Twilightserius: I have given it some thought but I still don't understand what you are trying to point out. As for whether Angemon stop at perfect-level or ultimate-level... hmm... READ AND FIND OUT .

Trainhart27: Thanks!

Kuraihikaru: Thx, I do try my best!

Cho-no-Iro: I know right! That's part of my reason to just leave the sex part for the sequel and no, I shall repeat, Havoc won't turn to human form since part of the reason why I took the trouble of using digimon as crossover is to pair Harry with Agumon and his digivolutions, not to pair him with human. If I want him with humans, I'll just create an OC and go straight to Harry Potter universe.

Revius: Are you SURE that Havoc's digivolution will only get bigger? 100% COMPLETELY SURE? Oh wait, only I know what Havoc's going to be next ;) Don't worry, since Havoc will be with Harry and Havoc will not become human, I have taken care of his size so that it will match Harry ;) And thank goodness, I thought I was revealing too much. Oh, and PERMANENT? hmm... perhaps it will do you some good to re-read some part of my chapters :P

roanoak: Now now that will be telling my dear~~ I'll leave it to you to speculate as much as you want. Just don't hate me if the digivolutions is not what you expect okay? :P

Guest: Now since there are the two of you from different chapters I'll just assume you're the same person because the comments are next to each other. I understand that this is my story but I will try to satisfy the readers' opinion as much as I can. Nevertheless, I deeply appreciate your acceptance of my story. Thanks for liking my story.

ww1990ww: Then, I shall do my best to make it interesting :)


Disclaimers: I do not own Harry Potter. That right goes to J.K Rowling. Same goes for Digimon Adventure. That right goes to Akiyoshi Hongo.

Shinka= Digivolve

Chou-shinka= Super Digivolve

Kaze no Shugo Kabe= Wind Guardian


Chapter 7: Alliance


Digital World, Server Continent, Piccolomon's House

On the next morning, Harry and Havoc woke up at around five and did their morning routine. The duo then head to the dojo to do more exercises, training and refining the new kata and techniques taught by Piccolomon as well as spar with each other. Ever since Havoc digivolved to GeoGreymon, Harry's magic has been tripled and thus, to avoid losses to his magic, Harry reapply the seal that he took off during the fight with Tyrannomon.

The reason why he waited until today to seal his magic is to let his body recover after the huge strain on his reserve. After reactivating the seal on his body, Harry exercised alongside his partner. After two hours have passed, Harry and Havoc went to the living room to find something to eat. Reaching the living room, Harry and Havoc find their spot next to each other and began eating.

After some time, Harry and Havoc hear whispers approaching the place. Sora and Jou were currently debating that Piccolomon is a bad digimon since not only Taichi and Veemon is gone, but now Koushiro and Yamato has also disappeared which leaves their respective partner digimon distraught.

"Not only has Taichi and Veemon disappeared but now Yamato and Koushiro too. I'm worried that they might be in trouble" said Sora.

"Me too, but let's not do something rash…" began Jou.

"But Taichi and Veemon are gone for a day already! What if they are in trouble or something?" retorted Sora.

"Piccolomon can be trusted Sora-san. After we beat the five Tyrannomon, only Havoc can fight and there's no way that he can defeat a perfect digimon by himself. Yet, when he found us, he didn't kill us. What I'm saying is that Piccolomon have several chance if he is going to kill us but the fact that he didn't proves that he's on our side" said Harry.

"Piccolomon's probably gave training to all four of them. So don't worry, they will definitely return" added Havoc.

"Umm… Who's Havoc Harry?" asked Sora.

"My partner, GeoGreymon. We decide that he needs a name of his own" said Harry standing up and patting Havoc's snout, making the orange dinosaur growl in pleasure.

"…But still, what if they didn't come back yet?" asked Sora.

"They will make it back. If I can believe in them, then it goes without saying that you who are closer to them than I should have faith in them as well" admonished Harry lightly before returning to dojo with Havoc trailing in behind.

"Those two are right pi! All of you should follow in their example pi! Rather than wasting time like this, you should show more diligence in your training pi!" said Piccolomon suddenly.

"I'm going to train them pi! Pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi pi~~!" said Piccolomon cheerfully as he walk to the dojo.

Arriving there and observing that the duo of human and digimon is training in hardest made Piccolomon smile. Entering the dojo, Piccolomon taught them more fighting technique while engaging in spars against them.

"Haah… Haah… For… a small ball… like digimon… Piccolomon sure are… strong" panted Harry.

"That's… the power… of… perfect digimon… huh aibou?" grinned Havoc feeling as tired as Harry.

"D-don't sell yourself short… the two of you… To push someone of my level this much is certainly no easy feat to accomplish" praised Piccolomon as he panted slightly. Suddenly, Piccolomon seemed to sense something and turn his head in alarm.

"What's wrong Piccolomon?" asked Harry and Havoc as they rest on the ground.

"The barrier… it's been destroyed. Someone's attacking! We should go now, Koushiro and Yamato is in danger pi!" said Piccolomon hurriedly before flying out. Suddenly, a mighty crash resounded throughout Piccolomon's house which made Harry and Havoc stand in alert before hurrying to the source.

Arriving there, the duo saw that the children and their partner are, for some reason, disabled from fighting. Observing Piccolomon, both of them frowned in confusion as the small perfect digimon seem to defend against Tyrannomon's attack. Realising that Piccolomon might have some plan, Harry and Havoc decides to stand and watch while keeping their presence hidden.

After some time, Piccolomon seem to have trouble in defending against Tyrannomon's fire attacks and just as Harry and Havoc decides to intervene, a blue blast crashed into Tyrannomon followed by the arrival of Veedramon and Taichi.

"Glad that both of you made in time, pi! Now, this is your final test, defeat Tyrannomon pi!" ordered Piccolomon. Nodding, Veedramon launched himself to the Etemon's lackey and soundly defeated him without using any special attack while destroying the black wires. 'Those black wires and that periscope-like shape... could it be..?' thought Harry. After roaring out his victory, Veedramon reverted back to Veemon.

"Why did you wait until Taichi and Veedramon come to destroy Tyrannomon? I doubt that you lack the strength to defeat him" asked Harry, finally revealing himself and Havoc after ensuring that Etemon presence is gone.

"Taichi and Veedramon had some problem that they must work out pi! But since they managed to defeat Tyrannomon, it proves that Taichi and Veedramon can work efficiently without having to dark digivolve again pi!" explained Picccolomon cheerfully.

"Harry! How you've been? And looks like Agumon digivolved huh?" greeted Taichi.

"Yeah, I'm good. At least better than you, my condolences by the way for your loss. And yeah, Havoc finally digivolved" replied Harry smiling while Havoc watch the whole conversation with wary eyes.

"Y-yeah, thanks. And I'd like to apologise for my actions in the mansion" said Taichi as he bowed slightly.

"It's fine, our debate cannot be compared by the loss of your partner. I can't, in good conscience, hold that grudge in this situation" said Harry as he waved off Taichi's apology. Hearing this made Taichi feel relieved as he smiled widely.

"Yeah, thanks anyway Harry. By the way, what are you going to do now? We'll be leaving soon to search for Sora's and Takeru's crest" shared Taichi, assuming that Harry has been informed by the rest about their situation.

"I'm going to stay here for a while since there are some things that I need to discuss with Piccolomon. I cannot trust you yet but after I'm finished with my business, I'll catch up to you. And word of advice if you are planning on going outside. Watch where you're standing at for any black wire since that is probably how Etemon has been keeping watch over his territory" said Harry.

"I see, so that's why we have been attacked by him all the time. Thanks for the information Harry and it's fine if you don't trust us yet cause we will earn that trust back by ourselves" grinned Taichi.

"Who are you and what have you done with the real Taichi?" responded Harry with slightly wide eyes.

"Let's just say I got to experience several things in the cave. And Piccolomon, thank you for giving some of your time to train us" bowed Taichi.

"It's nothing pi! Repay me by saving Digital World pi! And who said your training is over pi? Everything in life that you experience is training itself pi! Do your best while never giving up pi!" grinned Piccolomon as Taichi and the others bowed once more to the wise digimon before leaving Piccolomon's house.

"So, what do you need to discuss with me pi?" asked Piccolomon after repairing his dimension barrier.

"…My power. You might have noticed it but I am very different than the rest of the children since I have magic" said Harry.

"Yes, you are very peculiar Harry. I feel that your energy is somewhat similar to us digimon pi! Go ahead then, ask your questions pi!" said Piccolomon.

"Similar to yours? I was under the assumption that my magic is the direct opposite of digimon's energy" exclaimed Harry in surprise.

"The core, yes, it is very different to ours. But for some reason, something has influenced your energy and transformed it so that it has become similar to us" revealed Piccolomon seriously.

"Is that why his magic has been more difficult to control and that he tires easily when he used his magic?" asked Havoc.

"That is part of the reason. The thing that has been influencing your core has intertwined itself with your core so deeply, or so I sensed that I suspect it has been with you from the start. But let me make a guess here, your energy went haywire ever since you came here correct?"

"…Yes. And when Havoc digivolved to his next form, my magic seemed to be freed" admitted Harry.

"Yes, I suspect as much. I believe that your magic has been reinforcing your partner using the digivice as the medium" explained Piccolomon.

"I see! That's why Havoc as Agumon was able to perform exercises all the time and still fights his enemies without tiring! And that his muscles didn't tear apart from the rigorous activity but grow extremely fast instead" realised Harry.

"Yes. And when Havoc digivolved, your magic although still needed, it is not as needed as before and so, the excess magic flowed back to you pi!" said Piccolomon.

"…So I've been hurting aibou for some time without even realising it?" asked Havoc despondently.

"You're not hurting me. In fact, because of my lack of magic I realised my flaw in depending too much on it without developing my muscles. I should thank you instead and if you still feel guilty, just know that even if it is hurting me, I would still share my magic with you since you're my partner" said Harry passionately.

"The two of you are very close. You won't have any problems if you go on your journey like this pi!" smiled Piccolomon as the duo blushes.

"Yeah, we are. And my next question is, will you be willing to help me in some aspect of my magic?" asked Harry.

"Which aspect would that be pi?" returned Piccolomon interestedly.

"Animagi, the application of wandless transfiguration to our own body" answered Harry as Havoc's eyes widened.

"Isn't that the magic where you become an animal? The one listed as dangerous without any supervision?" asked Havoc.

"It is. That's why I need Piccolomon to guide me through it since he is well versed with magic. The fact that my magic and digimon power is similar is just a bonus" confirmed Harry before turning to Piccolomon.

"Reversing you yourself into an animal? Interesting, very interesting pi! I'll help you with it pi!" agreed Piccolomon, excited at the prospect of learning a new branch of magic.

"Thank you, Piccolomon. And for my last request, will it be okay for you to train us some more?" asked Harry.

"Since Harry has been sealing his magic, I am fighting for the both of us for the time being. I got lucky with the Tyrannomon since I digivolved but I don't want to rely on luck all the time. I need to become stronger to protect Harry!" added Havoc.

"…I see. Very well, I will be passing down all of the techniques I have learned pi! Be prepared to never sleep comfortably as the two of you trained with me pi!" declared Piccolomon as he grinned savagely, expression that is quite out-of-place from the normally cute-looking digimon but still sends chill down the duo's back.


Digital World, Server Continent, Piccolomon's House, Night

"Never judge a book by its cover… I'll definitely take those words down to my grave" said Harry weakly as he lay down on the ground.

"That makes the two of us" agreed Havoc just as exhausted as his partner.

The moment all three of them arrived in the dojo, Piccolomon starts to beat them down, pounding countless amounts of tricks and techniques during the spar. Although they train together, Harry trains his body to a much lesser extent than his partner as he begins to learn to access his animal form.

Thus, both the spar and the animagus lesson took its toll on Harry to the point where he needs to release his seal and even then, his reserve is completely depleted from the training (torture). Piccolomon also advised Harry to not wear the seal during their training since they will always be pushed to their limits and activating the seal will be counter-productive to that.

"How could anyone know that such a tiny little being can be so powerful" said Havoc.

"…Appearances are deceiving indeed…" replied Harry as he shivered from the recollection of their training. After some time passed in comfortable silence, Havoc asks.

"Aibou, why do you forgive them so easily?"

"…They have experienced incredible pain from the loss of their partners, Havoc"

"But even so, how could you just forgive them like that? They hurt you!"

"…I've been thinking after you taught me that lesson. How my hatred has always been controlling what I do despite the effort I put to be as emotionless as possible" began Harry.

"Each time, I just want to hurt them back, to make them feel pain but I always held back and just force myself away from those feelings by studying and training myself to the ground. Now I can see clearly that what I did is simply destroying myself by not rejecting my emotions which I should have done.

I am simply suppressing them and running away from it, refusing to face reality. Because of that, my inner turmoil grows rapidly and unhindered. If I didn't come to my senses, I am positive that one day, I'll be just like Voldemort, no matter what path I took" continued Harry.

"But then, I am summoned to this world and met you and for the very first time, I know what it feels like to be happy, to have a friend. Although we fought battles after battles, you always manage to cheer me up. And above all you showed me… guide me so that I can see through a wider point of view. For that, you have my endless gratitude Havoc.

And through all that, I realised that actions which stems from hatred are meaningless and unproductive. You can use hatred to fuel your drive and spirit but never to start your actions. Instead, actions must come from what you truly want. And what I want is to have a peace of mind and soul. For that, I choose to fight beside you and from that resolve, I choose to forgive them" ended Harry.

"But, if somebody hurt you, wouldn't you want to exact revenge on them?" asked Havoc.

"That's not what you want. That's just a childish feeling that exists in each and every one of us to get even. All being when born into this world are pure blank canvas and only seek happiness. What they experience in lives paints them and distorts their true wishes, perverting them to mere instincts. That's why, exacting revenge is no wish, it just shows how desperate you are to prove that you are correct, a very childish thought at heart or at least that's what I think" explained Harry.

"…How on earth are you still an eight years old Harry? Are humans really that mature and logical?" asked Havoc, amazed at the wisdom his partner possess.

"Perhaps, I haven't met that much humans yet, something that I will rectify thanks to you. And yes, I'm still eight years old. And I don't get the credit for my wisdom for without you, I will always be loss like before" smiled Harry which embarrassed Havoc that have a pink tinge on his cheek.

"Who's Voldemort Harry?" asked Havoc.

"…A criminal of the Wizarding World. A symbol of evil that reign over our world. And the cause… the cause of my… familial problems" revealed Harry with a great deal of sadness. Seeing his partner at his most vulnerable, Havoc moves himself to Harry and hugs him.

"Is this the thing that you cannot share just yet?" asked Havoc.

"…Sorry" said Harry as he hug his partner back, burying his face to Havoc's chest.

"It's fine. Besides, you already promise you'll tell me someday so I very much prefer that you share it to me when you're ready. For now, just let it out aibou" consoled Havoc as sobs and slight tremors filled Harry's little body.

"Thanks Havoc… for understanding" whispered Harry.

"It's nothing aibou. Let's sleep, tomorrow Piccolomon's going to bully us again" joked Havoc as Harry lets out a startled laugh. Saying goodnight to each other, the duo sleeps in the embrace of each other, Harry feeling much lighter than before and Havoc feeling nothing but admiration for his little partner with a slightly glowing golden crest embracing the duo to a peaceful slumber for the rest of the night.


Digital World, Server Continent, Desert, Night

"Brother, is it really okay that we left without Harry and Geo-, I mean Havoc?" asked Takeru.

"It can't be helped right, we did what we want to back then so it will be fair for them to do whatever they want" replied Yamato.

"But…"

"Listen, I know that they are strong and you want your partner to be protected but it would be unfair to him if we force him to go with us" said Yamato softly.

"…Alright. But we'll meet him again right?" asked Takeru.

"I'm sure we'll meet him again Takeru. Don't worry about it" interjected Sora while giving a smile.

The conversation died once more as each child busied themselves with preparing meals while being assisted by the rest of the partners. Finished with those, all of them gather together in a circle and consume their meals.

"Hahh~~ if Harry was with us we won't have to eat this kind of foods~~" whined Mimi.

"I agree. My cooking just can't match his" agreed Yamato.

"But more importantly, what should we do next?" asked Yamato.

"Indeed, what should we do next? Trust the mail or find the two crests by ourselves?" asked Koushiro.

Ever since they left Piccolomon's house, they have been taking extra measure to avoid the dark network. Koushiro managed to find a cable connection to said network and hacked to the mainframe computer of Etemon. Thanks to that, they managed to find out the entire area surveyed by dark network as well as detailed map of Server Continent.

It is also that time when they suddenly received an email from Datamon, saying that he knows the location of the two crests and if they want them, they should help him from Etemon's clutches. As a sign of goodwill, Datamon gives them one of the locations of the crest. However, ever since Devimon and the death of their partners, the children have difficulties in trusting others and naturally, thought that the mail is a trap.

"But if we don't go, we might not find the crest forever" said Taichi.

"Yeah, and the risk for that is just our lives" retorted Yamato sarcastically. Before the 'fireworks' get too loud, Sora decided to add her own comment.

"It won't help if the two of you fight each other so just calm down. But it can't hurt to just check on the location right?" chided Sora to Yamato and Taichi before returning to their topic of conversation

"What if they decide to hold an ambush somewhere?" asked Jou, ever the cautious boy.

"Hmm… we could scout the area first before going there in person" said Koushiro.

"What do you mean?" asked Yamato.

"What if we have Piyomon digivolve to Birdramon before surveying the surroundings let's say, 500 m radius? That will ensure that there will be no ambush party and if there are, we can simply run before they spot us" offered Koushiro.

"That's brilliant!" complimented Taichi.

"Yes… That could work. Birdramon could fly high enough so that none of them can detect her while her keen eyes can observe whatever's below without missing a single detail" added Jou.

"So, it's decided then? Then let's sleep before going to find more crests! I'll begin the first watch like usual" said Taichi. When the others are asleep, Sora suddenly drags Taichi away from their campsite while asking Veemon to guard their place for a moment.

"What's wrong Sora?" asked Taichi once they have ensured that none of the children will listen.

"What if something bad happens? I want to find my and Takeru's crest but what if the others get into trouble because of it?" asked Sora.

"…Nothing bad will happen. Birdramon will notice if something is amiss. You trust her right?"

"Yes, I trust her. But still…"

"Sora, if you have obtained your crest and this is just to obtain Takeru's, will you be thinking of it so much?"

"…Probably the question won't even come to my mind"

"You see? We're a team and we simply look out for each other just as you look out for us. Don't worry about it. We'll definitely find Takeru's and your crest, Sora"

"Taichi…"

"Go to sleep Sora, you will definitely your energy for the next day"

"…Thanks" said Sora as she hugged Taichi. Surprised, Taichi pat Sora's back before returning to the campsite with a much happier mood.


Digital World, Server Continent, Etemon's base

"WHERE IS THAT LITTLE SHIT?!" roared Etemon.

"H-he's over there, E-Etemon sama" said one of the Gazimon before being blown apart by Dark Spirits.

"I KNOW! JUST WHO PUT HIM THERE HUH?!" said Etemon angrily. Reaching a room where a pyramid containing a machine-type digimon, Etemon walks to the upside-down pyramid.

"DATAMON! Who the hell do you think you are to mess around with MY dark network and give information to the children?!" demanded Etemon.

"YOUR?! YOUR DARK NETWORK?! DARK NETWORK IS MY CREATION YOU INCOMPETENT BABOON!" replied Datamon angrily.

"HAH! You lose to me so the dark network belongs to me! Now tell me what have told the children or else…" said Etemon threatheningly.

"Like I'll waste my breath to a dense digimon like you" replied Datamon snidely.

"Fine, the hard way it is then… LOVE SERENADE" shouted Etemon. The usual energy-sapping is made incredibly worse from the high intensity and amplitude, creating sound waves that are focused solely on Datamon who are writhing in pain.

"ARGHHH! STOP! STOP! STOPPP ITT!" screamed out Datamon in agony as his energy is ripped apart by the horrible noise.

"An effective way of torture don't you think? I'm using your own energy to cause you pain but since it is your energy, you will not die so don't worry, I'll made you relieve this torture until you're ready to talk!" said Etemon before continuing with his torture, screeching to Datamon.

"F-F-F-F-Finnee… I-I'll t-talk… j-j-just stop please…" begged Datamon hoarsely as he lost his voice for screaming too much while convulsing and groaning in pain.

"Talk then fool" ordered Etemon.

"I-I was… giving information… to the children… about… this base…" stuttered Datamon, trying to regain his balance after the torture.

"WHAT?! THEN THE CHILDREN WILL SWARM THIS BASE SOON ENOUGH?!" roared out Etemon.

"Among the children there is one of them that managed to decimate my armies of Tyrannomon by himself. If he came here knowing all the weakness of this base then…" mumbled Etemon.

"ARGH! You fucking bastard!" cussed Etemon.

"I have no choice… I must speak to him… And since you're the one who caused this, I will make you clean it up" decided Etemon with a glint in his eyes while roaring out his Love Serenade once more, a symphony joined by the screaming Datamon as his energy is ripped apart once more.


Digital World, Server Continent, Desert

"How is it Birdramon?" asked Sora once the phoenix lands.

"I don't see any enemy Sora" answered Birdramon as she reverted back to Piyomon.

"Alright then! Let's go and find the crest!" said Taichi and Veemon cheerfully as they walk to the coordinates given by Datamon.

"Hey! Don't walk just like that!" warned Jou.

"He's right, just because there's no one's here doesn't mean that we can just relax. It's possible that the enemies are hiding" agreed Yamato.

"I don't want to fight~~" whined Mimi.

"…Fine" said Taichi petulantly as he and Veemon slowed down.

Reaching the coordinates, all of the children arrived in front of a pyramid blocked by a heart carved tablet. As the children moved forward, it began to light a vivid red as Sora's tag begins to shine in response. Then, the tablet began to shrink as it moved insert itself on Sora's shining tag before settling back to a dull red glow and dying altogether.

"That's great Sora! You received your tag!" said Taichi happily.

"Yeah! Thanks to all of you!" replied Sora as she hugged Taichi.

"Everyone got their crest already except me…" said Takeru sadly.

"What are you talking about Takeru? Datamon knows where the other crest is and since Harry has already gotten his, it must be yours" encouraged Taichi.

"Don't worry Takeru. We will get your crest soon enough" smiled Yamato as he ruffled his brother's hair fondly.

"…Un! I must be optimistic right brother?" said Takeru cheerfully. And thus, in great spirit the seven chosen children walk inside the pyramid.


Digital World, Server Continent, Pyramid

"This is…!" exclaimed Sora.

"After all that walk we reach a dead end?" said Jou despondently.

"Maybe we took a wrong turn somewhere?" asked Mimi.

"Impossible. There has only been one way so far, this is the only path we can take" answered Taichi.

"But this is weird huh?" commented Yamato.

"Indeed, the path is way too straightforward for a pyramid. There is not even one chamber at all" agreed Koushiro.

"How about you check your laptop Koushiro? Maybe Datamon send new message?" asked Takeru. Nodding, Koushiro brought out his laptop to only to find out the map of the pyramid has been attached to the previous mail.

"According to the map, there is no wall in front of us. The fact that we can see it means that this is just an illusion" explained Koushiro before walking straight through the wall. Seeing that their resident genius appear to walk pass through it, the other children shrugged before following suit.

"Wow! Look at all these hieroglyphs, it's very similar to the one in the factory and ruins!" said Koushiro excitedly before inputting all of the data into his laptop and begin breaking down the code.

"Hahh~~ this again… Koushiro-kun will be like this for a longgg time" whined Mimi before sitting down.

"It's better if we don't rush him. Who knows what information hidden in these codes" said Yamato.

"Indeed, I really don't want another repeat with Devimon just because of lack of information" agreed Sora.

"So, what is it Koushiro?" asked Taichi, moving over behind the computer whiz kid and peer through the laptop.

"Hmm… From the structure I've gained so far, the codes suggest a map. And not just any map either. A map this big is showing the wor- Ah! So this goes here and that letter means-" answered Koushiro before muttering to himself. After half an hour, Koushiro finished decoding the hieroglyphs.

"Incredible! So it's like that!" said Koushiro in epiphany.

"What? Stop hiding it and share it with us normal humans" joked Taichi. Huffing, Koushiro opens his mouth.

"The codes here give us a map of the Earth and Digital World. In this map, there's one thing that strikes me as odd. The diameter and shape of Earth and Digital World is exactly the same!" shared Koushiro.

"Eh?! Then does that mean that we're-" said Yamato.

"On Earth? Sadly, no. At first I thought so too since it is impossible for two planets to be exactly the same. But after seeing the address of where the message from Datamon I realised something else. The address is written in emails!" said Koushiro.

"Email? How could that be the address of Datamon? It's not like we're inside a computer or something right?" asked a confused Sora.

"…Don't be so sure of that. That hypothesis may be right. After all, the name of this world is DIGITAL world. In other words, a world of computer networks. And if we think along those lines, there is something else that we know" answered Koushiro.

"What is it?" asked Takeru.

"That time in Digital World flows much faster than in the human world. So even if we spent months or years here, I doubt that it will even be a day in the human world. The proof of that is the email. After processing it, I realised that the physical location of the address is on the other corner of the world from our location.

Yet the fact that we cross that distance in just a day means that time flows extremely fast here. And our speed in reaching here is approximately equal to the speed of an email from one account to another" replied Koushiro.

"Then, we're just data here?" asked Jou disbelievingly.

"Most likely" answered Koushiro.

"Then, what about our real body?" asked Sora.

"I believe our body is still in the camping ground. Just that our soul is turned to data in this world. And most likely, Harry has already discovered all this back when we are still in File Island" revealed Koushiro.

"WHAT?!" exclaimed Taichi as the others draw several surprised gasps.

"It shouldn't be that surprising. I always thought it was weird that Harry copes extremely fast with the difference of our world. But if he realised all this, then it wouldn't be that much of a surprise" said Koushiro.

"But how?! We don't even realise it until we see the two overlapping world in this map" asked Yamato.

"Harry has always been very perceptive and observant. He must have deducted all this simply from the naming of the world and the similarities between the vegetation from this world to Earth" hypothesised Koushiro.

"…He's a real genius" said Sora, astounded by the intellect of their foreign friend.

"So what now? If we are so near to Earth then can we go back home?" asked Takeru.

"It's not that easy Takeru. Although we are near Earth, there are no gates or portal leading there like before when we are transported here" said Yamato.

"…Does this mean that all of you hate Digital World?" asked Veemon as the other digimon look at their respective partner in sadness.

"N-No, it's not that. We're just homesick" tried Taichi.

"Then, when you go back home, you will leave me Sora?" asked Piyomon.

"Of course not! You'll be coming with me to Earth Piyomon. And not just Piyomon, all of you are certainly invited. After all, you have been showing us your world so in return…" began Sora.

"It's our turn to give you all a trip to Earth, Veemon!" finished Taichi as he hugs his partner.

"Taichi!" yelled Veemon cheerfully.

"Alright that's all nice and great but what are we going to do next?" asked Yamato.

"Have you finished decoding all of the symbols here?" asked Jou.

"Yeah, looks like these hieroglyphs only contain information on the worlds" said Koushiro.

"Then let's move!" said Taichi.

"Wait! We need a plan if that inverted pyramid is really Etemon's base" said Jou.

"Hmm… we need to find a way to deal with the army but in worst case scenario, Datamon will be used as hostage by Etemon. When that happens, we will be sitting ducks as it is only a matter of time until we are surrounded" considered Yamato.

"Then we will need to draw out the main army and if possible, Etemon as well. To do that…" said Sora as she racked her brain for a tactic.

"…We could divide our team into two. One will be the distracting team and the other will be the assault team. The distracting team will be the one to draw out Etemon and his lackeys from the base while the other team will stealthily infiltrate Etemon's base and rescue Datamon" offered Koushiro.

"But the team division… who will be in which team?" asked Taichi.

"We have two conditions. First, Takeru and Tokomon must be in the assault team as this is their crest that we are missing and there are some chances that Datamon is holding onto it and won't react unless Takeru is present. Second, the distracting team must be higher in quantity than the assault team otherwise, Etemon will find out that it is mere distraction" said Koushiro.

"Our group consisted of seven pairs of human and digimon. The assault team should be consisted of three pairs while the rest go to the other team, how's that?" asked Sora.

"That will work. So, who will be on the assault team?" asked Koushiro.

"If Takeru is going then I will go as well" said Yamato.

"I'm sorry Yamato but it will be better if you are with the distracting team. It is better that Taichi and Koushiro accompany Takeru to Datamon. Taichi because he is the only among us who has activated his crest even though Veemon went berserk. Koushiro because Takeru will need his laptop if he wants to navigate Etemon's base from Datamon's map" said Jou.

"WHAT! TAKERU IS MY BROTHER! I HAVE TO PROTECT HIM!" shouted Yamato harshly making the six grader flinch.

"But think about it Yamato. Taichi can activate his crest then that means that Veemon is the only one amongst us that can digivolve to perfect form. This is so that Takeru can have the best protection" said Sora.

"But-!"

"Brother! I'll be fine with Taichi and Koushiro. Trust them brother, trust them that they will protect me no matter what" pleaded Takeru. Seeing his brother and the logic of the other children, Yamato sighs in resignation.

"…Do whatever you want. Taichi, mind coming over here for a sec? The others can just stay where they are, I want to speak with Taichi in private" said Yamato.

"Okay. Guys, just discuss among yourselves of the plans and inform me later when I'm done with Yamato" said Taichi as he followed Yamato to a secluded place.

"…Taichi" began Yamato.

"What?" asked Taichi.

"Will you protect my brother?"

"…I will"

"Swear it that you will protect my brother no matter what"

"I swear that I will protect Takeru to the best of my ability"

"And will you… will Veemon lose control again like before?"

"…I can't answer that. From what Koushiro said, I believe that if we die here we die for good. The me from before will not have thought of that possibility but after seeing Veemon dying in front of me and Veemon going berserk…"

"…Yeah, there's no way we can call this as imaginary world or gaming world. The pain we feel is too real, both physical and mental. Sorry Taichi for doubting you" apologised Yamato.

"Heh, it's fine Yamato. I know exactly why you thought that I might make Veemon go berserk again. But I swear it. This time, when he digivolve to his perfect form, he will stay sane and do as he will" swore Taichi.

"…Thanks Taichi" smiled Yamato.

"It's nothing. Let's go back to the others, looks like their discussion is coming to an end" said Taichi as he and Yamato return to the group.

"So, what did we miss?" asked Taichi.

"We decided that we should look for foods and rest ourselves so that when we strike, we will be in our optimal condition" said Sora.

"Agreed! Then let's- What's happening?!" yelled Taichi as he covered his eyes from the bright light.

"Tokomon shinka… Patamon!"

"Huh? Patamon… PATAMON IS BACK! YAY!" yelled Takeru cheerfully. The others laughed and smiled for the return of their comrade and friend.


Two hours later

"So, are we ready?" asked Taichi.

"Umm… maybe we missed something…?" asked Sora.

"Nope! We don't miss anything!" said Taichi.

"But what if-" said Sora before being interrupted.

"Taichi's right. There's no point in planning to the last detail if we don't know all information about our enemy. This plan is as good as it can get anyway" said Yamato.

"Indeed, let's go everyone!" said Koushiro.

"Be careful in Etemon's base Taichi, Takeru and Koushiro!" warned Jou.

"You guys too Jou, Sora, Yamato and Mimi" replied Taichi before going to the inverted pyramid.

"Piyomon shinka… Birdramon"

"Gabumon shinka… Garurumon"

"Palmon shinka… Togemon"

"Gomamon shinka… Ikkakumon"

"Meteor Wing!"

"Fox Fire!"

"Chiku-Chiku Bang-Bang!"

"Harpoon Vulcan!"

"Uwaah~~! That's a pretty eye-catching attacks" commented Taichi as they went inside one of the blank walls of the Pyramid.

"Indeed, this will work even better than I thought" said Koushiro.

"Brother…" said Takeru worriedly.

"Don't worry, Garurumon is really strong" soothed Taichi.

"…Un!" nodded Takeru before continuing their exploration.

Reaching the deepest part of the base, they are introduced to a large spacious room with another inverted blue pyramid containing a machine-like digimon that is hooked up by some cables and appear to be very weak.

"I-Is that… the ch-chosen… c-child-dren?" groaned out the weak digimon.

"Are you Datamon?" asked Koushiro as the trio walk closer to the imprisoned digimon.

"Y-yes… But it's too late f-for me… Don't… come a-any closerrrr…" slurred out Datamon.

"What?" asked Taichi confusedly.

"But we need to save you!" said Takeru with eyes full of hope.

"N-nooo… just go… runn! B-before it's… too… latteee" groaned out Datamon one last time before seemingly passed out.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Looks like the traitor has passed out!" yelled out Etemon suddenly as his hologram appear out of nowhere.

"Etemon!" yelled Taichi as Veemon, Tentomon and Patamon launch their attacks to the hologram.

"Now, now. Don't you know that it's useless to attack a hologram?" asked Etemon mockingly as the attacks passed through him without causing any harm at all.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO DATAMON YOU SICK BASTARD?!" shouted Taichi.

"Didn't your mother teach you to not cuss in front of a child? Besides I'm just treating a traitor like anyone else. What's so wrong with that? In fact, he should be kneeling and thanking me for leaving him alive albeit in 'that' form" chuckled Etemon darkly.

"And as to what I did to him? I simply connected the power source of dark network to him after thoroughly defining the meaning of pain with his body. So really, he should be prostrating to me for giving him even more power" said Etemon.

"The power source of dark network?" asked Koushiro.

"Indeed, pure untainted dark power. However, pure energy like that is really hard to control since it aims to influence someone to a certain aspect. For example, fire will lead to rage while water leads to calm. As for darkness, it will lead to insanity if uncontrolled. Of course, any element is dangerous when used the right way though I choose darkness because it will destroy his psyche completely HAHAHAHAHAHA!" said Etemon. 'The fact that I cannot use any other element other than darkness is nothing they should know' grinned Etemon.

"So you can use other element other than darkness?" asked Koushiro.

"Yes, I ca-" "No, he cannot" said a new mysterious voice.

"I however can and besides Etemon, isn't it about time that you show me what you promise with your deal with me?" asked the mysterious voice coldly.

"Y-yes sir. Now dear children, I have evacuated my strongest armies and the one that's left in that base is only the grunts like Gazimon and Datamon. Be sure to look forward to the transformation Datamon will undergo from my hard work just to defeat you children HAHAHAHA!" laughed Etemon.

"As for the crest for the child over there is with me n-" said Etemon before being interrupted with the crest being taken away by the mysterious figure.

"Don't say unnecessary things fool. We definitely need to work with your motor-mouth. Anyway, this Datamon is a collaboration project between me and Etemon. Enjoy it" smiled the mysterious figure as the hologram disappear without a trace.

"Enjoy it? Isn't Datamon passed out?" asked Koushiro.

"I don't know, he certainly got several screws loose from his brain. Anyway, let's get out of here, it's pointless to go any further since Takeru's crest is not her- What are you guys doing?" asked Taichi to Koushiro and Takeru.

"L-look at your back Taichi-san" said Koushiro in a frightened voice.

"My back? What's wrong with… my… back…" trailed off Taichi before looking at a lump of darkness that is slowly but steadily growing larger.

"RUN!" yelled Taichi as they run for their lives to exit Etemon's abandoned base. Reaching outside, the trio saw a pile of Gazimon and Gizamon littering the whole desert with the rest of the children's' partner panting and huffing in exhaustion.

"We finished them! Even with Leomon special training it's really hard to fend off a horde of child digimon" said Sora.

"What happened?" asked Yamato as he checks Takeru's body for any injuries. Hearing what happened from the trio, the other children gasps in astonishment at what Etemon has done.

"He's UNFORGIVEABLE!" shouted out Sora angrily.

"Calm down. Right now, we should leave this place since our digimon is already exhausted and the only able digimon are only Tentomon, Agumon and Patamon" advised Jou before cradling his partner to his arms.

"Yeah let's le-" began Yamato before a loud boom reverberates the whole desert, signalling the destruction of Etemon's pyramid.

"What happened?" asked Taichi.

"Look! Something's coming out!" yelled Takeru.

"Yuck! What's that thing?" said a disgusted Mimi upon seeing a large black ball of overlapping wire with the head of Datamon sticking unnaturally at the top.

"PREY! KILL! PLUG BOMB!" yelled out the crazed Datamon before launching his attack to the children, catching all of them off-guard. Thankfully, the aim was slightly off and they get away unscathed.

"Ugh… Fire back Tentomon!" ordered Koushiro while holding his digivice.

"Tentomon digivolve to… Kabuterimon"

"Mega Blaster!" shouted Kabuterimon as a purple electric ball is shot to the disfigured Datamon. Upon reaching him, the attack simply vanished without causing anything.

"WHAT!" shouted out a astonished Koushiro.

"PLUG BOMB!" yelled out Datamon once more. This time, the children were ready and able to dodge the attack. The attack, like the first one seems to cause a tear in dimensional space.

"We can't win against him. His attack can cause damage to the dimension itself. If we got hit directly by that, we won't survive!" yelled out Koushiro desperately.

"What is this… I feel like I can win… I feel like I have so much power" said Taichi while closing his eyes, his cyan v-shaped crest glowing brightly.

"I can feel it too Taichi, your power flowing to me. It's too much!" yelled Veemon before digivolving to Veedramon.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TAICHI?! RUN! THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN WIN AGAINST HIM!" yelled out Sora.

"No, we, Veedramon and I can defeat him. Trust us. Have faith in us Sora" said Taichi determinedly before facing the Datamon and running to him.

"We can do this Veedramon. Let's go!" yelled Taichi while holding his brightly glowing crest.

"YEAH! LET'S DO THIS!" said Veedramon as the light from the digivice pushed out the symbol of the crest and blast it into Veedramon.

"Veedramon chou-shinka… Aeroveedramon!"

"Whoa… unreal…" said an awed Taichi as the other looked on the digivolved Aeroveedramon with gaping jaws.

"PLUG BOMB!" said Datamon, ruining the moment.

"Kaze no Shugo Kabe!" yelled Aeroveedramon as he used his mighty wings to blow away the mini bombs, allowing it to detonate safely in the air.

"Get on Taichi!" said Aeroveedramon as he lowered himself for Taichi to climb to his broad shoulder.

"Let's go Aeroveedramon. Defeat him with your new powers!" ordered Taichi from Aeroveedramon shoulders.

"PLUG BOMB!" yelled Datamon once more.

"V-WING BLADE!" roared out Aeroveedramon, releasing a bright light of energy that originates from his snout to other side of his wings. Meeting the plug bombs, the powerful attack wipes out the bomb with no effort at all and crashed into Datamon, creating explosion of dark energy.

"We did it!" cheered Taichi as Aeroveedramon roared out his victory.

"TAICHI! LOOK OUT!" yelled Sora at the top of his lungs.

"Huh? Ah! MOVE AEROVEEDRAMON!" shouted Taichi to no avail as they are absorbed by the darkness caused from the destruction of Datamon.

"Taichi… he's gone… and Aeroveedramon too…" said Sora weakly before falling to the ground and cried heavily with the other children trying to cheer her up.

It will be a month later for the children in the Digital World and an hour later for Taichi in the human world to meet again.


Digital World, Server Continent, Undisclosed Location

"Looks like your traitor failed" sneered the mysterious digimon.

"Aahh~~ it's fine, I don't expect much of him anyway sir" said Etemon.

"Indeed, the important thing is that both the crest of light and hope is in my hands. The only thing that is needed to be done is to ensure that the children will never activate their crests while I find a way to the human world to kill the ninth children" chuckled the mysterious figure.

"You will, of course, do what I say to the letter yess?" hissed out the mysterious figure threateningly.

"Of course… Vamdemon-sama. My skills are at your disposal" said Etemon while gritting out the last part in self-loathing. 'It can't be helped, he's simply stronger than me and I owe him my life for saving me from the children even if I give the crest of hope to him' thought Etemon sadly.

"Hmph… See to it that you will not follow that fool Datamon and betray me because you can be sure that I will make you experience much more pain than Datamon has ever suffered" said the now identified Vamdemon coldly before leaving in a swarm of bats.


Annnddd done! Looks like I did manage to find some time to finish the seventh chapter after all even though it's a bit late and shorter than the other chapter. Sorry about that anyway.

SOOO…. Vamdemon or Myotismon made an alliance with Etemon… What does this mean for the children…? Hahahaha I'll leave it to your imagination until I pose another chapter that will probably come out much after two or three weeks at the latest. Still busy at Uni guys so, sorry ;)

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