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Summary: After four long, peaceful years, after the battle with Lucemon, the Frontier Kids learn of a new presence destroying the peace in the Digital World. This new threat, Mephistomon, seeks the power of the former Great Angel digimon. Now once again, Takuya, Kouji, Tomoki, Junpei, Izumi, and Kouichi, must work together in order to stop this threat and save both human and Digital world.
Chpt. 7 Recap
After Patamon and Shinya succeeded in waking up the slumbering Takuya, they met and discussed the spirits. They were informed that the spirits will come to them when they need to protect something important. Kouji was curious about the return of his and Junpei's beast spirits, but Patamon dismissed the thought by telling him that rage was the key to beast spirit evolving. Takuya adjourned the meeting just in time for Shinya to watch Fruits Basket, though what they saw was a panicked newscaster reporting on Mammon's downtown rampage. Once downtown, Cyberdramon appeared and Kouji set chase after him to ask a few questions of his own. He learned that in the human world, digimon are real and when defeated there, they are not reborn in the Digital World. Cyberdramon used Wolfmon's moment of confusion to get in a sneak attack. Meanwhile, Mammon divulged to the others that he had flattened Bokomon, leaving Patamon in a state of shock. Takuya, now enraged, was able to become Vritramon and quickly burned Mammon to a crisp. After the battle, everyone gathered around Patamon, silently hoping that their little friend would be alright.
Chpt 8: Patamon's Sorrow. Devimon's Trap.
Kanbara Residence; Shinya's Room
It's already two days since Patamon heard the horrible news and in those two days there hasn't been a single digimon attack. 'It's really strange.' thought Shinya, 'I've never seen Patamon so down before. He's usually so happy and carefree. Everyone else has been acting weird too.' "Oh." sighed Patamon. "Hey, Patamon, what's wrong with you?" asked the concerned boy. "What do you think?" Patamon said bitterly. "I know you're upset that your dad died, but you can't be sad forever. Hey, the fair is tomorrow so how about we all go together? It'll be fun and it might help take your mind of, y'know..." Shinya trailed off. "What do you know?" said Patamon. "Geez, I was only trying to help. What's wrong with you?" Shinya asked. "Nothing that concerns you!" Patamon yelled. "It does concern me 'cause I'm your friend!" Shinya yelled back. "You don't know anything, so just be quiet!" Fed up, Patamon flew out of Shinya's open window. "Patamon, wait." mumbled Shinya.
A Castle in the Digital World
"Hmm, interesting." a tall, black, goat-like figure remarked, "It seems that Patamon is still affected over his father's death and has ran away from the humans. This could prove useful to my plot. And I know just the mon for the job." Mephistomon snaps his fingers as a tiny, black digimon appears. "I am at your call." it said.
Pico Devimon - a tiny bat-like digimon in the Child stage. It lies, cheats, and steals to get whatever its evil heart desires. Its weapon; deadly syringes know as the Pico Darts.
"That's good, now, go to the human world and find Patamon. He's depressed and alone right now, so it should very easy to manipulate him. But just in case he proves to be more trouble than he's worth, take this." Mephistomon tosses a black jewel toward Pico Devimon. "But this is a... gulp I won't fail you master." Pico Devimon leaves. "Heh heh, that's what they all say, before they die. But hopefully, he can use the evolution jewel correctly." Mephistomon laughs.
Kanbara Residence
"But, Takuya!" Shinya whined again. "Look Shinya, I know that you're worried about Patamon, but there haven't been any attacks in the last few days so he should be fine." Takuya muttered, "Besides, you should get some sleep." "Oh, alright." Shinya left his brother's room dejectedly and went downstairs to the living room. 'Sorry big brother, but I'm not gonna sit around while Patamon's out there alone.' Shinya quietly snuck out of the front door and hopped on his bike in search of Patamon. The only problem was he had no idea where to look.
The Pier
We come to poor little Patamon, still crying his eyes out. "... my master ordered me to crush anything that wasn't essential to the plan. Take Bokomon for example; the fool got what he deserved!" Mammon words still echoed in his mind. "Papa-mom." he whined, "How could this have happened." "I feel your pain, little one." said a voice. "Who- who's there?" asked Patamon. "Just me. Pico Devimon's my name and I can help you get back what you lost." the tiny bat explained. "You mean Papa-mom?" asked Patamon. "Yes, I do. Just turn yourself over to Mephistomon and he will bring Bokomon back to life. It's very simple really." "So if I go with you, your master can revive Papa-mom?" Patamon asked again. "Of course. But the decision is totally up to you." the bat smirked. "I'll go with you. Anything to see Papa-mom again." answered Patamon. "Good choice. I'll be right back, just let me go and contact Lord Mephistomon so he can open up the portal." As soon as Pico Devimon left, Patamon became shrouded in white smoke.
"What's going on? Where am I?" Patamon asked no one in particular. "Don't fret, my boy, you're perfectly safe here." said a voice that was oddly familiar. "P- Papa-mom!" shouted Patamon. "Yes, it's me, but only in spirit. The reason I'm here is to warn you. Pico Devimon is lying! He's just trying to lure you to the Digital World so Mephistomon can steal your energy! I know you're afraid Patamon, but you mustn't be, you have the power to defeat Pico Devimon! Look inside yourself! Never give up!" Bokomon's spirit yelled. "But Papa-mom, I can't." replied Patamon. "Yes you can! You have more power than you've ever known and it's up to you to tap into it! Patamon remember this; don't ever stop because there's always someone counting on you!" And with that, the smoke fades, sending Patamon back to reality.
"Alright Patamon, it's time to go now, the portal's open." Pico Devimon comes over to Patamon. "Well hurry up, I'm a very busy mon in case you haven't noticed." "I'm sure you are. Kidnapping is no easy task!" yelled Patamon. "So you're on to me? Well now I've got to take you back by force." Pico Devimon readies his sharp claws and attempts to strike Patamon. "Air Shot!" Patamon knocks the bat back with his breath. "Pico Darts!" the bat tosses three sharp needles at Patamon, who blocks them, using Air Shot. "Face it; you're done for if you fight me. Just turn yourself over nice and easy." said Pico Devimon. "Body Blow!" Patamon slams himself at his opponent, surprising him and knocking him into the water.
"I guess that's it then." said Patamon, dusting himself off. "There you are!" Patamon turns around to see Shinya. "Shinya? What are you doing here?" the small one asked. "Looking for you. You had me so worried Patamon." Shinya explained. "Oh, I'm sorry Shinya, I didn't mean to worry you." Patamon flew into Shinya's arms. "Oh, isn't that precious?" Pico Devimon had climbed out of the water. "Pico Darts!" "Shinya, look out!" Patamon uses Body Blow to knock Shinya down. Pico Devimon seizes the opportunity to grab Patamon by the ears. "Let him go!" Shinya punches the bat in his face. "You really are more trouble than you're worth. Well, now you're coming with me, after you watch me kill your little friend!" Pico Devimon takes the jewel from earlier and uses it to absorb the darkness around him. "What's he doing?" asked Shinya. "Evolving!" answered Patamon.
His body is much taller and darker, his claws much sharper. Horns appear on his head and holes tear into his new wings.
Devimon - an evil digimon in the Adult stage. It uses its sharp claws to impale its enemies. It is the embodiment of pure evil and lurks in the depths of the Dark Area. Its weapon; the deadly Death Claw.
"What do we do now?!" they both yelled. "You die! Evil Wind!" Devimon flaps his wings at a fast pace knocking the two to the wall. "How do we fight him? I wish big brother were here." whined Shinya. "Don't worry Shinya, I'll protect you!" Patamon flies up in Devimon's face and continuously uses Air Shot. "Death Claw!" Devimon grabs Patamon as an evil power surges from his hand. "Patamon!" yelled Shinya, 'There must be something I can do, but what?' Just then he spots the evolution jewel. 'That's it!' He runs over to it, but when he picks it up, something weird happens. "Patamon, use this!" The jewel all of a sudden goes from black to white and shoots its remaining power into Shinya's heart before shattering. "Wha- what?" Shinya noticed that his hands began to glow white. "You're pathetic!" Devimon tosses Patamon to the ground. "Oh no!" Shinya rushes over to him and picks him up. "Are you okay?" he asks. "Yes, but your hands." replied Patamon, "There's a strange power coming from them. Maybe we can use it to defeat Devimon." "Yeah, but how?" asked Shinya. "Look inside yourself! Never give up!" rang Bokomon's words. "We can do it together, just look inside yourself" Patamon quoted. Shinya nods, "I trust you. I think I've got it now!" The light on his hands glows even brighter.
"Digi-soul," Shinya yelled, "Charge!" The white light shot from his hands and into Patamon's body. "Patamon, Shinka!" His body becomes just as tall as Devimon and six feathery, white wings sprout from his back. His face is covered by a silver helmet and a golden staff appears in his hands. A blue cloth is placed around his waist and he looks truly angelic. "Angemon!"
Angemon - a holy and righteous digimon in the Adult stage. He only fights when it is absolutely necessary to protect loved ones. A bright, shining energy can be emitted from his golden staff. His weapon; Heaven's Knuckle.
"Patamon... you evolved? Yeah, get him Angemon!" Shinya cheered loudly. "No matter what form you take, I'll defeat you and drag you back to the master! Death Claw!" Devimon screamed. "We'll see about that! Angel Rod!" Angemon rapidly spins his staff and knocks back Devimon's hand. "Devimon, have you not seen the error of your ways? You lied in order to manipulate the heart of another. You cheated by attacking an innocent boy. And you attempted to steal from the hope and light that rests in us all. For this you must be punished." The angel preached. "I know one thing for sure; I won't lose to the likes of you!" Devimon charges Angemon. "How sad for you. Heaven's Knuckle!" A bundle of holy energy gathers into Angemon's right hand. When the collection is complete, he sends it through Devimon's heart, stopping him cold. "May your soul rest in peace." Angemon said in a prayer position as Devimon vanished. He then became Patamon again.
"Wow, I don't believe you evolved! Wait 'til I tell big brother!" Shinya had noticed that his hands stopped glowing. "I only evolved because of you. What was that light anyway?" Patamon inquired. "I'm not sure, but it happened after I touched that weird jewel." answered Shinya. "Oh well, we'll look into it tomorrow, I'm tired." said Patamon. "You mean the day after that. Tomorrow's the fair, partner." Shinya winked. "Oh, yeah. I forgot, partner." Patamon also winked. And with that, the new partners rode Shinya's bike all the way home.
A Castle in the Digital World
"Well, guess it's time to bring out the heavy artillery. It won't be long before you are mine, Patamon." Mephistomon began to laugh maniacally while sipping a glass of wine.
Next Time
The gang takes the day off and head to the annual Shibuya Town fair. Meanwhile in Mephistomon's hideout, said digimon is having trouble controlling his new recruit as a fight breaks out between him and an old enemy of Frontier kids, more specifically, Kouichi. The fight begins next time in "Chpt. 9: A Day To Remember. The Darkness Returns." Awaken the solution; Spirit Evolution!
Notes
As you may or may not have noticed, I got the whole "Digi-soul, Charge!" thing from season five. I thought it would be a good idea to let Shinya and Patamon be par
We're just gonna say that Patamon's vision was stress-induced, okay.
I always thought that this was one of my best chapters, but maybe it was a little short. Did you guys think it was good? The only way I'll know will be if you all review. So... REVIEW!!!!!
