We're Not Alone

Part 2 of 2

It had been a month since Sam and Renamon discovered that they weren't as alone as they thought and a lot has happened since then. One of which was when Sam got introduced to the resistance.

One month ago

Sam had just finished his lesson and was packing up his stuff, making sure that everything was inside his bag. He then got up and walked out of the classroom and down the stairs towards the cafeteria. After continuing to walk through it, Sam headed towards the exit and planned to merge behind the bush and run home. He was cut off however when he noticed Jake, Cassie and Alex waiting right next to it, all of them had a grin on their face as they looked at Sam.

"So what are you guys smiling at?" asked Sam.

Jake gave Sam one of his sly smiles and motioned for him to follow them around the bush. Once they were all behind it and Jake made sure that no one had noticed them he reached into his inside coat pocket and pulled out something. It was bright blue stone that seemed to shine in every area and its shape resembled a crystal. Cassie and Alex then put one of their fingers on it and motioned for Sam to do the same but Sam was unsure and decided to check with Renamon first.

"Renamon do you know what that is?"

"Hmm I might be mistaken but I think it's one of the Disarin Crystals."

"What's a Disarin crystal?"

"Well back in my world it was rare for anyone to even see one let alone have one. Basically a Disarin crystal is a crystal that grew from the Vita tree's in the realm of Factorem, which disappeared almost two and a half millennia ago. I don't know how Jake got his hands on one but I guess we'll find out later. Oh and it is safe to touch it because if I remember correctly the blue crystal was a transportation one."

Nodding, Sam put his finger on the crystal. Instantly there was a lurching sensation in the pit of his stomach and he felt like his body was being compressed through something. Symbols and words which he had never seen before flew past him in a never ending cycle and just when he thought he was going to be sick his feet touched solid ground and he fell face first onto the floor, shapes and colours crowding around him as he slowly lost consciousness.

Sam opened his eyes to find himself back in the familiar white room. He looked around and smiled seeing that the décor he put there in his last visit was right where he left it.

"Sam!"

He turned around just in time to get pounced on by Renamon, her arms flung themselves around him and he struggled to stay upright but somehow managed.

"Hey are you ok Renamon? What's wrong?" he asked.

She looked at him with teary eyes, "When you touched the crystal I felt the same pain you just did and when you arrived at wherever we are now and passed out…our bond wavered for a second and I thought…I thought…"

Sam put his hand to her face and stroked it soothingly while he carried her to the sofa he just materialised out of nowhere and sat down with her still on him.

"Shh now it's alright, I'm fine, our bond is fine, everything is fine." Comforted Sam.

Renamon's erratic breathing slowed down and she let out a deep sigh, pressing her head on his chest while her left ear picked up on the soothing sound of his heartbeat.

Ba-thump

Ba-thump

Ba-thump

Sighing again she snuggled herself into his shape as best she could while her tail wrapped around one of his legs in an almost possessive way. Sam moved his hand to her back and began to stroke it subconsciously making Renamon give out a purr of satisfaction.

This continued on for a few more minutes until the room flashed yellow, signifying that Sam was waking up. Renamon grasped onto him a little tighter, unwilling to let him go. Sam chuckled and lifted her head up with a finger under her chin.

"Don't worry Rena, you know I'll be back."

Renamon looked at him with a confused look on her face.

"Rena?"

"It's my nickname for you, do you like it?"

Renamon smiled and nodded her head, pressing her face into Sam's neck.

Sam's vision began to fade and all feeling started becoming less tangible but just before it all went completely he felt something soft and cold touch his neck while Renamon giggled quietly.

The first thing Sam heard were voices near him. One was Jake and the other sounded much older, belonging to a man in his 30's.

"So where did you find this one then?" said the older man. He sounded kind but Sam kept his eyes closed, knowing that he would gain more information if they all thought he was still unconscious.

"We sensed something different about him while he was exiting a bus but it was weak and not quite there yet, so I think he had Renamon inside of him but they hadn't merged yet, like us three when we first met our Digimon."

"Can he fight?"

"Yeah he can definitely do that, we saw him humiliating a couple of bullies in an alleyway. He's really clever too, snuck up on us three without any of us realising til he showed himself."

"Hmm well that would make sense if he is bonded to a Renamon, they were always brilliant in the stealth field and extremely cunning, not shabby fighters either. They could give champions a tough time. If they have decided to join us then it would be a great advantage to us."

"We all agree that he would make an excellent leader but he needs training with his attacks, he told us he hasn't used any yet."

""Then we should get straight on that when they wake up and you should stop referring to them as a single person Jake, there's two minds in their now."

"Sorry Bowers, still getting used to it you know."

"Don't worry about it."

Sam took this as his moment to "wake up" and thus slowly started to open his eyes feigning grogginess. Once they were open he looked around blinking rapidly to focus his vision. He tried to sit up but felt a little woozy and fell back onto his pillow and closed his eyes in pain to the headache that appeared out of nowhere.

"Easy there lad, it's not every day you get to travel by a Disarin crystal so take a deep breath first then try and sit up."

Sam nodded and breathed in deeply through his nose and out of his mouth. Once he felt ready he sat up slowly and opened his eyes, looking at the man opposite him with Jake on his left.

The man or Bowers as Jake had called him was a man that looked about thirty or maybe somewhere in his late twenties. He had a 5 o'clock shadow, kind green eyes, brown cropped hair that was so short he was almost bald and a very athletic build. He was wearing the sort of gear you would see on a world war two army general. A long trench coat with some medals pinned on it, dark trousers and black boots.

He smiles kindly at Sam and put a hand on his shoulder to steady him as he got out of his bed.

"Are you good now lad? Don't worry about the passing out it happens to everyone the first time. Once the crystal has been used on you most others will be kinder to you whether you use the same one or another. By the way the names Bowers and I believe you're called Samuel."

"Just call me Sam and how do you even have a Disarin crystal, Rena told me that they were almost impossible to find." Sam asked.

Bowers smiled at him and motioned for him to walk with him, turning around and making their way out of the door. Once outside Sam looked around in amazement. He seemed to be inside a solid stone fortress with stairways that seemed to lead everywhere and doors on almost every wall, but that was nothing compared to what was around him.

Hundreds of Digimon were all around him and humans were too. Some were sitting down at tables playing with cards or dice and some were on mats sparring with each other. As Sam followed Bowers he gazed in the sight of a female human wrestling with a Garurumon. She was on top of its back with her knees pressing into its spine. To Sam that looked like a dangerous move and made to go push her off but Bowers put his hand on his shoulder stopping him. Sam was about to shrug his hand off but then the Garurumon suddenly flipped the women so it was standing over her and put its paw on her stomach, pinning her down. Bowers then went over to them clapping.

"Well done Laura, Garurumon. Go take a breather and grab a bite, we need you at your full strength tomorrow.

Laura then nodded while walking off and the Garurumon followed, nuzzling her hand whist seemingly talking to her.

Bowers then turned to Sam and together they continued to walk in the same direction as before.

"I understand that you're probably confused as to why Jake and the others brought you here but pay attention and all your questions will be answered. Now let's begin with who we are, I'm sure Jake or one of the others will have mentioned us but just to refresh your memory we are called the resistance. Who are we resisting exactly, well to some he is their ruler and to an extent their God but to us he is the enemy and our mission is to take him down whatever the cost. He is called Malusmon, an ultimate level Digimon and thus none of us so far have been able to leave any lasting damage but since we discovered you lot, we think that we may have a chance to kill him and remove his influence in not only the digital world but our own as well."

Sam listened to all that intently but was confused on a few aspects. "Ok so your the only group that stands up to him I get that, basically freedom fighters. But how did the Digimon even get here and how have they remained a secret all this time?"

"They got here the same way you just did, with a interdimentional Disarin crystal or to be factual I went to their world first, saw what was going on and was told it was going to happen here as well. I joined the Digimon resistance and became their leader due to my extensive service to the British army, you see their group was strong willed and true fighters but none of them had the skills necessary to run it. I was once a general in the army but had to retire due to losing my sight and left arm, which makes me more grateful to the Digimon because they used one of their rare restoration crystals to help me gain it all back. Unfortunately I have to remain hidden because you'd think someone might notice that I have both my arm and sight back. So I train the Digimon and any human recruits that want to join."

"How do you fins recruits in the first place? It's not like you can hand out leaflets." Asked Sam. Bowers smirked at this.

"On the contrary I do. I invite people who want to join the army and say that this is a check-up to see if they are solder material. Naturally they mostly all come and find out it's a little different, I explain what the resistance is and offer them a place in the resistance. Some refuse and others accept, the ones that refuse get their memory wiped by another crystal although this one is far more common than your Digimon Renamon believes. You see the crystals although rare and valuable are being created yet again by a Vita tree planted by the last remaining seeds that were passed down from Digimon to Digimon."

Sam noticed they were coming up to a large double door and slowed down so Bowers could open it. Once open he once again looked around in shock at a giant multi-coloured tree and all the other smaller trees behind and around it all over a massive field. They all had crystals hanging on branches ranging from red to white to blue to grey and every other colour Sam had ever seen in his life. Bowers walked up to one of the lower branches and pulled of a purple crystal.

"A dying Augumon gave me the last few seeds so that I could plant them to help us all rid both our worlds of Malusmon and any other evil that tries to take over or destroy."

He then threw the crystal at Sam who caught it expertly and examined it.

"That there is a crystal of time, it doesn't work on a massive scale as of yet but it will allow you to use Renamon's attacks such as Diamond storm. You wouldn't have been able to use an attack before because you have to wait and let it integrate into your system but that crystal speeds up the rate in which you learn all your attacks, meaning that once you use it you will be able to operate to your maximum capability. It won't help you Digivolve however, that is something which you and Renamon are going to have to figure out together. But anyway to use the crystal you must focus and both you and your Digimon must think the words "I will allow this crystal and any other to use its power on me and will accept the consequences if one is used that I do not wish for." Once you say that any other crystal will work as soon as you touch it or if it is used on you at an magically amplified range. So it's a good thing that we have these and not the enemy."

Nodding, Sam closed his eyes and both he and Renamon thought at the exact same time. "I will allow this crystal and any others to use its power on me and will accept the consequences if one is used that I do not wish to be." At once the crystal shined bright purple covering Sam completely in its light. He felt something opening inside of him and could also feel a cool liquid running through his veins. The purple light dimmed and faded leaving Sam with nothing in his hand and feeling…stronger.

Jake, Alex and Cassie then walked in noticing that Sam was standing absolutely still, his gaze unfocused. Alex's eyes changed colour and Biyomon took over and jumped, starting to float in the air with her wings flapping behind her in excitement.

"Ohh, they're about too-" she tried to say but was cut off by Cassie's hand over her mouth.

Suddenly Sam felt it, the call, the words, the name!

He was enveloped in a blinding golden yellow light, merging rapidly with Renamon. His hair grew and bits of it turned yellow, his eyes changed from hazel to blue, his ear tips became pointed and for the first time his nails grew by a few centimetres and became sharp and deadly.

The light left him and he quickly jumped into the air, almost reaching the incredibly high ceiling and together Sam and Renamon shouted to the world.

"DIAMOND STORM!"

Small diamond shaped objects materialised out of nowhere, hundreds of them all facing the wall where a conveniently placed dummy was now standing. The shards flew towards it at an impossibly fast pace and as soon as they made contact they shredded it to pieces and continued on to the wall behind it where they imbedded themselves and then vanished leaving a sizable hole behind.

Sam then landed on the ground and looked over to where his new friends and now his leader were standing, smiling at him approvingly. Sam walked up to them and received a dig from Cassie, a happy nod from Alex who had retaken control and then clasped Jakes hand and was pulled into a brotherly hug.

Bowers chuckled and walked towards Sam, placing his hand on his shoulder.

"Welcome to the resistance lad."

Present time

Sam and the rest of the gang where currently fighting an enemy Togemon, Sam was pinpointing it's weaknesses and telling the others through telepathy granted to all of them by an orange Disarin crystal.

"It puts too much weight on its left leg when it tries to punch you. I'll lure it and when it attacks me I want all of you to attack its left leg ok." Sam thought to the others.

"Right. Replied Cassie.

"Got it boss." Answered Jake.

"Of course." Responded Alex.

Sam ran up to Togemon and swiped at his with his right hand and then his left, he then jumped backwards a few feet luring Togemon into punching in his direction which as predicted it did. Seeing this the others tore into its left leg, making it scream in agony and crippling it.

Sam then ran up to it as it gazed at him with hatred and fear, it tried to weakly swing at him but Sam deftly dodged it and stabbed his hand directly into its brain, killing it quickly and to Sam mercifully.

All four of them then turned around while Sam wiped his hands on a few blades of grass next to him. He then nodded to the others and was about to pull out the blue crystal in his pocket when he heard a noise behind him. He spun around and opened his eyes in shock as the Togemon he just killed looked up at him with its empty eyes and spoke.

"This is another of my plans you've ruined you pathetic bunch of youths and another of my higher minions you've killed. Be warned Digi-humans, I will destroy you and everything you hold dear, your resistance will crumble and you will lose in vain… screaming."

Sam narrowed his eyes and walked a little closer to the deceased Togemon.

"You won't win Malusmon, we will kill everything you send at us and then we will kill you making every Digimon and Human free of your tyranny. You call us pathetic when it is you who sends assassins and brutes to try and stop us, which in case you haven't noticed fail every time." Sam ended with a slight smirk.

Togemon started to fall apart meaning Malusmon's hold on it was weakening. He looked at Sam once more.

"You are bonded to a Renamon aren't you Human… how interesting."

"What's interesting you freak, the fact that we're kicking your ass?"

Malusmon/Togemon laughed and just before his hold disappeared he managed to say one last thing.

"If you knew what I know Human, I doubt you'd be so happy." And with that his hold faded and the Togemon fell apart into guts and blood.

"Nice" said Jake sarcastically.

Sam shook his head and signalled for everyone to put their hands out. He then pulled out the blue crystal which started to shine and made sure that it touched everyone's hand before thinking of the resistance stronghold.

"I wonder what Malusmon meant Rena."

"He's probably just trying to worry us all Sam, don't let him get to you."

Smiling, Sam and the others vanished leaving no trace that they had ever been there in the first place.

And there you have it folks. An earlier chapter how about that :D

Wow that's a bit more than 2000ish words eh. Guess I just wrote and got carried away XD

But hey that's a good thing because it makes every whole chapter longer than usual :D

Anyways my hands are so cold their going numb so I'm going to stop typing now.

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Peace :D