Okay, here's the next Chapta!
Chapter 4
Davis and Kari landed on the floor of Davis' room, which was surprisingly clean.
Jun heard the thump and came in, only to see Kari and Gatomon there. "Oh, Davis. You're back. Matt said you left the team for some reason and was wondering if I knew where you went. So, what happened?"
"What did you tell him?"
"You never made it home." Jun said.
"And he bought it?" Davis asked.
"You're asking someone who spends a lot of time Underground. I know how to lie effectively." Jun stated.
Davis walked up to the House phone and Dialed the number to Tai's Cell phone.
Jun! Any word on Davis?
"I'm right here." Davis replied.
Why did you walk out on Kari?! I thought you knew better than that!
"Who said I was walking out on Kari?"
Why else would you leave without your partner? Tai questioned.
"Let's just say I have friends in strange places and leave it at that."
Your Underground friends can't help out here! Kari is still in trouble!
"Tai... You want to know what I really did after I left?"
Damn straight! I want to know why you didn't go after Kari!
"Like I said, I have friends. Two of those friends got in there. One destroyed the Spire, the other got her out."
Wait, what? Tai was obviously confused. But if she's out of there... where is she now?
"Hang on." He motioned Kari to come over.
She took the phone and spoke. "Hello?"
Kari! You're not hurt are you?
She giggled. "No, Tai. I'm not. If not for JagerLowemon and MagnaGarurumon I probably would have been, though."
MagnaGarurumon?
"Yeah. He called himself the Unity Level of Light. JagerLowemon... He's the same one that saved Joe all those years ago. The two of them got me out of there, and said they came because Davis called them up."
Wait, Davis KNOWS them?!
"That's what I just said. He knows all of the Legendary Warriors, and every level of them, too."
Are you hurt in any way?
"No, I'm not hurt. No bruises, or anything like that." Kari said. "I do feel a little sore though. The ride out was a little... bumpy. That's about it, though."
May be a little slow at times, but I'm not stupid. How did they get past Andromon's sensors?
"JagerLowemon came out of a shadow, and never touched the ground. MagnaGarurumon, I don't think he had to." Kari admitted. "He then took me through the wall, and made a tunnel on the way out. Andromon probably noticed, but after MagnaGarurumon took out the tower, he probably didn't care. Oh, and Andromon wanted to apologize to me and TK for what he did. The others too, but us especially."
Well... At least you're okay. Where are you?
"Davis called you with his House Phone. We just got here a couple minutes ago." Kari admitted.
Alright, I'm on my way. Any idea why the closest open Gate was 25 miles away from the city?
She mouthed the question to Davis, and just shrugged. "Sorry Tai, we don't know."
Well, it could've been the Emperor who shut them down, but if he could do that in such a widespread area, why hasn't he done so before?
"I don't know, but we'll have to look out for it." Kari said. "Listen, I'll be staying at Davis' place for now. Bring Veemon? Davis left him at the Computer Lab."
He's with me right now. We'll be right there.
"Thanks Tai. I'm glad you're worried about me, but do me a favor?" She asked.
If you're going to ask me to NOT worry about you, the answer is no. I'm your Big brother, Kari. It's my job.
Kari then thought of something. "So, you don't want to worry about me?" She faked a hurt tone.
N-No! That's not what I meant! Tai spluttered.
Kari giggled. "I know, Tai. I'm just messing with ya. See you soon." She hung up on him, and handed the phone back.
"I'm gonna take a Blind shot, and say that Tai said it's his job, as your older brother, to worry about you." Davis guessed, earning a nod from the brunette.
"Okay, so what really happened? I'm not going to buy whatever shit you tell them, and you know that I won't tell them truth if they don't know I'm lying." Jun pointed out.
Davis told her what happened. Zephyrmon got him in, JagerLowemon got her out, MagnaGarurumon destroyed the Spire, they took an underground route, somehow ended up at the Rose Morning Star, and found Lady Ophanimon, who managed to beat back Lilithmon, which Kari and him finished off.
When asked how, he said he didn't want to talk about it, and Kari blushed slightly. She got the message quickly.
"Well, that was basically an Eventful evening." Jun commented. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you took Kari's Virginity to beat back Lilithmon." She smirked at the exasperated look Davis gave her, and horrified one from Kari.
"Jun, if you say anything on that to anyone, and you'll see just how deadly Velgamon can be." Davis warned her.
She looked at him. "Is that a threat?"
"I don't make threats." Davis retorted. "I make promises."
Jun smiled. "Good. I wasn't gonna tell anyone anyway. It's your business. If anyone asks if you did, even if I did know, I'll just say it's not my secret to tell."
Davis sent her a smirk, seeing her game. "Good to know. I really don't want to send Velgamon on a mission to kill you."
Jun sighed. "I know, I know." The doorbell rang.
Davis had hidden his D-Tector, and answered the door, seeing Demiveemon and Tai. "Where is she?"
"Come on in." He let Tai in and led him to his room, and saw Jun and Kari talking about random topics.
"Kari..."
"Tai, I told you. I'm fine." She sighed. "It's nice to know you care, but Gatomon can handle anything the Emperor can send against us. Even weakened."
"An army of over 500 Champions?"
"I would've found a way. Remember that, as a Champion, I kicked all of your Ultimate level butts in about 25 seconds before I met Kari." Gatomon pointed out. "I am not to be underestimated."
Tai sighed, remembering the event. "Figures you'd bring that one up."
Gatomon smirked. "You know it."
Tai looked at Davis. "You said you called up friends. How did you do that?"
"I'm afraid that method isn't available with your Digivice, or even the one I got this time around." He showed off the D-3.
"Can you let me talk to them?"
"Out of all living humans, they only trust me so... No, I'm afraid not." Davis shook his head. "Sorry, I can thank them for you if you want, but when a friend puts their trust in me, I don't backstab them. Especially when they don't have many friends aside from each other."
"I get it... Kari, we should get going. If our mom asks, you were studying with a friend and lost track of time."
"Was thinking about that, anyway." Kari admitted. "See you at school, Takuya." She winked at Davis who chuckled. "Better hope Davis doesn't get jealous, Kari." He smirked in response. "You know how he gets when he's Jealous."
She giggled. "Oh, I know."
Tai, Kari and Gatomon left the house and went home. Jun looked at Davis. "You should get some sleep, Davis."
"Davis passed out ten minutes ago. I really am Takuya." Davis pointed out. "Yeah, we do that from time to time. Confuses the hell out of the teachers, and some learned to live with it. We never slip up, because we're really who we claim to be. I'm Takuya Kanbara. Davis Motomiya is your brother. Not me."
Jun sighed. "And I take it you're the reason he's so protective of his friends?"
"He'd be that way without me." Takuya pointed out. "How Kari realized we switched, I don't know, but I like it. Either way, you're right. You should hit the sack too, Jun. I'm only a part of Davis, but I still know what he wants."
-the day of the match-
It's been 3 weeks since the mess with Machine City. Kari never told anyone about the Rose Morning Star, or Lilithmon, much less the fact that all of Davis' "friends" were really just him. Several other traps were placed, and were deftly maneuvered around, thanks to Davis.
TK and Cody both realized that Kari and Davis had gotten closer. TK didn't like it, knowing that Davis was a supporter of Darkness, thinking that meant he was evil. He remained set in his views, and barely talked to him about it. In response, Kari rarely talked to TK.
A couple weeks ago, all of the Digidestined got Box tickets to an MMA fight. Joe, Matt, Tai and Kari all said they should go watch it in person. None of them said why, but they all said it was important.
The ones who knew are the only ones who realized that Davis wasn't there, and didn't get a ticket.
They met up at Tokyo Arena, and was directed towards the Box they were assigned. Whoever sent them all the tickets, they were obviously rich.
It was now that Yolei realized that Davis wasn't in the box. "Where's Davis?"
"He won't be up here." They heard Davis' mother say, causing them to turn.
"All that talk about supporting his friends, and he doesn't come?" TK questioned.
"You're TK, right?" Jun asked.
"Let me guess, he said I was an idiot."
"On multiple occasions, but he doesn't blame you for your ignorance." Jun looked to the Octagonal ring. "The reason you all were called here was because of one fighter. The Government found something out, and is attempting to shut it down. Their best is participating in this fight, and they want all of his friends and family to see him Crash and Burn. Surprising that, after everything you've said to him, TK, he still considers you a friend. In his place, I wouldn't with how you so blatantly insult one of his friends with your own Ignorant comments."
This caused confusion from everyone that didn't know of Koichi.
"Then where is Davis?" Yolei questioned.
The older Digidestined understood what Jun said. "I never thought that he would be an MMA fighter." Izzy commented.
"There's a lot even I don't know about Davis." Tai admitted. "But I knew about this."
"Then why didn't yous say anything?" Sora questioned.
"You didn't ask." Tai grinned at her.
Sora sighed. "Figures..."
TK and Yolei still didn't understand where Davis was, even with the blatant clues Jun gave them. However, as the fighters were introduced, seven came out ready to fight, and showing off their large muscles. Most of them had a background, but none of them were recognized by the Digidestined group.
And now, the final combatant is one from another Arena, with different rules. He will be abiding by our rules for this fight, and, should he win, his Arena will not be shut down. Jun bit her lip at this. She was obviously worried. Time to meet, Chaos Flame!
The crowd was silent. They didn't expect another type of fighter here.
I didn't think an Underground Arena Champion would be fighting in an Arena like this, Butch. The female announcer stated.
Don't I know it, Cassidy. Anyway, this one, believe it or not, is their best fighter down there, and his own Arena's Champion. Supposedly, he's only fought down there for a little over 3 years. Butch read.
Chaos Flame walked out from behind the stage in Dark brown robes that covered everything, and shadowed his face. Something else to wonder about is that cloak of his. Why hide his face?
Well, according to the Bio we have on him, his age is unknown. They don't measure weight down there, so either one might be a factor. Butch pointed out.
Well, with all the fighters down there, something's bound to come up. Also, he was tested for steroids of any kind, or performance enhancers. Cassidy added. As it turns out, there's none of them in him. He may have a tough time fighting without an enhancement of some sort, Butch.
Perhaps... and apparently, he wants to talk to everyone. Butch replied.
The man in the cloak had a microphone placed near where his mouth should be. "Do you want to comment on something?" The man down there said.
"Yes, I have something to say." He then cleared his throat. "You try to shut down my Arena, you threaten my friends, and now you want me to Crash and Burn in this fight. I'm going to show you, just how much of my strength, is earned. I have spent years of Training to gain my strength. You want to know why I went for my Arena in the first place?" A hand came out of the cloak, and tore it off, before throwing it over towards Jun, who caught it, and smirked at Davis, as he showed himself. "The Arena I happen to be a champion of gave me the strength I need for what I want. And that is make sure no one loses a Friend while I'm around. I'm going to show ALL OF YOU, what it means, when you enrage the FLAMES OF CHAOS!"
The man backed up with his Microphone, and Davis jumped towards the ring, before landing on one of the posts in a crouch. He looked at his opponents. "I read the rules of your Arena. Funny thing about my own: When I fight, I always fought by the rules of this Arena. No Steroids, No enhancements, Nothing. All of my strength, speed and skill were earned. You want to think otherwise?"
"Hah! You're nothing but a lying cheat!" One of them shouted.
"Care to test that?" Davis challenged.
The man looked at the announcer.
Well, that was informative. Butch stated.
Indeed it was. I wonder though, how strong does one need to be to match this guy? Cassidy stated.
There was a bit of static. Chaos, Davis looked up. I just want you to know that everyone down here is watching this fight. You told us to trust you, and we will. Don't let us down.
Davis sent a thumbs up. "You know it."
The Digidestined were staring at Davis is surprise. Kari, Tai, Matt and Jun were the only ones not worried. "Even he doesn't deserve this!" TK gripped the railing in front of him.
Kari put a hand on TK's shoulder. "Just watch, TK. You saw what he did to that Monochromon. He can handle this."
"That's against a Rhino that couldn't think for himself." TK pointed out.
"A Rhino that weighs 2 tons." Kari countered.
"What did he do?" Cody asked.
"He grabbed the horn, stopped the Monochromon, and tossed him, before Flamedramon destroyed the Dark Ring while it was still airborne." Tai answered. "Besides, I've seen one of his fights before. He can probably handle it."
The bell rung, and the one Davis taunted charged headlong. He went for a Right straight, of which Davis grabbed the wrist with his left hand, and dodged to outside, meeting his eyes. "Don't underestimate the Flames of my Will." He said, before twisting into the air, and hitting the back of his neck, and straight out of the ring... 15 feet past the rungs. He landed on the ring as if he didn't do much. "Just be glad I held back on that hit." Davis pointed out. "If I didn't, you'd be dead." He turned to the others, who didn't like what just happened.
"Okay, who's next?" Davis asked, his voice showing the cockiness he definitely didn't feel.
The all charged him at once. "6 on 1, eh? Kind of unfair." Davis stepped once, before his fist hit one of them in the gut almost instantly, he then moved with a speed that no one could really see, and punched another one 4 times, before hitting the chin with the butt of his palm, and then moved on to the next one, and landed 3 punches, and a kick, before heading towards the fourth.
The Fourth one was hit by 7 punches in the torso, at which point, the first one to be hit started flying, and then the Fourth one got a single foot to the face, which propelled Davis towards the fifth, and landed a flying kick to the man's torso, before he jumped back, did a frontflip, and landed on the mat. When he did, the ones that were hit all went flying out. "How do you like my Beetle Blitz?"
Whoa! Did you see that, folks?! Butch shouted. Man, that guy moved at speeds no less than a blur to us!
Just how fast is this guy? Cassidy asked.
While a Slow-motion replay was played on screen, the ones that were hit were knocked out, and taken out of the ring. To think the Replay had to be played at less than 1% speed to get it it at Normal Speed... Butch commented.
This guy is fast, no doubt. Cassidy admitted.
Davis looked at his last opponent. Davis simply walked up to him, tilted his head to the side, and pointed at his cheek. "Hit me." was all he said.
Everyone watching was stunned at the bold move. "You're an idiot."
"Or maybe I know exactly what I'm doing, but you'll never know, will you?" Davis pointed out. "At least if you don't go for it."
The man growled. "You dare take me lightly?!"
"Considering the fact that the second best Fighter Underground can't match me at 25% and I can beat him in 3 hits, I doubt there's many humans, if any, that can actually beat me in a fight." Davis countered. "Besides, I trained myself to fight something stronger than humans."
Everyone watching heard that statement clearly, and the Digidestined just stared at him. He had been training himself to fight Digimon!
The man stopped growling, and noted the seriousness in his voice. "What... exactly, were you training yourself to beat?"
Everyone wanted to know this. "Do you know of the Incident in Odaiba 3 years ago?" He asked.
"Who doesn't?"
"Do you know what caused it?"
"Some freak that claimed to be a vampire." The guy answered. "I don't get what that has to do with this."
"That wasn't just any Vampire. That man... isn't even Human, much less the strongest of his kind. That man was powerful enough to take down a building with one punch. He's nowhere close to being the strongest. In fact, I'd place him about the Middle Tier of his kind. I'm in the same league as him right now, but my goal is to face the best of the Top Tier and win."
The previous generation of Digidestined heard the proclamation, but they couldn't believe it was possible.
TK couldn't believe what he just heard. 'Davis is trying to be as Strong as the Strongest Digimon... Is that even possible?' He thought.
Izzy thought like mind.
"What would cause him to want that?" Sora asked the question everyone but Kari and Davis' family was thinking.
"He lost his friends to a Digimon." Jun said. "He had been inside each of their minds. He knew them as well as he knew himself. He doesn't want that to happen again."
"The question is, is that even Possible?" TK asked.
"It is." Kari said. "With his friends, and his will to protect them, nothing will stop him. He lost everything precious to him once. He's not too keen on losing anyone else. Think on that, TK. He's willing to do all it takes to make sure his friends are safe. Even if it means doing something he doesn't like, or absolutely hates."
"Has he gone insane?" Yolei questioned.
Jun walked up to the bar. "Who said he was sane in the first place?" She questioned. "He definitely isn't. Any sane person wouldn't fight in the Underground at 9 years old. Any sane person wouldn't want to fight a Super Ultimate and try to survive, much less win. Davis is definitely insane, but it helps him. It's why he can't be controlled by Darkness... Once I heard a Lilithmon tried to control him. She failed on a level known only as Super Epic."
Izzy knew about Lilithmon. If someone like that failed to Control Davis at such a level... "Unreal..."
"Don't you mean 'Prodigious'?" Joe asked.
"This is far beyond 'Prodigious' Joe." Izzy stated. "I doubt even Tai could withstand something like Lilithmon. We could pool all of our Crests Together, which could contain Apocalymon... but if he could do what Jun just said, his Strength of Will is even stronger that that."
Kari shook her head. "You're underestimating him."
TK and Tai looked at her. "His Strength of Will can't be moved by a God, and not from a lack of trying, either. Not to mention, it was a Creature of Darkness that got it that high." Kari told them.
TK didn't understand that. "But why?"
"The only one that knows why he did it is dead." Kari stated. "The same person that knows also gave his life to make sure Davis lived."
The man sighed, and sent his most powerful punch at Davis' cheek. "That's it?" Davis asked. "If that's all you've got, then I'm afraid I was right. You're not strong enough to beat me." He sighed. "I guess that's to be expected, though. Look, I like you. You actually took the time to listen. You stopped for a moment to think on what I said. You are a fighter that earned my Respect. You may not be at my level, but your Heart is still in good spirits."
He took a stance. "A Warrior's true strength lies not in his muscles, but in his heart. Remember that, for it is the Code of a True Hero." He landed a light punch to the man's chest, and sent the guy flying. It was a KO. Davis sighed, and helped him up.
I never expected an Underground fighter like this. Butch stated.
A reporter came up to him, with a Camera. "Is there anything you'd like to say on your win, Chaos?" The reporter asked.
"Yeah, I've got something to say." He spoke into the microphone. "If you try to shut down the Arena I got my strength and skill again, I'll do this as many times as I need to. It gave me the strength, speed, and skill I have. In the beginning, I came out of matches a Bloody mess. I never used steroids of any kind, knowing it was cheating on my own skills. I went in with a goal, a lot of knowledge, and a Will to best even the Gods. I got my strength, speed and skill down there. I came out as you see me now."
"What about what you told Akiyama? What, exactly, are you planning to fight?"
"Anyone and anything that threatens those I care for. I lost everyone I cared for once. I'm not letting it happen again." Davis said with a voice entirely resolute.
"Your Arena is going to be restarted. What are you going to do now?"
"Me? I'm going home. I've got a game tomorrow, too. Fighting isn't my entire life, you know?"
"Could you at least tell us your real name?" The Reporter asked.
He held out his hand, and she placed the Microphone in it. "All of you in the Underground, I do have an announcement. Your champion... is only 12 years old."
That sent shock into everyone. "As I said in the ring, I've been training myself to take out things that are far beyond Human capabilities. None of you even come close to the level I need to be at. In my opponent's terms, you're nothing more than a Rookie compared to them. That's Low Tier. I'm Middle Tier, know to them, as Ultimate. After that, is Mega, which is widely known as the Strongest level. That's wrong. There's one level above it, and that is what I'm aiming for: Super Ultimate. I'm not even 30% of the way there. Getting up to Mega level would take a good 5% more from Super Ultimate. There are also only about 10 that are Super Ultimate level. I plan to be the next one to hit that list." He sighed. "And it is for that reason, I'm resigning my position as the Champion in the Arena. If you need help for something like this, don't hesitate to call. I owe the Arena much more than I can repay, and I intend to repay that debt in full."
"You're giving up on the Arena?"
He shook his head. "My purpose in the Arena has already been completed. I'm not giving up on it, and I may come back one day, just for a random fight or something. For now, I have biggest fish to fry, and I have to get stronger than I am. I'm nowhere near the level I need to be. For those of you who I have faced and beaten soundly, I only have one piece of advice for you. This goes for anyone who wishes to take up Fighting for any reason. As long as you have a burning Desire to do something, you can do it. My strength of Will won me many matches down there I would have lost either way. If you had a way to look into my Heart, you'd see flames far stronger than that of Amaterasu herself. Those flames are the Manifestation of my Will. My Will is my greatest strength. A Will to do what I want, no matter the consequences, and the Will to never Give up. As long as you have that, you will find a way to do whatever it is you wish... It also stopped me from dying more than once."
"What about those without a Will as strong as yours?"
"Find a reason to keep moving. Find your reason to keep moving, in the face of fear. That Courage will lead the way to your Will. Find a Friend that will support you no matter what you choose. That will keep you grounded. Get the Knowledge you need. It will save your life, and allow you to make a good choice when offered." Tai, Matt and Izzy smiled at this. "Without a family that cares for you, even that will not be enough. The love of my family kept me going when my Will was not enough." Sora smiled. "Even when everyone else would lose Hope, I did not, and so my Will was strengthened even more." TK blinked, but gave a small smile. "The Balance of Light and Darkness gave me even more strength from understanding both and accepting them, thus further boosting my Strength of Will." Kari smiled softly, as did Koichi and Koji in his mind. "And even then, if it is not enough, never letting my friends down, my family down, being the one that others can truly rely on, gets me moving once more, and further strengthens my Will."
Joe smiled at the reference to his crest. "All of that, and a Sincere goal that I intend to follow for the rest of my life, have boosted my Will to a point most never reach. By a Miracle, I survived an attack that had killed everyone around me." He smiled at the Crest Magnamon gave him. "It is through all of this, my Will has become strong. These traits are inside all of you. Everyone here has them all. Everyone in the world does. To do what I have done, you must awaken them all from within. For it is with all of them, that I have survived. It is with all of them I have progressed. And it is with all of them that I shall get even stronger than I am."
He turned around and walked out. "And for those of you wondering what I mean with all of that... That is something you must experience in order to understand. It is not something I can explain." He tossed the mic over his shoulder, for the reporter to catch.
He walked out without another word. When he left the arena, he noticed the paparazzi, and hid inside of a Shadow. Everyone started looking for him, trying to find some trace of him.
Once everyone in the area had left, the Digidestined and Jun walked into the area. "Man, I knew he was good but to think he was that strong?" Cody stated.
"I'm actually a lot better." They heard Davis as he walked out of a Shadow. "Sorry, but I had to hide from the press. It's better that way."
TK walked up to him. "Did you really mean what you said?"
"If you mean the obvious references to the Crests of Virtue, then yes. I learned from experience all of that is needed for a Strength of Will as powerful as me. Even the Will for the Crest of Courage is not enough." Davis stated. "There is one I did not mention, however. The Crest of Kindness."
"I've never heard of that one."
"I doubt you've heard of the Crest of Miracles, either." Davis told Izzy.
"No, I haven't."
"To have the Strength of 9 Crests and accepting the Truth of Darkness, not just what is seen, but the Full Truth, is to have a Will stronger than most Gods can claim."
Kari just walked up to him next, and pecked his cheek. "I know... Takuya." She winked at him.
Tai looked at Davis, not liking what Kari just did. Davis sighed. "How do you know which of us is out? I could never figure that out."
"It's your eyes. Takuya has Hazel Brown eyes, while Davis has Chocolate Brown eyes." Kari explained.
Takuya blinked. "Not even we noticed that difference." He shrugged. "Oh well. You live, you learn." He looked at Tai. "If you don't mind, I'll be taking Kari home." He looked at her. "Shall we?"
She giggled and walked alongside him away from the rest of the group.
Tai was about to go after them, but Jun stopped him. "Don't worry, he can handle anything that comes at them."
"It's not him I'm worried about."
She smirked. "I know. You're worried about someone so close to three of his old friends. With what you just saw, and heard, do you really think he'd let anything happen to her?"
However, Poromon, who was with Yolei, sensed something. "Something's wrong."
"Poromon?" Yolei asked.
"Davis and Kari just vanished." Poromon stated.
"This is your fault!" Tai yelled at Jun, who was unfazed.
"Wait, there's more!" Upamon, from Cody's Bag, continued. "I felt a burst of Light, and something else. It was like when Gatomon Armor Digivolves. Same power."
This caused confusion with everyone but Jun, who nodded. "So, he called KendoGarurumon... Makes sense."
Tai glared at her. "What are you talking about?"
"Don't you remember what happened back with Machine City? KendoGarurumon is a Beast Level. More specifically, Light element. He's also the fastest of all of them on land. Smooth ride, too." Jun explained.
Tai blinked. "And how would you know that?"
"Number one: Upamon there. Number two, Davis has told me who was best where. Zephyrmon is fastest Aerial-wise. KendoGarurumon is fastest Land wise. JagerLowemon is a close second, but he actually runs for top speed. KendoGarurumon doesn't."
"Wouldn't he be exposed?" Izzy asked.
"How do you think he's evaded the Emperor? He can reflect light in a certain area, and make it so nothing inside said area is seen. Period." Jun pointed out.
-Odaiba, Kari's Apartment building-
KendoGarurumon stopped next to a dumpster right outside of Kari's Apartment. Kari dismounted and smiled at him. "Thanks." KendoGarurumon shifted back into Davis.
"Don't mention it, Kari." Davis replied.
"How did you switch without me noticing? I mean, something would have happened..."
"If I shifted as KendoGarurumon." Davis pointed out. "We swapped right before the Evolution."
Kari snapped her fingers. "No wonder I never noticed."
Davis grinned at her. "Come on, let's get you home."
They walked up to her doorstep, Davis having his cloak on, but the hood down. Kari opened the door, and saw her parents. "Kari, where's Tai?"
"We ditched them at the Arena." Davis admitted. "He was freaking out after my win."
Yuuko Kamiya looked at Kari, who nodded. "He was freaking me out too, mom. I asked Davis to get me home quickly. We left... what? 3 minutes ago?"
"We got here in about 1 minute 30 seconds." Davis said. "That's not including us getting from the ground level to here."
Kari nodded. "Yeah, he's fast."
"What's with the cloak, then?" She asked.
"Uh... Didn't want to meet Kari's parents without a shirt. Wasn't able to change from my fighter outfit." Davis admitted.
"No shirt?" She raised an eyebrow, but hid her smirk. "Let me see."
"Mom!" Kari blushed.
"Oh relax, Kari. Your father isn't home. He was called in to work, and won't be back for a week." Her mother waved her off. "Come on. I want to see why you want to cover it up."
Davis looked at Kari who didn't want it to happen. He then decided to open a Mental Link with her. He had done so several times before, and they knew the signs. "Kari, we'll have to tell her sooner or later."
"I like later."
"Are you afraid I'll leave you for your own mother?"
"...No."
Davis sighed. "Kari, no matter WHAT happens, I'm not leaving you for another woman."
"What about Lilithmon?"
"That was only to get you back in control of yourself." Davis pointed out. "No other reason."
Kari sighed. "Davis..."
Davis opened the cloak to reveal his body. Yuuko's eyes widened. "Whoa..." 'How did Davis get so... Ripped?'
"Yeah... not something I want to show off." Davis closed it. "Besides, if what I do have on is seen, it'll be a little... hectic. But if you must know, the reason I look like this is because I fought in an Underground Arena for 3 years. I'm switching my focus from fighting other humans, to something much bigger, and much stronger."
"Like what?"
Davis turned around and walked to the door. "The same thing that took everything away from me 8 years ago. See you at school, Kari. I'll need some time alone. Sorry."
"After that speech, I guess it was too much to ask for you to be unaffected."
Davis nodded. "Ja ne." He walked out the door, and jumped over the Balcony.
"Davis!" Yuuko ran to the Balcony, but didn't see Davis.
"Mom... That wouldn't kill him. He survived at attack from a Digimon more powerful than Apocalymon 8 years ago. That won't do anything to him."
"Kari, he's just human."
"He's far beyond Human." Kari admitted. "Davis is far stronger than most professional weight lifters, and even faster than most Olympic Track Runners. If he wanted to, he could shatter both records at any time."
"Kari, not that I didn't see what he looked like, but isn't that stretching it?"
"Mom, you remember Myotismon?" Yuuko shivered. "Yeah... He claimed to be on the same level of strength and skill as Myotismon."
"But Kari, that's not humanly possible."
"So is taking out 5 Professional MMA fighters in half a second with a total of about 25 hits between the five of them." Kari retorted. "I just saw him do that not even an hour ago. It's probably still on the news."
Yuuko ran to the TV and turned it on, and changed it to a Sports News Channel. When she saw the replay of said move at full speed, she noticed she couldn't even see anything, until one of them did a frontflip going back wards.
Then the replay at 1% speed, and her eyes widened. Each hit, each move... what he did was just Humanly impossible, but... "Kari... Did you really just see this?"
Kari nodded. "Unlike Tai and the others, I saw each hit, but I saw the blur of him moving. He was still moving too fast for me to see. No one else could keep up with it. Matt, whose partner is the fastest, couldn't even see the blur. Izzy, who has the keenest eye out of all of them couldn't see the blur. Even if Gatomon were there, she probably wouldn't be able to see much more than the blur." 'If not for Lilithmon I wouldn't have seen the blur.'
"He called the move Beetle Blitz." Kari finished. "It's a high speed barrage of Power hits, which is normally something only a Digimon can do. He said he got the idea from a Digimon. Most of his moves he uses were based off of Digimon Attacks."
Yuuko's eyes widened. "He knows about Digimon?"
"A Friend of his did. Gave him a complete record of Digimon a few years ago. He said that his friend was gone, though."
"See? Those Digimon are dangerous. You could get yourself hurt!" Yuuko told her.
"With what he said, it was a Digimon that took away everything from him 8 years ago. For all we know that Digimon could come back. If it does... I don't know if we can handle it right now."
"But Kari... What about you?"
"If he comes back, he'll find out Davis lived. He might not like the fact someone survived whatever attack he used when it tore down a building, and killed everyone else in it." Kari pointed out. "I would need Gatomon's help. He's strong, but I think he believes he's not strong enough to take on this guy, whoever he is."
"Kari... why do you want to fight this thing?"
Kari looked at the door. "You know what it's like to love someone, right?"
"You don't mean..."
"I don't know, but.. I think so." Kari admitted.
"Tell me what you feel. I could probably tell for sure." Yuuko said, patting the couch. Kari sat down, and explained what she felt.
Yuuko listened intently. When Kari finished. "I didn't think you'd actually fall for someone so much like Tai... yet he's so different."
"It's like he a combination of everyone in our old Digidestined Group." Kari said. "But..."
"Kari, I think it's safe to say you truly love him. But my question is why?"
"I don't know." Kari looked down.
"It's okay, Kari. Is there something else?" Yuuko asked.
Kari opened her mouth, but what came out wasn't exactly expected. "Don't tell Tai? I don't want him to get hurt."
"I'm sure Davis would be fine, if he could do that." Yuuko pointed at the TV.
"It's not Davis I'd be worried about." Kari admitted.
"Oh... Are you sure Tai would really be in danger?"
"I get the feeling if Tai throws the first punch, the reflex alone could probably put him in the Emergency Room at best." Kari pointed out. "When he said he was about as Strong as Myotismon, that would be before he actually called on any of his Spirits. If he called on any of them, Tai would probably die in one hit... If he called on the Strongest one... I wouldn't even have a brother to bury."
"How strong is that one?" Yuuko asked, half scared, half curious.
"You saw when Angewomon fired an arrow at Tai, getting Agumon to turn into Wargreymon, right?" Yuuko nodded. "The Giant being the two fought was known as VenomMyotismon. The one I'm talking about would make him look like a Joke in raw power."
Yuuko didn't like the chances of Tai's survival if he took it the wrong way. "I'll make sure he doesn't do anything." Kari nodded at her mother. They continued talking, mostly on her current group of friends, when Tai walked in, grumpy. "Welcome home, sweetie." Yuuko stated.
"Hey mom..."
"You look like your goggles were smashed, Tai." Kari sent a smile his way.
"Kari? But... how..."
"Davis got me home in less than 5 minutes." Kari answered.
"How?"
"Let's just say he got a friend of his to bring us here."
"Still, that's too fast for a car." Tai pointed out. "Unless..."
Kari nodded. "It's one of those friends."
"One day, someone's going to know. Your realize that, right?"
"The Government doesn't know about their existence, and even Izzy doesn't have any information on them. Exposure isn't much of a worry." Kari pointed out.
"Not to mention Izzy said he'd ask Gennai for help on the way home. He can't make anything of them."
Kari sighed. 'And there's a good reason for that. Lady Lilithmon had shut out all records of them with the end of Milleniummon.' She thought. "I'm going to bed. Night mom. Tai." She went into her room, and passed out quickly. 'Man, Lilithmon, your Crest is making far more tired than usual.'
The giggle she heard was promptly ignored.
The next morning, Kari woke up, and saw an apparition in front of her. More specifically, a Blonde female in Lilithmon's robes. "Morning Kari."
Kari's eyes widened. 'I thought Lilithmon passed on!'
"So did I, for a while there." Lilithmon, no... Alicia told her.
'Wait, can you read my mind?'
"Actually only you can see or hear me. You hold my Crest, after all. Listen, the Crest of Lust is something I learned about the hard way." Alicia told her.
"Abilities?"
"Talk in your mind. I am tied to it, after all." Alicia stated. "But yes, you gain abilities based on the Crest. Unlike the Crests of Virtue, which you already know of, the Crests of Sins do not allow Digivolution. They give the bearer abilities based on the Crest. My Crest is the Crest of Lust. Your powers tend to revolve around the full extent of Lust."
'But what are they?' Kari asked, as she got up and took a shower.
"Kari, as the carrier of Lust, you're basically able to manipulate anyone into a Lustful state. Most males will listen to you. If your will is stronger than theirs then there will be no hope of them resisting. I find it works on Lesbians and Bi-sexuals quite well, too." Alicia mused. "Off topic, but I think I made my point with that ability."
'Yes, Quite off topic.' Kari replied. 'So, I can basically control any guy with a Libido?'
"In a nutshell, yes." Alicia admitted. "However, there is more to it than that. The Crest of Lust is also only as powerful as you let it be."
'How so?'
"The Crests of Virtue and the Crests of Sins are different in many ways. This is not one of them. The Crest will draw its power from you in both cases. When it comes to a Crest of Virtue, when said Virtue is flowing through your heart, it activates. When it comes to a Crest of Sin, the name of the Crest is a perfect indicator. The more of what that Crest Stands for is within you, the more powerful it gains. The strongest Crest of Virtue is the Crest of Miracles, with Light being a close Second. With enough of the Crest of Sin you hold, you can effectively double the power of the Crest of Miracles."
'You're kidding me, right?'
"No, Kari. I'm not. I became Lilithmon and gained the Crest of Lust because of my Lustful Attitude. I wanted something, I took it. The first person in a long time to resist me was Takuya. I didn't exactly take that point that well."
'Alicia? Power of the Crest?'
"Right, sorry. Anyway, the more you want something, the more powerful the Crest Becomes. The More Powerful your Crest is, the more powerful you become. That is a Major Difference between the Virtues and the Sins. Virtues take your power and give it to your Partner. Sins take your power, enhance it, and make it your own."
Kari walked out of the shower, and got dressed. 'But if that's the case then that means...'
"You won't have to go around asking for Sex, Kari." Alicia cut her off. "Lust is there in many forms. Love is basically Lust with Reason. Other types of Lust include Battle Lust: Your wish to fight. Bloodlust is another one. It's the desire to torture someone, or overall make them suffer. Either that, or just want to see blood. When it comes to Lust, what you want is something you Desire. The more you Desire something, the more you Lust for it. Sex is only the most known aspect. Take Tai, for example. He Lusts for your safety above all else."
'Are you serious?'
"As a Heart Attack, Kari. Lust is more than just what I used it for. I should know this better than anyone. My skills, physical ability, and even my best attacks are more powerful, the more Lustful I get. My mind tends to deteriorate sometimes because of it, though. That's the trade off. I lose my ability to think Rationally. Slowly, but surely. The more I gave into my Lust, the more Powerful I became. The More powerful I was, the less reasoning ability I had."
'So, the reason you took Lucemon's offer is because he gave you a way to manifest your Lust for Acceptance?'
"I suppose you could say that." Alicia answered. "I honestly do not remember much of those times. I mostly blocked them out."
'I get it. You don't like thinking back on the days you were alone.' Kari told her.
"No... they're what led me down the path I took." Alicia admitted.
'I get it.' Kari replied. 'It's not easy being alone, is it?'
"No, and pray that you never feel that way." Alicia told her.
'I know, Alicia.' Kari replied. Her mother saw her eat her breakfast in silence, not knowing about Alicia nearby. "Kari is something wrong?"
"No, mother. Just thinking." Kari replied.
"About what?"
"Things I probably shouldn't even know about but know anyway." Kari replied.
"And you're not going to tell me?" Yuuko hid her smirk.
"If I did, Tai would never let me hear the end of it." Kari hid her smirk. "And I know he's listening in on us right now."
Yuuko nodded. "Good point. Girl thoughts, am I right?"
"You could say that."
"I could ask Sora for help on that." Tai pointed out.
Kari shook her head. "Doubt she could help."
"Kari, you know as well as I do how much help she can be when it comes to Girl Problems."
Kari finished her breakfast and walked to school on her own. While she did she was outwardly silent, but continuously talked with Alicia. She also knew something big was going to happen soon.
She just didn't know what.
-afterschool-
Davis had just gotten through a Soccer game against Ken "The Rocket" Ichijouji. Davis was able to score 5 goals, as opposed to their 0 in the first half. Ken hit the field, and Ken's team had won, by the skin of their teeth, 11-10.
The Digidestined, knowing how fit Davis was, were not surprised. The rest of his Team, on the other hand, didn't know.
None of them were fans of MMA. However, after the game, one of Ken's Teammates realized who Davis was. "Hold on!" Everyone, no matter what team, looked at him. "Are you Chaos Flame?" He asked, pointing directly at Davis.
He shrugged. "What of it?"
The man just gaped. "Sorry, I've been a bit busy recently. Who is Chaos Flame?" Ken asked.
"He's an Underground MMA Fighter, that just recently came Topside and thrashed the Top 7 Fighters in the Official MMA Organization! He did that just yesterday and annihilated 5 fighters in less than a second!"
Ken looked at Davis with interest. 'Perhaps he is more powerful than I thought.' Ken thought.
Davis looked at Ken. He knew who he was then and there. 'Damn... And I was right. There IS a possession in play.' He thought. "Well Ken, I'm glad we could play your team. Sorry about your leg. At least I didn't tear it off. I probably could have."
"Damn straight..." Kari muttered.
"Did you say something, Kari?" Cody asked.
Kari looked at Cody. "No, why?"
They left and went for the Computer Room, ready to go into the Digital World. For some reason, Davis had his D-Tector. It was hidden, and he didn't want anyone else to know.
However, he got the feeling that something would happen, and he wouldn't like it. "Well, lets get going."
Everyone nodded. Once they went through, they ended up in a Valley. They walked forward. Davis stopped after a while, and looked away. TK and Patamon vanished. He looked forward, not seeing what was happening.
Everyone else followed TK's lead, somehow falling into invisible holes. Davis checked one of them as he saw Yolei being pulled down for some reason. The ground was hard as a rock. 'That little bastard...' He thought. "Veemon, let's move, and do it fast."
"Right. We gotta find the others."
"And take care of the one that took them."
He ran forward, Veemon right behind him. He didn't bother with top speed, but stopped when they were about to reach a ridge. "Veemon, stay here."
"Dare I ask why?"
"I don't want you in the crossfire of what's about to come up."
"How bad?"
"I might go Fusion." Davis said, seriously.
Veemon nodded. "I'll stay hidden."
Davis continued on his own. He ran forward on his own, his D-Tector in hand, though it was still in his pocket. "Guys!" He saw all of his current friends bound, along with their partners.
"Like my present?" The Emperor asked.
Davis just turned to him, a scowl on his face. "So, Ken Ichijouji, Boy genius, Soccer maniac, and Evil Freak..."
"Grrr..." The Emperor growled.
Davis then decided to put one of his older favorites into play. "You know something, Ken?"
"I'm sure I can live without knowing whatever you want to say."
"Trust me, you'll like it." Davis hid his smirk. "There is nothing about this whole scenario that doesn't make me so disgusted I want to violently vomit out all of my internal organs. I despise you so intensely, I can't tell if my Vision is blurry from my recent Near Death Experience, or from my unforgiving rage. If allowed, once I am back to full health, I will gut you with an honest to god smile on my face, and then proceed to paint the walls of the house I will build with your body with your very blood." He said that with a dead serious face, and everyone in the area was silent.
"...What?" Ken asked, completely confused.
Even the Deltamon nearby stared at him. What the heck was going through Davis's head?
"Okay, now could you pass on that message to the idiot that's currently possessing you, please?" This caused all those watching to face vault.
In his mind, the humans were either shaking their heads, facepalmed, or, in Koichi's case, laughing their ass off. Davis chuckled a bit, but his face went serious quickly. "Although I should warn you of one thing."
"After something like that joke?"
"Who said it was a joke?" Davis raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, as for my warning, you're about to find out what happens when someone messes with my friends. I could tell you what happened to the last one to try that, but... You're not a man that listens to words. You prefer Action."
"Glad to see you understand that." Ken replied, sarcastically.
"Okay. Good. Now, Watch closely. As I show you the Truth. The past. The future. And Everything in between!" He held up his left hand that was covered in Data loops.
Kari and Veemon noticed this quickly, and understood completely. "Planning to defeat me with mere data?"
Davis smirked. "Execute!" He slammed the D-Tector onto the outermost loop, and ran it across. "Fusion Spirit Evolution!" As the D-Tector ran off, the Data surrounded him in a cocoon, which surprised everyone watching.
When it left, everyone saw something they didn't believe. From the Data Cocoon emerged a Red, Orange, and Yellow Man with wings, and strange devices on his forearms.
Davis had become, "Aldamon!"
He glared at the Emperor, and then realized what was going on. "I should've known." The forearm devices, turned around, and split before heating up. "Atomic Inferno!" He sent out punches Rapidly, letting loose balls of flame that hit each of the Humans and Digimon that were tied up.
Everyone, including Kari, was surprised he did that. Didn't he think... "Do you really think the Bakemon trick was going to work on me?" Aldamon questioned. "Seriously! Oh, and as for Deltamon... Sorry bastard, you're getting the same treatment as the Cerberumon that once targeted Tommy." A small ball of fire appeared in front of Aldamon. "Later bastard. Solar Wind Destroyer!" The ball of fire charged Deltamon, and hit, before creating a large explosion, deleting him on the spot.
The Emperor didn't understand what was going on. "What the..."
Aldamon jumped up and flew to right next to the Emperor. "I meant what I said about the Possession comment. When you meet the bastard that's possessing you from the point in your neck, tell him what I said. That message is for him. Not you. When you finally realize it yourself-" He morphed back into Davis. "Look for me in the Real World. You know I live there. After all, we just fought each other in Soccer not even an hour ago. Overcome the Possession, and I will get rid of the source, and destroy it." He turned and looked out, before seeing the others. "Oh, hey guys."
The only ones not speechless at what he just did was Kari who hugged him. "How did you know they were Bakemon?"
"They were missing one vital point, that all of you have." This confused all of them. "You all have a Fractal Code in you. Those idiots, didn't."
"What's a Fractal Code?"
"Not a good idea to discuss here." He turned to Ken, who had yet to move. "I'd suggest you get out of here, Ken. You lost this round."
An Airdramon swooped in and left. "You just let him get away?" TK questioned, not understanding it.
Davis looked at him. "Are you willing to kill a possessed friend?"
"Possessed?" Kari asked, not liking what that could mean.
Davis looked out in the Direction Ken had gone. "I wasn't entirely sure, as, beforehand it was only slight manipulation from a single point in the back of his neck. However, when I saw Ken in the real world, I knew for certain. Someone has taken control of Ken's mind. He doesn't even realize it."
"And how would you know?" Yolei accused.
Davis sent her a look. "Several of my friends have been possessed before. Others have even tried possessing me. Every time it happened, I can snap them out of it. Always did."
Kari nodded at that. "He's right, he has."
"And you would know this, how?"
"I met one that tried to possess him, but failed." Kari stated. "His will is too strong to let it happen. She also tried to get me some time ago, and he beat her back without even making contact with me."
They made their way towards a portal, and Davis kept answering questions about how to undo possessions. Apparently, they had forgotten about his Evolution into Aldamon earlier.
Before they even reached it, though, Cody brought it up. "How did you turn into a Digimon?"
That caused Davis to sigh. "Cody, what you want to know... I can't say."
"And why not?" TK questioned.
"Circumstances." Davis replied, with a slight edge. "Let's just say the reason I have most of them isn't pretty, and deals with a Digimon that could destroy up to 20 worlds in about 5 minutes, and leave it at that."
"What kind of Digimon could do that?"
"I'll only tell you this: If I see it, I'm going to use the Most Powerful Spirit I have, and tear the bastard limb from fucking limb." Kari noted the anger and malice in his voice, thus reminding her of why Duskmon and Velgamon accepted him.
"What did this thing do that gets you this angry?" Cody asked, surprised. "I mean, I've never seen you lose your composure unless one of us is in Danger, the last Generation included."
Davis did not answer. He found the Portal and went through. Kari looked down. TK looked at her. "Kari?" He asked, worried about her.
She shook her head. "That Digimon... is the reason for how he is now. All parts of him... Family included." She went through, not bothering to listen to any questions, and ran. She ran away from the computer lab, Gatomon right next to her.
By the time the others reached the Lab she was long gone.
Later on, TK called Tai and asked about Kari. She never got home.
Tai called Davis and Jun answered. Apparently, Davis never got home either.
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Chapter complete.