It had been a long day for the Digidestined. Casey, their self appointed leader, had told them all to rest and gain their strength, just in case anyone would try to attack them in his absence, freeing the Digimon from their camps, where they were being held captive. However, Casey did not know that while he was talking to the Labramon and getting information about the camps, their living conditions, and what not, Taylor was implementing a plan with his own, talking to the rest of the team in the tent.
"Casey's making a huge mistake. Can we agree with that?" Taylor asked the others after he finished explaining the plan.
"Yeah. But, he's going to go crazy if we tell him. He's so single minded." Alison answered.
"Well, then we're not going to tell him." Brett said, with a small smirk on his face.
"Brett's going instead, fused with Candlemon." Taylor answered. This was met with incredulous glances from the group.
"I still don't get why we can't just do Casey's plan!" Dorumon said. Being Casey's partner, he was quite affronted when Taylor and Brett came barging in, wishing to go against the plans of his partner. Taylor looked at Crabmon and smiled at him.
"I understand that you may not want to do this to your partner. But, this is going to save his life. He can't do this alone, and he has to understand that. If he goes at it alone, he's going to kill himself, and we don't want that. We all have to work together, and if that means tricking Casey this one time, then we'll have to do that. I don't want to have to do this, but it's necessary." Dorumon looked into Taylor's eyes, and from his gaze back at him, knew that Taylor wasn't the kind of person who would randomly lie to other people. Dorumon nodded at him.
"So, anyway, how are we going to get Casey away from the train? He'll be so ready to go on, he wouldn't not go for anything!" Marco asked. Once again, Taylor smiled his small, knowing smile.
"Well, Marco, that part is all about you…"
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It was the next morning. Casey had awoken at about 4 o'clock. The Labramon had intercepted a communique that the DarkTrailmon was arriving at a different village just a little bit away at 8 o'clock sharp, and Casey still wanted to remain as inconspicuous as possible. He woke up and rubbed the tiredness out of his eyes, forgetting about the excess hair he had grown since Digivolving to Champion.
"OW!' The hair irritated his eyes a little, but no matter. He stretched a little bit, and then woke up Dorumon.
"Dorumon. It's time to get ready." The little foxlike creature yawned and shook his head back and forth, like a dog getting clean. "Already?" he asked.
"Yeah. We want to be ready by six, and it's already 5:30!" Casey then began to yawn and stretch a little more as Dorumon looked at him. Look how excited he was. He actually thought he would be able to save the entire world singlehanded. Dorumon thought about his reaction after the trick would be pulled. He'd be crestfallen, and disappointed in Dorumon. One was supposed to trust in one's Digimon partner. Dorumon had no choice; he would have to tell Casey.
"Casey, I have to tell you something…" Dorumon began haltingly. Casey stuck up his hand at him and motioned for him to be quiet.
"Hush! I need to wake Taylor. He'll make us Fusion Digivolve. I'd rather not Champion Digivolve; the Labramon told me there are preventions in the camp, and Ashley can only makes us Digivolve, not keep us Digivolved. Taylor can, so we use him." Casey walked back over to the tent. Dorumon sighed. He'd have to talk to Casey later, and warn him that treachery was afoot. Casey walked over to Taylor's bed.
"Psst. Taylor. Wake up." Taylor rolled over once, but was still snoring, Nevemon curled up right by him. Casey began to lose his patience with Taylor. He raised one of his massive arms, and brought his palm down, hard, right on Taylor's back. Taylor woke up with a start.
"Ow! Casey, do you know your own strength there, buddy? That hurt!"
"Sorry, sorry." Casey quickly mumbled in apology. "Now come on, Fusion Digivolve us, we need to get ready to go." Taylor stood up, still bags under his eyes from his night's sleep, or lack thereof. All night long, he had misgivings about the plan, tossing and turning, his guilty feelings manifesting themselves in his terrible dreams, where Casey called him a traitor, accusing him of betraying the Digidestined. He always had to reassure himself, "This is to keep Casey alive. I'm being a good friend." He also knew that good leaders, they didn't always make the most popular decisions. But they were always right. And they stood by them no matter what. Well, except for some leaders, who were just moronic, but that is a story for another day.
"Are you guys ready?" Taylor asked. He looked at Casey and he nodded, grim determination on his face. Taylor looked at Dorumon and gave him a small, barely noticeable wink. A smile grew on Dorumon's vulpine face, he didn't know why. Something about Taylor just made him smile. Taylor then pushed a button on his Digivice, and a blinding blue light surrounded both Casey and Dorumon.
"CASEY AND DORUMON, FUSION DIGIVOLVE TO, DORUHUMON!"
Once the light went away, a new Digimon was revealed. It was humanoid, and covered in blue fur. It looked like a very scruffy Renamon, with a long tail, black claws, and pointed ears. It also had a symbol on its head similar to Dorumon's. Taylor walked over as it looked at itself in awe.
"Wow." Casey/Dorumon said, in a voice that combined both of their tones. "You know, Taylor, while I'm gone, you should research a little more into Fusion Evolution with the others. I bet it's the most powerfu kind, and we don't even know it yet." For that thrity second period, Taylor thought he saw his friend, the real Casey, come through. He knew that this control freak Casey was merely a façade, a lie. And, he hoped, that possibly, this wake up call would revert him back to his normal state. For now, he just patted Doruhumon on the back and murmured, "Good luck." Then, the new Digimon began to walk away on its two long slender legs and Taylor scampered back to the tent. It was time to get the rest of the plan up and running.
Doruhumon was still walking towards the village. The Labramon had said if they left at around 6 a.m., they'd make the train. Casey, before Digivolving, had checked his Digivice for the time before leaving, and they left at about 6:03 a.m. So, if they moved fast, they'd be able to make it to the village right before the DarkTrailmon was supposed to come. As they walked, the sun began to peek its tired head out from the horizon. They walked still. It was about an hour and a half after beginning their walk, when all of a sudden, a sound came out of the distance. A sort of scream. His voice, traveling on the lips of the wind. Doruhumon twitched his ears and looked behind him and saw a humanoid creature running towards him. It looked like some kind of dragon. He had plaiting on his back, and looked oddly familiar.
"Ginryuumon?" Doruhumon asked questioningly as it arrived. Why would Ryuudamon's Champion form be here? And, why now?
"Casey! Dorumon! Thank the heavens you're safe." The dragon panted, straining to catch his breath. "After you left this morning, there was an ambush. A swarm of DarkFlymon. They attacked us, and although we Digivolved, they were took strong and fast. And they captured Marco." Those final four words shot through Casey's heart like an arrow. Marco. He swore to him that nothing would ever happen to him. That no evil would harm him. And now, he was in the enemy's custody.
"What should I do?" Doruhumon asked? Ginryuumon shook his head unknowingly. Casey began to talk telepathically to Dorumon, within their shared body.
"Should I stay or go?" he asked Dorumon. Dorumon had to think about his answer. He could totally blow the cover of the plan right now, and tell Casey it was a trap to keep him from going on the train. Or, he could lie, and say that it was more important to save Marco, even though he was in no immediate danger. Or, he could take the middle road.
"It's up to you." That was all Dorumon said. Casey thought for a moment before he decided. He could catch another train and apologize to the Labramon later. Now, he had a brother to save.
"Let's go." He told Ginryuumon resolutely. And the two ran, as fast as they could, back towards the camp. They arrived there after about twenty minutes of all out sprinting.
"He's back there. Near the gorge." Ryuudamon panted. Doruhumon could hear sounds of fighting in the background, attacks from familiar voices. And, from the bushes near the entrance of the village, three beings came out; two humans and one digimon.
"Guys. You ready?" Taylor asked. Brett nodded, as did Candlemon. "Well, let's do this." And Taylor pressed the button, and a red light surrounded Brett and Candlemon.
"BRETT AND CANDLEMON, FUSION DIGIVOLVE TO, CANDLEHUMON!"
Once the light disappeared, a new being was left standing there. It was humanoid, with its entire body made of wax. Pure white, but also had wicks at the ends of both hands, which it could use to shoot fire, and a wick on its head already lit. Also, this Digimon had the special ability to double its attack power by actually lighting itself on fire, but doing considerable damage to itself in the process.
"I'm ready." The new creature said.
"Good luck." Taylor smiled as he looked at him. "If you need help, contact us." Candlehumon smiled one more time at Taylor and then bounded away, determined to catch the train. Taylor turned his attention back to Casey. He should be realizing the truth any second now.
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Doruhumon was still running, looking for Marco, following the sounds of the battle. Ginryuumon said it was in one of the caves, but he couldn't remember which one. Doruhumon thanked him and went to look for where the battle was. And then, he heard it.
"FOSSIL BITE" Coelamon. And it came from the east. As Doruhumon ran, it saw something it certainly did not expect.
A net. SCHWOOP. Doruhumon was immediately caught in the net, snared in the trap like a little mouse. And struggle as he might, he was unable to get out of it. And them, amazingly enough, the blue light came back, and he and Dorumon separated, now not fused together anymore. Wait a minute…how did Taylor know he was in the trap?
"Guys?" he asked in a loud voice. Not of force, but of scaredness. No answer. The group purposely was making sure that Candlehumon was at the village. After Taylor got the go-ahead, about a minute later, the group came to Casey, Alison holding her egg, which had still not hatched.
"What the fuck was this?" he asked again, now angered. Taylor stepped forward.
"I'm sorry Casey. But, you couldn't get on that train. This was all a trap to get you off of it." Casey now was very angry. He jumped, and tried to break the net, but to no avail. Ashley then held a knife.
"I gotta get him out. It's just not nice." Almost immediately after she cut the net, Casey sprinted over to Taylor, determined to strangle him to death. Who was he, after all, to stop him from doing this? Dorumon, however, stepped in his path.
"Dorumon, what are you doing?" Casey asked angrily.
"This was to save your life." Dorumon explained. "You had to think your plan through, which you didn't. Taylor came up with a different plan; just hear him out." Taylor smiled and told Casey the plan. Casey's shock turned to amazement and bewilderment. Why hadn't he thought of that? He was after all, the leader?
"You need to rest for now." Taylor told Casey. "For tomorrow, we set up camp somewhere else, and prepare to attack the camp after Brett liberates it!"
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Candlehumon had made it to the village. The DarkTrailmon had arrived, and DarkCommandromon were pushing the many Digimon into the cattle cars of the train. As Candlehumon entered inside, he looked for a corner and sat down. This was going to be a long, long ride.
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End of chapter guys! The egg, btw, will be important soon, don't worry. Also, I updated Chapter 6, because I decided to make Fusion Digivolving a little more important. Keep reading, I'll update often, and tell others to read it as well! Remember, it's rated Mature, so for the sorters at the top of the page, click mature! OK?
Until the next chapter!