"Lemme go!" DemiDevimon yelled as he struggled against the powerful grip of the Veedramon policeman who was bringing him over to the police car. "I am the Lord of Wrath... and I'm gonna burn all of you down to ashes, as soon as I reach my Mega level again!"
"You better be still now, kid!" the Veedramon grumbled. "You're lucky that you're still a minor in the eyes in the human law... would all of this have happened in the Digital World, you would have been deleted on the spot!"
Betamon was far more calmer than his accomplice, but there was also a deep frown on his face.
"Just you wait until Barbamon comes back! You're nothing but flies in his eyes!"
"Hah!" a human police officer snorted as Betamon was pushed into the car by a Centarumon. "Your boss turned tail and ran as soon as he realized that he was outnumbered! I doubt he'll come to get you out of trouble, my boy."
"Just you wait..." Betamon grumbled. "Just you all wait..."
Takato looked at Reppamon with worry as they, along with most of the other Tamers and their parents, watched how the two Demon Lord Rookies were being hauled off.
"Will you be able to handle them? We know that Betamon was able to use his Leviamon powers as a Rookie..."
"Don't worry, Takato!" Mie smiled and put a clawed hand on her son's shoulder. "They both seem to have lost much of their powers, and they can't digivolve anymore..."
"Besides," Reppamon grinned. "We're bringing them to a foster home for... difficult children. Trust me, they're in good hands now!"
"Wouldn't their parents have a word about this?" Jeri wondered. "I mean, they are still their children, after all."
"Yes, but this is a very delicate situation, Jeri," her father grumbled. "Their plans and powers threatened both the Digital World as well as the human world. They can't be allowed to just go back home like that."
"Still, our main concern is Barbamon," Reppadmon said with a frown. "And Yamacus, too... we managed to capture most of his troops, but who knows where he and his two assistants have vanished to... And Riley still was in cahoots with the Demon Lords, we can't forget that."
Takato and his friends looked at each other uneasily. They knew that Yamacus was one of the game's victims, how could they explain to the authorities that he couldn't be completely blamed for what happened? Besides, they couldn't really tell where he or Alice's mercenary group had vanished to, as they had no chance to speak to Rika in private yet, the last one who was with them.
"I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE MY FATHER!" Rika's powerful voice suddenly yelled from in-between the trees, where she and Renamon were talking to their father. "YOU CAN'T JUST WALK INTO MY LIFE AND TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
Terriermon winced as he rubbed his sensitive ears. "Yup, they're still at it..."
"Rika, you are my daughter... OF COURSE I'm worried about you? Do you honestly believe that I'm just gonna watch how you and Renamon are going to risk your lives?"
"WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN WHAT I DID UNTIL RECENTLY!" Rika shouted back at him.
"Rika, please settle down..." Renamon tried to calm her sister. "And father... I really have to take Rika's side in this one, you know? Why weren't you interested in our lives earlier? Why do you show up just now?"
"I didn't have the time, okay?" Taomon grumbled. "But can you imagine how it was for me when I found out that my two daughters were fighting an entity which mere presence frightened the Sovereigns themselves? And now you want to do it again... Renamon, that's just madness!"
"Why? Just because we are younger?"
"Well, that's one reason," Taomon said grimly. "If you would just stay at home and leave these problems to the police and..."
"HELLO?" Rika yelled again. "Renamon could easily wipe the floor with you in her Mega form, DAD!"
Renamon cringed. "Rika, please..."
Sheperdmon sighed. "Doesn't look like they're gonna stop this very soon... Mie, can you take the kids home? I believe I have to stop Roshi from making a huge mistake... Harmony, can you please tell your father I won't be able to make dinner tonight?"
"Um, sure thing, Mom!" Harmony muttered.
Janyu Wong sighed as he came back home from work. "What a day..." he mumbled.
"Hey Dad!" his oldest daughter Jaarin smiled as she saw him come in. "Rough day?"
"You have no idea..." Janyu sighed and let himself fall down on the sofa.
Suzie came running into the living room, clinging to a wriggling object that was covered with frills. It was also much bigger than Suzie herself.
"Lookie, Daddy! Lopmon has a new dress!"
"That's fine, honey..." Janyu murmured.
Lopmon wanted to say anything, but the pacifier in her mouth prevented her from uttering a single clear word.
'Oh, Sovereigns help me...' she desperately thought. 'Give me strength to endure this ordeal...'
Suzie put her life-size Lopmon doll next to her on the sofa and looked at her father's face with concern. "Daddy, are you tired?"
Janyu smiled and ruffled Suzie's hair. "I'm gonna be fine, just let Daddy rest for now, okay?"
"Okay, Daddy!" Suzie smiled and gave him a hug. "I love you!"
Janyu smiled. "I love you too... Oh, and Suzie?"
"Yeah?"
He chuckled. "Please take the pacifier out of Lopmon's mouth. She looks like she's barely able to breathe."
"Awww... well, okay!"
Lopmon gasped when the tormenting device had finally left her mouth. "Aaaah, I thank you for your kind assistance, Mr. Wong. Now can I please take this dress off, Suzie?"
"I dunno..." Jaarin grinned. "I think you're looking cute in it, girl!"
Lopmon stared at her sullenly. Janyu had to suppress a snicker, while Suzie and Jaarin giggled uncontrollably.
A loud and sudden sigh coming from the door startled all of them.
"Looking at this made me wish grandpa was still around," a female voice said, a voice that was eerily familiar to Janyu.
He turned around. "A-alice?"
The blonde, blue-furred Gaomon smirked as she gestured at the open door behind her. "You should really close your door behind you, you never know who might barge in."
Jaarin and Suzie looked at each other in confusion, while Lopmon narrowed her eyes.
But Janyu simply smiled. "Well, this is a surprise... I haven't seen you since your grandfather's funeral. How are you doing?"
"Well, I'm currently dealing with some family trouble, you know, the usual stuff..." she smirked.
With a more serious face, she then looked at the last of the Deva. "Lopmon... right? We have to talk!"
Lopmon looked at her in bewilderment.
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