So, another day, another pain... Testing almost fried my brain, but I'm
better now. So, let's get a roll on! And thanks to Corran Nackatori for
doing the editing! Much appreciated! Ah yes, and thanks for the reviews!
Now, on with the story!
Crossing Paths
Past Upon Present Upon Future
There was only one word I could say or even think as we entered into the Digital Plane.
"Shoot!"
It was, put bluntly, a mess of a mess. We had entered into the main town, but it was now nothing but rubble. Data particles of the Digimon that had been killed in what could have only been a battle of monstrous proportions littered the landscape. Buildings were left standing by mere threads of concrete supports, and not one skyscraper was left standing. The streetlights crumpled into dust, glass everywhere. There wasn't a thing left untouched by destruction save only a few wandering Digimon.
"Watch out!" a random Digimon warned as the building behind us lost its supports and started to fall.
"Black, take care of it!" I ordered.
"DarkAgumon Mega Digivolve to....... BlackWarGreymon!!" Black yelled as he Digivolved to his Mega form. Using one of his Terra Destroyer balls, he turned what was left of the building into dust.
"That was close..." Impy panted.
"Too close..." Black added as he landed.
"Hey, what happened here?!" Bee demanded of the Digimon that had warned us.
"Phoenixmon demanded to use our access gate. When we refused to let him use it he destroyed the town and barged through the gate anyway," the Digimon replied.
"That jerk! I'm glad we sent him to Digi-hell!" I spat, curling my fist so tight my knuckles went white.
"You... defeated Phoenixmon?!" the Digimon gulped.
"Yeah, we did. Now, what can we do to help repair the damage?" I asked, smiling as I dismounted the Behemoth.
"You may leave here at once!" an elder voice ordered. I whirled around just in time to duck an incoming fireball.
"But...elder! She and her partners just arrived! And they defeated Phoenixmon!" the Digimon protested.
"I do not care! All humans are evil! Once she is done 'helping' with the repairs, she'll most likely dominate this server!" the elder Digimon spat.
"Uhm...excuse me, but who are you?" I asked, peaking my head back up.
"I am Mysticmon, the wizard data type Digimon! I am the elder of this village. You shall leave!" the Digimon spat. He looked sort of like a taller version of Wizardmon, but with a longer staff and no hat or robe or mouth thing. And he had a really long white beard.
"All we wish to do is help repair the damage caused by Phoenixmon. Is there a problem in that?" Black asked kindly.
"Yes! You are Digimon corrupted by the power of a human! Human's are pure evil!" Mysticmon spat, pointing his staff back at me.
"Whoa! Now back off a second!" I ordered, putting my hands where Mysticmon could see them, "I'm not evil. I just came here to help. I heard from a friend that the Digital World was in trouble, so here I am."
"Lire! Trickster! Deceiver!" Mysticmon spat, "Leave here at once!"
"Whoa! All right, all right, we're leaving!" Bee replied, picking me up and forcing me back on his bike.
*Now wait one second here, Bee! They need to know we're the good guys!* I spat, as Bee rode out of town as fast as he could.
*Yeah, but sticking around here won't help. We'll take up camp on the outskirts of town and prevent another attack if there is one.* Bee decided. I sighed and conceded.
We had a nice fire and some food cooking and a good looking camp set up on top of a cliff overlooking the demolished town before the sun even tried to set.
"They really hated me back there..." I sighed, looking down at the former city.
"Hey, it's not your fault," Impy tried to cheer me up.
"You're right, Impy...but...I still feel like it is..." I sighed. A sudden explosion rocked the camp, and the remaining town.
"What the hell?!" we all jumped, echoing the one thought on our minds in unison. The town was now aflame, and a BlueMeramon could be seen as the source of the trouble. I cursed something in German and received an 'I don't believe you just said that' look from all three of my partners.
"Let's get moving!" I ordered, dousing the campfire.
"Right...!" Impy jumped, but as soon as he did so, he suddenly found himself airborne with a slightly deeper voice. Those of us still grounded blinked several times as the now Lucifer hovered directly above us.
"What the...?" Lucifer questioned as he did all but blink at his new situation. Nobody had time to say anything, though, as another explosion rocked the town below us.
"Questions later, helping them now!" I ordered, running down the cliff as Black and Bee got airborne as well.
*We'll take the high roads, you take the low roads!* Bee laughed.
*And we'll all meet up in Dixie!* I laughed.
*You're crazy, yah know that?* Lucifer sighed as he descended for his attack.
"Hold it right there, BlueMeramon!" Lucifer, Bee, and Black all ordered at once. BlueMeramon caught his heart in his throat as he looked dead at the three before him.
"Not you two!" BlueMeramon gulped.
"Not us four, you mean!" I laughed as I ran to a panting stop behind my partners.
"Four? All I recognize is three..." BlueMeramon gulped, suddenly realizing who the imp in the crowd was.
"What? Just recognized me?" Lucifer laughed, smiling evilly as he steadied his staff.
"N....no! Impossible!" BlueMeramon gulped.
"Nothings imp-possible around here, Blue," I laughed, "Get it imp-possible, Impy, "imp"?"
*Never, ever try a joke like that again, please....* Bee begged.
"B...but...!" BlueMeramon gagged.
"No buts!" I ordered.
"Unless you want to have a worse fate than the loss of your sight, you'll leave right now," Lucifer ordered.
"And send a message back to your boss that we're back," Bee laughed.
"And should he chose to run like the coward he is, he shall find us blocking his path," Black continued.
"Because we are not going to allow him to hurt anyone ever again!"
"I...don't believe this!" BlueMeramon gulped, "I won't believe this! Devil Fire!"
"Hit the deck!" I yelled, dropping to the ground as the blue fireball passed over my head. The others had scattered too; through the air.
"Double Impact!" Bee yelled, taking his two guns and firing them at the exact same time. BlueMeramon managed to doge both bullets by jumping way up high.
"Darkness Spell!" Lucifer cried, holding his staff in his left hand while raising his right one towards the heavens. A clap of black thunder suddenly illuminated the sky, streaking into his waiting hand and forming a ball of pure black energy. Lowering the ball and taking careful aim, Lucifer started chanting a curse, which upon its completion, sent several energy bolts at BlueMeramon. As soon as the bolts hit, BlueMeramon found himself in a dark energy-cage-like chain.
"Nice attack!" I commented as Lucifer then took the chain in his hand and started spinning BlueMeramon around like a top.
"Just say when, Black!" Lucifer laughed, spinning the demon Digimon around his head much like a person would with a lasso.
"When!" Black ordered. The chain suddenly broke, sending BlueMeramon flying into one of Black's spin kicks.
"Home run!" I laughed as BlueMeramon went flying off into the horizon, making an anime star point in the distance.
"And he's way, way out of here!" Bee commented, holding his hand up to his eyes to block the sun and get a better look at the now flying Digimon.
"That's gonna leave more than just a little mark in the morning..." a passing Digimon winced.
"I thought I told you...!" Mysticmon started up again. We all cut him off at the same time.
"We know, we know! Leave here and never return!" we all countered at the same time. Mysticmon took a double take at our reply before shaking his head to clear the quickly forming cobwebs.
"Then why did you defy my words and return?!" Mysticmon demanded.
"Because, we couldn't sit idly by while innocent Digimon got killed!" I spat as Bee, Black, and Lucifer landed behind me.
"A lie!" Mysticmon spat back, "Why do you continue to tell lies?!"
"Why do you continue to be so stubborn-headed?" Lucifer demanded, stepping forward.
"Wh.... Lucifer?!" Mysticmon gasped, turning to look upon Lucifer with a shocked, startled, and slightly scared eye.
"Huh? How do you know his name?" I demanded, pointing over my shoulder at Lucifer.
"Why is he with you?!" Mysticmon demanded, "If this be another one of your tricks then...!" A ball of yellow energy started gathering at the end of Mysticmon's staff as he lowered it to about my head level.
"Hold it!" Bee ordered, grabbing the staff and holding it back up to a nice high height.
"Nina hasn't lied to you, or tricked you, or deceived you," Black stated.
"And as to the reason I am with her," Lucifer picked up, "She is my Tamer, plain and simple."
"Your... Tamer?!" Mysticmon jumped. "But she is a human! She is unfit to be the master of your power!"
"Who said I'm the master of his power? He can do whatever he wants to so long as it doesn't result in anyone getting killed, hurt, injured, or likewise," I replied factually. Mysticmon blinked at this before his stubborn-headedness kicked in.
"Lire! You shall pay for such lies!" Mysticmon shouted, wrenching his staff free from Bee's grasp and again aiming it at me. Before anyone knew what was going on, I had dodged another attack from Mysticmon, had the Crimson Sword drawn, and half of his staff was on the ground while the other half was still in his hands.
"Will you just cool off for a second?!" I snapped, taking the Sword in one hand and pointing it at him, "I have lied to no one here, and not only that, but we've tried to help you repeatedly! And what do we receive in thanks? A freaking half-dozen lighting bolts to the head!! Now what in the name of the Digi-Gods has got you thinking that I'd want to kill you?!"
"Th...that can not be...!" Mysticmon gulped, inspecting my sword from a safe distance away. "If that is the Crimson Sword then...!"
"It is the Crimson Sword and here's the Crimson Gem in plain view on my neck!" I snapped, "Now, answer the Digi-loving question!!"
"Please," Lucifer added.
"F...forgive me, Lords of the Digital World!" Mysticmon cried, throwing himself on Lucifer's feet, "I did not know she was the chosen one!" Lucifer jumped up at that, going a good 6 feet back away from the crazy mon.
"Whoa! Stand up, bub!" Bee ordered, reaching down and picking the aged wizard up off the ground.
"Take a deep breath and explain what is going on," Black ordered.
"Lucifer, brother of the Lord of Chaos, please forgive me!" Mysticmon begged, "Had I know she be the one then..."
"Slow down, Mysticmon, it's all right," Lucifer replied, moving forward, "Calm yourself and tell us what it is that you speak of."
*Hey, you're pretty good with this acting Godly stuff,* I complemented as I replaced the Sword.
"Very well, Lord Lucifer... I...shall take you back to what is left of my home and explain it all to you..." Mysticmon sighed, coming back to his senses.
"That is all we could ask for," Lucifer smiled.
"Follow me," Mysticmon stated, leading the way.
*All here who think this has just gone from crazy to utterly insane, say I.*
*...I...* (3x)
* * * * * * * * * * * *
So, what's up with Mysticmon suddenly going crazy? And, why is Lucifer being considered a Holy Lord? More importantly, why am I asking you?! You guys are the readers, not the writers!
Bee: *sigh* You actually got two up in one day? Cool.
Yeah, I know. It's really close to a miracle... See yah next chapter!
Crossing Paths
Past Upon Present Upon Future
There was only one word I could say or even think as we entered into the Digital Plane.
"Shoot!"
It was, put bluntly, a mess of a mess. We had entered into the main town, but it was now nothing but rubble. Data particles of the Digimon that had been killed in what could have only been a battle of monstrous proportions littered the landscape. Buildings were left standing by mere threads of concrete supports, and not one skyscraper was left standing. The streetlights crumpled into dust, glass everywhere. There wasn't a thing left untouched by destruction save only a few wandering Digimon.
"Watch out!" a random Digimon warned as the building behind us lost its supports and started to fall.
"Black, take care of it!" I ordered.
"DarkAgumon Mega Digivolve to....... BlackWarGreymon!!" Black yelled as he Digivolved to his Mega form. Using one of his Terra Destroyer balls, he turned what was left of the building into dust.
"That was close..." Impy panted.
"Too close..." Black added as he landed.
"Hey, what happened here?!" Bee demanded of the Digimon that had warned us.
"Phoenixmon demanded to use our access gate. When we refused to let him use it he destroyed the town and barged through the gate anyway," the Digimon replied.
"That jerk! I'm glad we sent him to Digi-hell!" I spat, curling my fist so tight my knuckles went white.
"You... defeated Phoenixmon?!" the Digimon gulped.
"Yeah, we did. Now, what can we do to help repair the damage?" I asked, smiling as I dismounted the Behemoth.
"You may leave here at once!" an elder voice ordered. I whirled around just in time to duck an incoming fireball.
"But...elder! She and her partners just arrived! And they defeated Phoenixmon!" the Digimon protested.
"I do not care! All humans are evil! Once she is done 'helping' with the repairs, she'll most likely dominate this server!" the elder Digimon spat.
"Uhm...excuse me, but who are you?" I asked, peaking my head back up.
"I am Mysticmon, the wizard data type Digimon! I am the elder of this village. You shall leave!" the Digimon spat. He looked sort of like a taller version of Wizardmon, but with a longer staff and no hat or robe or mouth thing. And he had a really long white beard.
"All we wish to do is help repair the damage caused by Phoenixmon. Is there a problem in that?" Black asked kindly.
"Yes! You are Digimon corrupted by the power of a human! Human's are pure evil!" Mysticmon spat, pointing his staff back at me.
"Whoa! Now back off a second!" I ordered, putting my hands where Mysticmon could see them, "I'm not evil. I just came here to help. I heard from a friend that the Digital World was in trouble, so here I am."
"Lire! Trickster! Deceiver!" Mysticmon spat, "Leave here at once!"
"Whoa! All right, all right, we're leaving!" Bee replied, picking me up and forcing me back on his bike.
*Now wait one second here, Bee! They need to know we're the good guys!* I spat, as Bee rode out of town as fast as he could.
*Yeah, but sticking around here won't help. We'll take up camp on the outskirts of town and prevent another attack if there is one.* Bee decided. I sighed and conceded.
We had a nice fire and some food cooking and a good looking camp set up on top of a cliff overlooking the demolished town before the sun even tried to set.
"They really hated me back there..." I sighed, looking down at the former city.
"Hey, it's not your fault," Impy tried to cheer me up.
"You're right, Impy...but...I still feel like it is..." I sighed. A sudden explosion rocked the camp, and the remaining town.
"What the hell?!" we all jumped, echoing the one thought on our minds in unison. The town was now aflame, and a BlueMeramon could be seen as the source of the trouble. I cursed something in German and received an 'I don't believe you just said that' look from all three of my partners.
"Let's get moving!" I ordered, dousing the campfire.
"Right...!" Impy jumped, but as soon as he did so, he suddenly found himself airborne with a slightly deeper voice. Those of us still grounded blinked several times as the now Lucifer hovered directly above us.
"What the...?" Lucifer questioned as he did all but blink at his new situation. Nobody had time to say anything, though, as another explosion rocked the town below us.
"Questions later, helping them now!" I ordered, running down the cliff as Black and Bee got airborne as well.
*We'll take the high roads, you take the low roads!* Bee laughed.
*And we'll all meet up in Dixie!* I laughed.
*You're crazy, yah know that?* Lucifer sighed as he descended for his attack.
"Hold it right there, BlueMeramon!" Lucifer, Bee, and Black all ordered at once. BlueMeramon caught his heart in his throat as he looked dead at the three before him.
"Not you two!" BlueMeramon gulped.
"Not us four, you mean!" I laughed as I ran to a panting stop behind my partners.
"Four? All I recognize is three..." BlueMeramon gulped, suddenly realizing who the imp in the crowd was.
"What? Just recognized me?" Lucifer laughed, smiling evilly as he steadied his staff.
"N....no! Impossible!" BlueMeramon gulped.
"Nothings imp-possible around here, Blue," I laughed, "Get it imp-possible, Impy, "imp"?"
*Never, ever try a joke like that again, please....* Bee begged.
"B...but...!" BlueMeramon gagged.
"No buts!" I ordered.
"Unless you want to have a worse fate than the loss of your sight, you'll leave right now," Lucifer ordered.
"And send a message back to your boss that we're back," Bee laughed.
"And should he chose to run like the coward he is, he shall find us blocking his path," Black continued.
"Because we are not going to allow him to hurt anyone ever again!"
"I...don't believe this!" BlueMeramon gulped, "I won't believe this! Devil Fire!"
"Hit the deck!" I yelled, dropping to the ground as the blue fireball passed over my head. The others had scattered too; through the air.
"Double Impact!" Bee yelled, taking his two guns and firing them at the exact same time. BlueMeramon managed to doge both bullets by jumping way up high.
"Darkness Spell!" Lucifer cried, holding his staff in his left hand while raising his right one towards the heavens. A clap of black thunder suddenly illuminated the sky, streaking into his waiting hand and forming a ball of pure black energy. Lowering the ball and taking careful aim, Lucifer started chanting a curse, which upon its completion, sent several energy bolts at BlueMeramon. As soon as the bolts hit, BlueMeramon found himself in a dark energy-cage-like chain.
"Nice attack!" I commented as Lucifer then took the chain in his hand and started spinning BlueMeramon around like a top.
"Just say when, Black!" Lucifer laughed, spinning the demon Digimon around his head much like a person would with a lasso.
"When!" Black ordered. The chain suddenly broke, sending BlueMeramon flying into one of Black's spin kicks.
"Home run!" I laughed as BlueMeramon went flying off into the horizon, making an anime star point in the distance.
"And he's way, way out of here!" Bee commented, holding his hand up to his eyes to block the sun and get a better look at the now flying Digimon.
"That's gonna leave more than just a little mark in the morning..." a passing Digimon winced.
"I thought I told you...!" Mysticmon started up again. We all cut him off at the same time.
"We know, we know! Leave here and never return!" we all countered at the same time. Mysticmon took a double take at our reply before shaking his head to clear the quickly forming cobwebs.
"Then why did you defy my words and return?!" Mysticmon demanded.
"Because, we couldn't sit idly by while innocent Digimon got killed!" I spat as Bee, Black, and Lucifer landed behind me.
"A lie!" Mysticmon spat back, "Why do you continue to tell lies?!"
"Why do you continue to be so stubborn-headed?" Lucifer demanded, stepping forward.
"Wh.... Lucifer?!" Mysticmon gasped, turning to look upon Lucifer with a shocked, startled, and slightly scared eye.
"Huh? How do you know his name?" I demanded, pointing over my shoulder at Lucifer.
"Why is he with you?!" Mysticmon demanded, "If this be another one of your tricks then...!" A ball of yellow energy started gathering at the end of Mysticmon's staff as he lowered it to about my head level.
"Hold it!" Bee ordered, grabbing the staff and holding it back up to a nice high height.
"Nina hasn't lied to you, or tricked you, or deceived you," Black stated.
"And as to the reason I am with her," Lucifer picked up, "She is my Tamer, plain and simple."
"Your... Tamer?!" Mysticmon jumped. "But she is a human! She is unfit to be the master of your power!"
"Who said I'm the master of his power? He can do whatever he wants to so long as it doesn't result in anyone getting killed, hurt, injured, or likewise," I replied factually. Mysticmon blinked at this before his stubborn-headedness kicked in.
"Lire! You shall pay for such lies!" Mysticmon shouted, wrenching his staff free from Bee's grasp and again aiming it at me. Before anyone knew what was going on, I had dodged another attack from Mysticmon, had the Crimson Sword drawn, and half of his staff was on the ground while the other half was still in his hands.
"Will you just cool off for a second?!" I snapped, taking the Sword in one hand and pointing it at him, "I have lied to no one here, and not only that, but we've tried to help you repeatedly! And what do we receive in thanks? A freaking half-dozen lighting bolts to the head!! Now what in the name of the Digi-Gods has got you thinking that I'd want to kill you?!"
"Th...that can not be...!" Mysticmon gulped, inspecting my sword from a safe distance away. "If that is the Crimson Sword then...!"
"It is the Crimson Sword and here's the Crimson Gem in plain view on my neck!" I snapped, "Now, answer the Digi-loving question!!"
"Please," Lucifer added.
"F...forgive me, Lords of the Digital World!" Mysticmon cried, throwing himself on Lucifer's feet, "I did not know she was the chosen one!" Lucifer jumped up at that, going a good 6 feet back away from the crazy mon.
"Whoa! Stand up, bub!" Bee ordered, reaching down and picking the aged wizard up off the ground.
"Take a deep breath and explain what is going on," Black ordered.
"Lucifer, brother of the Lord of Chaos, please forgive me!" Mysticmon begged, "Had I know she be the one then..."
"Slow down, Mysticmon, it's all right," Lucifer replied, moving forward, "Calm yourself and tell us what it is that you speak of."
*Hey, you're pretty good with this acting Godly stuff,* I complemented as I replaced the Sword.
"Very well, Lord Lucifer... I...shall take you back to what is left of my home and explain it all to you..." Mysticmon sighed, coming back to his senses.
"That is all we could ask for," Lucifer smiled.
"Follow me," Mysticmon stated, leading the way.
*All here who think this has just gone from crazy to utterly insane, say I.*
*...I...* (3x)
* * * * * * * * * * * *
So, what's up with Mysticmon suddenly going crazy? And, why is Lucifer being considered a Holy Lord? More importantly, why am I asking you?! You guys are the readers, not the writers!
Bee: *sigh* You actually got two up in one day? Cool.
Yeah, I know. It's really close to a miracle... See yah next chapter!