Bboyz: Ok, I don't know when this chapter will be posted up so I'm sorry if it's delayed. So, here's the fifth part of Hidden Past.

Jenrya: What about the disclaimers?

Bboyz: Do I have to do it every single time? I don't own anything from digimon ok? Are you all happy? I wish I did though. Then, everything.........

Jenrya: There he goes again, babbling about his dreams and fantasies. Enjoy the fifth chapter!

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Chapter five: Revival of the Ancient Phoenix

"Devimon!" The digimons shouted. The tamers turned to face their partners who were all rearing to fight. Rika took out her D-arc and scanned for Devimon's data.

"He's just like IceDevimon, only more evil, twisted and more powerful. His greatest power is influenced by darkness. Digimons beware; you're in for a scare?" Rika read, "This thing gives warning too?"

"Devimon is one of the darkest evil digimons ever to set foot in this world", Renamon said as she glared at the demon.

"Why, thank you for the compliment", Devimon replied with an evil smirk. The digimons turned to their partners and signaled them. The tamers took out their D-Arcs.

"Digivolve straight to ultimate, MATRIX EVOLUTION!" Ryo, Rika and Suzy shouted as they slashed their blue cards through their D-arcs. Monodramon transformed into Cyberdramon while Lopmon transformed into Antylamon. Renamon digivolved into Taomon and they all got ready to fight.

"Guilmon, you protect Suzy while I fight off Shaun. Rika, you can go and rescue Takato", Ryo said as he winked at Rika. Rika fumed as Ryo made his way towards Shaun, holding out his D-arc which automatically turned into his sword, reacting to his will.

"Ryo, be careful. Don't go getting yourself hurt........." Rika trailed off as she crept towards the wall. Suzy and Guilmon ran to the other wall and stayed somewhere safe.

"Well then, I guess it would be more fair if you lot fight with an ultimate, rather than fighting with me........." Devimon said. Shaun took out a card from under his cloak. It was a fire card. He placed the card onto his staff which glowed bright red. The card transformed into a wave of red smoke and it wrapped around Devimon.

"Devimon digivolve to......... SkullMeramon!" A newly transformed digimon shouted out. The heat that generated from SkullMeramon sent the other digimons flying towards all direction. He laughed evilly as he looked at his fallen opponents.

"You are going down Shaun. You're not evil; you're just plain old sick! You toyed with my friend; who's really kind......... I don't know how lower you can sink!" Ryo shouted as his sword grew larger and larger.

"Well, if that's how you want to play, then I can't turn a challenge down", Shaun replied. He threw Takato to one side and stood his ground, holding up his staff. The staff magically turned into a huge thin indigo blade as Shaun got ready for his duel with Ryo.

The duel started with SkullMeramon lighting up his blue flame that surrounded himself. He then called out his first attack, Heavy Metal Fire. Blue flames sparked and flew straight towards his opponents. The tamer's partners jumped from their normal positions and tried to counter the attack.

Ryo dove into Shaun, who countered it by defending himself with his blade. Ryo and Shaun pushed themselves towards each other, neither winning the match. Shaun called out and incantation as his blades glowed a sparkly indigo colour.

Taomon took out her brush and sent SkullMeramon backwards with her Buddhist Brush Brandish attack. SkullMeramom was knocked backwards but that doesn't mean he was out of the game. He stood up and shock off the effects of the attack.

CyberDramon flew into the air and used his Double Edge attack which made little damage to SkullMeramon. SkullMeramon was ready to attack the two digimons when Antylamon attacked him from the back with her Mantra Chant attack, knocking SkullMeramon to his knees.

"Two can play at that game........." SkullMeramon smirked as he got up and whistled. His opponents stood still, wandering what would happen next. Then, all of a sudden an evil looking demon digimon appeared out of nowhere.

Ryo and Shaun were blasted backwards because of the explosion from Shaun's blade. Ryo and Shaun both got up as soon as they regained their conscious. Ryo and Shaun dove into each other once more, slamming each sword into the other causing electrical sparks and massive explosions.

Rika slowly crept her way over to Takato. She held him in her arms, trying to wake him up. She checked his pulse. It was really slow. He needs something to eat and needed to be treated soon. She stood him up and slowly walked him to where Suzy and Guilmon were.

"LadyDevimon!" the three fighting digimons shouted. The demon smirked as she joined SkullMeramon.

"You called?" she asked as she looked SkullMeramon in the eyes. SkullMeramon nodded. LadyDevimon looked towards her new opponents, "Thanks for calling. I haven't fought in ages and my techniques needs to be tested out again........."

"Darkness Wave!" LadyDevimon shouted as tattered black bats flew out of her tattered wings. The bats threw the three ultimate digimons backwards. LadyDevimon stood proud next to SkullMeramon who had an evil smirk at the sight of his fallen opponents.

"When will you give up?" Shaun shouted as he and Ryo collided once again. Ryo smirked as he looked at Shaun.

"I'll never give up. Till the Dark Elements fall flat into the ground, I, Ryo Akiyama will never give up!" Ryo shouted as he pushed Shaun tumbling backwards. The digimons paused and looked at the two humans.

"Taomon, now's the time! Take it away!" Rika shouted as she held up her D-Arc. The D-Arc glowed a bright blue colour as it shot out blue rays of light everywhere. All eyes were now on Rika and Taomon. Antylamon and Cyberdramon glowed in tune with Rika's D-Arc as rays of light formed in front of them and transferred to Taomon.

"Fox Seal Paper!" Taomon shouted as thousands of yellow glowing papers flew around her. She closed her eyes as she focused on her target. The papers flew straight towards SkullMeramon and LadyDevimon and wrapped them both, tightening them every second.

Taomon glowed yellow and reverted back to Renamon. Renamon signaled towards Antylamon and CyberDramon who nodded back. Both CyberDramon and Antylamon jumped into the air and floated for a few second, preparing to attack.

"Ashibatoravana, full force!" Antylamon shouted as her attack gathered in front of her. She launched her attacked towards the two restrained digimons. The attack surrounded the two digimons but it didn't actually disintegrate SkullMeramon and LadyDevimon.

"Needs a boast, Cyber Nail full force!" CyberDramon shouted as he threw his attack towards the wrapped up digimons. The attack plunged into his enemy, who both shattered into mere pieces of data.

"Good job guys, are you scared now Shaun?" Ryo asked with a triumphed look on his face. His proud face suddenly wiped away as he saw Shaun smirked evilly.

"Is that your absolute best? Then I think you should have thought twice before even thinking of coming to the southern parts......... Evil won't lose just like that!" Shaun shouted as he held up his ever glowing staff.

The bits and pieces of data started to circle round and then it formed a shadowed shape. Then, the shadows disappeared revealing a dark looking demon digimon.

"A SkullSatamon?" Ryo asked as he stood up. Shaun looked at his enemy with an evil smirk. There, in front of them all was SkullSatamon, an ultimate evil demon digimon with lightning speed.

SkullSatamon speeded towards the two ultimate digimon and hit them with his hammer, making them revert to their rookie forms. Monodramon and Lopmon looked around as SkullSatamon wrapped them both in dark and heavy chains.

"I won't stand this any longer........." Renamon said as she moved forwards towards SkullSatamon and the two captured digimons. Renamon turned around as she felt a strong aura coming nearer to her.

"Renamon, I won't let you fight this one alone. I'll be with you the whole way........." Rika said as her D-Arc glowed a ruby glow in her hands.

"Thanks Rika........." Renamon smiled.

"Don't mention it. Matrix Evolution!" Rika shouted as she and Renamon glowed together. A sphere of sakura petals formed around them as they combined. Then, the sakura petals exploded, and spread towards every direction. Some of the petals shot SkullSatamon in the chest.

Sakuyamon stepped out of where Rika and Renamon once stood. She held up her magical staff proudly as she looked at SkullSatamon. She stepped closer and closer towards SkullSatamon. SkullSatamon got ready for his duel against Sakuyamon, holding up his own hammer.

With elegance, Sakuyamon held up her staff in front of SkullSatamon, who did the same with his hammer. They both looked at each other with hatred. Then, they both withdrew their weapons and flew backwards.

Ryo, who hadn't won his duel against Shaun, ran back to where the others were, trying to wake Takato up. He told Guilmon to rescue the other two digimons while Sakuyamon keeps SkullSatamon busy. Guilmon followed the order and went straight to rescue the others.

"Vajra Mandala!" shouted Sakuyamon as she started her duel with SkullSatamon. SkullSatamon dodged the attack with his super speedy agility. He then tried to knock Sakuyamon out with his hammer but Sakuyamon defended herself with her magical staff.

"Vajra Mandala!" Sakuyamon shouted as four foxes of fire, water, wind and lightning appeared out of nowhere, headed straight for SkullSatamon. The foxes circled SkullSatamon at first but eventually, they got to their target and rubbed a lot of damage into SkullSatamon.

"Monodramon, are you alright?" Ryo asked as his partner returned to his side. Monodramon nodded. Guilmon who was worried about his tamer came by Ryo's side and helped Ryo in waking Takato up. Ryo shook and shook Takato but he still had no response. He looked sympathetically at Guilmon. Ryo checked Takato's pulse rate. From what he felt, it looks like Takato's pulse rate is growing slower and slower by the minute.

"I don't know how he'll survive, but we can't lose hope........." Ryo sighed to himself. He then returned to looking at the battle scene.

"Bat surprise!" SkullSatamon shouted as tons of bats flew out from his hammer and covered Sakuyamon all over. Sakuyamon then shouted out and incantation, releasing her from the army of bats. Sakura petals started to form and circle her.

"Sakuyamon, we have to win. We can't lose now......... We can't let Ryo down. We can't let Henry down; he's entrusted us with Suzy and we can't lose to this weakling now! Let us hit him with our full force!" Rika shouted from inside of Sakuyamon. Sakuyamon nodded.

Sakuyamon held up her staff. Her staff started to glow pink and petals started to circle it, forming a huge gigantic ball. She then clicked her shoes and then the whole ball turned into four separate foxes which headed straight for SkullSatamon.

"Nail Bone!" SkullSatamon shouted as his hammer shot straight through Sakuyamon's attack and nailed her straight in the stomach. She then growled in pain and turned back to Rika and Renamon. They both lay on the ground, exhausted from the impact.

SkullSatamon floated towards Rika and Renamon. Renamon, with the last of her strength stood up and defended her tamer. Even thought the fox's attempt was brave, SkullSatamon still had the upper hand. He knocked Renamon to one side and held Rika up by the chin.

"Rika!" Ryo shouted. He lay Takato down and ran towards SkullSatamon and Rika, not thinking of anything else except for saving his precious Rika. Ryo ran and got nearer to SkullSatamon. Suddenly, he felt himself being lifted up into the air by an invisible force.

"What's happening?" Ryo shouted as he was lifted higher and higher in the air. Suddenly, the invisible force making him float turned into chains, restraining him to one side of the wall.

"Great job SkullSatamon, you may do whatever you wish with the girl", Shaun said as he suddenly appeared out of the blue. He smirked evilly as he looked up at Ryo. Ryo looked disgustedly at Shaun as he tried to free himself.

"I've got to help Rika! Argh!" Ryo shouted as he felt himself being whipped. He looked around but there was no sign of anything. He looked at his body and saw blood dripping from his top. His top was ripped in the middle, caused by the whip he felt from before.

"What the heck......... What's happening?" Ryo shouted in pain. Shaun's smirk got even wider than his first.

"Well my dear Ryo, every time you try to break free, you get whipped. Simple, eh? Simple but yet, evil at the same time........." Shaun explained. Suzy and the remaining digimons looked disgustedly at Shaun, making him more proud of himself.

"Ryo, don't try saving me. You'll just get whipped again and again. Please, just try saving yourself and the others........." Rika trailed of as tears ran down her cheeks. Ryo was saddened by what Rika had just said. He couldn't let anything happen to Rika, not before he confronted her with his feelings for her.

"Argh!" Ryo shouted as more pain rushed into him. His top was now tattered and torn. Blood and sweat covered his upper body. Everyone's attention was drawn to Ryo. He held back his tears as he tries covering his suffering.

"Stop it now Shaun. You've gone to far........." Suzy shouted, making a bold statement. She marched straight up to Shaun without any other feeling except for disgust in her eyes. She was about to slap him but she was pushed backwards by Shaun's aura.

"I don't have time to mess with little children", Shaun said as he turned his back towards the others. Suzy fell down and held her aching back.

"Suzy's just as good as the others. Even though she is younger, she is still a tamer and she's a whole lot better than you!" Lopmon shouted as she ran straight towards Shaun. Shaun turned round and held his staff up. A whirl of light shot out of the staff and zapped Lopmon, turning her into an ornament.

"No!" Suzy shouted as tears ran down her cheeks. She was about to run to her partner but she was held back by Monodramon and Guilmon. They then turned their attention to something else.

"Enough is enough Shaun. You've done too many damages already......... Don't you ever stop?" Takato said as he tried to stand up. Shaun turned around, amazed at what he has just heard.

"I think you should at least try to walk first before you even think about challenging me........." Shaun laughed. Ryo got mad at Shaun's insult. He tried breaking free once more but even though his hopes were high, Shaun's power still had him strapped to the wall. He was now sweating badly and the pain he's feeling is growing larger by the minute.

Shaun picked Takato up by his shirt and held Takato just above himself. He grinned evilly as he looked at the weakling. He then smirked.

"You know Takato, if you weren't that stubborn, you could have made a great apprentice......... With your good looks, you'll keep me entertained at night and with your courage and will, all my work will be carried out to its very best", Shaun laughed.

"Why the heck do you think I'll ever work for you, Shaun?" Takato said angrily as he spitted Shaun's face. Shaun's anger made him throw Takato down.

"You weakling! If you work for me, you'll have more strength and more power. Now you haven't got a chance but to die!" Shaun shouted.

"Even though physically I haven't got a chance against you but if my hopes are high, I know I'll go far!" Takato shouted. The ground under them shook hard. The earth under them cracked, stopping just inches behind Takato. Takato then closed his eyes.

"What's happening? SkullSatamon, be on your guard, leave the girl for later", Shaun ordered. SkullSatamon nodded and threw Rika just under where Ryo was strapped, just like a stuffed animal.

Takato glowed a sparkling red glow. His eyes turned ruby as his hair turned flaming red. A red orb floated out of the cracks in the earth and stopped just in front of Takato. The orb burst into million pieces of shattered glass and circled Takato.

Slowly, the circling glass carried Takato upwards into the air. The circling glass got smaller and smaller by the second until it completely covered Takato. Takato then started to glow again and started to grow in size.

Suddenly, there was an explosion where Takato was floating. There were smoke everywhere, shielding Takato from everyone's view. The smoke then gradually faded away, revealing a huge fiery bird.

"The Ancient Phoenix!" SkullSatamon and the other digimons said in unison. Their partners looked confusedly at them. Ryo had his mouth opened due to the shock. Rika gained the strength to get up and gazed at the fiery bird. Suzy and the digimons stared, not knowing what to say.

The phoenix looked at Shaun and SkullSatamon. It flapped its wings hard, flames flying in every direction. The phoenix then flew close to Shaun and SkullSatamon,

"However ancient you may be, you're still weak to me!" Shaun shouted. He held up his glowing staff which released beams of lasers towards the phoenix. The phoenix didn't even flinch at Shaun's attempt. The phoenix flew over Shaun and blew his staff away, breaking it into million tiny pieces.

"What happened? Cool, I'm free!" Ryo said as he landed on the ground. He then fell to the ground, holding his wounded chest. Rika, Suzy and the digimons ran over to Ryo and aided him with his wounds.

"I told you that you should have saved yourself......... What were you thinking?" Rika scolded Ryo who blushed furiously. Suzy took out a towel she smuggled from the spa and wrapped it around Ryo's chest. Ryo smiled and thanked Suzy. Then, everyone's attention turned to where Shaun and SkullSatamon were fighting the phoenix.

"Skull Hammer!" SkullSatamon shouted as he tried hitting the phoenix. The phoenix held up one of it's wings, sending magical fiery dust towards SkullSatamon. The dust stunned SkullSatamon and the phoenix flew towards it, sending flamethrowers towards SkullSatamon, disintegrating him.

"No, it can't be! Now, you'll have to deal with me!" Shaun shouted as he glowed dark violet. Before Shaun could do anything, the phoenix flew straight through him. Shaun was then paralyzed. The phoenix then turned to look at Ryo.

Ryo knew what he had to do. He got up; sweat dripping down his face and upper body. He took out his D-arc and transformed it into his sword. The sword grew in size and changed into a sapphire sword. He walked slowly towards Shaun.

The phoenix flew higher in the air. Shaun returned to his normal state, looking straight at Ryo. Shaun got ready to battle.

"Don't think without my staff I can't win, I still have my powers and you're still injured", Shaun babbled. Ryo smirked. Shaun started to recite an incantation. Ryo lunged forward. He then noticed that his sword was slightly different. It was glowing purple.

"What's happening?" Ryo asked, looking at his sword. Then, beams of red light shot into his sword, making it grow larger. Ryo then knew that the phoenix had transferred its power to his sword.

"Now, you're dead!" Ryo shouted as he slashed his sword through Shaun, who tried shielding himself with his magic. Shaun's eyes opened wide as he felt scorching hot metal slash through him. Shaun then disintegrated, leaving a red gemstone.

"Cool, The Gemstone of the South!" Ryo said as he picked up the gemstone. Then, his sword glowed again, releasing a beam of red light. The red light turned into the phoenix. The phoenix flapped it huge wings, heating up the whole castle. The roof of the castle then collapsed, letting in a ray of light.

The phoenix stared at the tamers and their partners. It had a strange look in its eyes. The tamers backed away, Ryo in front of everyone else. The phoenix then glared at them all......... Then, it screeched a loud and painful screech, then it looked back at the tamers with anger in its eyes.

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Bboyz: I'm really sorry for the delay. As you can see, this chapter is a little shorter than the previous ones so I'm sorry for that too.........

Jenrya: Sorry, I have nothing to say for this chapter.

Bboyz: So, he's lost for words. Anyway, please R & R. I've stayed up late for two nights trying to finish this chapter and I'm glad it's done now! Yippee! Anyway, enough with boasting about me, thank you to all my reviewers. You'd have probably guessed the coupling by now. I'll make it official in later chapters ok? Ok, that's all for now!