Chapter 8: Evander's Digimon! Red Marked!

Everyone was surprised when Rumiko had tossed a Red Stone at MetalGreymon, putting him under her control. Rumiko stood up and laughed. "Have fun playing with my new pet!" She said before taking off running. Evander turned and bolted after her. "You're not getting away!" He said. Before Evander got very far, MetalGreymon's giant metal claw stabbed the ground directly in front of him, blocking his path. Evander looked over to MetalGreymon, who had launched his claw like a projectile. The claw was attached to some slinky-like, square shaped metal that was retractable. MetalGreymon retracted his metal claw, and then projected it again, this time directly at Evander! Evander jumped to the side to dodge the massive metal claw which surely would have impaled him and killed him instantly if he hadn't dodged. "MetalGreymon! Please, stop!" Evander called out. He knew MetalGreymon couldn't control himself, and no words could stop him, but he couldn't help but express his desire for MetalGreymon to stop.

Rumiko ran out of the warehouse and stepped inside of a fancy white sports car. "Time to make my grand escape." She said as she put her key in the ignition and turned it, starting up the car. She drove off, engine roaring loudly and tires screeching, leaving skid marks in the parking lot pavement. Little did Rumiko know that she had a tracking device on the back of her cloak. Evander had put it on her with his foot when he kicked her.

Back in the warehouse, Drusilla, Martin, and Emmett looked at each other and gave each other a knowing nod. They took out their D-Eco Digivices and held them out. "Naturemon!" began Martin, "Coalmon!" continued Drusilla. "Dovemon!" continued Emmett. "Digivolve!" They all said simultaneously. Suddenly, the words "DIGIVOLUTION" scrolled across their digivices.

"Naturemon digivolve to…MotherNaturemon!"

"Coalmon digivolve to…CoalGolemon!"

"Dovemon digivolve to…Harpymon!"

Gen Alpha's Digimon partners were all now standing poised for battle in their Champion forms. MotherNaturemon prepared her bow. Taylor ran over to the rest of them. MetalGreymon ran over to Rapidmon and TankBugmon. Evander's other two Digimon readied themselves for battle. MetalGreymon bit down on one of Rapidmon's legs, on a part not covered by armor! Rapidmon grunted in pain. The Red Mark on MetalGreymon's head started flashing, and then something that looked like red glowing paint ran off of the Red Mark, down the side of MetalGreymon's head, down his jaw, and then onto Rapidmon's leg. Then, a Red Mark appeared on Rapidmon to everyone's dismay! "Shoot! That's right! The Digimon Ruler engineered the Red Mark to spread via saliva!" Evander said before turning to the other Digidestined. "Everyone! Be careful that MetalGreymon doesn't bite any of your Digimon partners!" They all nodded. MetalGreymon then headed for TankBugmon. The red armored Digimon turned around and started rolling away. "Oh crud! Oh flip! Oh crud! Oh flip!" TankBugmon said as MetalGreymon chased him.

"Jawsmon! Help TankBugmon!" Taylor called out. Jawsmon did as she said. He ran over to MetalGreymon and jumped up onto his trident arm. He ran up the arm and jumped up onto MetalGreymon's head. "Titanic Bite! Titanic Bite! Titanic Bite! Titanic Bite!" Jawsmon shouted as he attacked the Red Mark over and over. The Red Mark took a little bit of damage, but then MetalGreymon reached up with his arm - the one not covered in metal - and grabbed Jawsmon. MetalGreymon slammed him down onto the ground and fired a "Giga Blaster!" at him. Jawsmon got hit with two large gray missiles that came out of MetalGreymon's chest and cried out in pain. Jawsmon grunted as he stood back up and prepared for another attack. Jawsmon jumped up high into the air, and came down upon MetalGreymons' head again and punched the Red Mark. MetalGreymon jumped back and fired another Giga Blaster at Jawsmon. Jawsmon was midair, so he couldn't dodge, but he didn't get hit by the missiles because while the missiles were en route to their target, large streams of magma pushed the missiles away! Jawsmon looked to his right to see CoalColemon with her arms stretched out. She had saved him with her Molten Blast. "Thanks, CoalGolemon." Jawsmon said. CoalGolemon gave him a thumbs up. "No problem!"

Evander looked over to the children and said, "I'll leave MetalGreymon and Rapidmon to you. I'm going after Rumiko!" Evander said. They all nodded. "Ok." They said. Evander ran out, but then a look of realization came across his face. "Whoops! My uh….my car got destroyed." He said while giving a nervous smile and rubbing the back of his head. Evander's head then jerked downward and he sighed in defeat. He took out his smartphone and contacted Kyoko Kuremi. He put the phone up to his ear. It rang a few times, and then Kyoko answered on the other end. "Kyoko? I need a ride." He said.

Back in the warehouse, MetalGreymon was firing large gray missiles in rapid succession at the 5 non-Red Marked Digimon. They were jumping around, doing backflips and running around, dodging each of the blows. MotherNaturemon put multiple arrows in her quiver. "Multi Nature Arrows!" MotherNaturemon shouted before firing the electricity covered arrows. They all flew towards MetalGreymon's Red Mark, but before any of them had a chance to strike, they were intercepted by a missile fired from Rapidmon.

MotherNaturemon then aimed her bow at Rapidmon's leg. "Nature's Arrow!" She shouted before shooting an electricity arrow at Rapidmon's Red Mark. Sadly, Rapidmon dodged the attack. Taylor's eyes were darting around the room. "We need to work together to take these two-" She was interrupted before TankBugmon's scream cut her off. MetalGreymon had bit TankBugmon and transferred the Red Mark to him! "We need to work together to take these three down. We need some sort of plan. I suggest CoalGolemon immobilize them with hardening magma. Jawsmon will then handle MetalGreymon while Harpymon works on Rapidmon, and MotherNaturemon works on TankBugmon." Taylor said. Martin smiled and nodded. "That sounds good to me." He looked in Taylor's direction and then over at MotherNaturemon. "MotherNaturemon, did you hear all of that?" He asked. MotherNaturemon nodded and smiled. "I sure did, Marty Hearty!" She said.

CoalColemon raised her arms in the direction of Evander's Digimon. "Molten Blast!" She shouted before firing streams of magma out of her hands. The magma enveloped only MetalGreymon and hardened, immobilizing him. Rapidmon had dodged the attack, and TankBugmon simply wasn't within range. "Now!" Taylor shouted. Jawsmon and MotherNaturemon ran to them. Jawsmon got on top of MetalGreymon's head. "Power Pummeling!" Jawsmon shouted before unleashing a barrage of powerful punches at the Red Mark.

MotherNaturemon, meanwhile, was standing in front of TankBugmon. She smiled at him. "Sweet little Ladybugmon, don't worry, child. I'll free you from this cursed mark." She said. MotherNaturemon ran up to TankBugmon and spun around, doing a pirouette. The tree branches protruding from her lower back hit TankBugmon multiple times. The Red Mark glitched a little each time a tree branch hit it. TankBugmon backed up a little and powered up it's cannons. "Bug Spray!" Tankbugmon shouted, sending big balls of energy at MotherNaturemon. MotherNaturemon jumped to the right to avoid the attack. "I forgive you, sweet child. I know you're not in control of yourself." MotherNaturemon said. She then aimed her bow at TankBugmon. "Nature's Arrow!" The arrow hit the Red Mark. The good thing about TankBugmon is that while he had high defenses and powerful attacking power, he was very slow. Thus, the odds of him actually dodging a move were low. MotherNaturemon's attacks weren't powerful enough to actually dent his armor, but in this fight, that didn't matter. All that mattered was damaging the Red Mark. And that was no sturdier on TankBugmon than on any other Digimon.

Harpymon, meanwhile was engaging Rapidmon. "Wind Seeker!" Harpymon shouted before flapping her wings outward and sending a powerful gust of wind that could cut the opponent. Rapidmon flew up to dodge it. "He's so fast!" Harpymon observed. Rapidmon then appeared behind Harpymon, and before she could react, Rapidmon knocked her to the ground with a roundhouse kick! Harpymon hit the ground with a thud. She grunted as she got back up. She flew back in Rapidmon's direction. "Wind Seeker!" She attacked again. Yet, again, Rapidmon dodged it. "Rapid Fire!" Rapidmon attacked. Harpymon got hit with the missiles and fell to the warehouse floor, which had taken quite a bit of damage from the fighting. Harpymon quickly sat up and looked over in CoalGolemon's direction. "CoalGolemon! Immobilize him! He's too fast for me!" Harpymon said. So, CoalGolemon turned and shouted "Molten Blast!" while shooting magma out of her hands. Unfortunately, Rapidmon dodged the attack this time like he did last time. CoalGolemon lowered her arms. "I guess he's not called Rapidmon for nothing." She said.

Jawsmon continued to pummel MetalGreymon's Red Mark. "Jawsmon! You can do it!" Taylor cheered. Jawsmon stopped when he heard a cracking sound. He looked down. MetalGreymon's head was the only part of his body not covered in hardened magma. But the hardened rock was now beginning to crack. "Not good." Jawsmon said with a worried expression on his face. Jawsmon planned to get some distance between him and the cyborg Digimon, but as he was in mid-air, having jumped off of MetalGreymon's head, MetalGreymon's Giga Blaster missiles broke through the magma and hit Jawsmon in the back, exploding upon impact. Taylor looked concerned. She gasped and cried out "Jawsmon!" Jawsmon fell to the floor.

MotherNaturemon was continuing switching between firing arrows at TankBugmon and dodging his Bug Spray attack. "The good thing about TankBugmon is that he's too slow to dodge. If I can just keep up this rhythm of attacking and dodging, it shouldn't be long before the Red Mark's stamina is completely depleted." MotherNaturemon thought to herself. She ran towards TankBugmon again. She jumped up into the air and brought her leg down upon the Red Mark. This was it! The Red Mark had reached its limit! It dissipated and TankBugmon regained control. Upon returning to normal, TankBugmon dedigivolved back into Ladybugmon. Ladybugmon then burst into tears. "THAT WAS SO SCARY! I WAS ATTACKING MY FRIENDS AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT IT!" Ladybugmon screamed through his tears. MotherNaturemon picked him up and cradled him like a small child. She patted Ladybugmon on the head. "There, there. You're ok, now. It will be ok." She said in a soft and gentle tone.

MotherNaturemon's attention was then drawn to MetalGreymon's Trident Arm which was heading in her direction. She jumped up to avoid getting impaled and landed on top of his arm. MotherNaturemon ran to the other side of the warehouse and set Ladybugmon down on the ground. "Stay as far away from the battle as you can. You can't do anything at the Rooke stage." MotherNaturemon said. Ladybugmon was still teary eyed. "Will-will-will MetalGreymon and Rapidmon be freed?" He asked. MotherNaturemon gave him a smile. "Of course they will. I promise." She said before leaning down and giving Ladybugmon a kiss on the head.

The green haired womanly Digimon stood back up and headed back to the battle. MotherNaturemon aimed an arrow at MetalGreymon. "Nature's Arr-" She was interrupted by Rapidmon tackling her and ramming her back first into the warehouse wall! Rapidmon then prepared for a close range Golden Triangle attack! MotherNaturemon looked down. Rapidmon's leg was so close. If she could just reach out and touch it! She attempted to put her hand on Rapidmon's leg, but realizing what she was doing, Rapidmon flew back several feet. "Heh heh heh. That was a close one. Already lost one of my puppets." Rapidmon said.

Jawsmon had gotten back up. He was staring at the MetalGreymon towering over him. The metal casing on his chest opened. MetalGreymon was about to fire off another attack. Jawsmon just stood there, staring him down. "Jawsmon! What are you doing? Get out of there!" Taylor cried out. Jawsmon ignored her. "Giga Blaster!" MetalGreymon shouted. Jawsmon stood his ground. When the missile came his way, Jawsmon caught one with his bare hands! A look of surprise came on Digidestined's faces. Jawsmon held the missile. It was still rocketing forward, but he managed to hold it back. He only got pushed back a few inches. Jawsmon was grunting heavily. Although he successfully caught the Giga Blaster missile, he was obviously struggling with it. Jawsmon then spun around and let go of the missile, sending it right back at MetalGreymon! MetalGreymon's own missile hit him right in the face, causing a huge explosion! MetalGreymon was knocked onto his back. The Red Mark on MetalGreymon disappeared!

MetalGreymon then dedigivolved back into Agumon. Agumon was lying in the parking lot of the abandoned warehouse. He moaned. "That was no fun." He said.

Jawsmon sighed with relief. "Only one left." Jawsmon said. MotherNaturemon ran over to the battered Agumon and held him in her arms. "Agumon! Are you ok?" She asked, holding him close to her chest. "A little sore, but I'll be ok." He said. MotherNaturemon's body started glowing. "Motherly Love." She said. Agumon's injuries were healed in a matter of moments. Agumon looked happy. "Wow! It doesn't hurt anymore!" He said. MotherNaturemon then put Agumon down and began running at Rapidmon. "Now to free you, Rapidmon!" She said as she readied one of her arrows.

Elsewhere…

Evander and Kyoko drove down the road, a GPS sitting on the dashboard with a flashing red light indicating where C.A.D's leader was. Evander looked concerned. "I hope and pray that Rumiko Shinigaku doesn't discover the tracker like Hiroshima did." Evander said.

In Rumiko's car, she used a device to contact C.A.D Headquarters. "This is Rumiko Shinigaku. Cyber Sleuths are currently tailing me. Activate Houdini Protocol." She said. After she had said this, a portal to the Digital World opened up right in the middle of the road and she drove through it!

Evander's eyes widened as he saw something he never expected; the red dot, indicating Rumiko's location, vanished right off the map! "Impossible! It vanished!?" He exclaimed. Rumiko was indeed aware that she was being tracked. Evander had figured that that might be the case. After all, if a subordinate like Hiroshima was trained to know when a tracker was placed on him, it stood to reason that the head honcho was as well. Nevertheless, he just had to try it. Kyoko kept her eyes on the road, but her eyes darted over to Evander briefly a couple of times. "So, what do you want to do?" Kyoko asked. "I want to go back and see if my daughter is ok, not to mention my Digimon." He replied.

Back at the warehouse…

The Digimon were struggling to land a hit on Rapidmon. "Titanic Bite! Power Pummeling! Titanic Bite! Power Pummeling!" Jawsmon shouted, switching between his biting attack and his punching attack. Rapidmon evaded each one. Rapidmon flew towards Jawsmon at lightning speed and slammed him up against one of the metal boxes in the warehouse.

"Nature's Arrow! Tree Twirl! Nature's Arrow! Tree Twirl!" MotherNaturemon attacked. Rapidmon dodged the flowery green haired Digimon's attacks. Harpymon came up from behind him. "Wind Seeker!" She flapped her wings and sent out a slicing gust of wind. This attack hit Rapidmon. Rapidmon turned around. He put his feet together and held his arms out, forming an energy beam in the shape of a triangle. "Golden Triangle!" Rapidmon attacked. Harpymon got hit with the attack and let out a screech.

Taylor bit her lower lip with a concerned facial expression. "Rapidmon is so fast! What are we going to do? We just can't seem to land a single hit on him!" Taylor thought to herself. Well, at least not a single hit on the Red Mark anyway. Rapidmon then rocketed towards MotherNaturemon. MotherNaturemon was once again pinned up against a wall. She grunted in pain. Again, Rapidmon's Red Marked leg was within attacking distance. MotherNaturemon knew she wouldn't have another opportunity like this again, so rather than reach out to grab it with her right arm, she caused some vines to shoot out from her lower back. The vines wrapped around Rapidmon successfully, as he didn't notice them. MotherNaturemon then reached out and touched Rapidmon's left leg. "Motherly Love!" She said as a golden light emitted from her hand and body. The Red Mark vanished and Rapidmon dedigivolved back into Terriermon. Terriermon fell onto his back. "Finally…." Terriermon said. MotherNaturemon picked Terriermon up and held her close to her chest. She rubbed his head. "I'm so glad you're safe, little one." She said. She kissed him on the head and immediately, Terriermon's health was restored. Terriermon smiled and closed his eyes. This was very relaxing. MotherNaturemon's touch was so soothing. He never wanted her to set him down.

Everyone went back to their homes.

Taylor's house…

Taylor was at her house lying on her bed watching funny videos on the internet with Sharkmon. The videos were displayed on her TV. Taylor heard a knock at the door. Taylor grabbed the remote and paused the video playing on her screen. "Come in." She said. The door opened and Evander walked in. Evander walked in. "I wanted to thank you for earlier tonight, for freeing Agumon and the others from the Red Marks. And…I also wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for being so distant lately." Evander said. "Thanks aren't needed. For one, I'm a digidestined. Two; I can't turn my back on Digimon in need. Three; Agumon, Terriermon, and Ladybugmon have always been like uncles to me. They're my family. And you don't turn your back on your family." Taylor said. Evander chuckled. "Like your uncles, huh? Yeah, I guess they kind of are." Evander said.

Evander sat down on the bed next to her. He wrapped his arm around her and gave her a kiss on the head. A look of realization washed over Evander's face. Taylor had wanted to tell him something before he rushed out of the house, having bit her head off beforehand and making her cry. "So…umm…what is it you wanted to tell me? Before I….you know…." He asked. Taylor opened her side table drawer and brought out the flyer advertising the Digimon Quiz at her school. "I'm competing in this. I wanted you to attend." She said. Evander read the flier. He smiled. "Of course, I'll come." Evander said.

Back at the Soleman residence, Martin was applying lotion his mother Flora had made to Naturemon's tummy. Naturemon was laying down on the couch. Naturemon held an ice pack on her head and had some ice packs strapped to her arms. Naturemon was laughing wildly as Martin applied the lotion. "This tickles me so much! When are you going to be done!? Hahahahahahaha!" Naturemon asked. She was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down her cheeks. "Until your skin soaks it up. Now, try to be still." Martin said. Marin sighed. "I wish the physician could heal herself." Martin said, alluding to an old proverb and the fact that MotherNaturemon's Motherly Love can heal other Digimon's injuries but not her own. Mario walked into the room with a capsule in his hand. He looked down at his son and the green giggly girl and raised an eyebrow. "Son, you do know that HP Capsules are a thing, right?" Mario said. Mario had his red hair in a pony tail and a short red goatee. He sported a black tank top and dark green pants. He held a red and white capsule up above his face. Martin tilted his head. "HP Capsule?" He stopped momentarily, so Naturemon stopped laughing. Mario sighed. "I guess you really didn't know." He said. He bent down and handed the capsule to Naturemon. "Naturemon, swallow this. This is medicine designed specifically for Digimon. It'll restore you to full health in an instant." Mario said. Naturemon took the pill and swallowed it. Immediately, all the scuff marks on her body vanished. Naturemon smiled. "Wowie zowie! That's some gooood stuff!" Naturemon said in a cheerful tone before giving off a big grin.

The Digital World….

In a desert area in the Digital World, Rumiko's car appeared. She drove over to a large group of C.A.D agents all wearing suits. Well, except for this one guy. He had long blonde hair, no shirt on, and was wearing a red tattered skirt. He was the merman Jessica met at the restaurant in the underwater city, and whom Taylor had encountered shortly after she first met Sharkmon. Rumiko stopped her car, and turned the ignition, shutting the engine off. Rumiko stepped out. She removed her cloak, revealing a black long sleeved formal shirt with the C.A.D logo on the right side over the breast area, and a formal skirt. She had thigh high socks on, and black shoes. Rumiko walked over to the former C.A.D members. "It disgusts me having to enter this domain." The blonde merman said. "Don't complain, Drowner. We had no choice. That damned detective is slick. He's gathering more and more clues as time goes on. I fear it's only a matter of time before he succeeds in tracking our headquarters down. When that happens, it's over. He and his police friends will raid the place." Rumiko explained. Drowner was the name of the merman.

"Our benefactor has recently granted us with more Red Stones than we could ever dream of. Maybe it's time to make our move." One of the C.A.D agents said.

Rumiko nodded. "I agree. We need to speed up our plans before it's too late. If the world is on our side, then we can just exterminate Digimon with abandon."

The Next Night….

Taylor and several other students were standing behind podiums in the playground of Arai Elementary. Lots of parents and other family members sat in chairs. A wooden stage had been set up for the students to stand on and give their answers. Professor Agumon and Assistant Terriermon were hosting the competition. They both held cards that had questions on them as well as the answers. "Tonight is the Digimon Quiz competition. Tonight these children stand before you not as mere children but as future Digimon Researchers. We will see how much of my teaching they remember. The rules are simple. Assistant Terriermon and I will take turns asking the contestants questions. Each contestant will have to hit the buzzer before anyone else. Whoever buzzes first gets to answer the question, however, if that person answers incorrectly, the second fastest buzzer will have a chance to answer." Professor Agumon explained.

Evander was sitting in his seat fidgeting. He was clearly nervous. Jessica placed her hand on his knee and gave him a loving look. "Don't be nervous. Taylor's been studying hard." She said. Professor Agumon turned to his contestants. Professor Agumon had a flag in his hand. He began waving it and yelled, "Be-giiiiiiiin!" Assistant Terriermon looked confused. "Oh, Professor. This isn't a race." He said.

"First question, What are Agumon's fields?" Professor Agumon asked. Taylor slammed down her buzzer. "Nature Spirits, Dragon's Roar, Virus Busters, Metal Empire, and Unknown!" Taylor said. Professor Agumon raised his arms and began waving them. "That. Is. …..CORRECT!" He said, pausing for dramatic effect and then shouting whether she had the right answer. Evander's Agumon, who was sitting in the audience, folded his arms and nodded with a smile. "Yep. Those are my fields." He said. Assistant Terriermon dropped his cards on the floor. He looked panicked for a second. He threw his body over the cards and started waving his arms and legs. "Ok! Nobody peek! Nobody peek! Close your eyes, for goodness sake!" Assistant Terriermon said. All the contestants closed their eyes and Terriermon regathered the deck of cards. He went back behind his podium and looked at the card at the top. Assistant Terriermon gave a sigh of relief. "True or false; WarGreymon is a member of The Royal Knights." Assistant Terriermon read. Taylor tried to hit her buzzer, but another boy hit the buzzer first. She did hit it second though. "TRUE!" He shouted. Assistant Terriermon held up a sign with an X on it. "That is incorrect." Assistant Terriermon then motioned over to Taylor. "False. Omnimon is a member of The Royal Knights, and Omnimon digivolves from WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon, but WarGreymon itself is not a member." Taylor said. "That is correct!" Assistant Terriermon said.

2 Points for Taylor, 0 for the other 3.

"True or false: Angewomon is an absolute hottie!" Professor Agumon said, grinning and blushing, and a little bit of blood trickling out of his nose. Everyone gave Professor Agumon a weird look. Taylor hit the buzzer. "True." She said. Professor Agumon gave a peace sign. "Absolutely correct! It couldn't be more correct!" He said.

3 Points for Taylor, 0 for the other 3.

Flora's Gatomon smiled smugly. "It's true. I know my Ultimate form is a total babe. Why not ask harder questions?" She said. Flora looked down at her Gatomon, who was sitting in her lap and giggled. "How modest!" She jested.

"True or false! Angewomon's eyes are baby blue." Assistant Terriermon asked. Taylor took a moment to think about it. Gatomon's eyes were blue, so maybe her eyes stayed blue when she digivolved. Although by that logic, Agumon's eyes should stay green when he becomes Greymon, and they don't. Greymon's eyes are red. She knew she had seen a photo of an Angewomon helmetless in a book once, but she couldn't remember what color her eyes were. Truth be told, remembering eye color was something she struggled with. Taylor took too long to respond so the boy next to her buzzed, "True!" He said. "That is correct!" Assistant Terriermon said.

Taylor had 3 points, the boy next to her had 1, the other two contestants had zero.

"Next question; What are the names of all of Veemon's armor digivolutions?" Professor Agumon read.

Everyone thought hard. Taylor buzzed. "Flamedramon, Raidramon, Gargoylemon, Honeybeemon, Magnamon, Veedramon (Gold), Depthmon, Kangaroomon, Setomon, and Yashamon." She answered. "That is correct!" Shouted Professor Agumon.

The quiz went on for about an hour. Taylor got many questions right, but so did the other kids. Eventually, Taylor had 300 points, and the boy beside her had 299, with the others having 76, and 45. Everyone was looking to Taylor and the black haired boy wearing glasses standing next to her as the potential winners of this competition.

The competition boiled down to one right answer. Whoever answered this last answer correctly would win the entire competition. Professor Agumon cleared his throat, then took a sip of water out of a styrofoam cup sitting on the podium. He looked down at his last card. "One last question. Boy, this has been quite the close competition. Here it is; what type of metal is MetalEtemon's body composed of?" Taylor hit the buzzer immediately. "Chome Digizoid!" She said. "That is correct! Taylor is our champion!" Professor Agumon shouted. Everyone in the audience clapped, but a certain man was a little more enthusiastic than everyone else. Evander was jumping up and down shouting. "YEAH! THAT'S MY LITTLE MERMAID! WAY TO GO, TAYLOR! WHOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! YAYUH!!!!!!!!!" He drew the whole audience's attention to himself. Taylor blushed and looked mortified, eyebrow twitching, a sweat drop coming down the side of her head. "Dad! Come on! Calm down! You're making a scene!" She thought.

Later that evening, the Glovion family were riding down the road in Jessica's car. "You were so awesome, Taylor! And to think you got such a big cash prize! What are you going to use it for?" Evander asked. Taylor thought about it for a moment. She was going to use the money to finance a vacation between just her and Evander, but she said, "I'm going to pay for us all to go on vacation once school is out." Sharkmon smiled brightly, bearing all his jagged pointed teeth. "Oh boy! Vacation! Where are we going?" Sharkmon asks. "That hasn't been decided yet." Taylor responded.