A/N: Yeesh. So many updates, in such a short time. earns so little reviews.
Inuyasha; YOU CAME BACK!? HOW!?
Joey: Wha- you mean you don't know?
Drake: FINALLY, someone else who hasn't seen DBZ yet!
Alpha: Drake, you need to get out more. I just got the first seven GT episodes on tape, and, despite what everyone says, they rock. The art's smoother, the music's cooler, and a lot of other stuff rules about it. Plus, Goku's gotten so strong over the twenty years after the battle, he could fight Majin Buu without going to the first Super Saiyan stage!
Drake: Majin who? Super what?
Tristan: THAT'S IT! Alpha, can we borrow your DBZ tapes?
Alpha: No, you can't- *growls as Tristan and Joey run off with them anyway, forcing Drake to follow* siiiiiiiiiigh.
Disclaimer: Me? Own YGO or Digimon? OR DB, DBZ, DBGT, or Inuyasha, which are all mentioned above? Do you WANT me to laugh like Hercule, because I can do a pretty good impression.
Yami Alpha: Hikari, not while those with sensitive ears are around.
Inuyasha: Feh.
Alpha: And another thing: Why are you still here?
Inuyasha: You're planning a new fic involving my world, plus, it somehow connects with the Dragon Duelist storyline, so I have to stay here. Plus, I have to see if your rip-offs are worthy of a second Tetsusaiga slashing, and Kagome didn't trust having Miroku in the same hempisphere as any of the female characters. Hey, what's that?
Alpha: *holds up voice recording* A safety measure, in case you try and kill me again. *presses Play button*
Recorder: SIT!
*chapter starts as Inuyasha smashes to the ground.*
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Seto Kaiba's eyes opened slowly, giving him the knowledge of his new location. He sat up, glancing around the dark, green, sloppy marshland he was in.
"Where in the world am I?" He whispered, rubbing his head. His eyes widened as he remembered." I was on that mountain..... and Kimon used an attack........ am I...... dead?"
"If you are, I bet you're scared to see me!" Demidevimon said as he fluttered down, causing the teenage genius to jump to his feet, clutching his heart.
"Very funny, I bet you could KILL at a nursing home!" Seto scowled." Where are we?"
"Judging by the fact we're in a marshland, deep in some forest, and the thriving smell of my fellow Viruses surrounds us," Demidevimon reasoned, sounding excited," we're in the Mangrove Region, a short distance away from the legendary Grey Lord's Manor!"
A far-too-sudden-to-be-coincidental lightning bolt struck a hill a short distance away, bringing with it a loud thunder as soon as Demidevimon finished saying the word Manor.
"And I'm supposed to be impressed?" Kaiba asked. Demidevimon perched on his partner's arm, and clenched hard with his talons, earning a satisfying yell.
"The Grey Lord's Manor-" Demidevimon paused as a Muchomon was struck by lightning on the other side of the swamp [A/N: TAKE THAT, RED PENGUINMON!] ," is a holy, or arcane, depending on your view, land where only Virus types are able to dwell."
"Arcane?" Seto spoke as he slowly followed his partner through the woods.
"Yeah, stupid type stereotyping." Demidevimon said through grit teeth." Y'know, Kimon was right about one thing: Vaccines and Datas hate us Viruses like pidgeons and vandals hate shiny cars! Just because every threat to the digital world comes from a Virus Digimon doesn't mean we're ALL bad!"
Seto glanced around." Since only Viruses can enter where you're leading me, it's safe to say the others aren't staying there. What happened, anyway?"
"You don't remember?" Demidevimon questioned. "Kimon started flapping away, then he used some large attack on the mountain! Then the mountain started dissintigrating, and, since he didn't upload it for some reason, three Data Streams formed from it! We fell in this one, I saw Gatomon, Lara, Joey, and Flamedramon fall in another, and Shayla, Chinchillamon, that BWG guy, Roan, Kotemon, Yugi, and Renamon fall in the last. I didn't see which one the Red Gogglehead and Mr. Secretive went through, though."
"Well, that would help, IF I knew what Data Streams are!"
"Sheesh, they're large pink cyclones of data that can send you to random locations across the entire digital world, know-it-all!"
"You're right, I AM a know-it-all, but it's better than being a know-nothing!"
"That's not even an insult!"
"It is now!"
This argument continued until the clouds above [or, somebody else said the name of the mansion] issued another lightning bolt, this one striking a ModokiBetamon snoozing in the swamp, who abruptly was launched into orbit. Rain soon followed.
"Whatdya' say we just go to the GLM, and get away from this place?" Demidevimon said, shivering atop his partner's head.
"Just tell me where to go." Seto agreed, pulling the back of his duster over them and starting to walk.
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"Is this it?" Seto asked disbelievingly as they entered a spooky, graveyard-like place.
"Naw, this is the Overdell, sort of the front lawn for the Grey Lord's Manor."
Both of them turned around after the lightning to see a DarkLizardmon about fifty feet away, singed and twitching as it smoked.
"Lightning won't strike the house if we say the name inside it, will it?"
"Most likely not. I suggest you refrain from touching anything metal, though, just to be safe." Demidevimon suggested.
"BEGONE, TRESSPASSERS!"
The two jumped back as a white Digimon appeared where they had stood. It was transparent, though it had two grey claws. It had a large, open mouth with sharp teeth, and two beady black eyes. It's lower half was like a ripped sheet, and it floated in mid-air.
D-Navi Analyzer Bio.
Digimon: I am BAKEMON, a Ghost VIRUS Digimon. I use my hauntingly powerful Dark Claw to protect the Grey Lord's Manor, and-
The devil and his partner's eyes were like slits and sweatdrops the size of their heads appeared, as the ghost was struck by the lightning bolt, and fell into burned pieces on the ground.
"Well... we'll have to tell the others that we deserve a medal for fastest victory when we find them." Seto said, annoyed, as he ran, Demidevimon on his shoulder, into the Grey Lord's Manor.
[A/N: *thunder sounds* BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT! *twitches, collapses*]
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The inside of the mansion was that of a common horror movie: Inviting, deserted, and lit with occasional candles and a chandlier on the ceiling. Several large, wooden doors were on either side of the room, as was a single one at the top of the red carpeted staircase.
"So, this is Grey Lord's Manor." Seto stated, ignoring the now expected thunder outside." First order of business, we look for anyone else living here. Second, if enemy Digimon happen to be the ones living here, we beat the heck out of them. Third, we look for supplies."
"What supplies?"
"Food." Seto said, actually smiling.
"Kukukukukukukukukukuku, guests! How unexpected!"
Kaiba's cerulean eyes scanned the room, coming across an open door to the right.
"Something tells me the first order of business is finished." Demidevimon said, flapping off his teammate's arm." And it looks like the second is about to take place!"
"Right! Swordstalker!"
"Demidevimon, digivolve toooooo- DEVIMON!"
Now taller than his partner, the Evil Digimon stepped lightly over to the door, abruptly snapping it off.
"As the rusty hinges squeeked, the two walked inside, gazing apon...
"Dig the spread!" Devimon exclaimed, mouth wide. A large, long, rectangular table of bread, meat, and any other thing you'd see in a fancy restaraunt was before them.
"Is if this could be anything other than a trap." Seto muttered." Let's go on, Devimon. Someone's trying to get the better of us, and I hate having to deal with hopeless causes."
A growling Devimon [stomach, not mouth] sighed as they walked to the next room.
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Around an hour later, an exhausted, very annoyed pair of egomaniacs had made it through the Grey Lord's Manor, and I avoided exactly 9999 lightning bolts from those of you who are real jerks reading this. *ZAP!* *grumbles*
Anyway, Seto looked up at the staircase as they re-entered the main hall." We've searched everywhere but up there, so,-"
"No, we haven't: That door over there was impossible to move, remember?" Devimon mentioned, pointing to the leftmost door.
"Well, maybe we'll find a secret switch upstairs, or it could just be a highly humorous way of decorating a wall, but in any case we have to search the second floor."
A few rooms later, they came to what was almost an empty room, except for the large amount of books scattered on the floor, and the lined wall with a switch next to it.
"Allow me." Devimon said, getting the idea. He expanded his arm across the room, flipping the switch, and immediately pulled it back as the wall started to move.
The end result was that it revealed what looked like a smaller, mahogany wall, except that wall collapsed to the floor, revealing it's true self: A coffin-shaped four-poster bed.
"Hmm, Count Dracula, I presume?" Kaiba smirked, looking it over." I didn't think this the lord of the night's house instead of the Grey Lord's."
"Manor." Finished the voice from before, bringing another bolt of lightning from the rainy night. The two turned around instantly to come face to face with another ghost. This one was also sheet-like, except for it's greyer color, and the red cloak and hood it wore. Two yellow eyes shone from within it, and it held a nasty-looking, gold-bladded scythe.
D-Navi Analyzer Bio.
Devimon: PHANTOMON is the Ghost Digimon your parents tell stories about to make you afraid of the dark! His Shadow Scythe attack is spooky enough, but worse than that is his Father Time technique, able to make you relive anything you've ever experienced!
"And, considering this guy's disposition, he'll choose something nasty for tonight's viewing!" Devimon finished.
"Devimon... how long I've awaited the day of your return, my master!" Phantomon's raspy voice echoed. Jaw Drops ala Confused Glances were the treat Phantomon recieved for this statement.
"Master? What the error are you talking about?" Devimon swore as he stared.
"Still the same harsh language, don't you remember me-" Phantomon paused dramatically," Lord Myotismon?"
"My...otismon?" Seto inquired." Who's he?"
"Only the past life of your human-loving reject!" Phantomon shot." I hope you're proud of yourself, Devimon! You've corrupted the history of your past life! He was the only Digimon to return from deletion not once, not twice, but three times! First when he was deleted by the original Digidestined, then four years later only to be destroyed by every Digidestined in that universe, and finally by your human's greatest rival, after a lost card game in that called the Shadow Realm!"
"Yami? Well, that explains why I don't like Midget Man, but... I was really that powerful?" Devimon asked, disbelievingly.
"Yes, until THIS incarnation. After all the trouble we went through to find your data in the Shadow Realm, and send it to this garbage dump for re-formatiing-"
"Garbage dump? The digital world's in pretty bad shape, but not that bad!" Kaiba scoffed.
"What else would you call this?There are many other versions of the digital world, one for every universe with the Internet!" Phantomon explained." This version acts as the center of waste disposal, where all of the discarded data from all of the others comes, most of it reformed here! File City and Primary Village both come from seperate universes that were destroyed by the Powers of Darkness, and the Digimon who live in this world face new surprises every few years! But THIS! To see the once great Lord Myotismon, the one who was going to rule both worlds, to become king of all Digimon, reduced to a pile of human sympathizing rubbish-"
"I'd watch your mouth if I were you, and I could!" Devimon barked at the hooded apparition." I know you're an Ultimate, but my partner can give me powers you'd never dream of! It'll be a cold day in the Dark Area before you delete me!"
"Don't think of it as deletion, think of it as a revival!" Phantomon jeered." Lord Myotismon's will shall take control of my body, and reshape my form to his own! He shall be ressurected, delete that annoying nuisance Kimon, and rule over both worlds, as his destiny demands!"
"You're insane." Seto's eyes narrowed." Do you really think your sacrifice could accomplish all of that?"
An uncomfortable silence passed before Phantomon replied," I don't think, I know. I know the power and pain of sacrifice. Though I have never felt it, I have seen it enough. You, Devimon, more than anyone has seen the innocent lay down their lives for you to end, giving others a chance to live!"
The phantom swung his schythe high, quickly swinging it counter-clockwise." Father Time!"
An ear-splitting crashing sound was heard, as both Devimon and Seto started feeling, and seeing, images of the past. The body they had was the same, although only Devimon started to truly remember......
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(flashback sequence)
"As punishment, I hearby condemn you both to an eternal imprisonment in the digital world! GRISLY WING!"
Two scared, blond-haired boys shuddered as their friends, two small Digimon, one with a pumpkin-like head, the other made of rock, dissapeared. The older boy started screaming.
"They were our friends.. they never meant to hurt us... they only wanted to have a little fun......" he stuttered angrily, before looking up fiercely at the Ultimate with his fiery blue eyes. " AND YOU JUST CONDEMNED THEM FOR NO REASON AT ALL!"
FLASH!
"CRIMSON LIGHTNING!" He echoed, throwing his hand foreward, releasing a long, shining whip of the same color energy. A flower-like, fairyish Ultimate barely dodged out of the way.
"Flower Cannon!" She yelled, forming her hands together and shooting a bright, pink ball of energy. He sneered, slapping it to bud-like pieces with his bare hand.
"Honestly, my little flower girl, do you expect to defeat me with geraniums?" He taunted, fgolding his arms for another attack. "Nightmare Claw!"
As he threw his arm up, a large, bat-like shape of dark energy collided with his foe. She fell limply, color starting to drain from her body: The dark energy was cutting off the sun's light from her chloroplasts, disabling her energy, and causing her to instantly begin starving.
FLASH!
"Now, what else could I do?"
His voice was different, as was he. Larger, covered in metal. He gripped a red, spider-like Digimon in his hand, who seemed to be scared beyond all hope.
"No..... not that!" She croaked, realizing what it meant. He grinned cruelly, and felt a moutlike opening widen from his shoulder. Her data dispursed instantly.
"No! ARUKENIMON! What have you done!?" The bandage-coated Digimon below screamed in rage.
"I merely did what she was thinking! She wanted to be as far away from me as possible. Well, she'll NEVER be near me again!" He cackled.
"You destroyed her... HOW COULD YOU!? SNAKE BANDAGE!"
The newly-angered Ultimate threw out his right arm, wrapping his tormentor's body in the white wrap of a mummy, but the dark one stretched, and it was instantly broken.
"Please. what do you think you can do? Wrap me in another useless Snake Bandage? I fear you even less than those Digidestined brats!"
"Then I shall TEACH you to fear me!" The sickened lover cried, shooting a laser beam from a gun on his shoulder. The demon laughed again, full of mirth.
"Crimson Mist!"
The openings on his shoulders shot out a blood-red fog. The mummy choked as he was enveloped in it, and when it evaporated, so had he.
(End flashback)
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"Do you see NOW?" Phantomon demanded as they snapped out of the trance, horrified." You are the Grey Lord, the lord of Ghost Digimon, Myotismon! It is your legacy, your destiny! You will become your former self, master, even if I must cease to exist to do so!"
"I... really did... all of that......" Devimon stuttered, falling to the ground, using his lengthy arms to try and keep himself up.
"So what?"
Both Viruses stared at the inventor, who looked no less determined than before, if a bit shaken up.
"Devimon did some bad things, but that's not the end of the story! Though most don't care enough, everyone has the ability to atone for the past. He's come around, and after seeing that, it makes me even more proud to be his partner, because he's progressed much more than I thought he had!"
"Seto..." Devimon whispered, eyes drying.
"Oh, for Goddramon's sake! SHADOW SCYTHE!" Phantomon gagged as he swiped his weapon toward them. Devimon took off, barely avoiding the slash, grabbing his partner, and immedietely flying off through the manor.
"That door's open now!" Devimon shouted as they entered the main hall." Should we?"
"DO we have anywhere else to run?" Seto asked as they swooped inside.
They passed through a highly mechanical laboratory, and several rooms that looked like prison halls, before reaching-
"A dead end!" Seto groaned as they landed. Turning around, they saw the red-robed phantom right behind them.
"Don't try and fight it! Stay still, and this will be painless!" Phantomon shrieked as he glided toward them.
"Hey, Devimon, ready to see if you have that much power, after all?" Seto whispered.
"I'll try anything once."
"Okay. I hope this works, Vampire Lord!"
Suddenly, something very odd happened. Seto stopped covering his eyes from the bright black light [!?] that had appeared, to see a small, tab-like object in fron of them. It was made of beautiful obsidian, and it had a symbol on it that looked like a sideways 'U', except for the arrow coming from one of the curves.
"This is....... a crest?!" Seto gasped. However, his partner's form was already starting to change.
D-Navi: Crest Program execute, Redemption.
"Devimon, digivolve toooooooo-"
His body was covered in that same dark energy, thinning out, becoming less muscular. A fine, aristocratic suit covered his body, topped off with a black cape that was red inside. His black, bony hands were covered with grey gloves, and a red, bat-shaped mask appeared over his eyes. His face was now deathly white, and his lips were purple, as though they had been filled with a large amount of red substance. A vampire.
"MYOTISMON!"
As he spoke, a small group of bats fluttered out of his cloak, circling his head. Each bat looked normal, except for the shape on their head: An 'A' with a slash through it.
"You shouldn't have wasted so much time explaining my past, Phantomon." He insulted, eyes expressionless. [For those of you who, like me, watch Inuyasha, think Sesshomaru's voice and eye expressions. I.E., no emotion.]
Seto didn't know whether to feel fear or pride: His partner was an Ultimate.
"Great...great work, Myotismon!" He cheered, finally.
The vampire turned, allowing a small smile. However, his eyes remained without emotion, so it wa hard to tell whether he enjoyed the praise or not.
D-Navi Analyzer Nio:
Myotismon: I am a dark noble, a Digimon count. My Nightmare Claw attack is deadly and fast, and my Crimson Lightning is lethal and slightly faster than your average attack. The Grisly Wing technique is the slowest I have, but if enough bats get absorbed into your body, it is more terminal than both of the others combined.
"You've succeeded, Phantomon, Myotismon is back. However, I am no longer the madmon I was before. I shall use my incredible power to protect this world, and vanquish those that would harm it!"
{This is impossible.. he shouldn't have been able to Digivolve, it doesn't make sense!} Phantomon thought madly, too preoccupied to realize the danger.
"Crimson Lightning." Myotismon whispered. A long, red whip of energy erupted from his fingers, splitting the ghost in half.
"Simple, yet sad." The noblemon said, bowing as he loaded the data," I am starting to remember my life before, and he was quite a good friend, as well as a loyal servent."
"Myotismon.. I..... well, wow." Seto said, clearly impressed. The vampire smiled again, and suddenly, his expressionless eyes widened slightly.
"Seto, are there any cards in your deck that can free someone trapped in another?"
"Yeah, Soul Exchange, why-" Seto said, before his eyes shone, too." Talk about making up for your past deeds."
As Seto called out the name of the card, he failed to notice his crest shine, becoming a part of his D-Navi.
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Kimon grinned cruelly from his vantage point, as hundreds of Digimon suddenly appeared out of nowehere in the Overdell.
"At last, he has freed them. Many of them, such as Arukenimon, were once great villians of the digital world. Their existance shall only increase the amount of fear and prejudice throughout the land. Hah, Kaiba and his partner are such fools, they may have become more powerful, but they played right into my hand by trying to set things right."
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A/N: Whew, that was a long chapter. Good thing I bought a lightning rod, or I'd be dead, again, by now. GREY LORD'S MANOR! *bolt hits lightning rod* HAH!
Naraku: Even I must admit, you succeeded in making Kimon just as brilliant a trap-setter as I amn.
Inuyasha: NARAKU! IRON REAVER!
Naraku: *head spilts off, dissapears, leaving small wooden object.
Inuyasha: Dammit, another puppet. When will that coward start fighting for himself?!
Yami: believe me, I know the feeling.
Marik: SILENCE, FOOL!
Alpha: Next chapter deals with one of the other missing groups, plus, Kimon makes a longer appearance, and our heroes have another battle. Please r'n'r, and don't worry, you can say the name as much as you want, I'm safe now!
Chibi Vegeta: *points at hidden metal plates in Alpha's gloves, grins, points at the review button* You know what to do, readers.
Alpha: *notices* No, wait, DON'T REVIE- *ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!*
"A chap who can point at you and say DIE has the distinct advantage."- Sir Markham.
Inuyasha; YOU CAME BACK!? HOW!?
Joey: Wha- you mean you don't know?
Drake: FINALLY, someone else who hasn't seen DBZ yet!
Alpha: Drake, you need to get out more. I just got the first seven GT episodes on tape, and, despite what everyone says, they rock. The art's smoother, the music's cooler, and a lot of other stuff rules about it. Plus, Goku's gotten so strong over the twenty years after the battle, he could fight Majin Buu without going to the first Super Saiyan stage!
Drake: Majin who? Super what?
Tristan: THAT'S IT! Alpha, can we borrow your DBZ tapes?
Alpha: No, you can't- *growls as Tristan and Joey run off with them anyway, forcing Drake to follow* siiiiiiiiiigh.
Disclaimer: Me? Own YGO or Digimon? OR DB, DBZ, DBGT, or Inuyasha, which are all mentioned above? Do you WANT me to laugh like Hercule, because I can do a pretty good impression.
Yami Alpha: Hikari, not while those with sensitive ears are around.
Inuyasha: Feh.
Alpha: And another thing: Why are you still here?
Inuyasha: You're planning a new fic involving my world, plus, it somehow connects with the Dragon Duelist storyline, so I have to stay here. Plus, I have to see if your rip-offs are worthy of a second Tetsusaiga slashing, and Kagome didn't trust having Miroku in the same hempisphere as any of the female characters. Hey, what's that?
Alpha: *holds up voice recording* A safety measure, in case you try and kill me again. *presses Play button*
Recorder: SIT!
*chapter starts as Inuyasha smashes to the ground.*
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Seto Kaiba's eyes opened slowly, giving him the knowledge of his new location. He sat up, glancing around the dark, green, sloppy marshland he was in.
"Where in the world am I?" He whispered, rubbing his head. His eyes widened as he remembered." I was on that mountain..... and Kimon used an attack........ am I...... dead?"
"If you are, I bet you're scared to see me!" Demidevimon said as he fluttered down, causing the teenage genius to jump to his feet, clutching his heart.
"Very funny, I bet you could KILL at a nursing home!" Seto scowled." Where are we?"
"Judging by the fact we're in a marshland, deep in some forest, and the thriving smell of my fellow Viruses surrounds us," Demidevimon reasoned, sounding excited," we're in the Mangrove Region, a short distance away from the legendary Grey Lord's Manor!"
A far-too-sudden-to-be-coincidental lightning bolt struck a hill a short distance away, bringing with it a loud thunder as soon as Demidevimon finished saying the word Manor.
"And I'm supposed to be impressed?" Kaiba asked. Demidevimon perched on his partner's arm, and clenched hard with his talons, earning a satisfying yell.
"The Grey Lord's Manor-" Demidevimon paused as a Muchomon was struck by lightning on the other side of the swamp [A/N: TAKE THAT, RED PENGUINMON!] ," is a holy, or arcane, depending on your view, land where only Virus types are able to dwell."
"Arcane?" Seto spoke as he slowly followed his partner through the woods.
"Yeah, stupid type stereotyping." Demidevimon said through grit teeth." Y'know, Kimon was right about one thing: Vaccines and Datas hate us Viruses like pidgeons and vandals hate shiny cars! Just because every threat to the digital world comes from a Virus Digimon doesn't mean we're ALL bad!"
Seto glanced around." Since only Viruses can enter where you're leading me, it's safe to say the others aren't staying there. What happened, anyway?"
"You don't remember?" Demidevimon questioned. "Kimon started flapping away, then he used some large attack on the mountain! Then the mountain started dissintigrating, and, since he didn't upload it for some reason, three Data Streams formed from it! We fell in this one, I saw Gatomon, Lara, Joey, and Flamedramon fall in another, and Shayla, Chinchillamon, that BWG guy, Roan, Kotemon, Yugi, and Renamon fall in the last. I didn't see which one the Red Gogglehead and Mr. Secretive went through, though."
"Well, that would help, IF I knew what Data Streams are!"
"Sheesh, they're large pink cyclones of data that can send you to random locations across the entire digital world, know-it-all!"
"You're right, I AM a know-it-all, but it's better than being a know-nothing!"
"That's not even an insult!"
"It is now!"
This argument continued until the clouds above [or, somebody else said the name of the mansion] issued another lightning bolt, this one striking a ModokiBetamon snoozing in the swamp, who abruptly was launched into orbit. Rain soon followed.
"Whatdya' say we just go to the GLM, and get away from this place?" Demidevimon said, shivering atop his partner's head.
"Just tell me where to go." Seto agreed, pulling the back of his duster over them and starting to walk.
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"Is this it?" Seto asked disbelievingly as they entered a spooky, graveyard-like place.
"Naw, this is the Overdell, sort of the front lawn for the Grey Lord's Manor."
Both of them turned around after the lightning to see a DarkLizardmon about fifty feet away, singed and twitching as it smoked.
"Lightning won't strike the house if we say the name inside it, will it?"
"Most likely not. I suggest you refrain from touching anything metal, though, just to be safe." Demidevimon suggested.
"BEGONE, TRESSPASSERS!"
The two jumped back as a white Digimon appeared where they had stood. It was transparent, though it had two grey claws. It had a large, open mouth with sharp teeth, and two beady black eyes. It's lower half was like a ripped sheet, and it floated in mid-air.
D-Navi Analyzer Bio.
Digimon: I am BAKEMON, a Ghost VIRUS Digimon. I use my hauntingly powerful Dark Claw to protect the Grey Lord's Manor, and-
The devil and his partner's eyes were like slits and sweatdrops the size of their heads appeared, as the ghost was struck by the lightning bolt, and fell into burned pieces on the ground.
"Well... we'll have to tell the others that we deserve a medal for fastest victory when we find them." Seto said, annoyed, as he ran, Demidevimon on his shoulder, into the Grey Lord's Manor.
[A/N: *thunder sounds* BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT! *twitches, collapses*]
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The inside of the mansion was that of a common horror movie: Inviting, deserted, and lit with occasional candles and a chandlier on the ceiling. Several large, wooden doors were on either side of the room, as was a single one at the top of the red carpeted staircase.
"So, this is Grey Lord's Manor." Seto stated, ignoring the now expected thunder outside." First order of business, we look for anyone else living here. Second, if enemy Digimon happen to be the ones living here, we beat the heck out of them. Third, we look for supplies."
"What supplies?"
"Food." Seto said, actually smiling.
"Kukukukukukukukukukuku, guests! How unexpected!"
Kaiba's cerulean eyes scanned the room, coming across an open door to the right.
"Something tells me the first order of business is finished." Demidevimon said, flapping off his teammate's arm." And it looks like the second is about to take place!"
"Right! Swordstalker!"
"Demidevimon, digivolve toooooo- DEVIMON!"
Now taller than his partner, the Evil Digimon stepped lightly over to the door, abruptly snapping it off.
"As the rusty hinges squeeked, the two walked inside, gazing apon...
"Dig the spread!" Devimon exclaimed, mouth wide. A large, long, rectangular table of bread, meat, and any other thing you'd see in a fancy restaraunt was before them.
"Is if this could be anything other than a trap." Seto muttered." Let's go on, Devimon. Someone's trying to get the better of us, and I hate having to deal with hopeless causes."
A growling Devimon [stomach, not mouth] sighed as they walked to the next room.
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Around an hour later, an exhausted, very annoyed pair of egomaniacs had made it through the Grey Lord's Manor, and I avoided exactly 9999 lightning bolts from those of you who are real jerks reading this. *ZAP!* *grumbles*
Anyway, Seto looked up at the staircase as they re-entered the main hall." We've searched everywhere but up there, so,-"
"No, we haven't: That door over there was impossible to move, remember?" Devimon mentioned, pointing to the leftmost door.
"Well, maybe we'll find a secret switch upstairs, or it could just be a highly humorous way of decorating a wall, but in any case we have to search the second floor."
A few rooms later, they came to what was almost an empty room, except for the large amount of books scattered on the floor, and the lined wall with a switch next to it.
"Allow me." Devimon said, getting the idea. He expanded his arm across the room, flipping the switch, and immediately pulled it back as the wall started to move.
The end result was that it revealed what looked like a smaller, mahogany wall, except that wall collapsed to the floor, revealing it's true self: A coffin-shaped four-poster bed.
"Hmm, Count Dracula, I presume?" Kaiba smirked, looking it over." I didn't think this the lord of the night's house instead of the Grey Lord's."
"Manor." Finished the voice from before, bringing another bolt of lightning from the rainy night. The two turned around instantly to come face to face with another ghost. This one was also sheet-like, except for it's greyer color, and the red cloak and hood it wore. Two yellow eyes shone from within it, and it held a nasty-looking, gold-bladded scythe.
D-Navi Analyzer Bio.
Devimon: PHANTOMON is the Ghost Digimon your parents tell stories about to make you afraid of the dark! His Shadow Scythe attack is spooky enough, but worse than that is his Father Time technique, able to make you relive anything you've ever experienced!
"And, considering this guy's disposition, he'll choose something nasty for tonight's viewing!" Devimon finished.
"Devimon... how long I've awaited the day of your return, my master!" Phantomon's raspy voice echoed. Jaw Drops ala Confused Glances were the treat Phantomon recieved for this statement.
"Master? What the error are you talking about?" Devimon swore as he stared.
"Still the same harsh language, don't you remember me-" Phantomon paused dramatically," Lord Myotismon?"
"My...otismon?" Seto inquired." Who's he?"
"Only the past life of your human-loving reject!" Phantomon shot." I hope you're proud of yourself, Devimon! You've corrupted the history of your past life! He was the only Digimon to return from deletion not once, not twice, but three times! First when he was deleted by the original Digidestined, then four years later only to be destroyed by every Digidestined in that universe, and finally by your human's greatest rival, after a lost card game in that called the Shadow Realm!"
"Yami? Well, that explains why I don't like Midget Man, but... I was really that powerful?" Devimon asked, disbelievingly.
"Yes, until THIS incarnation. After all the trouble we went through to find your data in the Shadow Realm, and send it to this garbage dump for re-formatiing-"
"Garbage dump? The digital world's in pretty bad shape, but not that bad!" Kaiba scoffed.
"What else would you call this?There are many other versions of the digital world, one for every universe with the Internet!" Phantomon explained." This version acts as the center of waste disposal, where all of the discarded data from all of the others comes, most of it reformed here! File City and Primary Village both come from seperate universes that were destroyed by the Powers of Darkness, and the Digimon who live in this world face new surprises every few years! But THIS! To see the once great Lord Myotismon, the one who was going to rule both worlds, to become king of all Digimon, reduced to a pile of human sympathizing rubbish-"
"I'd watch your mouth if I were you, and I could!" Devimon barked at the hooded apparition." I know you're an Ultimate, but my partner can give me powers you'd never dream of! It'll be a cold day in the Dark Area before you delete me!"
"Don't think of it as deletion, think of it as a revival!" Phantomon jeered." Lord Myotismon's will shall take control of my body, and reshape my form to his own! He shall be ressurected, delete that annoying nuisance Kimon, and rule over both worlds, as his destiny demands!"
"You're insane." Seto's eyes narrowed." Do you really think your sacrifice could accomplish all of that?"
An uncomfortable silence passed before Phantomon replied," I don't think, I know. I know the power and pain of sacrifice. Though I have never felt it, I have seen it enough. You, Devimon, more than anyone has seen the innocent lay down their lives for you to end, giving others a chance to live!"
The phantom swung his schythe high, quickly swinging it counter-clockwise." Father Time!"
An ear-splitting crashing sound was heard, as both Devimon and Seto started feeling, and seeing, images of the past. The body they had was the same, although only Devimon started to truly remember......
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(flashback sequence)
"As punishment, I hearby condemn you both to an eternal imprisonment in the digital world! GRISLY WING!"
Two scared, blond-haired boys shuddered as their friends, two small Digimon, one with a pumpkin-like head, the other made of rock, dissapeared. The older boy started screaming.
"They were our friends.. they never meant to hurt us... they only wanted to have a little fun......" he stuttered angrily, before looking up fiercely at the Ultimate with his fiery blue eyes. " AND YOU JUST CONDEMNED THEM FOR NO REASON AT ALL!"
FLASH!
"CRIMSON LIGHTNING!" He echoed, throwing his hand foreward, releasing a long, shining whip of the same color energy. A flower-like, fairyish Ultimate barely dodged out of the way.
"Flower Cannon!" She yelled, forming her hands together and shooting a bright, pink ball of energy. He sneered, slapping it to bud-like pieces with his bare hand.
"Honestly, my little flower girl, do you expect to defeat me with geraniums?" He taunted, fgolding his arms for another attack. "Nightmare Claw!"
As he threw his arm up, a large, bat-like shape of dark energy collided with his foe. She fell limply, color starting to drain from her body: The dark energy was cutting off the sun's light from her chloroplasts, disabling her energy, and causing her to instantly begin starving.
FLASH!
"Now, what else could I do?"
His voice was different, as was he. Larger, covered in metal. He gripped a red, spider-like Digimon in his hand, who seemed to be scared beyond all hope.
"No..... not that!" She croaked, realizing what it meant. He grinned cruelly, and felt a moutlike opening widen from his shoulder. Her data dispursed instantly.
"No! ARUKENIMON! What have you done!?" The bandage-coated Digimon below screamed in rage.
"I merely did what she was thinking! She wanted to be as far away from me as possible. Well, she'll NEVER be near me again!" He cackled.
"You destroyed her... HOW COULD YOU!? SNAKE BANDAGE!"
The newly-angered Ultimate threw out his right arm, wrapping his tormentor's body in the white wrap of a mummy, but the dark one stretched, and it was instantly broken.
"Please. what do you think you can do? Wrap me in another useless Snake Bandage? I fear you even less than those Digidestined brats!"
"Then I shall TEACH you to fear me!" The sickened lover cried, shooting a laser beam from a gun on his shoulder. The demon laughed again, full of mirth.
"Crimson Mist!"
The openings on his shoulders shot out a blood-red fog. The mummy choked as he was enveloped in it, and when it evaporated, so had he.
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"Do you see NOW?" Phantomon demanded as they snapped out of the trance, horrified." You are the Grey Lord, the lord of Ghost Digimon, Myotismon! It is your legacy, your destiny! You will become your former self, master, even if I must cease to exist to do so!"
"I... really did... all of that......" Devimon stuttered, falling to the ground, using his lengthy arms to try and keep himself up.
"So what?"
Both Viruses stared at the inventor, who looked no less determined than before, if a bit shaken up.
"Devimon did some bad things, but that's not the end of the story! Though most don't care enough, everyone has the ability to atone for the past. He's come around, and after seeing that, it makes me even more proud to be his partner, because he's progressed much more than I thought he had!"
"Seto..." Devimon whispered, eyes drying.
"Oh, for Goddramon's sake! SHADOW SCYTHE!" Phantomon gagged as he swiped his weapon toward them. Devimon took off, barely avoiding the slash, grabbing his partner, and immedietely flying off through the manor.
"That door's open now!" Devimon shouted as they entered the main hall." Should we?"
"DO we have anywhere else to run?" Seto asked as they swooped inside.
They passed through a highly mechanical laboratory, and several rooms that looked like prison halls, before reaching-
"A dead end!" Seto groaned as they landed. Turning around, they saw the red-robed phantom right behind them.
"Don't try and fight it! Stay still, and this will be painless!" Phantomon shrieked as he glided toward them.
"Hey, Devimon, ready to see if you have that much power, after all?" Seto whispered.
"I'll try anything once."
"Okay. I hope this works, Vampire Lord!"
Suddenly, something very odd happened. Seto stopped covering his eyes from the bright black light [!?] that had appeared, to see a small, tab-like object in fron of them. It was made of beautiful obsidian, and it had a symbol on it that looked like a sideways 'U', except for the arrow coming from one of the curves.
"This is....... a crest?!" Seto gasped. However, his partner's form was already starting to change.
D-Navi: Crest Program execute, Redemption.
"Devimon, digivolve toooooooo-"
His body was covered in that same dark energy, thinning out, becoming less muscular. A fine, aristocratic suit covered his body, topped off with a black cape that was red inside. His black, bony hands were covered with grey gloves, and a red, bat-shaped mask appeared over his eyes. His face was now deathly white, and his lips were purple, as though they had been filled with a large amount of red substance. A vampire.
"MYOTISMON!"
As he spoke, a small group of bats fluttered out of his cloak, circling his head. Each bat looked normal, except for the shape on their head: An 'A' with a slash through it.
"You shouldn't have wasted so much time explaining my past, Phantomon." He insulted, eyes expressionless. [For those of you who, like me, watch Inuyasha, think Sesshomaru's voice and eye expressions. I.E., no emotion.]
Seto didn't know whether to feel fear or pride: His partner was an Ultimate.
"Great...great work, Myotismon!" He cheered, finally.
The vampire turned, allowing a small smile. However, his eyes remained without emotion, so it wa hard to tell whether he enjoyed the praise or not.
D-Navi Analyzer Nio:
Myotismon: I am a dark noble, a Digimon count. My Nightmare Claw attack is deadly and fast, and my Crimson Lightning is lethal and slightly faster than your average attack. The Grisly Wing technique is the slowest I have, but if enough bats get absorbed into your body, it is more terminal than both of the others combined.
"You've succeeded, Phantomon, Myotismon is back. However, I am no longer the madmon I was before. I shall use my incredible power to protect this world, and vanquish those that would harm it!"
{This is impossible.. he shouldn't have been able to Digivolve, it doesn't make sense!} Phantomon thought madly, too preoccupied to realize the danger.
"Crimson Lightning." Myotismon whispered. A long, red whip of energy erupted from his fingers, splitting the ghost in half.
"Simple, yet sad." The noblemon said, bowing as he loaded the data," I am starting to remember my life before, and he was quite a good friend, as well as a loyal servent."
"Myotismon.. I..... well, wow." Seto said, clearly impressed. The vampire smiled again, and suddenly, his expressionless eyes widened slightly.
"Seto, are there any cards in your deck that can free someone trapped in another?"
"Yeah, Soul Exchange, why-" Seto said, before his eyes shone, too." Talk about making up for your past deeds."
As Seto called out the name of the card, he failed to notice his crest shine, becoming a part of his D-Navi.
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Kimon grinned cruelly from his vantage point, as hundreds of Digimon suddenly appeared out of nowehere in the Overdell.
"At last, he has freed them. Many of them, such as Arukenimon, were once great villians of the digital world. Their existance shall only increase the amount of fear and prejudice throughout the land. Hah, Kaiba and his partner are such fools, they may have become more powerful, but they played right into my hand by trying to set things right."
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A/N: Whew, that was a long chapter. Good thing I bought a lightning rod, or I'd be dead, again, by now. GREY LORD'S MANOR! *bolt hits lightning rod* HAH!
Naraku: Even I must admit, you succeeded in making Kimon just as brilliant a trap-setter as I amn.
Inuyasha: NARAKU! IRON REAVER!
Naraku: *head spilts off, dissapears, leaving small wooden object.
Inuyasha: Dammit, another puppet. When will that coward start fighting for himself?!
Yami: believe me, I know the feeling.
Marik: SILENCE, FOOL!
Alpha: Next chapter deals with one of the other missing groups, plus, Kimon makes a longer appearance, and our heroes have another battle. Please r'n'r, and don't worry, you can say the name as much as you want, I'm safe now!
Chibi Vegeta: *points at hidden metal plates in Alpha's gloves, grins, points at the review button* You know what to do, readers.
Alpha: *notices* No, wait, DON'T REVIE- *ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!*
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