Author's Notes: I'm getting really pissed off. YTV has only aired a handful of Frontier episodes. The US has already dubbed about 22 episodes!! When can we see the rest of the season?!?

Disclaimers: I don't own Digimon or Digimon World 3.

Other Voices – Part 3

Zack was baffled about the recent turn of events. 'Man, this is crazier than one of those soap operas. But at least I know where the resemblance comes from.' Koji stared right at the new hybrid Digimon. "What are you doing here? How did you get here in the first place? Why are you here?"

Duskmon snorted. "Figures. You were always wrapped up in your own little thoughts and distancing yourself from the rest of the world to pay any attention to the environment around you. You always had to be a loner…I was only a few metres away from you in the train and you still didn't notice." Zack was the next person to speak. "How did you get involved in all this anyway?"

"It all started when I received a call telling me to find my destiny. I'm assuming that's the reason why the rest of you came here as well. I caught the first train along with my brother but I wasn't sure where to go next when I arrived at the station. The elevators seemed like a good place to start but I missed the last elevator going down that would make it before the departure. That was the elevator that you were on, brother." Takuya gave a grin. "And that was the elevator that I barely leapt into!"

The others ignored the goggle boy as Duskmon continued. "I still had to try and catch the train so I ran down the stairs but I slipped and fell. At that moment, I panicked, knowing that I would not reach my destiny. But the thing that bothered me was that I wasn't relying on my own instincts to get there…like Koji was. Then Cherubimon gave me an opportunity to find the part of me that I lacked throughout my entire life." Bokomon clutched Seraphimon's egg closer to his body. Koji narrowed his eyes. "I never would have thought that you sold your soul to someone like him."

Duskmon chuckled. "Indeed…you used to think that I was just another simple minded person but in reality, you're just as clueless as to who I really am underneath." Before anybody could speak further, the ground began to shake. Beetlemon tried not to fall over. "What's happening?!?" "Don't ask me!! This isn't my digital world, you know!!" yelled Zack. That was the last thing he said before the earth beneath him started to give way.

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He awoke to the sound of dripping water above his head. "Man…that hurts!!" Zack tried to shake off the pounding headache before looking around. His surroundings were made entirely out of stone, crafted by the digital world. "So I fell from a hole into some sort of cave. Now I have to find an exit."

He heard a groan close by and noticed Kouichi on the ground next to him. "You alright?" Kouichi managed to get out a 'yes' before giving another groan. Zack crossed his arms. "Then do you mind explaining what you pulled back there?" Kouichi blinked wearily. "I was somehow given the ability to transform to Duskmon and transform back. I never had that before. Maybe I have more control over the fractal code."

"Start from the beginning. What exactly did Cherubimon do to you?" Kouichi vaguely remembered what had happened at the train station. "He made me an offer to give me the same type of strength that Koji had. Strength of isolation and independence. Once I accepted, he gave me the Human Spirit of Darkness along with some of his fractal code. I turned into Duskmon that day."

"Did you know about Cherubimon's true intentions to rule the digital world? What exactly did you do when you worked for him? Did you know about Koji and the others being legendary warriors?" Kouichi looked at Zack strangely. "What do you know about them? And what do you know about Cherubimon?"

Zack thought back to the conversation he had earlier that day. "Bokomon, the little white Digimon, told me about the history of the digital world and how JP, Zoë, Takuya, Tommy and Koji obtained the Human and Beast Spirits of Thunder, Wind, Fire, Ice and Light. He also told me about how Cherubimon revolted against Ophanimon and Seraphimon. So what do you think of all this?"

"As long as Cherubimon left the human world alone, I don't think I would have cared about what he did to the digital world. And if I had known about Koji making friends and his group being the other legendary warriors, I would have probably dealt with the situation myself." Zack frowned. "Is it really you that's talking or are your answers being influenced by Cherubimon's fractal code?"

Kouichi shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe it's the Spirit of Darkness also chipping in some thoughts as well." Zack froze at this thought. "Is it possible that…the spirits can influence the behaviour of those who possess them? Perhaps this is why Takuya is such a hot headed person. The Spirit of Fire may have contributed to his condition." The other boy shrugged again.   

Zack paused before speaking again. "So where do we go from here? Will you be able to resolve things between you and your brother without having the urge to transform into Duskmon and hack all the kids into little pieces?" Kouichi gave a small sigh. "I really don't have a clue what I should be doing. Should I kill Koji and the others? Should I try and talk to them?"

He looked around their surroundings, checking for a possible escape route. "In any case, we should try and get out of here. Then, I've got to think of a way to get Agumon back so that I have a chance to carry out the mission." As he started walking, Kouichi joined him. "What mission are you talking about? And what's your story?"

Zack hesitated on whether to explain it to Kouichi. "All I know is that I need the help of the legendary warriors to stop four Digimon who have great powers." When he noticed that Kouichi had stopped walking, he turned around. "Four Digimon with great powers…do you know who they are?"

"Nope. The ones who gave me this mission said that these Digimon have been given great powers because of some fractal code which had originated from the chaotic side of a powerful Digimon. Is there something wrong?" Kouichi thought about what Zack had said. "No, no. Just thinking of something, that's all." Zack didn't say anything as he kept walking. 'It's not just that. Something's spooking him badly. But what?'

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When Tommy came to, he could hear both Takuya and Koji talking about something. "I thought you said you never had any brothers, Koji," stated the boy with goggles in an unusually cold tone. (AN: I really don't have any idea about the history between the brothers so I'm going to make it up) "Kouichi was born a few minutes after I was. About a year after our births, my parents separated. My father took me while my mother kept Kouichi. About a few weeks before I went into the digital world, I was contacted by him. He said that grandmother had told him about me and he wanted to know me."

The rays of the sun were beginning to seep through the clouds as the sun was rising. "I wasn't sure how to react. All of a sudden, I learn that I have a twin brother who is slightly younger than me. He kept trying to talk to me but I kept ignoring him. I just wanted to figure things out. Eventually, I went to my father and he explained everything. I wasn't sure what to do next but that was the least of my worries when I came to the digital world." Takuya gave a frown. "Just another piece of evidence that proves that you're really not a people person."

"Hey! Where did Zack and that creep…er..." JP stopped when he remembered that the creep he was describing was Koji's brother. Bokomon, who had made sure that the egg was not damaged, made his observation. "The digital world is becoming more unstable each day! We must stop Cherubimon and obtain the fractal code to repair the digital world before all becomes lost!!"

Zoë stood up and gave a stretch. "That sounds good and all but first, I think breakfast is in order!!" Takuya couldn't help but grin. "That's Zoë all right, always thinking with her stomach!" He later found himself as the recipient of several assaults to the face. JP started to laugh. "Serves you right, Taky!"

Soon Neemon came into view, running from something and almost screaming like a maniac. Bokomon gave a sigh. "He's probably running from a…" He stopped talking as an enormous Digimon came into view. Perhaps not enormous but certainly big. Probably as big as BurningGreymon. And in some odd fashion, he bore a slight resemblance too. "Aw, man!! What is that thing?!?" The Digimon looked at JP.

'He mentioned someone by the name of Zack. For some reason, I experience a sense of familiarity when that name is mentioned. Why?' He pointed one of his huge claws at the frightened boy. "Tell me about this Zack character." JP gulped nervously. "Uh…he's a really odd guy and…"

Takuya silenced his friend. "Don't say anything else, JP! Who are you and what do you want with Zack?" The Digimon simply ignored the other boy and repeated his previous statement. Tommy took out his Digivice. "If you have any plans of hurting him, then we're going to have to stop you!!" The others were surprised at the young boy's outburst of courage but took out their Digivices as well.

"Execute Spirit Evolution!!!"

"…Agunimon!!"

"…Lobomon!!!"

"…Beetlemon!!!"

"…Kazemon!!"

"…Kumamon!!"

While undaunted as the children spirit-evolved, the Digimon experienced another feeling of familiarity when he heard the name Kumamon. But this couldn't be Kumamon…the image that he got when he heard that name was that of a bear with grey fur and a blue hat of some sort. He mentally shrugged and made a silent promise to figure it out later. "Alright…let's play."

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"This is getting us nowhere. It's obvious that this Digimon does not know the whereabouts of the fortress." Dynasmon gave a growl before tossing the Gallantmon into his stockpile of shields and armour. LordKnightmon began to examine some of the merchandise in the shop while his associate gave a cold look at the other viral holy knight. "How pathetic…"

"Now that was rude." The two Royal Knights looked at the doorway where the voice came from. Standing in the doorway stood a knight that had looked exactly like Gallantmon but had black armour and a blue cape. "Yeah, we all know that this Digimon is a wuss and everything but come on. Did you have to be that rude? Don't you two holy knights have to be polite and all that crap?"

Dynasmon prepared to attack. "Silence!! Breath of Wyvern!!" The dark knight leapt out of the way. Dynasmon narrowed his eyes. "To be able to evade my attack so easily…he must have considerable power!!" LordKnightmon gave a sigh. "Great…now that you've shown yourself to be able to avoid my associate easily, I'm going to have to deal with you. Spiral Masquerade!!" As soon as he fired the attack, a sword came out from nowhere and split the attack into two beams. Both sailed away harmlessly into the sky.

LordKnightmon looked in the direction where the sword came from and saw a clown in a black costume. "Two against one? Now really…and I thought you holy knights played fair." Dynasmon and LordKnightmon prepared to attack again, planning to achieve victory. But the dark knight and the clown had their own plans in mind. "Judecca Prison!!" "Trump Sword!!"

Wowee…I finally finished chapter 3 of Other Voices. I've gotten to see some photos of future Frontier episodes and it gotten me started again. But I have to say that Frontier is wacky. The Chosen go to the Moon?!? And there was that dream sequence (I think) with Takuya in Zoë's lap. That was cool. But the coolest villains in this series have got to be the Royal Knights. Maybe I can extend their role in this story. That's it for me so see you on the other side.