Mon Air (Stacy)

Demidevimon scowls at Blitzwolfmon for calling him a princess. Dante isn't the only one furious at Devidramon for attacking Sherry. Before Goburimon retrieved Officer Kennedy's keys, Blitzwolfmon uses them to unlock her collar. As Devidramon is ready to strike Dante next, Blitzwolfmon uses her great agility to maneuver behind Devidramon. She picks him up and delivers a devastating suplex.

Devidramon landing on the metal floor created a loud thud as the dark beast tumbles back. The other inmates are shocked as Dante hollers in excitement. After retrieving Sherry, Blitzwolfmon hands Dante a first aid kit and he starts tending to her wounds. Her body suffered several cuts from Devidramon's claws, tearing rips in her nurse's uniform. Dante examines her forehead as she lays motionless. Fortunately, Dante detects a faint pulse from her wrist.

"Sherry's unconscious. She likely sustained head trauma when she hit the wall. I'll start covering the cuts."

Dante searches the first aid kit for some white cloth to wrap over her wound before finding a roll that had fallen out earlier under a seat. Devidramon slowly rises up, foaming at the mouth as he licks his sharp teeth.

"You, I'm going to enjoy taking you down. Holy Digimon have no place here."
A voice calls out from the front of the plane.
"That's quite enough out of you, foul mongrel! We don't need you succumbing to impulses and indulging yourself."

The Digimon that was in the reinforced cage stands tall at the front of the cabin. Demidevimon and Gazimon remove the black curtains and restraints from the leader. Mercurymon stands before the inmates, stoic and authoritative. Devidramon protests Mercurymon's order to stand down.

"I don't trust these two, boss. They are not part of our plan."
"Silence! Does thou not comprehend who is present?"

Mercurymon struts gracefully down the aisle. He moves as though he is a gentleman at a fancy ball. Mercurymon turns to Dante, who returns with a puzzled expression.
"This individual before us is Dante, a grand champion of villainy and tyranny."
Now Dante is even more confused. He doesn't know this walking hall of mirrors. Dante just stares at Mercurymon, seeing his own reflection.

"You appear perplexed. Perhaps an explanation is required. We shall educate thee. You see, while incarcerated, we briefly shared a cell with a colleague of yours."
"Wait, you mean Cassius?"
"Precisely. The rogue spoke highly of your abilities and intelligence. We recall that the two of you had several battles, or bruhahas if you will. Indeed, Cassius could not deny your skill, nor your cruelty."

This is surprising. With Mercurymon's endorsement, the inmates will not challenge Dante for fear of angering the boss. Having cleared things up with Dante, Mercurymon turns to Blitzwolfmon and bows respectfully.

"Pardon our absentmindedness, we have not given a proper introduction. We are Mercurymon. We are the architects of the coalition to seize control of the aircraft. We do not recall your presence at our secret meetings. We hope that our second in command Devidramon did not provide a plethora of discomfort."

This is the mastermind behind the plan? Dante is still off guard knowing that Mercurymon spoke in length about Dante to his now dead rival Cassius. How would he explain to Blitzwolfmon about the cruelty and tyranny Mercurymon speaks of? Whatever the case, the inmates had taken control, and now their strange leader who must have smuggled a thesaurus on board is running the show.

"Ladies and gentlemon, I welcome thee to Mon Air."

The threat of the inmates turning on the recently acquainted Blitzwolfmon and Dante had subsided for now. However, Sherry is not in good condition. There was only so much Dante could do, and considering the only first aid experience Dante has is treating his own wounds in the Digital World, he did a great job giving his meager healing skills.

Blitzwolfmon continues to antagonize the rancid dragon, stating he appears infected with rabies. It's any wonder how a beast with a hair trigger could be second in command of this outfit, let alone Mercurymon able to control Devidramon. The beast is hesitant to cross the strange leader, taking his rage towards Blitzwolfmon out by ripping apart a seat with his razor sharp claws.

"This isn't over. The only thing bigger than my appetite is your ego."

While Devidramon wouldn't be sending any Christmas cards to them, Mercurymon is surprisingly friendly for a criminal mastermind.

"Are you sure you are in the right line of work, Mercurymon? Your demeanor is quite captivating. I could see a bright future as a spokesperson."

Dante hopes to continue building Mercurymon's trust. The mirror Digimon just faces Dante with no expression. It is almost impossible to tell how Mercurymon feels based on expression, given it was just a pair of lips on a mirror.

"We appreciate your kind flattery, Dante Palladino. While we did have dreams of pursuing a career in front of the camera, well, we don't always get to paint our own futures."

There were multiple reasons Dante is creeped out by this. For starters, Mercurymon spoke Dante's last name, proving that Mer does possess knowledge about Dante. Another reason this unsettled Dante is because Mercurymon reminds him of another Digimon with a strange obsession for acting and an almost Shakespearian way of speaking.

Blitzwolfmon explains that the reason none of the other inmates recognize her is that she only just recently was added to the prisoner manifest. She adds that Devidramon should learn how to deal with his anger.

"We think he made some real breakthroughs in the most recent session of group therapy."
"That was supposed to be confidential!"

Demidevimon flies over and picks Officer Kennedy's cap up off the floor.

"Hey, do you want to wear the captain's hat, boss?"
"We care not for such trivial symbols of authority. It would appear ridiculous upon our pointed head. Besides, it is typically the pilot whose hat denotes the leader. Which reminds us, we must speak with the pilot and ensure he does not alert corrections of our uprising."

Devidramon heads to the front of the plane and slashes at the door to the cockpit. Mercurymon ducks underneath the doorway and strolls inside to intimidate the pilot. Surprisingly, it is a human flying the plane. Meanwhile, Dante explains to Blitzwolfmon what Mer was referring to when he spoke of Dante's cruelty. She was right to be concerned of this revelation. Without fear of the other inmates hearing, Dante reveals some things from his shady past.

"Well, it's kind of complicated. For starters, when I became a Tamer, there was a group of Tamers known as the Defectors who helped teach me about Digimon. Cassius was one of them. My partner Wormmon in their past life was an ancient goddess of destruction. When my partner reached Mega, the memories from that life returned, and together we formed what some might call an evil cult. To be honest, I just liked the comfy robes with the different colors. It's not nearly as bad as it sounds. Sometimes, you become the lesser of two evils."

Mercurymon returns from the cockpit and starts giving orders. He instructs the inmates to round up the guards and make sure they are restrained. Even though she is still unresponsive, Dante handcuffs Sherry's wrist to a seat, staying close by and hoping she will wake up soon. Devidramon grabs Officer Kennedy in his clutches and presents him to the boss. The groggy guard captain would struggle to respond in his condition.

"Tell us, Kenneth, what are the plans for when we arrive at the first destination? How many will depart, and how many will board?"
"Six off, eight on. There's a flight log by the wall."

Devidramon drops Officer Kennedy to the floor and turns to Blitzwolfmon.

"You, chain up this blowhard!"

Blitzwolfmon continues to taunt Devidramon, insulting his intelligence. Surprising to Dante, she didn't seem bothered by Dante's past, even showing sympathy. Dante nods his head in agreement, smiling in relief.

"That's a good way of looking at things. Maybe there is still hope for those on the wrong path."

When Devidramon started monhandling the guard captain, Blitzwolfmon took offense. However, they remained calm until Devidramon drops Kennedy without regard and the Spirit User catches the Agumon. She tells the foul smelling beast not to order her around. Dante snickers when Blitzwolfmon suggests that Devidramon couldn't operate the cuffs.

"I normally don't let my dinner talk to me this way. That's the problem with women, so much talking."

Now Devidramon was bringing gender into this feud, a feud the beast had instigated in the first place. The leader Mer decides to step in. The strange mirror Digimon struts over to Blitzwolfmon and Devidramon, holding the mirrors on his arms up at angles so that they see each other in the reflection.

"We have withstood this bickering for too long. This may be a plane full of degenerates, but we will not tolerate sexist stereotypes. If you two cannot implement a plan to coexist peacefully, one of you will no longer be present aboard this aircraft."

Devidramon lets out a low growl. Demidevimon flies over and perches on the back of a seat. "Hey, big man. Can you help me go over the flight log?" Devidramon stubbornly turns and walks over to the log, and Demidevimon follows. Dante hears Sherry exhale and turns to see her eyes slowly open.

"She's awake! Sherry, are you alright?"
"What happened? The last thing I remember, I was making out with this total hunk, the one dating the short orange girl with the bad hair extensions."
"Sherry! Goodness, Devidramon knocked you back a job or two. Try not to move around."

It is clear that Sherry is delirious from her injuries. At least she is conscious now. Dante tries explaining what is going on to Sherry, but she's not quite registering everything. Devidramon and Demidevimon go over the flight log with Mer, and Demidevimon addresses the plan to the inmates.

"Listen up! We need six of you to volunteer to get off the plane in Ramson City. Unfortunately, your dreams of freedom end there. We also need some of you to pose as guards."

Sherry tries to comprehend what's going on.

"Dante? Are we getting off this plane?"
"Hang on, I will ask. Excuse me, Demidevimon? Sherry is in bad condition. Is there any chance we can get her off this plane?"
"We can't trust her. If the guards there see an injured human, they will start asking questions."
"Damn! Don't worry, Sherry. I'm not going to leave you here. We will think of something."

Unknown to the other inmates, Dante doesn't have any more time on his sentence. If he did volunteer to leave, they would just release him, and he could start his search for his partner Wormmon. As much as Dante wants to be off this plane, he cannot leave Sherry, Blitzwolfmon, and the guards here with these animals. Dante can feel anxiety building up as he feels a pain in his chest. He turns to Blitzwolfmon with a look of desperation.

"What do you think? Should we volunteer to be guards?"

If they could just get a message to the outside without the inmates finding out, the authorities would find out about the hijacking. Admiral Meredith would certainly want to know the guards have lost control.

To the relief of the inmates, their leader had managed to put an end to the beef between Blitzwolfmon and Devidramon. Blitzwolfmon remarks that she is willing to play nice, and that they just have to work together. Both Dante and Blitzwolfmon were relieved that Sherry was showing signs of life. Maybe the woman of 1,000 careers would start showing signs of intelligence soon enough. Blitzwolfmon mentions that she does not possess healing abilities, otherwise she could treat Sherry's wounds.

"Don't worry, we have enough supplies to keep Sherry stable. Her cuts need some serious time to heal. As long as she takes it easy and doesn't move around too much, she won't risk causing further damage to her head or neck."

At the suggestion of volunteering to pose as guards, Blitzwolfmon is on board. Mer checks with the pilot and returns to address the plane.

"The plane will be landing shortly. There appears to be a sandstorm up ahead. Let us assemble our imposters for this farce."

Dante and Blitzwolfmon volunteer to pose as guards. Given they did not resemble a stuffed animal at Hot Topic like many of the inmates, Mer has no issue with them as guards. Demidevimon wants to play a guard as well, but Mer puts the kibosh on that. Instead, he says Demidevimon still has an important role in the plan.

The imposter guards are given uniforms taken from storage and the hostages. Fortunately Dante receives a pair of pants, so he doesn't have to run around in just a shirt and hat like Officer Kennedy with his orange jumpsuit standing out. Blitzwolfmon has the option of what parts of the uniform she wants to wear.

Dante ducks behind a row of seats as he takes off the jumpsuit and puts on the guard uniform. After he finishes getting dressed, he adjusts his collar as he gazes into the reflection of the edge of a cage. The others selected to be guards include Goburimon and his friend, ToyAgumon. Dante chuckles as he sees the goblin dressed as a guard.

"Bahaha! Are you sure we can't find somebody more convincing? Can somebody get this mon a makeover or something?"

Demidevimon snaps at Dante.
"Hush! Don't be judging Digimon by their looks."
"Look who's talking. You made fun of our appearances."

Goburimon struts over to Blitzwolfmon and snarls.
"I've got my eye on you."

As the plane gets ready to descend, Devidramon raises a concern to Mer.

"Eh, boss. Looks like we are one prisoner short. Come on, one more of you has to volunteer."
"That is correct. Somebody is getting cast off this lifeboat."

Devidramon shows the log to Mer and points at it with a claw.

"It says here we need another human. It's not too late to choose Dante."
"The pilot is human."
"Who the hell is going to fly the plane?!"
"We have planned ahead and taken the necessary precautions. Everyone, prepare for landing!"

The inmates sit down as the plane approaches the landing strip in Ramson City. Dante helps Sherry onto a seat and sits next to her. The plane lands smoothly in spite of the rough wind and starts pulling up to the docking station.

While Dante went with the full guard suit, Blitzwolfmon opted for the Donald Duck approach of wearing a shirt with no pants. Seeing as how she already had armor pants, it didn't matter. She easily resembles a guard and the ones in Ramson City would have little reason to doubt her or Dante.

Goburimon was really the outlier, sporting huge fangs and a gnarly face that suggests he's seen some hard living. At least the hat covers his punk rocker haircut. The goblin lets Blitzwolfmon know that he is keeping an eye on her. Blitzwolfmon turns this into Goburimon coming on to her, suggesting he shouldn't eye girls on the job, and that he is too young for her. The goblin goes from irritated to flustered.

"Wait, but I-I didn't mean it like that!"

Goburimon trips up his words as he denies having that intention. The goblin is clearly out of his element, and all too easy to outwit. Dante snickers as he's embarrassed for Goburimon.

"I didn't know you were such a ladies mon, ah ha haha!"

It wasn't all fun and games. As the plane touches down, Dante breathes in and exhales slowly. His feet start to shake as he anxiously rubs his fingers. Everyone else appeared calm to Dante. He didn't even notice Blitzwolfmon's tail twitching.

(Thinking) "Okay, just got to get off the plane, escort the prisoners off, escort the new ones on, get back in and take off. Just take this step by step. God, I'm so nervous. Settle down, Dante. Get through this."

The plane comes to a stop next to a couple vans. There are guards outside wearing masks and jackets to shield themselves from the sandstorm. The imposter guards begin to get up and walk to the exit. Gazimon volunteered to be one of the prisoners dropped off. He stands next to Dante with his paws in handcuffs.

"Good luck, you guys."
"Thank you, we'll need it. You didn't want to go with us?"
"Nah. Some of these Digimon are nuts. I was getting off in Ramson City anyways. They are moving me to a private cell with my own pool and spa."
"Really? Sounds more like a resort."
"What can I say? I ran an anti aging clinic. I peddled DPEs, Digimon performance enhancers. My clients included some of the highest paid athletes and politicians in the Digital World. Life is good, mon."

Dante ponders Gazimon's life story for a moment before snapping back to the task at hand. The door opens up and the loading ramp slides into the sand. Goburimon and ToyAgumon walk out first and stand on either side while the prisoners walk out. A DesertGabumon with tan and gold fur greets the guards. Other guards there begin escorting the prisoners into one of the vans.

"Good day to you. My name is Officer Mamluks. How was the flight?"
"Oh, a little rough once we hit the sandstorm, but other than that alright."

Goburimon gives Dante the stink eye, suspicious of him alerting the guards to the hijacking. How were they going to alert the guards without Goburimon or ToyAgumon knowing?

The plan seemed to be going off without a hitch. While conversing with Mamluk about the plane ride, Blitzwolfmon mentions some squabbling on board. She also puts emphasis on the charming mon. Mamluks gives her a curious look before shrugging it off.

"Yep, you've got some real weirdos on board. I don't envy you, stuck in a tin can thousands of feet in the air with these animals."

As the prisoners are escorted into the van, Blitzwolfmon makes a move to alert the guards. Using a pen and some paper in the pocket of her guard uniform she writes a note and slips it into the pilot's clothes. Goburimon notices Blitzwolfmon moving around and starts walking towards her. Dante steps towards Goburimon and stands in between Goburimon and Blitzwolfmon to help obscure his view.

"Huge gust of wind coming, officer. Cover up!"

Dante ducks his head down as the wind continues kicking up sand. Annoyed, Goburimon returns to his spot. Later, Blitzwolfmon whispers to Dante what she did.

"I'm relieved. Great job."

Once the prisoners are loaded up, the Ramson City guards begin unloading other prisoners from the second van. Among them include a particularly smelly Vegiemon with crimson skin and dry leaves for hair. As they are loading the plane, another van pulls up.

"Oh, hang on. We've got one more."

The guards open the back of the van, revealing a large steel cage with a prisoner inside. The guards stick two poles inside the cage as it opens that attach to a brace around the prisoner's chest. The prisoner appears to be a human woman, and she is wearing a face cover that seems to be slipping down on the left side.

"She's a dangerous one. Keeps biting the guards."

The guards holding the metal poles slowly guide the woman toward the plane. She's behaving erratically, tossing and turning in her restraints. Dante can't help but look shocked. His gaze meets with the woman, and she starts acting even more aggressive. She starts screaming and leans towards Dante.

"She's unstable! Get the drugs!"

One of the guards takes out a syringe and inserts it into the prisoner's arm. Officer Mamluks stands in front of Dante and escorts his back a few feet.

"Trust me, you don't wanna take chances with one. Something about you seems to upset her."

While the guards were dealing with the prisoner transfer, Demidevimon climbs out of the landing gear carrying the Pelican's tracker and flies off in the cover of the sandstorm. His mission is to plant the plane's tracker on another aircraft.

Now that the prisoner has calmed down, the guards manage to escort her to the ramp. Goburimon and ToyAgumon step in to take the poles.

"We've got it from here. Get in the plane!"
"I'm not sure she responds well to aggressive speaking."
"I was talking to you two. Move it!"

Officer Mamluks rolls his eyes. He finishes going over his chart and clears his throat.

"Looks like everything is in order. Safe travels."

The Ramson guards head out as Goburimon and ToyAgumon escort the woman up the loading ramp. Dante leans over towards Blitzwolfmon as he walks up the ramp and whispers.

"I hope they get your message soon."

This certainly is a peculiar crew Mer has assembled for this setup. What's in store now that more passengers have been loaded up, and Mer intends on diverting from the scheduled destination?

At the sight of the woman being provoked towards Dante, Blitzwolfmon offers up an explanation. Maybe she just didn't like men, maybe human males. Dante is all too eager to believe her rationalization.

"That makes sense. I'd rather that's the case than the alternative."

Maybe she's just lonely and wants to have a quiet date on the beach under an umbrella with a bottle of wine. As they are returning to the plane, Blitzwolfmon take precautions and incinerates the notebook and pen. Dante caught a glimpse of Blitzwolfmon vaporize the evidence before continuing on. If word did make it back to the plane that a note had been planted, Blitzwolfmon just made a brilliant move.

Dante returns to Sherry's side to see if she's okay.

"I'm still feeling kind of lightheaded, but I was fine while you were gone. That big pointy guy with the mirrors uses more big words than I did on my resume. I should start taking notes."

After the doors close, a few inmates can't resist celebrating. There is lots of cheering and hollering. Fortunately, the Ramson guards should be well out of earshot by now. Mer greets the Vegiemon who boarded and removes his restraints.

"Ah, my dear associate Vegiemon. Are you prepared to pilot this aircraft?"
"Long time, no see, mate. Just show me the cockpit and I'll get this bird airborne."

Vegiemon brushes his leaves back and cracks his vines like knuckles before slithering into the cockpit. V is a natural, using his long vines rapidly to operate the many controls. Devidramon approaches Mer.

"The plane should be ready for takeoff in a few minutes, chief. Demidevimon should be returning right about now."

The foul mouthed bat has sneaked into a nearby hanger. He sneaks over to a smaller plane and attaches the Pelican's tracker. When he is done, he looks up and sees a young girl Gatomon holding a vanilla ice cream cone and red balloon.

"What are you doing?"
"None of your beeswax, kid."
"You look funny."
"Scram, you little brat!"
"You look like a soccer ball covered in a gorilla's butt hair."
"You little monster! Why don't you shut your ice cream hole, and shove it!"

It seems Demidevimon has met his match, someone as cruel as him. The two of them trade insults back and forth for some time. Demidevimon hears the Pelican start up and realizes that he has to get back.

"Uh, do you hear a plane? Oh shiiiii-!"

Demidevimon dashes off, flying back to the Pelican.

"We're all clear. Fasten your seatbelts, you miserable lot. We're getting the hell out of here. Wooooo!"
"Yes, onward to freedom!"
"Are we going to wait for Demi, boss?"

"Hmm, well I suppose we could deviate from the schedule by a few minutes, but I'm not jeopardizing this whole operation on behalf of that insensitive demon. If he believes he can make fun of my insecurities in group, and expect me to wait for him, he is sorely mistaken!"
"Um, boss. You just said 'my', you know, instead of 'our'."
"What?! Ahem, disregard that."

Well that was odd. Mer had been fairly consistent with his strange manner of speaking and referring to himself as not a solo individual. Was this a slipup of some kind of act Mer is perpetuating, or is the truth even more convoluted? Mer decided to wait a while longer for Demidevimon's return. The inmates are getting restless.

"Everyone, settle down! They still don't know we've taken over the plane. You there, imposter guards, get that human out of those restraints. Why they felt the need to protect themselves from such a frail looking human is beyond me. No human woman could pose a threat to any real Digimon."

Dante's eyes and mouth open in shock. Dante knows Blitzwolfmon is a Spirit User, but Devidramon does not know that. If he did, he would realize that he already was humiliated by a human woman. Dante looks at Blitzwolfmon before starting to chuckle.

"Ya, that's a good one, Devidramon. Although as a human male, I know how dangerous women can be."

Dante goes to remove one of the restraints on the woman's arm, but she reaches forward as much as she can and tries to grab Dante's hand. The crazy look in the woman's eyes sends chills down Dante's spine.

"Are you sure we should release her? Why don't you handle this, Blitzwolfmon? I'm going to go sit over there."

As if there wasn't enough chaos, now the inmates are freeing a crazed person who seems to take issue with Dante. The Tamer would no doubt have to cower behind Blitzwolfmon or Mer if the woman attacks Dante.