Greetings to everyone! This is just a one-shot that I would want to try out. It is on the tamers and it is an AU. Well sort of anyway. If you are a fan, you would notice that this story is adapted from Getter Robo: Armageddon. Anyway, enjoy the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon as they belong to those who own them. The story belongs to Go Nagai (I guess), as it is something like Getter Robo: Armageddon. Don't sue me as you will get nothing out of it.
"…"= Talking
'…'= Thinking
-…- = Action
Digimon: Armageddon (Prelude)
The prison was never a pleasant place. It was especially so if you were in a top A class criminal's prison. Fighting, bullying and many other things had happened in this jail. Despite the efforts made by the prison guards, it was nearly impossible to control the violent battles in the prison. Luckily, the invention of digitized metal had made the prison cells unbreakable by human strength. Thus, the whole prison became very quiet but there would still be occasional fights.
The prison warden moved towards the cell of the youngest A class criminal of the jail. To be truthful, the person inside was actually the youngest A class criminal in this world. However, this person was no joke. He had murdered Professor Shibumi with eyewitness. He had already been here for ten years and he was one of the most violent inmates in this place. Opening the cell door, he motioned to the young man inside to come out.
The young man inside rose his eyebrow as he was motioned to move out of his cell. Shrugging his shoulders, he did as he was told. Following the warden, he wondered what would be next, now that they had locked him here for ten years, what else would that damn government want from him?
The prison warden looked at the young man with cautious eyes. He looked different from the inmates in this prison. However, he was indeed the most violent inmate and also one of the best brawlers in this place. He had seen this man knock down a man twice his size and he would have to be cautioned around him as he was angered easily.
Moving to the specific room, the prison warden motioned the young man to follow him. After he did so, the prison warden opened the door that allowed visitors to enter. The young man's eyes turned wide with shock as he saw the familiar blonde wearing a black business suit and sunglasses.
Man " Long time no see, Matsuki."
The young man that was known as Takato Matsuki's eyes turned from shock to anger, to pure hatred. He sprang from his seat that he had taken when he entered the room and lifted the man up by pulling his collar of his suit. The prison warden tried to stop him but was knocked out cold by Takato's right fist which released its hold from the man's collar when he saw the prison warden approaching. Takato was shaking in anger as he shouted at the man.
Takato-shouting- " You have the guts to show up here you bustard? You dare to show up after you screwed my life? Give me one reason why I should not kill you Yamaki."
Yamaki " You will be spending your life in this jail for the rest of your life Matsuki."
Takato-snickering- " That would happen even if I don't kill you Yamaki."
Yamaki " That is not true. I have a offer to give you."
Takato " Whatever it is, I don't give a damn."
Yamaki " What if it is the ticket to your freedom?"
Takato-relaxing- " My…freedom?"
Yamaki " Are you willing to listen now?"
Takato " Do your worse Yamaki."
Yamaki " Professor Shibumi had raised from his death and he is planning to use the catalyst of evolution to cause Armageddon to the world."
Takato " That old man? It can't be… He died in front of my eyes!"
Yamaki " He is still alive Matsuki. You will have to stop him using any methods possible."
Takato " Why is the government sending me?"
Yamaki "… They think that it is best to send the one who killed him originally to kill him again…"
Takato-angered- " Damn you Yamaki! I said it ten years ago and I am going to say it again, I did not kill the old man!"
Yamaki " Lee saw you did it with his own eyes Matsuki…"
Takato-angered- " Like hell he did! That bustard was the real murderer! None of you would believe me just because I had a quarrel with him after that incident!"
Yamaki " …We are getting out of the topic Matsuki. Are you willing to do it?"
Takato " Will I get my freedom then?"
Yamaki " Yes, you will."
Takato " I will do it. However, I cannot do it alone."
Yamaki " I know. Thus, I had my men retrieved Guilmon from the digital world. However, he is a little different from the past…"
Takato " Cut the crap, just bring me there, fast."
Yamaki simply nodded his head and motioned Takato to follow him. Takato did so and they were off in a black van towards the location where Guilmon was. At the same time, Yamaki was explaining to him what he had to do and the location of Shibumi. Takato listen half-heartedly as he was busy looking outside of the window. Having being kept in the jail for ten years, he had lost everything. Now, all that was in his heart was to kill off Shibumi and Henry to make them pay for what they had done to him.
Yamaki did well to hide his emotions from Takato. He was sad to see the youth with the bright personality and hopeless optimism gone. He was a shadow of his previous self and he could tell that all he wants now was to kill off the two people he had hated most. He had found Henry's statements of Takato being the murderer suspicious but there were no proof to show that his assumption was right. He was the one that announced the boy guilty at that time. However, now was not the time for such thoughts. He can have them after the crisis had been prevented.
Finally, they reached the site that Guilmon was supposed to be waiting for Takato. He was actually a little worried as Guilmon was more vicious and violent compared to before. Yamaki knew that it was due to the separation and forced return that caused this drastic change to his innocent and carefree personality. He wondered briefly if the two would as efficient as a team like they used to be in the past. However, all his doubts were washed off when he saw the interaction between the two.
Guilmon was glad to see his tamer again. Although he could tell that he was different from what he had used to be, he was just glad that they are seeing each other again. Guilmon had done well to survive in the digital world for ten long years without Takato. It was through constant data loading, accumulating skills and luck that he had survived. However, he had never thought of living without himself. After all, Takato was the only friend that he had left. Guilmon would give up on anything just to see Takato again.
Takato was feeling the same as well. Guilmon was the only one left in the world that he could trust. The man that he had thought as best friend back-stabbed and betrayed him. During his unbearable days in jail, Takato had managed to live through them because of the fact that he had wanted to live and see his friend Guilmon again. Also, killing off Henry was also another reason that he had wanted to live. There was one more reason that made him want to live as well. What was it he could not remember but is was definitely the most important reason as well.
After telling Guilmon what they had to do, Guilmon agreed to help Takato to fight off Shibumi as well. As for Henry, they both decided that he would pay for what he had did as well. Before Takato bio-merged with Guilmon, Yamaki gave Takato a crimson scarf so as to hide his face. His release was highly confidential and Yamaki did not want other people to know. Wrapping the scarf around his face, Takato gave a smirk that no one could see but himself.
Takato-shouting- " Let's go Guilmon! Bio-merge, activate!"
Guilmon " Okay Takato!"
The two merged into Gallantmon in a flash and left for the tower that Shibumi was in. Both of them had the same thing in mind and that was to kill off Shibumi and Henry. They didn't give a damn to the world as they really had nothing left to feel attached to. However, they want to take revenge on Shibumi and Henry as thanks to them , both Takato and Guilmon went through living hell.
Another Part of Japan
Ryo Akiyama wiped off the sweat from his forehead as he took a rest in the roadside. It had been a good day at work as there were plenty of goods for him to unload and transport. After the break up of the Tamer Team, he had started a transportation business and managed to earn a decent income. He had to find distraction anyway to prevent himself from remembering of the painful memory of the past, where his friend and comrade Takato Matsuki was accused of murdering Shibumi. He knew that Takato will not commit such a crime but he could not find evidence to prove his innocence. Ironically, it was Takato's best friend that had him landed in the jail for A class criminals.
Ryo had drowned himself in sorrow when he heard the verdict of Takato. He did not deserved such treatment. His parents had just been killed three days ago due to an experiment on the evolution light that had gone wrong. He had not even recovered from the shock and was sent to the jail. The last time he had seen Takato was ten years ago in the court. He seemed emotionally unstable as he was dragged off by the guards, screaming that he was innocent.
Ryo blamed himself for not able to help Takato in helping finding evidence to prove his innocence. Due to this reason, Ryo became a drunk and was seen in a pub drinking until he was kicked out of it. Luckily for him, Alice was there to wake him up and support him. She gave him support as he started his transportation business. The most important thing was that she was the one who woke him up from his sorrow and set his life straight again. Ryo smiled warmly as he though of Alice. Usually, she would be with him to help unload the goods and loading the goods. Despite her small build, she was actually strong and could help in loading and unloading goods. However, there was no way that he would allow his wife to work with him with her being pregnant with their third child.
That was also the reason why Cyberdramon was with him right now. After being able to make peace with Millenniumon and tame his wild instincts, Cyberdramon had been able the control himself from wanting to fight. Even better, Millenniumon became his so-called living encyclopedia, aiding him whenever he needed it. Ryo smiled at that thought. It was wonder that Monodramon, Millenniumon and himself and joke and chatter liked old friends when Millenniumon actually tried to take his life in many previous occasions. Ryo's thought was broken though when he saw a flash went by him. He then felt Cyberdramon's spilt personality spoke to him through telepathy.
Millenniumon " Ryo, I think you will find the flash that passed by interesting."
Ryo " What do you mean?"
Monodramon " That thing, is Justimon."
Ryo " How can that be?"
Millenniumon " I am not sure. However, I am detecting a strong power from somewhere south and it is the exact direction that the Justimon went."
Ryo " Let's follow him then. I got a bad feeling about this…"
After that little conversation in the minds, Ryo bio-merged with Cyberdramon and formed Justimon. Making sure that all the cargo was unloaded and that his truck was locked, Justimon took off towards south. Ryo had a very bad feeling that something bad will happen…
Hypno Tower Ruins
Gallantmon reached the ruins of the Hypno Tower in no time. Seeing the tower only made both Takato and Guilmon's blood boil. This place only brings back memories of their unpleasant start before enduring a life of hell for ten years. All that was in their mind was the thought of ripping the old man and Henry to shreds to vent off their anger. All of a sudden, there was an incoming blast of attack aiming towards Gallantmon and he managed to jump out of harm's way just in the nick of time.
Focusing all his senses, Gallantmon could see clearly that the thing that had attacked him was another Gallantmon. He was confused as he had thought that Guilmon was the one and only in this world and that there should not be another Gallantmon. However, the truth was that there were Gallantmons in front of him. Not only that, he could see many other mega digimons that had used to fight along side him. He felt his blood boiled when he saw Mega Gargomon in mass number. Giving a howl of rage, Gallantmon leaped into the air and started tearing through all the mega level digimon.
All these digimon seemed to the very weak in power to Takato as Gallantmon deleted them in large numbers by using his Shield of the Just. He could feel a sick and twisted pleasure building inside him as he deleted all these mega level digimon. Being locked inside a class A criminal jail for ten long years had driven him crazy and he was actually vending all his anger on this digimons. However, inside his subconscious, fighting was the only way that confirms to him that he was living as it had when he was in jail. The pleasure of beating down opponents was great as in that place, fighting was regular and it was the only enjoyment one could get. It might sound sick but it was very true. As Gallantmon thrust Gram through the throat of a Mega Gargomon, he heard a voice booming out to him.
? " Long time no see, Takato!"
After hearing this line, Gallantmon turned sharply at the origin of this voice which was generated from the ruins of the Hypno Tower. Recognizing the person who had spoke to him, Gallantmon shouted in his dual voice in full fury and hatred.
Gallantmon " It is you old man Shibumi!"
Shibumi was standing at the highest point of the ruined Hypno Building. Gone was his once gentle facial expression, now it was replaced by a look of insanity. His hair had turned into white as well and he was sneering when he talked to Gallantmon.
Shibumi " You still had the guts to show up here?"
Gallantmon-shouting in anger- " Why not old man?"
Shibumi-shouting in anger- " You dare to ask ME that? Think of what you had done! All because of you, my niece was killed!"
Gallantmon-shouting- " It was not my fault you bustard! Anyone with brains can tell that it was an accident! But what about you? You killed my parents and because of you so-called death, I was sent to the freaking jail for top class criminals!"
Shibumi-shouting- " You dare call that an accident? She was the only family that I had left and you killed her!"
Gallantmon-shouting- " Screw you old man! I did not kill her! You on the other hand, killed my parents!"
Shibumi " It was unfortunate that your parents had gotten into the blast, but that don't give you the excuse to kill my niece!"
Gallantmon-shouting- " You are not listening to what I am saying you asshole! And you called that 'unfortunate'? Go to hell old man! If it was an accident, why the hell did you test the Evolution Ray at the direction of MY house?"
Shibumi " That is none of your concern you ignorant fool. Now, I will send you to hell by using all these clones that I had made using the data I had of you and your friends. You will pay for what you have done!"
Gallantmon " Friends? I have lost them all ever since I was blamed for your death old man! Another thing is, you will go to hell by my hands old man! I might have not been the one that had killed you ten years ago, I will make sure that I will be the one that kill you this time!"
With that, Gallantmon leaped into the air and headed straight for Shibumi. He knew that his Shield of the Just would not be able to hit him from this distance. He had to be nearer to him. However, the clones of the mega digimons were blocking his path. Gallantmon deleted all the digimons that were blocking his way but they just seemed to replace each other. Very soon, Gallantmon got impatient and decided to just blast them all off with the Shield of the Just. As he deleted the group of Sakuyamons in front of him, he felt a slight stabbing pain at his heart. He did not know why but he definitely hated this feeling. Growling in rage, Gallantmon arched his hand that was holding Aegis and dumped it towards Shibumi in an attempt to kill him.
To his surprise, as Aegis was heading towards Shibumi, one digimon of each type went to guard Shibumi by standing in front of him. These digimons are Gallantmon, Sakuyamon, Mega Gargomon and Justimon. All of a sudden, a ray of light went through the four mega digimon. Gallantmon knew what that light was. It was the Evolution Ray. That was the ray that killed his parents. Seeing this ray further fanned Gallantmon's anger and he used his Lightning Joust at Shibumi. However, it was blocked by the figure that was formed by the combination of the four mega digimon and the Evolution Ray.
The figure that came out of the bright ray was a digimon that both Takato and Guilmon had never seen before. The digimon had the cloak of Gallantmon and also his shield. It had two missiles on its shoulder respectively. It had Justimon's head and the weapon it was holding was the staff of Sakuyamon. The color scheme of this digimon was black and it radiates an aura of darkness. Behind it, Shibumi was laughing out loud liked a mad man.
Shibumi " This is the ultimate creation of mine Takato! This will be the being that would bring Armageddon to all the worlds in all quadrants! Behold, Hazardmon!"
This sight dumbfounded Gallantmon. The Evolution Ray had actually merged the four mega digimon together and in such way, evolved them. However, this feeling was forgotten very soon as Guilmon's viral instincts and Takato's violent personality took over and went straight to attack Hazardmon.
Hazardmon did not moved an inch. Glowing slightly, a light of dark purple color emerged from Hazardmon. This light knocked Gallantmon back and all the mega digimons present fired their attack at Gallantmon. Reacting to the situation quickly, Gallantmon held Aegis in front of him to block the shot aiming to his front. However, his back was exposed and he still received a considerable amount of damage. Shibumi saw this and was laughing out loud insanely. Takato gave a curse inside Gallantmon's body. He does not want to die just as he receives back his freedom. Furthermore, he had to take revenge on Shibumi and Henry. Thus, he cannot die. At least he cannot die right now. Guilmon was thinking the same thing but for different reasons. He did not want to die as he had just reunite with Takato. Although living in the hazardous digital world had completely destroyed his innocence, Guilmon still want to be with his friend and partner and also to make up the time that he had lost. Just as Gallantmon prepared himself to launch a counter attack, the enemies that were closer to him were all deleted. Turning around, Gallantmon saw those who had help him and Takato's face was twisted with hatred and anger.
Among those that had saved him, he saw Mega Gargomon. This meant that Henry was present among those that had saved him as well. Allowing his anger to control him, Gallantmon thrust Gram towards Mega Gargomon. Mega Gargomon managed to dodge that attack and as Gallantmon prepared to attack again, he was stopped by two other digimon. Turning to face them, he was astonished to see Justimon and Sakuyamon holding him back. However, his astonishment quickly changed back to anger as he struggled to get free.
Gallantmon-struggling- " Release me you two! I will get that asshole!"
Justimon " Calm down Takato! Control yourself!"
Sakuyamon " Now is not the time to do this gogglehead!"
Takato could feel his anger and frustration grew inside him. The person who had sent him to see hell and betrayed his trust was just in front of him. However, He could not even take a swing at him. Knowing the other two, they would not release him easily. Both Ruki and Ryo are stubborn people. In rage, he shouted out his response to the.
Gallantmon " Shut up! The two of you don't know what a living hell is! Getting sent there for doing what you did not commit is bad, but getting betrayed by whom you thought was your best friend is worst! Now, release me you idiots!"
Sakuyamon-angered- " Who are you calling idiots?"
Gallantmon " You two damn it!"
Justimon " Calm yourself Takato! There would be no gain if we fought against each other now!"
Gallantmon " Sorry Ryo, but my only living goal now is to kill Henry and Shibumi. Since Henry is closer to me now, I will kill him. Don't get in my way…"
Sakuyamon-angry- " You mean that you don't care what happen to all the quadrants?"
Gallantmon " Why should I care? It is not like I would lose anything if they are destroyed. Remember, I have already lost everything thanks to Shibumi and Henry."
Hearing this, Ruki who was inside Sakuyamon gave a gasp of surprise. Takato was obviously different from the Takato that she had know and learned to trust. He no longer cares for anything expect for himself.
Ruki ' What have happen to you gogglehead?'
Renamon ' It seemed that being kept in jail has changed his personality…'
Ruki ' …Later Renamon… Now, we will have to prevent him from killing Einstein…'
Ryo was faring no better. This man in front of him could not be Takato. His friend was a pacifist and detest fighting. Usually, he would only fight when there was no way out. Despite that, he would not talk about killing stuff like it was nothing. However, he knew that Takato had became a very different man. With Millenniumon in him as they bio-merged, he could understand the psychological harm that Takato had received when he was accused of killing a person that he used to respect. He did not know why Takato hated Henry that much but other then giving statements, he did not know what Henry had done to cause Takato to direct this much rage at him. Also, the guilt of causing Shibumi's niece death and the shock of his own parents' death definitely did not help.
Millenniumon ' There is nothing you can do for him Ryo… At least not now…'
Monodramon ' That's right Ryo… Believe me, we are all shocked and sad about Takato's case and want to help him. But now, he is still very unstable and we have things to do as well…'
Ryo-sigh mentally- ' All right, I understand… Let's just get this over with…'
Henry looked at the digimon that was known as Gallantmon that was thrusting his weapon at him wildly and was uttering curses at him. This digimon was formed by Guilmon and the person he used to call best friend, Takato Matsuki. Thinking of Takato, Henry could only felt guilt as he had accused of his friend of murdering professor Shibumi when he was the true killer. However, at that time, he could not afford to get himself captured. He had to prepare for the upcoming crisis.
Terriermon ' Henry…'
Henry ' I know Terriermon… Now is not the time right?'
Terriermon ' Henry, you have your own reasons for doing what you had. However, I don't think Takato there is willing to listen to you as of yet… Now, let's just focus on the job we have been given… You know what Shibumi can do with those Evolution Rays don't you?'
Henry ' Yeah… you are right Terriermon. Let's just do this first… Thanks Terriermon…'
Terriermon ' For what Henry?'
Henry ' For supporting me for these ten years… You are the best…'
Terriermon-smiling- ' Momentai Henry! We are partners!'
Taking a deep breath, Henry turned towards the still struggling Gallantmon. After hearing a cheer for him by Terriermon inside his head, he talked to Takato in the dual voice of Mega Gargomon.
Mega Gargomon " Takato, I know that what ever I say, you will not listen to me. However, can we just solve the crisis in front of us first?"
Gallantmon " No. The only concern in my life now is to kill you."
Mega Gargomon " How about this. You help us, and I will let you do whatever you want with me." ' Terriermon: Are you crazy Henry? Henry: Don't worry, I know what I am doing…'
Gallantmon " Fine… I will accept that."
After this conversation, Gallantmon jumped back into the crowd of mega digimon and continued to delete them. He want to get close to Shibumi and kill him. No matter what stand in his way, he will just strike them down. After all, the worst was that he would die and that's it. From behind him, he could hear that his former comrades were starting to do their share of fighting as well. Shibumi did not looked that worry though. It seemed that he had a plan ready.
Terriermon ' Henry! There is a big problem!'
Henry ' What is it?'
Terriermon ' The government had decided to dump a data deletion bomb in this area!'
Henry ' What? If that's the case, why did they send us to fight Shibumi? Never mind. I get it. They are just using us as bait…'
Terriermon ' You better tell the others Henry or we are toast. The time before the bomb is dump is fifteen minutes.'
Mega Gargomon " Listen everyone! The government is dumping a digimon-deleting bomb here after fifteen minutes. We have to get out of here!"
Sakuyamon " What did you say Einstein? Those morons are dumping a bomb when we are fighting?"
Justimon " That dumb government…"
At this new information, the three mega digimon started retreating back a little by little. However, Gallantmon did not move an inch backwards. Instead, he was heading deeper and deeper into the enemy territory and he was fighting even more violently.
Sakuyamon " What are you doing googlehead? Didn't you just hear what Einstein said? This place is getting bombed!"
Gallantmon appeared to have not heard Sakuyamon, or had just chose to ignore her. He continued fighting and was edging and moving his way towards Shibumi and Hazardmon. Seeing this, Sakuyamon gave a slight curse and moved towards Gallantmon. This action surprised both Justimon and Mega Gargomon. However, the followed after her, not wanting both of their comrades to lose their life here.
Sakuyamon-angry- " You idiot! Did you just not hear what Einstein said? You will be deleted if you continue on staying here!"
Gallantmon-fighting- " I heard it. But as I said before, I live to kill Shibumi and Henry now. I don't mind die trying anyway. There is nothing left in my life anyway."
Sakuyamon "…" ' That is not true… If you are willing to, I am willing to be the one that would be in your life…'
Hearing sounds of landing, Sakuyamon could tell that Justimon and Mega Gargomon had come for them. As she turned around to address them, a Justimon appeared suddenly and was about to hit her with its Voltage Blade. Sakuyamon braced herself for the attack by it never came. Gallantmon deleted the Justimon before the blow could land on Sakuyamon.
Cursing herself for her carelessness, she continued fighting off the enemies with her three comrades. There was no time for talk now that they were surrounded by enemies. However, in Henry's mind, a mental clock was ticking and it made Henry nervous as he knew that the bomb might land anytime. He wanted all of them to head to safety but knew that it was nearly impossible as Takato was lusting for the blood of Shibumi.
The fighting went on for quite sometime but it was near impossible for the four to get any closer to Shibumi. This was because the number of mega digimon that had appeared to fight them was more then what they think. It was then that they saw a jet flying out of the ruins of the Hypno Tower. As they saw Hazardmon following after the jet, they realized that it was Shibumi that was inside it. The four of them realized that Shibumi was just using the cloned digimon to stall time to allow him to escape.
As if to worsen the situation, they saw the digimon deletion bomb arriving. It was travelling in a slow speed but the four knew that it could kill them all instantly. After making a hasty plan, it was decided that Justimon and Mega Gargomon would fight the digimons on the ground while Gallantmon and Sakuyamon try to change the direction of the bomb. Gallantmon was very reluctant to do so as he had wanted to chase after Shibumi but after a few persuasion he finally decided to help change the direction of the bomb.
Just as they were going to proceed on with the plan however, they saw Hazardmon and the jet's return. They could hear Shibumi's insane laughter and they saw Hazardmon glowed in dark purple color. Light was emitting from Hazardmon and very soon, Hazardmon was covered in dark purple light. Flashing dangerously, it released the light and it was speeding towards the bomb. Realizing what he was trying to do, Mega Gargomon screamed for everyone to run as far as possible. The last thing Sakuyamon saw was the scenery in front of her engulf in bright light…
End of Prelude
That is all! As I have said, this is just a testing fic. Maybe I will add chapters to it when I have writer's block for Viral Liberation. R&R is welcome as always and I am always prepared for flames.
