The Face of Evil Revealed

Age of characters
Davis Motomiya: Age 16
Kari Kamiya: Age 16
T.K Takashi: Age 15
Ken Ichijouji: Age 16
Yolei Inoue: Age 16
Cody Hida: Age 13
Tai Kamiya: Age 19
Matt Ishida: Age 19
Izzy Izumi: Age 18
Joe Kido: Age 20
Sora Takenouch: Age 19
Mimi Tachikawa: Age 18
Jun Motomiya: Age 18
-Within an Odaiba of another dimension-
It was December 28th and it had been nearly three years since the Digidestined were able to take down one of the greatest evils ever known, MaloMyotismon, and there had been big changes that had affected all the Digidestined's lives, most notable was the fact that Jun had become a Digidestined.
Several months after Imperialdramon Paladin Mode had plunged the Omni Sword into Armaggedmon's head, releasing all the Kuramon inside, only to be sealed within the blade itself, defeating the wicked Diaboromon once and for all Jun received her own Digivice just like the older Digidestined's and her own Digimon partner, a unique silver fox Digimon, with four tails that had white tips, better known as Silvermon, and knowing the seriousness and responsibility of being a Digidestined, the cute boy chasing teen changed her ways.
And through bonding with her own Digimon and the other's, befriending the Odaiba Digidestined and various battles with troublesome Digimon that the Digidestined accepted Jun into the group. None of them saw Jun as an annoying fan girl anymore, but a good friend and a valuable member of the Digidestined, including Matt, who saw her as a smart and beautiful young woman.
And it was after Jun told Matt that she still loved him, Matt told Jun that he had fallen for her too, as they realized the love they had for each other and made love that night.
The next week Jun and Silvermon moved out of their old home so she could be closer with her new boyfriend, and in turn Gabumon and Silvermon's feelings for one another increased and the pair eventually mated.
Meanwhile, Sora was happy that Matt and Jun had fallen in love, as the Digidestined of Friendship and Love had broken up prior to Jun becoming a Digidestined, but remained friends.
And shortly after their break up, Tai admitted his true feelings to Sora, who admitted that she loved Tai back and after a passionate night, the Digidestined of Courage and Love became boyfriend and girlfriend, and just like Gabumon and Silvermon, Agumon and Biyomon realized that they loved each other, regardless of the fact that they were different Digimon species and mated too.
While the lives of the Digidestined of Knowledge, Reliability and Sincerity remained relatively the same; the younger Digidestined had changes in their lives.
After assisting them in France, T.K and Patamon had become very close friends with Catherine and Floramon as the Digidestined of Hope and his Digimon partner would occasionally travel to France to see their French friends, as Catherine and her Digimon partner would do the same and use the Digiport to go to Odaiba, to see the boy and his Digimon partner who had saved them from the Mamemon brothers.
Ken and Yolei's relationship got deeper when the Digidestined of Love and Sincerity gave herself to her boyfriend in a night of passion that neither Digidestined would ever forget.
Cody continued training in the art of Kendo under his grandfather, and even earned some extra money as he taught Kendo to children who wished to master it's skill, at a modest and fair payment.
Kari had fallen in love with Davis several months ago, over the time she spent as Digidestined, working beside her friends, brother and the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship to protect the Real World and the Digital World from the forces of evil, she had seen just how wonderful a person Davis truly was, to her Davis was brave, strong and was the kind of guy to never give up, even when things looked their darkest.
However, it wasn't as simple as that, for Kari had struggled with her feelings because she loved T.K too and it was so difficult for her to choose between Davis and T.K, mainly because they were both caring, kind and selfless people who had saved her life in the past, but when she looked deep in her heart, she knew it was Davis she wanted as her boyfriend and as for T.K, she still loved him, but not as much as she loved Davis and now saw T.K as a very close friend or like a second brother, but she had yet to tell the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship how she truly felt about him, as he had stopped trying to impress her, which worried the Digidestined of Light and made her believe that Davis' feelings for her weren't serious.
And just like her human partner, Gatomon had fallen for the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship's Digimon partner, Veemon.
While the feline Digimon knew that Veemon wasn't the smartest Digimon in the Digital World, she looked past his faults and knew, that just like Davis, could see the blue lizard Digimon was brave, kind, selfless, strong and determined to make sure that those he cared about were safe and it was those qualities that made Gatomon's heart skip a beat when she thought about him, but just like Kari, the Digimon of Light was afraid that the Digimon of Courage and Friendship no longer desired her as a mate.
Lastly was the leader of the younger Digidestined, Davis, who over the years had really matured, up to the point where he would try to reason with his enemies first, stopped getting into arguments with Yolei and most surprisingly called T.K by his proper name.
Not only had Davis matured mentally, but physically, thanks to the hours he would spend playing soccer with Ken, Tai, Veemon, alone, or anyone he could find that was willing, he was in terrific shape and his body was well developed, which Kari found very attractive.
And Davis' dream of opening his own noodle cart was slowly becoming a reality, as the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship had been employed by Digitamamon to work at his restaurant.
At first, Davis had to do minor jobs, such as cleaning tables and washing dishes, but soon Digitamamon allowed him to do some actual cooking, a decision the mysterious creature within his egg armor that was Digitamamon felt was wise, as the teen showed true potential to become an excellent chef, so he took the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship under his wing, so to speak.
And after teaching Davis all he could about cooking, it wasn't long until the student surpassed the master, when the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship presented Digitamamon with a bowl of noodles, which the walking Digi-Egg found unbelievably delicious and wanted to serve Davis' noodles to the Digimon public, something the ambitious young chef agreed to.
And it wasn't long until Digitamamon's restaurant was serving Davis' noodles, which he named the 'hero's special', which was a huge success and with all the Digi-Dollars Davis had earned, he would always treat his friends to meals whenever they were in the Digital World together, and soon, not only did the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship become Digitamamon's best chef, but he and Veemon became his best customers.
As for their feelings towards Kari and Gatomon, both Davis and Veemon still had strong feelings for the Digidestined of Light and her feline Digimon partner, but they both decided to stop trying to impress them and just wanted the women they loved to be happy, even if it meant not being with them, but unknown to them were how Kari and Gatomon truly felt about them, as was a villain who was coming for Veemon.
Currently, within a large clearing of the Digital World were the younger Digidestined and their Digimon partners who had just arrived through a nearby television set and were now waiting for the older Digidestined and their Digimon partners to arrive, so they could start the tradition they had started three years ago, celebrating the defeat of the malicious MaloMyotismon, but also to mourn the sacrifices BlackWarGreymon and Oikawa made to protect the Digital World.
As Davis, Kari, Ken, Yolei, Cody and T.K continued to wait for their friends, Veemon, Gatomon, Wormmon, Hawkmon, Armadillomon and Patamon sensed something unusual entering the Digital World, which didn't go unnoticed by their human partners, as Davis asked his partner in a curious and concerned tone. "Hey, Veemon, what's up?"
"I don't know. But I have this feeling something is coming for us." Veemon replied, before he told his human friends. "And it's not from our world."
"What do you mean it's not from our world?" T.K questioned.
"I'm not too sure, but I can feel it too." Patamon replied, as all the Digimon agreed; they could sense the mysterious force from beyond their world.
However, before any more questions could be asked, a bright crimson colored tear appeared several feet away from the Digidestined and their Digimon partners, causing Armadillomon to tell his friends in his usual Texan accent. "I reckon whatever's in that there tear is what's makin' us all edgy."
"You think?" Gatomon asked sarcastically.
It was what happened next that really shocked them, as a giant crimson colored dragon emerged from the 'crimson tear', letting out a loud cry as it emerged from the 'crimson tear' into the Digital World, but what happened next surprised and puzzled the Digidestined and their Digimon partners, as the Crimson Dragon shot past them and then Takato and his friends were flung out of the Crimson Dragon and landed in an ungraceful way on the ground, with Renamon being the only one of their group to land on her feet.
Followed by the Legendary Warriors, who landed a little more gracefully than the Tamers did, but as J.P got up, the wielder of the Spirits of Thunder whined. "I'm never going to get used to that."
An Imperialdramon shot out of the crimson tear like a rocket.
Marcus, Yoshi and Rhythm performed a tuck and roll maneuver as they emerged from the Crimson Dragon and landed on the ground, while Lalamon simply floated out.
And it was after the Crimson Dragon had evaporated, that Davis, Veemon, Kari, Gatomon, Ken, Wormmon, Yolei, Hawkmon, Cody, Armadillomon, T.K and Patamon could see a man and a woman on a red motorcycle that looked like it was from the future, which drove past the Digidestined and Digimon, before the mysterious biker performed a 180 degree spin, then turned off the engine, took off his helmet, revealing his black hair and a strange gold mark running down his left cheek, and got off his vehicle. As the man and woman with the unusual devices fastened on their left arms approached the Digidestined, their Digimon partners got in front of their human friends, before Veemon asked the black-haired male, as he clenched both his hands into fists and braced himself for a possible fight. "Who are you?"
"My name is Yusei." Yusei replied, before he asked the blue lizard. "And you're Veemon, right?"
Hearing that this stranger knew about Veemon left the Digidestined and their Digimon partners speechless, until Davis questioned. "How do you know about Veemon?"
"Keep your goggles on, Davis. It's because Takato told Yusei about him." Impmon replied, as he pointed at the goggle-wearing teen of his world.
"And how do you know about Davis and Veemon, Takato?" Kari asked, as she was intrigued as to how these people and Digimon they had never met before knew about their leader and his Digimon partner.
"It's because I saw Davis and his adventures in the Digital World on the Digimon television series from my world. Along with the adventures you all experienced, and the Digimon you, Gatomon, T.K and Patamon faced when you were part of Tai's Digidestined team." Takato replied, which surprised the Digidestined and their Digimon partners, particularly the Digidestined and Digimon of Hope and Light.
"Alright, I can understand the whole you guys coming from another world. But what I want to know is why?" Ken asked, as Yusei simply replied. "Paradox."
"What's a Paradox?" Davis asked in a confused tone.
"Not what, but who." Yusei told the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship.
Yusei then told the Digidestined and their Digimon partners that he and his wife, Akiza, came from an alternate universe where a popular card game was the main source of entertainment, however there were those who used the game for sinister motives, such as Paradox, who was an android from an apocalyptic future who traveled through time to steal the most powerful Duel Monsters cards he could get his hands on, including Yusei's signature monster, Stardust Dragon, so he could use their power to kill Maximilion Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters and alter the future, but with the power of the Crimson Dragon, Yusei explained that he was able to travel back in time where he confronted Paradox in a three on one duel, with the two previous 'Kings of Games', as the trio put all they had in the duel, and through teamwork and faith were able to take down Paradox's ultimate monster, Malefic Truth Dragon, along with Paradox himself. However it seemed he was able to withstand his supposed demise, and was now traveling through dimensions to steal heroic Digimon, which were the strongest of their team and could Digivolve into powerful dragon forms. He had already managed to capture three using a mysterious blank card trick, which trapped the Digimon within the card and in turn, made them a marionette that dangled upon Paradox's twisted fingers.
Marcus continued the tale by saying that he, his girlfriend Yoshi, her Digimon partner Lalamon and Rhythm were able to travel into Yusei's reality, after his Digimon partner and Rhythm's mate, Agumon, was taken from them by Paradox, where they teamed up with Yusei and Akiza to stop Paradox.
Zoe then went on with their story and told them how their friend and her boyfriend, Takuya, was also a victim of Paradox's blank card trick, because he and the other Legendary Warriors had the ability to transform into Digimon forms, and when Yusei, Marcus and their friends showed up, they immediately joined them in stopping Paradox and saving their leader.
Takato ending by explaining that his own Digimon partner, Guilmon had risked his life to protect Renamon. Paradox then seized the opportunity and used the blank card trick on his best friend, but before Paradox could finish them off the Crimson Dragon and Takato's friends showed up, forcing Paradox to flee.
And after Takato and his friends learned what Paradox was up to, he and his friends teamed up with Yusei and the others and from the information Takato had learned about Paradox's plan, Tai's Agumon and Davis' Veemon were the last two Digimon Paradox wished to acquire before his collection of dragons could be completed.
After Takato ended his story, Davis said in a serious tone. "If this Paradox jerk thinks he can get his hands on Veemon he can forget it! There's no way I'm letting my best friend become nothing more than a mindless weapon."
"That's what you think, Motomiya!" A familiar voice that dripped with pure malevolence called out, before a blast of dark energy shot past the Digidestined and hit Veemon in the back, which caused the dragon of the 'V' mark to cry out in pain as his body was enveloped by the darkness.
"Veemon!" Davis called out in a shocked tone, as Veemon's body began to shrink until there was no trace of him left.
It was then everyone turned around. They were shocked to see Paradox, some distance away from the heroes of each world, standing on his Duel Runner, as it had switched to it's flight mode and was hovering in the sky, who let out a wicked laugh, as he held up a card with Veemon's image on it, before the vile being that was Paradox exclaimed. "Veemon, the fourth dragon is now mine! And as soon as Tai arrives through the Digiport and brings his Agumon my collection will be complete and no one will be able to stop me and the power I will have under my control!"
"I don't think so, Paradox!" Impmon called out, as red fire balls above the tips of his fingers appeared, before he exclaimed. "Badda-Boom!"
Impmon launched the fire balls at the Digiport, causing the television set to explode in an array of red flames, canceling the connection between that Digiport and the Real World.
-Meanwhile, in the Real World-
Within the Kamiya apartment were the Digidestined of Courage Tai Kamiya and the Digidestined of Love Sora Takenouchi, along with their Digimon partners, Agumon and Biyomon, who were all around Tai's computer and had just set the coordinates to the Digital World where Kari and the others were waiting for them. "Digipor..." But that was as far as Tai could get in his announcement, as the Digiport suddenly shut down.
"Tai, what just happened?" Agumon asked in an confused tone.
"I don't know, Agumon. The Digiport just stopped working." Tai replied.
"Maybe Izzy can help fix this problem." Sora said, which made Tai smile, as her intelligence was one of the reasons he loved her so much. Tai made his way out of the room, into the living room, and using the phone in the living room, dialed Izzy's home number.
Tai waited for a minute or two, as he hoped someone would answer until the voice of the Digidestined of Knowledge spoke on the other end. "Hello, Izumi residence."
"Hello, Izzy. It's Tai." Tai greeted in a friendly tone.
"Oh, hey Tai." Izzy replied, with the same amount of friendliness.
"Hey Izzy have you tried to go to the Digital World yet?" Tai asked curiously.
"Not yet. Why do you ask?" Izzy replied, as he was wondering why Tai would ask such a question.
"It's because I was just about to enter the Digiport with Sora, Agumon and Biyomon where Kari and the others were at, but before we could enter, it just shut down." Tai replied, before he told Izzy. "And I was wondering if you knew what the problem was."
"I might have a theory. Hold on for a moment." Izzy replied, before he left his phone to check the problem out.
It was less than a minute before Izzy returned and told Tai. "Tai, my theory was correct. The reason you cannot access the Digiport to the younger Digidestined is because it no longer exists."
"What do you mean it no longer exists?" Tai questioned in a confused tone.
"What I mean is the Digiport has been destroyed, but there is no telling who did it or if it was intentional." Izzy replied. Hearing this information caused Tai's overprotective side of his sister to kick in and caused the Digidestined of Courage to tell the Digidestined of Knowledge in a worried tone. "We have to do something. For all we know, Kari and the others could be fighting a Digimon like MaloMyotismon or could be seriously hurt."
"Tai, try to calm down." Izzy said, before he told the Digidestined of Courage. "Listen, there's only one Digiport near the area Kari and the others are at, but it is a fair distance away."
Feeling something was wrong in the Digital World, Tai told Izzy in a serious tone. "Izzy, I want you to tell the others to meet us there, okay?"
Hearing the seriousness in Tai's voice, Izzy told his leader loyally. "Sure thing, Tai."
"Thanks, Izzy. I'll see you and the others in the Digital World. Later." Tai replied happily, but was still worried about Kari.
"Goodbye." Izzy said, as he hung up the phone, before following Tai's order and began to call the other older Digidestined.
-Back in the Digital World-
Paradox was furious after what Impmon had done, and his anger turned to pure hatred, as the fiendish Digimon said to him in a teasing tone, after the Digiport had been reduced to a pile of smoking metal debris. "It looks like your plan to capture Agumon is now up in smoke."
"Why you insolent little creature!" Paradox exclaimed in a frenzy of rage, before he told Impmon aggressively. "You're really starting to get on my nerves!"
"Alright, no more running away." Yusei said, before he demanded. "Tell us what you're up to, Paradox."
"Very well, Yusei. I can see you and your friends have come this far to stop me, so I think it would be fitting to tell you what my intentions are before I destroy you and the others with the very Digimon you're trying to save." Paradox replied, before he told Yusei. "But I no longer go by that name, Yusei. You can now call me Neo Paradox, as I have been reborn in a new form."
"Neo Paradox?" Yusei questioned, as he was confused by what Neo Paradox meant by being reborn.
"As for what I'm up to it's quite simple." Neo Paradox replied, before he announced diabolically. "I wish to obtain the most powerful Digimon of each Digital World and use them to eliminate every Digimon in every Digital World!"
Hearing Neo Paradox's plan shocked all the Digidestined, Tamers, Legendary Warriors, humans and Digimon partners, before Marcus called out. "That's your plan? That's insane!"
"Is it, Damon?" Neo Paradox replied, before he told Marcus. "Think about it. If Digimon never intervened in your life, you wouldn't have wasted the last five years trying to stop all the conflicts within the Digital World."
However, Marcus was unfazed by that fact and replied in a serious tone. "Yeah, but that also means I would never have known about Agumon, Thomas, Gaomon, Keenan, Falcomon and all the other people and Digimon who are like family to me. And I never would've met or fallen in love with Yoshi."
"Not all Digimon are bad, there are the good ones who have only brought people closer together and made their worlds better places to live." Koji told Neo Paradox, as he knew without Digimon, he wouldn't have met Koichi or made friends with the other Legendary Warriors.
"Lies!" Neo Paradox yelled, before he told the heroes and heroines of each reality. "Every world would be better off without Digimon. When you look down to it, all Digimon are nothing but diseases that should be purged from existence, so history can be perfected."
"From what I've come to understand Digimon are just like humans, with feelings and freewill. Sure, there are some Digimon who have made trouble in the past, but that doesn't mean every Digimon should be destroyed." Yusei replied, before he asked in a serious tone. "So, why do you hate Digimon so much?"
"Oh, I have no problem with Digimon." Neo Paradox replied in a calm tone, before his tone turned aggressive. "But at the same time, I do. They ruined my life and took everything away from me!"
'Man, this guy is half a cashew away from being nuts.' Davis thought to himself.
"What are you talking about? I thought you were only interested in rewriting the history of our timeline, so Duel Monsters never existed." Akiza questioned.
"Believe me, Akiza. I still want that." Neo Paradox replied, before he asked Akiza. "But allow me to answer your question with my own. Do you know why I wear this mask?"
"Yeah. Yusei said it was because you couldn't bear to see the desolate future you had come from." Akiza answered back.
"That's correct." Neo Paradox replied, before he told them the new reason for his mask. "But now, I wear this mask for another reason. To hide my face, so I won't attract attention to myself."
"Wouldn't it make more sense if you didn't wear a mask?" Kari asked curiously, before Gatomon added in a sarcastic tone. "Not to mention driving around on a flying motorcycle while laughing like a maniac and going on about destroying worlds?"
Neo Paradox let out a small chuckle, before he replied in a sinister tone. "I'll let you be the judges of that."
It was then Neo Paradox removed his mask with his left hand, revealing his papaya whip colored face, the familiar red mark that framed his right pale hazel eye, but a quite noticeable change in his face was that a portion of the skin on the left side of his face was a dark wheat color and his left eye was differently shaped and a darker shade of gray compared to his right eye, which shocked Yusei and the others at his disfigured appearance, particularly Marcus, who was filled with shock, anger and confusion as he stared at the left eye.
"Long time no see, Damon, Logan. At long last we see each other face to face, so to speak." Neo Paradox said, as his voice changed to one Marcus and Greg never thought they would hear again.
"Kurata?" Marcus questioned in a shocked tone.
"How did you survive our last encounter!?" Greg angrily demanded from within Imperialdramon.
"Marcus, Imperialdramon you know that 'thing'?" Yusei asked, as he had no idea what was wrong with Paradox's face, but it seems Marcus and Imperialdramon did.
"I'm not a 'thing'. I'm a human." Neo Paradox replied, as Kurata's voice took back over, before he said sadly. "Well, I once was."
"Human isn't a word I would use to describe you, Kurata. Even calling you scum is putting it nicely." Marcus said to Kurata bitterly, before he warned his allies in a serious tone. "Don't believe a single word that comes from the Kurata side of this jerk's face."
"Yeah, this guy's the worst individual we ever dealt with." Imperialdramon angrily added. "Every bad thing that happened in our universe can be traced back to him."
It was then Marcus told the others how Kurata was a researcher from his world whose experiments were not seen as ethical, as he used the deleted data of Digimon to create his own artificial Digimon, Gizumon, whose purpose was to permanently delete other Digimon. Marcus then went on and said how Kurata hired Ivan, Nanami and Kouki to assist him in his goal of deleting all Digimon and to stop Marcus, Agumon, Yoshi, Lalamon, Thomas, Gaomon, Greg and Veemon from interfering with his plans, up to the point where he used the trio in experiments that gave them the ability to transform into Digimon, just like the Legendary Warriors, but unlike the Legendary Warriors, the Bio-Hybrids used their power to destroy Digimon and the Digital World, until they were defeated by Agumon, Lalamon, Gaomon and Veemon's Mega forms ShineGreymon, Rosemon, MirageGaogamon and UlforceVeedramon.
However, this didn't mean anything to Kurata, as he had a back-up plan. He used all the data of the Digimon his Gizumon army and the Bio-Hybrids had deleted to give life to his secret weapon, Belphemon.
And things only went from bad to worse, as Kurata fused his very being within Belphemon, engaging the Demon Lord's Rage Mode, and making it even stronger and deadlier than before.
But even with the power of one of the Seven Great Demon Lords under his control, Marcus finished by telling everyone else how he and ShineGreymon used all their strength and managed to defeat the wicked monster and Belphemon.
With his ultimate Digimon defeated and his plan to rule both the Digital World and the Real World foiled, Kurata pulled one final trick out of his sleeve, in the form of a space-oscillation device, which he planned to destroy the Digital World with. However, the result was an unexpected one, as a large tear between the Real World and Digital World opened up and sucked Kurata inside, never to be seen again until now.
After Marcus finished explaining about Kurata, every other human and Digimon who had just learned about his malevolent attitude towards disgusted, as Gatomon called out angrily. "You monster! You really are the worst individual Marcus and his friends had to deal with!"
"You got that right, Gatomon." Impmon replied, as he agreed with the feline Digimon before he told the Kurata side of Neo Paradox, as he felt hatred surging through his body that he never thought he would experience towards a human, or was once human. "I can think of over a dozen words to better describe you and your evil ways, but I don't want to say them in front of my Tamers. Let's just say that the bad guys I faced in the past acted like girl scouts compared to you!"
It was after hearing Impmon's statement that Kurata began to laugh wickedly, which only angered and confused Neo Paradox's enemies, as Yusei questioned. "What's so funny, Kurata?"
"What's funny is that Gatomon and Impmon call me a monster and say I'm evil, but just like the first time we met, Yusei, is that my Duel Runner not only has the capability to travel between dimensions, but just like before, it can travel through time." Neo Paradox replied, as his voice switched to Paradox's original voice.
"So what?" Rika asked seriously as she didn't understand what Paradox was going on about.
"So, I have traveled through each of your timelines and watched as you've each played the roles of heroes. It may be true that you teamed up with Digimon to protect and save your worlds, but those you fought against were Digimon who wished to do nothing but cause chaos and disorder to your worlds. And not all the Digimon I see before me were always on your side." Neo Paradox replied, as his voice switched back to it's original mixture of Paradox and Kurata's voices.
"You." Neo Paradox said, as he pointed to Gatomon before he told the feline Digimon. "You were destined to become the Digimon of Light. But you betrayed your so called destiny and joined forces with an evil that wished to shroud the real world in eternal darkness."
"And you." Neo Paradox said, this time pointing at Impmon. "You turned against your Tamers and tried to turn Guilmon, Renamon and Terriermon against their Tamers. And in exchange for power, you accepted the role of executioner and tried to eliminate Takato and his friends."
The knowledge Neo Paradox had just revealed filled Gatomon with guilt, remorse and shame, as the memories of what she did while serving Myotismon, including trying to eliminate Kari, filled her mind but then Kari told Neo Paradox in a caring tone for her Digimon partner. "Gatomon never betrayed anyone except for that vile vampire, Myotismon. And she never willingly became Myotismon's lieutenant. Gennai accidentally dropped her Digi-Egg while he was fleeing from the Dark Masters, where she eventually wound up in the tainted fingers of Myotismon, who physically abused her and used other techniques to brainwash her into forgetting her true purpose. But some time after we became friends, Gatomon was able to see she was a good Digimon and helped us take down that power-hungry monster."
Hearing Kari's statement, as well as the care for her in her human partner's voice, made Gatomon realize she had nothing to feel guilty about as what Kari had said was true.
Gatomon never chose to be on the side of evil, and had made up for her villainous acts by becoming Kari's Digimon partner and helping save the Digital World from the Dark Masters, Apocalymon, the Digimon Emperor and MaloMyotismon as the darkness that plagued her thoughts faded and were replaced with protecting her human partner and best friend, saving Veemon and the other Digimon Neo Paradox had abducted and defeating the evil being who tried to mess with her head and emotions.
Meanwhile Impmon was filled with the same negativity that Gatomon had experienced as the heinous acts he had committed while he was a selfish jerk and power craving hired gun came back.
"Leave Impmon alone!" Ai yelled at Neo Paradox, which snapped Impmon out of his depression and surprised him that Ai would stick up for him, and the bandana wearing imp was more surprised when Mako told Neo Paradox in a serious tone. "It's not his fault he became bad, it's ours. If we had treated Impmon with more respect, he never would've run away and done all the bad things he did."
"And we don't care what Impmon did in the past, he's a good Digimon now." Ai said, before she told Neo Paradox. "And what's more, he's our friend and we forgave him, just like everyone else has."
Hearing Ai and Mako made Impmon realize that the people and Digimon he once saw as enemies were now his friends and all the misdeeds he had done in the past should have no effect on the present state of his life, because he knew that Ai, Mako, Takato, Guilmon, Henry, Terriermon, Suzie, Lopmon, Kazu, Guardromon, Kenta, MarineAngemon, Ryo, Cyberdramon, Jeri, Francis, Agumon, Renamon and even Rika were his friends, and he knew them well enough that they were the kind to see the good side, instead of the bad and not hold grudges, which removed all the terrible feelings the purple fiend had been troubled with.
After Gatomon and Impmon were freed from the demons of their pasts, thanks to those who cared about them the most, Marcus asked Neo Paradox, as he pointed at his disfigured face. "Alright, Kurata. I want some answers. How did you and Paradox become this?"
"After my defeat by the hands of you and that pitiful creature you call a friend, I was sucked into the Digital World, trapped in the very world I wished to see destroyed, along with those wretched creatures." Kurata replied, before he exclaimed in pure fury. "I had lost everything because of you, Damon! My career, my life and my chance to bring order to the entire world and the Digital World as it's all powerful ruler!"
"As days turned into weeks, those weeks turned into months and soon turned into years, but the fires of revenge continued to burn in my heart, particularly when I heard that you and your Digimon friend had intentionally entered the Digital World to save it from all the chaos I had caused. I knew I was powerless without my Gizumon, Belphemon or any form of technology, but I swore I would find a way to get my revenge on you." Kurata told Marcus spitefully, before a small smile appeared on Neo Paradox's face and Kurata said. "But one day, as I was searching for food or a way to escape the world that had become my prison, fortune smiled upon me when I found it."
"Found what?" Yusei questioned.
"Me." Paradox replied, which shocked Yusei and when Neo Paradox could see the shock and confusion on his nemesis' face, Paradox told him. "Allow me to explain, Yusei. Seconds before my body was completely destroyed by your Stardust Dragon, I successfully digitized my mind within my Duel Disk, before I sent my Duel Runner and Duel Disk, which contained a copy of my consciousness, into cyberspace, in the hopes I would be found and revived."
"And that's what I found. At first I thought his Duel Runner was just an abandoned motorcycle, as it looked quite damaged and his Duel Disk, which I assumed was some sort of Digimon weapon, seeing as how I had never seen anything like it before. Even though I hated anything even remotely connected to a Digimon, my scientific curiosity got the better of me as I placed the Duel Disk on my right arm and was immediately bombarded with Paradox's memories. And in seconds I learned everything about Paradox, including Duel Monsters, his depressing future and how he attempted to fix the future, only to have his chance ruined by you, Fudo." Kurata said, before Paradox's voice took over and went on with their tale. "And at the same time, I learned everything about Kurata. I learned about Digimon and the Digital World, how Kurata wanted these creatures permanently deleted and to become Monarch of his world, but was denied this opportunity when you and Agumon destroyed Belphemon and his dream, Marcus."
"It was then we both realized that we had two goals in common. To remove the mistakes from history that should never have been created and to get revenge on those who had stopped us from fulfilling our destinies." Paradox explained, as Kurata added. "So in exchange for sharing my body, Paradox gave me the knowledge I needed to repair his Duel Runner, so I could finally escape the Digital World. But unfortunately, our fusion had an unforeseen side effect. As time passed Paradox's body began taking over my own until I was nothing but this and we became a single entity, Neo Paradox. But that didn't stop us from finishing Paradox's Duel Runner. Time travel, let alone traveling through dimensions wasn't an easy feat to accomplish, but through our combined genius we found a way. And by doing so, we soon learned that there were worlds outside our own, including four Digital Worlds to destroy and four Real Worlds for me to rule. It was then I came up with the plan to use Paradox's blank cards to capture and control Agumon, Veemon, Guilmon, Takuya and Damon's Agumon to crush and destroy all Digimon and anyone who dared to stand in my way."
"And after we had control over Marcus' Digimon, I decided we could use him to retrieve Aporia's old Duel Runner, Trinidart Ouroboros from the Sector Security impound lot, so we could upgrade my Duel Runner, travel to my timeline and used the advanced technology of my grim future to separate us and give us our own bodies, so we could go our separate ways." Paradox informed the humans and Digimon before he turned his attention to Yusei and Akiza. "But you and Akiza had to be the senseless dolts you are and stop us from completing our objective!"
"So after GeoGreymon's defeat, we decided to obtain the four remaining Digimon. That way the next time we would meet you and your wife, not even the mighty Majestic Star Dragon would be a match for five of the most powerful Digimon ever created. And with the pair of you out of our way, we would be able to head back to Paradox's future, get our original bodies back and continue on with our plans. With Paradox ridding his world of Jaden Yuki, Yugi Muto, Maximilion Pegasus and Duel Monsters to purify his tainted future. And me becoming ruler of four worlds, with each world containing a Digital World but no Digimon!" Kurata announced, before Neo Paradox let out a wicked laugh.
"Both of you are sick!" Zoe said in a disgusted tone.
"Of course I am not without some honor, which is why I have an offer for all the non Digimon I see before me." Neo Paradox said, before Kurata told Marcus. "This offer applies to you too, Damon."
"Kneel before me, swear your allegiance to me and relinquish your Digimon." Neo Paradox said, before he told the Digidestined, Tamers, Legendary Warriors, Marcus, Yoshi, Yusei and Akiza in a diabolical tone. "Those who do this, I shall spare and will leave alone when I take over your world. Those who refuse will be destroyed along with the Digimon."
It was after Neo Paradox had made his offer that everyone, particularly the Digidestined and their Digimon partners, but most of all Kari, were shocked to see Davis get on his hands and knees.
"I swear..." Davis started to say, before he exclaimed in a determined tone as he got back up. "...I will never do what an egotistical jerk who only sees Digimon as things he can control tell me what to do!"
After hearing that Davis would never betray his friends or Digimon, everyone agreed with him. Neo Paradox responded in a calm tone as he drew the top six cards from his Duel Disk. "I see you have made your choice, now prepare yourselves as you're destroyed by the very Digimon you're trying to save."
"But first, a change of scenery. I activate the Field Spell: Malefic World." Neo Paradox called out, as he placed the Spell Card in his Field Spell which caused wisps of black energy to scatter across Neo Paradox's Duel Runner, leaving all but Yusei to wonder what was happening and what was to come next.
The wisps of black energy then shot forth from the Duel Runner in different directions leaving all but Yusei awestruck as wherever the wisps hit, the color of that area would change and it wasn't long before the entire area had been colored differently, the grass was now dark red, the trees were turquoise and the sky had turned an ominous purple.
"What just happened?" Takato asked in a confused tone, as he looked around the discolored forest.
"Malefic World is what just happened. And with the power of the Malefic World, it allows me to summon any Digimon with 'Malefic' in their name." Neo Paradox replied, before he explained the effect of Malefic World to his enemies in a evil tone. "Oh, and one last thing. When your Digimon are destroyed, they aren't reborn as Digi-Eggs, but are permanently deleted and any of who aren't Digimon will have your soul trapped within the Malefic World for all eternity."
"Look, I don't care about the change of scenery or this Malefic junk you're spewing out." Davis told Neo Paradox in a serious tone, before he said demandingly. "Just give us back our Digimon!"
"I intend to. But they won't be the same as you remember them." Neo Paradox replied, as a sinister smile appeared on his face, before he pulled out the card Veemon was trapped in and then placed the card on the second Monster Card zone on his Duel Disk, as he called out. "Come on out, MaleficVeemon!"
And indeed Neo Paradox was right; Veemon now had a helmet, which was white on the left and black on the right, which covered the top of his head, including his eyes, which now had similar markings to Neo Paradox's mask.
His left ear was encased in black armor, while his right ear was encased in white armor and not to mention his chest and knees had been covered in black colored armor too.
Seeing the strange looking helmet on Veemon's head and the unusual armor that was attached to his chest and knees was a shock to Davis and his team of Digidestined, but not as shocking as what happened next.
"Veemon?" Davis questioned in a concerned tone. However in response Veemon let out a loud and aggressive roar at Davis like he was his enemy. Seeing Veemon in this state infuriated the Digidestined of Courage and Friendship and made him question Neo Paradox aggressively. "You two-faced freak! What have you done to my friend!?"
"I've simply introduced your friend to the power of the shadows. But that's nothing in comparison for what I have planned for him." Neo Paradox replied simply, before he called out as he placed a card in the first Magic/Trap card slot. "Next I play a card I made just for him. I activate the Spell Card: The Malefic Digi-Egg of Miracles!"
"The Digi-Egg of Miracles?" Ken questioned as the Digi-Egg of Miracles only now it was colored white and the symbol of Miracles was black, appeared in front of MaleficVeemon, before the Digidestined of Kindness asked in a shocked tone. "How were you able to get your hands on it?"
"Simple. I traveled to the time where it would be recharging after it's previous use and made a duplicate of it, only this Digi-Egg I transformed into a card and filled it with the power of the Malefic World." Neo Paradox replied, before he ordered. "Now, MaleficVeemon embrace the darkness before you and dark Armor Digivolve into an even greater Digimon!"
"What?!" T.K called out in a shocked tone, as MaleficVeemon grabbed the Malefic Digi-Egg of Miracles and by doing so, the Malefic Digi-Egg of Miracles transformed into a aura of dark energy, which wrapped itself around MaleficVeemon's body, encasing him inside the darkness.
"You aren't the only ones who can Armor Digivolve, Takaishi." Neo Paradox replied slyly, as the darkness that MaleficVeemon was sealed in began to grow, before Neo Paradox called out. "Behold, as the shadows drip down through the cracks of time and witness how the darkness pulls together to create a Digimon of pure evil. Come forth, MaleficMagnamon!"
The dark aura that cocooned MaleficVeemon broke open, and now standing in MaleficVeemon's place was his Miracle form. However, the golden armor that normally adorned his body had been corrupted.
The armor covering his chest and hips was now black.
His shoulder plates were colored white.
While the armor covering his left arm and right leg were colored black, his right arm and left leg were colored white.
And his helmet had been split in color, the left side was white and the right side was black, but unlike MaleficVeemon, both of his eyes could be seen only now they were completely colored a terryifing crimson and filled with a never before seen evil.
'That's the second dragon from my nightmare.' Yusei thought to himself in a shocked tone, but his thoughts were interrupted when Impmon pointed out, as he got into a defensive stance. "Big deal. You may have Veemon's ultimate Armor Digivolved form under your control. But we still outnumber you! Fourteen Digimon to one!"
"I'm well aware of that, you filthy creature. That's why I plan to have the Odaiba Digidestined face MaleficMagnamon alone." Neo Paradox informed them, as wisps of darkness gathered at the end of the Duel Runner's wings and before any human or Digimon could react, the black wisps shot forward and engulfed MaleficMagnamon and the Odaiba Digidestined and their Digimon, and seconds later the darkness was gone, as was MaleficMagnamon and humans the dark wisps had hit.
"Paradox, what have you done to them!?" Yusei demanded.
"Relax, Yusei. They are in no harm, yet. I merely sent MaleficMagnamon and his friends into another section of the Malefic World." Neo Paradox replied simply, before his tone turned sinister. "So they can have some time to catch up and 'play' with one out of four of my Malefic Digimon."
After Neo Paradox had explained his actions to Yusei, he turned his attention back to Takato and his fellow Tamers, the Legendary Warriors, Marcus and Yoshi and all the remaining Digimon.
"But don't think I've forgotten about the rest of you. I plan to have you pitted against the Digimon you are trying so desperately to save." Neo Paradox informed the remaining humans and Digimon, which sickened them all at what Neo Paradox was planning.
"Let's see which Digimon to summon next?" Neo Paradox asked out loud, as he looked at the three remaining Cards in his left hand, it was then an amused smile appeared on his twisted face and said with the same amount of amusement, as he placed two out of three cards in his right hand. "I've made my choice. But first, a riddle."
"You have got to be kidding." Rika responded in her usual serious tone.
"I'm afraid not, Miss. Nonaka." Neo Paradox replied simply, before he asked, as he held up the Card in his left hand. "Now then, what's black and white and red all over?"
After a few seconds, the answer to Neo Paradox's riddle hit Takato, like one of Renamon's 'Power paws', before he called out in a worried tone. "Guilmon!"
"So close, but I'm afraid that's incorrect, Matsuki." Neo Paradox replied, as he placed the Card with Guilmon on it, on the third Monster zone on his Duel Disk. "The answer was MaleficGuilmon!"
After Neo Paradox had called out his name, Guilmon appeared before the Tamers, and just like Veemon's friends, Takato, the Tamers and their Digimon were shocked to see their friend, the bread loving, gentle soul, better known as Guilmon had gone under a Malefic transformation too.
The left side of Guilmon's face, including his wing-like ear, was now covered in white armor, that had similar black markings to Neo Paradox's mask, while the right side of his face was normal, except for the crimson colored eye, that looked similar to when he was possessed by the motorcycle, Behemoth, only now it was filled with evil, even more evil then the time he Dark Digivolved into Megidramon.
Black armour now covered the top of his chest, his stomach and his entire right arm.
Guilmon's claws were now black and the normally black markings on his body, including on his feet, legs, arms and the Digital Hazard symbol on his chest were now white.
"Oh, Guilmon. What has he done to you, boy?" Takato asked in concern for his friend, however it seemed MaleficGuilmon didn't much care for his Tamer, as he began to snarl.
"Malefic Sphere!" MaleficGuilmon exclaimed in an aggressive tone, as he launched a concentrated blast of black colored fire from his mouth at his former Tamer, but acing quickly, Takato managed to dodge the corrupted version of his corrupted Digimon's 'Pyro Sphere.'
"All I've done is re-tamed Guilmon. Now he serves a new master." Neo Paradox Told Takato, before Neo Paradox pulled out Kurata's old Digivice, which was originally purple and green was now white and black, before the screen began to glow with ominous black energy, and in turn MaleficGuilmon was shrouded by the darkness, in which Neo Paradox told the goggle wearing Tamer and his friends. "Now, to Digivolve MaleficGuilmon into a creature of pure destruction."
All the Tamers and their Digimon partners Could only watch as the Silhouette of Guilmon began to grow larger and larger by the second, and as he continued to grow, his tail was slowly Digitizing, until it had vanished completely, while a pair of wings began to sprout out of his back and grew, to match the size of his enlarged body.
Everyone watched in a mixture of horror and disgust as his legs began to twist around each other in a sickening fashion, as if the bones in his legs had been removed, and it wasn't long until his two legs had fused together making a large tail, before Neo Paradox exclaimed, as the transformation was almost complete. "When the power of the Malefic World ignites the black fires of darkness within a monster of the past, he shall rise as a new form of wickedness. Say hello to an old friend, Matsuki! One I bet you thought you would never see again, emerge from your darkness and show us your true appearance, MaleficMegidramon!"
Everyone, particularly Takato, were filled with dread, as the darkness that contained Guilmon's dark side scattered, revealing the hazardous Digimon that was Megidramon, only he too was nothing but a Malefic monster for Neo Paradox to command.
All the red armor that originally covered his arms, body head and tail was now black, while the Digital Hazard symbol on his chest and shoulders were now white.
The bone structure of his wings was now black, while the innards of MaleficMegidramon's wings consisted of white membrane.
And to complete his transformation, his eyes burned with an intense amount of evil, even more then before.
"Megidramon." WarGreymon whispered as he readied his Dramon Destroyers.
But before any of the Tamers or their Digimon partners could react, Neo Paradox fired a secondary wave of black wisps from his Duel Runner, which shot forward and engulfed MaleficMegidramon and the Tamers and their Digimon, and just like what happened MaleficMagnamon and the Odaiba Digidestined and their Digimon partners, MaleficMegidramon, Takato and his friends were transported to a secluded section of the Malefic World, at the hopes to rescue Guilmon from the Malefic hold on him or to be reduced to ashes if they failed.
As Neo Paradox continued to stare at the two remaining cards in his hand, he thought out loud. "Only two Digimon left to summon, the question though is which one first?"
However, before Neo Paradox could make his decision, Zoe shouted at him. "Stop all this pain and suffering! And give us back our friend!"
Hearing her angered plea made a twisted smile appear on Neo Paradox's face, before he replied in a sinister tone. "If you insist."
"Appear before me and destroy those who stand against me, MaleficBurningGreymon!" Neo Paradox commanded, as he placed the Duel Monster Card which contained the leader of the Legendary Warriors on the forth Monster zone on his Duel Disc, in which a Malefic version of BurningGreymon appeared.
The dark red that encased his chest, arms, legs and tail had turned white, while the gold colored Rudri Tapana fastened to his arms, as well as the gold armour on his chest, shoulders and knees had turned black.
His large wings that once shone a bright orange were now black.
While his helmet remained the white BurningGreymon had, the marks on his helmet were now black and looked similar to the marks that adorned Paradox's mask.
And just like the two Digimon who had fallen under the corruption of the Malefic World, MaleficBurningGreymon's eyes had turned a vile red, leaving no trace of Takuya or his humanity.
It was after MaleficBurninGreymon let out a roar of pure aggression, showing the Legendary Warriors that their friend and leader had become a monster of darkness, which made Koji shout at Neo Paradox in an angered tone. "That isn't what she meant!"
"I know. But this way is more entertaining." Neo Paradox replied drolly, before he told JP, Koichi, Koji, Tommy and Zoe. "So if you want any chance to save your friend, you should Spirit Evolve before he incinerates you into oblivion."
But before the Legendary Warriors could even pull out their D-Terminals, they too were shot by wisps of black energy, as was MaleficBurningGreymon, in which they were separated from Yusei, Marcus and their friends, to fight the corrupted Beast Spirit, which held Takuya.
Seeing as how Yusei, Akiza, Marcus, Yoshi, Rhythm and Lalamon were the only ones left, and how he now only held one card, Kurata exclaimed in a maniacal tone, as Neo Paradox placed the Card on the fifth Monster zone on his Duel Disc, which contained Marcus' best friend. "Behold, Damon, the Digimon who ruined my life and will end yours. I Summon MaleficShineGreymon!"
As MaleficShineGreymon appeared before Marcus and the others, everyone, particularly Rhythm, could see that their friend and her mate no longer resembled the heroic Digimon he once was.
The armor covering his chest, legs and his wings was now black, while the normally light blue gems that were in his chest and wings were now white.
His gauntlets and the armour around his legs were now both coloured white, as was the gold ring on the end of his tail, as black spikes had emerged from the ring.
And the colour of his helmet had been divided, the left side black, while the right side was white.
Lastly, his eyes were fuelled with the evils of the Malefic World, making them a wicked red color.
As MaleficShineGreymon stared down at those he now considered as his enemies, Lalamon then told her human partner in a worried tone. "Yoshi, I'm not sure I can defeat Agumon."
"I hear you, Lalamon. I have doubts even your Burst Mode wouldn't be enough to help free Agumon from the control of Neo Paradox and the Malefic World." Yoshi replied.
It was then Yusei and Akiza stood beside Yoshi and activated their Duel Discs, before Akiza told her. "Don't worry, Yoshi. We'll help any way we can."
"But Akiza..." Yoshi tried to warn, but was interrupted by Yusei, who told her in a serious tone. "Seriously, Yoshi. We know the danger we're up against. But we also know that as long as we trust our cards and believe in one another, we'll emerge victorious."
"Imperialdramon mode change to...Fighter Mode." Imperialdramon changed into a upright form as he stood ready to fight MaleficShineGreymon.
Hearing the seriousness in Yusei's voice and seeing their determination to help her in their eyes made Yoshi realize it would be wise if Yusei and Akiza fought beside her, as they had fought evil before and emerged victorious, in which Yoshi nodded her head in approval, and in response, Yusei and Akiza nodded back, before the 'Third King of Games' and his wife drew five Cards from the top of their Decks, as they prepared to face the evil form of ShineGreymon, in the hopes of freeing him from the control of the Malefic World.