Catalyst of Light
By Firehedgehog
Chapter Five
He didn't know why but being held captive was boring, he had always thought that it would filled with terror. Takato sighed, after awhile staring at the digital world through the dark crystal... got very boring.
"What in the world is Daemon doing, we haven't moved from this spot in three hours," Takato mused, with yet another sigh in a long series of sighs he ran a hand through a hand through his snow white hair.
"Are you done muttering in there catalyst," an annoyed voice said, Takato snickered. Apparently Daemon could hear him through the crystal now, maybe he would have something to do now.
'Its either that or go crazy from boredom, I don't know why but I have this very weird urge to go play' Takato thought, he knew it was probably a side effect of Calumon giving him his power... a slight transfer of his very playful personality.
'As long as I don't start talking like a baby like Calumon did I'm fine, all I have to concentrate on now is how to escape here and get back to my own dimension and time line' Takato thought frowning, he then gave a yelp when Daemon suddenly shifted the crystal.
"It is time," Daemon suddenly said, Takato blinked and then blinked again. Coming towards Daemon both new and old, were the Digidestined with there Digimon in the highest forms they could take.
"About time they got here," Takato muttered, there was a brief flux of energy in the crystal and Takato knew that no one could hear him outside now.
Guilmon grinned as he somehow slipped through the edges of reality, it was something he hadn't ever done before but he managed. It was something about his strong bond with Takato that allowed him to do this, there bond had become so much stronger since Takato had become the catalyst.
He looked around himself with rapt attention, the area between all realities was a strange shifting place. He could actually see into several of those realities, they were all very see through and overlapped each other.
'Cool, I wonder how I get around here' Guilmon thought, his golden gaze looked around hoping to find some trace of his tamer.
"Takatomon," he whispered tears in his golden eyes, he sighed and took a step forward.
"Ohhhh," he said, the layers of reality he could see had changed now... but his heart told him he was getting closer to Takato.
'A few more steps should do, then I have to figure out how to get into that reality' Guilmon thought, he took yet another step forward and everything changed again.
"You must hurry, I do not know how much time we have before the power of the Catalyst truly vanishes from our reality... if the Catalyst is not returned soon there will be a ripple and our reality will not be the only one affected," Azulongmon told the tamers in front of him, for this mission to cave Takato. Suzy had been convinced to stay home... to her disappointment.
"So your going to send us there, what type of reality is it?" Henry asked, he hoped that it wasn't kind of reality that wold give him nightmares.
"You will know when you arrive, but first I must make contact with someone to open the way," Azulongmon said, then to the tamers surprise he flew into the air and vanished.
"Is it just me, or did he seem to be amused by something?" Kenta asked, Henry sighed and once again wondered how Takatos friends Kenta and Kazu had been chosen to be tamers.
'But he did seem to think something was funny' Henry thought with a slight frown, throughout the conversation the soverines lips had twitched into something that looked suspiously like a smirk.
'Must of been my imagination' Henry thought, he sweatdropped heavily when Azulongmons laughter filled the air.
'Or not' Henry thought, he himself would of been amused if he had know which reality he was going to.
Ken had to stop himself from shivering as he gazed upon the large form of Daemon, he still had nightmares from the one time the Digidestined had fought this dark masters. He knew that he couldn't show his fear, evil like this grew stronger when something feared them.
Davis and his own Digimon had DNA merged, Paildramon was now duking it out with the mega. For this battle Agumon and his counterpart had also gone to mega level, yet there battle was not going well.
"Where is he getting his power, we should be at least be doing good against him with two megas," Davis muttered and Ken agreed, it was at that moment that his eye caught sight of a strange crystal floating behind Daemon.
"Davis we have to destroy that crystal, he's getting his power from it... and that must mean that the Catalyst is inside it," Ken told the spiky haired Digidestined, Davis nodded.
"Yeah, we better make Paildramon go mega," Davis suggested, Ken nodded and one short digivolution scene later Imperialdramon stood there ready to battle.
"Imperialdramon, destroy that crystal," Ken ordered, the mega nodded.
"You got it," came the dual voice that was Imperialdramon, even to this day it was strange to think of his Digimon merging with another Digimion.
Takato had long ago passed out when the battle bega, as soon as it began Daemon had started to take his power the same painful way as before. He had taken so much he had passed out, now his unconcious mind floated in the abyss of his thoughts.
"Theres nothing to do here," Takato said with a sigh, but at least being here was better then beng awake and in pain.
"Of course there is, you can talk to me," a very familliar voice said, Takato gasped and turned around. Floating there in a bubble of light was someone he had thought he would never see again, someone who had died a few years ago.
"Calumon, but how?" Takato asked in surprise, the white Digimon giggled.
"I may of died but I never left Takato, not only did I give you my power but everything of me became part of you," Calumon said cheerfully, Takato then found out that you can facefault even in your own thoughts.
"How is it possible... do you mean you bio-merged with me?" he asked the white Digimon, Calumon looked thoughtful... thankfully he was being serious for once.
"Takato the best I can explain it was that you were always part of the Catalyst but when I died I returned to the other part of me, we were always one person," Calumon said, then the area around him flashed and he had to shield his eyes.
"Huh..." Takato said when he uncovered his eyes, he was lookiing at himself now... except the other him had Calumons green eyes and Calumons mark was not flickering on the green eyed version.
"Takato to truly understand yourself and your powers and soul, mind and body must become one as we were in the beginning. Become the Catalyst of Light as we were in the beginning when time and all realities began, we can escape the prison... even change our shape to that of Calumon," the Calumon/Takato said, Takato sighed as he felt something... he knew this was true. He had denied it since the beginning, the only way to make sure no one abused his power was to control it fully.
"What about Guilmon?" he asked, he had created Guilmon and would worry if something happened to his partner.
"He has a soul of his own and you should know by now that he is on his way like the Tamers, now take my hand," Calumon said, he placed his hand forward while Takato stared at him.
"The worst thing that can happen is if this is all a dream, or well," Takato sighed, then he reached out a hand and clasped the green eyed version of himself.
Gennai frowned and looked up to the blue sky of the digital world, a strange energy was filling the world. He didn't know why but he had a feeling something important had just happened, he only hoped that it wouldn't make Daemon stronger in the battle against the Digidestined.
"What the..." Daemon said swinging around his body, this action caused the Digimon to freeze in there attacks and the humans become silent. Kens eyes widened when he saw what had gotten the Megas attention, the dark crystal was glowing a bright white and was getting even stronger by the second.
"No, the power is too much," Daemon shouted surprising them all, the next thing he knew was that the crystal exploded. Ken gasped and covered his eyes from the explosion of light, when it finally faded he uncovered them.
Daemon was laying on the ground, Ken paled at what he saw. What ever that light was it was causing him to be slowly deleted, he turned his face away as Daemon turned totally into data.
"Hey, what's that?" Yolei suddenly asked, Ken turned and could only gasp in awe. Where the crystal had been floated something covered by the bright light... the same as before, yet before they could react it shot into the air and vanished into the distance.
"I think that was the catalyst," Ken whispered, he bit his lip and he had a feeling that it wasn't over yet.
'I have a feeling we'll meet the catalyst again, everything doesn't feel right yet' the blue haired boy thought with a frown, he then reached down to pick up Leafmon as he reached him.
TBC