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Chapter 9: The Crest of Honour

"Did we do it?" asked Sora.
"Please be de-digivolved and not evil.... and still alive," thought Yolei.
The smoke was beggining to clear, and then everyone gasped. Guardragumon was still standing, heavily beaten, and breathing heavily. "Look," said Mimi, "the jewel is cracked."
"And Skullguardragumon is comming!" yelled Davis.
Skullguardragumon flew in and landed just ahead of Guardragumon. "So, they beat you into pulp," said Skullguardragumon, "Metalsnidramon was wrong about you."
Guardragumon said nothing. "I have partial control," thought Guardragumon, "but not enough to break the jewel."
"Now I'll show you how a real dragon does it," said Skullguardragumon.
"Too bad you aren't one," said Guardragumon.
"Bone tail!" yelled Skullguardragumon as he lashed his tail out, and swung it at Guardragumon's feet.
The tail swept Guardragumon off of his feet and made him fall onto his back, on the ground. "We have to get rid of that jewel," thought Yolei.
"Hey, Lillymon, finish the job, your faster!" yelled Mimi, "everyone else should give cover fire!"
"Hmm?" said Skullguardragumon.
"GO!" yelled Zudumon, "Vulcan's hammer!"
Zudomon's hammer crashed into Skullguardragumon's head, knocking it into the ground. Lillymon sped past Skullguardragumon and headed for Guardragumon, who was still on the ground. "Skull attack!" yelled Skullguardragumon as he lashed his head towards Sylphiemon.
"Tail hammer!" yelled Ankylomon as he swung his tail at Skullguardragumon's face.
The club connected and stopped the attack cold. "Hey," said Lillymon as she shook Guardragumon.
"Ugh," said Guardragumon as he opened his eyes, "finish me off, you'll be better off."
Lillymon shook her head no. "Yolei would never forgive me if I did delete you," said Lillymon, "for that matter, none of them would."
"Your friends... need you...." said Guardragumon, "I have no friends..... I deserve none."
"Death breath!" yelled Skullguardragumon as he shot his dark attack towards Lillymon.
"Look out," said Guardragumon as he grabbed Lillymon and threw her out of the way.
"Hurry Lillymon!" yelled Mimi.
"Static for... AAAHG," said Sylphiemon while being hit by Skullguardragumon's bone tail.
Sylphiemon de-digivolve to Poromon and Salamon. "Skull attack!" shouted Skullguardragumon, launching his attack at Zudomon.
"Flower cannon!" yelled Lillymon as she shot Skullguardragumon's chin, sending his attack off course.
"I am really getting annoyed from that," said Skullguardragumon.
"Tail hammer!" shouted Ankylomon as he swung his tail.
"Vulcan's hammer!" shouted Zudmon, swinging his hammer.
Both attacks his on opposite sides of Skullguardragumon's face. Skullguardragumon staggered for a moment then regained his senses. "Now, why didn't I realize this before?" said Skullguardragumon, "destroy the children, destroy the digimon!"
"Oh no," thought Guardragumon who had managed to get airborne again.
"Death breath!" yelled Skullguardragumon as he shot his breath of darkness at the digidestined.
Guardragumon flew in front of the blast at the last moment, and took the full force of the attack. In the process though, the jewel that was controlling him, shattered. Guardragumon was free. "Get him!" yelled Lillymon as she pointed at Skullguardragumon, "Flower cannon!"
The green blast hit Skullguardragumon in the face, causing him to shake his head some. "You're all like a bunch of weeds, very annoying," said Skullguardragumon, "If I can't kill the roots, I'll just mow the weeds!"
"We can't give up," said Zudomon.
"Skullguardragumon digivolve too.... Ironguardragumon."
"Tail hammer!" yelled Ankylomon as he swung his tail.
"Iron claw!" yelled Ironguardragumon as he swiped at all the digimon.
All of the digimon, except Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon, de-digivolved to their rookie forms. Down on the ground, Guardragumon was getting up, brutally beaten, a glow comming from his amulet. "My crest," said Guardragumon, "the crest of honour is glowing.... I can digivolve."
"Now, would be a good time," said Yolei.
"Guardragumon digivolve too.... Megaguardragumon."

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The tides have shifted, and Guardragumon has digivolved. Will he be strong enough to defeat Ironguardragumon? Or is Ironguardragumon still too powerful? Find out, next time.

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Claim to Fame: Guardragumon, Megaguardragumon, Redguardragumon, Skullguardragumon, Ironguardragumon, Metalsnidramon, Slayermon and Bladedramon are all digimon created by me. It would be greatly appreciated if they were not used in other fics without my permission.