You blink tears out of your eyes as you behold the scene before you. It took only two seconds. You've only barely managed to track what went wrong.

You felt power rushing through you and into your partner. Far more than before. An unimaginable amount, that ought to revitalize him fully. In the same moment, he charged forward, intent on striking Sealsdramon with all the force of his impending Digivolution. That was when the murderous reptile vanished from sight, skidding in a tight arc and ending up behind your partner, where he impaled him and put his motion to a complete stop.

"Death Behind."

The massive puppet body of your partner doesn't stir one bit. Where's his new form?! Where did all that power go?

"PORCUPAMON! P- PHASCOMON! HEY!"

Sealsdramon withdraws his knife, slick with your partner's blood. Porcupamon's form is still, like he's dead on his feet—a puppet with cut strings.

"Human trash, speaking nothing but garbage. Empty words. How fitting. Where is your bond now? What did he have that prevented me from carving his Digicore open? Come, human. Take a good look before he fades. Drink it all in, because I'm killing you next."

"PORCUPAMON!"

You step forward, your voice nothing but a choked sob. This is how the others must have felt when their partners perished. Your mind swims with countless thoughts. Regret. Terror. Why did this happen?

"Your stolen data has left you. What a joke of a Digivolution. Your power is no use if you die before you can integrate it. Don't look away. I SAID DON'T LOOK AWAY! Keep watching him dissolve.

But as Sealsdramon turns his head to mock you, a soft rasp cuts through the air. You glance behind him and watch as a zipper pops open on Porcupamon's back. With no further warning, a cylindrical shape pops out of it.

Click.