ZAFT: Been hammered by snow again, and it's getting to be too much! T-T
DarkFoxKit: Maybe you can play some DnD, so you don't have to go out in snow.
ZAFT: I would, but I don't go out in the snow anyway. I just mean it's been non-stop here. XP
Takuya: *Comes in from snow* Aren't you coming outside?
ZAFT: No way! *Hides under blanket*
DarkFoxKit: I would prefer being hammered by snow than being hammered by a massive heatwave with no air conditioning. *Grumbles* By the way, Takuya, why were you outside?
Takuya: What? Can't I play in the snow like any other boy my age?
Andy: *Is sitting by the fireplace, sipping hot cocoa* Nobody's stopping you from doing that, Takuya. Just don't catch a cold while you're out there.
Takuya: I'm the Warrior of Flame. I don't catch colds easily. XP
ZAFT: Um… okay… onto the chapter then, I guess… ^^'
(Two symbols, one red, and one blue, spin before colliding and flaring with light as they do so, showing the title)
Digital Phantom!
(Shows three forms in shadow before they are revealed to be Danny Fenton, Sam Manson, and Tucker Foley)
Three worlds, connected side by side
(A swirling green portal is shown, followed by the sky cities of the living world before a computer monitor is zoomed in on, revealing another world of lush greenery through that)
Connections, with many secrets to hide
(Andy Fenton is shown with a small purple fox-like creature, Dorimon, in his arms as Takuya Kanbara appears behind him, a form in shadow behind Takuya himself)
Is one always chosen by fate?
(Danny is shown transforming into his ghost form, Danny Phantom, flying towards a vampiric looking ghost, Vlad Plasmius)
Or can one make their own destiny?
(Andy is shown looking on as his cell-phone transforms into a Digivice, the D-Arc)
Digital Phantom!
(Andy holds up his D-Arc as a heart symbol appears on the screen)
The power is deep inside!
(Takuya holds up his D-Tector before fractal code surrounds him, dissipating as fire erupts from it, revealing him as Agunimon, lunging out from the fire just as Dorimon glows and becomes Dorumon, firing off a metal ball into the distance)
Digital Phantom!
(The metal ball blasts past Vlad Plasmius as he fires off a ghost ray at Andy, who blocks it with his Fenton Rod)
Destiny is unbound!
(The Fenton Rod is smacked away by Vlad, going spinning before Sam, with a small puppy-like creature next to her, reaches up and catches it, a shadowed form with wings appearing behind her, transparent in appearance)
Digital Phantom!
(Sam throws the Fenton Rod to Tucker, who spins it before throwing it at Plasmius, a big bunny-like being with gun-hands appearing behind Tucker, transparent in appearance)
Fight on, without regret
(Shows Takuya looking up from his D-Tector as he makes eye contact with his Human Spirit of Agunimon, who give a smile back and reaches out a hand as Takuya takes it)
Two sides never rest
(Danny is shown reaching for a glowing Digi-Egg, before the light glows to reveal Patamon in front of Danny, green eyes meeting Danny's baby blue ones.)
Digital Phantom!
(Jazz is shown with the form of Lopmon beside her, a larger, shadowed form behind them both)
Never regret or look back
(Takuya is shown looking up as a ball of fractal code covers his hand, surrounding him before it dissipates to reveal his Fusion form of Aldamon)
Fight on, with victory
(Aldamon fires off a slew of fiery bullets from his cannons, each of those bullets hitting Plasmius before the ghost teleports away, revealing a shadowed form behind him)
Nothing will stand in our way!
(Andy, Dorimon, Danny, Patamon, Tucker, Terriermon, Sam, Salamon, Jazz, Lopmon, and Takuya all appear with Vlad above them, sneering evilly as all ten look on defiantly)
Digital Phantom!
Chapter 52: A Day At the Water Park
It was Sunday, and it was a hot day. Despite it being November, a warm front, a very, very warm front, was coming through Amity Park. It was so hot that it might as well be in the middle of summer. Since it was the weekend, Danny decided they should have some fun at Amity's water park called 'Floody Waters'. It was a good time to get together and talk about his new partnership with Patamon. Takuya, who had apparently come home in the middle of the night the other day, looked to be feeling better as well. They all just wanted a nice day to relax and have fun.
Danny also figured it would be a good bonding experience for him, Patamon, Andy, and Dorumon. Andy needed some time to be with Danny that has nothing to do with ghosts. Danny needed to remind Andy he was still Danny after all. Jazz had been watching both of them lately though, she looked like she wanted to ask Andy some questions, but she decided not to, likely so they could relax from Friday's Halloween chaos. But she was definitely planning on talking to Andy soon.
The group; Danny, Andy, Sam, Tucker, and Takuya, were standing in line at Floody Waters. Their Digimon were either hidden, or sunbathing, acting like plushies. Gatomon seemed to like the sun. Dorimon rather hid in the shadows where it's nice, wet, and cool. Terriermon was just reading a book on a nice chair Tucker provided. People gave accessories to their plushies all the time, so it didn't seem out of place. Patamon was on Danny's head.
Takuya sighed. "I think some fun in the sun is what we need after that incident on Halloween."
Sam gave a nod. "That was intense."
Tucker was grinning. "I love the water park! The girls, the bathing suits, it's awesome!"
"If we're here to relax, then why are we standing in line for the Terror Mountain?" Andy questioned.
Andy and Danny were wearing similar swimsuits. They both were wearing swim trunks that were boxer-like. Though Danny's was light blue and white, while Andy's was dark red and white. Danny wore a white sleeveless shirt over his upper body, while Andy wore a light blue sleeveless shirt over his body. Neither liked exposing the upper part of their bodies, they had a bit of a modesty.
Takuya wore black swim trunks that had a fire pattern on the bottom, and he was not wearing anything on his upper body, but he did have his customary goggles around his neck as usual.
Sam wore a purple one piece swimsuit under a black cloak she had on, a black hat with a sun veil, and sunglasses on her face.
Tucker, unlike Danny and Andy, didn't have such modesty. He wore his red swim trunks, as well as his hat and glasses. Though the only other thing he wore were pink floaties on his arms, and a pink innertube around his waist.
Tucker looked at Andy. "C'mon, Andy! Terror Mountain is supposed to be fun and thrilling! It's a highly popular water ride!"
"I don't like roller coasters, what makes you think I'll like this heart stopping, potentially death trap ride?" Andy questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"Come on, bro, you've gotta stop getting hung up on the roller coaster experience and try something new!" Danny encouraged.
"Uh-huh, easy for you to say 'Mr. I can fly or go intangible at any time I want'," Andy grumbled.
Danny pouted. "Way to ruin the mood, bro…"
Takuya couldn't help but snicker at Danny's response.
Tucker grinned. "Andy's good at ruining a good mood." Tucker teased. "But you won't be ruining my mood, Andy. This is a great opportunity for me! I have the opportunity to perform a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation~"
Tucker then pulled a mouth freshener from… somewhere, and sprayed his mouth to make it minty fresh.
Sam gave Tucker a look. "Aren't you and Niki dating?"
Tucker froze. "Or… maybe not…"
"Besides, I doubt any of the girls would want you to give them mouth-to-mouth, you don't have any training for that," Andy pointed out.
Tucker pouted now. "You do ruin a good mood…"
"Mwahahaha, beware, for I am the good mood sucking ghost! Or… maybe Digimon! I am Badmoodmon!" Andy playfully raised his hands and moved his fingers a bit.
"Heh, so he does have a sense of humor," Patamon chuckled.
Takuya just outright lost it and began to laugh hysterically.
Tucker then looked at the laughing Takuya. He wanted to ask about how the other boy could become a Digimon, but he wasn't sure how Takuya would react to that question. It had been something he and Sam pushed down for now, wanting to wait until school started to start talking about the serious stuff. Today was supposed to be a time to relax and just have fun.
"Jeez, it's hot," Danny commented while people were looking at his laughing cousin. "It's pretty rare we get a heatwave at this time of year."
"Speaking of heat…" Andy looked at Sam. "You know, black tends to absorb more heat, right? Aren't you hot in there, Sam?"
"Regular people sweat and get hot, Andy." Sam replied. "Goths, we simmer."
"That… makes… no sense…" Andy groaned.
Patamon put his hands over his nose. "I… think she's a bit… overcooked."
Sam looked down and lifted up one of her arms before taking a sniff herself. Her face took on a grimace. "Whoo! I reek!"
Gatomon walked over to Sam on all fours. As long as people thought she was just a normal-ish cat, they didn't pay her much mind. She looked at Sam before she whispered. "Maybe you should wash up a bit in the bathroom. The boys can hold your place in line."
Sam nodded. "Good idea." She then grinned at the thought of this. "Yet another reason to get out of the sun!" She wrapped her cloak around her body and moved off towards the bathrooms, looking like a black ghost or vampire that moved through the crowd. Gatomon followed her.
"Isn't she taking this whole goth thing too seriously, especially right now?" Danny asked.
"We just came off of a Halloween hype, let her have her fun," Andy shrugged.
Takuya had settled down from his laughing fit, but a few rogue chuckles escaped him. "It's fine, Danny. Sam can do what she wants."
Danny shrugged. "I guess so. This is a time to just kick back and have some fun."
Then suddenly, two large figures towered over them.
It was Calvin and Kwan, each with a water gun. They wore red swimsuits, but not the swim trunks the other boys were wearing.
"Hey, watch our place in line, dweebs." Calvin said as he hefted his water gun.
"We're in front of you, why would we do that?" Danny frowned.
Calvin grinned a sneer as he aimed his water gun at Danny. "Not anymore!"
But before he could shoot the boy with water, Dash, who had seen what was going on, approached and grabbed Calvin's arm. "Back off, Calvin." Dash warned the other jock.
"What? You're going to defend these dweebs again?" Calvin hissed while Kwan frowned sheepishly.
"We're not at school today, Calvin. You can't hide behind a teacher's back if you decide to make me angry," Dash warned.
Calvin frowned, knowing Dash was right. He shot the group of boys before him a glare. "Consider yourselves lucky this time, dweebs. But back at school, it's payback time."
Calvin stormed away, Kwan started to follow before Dash put a hand on Kwan's shoulder. "Kwan… why are you following that guy?"
Kwan looked down, feeling a bit ashamed of himself. "It's the A-List. We bully others, and it's an unspoken code. Calvin is now at the top of the pecking order, and I can't be seen breaking away from the pecking order."
"Do you really believe that, or did Calvin tell you that?" Dash questioned. "Just because I don't bully others anymore doesn't mean I'm not the football captain anymore. In fact, I feel like I've truly earned that spot these days than I had ever before."
Kwan looked at Dash, a slight smile on his face. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I think I'll give up bullying. It's not fun, and I only did it because of peer pressure."
Dash smiled. "I think perhaps it's better that you be more like yourself. I know you're a nice guy at heart who loves poetry. Maybe try to express yourself a little more."
Kwan blushed at his poetry hobby coming to the forefront. "I… may try that…"
Dash turned to the others. "Hey… don't worry, I haven't forgotten our deal. But… if you don't mind, I'd rather wait until school tomorrow to tell you. I'd rather just enjoy myself today."
Danny nodded. "That's fine." He then smiled. "I think we all could use a break today."
Dash looked at the Patamon on Danny's head. While others thought it was a plushy, Dash could tell he was a real Digimon. So Takuya was right… Andy's friends and brother are Tamers. "I can't promise I'll always be able to keep Calvin off your tail, but I'll try my best to make sure he doesn't bully you too much."
"It's fine. That's just how things work with the A-List. At least you're trying to break away from that, and I appreciate it." Andy smiled.
Dash smiled as well before he turned and gave a wave to the group before leaving with Kwan at his side.
Tucker blinked before smiling. "You know, I think I will like having Dash as a friend instead of a bully."
"It's still going to take some getting used to," Tucker admitted.
"By the way, why didn't Niki come here today?" Andy asked.
"She doesn't like water, she also said something about needing to stay home to help her parents clean out the garage," Tucker answered.
Danny smiled. "Hey, it's fine if she needs to do that. I'm just glad you have a girlfriend now, Tuck."
"Me too!" Tucker smiled. "Sometimes I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. I'm always used to not having girls interested in me."
Suddenly, a familiar blue mist came out of Danny's mouth. Patamon frowned, and Takuya felt a flash of heat. Dorimon hurried over to Andy. Terriermon looked up from his book, but unlike Dorimon and Gatomon, he couldn't act like a normal animal, he looked too weird to be a normal rabbit.
"Uh oh…" Danny muttered. "I think we have company…"
Tucker frowned. "Does that mean… no relaxation today?"
As if to answer Tucker's question, a familiar Shadow ghost came up from the ground, roaring and grinning as people ran away in fear.
Tucker groaned. "Yep… so much for a day off…"
"Isn't that… Johnny 13's shadow?" Andy asked, squinting his eyes as he picked up Dorimon.
Takuya growled as he felt his Spirits reacting. He knew he had let Johnny go, but this… He hadn't expected Johnny's Shadow to come back, which meant Johnny was in the area. If Johnny is in the area, he is not getting any mercy from me!
"I need to find a place to go ghost," Danny hissed.
"You do that, we'll try to hold him off," Tucker said as he grabbed Terriermon.
Takuya gripped his D-Tector. He was already trying to find a decent spot to Spirit Evolve, his eyes darting around for one to land in his sights.
"Try the restroom, Takuya," Andy sighed. "So dramatic."
Takuya smacked his face with his hand. "I'm such an idiot sometimes…" He muttered as he ran for the restrooms.
Danny was ahead of Takuya since he already thought of the restrooms, however, he was in such a hurry, that he accidentally went into the women's bathroom. He was immediately pushed out by Star and Paulina.
"Hello? Lady's room!" Star said, pointing at the sign.
Paulina scoffed. "I'd tell you to go to the men's room, but judging from the stuffed animal you have on your head, I don't think you qualify." She then gave Star a high-five as though that was the most epic burn she had given someone.
Danny frowned, and narrowed his eyebrows. Andy has a point, Paulina is a bit of a witch.
Then Danny ran off somewhere else. Takuya, however, saw the whole thing, and didn't approve.
He wanted to go over to Paulina and give her a piece of his mind, but the ghost came first. I can do that at school. Takuya thought as he ran to go and Spirit Evolve. Right now, there's a ghost to take care of!
Meanwhile, Andy and Tucker were trying to fight back against Shadow. Dorimon had digivolved into Dorumon. During the chaos, people wouldn't notice or care about the sudden appearance of these unusual creatures.
"Bunny Blast!" Terriermon shot out little pellets of green energy at Shadow. "Well, that got his attention."
Shadow glared angrily at them and started to fly towards them, having his mouth wide open, showing his teeth.
"I really need to start bringing my Fenton Rod with me," Andy groaned. "Dorumon, aim for the mouth!"
"Metal Cannon!" Dorumon shot out iron balls at Shadow's mouth.
Shadow's mouth was soon clogged by the iron balls, and this caused him to stop and panic as he clawed at the iron balls.
Tucker grinned at seeing that. "Nice move, Andy!"
"This isn't a hard ghost to fight. It's also pretty sunny here, so the Shadow is weak," Andy analyzed.
Tucker noticed the ghost did look somewhat weak. "Yeah, now that you mention it, it does look weaker here."
"Lightning Paw!" Gatomon came flying with her paw fist, knocking the Shadow easily into the water with a SPLASH. "Hey, sorry we're late."
"Just saw the ghost," Sam spoke up, coming over.
"Nice one, Gatomon!" Dorumon complimented.
They all looked over the fence, seeing Shadow looking all melty in the water.
"Huh… is it just me or was that too easy?" Andy asked.
Sam frowned. "It did seem a bit too easy. Not that I'm complaining or anything, but it feels… off… that we won so easily."
Then, there was the sound of a lady giggling. The others quickly looked around, on high alert.
"I… don't think we're alone here…" Terriermon gulped nervously.
Tucker frowned. "Who else could be here?"
"Don't let your guard down," Gatomon warned.
"My, aren't you all just adorable?" The unfamiliar voice chuckled. "Perhaps I should take all that power for myself. Draining Rain!"
Suddenly, there was a cloud that formed above the group. It began to pour down on them suddenly.
"Run!" Andy called out.
Unfortunately, they suddenly had little to no energy to move. Andy and Tucker fell on the hands and knees. Sam fell on her butt, unable to stay standing. Even Terriermon, Dorumon, and Gatomon were looking weak.
It was then that Danny Phantom came into view, only to stare as he saw how weak his brother and friends were looking. Beside him, Agunimon was already in motion, moving towards the source of the voice. He knew who it was, and he was not happy to see her again.
While that was going on, Danny flew towards the rain cloud and fired off an ecto-ray at it, hitting the cloud, but it passed through with no issues. Danny then turned intangible and flew down to where the others were, touching them so they turned intangible themselves and the rain passed through their transparent forms.
Of course, they were still weak. The rain had sapped most of their energy. Danny was trying to move them away from the cloud. He didn't know what was going on, but he knew whatever was that rain, it was sapping his friends and brother all of their strength.
Agunimon looked around angrily. He could hear her giggling, taunting them almost.
"Where are you?!" Agunimon muttered to himself. His blue eyes were flicking around, trying to find her location. He closed his eyes briefly, relying on his Digimon instincts and enhanced senses to try to find her. He went stock still, listening for anything that would give away her location.
Patamon flew over the cloud, glaring into it. His body expanded as he sucked in air. "Boom Bubble!"
The big air ball hit the cloud, which caused the clouds to divide a bit, showing an arm in there. Patamon's green eyes glared. "Agunimon! She's in the cloud!"
Looking back at Patamon's words, Agunimon gritted his teeth, revealing his sharp fangs before he ran back in that direction. He jumped up as he reached the group, only to tackle the cloud, and knocked a form out of it. The two forms, one a recognizable Digimon with red armor and one that was not recognizable, were rolling on the ground, trying to overpower one another.
With the two Digimon out, the cloud dissipated. Danny was finally able to let go of his friends, but they still seemed pretty weak.
"That… was… a dirty move…" Andy grumbled.
Tucker panted. "W-what… was that?"
Sam groaned as she shook her head. "Ugh… Whoever did that… they are a dirty rat…"
"Don't… worry about us…" Gatomon panted. "You help… Agunimon…"
"We'll… recover… soon…" Dorumon weakly promised.
Danny frowned, but nodded. "Okay…" He then turned to fly back to help Agunimon out. "C'mon, Patamon! Agunimon will need our help."
Patamon struggled to try to catch up with Danny, but he was nowhere near as fast as the ghost boy. Seeing that Patamon was struggling to keep up with him, Danny turned around to grab Patamon, before he flew towards Agunimon.
Danny looked at the unfamiliar Digimon. "Patamon, what Digimon is that?"
Patamon's eyes glowed as he looked at the Digimon. Then, to Danny's surprise, his D-Arc appeared in front of him, floating like it was a ghost itself. It showed the Digimon's hologram, as well as its name. "Ranamon is a Fairy Digimon. It possesses power over Water which bears the might of AncientMermaidmon. It has a sharp intuition and an unstable mood probably because it was formed in an area that was mostly active in a section of the ocean within a weather forecasting system. Its emotions are erratic; when it feels good, it shows off how graceful and lady-like it is, but when it gets upset, it cries hysterically like a baby. It's attribute is variable, and it's a hybrid level. Wait… hybrid? Like Agunimon?"
"Ranamon is one of the Legendary Warriors, the Warrior of Water," Patamon explained.
Danny looked down at the two Digimon still fighting. "But… if she's a Legendary Warrior, why is she fighting Agunimon?"
Down below Danny and Patamon, Agunimon was struggling to keep Ranamon from trying to grab his throat. He grunted as he kicked her off of his body, but Ranamon just flipped in the air gracefully and landed on her feet, giving Agunimon a bit of taunting smirk.
"I don't know, she was supposed to have been purified like the others." Patamon frowned. "Something's wrong with her. Danny, we need to help Agunimon, Ranamon is pretty dangerous, especially when she's near water."
Danny frowned. "And Agunimon uses fire attacks… Yeah… we should go help him."
Danny then flew down and fired a ghost ray at Ranamon, getting her away from Agunimon.
"My, what a nasty ghost boy! You'll pay for hurting me like that!" Ranamon growled.
Agunimon got to his feet and gave a grateful glance towards Danny. "Thanks."
Danny frowned as he looked at Ranamon. "What are you doing here?" He asked. "And why are you fighting a fellow Legendary Warrior?"
"Scuse me, hon, but I don't have to answer your questions," Ranamon answered before she raised up her arms. "Whipping Waves!"
The water in the park suddenly sprouted up into pillars and waves. Ranamon began to laugh as she had the gushers of water spray Agunimon, Danny, and Patamon. The pressure of the water was painful, and Danny couldn't breathe- wait, he didn't need to breathe much in ghost form, if at all, but the water was still painful. It was likely worse for Patamon and Agunimon, since they needed to breathe.
Remembering he had ghost powers, Danny turned himself intangible, letting the water go through him and he flew at Ranamon before punching her with his tangible fist. This knocked Ranamon back a bit.
"Ow!" Ranamon exclaimed as she staggered back a bit. "Hey! What gives?! Can't a girl have a bit of fun?"
"Not if your fun involves hurting others," Danny snapped.
The pressure of the water geysers eased off, revealing Agunimon and Patamon on the ground. Patamon was panting, but Agunimon seemed to be worse off. Given his element, it made sense, but he was almost unconscious due to the pressure of the water geysers and his element being weak to water.
Danny's hands glowed with ecto energy. "Time to put you in your place."
Ranamon grinned. "Well, a girl's gotta know when to call it quits. Dark Vapor!"
Ranamon created a black cloud of acid around Agunimon and Patamon. Both of them began to whimper in pain. Agunimon's armor started to deteriorate, while Patamon's fur was starting to melt off.
"You can either stop me or save your friends, you decide~" Ranamon gleefully grinned.
Danny glared at Ranamon before he flew off towards Agunimon and Patamon. Their well-being came first to him, but he wouldn't forget this. He flew to Agunimon and Patamon, turning them intangible to get them away from the cloud of acid. He was able to save them, but Ranamon was able to jump into the pool of water at Terror Mountain, where the Shadow was. Ranamon then had the water drain, so she could escape, and it took the Shadow with her.
Andy and Dorumon came running over. "Is everyone okay?"
Danny looked back at his brother. "I'm fine, but Patamon and Agunimon are pretty banged up." He sighed. "Wait…how are you two already up and running?"
"Dash healed us," Dorumon said.
"What?" Danny blinked.
"Yeah… um… I'll let Dash explain. Let's get these two over to him," Andy suggested, though he did look unintentionally nervous at Danny's ghost form.
Danny blinked, noticing Andy's look at him, but he brushed it aside for the time being. Patamon and Agunimon needed help.
Danny picked up Patamon gently, not wanting to cause any more pain to the little guy.
"Danny… I know you and Patamon are partners, but…" Andy groaned as he and Dorumon struggled to lift up Agunimon, who was taller than both of them. "A little help with our cousin would be nice."
Danny looked back. "Oh… Sorry…" He made his way over, still holding Patamon in one arm gently.
They were able to bring Agunimon and Patamon over to the others. Danny was surprised to see Dash having a handful of red leaves on Sam's back. The leaves were glowing. Tucker, Terriermon, and Gatomon had patches of glowing red leaves on them too.
"There, that should help you feel better, but don't push yourself," Dash said before he looked at Andy and Dorumon. "Like two others I know."
Andy sheepishly grinned. "Uh… hey, Dash… we have two more for you to heal."
Dash frowned at seeing the states of Agunimon and Patamon. "Okay, bring them over." He sighed.
Danny, Dorumon, and Andy carefully put Agunimon down. Danny placed Patamon down as well. Dash got right to work on them.
"So… I guess I should tell you about this… given the circumstances," Dash sighed, seeing curious eyes on him.
"Yeah, some explanation would be nice." Tucker muttered, not that he was ungrateful or anything, but he was sick of being kept in the dark for once.
"Hang on, I'll… I should go get Danny, he'll want to be here for this," Danny spoke up, remembering that Dash didn't know he was half ghost.
Dorumon smacked his face with a paw. Someday these secrets will come back to bite us in the rear...
Danny quickly flew away, getting a bit of distance from them. Okay, here should be good.
Without really looking around carefully to make sure he was alone, Danny turned back to his human form. Danny was about to run back to the group, when suddenly, a familiar beautiful face was in his face.
"Danny?! You're the ghost boy?!" Paulina said with a big smile on her face, like she had just hit the jackpot at the lottery.
Danny gritted his teeth, he hadn't meant for Paulina to see him transform, he didn't even know she was there. I got careless!
Danny panicked and began running away. Andy is so going to kill me for this! I should've been on the lookout to make sure nobody else was there! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
Danny made his way back to the others, looking somewhat panicked. He did notice, however, that the news people were already swarming the place. A woman with black hair, and a pink suit was talking to the cameraman.
"Amity Park rocked today from another random attack by the pasty faced ghost lad dubbed as Inviso-Bill," The lady stated. "Although, there are questions concerning if Inviso-Bill was the one behind the attack or if he was just defending people."
Danny finally reached the group, panting heavily. "Guys… there's a bit of a problem…"
"Considering the public decided to name the ghost boy 'Inviso-Bill', yeah," Sam agreed, looking much better already.
"Yeah, he needs a publicist, dude," Tucker agreed, also looking much better.
"Not that…" Danny hissed to his two friends only. "I mean my… 'condition'!" He hissed lowly so that only Sam and Tucker could hear him.
They blinked at him.
"Wait…" Andy looked at Danny. "Did… something happen when you… changed your swim trunks?"
Danny caught what Andy was saying quite quickly. "Yes! Paulina… she saw!"
"Wow, guess that would be pretty embarrassing," Dash chuckled, rubbing healing leaves on Agunimon and Patamon.
"You keep working on them, Dash, I need to talk to my brother in private," Andy quickly said before grabbing Danny's arm and pulling him away. "Tucker, Sam, you two need to be a part of this conversation too."
Sam and Tucker followed Danny and Andy until they were out of earshot of Dash. Tucker then looked at Danny. "So, what happened, dude?"
"I went back to change back, but I didn't notice Paulina was there, watching," Danny admitted. "She knows I'm half ghost! Or at least a ghost! I finally get to see her in a bathing suit and I can't even enjoy it!"
Sam glared at the mention of Paulina. Gatomon didn't look happy either.
Tucker gaped. "Paulina saw you transform?!" He was too gobsmacked at the news to even hear Danny's comment about the swimsuit.
"No, she saw him change his swim suit," Terriermon sarcastically said. "Of course she saw him transform! Why do you think he's all panicky?"
Andy was rubbing his forehead. "Danny, of all the times you could get careless where you transformed… Jazz was one thing, but seriously!? You'd think you would be more careful in a public park!"
Danny flinched back, to his credit. "I know, I know! But I was too worried about the others to think about looking around, and well…" He then sighed. "So much for secrecy now…"
"Maybe it's not too late," Dorumon spoke up. "Gatomon, can't you erase Paulina's memory of what she saw? You did the same to Maddie before."
Gatomon frowned. "I could, but I don't know how effective it will be. Maddie was one thing, but this is something I'm a bit more hesitant about."
"Why?" Dorumon asked.
"An adult's mind is easier to… for the lack of a better word, 'mess with'. Their firm beliefs in what they know makes it easier to move some things around, especially when what they remember is unusual to them, that makes them question their views. A child's mind… or I guess a teenager in this case, would be more difficult. They let their emotions rule them more than their minds. Even if I erased the memory, the emotion of her seeing him would still be there, and she would question why she would feel that way until it triggers the memory to come back," Gatomon explained.
"Wait, couldn't Danny erase her memory via overshadowing? He was able to do that with the entire school before after the Soulmon and Spectra incident," Sam suggested.
"Sam, you know I hate to do that!" Danny protested. "And it may not work a second time! We just don't know if it's possible to do the same thing again without repercussions."
"We have to do something! You know how much of a gossiper Paulina is!" Tucker pressed.
"I know! That's why I'm freaking out!" Danny shouted.
"Alright! Everyone calm down!" Andy spoke up. "Let's not lose our heads over something that hasn't happened yet. Maybe we can talk to Paulina and reason with her, maybe we can still erase her memory without the 'what if' repercussions. The point is not to panic, alright? Jeez, when did I become the calm one among this group?"
Dorumon chuckled. "It's just who you are~"
"Danny!" Paulina's voice called cheerfully. "Sam, Andy, and… whatever your name is, hi!"
Dorumon and Terriermon quickly hid in the shadows while Gatomon sat down like a normal cat beside Sam. Danny cringed back at seeing the excited Paulina running towards them. Tucker just frowned at the fact that Paulina didn't remember his name.
Sam frowned before darting in front of Danny. "Listen you, I don't know what you think you saw, but if you do or say anything to hurt Danny-" Sam was cut off by Paulina.
"Oh, don't get your bat wings in a bundle." Paulina said.
"She kinda has every reason to," Andy grumbled.
Paulina and Andy then began to glare at each other, going on with their traditional death glares whenever they saw each other. Sparks of hatred began to fly between the two of them.
"So… why are you here?" Andy finally spoke up, deciding he shouldn't indulge with their glaring tradition when Danny was likely freaking out.
"I just wanted to apologize for freaking Danny out when I discovered his secret." Paulina replied. "But I won't tell."
Tucker had a frown. "Hold on… How can we trust you?" And he had a point. I don't like this...
"You can trust me, because now it's my secret too~" Paulina smiled sweetly before she playfully and lightly tapped Danny's nose, making him smile. "And that makes it our secret~"
"Sam, would you like to join me in throwing up our stomachs out?" Andy groaned.
"As long as it's a nice dark place." Sam agreed.
Though they said that, neither of them moved from their spots.
Danny was a bit confused, but he also felt reassured when Paulina seemed pretty keen on keeping his secret. "So… you think it's cool I have these powers? Not… you know, weird, or… scary?"
Andy did look down when Danny mentioned 'scary'.
Paulina frowned a bit. "Cool? Uh… no." She then smiled in a bit of a seductive manner. "I think it's hot."
She then turned to leave, but not before she gave Danny a wave goodbye. "See ya, Danny~"
Danny was then smiling like a big goofball. "Did you guys hear that? I'm HOT!"
"Great, someone cool him off before he burns himself," Andy grumbled.
"Y-yeah… and… we still need to talk to Dash about his… uh… leaves," Tucker reminded.
Danny frowned. "Yeah, we should. I also want to know how Patamon is doing."
The group went back to where Dash was. Patamon was awake and looking better now. Danny smiled as he picked up Patamon.
"Hey, Patamon, how are you feeling?" Danny asked.
"Groggy, and a bit wet, I think," Patamon answered.
"Just let Danny cuddle with you for a bit, then you'll dry off," Andy chuckled.
Danny stuck out his tongue at Andy in response to that comment, but he did hold Patamon close to his chest anyway.
"How's Agunimon looking?" Andy asked Dash.
Dash frowned. "He's… gonna be okay, but he did get quite soaked. Given how he uses fire, I don't know how the water would affect him."
Andy looked down at Agunimon. "If we must, we should get him to the Digital World and let the doctors handle him."
Tucker frowned as he came over. "By the way, I think we need to talk about something I saw when the Fright Knight appeared, Andy."
Dorimon and Terriermon ran over to them, seeing how Paulina was gone. Terriermon climbed up onto Tucker's shoulder while Dorimon jumped up into Andy's arms.
"One thing at a time," Andy sighed. "First… Dash… would you like to tell them about your… abilities?"
Dash sighed before he reached somewhere on his person and took out his D-Tector. "Yeah. I am also a Legendary Warrior." He held up the tan and light brown device. "You might know me better as Arbormon and Petaldramon."
At that, everyone, except for Andy, and the Digimon, had their jaws drop down, their eyes wide as they stared in disbelief.
"Wait… Dash… a LEGENDARY WARRIOR!?" Danny all but yelled.
"Keep your voice down, please! I don't want that being public knowledge!" Dash hissed.
Danny quickly shut his mouth. "Sorry!" He squeaked out.
Tucker shook his head. "Whoa, whoa! That was not what I expected to hear."
Sam blinked. "So, that's why you've been around Andy more. He knew, didn't he?"
"I have a tendency of learning secrets but not being allowed to share them," Andy grumbled.
"Maybe you're just cursed," Dorimon chuckled.
Danny grinned. "That could be~" He teased his brother.
"You hush, you're not much better!" Andy huffed.
Danny just stuck out his tongue at his twin, feeling a bit silly.
"Wait… so when and how were you able to become a Legendary Warrior?" Tucker asked, looking at Dash with new found respect.
"It was during my party." Dash admitted. "A Digimon came into our world and well, Andy and Agunimon were unable to beat it. I wanted to help Andy, and… I gained the Spirits of Wood, allowing me to fight back and defeat the Digimon."
"I still can't believe it. All this time, Arbormon and Petaldramon was Dash Baxter…" Sam was still trying to wrap her mind around it.
"The Spirits can choose the most surprising of people, but then again, so do Digimon," Gatomon chuckled.
Tucker then blinked. "Hold on. I remember Takuya taking out a similar device when he stood up to the Fright Knight, and then I saw Aldamon in his place." He then looked at Andy. "Care to explain that?"
Sam blinked, before she looked at Andy as well.
"Why are you all looking at me?" Andy groaned. "Look, even if I knew why Tucker saw what he saw, it's really not my place to tell you."
Sam frowned. "But if what Tucker saw is correct, then does that mean Takuya is also a Legendary Warrior?"
"Do you guys remember the 'special condition' my brother had after his accident? And neither of you would tell me? Because it wasn't your secret to tell, but his?" Andy reminded.
At this, Tucker, Sam, and even Danny all sheepishly looked at each other, before looking down in shame.
"Wow… I never thought about it like that…" Danny admitted, with Sam and Tucker nodding in agreement.
"But…" Andy suddenly said, bringing their attention back to him. "I understand the circumstances aren't the same. Back then, you all had every reason to keep that secret from me and Takuya. It's… not really something that we could've or even would've accepted very well. But… in this case, we all know about Digimon, we also know Agunimon and his various forms pretty well by now. And we're even aware Dash can become a Legendary Warrior. While it isn't… my secret to tell, there's also no real reason to keep it from you other than because it's not technically my secret to tell. I… won't confirm it directly, but I will say that… you all probably noticed that whenever Agunimon or his various forms are around, Takuya isn't."
Tucker and Sam both blinked before Tucker spoke up. "I did notice that, yeah…"
Sam frowned. "I had been wondering about that too." She then sighed. "I guess when Agunimon wakes up, we can ask him."
"Heh, never thought I'd hear such kinds of words from a teenager," Terriermon remarked.
"Was that an insult or a compliment?" Andy asked.
"It's… a Terriermon compliment," Tucker chuckled sheepishly.
Terriermon grinned as he climbed onto Tucker's head. "You'd better get used to them, because you may receive more~"
Dash couldn't help but smile. "I know it might take some time to get used to it, but it's great to know we have more help than just the three of us… uh, that being Agunimon, Andy, and me."
"AHEM!" Dorimon cleared his throat.
"I meant four! Plus Dorimon of course," Dash quickly corrected.
"That's better." Dorimon grinned while Andy rolled his eyes and pet the little Digimon.
Danny chuckled at that. "Yeah, Dorimon can be a handful, but it's good he's around."
Dorimon grinned even more at the comment.
"And he's proud of that," Andy sighed.
Patamon was giggling as well.
Danny rolled his eyes and patted Patamon on the head, but the halfa was smiling as well.
"So does that mean we'll be working together from now on?" Tucker asked.
"Probably only on the battlefield," Sam spoke up. "He may have been standing up for us lately, but I doubt that a football star jock would ever hang out with us in school."
Dash looked down a bit. "That has crossed my mind, but at this point, I don't think it would matter. I could hang out with you guys and none of the other jocks may care, save for Calvin."
"You're free to decide what you want to do, Dash, you don't have to feel obligated to hang out with us if you don't want to. I'm fine with spending time with you as a friend outside of school," Andy reassured. "Besides, not going to lie, it would look suspicious if you suddenly started getting all buddy-buddy with us. If you want to do that, let it look natural."
Dash looked back up at Andy. "Yeah, you're right. I think we can start hanging out after school, but if it begins to spill over to school, then that's fine." He smiled.
Andy then smiled before he looked at Sam. "You should also give him a chance, Sam. Dash is the Warrior of Wood, meaning he's very attuned with nature. It might help if you could teach him more with your plant knowledge, I know you have that greenhouse you usually go to before school every morning. Maybe you can show Dash around there at some point."
Sam blinked before she grinned. "That might not be a bad idea." She was obviously very eager to show someone else her greenhouse.
"Wow, nice Andy, hook line and sinker," Tucker whispered, giving a small fist bump to the boy, which Andy happily returned. "Now if only we could get Danny to go on a date with Sam…"
"Baby steps, Tuck," Andy chuckled.
Dorimon and Terriermon snickered at Tucker's remark about Sam and Danny dating.
"It might be nice to get to know the real you, Dash, the one underneath that bully I only knew about," Danny said a little timidly to Dash, still seeing him as that old bully who would stuff him and his brother in their lockers on a daily basis.
Dash smiled in a reassuring manner. "Heh, don't worry, you will. I'm done being that bully. It was never fun to begin with, but it took me being on the receiving end to show me how it felt to the others."
"A show of kindness can go a long way," Patamon commented.
"Indeed." Gatomon grinned with approval.
Terriermon grinned as well. "This will help us a lot."
Dash smiled. "It's nice to have real friends. Aside from Kwan, I didn't have any real friends who cared about me. They just cared about my status, and how tough I could be. But after becoming friends with Andy and Takuya, I realized that I shouldn't have to put on that kind of act just to keep my friends, when the real ones would care about you for who you are, even if you mess up."
Danny chuckled. "Wow, Dash. That sounded cheesy."
"Perhaps, but it is how I feel," Dash remarked. "Too bad Kwan isn't here, he could make a poem out of it."
Danny blinked. "Kwan, into poetry? Wow. You learn something new everyday."
"Sometimes we forget that even the popular kids are just people with their own interests," Sam stated.
Danny then looked back at Agunimon with worry on his face. "I hope Agunimon is okay…"
"Like Andy said, we should take him back to the Digital World to get proper treatment," Dorimon spoke up. "Looks like the Floody Waters is going to close early today anyways due to all the destruction around here, and water damages."
Danny sighed. "So much for our day off."
"Danny, let's be real; we're never going to get a proper day off," Andy pointed out.
"Yeah, I know, but I can still wish for one, right?" Danny countered.
"No!" Tucker, Andy, and Dorimon shouted quickly, remembering Desiree all too well.
"I meant in my thoughts! Not out loud!" Danny corrected.
"You know, we don't all have to go to the Digital World," Sam spoke up. "Someone could just carry Agunimon to the Digital World and to the doctors."
Danny frowned a bit. "That is a good point." He then looked down in thought. "But who will go to the Digital World?"
Andy looked at Agunimon before sighing. "Perhaps we should, Danny. Besides… I think that Sorcermon would like to see Seraphimon again, even if he is just a Patamon right now."
Danny looked back at his brother and nodded. "Okay, bro. That sounds good."
"Sorcermon? Are we going to take him to my castle?" Patamon asked.
"Yeah, that's where we usually go when we need some help," Dorimon confirmed.
Patamon felt a bit giddy at the idea of seeing his old friend again, but he also felt mixed emotions too, as he was not sure how Sorcermon would react to seeing him again after his corruption.
Danny and Andy were grunting as they were carrying Agunimon to the front door of their house. Patamon and Dorimon would've helped, but they had to stay hidden in their backpacks from the public. People had been staring at them carrying this armored man all the way back to Fenton Works. The brothers came up with the excuse that Agunimon was a cousin of theirs who was cosplaying but passed out, which was technically true in a way. Thanks to Danny's ghostly strength, however, they were able to get Agunimon to the front door of Fenton Works.
"Okay… we're here… now… how are we… going to get him… through the door?" Andy panted.
Danny frowned before he looked like he had a realization and he smacked his face with his hand. "Duh! I have ghost powers! I could just phase us into the house and to the nearest computer!"
"As grand as that idea would be, you might set off the ghost alarms in the house doing that," Andy whispered. "Unless Jazz turned them off. We also have to be careful in case Mom and Dad are in the living room."
Andy then groaned a little. "Let's… put Agunimon… down first… I'll call Jazz… on the D-Arc…"
Danny nodded. "You do that, I think I can support him for now."
Danny had been holding Agunimon's waist while Andy was carrying the feet, since it was less of a strain for the full human brother. Andy carefully put Agunimon's feet down before he took his D-Arc out from his pocket, and used it to call for Jazz.
"Hello?" Jazz's voice asked as that symbol of hers appeared on the screen. "Andy?"
"Hey, Jazz… we kinda need to sneak into the house using Danny's ghost powers. Could you make sure the ghost security is off, and that Mom and Dad aren't in the living room?"
"Sure." Jazz replied. "Why do you need that done?" There was the sound of her getting up and going to check the alarm system.
"We'll explain when we get inside," Andy answered.
Jazz didn't take long to check the alarm system. "Okay, the system's power switch is in the 'off' position. Mom and Dad are out on an errand too, so it's clear."
"Thanks, Jazz, we'll see you in a little bit," Andy said gratefully before hanging up. "Okay, it's all clear, bro."
Danny sighed. "Great." He then looked around, and seeing no one save for him and Andy, turned intangible. He was able to drag Agunimon into the house and through the front door easily.
"Sometimes I can't help but marvel at your strength, bro," Andy complimented when they were in the house.
"Being half ghost has a few advantages." Danny chuckled sheepishly.
"Alright, so now we just gotta get Agunimon upstairs to our computer," Andy groaned. "... Well, since we're home, and our parents are out, do you think maybe you could just go ghost and fly him up to our room directly?"
Danny nodded. "You bet." He then turned into his ghost form, that ring of light appearing on his torso before splitting horizontally to reveal his Phantom form.
Andy couldn't help but look at his brother in slight fear and awe whenever he transformed in front of him. While Danny did use his ghost form a lot, his transformation up close was something Andy rarely got to see. Danny looked similar yet very different from how he used to look as a human. It was clear he was otherworldly and unnatural in this world.
Danny then grabbed Agunimon and turned intangible before flying up through the ceiling and to his and Andy's room.
Andy started walking upstairs, and almost ran into Jazz. "Whoa, Jazz!"
"Andy! Hey, I was just about to come downstairs to ask why you needed to use Danny's ghost powers to come inside," Jazz said.
Lopmon was currently on Jazz's shoulder.
Dorimon popped out of Andy's backpack, seeing how they were in the safety of their house. "They had to bring Agunimon in, since he was unconscious and hadn't reverted back to human yet."
Jazz looked alarmed. "You mean he is still a Digimon? What happened?! Is he okay?"
"Jazz, calm down!" Andy spoke up. "He's… fine-ish. We got attacked by a Legendary Warrior, the Warrior of Water, named Ranamon while we were at Floody Waters. Oh yeah, there was a Shadow ghost too, but we dealt with it pretty easily. Ranamon was the one who did this to Agunimon. I didn't see what happened exactly, but according to Danny, he got hit by an acid cloud. So we're taking him to the Digital World to get some proper treatment."
Jazz frowned before she sighed. "Okay. Should I go with you?"
"It's fine, Jazz, Danny, Patamon, Dorimon, and I can handle this. You should stay here in case Mom and Dad get home while we're away," Andy answered. "I'll be sure to call you if we do need help though. Besides… don't you have that big school project you're trying to finish?"
Jazz sighed at that. "I do. I guess I'm staying here then. Just… be sure to get back before Mom and Dad get home."
"Don't worry, Jazz, it would take a lot more than some rain acid to take down Takuya. That boy can take a punishment, I should know," Lopmon chuckled sheepishly. "Although… I can't help but notice that he's been off his game lately. Normally he would've been able to take on an attack like that just fine, even if it is a water element."
Jazz frowned. "Do you think something is wrong?"
"A Legendary Warrior, and any Digimon for that matter, are only as strong as they feel. Agunimon became truly powerful when he understood what it meant to be a Legendary Warrior," Lopmon explained.
"But lately he's been off… ever since…" Dorimon frowned.
Andy realized where they were going with this. "Ever since that incident with Dad…"
Jazz frowned some more. "Now I see… He can't fight at his best, because he's worried about Dad finding out about him."
Andy groaned. "Of course… well… maybe this trip to the Digital World is just what he needs, not just for his wounds… but for his mental scars as well."
"To remind him of who he is and what he's fighting for?" Dorimon asked.
"That… and maybe we could try to get the other Legendary Warriors to talk to him," Andy answered. "They, more than anyone else, know what it's like being a Digimon and a Legendary Warrior, if anyone can help him, it's them."
Jazz frowned. "That may be, but I don't think they could help him with… you know… what Dad did…"
"Nobody can truly help him with that, I'm afraid," Lopmon sighed. "Only Takuya will be able to get through that himself. But he does need to be reminded that he's not the only Legendary Warrior who's suffered a traumatic experience."
Jazz nodded. "That's a good point. I'm sure one of them has gone through something traumatic at some point."
"Hey! Andy! What's taking you so long? I already have the computer up and running!" Danny's voice called from their room.
"I guess that's my cue, we'll figure out what to do about Takuya's traumatized brain after we get him back on his feet," Andy said.
Jazz nodded. "You go ahead. If Mom and Dad get back before you do, I will just tell them you had to go to the Digital World for something important."
"Heh, it's still kind of weird that they're in the know… well, about Digimon anyways," Andy chuckled.
"At least it's nice, so they know why we're not here," Dorimon remarked.
Andy went past Jazz up the stairs to meet up with Danny in their room. Danny had Agunimon on the floor while he was floating near the computer in his ghost form. Patamon was flying as well, watching Danny's ghost form curiously.
"Sorry, bro, Jazz caught me on the stairs, had to explain the situation to her," Andy explained.
Danny chuckled as he shook his head. "Only Jazz would do that."
"Well she is your big sister, I guess it's only natural she would," Dorimon chuckled.
"Alright, we're both here, so we just gotta get Agunimon into the Digital World," Andy said.
Danny nodded. "Okay, bro. Let's go." He took out his D-Arc, waiting for Andy to do the same.
"Wait, Danny," Patamon spoke up. "You're in your ghost form right now. You should turn back first. If you go through the digi-port as a ghost, there's a good chance you could glitch something up."
Danny looked down at himself. "Whoops!" He called upon those rings, which turned him back to human form. "Sorry!"
Andy couldn't help but chuckle a little before he bent down and took Agunimon's hand. "Better make sure he'll be along for the ride."
Danny nodded as he took Agunimon's other hand. Patamon and Dorimon flopped onto their partner's head respectively.
Both brothers held up their D-Arcs to the computer screen. The screen flashed as the digi-port was opened and sucked them in.
As they went through the vortex, Danny gained a black T-shirt that had white ends for the sleeves, and his pants became black with white bottoms while his shoes turned white. Patamon was at his side. Andy's clothes changed to a dark blue T-shirt that had white on the sleeves and his pants turned a matching dark blue color with white bottoms and white sneakers. Dorimon had become Dorumon while they were going through the portal and was at Andy's side.
They all came out at Seraphimon's castle in a dog-pile once more, with Agunimon, who was now Flamemon, on top of them.
"Why… am I always… at the bottom… of the pile?!" Danny groaned.
"Maybe because you're half ghost?" Dorumon snickered.
Suddenly there was a white glow surrounding them and they were lifted up off of each other and gracefully back on their feet, except for Flamemon, who fell back down to the ground.
"I was not expecting to see you again for a while." Sorcermon said as he lowered his wand. "What brought you back here?"
"Well, Takuya… uh… Flamemon got hurt in battle, and he won't wake up," Andy explained. "We were hoping your medics might be able to help him."
Sorcermon looked at the unconscious Flamemon. He could see how bad the Legendary Warrior looked. "Oh, dear. That does look bad. You were right to bring him here."
Kyubimon walked over. "I'll bring him to the medical bay."
"You're always very helpful, Kyubimon," Sorcermon complimented.
"Ooh, careful, Sorcermon, one would might think you're starting to like me with compliments like that," Kyubimon chuckled.
Sorcermon looked away, trying to hide his growing blush. "Err… Just… please take him down to medical. I will be along shortly."
Kyubimon just laughed before she carefully picked up Flamemon with one of her tails and put him on her back. "Don't worry, he's in good hands."
Kyubimon stopped when she looked at Patamon, who was shyly standing behind Danny's legs. Kyubimon stared at the Patamon for a moment, before she walked away to get to the medical bay. Though she did turn to Sorcermon as she was passing by. "I believe you have an old friend here today."
Sorcermon blinked as he watched Kyubimon continue on her way before looking back at Danny and Andy, only for his eyes to widen as he saw the Patamon behind Danny. "What…?"
Danny blinked before he remembered who his partner was. "Oh, right. Sorcermon, this is…"
Danny stopped when he noticed Patamon was hiding behind his legs. "Is everything alright, buddy? Are you worried about something?"
Patamon just remained silent, trying to hide behind Danny's legs even more. "..."
Dorumon walked over to Patamon. "Hey, I know you're worried about his reaction, but you know you shouldn't hide from him forever. He was worried about you. And the more you put it off, the harder it's going to be. Come on, you've faced scarier things than this."
Patamon slowly ventured out from behind Danny's legs. "H-hello, Sorcermon…"
Dorumon walked behind Patamon, giving him an encouraging look, which did help Patamon feel a little more at ease.
"L-Lord Seraphimon! Is that you?" Sorcermon asked in such a hopeful tone that it was almost heartbreaking.
"Go on, don't be shy," Dorumon softly encouraged the smaller Digimon in front of him.
Patamon slowly made his way closer to Sorcermon. "It… has been a while, hasn't it?"
"Lord Seraphimon! It has been too long! I'm so glad you're back, my friend," Sorcermon said in a happy tone before he bowed to the little Patamon. "Things have been difficult since you disappeared, but we've been able to keep the Digital World running in your, Lady Ophanimon, and Lord Cherubimon's absences."
"That's good to hear." Patamon said before he looked away, feeling a bit awkward now.
"Lord Seraphimon, what's wrong?" Sorcermon asked.
Dorumon nudged Patamon a bit. Patamon looked at Dorumon, who just gave him an encouraging nod.
Patamon took a deep breath before letting it out. "Sorcermon… I'm sure you know by now… but I was… corrupted… I left my duties here in the Digital World to pursue a very selfish goal in the human world. I… messed with things that should never have been messed with… trying to blend three worlds together… I don't deserve your welcome, I deserve your scorn and punishment."
Sorcermon blinked before he shook his head. "Lord Seraphimon, it wasn't your fault. Whatever corrupted you made you change. That happens to Digimon quite often, so no need to feel ashamed. I'm just glad you are back to normal now."
"Even so, I am ashamed that I let it happen to me so easily. I am a Celestial Digimon. I had seen the consequences of letting a Celestial Digimon get corrupted. I had been foolish, corrupted or not, I even hurt these innocent children in my road to darkness," Patamon said. "I wished to repent."
"Lord Seraphimon… You do not need to blame yourself for this. And being who you are now is already you repenting who you were before," Sorcermon stated. "And it looks like, despite you hurting these kids, they seem to have taken a liking to you."
Dorumon smiled. "Yeah, he's helped us, even when he was corrupted. That was how we knew he was still Seraphimon in a way, he was just lost for a bit."
Sorcermon chuckled at hearing that. "That's just like Lord Seraphimon."
Patamon was now blushing.
"Heh… is it just me or is Dorumon acting kinda like a big brother to Patamon?" Andy chuckled to Danny.
Danny chuckled as well. "I think he is a big brother, bro. Patamon is living with us, and he was hatched not that long ago, so he is younger than Dorumon."
"True, but it's weird to see him acting like the older brother… I'm used to him being that little baby Dodomon who just came out of his egg. They grow up so fast," Andy remarked proudly.
"Those are some paternal words there, bro~" Danny teased.
"Well I was kind of a parent to him," Andy grumbled.
"I'm very glad to see you're well and in good hands, Lord Seraphimon," Sorcermon said to Patamon. "While it would be nice to have the Celestial Digimon back, I understand that you must stay with your partners to protect the human world for the time being. The Digital World is fine for now, so there's no need to rush."
Patamon nodded. "Thank you, Sorcermon, both for caring for the Digital World in our absence and for being understanding."
Sorcermon looked at Danny. "And thank you for taking care of Lord Seraphimon. I hope he will remain in good hands with you."
Dorumon snickered. "He was a downright mother Swanmon to Seraphimon's Digi-Egg before it hatched."
"Hey! You didn't need to say that!" Danny blushed.
Andy was now laughing as Danny was grumbling.
Sorcermon chuckled at the banter between the threesome. Dorumon just stuck out his tongue at Danny with a wink. Even Patamon was grinning.
"For now, how about we go check in on Flamemon? I need to see if we might need to call for Calumon or not," Sorcermon stated.
Danny nodded. "Yeah, that would be a good idea."
Titanic X: ZAFT: I am glad you liked how we ended the chapter. :3
GirlFish: DarkFoxKit: Yeah, Patamon is known for his Angemon digivolution. As for Gatomon, I always loved her cat form, though it could just be because I like cats in general and she was also in Digimon Adventures.
Heh, I'm glad someone got that hula Lion King reference with Dash, because that was exactly what we were going for. And don't worry, we'll have plenty of funny moments in the story for you to enjoy.
ZAFT: Yeah, and we may look into the Inuyasha anime for ideas if we need any. :3
Oh… you just gave a few good ideas for when the Celestials reach their final Mega forms! XD This is why we missed you reviewing. You have some good ideas. :3 And let's just say the reactions to seeing three angel Digimon will be something to behold indeed. ;3
As for how Jack and Takuya repair their relationship, that will be a work in progress that I hope you will enjoy down the road. :3 This incident will prompt Jack, and Maddie by extension, to reconsider some of their views as well, so I hope you will enjoy it as that also progresses. :3