Me: Before I leave this chapter in the loving hands of BlackTerriermon-
All: (gasps)
Me: I would just like to say gomen nasai-
BlackTerriermon: That's "sorry" in Japanese, for those who are too dense to learn another language-
Me: (covers BlackTerriermon's mouth) Hush! Now, I would like to admit my apologies to E-100 Alpha and Quantum Ranger for accidentally mixing up the names about the Digimon in the last chapter-if you knew how many Digimon, authors and Tamers I have to keep track of in this chapter and throughout the story...
Takato: That would be quite a lot! Our author doesn't own Digimon, Pokemon, any authors in this-other than himself-and others' Digimon-other than BlackTerriermon.
Me: Also, for this chapter, I have dubbed Ash and myself official Goggle boys.
Rika: (raises eyebrow) And, what, pray tell, would constitute from this inane idea?
Me: (grins) You'll see. This would've been out a lot sooner if I hadn't found myself extremely
busy these past few weeks.
Digimon Tamers/Pokemon: Three Worlds Collide
Chapter V-The Return of ChaosGallantmon
"Tachiagare...! tenshi wa boku no soba ni iru...(Stand up...An angel is by my side...) "Kowaresou na yume wo mamoranakya ikenain da...!" (I have to protect the fragile dream...!) -Target~Agai Shougeki~ (Japanese beginning for Digimon Adventure 02)
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely..." -Anonymous
"Takato...you know as well as I do that I'm not one for small talk, so I'm just gonna come right out and say it..."
Astonished by Rika's quiet declaration, Takato numbly nodded, feeling Calumon climb up atop his head, clutching onto the goggles tightly so he wouldn't fall off.
"Takato, I didn't realize this until about 2 months ago, but I wanted to be absolutely sure about this before I told you...I'm..."
"DIMENSION DESTROYER!!!"
In shock, Takato, Rika and Calumon all looked up to see Millenniummon fire his main attack directly at them!
"Gogglehead, Calumon...jump!!" Rika screamed, grabbing Takato's hand with her left and pulling Calumon off Takato's head with her right before the 3 of them leaped as high into the air as possible before gravity tried to reclaim them!
"I choose you...BAYLEEF!!!"
"Bay!!" Ash's newly evolved Bayleef smiled excitedly as she exited her Pokeball for the first time in almost a day or two, Ash determined and ready to save his new friends.
"Okay, Bayleef-grab Takato and Rika with your Vine Whip attack-but lower them down gently!"
"Bay!!" Quick as ever, the Grass Pokemon launched her two vines skyward into the air and safely secured Takato, Rika and Calumon in them before bringing them down carefully.
"Great job, Bayleef!"
"Bayleef! Bay, bay!"
Millenniummon roared in anger and indignation as Mewtwo, Ryo and practically everyone else finally arrived where he was at, surrounding him on all sides!
"How did you find this place? These nesting grounds are unseeable by any human, much less a Dark God!"
Millenniummon grinned evilly at Mewtwo before responding. "True, your little home is deep underground, which saves well on electricity, but finding it only took a bit of persuasion from some old friends. I believe the trainers know them quite well..."
"What?"
"Pika?"
At that second, Millenniummon made a motioning move with his head, and Team Rocket appeared before the trainers, the Tamers and the author/Tamers!
"What are you 3 doing here?!" Ash demanded heatedly, noticing Pikachu's cheeks spark with electricity.
"What else? If we helped this...Digithingamabob with whatever he has planned, we'll get Pikachu."
"If what Ash told us about you 3 is true, you're even denser than I would give you credit for! Millenniummon wants to take over our worlds!" Rika spat out angrily, clenching her fists at that second.
"NOT AGAIN!!!" A second later, everyone-even the Pokemon and Digimon-sweatdropped as Jessie and James collided together and started bawling uncontrollably.
"Those guys'll never change..." DC muttered grimly to BlackTerriermon while the Rookie Digimon simply nodded in agreement. Whatever DC's counterpart would've said was interrupted by Millenniummon's extremely loud roar.
"I want my Tamer back, and I'm willing to destroy the barriers surrounding your worlds to do it, as well as this-ULTIMATE FUSION!!!"
Takato, Ash and DC all stood there in shock as a powerful beam of light headed straight for them, the 3 unable to move!
"Watch out!!"
WHAM!!! The three friends had been pushed to the ground, not taking the full effect of the attack like they feared they would, but instead, 3 others had taken the brunt of the blow.
"Rika..."
"Phoenix..."
"Misty..."
Millenniummon's evil grin broadened as he used his powers to bring the girls' inert forms to him, then tossed them all through a portal that he'd summoned up!
"Bring them back NOW!!!" Takato demanded heatedly as Renamon and BlackAgumon fired their most powerful attacks directly at Millenniummon.
"DIAMOND STORM!!!"
"PEPPER BLAST!!!"
The Mega Digimon chuckled as the two attacks bounced off him like a mosquito bite.
"You know my deal, so I won't waste time going about it-Akiyama for the 'damsels in distress.'
Until then..."
Later on that night, the combined groups of heroes had come up with absolutely nothing that they could do in order to save their captured comrades. Ryo did offer to turn himself over, but Cyberdramon heatedly objected to that, as did practically everyone else. So, Ash, DC and Takato took it upon themselves to hunt down their loved ones-with the exception of DC, who insisted that Phoenix was only a trusted friend and he felt responsible for her getting captured in the first place. That basically meant that the three of them had to leave the sanctity of Mewtwo's hideaway.
"So, run this by me again, DC-why are we hunting down Phoenix and everyone else?"
Gritting his teeth, DC responded once more to his partner's question. "Because we can't let Ryo turn himself over to Millenniummon-no matter how much we'd want him to do just that!"
"And, the only reason you're doing this is because you consider Phoenix a dear friend, right?"
"Of course, nothing more."
A second later, BlackTerriermon started laughing so hard, he had to use his ears to keep himself from falling over!
"Please! It's as clear as day-you like her, and don't want to see her hurt!"
Feeling his cheeks grow hot, DC glared at his partner before giving him a much-needed tongue lashing.
"I don't like her in that way! Besides, we both live on opposite sides of the States. What kind of relationship could form because of that?"
"A long-distance relationship?"
DC growled lightly while BlackTerriermon continued his laughing fit, at least until they nearly collided against Ash and Takato.
"So, is there any trace of it left?"
Takato's eyes narrowed as he used his Digivice to scan until he found what he needed. "Uh-huh! Some tendrils of data that broke off of Millenniummon when Renamon and BlackAgumon's attacks hit. If we use this to track him, we'll find Rika and the others in no time!"
"We'd better." Ash warned impatiently, despite Pikachu's attempts to reassure him everything would be okay. "If that Digimon's done anything to harm Misty..."
"We'll find them! Everyone, just calm down and concentrate. I'm sure we'll find them in no time flat."
After a moment or two, Ash and Takato seemed to relax. BlackTerriermon smiled in amazement at his partner.
"Ha! Phoenix was right about you, DC-you can reassure people with just a touch of patience, or something like that."
DC sighed deeply while using his Digivice to track down Millenniummon's trail. Eventually, he found it, and within seconds, he and BlackTerriermon vanished!
Once Ash and Takato prepared to go in, Renamon made herself visible, while BlackAgumon had followed BlackTerriermon's scent.
"What are you guys doing here?"
Renamon waved off Takato's question and simply walked forward before responding. "If the three of you are this determined to find our Tamers, we're going to go with you and help out."
"And, don't try to stop us!" BlackAgumon added as he jumped in a second before Renamon did.
Takato grinned as he, Guilmon and Calumon-who Rika had left with Renamon earlier-jumped
in, and, as Ash and Pikachu jumped in, no one noticed Impmon creeping in from the shadows
and jumping in after them only seconds before the makeshift portal closed.
Ash, Takato and DC gasped lightly as the 3 of them appeared in a realm of complete darkness, their partners-or, their Pokemon-by their sides, Renamon, BlackAgumon and, eventually, Impmon, appeared a moment later.
"Well! Out of all the places I thought that Millenniummon would bring Rika, Misty and Phoenix, this was the last place I imagined they'd be."
"Real cute, BlackTerriermon."
"So, where are they?!" Impmon demanded irritably as he changed into Beelzemon and pulled out his guns, pointing them upward into the abyss known as the sky.
"Ask, and ye shall receive..."
With narrowed eyes, everyone looked up to see Rika, Misty and Phoenix hanging from stalactites, despite the fact that they weren't inside any caves! Millenniummon laughed loudly as he appeared opposite the heroes of Courage, enjoying their plight.
"Let them go...NOW!!!" Ash demanded heatedly, struggling with the desire to blatantly attack Millenniummon at that second.
"I will, once you give me who I want."
"Forget Ryo. Just let them go, and we won't destroy you!" DC spat out irately, with BlackTerriermon hanging onto his shoulder.
"I think not, unless you think you can defeat me, Mon-to-Mon-to-Mon-to-Pokemon."
"Gladly!!"
Biomerge Digivolution!
"Charizard..."
"Biomerge, activate!" Takato and DC chorused as they both transformed into data and merged with Guilmon and BlackTerriermon, the triangle on Calumon's head glowing at that same instant.
"...Bayleef..."
"Guilmon Biomerge to...GALLANTMON!!!"
"BlackTerriermon Biomerge to...BLACKMEGAGARGOMON!!!"
"...I CHOOSE YOU!!!" Ash screamed as he sent out Charizard and Bayleef, Pikachu joining in the fight for his own personal reasons.
"Renamon Matrix Digivolve to...TAOMON!!!"
"BlackAgumon Matrix Digivolve to...METALGREYMON!!!"
"What kept you three knuckleheads?" Rika asked cynically, a smile on her face as Gallantmon, BlackMegaGargomon, Beelzemon: Blast Mode-who'd transformed only moments ago-Taomon, MetalGreymon, Charizard, Bayleef and Pikachu appeared seconds later, Calumon cheering in the background.
"Not much-traffic, jumping in and out of dimensions, that sort of thing." Takato joked while inside his own sphere.
"That, and a Tamer finding out that he loves someone."
DC growled lightly under his breath inside his sphere of darkness, glad Phoenix couldn't see the redness in his cheeks; however, he was sure she could hear BlackTerriermon's quiet laughter.
"No more noodles for a week!"
"Aw, nuts!"
"OKAY! Pikachu, give 'em your Thunderbolt; Bayleef, time for a Razor Leaf; Charizard, maximum Flamethrower!!" Ash yelled out.
"Pika...CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!"
"Bay! Bayleef!!"
"CHARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!"
Instantly, the attacks hit home, but Millenniummon didn't even look phased!
"LIGHTNING JOUST!!!"
"Time for a taste of darkness! GARGO BLADES!!!"
"Talisman Of Light!!"
"CORONA BLASTER!!!"
"GIGA BLASTER!!!"
The five attacks struck instantly, but as before, Millenniummon wasn't even scathed!
"This isn't working!" Takato ranted impatiently. "We've gotta come up with something fast!"
Meanwhile, Phoenix and Misty noticed Rika pulling out a hairpin from her ponytail, the grin on her face broadening.
"And, I thought having this in my hair wouldn't amount to anything."
A grin on her own face appearing, Phoenix replied, "For a Dark God Digimon, locking us in metal bracelets-not very bright."
"ULTIMATE FUSION!!!"
Rika cried out in pain as she freed herself from her bonds, barely able to toss her hairpin to Phoenix as she realized that Gallantmon had taken a critical hit, and had deDigivolved to Takato and Guilmon! As for Beelzemon, BlackMegaGargomon, MetalGreymon and Taomon, they'd all deDigivolved to their Rookie forms; Pikachu, Bayleef and Charizard had been instantly knocked out by the one attack!
"We can't...give up! They're counting on us!" Ash gasped while recalling Bayleef and Charizard to their Pokeballs.
"What else can we do? This guy's already whomped us more than once!" BlackTerriermon protested. "Personally, I can't take anymore beatings!"
"And, now...the final lesson! Which one shall be the first to fall?"
Fighting through the pain, Rika's eyes widened in amazement as she motioned for Phoenix and Misty to grab her forearms.
"Neither of us! If you're gonna beat us, we'll fall as a team!" Takato declared bravely. In response, BlackTerriermon started backing away, until DC grabbed him by the ear and hoisted him onto his shoulder.
"Aw, nuts!"
"One...two..."
"Very well, then. DIMENSION..."
"...THREE!!!" Rika yelled out as both Misty and Phoenix tossed her forward as far as they could.
"...DESTROYER!!!"
Time slowed down at that second: Mewtwo, the other Tamers, trainers and author/Tamers appeared the second Millenniummon fired his ultimate attack, aimed directly for Takato! The Tamer closed his eyes tightly, prepared for the worst, until he felt a gentle pair of hands push him aside, and a scream of pain. Takato gasped loudly as he opened his eyes and time returned to normal.
"Rika...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Takato cried out as he caught Rika's limp form, feeling for a pulse. It was there, but it was very faint.
"Rika...why?"
Takato expected a response, but none was forthcoming. Saddened, the Tamer gently handed his wife over to Renamon before glaring angrily at Millenniummon, his body glowing a dark crimson color.
"Uh-oh..." DC noted as Phoenix and Misty came over to their positions, the two author/Tamers and their partners backing away while pulling Ash and Misty along with them.
"What's going on?" Misty asked.
"You don't want to know...and, you'll get to see sooner than I thought it would happen." Phoenix admitted to herself, a tinge of worry in her voice.
"You can say that again!" BlackAgumon piped up.
"You've just crossed the line...How could you take her away from me?! She's not gone, but she might as well be! For that...I'M NOT GONNA HOLD BACK!!!"
Takato held up his Digivice to the sky as it shrieked loudly and glowed a dark crimson color. All the Tamers started to back away, as did the authors/Tamers. They all knew who would either appear, which two were the most deadliest out of the Digivolutions Takato could force Guilmon to Digivolve to, other than Gallantmon. At that second, Takato screamed as he transformed into data and merged with Guilmon once again.
"Guilmon Biomerge to...CHAOSGALLANTMON!!!"
Millenniummon chuckled to himself as he was soon staring at what could almost be called Gallantmon's exact duplicate, except that ChaosGallantmon's body was draped in grey and black, and the shield didn't bear the Catalyst's symbol, or the symbol of Courage.
"ChaosGallantmon: A Dark Knight Digimon who, unlike Gallantmon, couldn't control his viral urges! He's Mega level, obviously, and his Judecca Prison and Demon's Disaster attacks are truly unjustly!"
As DC lowered his Digivice-and noticed Phoenix unconsciously moving behind him-BlackTerriermon and Terriermon spoke out what was on everyone's minds at the same time: "The Dark Knight's gonna unveil his wrath upon Millenniummon? We're all dead."
"Terriermon!!/BlackTerriermon!!"
Not good! With ChaosGallantmon back, and unleashing his full power, can anybody stop both him and Millenniummon? Find out next time on "Three Worlds Collide!"