Author's Note: Hey, everyone! Welcome to another weekly chapter of Digital/Extra! And also, welcome to any new readers joining us on this chapter's release! On news of Fate/Grand Order, I now have Hakuno-chan's (Moon Cell School Uniform) outfit! Also, choose Nero's Craft Essence and the Fate/Extella Craft Essence that came along with it!
IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE: Also, it seems people are asking again if any Servants will be joining later in the story. I must stress that I will not be adding any more Servants. The cast is already big and it is hard to keep up with so many characters at once. I've reached my limit as a writer and if I added anymore as Hakuno's Servants my writing quality would degrade. Not only that, but Hakuno can barely handle three Servants! She wouldn't survive having anymore because she'll die of prana exhaustion!
As for Servants as villains, I've yet to decide. This is the Digital World, not the Nasuverse, and I want to keep the antagonists from the Digiverse. (Doesn't mean I won't add new villains, they'll just be based off the Digiverse.)
Thank you for understanding. *bows*
SonicDude8: Read above.
Eternal Lancer: Read above. Thanks for the compliment!
Demons Anarchy of Pride: Read above.
No Fanfic No Life: It seems you haven't watched 02 in a long time then!
Student: The Armor Digi-Eggs are used for Armor Digivolutions by the DigiDestined. The Digi-Eggs already in their grasp prior to Hakuno's arrival is Light, Hope, Courage, Knowledge, Love. They also obtained Sincerity off screen, and recently got Friendship. The only Digi-Eggs left to find are Reliability and 'Kindness'. Sorry to burst your theory bubble!
Titan616: Yep! She's fun!
ENDDRAGON369: I was a fool! I thought the power of friendship would prevail! But it turns out it was the power of grinding stats that helped instead!
Blarg7865: If this was to be a 3-way crossover, the third series I could have added would probably be Cardcaptor Sakura (Would bring a unique twist.) Otherwise, this story might have been a Fate/Extra x Digimon Frontier story.
KRP: That's for the help! I'll be sure to try and catch myself a bit more in the future.
Pokemonever1994: Lol, Pokemon name, DBZ pic, digimon review. Do you like all three? JUST LIKE ME! Anyway, insight is always good for some character development!
Lander Blazer: Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad that you and so many others are enjoying Digital Extra!
Enjoy the chapter everybody! Live or die by the sword! What power lies in your hands? Dancing flames, decaying earth, withered ocean!
Digital/Extra
Chapter 35: The Oil Platform in a Land of Towers
There were many places in the Digital World that reminded Hakuno Kishinami that while it was virtual realm, it still carried over quite a large influence from the Real World. The Digital Human, however, carried a special place in her memory for a certain environment; that being the ocean. It was the ocean that the Holy Grail War had mostly taken place in, under the sea in what would be the watery grave of many Masters and Servants alike battling for wishes they desired to have granted.
So, while Hakuno viewed the ocean as beautiful, she held resentment for it. She knew logically that the oceans of the Digital and Real Worlds were not at fault for SERAPH's, that being the program the Moon Cell created to manage the Grail War, choice for the Arena designs. But… Even still the small negative emotional attachment had lodged itself into the magus's mind.
There was also a single worry that Hakuno had.
She couldn't swim.
It appeared that her real counterpart she was based off never learned how to swim, even her fake student memories didn't have such knowledge. The Holy Grail War had taken place underwater, yes, but it had just been exterior designing, an illusion. You could walk, run, and breathe as though you were on land while exploring the Arena floor.
As long as they didn't have to go into the water, she reasoned she would be fine.
"You're right, Hakuno," Hikari spoke to her, carrying a pink-hued D-3 in her right hand. "The Digi-Egg is in, or nearby, the Oil Platform."
"Nice guess!" Daisuke commented on Hakuno's previous observation.
"Thanks, Davis," Hakuno replied simply.
"What we waiting for?" Cody questioned before beginning to run off. "Let's go find that Digi-Egg."
Hakuno wanted to stop Cody, but the boy was running off too fast. "Caster, stop him." She told her Servant.
"As you say!" Tamano No Mae leaped a far distance from Hakuno to right in front of Cody before the boy could make his first step onto the bridge that led towards the Oil Platform. "Stop right there!"
Cody halted his movements, and looked to Caster in confusion, Armadillomon caught up with his partner and also glanced in confusion.
"Why the stop?" The digimon questioned.
The fox Heroic Spirit had a cheerful smile on her face, before placing a hand outstretched and wiggling her index finger side to side. "You can't just charge into someplace! That'll bring you to death on the spot!" She didn't relent in her words, truthful and harsh as they were she said it in a jolly manner that didn't have any ill intent.
Hakuno walked up to Cody, the other DigiDestined were also a bit confused at the fact that the Digital Human ordered her Servant to stop the boy.
"Cody, I'm a bit ignorant about Digi-Eggs," Hakuno began. "But during the fight against Asuramon, the Digi-Egg arrived in the midst of danger. Is that true for all the ones you found beforehand?" She asked out of curiosity, but also with a tone that implied personal experience in matters concerning such traps.
She had dealt with many dangerous areas, traps, and opponents while searching for the Triggers, objects required to enter the next round in the Grail War, who's to say it might not be a similar case here?
Takeru spoke, "She's got a point, Cody," the boy said. "Nearly every Digi-Egg we found has always brought some sort of trouble before or after we have it."
Hakuno turned towards the rest of the DigiDestined, "If you guys can locate them with your D-3s," She said, "Then why can't the Digimon Emperor do the same?"
The DigiDestined suddenly all made an expression like they had never thought about that possibility before.
"Man," Daisuke said, "That makes a lot of sense now."
Yolei nodded in agreement, her arms crossed, "It would explain why Ken always had Digimon nearby to fight us."
"Even then," Hikari replied, "He wouldn't be able to lift a Digi-Egg unless it belonged to him. So the only thing he could do would be to guard it."
"That would mean traps," Gatomon, Hikari's Digimon partner, stated.
Patamon hovered above, "We could split up, someone search while another watches."
"Good idea, Patamon," Takeru complimented.
The Fox Heroic Spirit enveloped her arms around her Master, holding the magus girl in a tight, yet careful loving hold. Caster may not be the strongest Servant in terms of strength, but she was still a Servant. If she carelessly held her Master, it would hurt Hakuno.
"Then my husband and I shall stand watch! You DigiDestined can go ahead while I spend some quality time with her!" Caster exclaimed.
"Actually I want to go," Hakuno stated.
"Eh?" Caster said in mild shock. "But Master! It's filthy in there! Think of my luscious tail fur that would get dirty!"
The Digital Human merely stared at Caster as if the magus girl didn't understand the Servant's words, before turning around.
"Master? Master!" Caster exclaimed, "Don't ignore meeee!" She trailed off.
The Digidestined looked to each other, unsure what to make of this odd relationship between Hakuno Kishinami and Caster.
"Veemon and I will stay behind then," Daisuke volunteered.
"We will?" Veemon questioned in surprise.
"I'll join you, Davis," Takeru said.
"I'll watch from above!" Patamon commented.
Yolei adjusted her glasses, "That makes Hawkmon, me, Hikari, Gatomon, Cody, Armadillomon, and finally Hakuno and Caster heading to get the Digi-Egg," She said.
"Actually I'll stay behind too," Hikari said. "Someone has to watch these two." She pointed a thumb towards Daisuke and Takeru.
"You got that right, they are knuckleheads," Gatomon said.
"Hey!" The four retort.
Hakuno smiled at the joke, "Then you are ready?" She asked Cody and Yolei.
"About as ready as can be!" Yolei exclaimed, "Let's try not to rush in there."
Hawkmon nodded in agreement with his partner, "That would be unwise."
"So if something goes wrong," Hikari said, "We'll be right here."
"Right here ready to kick butt that is!" Daisuke clamped his fists together.
"We get it flame boy!" Caster remarked, referencing the flame decorative pattern on the boy's jacket. "Can we go now, Master?" She questioned impatiently.
The Digital Human nodded, then she, Caster, the two of the younger DigiDestined began walking across the bridge that connected the shoreline to the Oil Platform.
Within a dark room, illuminated only by the light of multiple screens, sat the Digimon Emperor. Ken Ichijoji, as he was called in the Real World, tore his attention away from his current pet project towards the observational data presented on the up most screen. The Digidestined were on the move once again, novice players barely worth his time as he plotted, but his main opponent stood alongside them in conversation.
Hakuno Kishinami seemed to have made allies with those kids, alone the children may not have been an issue, but it may be possible that Kishinami would redirect their plans to create problematic circumstances.
He decided to temporary stall his project and examine his possible forces in that region or the nearby areas.
The loss of Asuramon had been a devastating blow to his reign. It had taken considerable time and effort to catch the powerful digital monster unaware and capture with a Dark Ring, and even more resources to exchange that ring with a Dark Spiral. He had been distracted elsewhere during the battle with Asuramon, and so unable to direct him.
He had tried to track down where Asuramon had headed off to, but the cursed beast seemed to have vanished completely off the radar. Ideally, he wondered if perhaps Hakuno was responsible for that, it wouldn't be too surprising considering how much of a thorn she is becoming.
"Master, isn't that where you found that Digi-Egg?"
The Digimon Emperor calmed down slightly at the voice of his, albeit reluctantly admitted, most loyal subject. While Wormmon was useless in terms of combat, the digimon had been around him since the beginning and how he operated. Which did make him useful in assigning him to projects, he could also make a decent meal so that was acceptable too.
Inwardly he wondered why Wormmon helped calm his nerves, was it because he was his- No, ridiculous! Such thoughts were beyond him.
A tingling sensation, like a subtle needle made of dark energy, pricked at his mind before fading back again.
"Yes, it is. Megaseadramon is guarding that location, but with Hakuno around I doubt it would be enough," He replied. The Digidestined would defeat the sea dragon on their own given time, that he would sure of, but Hakuno's partners were experts in dealing with higher level creatures and would destroy the ultimates with more ease.
"What are you going to do then, master?" He questioned.
"If my foe believes that Digi-Egg to be of importance than I shall do my best to make it as inconvenient for her. This might be an opportunity to take her out of the game while she is using her weakest partner," The Emperor grinned, he didn't know why Hakuno switched out from using her strongest partner, the red-clad man, but he'll be sure utilizing it against her.
He clicked a few commands, glancing up at the screen to see the image, "Perfect."
Wormmon eyes the image, "You know the girl will beat them." The worm digimon had been curious about this girl that had caught the attention of his human partner so much. Who was Hakuno Kishinami to as grabbing Ken's attention in a way that even he had been ignored at times?
Ken Ichijoji pressed the button to initiate the order.
"I'm aware of that Wormmon, but she'll have to contend with both them and Megaseadramon and seeing how she's going to the Oil Platform, it will surely be difficult… Now, where was I?"
The inside interior of the Oil Platform had a rusty metallic look that Hakuno Kishinami couldn't say she has ever seen before. They had taken a stairway, a long one at that, down into the deeper levels of the construct. Hakuno had to admit she missed convenient transportation methods that SERAPH provided in the Holy Grail War, something akin to teleportation or Return Crystals would be handy in the Digital World.
Alas, such methods were lost to the Digital Human, though it was probably for the best. Hakuno never wanted to ever participate in such a cruel war like that ever again.
Though perhaps there was a way to create something akin to Return Crystals, if she was able to return to her Private Room from any point in the Digital World, that would be extremely helpful. As not only would provide an escape if she was ever pushed to that corner, but also not burden the DigiDestined.
She didn't want to rely on the DigiDestined, she shouldn't rely on anyone. Her Servants were the only exception to this rule. She had relied on her friends too much in the Moon Cell, and look where that has gotten them…
"Hey Cody, Hakuno's doing deep thinking again," Yolei commented.
The young boy glanced back at Hakuno, "Yeah, she is making that face."
Caster nodded, "It's quite the cute habit of hers, look at how her eyebrows just narrow in such concentration! Her eyes glittering in such intensity that you could almost see what she's thinking about! Oh, my husband, you are so great!" Caster wrapped Hakuno in her arms again, breaking the young magus' thought process.
"Huh? Caster?" Hakuno Kishinami questioned in confusion at the sudden affection.
"Don't mind me, Master! I'm getting my daily dose of cuddles!" The fox Heroic Spirit exclaimed joyfully.
"Didn't you already hug me?" Hakuno questioned again.
"She's got a point," Hawkmon commented.
"Point has been ignored, partner of my favorite Digidestined!" Caster replied.
"I'm your favorite still huh?" Yolei said a hint of pride.
"Yep, you brought me fried food, so that makes you the best! Right below my husband of course!" The overly positive Servant nudged her ears against Hakuno's head when she mentioned the girl.
Cody lifted up his D-3, "The Digi-Egg should be right around here…" He said as he, along with everybody else, arrived at the bottom most floor of the Oil Platform.
Yolei glanced around, "I don't see it… You think it might be hidden?"
Hakuno placed a hand on the steel pillar… Pipe? That stood foremost in the center of the construct. She switched on her magic circuits, channeling od and converting it to prana as she began to say the spellcraft.
"Code Cast: View Status," She said, the Digital Human expected results, but came out negative. Well, it was not too surprising, that particular Code Cast requires a specific target, it wasn't useful in analyzing a general area.
"Anything with your magic spells?" Yolei lightly joked.
"No, I don't think my Code Casts can help for this," Hakuno said as she stopped using her magic circuits on magecraft.
"Worth a shot," Cody commented. "Maybe it's-"
Suddenly, the entire place shook.
The gang of protagonists fell down on their knees, with the exception of Caster, as the Oil Platform shook from the sudden strike of force that impacted against it on the outside in the ocean. Hakuno Kishinami glanced upward to see a large indent of metal going into the room from its normal position, unfortunately destroying the stairway which looked to crumble apart at any minute.
"Move!" Cody yelled as he got up and hurried out of the way of the stairway, Hakuno, Yolei, and their partners all rushed just as the staircase collapsed and rubble fell to the floor, little to no clouds of dust picking up into the stale air.
"Our way out is busted!" Yolei exclaimed.
"That's not all, look outside!" Hawkmon said, pointing towards a circular window.
Hakuno turned her head towards to where the bird digimon pointed, the glass pane looked quite reinforced, surrounding by steel and matching bolts. But that wasn't what her attention was piqued on, for swimming with breakneck speeds was a massive sea serpent, larger than any living thing Hakuno had laid her eyes on.
"It's Megaseadramon!" Armadillomon announced.
"What level?" Hakuno questioned its strength.
Hawkmon replied, "Ultimate, we'll need the help of the others."
"Y-yeah!" Cody stuttered as he scrambled for his D-Terminal and began typing a message for help.
"We can get out of here with Halsemon," Yolei suggested.
"Incoming!" Armadillomon yelled.
"Ebidramon! And quite a few of them!" Cody seemed to recognize this digimon type.
Hakuno examined the Ebidramon, there were around four of them, they were like large red lobsters, with some features of a shrimp piled on in some parts of the body. It was an odd appearance, the face would even be considered a bit cute by some if it wasn't for the fact their eyes were glowing red via the influence of the dark rings tied to each Ebidramon's wrist.
Megaseadramon, on the other hand, is a long serpentine creature with red scales and a white underbelly. Its head was massive, golden-yellow in hue and carrying an oversized blade as a horn. Hakuno Kishinami had to double take on that, its horn was literally a blade, though seeing how Daisuke's partner have a digivolution with a similar feature like that it wasn't all too shocking.
"Master! Watch out!" Caster exclaimed, causing Hakuno to glance towards her direction quickly only for the entire place to once against shake, above a hole burst open from an Ebidramon's attack, allowing a current of ocean water to start flooding the room.
The Digital Human backed off away from the side of the room where the water was most predominant.
"This is bad… Bad…" Cody's voice seemed shaken, but Hakuno was more concerned for her own safety at this time.
"Darn it!" Yolei banged against something, and the magus turned to face what it was. "The Ebidramon's attack destroyed the shut off valve switch! We're getting out of here, Hawkmon!"
"Ready!" Hawkmon replied.
Yolei raised her D-3, "Digi-Armor Energize!"
A pink light shone, briefly illuminating the surroundings before Hawkmon's form was encased in it.
Digimental Evolution
"Hawkmon Digimental Shinka!"
The symbol of love appeared on Hawkmon's chest before the bright radiance traveled and changed the digimon into a more massive monster. A duo of metal winging forming into a helmet, long brown feathers traveling along the newly resized digimon, before the transformation finished with the light fading.
"Halsemon, Wings of Love!"
Yolei quickly climbed on top of her partner, she turned her attention back to the others, her hand making a motion for them to join.
"Come on, we need to get out of here!" Yolei exclaimed. "Forget the Digi-Egg for now, we can get it when we're not getting bombarded by enslaved digimon!"
"Yeah, this place is flooding!" Caster said as she rushed off and landed gracefully on top of Halsemon's metallic wings. "Let's go, Master!"
Hakuno nodded, Cody following suite with his partner, as they all ran, then trudged, through the climbing water levels, this place was beginning to flood quickly as the platform was breached and holes began to pile up in intensity. Hakuno helped Cody up, seeing how she was taller than the boy, while Cody helped his own partner on top. The Digital Human then climbed on to the backside of Halsemon.
"Hang up!" Halsemon spoke in a gritty tone before beginning to take flight and head up towards the surface exit.
Cody sighed in relief, "Thank goodness…"
"Good thinking," Hakuno praised Yolei's quick action.
"Thanks, I couldn't just stand there waiting for the water to fill up," Yolei said.
"We'll have to come back later for the egg," Armadillomon said, "Maybe with Gomamon's help."
Cody nodded to this, "Agreed on that, Joe will help us."
Then, a loud screeching noise as a blade belonging to Megaseadramon protruded suddenly from the side of Halsemon's position half way up the Oil Platform drill. With it, a blast of water shot out, slamming against Halsemon's side.
"Ahhhhhh!" The DigiDestined yelled in alarm.
"Master!" Caster exclaimed as she attempted and failed to grab hold of Hakuno.
"I'm falling!" Cody fell off Halsemon.
"Ah!" Hakuno briefly shouted as she also slipped off the digimon.
"Cody! I'm coming!" Armadillomon leaped off after his partner into the water.
"Halsemon, we need to go back!" Hakuno heard Yolei shout from above as the Digital Human, along with Cody and Armadillomon, plummeted back downwards.
"I can't, the water pressure from this hole is blocking the entrance, it's dangerous!"
"We can't leave my husband down there! We have a serious problem!"
Hakuno's hearing muted itself as she splashed downward, the water was already several meters deep, and the magus used her legs to push against the metal flooring in an effort to bring her back up to the water's surface. This succeeded, and she managed to gasp for air as she breached, but…
"Hakuno, you alright!?" Cody said, swimming in the water just fine.
"I-I can't!" Hakuno scrambled about, kicking wildly, her heart pumped in great speed within her chest as the emotion of fear once again crept into her.
"You can't- Hakuno, you can't swim!?" Cody shouted in alarm.
Hakuno gasped for air again as her body fell underneath the water surface once more...