Bad News: this story will take a long time to finish. Good News (if you consider the bad news to be bad, at least): this will give me something to do.
"I assume you still wish to resist?" Daemon asked the newly evolved Krakenmon. Krakenmon, for the most part, resembled Ranamon, and was about the same height as well. However, she glowed with an intense light blue, hiding any design on Ranamon's clothing, but the red jewels and her red eyes also glowed with the same intensity. Lastly, instead of having Ranamon's helmet, she had what appeared to be René's hair, long and blue-green, reaching down to her navel.
"You said you were one of the Demon Lords; it is my duty as a Legendary Warrior to make sure you don't harm another innocent Digimon!" Krakenmon no longer spoke with René's southern accent, but instead with a mysterious yet beautiful calm voice.
"Well then, by all means, make your pitiful attempt to destroy me; Evil Inferno!" Krakenmon did nothing as the flame attack struck her; in fact, she didn't even seem to notice, nor did her body, for it was completely unsinged. "How is that possible? My flames burn hotter than Hell itself! Tell me how you do it!" Daemon ran up to Krakenmon and grabbed her by her neck and began to strangle her.
"Do you not notice the rain?" Krakenmon asked, her voice unchanged.
"The rain…? When did it start raining?"
"When you were busy thinking I would be annihilated by your flames, I used my attack, Torrent Shimmy, a little belly dance technique I can use to transfix anyone while calling upon a heavy rainstorm. Also, any wound I receive is instantly healed while in the rain. Kraken Illusion!" Four krakens resembling the mouths on the lower part of GranDracmon's body and half the size of the houses surrounding them suddenly appeared and began to snap and bite at Daemon. He tried to attack them, but they were too quick. Soon, the four krakens attached themselves to Krakenmon's slim waist, becoming her legs.
"That's a pretty good trick," Daemon said, clutching his arm where one of the krakens had managed to bite him.
"Thank you, but I still have one more attack to try out; Tentacle Frenzy!" thick, spiked tentacles appeared between each kraken, all of which pummeled Daemon.
"Evil Inferno!" Daemon finally managed to pull off another attack, managing to burn up and destroy the krakens.
"Do you still want to fight? I could do this all day, you know," Krakenmon said. Daemon's eyes narrowed in frustration, but he turned and walked away, leaving behind a trail of blood that was washed away by the rain…
"What…is going on?" Flamedramon said to himself.
"Desolation Claw!" Cyberdramon suddenly rushed through the rainy sky, and hit Flamedramon with a powerful burst of energy, interrupting his thoughts. "Shoutmon, come with me; you three, deal with Flamedramon! Those are the orders I have from Cherubimon!" the grey dragon picked up the small sovereign-to-be, and flew off.
"Deal with Flamedramon, eh? I like the sound of that; Atomic Inferno!" Aldamon fired multiple flaming missiles at Flamedramon, which all managed to hit him, but due to the rain, it was weaker than normal.
"Let me handle this, Aldamon! Beo Saber!"
"Wind Edge!" Sparrowmon came rushing in and sliced her left wing into Beowulfmon's right hip, making him turn back into Koji. "Don't worry, Flamedramon; I can handle these other two as well! Wind Edge!" Sparrowmon attacked Aldamon, but this time the attack was blocked by Mercurymon's Dark Reflection, sending her flying back a few feet. "I can't lose; I need those Spirits!" Sparrowmon said, but only Koji heard her.
"Fire Rocket!" Flamedramon became enveloped in flames and crashed into a rather large puddle, creating a lot of steam, preventing the Legendary Warriors from seeing him grab Sparrowmon and run away with her.
"Where is he? Where is Flamedramon?" Aldamon asked.
"He hath run away…" Mercurymon said, turning back into Marcel. "There be nothing we can do about it."
"I'm taking us to a house near Ophanimon's Castle. We were expected a while ago, so I'll have to fly fast; hang on tight," Cyberdramon said.
"Wait, we need to go get my friend!" Shoutmon shouted.
"What? We don't have time for that! More Demon Lords could be coming!"
"If we don't get to her, the Demon Lords will most definitely kill her!"
"…Fine. Make it quick. Tell me where she is."
"Thank you for helping me out, Sparrowmon," Flamedramon said.
"Oh, it was my pleasure, sir," Sparrowmon said.
"Are you sure you want to be with us, though? We're practically wanted criminals, and you're pretty young," Etemon said.
"I told you, I don't mind! I need at least one of the Spirits of the Ten Legendary Warriors so I can become the next Sovereign before some evil Digimon does, and so Raremon doesn't have to be the next one!"
"All right, but there's no turning back now; after all, you were seen," Flamedramon said with a grim smile, a rare sight.
"Cherubimon's here," Koji said.
"I can't believe I let Flamedramon get away," Takuya said, looking down at the ground.
"Get over it; it's not like it was your fault it rained."
"Oh…that may have been my fault," René said from behind Cherubimon. "I was able to Fusion Evolve so I could fight Daemon, and one of my attacks makes it rain…sorry."
"Don't worry about it, René; you did what you had to to stay alive and keep your Spirits," Takuya said, attempting to smile.
"All right, all of you are here now; let's go," Cherubimon said, picking up all ten children in his hands.
"Where are we going?" Koichi asked.
"It's a house near Ophanimon's Castle; we're going there temporarily. After we're done, it will be safe for you to return to the Fair, along with the other residents."
"Her wings were completely burned to a crisp? Well, I guess that's what happens when you're foolish enough to face a Demon Lord," Piximon said. Instead of having a spear like most Piximon, this one had a staff similar in appearance to Barbamon's, and with a wave of it, he healed the burn mark on the unconscious Lillymon's bare back where her wings had once been, closing them up. "I haven't had a patient since before Lucemon died four years ago…forgive me if I'm a little forgetful…hold her still, would ya'?" Commandramon placed the palms of his hands on the backs of Lillymon's shoulders, holding her in place as Piximon got out a syringe and injected a blue fluid into each of Lillymon's burn marks, causing her to jump in pain in her sleep and yelp a little. "Sorry, I've forgotten the better way of treatin' burns, which my staff won't cure…but you'll be fine in no time…"
Shoutmon sat with his back against the wall of the next room, not even flinching when he heard Lillymon's screams. "Don't say it," Shoutmon said, not even turning to look at Takuya and Koji.
"What do you mean?" Takuya asked. "How did you even know?"
"I can just tell, based on what kind of person you are…you're thinking, 'I'm sorry…I got you guys into all of this,' or something similar. Don't even think it. We wanted to help you out of our own selfish reasons…maybe that's why what happened to Lillymon happened…I honestly expected this to be easy, but I was too naïve…" Shoutmon stood up and, now that the screams of pain had stopped, walked into the room Lillymon was in, and was followed by Takuya and Koji.
"Commandramon, go keep watch outside," Cherubimon said, and Commandramon walked out of the room, out of the house. Inside the room were the other eight warriors, Piximon, Lillymon, and Cherubimon. Lillymon's body was completely covered up by a blanket and, seeing a torn-up pink dress lying on the floor, Shoutmon knew why.
"She'll be fine; had to give her a few injections that might make her a little stoned, but she'll stay alive," Piximon said.
"It was because of her that I learned Barbamon's weakness…when she saw him take off his mask when we were cornered, he was grinning evilly, but she could still tell by the look on his face, if you could call it a face, that having his mask off really taxed his strength," Shoutmon said, holding Barbamon's mask off.
"Put me down, you little brat!" the mask said in a voice that was higher in pitch than Barbamon's.
"Nope; first, I've got a few questions for you. Number one, what are you planning?" Shoutmon asked.
"Why would I tell you something like that?"
"Because if you don't, I'll 'accidentally' drop you into a fireplace!"
"Oh, this is ridiculous!" the mask shot two fireballs from its nostrils, hitting Shoutmon in the eyes and making him drop the mask. The mask, however, managed to turn itself around in midair and attach itself to Shoutmon's face. Shoutmon began to glow in a purplish aura, and, grabbing his mic, shot flames all over Piximon's house…
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