Chapter 12:----------------------------------------------------------Jack
Beckett
It had been a long time since I had loaded the data of a mega level Digimon. It was an amazing power, similar to a painkiller. Nothing made one feel better than to load the data of a foe. I took my share and joined Cherubimon at the coastline. Yasyamon followed shortly thereafter. Devimon remained in the cloud, absorbing whatever data he could detect. It frightened me seeing this for I had never trusted Damien. He had helped us once, but would he do it again if granted the power? I began to go at him, but Yasyamon stopped me.
"Don't bother, Battalimon. We have to trust him, Billie did."
"Why are you all of a sudden trusting him? What changed your mind?"
"Look at what's standing in front of you, boy! You and I both heard Billie's voice. We can't deny the fact that Cherubimon is before us."
I locked eyes with the new mega. It was Billie in there, Jeanine and Billie somehow had become one.
"Okay, Cherubimon. You have some explaining to do. How did Billie come back, and why is she in Jeanine?"
The Digimon appeared to be amused with the question. Who was I talking to?
"I can't quite say I understand what happened either. Although, I can tell you what happened to me."
Cherubimon moved to the coast and took a seat. Yasyamon and I joined her. Having finished absorbing data, Devimon landed nearby. With a look to the sky, Cherubimon began her tale. At first it was difficult to adjust to hearing both Jeanine's and Billie's voice, but the blend was harmonious and soon became natural.
"Shortly after Beelzemon hit me with the Double Impact, Angelimon died. It was weird though. I had died as a Digimon, and part of me left with her. I witnessed everything though…Warmonger, you and Damien both passing out…it was like I was still there, but I couldn't will myself to do anything. The whole time, voices were speaking to me. They wanted me to come to them, they had something they had to tell me."
"You we're in a coma for a while. You're body wouldn't die, but you had no brain activity…it was the most bizarre thing ever."
"Try being inside that body. I was scared…and finally I gave in to the voices. They allowed me to call out to one person: Damien."
She looked at Devimon with a gentle look.
"I forgave you. I had to. What you did wasn't your fault; part of me knew that. I also knew that without help, my friends wouldn't stand a chance against. The voices were telling me of something called Demon, and that when the time came…Katia, Schneider, and Beckett would all die. I couldn't let it happen, so I gave my last energy to Damien. I knew he would help, I could see it in his eyes, the way he spoke to me. It was that power that allowed to become Beelzemon once again, and Blast Mode when the time came.
However, by giving you the last of that power I detached my soul from my body. I finally was lifted up to the voices. They called themselves the sovereigns, Gods of the Digital World. The one who spoke to me was Azulongmon. He told me that my death fulfilled the first half of the prophecy. Something else was also revealed: If you defeated Demon, something much worse would be let loose on the two worlds."
"Is that what this is? This new horde that's been attacking?"
"Yes, Damien. They didn't know what it was that was coming, but they knew it would be much worse than Demon ever could have been. Azulongmon told me one other thing, which was that all five of us would have to work together to beat him, and if we weren't united against this force we would lose. Time passes differently in their realm, and before long they said it was time. With a sudden jolt I was thrown from their world and into a new body. Jeanine's. That's what gave us the power to become Cherubimon. I don't know what's coming next though."
"The sovereigns didn't warn you?"
"No. All they said was that I would know when the time was right."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How could Billie's death have been destiny? Why couldn't she have been allowed to live and fight with us now? I trusted Billie, but I questioned the words Azulongmon.
"So Cherubimon, were you told where Katia was?"
"No. Nor do I know why the D-Cells aren't detecting each other."
Yasyamon had begun pacing back and forth, deep in thought. He was muttering to himself.
"Hey, Yasyamon! What is it?"
He stopped and looked out towards the cities.
"Before you arrived, Jeanine and I detected an enormous outpouring of energy coming from a rift. We couldn't center on a location, but it was on the west coast somewhere. That energy could be spreading and forming smaller rifts, which explains the Digimon at the university and here."
Suddenly, Devimon jolted around and looked out towards the city as well.
"Anybody else feel that?"
The feeling struck me too. It was a familiar feeling; the feeling of a D-Cell when it was expelling massive amounts of energy. And it wasn't one of ours.
It had been a long time since I had loaded the data of a mega level Digimon. It was an amazing power, similar to a painkiller. Nothing made one feel better than to load the data of a foe. I took my share and joined Cherubimon at the coastline. Yasyamon followed shortly thereafter. Devimon remained in the cloud, absorbing whatever data he could detect. It frightened me seeing this for I had never trusted Damien. He had helped us once, but would he do it again if granted the power? I began to go at him, but Yasyamon stopped me.
"Don't bother, Battalimon. We have to trust him, Billie did."
"Why are you all of a sudden trusting him? What changed your mind?"
"Look at what's standing in front of you, boy! You and I both heard Billie's voice. We can't deny the fact that Cherubimon is before us."
I locked eyes with the new mega. It was Billie in there, Jeanine and Billie somehow had become one.
"Okay, Cherubimon. You have some explaining to do. How did Billie come back, and why is she in Jeanine?"
The Digimon appeared to be amused with the question. Who was I talking to?
"I can't quite say I understand what happened either. Although, I can tell you what happened to me."
Cherubimon moved to the coast and took a seat. Yasyamon and I joined her. Having finished absorbing data, Devimon landed nearby. With a look to the sky, Cherubimon began her tale. At first it was difficult to adjust to hearing both Jeanine's and Billie's voice, but the blend was harmonious and soon became natural.
"Shortly after Beelzemon hit me with the Double Impact, Angelimon died. It was weird though. I had died as a Digimon, and part of me left with her. I witnessed everything though…Warmonger, you and Damien both passing out…it was like I was still there, but I couldn't will myself to do anything. The whole time, voices were speaking to me. They wanted me to come to them, they had something they had to tell me."
"You we're in a coma for a while. You're body wouldn't die, but you had no brain activity…it was the most bizarre thing ever."
"Try being inside that body. I was scared…and finally I gave in to the voices. They allowed me to call out to one person: Damien."
She looked at Devimon with a gentle look.
"I forgave you. I had to. What you did wasn't your fault; part of me knew that. I also knew that without help, my friends wouldn't stand a chance against. The voices were telling me of something called Demon, and that when the time came…Katia, Schneider, and Beckett would all die. I couldn't let it happen, so I gave my last energy to Damien. I knew he would help, I could see it in his eyes, the way he spoke to me. It was that power that allowed to become Beelzemon once again, and Blast Mode when the time came.
However, by giving you the last of that power I detached my soul from my body. I finally was lifted up to the voices. They called themselves the sovereigns, Gods of the Digital World. The one who spoke to me was Azulongmon. He told me that my death fulfilled the first half of the prophecy. Something else was also revealed: If you defeated Demon, something much worse would be let loose on the two worlds."
"Is that what this is? This new horde that's been attacking?"
"Yes, Damien. They didn't know what it was that was coming, but they knew it would be much worse than Demon ever could have been. Azulongmon told me one other thing, which was that all five of us would have to work together to beat him, and if we weren't united against this force we would lose. Time passes differently in their realm, and before long they said it was time. With a sudden jolt I was thrown from their world and into a new body. Jeanine's. That's what gave us the power to become Cherubimon. I don't know what's coming next though."
"The sovereigns didn't warn you?"
"No. All they said was that I would know when the time was right."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How could Billie's death have been destiny? Why couldn't she have been allowed to live and fight with us now? I trusted Billie, but I questioned the words Azulongmon.
"So Cherubimon, were you told where Katia was?"
"No. Nor do I know why the D-Cells aren't detecting each other."
Yasyamon had begun pacing back and forth, deep in thought. He was muttering to himself.
"Hey, Yasyamon! What is it?"
He stopped and looked out towards the cities.
"Before you arrived, Jeanine and I detected an enormous outpouring of energy coming from a rift. We couldn't center on a location, but it was on the west coast somewhere. That energy could be spreading and forming smaller rifts, which explains the Digimon at the university and here."
Suddenly, Devimon jolted around and looked out towards the city as well.
"Anybody else feel that?"
The feeling struck me too. It was a familiar feeling; the feeling of a D-Cell when it was expelling massive amounts of energy. And it wasn't one of ours.