"Episode 2: Fear SkullGreymon"

Hey guys, what's up? I know it has been a long time since I've published anything on Fanfiction. I have been posting stories on Wattpad. I haven't forgotten about you guys. I also apologize for making chapters short. That is just the way I write. I write at least 1000 words minimum. I try not to go way into detail because I like to have you guys figure things out along the way through the story. I will try to post at least one chapter of Digimon Next II per week on both Wattpad and Fanfiction. I am one of those authors who will write short chapters somewhat like James Patterson. I will answer all of your comments right here.

Raising Heart Apr. 9: Yeah! I love that idea. I was thinking on whether I should pair Jonasan and Akira, or Danjuro and Akira. I think Danjuro and Akira would sort of make sense considering that Taichi was Davis's role model(if that makes sense). In Digimon 2.5 it sort of sounds as if Dan does have a crush on her. I do support Dakira? Akiro? I see DanXDawn and I would rather see him with Dawn then Jonathan. I honestly see Jonathan and Misa Jun or maybe even Margaret. JonathanXDawn isn't a couple I really support.

VictoryGreymon Apr. 6: No, VictoryGreymon X is an unexplained part after Myotismon is defeated. Similar to the crests in 02. Although it does sound like a great idea!

Raising Heart Apr. 6: Lol yeah. Dawn, Tai, Davis and the other DigiDestined are still around as main characters. The extra DigiDestined are to be explained later. ^_^

I thank you all for reviewing. I really hope you all like this.

Dawn clenched her fists as Greymon charged toward Crowmon X. "Mega Flame!" A large ball of fire blasted out of Greymon's mouth. Greymon then lowered his head. "Horn Attack!" He charged into the ultimate Digimon with his brown horn.

Garurumon jumped into the air and blasted a blue flame from his mouth. "Howling Blaster!" Crowmon X had dodged the attack, and clawed at Garurumon's head. The wolf Digimon whined in pain.

Stacey ran toward her partner, horrified as he devolved back to Gabumon. "Gabumon!" She held Gabumon in her arms. "Mr. Yagami!"

Taichi ran to help her out, but was smacked by a large tail. Dawn's eyes had widened. "Dad!" Her father was smacked into the school wall. Greymon looked towards Dawn.

"Dawn, wait!" Greymon commanded as Crowmon X readied his attack at the Yagami girl.

"Fire Jewels!" Crowmon X fired his fireballs straight toward Dawn.

"Needle Rain!" Dionamon counterattacked the Firw Jewels with a storm of needles and thorns. Taichi lied on the ground, groaning.

"Dad.." Akira held his hand. The orange ring on her D-Power started to change color to a maroon color. "Greymon. Go!"

Greymon looked down at himself. He was digivolving. However, Greymon looked frightened. He had felt Dawn's anger, fear, and sadness. Her hatred.

"GREYMON, DARK DIGIVOLVE TOO… SKULLGREYMON!"

The large skeleton roared, and charged for Crowmon X. Dawn looked at her partner horrified. "I'm sorry.." She looked at her D-Watch to find that her crest was no longer orange, nor was it the crest of courage. The crest was black and instead of the sun-like emblem, it was a crescent moon.

Dan and Stacey looked at SkullGreymon with fear. Dan balled his fists, and started running toward him. Strikedramon had been attacking the tailed Digimon known as Plantdramon X and looked toward the Motomiya child. "Dan, what are you doing? It is too dangerous!"

Dan ignored his partner and jumped onto SkullGreymon as he blasted Crowmon into data, and then started heading for Dawn. "Stop it, Greymon! Dawn's your friend! Enough!"

SkullGreymon roared and threw Danjuro off of his back, causing him to land harshly. His arm was bent in an odd position. "Damn…" He looked towards Dawn, and then at SkullGreymon.

Dawn looked to her partner, and held Taichi tightly in her arms. She started to see something in her mind.

The Greymon edged closer towards Taichi's Greymon. Etemon smiled cruelly as his Greymon was close to defeating the bearer of courage.

Taichi balled his fists."Greymon, you have to digivolve to the ultimate level, now! You need to defeat him!"

"Taichi, I can't." Greymon tried telling him.

"Greymon, you have to! Do it now!" Taichi didn't notice this, but his Digivice changed black for a split second. Koushiro Izumi took notice in this.

"What is that?" He thought. "What's wrong with the Digivice?"

Taichi balled his fists. Greymon felt Taichi's power. Greymon felt his fear. Greymon was surrounded in white light.

"GREYMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO… SKULLGREYMON!"

Taichi looked frightened at his ultimate Digimon. "I'm sorry…" He had thought…

"Dawn! Dawn!" Dan shook his friend awake.

"Huh? How long was I out?" Dawn asked confused. She looked and saw that her father was lying in the rubble with her.

"You were out for an hour!" Veemon pointed out.

Dawn picked up her D-Power. "Where is Agumon?"

The teens' expressions fell. They remained quiet. "No.. You didn't delete him."

Danjuro looked up at her. "No. Of course not. He escaped into the Digital World."

"As SkullGreymon," Ivymon finished for the goggle boy shyly.

Dawn looked crushed. She felt something in her, but she couldn't understand what. "We need to go see Izzy. We have to find SkullGreymon."

"I'll do what I can, Dawn." Izzy replied after she had explained to him what had happened. Jonasan began research on Dawn's new crest.

"This isn't like any crest I have seen before. You said they just changed?" He asked not even looking at her.

Obviously not in the mood to speak right now, she slowly nodded. "It's my fault."

Thea looked toward her. "Hey…" She was about to say something to cheer her up, but just couldn't. She knew she would only make matters worse.

Dan had been looking out of the window of the research lab with a cast on his left arm. "If only the Digital hadn't of broken… Then we could have stood a chance. We've gotten weaker. The X Antibody is stronger than even last time."

Izzy looked up. "Found him." Dawn was the first to stand up and take a look at his computer screen. "He made his way into the desert on file continent." Dawn grabbed her D-Power and made her way out of the door. "Wait!"

Jonathan looked at his father. "I'll go with her. Danjuro, Roxanne." The girl with Ivymon looked in the direction of the child of knowledge. "I need you two to come with me. Dionamon and Strikedramon are needed right now."

"Hey! Why can't I come?" Thea whined a little.

Jonasan Izumi looked at her. "We need you, Stacey, and Ben to help Tai and my father." The other two nodded, and Thea just crossed her arms.

Danjuro and Akatsuki followed the Izumi boy toward the direction Dawn went.

A small Pukamon looked up. "Travis, are we there yet?"

"No, Pukamon." The boy replied as they headed towards the desert area. "I think we're lost." He looked down at his teal D-Arc.

Pukamon gasped. "Lost? I thought you were supposed to follow the signal to your crest!"

Travis sighed, and sat down on a rock. "We were. I just don't know why it lead here. Unimon said that Gennai hid the crest near a pond, and that is all he knew." Kazumi looked before speaking again. "There isn't a single pond in sight!"

Pukamon shrugged. "Now that I think about it, we haven't seen a single Digimon since we arrived the Primary Village!" The partners both jumped when they heard a vicious roar.

"There's our Digimon. Let's go." He held out his D-Power. "Digital Ring, release!"

"PUKAMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO… GOMAMON! GOMAMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO… SEADRAMON!"

The large dragon Digimon saw the ultimate level SkullGreymon coming in their direction. "Travis, he's an ultimate level. We're not strong enough yet."

Travis nodded. "We can still try. Let's do this, Seadramon!"

"Alright, Kazumi. Water Blast!" A stream of water was launched straight at the ultimate Digimon, hardening the sand beneath the three. The sand collapsed below them, causing the two Digimon and human to fall into a large cave. Leaving them unconscious.

Dawn, Jonathan, Dan, and Roxanne ran as fast as they can. Veemon, Tentomon, and Ivymon behind them. Jonathan held out his D-Arc. "The signal states that SkullGreymon is here."

Dawn looked down and started clawing at the sand with her hands. Roxanne looked at her. "What are you doing?"

Dawn kept digging, her skirt getting dusty. "He has to be down here. He has to! He must have been buried! I can feel him nearby!"

Danjuro nodded and started digging with her. Dawn stopped digging for a second, looking at Dan. He gave her a smile. "I'm with you."

Dawn smiled, and nodded. She then went back to digging, knowing her friends were willing to help.

Agumon groaned and sat up. "Dawn…?"

Travis got up and looked at him. "Are you alright?"

Agumon looked at him. "Yeah. For now. Oh no…" Agumon remembered attacking Crowmon X , and a woman that lead him to the Digital World. Just before he had almost murdered his best friend.

Gomamon looked between the two. "Hey, Travis? Where did SkullGreymon go?"

Agumon and Travis gave the mammal Digimon a look, then Travis's D-Power started beeping. "The crest. My Digivice is locating the crest. Gomamon, get up!"

Gomamon moved from the spot where he had been lying on, and there it was. The silver crest of Reliability. Kazumi had picked the crest up, and put it around his neck. "We found it, Gomamon. The Crest of Reliability."

Agumon looked up at Travis, puzzled. "Wait, but reliability wasn't inherited."

He looked at the long-nosed lizard. "I know. It wasn't inherited, but reborn."

Agumon tilted his head, confused. "I still don't get it."

Dawn had been digging in the sand for what had seemed like hours. Dan looked at Jonathan. "You said Strikedramon might be of use earlier. Veemon can't Digivolve without the Digirings, and neither can Tentomon. The only one here able to Digivolve is Ivymon into Dionamon."

Jonasan nodded. "But we do have a Digiring. Akatsuki, send Veemon the Digiring."

She nodded, and grabbed her lime green D-Power. "Digital Ring, release!" A white ring escaped from the screen of the Digivice and landed in Veemon's hand. Instantly, he was engulfed in a bright white light.

"VEEMON, DIGIVOLVE TOO… STRIKEDRAMON!"

The dragon Digimon stood up. Jonasan nodded. "The true reason why we need Strikedramon and Dionamon is because I found something unique about their Digirings. To test, we need to find her crest."

"And that would be?" Dawn asked, finally speaking after all of this time.

"Her crest is compassion."