I hope you guys like this version of how Carbuncle was taken by the Iguion.
Carbuncle flies around the skies of the Galbadia continent cautiously. After the abduction of Alexander, the remaining Guardian Forces have gone to high alert. Now that they knew Edea was after them, they had to be ready for anything.
The ruby powered GF was flying over Deling City when the gem on his forehead began to glow. Carbuncle stopped his flying and concentrated to analyze why his ruby reacted. 'It seems that the sorceress is nearby…' He tried spinning around, facing different directions to try and pinpoint where the signal was coming from but the signal was constant.
In disappointment, Carbuncle hung his head down and that was when the ruby reacted strongly. 'Edea is in the city? That cannot be good…' Carbuncle stayed in the air, thinking of what to do. He was about to call the other GFs. 'Wait… If we rush in, it will get too much attention and we won't be able to get near her…'
Guardian Forces, respond! Carbuncle sent through their mindlink.
Go ahead, Carbuncle. Pandemona's gentle voice said. We're listening.
I have spotted Sorceress Edea. She is in Deling City.
She must be there to talk with the Galbadian President. Phoenix stated.
Alright, we'll be there in a minute. Pandemona spoke once more.
No! Sent the ruby GF. The other GFs raised one of their eyebrows. I'll survey her for a bit. I won't attack her yet but if by an hour, I haven't reported anything, come to Deling. A series of 'Yes' was his reply. With that, Carbuncle goes into Deling City.
Edea was walking through the arcade district in her normal human form. Carbuncle jumped over the buildings while keeping an eye on his target. It was convenient that he was small enough to not be detected by any humans.
Carbuncle followed the sorceress around town, passing the Galbadia Hotel then the station, the Gateway then stops at the Presidential Palace. Carbuncle stood on top of a lamp post in front of the Palace.
Edea stared at the Palace then walked towards the closed gates. Instead of stopping to open the gate, Edea used her skills to pass through the gate without damaging it. Once she was inside the compound, the sorceress changed her clothes into her black robe and headdress. She then proceeded to enter the building.
Carbuncle floated above the gate of the palace and looked around the compound. He then found Edea at the lobby of the palace with President Vinzer Deling. The gemstone GF quickly hid into a nearby tree and watches the interaction of the two inside. He couldn't hear, read their mind or their lips but Carbuncle knew that the President was making a big mistake by conversing with Edea.
Edea and Vinzer talked for minutes before they went their separate ways. Edea came out of the Presidential Palace and passed the gate in the same way she went in. Carbuncle followed her outside but was surprised that the sorceress was standing in the middle of the road, staring at him. "I know you have been following me." Edea stated.
Carbuncle suddenly felt fear grip him hard. "H-How long have you known?"
"Ever since you entered Deling City airspace." Edea turned around to look at the Gateway. "I deliberately let you find me and it looks like I succeeded." Edea turned around once more to face Carbuncle. The gemstone GF was silent but was glaring at the sorceress. Inside, however, Carbuncle was doing his best to contact the other Guardian Forces but he was having a tough time doing so.
"That won't work." Edea said and snapping Carbuncle out from his attempts. "I created a barrier around the city when you entered it. It can block your mental communication and at the same time, trapping you here. Even if you could contact your friends, time has stopped outside of this barrier." Edea chuckled at the horrified look the GF made.
"So that's how you trapped Alexander…." The little GF shook his head and glared at the sorceress once more. "Where is he!?" Carbucnle yelled. In response, Edea raised her right hand and on it was a glowing orb. The orb would sometimes release a pulse of light. At every pulse, Carbuncle sensed Alexander's life energy.
"Do not worry…" Edea reassured. "He is still fine. Besides, you will be joining him shortly."
Carbuncle rose up higher. "I would like to see you try! CRIMSON RAY!!!" Carbuncle raised his head up and his ruby lit up. He then pointed the jewel to Edea and a bright red beam of light shot out of the GF's head. Edea raised her right hand with the palm facing the beam. When the beam struck, it was spread out into smaller beams. The beams zipped through the air, destroying the first thing they touch.
"I believe it's my turn? Flare…" Edea said. An orange energy ball appeared in her hand and she threw it towards Carbuncle.
The gemstone GF expected the attack and pointed his ruby to the ball. The flare ball was absorbed by Carbuncle's ruby. "You're magic is of no use against me! REFLECT!!" Carbuncle shouted. The flare ball left the small creature and went back to the caster. Edea didn't make any move to avoid the orb. The orb exploded upon contact, cries of panic from the people in the city could be heard. When the smoke cleared, there wasn't anything left except for a crater on the street. Carbuncle growled at the sight. He knew this wasn't over yet.
It was then that he suddenly felt a presence to his right. He faced right and saw that Edea was standing in the middle of the road, ready to attack with a psychic shock. Edea attacked with an invisible force. The ruby on the GF flickered and when the shock came, a blue wall appeared in between the attack and its target. "Give it up! Even if you do attack me my surprise, I am the Guardian Force of Magic Barriers! You won't be able to hurt me!"
"Very well… Let us see if you can protect the other humans…" The sorceress spoke. With that, she levitated up and towards the arcade district.
"She can't mean…" Carbuncle rose up as well and followed the sorceress towards the busy part of the city.
Once Carbuncle was over the arcade, he saw numerous humans running away. On the ceiling of one of the shops, releasing psychic shocks to any human she see and using her magic to destroy cars and buildings.
"There's too many of them…" Carbuncle whispered to himself. He quickly thought of a plan and realized a way to counter Edea. Carbuncle's ruby lit up once more with great intensity, bathing the surroundings with crimson light. "MIGHTY GUARD!!" all of the humans in the arcade section had a sphere created around them. "There! That should keep her from attacking them…"
"Very clever." Edea said to Carbuncle. The gemstone GF glared at the sorceress and growled. "I commend you on thinking of a way to protect these insects."
"I won't let you harm them… You may destroy the buildings here but you won't lay a finger on the humans!" Carbuncle warned. With that, the two went at it again. Edea used her magic and attack but was blocked by Carbuncle's barriers. The latter used his magic and Crimson Ray but was blocked as well. More structures were destroyed from the bouncing attacks.
After numerous rounds, Edea spoke. "I have had enough of these foolish games. Now, let's see if you can protect yourself from this! ULTIMA!!" Suddenly, the surroundings disappeared.
Carbuncle quickly went into his defensive pose. "Damn… She knows I can't reflect an all enemy magic… But no matter…" The ruby on the GF's forehead began to shimmer and a pink sphere appeared around him.
"There… Dispel!!" Edea yelled.
The sphere around the GF started to crack then break into shards. "What!?" Having the barrier destroyed, the Ultima spell resumed. An orb of light appeared over Carbuncle. The orb grew and grew, absorbing energy from the surroundings. After absorbing energy, the orb exploded, causing heavy damage to the small GF. The surroundings came back after the explosion. Carbucnle crashed to the ground then tried to stand up once more. He looked up to Edea and so her smiling at him maliciously.
"Now that I can attack you properly, this will be over in a second." Edea stated.
The gemstone GF stood up and rose up into the air once more. "You just got lucky. I won't be beaten by you!"
With her new strategy, the sorceress continues her battle with Carbuncle and their battlefield was the whole city. Every time the GF conjures up a shield, Edea would just break it apart with Dispel and attack without giving the enemy the time to create another barrier. However, even without his protective spells, Carbuncle was proving to be a tough nut to crack. The smallest of the GFs was very nimble and managed to evade a lot of Edea's spells and attacks. Ultima and Tornado were the only ones he could not evade.
In the end, Carbuncle was defeated. Having no ability to counter Edea' dispel, he was defenseless against the damage. He has also exhausted himself from evading, attacking and usage of curative spells. The gemstone GF tried the sorceress' strategy and was able to dish out some damage but not enough to beat the sorceress.
The two was back on the intersection between the Gateway and Presidential Palace. This was the last place where they last fought; craters filled the area and burning trees, grass and cars where all over. Carbuncle was laying on the ground, trying his best to stand up but to no avail. In front of him, Edea watches the GF with amusement in her eyes. "You look so pitiful…" Edea laughed.
"S-Silence you…" The gemstone GF grunted.
Hearing the little one talk so weakly made the sorceress smile bigger. "I have to admit, you are strong. So you should be thankful… That I will absorb you as my own Guardian Force." Edea brought her right hand up so that the palm was hovering over Carbuncle's head. The GF tried to move away, knowing that if he meets Alexander inside Edea, the gemstone GF couldn't face his comrade.
As Edea was trying to absorb Carbuncle, electricity surged through her body, distracting her from the draw process. Edea tried once more but failed again but this time, Alexander's voice rang in her head. "I will not let you take any more of my brethren!"
The sorceress was released from Alexander's trap and stared at the GF in front of her. "I see… So I won't be able to absorb you… But my pets can…" Carbuncle was lifted into the air by Edea's magic. The small GF couldn't move a muscle or speak. He was then flung towards a gargoyle on the Gateway and disappeared. "There… You shall be imprisoned in that statue for all eternity!" Edea laughed.
The barrier around Deling City dispersed after the battle and the other GFs suddenly felt that Carbuncle's energy vanished.
They went towards Deling City and saw the city in shambles. They searched for any sign of their friend or the sorceress but there were no sign of them anywhere. With that, they just thought of the worst case scenario and vowed that they would get their revenge for Alexander and Carbuncle.
The update of this fanfic might turn irregular since I'm pretty busy and I'm also continuing my other fanfic, "Digimon Savers: Secrets of the Royal Base". I'll try to update this as much as possible. Earliest would be in a week.
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