The House that Gennai Built
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The butterflies flitter over a lake and gently alighted on the water's surface. Yolei stopped.
"Oh great…" growled Yolei, "I suppose we have to swim across this lake..."
Suddenly the water split. The butterflies lifted off the ground and swirled up into the air. A set of stairs snaked down between the columns of water. Yolei cautiously lead the children down the stairs. They came down to a large courtyard. They walked over the bridge and knocked at the reed sliding door. The door slid open. A young man was standing there smiling.
"Ah, you are here," said Gennai quietly he looked down at the yawning children, and the dark circles around Yolei's eyes. "You will rest now, we will speak when you awaken, hopefully by then Izzy, Kari and Takeru will be here."
Yolei nodded and yawned deeply. Gennai led them quietly to a large living area. The floor was covered in sleeping mats. The children all took up a mat with their digimon and Yolei and Hawkmon laid down softly on the futon. Gennai smiled and turned and went back into the office.
"Gennai," Datirimon looked up at the sage. "Oikawa, he says he can try to set up a transmission from the palace in Chuuten City to here, using Mecha Norimon's receiver and the palace security cameras!"
"And?" Gennai looked up with little interest.
"There is a stranger in the palace sitting on the throne!" yelped the bobble of green.
"Then tell Oikawa to do what he has to," said Gennai. He looked at the screen of the consul as it flickered into a shaky picture. Gennai narrowed his eyes. "Can he clean it up…?"
"He's working on it!" grumbled Datirimon. The picturebecame less fuzzy. The little digimon gasped… "It can't be…"
"What?" Gennai looked back at the little green digimon.
"Oikawa, says…it's a digimon he has met before…" said the little creature. "He says that Arukenimon and Mummymon met this digimon when they were searching for something powerful enough to constrain Black WarGreymon…He was in a secluded shrine…he called them forth and chided them saying they were corruptors of his great utopia…Arukenimon got mad and attacked…she was sure she could defeat him, he was only a rookie after all…but he over powered the two of them and forced them into retreat vowing that he would one day bring back the utopia of this world…"
"A name; does Oikawa have a name?" Gennai held the digimon in front of his face.
"Lucemon…" whispered Datirimon.
Gennai's mind went to work, "I think I remember a Lucemon…but it was just a fable…" Gennai put the digimon down and looked up at the creature on the screen. The figure was wearing dark robes. It had mussed hair and firm eyes, and two ear wings were tightly folded against his head. Suddenly the being's head shot a look up at the camera. It shed its dark robes revealing a white toga underneath and unfurled ten wings that surrounded his body and glided up the camera. Its face had markings as did its upper chest and arms. The eyes narrowed.
"Uh oh, I think…" Datirimon didn't get to finish his sentence as the Mecha Norimon spoke.
"Ah, so that is where you are hiding," chuckled the Mecha Norimon in an unnatural voice. "Gennai, did you really think you could use your friend to find me, and not have me notice…I realized Oikawa was here as soon as he entered the palace…I suspect you are harboring those pathetic Chosen Humans in your house…it's still under the lake, yes?" Gennai narrowed his eyes. The digimon smiled,"I'll take that as an affirmative. Hmm, I may have to drop in sometime soon and have a nice long chat with you and the state of both worlds…"
The little receiver on Mecha Norimon's chest burst into flame. Gennai ran quickly and doused it with an extinguisher. He ran his hand over the damaged area. He then looked up. "Now…I wonder where that book is…"
He turned and ran his finger over the line of books on the book shelves adorning the walls of his office. He found it and drew the book from its position and blew the dust free of it. He opened it and searched out the passage he was looking for.
"In days long passed when the Digital World was yet young and the ancients were new born, there came to power a digimon of great strength and wisdom," read Gennai aloud. "He was the great Celestial digimon Lucemon, guardian of darkness and light. He held the balance, but soon he found that there was no way to keep the stability and that the Digital World was incapable of retaining its primordial equilibrium, in fear of being overtaken by the unbalanced, he destroyed any digimon whose power rose to match his own. He brought down his iron grip across the world and came to believe that the only way to return the Digital World to balance was to strip it to its primordial form….but several digimon drew up an army against him and he was forced into hiding…"
"Gennai?" Datirimon looked up.
"If Lucemon…has his way…" Gennai looked up at Datirimon, "He will destroy the Digital World, and will more than likely extend his ideas of balance to the human world…"
"Then we'll just have to make sure he doesn't get his way," said Datirimon. He looked up at the sage. "Soon the other Chosen Ones will be here. The sun will be rising also…"
"Hmm, yes, I will go and get some rest and then I will make up some breakfast," said Gennai. He rubbed his eyes and walked from the office quietly.
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TK, Kari, and Izzy came upon the lake. The butterflies whirled in front of them. Several dropped down and landed on the water's surface. The newly risen sun reflected weakly through the haze that wafted over the lake.
"It's the same lake," whispered TK he looked over the water.
"Yes..." replied Izzy quietly.
"So now what?" asked Kari. The butterflies glided up and the lake split. "Oh…"
"Let's get going…" said TK and he walked forward. He was followed by Kari and then by Izzy.
They gently rapped on the door. A figure walked up and pulled the door open. Gennai looked at them bleary eyed. "You're early…" he whispered under his breath.
"Did we wake you?" asked Kari with a blush.
"Mmm, well, I was resting, but I suppose it would prudent to get things started for breakfast, I have a lot of mouths to feed," said the man quietly.
"Oh let me help," said Kari and she walked in and let Gatomon down. "I can make the food. You should rest."
"But you don't know where anything is," yawned Gennai quietly.
"Oh fuss and fiddles," said Kari and she brushed passed the man, "TK, Izzy, make sure he rests."
Gennai looked at the two young men. The two men returned the look. Izzy opened his mouth but TK spoke, "Maybe you should at least sit down…"
Gennai gave a sleepy smile and then nodded. "I fear that I may awaken the Kamaiya temper if I defy her…no?"
"Well…she can have a bit of temper," said Izzy with a smile, "but she holds it better than Tai…"
The two young men snatched Gennai under the arms and dragged him inside. Patamon looked at Tentomon giggled and then entered into the house. Tentomon shook his head and followed the hamster.
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"So this Lucemon guy…" TK looked at the man reclining in the chair… "He's bad right…?"
"Yes, I suppose you could say so," said Gennai. He looked at TK, "his intentions started out well, but he became more and more extreme, soon he saw disharmony everywhere…"
"But why wait till now…?" asked Izzy. He looked at Gennai. "I mean there were plenty of times he could have taken over…"
"I think this was the era with the greatest disharmony…" said Gennai quietly. He saw the two men's faces give a confused look, "No matter how peaceful it was; the influence of humanity on the Digital World has left things…on a shaky balance…especially with the distancing of Zhuqiaomon…"
"Not only that…" Datirimon's voice piped, "But he's been searching for things…"
"Hmm?" Gennai looked up. Datirimon hopped up on the coffee table.
"Well, according to one of the books, Lucemon had two artifacts he carried with him," explained Datirimon quietly, "one was called the Amulet of the Marionetteer. It had the ability of influencing other digimon…The Harmonious Ones had it sealed away in a cave…near File Island when they came to power…unfortunately Devimon found it and used it in his spells to produce the black gears…but anyways…the second thing was the Gospel of the Fallen Angel…according to your textbooks, Gennai; the Gospel held mantras that could power Lucemon up and cause him to mode change into more and more powerful forms…"
"Mode change? Like Imperialdramon?" asked TK he looked at Gennai, "What level digimon are we talking about? Is he a Mega?"
"Lucemon is officially a rookie…" whispered Gennai.
"Impossible, if he's the one responsible for this…How is he manipulating the knights…?" asked Izzy flabbergasted.
"The amulet…he must have it…" said Gennai. He narrowed his eyes…, "but isn't there something about his power in the book…"
Datirimon nodded, "According to the legends Lucemon's power was far beyond his level…He only mode changed once, and that was to survive an oncoming army of digimon…"
"This is serious…" said TK quietly.
"It always is," said Gennai with a smile.
"If he gets the Gospel," said Datirimon. "I am unsure if anything can truly stop him…"
"They did the first time…" said Izzy with a look.
"Lucemon was forced to relinquish the Gospel after his mode change," explained Datirimon. "A Magnamon fired a lucky shot at him while he was getting used to his new form…"
"So we have to get him now while he is vulnerable…" said TK his fist clenched.
"More than likely," said Gennai. He looked up as Kari came in with some tea, "but with the knights, he may already be searching for the Gospel…with the amulet he would easily gather an army…"
"Breakfast is ready…" said Kari quietly.
"I will wake the others then," Gennai stood and went off into his living room.
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Lucemon walked slowly up to the corrals the humans had entrapped the digimon of Chuuten City in. The humans had been disposed of. He chuckled. They were such unbalanced creatures. An evil smiled glided across his lips as he fingered the amethyst pendant hanging from his neck.
"Who here wishes to join me?" called out Lucemon over the crowd of digimon. There was still a residual static field around the corrals holding the digimon at bay.
"Why should we join you?" shouted a voice. Lucemon looked up and saw it was a Piximon.
"Because…" replied Lucemon with a sigh, "it would be the wise thing to do…"
"Oh, well I think everyone should follow me!" replied Piximon.
"We'll let the others decide…" said Lucemon and he raised his hand and squeezed it into a fist. A red aura wrapped around Piximon. The small, pink digimon gurgled in pain as its wings forcibly folded and the pink ball of fuzz dropped to the ground. Lucemon chuckled as the pink, furry, winged ball morphed down to a little ninja dressed in red. "As you can see, it would be far more profitable for you to be on my side than to be against it…does anyone else here question the reasons for joining me?"
There was a silent shock of watching the Piximon forcibly de-digivolve back to Ninjamon and yet Lucemon was not relenting. The figure morphed again and turned into a small plant creature with a flower for hair. The plant was curled up in a fetal position and started whimpering softly.
"I'll take you silence to mean you understand the ramifications of not consenting to join me…" said Lucemon with a smile. He opened his hand and the aura faded leaving the plant digimon laid out on the ground in exhaustion. "Now, I'll ask again… Who will join me?" An assorted number of antennae, tentacles, arms, branches, and wings rose up. Lucemon smiled, "Marvelous…" He held up his amulet, "Then you won't mind falling asleep for a bit…" The digimon collapsed on the ground sleeping deeply. "You will all strike against Gennai, nothing will sway you from destroying his home, and the humans there in, crush Gennai, and that pipsqueak Datirimon." He lowered the amulet slowly. "Awaken, my minions…awaken and do my bidding."
The digimon opened their eyes. They glowed a deep crimson and they growled deeply. "We will annihilate the humans guarded by Gennai, Gennai and Datirimon…"
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"So…" TK looked up over the table. The children and the other adults were finishing up. "That's the situation…"
"Lucemon was a digimon that turned bad through his own clouded perceptions," said Gennai. "He was never destroyed so he has only had more time to hone his power…it is undoubted that he is more powerful than he was…"
"How are we going to beat him, when we can't even scratch his cronies?" asked Yolei.
"Well…" Gennai reached into his robes. A blazing white orb was pulled from his cloak. "Azulongmon did give me this before…his demise…"
"You have been sitting on this for how long!?" Yolei leapt from her seat. "Kari, Takeru and Koushiro could have been killed!"
"I doubt Mega Kabuterimon or Magna Angemon would've made much difference against those guys," replied Izzy quietly.
"You see the thing is…" Gennai rubbed his head worriedly. "I fear that your powers have all been severely diluted by both age and…well complacency…"
"That's what the core is for…right," responded Yolei looking at Gennai intently,
"Well…no…" Gennai flinched a bit, "actually a part of it is for Gabumon and Matt…the rest is for…well…he looked over the children…"
"No," said Yolei. She looked at her three children, "I know what it is like to be apart of this, and I say no!"
Gennai sighed. "I was worried you'd say that…"
"Yolei, if we don't let our children take overthe responsibility," started Izzy quietly.
"I know Koushiro…" finished Yolei. "It's just I was hoping this was all over…"
"Now…we have other problems," said Datirimon. He hopped forward, "Oikawa says digi-ports all over are opening, possessed digimon are passing into the Human World…the world defenses are falling all over…"
"How are we going to stop them," asked TK he looked up. "One good Ultimate and we'll get our clocks cleaned…"
"Not necessarily…" said Gennai. He looked at Gatomon. "My lady if you would do me the honor…"
"I knew you would ask…" said the feline as she removed her tail ring and handed it to Gennai.
"Now…" the ring glowed softly in Gennai's hands and burst upward. Orbs of golden light faded into the D-3s. "You shall have Shakkoumon, Silphymon and Paildramon back…along with Imperialdramon."
"And our kids?" Yolei looked up.
"After seeing the power of the enemy Oikawa and Gennai have decided," said Datirimon quietly. "We have decided the children's digimon should be able to fully digivolve to their mega forms…"
"But there is a bit of an energy problem…" said Gennai. He looked at the children. "The children's digimon have all reached their rookie forms naturally, which helps in that a portion of the energy isn't needed to maintain that level but there is only enough energy, between what Oikawa is willing to give up and the digi-core, for four mega evolutions…"
"And that's a problem?" It was Yolei again. "I mean we beat Myotismon and Daemon with just one Mega digimon…"
"Lucemon, if allowed to go unchecked will make Daemon look like a Rookie," replied Gennai quietly. "Plus he has at least four very powerful Mega digimon under his control. You'll need all the help you can get…"
"So what is the plan," huffed Yolei.
"Three of the children's Ultimate digimon will have to be DNA digivolved," said Datirimon, "and then we will give them the Mega Digivolution ability."
"Thusly spreading one mega digivolution into three…" finished Gennai. The core faded into the children's digivices turning them into what looked like suped up versions of the D-3. "Each child holds enough crest energy to activate the core's power…" He turned to Takeru. A bobble of light floated over the man. It searched out his D-3 and entered. "If you would please give that to Gabumon…" Takeru nodded slowly.
"You mean…" Izzy looked at Sumi's device, "it's a combination of…"
"A digivice and the tags and crests, yes," replied Datirimon. "So when the children activate the crest energy in them; they will also be able to activate the core's power to Ultimate and Mega digivolve…"
There was an explosion outside. Gennai turned his head quickly. "He's attacking…we must hurry!"
There was a second explosion, this one shook the house knocking plates over and shaking dust loose of the roofing.
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AN: That's right, it's Lucemon, like you guys could really believe it to be anyone else. I just think it would be interesting how the Digi-Destined would react to Lucemon…this is not a cross over…not by a long stretch…no Kouichi and the Kougi here is not the warrior of light! And I can so see Lucemon cleaning Mummymon's and Arukenimon's clocks...