
When Taomon and Rapidmon appeared to aid Beelzemon in his predicament, the tamed Digimon of Ai and Mako called out, as he continued to hold back MaleficMegidramon from eating him. "Now's your chance, strike him down with everything you've got!"
But before they could attack, Mako stated in a concerned tone. "You can't! You'll hurt Beelzemon!"
"Don't worry about me." Beelzemon told Mako reassuringly, before he commanded to his Ultimate Digimon allies. "Hit him!"
"No don't!" Ai shouted, with the same amount of concern for her Digimon partner Mako had expressed.
Even though Ai and Mako's hearts were in the right place, Beelzemon could feel his arms start to give out and knew if his Tamers kept trying to help him, it wouldn't be long until MaleficMegidramon would bite his head off and devour his remains, so acting quickly the Demon Lord launched both his feet into MaleficMegidramon's chest, knocking the darker version of Megidramon back, allowing Ai and Mako's Digimon partner to get up and withdraw his shotguns.
"Now take him down!" Beelzemon called out to Taomon and Rapidmon, before he exclaimed, as he fired several rounds from his two Berenjena shotguns at MaleficMegidramon.
"Double Impact!"
"Talisman of Light!"
"Rapid Fire!"
As the combination of explosive shotgun shells, mystical light energy and volatile missiles headed for MaleficMegidramon, aiming for the MaleficMegidramon's chest, as they knew that was his Achilles' heel, but before any of their attacks collided with their intended target, the dragon infused with the power of the hazard and Malefic World brought his wings forward and used them as a shield, in which the Tamers, Ultimate level pair and Mega Digimon were astounded to see that not only was the Mega level Malefic monster unharmed when their attacks struck him, but his wings showed no signs of injury.
But one thing was for sure, their attempt to harm him seemed only to enrage MaleficMegidramon, as shown when the further corrupted dragon pulled his wings back and exclaimed in a furious howl. "Malefic Howling!"
As a black colored lava-like substance erupted from MaleficMegidramon's mouth, which struck down Taomon, Guilmon's dark side's howl attack caused the Tamers, Rapidmon and Beelzemon to close their eyes and cover their ears, as the howl was quite intense.
It was while Rapidmon was protecting his senses that MaleficMegidramon went for him, and before the green armored Digimon knew what happened, he was now stuck within the maw of his former friend.
As Rapidmon tried desperately to escape from MaleficMegidramon's maw, he could feel the acid-like saliva begin to corrode and weaken his armour and the vicious beast that was once a gentle Rookie's fangs began to slowly break through the weakening armour of the Android Digimon. Rapidmon knew it wouldn't be long before he was bitten into oblivion, but fortunately for Henry's Digimon partner, Beelzemon, who had recovered after the ear-splitting howl, shot up, as he pulled his right arm back and shouted in a determined tone, as he planned to save his friend. "Darkness Claw!"
It was then Beelzemon shot his arm forward and raked his sharp claw-like fingers across MaleficMegidramon's face, causing the hazardous Mega dragon to roar in pain and release Rapidmon from his mouth.
While MaleficMegidramon was still recovering from Beelzemon's claw strike, the Demon Lord and Rapidmon made their way over to Taomon and helped her back up.
"Taomon, are you okay?" Beelzemon asked in a concerned tone.
"I've been better." Taomon admitted, as she had taken quite a hit, as shown by her badly burnt robes, however they would have to worry about that later, as they all herd MaleficMegidramon let out another roar of pure aggression.
"Malefic Flame!" MaleficMegidramon roared out violently, as he released another wave of black flames at the Digimon trio, but Taomon quickly exclaimed. "Talisman Spell!"
It was then Taomon summoned a sphere of magical energy to protect herself and her friends from MaleficMegidramon's inferno of darkness, but unfortunately her shielding couldn't withstand the intense conflagration and soon the scorching blackness broke through Taomon's barrier and engulfed her, Beelzemon and Rapidmon.
And it was after the flames of the Malefic World dispersed that the Tamers were all shocked and horrified to see Taomon and Rapidmon had De-Digivolved back to Renamon and Terriermon and were lying on their stomachs, and looked to be in a great amount of pain, while Beelzemon, whose jacket and skin had been badly burnt, still remained standing, but not for long, as his legs gave out and he collapsed to the ground.
-Within the section of the Malefic World that held the Legendary Warriors-
Around the same time the Tamers had engaged in battle against MaleficMegidramon, the Legendary Warriors prepared pulled out their D-Tectors, as they prepared to face against MaleficBurningGreymon.
Even though they didn't want to hurt Takuya, they knew the only way to save him from Neo Paradox's vile control was to defeat his dark side and purify the data.
And so, JP, Koji, Koichi, Tommy and Zoe pulled out their D-Tectors, in which rings of data then formed around their left hands, which they then scanned with their D-Tectors.
"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" JP exclaimed, as he fused with the Human Spirit of Thunder. "Beetlemon!"
"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" Koichi exclaimed, as he fused with the Human Spirit of Darkness. "Loweemon!"
"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" Koji exclaimed, as he fused with the Human Spirit of Light. "Lobomon!"
"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" Tommy exclaimed, as he fused with the Human Spirit of Flame. "Kumamon!"
"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" Zoe exclaimed, as she fused with the Human Spirit of Wind. "Kazemon!"
After the Legendary Warriors had successfully Spirit Evolved, even though they didn't want to harm their friend, they could see MaleficBurningGreymon had no problems attacking, as the wicked dragon that was once Takuya activated the Rudri Tarpana, before he exclaimed in a vicious tone. "Malefic Barrage!"
MaleficBurningGreymon then launched a cluster of black fireballs from the cannons fastened on his arms, which caused Lobomon and Loweemon to jump to the left and Beetlemon, Kazemon and Kumamon to the right to avoid the onslaught of incendiary spheres of darkness.
It was then the Wielders of the Spirits of Light and Darkness decided to go on the offensive, in which Lobomon withdrew one of his Kendo swords, while Loweemon pulled out his Spear of Conviction, before the twin brothers charged at MaleficBurningGreymon.
"Lobo Kendo!" Lobomon called out, as he jumped into the air, as he raised his sword, before striking down at MaleficBurningGreymon.
"Shadow Lance!" Loweemon called out, as he too jumped into the air, as he raised his spear, as he followed Lobomon's lead and prepared to strike down MaleficBurningGreymon.
However, both Lobomon and Loweemon were stunned when MaleficBurningGreymon's arms shot forward, in which he managed to take a hold of their weapons, with Lobomon's sword of light clenched in his right hand and Loweemon's spear in his left, preventing the brothers from injuring him and preventing them from fighting, as they were unable to release the hold MaleficBurningGreymon had with their signature weapons.
As the twins tried desperately for MaleficBurningGreymon to let go of their weaponry, Lobomon called out to the Wielders of Thunder, Wind and Ice. "Guys, we could seriously use some help here!"
"Way ahead of you, Koji." Beetlemon replied, as he, Kazemon and Kumamon were behind MaleficBurningGreymon and were ready with a sneak attack, in which they exclaimed in unison, as they each launched a long-range attack.
"Lightning Blitz!"
"Hurricane Wave!"
"Crystal Breeze!"
As the combination of thunder, wind and ice headed straight for MaleficBurningGreymon's back, Beetlemon, Kazemon and Kumamon were shocked when MaleficBurningGreymon quickly turned around and used Lobomon and Loweemon as shields, in which the Legendary Warriors of Light and Darkness cried out in pain, as they were stuck by the attacks intended for Takuya's dark dragon form.
It was then MaleficBurningGreymon threw the injured Lobomon and Loweemon in the air, in which the Legendary Warrior of Light collided with Beetlemon, knocking both of them to the ground, while Legendary Warrior of Darkness was thrown at Kazemon, who took a direct hit and fell to the ground alongside Loweemon.
That left Kumamon as the only Legendary Warrior standing, but it looked like the Legendary Warrior of Ice wouldn't be standing for long as MaleficBurningGreymon looked like he was going to tear the snow bear to pieces.
But before MaleficBurningGreymon could blast Kumamon to bits, the Legendary Warrior of Ice quickly pulled out his Romeo launcher, before he exclaimed. "Blizzard Blaster!"
MaleficBurningGreymon was then bombarded by snowball after snowball, preventing the evil that was once the Legendary Warrior of Flames from striking, and even though Kumamon knew his attacks were doing little to no damage to their once friend now turned enemy, he was just trying to distract his foe, so Beetlemon, Kazemon, Lobomon and Loweemon could get back up.
And it was after Beetlemon, Loweemon, Lobomon and Kazemon were standing that Kumamon called out, as he continued his snowball barrage. "Guys, we should switch to our Beast Spirits!"
"Good idea." Kazemon replied, before she and the other Legendary Warriors encased themselves in cocoons of data and exclaimed. "Slide Evolution!"
Beetlemon then transformed into... "MetalKabuterimon!"
Loweemon then transformed into... "JagerLoweemon!"
Lobomon then transformed into... "KendoGarurumon!"
Kumamon then transformed into... "Korikakumon!"
Kazemon then transformed into... "Zephyrmon!"
After everyone had shifted from their Human Spirit to their Beast Spirit, Korikakumon exclaimed. "Frozen Arrowheads!"
Korikakumon then wrapped the arrowheads on his braids around MaleficBurningGreymon's arms and legs, before pulling the braids around the Malefic dragon's legs back, causing him to fall on his back, preventing BurningGreymon's evil form from attacking and leaving him vulnerable to attacks.
Acting quickly, as they could see MaleficBurningGreymon was trying to escape his bindings while Korikakumon was having difficulty restraining him, JagerLoweemon and KendoGarurumon ran past their corrupted friend, until they were facing his back, while MetalKabuterimon approached from the right, and Zephyrmon from the left.
Unable to hold down MaleficBurningGreymon any longer, Korikakumon released his hold over the Malefic Beast Spirit, in which all five Legendary Warriors exclaimed, as they fired their attacks with as much power as they could use.
"Bolo Thunder!"
"Dark Master!"
"Lupine Laser!"
"Avalanche Axes!"
"Hurricane Gale!"
It was when the forces of thunder, darkness, light, ice and wind struck MaleficBurningGreymon, that a large sphere of energy formed by their fused attacks and consumed the corrupted side of BurningGreymon, who let out a loud roar, which the Legendary Warriors thought was from the pain, but soon learnt how wrong they were when the roar became more violent and aggressive and MaleficBurningGreymon's body was surrounded in an aura of black fire.
"Maleficfire Tsunami!" MaleficBurningGreymon roared out, as he launched all the dark flames off of his body, combining with the Legendary Warrior's energy sphere, which resulted in a massive explosion, knocking back and greatly damaging MetalKabuterimon, JagerLoweemon, KendoGarurumon, Korikakumon and Zephyrmon, while the Wielder of Malefic Flames remained unscathed.
But things only went from bad to disastrous, as Zephyrmon looked up to see MaleficBurningGreymon facing her, as he surrounding himself in another aura of black fire, in which the Beast Spirit of Wind said weakly, as she closed her eyes and a single tear slowly trailed down her right eye, as she had failed to save her boyfriend. "I'm sorry, Takuya."
"Maleficfire Tsunami!" MaleficBurningGreymon roared out in fury, as he launched the dark wave of conflagration at Zephyrmon, who cried out in pain as the scorching heat of horrible blackness hit her, reverted back to her human form and fully consumed Zoe's screaming form, silencing her screams.
-Lastly, with Yusei, Marcus and their allies-
As Yusei and Akiza prepared their Decks to face against MaleficShineGreymon, Yoshi pulled out her Digivice from her pants pocket.
"DNA Charge..." Yoshi called out, as she surrounded herself in an aura of pink colored energy. "...Overdrive!''
Yoshi then slammed her hand on the top of her Digivice, causing a large amount of energy to shoot from her Digivice and hit Lalamon.
"Lalamon double warp Digivolve to...Rosemon!" The newly formed Rosemon call out, as the rose Digimon appeared before Yoshi, but Rosemon's human partner wasn't finished yet, as she knew ShineGreymon was a force to be reckoned with and could feel the evil that was the Malefic world only made him that more deadlier, in which she called out. "Charge! D.N.A. Burst Mode!"
"Rosemon Digivolve to... Rosemon, Burst Mode!" Rosemon exclaimed, as her outfit changed from a red ensemble with a white petal-shaped cape to a white colored attire, with the same shaped cape, only now it was coloured pink, and her power had increased to a level that rivaled the Royal Knights.
It was after Rosemon had finished her Mode change that MaleficShineGreymon let out a war cry of fury, indicating he was ready to fight and destroy those his Summoner saw as enemies, but before the corrupted dragon that was once Rhythm's mate could attack, Paradox commanded in a calm tone. "Hold on, MaleficShineGreymon."
Obeying Paradox's command, MaleficShineGreymon ceased his advances and awaited further instructions, which confused Yusei and the others as to why he would stop his manipulated Malefic monster from attacking.
"Paradox, what are you up to?" Yusei questioned, in which Marcus added, as he too questioned Paradox's strategy. "Yeah, what's up? Planning on making things tougher for us by activating my best friend's Burst Mode?"
Hearing Marcus' guess made Paradox chuckle darkly, before he told him. "I don't need the Burst Mode to defeat you, Marcus."
"In other words, you don't know how to activate it." Marcus replied in a mocking tone.
"Why you!" Kurata yelled at Marcus and was about to command MaleficShineGreymon to eliminate his nemesis, but before he had the chance, Paradox told his ally. "Now, Kurata. I assure that you will get your revenge on Marcus."
It was then Paradox turned his attention back to Yusei and told him. "As for why I have put MaleficShineGreymon's attack on hold, I want to see what your Deck is capable of without the help of Jaden or Yugi here to help you. From what I recall from that Duel, all you did was hide behind your Monsters and Jaden and Yugi's Spells and Traps. It may be true that it was Stardust Dragon that defeated me, but only because of Jaden and Yugi's Spiral Force Trap Cards. Alone, you don't stand a chance."
"Yusei isn't alone." Akiza pointed out in a determined tone.
"And what help will you be, Black Rose Witch?" Paradox questioned, angering Akiza that he used her alias when she worked for Sayer, before he asked her. "If your Deck is incapable of winning against Yusei's, what chance do you have against me?"
As Akiza thought about the question, doubt began to fill her mind, however Yusei told his wife reassuringly. "Don't listen to him, Akiza. Paradox may not know how strong your Deck is, but I do. And if I could have any Duelist by my side, it would be you, which is why I think you should start this Duel."
Hearing the honesty and faith in Yusei's voice made Akiza realize how strong of a Duelist she truly was, in which she nodded her head, placed her hand on the top Card of her Deck and thought to herself as she Drew the top Card. 'Just as I have faith in my Deck, Yusei has faith in me. And I know together, we won't let him down.'
"I Summon Witch of the Black Rose." Akiza announced, as she placed the Monster Card on her Duel Disc, before she said. "And next, I active her special ability. Now I can Draw one Card from my Deck."
Akiza then drew the top Card from her Deck and a smile appeared on her face, in which she told Paradox. "And the Card I drew was Rose Fairy, which means her Effect activates."
Akiza then placed the Card on her Duel Disc, in which Rose Fairy appeared beside Witch of the Black Rose, before Akiza informed Paradox. "When Rose Fairy is added to my hand through the effect of a Spell, Trap or Monster, I can Special Summon her. But she and Witch of the Black Rose won't be staying around, as I'm now going to tune both my Monsters."
It was then Witch of the Black Rose then transformed into four green rings that surrounded Rose Fairy, transforming the Plant Monster to a transparent state.
As Akiza got out her signature Card from her Extra Deck, she chanted out in a strong voice. "Let the spirit of the earth intertwine with the essence of the sky. I Synchro Summon the Black Rose Dragon!"
A column of Amethyst coloured light then appeared behind Akiza and out of the light, emerging through a swirl of rose petals was the Black Rose Dragon.
'Amazing. Akiza managed to Summon her strongest Monster on her first turn.' Yoshi thought to herself, impressed at what she had just witnessed.
"And to end my turn, I play one Card face down." Akiza said, as she set a Card within one of the Magic/Trap Card slots.
"Then it's my move." Yusei announced, as he drew the top Card from his Deck.
"From my hand I discard Quillbolt Hedgehog, so I can Summon Quickdraw Synchron." Yusei said, as he first placed his Quillbolt Hedgehog in his Graveyard and then placed his Quickdraw Synchron Card on his Duel Disc, in which Quickdraw Synchron appeared in front of Yusei.
"Next, I activate Quillbolt Hedgehog's ability. When I have a Tuner Monster on the Field, I can bring my Hedgehog back from the Graveyard." Yusei informed Paradox, as Quillbolt Hedgehog appeared on Quickdraw Synchron's right side.
"But Quillbolt Hedgehog will be going back to the Graveyard, as will Quickdraw Synchron, because I'm tuning them together!" Yusei called out, as Quickdraw Synchron transformed into two green rings that surrounded Quillbolt Hedgehog, transforming the beast with back bolts to a transparent state.
As Yusei got out a Synchro Monster Card from his Extra Deck, he chanted out in a strong voice. "Our thoughts combine to call forth a new power! Become the path that lights the way! Synchro Summon! Burn up, Nitro Warrior!"
A column of light then appeared where Quillbolt Hedgehog and Quickdraw Synchron were standing, and out of the light emerged Nitro Warrior.
Lastly, to end his turn Yusei said. "I place two Cards face down and end my turn."
'What a Monster! No wonder Yusei is known as 'the Third King of Games'.' Marcus thought as he too was impressed by Akiza's turn, but more by what Yusei had Summoned, however it seemed Paradox was unfazed by the Monsters Yusei and Akiza had Summoned.
"If that's the best you can do, then you might as well give up right now." Paradox told Yusei and Akiza in an amused tone, before his voice switched back to a combination of his own and Kurata's and Neo Paradox commanded. "MaleficShineGreymon attack!"
Hearing his orders, MaleficShineGreymon switched from his dormant state to a state of rage and just as he was going to attack, Yusei called out. "Not so fast, Paradox! Nitro Warrior counter attack with Dynamite Crunch!"
It was then Nitro Warrior shot forward and slammed his fists into MaleficShineGreymon's face, before the green skinned Warrior began pummelling Neo Paradox's puppet with punch after punch, however, it seemed as though his attacks were having little to no effect on his opponent, and it was evident of that when the Malefic dragon pulled his head back and quickly slammed it forward, bashing Nitro Warrior and knocking Yusei's Monster to the ground.
As the black gems in his wings began to charge with dark energy, Akiza called out. "Black Rose Dragon, help Nitro Warrior!"
"You too, Rosemon." Yoshi commanded her Digimon partner.
"Right!" Rosemon replied, while Black Rose Dragon let out a small roar, agreeing with Rosemon and obeying Akiza.
"Kiss of Breath!" Rosemon exclaimed, as she released a laser blown kiss from her lips, while Black Rose Dragon fired a wave dark violet flames from its maw.
But the attacks of Rosemon and Black Rose Dragon seemed insufficient, as MaleficShineGreymon continued his assault on Nitro Warrior and roared out. "Malefic Burst!"
It was then MaleficShineGreymon fired twelve blasts of dark energy right at Nitro Warrior, shattering him to pieces as the green skinned juggernaut was destroyed by the blasts.
"How truly pathetic. No single Monster or Digimon can surpass the power of MaleficShineGreymon. I may as well end you all right now." Neo Paradox told Yusei, Akiza, Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm in an amused tone, before he commanded wickedly. "MaleficShineGreymon destroy Yusei and his friends with Malefic Hammer!"
It was then MaleficShineGreymon clenched his right hand into a fist, as it was encircled in black energy, before the Malefic side of ShineGreymon roared out, as he shot his fist straight at Yusei, Akiza and the people he once called his friends. "Malefic Hammer!"
But before MaleficShineGreymon's attack could strike, Yusei called out. "Sorry Paradox, but I play my Trap Card, Scarp Iron Scarecrow!"
It was then the aforementioned Trap Card rose up, and emerging from the Card was the Scrap Iron Scarecrow, in which the scarecrow made from old wood, barbered wire, an old football helmet and a pair of damaged goggles appeared in front of Yusei, Akiza, Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm and took the hit from MaleficShineGreymon's attack.
"In case you didn't know, Scrap Iron Scarecrow can take the damage inflicted by a Monster once per turn, before I can set it face down again and use its ability next turn." Yusei announced, as Scrap Iron Scarecrow retreated back into its Card, before the Card went back to face down position.
"Fine then. You may've stopped MaleficShineGreymon's attack. But as you recall, he's a Digimon and they don't fight by turns!" Neo Paradox replied aggressively, as he was about to order his manipulated Malefic dragon to attack, but the twofaced villain would have to wait to see the demise of his enemies.
"You got that right!" Rosemon called out, as she shot out at MaleficShineGreymon, before she exclaimed. "Charite!"
It was then Rosemon's cape wrapped around MaleficShineGreymon's head, blinding MaleficShineGreymon and preventing Neo Paradox's evil dragon from attacking, which allowed Akiza to make her move in the hopes she would be able to use her Deck to its full potential and save Agumon from the corrupting darkness.
"I Summon Phoenixian Seed." Akiza said, as she placed the Monster Card on her Duel Disk, which appeared beside Black Rose Dragon, before she announced. "And next I activate the ability of Phoenixian Seed. By sending Phoenixian Seed to my Graveyard I can Special Summon Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis from my hand."
It was then Akiza placed the Phoenixian Seed Card in her Graveyard and placed Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis on her Duel Disc, in which the red fiery flower appeared beside Black Rose Dragon.
"And with that, I end my turn." Akiza said, allowing Yusei to Draw the top Card from his Deck and make his move, but he had to act quickly, as Rosemon was having difficulty preventing MaleficShineGreymon from attacking.
"Before I make my move, I activate my second Trap Card; Descending Lost Star!" Yusei called out, as he revealed his second Trap, before he told Neo Paradox. "And now I can select one Synchro Monster from my Graveyard and Special Summon it in Defense mode. And the Monster I choose is Nitro Warrior!"
Nitro Warrior then appeared before Yusei, with its arms crossed against its chest in a defensive stance, in which Yusei informed Neo Paradox of the negative effect of his Trap. "However, due to Descending Lost Star Nitro Warrior's effect is negated, its Level is reduced by one and its Defense becomes zero."
"Now why would you revive a Monster that couldn't even leave a scratch on MaleficShineGreymon and leave it at my mercy?" Neo Paradox questioned, as Nitro Warrior was now less of a threat then it was when it could attack.
"So I can Synchro Summon a Monster that will be the light that will remove the darkness that has corrupted Agumon." Yusei replied, as he Drew the top Card from his Deck.
"I Summon Nitro Synchron." Yusei said, as he placed the Monster Card on his Duel Disk, which appeared beside Nitro Warrior's right side, before Yusei declared. "And now Nitro Synchron, tune with Nitro Warrior!"
Nitro Synchron then transformed into two green rings that surrounded Nitro Warrior, transforming the knuckle-busting Warrior to a transparent state.
As Yusei got out the Dragon Monster his Deck was famous for from his Extra Deck, he chanted out in a strong voice. " Gathering stars will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!"
A column of light then appeared where Nitro Warrior and Nitro Synchron were standing, and out of the light emerged Stardust Dragon, in which the Dragon let out a loud roar, as it recognized the evil it was surrounded by, the one who had manipulated and corrupted it and MaleficShineGreymon, who had finally managed to remove Rosemon's cape from his face and let out an enraged roar.
"Next, I equip Stardust Dragon with the Spell Card; Silver Wing." Yusei said, as he placed the Spell Card within his Spell/Trap slot, and in turn, Stardust Dragon's wings shone brighter, before Yusei declared. "Now, go Stardust Dragon and attack with Cosmic Flare!"
"Black Rose Dragon, Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis attack!" Akiza commanded.
"Giga Crusher!" Imperialdramon FM yelled. The mouth on Imperialdramon FM's chest opened and a sphere of energy was fired out of a cannon.
It was then Stardust Dragon fired a blast of cosmic energy, Black Rose Dragon fired another wave of dark violet flames from its mouth, Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis launched an array of petals that had been set ablaze and Rosemon launched the pink spheres that were floating around her, as she exclaimed. "Jewel of Heart!"
But just like before, their attacks struck MaleficShineGreymon but it seemed Agumon's darkness didn't suffer any damage.
"I place one Card face down." Yusei declared, as he set a Card in his Spell/Trap slot, before he told Neo Paradox. "And end my turn."
"Not even the mighty Stardust Dragon is powerful enough to take my Malefic Digimon down." Neo Paradox mocked, before he let out a wicked laugh, but when he finished his laughter he got serious again and ordered. "MaleficShineGreymon, show them what real power is!"
MaleficShineGreymon then slammed his right arm into the ground and as he pulled his arm out, he was now wielding a corrupted version of his GeoGrey Sword.
"Malefic Burst!" MaleficShineGreymon roared out, as he fired twelve dark energy blasts at the people he now saw as his enemies, but Yusei protected them yet again with his Scrap Iron Scarecrow Trap, in which the poor looking but sturdy scarecrow took all twelve hits, before going back inside its Trap Card, but it was then the evil that was Marcus' best friend raised his sword into the air, before he slammed it downward, as it missed Yusei, Akiza, Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm, while Stardust Dragon, Black Rose Dragon and Rosemon took flight and avoided the attack, but Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis wasn't as lucky and was sliced in half before the blazing flower shattered into pieces and was sent to Akiza's Graveyard.
Seeing how dangerous MaleficShineGreymon was, Stardust Dragon, Black Rose Dragon and Rosemon moved away from their respective partners and began to bombard their enemy with cosmic energy, dark violet flames and pink Tifarets as to keep the manipulated Digimon from attacking Yusei, Akiza, Yoshi and the others in which their plan was working, as the corrupted dragon let out an infuriated roar, before he began trying to slice them into pieces with the dark version of the GeoGrey Sword, however it seemed as though the wielder of the 'MaleficGeoGrey Sword' was having difficulty striking the Dragons and the Burst Mode Digimon, while ShineGreymon was the strongest compared to Rosemon, MirageGaogamon and Ravemon, he was created to focus more on power than speed, which allowed Yusei and Akiza's Dragons, as well as Yoshi's Digimon partner to strike and dodge the attacks of Neo Paradox's Malefic Digimon, but not for long.
It was as Rosemon approached from behind MaleficShineGreymon and was about to fire more of her Tifarets at him, but before she could the rose Digimon was struck by MaleficShineGreymon's tail and thrown back until she slammed back first into a tree, where she let out a cry of pain as she landed on the ground, which caused Yoshi to call out in concern for her fallen Digimon partner. "Rosemon!"
As their fallen ally distracted Stardust Dragon and Black Rose Dragon, MaleficShineGreymon took no pity on his foes, and before either Dragon could react, MaleficShineGreymon's MaleficGeoGrey Sword sliced right through Akiza's Dragon, destroying her ace Monster and forcing Akiza to place the Monster Card into her Graveyard.
But it seemed MaleficShineGreymon wasn't finished, as he knew that Scrap Iron Scarecrow had already been used, turned towards Yusei, Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm, as all twelve black gems began to charge with energy fuelled by the Malefic World, before he roared out. "Malefic Burst!"
MaleficShineGreymon then fired all twelve blasts of Malefic energy right at the heroes of New Domino City and of the Data Squad dimension, but as much as Akiza hated to use her favorite Monster as a shield, she knew it was the only way to save them, in which she declared. "I activate my Trap Card; Wicked Rebirth! And with its effect I can bring back any Synchro Monster back from my Graveyard. So, rise Black Rose Dragon!"
Black Rose Dragon then appeared before Akiza but before 'Malefic Burst' could send Akiza's ace Monster back to the Graveyard, Yusei called out. "Go, Stardust Dragon!"
Suddenly Stardust Dragon shot forward and protected Black Rose Dragon from certain destruction, in which Yusei's Dragon was engulfed in an explosion of darkness.
-Back with the fight against MaleficMagnamon-
All of the Digidestined felt that it was impossible for their Digimon partners to defeat MaleficMagnamon and return him back to the brave heroic Digimon who once fought by their side, as they looked at their injured Digimon partners they could feel all hope of saving the Digital World and themselves from Neo Paradox's evil, but being the fearless leader he was and never planning to ever back down, Davis told his friends. "C'mon guys. I know we can win."
"I'm sorry Davis, but even with our Ultimate Digimon, the most damage inflicted to MaleficMagnamon was some scratches in his armor and a broken left shoulder plate." Ken informed Davis.
"Face the facts, we lose." T.K said sadly, as the Digidestined of Hope could see there was no way the Digidestined could win against this new form of evil, but it was then Davis questioned in disbelief. "I can't believe what I'm hearing. You're all giving up on Veemon, on the Digital World, but most of all on yourselves?"
"What else can we do?" Kari questioned in a saddened tone.
"We continue to fight. I know if it was the opposite way around and Veemon was the only Digimon not to become a Malefic copy of his Armor form, he wouldn't give up on his friends. Which is why I'm never giving up on him!" Davis replied, before he began to walk towards MaleficMagnamon, which shocked the Digidestined as they knew what their leader was going to do.
"Davis, are you nuts?" Yolei questioned incredulously, before the Digidestined of Love and Sincerity told her leader in a serious, but concerned tone. "If you take on MaleficMagnamon on your own you're going to get seriously hurt or worse."
"Well it's better than doing nothing!" Davis replied, before he took off and prepared to fight his best friend.
As Davis continued to run towards MaleficMagnamon, he pulled his right arm back, before the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship made his way up to his corrupted Digimon partner and slammed his fist into the left side of MaleficMagnamon's face, knocking his head back and leaving an impressive crack in his helmet.
However, Davis' punch seemed to have no effect on MaleficMagnamon, as shown when the darkness that was manipulating Magnamon turned his head and faced his former best friend, showing the anger and evil in his eyes.
MaleficMagnamon then picked Davis up by the front of his shirt, before he showed the Digidestined how a real punch looked and felt, when the Digimon of Malefic Miracles pulled his right arm back and then slammed his fist into the left side of his former human partner's face, inflicting an unbearable amount of pain to Davis' face, as he skidded across the ground, but fortunately it wasn't a 'Malefic Punch', otherwise the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship would've been a goner.
But it looked like it would soon end that way for Davis, as MaleficMagnamon walked over to the fallen leader of the Digidestined, who was struggling to get up, but as he did, the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship was rewarded with a painful kick in the stomach, knocking the wind out of his body.
"Davis!" Kari called out horrified, as she couldn't bear to see her leader suffer anymore, in which she began to run over to assist him, however, TK grabbed her right arm and prevented her from moving.
"T.K let me go! I have to help Davis." Kari said in an upset tone, as tears began to trail down her face.
"Don't you think I want to help him too?" TK asked Kari seriously, before the Digidestined of Hope told the Digidestined of Light. "But I know if we get hurt Davis will only blame himself."
"Then what can we do?" Kari questioned, before she stated. "We've tried everything and nothing is strong enough to free Veemon from Neo Paradox's control."
"Not everything." Stingmon said, as he managed to pull himself up, in which Ken was happy to see his Digimon partner back on his feet, as were the other Digidestined as they could see Armadillomon, Gatomon, Hawkmon and Patamon had recovered.
"You might've used our Champion and DNA Digivolution forms but there is one form you have yet to try. Armor Digivolution." Stingmon informed, in which Gatomon added in a determined tone. "And if Armor Digivolution created MaleficMagnamon, that's what we'll use to take him down."
Hearing the determination in Stingmon and Gatomon's voices and seeing the determination in all the Digimon's eyes filled Cody, Kari, Yolei, TK and Ken with hope, in which the Digidestined of Knowledge, Light, Sincerity and Hope pulled out their D-3s, before they called out strongly, as their D-3s filled their Digimon partners with the power of Amour evolution. "Digi Armour Energize!"
"Armadillomon Digivolve to… Digmon: The drill of Knowledge!"
"Gatomon Digivolve to… Nefertimon: Angel of Light!"
"Hawkmon Digivolve to… Shurimon: The samurai of Sincerity!"
"Patamon Digivolve to… Pegasusmon: Flying hope!"
As the Digimon had finished switching to their armour forms, MaleficMagnamon had his left foot pressing into Davis' back, causing the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship to groan and cry out from the pain, as the darkness dragon that Veemon had transformed into applied more pressure.
It looked like Davis' end was approaching, as MaleficMagnamon aimed his right arm at the pinned Digidestined's head, as his fist began to charge with dark energy, in which the corrupted Magnamon was going to eliminate his former human partner with his 'Malefic Blast' attack.
But it seemed luck was on Davis' side, when Digmon called out to MaleficMagnamon. "Hey, Black, white and blue! Why don't you pick on someone your own type?"
Bored with inflicting pain on Davis and angered by Digimon's taunt, MaleficMagnamon took his foot off of Davis' back, before he aimed his fully charged fist of Malefic energy right at the Digimon of Knowledge and exclaimed aggressively. "Malefic Blast!"
But before the blast of blackness could strike Digmon, Shurimon appeared in front of the drill wielding Digimon and called out. "Ninja Wind!"
Shurimon and Digmon then vanished in a swirl of leaves; dodging MaleficMagnamon's dark version of his 'Magna Blast' and suddenly appeared behind MaleficMagnamon, and before the corrupted Magnamon could react, the Digimon of Sincerity wrapped his vine-like arms around the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship's dark Digimon partner, effectively restraining him.
"Nouten Sakaotoshi!" Shurimon shouted, before he shot up into the air, and as the pair rose up, back on the ground Digmon called out. "Rock Cracking!"
Digmon then slammed his drills into the ground, causing the ground to collapse in front of him, and just in time, as Shurimon and the restrained MaleficMagnamon plunged headfirst into the newly created fissure.
Shurimon quickly jumped out of the crevice, in which he and Digimon watched as MaleficMagnamon, whose armor had been badly damaged, began to emerge from Digmon's hole, but before he could escape and strike down the ninja and yellow bug Digimon, Nefertimon and Pegasusmon exclaimed simultaneously. "Golden Noose!"
Nefertimon and Pegasusmon then wrapped MaleficMagnamon in a rope of golden light, causing Neo Paradox's forth Malefic dragon to roar in frustration and aggression as he tried to break from the light bindings, but it seemed that the light was more powerful than the darkness controlling Veemon, in which Stingmon shot forward with his right pink blade active, as the insect Digimon wanted to defeat the evil that was once his ally once and for all.
As MaleficMagnamon gathered enough strength to shatter the rope made of light, Stingmon came at him, and giving the corrupt dragon no chance to counter or defend, Ken's Digimon partner exclaimed with pure determination in his voice "Stinging Strike!"
Stingmon then plunged his blade into MaleficMagnamon's armoured chest, narrowly missing his flesh, but knew that the fate of MaleficMagnamon was now sealed, as the crack in his chest began to spread trough all his armor, in which the dragon of darkness roared out in pain, as all of the Malefic armor that adorned his body cracked and shattered to pieces.
MaleficMagnamon then De-Digivolved back to Veemon, which made the Digimon glad, as they couldn't sense any traces of the Malefic World within him, but because he had reduced in size the small blue lizard fell into Digmon's hole, causing all the Digimon and Digidestined, including Davis who had recovered from MaleficMagnamon's assault to head over to the fissure to see the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship's Digimon partner lying on his stomach, as his body was slowly moving up and down, indicating he was alive.
It was then Veemon regained consciousness, before he got up and tried to remember what had just happened, but the last thing he could remember was Yusei and the other beings and Digimon from other worlds explain about Paradox and his evil plan to capture him, before Davis swore he would protect his best friend, but after that his memories turned to black.
"Ugh. My head." Veemon groaned, as he rubbed his head; as it felt like Ogremon had struck him repetitively with his bone club, before he took in his surroundings and asked himself, as he had no idea where he was or how he got wherever it was he was in. "Where the heck am I? Was I sealed under the Digi-Egg of Courage again?"
"Veemon!" Davis called out, in which the aforementioned Digimon looked up to see his human partner jump down into the hole, before the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship landed beside his Digimon partner, and before the blue Rookie Digimon could ask any questions, a warm smile appeared on Davis' face, before he wrapped his arms around Veemon and embraced him in a hug.
As Davis continued the hug, the memories of what Veemon had done to his human partner and friends while he was MaleficMagnamon surfaced in his mind, the 'V' marked dragon wrapped his arms around his best friend, before he told him in a sincere and apologetic tone. "I'm sorry I hurt you, Davis."
"It's alright, Veemon. I'm just glad you're back." Davis replied, as he and Veemon separated from their embrace, before the dragon Digimon looked up to see Cody, Kari, Ken TK, Yolei and their Digimon partners, who had De-Digivolved back to their Rookie forms, while the Digidestined of Light's Digimon had returned to her Champion form, and asked them. "I'm so sorry for all the pain and trouble I caused. Can you ever forgive me?"
"We do." Gatomon replied happily, as the other agreed with her, before the feline Digimon stated. "We know that MaleficMagnamon wasn't a part of you and that it was all Neo Paradox's Malefic World that was making you act so evil."
Hearing that made Veemon happy that he had such wonderful friends in his life, and it was then Wormon asked curiously. "Now that Veemon is no longer a slave to the Malefic World does anyone have an idea as to how we can return to the Digital World?"
But before any of the Digidestined or Digimon could come up with an answer, black energy enveloped each of them and then they all vanished.