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TAFU na HAATO! Nando demo tatakau to kimeta toki kara tomaranai MAI ROODO Osoreru koto wa nani mo nai yo "Ore wa tsuyoi" to shinjite iza ikou ze "Mou shinpai nai yo omae nara!" "Itsumo dareka to kurabete shimau nda yo..." Osoreru koto wa nani mo nai yo orera nakama dakara tomo ni ikou ze "Mou shinpai nai yo omae nara!" Ima ga funbari toki dattara chotto matte nanka nai de tatte Itsudemo hitori janai yo itsudemo akiramenaide sora wo miagete kobushi kakage "Mou shinpai nai yo omae nara!"
Chiisana PURAIDO seotte kobushi wo nigitte mata ippo ippo GOORU wo mezashi zenryoku shissou!
Tama ni tsurai hi datte atte omoidoori ni ikanakute sora ga namida de nijinde mietemo
Ashita wa kitto egao ni naru kara daijoubu!
Sou sora ga waratteru ki ga shita ase to namida no kazu kitto kagayakeru
Moshi fuan ni natta toki datte yareba dekiru to jibun shinjite
Ashiato ga oshietekureta zutto NEVER GIVE UP!
Ari no mama demo ii to wakatteitemo
Dareka no sei ni shite nigete konna jibun ga yurusenakute
Kabe ni butsukatte shimatte hitori ja dou shiyou mo nakute
Demo tsurai toki ni soba ni ite sasaete kureru nakama ga ite
Tomo ni waratte naite kureru kara
Kakegae no nai sonzai ga me ni mienai CHIKARA to yuuki senaka ou shita!
Sou sora ga waratteru ki ga shita ase to namida no kazu kitto kagayakeru
Moshi fuan ni natta toki datte yareba dekiru to jibun shinjite
Ashiato ga oshiete kureta zutto NEVER GIVE UP!
Kokoro no HACHIMAKI maite kokora de hakui shibatte
Sou surya kitto ippo RIIDO nareru kitto hitori no HIIROO
"Shouganai" tte itte seitouka suru amai jibun nara kettobasu
BIBIttenaide heppiriyou ni hi tsukeru chakka! Ugokanakuccha!
CHACCHACCHA to chaban wa shuuryou tomattenaide mata RESUTAATO!
KEEP ON itsumo no egao de iku ZONE HERE WE GO NOW!
Sou sora ga waratteru ki ga shita ase to namida no kazu kitto kagayakeru
Moshi fuan ni natta toki datte yareba dekiru to jibun shinjite
Ashiato ga oshiete kureta zutto NEVER GIVE UP!
Chapter 4
Voice of the Mind, of the Spirit, and of the Soul!
The beach was completely silent, as the DigiDestined stood still, sadden at the loss of Whamon (if only they knew). Kari, TK, Patamon, Mimi, and Palmon cried softy while the rest morn silently. Naruto was not there, as he had climbed up a tall tree nearby to oversee Spiral Mountain and see if he could find any information on it with his goggles. He sent his digimon into his digivice to rest. The group watched as the ocean broke down into data and disappeared.
"Spiral Mountain's ocean is returning to normal!" Koromon said, voicing the thoughts of everyone. TK tilted his head gently.
"Why?"
"It must be because we beat MetalSeadramon who ruled over its domain!" Gomamon replied.
"So the power of darkness controlling it has disappeared!" Izzy continued for him.
While sadden at Whamon's sacrifice, Tai was happy at their progress. "Our victory got rid of the darkness in this world!" He said while he held Koromon.
"Then let's keep up this pace and defeat the rest of the Dark Masters!" Joe declared, in a surprising action of motivation.
"That way, peace will return to the Digital World!" Gatomon said.
Tai then raised a fist as his eyes grey determined. "Alright, let's go!" Half of the group raised their arms in agreement. But before they could leave, they heard Mimi call out.
"Wait!"
Turning around, they saw Mimi and Palmon kneeling on the beach, making four mounts of wet sand with wooden crosses on top.
"What are you doing?" Tai asked them. Matt gave him a glare.
"Can't you tell?! They're making graves."
"Graves?" Tai asked.
Mimi finished making the last one, and pointed to each as she spoke. "That's Whamon's grave. There's Piximon. "That's Chuumon. And this one's for Wizardmon." Mimi said as she put her hands on the last grave.
Sora walked up over and bended down over Mimi. She had a sad look on her face as she looked at the graves. "All of them were killed trying to protect us."
Naruto decided he should intervene before the group got caught in darkness. He jumped out of the tree and gently landed beside them, making them jump. "Whamon's not dead."
Matt got over his surprise and glared at the physically younger blonde. "What are you talking about?! We just saw him get deleted!"
Naruto just took out his D.V. Loader and shifted through it. He then faced it to them. The group saw an image of Whamon. "When he joined the King's Army, I absorbed his fractal code, and make a copy of him in my digivice. And when he was deleted, I also absorb his data before it could to Spiral Mountain. Right now he's in the dimension where all my other digimon are at. He's data is gathering together and healing him right now. So he's not dead. I was told on how Primary Village had stopped reviving deceased digimon ever since The Dark Masters took over. I wasn't about to let those bastards have Whamon's soul just to taint it!" Naruto told the surprised group. Though shocked, they were glad to know Whamon was still alive.
Tai then stepped forward with a raised a fist in the air. "Alright, Naruto! That's awesome! But we still need to work harder for the sakes of the ones we lost!"
Suddenly, Naruto glared at Tai, shocking him. "And what are you goanna do Tai?! You just goanna march to the Dark Masters and fight them! Even if digimons' lives are taken?!"
"What?! No! I'm just saying that the Dark Masters need to be stopped immediately! If we beat the dark masters, we'll avenge the deaths of the friends we made!" Tai said, trying to reason with the whiskered blonde. But it just seemed to make Naruto angrier.
"You think this is some kind of game?! You think you can just face the Dark Masters and you can win in minutes?! WAKE UP! This is a war! The enemy will try anything to break you're will and tear you down! What will you do if they kill Agumon, Kari-chan, or anyone else in the group?! Let me tell you a secret! MetalSeadramon and Ranamon were the weakest of the Dark Masters!" Naruto shouted to the shocked group. "You go there as you are right now, and they will play around with WarGreymon before killing him, and then, if they're feeling merciful, keep you as slaves to torture!"
That shook the group in terror. If Naruto was right, and MetalSeadramon was the weakest of the evil lords, than they might not even stand a chance!
Tai's legs began to shake as he took a step back before he fell to his knees. Was Naruto right? Was it hopeless to fight the dark masters? "T-Then, what are we supposed to do?!" His tone was so scared and helpless, that made the others feel hopeless as well.
Feeling a hand on his shoulder, he looked up and saw Naruto giving him a determined look. "We go with the new plan. We raise an army, train as hard as we can, and build up our hope to defeat the Dark Masters." Tai was silent for a moment, before he nodded. As they were right now, they would fail fast. Even with WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon. Sanding up, he looked at Naruto.
"Alright then, Digimon King." He said with a slight smirk, making Naruto smirk in return. "What are your orders?" Seeing that Naruto's experience was their only hope, the others except for Mimi, turned to Naruto.
Naruto nodded. "Alright, it looks like we're in the Forest region of Spiral Mountain. Our best bet is to go clockwise around the large island and gather any and all willing digimon that will help us. I can't guarantee that all will join, but if we can prove to them that we stand a chance united, they might join." He saw the look on Tai's face and knew what he was thinking. "Don't worry! The world isn't going to end in five minutes! We just need to focus on getting stronger."
"But…" The group turned to TK "What if there're hidden minions of the dark masters?"
Naruto just grinned as he tapped the side of his head. "Don't worry, I have a special ability that lets me detect negative emotions. I'll know if there is a spy."
Tai nodded. "Alright! So we raise an army, and finally beat the Dark Masters!"
"I don't want to."
The group turned to Mimi as they hear her quiet voice. The girl was kneeling in front of the graves, stating at her hands.
"What did you say?" Tai asked.
Tears soon began to fall down Mimi's cheeks. "I don't want any more of our friends to die!" She gripped her hands tightly in despair. "Why do we have to keep fighting?!"
Naruto looked sadly at Mimi. It would seem remembering all the death of the digimon who risked their lives for them finally took its toll on her. He knew what she was going through, as it happened to him as well. He walked over to Mimi and knelt down beside her, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Mimi-chan. I know what it's like to lose those precious to you, but if you continue to worry and cry over their deaths, you'll make it seem like they did it for nothing." Mimi looked at him. "I'm not saying you should forget their sacrifices, but if you let your sadness overtake you, it's like their actions were meaningless in protecting your heart."
"My heart?" The girl asked. Naruto nodded.
"There is a reason you became a chosen child out of any girl you knew. You had something in you that showed you were capable of saving the Digital World. I may have only known you a short time, but I have seen that you have a kind heart and determination to help those who need it. That is why you were picked to be DigiDestined, and why you hold your crest."
"My…crest?" Mimi asked as she took out her crest.
"What is your symbol?"
"…Sincerity." The girl said lowly. Naruto nodded.
"Because, like a seed, you can grow to become a beautiful but powerful and majestic flower." Mimi blushed a bit at the compliment as she thought over what he said as she looked at her crest. Behind them, the others looked at their crests as well as they thought over Naruto's words, and the meaning of their own crests. Though, Matt had a troubled look on her face as he stared at his own.
"But…I don't want to fight anymore! I don't want the friends I made to die for me!" Mimi stated as her tears began to fall once more. Naruto frowned before he wiped away the tears, making her look at him in surprise.
"No one does, believe me. But we are the only ones that can save this world." He then sighed. "Listen, if you don't want to fight anymore, that's okay." Tai, Matt and Sora looked at him in surprised at what they heard, Mimi more so.
"I-I don't?"
"I can't make you do something you don't want to do. But, at least think about what I said. Here, give me your digivice for a second." Passing him her digivice after a slight hesitation, she saw him press some buttons of both his and her devices. A beep was heard from both, and Naruto passed hers back. "There! I made it so we can communicate with each other through our digivices. I also locked your signal to my Loader so if you're ever in trouble, I'll be there!"
Mimi looked at him in shock that he was really allowing her to go, and still be able to help her.
Tai then stepped up. "Wait a minute, Naruto! You really can't be serious! We need Mimi!"
Naruto shot him a glare over his shoulder. "I think Mimi's been through enough! She needs some time to gather her thoughts! We will not force her to come if she doesn't want to!"
Tai tried to say something, but stopped when he saw the cold glare the blonde gave him. Seeing that the teen was backing off, Naruto nodded and turned back to Mimi, placing a hand on her shoulder once more. "Hey, it's not safe to leave you alone here. So how about we go into the forest, maybe find some fruit, and if you still want to, we can go our separate way when we're full and rested."
Mimi nodded after a while, being left one on the beach wasn't such a good idea. Naruto got up, and helped Mimi up. He turned to the group, and saw they were all tired and hungry. "Let's go find a safe place to rest."
Joe decided to lead the group, and marched off, everyone following him
As they walked the all had their own private thoughts.
Tai was near the back of the group. While he agreed to follow Naruto's plan, he still couldn't help by think it might take too long and waste time. 'I just feel that the more time we go about, the stronger the Dark Masters become! It's not wrong of me to act this way, is it? I mean, we have Naruto, and he's the strongest guy I've seen so far!'
Matt was with TK behind Joe. He had a frown on his face as he thought. 'Do we have no choice in the end but to keep moving on like this? Without even having a place to rest?! If we go with Tai's way, we might end up dead! And if we go with Naruto's plan, I fear it will just be more fights, or the evil digimon turn out to be too strong and we put innocent digimon in danger! What are we supposed to do?!
TK looked up at his brother with a worried look as he saw the troubled look on his face. 'I wonder why Onii-chan is like this…'
Izzy walked behind them. 'Naruto-san may have calmed things down, but if Mimi does leave, I fear our feelings of unity will shatter. Damn it! What can I do?!'
Joe was at the front, trying to find a place for the group to rest. 'I need to find a place where we can take a break. Naruto is strong, but I can't let him do everything! It may be too much for him to handle alone!'
Sora walked at the front with Joe, helping him look. She then looked back at everyone. 'Everyone's tired. Meeting the Dark Masters and almost losing Whamon took such a toll on us.'
Kari walked next to Tai, looked worriedly at him. "Onii-chan." Suddenly, Kari stopped and looked around for something. Behind her, Naruto was also thinking as he walked with Mimi next to him, who still looked a bit sad. 'Tou-san. What am I going to do? I fear these warriors may lose hope before the true battle even begins. I wish you could tell me what to do.
"I wish I could help, kit. But all I can say is to trust your instincts and all the lessons Fanglongmon taught you." Kurama tried to help his friend.
It was then, that Naruto stopped, next to Kari, as a feeling hit him in the back of his head. It was a feeling similar to when Kurama tried to summon him, but felt different.
Ahead of them, Gatomon, Mimi, and Palmon noticed the two children stopped, and ran up to them.
"What's wrong, Kari?" Gatomon asked.
Kari looked as her. "Did you just hear something?"
Mimi looked at her in confusion. "Like what?"
"Like a voice?"
Gatomon blinked as she moved a paw to her chin. "A voice? No, not at all…"
Looking at Mimi and Palmon, they saw them shake their head. Kari turned to Naruto, who looked thoughtful. "Did you hear anything Naruto-kun?" She asked, remembering that he told them that his hearing was better than theirs.
Naruto looked at them for a second, before he answered. "I don't know. Maybe. I had a strange feeling, but don't know what it is. Let's ignore it for the moment and catch up to the others." The girls nodded and group jogged up to the others who stopped when they noticed they were missing.
When they regrouped, Tai scolded his little sister with a worried tone. "Where were you?!"
Just as Kari was about to speak, Naruto answered instead. "I thought I heard something and stopped to see what it was. The girls noticed and went to check on me."
Tai looked like he was about to say something, but stopped, looking unsure on what to say. He just sighed. "Well… just please be careful. It's dangerous to wander off alone."
Naruto suddenly held out his hand, stopping any further comment. "Quiet a minute! Something's wrong!" Suddenly, from the forest, a massive wave of wind crashed toward them. The group barely managed to jump out of the way, except for a few. The wind seemed concentrated on Naruto, and blew him away. Along with those near him; meaning Kari, Gatomon, Mimi, and Palmon were sent away with him and away from the group.
"Kari! Naruto! Mimi!" Tai called out in concern as they watch their friends disappear! "We have to help them!"
However, before they could move, the scenery began to move at a fast pace.
With Naruto and the others
After what felt like hours, the air-borne group finally hit land, skipping off the ground as they slowed down. Naruto grunted in slight pain as he was slammed through dozens of tree branches and leaves before they finally stopped. He got up with a grunt, and turned to his fellow unlucky passengers on the 'troublesome ride'.
"You guys okay?" He called to them as he moved to Kari. They grunted and moaned as they got up. They were in slight pain from the impacts, and uncomfortable, but alive.
"Where are we?" Kari asked as she looked around. It would seem that they were at the very edge of the Digital Forest and some kind of Digital Rocky Plains. They saw some boulders and some large earth figures and uplifted massive rocks. On the very right of them was a straight wall of trees.
"Looks like we've been blown back miles from the group, all the way here. But who-LOOK OUT!" Naruto quickly grabbed Kari and Mimi by their waists and jumped away. A second later, a blast hit and erupted where he once stood. Luckily, the digimon were spread out, looking around, so they weren't in the blast range.
When he landed, he quickly looked around him to find the enemy! There! His gazed snapped toward the trees, where he could barely see the figure hiding in the shadows. He quickly stepped in front of the girls, already pulling out his digivice for anything.
"Who's there?! Show yourself!"
"Hmhmhm! Impressive skills, for a human child."
A shiver went up the entire group's spine as they witnessed a being summoned from their worst nightmares step from behind the trees. They shivered as they felt the dark and monstrous energy fly off him. It made the girls fell as if they were facing their worst fears! They flinched as those large seven eyes looked at them! AH! One blinked!
Naruto, on the other hand, shivered as he recalled the last time he faced a creature such as this. As he sensed the monster's energy with his negative emotion sense, he had to use all of his will not to fall on his knees! Such darkness! Such bloodlust! It was even more intense than the last Duskmon he faced!
He gripped his digivice tightly as he glared at the dark digimon. "What do you want?!" He demanded, as Gatomon and Palmon moved in front of them.
Duskmon just chuckled, making the group shiver at the ghastly sound. The group flinched and tensed as a long, crimson blade shot out from the skull-hand and pointed it at Naruto.
"Human! I challenge you to a duel!" The group blinked in shock at what they hear. "Just you and me! No one else! Accept, or…" He moved the blade to point at Kari. "Your friends' lives are forfeited."
Naruto stood in front of the frightened girl. He wouldn't let anything hurt her!
"Well human?" Duskmon asked. Naruto glared at him, before he nodded.
"I accept. Just leave my friends alone!" Behind him, Kari, Mimi, and the digimon gasped. Kari then held on to his arm.
"Naruto-kun!" Naruto looked back, seeing her worried gace. He smiled reassuringly at him.
"Don't worry! I'll be fine. Just stay away from the fight. Gatomon, Palmon, keep them safe." The two digimon nodded and wished him luck as the four of them ran toward trees to give the two space.
Naruto flexed his neck, before turning to Duskmon. "Remember, none may interfere." The blonde nodded. "Now human, show me your full strength!"
"You want it?! You got it!" His Loader then glowed.
"Execute, Now! Fusion Evolution!... Aldamon!"
In a pillar of fire, Naruto appeared in his Aldamon form. The viewing group watched worriedly for their friend, but Kari held hope for Naruto's victory.
"You can do it, Naruto-kun!" She called out in encouragement. Meanwhile, Mimi clapped her hand together in front of her, worried for the strange yet kind boy.
With the others
While Naruto, Kari, and Mimi and the latter two's digimon were taken, the group had been taken themselves as the floors began to move. When they hid themselves on the trees, watching the moving floors underneath them, they theorized that they were in the territory of one of the Dark Masters. Suddenly, all of the children began to disappear and reappear in different places. However, when Matt and TK were reunited, they had run in with Puppetmon. As he trapped Matt in a tight, red thread, he told TK that he would kill Matt if he didn't play with the mad puppet. Reluctantly, TK agreed, much to Matt's worry and protest, and left with Puppetmon.
Meanwhile, the digimon had split up to find their tamers. Patamon then found a large building in the middle of the forest, and went inside to see if TK was there.
TK had 'played' a game of 'hide-and-seek' with Puppetmon, while the insane digimon wielded a loaded gun (and this is a kid's show?!). TK then ran into a control room where Puppetmon controlled the forest, and unknowingly, stepped on the remote. The forest then began to move, startling the separated half-group, and miraculously reunited them.
"What the heck is going on around here?!" Joe asked as they gathered together.
They soon became happy as their digimon surrounded them. Gabumon then saw the tied up Matt, and ran to him. Setting him free, Matt quickly stood up. "TK… TK was taken by Puppetmon!"
The others gasped. "What?!" Tai yelled.
Sora looked worried. "We have to save him!"
"Where did Puppetmon and TK go?" Tai asked Matt. The blonde teen looked down, grabbing his head in self-anger.
"I don't know!" But that just made Tai angry at him.
"Matt! Get a hold of yourself!" The brunette yelled at him.
Izzy then spoke up. "I'm sure the moving road we were on earlier leads to Puppetmon!"
Joe nodded, agreeing with Izzy. "Yeah! That must be it!"
"Let's look around for that road!" Koromon said, with Tai agreeing.
"Right! Let's go, guys!"
However, before the group could move, they heard a voice.
"Not so fast, humans!"
They turned around, and saw a brown-schemed digimon.
"Who are you?!" Tai demanded.
"Names Arbormon! And I can't let you interfere with Puppetmon's playtime right now!"
Matt now glared hatefully at him. "Where's TK?!" Arbormon only chuckled, making him angrier. "Answer me!"
Tai looked at him. "Calm down Matt! Just focus on attacking him for now!"
Matt now glared at Tai. "Shut up! As if you can understand how I feel!"
Tai glared back. "May I remind you that Kari was taken away with Naruto and Mimi! I'm worried about her like you're worried about TK! But right now, if we don't beat him, we won't be able to go rescue TK!"
Matt immediately turned to face Tai, clenching his fists. "NO! We have to find where TK is before we beat him! He knows where TK is, and I want answers! Gabumon!"
Gabumon nodded at Matt's command. "Okay! Gabumon Warp-Digivolve!..." But for some reason, nothing happened.
Matt held his digivice and crest, looking at them in shock and fear. "I-It won't glow!"
Gabumon and the others turned to Matt. Gabumon looked at his friend in worry. "Matt, what's wrong? I can't digivolve!"
Though Matt was silent, a scared look on his face. He body shaking as he stared at his crest.
Albormon just watched in amusement.
"Tough luck, kiddies! Earthquake Rumble!" It then punched the ground, causing it to shake. The group fell as they lost their balance. Large cracks forming on the ground as parts began to uproot.
When the quake stopped, the group got up.
Koromon Digivolve to… Agumon!
Agumon then turned to Tai. "Tai!"
Tai nodded. "Right!" His digivice and crest then glowed.
Agumon Warp-Digivolve to…. WarGreymon!
WarGreymon then stood in front of the group. Albormon just chuckled. "Alright! A challenge! C'mon!"
The two Mega-Level Digimon then ran at each other.
Aldamon vs. Duskmon
"GreySword!" In a spiral of digital stream, a large buster sword appeared on Aldamon's hands. Across the blade, were DigiCode symbols, reading "All Delete" Lifting up the massive blade, Aldamon brought it down on Duskmon. The dark digimon lifted and used his own blade to block the attack. The two struggled for a minute, before pushing themselves away from each other as their eyes glared at their opponent. They had been fighting for a few minutes now, using their fists and strengths to judge the other's strengths and defenses. They had now brought out their weapons and attacks.
The air grew tense between them, their muscles clenched and unclenched, as their long hairs moved in the wind. Then, in a flash, the two warriors vanished as the sounds of metal hitting metal sounded out around the field. Just then, they reappeared, Aldamon ducking under a swipe from Duskmon's blade. Using the momentum, Aldamon jumped away, using his wings to glide high in the air. He then let go of his sword for a moment, as fire gathered in his hands before he controlled and willed it together into a large, dense ball of fire when his hands gathered in the middle. He then hurled it to Duskmon, launching it like a flaming comet!
But Duskmon proved his great speed as he vanished and appeared behind the surprised Aldamon. With no time to escape, the Fire Warrior grunted in pain as Duskmon slashed down on his back, right between the wings, and breaking though the armor. Then, using his momentum of appearing in midair, Duskmon managed a spin and kick Aldamon hard to the ground.
He crashed into the ground, making a small crater under him. Getting up, he jumped away just as Duskmon stabbed his blade down on where he was. With a jump and spread of his wings, Aldamon moved quickly and used his tail to grab his sword that was uprooted on the earth near him. He then lengthened his gauntlets and using them, his sharp feet talons and sword, began a deadly five-bladed dance as he attacked Duskmon with surprising speed and agility.
Though he became injured and got cut a few times, Duskmon showed his amazing dual-sword wielding skills as he managed to block some of fire digimon's strikes. Aldamon, however, surprised him by spinning around and using his tail to slam his large sword into him. Even when he crossed his blades, Duskmon was pushed back thanks to the momentum and strength the large heavy weapon gained in the spin. He was unprepared, though, when the talons appeared and held him by his sides. He looked up, and his eyes widen when he saw the cannons of Aldamon's Rudri Tarpana in front of him. He saw the barrels begin to glow with energy.
"Volcanic Inferno!" With a shout, Aldamon fired the blast at point blank against Duskmon. The large blast erupted the ground around them in a massive crater, 30-feet wide.
The viewers had to hold on tightly to the trees to not be blown back by the force of the blast. "Naruto-kun!" Kari called.
Soon the powerful winds stopped and they looked at the battle sight. As the large cloud of smoke and dust blocked the impact effect, they saw Aldamon fly out of the smoke and waited above. He stared cautiously as he waited to see if he got Duskmon. His eyes widen though, as the smoke cleared, and it showed Duskmon still standing, not a single mark on him! Any minor injury he gave him, were gone and healed. He tightened his fists, as he moved his sword to his hands.
Duskmon looked up at the Mega-class Hybrid Digimon. "Pretty good, kid. Almost gave me an itch. But, you still haven't shown me your true power. You fight like a human, and not like a digimon. Looks like I'm goanna have to push you a bit." In a burst of speed, Duskmon appeared in front of Aldamon's guard, making his eye wide. His arms were pointed it his mid section. He then spoke, his voice low. "Dark Beam." The skeletal gauntlet's mouths glowed, before they launched the attack in them.
"AAAHHH!" Aldamon screamed on pain as he fell toward the ground. However, before he could hit the ground, Duskmon appeared over him. His left gauntlet opened and his hand shot out and grabbed Aldamon by the head. He then smashed him into the ground; burring his head underground.
As Duskmon jumped away, Kari had to be held back by Gatomon and Palmon as she tried to run over to Aldamon as called out Naruto's name with a scared look on her face. Mimi looked terrified as she began to shake.
Aldamon soon twitched, before he lifted his head out of the ground. He breathed deeply as he tried to regain his energy. He had some blood running down the side of his face as he glared at Duskmon, who stood still, waiting for him to make his move. With a mental command, he called upon the power of his cards. 'Digi-Modidy: Angewomon's Song!' He sighed in relief as his body glowed in light a bit as injuries were healed. 'Digi-Modify: Power!' Getting up, he channeled his power of fire, which increased in strength and gathered around him like a sun! With a fierce yell, Aldamon spread his wings wide and shot toward Duskmon, rearing back a fist. When he got close, he launched a punch. "Magma Punch!"
A massive cloud gathered once more, as all waited to see if the hit did anything. When it cleared, Aldamon looked on shocked, as his fist was calmly caught by Duskmon hand. "I'll admit boy, you're starting to get interesting. But I'm afraid I must end this game. 'Deadly Gaze!'" The assorted eyes around Duskmon then began to glow. Aldamon's eyes widen in terror as he felt the buildup of energy in the powerful digimon.
"Shit!" Was all the human-turned-digimon could say as energy blasted out of the eyes, hitting him! A large explosion erupted as everyone heard Aldamon's scream of pain. They looked on in terror, as the smoke cleared, and showed Naruto back to normal. He was laying face down on the ground. His clothes were ripped apart, as the jacket was completely destroyed, and the shirt lost the upper left portion. His pants were missing the bottom portion of his legs, and the headphones and goggles were destroyed. Naruto had a large burn on his back, shoulders, a bit on his left arms, while the right was completely cinched, and had some bleeding on the head.
"Naruto!/Naruto-sama!/Boss!" His digimon called out as his digivice sat next to him.
"Naruto-kuuuun!" Kari shouted as she and the others ran as fast as they could. They ignored Duskmon as they checked the blonde's condition. He was barely conscious, as he grimaced in pain as it spread all over his body. He couldn't move anything in his body without have a wave of pain hit him. "Naruto-kun…" Kari said softly, tears gathering in her eyes. Mimi was also closed to crying as she took in all the damage the boy had. She fell to her knees in despair. This was exactly why she didn't want to fight anymore! To see her friends get hurt or die while she couldn't do anything!
"But…I don't want to fight anymore! I don't want the friends I made to die for me!" Mimi stated as her tears began to fall once more. Naruto frowned before he wiped away the tears, making her look at him in surprise.
"No one does, believe me. But we are the only ones that can save this world." He then sighed. "Listen, if you don't want to fight anymore, that's okay." Tai, Matt and Sora looked at him in surprised at what they heard, Mimi more so.
"I-I don't?"
"I can't make you do something you don't want to do. But, at least think about what I said. Here, give me your digivice for a second." Passing him her digivice after a slight hesitation, she saw him press some buttons of both his and her devices. A beep was heard from both, and Naruto passed hers back. "There! I made it so we can communicate with each other through our digivices. I also locked your signal to my Loader so if you're ever in trouble, I'll be there!"
Mimi looked at him in shock that he was really allowing her to go, and still be able to help her.
She clenched her digivice tightly as she remembered his words. When she wanted to stop fighting, he didn't scold her for her weakness. Instead, he told her she could leave if she wanted, and he'd still be there for her!
He even risked his life to protect her and Kari! Even now, they saw him trying so hard to get up! Even though he was probably in excruciating pain! 'Why? Why does he continue to fight?!'
Opening his eyes, he sat up straighter with a wide grin. "Well, we were given a second chance at life, one we will not let pass by! This is my new home! And I'm not goanna let anyone mess with it! What kind of King would I be if I didn't fight for my home?" Behind him, the rest of his digimon gathered, showing that they will stand by their King's side no matter what!
'But I'm not strong! Not like you! I can't save those I care about! The Dark Masters are just too strong!' Mimi mentally screamed as tears fell from her closed eyes as she gripped her fists tightly.
Palmon and Gatomon carefully sat Naruto up, as blood dripped down his chin. Suddenly, a shadow covered the group, making them spin around. Their eyes wide in horror as Duskmon looked down on them.
"You did not show me your true power. That is why you lost. Now then, I must finish my job, and destroy all of you." His crimson blade shined in the sunlight. The digimon put Naruto down and quickly moved in front of the group, glaring at Duskmon. Kari moved to Naruto, trying to get him up so they could escape.
"You'll pay for that!" Gatomon growled as Kari's digivice and crest glowed.
Gatomon Digivolve to…. Angewomon!
The Ultimate digimon tried to punch Duskmon, but he easily evaded and jumped back. Palmon then turned to Mimi.
"Mimi, let's do it!" She said, but saw that Mimi didn't hear her as she was too shaken. "Mimi…"
"Heaven's Charm!" Angewomon called as summoned a cross which lengthened into a sword of light, which she used to attack. She slashed at Duskmon, but he kept dodging easily. When he moved back from a slash, he quickly moved his sword and slashed at the Angel Digimon. Angewomon yelled in pain as she moved back, while holding her wound.
"Angewomon!" Kari called in concern. Palmon, meanwhile, tried to snap Mimi out off her desperation.
"Mimi c'mon! Snap out of it! I need you to digivolve!"
'What could I possibly do to save the Digital World? I do nothing but cry! Why do I have to fight?!'
"Your heart."
Her eyes then widen.
"My heart?" The girl asked. Naruto nodded.
"There is a reason you became a chosen child out of any girl you knew. You had something in you that showed you were capable of saving the Digital World. I may have only known you a short time, but I have seen that you have a kind heart and determination to help those who need it. That is why you were picked to be DigiDestined, and why you hold your crest."
'My heart. Is my heart really what makes me strong?' She thought. Suddenly, she saw something in her vision. Looking down, she saw it was the bandana Kari, TK, and Naruto's digimon made. She stared at the symbol on it. Naruto's symbol.
"Train…myself?" Matt asked as Naruto nodded.
"Gabumon draws strength from the bond you two share. If your will and heart become stronger, he will become stronger. But if you become weaker, he will become weaker. That is what allows your digivice to make Gabumon digivolve into Mega. It represents the bond you two share. You and your digimon are a team, when they go to battle, they aren't fighting alone. No, you are actually fighting by their side. While you might not be able to fight a digimon physically like I can, your hearts and spirits are fighting alongside your partners."
She lifted her head and looked at the injured Naruto. 'Can…Can I really be strong?' Naruto then looked at her, and gave her a soft smile.
"D-Don't worry, Mimi-chan. I'll k-keep you safe. I promise, a-and I always keep my p-promises." He tried to get up, but fell quickly with a cringe, making Kari worried.
Why must she feel so helpless?! She thought she changed when she came to the Digital World! A shine then got her attention. She reached to her belt, and took out her digivice, as the glow died down, showing her reflection on the screen.
Her face then turned serious. That's right! She did change from the scared, weak girl she was when her adventure began! She fought enemies alongside her friends and showed that she wasn't weak! But she still acted like she was still the same!
Well no more!
She was always the one that needed protecting! Well this time, she was going to protect her friends! Starting with the one person who believed in her!
She stood up, catching the others attention, and were surprised at the determined look on her face. "Naruto-kun, please rest. I'll try and give you time. Palmon, let's go!" She said as she held up her digivice.
Palmon smiled and nodded. "Hai!" The digivice and crest soon glowed!
Palmon Digivolve to.… Togemon! Togemon Digivolve to…. Lillymon!
Ready, Lillymon charged to the battle, where she saw Angewomon get kicked in the stomach and sent back. Bypassing her, she hovered over Duskmon, as she thrusted her arms forward, making a cannon-barrel come out. Energy gathered before shooting toward the dark Digimon. When the blast faded, she saw that Duskmon wasn't there.
"Lillymon! Behind you!" She heard Angewomon warn her. Quickly, Lillymon ducked forward, barely dodging a swipe from the crimson blades as they passed an inch close to her skin. Flying away from him, she turned around. She then saw Angewomon sneaking behind him, and decided to distract him. She summoned a long rope of wine and moved fast around Duskmon, wrapping him up tight.
Duskmon was still as he looked at the rope in disappointment. He was about to easily rip it apart, when he heard a voice behind him.
"Celestial Judgement!" Angewomon called out as she held a sphere of light in her hands, before she launched it in a massive wave blast to Duskmon. Even as the blast hit, the two female digimon knew it wouldn't be enough. And they were right, as the blast cleared to show an unharmed Duskmon.
"He's worse than Myotismon!" Angewomon said as the two regrouped.
"He's on another level! I don't think we can win! And Naruto's too tired to call out his partners! We need to get out of here, and regroup with the others!" Lillymon said, knowing facing such a powerful opponent is impossible at their level.
"Now what makes you think I would give you a chance?"
The two's eyes widen as Duskmon appeared behind them, and slashed them through the back. They gasped in pain before they fell to the ground. Angewomon lost her power as she turned back into Gatomon.
"Gatomon!" Kari yelled.
"Lillymon!" Mimi screamed.
Duskmon landed near them, looked down on them as Lillymon tried to get up. "I told you it was useless. And you have wasted my time. For that, you must die." He raised his blade to strike them down.
"Lillymon, get up! You can't give up!" Mimi encouraged, feeling scared that she might lose her best friend. Lillymon tried to get up, but couldn't. The hit she got really damaged her back.
"Good bye, ladies." He then brought the sword down.
"Lillymon! We're partners! We fight together! So don't give up! I believe in you!" Mimi yelled as scared tears fell down her cheek. "LILLYMON!" Suddenly, her digivice began to shine.
"Digi-Modify: Mega Digivolution!"
Two bright lights then shot out, one hitting Mimi's digivice, making it glow brightly as Mimi covered her eyes. The other hitting Lillymon, causing her to glow brightly and made Duskmon jumped away in surprise.
MEGA DIGIVOLUTION
Lillymon was wrapped in a shell of data. Inside, her body broke down, showing the data lines underneath. Soon, new data skin appeared over her, transforming her into something new!
Lillymon Digivolve to…. Rosemon!
When Mimi could see, she opened her eyes and noticed that her digivice changed. It was colored green like when she uses her crest, but it was now bigger and longer in length. The buttons moved to under the screen, circling a button in the middle. There were also grips on the side. Mimi looked up, to see Naruto back up as Kari helped him stand. "Naruto-kun!"
The blonde panted as he was still tired, but smiled at Mimi. "I knew you could do it, Mimi-chan. While I knew you hated to fight, you would still fight alongside your partner. So think of this as a gift." He was glad Kurama was able to heal him enough to continue fighting.
Mimi then turned back and watched in amazement along with Kari as Lillymon digivolve to Mega, Rosemon!
They saw Duskmon look at Rosemon, before looking back at Naruto.
"So, you're back on your feet." The dark digimon said, before looking at Rosemon. "And I see that the little flower grew. Interesting." Though, he wondered where that strange light came from.
Naruto glared at him. "If you think I'm going to let you hurt my friends, you got another thing coming!" Rosemon then vanished and appeared with Gatomon in front of them.
"Gatomon!" Kari said worriedly as the Mega put Gatomon on the ground.
"Don't worry, she's just tired." Naruto reassured her. He then held out his digivice and pointed it at Gatomon. He then took out another card. "Digi-Modify: Heaven's light!"
Gatomon glowed a bit, before the light disappeared. Her ear twitched a bit, before her eyes opened. Kari gasped in happiness that her friend was okay as she pulled her into hug.
Meanwhile, Mimi checked on Rosemon to make sure she was okay.
"Are you okay Lilly- I mean, Rosemon?" Mimi asked her. Rosemon smiled gently at her.
"I'm fine. Great actually! Just hope it would be enough to take on this guy!" She said. The three humans frowned, she was right. Duskmon had only been playing with them. They had a feeling he was in a level unlike the other Dark Masters. Naruto wished he could digivolve his digimon to their strongest forms, but his new body didn't have the energy and control he used to have in his 16-year old body. He might only be able to evolve them to their Perfect (Jap. term) levels, and he knew his body could handle at least one or two of his Digi-Mental powers, maybe three if he was lucky. But he didn't want to send his partners off to their death!
And the worst part was that Duskmon hadn't even shown them his true strength!
They tensed when the saw the digimon turn to them. Rosemon moved in front of them. She looked over her shoulder at them. "I'll try and hold him off as best I can, while you guys come up with a plan." She didn't wait for an answer as she charged at Duskmon.
WarGreymon vs Albormon
The Mega digimon dodged to the side as Arbormon's arm that was connected by a long cable, sailed passed him. He then used the moment to charge at enemy and try to hit him. Unfortunately, Arbormon dodged at the last minute, causing his claw to only hit the ground. Arbormon landed near him with his arm returning as he took his claw out.
"C'mon now! Surely you can do better!" The Wood digimon taunted. WarGreymon narrowed his eyes, before he jumped into the air.
"Great Tornado!" He began to spin at tremendous speed like a tornado, and shot down at Arbormon. Said digimon just slammed his hands on the ground.
"Tierra Shield!" A large slab of earth rose from the ground in front of him. WarGreymon slammed into it, breaking it into pieced. But that was just what Arbormon wanted as he used the pieces as camouflage and shot a fist and hit WarGreymon directly in the face, sending him back.
"WarGreymon!" Tai shouted in worry.
Said digimon got up, when suddenly, hands shot from the ground under him, grabbing his legs. With a yank, Arbormon pulled the Mega into the air, before slamming him back down with great force. He did this two more times, before throwing WarGreymon to the trees.
"Oh no!" Sora said in worry, before her digivice glowed, along with Biyomon.
Biyomon Digivolve to…. Birdramon!
"Meteor Wing!" The large phoenix digimon called as she launched fireballs from her wings. Arbormon saw the attacks coming to him, and dodged. However, the distraction gave WarGreymon enough time to recover, as he appeared in front of Arbormon and hit him with his claws.
Arbormon grunted in pain, by quickly recovered. "Earth Smash!" He punched his arms deep into the ground under him. He then pulled and showed he was carrying a large boulder. He threw it at WarGreymon, who dodged out of the way. Unfortunately, he had been in front of the children, who yelled when they saw the large rock. Quickly, WarGreymon moved back in front of the boulder as his claws glowed.
"War Driver!" He then broke the boulder into pieces, making the group sigh in relief. However, Arbormon's hand suddenly appeared and wrapped around WarGreymon's neck. It then pulled him toward the Dark Master.
"You like rocks? Eat some of this!" He then slammed his face into the ground. Birdramon was about to help him, but had to move as something shot by her. She turned and saw a Kiwimon as it fired small bombs that looked like it. Blocking the bombs with her wings, she launched another Meteor Wing, hitting it and easily deleting it.
However, Arbormon used that moment to attack her, as he appeared above her. His arm suddenly became bigger, and had a darker brown color. "Gaia Punch!" He hit her in the head, slamming her down on the ground. In a glow, she returned back to Biyomon, unconscious.
"Biyomon!" A worried Sora called to her friend. Arbormon jumped out of the way of WarGreymon's slash from behind.
"Weed Seed!" He then spat out a seed that fell on WarGreymon. Wines suddenly grew out of it, and wrapped around him. WarGreymon was then shocked with electricity, making him cry in pain.
"WarGreymon! No!" Tai shouted to his friend. The Mega struggled to break his binds, but it was no use as he slowly began to lose energy. "C'mon WarGreymon! You can do it!" Hearing his partner's encouragement, WarGreymon struggled even more to break free. With a roar, he broke the vines! "Yeah! That's it!"
Unfortunately, the digimon used up and lost nearly all of his energy, that he turned back into a tired Koromon. The group gasped at that.
Arbormon chuckled as he turned to the group. "Killing you right now would be so easy. Fortunately for you, I don't really feel like destroying you today. I suggest you get stronger, because the next time we meet, I will kill you." With that, the disappeared, leaving behind the shaken group. They were now starting to realize the true power of the Dark Masters, and how weak they were to them.
With Naruto, Kari & Mimi
"Thorn Whip!" Rosemon called as she summoned a long throne covered whip and lashed at Duskmon. Said digimon dodged the strikes, before used his speed to charge at the beautiful digimon. However, Rosemon was prepared for that. "Pedal Dance!" A storm of rose pedals appeared around her and spreaded out. Duskmon tried to stop his charge, but it was too late, as pedals landed on him, and exploded.
He grunted in slight pain, while the group cheered at finally causing him damage, even if it was minor. Recovering, Duskmon glared at Rosemon. Raising his arms, he pointed at her as the mouths began to glow with energy. "Chaos Storm!" A barrage of purple spheres cut out and flew to Rosemon.
"Rosemon!" Mimi called out. Quickly, the digimon snapped her whip on the ground and large wooden spikes shot up in front of her. When the spheres hit the spikes, a large explosion occurred. When the smoke clears, Rosemon was gone.
"What?" Duskmon asked. Suddenly, a long thorn whip shot up from under him, wrapping around him. He grunted in pain as he was suddenly electrocuted. Rosemon appeared from the ground behind him, hold tightly to the vine.
"Got you!"
"Gah! I don't think so!" Duskmon gained a purple aura around him, and with a shout, the energy expanded out, breaking the vine. Quickly, he moved and appeared in front of the shock digimon. "This is your end!" He then slashed at her with his blades. Rosemon gasped, she didn't have time to move! Even with her power-up, Duskmon was too strong! She closed her eyes underneath her rose helmet, waiting for the blow. He heard a grunt, but no pain. She opened her eyes, and widens them when she saw Naruto's digimon except for Issei and Nisou in their Champion form around Duskmon, holding him tightly.
"Rosemon! Hurry, get to the group and take them to the others! We'll hold up Emo-guy here!" Ryuu told her, shocking her. She was about to say something, but was interrupted.
"We don't have time to argue! Just do it!" Monome ordered.
Reluctantly, she nodded and quickly moved to the group. When she got there, Naruto quickly spoke up.
"Guys, listen." He said, grabbing their attention. "I'm going to have Ryuu take you back to the others. The guys and I will distract Duskmon while you guys make your escaped." The girls looked at him with wide eyes at his plan.
"Naruto-kun that's crazy!" Kari said, horrified that her friend would try and sacrifice himself for them to escape! With his injuries he wouldn't last! She wouldn't do it!
"Yeah, Naruto-kun! We can help! Now that your digimon are here, we might have a chance!" Mimi tried to reason with him, but Naruto shook his head.
"Listen! Both of you! Duskmon will kill us if we don't get help! I only have enough energy left to spirit evolve into Aldamon one more time! Besides! You are the chosen children, it's your job to save the Digital World!"
"And what about you?!" Kari demanded, shockingly glaring at him. "We can't do it without you!" She said with Gatomon, Mimi and Rosemon nodding.
But Naruto was nothing if not stubborn. He knew that if he had a change of beating Duskmon, he would have to resort to using Kurama's chakra and launch a combined strike with his digimon! And he didn't want these girls anywhere near him if he lost control!
"Listen to me! I have no purpose in this dimension! You guys do! Even if it means my death if you live, so be it! That's what Kings do! If it means the ones your care about are safe, then I would gladly give up my life! So stop fighting with me and-"
"AAHHH!"
The group turned around at the shout, and saw Naruto's digimon launched back from Duskmon. They had a lot of slash marks and cuts on them. The Darkness digimon looked at the group as he took a few steps forward.
"I see now. You fight for these other humans; which in turn gives you strength."
Suddenly he vanished. They looked around, hoping to spot him, only to not see him. That's when Gatomon noticed something. "Kari's gone!" The others quickly turned around, to see she was right! Naruto's eyes widen in terror as he quickly looked around for her.
"AAAAHHHH!"
The three looked up at where they heard the scream, only to gasped as saw Duskmon standing in the air away them. But what made their hearts stop was that he had Kari by the shirt in his grip, as she dangled in the air.
"KARI!" Naruto and Gatomon both shouted in horror. Mimi and Rosemon both gasped.
Duskmon looked down on Naruto, while Kari struggled as she saw how high she was. "Human! My patience is running thin! Show me your true power, or this girl dies!"
Naruto felt his heart stop at those words. "NO! LEAVE HER ALONE!" He shouted up at him, as his heart began to beat rapidly. However, Duskmon didn't change his expression as he lifted Kari up in front of him.
"Show your full power and rescue her yourself!"
"Naruto-kun!" A terrified Kari called out. Sweat dripped down Naruto's face at his situation. He looked around saw his digimon struggling to get up. He could turn into BurningGreymon, or Aldamon again and rescue Kari. Or Rosemon could do it, or any of his flying digimon, but Duskmon would just kill them!
Duskmon said he wanted him to show his true power. But the thing was that his other forms beside his three were locked since his final battle! Currently, Aldamon was his strongest form! He could try Digi-Xros with one of his digimon, but he didn't have the energy or control! Worse of all, he couldn't summon Kurama, who was his strongest partner after Shoutmon!
What was he supposed to do?!
Duskmon narrowed his eyes. "Such a disappointment." With that, he let go of Kari.
"NOOO!" Naruto shouted as they watch Kari fall. Without thinking, Naruto got up and began running to where she was falling. He tried to run as fast as he could, but unfortunately Kari was too far away. In all the tension, he had forgotten about his chakra, so he was running around only above an average human's speed. Everything seemed to slow down as he watched Kari get closer to the ground. His heart pounded immensely and his throat felt dry.
'No!'
9-year old Naruto yelled as Jijimon ran away with him, ignoring his pleas to stop. Behind them, their home was set ablaze as their small group of survivors left. His arm was stretched out to the village, begging them to stop. He couldn't leave her!
"Angel-kaasan!
'Please! Not again! I can't lose another precious person!'
12-year old Naruto watch in shock as Fanglongmon-tousan shielded him and his injured digimon from Bagramon's attack. The Dragon God then got up and stood in front of the boy.
"Naruto! Get out of here!" The Sovereign told his son, making his eye widen.
"No! I won't leave you!" He shouted to his father. "We can win if you attack together!"
Without looking away from the smug Bagramon, Fanglongmon replied to him. "This bastard is too strong, and you are not ready! Retreat and train until you are!"
"I'm not leaving you! I already lost Kaa-san, I'm not losing you!" Naruto told his father, tear gathering. Fanglongmon smiled softly and regrettably.
"As long as you remember me, I will never truly leave you, my son." Suddenly, a glowing circle appeared underneath Naruto and his digimon. His blue eyes widen as he recognized it as one of his father's teleportation seals. "Good luck, my son. May you grow stronger to one day be the Digimon King you were destined to be. Know that I shall always be proud of you."
"TOU-SAN!" Was all Naruto could say before he vanished.
'PLEASE! FOR ONCE LET ME GAIN THE STRENGTH TO SAVE SOMEONE I LOVE!' Naruto mentally shouted desperately as he reached out toward the fallen Kari, who saw him and held out an arm to him.
"Naruto-kun!"
"PLEASE! GIVE ME THE POWER TO SAVE THE ONES I LOVE!" He shouted toward the heavens. Suddenly, his digivice glowed brightly as a shine appeared on Naruto's chest. He was then completely covered in a flame of crimson D.N.A.
"What is this?" Duskmon asked as he observed what happening.
The flame then shot up and flew to Kari, catching her before it stopped, floating near Duskmon's level. The flame then exploded outward, showing a completely changed Naruto.
Kari looked up and stared in amazement at the digimon holding her. "N-Naruto-kun?" Her large savior was silent for a moment, as he glared at Duskmon.
The large digimon looked down on her. "It's EmperorGreymon now. Are you alright, Kari-chan?" He asked kindly, making Kari blush a bit. She nodded, making him nod it return. The Mega-level digimon then turned and glared once more at Duskmon, anger filling his eyes. That bastard tried to kill Kari-chan!
He will pay!
He floated downward and to the group, not once looking away from Duskmon as the two stared at each other. When he landed with Mimi and the recovered digimon, they gathered around him. He gently put Kai down as Gatomon check her over for any injuries.
Mimi, Rosemon, Kari, and Gatomon looked at his large form in awe, while his digimon cheered at him regaining EmperorGreymon.
"Naruto-kun…is that really you?" Mimi asked. Naruto nodded to her, before turning to Duskmon as he floated down a bit, closer to them.
"So…you finally revealed your true power. Let us see if it is enough to take me on." He said as he readied his blades.
EmperorGreymon narrowed his eyes at him, before looking at the group. "Stay here! I'll handle this bastard." But Kari looked at him in worry.
"But Naruto-kun! You're still hurt!"
EmperorGreymon look down at her. "Don't worry. I have enough power to take this guy on. Just back up while we fight. I promise to guard your guys and reunite with the others." Reluctantly, the group backed off as EmperorGreymon reached behind him, and took out the massive long-sword on his back. The Ryugonken! (Dragon Soul Sword!)
With a roar, the Mega blasted off the ground and rushed toward his opponent. The lift off was powerful, as the group was sent of their behinds. Duskmon, however, widen his eyes at the immense speed the human gained!
He barely had time to lift his swords before the large digimon crashed into him. The impacted was massive as EmperorGreymon took the two flying higher in the air. They flew so high, they reached the planet's stratosphere!
They finally broke apart and faced each other. Duskmon narrowed his eyes as he took in the power the human's form now had. He hated to admit it, but the massive power up was incredible!
He was knocked out of his thoughts as EmperorGreymon charged at him with his sword. Thinking quickly, the dark digimon moved backwards and parried the strikes. The impacts sent powerful shockwaves the moved the cloud themselves! Duskmon grunted as the clashes made his arms vibrate. He didn't see the fist, however, and was punched backwards. He managed to regain his balance, and looked upwards. He raised his arms at pointed at EmeperorGreymon. "Chaos Storm!" A barrage of dark energy spheres flew toward the Mega.
EmperorGreymon was still as he watched the attacks near him. When they hit, the Dark digimon waited for the smoke to clear. When it did, he saw the Mega still standing, without so much as a scratch!
"Impossible!"
Suddenly, EmperorGreymon vanished and appeared behind him, shocking him. The fire Digimon raised his sword and pointed to him. The blade began to shine brightly. Fire swirled around before absorbing into the blade, making it shine in an orange light, before it turned white.
"You wanted to see my full power?! WELL HERE IT IS! "Dragonfire Crossbow!"" The Mega called out as he fired the super heated energy in a massive blast that launched fast at the shocked Duskmon. Said digimon quickly snapped out of his shock and pointed at the attack, his gauntlet opening its mouth wide. A dark ball appeared in front of it with purple light around it.
"Nega Blast!" The sphere turned into a massive blast that shot to the approaching wave. When the two blasts hit each other, there was a power struggle as the two waves tried to push the other back.
Duskmon grunted as he tried to push through. How could that human gain such power so fast! Even though he was using half of his full power, it was still impossible that the Mega was holding up against him without even trying!
'Just who or what is this human?! Where did he come from?!' Then to his shock, his blast was pierced through! "Impossible!"
EmperorGreymon watched at the blast hit Duskmon as a giant sphere of light blocked his view. Down bellow, the group stared up into the sky as they saw the large light. Meanwhile, miles away from their location, the other DigiDestined saw the light and wondered what was going on.
Finally, when the light cleared, EmperorGreymon saw the damage he had done to Duskmon. While he didn't kill the digimon, unfortunately, he saw something nearly as good.
Duskmon panted in slight exhaustion and pain. He looked down, and grimaced at the damage done to him. His right arm was completely obliterated off, his right leg was missing the bottom half, and his large eye was burned off. He was also missing large chunks of his armor, and his helmet was destroyed, making his bleach blonde hair move over his right eye.
He underestimated the power the Mega had, and nearly paid the prize for it. Still, he couldn't help by laugh a bit as he looked at EmperorGreymon in slight amazement and amusement. Finally! A worthy battle! While he might be a Dark Master, he was still a warrior at heart!
"Most impressive! Truly, you are the opponent I have been looking for! You passed my test, human!"
EmperorGreymon narrowed his eyes in caution and anger at him. "Test?! What are you babbling about, you bastard?! You think this is all a game?!"
But Duskmon continued to chuckle. "Yes, human. I do think this is a game. But the question is, can you win and keep your friends alive?" He brushed off the glare EmperorGreymon gave him. "I'm most impressed at the damage you gave me. Even more when that wasn't even the full pull of your power! Tell me, boy. What is your name?"
EmperorGreymon still looked at him in anger. This bastard almost killed Kari, Mimi, and the digimon, and was telling him this was all a test and a game?! He looked into his eyes, and saw nothing but enjoyment and lust. The lust for a battle of the century! A battle between two strong opponents to find out which one was the strongest! Where all limits were taken off as the two fought one another like savage animals!
It made him both infuriated, yet excited. No one except Kurama and Fanglongmon knew this, but he was always a sucker for a fight! He craved the feeling and adrenaline for a powerful opponent! One who could push him to his limits! And it looked like, Duskmon shared his feelings!
"Naruto. My name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze!"
"Naruto…Maelstrom…" Duskmon translated as he nodded. "A strong name for a strong warrior. I look forward to our next battle. Just don't get yourself killed before then, that right belongs to me." With that said, Duskmon disappeared in a vortex of shadows.
EmperorGreymon stared at the spot the enemy stood. "…I look forward to it, dattebayo."
He then began to drop down to the ground. Reaching it, he watched as the others ran toward him.
"Naruto-kun! Are you okay?" Kari asked him, worried about his health. EmperorGreymon nodded, showing he was alright.
"I'm okay, don't worry. Just a bit tired." He then looked at his digimon. "Thank you for your help. You guys can return for a rest. It looks like we have some training to do soon." The digimon nodded and vanished in lights. He then looked at the remaining few. "I think it's time we returned to the others."
The group nodded, and with EmperorGreymon carrying Kari and Gatomon, and Rosemon carrying Mimi, the group took off to where EmperorGreymon sensed the other DigiDestined.
With the other Chosen Children
Matt punched the ground in anger as he glared at the spot where Arbormon once stood. "Damn it!" He cursed. Now they won't know where TK was! Gabumon frowned sadly as he looked at his friend and partner. He felt like he failed him, since he couldn't digivolve and fight Arbormon! He tried to say something, but didn't know what.
The others looked at him sadly, not knowing what to say or do.
"Hey!"
At hearing the sound, Matt's eyes widen as he quickly stood up. He and the others turned and saw TK and Patamon running toward them.
"Hey, you guys!" TK called out as he waved at them.
"TK!" Matt called happily and the group ran to them. When they gathered, the older children expressed how happy they were to see him.
"I was able to protect myself all on my own this time!" TK told them, proud of himself.
"Amazing!" Sora told him as she smiled.
Tai spoke next. "That's awesome, TK-kun! You did great!"
"You sure grew up without us even realizing it!" Joe told the boy, making him chuckle sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Now we just need to find Kari, Naruto, and Mimi!" Tai said. Unknown to them, Matt began to walk away, with Gabumon following him.
Sora looked at him, concerned. "But where could they be?"
"Hey you guys!"
The group blinked when they heard Kari's voice. They looked up and gasped when they saw Kari, Gatomon, and Mimi being carried by two unknown digimon as they flew to them.
When they landed, Kari and Mimi were put down as the group moved to them. Tai immediately knelt down in front of Kari.
"Kari! Are you okay?!" He asked worriedly as he spotted some scratches and tears on her.
"And Mimi! Where's Palmon?" Sora asked the girl.
"Yeah, and Naruto?" Izzy asked next. The group only chuckled, as Mimi pointed toward Rosemon.
"Palmon's right here!" That made the group blinked as they looked at the gorgeous digimon, who waved at them.
"Hey guys!"
"B-But how?" Tai asked. Mimi just smiled proudly at them as she put her hands on her waist.
"Thanks to Naruto-kun, Palmon digivolved into Mega!"
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"EH?!"
"B-But how?!" A shocked Izzy asked. Mimi pouted as she put her finger on her chin. While Rosemon returned to Palmon.
"I don't really know, actually."
"Actually, it was Mimi-chan's determination and love for Palmon that allowed me to help her digivolve to the next phase."
Everyone turned to EmperorGreymon. "N-Naruto? Is that you?" Tai asked as he pointed to the large digimon.
EmperorGreymon nodded, before he was surrounded in fractal code. When it dispersed, everyone saw his injured and exhausted state. Naruto then fell back on his behind as he panted, making everyone worry for him
"What happened to you?!" A worried Sora asked as she saw his wounds that Kurama didn't get to heal. Some of the wounds almost healed were reopened as blood began to leak out! Though the biggest one was the one on his left bicep as they could see the tissue in it! And his right arm still had burn covering half of it from the wrist to the elbow.
"L-Let's just s-say, w-we're lucky to be alive." Naruto managed to say as he cringed in pain. The adrenaline that kept him going on his battle with Duskmon all but left him. Joe quickly took out his first-aid kit. He then began to fix and heal his wounds, making the blonde wince when he was spray with medical spray, but didn't do anything as Joe was helping him. Most of his wounds were bandaged up, except for the one on his bicep.
"I'm out of medical tape!" Joe said, though Naruto just waved him off.
"Don't worry, the thing's already healing."
The whole group looked and saw that he was right. Looking closely, the watched in shock and amazement as the skin and tissue slowly seemed to regrow and knit itself together.
Izzy was the first to snap out of the shock. "H-How…?"
Naruto just chuckled sheepishly as everyone looked at him. "I always had an incredible extreme healing factor. I never got or can be sick, and minor poison doesn't work on me. I once even lost an arm, and it grew back a week later! I think that the only thing that can kill me is if my head was cut off, or my heart exploding! This little cut is nothing! A day or two, and I'll be back on my feet as good as new!"
Everyone looked at him with wide open mouths, especially Joe. This kid in front of them could be a medical phenomenon! He wondered what scientists would do if they found out about Naruto. Though he soon shook his head, they and government officials would likely try and kidnap him to try and experiment on him to try and reproduce his abilities. (That is the dark side of science. When something new is discovered, scientists go after it like bloodhounds.)
Still, while the wound was halfway healed, Kari took out the cloth she had around her neck, and tied it around the wound. When Naruto looked at her confused, she just smiled. "Even if it's healing, you need to cover it so it doesn't get infected. And you're not doing any fighting until I say you are completely healed."
Naruto was about to say something, but stopped when she gave him the look. The same look his Kaa-san would give him when he tried to disobey her. The guys saw the look, and pitied Naruto a bit. Their mothers were the same.
Naruto sighed, but nodded still to his now personal nurse. One could never win when a women/girl had her way. "Hai, hai~." He said, defeated.
Kari just smiled in accomplishment.
It was then, that Naruto noticed someone was missing.
"Hey, where's Matt and Gabumon?"
And done! Finished with Chapter 4!
So the group learned more about the mysterious blonde King, have agreed to raise an army before confronting the Dark Masters, Mimi had a self-battle with herself and gained new determination and a new power along with Palmon, and Naruto found himself a rival!
As you can clearly tell, I sorta skipped the whole meeting Puppetmon scene, because all of you clearly know what happened. So I showed something different while all of that was happening.
I have to say, I had enjoyed this chapter, it allowed me to mess around a bit with Mimi's personality! You guys will see a new and more determined Mimi!
And she isn't the only one with a power up! The others will also turn into Mega as they train more, discover a bit about themselves, and faced challenges!
I saw the video of the others gaining Mega form in Digimon Adventure PSP, and greatly liked it.
And I hope you liked that battle with Duskmon! To me, he makes a great villain for Naruto! He's dark, and cunning! Not hesitating to strike someone down and kill them.
I'm still thinking about the pairing, but it might be a harem! I'll have a vote on it! And Mimi will be in it as decided, I feel she could be given some spotlight! There might be digimon in the harem, so not sure if to put Rosemon and Angewomon? Still thinking on Sora.
So I'll put up the poll later so you can check it out!
Read! Review! Eat! Masturbate! Have Sex! Tip a cow! BE HUMAN!
Ja Ne!
