Chapter Ten: Bringers of death
*****Suzie's POV*****
"What is he doing here?" Koji snarled. Suzie could actually here the wolfly menace.
"I know you wished my return baby brother, but you could make a better reception for my return." Kouichi said back.
"You are not my brother, bring him back!" he demanded.
Kouichi walked over to Koji and sat down next to him. The older boy said something in the younger's ear and Koji found out that it was Kouichi. The others seemed to overcome the issues quickly as well.
"What do you think he said?" Suzie asked Tommy. Shinya was still sleeping and Cody and Mako were the only other able to walk around.
"Something dark and meaningful that made them all love him again." Tommy joked.
"Of course, what else would you expect from the bringer of darkness? Shouldn't we do something to help Shinya?"
"Kouichi could you let someone go so they can help Shinya." Tommy asked. Kouichi let go Joe who came and looked at Shinya. Joe said he was fine but need to be woken up.
"Me." Zoe said and got up. "Next time, I am not your prisoner." She said as she passed Kouichi who just smiled back. She opened both hand and closed her eyes. When she opened them again they were a blue colour but they kept changing to green and silver as well.
"I don't think your doing it right." Agumon warned. Suzie wondered what Zoe was doing.
"Zoe I think he's right." Guilmon said.
"Slowly walk away." Rika said. Suzie felt really slow on the uptake.
"She trying to use the water spirit but it's disrupting the balance." Tommy said to Suzie.
"Can you feel it?" She asked back.
"It's making me stronger, but it's also making other digimon weaker."
"ZOE!" Takuya screamed and the girl quickly turned around. A big icicle fell beside Takuya, pointy side down.
"When I said you could learn to use the spirit I did not sign up to this." Takuya said and touched the ice, it melted.
"I would pay good bucks to see that again." Kouichi said.
"Next time could you hit a little to the left." JP asked jokingly.
"Zoe." Shinya said. "Could you next time not kill my brother, it would be hard to explain to my mother. Sorry but he got hit by a massive ice dagger by Zoe. I don't know why she did it. Maybe he said to break up." He joked.
*****Mako's POV*****
"Can we get back to topic!" Tai shouted, making everyone turn to him. "What happened and where is Ai?"
"She took Behemoth and flew it to HQ." Mako said.
"That's where it went." Impmon said relieved.
"That's not the point." Sora said back. "Aren't you worried what could be happening to her."
"Not really. No." Impmon said back. "She can look after herself."
"She's nine years old. Not ninety." Alice said.
"I should hope not." Impmon joked.
Mako had had enough of this. "You three." He turned to Suzie, Cody and Tommy. "You were there, when she left. Did it seem like it was a spur of the moment, or like she'd thought about it."
"She'd thought about it." Suzie said. "I have the bruise to prove it."
"Sorry. Anyway she thought about it. I just don't see why the demon lords would hurt her." Mako finished.
"The what!" Most people shouted.
"The what." Impmon said gritting his teeth.
"There no point keeping it back now." Mako said to his partner. "You're not about to join them are you."
"No way! I dropped that line of profession about five years ago."
"Okay. Please don't say anything until I'm finished." Mako asked and everyone including Impmon nodded.
"Before we came here we were called to go to the demon lord HQ. They asked us to stay but we declined and took Behemoth and came here. We haven't had contact ever since. And that's the truth." Mako explained.
"That's entirely true." Impmon started. "If were telling truths then Lilithmon said to me that something was going to happen after Zoe fought Ranamon, and before Millenniummon came back."
"But you were here the whole time." Matt said.
"The Link." Tommy said quietly but everyone heard him.
"Care to explain." Matt said.
Tommy looked at Mako who looked Impmon who nodded. "It's been superstition that the seven Demon Lords cold communicate using a mind link. It was how they beat digimon easily without the digimon finding out their plans. Other digimon can't access the wavelength as to do so you would have to be at one with darkness but not be overtaken by it. However if it is not used then it dissolves into nothing and they cannot talk anymore." Tommy explained.
"But then that would mean." Joe started.
"Yes I'm an EX Demon Lord. I said I gave up the profession a long time ago and I have no intention of going back. Some of you have fought my brothers."
"Who?" Davis asked.
"Daemon." TK said.
"Very good, the lord of wrath. Did you know that sending him to the Dark Ocean meant that it was harder for the Duskmon to keep him there? Daemon broke free but in the wrong dimension which was the reason that Duskmon came back."
"But how can that be?" Shinya asked.
"There are parts of the digital world which are gateways to the other dimensions. The dark ocean is one and primary village is another that I know of. That is why baby digimon are told stories of Legendary Warriors and Demon Lords." Renamon explained.
"Can I continue?" Impmon asked.
"Duskmon had to take Daemon back as it was from his world he escaped. It was nothing to do with the darkness mixing inside him and things like that. The closeness to Daemon triggered the transformation just it triggered the mind link. The darkness only kept him out of action for longer." Impmon clarified.
"But why Kouichi?" Kari asked.
"You are responsible for the safety of your own dark ocean, am I right? You were called to help them." Impmon asked and Kari nodded. "Duskmon is the same. He keeps the balance between the digital world and the dark ocean in his dimension. It his duty, even if he doesn't know it, to make sure that Daemon returns."
"So he's the police officer for the dark ocean." Tai joked. "That could mean that you're on our side."
"That is why I felt I didn't belong with the villains. I was meant to be fighting them or my alter ego was anyway." Kouichi said.
"Who's the one you fought." Yolei asked the warriors.
"Lucemon." JP said.
"The demon lord of pride." Impmon said.
"We do know that." JP snapped.
"Wasn't be trapped in the heart of the digital world." Izzy asked.
"Yes."
"And you he got out?"
"It's hard defending the world when you're on the moon, and not powerful enough to help." Koji called.
"Can you beat him if he came right now?" Davis asked.
"No comment." Takuya said.
"In case he's listening?" Davis asked and Takuya nodded.
"Can let go of us now?" Mimi asked.
"Oh. Sorry." Kouichi said.
"Can't I just attack now?" a voice asked.
"No. me first." The second voice said.
"Whiners." Another voice said.
"Their discreet." Zoe joked.
"Sure. I can't wait to see what quiet is." Sora said back.
"Dead." Yolei answered.
"River of Power." Metalseadramon attacked.
"We said I would go first. Tectonic Slam." Another digimon Mako said know said.
"Just stop. Treasure Mallet." Caturamon finished the trio. There was a dog, snake and weird looking thing.
*****Rika's POV*****
Rika looked from the back of the crowd as several digimon and humans fell to the floor. If the first attack, or second, didn't hit you then you were going to feel the after effect of the third. Metalseadramon attack the digidestined, as they had unfinished business. Caturamon attacked the tamers, as you can imagine. The other thing attack the Legendary warriors, which proved it was from their dimension if she hadn't had worked it out earlier.
Suzie, Tommy, Cody, Mako and Shinya were right in front of the digimon so felt the full force of the power. They were sitting immobile away from harms way, well as safe as it was going to be.
"Impmon I see your still here." Caturamon sneered.
"Nothing's about to kill me. You can try." Impmon said back in a tone that implied that Caturmon would lose.
"Ever wondered why you were never attack."
"I'd make attack you easier."
"The lord denied it. Deleted the D-Reaper for even suggesting it, although I us Devas helped wear the thing down a little bit."
"Sure you did."
"Are you calling me a liar?"
"Yes."
"I've had enough of this, can we just beat you." Terriermon asked out of place.
"Is that all you think about." Henry asked back.
"Momentai."
"Say it one more time and I will get Suzie to give you the princess pretty pants treatment."
"She's twelve."
"Lot of experience." Henry called back and Terriermon fell quiet.
"I'm afraid to ask but what do we do." Monodramon asked.
Takato didn't want to fight this time, saying he had already beaten the digimon, he emphasised the personally. Suzie and Mako were out of the question and Alice said she didn't want Dobermon to fight and then turn virus near Gatomon. Kenta digimon was more into healing then fighting and Rika didn't want to see the damage that Kazu left behind, although the boy hadn't said he wouldn't help.
"ME. ME" Terriermon shouted. Rika knew that Henry wouldn't want to fight until he knew he could win. Even if he didn't win at least until there was a good chance of winning. Henry nodded.
"Bio-merge Activate. Megagargomon." Came the joint voice of Henry and the rabbit.
"I've never actually seen when it happened." Dobermon said.
"Pretty neat isn't it." Alice said and leaned into her digimon.
Caturamon, to Rika's surprise, moved back a space as if he knew what was going to happen.
"Howl of the heavens." Caturamon attacked first and that just would do.
"Mega Barrage." Megagargomon countered and it hit so many places that Rika lost track.
Caturamon came to bite Megagargomon, which seemed like a good move as Henry had not thought he would do it. Caturamon was always so proper. However Terriermon seemed to have been ready as a missile was fired and Caturamon was reduced to a whimpering dog in a corner.
"Power Pummel." Megagargomon attacked and Caturamon's data went into the air.
*****Takuya's POV*****
Takuya stood at the sidelines, something he was not used to, as JP took on Gigasmon once more. It wasn't enough for the earth warrior to do so much the first time but he had to come back.
"Quagmine twister." Gigasmon attacked but JP was prepared and sent back an Electron Cannon with just as much force.
"You haven't improved have you?" Gigasmon jeered.
"Shut your mouth." JP said back. "Bolo Thunder."
"Giga Storm."
"What did I tell you?"
"Since when do I listen to you?" Gigasmon said and attacked with more power. MetalKabuterimon got sent backwards and in made a splash. Mostly because it was water since when Takuya had melted the ice.
MetalKabuterimon looked as if he wasn't fairing to well. Gigasmon had obviously fought and gotten stronger while he was waiting and this was JP's first fight and the first time he used his spirit.
"See no power." Gigasmon taunted.
"You want to see power." MetalKabuterimon said, and then changed back into JP. "Here you go." JP's body shone a yellow colour and a circle of pure electricity came around him. The water one the floor conducted it right into Zoe, who fell to the ground. "Fusion Evolution… RhinoKabuterimon."
"Thunder Laser." RhinoKabuterimon attacked and Gigasmon's factual code appeared. JP must have taken the two spirits as Takuya could hear the murmurings in his voice.
Takuya walked over but kept a distance, Zoe had gotten hurt which meant she was able to feel his power more.
"You ok?" Kouichi asked, and she nodded.
"I feel different." She said as is not being able to find the right word.
"How?"
"I don't know. More powerful, like I could flood a lake and cause a hurricane at the same time."
"Do you think you learnt how to control both spirits?" Koji asked.
"I guess. I feel like I have but then I can't be sure."
"There's only one way." Takuya said happily. He walked over and touched her hand, she didn't jerk back or make any indication that it hurt at all. "Done."
"I didn't it. I mean JP helped by zapping me." she ended on an angry tone which JP apologised for.
***** Yolei's POV*****
Yolei watched as Lillymon and Garudamon took on MetalSeadramon. Sora and Mimi had whined about how they hadn't had the chance to fight and that in the digital world everyone else fought more than them. Yolei couldn't argue with that logic so that's why the two girls were screaming comments both good and bad at the three digimon.
"This bites." Davis said as Lillymon was hit by another attack.
"Maybe we should take over now." Tai asked slowly.
"Don't you dare." Sora said back sharply and stuck a finger at him.
"But there getting beaten." Matt said pointing at Garudamon getting hit with a energy blast.
"No. their just at a disadvantage." Mimi said.
"They are going to be deleted." Yolei said and Kari nodded gravely next to her.
"Why can't you people just be optimistic for once, all you do is complain about how we are going to lose and things like that. I have had enough of it." Mimi screamed, and they all back away a step.
"But Mimi it's always you that say were going to lose." Tai called back.
"Well I'm sick of it. Why can't I change to help people there is nothing wrong with being positive." Mimi finished and she was taken by a green light, from her toes to the tips of her hairs there was a green light and you could see the crest of sincerity shining.
"Look at Lillymon." TK said and Yolei saw that she too as in a similar light.
"River of Power." MetalSeadramon fired but it bounced of the green bubble.
"Lillymon digivolve to…Rosemon." There was now a really pretty digimon in the place of Lillymon.
"She digivolved." Mimi said happily and she and Sora started jumping up and down.
"Forbidden Temptation." She said and the sea snake slithered backwards.
"Giga ice blast." Metalseadramon fired at Garudamon. She fell backwards and dedigivolved back into Biyomon.
Sora went over and looked at her digimon's wing. Yolei couldn't see if it was broken or not but Sora looked mad.
"I hate you." She screamed at it was a lot scarier then when Mimi did. Sora didn't get angry often, about once every three months, but when she did everyone would know whatever had happened was.
"Everything fair in war, little girl." MetalSeadramon said.
"Then you wouldn't mind me doing this." Sora said back and wore a really scary expression. Sora started to shine blood red, like a bleeding heart. Biyomon was being pulled by the light into the sky where it stopped. Now both of them were covered in a red light that mad them seen a bit vengeful.
'But then people did crazy things for the people that they love'. Yolei thought.
"Garudamon digivolve to… Phoenixmon."
"This is great." Mimi said happily and Yolei watched as she went over to her friend only to be pulled back by Tai. Yolei looked and the hatred had not left.
"Starlight Explosion." Phoenixmon said and MetalSeadramon fell onto the floor.
"Together?" Phoenixmon asked and Rosemon nodded.
"Thorn Whipping." Rosemon said the same time Phoenixmon said "Crimson Flame." The two attacks merged and MetalSeadramon was a goner. It wasn't long before his data went to the wherever the data went to.
***** Suzie's POV*****
Suzie was knocked out cold while everyone was fighting.
She was having a dream about being back at school, it was the first day back in the new school year and she was sitting next to her best friend Cleo, and they were talking about what they did during summer holidays.
She remembered about what happened in the holidays. How she was taken and everyone had to fight. She couldn't tell Cleo that even if her world knew all about digimon and there was one sitting on the end of the table.
She was sitting in form class when she saw a shape from the corner of her eye. Lopmon must have seen it too because she got up and ran to the window, before Suzie made one step. The bell went for first lesson and she had to move from the window, there was nothing there as she had suspected. No one stays when they don't want to be seen.
"Can we go now?" Cleo asked once Suzie made it outside the door. Suzie nodded and they started walking. Cleo was talking about things but Suzie was listening, her mind was on the other thing that she had seen. It looked like a guy but there was something odd.
They had maths first lesson so listening to Ms Hall proved difficult. Suzie and Cleo were forced to spilt up as they kept talking. The work wasn't hard once she had started to listen. After maths and numerous questions from the teacher came drama. Suzie thought she was okay in Drama, she often lied to her family about where she was going but Terriermon always found out which meant that Henry did too.
They were given roles Macbeth and told to improvise after the part when the Macbeth's killed the King. Cleo was Lady Macbeth, which was obvious, and she made the role of a servant girl that knew what happened and what they did. He teacher said it was a good idea. As she was leaving when a cold breeze shook her.
"Suzie, are you okay?" Lopmon asked and she nodded back. They went to break and met up with the others who all asked where she was during holidays. Suzie was sitting by the basketball court when she saw an ice cave at the back of the field. It looked man made, but it hadn't been there when she first looked.
"Where are you going?" Mark asked when she started walking.
"Can't you see that?" She pointed to the cave. All three of her friends looked.
"I see the trees." Mark said.
"And the sky." Ash added.
"There's the caretaker picking up the trash." Maia said.
"What's the point of this?" Cleo asked. Suzie shook her head and ran towards the cave, with Lopmon behind her. The sun glistened off the ice and when she was feet away from the cave entrance she had t shield her eyes. Lopmon pulled her in and with her hand.
Inside was four people; Tommy, Cody, Mako and Shinya. Impmon, Armadillomon and Patamon were also there.
"Now we can get out of here." Mako said and got up of the floor.
"How come my friends can't see this place?" She asked.
"I made a barrier in which people without digimon can't see this place." Shinya said.
"Really getting into you powers aren't you." Tommy asked, then turned to Suzie, "You okay?"
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"We were all taken to different places," Cody explained. "It's to make us not want to leave."
"So it's not real?"
"'friad not. How bout we leave." Impmon said.
"How about you stay." A voice said and Mako and Impmon looked shocked as to hear it. Cody looked shocked to.
"Daemon." Cody said, and Suzie remembered what had happened to Daemon and how it caused problems for Kouichi.
"Oh… it's you." Daemon said to him.
"Why are you here?" Cody asked.
"To see my brother."
"No. seriously." Mako asked and Daemon's cape flew off.
"A very sad girl came to HQ on Behemoth, and now I intend to make you pay. Evil Inferno." The attack hit them and they all fell to the ends of the cave.
"I've had enough, if you want a fight then so be." Cody said. "Digi-amour energise."
"Armadillomon amour digivolve to… Digmon."
"Right behind you." Tommy said "Execute Fusion Evolution… Daipenmon."
"Ready Lopmon." Suzie asked. "Matrix digivolution activate."
"Lopmon digivolve to… Antylamon."
"Impmon, you want to fight." Mako asked and everyone turned towards them.
"You do want me too?" Impmon asked. "Impmon double warp digivolve to… Beezlemon."
"You're going against your tamer." Daemon said.
"I'm with one." Beezlemon said back and Suzie wondered about what would happen to Ai.
"Evil Flapping." Daemon started and Suzie realised they were in an enclosed space where there wasn't much place to run to.
"Mako, Cody here." Shinya said and pulled Suzie without warning.
"Do you mind?" she said to him.
"Sorry. I thought your life was more important then whether or not I asked." He said back.
"Boom bubble." Patamon blew and a rogue attack went flying. This Patamon was more powerful then TK, Suzie wondered if it was because this one looked after the digital world.
"Could you be more careful?" Shinya shouted.
"Sorry. Next time I'll look where I'm pointing and make sure it doesn't hurt his highness." Beezlemon said sarcastically.
"When did Patamon hatch?" She asked but still watching the match. There were two Mega's, an ultimate and champion giving everything but something bugged her.
"Daemon came to my dimension. He started to attack but Patamon came and I was able to find Tommy and everyone else to."
"So where not in different dimensions?"
"No. I'm sure it's something Daemon made, everything is fake, expect us."
"Bunny blades."
"Strawberry death."
"Double impact."
"Rock Crackin' " all four digimon attacked together and Daemon fell back a bit. Suzie started to hear voices; her brother's, Rika, Jeri. But they were gone after a couple of seconds.
"Did you hear that." She asked.
"I heard Takato and Ryo." Mako said.
"So we all heard people from the warehouse?" Shinya asked.
"I think were all asleep there." Cody said.
"Double dust." And all the other digimon were on the floor. Daemon mad his way towards them.
"Patamon go." Shinya ordered and the digimon listened.
"Are you mad? That's a rookie, a powerful one but he'd never beat Daemon." Cody screamed.
"You don't want Daemon beaten, do you?" Mako asked and Shinya shook his head.
"It was Duskmon's duty to beat him and take him back; we've got to somehow do that." He explained.
"Boom bubble." Patamon said but the mega was not affected. He took Patamon between his claws and started to squeeze.
"Let him go." Shinya begged.
"You heard him." Beezlemon said from behind the digimon.
"Evil Inferno."
"Darkness claw."
"I said let him go." Shinya screamed and Patamon screamed too.
"Rock Crackin' " And Patamon fell, but caught himself in time.
"Patamon double warp digivolve to… Seraphimon."
Suzie got up and gasped for breath. Once she had she found herself in the warehouse again. The fight was still going on but she was no longer in her dreams. Kouichi seemed to have noticed who it was as there were red eyes back.
"Antylamon come back." She said and her digimon dedigivolved. Cody did the same and Tommy made himself dedigivolve.
Beezlemon was left to a one on one fight with Daemon but asked Kouichi if he should call his digimon back. Kouichi said it was fine as long as he got the last attack. The battle was over in a matter of minutes. Daemon had already been weakened and Beezlemon was still active. Duskmon gave the last attack and somehow sent Daemon back to the dark ocean. He said there was a special place just for him.
***** Rika's POV*****
Rika watched as everyone sat down. It was a long day, if that was what you called it.
"So the demon Lords are attacking now?" Tai asked.
"I don't think so." Takato said.
"Why?" Davis asked.
"There's still Millenniummon and Arbomon." Takuya said.
"A legendary warrior." Matt asked.
"Wood." Koji said.
"When we finish them there'll we no more." Henry asked.
"Can't be sure." Ken said.
"Is this like the conversation between goggleheads and the cool ones?" Rika asked Ryo who sat next to her.
"Cool ones?" he asked back.
"The ones that don't care and feel they could do better."
"Isn't that you?"
"I don't feel that I could do better, this is the best. I have friends and everything."
"So if you're the one who has everything, Takato's the gogglehead, Henry's the cool one. What does that make me?"
"Half Hero-boy, Half pretty-boy."
Finished.