Author's Note: Sick of the Devas, Beelzemon and his Tamer gather their friends to go straight to the Digital World and finish off the Devas once and for all. However, are they fully prepared, or are they walking right into a trap?
Chapter 11: Onward to the Digital World
"Beelzemon, aren't you tired of this?" Cheyenne asked as she was getting ready for bed.
"Tired of those Deva attacks? Of course I'm tired of 'em! They're always poppin' up like flies and they're always targetin' us!" Beelzemon complained. "When I find that Caturamon, I'm gonna enjoy loading his data!"
"Fat chance he'll come to us. Probably doesn't want to get his hands or paws or tentacles or whatever he has dirty. So far we've destroyed Vajramon, Sinduramon, and Sandiramon, Kaitlyn destroyed Vikaralamon and Mihiramon, and Anna destroyed Pajiramon and Kumbhiramon, and Antylamon's now Kennadee's Digimon. So all we have left are the Monkey, Horse, Dragon, and Dog."
Beelzemon rose up from being sprawled out on the bed and stared at his Tamer. "How do you know that?"
"Duh, they're based on the Chinese Zodiac. I've studied the Chinese Zodiac for a while."
The demon got up to get to the couch and sleep. "Well, there is a way we can stop the rest of the Devas. We could go ta the Digital World."
Cheyenne eyed him. "How do we do that? Wait…if Digimon have a way to come to the Real World…"
"Then there's a way ta get ta the Digital World. If I remember right…there's a gate somewhere around here."
"Around here?" Cheyenne paused and remembered something she happened upon not long before she met Beelzemon. "Come to think of it…I remember finding some little cave around here…and it had some strange light in it. I wanted to go further…but it pushed me back. Maybe it'll let you through and maybe if I have the D-Power…"
"I think it pushed ya back because ya aren't made of data…but with that D-Power, you'll be mistaken for data and ya can pass through." Beelzemon paused and headed for the door. "Get yer friends together and we'll all go to the Digital World tomorrow."
"Why tomorrow? Can't we just go any time?" Cheyenne asked in a tired tone.
Beelzemon frowned. "Stupid, we have ta go tomorrow and beat those last four Devas! If we don't do it right away, they'll come at us full force! Yer family could get hurt…along with those kids that just became Tamers and a bunch of other potential Tamers!"
"…I understand. Okay, we'll go. I'll call Anna and Kaitlyn first thing in the morning."
"Good. Oh…see if ya have other friends that might just be Tamers, too."
That morning Cheyenne and Beelzemon waited in the fog and dew for Cheyenne's friends and their Digimon to arrive. Cheyenne leaned up against a tree and fought to keep herself from falling back to sleep while Beelzemon drowsily munched on a waffle the girl's mother fixed for him. The fog around them was so sick the sun couldn't even poke through as it rose. The demon stared at the outlines of houses and trees before an irritated groan escaped his lips.
"Where're they at!? They shoulda been here a long time ago!"
"Beelzemon, be patient. It's just 7:12 in the morning; it's still early. They'll be here…"
After a few more minutes of waiting and a few more complaints about getting up early from Beelzemon, two cars pulled up into the field and Anna and Kaitlyn came out along with other people. One was a girl of oriental appearance and the other was a boy with hair that was obviously bleached. The other humans walked up to the girl and the demon and gave tired greetings.
"I'm glad you guys made it." She paused and stared at Anna's and Kaitlyn's D-Powers. "Say…your D-Powers changed colors. What gives?"
Anna took out her D-Power, which showed it was lilac along with gold and sky blue. Kaitlyn's D-Power still had the rose pink but also sported cerulean. Cheyenne stared at hers and found it still purple and white.
"Oh…I guess it's where we've been battling a lot more and we've been getting better cards." Anna speculated.
"Well…anyway…Erika, Dakota, are you Tamers, too?"
Erika pulled out a gold and neon pink D-Power and Dakota pulled out a yellow and gray D-Power. Out from the road came Valkyrimon along with a large black dog with shoulder pads that resembled heads. MarineAngemon popped out of Kaitlyn's shirt collar and a small, puppy-like Digimon hopped out from Erika's purse.
"Cheyenne, this is Cerberusmon. Don't worry, he's pretty easy to get along with!" Dakota introduced with Cerberusmon grunting.
"And this is my darling Salamon! She was really an Angewomon when I met her, but I like her better as Salamon!" Erika also introduced, causing Salamon to blush.
Cheyenne placed her hands on her hips. "Let me guess: Brenna didn't want to come?"
"You know Brenna; she's not one for conflict." Dakota deadpanned. "Especially since her Blossomon helps with her flowers and herbs."
"Enough with the introductions!" Beelzemon interrupted. "Let's just get goin'! Chey…show us where that place is."
"…Right. It's up in the woods, and we'll have to climb over that old fence. Don't worry, it's broken down enough that we don't have to step so high."
"Good, because I'm wearing my designer shorts, and I hope twigs don't get caught in my $200 boots!" Erika griped.
The group set out to the supposed gate to the Digital World, with Beelzemon and the other Digimon ahead of the humans. Beelzemon knocked down branches that hit his head with his bare hands, Valkyrimon cut a path for the Tamers, Cerberusmon scouted ahead for any strange humans or animals, and MarineAngemon and Salamon simply stuck with their Tamers out of slight fear.
"How much farther to the cave?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Not much farther. It should be up ahead; the Digimon will beat us to it." Cheyenne answered.
When Beelzemon and the Digimon came into view, the Tamers stopped to take a moment's rest. Erika groaned as she brushed dirt off of her boots and picked branches off of Salamon. Cheyenne turned to her friends and asked, "Everyone have their D-Powers and cards ready?"
When everyone showed their D-Powers and some cards, the girl nodded and decided to continue. "Okay guys…I'm gonna say that it's probably going to be pretty dangerous…but we need to stay strong and we need to stop the last of the Devas. By ourselves, they'd take us down in an instant…but together we can take them. If anybody wants to back out, now's the time to say so."
"We're all already here, so backing out shouldn't be an option." Anna concluded. "Let's do this."
"Okay." Cheyenne turned her attention to Beelzemon. "Beelzemon, is that really a gate?"
"It's definitely a gate! Come on, but watch yer step!"
The Tamers came to the cave opening and found it extended underground. Cheyenne once again found the light she saw before and attempted to go near it once again. Instead of being bounced back, the girl found that her hand passed right through it. She turned to her friends and stated, "Okay, let's go."
One by one, the humans and their Digimon passed through the gate to the Digital World. They came through and saw a world that looked similar to theirs, the only difference being a large sphere in the sky with numerous beams coming out of it. The moment Cheyenne saw the sphere, she realized it looked oddly familiar. But why did it look so familiar; she didn't remember ever coming to the Digital World before now. She stared at the sphere until Beelzemon shouted, "Ey, come on! We're gonna leave ya behind!"
"R-Right, sorry!" Cheyenne shouted as she ran to catch up to the group.
Beelzemon rolled his eyes and waited for his Tamer to catch up. Honestly, she just got here and already acted like she knew the place. The warp sphere seemed to put her in a trance…which normally a human would look at it and just try to ignore it. But Cheyenne…she acted like the sphere put her under a spell, as if she recognized it.
Meanwhile, in the Southern part of the Digital World, a small monkey-like Digimon rushed towards a temple in a panic. He ran in to see a large horse-like Digimon with a horn on its back, a slender dragon-like Digimon, and a fierce dog-like Digimon. The monkey Digimon panted and looked at the dog Digimon.
"Caturamon…Tamers have entered the Digital World! One of them is the supposed Tamer of the Demon Lord Beelzemon! Three of those Tamers, including her, are the ones who killed the other Devas!"
"Calm yourself, Makuramon. I am aware of that; the Tamer of Beelzemon is the one we need to get rid of." Caturamon chuckled and stared at a viewing mirror showing Cheyenne and Beelzemon. "Thanks to this gift from Lucemon, we can track their movements."
"But what if he still refuses!? What if we can't break through that bond he formed with that rat!?"
Caturamon smiled through his fangs. "He'll soon find out he cannot hold back his gluttony for power. Very soon, he may as well turn on the ones he calls friends. All we need to do is give it a little push when the time is right…"