DNA-Digieggs

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||This chapter is dedicated to AF, who I promised lots of Willis-ness!||

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~ Cry Out to Destiny ~

He kept his head down low, feeling the wind rush through his tousled blond hair.

"Are we there yet," complained Rapidmon. "My back hurts!"

"Sorry," apologized Willis. "But my mom's not going to lend me money for a round trip to the other side of the world anytime soon. Besides, riding you and Lopmon is safer than taking the plane."

Lopmon moved from Terriermon's shoulder to his human partner's head, taking his brother's usual spot. " What's that supposed to mean?" questioned the Rookie. "That the plane's not safe?"

Willis's hand went into his pocket and removed a D-Terminal with yellow triangles on the corners. "Sort of. Remember the e-mail Izzy sent me? He said Mimi was almost kidnapped from an aircraft a couple days ago."

"But then why are we going? If she was almost kidnapped, that means they saved her. Did that e-mail say anything else?" asked Rapidmon.

Willis frowned. "He said they needed help. I get the feeling that something bad is going to happen."

"We'll find out when we get there," said Lopmon confidently. "Time to switch!"

Rapidmon flew upwards, gold form shrinking as he de-digivolved. The instant he paused, Lopmon leapt off the boy's shoulders, ears twirling around him. Willis held the D-3 above his head, where it gave off a blast of light that shot at Lopmon.

The Digi-egg of Destiny appeared above. "Lopmon! Armor Digivolves to… "

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Phantomon shrugged. "Very well." He drew up his scythe to signal to the Megas. Just before he swung it down, a messenger from the Mistress arrived. It hovered by his head, muttering instructions.

Finally Phantomon lowered his bladed staff. "In order for you, Digidestined, to leave the premises unharmed, you still must forfeit one child and their partner."

The group remained silent.

He turned. "You have until nightfall to make your decision. Until then, none of you are allowed to leave."

Matt swore loudly and Joe covered Cody's ears. The three Megas ignored them and moved to form a wide triangle around the group. Phantomon floated away.

The five Digidestined and their Digmon rejoined their friends while Greymon de-digivolved.

Tai let Sora to her feet, casting a wary eye on the Megas barring them from leaving. Holding her new Digi-egg, she sat down on the grass.

Biyomon landed beside her, leaning on the girl's arm. "It'll be okay," she whispered to Sora. Her partner nodded, running an uninjured hand over the pink-and-blue feathers.

Davis walked over to Tai. "I think it's time you had these back," he said solemnly. Slowly, he removed the treasured goggles.

Uncertain, Tai looked at the other bearer of Courage. "Davis? Are you sure?"

He held the goggles out. "Positive. You're the real leader Tai. And that's what this group needs most now."

"Thank you Davis," he murmured. Everyone, including the three Megas, watched this exchange between two heroes. In the most ceremonious manner possible, Tai accepted the famous mark of leadership. As seriously as he could, he snapped the accessories in place, flashing his trademark grin. "Let's get down to business." he declared grimly.

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Cody approached one of the Megas, Armadillomon at his side. "Hello," the boy said graciously.

He blinked stared at the approaching human. "What?" The Mega said.

Undisturbed by the weapon, the younger Child of Reliability bowed slightly. "At your convenience, the Digidestined would like to conduct our meeting without other parties listening in."

"What if you try and run away?" he demanded.

"We could make a deal," offered Armadillomon. "We promise not to run away if you promise not to eavesdrop."

The Mega was confused. "I can trust you? What's eavesdrop?"

"Cody would never break his word!" the Rookie said protectively.

The boy straightened from his bow. "Eavesdropping is listening to other people talk when you aren't supposed to. As for trusting me..." He thought for a few moments before holding out his pinky.

"What am I supposed to do?" the larger Digmon asked.

"You hook your little finger around mine," Cody told him. "After we say our promise, we let go. It's called a pinky promise."

"Okay." The Mega set his shield down against a tree. Then he copied the boy and curled his armored finger around Cody's. "We promise not to eavesdrop on you."

Smiling, Cody said his part. "And we promise not to run away." They unclasped fingers and Cody walked back with Armadillomon.

The Mega put his lance down beside his shield, a signal to the other two saying it was okay. Beelzebumon and the staff-wielding Mega came over.

"What do you mean, it's okay?" Beelzebumon shouted. "Those human and human-lovers could escape! Are you a human-lover too? You want the Mistress to delete us for incompetence?!"

The other jabbed him not-so-lightly with her staff. "Stop yelling and let Chaos Dukemon talk," she ordered Beelzebumon.

Chaos Dukemon pointed at the short boy with green eyes. "We promised."

Beelzebumon waved one gun around in the air, exasperated. "You promised a human?! He probably lied to you!" He got another jab for his outburst.

"He pinky promised me," Chaos Dukemon replied defensively. "We don't eavesdrop and they don't run away."

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Willis felt his grip slipping. Stifling a yawn, he tried to keep his eyes from shutting. Something poked at the back of his head. "Willis?" The boy turned to see Terriermon pointing at a moving blob not far away in the sky. He brought out his D-3 and found five dots on the screen. Three were white, for him and his Digimon. The other two were green and moving ahead of him.

The green-and-white vaccine Digmon frowned. "The group has more than two 'mons in it. There's maybe five total. I'd say at least four of them are at the Ultimate level."

"I think my prediction just came true. Something bad is happening right now," said Willis. "Do guys have enough energy? We might have to fight our way out of this one."

"Of course!" said Lopmon's armored form. "Let's follow 'em!" The three flew off after the speck.

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Verumon~ Now this chapter was long long long overdue and GD begs a thousand pardons from her faithful reviewers.

GD~ So, the Digidestined have chosen someone to go. Willis is following them, and Terriermon and Lopmon can Armor Digivolve!

Verumon~ *sarcastic* Oh that's perfectly marvelous! So what else are you keeping from us GD? I'm sure your reviewers are dying to know.

GD~ *checks her story outline* I'm probably hiding more 'eggs than the Digi-Easter Bunny... that, and the Mistress's plan.

Verumon~ Anyways, Merii Kurisumasu everymon!

GD~Yah! ^.~