Episode 12 - Security Breach

Chibi-Koushiro walks up. "The characters are properties of Toei
Animation Inc., Saban Entertainment and others. They are used without
consent. Archive is only borrowing them for an indefinite amount of time.

"Strict Japanese spelling for all names when possible. If an English
name for a digimon or his attack is used and you know what the name
is supposed to be in Japanese-- please tell Archive so it can be corrected."

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"Miyako-kun and the others have successfully gained the last two
digimentals we need," Koushiro began. "According to the e-mail she
sent, Takeru did obtain the digimental of hope and his partner digimon,
Patamon. The same Patamon that died on File Island during an attack
before we got here. Hikari also obtained her digimental, but as
expected, she didn't get her digimon."

"Meanwhile I've been translating the script on the walls of our
temple base. I've learned how to read their base alphabet which
translates remarkably over to Katakana script considering the translated
words are either Japanese or English."

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Koushiro examined the walls of the entrance way.

"Find anything new?" Tentomon asked.

"Just the story of the first five Chosen," Koushiro replied.

"Do you need anything?" Tentomon questioned.

"Something to eat," Koushiro answered without looking away from the wall.

Tentomon nodded. "Right. Be right back."

Koushiro re-read a passage talking about evolution to the stage
pass adult level. He frowned at the description of how two of the
five synchronized and allowed their digimon to merge to a higher
level. That would not be a very productive way of handling evolution,
since it decreased your number. It would be better if each of them
could evolve to that stage without this Jogress evolution.

"Anyone home?" someone called out.

Koushiro turned around and blinked. "Who are you?"

"Akiyama Ryo, at your service." The black haired thirteen year-old
boy smirked. "Heard this is where us Chosen have been meeting."

Koushiro blinked. "Well, yes. Do you have a digimon?"

Ryo nodded. "Of course." He waved for someone to come in. "This is Meramon."

Koushiro's eyes widened at the two meter tall flaming humanoid figure.

"Hello," Meramon greeted gruffly.

"That's no child digimon," Koushiro commented.

Ryo chuckled. "Nope, he's an adult. I've been at this game for some time and came here to help."

"How did you get here?" Koushiro questioned.

"Caught a ride from a friend of mine, Parrotmon," Ryo replied. "Are
we done with twenty questions? I'd really like to get something to eat."

"Sure, I was about to get lunch myself." Koushiro hobbled toward
one of the passage ways. "The other Chosen should be here in an
hour or two. They just got the last two Digimentals we needed."

"Oh, that's good," Ryo said.

Meramon's eyes flashed red.

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"Whoa! Hey, Koushiro, who's your friend?" Gomamon asked.

"Ryo's my name, and digimon taming is my game." Ryo smiled. "Nice to meet you."

"I'm Gomamon, digimon without a partner. Nice to see some more help.
Hope you survive the stay," the seal like digimon replied.

Ryo smirked. "I hope so too. Right, Meramon?"

Meramon nodded.

"I just hope he's nothing like the ass hole Meramon that Devimon
has under his control," Gomamon added.

Meramon growled slightly.

"He doesn't like Devimon much," Ryo commented.

"Who does?" Gomamon returned.

"So this is your base?" Ryo asked.

"Yes," Koushiro answered.

"Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home," Gomamon chirped.

"Where did the other Chosen go to get those digimentals?" Ryo asked.

"Through a portal that's a few rooms over that way," Koushiro pointed
toward one of the side passages.

"Thanks for the info." Meramon lobbed a fireball toward Koushiro.

Koushiro landed on his ass and the fireball crashed against the far wall.

"Fool. He hasn't shown us where it is yet. We could still fall into
a trap now." Ryo glared. He then shifted into a Bakemon. "The Kaiser
didn't lone me to your lord just so you could screw up."

"INTRUDERS!" Gomamon yelled. "Marching Fishes!" A school of fish
flew from nowhere, pelting the ghostly digimon.

Tentomon dropped a plate of food at another entrance way. "Oh, shit. What can we do?"

"Evolve!" Koushiro and Gomamon yelled at him.

Meramon scowled at the new comer. "Burning Fist."

"Tentomon evolve!" A pillar of light erupted around the lady-bug
like digimon, when it subsided a three meter tall, six limbed, blue
insect digimon with a gray bone like horned helmet stood in his
place. "Kabuterimon!" He blocked the fireball with his four arms.
"Is that the best you got? Mega Blaster!" Electricity arced toward Meramon, who dodged it.

"Kabuterimon, modified escape plan B!" Gomamon called out.

"Huh?" Kabuterimon questioned and then nodded. "Riiight. Plan B... back door."

Kabuterimon went to the floor on all six limbs. "Beetle horn!" He
charged, tackling Meramon and sending both of them through the wall
and outside the temple. Kabuterimon chuckled as he flew into the air. "Had enough?"

Meramon staggered to his feet. "Not yet."

Bakemon looked at Koushiro. "Now to deal with you so this mission won't be a total failure."

"Koushiro, run. I'll hold off this pathetic adult digimon," Gomamon ordered.

Koushiro scrambled as Gomamon sent another wave of digital fish at Bakemon.

"Pathetic, am I?" Bakemon scowled angrily. "I am not a normal Bakemon."

Gomamon chuckled. "Yeah. You seem to actually have half a brain."

"Hell Zombie!" Bakemon's claw scratched across the ground where
Gomamon had been a second before.

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Miyako sighed as she stared at the bird flying over head. Before
all she had to worry about was it shitting on her. Now, that bird
could be the size of a jumbo jet and could want her for lunch. Not
a pleasant thought to have while fertilizing a tree in the middle of nowhere.

Miyako's Digital Terminal began to beep. She shrugged and reached
over to pick it up. There wasn't much else to do while the group
was taking bathroom breaks and she finished her own little duty.

Miyako covered her mouth when she read the message. She quickly
pulled up her skirt and ran to where the group was waiting.

Daisuke blinked when he saw Miyako running toward the group with
her panties around her right ankle. He drooled as a breeze lifted
her skirt enough to see her black pubic hair.

"We've got a BIG problem! Our base is under attack! Koushiro-sempai
needs us there NOW!" Miyako called out.

"Shit," Daisuke cursed. "Everyone who can evolve to a flying form, do so!"

"Wormmon evolve!" A pillar of white light glowed around Wormmon.
Then a three plus meter tall humanoid, green and black digimon with
insect like armor burst from the light. "Stingmon!"

Sora nodded at Piyomon.

"Piyomon evolve!" A pillar of light erupted where the pink bird
stood. Suddenly a gigantic pair of fiery reddish-orange wings stretched
forth, and the light subsided to reveal a couple stories tall bird
that had a flat beak with crocked teeth growing out it. "Birdramon!"

"Digimental UP!" Miyako cried out.

"Hawkmon armor evolve!" The hawk was encased in a glowing ball,
which somehow exploded without any force. A half-lion, half-hawk
griffon stood before her wearing a large winged silver helmet. "Flapping with wings of love, Holsmon."

"Let's see what happens." Takeru held out his digivice. "Digimental up!"

"Patamon armor evolve!" A golden light encased Patamon into a sphere.
It exploded revealing a golden masked, tan, winged horse. "The hope
the gallops across the heavens, Pegasmon!"

Stingmon picked up Daisuke and V-mon. Sora and Hikari grabbed onto
one leg of Birdramon while Taichi and Agumon grabbed onto the other
leg. Takeru climbed onto Pegasmon with his brother and Gabumon.
Miyako did the same with Holsmon with Mimi and Palmon as additional passengers.

"Let's go!" Miyako ordered and Holsmon shot into the air.

"Wait for us," Sora called out.

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"You can't win," Meramon sneered as he wrestled with the large insect digimon.

"Won't know until I try. Mega Blaster!" Kabuterimon fired off another
blast at point blank from his two free arms.

The black gear exploded out of Meramon's back and disintegrated.

"You okay?" Kabuterimon ventured carefully.

Meramon staggered back and shook his head to clear it. "What happened? How'd I get here?"

Kabuterimon devolved. "You were possessed by a black gear for a
long time. I just freed you of it."

Meramon sat down. "I don't remember anything after something hit me at the mountain."

"Do you know of Devimon?" Tentomon asked.

Meramon shook his head.

"He's taken over the entire island. You were one of the first possessed," Tentomon informed him.

"How can I be assured you're telling me the truth?" Meramon questioned.

"Because he's one of those doopy good guys. Don't worry, we'll have
you back to being your old ass hole self in no time." Ogremon grinned.

Panjamon back handed Ogremon's face. "One more mistake from you
and you can kiss your freedom good-bye. Remember that."

Ogremon glared. "Whatever, boss," he spat.

Meramon got up and took a few steps away from the digimon. "Do you have a means to escape."

"I hope so. Follow me." Tentomon flew toward the hole in the temple outer wall.

"Burning fist!" Meramon fired off several fireballs to create a
cloud of dust to cover their retreat.

"Pointless," Panjamon said flatly.
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"Koushiro, do you have the portal ready?" Gomamon asked as he ran into the room.

"Yes. I've got it open for the others to come through. They should
be here soon. Did you get Bakemon?" Koushiro asked.

Gomamon shook his head. "I tossed a bed sheet over him and ran off.
He's definitely not a normal Bakemon. He's too damn intelligent."

"Maybe he's about to evolve?" Koushiro surmised.

Gomamon shrugged. "Don't know."

"Actually I suspect that may be the case." Bakemon floated into
sight. "Thank you for leading me to the portal. Now all I have to
do is destroy it and you." The ghost digimon reached toward them.

"Marching fishes!" Gomamon called out, but the Bakemon ignored the attack.

Koushiro about wet his pants. He knew from reading the room with
digivice inscribed in it that these devices contained a lot of power.
If he didn't do something now, this Bakemon would kill them.

Koushiro ducked under the Bakemon's claw swipe and rolled toward
the seal digimon. "Gomamon evolve!" He slammed his digivice into the digimon's back.

Gomamon cried out in pain from Koushiro hitting him and from the
sudden infusion of power. "Gomamon evolve!" A pillar flared around
the white seal digimon and when it subsided a white woolly walrus
like digimon stood in his place. "Ikkakumon!"

Bakemon glared. "You weren't supposed to know that."

"Well tough," Ikkakumon sneered. "Too bad you won't live long enough
to evolve. Harpoon Vulcan!" The horn on Ikkakumon's forehead fired
off like a missile. Just before it would hit the Bakemon it broke into several smaller bombs.

The Bakemon was blown through the far wall.

"YES!" Koushiro cheered. "We did it!"

Ikkakumon devolved. "We certainly did."

Tentomon flew toward them with Meramon chasing after him.

"Aw shit." Koushiro groaned.

"That portal better be open. Devimon's army is outside!" Tentomon yelled.

"We've got to hurry!" Meramon called out.

"Huh?" Koushiro asked.

"Don't worry. I freed him," Tentomon stated almost smugly.

"What a time to be freed," Gomamon remarked.

"Death is preferable to being an ass hole," Meramon replied.

Gomamon sweat-dropped. "Right. Let's go."

Koushiro sighed. "Why does everything seem to get worse?"

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Holsmon landed in front of the Koushiro and the three digimon.

"Koushiro, you're all right?!" Miyako cried out.

"Yeah, unfortunately the base has been compromised," Koushiro commented.
"We picked up one of Devimon's ex-minions as an ally though."

"Allies are good, but we have to go back now," Birdramon said as
she landed with Pegasmon and Stingmon following closely behind.

"What good can we be if we walk into a trap?" Taichi questioned.

"We can't just leave Unimon and his men there to die," Mimi retorted.

"File Island is our home, we can't abandon it," Agumon added.

"It'll be tough, but we have to get through and team up with Unimon's
troops." Daisuke clenched his fist. "Devimon took the battle to
our base, now it's time to go after him."

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Panjamon strode toward the portal and noticed the hole in the wall.
He raised an eyebrow. "You survived?"

"Barely," Bakemon coughed out. His arm twitched in an unusual manner.

Panjamon chuckled. "I see. Ogremon take him to Sabirdramon and have
him take Bakemon here to Infinity Mountain so he can heal."

"Whatever you say, boss," Ogremon said as if he cursed.

Panjamon walked off. "Good help is so hard to find."

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Omake! Omake! Omake! Omake! Omake! Omake! Omake! Omake! Omake!

A glass door silhouettes two forms. Suddenly they jump on the door
causing it too fall, but miraculously doesn't break.

"Hi, everyone! I'm Taichi!" called out chibi-Taichi.

"And I'm Sora!" added chibi-Sora.

"Not it's time for what you've all been waiting for, the second part!" they chorused.

"Archive has been asked if he'd ever do a Ranma/Digimon cross-over," chibi-Taichi said.

"And well, he wouldn't do a cross-over, however he might do a fusion
using a similar idea as one writer where there is no Digital World
but Jusenkyo has been altered in some way," chibi-Sora continued.

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Vamdemon, once prince Herb of the Musk Kingdom, laughed as he floated
over Nerima. "Your digimon are pathetic!"

"He's going to destroy everything," Soun cried. "You've got to stop him."

"If only we had a little more power," Angewomon commented.

"But, Shampoo we've thrown even thing we've had at him," Zudomon remarked.

"Stupid fish boy," Angewomon rolled her eyes.

"We must have Faith in our abilities," Kuno said assuredly.

"We've got to take him down now," Akane yelled. "You've got to succeed, Ranma."

"Ain't no way I'm losin' to this jerk," Metal Greymon growled.

"Take that jack ass down, Konatsu," Ukyou ordered.

"I shall try," Sylphimon replied.

"Oh, my. This looks bad. Kodachi, do try your best," Kasumi gripped
her crest of sincere purity nervously.

"Don't I always?" Lillymon began to laugh.

"That laugh is weapon enough." Nabiki shook her head. "You better not screw this up, Gosunkugi."

"I like Altur Kabuterimon better," replied the gigantic mauve horned beetle.

"Genma, you have to win this," Nodoka called out.

[Of course,] read the sign Shakkoumon held up. He could never figure
out why he couldn't speak when he was a digimon or where these signs came from that matter.

"Your words of courage are meaningless against my great powers,"
Vamdemon gloated. "Without the child of light, you are all nothing.
I shall destroy this town and everyone in it."

"NO!" Akari called out. She didn't know why she was here, but she
felt it somewhere in her being that she was needed. A light emanated
from a device attached to her belt.

Patamon's eyes widen. "Patamon evolve!" A pillar surrounded the
tan pig-like digimon and when it faded was hard to tell as a six
winged angel stood in his place holding a staff. "Angemon!" He moved
into a combat position. "Heaven's Knuckle!" He punched the air sending
a golden light which ripped Vamdemon in half. "If we pool our powers,
we can finish him. Angewomon will be the focus."

"Affirmative." Angewomon raised her arms and opened a rift to the
sky. All the digimon fired their attacks into the rift. Angewomon
then brought her arms down and formed a bow and arrow. "Your reign
of terror ends now. Holy Arrow!"

"No!" Vamdemon cried out as the arrow pierced his chest. He exploded into data.

"We won!" Everyone cheered.

Angemon devolved into Patamon.

"Wow, Ryoga, you finally evolved." Akane looked over at the girl
staring at them with a dazed expression. "And she must be your partner."

Patamon flew over and nervously greeted her. "Hi, I'm um, Ryoga,
but you can also call me Patamon when I'm in this form."

Akari's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. "WOW! A flying pig!"

Patamon scowled. "I'm not a pig."

"I'm afraid the battle may not be over yet," Cologne said as her
holographic image appeared in front of them. "There's a prophecy
concerning Vamdemon you'll need to hear."

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Akane - Crest of Courage - Ranma - Agumon
Akari - Crest of Light - Ryoga - Patamon
Soun - Crest of Hope - Shampoo - Tailmon
Kuno - Crest of Faith/Reliability - Mousse - Gomamon
Ukyou - Crest of Friendship - Konatsu - Hawkmon
Kasumi - Crest of Sincere Purity - Kodachi - Palmon
Nodoka - Crest of Love - Genma - Armadimon
Nabiki - Crest of Knowledge - Gosunkugi - Tentomon
And Cologne replaces Gennai.

Villians:
Herb - Vamdemon
Taro - Chimeramon

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"That was wrong," chibi-Taichi commented.

"Kodachi as Palmon? What is Archive smoking?" chibi-Sora asked.

"Well there isn't much else to work from. There are only so many
characters I can use from in series," boomed Archive's voice. "Besides,
Rosemon is PERFECT for Kodachi's Ultimate form."

"He has a point," chibi-Taichi replied.

Chibi-Sora shook her head. "That's all for this episode. Until next time..."

"Be seeing you!" Chibi-Taichi and Chibi-Sora chorus.