The thing I find funny about this fic is that I had like the first five chapters down before even watching Digimon Frontier…I think I like the Koichi situation better, but it's a liiitle cliché. Ya know, the lost twin brother and such…

Let me know how you like this ancient piece of work. It's actually my first fanfic I ever started.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon. Except for any OC's you meet in this story.

Sacrifice

"Henry, I thought I made this clear," Janyu's voice was firm and irritated. "You're staying!"

"But..."

"No! None of that! I can't lose you to this…creature. I was the one who created it, so it's my responsibility."

Henry bowed his head as his father turned back to work with the others. He was torn in two, fighting over the answer to this disaster. To obey and cause his father one less thing to worry about? Or to go and help his friends and bring them one step closer to stopping this impossibly powerful digimon? His hands knotted into fists as he argued with himself. After a moment he felt the familiar weight on his shoulders and the familiar phrase murmured in his ear.

"Momentai, Henry. Momentai."

"No, Terriermon," the boy mumbled back. "This is all wrong. I've got to do something."

Henry looked over the group of technicians, the world's most capable assembly of hackers, rushing about to locate and isolate and weaken the Wild One that had sprung up. It was practically the King of all the Sovereigns. Turned bad, that is. Why were the most powerful ones always going against the humans anyway? Maybe, no digimon were left powerful enough to put up a good fight, Henry had concluded. Now it had reappeared in their world, threatening the entire city. If it wasn't stopped here at the forefront, it would go on to wreak havoc over the whole world.

Corvusmon.

A horrible power that caused more damage in a day than what the Digimon Emperor did in several months.

The others had wasted no time in getting to the scene of the bio-emergence, but Henry had spent precious moments questioning Shibumi, and by the time they were finished, his father had found him and ordered him to stay.

"Henry?" The digimon on his shoulders was trying to get his attention.

"I can't sit here anymore Terriermon." He said.

"Well, you heard him. He wants you to stay."

"But Suzie's out there. If I can't help Takato and Rika and the others fight Corvusmon, then the least I can do is be there for her.

"Henry, don't!" Janyu called out. His father had overheard.

"Dad, I'm doing it for Suzie. You may be responsible for the digimon, but I'm responsible to protect Suzie. I'm going!"

Henry spun off and stormed out of the room, not waiting for his father's confirmation. His sudden pace almost jerked Terriermon from his perch. Henry kept silent the long way down the elevator, his eyes fixed on the base of the doors, waiting for them to open. When they did, he sprinted out, again jarring his digimon partner loose as he ran through the first floor lobby and crashed through the double doors to the empty streets outside. Henry paused for a moment to calm himself, but the thought of his father chasing him to keep him in the building urged him on. He glanced down at Terriermon at his feet.

"Are you ready?"

"I thought you'd never ask," the digimon replied.

Henry pulled out his digivice and held it out as it began to glow.

"Bio-merge activate!"

He let the power of digivolution envelope them. Terriermon's voice echoed throughout the transformation.

"Terriermon biomerge to...!"

Their strengths and fortitudes surged together and grew. Limbs digitized and reformed while bio-weapons shaped themselves and fell into place. The two became one massive missile machine, a towering digimon twenty stories high. Henry had synced in with Terriermon, and the two announced as one.

"MegaGargomon!"

They stood there for a moment, gazing up at the sky. Henry thought he could feel his father's stare at them from ten stories further up, at the top floor of the building. The thought of himself becoming data was still unnerving. He glanced around at the pale-greenish glow that surrounded him, and the streams of data that circled him. Terriermon's voice rang out.

"Well? Are we going to go protect Suzie and help save the world and all that or not?"

Henry refocused himself. "Of course we are! Let's go!"

MegaGargomon, with a great rumbling of rockets, took to flight and soared over the city to the giant digital structure that had bio-emerged along with Corvusmon. It seemed this digimon wished to conquer the whole world, and rule it from that building. In that case they had better give it a razing right off the get-go. Henry heard an echo. Takato's voice. He gasped as he discerned the cry for help.

"Hang on guys!" He said in reply, though he doubted anyone but his partner heard it.

"We'll be there before you can say Corvusmon!" Terriermon followed up.

MegaGargomon prepared to barge in on a fierce battle, and rammed into the wall of the building, crashing right through, throwing blocks of hard stone and beams of strong steel all over the interior. The mega digimon spotted Corvusmon even before the dust had completely settled.

"Party's over!" They shouted as one. "Mega Barrage!"

Missile compartments showed themselves from all over MegaGargomon's body, and every single one fired less than an instant later. The huge volley rocketed toward the mega digimon. Henry was surprised at how insignificant Corvusmon looked while he was MegaGargomon. But one thing he had learned since his first bio-merge was that digimon don't fight with size. He thought of Etemon, and how the monkey-rockstar had taken Ikkakumon by the horn and tossed him into Greymon like a stuffed animal. Things were no different here.

Corvusmon held out his hand, and Henry watched in dismay as the entire barrage of missiles bounced off of some sort of icy sphere of protection around the digimon. As the frost dispersed, Corvusmon stood still, unfazed. The mega digimon suddenly sprang into action, sprinting forward and leaping into the air, brandishing a sword of some kind.

"Raven Blade!" He cried.

The Mega Barrage was Terriermon's strength in their bio-merged form, now it was Henry's turn to show his. MegaGargomon spun into a roundhouse kick that struck its mark solid. Years of tai-chi had paid off as Corvusmon went crashing into the wall, and tumbled to the ground. MegaGargomon loosed another Mega Barrage. The evil digimon shot out from the collision course of the volley, and landed in time to watch the missiles bear another hole in the wall. Corvusmon then chuckled.

"Fast for your size, I must say." He rubbed his shoulder for a moment. MegaGargomon poised and readied for another sudden attack. "But, you see, you're alone. Not even a mega digimon can harm me. After all, I destroy fighters like WarGreymon for a living!"

It was only then that MegaGargomon noticed the others weren't fighting. They were off to the side, staring wide-eyed and nervous, looking rather ravaged. Takato and Rika with their digimon looked the worst. The mega energy of the bio-merge had been drained from the two in no more than ten minutes? The room showed signs of a great skirmish other than those just exchanged by the two mega digimon, but Corvusmon looked unscratched. Henry spotted Suzie, along with Kazu and Kenta and all their digimon. They didn't look harmed, and that brought relief to some sort, but the terrified look on Suzie's face drove Henry into a sort of rage. MegaGargomon stood tall, and the epitome of the strength of the two within was loosed.

"We've got more in store than you know!" MegaGargomon called back to Corvusmon. The huge missiles mounted on his shoulders charged up. "Gargo Missiles!"

The massive two-missile torrent, powerful enough to knock Beelzemon out, streaked across the inside of the dome towards Corvusmon. The digimon struck his hands out to each, and they stopped in mid-air. He chuckled again.

"Just the thing I needed!"

"Oh, no," Henry said quietly with realization. "He's controlling them!"

"I can see that Henry," Terriermon's voice responded.

Corvusmon beamed at MegaGargomon as he turned the trajectory of the Gargo Missiles, and set them loose. They raced towards the group of exhausted Tamers at the other side of the dome.

"NO!" MegaGargomon cried out and sprinted to intervene. Diving in front of the missiles, MegaGargomon was struck with all of his own ferocity. The ferocity of a boy protecting his friends. Protecting his sister. The mega digimon crashed to rest a ways away from the rest of the Tamers, crying out in pain, and began to glow with dedigivolution. MegaGargomon had been reduced back into Henry and the rookie Terriermon. The two lay unconscious as the others stared in disbelief. Even Corvusmon seemed surprised at the development. Soon, above the silence rose a small voice, weak with terror, high-pitched with young age.

"Terriermon?" Suzie rose to her feet to see above the debris strewn about the building. "Henry!" She suddenly ran forward to her brother lying battered on the ground. The others made their attempt to follow, but Corvusmon and his sorcery intruded. Bars made of fire shot up from the ground and blocked their way.

"Suzie!" Takato cried out.

The youngest Tamer stopped and looked to see the others in their prison, and would have broken down in fear right then if she hadn't been concerned for Henry. She turned around and froze as she saw Corvusmon approaching. Her brother was only a few yards away, but it seemed like a mile, and longer as the evil digimon got closer.

"H-H-Henry?" Her voice was smaller, weaker, yet it carried in the quiet dome. Henry flinched, as if he had caught himself falling asleep in class. Of course, he knew this situation was worse than missing a few minutes of teaching. He struggled against the sudden weariness and soreness to raise himself up. He tried to call to Suzie, but couldn't tell if his voice came through or not. The ground swayed beneath his hands and feet, but he thought he caught a glimpse of Terriermon beside him, still unconscious. He heard a distant voice, an echo like when he heard Takato's call for help, but it was Suzie's voice. He tried to pick out the direction, but couldn't before a foot planted in his back and shoved him back to the ground. Henry couldn't find the strength to fight it, but, at the least, the building stopped its sickening spinning, the ringing faded from his ears, and he could finally focus on the development and conversation. Corvusmon was monologueing.

"It seems we've wasted enough time here, but that all was enjoyable."

Henry suddenly realized the mega had stepped over him. He attempted again to get to his feet as Corvusmon continued.

"I shall now finish my purpose in coming here. This young one would be the perfect help for me to finish my mission."

Corvusmon was staring at Suzie, and Henry finally realized her danger. The others were behind bars.

"You all will be allowed to live for the time being, as this young one is the only one I need as of now."

At last, Henry's head had cleared, and a new surge of power coursed through him. He strode up from behind the now advancing Corvusmon, and crossed paths with the digimon. He stared defiantly up into the creature's face. "You're not taking her anywhere!"

Corvusmon seemed taken aback at his determination, and Henry's heart raced with the encouragement. Then the digimon's expression turned to disdain. "If that's your response, I'll just have to do away with you now."

He struck out his right hand to the side, and his left shot out and snatched Henry around the throat. The boy felt his feet leave the ground, and could hear the other Tamers crying out behind him. Yamaki's face flashed before Henry. This was just like the night that Juggernaut failed, except he knew Corvusmon wouldn't relinquish his grip. Henry concentrated on keeping his breath coming in.

"Raven Blade," Corvusmon said calmly, though with great malice.

Then Henry heard a whimper from Suzie behind, and his father's face was the next he saw. It wouldn't do to die only to have Suzie taken, but it looks like he was too late now.

"Terrier Tornado," came a weak call. Something struck Corvusmon from behind. It was only amounted to a shove, but it was enough to cause the evil one to drop Henry and focus on an exhausted Terriermon. He gave Henry's partner a great kick, knocking him out cold once more, and then he turned back to the Tamers. Henry gazed up at Corvusmon from where he knelt, sucking in lungful after lungful of air.

"Well, let's try that again," Corvusmon snickered.

Henry's mind raced as the digimon advanced again. He looked behind him at Suzie, and the rest of the Tamers beyond. There was only one way through this. He stood and faced Corvusmon once more.

"Take me!"

That stopped the digimon in his tracks. After a moment, Henry repeated himself.

"Take me, and let her go with the others."

Corvusmon seemed to be deeply considering for a minute, when at last a smile spread across his face. "Any last words to your friends while I prepare?"

Henry paused, and slowly turned to the others. From the look on Suzie's face, what had just happened was beyond her. But Takato's eyes were hard for him to meet.

"What are you thinking, Henry?" Takato yelled at him from behind the fire bars.

"Listen!" He shouted back. "I can't let him take Suzie, and I can't let him get the both of us. This is the best way. I'm doing what I came here for, and that is to make sure Suzie gets back home!"

Takato had no response. Rika spoke instead. "We're coming back to get you! We promise."

The others followed up. "Yeah! He wouldn't stand a chance if we're all in this."

"Right! This overgrown crow can't hold on to you forever!"

"Just hang on!"

"We'll hop to and come right back for you!"

"Paboo!"

"Ba-bam, and you're home! Just like that, pal!"

"Henry..."

The small grin that Henry let play on his face disappeared at the sound of Suzie's voice. He walked forward and knelt in front of her, and she jumped forward to embrace him. Henry spoke quietly. "I'll miss you Suzie. Tell Dad I do love him. This is for you."

He opened his eyes to see a glowing circle had placed itself around him. He gently pushed Suzie outside of it. Henry stood as it grew in intensity, nearly obscuring him from the view of the others. Rika's voice was the first he heard, then Takato's.

He slowly turned to see a blinding beam of light rushing towards him. He threw his arms up to protect his face, and leaned against the force that began pushing him. Yet he felt like he was slipping, slipping away from something. He knew it was something he had to hold onto, but before he knew what it was, it was out of reach. He was falling.

When the light faded, Corvusmon's disappearance wasn't the first thing the Tamers noticed. They all stared hard at where the white circle was drawn, but it was gone along with everything in it. Terriermon stirred, on the brink of consciousness, with only enough strength to murmur, "We'll find you...momentai."

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