The MAGNADRAMON'S GLORY was floating over the park, its massive shape casting a dark cloud over the trees, and even though they knew that the massive battleship was manned by Angel Digimon, and armed with weapons of cleansing, the people living in the surrounding apartment blocks looked out of their windows with worry.
On the flagship's bridge, Mie was standing behind d'Arcmon. Her tail was swishing around nervously.
"I hope you're happy," she grumbled. "Your little fleet has caused disturbances in the whole town. People are afraid, activists for children's rights are condemning our actions and the politicians are mad as heck because the Sovereigns haven't informed them about this act... or even asked for admission."
"This does not concern them," the angelic general proclaimed. "This is about capturing a terrorist from the Digital World, a terrorist of the danger level A. This threat justifies a military operation. Besides, it wasn't me who made this decision, it was Magnadramon herself."
"And the only reason I don't go up there and kick her holy butt is that she is a mother herself. I still can't see why she would allow this, though... giving a mother the order to take down her child..."
"It's not like I'm going to kill Ai," d'Arcmon growled. "The holy rays will purge her body from the evil influence of Lucemon. And it was me who volunteered for this mission. Magnadramon even asked me if I wanted to sit this mission out."
"I still think this plan is crazy..." Compsomon grumbled. "Remember, I'm only here because I want to make sure that you and your bunch of devoted zealots don't get carried away and do something stupid."
"And because Zhuqiaomon ordered you to help us," d'Arcmon added with a dark glare.
"No, not really," Mie said, shaking her saurian head. "I couldn't care less about what old feather-butt thinks."
"Compsomon!" d'Arcmon hissed. "That's blasphemy!"
"So? We're not in the Digital World, d'Arcmon! And I am a citizen of Japan now. I make my own decisions. And I decided that leaving everything to you might be dangerous."
"Do whatever you want," d'Arcmon grumbled. "As long as you don't interfere with our operation..."
"I will even help you in case we are attacked," Compsomon said. "I don't like what Ai and her little angel troupe are doing either. But they are children, d'Arcmon, remember that!"
"I've been there, Mie..." the general whispered. "I have talked to her. Can't you imagine how I must have felt? I couldn't sense Ai in her. Her voice was unlike everything my little angel would have said... only Lucemon remains. I must save her, Mie!"
Mie stayed quiet for a while. "Listen, I can understand you, I might even do the same in your situation... heck, I would kill to make sure that Takato and Guilmon are safe. And not just because it's a saurian instinct. But I still say that employing the fleet is over the top."
"We will see, Compsomon..." d'Arcmon whispered. "We will see."
One of the TinyAngemon fluttered down in front of Ai's throne. "Yo, Ai!" he said while saluting. "The big battleship's directly above us. I swear, that thing's bigger than my dad's truck..."
"Are they doing anything yet?" Ai asked.
The boy shook his head. "No, they're doing nothing. Maybe they're waiting..."
"Then we will wait, too," Ai smiled and leaned back. "I will be fair and give mother the first turn."
"Um... Ai, I wouldn't say that this is a game..." one of the older ChibiAngewomons stated.
Ai glared at the girl with fiery eyes. Meekly, the girl stepped back and wrapped her wings around herself.
"This is a game," Ai proclaimed with a smirk. "A game of hide and seek. We have to stay hidden until they've found us. Only that we won't run away."
She turned to face Manami. "Have you brought the volunteers?"
Manami nodded. "Yeah, they're all waiting outside."
Ai smiled. "Good. You stay here and proceed with the plan. I will go and talk to them."
She spread her wings and flew out of the throne room. She left her temple, and when she was in front of the entrance (which still looked like Guilmon's old hideout), she gently hovered down until her feet touched the floor.
In front of her, a gang of adult ruffians, thugs and street fighters were waiting. A bulky man with a bald, tattooed head and a leather jacket stepped forth.
"Hey, yer the leader of those shrimps, aren't ya?" he asked.
Ai tilted her head and looked at him queerly. Finally, she nodded.
"Well, yeah, mah boys and I've been thinkin'... we know you and yer little bunch don't exactly like our kind... dats why yer always turnin' others into lil' kids, fuzzy animals and other stuff... and when the other lil' shrimp told us that you'd leave us alone if we help ya, we decided it'd be best if we came... and, well, here we are."
Ai smiled. "You are all bad men, I hope you know that."
No response came. The burglars, robbers, thieves and hijackers all looked at the ground and into the air, but not at the little angel in front of them. It was pretty distressing for them, but they were afraid of the little girl.
Ai glared at them. "I SAID: I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT!" she thundered.
Mortified, the criminals fell to their knees and bowed their heads. "We know, we know!" they chorused.
Ai giggled. "That's better... now, I'm just doing this because I feel generous, and I need some help... and you are willing to help me, aren't you?"
"O-of course!" the bald man was quick to respond.
"Very well... than it's settled. You will be my new, special squadron against the Heavenly Fleet of my mother."
"Um... us? Against dat thing?" the man asked in disbelief.
"Of course you will have to change before you could take on a heavenly battleship," Ai smirked. "So be... PREPARED!"
She shouted the last word, spreading her arms and wings to their fullest span, and showering the criminals with a barrage of bright beams that were projected from her whole body.
The hoodlums cried out when the light hit their bodies and fell to the ground, their bodies twitching in agony. And then, slowly, their bodies began to expand...
"We have waited long enough," d'Arcmon said. "I will now make my announcement."
"You do that..." Mie grumbled, having a very bad feeling about the whole situation.
d'Arcmon walked up to the speaker in front of her. "Attention, members of the Lucemon cult... your time is at hand. You have been warned multiple times, but now our patience has worn thin. What we are now doing is to your own good..."
"General!" a MagnaAngemon shouted. "Look!"
d'Arcmon and Mie gasped when they saw the six massive shapes that came rising from underneath the trees. They were almost as big as the MAGNADRAMON'S GLORY itself, and armed to the teeth with cannons. The metal spikes that were attached to their front were aimed at the Heavenly Fleet menacingly. Small, mechanical arms were attached to their giant form, and they looked at the flagship with glowing eyes.
"Blimpmon?" Mie shouted when she recognized the blimp-shaped Machine Digimon. "She has a squadron of Blimpmon?"
"How...?" d'Arcmon asked. "How could she have hidden them in the park?"
"d'Arcmon, look!" Mie hissed and gestured at the front Blimpmon. "Up there! Isn't that..."
A tiny, twelve-winged angel had appeared in the skies above the Blimpmon fleet. She landed on top of the biggest Blimpmon with spread wings.
"That's her!" d'Arcmon's crew members shouted nervously. "It's Lucemon!"
Ai smiled and pointed her finger at the MAGNADRAMON'S GLORY.
"Attack," she said... and giggled.
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