DISCLAIMER: I do not own Big O or any of the characters. All are property of Sunrise and their respective parties. Digimon belongs to Toei and their respective parts. I don't own either show. I am not making any money on this story either, it labor of love. Now I own Mary Sanderous, Nivernmon, Aggymon Griffinmon, Metal Aggymon, Metal Nivernmon, the Crest of Order, the Digi Egg of Order and Marry's Digi Jewel. Please don't use them without my permission.
AURTHOR NOTES: This story is a Big O Digimon Crossover. This story also features some of my own theories about Big O as well. This is also a slight AU for the Digimon part of the story, Gatomon has the ably to go to her Ultimate Level of Angewoman, without any type of help, like she did in the First Season of the show, plus she also can Armor Digivole as well. This goes the same with the first season Digidestined as well. I am also including the third movie sentiment of the Digimon Movie, the one with Willis, even if that part of the movie dose not takes place in the story line of the show.
I am sorry about the long explanations in the stories, but I am writing this for fans of Big O that hasn't seen a signal episode of Digimon of either season. I don't want them to feel like they are lost in the story telling, for I used a lot of references from that show.
More Author Notes: I know that the second season of The Big O has been produced and will be airing on Cartoon Network, sometime during the fall. I would like to tell you all, that new 13 episodes of the new season will have no barring on my story.
Roger knowing that Schwarzwald had achieved the same level that he had, Roger knows that he must find out how he did it.
SETTING: Reminder the Digimon Episode of His Master's Voice, the episode where Kari is brought to another part of the Digi World by other Digimon. At the end of the episode we see a huge shadowy Digimon with red eyes come out of the water. What if she wasn't really in the Digital World, but in Paradigm City and that huge Digimon-like creature weren't a Digimon, but a Megadeus?
Special Notes: In the light of the acts of terror that our nation suffer on Sept. 11, 2001 in both NYC and Washington DC, this chapter's battles scenes are NO way glorify the destruction of the World Trade Centers Towers and the Pentagon. Unlike my pervious chapter that was wrote before the acts of terror, this chapter is currently being written during the events. I state before that I don't glorify what happen on that date, but the battles scenes are require in these chapters for if they are token out they would weaken my story. Again I morn the lose of all of the people that die in both attacks, I hope that there are people that are alive in both buildings. God blesses you all. Plus this chapter is also a tribute to the all the firefighters, police, and EMT that had die trying to save people and the ones that are right now trying to find survivors right now.
Chapter 29 – Two Can Play at that Game
None of the people or the Digimon that were there that heard what Roger said to them was true. Some of them thought that they had heard it wrong way or only heard what they wanted to hear from his mouth. Because of that, all of them wanted to ask him to see if he was sure about that one, but Marry was the one that took that task up for them all and ask him, to see if he was right about that one. He had answered her question with an answer that had back up his first statement about what just happen to them all. Once again it was an answer that none of them wanted to hear from him. It was just something that none of them wanted to heard from him, that Roger's equal but opposite in this world had achieved the very same thing that he had.
If that was so, then that could mean that Schwarzwald, just like Roger had a blood line that wasn't completely human. A bloodline that could have either angelic or demonic origins, or maybe even both, that was a question that everybody here needed an answer to.
"No, that can't be, are you sure?" Asked Marry.
"I am dam sure about this one! I don't know how he did it, but I have all of the intentions to find out how he did," answered Roger.
The used of a curse word from Roger's mouth slightly socked Marry, despite the fact that she knew that he was human and thus would used words like these in conversation. It was the fact that it came out of his mouth, and this was because of all of the time that she was around him he had never once used such a word. This also told her that what Roger had said about Schwarzwald was right and that only thing that they could do was to accept what just happen here. After that move on from that thing and adjust to it.
Marry nodded her head at that, a clear sing to Roger and the others that were looking at the two of them that she had accept what just happen here. With her head still down, Roger started to walk toward his car and then with her head up, Marry could see what he was doing. He was going to do find out about this on his own, which was something that she didn't want to have happen. He might be a living God, that had the power to morp into two very powerful forms that could easily take care of anything that Schwarzwald could cook up for him. That still didn't meant that he could go off like that and take him on by himself and that was because there was a chance that Schwarzwald could think of something that Roger may not of think of. If something like that did happen, and he was by himself he would have no backup to pull him out of when he would need it.
"Good," said Marry and she started to get ready to follow Roger to wherever he thought Schwarzwald was in this city. Before she could do that, Roger quickly turn around to face Marry face to face, and when he did that he had an open hand. When he did that Marry felt a shape pain in the wrist that he had just heal and that caused Marry to grab her wrist in her reaction to the shape pain that was in that part of her body. It also caused her to fall on the ground and a reaction of sock from the others that were on the back of Imperialdramon.
They were in this state of sock at what he did. Yes, they all knew that he was a living god that had powers that were beyond anything that they could think of, but it look like that they were expanding into different forms and skills.
"Nice trick," said Davis.
"It looks like that Roger has gain some new powers and it looks like that Marry has been the poor receiver of them," said T.K.
Roger slowly strolled up to where Marry was located. He could see that she was sitting on the ground, holding her wrist, and trying not to show him that she was in pain from that thing. He knew otherwise, he knew that she was in pain and that she was just putting up an act. An act that he knew was to make her look a lot tougher than she was, and that this little thing that did bring her down, was just that a small thing that she could look the other way.
"Good, is right, but not with you," said Roger.
"Why? You might need backup," pleaded Marry.
"You are right about that one, but I am meeting a person that you fought with before and lose to and that was when Schwarzwald and Big Duo where two different being. Now they are one being, just like me and if he defeat you when the two of them were like that, can you even image what he will do to you now, in the state that he is in now," said Roger. He knelt down on one knee and was at her level. "I am the only one that can deal with Schwarzwald in the state that he is in now," then he stood up and towered over Marry, that was still cringing in the pain that she was in from the little trick that he perform on her wrist. He pointed toward the wrist that she was holding in her hand. "That little spell that I put on her wrist will go away when I leave you, but it will come back whenever you get close to me, this will continue until I break it. I will break the spell, but after I find out how he became just like me."
Then he once again started toward his car and when he did that Dorothy greeted him. While he knew that she wasn't human like Marry was and couldn't be hurt in the same way that Marry could be, he knew that he could destroy her. Once again that was something that he didn't want to have happen to her.
"You can't come either, this is something that I must do alone," said Roger. "Can you stay with the others. Give me your word." Roger knew that he couldn't do the same trick that he did on Marry, so no insurance policy on her that would prevent her from following him. So the only thing that he had to relay on was her word as his insurance policy on her to stop her from following him as well.
"Yes, Roger, I will go with the others," she said.
"Thank you," he said and after that he went to his car.
That simple two-word phase that was spoken by Roger sparked an emotion in Dorothy that she had never felt before and that was the feeling of being welcomed by Roger. That he did care about her and her will being, despite all of the fronts that he had put up to discouraged her from thinking on those lines. It was something that she thought that he wouldn't be capable in doing and she wasn't the only other one that thought the same way as she did, that person was Marry. That was because the short time that she had spent with the two of them, she saw nothing like that between the two of them. Now in this brief moment that was between the two of them, she could see that there was that type of feeling that was between the two of them, even if it was small, it was still there. So Marry knew that Dorothy would kept her word to Roger, to go back to his home and let him do what he had to do.
"I suggest that we go back to his house," said Dorothy. "We don't want to go against his will."
Marry nodded her head at that and Dorothy knew that the action that Marry did came from personal experience.
"How is the wrist?" Asked Dorothy.
"The pain is still there, but it not as bad as it first started. I can stand up," answered Marry. With that she lifted herself up from the ground with her free arm. Then she went to see how Griffinmon was fairing in all of this and she found out that she was still in her Armor-Level state, but she was still out cold.
So seeing that Marry went to her Digimon and the closer that she got to her, she found out that the damage that she first thought was just minimal, was a lot more worst. That damage came in the form of some cracked armor that was around her legs.
"Griffinmon, are you all right?" Asked Marry.
Nothing came from the sleeping Armor-Level Digimon and that worried Marry, because Griffinmon was her Digimon. A living sentient being whom only difference behind her was the fact that she was made out data, while she was made out flesh and blood. Whom, Marry knew would never leave her no matter what she would do to her and that she would even give her life to save hers. The idea of loosing her in this world was something that Marry couldn't face now, but it was clearly looking like that faith would be hers.
"Griffinmon, don't you go! We have a lot more things to do together, like saving this world," said Marry. "And that is something that I know that I can't do without you." With that Marry put her face into the fur of her Digimon, despite the fact that she knew that it was Digital fur, it still felt as real as any fur that she had felt before in her life. When she did that she could feel that there was something that was moving. If it was her Digimon or not, that was the thing that had worry about and it was that fact that caused her body to move. So acting on her self-preservation instinct, Marry got out of the way of Griffinmon's moving body.
"Is that so?" Asked Griffinmon.
Hearing her voice and seeing that it was herself that was in control of her body despite the hard fall that she took a couple of minutes ago. Marry was so blissful to see that she in good health despite the numerous cracks that were on her armor. She so her cheer that her Digimon was all right and she did that by hugging her around her neck. The only thing that she could do was to slightly bow her head on Marry's shoulder as a sign that she welcomed this sign of affection toward her.
"Now, I suggest that we stop this public sign of affection and head back to Roger's house," said Griffinmon.
"Yes, I also suggest the same thing as well," said Dorothy.
After that both Dorothy and Marry looked in the direction of the others. Both of them could see that all of them were ready to go as soon as they could.
"Hey, we are ready when you are ready," said Davis, that was once again talking on the job of speaking for the rest despite the fact that rest of the other Digidestined didn't like the idea of him speaking for them.
"Good," said Dorothy. "I will be coming along with you."
"Imperialdramon can you handle her?" Asked Ken.
"Sure," answered the Mega Level Digimon.
After he said that, Imperialdramon lowered the blue bubble that was surrounding them that had various purposes that included as a shield against Digimon attacks, customary weapon fire, and the vacuum of space. With that gone, Dorothy step on the Mega-Level Digimon and Imperialdramon could feel the extra weight be applied on his body, but since he was a physical strong Mega-Level Digimon he could take the extra weight that was applied on his body.
"Welcome onboard Imperialdramon Airlines-," started Davis.
"Davis, stop," said Ken.
"You are no fun," said Davis. "Imperialdramon how are holding up?"
"I am doing fine," answered Imperialdramon.
"That good to hear," said Marry and then she turned toward Griffinmon. "Are you good for travel?"
"Yes," answered the Armor-Level Digimon.
"Thank you," said Marry and after that she got on the back of her Digimon. "Okay, let's go."
"Yes," said Imperialdramon.
Then the Mega Level Digimon, Imperialdramon with his cargo of people took flight up the skies of this world and that went the same for Griffinmon, who only passenger was Marry. With that all of them headed off in the direction of Roger's house and while they were doing that Roger was watching them. He could see that all of them were listening to him and heading back to his house.
Smart move thought Roger at what they were doing and to make sure that they wouldn't turn around to followed him to wherever he was heading toward. He kept an eye on them as long as he could, he might have eyesight that was beyond a human, but even he had his limits and it look liked that they were approaching it. When they reached that limit and he couldn't see them any more he looked in the other direction. With that he went back to his original plan and that was to track down Schwarzwald. When he did that, he also planned to find out how he achieved his state that he in and so he moved his car down the street.
He used his sixth sense when dealing with this, to guide him in the direction of where he was. He knew that while his sixth sense was good, it wasn't that good, so he needed a pointer to guide him to where Schwarzwald was at in this city. Paradigm might be a huge city, but it was the only city in this world, and that may hiding it, very hard to do when the seeker was a person that knew the city like Roger did. So Roger closed his eyes and imaged in his mind's eye the pointer. With that Roger focuses his thoughts on Schwarzwald and after a few seconds the pointer did it job for him it pointed in the direction have where Schwarzwald was at. After that he open up his eyes and he found out that his crest was slightly glowing. So, Roger took hold of the chain that the crest was attached to and he found out that one of the triangles that were around the double circle was glowing. Then he hanged the crest that was contained within the tag, in a way that allowed the item to be in air freely and in doing that the crest also pointed in the direction that his own imaged one did. Seeing that he knew that this was the direction that he had to go to find Schwarzwald and confront him on this issue.
With that Roger shifted the car into gear and drove down the nearest street that would take him where Schwarzwald was.
Everybody made it back to Roger house and Imperialdramon was the first to land on the balcony. After that he dissolved the blue bubble that he had around everybody and with that everybody stepped off of the back of the Mega Level Digimon. When Ken and Davis left the back of their Digimon, that was the time to tell Imperialdramon to go back to the Rookie Levels of the two Digmon that were base forms of him. That happen by Imperialdramon's form be bathed in light and slowly got smaller, into it reached two smaller sources of light that themselves had recognizable forms, that themselves where Veemon and Wormmon. Then the light that they were bathed disappeared from their bodies, leaving their blue and green bodies as the only sings that Imperialdramon was there.
Then Marry knew that it was time for her and Griffinmon to land down on the balcony of Roger's house. She did that and when Griffinmon was down on the roof of this place, Marry dismounted her Digimon. After that Griffinmon went back to her Rookie form or Nivernmon.
"So what do we do now?" Asked Veemon.
"We tell the others that we are here," answered Dorothy.
"And the person that will do that will be me," said Davis in his normal foolish voice and walked in the same way toward the sliding glass doors, unaware that they were closed. Everybody knew about this, but forgot to tell Davis about that and because of that Davis walked right into the glass. He hit so hard that it caused him to fall down flat with a face that had mixed feelings of what just happen to him.
"I think that you just did that, Davis," said Veemon.
"Good," said Davis.
Seconds after that the sliding glass doors open up through the hands of Sora that could see that Davis was lay out on the floor of Roger's house.
"Davis are you okay?" Asked Kari.
"I am now," said Davis with a little bit of joy of seeing Kari looking over him. "Since you are here."
Kari just brushed off what Davis just said to her and went to help him up from the floor. In doing that she could see like the others that there was a huge red spot that was on his face that was in the same location of where Davis had slammed his face up against the glass door. After seeing that Davis was all right and after that she went to see how the others had faired in being Alex Rosewater's captives. So Kari walked away from Davis and this upset the Digidestined a little because he thought that he had finally did something that would gain him some feelings from her. But it proved to be a fruitless effort on his part and so he knew that he had to go back to drawling board in finding a way to gain her affections.
"So how is everybody?" Asked Kari.
"We are fine," answered T.K.
The rest of the other Digidestined and their Digimon nodded their head in agreement to what T.K. just said.
"That good to hear," said Kari. "It is nice to know that we finally did something right."
"That completely correct," said Ken.
"Why?" Asked Kari.
"Because somehow Alex used the International Digidestined as a façade, to hide his true methods behind the reason why he had captured them. Because of that we have gain two more problems," answered Marry.
"What are they?" Asked Kari.
"Somehow during the trade, he in full or in part give Schwarzwald one of the Jewels that was from our world to him. That somehow allowed him to became the same as Roger and that caused him to head after him," answered Ken.
"You mean that flying red Megadeus?" Asked Tai.
"Yes," answered Marry.
"That isn't good," said Izzy.
"But it dose make some sense," said Cody.
"Why?" Asked Marry.
"Balance, for every good, there is an evil. For Roger and Big O are forces for good in this place, when the two of them merge into one being, he given the side of good an unfair edge. To kept things in order, the evil side, the side that Schwarzwald is on, had to be given the same edge. I know that isn't fair, but that is how the world works," answered Cody.
"True, but that dose not lessen the fact that Roger went on his own to confront him on that by himself," said Marry.
"So, Roger, is the type of person that can hold his own no matter what," said Matt. "So what are you worry about?"
"I am worry that the two of them are now equals and Roger might get himself into something that he might not be able to pull himself out of without help," answered Marry.
"And you are that person that will help him?" Asked Matt.
"Why yes," answered Marry.
"I wouldn't suggest you do that because of the spell that Roger put on you if you get close to him," said Dorothy.
"Then find some really good pain killers, because I am going anyway, with or without you," said Marry. "Nivernmon…" started Marry.
Nivernmon knew what this meant that they were going against Roger again and while Nivernmon didn't like the idea of doing that. Going up against a God that had place a pain spell on her human partner and was determine not to have others to help him in that task. That thing didn't matter to her because Nivernmon knew that it was something that Marry wanted to do and since she was her Digimon that would help her no matter what she ask her to do.
"Right," said Nivernmon who was about to Wrap Digivolve into her Mega Level, but she was stopped when a few of the Digidestined step forward to join her in this quest.
"Well, if you are still going on that mission, you are going to need so help," said Tai. Then he turned his head toward Agumon. "Right, Agumon."
"Right, Tai," said Agumon.
That made Marry smile at that, it was good to see that she still had friends beside her Digimon that would support her in this venture, even if it border on the crazy.
"Hey, if you guys are going on this crazy venture of yours, I better come along to watch you two," said Matt.
"If Matt is going, then I coming along," said Gabumon.
"Hey, what us?" Asked Davis.
"You want to come along?" Asked Tai.
"Sure, me and Veemon would love to have a piece of action. Plus I would like to fight a God for the first time," answered Davis.
"That good enough for me," said Veemon.
"Since, ExVeemon can't reach his other Levels without Wormmon, so Ken, what do you say?" Asked Davis.
"Let's go," said Ken.
"All right then, let's move out," said Marry.
With that Nivernmon Wrap Digivolve to Metal Nivernmon and then Marry went on the back of huge sliver color Mega Level Dragon type Digimon. She took her spot in the center of her back and took control of the two straps. Then everybody else that was going on this mission went on the back of her Digimon. Then Marry tugged at both straps and Metal Nivernmon knew that it was time for her to take off, which she did. In seconds the Digimon went up in the sky of this world, with the others just looking upward, wondering what would happen to them in this mission. They all knew that it was dangerous what they would about to do and they wondered what was going through their minds.
"Do you think what they are about to do is stupid?" Asked Yolie.
"No, I don't think that, because Marry is right, Roger will need backup no matter what he is," answered Dorothy.
"As the old saying goes 'No man is an island'," answered Kari.
Dorothy turned her head in the direction of Kari, for she had never heard that saying before. "What dose that mean?"
"It basically means that no one can do everything on their own," answered Kari.
"I just hope that Roger will understand that," said Dorothy.
Schwarzwald opened his eyes up and he found out that he had been reborn in a new form. The new form that he achieved was one that he was told by Big Duo was one that was much more powerful then the one that he had before. He found out that Big Duo was correct about this one, for he could feel the power that was just in his hands and he unclench and clench his hands in the form of a fist. It felt like that he could punch a hole in the wall that he was standing next to without breaking a sweat and still take on a whole horde of more of them. This new power that he had now made his happy, he could now take on Roger despite the power that he had as now.
So Schwarzwald looked at the new body form that he had in a mirror and he could that Roger wouldn't recognized him no matter how hard he would try.
Good, you are right Big Duo on this part thought Schwarzwald.
After that thought Schwarzwald heard via his enhanced hearing that somebody was coming to this spot and he could tell by the sound of the footfall of the person that this person didn't weight to much. But that was the only thing that he could tell by this person, he couldn't tell if the person was a woman or man and that would have to wait when he would open the door to see the face that was attached to that person. Just like Schwarzwald thought would happen, happen, he heard a knock on the door and because of that he went to the door to open up the door for him. He did that and he found out that the person that came to this room was a woman.
"Yes, what is it?" Asked Schwarzwald.
"I would like to know how you are doing? It been so long since you spoke to us after to merged with your Megadeus, I thought that something had happen to you," answered the woman.
"And you were worry about me," finished Schwarzwald.
"Yes, I have never seen something like that before," answered the woman.
"Don't worry about me, I am okay," he said.
"That good to hear," she said.
"I could say the same thing, but as I said before don't-," started Schwarzwald. Then after that he felt a pain that he caught him off guard and because of that he dropped down to one knee. This caused the woman that he was talking to, to come to his aide despite the fact that she had no clue what she could do for him. She did this because she was human and she felt compassion toward him because he was in pain. So she tried to comfortable him and when she tried to do that, Schwarzwald shrugged her off rudely.
"Don't touch me! I told you I am fine!" Demanded Schwarzwald.
"But it look like that you were in pain and want to see if I could do anything that could help you," she said.
"There is nothing that you can do to help me because there is nothing wrong with me," he said.
"But, it look like that you were in pain," she said.
"The pain that I felt was as result of something else just like me is coming to close to where I am at," he said.
The woman knew what he was speaking of, it was Roger Smith, he was coming to this spot and somehow Schwarzwald sensed it
"Then it is time," she said.
Schwarzwald nodded his head at that and with that the woman that Schwarzwald was talking to left the room that he was in.
Up in the sky of this world, Metal Nivernmon was following the commands that Marry was giving to her via the reigns that she had in her hands.
"Okay, now that we are up here in the sky, how do you plan to find Roger?" Asked Tai.
Marry turned around to face Tai and tell him her plan. "With this." She pointed toward the wrist that Roger had healed. "My wrist."
"What dose that have to do with finding Roger?" Asked Tai.
"I don't know how he did it, but he put some type of spell on her wrist that would caused me more pain the closer that got to him. The stronger the pain in my wrist gets, the closer that I will get to Roger," answered Marry.
"That is a little risky, Marry. You don't know how much pain you can take before you pass out from the pain," said Matt.
Marry turned back to what was ahead of her and she could see her first objective in this mission of hers. That was the one of the headquarters of this city military police, because she would need to tell Major Dastun about what was about to happen to this city. "I know, Matt, but when you are trying to save the world, the only plans that you can do are the risky ones. First we have to make a little stop."
"Where?" Asked Davis.
She pointed to the building where the headquarters of the police was. "There."
Everybody looked at where she was pointed and they could see what she was talking about. They were heading to the headquarters of this city's police force and that meant only one thing she was going to talk with Major Dan Dastun about what she thought would happen to this city.
Major Dan Dastun was sitting at his desk reading numerous reports about the many routine duties that the officers that were under him were doing. He found out that over the past year that things were fairy routine when dealing with a city, there were your normal robbing, killings, assaults on people by other people, and not the outlandish reports of things that were both living and machine that were terrorize the city. While Dastun welcome this change of pace, but he had funny feelings that things were going to hot down the line and this welcome peace that he had would only be a temporary thing for him. Even with that he was still enjoying this feeling of rest and the only thing that he had to do was do normal police actives the ones that he was taught when he was in the Academy. Not the ones that he did, like evacuated people from the city because the black Megadeus was on the street fighting it out with some type of thing that had enter the city whom only intention was to destroy the city.
While Dastun did like the fact that the thing was there protecting then from those things, he didn't like the fact that while it did it, it wreck a part of the city, and that part of the city was the spot where that thing was fighting it out. He couldn't deny the fact that thing did save his life many times when he found out that he had bitten off more then he could chew.
After singing the last report, he sat back on his chair and was starting to enjoy this moment of peace that he had now. Then he heard a slight thump on the roof of his building and he knew that this thing didn't mean anything good. He realized that his year of peace had effetely had ended and that it meant that he would have to deal with the aftermath of the black Megadeus fighting it out on the streets of this city. So Dan got up from his chair and walked toward the window of his office. He looked out of the window that had a view of this city and he tried to take a look outside of the building. He could see that nothing was out there, but he knew that there was something out there, if it was a friend or a foe, that was something that he would have to find out soon.
Happy, that he couldn't find anything out there, he walked back to his desk and seconds after he did that a sliver tail dropped down from the roof. On the tail there was Marry that was holding on with all of her might and while holding on the tail, Metal Nivernmon was swinging her tail. During the first few attempts, Marry thought that this was a bad idea of hers and that she was going to die in this attempt. Then Metal Nivernmon had hit the right speed and Marry crashed through the window, breaking the glass into a million shards, which caused Dastun to turn in the direction of where the noise took place. In doing that he could see that Marry, whom he didn't know, let go of her tail that was brought back up the roof of this building and this also caused Marry to fall on the floor of Dastun's office despite the tiny glass shards that had littered his office.
At first Dastun didn't know who this person was and because of that he went for his gun. Then he saw the person turned over and he could see that the person that did that was woman that called herself a Digidestined. He could see that despite her irregular entrance into this place.
"Hi, there, Major, so what up? I thought that I would drop him and say hello," said Marry.
"It looks like that you," answered Dastun. "Marry was are you doing here?"
"A long story and I don't have the time to tell you all of the details about it, so I will have to give you the Cliff Notes about it," answered Marry.
Seconds after that somebody rushed into his office and Dastun could see that it was one of the Watch Commanders. He had heard the noise that came from his office and he could that there was a stranger that was in the room with his boss. Not knowing whom this person was, he went for his sidearm.
"Jack, don't do it, she is a friend," said Dastun.
"Sir, are you serious, I haven't seen this woman before," he said.
"Yes, I am very sure about this one," said Dastun.
"Yes, he is, me and Dan have been friends every since my Mom had died two years ago. Haven't you?" Asked Marry that winked to the Major.
Dastun understood that she knew that she was lying about this one and that he should play along with the game that the two of them were playing now.
"Oh, yes, and she dose these things to kept me on my toes," said Dastun.
"Well, Miss, you shouldn't do this again, because this is a police station and a thought that the Major was going to be attack," said Jack. "Do you understand that?"
"Oh, yes, perfect crystal clear," answered Marry.
"Good," he said and after that he left the two of them to talk things.
With that Marry got up from the floor without the help of Dastun.
"What the hell are you doing Marry?! You know that this is a police station and that little stunt that you pulled could have gotten you in Hold Up," asked Dastun.
"I know, but I don't think your people would let me see you and if they did they would give me the run around, which would cost me time, and time is something that we don't have right now," answered Marry.
"There you good again, what are you talking about?" Asked Dastun.
With that Marry told Dastun about what had happen over the past year in this city, which in her world was only two weeks. She explained the time difference that was between those two worlds and that while in her world only two weeks had past, but to them it was an entire year. After that she told him that Roger was going to confront Schwarzwald once again, but she left out the part that both of them had merged with their Megadeues. She did this because she didn't know if Dastun knew that Roger was the man that was behind the machine, the one that was in control of the thing and if he didn't. She didn't want to be the one that would spill that information out about him.
"That not good," said Dastun. He knew that the last time that these two confront each other before the two of them destroyed a good part of the city that was contained within the dooms.
"I know," said Marry.
"So what dose this have to do with me?" Asked Dastun.
"I need somebody with the power to tell the people to leave a spot when there is danger. I don't have that power," said Marry.
"What? You have that Mega-Level Digimon that is about as big as a Megadeus," said Dastun.
"Yes, but the people in this city don't know me like they do with you. So they might not listen to me like they will with you," said Marry.
"So what do you want me to do," said Dastun.
"Tell them to get out of there as fast as they can, because the risk to their lives is far to great for them. I know for a fact that Roger will try his hardest to avoid killing people that might get in the way, but the other guy, he might not be as careful with the people," answered Marry.
"Okay, I can do that, but the there is a small problem with that, we don't where Roger is going to meet up with this guy," said Dastun.
Marry put up her hand. "Don't worry about that one, I have a way to find Roger, you job is to get the people, if there is any, out of that spot before the two of them will fight each other. So what are you waiting for, Major, want to hitch a ride."
Dastun understood what Marry was talking about, that the two of them were going to take flight up the skies of this city and let Marry do whatever she could do that would allow her to tell where Roger was at in the city. That when she found him he would tell him officers were to go and remove the people out of the Line of Fire before Roger and Schwarzwald would fight it out between the two of them.
"I see what you are talking about, just let me tell my people about this," said Dastun.
Marry nodded her head at this, he might be a Major in this police force and have some say in how things are ran in this station. He still had to tell people what he was doing so they would know where he was. "I understand, I will be on the roof waiting for you, just give me a shout and I will take you."
After that Marry went back to broken window and when she steps on the windowpane she whistled to Metal Nivernmon. Unseen by Marry, Metal Nivernmon heard her whistle and brought down her long sliver tail. Which Marry took hold off and when she did that she tugged on her tail, like before Metal Nivernmon knew what this meant. It was time to take her up on the roof and she did that for her.
Up on the roof, Marry told everybody what happen between her and Major Dan Dastun. She told them that Dastun would go for her plan, and that the only thing that he had to do was to tell his people where he was going. That when he was done with that little business, he would give her the signal that he was ready to go with them. Now, the only thing that they had to do was wait for him to give it.
"So the only thing that we have to do is wait for him to give us the word," said Tai.
"Yes and I don't how long that will take, but I know that Dastun is a good man, a man of his word. He will give me an answer to my request, in time," said Marry.
"Time, that is one thing that we don't have right now, you know that as well as I do," said Matt.
"I know, but we need his help," said Marry. "Before you ask why, I will tell you why. Because if there is people that have nothing to do with the fight, Roger won't fight because he won't put innocent people in danger, no matter what. So if Dustan dose not get the people out of there, Roger won't fight and Schwarzwald will take the upper hand on that part on Roger, despite the fact that there are people in the Line of Fire. He dose not care," said Marry.
"That is taking a major leap of faith on a person that you don't know all to well," said Davis.
"I know, but it is something that I have to do," said Marry profoundly. She knew that Davis was right about that guy, she didn't know this as well as she wanted to, like Roger did. But she had to do it and that was because Major Dan Dastun was the only person that she knew in this city's police force. That was the reason why she had to trust him as well as she had trusted Nivernmon and she based this on what she had seen and heard about this guy.
Then she heard what sounded like to be a whistle and she figure out that this might be Dastun's signal to her that he had the answer to her request. So once again she descended to the window via Metal Nivernmon's tail and she found out that Dastun was standing near the broken window. She could see that he was ready for something and the something that he was ready for was the thing that she would fine out what.
"So what up?" Asked Marry.
"I am going with you, and my men will come to take the people out of the area that Roger is in. The only thing is that is stopping them is the where the location is at," said Dastun.
"Good, now take hold," said Marry.
Dastun did that and added weight of Dastun didn't affect Metal Nivernmon. It was that fact that allow Metal Nivernmon to bring both of them up to the roof of the building and up there Dastun found out that Marry wasn't alone. She had brought others allow with her and the police Major recognized all of the people and Digimon that were with her.
"I can see that you have brought others with you," said Dastun.
"Of course, she did," said Davis. "And I have to say that it was my suggestion."
Everybody just signed at this.
"Do you know that he is an idiot?" Asked Dastun.
"Yup, we all know that, but we don't like him know about it," said Marry.
"If that it true, than why is he with you," said Dastun.
"You know that huge blue dragon that appeared here almost a year ago, while, Davis's Digimon Veemon, is needed to produced him. We all need all of the Mega-Level Digimon that we can get when we go into this fight," said Marry.
Dastun nodded his head at that.
"All right, folks, let's go," said Marry and after that both of them went on the back of Marry's Digimon. With that Marry made Metal Nivernmon take off from the police's building headquarters and into the gray skies of this world.
In skies of this world, everybody could see the grand scope of the task that was at hand, they were looking for a signal person in a big city, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. It was an exhausting and pointless task that a person would undertake, unless a person used a magnet to pull the thing out of the haystack and she hopped that she had the right type of magnet that would pull the needle out of the haystack, which was Roger.
So Marry unrolled her shelve. Okay, let's hope that Roger is a man of his word.
"Metal Nivernmon go in any direction and will let you know," said Marry.
Metal Nivernmon nodded her head at that and with that she headed in a northeast direction and she did this because that was the section of the United States that Marry lived in. She thought that it might bring her luck despite the fact that of late it has been section that had brought her some hardships in her life.
Roger drove his car up to the place where his Crest of Power had pointed toward and to reconfirmed it, he brought the thing up again. It pointed toward the damaged building that look like that it had seen better day and with that Roger knew that it was correct. This was the place that Schwarzwald was at and Roger had feelings that he was waiting for him. So at first Roger thought that he should seek up on him, to see if he would be able to get the jump on him, but then Roger realized that he wouldn't be able to do that. That was because the two of them were the same and that would be mean that he would know that he was there despite his better efforts not to be found out by Schwarzwald.
Thinking on that path, he figured out that the best thing would to confront him with everything that he had with him. That included his wits, his skills, his senses, and his sword that he prepared to be removed. With that Roger walked toward the building and in doing that he could feel that the world that was around him was pausing, waiting for the outcome between the two of them. An, outcome that Roger had no clue what it would be, but he knew one thing was sure about this, and that was that the world that he once knew wouldn't be the same.
"Here we go," said Roger and after that he knocked on the door.
The few people that were still left in the building when Schwarzwald told them to leave heard the sound of his knock on the door. One of the few people that stay around was the woman that had answered the door before when Daemon visited this place. She knew who the person that was on the other side of the door was and while he was a gentleman that would wait until she answer the knock, but she also knew that was something that couldn't last forever. That sooner or later he would forced the issue on them and that could come in the fashion of him breaking down the door with either his foot or his hand. That was something that she didn't want to have happen so she went as quickly as she could to answer the door. She made it to the door and with that she open up the door for him.
In doing that she found out that it was he, dress in his normal clothing, which came in the style of a black suit. She also could see that the theme of black was also reflected in his face, which included his eyes and his hair, which was slicked back. This also increased the attractiveness that he had and while he did look good, she knew that pretty façade that he had, hid the danger that was inside of him.
"I can safely assume that you are expecting me," he said.
Even his was slightly attractive as well and it almost throw her off in what she was to do, but she regained her edge.
"Yes, you are expected. I will take you to him," she said.
Roger knew who this woman was speaking off and now the only thing that he had to do was to let this woman take him to where Schwarzwald was at in this place. He knew this could be a trap but it was a trap that he had to walk into if he wanted to find out how Schwarzwald had achieved the state that he was in. So Roger walked into this place fully aware of what would happen to him.
Be careful, Roger Big O told him.
Roger listened to what his Megadeus told him and because of that Roger braced himself for anything that Schwarzwald could throw at him. That could almost be anything, God only knew what he could cook up, in that twisted mind of his. So as this woman that was acting as his Guide in this place, Roger could see how this place seem to close onto him, with fewer and fewer ways to escape this place when things got hot for him. Seeing this, Roger found out that he had picked the perfect place for him to meet him and that was because, this was a place that he knew well. It was a place that he could control no matter what he could do. So right off the bat, he was on the defensive, while Schwarzwald was on the offensive side of the game.
Then the woman that had guided him through this place finally took him to the place where he was going to meet up with Schwarzwald.
The woman pointed into a room. "Here," she said.
"You aren't going in with me?" Asked Roger.
"No, it not my place, this is a place where only you can go," she said.
With that the woman walked away from him until the point where he couldn't see her anymore and with that he knew that it was time for him to walk into that place. He did that and when he did that he could see that the place that was chosen for the two of them to meet was completely in the dark. So that Roger had to used his Night vision and when he did that he could see the place that he was in had an vaulted ceiling that could easy fit a ten foot tree, including the star that would be put on top of the tree, if this was that holiday. But it wasn't that holiday, so there was no tree and no star, but the high ceiling was still there. After that, Roger started to look around the room and he could see that this room had very few things in it.
It seems that you have made it to this place said voice telepathically and Roger knew that it wasn't Big O talking to him. That only meant one thing, Schwarzwald, was talking to him via his mind.
"I know, what you are, Schwarzwald, don't play coy with me. I felt it when you became just like me," said Roger with his voice.
Is that so he said again in the same style.
"Yes," said Roger.
So what do you think? He asked.
Roger didn't say anything to this, but if Schwarzwald saw him, he would see that while Roger didn't say anything to him. His body had betrayed him and it did that by his jaw jumping in dissatisfaction at what he just say to him. He hopped that Schwarzwald didn't see what happen to him, but he knew that he did. With that Roger knew that he was getting under his skin despite the front that he was putting up to show him otherwise.
"It looks like that I am getting to you," said Schwarzwald. "Paradigm's fame top negotiator, a person that is as cold as ice, that dose not let anything to get to him while he is on the job. But it looks like that I have found something that dose get to you and makes you lose your cool."
Once again, Roger kept his mouth shut, but for different reasons. This time he was finding the place where Schwarzwald was located in this place. The only thing is that he needed to keep him on babbling on and Roger found a way to do that for him. That was to remain quiet on subject that Schwarzwald was talking about.
"I take it, that your silence is a given. It seems that I am the only thing in this entire city to get under your nerves, and I will tell you the reason why. That is because I know things that you don't, I know the truth about this place. That it is all a lie, a front, and that everything that both of us has accepted as fact, is a lie. I have found it all out."
That was it, he found where Schwarzwald was at and with that Roger turned in the direction of where he was located. At the same time he unsheathed his sword and with that he put the sword at his neck. In doing that he found out that Schwarzwald picked to kept the bandages on his face and he wondered why would he do that with all of the power that the natites that were in his system that could restore what he looked like before.
"Very good, but all of your effort are in vain," he said and with that the person that he thought was Schwarzwald had disappeared from his sight.
"An illusion," said Roger.
"Correct," said Schwarzwald. After that the dark room that he was in had the light restored to normal levels. In doing that Roger could see that his night vision had not betrayed him, everything that he had seen with his night vision was correct. With that he brought back his sword into his watch.
Even in this light, there was a place that was the center of darkness and in the center of this darkness there was a figure that was bathed in it. It seemed to Roger that this person that he knew was Schwarzwald was enjoying it and to Roger it seemed to be a little bit of an irony. For he considered himself a truth seeker and if the truth was light, than he wouldn't be afraid of the light that he was forcing him in, because they had nothing to hide. If he was in the dark, then he had something to hide.
Thinking of that started Roger to laugh at little at what he was seeing.
"What are you laughing at?" Asked Schwarzwald.
"I think that it a little bit of an irony, that you considered yourself a truth seeker, a 'truth seeker' don't fear the light, but you are hiding in the dark. The dark is considered a vale that your truth seekers will pierce with the light of the truth," said Roger. "I am right?'
Now the time Schwarzwald was on the defensive and it seem that Roger was getting the upper hand on this. But Schwarzwald knew that this little light of hope that Roger was getting would in the long run vanished when Schwarzwald would relieved how he would look like after he had merged with Big Duo.
"You are right about, something, I am hiding something," said Schwarzwald.
This slightly fluffed up Roger's ego for he was correct about this and Roger liked the fact that he was right about this person. It was this fact that caused Roger to start to walk to where Schwarzwald was.
Doing this, Roger thought that he would be able to see past the darkest that Schwarzwald had clothed himself in. But, he found out that even with his eyesight that had allowed him to see in the darkest, couldn't break the darkest that he had put himself into. This pecked Roger's curiosity about this, for he wondered how could he could do this. Then he realized the reason that was behind this, it was an illusion that Schwarzwald was making. An illusion that was so strong that Roger, a living God, couldn't see past.
"What is it?" Asked Roger.
"This," said Schwarzwald.
After that the cloth of darkest that he had wrapped himself in was gone and the light that he had made, forced Roger to shield his eyes from the light. When the light was gone, Roger removed from his eyes and in doing that he could see what Schwarzwald had hide in the shadow of the dark. That was that Schwarzwald had dropped all of his bandages that he had wrapped his body in, for a new more youthful body. It seemed that Schwarzwald had indeed used the power of the tiny robots that were in his bloodstream. All of the scars that Schwarzwald had hid among the bandages were now gone replace by a more normal body that had even rivaled his own. It also seemed that the merge had also affect his eye's and hair's color, that where now the color of his Megadeus, red. Much in the same fashion of what had happen to him, but since his hair and eye color where the same as Megadeus, black, the change was unnoticeable. But, that wasn't the case with Schwarzwald.
Seeing this, Roger remained stoic at this sight and waiting for the right moment for him to make his move. He knew right now, Schwarzwald had all of the advantages and that he was forced on the defensive side of things. So, he knew that any aggressive offensive move on his part might result in some serious trouble for him. He had to wait for his time to come and if that meant that he had to endure his self-center tirades for that moment to come. Then he would do that, despite the fact that some of his angry speeches were directed toward him. For he knew that these things were small when compare to the big picture of things.
Alex Rosewater was at his office, looking at the map diagram of his city and he could see all of the various streets that were both in and out of the dooms of his city. One of the streets was located toward was what once called "The East Side". He knew that this part of the city was once the home of complex that was once the pride of the old city, he also knew what was under the rubble. Nancy as he knew her as by took care of the people that had lost them in this city and while it had amused Alex that she was talking care of these people. That even a person would even care about these people.
While this did amuse him, it was time for him to take what was his away from her and that was in the name of Beck. He knew that Beck had survived that fight almost a year ago and was now living a shadow a life in that place. It was time to bring him out of the shadow that he was living in for almost a year and bring him up to speed of what had happen while he was in that place.
He twisted the Golden Jewel in his fingers and while he was doing that he was thinking of the power that was contained within this small thing that had an innocuous look to it. While he didn't like the idea of giving this away to a person that was a small time crook, but there were things that he had to give up. One of them was his own ambition on this thing and that was something that he was having trouble with. But he had convinced himself that he had to do this, if he wanted his plans to become reality.
"It is time," he said to anybody that was in the office and there was somebody that was in there with them. That somebody was Daemon.
Daemon nodded his head at that, for he knew that it was time to get Beck out of the underground asylum that he was currently living in. It was almost a year since both of them had seen this guy and he wondered what had happen to him since that fight.
"Should I give to him like I did with the other?" Asked Daemon.
"No, I would like to do this myself," answered Alex.
"As you wish," said Daemon.
Alex got up from his chair and he was about to inform his new personally aide of his plans. She would in turn set the proper arrangements for him to travel outside of this place, but a sudden entrance of a person stopped all of this. This person was young and the outfit that this person was wearing assigned him assigned to the up kept of the Megadeus that was known as Big Trio.
"Sir, it good to see you," said the winded person.
Alex wasn't too happy by this sudden and unannounced visit by a person that was under his command. While he knew that he wouldn't be in the spot that he was in within these people, but he didn't show the right feelings to people that where like this. This type of entrance of this person didn't help things either for him.
"You better have a good reason for this unwarranted visit," said Alex.
"I do, Sir," said the person that was still trying to catch his breath.
"Then what is it," said Alex.
"It seems that the three Megadeus, Big Trio," he paused to gain some spirit for himself, because he knew what he was about to say was going to be hard for his boss to accept at face value. When he thought that he was ready to give him the bad news, he spoke it. "It is gone."
"What! When did this happen?" Demanded Alex.
"We don't know for sure when it happen, but we know that it could of happen shortly before or after you sent that Wraith-like thing Megadeus out on the city," answered the person.
"Who did it?" Asked Alex.
"Again, we don't know for sure," answered the person.
This peed off Alex because they were giving him the same answer for two really serious questions that he wanted answered. "So, what do you know?" He asked.
"Well, we know that Big Trio is gone and whoever did it, had access to some pretty powerful weapons, because the roof that was on top of the room that used to hold the Megadeus was torn to pieces," said the person.
This caught the attention of Alex. "Like some type of animal or machine did it?"
"Again, we don't know for sure about that one, but I guessed that could be a good deduction," the person said again. "I could show you the damage that was done by that thing."
Talking to this person had cool down Alex's white-hot temper to the point where he could reason with himself and think of another plan that could have the same results, but he would have to reach that goal through another path. Right now that did involved him to head to the place where once the third Big was once held, but he wasn't going to go with that person. He would go to that place on his own and investigated the place on his own.
"No, you have done enough for me, you can return back to your duties," said Alex.
The person nodded his head at his boss request and after that he walked out of his office, feeling as if there was a great weight that was lifted from his body. While he didn't like the fact that he had to run into his office without Alex knowing about it or having his permission to do so. He knew that he had to do it, to let him know the statues of the last Big-class Megadeus and the end did justify the means that he had to go through.
"It looks like that our enemies are two steps ahead of us," said Daemon.
"Nonsense, I will find out what had happen to the Digimon that is Big Trio," said Alex. "But first I will have to find out what did happen in that hanger."
Daemon nodded his head at that. "I advise that you take me with you, I can tell what Digimon did the damage in that place."
Alex wasn't to please with this, he wanted to do this on his own, but he knew deep inside of his mind that he had to call for help, if he wanted to figure out what happen to that place almost a year ago, this world time cycle.
"Yes, you should come," said Alex.
The Daemon Lord-type Digimon nodded his head at the request that this human had made for him. "I will come."
With that both of them headed out of his office and in doing that both of them found out that they were in the recognizable hallway that would lead them to the hanger that once held the Megadeus that was Big Trio. While Daemon knew the way to the place, he let Alex take him to the place. He did this to allow him some pride in his place, that he controls everything and anything that was in this place, but Daemon knew otherwise.
Then the two of them made it to the place and Alex open up the door to the place. In doing that he could see that mostly of the place wasn't destroyed. It looks like that that the Digimon that did this, were looking for one thing and one thing only. The rest of the place was something to sidetrack the Digimon. In seeing this, both Alex and Daemon knew that this Digimon was a professional at what they did.
"It looks like that a professional did this job," said Daemon.
"Agree," said Alex. "But who?"
"Let me take a look at it," said Daemon.
Alex nodded his head at that and with that Daemon took point. Then he started to look around the place despite the lack of light, he could clearly see all of the details that were in this place. With the problem of the lack of light out of the way, Daemon could focus on more pressing issues, like who was the Digimon that did this while they were away. So Daemon started to look around the place and his investigation took him to four different walls of this room, where he saw nothing. Then he turned his head to the roof of this room and in doing that he found what he was looking for, evidences. He saw the damage that was done by the Digimon and with closer look at the damage he could tell what Digimon did the damage. Seeing that he knew without a doubt in his mind what Digimon did this. It was Swanmon, he assumes that it was the very same Swanmon that he found out that was using the disguise of Angel. With that he turned back to Alex to report what he had found out.
"So, what have you found out?" Asked Alex.
"I found out that the Digimon, who stole Big Trio," answered Daemon.
"Who?" Asked Alex.
"Swanmon," answered Daemon.
"The same?" Asked Alex.
"Yes," answered Daemon.
Alex let this sink in for a bit and with a couple of seconds to allow that to happen. He knew that it was time to get that machine back. "We have to get that machine back."
"I will have to say that same thing, but the where do you hind something that as big as that thing was?" Asked Daemon.
"Roger Smith, kept his hidden for the general population, I think that Angel can do the same," said Alex.
Daemon just nodded his head at that, but Daemon had funny feelings that Swanmon had did something more than just hide Big Trio from them in this world. The only thing that he had to do was to figure out what she did with the machine.
Up in the skies of this world, Marry and her group were still looking to find where Roger had gone. She knew that this task was going to be hard, but she never images that it would be this hard. As she traveled over the various streets of this city, she never once got the slightest tingle of pain in her wrist. This meant that she wasn't even close to Roger and while she wasn't as familiar with this city like the population of the city was. She knew from her own past experiences in big cities like this, that when the sun went down, that was when the trouble would start for the city. That the best place to be at, was indoors, but that was a place that Marry and the others would like to be in right now, but it was a place that they knew that couldn't be in.
"We have to hurry up, it is going to get dark soon," said Dastun.
"We know," said Tai.
Veemon glanced down at the ground that was below them and he could see that they were heading out of built up section of the city and entering what the humans would called the slums of a city. The place was the poor, the working poor, or even the physical or mentally handicap would live in. They picked this area, because it was either cheap or a place that nobody would care about. While Veemon hasn't seen enough of these places, he had seen enough to recognize them when he did see them. That was the reason why he recognized this place as a slum.
Veemon look ahead and in doing that he could see nothing but buildings that were barely holding onto their structures by sheer force of will. Then Veemon took a look of what was ahead of the road and he could see that there was yet another structure that was in the same state of disrepair as the other buildings were. Seeing that Veemon was about to look back at his Digidestined, Davis and start up a conversation with him. But he was stopped when he saw something that was out of place for here. That was a car, not the cars that were stripped off everything that was off value, but this one was well maintain and that clued Veemon off that this might be the place that Roger was at.
"Hey, look at that," said Veemon.
"What?" Asked Davis.
Veemon pointed his claw toward the direction of where the car was. Davis took a look at what he was looking at, and he saw what Veemon was looking at. Just like Veemon Davis thought that car that looks so good in a place that was in the slums of this city was not normal.
"Guys, take a look at that," said Davis. "I think this is something that you should really look at."
Marry tugged at right strap and Metal Nivernmon knew what that meant, that it was time for her to turn in that direction, so she did that. In doing that Marry could see what Davis was talking about and at the same time that she saw the car, the same type of pain that she had felt before in her wrist was back. With that she knew that this was the place that had Roger in.
"I think we found where Roger went," said Marry.
Dastun could see that she was in some type of pain despite the fact that she was trying to hide it from him. Seeing this told him that they have indeed found where Roger was.
"I think that you should tell your people," said Marry.
Dastun nodded his head at that and started to talk to his people via his walkie-talkie. While he was doing that Marry once again took yet another look at the landscape that was ahead of her. Like before the landscape didn't change and that told her two things had happen in this place. One of them was that Roger didn't notice that her team was here with him, or two he did notice that she was here and that he was to busy with Schwarzwald that he didn't have the time to deal with her. For what reason this had happen, Marry knew that she had to tread carefully in this place.
"I just told my people about this place and they are on their way," said Dastun.
"Did you tell them to enter this place, quietly?" Asked Marry.
"Sure, I did," said Dastun.
"Good," said Marry. Like it going to do any good for them thought Marry.
"Do you like what I have done?" Asked Schwarzwald.
Roger took another look at the youthful Schwarzwald and while the new look that Schwarzwald had was more pleasing to his eyes than he had before. It still didn't change the fact that he was just like him and that was the thing that annoyed him. So he reminded silent on this part and that was something that Roger could tell Schwarzwald didn't enjoy him doing.
"Why do you not answer me, Roger Smith?" Asked Schwarzwald.
"Because I feel that to answer that question will be pointless, you don't care on my option on your new look," said Roger and he was about to add something else to his statement to him. But feeling that Marry had made her appearance, despite his warring of her not to do so stopped him.
Then he realized that if he could sense that Marry had came to this place, then he knew that Schwarzwald also sense that as well. As soon as he figure that one out, he saw the face of Schwarzwald grinning from ear to ear as the result of him knowing the same thing that he knew.
"You always did have a weakness, Roger," said Schwarzwald and with that he started his transformation process. Seeing that Roger started to run toward him because Roger knew what he was talking about, but he was stopped by force of a blast that came from the start of Schwarzwald transformation process.
The force of the blast through Roger across the room and he ended up hitting one of the wall. The power that came from him being throw like a rag-doll broke apart of the wall, and if Roger was a regular human, he could of broken his back if the worst had happen to him. But, Roger wasn't a normal human and it was that small fact that had save him from that faith. For the only thing that Roger got out of that hit was a little pain in his back and being a little slow getting back up to his feet. He did get back to his feet and witness how Schwarzwald's transformation to being human to his Megadeus, Big Duo. It wasn't like his. His was flame that took the shape of his body that got bigger and was taking the shape of Big Duo. During this process the fire form of Schwarzwald/Big Duo had reached the limit of the roof of the building and that didn't stopped the form to take shape, so it broke through the roof of the building. After that the fiery form took shape and it was the shape Big Duo with all of the trademarks that grave that Megadeus away to anybody that had seen that machine before.
Some of these people were the group that Marry was with and the sudden appearance of this machine and the way that it had appear, may Marry tighten up on the reigns, despite the fact there was a sharp and excruciating pain in her wrist. Metal Nivernmon response to this action by stopping her action that would have taken her right into the Lion's Den. So she pulls up to avoid running to the metal body of the Megadeus and the sudden change of direction made Davis fall off the back of Metal Nivernmon.
"Davis!" Cried Veemon and with that the blue dragon jumped off the back of the sliver dragon to save his partner. As soon as he did that he Digivoled into in ExVeemon and with that he took hold of him. After that he toss Davis over his back and Davis landed on the back of his Digimon with his own back.
"Sorry about that one," said ExVeemon.
"I am okay," said an exhausted Davis, who was still recovering from what he just went through and it didn't help matter for Davis when ExVeemon went back up to where Metal Nivernmon was waiting.
"Are you okay?" Asked Metal Nivernmon.
"He is fine," said ExVeemon as Davis's proxy. "What about Marry?"
Metal Nivernmon rolled her eye back to where Marry was at and she could see that Marry was cringing in pain while she was holding her wrist. Metal Nivernmon could tell that she was in pain and it was taking all of her effort not to cry out from the pain that she was getting from her wrist. That she was on the verge of passing out from the pain.
"She not to good," said Metal Nivernmon.
"Get her out of here, she did what she was meant to do," said Dastun.
"No," struggled Marry. "I have to be here."
"Why?" Asked Tai.
"Because Roger is the only person that can fix me," answered Marry. With that she knew that she had blown Roger's cover, but right now she didn't care. The only thing that she cared about was to have this pain removed from her body and the only thing that she could do to do that was to get Roger's attention, despite the fact that she knew that she had it already. Now, the she had to get his attention even more and that meant to attack Big Duo with Metal Nivernmon.
"Guys, I suggest that you get off of Metal Nivernmon because the two of us are going to do something that many normal people will considered stupid," said Marry.
"Marry, are you aren't suggestion…" started Tai.
"Yup, I am going to do it," said Marry.
"That is crazy!" Yelled Ken.
"I know, but being crazy is the only thing that we have left," said Marry. "Once again, I suggest that you get off Metal Nivernmon's back, or you will get a close encounter of the metal type."
With that everybody nodded their heads and Ken's Wormmon Digivoled to Stingmon. With ExVeemon in the air everybody went on the back's of both Stingmon or ExVeemon. When that happened, Marry knew that it was time to take on Big Duo for a second time around.
"Are you ready, Nivernmon?" Asked Marry.
"As ready as I will ever be," answered Metal Nivernmon.
"Then go for it!" Ordered Marry.
"Mega Ram!" Yelled Metal Nivernmon and with that her head armor glowed red. Then she went at ramming speed right toward the chest of Big Duo and on the ground Roger saw what the two of them was about to do. He couldn't believe that she would be that crazy to do such a thing, despite the fact that she knew that her effort would be in vain.
"Don't do it, Marry," said Roger and he even tried to tell her to stop via her mind, but it seem that Marry was determined to do it, there would be nothing that would stop her.
Lambs to slaughter said Schwarzwald telepathically. Watch as I kill one of your friends and her little pet monster as well.
No you don't! Vowed Roger and with that he trigged his transformation, but during it he watched the two of them hit Big Duo's chest and the force of the impact made Big Duo backpedal a little. That was all of her attack did to this Megadeus and when her attack was finished with, it was time for Schwarzwald as Big Duo to counter-attack the two of them. He did that by putting a choke-hold of Metal Nivernmon's neck and the choke-hold that he was putting on her neck was stronger than Big O's hold, despite the fragile appearance that Big Duo's hands had when compare to Big O's. The strength that came from the machine's hold on her neck was so strong the it forced Metal Nivernmon to Devolved back to Nivernmon. During that process Marry final fell to the pain and fainted from it. She lost her grip to the straps of her Digimon and fall to the ground and shortly after that Nivernmon followed her as well. Unlike Marry, Nivernmon was aware of what was going on around her and one of them was that she could see that her partner, Marry was out cold, unaware of the rapidly approaching ground that was under her.
Nivernmon tried to rouse her up, but her weakened voice was barely audible with her own ears and the only way that she knew that she was even speaking was the fact that she knew that she was doing it. Viewing and hearing this, she knew that she wouldn't be able to get through Marry, which the only thing that she could do was to hope that a miracle would happen for her.
Dastun, Ken, Tai, Davis, ExVeemon, and Agumon looked up in horror at what they just saw.
"They won't survive that fall," said Dastun.
"I know, but there is nothing that we can do," said Ken.
"There is nothing that you can't do, but there is something that I can do," said ExVeemon.
"ExVeemon, don't with that Megadeus there, you will be toast as soon as you enter the line of fire," said Dastun.
"So we are going to just let the two of them just die like that," said Davis. "That is something that I just won't allow to have happen. I don't know Marry nor Nivernmon that well, but I be dammed if I will just stand here and let her die."
"Do you think I want to do that, but we have to think of this clearly, you might have the power to take that thing out, but we don't have time. Also if we do go there and try to save the two of them, that Megadeus is surely to stop us. The only thing that we can hope for is a miracle," said Dastun.
Davis just growled in disgusted and to prevent himself from seeing this, he turned his face away. With that he waited for the only thing to have happen and that was the sound of the two of them hitting the ground.
Down, on the ground, their miracle was in the form of Roger that saw what had happen to the two of them. He could see that Marry was out cold and that Nivernmon, on the other hand was awake, but it look like that she was on the verge of passing out as well.
It seems to Roger, that it was taking forever for the two of them reach their final destination which would either be dead on the ground or in his hands alive. Now, the only thing that he had to do was to find the right spot that would allow him to caught both of them and while he was doing that he could see to his horror that Schwarzwald was moving his hand to the two of them.
Roger knew what Schwarzwald was about to do to the two of them after he caught the two of them and that was something that he couldn't allow that to have happen. So with a quick talk with Big O he change into Triplexdramon, the golden three-headed Mega-Level Digimon dragon form. After that he took flight and snatched the two of them up right before Schwarzwald could puck them out of the sky. Then he flew as fast as he could out of the Line of the Fire and while he did that he took a quick look behind him. While the face of the Megadeues didn't show emotion to what he did, he knew otherwise. He could feel his disappointment at not being able to take revenge on what the two of them did.
Knowing that, he knew that it would be a little dangerous for him to turn his back on him, but he had to do it, because he would have to see where he was going and find a landing spot that he could put the two of them down. He found it and it took the shape of an abandoned cluck of a city block whom building was gone. With that he touchdown on the ground, paying closes attention not to hurt either of them, and after he did that he went back to normal.
"You shouldn't have came," said Roger.
"I know," said Nivernmon.
"Then why did you come?" Asked Roger.
"Because, Marry, felt that she had to do it. She felt that despite your power that you would need backup, plus you are the type of person that wouldn't fight when there are people around the battleground," answered Nivernmon.
She is right about that one said Big O. You won't fight when there are people around that you can either hurt or even kill.
"And that is the reason she brought Dastun with her as well?" Asked Roger. "Then what about the others?
"Yes, we needed a person that could get the people out of the area the fastest and a person that these people would listen to," answered Nivernmon. "If you want to know her MO, then wake her up."
It was hard for Roger to accept the fact that Nivernmon might look and sound like a little child, but Nivernmon wasn't that. He knew that while she look like a child, she wasn't that in her mind. She had the same type of lifetime experiences that he had (the ones that he could reminder). It was that fact that made Roger second-guess his actions on the two of them.
"You know you still look like a child," said Roger.
Nivernmon just slightly cocked her head at that and did a little smile on her face at that. "Yeah, I know, are you going to do?"
"Yes," said Roger and with that he went to work on Marry.
He did that by putting both of his hands on the wrist that he had heal and put a spell on at the same time. It didn't take much time for Roger to break the spell that he had put on her and with that he knew that Marry would wake up from her little sleep. To confirm it he shook Marry long enough to wake her up and Marry woke up from her sleep, just like Roger thought would happen.
Marry started to look around and she found out that she was on the ground. At first she thought that this was the place that she had fall to, but then she quickly realizes that this wasn't true. She knew this because there was no huge dent on the ground and two she was still alive in pretty good shape despite what she went through. With that she started to look around for Nivernmon and she found out that she was okay despite the fact that she had a choke hold on her neck. She also wondered did she also land on this building and like what she did she figure out that couldn't happen, for the same reasons that she had concluded
With her well being and the well being of her Digimon, it was now time to figure out where she was at. So she started to get up from the roof and when she did that she saw that Roger was there as well. Seeing that she wondered why she didn't have the same type of pain before and why she wasn't pass out on the roof of this building.
"Welcome back from the Abyss," said Roger.
Nivernmon could tell that tone in Roger's voice had change from his normal relaxed voice, to a more business-like one, the one that Nivernmon assumed would be the one that he would used while he was on his job.
The tone of in Roger's voice made muscles in Marry's jaw jump at the sound of his harsh sounding voice. "I can see that you aren't too happy seeing me?"
"You are right on that one," started Roger. "Now, I would like to know why did you come here, when I told you not to come?"
"I told you before, that you might need backup because like the saying goes, "No man is an island upon himself" and that means that no man, no matter how powerful they are, can do something on their own."
"And you thought that you were the person that would help me?" Asked Roger.
"Yes, I did, but I knew that I would need help as well, that was the reason why I enlisted the help of others," answered Marry.
"You know, that wasn't the smartest move you could make," said Roger.
"It not my wasn't my first, I it certainly won't be my last," said Marry.
"If you are going to live that long," said Roger.
"Why?" Asked Marry.
Roger turned around and he could see that Big Duo was coming in their direction and he didn't need to read Schwarzwald's thought, to know that he was angered toward what he did.
"Because Schwarzwald is coming here and I think it won't be to happy with what he we did," answered Roger.
In response to what Roger said, Marry turned in the direction Roger pointed toward and she just like him could see the shadow of Big Duo. While she didn't have the same sight of Roger, she could feel the force of that thing hitting the ground with all the weight that was behind that machine. While she did have limited experience with these types of machines, she had enough to tell her that this thing was coming and there was nothing that she could to stop it. The only thing that she could do was to let Roger deal with this thing and get out of the way of Roger as fast as she could. She didn't want to be in the way when these two Megadeuses fought each other, it would be a clash of the Titans.
"Let me do this one on my own," said Roger.
Marry nodded her head at that and with that Roger took Point. He stood his ground despite the ground trembling that was going on wherever Big Duo walked.
"You want me, Schwarzwald, here I am. But you will fine out that I am not easy prey," said Roger.
TBC… Chapter 30 – Royal Rumble, a Fight Between the Megas
