First, i'd like to make some annoucements:

Sorry people, unless my angst gets its rear in gear and helps me out, my Hope sequel and the next parts of The Saddest Words aren't coming out as anything but stale, boring, and unoriginal.


Yami: And so, until then i'm safe from her torture! ^_________^


Renamon: Obviously you haven't read ahead.


Yami: *reads* O_O !!!!


Hey I gotta get my kicks in _somewhere_ (^_______________________________^)


Help is always wanted! Ideas will be used with permission! Please help!





Disclaimer: See last chapter, you unbeliever you

Claimer: Same here





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In the house were several Floramon. They were talking amongst themselves, while Yami and Renamon sat in a different



corner. The shrunken Birdramon came right over. "I guess I better re-introduce myself. I'm Biyomon!" "What were you



saying earlier, about this being a small world?" Renamon said with her usual straightforwardness. "That? Oh, that's



because I have a human partner of my own." "Really?" "Uh-huh. Her name's Sora. She's my best friend in the world!" "Do



many people get partners?" Yami asked. "Oh, barely anyone gets to be partnered with a human. How long have you two been



partners?" "A few days, a week at most," Renamon said. "Really? Then…you must have come through during that weird storm!"



"Weird storm?" "It wasn't like a normal storm," Biyomon said as she thought back. "The sky was all streaky, and I could



have sworn I saw at least five different dimensions in it." "Do you know which ones?" "Uh, gee, let me see…" Biyomon



absentmindedly sucked on some of her fingers as she thought back. "I remember seeing the Real World, other parts of the



Digital World, the Dark Ocean, that dimension the others went to that grants wishes, and a place I've never even heard of



before. It was all black, streaked with red and blue. It gave me the willies!" "The Shadow Realm," Yami mused aloud.



"That's where we were before we got separated." Yami asked Biyomon if she had seen his Aibou or any of their friends.



"Nope, sorry. But I'll be sure to keep an eye out from now on!" Biyomon was so cheery, the other two couldn't help but



smile. Outside, the storm raged on.












By dawn, the storm finally passed over and the residents of Noll City could go outside again. The damage to the city



from the storm was minimal. "You wanted to stay here for the night, you know," Yami made the point of mentioning to Renamon.



She rolled her eyes and shook her head as he laughed. They bade Biyomon goodbye and left, heading for the mountains Yami



had noticed in the distance the day before. Though the sky was clear and the weather was beautiful now that the storm had



passed, something seemed a bit off for both of them. The feeling kept increasing the further they traveled. It all came to



a head deep in the forest on the far side of the field. They had just walked into a clearing when Yami's senses began


screaming at him. "Renamon, stop." "What is it?" Renamon looked at him curiously. Yami answered her slowly, his eyes



flicking over the open space before them. "I can sense a negative force nearby. It feels powerful." "Well, there's nothing



in these woods that could emit something like that. At least not normally…" Renamon trailed off. "What?" "Something's



coming. It doesn't feel right." Just then, a Digimon entered the clearing from the other side. It was a Greymon, according



to Yami's Digivice. But this Greymon seemed…out of it. His eyes were blank and a glowing red, completely unnatural. "Would



that cover your 'not feeling right', Renamon?" Yami asked calmly enough. Even he could see there was something not right



going on here. A strange cry erupted from the sky, and the pair looked up to see an Airdramon swoop down to hover just to



the right. On it's back was a rider. Yami blinked - it looked like a boy barely Yugi's age. But what a strange outfit -



all purple and gold trim. "Well well, what do we have here?" The boy leapt lightly off the flying Digimon, unfazed by the



long drop. Renamon instinctively got in between the two of them. Yami just raised an eyebrow and addressed the strange boy.



"Well, I believe that we haven't had the displeasure of making your acquaintance, Mr.…?" The boy huffed. "Some people have



no brains whatsoever. I'm the Digimon Emperor, you fool!" "And I'm the Pharaoh of Egypt," Yami said back. "So I would



suggest you not waste your time trying and failing to impress me." Yami thought for a second, then added, "Quite miserably



failing too, wouldn't you say Renamon?" "Most definitely," she said. During their stay in Noll City, Biyomon had told them



a lot about the history of the Digital World. So Yami and Renamon had a bit of an idea about who the Digimon Emperor was and



how he operated. The Digimon Emperor, after nearly shooting steam out of his ears in fury, suddenly broke into a twisted



smile. "Ah, so my reputation has proceeded me. In that case…" He pulled out a whip and cracked it expertly. "Greymon!"




The Greymon stomped forward with a roar. "Make an example of them, would you?" "Nova Flare!" The gigantic blast of blue



fire shot towards Yami and Renamon. Renamon easily leaped over the flames, and Yami blocked them with the magic of his



Puzzle. Renamon tried her Diamond Storm on Greymon, but he flicked it away with his tail. He was really strong, and with



one blast of his Nova Flare he knocked Renamon to the dirt. Yami cursed, desperately wanting to help his partner somehow.



At that thought, he noticed his Digivice glowing slightly. //Wait a second…I get it now!// He channeled his feelings through



the Digivice and a blast of light engulfed Renamon as Greymon lined up to finish her off.







"Renamon, Digivolve to…Youkomon!"







Youkomon's appearance was of a giant eight-tailed fox with Yin-Yang signs on her like the ones of her Renamon form. But



there was one particularly startling change in her looks. Instead of being blond, she now had black fur. Her tails and feet



were engulfed in a red blaze. It certainly surprised the Digimon Emperor. "How can that be possible! Greymon, destroy them



NOW!" "Nova Flare!" Greymon's attack went straight for Youkomon, but the Dark Digimon just spread her tails wide, and the



fires on each tip got even brighter. "Fox Tail Fire Balls!" From each tail shot a ball of red fire, and together they



slammed into the blue blast, canceling it out. Youkomon charged, and though Greymon dodged her tackle, one of her tails



caught him on the side of his head. As the Digimon staggered, Yami was able to spot a black collar around the Digimon's neck



that was definitely not supposed to be there. "Youkomon, the collar!" She wheeled around and as Greymon was still out for a



loop she bolted forward. Leaping into the air and suddenly going into a forward roll, her body was covered in a veil of



flame. "Crimson Wheel!" A fiery dragon's head formed from the flames and shot towards Greymon, hitting the collar and



destroying it. She landed, and as they watched the Greymon collapsed, glowing and changing into a tiny orange dinosaur as he



did so. "Blast you!" The Digimon Emperor screamed as he nimbly leapt onto his waiting Airdramon. "You haven't seen the



last of me!" He yelled as the Digimon flew away.







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Yay! Time for my favorite Digimon Character! Ken-chan!


Ken: Hello.


Yami: Oh sure, you don't torture _him_...


Renamon: What about me?


You're my favorite Digimon, silly!


Renamon: ^___^