Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or any of it's characters. The storyline of Dragonball Z is not a property of mine, it belongs to Akira Toriyama. I also don't own the characters and ideas known as X, Max, or the Life Bomb technique, because max acorn created them and I got his permission to use them.
Max: Hey, since SSJ4T is out for a while, I'm in charge! Yay, we get to smoke some weed!
Tai: I'm with you! Now let the good times roll!
Matt: So, are we down to the conclusion of the saga?
Max: According to SSJ4T, we are close to the conclusion and we're getting ready for the Burizalor Saga.
Mega Man X: Yo! How come we weren't evne mentioned as guests the last time?!
Zero: We're here to kick SSJ4T's ass! Let us through!
Tai: Take a chill pill and watch this flick with us.
Mega Man X: Oh it's that Digimon Fusion series. I'm up for it.
Zero: I could use a little time. I say we relax and hunt SSJ4T later.
Max: With that settled, let's get this story started! On with the fic, while we smoke some weed up in this bitch!
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[Digimon Adventure theme "Butterfly plays as the opening sequence plays]
The Fight Drags to the Finish! The Light of Hope Shines!
Metal Garurumon's eyes shot wide open as he glared up at the duo with dark intentions. He spoke aloud so that he would catch their sudden attention.
"Guess again!"
Matt smiled as his crest was beginning to glow once again. TK jumped back as he saw Metal Garurumon coming back to it.
"No! It can't be!" Sora exclaimed. "I saw him take a direct blow from that Life Bomb!"
"No! That should have been over with!" Tai thought. "What is this guy made of?!"
"We're definitely back in the game now, Gabumon!" Matt exclaimed. "We'll show these fools that we don't go down that easily."
"You've given me quite a beating," Metal Garurumon muttered. "I almost thought you had me on that last one…"
"How…How can this be?!" X exclaimed. "He took my signature technique full-force!"
"Looks like my dad's digimon has stronger pride than I previously thought," the girl, who accompanied X, said.
"Oh you've taken a lot out of me," the mega said while standing with a battered body. "But I have enough strength left to finish you!"
With that said, Metal Garurumon knocks Angewomon away with a hard smack. He then rushes at Angemon and delivers a headbutt to his face. Metal Garurumon stood tall over the angels and turned his attention to the children.
"After I killed you all…I'll take time to heal," the mega said. "And then I'll finally destroy this retched world. TK will be taken back to his rightful brother. I will see to that."
Everyone stood wide-mouthed, with the exception of Matt. It was go-time and there wasn't any time to lose. The digimon must now regroup to fend off their adversaries. TK crawled away with a shocked look.
"No..No..."
Metal Garurumon slowly approaches the group with an intensified look of rage. Tai stood by as he protected his comrades. Matt was smiling like never before.
"You bastards! You took our powers to the limit and actually hurting Metal Garurumon," Matt said. "But what hurts us the most is our pride for struggling with scum like you."
"Now you all die!" the mega exclaimed.
"No! This...can't be," War Greymon muttered. "We have to get out of here, Tai."
"Hell no! I won't leave you," said Tai.
Metal Garurumon's body started to glow a metallic blue color and he releases a bright wave of light that surrounded the landscape. Everyone stood back as the force of the light was enough to cause a gigantic explosion. The digimon took cover over their partners and protected them from the heavy debris. Garudamon held Sora back as well. As soon as the explosion calmed and the dust settled, Metal Garurumon was standing in the middle of a large crater. Matt examined the area and saw the fallen bodies of Gatomon, War Greymon and Angemon. Kari was buried under dirt with her digimon at her side. Angemon held TK tightly in his grip. Tai was laid out at War Greymon's side.
"What the hell is wrong with me?!" Metal Garurumon exclaimed. "The digimon should be dead!"
The mega kneeled to the ground as he was losing his composure. He could barely stand, but he had enough energy to slowly fly up.
"Heh, don't sweat it," Matt said. "The damage was much worse than you thought. Finish everyone except for TK."
"Yes."
With that said Metal Garurumon lands right towards where Angemon was protecting TK. The angel stood his ground with his staff intact, yet this did not bring a single emotion of fear on the wolf's face.
"Get back you monster!"
"Move aside and I won't kill you. I've come for the boy."
"Over my dead body. You will have to kill me if you want TK!"
"So be it."
As soon as Metal Garurumon prepared to fire a blast, TK began to regain consciousness and he looked towards Metal Garurumon. His crest started to glow with a golden aura.
"What's this?!"
"No! Damn it! TK's crest is glowing! We can't allow him to go ultimate!" Matt exclaimed. "Destroy Angemon and grab my brother! Hurry before he goes ultimate!"
"Yes! Time for your execution, Angemon!"
"Oh no you don't!" a voice called out.
Matt and Metal Garurumon turned to see Sora out in the distance. The girl was not going to stay in hiding anymore and was determined to protect her friends. Then, Metal Garurumon looked up to see the source of that voice. It was Garudamon. The titan bird flew down and retracted her claws. She reaches down and easily cuts across Metal Garurumon's chest.
"Phoenix Claw!!"
Metal Garurumon cries out as he goes stumbling back. Every other digimon and child looked on with shock. Matt couldn't beleive his very own eyes. Metal Garurumon fell to the ground and easily was knocked unconscious.
"Way to go, Garudamon! We got him!" Sora exclaimed.
"Sora! Just what the hell do you think you're doing! This didn't concern you! You've ruined everything!" Matt exclaimed.
"We couldn't just stand back and let you kill my friends! Matt, I've seen enough of this!"
"Sora! No! Get the hell away from there!" Tai exclaimed.
"Tai! You have to stop Sora! You can't let her die!" X replied in Tai's thought. "Save her!"
"Matt! You get the hell away from her!" Tai cried out. "She's of no concern to you! I'm the one you want to kill! FInish me, but spare her life!"
"Tai..."
"Sora! Get away from here! Metal Garurumon isn't finished yet!"
"What?!"
"He's right! My digimon will never die!" Matt exclaimed. "Arise, my friend!"
With that said, Sora and Tai turned to see Metal Garurumon standing on his four legs. Garudamon was stunned and couldn't believe that the mega was able to take the attack head-on, yet still rise up. With one swift kick, the mega nails Garudamon with a shot to the chest and sends her flying back. As a result, she was deverted back to her champion form, Birdramon. Metal Garuruon flies out and claw-slashes her across the chest and once again deverts her back into Biyomon. Sora gasps in horror.
"No! Biyomon!"
"Don't go, Sora!" Tai exclaimed. "You'll just throw your life away! Biyomon will be fine. Trust me."
Metal Garurumon shifts his attention over towards Angemon and smiles devilishly. He walks over to them. Gatomon slowly pulls herself up. TK's crest began to glow brighter, which didn't suite well for Matt.
"No! He's going to have Angemon digivolve! Metal Garurumon! You can't allow him! Stop him!"
"Angemon...we can do this...we have a chance...let's not blow it.."
"Yes. Will I finally be able to digivolve?"
"I'm not sure, but I'd rather just survive and for us to be happy again. I hate fighting and I hate fighting against my own brother."
"I understand. I won't let you down, TK."
"Good luck, Angemon.."
As soon as he said that, TK lost consciousness yet his crest was glowing like never before. Matt gasped as he watched Angemon's body glowing with golden light. The angel felt his power reaching incredible new heights. His muscles bulged and he lets out a scream of sheer power. Metal Garurumon looks on with shock and jumps away. Angemon's eyes were glowing as if they were possessed by God himself.
"What a beautiful light," Kari said.
"TK's crest did this?" Tai pondered. "Unbelievable!"
"Yes! It is as I should have known!" X said. "TK possesses the crest of hope. His hope for a better future has ensured Angemon's revival. You can call it a resurrection or even a miracle."
"With hope, TK should be able to make Matt see the light," a girl's voice said.
"Kek, I just hope you're right. With War Greymon down, the digital world's fate will now be determined by the Digi-Destined of Hope. Do it, Takeru! It's your shining moment!"
Angemon's power was growing like enver before, and this was beginning to frighten Metal Garurumon.
"No! Stop it! Stop it!"
"I can't believe my own brother possesses this amount of power! I underestimated the crest of hope!" Matt cried out. "He puts his hopes on his own digimon?"
Metal Garurumon fires away several ice blasts, which were easily deflected by Angemon's aura shield. It seems that the mega's dark blasts weren't strong enough to penetrate through the holy energy which the angel harnessed.
"I won't let you increase your power, Angemon! I won't let you! I'll have to kill you! I have no choice!"
"It is too late for you to stop me now," the digimon replied in a god-like voice. "You've done enough damage here. It's time to put an end to this for all time."
"It's all up to you, Angemon!' Tai cried out.
"Do it," Sora said while she checked on Biyomon.
"You can do it...Angemon," Kari said faintly.
Angemon flies right over at Metal Garurumon, but the mega was ready. he goes for a claw-slash. However, Angemon u-turned to the side and reappears above Metal Garurumon. With a fist glowing with energy, he brings it down and slams it against the wolf's cranium.
"Way to go, Angemon! Stay on him!" Gatomon said.
"Thank god that TK's crest reacted. I never thought that his crst would enable to give Angemon this incredible power. She's managed to hit Metal Garurumon, a mega," Tai said. "Wait, he was able to hurt ultimates before. Like when he nailed Myotismon with his Hand of Fate, that attack really put a hurting on him. Yet, Metal Garurumon isn't an undead digimon. My only guess is that Angemon senses an evil ki from Metal Garurumon and plans on extracting it for purification."
"Wow, you really figured that one out," Sora asked.
"It's just a minor guess. That's all."
"Whatever it is, Angemon is truly handling this quite well."
"No! You damn angel bastard! Don't give up, Metal Garurumon! We can't lose! We have to win! We didn't come all this way just to lose the battle!"
"No! I won't go with you, Matt!" TK cried out after regaining consciousness once again. "If you really cared for me, you would let me make my own decisions! I'm not a scared little boy anymore! I've grown up and it's time for you to grow up, brother!"
These words were enough to put Matt into a state of shock. Did TK finally manage to get through to his older brother. It really didn't matter now, since Angemon was taking it to Metal Garurumon.
Angemon attacked the mega with fists. Metal Garurumon goes rocking back after each fist connected. The holy energy was enough to put a hurting on the dark ki which Metal Garurumon possessed. Angemon spins himself into a tornado-like funnel and plows himself into the ground, which the mega was able to dodge. Metal Garurumon leaps away, but looks down as he saw Angemon flying up towards him with his fist pulled back.
"Damn it! if I weren't so wounded, I wouldn't be in this mess!" Metal Garurumon thought. "That damn crest is the cuase of this! I have to take it away!"
Angemon pulls his fist back and cries out. The angel's fist connects with Metal Garurumon's chest, as it began to unleash a wave of dark energy. As if he were being purified, Metal Garurumon's evil ki was beginning to dissipate.
"Angemon! You're doing it! You're extracting the evil from within Metal Garurumon!" Tai exclaimed. "Which should in turn purify Matt!"
TK's crest began to glow again and it managed to make a connection to Matt's digivice. Matt looked down with tear-filled eyes. He lifted his crest and watched as it began to glow. His heart started to beat.
"Matt. Please, remember who you are. You're my brother. The greatest brother I could ever have. A brother that I can be proud of. I don't want a jerk who claims to be my brother, but my real one. Don't go back and allow evil to cloak your heart. I hope that we can be reuinted as brothers again."
"Takeru..."
With that said, Matt's eyes deverted from their evil glare and were replaced by an innocent glare. He dropped his crest and began to tear up. Both Angemon and Metal Garurumon fell to the ground. They deverted back into their rookie forms, Patamon and Gabumon. TK crawls over to his fallen digimon and craddles him.
"Patamon...are you alright? Please speak to me.."
"Yes..."
"Huh?"
"I'm alright, TK."
"How's my brother doing?"
Sora and Biyomon went over to check on Gabumon, while Tai walks over to a balling Matt. The blonde-haired boy looked right at the Digi-Destined leader. His eyes were filled with tears of regretfulness.
"How could I have done this?"
"It's over, Matt. You put up a valiant effort. We've been through hell today, but no thanks to you. We lost four digimon friends. We beat your idiotic comrade and your own brother defeated you. Accept it. He has a stronger heart than you ever will. His love for you helped Angemon overcome your hate. Your hate allowed Metal Garurumon to gain so much power, yet that power was too much for him to handle. Angemon helped purify that. All the evil ki from Gabumon is gone. It's over. You've faced defeat, but you can't just cry over spilled milk. Be a man, Matt. Or have your forgotten all about that?"
The blonde boy didn't answer, yet he managed to pull a tiny calculator device and pressed on several buttons. It looks like he was about to summon the same pod which helped carry him into the lower realm. Tai grew frustrated and slapped the device from out of his hand.
"I know what you're doing and you're not leaving," Tai said. "I won't allow you to put your tail between your legs and puss out."
"Tai...there are times where a man must regroup and think over his actions," Matt replied. "I need this time to rethink over this situation. I have to leave and allow God himself to determine my fate."
"Matt..."
"You've got friends..."
"And we're willing to give you a second chance. We can be co-leaders. Just think about it."
"I'd rather be the leader. I'd make the better decisions."
Just then, the hovercraft came levitating down to the ground and lands a few yards away from where Matt kneeled. Tai looked over at the hovercraft.
"No. Don't you even.."
"I ahve to go, Tai. I've lost and I need time to get away. I need the time to rethink over horrible crime I've committed. I nearly took your lives and I can't forgive myself for that. TK will enver forgive me again.."
"Matt," TK called out. "Please, you don't plan on leaving us, are you?"
Matt had two options. It was either to stay with the Digi-Destined or to escape through the hovercraft. There was so many clouded thoughts in his mind. he couldn't make the right decision.
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Meanwhile, elsewhere in the digital world, the other Digi-Destined were getting closer to their destined location. Izzy took a look over his laptop computer and found an exact pinpoint location of the other children. He points out over towards the left horizon.
"There! We should be able to find them there," Izzy said.
"Are you sure?" Kabuterimon asked.
"Positive."
"I can sense them from that distance," Lillymon replied. "Mimi? Are you okay?"
"I'm just fine. I just hate when dirt gets in my eyes! Ugh! I just washed my face before we left!"
"I just hope that everyone is fine," Joe said.
"Don't worry. We'll know until we get there," Ikkakumon replied.
"We're almost there, guys. We'll be there and lend a hand. I just hope the battle didn't get too ugly."
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Back over at the devastated battle site, Matt looks over at the hovercraft and makes his way over to it. Tai slides right in front of him.
"You're not going anywhere, Matt! You're going to face your problems. Only cowards run away!"
"I'm not running away!"
"Then, what the hell are you doing, Matt?! Answer me, dammit!"
The leader got no response from the blonde boy, which started to infuriate him. However, Sora walked up to Tai and held his held. This was enough to calm the goggleboy's nerves.
"Matt, are you really leaving us?" TK asked.
"But we can help you through your problems. Just give us a chance," said Kari.
"I'm sorry. I can't. I have to do this on my own. I know you guys won't forgive me, but I will think this through. But, let me tell you this now. It wasn't me that came back with Etemon and it wasn't me that wanted you dead. I was influenced by a certain darkness."
"What? Who influenced you?" Tai asked.
"All I can say is that you guys have to stay clear of this one. You need to turn away now. This great evil is much too great for you guys to take on alone. I suggest you stay and forget about it."
Matt walks over towards his fallen digimon and lifts him up into his arms. he carries Gabumon over to the hovercraft and gently places him inside. Matt turns back to face the group.
"I'm really sorry that it had to come to this. I have to think this over for myself. I hope that when we meet again, we'll be fighting together side by side. Tai, I still have bitter hate towards you. We will meet again, but I respect for what you've done for the team. Keep it up. We'll face off again and I promised myself to defeat you. TK..."
"Matt..."
"Your growning up, TK. I'm happy for you. I want you to take care of youself and look after Kari. I see that you two are very close."
TK slightly blushed as he looked towards kari. The girl sported the same blush. Matt sighed and slinks back inside the hovercraft and pulls out a spare device.
"Luckily I had a spare remote," Matt said. "I'll be back. Just give me this time and we'll see what the future holds in store for us."
With that said, Matt pressed a few buttons and activated the closing door hatchet to shut the hovercraft. With one full swoop, the hovercraft flies up into the flies and soars off into the distance. The Digi-Destined looked up as the hovercraft disappeared. TK had a few tears coming down his face. Tai walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, TK. We tried our best."
"It's okay, Tai. I know my brother will come back. I promise you."
This brought a smile to everyone's face. patamon flies on top of TK's hat and rests. Tk walks over to Kari.
"You did great, TK. I'm proud of you."
"I'm not a scared little boy anymore."
"You've faced your fears."
"But then again, this is just only the beginning," Tai replied. "There's an even greater evil out there. Are we even prepared to face it?"
Sora placed her hand on Tai's right shoulder and rested her head on that same shoulder. TK and Kari held hands. Gatomon and Biyomon were looking after War Greymon. Just then, the group looked up to see their comrades arriving just in time. They saw Kabuterimon and Lillymon flying down with Izzy and Mimi on their backs.
"Hey there, guys!" Izzy exclaimed. "Whoa! This place is trashed. I guess there's a lot of explaining to do."
"Thank god that you guys are alive!" Mimi cried out.
Suddenly, Ikkakumon came pushing his way through the debris. Joe is seen on the digimon's back. He waves over to the group.
"Oh yeah. We've definitely got a lot of explaining to do," Tai said.
Now with the battle drawn to a close, will the Digi-Destined regroup and find out who this new evil force is? And will Matt reunite with his comrades?
[Digimon Adventure first ending theme "I Wish" plays]
[Preview]
Tai: Hi, it's me, Tai! What a hell of fight that was, but are we prepared to take another adventure into the unknown? We're being told by X that we should travel out to another digital world where Spiral Mountain is located.
TK: Spiral Mountain? Sounds like some wacked out amusement park!
Sora: I wonder what new evil will we find on that digital world?
Kari: I don't know about you, but I'm pretty anxious to find out!
Tai: Next time on Digimon Fusion, episode nineteen!
Digi-Destined Regroup! Destination: Spiral Mountain
TK: Don't you dare miss it!
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Max: We're really coming down to the end of the Invaders Saga. We're drawing ever so closer to the Burizalor Saga. I'm excited, now I get a chance to see the first epic saga of the entire Fusion series.
Tai: Hell yeah. In my opinion, this was the climax of the entire series. It helped launched to the many fusion warriors.
Mega Man X: Awesome! We're impressed.
Zero: But we're still going to kick SSJ4T's ass.
Matt: One saga done and another one to go.
TK: So, we're technicially still within the first season time. That would be Digimon Adventure itself.
Max: Damn, we're out of time. Until then, we're out of here and be sure to check out the concluding chapter to this saga before we move onto the Burizalor Saga. Peace out, everyone.
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