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Chapter 28: The Final Confrontation: Dorbickmon Vs ZekeGreymon Part 1

The roar of the crowd boomed throughout the hallways of the coliseum. It sounded as if everyone was anxious to see the final match. Walking out into the arena, the crowd cheered for both of us as Kiriha walked in from the other side. We stood in front of each other, and noticed Shoutmon and Taiki walk up to us.
“Congrats to you both for making it this far.” Taiki congratulated us, “Are you both ready to conclude this tournament?”
Both of us nodded in determination and agreement. Shoutmon turned to the crowd.
“Hey! Hi-VisionMonitormon!” he called out. In front of us appeared four of them. They were dressed in black ninja outfits with a purple shirt underneath. They wore a red belt around their waist with pouches on them. Along with matching red gloves, and a red backpack, each one of them wielded a gold television antenna as a weapon, and had a matching gold radio transmitter on their heads. Interestingly enough, their heads were actually a television screen. They were slightly taller than Shoutmon.
“Hi-VisionMonitormon, at your service!” one of them announced.
“Good.” Shoutmon nodded, then turned to us, “Don't worry about these guys. They will be out of the way from the fight.”
“Alright.” Taiki turned around. He raised his red Xros Loader in the air, “Gate Open!”
The screen on the device emitted a bright light, and we noticed the flag of Xros Heart appear. It was red, with a white outline that resembled Shoutmon's head on it. It faded away, revealing a gate of light in front of us.
“This will take you to the location of your battleground.” he informed us, “Good luck to both of you out there.”
On that note, Kiriha and I walked in, with the Hi-VisionMonitormon following. The gate closed behind us.
“Good luck kid...” Slayerdramon muttered. Four other Hi-VisionMonitormon ran into the field. With their combined power, they made four huge holographic screens appear from their faces, for the spectators to watch the match. The screens picked up a signal, and they were soon able to see us both from the eyes of one of the Hi-VisionMonitormon following us. Kiriha and I were traveling at a fast pace. The gate itself was made of transparent light, so we were able to view our surroundings. After a few minutes of voyage, we arrived in familiar rocky terrain, with nothing but mountains surrounding us.
“How suiting...” Kiriha muttered, recognizing the setting of our final match. It was not difficult to figure out.
“It's...the exact same battleground where you fought Dorbickmon when he was a Death General...”
“Shoutmon must have figured out that we were going to be the finalists...” he turned to me. One of the Hi-VisionMonitormon walked up to us.
“Alright, don't take things too far you two.” it advised us. As elusive as ninjas, the four of them quickly hid from sight.
“Before we begin, there is something I need to ask you...” Kiriha reached for his Xros Loader.
“What is it...?”

The boy gave me a stern look. “...what impulsed you to help Dorbickmon?” he asked, “Shoutmon told me what's happened between you two up to this point. Why would you recklessly put your life in danger for him...?”
“Because he's changed.” I responded, “Yeah, he tried to kill me, but we've gotten passed that! We are a team now!”
Kiriha crossed his arms, “We will see. You wanted a match between ZekeGreymon and Dorbickmon, and we will give you just that. No extra help from other digimon in our Xros Loader. It will just be him and ZekeGreymon. But throughout this battle, I want you to ask yourself something.”
“What is it...?”
“Has he truly changed his ways...?” Kiriha posed the question.
“He has! And we will prove it!”
Both of us grabbed our Xros Loaders.
“Reload, MetalGreymon!” Kiriha yelled.
“Reload, Dorbickmon!”
Both digimon appeared on the field in front of us. Upon noticing each other, Dorbickmon and MetalGreymon exchanged glares.
“Blue Flare...!!!” Dorbickmon snarled. Despite not being able to see the Hi-VisionMonitormon, we could hear Shoutmon's voice echoing through the field since he was speaking into one of the other Hi-VisionMonitormons back in the tournament grounds.
“Let the final match to conclude the tournament, commence!” he exclaimed. Both Dorbickmon and MetalGreymon charged at each other. MetalGreymon attacked with Trident Arm, and Dorbickmon countered with a punch. The collision caused a strong shock wave to hit both me and Kiriha, but we held it off as the two digimon jumped away from each other.
“Again!!!” we ordered. The two charged and exchanged a blow to the cheek. The entire crowd back at the coliseum watched intently. The two digimon jumped away from each other again, and Dorbickmon immediately started charging. MetalGreymon avoided his punch, and jumped away when Dorbickmon tried to kick him. Charging up his Giga Destroyer, he fired his attack without hesitation. Dorbickmon avoided the blasts and jumped over the cyborg. He grabbed MetalGreymon from behind. The cyborg took to the sky to try and shake Dorbickmon off. The drake let go and attacked with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire, but MetalGreymon avoided the attack. He swooped around and fired Giga Destroyer. Dorbickmon avoided every blast, but MetalGreymon dove down towards him with Trident Arm ready. Dorbickmon countered with a punch, and attacked with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire in point-blank range soon after, causing an explosion. He jumped out of the smoke, landing in front of me. When the smoke faded, we saw MetalGreymon standing with minimal damage. Dorbickmon growled at the sight. His eye flashed and the cyborg was surrounded by a group of boulders. Clenching his fist, the boulders lunged at MetalGreymon, who took to the skies to avoid being crushed. Dorbickmon tried to shoot him out of the sky with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire, but the cyborg swiftly avoided each blast. MetalGreymon landed next to Kiriha. Dorbickmon summoned his blade of flames from his mouth. He charged at the cyborg.
“Tyrant Collbrande!”
“Trident Arm!”
Dorbickmon vertically swung his sword, but MetalGreymon blocked it with his attack. The cyborg used his Trident Arm to block every attack Dorbickmon performed with his blade, no matter how powerful. It angered Dorbickmon, who tried to use the sword to crack the armor on MetalGreymon's chest, but the cyborg grabbed the blade with his Trident Arm.
“Now's your chance!” Kiriha ordered.
“Giga Destroyer!”

The cannons on his wings lit up and he hit Dorbickmon dead on. The dragon was blasted away ten feet, dropping his sword and colliding with the ground.
“Dorbickmon!” my eyes widened with shock. The drake managed to stand on his feet, snarling. It was obvious something was wrong with him.
“Dorbickmon, we have to work together on this!”
“Shut it!” he barked, and grabbed his sword again. Dorbickmon rushed at MetalGreymon. Kiriha nodded in disagreement.
“This only serves to prove my point...” the boy muttered, “Dorbickmon doesn't care about what your opinion is! Why do you think he refuses to take orders?!”
MetalGreymon avoided the drake's sword and knocked him away with Trident Arm. Dorbickmon started getting furious as he rose to his feet again.
“Damn it...!” I gritted my teeth, “Dorbickmon's letting his anger for losing to Blue Flare in the past get to him...I have to snap him out of it so he can concentrate...!”
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!” Dorbickmon shot out two bursts of fire from the cannons on his chest. MetalGreymon avoided the blasts and attacked with Trident Arm. Dorbickmon moved to the side and managed to hit MetalGreymon away, knocking the cyborg onto the ground.
“Dorbickmon, listen to me! You have to calm down! You can't let your anger get the best of you! We can beat them, but only if you're willing to work together with me!”
MetalGreymon hit Dorbickmon with Giga Destroyer, blasting him into a mountain nearby. Slayerdramon and the others watched from the hologram in the tournament grounds.
“Damn it Dorbickmon...!” he muttered.
“If it continues like this, then both of them will lose.” Dorumon explained. Slayerdramon clenched his fist.
“Dorbickmon, for once in your life, work with your partner!” he barked. Back in the fight, Dorbickmon escaped from the rubble that collapsed on him. He snarled in pain, glaring at MetalGreymon.
“Dorbickmon, you won't win if you let your thirst for revenge blind you from figuring out a strategy!” he heard me yell. Kiriha crossed his arms.
“It's a shameful sight to see this arguing. You two had gotten so far only to lose it all because of Dorbickmon's lack of cooperation.”
The boy grabbed his Xros Loader. The screen emitted a bright gold light, and the symbol of a Z appeared on the screen.
“MetalGreymon, Chou Shinka!”
The cyborg was engulfed in a gold pillar of light as he started to digivolve.
“Damn it...” I clenched my fist. The light faded, revealing the digimon.
“Chou Shinka, ZekeGreymon!” the cyborg roared. Dorbickmon snarled viciously at the sight, remembering his defeat at the hands of the digimon. It angered him to his core, noted by his hateful glare.
“We won't waste any time trying to prolong the battle.” Kiriha explained, “Your hard work is commendable, but it doesn't prove anything. Dorbickmon can't change.”

ZekeGreymon's armor started emanating a faint gold light, engulfing him. It was this same tactic he used to beat Arresterdramon Superior Mode.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
Dorbickmon shot out two bursts of flames from the cannons on his chest, but the attack barely fazed the cyborg, who charged up the gun on his right hand.
“Plasma Railgun!”
ZekeGreymon fired a blast of blue flames. Dorbickmon jumped away, but the attack hit his shoulder.
“Grah!” he snarled in pain. The injury distracted him from seeing ZekeGreymon soar at him and deliver a strong blow to the stomach. Dorbickmon coughed up blood. ZekeGreymon swung around and slammed his tail into the dragon's face, sending Dorbickmon crashing into the ground next to me.
“Damn it...!”
“If Dorbickmon really has changed, then he'd treat you with more respect!” Kiriha retorted. I ran over to Dorbickmon, who struggled to stand.
“Are you okay?!”
“Don't ask such a stupid question...” Dorbickmon snarled as he rose to his feet again.
“Now will you listen to me?! We have to start working together!”
“QUIET! There is no 'WE' in this battle!” he barked, giving me a hateful glare, “It's between me...and Blue Flare...”
He started walking forward, but to both Kiriha and ZekeGreymon's surprise, they watched me step in front of Dorbickmon, stopping him from running back into the fight.
“Get the hell out of my way!” Dorbickmon bellowed, furious about me intervening.
“No.” was my simple response to his anger.
“This kid...Is he trying to get himself killed...?” ZekeGreymon muttered. Dorbickmon gave me hateful glare, but it wasn't a surprise.
“Glare at me all you want, and if you attack him without listening, then I'll store you back in the Xros Loader.”
“You're bluffing!” Dorbickmon barked.
“Try me.”
Kiriha watched in surprise. What is he trying to accomplish by angering him...? he wondered. Back in the coliseum, everyone watching was also confused by what's happening.
“What's he doing...” Dorumon asked. He turned to Slayerdramon, who knew what was going on.
Carlos...don't push your luck... the drake thought, fully aware of what happens when someone steps in front of Dorbickmon when he's in battle.
“Whatever happened between you and Blue Flare, it's in the past. Get over it.” I retorted, “We are not here for you to get revenge for the past, we are here to show them you deserve another chance.”
Dorbickmon clenched his fist in anger. By the way he snarled, it was obvious he wanted to hit me for what he thought of as “insubordination”. From behind me, ZekeGreymon stopped using the ability of his Gold DigiZoid, and watched to see what would be the result.
“If you want to win, then you have to set aside your anger and frustration so you can focus. You won't last long by charging headfirst in blind rage. You're not stupid.”
Dorbickmon raised his fist and was prepared to make an example of me, but it didn't faze me. This match was a pivotal moment, and there's no way I'd let him screw it up because of his bloodthirsty craving for revenge on Blue Flare. His threats wouldn't intimidate me. The wait was grueling, but the result shocked everyone.
“...fine...” Dorbickmon snarled, reluctantly giving in to my command.

Kiriha and ZekeGreymon's eyes widened with surprise, as did most of the crowd watching back in the coliseum.
“What...?!” the cyborg exclaimed.
“Dorbickmon...obeyed the order...?” Kiriha muttered. Dorbickmon put his fist down and glared at me.
“What do you have planned...?” he growled, disliking every minute of what seemed to him like a moment of complete, utter humiliation.
“I know of a few strategies from our time spent training to help, but they will only work if you're willing to cooperate with me for once.”
Everyone watched him close his eyes, trying to calm himself down. Baring his teeth at me, he opened his eyes after a few moments.
“...very well.” he huffed. Back in the coliseum, Slayerdramon watched and gave a slight smile.
That's it...work together you two... he thought. I turned around to face Kiriha and ZekeGreymon.
“Things will be different from here. Now the real fight begins.”
My Xros Loader emitted the same gold light Kiriha's did a few minutes ago, and on the screen the symbol Δ appeared on its side.
“He might become furious when I ask him to work with me. But that's his personality! And once we work together, we can take down our opponents!” Kiriha watched me raise my Xros Loader in the air, “Dorbickmon, Xros Shinka!”
“Xros Shinka...” Kiriha muttered. He and ZekeGreymon watched as Dorbickmon was engulfed in the light. The drake digivolved into a familiar form they had encountered before.
“Xros Shinka, Dorbickmon Dragon Mode!” he roared. Back in the coliseum, the crowd roared with cheers as they watched the battle resumed.
“Go for it kid...” Slayerdramon smiled. Dorbickmon stood next to me.
“Xros Shinka.” Kiriha noticed, “Shoutmon had mentioned this alternative to DigiXrossing. This was another variation of Chou Shinka.”
ZekeGreymon prepared himself for battle.
“However, a simple evolution won't win this battle. It will all come down to the teamwork of a general and his partner digimon!” the boy yelled. Both ZekeGreymon and Dorbickmon stared each other down.
“Dorbickmon, surround him with boulders using Burning the Dragon.” I ordered, “It's time to test my idea.”
Reluctantly, the drake followed orders. His eye flashed and a group of stones appeared from the ground around ZekeGreymon, but it didn't scare him. The cyborg started spinning around, not noticing that it was expected of him to do this.
One...two...three...
“Destroy Smasher!” he roared.
...four.
The cannon on his tail shot out a barrage of energy blasts, reducing the stones to nothing. The look on Kiriha's face showed that he was wondering what was the point of that attack, However it proved to justify ZekeGreymon's weakness in the battle feed Shoutmon gave me.
“Four seconds.” Dorbickmon heard me, “That's how much time you have to stop him from using that attack.”
He glanced at me, with a look of surprise hidden under his seriousness. This kid... he thought, He wasted all that time on Examon's Island for that...?
“Get ready.”
He shifted his gaze towards ZekeGreymon, who stopped spinning and prepared his blaster.
“Plasma Railgun!” the cyborg roared. Dorbickmon avoided the attack. He took to the skies and ZekeGreymon chased after him.

“Trident Fang!” he attacked with the claw on his left hand. Dorbickmon moved to avoid the cyborg's claw and gave him a punch to the face. ZekeGreymon was pushed back due to the force.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
ZekeGreymon shielded his midsection before getting hit. The attack blasted him away even further.
ZekeGreymon must be planning to use the ability of the Gold DigiZoid when he's running low on energy... I thought, But there's no way we will let him beat us. There's no way we're giving up now...
Both ZekeGreymon and Dorbickmon exchanged blows to the face. The two snarled in pain, but they didn't give in. They engaged in close combat. Dorbickmon assaulted the cyborg with fierce blows to the body, while ZekeGreymon slashed at the drake's scales with his claw. ZekeGreymon managed to turn around and slam his tail into Dorbickmon, knocking the dragon away.
“Zeke Flame!” the cyborg exhaled a burst of fire from his mouth. Dorbickmon avoided the attack.
“Final Strikes!”
Engulfing his entire body in the bright light of his armor, ZekeGreymon charged at Dorbickmon.
“Block it with Burning the Dragon!” the drake heard me yell. Using the technique, he jumped away just as a huge boulder appeared out of the ground. ZekeGreymon crashed into the stone, using his attack on it. It gave Dorbickmon an opening and he slammed into the cyborg, hitting him onto the floor.
“ZekeGreymon!” Kiriha yelled. The cyborg rose to his feet.
“I'm fine Kiriha...” he muttered, glaring at Dorbickmon.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
ZekeGreymon avoided the drake's attack and went in for a body slam. Dorbickmon grabbed him by the shoulders, and was pushed back by the cyborg's strength. The two struggled, and neither one of them wanted to lose. ZekeGreymon smirked, and pushed Dorbickmon away, firing Zeke Flame in point-blank range. The attack pushed Dorbickmon away, injuring his arm.
“Damn...we've got to be fast.” I clenched my fist, “Dorbickmon, surround him with Burning The Dragon!”
He did as ordered, and when ZekeGreymon landed on the ground, a group of stones rose up from the ground.
“A tactic like that won't work against us!” Kiriha exclaimed. ZekeGreymon started spinning around, unaware that it was all part of the plan.
“Go, Dorbickmon!”
The drake soared at ZekeGreymon.
“Destroy Smash-!”
Before the cyborg could fire his attack, Kiriha was surprised to see Dorbickmon grabbing ZekeGreymon by the tail. It stopped the cyborg from charging up his attack.
“What?!” the boy shouted.
“There's a small four second window that leaves ZekeGreymon completely vulnerable!” he heard me exclaim. Dorbickmon sneered, and despite the pain, started spinning the cyborg around, slamming him into each of the stones. The cyborg roared in pain. Dorbickmon threw him into the side of a mountain nearby.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!” the dragon roared. He fired attack after attack, each one hitting ZekeGreymon, as the rubble fell on the cyborg.

Back in the tournament grounds, the spectators cheered.
“His plan worked!” Slayerdramon exclaimed. Dorumon was drawn into the battle.
The battle's heating up...but can they win...? he thought. ZekeGreymon jumped out of the rubble, taking to the skies.
“Hyper Launcher!”
He fired a huge energy shot from the blaster on his right hand. Dorbickmon avoided the attack. The blast hit the ground, causing a huge explosion that blinded us. When the light faded, there was a small crater where the attack hit. The cyborg soared at Dorbickmon, who tried to shoot him out of the sky with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire.
“Trident Fang!” the cyborg roared. Dorbickmon jumped away from the cyborg, who hit the ground as a result, causing a tremor. Dorbickmon landed next to me. He looked tired, hidden in all that seriousness. ZekeGreymon glared at him.
“It's time we get serious.” Kiriha crossed his arms. ZekeGreymon started charging the gun on his right arm.
“We won't give up Kiriha!” I yelled. Dorbickmon started charging the cannons on his chest. The two glared each other down.
“ATTACK!!!” we ordered the two.
“Plasma Railgun!”
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
ZekeGreymon fired his charged up attack, resulting in a huge blast of blue energy that continuously fired without reloading. Dorbickmon shot out two continuous bursts of flames, which combined together. The two attacks collided with each other, resulting in a fight in which both attacks tried to prevail. Both Dorbickmon and ZekeGreymon struggled to maintain their attacks from weakening, wasting a lot of energy.
“You fought well, but Dorbickmon won't prevail!” Kiriha yelled. ZekeGreymon amplified his attack twofold, pushing Dorbickmon back.
“You won't stop us. We WILL prove he deserves a second chance!” I yelled. Dorbickmon augmented his attack so that both were in stalemate again. Despite the danger me and Kiriha were in, we did not back down, and stayed next to our digimon partners no matter what. Everyone watching the battle in the coliseum cheered wildly, anxious to see who would prevail.
“Don't quit Dorbickmon!” Slayerdramon roared. He, Ouryumon and the others joined the crowd in cheering. Back in the fight, Dorbickmon started faltering, but so did ZekeGreymon. The two were breathing heavily, but didn't quit. With a loud roar, they amplified their attacks to maximum power. The ground started cracking due to the enormous shock waves being sent out. One of them pushed Kiriha and I back due to it's force, but we didn't let that bring us down. We slowly made our way back towards the side of our digimon partners. The result of Dorbickmon and ZekeGreymon's struggle shocked everyone watching. Both attacks grinding at each other caused a huge blinding explosion. Due to how close we were, it engulfed all four of us in the light.
“Kid!!!” Slayerdramon yelled. All the spectators could see from the hologram was a huge thick cloud of smoke.
“Who is the winner...” Ouryumon muttered. Everyone waited to see when the smoke would clear and reveal the winner. They watched intently as the four of us came into view. When everything was clear, the result shocked everyone.
“I...don't believe it...” Slayerdramon stammered. Dorumon was shocked.
“The winner...it's...!”

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Chapter 28: The Final Confrontation: Dorbickmon Vs ZekeGreymon Part 1

The roar of the crowd boomed throughout the hallways of the coliseum. It sounded as if everyone was anxious to see the final match. Walking out into the arena, the crowd cheered for both of us as Kiriha walked in from the other side. We stood in front of each other, and noticed Shoutmon and Taiki walk up to us.
“Congrats to you both for making it this far.” Taiki congratulated us, “Are you both ready to conclude this tournament?”
Both of us nodded in determination and agreement. Shoutmon turned to the crowd.
“Hey! Hi-VisionMonitormon!” he called out. In front of us appeared four of them. They were dressed in black ninja outfits with a purple shirt underneath. They wore a red belt around their waist with pouches on them. Along with matching red gloves, and a red backpack, each one of them wielded a gold television antenna as a weapon, and had a matching gold radio transmitter on their heads. Interestingly enough, their heads were actually a television screen. They were slightly taller than Shoutmon.
“Hi-VisionMonitormon, at your service!” one of them announced.
“Good.” Shoutmon nodded, then turned to us, “Don't worry about these guys. They will be out of the way from the fight.”
“Alright.” Taiki turned around. He raised his red Xros Loader in the air, “Gate Open!”
The screen on the device emitted a bright light, and we noticed the flag of Xros Heart appear. It was red, with a white outline that resembled Shoutmon's head on it. It faded away, revealing a gate of light in front of us.
“This will take you to the location of your battleground.” he informed us, “Good luck to both of you out there.”
On that note, Kiriha and I walked in, with the Hi-VisionMonitormon following. The gate closed behind us.
“Good luck kid...” Slayerdramon muttered. Four other Hi-VisionMonitormon ran into the field. With their combined power, they made four huge holographic screens appear from their faces, for the spectators to watch the match. The screens picked up a signal, and they were soon able to see us both from the eyes of one of the Hi-VisionMonitormon following us. Kiriha and I were traveling at a fast pace. The gate itself was made of transparent light, so we were able to view our surroundings. After a few minutes of voyage, we arrived in familiar rocky terrain, with nothing but mountains surrounding us.
“How suiting...” Kiriha muttered, recognizing the setting of our final match. It was not difficult to figure out.
“It's...the exact same battleground where you fought Dorbickmon when he was a Death General...”
“Shoutmon must have figured out that we were going to be the finalists...” he turned to me. One of the Hi-VisionMonitormon walked up to us.
“Alright, don't take things too far you two.” it advised us. As elusive as ninjas, the four of them quickly hid from sight.
“Before we begin, there is something I need to ask you...” Kiriha reached for his Xros Loader.
“What is it...?”

The boy gave me a stern look. “...what impulsed you to help Dorbickmon?” he asked, “Shoutmon told me what's happened between you two up to this point. Why would you recklessly put your life in danger for him...?”
“Because he's changed.” I responded, “Yeah, he tried to kill me, but we've gotten passed that! We are a team now!”
Kiriha crossed his arms, “We will see. You wanted a match between ZekeGreymon and Dorbickmon, and we will give you just that. No extra help from other digimon in our Xros Loader. It will just be him and ZekeGreymon. But throughout this battle, I want you to ask yourself something.”
“What is it...?”
“Has he truly changed his ways...?” Kiriha posed the question.
“He has! And we will prove it!”
Both of us grabbed our Xros Loaders.
“Reload, MetalGreymon!” Kiriha yelled.
“Reload, Dorbickmon!”
Both digimon appeared on the field in front of us. Upon noticing each other, Dorbickmon and MetalGreymon exchanged glares.
“Blue Flare...!!!” Dorbickmon snarled. Despite not being able to see the Hi-VisionMonitormon, we could hear Shoutmon's voice echoing through the field since he was speaking into one of the other Hi-VisionMonitormons back in the tournament grounds.
“Let the final match to conclude the tournament, commence!” he exclaimed. Both Dorbickmon and MetalGreymon charged at each other. MetalGreymon attacked with Trident Arm, and Dorbickmon countered with a punch. The collision caused a strong shock wave to hit both me and Kiriha, but we held it off as the two digimon jumped away from each other.
“Again!!!” we ordered. The two charged and exchanged a blow to the cheek. The entire crowd back at the coliseum watched intently. The two digimon jumped away from each other again, and Dorbickmon immediately started charging. MetalGreymon avoided his punch, and jumped away when Dorbickmon tried to kick him. Charging up his Giga Destroyer, he fired his attack without hesitation. Dorbickmon avoided the blasts and jumped over the cyborg. He grabbed MetalGreymon from behind. The cyborg took to the sky to try and shake Dorbickmon off. The drake let go and attacked with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire, but MetalGreymon avoided the attack. He swooped around and fired Giga Destroyer. Dorbickmon avoided every blast, but MetalGreymon dove down towards him with Trident Arm ready. Dorbickmon countered with a punch, and attacked with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire in point-blank range soon after, causing an explosion. He jumped out of the smoke, landing in front of me. When the smoke faded, we saw MetalGreymon standing with minimal damage. Dorbickmon growled at the sight. His eye flashed and the cyborg was surrounded by a group of boulders. Clenching his fist, the boulders lunged at MetalGreymon, who took to the skies to avoid being crushed. Dorbickmon tried to shoot him out of the sky with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire, but the cyborg swiftly avoided each blast. MetalGreymon landed next to Kiriha. Dorbickmon summoned his blade of flames from his mouth. He charged at the cyborg.
“Tyrant Collbrande!”
“Trident Arm!”
Dorbickmon vertically swung his sword, but MetalGreymon blocked it with his attack. The cyborg used his Trident Arm to block every attack Dorbickmon performed with his blade, no matter how powerful. It angered Dorbickmon, who tried to use the sword to crack the armor on MetalGreymon's chest, but the cyborg grabbed the blade with his Trident Arm.
“Now's your chance!” Kiriha ordered.
“Giga Destroyer!”

The cannons on his wings lit up and he hit Dorbickmon dead on. The dragon was blasted away ten feet, dropping his sword and colliding with the ground.
“Dorbickmon!” my eyes widened with shock. The drake managed to stand on his feet, snarling. It was obvious something was wrong with him.
“Dorbickmon, we have to work together on this!”
“Shut it!” he barked, and grabbed his sword again. Dorbickmon rushed at MetalGreymon. Kiriha nodded in disagreement.
“This only serves to prove my point...” the boy muttered, “Dorbickmon doesn't care about what your opinion is! Why do you think he refuses to take orders?!”
MetalGreymon avoided the drake's sword and knocked him away with Trident Arm. Dorbickmon started getting furious as he rose to his feet again.
“Damn it...!” I gritted my teeth, “Dorbickmon's letting his anger for losing to Blue Flare in the past get to him...I have to snap him out of it so he can concentrate...!”
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!” Dorbickmon shot out two bursts of fire from the cannons on his chest. MetalGreymon avoided the blasts and attacked with Trident Arm. Dorbickmon moved to the side and managed to hit MetalGreymon away, knocking the cyborg onto the ground.
“Dorbickmon, listen to me! You have to calm down! You can't let your anger get the best of you! We can beat them, but only if you're willing to work together with me!”
MetalGreymon hit Dorbickmon with Giga Destroyer, blasting him into a mountain nearby. Slayerdramon and the others watched from the hologram in the tournament grounds.
“Damn it Dorbickmon...!” he muttered.
“If it continues like this, then both of them will lose.” Dorumon explained. Slayerdramon clenched his fist.
“Dorbickmon, for once in your life, work with your partner!” he barked. Back in the fight, Dorbickmon escaped from the rubble that collapsed on him. He snarled in pain, glaring at MetalGreymon.
“Dorbickmon, you won't win if you let your thirst for revenge blind you from figuring out a strategy!” he heard me yell. Kiriha crossed his arms.
“It's a shameful sight to see this arguing. You two had gotten so far only to lose it all because of Dorbickmon's lack of cooperation.”
The boy grabbed his Xros Loader. The screen emitted a bright gold light, and the symbol of a Z appeared on the screen.
“MetalGreymon, Chou Shinka!”
The cyborg was engulfed in a gold pillar of light as he started to digivolve.
“Damn it...” I clenched my fist. The light faded, revealing the digimon.
“Chou Shinka, ZekeGreymon!” the cyborg roared. Dorbickmon snarled viciously at the sight, remembering his defeat at the hands of the digimon. It angered him to his core, noted by his hateful glare.
“We won't waste any time trying to prolong the battle.” Kiriha explained, “Your hard work is commendable, but it doesn't prove anything. Dorbickmon can't change.”

ZekeGreymon's armor started emanating a faint gold light, engulfing him. It was this same tactic he used to beat Arresterdramon Superior Mode.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
Dorbickmon shot out two bursts of flames from the cannons on his chest, but the attack barely fazed the cyborg, who charged up the gun on his right hand.
“Plasma Railgun!”
ZekeGreymon fired a blast of blue flames. Dorbickmon jumped away, but the attack hit his shoulder.
“Grah!” he snarled in pain. The injury distracted him from seeing ZekeGreymon soar at him and deliver a strong blow to the stomach. Dorbickmon coughed up blood. ZekeGreymon swung around and slammed his tail into the dragon's face, sending Dorbickmon crashing into the ground next to me.
“Damn it...!”
“If Dorbickmon really has changed, then he'd treat you with more respect!” Kiriha retorted. I ran over to Dorbickmon, who struggled to stand.
“Are you okay?!”
“Don't ask such a stupid question...” Dorbickmon snarled as he rose to his feet again.
“Now will you listen to me?! We have to start working together!”
“QUIET! There is no 'WE' in this battle!” he barked, giving me a hateful glare, “It's between me...and Blue Flare...”
He started walking forward, but to both Kiriha and ZekeGreymon's surprise, they watched me step in front of Dorbickmon, stopping him from running back into the fight.
“Get the hell out of my way!” Dorbickmon bellowed, furious about me intervening.
“No.” was my simple response to his anger.
“This kid...Is he trying to get himself killed...?” ZekeGreymon muttered. Dorbickmon gave me hateful glare, but it wasn't a surprise.
“Glare at me all you want, and if you attack him without listening, then I'll store you back in the Xros Loader.”
“You're bluffing!” Dorbickmon barked.
“Try me.”
Kiriha watched in surprise. What is he trying to accomplish by angering him...? he wondered. Back in the coliseum, everyone watching was also confused by what's happening.
“What's he doing...” Dorumon asked. He turned to Slayerdramon, who knew what was going on.
Carlos...don't push your luck... the drake thought, fully aware of what happens when someone steps in front of Dorbickmon when he's in battle.
“Whatever happened between you and Blue Flare, it's in the past. Get over it.” I retorted, “We are not here for you to get revenge for the past, we are here to show them you deserve another chance.”
Dorbickmon clenched his fist in anger. By the way he snarled, it was obvious he wanted to hit me for what he thought of as “insubordination”. From behind me, ZekeGreymon stopped using the ability of his Gold DigiZoid, and watched to see what would be the result.
“If you want to win, then you have to set aside your anger and frustration so you can focus. You won't last long by charging headfirst in blind rage. You're not stupid.”
Dorbickmon raised his fist and was prepared to make an example of me, but it didn't faze me. This match was a pivotal moment, and there's no way I'd let him screw it up because of his bloodthirsty craving for revenge on Blue Flare. His threats wouldn't intimidate me. The wait was grueling, but the result shocked everyone.
“...fine...” Dorbickmon snarled, reluctantly giving in to my command.

Kiriha and ZekeGreymon's eyes widened with surprise, as did most of the crowd watching back in the coliseum.
“What...?!” the cyborg exclaimed.
“Dorbickmon...obeyed the order...?” Kiriha muttered. Dorbickmon put his fist down and glared at me.
“What do you have planned...?” he growled, disliking every minute of what seemed to him like a moment of complete, utter humiliation.
“I know of a few strategies from our time spent training to help, but they will only work if you're willing to cooperate with me for once.”
Everyone watched him close his eyes, trying to calm himself down. Baring his teeth at me, he opened his eyes after a few moments.
“...very well.” he huffed. Back in the coliseum, Slayerdramon watched and gave a slight smile.
That's it...work together you two... he thought. I turned around to face Kiriha and ZekeGreymon.
“Things will be different from here. Now the real fight begins.”
My Xros Loader emitted the same gold light Kiriha's did a few minutes ago, and on the screen the symbol Δ appeared on its side.
“He might become furious when I ask him to work with me. But that's his personality! And once we work together, we can take down our opponents!” Kiriha watched me raise my Xros Loader in the air, “Dorbickmon, Xros Shinka!”
“Xros Shinka...” Kiriha muttered. He and ZekeGreymon watched as Dorbickmon was engulfed in the light. The drake digivolved into a familiar form they had encountered before.
“Xros Shinka, Dorbickmon Dragon Mode!” he roared. Back in the coliseum, the crowd roared with cheers as they watched the battle resumed.
“Go for it kid...” Slayerdramon smiled. Dorbickmon stood next to me.
“Xros Shinka.” Kiriha noticed, “Shoutmon had mentioned this alternative to DigiXrossing. This was another variation of Chou Shinka.”
ZekeGreymon prepared himself for battle.
“However, a simple evolution won't win this battle. It will all come down to the teamwork of a general and his partner digimon!” the boy yelled. Both ZekeGreymon and Dorbickmon stared each other down.
“Dorbickmon, surround him with boulders using Burning the Dragon.” I ordered, “It's time to test my idea.”
Reluctantly, the drake followed orders. His eye flashed and a group of stones appeared from the ground around ZekeGreymon, but it didn't scare him. The cyborg started spinning around, not noticing that it was expected of him to do this.
One...two...three...
“Destroy Smasher!” he roared.
...four.
The cannon on his tail shot out a barrage of energy blasts, reducing the stones to nothing. The look on Kiriha's face showed that he was wondering what was the point of that attack, However it proved to justify ZekeGreymon's weakness in the battle feed Shoutmon gave me.
“Four seconds.” Dorbickmon heard me, “That's how much time you have to stop him from using that attack.”
He glanced at me, with a look of surprise hidden under his seriousness. This kid... he thought, He wasted all that time on Examon's Island for that...?
“Get ready.”
He shifted his gaze towards ZekeGreymon, who stopped spinning and prepared his blaster.
“Plasma Railgun!” the cyborg roared. Dorbickmon avoided the attack. He took to the skies and ZekeGreymon chased after him.

“Trident Fang!” he attacked with the claw on his left hand. Dorbickmon moved to avoid the cyborg's claw and gave him a punch to the face. ZekeGreymon was pushed back due to the force.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
ZekeGreymon shielded his midsection before getting hit. The attack blasted him away even further.
ZekeGreymon must be planning to use the ability of the Gold DigiZoid when he's running low on energy... I thought, But there's no way we will let him beat us. There's no way we're giving up now...
Both ZekeGreymon and Dorbickmon exchanged blows to the face. The two snarled in pain, but they didn't give in. They engaged in close combat. Dorbickmon assaulted the cyborg with fierce blows to the body, while ZekeGreymon slashed at the drake's scales with his claw. ZekeGreymon managed to turn around and slam his tail into Dorbickmon, knocking the dragon away.
“Zeke Flame!” the cyborg exhaled a burst of fire from his mouth. Dorbickmon avoided the attack.
“Final Strikes!”
Engulfing his entire body in the bright light of his armor, ZekeGreymon charged at Dorbickmon.
“Block it with Burning the Dragon!” the drake heard me yell. Using the technique, he jumped away just as a huge boulder appeared out of the ground. ZekeGreymon crashed into the stone, using his attack on it. It gave Dorbickmon an opening and he slammed into the cyborg, hitting him onto the floor.
“ZekeGreymon!” Kiriha yelled. The cyborg rose to his feet.
“I'm fine Kiriha...” he muttered, glaring at Dorbickmon.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
ZekeGreymon avoided the drake's attack and went in for a body slam. Dorbickmon grabbed him by the shoulders, and was pushed back by the cyborg's strength. The two struggled, and neither one of them wanted to lose. ZekeGreymon smirked, and pushed Dorbickmon away, firing Zeke Flame in point-blank range. The attack pushed Dorbickmon away, injuring his arm.
“Damn...we've got to be fast.” I clenched my fist, “Dorbickmon, surround him with Burning The Dragon!”
He did as ordered, and when ZekeGreymon landed on the ground, a group of stones rose up from the ground.
“A tactic like that won't work against us!” Kiriha exclaimed. ZekeGreymon started spinning around, unaware that it was all part of the plan.
“Go, Dorbickmon!”
The drake soared at ZekeGreymon.
“Destroy Smash-!”
Before the cyborg could fire his attack, Kiriha was surprised to see Dorbickmon grabbing ZekeGreymon by the tail. It stopped the cyborg from charging up his attack.
“What?!” the boy shouted.
“There's a small four second window that leaves ZekeGreymon completely vulnerable!” he heard me exclaim. Dorbickmon sneered, and despite the pain, started spinning the cyborg around, slamming him into each of the stones. The cyborg roared in pain. Dorbickmon threw him into the side of a mountain nearby.
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!” the dragon roared. He fired attack after attack, each one hitting ZekeGreymon, as the rubble fell on the cyborg.

Back in the tournament grounds, the spectators cheered.
“His plan worked!” Slayerdramon exclaimed. Dorumon was drawn into the battle.
The battle's heating up...but can they win...? he thought. ZekeGreymon jumped out of the rubble, taking to the skies.
“Hyper Launcher!”
He fired a huge energy shot from the blaster on his right hand. Dorbickmon avoided the attack. The blast hit the ground, causing a huge explosion that blinded us. When the light faded, there was a small crater where the attack hit. The cyborg soared at Dorbickmon, who tried to shoot him out of the sky with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire.
“Trident Fang!” the cyborg roared. Dorbickmon jumped away from the cyborg, who hit the ground as a result, causing a tremor. Dorbickmon landed next to me. He looked tired, hidden in all that seriousness. ZekeGreymon glared at him.
“It's time we get serious.” Kiriha crossed his arms. ZekeGreymon started charging the gun on his right arm.
“We won't give up Kiriha!” I yelled. Dorbickmon started charging the cannons on his chest. The two glared each other down.
“ATTACK!!!” we ordered the two.
“Plasma Railgun!”
“Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!”
ZekeGreymon fired his charged up attack, resulting in a huge blast of blue energy that continuously fired without reloading. Dorbickmon shot out two continuous bursts of flames, which combined together. The two attacks collided with each other, resulting in a fight in which both attacks tried to prevail. Both Dorbickmon and ZekeGreymon struggled to maintain their attacks from weakening, wasting a lot of energy.
“You fought well, but Dorbickmon won't prevail!” Kiriha yelled. ZekeGreymon amplified his attack twofold, pushing Dorbickmon back.
“You won't stop us. We WILL prove he deserves a second chance!” I yelled. Dorbickmon augmented his attack so that both were in stalemate again. Despite the danger me and Kiriha were in, we did not back down, and stayed next to our digimon partners no matter what. Everyone watching the battle in the coliseum cheered wildly, anxious to see who would prevail.
“Don't quit Dorbickmon!” Slayerdramon roared. He, Ouryumon and the others joined the crowd in cheering. Back in the fight, Dorbickmon started faltering, but so did ZekeGreymon. The two were breathing heavily, but didn't quit. With a loud roar, they amplified their attacks to maximum power. The ground started cracking due to the enormous shock waves being sent out. One of them pushed Kiriha and I back due to it's force, but we didn't let that bring us down. We slowly made our way back towards the side of our digimon partners. The result of Dorbickmon and ZekeGreymon's struggle shocked everyone watching. Both attacks grinding at each other caused a huge blinding explosion. Due to how close we were, it engulfed all four of us in the light.
“Kid!!!” Slayerdramon yelled. All the spectators could see from the hologram was a huge thick cloud of smoke.
“Who is the winner...” Ouryumon muttered. Everyone waited to see when the smoke would clear and reveal the winner. They watched intently as the four of us came into view. When everything was clear, the result shocked everyone.
“I...don't believe it...” Slayerdramon stammered. Dorumon was shocked.
“The winner...it's...!”