Starcatcher: FINALLY got the next chapter out...
EA: Good! It's been boring around here. They barely have any good Davis fics on this site!
Davis: Or all the good ones are discontinued...(Sighs)...I really liked the 'Digidestined Saga'...
EA: And 'Golden Angels Tarnished Dragons'...and 'Legend of the Spiridestined'...and those fics by Anime-05...WHY WON'T THEY UPDATE!?! WHYYYYYY!?! (Begins crying)
Starcatcher: The longest one so far has to be 'Digimon Endgame: 02' by Psycho G. It has 80 something chapters already!
Davis: Oh! And lets not forget Ben Myatt and Anthony. So far, those two are the only ones I really know of who finished their fics, and quite nicely too...
Starcatcher: But there are others...have you ever read 'The Switch'?
Davis: (Frowns) I didn't like that one much...KARI DIED!!! AND AFTER I FINALLY TOLD HER MY FEELINGS! WHYYY!?!
Starcatcher: But she came back in the sequel!
Davis: And she DIED again! WHYYY!?!
EA: There, there...(Hugs Davis and smirks as Kari glares)
Kari: And what about YOU Starcatcher?
Starcatcher: (Blink, blink) What about me?
Kari: 'It Was Worth It'? Davis DIED! Aren't you ever going to add more to it?
Starcatcher: (Looks around nervously and mutters something under her breath)
EA: (Freezes and glares at Starcatcher) What was that?
Starcatcher: It was actually only supposed to be a one-shot...
Kari and EA: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?! (Grab torches and pitchforks and begin chasing Starcatcher)
Starcatcher: Enjoy this chapter! (Runs)
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So many questions were running through Davis's head...
Who were these people?
What was going on?
Where were the others?
When did the control spires and dark rings return?
How did the Digital World get attacked without them knowing it?
"WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP STARING AT US!?!" he shouted, causing the Digimon to jump back in fear. He lowered his head, not wanting to look at them. He didn't mean to sound so rude, but they just kept watching him like he was gonna go nuts and kill them all any second. But why WERE they staring at him that way? He didn't do anything THAT terrible to merit such fear and hatred!
Did he?
A Blossomon was examining Veemon. "Strange...there's no dark ring...why are you with this human if he didn't put a dark ring on you?"
"WHAT!?!" Davis shouted, not able to believe that they would actually accuse him of such a thing. "I would never do that to Veemon! We're partners, but more importantly, we're friends!"
The Gotsumon thwapped Davis and considering he is made of rock, that's gotta hurt. "Quiet you! Don't even try to worm your way out of this!" He hissed.
"What's this about?" Demanded a familiar voice. Davis and Veemon heaved a sigh of relief when they found the voice came from Gatomon. She'll help them out of this. Strange though...she had a scar over her left eye. (Similar to the one that Gohan received in History of Trunks in the fact that the eye itself wasn't damaged) Even stranger was that the scar was somewhat faded, as though she had it for a few years.
"Well who are you?" Gatomon questioned. Great, even Gatomon didn't know them. Something was seriously wrong here...
Davis sighed once again. "Hello? You know us! Davis Motomiya and Veemon!"
"Don't you remember?" Veemon asked her. Gatomon just stared at them with a blank look on her face.
"He's one of the Digidestined." Gotsumon reported to Gatomon. "He had this." Here, he handed the feline Digimon Davis's D-3.
Gatomon examined it for a moment, curious. "It's a digivice, but not like any I've seen."
Davis was getting frustrated...and confused, which only served to frustrate him more. "Is this some sort of joke or has the whole world gone nuts and nobody bothered to tell us?"
The Digimon ignored him. "He could be spying for the Dark Masters."
'Dark Masters? I thought they died when the older kids defeated them?' Davis thought to himself.
"Possibly...we'll see what Leomon thinks." Gatomon.
'Leomon? I thought he died too...at least that's what the others said...AARGH!!! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!' Davis shouted in his mind.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!" Came a shout at the same time Davis yelled in his head. It was Leomon, only he had several scars all over his body. Nasty looking ones too...sort of like Vash in Trigun, but not quite as many, and not as bad either.
"Sir, we've captured these spies!" the Floramon stated, stepping aside to reveal Davis and Veemon. Leomon narrowed his eyes at them.
"How did he get a Veemon?"
Gatomon shrugged. "I'm not sure. But he claims to be a Digidestined and that the Veemon is his partner."
"We ARE partners!" Veemon shouted.
Leomon ignored Veemon and glared at Davis. "So you're working with the Dark Masters?"
Davis blinked. "The who?"
"The Dark Masters! The rulers of the Digital World!" Leomon.
"This doesn't make any sense! Everything was just fine yesterday! We already stopped the Digimon Emperor, and defeated MaloMyotismon, and there were no Dark Masters, so what's going on now!?!" Davis.
Gatomon and the other Digimon only looked at him in bewilderment. "Who's the Digimon Emperor?"
"AUGH!!!" In frustration, Davis banged his head against a nearby tree, not only giving himself a bruise, but also pissing off the tree, which was actually a Cherrymon.
"HEY!" It cried.
"Oops! Sorry!" Davis apologized.
"What should we do with him?" Blossomon asked.
"We can't risk allowing them to live. They might be working for the enemy, and therefore..." At this, Leomon aimed his fist right at them. "We have to kill them!"
"SAY WHAT!?!" Davis shouted, shocked.
"But we didn't do anything!" Veemon pleaded.
Leomon ignored them and prepared to unleash his attack when...
"NOOOOOO! STOP! DON'T HURT THEM!!!" Came a high-pitched voice. Everyone turned to see that it came from a Koromon. But not just any Koromon, it was the same one that Davis and Veemon had rescued earlier! "Don't kill them! They're not bad!"
"What do you mean?" Gatomon asked him.
"Those two saved me from some Tyranomon under the control of the dark rings! They destroyed the dark rings and FREED the Tyranomon! If they were with the Dark Masters, they wouldn't have done that!" He explained.
"It could be a trick! They could be trying to gain our trust and when the time's right, they'll turn us in!" Gotsumon.
"And just who would we possibly turn you in to!?!" Davis demanded. "We don't even know what the heck's going on here!"
"QUIET YOU!" Gostumon once again thwapped Davis.
"OW!" Davis glared at the Gotsumon, rubbing his head where he was hit, or at least he would have if he wasn't currently tied up.
Leomon paused to consider it. Could it be that these two weren't with the others? Granted, neither of them have been seen until today, but could it be that they weren't yet involved in this war? He turned to face Floramon. "And what of the Popomon they had with them?"
The Floramon looked to the ground, a bit nervous. "It didn't seem all that injured..."
"That's because we WEREN'T trying to hurt it! The poor thing got caught under a tree log and we helped it get out!" Veemon.
"But why were you headed here then?" The Gotsumon.
Davis rolled his eyes. "Because it was a baby Digimon, duh! We wanted to return it to Primary Village, duh! So it would be safe and taken care of, duh! And Primary Village is somewhere in this area, duh! And we figured we could get some answers as to why the world went nuts, duh! We just want to help, duh! Oh yeah, and did I forget to mention: DUH!?!"
The Gotsumon whacked Davis yet again. "Watch your tongue!"
Davis sent a glare at him. 'Assuming I still have one left...' He winced at the pain from biting it when the Gotsumon hit him.
"We should consider this Leomon. They really seem to be lost. Maybe they truely don't know what's going on?" Gatomon suggested.
Leomon sighed. "Fine. But if either of you try to escape, we will not hesitate to finish you." With that, he put the Gatsumon in charge of guarding them before leaving. Gatomon began to follow before sending a look at Davis.
'Why does he look so familiar?' She shrugged and left after Leomon.
Davis sighed and looked over at Veemon. "I guess we really got ourselves into a big mess this time..."
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"Did that really happen?" Tenshi asked, shocked but mainly amused.
Davis frowned. "What were you expecting me to say? That I managed to convince them I'm on their side and automatically became the trusted leader of the group? Please, I'm not that conceited." Tenshi began giggling and Davis sighed. "Yes, that really did happen."
"But then what happened? It's obvious you weren't killed, because you're here talking to me right now."
He grinned sheepishly. "Well, I actually fell asleep after that."
"WHAT!?!"
"Shh! Calm down. Considering everything that had happened, could you blame me?"
"I guess not..."
"But I ended up having the freakiest dream..."
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In Davis's dream, he found himself surrounded by a dense fog. "Hello? Anyone there? Veemon? Where are you?" He called out, but no one answered. He continued walking, trying to find his way through the fog. Soon, he heard voices, both of which sounded strangely familiar to him. Headed in the direction, he could just make out two figures. One was quite short, while the other one was much taller. From their voices, he could tell that the short figure was actually just a kid, while the taller one was maybe around his age. He was close enough to hear them speak and apparently, they hadn't noticed him.
"The day will come when you will have to face many trials and no one will be there to help you." The teen stated, his voice echoing throughout the place. "It may seem like you can't win, but don't be afraid. Listen to your instincts and choose the path you feel is best. Even if others believe that you are wrong, always trust your feelings. You'll make the right choice in the end."
"But how can I fight alone? I'm scared...I don't think I can do this by myself...what if I'm not able to?" The kid questioned.
"You can. Believe in yourself and your power. You'll do things that no one else will even think possible. But remember to believe in your friends and loved ones, for everyone has their own power and can accomplish much with the right reason."
"I will."
Davis froze. Those voices were familiar, and the mist had disappated just enough to show him the face of the child. "That's..."
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"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!!!"
Davis woke up to screams. Snapping up in confusion, Davis saw the Gotsumon looking towards the edge of the town, worried. "What's going on?"
The Gotsumon faced him, too troubled by the current situation to remember the possibility that Davis could be a spy. "We're under attack by enemy Digimon under the control of the dark rings!"
Blossomon ran up to them. "We're outnumbered! We need all the help we can get!" The Gotstumon nodded and rushed off to help, leaving Davis and Veemon still tied up, sitting on the ground. In the distance, they could see the battle taking place. Veggiemon and Snimon under the effects of the dark rings were attacking, and the free Digimon didn't look like they would be able to last much longer.
"This is..." Davis watched the carnage, eyes wide in horror. 'This is horrible! All those poor Digimon...sure they're holding us hostage and threatened to kill us repeatedly, but still...they don't deserve this...'
"Davish, what do we do?" Veemon asked.
"I..." Just then, a controlled Snimon reached the two and was about to slice them to bits. "LOOK OUT!!!" But since they were still tied up, neither could move out of the way in time.
"LIGHTNING PAW!!!" With one swipe, Gatomon sent the Snimon flying through a tree, saving Davis and Veemon.
"Gatomon...you...saved us...?" Veemon.
She grunted and looked away. "I couldn't just stand by and let you two get killed...at least not until we know for sure who you are."
Ignoring the last bit, Davis smiled. "Thank you."
Gatomon sighed before turning to face them again. "Can you two fight?"
A bit shocked, Davis nodded. "Yeah, we can fight."
"If I release you, will you help us?"
"Of course we'll help!"
Within seconds, they were free. Standing tall, Davis smirked. "Lets kick some butt. DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!!!"
"VEEMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO...FLAMEDRAMON! THE FIRE OF COURAGE!" With that, the two were off like a shot to fight off the invaders. Gatomon looked after them, smiling.
"Maybe..."
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"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!!!"
And another one bites the dust, but they just kept coming! "There's too many of them!" At this time, several Veggiemon attacked Leomon all at once, forcing him to the ground.
"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!!!" He launched another attack, but it was no good, they all jumped him at the same time. 'So...this is how it's going to end then...' He closed his eyes and awaited the inevitable...oh well...maybe death won't be so bad...he can't even feel their attacks anymore...
Wait a minute!
Opening his eyes, he saw something completely unexpected. The human boy had pulled the Veggiemon off of him and was currently giving them the ol one two himself! He looked at Leomon over his shoulder. "You okay Leomon?"
Leomon was shocked to say the least. "Why are you helping us? You're a human!"
Davis punched a Veggimon away, then turned to face Leomon. "I told you before, I want to help. I don't know what's going on or why you distrust humans so much, but I do know that I have to help protect the Digital World and it's clear to me that you want the same thing. So will you at least trust me enough to allow me help you fight them off?"
Leomon just stared, then nodded. Davis nodded as well and smiled before turning to fight off another Veggimon. 'How strange…I haven't seen a human fight so hard for the good of the Digital World since…' He shook his head. 'Maybe…just maybe…' With new determination, Leomon stood, for some reason he felt that he had all his energy back. "FIST OF THE BEAST KING!!!" He fired off another attack at a Snimon, destroying the dark ring. Smirking, he thought to himself, 'we might just win this...'
Davis turned to look over at Flamedramon, who was currently taking on a whole group of Snimon. Two tried to slash him at the same time, but he jumped, causing them to run into each other and knock themselves out. "FIRE ROCKET!!!" Still in mid air, Flamedramon shot his attack, hitting three more Snimon at the same time, and destroying the dark rings seconds after he landed. Unfortunately, one came at him from behind.
"LOOK OUT FLAMEDRAMON!!!" Davis shouted.
Unfortunately, Flamedramon didn't have enough time to move out of the way. When the Snimon was only a yard away from contact, the Koromon from before jumped up and landed on the Snimon's face, covering his eyes so he couldn't see. "Leave my friends alone you big bully!" It shouted. The Snimon growled and knocked Koromon away, right into the path of another Snimon, mouth open and waiting for the oncoming meal. Koromon screamed, unable to stop or slow his velocity enough to avoid being a snack. 'I guess this is it...' He closed his eyes, wondering how much it would hurt.
"GOTCHA!!!" Davis shouted, having jumped and catching Koromon before it could be eaten. Landing at an angle, he rolled across the ground until he was stopped, rather painfully I might add, by a tree. Groaning, Davis looked down at the Koromon in his arms. "You okay little guy?" Koromon nodded, happily.
It didn't take too much longer for the rest of the attacking Digimon to be freed or retreat. Fortunately, besides the Snimon that tried to attack Davis and Veemon earlier, none of them made it past the camp's defenses. Speaking of which, the two were currently inside one of the tents, speaking with several of the leaders of the place.
"Thank you both for your help today." Gatomon smiled, glad that she had made the right choice in letting them go. "If it weren't for you two, we might have suffered more casualties, or even lost completely."
Davis smiled sheepishly. "It was nothing, really..."
"Speak for yourself." Veemon muttered. "But what about your ankle?"
At this, he looked at the bandage on his right leg. Apparently, he had twisted it when he landed wrong after helping the Koromon. "It'll be all right after a while." Looking up, his face became more serious. "But what I want to know is what happened to the Digital World? Why are the dark rings and control spires still around? And who sent those controlled Digimon to attack this place?"
Leomon sighed. "I'm not sure I can even explain all of it. It would probably be best for us to see Gennai. He'll tell you everything you need to know..."
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"And that's how Veemon and I gained the trust of at least some of the Digimon there. Considering the battle just fought, we planned to visit Gennai the next day...and boy, were we ever surprised when we found out what the problem in the Digital World this time..." Davis.
Veemon shook his head. "I still have a hard time believing it, and I was there!"
Tenshi looked at the two in confusion. "So what exactly was causing all those problems?"
Davis smiled. "It's not so much of 'what' than 'who'..."
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Starcatcher: And that's another chapter down.
EA: I'm surprised you managed to go the whole chapter without blowing who the bad guys were this time.
Kari: I'm surprised you've already written four whole chapters without mentioning the rest of us!
EA: Oh come off it! You were in the first chapter!
Kari: Barely...
Starcatcher: Don't worry. You'll be in here soon.
Kari: (Reading over the script) But according to this, you have me as a--
EA: (Slams some duct tape over Kari's mouth) Now, now...we wouldn't want to give everything away, would we?
Davis: When has that ever stopped you before?
EA: (Glomps Davis) Cuuute...
Davis: And next time, we all go see Gennai and find out just what's threatening the Digital World this time, and boy are we ever surprised. Not only that, but we get a look into the real world to find the others and see just what else has changed, and boy do we get the shock of our lives...
EA: And on that note, we still need to kill Starcatcher!
Starcatcher: Dammit!
Kari and EA as well as many other people: (Grab torches and pitchforks and resume chasing after Starcatcher)
Starcatcher: (Quickly) I will try to get the next chapter out soon assuming that I don't die! Review please! (Runs)
EA: Good! It's been boring around here. They barely have any good Davis fics on this site!
Davis: Or all the good ones are discontinued...(Sighs)...I really liked the 'Digidestined Saga'...
EA: And 'Golden Angels Tarnished Dragons'...and 'Legend of the Spiridestined'...and those fics by Anime-05...WHY WON'T THEY UPDATE!?! WHYYYYYY!?! (Begins crying)
Starcatcher: The longest one so far has to be 'Digimon Endgame: 02' by Psycho G. It has 80 something chapters already!
Davis: Oh! And lets not forget Ben Myatt and Anthony. So far, those two are the only ones I really know of who finished their fics, and quite nicely too...
Starcatcher: But there are others...have you ever read 'The Switch'?
Davis: (Frowns) I didn't like that one much...KARI DIED!!! AND AFTER I FINALLY TOLD HER MY FEELINGS! WHYYY!?!
Starcatcher: But she came back in the sequel!
Davis: And she DIED again! WHYYY!?!
EA: There, there...(Hugs Davis and smirks as Kari glares)
Kari: And what about YOU Starcatcher?
Starcatcher: (Blink, blink) What about me?
Kari: 'It Was Worth It'? Davis DIED! Aren't you ever going to add more to it?
Starcatcher: (Looks around nervously and mutters something under her breath)
EA: (Freezes and glares at Starcatcher) What was that?
Starcatcher: It was actually only supposed to be a one-shot...
Kari and EA: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?! (Grab torches and pitchforks and begin chasing Starcatcher)
Starcatcher: Enjoy this chapter! (Runs)
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So many questions were running through Davis's head...
Who were these people?
What was going on?
Where were the others?
When did the control spires and dark rings return?
How did the Digital World get attacked without them knowing it?
"WHY DO YOU PEOPLE KEEP STARING AT US!?!" he shouted, causing the Digimon to jump back in fear. He lowered his head, not wanting to look at them. He didn't mean to sound so rude, but they just kept watching him like he was gonna go nuts and kill them all any second. But why WERE they staring at him that way? He didn't do anything THAT terrible to merit such fear and hatred!
Did he?
A Blossomon was examining Veemon. "Strange...there's no dark ring...why are you with this human if he didn't put a dark ring on you?"
"WHAT!?!" Davis shouted, not able to believe that they would actually accuse him of such a thing. "I would never do that to Veemon! We're partners, but more importantly, we're friends!"
The Gotsumon thwapped Davis and considering he is made of rock, that's gotta hurt. "Quiet you! Don't even try to worm your way out of this!" He hissed.
"What's this about?" Demanded a familiar voice. Davis and Veemon heaved a sigh of relief when they found the voice came from Gatomon. She'll help them out of this. Strange though...she had a scar over her left eye. (Similar to the one that Gohan received in History of Trunks in the fact that the eye itself wasn't damaged) Even stranger was that the scar was somewhat faded, as though she had it for a few years.
"Well who are you?" Gatomon questioned. Great, even Gatomon didn't know them. Something was seriously wrong here...
Davis sighed once again. "Hello? You know us! Davis Motomiya and Veemon!"
"Don't you remember?" Veemon asked her. Gatomon just stared at them with a blank look on her face.
"He's one of the Digidestined." Gotsumon reported to Gatomon. "He had this." Here, he handed the feline Digimon Davis's D-3.
Gatomon examined it for a moment, curious. "It's a digivice, but not like any I've seen."
Davis was getting frustrated...and confused, which only served to frustrate him more. "Is this some sort of joke or has the whole world gone nuts and nobody bothered to tell us?"
The Digimon ignored him. "He could be spying for the Dark Masters."
'Dark Masters? I thought they died when the older kids defeated them?' Davis thought to himself.
"Possibly...we'll see what Leomon thinks." Gatomon.
'Leomon? I thought he died too...at least that's what the others said...AARGH!!! WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!' Davis shouted in his mind.
"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE!?!" Came a shout at the same time Davis yelled in his head. It was Leomon, only he had several scars all over his body. Nasty looking ones too...sort of like Vash in Trigun, but not quite as many, and not as bad either.
"Sir, we've captured these spies!" the Floramon stated, stepping aside to reveal Davis and Veemon. Leomon narrowed his eyes at them.
"How did he get a Veemon?"
Gatomon shrugged. "I'm not sure. But he claims to be a Digidestined and that the Veemon is his partner."
"We ARE partners!" Veemon shouted.
Leomon ignored Veemon and glared at Davis. "So you're working with the Dark Masters?"
Davis blinked. "The who?"
"The Dark Masters! The rulers of the Digital World!" Leomon.
"This doesn't make any sense! Everything was just fine yesterday! We already stopped the Digimon Emperor, and defeated MaloMyotismon, and there were no Dark Masters, so what's going on now!?!" Davis.
Gatomon and the other Digimon only looked at him in bewilderment. "Who's the Digimon Emperor?"
"AUGH!!!" In frustration, Davis banged his head against a nearby tree, not only giving himself a bruise, but also pissing off the tree, which was actually a Cherrymon.
"HEY!" It cried.
"Oops! Sorry!" Davis apologized.
"What should we do with him?" Blossomon asked.
"We can't risk allowing them to live. They might be working for the enemy, and therefore..." At this, Leomon aimed his fist right at them. "We have to kill them!"
"SAY WHAT!?!" Davis shouted, shocked.
"But we didn't do anything!" Veemon pleaded.
Leomon ignored them and prepared to unleash his attack when...
"NOOOOOO! STOP! DON'T HURT THEM!!!" Came a high-pitched voice. Everyone turned to see that it came from a Koromon. But not just any Koromon, it was the same one that Davis and Veemon had rescued earlier! "Don't kill them! They're not bad!"
"What do you mean?" Gatomon asked him.
"Those two saved me from some Tyranomon under the control of the dark rings! They destroyed the dark rings and FREED the Tyranomon! If they were with the Dark Masters, they wouldn't have done that!" He explained.
"It could be a trick! They could be trying to gain our trust and when the time's right, they'll turn us in!" Gotsumon.
"And just who would we possibly turn you in to!?!" Davis demanded. "We don't even know what the heck's going on here!"
"QUIET YOU!" Gostumon once again thwapped Davis.
"OW!" Davis glared at the Gotsumon, rubbing his head where he was hit, or at least he would have if he wasn't currently tied up.
Leomon paused to consider it. Could it be that these two weren't with the others? Granted, neither of them have been seen until today, but could it be that they weren't yet involved in this war? He turned to face Floramon. "And what of the Popomon they had with them?"
The Floramon looked to the ground, a bit nervous. "It didn't seem all that injured..."
"That's because we WEREN'T trying to hurt it! The poor thing got caught under a tree log and we helped it get out!" Veemon.
"But why were you headed here then?" The Gotsumon.
Davis rolled his eyes. "Because it was a baby Digimon, duh! We wanted to return it to Primary Village, duh! So it would be safe and taken care of, duh! And Primary Village is somewhere in this area, duh! And we figured we could get some answers as to why the world went nuts, duh! We just want to help, duh! Oh yeah, and did I forget to mention: DUH!?!"
The Gotsumon whacked Davis yet again. "Watch your tongue!"
Davis sent a glare at him. 'Assuming I still have one left...' He winced at the pain from biting it when the Gotsumon hit him.
"We should consider this Leomon. They really seem to be lost. Maybe they truely don't know what's going on?" Gatomon suggested.
Leomon sighed. "Fine. But if either of you try to escape, we will not hesitate to finish you." With that, he put the Gatsumon in charge of guarding them before leaving. Gatomon began to follow before sending a look at Davis.
'Why does he look so familiar?' She shrugged and left after Leomon.
Davis sighed and looked over at Veemon. "I guess we really got ourselves into a big mess this time..."
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"Did that really happen?" Tenshi asked, shocked but mainly amused.
Davis frowned. "What were you expecting me to say? That I managed to convince them I'm on their side and automatically became the trusted leader of the group? Please, I'm not that conceited." Tenshi began giggling and Davis sighed. "Yes, that really did happen."
"But then what happened? It's obvious you weren't killed, because you're here talking to me right now."
He grinned sheepishly. "Well, I actually fell asleep after that."
"WHAT!?!"
"Shh! Calm down. Considering everything that had happened, could you blame me?"
"I guess not..."
"But I ended up having the freakiest dream..."
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In Davis's dream, he found himself surrounded by a dense fog. "Hello? Anyone there? Veemon? Where are you?" He called out, but no one answered. He continued walking, trying to find his way through the fog. Soon, he heard voices, both of which sounded strangely familiar to him. Headed in the direction, he could just make out two figures. One was quite short, while the other one was much taller. From their voices, he could tell that the short figure was actually just a kid, while the taller one was maybe around his age. He was close enough to hear them speak and apparently, they hadn't noticed him.
"The day will come when you will have to face many trials and no one will be there to help you." The teen stated, his voice echoing throughout the place. "It may seem like you can't win, but don't be afraid. Listen to your instincts and choose the path you feel is best. Even if others believe that you are wrong, always trust your feelings. You'll make the right choice in the end."
"But how can I fight alone? I'm scared...I don't think I can do this by myself...what if I'm not able to?" The kid questioned.
"You can. Believe in yourself and your power. You'll do things that no one else will even think possible. But remember to believe in your friends and loved ones, for everyone has their own power and can accomplish much with the right reason."
"I will."
Davis froze. Those voices were familiar, and the mist had disappated just enough to show him the face of the child. "That's..."
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"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!!!"
Davis woke up to screams. Snapping up in confusion, Davis saw the Gotsumon looking towards the edge of the town, worried. "What's going on?"
The Gotsumon faced him, too troubled by the current situation to remember the possibility that Davis could be a spy. "We're under attack by enemy Digimon under the control of the dark rings!"
Blossomon ran up to them. "We're outnumbered! We need all the help we can get!" The Gotstumon nodded and rushed off to help, leaving Davis and Veemon still tied up, sitting on the ground. In the distance, they could see the battle taking place. Veggiemon and Snimon under the effects of the dark rings were attacking, and the free Digimon didn't look like they would be able to last much longer.
"This is..." Davis watched the carnage, eyes wide in horror. 'This is horrible! All those poor Digimon...sure they're holding us hostage and threatened to kill us repeatedly, but still...they don't deserve this...'
"Davish, what do we do?" Veemon asked.
"I..." Just then, a controlled Snimon reached the two and was about to slice them to bits. "LOOK OUT!!!" But since they were still tied up, neither could move out of the way in time.
"LIGHTNING PAW!!!" With one swipe, Gatomon sent the Snimon flying through a tree, saving Davis and Veemon.
"Gatomon...you...saved us...?" Veemon.
She grunted and looked away. "I couldn't just stand by and let you two get killed...at least not until we know for sure who you are."
Ignoring the last bit, Davis smiled. "Thank you."
Gatomon sighed before turning to face them again. "Can you two fight?"
A bit shocked, Davis nodded. "Yeah, we can fight."
"If I release you, will you help us?"
"Of course we'll help!"
Within seconds, they were free. Standing tall, Davis smirked. "Lets kick some butt. DIGI-ARMOR ENERGIZE!!!"
"VEEMON ARMOR DIGIVOLVE TO...FLAMEDRAMON! THE FIRE OF COURAGE!" With that, the two were off like a shot to fight off the invaders. Gatomon looked after them, smiling.
"Maybe..."
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"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!!!"
And another one bites the dust, but they just kept coming! "There's too many of them!" At this time, several Veggiemon attacked Leomon all at once, forcing him to the ground.
"FIST OF THE BEAST KING!!!" He launched another attack, but it was no good, they all jumped him at the same time. 'So...this is how it's going to end then...' He closed his eyes and awaited the inevitable...oh well...maybe death won't be so bad...he can't even feel their attacks anymore...
Wait a minute!
Opening his eyes, he saw something completely unexpected. The human boy had pulled the Veggiemon off of him and was currently giving them the ol one two himself! He looked at Leomon over his shoulder. "You okay Leomon?"
Leomon was shocked to say the least. "Why are you helping us? You're a human!"
Davis punched a Veggimon away, then turned to face Leomon. "I told you before, I want to help. I don't know what's going on or why you distrust humans so much, but I do know that I have to help protect the Digital World and it's clear to me that you want the same thing. So will you at least trust me enough to allow me help you fight them off?"
Leomon just stared, then nodded. Davis nodded as well and smiled before turning to fight off another Veggimon. 'How strange…I haven't seen a human fight so hard for the good of the Digital World since…' He shook his head. 'Maybe…just maybe…' With new determination, Leomon stood, for some reason he felt that he had all his energy back. "FIST OF THE BEAST KING!!!" He fired off another attack at a Snimon, destroying the dark ring. Smirking, he thought to himself, 'we might just win this...'
Davis turned to look over at Flamedramon, who was currently taking on a whole group of Snimon. Two tried to slash him at the same time, but he jumped, causing them to run into each other and knock themselves out. "FIRE ROCKET!!!" Still in mid air, Flamedramon shot his attack, hitting three more Snimon at the same time, and destroying the dark rings seconds after he landed. Unfortunately, one came at him from behind.
"LOOK OUT FLAMEDRAMON!!!" Davis shouted.
Unfortunately, Flamedramon didn't have enough time to move out of the way. When the Snimon was only a yard away from contact, the Koromon from before jumped up and landed on the Snimon's face, covering his eyes so he couldn't see. "Leave my friends alone you big bully!" It shouted. The Snimon growled and knocked Koromon away, right into the path of another Snimon, mouth open and waiting for the oncoming meal. Koromon screamed, unable to stop or slow his velocity enough to avoid being a snack. 'I guess this is it...' He closed his eyes, wondering how much it would hurt.
"GOTCHA!!!" Davis shouted, having jumped and catching Koromon before it could be eaten. Landing at an angle, he rolled across the ground until he was stopped, rather painfully I might add, by a tree. Groaning, Davis looked down at the Koromon in his arms. "You okay little guy?" Koromon nodded, happily.
It didn't take too much longer for the rest of the attacking Digimon to be freed or retreat. Fortunately, besides the Snimon that tried to attack Davis and Veemon earlier, none of them made it past the camp's defenses. Speaking of which, the two were currently inside one of the tents, speaking with several of the leaders of the place.
"Thank you both for your help today." Gatomon smiled, glad that she had made the right choice in letting them go. "If it weren't for you two, we might have suffered more casualties, or even lost completely."
Davis smiled sheepishly. "It was nothing, really..."
"Speak for yourself." Veemon muttered. "But what about your ankle?"
At this, he looked at the bandage on his right leg. Apparently, he had twisted it when he landed wrong after helping the Koromon. "It'll be all right after a while." Looking up, his face became more serious. "But what I want to know is what happened to the Digital World? Why are the dark rings and control spires still around? And who sent those controlled Digimon to attack this place?"
Leomon sighed. "I'm not sure I can even explain all of it. It would probably be best for us to see Gennai. He'll tell you everything you need to know..."
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"And that's how Veemon and I gained the trust of at least some of the Digimon there. Considering the battle just fought, we planned to visit Gennai the next day...and boy, were we ever surprised when we found out what the problem in the Digital World this time..." Davis.
Veemon shook his head. "I still have a hard time believing it, and I was there!"
Tenshi looked at the two in confusion. "So what exactly was causing all those problems?"
Davis smiled. "It's not so much of 'what' than 'who'..."
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Starcatcher: And that's another chapter down.
EA: I'm surprised you managed to go the whole chapter without blowing who the bad guys were this time.
Kari: I'm surprised you've already written four whole chapters without mentioning the rest of us!
EA: Oh come off it! You were in the first chapter!
Kari: Barely...
Starcatcher: Don't worry. You'll be in here soon.
Kari: (Reading over the script) But according to this, you have me as a--
EA: (Slams some duct tape over Kari's mouth) Now, now...we wouldn't want to give everything away, would we?
Davis: When has that ever stopped you before?
EA: (Glomps Davis) Cuuute...
Davis: And next time, we all go see Gennai and find out just what's threatening the Digital World this time, and boy are we ever surprised. Not only that, but we get a look into the real world to find the others and see just what else has changed, and boy do we get the shock of our lives...
EA: And on that note, we still need to kill Starcatcher!
Starcatcher: Dammit!
Kari and EA as well as many other people: (Grab torches and pitchforks and resume chasing after Starcatcher)
Starcatcher: (Quickly) I will try to get the next chapter out soon assuming that I don't die! Review please! (Runs)