(A/N- It's about time we did this, especially with the last chapter foreshadowing this moment. Dracmon's going to get his Ultimate level form, The Glowkies shall max, and... Casey gets Spirited away, too? Either way, it's time for the mini arc of Aleena and the Glowkies' redemption to come to a close in the most traditional of fashions, with the debut of a new character alongside the end of the mini arc!)

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'Holograms, a famous form of technology that is widely renowned far and wide in the city of Santa Monica. In the year 2024, all kinds of paranormal phenomenon occur all over the city. The humans who live in this city refer to them as... Hologram Ghosts.'

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About a week had gone by since Casey and friends went to the countryside of Lake Tahoe with Cassie, her grandparents, and the Orbitons for the remainder of spring vacation. However, there was a new foe, Rareraremon, who was slowly turning both humans and animals alike into zombies for it to feast on so it could remain 'alive'. When it came time to fight him to turn it back into a Digi-egg, the odds of the mixels and the 3 Digimon succeeding was very slim, until Alena showed up with Dracmon and the Glowkies, and told the 3 Digimon to Super digivolve to the Ultimate level, and for the Mixel tribes who had regained their power to Max to do so, and work together alongside her, the reformed virus Digimon, and the bioluminescent Mixels to put Rareraremon out of its misery, and succeeded thanks to their help. During a walk back to the place that they were staying at during their time at Lake Tahoe, Globert and Dracmon asked Aleena when she'd get the power that she'd need to help the Glowkies regain their ability to Max, and for Dracmon to be able to super digivolve into his Ultimate level form, to which she responded with an uncertain 'I don't know.' But what Aleena didn't know was that her gaining that power would happen sooner than she thought, especially when one of her new friends was taken by a spiritual force...

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"So, this is what Southern California looks like during Nisei week?" Casey asked as she walked through town with her partners, Dracmon, the Glowkies, and Aleena, as the other human present then nodded. The streets were lined with red and white ribbons, Japanese lanterns, and many booths with different types of vendors, varying from food, games, and souvenirs, all while the morning sun shone it bright rays down upon countless roads and towns of California. "Yeah. Nisei week was put together by a foundation of the same name, and it's a bit of a week-long celebration of both Japanese and Japanese American culture. Honestly, it's my first year attending Nisei week, too, but I want to get the best experience with a good friend since everyone else said they were busy. Plus, I still want to make it up to you and the Infernites for what the Glowkies and I did when we were nixed..." Angelwood Middle's resident goth girl admitted, as she thought back to the two times she kidnapped the girl from Spain, who shrugged it off. "Aleena, it's fine! You and the Glowkies weren't exactly yourselves back then." Casey smiled in response, as Gammamon nodded. "Yeah! The bad versions of you are gone, so you don't have to be scared anymore!" Gammamon said with a childish grin. "Anyways, my dad was gonna organize the parade this year before Regulusmon and the Nixels came into my life and ruined almost everything that I had, including them taking the lives of my parents. So, I have to organize the parade in his honor, and his place. Dracmon, you and the Glowkies stick with the Infernites, Gammamon, and Casey." She then explained, as Dracmon just hopped onto a tree branch. 

"Why? Even with all the time we've been together, you're still not all that used to the 4 of us sticking by your side?" The undead Digimon chuckled, while his human partner just shook her head. "No, I just have a special surprise for them, and I kinda want to surprise you guys with it, too." Upon hearing this, Globert's eye began to shine like a singular star. " A surprise? For us?!" He happily asked Aleena. "Yep. But you, Dracmon, Boogly, and Vampos got to stay with Casey, the Infernites, and Gammamon while I head to Little Tokyo to get it all set up. So, the four of you need to be on your best behavior. No causing mischief whatsoever. Especially you, Dracmon. Casey caught me and all the others who joined the group up on that 'red scribble' thing you did to Amb's little sister a while back." She told them, before singling out Dracmon, who then hopped down, and walked along a metal rail. "And I made it clear that I've changed since then! Either way, you can count on me to not do anything of my former mischievous nature. I promise! And if we need you, we'll give you a call!" He said with a somewhat cheeky smile, hopping in front of the group. However, the small group of 10 had no idea that they were being watched as they went their separate ways, with Aleena heading to Little Tokyo, and Casey, Dracmon, Gammamon, the Glowkies, and the Infernites heading to a nearby cafe to get some treats.

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"So, this is that Tah-koe-yah-kee stuff I saw on the food network that one time when Henry let me sleep with him in his room the night that I thought Mysto went on a journey?" Gammamon asked Casey and the others when the group's food got to them at the cafe, as Dracmon nodded. "It's called 'Takoyaki', but yeah. They're made from octopus, which is 'Tako' in Japanese. The taste overall is a blend of salty and a bit chewy, thanks to the octopus giving it a bit of a rich, oceanic flavor, but while it does feel a bit wet, and has a somewhat soft texture, when you put it in your mouth and chew it, you'll find it just melts in your mouth!" Dracmon explained to the group, as Casey used a toothpick to get a Takoyaki ball for Gammamon, who ate it whole, and while he chewed, he felt the Takoyaki just Melting in his mouth, as he twitched a bit- not like how he did when Gulus saved her from Arukenimon, but out of glee. "These Octo-orbs are just as great as my Champions!" The little White Digimon said with jubilation, as Casey's phone then began to ring, as Aleena was calling her. "Hey, 'Leena. What's up?" She asked, as Aleena's voice came through on the other end. "Well, Casey, that surprise I mentioned earlier is ready. Head over by Little Tokyo, and I'll explain the rest when you and the guys get here." Aleena explained, before hanging up. "Well, I don't want to keep Aleena waiting. She must've been working hard on this surprise, and it'd be rude to not show up! Besides, the surprise could be something awesome!" The Mixel fangirl told the other 8 members of her group, as she paid the bill for the Takoyaki that she, the 2 Digimon, and the 6 mixels shared, and left, heading for the bus to take them to Little Tokyo. Globert just thought to himself, his wings flapping in delight (Not enough to get him off of the ground, mind you), with not only how he perceived the food he tried with Casey and the others as a new experience but also because he thought...

'This surprise Aleena has for us is certainly going to be... FABULOUS~!'

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"This is NOT fabulous at all." Globert said, somewhat disappointed. The group had arrived in Little Tokyo, and they were met with Aleena standing in front of a small float resembling a shrine, and a mannequin wearing the outfit of a young prince, complete with a small hat, and an orange wig. "I get this is all for a parade, Aleena, darling, but you can't have a mannequin up here!" The cycloptic bat chastised her, as he then flew onto the float, and observed the shrine. "And why is this only a shrine? There should be more decorations to make this float seem less bland, my dear Blackwood! We need to make this stand out a bit more..."Globert said, as he turned to face his tribemates. "Boogly, go get some ribbons. Vampos, we need 10 cans of navy-blue paint! And I'll get some stickers!" The leader of the Glowkies told his two tribemates, before Aleena laughed. "Globert, calm down, there's no need for getting extra supplies. Sure, I'm relatively new to the 'allowing creativity back in my life now that I'm un-nixed' thing, but I can assure you- this is how the float's supposed to look, especially since this is a float made by Angelwood Middle's cultural club." She then explained, before gesturing to the mannequin. "And the Mannequin is just a placeholder for where Casey's going to be standing!" Hearing this just made Casey's eyes widen in shock. "Wait, I'M gonna be on the Float!?!?" She asked, a bit worried, as Aleena nodded. "B-But what if I screw it all up?" She asked, as the formerly nixed teen placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Casey, you may be nervous, but trust me- you'll do great at this. Besides, you're the one who said the day after your brother, Gammamon, Dracmon, and the Infernite cousins saved me and the Glowkies that I just had to try in order to prove I can change from how the four of us used to be. Heck, me doing just that is what helped Bianca, Jackie, your cousin, and the others got their awakenings, and how Alya managed to get  Angoramon to gain the ability to super digivolve with Nurp's help..." She admitted, but despite all her efforts to prove she's changed after being nixed and corrupted into Queen Nixel, she still felt a sense of guilt in her, before she forced a weak smile.

 "But all that aside, I genuinely think you'll be able to pull it off. Just believe in yourself." Hearing that, Casey's worries just faded. "You really have that much faith in me, huh? Well, when you put that into account, as well as the fact the school's cultural club made this float, it'd be a crime for me to make it seem like I can't be relied on. So that means I just gotta do it! Globert, toss me the young prince costume, and the wig. If I'm doing this, I'm gonna do it with burning passion!" The Mixel Fangirl said with a smile, as the leader of the Glowkies grabbed, and threw the outfit at her, which Casey ended up catching, as she then went into a nearby alleyway, and slipped on the costume. When she walked out, Flain, Vulk, Zorch, and Gammamon were all amazed by what they saw stand before them when Casey returned. "Well, how do I look, you guys?" She asked, before doing a pose.

Gammamon then let out an excited and happy 'Oh~!'. "You look really princely, Casey! And it looks like a perfect fit on you, too!" Gammamon said with a smile, before Casey's vision went blurry, and her eyes gained a glazed-over look. "Casey, are you okay?" Flain asked her worriedly, as she shook her head, as her eyes and her vision quickly returned to normal. "I-I'm fine, Flain, don't worry. I felt like I saw something, though. I just... Dunno what." She said, but Aleena felt like she was hiding something. Suddenly, the area around the group began to glitch out, causing Aleena, Dracmon, Gammamon, the Glowkies, and the Infernites to all tense up, as they heard a disembodied voice's chanting.

"Rin. Pyo. Toh."

"Ohh~? What's going on?" Gammamon asked Dracmon and the others, as a silvery-grey static appeared behind Casey. "I don't know, little guy... Aleena, did you also get special effects for this?" Vampos asked nervously, starting to lose his usually chill demeanor, as Aleena shook her head. "Not at all, Vamp. When the Cultural club made this float, they ran me through everything the float could do- Things like shoot confetti from the hole located on the center of the roof on the shrine, make the windows light up, stuff like that. They said nothing about a feature like this at all..." The human partner of the Glowkies and Dracmon then explained nervously, as more words were spoken by the Disembodied voice.

"Sha. Kai. Jin."

Casey then stepped back against the float, nervous, as her vision clouded up, before tripping on one of the bottom parts of her cape, her head hitting the float. As soon as she (weakly) opened her eyes, she saw what looked like an open bonfire in a dark room, the light of the fire being reflected in her eyes, as she heard the voice speak three last words.

"Retsu. Zai. ZEN!"

A small line of flames formed in front of Casey, before it engulfed her, changing the line of flames into a large Sphere of Flames. Casey's eyes only seemed to be pure white, as the flames soon imploded on themselves, leaving no trace of Casey Almenera behind, save for the small hat accessory that came with the young prince costume, as the silvery-grey static began to vanish. Gammamon ran over to the hat, and quickly picked it up. "Casey?" He called out, a bit scared as to where she went. "Was Casey taken again...?" Aleena then looked down at the ground, remembering the two times she commanded the Nixels and (during the time they were nixed, of course) the Glowkies to kidnap her, feeling more guilt bubble up to the surface, before Dracmon took Aleena's hand, as the group of 9 began to search for Casey. Meanwhile, from the shade of a tree branch, a single, small figure watched this moment of fear and trauma happen for the remaining 9 members of the group.

"Well, this certainly isn't going to end well."

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With a bit of a thud, Casey fell to the ground. Looking around, she could tell she was in some sort of Monastery. "Where... Am I..?" She asked herself, looking around in confusion, before seeing a foxlike humanoid creature. It wore a white robe with vertical plates on the shoulders, the character for 'Hūṃ' emblazoned on the front, with the symbol on not only the chest, but also the shoulder plates (beneath three black wisps, that is), and black and white triangles on the ends of the sleeves. It also seemed to be wearing baggy black pants, and a tall, black hat. It has white, three-fingered hands and white, three-toed feet with black claws and black paw pads in both instances. It had a blueish purple furred tail with a white tip, and a blue, foxlike face with white markings on its cheeks and forehead and white-tipped ears. It also had black eyes with crimson irises.

"Prince Keikai Yuuba..." The creature spoke to Casey, reaching a paw out to her. "You have returned at last." Casey nervously took its hand, as it helped her up on her feet. "Thank you... But I'm not a prince... Am I?" She asked herself as she walked over to a window, and then placed her hand (which had an orange glove on it) against the glass, looking at her own reflection confusedly, before glancing at the creature. "But who are you?" The creature then bowed before her. "I am but a humble diviner for the Yuuba Clan, your highness... My name is Doumon. It is my honor to finally make your acquaintance, Prince Keikai Yuuba." Doumon told her, as Casey tilted her head. "Keikai Yuuba? Is that who I am...?" She asked herself, as Doumon got a mirror, and placed it in front of her. "Just take a look for yourself, your highness." Was all he said, before he began to sing.

[CUE 'THE MIRROR NEVER LIES' FROM DONKEY KONG COUNTRY, AS SUNG BY DOUMON AND CASEY ALMENERA / KEIKAI YUUBA(?)] {ORIGINALLY SUNG BY STERLING JARVIS (DONKEY KONG) AND RON RUBIN (KAPTAIN SKURVY)}

https://youtu.be/zUyIgxDF3sk

[Casey does a few poses in front of the mirror, while Doumon stands against a wall, singing.]

"Now, Feast thine eyes!

Look unto the mirror, see, it never lies!

You're prince of the Yuuba clan! Tis not a mere disguise!

You live to reign, whilst you maim and terrorize your foes!

Thy reflection tells the story of a prince's reign of glory!

Trust thine eyes! Behold!

A mirror never lies!"

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[Casey begins to turn away from the mirror, and faces Doumon for a brief moment, before staring down at her orange gloves as she starts singing, herself.]

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"How could this be?

I recall seeing a human and beasts by my side!

Now I've seen a prince that stood in front of me!

With orange hair and brown eyes, what a surprise!

My reflection hath told the story of a prince's tale of victory!

Trust my eyes!

A mirror never lies!

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[Doumon pushes the mirror away, as he then takes Casey's gloved hands, as the two begin singing and dancing together.]

Thy reflection tells the story of a prince's reign of glory,

Trust thine eyes!

Behold! A mirror never lies!

A mirror never lies..."

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(End Song)

"Casey, where'd you go?" Gammamon asked while Dracmon gave him a piggyback ride through Little Tokyo. "If this is a game of hide-and-seek, then you can come out! Olly, Olly, oxygenfree!" Gammamon said, still a bit scared. Aside from the occasions Casey had gone to school (Aside from the day he became Wezen Gammamon and met the Wiztastics for the first time, as well as the last two times she had been kidnapped, that is), he's never been away from her. "We may need to call Henry and the others on my phone..." Aleena said, before a disembodied voice called out to the group of 9. "Henry, huh?" Aleena perked up, a bit nervous about what she and the others have now heard, before Globert calmed her down. "'Leena, Darling, calm down. I don't think that's the same voice we heard earlier when Casey disappeared." He soothed her nerves, as a new Digimon appeared before their eyes. This Digimon seemed to have a marmot-like appearance, with a round head and ears, black eyes with yellow sclera, a dark blue hexagonal mark around its mouth, a large tooth, and mechanical arms with three digits. It seemed to wear a blue and gray space-themed mechanical suit, with jet booster wings and a red button on its waist.

"I don't think we've ever seen you before, little dude." Flain told the new Digimon, before Vampos added his two cents. "Who are you?" The Digimon only let out a small chuckle. "Just a passing-through Digimon." He told them as he looked at them via a side glance, before turning around to face them. "Remember the fact that I'm Espimon. Now, you mentioned something about calling Henry, right? I'm actually looking for him." He revealed, as Gammamon nodded as he got off of Dracmon's back, and then flew up to Espimon. "Yeah, Henry! He's Casey's big brother, and she's gone missing. We were gonna call him, and the rest of our friends, so they can help us out!" Gammamon said with a smile, before Espimon turned away from them as he crossed his arms in thought. "You must be mistaken. The Henry you're talking about isn't Henry." The small Digimon said, resulting in the group looking at him with eyes filled with nothing but confusion, While Flain just facepalmed. "Dios mio, I can only pray that wherever Casey is, she's ok..." He muttered to himself, putting aside the fact he sounded like Henry for a brief moment.

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"After 556 long years, you've returned to me. T'would seem my training in the divine arts wasn't for naught." Doumon told Casey as the two sat together outside the monastery. "Now, the time has come for the Yuuba clan to rise once more!" Casey only nodded. "Ok, but how do we do that?" She asked, as Doumon just smirked. "We shall raise an army to establish a new shogunate." Casey only tilted her head. "How many are we going to need for this?" "Once all is said and done, 100,000." Doumon explained, as a trio of completely green creatures with yellow, glowing eyes brought a woman to Doumon. "L-let me go...!" The woman grumbled, before being thrown to the ground, as Doumon stared her down. "You shall become the foundation of the new Shogunate for the Yuuba clan." He coldly said to her, before he started chanting.

In almost an instant, the woman's body was surrounded by purple digital rings, before she became flat as paper, falling onto the ground, as her body then started to fold itself inwards while screaming in pain until her head was no longer visible, thus becoming a red talisman, as it then began floating upwards before joining several others, as Casey looked up. "I'm guessing that's the army?" She asked Doumon, before the foxlike Digimon threw a small set of talismans out, before they became more green creatures. "These are beings known as Shikigami. They can be made into portable talismans that can be taken anywhere." He said, before turning to face Casey. "They shall serve you as your army to increase the number of red talismans, Prince Keikai Yuuba." Doumon said, as he then turned to converse with the Shikigami. "Now, Go! Gather more sacrifices to turn into soldiers!" With those words being spoken, the Shikigami all bounded over the walls of the monastery, leaving to get more sacrifices for the Yuuba clan shogunate. while they left, Doumon walked over to Casey's side, and sat down next to her. "My deepest apologies for the inconveniences, your highness." The foxlike Digimon said, only getting a response in the form of Casey shrugging.

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"Damn it, I still can't get a signal anywhere in Little Tokyo!" Aleena cursed, holding her phone up, attempting to get cell service, as Espimon shrugged while following her and the others. "I keep tellin' ya, ma'am- The Henry you're trying to contact isn't the Henry I'm looking for." He said, before the group heard the screams of a couple. "C'mon!" Aleena then shouted, as she ran towards the couple, who were being attacked by a small group of green beasts with yellow eyes- The Shikigami. "Let them go!" Dracmon growled, as he then charged towards the one attacking a girl, as the goth girl of Angelwood Middle School then saw a word flow into her mind.

[アンデッドファング.]

"Undead Fang!" She shouted, As Dracmon bit into the Shikigami, breaking its physical form in a puff of green smoke, causing the Shikigami going after the man to retreat, while Gammamon went after the smaller one. "Whatever these things are, they give off bad vibes!" The white triceratopsian Digimon shouted, as he leaped from Aleena's arms to headbutt one of the Shikigami, but it grabbed him, and threw him to the ground, as its foot slowly came down on the white dinosaur, about to crush him. "Gammamon, NO!" Aleena shouted, as she, the Infernites, The Glowkies, Dracmon, and Espimon all rushed to save the scared little dinosaur before he became a pancake, who had his eyes closed, before he heard a woosh noise. As he slowly opened his eyes, he saw Niksput holding him in his arms, carrying him away from the Shikigami that almost crushed him. "Hey, little G!" The leader of the Orbitons said with a smile, as a familiar red face with a large, black unibrow poked over Niksput's winged shoulder with a smile- None other than Burnard, who happily laughed. "Did somebody call for a last-minute rescue?" He said, as Gammamon let out a grateful and happy 'Uuooh~!' "Ni'sput! Bun'rar!" Gammamon cheered, as Dracmon used Undead fang to destroy the other 2 Shikigami, allowing the couple to escape. Niksput then landed on the ground, setting the triceratopsian Digimon down on the ground, as Burnard hopped off of his best friend's back. Aleena only sighed out of relief. "Niksput, Burnard, thanks for rescuing Gammamon." She said with a smile, before Vampos walked over. "Hold on, though- What are you guys doing here?" The vampire bat-like Mixel asked.

 Burnard only responded with a chuckle. "Well, Henry told me to come check on you guys!" The chameleon-like Mixel explained. Globert's eye only narrowed out of suspicion, before sighing. "Burnard, we all know you're a magnet for trouble. Henry would never tell you to go off on your own." The leader of the Glowkies said calmly, before Niksput smirked. "And that is why I tagged along with him, dude- To make sure my little buddy here doesn't get into trouble or distracted." The winged Orbiton revealed. Espimon sighed, as he looked to the group of 11. "Well, no matter how you look at it, those things seem intent on kidnapping Humans. Maybe they're keeping the people we're looking for prisoner?" He asked. Flain nodded. "Maybe not Henry, but definitely Casey." He said, as Gammamon let out an 'Ohh~!' of determination. "We'll go look for Casey!" Espimon nodded. "Well, you guys go do that. I'll be taking my leave now to go find Henry." The marmot-like Digimon said as he turned away from the group, before Aleena spoke up. "Espimon, wait." She called to him, as he turned to face her. "If we're gonna save Casey, we're going to need all the help we can get. Besides, me doing this is the only way I can atone for my past actions." She told him, as Gammamon nodded. "Yeah, please lend a hand!" The little Digimon told Espimon, a few sparkles in his eyes.

Seeing the look Gammamon was giving him, Espimon only let out a sigh. "Now, how can I say no to those sweet little doe eyes?" The Marmot-like Digimon said, before going over to the group of 11. "Alright, I'm guessing one of you at least has a plan?" He asked, as Niksput nodded. "Yep. When me and Burnard were on our way over here, we saw a lot of those green creatures coming from the monastery of the Angels. That might be where they've made their base." Niksput told the group, as Flain let out a soft 'Ah-ha!' "... And that might be where Casey is, too!" The leader of the 2014 Infernites said, as the sky slowly began to turn a bloody red. "Yeah, and I think we may wanna hurry. Those Green things we encountered, as well as the sky turning red can only mean one thing- Doumon." Dracmon said, as he bolted off, the others not too far behind him. 

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Soon enough, the group had arrived near the front gates of the monastery of the angels. However, there was a small problem. "Schnix, those green things are guarding the entrance!" Flain whispered, as the group hid behind a few bushes and trees. Espimon then used his jet boosters to get a better view of the Monastery from where the group was hiding from the Shikigami. "I can try to find a way in, but I'm going to need someone to cause a hinderance while the rest of us look for another entrance." He explained. Dracmon then perked up. "If you need a distraction, look no further. I got this." The virus Digimon said with a smug smile, before Burnard started laughing wildly. "Can Niksput and I help with the distraction, too?!" He asked the undead Digimon excitedly, who slowly turned to face the Chameleon-like mixel with a forced smile. "Wait, wha-? Actually, y-you know what? THAT... THAT'S a GOOD IDEA!" He said with his teeth clenched, trying to hide his fury. Vulk just looked at Gammamon. "This isn't gonna end well, is it...?" He asked the little Digimon, who only Shrugged. "Probably." Dracmon just walked off, but not before shoving an accordion into Niksput's arms. "Two things- 1, I hope they had stuff like this on the Mixel Moon, and 2?" He grumbled, before sighing, and saying one thing under his breath.

"...I'll be taking this shame with me to my grave..."

(CUE 'LOOK AT THIS' FROM HELLUVA BOSS S2 E6; OOPS, AS SUNG BY DRACMON AND BURNARD {CV; JESS HARNELL}) (ORIGINALLY SUNG BY FIZZAROLLI [CV: ALEX BRIGHTMAN])

https://youtu.be/kDV93-tGEE0

[Accordion music could be heard slowly starting up. The Shikigami guarding the entrance to the monastery momentarily look around in confusion, before seeing Niksput playing the accordion. Dracmon begins to sing.]

"When I was a young 'mon,

I never thought it'd come to this!

The mistake seemed to heal,

And now, all I feel is regret.

I'm here now, as a grown 'mon,

I've lost it all again!

But what I'll miss the most,

Pay close attention while you get a look at...

[Dracmon pulls out a photo of him and Snoof.]

This!"

[Niksput then speeds up with the Accordion, as both Burnard and Dracmon start singing together, with the Shikigami now completely enamored by their makeshift performance.]

"Yeah, look at this!

Then, look at that!"

[Dracmon grabs the hat accessory Gammamon was carrying around and puts it on, and then starts singing by himself, as he pushes Burnard away.]

"Heh-hey, here's a hat!

This nonsense prob-a-bly means nothing~!

But listen closely, maybe it explains EV-ER-Y-THING!"

The secrets of bitcoin, computers, and microchips!

The keys to the future,

If you only look! At! This!

Riches untold, you'll have dollars, or gold!

If you focus on me, as the story unfolds~...

[The rest of the group sneaks off. The music quickly changes to Death metal, as Dracmon continues singing.]

LOOK AT THIS!

I HOLD THE KEY TO THE MYSTERY!

LOOK AT THIS!

LOOK AT NOTHING EXCEPT FOR ME!

LOOK AT THIS!

[Burnard pushes Dracmon aside, making unintelligible growling noises. Dracmon gets back up, an angry look on his face.]

THAT WAS GIBBERISH!

C'MON, GUYS, HURRY IT THE HECK UP!

[Dracmon looks at a small speaker on the Accordion, as the music slows to a metal ballad.]

I don't know how much longer I can take this~!"

[Globert's voice comes out of the speaker.]

"We just need a few more seconds, so keep stalling!'

[Dracmon stops singing for a brief moment, Seemingly scared.]

"Aw, FUCK!"

[Dracmon looks to the Shikigami, who seem less interested now, about to attack him, before he nervously continues singing.]

"Ok, the thing that I'm trying to say is,

I will say it, if you look this way~..."

[Dracmon is nervously looking around, before getting an idea. He puts the Hat accessory on Burnard's head, who smirks, and pulls a microphone out of nowhere, and begins to sing... In Italian (A/N- Don't worry, I'm including the translation of what Burnard is singing in parenthesis).]

"Puzza lasagna~ (Stink lasagna)
Contorni, limoncello, (Side dish, limoncello)
Forte, piano! (Loud, soft)
Buongiorno, Ada Vongole, (Good morning, with clams)
Luigi, Firenze, Bucatini. (Luigi, Florence, Bucatini)
Cingale~ (Wild boar~)
Cingale~ (Wild boar~)"

[Dracmon notices the others have found a way in, and Niksput's giving him and Burnard a small signal to tell them they're good to go. Dracmon grabs Burnard's arm, as the imp Digimon starts running while singing.]

"So, look.... at... this!

Please, look at this!

I am running out of places I can take this bit!

So, look at this! Look at my tired face!

But I don't regret making a distraction with these 2!

[The trio meets up with Gammamon, Espimon, Aleena, the Glowkies, and the 2014 Infernites, who have blown a hole in the monastery's fence.]

This little song is driving me insane~!

My exhaustion is audible,

Now, the ending is probable,

[The Shikigami guarding the front entrance are revealed to have followed Niksput, Dracmon, and Burnard. The group looks at the Shikigami guards nervously.]

CUZ' THIS RUSE IS IMPOSSIBLE, to maintain,

[One by one, the group of 12 jumps into the hole.]

So, Hastaaaa~ Laaaa~...

[Dracmon jumps into the hole after Burnard jumps in.]

BYE-BYE~!"

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(End song)

Dracmon was just panting from vocal fatigue as he joined the others on the other side of the wall. "I won't lie- I actually had fun with that." He beamed, before he then got serious. "Now all that's left is to find Casey, and then stop Doumon." While he was talking to everyone else, Gammamon let out a shocked 'Uwoah~!' "I found Casey, you guys!" He called to her and the others, seeing his human partner sitting next to Doumon, as both the both of them turned around to see the people who came to rescue her. Casey got up on her feet, about to go over to the group of 12, but Doumon's arm shielded her, growling at the 3 rookie-level Digimon and 8 Mixels.

 "What masters do you 11 Shikigami serve?!" He shouted. Dracmon just got in front. "My name's Dracmon, and these are my friends; Gammamon, the Infernites, the Glowkies, Burnard, and Niksput!" He snarled, as Espimon only smirked. "And I'm Espimon the wanderer... I'm only here 'cause I'm lookin' for Henry." The marmot-like Digimon said, as Aleena then stepped forward, and the moment she did, Dracmon digivolved into Yaksamon. "We're here to get our friend back, and also save the other humans you kidnapped." The goth teen said with a determined look. Casey seemed to be confused. "Me...? I'm your... Friend?" She asked, as Doumon growled. "Lies... LIES!" the foxlike Digimon snarled. "You only claim to know the prince. Keikai Yuuba knows not of any of you! Leave now, and you all shall be spared from being forced to join the Yuuba clan shogunate." Niksput only scoffed in response to the Digimon's request. "Sorry, big guy, but we aren't leaving without Casey. So, you either hand over the 'prince' right now, or else you're gonna have to prepare to feel high-tech justice!" The leader of the orbitons demanded, as Doumon sent out 3 more Shikigami soldiers with a few talismans, who Yaksamon quickly had taken down. "I may not know what manner of Shikigami your 12 friends are, child, but I will not permit you to take the prince! I have waited 556 long years for his majesty to return to me so the Yuuba clan can rise again. AND I WON'T LET YOU TAKE HIM FROM ME! EXORCISM SCROLLS!" He snarled, as he threw a set of explosive talismans at the group, before Yaksamon sliced them in half, albeit all at the cost of his swords getting destroyed, but even then, he didn't stop fighting the ultimate level fox priest Digimon, while Gammamon and the Infernites went to try and get to Casey. Aleena only stared at what was happening before her. Casey seemed to not remember who she and the others were, she actually believed that she was the prince of a long-forgotten clan, and overall? She saw Casey in a situation similar to the one she was in during the time she was Nixed, and ultimately corrupted into Queen Nixel.

Aleena's eyes were filled with not only tears, but also the memories of all the problems she caused in Santa Monica during the time she was nixed, and eventually had been corrupted by the I-Pendit, and became Queen Nixel. It seemed like she had lost the will to fight, seeing one of the only people who had given her a chance after she was freed from the control of both the Nixels and Regulusmon. It felt that, even with her hard work of proving she and the Glowkies changed... Reaching out to the other chosen ones, and being the one who ended up helping them have their awakenings... Hannah... Bianca... The twins... Jackie... Even Akane... She even helped both Alya and Nurp gain the power they needed for a duo Synchro so Angoramon could manage to super digivolve to the ultimate level. It was then, that everything around her faded, her surroundings were covered in a greyish navy-blue mist, and while a faint grey glow came from her pocket, she heard an all-too-familiar voice from behind her.

"Look at how far you and the Glowkies have come since the four of you had broken away from the clutches of darkness."

Aleena slowly turned around, and she saw her- Queen Nixel, the very same monster she had become in her not-so-delightful past. "It's... It's you..." She said, a bit shocked by how she was standing before the monster that the goth girl had once been during her less-than-ideal days, before furrowing her brows, glaring at the living, breathing form of her awful past before she had truly joined Casey, Gammamon, and all the other Chosen Ones that were on the team as of her being freed from the control of both the Nixel Armada and Regulusmon. "If you're here to tempt me back to the side of evil, I'm not going back to the way I used to be." Queen Nixel only chuckled. "'Leena, dear, who said anything about going back to the way things were in the past?" She asked with a light smile. It was at this moment, that Aleena recognized that this wasn't the same Queen Nixel that she was corrupted into. 

"You've worked hard to prove that you and your partners aren't the same as you were before. You've helped 6 of the chosen ones have their awakenings. You even helped one of the chosen ones with Digimon partners gain the power needed to super digivolve, which came from an Orbiton whom had gained that power, no less, which is a remarkable feat in of itself regarding the untapped potential buried deep within all of Mixelkind. You were making progress that showed your growth. And yet, because you're seeing your friend in the same state as you were once in, you're feeling the same sorrow you felt when you first learned of all the wrongdoings you had done before you became me. It is true, that sins once committed never disappear. But you have the power to make your own choices, young one. You can either choose to let your sins define you and constantly let the need to proving that you've changed prevent you from really growing, or you can live with them, and change the pain they caused you into determination for you to carry on alongside your newfound friends, as well as power for your partners." Queen Nixel explained, as she gently took ahold of Aleena's hands with her claws, as from the goth girl's pocket, the grey light glowed even brighter as tiny fragments of her old I-pendit floated out of it, and they began congregating together in a navy-blue light, forming something new around her neck-

A Glowkie Pendit, with a button on the top of it.

"You're right." Aleena nodded. "I shall shoulder these monochromatic sins of mine, once more..." She then tightly gripped her new pendit, as her Pendit began to glow, the yellow Evolution gauge on her D-vigor began to fill with a silver light, while the mist, and Queen Nixel, all began to fade, revealing all 3 of the Glowkies, who were now glowing, and Yaksamon, who was also glowing as he picked up his broken wooden blades, both parties ready to fight back against Doumon, with Casey, Gammamon, Espimon, Niksput, Burnard, and the 2014 Infernites watching in awe. "... And change all of the black-and-white pain that the 5 of us had endured into new, unstoppable, and colorful strength!"

(CUE INSERT THEME; 'NEGAI', FROM KAMEN RIDER GEATS, PERFORMED BY YUKA TERASAKI)

https://youtu.be/BuSLtvZ5-xw

"YAKSAMON, SUPER DIGIVOLVE TO...!" Yaksamon shouted, as he crossed his broken bokuto swords over his chest, before a DNA helix with both bright red and yellow colors shot into his body, forming a large orange sphere that shot towards Doumon, before a being similar to an Ox-like creature landed when the orange sphere jumped back towards the group of twelve, covered in solidified golden and red light, before peeling away as the wind breezed by the figure's body, revealing the new Digimon's appearance- A black centaur-like ox Digimon covered in gold markings. It had a pair of gold bull horns, and a single, straight gold horn between them. It wore a red cuirass with spaulders which had bonji on them and gold trim, red vambraces with gold trim, a purple belt with three gold buckles over a red plate with gold trim, and red bracers with gold trim on its legs. It also carried two swords made of steel, which were once the broken wooden bokuto swords, with their scabbards tied to its belt. It then removed one of the swords from its scabbards, before pointing it at Doumon, as the new evolution then made its name known to its opponent;

"VAJIRAMON!"

Meanwhile, a set of Energy ribbons began to surround the trio of Bioluminescent mixels, before wrapping the three of them in a large cocoon, which showed movement from the inside for a few seconds that could be compared to struggling within confinement, before the cocoon of ribbons exploded into stardust, revealing a new Mixel tribe Max. The Max resembled something similar to a megabat, had a large, navy-blue torso. It also had a large, black underbite with four sharp teeth pointing upwards. It had a large, semicircular head with Vampos' long fangs, and four sharp teeth in-between them. It also had Vampos' ears and Globert's eye. It had two light cyan sockets, each one of them holding both Globert & Vampos' wings, with Boogly's feelers underneath, seeming as if it could act as this form's arms. Its feet were colored navy blue with one, large black toe pointing upwards on each foot. On the back of its feet, it seemed to have a small, light cyan heel divided into two.

"I... I did it... I had my awakening, and also helped Yaksamon super digivolve..." Aleena told herself with a small smile, as she looked to the new max and ultimate-level Digimon with a nod, as they each looked at Doumon, their eyes glistening with determination. 

"The 5 of us stand as the light that casts out the shadows of monochromatic colors, evil, and voracity!" The goth girl shouted, as she reached into her bat-shaped backpack, and placed a navy-blue star headband on her head, as a sign of her renewed confidence, as well as a pair of white gloves (which, in her opinion, made her look good), while Vajiramon ran towards Doumon, both of his swords unsheathed from their scabbards, as he began slashing away at him. "As of today, we each stand, free from the shackles of regret..." He said, while the foxlike Digimon deflected the swords with the sleeves of his robe, and then threw more green, explosive talismans at the Digimon, only for a loud sonic cry from the Glowkies max to make them explode the moment that they were thrown. "... And we won't stop fighting, until we reach a world whereas nobody has to fear their traumatic errors ever again!" The max added with Globert's voice.

Burnard just stared at the new max, Vajiramon, and Aleena, before glancing at the others, and then at Doumon, as the chameleon-like mixel then burst into laughter. "I smell a fox getting a beatdown tonight!" Niksput just let out a bit of a chuckle, before he rested a pincer on the Infernite's shoulder. "Alright, calm down, little buddy. If anything, this is a beatdown the girls have to dish out." The leader of the Orbitons said, as Doumon growled. "I will not waste this chance given to me by God to revive the Yuuba clan!" He snarled, as he pulled out a large Japanese calligraphy brush...

"HIDDEN GATE DIVINATION!"

... And began to draw several hexagonal platforms in the air with it, as he landed on top of one of them. Espimon looked at the platforms in worry. "Aw, crud! This is bad, this is really bad!" He panicked, before Vajiramon smirked. "I got this, you guys." The ox Digimon said, as he hopped from platform to platform, destroying each one with a single swing from either one of his two swords. 

Meanwhile, Gammamon and the Infernites just looked over at Casey, who saw the light of the flame on Flain's head, and that's when what was once lost returned to her. "... Guys? What's going on?" Seeing Casey actually respond to them actually prompted Gammamon to hug her. "Casey! Y-You remember who we are...?" He asked with a teary smile, as she nodded, and looked over to Aleena, who was giving commands to both the Glowkies Max, and Vajiramon, before turning around to face her Digimon and Mixel Partners, and flashed them a bright, determined smile.

"Niksput's right, though. We've got to teach Doumon a lesson. Even though I lost my memories for a little while, I'm not gonna forgive him for what I saw him do to all those people!" The Mixels fangirl nodded, as Gammamon digivolved into Betel Gammamon, and the Infernites maxed. And once the duo of red beings reached where Doumon was (alongside Vajiramon and the Glowkies Max), the battle really began. Doumon kept using his brush as a staff, blocking most of the attacks the Champion-level Digimon and the two maxes sent Doumon's way. However, Vajiramon begun charging towards the Foxlike priest Digimon, and that's when Aleena saw a new word flowed into her mind.

[宝剣.]

"DEVA BLADE!" The Goth girl then shouted, as Vajiramon crossed his swords into an x-shape, before shooting out a beam that was in the same shape, breaking Doumon's brush. "Now's your chance! HIT HIM WITH EVERYTHING YOU GOT!" The ultimate-level ox Digimon shouted at the others, and while Casey gave Betel Gammamon the command for Sol Blow, and the Infernites Max the command for Blazing Knuckle, Aleena saw another word flow into her mind.

[トワイライト・バラージ.]

"TWILIGHT BARRAGE!" She shouted, as the feeler arms on the Glowkies max were covered in light, and then the max started to rapidly punch the ultimate-level Digimon, and once the three attacks of the Glowkies max, the Infernites Max, and Betel Gammamon connected on Doumon's body, he then fell of the platform, and hit the ground. HARD. So hard, in fact, that it left a crater, and Doumon was turned into nothing but Data that was absorbed into both Vajiramon and Betel Gammamon, as the skies turned to the normal pitch-black night sky, and all the people who were turned into talismans turned back to normal. 

(END INSERT THEME)

"I shall admit- I normally do not like deleting other Digimon, but we had no choice with Doumon. Either we killed him, or the world would've been taken over." Vajiramon said, as he degenerated back into Dracmon, and Betel back into Gammamon, whereas the Infernites and Glowkies Maxes split back into Flain, Vulk, Zorch, Boogly, Vampos, and Globert, causing Espimon to gasp in awe. "Incredible, you guys turned back to normal!" Casey looked at the Marmot-like Digimon in confusion, before Aleena spoke up. "Oh, right. Casey, Espimon. Espimon, Casey." She said, introducing the two of them. "Well, thanks for coming with my friends to help me, Espimon... Even if I can't really remember much of what happened." She said with a small smile, as Espimon looked up at her. "So, do you know someone by the name of 'Henry Almenera', by any chance?" he asked her, as Casey nodded while pulling out her phone, and showing Espimon a photo of her, Gammamon, Henry, and both the 2014 and 2015 Infernites. "He's the guy to my left in the photo, and he's my big brother." She explained, as Burnard laughed a little. "AND he's my human partner!" He added to Casey's testament, before Espimon turned away. "No, he isn't Henry. He's not in his spitting image." The marmot Digimon said, before flying off with his jetpack boosters. Burnard just watched the Digimon leave in confusion. "He does know that's a figure of speech, right?" He asked the Group, as Dracmon shrugged. "Probably not." Niksput spoke up. "But since Angoramon and the others aren't here..." Dracmon then cleared his throat, before looking at Aleena and the others (including a sleeping Gammamon).

"We all have our regrets and things about the past that we wish we could change. It is how we face our pain from the past that we truly grow." The Imp Digimon said calmly, as he and the group made their way back to Santa Monica to rest up before the parade, unaware that there was something there in the shadows, watching them and sending video feed elsewhere...

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"She WHAT?!" A pair of loud voices boomed from the darkness of Knapp's castle. "YOU MEAN TO TELL US THAT THE VERY SAME HUMAN YOUR FORCES NIXED WITH THE I-PENDIT HAS SOMEHOW CHANGED IT INTO A PENDIT, HAD HER AWAKENING, MADE HER DIGIMON SUPER DIGIVOLVE, AND HAS ALSO KILLED DOUMON ALONGSIDE MY OWN SON?!"  The voice of Major Nixel broke the short-lived silence. "Y-Yes, your pitch black-iness and your Wickedness, b-but I can assure you both, project O.B.O.R.O. is reeeaaally close to reaching its completion!" He told them nervously, as the deeper voice growled. "That much is at least music to our ears, Major." The moon shone through the windows of the abandoned Castle, revealing the owner of one of the two voices. This new figure seemed to be a rather tall and limber Nixel. His face seemed to be made up of the body of a flat-topped square Nixel, with small pincers on the sides of his head, with a bushy black mustache and thick, black eyebrows. His body consisted of a long, jet-black cloak with pointy shoulder pauldrons, seeming to cover the rest of his body up, making what was hidden underneath it a complete mystery. His hands and fingers were dark grey, although his fingers seemed to be more like sharp, white tipped claws. He also wore a dark grey crystal-like crown on his head. This was none other than King Nixel, the true leader of the Nixel Armada, and Major Nixel's higher-up.

"Soon, Major, Those Mixels WILL be reduced to pixels. And we have the very same person- Er, Devourer, who forced them here to Earth to thank for it." The ruler of all Nixelkind cackled, as from behind him..

... Was nothing more than an evil, sinister, toothy grin full of Voracity and Malice.