The Lost Digidestined part 4
Vicious Confrontations
Disclaimer: I, for one, do not, but wish to own Digimon®. I do not own any of the characters, except the one that represents me. I also do not own Marvel® Comics, X-Men® or associated books, including Wolverine®.
A/N: Now you finally get a taste of what happened to me and what I can do (yippee!) Hey! I should start drawing pictures of you guys and myself. What do ya think?
Tai: I think you art is terrible.
André [sadly]: Is that bad…?
Tai [snorts]: What do you think?
André [teary eyed]: Shut up! Who needs you! [starts to run off, stopped by Sora]
Sora [hugging André]: Oh, c'mon, guys, his stuff is really good. I think you should give him a chance. I've seen it; it's at http://www.angelfire.com/anime/werecat/artistry.html. Let the audience decide what they think.
André: Aww… thanks, Sora-chan. You're the best. [to audience] Leave me an R&R and tell me wha'cha think. Now on to the story!
Daisuke [mutters]: 'Bout time…
André: Shut UP! [throws boot at Daisuke]
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Adrian's Perspective
"NOOOOOO!!!!!!" I scream, rising up quickly from my bed. I am panting. ~It was a dream... all a dream... but then, did I not go to the Digiworld? Is my best friend just a figment of my imagination then? Was DarkGatomon just someone I dreamed up?~
A lady comes running into my room. "André! Are you all right? What happened?"
I shake my head. "Just a dream I guess..."
"Are you sure?" I nod my head. "Well then, are you hungry, then? You have been asleep for three days."
"Three days?"
"Yes. Ever since you left the hospital..."
She fades into incoherence as my thoughts take over the stage. ~Hospital? Oh, man... then it wasn't a dream after all. All that really happened... the battle... the capture...~I cringe, ~the operation... Myotismon... wait! Where's DarkGatomon?~ I look around my room. "Mrs. Shiranui... what has happened since I have been asleep?"
"It's awful. There are some monsters rampaging the city..."
~Oh no!~
"... and some guy named Myotismon is looking for some kids called the Digidestined. He also says that he has some secret weapon that will destroy them. Here..." She motions for the living room. "See for yourself." She walks out the room.
It was then I discover Salamon sleeping in my bed next to me. She looked so cute sleeping there. I lay back down to rest a little more when I feel something lumpy under my pillow. A move my pillow and find it. ~Another digiegg?~ I pull out the one I found in the cavern. ~Hey! They're the same... except this one is black. Hmm... I wonder what this one is?~ As if in response, something inside me is triggered. Then it tries to overwhelm me. It's like it is pulling at my very essence, my very soul. I try to resist, but I cannot. I will soon have no control over myself.
"S-S-Salamon... what's... happening... to me...?"
Suddenly, her eyes flash open, glowing fiery red, and giving off a laugh that sounded eerily familiar to Myotismon's. I slowly start to black out.
I walk, absentmindedly, without my very essence to control me. I am headed to where the Digidestined are attempting to defeat Myotismon. DarkGatomon is there trailing me, seeming to be in the same state. We seem to be driven by an evil force, and the force seems to be getting stronger...
There they are, in another fierce battle with Myotismon, only this time they are winning. "DarkGatomon," I said in a possessed voice. "Digivolve."
She then started glowing a ultra-violet colour and the sky became black. "DarkGatomon... digivolved to... LADYDEVIMON!!"
She changes into a human looking digimon, with dark clothing, a facemask with crimson eyes and two torn wings.
"Let's go." She picks me up in her arms and flies to the top of the tower.
She manages to drop me in a secluded spot and gets ready to battle. She swoops down on them, causing the whole of them to duck, as a warning. She now positioned herself between Myotismon and the kids. "Today," she coos, "is the day that the Digidestined die!" She cackles, worse than Myotismon.
"Oh yeah? Well, we'll just see about that, lady!" Of course, Tai! After all... he LOVES to talk.
"Giga Blasters!"
"Wolf Claw!"
"Wing Blade!"
"Horn Buster!"
"Flower Cannon!"
"Vulcan's Hammer!"
"Hand of Fate!"
LadyDevimon smacked MegaKabuterimon away, and absorbed the rest of the attacks. "Hahaha! Is that all you've got? Darkness Wave!" She sent out a wave of pure darkness, which hit all the digimon and made them devolve. All who remained were Angemon and Gatomon. "Hehehe... too easy." She gloated at her work.
"Gatomon... aren't you going to attack?"
"I can't..."
"Why not?" Kari asked, worried about her companions.
"I don't know. It's like a force... when I look into that digimon's eyes... its like I know her... like she's¾"
"Well done, LadyDevimon and Adrian." exclaimed Myotismon. I step out of the shadows.
They all gasp. "Adrian?"
"And my... sister?" She seems appalled. "This can't be my sister, can it?"
LadyDevimon grinned an evil grin. "Now its time to say good bye. Evil Wing!"
"NOOOO!!!" Gatomon jumps out of Kari's hands and jumps in front of her companions.
"Gatomon! Where are you going?"
She eyes Gatomon warily. "And who's this little one?" She snorted to herself.
"Don't you remember? Think back. To before all this... try to remember... you've got to!"
"There is nothing TO remember," I interceded.
"I will have none of this! Away with you, and your treachery! Evil Wing! Gatomon paid no attention to me. "Think about it. Close your eyes and look back. Try to remember... can't you feel it? We are one... you are my sister... oh, please try to remember...?" She looked at LadyDevimon with those eyes, those same eyes that told Myotismon that they would one day betray him.
"Those... those eyes..." Suddenly she recoiled back, an energy surging through her. "AHHH!!" There was visibly some kind of struggle ensuing in her mind as she grasped her head and flew backwards.
"LadyDevimon," I asked coldly, "what's going on?"
"W-w-what's... happening... to me...? ARGH!" Then, beams of light started pouring out of her, blinding everyone in the vicinity. It bathed over me, causing the same effect on me. Then the light faded.
LadyDevimon fell to her knees and hung her head down, as did I. Gatomon approached cautiously towards her. "LadyDevimon...?"
She lifted her head. "Sister...? Oh! It really is you!" She picked up Gatomon and started to cry. "It's been so long... I thought I lost you..." They snuggled together. The spell was broken. "What have I done...?" She paused. "Could you ever forgive me?"
"Of course!" Gatomon was in tears also. "Anything for my favorite sister."
She pulled back a bit. "I'm your only sister."
"All the more reason to do so." They smiled at each other, and hugged again.
Everyone smiled at the reunion of the two sisters, after a long lasting search for each other; that is, everyone except Myotismon. He was growing increasingly impatient.
"Adrian! Destroy these kids! The time is at hand!"
I look at him plainly. "I told you before, Myotismon, it ain't happening. You no longer have control over me or LadyDevimon. Which means your going down, bub. Ready, everyone?" They gather themselves and regroup for the battle, which was to take place.
"What? You dare betray me? You fool! You shall die with the rest of these children! Grisly Wing!" His attack was making its way over to me.
"NOOOO!!!!" LadyDevimon put Gatomon down and came flying to my aid. Evil Wing!" Hers and Myotismon's attack cancelled each other out. "You have caused us enough trouble already! You shall not get him or us again!" There was a look of pure hatred in her face. "Darkness Wave!"
He dodged the attack and came with his own. "Crimson Lightning!" She wasn't so lucky. She hit the floor hard and devolved.
I came running. "Salamon, are you all right?"
"Yes... I think so..."
"Non of you are all right! You will all soon become ancient history... starting with you two! Nightmare Claw!"
"No! André! Look out!" "She flipped me over and took the whole of the attack. She fell limp into my hands. Gatomon came running.
"DarkGatomon!"
"Sister!" she cried at the same time.
She struggled to get her eyes open. Once she did she weakly struggled to ask, "André... are you okay?"
Tears filled my eyes. "Never mind about me, how are you? Are YOU okay?" She struggled to move. "Don't... don't try to move."
She was obviously in a world of hurt. "I hurt inside... and I feel empty..." She paused, and then looked very seriously at me. "I'm... not going to make it, am I?"
I grimaced. "Don't talk like that Salamon... of course you are... I then noticed her now bare paws. Shocked I start, "Salamon... your paws..."
She choked back tears. Gatomon rested her paw on my shoulder. "Yes, it's the scars from when Myotismon punished us when we looked at him."
"You mean you have them too?" She removes her gloves to show me. Then she a look of shock and horror comes across her. I look back down. Salamon is dissolving in my arms. I crumble. "Salamon!!"
"No, André... it must... come to pass... You... are the key... to his destruction... as well as you..." she turns to her sister,"...the power of light... shall overcome the darkness..." She cringes and turns back to me. "My... time... is up here... before I go... I wanted you to know... you are my best friend... no one loves you more than I do... and I will always be with you......* " She was gone. Gatomon noticeably weeps.
I now hold nothing in my hands. I turn skywards and let off a heartrending scream of pure misery. After abusing my vocal cords, a calmness overcomes me. I stand and call out to her. "Kari..."
"Yes?" she responds, with a trace of uncertainty.
"Do you have your tag and crest?" I ask apprehensively, intensely eyes down Myotismon.
"My brother has it," she replies, unsure of what I'm asking.
"Well, your gonna need it. 'Cause the only ones who will beat Myotismon is you, me, and Gatomon here."
"Hey! What is that supposed to mean?"
Anger flashed over me. "Exactly what I said, drunken! Or do I have to spell it out fer ya? It means that you and yer crew should get the ras away from here, 'cause it ain't gonna be pretty!"
"We aren't going anywhere. We're here to fight!"
I put my hands on my hips. "Oh is that so? Maybe you haven't noticed yet, but your digimon ain't exactly in the best fighting shape right now. Probably didn't see that Gatomon was the only one who didn't get attacked by Myotismon. Do you wanna make this any harder? I can easily come over there and whoop yo' a-- butt (for the sake of the children). So choose your pick, bub."
Kari pulled on my arm. "No... don't fight..."
"Then speak some reason into your brother. He's bringing this on himself."
"If you ever let anything happen to my sister¾"
"Does this look like the face of someone who would let anything happen to your sister? Listen, Tai, DarkGatomon told me with her last breath that me, Kari and Gatomon were the key to this. 'Only the power of light can overcome the power of darkness.' Now, if there are any more objections...?"
Tai snorted. "All right, but if anything happens to my sister--"
"Yeah, yeah, I know," I said jokingly. "I'm a dead man. Now GO!"
"Kari, catch!" He threw the tag and crest to her. Something intercepted it in between.
"I'll take that!"
I had enough time to hear "DemiDevimon!" before I took action. He was some kind of cross between a flying puffball and a bat, with a mask similar to LadyDevimon's. I ran, faster than normal, and jumped, high. I came down on DemiDevimon with a double fisted overhead hammer punch. He was batted to the ground and dropped the crest. I then proceed to kick him over the edge of the tower. "Drunken..." I mutter to him as he flies up.
I wait until the rest are out of eyeshot, and then I turn to Kari. "What you are about to witness is not to be told to anyone. Understand?" She nods. "Viewer discretion is advised." We grin.
"You do realize that I am a very patient digimon, don't you? I could have easily destroyed you while you were being so human-like."
I turn to him, my eyes turning white, wind swirling about my cape like I was a living embodiment of a storm. "Funny you should mention that..." I accuse, in a half human, half possessed voice. "After all, YOU did this to me, Myotismon!" I adopt a modified horse stance. "Kari, have Gatomon digivolve."
"Ready, Gatomon?"
"I've been waiting a long time for this." She cooed. Kari's Digivice glowed and shot a beam of light through her crest, then a whole lot of light works. "Gatomon digivolved to... ANGEWOMON!" Angewomon too was an angel with a costume similar to Angemon's. She also had the facemask and six wings, but she also had a light purple sash around her.
"You're going down, Myotismon! Extreme Measures!" The sky fell dark. Lightning started to flash, some bolts striking me feeding, me more energy. A wind swirled around Myotismon, beginning to strip some power away from him. And to me.
"You dare use the powers I bestowed on you against me?"
"Feline's Fury!" I let off a shot. The energy shifts and shapes itself into a claw that threatens to do a lot more than dirty up his costume. He flies out of the way and into the next attack.
"Something's not right! I'm going back over there!"
"But Tai..." Sora started.
"I don't care what Adrian said." Anxiety strike. "I see a whole lot of fireworks happening over there and I want to know what's going on!"
"I'm coming with you!"
"We'll all come with you," Mimi interceded.
"Celestial Arrow!" Angewomon deals her hand of cards. She lets her arrow of light fly and Myotismon bats it away, towards ME!
"Aieee!" I jump out of the way, the arrow barely missing me. "That was sneaky, Myotismon. Your gonna pay for that! Feline Distemperament!" These claws came out of nowhere and I was slashing and swiping and swinging at him, he blocking every attempt at his life. ~What the¾? What am I doing?~
"Whoa! Look at that!" Tai shouted, amazed at the sight.
"Crimson Lightning!"
I turn around and take a kick jump off of him and he lashes out at me while I'm in the air. He catches my boot and I tumble. I see that they have returned. ~Man, why can't they listen?~ "Angewomon!" I call, just loud enough for her to hear. "I've drained a lot of his energy! You can finish him off!"
"Right!"
"You have done enough harm to me already! Time to send you where you cannot cause any more mischief! Grisly Wing!" I don't even have time to escape. The bats are already upon me and carrying me through the air.
"Hey! Let me go, ya moron!" I freeze as I see the portal above me opens. "Uh, guys... so long as you're here, now would be an exquisite time to help out..."
"I'll help him!" Biyomon flies up to me and proceeds to pull on my arm to drag me to safety. It has little to no effect.
"It's no use, Biyomon! You have to digivolve!"
"But I can't, Adrian, I'm trying..."
"You shall not redeem him from his fate! Crimson Lightning!" He sends Biyomon hurtling towards the ground.
"Biyomon!" Sora comes running to her aid.
"You wont get away with this, Myotismon!" I scowl.
"Ah, but I already have. Enjoy your trip! Hahahahaha!"
All I can think before I go through the portal is, ~To infinity... and BEYOND!~
Sora's Perspective
"Oh no! He's gone! What do we do now, Tai?"
"I don't know, Sora..." He turns towards Myotismon, anger raging in his voice. "Where have you taken him?!"
"Hmhmhm... right now, I should say he's at the mercy of the Dark Masters!"
"Dark Masters? Who are they?" Izzy inquired.
"IF you live long enough, you will find out for yourselves! But that doesn't matter now. Grisly Wing!"
"Tai! Look out! Agumon digivolved to... GREYMON! Nova Blast!" He barely saved Tai, his attack disintegrating the bats.
"I will finish this once and for all. Heaven's Charm!"
By this time all our digimon digivolved again. Angemon came in. "Quick everyone! Lets give her our energy for the final attack!"
"Nova Blast!"
"Howling Blaster!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Electro Shocker!"
"Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Hand of Fate!"
They all aimed their attack at the energy field that Angewomon had conjured up.
"This cannot be! You will not defeat me! Grisly¾"
"Celestial Arrow!" It was too late for him to dodge. The arrow of light pierced his heart, and like Salamon, he dissolved into digidust. Myotismon was no more. Only his mask remained. But the fog is still here...?
Adrian's Perspective
I wake and find myself sitting in a dungeon cell. ~Where am I now? This wasn't in my dream...~ I look around and try to adjust to my new surroundings. ~This is useless. I can't see anything from here.~ I sit back down on my stone bed. ~What's happened to me?~ I recall the battle with Myotismon, and how I fought him. ~Did all this really happen? How is this possible? I'm only human... I shouldn't be able to do stuff like that. Only digimon can do stuff like that...~ I pause, feeling an itch on the back of my hand. My hands have always been itchy back here, for as long as I know. Why is that?~ As if in response, a set of claws, the same claws I saw when fighting Myotismon, came out between the knuckles of each hand. "AHHH!" ~That hurt! What's happening to me? This is crazy!~ I whimper.
I hear somebody coming. I manage to retract the claws, with more pain, before they come into sight. "Well, well, out little guest has wakened. It's been so long since we had visitors."
I pounce against the bars of the dungeon. "What do you want?"
"Excuse me for not introducing myself. My name is Piedmon. And I am merely your host."
"[Phbbt] Yeah, right. Some hosting. Do you keep all your guests jailed up?"
"There are certain precautions that have to be taken with someone of your... stature. And you may as well get comfortable because you're going to be here for a long time!" He cackles, worse then Myotismon and my LadyDevimon put together.
~Oh no! Salamon! Where is she?~ I recall the battle with Myotismon once again.
"Is there something wrong? You look like you lost your best friend."
I turn and slowly walk towards my bed. "You couldn't possibly imagine, or understand. I wish to be left alone."
"Very well. If you need anything just holler." He grinned an evil grin and vanished into the dark stairway.
It was then I noticed someone with him, whom was hidden behind him the whole time. It's... LadyDevimon...? "Wait... LadyDevimon...?" She turns, a look of bewilderment in her eyes. "Is it really you? Tell me it's is you…"
"I have no idea who you have me confused with, human," she smirked, "but I could not possibly be who you are looking for." She turned and followed her companion.
~Could that have possibly been her? No it couldn't... she would never talk to me like that, even when Myotismon did turn me evil... and her voice was different. Oh, my dearest Salamon... what made you fall to such a fate?~ I started to sob. Here I was in the digital world again, without a companion or defense. ~What am I going to do without you?~ Now I began to cry! I couldn't possibly go on without my bestest best friend.
I gained my composure and started to notice things. Like my hair. ~Hey! I don't remember cutting my hair...~ It was now shorter, and unruly, spikes being swept backwards. And the bandana. ~Hmm... this is good enough to use as a mask, I guess. Waitaminute...~ I search my pockets, looking for the two items that I have recently found. I pull the two eggs from my inner cape pockets. "Only someone like me would make a cape with pockets." I smile to myself. ~Oy! I wonder how many eggs I'm going to get. And, where's my crest?~
~ I wonder if the kids were able to finish off Myotismon since I weakened him? Of course they did! They're the Digidestined, right? [Sigh] I wish I could've seen the look on his face when the destined overcame him. That would've been sweet.~ "Stupid Myotismon..." I mutter.
My curiosity found its way back to my newfound powers. I examine my hands again. I manage to extend the claws under my own control and wince and silently shriek with pain. ~Okay, it wasn't that bad this time. It seems to be getting easier to call them out. Could prove very useful. What a strong metal too! I wonder how tough it is… maybe adamantium tough? Adamantium? Ha! There is no such metal! Is there…? Man, I read too much comic books… But right now I should get some rest, if I want to find out what I'm to do.~ I retract the claws and curl up on my bed to attempt to sleep. "Stupid bed…"
Sora's Perspective
Now that Myotismon is gone, we're safe, right? Or are we? He may be gone but the fog that he created is still there. Come to think of it... when we defeated him only his mask remained. Shouldn't it have been destroyed with him? Could he be still alive? ~Come on, Sora! Don't over react!~ Maybe I should tell Tai. Nah, forget it. It's not worth mentioning.
"Hey, look!" I relieve my thoughts and place my attention on Izzy. "Gennai is sending us a e-mail! Prodigious!"
"What does it say?" Tai asked, running up to the laptop.
"He says that he has a message he has to deliver to us."
Gennai speaks through the laptop. "The message says, 'The sky has been darkened by the wings of many bats. The fallen people have chanted the name of the undead king.
When the clock struck the hour of the beast, the undead king revealed himself in his true form as the beast.
Then angels shot arrows of hope and light at the loved ones of those they had been sent to protect and a miracle occurred.
Don't forget to recycle.'" The destined looked at him with confused faces. "Don't ask me what that last part means. I don't have a clue. But the rest of the message should assist you in defeating Myotismon. Good luck kids." Izzy closed his laptop.
"So, what now, Tai?" Izzy inquired.
" I don't know, Izzy," Tai sighed. "But we have to find a way figure this out. Gennai says Myotismon is still alive, and we have to beat him for good. Afterwards we have to find a way back to the Digiworld to bring back Adrian. He may not be a destined, but his digimon is gone and he has no protection there. Now, let me see that message again…"
Gee, I hope we can find Adrian before its too late…
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André [coyly]: Oooh, Sora! Worried about me, huh? [Bats eyes]
Sora [nervously]: Um… well not just me… everybody was worried… ^_^;
André [seductively]: Is there something you were meaning to tell me Sora?
Sora: Oh, A-chan… stop… ^_^;
Taichi [sarcastically]: Go André! [Laughs]
Sora [to Tai]: Oh, you're a big help!
Daisuke: So when do we get to see your claws?
Sora [relieved by save]: Yeah, It's been an episode and a bit and you still haven't shown us.
All [except Iori]: Yeah!
Iori: I don't really think its necessary to flaunt an attribute that he's not even used to yet. It is obvious that he feels pain whenever he reveals those claws. I don't think he should do it.
Daisuke [to Iori]: Oh, c'mon Cody! It doesn't hurt that bad! Right André?
André: Well, it has been getting better, but—
Daisuke: See, it doesn't hurt a bit! [Gets strange faces from everyone] Oh, all right! *(-_-) It's up to you André.
André: Well I haven't really let you guys see them. (-_-) I guess one time wouldn't hurt (me too much).
Iori: Are you sure, A-san? It does look very painful.
André: I'll manage, Cody. After all it is getting easier to call on them. ^_^ And it also gets easier to call on the more I call on it.
Jyou [walks into the room]: What's going on? [Gets excited] Is it one of Izzy's theories?! I love Izzy's theories!!
Izumi: No, Joe. André was going to show us his claws.
Jyou [raises eyebrow]: Isn't that painful? o.O
Daisuke: Don't worry! He said it was fine! ^_^
André [irritated] Yeah, yeah! Just cherish this moment. I am not doing it again until I'm used to it.
Jyou [confused]: But, I thought—
André: No, Joe. They're real.
Jyou [to himself]: Did he just—
André [impatiently]: Yes, Joe. I just read your mind. Now, are you going to watch or not?
Jyou: Of course!
André: Okay. Extending them and retracting them is when it hurts. I can have them extended as long as I like, but moving them in and out hurt. Ready? [Everyone nods] okay… [Struggles, extends claw and whimpers]
Iori: See? I told you it hurt him.
Daisuke: Lighten up, Cody.
Yamato: Nice. What kind of metal is it? Steel?
André: Nah… too flimsy, I heard. I've been told that it was chromium digizoid. Basically, it's digital chrome.
Tentomon: Digital chrome is the toughest metal we have in the Digiworld.
André: Kewl. [Deep breath] Well, I hate to bore the audience with details. But I would like to remind that I do not own Digimon®, Marvel® Comics, X-men® or associated books, including Wolverine®; which, yes, I did get the idea of the claws from.