Disclaimer III- I do not own Digimon, nor do I own the quotes, nor do I own the songs, nor do I own characters other than Sin, Dantes and some Digimon, Ido own the plot, and that is it.

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Digimon: Visions

Chapter 14: Prophecies of Numbers

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"The year of the great seventh number accomplished,

It will appear at the time of the games of slaughter:

Not far from the great millennial age,

When the buried will go out from their tombs"

- Nostradamus, Century X, Quatrain 75

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Matt awoke from a daze and looked to see Aya still lying near him. He considered what he could do, everything wound up with him getting smack, like every time he and Aya made contact. It was enough to make him grimace easily.

He looked to the dirt. As the wind blown the dust into his eyes he wiped them and saw the last night's battle replay within his vision. That thing defeated them so easily, even with Virgilmon attaining a new form. He hated losing. He wrapped his hand around some dust and through it into the air as the fates took the dust where they willed.

He looked to the sleeping Aya and also to the two Digimon. This was only day four in this world, and he had already nearly died in the battle with Allomon. He knew full well it was not in vain, he got Aya out of the creatures way, but he still wondered why it had been he who nearly died. He looked to a clenched fist, and then those cerulean hues found their gaze upon Aya; she was safe, which was the more important matter.

He began to prod Dracomon, trying to wake it up. "Dracomon, Dracomon" He said as he shoved the sleeping creature with his dusty hand. The Digimon showed no sign of waking up, so he walked over to Hexamon. He didn't really like the smarmy little creature, but he needed someone else awake. "Hexamon, yo, Hexamon" He prodded it, trying to awaken the rabbit.

The magical rabbit waved him away, until he gave into the boy's persistence "WHA . . . !" It began to shout before Matt quickly covered the creature's mouth and tried to silence it. Hexamon licked his hand to get him off, with Matt quick to comply with that. The boy wiped his hand on the flame design on the bottom of his black shirt. "What is it?" Hexamon shouted in a whisper.

"I needed someone up to watch over Aya, I have to walk off for a minute" He silently shouted in a retort. He began to walk off before Hexamon stopped him with a tug upon his pants. "What?" He moaned as he looked back to the creature.

"I wanted to know how long you'll be gone" She said as she let go of the black denim that went around his legs. She put her attention divided between him and one of the silver bells which dangled from her court-jester's hat.

"Only a few minutes, I'll be up by the time the sun comes over that mountain" He pointed to the tallest mountain in a nearby chain. Matt knew it would be around ten or twenty minutes before he would have to return, so he simply began to walk off.

This time, Hexamon had not extra questions, so she let him be as she grabbed a flat and pressed limestone rock and began to flip it like we would flip a coin. She simply waited for her partner or Dracomon to wake up. She watched Matt walk into the brush and simple sighed.

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Matt kicked a tree as he practiced tae kwon do. He was good at the discipline and it helped him focus, so he practiced as he began to think and to wonder. His dress shirt and black under shirt lye on the ground near him so he did not cover them in sweat.

He began to think about those whom he had met in these past few days. But even he knew in heavy doses these thoughts could do in a man's mind. He simply focused his mind upon his discipline as he began to think.

He started wondering about Savaria. She was easily the weirdest of the group, with the whole freak outs and healing things. He could not hate her though, she saved his life, he owed her his respect at the very least. But she was also different from them, he could feel it, but he could not tell how. He just had a distinct feeling like something was inhuman about her since she healed him. He wondered if she wasn't God, as had been suggested by Aya, he was quite sure at least.

Then his thoughts turned to the two boys whom they knew the least about, Sin and Dantes. They were like polar opposites; one a heroic, yet dark and the other was so damn ambiguous in his motives he was not even going to try to tag the bastard with a label. He personally was on the fence to trusting either of them, but probably felt less offensive toward Sin, he at least would try to save them, Dantes was just unclear in sound, mind and body. He cut through a tree as he ended that track of thought.

Then his shift changed to Aya. He liked her, he knew they had an abusive relationship at best, but he felt no malice toward her. He wondered what she shot of him, though he thought it was really silly to be developing a crush when they had been in this world for only three days. But her lavender hair and pale blue eyes attracted him. She could be a bit of a bitch, but that was part of what attracted him to her, her dominating attitude and the fact she was so head strong. She was almost a female version of him, and that perked his personal interest. She wondered if his saving her life from Allomon affected her in any way.

Thinking of those he had come to care about, he thought about Dracomon. His partner Digimon was a bit mischievous, the one who egged you on but did not fight. Despite his flaws, this creature too meant a lot to him. A strong Digimon, he was good in character and also good in spirit, willing to help him when he could, as he did against Allomon and Purgatomon. The dragon was his friend, and he respected him in every way.

The only person he held any disrespect for was Satorii; that damned little kid thought he was smarter then he was. That kid seemed to think he was smarter then Kilroy or Sakura, and even Matt had already taken note they were probably the smartest of them, or at least the most assertive when it came to a conversation such as the ones Kilroy made them all partake in. Mitsuko was the only one of those four he had not gotten any clear opinion on, she seemed nice enough, not bad looking, a bit of a tomboy, but he had not really decided if she was cool or not, he guessed she was cool enough, at least cooler then Satorii.

Then there were the other Digimon, they were cool enough, only one he did not like was that god damned Ultimon, that thing was damn freaky, it never talked and then it was able to kill innocent lives, even he knew that was fucking wrong. Wether it was Ultimon or Dantes who decided that was the question which rested upon his lips trying to escape.

He wiped his brow as he continued to wonder about these people he warily called friends. If he should trust them, he did not know. He looked to the sky as he pondered his questions, but he also wondered how his family was. In the real world, December was at a mid point and soon it would be Christmas, he wondered if he would be missing the holiday in this world; he wondered his family cared that he was missing.

"What are you doing?" Aya was leaning against a nearby tree, her pale purple hair accentuated by the dark golden bark of the tree. She yawned as she spoke, and Matt stopped practicing and slipped his shirt on, walking over to her.

"I was simply thinking, and don't make a joke about that, we have more important things to worry about, like where the hell our friends are" Matt snapped at her. Aya pursed her lips and held her middle finger in his face, acting as if he were being the more immature no of them. Matt shrugged it off and looked to Dracomon and Hexamon who had come over with Aya.

Aya sighed, knowing she was not being the more mature of them. "So then, fearless leader, what should we do?" Ikaru sighed as she had to get in some sort of snide remark.

"I checked the surroundings, they didn't just walk off, they weren't here. We have to find some way to tell where they are, or is that too much for you to process?" He decided to bite back against Aya's criticism. They looked at each other across the grove, neither of them doing much.

"I know where there is a church nearby, maybe they can help" Dracomon broke the silence. Matt's blue eyes looked over to the dragon, fixing a gaze on the Digimon.

"Fine then we'll follow Dracomon . . . " Matt ended abruptly as Aya interjected.

"Or is that too difficult for me to process?" She shot his own remark back at him. Matt simply hit his forehead and ran his hand down his face as he then looked to the French and Russian girl.

"Why do I even bother talking?" He asked the sky, knowing he would get no response but from Aya.

"Because you're an idiot and a masochist" Aya said in that same tone she always took.

"You need an off switch" Aya finally used her pent up rage to smack him after that comment. The Digimon simply looked to the humans and sighed with heavy heads, ignoring them to an extent.

"Are you two coming?" Hexamon asked from the head of Dracomon as she looked back to see the two humans continuing to bicker. The Digimon simply looked to each other as they got no response from either of the humans.

"Is this how you humans show affection?" Dracomon broke the fight with those words. Both of them looked horrific as they looked over to him.

"WE DO NOT LIKE EACH OTHER!" They shouted while Dracomon coward back. The Digimon then looked to each other once again. They were both in denial.

"Oh so I'm not good enough for you?" Aya shouted at Matt.

"No, you're a hateful bitch, that's why I don't like you!" He retorted through clenched teeth.

"Well you're an ignorant dumb ass!" Aya shouted coarsely as they stared at each other.

"Can we go try to find the others?" Hexamon asked. The humans stared at each other one last time.

"Lead the way, Hexamon" Aya turned away from Matt and stuck her nose into the air, stomping away from Matt in her rage.

The Digimon looked too each other again and sighed. They both walked with their partners, slightly ahead of the other.

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They were walking for a while when they came upon a church. It was marked with a rose, the symbol of Tabernamon, so they knew that it was safe enough. They walked into the building, looking for anyone there. It was absolutely baron to any life, and the thick layers of dust covering the place.

The building had an absolutely surreal feel, even more then the rest of this bizarre world. It was simply even more out of place then the rest of the world. The walls were high in a gothic style, with powerful stained glass on the walls, one looked human, with black hair and a very feminine design, but none of them thought much of it, Faeriemon, for an example looked rather human, so why could another Digimon not look that human?

Aya rubbed a layer of dust from on of the pews and pulled a book from the pew in front of her. She coughed as she blew the layer from the book.

"You okay?" Matt shouted to her as he examined the church himself, his fingers leaving trails in the grey dirt and dead skin that lined the oak pews.

"What's it matter to you?" She shouted to him as she sat on the pew and opened the book.

"Apparently nothing" The boy muttered under his breath as he continued to examine the area, looking back to her briefly.

She simply looked to the book. This section was called The Prophecies of Mosaimon. She began to read an it began like this:

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The visions of Mosaimon, champion of Abraimon, which he saw concerning the followers of Tabernamon in the times of hopeful rebirth.

Heat, O heavens, and listen O earth; for the Goddess has spoken: We have been oppressed by those who shun us to the darkness. The accursed has sent his seven Iscariot, the betrayers of you, O Lord. But also the Seven Angels shall rise up to protect you O Magdalena; as You release the Seven Seals upon your power and the trumpets sound for you.

Not all is well, for as I watch You open Your final seal, You, O Immaculate Lamb, as You opened the final seal, I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, "Come!" I looked and there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow, and a crown wasgiven to him and he came out and conquering to conquer.

As the seal opened further, I heard the second living creature call out, "Come!" And out came another horse, bright red; its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another, and he was given a great sword.

Further still it opened, I heard the third living creature call out "Come!" I looked, and there was a black horse! Its rider held a pair of scales in his hand, and I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creautres saying, " A quart of wheat for a day's pay, and three quarts of barley for a day's pay, but do not damage the olive oil and the wine!"

When he opened the door the full, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature call out, "Come!" I looked and there was a pale green horse! Its rider's name was Death, and Hell followed with him; they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, famine and pestilence, and by the wild animal of the earth.

A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and on her crown twelve stars, she was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth. Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great black gragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born. And she gave birth to a daughter, but in his rage of failure, the dragon slaughtered the mother and sought to slay the child as well.

And war ravaged the earth; the pilgrim's guide through the inferno and his angels fought the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but they were defeated and cast down from glory into the pits of Hell. The dragon was thrown down and took on a new form, allowing himself to be birthed.

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The text caught fire and it fell from Aya's grip as she finished that passage. She looked to the doorway and there stood one of the dragon's angels. A bird encompassed by false flames of the demon's inferno. She held her Digivice up and as the hologram shown, Hexamon revealed it herself. "Birdramon" The Digimon said as she looked to the Digimon.

"Happy to see you again, Hexamon, I'm amazed you survived when both Terriermon and Lopmon died" The bird squawked as it looked to the rabbit.

"You bastard!" The bunny shouted as she began to glow. "Hexamon digivolve to... Sorceressmon" The digimon turned to it's champion form, the more human rabbit looking to the bird.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk" The bird snapped as couple of Airdramon appeared behind it. "Didn't think I'd come alone, Purgatomon warned me that even IceDevimon could not beat two of yours, but of course, that pathetic bastard was only up against one of your legions, Nekamon is and has always been worthless"

"Dracomon, Digivolve to... Draconismon!" They barely fit in the church not, but the two Digimon ran the three out of the chapel, and into an open grove. Birdramon began to cackle as Sorceressmon held it against a tree.

"Do you recognize this place and why it was abandoned?" The rabbit-woman looked back to the chapel, her memories dancing like a tease in her eyes. "It is where I killed Terriermon and Lopmon. Don't make their mistake, Hexamon, convert to Sheolmon's guidance and burn that rose which caused them to die" Birdramon got from Sorceressmon's hold and flew into the air, kicking her into the ground with one of her talons.

Draconismon began to attack the two Airadramon without restraint, digging his claws into them, but the two were able to team up and over power him, driving him to the ground. Matt tried to get the serpents from his partner, only to be attack and launched back into the church again.

Birdramon beat Sorceressmon into the ground, flames coming from its flapping wings and driving her into the ground, tearing her body and her clothing. Aya watched in horror while she cradled the injured Matt in her arms and saw their Digimon partners devastated by these malevolent angels.

Sorceressmon tried to stand and fight Birdramon. "I am faithful to Tabernamon" She was again shot down. "I am faithful to the memory of my fallen comrades" More of Birdramon's flames shot her to the ground. "I am faithful to Aya and to my friends" More shots drove her down. "And I am faithful to myself, DARK MAGIC!" She shouted as she attacked Birdramon, all of her malice towards the creature in that one shot. She continued to assault her as Draconismon slammed the Airdramon to the ground and began to tare them to shreds. With one large shot, she finished Birdramon and killed her, her data spreading in the east winds.

Both Digimon returned to their original forms and heaved heavy sighs, walking back to their partners. Aya still held Matt, who looked to her, unsure of what to do. "I thought you didn't like him" Hexamon said to Aya, whom abruptly dropped Matt for the soul purpose of shouting at Hexamon.

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Later, Aya began to tell them about what she read in the text, trying to be as accurate to the this as she possibly could. "Tell Kilroy, I have no fucking clue what to think of that shit" Matt said as he fiddled with his Digivice. "Come on, do something useful" He angrily pressed the buttons as a screen appeared showing dots of specified colors for each Digivice, a lavender one for Aya's near him.

"The hell are you doing to that thing?" She asked as she looked over his shoulder.

"I think I found a way to find our friends, making everything we just did almost meaningless" Matt said as he panned out to find the nearest. He saw an orange one with a couple of others, Kilroy, Mitsuko and Dantes, closest to them. As well as the ones he knew to be Sakura and Satorii. The only ones he could not find were Savaria and Sin.

"So what will we do" Dracomon asked, looking to his partner as he did.

"We'll find them, of course, what else, Agumon looks about a day away" Hexamon said as she grabbed an apple from a tree and began to eat it.

"First let's get a bite to eat, I'm starved" Matt grabbed an apple and began to eat it before they walked off to find the others.

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The Used- "Yesterday's Feelings"

Close my eyes

And move to the back of my mind

The worries are washed out to see

See the changes

People's faces blurred out

Like sun spots

or rain drops

Now all those feelings

Those Yesterdays feelings

Will all be lost in time

But today I've wasted away

For today is on my mind

Left the only worries

I've had in my hand

Away from the light in my eyes

Holding tight

and trying not to hide how I feel

Now all those feelings

Those Yesterdays feelings

Will all be lost in time

But today I've wasted away

For today is on my mind

(Yeah today is on my mind)

I can't get a worry

I'm feeling so lonely

Breaking apart all this love in my heart.

Close my eyes

And move to the back of mind

Where feelings mean nothing

Now all those feelings

Those Yesterdays feelings

Will all be lost in time

But today I've wasted away

For today is on my mind

(For today is on my mind)

(Yeah today is on my mind)

I can't get a worry

I'm feeling so lonely

Breaking apart all this love in my heart