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Meteor Flame!
”
A barrage of fireballs flew through the air, as they all rained down upon the large mechanical creature; it let out a furious roar, as the flames did negligible damage to its tough metallic hide. The Mechanical Beast aimed its large double shoulder cannons at its assailant, and began to charge a tremendous amount of energy within them.
“
MUGEN CANNON!
”
It fired two large twin laser beams from its cannons, as its assailant, an armored dragon creature with a large red cape, attempted to dodge out of the way of the oncoming attack. Distorted castle walls began to form around the Armored Dragon, blocking majority of the cannon beam that came for him. He looked back to see a young woman in black combat armor holding down a shield, keeping the castle barriers up to defend them both.
“Mash!”
“I’m okay!” said Mash as she held her ground, and continued to block the twin cannon beams. Two figures ran up behind her, and placed their hands on her shoulder. She began to feel empowered, newfound strength coming to her as she forces more of her weight against the beam attack, fully blocking it as it died down.
“Nice one, Mash!” said the young woman to her right.
“Savior Hackmon, you alright?!” asked the young man to Mash’s left.
“I’m alright Ritsuka! I owe Mash big time for that!” said Savior Hackmon, as he turned back toward his foe.
Taking a sigh of relief, Mash looked to the two next to her; her Masters and Senpais, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Tachibana Rikka. Ritsuka placed a hand on her again as she felt her fatigue begin to lessen.
“Thank you, Fujimaru-senpai.”
“No problem! Hackmon, try to keep Mugendramon’s attention on you! We’ll have Mash keep you protected!” yelled Ritsuka to his partner.
“You got, Ritsuka!” Savior Hackmon flew toward Mugendramon, extending his wrist blades to strike the Ultimate Digimon on its chassis. He managed to pierce through Mugendramon’s tough exterior, and struck down, leaving a small gash on the beast. Mugedramon let out a pained roar as he swiped away Savior Hackmon, knocking him into the dark grid like wall.
“HACKMON!” yelled Ritsuka, running to where his partner was knocked into. Savior Hackmon pulled himself off the ground, groaning in pain from the hit.
“Man… I hate fighting Ultimates…” he said annoyed, as Ritsuka ran to his side. “I’m alright, just a bit bummed up, but I can still keep going!” He patted his chest proudly, as he took off flying again, heading straight for Mugendragon.
“Don’t worry, Hackmon, you’re not doing this alone! Bastemon!” yelled Rikka, as a cat-like woman ran past her, jumping up on top of Mugendramon’s head. The large Machine Digimon attempted to shake her off, but she gripped onto its head to keep herself steady. She slammed her left plan down onto its head as purple energy began to form around her palm.
“
Kyūketsu Amethyst!
” Blue energy began to flow from Mugendramon into Bastemon, causing the Ultimate to shake in anger more, throwing off the goddess as she landed on her feet safely. Mugendragon rushed for Bastemon, and slammed his large foot down toward her, but she dodged out of the way of his stomp. Savior Hackmon flew in while Mugendramon was distracted, and extended his large bladed feet out. Connecting them together like a spear, he began to spin around rapidly, flying toward Mugendramon like a powerful drill, and striking the ultimate in the same tear he made earlier, and making the large gash bigger. Mugendramon roared out in rage, his right hand beginning to flow green.
“
MUGEN HAND!
” He struck the spinning Savior Hackmon; knocking him away toward Ritsuka, Rikka, and Mash.
“You alright, Hackmon?!” asked Ritsuka.
“Fine! But, I forgot how strong Mugendramons are! It’ll take a lot to fully take him down, even with just Bastemon and I!”
“Well, it’s a good thing Fuji and I can summon back up!” said Rikka.
Her and Ritsuka both held out their right hands as their command seals began to shine. A burst of light formed around the five, as El-Melloi, Koyanskaya of Light, PassionLip, and Xiang Yu, all materialized before them.
“My Masters, how may we be of help to you both?” asked Xiang Yu, unsheathing his various blades, ready for combat.
“We’ve got an Ultimate Level Digimon we’re dealing with! We need you guys to help, Savior Hackmon, Bastemon, and Mash take him out!” said Ritsuka.
“Be careful though! Mugendramon’s one tough bastard! Xiang Yu, Passionlip, Mash, you three help Savior Hackmon and Bastemon up close and personal!” command Rikka.
“El-Melloi, you and Koyan are on support! Keep everyone strengthened and attack from afar if you need to!” command Ritsuka.
Koyanskaya summoned her Rifle as she loaded a magazine into it. “If it’s a bit of long range you need, I’m the woman for the job~”
“Allow me to give you a vantage point then.” El-Melloi pulled out his fan as he summoned a large stone pillar from underneath Koyaskaya. The Assassin held onto the pillar as it rose high into the air, giving her a good sniper viewpoint of the battlefield. PassionLip jumped onto Xiang Yu’s back as the Berserker ran off toward Mugendramon. He began to spin his torso around like a top as Mugendramon covered his face to block the oncoming attack, receiving large tears and gashes into his hands. PassionLip jumped off Xiang Yu’s back as she fired off one of her fists at Mugendramon, knocking the large machine beast down onto its knee. Still hot on his assault, Xiang Yu began to channel a large plume of green lighting around himself, before letting off a powerful discharge that disoriented Mugendragmon, and began to make him short circuit.
Furious from the assault on two fronts, Mugendramon opened up his chassis and fired two missiles directly into Xiang Yu, knocking the Berserker a few feet away. The Ultimate turned to face PassionLip and held out its left claw.
“
BOOSTER CLAW!
”
It fired its left claw at PassionLip, as she tried to catch and hold it back using her own, only to get knocked back into the grid like wall. Several gunshots rang out as Mugendragmon was struck in the head, chest, and tail by bullets. He looked up to see Koyanskaya perched on the large stone pillar, assaulting him with gunfire after gunfire. He aimed his twin cannons for the pillar, but Savior Hackmon flew in and kicked him square in the jaw, making the Ultimate stumble back.
“Resist Raid!” yelled Savior Hackmon, as he once again struck Mugendramon with his bladed feet, tearing into his chest more, and leaving another large gash. Enraged, Mugendramon held up its palm as it fired off a Mugen Hand blast at Savior Hackmon, but he dodged out of the way of the beams; charging up fire within his mouth, and shooting another volley of fireballs down upon the Ultimate.
Xiang Yu once again channeled energy into his body, as he fired off a ray of green homing beams toward Mugendramon, each striking the mechanical beast, or blowing up next to him.
“Bastemon, help distract him!” yelled Rikka.
The Cat Goddess nodded as she ran behind Mugendramon, and jumped onto its back, and began to slash at its large cannons, and the wiring that held them in place. Mugendramon roared out in pain, as it tried to shake off Bastemon again; jumping up high to land on his back and crush her. Bastemon managed to leap off of him, as he came crashing down, and quickly got back up, staring at her dead-eyed, as it held up its hand to use Mugen Hand once more.
“
Helter Skelter!
”
Bastemon began to sway her hips around, shaking them in a hypnotic and sensual manner. She stepped closer to Mugendramon as she did her dance, turning and twirling her body around, showing the machine every vibrant, energetic, and exotic move she made. Mugendramon stopped charging his attack, as he was taken aback by the dazzling and hypnotic dance before him. Koyanskaya chuckled to herself as she watched the scene unfold.
“I guess even a machine can get excited by something.” she joked. She aimed down for one of Mugendramon’s cannons, and fired a shot into it, making the cannon explode from the inside, damaging it. Mugendramon let out an ear piercing scream as he stumbled back in pain. PassionLip took this chance to run behind Mugendramon, and grab it by the head with her left claw, and slam his face first into the ground, damaging his metallic face. He swatted PassionLip away as he opened his chest chassis again, firing off a barrage of missiles at the group.
“Senpais, look out!” yelled Mash, as she grabbed Ritsuka and Rikka and jumped them out of the way of the missile barrage. Wind began to build up around Xiang Yu as the missiles all flew past or were deflected by an invisible force that protected him from harm. PassionLip began to flow a golden light, and tanked many of the missiles, each doing no damage to her. Several of the missiles struck the tower Koyanskaya was on, as she quicked jumped from it, as it crumbled down. Savior Hackmon flew by to catch her as she fell, landing her next to El-Melloi.
“This thing’s tough, even after all you’ve lot done to it.” said an annoyed El-Melloi.
“Then we’ll have to aim for more vital parts of him! Mash, PassionLip, keep Mugendramon trained on you two! Koyan, Melloi, buff up Hackmon and Xiang Yu! You two focus on striking any vital parts of Mugendramon’s body!” command Ritsuka.
With a flick of his wrist, El-Melloi began to channel magic into Xiang Yu and Savior Hackmon, increasing their strength, while Koyanskaya did the same after him. Mash and PassionLip ran for the recovering Mugendramon, as they both began to shine bright red light. Mugendramon felt his attention being drawn to the two women as he roared furiously, charging up his remaining working Booster Cannon, and firing a powerful beam at Mash. She blocked the first attack with her shield easily, and dodged out of the way of the second attack. PassionLip fired both her fists at Mugendramon, and drew his attention toward her, making the mechanical run after her, attempting to hit her with his large claws.
“Bastemon, Koyan, aim for the joints in his legs!” command Rikka.
“The joints in his legs… Oh! Then that gives me an idea!” Koyanskaya took out a few bundles of C4, and she tossed them toward Bastemon. “Try and plant these on Big Boy’s legs. These should do more than enough to damage his little legs.”
“Oooh, I’m always a fan of explosives!” Bastemon took the explosives and ran for Mugendramon as he was continuing his assault against PassionLip. She planted several of the C4’s on both his legs, and ran back to the group, as Koyanskaya took out the switch for the explosives.
“Care to do the honors, fellow Goddess?” she asked, holding up the detonator to Bastemon.
“My pleasure!” She pressed the activation switch on the detonator, and several explosions erupted around Mugendramon’s waist, causing the Ultimate to drop down to his knees, roaring in pain and frustration. Using this chance, Savior Hackmon and Xiang Yu rushed for Mugendramon; Xiang Yu slashing the beast with each of his blades, tearing into his metallic body, and tearing out wiring and metal plating. Savior Hackmon held up his arms high, the blades on his wrist, and his tail all glowing red with power.
“
Trident Saber!!
”
He rushes at Mugendramon and slices off his remaining cannon, before turning to stab, slice, and tear into his metallic hide, ripping out plating, bolts, and wires with each tear. Mash takes her shield and throws it like a boomerang, striking Mugedramon in the face as it gets stuck in his forehead. PassionLip jumps for Mash’s shield, and hangs from it as it dangles from Mugendramon’s face. Using it as a hold, she begins punching the Ultimate in the face several times, before pulling the shield out, and slamming it down onto Mugedramon’s head, leaving a large dent on the forehead.
Mugendramon let out a mighty roar, as his body began to spark and glow a bright red, the area beginning to shake and rumble as a loud beeping came from Mugendramon.
“Shit! He’s going to self-destruct!” yelled Ritsuka.
“Not on my watch.” El-Melloi pulled out his fan as he began to chant and channel energy around himself. “This is the ultimate formation of the Great Tactician,
Unreturning Formation
. Break it if you can.” Large pillars fall from the sky as they circle around Mugendramon, containing him within them. Magical energy surges from the pillars as they strike and stop the mechanical beast from his attempted self-destruct. He felt his body grow weaker as he struggled to continue standing up, his power slowly draining from him.
“Good work Melloi! Hackmon, Xiang Yu, finish him!”
Xiang Yu began to charge for Mugendramon, wind building up around him. “I am no conqueror... I was but a cog used in my time to clear the way for history.” As he runs for the Ultimate, Savior Hackmon flies right beside him, helping build up the wind pressure as his arm wrist blades began to shine red. The two rush toward Mugendramon, and encase him within a large tornado, as he was tossed, and thrashed about inside it. Near the peak of the tornado, Xiang Yu and Savior Hackmon raised their blades up high as they flew down toward Mugendramon.
“Thus...I will oppose it all! My only purpose is to thrash the enemy!”
The two crashed down upon Mugendramon, slicing through the Ultimate Digimon, and tearing it in half down the middle. Mugendramon let out one final roar as it began to fade into data and vanish. Savior Hackmon and Bastemon both absorb the data into themselves, adding it to their growing power. Ritsuka leans over as he breathes in a sigh of relief.
“Goddamn… That was a close one…” he said, Rikka patting him on the back. “You alright babe?” he asked.
“I should be asking you that.” She let out a giggle as everyone gathered around the two of them. “You guys were all amazing! Good work everyone!” she said jubilantly.
“Yeah, we owe you all a ton for helping us.” said Ritsuka.
“Well, we can’t have the three of you getting killed, now can we?” said El-Melloi; lighting up a new cigarette.
“Tis a pity I wouldn’t examine that machine… I bet it would work wonders as a new NFF weapon!” said Koyanskaya.
“The last thing we all need is you gaining control of an Ultimate Level Digimon.” Deadpanned Rikka. She turned to Bastemon, who bent down next to her, and gave her a pat on the head. “Good work out there.”
“Hehe, glad you enjoyed the show, Rikka~” said Bastemon, as she purred from the head pats.
“Feeling alright, Hackmon?” asked Ritsuka, as Savior Hackmon bent down next to him.
“A bit sore, but absorbing Mugendramon’s data energized me up good! I’m ready for whatever else comes our way!” He said proudly. Ritsuka chucked to himself as he patted Savior Hackmon on the leg.
“Just don’t overdo it okay?”
Savior Hackmon nodded as he began to glow a blinding white light and shrink down in size. Bastemon began to shine white as well, growing smaller. The two soon stopped glowing as they reverted to their Rookie level forms.
“Man… I feel exhausted now…” said Hackmon, as he slumped on the floor tired. Ritsuka sighed as he picked up his partner. Rikka picked up Plotmon and pet her gently.
“Let’s get you two home so you can rest. You all earned yourselves a big reward when we get back!” said Rikka.
“W-Will you make us your curry again…?!” asked PassionLip
“Mmm… Has been a while since you two cooked for any of us. I wouldn’t mind that myself.” said El Melloi.
“Well, if that’s what you guys want, then Tachi and I would be more than happy to make you some!” said Ritsuka.
“Then you’ll have to make an extra plate for my wife then. She’d get upset if I didn’t invite her…” said Xiang Yu.
“Right… Sure, we’ll make some for Paisen as well.” said Rikka.
“Welcome back everyone! How did your trip to the Digital World go?” asked Da Vinci
“Oh it went alright, Da Vinci. We had to fight an Ultimate Level digimon, but Fujimaru-Senpai and Tachibana-senpai came up with good strategies to deal with it.” said Mash.
“Hey, you and everyone did all the heavy lifting against Mugendramon. You guys deserve the biggest credit.” said Ritsuka.
“Well, I’m glad you all came back safely. Ritsuka, Rikka, Goredolf wants to speak to the two of you once you’ve both rested up a bit. Seems it has something to do with a message we received from Jijimon.” said Da Vinci.
“Wait, Jijimon sent a message,” asked Rikka, “When? Was it while we were gone?”
“It came a few hours ago. He hasn’t told me what was in it, but it seemed urgent enough to warrant telling you both as soon as you got back.”
“Hmm… We’ll check in with him a little later. We kinda promised the others some curry as a thank you for their help.” said Ritsuka.
“Oooh, mind if I joined you all?! I haven’t had any of you twos’ curry in forever!” said Da Vinci, excited and drooling from the prospect of getting to eat some curry.
“Hehe, sure thing Vinci. Plotmon, wants some curry?” asked Rikka.
“You bet I do! Can you make mine with Digi Mushrooms too?” she asked.
“Sure thing. We still have some saved in the storage. Mainly cause a certain someone doesn’t eat his veggies…” said Ritsuka, eyeing down Hackmon.
“I hate how they taste, okay…?” whined Hackmon. The group made their way out of the command room; Hackmon piping up, “Say, how long do you think it’ll be before we can transform into Megas?”
Ritsuka thought for a moment, recounting how long it took for the two Digimon to transform into their Champion and Ultimate forms. “Well… hard to really say how long it’ll take. It took our battle against Altera for the two of you to become Champions, and our battle against Tiamat for you two to become Ultimates…”
“Your Ultimate forms have been plenty helpful for a long while now. I mean, you two, Cú, and Merlin took care of Kama pretty easily when we faced her,” said Rikka.
“Yeah but… What if it won’t be enough eventually?” asked Plotmon.
“Y-Yeah! I mean, we’re strong, but we still need the help of the Servants for some battles! Heck, I doubt we could have beaten Mugendramon without Mash and the others helping us!” said Hackmon.
“Hackmon, you and Plotmon both are plenty strong. When Chaldea was attacked, and I was unable to fight and protect my Senpais, the two of you were able to fight off the Oprichnik and help us all get to safety! The both of you are just as strong as us Servants are.” said Mash.
“I just don’t wanna mess up, and get you all hurt, or worse…” said Hackmon. Ritsuka bent down and patted his partner on the head gently.
“Don’t worry, everything will be okay, I promise.”
“Ritsuka…”
“Fuji and I have faith in you all. Whether it be you and Plotmon, or any of the Servants, we entrust our lives to you guys ten-fold.” Said Rikka, as she took Plotmon off her shoulder, and hugged her tight.
“Rikka…” Plotmon nuzzled into her Tamer, feeling comfortable and safe in her arms.
“Come on, let’s go have some lunch. That’ll cheer the two of you up.” said Ritsuka.
“Yeah! I’m starving!” cheered Hackmon; running down toward the Cafeteria excitedly.