[Opening Song Kimi ga Inai Mirai (A Future without you) by Inuyasha plays]

11. Chapter

GranDracmon's Comeback, The Power of the Guardians

"Whe-where are we?" asked Arisa as she got to her senses. "I don't know." replied Impmon. Arisa looked around and noticed the other Shadow Tamers and Demon Lords.

"Are you alright guys?" she asked. "I think we are." Akinari rubbed his head. "What is this place?" asked Akari as everyone got up.

It looked like hell. There were many floating islands floating above a vast plain, and the islands contained such hazards as a lake of acerbic fluid that eats away at data and a field of spikes made out of the hardest metal.

"I'm not quite sure, but I think this is the Hell's Field." said Hiroshi.

"What?!" replied the others.

"He's right."

The group heared a familiar voice and turned to the origin. It was Dracmon who stood on a platform with a smirk on his face. "This is the Hell's Field, the place where I was sealed for many years away." said Dracmon. "What do you want?" asked Lucemon. "And what do you think. I want revenge." said Dracmon. "What did you do to the Shadow Hunters?" asked Seichi. "Ow, that pathetic losers. I absorbed their negative emotions into emtpy seals which resemble your Crests." said Dracmon. The 7 Sin Crests appeared around him in a circle, with the Fang Symbol below him.

"I only needed their negative energy to increase my powers. And since this is the Hell's Field, I'll become much stronger!" He yelled. The Crests shone and Dracmon absorbed them. He increased in size, turning back to GranDracmon. But this time, his armor was colored black.

"Poor Demon Lords, you cannot use your Demon Guardian powers here since it will you make only much weaker. How sad that only the one who stays alive can get out of here." said GranDracmon.

"Great, and now what?" asked Betamon. "We'll battle him, with or without the Demon Guardian forms." said Akinari.

"Alright." the others nodded.

[Shinka Theme x4B, The Guardian by Digimon Xros Wars plays]

Around Damien and Betamon's arms appeared a golden ring. Damien rose his X-Loader on which appeared the Crest of Envy and drew a circle.

"Kyuukyoku Shinka, activate!"

Betamon got covered into the circle, changing his form.

"Betamon, Kyuukyoku Shinka! Leviamon!"

Seichi thrusted his Digivice on which appeared the Crest of Greed.

WARP DIGIVOLUTION!

"Candlemon, Warp Digiviolution to...Barbamon!"

Hiroshi awoke his grey DigiSoul, thrusting his iC Digivice on which the Crest of Sloth appeared.

ULTIMATE DIGIVOLUTION!

"DigiSoul Full Charge, Overdrive!" Hiroshi charged DigiSoul into his iC.

"Phascomon, Double Warp Digivolution to...Belphemon Sleep Mode!"

MODE CHANGE!

"Belphemon Sleep Mode, Mode Change to...Belphemon Rage Mode!"

Airu held out her D-3 Digivice, on which appeared the Crest of Wrath.

WARP DIGIVOLUTION!

"DemiDevimon, Warp Digivolution to...Daemon!"

On Akari's and BlackGatomon's hand appeared a golden ring each. Akari thrusted her X-Loader on which appeared the Crest of Lust.

"Kyuukyoku Shinka!"

She draw a circle. BlackGatomon got covered in that circle.

"BlackGatomon, Kyuukyoku Shinka! Lilithmon!"

Arisa thrusted her D-Power on which appeared the Crest of Gluttony. Impmon got covered into a purple DigiEgg cocoon.

WARP DIGIVOLUTION!

"Impmon, Warp Digivolution to...Beelzemon!"

MODE CHANGE!

"Beelzemon, Mode Change to...Beelzemon Blast Mode!"

Akinari pulled out his D-Tector. On his hand appeared D-Codes.

"Execute, Cho Shinka!"

"Lucemon, Cho Shinka! Lucemon Chaos Mode!"

SLAM!

"OUCH!"

Zia yelped as she fell on the ground. Gumdramon and Calumon fell on her.

"Zia?"

She rose her look and saw Karin. She noticed that she was in the Clockwork Plane.

"Gumdramon, Calumon, get off me!" she said. The two Digimon jumped down from her back.

"Where are Arisa and Impmon?" she asked. "They already had their battles." explained Karin. "I guess that the others were also done with their battles."

"Good." said Zia. She looked over to Haruka and Gatomon, who were sitting on the ground. They seemed to have recovered. They were comforted by Ryoma and Patamon. "Are they alright?" "I guess so. They didn't spoke to us after they woke up." said Lopmon.

Suddenly, an orb of light appeared from which Shinzui emerged.

"Guys, I have bad news." she said. "What is it?" asked Zia. "The Shadow Tamers and the Demon Lords are batteling GranDracmon, inside the Hell's Field." she said. "What?!" said the group, except Haruka and Gatomon who only rose their heads. "They need your help." said Shinzui. "I can open the portal to the Hell's Field, but then, there's no return unless you kill GranDracmon."

"Okay." said Zia. "We're going too." Haruka stood up. "What?" They turned to the two. "We gotta beat the real enemy. GranDracmon. He must pay for what he had done." said Gatomon.

"Okay." Karin nodded. Shinzui pressed a button on her armband and opened a portal. "I wish you luck!" she said. Then the team vanished through it.

"Crystal Revolution!" GranDracmon fired crystals at the Demon Lords.

"Phantom Pain!" "Evil Inferno!"

Lilithmon and Daemon destroyed them.

"Lampranthus!" "Anima!" "Pandćmonium Lost!"

The three attacks hit GranDracmon. However, Belphemon, Leviamon and Barbamon noticed that GranDracmon was unharmed.

"Tenma Kasai!"

Beelzemon slashed with the katana at GranDracmon, however without any effect.

"Ultimate Sacrifice!" Lucemon fired two orbs of light and darkness. However, GranDracmon blasted it away.

"Damn it, even my strongest attack didn't leave a scratch!" hissed Lucemon.

"You fools, you cannot beat me!" GranDracmon laughed.

"Great, we're doomed." said Damien. "Now we really need a miracle." said Hiroshi.

"Holy Hug!" "Strike of the Seven Stars!" "Prism Gallet!"

The three attacks hit GranDracmon, causing him much pain.

The group noticed Cherubimon, Seraphimon, Ryoma, Zia, Haruka, Gatomon, Calumon and Arresterdramon Superior Mode heading towards them.

"Damn it!" hissed GranDracmon. Despite being in advantage, the holy power of the Celestials hurt him much.

"What are you doing here?" asked Arisa. "We came here to help you." said Cherubimon. "I thought that holy type Digimon get weaked here." said Hiroshi. "The Field has a quite effect on us, but we still deceided to fight." said Seraphimon. "You still cannot beat me. The Demon Lords cannot digivoluve to their Warrior Forms." said GranDracmon.

"We'll see. Kurumon Prayer!" Calumon released a wave of energy that restored his friends' power level. He then fainted. "Calumon!" Zia catched him. "Poor Calumon. This really drained his power." said Arisa.

"Alright, I don't care what the cost is. We gotta fight in out Warrior Forms." said Beelzemon as he turned back to his orginal form.

[Battle Theme With You by Inuyasha plays]

"If there's no other way. Let's do it guys!" said Akinari.

Akari rose her X-Loader. The thunders shined as on the screen the Crest of Purity appeared.

"Crest of Purity activate!"

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Lilithmon, Crest Digivolution to...Lilithmon Warrior Mode!"

Hiroshi rose his iC. The thunders on his iC Digivice shone and the Crest of Diligence appeared on it.

"Crest of Diligence activate!"

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Belphemon Rage Mode, Crest Digivolution to...Belphemon Warrior Mode!"

Damien rose his X-Loader. The thunders on the X-Loader shined and on it appeared the Crest of Kidness.

"Crest of Kidness activate!" he said.

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Leviamon, Crest Digivolution to...Leviamon Warrior Mode!"

Seichi rose his Digivice. The two thunders on it started to shine as the Crest of Generosity appeared.

"Crest of Generosity activate!"

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Barbamon, Crest Digivolution to...Barbamon Warrior Mode!"

Arisa rose her D-Power. The two purple thunders on it started to shine as the Crest of Balance appeared on it.

"Crest of Balance, activate!"

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Beelzemon, Crest Digivolution to...Beelzemon Warrior Mode!"

Airu rose her D-3 Digivice as the two thunders on her D-3 started to shine. The Crest of Patience appeared on the screen.

"Crest of Patience activate!"

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Daemon, Crest Digivolution to...Daemon Warrior Mode!"

Akinari rose his D-Tector. The two thunders on it shined as the Crest of Humility appeared.

"Crest of Humility, activate!"

CREST DIGIVOLUTION!

"Lucemon, Crest Digivolution to...Lucemon Warrior Mode!"

"We're gonna battle you too." said Haruka and rose her D-3. "For all the pain you caused to the Shadow Hunters, to Kathrin."

The D-3 shone in a pink as the Crest of Light appeared on it.

"Gatomon, Warp Digivolution to...MagnaDramon!"

"Wow!" The group was amazed as MagnaDramon appeared. She covered the place in light.

"Magnadramon. Level: Mega. Type: Holy Dragon. Attribute: Vaccine. Its design is derived from the mythological Áo Qin, Dragon King of the South Sea." read Arisa on her D-Power.

Suddenly, her Crest started to shine. As well as the others.

"What's happening?!" asked Akari.

The Crests suddenly turned the place into a dark room.

"No, NO! This wasn't supposed to happen!" yelled GranDracmon. "I don't want to go back into the darkness!"

"Guys, I don't care what happened but we gotta attack him, now!" said Haruka.

"Okay, ready? Fire!" announced Akinari.

"Prism Gallet!" Arresterdramon added to "Spiral Shredder" by becoming countless revolutions of light to cleave GranDracmon apart. "Holy Hug!" Cherubimon summoned a gigantic thundercloud, then droped innumerable lightning bolts on GranDracmon. "Strike of the Seven Stars!" Seraphimon fired seven super-heated spheres of sacred light at GranDracmon. "Furry of Levia!" Leviamon fired a blast from his trident. "Wisdom's Orb!" Barbamon fired a magical energy wave. "Shadow Wave!" Belphemon fired a shadow energy wave. "Leaf Inferno!" Deamon fired a leaf inferno. "Purifcation Wave!" Lilithmon fired a purifing blast. "Yami no Kizu!" Beelzemon fired a slash of darkness from his Tenma Kasai. "Kiyoraka Kasai!" Lucemon fired a purifing flame inferno from his Flamma Gladius. "Dragon Fire!" Magnadramon called down energy bolts from the heavens to strike GranDracmon.

GranDracmon roared in pain as their attacks hit him. The whole room suddenly turned bright.

Then, they all found themselves at the Dark Area, the Digimon had de-digivoluved to their primal forms.

"What the...hell!" were the first words spoken, by Impmon. "What was that?" asked Akari. "I don't know." Haruka replied. Arisa rose her look and saw data particles a few meters away. She runned to it and looked upwards at the data particles.

"Okay, where's the egg?" she asked rethoricaly. The data particles turned into a black DigiEgg with a Fang Crest on the top. She catched it. "Gotcha!"

"So, is it over?" asked BlackGatomon. "It is finnaly." said Lucemon. There were sighs and exlaims of relief heared. Takuto and his group approached them.

"What happened?" asked Takuto. "We'll explain it leater." said Seichi. The team looked at the DigiEgg Arisa held.

"So, that's GranDracmon's DigiEgg? And what should we do now?" asked Noah. "We should simply destroy it." said Lucemon. Arisa, who was rubbing the egg softly, shook her head.

"No. We won't destroy it." she said. "Why?" asked Lucemon. "Because that wouldn't be fair. You got also a second chance, despite everything you did. I think that Dracmon should also get his chance." she said.

Suddenly, a golden light appeared above them. From it emerged Shinzui and Fanglongmon.

"Hi Shin!" Arisa greeted the little girl. "Hi, Onee-chan. I see you finnaly ended the challanges." said Shinzui.

"Lord Fanglongmon, what is it?" asked Lopmon. "I'm here because of the Demon Lords." said Fanglongmon.

"So, shot it." said Lucemon. "I first want to congratulate you on killing GranDracmon and saving the DigiWorld." said Fanglongmon. "Save your breath. We weren't saving the DigiWorld." replied Lucemon. "Still, I must congratulate Arisa on her desicion." said Fanglongmon. "How do you mean it?" asked Arisa. "I was watching you, the Shadow Tamers and the Demon Lords, to see if you really changed, if you really deserved a second chance. I'm glad that everything turned out good." said Fanglongmon. "This is only a truce, not a true peace." said Impmon. "And what about GranDracmon's DigiEgg?" asked Karin. "I think Kathrin wants her partner back. Of course, with erased memories." said Shinzui, taking the DigiEgg. "The other Shadow Hunters are alright. I guess you want to rest too."

"We only want to go home." said Akinari. "Then, goodbye." replied Fanglongmon.

A few days leater, the situation got back to normal. Well, not quite normal.

The Shadow Tamers, Demon Lords, Zia, Gumdramon and Calumon were at Chiaki's place. Chiaki was in the town, so they had a free day.

"Z, do you know where Makoto and Labramon are?" asked Arisa. Zia sighed. "In the DigiQuartz." she replied. "Sheesh, I can't believe what luck I had. Can you believe it that my mum grew fond of Gumdramon, Calumon and Labramon." "I do. Who can resist Calumon's cute appearance?" said Arisa. "And what about me?" asked Gumdramon. "You ain't Calumon." said Arisa. "But I am cute." said Gumdramon. "No." said Damien. The group bursted into laughter.

"Well, I'm happy that the Shadow Hunters returned back to DigiCity and that Toshi, Flamemon, Kathrin and Dracmon calmed down a bit." said Akari. "Yeah, but I don't think this peace will last long." said Candlemon.

Just then, a shiny portal appeared, from which Shinzui emerged.

"Hi, Shin, what's up?" asked Arisa. "In the Celestial Castle is a trial for Gatomon's and Haruka's wrongdoings. They want to banish Gatomon to the Dark Area." said Shinzui. "They can't do that!" said BlackGatomon. "They, the Souveregines, can." said Shinzui. "But, it's not fair." said BlackGatomon. "We should do something about it, Calu!" said Calumon. The group looked over to Lucemon.

"That ain't mine problem." said Lucemon. "Aw, com'n Lucemon...Please." said BlackGatomon. "Please, pretty pretty please..."

Lucemon sighed.

"Alright, we'll go and save that angel from her fate." he said. "You're the best." said BlackGatomon. Lucemon grined. Impmon ellbowed him with a sly smirk on his face. "You said that only to make BlackGatomon like you." he whispered. "Art ya jelaous?" asked Lucemon. "No. Just keep on chief." said Impmon.

"Okay, let's go!" exclaimed Shinzui.

[Intro Theme Shining Star by Star Driver ~Kagayuki no Takuto~ plays]

Meanwhile, the trial was coming to it's end. The large Common Hall was rearranged into a trial room, with the Souveregines as the judges. The students of the Guardian Academy played some kind of witnesses, siting on benches on the sides of the hall. Karin, Lopmon, Ryoma and Patamon watched this with worried expressions on their faces. Gatomon and Haruka were in the middle of the room. They were looking down, waiting for the bitter end.

"So, it was deceided. Gatomon will be banished to the Dark Are-huh?" Fanglongmon rose his head as he heared loud exclaims outside the room.

"Did you really had to knock off the guards?" "Your idea was to digivoluve and blast a hole into the roof." "Shut up you two!"

The voices belonged to Impmon, Lucemon and BlackGatomon. Soon, the door opened and the Shadow Tamers entered the hall. Everyone was surpriesed.

"What are you doing here?" growled Zhuqiaomon. "I'm insulted. You have a trial and you didn't call us." said Lucemon. "Why should we call you?" asked Bahiumon. "First of all, you're banishing Gatomon to our Area without our permission." said Lucemon. "Since when do we need your permission?" asked Ebnowumon. "Since Gatomon became a special case." said Lucemon. "And, what is your opinion?" asked Azulongmon.

"We're all the same opinion that we don't want her in the Dark Area." said Lucemon.

Everyone started to whisper. They were surpriesed by their desicion.

"Great, no one wants me." said Gatomon. "No, we want that you stay with the Celestials." said BlackGatomon. "Really?" Haruka and Gatomon looked at them. "Yupp. Honestly, you deserve that place more then anyone else." said BlackGatomon. Gatomon only stared at her in surpriese.

"And anyways, no one said that there still will be peace in the DigiWorld." said Lucemon. "Is that a menace?" growled Zhuqiaomon. "No, it's a warning." replied Lucemon.

"Well, I guess then, Gatomon is staying with the Celestials." said Fanglongmon.

"YAY!" Haruka, Gatomon, Karin, Lopmon, Ryoma and Patamon exclaimed. "You're staying, you're staying!" shouted Ryoma. "This is really great!" added Karin.

"Calu, calu, I'm soooo HAPPY!" cheered Calumon.

"Seems like our job is done here." said Akinari. "Let's go then." said Seichi. They turned around and went out.

"Wait!" They turned around and saw Haruka and Gatomon.

"We only wanted to say thank you for everything." said Haruka. "Yes, thanks." said Gatomon.

"It's okay, but save your breath. Next time we'll see each other on the battle field." said Lucemon.

"I can't wait." said Gatomon.

Lucemon smirked and then the Shadow Tamers went back to their new home. The Dark Area.

It seemed like there will be new battles waiting for them. Just as new adventures.

[Ending Song Tooi Michi No Saki De by Inuyasha plays]

Arisa speaking. So, this is the ending of the whole adventure. Next time I'm only gonna tell the epilouge, but that's it. So, stay tuned for episode 12:~Epilouge: Goodbye of the Shadow Tamers, A New Dream comes True~! Don't Miss it!