'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 lively city began to refer to them as... Hologram Ghosts.'

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Weeks had passed since Maya Kaminari and Kiyoshiro 'Kiyo' Shima had met their partners- The Electroids, the Frosticons, and Jellymon, and also had succeeded in getting rid of the virtual talismans that the Class Representative of Angelwood Middle School had created (and Volectro and Jellymon had accidentally turned those talismans into malware that halted the Flow of Wealth), that angered the Envoy of Wealth, Majiramon. Fortunately, when things seemed their bleakest for Casey and the others, Maya and Kiyo came through and saved the day with the aid of Electroids Max, the Frosticons, and Tesla Jellymon. However, with the original 3 Mixel tribes now back together, more and more mysterious puzzles awaited them, their human partners, and those closest to them, especially one young girl who always had music as a large part of her career.

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"It's right up ahead, guys, C'mon!" Alya happily cheered as she ran ahead of the group of Humans, Mixels, and two Digimon, who were following behind her, while Flamzer was, once again, riding along in Casey's backpack. "Are you sure there's a ghost here, Ally?" Casey asked her, as the younger Roark sister nodded. "Well, there have been rumors, but Ms. Juniper Beckett, the editor-in-chief of The Phantom's Den, said there was a ghost at the Lake Shrine temple and retreat!" She explained with a bright smile. "Even then, this place is giving me the creeps..." Casey nervously spoke up, and as the group walked towards the shrine, Burnard saw a few plates resting on a flat surface within the shrine. And the best part? The plates were filled with all sorts of fruits, like pears and grapes freshly plucked off the vine! "Treats, treats!" The Chameleon-like Mixel laughed as he ran towards the shrine, before Henry picked him up in his arms.  "Hold up, Burnard." Casey's older brother told him. "Those are offerings. They differ greatly depending on the shrine, but you can see that the offerings are fruit..." He explained, as Burnard still kept trying to get one of the offerings.

 "...And meant for the deity who watches over the shrine, and the deity alone." He then told him sternly, as Burnard then nervously laughed. However, the leaves in the trees began to sway along in the wind, and while everyone else watched the trees sway in the breeze, Alya was taking photos with her camera (which was a hand-me-down from Amber when she was her age) of the shrine, until a blue nine-tailed fox with a fluffy white mane and mystical orange flames  that seemed to be flaring around its paws and tail tips stood on top of the shrine.

Alya looked up at the fox, hopeful for a brief moment, before she started feeling a bit upset. "Aw, biscuits... I thought it was a real ghost!" She mumbled. Casey just rested her hand on the young Roark child's shoulder. "To be fair, we should've expected it to be either a Digimon, or a mixel." She told her with a smile, as Flain looked over to Angoramon, who stared at the fox creature. "That is Youkomon. He's a data-attribute, Bewitching Beast type, Champion-level Digimon. Despite being a Digimon who's rumored to bring ruin and decay, he's usually very nice." The anthropomorphic rabbit explained, as Youkomon just scoffed. "Honestly, you're such a rude lot." He said, as Gammamon climbed up Casey's shoulder, and rested atop it near Flamzer (Who was, as you could probably guess, still riding in Casey's backpack)'s tail. "Ohh~!" Gammamon squeaked happily, as he raised his right arm. "Do you like your fruit off-er-ings?" The small triceratopsian Digimon asked, as Shuff then stepped forward to ask something.

 "Why there be many rumors of you?" Shuff asked, as Youkomon then grumbled. "A local woman dropped her wallet, and I just happened to pick it up. It was then that she started to bring me many offerings, ranging from bread, to fruits, and so on and so forth, hence it gave birth to these rumors, Pebble." Youkomon explained, and as Shuff silently mumbled, 'Me no Pebble...', Henry stepped forward. "Well, Youkomon, I need to ask you something. You see-" He began, before Youkomon interrupted him. "Save it for after my nap, human." He snarled, as he scampered off.  

"Sure, it was a bit disappointing that we didn't meet a ghost... But we did meet a new Digimon!" Alya beamed. "Now, let's go to the next site- Barnum Hall!" She then happily cheered, as Flain seemed to be confused. "We're not done yet?" The leader of the Infernites asked her, as Alya then nodded. "Yeah! Besides, I want to help Ms. Juniper Beckett with a story about a real ghost for the Phantom's Den!" She told him, while the young Roark sibling then skipped off. "Man, your little sister's a real free spirit, Ambs." Casey smiled, as Amber laughed a small bit. "Well, you're not wrong there. As I told you when we met at Publix a while back, Alya's interested in things involving the paranormal and the Hologram Ghosts, and she especially likes trying to get photos of them. And that's all because back when I first enrolled at Angelwood, Alya had helped Juniper make a winning story for the school newspaper before she made the Phantom's Den as the school blog. For that, Juniper did all the writing, while she took the photos for the newspaper. Since that day, they've worked together on the Phantom's Den, since Maya helped them make the website and taught them how to update it." Amber explained to her. "For now, we should get going. Besides, Barnum Hall isn't too far from here!" She said, as the rest of the group headed off for Barnum Hall.

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Soon, the group of 15 arrived at the front lobby of Barnum Hall, as Alya walked over to the front counter. "I know that there's 4 of us, but can we have front-row seats to see MaiMellow's concert tonight?" Alya asked, as she was given 4 tickets, and then walked back to the group. Casey just stared in confusion at the young girl, before Henry looked to Alya's older sister. "Amber, who's MaiMellow?" Henry asked, as Amber looked shocked for a brief moment, before taking in a deep breath to calm herself down. "Well, it's only sensible that you wouldn't know, since you and Case are from Spain... MaiMellow's an idol that's famous here in the USA for her songs and music, like any other idol. It's kinda hard to believe how she got her start just by uploading a cover video on YouTube of that one song from the 5th Sergent Frog Movie, Keropack..." Amber spoke up, as Alya then shook her head. "Even if it's hard to believe, her voice is legendary! It's been said her voice can soothe the most savage souls. But there have been rumors about her concertgoers getting whisked away by a Hologram Ghost.  Her producers and manager keep trying to keep it under wraps, but they can't hide what's clear as day." She explained excitedly, as Flain just made an audible 'tch' noise. "If you ask me, them doing that is pretty sly. Don't her producers and Manager know more people are going to talk about those rumors the longer that they've been covered up?"

Meanwhile, from outside, a limo pulled up, and from it came a girl dressed in a yellow dress, with purple accessories, from a pair of purple gloves, to even a lavender bow in her hair, who then walked in the lobby. "Oh, my g-o-s-h, it's MaiMellow!" Amber smiled and squealed while hugging Casey, and all while the idol was walking past them, Flain had quickly taken notice of what looked like a small yellow and purple Pendit gently wrapped around her left glove. "Dudes, we gots to follow MaiMellow. I've got a sinking suspicion that's telling me there's a whole lot more to her than what meets the eye..." The leader of the Infernites spoke up, as he witnessed the girl walk into the theatre room and then backstage, with some of her assistants bringing 3 rather large cases with a few breathing holes in them with MaiMellow, having Alya and Amber look at the cases with both of their eyes full of curiosity as they passed the group of 15 by. 

"Alright, Mai, you've got everything you need for the concert tonight..." The idol told herself as the assistants left the backstage area, as she then went over to the cases. "Sorry that the trip wasn't all that comfortable, guys. I told Mr. Lewis, my manager, that I wanted to take a few breaks in between pit-stops, but you know him..." She sighed, as one part of the case in the middle had flipped upwards, revealing a single eye. "It's ok, Superstar! Besides, I can't wait to rock out tonight! It'll be just like the good old days me, Trumpsy, and Tapsy had preforming for the masses back in Mixopolis before Regulusmon came along." A voice from the Middle case cheered excitedly, as MaiMellow then flipped the upward piece of the case down, as she then switched into some extra clothes she had brought- A yellow T-shirt with a lavender music note in the middle, black jeans with holes in them, took off her gloves, albeit she still kept the bow in her hair, and tied the Pendit around the center of her bow.

 "Yeah, I know, Jamzy, but even then, I don't want anyone finding out about what you guys really are. No offense, but I can't risk anyone thinking you're with that kidnapper who's been taking the people who visit my concerts. Heck, nobody's ever heard from again when they're taken. I want to put that rumor down and prevent it from damaging my career any further..." MaiMellow, or as Jamzy called her, Melody, told the voice from the middle case, as a few muffled trumpet sounds were heard from the case on the left. "I know, there's more than just my career as an idol at stake thanks to that rumor, but what can I do to put an end to it? I'm a singer, not a fighter..." It was then that the door behind her opened, and upon hearing the door creak open, she had instantly frozen up, as she saw Amber, Alya, Casey, Henry, Angoramon, Gammamon, both the 2014 and 2015 Infernites, and the Cragsters walk in to talk to who they thought was MaiMellow, but were actually met with...

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 "Wha... Melody? Why are you here? and what's with the cases?" Amber asked her, as Casey looked over to her best friend. "Ambs, can you at least tell me what Melody's like?" She asked her, as the eldest Roark sibling sighed. "Well, she's a pretty talented singer, I'll give you that much. But the only downside to her whole get-go is that she's a bit... Secretive." Amber explained, sounding a bit enraged, as Krader looked up at her whilst he was in her arms. "You make it sound like you no like her, Amber... Bad thing happen between you and Melody?" The leader of the Cragsters tribe asked her, as the girl just shook her head. "No, it's... It's nothing, Krader. Trust me, it'd be nothing but a waste of time as of right now. Either way, we're getting off topic- Melody, you mentioned something about the rumors involving the kidnappings happening at MaiMellow's concerts, right?" Melody then nodded, almost seeming like she was out of it. 

"Y-yeah. The Hologram Ghost that's been taking away her fans during concerts. I don't know much about it, but the people who are taken by it aren't heard from ever again." She explained, as Flamzer walked over to her. "Well, why don't you try to figure out the truth?" The shrimp-like Mixel asked her, as Melody loosened, and then took off the Pendit that was tied around the center of her bow, and then placed it around her neck, before she softly mumbled to herself, before looking back at the group. "Look, I don't know what means of truth there could be behind the rumor of MaiMellow's concertgoers being taken..." She shook her head. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to, um... Go get something to eat..."  She then lied, as she grabbed the cases, and left, before swiftly and sneakily grabbing an extra yellow dress and a pair of lavender gloves, unaware that Gammamon was following her. 

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"I don't get it, Superstar. Why don't you tell them that you're MaiMellow?" Jamzy asked from within the case, as Melody sighed. "Look, I just... Don't want people figuring out that MaiMellow, the shining Ametrine Quartz of the USA, is just a nobody from a nobody school in sheep's clothing... In other words, I don't want people finding out that I'm MaiMellow. 'Sides, even Idols need to keep their secrets..." She said, as she put on the dress, and slipped on her lavender gloves, and went to gently wrap her Pendit around her left glove, before she saw Gammamon flying in front of her. "Ohh~! MaiMellow!" Gammamon squeaked happily, before he saw the Pendit that was around her bow, just like how Melody had it. "Melody? Are you MaiMellow?" He asked her, tilting his head in curiosity, and his eyes sparkled like little yellow stars. Melody, with her being the person to not know (at first, at least) that Gammamon wasn't a hologram, but a Digimon, she made the assumption that he was just that- A hologram that was very curious, and very emotional. 

"Yeah, I am. But don't tell anyone, 'Kay?" She said with a wink, as Gammamon nodded. "Okay!" He nodded, as he looked at the cases in curiosity. "What's in the weirdly shaped cases?" Gammamon asked her, as Melody looked at the three cases, and then back at Gammamon. "Ok, I'll tell you, but you need to promise you won't tell anyone about my co-stars." The idol told him, as she went over to the cases, and undid the locks on them. Upon closer inspection, Gammamon could see several small holes that seemed like they'd been formed with a drill, and ultimately seemed like the breathing holes you'd find on the top of a shoebox when a little kid is hiding a pet from their parents. "Alright, the locks are undone. The three of you are free to come out now." Melody said with a smile, as 3 Mixels unknown to Gammamon had then stepped out from the cases. They seemed to be shaped like instruments, and yellow with purple accents.

The one in the center, Jamzy, had a large body that also seemed to act as a head. He was yellow, wide, and he resembled a guitar. Nearly below his body was a purple, six-toothed mouth; three sharp teeth on his bottom lip and three sharp teeth on his upper lip. His gray eyestalk had stripes resembling guitar strings that led to his headstock that housed three tuning keys and a single eye. His arms were purple, and his hands were yellow, with a small portion below his hands. On the back side of his body, there were two purple spikes. Finally, he had short, grey legs that led to small, flat feet, each one sporting a single purple toe.

(A/N- Pretend he doesn't have his Microphone.)

The one on the left, Trumpsy, had two big yellow cheeks on his face, a purple mouth-like cylinder, a large trumpet's bell that acted as his nose, and grey valves that were located on the back of his head. On top of his eye was a singular yellow unibrow. He had two big, yellow feet with purple highlights on them, and a pair of two sharp, but blunt toes. His shoulders were purple, and his hands and arms were yellow. Finally, he had two circles on his stomach.

And finally, the one on the right, Tapsy, mainly resembled a living drum set with a label that read, "The Mixies" on top of his bass drum skin. His body was mainly square-shaped. He had four crab-like purple legs, and he also had four arms, to which all of them began with a yellow accent and ended with a purple color halfway, with yellow hands, each one holding its own brown drumsticks. He had four grey cymbals; one set was attached next to his drum set body, and his eyes were underneath two of them. He also had two sharp teeth, which acted as an underbite.

"Ohh~!" Gammamon squeaked, as he flew around the 3 new Mixels a few times in awe, as Melody smiled. "These guys are the Mixies- Jamzy, the backup vocalist, Trumpsy, the trumpeter, and Tapsy, the drummer, and the one to help me, Jamzy, and Trumpsy keep the beat when we perform during concerts. I met them after a concert in Hollywood a few weeks ago. Ever since that night, we've been together, performing for the masses. My manager doesn't know they're not holograms, though..." She then explained to the Digimon that she originally thought was a Hologram. "I know! Casey, Henry, and their friends have Mixels, too!" He beamed, as Melody smiled. "You know, how about you, Casey, and all your friends help us put an end to the rumor that's been plaguing our shared career?" Melody asked him, as Gammamon nodded.

 "Yeah~! The rumors did say that the Hologram Ghost targets people who listen to your songs at your concerts, right?" The Digimon asked her, as Jamzy smirked. "I think I'm getting what you're saying. If we do a bit of a rehearsal with your friends present, we can lure the Hologram Ghost in, and take it down!" Jamzy  said, as Melody shook her head. "No, Jamzy. I'm not risking their lives like that for our benefit. It'd be wrong..." Gammamon then interjected. "It's okay, Melody! Casey and the others can fend for themselves! They've got Mixels like the Mixies with them. Trust me, they'll be a-okay!" Melody then sighed. "Well, if you say so. I'm counting on you and your friends to help us." The idol told the Digimon with a bright, warm smile, as Gammamon nodded, and flew off into the front lobby to tell Casey and the others of how he managed to convince the shining Ametrine Quartz of the USA to let them help her and her Mixel partners, unaware that a pair of blue eyes was watching them from the shadows, as well as a few glowing yellow eyes...

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"So, you managed to convince MaiMellow to let us help her and the Mixies?" Henry asked his sister's Digimon partner, who nodded. "Yep! Oh, and Melody's also MaiMellow!" He added, as the Mixels Fangirl looked over to Flain. "That's what you meant when you said there was something more to her, huh?" She asked Flain, as the Leader of the Infernites nodded. "That, and the fact she's got the Mixies as her partners." At this moment, Amber scoffed. "And that's exactly why I said she's too secretive." She frustratedly grumbled, before Angoramon went over to her. "Amber, please, calm down. Just take a deep breath, and then just explain to us why you're so agitated towards Melody." The rabbit Digimon told her, as she took a deep breath in, and then exhaled.

 "Ever since Alya and I first moved to Santa Monica with our parents before they went overseas for work for the rest of the year, Melody and I used to get along greatly. But around the time they left, Melody started to not say much. It was also around this time that I started attending Angelwood Middle School. When I introduced myself to all of the kids in homeroom back then, they all started making fun of me when they noticed that My parents weren't able to drive me to school, since when I first attended, I preferred to walk all the way there before taking the bus. I tried to get Melody to help me make things clear to them, but she said one thing, and one thing alone, to all the other kids- 'It's a secret.' Ever since that day, people who attend Angelwood have been talking behind my back about me being an orphan and stuff, save for Maya, Aleena, and a select few other kids. I've just been... Tuning out their words. But it's all thanks to her that I have to hear them say those things." She explained, as Maya walked in with the Electroids, the Frosticons, Jellymon, and a less than enthused Kiyo being dragged into the front lobby by the arm by his cousin.

 "I don't want to do this, Maya! Besides, aren't you aware of the rumors? Most of the people who visit MaiMellow's concerts AREN'T HEARD FROM AGAIN!" Kiyo shouted at his cousin, fear being the heard the most in his voice, as Jellymon floated in front of him, giggling. "Darling, calm down! You're overreacting! What's more, you pre-ordered those concert tickets for you and your cousin so she could go see MaiMellow with you, and it wouldn't have happened without my help." The mollusk Digimon told him, as Maya nodded. "Exactly, Jellymon. And with the Electroids and the rest of our friends as my witnesses, we WILL de-bunk the rumor, and if it is true, we'll put a stop to it. Besides, we can't risk anyone from the school getting kidnapped by that Hologram Ghost!" Maya declared, as Casey went over to her and the other 8 who had walked in.

 "Then we'll all help her clear up the rumor, and ultimately restore her reputation!" She cheered, as she headed into the Theatre room with all of the others (Kiyo slowly following the group), unaware of a darker pair of eyes watching them from the shadows. "They're headed your way, Sirenmon. You know what to do." A voice gruffly said, as on the other side of a walkie-talkie that the silhouette of which the voice belonged to, a small, feminine giggle could be heard. "Don't worry, Major. Your little puppets- Er, I mean, Nixel Minions, that you supplied me with, will be more than enough to get you, Little Miss Gloomy, your King, and the Devourer of Space those Chosen ones and the Devourer's descendant, and I can assure you- We will get their Pendits, and the D-Vigors that those few of them have around their wrists. Don't want them all uniting and rebelling against your forces, and saving those pathetic living glowsticks and Little Miss Goth, do we? But I must admit, those humans that your Nixels have graciously kidnapped at that Phony's concerts shall suffice well enough as not only my audience, but stagehands that'll play an excellent part of getting what you and your other allies want..."

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"Man, this theatre's pretty big." Burnard said with a laugh, as Meltus looked over to him, and nodded. "Yeah, kinda reminds me of when we saw the Glowkies perform on the Mixel Moon, and you pulled the Gravity Plug while they were in the middle of the show." The T-Rex Mixel told him calmly, as Burnard nervously laughed. "Can you really blame me? The whole song started with them explaining why they loved the dark, which, I asked Globert in the first place, and then they changed the direction of the whole song from that onto complete and total focus on not pulling the Gravity Plug! And once I heard him mention it, well, I just HAD to go see the plug for myself! But then, of course, you know how I am when it comes to self-control..." He defended himself, as Meltus stayed silent, staring at the chameleon-like Infernite Mixel for a few moments, before nodding. "Ok, that's fair enough." Then, as the Mixels, the 3 Digimon, and their 6 human partners got in their seats, Casey and Gammamon discussed the plan.

 "Alright, everyone. Melody and the Mixies are gonna do a rehearsal performance, and it'll lure out the Hologram Ghost. Once it comes out, it's down to Negotiation or confrontation!" The Mixels fangirl explained, as Kiyo made a soft, scared, yelping noise. "D-Do we really have to do this? What if we can't catch the Hologram Ghost in the act, and it takes one of us?!" Kiyo panicked, and Jellymon just sighed. "Look, that's not gonna happen. You've got me, Maya, and all the others with you, so none of us are going to get taken by the Hologram Ghost. We've got each other's backs, and like Maya said earlier, we're gonna put a stop to it. Besides, a Class Representative is supposed to protect the students and staff!" The Mollusk Digimon told him, causing Kiyo to nod. "You're right." Kiyo told her. "I'm the Class Representative. I can't let anyone who attends the school get hurt because I let fear take control of me...!" But then, at the exact moment that Melody and the Mixies stepped onstage, the stage lights all flickered and then exploded, shards of Glass were rocketing towards her, before Tapsy jumped in front of her, causing her to see a new word flow into her mind.  

[シンバルシールド.]

"CYMBAL SHIELD!" She shouted, as Tapsy began rapidly playing his drums for a solo, creating a holographic cymbal that protected her and himself from the glass. "Thanks, Tapsy. You really saved me...!" She said, embracing the drumming crab mixel in a gentle hug, as Tapsy smiled, before a pair of musical notes swirled around Gammamon, and amalgamated together into a large fist that grabbed him, pulling him towards a cloaked figure. "Lemme go! Lemme go!" Gammamon growled, as Casey and the others all stared in shock. "Whoever you are, you better let Gamms go, right now!" Zorch angrily told the cloaked figure, who just smirked, and jumped onto the stage, and cleared her throat, as the stage lights then came back on, but unlike how they were white a few moments ago, the stage lights were now a very ugly mixture of both grey and black.

https://youtu.be/o6DIWZgNmMQ

(A/N- Play this starting at 12 seconds, and stop the song at 1:21)

                                                             "Lights in the house are dimming,

                                                                      Prepared for the beginning,

Chosen Ones, come and take your seats!

All the voices hushing,

As the curtains climbing,

Now, your eyes are fixed on ME!

Run to your marks, my pretties,

And to your place, my puppets!

Paint on your grins, no time to frown!

I have arrived to claim,

More than my share of fame,

For one night only in your town~!"

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[At this moment, A group of Nixels and the concertgoers that the Hologram Ghost had kidnapped and turned into puppets got onstage, as Jamzy, Trumpsy, Tapsy, and Melody quickly got offstage, due to the Nixels bombarding them, as the humans-turned-puppets began singing, as the Nixels toyed with their strings, making them dance, as the puppets began singing. Cut to Zorch, who looks over to Seismo with a smirk. Seismo looks unamused for a brief second, knowing exactly what he's thinking about doing, before he glanced over at Gammamon, who was still struggling to break free. Seismo sighed, as Casey and Amber looked at each other as their Pendits glowed. It seemed like the first part of their counterattack would involve the timid Cragster having to mix with the notorious prankster of the Infernites. AGAIN.]

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"Make you laugh,

And then she'll make you cry!

Twist and tangle in her power,

All her enemies will cower!

Stand entranced,

As her fingers dance,

Captivated when she sings,

Sirenmon pulls our strings!

Sirenmon pulls our strings~!

Get in line!

Stay in time!

Nixel Army called!

It's time to shine!

The puppets dance,

In her trance!"

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[Cut to the cloaked figure, now revealed to be Sirenmon, as she then throws off her cloak, revealing her true appearance. Sirenmon seemed to resemble a pale blue, feathered humanoid creature that was seemingly inspired by the sirens from Greek Mythology. She had fish fin-like wings, and a fish-like tail. She wore a red bow tie, a white poncho and a red cap with a golden musical note attached to it. She had black talons, white glove-like claws, turquoise-green hair, and a golden helmet covering her face. Sirenmon then began singing again.]

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"You'll never really have a chance!

I'm the one who pulls your-!"

In a flash of red and grey light, a brand-new mix was formed from both Seismo and Zorch. The Mix almost shared Seismo's exact look, but it contained some aspects of Zorch. Most notably, his feet were like Zorch's, with some gold accents in them and the same size as Seismo. His legs were grey and yellow, with red accents in the middle. Its arms were still the same prior, but with a few accents from Zorch. Lastly, one of the golden blocks on his face was now red, while the other one remained gold.

"Let Gammamon and other humans go!" The Mix shouted with Seismo's voice, as it got up, and jumped onstage, as Casey and Amber then got up to assist the Mix, as Henry looked over at Angoramon. "Is there anything we should know about Sirenmon?" He asked the Rabbit Digimon, who then nodded. "Sirenmon's like a diva in the Digital World. However, she can also use her songs as a mean of self-defense. So, an acute sense of hearing and quick movements is our key to winning this." Angoramon said, as he digivolved into Symbare Angoramon, and got onto the stage, as Sirenmon made an audible 'tch' noise. "A duet against a solo singer? That's hardly any fair! You and your little annoying partners should be grateful that I'm evening the odds, Chosen Ones!" She complained, as she then cleared her throat, and started singing again, yet before she could even sing the first note, Melody saw a new word flow into her head, as Jamzy smirked, and shouted, "Time to Rock on!"

[ジャムセッション.]

"JAM SESSION!" Melody shouted, as he began to play the guitar strings on his body, loud enough to block out the noise of Sirenmon's voice, but still soft enough for each of the kids, their Mixel friends, Gammamon, Symbare Angoramon, and Jellymon to still hear each other. "Blocking out one sound with an even louder sound... Smart thinking, Mel!" Casey looked over to her with a smile. Melody wanted to defend her secret of being MaiMellow, but she didn't mind it now. "Well, what can I say? Whether I need to be either MaiMellow or myself, I've got to help my fans, and the people I know at school! And there's no way in the entire world I'll forgive Sirenmon for what she did to the people who attended my concerts!" She said, as the rest of the team (Save for Gammamon) got on the Stage, ready to take down Sirenmon, and turn the people she turned into puppets back.

(Cue 'REALiZE', the insert theme for the Japanese dub of Spider-Man; Across the Spider-Verse, Performed by LiSA)

https://youtu.be/hNc-pCYjdS8

"Ok, first orders of business- Someone's gotta rescue Gammamon, and we also need to get those Puppets that the Nixels have out of their grasp without damaging them..." Casey began, As Maya looked over at Kiyo, who nodded. "Leave saving Gammamon to us!" She said determinedly, as Flurr and Teslo both began to glow with yellow and blue lights, as the Pendits around the two cousins' necks changed colors, and before the group of 23 stood another new Mix.

This brand-new Mix had Teslo's feet and tail, which were attached to Flurr's body, which was flipped vertically on this Mix. It had the Frosticon leader's upper jaw with the Electroid leader's lower jaw and triangular attachment, along with Teslo's eye and Flurr's wings. Its eyelid was also the same shade of dark blue as Flurr's.

"Yeah, you can leave thizz to uzzz!" The mix shouted with Teslo's Voice, as they flew as fast as a rocket, heading on up towards the theater balcony with Jellymon, where Gammamon was being held prisoner. "Well, while the team of Maya, Kiyo, and both the Electroids and Frosticons save Gammamon, I'm guessing that leaves us with not only getting the Puppets out of the Nixels' grasp and to safety, but also taking down Sirenmon!" Alya said with a smile, as Casey nodded. "Yeah. So, let's Burn our Drea- WOAH!" The Mixels fangirl shouted, as she saw Sirenmon shoot out ricocheting musical notes, and leapt out of the way when one of them was rocketing towards her, before Flamzer used his tail to whack it away from her. "That's her third Symphony- Canon! Everyone, stay on your guard!" Symbare Angoramon said, as he swiftly jumped out of the way of a barrage of musical notes, before Henry thought of an idea. "We can't fight and dodge these musical notes all at once! Melody, you need to have Trumpsy create a soundwave to cancel out the movement from the notes!" He told her, as the idol nodded, as she then saw a new word flow into her mind, while Trumpsy ran in front of the group, and took a deep breath in. 

[ファンブレア.]

"FAN BLARE!" Melody shouted, as Trumpsy used his trumpet-mouth to create a powerful soundwave that, when the musical notes got near it, caused them to stop and fall to the ground. "Alright!" Maya glanced over at the Flurr & Teslo Mix, who just flew all the way up to Gammamon. "Flurr! Teslo! You both mixed to save me!" The Baby triceratopsian Digimon smiled, as the Mix nodded. "Gammamon, once we do what we're about to, fly down to Casey and the others, and digivolve!" The mix between the leaders of the Frosticons and Electroids told him, as their tail began to get covered in ice, and from the ice came a few sparks of electricity, as both Kiyo and Maya saw a word flow into their minds.

[サンダースノーランス.]

"THUNDERSNOW LANCE!" The cousins both shouted out in synch, as the mix then used its tail to slice the hand made of musical notes holding Gammamon in half, which soon faded, as the Triceratopsian Digimon flew down to Casey and the others, and then digivolved into Betel Gammamon. "Leave gettin' the People-puppets to me!" The red Gammamon shouted, as he moved at speeds that nearly matched that of Zorch's running speed, as he grabbed all the puppets from the Nixels, tossed em into the seats that the rest of the group was in a mere few moments before they showed up, and used Sol Shot to burn the Nixels to a well-done crisp, but for some peculiar reason, the flames were black and blue, instead of their usual yellow and orange. Casey thought it'd be best to ponder that for another time, though. They were so close to winning, and the Mixels Fangirl knew exactly how to attain it! "Ambs, let's finish this!" She called to her best friend, as the girl dressed like the tall Cragster mixel nodded, while Betel Gammamon turned to face Sirenmon, before jumping behind her, and using Sol Blow to punch her towards the Seismo and Zorch Mix, as the two best friends saw a new word flow into their minds.

[ブレイズキック.] 

"BLAZE KICK!!!"  The two girls shouted, as the mix between Seismo and Zorch did a roundhouse kick as soon as Sirenmon got in range, and once she got hit by aforementioned roundhouse kick, she crashed into a wooden pillar, and once Sirenmon hit the wooden pillar, she fell unconscious, as then, a small shard that was a blend of grey and black came out of the Bird-fish hybrid Digimon's neck, causing the puppets to turn back into humans. 

(End of Insert theme)

Confused of whatever this... Strange crystal that came out of Sirenmon's body was, Amber went over to it. "What the heck is this thing...?" She asked herself, slowly reaching out to it, before Trumpsy blew it away and into a trash can with his trumpet. "I wouldn't touch that if I were you, Rocky!" Jamzy warned her, as Krader nodded in agreement. "Yeah! That piece from I-cubit! It drain color from Mixels and nix them to point where they become like zombies that follow Nixel Army's orders like dogs!" The leader of the Cragsters warned her, as Kiyo froze up. "Th-those zombify you guys?!" He frightenedly asked Krader, as the Flurr & Teslo Mix and the Seismo & Zorch Mix split apart, causing the Pendits belonging to Maya, Kiyo, Casey, and Amber to return to their normal colors. "Yep. Both me and my Hermana would know that better than anyone." Henry spoke up, as Symbare Angoramon de-digivolved back into Angoramon, and Betel Gammamon back into Gammamon, as Jellymon floated over to Sirenmon's body. "What's more, it makes Digimon obey the Nixel Army, and from the looks of things, the I-cubit must make their powers do really abnormal stuff, too." The Mollusk Digimon said, as she found a grey walkie-talkie attached to her waist that had a Black thumbs-down symbol on it- the emblem of the Nixel Armada. Angoramon then nodded in agreement, as he grabbed the walkie-talkie, and tossed it to Krader, who crushed the walkie-talkie with his right arm. 

"You're not wrong, Jellymon. From what I know about Sirenmon, her first symphony, Polyphony, can suffuse the listener's heart and numb their free will, thus leaving that person at her mercy, but it can't normally turn people into puppets." The rabbit Digimon explained. "And regarding the fact that they can do all those things to both Mixels and Holo- er, I mean, Digimon..." Melody said, as Flain looked over at the idol and nodded. "... Then who knows what an I-cubit, let alone a single piece of one, can do to a Human?" The leader of the Infernites then finished her sentence, as Flamzer, Burnard, and Meltus each looked at each other. Flamzer knew that he could try and tell them about Aleena being with the Nixels, but wasn't sure if they'd believe him about it, so he kept his mouth shut, as Sirenmon slowly began to wake up. "What happened? All I remember is flying into this Theatre, and then everything went all black..." Sirenmon asked, as Flurr flew over to her side. 

"You were being controlled by the Nixels, and they made you kidnap a lot of humans, and turned them all into puppets. Luckily, we snapped you out of it, and turned them back to normal." The blue ice dragon Mixel told her with a smile, as Sirenmon got up on her feet. "My goodness! I'm so sorry! I know I wasn't in the right mind, but I'd never do that, let alone take another singer's fans!" She apologized, as she looked over to Melody. At first, the girl who led a double life as MaiMellow sighed, before she smiled, walked over to the Digimon who was once under the control of the Nixels, and took a hold of Sirenmon's hands with her own. "It's okay, Sirenmon. Also..." Melody then let go of Sirenmon's hands, and then looked over to Amber. "Amber, tomorrow at school, I promise, I'll tell everyone about the truth regarding your parents working overseas. So, maybe we can be friends again?" She asked her with a smile, as Amber nodded. "Either way, I'm sorry for being such a bother, darlins'. I'll be leaving this town so I can focus on training my songs, and therefore find my own way to move humans with my voice, just like you do, MaiMellow." Sirenmon said, as she tried to leave, before Casey went up to her. "Hey, Sirenmon? Before you go, I want to ask you something- Do you know about a human named Carlos Almenera? He's Me and Henry's dad!" Casey asked the Fish-bird hybrid Digimon, gesturing to both herself and her older brother, getting a response in the form of Sirenmon shaking her head. "Sorry, sugar, but I've never heard of a Carlos Almenera back in the Digital World..." She said, as she flew out of a window, as the sun started to set.

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Later that night after the concert, the group was walking home with Melody and the Mixies, as Gammamon was flying close to Casey's shoulder, singing one of Melody's songs that she performed at the concert, before he stopped singing, and looked over to the lead singer of the Mixies. "Jamzy, how's my singing?" He asked him, as the Yellow and Purple Mixel nodded, giving him a thumbs up. "It's really good! Anyone could jam out to that amazing voice of yours!" He told the little Triceratops Digimon with a smile, as he happily kept singing. "You know, it's kind of weird to me." Maya spoke up, as the rest of the group, save for Gammamon, looked over to her. "Teslo and Flurr formed their mix from Epic Comedy Adventure, and the Pendits Kii and I are wearing didn't become rainbow-colored when they did." She said, as Teslo nodded. "That'zz true. Carlos must've inzztalled the data from our mix into the Electroid and Frosticon Pendits, which made them look like a pair of regular Frosticon and Electroid Cubitzz!" Upon hearing Teslo, Henry's eyes widened. 

"Espera un momento- you know our dad, Tes?!" Henry asked him in shock. "Yeah! He, Magnifo, and I created the Penditzz, While Carlos and I worked on the D-Vigorzz!" The leader of the Electroids nodded. "But how did our dad get into the Mixel world before it was devoured? And why are the D-Vigors and Pendits connected to each other when it comes to the tribes Maxing together, let alone you guys being able to digivolve and turn back freely?" Casey asked herself, as she thought about her dad and his whereabouts, and then about how Flain, Vulk, and Zorch Maxed when she had her awakening when she said she wanted to protect her friends and Henry, and finally after the fight against Sirenmon earlier when Symbare Angoramon and Betel Gammamon turned back to normal. Angoramon looked up at the moon, and then spoke. "Should the Truth be known or remain unknown? Only those who know, know the truth." The rabbit said calmly, as Flamzer looked over at Angoramon from within Casey's backpack. "Nice haiku, by the way." The shrimp-like Mixel smiled, as Casey looked over her shoulder to face him. "You really like my backpack that much, don't you?" She asked Flamzer, as he shrugged. "What can I say? It's comfortable!" He told her. 

Meanwhile, from within a bush, those same dark-yellow eyes were watching over the group of 28 from a distance, as Aleena walked over to the bush, and grabbed a black pincer-hand, and pulled up an oversized version of a regular Nixel, only being elongated into a slightly more rectangular shape. He also has a silver mustache, large silver eyebrows, large eyes, black and white epaulets on his shoulders, cat-ear-like pieces on his head, and a black and white square-shaped badge on his chest. This was none other than Major Nixel, one of the 2 leaders of the Nixel Army.

"Wow, even your plan failed, Mr. 'We'll get a Digimon to get rid of those miserable Mixels, and the descendant of the Devourer of Space'. Plus, you didn't let Sirenmon snag either a D-Vigor, or a Pendit! And to think King Nixel let you keep your mustache when you suggested this idea to him!" She ranted, as Major Nixel looked at the human, resting a Pincer-hand on her shoulder. "At ease, Private Blackwood." He told her calmly (which is saying something, considering who Major Nixel was.) "As much as I hate the Mixels like any other Nixel, this was a test to see if they were any stronger with the aid of human partners. Which, as it turns out, they are. But it was also to see if this 'Gammamon', as that human girl with the red dress called him, could tap into a small fragment of his Father's powers. Looking at the blue flames he shot out of his fists during the time he had digivolved, it turns out he can. We just need to test him a bit more and see if he can gain the same digivolution that the Devourer of Space gained before attaining his current form. Once he reaches that form, he'll be ideal for devouring this world!" Major Nixel laughed evilly, as from the rooftops, Cobrax, Spinza, and Akane watched the duo. 

"Not if we can tame that destroyer." Akane said, as Cobrax looked over at her. "Hold on, tame the Midnight Killer? Are you sure that's even possible?" The snake-like Mixel asked her, as Spinza nodded. "Yeah. We tried to do the same thing with Regulusmon with help from Mysto, and that ended up with our world being devoured!" Akane looked at the two orange and black Mixels, before laughing a bit, and smiling at them, before saying one thing before she and the two Nindjas left-

"Trust me- If it's Casey and Henry that Gammamon's with, I have a feeling they can find a way to tame him, and therefore help him use his powers as a destroyer for a good cause. Who knows? The Midnight Killer could end up saving a lot of people, Human, Mixel, and Digimon alike."