A Digimon Frontier Fanfic

By Haru Glory

A/N: Wow guys thanks a lot! I've only uploaded 21 chapters and I already got 122 reviews? That's quite a surprise to me. Well, here's the next chapter. I hope you all will like this, although I have to warn you all that there might be some typos here...so sorry for that. I'll clean it up later with the rest of the other chapters, Okay? Well, enough yapping on my part, go on ahead and read the 22nd chapter, don't forget to enjoy it while you do!

Chronicles of Time: Of What the Future Brings

Chapter 22: Ophanimon's Castle Destroyed!

Morning came once more at the digi-world, although half of the team were still at a dilemma as to what to believe, they still continued on their journey back...this time at a faster pace with Tommy, Koichi, Kira, Erika, Hitakaru and Max riding on Black's back while the others were using their digi-volved forms that could fly (or for Koji's case, could move faster) to get to their destination that day...

As they all hurried towards the castle, Burning Greymon and Kazemon talked in hushed voices over their own dilemma.

"When should we tell them about us? We can't keep it a secret forever." Kazemon brought the subject up.

"Well...I don't know when, but if you want to tell them, what should we tell JP?" Burning Greymon asked.

"I don't know how, maybe we should ask Koji for help..." Kazemon replied, "Or maybe ask Katsuya and Yumi, they seem to know a lot of things."

"Err...are you really sure you want to tell them right now?" Burning Greymon asked, "I mean, they're still living off of what Kerpymon said."

"That's right." Kazemon remembered, "I've forgotten about that, I guess I acted stupid in thinking that what he said was true rather than believing in my friends and what I have fought for before."

"I can't blame you for that." Burning Greymon said, "If Katsuya and Yumi weren't there to remind us what we came here for, then I would have fallen to Kerpymon's talk too...they really are a big help."

"Well, I guess it could wait – telling them, I mean." Kazemon said, "We have to focus ourselves at the task at hand first, right?"

Burning Greymon nodded, "We really should focus more and be careful, we don't know what lies ahead of us."

Meanwhile, at the back of Black, everyone was still silently contemplating on Keprymon's words...well, all except for JP who has other things on his mind...

"I wonder when they'll admit it to everyone." JP wondered to himself, "They must be thinking about how I'll react."

JP remembered the times that he had reacted every time he saw Takuya and Zoe together.

"Now that I think about it, I was acting pretty stupid." JP continued on, "Maybe I should tell them that I already know...maybe that'll make them relax a bit."

At that, JP looked over to Kazemon and Burning Greymon's direction, and he saw that they were still talking. Then he noticed, how quiet everyone has been, this only irritated him.

"What's up with you guys?" JP asked, "You're still not over what that Kerpymon said, are you?"

"Well, you're the one to talk." Kitakaru said, "You were thinking about that too!"

"Yeah...yesterday!" JP replied, "Shouldn't you guys start thinking about other things. Let's say, I don't know, more IMPORTANT things?"

"JP, what's gotten into you all of a sudden?" Koichi asked, "You're acting different."

"Now, I'm the one acting different?" JP asked, "You guys are the one who's mopping around and hadn't said a word except for muttering about something, doubting."

"Weren't you taken aback by what he said?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah, but...something's telling me we shouldn't worry too much about what he said." JP replied, "That there's something more important we have to think about other than that."

"If you ask me, I'll only think of something else once everything is clear...on whose side we really are on." Kira said.

JP sighed as he thought, "Now I know how Yumi must have felt when she convinced me last night."

Flash Back...

Yumi and JP were both seated near Katsuya and Black after they managed to harvest enough meat apples to satisfy their craving for food that night, and while they ate their way through, Yumi thought that it was the best time to wake JP up to the truth that what Kerpymon said was not true...

"JP, are you confused, like the rest of the team?" Yumi asked.

"About what?" JP asked, "I'm no longer confused when it comes to those two."

"No, not about Takuya and Zoe," Yumi said, "About what Kerpymon said, you know, the one that caused everyone to act all weird and started doubting."

"Oh, that." JP said, "Honestly? A little, yes."

"Why?" Yumi asked, "Why are you guys confused? Isn't saving the digi-world and fighting against the evil enough to tell you what this world really needs?"

"Well, what Kerpymon said has some ring of truth in it." JP replied, "But, right now, I'm not all sure on what to believe, that's why I'm hoping that once we get to Ophanimon's Castle, I could get the answers I need to decide."

"Well, at least you have your priorities straight on what you will do." Yumi sighed, "But you know, it may seem the truth but when you really open your eyes and look around to what's really happening, you'll find that there's really nothing to be confused about."

"Huh?" JP wondered, "Open my eyes and look around?"

Yumi nodded, "That's what I learned to do whenever things seems a bit though. You know, I feel sorry for the others...they're in a worst shape than you...they're really lost, they don't know what it is they ought to do. I hope that's not what Chronosmon intends to do."

End of Flash Back

"I guess she's right." JP mused, "They really are lost."

Noon finally came upon the group and they had no choice – even though they were almost at the castle – but to stop and eat for a while.

JP took this opportunity to ask help from Koji thinking that he should not bother Takuya and Zoe with what it was he wanted to do. JP then seated himself next to Koji who was sitting all alone underneath a meat apple tree while eating his own share of food...

"Hey, Koji, you don't mind if I sit with you, would you?" JP asked.

Koji looked at him and replied, "As long as you won't go and tell me how hopeless our cause is and that what we are doing is wrong."

"Don't worry, Yumi already knocked some sense on me." JP replied as he seated himself down.

"So, what is it that you want, JP?" Koji asked.

"Huh?" JP asked surprised, "How did you know I was going to ask for your help?"

"Figures." Koji mumbled to himself before answering, "Just call it a wild guess, so what is it? I hope this hasn't got anything to do with Zoe."

"Nope, nothing to do with her." JP replied as he took a bite off of his food, "It's about the others."

"The others?" JP asked, "What about them?"

"You have got to help me snap them out of their doubts." JP said.

"Wow, I didn't expect that from you." Koji said, "Do you have a plan?"

"Uh...no." JP replied, "Actually, I don't think we need a plan. We just have to make them talk about something else, and since I've noticed you talk with them a couple of times, you might know what topic it is that they would like to discuss other than...that."

"A topic they might want to discuss?" Koji asked, "Well, there is one thing that they liked to talk about and gets them all excited...but, I don't think you'll like it."

"What is it?" JP asked.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Came a voice from behind.

Koji looked up and JP turned around to see that it was Yumi along with her brother, Katsuya.

"Yumi, Katsuya? What's up?" Koji asked, "Don't tell me you need something from me too."

"No." Katsuya answered, "We just over heard what you two were talking about and we decided to help out."

"Right. Taking their thoughts away from what Kerprymon had said, might actually work – for a while." Yumi said as she sat down.

"Alright." Koji sighed.

"So, what is it that they liked to talk about?" JP asked again, "I really want to know."

"Err..." Koji was about to make something up when...

"It's alright Koji, JP's obsession with Zoe is officially over." Yumi said as she took a sip from her water bottle.

"Say what!?" Koji exclaimed, "Is that true, JP?"

"Yeah." JP replied, "Takuya has already won, besides, I think Zoe will be happy with him."

"Well, if you put it that way." Koji said as he began to tell JP everything from Koichi first contacting him about helping Takuya and Zoe end up together and about their plans on how to do it.

"So, if we put this topic up, they might forget about Kerpy's little speech?" JP asked.

"Well, that is their favorite thing to talk about, so there might be a chance." Koji replied.

"Well then, let's do it." Katsuya said as he stood up.

"Right." His three other companions cheered.

So, they took the chance that they were the first ones to finish their lunch. They went over to where Tommy and the others were sitting. It was Katsuya who opened the topic up.

"Hey guys," Katsuya greeted, "Koji told us about your so-called plan."

"Plan?" Koichi asked, "About what?"

"Don't play dumb, Koichi, you know, the plan concerning Takuya and Zoe." JP said.

"Who told you that?" Tommy asked, surprised that JP knew about their 'plan', then he looked over towards Koji and understood that it was him who told JP, "I can't believe you're trying to sabotage what we tried so hard to plan out."

"Hey, don't blame me." Koji said.

"I don't think you're going to need that plan of yours." JP said as he saw Yumi nod, "That's because, Takuya and Zoe are already..."

Just before JP could get the words out of his mouth, a huge explosion occurred to the east of where they were standing...

"What the hell was that!?" Max exclaimed.

"An explosion?" Takuya said as he ran towards the others, "is there a fight going on over there?"

"Wait a minute!" Koji said, worry eminent on his eyes, "That explosion, it came from the direction of Ophanimon's Castle."

"What?" Koichi said, as he stood up, "Who would attack the castle?"

"Do you really have to ask that question?" Katsuya asked, "Whoever it was let's hurry over to the castle...I have a bad feeling about this."

"Right." Takuya and the others agreed.

"We better digi-volve just to be safe," Yumi suggested, "And Black, you go on ahead towards the castle, we'll catch up with you. Make sure that Angewomon is safe."

"I'm on my way." Black War Greymon said as he immediately flew towards the direction of the explosion.

When they saw that Black was already out of sight, everyone took out their digi-vice and digi-volved to their human spirit forms while Katsuya and Yumi digi-volved to their desired level.

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

AGUNIMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

LOBOMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

KAZEMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

KUMAMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

BEETLEMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

LOWEEMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

GRUMBLEMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

LANAMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

ARBORMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

MERCURYMON!!!

DOUBLE! DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

ALDAMON!!!

DOUBLE! DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!

JET SILPHMON!!!

"Let's go, everyone!" Agunimon said as they rushed over to the castle.

Several minutes of running, they finally arrived. And when they got there, it wasn't a pleasing sight to see.

The whole castle was turned into ruins, nothing was left of its splendor, except for remaining cracked walls.

"What...who did this...?" Aldamon asked as he began to scan the area.

"Whoever did this made sure that this place would never be used again." Beetlemon said.

"Oh no, Angewomon!" Kazemon said, "Where is she? I hope she's okay."

Tommy and the others who were still in doubt however, was surprised at this sight.

"Chronosmon can't have done this, can he?" Kumamon asked.

"Aren't they fighting for the rights of the digimon?" Erika asked, "Then why did they do this?"

Jet Silphmon was about to answer their questions, when she caught sight of movement a short distance from them.

"Guys, someone is still fighting over there." Jet Silphmon said, "It must be Black, he must have caught whoever did this."

"If that's the case, we better help him." Lobomon said, "The digimon who's responsible for this isn't just anybody, he must have incredible power."

Agunimon and the others nodded and they ran off towards the direction of the movement that Jet Silphmon saw. And sure enough it was Black, and the digimon he was fighting against and the one responsible for what happened to Ophanimon's Castle was none other than...

"LUCEMON!?" Loweemon exclaimed, surprised to see the digimon that almost cost him his life.

Lucemon turned his head around and so the familiar faces of the warriors, "I was wondering when you will all show up."

To be continued...

A/N: Hmmmm....hmmmmm....hmmm....Lucemon finally shows up! Well, what will happen next? Well, that's what the next chapter will be all about. I still haven't got enough of the anime shows/mangas that you all love to read about and I need it, please help me by telling me what you like. I already have Gundam Seed and Inuyasha as well as digimon (all seasons) so no need to repeat those animes OK. I would really apreciate your help, all of you. Anyways, hope you guys have enough time to review, I would really appreciate that too. Well, that's all for today. Once again, saying "PEACE", This is Haru Glory, signing out...until next time, see yah!