A Digimon Frontier Fanfic

By Haru Glory

A/N: Okay guys, thanks for the reviews again. I'm glad a lot of people really like this fanfic. Anyways, I know you guys want to read the next chapter so read on and enjoy!

Chronicles of Time: Of What the Future Brings

Chapter 44: Round 1: Piedmon!

Takuya, Zoe, Tommy, Max, Hitakaru and Kira all began to run as fast as they could to where Takuya's digi-vice last picked up Koichi's signal. When they got there, there was no sign of their friends and of Piedmon as well.

"What's going on?" Max asked.

"They could not have been deleted, right?" Zoe asked.

"I don't think that can happen," Takuya replied, "Remember, we're at the real world, we're not a bunch of data here…we're flesh and bone. If they had been defeated, there would have been some sign of a battle…but…"

Sure enough, there were no such signs.

Just when they were about to turn around and head off to another direction, a large white handkerchief fell over Max and Kira. This surprised the other children.

"What the hell…!?" Hitakaru exclaimed.

They were even more surprised when the large handkerchief began to shrink and expecting to see Max and Kira underneath it they were not as worried as they should be. But when there was no sign of two of their team mates, they began to worry…

"What's going on?" Tommy asked, "We're did they go?"

"Is this some kind of large stage or something for a magic show?" Hitakaru asked, "If this is Kira's thought of a joke, it's not funny."

"A joke?" Came a voice, "Is that how you worry about your friends?"

"It's you!" Takuya said, as he wheeled around and saw Piedmon standing a short distance away from them, "What did you do to our friends? Where are they?"

"My, my…" Piedmon said in his most annoying tone, "They're right here."

"Stop joking with us!" Zoe said.

"Humans always did want proof in all things." Piedmon sighed, "Very well. Say 'hello' to your friends."

And with that, Piedmon snapped his fingers and out of nowhere, eight key chains suddenly appeared.

Their eyes widened in surprise when they noticed that those key chains were once their human team mates…

"No…way…" Hitakaru gasped.

"What did you do to them?" Zoe asked, demanding to know.

"I just made them a little less annoying…" Piedmon replied in a tone that suggests it was obvious, "…and a lot cuter, don't you think?"

"Don't you make fun of us!" Tommy shouted, anger welling up in his voice.

"Ah, you are more annoying than those two I just captured." Piedmon said, toying with the key chains that represent Kira and Max, "I just know what I should do to deal with the likes of you."

And with that, Piedmon took out another handkerchief, this time a lot smaller than the one that fell on top of Max and Kira. He was about to use it to Tommy when, just before the handkerchief fell on Tommy, Takuya threw himself towards Tommy to block the handkerchief from falling on top of the person he has learned to treat as his younger brother.

And as the handkerchief fell on top of him, Takuya vanished.

"TAKUYA!" Zoe and the others shouted in unison as they saw him vanish before their eyes.

"My, my…" Piedmon said, as the doll that represents Takuya appeared beside the other key chains, "He is a lot more pestering than you lot."

"That's it, I think it's time we teach this clown a lesson!" Hitakaru shouted, as he took hold of his digi-vice and the others soon followed.

DOUBLE! DIGI-SPIRIT! EVOLUTION!!!

JET SILPHMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!!

KORIKAKUMON!!!

DIGI-SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!!

MERCURYMON!!!

"Transform them back!" Jet Silphmon demanded.

"I don't think that's an option," Piedmon replied, "You see, they belong to MY…collection now."

"Then I guess we'll just have to force you." Mercurymon said.

At this, Jet Silphmon attacked with her strongest and commonly used technique, Mercurymon soon followed and so did Korikakumon.

The three attacks, combined, did a number on their foe who was sent flying to a nearby half-destroyed building.

"Bulls-eye!" Mercurymon said as he grinned.

"That should teach him not to mess with the warriors ten!" Korikakumon said as he did his 'little' dance.

"Don't rejoice…" Piedmon said as he appeared once more on the very exact spot in which he stood since the start of the battle, he spit out some blood and wiped his mouth clean of its marks, "The fight is not over yet."

"Then why don't we finish it?" Jet Silphmon replied.

"I do not think this is fair…don't you think so?" Piedmon asked as he took out his signature handkerchief for the umpth time that day.

"That won't work on us again." Mercurymon said.

"Are you sure about that?" Piedmon asked, then out of nowhere, hundreds upon hundreds of white handkerchiefs began to fall down from the sky.

"What the…!?" Korikakumon exclaimed.

At once, the three warriors began to dodge the countless of handkerchiefs that came falling their way.

Unfortunately two of them got hit.

At this, Piedmon laughed even louder.

"Nine out of ten warriors…my collection is nearing its completion." Piedmon laughed as key chains of Jet Silphmon and Mercurymon appeared beside Takuya's doll version.

"Darn!" Korikakumon thought, "Zoe…Hitakaru…"

"What are you going to do now, Korikakumon?" Piedmon asked, "Would you like to go through the trouble of fighting against me or will you choose the easiest path and surrender…but of course, I'll have to turn you into a doll as well."

"You call this fair?" Korikakumon found the courage to speak, "Why don't you fight me without the use of your stupid handkerchief…then we can see who is really stronger."

"You have some mouth, kid." Piedmon said, "Very well, let us see what a measly human can do."

And so, the battle resumed. This time, with Piedmon fighting using his attacks that does not concern the use of his doll-turning handkerchief.

At the first part of their duel, Korikakumon was doing well. But, as the battle progresses, tides were turned and it was Piedmon who was now doing a number on Korikakumon sending him flying from one destroyed building/house to another.

"It's fun, isn't it?" Piedmon said, "I wonder what your friends think of you now…Oh, I know, they must think that you're much weaker than they thought."

At this, Korikakumon saw Piedmon grab Takuya's key chain and began to play with it. He then began to use it as a puppet, making his voice sound like Takuya's as he said: "You're weak, we don't need you."

Korikakumon was getting annoyed now, he hated being looked down upon. He began to stand up, shakily, still willing to continue to fight.

"What you're doing is pointless." Korikakumon said, "Takuya would never say that to me, you can't use him on me."

"I can say the same to you." Piedmon replied, "What you're doing, standing up again is pointless as well, don't you see that I'll just blow you away with another one of my attacks?"

At this, Korikakumon gritted his teeth and gripped his Axes a lot tighter.

"Face it." Piedmon continued, as he watched his opponent, "I'm just too strong for you."

At this, without moving from where he stood, Piedmon used his long range attacks to send Korikakumon flying to another building.

This attack brought Korikakumon to dedigi-volve to Tommy, bruised all over and dirty.

"You see what I mean?" Piedmon finished. "I guess, now is the time to complete my collection. You've lost."

"Is this really what I can do?" Tommy thought, "After all that training? I'm still this weak?"

Tommy just lay there, waiting for Piedmon to do his handkerchief trick.

That was when Tommy heard Takuya's voice…encouraging him.

"What do you think you're doing Tommy?" The keychain representing Takuya suddenly spoke.

Tommy's eyes suddenly shot wide open and he looked over at Piedmon's direction. Piedmon wasn't doing anything, and it seems like he didn't hear what Takuya had just said as well.

"Takuya?" Tommy whispered more to himself.

"That's right, buddy." Takuya replied, "I can't believe you're giving up already. Can't you see we're all counting on you?"

"I gave everything I've got already, and it didn't even made him exhausted." Tommy replied in a whisper still, "There's nothing left I can do."

"Then what was with all the training you went through then?" Takuya asked, "I don't believe that that was all you are capable of doing, Tommy. There's more to your power than you think. Believe!"

Just then Tommy remembered what Yhe told him on the last day of his training:

"Tommy, have you ever wondered why Koji, Takuya and Zoe not to mention Katsuya and Yumi have the power to double digi-spirit evolve?" Yhe had asked him, during their last break.

"Sometimes, yes." Tommy replied, honestly, "And sometimes I wonder if I can that too."

"Have you tried trying?" Yhe asked.

Tommy had looked at his trainer with confusion before replying, "If it's as easy as that, I would have done it long ago."

"That's why you cannot. You think that trying is so easy that it's impossible to use it as a medium in evolution." Yhe said, "They are able to elevate themselves into a more powerful form because they think they are able to do it. When the time comes, you must think the same way, erase from your mind that what you are trying to achieve is impossible. What drives this power to appear, I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it."

As he came to remember those things that Yhe and himself had talked about. Tommy regained the will to fight. He took hold of his digi-vice once more and stood up.

"My, my…I thought you have given up already." Piedmon said.

"You know Piedmon, you remind me about something I've read." Tommy said, " And it goes: If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but you think you can't it is almost certain you won't. If you think you'll lose, you've lost. For out in the world you'll find 'success' begins with a fellow's will. It's all in the state of mind. If you think you are outclassed, you are. You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself before you can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can."

"What are you babbling about?" Piedmon asked.

"Allow me to demonstrate what power a person who thinks he can has!" Tommy shouted, determined not to lose. That was when his digi-vice shinned and that was when Tommy felt it was time…

DOUBLE! DIGI-SPIRIT EVOLUTION!!!

DAIPENMON!!!

"What!?" Piedmon exclaimed, surprised at the sudden turn of events.

The digimon that Tommy turned into, Daipenmon only looked at him sternly.

"How…how can you manage to evolve?" Piedmon asked, "You don't have any energy left!"

"You're right, I don't have any energy left." Daipenmon replied, "That's why I'll finish this now. Quick and easy!"

And with that, wasting no more time, Daipenmon attacked.

"ICHIGO DEATH!!!" Daipenmon cried the name of his attack.

The attack penetrated to whatever shield Piedmon may have placed around himself which prevented Korikakumon's attack to actually damage before, thus, hitting Piedmon full force.

Even though they were at the real world, Piedmon's data still appeared. But unlike in the digi-world where the data surrounded the digimon or the digimon's digi-egg, in the human world, the data was just lying there, as if waiting for Daipenmon to capture it.

And that was what Daipenmon did as the spell that Piedmon placed on Takuya and the others began to wear off. Daipenmon captured Piedmon's data while saying: "Bullies are not allowed, this digi-vice turns courage as strong as Ice! Digi-code! Capture!"

And with that the battle ended.

You can imagine how happy Tommy was when he dedigi-volved back to his human self and when the others came to great and congratulate him.

Their celebration was cut short however, when a portal suddenly appeared. A portal which resembles the portal which was found inside Sefiritmon.

"I guess that's the passage to the second round." Katsuya said.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Takuya asked, "Let's go!"

Everyone nodded and cheered before they all jumped into the portal. The portal that would take them to their second battle at the human world, the second battle of Chronosmon's tournament…

To be continued…

A/N: (sighs) I can't believe I had to repeat this over and over again...well, maybe not over and over again, just repeat. I don't know about you guys but in the version that I have watched it was Kerpymon who was the evil version while Cherubimon was the good one. I don't want to repeat that again...well, maybe in the version that you have watched it's the other way around, but like I've said, I'm writting this fanfic with the knowledge of the version that I have watched. I feel more comfortable about it.

Another thing is about the issue of which is the better couple: Kouzumi or Takumi. I really don't care what other people thinks is the better version. Just like Hiei's Cute Girl said, I have to follow my heart. Thanks for that. Besides, if you ask me, it's not just because they'rea cute couple but because they're the most obvious couple, they like each other, heck there's a lot more reasons than just TAKUMI being cute. I really don't have any grudge for people who prefers Kouji and Izumi or Even JP and Izumi as a couple. I respect your choices and your likes. So I hope people will learn to respect mine. It angers me that someone would review telling me that TAKUMI is stupid and yada-yada-yada just because they don't like that couple. I want people to review my story and to comment on the story and my way of writting and NOT to tell me that the couple I decided to write a fanfic about is stupid. And it's not about the number of people who likes them as a couple, I really don't care if there are a billion people out there who prefers other couples than Takuya and Izumi and there are only a handfull or even one person who likes them as a couple. To tell you guys the truth, I write because I want to write something that makes me happy and seeing Takuya and Izumi as a couple is one of them. I don't really care which side you're on since I believe that those who stand for something that they believe in will not fall to anyone else's belief that argues with his own belief, I only ask this for whoever it was that sent that so-called review (I don't like to mention who, if that person is reading this...) please respect what I want to do in this story and the decision I made to support TAKUMI. Besides, why did you even bother to read the first chapter when I specifically stated that it's a TAKUMI fanfic. I just wanted to get that off of my system.

Anyways, on a lighter side of things, it's great that Tommy had managed to become stronger, ne? That's one of the things that happens when one trains hard and believes. Just likea particular reality show that I watch have said: DREAM, BELIEVE, SURVIVE.

Heheheh, anyways, I really didn't want to get this author note's section this long. I just really have to reply to one of the reviews about TAKUMI being a stupid couple. Like I've said before, thanks for those who continues to support this story. I would just like to add to whomever it was that reviewed about that, that I'm not trying to please everyone since I know that it's hard to please all, I just want to give the best of what I am capable of and hope and pray that they'll like it if not love it. With those things said, and with my signing out I am closing that topic, I would like to say "PEACE" and to declare that there are 12 days left before Christmas!!!