"Aura Sphere!" Ceratomon shouted as he finished off the last Ebidramon that had tried to climb aboard. With a strangled yell, it fell back into the ocean.
"We're almost there!" Kitsumon shouted over the engine's noise. "There's the shore!" And she gestured ahead to Okinawa, which was getting closer and closer.
"Look out, or we're gonna crash!" Dachsmon shouted with a frightened yelp.
But suddenly, just before they reached the shore, something unpredictable happened:
The water in front of the Mobilus seemed to explode, and a huge wave shot up above them.
"Hit the brake!" BlueCeratomon yelled. "Hit the brake!"
Rika sharply turned around the boat and managed to evade crashing into the wave, but then, suddenly, the engine died down.
"Oh crap..." she said into the silence as the engine only gave out a few sputters and then went silent.
Everyone expected the enormous wave to come crashing down at them every minute, but to their surprises, it stayed aloft, and only a few trickles of water came dropping down.
And then, Mermaimon appeared on top of the wave, swinging around her anchor and laughing down at them. "So you thought you could just make short work of my crew and enter my master's domain? Think again, landlubbers! For what you did to my crewmates, I'm gonna turn all of you into food for the fishes! You scurvy rats!"
"Why don't you come down here and say that to my face?" Gargomon shouted and angrily waved around his guns.
Mermaimon smirked. "Gladly..." And with a wave of her hand, the wave that was still hovering above their heads suddenly came crashing down.
"Brace yourselves!" Ryo shouted, and everyone tried holding on to something. When the torrent of water came splashing down on them, it forced nearly everyone of them down to the floor. Only BlueCeratomon remained standing.
Kitsumon spit out some seawater. "Damn, now I'm all soggy..."
"Just wait until she finds out how much wet fur can stink..." Gargomon grumbled.
Then Cubmon looked at her blue, saurian teammate and said: "Takato, how did you manage to keep standing?"
He responded with a cocky grin and showed her his left wrist. "Blue Bracelet of 50% Water Resistance! Made this tidal wave feel like a mere splash in the face."
"I can't believe this!" Kitsumon groaned. "Where did you get this thing?"
"I bought it back at that merchant's place in Hypnos Fortress, remember?" BlueCeratomon smirked. "It was a steep price, but it certainly came in handy!"
"Prepare to be keelhauled!" Mermaimon shouted from in front of their boat, where she was hovering on a spout of water. She then took aim with her anchor.
"Not today, Captain Codfish!" BlueCeratomon shouted.
"BLUE CERATOMON DIGIVOLVE TO... BARIOMON!" And with the usual lightshow, the small humanoid turned into the huge, sleek form he had already battled BioThunderbirmon in.
Cubmon looked over to where Barimon was standing in the shallow waters around the boat. "How did he get out of the boat while digivolving?" she wondered.
"We have no time to answer that question," Harmony shouted as she came back to her feet. "We have to help him!"
And everyone nodded as they got ready to digivolve as well.
"I won't let you do this!" Mermaimon yelled and threw her anchor at them.
"Not so fast!" Gargomon shouted back and fired his guns. "Gargo Pellets!" And his shots hit the incoming anchor, bouncing it away from the boat.
"Cubmon digivolve to... Nalamon!"
"Ceratomon digivolve to... Megalomon!"
"Kitsumon digivolve to... Kitsunemon!"
"Dachsmon digivolve to... Canismon!"
Brawlmon looked down at herself and sighed. "Looks like I have to use this Rookie form a bit more often before I can digivole further..."
Meanwhile, in Harmony's mind, Henry felt like swooning when he saw all of his friend's new Digimon forms... including the curvaceous form of his own, female self. He tried very hard to ignore the feeling of how her breasts were pushing against the tight shirt. It irritated him so much that he wasn't even too surprised to see Rika on four legs.
"FLARE BLASTER!" Kitsunemon shouted as she jumped up into the air and fired a stream of blue fox-fire out of her muzzle. Mermaimon summoned a wall of water that protected her. "Not fast enough, foxy!" she laughed. "Now it's my turn... POISON STING!"
And a spray of sharp needles came flying through the air, heading straight for Kitsunemon.
"Look out, Rika!" Nalamon yelled as she dove in front of her friend. The poisoned barbs hit her in the back and made her shout of with pain.
"Jeri!" Bariomon shouted with outrage. "Now you've done it, fishy... you made me MAD!"
And while he, accompanied by his red-scaled brother, attacked the Ultra Digimon, Kitsunemon and Canismon leapt over to where their friend's body was lying in the shallow water. Nalamon was twitching with agony, while purple veins were visible all over her back and arms.
"What... what happened to her?" Kitsunemon asked with worry.
"Looks like those bastard's attack has poisoned her..." Canismon grumbled. Then she fumbled around with the leather pouch that was hanging from her belt. "Luckily, I bought something from that shop as well..." And she pulled out a transparent spray bottle with a purple fluid inside.
"What's this?" Kitsunemon asked curiously.
"It's a digital antidote," Canismon explained. "It should cure her poisoning in no time..."
"What else did you all buy in that shop without telling me?" Kitsunemon grumbled.
Canismon shook her head. "Really, Rika, you should learn to be prepared for anything... we're in an RPG Adventure now, and in those adventures, you always need healing items and the right equipment."
"All right, all right, I got it!" Kitsunemon snarled. "Now you take care of Nalamon, I need to have a few words with that marine menace..." And she jumped back into the fray.
"Vulcan Punch!" Megalomon just yelled. His fist got surrounded by a fiery aura as he tried to punch through the barrier of water Mermaimon had surrounded herself with.
"Freeze Lance!" Bariomon added his own attack. A spear of ice flew through the air and hit the water wall, instantly freezing it solid.
"Alright, she's frozen!" Bariomon cheered. "Now she can't move!"
"I'll finish her off!" Kitsunemon shouted and jumped at the ice-encased Mermaimon. "SPIRIT CORONA!"
A circle of spiritual energy surrounded her body and flew straight at the frozen villain.
Could Mermaimon have moved her lips, she would have said 'Oh sh...' just before the attack hit her.
The ice shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces, and Mermaimon dissolved into pure data with a shrill scream.
With closed eyes, Barimon, Megalomon and Kitsunemon absorbed the data into their bodies.
"Whew, that was a rush!" Bariomon said after reopening his eyes. "That feeling overwhelms me every time..."
"Good job, you guys!" Ryo cheered as he jumped down into the shallow water. He then shrunk the Mobilus back into its pendant form. "Now it's time to search for Cyberdramon!"
Kitsunemon waded through the water and walked back to Nalamon, who just opened her eyes.
The lioness groaned. "What... what hit me?"
"A barrage of poisoned needles hit you, you dummy!" Canismon smiled down at her. "Try not to do that anymore, okay? Or do you have to be the center of attention all the time?"
"Jeri..." Kitsunemon said. "Thank you for helping me back there!"
Nalamon smiled. "Hey, that's what teammates and friends are for, right? Let's just take this as a lesson, everyone of us. "I'll be careful not to act on instinct right away..."
"And I'll make sure to buy more items at the next shop," Kitsunemon sighed. "Okay, okay!"
"Um... guys?" Brawlmon called them. "I don't want to bother you, but... we've got company!"
They all waded out of the water and stepped onto the beach, while a procession of humans and Digimon approached them. While a few of them carried weapons, they didn't seem to act hostile towards them. Still, Ryo decided it was the best to stay on guard.
A woman who was dressed in a kimono stepped forth and bowed. "Welcome to Millennium Island, the former Okinawa, and congratulations on making it thus far! Our emperor has asked for your presence at his palace... may we ask you to come with us?"
Bariomon and Megalomon exchanged confused glances, while Brawlmon carefully watched their welcoming committee. While the humans probably would not be a problem, the Digimon could. It was then that she noticed the strange, empty glance in their eyes, as if they were staring into an empty space.
In Takato's case, he would be very shocked if he recognized the woman who lead the group... but as he was now under the effects of the RPG Maker as well, he did not remember her.
Back at Ryo's computer, Kei stared at the event that was placed at the Okinawa beach with wide eyes. And she was certain that it wasn't her who placed it there.
Her hands trembled when she saw the name that was standing next to the tiny, pixelated avatar of the kimono-clad woman that was standing in front of the group.
A single tear trickled down her face. "M-m-mom...?" she whispered in a shaky voice.
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