Old Ones Return (VI)

Taiyo tries to pull Euryale away to not take anyone's face off as much as it should happen. Although I hear Kylie is big into being whipped.

"Uh, okay. Thanks for the heads-up. Sorry again about almost whipping you."

*She shrugs.*

"And not even in the fun way."
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*The screen flashes & suddenly Azulongmon's enormous mug is taking over the whole screen.*

"...While I realize that time is of the essence, I just have to ask: How is it that you are communicating with us right now?"

Azulongmon<I am still intercepting Hypnos satellites orbiting the passage to your world. I have simply commandeered one.>

*Thiera scratches her chin.*

"Of course, I suppose it WAS pretty naive to assume that Kurata wouldn't send more...but we wish to plan a final assault to defeat him for good."

Azulongmon<Interesting. And how do you propose to do that?>
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*Lopmon approaches Hideki, pointing to Ceresmon.*

Lopmon<Malkuth has regained consciousness. The others are planning to question him.>
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Malkuth<The silent treatment, huh? How very mature. That's fine, I have time to wait. Unlike you.>

Azuma & Hitomi take that as their cue to make like trees and get the fuck out of there.

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Hideki: "Why bother? Not like he'd say anything."

*Kylie looks a little confused, more at Azuma and Hitomi than Euryale's comment*

<No, it's fine. We were hoping you would come when you have a minute. You seem a lot scarier than we do...>

*She points after Azuma and Hitomi*

<Where are they going?>
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*Lyra and Kotemon wander in the direction of Malkuth*
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*Lunamon sits on the ground and waits*

*Euryale shrugs.*

E"I don't know. I think you'll have better luck without me."
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*Malkuth just hums Frère Jacques quietly.*
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<He is the only one who can tell us about any weaknesses in Kurata's defenses.>
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*Thiera scratches the back of her head.*

Th"Well...I haven't actually...figured that out...yet...?"

*She looks over to Cameron.*

Away from hearing any more of their degenerate bedroom antics.

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Hideki: "And you'd believe him?"

Ooc: Shit, forgot about Cameron

Cameron:<We're...uh...gathering our forces at the moment to see what we have to work with...>
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Kylie:<That's not true! Please, we need you!>

Azulongmon<From what I've seen, the enemy forces have been retreating from all major battlefields. You should have the combined forces of the United Army at your disposal.>

"Does that mean that you're routing them?"

Azulongmon<No. In fact, they have many new weapons at their disposal. I believe that they are converging on 1 or more targets that they consider more important.>
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E"I don't know what for...."

*She turns to Taiyo & Renamon.*

E"What do you think? Should we go?"
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Lop<What reason does he have to lie? He does not seem the loyal type.>

OOC: Degenerate? No one's being walked on a leash here.

Cameron:<Any idea what some of those targets might be?>
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Kylie:<Oh please! We can't do this alone.>

OOC: Yet. I hear Kylie is big into that.

Renamon: "If you think you can handle it."

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Hideki: "No reason for him to be honest with us."

OOC: Ladies, please, there's room for everyone in this orgy.

Lop<Those with little to lose are often ready to bargain>
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*She grimaces as she looks towards the ground.*

"If I can handle it...I mustn't let everyone down. I can't fail again."
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Azulongmon<Unknown at present.>

Th"Perhaps you can send me more information when you get it? Oh, & relay our plans to the rest of the Digimon army?"

Azulongmon<That I can indeed do. But what will you be doing in the meantime?>

Th"I think it's time to consult our allies in the physical world again."

Cameron:<Yeah, we have a whole bunch of allies on the line. Thanks for all your help, Lord Azulongmon.>
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*Kylie starts heading back towards Lunamon, waving Euryale and co forward as she goes*

<Then let's go! Lunamon's waiting.>

Hideki: "What could he have to lose?"

Lop<I'd rather not talk about that. Would you excuse me? I still have others to find.>
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*Euryale follows, again looking around as if expecting to be attacked at any moment.*
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Azulongmon<It is I who should thank you for helping to protect this world. I wish you fortune & fortitude for the struggles ahead.>

Th"Uh, thank you. You as well...bye."

*Thiera waves as she switches the screen to a giant set of blue eyes. She then jolts back, making a yelping nose. The scene quickly switches perspectives, showing Riley in her jumpsuit & visor, in some kind of dark room with bigass computer equipment piled all over the place & wires running everywhere.*

Riley<Sorry! Tally, Yamaki, come down quickly! I have the Tamers on the line!>

Hideki does nothing to stop Lopmon.

*Cameron waves at Riley*

<We're glad you guys are still with us.>
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*Kylie arrives at the spot and sits down next to Lunamon, while Lyra and Kotemon remain a short distance away*

*So Lopmon bows & waddles away.*
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*Suddenly, Taiyurle & Friends!*

E"Why is he singing? That's just creepy."
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*They see a beam of light illuminate a staircase as a door up above is opened. Then they see Yamaki come down.*

Yamaki<Tally has gone to alert the families. What's your status?>

Th"All of us are still alive, but we're very weakened from our last battles & Euryale is acting strangely. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but it's possible that the brain damage she took from Bio-Myotismon is finally taking its toll, or that she is suffering from some other psychological disorder. We've taken refuge in the village that Digimon are born into, and are planning to coordinate a final attack with all of our allies. What about you?>

Yamaki<Unfortunately, by the time we reached the mainland, Kurata's forces had already assumed control, so we're back to hiding underground all over again. But we don't think that Kurata knows we're here yet.>

D<What do you mean 'assumed control'?>

Yamaki<He's convinced most of the Eurasian countries to adopt his anti-Digimon measures. Since Kurata formulates these rules, trains the soldiers who enforce them, & supplies them, he can more-or-less order around any government that invites him in.>

D<So why do people keep doing it, then?>

Yamaki<He simply has them convinced that the Digimon are that big of a threat. His influence spreads along with the anti-Digimon paranoia, so I doubt there would be much point even if we fled to the Americas. I truly believe that your families will only be safe once Kurata has been defeated. Then we can expose him.>

Th"But the world's militaries will still have the anti-Digimon weapons, including Space Oscillation Devices. Isn't that a huge risk to the world's safety?"

Yamaki<Unfortunately, we can only plan so far ahead.>

Azuma: "Are our families all right?"

*Cameron jumps when he hears Azuma*

<O-oh, when you did you two get here?>

*He looks back at Yamaki*

<Assuming they are alright, can you tell them we are too?>
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*Lunamon shrugs*

<He's kinda a creepy guy.>

*Kylie stares at the ground, digging with one foot. She whispers to Euryale*

<(So...how are we going to go about this?)>

E"I don't know, why are you asking me?"

Malkuth<Of course you don't, you're all idiots. It's a miracle you've survived this long, but I guess that's about to come to an end.>
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Yamaki<They're fine, just hiding out here under assumed identities. The Digimon would be a liability to keeping cover, so they've returned to the Digital World to search for you. You can tell them yourselves whenever they get here, assuming that we can keep this connection open that long.>

Kylie:<I don't know?>

*Kylie looks upset and wipes her eyes*

<We brought him here, I was hoping you could take over from here.>
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Cameron:<Oh, awesome. So, we've been gathering troops and supplies. Do you...happen to have anything to contribute?>

Azuma: "Isn't what they're doing enough?"

*Lopmon waddles into the background.*

Yamaki<Contribute to what?>

Th"We're planning a final attack on Kurata's forces, but we don't know the details yet."

Yamaki<I could send you plans of the Hypnos building & details on the programs we used. Other than that, it's hard to say. We don't have the same resources that we used to, but during the D-Reaper Crisis, we were able to borrow power from computers all over the world.>
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Malkuth<I don't know what's more pathetic, the child pretending to be a soldier, or the leader who doesn't even know how to do a simple interrogation. Fine, I'll lead by example: How long did you expect your poison to last? Did you ever think I might only be pretending I couldn't hear you? What made you think I wasn't wearing a tracking device? How much information do you think Kurata has gathered on you by now?>

Azuma: "We won't have anything close to that luxury, will we?"

Lyra:<Maybe we should get Wizardmon to check for tracking devices. That, or we strip him.>

*Kylie kinda starts as Lyra begins to speak*

Kylie:<Oh, er, right...>

*Kotemon runs off in the direction Thiera and Cameron went as fast as he can*

Lunamon:<Fine. Are you willing to talk for your miserable life or are you going to be some dead weight?>

*Kylie just stares at Lunamon, eyes wide*
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Cameron:<The plans will be helpful, thank you. How much power do you think you can gather?>