Now for Leomon and Ogremon reintroduction…IN SERVER!
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Ogremon's Code
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Piximon's Place
"Wh-what is that?" Joe immediately asked in face of their new opponent.
After narrowly escaping Metaletemon, the digidestined team of Matt, Joe, Mimi, and TK and their Digimon found themselves at the gym of their late mentor Piximon. There, the moment they touched the stairs, a Digimon landed behind them.
The Digimon was a cross between a saber-tooth tiger and a lion, and it was giving the digidestined a stoic stare.
Matt, instinctively held onto his digivice, waiting for the time when the Digimon attack. He than asked "Gabumon, do you know what Digimon that is?"
"Sorry Matt" Gabumon apologized "I never seen that Digimon before"
"And Izzy is with the others" Mimi reminded them "So we can't exactly ask him for clarification"
TK was calm, than he walked past the others and said "Are you good guy or a bad guy?"
The Digimon smirked and responded "Good"
With that last word the Digimon started glowing. When the light died down, they saw the face of their old ally Leomon.
"LEOMON!" The group exclaimed in unison. The lion Digimon merely smirked in amusement.
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Metaletemon's palace
"Damn it!" Metaletemon swore "They got away!"
"How are you so sure?"
"It's a bit complicated to explain" Metaletemon admitted "But us Dark Masters can tell when the digidestined is dead"
"So do you want to activate the scanners?" the Gazimon asked.
"Fire it up!"
"Yes sir"
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A few minutes later
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"WHAT THE?" Metaletemon exclaimed when he saw that the digidestined couldn't be found on the map.
"Where did they go?" One Gazimon asked.
"I don't know!" the other one admitted "Man this is like a Déjà vu of last time!"
Metaletemon rubbed his chin "Last time eh?"
He clapped his hands "I got it! There at Piximon's place!"
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Piximon's Place
"When did you learn to Digivolve Leomon?" Gabumon inquired the lion Digimon.
After meeting with Leomon again, and the basic reintroduction, they started climbing to the top of the mountain.
"It was a bit strange" Leomon admitted "I didn't even know I had the power to Warp-Digivolve until the Dark Master invaded the digital world"
"Wait!" Matt exclaimed "You can Warp Digivolve?"
"Correct, that form you saw? That was my Mega Level"
"But how did you gain the power?"
"Remember back on File Island, on how I had the unfortunate habit of constantly being possessed by the black gears?"
"Yes"
"The constant exposure to the Digivices light given me a power boost. At first I was just stronger than normal. Now I can reach my final level"
"So why don't you stay that way?"
"Because my power isn't completely controllable" and they reached near the top "I can only stay in my Mega Level for a limited amount of time"
Joe whistled "So what have you been lately since the Dark Masters attacked?"
"I left File Island and helped saved some Digimon. I ran away and found refuge with Piximon here. Speaking of which, how is he? The last time I saw him, he said he needed to meet with you"
The digidestined and Digimon looked down in sadness and Leomon immediately understood. He sighed and said "Too bad, he knew automatically that he won't get out alive, please tell me what happened"
And so they did. They explained that after Piximon sacrificed himself, their talk with the strange light and the prophecies, the defeat of Puppetmon, the split-up of the team, and what happened ever since they arrived at Server.
Leomon kept quiet throughout the entire story, responding where he needs to responds, showing surprise at the revelation of the prophecies, and his eyes widening at the mention of Anubismon.
"You saw Anubismon?!" Leomon questioned in shock.
"Well his statue" Gomamon corrected.
"Anubismon isn't only the digital god of death. He's also the true ruler of Server!"
"He is?!" The others asked in shock.
"Well he used to be" Leomon admitted "But when Etemon arrived, he used his strange music, to turn Anubismon into a statue"
"Why didn't we come across the statue before?" Palmon quizzed.
"Before Anubismon was defeated, as a last resort he imprisoned himself in the pyramid, only coming out when the time is right"
"Which so happens to be now" Mimi guessed, receiving a nod in reply.
Leomon rubbed his chin "When you heard the prophecy, how did it go?"
Matt closed his eyes in thought and responds "Something like this"
The Master or Pride is reborn again
And he took control of the great fan
His music control people strength
The final level is his length
He locked away the god of death
But he'll return with one's last breath
One child will be given a flower
The object that will give the child power
Leomon closed his eyes as well and said "You said that each Dark Masters has a different sin?"
"Yup" TK answered.
"And according to the prophecy, Metaletemon is "The Master of Pride" isn't he?"
"Pride is one of the seven deadly sins" Matt revealed "So I guess that makes Metaletemon the sin of Pride"
"With his Whamon sized ego, I'm not surprised at all!" Mimi huffed.
"Anyway" Leomon interrupted "Do you know where the flower is?"
"Here" Mimi took the green lotus out of her bag and showed it to Leomon. He held it in his palms and sighed in calmness "The lotus of Anubismon"
"How does it work?"
"With Anubismon stuck in stone? Impossible. The prophecy states that Anubismon will be free with one's last breath"
"So in other word" Joe mused "A sacrifice"
"Either that or someone else will die from attacking"
"Well to be sincere" Mimi started "I don't want it!"
"Mimi…" Palmon started though Mimi cut her off.
"NO! I don't want someone to die just so the prophecy will work! I know it's bad for Anubismon, but I can't stand the thought of someone dying so that I can get a little stronger!"
Mimi took a deep breath from her outburst, while the others just kept silence…until a voice was heard chuckling.
"Honestly little girl, you wage war with the Dark Masters and you don't want someone to die? How pure…and how stupid!"
"HEY!" Matt shouted "Who is that!?"
"Me" and a familiar ogre like Digimon appeared, clutching his left arm, and giving the digidestined a bemuse stare.
"What are you doing here Ogremon!?" Matt asked,
"Why don't you ask Leomon?" Ogremon retorted, but than he clutched his arm "Damn this thing"
Joe held up his hand and said "Before we discuss anything, I need to tend to Ogremon's injury"
"You do?" Gomamon asked.
"He does?" Patamon asked.
"You will?" Ogremon asked.
"Yes" and without hesitation Joe immediately started tending Ogremon's arm, with his medical supplies.
"You aren't going to pull any fast tricks are you?"
"I'm a doctor…well in-training anyway, but a doctor doesn't harm his patients!"
"Now see!" Ogremon pointed at Joe "That code of honor makes sense, not like that overly naïve one from the girl"
Mimi merely huffed and looked away.
Pretty soon, Joe managed to properly bandage up Ogremon's arm. After that, Gomamon asked the obvious question.
"What are you doing here?"
Ogremon grunted and replies "Well after the Dark Masters took over, I decided staying at File Island wasn't safe, so I skedaddled out of there. After I arrived at Server…"
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Ogremon's flashback
"Damn these things" Ogremon cursed when he arrived at Server. He ended up being swarmed by three Kuwagamon (Why the Kuwagamons is in the desert, he'll never know) and ended up barely escaping with his left arm intact.
He managed to hide when he found an abandoned pyramid. He rested there for a few nights and found to his anger, that his arm was broken.
"Good thing I use my right hand for clubbing" Ogremon muttered, and he decided to venture out since the Kuwagamon are gone.
How wrong he was.
The moment he left the pyramid a voice cried "SCISSOR CLAW!"
"GRAH!" Ogremon shouted in pain when one lone Kuwagamon attacked him. It hit him in the back, which can heal, but he doesn't have enough time to get up, and the fatigue started to make his vision blurry.
"Well" Ogremon thought "Look like it's my time to go"
However, before the Kuwagamon attacked him again, another voice cried "HOWLING CRUSHER!"
A quadruped Digimon pounced on Kuwagamon, deleting it instantly. Ogremon passed out, his last sight being the face of the new Digimon.
(SOME TIME LATER)
Ogremon grunted, and heard voices.
"Why did you bring this guy here?" One voice asked.
"He was beaten up and I just couldn't leave him there" another voice answered.
"Have you forgotten this is the same guy who teamed up with Devimon?"
"I haven't, yet I can tell you that he will not repeat that same situation again"
"Leomon?" Ogremon grunted, recognizing the voice.
"Look like sleeping beauty awakens"
"Piximon?"
"The one and only"
Ogremon than muttered "Ogremon's code"
"What's that?" Leomon wondered.
"It's the code all Ogremon's honor" Piximon explained "When you save their life, you're in debt of your savior"
Leomon grunted "Look like my battle with Ogremon will have to be postponed. Anyway can you heal his arm?"
"I'm a trainer, not a doctor!"
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(Flashback over)
Leomon pretty much summed up the meeting with Ogremon. Matt than said "So Ogremon still hasn't fulfilled his debt?"
"Of course not" Ogremon answered "Why would I still be here!?"
"Are you sure you can trust this guy?" Patamon wondered "He might betray you the moment he considered his debt paid!"
"Which can be anytime" Mimi muttered.
"No it cannot" Ogremon retorted "According to the code, I have to save Leomon if I want to repay my debt!"
"There one thing I don't get" TK admitted "Why do you fight Leomon?"
"Pardon?"
"What has he ever done to you?"
"Nothing"
"What?"
"Me and Leomon fight because" Ogremon turned to said Digimon "We fight for the sake of fighting"
"Meaning?" Gabumon started.
"It's a bit complicated" Leomon admitted "The truth is…"
Before another word could be uttered, an explosion was heard outside. The digidestined and the ones staying at the training facility immediately ran outside. They saw smoke coming from the forest, and jumping from a tree, they saw Metaletemon.
"Oh great" Matt groaned "He's here"
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The last chapter was the Server equivalent of "The Dark City". I guess this chapter is the Server equivalent of "War Preparation". Alright please read and review.