Takato looked at Ryo in astonishment. "No way... Ryo, you never told us about that!"
They were all huddled together in a small niche of a subway station. Not many people were coming by, and when somebody did, they were usually ignored.
"I'm sorry..." Ryo said apologetically. "I really should have told you all about this much earlier. But do you now see why I am so concerned? Millenniummon might be the biggest threat I've ever been confronted yet. D-Reaper might be dangerous, but he was nothing against my old foe. The Seven Demon Lords? I don't know if they would be able to beat him, not even when they were at full power."
"I don' get it..." Guilmon scratched his head. "You said Millenimon..."
"Millenniummon!"
"Yeah, right, you said that he and Monodramon somehow merged with each other, creating Cyberdramon, right?"
"That about sums it up," Ryo nodded.
"But if that's true, how could his consciousness break free?" Henry asked.
"The RPG Maker, again..." Rika groaned. "When does that thing finally stop causing problems?"
"But what is he planning?" Jeri wondered. "Where would he go?"
"Ryo, you know him the best," Renamon spoke up. "Can you tell us what his intentions are? What is he going to do?"
"Originally, he wanted to take revenge on his enemies... but in the end, all he was interested in was becoming my Digimon partner."
"That's all?" Jeri wondered. "Well, then his wish is already granted, isn't it? I mean, if he has merged with Monodramon..."
"I'm afraid it isn't easy as that," Ryo sighed. "I don't think he would want to accept Monodramon, now that his own conscience returned. He will probably try to get rid of Monodramon, so he can become my sole Digimon partner."
"And if he manages to achieve that goal..." Henry asked. "What would he want to do next?"
Another shiver ran down Ryo's spine. "I don't really know... but I fear for the worst... We must make sure that he never manages to regain his original body, never!"
Cyberdramon was zooming across the blue sky, hacking and slashing at any cloud that was coming near him. Flocks of sea birds scattered with squawks of surprise when he came past them. Every now and then, the Ultimate Digimon was giving off shrill roars and hisses.
Finally, he landed on a small, rocky cliff that was reaching out of the waters of the sea. It was a pretty desolate cliff, with just enough space for him. In the distance, he could see the outline of Okinawa Island.
Cyberdramon flailed around when a sharp pain jolted through his head. He grasped his skull and flailed around with his tail and wings. "Get out of my head!" he yelled. "Get out! I'm on my own! I'm strong enough... I DON'T NEED YOU!"
He sank down to his knees and slammed his fists down on the rocks surface with a force that made tiny shards of stone fly in all directions. His legs twitched and the mighty claws on his feet were digging themselves deep into the cliff.
Finally, he stopped flailing and an evil grin appeared on his face. He chuckled madly. "Well, if you don't want to get out, I'll have to drive you out, my precious little thing... Ryo will be my own partner! I'll make sure he won't get corrupted by your evil influence!"
Suddenly, he heard a splash coming from the water, followed by several more splashes. He jumped to his feet and slowly turned around, his claws twitching nervously.
Ebidramon. At least two dozens of them. And they had surrounded him.
And then, an especially big spout of water was rising up in front of him, as a bigger Digimon rose up from the depths, riding on the water spout. It was a beautiful female with a fishtail, but on her head, she wore a pirate hat. She was also grasping a huge anchor with a heavy chain attached to it.
Cyberdramon growled. "A Mermaimon..." he grumbled. "Pirate scum..."
"Arrr, mateys!" she shouted. "What do we have here? Looks like some lazy landlubber invaded in our territory." She hefted the anchor with a grin. "Well, since he isn't a human boat we could plunder, we'll have to settle for his digital code... Attack him!"
On her command, the Ebidramon jumped out of the water and lunged at Cyberdramon, all of them at once. Cyberdramon welcomed them with a mighty roar, then he jumped into the fray with glistening claws.
"I got him, cap'n!" an Ebidramon shouted, as the giant lobster Digimon tried to snap at the cyborg dragon with his pincers. But Cyberdramon stopped the attack with both hands. Ebidramon was surprised that somebody was able to stop his attack, then he tried to close his pincers. It was impossible, Cyberdramon's strength was just far too great.
With a yell, Cyberdramon threw his opponent to the side, where he crashed into one of his crewmates.
"DESOLATION CLAW!" A green beam flew from Cyberdramon's hands, turning the two crustaceans into particles of data, which got instantly absorbed by the rampaging Ultimate.
"He got Mel and Bob!" another Ebidramon yelled angrily. "Now he's gonna get it! Twin Scissors!"
"Ridiculous..." Cyberdramon growled as he deflected both attacks with the metal armor that surrounded his arms. With an angry hiss, he jumped at the remaining Ebidramon and tore into them.
Within minutes, nothing was left of the pirate lobsters.
Mermaimon was surprised. She grasped her anchor angrily. "How dare you oppose me?" she yelled. "We've been the terrors of this part of the Japanese Sea for several months now, and I won't let my reign be ended by a trouble maker like you."
With a jet of water, she propelled herself at the seemingly unsuspecting dragon Digimon from behind. But Cyberdramon was more than prepared for her attack.
"Useless..." he snarled as he parried her blow. "With all your might, you could never hope to defeat me. I am the future and the past of the Digital World... am am what was and what will be. What are you? You are NOTHING!"
"Big talk, sugar!" Mermaimon grimaced. "Let's see how loud-mouthed you'll be after I finished with you... NORTHERN CROSS BOMBER!"
She twirled her chain through the air and threw the anchor right at her opponent. Cyberdramon waited for the right moment... then he dodged the heavy projectile and grabbed the long chain.
"What?" Mermaimon gasped.
Cyberdramon smirked. "I warned you, now you shall suffer the consequences, woman!" He yanked at her chain forcefully, which sent her flying towards him. With a swift move, he wrapped the chain around its owner, then he started swinging the bound Mermaimon through the air.
"Lemme go!" the aquatic female screeched.
Cyberdramon just laughed. "This... is your end!" he shouted. flew up into the air, reached back and slammed his opponent right into the rocks.
Mermaimon groaned with pain and tried to get up from the crater she was now lying in, but she didn't have the strength. When she turned around, Cyberdramon was hovering above her.
He raised his right claw and glared at her. "This... is your end!"
"NO!" she screamed. "No, wait! I... I can help you! Don't delete me, I can be of use to you! Do you need a servant? I control the whole sea between the main island and Okinawa. Or do you need money? We plundered many ships. And if we capture a strong Digimon... it's yours! You can absorb all the data you want! Anything you want, but don't kill me!"
Cyberdramon lowered his hand. While he had no interest in the things she offered him, she could be useful.
"Were those Ebidramon I deleted all the members of your little pirate crew?" he asked.
"Oh no!" she quickly said. "There are many more! Just give me an order, and I'll call them!" She already put her fingers to her mouth, as if she was going to whistle.
"That won't be necessary right now," Cyberdramon grumbled. "But I want you and every single Digimon that is in your service to obey me, and only me!"
"Oh y-yes, of course!" Mermaimon stuttered and threw herself down in front of him. "How may the South Pirates be of service, my lord?"
"I have enemies," Cyberdramon explained. "Humans and Digimon... and I don't want them to follow me."
He gazed over to where Okinawa was. "I'll make that island my new residence. I need to ponder something... and I don't want to be disturbed. Should anyone come close to this island, across the waters, may it be a human boat or a swimming Digimon, stop them! Don't let me down, and I won't have a reason to kill you!"
"Right away, my lord!" Mermaimon said as she bowed down again. "You can count on us, we will instantly create a blockade around the island. We'll sink any boat that approaches, and we'll kill any Digimon that dares to come into our territory! But I'm afraid we won't be able to do much against flying Digimon or human aircraft..."
"Yes, I am aware of that... maybe I'll find some air troops..." Cyberdramon murmured. "For now, you'll have to do! I will go now. Do your duties... and stay off the island! If I need you for anything else, I'll come to you. Disturb me during my meditation, and I'm gonna kill you!"
Mermaimon paled. "O... of course not! We'll leave you in peace!"
"I hope so... for YOUR sake, wench!" And Cyberdramon turned around and flew towards Okinawa.
The female pirate captain collapsed on the cliff and whimpered. "What did I do to deserve this?" she whined.
Cyberdramon was steadily approaching the island. He could smell the humans that were living there.
"Maybe I'll make them my servants..." he chuckled. "Maybe I'll kill them, time will tell. It all depends on Ryo. But he'll come... he'll come..."
Then, a sharp pain shot through his head again. "Meddling little brat..." he growled. "Stay out of my thoughts! I swear, as soon as I'll find a way of getting you out of this body, I'm gonna kill you personally!"
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