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**Digimon: Defenders

Chapter 0**

"Move along you little creeps!" growled the Dobermon, slapping a big meaty paw against the back of an Elecmon's head. The Elecmon stumbled and whimpered in pain as its companions scrambled to help it along. The massive dog Digimon laughed at their distress, drool dripping from its jowls.

It had been a peaceful day in the Digimon Village until a pack of Dobermon had attacked out of the blue. Before anyone could put up any type of resistance, the canines had pillaged the town, gathering all the citizens up and forcing them into cages in the village square. A young Poyomon was the only one who managed to escape, carrying a message begging for help. The other villagers could do nothing but pray that their message had been heard by the right people.

"So what do we do now?" asked one of the Dobermon, "We've rounded them all up!"

"We wait for word from the master. We don't do anything without his say-so," replied another bluntly.

"Yeah, but why are we gatherin' up all these In-Trainings and Rookies? I mean, other than eating them, I dunno why we'd bother doin' all this," the first said. The trapped villagers trembled in fear as the Dobermon looked at them hungrily.

"The master ordered us to do it, that's reason enough... and if you even THINK about touching the prisoners, I'll delete you," the second said matter-of-factly. The first growled, but shook his head.

"I wasn't gonna do anythin'... I was just askin'..." he grumbled, looking less than sorry about considering eating their prisoners.

"Go contact the guys watching the village borders, make sure we aren't getting any surprises," ordered the second Dobermon, "I'll stay here and watch the prisoners."

"All right, all right," the first replied in annoyance. He walked away from the cages, out to a small hut nearby. Ducking to enter the building, the door designed for a creature less than four feet tall, he greeted yet another member of his pack. The third Dobermon looked distinctly bored out of his skull, staring at a wall of monitors.

"Any news?" the first asked. The third snorted, his stubby tail flicking in irritation.

"Yeah, right. The town's security feed is about as perfect as I've seen. They've got cameras watchin' everything outside. If anything were goin' on, I'd be the first to know," he replied, sighing.

"Still... Let's get the others to report in," said the first. The third snorted again, scoffing at the very idea of anything slipping past the security feed without his noticing. He picked up a radio transceiver and spoke into it.

"All units report in. North east border?" he asked. The radio crackled for a moment, then the response came.

"All clear."

"North west border?"

"All clear."

" Eastern border?"

"Nothin' happenin' here, boss."

"Western border?"

The radio crackled with static. The third Dobermon frowned and made sure the radio was working properly.

"Western border, respond now," he commanded. Silence was the only answer. The two Dobermon looked at each other.

"It's prob'ly some kinda malfunction," the third said, shrugging. The first shook his head.

"Send another guard just to be sure... I'll go inform the boss."

*****

Out on the western border of the village, a transceiver lay on the ground, crackling with the voice of the third Dobermon as he tried to regain contact with the sentry. A figure stood over it, chuckling a little.

"Hmph. What the heck do they think they're doin'? Their security perimeter has more holes than Swiss cheese!" the figure said with a high-pitched, soft purr. She frowned, flicking a long white ear, tipped with three tufts of purple fur.

"Mmm... Swiss cheese... I hope the mess hall has something good for dinner tonight..." said a second figure, this one male, his blue scales glittering in the sunlight that filtered through the canopy of the forest. The first figure narrowed large blue eyes in annoyance at him.

"Vee, can you PLEASE stop thinking with your stomach? I told you to get a snack before we left," she chastised him, although her voice carried a definite note of affection. Veemon grinned playfully.

A typical member of his species, Vee was a blue-scaled dragon, with large red eyes, two long blue horn-like ears that swept back, a sharp horn for a nose, and a powerful but lithe build. Yellow markings adorned his face, including an angular "V"-shaped one on his forehead, from which he took his name. His long tail flicked back and forth playfully as he smiled at his companion.

"Oh, come ON, Gato... Look at where we are! We're all alone out in the middle of the forest! Can't you just loosen up a little? I'm sure we can have some fun out here..." he said suggestively... then winced as the girl's glare turned colder.

"And you should stop thinking with THAT part of your anatomy, Vee. We're here on business," Gato grumbled.

Gatomon was a feline Digimon, with pristine white fur and deep blue eyes. Her ears were extremely long, with three purple points tipping each of them. Her hands were covered in red and green gloves, her claws razor sharp. Behind her, a long rope-like tail whipped back and forth, a golden ring chiming just under the purple tufts on the tip. Normally wide and pretty, her eyes were currently narrowed near to slits as she glared at Vee. The two of them were in a relationship, although Vee tended to mix business and pleasure, a major no-no for Gato.

"J-Jeez! I was just jokin', Gato! You don't need to give me 'the look,' here!" Vee said, scratching the back of his head. Gato took a deep breath, sighing.

"Let's keep our minds on the task at hand. We've gotta take out these Dobermon and find out who's behind all of these attacks on villages... If we do a good job, then I'll DEFINITELY spend some quality time with you tonight..." Gato said with a slight smirk, putting her paws on her hips to let him know what "quality time" implied. The dragon's eyes went wide and he grinned.

"All RIGHT!!! Let's go get 'em!!!" said Vee eagerly, ready to race out into the village! Gato grabbed him by the tail and yanked him back, sweatdropping.

"Wait, wait, wait, will ya?!" she yelped, "We have to wait to hear from the others!!!"

"Ohhh, all right..." whined Vee, sighing, "but we should get back under cover in case the friends of the Dobermon we deleted come looking..."

"Agreed," said Gato, leading Vee into a bush nearby. She knelt down and looked at the palm of her left paw, where a circle of circuit-like designs of light glowed bright. She ran a fingertip around it, tracing a circuit path, and suddenly a holographic projection appeared in the air before her.

"Agu, Gabu... You there?" she asked. She heard loud grunts and suddenly a face appeared in the holo-screen. An angular, dinosaur-like face appeared. The creature had bright orange scales and light green eyes. The dinosaur gave a sheepish smile, scratching the back of his head.

"Uh... W-We're here, Gato..." he said, his voice carrying a bit of strain. Gato blinked a little, cocking her head in curiosity.

"...Are you okay, Agu? You're breathing pretty hard there. Don't tell me a Dobermon gave you and Gabu trouble..." the feline asked, knowing full well that Agumon and his assigned partner Gabumon were the best at teamwork in their whole organization.

"Uhhh... Not exactly..." Agu said, hesitantly. Gato's narrowed her eyes again as a sneaking suspicion came upon her.

"...Agumon... Where is Gabumon?" she asked, her voice carrying a false sweet tone. Agu swallowed nervously, knowing that Gato only referred to her friends by their full name when she was seriously annoyed. A second face suddenly pushed into the holo-image.

It was a lupine countenance, a wolf creature. He had big red eyes, peering out through a hood of blue fur. A long, yellow horn poked out from his forehead, which Gato knew from experience was extremely sharp. The wolf Digimon had a similar sheepish grin as his companion, which might have been due to the fact that copious amounts of thick, sticky fluid was dripping from his fur.

"Hiya, Gato..." Gabu said, chuckling nervously. Gato had to restrain herself from burying her face in her paws, because that would have disrupted the transmission.

"Oh, Gennai's Beard! First Vee, then the two of you!!! Is there something in the air today?!" Gato groaned in frustration. Behind her, Vee rolled around in laughter, at least until she shot him a glare.

"Sorry, Gato... After we took out our assigned target, Agu bumped into me... and one thing kinda led to another," Gabu explained, somewhat unapologetically. The feline sighed heavily.

"Guys, we're SUPPOSED to be a global peacekeeping agency... Could we PLEASE TRY to ACT like it?" begged Gato. She and the others were members of an organization called the Defenders. It was their duty to keep the peace of the Digital World, protecting it from any and all threats, big and small. When they had received the message the Poyomon was carrying, they immediately deployed their best agents to assist and free the village. The brand of light on Gato's left palm, and on the off-hand of all Defenders was an extremely hi-tech identification brand, allowing communication between different members, and much more.

"Sorry! We'll get on-task here," Gabu said, sweatdropping.

"Don't start losing your fur over this..." Agu added, "Despite what we were up to, we were ready for action..."

"...I find THAT hard to believe, but I'll let this drop. Just be ready for the signal, okay?" Gato said, signing off and contacting another group of Digimon.

"Heyo, Gato! We're all set here!" came a raspy female voice, cheerfully. A Palmon appeared in the screen, smiling at Gato. Her large green eyes glittered playfully, as the light pink petals on her head fluttered a little. Pal was Gato's best friend in the world, and a skilled Defender. She grinned mischievously at the feline.

"Please tell me you've taken down your sentry and that you're not in the process of having your way with Biyo?" asked Gato, almost begging. Pal's eyes went wide in surprise and she blinked.

"W-Wait, what? Of course we took him out; he never saw us coming... But I haven't done anything to Biyo... Yet..." Pal said with a grin, eyeing her partner evilly. Biyo, a pink feathered bird with a long, curly fore-feather draping down over her face, yelped in surprise and blushed so hard that it was visible through her feathers. Gato sighed heavily. Pal was a loyal and loving friend, and a dedicated Defender... but she was also well-known for being somewhat promiscuous. Biyo, on the other hand, was shy and quiet. Gato had thought very carefully about putting the wildly extroverted Pal with the incredibly introverted Biyo for this mission, but she did not have the time to reconsider.

"Um... Uh... W-We deleted the Dobermon... I did a scout around, and the villagers are i-in the middle of the village..." Biyo said, stammering nervously. Despite her shyness, she was the best scout the Defenders had, able to cover immense areas in extremely short times.

"Good. We're almost ready. Just gotta hear in from Rena and Goma, and we're good to go," said Gato, nodding. She prepared to cut off the transmission to contact the last two members of the party, but before she did, she saw a hint of movement behind Biyo. She blinked, opening her mouth to warn the bird, until she saw that they were moving vines...

"HEY! Don't you DARE, Pal!" Gato growled at her friend. Pal retracted her vines quickly and whistled innocently as Biyo looked around in confusion. Gato held the glare on her friend until she was sure Pal would not try anything with Biyo, then cut the transmission. She contacted the last group in their party.

"Rena, are you all set?" Gato asked, sighing heavily. The yellow-furred vixen in the transmission gave a curt nod. She had deep black eyes, and an angular face, with long ears tipped in white. Renamon's long, bushy tail flicked behind her.

"Target eliminated. We're in place and awaiting orders," she said, her voice slightly deep and smooth. Rena's facial expression was blank, without emotion. The vixen was a warrior to the core, and utterly devoted to her duty. Out of all the Defenders, she was the most professional... and the most intimidating. Gato was one of the handful to know that underneath the façade of emotionless professionalism was actually one of the sweetest and gentlest girls she had ever met.

"Yeah, we're keepin' an eye on the guy in the security hut. They know somethin's up, so I expect you'll be getting company soon, Gato. We're both ready, though," said a second voice, this one male. Gato blinked, unable to see who was speaking in the transmission.

"Uh... Rena, can you like... kneel down? I'm not six feet tall like you..." said the voice. The viewpoint of the holoscreen suddenly shifted as Rena dropped to one knee, and Rena's assigned partner became visible. Gomamon was a short aquatic Digimon, looking somewhat like a seal. He had a shaggy shock of red hair on his head, big green eyes, and small fangs peeking out from under his upper lip. He gave a jovial wave to Gato, nodding.

"Good. When I send the signal, you take out the Dobermon in the hut. Goma, then you'll need to go protect the villagers, while Rena... You just do what you do best," Gato instructed.

"Will do!" Goma replied cheerfully.

"Acknowledged," Rena said curtly, cutting the transmission before Gato had a chance to say anything else.

"Sheesh. That girl is uptight!" Vee said, shaking his head.

"Yeah, but she's also the best out of all of us. All right, let's get ready..." Gato said, peeking out of the bush...

*****

The first Dobermon looked around nervously, looking for the missing sentry. He growled softly as he saw the radio lying in the grass and looked around. Baring his claws, the Dobermon dropped into a battle stance, prowling around and looking for his comrade.

"Where are you?! If you're there, answer me!" he called, his gravelly voice echoing in the forest. The voice that answered him was not that of the sentry...

"He had to go... But we're happy to play with you..." a female voice said, wafting out of the trees. The Dobermon barely had enough time to look up, before a white blur streaked at him. He heard a sound like metal cutting through something soft, and suddenly his field of vision went blurry. He felt his head hit ground, and blinked in shock as his body fell... several feet away. He had just barely realized that he was dead, before he was gone...

Gato smirked as the Dobermon's corpse exploded into little shards of light. Vee came up behind her, chuckling.

"Nicely done!" he complimented.

"Thanks. Let's get going," Gato replied, tapping a little spark on her Defender's Brand, sending a signal to the others.

The village suddenly exploded into chaos for the second time within a day. It started as the Dobermon in the security hut suddenly felt a searing pain in his chest. He looked down to see a paw wearing a purple sleeve shoved straight through the chair he was sitting in and through his chest as well! The paw was covered in silver flames, clenched firmly into a fist. The Dobermon opened his mouth to scream in agony, but instead exploded into shards of light.

"Target deleted, moving on to secondary objectives," Rena said. Goma shrugged, smirking at her.

"Ya know we're gonna have to pay for the damage to that chair..." he said, following her out. Before he could say anything else, Rena had vanished, teleporting away. As Goma watched, he could see her flitting around, deleting Digimon after Digimon with extreme speed and brutal efficiency. The seal shrugged and raced to the center of the village. He ran up to the cages and peered in at the scared villagers inside.

"Hang on there, guys. I'm from the Defenders. We're here to help," Goma said kindly. He turned away, looking towards a fountain beside the cages. Concentrating hard, he prepared himself and called...

"MARCHING FISHES!!!"he shouted, his voice echoing slightly. The fountain suddenly erupted, as hundreds of multicolored fish flew out of the water. The fish surrounded the cages, seeming to hover in midair as they formed a protective dome around the villagers. Goma grinned to them playfully.

"I'm just lucky you guys had water around here. Without that, I'd be useless," he said, giving a friendly smile.

Outside the dome, the Dobermon panicked. With the sentries deleted and the security room protected, the Defenders were able to strike with no warning. Agu launched fireballs from his mouth, detonating in large explosions that sent the dog Digimon running. Gabu grinned, backing up his partner with a stream of blue flames that crackled, creating ice wherever they struck. Vee's fists and feet lashed out, pummeling the canines into submission, even though he was less than half their size. Pal's vines lashed like whips, cracking and snapping, even as razor sharp thorns sprouted from them and tore a Dobermon to shreds. Biyo flew above the melee, sending spiraling blasts of green fire down at the enemies. Renamon was nothing but a blur as she leapt about, her fists and feet flying, wreathed in silvery energy.

As for Gato, she was a white streak, darting from place to place, her claws flashing as she cut down Dobermon after Dobermon. One of the dogs attacked from her side and she lashed out in a kick, catching him in the stomach, before she literally cut his legs out from under him. As she finished it off with an almost casual slash, three more ganged up on her. The little kitten bobbed and weaved, leaning out of the way of punches, kicks, slashes, and even a few lethal bites!

"Don't you know it's rude to gang up on a girl unless she invites you?" Gato said playfully, parrying a punch with the back of her gloved paw, even as she leapt into the air to snap a kick off, slamming her foot into one of the canines' jaws. She grinned as she landed, jumping back to gain a little breathing room.

"LIGHTNING CLAW!!!"she shouted. She suddenly leapt forward, her paws blurring as she slashed at the Digimon! She fired off dozens of slashes per second, her claws glinting as they caught the light, looking like knives. The white-furred cat landed daintily behind the creatures as they fell apart, neatly cut into cubes, before exploding into light shards.

Panting, Gato watched as the melee began to wind down, most of the Dobermon either deleted or retreating. She grinned as she noticed Pal standing near the edge of the village, her vines wound around something like a large cocoon. The feline walked up to the plant, as the others slowly gathered around.

"Huh. Looks like you've got a present for us there, Pal," Agu said, smirking.

"Sure do. It's one o' our Dobermon friends, all trussed up nice 'n tight. These dorks weren't smart enough to do this on their own, so I figure we'll give 'im a little Q&A session..." Pal said, giggling. Pal had a unique manner of speaking, a kind of urban drawl that Gato could best compare to a New York accent. Even as she spoke, the cocoon moved, as if the figure within were struggling to break free. Pal glared at it, constricting her vines until Gato heard a yelp of pain and the squirming stopped.

"Good job, Pal... Agu, Gabu, go free the villagers and get Goma over here. He's our best interrogator," Gato said, smiling. The dinosaur and the wolf nodded and left. A minute later, Gato heard loud cheering and celebrating coming from the square, and she nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay. Let's have a talk with our friend..." Gato said. Pal nodded and unwound her vines from around the Dobermon's head, keeping his body restricted.

"Lemme go, you little bi--" the Dobermon began.

"Now, now, there's no need for THAT kind of language. And here we were gonna have a nice and civil discussion," Gato interrupted, "IF you answer our questions, we'll let you go... but if you resist or don't tell us what we wanna know, I can guarantee you won't have time to feel pain before you're deleted."

"Go screw yourse-YYYEOWW!!!" yelped the Dobermon. Palmon grinned.

"Oopsies, did I just sprout thorns in a sensitive spot? My bad," she said, giggling. Gato shook her head in exasperation.

"Uh-uh, Pal, pain is the resort of a lazy interrogator. There are much easier and more humane methods to get what you want outta someone," came Goma's voice from behind them. The seal walked up and crossed his arms, glaring at the Dobermon.

"Now... Here's the deal, buddy... My friends here are fine and happy with deleting you if you don't answer our questions, but I'M not. You hurt and scared those people and I wanna make you pay for that. I happen to be a master hacker..." Goma said, "I'm sure you know what that means..."

"It means he can break into your data code and MAKE you tell us everything," Gato explained, "I've been told it's rather unpleasant."

"Now, I can spend the next ten minutes breaking through all of your firewalls until I expose your core and can reprogram you into an obedient little puppy... Or you can tell me what I wanna know now, and spare ME the effort and spare you a life of chasing your tail and fetching sticks," Goma said, sounding perfectly friendly the whole time. The Dobermon's eyes went wide.

"Uh... All right!" he growled, "I'll talk, I'll talk!!!"

"Good. Now... Who are you working for?" asked Goma, grinning. Gato and Pal leaned in eagerly.

"We work for our master, an Owlmon. We were told to do this, and we obeyed. I've heard rumors that our master works for someone else, though..." the Dobermon whimpered. Gato, Pal, and Goma looked at each other gravely.

"Who does he work for?" Goma asked.

"It's just a rumor but we heard that he works for Dev- URK!!!"

The Dobermon was cut off in mid-word by a large brown feather suddenly impaling his forehead. Gato gasped, reacting with lightning-fast reflexes as she leapt away from the Dobermon, crouching in a battle-stance, baring her claws. Goma mimicked her move, even as the Dobermon exploded into shreds of data, instantly deleted. Pal snapped her vines threateningly, glaring in the direction the feather came from.

Out of the forest stepped a large Digimon, towering over Gato and her friends. The Digimon resembled what a eagle owl might look like, if eagle owls were designed to be lethal cyborg killing machines. Twelve feet tall, the creature had dark brown feathers covering half its body, but the other half had the dark sheen of black metal. Its left eye was organic, a deep black, but its right eye was cybernetic and glowed a malevolent red.

"Ah-ah-ah... It's not nice to snitch..." it said, its voice deep and male, carrying a strange metallic echo as its beak clicked.

"You were behind the attack on the village?!" Gato growled angrily.

"Yes, I was. And unlike those stupid Dobermon I was controlling, I'm not stupid enough to tell you anything..." the Owlmon said bluntly, "If you want to find out who I'm working for, you're going to have to work a LOT harder than that."

Gato growled angrily, "You were controlling them?"

"Of course. You think those idiot dogs would have done this on their own? I...persuaded them to see things my way, much the same as I'm about to do to you..." Owlmon said with a smirk.

"I won't give you the chance! MARCHING FISHES!!!" exclaimed Goma. From a pool of water nearby, a school of multicolored fish erupted from the water's surface. Unlike before, where they hovered around the cages as a protective barrier, they now flew at Owlmon like a multitude of brightly hued missiles. Owlmon scoffed.

"Please. I EAT fish. FEATHER DARTS!" Owlmon replied. He gave an almost casual wave of his wing and there was a blur of motion. Dozens of feathers launched from his wing like a hailstorm of arrows, each one impacting one of Goma's fish, causing them to simply vanish into midair. The seal was forced to leap aside desperately to evade the remaining projectiles, which pierced the ground where he was standing.

"How about some veggies with those fish? POISON IVY!" shouted Pal, whipping her thorny vines at the bird. Goma and Gato both stared at Pal, sweatdropping.

"...Veggies with those fish? THAT'S the best smack talk you could come up with?!" Gato said in disbelief. Pal's cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"Shut up! I'm a lil' flustered!" she mumbled, continuing to lash her vines at Owlmon. Unfortunately, the massive creature proved to be surprisingly agile as it took to the air, wheeling and whirling around Pal's attacks. Gato growled, unable to contribute to the fight as her only attacks were designed for hand-to-hand range. She considered running to get the others to help, but did not want to risk leaving her friends alone. The feline yelped, leaping aside as a fusillade of Feather Darts impacted right where she was standing. Owlmon laughed malevolently, soaring above the trio of Digimon, easily evading or countering any attack they mustered, then sending them running with his own attacks. But suddenly, as Owlmon gave a hooting laugh, pelting Goma with feathers, Gato saw an opening. She charged forward, running under and behind the bird, to a tree behind him.

"LIGHTNING CLAW!!!"she cried, unleashing a barrage of slashes. Her razor-sharp claws tore through the bark and deep into the wood, ripping it to shreds with dozens of cuts and slashes every second. The feline panted for a moment, trying to catch her breath before she launched a second Lightning Claw, digging deeper into the trunk of the tree. A third Lightning Claw finished her work, cutting until the tree gave an ominous creak.

"Hey, Owlmon!!! TIMMMBERRRRR!!!" Gato called out, giving the tree a hard kick, using every ounce of strength in her small form. There was a loud snap as the remaining wood that kept the tree upright broke, and it began to fall. Owlmon gave a squawk of surprise as he found himself getting struck by hundreds of branches. He yelped in pain, trying to get out from under the falling tree, but found himself getting struck by the trunk like a bug getting struck by a windshield. Goma and Pal scrambled out of the way of the falling tree as it slammed to the ground with a resounding crash that echoed through the forest.

"Whew... That was rough..." Gato said, her paws on her knees as she crouched, puffed for breath. Goma wheezed an agreement, wiping sweat from his forehead.

"...Gato, didja REALLY have to cut down a tree to do that?" Pal griped. Being a plant Digimon, she felt a twinge of pity for the tree.

"Would you rather have become a pincushion for his Feather Darts? I did the only thing I could think of," retorted Gato. The feline walked over to the wreckage of the fallen tree, peering down at Owlmon's body. She knew that he was not dead from the very fact that there still was a body to look at. For all intents and purposes he seemed unconscious, his real eye shut, the glow of his cybernetic eye faded.

"Let's get the others over here so we can place some restraints on this guy before he wakes up... When we get back to File Island, he's all yours, Goma..." Gato said, somewhat nervously, not wishing to fight the evil owl again. She prodded him with a foot and sighed heavily, peering into the dark aperture of his cyborg eye.

The eye unexpectedly lit up, but instead of the blood-red it had been, it was now bright green. Gato gasped in surprise, gazing into the viridian light. She wanted to turn away, to warn her friends, but she found herself unable to move or speak, her entire attention drawn by the beautiful eye. The young feline murmured quietly, her paws falling limp as her tail flicked back and forth, her eyes glazing over. Her tail began to swish back and forth as she watched the eye shimmer slightly, seeming to draw her in.

"...Gato? Hey, Gato! Anyone home?" she heard Goma say in the background. Gato tried to respond, but her mouth simply fell open limply. No matter how hard she tried to turn away from the green light in Owlmon's eye, she was just drawn even deeper. She heard Pal walk up beside her and give a soft gasp. Gato guessed that Pal had seen the glow in Owlmon's eye and been caught in the spell too. She GUESSED that because she couldn't turn her eyes or head to look.

Owlmon's organic eye opened suddenly, and a grin sprouted on his beak. He stirred, pushing the tree trunk off his body, climbing back to his feet. Goma yelped in surprise, leaping back and baring his claws at the avian Digimon.

"Hmph. Too easy. You should know better than to let your guard down..." he said, giving a soft, hooting laugh. He turned his cybernetic eye on Goma, the green glow enrapturing the seal Digimon.

"And now with my Owl's Gaze, all three of you are in my power, just like those Dobermon were. You can't even TRY to resist my commands, can you?" Owlmon gloated.

"...No..." Gato heard herself mumble, Pal and Goma echoing her words. Owlmon grinned wide.

"You'll learn to like being my slaves, little ones... If you stop trying to fight my control, you'll find it much more pleasurable," Owlmon said, smirking. A lascivious gleam shone in the creature's normal eye. Gato wanted to scream at him, completely aware of everything going on around her, but unable to do anything without Owlmon's command. The massive eagle owl spread its wings, jutting out its hips at the feline, plant, and seal.

"Just to prove it... why don't you get to work? You know what to do..." Owlmon said with a grin. In her entranced state, Gato felt herself moving forward, approaching the creature. At twelve feet tall, Owlmon towered over her. She felt her paws move, reaching up to press into the feathers between its legs to begin stroking. Pal and Goma pressed in on either side of her, their paws and claws sliding gently in the soft feathers. The avian's sheath was over two feet long, leaving Gato afraid to see how massive Owlmon's member would really be.

"Mmm... That's nice..." Owlmon murmured, pushing its hips forward a little. The feathery sheath swelled out with their touch. Gato began to wonder if there really WAS something in the air causing this, but when she looked up and saw the lascivious gleam in Owlmon's organic eye, she realized that, no, he was just a complete pervert. Somehow that realization made the situation worse.

Owlmon moaned as the helmet of his penis began to emerge from his sheath, massive in size. It was as large as Gato's head alone, followed by a shaft as wide as her entire body. At Owlmon's urging, Pal and Gato pressed their bodies to the throbbing flesh, their soft fur and smooth, cool skin rubbing gently. Goma moved lower to massage his basketball-sized testicles, his eyes glazed over. Gato could not tell if her friends were in a similar state of awareness, conscious of everything that was going on around them, but unable to control their bodies or minds... But then she spotted the barest hint of a smile on Pal's face as the plantgirl rubbed her body against the shaft. Her nipples grew erect, dark green areolas growing visible against her flat, green chest. In between her legs, flesh shifted and parted to reveal Pal's cleft. Gato felt a rush of annoyance at her friend, but could not do anything about it.

"Nnnn... That's it... Just a little more..." Owlmon grunted. Even as he spoke, the gigantic penis rose up into full erection, pulsing and throbbing. It was over four feet in length, taller than Gato. The feline's eyes went wide in shock and surprise. Pal was practically salivating over the massive length. The plantgirl had always had a slight touch of nymphomania, which had both annoyed and pleasured Gato depending on the day. Goma's face was expressionless, so Gato could not tell what he was thinking about the situation, but she guessed that he was not exactly enjoying himself.

"Mmmm... That was good foreplay. Now, let's see... Who to play with first..." Owlmon murmured quietly, looking at each of his enslaved Digimon.

"How about US?!" a voice suddenly called, "PEPPER BREATH!!!"

A bright orange fireball streaked through the air, slamming into the side of Owlmon's skull. The bird squawked in surprise and pain, turning to glare at his attacker. Agu, Gabu, Vee, Biyo, and Rena all glared back at him angrily.

"Hrmph... Looks like playtime might have to wait... Instead, let's see you take down your friends... Attack!" Owlmon commanded. Against their will, Gato, Pal, and Goma turned to face their friends. They charged forward, baring their claws and talons as they charged their allies. Agu yelped as Gato's claws slashed at his face, leaning out of the way as fast as he could. He backpedaled, flames burning in his mouth. Gabu grabbed Agu's shoulder to restrain him.

"No! Agu, they're our friends, you idiot! Restrain 'em! K.O. them if you hafta, but don't hurt 'em!!!" Vee growled angrily. Agu blinked, realizing how close he had come to hurting Gato by reacting without thinking. Unfortunately, Gato did not give him the time to think, charging forward. Her claws slashed and thrust at him, a wild combination of attacks that forced Agu to defend with his own claws. Vee suddenly shouldered Agu aside, just in time to save the dinosaur from getting his throat slashed, and blocked the attack with his forearm.

"Hang in there, Gato. I'll wake you up!" Vee said. He began to trade blows with her, blocking and parrying her attacks. Out of all the Defenders, Vee was the third best fighter, behind Rena (the best) and Gato (second-best). He dropped into a sweep-kick, knocking Gato's feet out from under her, then pinned her to the ground. Gato's blank, blue eyes stared into his as she pleaded with him mentally to knock her out before she hurt someone. Thankfully, Vee seemed to hear her, as he nodded to himself.

"...Sorry about this, Gato... I know you'll forgive me later, despite the headache... Vee-Headbutt!" Vee murmured. He reared back and slammed his forehead against hers. Gato shuddered from head to toe, then went still as her consciousness left her instantly. Vee picked her up gently, kissing her cheek tenderly.

"You're taking too long..." Rena grumbled, as she leapt aside, dodging Pal's thorny vines as they slashed the air where she stood a moment before. Gabu was tangled in her grasp, struggling to free himself without hurting Pal. Biyo and Agu were currently being pelted by Goma's Marching Fishes, unable to get close enough to the seal to do anything to him.

"It's not like we can DO anything about it! We don't wanna hurt them!!!" Agu grunted, yelping in pain as a red fish slammed into his stomach and knocked him backward several feet. Rena sighed exaggeratedly and suddenly vanished from sight, right as Pal would have impaled her. Rena reappeared behind Pal, and with an almost casual movement, placed a very precise chop against the base of the plantgirl's skull. Pal slumped to the ground without a sound.

Before Pal even hit the ground, Rena had teleported again, this time behind Goma and repeated the move. Goma gave a quiet grunt and collapsed forward, unmoving. Rena dusted her paws, sighing heavily. Agu glared at her in annoyance, while Gabu shook his head.

"And of course you made it look easy," Agu grumbled. Rena shrugged emotionlessly.

"They'll have a bit of a headache when they come to, but they'll be fine. Now let's take care of the Digimon behind this..." Rena said, turning her gaze onto Owlmon.

"Hrmph. This isn't fun anymore. Might as well get while the getting is good..." Owlmon murmured, spreading his wings. Before he could take flight, another fireball slammed into his left wing, turning his shoulder.

"You think we're gonna let you get away after what you did to our friends? Think again!" Agu growled. Gabu nodded in agreement.

"Surrender now, and we can guarantee your survival. Resist... and you make your own bed," Gabu added. Owlmon gave a hooting laugh.

"Please, you MUST be joking. I'm an Ultimate. You're just a bunch of Rookies. You think you can beat me?" Owlmon chortled, launching a wave of feather darts at the dinosaur and the wolf. They leapt aside at the last second, rolling back to their feet.

"No, I don't think a bunch of Rookies can beat you... but a bunch of Champions..." Agu said with a smirk, nodding to Gabu. The two held out their Defenders Brands, pressing a fingertip to a spark of light in the circular design. There was a low hum that filled the clearing, as if the very air was vibrating.

"Digivolution authorized," Gabu announced with a smile. At this announcement, the other Defenders gathered close.

"Agumon, Digivolve to..."Agu shouted loud. A bright light erupted around him, engulfing him in silhouette. The ground shook with the force, leaves and branches trembling in the trees.

"Gabumon, Digivolve to..." Gabu echoed, as a similar light surrounded him. One by one, the other Defenders echoed the shout!

"Veemon, Digivolve to..."

"Biyomon, Digivolve to..."

"Renamon, Digivolve to..."

The five Defenders' silhouettes suddenly changed, shifting shape. They grew larger in size, more massive. Agu grew to almost twenty feet tall, horns erupting from the sides of his skull. Gabu became more lupine in appearance, taking on a quadruped form, a mane of fur sprouting from his head. Veemon grew larger and more muscular, sprouting wings from his back. Biyo's wingspan grew to almost twenty-five feet, her body changing shape to become more predatory. Renamon also took on a quadruped form, growing to ten feet tall, her singular tail splitting into nine.

"GREYMON!"the former Agu growled, his voice booming and low.

"GARURUMON!"the wolf who used to be Gabu roared.

"BIRDRAMON!!!" Biyo shouted.

"EXVEEMON!" Vee said with a grin.

"KYUBIMON."Rena stated with typical detachment.

The transformed Digimon glared menacingly at Owlmon. Formerly confident, the cyborg bird now seemed genuinely frightened.

"He didn't tell me you could Digivolve!!!" Owlmon stammered, backing away. In desperation, he attacked, launching Feather Darts at the Defenders. But where they had been lethal projectiles before against Rookies, the quills were mere annoyances to the new Champions.

"...Ow. That stings." ExVeemon growled, "...I don't LIKE being stung."

Owlmon let out a squawk and took to the air, trying to flee, but found himself cut off by Birdramon. The firey avian let out a screeching battlecry.

"METEOR WING!!!"she shouted, her voice deep and distorted. Multiple flares erupted from her wings, launching down at the brown-feathered bird. They impacted her with powerful detonations, sending Owlmon careening out of control.

"VEE-LASER!!!"ExVeemon shouted, thrusting his chest out. The X design on his chest glowed, launching a powerful beam of energy at Owlmon. It slammed into the bird with immense force, knocking the bird back into the air. Greymon moved forward.

"NOVA BLAST!"Greymon growled, rearing back his head. He spat a sphere of flame almost ten feet wide at Owlmon. It exploded in a blast that shook the trees below, charring the evil bird's feathers a sooty black.

"HOWLING BLASTER!!!"Garurumon howled. He opened his mouth, firing a spray of blue flames at Owlmon. Instead of burning, they crackled as they struck him, icy fire blazing around him!

"...Fox Tail Inferno,"Kyubimon said simply. She swished her nine tails, as blue flames manifested above them. She whipped all nine at once, and the blue fireballs impacted against Owlmon's blackened, half-frozen body. The spirit flames erupted, combining with the others' attacks. Owlmon let out a cry of agony, before dissolving into nothingness, deleted.

As soon as the bird was gone, the Defenders were surrounded by another light, and they shrunk back down to their original forms. They all panted heavily, swaying on their feet and staggering to find support. Digivolution used immense amounts of energy, easily exhausting the Digimon who used it. They managed to regain enough strength to walk over to the unconscious bodies of their friends. Gato slowly began to stir, shaking her head a little and opening her eyes very slowly.

"Nnnnn... Owowow... My head... Thanks for that, Vee... but did you hafta hit me so hard?" the feline groaned, climbing to her feet slowly. Vee lifted her arm over his shoulders, supporting her weight. The cat smiled and kissed his cheek affectionately. Pal and Goma began to awaken, moaning weakly.

"Oof... Anyone get the number o' that Monochromon that stomped on my skull?" Pal groaned, rubbing her temples.

"...Not when it got me too... OW," Goma moaned, not bothering to sit up yet.

"Did... you delete him?" Gato asked. Agu nodded.

"Yes. We didn't have a choice," he said. Gato sighed.

"I wish we could have captured him... He was working for someone too... But we don't know who..." Gato said softly. She looked over to Pal... and slapped the plant upside the back of the head.

"OW! Hey, what the heck was that for?!!" Pal yelped, rubbing her petals.

"THAT was for enjoying that whole thing back there! I SAW you getting wet from that!" Gato growled in irritation. Pal sweatdropped heavily.

"I-I wasn't enjoying that... I mean, why would I enjoy having a four foot long penis shoved against me? I-I wasn't having f-fun at all!" Pal exclaimed, completely unconvincingly. Obviously, none of the others bought her excuses as they narrowed their eyes at her. Pal drooped her head, sighing as she realized they were not buying the lie. Agu and Gabu both smirked, moving up behind her to each fondle one of her buttocks. Pal yelped in surprise.

"Don't worry, Pal... We'll give you all of that you want..." Agu said with a wide grin.

"Yeah... Alllllll night long... and all day too!" Gabu added, rubbing Pal's rump gently. Gato sighed heavily.

"Guyyyyyyyyyyys! Could you at LEAST wait until we're back home before starting an orgy?" moaned Gato in exasperation.

*****

Elsewhere, a very long way away, a massive figure watched the previous events on a holoscreen. A smaller figure fluttered beside him.

"Well THAT sucked, Boss. Owlmon couldn't even get a single village," the smaller figure said. The massive creature shook his head.

"...He was never supposed to. I expected him to lose to the Defenders. After all, he was one of the weakest Ultimate-level Digimon I have ever seen in my life," the giant Digimon murmured, his voice low and gravelly, containing nothing human.

"Wait... Y'mean this was all some kind o' test?!" the small, fluttering Digimon asked in a high-pitched voice, incredulously.

"Exactly... And I was NOT impressed. Taking the Digital World will be MUCH easier than I thought it would be..." it said, bluntly. Two sets of red eyes pierced the darkness as its muzzle curled into a wide smile...

TO BE CONTINUED...