Followed by Alice and her two companions, the 'replacement Hybrid Tamers' ran back into the big cave, where the rest of the rebels was busy repairing the security doors and guarding the weak children, Rookies and In-Training Digimon from any intruding enemies.
"Okay, where's that tunnel those bastards dug?" Alice growled. "Time to chase them back into their lava!"
"Over there!" Romi shouted and gestured at a hole in the wall, which was guarded by several Champion rebels. Whenever a Fire Digimon would show its face, they proceeded to blast the hole with their attacks.
"How are things going?" Alice asked as they stepped next to the defenders.
"Well, we managed to hold them off for now," an Apemon grumbled. "But their supply of troops seems to be endless. Whenever we drive one of these bastards back, the next wave is ready to attack."
"Don't worry, we've got new allies on our side," Alice smirked, gesturing at Romi and her team.
Apemon turned around and took a good look at the 'reinforcements'... and when he saw Yui, his jaw dropped.
"Wh-what? One of those Fire Digimon managed to break through after all!"
"What?" Yui gasped. "Hey, wait a minute, I'm here to help."
"She's not with those other Fire Digimon, Apemon!" Alice explained. "She's on our side. Now, I want you to stay here and protect the base. Ivan, Kouki, you stay with them. Our new friends and I will go and see if we can take out their leader."
"I'm not your friend..." Romi growled. It sounded almost cute.
"Hey, I don't like you either, kid cop, but as long as we're against all these other troublemakers, we have to work together."
"Romi, behave!" Suzie said sternly, again taking on the role of the adult in charge.
"Yes, ma'am..." Romi grumbled.
"Kid cop? I like that name!" Bimon giggled as they all climbed into the hole and ran down the tunnel. "Can I have a cool name, too? How about: 'Danger Kid'?"
"How about: 'I shut up before my sister does something she'll regret Kid?'" Romi said with a glare.
Alice frowned as she saw how the two almost-siblings bickered. "Hey, do you really think it is a good idea to take the boy along?" she asked Turuiemon.
"Alice, if you only knew what this 'boy' has done, you would think differently from him..." Turuiemon sighed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Alice wondered.
"Let's just say that no matter how childish he acts, he is a good fighter," Henry said. "Besides, I think that no matter what happens, we won't be able to stop him from going after his 'sister'."
"And what about you?" Alice asked. "Can you fight?"
Henry had thought about that, of course. Now that he was in BioCalumon's body, did that mean that he had his abilities as well? Since Bio's body was based off Calumon's, he wasn't exactly a great fighter. Still, what if Henry could make use of BioCalumon's digivolution powers? With the Digital Stabilizer, Takato, Rika and the others had been able to digivolve without BioCalumon's help... but Romi, Suzie and Co. didn't have such a tool. Would they need him to digivolve?
"My brother comes along, like it or not!" Suzie said in a tone that allowed no protest.
"Fine, fine..." Alice grumbled. "Just don't expect me to save him when he gets in trouble... now get ready, everyone, here comes the next wave!"
"Everyone CHAAAARGE!" Gargomon shouted, firing his brand-new guns at the incoming DemiMeramon and FlareRizamon.
"Leave some for me, honey!" Turuiemon shouted as she brandished her arm blades and jumped next to her 'husband'.
"Those two make a good couple, don't they?" Yui smirked as she whipped out her own weapon.
"Focus on the battle!" Romi shouted. "And bro, please try not to get yourself killed, okay?"
"You two stay back until we've defeated them," Alice told Suzie and Henry.
"But... but I have a weapon..." Suzie protested weakly. But Alice didn't listen. She had already jumped into the fray, pummeling the Fire Digimon with her fire-proof boxing gloves.
Suzie looked down at her shield. "Henry, I want to help too... why can't I digivolve if I'm a Hybrid?"
Henry wished he could do something to cheer his sister up. If he only could use his new powers to turn her into her Hybrid form... but then again, he still didn't know if he actually had BioCalumon's abilities, and not just his appearance.
SkullMeramon looked up from the newspaper he was reading when several, battered DemiMeramon came floating into his cavern. "Why do you keep disturbing me?" he grumbled. "I'd like to have some peace and quiet, just once a day!"
"S-sorry, boss..." one of the DemiMeramon muttered. "But we have some trouble in the invasion tunnel..."
"What sort of trouble can there be?" SkullMeramon frowned as he stood up from his chair. "It's easy, isn't it? We dig that tunnel, surprise those fools in the cave they call their base and take them out quickly. I don't see any flaws in that plan."
"Well, not really, but... there are a few Digimon that have entered our tunnel... and they are pushing our troops back, fighting their way towards our main tunnel."
"What? They aren't allowed to do that!" SkullMeramon protested, throwing the newspaper into the lava. "Stop them at all costs!"
"Um, yes, boss, that's what we are trying. But they have weapons..."
"Is that supposed to be some sort of excuse?" SkullMeramon asked in a dangerous voice.
"N-no, boss! Of course not!" the DemiMeramon quickly said.
The metal-skinned Fire Digimon nodded as he sat back in his chair. "Good. Now... anything I should know about these attackers?"
"Um, it is a pretty strange group, boss... there are a human woman and a small Digimon that don't fight alongside the others. The ones that are fighting are three Rookies and three Champions... oh yes, and one of them is a Meramon."
SkullMeramon rubbed his chin. "A Meramon, really...?"
"Yes, a female Meramon," DemiMeramon nodded.
"How interesting..." his boss murmured. "Very well, back to your posts... if they really are a problem, I will take care of them myself as soon as they reach my cave."
"But, b-boss... to do that, they would have to defeat all of your troops first!"
"I know that! So you better do your job. Get going!"
"Yes, boss..." the DemiMeramon said meekly and left the cave, followed by his companions.
A big smile had appeared on SkullMeramon's face. 'A female Meramon... those are pretty rare. And one of them appears right in the middle of my operation... this has to be fate! I will have to make her an offer she just can't refuse...
Then he thought of something. Standing back up from his chair, he yelled after his minions: "Oh, and make sure not to hurt the Meramon girl too much, you hear me?"
"I can't keep this up, sis..." Bimon panted. "It's too hot..."
"Stand back, Bimon!" Romi shouted. "I'll handle these guys!" She stepped in front of her brother and waved her wand, shooting a few, small, star-shaped projectiles at the attacking Fire Digimon.
'Damn, I hate this weapon...' she grumbled.
"This is bad..." Alice grunted as she continued to send DemiMeramon flying with her powerful punches. But even her gloves weren't enough to protect her against the intense heat anymore. "The deeper we go, the hotter it gets... and there are just too many of them. If only we had brought a few more powerful Digimon along..."
"They were needed to protect the base, right?" Gargomon asked. "So that wasn't really an option."
"If only I could digivolve..." Alice grumbled. "But ever since I entered that blasted shield of Lucemon, I seem to be stuck in my Rookie form..."
"You can complain," Romi frowned. "After all, the Rookie form reflects your true age, doesn't it? But unlike you, I'm an adult, stuck in the body of a child..."
She remembered then that she wasn't supposed to say that with Bimon around, but to her surprise, her 'brother' didn't say anything this time. "Bimon?" she asked and looked around.
What she saw made her gasp in surprise. Bimon was under attack by two FlareRizamon at once, and the little fox-boy was obviously scared for his life. He was still dodging the Fire Digimon's attacks, but only barely.
Then it happened: Bimon tripped and fell down to the floor. One of the FlareRizamon aimed his arm at the small Rookie. "Now I've got you!" he hissed.
"DON'T YOU TOUCH HIM!" Romi yelled.
Suddenly, Henry felt a burst of strange feelings inside his body. He gasped when he realized that he was able to feel Romi's emotions... and they were triggering a strange reaction within his body. He closed his eyes when the triangle on his head began to glow... and he felt how the energy that rose up inside of him was projected outside, on Romi.
Romi, on the other hand, felt a rush of power within her, filling her with confidence. She hadn't felt this way ever since she had been a young teenaged Digimon.
"FUCHSMON HYBRID DIGIVOLVE TO... SENSHIMON!"
Kei glared at Eiko. "Senshimon? That's the best you could come up with? SENSHIMON?"
"Hey, it's not like we have much time to think about fancy names, right?" Eiko defended herself. "Besides, it goes with the cute and girly theme she had as a Rookie..."
"Yeah, but did you realize this is Rika's father and that he most probably won't be too happy about a cute and girly Champion form."
"Oops..." Eiko giggled sheepishly. "Oh well, too late to change it, I guess..."
Kei shook her head. "Honestly, Eiko, I can't go to the bathroom and leave you alone for a while without you messing things up..."
"I'm sorry..." the LadyVampimon squeaked.
Fuchsmon's tiny body grew and became voluptuous. Long hair grew out of her head and cascaded down her still furry back. A white sailor fuku with a pink skirt and pink ribbons appeared on her body, and a big, red bow appeared on her head. She also had gloves and high-heeled boots on her arms and legs. She still had a cute muzzle, fox ears and an elegant fox tail. Her little wand had turned into a long staff that was decorated with hearts and had a glowing star on its tip.
Romi looked down at herself... and groaned. "No..." she sobbed. "That's not fair! I'm finally big again... and now I'm still a girly girl? That's not faaaiiiirr!"
Everyone stared at her. The FlareRizamon almost developed nosebleeds when they saw Senshimon's extremely short skirt.
"Wow..." Bimon muttered. "Sis is really pretty..." He then stuck out his tongue. "But still too girly! Yuck!"
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