Journey to the Sacred City

"Come on, Boss." Agumon whined.

"What?" Marcus asked tiredly.

"When are you going to get to this Sacred City place?" Agumon asked.

"Are you sure we're going the right way, Nerdstein?" Marcus asked the two geniuses bringing up the rear.

"The compass's pointing in this direction." Thomas replied. "But I don't know if BanchoLeomon is telling us the truth. I'm just basing it on what he says."

"BanchoLeomon never lies." Marcus informed the blond hotly.

"Hey, what are you implying? That I'm leading us the wrong way?" Thomas protested.

"Don't start with me!" Marcus argued.

"You're the one who started it with your attitude!" Thomas retorted.

"Enough, guys." Charlie put a end to their argument.

Just then, the group heard something stomping towards them as a group of Airdramon fled from the foggy forest.

"An earthquake?" Marcus inquired.

"No." Lalamon replied.

"Something's coming towards us." Yoshi added.

"It's giving off a Digimon signal." Thomas remarked.

"Whoa." Marcus gasped in awe as ElDradimon appeared before them in the fog.

"Wow!" Agumon exclaimed.

"I don't believe it!" Yoshi was stunned.

"That thing's huge!" Thomas added.

"Whoa." Was all Gaomon could say.

"ElDradimon. The only information the computer has is that an entire city rests on it shell." Thomas supplied "No other data available."

"Quite a heavy responsibility, I tell you." Ami joked.

"You and your puns, Blue." Thomas sighed.

"Hello, welcome to the Scared City." Baromon greeted the group." I am Baromon, the mayor of this, the capitol of the Digital World."

"The Sacred City?" Thomas echoed. "This thing?"

"Yes." Baromon replied. "Behold! ElDradimon carries our beloved capitol on his strong and sturdy back."

"That's so cool!" Agumon gaped in awe.

"We will have a huge party, celebrating your arrival here." Baromon told them. "Please come."

"Alright, party time!" Marcus grinned as he entered ElDradimon.

"Wait Marcus, you can't just go running off whenever you please!" Yoshi scolded as she followed him, Lalamon floating beside her.

"Am I the only one getting a weird feeling about this whole thing?" Ami asked.

"Not only you, Lady Ami." Tailmon supplied as she looked at the blond beside her.

"Something bothering you, sir?" Gaomon asked his partner.

"I don't know exactly why. This place gives me a bad feeling." Thomas replied.

"You and me both." Ami agreed.

"Come on slow pokes!" Marcus waved to the two geniuses. "You're holding up the whole party!"

Thomas just shrugged and the four entered.

"You know Marcus." The blond remarked. "You're something else."

"Whatever party-popper!" Marcus retorted.

'This seems like a trap.' Charlie thought as he watched the four enter.

"Follow me. We're finding another way in." He whispered to Ash, Greg, Yusei and Logan.

In Kurata's lab…

"Come on Kurata!' Kouki urged, banging against the cylinder he was in. "Give me some more power! Enough power to destroy Marcus Damon once and for all!"

"Perhaps I can make you stronger." Kurata noted. "I mean afterall, I was able to do it once before, when I combined your human DNA with Digimon DNA, turning you three into Bio-Hybrid Digimon. What if I were to go back into your DNA and replace the current Digimon data with data from a much stronger Digimon? You would probably be able to advance to the next highest level. However, the only problem is your bodies might not be able to handle the process."

"I'll take that chance." Kouki told him. "As long as I get my shot at revenge."

"Not me." Ivan replied. "Too risky. Well, of course I'll never say that outloud."

"You're saying it now." Nanami reminded him. "Be quiet."

"Well then." Kurata smiled. "I'll just pretend Kouki speaks for all of you. Let's give it a try."

At that, he pressed a button on his remote, activating the DNA transfer.

As the tanks filled up with blood red liquid, the three started groaning as the Digimon's DNA transferred into them.

"Sleep tight now." Kurata remarked. "When you wake up, you will hopefully be much stronger than you are now. Strong enough to exact on Marcus Damon, Spencer Damon's son."

Back inside the Sacred City...

"Some party!" Marcus retorted as the group found themselves tied up. "Untie us! Let go!"

"Next time I say 'no', listen to me." Thomas remarked.

"What is the meaning of all of this?" Yoshi demanded.

"You do not fool us one bit." Baromon told the teens. "First, you destroy our villages and then you try to take over our Sacred City. But we see right through your evil plans."

"That's not us!" Marcus protested. "Look! We came to the Digital World to help you and save you from those other guys! How can you treat us like this?"

"You, save us?" Baromon scoffed. "How ironic when it is you humans that have caused all of our suffering!"

"No, you're wrong!" Lalamon protested hotly. "The one behind all of this is a man named Kurata."

"We're telling the truth!" Agumon insisted.

"If we defeat Kurata, all this madness will finally stop!" Marcus agreed. "Humans and Digimon have to team up and fight together!"

"Silence human!" Baromon ordered. "No, we have absolutely no intention of joining forces! Take them away!"