I think this fic will end within the next 5 to ten chapters. Not quite sure though. Depends on how I drag things oout and how my imagination flows. Chapters will pop up like flies at an upturned molasses truck when I reach the final chapters.
The next day, the DigiDestined walk to the Dark Castle while Samantha flies on Phoenixmon above them.
"Are you sure its safe?" Daniel asks, concern evident in his voice.
"Daniel, Phoenixmon is a Mega," James says, "so was MetalSeadramon and you saw the difference in their power. Your sister is quite safe."
"If you say so," Daniel says sullenly.
"Don't worry about it kiddo," Jesse says almost cheerfully, "it's a beautiful day, there's no enemies in sight, and soon we may be home."
"You think so?" Daniel asks.
"If I'm wrong, then it won't really matter," Jesse shrugs.
"Globefish Poison!" a hideous voice calls out. Jesse and Heromon are hit by a dark stream of energy.
The DigiDestined turn around to see a dreadful sight. The Digimon they face was monstrous. It had no legs. It floated in the air. It had two thick, muscular arms with red wristbands and triepl-spiked knuckles. It was blue and had an anchor tattoo on its left arm. It had a spherical body that was slightly spiked below the helmet. The helmet itself was spikier and had larger spikes. The Digimon had four wings that looked like dreadfull imitations of a bat or something. Its mouth stuck out a bit and was lined with razor-sharp teeth.
"It's Pukumon!" Pixiemon cries out, dropping into a battle stance, "he's a Mega level Digimon. Look out for his Needle Squall and Jesse and Heromon have fallen victim to his Globefish Poison attack. Do not underestimate his strength."
"Crimson Flame!" Phoenixmon calls out from above.
"Globefish Poison!" Pukumon calls out, spitting out a stream of energy just like the one that took out Jesse and Heromon. The attacks collide, but the Globefish Poison breaks through and hits Phoenixmon's left front wing, paralyzing it.
"Thunder Flash!" MetalWizardmon calls out, sending his energy at Pukumon.
"Tusk Crusher!" Mammothmon calls out, firing his tusk missiles.
"Nightmare Syndromer!" Digitamamon calls out. But Pukumon simply crosses his arms in defense as the attacks hit. When the smoke clears, he is unharmed.
"Man, we've got to beat him," James whispers, "but without Jesse and Heromon, we don't have our trump against evil Digimon like Pukumon. And sine Phoenixmon is hurt, our strongest Digimon is out."
"That's what you think," Mammothmon grunts.
"That's right," Daniel says, "good always beats evil." With that, his Crest flares to life, enveloping Mammothmon in its light.
"Mammothmon Mega digivolve to SkullMammothmon!" Mammothmon calls out.
SkullMammothmon charges Pukumon, who takes the attack head on, grabbing SkullMammothmon's tusks and holding him off with relative ease.
"Needle Squall!" he calls out. A blast of wind erupts from his mouth, carrying thousands of tiny needles and hitting SkullMammothmon in the face and stunning him. Pukumon lifts him over his head and throws him some distance away.
"Is that the best you've got?" Pukumon taunts, "pathetic. Needle Squall!"
Digitamamon jumps in front of the attack, closing up. He takes the attack head on. It knocks him back a long distance.
"Digitamamon!" James calls out in worry.
"I'm okay James," Digitamamon grunts as he gets back to his feet, "just a little scrambled."
"Magical Blades!" MetalWizardmon calls out, throwing the magical swords at Pukumon. They slice through his skin a bit, but not a lot.
"Globefish Poison!" Pukumon calls out, spitting at the DigiDestined.
"Pit Bomb!" Pixiemon calls out, leaping in front of the attack. The two attacks cancel out.
"You shall not hurt the DigiDestined," Pixiemon snarls, "not as long as I live."
"You don't stand a chance against me," Pukumon snarls back, "you're a mere Ultimate while I am a Mega."
Pixiemon twirls his spear a bit and levels its point at Pukumon. "You obviously don't know who I am." Pixiemon twirls his staff a bit more, sparkles beginning to gather around the point. "Pit Bomb!" Instead of an actual bomb being sent at Pukumon, Pixiemon launches a powerful energy blast that sends Pukumon rocketing back several yards and into a nearby rock formation.
"Wow, that was some shot Pixiemon," James exclaims. Pixiemon slumps to the ground.
"What's wrong?" James asks, worried.
"I used up too much energy in that attack," Pixiemon grunts, "I won't be able to defend myself when he gets back up."
"Surely you destroyed him in that attack!" James exclaims.
"Far from it," Pixiemon grunts, "look."
Pukumon was getting out of the wreckage of the rock formation. It was obvious that he was hurting and hurting bad. But he still looked formidable.
"Crimson Flame!" Phoenixmon weakly calls out, attacking. Her wing was hurting fiercely but she would be condemened to eternal suffering if she would let that stop her!
Pukumon grunts as the attack hits him, but he shakes off the force of it.
"Needle Squall!" Pukumon calls out, sending the blast of wind and needles at Phoenixmon, knocking her out.
"Thunder Flash!" MetalWizardmon calls out, concentrating a gigantic amount of his energy into a single attack. The golden-orange energy collides into Pukumon, sending him flying into another rock formation.
"Bulls-eye!" Brian shouts triumphantly.
"If that didn't take him out, then we're in trouble," James says, "if we concentrate all of our energy into single gigantic attacks, we risk leaving ourselves at his mercy."
"We still have Digitamamon," Brian says, "and it looks like Heromon is getting back up, though he won't be much help as a Rookie."
"You're not listening!" James shouts, startling Brian, "if we use all of our strength in single, gigantic attacks, then we risk leaving ourselves completely vulnerable if he manages to survive!"
"He won't survive," Brian says harshly.
"Stop and think about what you've just said Brian," Jesse rasps. He was hurting a lot, but he looked like he would recover with just a bit of rest.
"Oh?" Brian asks.
"Are you willing to sacrifice the Digimon to stop Pukumon?" Jesse asks.
"Of course not!" Brian retorts.
"Then listen to James," Jesse replies, his voice barely audible, "he speaks with wisdom."
"Brian, Digitamamon and MetalWizardmon are the only Digimon really capable of defending themselves," James says, "Digitamamon can block Pukumon's attacks and MetalWizardmon can take potshots at him with his Magical Blades."
"Makes sense," Brian says, "but can Digitamamon take a beating like that?"
"Probably," Digitamamon says, "it's just a matter of how strong Pukumon still is after those attacks."
"I'd says he's still pretty strong," Daniel says as he watches Pukumon get back up.
"Globefish Poison!" Digitamamon jumps in front of the attack and closes up to take the full brunt of the attack.
"Magical Blades!" MetalWizardmon takes Pukumon's distraction to attack him from behind. The blades cut into him deeply, but don't do a lot of overall damage.
"We've got to beat him," Brian says through grit teeth, "we're the only ones left who can really fight."
"I agree, but we just don't have the firepower to do it," Jesse says.
"No, but we've got the wisdom to take him down," James says.
His Crest begins to glow a bronze hue.
"What the?!" James yelps.
"It's your Crest," Brian says, "you've found out how to work it." At that moment, his crest begins to glow a darker orange than that of the Crest of Courage.
"Looks like you've done the same," James grins, "shall we?" he holds up his Digivice.
"We shall," Brian says, grinning back and holding up his Digivice.
"MetalWizardmon!" Brian calls out.
"Digitamamon!" James calls out.
"Digivolve!" they cry out together.
"MetalWizardmon Mega digivolve to Sorcerermon!" MetalWizardmon cries out.
"Digitamamon Mega digivolve to MegaDigitamamon!" Digitamamon cries out.
In MetalWizardmon's place is a Digimon who is of the same size as an ExVeemon but wearing robes and is obviously a Mega. The robes cover all of his body and are a bright blue with orange trim. He is wearing a helmet like MarineDevimon's head.
In Digitamamon's place is a Digimon who looks every bit a hero. Human in shape, he is wearing armor that looks like parts of an egg.
"Who are you?" Pukumon demands.
"I am Sorcerermon," the robed Digimon says in a voice deeper than Wizardmon's, but not metallic sounding like MetalWizardmon's, "I am a Mega level Wizardmon Digimon. I can bend the very laws of time and space to defeat my enemies. Beware my Cosmic Forces attack."
"I am MegaDigitamamon," the humanoid armored Digimon declares, sneering at Pukumon, "I am the Mega form of Digitamamon. My Deadly Syndromer will obliterate you vile piece of trash."
"So you are now both Mega's, huh?" Pukumon snorts, "no matter. This just means I'll have a lot more funa nd maybe a challenge from this little game. Globefish Poison!"
MegaDigitamamon stops the attack with one of his armored forearms, keeping it from hitting the nearly unconscious Jesse.
"No games," MegaDigitamamon says, "you shall face us and none of the others."
"Very well," Pukumon says, "Needle Squall!"
"Cosmic Forces!" Sorcerermon cries out. A wave of what appeared to be a rip in reality envelopes Pukumon's attack and sends it right back at him, tearing through his left arm.
"So, you are stronger than you look," Pukumon sneers, "Globefish Poison!"
MegaDigitamamon blocks this attack by curling up and taking the shape of an egg. There is no flaw in his armor. The attack hits him and doesn't even cause him to budge.
"So, this is the best you got?" MegaDigitamamond emands when he uncurls.
"How did you do that?" Pukumon demands.
"I'm a Mega," was all the reply MegaDigitamamon says before beginning a spin. Energy gathers in his hands as he spins.
"Deadly Syndromer!" he calls out, pulling his hands back, then launching a powerful blue energy wave at Pukumon. The attack hits Pukumon and causes him to disintegrate.
"He wasn't all that tough after all," MegaDigitamamon says.
"He took out two Mega's before us, an Ultimate as strong as some Mega's, a Rookie that is very strong against evil Digimon like him, and our Ultimate forms before we Mega Digivolved," Sorcerermon points out.
"You've got a point," MegaDigitamamon concedes, "but we still whupped him good."
"We did at that," Sorcerermon agrees, "but the Beast of Darkness will likely be far stronger."
"He will be," Jesse says, "he wouldn't let anyone be stronger than him if he could help it."
"How can we be sure?" Samantha demands, "Pukumon was incredibly strong."
"And he didn't face us at our best," Jesse counters, "Heromon never got a chance to digivolve and he didn't even face the rest of you at your strongest at the same time. Two Mega's defeated him when beforehand he took the fight to SkullMammothmon and Phoenixmon. Sorcerermon and MegaDigitamamon took him on at the same time. SkullMammothmon and Phoenixmon took him on serparately. What does that tell you?"
"Jesse, shut up," Samantha retorts, "I'm not in the mood to listen to you downplay our victory."
"He does have a point though," James concedes, "Pukumon was a very tough opponent. He probably could have taken on any single Mega we could throw at him. But faced with two Mega's at the same time he was overwhelmed."
"So what are you saying?" Daniel asks, "that we don't stand a chance against the Beast of Darkness?"
"No, we stand a chance if we work together and hit our enemies with all of our Digimon at once," Jesse explains, "remember when you guys fought Vilemon? The four of you working together took out an enemy none of you could hope to defeat on your own."
"Yet you beat him single-handedly," Samantha retorts.
"Heromon had a Light against Darkness advantage," Jesse replies, "that is all. He'll likely be our best bet against the Beast of darkness, though he definitely won't be able to do it alone."
"Even so, this will likely be the toughest battle we'll ever have," Brian says, "however, we will have to work together to beat him and save the Digital World."
"Agreed," Daniel says, "it is likely that we will be put to the test. What I want to know is how the Crest Weapons take place in this?"
"Isn't it obvious?" James pipes up, "the Crest Weapons give our Digimon the power to digivolve from Champion to Ultimate. The crests give theme ven more power so they can Mega Digivolve from Ultimate to Mega."
"And they all appear to take on a a virtue or part of a human emotion," Jesse says, "think about it. Integrity, Courage, Spirit, Wisdom, Perseverence, Honor, Compassion, and Faith."
"What about your Crest?" Daniel asks, "isn't yours the Crest of Life?"
"That's not a virtue," Jesse retorts, "or a human emotion. It just is."
"Then why hasn't it lit up yet?" James inquires.
"Probably because I haven't needed its power. Not truly."
"What about the fight Infermon?" Samantha demands, "or MetalSeadramon?"
"I knew one of you would rise to the occasion," Jesse replies, "so my stepping in was not needed. I could have stepped in whenever absolutely needed except for that fight against Pukumon. But Heromon and I need strong allies for this fight, so I waited until the last possible moment to help you. Luckily, you each stepped forward and performed marvelously."
"You arrogant bastard!" Samantha cries out, "you risked all of our lives on a hunch?" She was furious.
"If you relied on me to save you all the time, what chance do you think we would have against the Beast of Darkness? Its power is quite likely far beyond even Heromon and he'd be the best Digimon we have to take him on single-handedly. But no Digimon could take on the Beast of Darkness on its own and win."
"So you're saying you were simply making us stronger?" James asks.
"Got it in one!" Jesse says.
"Corny," Samantha mutters.
"I know," Jesse replies somewhat sheepishly.
"You were making us stronger so we wouldn't get overrun," Brian says, "and here I thought you didn't like working as a team."
"I don't," Jesse says, "but I have no desire to fight this fight all on my own. There is no way anyone could do it alone. None of us could possibly have the strength or the demeanor to take on such a fight all on our own."
"Why would we want to fight on our own?" Samantha mutters.
"Well, you wouldn't," Jesse replies, "unless your suicidal that is."
"I don't think any of us are suicidal," James remarks, "now I suggest we get some rest. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. MegaDigitamamon and I will stand watch."
"Good idea," Sorcerermon says, reverting to Wizardmon, "the fight with Pukumon exhausted me."
"Same here," Brian says, stifling a yawn.
The group, except for James and MegaDigitamamon, all go to sleep.
I know my chapter endings are beginning to a get a bit pathetic, but there's not much I can do about it. If you like the way this fic is turning out, please review. If I know that people are reviewing and liking my fic, maybe I'll get some better ideas for the few remaining chapters.
The next day, the DigiDestined walk to the Dark Castle while Samantha flies on Phoenixmon above them.
"Are you sure its safe?" Daniel asks, concern evident in his voice.
"Daniel, Phoenixmon is a Mega," James says, "so was MetalSeadramon and you saw the difference in their power. Your sister is quite safe."
"If you say so," Daniel says sullenly.
"Don't worry about it kiddo," Jesse says almost cheerfully, "it's a beautiful day, there's no enemies in sight, and soon we may be home."
"You think so?" Daniel asks.
"If I'm wrong, then it won't really matter," Jesse shrugs.
"Globefish Poison!" a hideous voice calls out. Jesse and Heromon are hit by a dark stream of energy.
The DigiDestined turn around to see a dreadful sight. The Digimon they face was monstrous. It had no legs. It floated in the air. It had two thick, muscular arms with red wristbands and triepl-spiked knuckles. It was blue and had an anchor tattoo on its left arm. It had a spherical body that was slightly spiked below the helmet. The helmet itself was spikier and had larger spikes. The Digimon had four wings that looked like dreadfull imitations of a bat or something. Its mouth stuck out a bit and was lined with razor-sharp teeth.
"It's Pukumon!" Pixiemon cries out, dropping into a battle stance, "he's a Mega level Digimon. Look out for his Needle Squall and Jesse and Heromon have fallen victim to his Globefish Poison attack. Do not underestimate his strength."
"Crimson Flame!" Phoenixmon calls out from above.
"Globefish Poison!" Pukumon calls out, spitting out a stream of energy just like the one that took out Jesse and Heromon. The attacks collide, but the Globefish Poison breaks through and hits Phoenixmon's left front wing, paralyzing it.
"Thunder Flash!" MetalWizardmon calls out, sending his energy at Pukumon.
"Tusk Crusher!" Mammothmon calls out, firing his tusk missiles.
"Nightmare Syndromer!" Digitamamon calls out. But Pukumon simply crosses his arms in defense as the attacks hit. When the smoke clears, he is unharmed.
"Man, we've got to beat him," James whispers, "but without Jesse and Heromon, we don't have our trump against evil Digimon like Pukumon. And sine Phoenixmon is hurt, our strongest Digimon is out."
"That's what you think," Mammothmon grunts.
"That's right," Daniel says, "good always beats evil." With that, his Crest flares to life, enveloping Mammothmon in its light.
"Mammothmon Mega digivolve to SkullMammothmon!" Mammothmon calls out.
SkullMammothmon charges Pukumon, who takes the attack head on, grabbing SkullMammothmon's tusks and holding him off with relative ease.
"Needle Squall!" he calls out. A blast of wind erupts from his mouth, carrying thousands of tiny needles and hitting SkullMammothmon in the face and stunning him. Pukumon lifts him over his head and throws him some distance away.
"Is that the best you've got?" Pukumon taunts, "pathetic. Needle Squall!"
Digitamamon jumps in front of the attack, closing up. He takes the attack head on. It knocks him back a long distance.
"Digitamamon!" James calls out in worry.
"I'm okay James," Digitamamon grunts as he gets back to his feet, "just a little scrambled."
"Magical Blades!" MetalWizardmon calls out, throwing the magical swords at Pukumon. They slice through his skin a bit, but not a lot.
"Globefish Poison!" Pukumon calls out, spitting at the DigiDestined.
"Pit Bomb!" Pixiemon calls out, leaping in front of the attack. The two attacks cancel out.
"You shall not hurt the DigiDestined," Pixiemon snarls, "not as long as I live."
"You don't stand a chance against me," Pukumon snarls back, "you're a mere Ultimate while I am a Mega."
Pixiemon twirls his spear a bit and levels its point at Pukumon. "You obviously don't know who I am." Pixiemon twirls his staff a bit more, sparkles beginning to gather around the point. "Pit Bomb!" Instead of an actual bomb being sent at Pukumon, Pixiemon launches a powerful energy blast that sends Pukumon rocketing back several yards and into a nearby rock formation.
"Wow, that was some shot Pixiemon," James exclaims. Pixiemon slumps to the ground.
"What's wrong?" James asks, worried.
"I used up too much energy in that attack," Pixiemon grunts, "I won't be able to defend myself when he gets back up."
"Surely you destroyed him in that attack!" James exclaims.
"Far from it," Pixiemon grunts, "look."
Pukumon was getting out of the wreckage of the rock formation. It was obvious that he was hurting and hurting bad. But he still looked formidable.
"Crimson Flame!" Phoenixmon weakly calls out, attacking. Her wing was hurting fiercely but she would be condemened to eternal suffering if she would let that stop her!
Pukumon grunts as the attack hits him, but he shakes off the force of it.
"Needle Squall!" Pukumon calls out, sending the blast of wind and needles at Phoenixmon, knocking her out.
"Thunder Flash!" MetalWizardmon calls out, concentrating a gigantic amount of his energy into a single attack. The golden-orange energy collides into Pukumon, sending him flying into another rock formation.
"Bulls-eye!" Brian shouts triumphantly.
"If that didn't take him out, then we're in trouble," James says, "if we concentrate all of our energy into single gigantic attacks, we risk leaving ourselves at his mercy."
"We still have Digitamamon," Brian says, "and it looks like Heromon is getting back up, though he won't be much help as a Rookie."
"You're not listening!" James shouts, startling Brian, "if we use all of our strength in single, gigantic attacks, then we risk leaving ourselves completely vulnerable if he manages to survive!"
"He won't survive," Brian says harshly.
"Stop and think about what you've just said Brian," Jesse rasps. He was hurting a lot, but he looked like he would recover with just a bit of rest.
"Oh?" Brian asks.
"Are you willing to sacrifice the Digimon to stop Pukumon?" Jesse asks.
"Of course not!" Brian retorts.
"Then listen to James," Jesse replies, his voice barely audible, "he speaks with wisdom."
"Brian, Digitamamon and MetalWizardmon are the only Digimon really capable of defending themselves," James says, "Digitamamon can block Pukumon's attacks and MetalWizardmon can take potshots at him with his Magical Blades."
"Makes sense," Brian says, "but can Digitamamon take a beating like that?"
"Probably," Digitamamon says, "it's just a matter of how strong Pukumon still is after those attacks."
"I'd says he's still pretty strong," Daniel says as he watches Pukumon get back up.
"Globefish Poison!" Digitamamon jumps in front of the attack and closes up to take the full brunt of the attack.
"Magical Blades!" MetalWizardmon takes Pukumon's distraction to attack him from behind. The blades cut into him deeply, but don't do a lot of overall damage.
"We've got to beat him," Brian says through grit teeth, "we're the only ones left who can really fight."
"I agree, but we just don't have the firepower to do it," Jesse says.
"No, but we've got the wisdom to take him down," James says.
His Crest begins to glow a bronze hue.
"What the?!" James yelps.
"It's your Crest," Brian says, "you've found out how to work it." At that moment, his crest begins to glow a darker orange than that of the Crest of Courage.
"Looks like you've done the same," James grins, "shall we?" he holds up his Digivice.
"We shall," Brian says, grinning back and holding up his Digivice.
"MetalWizardmon!" Brian calls out.
"Digitamamon!" James calls out.
"Digivolve!" they cry out together.
"MetalWizardmon Mega digivolve to Sorcerermon!" MetalWizardmon cries out.
"Digitamamon Mega digivolve to MegaDigitamamon!" Digitamamon cries out.
In MetalWizardmon's place is a Digimon who is of the same size as an ExVeemon but wearing robes and is obviously a Mega. The robes cover all of his body and are a bright blue with orange trim. He is wearing a helmet like MarineDevimon's head.
In Digitamamon's place is a Digimon who looks every bit a hero. Human in shape, he is wearing armor that looks like parts of an egg.
"Who are you?" Pukumon demands.
"I am Sorcerermon," the robed Digimon says in a voice deeper than Wizardmon's, but not metallic sounding like MetalWizardmon's, "I am a Mega level Wizardmon Digimon. I can bend the very laws of time and space to defeat my enemies. Beware my Cosmic Forces attack."
"I am MegaDigitamamon," the humanoid armored Digimon declares, sneering at Pukumon, "I am the Mega form of Digitamamon. My Deadly Syndromer will obliterate you vile piece of trash."
"So you are now both Mega's, huh?" Pukumon snorts, "no matter. This just means I'll have a lot more funa nd maybe a challenge from this little game. Globefish Poison!"
MegaDigitamamon stops the attack with one of his armored forearms, keeping it from hitting the nearly unconscious Jesse.
"No games," MegaDigitamamon says, "you shall face us and none of the others."
"Very well," Pukumon says, "Needle Squall!"
"Cosmic Forces!" Sorcerermon cries out. A wave of what appeared to be a rip in reality envelopes Pukumon's attack and sends it right back at him, tearing through his left arm.
"So, you are stronger than you look," Pukumon sneers, "Globefish Poison!"
MegaDigitamamon blocks this attack by curling up and taking the shape of an egg. There is no flaw in his armor. The attack hits him and doesn't even cause him to budge.
"So, this is the best you got?" MegaDigitamamond emands when he uncurls.
"How did you do that?" Pukumon demands.
"I'm a Mega," was all the reply MegaDigitamamon says before beginning a spin. Energy gathers in his hands as he spins.
"Deadly Syndromer!" he calls out, pulling his hands back, then launching a powerful blue energy wave at Pukumon. The attack hits Pukumon and causes him to disintegrate.
"He wasn't all that tough after all," MegaDigitamamon says.
"He took out two Mega's before us, an Ultimate as strong as some Mega's, a Rookie that is very strong against evil Digimon like him, and our Ultimate forms before we Mega Digivolved," Sorcerermon points out.
"You've got a point," MegaDigitamamon concedes, "but we still whupped him good."
"We did at that," Sorcerermon agrees, "but the Beast of Darkness will likely be far stronger."
"He will be," Jesse says, "he wouldn't let anyone be stronger than him if he could help it."
"How can we be sure?" Samantha demands, "Pukumon was incredibly strong."
"And he didn't face us at our best," Jesse counters, "Heromon never got a chance to digivolve and he didn't even face the rest of you at your strongest at the same time. Two Mega's defeated him when beforehand he took the fight to SkullMammothmon and Phoenixmon. Sorcerermon and MegaDigitamamon took him on at the same time. SkullMammothmon and Phoenixmon took him on serparately. What does that tell you?"
"Jesse, shut up," Samantha retorts, "I'm not in the mood to listen to you downplay our victory."
"He does have a point though," James concedes, "Pukumon was a very tough opponent. He probably could have taken on any single Mega we could throw at him. But faced with two Mega's at the same time he was overwhelmed."
"So what are you saying?" Daniel asks, "that we don't stand a chance against the Beast of Darkness?"
"No, we stand a chance if we work together and hit our enemies with all of our Digimon at once," Jesse explains, "remember when you guys fought Vilemon? The four of you working together took out an enemy none of you could hope to defeat on your own."
"Yet you beat him single-handedly," Samantha retorts.
"Heromon had a Light against Darkness advantage," Jesse replies, "that is all. He'll likely be our best bet against the Beast of darkness, though he definitely won't be able to do it alone."
"Even so, this will likely be the toughest battle we'll ever have," Brian says, "however, we will have to work together to beat him and save the Digital World."
"Agreed," Daniel says, "it is likely that we will be put to the test. What I want to know is how the Crest Weapons take place in this?"
"Isn't it obvious?" James pipes up, "the Crest Weapons give our Digimon the power to digivolve from Champion to Ultimate. The crests give theme ven more power so they can Mega Digivolve from Ultimate to Mega."
"And they all appear to take on a a virtue or part of a human emotion," Jesse says, "think about it. Integrity, Courage, Spirit, Wisdom, Perseverence, Honor, Compassion, and Faith."
"What about your Crest?" Daniel asks, "isn't yours the Crest of Life?"
"That's not a virtue," Jesse retorts, "or a human emotion. It just is."
"Then why hasn't it lit up yet?" James inquires.
"Probably because I haven't needed its power. Not truly."
"What about the fight Infermon?" Samantha demands, "or MetalSeadramon?"
"I knew one of you would rise to the occasion," Jesse replies, "so my stepping in was not needed. I could have stepped in whenever absolutely needed except for that fight against Pukumon. But Heromon and I need strong allies for this fight, so I waited until the last possible moment to help you. Luckily, you each stepped forward and performed marvelously."
"You arrogant bastard!" Samantha cries out, "you risked all of our lives on a hunch?" She was furious.
"If you relied on me to save you all the time, what chance do you think we would have against the Beast of Darkness? Its power is quite likely far beyond even Heromon and he'd be the best Digimon we have to take him on single-handedly. But no Digimon could take on the Beast of Darkness on its own and win."
"So you're saying you were simply making us stronger?" James asks.
"Got it in one!" Jesse says.
"Corny," Samantha mutters.
"I know," Jesse replies somewhat sheepishly.
"You were making us stronger so we wouldn't get overrun," Brian says, "and here I thought you didn't like working as a team."
"I don't," Jesse says, "but I have no desire to fight this fight all on my own. There is no way anyone could do it alone. None of us could possibly have the strength or the demeanor to take on such a fight all on our own."
"Why would we want to fight on our own?" Samantha mutters.
"Well, you wouldn't," Jesse replies, "unless your suicidal that is."
"I don't think any of us are suicidal," James remarks, "now I suggest we get some rest. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow. MegaDigitamamon and I will stand watch."
"Good idea," Sorcerermon says, reverting to Wizardmon, "the fight with Pukumon exhausted me."
"Same here," Brian says, stifling a yawn.
The group, except for James and MegaDigitamamon, all go to sleep.
I know my chapter endings are beginning to a get a bit pathetic, but there's not much I can do about it. If you like the way this fic is turning out, please review. If I know that people are reviewing and liking my fic, maybe I'll get some better ideas for the few remaining chapters.