I don't own Digimon, though sometimes when I'm alone I cuddle with a fake certificate of ownership....
Pictures of the Past
Wizardmon and Lucemon glided low over the tree tops. Wizardmon had mentioned something about a patrol near by and had suggested staying low. It was then that there was an explosion in the forest.
"That was a nasty blast," Wizardmon stopped and landed on one of the branches.
"Do you think...?" Lucemon turned his head slightly towards Wizardmon.
"The dark aura is coming from the direction of the blast..." said Wizardmon. The wizard looked up. He caught Lucemon wince.
"M-Mark?" Lucemon looked down. "I can sense him; he's running this way..."
"Another dark aura..." Wizardmon whispered. He looked down. "Moving right underneath us..."
"Mark!" Lucemon turned.
"You go after your human, I'll look into the explosion," said Wizardmon. Lucemon nodded and dove under the tree line. Wizardmon lifted off.
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"Baru Luna Gale!" Witchmon held up an opened hand. Ribbons of wind sliced around Mud Frigimon. The mud giant curled up trying to defend himself from the attack.
"I can't let you have the boy!" growled Mud Frigimon. He stood slowly and clenched his fists. "Heavy Punch!" Mud Frigimon leapt forward and swung his fist at Witchmon.
The woman leapt free from the blow. She swirled around and cracked her broom on Mud Frigimon's back sending the giant head first into a tree. He turned and growled.
"Oh please," chuckled Witchmon. She lifted her hand and formed a red orb in her palm, "Aquari Pressure!" She threw the ball and it exploded in Mud Frigimon's chest.
"Mud Ball!" Mud Frigimon slung a glob of mud at the woman. It hit and sent her into a tree of her own.
The witch stood quietly. Her eyes narrowed. She wiped down her robes. "Oh, you rude ogre! How dare you soil my robes!"
Mud Frigimon took his chance and rushed forward. "Heavy Punch!" He slammed his fist down but Witchmon was already airborne. She twisted around and looked at the mud giant. Mud Frigimon turned.
"I like to diversify my attacks," Witchmon gave a coy smile. "I call this Tarot Dance." Cards flicked up between her fingers. She threw them forward. The cards exploded on contact with Mud Frigimon. The giant fell backwards against a tree. He stood slowly. Witchmon smiled. "Are you getting tired yet? You fat oaf."
"I will not let you get him," growled Mud Frigimon. He took a step forward.
"Oh I suspect Black Gatomon has already sliced him in two," said Witchmon. She walked closer to the giant, "so there is no reason for you to keep on fighting. Why don't you just give up and die quietly?"
"Never," growled Mud Frigimon under his breath. "Mud Ball!" Mud Frigimon sent another ball of mud at the witch but she side stepped it this time.
"Slowing down..." warned the witch. "Maybe I should just end your suffering..." She raised her claws, "Baru Luna Gale!" cutting ribbons came from her claws and sliced against Mud Frigimon at close range. The mud giant fell backwards. "Now...let's see, what can I use..." she looked down, "How about something painful, Poison Cloud!" She opened her claws and released a miasma of inky purple that swarmed around Mud Frigimon.
Mud Frigimon stood slowly. He looked at her. His fuzzy gaze tried to focus on the witch. Suddenly he felt something ram into his gut. Witchmon stepped back as Mud Frigimon fell.
"You can't fight, that poison has paralyzed you," growled Witchmon. She stepped back and opened her hands, "to finish you off or to watch you suffer...such horrible decisions...eh best not risk it. Baru Luna..."
"Thunder Ball!" an orange orb exploded in front of Witchmon sending her backwards.
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It didn't take long for Lucemon to find Mark's pursuer. The angelic boy flew as fast as he could and watched a black blur zigzagging through the forest. Black Gatomon was leaping from tree to tree. Lucemon saw Mark and then saw the boy trip and then start running again. Black Gatomon was catching up to him. Suddenly the cat leapt in front of the boy.
"Digi-Destined, say good bye!" The cat lifted its claws and leapt forward.
"Mark, duck!" shouted Lucemon. Mark fell backwards. Lucemon clenched a fist, "Divine Feat!" A beam of energy slammed into the cat and sent it head over heels into the forest.
"Lucemon!" Mark looked up at the angel. Lucemon landed in front of Mark. "You came back!"
"Of course I did," said the angel quietly, "but I was worried you wouldn't want me back..."
"Why not?" asked Mark. He looked at the angel.
"Because of the whole...trying to destroy you thing," said Lucemon. He looked at Mark.
"I knew that wasn't really you," smiled Mark. He hugged Lucemon tightly. "I knew you didn't want to do those things."
"Such a cute reunion," growled the sound of Black Gatomon's voice. "Shame it will be cut short."
Lucemon looked at the cat. It smirked at him. Mark hugged him tighter, "Don't worry, I believe in you."
Lucemon felt his strength gathering. He looked at his hands. His body was glowing brightly. He looked at Black Gatomon. "Do not do it..."
"Oh and who will stop me? You?" sneered the cat. He leapt forward. "Lightning Claw!"
Lucemon lifted his hand and a barrier formed and repelled the cat backwards. Black Gatomon grumbled. The cat looked at his paws and noticed they were greyer than normal.
"I will not allow you to hurt Mark," said Lucemon. His eyes narrowed. "Retreat or I'll be forced to harm you."
"Heh, you harm me!" growled the cat. Black Gatomon lifted his claws, "Lightning Claw!" The cat ran forward and slashed. The barrier rippled and reflected the cat backwards. The cat's blackness faded again. "Ugh, you little brat, you're playing tricks! Eat this, Cat's Eye Hypnosis!" Rings of energy rippled forward. The rings bounced off of the barrier and went right into the cat's eyes. The feline blinked and shook its head. "Oh, you think you're good; don't you...?"
"You can not be victorious," said Lucemon. He folded his arms. "Just go."
"You don't intimidate me!" roared Black Gatomon. He leapt forward.
"Fine, be foolish," Lucemon drew his hands together. "Grand Cross!" the cross of light enveloped the cat and dissipated. The cat dropped to ground, pure and white.
"Your virus was part of your core digi-matrix, yet I was able to purify it," said Lucemon, "with the help of Mark."
The child beamed quietly. Lucemon turned to him. A deep blush formed on his cheeks.
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"Wizardmon, I suppose interference from you isn't surprising," Witchmon lifted her claws. "It just means I get to finish off the two of you together...Baru Luna Gale!"
The ribbons of energy flowed forward. They swirled and sliced the wind. Wizardmon dropped down and held up his staff defensively.
"Magical Game!" streaks of blue energy whipped forward. They crackled against Witchmon's broom.
"You've been training..." said Witchmon with a smile. She raised her claws, "but not enough." She leapt into the air. She tossed several orbs of energy at the wizard.
Wizardmon leapt back and held up his staff. "Magical Games!"
The bolts of energy struck the orbs and forced them to explode. He narrowed his eyes and opened his hand, "Thunder Ball!" several orange orbs fired up at the witch. One exploded into the woman and forced her to fall. He swept his staff forward. "Magical Games!" The blast of energy hit the woman. "I have been training...and so have you but you still play the same games, Witchmon."
"Oh?" She stood and flicked her hand up and revealed four cards. "Tarot Dance!" The cards sliced through the air.
"Magical Games!" Wizardmon moved as fast as he could but the cards moved too fast and they sliced into his skin and then exploded. The wizard was sent hurtling backwards.
"You underestimated me, again, Wizardmon," said Witchmon quietly. "Just like you did the last time we met. Underestimated in love and war...you were always the fool..."
Wizardmon got on all fours. "You were left behind, for a reason...The forces of darkness were too malicious, I couldn't put you through that. I couldn't let you get hurt by him..."
"You underestimated me," growled Witchmon. She lifted her claws. "Baru Luna Gale!" The ribbons of wind sliced into Wizardmon. He dropped to the ground again. She drew her cloak together. "You were always on the wrong side of the fight, Wizardmon."
"You never understood," returned Wizardmon. He rose up to his elbows and then sat up. "Your heart only grew more evil and cold," His eyes narrowed, "and now you work for a destroyer," He lifted his hand.
Witchmon's claws snatched his hand. "I don't think so, Wizardmon."
Wizardmon swiped his staff around with his free hand. It glowed blue and sliced clean through Witchmon's broom. The woman let go of his hand and fell backwards. Wizardmon stood up and pointed his staff at her.
"You wouldn't," growled Witchmon. She glared at him. "You are too soft hearted."
Wizardmon stared at her quietly. The staff glowed blue. It pulsed softly and then dimmed. He drew his staff to his side and turned from Witchmon.
"Leave, now," growled Wizardmon under his breath, "leave before I change my mind."
Witchmon stood slowly and took a step back. Suddenly her claws were flashed open, "Baru Luna Gale!" The blades of wind sliced through the wizard's back. She clicked her claws together, "Wizardmon, you always were a fool!" A purple swirl formed in between her claws. She flicked them open, "Now to finish you off. Poison..."
Wizardmon winced. But the attack didn't come. He couldn't move, too many cuts and burns marked his body.
"So, there were other digi-destined after all," was all Witchmon said.
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Stephen and the others were running as fast as they could. The explosion hadn't been far off. Labramon kept saying that it was in the direction of the scent trail.
They rushed in on the scene. Three digimon were on the ground. Two of them were laid flat. One looked like a wizard the other like a mound of chocolate. The third looked like a witch. She had her claws ready to strike the wizard.
The witch turned slowly. "So, there were other digi-destined," she opened claws, "Poison Cloud."
"Ryuudamon Digivolve to Ginryuumon!" the armored lizard turned into the long necked, four legged dragon. The miasma swept around the lizard. Ginryuumon coughed and drew back. "Armor Piercing Blade!" the energy blade flew forward and fizzled as Witchmon slashed out with her claws.
"That poison," Brendan had his laptop out. "It's paralyzing Ginryuumon!"
"Labramon?" Michelle looked down.
"I've been trying..." whispered Labramon, "but I can't. I don't know why...my injuries must be stopping me..."
"I don't have a choice then..." whispered Brendan. He brought up the program. He hit insert and inserted the compliant code.
"No, you don't," hissed Michelle. "You close that."
"We don't have a choice," returned Brendan.
"Baru Luna Gale!" the swirling wind blades cut into Ginryuumon. He reverted back to Ryuudamon.
"Sorry, she's too strong," whimpered the lizard.
"Yes, I am," Witchmon flicked her claws, "and you will now watch as your true weakness comes to fruition. Aquari Pressure!" The orbs of red flashed downwards. They exploded into the ground. Brendan's laptop dropped out of his hand and hit the ground. It beeped loudly.
"Oh no..." Brendan reached for the computer.
"Tapirmon digivolve to...Dobermon!" The small purple digimon changed and morphed into a large spiked spine Doberman pinscher. It growled angrily at Witchmon.
"Brendan! What did you do?" Michelle was next to him.
"It wasn't on purpose..." said Brendan he snatched the computer up, "It..." He stared blankly at the computer, "That's not the compliant code I was going to use...this is what Tapirmon's digivolution is supposed to look like..."
"Poison Cloud!" Witchmon's claws flashed open. Swirls of miasma whipped forward.
"Schwarz Strahl!" a beam of black light shot forward out of Dobermon's mouth. It blasted through the miasma and struck the woman and knocked her to the ground.
"What is this?" growled Witchmon. She raised her claws, "Baru Luna Gale!" The twisting ribbons of wind swirled around Dobermon but the blades never formed.
"Your evil will have no affect on me. I am the hunter of evil, the deletor of viruses. You turned your love and kindness to hatred and scorn, you have attacked others for no reason, and you will now be deleted. Grau Realm!" A black ball enveloped the witch. They heard her scream in anger. "May the knowledge of your failings purify your soul!" The ball disappeared and Witchmon exploded into dust.
Dobermon faded back to Tapirmon. The others looked at him. They looked at the other two digimon.
"Wizardmon!" shouted the voice of Lucemon. The angel glided out of the forest. Mark was running behind him. A cat was in his arms. The angel landed next to the wizard and turned him carefully on his back. "Wizardmon, are you ok?"
"She...got me pretty good," rasped Wizardmon. He closed his eyes. He could feel his digital code unwinding. "I don't know how long..."
"Just be quiet," snapped Lucemon. He laid his hands on the wizard. "Let me..." A glow emanated from his hands. The glow swept over the wizard's body. It grew intensity until it matched that of the sun. The children looked away, and then it disappeared and returned to normal.
Wizardmon blinked. His body felt new. It was a miracle. He looked up at the angel. The angel's wings were drooped. His face was drawn. Lucemon fell on his hands.
"Are you ok?" Wizardmon sat up and touched the angel.
"I will be fine," the angel looked up. "You are fine now, so I will be fine..."
"Oh, no..." Mark ran over to the chocolate giant... "Mud Frigimon! What did she do to you...?"
Wizardmon stood up and walked over. "He was hit by that poison attack," He narrowed his eyes. "I don't know if I can heal him..."
"Oh you have to try!" Mark held the wizard's arm. "Please Mr. Wizard, please try and save him...he was the one that kept me safe..."
Stephen looked up. The others looked at the boy. Michelle went up and gave Stephen a hug.
"Don't worry," said Michelle.
"He loves that thing..." said Stephen. He looked away, "more than he does me."
"No, I don't think so," said Michelle. "You're his brother and nothing can ever change that..." Stephen looked down and nodded.
Wizardmon stood over the mud giant. His hands shifted as his fingers formed different shapes. He held out his hands. Blue bubbles flowed into the cuts and bruises. Mud Frigimon glowed. The light faded quietly. The mud giant sat up.
"Ugh...felt like I got hit by a Trailmon," Mud Frigimon rubbed his head. He looked at Mark. "Gatomon! Mark Get away from it!"
"Do not worry," Lucemon stepped in front of the mud giant. "This one has been purified..." Lucemon turned. His eyes narrowed. "We're being watched," Faster than any of them could register Lucemon was in a tree. A purple digimon dropped down. Lucemon caught it by its red ascot. "Impmon!"
"Ugh, I told Boogeymon this was a stupid idea," The digimon struggled against Lucemon. "Stupid Demi Devimon being 'off doing something important'."
"This is one of Boogeymon's henchmen?" Wizardmon stepped forward.
"Yeah, he's one of Boogeymon's informants!" Gatomon sat up in Mark's arms. "Boogeymon said he was looking for something in this mountain, I'd figured it was Mark...but..."
"No, it is something more isn't it, Impmon?" Wizardmon lifted his hand. He swept it over the digimon's eyes. Impmon slouched forward, his eyes half open. "Now, dear Impmon, do tell us what is Boogeymon after? I know he's been searching this mountain since Sagittarimon reported an interloper at the Ruins of History..."
"Statue..." whispered Impmon. "Temple of Calumon."
"Temple of Calumon..." Wizardmon's eyes faded a bit. "No one is supposed to know where it is...Does Boogeymon know where it is?"
"Yes," whispered Impmon. "On lower mountain, south by south east of Infinity Mountain...under the intersection of beams of the three moons..."
Lucemon let go of the imp. Impmon stood there slouched forward. "Wizardmon, what is it?"
"Are there other digi-destined?" Wizardmon's eyes flashed upwards.
"Yeah...four more..." Stephen answered a look of confusion ran over his face, "Why?"
"You have to get to them immediately!" Wizardmon looked straight into Stephen's eyes. "It's imperative. If Boogeymon is allowed to gain access to the contents of the Temple..." The wizard blinked. His hazel eyes distanced and his face blanched.
"What's there?" Brendan looked at Wizardmon.
"A very powerful thing..." Wizardmon whispered quietly.
"That's not vague..." said Stephen with a tone of frustration.
"That's the point," said Wizardmon. He lifted his staff and a small image formed, it was showing island and five spheres of light. Four fired something into the fifth and it descended onto the island. "A long time ago, a power was sealed in a temple here on File Island. The power was sealed here on the request of a digimon named Calumon, a holy digimon, it was then set up that guardians were to be placed here...and then...as a precaution the temple was to be hidden..." Wizardmon stopped and looked at the catatonic Impmon, "the intersection of the beams of the three moons...."
"Wizardmon," Gatomon hopped out of Mark's arms.
"What's troublin' ya little buddy?" Mud Frigimon stepped forward.
A holographic image of the island and the sky above it formed in front of Wizardmon. He narrowed his eyes. "They won't even expect an attack...."
"Then we have to go to help them..." Michelle looked up. "I mean they'll be beaten..."
"No," replied Wizardmon. "Go to the others, you must be together, it is very, very important that the digi-destined meet this threat together." The wizard looked up, "I'll go."
"Not alone!" retorted Gatomon. "Boogeymon may have been my boss before...but I refuse to let him kick this pretty kitty around anymore!"
"I'll go too, someone's gotta keep an eye on these here cat's eyes!" grumbled Mud Frigimon.
Wizardmon gave a smile and nodded. "Then if we are to leave we must now!"
"What about him?" Lucemon looked at Impmon.
Wizardmon flashed his hand over Impmon's head. The digimon shook his head and sneered at Wizardmon. "I'm not telling you a thing!"
"Of course not," said Wizardmon with a smile. "I give up; his constitution is too strong for me to crack..."
"That's..." Impmon looked at the gang of digimon he was in, "...umm...right...I'm gonna just be umm..." He ran off into the forest before any of them could react.
"We have to go too..." Michelle turned to the other kids. "If we're to find the others, we have to get going. With Labramon's help we should have a better chance of finding them...but they were chasing after Boogeymon, and could be anywhere..."
"Wait..." Gatomon tugged at Michelle's leg. "Boogeymon's headquarters is on Infinity Mountain, if they were successful they would be there...It's the big sharp mountain." Gatomon pointed up to the large mountain to the Northwest. It was the mountain with the dark swirling clouds.
"Then that's where we should go," said Brendan.
"It will soon be dark," said Lucemon. He flicked his eyes up at Stephen, "It may be prudent to wait, till morning to start our hunt..."
"We walk until sun down," said Stephen. He walked forward, "Then we'll rest."
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Youkomon landed in front of the church. The fox didn't like this at all. It was one thing to save someone, but this smelled wrong. Janet hopped down from Youkomon's back. She walked slowly up to the large metal hinged doors.
"Can't you hear that?" whispered Janet. She looked back at the fox. "It keeps saying to not be afraid and step closer, that it is trapped and needs help...it sounds so defenseless...so sincere...."
"I could be a Bakemon trick..." growled Youkomon.
"No, it's too..." Janet swung the door open. She walked dazedly forward, "too...real..."
Youkomon stepped forward and followed the young woman into the church. They walked down the aisle between dust covered pews. A dark aura was growing thicker as they approached the large altar area ahead of them.
"I don't like this," repeated Youkomon. She moved closer to Janet. "We should get the others..."
"No!" retorted Janet. She looked emptily at the altar. "It wants me only..."
"Janet..." Youkomon watched as she stepped up to the altar. A swirl of energy formed above the altar. Youkomon growled. An evil face swirled in the vortex as the twisting tornado of demonic energy enveloped Janet. "Janet!" Youkomon leapt forward. A barrier blasted the fox back. Youkomon growled. "Jaenryuu!" The twin dragons fizzled and the energy was drawn into the vortex. "I have to get the others!" Youkomon rushed out of the chapel and leapt into the air. She galloped towards the Gotsumon village.
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AN: Well, we got ourselves another one of those titles...basically this deals with the whole, Wizardmon, Gatomon, Mud Frigimon...thing...Gatomon And Wizardmon were together when they were assisting the digi-destined, (Not the same coupling of the two be the same Wizardmon in a reformatted form) The Mud Frigimon is very much like the Frigimon that Tai and Matt nice but he got his butt kicked by Mojamon...rather like Mud Frigimon did by Witchmon...
Now there are those that are really really scratching their heads about the universiality of this story...well as the author I have been trying to place it in a way that could make sense, especially with the allusions from all three universes, the Tai DD universe, the Tamers universe and Frontier...well basically I just want to say it deals with this Great Reformat...but that's all I'm going to say, as I don't want to mess up the story for some, and because I haven't gotten it all tied together yet...
As to Impmon's appearance it is explained in an updated chapter 12...it's really just a few lines to get him there and that's it...no real plot shattering thing....so that's why and how he got there...