Chapter 9:------------------------------------------------------------
Damien Fox
The sheer power nearly made me sick. It had been almost five years without Bioforming, and when I finally had, it wasn't to whom I thought it would be. I could feel my arms extending, the claws sharpening as the process continued, but where was the Slayer? Where was the jacket, the wings? I wasn't becoming Beelzemon, not this time. And while the power I was gaining was more than I had before, I wasn't going mega. My body stopped changing, I opened my eyes and looked at what I had become.
"Devimon!"
Battalimon and Yasyamon stopped dead in their tracks. I could feel their eyes staring at me. I couldn't help but be just as surprised as they were.
Fine, I'm Devimon. No big. I can still do this!
I spread my wings and launched myself at Pleciomon. Mega or not, I was going to take him down. The other two champions saw what I was doing, and joined against Pleciomon. I readied to attack, not knowing what I would produce. My instincts kicked in, telling me to pull back my hand. Doing so, I could feel the energy begin to build up.
Well, let's see what you've got, Devimon. Attack!
Throwing my entire body into the strike, I let loose on Pleciomon.
"Darkness Claw!"
The attack hit square across the face of the mega. It managed to slice a cut across the forehead, succeeding only in peeving it off even more. I was champion…a measly champion. Battalimon and Yasyamon both struck simultaneously.
"Panzer Barrage!"
"Double Strike!"
The attacks bounced off harmlessly. The mega was too strong for us. Champions had never been able to take a mega, never.
"Billie! Why did you allow me to Bioform again it I couldn't fight! What's the joke you're playing?"
My attention turned to Harpymon, who was rapidly escaping with the pink D-Cell. Now this gal I could take.
"Harpymon! Come back here!"
I flapped my wings and took off again. Harpymon was slow, and I was well experienced with wings. I caught up easily.
"You'd better give that back!"
"Never. The Master won't allow it!"
Harpymon lashed at me with her empty claw. It hurt badly, but I had to ignore it. With a swing of my claw I managed to catch her the face, causing her to plummet toward the water. Harpymon turned it into a dive, and must have been planning to dive in. Folding my wings I followed suit.
"You can't get away that easy; Darkness Claw!"
The attack drove forward, speeding toward its target. I didn't know if I could catch Harpymon, but hopefully the attack would. Just as it would hit, Harpymon dodged. The attack hit the water, causing a massive wave to shoot up over Harpymon. In the mist of water, Harpymon vanished.
"No!"
The next thing I remember is Harpymon appearing above me. Her wings were spread, and she was ready to attack.
"Say goodnight, Hunter."
Another voice cut in.
"Good night."
There was a blast from a gun directly to Harpymon's head. The data scattered in all directions. Battalimon was right the cloud.
"Take her data. You need it the most."
I absorbed what still remained.
"Battalimon, where's the D-Cell?"
He held out his middle finger, revealing the pink D-Cell hanging precariously from it. He tossed it to me.
"Take it. I need both hands for this job! Get it to Jeanine…or Billie…or whoever she is!"
I nodded in response and dove towards the woman on the coast.
"Jeanine! Get ready!"
Before I could get the D-Cell to her, Pleciomon's thick head got between us. He opened his mouth wide, nearly catching me in his teeth.
"C'mon little Digimon! I'm in need of a little snack!"
It took quite a bit of effort to stop myself, and I nearly fell into his gaping maw. I pulled back my empty hand.
"Open wide, pal! Darkness Claw!"
It would make sense that a blast to the inside of his mouth would do some damage, but no such luck. Like everything else we'd thrown at him, it bounced off harmlessly. Yasyamon and Battalimon went after the head again, drawing its attention away from me.
"Get to Jeanine!"
I dove for the coast again. This time nothing was going to get in my way. Or so I thought. It was a mistake, turning my back on Pleciomon. I heard him yell out his attack, saw the look on Jeanine's face, and even felt the wave approaching. But I couldn't react in time.
"Devimon!"
It hit me square in the back. My body went limp, and I felt the pink D-Cell slip from my grasp. In the next instant I was in the jaws of the mega. To my horror, the D-Cell fell uninterrupted towards the water's surface.
"Get the D-Cell! Forget about me!"
Plecimon flung me into the air, directly into the path of the rocketing Battalimon. The two of us stopped in midair, and began to plummet towards the water. Yasyamon made a move for it as well, but was similarly hit off course. I watched in horror as the D-Cell fell into the mega's waiting clutches.
The sheer power nearly made me sick. It had been almost five years without Bioforming, and when I finally had, it wasn't to whom I thought it would be. I could feel my arms extending, the claws sharpening as the process continued, but where was the Slayer? Where was the jacket, the wings? I wasn't becoming Beelzemon, not this time. And while the power I was gaining was more than I had before, I wasn't going mega. My body stopped changing, I opened my eyes and looked at what I had become.
"Devimon!"
Battalimon and Yasyamon stopped dead in their tracks. I could feel their eyes staring at me. I couldn't help but be just as surprised as they were.
Fine, I'm Devimon. No big. I can still do this!
I spread my wings and launched myself at Pleciomon. Mega or not, I was going to take him down. The other two champions saw what I was doing, and joined against Pleciomon. I readied to attack, not knowing what I would produce. My instincts kicked in, telling me to pull back my hand. Doing so, I could feel the energy begin to build up.
Well, let's see what you've got, Devimon. Attack!
Throwing my entire body into the strike, I let loose on Pleciomon.
"Darkness Claw!"
The attack hit square across the face of the mega. It managed to slice a cut across the forehead, succeeding only in peeving it off even more. I was champion…a measly champion. Battalimon and Yasyamon both struck simultaneously.
"Panzer Barrage!"
"Double Strike!"
The attacks bounced off harmlessly. The mega was too strong for us. Champions had never been able to take a mega, never.
"Billie! Why did you allow me to Bioform again it I couldn't fight! What's the joke you're playing?"
My attention turned to Harpymon, who was rapidly escaping with the pink D-Cell. Now this gal I could take.
"Harpymon! Come back here!"
I flapped my wings and took off again. Harpymon was slow, and I was well experienced with wings. I caught up easily.
"You'd better give that back!"
"Never. The Master won't allow it!"
Harpymon lashed at me with her empty claw. It hurt badly, but I had to ignore it. With a swing of my claw I managed to catch her the face, causing her to plummet toward the water. Harpymon turned it into a dive, and must have been planning to dive in. Folding my wings I followed suit.
"You can't get away that easy; Darkness Claw!"
The attack drove forward, speeding toward its target. I didn't know if I could catch Harpymon, but hopefully the attack would. Just as it would hit, Harpymon dodged. The attack hit the water, causing a massive wave to shoot up over Harpymon. In the mist of water, Harpymon vanished.
"No!"
The next thing I remember is Harpymon appearing above me. Her wings were spread, and she was ready to attack.
"Say goodnight, Hunter."
Another voice cut in.
"Good night."
There was a blast from a gun directly to Harpymon's head. The data scattered in all directions. Battalimon was right the cloud.
"Take her data. You need it the most."
I absorbed what still remained.
"Battalimon, where's the D-Cell?"
He held out his middle finger, revealing the pink D-Cell hanging precariously from it. He tossed it to me.
"Take it. I need both hands for this job! Get it to Jeanine…or Billie…or whoever she is!"
I nodded in response and dove towards the woman on the coast.
"Jeanine! Get ready!"
Before I could get the D-Cell to her, Pleciomon's thick head got between us. He opened his mouth wide, nearly catching me in his teeth.
"C'mon little Digimon! I'm in need of a little snack!"
It took quite a bit of effort to stop myself, and I nearly fell into his gaping maw. I pulled back my empty hand.
"Open wide, pal! Darkness Claw!"
It would make sense that a blast to the inside of his mouth would do some damage, but no such luck. Like everything else we'd thrown at him, it bounced off harmlessly. Yasyamon and Battalimon went after the head again, drawing its attention away from me.
"Get to Jeanine!"
I dove for the coast again. This time nothing was going to get in my way. Or so I thought. It was a mistake, turning my back on Pleciomon. I heard him yell out his attack, saw the look on Jeanine's face, and even felt the wave approaching. But I couldn't react in time.
"Devimon!"
It hit me square in the back. My body went limp, and I felt the pink D-Cell slip from my grasp. In the next instant I was in the jaws of the mega. To my horror, the D-Cell fell uninterrupted towards the water's surface.
"Get the D-Cell! Forget about me!"
Plecimon flung me into the air, directly into the path of the rocketing Battalimon. The two of us stopped in midair, and began to plummet towards the water. Yasyamon made a move for it as well, but was similarly hit off course. I watched in horror as the D-Cell fell into the mega's waiting clutches.