Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon or anything like that, please don't remind me, lol. This story is my idea though, so don't use it.

A/N: Well, here's the next chapter, let me know how I'm doing by reviewing, okay? Anyway, here you go, enjoy:

Chapter 4: A Dark Night

Village of Rojale-12:10am

Takato's parents watched in horror as their only son became a large, monstrous, red dragon. He glared at them with his large, evil, cruel eyes. The dark dragon gave a sinister grin, revealing his large, sharp fangs.

"I…am…Megiddo." The dragon spoke with a dark, vile voice that bore no resemblance to Takato's. The monster then flicked his tail at the couple, wrapped them up, and drew them close. "Who better to be my first victims…than those who raised me? Ha-ha-ha!" The monster snarled as he opened his large mouth, ready to devour them. For some reason, he stopped though, his eyes tensed in shock as he noticed the woman crying…he began to hear an angry voice in his head. He then began to howl and snarl in pain.

"No! You won't eat them! I…won't…LET YOU!" Megiddo spoke as he thrashed his head around in anguish…the voice coming from his mouth wasn't his, but Takato's.

"Kssk…You have no power over me…boy!" Megiddo snarled, this time in his cruel tone.

"This is my body! I said NO!" The monster yelled, once again using Takato's voice, as the dragon's body began to tremble violently. His father noticed that whenever Takato's voice was present, the monster's eyes became caramel in color and gentle, and when Megiddo's voice was in use, his eyes where blood red and filled with rage.

"Takato, if you can hear me, you've got to fight this. It isn't you!" His father began to yell, tears pouring from his eyes. The dragon gave him and his wife a stoic expression, apparently confused and torn, one half wanted to silence him permanently, while the other wanted to set them down and run away in shame. He shook his head, then glared at the man and his wife.

"Silence, fool!" The dragon spoke, in Megiddo's dark voice. The dragon's red eyes then began to glow, emitting a dark purple color. The couple then fell asleep, the dragon then threw them into a nearby hay stack, spread his large, imposing wings, and took flight.

"W-what did you do to them?!?" Takato screamed from within the shadows of the dragons conscience.

"I merely wiped their memory with a spell. Consider yourself lucky…now, away with you…RAH!!!" The vicious dragon roared as he shoved Takato into the darkest depths of his subconscious. "Heh, that should take care of him until dawn, at least. Rrr…he had more control that I thought possible…he earned some credit for that, I guess I'll spare his parents…for now." The dragon thought to himself as he flew down into the village below him, bent on destruction. The villagers fled in fear of the mighty beast of evil, they had no means of fighting back. He soared through the little hamlet for several hours of the night, leaving every now and then for a little bit to take a breather, then returning to ignite his terror of fire and brimstone, purposefully missing the location of Takato's parents, to honor the lad's brave fight for control. This continued on for several hours.

Alphonse's POV, village outskirts, 5:30am (Forty-five minutes till dawn):

Alphonse, class 'S' knight for the kingdom of Leoniré, while walking back towards home from his mission to secure a disputed boarder, had spotted a few people running in a frenzy towards him, screaming and panicking. As they approached, the knight hailed the distressed people.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you alright?" He inquired as he noticed that some of them where soot covered and had singed clothes.

"Please help us, sir knight…our village is under attack by a terrible dragon. We are merely peasant folk and bear no arms to defend ourselves…it's the village of Rojale. Please, save our village!" A man who looked like a farmer implored as he bowed at the feet the black-clad, silver haired knight.

"Rojale? Alright, I'm on it, you all find some safety…" Alphonse comforted the people as he dashed off towards the village. "A dragon…I have to stop it…" The young man thought resolutely as he placed his helmet on as he ran and leaped high into the air, disappearing into the night.

Back at the village-5:50am (twenty-five minutes till dawn):

Megiddo continued to rage on, destroying most that came in his way with his flaming breath and vicious claws. For some reason though, he had only ended the lives of a few people…he almost always hesitated just before he attacked someone…he reasoned that, even though sealed away in his mind, Takato still had some awareness of what was going on…it was somewhat irritating to the beast. He then circled high into the sky, preparing to perform another sweep over the village. Just as he built up flame in his mouth, he was hit by a green of energy that felt as cold as ice to the creature, causing him to plummet. The monster saved himself in the nick of time, landing on all fours.

"Rrrg…who is the fool who dares to challenge me?" The dragon snarled as he looked for the person who summoned the magic spell. He found it…his eyes tensed as the figure silhouetted by the starlight was familiar, at least to Takato, who rested within his mind. It was a black night, a large sword in his right hand, his left hand glowing with a greenish aura, confirming it was him who used the spell.

"I, Alphonse, dare to, dragon." The knight spoke, a strong inflection in his voice. He readied his Gradalpha sword to attack.

"Insolent warrior! You have no idea what you are up against, pitiful knight!" Megiddo hissed as he poised himself to attack as well.

"Heh, I honestly don't think you have a clue either…it appears as though I have no choice but to pull out the stops, being as you've caused so much destruction..." Alphonse solemnly spoke as he began to lace his weapon with the same magic that he had cast in a beam form earlier. The dragon's eyes became filled with hatred and contempt as he waited for the knight's next move.

A/N: Huh...how could this happen? Oh boy, the classic Knight vs. Dragon scene is coming up...hope you're ready for it...poor Takato...shoved into the dark recesses of Megiddo's mind. Now he has no choice but to fight his friend...oh boy...the tempo's definitely gonna pick up...let me know what you think of this chapter by reviewing, please?