Episode Eleven: War

*Once inside, Gallantmon blocks the doorway with her shield.*

G<"Okay, we're in here, now what?">

The cellar door opens with no resistance and the building shakes, dirt and dust falling to the floor.

Azuma: "Duck in cover."

The Mekanorimon and Tankmon blast Gallantmon's shield, trying to break through.

*Euryale exits the building, positioning herself so that she can blast down the alley at all of the pursuers. Then she uses Final Elysium.*

*The humans enter while Rapidmon, Dianamon, and Karatenmon add in homing missiles, arrows, and a Feather Flare respectively*

Munitions hammer them from behind. The Mekanorimon and Tankmon coming down the alley behind them explode into data as the bombers pass over.

Azuma: "Get in!"

Those that went downstairs can see it's an empty-ass fallout shelter. Or maybe it's just an old concrete cellar.

*I suppose everyone funnels down the bomb shelter, probably de-digivolving as they go.*

*All the digimon plus Kylie do the same*

Azuma follows them down, closing the door as the building collapses and the trembling begins to move further into the city.

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Giromon: "Sector Two destroyed, casualties unknown. Moving on to Sector Three."

Tekkamon: "Tankdramon is down, Sector Four antiaircraft defenses have activated."

Machinedramon: "The Chosen Children?"

Tekkamon: "Unknown."

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Hidden away in the sewers beneath Factorial Town, the resistance listens to the going on is Machinedramon's command center.

Zarek: "One of yours?"

HiAndrmon: "Negative. The Chosen Children?"

Zarek: "Dunno. Ebemon, can you message them and find out their status?"

Ebemon: "I have a lot to deal with as is. ENIAC directed you to guide them, not abandon them when the final battle is drawing closer and closer."

Zarek: "Can you do it or not?!"

Ebemon: "Affirmative."

*Everyone sits down*

Cameron:<Well that was a complete failure.>

*Euryale smacks her hands together & starts pacing.*

E"It's not a failure until we give up! In fact, this is about to become our biggest SUCCESS!"

R"Did you inhale some of that smoke?"

*She points at him.*

E"No! Don't you see? Machinedramon will think we're dead--we'll have the element of surprise!"

*Previously moping near the door, Guilmon's ears perk up & he starts pacing after Euryale. Dorumon sticks his head up from his position curled on Roatha's lap.*

D<Y'know, she has a point.>

A"But...I'm sorry, but--our plans have failed before, why should this time be any different?"

*She clutches Lalamon tightly from her vantage point of standing in the middle of the room. Euryale turns to point at her too, & she jumps a bit.*

E"We just have to keep trying until we succeed!"

Azuma: "The powers that be will get to us in the end."

The noise from the city above begins moving further away, having suddenly got less audible and eventually stops. Everyone's D-Terminals go off.

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Tekkamon: "Antiaircraft defenses in Sector Three have activated. Megadramon is down, cause unknown."

Giromon: "Gigadramon is down."

Machinedramon: "Ready Darkdramon for deployment. Survelliance status in Sectors One through Three."

Tekkamon: "Sectors One & Two have gone dark. Sector Three operating at sixty-four percent."

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Ebemon mozies on over to a computer terminal and begins typing away at it, strange machines operating on some red plane-looking thing.

Ebemon: "Message sent."

HiAndrmon: "Igamon, how soon can you mobilize our forces?"

Igamon: "Twenty minutes at the most."

HiAndromon: "Affirmative. We reclaim Factorial Town tonight. Ebemon, have you been able to crack the Black Gears within Factorial Town?"

Ebemon: "Not while most of my hardware is being jammed."

E"Ugh, I hope you don't mean Zarek & ENIAC. They haven't done a great job so far."

R"What happened to your positive attitude?"

E"Shut up."

*They check their shit.*

*All the humans check their d-terminals*

It's a message from [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Quote :

Chosen Children, what's your status?

*Roatha types back "hiding in a bunker" & sends it.*

E"What should we say?"

A"I'm telling him we need help!"

E"But what if it's a trap?"

R"I already sent a message, actually."

E"Gods damn it, Roatha!"

*Since Roatha already dropped the ball, Aroma sends "PLEASE HELP! D:"*

*Eve sends back, "Who are you?"*

Eve:<Let's hope that wasn't Machinedramon trying to determine whether or not we are alive.>

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Ebemon of the resistance. Are there any casualties?

While they do that, Azuma approaches the Commandramon who have no idea what's going on. He hunkers down to be at eye level with them.

Azuma: "Hey, I'm Azuma. Can you remember anything about the city of Machinedramon's base?"

Commandramon 1: "My name is Commandramon. I'm a soldier. 53699."

Azuma: "Okay? How can we get to Machinedramon's base?"

Commandramon 1: "My name is Commandramon. I'm a soldier. 53699."

Do you have some way of confirming your identity?

*Lunamon goes up and taps one of the Commandromon on the head*

*Roatha types back a simple "no."*

E"I am becoming less & less convinced that these guys will be able to help us."

*She points to the Commandramon.*

A"Maybe not, but we should still save them anyway!'

E"Aroma, I don't like this any more than you do, but we have our own problems to worry about."

The other Commandramon looks kind of annoyed by Lunamon touching it inappropiately.

Azuma: "Can you answer my questions?"

Commandramon Two: "The city came into existance when the Dark Masters reconfigured the Digital World during the Chosen Children's absense. It is a glimpse of Machinedramon's vision of the future."

Azuma: "And it's base?"

Commandramon Two: "Machinedramon resides underground, monitering the surface world and Factorial Town from its command center."

Azuma: "How do we get there?"

Commandramon Two: "At every second intersection is a control panel to operate the elevators used to bring troops to and from the surface."

*Aroma looks down her nose at Euryale.*

A"And YOU said they couldn't help us!"

E"Okay, okay, I get it."

R"Hey, Commandramon, is there an easier way to get those black gears out of his minions? Or a way to shut down the Mekanorimon?"

A"Perhaps we could even reprogram them."

Lunamon:<Sorry, just making sure you weren't a zombie-robot.>

Eve:<Is there a way for us to activate the control panel?>

The Commandramon looks to the other one as it stands at attention, waiting to identify itself.

Commandramon Two: "Black Gears are the second phase of indoctrination. There may be no going back even if they are removed."

Azuma: "And those other things?"

Commandramon Two: "Mekanorimon are mass produced in Factorial Town in a seperate facility than the Black Gears. Anything pertaining to the operating of the machines are located in the command center where access in only authorized to Machinedramon, Tekkamon, and Giromon."

A"But you went back."

E"What do you mean by 'second stage'?"

*Kylie looks to the other one, smiling*

<What's your name?>

Cameron:<Could we destroy the production center?>