Do you remember love? The end of the Dark Digidestined

"COCYTUS BREATH!"

MetalGarurumon's ice blast blew away Kokatorimon and Tyrannomon. Suddenly he heard these words.

"DARK NETWORK!"

MetalGarurumon jumped to the side and faced Etemon.

"Well, well, you thought I was defeated huh? Thanks to Millenniummon I'm back in business!"

Etemon suddenly began to change.

"Etemon digivolve to...MetalEtemon!"

Matt and the others found that Digimon from the past had returned. It must have been because of the boss Digimon.

On another side Yolei, Kari and Valkyrimon were battling Myotismon.

"AURVANDIL'S ARROW!"

"CRIMSON LIGHTNING!"

Both attacks cancelled each other out. Myotismon then began to circle Valkyrimon.

Kari and Yolei looked on warily.

"Myotismon's back too. This is getting bad." Kari said.

"Something's happening." Yolei pointed out.

Myotismon was digivolving.

"Myotismon digivolve to...VenomMyotismon!"

Things were about to get much more difficult.

Meanwhile, in the Digital World, things were not going well either.

WarGreymon grappled against SkullPhoenixmon. He strained underneath the giant bird's power and rolled away to avoid the dark fire. ShineGreymon used this opportunity to ram SkullPhoenixmon knocking her to the ground.

"Phoenixmon! Sora! Snap out of it! You're being controlled!"

Tai and WarGreymon's pleas fell on deaf ears though. Sora ordered SkullPhoenixmon to release her wrath.

"DARK CRIMSON FIRE!"

"GLORIOUS BURST!"

The two attacks collided as WarGreymon was able to block it but received severe burns.

"Phoenixmon's attack seems stronger, but it's devoid of a soul and feeling."

He looked over and saw GuardianAngemon and MirageGaogamon having problems with BK Rosemon.

GuardianAngemon was dodging the thorn whip from BK Rosemon as MirageGaogamon sent a Double Crescent Mirage attack at her, which she dodged, while Scott was trying to convince Mimi to stop. GuardianAngemon was clashing his swords against BK Rosemon's Rose Rapier.

*'This isn't like Rosemon at all. Someone must have manipulated the girls and I bet I know who it is.'*

Meanwhile, Scott was trying to restrain Mimi and get her to call off her Digimon.

"Mimi! Your mind's being controlled like a puppet! Please snap out of it!"

While the Digimon fought each other, the boys confronted the girls. Tai faced Sora who looked at him with a soulless expression, which burned Tai up. Scott couldn't bear to think of what they did to Mimi either.

"Sora, honey, don't you remember?! I'm Tai, your boyfriend and best friend since childhood. Don't you remember?!"

"Mimi! It's Scott! You have to remember!"

Yukino just laughed.

"Give it up! You've lost your most prized possession, each of you!"

Meilin sneered.

"Nothing you say or do will undo the spell we've cast on them. They're lost to you."

"Let's take this battle up a level shall we? Charge, D.N.A. Burst Mode!" Logan and Piotr exclaimed.

"ShineGreymon Burst Mode!"

"MirageGaogamon Burst Mode!"

Tai and Scott refused to believe them. They faced their girls and were determined to get them back. Scott lashed out and grabbed Mimi's hand.

"Mimi, listen! I need you to-"

SMACK

Mimi smacked him so hard he hit the ground. Tai looked on in shock as Scott fell to the ground. He then felt Sora grab him by the neck and begin to strangle him. Their opponent's Digimon threw WarGreymon and GuardianAngemon to the ground. WarGreymon was being pinned to the ground by SkullPhoenixmon's talons. GuardianAngemon was being lashed by BK Rosemon's whip.

Bakura watched helplessly as the guys were losing. UlforceVeedramon couldn't take it anymore. He flew into the battle and attacked.

"ULFORCE SABER!"

"TORRID WHITE!"

"LUNA HOOK SLASHER!"

SkullPhoenixmon was hit by incandescent flame shots which got her talons off WarGreymon while BK Rosemon's whip was cut to pieces preventing GuardianAngemon from being struck any further. UlforceVeedramon helped GuardianAngemon and WarGreymon up to their feet.

"We have to fight. I'm afraid there's no other way."

The other 2 Digimon knew he was right. They fought back.

"TERRA FORCE!"

"GOLDEN RIPPER!"

Both attacks sent the dark Digimon back into the wall.

Tai managed to pry Sora off of him and Scott knocked Mimi to the ground. The boys looked to see that the girl's crests were indeed corrupted by darkness. They wondered how they could break the spell. They then noticed the dark Digimon recovering and about to attack.

"DARK PHOENIX FLAME!"

"BLACK ROSE WHIP!"

Thorns and flames were sent hurtling at the 3 male Mega Digimon. They were being stung and burnt at the same time. Fire was beginning to spread all around the room.

Bakura looked at his crest. It was the Crest of Truth and could reveal the light behind the darkness. He wanted to make amends for his past atrocities. He dodged a flame that was coming his way and dropped to his knees. He clutched his crest to his stomach and spoke in his mind.

*'Crest of Truth, please hear me. You must illuminate the darkness that is plaguing my comrades.'*

WarGreymon and SkullPhoenixmon were both trading shots of fire and were setting the room ablaze. SkullPhoenixmon dove down at WarGreymon who was knocked to the side but managed to fire back.

"TERRA FORCE!"

The counterattack struck SkullPhoenixmon and sent her crashing to the ground.

GuardianAngemon was dodging whiplashes thrown at him by BK Rosemon. He caught the whip and pushed back thrusting his blade at the floral Digimon.

Tai was trying to restrain Sora and prevent her from doing anything that might endanger anyone. He didn't want "His" Sora committing these acts. Scott was holding Mimi back as well. He wanted this meaningless fight to end.

"ENOUGH!"

Bakura had had enough, his crest began to glow and fill UlforceVeedramon with power. He saw Cannondramon and Gryphonmon coming to stop him.

"SHINING V-FORCE!"

The attacked knocked the 2 Digimon back, causing them to fall.

Bakura's Crest suddenly let out a blinding flash freezing Yukino and Meilin, and their Digimon so they wouldn't interfere. Bakura stepped up to Sora and Mimi. His crest flashed and immobilized them while UlforceVeedramon, ShineGreymon Burst Mode and MirageGaogamon Burst Mode kept the Digimon busy.

Tai and Scott both rushed over to Bakura. They realized that he was using the crest of truth to break the spell. They held out their crests of Determination and Courage as well. The 3 crests began to glow and suddenly, there was a flash of multi-colored light.

When the 3 boys opened their eyes, they found themselves in a dark area.

"Could this be the mind of Sora, Mimi or both?" Tai asked.

"Both. Their minds are like this because of Millenniummon." Bakura stated. "We must illuminate the darkness for us to break the spell."

They looked around and noticed the images of Yukino and Meilin binding what appeared to be a ball of light.

"Their innocence, memories and dreams are locked away, forever." The images said. "We will not let you free them. Begone!"

Tai and Scott stood their ground.

"They are important to us, to the team, to the fate of the world." Tai said.

"They are our most precious treasure, and we will set them free." Scott added.

Yukino and Meilin approached them.

"You will do no such thing! They are our eternal prisoners! Their only fate is to be cast into darkness! You will not interfere with the process!"

The boys looked up and saw Sora and Mimi hanging in chains. Suddenly, Yukino appeared and began to strange Tai. Tai tried to get her off, but her grip only tightened. Scott was about to help when Meilin appeared before him and stabbed him with a knife. Blood spilled into the abyss and Meilin plunged the blade deeper. Bakura found himself in chains as well. He struggled to get free but could not.

"The girls are our mind slaves now! We control what they do! You can't do anything about it!"

"YES WE CAN!" Bakura shouted.

The Crest of Truth shone brightly and he broke free from the chains.

The Crest of Courage shone, and Tai grabbed Yukino's hands and threw her off of him.

The Crest of Determination shone, and Scott wrenched the knife out of his body and thrust it into Meilin.

Both images vanished.

"We gotta work fast before they return!" Tai said.

The 3 rushed to the ball of light. They saw the memories of the past they were pleasant memories. They were the memories of Sora and Mimi. The trick was to release them from the dark binding.

"What about our crests?" Scott suggested. "The prophecy intertwined our crests with theirs."

They agreed. It was worth a try. Scott and Tai held out their crests. The light from them began to shine and dissolve the dark binding.

"It's working!" Tai said.

"Just hold on!" Scott added.

The binding began to disappear.

Suddenly, more binding appeared and dark smoke clouded the crests.

"Stop! We will not let you free them! I'll cloud your crest power and make it useless!" Yukino's voice echoed.

Tai and Scott began to feel weak, but they let their strength power the crests to break through.

"Still persisting?! I'll strengthen the darkness!"

Yukino's power grew stronger. Tai and Scott couldn't hold on much longer.

Bakura shook with rage. He held out his crest, which began to shine.

"Yukino. You won't stop until you take away everyone's happiness, will you?! Fine, you leave me no choice."

The Crest suddenly exploded with brilliant life, dissolving the dark smoke. Tai and Scott's crests shone brighter and brighter. The dark binding then disappeared completely.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?! YOU'VE JUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Yukino's voice dissipated. The memories started scattering about into their hosts. The Crests of Love and Sincerity began to shine once more. Sora and Mimi opened their eyes gradually, and their chains disappeared.

Tai ran and caught Sora before she hit the ground, while Mimi was caught by Scott. Sora looked up and saw Tai.

"Tai? You came. You came for me."

"Of course Sora. You know I'd go anywhere you were. No one can take you away from me. I'll always be there when you need me the most."

"Oh Tai."

Sora hugged Tai tightly and cried into his chest.

Scott looked down at Mimi.

"Meems are you okay? I came for you as soon as I could. I'll always be there when you're in trouble."

"Scott. I don't know what came over me."

Scott hugged Mimi.

Bakura's crest illuminated and when everyone opened their eyes, they were back in the castle hallway. The Digimon looked at their human partners and wondered what had happened. WarGreymon, GuardianAngemon, ShineGreymon Burst Mode, MirageGaogamon Burst Mode and UlforceVeedramon then noticed that Phoenixmon and Rosemon were also back to their old selves.

"I feel like I just woke up from a nightmare." Phoenixmon said.

"Same here." Rosemon added.

"The nightmare is only beginning." WarGreymon said warily. "Our true enemy is still to come."

"But now we're all together." GuardianAngemon countered. "We now have a greater chance."

"Bakura and I will help too." UlforceVeedramon stood up.

The 4 prophesied Digidestined and Digimon were together at last, with some added help.

"Well." Sora began. "Let's go!"

The group began to head for the doorway, but Yukino and Meilin stopped them.

"You brats aren't going anywhere!" Yukino shouted as Gryphonmon and Cannondramon walked towards the good Digimon.

"Says you!" Bakura held up his crest, which shot towards the dark Digidestined. They suddenly dissolved into black data, as did their Digimon. "Just as I thought. They weren't even real. They were just programs. Millenniummon must have made them from his data."

"So all this time, they weren't real Digidestined." Scott said.

"Indeed."

Suddenly, from the doorway, Goldendramon emerged in dragon form.

"Well, you've made it this far, but I'm afraid your efforts will have to come to an end. Master Millenniumon is busy now. If you want to meet him, you'll have to defeat me first. And it's an impossible task, seeing as how badly I beat you the last time."

7 Digidestined and 7 Mega Digimon stood in front of her.

"All your tricks and schemes won't work this time Goldendramon." Tai uttered. "You have toyed with us long enough. It's time for you to go to the grave!"

"Oh, sounds like a challenge."

"GOLDEN CANNON!"

Everyone ducked from the huge wave of energy. It made a huge hole in the wall. Goldendramon suddenly lifted herself into the air with her wings. She flew to the top of the room and started to flash.

"Uh oh. She's gonna do something nasty." Scott muttered.

"RICOCHET!"

Goldendramon suddenly started to bounce off the walls all around the room at a fast pace, smacking the Digidestined and their Digimon around like ping-pong balls. She suddenly stopped in the center.

"GOLDEN FLAME!"

She opened her mouth and let out a blast of golden fire at the group. Suddenly, the 4 crests from the prophecy lit up, their energy created a shield that protected everyone from the flame. Bakura looked on in awe.

"So this is a sample of what the prophecy told. These four are the chosen ones."

Tai and Sora were holding up their crests while holding each other's hands.

"The crests of Courage and Love must join as one to protect."

Scott and Mimi were holding hands as they held up their crests.

"The crests of Determination and Sincerity must join to fight."

Goldendramon was taken aback.

"So, your crests protect you, just like the prophecy states. I won't let this prophecy come true! I will help Millenniummon on his road to victory!"

WarGreymon, Phoenixmon, GuardianAngemon and Rosemon stood in front of her accompanied by ShineGreymon Burst Mode and MirageGaogamon Burst Mode.

"End of the line, Goldendramon! FINAL SHINING BURST!"

"This has gone on long enough! METEOR SHACKLE!"

"We'll protect our friends from scum like you! TERRA FORCE!"

"You'll never cover the Digital World in darkness! CRIMSON FLAME!"

"You won't torment people any more! GOLDEN RIPPER!"

"We'll beat you, then save the world from Millenniummon! THORN WHIP!"

All 6 attacks flew. Goldendramon just sneered and curled up in a defensive position. However, when the attacks hit, the pain and damage was tremendous on her back.

"AGH! What power! But don't think you've won already. The real fight has only begun. MODE CHANGE!"

Goldendramon changed to Fighter Mode. She whipped out her mace and spread out her metallic wings.

"I've sworn to guard Millenniummon from do-gooders like you! You cannot defeat me!"

Everyone prepared to stare down the enemy. She obviously was not going to be a pushover.