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Digimon Tamers Crimson: Knights of Grim Episode 34: The Alphamon and the Omegamon...
Omnimon and Alphamon had landed on an island nearby the city, and surprisingly there was no one occupying it. The two had been circling each other, as though wondering when the other will strike. Imperialdramon watched the two circling each other... Remembering the days when they would spar with one another, before Alphamon had an encounter with Yggdrasil. "This saddens me... Once again, two friends have to fight one another. Only this time, there is no holding back between the two. No formalities, and no restraint on the destruction." Imperialdramon said, to the confusion of both Daisuke and Ken... Who didn't really know the history between Omnimon and Alphamon. Though judging from their partner's reaction, he seems very unsettled by this turn of events. "Mode Change..." Alphamon said before snapping his fingers and summoning his blade again. This time however, he sprouted wings from his armor and prepared to engage his former ally. "Alphamon, Ouryuken mode..." Omnimon then summoned his blade and looked back at his old friend...
Before they launched themselves into the air and struck each other's blades. This resulted in a catastrophic shockwave, that created a small crater in the ground below them. Most of the Digimon had to hold up their arms, in order to withstand the shockwaves produced by the two. However, KingShoutmon, ZekeGreymon and Imperialdramon merely stood and watched despite the shockwaves. Alphamon was using his blade to hold down Omnimon's, and was about to hit him with a blast from his hand... Only for Omnimon to immediately counter with the Garuru cannon. The resulting explosion didn't really damage Omnimon... though Alphamon's left hand was left quite ravaged. Ophanimon looked at Imperialdramon and asked "Why is this necessary? Why do those two need to fight?" Imperialdramon sighed and responded "Ophanimon... I've been around since the ancient days. Before the cataclysm, and before humans and Digimon were separate beings... But, when I forged the Royal Knights, it was for the sake of peace in the world. I had already lost one friend, and I didn't want to lose anymore..."
Seraphimon then turned to KingShoutmon and then said "I'm guessing you're not stepping in out of respect for your friend... Correct?" KingShoutmon nodded and responded "It's his fight. Not ours... If we chose to get involved, it would disgrace both of them. They are two of the most powerful knights, and they deserve this from us." Mimi and Koushiro were both confused as to why there are times when the Digimon's personalities come out of the merged forms, rather than the humans in question. Though, they deduced that maybe it switches between the human and Digimon at times. Sora was worried that Taichi and Yamato weren't going to beat Alphamon. She felt that all she could do, was pray... Just like years ago. It isn't like when Omnimon took on Diablomon, this was quite different. Alphamon then struck the ground with his blade, only for it to somehow get stuck in a rock. Omnimon saw this and decided to use a new tactic. "It's time to say your goodbyes old friend..." Omnimon said before making an infinity symbol with his hands...
And then pulled his hands to his side while charging up a beam of energy. Alphamon looked at this display, and realized that if he continued to pull at his blade he'll die. Alphamon then conjured up some dark energy in his damaged left hand, while his right continued to work on pulling out the sword. "OMEGA BLAST!" Omnimon said before firing the beam, only to hit a dark field of energy that caused an explosion... That scarred the entire island. Imperialdramon saw this, and realized that Omnimon had in fact missed his mark. "Damn... I should've guessed that Yggdrasil would prepare for this..." Imperialdramon said to himself, to the other's confusion. "Alphamon at the last second used a field of dark energy in order to protect himself. Therefore, the Omega blast would only lightly damage him. The others were quite shocked, and Hououmon asked "But how did he get this energy?" HerculesKabuterimon then snapped his fingers and said "Of course! It was after that whole incident with Huanglongmon! Yggdrasil had deleted him, and probably used his data in order to increase Alphamon's strength!" Rosemon, KingShoutmon and ZekeGreymon all drew a similar conclusion. Kiriha meanwhile, was still watching intently at the battle...
Back with Simon and co...
Grima had launched tendrils at Simon, who batted them away with Falchion. Though, unlike Jesmon... Simon wasn't going to back away from being surrounded by Grima's attacks. "So, you intend on attacking me head on?" Grima asked Simon who answered "Allow me to get within a few centimeters of you... And then we'll see!" Simon kept on batting back the tendrils, until Takato decided to intervene and strike Grima from behind. It ended up causing a huge gash to appear on his back, which for some reason didn't bother him. "You fool... My power has far outstretched the small potential an unawakened blade has..." Grima said before using his tendrils to restrain Takato. "TAKATO!" Simon screamed before launching himself at Grima, only to be restrained by similar tendrils. "You fools... Do you really think I would give it my all here, on this battlefield? No, I intend on breaking my host first." Grima said before approaching Simon, while ignoring Takato... Who was struggling against the tendrils. "Now then, let's see the status of that part in you..." Grima said before raising his right hand over Simon's left gauntlet... And then pulling it off, to reveal what appeared to be a glowing seed inside his hand.
"Ah... It's been slowly growing. Though, that Spiral energy keeps on suppressing it... Your whole body will soon become my newest host." Grima said examining the forearm to see that, the spiral energy within Simon has been heavily suppressing it. "What... What is this you bastard?!" Simon shouted to Grima who responded "The minute you touched my skeleton in the Digital World, there lied a remnant of my power. Though my first host had defeated me in the past, a lingering portion of my power remained for two millennia... Waiting for the right time, and the right host body to take over. And now, you will soon become me... Admit defeat, and you won't have to suffer the loss of your friends..." Simon shocked at hearing this then struggled against the tendrils and said "I refuse! I'll never be like you!" Grima laughed at Simon and responded "You have no choice. Now, I have some control over your body. Should you ever try to remove the seed, I'll restrain your hand, or make you stop whoever you get to do it for you."
Unfortunately for Grima, he didn't see Beelzemon drop down, nor draw a star symbol with his arm cannon. "Chaos... Destroyer." Beelzemon said before firing a devastating beam at Grima, who ended up getting hit by the blast. Simon and Takato were then released from their restraints, and Simon looked up into Beelzemon's eyes before calling Guilmon down. "Must you always resist me? It's only a matter of time before the seed takes you." Grima said to Simon, who had merged with Guilmon to become Gallantmon Crimson Mode. Takato and his Guilmon watched the magnificence of that form, and he thought "That was dad at his most powerful?" Grima sees this, and the other Tamers approaching the scene. "I see that all of you decided to die today. Unfortunately, it's not time for your deaths just yet. That time will come soon... It will come, when you finally decide to meet me at my stronghold. There, it will be magnificent to watch as the Digital World and this one dies from a distance, while you all choke on your last breath." Gallantmon then takes a swing at Grima, who dodges him...
Only to receive a kick from a Yellow Gallantmon. "We finish this here! And we finish it now! I'm sick and tired of having to you burn this world to ash. So how about we have a go!" Takato said in his data sphere, while having Yellow Gallantmon point the parallel Falchion at Grima. "Looks like my boy could use some more discipline." Grima said before launching tendrils at Takato... Which were blocked by Gallantmon and Beelzemon. "That's our son! Not yours! So back the hell off!" Beelzemon said to Grima who then remembered the irony... Of a woman being the one behind him. Suddenly, missiles were fired from MegaGargomon, which were cut down by more tendrils. "In what cinematic universe has that worked in?" Grima asked MegaGargomon who then threw a punch at Grima. He unfortunately couldn't block it, and Sakuyamon fired a beam of energy to throw him even further... Before Cherubimon could fire five bolts of lightning, which pinned him to the ground. And then, it seemed like he exploded. "Who thinks he's actually dead?" Simon asked the others, to which they shook their heads. "That's what I thought." Simon then said after receiving confirmation that Grima's likely still alive.
"I see... You all appear to be smart enough to know that that wasn't enough. Only your so called "Leader" could hope to kill me. And to think, he's about to become me in matter of days!" Grima said to the others, before he floated up. Gallantmon pointed Falchion at Grima and said "You bastard! Just who the hell do you think I am?! You think that just because some seed inside my arm, means I'm automatically going to give up? Wrong! I will defeat you. And I will remove the seed from my arm. That you can bet on." Grima once again laughs at Simon's words. "Very well then, I'm sure Omnimon must know where Yggdrasil's tree is. And that's where our last battle shall take place. You may pray to your god if you like, but just so you know... I won't be listening." Simon was apalled that Grima would think himself a god, considering that he himself is mortal. He then opened a portal to head towards where Alphamon and Omnimon were, and waved goodbye. "Y'know I never thought I'd call myself preachy... But that guy is completely preachy in every sense of the word."
They then de-fused back to their normal selves, while Takato pondered something about Simon. "This doesn't make sense Guilmon, why would Dad willingly give himself over to Grima, knowing that that's exactly what he wants?" Takato asks his partner who wonders the answer and responds "I'm sure he has a plan Takato. You gotta have faith in him." Takato shakes his head and says "I know, but... How can I have faith in a man I barely know. He's gonna get himself and the others killed unless I do something about it!" Simon goes up to the group and says "Okay, we need to make sure there aren't any casualties, because let's face it... This mall got wrecked. So, let's look around and help some people, alright?" Everyone nodded before running around and finding some soldiers quite wounded, but at the very least okay. "Why are you helping us?" One of the soldiers asked Henry, who responded "It's because we're trying to prevent things like this from happening. And if we didn't save you, we'd be no better than the ones who put you in this situation." Terriermon then said "So Momentai! We've got this!" The soldiers were then carried out, and Simon did a head count of each of their units. "Okay good, so far it looks like everyone's present and accounted for." One of them then asks "Wait... Where's our boss?"
Back with Omnimon and co.
It seemed that Omnimon and Alphamon's battle went on for quite a while, though it seemed that some outside force decided to interrupt. "So then, the so called "Royal Knights" have returned have they?! How about you take a look at this, and tremble!" The outside force, being Rufus inside the mech that he and his workers built. It seemed to be about the three Royal Knight's size and height. But it didn't really have the qualities of a knight. "Now then, prepare yourselves for my most devastating attack!" Rufus said before having the mech charge his cannon. Alphamon sees this and decides to stand in front of the attack. "Do you know what metal some Digimon are made from?" Alphamon asked Rufus who answered "No. But I don't need to know... Not once you're dead anyway!" He then fired a large beam, that eclipsed Alphamon. Omnimon, nor Imperialdramon did anything to prevent this... Knowing what the outcome would be. Alphamon had stood in front of Rufus, with not a single dent on him.
"Impossible! I made all the calculations! This is all wrong!" Rufus said backing away from Alphamon who responded "You didn't think that I'd be weak enough for you to defeat. Even a mere Koromon could take that blast point blank, and it'd still only suffer very minor injuries. Compared to the Royal Knights... You are nothing but an insect. So goodbye, you worthless human." Alphamon then raised his hand and fired a green blast at the machine, completely disintegrating it and the person inside. "Alphamon! You didn't have to kill him! You could've merely broken the machine apart!" Omnimon said, trying to reason with Alphamon who responded "This mere human would've gone on to try again... And again. And yet, you would still defend humanity, when that was it's supposed champion?!" Omnimon sighed and responded "We don't kill humans, just because of what they'll become. We don't kill them, because we wish to educate them that, not all Digimon are evil. And now, I'm sure he will never learn." Alphamon sighed at Omnimon's new naivety. "Gallantmon really has changed you for the worst. He's made into this sympathetic Digimon, whom the humans believe to be the "good guys". You used to be much smarter than that. You used to have the belief, that the end justifies the means."
Omnimon felt angered by Alphamon's words and responded "You go too far old friend. Now then, let's continue this..." Alphamon was about to strike at Omnimon once again, until a portal opened in between the two. "No... There will be no continuation on this battle Alphamon. For you are needed back at the tree." Grima said to Alphamon, who then kneeled before Grima. Imperialdramon saw the fell dragon, and memories of the old days came back in. Although, Daisuke and Ken noticed that Grima beared an uncanny resemblance to Simon. "That's Simon! What's he doing here?!" Ophanimon asked the others, who couldn't even come up with a conclusion... Not really knowing Grima all that well. Imperialdramon seemed to have one... But he didn't want it to be true. "I see a familiar face is among you all. Yet another blast to the past... Eh, Imperialdramon?" Grima said to the leader of the knights, who responded "I've stopped you once before... And I'll do it again you monster!"
Grima felt amused by this and then said "Omnimon... I believe that you might know where the tree is right? Because that's where we'll meet... For the true final showdown." He then opened a portal to the tree, upon which, Omnimon charged his Garuru cannon and fired. Unfortunately, it closed by the time he fired it. "Damn it all! They got away!" Imperialdramon put a hand on Omnimon's shoulder to reassure him that it'll be okay. "What history do you have with that monster, that none of the other knights had working for him?" Omnimon asked, remembering Grima referring to Imperialdramon directly when it came to blasts from the past. "I was one of few Digimon that was around during the time that Naga spoke of. It was the time, when Humans and Digimon lived with one another. Though, he was around during that time as well." Imperialdramon decided that it'd be best if everyone was present to hear this.
They then met up at the park, discussing what they had found out about the battles... While Hikari and Suzie were tending to Hackmon's injuries, V-Mon had decided to tell everyone what he knew about the whole thing. He explained that Grima was a great threat to the world before, and that he along with many others, he stopped the threat.
After hearing that explanation, Daisuke and Ken were both shocked. To hear that their partners are both quite ancient, and they participated in something this big. "I'm shorry if I didn't tell you before Davish... But, after a while, partsh of it were really fuzzy. I wanted to get the clearer picture. Unfortunately, the man whom I used to be partnered up with is also just a blurr." V-Mon said to Daisuke, who then responded "Don't feel bad V-Mon. Once it all comes back, you can tell the whole story right?" V-Mon nodded and the two sat back down to listen to Simon's explanation. "Apparently, my future self... Is actually Grima." Everybody was quite shocked to hear that bit. "You mean that's why we saw you with Alphamon?" Hikari asked Simon who nodded and then showed everyone the seed in his left hand. "This is supposedly what's going to turn me into that bastard. And no, I can't rip it out, since he has only a slight bit of control over my body." Yamato then walked up to Simon and grabbed his shirt collar. "Oh yeah? Have you even tried yet?" Yamato asked before Simon slapped away the hand and said "I'm about to."
He then grabs one of his throwing knives, and tries to stab his hand... Only for the right hand to be stopped immediately. "Well I'll be damned... I got another alternative... Tie me up. Make sure my arms and legs are stretched out on those trees. That way, I won't be able to actually hurt any of you." Simon said before the others shook their heads at that. "Right, he'll probably realize that and force me to hurt you before you even get to me." Simon said, confirming the other's suspicions. "So you're just going to give up? Just let this thing take you?" Yamato asked Simon who answered "Hell... The fuck... No..." Nia had covered Takato's ears... Who rolled his eyes at the unnecessary censorship. "Ishida, ever since the day I merged with Guilmon against Daemon... I never once gave up. I'm not gonna start now, just because some dragon said I'll become him once this seed is done. I'm gonna go meet his challenge, and then put an end to his pitiful life. And then, there won't even be ashes left on his corpse."
The others seemed to be quite inspired by his words, and Henry said "Simon, I gotta ask... You gonna tell us that we've got a choice to go with you or not?" Simon shook his head and responded "Henry, you know saying that is pointless when I said those words at least twice. I already know that you guys are gonna tell me that, most of you would follow me to the pits of hell if I were to do so. And I meant most except Xros Heart, Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy and Mimi." Taiki was about to object, only for Shoutmon to put his hand down and shake his head. "Dad... You shouldn't go. I'll take the team, and then we'll take down Grima. While you and Guilmon stay here and hold down the fort." Takato said, trying to dissuade Simon from going. "Takato, you can't be serious. You've told us about part of this, and now that we know the full story, I gotta go and fight the good fight. You'll be going with me in case I need you for something." Simon responded to Takato who then said "NO! I won't kill you! I want to stop you... But I don't want to have to end you because of it. Dammit! Now I went from killing my dad to stop him, only to want him to live and stay home."
The yellow Guilmon was with Renamon and Simon's Guilmon, watching this tension. "Dad, you're nothing but an idiot! Who happened to get lucky that there are people you can persuade to fight with you! And yet, even when they're aware of it... They won't follow the rational one here." Takato said to Simon who seemed offended at first, but then he responded "You know, you're not exactly wrong. And I understand that you don't want your idiot father to martyr himself... But, it's like my dad would say... Leave the hard stuff to the idiot grown ups. Not the smart children who know better." Takato then sighed before saying "Okay fine... I'll go with you... But I won't kill you. You have to promise me, that you'll get out of this alive... Got it?!" Simon looked at Takato's pinkey and responded "Alright, it's a promise. Hey guys, what do you think our chances of survival are?" Izzy, Ken and Henry all did the calculations in their head, and Henry was the first to respond "If I was to guess, it'd probably be the usual 0.1% in most tv shows." Simon then said "Alright, looks like a one hundred percent guarantee to me. Let's all get prepared and meet up here first thing after school!" They all then raised their fists to the sky, as though signifying the promise they made.
Later, in Kittan's apartment...
"So let me get this straight... Because some dragon is threatening to posess your body, you want me in on this supposed last battle of ours? A battle that could very well determine our future, right?" Kittan asked Simon who, after explaining in crucial detail nodded in response. "Y'know boy... This is probably one of the best gifts you could've given me... Besides most of the birthday gifts, and the Father's day gifts. Hey guys! Let's pack our things! We're going on a road trip!" Kittan yelled to the others who were in the room as well. Though, in their case... It felt like one of his usual things. "Typical Kittan. Willing to charge in when he feels needed. I guess that means we're gonna be out of retirement for now." Leyte said to Dayaka who responded "Hey now, we're doing this for the kids. They've helped us plenty by making us feel needed." Leyte sighed at Dayaka's point. Leeron then asked Simon "Could you take me to this Digital World, if that's where we're going first?" Simon nodded and responded "Alright, but you'll need Guilmon to help you with that." Guilmon then guided Leeron to the nearest computer and they went straight through it.
"Simon, I know you told us this a year ago... But where is he going?" Kittan asked Simon who responded "Well... He's gonna be going through the hub area, and then into the Digital World... Where he's gonna check up on the project Impmon had everybody working on for the past two years." Takato and the others look at Simon, and Leyte asks "Okay, and the stupid question here is... What exactly did you have Impmon tell them to build?" Simon then answered "A rocket ship. And not just any rocket ship... One that has the functionality of a space battleship." All but Kittan were immediately shocked to hear that confirmation, and Kittan then said "Simon... Do you have any idea how proud I am to see that you're getting to be hot blooded?" Simon smirked and responded "Now I know how good it does feel in fact. Whatever happens, we'll make it out. I promise..." Simon and Kittan then grabbed each other's hands and it felt like yet another promise was made that day. Though between father and son, rather than friends.
In the Digital World, Leeron looked at the rocket and said "Just give me a few and then, you'll see what I can improve." One of the construction Digimon then asked "A few what?" Guilmon shook his head and responded "It's best not to ask." He then began work on improving the somewhat ludicrous rocket ship...
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