T_T Sorry it took so long! I was very busy (Must sue school…), so I kind of cut my time off the computer by a few days. So, please, everyone, do not give up on me… although I almost got a writer's block…so, bear with me!

"So, what's a hero? A hero is someone who just changed your destiny. Duh!" – Anonymous

For my Hero, Have I Loved Thee?

By The Dragon of Courage

Journey Towards Danger: Go West, Flamedramon-The Real Deal

"Good morning! Everyone! I brought you guys some breakfast! Oolong Tea and McDonalds I bought three blocks away from here," said Tai's mom, happily.

"Thank, Mrs. Kamiya!"

"So, what's up?" Tai said to Izzy.

"Well, I have found out mostly about the Book of Angels. It's plainly made up of riddles. So far we have to go west, I mean one thousand miles west and find a temple that contain the Crystal of Life."

"The Crystal of Life? What's that?" Asked Flamedramon.

"From what Gennai told me, in surprise, that it somehow could be vaccines, antidotes, and the miraculous thing, making wishes, such as evolving, come true. He told me that two sides fought for the crystal and it indeed split into two. One side of the crystal evolves the digimon when there is need, and the other side evolves the digimon against the digimon's will."

"Freaky," shivered Kari, "That's what MetalTyrannomon talked about before he, uh, you know. He didn't want to evolve, so maybe the Fallen Angel had the bad side of the crystal."

"It kind of reminds me of the yin-yang symbolism. You know, one side is equal to the other, balancing the scale. Where there's good, there's evil," Cody said.

"So, wait a minute, you're telling me that we are going camping in the digital world in the western Hemisphere of the digital world, maybe bet our butt whooped and ambushed by the Fallen Angel's soldiers, to get a crappy crystal?" Davis asked. Flamedramon snickered.

"I believe so," Izzy stated.

"Then…what are we waiting for? Let's go so I don't have to do that seven-page essay that is due tomorrow!"

"You didn't finish it?" Flamedramon asked in surprise. Fladra finished his two nights after it was assigned.

"You're talking to the number one procrastinator of the entire school," Davis winked at him, "Beside Fladra, you'll be happy that the teacher will extend it for a few days."

*~*~*~*Next day~*~*~*~*

"Got another detention?" Flamedramon cocked his head towards his partner. Davis rolled his eyes and sighed sarcastically, "How ever did you guess? I mean, WHY DIDN"T ANYBODY WARN ME THAT WE"RE GOING AFTER SCHOOL?"

"Hehe," Flamedramon's cheeks became red.

Fladra, he gonna find out and kill you.

The digidestined, minus Izzy, who wanted to e-mail them if he got some clues on the book; Joe, who's taking an exam; Mimi, who's having fun in the Central Park in New York with her friends; Sora, who would meet them after her mother gets back from Kyushu; and Matt, who would wait for Sora while he needs to experiment something about Physics with his friends that deals how fast he falls into the pool, were walking along a straight path towards the ocean.

They finally arrived at a cliff and T.K. said, "Well, it's a dead end."

"Well, if we can't travel on land, we'll fly or swim, flying is better," said Tai. The rest agreed.

"Agumon warp-digivolves to…WarGreymon!"

Tai smiled and hopped onto his partner's back. He said to Davis, "I'll take the lead. We're going to do some island-hopping."

They flew off. Next were Kari and T.K.

"Gatomon armor digivolves to… Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!"

"Patamon armor digivolves to… Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"

Then it was Ken, Yolei, and Cody's turn.

"Hawkmon, digivolves to… Aquilamon!"

"Wormon digivolves to… Stingmon!"

Ken went out first with his partner and Cody went with Yolei's digimon. Davis sighed and watched them depart, "I would've wished we could have used Imperialdramon, but you're stuck in Fladra's DNA and we all do the hard way, Flamedramon? What are you doing?"

Flamedramon tested the air and summoned Davis to the cliff.

Is the thermal there?

Nope, but the wind is strong.

Yay!

"You and me are going to fly. We're going to fly faster than any digimon put together," he muttered to Davis.

"M-me?" Davis pointed at himself.

"Yeah, it shouldn't hurt."

Davis was being lifted off his feet as Flamedramon wrapped his arms around him as a seat belt.

"Careful, it's going to be a bit bumpy," Flamedramon hissed to him as his wings were being billowed with air.

"What do you MMEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNN? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Davis yelled as he was suddenly plummeting to the sea.

YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flamedramon's wings finally stretched to full extent and then he flew fast that water exploded as he skimmed the ocean surface. Davis gasped for breath and panicked, "What in the world did you do that for?"

"Test drive," Flamedramon shrugged and his wings lift him higher until he met up with T.K. and Kari.

"Hi!" Davis waved at them.

*~*~*~Kari to Nefertimon*~*~*~

"I can't believe that you lied to me!" Kari exclaimed and deeply P.O.'ed, "You told me that you only said to Veemon that you're with Patamon, not slap him while he is around!"

"I said I'm sorry," said the Sphinx.

"After he's back to normal, you've better apologize," She said sternly. Just as she said it, T.K. flew beside her, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, could've been better," Kari muttered, "and… Davis!"

She noticed him next to T.K.

"Hi!" he answered, "you've got to love Flamedramon."

He and his partner flew ahead. Nefertimon looked at her unknown hero as Flamedramon's wings glistened and gleamed in the tropical sun.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Well, here we are! This is our first pit stop, make yourself useful, guys, our digimon is a bit tired," said Tai as he eyed the exhausted partners.

Flamedramon panted as his muscles swelled, wishing for water. He eyed Gatomon, who was resting on Patamon, and felt a pang of jealousy.

Oh, come on! You already said that you're not going to butt in their affairs.

Yeah, you're right. She is only my friend.

You have those words right out of my mouth.

But, still…I kind of liked her.

Doh!

He stood up and said, "I'm going to take a look around to see if there's any cave that we could sleep in."

"Are you sure, Flamedramon? You looked very tired just to walk," said Davis in anxiety.

"Nope, I'm okay," he grunted as he walked away from them.

"Make sure that when something's wrong, signal us."

He disappeared into the thick vegetation and he walked. Flamedramon looked at his sore arms, which Davis was carried by, and noticed that they were tight against the leather straps he wore on his arms. He loosened them and he felt better.

At last he found a small cave and searched for anything unusual. Then Flamedramon used one of his claws and drew the Crest of Courage on a rock and ran off, unaware that a dark figure watched him.

After the digidestined made some comfort when they walked where Flamedramon showed the cave, Davis and Ken walked around the clear some debris and Tai and the rest rested as they ate by the fire Agumon made. Flamedramon perched on a tall tree and sleep without food.

"So, umm," Kari began, "I kind of figure out some parts of the prophesy. Yet the warrior is all to see…who is a warrior and is just plainly in the eyes of everyone by now? Flamedramon."

"From Davis' drawing of the prophesy, which was a lot better than Tai's first drawing to map File island. (Hey!), the set the Brother free makes sense because The Fallen Angel is the sister of the Fire Angel. ("Talk about family feud," Davis whistled.) Flamedramon somehow got the fire Angel free. The phoenix in that fire, which Flamedramon ran away from, did not looked like a god. It was more angelic and fiery," T.K. said.

"There was a war before Flamedramon even picked up the crystal," Cody said to the group, "the Battle is lost, but what is the shining evolution? The brethren of dragons protect their young. That phrase was misplaced."

"Does the spirit of Light say true? What if spirit is called digimon, so does the digimon of Light say true? Gatomon, did you do something untruthful?" asked Tai.

Gatomon looked up and stuttered, "Uh…Uh…Patamon! There you are!"

She walked off the campsite with Patamon, as Tai's question remained unanswered.

Nighttime came and they all trying to figure out who's going to sleep at the back of the cave. Well, it was finally decided that the girls are sleeping in the back without protest, the boys in the front of the cave, and then their digimon would sleep in the open. The digimon wanted to sleep with their partners, but the weather's warm that they eventually slept in a huddle outside of the cave.

At midnight Gatomon woke up and noticed that she was sleeping next to Patamon. She got up and heard some sound. Gatomon walked out of the group of digimon and followed the noise. She saw something and hid in the bushes. The purple cat peeked in and almost gasped.

Flamedramon… could… dance?

The warrior swooped his arms in arcs and then he spun around, muttering words of a song.

You heard the voice of a heart, didn't you

Shouting "I don't want to lose"

There's nothing else to do, but bluff it and stand and fight.

Gatomon was awe on how he gracefully danced to and fro.

"Like a cat," she muttered to herself, "such as pretty form to be dancing in."

She suddenly covered her mouth and shook her head. No, I have envied him, but now, I'm on my own. He's just so unusually like an angel. Dancing in the moonlight…

It's no one's turn but your own

You can't run away

You've got to put that precious tomorrow on the line.

Staring at the open palm

If you grasped it tightly

Strength will flow in your heart

Flamedramon crouched down and began to break dance, still muttering as he flipped, balancing on one arm when upside down, and his wings showed some handsome features to his dance:

Get break up! To break up! A new fighter, this is the true beginning You'll surpass yourself From this place It's time to go!! When you think there's no way you can keep on And your legs are trembling You feel the eyes of the one who believes in you

            You have friends

Who surrendered their courage to you

In the midst of the wind, they're calling your name.

A different story

Begins with you

The door is beginning to open

He suddenly stopped and got up to his feet and looked at the round digital moon. Then he sang the rest with Fladra's voice.

Get break up! To break up!

Seething power, you've already realized

You can't leave a dream for another

You've got to make them come true

It's time to go!!

Then Gatomon unexpectedly chorused with him. Flamedramon stopped and noticed another voice that sang with him.

Get break up! To break up!

A new fighter, this is the true beginning

You'll surpass yourself

From this place

Get break up! To break up!

Seething power, you've already realized

You can't leave a dream for another

You've got to make them come true

It's time to go!!

Flamedramon turned around towards a singing bush and said, "Gatomon, why are you here?"

"Oh! Well, um," Gatomon jumped out of the bush, blushing, "I accidentally heard something, so I took a look and found you dancing. Why didn't you tell me that you could dance?"

"Umm," Flamedramon's ears went red with embarrassment, "Fladra taught me. Helps my mood feel good and happy. And you have a wonderful voice."

"Oh, uh, thanks."

"You're welcome," he said as he walked pasted her, his wings glinting in the moonlight. Gatomon turned towards him and saw something wet dripping down from his chin. He wiped it with his shoulder and walked on. Gatomon followed, but abruptly stopped, hearing guns cocking at her.

She froze as Flamedramon disappeared into the cave and heard a voice hissing at her, "Don't move a muscle or your lips, or you'll be goner!"

She turned around and a claw grabbed her by the scruff and cackled, "Haha! I've got the bait, my pretty. The Fire Angel would get to you. Hahahaha!

Her ears drooped down in fear as the digimon turned away from the cave, the gun still pointed at her head.

Help me! Kari!  Patamon! Tai! Anyone! Flamedramon!!!

*~*~*~Next day*~*~*~*

"Mmmph! Go away, I'm trying to sleep." Flamedramon rolled to one side in irritation as something shook him. Someone, who sounded like Davis said to him, "Wake up! Gatomon's missing! We're looking for her, but couldn't find her!"

"Yeah, so?" he muttered in annoyance.

"But, didn't you like her?"

Flamedramon shot up, "Who said I like her?!"

He noticed Davis and the rest of the digidestined were staring at him. He blushed in humiliation that he talked back to his partner. Davis said in a quivering voice, "You did."

Now, Flamedramon stood up and backed out of the cave. He said, "Stay back there, I'll look for her."

            A voice suddenly interrupted, "Well, well, lover boy. It seem that you have already found her!"

            The warrior whipped his head around and saw a man, but he was mostly in black. A red scarf was wrapped around one of his long arms and another arm held a gun, pointing at Gatomon. A yellow and purple helmet covered half of his head. His mouth formed a sly grin, as he was happy to press the trigger. Gatomon just stood there, her eyes quivering in fear.

            Flamedramon moved his left gauntlet forward and snarled, "Leave her alone! Is it I that your stupid master want?"

"Ah, yes, Fire Angel, you are correct. For I'm one of her right hand men, Beelzebumon, at your service. Now, hand over yourself, or they die!" he said menacingly as he pointed his gun at the cave.

Flamedramon gritted his teeth and looked at his friend. Then he stared at Davis and Davis was looking at him, battle in his eyes.

Come on! Come on! Think!

Hey! *Yawn * what's the commotion?

Beelzebumon got Gatomon, and there's only one thing left to do.

Fight him, man; he's only a mega.

"Flaming fists!" he yelled as he tore after him. The three fireballs caught Beezlebumon off guard as Flamedramon grabbed Gatomon and held her close. The digimon, enraged and he attacked, "Darkness Claw!"

Flamedramon ducked, but felt something brushed by him and the attack collided in a pile of rocks, which were over the entrance to the cave. The first boulders gave away and the cave started to rumble.

Oh crud!

He fought his way at the entrance to the cave, not noticing that he was protecting Gatomon by his wings from the onslaught of rocks. Davis ran out with Ken, T.K. and Kari. Flamedramon scanned the shaking cave for anything else as Tai ran passed him, holding and pushing a lot of confused digimon. Then Yolei and Cody appeared, but Cody tripped!

            Yolei turned around and screamed as a sharp rock came loose came towards Cody's sprawled body. Flamedramon yelled, "Fall back Yolei! I'll do it!"

            He let Gatomon go and then ran into a shower of rocks. He batted away a bunch of pebbles and then dived at Cody. He picked him up and covered himself and the boy with his red and orange wings. The sharp rock sliced one side of his thigh, but he endured the pain. He strode forward to the digidestined; stones and rocks bruised his back.

            Kari gasped as Flamedramon appeared. He is like a guardian angel! Doing stuff no one has ever done before. It must be something inside of him. Oh, it's the Fire Angel!

            Beelzebumon frowned as Flamedramon settled Cody down, but he grinned, as Flamedramon approached him, his eyes were glittering in anger and a golden aura glowed around his wings. The soldier said, "Ah, yes, now here's an opponent that would be the most interesting, but you're not strong enough."

            Flamedramon growled, "What do you mean?"

            "Ah, it means this! Double Impact!"

            But, Beelzebumon shot multiples of bullets onto the dragon digimon. Flamedramon managed to block them all but two with his wings.

            "Grrr!" He yelled as he flipped and fell down. Silence fell as the dust cleared, revealing the body.

            "Flamedramon!" Gatomon cried. He saved my life, twice! How can I forgive him, now?

            Then, he groaned and began to stand, wings glowing a fiery red color. Beelzebumon looked at him aghast. How did he do it?!

            Gatomon walked towards him. But Flamedramon growled as his eyes opened. They were crimson red as he was deeply mad. He swung his arms forwards and yelled in an unusual voice, "Leave us alone! Can you hear? For I will unleash the power that evolves! Maiterix Evolution! Arah!"

            A strange set of triangles appeared in his fists and then he tossed it, straight towards…Patamon?

            "Hey! I feel funny." The digimon glowed a golden color.

            "Patamon! Digivolves to…Angemon!"

            "Angemon, digivolves to…Magnaangemon!"

            "No way! Impossible!" stuttered T.K. and Davis. Davis muttered, "Why me?"

            "I say that you should leave him alone, or fear my wrath!" demanded the metal angel as a crystal blade protruded from his bracelet.

            "Never!" Beelzebumon snarled.

            "Fine then! Gate of Destiny!" His Excalibur glowed a deep purple and he created a large, white circles. He flew away from it, as it appeared to be a golden digital gate. It opened, revealing whiteness. Magnaangemon tore after the Soldier and they were in one-on-one combat.

            Flamedramon stopped glowing and then he slumped onto his knees, breathing heavily. The two bullets that got him have fallen a few feet from him. His right shoulder was heavily bleeding, and he felt very vulnerable.

Davis noticed something different with Flamedramon and looked at his back. The chest armor was shattered! All he saw was a tender blue back with the crest of courage etched onto his skin between the shoulder blades. The wings flapped along with the blue shoulder blades. The remains of the armor were all around Flamedramon.

Beezlebumon saw the weak digimon and sneered as he pushed Magnaangemon enough to run. The Gate of Destiny followed him. He cackled as he approached Flamedramon, "Time to meet my master, Fire Angel!"

Flamedramon staggered to his feet when something very hard came into contact with his head.

He threw a punch at Flamedramon's head and the warrior fell, littered with feathers. Gatomon ran out to the digimon and cried, "Flamedramon! Flamedramon! I'm coming! No!"

Davis saw what is going to happen to his friend, so he tore after the Beelzebumon, screaming, "YOU WILL NEVER TAKE MY FRIEND!"

But, he was swatted by Beelzebumon's hand and he rolled into a tree. He groggily stood up and then tears started to form.

The dark digimon grabbed Flamedramon by the waist and slung him over his shoulder roughly. A black column bursted from him and then they began to fade. Gatomon ran towards them, but the pillar of dark light dispersed and Flamedramon and Beelzebumon were nowhere in sight!

Gatomon sobbed as she pounded the floor. The Gate closed as Magnaangemon de-digivolved to Patamon and then walked to her. The batpig looked at her in pity and said, "Don't worry, we'll get him back. It's not your fault, Gatomon. Trust Flamedramon as you trust me. He'll come back."

Davis dropped to his knees and scooped up the remains of his friend's armor. The crest of courage was in tact. He kept the piece close to his chest.

We will get you, Veemon. The Fallen shall fall!

*~*~*~Unknown~*~*~*

Ugh! Where are we?

Dunno, but I feel dizzy…

I believe that we're gonna be stuck for a while, eh?

I kind of realized that, but who in the world is kept licking my face?!

Flamedramon stirred as his eyes began to focus. He was in a dim room with one occupant. He noticed that his arms, neck, and legs were tied to something smooth and black. And in front of him, a digimon kept repeating licking at his face.

"All right, I'm awake."

The digimon climb off him and greeted in a hoarse, but cheery voice, "Hey, Magnamon! Don't you remember me? I'm your brother."

"What the-?" Flamedramon focused his eyes on the digimon. The light flicker on its dark armor and it's a Raidramon!

"Raidramon!"

"Yeah, that's me."

"You can't be my brother! I armor digivolved to you when I'm Veemon! Impossible! I thought there were no such relationships since I was born, except Sagittarimon."

"Well, welcome to the world of Digimental Tamers. I was Raidramon all my life! You've been the youngest Tamer, but the last. You have the crest of miracles, do you not?"

"I left it with my partner."

"Good! Anyway, how are you?"

"My arm hurts."

"Yeah, the Fallen Angel and her Soldiers are always brutal."

"You know these people?"

"Yeah! I'm a slave to the Fallen. I forgot how," he shrugged in disgust, "Spirits can be so mean, these days."

"Wait a minute! The Fallen Angel is a spirit?" Flamedramon said in a quivering voice.

"Yeah, so does the Fire Angel, too."

"So these, spirits, are they digimon, or do they take hosts?"

"Where have you been, Magnamon, eating at a buffet? Of course they take hosts! Not really a parasite, though. They are a bit helpful. One of my brothers digivolves into one of them."

"Why do you call me Magnamon? Why not Flamedramon?"

"Oh, Flamedramon is already taken. You are the first digimon who armored with the digi-egg of miracles. Therefore, you have been called by our brothers Magnamon!"

"And I see that you've have quite a big, mouth, Raidramon," a familiar voice said as a hidden door suddenly open, revealing a cloaked figure and Beelzebumon.

Raidramon snarled, "Why do you care?"

The figure chuckled, "Why? For you are behind in work! Now, get out!"

Raidramon growled, showing his rows of white teeth, but the Fallen Angel whistled at her soldier.

Her soldier grabbed the poor digimon and tossed him out the door. Raidramon cried, "Be strong, Magnamon, be strong!"

Flamedramon growled at the dark figure with black wings, "Fallen Angel! Leave Raidramon alone!"

Fallen Angel turned her head towards him and walked to him. She said, "Well, who's the big mouth, now, Flamedramon? You're just sitting there, like a worthless dragon! You can't protect your friends now. After I'm finished with you, Brother, I will dispose your host's body and I'll destroy every last digimon in your pathetic group."

"Don't taunt me, spirit!" He said as anger grew. His wings glimmered brightly and blood still dripped from his arm.

"Well, I am not really a spirit right now, though."

"You're a spirit who takes hosts, so big deal," he sneered.

"Oh. That's where you're wrong," laughed Fallen Angel as she took off her cloak.

Flamedramon's jaw almost dropped.

He was staring into the eyes of another Flamedramon.

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What will Flamedramon do now?

How many Digimental Tamers is out there?

Check out Chapter 8: Lost by Evil

So, here the answer you've been all waiting for: the Fallen Angel is another Flamedramon (gets tomatoes thrown at). Oh yeah, the song Flamedramon and Gatomon sang was the translated version of "Break Up!" by Miyazaki Ayumi. The review button is down there somewhere, so enjoy! (Runs before anyone notices the big ole dragon)

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