The Rise of MetalGreymon and WarGrowlmon

Back at headquarters…

"Ow! It hurts!" Agumon whined.

"Just hold still, you big baby." Megumi scolded as she bandaged Agumon up.

"That's it." Marcus hissed. "I'm going after that guy and give him some payback!"

"Please, stop acting like a primping old child." Thomas retorted.

"You want some?" Marcus hollered.

"Shut up Marcus." Charlie ordered. "We should consider ourselves lucky to even make it out alive of that confrontation with him."

"Exactly. At this point, it would be impossible for you to beat Merukimon." Commander Sampson rebuked.

"Well, maybe I don't really care what you think, Commander." Marcus retorted.

"Merukimon is Mega level." Kudamon told him.

"He's Mega level?" Marcus echoed.

"Yes." Commander Sampson replied. "He claims to be the fastest Digimon anywhere."

"So, who is this Merukimon anyway?" Yoshi asked. "Where did he come from?"

"He's believed to live deep inside the Infinite Ice Ridge. He rules the east side of the Digital Forest." Kudamon supplied.

"Then what is he doing here and why does he hate humans so much?" Gaomon asked.

"Maybe his goal is to rule both the digital and human worlds." Thomas replied.

"No way!" Marcus exclaimed.

"Maybe Merukimon is the one responsible for weakening the barrier between the Digital and Human worlds." Lalamon supplied.

"But that means, he's just getting started." Yoshi gasped.

"It sure looks like it." Thomas agreed.

"So what on earth are we waiting for?" Marcus questioned. "Let's get this guy before he destroys everything!"

"Stop it!" Kristy cried.

"Kristy?" Marcus blinked at his sister.

"Marcus, why can't humans and digimon live together?" Kristy asked, stunning everyone. "I know I didn't get to spend that much time with Biyomon, but we were really became friends. We did. So I don't understand why you fight when I know we can get along in the same world!"

"Let's go home." Sarah told her weeping daughter. "Okay?"

"Sampson!" Director Hashima hollered. "You've really made a mess of things this time!"

"Director Hashima." Cyclops greeted him.

"Is that so, Director?" commander Sampson inquired.

"Who's he?" Marcus asked.

"That's Director Hashima. He's in charge of all this." Megumi whispered.

"All of these Digimon incidents are a major embarrassment for DATS. I thought your job, Sampson, to keep Digimon out of sight. Your useless squad is obviously been slacking its assigned duties." Hashima accused.

"Hold up, old man!" Marcus retorted. "We haven't been slacking in any duties. Why do you know anyway?"

"Who's this child?" Hashima inquired.

"I'm his mother." Sarah quickly apologized. "Please excuse his rudeness, I apologize for him."

"Ma! Don't apologize to this guy!" Marcus rebuked. "I don't care who he is!"

"Director." Commander Sampson told Hashima. "There has been a lot of increased activity and I assure you, we're doing our best."

"Well, you'll have to forgive me if I happen to believe that you're doing a terrible job. And of this keeps up, I'll personally shut down DATS." Hashima threatened.

"Shut down!?" Yoshi and Lalamon chorused.

"Let's hope that doesn't happen."

Meanwhile, by the docks…

Marcus was letting out his frustration by throwing rocks into the sea.

"Oh man." Marcus complained.

"Don't let that Director get you down." Agumon advised. "I mean, there's no possible way he would ever shut down DATS."

"I don't care about that." Marcus replied, causing the orange digimon to look at him. "Merukimon. I just want one more shot at him."

Back in the Digital World…

"Falcomon, do you ever listen?" Gotsumon warned. "Merukimon's orders were explicit. Under no circumstances were you to leave the Digital World."

"I heard what he said." Falcomon replied. "But I have to retrieve that egg. I know I shouldn't have gone, but I couldn't let anything happen to it. It was my responsibility."

"I don't know." Gotsumon sighed. "I just don't think that was a good enough reason to disobey him."

"Okay, you made your point." Falcomon retorted. "But I still think I did the right thing."

Their conversation was cut short by Merukimon's growl.

"I hear Merukimon." Falcomon noted and the two rushed into the Mega digimon's lair.

"Wait for me!" Gotsumon called out.

"Yes, Merukimon?" the two ran towards him.

"Stop there!" Merukimon warned, holding onto Piyomon's glowing egg. "I was able to save this egg from the humans. And now it seems it is going to hatch."

"Kristy!" Piyomon called as he burst out of the egg. "Kristy, where are you? I promised you I always protect you!"

"This is bad." Gotsumon remarked, looking at the blind digimon.

"I don't believe it, he's remembering things from his past life." Falcomon added.

"Kristy! Kristy!" Biyomon cried as he fluttered around in circles.

Merukimon merely used his electric power to electrocute the rookie digimon.

"Forget your memories of the Human World." Merukimon told him.

"No!" Piyomon screamed, before digivolving into Aquliamon.

"Piyomon digivolved. We better follow him." Falcomon remarked after Aquliamon burst out of the icy fortress.

"Stop!" Merukimon told his subordinates.

"But…" Gotsumon protested.

"There are strong memories from his past life which refused to be silenced." Merukimon told them. "He's going to the only place those memories make sense; the Human World."

Back in the Human World…

"That's right." The newscaster announced. "It's going to be another beautiful day here in paradise. There's no rain in sight and plenty of blue sky all around."

"What is that?" the lights man asked as a black portal appeared in the sky. "Are you getting this?"

"What am I? A rookie?" the cameraman questioned as Aquliamon dived downwards.

"Just keep shooting." The lights man instructed.

"Wow, what a shot!" the cameraman remarked, catching Aquliamon on film.

"It appears to be… a giant eagle!" The newscaster announced.

Back at headquarters…

"Commander, I detected digimon signals just outside of Tokyo." Miki reported.

"Is it Merukimon?" Sampson asked.

"Negative." Megumi replied. "It's Aquilamon."

"Champion level." Yoshi gasped.

"The signal is getting stronger." Megumi added. "He's definitely heading our way."

"Alright." Sampson turned to the three DATS members present. "It's up to you to stop it."

"Yes sir!" Thomas, Yoshi, Gaomon and Lalamon chorused.

"Where's Marcus?" Kudamon asked, causing the three teens to look at each other.

"I'll find him." Charlie declared.

Meanwhile in town…

Marcus was playing the drums at the arcade when his attention was drawn by the news in the televisions on display at the electronics store.

"What's up?" Marcus asked.

"There's trouble, Boss." Agumon informed him via the Data Link Digivice.

"We're currently flying over the waterfront with breaking news. As you can see below…" the newscaster's sentence was cut short when she noticed something. "Down at the water, ships are being attacked!

"It's going to cut our signal!" She gasped when Aquilamon flew out of the smoke, firing its attack at the news helicopter.

"This bird is wrecking havoc across the city." Another newscaster reported. "Authorities are quickly evacuating the waterfront area as choppers are picking up news crew and rescue missions are in progress."

Kristy gasped when she recognized Aquilamon's eyes.

"Kristy, what's wrong?" Sarah asked her daughter who had ran off.

"Look, mum. It's Piyomon!" Kristy replied.

"Where are you going?" Sarah inquired as Kristy rushed out of the door. "Wait!"

"Don't you think we should wait for everybody else to get here before we take him on?" Agumon asked once the pair reached the docks.

"Stop whining." Marcus rebuked. "We're tough enough to beat any digimon we face. We don't need to wait for any backup. This is how a champion acts in the face of danger. Beside, I want payback!"

"Okay, but I don't really know how to swim." Agumon sighed.

"Thomas?" Marcus blinked as Thomas pulled into the dock in a speedboat with Cyclops in the back. Growlmon walked past the boat.

"You weren't really going to start this battle without us, were you?" Thomas asked.

"Nope. Not anymore." Marcus beamed and the newest member hopped on.

"Sir." Aquilamon reported as the other Aquilamon closed in. "There he is."

"Yeah, I see him." Yoshi replied with Sunflowmon beside her. "We're cutting it real close and he's moving quick. Just go on without us."

"Okay, you know what to do." Yoshi told Sunflowmon.

"Sunshine Beam!" The sunflower digimon fired its attack at Aquilamon. The attack missed the Champion level digimon and it dived down to attack Sunflowmon.

"Grand Horn!" The bald eagle flew at Aquilamon, who dodged the attack.

"Sunshine Beam!" Sunflowmon released her attack.

"She missed!" Marcus gasped as Aquilamon dodged the attack.

"Now, you're mine!" Sunflowmon remarked, diving straight from Aquilamon, only to be knocked off.

"Sunflowmon!" Yoshi gasped.

"Exhaust Flame!" Growlmon shot a powerful fire ball from his mouth.

A bright red beam of energy struck Aquilamon.

"Kristy, where are you?" Aquilamon demanded.

"Look Boss!" Agumon told his partner.

"Stay with him, Thomas. Don't let him get away!" Marcus told the blond.

"Is that Biyomon?" Charlie asked.

"What?" Thomas demanded.

"Kristy! Kristy!" Aquliamon called out.

Meanwhile, Kristy was rushing to the battle site.

"It's Biyomon?" Yoshi gaped. "Are you positive?"

"Yes, the digimon signature is an exact match." Kudamon told her. "It's Biyomon alright."

"Go faster!' Marcus demanded.

"It's toughed out!" Thomas told him.

"Out of the way! Let me drive, Thomas!" Marcus ordered.

"Don't be ridiculous." Thomas retorted. "You can't even drive a car. We'll get there Marcus. Stay calm."

"Kristy!" Aquilamon hollered, turning back.

"Kristy's brother. We go way back." Marcus hollered. "I knew you can't forget about me."

Aquilamon retaliated by blasting the speedboat apart.

"Kristy! Kristy!" The giant bird then flew off. "Where are you?"

A giant wave then washed over them.

When Marcus came to, he found himself on the docks, with Agumon peering at him.

"It's a little warm, isn't it?" a fishing Yushima asked.

"It's the Digivice guy." Marcus gaped.

"Maybe we should ask him for digi-advice." Agumon suggested.

"I can handle this myself." Marcus told his partner. Then, he gasped when he saw Aquliamon attacking the oilfield opposite the docks.

"Kristy! Kristy! Where are you?" the bird digimon questioned as he hovered over the flaming oil field. "I promised I'll always protect you!"

"Where're you off to?" Yushima asked as Marcus proceeded to run off.

"I'll tell you again." Marcus retorted. "I don't need your advice!"

"Yes you do." Yushima replied.

"No, I don't!" Marcus retorted.

"Think about it." Yushima advised. "Who always helps you out?"

"Look dude!" Marcus shouted. "You keep talking but I ain't listening."

"You will." Yushima told him. "Think about where you'll be now if you never listened to me."

"If you're not going to keep your mouth shut, I'll shit it for you!" Marcus hollered.

Yushima simply lifted the dashing boy by his stomach with the end of his fishing pole, tossing the enraged teen onto the ground.

"Boss!" Agumon gasped.

"What happened?" Marcus moaned. "That old man just knocked the wind out of me."

"You should open your heart before you close your fist." Yushima advised.

"Excuse me?" Marcus echoed.

"Just think about it." Yushima told him. "You'll understand it in due time."

"Yeah, since you're through, I'll be going now!" Marcus retorted.

"Wait for me, Boss!" Agumon followed his partner as the two ran past the still unconscious Thomas and Gaomon.

Charlie pursued the pair as they went after Aquilamon.

"You have such a big heart, but your youthful arrogant pride gets in your way." Yushima remarked. "If you ever learn to control your emotions, maybe one day you'll become a hero, instead of just a fighter."

"I can do this!" Marcus swore as he hurried to the flaming oil field.

Climbing on the ladder of a burning oil tank, he was knocked back down by a dislodged metal piece.

"Boss!" Agumon called out. "Maybe you should have listened huh?"

"Oh yeah?" Marcus challenged, before wincing in pain and falling on his back.

"You're strong Boss." Agumon admitted. "But still…"

"But still what?" Marcus retorted. "So even you don't think I'm good enough to beat this guy? Well, you're wrong! I'll show you and everyone else I have what it takes."

"Hey, Piyomon! Come and get it!" he called out to Aquliamon. "Hey! Remember Kristy? Remember me?"

"Kristy!" Aquliamon shouted, diving down.

"Let's see if you remember my fist!" Marcus challenged.

"Here I come!" he hollered, leaping off the oil tanker and landing a punch on Aquliamon's back. Marcus then backflipped onto the ground as the force of Aquliamon knocked him off.

"Let's go! Fighting time!" he grinned at Agumon, Aquliamon's data circling his fist. "D.N.A Charge!"

"Agumon digivolve to Greymon!" Agumon cried as he evolved.

"Nova Blast!" Greymon unleashed his attack.

"Plasma Blade!" Growlmon leaped into the air and slashed Aquilamon across the chest.

"Kristy! Kristy!" Aquliamon called as he digivolved again.

"No way!" Marcus gasped.

At headquarters…

"Commander! There's been a sudden surge in energy!" Megumi reported.

"Oh no! It must be digivolving!" Sampson remarked.

Back in the battlefield…

"Biyomon!" Kristy cried as she rushed into the burning oil field with Sarah close behind.

"Wait, Kristy! Wait!" Sarah called out.

"No! Let me go!" Kristy protested, struggling against her mother's grip.

"Kristy!" Garudamon looked at the younger girl.

"Get out of here, now!" Charlie shouted.

"He knows me!" Kristy broke out of her mother's grasp and ran towards Garudamon.

"No!" Sarah gasped.

"Piyomon!" Kristy called out.

"Kristy." Garudamon looked at the girl.

"It's me, Biyomon." Kristy smiled. "Let's go home now."

"Kristy!" Garudamon gasped, shaking his head in obvious pain. "Kristy!"

"Biyomon!" Kristy gaped as the Ultimate level digimon powered up.

"Kristy!" Marcus called out to his sister. "Come on! Get away from him! He doesn't remember who you are!"

Garudamon responded by firing a Shadow Wing at her.

Greymon and Growlmon stood in the way of the attack.

"Kristy! Mom!" Marcus gaped as the three were blown to the ground by the impact.

"I'm fine." Sarah told him.

"Me too." Kristy added in his arms. "Marcus, I don't understand why Biyomon isn't listening to me. Do you think it's possible he forgotten all about me?"

His attention was then focused on Greymon and Growlmon lying on their sides.

"Is this all we've got? I want to make sure this never happens again. For our family's sake, we have to become a lot stronger."

Strong energy then burst out of their bodies.

"What's this?" Sampson inquired.

"Both Greymon and Growlmon are digivolving." Kudamon replied.

In the battlefield…

"D.N.A Full Charge!" Marcus called out.

The light from his Data Link emerged with the fallen Greymon.

"Greymon digivolve to...MetalGreymon!"

"D.N.A Full Charge!" Charlie exclaimed.

"Growlmon digivolve to...WarGrowlmon!"

Both flew straight towards Garudamon.

Garudamon fired his 'Shadow Wing' attack at the two, which was deflected.

"Giga Destroyer!"

"Atomic Blaster!"

Both attacks struck Garudamon, reverting it back into a digi-egg.

In the aftermath, WarGrowlmon let out a war cry.

"They did it!" Lalamon beamed.

"Unbelievable!" Thomas gasped. "They won!"

"Well, you might not listen to those around you but it looks like you finally listened to your own heart." Yushima remarked. "I guess I give you some pretty good advice after all. Didn't I?"

After the battle…

"Kristy?" Sarah blinked when her daughter awoke.

"What happened?" Kristy asked. "Is Biyomon okay?"

"Yeah." Marcus replied, Biyomon's Digiegg in his hands.

"So, I guess we're back to where we started from huh, Biyomon?" Kristy wept, hugging the egg. "My friend."

'You'll never be sad again, little sis. The four of us will make sure of it.' Charlie thought to himself.

Back in headquarters…

"Our latest data indicates that everything has returned to normal and Garudamon has turned back into a Digiegg." Sampson reported to Hashima. "I've already leaked something to the press, a vague reference that it being a movie stunt. I think they bought it."

"Is there something you want to say, director?" Cyclops questioned the man.

"Fine." Hashima replied sarcastically. "Keep up the good work, Commander."

"Commander!" Miki reported after Hashima turned off the com link.

"After out initial analysis, we detected Biyomon's signature. However, the data also shows a second Digimon signature as well." Megumi added.

"I know this wave." Kudamon remarked.

"It belongs to Merukimon." Miki replied.

"No way!" Yoshi gasped.

"I can't imagine Merukimon would ever let Piyomon return to our world by himself." Thomas added. "He's got to be using him somehow."

"Then, there's only one thing we can do." Marcus added. "Go to the Digital World and try to stop him ourselves. Are you with me?"

Both Yoshi and Thomas nodded.

"Wait." Sampson voiced out. "There's something I haven't told you yet. And it's about Marcus. You need to know, it concerns your father and his disappearance ten years ago."

"My father?" Marcus echoed. "You knew him?"