Witching Hour

“Wait, we have no time for this!” John said as another blast from Witchmon shook the cave they were all in. “We gotta take out that digimon!” John looked around as he said that and noticed a distinct lack of either digimon that could fly, save for Darcmon, or attack at range. Only Lunamon and Coronamon, the derps’ digimon, could actually attack at long range. “We need to get Lunamon and Coronamon up here ASAP!”

“Like, I’m on it!” Sam said as she quickly turned and made her way to the back of the cave.

“By decree of the Digimon Empress, you all have been sentenced to ****! Come out and it’ll be quick, else die slowly in that cave once I collapse it!” Witchmon yelled into the cave before she let off another volley of attacks. “Baluluna Gate!” Witchmon declared her attack, as another wave of powerful wind magic beat against the outside of the cave.

“Your Empress can go shove it!” John yelled back at Witchmon between its attacks.

“Is it wise to anger the Witchmon that is currently attacking us?” asked Darcmon, as it was confused by John’s actions.

“Actually, yes. Angry opponents tend to make mistakes. Mistakes can be exploited. And that’s how you win,” John explained to Darcmon.

“Hmm. There is a certain logic to that,” Darcmon admitted. “You lack enough digital data to evolve into a perfect form!” Darcmon said. John had to stifle a laugh at Darcmon’s attempt at smack talk.

“Good try, Darcmon. But maybe leave it to us humans. We do have far more experience,” John told Darcmon.

“You’re a pathetic excuse for a digimon and will get eaten by a Goburimon!” shouted Gryzmon.

“Apparently Gryzmon can smack talk as well,” John said, surprised by the digimon’s smack talking.

“Gryzmon does seem to be full of surprises,” Darcmon said in agreement with John.

Meanwhile in the back of the cave

“Im boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooored!” Mimi said as she laid on the ground of the cave.

“Where’s master?” asked Yaya as she laid next to Mimi but in the opposite direction.

“John is busy dealing with the rude neighbors who won’t let us stay in the cave in peace,” Gali told the two derps, who just puffed up their chests and folded their arms in objection to that answer.

"But we wanna see him noooooow!!" The two derps said in unison as they stomped around the cave.

"Enough you two!" Gali said in a harsh but calm tone. The two derps stopped and their eyes started to water as a result of the Gali's actions. "Now now, you two! No need to cry! Come here and give me a hug," Gali said with a soft smile on her face and her arms outstretched.

"NO!" Mimi yelled between her cries.

"AUNTIE GALI IS A MEANIE!" yelled Yatima as she also cried heavily. The two quickly turned around and ran away from Gali, towards the entrance where John and the others were in the middle of a standoff with the Witchmon, the two passed Sam without a hint that they noticed her in their determination to find John.

"JOOOOOOOHN!" cried Mimi as she ran through the cave, her words echoed through the cavern.

MAAAAASTEEEEEER!" cried Yaya as her words carried through the cave and left the entrance as an eerie moan mixed with her best friend's words.

"What is that screeching?!" asked a confused Witchmon. "What sorts of Digimon are in that cave?!" asked Witchmon, clearly curious as to what was in the cave.

"I have an idea of what it could be," John said with a sigh as he quickly felt the telltale gran on each one of his legs.

"Auntie Gali is being mean to us!" Mimi said between large tears and sniffles.

"Punish her for being a meanie!" Yaya both asked and demanded between her own lsre of teary sniffles.

"Oh I'll punish her all right…" confirmed John. The derps' eyes lit up at this news as their tears seemed to stop on queue.

CAN WE WATCH?!" the two derps asked in a very excited tone.

"NO!" John quickly said, since his idea of punishment was not meant for their innocent eyes.

"Awww…"

"But why?" The two asked one after another.

"Because would you like it if I had Auntie Gali watch as I punish the both of you when you two do something bad?" He asked the two. They both looked at each other before they shook their heads. "And that's why."

"Is this really the time for this conversation, John?" asked a very annoyed Gryzmon.

"I'm with the bear on this one," Shelly said in agreement.

"I can never win, can I?" asked John in a dejected tone.

"No, you can not!" Witchmon said, clearly mad at how she was ignored. "Baluluna Gate!" Witchmon let out another flurry of attacks, but this time aimed at the derps wrapped around John's legs.

"WAAAAAH!" the derps cried as they saw the razor sharp winds fly towards them and John.

"CORONA FLAME!"

"TEAR SHOOT!"

The two digimon of the derps kept from behind the group to intercept the attacks aimed at their respective partners.

"Neko Punch!"

"Neko Kick!"

John's two digimon used the distraction caused by the derps and their digimon to launch a swift counterattack against Witchmon. The two feline Digimon hit their respective marks and caused the Digimon to disintegrate into data, which the two immediately fought over who got to absorb it.

"One: Thank you for the save, Lunamon and Coronamon. Two: Good teamwork my Tailmons. Three: Just share the data," John told the Digimon around him.

"You heard our master, give me some of that data!" Tailmon said as it shoved BlackTailmon out of the way so they were both in the data cloud. They quickly absorbed it to gain the power of the Digimon they had defeated together.

"Lulu!"

"Coco!"

"You saaaaaaaaaaved uuuuuuuuuuuus!” the derps said in unison as they hugged their Digimon.

“Awww, how cute! What a lovey dovey tamer and Digimon couple!” said a voice in the sky. “It would be a shame if something happened to them, wouldn’t it, Witchmon?” said the voice as two more Witchmon flew in next to the one already at the entrance to the cave. There was a female catgirl-like digimon on the back of one of the Witchmon’s brooms. “Now, let’s see how your cute little kitties do against their own master, what do you say?” it purred at John and company before it launched its attack. “HELTER SKELTER!” It said as its eyes glowed a purplish color as the catgirl digimon did a belly dance that seemed to hypnotize John’s Tailmon and BlackTailmon.