Light of the Fifth Soveriegn
By: Phoenix Ride
Ch.1: An Imp's Passion
If there was one thing that was certain in life, change was constantly occurring. And for one certain purple, imp-like digimon, a lot of changes had occurred for his life to be where it was now, tanning on the roof of his tamers' house.
It felt so nice to be home again. True this may not be his true home, but hanging out in the Digital World seemed rather boring if Ai and Mako couldn't be there. He'd just be alone again, searching for a purpose, without a friend to travel by.
Impmon chuckled at abrupt reality could be. He had started out not wanting to be anyone's friend, letting power make up for the hole burning in his mischievous heart. It took a real serious chain of events to get him back where he was now. Reunited with his tamers, safe and happy. Or would it be happy for long?
Since the D-Reaper incident, and Takato's discovery of the portal that allowed all the digimon partners to travel back, humans were getting a little paranoid about seeing monsters hang around. Earth didn't hold a very good track record with digimon, even though some bozo scientists supposedly created them.
From his latest scan of the tube, Impmon knew that these anti-digimon organizations were trouble, even more dire than Yamaki's old setup. Yamaki was a big defender of the digimon and their tamers now, though he still tried to restrain some control.
After all, not all digimon were like Impmon, Renamon, and the rest. There were still some weeds that needed to be cut.
"We're off to school!" cried out Mako's voice, snapping Impmon out his thoughts.
"We'll see ya later Impmon!" called Ai.
"See ya!" said Impmon, waving farewell to the twins.
Ai and Mako had grown up a little in the year or so Impmon had gone. Ai was blossoming into a sweet, young girl, while her twin brother bloomed into a man.
"Five years old and they still tug at my heart." smiled Impmon as his tamers disappeared. Then he got up. "Well, guess I better find my own action. I wonder I can get Fox-Face a little fire to the tail,"
Laughing at the sweet essence of a naughty deed, Impmon jumped down the rooftop path, making his way towards Renamon's house. Fox-Face was in for a surprise!
At Rika's house, where Renamon lived, Rika and her friend Jeri were busy going over the basics of the digimon card game, while Renamon sat outside in the yard, doing her early meditation.
The soft wind whistled silently through her fur, and even the blades of grass seemed to chime with gentle music as they brushed off the morning dew. The world was open to her through meditation, even the sound of certain little digimon lighting his fingertip with flame.
Before the dastardly fireball could even hit its mark, the beautiful fox-like digimon quickly jumped to her feet and slyly dodged to the side. The tiny burst of flame sputtered against the ground, leaving its target unharmed.
"Ah" cried a discouraged Impmon, jumping down from the roof " Why ya do that Foxy? Can't take the heat?"
"What are you doing here?" asked Renamon.
"Just looking for a little fun is all toots" Impmon responded " My tamers are away for a bit, so I'd thought I'd come and brighten your day,"
"Brighten it somewhere else," said Renamon, turning her head.
"Hey, is that anyway to talk to a friend?!" said Impmon, suddenly furious " I thought we were chums Fox-Face! Look at me when I'm talking to you!"
Ignoring most of Impmon's rant Renamon turned to speak again, catching the little imp off guard.
"Have you've been watching the news lately?" she asked.
"What, all that anti-digimon stuff?" said Impmon, huffily " Big deal! It's not like I haven't heard it all before. People in this world are so paranoid that they'll believe anything that comes on T.V.,"
" Exactly" said Renamon " Which is why we should be cautious. Our tamers could be in danger just like we are. Because of our presence they will more than likely be targets,"
Impmon instantly felt himself becoming nervous, thinking about all the horrible things that could happen if some maniac snatched Ai and Mako. He couldn't always stay with his tamers 24/7. What if some massive danger hit, and he wasn't there to stop it? The very thought shook his bones like ice, and he looked at Renamon.
"That can't really happen right?" stuttered Impmon.
Renamon only looked back at her friend with her cool, blue gaze, silence being her only answer.
Moments later, Impmon found himself jumping the rooftop path again after the slight, serious visit to Renamon's house. The fox's chilling words still ringing clear through his mind.
While moving, Impmon quietly observed the dozens of humans strolling through the streets. Some seemed content and happy, while others were constantly glancing over their shoulders.
If anyone spotted Impmon they would just call him "monster" or "freak", or rather just scream and run home. Impmon had lived with these reactions back when he was a lone digimon, and often played the advantage of the fear factor to make his pranks even more enjoyable.
There were more than a few stunts he could have played right now, but since his chat with Renamon, scaring the humans didn't seem fun right now. Stealing from them may be a different matter.
Grinning wickedly, Impmon hurriedly made his over to the market district, where it was always a nice place to swipe a meal, when a surprising sound suddenly claimed his ears.
"What the?" wondered Impmon, jumping closer to hear.
Angry shouts were bursting out fiercely beyond the next bend, along with the strangles of a familiar cry Impmon was all to accustomed with.
One more jump ahead, and the digimon could finally make out the source. Down below, on the streets, about a dozen or so anti-digi humans stood surrounding a poor, defenseless Calumon, who was only looking for someone to play with him.
"Ah Creampuff" sighed Impmon " you really got yourself in trouble now,"
"I just wanted to play," came Calumon's pathetic defense as the human mob inched closer. The menacing look of one woman, hugging her younger child seemed to have the most deadly effect.
"You digimon are monsters!" shouted the woman "Stay away from my child!"
"Leave all our children alone!" shouted another man from the crowd, and the mob closed in tighter.
"Aahh!" cried Calumon in fear, closing his eyes, ready for the beating that was sure to come. But Impmon had seen enough from his position on the roof and decided to act fast.
Digivolving quick into his mega form, the swift form of Beelzemon soared down from the air, scooped up Calumon in arms, and flew off leaving stunned looks behind him.
"Beelzemon!" cried out Calumon happily, once he again opened his eyes.
"Picked the wrong playmates huh Creampuff?" grinned Beelzemon "Well, don't worry, maybe you can play with me and my tamers once they get home from school,"
"Yay! Yay!" shouted Calumon.
"Hey Beelzemon!" cried out a voice from below, instantly catching the pair's attention.
Henry, Takato, Guilamon, and Terreirmon all waved down as the massive digimon, Calumon in hand, soared down for a landing.
"Well that was quite reckless of you Beelzemon" stated Henry, looking at his friend " digivolving in front of a whole crowd of digi-hating people,"
"It's good you saved Calumon though," said Takato.
"Yeah, the old you would have just left him behind to get beaten!" said Terreirmon.
"Terreirmon!" scolded Henry.
"Sorry," mumbled Terreirmon.
Choosing to ignore the rabbit's little outburst, Beelzemon focused his gaze on Takato.
"So what's the word on the streets?" asked Beelzemon " If Yamaki's our friend now shouldn't these riots be more controlled?"
"It hasn't been that easy" said Takato shyly "The whole city is still recovering from the attack of the Devas and the D-Reaper. I'm afraid the city just needs more time to heal,"
"Well I'm getting tired of hiding all the time!" huffed Terreirmon "We still put a stop to threats like Locomon and other rouges. Why can't people see we're the good guys for once!"
As much as Beelzemon hated to admit it, Terreirmon had a point. It had been a huge blessing for them to get all sent back to the human world so they could be with their tamers again. But the world had changed a lot, and they were still looked at with fear.
Beelzemon's thoughts were soon interrupted by the growling sounds of a tummy.
"Takato!" complained Guilamon " I'm hungry!"
"Me too boy" said Takato, walking away " See you later Beelzemon!"
Takato, Henry, and their partners waved goodbye, and Beelzemon took back off in the air with Calumon. Slowly he was recounting the time in his head.
"School's almost out. Ai, Mako, I'll be home soon."
A few minutes later Beelzemon and Calumon could just make out the roof of Impmon's house, when Beelzemon stopped cold at the sight of police cars.
What the heck was going on?
Moving to a place where he couldn't be seen, Beelzemon de-digivolved back into Impmon, and ordered Calumon to stay put while he reconned for information.
Ai and Mako's parents sat huddled together in the living room, and it looked as if the twins mother was crying her eyes out. A policeman chatted with them for a little bit before walking back to his car.
Once the official was out of the way, Impmon stepped into the living room. He wasn't worried about the parents freaking out since they already knew about him.
"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Impmon "What are the police doing here?"
The mom was to sad to answer, so her husband spoke for her.
"Impmon…" he paused " We received a call from the school. Ai and Mako never made it there this morning. They're gone,"