It's been a bit since I paid any actual attention to the fics. So here we go.

Spy Guy: HE'LL DO WHAT???????????

Forte: That's right, your older self's gonna blow your ass off when he returns.

Spy Guy: Oh SHIT!!!!!!!!

Forte: Better do that now, while you still have a rear end to do it with.

Beelzemon: Things have gotten interesting since Super Spy Guy left that dork here. (Winks)

Spy Guy: What's with all the boxes?

Beelzemon: We'll be moving soon, so..

Spy Guy: WHAT????????????

Forte: Don't get happy.. We'll leave you here, crammed into a small box.

Chapter 24 - An unexpected advantage.

Michael understood that his father merged with Guilmon to become the knight he saw. He also understood it wasn't permanent. What he didn't understand was how Forte was still winning.

"AUGH!!!!!!!!!"

Takato and Guilmon both had a nasty backache after being thrown into a crate by a mind wind. Then Forte walked closer.

"Time for a little fun."

Both sides of Gallantmon braced for the impact as Forte sped at them, and fired an energy blast at the ground to throw them into the air. Then Forte leapt up, grabbed Gallantmon, and delivered a gut-wrenching knee strike to Gallantmon's torso. As they fell, Forte flipped around so that Gallantmon hit first. As Gallantmon impacted with the ground, Forte landed on their back, seriously injuring them.

"AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Oh shut up. you'll heal."

Forte knew he was right. they would heal. They'd also be completely fine after separating. give or take the probable desire to take an entire bottle of aspirin.

"!"

As Gallantmon struggled to get up, he noticed that Forte seemed different. His eyes, which were a dull red, now seemed as if they were bleeding, since they color was a perfect bloody crimson. Something told Takato that it wasn't just him, and that the next thing he'd do was certainly not going to be pleasant.

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"WHAT ON EARTH????????????"

Henry and Ryo both noticed something on their Digivices. It was some kind of energy spike. According to the Digivices, Takato was right on top of it.

"Better get there NOW!!!!!!!" Ryo said as he left.

Henry would have followed right then, but Ryo inadvertently left him to pick up the tab for their coffee.

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"RENAMON!!!!"

"I feel it!"

Rika then raced toward the origin of the surge of power. Her old instincts as a Tamer told her this wasn't a Digimon.

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"What was that????" Nicole wondered.

"I don't know, but it was as obvious as an elephant waltzing by."

"Alex, you really need to work on your jokes." Tony told him as they raced from the park.

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Michael knew that something was wrong. He could also tell it wasn't just the fact that Forte seemed like he wanted to kill his friend and his father.

"FORTE!!!!!!!!! PLEASE DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Michael was trying to restrain Forte. Despite Forte's immense power, he was doing well. until Forte actually noticed him. Then he glared at the boy before sending a surge of energy through is body, throwing the child into Gallantmon. Then Forte began to concentrate. Energy began to cascade around the place, and the area didn't go without being torn apart by it. Forte seemed quite intent on causing devastation for some unknown reason. Mainly, he seemed like he wanted to kill whatever he could, and he also was going to destroy the surrounding area. Then he was struck by energy in the form of fox spirits, weaponry, and a beam sword.

"Well, looks like Forte's the enemy now." The voices of Ryo and Cyberdramon said.

"We're ready for him!" Terriermon and Henry said in unison.

"WAIT!!!! He's acting like he's possessed!!!!" Rika and Renamon noted.

Forte smirked. He got the results he wanted, and he knew he could fend them off easily. Unfortunately, his thirst for battle drove him to continue his fight. He fired a blast of rainbow colored energy at the three Megas that were up. They went down easily, but remained in Mega form.

"Too weak to save yourselves by reverting, are we?"

Just as Forte gathered black energy into his hand, the other kids arrived. They knew that their parents, and their friends, were about to be destroyed. Michael took this especially hard.

"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Forte turned to look just as energy seemed to flow within Michael and Gallantmon. The only thing Forte knew was this meant trouble for him. His fears were confirmed as they vanished. He could have sworn that Takato and Guilmon separated first though.

"TAKATO, GUILMON, AND MICHAEL TRI MERGE TO.."

Forte could think of only one thing right then.

"I am seriously screwed, aren't I?"

As the three merged into one entity, the Tamers thought they were seeing a ghost. The outline was of Gallantmon Crimson mode. and yet. When the light died down, his armor was gold, silver, and white, and his eyes were blue.

"GALLANTMON PALADIN MODE!!!!!!!!!!"

'Okay, that clinched it. I'm a dead man..'

'Not going to TRY fighting Forte?'

'OF ALL THE.. Myotismon, would YOU want to fight him?'

Wherever Myotismon's consciousness was then, you could see his already pale skin become a normally impossible shade of white.

'I take it as a no.'

That's when Forte realized the dam broke when that happened. The other three kids were gone, and so were the Megas.

"Oh no."

"RIKA, RENAMON, AND NICOLE TRI MERGE TO."

"RYO, CYBERDRAMON, AND TONY TRI MERGE TO."

"HENRY, TERRIERMON, AND ALEX TRI MERGE TO."

Forte then realized his plans never accounted for anything like this. From one light came something Taomon's height, and it looked like a cross between Taomon and Sakuyamon. Another one was still Justimon, but golden. The last one was Rapidmon's height, but still shaped like MegaGargomon and a steel gray.

"WICKENMON!!!!!!!!!"

"GOLDJUSTIMON!!!!!!!!!"

"ARSENALMON!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Forte was then positive he was screwed.

"Oh crap. something on THIS scale is way beyond 'Holy Cow!'. Would a whole pasture of 'Holy Cows!' do?"

Even facing such a threat, Forte didn't neglect his wit.

Forte: (jaw hanging open) Uhh. he's right. 'Holy Cow', is putting it mildly..

Spy Guy: (jaw hanging open) Geez Louis. If THAT ain't enough for Forte and Reapermon, then those two are gods.. Beelzemon: I am SO glad I took the time to research that stuff.

Forte: Research? THEY'RE REAL DIGIMON???????????

Beelzemon: No. I meant on good ideas for their names.

Spy Guy: I get Arsenal, Gold, and Paladin Mode, but Wicken?

Beelzemon: A Wicken's kinda like a witch, only good.

Forte: . DAMN!!!!! That's gonna be one hell of a battle.