A/N: That last chapter was actually a lot less brutal than I had written in the notes. Ah, whatever.

Disclaimer: Do YOU own any major anime franchise?

Yami Alpha: Also, to put an end to this rampant aggression, my hikari shall reveal to you all Dracomon's base character at the END of this fanfic, so he can have the proper time to run.

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"Who'd have guessed that Wheeler would find a way out... through a sewer!?" Seto groaned, his hand, like the others', over his nose.

"They say a dog's sense of smell can make even garbage smell nice." Dracomon smirked.

"Ooh, good one." Seto complimented as Joey's face continued to contort.

"Alright guys, stop making fun of Joey before he duels you." Drake said.

"Why would we wanna do that?" Dracomon growled.

"I fear for his safety, cause you two don't know the meaning of pity." Drake chuckled.

"WHA- Drake, you too!?" Joey screamed indignantly.

"Well, the last half of the sentance was true." He defended.

Yugi shook his head as Joey fell silent, probably planning his payback.

" Enough with the dog jokes, can't we just find a way out?" Shayla moaned.

"I've smelled worse." Renamon said casually; her fist wasn't over her nose." You've never known the experience of fighting a Raremon. Let's just be glad his name refers to his stench."

" I do not smell anything. But perhaps that refers to my, er, attributes." Kotemon said quickly.

"Do you even have a nose under there?" Roan asked. The masked samurai looked up, yellow eyes narrowed.

"A warrior Digimon like myself only reveals his true image in a higher Digivolution, or in a battle between another Digimon of my code."

"Either that, or you've got Gabumon Secret Syndrome." Flamedramon chuckled.

"What's that?" Chincillamon said, innocently interested.

"He just doesn't have anything else on!" Dracomon snorted. Every girl present glared at the male Digimon [minus Kotemon] and Kaiba, who was also chuckling.

"He, look!" Joey exclaimed suddenly." The light at the end of the world's largest septic tank!"

"JOEY SHUT UP!" Everyone who was still sickened yelled.

The end of the tunnel, however, did not put a stop to the disturbances. Rather, it enhanced them.

They were looking at a city made entirely out of metal: No concrete, no grass, just cold steel. The sidewalks were holed metallic boards, and the buildings were made of plates roughly bolted together.

"Shoulda known we'd pick this sewer." Dracomon groaned, stepping in front of the group," Welcome to Factorial Town, home of the robot Digimon, ecological warning paradise, and not much else."

"At least it doesn't smell!" Chinchillamon said happily.

Clank, clank, clank.

The sound made the startled heroes turn around, just in time to see a small team of mechanical, brown Digimon approaching.

D-Navi Analyzer Bio.

Renamon: GUARDROMONs are robot Digimon without much knowledge of their own. Their Guardian Barrage attacks may seem intimidating, but without the proper force behind it they're weaklings.

"Guardian Barrage." Came one Guardromon's monoone voice. A small series of grenades was launched at them.

Easily dodging out of the way, Dracomon went on the offensive. "Constellation Claw!"

There was a short pause after Dracomon slashed through the leading machine, before it fell to pieces. Dracomon smirked, then moaned and shook his hand." What are these tin-heads made of?"

"Tin?" Chincillamon offered." Spike Tail!"

"Brute force obviously can't persuade these lunkers!" Flamedramon said." Fire Rocket!"

The rest of them dissintigrated quickly. Dracomon rubbed his raw hands. Mumbling, he said," Typical the first time I'd be damaged in a while would be from ramming my claws into something."

"Why'd they attack us?" Roan asked.

Renamon glanced around." Robot Digimon rarely do anything of their own accord. Somebody programmed them to attack."

Yugi paled." Do you think whoever it was programmed THEM ,too?"

Dracomon glanced casually in his direction to see aout ten times as many Guardromon as before marching toward them.

"Let me handle this."

"Are you insane?" Kotemon reprimanded." You slash any more steel with those claws and they'll fall off."

"Then I won't slash." Dracomon said menacingly. A small orb of red energy formed in his right hand.

Without hesitation, he threw it in the center of the robot force. Everyone shielded their eyes as it detonated, deleting the entire squad.

A wide-eyed Demidevimon blinked as Dracomon finished absorbing the data." What the heck was that?"

"THAT, was a secondary attack called Magma Bomb." Dracomon explained, blowing on his hand.

"A secondary attack! I thought those dissapeared centuries ago." Renamon said.

"What are secondary attacks?" Joey whispered to his partner.

"Weaker attacks that Digimon can learn by battling other Digimon that know those attacks. Normally, a Digimon's normal attack is stronger than them, but with the right training than can be even stronger than those."

"But for secondary attacks to be that powerful, you'd need a lot of data!" Chincillamon noted. "How many Digimon HAVE you loaded?"

"How many have you?" Dracomon growled.

"N....none..." Everyone cast him a dirty look as Chincillamon looked down sadly.

"Hey, it was just a question." Dracomon smirked. He looked to where a small fire was still burning from his attack. "Conveniant place to set up camp, huh?"

He stretched out his wings, and flew up to the rooftops.

"I just realized I got off easy with my partner." Seto remarked.

{What is his problem?} Drake thought angrily.{ There has to be a reason why he's such a jerk, I just can't find it!}

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"Everyone, WAKE UP!"

Groaning, Drake and the others awoke early the next morning. His eyes widened whe saw the image in front of him; Dracomon, with a worried expression.

"What's wrong-"

"Shut up and get moving!" Dracomon yelled. In the distance, Drake heard a soft clanking sound.

"More Guardromons?" Kotemon yawned as he sat up. "How many?"

"Not Guardromons. As for number, only one." Dracomon said tensely. "Just pack up and run!"

Everyone silently agreed that if the ever-cocky Dracomon was worried about something, now was the time to scram. However, just when they finished loading their supplies-

"Too late." Dracomon grimaced. He bared his teeth, and positioned himself in a battle pose." Everyone, I suggest you be ready to fight for your lives in three..two..one..."

A Digimon stepped into view around a corner. It was slightly higher than Flamedramon, and made out of silver metel. It had long, thin limbs, and grey flesh-like wires were visible in some areas.

"You're kidding me." Renamon gasped.

Kotemon brandished his kendo stick." Now I understand Dracomon's haste."

D-Navi Analyzer Bio.

Dracomon: How could I have been so stupid, I should've known ANDROMON would be here! His Gatling Attack strikes from a far distance, and can blow uop and entire city block! But that's much more caring than his Lightning Blade! Let's just say the Gatling Attack leaves less mess to clean up.

"Intruders located." The android said in a typically mechanical voice." Commence security measures."

"DUCK AND COVER!" Dracomon screamed as the robot's two chest hatches opened.

"Gatling Attack!"

Two small, shark-shaped missiles launched from his chest.

"Express Claw!" Flamedramon said quickly, swinging his fist. The missiles returned to sender at double speed.

"Missile deactivation." Andromon suddenly said. The missiles stopped flaring, and fell to the ground harmlessly." Strategy change. Switching from long distance to short distance.

They didn't need Dracomon's warning to run as the machine started bolting toward them.

"Hey Dracomon, just outta curiosity, why are running when we could try and fight?" Joey panted.

"You idiot! You're suggesting we take on an Ultimate?" Demidevimon shouted

"Always nice to have a dream." Dracomon sneered, flapping his wings. Looking up, he noticed the large, open gate in front of them. "The city's main entrance!"

He looked back. He being ahead of the others, knew that Andromon was about to catch up. "Argh, I don't know why I'm even going to try, but.."

He turned around. Dodging the surprised humans and Digimon, he flapped forward, fist aimed at the grey wires on Andromon's leg." Megalo Spark!"

His fist suddenly erupted with golden electricity. Smashing his claw into the wires, he quickly flapped off as Andromon screamed.

"Perfect, they all made it out, now-"

"LIGHTNING BLADE!"

Dracomon looked back in fear to see the cylinder of energy spiralling through the air toward him.

"Dracomon!" Drake yelled fearfully.

Dracomon weighed his options mentally in that split-second. {I promised I wouldn't reveal... but it beats dying instantly. Argh, here goes!}

He cupped his right hand into a fist, save his index and middle fingers, which were pointed at the cylinder of light. His entire body glowed briefly with red energy.

"PROMINENCE BEAM!"

A small beam of red light shot forward, connecting with the cylinder. The cylinder evaporated, and the beam went on to strike the android square in the stomach. Or, rather, straight through the stomach.

Drake and the others stared as the androir eruped into data. Dracomon flew backwards from the recoil, and landed heavily on his back a few feet away from them.

"Heh............ my Prominence Beam... used to be secondary..... made it so strong.. it's now my actualy normal attack......." Dracomon gasped out. He couldn't move; Drake realized how mcuh energy that must've taken.

Instinctively, he ran over to help. However, Renamon beat him to it. She didn't help him though, she was too busy staring.

"How did you do that? What ARE you, you can't be a Rookie, no Rookie could beat an Ultimate!"

"Sorry....... foxy.....I am." Dracomon groaned. He coughed violently." Not mcuh longer, though. Heh, I'm probably gonna be loaded by the next Digimon that comes along."

"What are you talking about?" Drake asked.

"Oh, come on, don't try and...*cough*... make it sound like you care! You guys are gonna go on trying to find your stupid crests, aren't you? I was only along for the ride, you're not gonna ...*cough* take me with you.."

"Is that so?" Drake chuckled, lifting the weakened dragon from the ground.

His eyes widened. " Wha-what?"

"That's what I love about jerks like you," Drake said, also glancing at Seto," you always try and do things on your own, so you think everyone else is going to let you. Like it or not, we're partners, and whatever you have against that, I'm STILL going to protect you."

"I.....I don't understa..." Dracomon said, before drifting asleep.

"Ah, finally some silence." Renamon breathed thankfully. There were some agreeing murmers from the others.

Tommy: That's weird, I didn't think Drake would say it so soon! Oh, yeah, stay tuned for the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!

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A/N: What more can I say? Read, review, return, repeat. Later!