Rise Raziemon!
----------------------- Disclaimer: Heh, running out of ideas here.. Ah well, I don't own digimon n_n;; -----------------------
"Hiya everyone! Davis here, and man, things got pretty intense. That jerk Black Wargreymon somehow shut off all the Digiports, so none of the digidestined could escape! Realizing we were horridly outnumbered, we ordered a full retreat, and me, Ken, and Tai stayed behind to cover the escape. But then all the evil digimon focused their attacks on us! Tai and Wargreymon were getting smothered, and me and Ken got so angry, that Cyberdramon and MagnaStingmon DNA Digivolved together to form Paladimon! He's totally powerful, and was able to buy us some time as we made our escape. Now I just hope we make it back to Kari and the others before anything else happens!"
Di Di Di...
Digimon Digimon
Di Di Di...
Digimon Digimon
Di Di Di...
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Change.. into Digital Champions
To save.. the Digital World
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digivolve into champions!
Armor Digivolve!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon!
"What are we going to do?" A girl cried out.
"What's going to happen to us?!" A little boy said, his Koromon standing near him.
"I'm scared!!" A boy cried, squeezing his DemiDevimon.
Kari could only sigh as she heard the voices again and again. It was like all their comments and questions were directed at her. How was she supposed to know what they were going to do next? She wasn't psychic or anything! It was starting to drive her crazy.
She glanced over to TK and saw that he was talking to Willis. Yolie rode slowly on Halsemon, and Cody was walking ahead. What were they going to do? Where were they supposed to go? They were now going to be constantly on the run from Black Wargreymon's hordes, and they would have to move very slowly with all these people.
"Where are we going to go?" She asked the sky plaintively. It didn't answer.
"We will find somewhere." A lightly accented voice said near her. Kari turned to see a girl about her age with blonde hair. A Floramon was walking at her side, and she had a tired smile on her face.
"Oh! Hello, who are you?" Kari asked, slightly surprised.
"My name is Catherine, I come from France. This is my digimon, Floramon." Catherine replied. The Floramon bowed slightly.
"Nice to meet you." It said. Kari smiled, and returned the greeting.
"I'm Kamiya Hikari, but my friends call me Kari. This is my Digimon Gatomon."
"Hello." Gatomon said from her side.
"So," Kari said, "Do you know someplace near here we can go?"
"No, not right offhand, but I'm sure we will."
"I hope you're right."
"Um. actually, if I could make a suggestion." Floramon said.
***
TK and Willis had been trying to figure out a place to take all these Digidestined, but nowhere they could think of sounded right. TK sighed, as the sudden weight on his head told him that Patamon had taken up his favorite perch again. That wasn't the only thing though. This entire forest felt like it was weighing down on him. And he noticed that there was a faint fog swirling on the ground. He wouldn't be to sad when they finally left the dank place.
Suddenly, a girlish giggle broke out near him, followed quickly by another. He turned to see Kari, laughing about something, standing next to a girl with blonde hair, who was also laughing.
"I completely forgot about that! I guess we are getting close to there, do you think he'd let us stay?" He heard Kari ask. The Floramon nodded.
"I'm positive, I'm sure he'll realize the threat that Black Wargreymon poses."
"Alright then." Kari said, and then turned, and smiled at TK, and waved him over. TK walked over, and fell into step beside Kari.
"TK, this is Catherine, and her Digimon Floramon." Kari introduced.
"Pleased to meet you, I'm TK, and this is Patamon." TK said, smiling. The girl near him seemed stunned for a second, and her mouth hung open. Then, she quickly looked away, a faint blush touching her creamy skin.
"Uhhhh.. Same here." She said.
"Oh, are you from France?" TK asked.
"Y.Yes!" She said, seeming slightly flustered.
"Really? My grandfather lives in France, I'm supposed to go visit him this summer."
Kari coughed slightly, trying to get their attention again. "Anyways TK, Floramon knows a place we can go. It seems we're getting close to ShogunGekomon's castle!"
"Really! Wow. amazing. Wait a second! That's wonderful!!! ShogunGekomon's castle is huge! There'll be plenty of room for all of us there!" TK said excitedly. "I'll go tell the others!" TK said, preparing to run off. He stopped for a second, and then he looked around. "Wait a second. Kari, where's Cody?" The youngest of the Odaiba Digidestined was nowhere to be seen.
".I don't know. He was right in front of me just a second ago." Kari replied. TK bit his lip, and the looming darkness in the forest seemed more oppressive than ever. "CODY!" He called out.
***
Cody had been walking ahead of the others for a while now. He had placed himself in the Vanguard, in his own way to guard the others. He knew it was illogical, but he felt guilty for all these Digidestined being trapped. Like it was because of him, and he needed to protect them to make up for it.
"I'm telling ya Cody, when I git my hands on that varmant, he's gonna wish he'd never been born." Armadillomon said, talking more because he was afraid that out of any real plan of vengeance on Black Wargreymon.
Cody remained silent, and stared into the looming darkness that seemed to surround every tree. There was something definitely not right about these woods, but he couldn't seem to put his finger on it.
As Cody pursued that thought, he saw a movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head, and saw a shadow dart behind a tree.
"Armadillomon, did you see that?" He asked.
"See what Cody?"
"Never mind. follow me, and be quiet." Cody walked off the path and quietly made his way to where he saw the movement.
They walked through the trees until they came to a clearing. Cody ducked behind a tree, and looked into the clearing. It was filled with Bakemon and Phantomon.
"Master," The Phantomon said, talking into a small device floating in the air, "we have headed off the digidestined. We will wait here in ambush, and strike as they pass."
"Very good Phantomon. Proceed as planned." Black Wargreymon's voice said through the hovering orb. The orb glowed a shade of red, before falling to the ground and dissolving into data.
Cody surveyed the Digimon in the clearing. Not a one of them was wearing a black ring. These Digimon were willfully serving Black Wargreymon. He looked down at his partner and held up his digivice.
"You ready Armadillomon?" Cody asked.
"Sure am Cody, let's go teach those freaky sheets a lesson!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to. Anklyomon!"
The champion digimon nodded at Cody, and then charged into the clearing. The Bakemon all turned at once and gasped in surprise at the dinosaur digimon.
"Th-that's a digidestined's digimon!" A Bakemon stammered in surprise. This news seemed to rift through the group, and was evidently more than they could take. "Nobody said anything about having to take on a digidestined's digimon in a fair fight!!" A scared Bakemon said, before flying from the crowd. This seemed to be good enough for the others. As one they turned and fled, leaving an angry Phantomon to try and restore order.
"You come back here you worthless bed sheets! If Black Wargreymon finds out about this it will be your heads. er. you know what I mean!"
Phantomon rounded on Anklyomon, who stood locked in place, slightly surprised by these turn of events. "You!" Phantomon scream, as he swung his scythe threatingly through the air. "This is all your fault! Our perfect trap is ruined now because of you. For that you must be deleted!"
The ghost digimon flew straight at Anklyomon, his ultimate speed catching the yellow digimon off guard. He smacked him into the air with his scythe, and used the bladed end to hook him around the neck and pull him back down, slamming him into the ground.
Cody gasped in surprise as he saw his partner being pummeled. 'Of course, what was I thinking? Phantomon's an ultimate level digimon. Even with the training he's been doing, there's no way that Anklyomon could defeat him.'
He watched on as Anklyomon attempted to slam his tail into his assailant, to no avail. Phantomon merely flew out of his reach, and began relentlessly slashing at him. There was no way that Anklyomon could even touch him. Cody couldn't stand it anymore. Watching Anklyomon being tossed around just proved to him that he'd let everyone down. And then soon this beast and the ghost digimon would find the others, and it would all be over.
'NO!' Cody thought to himself. 'I won't lose. It's not my fault that we're stuck here. All I can do is try and defeat Phantomon, and warn the others. As long as I try, then I won't have let anyone down.'
Cody could feel a warmth in his chest, and his body surged with renewed vigor. Feeling his strength, Anklyomon also started to become revitalized, and started attacking with more strength. "Anklyomon! We have to buy the other's enough time to get away from these creeps, so give it your all!"
The warmth in his chest intensified, until Cody's breathing started to become labored. He looked down, and gasped in surprise. There was a light coming from his chest, a deep, maroon color. It was in the shape of both the crests of Knowledge and Reliability, side by side. As Cody looked on, the light grew even brighter until he had to shield his eyes. When it finally subsided, he looked down and gasped in surprise. There was a new symbol on his chest, one he had never seen before.
He looked up and saw that the battle had stopped, because Digmon was also enveloped in the strange light. Finally, Cody began to understand what was happening. 'Anklyomon's going to digivolve!'
Anklyomon was now enveloped completely. The power was surging from the column of light. From deep within it, the familiar voice of Anklyomon called out, "Anklyomon, digivolve to."
Cody stared as the light shifted subtly, and then vanished altogether. He gasped, as a new creature stood in Anklyomon's place. He was tall, humanoid. But he didn't look human at all. He had green skin that was drawn taut over the bones, and from his back came black, tattered wings. In his hand he held a black sword, which glowed from a power within. A green nimbus seemed to flow through him, giving him an almost ethereal appearance. And although Cody was impressed with this new form, he couldn't help but feel and evil presence about it.
".Raziemon!" The new Digimon boomed, in a very low, raspy voice.
"Raziemon?" Cody said, checking his D-Terminal. "A Ultimate level Fallen Digimon. His Reave attack will slice through anything, and his Forbidden Knowledge attack will scrye the universe for the ultimate power. A viral type Digimon. viral."
"So Phantomon, what do you think?" Raziemon boomed.
"I think that you're the same weakling wrapped in a new, disgusting package." Phantomon said as he sliced down at Raziemon. Raziemon quickly parried with his sword, knocking the scythe harmlessly to the side. Phantomon's eyes widened under his hood, as Raziemon quickly brought the sword back, slicing through part of his cloak.
Phantomon flew back a few paces, and readied his scythe again. "Okay, so I was wrong. Now you're a entirely new nuisance!" He shouted as he charged at Raziemon. Raziemon didn't even blink as he held out his hand. The green nimbus that seemed to flow through him slowly congregated in his hand, and the entire area seemed to get darker. Phantomon didn't seem to care as he continued flying towards the ultimate Digimon, his scythe at the ready.
"Reave!" Raziemon shouted as the green cloud shot from his hand and smacked into Phantomon's chest. Phantomon gasped in surprise as the nimbus surrounded him. He floated in the air, seemingly paralyzed by the strange substance.
For moments, the entire forest was quiet, as if the pause in the battle had stopped time itself. Then, Phantomon began screaming in pain. Cody stared on, trying to figure out what was going on. It finally clicked, when he saw something moving at the edge of Phantomon's cloak. A piece of data flew from it and hung, suspended in the green nimbus. Soon, more data flew from him, until almost half of his body was gone. Then, the nimbus began to shift, and move sluggishly away from Phantomon, who collapsed to the ground. The green nimbus flowed back to Raziemon, surrounding him and flowing through him, revitalizing him with Phantomon's stolen data.
"Y-you b-b-bastard!" Phantomon groaned from the ground. Raziemon just stared at him, and grabbed his sword with both hands. He loomed over Phantomon, and raised the blade over his head. Phantomon's eyes widened in terror, as Raziemon swung the blade.
***
Matt found Cody a few minutes later, shuddering in a heap against a tree. By the looks of it, he'd been vomiting, and his face looked pale.
"You okay Cody?" T.K. asked, as they rejoined the group.
"No, I'm not." Cody stated, before walking away. T.K. looked surprised, and then looked down at Armadillomon.
"What happened to you guys? What's wrong with Cody?"
Armadillomon looked away at the retreating figure of Cody, and sighed. "I guess I better tell y'all, but I think you might want to leave Cody alone for a while."
"Why?! What happened?" T.K. was starting to get slightly annoyed by not having his question's answered.
"We were scouting ahead to make sure no one was going to ambush us. We ended up coming across a group of Bakemon led by a Phantomon. We scattered the Bakemon, but the Phantomon attacked us. In the battle, I digivolved to my ultimate form, but.." Armadillomon seemed uncomfortable, but T.K. motioned for him to continue. "I digivolved into a Digimon called Raziemon. I was a viral type Digimon. I. I think I did something cruel to Phantomon, before I defeated him. I can't really remember what though. Whatever it was though, it sure shook Cody up bad."
"Hmmmm. well, I guess." T.K. began, but was cut off as Kari came running towards them.
"You guys! We're here! Shogun Gekomon's castle is right up ahead!" She exclaimed.
T.K. looked up, and sure enough, in the distance, he could see the towers of Shogun Gekomon's castle. He smiled slightly to himself, as they continued walking towards the castle. He didn't know what to do about Cody, but he figured he'd bring it up with Davis whenever he got back.
As these thoughts flit through T.K.'s head, he heard a cheer come from behind him. He turned around to see Wargreymon with Tai on his shoulders, and beside them, a new digimon carrying Davis and Ken. They landed near the Odaiba digidestined, and the humans jumped to the ground.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Davis asked.
"What's up yourself?" Kari said, smiling at him. "Who's that?" She asked. Davis and Ken smiled at each other, and Davis bowed extravagantly.
"This milady, is Paladimon, the DNA Digivolved form of Cyberdramon and MagnaStingmon. Say hello Paladimon."
"Greetings."
The digidestined have acquired a new weapon in Raziemon, but Cody seems to be unable to accept this new form of his friend. And will our friends be able to stay at Shogun Gekomon's castle? Find out next time on Digimon: Return of an Empire.
A/N: Well, that's that I guess. Sorry for taking so long getting this chapter out, but I hope that the time it took me to write it made it a little better. I'll be working on the next chapter as fast as I can, and hopefully have it out in a couple of weeks. Please review! Laterz!
----------------------- Disclaimer: Heh, running out of ideas here.. Ah well, I don't own digimon n_n;; -----------------------
"Hiya everyone! Davis here, and man, things got pretty intense. That jerk Black Wargreymon somehow shut off all the Digiports, so none of the digidestined could escape! Realizing we were horridly outnumbered, we ordered a full retreat, and me, Ken, and Tai stayed behind to cover the escape. But then all the evil digimon focused their attacks on us! Tai and Wargreymon were getting smothered, and me and Ken got so angry, that Cyberdramon and MagnaStingmon DNA Digivolved together to form Paladimon! He's totally powerful, and was able to buy us some time as we made our escape. Now I just hope we make it back to Kari and the others before anything else happens!"
Di Di Di...
Digimon Digimon
Di Di Di...
Digimon Digimon
Di Di Di...
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Change.. into Digital Champions
To save.. the Digital World
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digivolve into champions!
Armor Digivolve!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon are the champions!
Digimon, Digital Monsters
Digimon!
"What are we going to do?" A girl cried out.
"What's going to happen to us?!" A little boy said, his Koromon standing near him.
"I'm scared!!" A boy cried, squeezing his DemiDevimon.
Kari could only sigh as she heard the voices again and again. It was like all their comments and questions were directed at her. How was she supposed to know what they were going to do next? She wasn't psychic or anything! It was starting to drive her crazy.
She glanced over to TK and saw that he was talking to Willis. Yolie rode slowly on Halsemon, and Cody was walking ahead. What were they going to do? Where were they supposed to go? They were now going to be constantly on the run from Black Wargreymon's hordes, and they would have to move very slowly with all these people.
"Where are we going to go?" She asked the sky plaintively. It didn't answer.
"We will find somewhere." A lightly accented voice said near her. Kari turned to see a girl about her age with blonde hair. A Floramon was walking at her side, and she had a tired smile on her face.
"Oh! Hello, who are you?" Kari asked, slightly surprised.
"My name is Catherine, I come from France. This is my digimon, Floramon." Catherine replied. The Floramon bowed slightly.
"Nice to meet you." It said. Kari smiled, and returned the greeting.
"I'm Kamiya Hikari, but my friends call me Kari. This is my Digimon Gatomon."
"Hello." Gatomon said from her side.
"So," Kari said, "Do you know someplace near here we can go?"
"No, not right offhand, but I'm sure we will."
"I hope you're right."
"Um. actually, if I could make a suggestion." Floramon said.
***
TK and Willis had been trying to figure out a place to take all these Digidestined, but nowhere they could think of sounded right. TK sighed, as the sudden weight on his head told him that Patamon had taken up his favorite perch again. That wasn't the only thing though. This entire forest felt like it was weighing down on him. And he noticed that there was a faint fog swirling on the ground. He wouldn't be to sad when they finally left the dank place.
Suddenly, a girlish giggle broke out near him, followed quickly by another. He turned to see Kari, laughing about something, standing next to a girl with blonde hair, who was also laughing.
"I completely forgot about that! I guess we are getting close to there, do you think he'd let us stay?" He heard Kari ask. The Floramon nodded.
"I'm positive, I'm sure he'll realize the threat that Black Wargreymon poses."
"Alright then." Kari said, and then turned, and smiled at TK, and waved him over. TK walked over, and fell into step beside Kari.
"TK, this is Catherine, and her Digimon Floramon." Kari introduced.
"Pleased to meet you, I'm TK, and this is Patamon." TK said, smiling. The girl near him seemed stunned for a second, and her mouth hung open. Then, she quickly looked away, a faint blush touching her creamy skin.
"Uhhhh.. Same here." She said.
"Oh, are you from France?" TK asked.
"Y.Yes!" She said, seeming slightly flustered.
"Really? My grandfather lives in France, I'm supposed to go visit him this summer."
Kari coughed slightly, trying to get their attention again. "Anyways TK, Floramon knows a place we can go. It seems we're getting close to ShogunGekomon's castle!"
"Really! Wow. amazing. Wait a second! That's wonderful!!! ShogunGekomon's castle is huge! There'll be plenty of room for all of us there!" TK said excitedly. "I'll go tell the others!" TK said, preparing to run off. He stopped for a second, and then he looked around. "Wait a second. Kari, where's Cody?" The youngest of the Odaiba Digidestined was nowhere to be seen.
".I don't know. He was right in front of me just a second ago." Kari replied. TK bit his lip, and the looming darkness in the forest seemed more oppressive than ever. "CODY!" He called out.
***
Cody had been walking ahead of the others for a while now. He had placed himself in the Vanguard, in his own way to guard the others. He knew it was illogical, but he felt guilty for all these Digidestined being trapped. Like it was because of him, and he needed to protect them to make up for it.
"I'm telling ya Cody, when I git my hands on that varmant, he's gonna wish he'd never been born." Armadillomon said, talking more because he was afraid that out of any real plan of vengeance on Black Wargreymon.
Cody remained silent, and stared into the looming darkness that seemed to surround every tree. There was something definitely not right about these woods, but he couldn't seem to put his finger on it.
As Cody pursued that thought, he saw a movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head, and saw a shadow dart behind a tree.
"Armadillomon, did you see that?" He asked.
"See what Cody?"
"Never mind. follow me, and be quiet." Cody walked off the path and quietly made his way to where he saw the movement.
They walked through the trees until they came to a clearing. Cody ducked behind a tree, and looked into the clearing. It was filled with Bakemon and Phantomon.
"Master," The Phantomon said, talking into a small device floating in the air, "we have headed off the digidestined. We will wait here in ambush, and strike as they pass."
"Very good Phantomon. Proceed as planned." Black Wargreymon's voice said through the hovering orb. The orb glowed a shade of red, before falling to the ground and dissolving into data.
Cody surveyed the Digimon in the clearing. Not a one of them was wearing a black ring. These Digimon were willfully serving Black Wargreymon. He looked down at his partner and held up his digivice.
"You ready Armadillomon?" Cody asked.
"Sure am Cody, let's go teach those freaky sheets a lesson!"
"Armadillomon digivolve to. Anklyomon!"
The champion digimon nodded at Cody, and then charged into the clearing. The Bakemon all turned at once and gasped in surprise at the dinosaur digimon.
"Th-that's a digidestined's digimon!" A Bakemon stammered in surprise. This news seemed to rift through the group, and was evidently more than they could take. "Nobody said anything about having to take on a digidestined's digimon in a fair fight!!" A scared Bakemon said, before flying from the crowd. This seemed to be good enough for the others. As one they turned and fled, leaving an angry Phantomon to try and restore order.
"You come back here you worthless bed sheets! If Black Wargreymon finds out about this it will be your heads. er. you know what I mean!"
Phantomon rounded on Anklyomon, who stood locked in place, slightly surprised by these turn of events. "You!" Phantomon scream, as he swung his scythe threatingly through the air. "This is all your fault! Our perfect trap is ruined now because of you. For that you must be deleted!"
The ghost digimon flew straight at Anklyomon, his ultimate speed catching the yellow digimon off guard. He smacked him into the air with his scythe, and used the bladed end to hook him around the neck and pull him back down, slamming him into the ground.
Cody gasped in surprise as he saw his partner being pummeled. 'Of course, what was I thinking? Phantomon's an ultimate level digimon. Even with the training he's been doing, there's no way that Anklyomon could defeat him.'
He watched on as Anklyomon attempted to slam his tail into his assailant, to no avail. Phantomon merely flew out of his reach, and began relentlessly slashing at him. There was no way that Anklyomon could even touch him. Cody couldn't stand it anymore. Watching Anklyomon being tossed around just proved to him that he'd let everyone down. And then soon this beast and the ghost digimon would find the others, and it would all be over.
'NO!' Cody thought to himself. 'I won't lose. It's not my fault that we're stuck here. All I can do is try and defeat Phantomon, and warn the others. As long as I try, then I won't have let anyone down.'
Cody could feel a warmth in his chest, and his body surged with renewed vigor. Feeling his strength, Anklyomon also started to become revitalized, and started attacking with more strength. "Anklyomon! We have to buy the other's enough time to get away from these creeps, so give it your all!"
The warmth in his chest intensified, until Cody's breathing started to become labored. He looked down, and gasped in surprise. There was a light coming from his chest, a deep, maroon color. It was in the shape of both the crests of Knowledge and Reliability, side by side. As Cody looked on, the light grew even brighter until he had to shield his eyes. When it finally subsided, he looked down and gasped in surprise. There was a new symbol on his chest, one he had never seen before.
He looked up and saw that the battle had stopped, because Digmon was also enveloped in the strange light. Finally, Cody began to understand what was happening. 'Anklyomon's going to digivolve!'
Anklyomon was now enveloped completely. The power was surging from the column of light. From deep within it, the familiar voice of Anklyomon called out, "Anklyomon, digivolve to."
Cody stared as the light shifted subtly, and then vanished altogether. He gasped, as a new creature stood in Anklyomon's place. He was tall, humanoid. But he didn't look human at all. He had green skin that was drawn taut over the bones, and from his back came black, tattered wings. In his hand he held a black sword, which glowed from a power within. A green nimbus seemed to flow through him, giving him an almost ethereal appearance. And although Cody was impressed with this new form, he couldn't help but feel and evil presence about it.
".Raziemon!" The new Digimon boomed, in a very low, raspy voice.
"Raziemon?" Cody said, checking his D-Terminal. "A Ultimate level Fallen Digimon. His Reave attack will slice through anything, and his Forbidden Knowledge attack will scrye the universe for the ultimate power. A viral type Digimon. viral."
"So Phantomon, what do you think?" Raziemon boomed.
"I think that you're the same weakling wrapped in a new, disgusting package." Phantomon said as he sliced down at Raziemon. Raziemon quickly parried with his sword, knocking the scythe harmlessly to the side. Phantomon's eyes widened under his hood, as Raziemon quickly brought the sword back, slicing through part of his cloak.
Phantomon flew back a few paces, and readied his scythe again. "Okay, so I was wrong. Now you're a entirely new nuisance!" He shouted as he charged at Raziemon. Raziemon didn't even blink as he held out his hand. The green nimbus that seemed to flow through him slowly congregated in his hand, and the entire area seemed to get darker. Phantomon didn't seem to care as he continued flying towards the ultimate Digimon, his scythe at the ready.
"Reave!" Raziemon shouted as the green cloud shot from his hand and smacked into Phantomon's chest. Phantomon gasped in surprise as the nimbus surrounded him. He floated in the air, seemingly paralyzed by the strange substance.
For moments, the entire forest was quiet, as if the pause in the battle had stopped time itself. Then, Phantomon began screaming in pain. Cody stared on, trying to figure out what was going on. It finally clicked, when he saw something moving at the edge of Phantomon's cloak. A piece of data flew from it and hung, suspended in the green nimbus. Soon, more data flew from him, until almost half of his body was gone. Then, the nimbus began to shift, and move sluggishly away from Phantomon, who collapsed to the ground. The green nimbus flowed back to Raziemon, surrounding him and flowing through him, revitalizing him with Phantomon's stolen data.
"Y-you b-b-bastard!" Phantomon groaned from the ground. Raziemon just stared at him, and grabbed his sword with both hands. He loomed over Phantomon, and raised the blade over his head. Phantomon's eyes widened in terror, as Raziemon swung the blade.
***
Matt found Cody a few minutes later, shuddering in a heap against a tree. By the looks of it, he'd been vomiting, and his face looked pale.
"You okay Cody?" T.K. asked, as they rejoined the group.
"No, I'm not." Cody stated, before walking away. T.K. looked surprised, and then looked down at Armadillomon.
"What happened to you guys? What's wrong with Cody?"
Armadillomon looked away at the retreating figure of Cody, and sighed. "I guess I better tell y'all, but I think you might want to leave Cody alone for a while."
"Why?! What happened?" T.K. was starting to get slightly annoyed by not having his question's answered.
"We were scouting ahead to make sure no one was going to ambush us. We ended up coming across a group of Bakemon led by a Phantomon. We scattered the Bakemon, but the Phantomon attacked us. In the battle, I digivolved to my ultimate form, but.." Armadillomon seemed uncomfortable, but T.K. motioned for him to continue. "I digivolved into a Digimon called Raziemon. I was a viral type Digimon. I. I think I did something cruel to Phantomon, before I defeated him. I can't really remember what though. Whatever it was though, it sure shook Cody up bad."
"Hmmmm. well, I guess." T.K. began, but was cut off as Kari came running towards them.
"You guys! We're here! Shogun Gekomon's castle is right up ahead!" She exclaimed.
T.K. looked up, and sure enough, in the distance, he could see the towers of Shogun Gekomon's castle. He smiled slightly to himself, as they continued walking towards the castle. He didn't know what to do about Cody, but he figured he'd bring it up with Davis whenever he got back.
As these thoughts flit through T.K.'s head, he heard a cheer come from behind him. He turned around to see Wargreymon with Tai on his shoulders, and beside them, a new digimon carrying Davis and Ken. They landed near the Odaiba digidestined, and the humans jumped to the ground.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Davis asked.
"What's up yourself?" Kari said, smiling at him. "Who's that?" She asked. Davis and Ken smiled at each other, and Davis bowed extravagantly.
"This milady, is Paladimon, the DNA Digivolved form of Cyberdramon and MagnaStingmon. Say hello Paladimon."
"Greetings."
The digidestined have acquired a new weapon in Raziemon, but Cody seems to be unable to accept this new form of his friend. And will our friends be able to stay at Shogun Gekomon's castle? Find out next time on Digimon: Return of an Empire.
A/N: Well, that's that I guess. Sorry for taking so long getting this chapter out, but I hope that the time it took me to write it made it a little better. I'll be working on the next chapter as fast as I can, and hopefully have it out in a couple of weeks. Please review! Laterz!