"Voice of Friendship"
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After that day Dai and Renamon were already in the Digital World destroying spires as they waited on the others to get ready to meet them.
The girl was getting annoyed when they made it to the town near the site where SkullGreymon went on a rampage as they waited on the others to arrive.
"What is this place?" Dai asked.
"This is Rail Town, famous for its train tracks." Renamon explained.
Dai nodded at this when her D-3 beeped and she checked to see that Tai, TK, Kari, Cody and their digimon had arrived while Yolei wasn't with them.
"I better message the others to tell them where we are." She said as she pulled out her D-terminal.
She typed in a simple message and then just waited until she heard a buzzing noise and looked up to see Tentomon flying down while the others all ran after him.
"'Bout time. What took you guys?" Dai asked.
"We had some problems with Yolei." Cody said.
"Then we had problems with a Woodmon." Armadillomon said.
"Meanwhile we have already begun our search and destroyed three control spires along the way." Renamon said.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." Patamon said.
"Come on guys, Agumon is in this town somewhere, so let's go! Everybody split up and start looking for him." Tai said.
The group all then started looking for any trace of the orange lizard, but came up empty until they came up to the tracks.
"Tai, Agumon's close. I'm following his tracks." TK said.
"Those are train tracks, TK." Tai sighed.
Just then, a train whistle was blown making them look around curiously.
"What's that?" he asked.
The group all looked down into a dark tunnel as the sound of a train coming down on the tracks got louder and lights shone through the darkness.
"It's the local express." Kari said.
"And look whose driving." TK said as everyone smiled at the sight of Agumon pulling the whistle.
Renamon grabbed Cody, Dai and Armadillomon and jumped off the tracks while everyone else ran off themselves as Agumon stopped the train.
"It's-It's Agumon. Agumon!" Tai called.
"Tai!" the lizard called back.
"Agumon, are you OK?" Tai asked running over to his partner.
"I'm fine. Tai!" Agumon cried jumping into his arms.
"I'm so happy to see you. Give me a great big hug." Tai said squeezing the lizard tightly to his chest making the lizard groan in pain.
"Are you OK? Did he hurt you?" Tai asked.
"No, you were just squeezing my ribs too hard." Agumon said.
"Tai, we should get going. I'm sure Ken will come after Agumon." Kari said.
"Listen, I wanna get back at the guy who did this to Agumon, but he's been through a lot so we gotta get him back to safety." Tai said.
Dai walked over and helped place Agumon up onto Tai's back, then the group all walked off to get to safety before Ken caught up to them.
"We'll get you some cookies and ice cream." Tai said.
"I want mine with chocolate sprinkles." Agumon said.
"How endearing!" a voice everyone grew to hate sounded.
They all turned to see Ken standing up on a train tunnel with a smug look as his eyes landed on a certain mahogany haired girl who was glaring heatedly at him.
"It's Ken!" Kari said.
"My name is the Digimon Emperor." He said.
"Oh, don't like it? Then how about Kenny or Kenneth?" Dai teased.
"You really don't wanna make me angry!" he yelled.
"So you're the one who put Agumon in a cage like a wild animal." Tai said placing his partner back down.
"A petty coward is what he is." Renamon scoffed.
"Why don't you fight us without sending slaves at us?" Patamon called.
"You do amuse me so. I can defeat you just as I defeated Agumon." Ken said.
"Try it!" Tai said as he ran up beside Dai.
"You should be ashamed of yourself, Ken. You're the kind of bully that gives bullies a bad name!" Cody yelled throwing his kendo stick up at him, but Ken pulled out his whip and sliced it in half.
"I'm afraid you're going to have to do better than that, little boy." Ken said as a small flock of Airdramon swooped in behind him and he cracked his whip again.
DarkTyrannomon came in, keeping the group caged so they couldn't leave.
"We're surrounded." TK gasped.
Renamon jumped up and quickly rained down her Diamond Storm, shattering dark rings on half of the dinosaurs that stepped back and shook their heads in confusion.
"Wow, she's good." Patamon blinked.
"And pretty." Wormmon whispered with a small blush.
"Don't let Renamon have all the fun, Cody." Armadillomon said
"Right." Cody said holding his yellow and white D-3.
"DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!"
"Armadillomon armour digivolve too…Digmon: the Drill of Power!"
Two DarkTyrannomon were charging after Renamon who just smirked as she attacked one with her Power Paw and kicked him in the face.
Digmon came in and used his Rock Cracking making three of the dinosaurs fall in as another one started sneaking up behind Digmon, but Renamon came over and did a hand stand on Digmon's shoulders and gave the dinosaur a hard kick to the jaw as he stumbled back.
"Now that's teamwork." Digmon said as Renamon jumped down next to him with a grin.
"They're winning!" Ken gasped.
As another DarkTyrannomon came after the Rookie and Armour, Digmon sent off his Gold Rush, but one went over to where Ken was standing and the tunnel under his was destroyed while Wormmon came in on an Airdramon and saved him.
"DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!" Kari and TK cried.
"Gatomon armour digivolve too…Nefertimon: the Angel of Light!"
"Patamon armour digivolve too…Pegasusmon: Flying Hope!"
Kari and TK mounted their partners and took to the skies, going after the Airdramon, Pegasusmon using his mane that shot out needles, but Ken's cape acted as armour that protected him, so the horse used his Aquis Beam that hit the Emperor and knocked him off of the dragon.
"Attack!" Agumon cried running off.
"Agumon!" Tai called chasing after him as Ken landed safely on the ground.
"So, you've come back to me, Agumon? And I've got a new friendship bracelet for you." The Emperor said as he pulled out a spiral that glowed red and he threw it at Agumon.
"What is this?" Agumon asked.
It wrapped itself around his arm, making him whine in pain as he fell to the ground.
"You are mine again." Ken laughed.
Agumon's eyes glowed red as he stood up with a deep throated growl.
"Agumon, are you OK?" Tai asked as his partner turned to him.
"Look out!" Dai yelled as she tackled Tai out of the way of the fire that was shot at him.
"He's being controlled again!" Cody said.
"Now Agumon, dark digivolve!" Ken commanded holding his gray and black D-3 up and it glowed an amethyst color as Agumon lifted his arm with the spiral, being covered in a blue light with a dark purple tint.
"Agumon dark digivolve too…METALGREYMON!"
"He looks so different." Kari said.
"And mean. MetalGreymon's armour not only protects him from harm, but it conceals his destructive Giga Blaster attack." TK said.
"The dark spiral is working perfectly. Agumon is mine again." Ken said smirking as Tai ran up to face his partner.
"MetalGreymon, you've got to fight the Emperor's control. It's me, Tai. Don't you recognize me?" he asked as the Ultimate snarled at him.
"Ohh, such a tense moment. I've got chills. Will he remember you? Allow me to answer. MetalGreymon, attack!" Ken called.
Dai gasped as she grabbed onto Tai's arm and dragged him out of the way as the dinosaur stabbed the ground with his claws where the two Keepers of Courage used to stand.
"Nefertimon, help me stop MetalGreymon!" Pegasusmon called as they both swooped in.
They used their Golden Noose and tied the dinosaur up, flying over the Keepers of Courage with him and slamming MetalGreymon into the ground.
"Don't hurt him." Tai said as Dai held her arms around him to hold him back from getting into the fray.
It wasn't working very well since he seemed to be pulling her along with him as he went.
"We've got him trapped!" Pegasusmon said.
"Digmon, get to the dark spiral." Nefertimon said.
"That won't be a problem for old Digmon. If he just stopped dancing around. Hey, quit it!" Digmon yelled at MetalGreymon as he did a little jig, trying to get loose as Renamon ran up beside him.
"Agumon!" Tai called making the dino look at us.
"Knock it off!" Dai yelled.
"Let go!" Tai yelled as he tried to shake the girl off of him while she had to trip him as Dai fell down with Tai, landing on his back.
"I'm still too scared to move." Kari whimpered.
"I've forgotten how to move." TK whispered in fear.
"DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!"
"Renamon armour digivolve to…Firamon: the Celestial of Courage!"
"He's trying to break the Golden Noose!" Pegasusmon said.
"Watch it!" Nerfertimon yelled as MetalGreymon tried to step on them.
Firamon flew up and sent down her Flare Storm on him trying to get his dark spiral, but didn't get it off, only scratched it.
Growling, he threw his head back to catch her, but she flew off as Tai kept trying to struggle out of Dai's hold but she wouldn't let him up as she had her arms trapping his arms at his side and her legs trapping his legs from moving.
Ken was watching us Dai fought to keep Tai down and felt a bit annoyed that she was wrapped around him like that.
MetalGreymon then took that moment to break free, the force throwing the two flying digimon back and his chest armor opened up while Firamon flew down to where the Keepers of Courage were and grabbed her as she flew off with them to safety as MetalGreymon used his Giga Blasters.
Ken was laughing, but soon chocked on the smoke that cleared away to reveal Digmon was unharmed from the blast as Nefertimon and Pegasusmon flew down next to him while Firamon set Tai and Dai down next to TK, Kari and Cody.
"With the dark spirals, I will control the whole Digital World!" Ken said.
"Goodbye, Digi-fools and say goodbye to your pet Agumon for good. And soon enough you'll be saying the same to my future Queen." He laughed as he got up on MetalGreymon's head, laughing at them all.
"Agumon, no!" Tai said.
"That guy is just the worse." TK said as the digimon returned to their normal forms.
"But how can we defeat him?" Cody asked.
"I let Agumon down just when he needed me the most and I-"Tai trailed off from his pity fest when the group heard the sound of something coming on the tracks.
Turning they spotted a mining cart that had some of their friends inside of it.
"It's Yolei and Hawkmon." TK said.
"And Matt." Kari said as the group all ran over to the new comers.
"Sorry about not coming before." Yolei said as she stopped the carts.
"That's OK; I knew you'd show up eventually." Cody smiled at her.
"Well it's a good thing she did stay or I never would have found you all." Matt said jumping out of the cart.
"Why don't you fill me in on what's happened up until now?" he said.
TK did as his brother asked while Tai walked off to wallow in his self-misery.
"I see. Well, it certainly sounds like you had a full day." Matt said.
"That's right. It's all my fault." Tai said sadly.
"Tai." Matt called as he walked over to the bushy haired male.
"Huh?" Tai asked looking over at him.
Matt then pulled his arm back and punched Tai right in the face and sending him to the ground as Renamon, Armadillomon, Dai, Cody, Yolei and Hawkmon all gasped at the show of violence.
"Tai?" the blonde asked holding his hand out to him.
Tai caressed his cheek before he took the offered hand and was pulled up.
"You're right. Thanks, Matt. I needed that." He said as he was pulled up, Matt smiling at him.
"Sure, anytime. I'll do it again." The child of Friendship asked.
"I appreciate that. I know that I was just blaming myself for something that was completely out of my control and also it doesn't help if I stand around here and feel sorry for myself. But now we need to focus on how we can get Agumon back." Tai said.
"OK, we have to be willing to fight Agumon at full strength. I'm sure Agumon would definitely rather be defeated by us than remain a slave to the Digimon Emperor." Matt said as his best friend nodded to him and then walked over to the group.
"You're right. In the future, when we battle the Digimon Emperor, we have to be prepared to face our friends and Agumon as well, so…I don't really know how to say this." Tai said.
"Let me handle this, Tai." Gatomon said turning to the digimon.
"Everyone, the next time you see Agumon, trash him, understand? I can't hear you!" she yelled.
"OK!" they said.
"To beat Agumon! I can't believe those words actually came out of my mouth." TK said.
"Yeah. Let's all get Agumon back." Yolei giggled.
Everyone then got into the carts as they started moving again, enjoying the fresh breeze as they went on their trip to save Agumon.
"I've never traveled by sailing train carts before!" Tai laughed.
"That's how all of the important people travel." Kari joked.
"Cute." Tai chuckled sharing a look with Matt before they looked back to the front.
As they went on, Izzy had e-mailed them where they could find Ken and Agumon when Tentomon flew in from the sky.
"It's Tentomon!" Kari gasped.
"All aboard! I just love riding trains. Where's the dining car?" He said getting in with the girls.
"An e-mail from Izzy." Cody said checking his D-terminal.
"Has he found them yet?" Kari asked.
"Apparently, Ken and MetlaGreymon have been seen south of here." The kid said.
"We're on the right track." Matt said.
"Well, technically, Matt, we're on the only track." Tentomon said.
"All right, Digidestinds, this time we'll get Agumon back for sure." Tai said pumping a fist with a determined look.
"There's no way that Ken can stop all of us. Ah, but, just in case, Tentomon, I need your help." Matt said.
"Now? I was gonna have my shell waxed." Tentomon said.
"I want you to go and search for Garurumon." The older blonde said.
"Garurumon, huh? OK, I'll be back in a flash." The bug said flying up and took off.
"Hey, look at this." Cody said suddenly when the D-3s started going off.
"My D-3 just found a digi egg." He said.
"Someone hit the brakes." Yolei said and Hawkmon did as she said, all of us hanging onto our carts as it came to an abrupt stop as everyone screamed and held onto their own carts to not go flying.
They all got out and then found a canyon wall that had a mark on it that the first generation knew.
"Who could've carved that?" Yolei asked.
"Someone with a really big chisel?" TK asked.
"It kind of looks like my Crest of Friendship, but why would someone go to the trouble of carving that into the side of the wall?" Matt asked.
"I think the egg's in there." Cody said as his D-3 beeped.
"What's down there?" Tai asked as they looked down into a pit to see an egg that looked like a wolf that had its legs pulled up into its body with its head bent down and tail curled around the body while the wolf was yellow with the mark of Friendship on it.
"Yep, it definitely has the Crest of Friendship on it, all right. I wonder if it's meant for you, Matt." Tai said.
"Or maybe it's meant for the one with the most friends." Matt said.
"Or with the least." Dai muttered.
"Someone should try to pick it up. After all, what's the worst that could happen?" Cody asked.
"Well, it could be a trap set up by the Digimon Emperor." Yolei said.
"I don't think it would be booby trapped. After all, it's emblazoned with the Crest of Friendship." Matt said.
"Then I think you should go for it, Matt." Tai said.
"Wish me luck, just in case." The blonde said as he walked into the hole.
Everyone then tried to pull the egg off, but it didn't work and soon enough Dai was the only one left.
"Well, you're turn Dai." Tai said.
"Are you sure it could be mine? I mean, I've always had trouble making friends after all." She said nervously.
"So have I, but I got the Crest of Friendship." Matt said as he and Tai grabbed her by her arms and walked her into the hole.
Before she could make a move for the egg, there was a loud noise that made everyone gasp as they held their ears in pain.
"What's that terrible noise?" Tai asked.
"It's hurting my ears!" Yolei cried as a large bee digimon flew down and shot out his Deadly Sting and everyone ran off.
"Watch its stingers!" Yolei yelled.
"Patamon!" TK cried as his partner was hit.
"It's Flymon. The only thing worse than his Deadly Sting attack is the noise he makes while attacking. When I hear him coming I usually just dig a hole until he blows over." Armadillomon said.
"Hawkmon." Yolei said.
"Right." Hawkmon nodded.
"DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!" she called.
"Hawkmon armour digivolve too…Halsemon: the Wings of Love!"
Halsemon flew off and started swirling around in a tornado to take out Flymon, but the bug just evaded the attack again.
"Here he comes again." Matt said as Flymon started swooping down towards the group.
The sound got louder as everyone covered their ears from the sound, Flymon swiping Patamon.
"Patamon's gone." TK gasped.
"Where'd he go?" Kari asked.
"Did he run away?" Matt asked.
"No, look up. There he is." Yolei said pointing.
"Help me, TK, help!" the little guy cried.
"Patamon, we'll save you!" the child of Hope called up to his partner worried.
"But how? He's getting away." Kari said.
"Patamon!" TK yelled as he started chasing after them with the others following.
Sadly, they were cut off by MetalGreymon stomping down to cut off their path making Dai and TK fall to the ground since they were closest.
"Where do you think you're going?" Ken's voice came from the top of the dino's head.
"MetalGreymon." Tai called.
"TK, Daisuke, get out of there!" Matt yelled as the two 13 year olds ran off.
"Here's your new play toy, your Evilness." Flymon said hovering next to the Emperor.
"Patamon. Put him down!" TK yelled.
"No, I'm just getting started with him." Ken said.
"He's got more dark rings." TK said making everyone gasp as Ken pulled out another spiral.
"What does he have planned?" the child of Light asked.
"You can be sure it's something bad." Tai said.
"When I put this on your little friend here, I will have complete control over him and I can make him do anything I want. Do you hear that? I'm gonna make you do my laundry one piece at a time and then-"Ken was cut off from the talk he was giving by TK.
"I'll never let you get away with it!" he said.
"Don't interrupt me while I'm planning my evil deeds." Ken snapped glaring down at him.
"We have to separate Patamon and the Emperor." Halsemon said.
"I hate to leave so early, but I have some chores to take care of like taking over the Digital World." Ken said.
"There's no way we're gonna let you use Patamon to help you with your plan." TK said as Tai ran up.
"That goes for Agumon too." He said.
"That's really funny because I don't remember asking for permission." Ken said before he turned to Patamon.
"You really should have Flymon trim his nails back." Patamon said as he struggled to get out of his grip.
"Just hold still. In a few seconds, you won't remember a thing, except what it's like to be my slave." Ken said as he slowly brought the spiral closer to the hamster-bat.
"Patamon!" TK yelled running to help.
MetalGreymon's metal claws started smoking and he shot at him, making Tai quickly run over and pushed him to the ground and away from the attack.
There was a growl as a streak of blue separated Ken from Patamon, Flymon looking around in confusion as the spiral the Emperor held was destroyed.
Garurumon then jumped down in front of us all, Matt running over to his partner.
"Nice going." He said.
"Garurumon, you came just in time." The original of Courage said s the wolf opened this mouth and the smiling hamster-bat jumped out.
"TK!" he cheered.
"Patamon, how do you feel?" TK asked hugging his partner.
"Kind of like a big piece of dental floss, but other than that, I'm fine." He said.
"Wow, TK really risked himself to save Patamon. Talk about a true friend." Dai said.
"You're just as exceptional as him." Renamon said making the girl look at the fox.
"Remember when we first met? You almost got hurt by Allomon to help me." the fox said.
Dai smiled at that.
"That's because you're my friend. I'd never let anything happen to you or the others." She stated.
"Oh, you guys are gonna make me cry. If you really want a test of your friendship I'll be more than happy to give you one. Prepare for the fight of your life. MetalGreymon!" Ken yelled at the Ultimate.
"Don't listen to him, MetalGreymon. Don't you recognize me? I'm your friend." Tai said as Matt mounted Garurumon and road up beside him.
"Garurumon and I are going to try and get those rings off MetalGreymon's arms." Matt said as Gururumon growled and charged at the dino, but MetalGreymon tried to step on them, making the wolf jump back to avoid getting squashed.
"Squash them like a bug." Ken said.
"Garurumon, that was close but we've got to attack him with all of our strength." Matt said.
"I'm afraid of hurting MetalGreymon." Garurumon said.
"We have no choice. If we don't use our full power, he'll crush us like grapes. Isn't that right, Tai?" the blonde asked his best friend.
"Go get him." He said nodding.
Renamon then joined in on the fight as all of the other digimon armour digivolved and fought, Renamon taking more damage as she was knocked back into the canyon wall and then fell down into the pit next to the digi egg.
"Renamon!" Dai cried as she ran over.
The fox groaned as she tried to push herself up, but fell down as Dai kneeled next to her and pulled Renamon into her lap.
"Renamon, please get up." She begged as tears filled her eyes.
"I don't think I have the strength." Renamon rasped.
"No, come on. You can do this. Get up." Dai begged as she shook his partner gently.
Renamon gave a small smile.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"RENAMON!" Dai screamed.
Her D-3 then let out a bright blue light that surrounded the area and awakened the digi egg as it lifted up and went over to the duo.
"Her digivice is responding to the new digi egg!" Cody said.
"What's it doing?" Kari asked.
The egg just levitated next to Dai and Renamon as they looked at it in awe.
"Take it. It's your digi egg of Friendship, Daisuke." Renamon said smiling.
"My digi egg of Friendship?" Dai asked in awe.
She then smiled as she and Renamon stood up, Dai taking the egg as it gave off a comforting warmth to her.
"Daisuke already has the digi egg of Courage, so how can she now have another one?" Cody asked.
"I think that that means that Renamon can become twice as powerful. We can win now." He said sharing a look with TK.
"Let's try it. DIGI ARMOUR ENERGIZE!"
Renamon was covered in blue lights as the forms of Gbaumon, Garurumon, WereGarurumon and MetalGarurumon passed over her.
"Renamon armour digivolve to…"
The fox transformed into a wolf the size of a fully grown stallion that was yellow with white tipped ears and tail while she had the same eyes and purple face markings as Renamon, her face was white with a white mane on her chest and white legs while she had metal cuffs that were blue on her ankles with the mar of Friendship on them.
"Lisimon: the Voice of Friendship!"
Lisimon then gave out a howl that echoed around everyone as they stared in awe at the wolf/fox hybrid.
"You look beautiful." Dai said as she hugged her wolf's head and pet her mane.
"Finally someone who can stand up to the Emperor." The child of Knowledge smiled.
Ken was staring in shock before he smirked.
"Show her who's in charge here." He said as MetalGreymon's metal claws shot out at the group, but Lisimon growled as she jumped up onto the claws and then ran up it so MetalGreymon moved to hit her off, but she jumped out of the way making him hit his own arm.
She then did a backflip and landed back on the spiral and started gnawing at it with her fangs, chipping away at it, but MetalGreymon threw her off as she landed on her feet.
"It's no use. It won't come off." Matt said.
"Your weak attempts make me laugh." The Emperor laughed.
"Give up yet?" he asked.
"There's got to be a way to get through to MetalGreymon. Somehow." Tai said.
"How about teamwork?" Dai asked making Matt smile as he nodded.
They both mounted their wolves as everyone watched them.
"Let's go." Matt said as Garurumon shot off with Lisimon behind him.
"Good luck guys." Tai called softly.
Garurumon charged first and used his Howling Blaster to make MetalGreymon sidestep which gave Lisimon the chance to pounce upwards and going straight for the spiral.
The metal bands she wore crackled as electricity appeared and she jumped onto the spiral.
"Thunder Shot!" she called as her mouth opened and blasted out a ball of lightning at the spiral while the lightning around her feet helped to destroy the spiral.
"Look, it's off!" Matt said.
"WHAT?!" Ken yelled.
The others all cheered as Lisimon jumped down to the ground, running with Garurumon back to the group as MetalGreymon shrunk back to Agumon and Airdramon swooped in to grab Ken and flew off.
"I'm sorry we attacked you, Agumon." Tai said as he ran over to his partner and hugged him.
"I'm sorry too." Agumon said.
"I'm sorry that you're sorry." The brunette said.
"Well, I'm sorry that you're sorry that I'm sorry." The lizard said.
"Tell you what; I won't be sorry anymore and you won't be sorry either, OK?" Tai asked with tears in his eyes.
"Sorry." Agumon said with tears in his own green eyes.
"Dai, you saved the day. We thought you were wonderful." Kari said.
"Lisimon too." Yolei said.
Lisimon smirked as she puffed up in pride while Dai blushed from the attention while Matt jumped onto the back of the yellow wolf and pulled the girl into his chest.
"Daisuke, you saved Agumon and you didn't lose a single hair." He teased as he ruffled up her hair.
"Knock it off!" Dai whined as everyone laughed.
Tai walked over as Dai and Matt got down off Lisimon making everyone look at the leader of the Digidestinds.
"Dai, there's something I need to say." He said.
"What's up?" she asked.
He smiled as he pulled off his goggles and handed them over to her, stunning her along with TK, Kari and Matt since they knew of the importance of the goggles.
"I think it's time for a new leader to be appointed." Tai said.
Dai looked at them with wide eyes as his words sunk in, but she found herself walking backwards away from him.
"Daisuke?" Cody asked.
"I-I can't. This is happening too fast." She stuttered out.
Tai watched as he saw how she didn't want to deal with stressful things such as being the leader.
She then jumped up onto Lisimon who took off, nearly disappearing into the landscape as she went.
Dai wasn't ready to join them fully or even be the leader.
"I guess we should give her more time to calm down. After all, we can't expect her to just join us after everything she's been through." Kari said sadly.
"Dai's meant to be the rightful leader of this team. She'll come to realize that soon when we really need her." Tai said.
The others all just nodded as they turned to go back home to celebrate their win.
To be continued…
