Web of the Spider(37/97X)(COMPLETE)

As Lothar made his way down the streets he would occasionally stop asking if some of locals had seen a Wizardmon matching Mandrake's description. After little luck for awhile a trio of Chuumon informed him that the said Wizardmon had been snatched by some woman who shot poisonous spider webs that knocked the Wizardmon out before she scooped him up and carried him off. After Lothar asked for what direction the woman went one of the three Chuumon pointed to the eastern part of town. Before Lothar left they warned the Leomon about how that part of town was sketchy and at times dangerous. Taking heed of the three digimon's warning he began heading east like said.

Eventually he found himself in the eastern part of town just in time to see an Arukenimon leaping gracefully from rooftop to rooftop carrying none other than an unconscious Mandrake over her shoulder. Clenching his fist he knew she would remain ahead of him for sometime so the nimble Leomon sprinted for a building climbing swiftly to the nearest rooftop before giving chase. Seeing Mandrake unconscious made his stomach sink as he wondered why Mandrake hadn't been able to defend himself from her seeing as he could reach mega. Shaking his head as he decided to worry about it later Lothar increased his speed his powerful legs clearing surprisingly long jumps fairly easily without slowing down.

'Curse it. I'm easily a half an hour behind. Please hold on a bit longer Mandrake.' Lothar thought as Arukenimon was barely in his line of sight but still no risk of him losing her either.

Later Arukenimon made her way to what looked like a warehouse district before heading for a warehouse in particular before climbing down to the ground and entering the warehouse. The inside of the warehouse was covered in many webs which gave the interior an unsettling feeling to any casual observer to those with arachnophobia. 

Arukenimon scuttled across the room on her spider legs before dumping Mandrake on one of her webs the Wizardmon groaning in response to being dropped onto the sticky webbing but otherwise didn't stir. Then Arukenimon stepped back a few steps before waving her hands crafting what looked like a cocoon made of the webbing before walking back to where she dropped Mandrake picking him up and placing him inside the web cocoon and sealing it up. Then she walked across the room grabbing various wires before returning to the cocoon and attaching them to it. The cocoon then began glowing in response to the wires plugged into it.

As a hum started to come from the cocoon Mandrake groaned once again before slowly opening his sapphire blue eyes. Then he looked around noticing the cocoon made of webbing he appeared to be sealed inside of. As he sat up he was beginning to feel dizzy and weak and that was when he noticed the cocoon itself was glowing. It felt as if his very strength was being sapped from him. Alarmed he began to try to punch his way free of the cocoon only to discover the webbing was far stronger than it appeared before slumping down his efforts to escape tiring him.

Hearing her captives efforts to try and escape Arukenimon turned toward the cocoon before she, with a cruel smile that Mandrake could not see, said "Now. Now. Wizardmon, don't just relax. I don't want you to wear yourself out so much that you kill yourself before I obtain your data."

Lifting his head and turning it in the rough direction of the spider woman's voice, he asked "What....Wh-What do you mean obtaining my data?" Though he hated how weak his voice sounded it made sense given how his strength was being sapped making him barely able to move.

"It is how I produce offspring, Wizardmon." Arukenimon started as she approached the cocoon affectionately petting it before she continued "I snatch digimon brimming with a great potential for power. I don't just grab magicians but after hearing you conversing with that Leomon regarding having a powerful father it was likely your magic has the same potential or, if not, pretty close. So I plan to drain off your data and use it to produce a clutch of offspring. Unfortunately you won't survive to see them but I will make sure they will be the strongest they can be." 

Mandrake made a disgusted face as she began laughing cruelly but said nothing as he didn't want to put his children at risk by mentioning them or the fact that the Leomon that traveled with him was his fiancé. Probably was the best way to protect his family. While wondering how long he had left he felt the mental signature of Lothar coming towards his location fast. He was feeling somewhat relieved at sensing Lothar but closed his mind as well as his eyes to save his strength as he didn't know if Lothar would get to him in time.

As for Lothar the door to the warehouse didn't last long as the Leomon kicked the door off its hinges with little effort which caught Arukenimon by surprise causing her to scurry back from the glowing coccon. Lothar stepped inside taking in Arukenimon with narrowed eyes before he digivolved silently into GrapLeomon but he didn't stay silent as he let out a roar of sheer rage as the scent of Mandrake coming from the glowing cocoon tipped him over the edge. Before Arukenimon made a move the agile feline digimon that was Lothar leapt at her before she was able to counterattack.

It didn't take long for Arukenimon to be battered to a point where she was climbing weakly up the walls to save herself. She was no longer feeling up to fighting a potential enraged digimon that was that strong and agile. As for Lothar he had made his way over to the cocoon and yelled "Mandrake, please hang on. I'll get you out in a moment." With Lothar's raw strength he was able to effortlessly punch right through the cocoon like it was made of wet tissue paper. Seeing Mandrake laying inside the cocoon barely conscious caused him to scoop the Wizardmon into his arms gently cradling his fiancé moving the Wizardmon to one arm before gently massaging Mandrake's face with the other.

Mandrake weakly groaned as his strength was slowly returning before turning his head with his eyes barely cracked open as he asked "L-Lothar?"

"Yes, Mandrake, it's me. You're safe now. You can rest to regain your strength and talk about what happened later." Lothar said. Mandrake said nothing as his eyes slid fully closed. That was where he noticed the ring on Mandrake's finger which didn't last long as he broke it into pieces with only two fingers. As Lothar left the warehouse he dedigivolved to Leomon without so much as disturbing Mandrake while he headed back to the hotel.

Meanwhile Arukenimon, while escaping from Lothar's sight, had heard the lion address the Wizardmon as Mandrake. As she scurried to safety despite her battered body she had slinked her way into a secret room in the warehouse that had a glowing web connected to similar wires to the ones the cocoon was connected to. The web was connected to a large number of incubators that a digiegg could fit in. As she looked around the room she became angry that her plan to use Mandrake's data to produce offspring had failed due to the Leomon with him. Then one of the incubators in particular caught her attention as it was the only one that was glowing. Leaning down she watched as a grey egg with blonde streaks appeared inside that incubator. It seemed that her plan to produce many children had failed but there was one child that was produced after all. Grinning with cruel delight, she said "Looks like my plan can still succeed with your help, little one."

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