Do you ever have a day where you know you have to get something done but you just do nothing instead? Yeah, I had a whole month like that! Anyway sorry for the long wait. I had a mixture of finals, a new semester starting, and writers block to deal with. Here's the next chapter.

I do not own Digimon…but I can still dream!

ABC=Talking

ABC=Thoughts

Chapter 13: Dances with Devils

The night air was crisp and chilly. The wind carried the ominous feelings of what had happened that night and what was to come. This would be a night full of betrayal, truth, and fear. However, the five warriors were oblivious to the events that had taken place earlier with their sixth comrade. They were all gathered at the school, also oblivious to the fact that it and they would be the next target.

The low rhythmic beat of music could be heard outside the school's gym walls. Couples were either just arriving or talking in groups out near the parking lot. A figure stood leaning on the railing of a flight of stairs. Kouji was waiting patiently for Zoë to arrive. Apparently Zoë's mother wasn't very keen on the idea of her daughter going to the dance by way of motorbike. Kouji was leaning with his back against the railing and his hands on the metal to support him. He was dressed simply but still looked formal. He wore a nice white dress shirt with a dark blue vest over it and the shirt was tucked neatly into his black pants. His head was leaned back and he had his eyes closed in a thoughtful pose. His instincts were making him tense. The ominous feeling he was getting was eating away at his very mind, but he kept trying to convince himself that it was nothing, that everything would be fine.

"Hey, you awake buddy?" a familiar enthusiastic voice broke Kouji of his trance. Kouji blinked a few times before they were fully open. He saw Takuya playfully waving his hand in front of his face. Leah was standing next to him with a smile on her face.

"Knock it off," Kouji said while pushing his hand away. Takuya chuckled slightly at his annoyed friend. Takuya was dressed in a maroon dress shirt under his unbuttoned black formal jacket that matched his black pants.

"Sorry, just making sure you were alive," Takuya said humorously, "Leah and I just got here, same with you?"

"Yeah, I got here a few minutes ago. I'm just for Zoë's mother to drop her off," Kouji explained.

"Her Mom wasn't keen on idea of picking her up with your motorbike?" Leah asked in a joking matter. She was dressed in a beautiful light blue dress that reached down to her ankles. Her red hair was curled and let down to fall nicely on her back.

"Pretty much, but it's okay, I don't mind waiting for her," Kouji said with a small smile.

"Looks like you won't have to wait anymore," Takuya stated while looking away from his friends. Kouji, confused a little at first, looked towards the direction Takuya was looking. Confusion was soon replaced by happiness as he saw Zoë exiting from her mother's car. Takuya led Leah inside the gym after giving Kouji a reassuring pat on the back. Kouji started to make his way towards Zoë. Zoë looked at him and wore a smile that matched his own.

"Hi, Kouji," Zoë said with a smile.

"Hey," Kouji gave his typical response. Truthfully he was nervous. She looked so beautiful. She was wearing a lovely lavender dress that flowed nicely down around her ankles. Her blond hair flowed down her back as usual. On her wrist was golden bracelet and she had diamond studs in each of her ears.

"Sorry I had to make you wait, but you my mother. How protective she is," Zoë said apologetically. Kouji chuckled softly.

"I do and it's alright, really. I didn't really wait that long," Kouji said. He saw Zoë's mother watching them from inside her car. She was smiling at the couple.

"You two have fun," Zoë's mother said with a warm smile.

"Okay mom," Zoë said while waving back at her. With that her mother drove off to leave the two.

"Come on," Kouji said after watching her mother leave, "I think the others are inside. We wouldn't want to keep them waiting any longer," he finished with an amusing smirk. Zoë smiled as she playfully pushed his arm.

"Okay then, let's go," she said to him. Kouji smiled as he put his arm around her shoulder. The two then walked towards the gym.

The inside of the gym was decorated to look its best. The walls were decorated with a multitude of streamers that fell nicely along the walls and off the ceiling. There were array of lights to illuminate the large dance floor, some being different colors. Music filled the room as both couples and singles occupied the dance floor. The music was coming from a DJ set up on a stage built specially for the dance. There were also small groups of students scattered around the room mingling with each other. Students were also talking with each other at small tables that were set up in specific areas of the room. At one such table sat Takuya, Leah, and Tommy who had come with a group of eighth graders. Tommy was dressed simply with a dark green dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and a pair of black slack to go with it.

"Party crashers?" Leah questioned while she and Takuya tried to contain their snickering.

"Yeah," Tommy responded also chuckling a bit, "I guess they want to just try and impress some of the high schoolers. I told them it wouldn't work; besides they're too chicken to try."

"Too bad, I really see you as a wild, party boy," Takuya joked. Tommy merely rolled his eyes.

"Yeah right," Tommy said shaking his head. Leah and Takuya only laughed some more. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Takuya saw Zoë and Kouji enter the gym. Takuya quickly waved them over. The two made their way over to the table.

"Hey guys," Zoë said in her usual enthusiastic voice.

"Hey, glad you made it. You look great," Leah said as Zoë and Kouji sat down at the table.

"Thanks," Zoë replied with a smile.

"So, Kouichi is at the lab right now right?" Tommy asked Kouji.

"Yeah, but it's alright," Kouji replied, "He's fine, plus he gets to spend the entire time with Anzu," he finishes with a sly smile.

"Well, that is good," Takuya said with a chuckle.

"Now why wasn't I invited over here?" an amused voice said from behind them. Everybody looked up to greet J.P. He, like all the other seniors there, was wearing a nice tuxedo. Unlike the others however, he left his black jacket unbuttoned and open revealing the white dress shirt underneath and he wasn't wearing a tie.

"We thought you were working with the staff," Zoë stated to her friend.

"Oh, I am," J.P replied, his face turned serious, "But that's not the only thing I'm doing tonight."

"Is this legendary warrior business?" Leah asked. J.P looked at her and nodded.

"You're sure you really want to get involved with this? You already know that what we do is dangerous," Takuya asked her with a look of concern. Leah shrugged at him.

"I'm already pretty used to it," Leah said with a reassuring smile. Takuya smiled back

"I guess you'd have to be seeing that you're dating our goofball leader," J.P said amusingly. Takuya smiled, but still gave J.P a slightly annoyed look.

"I'm kidding!" J.P exclaimed with a chuckle. His expression then turned serious, "but anyway, while I was walking around, I was also keeping an eye on a select few."

"Let me guess, the same select few we were talking about before," Kouji said as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms.

"Correct," J.P replied, "Look over there."

J.P shifted his eyes to a table in a far corner and the others followed suit. They immediately set their eyes upon the four people that were sitting there. Jaden, Renji and Mizuki were easily recognizable. There was also another figure sitting there wearing a hat to try and hide his face. Everyone quickly assumed him to be Lucas.

"What's wrong with them?" Leah questioned.

"We think they're involved with whoever has been attacking our world," Zoë explained.

"We've been keeping an eye on them to see if it's true," Tommy added.

"Oh," Leah said in understanding, "Well, why don't you guys just confront them?"

"It's not that simple," Kouji began, "Like we said, we aren't sure if they're involved or not. We can't just start up a conflict without reason."

Leah nodded in understanding. She then glanced over to Takuya. He was wearing the most serious face Leah had ever seen with him. Takuya continued his stare at the far table. Then Jaden turned slightly and stared back at him, as though he could feel someone watching him. The two locked eyes. An immediate feeling of distrust entered Takuya's eyes as he saw the hatred form in Jaden's. Jaden's eyes narrowed before he turned his gaze away. Takuya simply let out a heavy sigh.

"Keep on watching them, but do it non-conspicuously," Takuya told J.P, he nodded in understanding.

"Alright then," J.P said.

"I'll help you out," Tommy told him. J.P nodded at him and the two left the table. Takuya sighed once more and rubbed his eyes.

"You okay?" Leah asked him. Takuya mood immediately turned happy and playful when he spoke.

"Of course I am. Don't worry about it," Takuya said cheerfully. Leah smiled and shook her head at him. "Come on, let's just forget about all that serious stuff and have some fun," Takuya said as he got up from the table. Leah also stood up.

"Alright," Leah said cheerfully, though she knew Takuya was just trying to ignore the problem for her, "Later guys," she said to Kouji and Zoë. The two smiled and nodded as they watched the couple leave.

"Takuya sure was quick to change the subject," Zoë stated blatantly. Kouji simply shrugged in response.

"He doesn't want to get Leah involved in all of this. All he wants is to protect her from the dangers we face. Truthfully, I don't blame him," Kouji explained to her. He heard her chuckle softly. Kouji turned to look at her and saw that she was wearing a sweet smile.

"He really does care about her, doesn't he," Zoë said softly.

"Well, it makes sense," Kouji began, his tone becoming soft. Zoë turned to face him, her green eyes meeting with his blue ones. "After all, there are those who would do anything to protect the ones they truly care about," Kouji finished with a kind smile. Zoë returned the gesture.

"Is that so," Zoë said quietly to him. The two stared quietly at each other. Zoë looked into his deep blue eyes. He was always known for being cold and distant with people ad it especially would show in his eyes. Now however, she was both surprised and pleased at just how kind and comforting they looked, and it was all for her.

Kouji glanced briefly to the side. He heard the music change to a nice, slow melody and he saw couples dance together out on the floor.

"Hey, you wanna dance?" Kouji asked as he stood up and extended his hand out for her to take. Zoë felt her heart begin to beat louder as she looked up and smiled at him.

"I'd love to," she finally said and took his hand.

The two waked out onto the dance floor. Kouji placed a hand right above Zoë's hip. He felt her tense slightly at the sudden contact, but she quickly relaxed. Kouji then took her hand in his free one and she placed her other hand on his shoulder. Soon they started swaying together in rhythmic dance. They appeared to be in perfect sync as they danced in tune with music. Zoë's nervousness began to rise as not only she felt Kouji gaze upon her, but also the gaze of a few girls on one side of the of the room; she recognized them as some of Kouji's fan-girls.

"You seem to be attracting some attention," Kouji stated to her. She looked back up at him. He had also glanced over to the girls, but returned his gaze to her.

"It's only I'm here dancing with you. I think they might be jealous of that," Zoë replied with a hint of humor.

"I don't think that the only reason," Kouji said to her in somewhat comforting tone. His hand then went down to hold both sides of her waist, pulling her closer to him. In response, Zoë placed both of her hand on his shoulders.

"You look really beautiful tonight," he said in a whisper so only she could hear him. Zoë felt the familiar heat return to her face at his words.

"Thank you," she said quietly as they continued to sway. Silence fell between them briefly. Zoë then glanced downward slightly and wore a small smile on her face. Kouji easily recognized the look.

"You're thinking about something," He stated to her causing her to look back up at him, still wearing the smile.

"How'd you guess?" Zoë asked amusingly.

"I know that look of yours well enough," Kouji replied, "You're probably thinking about the past. You've been doing that a lot lately."

"Yeah, well it's hard not to with all that's happened recently," Zoë stated back to him.

"Anything particular?" Kouji asked her with a raised brow. Zoë let out a small laugh then leaned in to rest her head against his chest.

"I don't know. I guess I've been thinking about us recently," Zoë said softly as she listened to the beat of his heart. Kouji didn't say anything, but she felt his hold on her tighten. "It's just that we've known each other for long time now."

"Five years," Kouji stated. She could feel his smooth voice reverberate in his chest.

"Yeah, I guess I was just thinking about how far we've come since then," Zoë said with a small chuckle, "I remember when we first met, you were so anti-social that it actually kinda pissed me off. Even when you did finally join our group, you still would go off and be on your own, away from the group, or you run off sometimes and leave us. There's also the fact that your attitude could've been better."

"Okay, I get it. I was jerk back then," Kouji said with a good-hearted chuckle.

"Yes, you were," Zoë continued as she looked back up at him, "But, even you may have acted that way, you always made it your duty to protect everyone. Even if it meant throwing yourself in harm's way. Like that time you protected me when Kumamon went berserk or when you took a blow from Duskmon."

"I just everyone to make it out of that world alive," Kouji stated seriously. He then let out a low laugh.

"Well, if were being honest here, I'll admit that you irritated me a bit back then," he said with slight amusement.

"Really?" Zoë said with a fake pout. Kouji just found cute the way she did it.

"You're overenthusiastic attitude would just get on my nerves at times. Probably because I wasn't used to having friends or any people around, especially not anyone so upbeat and peppy," Kouji explained in his usual monotone. Zoë was also laughing lightly at this.

"However," Kouji began, making Zoë fully attentive, "You always had the group's best intention in mind. Even when things were at its bleakest and it appeared we'd given up, you always tried to lift our spirits so that we could press on. You always seemed to find a way to brighten up the dark," Kouji finished gazing at her with what she could describe as an almost loving gaze. Zoë fell silent again. Even though the two had been friends for years now, growing closer during that time, but she has never heard Kouji say something like this before.

"I knew that we couldn't just give up when things got bad," Zoë explained, "That's why I kept up my chipper attitude, for everyone else's sake."

"I prefer it when you're happy. I hate to see you upset," Kouji stated, "When you would come to me after some asshole would break your heart or hurt you…I don't know…I just," Zoë could see the hints of anger building in his eyes. She could also feel his body stiffen at the thought. She placed a hand on his cheek. Though surprised at first, Kouji's body quickly relaxed at her soft touch.

"Why do you think I came to you all those times?" Zoë questioned as she gently stroked his cheek with her thumb, "though you don't always show it, you can be very kind and you would always be there to listen to and comfort me. I don't know what it is exactly, but something about was always able to heal my heart," she finished, looking directly into his deep blue eyes, feeling herself being drawn into them.

"It seems like things between us have changed a lot since we were kids," Kouji said as he leaned down to press his forehead against hers.

"Are those changes good or bad?" Zoë asked him innocently. She did well in hiding her nervousness; consider how close their faces were now. She could feel his warm breath on her face.

"Depends," Kouji replied in a whisper. The world around them seemingly disappeared. The only thing Kouji was focused now was this girl in his arms, this girl he knew he loved. They were so close at this moment. All he had to do was lean down and capture her lips with his. Then, as though his body was acting on its own for him, he felt himself leaning down to her at an agonizingly slow pace. Both of their eyes began to close as they waited for the impending contact. So close.

"Kouji! Takuya!" A voice called out in utter desperation.

The voice was loud enough to break the trance that Kouji and Zoë were in. the voice had also managed to silence the rest of the room around them. Kouji and Zoë quickly turned to see, to their utter shock, a very beaten looking Kouichi standing at the doorway with Anzu right next to him.

"Oh, my god," Zoë mumbled in shock at the sight of her beaten friend.

"Kouichi!" Kouji exclaimed a he looked at his brother. The two quickly ran over to the two. Takuya had also seen Kouichi and he, along with Leah, made their way over to their friend. Tommy and J.P had also heard him cry out and were also making their way over to him.

"What the hell happened to you?!" Kouji asked his brother when he finally reached him. He looked over is brother's body, seeing all the scratches and bruises from what looked like a brutal battle. He also saw a strange, large mark on the side of his brother's neck. He wasn't sure what that was from. Kouichi leaned against a wall to hold himself up, still feeling some pain from his previous experiences.

"Listen, we need to get everyone out of here now," Kouichi told his brother. The tone of his voice told Kouji that something serious was about to happen, but he still didn't know what.

"What does he mean?" Takuya said from behind Kouji. J.P, Tommy and Leah had also arrived at the scene. "Are we in danger or something?" Takuya asked, his voice also hinting with worry and desperation.

"I'm not sure," Kouji replied in his own worrying tone.

"Anzu, what happened?" Zoë asked the girl. J.P and tommy focused their attention towards Anzu while Takuya help Kouji out with his brother.

"It's Solomon, he and LadyDevimon attacked us at the lab," Anzu tried to explain, sounding very scared and worried.

"Wait a minute!" J.P interrupted her, "Solomon as in your grandfather's assistant! He did this?!"

"Yes," Anzu said as she nodded her head, her tone unchanging, "He's behind all of this. Now we think he's coming here."

"Dammit," J.P muttered. He remembered when first met the man. He remembered Kouichi first reactions to Solomon. He should've taken it as a warning.

"He's coming here," Tommy said in a worried tone, "He's coming for us, and he won't care who gets in his way."

"Kouichi's right Takuya," Leah said to him. Takuya turned to face her, "Everyone in trouble. We have to do something."

Takuya breathing was becoming heavy. He glanced around the room. Many other students were watching the scene before them. They were quietly mumbling to themselves, asking what was going on or what happened. Takuya didn't really know what to do. If the danger was really on its way here, he and the other would have to reveal their true nature to everyone, something they desperately tried to avoid. Even they did or didn't, everyone would still be in harm's way. Takuya frustration rose as he mentally cursed himself.

"So what happened here?" a calm sounding voice said. Takuya turned his gaze towards the voice. He saw that Jaden, as well as Renji, Mizuki, and Lucas, had stepped out of the crowd to approach the group. Takuya's expression was instantly filled with hatred and distrust while Jaden's was cold and stoic looking.

"You four," Kouichi began, glaring at Jaden and the others, "You four knew about this, didn't you. Tell the truth!" Kouichi exclaimed in full anger. Anzu and Kouji were able to successfully hold him back. Kouji could see the anger in his eyes. Kouichi was never known to be this angered or aggressive before.

"You should watch your brother Kouji. I think he's a bit delirious," Mizuki stated cockily. Now Kouji's anger was rising. He now understands his brother's anger, something was definitely wrong.

"My brother's far from delirious," Kouji replied coldly, "There always some reason for his actions. Maybe you should just tell us what you know."

"Why should we," Renji stated at the teen's request, "The way you all have been watching us the past week, I'm sure you know all you need to know," Renji final statement shocked the warriors. The four knew they were keeping an eye on them. They were only pretending not to notice. Were they just waiting till this very moment?

"We wouldn't have been watching you four if there wasn't a reason!" J.P exclaimed. Both sides no longer cared about the crowd of shocked onlookers watching them. Feelings of anger were rising between the two sides and there was an overwhelming feeling of tension building in the air. "You wouldn't be so defensive if you were hiding something!"

"Ha! That's a load crap coming you, Shibayama," Lucas stated aloud at his comment. He had a malicious smile plastered on his face, "Especially, since you six have been hiding some things from everyone as well!" Confused mumbles came from the crowd at his words.

"Yeah, why don't you guys tell everyone here? I bet their dying to hear it," Renji stated aloud as he looked around the room, at all the on looking students.

"Renji don't! You guys don't have to do this," Tommy begged the older teen. Renji simply scoffed at his words.

"Why not?!" Renji shouted at the crowd, "Doesn't everyone here have the right to know?!" Renji was shouting with full crazed anger lining his voice. Jaden then turned to look over the crowd of his peers.

"We've all heard about and seen the attacks by these monsters on our city," Jaden shouted angrily at the crowd. Everyone's ears were perked at this. True, an attack hasn't happened in a while; however it didn't deter people's interest in these monsters.

"If you really want to know what they are and where they came then ask them!" Jaden shouted as pointed towards takuya and the others, "They know everything about them, considering there the ones fighting them all the time!" Jaden finished. Gasps of shock and disbelief came from the crowd. Takuya's anger had risen to a point now where simply stand it anymore. He immediately ran towards Jaden and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, shocking his friends with his actions. Jaden didn't flinch at this, but instead glared menacingly at him.

"Stop this now," Takuya growled at him, teeth fully bared.

"Get your hands off of me," Jaden growled back in his own threatening tone.

"Don't you idiots understand what's at stake? Solomon's poisoned your minds with whatever power he has," Takuya desperately tried to explain to him. The words apparently didn't reach Jaden as he merely sneered at the teen. He then took his fist and collided it with Takuya's jaw. The punch was strong enough to make Takuya let go of his shirt and send him backwards. Luckily, Leah and Kouji were there to catch him before he hit the wall or ground.

"What's wrong with you?!" Leah shouted at Jaden as she helped Takuya stand.

"We were tired of the crap from you all. Solomon promised to give us anything we want if we helped him," Mizuki explained cold to the group.

"He's lying!" Zoë exclaimed desperately, "He doesn't care any of you! He's just using to get what he wants!"

"Heh, that's only according to you," Jaden said with a cocky smirk.

"You damn moron," Takuya said under his breath. Jaden could hear him though. His smirk was replaced with an annoyed sneer. Before he could do anything though, a bright light came from the stage, as well as a familiar large gust of wind. A portal was opening.

"Bout time," Lucas stated under his breath when he turned and saw the portal.

Screams of terrified teens filled the air as they watched the gateway to another world open up. The DJ had already leapt off of the stage in utter shock and fear at what was happening. As soon as the portal opened completely, swarms of black bats flew out to attack the crowd. Boyfriends shielded their girlfriends from the frenzy as the room was becoming nothing but utter chaos. Only twelve teens stood in place, unmoving. They waited until the swarm of black bats began to disappear, only to be replaced by the sound of wicked laughter.

"I do love a good party," LadyDevimon's voice called out as she stepped out of the portal following her earlier attack. She grinned wickedly at the terrified screams and shout coming from the teens as they gazed upon the she-devil. A few were now even trying to make their way to one of the exits.

"Honestly, must you be such an attention seeker?" Solomon's cool sounding voice questioned her as he followed her out of the portal.

"Solomon," Kouichi growled under his breath. He tried to move, to get closer to the evil man, but Anzu held him back.

"Please don't, you're already hurt. Let the others handle this," she pleaded with him in a soft whisper. Kouichi wanted to do something but he Anzu was right. He could only comply with his head hung low.

"Kimura, nice to see you made it," Solomon said with a sneer. Kouichi growled at his comment.

"Leave him alone. You're dealing with us now," Kouji stated angrily at the man. Solomon chuckled softly

"Yes, it is really a pleasure to properly meet all of the legendary warriors," Solomon said in his unwavering, cold tone, "And I see you've already been acquainted with my own warriors as well," he finished gesturing towards Jaden and the others.

"Other warriors?" Takuya questioned, and then realization hit him. He turned to face Jaden, "You didn't," he said seriously. Jaden merely flash a cocky smirk at him.

"You guys really didn't think we would go up against a bunch of super powered freaks without our own powers to back us up," Lucas stated cockily as he pulled out a D-Tector. The others also showed off their new toys to the warriors. Takuya anger was rising even more.

"No wonder they've acting so differently. Those spirits have been corrupted by Lucemon's power before," Takuya remember from his first experiences from the Digital World.

"You stole those spirits from the celestials," Zoë stated angrily as she faced the dark man. Solomon shrugged at her comment.

"It wasn't really that difficult. The rulers were easily overcome by myself and my soldiers. I especially remember how Seraphimon had so much faith in you six before he fell before me," Solomon said the last statement with a low chuckle.

"You bastard," Kouji snarled angrily at the man.

"We should continue discussing these matters, however it is a bit crowded in here," Solomon said as he glanced around the room seeing all of the other students fearfully staring at the man and his minion, "LadyDevimon," he said as he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

At her master's command, LadyDevimon launched another darkness wave attack into the crowd. The dark bats raced towards their terrified targets. The warriors could no longer sit back and watch this.

"No!" J.P shouted as lightning shot from his hand to destroy the bats. Zoë also joined in as she conjured a proactive wind barrier over the crowd. The bats were gone. J.P and Zoë also ceased their own attacks. The crowd was stunned at what happened, a little relieved, but still stunned.

"They really are those warriors from the news," they heard a random voice say from the crowd. The warrior didn't really want to reveal their true nature, at least not like this. They had no choice now.

"Finally, the truth comes out for everyone to see," Solomon said triumphantly, as though he had hoped that would happen. Takuya couldn't stand this man any longer.

"Leah," Takuya muttered to her. Leah looked over to her friend. She saw the angry fire in his eyes. It was the same as the time he fought those two dragons.

"Leah, you help Kouichi and Anzu. Get these people out of here," he said in a commanding tone.

"Takuya," she tried to speak, but she saw his eyes, how serious they looked. She could only comply. Takuya stepped forward slightly glaring at the man.

"Go ahead; show me your flames warrior!" Solomon exclaimed with a devilish grin.

"Takuya no! That's what he wants!" Kouji exclaimed as he reach out his hand to try and stop him. Takuya didn't listen, nor did he care. Flames consumed his fist and he shot a raging fireball at the man. Solomon stood still, still wearing his crazed grin. LadyDevimon and the four evil warriors looked almost scared as the fireball raced towards their master. Just as the fireball was about to reach him, Solomon extended his hand and stopped the flames. Flames shot past the man as he deflected it. Soon the flames ceased and Solomon stood there, still with his arm extended, wearing a confident smirk.

"Such power," Solomon stated aloud. Takuya was generally shocked by what just happened and the other stood by, with fear in their eyes.

"Now let me show you mine," Solomon said grinning even wider. Dark matter swirled in his palm, forming a ball of dark energy. He then threw it at the warriors. It collided with the ground in front of them with a large explosion. The five warriors were thrown back against the wall painfully. Kouichi, Anzu, and Leah watched with horror.

"Guys!" Kouichi cried out as he saw his friends collapse with pain. At least they were still conscious.

"Ooh, that's gotta hurt," Renji commented aloud at the sight.

"You four, enough dawdling. Get to work," Solomon stated to the four teen before him.

"Right," Jaden breathed out. He, along with the other raised their D-Tectors, ready to be used.

"Don't do it!" Takuya pleaded with them one last time. They didn't listen.

"SPIRIT SYNCHRONIZATION!"

Each slammed their devices against the newly formed data around their hands and underwent the experience of digivolving for the first time. Their muscle expanded and hardened for fighting. Their eyes changed from their natural colors into new colors. Once their transformations were complete, they stood there confidently much to the dismay of the legendary warriors.

Renji was covered in bronze colored armor with tribal looking designs engraved on them. In the center of his chest, the symbol of wood was carved into it. The armor covered his chest, shoulders, forearms, and lower body. The gloves on his hand had brass knuckles sewn into them. His eyes had turned into a dark brown color, like the color of mud. He also had an orange headband tied around his forehead. He had fused with the spirit of wood, Arbormon.

Lucas wore dark violet, spiked armor. It covers his torso and shoulders. His arm were uncover showing off the muscles of his arms. Dark brown combat pants covered his lower body with armored knee pads and steeled toed boots. His eyes were a dark green color and brown marking were painted under them. The symbol of earth adorned his belt buckle. He had fused with the spirit of Grumblemon.

Mizuki wore in beautiful sapphire armor that covered her upper chest, and lower half. Sapphire gauntlets covered her arms with bright red gems on each of her wrists. Her eyes had become just as red as the gems she wore and her brown hair was tied nicely into a ponytail that flowed along her back. The symbol of water was tattooed on her left shoulder. She now possessed the spirit of Ranamon.

Jaden could be passed off as a true knight. Emerald armor completely covered his upper and lower body. The only part of his body not covered by the magnificent armor was his head. A large reflective shield was strapped to his right arm. It looked like a mirror. His eyes had become grey in color, like the color of steel. Not surprising, the symbol of metal was engraved on his back. He had merged with the spirit of Mercuremon.

Takuya and the gang looked upon the four new warriors that stood before them.

"This outa be fun," Lucas said as he cracked his knuckles with an evil sneer.

"I don't consider myself a violent person, but yes this should be," Mizuki added with her own wicked grin. Jaden and Renji were also sneering in anticipation for the fight ahead.

"This is bad," Tommy stated to his friends, "What now?"

"We have no choice, we'll have to fight," Kouji replied begrudgingly. The other solemnly agreed to this. Solomon was also anticipating the clash, Eager to see how things would turn out.

"No, this has already gone too far," Takuya thought to himself. Then, almost hesitantly, he reached for his D-Tector.

I'm baaaaack. Okay, this is going to be a two-parter simply because it has been so long and you guys have been so patient with me. I'll get part two as soon as I possibly can.

Just so you guys know, I am in college. I am training to become a zookeeper actually. So what that entails is that I get work in a real, live, working zoo that is on my campus. As you can imagine it is very labor and time consuming, which it has taken so long to update. Life is hard, what can I say? Just wanted to give guys a reason for the delay so you don't just think I given up on this.

Anyways, I love you guys. You've been so patient with me and I hope the wait is worth it.

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