Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, the Chosen Digi-Destined, the Tamers or the Frontier Digi-Destined. I also don't own the rights to the Dragonball GT or Digimon Frontier storylines. Dorothy Kaimodosu and Avengemon are character rights of Dark Warrior. Max, Keke, BW, Kara, Tike, David, Sam and Pikkan are rightful characters of D3 creator, Max Acorn AKA MA. Wyveemon and MegaVeemon are characters contributed by Alan Wilkinson. Lady Moinanea and Bebimon are characters I've created for this story.
Kanius: It's already been almost a week. See? I wasn't going to forget about this story all together. Besides, my goal is to finish this saga by late July. Looks like you guys will be getting a month's worth of new D-Frontier chapters! Anyway, let's check out if Tai and Agumon had indeed survived the predicament. Enjoy the chapter!
[Digimon Frontier Opening theme "Fire!!" plays]
Taichi Dead, or Alive?! BW, the Mysterious Warrior, Asks a Favor!
With one loud cry, Bebi-Metalla X hurled the dark sphere down towards the fallen Omega X. The warrior could barely move a muscle from the abuse he had taken earlier on. His eyes started to fade with the sphere inching ever so closer.
"I won't give up! I will not give up! This is far from over, Bebimon!"
The sphere slammed into the ground and engulfed the area where Omega X once laid. A massive explosion took place and everything within the area was wiped out. The explosion cleared away and smoke covered the entire devastated landscape. Nothing was left but a large crater with fallen debris. There wasn't even a trace of Omega X. Max was found crawling through the rubble. Luckily, he had escaped the blast. He was fortunate not to be spotted by Bebimon yet.
"What an ordinary power!" War Angemon commented.
"So, brother? Do you think you can actually come back from that?" Celesta X muttered.
"Oh yes! I've finally destroyed the strongest human! Taichi has fallen! There is no more opposition to ever stand in my way!" Bebi-Metalla X exclaimed with triumph. "The Tufflesurians have finally reclaimed their top positions!"
"What? My dad?! No, he couldn't be gone…" Max said. "It can't be…"
The boy choked on tears underneath the pile of debris, which he was hiding in. He couldn't stand the fact that he has lost his own father to the maniac.
Bebi-Metalla X looked down at the massive crater, which was the result of his Revenge Death ball. He smiled and faced his Tufflesurian slaves.
"Never. Never will the Tufflesurians be considered weak lambs. No, we are now efficient hunters. We shall spread throughout the real world and digital universe like a plague."
There was nothing left of the heroic warrior. Bebimon has finally succeeded what no other evil force has accomplished. He has destroyed Omega X, a.k.a. Taichi Kamiya, and has killed off the once powerful digital warrior of courage. A proud grin forms across the Tufflesurian's chagrin. He yells out and lets his voice echo throughout the globe.
"Hear me out, my fellow Tufflesurians! The last of our opposition has finally been dealt with! Omega X has died at the hands of me, your savior! I am your only savior! Victory has come for us Tufflesurians!"
As soon as he said that, every Tufflesurian-humans cheered and chanted loudly for their "savior". They started to create celebrations, which simply put every New Year event to shame. Bebi-Metalla X was praised by his 'followers' and worshipped as a god.
"Yes! With the use of the black digicores, I shall restore my home planet, which that foolish human Cyrus helped destroy! We shall leave this trash heap of a planet and colonize the restored Planet Plant! I promise you paradise! I promise you freedom! We shall reign supreme with no opposition to stand in our way!"
The Tufflesurian-humans continued cheering and chanted the mutant's name in triumph. Bebi-Metalla X crossed his arms and smiled with great pride.
"Yes, that's right, Taichi. I don't even feel out your ki anymore. You're obviously dead. Rest easy in the after life, human! The same applies to you Agumon. Heh. Heh."
As soon as Bebi-Metalla X flew out across the horizon, every other digital warrior under his control followed him. The masses crowded out and stormed down the streets out from the devastated apartment complex. They cried out Bebimon's name and gathered more people to join their masses.
Meanwhile, a body was slowly coming through slight unconsciousness. The person pushed his way through the rubble and kicked away at heavy concrete. The boy slowly opened his eyes and saw nothing but a wake of destruction around the wrecked apartment complex. Max stood before what could have been the aftermath of a massive earthquake combined with a dozen tornadoes. But the boy knew what was the cause of this destruction.
"Damn, they did all of this?! My dad and Bebimon are beyond anything I've seen before. Dad… I can't believe he's gone…"
The boy flies up above the destruction and looked around his surroundings. He saw no signs of his father or the enemy. He couldn't even attempt to pick up their ki. Max did the only thing he can do at the moment: call out his own father's name.
"Father! Father! Can you hear me?! Father!"
Despite this, Max knew that his father would not respond to his pleas. He did not want to face the fact that his father has disappeared from existence. The boy feared for the worst, but remained confident to know that his father was a survivor of the destruction inflicted by the mutant.
"Oh! He could have been buried under this rubble for all I know! My dad was said to have lived through many near death experiences.
Just then, Max felt a presence and turned to see a streak of light heading towards his direction. He was curious to know whoever was flying into his direction. He immediately sighed a relief when he felt Pikkan's ki. The Alterian, with Jeri on his back, came into perfect view and stopped to look down upon the destruction.
"My god. Look at this destruction, Pikkan!" Jeri said with a gasp.
"I know. Bebimon is responsible for this. Yeah, I can't even feel out Omega X's energy force anymore."
Max lowers his head with his face contorting with shame and defeat. The concerned Pikkan flies over to the boy and faces him.
"Are you sure that your father is gone, Max?"
"I… I… I don't feel his presence anymore. There's no energy signal amongst this rubble. I fear for the worst. You can go ahead and check the devastation if you want to."
"I'll give it a try, Max. But let's not jump into any conclusions. Your father may not be dead after all. At least, I hope he's alive…"
The Alterian checked the entire premises and channeled through any available ki energy signals. Unfortunately, he failed to feel out Omega X's energy signal, not even a faint one. Pikkan looks over to Max with a slightly, saddened glare.
"See? Am I right? He's gone, isn't he?"
"Max. I don't know what to say."
"I'm sorry, Max," Jeri said.
Filled with bitter rage and angst, Max sighed and allowed tears to stroll down his innocent face. He clenches his fist and cries out with pure anguish.
"FATHER! You can't be dead!!"
Jeri couldn't help but feel for the boy and lets out a few teardrops. The Alterian remained strong despite the saddening turn of events.
"Tai. I don't know where you are, but I know that you haven't passed on into the digital afterlife. You manage to pull yourself from out of these insane predicaments. Wherever you are, I hope you realize what Bebimon plans on doing to your own planet. Every human will be purified into his own herd of sheep. This entire planet will become the first to be occupied by the way of the Tufflesurians. I don't even stand a chance against his newly acquired perfect form. This requires your participation as well, Taichi. Get back as soon as you can, my friend."
Max was visibly upset and paid not heed attention to Pikkan. He was focused and wanted nothing more than to get his hands on the Tufflesurian dictator.
"Bebimon… I swear I'm going to make you pay for this! I will avenge my father's death! I swear on his grace that I will rip you to pieces! FATHER!! I shall avenge you!!"
Shinjuku. The Rooftop of Hypnos Headquarters
Bebi-Metalla X landed down on the top roof of the Hypnos Headquarters towers. He looked around with satisfaction as each of Tai's brainwashed friends bowed before him. War Angemon and Celesta X lowered their heads by showing their allegiance to the overlord. Tike walks over and hands him the bag containing the four black digicores.
"Here are the black digicores, which you have requested, Lord Bebimon," Tike spoke.
"Now we can put them to good use," replied Kara.
"Yes, excellent work, children. These will do nicely. Finally, the moment I've been waiting for has finally cultimated. My dear Tufflesurians, let us bask in this wonderful glory."
"Hail, Lord Bebimon!" the group chanted.
Bebi-Metalla X rips the bag open and allows the digicores to drop to the ground. The cores gathered together and started to emit a bright aura. The mutant sits back on a throne provided by Yamaki's Hypnos team.
"Now. Black Digital Cores! I summon forth your magical powers to grant my wish, which I desire!"
With that said, the four digital cores gave off a chain reaction and beams of light shot out from each sphere. The group looked on with astonishment as each beam shaped themselves into spotlight-like columns. Almost immediately, the skies were turning red and the clouds became black.
"Ah, yes. The power of the digicores are magnificent. Lady Moinanea really put effort into this," said Bebi-Metalla X.
"Either that or this is a really good case of special effects," Riley, of the Hypnos crew, replied.
"I can assure you. This is no special effect," the Tufflesurian stated. "Silence, everyone! The Great Tiger serpent shall appear!"
Within a few moments, a gigantic snake-like monster came flying out from the clouds. It lets out a thunderous roar, which echoed throughout the planet. The crowds were frightened by it's appearance and started to flee. Despite this, the serpent made it's way over towards the Hypnos twin buildings.
"Unbelievable!" Celesta X said with sheer astonishment. "The digicores we use are protected by Azulongmon, but these black digicores."
"Yes, Hikari. These were created by Lady Moinanea. Don't you remember?"
"I remember, but I'm…"
"Surprised? You should be. There are no sovereigns to represent the western sector of the digital universe. Baihumon declined to take position and allowed Lady Moinanea to take his place. In dedication to Baihumon, she created these digicores and gave the god the form of the tiger."
"Um, my lord… He's waiting for you to make your wish," said War Angemon.
"Oh? Well, I hope he accepts my gratitude. Oh great, tiger serpent, it's an honor to finally become graced by your presence."
The tiger serpent growled deeply to Bebi-Metalla X's choice of words and uttered his first words.
"I am the Great Tiger Serpent! You have summoned me from my long sleep. As a reward, I shall grant you one wish. Please, tell me. What is the wish thou desire?"
"Ah, yes. I'm deeply ecstatic by your gratitude. Now for my wish. I want Planet Plant, my old home planet, to be restored. I want it brought back the way it was before Cyrus and his mercenaries took it away from our grasp. Can you do that for me, Tiger Serpent god?"
"It shall be done."
With that said, the Tiger Serpent swirled through the heavens and sends an energy blast from his mouth. The blast reaches into the deep regions of earth's orbit and immediately materialized itself into a planet. It looked very similar to Earth, but it was a bit smaller in size and width. Planet Plant was visible across Earth's orbit. Nearly every human were astonished by the planet.
This brought a grin on Bebi-Metalla X's face. He laughed gleefully and raises his fists in triumph.
"Yes! Our home has been resurrected, my fellow Tufflesurians! I thank you, Tiger God."
"My work here is done. I shall depart from here. Farewell."
The Tiger Serpent fades away into a stream of light and fades away from sight. The dark clouds vanished along with red tint to the globe's skies.
"It has been done, my lord," Yamaki spoke. "But you will need a form of transportation to even reach the planet."
"Yes, you bring up a good point. I have no problem traveling through orbit as long as I maintain this body's form. That rule doesn't apply to the human bodies. Ok, then. Do you happen to contain a teleportation unit, which allows a large number of people to become transported from earth to Planet Plant?"
"I'm not so sure if we've developed such a unit," Talley said.
"No, we do," Yamaki said. "We've had the help of a young man named Izzy Izumi. Thanks to his brilliance, we've successfully created a transportation unit that creates portals."
"But sir. We haven't even tested it out, let alone use it," replied Riley.
"There's always a first for everything," the head of Hypnos stated. "Lord Bebimon, do you approve of such a tactic?"
"It's fine. That will do. Get it running as soon as you can."
"Yes, my lord."
Bebi-Metalla X flies out towards the center of Shinjuku while being greeted by the masses. The mutant spoke out and allowed his voice to break through the roaring crowds.
"Hear me, my fellow Tufflesurians! I have made an arrangement with the good people of Hypnos. A transportation unit will be available to teleport each and every one of you to Planet Plant. I will ask for a few hundred at a time, before it's necessary to populate my home planet. Have patience and hope my dear Tufflesurians."
"Hail, Bebimon! Hail, Bebimon!"
Amongst the roaring crowds were the other Tamers and the remaining Digi-Destined. Even Ryo and Cyberdramon were chanting for the Tufflesurian.
"Taichi. It's such a shame that you aren't here to witness your friends pledging their allegiance to me. I really would have enjoyed seeing that dumb look on your face. But, nonetheless, you have died and will never be a thorn to my side. Rest in peace, Taichi. Rest in peace."
Looking on from a far distance was MegaVeemon. He was shocked that the killer of Taichi was many yards away from him. Luckily, he was able to suppress his ki and takes off further into the horizon.
"So he's the guy who killed Tai?! Bebimon has taken over Matt's body! He's even brainwashed T.K. and Kari! Am I really the only person left to take him on? I've got to find Max or at least anyone not under Bebimon's control. I'll make that jackass pay for taking my wife away!"
Odaiba City District
Max was seen picking up several rocks and tossing each one into a puddle. He made no comment ever since the revelation that his father was killed. Not even Keke could try to comfort the boy.
"I feel so terrible for Max," said Keke. "Pikkan, what do you suggest we do?"
"For now, let's leave Max alone. He's been through enough. The trip really did stress him out. Plus you add that to the fact that a psychopath murdered his father, then you've got a boy undergoing depression."
"Wow, Pikkan. You ought to be a psychiatrist," Jeri said. "I think you'd be a great professional."
"Aw, hell no. I'll stick to what I do best."
"That being?" Calumon pondered.
"You ask stupid questions, tubby. It's a no-brainer."
Throughout the conversation, Keke had heard enough and walks over towards Max. The boy threw another rock into the pond. He heard tiny footsteps nearing him and faced Keke. The girl sighed heavily and kneeled down. She picks up a rock and tosses it into the puddle.
"Max, is it ok if I sit here next to you?"
"Sure."
"Listen, Max. Pikkan has been telling me that your dad may not be gone after all."
"You think so? Well, I saw Bebimon throw that death ball and my dad was clearly caught within it. It exploded on impact and his ki was gone. I couldn't even feel out a single trace of ki."
"That was because you were hurt and weren't able to concentrate enough."
"Bull! You know it, Keke! He's gone and isn't coming back! Bebimon has beaten my father and I must accept the fact that he's gone. It's up to me to finish off Bebimon on my own."
"You can't always do everything on your own, Max. You're not all powerful."
"Well, I should be, Keke! Just you wait and see."
Max stands up and points out into the heavens with eyes filled with burning rage.
"I will become the most powerful warrior after my father! I'll even become slightly better than he is."
"Slightly better?"
"Father!! If you're still alive, then come back home!! I need you!!"
With one hard swing, Keke lands a slap across Max's right cheek. The force caused Max's head to turn away with a red gash on his cheek. Keke had a few tears coming down her eyes as she embraced Max tightly.
"Max! We can't do anything for your dad now. If we have any hope of destroying Bebimon, then we have to work together. Look, I'm hurt too. That freak has taken over my father's body. He's turned my mother to the side of evil. He's turned nearly everyone we love to his side. Bebimon is only one, but we are many."
Max tightened his fists and stood firm. He wiped away the tears from his eyes and hugs Keke.
"I'm sorry for worrying you like that, Kek. You're right. My dad would rather want us to work together and topple Bebimon as a team."
"That's right. Our dads worked together to beat many evil creeps in the past. Now it's our turn."
"Right. Pikkan! Everyone, listen up!"
"Well, it's about time he came out of it," Pikkan muttered.
"Oh, Pikkan. He just needed some time to himself," Jeri replied. "Give him a break. He's been through so much pain."
"Yesh, it's about time," Impmon said. "I didn't think I could stand seeing a human cry so much."
Avengemon snatches the tiny imp digimon and puts him on his shoulder.
"Yo! Make sure to tell me next time when you do that! Yapeesh?!"
"Sorry about that, but I needed someone to carry along since Dorothy isn't here."
"Where is that kid anyway?"
"I haven't heard from her. But Mummymon told me that she's with him. They were fortunate to find a hiding place and avoided contact with Bebimon's seeds."
"Good. As long as Ai and Mako are with them, I can concentrate on beating this Bebimon jerk."
"Everyone listen up! I'm putting Pikkan in charge for now until my father can find his way out of this loophole. I firmly believe that he is still alive. But we have to focus on ousting Bebimon."
"You leave me in charge of this operation?" Pikkan asked. "Well, if you say so."
"I don't think it would be right for a little kid to lead a group of experienced digimon."
"Good point taken. So, what do you expect me to do?"
"We'll go check Shinjuku. By the way, where the heck is Takato?"
"He left with Guilmon to check their hometown," Pikkan replied.
"Yeah and Takuya's group just went back into Shibuya," Jeri said. "They said that they would be back."
"So much for team unity," Impmon muttered. "What now, Mr. Leader? You want us to sit on our butts and meditate to make a decision?"
"Are you challenging me, you runt?!" Pikkan exclaimed.
"Maybe I am."
"Don't push me any further, Impmon. I'm already in a bad mood as it is."
"Kiss my ass," the tiny imp said while patting his butt directly to Pikkan.
The Alterian leaps out to grab Impmon, but was being pulled back by Max and Keke.
"Let me at him! I'll kill him! I'll kill that little turd!"
Suddenly, Avengemon looked up into the horizon to find War Growlmon making a landing on the surface. On his back was Takato.
"Hey, you guys! There's something you have to know!"
"What is it, Takato?! Did you find anything from our home?" Jeri asked.
"As a matter of fact, Bebimon had already used the digicores!" WarGrowlmon spoke. "He's already made a wish to restore his old planet."
"Plus, he and the Hypnos crew are using some teleportation unit to transport everyone under Bebimon's control to that very planet. Take a look up there right now."
Takato pointed out into the heavens and everyone gasped to find a planet larger than the moon. They didn't realize about its sudden appearance until now.
"Whoa, that is whacked out!" Max said. "I didn't even notice it!"
"He's going to be sending our families up there?" Keke asked.
"So, he has Hypnos under his control?" Leomon pondered. "If he's capable of doing that, then there's a chance he'll operate the Juggernaut unit."
"Oh no! That means we'll be at risk of being deleted!" said WarGrowlmon. "Takato! We have to stop him!"
"We can't get going until Takuya and the others show up."
"Hey, you weren't just going to leave us behind were you?!" a voice similar to Takuya's calls out.
"Yeah. We're not outcasts or anything like that," JP exclaimed.
The group turned around to see Takuya walking down with his friends.
"Did you find anyone else not infected by Bebimon's seeds from ya'lls hometown?" Max asked.
"No. Man, this sucks. Though, I did hear that a large group of people were moving to Shinjuku to greet Bebimon and be transported to another planet or something," Takuya said.
"That's exactly what he said," replied Kouji.
"We were wondering if you knew anything about it," Kouichi said.
"Oh we know. Thanks to Takato and the big guy, we know to go to Shinjuku," Max said.
"Oh, well thanks for covering everything for us then," JP said.
"I don't know about you guys but I'm ready to kick some ass," Zoe said.
"Agreed. All right then, our next stop is Shinjuku. We'll stop by Hypnos and make sure not to get caught. I'm sure that they have a bounty for us," Pikkan explained. "We'll sneak into Hypnos and be transported under disguise."
"Disguises? What disguises?" Takato asked.
"Don't worry, guys! I have that covered!" Keke said with an evil grin.
"Shit, what could she be planning?" Pikkan thought.
"I'll help out, too," Jeri said.
"I think I'm going to take a pass on this," Takuya said.
"Not so fast, bucko," Zoe said. "There's a department store we can use. I've got the perfect disguise attire for you."
"Girls. They have the most sinister minds of any human being. Not even Bebimon can beat that," Max muttered. "Dad, where ever you are… I'm so glad you don't have to go through with this."
Unknown World
Elsewhere, that is not even remotely close to earth or the digital world, two bodies were laying on a barren landscape. One of the unconscious figures started moving about and stood up. It was Tai. He opened his eyes and viewed his surroundings. He cried out in shock and started shaking Agumon.
"Agumon! Wake up! You've got to see this! We're in the middle of nowhere! C'mon, sleepy head! Wake up!"
Agumon was simply down and out, but he slowly was waking up. He mumbled to himself under his breath.
"Wake up, lazy ass!"
"Uhh. I was just about to have a nice, cozy nap. What is it, Tai?"
"Looks like we're not in Japan anymore."
"What makes you say that?"
"Well, duh. Take a look for yourself."
Agumon let out a gasp and jumped up onto his feet. The reptile viewed the surroundings. They saw nothing but pitch darkness, until a beam of light came into view. It turned out to be a tunnel of some sorts.
"Agumon! Look up ahead!"
"That could be a way out of here. Our friends could use our help."
"You're right, but…"
"But what?"
"I wonder…"
"What's bothering you, Tai?"
"Are we really gone? Did we actually die?"
"There's only one way to find out."
"Hmm?"
With that said, Agumon pinched Tai by his left cheek. This caused the boy to cry out with pain and alarm. Tai retaliates by smacking Agumon across the face with a slap. This left a red whelp across the reptile's cheek.
"Next time, warn me before you do anything like that again, Agumon. Jeez, I didn't ask you to squeeze my cheek!"
"Sorry, but I had to be convinced that you could feel pain as a dead guy. But judging by my experiment, you're alive. Hey, at least, it's better than 'kicking the bucket.'"
"Now, let me do it to you."
"Uh, I think I'll pass on that one, Tai."
The duo walked towards the opening light and poked their heads out to see what was within the light beam. Their eyes widened as the brightness slightly blinded them temporarily.
"Ok, Tai. This is getting too strange for my taste," Agumon spoke. "These bright lights might be a stairway to heaven."
"But you even said that I'm not dead. We can't be dead. This is all but a mistake! Some power hungry bastard is overtaking our world. We can't accept this. We have got to get back home… somehow."
"After all that for nothing, there's no way I'm going to let us sit by and watch our planet get destroyed," Agumon said. "Don't forget the digital world is also in danger. Bebimon can easily access to it as long as he possesses Matt's body."
"Ah! I didn't realize that until now. All right. If there's anybody that can hear me, I want you to help us transport our spirits to the living world! I don't care if we're dead; we really need to go back. Everyone is counting on us to beat this new enemy! Hey! Can anyone hear me?!"
Even with all of the yelling, which came from the boy, there was not a single response. This started to infuriate the boy as he smashed his fists into a wall.
"Damn! There's nobody here. Max, I'm sorry. I really did not want it to end like this. We should have gotten out of there when we had the chance."
"Its no your fault, Tai."
"Yes, it is. I let everyone down. Max probably thinks that I wussed out."
"You didn't wuss out. We didn't expect Bebimon to be this powerful. He had us outclasses in every way possible."
"I didn't want to let Max down. If only we had prepared for that monster."
"Tai…"
"I let you down, too. Agumon, did I let you down?"
"Tai, stop talking like this! You're not a quitter. You're the bearer of courage. You've saved the two worlds on numerous occasions. Heck, we've saved the worlds together as one. Don't forget. We've been through hell and back. There's no getting off this train, Tai."
"Heh. Where have I heard that before?"
"Um, a video game. But that's not the point. The point is this. We've had our ups and downs, but we've learned to overcome them. You even said yourself that the best way to become stronger is to face even greater opposition. Bebimon is our latest adversary and he's much more powerful than the D-Reaper."
Tai looked down at the floor and a smile formed across his face. He turned to face Agumon and nodded.
"You're right, bud. We've definitely been through hell and back. Sure this Bebimon maybe our greatest adversary, but we're definitely not going down that easily. I shouldn't be letting myself down. I've been craving for a stronger adversary and I've finally gotten one. You're right, Agumon. We can do this together. We'll show that creep what we're really made of."
"Mmhmm."
"Just one small problem. How do the heck do we get out of here?"
"There is but only one way," a dark, but rather calm voice speaks out.
The voice caught both Tai and Agumon off guard. They searched their surroundings and found no other individual in presence. However, they felt an incredible force quickly made his presence felt. A young male human stood in front of them. He has spiky, brown hair. His clothing attire consisted a black muscle shirt, black pants and sporting brown boots. He also sported a pair of fingerless gloves. The young man smirked with content.
"Hello there, Taichi. Agumon. It's good to see you again."
"What do you mean again?" asked Tai. "We haven't even met before."
"Tell us, do you happen to know where we are currently?"
"I can tell you that you won't leave this place."
"What makes you say that?!"
"Calm down, Taichi. You will know in due time. We have yet to settle our score."
"Um, look. You must be drunk. I haven't met you and now you're already giving me threats."
Suddenly, Agumon was feeling a strange vibe from the mysterious human. He looked deeply into the young man and finally came to a realization.
"Tai! There's something you should know about this guy."
"Not now, Agumon. This nutcase is asking for it! Out of our way! We're leaving this rat hole and getting back to earth! There's a maniac out there enslaving the good people of earth! Don't you realize what will happen if you don't help me out of here?!"
"Yes, but in order to return to your home. You will have to defeat me in combat, Taichi. I did your sister a favor those many years ago."
"Ok, now you've gotten way too personal!"
"Thanks to me, she was able to awaken her full celestial powers. Remember? I was dismantled by Virus."
These words alone were enough to put cause Tai to instantly freeze in place. His eyes widened in utter shock and took Agumon's warning to heart. Tai looks back to the events of the War Games and the destruction of the dark mega himself.
"You… You can't be him…"
"That's right, Taichi. I am Black War Greymon, or was."
"I knew it. I felt a strange vibe from you, plus those clues were pretty easy for me to figure out," Agumon said.
"You're a fast one, Agumon."
"But, how? What? You died. How did you become human?"
"Well, as soon as your sister destroyed Virus, I was granted a second chance after displaying one final act of courage. I was due for punishment because of my alignment with Datamon's evil schemes. I was programmed to kill you, Taichi. The great Shintomon granted my spirit a human clone created from the DNA of a human. Thus, I was born a human. In return, I would have to guard this dimension between the real world and digital worlds."
"What is this place?"
"Call it something like a gateway. It's the dimension between the living and the dead."
"But I'm not dead, um, Black War…"
"Just call me BW, Taichi."
"Well, then, BW. You do realize that I am not a dead guy."
"You're right, but you soon will be."
"Is that a threat?"
"How much do you care for your family and friends?"
"A lot, what's it to you?"
"Do you care for Max? You're one and only son?"
"Yes! Now get to the point!"
"Very well, then. Taichi, you have committed to become a protector of humankind. You and your comrades have defeated countless opposition. You have prevailed every time, until now. Bebimon has proven to be quite a formidable enemy. Yes, his influence has spread all over earth and he's planning on moving the humans to his planet."
"His planet?"
"He used up the black digicores. They are useless now."
Tai slams his fists to the ground and clenched his teeth tightly. He had worked so hard to accomplish the task of collecting the four rare items. Now, his enemy has taken away that opportunity to put them to good use.
"I can't believe that punk used the digicores! That trip was wasted for nothing."
"Tai. Quit crying like a little punk."
"I'm not crying!"
"Then, get up from the ground. If you want to save your friends and return home, then you will have to defeat me in a one on one battle."
The boy gasped and faced BW. The older male stood with his arms crossed and awaited his long time adversary's reply.
"Well? That's a fair deal isn't it?"
"Tai. What should we do?"
"I…"
"Yes?"
"I accept. I'll do it to get back home and save everyone from Bebimon! For now, I just hope that they can hold that maniac off."
"Don't worry about it. I want to add another stipulation to our showdown. If I happen to be victorious, then you shall remain here forever."
"Damn, you're really stacking up the odds against me. I like you're style. I'm game. But, I don't think I'll even need to become Omega X to take you."
"Heh. That's some confidence you have there, Taichi. Do you really depend on Agumon himself to win your chance of freedom?"
"I sure do. I'm a gambling man."
"You would gamble with your own life? Taichi. Taichi. Your overconfidence will be your own undoing."
"We'll just see who comes out on top with a big, fat grin. Agumon, are you up for it?"
"I'm not sure. After we separated from our fused form, I think I lost most of my power. I can only manage to war digivolve."
"That's fine. You've gotten stronger since the War Games. I'm sure you can take him."
"I'll give it my all, Tai. Don't you worry! I'll make damn sure to set us free and return home to our friends!"
"There is no other way. This is a must win situation. Max needs me and I can't let him down! Max! Hear us out! We're coming back!"
"In your dreams," BW taunted the boy. "You'll only see Max in your dreams."
"Shut up. I don't want to hear that stupid voice of yours. Take him down, Agumon!"
Agumon takes a battle stance and leaps out with a bask of light enveloping his tiny body. Tai's digivice reacted to the reptile digimon's evolution and granted him that power. Once Tai's chest emitted a glow from the courage symbol, Agumon took center stage and immediately grew into a humanoid warrior with infamous clawed gauntlets and effective body armor.
(Play Digimon 02 theme "Beat Hit!")
"Agumon warp shinka!! War Greymon!!"
War Greymon stepped out from the cloud of smoke and faces off with BW. Tai looks on with great anticipation while praying for his partner's essential victory.
"Please, win this buddy. Do it for Max, Sora, myself and everyone begging to be freed from this nightmare! Bebimon will get what's coming to him. But this will ensure that we get that opportunity."
The warriors quickly phased out from sight and reappeared above the boy. BW threw out numerous effective kicks, which War Greymon was able to dodge. The mega threw out his gauntlet arms and blocked out each kick. BW sees an opening and takes advantage of War Greymon's injuries. He throws out a side chop to War Greymon's right side and delivers a kick to the mega's face.
"Damn! He's a lot quicker in that human form! He sure wasn't kidding about his fighting skills! But he doesn't know that War Greymon has a few tiny tricks up his…"
But just as he was about to finish his sentence, War Greymon plummeted through the ground. Tai runs over to find his partner clutching his side ribs.
"War Greymon! Are you all right? Aw, crap! You're ribs! Don't tell me…"
"Don't worry, Tai. I'll manage this. Just believe in me and we'll overcome this challenge. I can guarantee you that."
"Hey, are we going to sit there and come up with some crappy, heroic speech? I'm here to kick some ass! Now get up and let's continue."
War Greymon seethed angrily and lifted himself up from the crater. Then, he flies up and goes for a claw slash. BW phases away and reappears above War Greymon. The mega reacted to this and spun himself into a devastating tornado force.
"Great Tornado!!"
The mega nails a direct blow to BW with the technique and sends him reeling back. BW stops and grasped his chest tightly. Fortunately, the blow didn't cause serious injury to BW. He sighs a relief and chuckles.
"Not bad, War Greymon! You've even surprised me! But it's going to take more than just that to put me down!"
"Damn, this BW is tough. C'mon, War Greymon. You have to win our freedom from this place. I don't think I can stand it anymore."
The two warriors flew out towards each other and nail each other with fists. Their fists connected with each other's face and caused them to fly back from one another. War Greymon leaps out at BW and delivers a head butt to him. BW phases out and reappears behind War Greymon. He applied full nelson maneuver behind War Greymon and grasped tightly.
"Do I surprise you with my speed? You shouldn't be. I've gotten faster and stronger in this human form. Now, it's time to take another fall."
BW spins around and dives down towards the ground below. He releases his grip over War Greymon and drops him towards the barren landscape. However, War Greymon stopped his fall and phases out. This caught BW and forced him to check his surroundings. He immediately turns around and watches as War Greymon hurls a large orange sphere at him.
"TERRA FORCE!!"
BW puts out his hands in front of him and catches the sphere. The warrior lets out a battle cry and sends the sphere sailing across the upper atmosphere of the dimension. An explosion occurs and emits a bright light that eclipses nearly the entire battleground.
"Looks like I'll have to kick things up a notch if I hope to defeat you, BW."
"Likewise, I'm impressed, War Greymon. You've gotten stronger since the War Games."
"I've trained and raised my power towards new horizons. Remember, I'm only fighting to get Tai and myself home."
"And I'm betting on a victory for myself. I need to defeat you, War Greymon. I no longer have interest in killing Taichi. That's all in the past."
"Understood. Now shall we continue?"
"That's a stupid question. What do you think?"
(End theme)
Tai watched the face off between the warriors and couldn't get Max off of his mind. He couldn't resist being separated from his family and allowing Bebimon to continue his wicked ways.
"Hang in there, you guys. I'm coming back after I find a way out of this rat hole! Count on it!"
Shinjuku. Hypnos Headquarters.
There was a large mass of people walking down to the twin buildings where Bebimon and his crew were currently working on the teleportation unit. MegaVeemon hid behind an alleyway and watched the brainwashed citizens march down.
"What's he planning? Damn, if only I could get closer without getting caught. I don't want to end up hurting these people."
Suddenly, the fused warrior looked up to find Bebi-Metalla X flying over the horizon.
"There's that no good bastard! Wait, till I get my hands on that creep!"
The mutant lands on the roof to Hypnos and was greeted by Mimi Tachikawa. The woman bowed before him with Palmon offering him a basket of fruit.
"Lord Bebimon. The preparations have been complete. The teleportation unit has been set."
"Excellent. Open the doors to this facility. It's time to move the herds to our new home planet. Isn't it marvelous my dear?" Bebi-Metalla X said.
"Yes, it's beautiful. It makes my Tufflesurian spine tingle."
"I'm glad. Inform Yamaki that I am on my way to see him."
"Understood."
"It's only a matter of time, my Tufflesurian people. The dawning of a new age has come upon us!"
As soon as he said that, the mutant lets out a tyrannical laugh that echoes throughout the city.
With Bebimon's operation at full swing, our heroes must hurry and reach Shinjuku. Can they find suitable disguises to allow them through the portal to Planet Plant? Will Tai and Agumon escape their ordeal with BW in the next dimension? What will MegaVeemon do to stop Bebimon and can he stand up to the Tufflesurian's sheer power?
[Digimon Frontier ending theme "Innocent –Mujaki na Mama de-"]
[Preview]
Tai: Hey, everyone! It's me, Tai! The fight between BW and War Greymon will conclude and the outcome will determine whether we escape to help our friends or remain trapped in the other dimension.
Max: These disguises will help us blend in with the crowds.
Pikkan: Uh, did I have to change into this crappy attire? Thank god I'm not wearing anything disco retro related.
Shintomon: Taichi! It's me! Come to our planet and well help you get some good training!
Tai: Whoa really?! I'm in! I could really use it to pummel Bebimon's ass to pulp.
Bebi-Metalla X: At last, we have arrived on Planet Plant!
Max: Not unless we have anything to say about it!
Bebi-Metalla X: Is that so? I see things much differently. You're nothing without Taichi! You have no leader to guide you!
MegaVeemon: Mind if I cut in, guys? You want a fight? You'll deal with me, jackass.
Avengemon: Dorothy?! Is that you?
Dorothy: MegaVeemon has brought me along. You guys look like you use some help.
Bebi-Metalla X: Celesta X! War Angemon! Let us crush these welps!
Takuya: Next time on D-Frontier…
The Strike on Planet Plant! Gosenzomon's Fantastic but Weird Training?!
MegaVeemon/Avengemon: Bebimon! This will be your last stand!
Kanius: I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! There will be more action between BW and War Greymon next time. See? I didn't include no crappy afterlife game! It's all out ass kicking instead! Plus, you can expect more digital fusions from this point on, including Omega X's eventual level four power up! You will also notice differences from this saga from my original installment. I think you'll be able to point them out. Until then, take care and have a great summer! Peace!