Chapter 10: It's the First But It's Not the Last

It was about 6:30 in the evening and the sun was setting. The teens and their digimon partners were all sitting around a campfire all thinking about what they had seen.

"So, Isaac, what do we do now?" Amy spoke up first. Isaac was actually standing up with his back towards the group and a few feet away staring at the setting sun, he was the only one who had not said a word since the the clip file ended. The others did talk about trying to figure it out but still had not come up with anything.

"We shouldn't worry about this now," Isaac said as he turned around to face his teammates. "We have a battle to prepare for!" he said defiantly. "Once we finish Devimon and his wife off then we can worry about these higher levels of power."

"But what if we need these crests or bracelets to fight off Devimon and LadyDevimon," Jaycie said while staring at the fire.

"Actually," Agumon spoke up, pointing in the air. "Devimon is labled as a Champion digimon. So in actuality, together as a team, we could have a chance to beat him.

"Sounds about right," Hawkmon agreed with a nod.

"Yeah, he's right," Palmon agreed with her arms crossed.

"But, we will need all of us," Dorumon said then looked at Gatomon. "Even you Gatomon." Everyone's eyes turned to Gatomon who looked away with a slight blush, sitting on Jaycie's lap.

"I'm sorry guys, I'm sure my time will come," Gatomon said to the others as Jaycie hugged her closer.

"I'm sure you will digi-volve soon," Jaycie assured her partner who nodded in thanks. Gatomon stared into the fire. 'I gotta protect Jaycie from Deviomon and LadyDeviomon,' She thought. 'But their so big and I'm so little. If i don't digi-volve, then i can't protect Jaycie, and she won't like me anymore and resent me foreve. I have to digi-volve!'

"So when are we heading out?" Alvin asked while sticking a twig into the fire.

"Tomorrow," Isaac answered as he pulled out his orange digi-vice and stared at it. "Tomorrow," He repeated as their was silence for a few minutes.

"Isaac, What's your home like?" Agumon asked his partner out of the blue.

"Well it pretty great, actually. We have a lot of different things than the digital world," Isaac answered thinking it over. Agumon gave him a questiioning look. "We have things like cars that take us places. Restraunts and places to hang out."

"Yeah and not to mention awesome video games," Alvin added with a fist pump and a grin, and elbowed Darion who rolled his eyes with a shake of his head.

"Yeah and shopping malls and clothing stores," Kayla put in thinking it over.

"Are there places like jungles and mountains and stuff?" Lunamon curiously asked the group.

"Yes of course," Amy answered her partner. "We have beautiful mountain ranges. All covered in snow and ice."

"We have vast areas of jungles and forest filled with all the great creatures of earth," Jaycie added to the conversation.

"You world sounds pretty amazing," Palmon said.

"Yeah, I miss it," Kayla said as then everyone else felt and thought the same thing.

Minutes later, the digi-destined decided to rest for the night, they would need the energy for tomorrrow. At night, Darion and Dorumon had first watch for a while.

Darion was sitting in front of a fire with Dorumon curled up next to him. Darion took out the pocket knife he had and was cleaning and cutting his fingernails. While cleaning his nails, Darion's head turned as he heard a low snort. He looked around. Dorumon was sound asleep as well as the other digimon. Darion stood up and walked around the clearing. He didn't see any other digimon or at least that's what his eyes told him.

In the shadows, a digimon's eyes were following him around. This digimon happened to be the dark warrior, Duskmon.

Darion walked back towards the fire but stopped as he heard a twig snap out loud and quickly turned around. He then continued to walk into the forest where he thought the snap had come from. He folded up the pocket knife and put it into his jacket pocket. He looked around, unafraid.

"You seem...unafraid," said a uncertain voice. Darion turned around and saw Duskmon leaning against a tree, staring at Darion intently who stared back. "You are the one they call Darion, is that right?"

"Yeah," Darion drawled out suspiciously. "Who the heck are you?"

"I am Duskmon, Warrior of Darkness," Duskmon answered with a bow.

"And what do you want?" Darion asked.

"Just observing you so-called digi-destined," Duskmon as he began to walk around Darion who watched him back.

"You're one of Devimon's goons, aren't you?" Darion observed himself. Duskmon nodded and looked at Darion curiously.

"Tell me, Darion. Why did you decide to stay and do this quest to save our world?" He asked to oldest digi-destined. Darion tilted his head back to look up at the dark digimon.

"Honestly? For the adventure and that saving the world honor," Darion answered simply. "You know, to be the hero. But not just that, it's the right thing to do, right?" Something cracked in the back of Duskmon's mind, and a voice inside agreed with Darion. "Why do you want destroy this world?"

"I don't," Duskmon answered surprising himself and Darion.

"Interesting." someone spoke up. Darion and Duskmon turned to see someone they both were familiar with.

"Leomon?" Darion and Duskmon said in unison.

"What are you doing here, Leomon?" Duskmon answered with his arms crossed. Darion looked between the two digimon curiously.

"I am not so sure," Leomon answered simply as he walked up to Duskmon. "My Lion's heart is trying to tell me something about you, saying that me and you are similar in some ways."

"Ha!" Duskmon laughed. "Me and you are nothing alike! I am Devimon's Darkness Warrior!" Leomon's eyes widened when he heard Darkness Warrior.

"You..." Leomon said in awe. "You are the True Legendary Warrior of Darkness!" Duskmon didn't reply but contintued to stare ahead and twitched his head a pain began to appear inside.

"Wait a minute," Darion spoke up and Duskmon turned towards the teen. "Your him, the corrupted legendary warrior digimon."

"No!" Duskmon growled as he fell to his knees and grabbed his head. "I am Duskmon! I am not Loweemon, nor do i have this stupid Lion's Heart!" Leomon walked over and put his hand on Duskmon's shoulder.

"Never doubt your Lion's Heart," Leomon said as something cracked even more inside of Duskmon. "Let it grow, fight it, break his spell and become what your suppose to be!"

"NO!" Duskmon growled and pushed away from Leomon who stumbled a bit. "Leave me alone!" Duskmon shouted and ran off. Darion was about to follow the dark digimon but was stopped Leomon.

"Let him go, young one," Leomon said to Darion as they both watched Duskmon's retreating form. "He will become the one he is meant to be."

"How could you be so sure?" Darion asked the Lion.

Leomon looked down at Darion and smiled. "Because it's his destiny." he said then turned back. "It is to be believed you are to attack Devimon and LadyDevimon tomorrow, is that correct?" Darion nodded. "Good, I shall alert the others and we shall go out to battle with you." Darion nodded and shook hands with Leomon who left seconds later. Darion then returned back to the camp. Everyone was still asleep and hadn't moved a inch so he decided to get some sleep. He lied down on the ground and closed his eyes, the battle was the late thought on his mind when he finally fell asleep.

Morning came, but is was quiet. Everyone knew what was to come in some hours.

"I don't know about this," Jaycie spoke up first gaining everyone's attention.

"What do you mean, Jayce?" Amy asked her best friend.

"Devimon is really strong, How can we be sure that we can beat him and LadyDevimon," Jaycie replied to the group.

"We will," Isaac spoked up while staring at Agumon who happened to be picking his nose. "Even if we can't, I say we got for it!" he added with a fist pump. "If we don't defeat them then we will never prove that we're strong of to be in this world!" Darion and Alvin share a glance and smiled.

"Alright, let's do it!" Alvin said with a smile. "Plus, I'm sure it's impossible for us to lose without our digi-vices!"

"We beat him, then that means we're one step closer to getting home!" Kayla said with a smile at Amy who nodded in agreement.

"I'm ready anytime you are, Isaac!" Agumon told his partner.

"I'm up for it!" Palmon said.

"Yeah!" Dorumon shouted. "I'm up for this tough challenge!" Everyone's eyes turned towards Isaac whose back was towards the group.

"Alright," He said as he turned towards the group. "It's a done deal, let's get to it!"

After an hour and a half, the digi-destined made their way to the end of the floating island and look upon the main island that was still in the sea, which held Devimon and LadyDevimon.

"There it is," Darion stated the obvious. "Let's get ready for action."

"This is going to be the big one Alvin," Hawkmon told his partner as the gazed at one another. "It's time to show your true self." Alvin nodded defiantly and raised his Digi-vice. Kayla and Darion did the same, and Palmon, Dorumon, and Hawkmon continued to digi-volve into Sunflowmon, Raptrodramon, and Aquilamon. Alvin, Isaac and Agumon mounted Aquilamon; Kayla, Jaycie, and Gatomon mounted sunflowed; and Darion, Amy, and Lunamon mounted Raptordramon, and they all continued to fly down to the main island.

The digi-destined landed right in front of Devimon's black castle and everyone dismounted the digimon they were riding. Isaac and Agumon walked towards the head of the group.

"Come on out, Devimon!" Isaac shouted while pointing at the castle. "It's time to end this!" And then the weather started to change. The digi-destined and their digimon watched as Dark ominous clouds covered the sky making thunderous sounds.

"This doesn't look good," Amy commented out loud.

"If it isn't the digi-destined with a big mouth," a voice was heard, and out of the sky, Devimon, LadyDevimon, and Devidramon with Leo mounted on his back. "Glad you could join us once again."

"Yes, and It seems they come prepared for battle," LadyDevimon replied with an evil smile on her face.

"Yeah, we come to end this Devimon! Once and for all!" Isaac shouted towards the fallen angel.

"And you think you can deafeat me? The six of you and your little digimon?" Devimon laughed.

"Oh, He's not alone" Someone said. Devimon's head turned and saw other digimon, good digimon, emerging from the skys and forest. Leomon was the one who had spoken and he had led in Rapidmon, a few Patamons, Angemon, Gotsumon, a couple of Monochromons, Birdramon, Pegasusmon, Growlmon, and a few Butterflymon. The digi-destined cheered as they now knew that they had a winning chance.

"So, you have and army!" Devimon said with an evil smile. "Well then, meet mine!" he shouted, The digi-destined and their allies watched in fright as out of the omnious clouds, swarms of Vilemon, flew out; Some Apemon and Gorillamon came out of the castle, and some goblimon led by Duskmon came from the forest.

"Oh great," Alvin shouted then turned to Isaac. "I bet you weren't expecting this, Isaac!"

"No, i wasn't," Isaac said but pulled out his digi-vice. Amy did the same. "But we still have a chance." Isaac turned towards Gatomon. "Protect Jaycie!" he tolde her and Gatomon nodded. Isaac turned to face the front. "Let's do this Agumon!" Isaac said courageously. Agumon nodded and began to glow.

Lunamon digi-volve to...Leksimon!

Agumon digi-volve to...Greymon!

And the battle was on as the good digimon and the Dark digimon ran head to head. Isaac had a different thought as he mounted Greymon and led him somewhere else, and that was towards Devimon.

"Where's Isaac going?" Alvin asked as the battle raged on. Him and the others were surrounded by their digimon fighting off Vilemon and Goblimon.

"It's looks like he's going after Devimon!" Amy said.

"We should join in!" Darion shouted and then mounted Raptordramon and ran after Isaac and Greymon. The others nodded and followed them as well.

Meanwhile, Leomon and Duskmon began to fight, sword to sword.

"We don't have to do this!" Leomon said to Duskmon.

Duskmon snorted. "Of course I do! My master commands it!"

"You know you don't believe in this!" Leomon shouted as he dodged a swipe from Duskmon. "This is not what you believe in!" he repeated. "You don't want you world to become corrupted or destroyed do you?" Duskmon stopped in mid swipe. Something cracking in the back of his mind more and more.

"N..n...no," Duskmon stuttered surprising himself and then fell to his knees.

"You see, you don't want your world destroyed," Leomon said standing up straight and putting his sword away, the battle still raging on. "This is your home," Leomon said more sincerely. "And you can't help it be destroyed because you were born to protect this world, protect from the evil that had brought you out! Break away, Duskmon! Break Away! Be who you really are! Be that True Legendary Warrior of Darknees!"

"Silence!" Devimon shouted and knocked Leomon away with his claw. Leomon flipped and landed on his feet and growled.

"Fist of the Beast King!" Leomon shouted and a lion shaped beam came out of his fist and hit Devimon who seemed unaffected.

"Ha!" Devimon laughed evilly. "Your little attacks can't hurt me!"

"Well maybe ours can!" Isaac voice came out of nowhere.

"Nova Blast!"

"Sunshine Beam!"

"Blast Rings!"

"Raptor Lightning!"

"Tear Arrow!"

The five attacks flew and hit Devimon in his back and fell to his knees with a groan of pain. Devimon looked back. "How could this be!" he asked to himself.

"It's because we're the Digi-Destined!" Isaac answered for him. "Attack once more!"

"Not this time!" LadyDevimon spoke up and appeared next to Devimon and then smacked all the digi-destined except Jaycie and Gatomon, away. "Ah, they say the girl with the cat will destroy me, but i think i will destroy her first." Jaycie looked on in fight while Gatomon stood in front of her partner. "Evil Wing!" LadyDevimon said and a swarm of dark energy bats flew towards Jayci and Gatomon.

"NO!" Leomon shouted as he jumped in front of the dark energy bats and took the hit.

"No!" Duskmon screamed.

"No!" THe Digi-destined screamed as Leomon the fell to the ground on his knees looking like this was his end. Duskmon quickly ran to Leomon's aid before he fell face first into the ground.

"Leomon," Duskmon said as the Leomon began to break into pieces of data. Leomon looked up at Duskmon.

"Don't let the darkness overcome," Leomon told the legendary warrior. "It is your turn to watch ove the digi-destined, as it was meant to be. Now take it, take my data, and show Devimon a true lion's heart," he finished and then he turned into orange data that flew inside Duskmon.

"So sad," LadyDevimon and Devimon laughed. And then something amazing happened. Duskmon stood up and screamed. Everyone watched in awe as duskmon glowed purple and white, and when it was over, Duskmon was no more. Where Duskmon would have stood, stood a new warrior, the True Legendary Warrior of Darkness with a true lion's heart. The digimon that stood there was Loweemon.

"What! How can this be! This is impossible!" Devimon shouted. No one noticed that the battle was at a standstill.

"Nothing is impossible," Loweemon said to Devimon pointing at him. "And i think the time has come for you and your queen's end!" The two demons looked at one another and laughed. Loweemon turned towards Jaycie and kneeled next to her and Gatomon. "It is time for you to fight, Jaycie Summers."

"But I hate fighting!" Jaycie replied.

"Remember what i said about fighting," Loweemon said. "Us good digimon only fight for what is necessary. We fight to protect everything we live for, for our family, our friends. We fight for what is right. We fight to protect our world from this Darkness. You, Jaycie, like your friends, you don't just fight, you defend!" Jaycie looked at Gatomon, and then back at the two demons.

"I can't," Jaycie whispered disappoingting her friends. Loweemon was about to speak again until he was hit by a darkness wave. "No!" Jaycie screamed.

"Enough of this talking!" LadyDevimon said. "I came here to destroy you digi-destined and thats what i'm going to do!"

"Come on, guys! Fight!" Isaac shouted. The digi-destineds digimon ran towards LadyDevimon and fought her, all except Gatomon who stood by Jaycie's side. Jaycie had her head bowed. She was afraid, terrified about this whole ordeal and one thing she never believed in, could she do.

"Darkness wave!" LadyDevimon shouted and a huge dark wave of energy came out and knocked every single digimon and human away and to the ground.

"What the heck was that!" Isaac shouted from his back.

"Yeah, that really hurt!" Greymon said from the ground.

"I don't think i can move," Sunflowmon groaned.

"I don't think this is really the time for a nap," Aquilamon joked from the ground.

"Nothing can match my power!" LadyDevimon laughed. She the turned towards Jaycie and reached for her. Gatomon then stood in front of Jaycie and glared at LadyDevimon. "Move aside!" LadyDevimon ordered.

"No!" Gatomon shouted. "She is my human, my friend, my partner! and I have to protector!"

"Have it your way then!" LadyDevimon said as she then grabbed Gatomon who screamed. "Time to die!"

"No!" Jaycie screamed as something new began to happen. "Gatomon!" she shouted and her digi-vice gave off bright light. Gatomon was then surround by bright white light blinding LadyDevimon who was affected by the light and screamed in pain.

"What's going on!" Kayla asked.

"It's Gatomon!" Isaac shouted excitedly. "She's digi-volving!"

Gatomon digi-volve to...Nefertimon!

Where Gatomon mwas, stood a new digimon, one with wings, looking like an angelic sphinx. Jaycie stared up in awe with tears in her eyes. LadyDevimon and Devimon wathced in horror, afraid what will happen next, so where the other digimon who were watching the whole scene.

"Nefertimon," Jaycie breathed out. Isaac and the rest of the digi-destined then faced the two demons.

"The forces of good are even more powerful than you LadyDevimon!" Nefertimon said. "I will destroy you and bring piece to this Island!" And then, something amazing happened. Every teen's digi-vice gave off white beams of light and flew into Nefertimon who glowed white. The other digimon of the Digi-destined, reverted back into their rookie forms.

"Stop this at once," LadyDevimon screamed as she covered her face with her hands. "You will not take my power away! You will have to fight me first!"

"That seems to be the only choice," Nefertimon said as she faced LadyDevimon. "Your powers have gotten far out of control and now must be exterminated! I will destroy with even if it costs me my life! I am ready to fight for peace!" Nefertimon glowed fully white and got ready. Jaycie looked on nervously and in fright.

"Give me all you got, little kitty," LadyDevimon laughed.

Nefertimon looked at her partner who looked backk with worry in her eyes. "Do not worry, Jayce, I will get her," she said then turned towards LadyDevimon. "I will stop you. Neferti Strike!" And then Nefertimon flew like a comet straight through LdayDevimon's body who then screamed in pain.

"NO!" Devimon shouted in shock and fell to his knews to see his Queen to start to break off into data.

Nefertimon flew above Jaycie, as she was too breaking into data. Jaycie looked in Horror, as did the rest of the team. "Nefertimon, what's happening?" she asked her digimon friend.

"Ha!" Devimon laughed as he looked at the disappearing Nefertimon. "You have used up all your power, Nefertimon! That wasn't very smart! You are no use to anyone! You can not get away from the dark forces, as evil is everywhere! Now that you are gone, there will be no way to defeat me! Ha ha ha!"

"Nefertimon!" Jaycie shouted getting the Sphinx digimon's attention. Nefertimon noticed the tears coming from her partners eyes as she was afraid that she wouldn't see her digmon partner again.

"Jaycie, We will see each other again," Nefertimon said. "I will come back again, if you want me too." And then she was gone.

"Nefertimon!" Jaycie shouted as she fell to her knees and cried openly. She had just lost one of her friends, one she had become best friends with through the course of days. Isaac and the others ran to her. Isaac kneeled next to Jaycie, and hugged her close. Isaac looked up and saw sprinkles of white diamond light fell right in front of Jaycie who was unaware. Isaac watched as the lights combined and then turned into an egg, an egg with a purple lines around it.

"Jaycie," Isaac spoke shaking Jaycie. "There's something you should see." Jaycie looked up to Isaac who nodded in the direction towards the egg. Jaycie turned and gasped when she saw the egg.

"What..." Jaycie breathed out.

"Well, what do you know, It's a digi-egg," Hawkmon spoke up.

"Is...is..is it..her?" Jaycie stuttered and asked the group. Loweemon appeared and kneeled next to Jaycie who looked up to him desperately.

"I know it is," Loweemon answered her. "She just needs to regain her strength. But don't worry, you will see her again and she will remember you, all of you and what you have been through. Take care of her, and she will come back sooner than you think."

Jaycie nodded, grabbed the digi-egg, and hugged it close. "I will take good care of her," she whispered to it. "You save my life."

"Ah this stuff makes me sick to my stomach," Devimon spoke up, everyone had forgotton he was there. "Now let's finish this!"

"Oh yeah," Isaac said as he stood up. "You and what army!" he shouted with a smirk. Devimon looked around, all his dark digimon, were not dark anymore. They were back to normal, back to the good side.

"What! How can this be!" Devimon bellowed and then something happened. All the digimon stared Devimon down.

"It's over Devimon," Isaac said with his arms crossed. And then, everything started to shake surprising everyone. "What the hell!"

"What's going on!" Darion shouted. No one knew what was happening, not even Devimon. And then, black streams off light shot out of the sky grabbing a hold of Devimon.

"What is this?" Devimon shouted. The teens and the Digimon stared puzzled. More black streams took hold of Devimon who struggled with them and then, the began to pull him up and into the clouds while he screamed no, and then the sky cleared up with no sign of Devimon.

"What the heck was that?" Amy asked in no one particular.

"I don't know," Isaac replied, but looked at his team. "But I don't think it's the last time we'll see him."

Meanwhile, Leo and DemiDevimon stood from a cliff, his eyes shining the blackest black, watching over the digi-destined, waiting for his time to stike, strike the one if gone that would tear the team apart. Yes, Leo was going to destroy Isaac and his little dinosaur, Agumon.