And here we go again!
Dx: Yet another chapter by someone who can still improve.
RDF1: (raises eyebrow) Your slipping. That sounded as much like a compliment as it did an insult.
Dx: What? I'm part of you, that doesn't mean I have to annoy you ALL the time.
LR: Really? You've done it for a good while there.
Dx: Maybe I'm having an off day. I'll probably be back at the next chapter.
Jenny: Yeah, another week. That sounds plausible.
Okay, enough of that. Time to get back to the fic at hand.
One thing I wanted to mention last chapter, but never got around to it: Isn't it sad that Kerpymon/Cherubimon is only shown good for about two seconds before dying? That's kinda lame. SHOW MORE GOOD CHERUBIMON! Then it would die down the whole 'I only exist when I'm evil' bit, right?
Now, this chapter will be back on track with the series, with some more minor changes. Bear in mind that everyone close to Davis, minus his parents, now know about him being from the future; that includes Jun now. See how much more I change with Jun now heading to the Digital World as well.
But first, we gotta have a meeting, to catch everyone up on what's happening.
Disclaimer: RDF1 doesn't own anything he hasn't already mentioned. That being said: He does own this idea, or at least this version of it, so don't sue.
(Chapter Begin)
(Recap)
A few hours later, and everyone was in New York, seeing Willis off before heading back home, everyone except for Mimi, who WAS home (so to speak).
"Thanks for joining me all the way back," said Willis.
"Sure thing," replied Davis, "We ARE friends after all, right?"
"And before I leave my friends," said Willis, walking up to Kari and Yolei, before pecking them on the cheek and running away.
"YOU BETTER RUN!" shouted Tai, who was upset that Willis almost got 'fresh' with Kari.
"Tai!" admonished Kari.
"What? I'm your older brother," said Tai, "I gotta keep away the boys I know aren't right for you."
"Speaking of which," said Davis, turning back to Willis, "DIDN'T I TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT KARI'S TYPE! AND NOT TO MENTION YOLEI'S TAKEN!"
"And what would you know about her type, dear brother," said Jun, smirking at him.
"Who says I'm taken!" exclaimed Yolei.
"Jun!" groaned Davis, "I thought you were loyal!"
"Only as loyal as a sister can be," replied Jun, sticking out her tongue at her brother.
"You'll find out yourself soon enough, Yolei," deadpanned Davis, answering Yolei's question.
"GUYS!" exclaimed Cody, "I just realized, with the time difference: We've only got one hour before school starts up again!"
"GET THAT PORTAL OPEN!" shouted Yolei.
Mimi got out her laptop, which she retrieved from where it was left by Kari and TK as they hurried to help Willis when this whole mess started, and Kari opened the portal, which eleven people and six Digimon ported through.
(At school)
A bright flash of light appeared and everyone piled out, resulting with Kari and Davis on the bottom this time, Kari squished against Davis's back, causing him to blush.
'That's not funny,' thought Davis, as the others started getting off, 'Not on any level.'
As they got out of the pile, they scrambled back home and got ready in record time before rushing off back to school. One email from Davis left on their terminals was all that was left before they started class.
::Meeting tonight(morning for Mimi) after school::
They knew what Davis wanted to talk about, but had to ignore it for now as they concentrated on their classes.
(Recap End)
It was long, even more so for the high school Digidestined, but the end of the day finally got there, and everyone headed home for at least a few hours sleep before the meeting. Davis got to the meeting place about ten minutes early to see Ken there, waiting for him.
"Hey Ken," said Davis, as he moved to sit next to his best friend on the bench, "How'd the repairs go?"
"Not bad. Just got finished about two hours ago. I was able to get back in touch with my parents before telling them I needed to meet a friend. Since I have the longest commute, I had to leave extra early, or risk being late."
'Good plan,' thought Davis, 'wouldn't expect anything less from my DNA Digivolving Partner.'
"Thanks for being here," said Davis, "It's been tough revealing bit by bit without doing too much."
"I can understand. There's so much I want to tell Yolei, but at the same time, I kinda want to take those secrets to the grave."
Their conversation was cut short by Tai and Kari showing up, followed by the others over the next ten minutes.
"Is everyone here?" asked Davis.
"One second," said Izzy, setting up his laptop on a split screen for Mimi, Michael, and Willis.
"Good," said Ken, "Thanks to doing this on such short notice."
"Well, you still owe us an explanation," said Tai, taking charge, "We're all ears."
So Davis and Ken explained that they had been keeping in touch with each other since the 'fated' soccer game, and were making plans to change things even further.
"One thing that happened in the old timeline was that I abandoned my base, and the unstable energy from it had grown out of control, which forced us to destroy it," said Ken, "This time, no problem. If anyone needs to help their Digimon grow stronger, just call ahead and I'll open the portal for you."
"Hey Davis," spoke up Jun, "Before we continue, I just have one question: Why'd you bring me into this? I wasn't apart of this last time, was I?"
Davis and Ken looked at each other before turning back to her.
"The main thing I wanted this time around was us not squabbling so much. As much fun as the arguments were, I don't miss them. As for your partner…"
"That was me," said Ken, "During the first few weeks of school, where you guys were first returning to the Digital World, a thought struck me. Since Davis was held captive at the Convention Center four years ago alongside his family during the battle against Myotismon, why was Davis the only one to get a Digivice? I did some research and found that Jun was marked down as a possible Digidestined with a Machine Type Partner. It wasn't until you guys showed up at Andromon's City that I realized Andromon was that partner. I don't know why, I just did."
"Same here," said Davis, "I just went with my instinct, saving Andromon's data. I was as surprised as you were when you got your Digivice."
"Now, back to the matter at hand," said Ken, "These next few weeks before we get to Christmas break, we're going to be facing a new threat. This enemy is known as Arukenimon. She can turn Control Spires into Digimon by using her own hair. That being said, I created all those spires for two reasons: One, so she won't be suspicious while I worked on the program to deactivate them. Two, I just like destroying her creations."
"With that in mind," said Davis, "I need every one for the next week to be able to take turns keeping an eye out for any Digimon behaving differently than you know it should. Everyone else should head to Ken's base for training. We're not making the same mistakes again. We'll ALL be ready when the time comes."
"One question," spoke up Mimi, "Is there anyone other than her we need to worry about immediately?"
Davis and Ken looked at each other. Ken nodded, before they looked at the others again.
"There will be one for now. His name is Mummymon," said Davis, "When we get to a certain point, he'll become a direct threat as well."
"Okay," said Tai, speaking for the group, "So, we have two objectives this week: One, patrol the Digital World in pairs. Two, train at Ken's base to stay strong against our new enemy. Any objections?"
No one said anything. Then Kari raised her hand.
"Davis, just remember you don't have to do everything yourself, alright?" she said.
Davis actually smiled, "That's what I got you guys for. We'll do this together, every one of us."
What the others didn't realize, was that Davis meant ALL the Digidestined around the world, not just them.
(Two Days Later)
It had taken several weeks of planning, but Arukenimon was ready. Having noticed the Power of Miracles inside of Davis, she knew she had to destroy him somehow, in order for her master to rule both worlds. Good thing she was able to regrow her hair over night, otherwise she'd be half-bald by now. It had taken several dozen hairs, but she now had an army of Champion Digimon, with a few Ultimates to lead the group. With only Armor Digimon and Champion Digimon at their disposal, the Digidestined wouldn't last long against her army, which consisted of Gorillamon, Ogremon, Fugamon, and Hyogamon, and even a Viral form of ExVeemon for the Champion Digimon. That would surely throw off the Chosen of Miracles. Her Ultimates were BlueMeramon, Cerberumon, and even IceLeomon. Even if this plan failed, she had about a hundred Control Spires protected in one area to create a Mega Level Digimon, something no one could match, except for her Master.
"Everything prepared, my love," said Mummymon from behind her.
Arukenimon sighed, while she was glad for the company, Mummymon's flirtations were really getting on her nerves. She would almost like him if he weren't so forward with it.
"Mikemon and Cyclonemon were just the appetizer. The Chosen of Miracles wants to play rough; he'll see just how rough we can play. Let's see how they handle a few Gorillamon and BlackExVeemon."
With that, about 5 Gorillamon and BlackExVeemon traveled through the portal, into different locations, ready to battle the Digidestined.
(AN1)
The next day, things went smoothly until Ken contacted Davis after School.
::Davis, several sightings of Champion Level Control Spire Digimon. It's Gorillamon, and yet there's a black ExVeemon causing some damage as well.::
Davis almost smirked. It wasn't a big deal that Arukenimon had decided to step up the attack, but to have a dark version of his own Digimon took away any cockiness that was beginning to emerge.
"Veemon, time to see how we stack up against ourselves," said Davis, "Let's go."
Davis and Veemon left through the portal, not noticing Jun walking by and listening in for a few seconds. Jun took out her new D-Terminal and sent a message to Matt, who had decided to forgo training that day for practice to get ready for the Christmas Eve performance. Matt forwarded the message to Tai, who was training with Kari and TK at the base that afternoon.
"TK, Kari," said Tai, as Angemon and Nefertimon stopped their training, "We got trouble."
"Tai," said Ken, "You'll need to stay here. You're not ready today. Kari, head to the mountain area, there you'll find a Gorillamon trying to erupt a Volcano. TK, another Gorillamon is attacking Primary Village."
"Right," said TK and Kari, who headed through Ken's portal to the locations. During the weekend when he repaired his base, Ken also upgraded his portal to connect with various TVs in the Digital World, allowing direct travel without heading back to the Human World.
(AN2)
Yolei and Cody also received a message from Ken, and headed to the plains and city respectively. While rebuilding was taking place, they didn't have many defenses from Digimon that decided to attack their homes. When they got to their locations, they immediately saw the Gorillamon attacking, and decided to intervene.
Hawkmon Armor-Digivolve to…
Halsemon, Wings of Love!
Armadillomon Armor-Digivolve to…
Digmon the Drill of Knowledge!
Patamon Armor-Digivolve to…
Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!
Gatomon Armor-Digivolve to…
Nefertimon, Angel of Light!
Veemon Armor-Digivolve to…
Raidramon, Storm of Friendship!
(AN3)
Halsemon took the first move, and stopped Gorillamon from attacking the Gekomon and Otamamon that were living there. With the open field as their battlefield, Halsemon had the advantage in the air. Gorillamon tried attacking with his Energy Cannon, but Halsemon just dodged it easily, and countered with a Hurricane Tempest Wing! Gorillamon lowered himself to protect himself from the wind, before launching himself in the air at Halsemon. Halsemon tried to move, but Gorillamon grabbed his wing and deterred his path to the ground.
"Halsemon! Switch! Sincerity Armor Energize!" yelled Yolei, not wanting her partner to be defeated that easily.
Halsemon broke free by having data wrap around him and he changed into…
"SHURIMON! Samurai of Sincerity!" shouted Shurimon, "Ninja Wind!"
Creating another tornado, Shurimon disappeared, causing Gorillamon to crash into the ground.
"Perfecto!" said Yolei, happy that her partner was still in this.
"Not yet," said Shurimon, reappearing a few feet away, "He's not done."
And Gorillamon wasn't, lifting his arm slightly, he fired an Energy Cannon… RIGHT AT YOLEI!
"YOLEI! NO!" called out Shurimon, getting between her partner, and the oncoming beam of energy, "KUSANAGI!"
The blade pierced through the energy beam, but didn't stop it. The blade sliced through part of Gorillamon's cannon arm before disappearing into data particles. Shurimon wasn't so lucky, being forced back into Hawkmon to prevent deletion.
"Hawkmon!" cried Yolei, kneeling next to her partner.
"Yolei," groaned Hawkmon, getting up slowly, "Run."
"NO!" shouted Yolei, "I'm not leaving you!"
Gorillamon got up, madder than ever, and charged up another Energy Cannon, and fired it at Yolei and Hawkmon.
"HAWKMON!"
Meanwhile, in the city, Digmon used the underground to his advantage, getting the 'drop' on Gorillamon, so to speak. Gorillamon proved to more enduring though, and kept knocking Digmon back.
"Rock Cracking," shouted Digmon, hoping the fissure could knock Gorillamon off balance. He wasn't disappointed when Gorillamon used his hand to try and balance himself, "GOLD RUSH!"
The drills dug into Gorillamon, before Gorillamon got his footing and bounced the Drills off like they were made of paper.
"Digmon! Get out of there!" shouted Cody, who had watched the battle from a block over, staying out of the way.
"ENERGY CANNON!" shouted Gorillamon, firing at Cody, forcing Digmon to block it.
Digmon managed to get Cody out of the way, but was left defenseless as Gorillamon jumped across the buildings and used Power Lifter against Digmon's unguarded back, forcing him back into Armadillomon.
"Get out of here, Cody," said Armadillomon, panting hard from the energy knocked out of him.
"Not without you!" said Cody, trying to help his friend up.
When TK and Patamon got to Primary Village, he saw Elecmon, their friend from four years ago, battling Gorillamon. TK immediately went to help Elecmon as Pegasusmon tackled Gorillamon out of the way.
(AN4)
"Elecmon!" called out TK.
"TK! Is that you?" asked Elecmon, as he saw Pegasusmon attack Gorillamon, giving him a break, "I don't understand. Why is Gorillamon attacking us?"
"That's no Gorillamon," said TK, "It's a Control Spire that's been transformed into a Digimon."
"Patamon's really grown up, hasn't he?" asked Elecmon.
"Yeah," replied TK, thinking about it, "We all have. Now, let's get the kids out of here."
"Took the words right out of my mouth," finished Elecmon, as they moved the baby Digimon to a safer spot as Pegasusmon battled Gorillamon.
"Equus Beam!" shouted Pegasusmon, launching his energy attack straight into Gorillamon, sending him back to the ground.
Dust covered Gorillamon, which prevented Pegasusmon from seeing the Energy Cannon blast until it was too late. Pegasusmon crashed down near TK and Elecmon. They both saw Gorillamon struggle to get out of the hole he created when he took Pegasusmon's attack head-on. TK felt fear, similar to when Angemon battled Devimon, but knew he couldn't let fear win. He was stronger, wiser, and more mature than then. He kept Hope alive within him, and he focused that power into Patamon.
By the time Kari and Nefertimon got to the top of the mountain, Gorillamon had already made some progress destroying part of the Volcano, and had already begun activating the Lava within it.
"Cat's Eye Beam!" called out Nefertimon, blasting Gorillamon away from his spot, and getting his attention, "Rosetta Stone!"
The Tablet hit Gorillamon in the back before he could even move, knocking him even further down the mountain. Kari jumped off Nefertimon as she went off to battle Gorillamon. Kari turned towards the Volcano, and could only wonder how she could stop the Volcano from erupting.
Gorillamon fired Energy Cannon Blasts, to try and deter Nefertimon, but she only flew out of the way. Gorillamon gave out a Tarzan Yell.
(AN5)
"Kari, move it!" shouted Nefertimon, using Queen's Paw to try and get his attention.
Gorillamon charged up the Mountain, getting closer to Kari, who tried to run.
"KARI!" shouted Nefertimon, dive-bombing down to stop Gorillamon.
"POWER LIFTER!" shouted Gorillamon, lifting his arm up to smash Kari.
Voice: DIGIVOLUTION!
Hawkmon Digivolve to…
Aquilamon!
Armadillomon Digivolve to…
Ankylomon!
Patamon Digivolve to…
Angemon
Feeling Kari activating her Power of Light, Nefertimon De-Digivolved back into Gatomon.
"LIGHTNING PAW!" cried out Gatomon, focusing all her power into her fist/paw, which glowed white with electricity.
Gorillamon could only shout in pain, as his left arm was destroyed. He backed away, clutching his arm as best he could with his cannon, as Gatomon got into a battle stance, ready to take down Gorillamon, who had sparks flying from his arm and his back, which had revealed black skin.
"Gatomon, let's end this!" said Kari, focusing more power into Gatomon.
"Right," said Gatomon, smirking a Cat Smirk as she charged against Gorillamon.
"ENERGY CANNON!" called out Gorillamon, firing one last blast at the cat.
"LIGHTNING PAW!" cried back Gatomon, igniting both fists in White Electricity, using the left to plow through the Energy Cannon, before following up with the right, plowing right through Gorillamon, destroying him.
"We did it!" shouted Kari.
"And without any help," chuckled Gatomon, as she jumped back into Kari's arms.
Happy with their success, they headed back down the Volcano, which had returned to its dormant state thanks to Kari's powers.
(AN6)
Angemon stood proud and strong as Gorillamon got up. Gorillamon let out a Tarzan Yell before charging Angemon. Angemon stood there for a few seconds before moving even faster than Gorillamon, using his staff to guide Gorillamon's strikes, infuriating him.
"Energy Cannon!" shouted Gorillamon, trying to blast Angemon at Point Blank.
"ANGEL STAFF!" yelled out Angemon twirling his staff fast enough to negate the attack, and absorb it's power.
"Your turn, Angemon," said TK, happy that his friend had not only survived, but was now powerful enough to destroy Gorillamon.
Angemon focused all the power in his staff into his hand, which he then got ready to fire.
"HAND OF FATE!" shouted Angemon, unleashing all the energy at Gorillamon, hitting him at his exposed chest where the black skin was, piercing through Gorillamon and annihilating him.
"Great job Patamon," said Elecmon, as Angemon De-Digivolved.
"Thanks Elecmon," replied Patamon, "I just hope we didn't destroy too much around here."
"It's nothing that can't be fixed in a couple days time," replied Elecmon, "You should head back before the others start to worry."
'Yeah, everyone except Davis,' thought TK, as he and Patamon returned through the portal, 'Hope his plan works, otherwise we're sunk.'
Aquilamon quickly got Yolei on his back, and flew out of the way of the Energy Cannon. Gorillamon was back on his feet, angrier than before that his target had not only NOT been destroyed, but also turned into a new form.
"Blast Rings!" shouted Aquilamon, blasting off part of Gorillamon's body, revealing black skin.
"There," said Yolei, "Finish this!"
"Grand Horn!" yelled Aquilamon, striking straight through Gorillamon, obliterating him outright.
Ankylomon used his new spiked tail to knock Gorillamon back, giving Cody a few minutes to get his wits back.
"Ankylomon?" wondered Cody.
"Yep, and I'm just getting started," replied Ankylomon, before charging at Gorillamon again. Gorillamon jumped out of the way and fired another Energy Cannon at him. Ankylomon simply jumped higher than Gorillamon, surprising him.
"MEGATON PRESS!" shouted Ankylomon, crushing Gorillamon beneath him as he landed just milliseconds after Gorillamon did.
"Way to go!" cheered Cody.
When they returned to Ken's base after fighting the Gorillamon, they found they were one, or rather two, short.
"Where's Davis?" asked Kari.
"Not back yet," said Ken, who had battled the last Gorillamon at the beach, "He's still battling his Opponent."
Silence reigned for a few minutes before the portal opened up, revealing Davis and… 2 Veemons?
When Davis got to the forest, he was shocked, amazed, and impressed that his opponent was BlackExVeemon.
"Something's different about this one," said Raidramon.
"This isn't going to be easy," said Davis, getting off of Raidramon's back, and stepping back, away from the battle.
Raidramon stormed in, launching a Blue Thunder. BlackExVeemon just deflected it with his hand. Raidramon tried a Thunder Blast, only for BlackExVeemon to jump over it, and flip over, slapping his tail down on Raidramon. Raidramon moved out of the way and jumped back.
"Davis! This isn't working!" called out Raidramon.
"You're right," said Davis, "Let's try Flamedramon! Courage Armor Energize!"
Raidramon charged again, changing into Flamedramon as he did, and launched himself in a Fire Rocket. BlackExVeemon flew up to dodge.
"I don't think so!" shouted Flamedramon, "Fire Rocket!"
Shooting a flurry of flames, he had hoped to catch BlackExVeemon off guard. However, BlackExVeemon just dodged, blocked, or deflected the fireballs. BlackExVeemon charged at Flamedramon, forcing him to jump to the side, only for BlackExVeemon to grab him by the leg and swing him around, and forcing him through some trees. Flamedramon got up, steadying himself, only to find BlackExVeemon in a very familiar position.
"VEE-LASER!" shouted BlackExVeemon, sending his attack straight for Flamedramon.
"FIRE ROCKET!" cried out Flamedramon, launching himself once more against BlackExVeemon.
Flamedramon pierced through the blast, only for BlackExVeemon to counter with a quick combo of Vee Punches and Kicks, sending Flamedramon through the trees again. Davis raced towards his friend, feeling the power of Miracles respond once more, allowing something new to re-awaken. Veemon stood up as Davis rejoined him.
"Let's show him our true power," said Davis.
Veemon Digivolve to…
ExVeemon!
ExVeemon took to the skies, prompting BlackExVeemon to do the same. In the air, they exchanged a flurry of punches and kicks, very few of which connected. BlackExVeemon flew up to dodge yet another punch of ExVeemon's.
'Davis, he's actually stronger than a Champion!' informed ExVeemon through their link, 'If anything, he's matching my strength, and I'm hardly holding anything back.'
'Something is different about him,' responded Davis, 'Even IF has your form, he's not mindless like the others.'
"Don't tell me you haven't figured it out yet!" spoke BlackExVeemon, shocking them, BlackExVeemon took that advantage to use his tail to knock ExVeemon back, "My mistress wouldn't have chosen me if I wasn't strong enough to destroy you! VEE-LASER!"
"VEE-LASER!" countered ExVeemon.
The blasts collided, blinding even Davis. When the bright glow died down, they were at it again.
"You won't win against me, and do you know why?" asked BlackExVeemon, "It's because I'm not just a mindless drone! I'm made from two Control Spires, and my power is double that of any Champion!"
This only made ExVeemon smirk.
'He's similar to BlackWarGreymon, having a mind of his own. Let's show him the truth.'
"Take it to him, ExVeemon!" shouted Davis.
"Well," said ExVeemon, "That just means I can go all out!"
ExVeemon suddenly disappeared. BlackExVeemon looked behind him, only to receive a Vee Punch in the Face.
(AN7)
BlackExVeemon quickly recovered, and turned around to catch a kick that was gunning for his head. ExVeemon twisted himself around, slapping BlackExVeemon in the face with his tail, forcing him to let go of his foot. BlackExVeemon brought his foot around for another Vee Kick, only to be met by a Vee Punch. ExVeemon brought his other fist around, and connected with BlackExVeemon's exposed chest, sending him down to the ground. ExVeemon dived-bombed BlackExVeemon, causing smoke to go everywhere from the explosion that took place.
Davis rushed forward, determined to check on his friend, ignoring the feeling in his heart, connected to the Power of Miracles.
(AN8)
When the smoke cleared, two Veemons were still trying to battle but it ended up as a Wrestling Match.
"Veemon!" called out Davis, trying to get his partner's attention.
"What!" answered both Veemons, stopping their 'match' for a moment.
"Oh great," said Davis, looking for the TV nearby, "Let's just get you guys back."
Upon spotting the TV, miraculously unharmed, he grabbed both and headed back to base, hoping to get his partner sorted out.
Davis could only sigh. After getting back to base, he immediately had both Veemons separated with the help of Ken. He mentally contacted his Veemon, just to keep them straight. He had Ken put the Control Spire Veemon down in the training room.
"What's this for!" said Veemon, "Why not destroy me, like every other Digimon of my kind you're going up against!"
Davis looked down at him, before smirking, "The fact that you have to ask should be answer enough."
"Guys, if Arukenimon's done this, then even I can't tell what her plan is, at least one of them," admitted Ken.
"It'll be fine," said Davis, "We'll let him cool off a few days, and then see what Arukenimon's got going on. We'll be ready for this. As long as we all stick together."
"Davis," spoke up Tai, who had thankfully finished his training before Davis returned, "How are we going to train, while that Veemon is down there?"
"I've got that covered," replied Davis, "Just let Matt, Izzy, and Joe know that they'll need to get in on this too, even if their busy."
"Let's just get home," said TK, "It's getting close to dinner, and we need to get back."
"Until tomorrow," said Ken, opening the portal back to the Human World.
Everyone left to their homes, until Davis and Ken were left.
"So, anything you won't say in front of them?" asked Ken.
"I'm thinking BlackWarGreymon," said Davis, "If this Veemon is anything like BlackWarGreymon, then maybe there's hope for some Control Spire Digimon. But the next week will tell for sure."
With that, Davis and Ken left for their respective homes.
When Davis got home, Jun was waiting for him.
"Hey bro," said Jun, getting his attention.
"Hey Jun," replied Davis, "Everything alright?"
"It's cool," said Jun, "Anything happen?"
"Got another Digimon to work with," said Davis, "Things are trying to get out of hand, but the next week will be what happens to change the future."
She was furious. Arukenimon let out a frustrated yell, one that caused Mummymon to flinch in fear of what she would do. She wasn't upset about the Gorillamon; in fact she expected them to be destroyed. It was that stupid BlackExVeemon that had to mess things up. He was supposed to destroy Davis and Veemon, or die trying, not get captured. Now she had to find another way to destroy them, or at least him. That would require an attack on the base. She smirked; time to summon a new Digimon to the force.
The next morning, Davis got up extra early, and headed to the base by himself, to find that Ken was already up, and watching the Veemon in the Training Room.
"Anything?" asked Davis, as he and Veemon walked up.
"Nope," said Ken, "Had Wormmon watch all night, and nothing good. Just muttering about why he is still alive and how long would it take for Arukenimon to destroy him."
"Alright," replied Davis, "I'll take over for now. Head back home and get ready for school. We'll need to devise a plan for Christmas."
"Sure thing," said Ken, as he left.
Davis took a moment to steel himself for the confrontation, as he watched as the Veemon he captured simply resorted to knocking head against the walls, trying to find a weak point, or gain enough energy to Digivolve again, before heading down to the room. Upon reaching the door, Veemon turned around and glared at his captor.
"Just finish me off already!" demanded Veemon.
"That wouldn't be prudent to my plan," countered Davis, throwing Veemon off, "If you talk, I can spare you, or you can not talk, and we can take all day. Either way, I'm going to have my day busy."
"I'm not going to say anything!" said Veemon, charging in with a Vee-Headbutt.
Davis got a focused look in his eyes and he held out his hands and stopped Veemon before he could do any damage. He focused on his Power of Miracles, and connected with the Veemon in a manner not unlike the one he has with his Veemon. It wasn't easy, but a link was formed, and Davis could hear Arukenimon's voice, or at least a few words here and there as she revealed bits of her plan to her pawn.
'…When we get rid of the Child of Miracles, the Master will be pleased!…'
'…The Master is starting to get impatient! If that boy isn't taken out of the picture before new years, Master's plan will be ruined…'
'…My darling, just say the word and I'll take care of that boy myself.' 'Do that, and you'll be destroyed, or did you forget what happened with Diaboromon's plan using Cherubimon…'
That one surprised him. But he shouldn't be. After all, Veemon did tell him three years ago that any powerful Digimon would be aware of his power. Maybe they found out about Diaboromon from Myotismon. It was possible.
"You should know that connection is a two-way street!" replied Veemon, gaining power from Davis.
Davis let go of the connection, but Veemon already had what he needed.
"You won't defeat my mistress!" said Veemon, evolving back into BlackExVeemon, "And thanks to that power boost, I now know where you are most vulnerable, and my mistress will destroy that which you will protect!"
Davis scrambled backwards, trying to get back through the door. He barely made it before the door shut, locking BlackExVeemon in. BlackExVeemon merely smirked as he closed his eyes, relaying his message to his mistress.
(AN9)
Davis ran back to the portal, and opened a link to Tai and Kari's house, hoping to get there before Arukenimon attacked Kari while in the real world.
Veemon woke up to find that Davis had already left. That wasn't surprising, as Davis had done that before, years into the future when he needed to get to the restaurant early to get a few things fixed up, or ordered for the day. However, shortly after getting ready for the day, he felt something entering the real world, something that shouldn't be. Reacting on his instincts, he quickly headed to Jun's room. Jun, who was getting ready to meet Matt downstairs for a ride to High School, was shocked as Veemon flew into her room like a banshee, grabbing her and Kapurimon before jumping out her window. Not a moment too soon, because as soon as Veemon cleared the window, the entire apartment exploded in a resounding BOOM!
"Oh crap!" said Veemon, forgetting one slight problem. He was in his rookie form, and holding onto a teenage girl who was bigger than him; this was gonna hurt.
CRASH!
"Ouch," said Veemon, feeling that he was indeed right..
Luckily, they landed in the garbage dump behind their apartment. All three of them looked up to see snow and ice fall down from the wreckage.
"I don't know whether to be glad my parents already left for work an hour ago, or be mad you ruined my outfit for school," commented Jun as she got out of the dumpster.
"Try 'Thank you for saving my life.' Now, let's run for our lives while we try to find out WHO'S ATTACKING US!" said Veemon, getting out, grabbing Jun's hand, and running away from the icicle landing where they were just seconds ago.
Kapurimon Digivolved to…
Hagurumon!
"Gear Rollers!" he shouted, as he plowed into Hyogamon, forcing him back.
Meanwhile, Fugamon got around front and blocked them off.
"V-Headbutt!" shouted Veemon, knocking the Champion Digimon down, "Let's go!"
The three of them continued running, while Fugamon and Hyogamon got back up, after recovering first, before following them.
Meanwhile, Davis had managed to get Tai and Kari, along with Gatomon out of the apartment, only to find an Ogremon before them.
"Oh no," said Tai, "What's Ogremon doing here!"
"It can't be the same one, can it?" asked Kari, as Gatomon stayed behind to battle Ogremon as they left.
"Mind explaining that to me?" questioned Davis as they got out of the apartment complex, to see Gatomon and Ogremon battle it out right in front of them.
"After defeating Etemon," explained Tai, "I returned home to before I went to the Digital World for the first time, but after I had left for Camp. Kari was here and we had to battle an Ogremon that showed up. I returned to the Digital World with Agumon, but had to leave Kari here."
"One things for sure," replied Davis, "That's no Ogremon!"
Gatomon managed to knock off a few pieces of Ogremon's shoulder, revealing black metal underneath.
'Veemon!' called out Davis, before noticing him running out with Jun and Hagurumon closely following.
"Right here, Davis!" shouted Veemon, as he went to help Gatomon, knocking back Ogremon with V-Headbutt.
"Thanks," said Gatomon, turning and launching a Lightning Paw at Fugamon, sending him back into Hyogamon, "Ready to take them down?"
"Right with ya," replied Veemon, as he and Hagurumon joined her.
"Got a plan, Davis?" asked Tai.
"One second," said Davis, getting a good look at all three of them, before giving his D-Terminal to Kari, "Take care of Hyogamon, I've got Fugamon."
"Then, here," replied Kari, giving Davis her Terminal, "Fair trade."
"Thanks," said Davis, smiling.
"What about me?" asked Jun.
"You've got this, sis," replied Davis, before he and Kari held up their Digivices.
"DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!"
Veemon Armor-Digivolve to…
Gatomon Armor-Digivolve to…
"Gargoylemon!"
"Lynxmon!"
"Here we go," said Jun, focusing her power into her Digivice.
Hagurumon Digivolve to…
"Guardromon!"
"Take 'em!" shouted Davis.
"Howling Buster!" shouted Lynxmon, shooting a torrent of flames at Hyogamon.
"Snow Barrier!" countered Hyogamon, bringing up a wall of snow to absorb the hit, unfortunately blinding him to Lynxmon's movements until it was too late.
"Wild Nail Claws!" called out Lynxmon, burying her flaming claws into Hyogamon, destroying him bit by bit until nothing but debris was left.
"Evil Hurricane!" shouted Fugamon, sending strong winds at Gargoylemon, forcing Gargoylemon to keep his distance.
"I'm not going down that easily," said Gargoylemon, flapping his wings harder, "Freezing Wing!"
White Energy glowed around Gargoylemon, before he launched the energy, as it separated and changed into solid forms.
"Heavy Stick!" cried out Fugamon, using his club to knock away the statues.
"Time for some chaos," said Gargoylemon, his white energy changing into black, "Statue Bomber!"
Gargoylemon separated into three, and each launched himself into Fugamon, smashing him into the ground, and destroying him.
"Guardian Barrage," shouted Guardromon.
"Pummel Whack!" countered Ogremon, destroying the missiles, "Bone Club!"
Ogremon leaped into the air, intending on slamming down into Guardromon, but Guardromon used the boosters on his back to avoid the hit.
"Warning Laser!" called out Guardromon, shooting a beam from his eyes and forcing Ogremon back.
Ogremon noticed his comrades destroyed, and smirked.
"My turn!" said Ogremon, gathering the data of his fallen brothers, "Ogremon Dark-Digivolve to…
"ShadowWereGarurumon!" shouted ShadowWereGarurumon, "Shadow Claw!"
ShadowWereGarurumon attacked Guardromon before he could make a move, and caused him to crash onto the ground.
"Not so fast!" shouted Gargoylemon and Lynxmon.
"Garuru Kick!"
The black energy blade launched from ShadowWereGarurumon knocked both of the Armor Digimon down in an explosion.
"He's even stronger than BlackExVeemon," muttered Davis, before turning to Jun, "There's only one way we can defeat him."
"But is she ready yet?" asked Tai, worried that if this failed they could very well lose this battle, and their partners.
"There's only one way to find out!" said Jun, feeling her confidence rise with Davis's support. She also remembered her Virtue was Loyalty, and how it helped them out against Kerpymon, "Guardromon! DIGIVOLVE!"
Ken sighed in frustration. He knew he should have stayed behind, but no, he had to leave Davis ALONE with the other Veemon. Now, not only did he escape, he also made the base crash long enough for ANOTHER Control Spire Digimon to attack the base. He couldn't help but laugh an sweatdrop at the fact that it was Okuwamon all over again.
"Where's Davis when you need him?" asked Ken.
"I can only hold him off for so long!" exclaimed Stingmon, as he deflected another one of Okuwamon's attacks.
BlackExVeemon wasn't doing much better, as he had become the target of Okuwamon's original attack, and had reluctantly decided to battle alongside Stingmon, for now.
'DAVIS!' yelled Ken in his mind, hoping that their link as DNA partners could reach him.
"Dude!" shouted a familiar voice, "Not so loud! I'm right here!"
Ken turned and was shocked at what he was seeing.
"Guardromon Digivolve to…
"Andromon!"
Andromon blocked ShadowWereGarurumon's claws with his armored arms, before launching him back.
"Lightning Blade!" shouted Andromon, sending a blade of electric energy at ShadowWereGarurumon.
"Garuru Kick!" shouted ShadowWereGarurumon, countering the blade of energy with his own. He got his bearings back and launched himself at Andromon, "Shadow Claw!"
"Gatling Attack!" called out Andromon, launching his missiles at ShadowWereGarurumon, destroying him.
"That rocked!" shouted Davis, praising Jun's partner, and causing Jun to blush.
"So Davis," said Tai, turning to him as Veemon and Gatomon got up and recovered their strength, "Any idea how this happened?"
Davis rubbed his head sheepishly, "Sorry, my bad. I kinda let that Veemon get a bit of my power and he managed to contact Arukenimon, which allowed her to know who to attack to catch me off guard, or something."
"Or maybe," said Tai, "She wanted you out of the Digital World for a reason."
"THE BASE!" shouted Davis and Kari at the same time.
"Let's get back there," said Jun, before the seven of them headed back to the Kamiya apartment.
When the got to the base, they found it crashed into the sand, not far from where Magnamon had battled Kimeramon. They exited the base, only for Davis to clutch his head.
'DAVIS!' shouted Ken in his head.
Davis just looked at Ken, who was concentrating on the battle at hand.
"DUDE!" said Davis, causing Ken to turn in surprise, "Not so loud. I'm right here, man."
"Andromon, help them out!" called out Jun.
"On it," said Andromon, moving to attack Okuwamon.
"Veemon, get in there!" added Davis.
"Give me a second," said Veemon, racing off as well, "Veemon Digivolve to…
"ExVeemon," shouted ExVeemon, taking to the sky and knocking Okuwamon into a Lightning Blade by Andromon.
"Stingmon, everything alright?" asked ExVeemon.
"You mean OTHER than Davis messing up, again, and having to wait on you, again?" replied Stingmon, as if this was a common occurrence, "Everything's just peachy."
"Hey! I was trying to keep Jun and Andromon alive, and maybe not mess up the future any more!" countered ExVeemon, as he fired a Vee-Laser at Okuwamon, who was distracted by BlackExVeemon.
"Seriously? And if Davis hadn't tried to do something by himself, again," countered Stingmon, "You would be here sooner and everyone else safe and sound, mostly."
"HEY!" shouted Davis, getting their attention for a second, "STOP TALKING LIKE I'M NOT HERE!"
"But they do have a point," said Ken, causing Tai, Jun, and Kari to snicker, "You've really got to stop trying to work by yourself. It doesn't end well all the time."
"Well, EXCUSE ME for trying to take some responsibility here!" replied Davis, getting in Ken's face, "Just because you book smart doesn't mean you know everything!"
"Just because you're the leader doesn't mean you can make decisions without consulting anyone!"
"I'm only trying to help!" said Davis, finally backing off, closing his eyes as he tensed up, fighting back tears, "If I don't HAVE to involve my problems, and my mistakes with them, then I can handle it no matter the outcome."
"You think WE want you to deal with our problems," spoke up Kari, "Just because it's not our problem doesn't mean it's not our business. We're a team. If it affects the Digital World, it affects the Real World, and if it affects one of us, then it affects all of us."
"She's right, bro," said Jun, "You can't just not involve us in something this big. How many times does it take before it penetrates that thick skull of yours that we can do better together!"
'We're a team, Davis,' said Ken, 'Let's not stop now!'
'Right,' replied Davis, sighing, as much as he wanted to otherwise, if he's going to keep the team together, he's gotta keep it together with his actions, 'Let's do it partner!'
"Stingmon, go for it!" shouted ExVeemon, but something else happened instead.
As ExVeemon and Stingmon flew towards each other, BlackExVeemon was blasted back by a Double Scissor Claw from Okuwamon, getting in between them.
"UH-OH!" shouted Davis and Ken together.
Stingmon…
BlackExVeemon…
DNA-Digivolve to…
"Dinobeemon!" shouted the new DNA Digimon.
ExVeemon could only blink as Dinobeemon flew beside him.
"You want to try that again!" he shouted to his partner.
"I say: GO WITH IT!" replied back Davis, as Dinobeemon started his attack.
"Masquerade!" shouted Dinobeemon, confusing Okuwamon.
"Vee-Laser!" shouted ExVeemon at max power, knocking back Okuwamon into the sand, parts of his face and legs falling off to reveal the Control Spire skin underneath, "I need something more."
'What to do?' wondered Davis, wanting something to happen.
He remembered the time against MaloMyotismon that was rapidly approaching in just a few months. He was able to get both Imperialdramon to show up, with Veemon and Wormmon in control of one each, for a time.
'That might work,' thought Davis, focusing his Power of Miracles into ExVeemon again, 'ExVeemon, let's try something new!'
The only question, will it work?
(Chapter End)
There are so many things I want to cover about this.
First and Foremost: Due to viewing the number of reviews I have gotten during this fic, I will not be updating again, or even think about updating again until I at least have ten reviews, at least for this chapter. If I get them within a week, I won't update because I need to work on other fic(s) before returning to this one.
That being said: please review if you want more of this fic!
On another note, the reason that this took so long was because of writer's block. But I've gotten enough of it chipped away to bring you this.
I've got about half-a-dozen plans in the works right now, and I'm trying to work them in as I go.
Dx: Wow, and I actually tried to encourage you. WHAT HORROR HAVE I UNLEASHED?
LR: That… is actually a good question.
Jenny: Well, at least you can get back to my fic now, right?
RDF1: Maybe eventually.
Author Notes, GO!
AN1: Something I wanted to showcase: The extent of the abilities of Gorillamon. That, and I don't know why, but I like seeing Gorillamon destroyed, I think.
AN2: I had Ken upgrade his system
AN3: Standard Digivolution scene. No matter where anyone/everyone is, the Digivolution is the same, like they were next to each other anyways.
AN4: I wanted TK there for the sole reason of Elecmon's return, at least in a one-shot. Kinda reminds you of that episode where young TK finds Primary Village. Now, he's older, more experienced, and more powerful.
AN5: (deadpans) Yes; that is an attack. Look it up on Digimon Wikia and see it for yourself.
AN6: Couldn't think of a better explanation. Seriously, how do you stop an suddenly active Volcano and just walk away without doing anything more about it!
AN7: For some reason, I find myself remembering Goku punching Jeice for this scene. I commend TeamFourStar for utilizing it to the fullest humor it could be.
AN8: Again, something that's a setup for later, you'll find out soon enough. That being said, isn't it stupid for Davis to be running TOWARDS an explosion? Oh well, he isn't known for being the smartest leader, is he?
AN9: Something I added so it could make at least a little bit of sense that Arukenimon would know who to attack specifically. For all the good it did him! LOL!
Well, I think that's it.
Please review if you want this to continue, if not, those that do be patient until I get at least ten reviews for this chapter.
Later,
RDF1