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Two Worlds As One
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"Karatenmon!" Wisemon shouted. The white wizard hovered over the dome of darkness. She drew her hands up. "Eternal Nirvana!" The sky shimmered and then a rain of aural color fell onto the street. Karatenmon's barrier shuddered and fell.
"Fools, you break my barriers yet all I have to do is make another one!" shouted Karatenmon loudly.
Asuramon rose from the street, "Wisemon, Taomon, we are the ones best suited to fight Karatenmon," called Asuramon loudly the four armed digimon glided forward.
"We'll deal with little miss hot britches," growled Cyberdramon. The black dragon dove forward.
"I don't have time for this!" growled Bastemon. The cat swept her claws forward unleashing swarms of spinning, red ribbons.
"Thunder Javelin!" Mega Seadramon swept forward firing a blaze of blue lightning through the line of red ribbons.
"WING BLADE!" Garudamon unfurled her wings. A large, flaming phoenix dove for Bastemon.
The feline growled and leapt back out of the way as green blazes and twisting flames were flung in her direction. Bastemon sneered angrily.
"This is all Karatenmon's fault, now it's eight on two…" Bastemon twisted backward to sidestep a circle of darkness that formed behind her. "If I'm going to get the human I'm going to have to do it now." She looked up Karatenmon had taken to the air and was trading blows with Taomon, Asuramon and Wisemon. The tengu was holding up well against the three digimon. "He's so busy with those three…"
A black fist struck her in the gut. The feline yowled as she flew backward. Bastemon looked up and saw Cyberdramon looming over her. A feral growl fell from his lips.
"So, you finally laid a clean punch on me," growled Bastemon. Her eyes glinted with emerald flame. "Then you won't mind if I return the favor…HELTER SKELTER!" A pack of fire cats pounced Cyberdramon sending the black dragon roaring in retreat.
Bastemon leapt forward. HishaRyuumon roared in front of her. She growled and flashed her claws and the dragon was sent spiraling back with a flare of crimson ribbon. The next she knew a large, black dog was pinning her down.
It opened the middlemost of its three heads, "Hell Fire!" emerald flames shot into the feline's face.
"Damned dog!" roared Bastemon as she swept a fist upward.
The dog's middle head flew backward as the fist crashed into the canine's jaw. Mega Seadramon was right behind the dog. Bastemon leapt forward sweeping her foot around kicking the large, red and green sea dragon on the jaw. The feline dropped to the ground and sagged slightly, her head down.
"Eagle Claw!" shrieked the large eagle creature. Bastemon's hand shot up and grabbed the incoming, glowing fist of the large avian creature.
"I'm tired of toying with you…" growled Bastemon. Bastemon shifted her weight and flung Garudamon over her head and into HishaRyuumon, who was trying to rise up again.
"What the…heck?" murmured the children interspersedly.
The rings on Bastemon's tails shattered. A dark aura flowed around the feline. The braids of auburn hair that fell from the feline's head burst free. Bastemon's arms bulked up and her claws lengthened. Her chest shrunk as her stomach became more muscular. Her head lifted and her eyes shone an unholy green.
"What's going on?" shouted the Child of Courage loudly. "Is she digivolving?"
"I don't know…" whispered the Child of Love. "She looks the same…"
"IT'S NOT DIGIVOLUTION!" shouted the Digi-destined of Knowledge from the other side of the scene. "It's some sort of change of shape…to better utilize her full power…a mode change if you will!"
Bastemon lifted her claws. "VAMPIRE DANCE!" five bolts of crimson lightning dropped down from the sky. Her claws brightened with energy and then she swept them forward. Five jagged, ribbons of red raged forward.
"GARUDAMON!" screamed the bird's partner as the large eagle was sliced across the chest and flung into a building.
"Cyberdramon!" called the Child of Courage. "WATCH OUT!"
The muscle bound dragon twirled back and forth trying to escape the ribbons. He drew his claws together trying to call upon his Desolation Claw, but one of the ribbons back lashed slicing the dragon in the back. Cyberdramon crashed into the ground and skidded across the pavement.
"Thunder Javelin!" roared Mega Seadramon. A spear of blue lightning shot towards the ribbons, but it was snapped in half by the crimson lines. Mega Seadramon narrowed his eyes, "It worked last time." A slice of red caught his chin sending the dragon flying backward.
"HishaRyuumon!" shouted the Chosen of Friendship loudly as a line of red sliced across the dragon's chest.
The large black and green beast roared in pain but pushed its body forward and opened its mouth, "Juuouguruma!" a twisting wheel of fire shot towards Bastemon.
The feline looked up and smirked as she reeled her crimson ribbons backward slicing the wheel into bits. Bastemon smiled and lifted her wrists and flicked the ribbons back at HishaRyuumon. The dragon was far too large to maneuver out of the way and was caught with all five ribbons, sending the large beast crashing to the ground. Bastemon flicked her ears back and heard a faint growling. She turned her head and saw Cerberumon standing behind her.
"Inferno GATE!" growled the large rottweiler. A circle of darkness fired forward and engulfed Bastemon.
Bastemon narrowed her eyes. The darkness flickered with energy but it was weak and only slightly annoyed her. She slashed her claws forward ripping a hole in the small realm of darkness and rushed through the tear. She dropped down onto the ground crouching with one hand on the pavement. The human children had gathered around the human that her master had wanted to retrieve. They were helping him get away.
"Not on my watch!" shouted Bastemon. The feline leapt forward. The humans' digimon lunged after her.
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"Pandora Dialog!" white streamers of lightning shot past Karatenmon's head. The raven wizard turned slightly and sneered.
"Karatenmon, if it is indeed true that the human you grabbed is your partner, then you are a destined digimon like us, you should not be fighting us!" called Asuramon as he hovered behind the dark digimon.
"Wrong!" shouted Karatenmon loudly. The crow turned and looked at Asuramon, "They took him away from me!"
"What do you mean?" asked Taomon as she drew a talisman up defensively. "Who took him away from you?"
"The forces of good took my partner, they took him and wouldn't return him!" growled Karatenmon loudly. He drew the small pendant that hung over his chest up to show the other digimon. "This was all I had to remember him by. For years I waited for his return, decades passed and I waited! As my fellow destined digimon began to forget about their partners and departed. I remembered; I held tight to that dream and when I found out someone was searching for my partner I enlisted to find him!"
"Why do you do evil?" asked Wisemon. The white wizard's blue eyes shone brightly under her cowl. "You have your partner…why?"
"Because…" Karatenmon turned, his eyes glowed blood red. "I want to destroy that which tore him from me, those damned digi-destined and their digimon, I want to crush them and leave nothing left!"
"Then you leave us with no choice!" called Taomon loudly. The fox priestess drew up her hands. "We will have to exorcise you! Talisman of Light!" The talisman in Taomon's hand glowed and fired forward.
"Human Emotion!" Asuramon's mask fired a bolt of light at the raven.
"Pandora Dialog!" Wisemon lifted her arm and flung a bolt of white lightning at Karatenmon.
The crow wizard frowned and then jetted upward as the attacks converged and exploded into each other, producing a triangle of light that erupted in all directions. Karatenmon looked down and smirked to see the dismayed facial expressions on his attackers, but then something more caught his eye. The children on the ground were ushering his partner away. His eyes narrowed, Bastemon was giving pursuit, though the humans' digimon were trying to hinder her.
Karatenmon dove down and shot past the three digimon that had challenged him as he dove for the ground.
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The humans' Ultimates scattered as Bastemon unleashed a wave of fire cats. She turned and leapt for the children. She was stopped short as a plume of darkness intercepted her and whirled into the shape of Karatenmon. Bastemon snarled as the black wings of the bird closed.
"Get out of my way!" growled Bastemon loudly, she lifted her claws, "Karatenmon let me through, let me get that human for the master!"
"What master; I know of no master," whispered Karatenmon as he walked towards the children, slowly.
"I don't have time for you games, Karatenmon!" shouted the feline as she leapt forward, planning to sweep Karatenmon out of the way.
"Tsk…" hissed Karatenmon as he swept around, drawing his sword. Bastemon's eyes widened as the sword sliced a wide gash across her stomach. Bastemon looked up at the burning red eyes of Karatenmon. A cold twinkle slid across the sullied blade as it slid back into its sheath. "I never wished to hand my partner over to Chaos Piedmon, I will not allow you to have him…nor will I let the digi-destined hide him from me!" A dark aura flowed around Karatenmon. The crest around the bird man's chest pulsed. "I wish to join him forever!"
A single spear shot forward. The black shaft ran through Bastemon's chest. The feline's mouth gaped, as blood-filled drool leaked from her mouth. Her blazing green eyes dulled and then darkened. The spear of darkness retracted itself from Bastemon and returned to Karatenmon's aura.
"You…" the youngest boy, the Boy of Hope stuttered, "You killed her. You killed your own ally!"
"Frankly it doesn't surprise me, he killed Bokomon, why not his own closest ally," said the Child of Friendship.
Bastemon slumped to her knees. Her hands were seemingly glued to the massive puncture in her chest. Suddenly her body dispersed into data dust. Karatenmon lifted his hand and opened his palm. The dark particles funneled into his hands and formed a black ball. Karatenmon clenched his fist around the ball and laughed loudly.
"Karatenmon, you have done the unspeakable!" shouted an authoritative voice.
"Mystimon!" cheered Amy loudly. She looked behind him. "Mom…"
"Grandpa, momma!" shouted Janet. "Get out of here!"
"No…" called a voice from the south end of the street.
"Papa!" shouted Steven.
"Momma!" yelped Mark loudly.
"Mom, Dad!" Michelle and Kevin called at the same time.
The parents that had brought the children to the battle were now all present. Mystimon walked forward drawing his sword.
"Karatenmon, this insanity must stop now!" called Mystimon loudly. "Surrender, or I will be forced to take you by violence!"
"Try," replied Karatenmon with a smirk.
"Blast FIRE!" Mystimon swept his sword down unleashing a swirling wash of fire at the dark bird demon. Karatenmon smiled and lifted his hand and opened his palm. A pulse of darkness shot forward splitting the fire and dispersing it. The pulse collided with Mystimon sending the warrior wizard staggering back.
"Pandora Dialog!" shouted Wisemon as she dove down to strike Karatenmon.
"Human Emotion!" a bolt of light shot from Asuramon as the four armed digimon drew his arms back and punched forward, "Fire Fists of Asura!"
Taomon leveled a paper shield in Karatenmon's direction. The shield glowed brightly and she pushed it forward, "Talisman of Light!"
"Desolation Claw!" roared Cyberdramon as he pushed his glowing, green claws forward.
"Hell Fire!" howled Cerberumon as its middle head belched green hell fire.
"Wing Blade!" a flaming phoenix arced up from Garudamon and down towards the raven swordsman.
"Thunder Javelin!" a blaze of blue lightning whipped down from the horn of Mega Seadramon toward the bird wizard.
"Juuouguruma!" a spinning wheel of flame erupted from HishaRyuumon's mouth.
The attacks exploded onto the wizard. Smoke and flames whirled around.
Kevin stepped forward, "Did we get him?"
"Nothing could've survived that…" whispered one of the adults.
The smoke slowly dispersed. Amongst the fading dust was a shadow. Wings unfurled and head held high. A pair of red eyes glowed through the haze.
"No way…" gasped the digi-destined loudly.
Karatenmon was smiling at them. Energy sparked around his feathered body. The crest around his neck now glowed with a sickening red light. The light seemed to swirl around the bird. The red glow turned into a flaming spiral that grew and rose upward. The children watched as a pair of huge, black wings unfurled from the spiral. Four, large lion-like feet extended large, red claws. A huge, lion's head with a crimson mane shook and piercing red eyes gleamed in the darkness. A pair of large black tails swished in the air, flailing large clawed ends.
"That's….a digivolution," whispered Brendan quietly as he looked up at the giant black and red sphinx. The destined digimon huddled around their partners and Mystimon herded the children's parents behind their children as the large sphinx looked down.
"I am true darkness!" called the voice of the digimon. "I am Ancient Sphinxmon!"
"No he's not…" said Asuramon with a growl, "He's just a cheap imitation."
"Heh, fools, I'll show you a cheap imitation!" The large sphinx growled loudly as a bloom of darkness formed in his mouth, "DARK BLAST!"
The children flinched ducking down. The dark attack slammed forward exploding against a barrier of light. Taomon, Wisemon and Asuramon groaned loudly. The children looked up. The three digimon were holding hands, with Taomon in the middle.
"He's too strong…" gasped Taomon. "We can't take another one of those…"
"Then we'll take the fight to him!" roared Cyberdramon. The large black dragon took off and turned, "Garudamon take the humans somewhere out of danger!"
The large eagle scooped up the humans, cradled them against he chest and then took off. Ancient Sphinxmon roared and proceeded to pursue but Cyberdramon, HishaRyuumon and Mega Seadramon intercepted him. Seconds later the large sphinx was covered in ice, flame and inter-dimensional energy. Bursts of light erupted from the ground as Asuramon, Wisemon and Taomon continued their barrages from earlier. Cerberumon was barking upwards releasing blazes of green flame. Small spitfire blasts of fiery darts plinked along Ancient Sphinxmon's body as the small form of Mystimon weaved its way around the large feline.
Garudamon dropped down a few blocks from the fight and then looked down to make sure she got everyone.
"Be careful, Garudamon…" called Amy loudly.
"I will, don't worry, we'll get him," said the large bird creature as she flapped her wings and took off towards the fight.
The humans looked up as the battle continued in the air. Ancient Sphinxmon was huge, easily larger than both Mega Seadramon and HishaRyuumon put together. The Ultimate's array of attacks pelted its black body but they seemed to have no lasting effects.
"You guys won't ever beat Karatenmon now!" shouted an annoying voice. The children spun around. Tsukaimon was hovering behind them. "He's a Mega digimon; you won't have a chance, even with Mystimon's assistance you have no chance to win!"
"We'll show you!" shouted Kevin loudly.
"Yeah, we'll beat him and you!" shouted Mark loudly.
Tsukaimon laughed and flew over their heads. "I'll just go tell Ancient Sphinxmon that now!"
"In the middle of battle?" asked Jason quietly.
"He'll never make it…" whispered Amy.
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Tsukaimon chuckled quietly. He never anticipated Karatenmon and Bastemon turning into this majestic beast. The monster in front of him may even rival Chaos Piedmon's power, but he was still unstable. The purple hamster glided past the blasts of the pathetic Ultimates and flew right in front of Ancient Sphinxmon's face.
"Master, I see you have become even more powerful!" called Tsukaimon loudly. "And yet the humans think they can defeat you!"
"Pathetic pest, out of my way…" growled the large sphinx. The beast's eyes glowed red and a blaze of red lightning flashed forward vaporizing Tsukaimon.
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"Did you see that?" growled Cyberdramon as he watched the flash of red light from their enemy's eyes.
"Yeah…" growled HishaRyuumon. The two dragons looked at each other.
"Whatever we throw at him…" growled Cyberdramon. "He just swats away or takes…"
"Individually we are too weak to do anything against him…" HishaRyuumon responded. The dragon narrowed his eyes, "but if we were to merge our attacks…"
"We may just make him hurt…" finished Cyberdramon. The two dragons nodded collectively.
"Juuouguruma!" A spinning pinwheel of flame rocketed forward.
"Desolation CLAW!" roared Cyberdramon as he punched his glowing, green fists forward.
The two attacks merged into one, turning into a green, spinning drill. Ancient Sphinxmon roared loudly as the drill slammed into is face. The large lion crashed to the ground and slid into the pavement digging its claws into the ground and leaving huge gashes. The buildings crumbled in the presence of the dark feline. A deep growl emanated from the throat of the beast as the drill dissipated.
"Necro Eclipse!" the lion's mane whirled angrily as the red armor was swathed in darkness.
The shadowy attack shot forward in a single, twirling beam of darkness. Cyberdramon and HishaRyuumon put their hands up but the blast struck them through the core. The two Ultimates flew backward, limp and numb.
"Fall back!" shouted Mystimon as the rest of the Ultimates started to retreat back to where Garudamon had put the humans.
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"Cyberdramon…" whispered Kevin as the black dragon tumbled out of the air and crashed on the ground.
"No, HishaRyuumon!" shouted Steven loudly as the larger, serpentine creature slammed into the ground looking somewhat like a dropped roll of toilet paper, as his tail continued to flail in the air as his head and upper torso skidded across the ground.
Buildings exploded as the two Ultimates rolled and tumbled across the ground coming to a rest in front of their partners as they fizzled to their Rookie forms.
"I'm sorry, Kevin…" whispered Snow Agumon as he laid on top of a pile of rubble. "He's was just too strong…"
Ryuudamon looked up at Steven with weak, blue eyes. "We can't beat him…he's too strong now…like nothing I've ever seen…"
"Why did that one creature's changing shape make him so much stronger than your creatures?" asked Brendan's father as he watched Ancient Sphinxmon fire blasts of energy towards the retreating digimon.
"He had to have digivolved…" whispered Brendan, "but that would mean there is a level above Ultimate…"
"Is there?" asked Amy as she glared at the boy.
"It's quite possible considering the evidence," whispered Brendan. He narrowed his eyes. "I just wish my laptop would work here…I mean then I could analyze him, and we could try and contact Gen…"
Brendan stopped as his digivice started to beep. Brendan lifted the small device and looked at it. Suddenly a beam of red energy shot from the digivice to the laptop. The computer was covered in a strange spiritual energy and then turned on. There was a loud ping.
"I thought technology didn't work in here," whispered Kevin's mother quietly as she watched Brendan flip open the laptop and look at the glowing screen.
"The digivice must have heard Brendan's wish and used its strength to purify the spell that was on the computer," chirped Mark with a smile.
"Either way, I have info on that guy," said Brendan as he looked up, "Like he said, his name is Ancient Sphinxmon…"
"Hey wasn't one of the old good guys named Ancient Sphinxmon?" asked Kevin quietly as his memory shot into action.
"Yes, that's correct," replied Brendan. The red haired boy frowned, "But we have more important things to worry about. Looks like Tsukaimon was right, this guy is strong, what they call a Mega digimon, he greatly outranks anything we have now…uh…"
"What is it?" asked Jason as he looked over Brendan's shoulder, "Gennai sent an email since we started fighting Karatenmon."
"Open it!" insisted Janet loudly as she looked up at the ever closing Ancient Sphinxmon.
"I am; I am…" grumbled Brendan as he clicked on the letter icon. He blinked.
"Well?" asked the collective children.
"It says, 'Hello there digi-destined, I thought I saw an energy spike and was worried that you may have encountered something you weren't ready for'," Brendan read quietly.
"Well, duh…" groaned Steven.
"'Well I looked about for something to help you and came across this; it's a strange transcript from the Temple of Calumon, you can thank Salamon when you see her again for the translation'," Brendan spoke slower as his cursor lowered down and clicked on an attachment on the email. A tablet appeared on the scream. "The Shadow of Darkness will rise to strike down all those in his way. His power will fill the skies and the streets, but when things look the bleakest, the power of two worlds will join to stop him in his tracks…"
"What?" the others looked at Brendan.
"Well the Shadow of Darkness must be Ancient Sphinxmon…" Brendan said contemplatively. There was a resounding explosion. The children looked up. The Ultimate digimon were sent crashing to the ground. "And this is the bleakest situation we've been in…"
"What about the last part?" Kevin and Steven asked in unison.
"Not a clue," replied Brendan.
"We have to go…help the others…" Snow Agumon wobbled in Ancient Sphinxmon's general direction.
"They could be badly injured," Ryuudamon peeled himself from the street and with Snow Agumon's help wobbled around towards the battle.
"NO!" shouted Kevin. The brown haired boy ran forward and grabbed Snow Agumon. "I can't let you…you've done enough."
"I have to protect you," whispered Snow Agumon. "It's my duty…"
"Ryuudamon, don't go!" Steven picked up the lizard. "I can't let you go, you're my friend I can't let you go and get yourself killed…"
"I can't help it, Steven," whispered Ryuudamon. "I have to protect you; we have to save our friends…"
"Then we'll go together as friends!" said Steven loudly. "I don't want you going into fights alone anymore!"
"Steven's right," Kevin let a tear go, "we've been cowards, hiding behind you, letting you get into fights like the one with Bastemon, and then this one. You've been risking your lives for us and we've been hiding like chickens…No more, I'm fighting with you no matter what!"
"How…?" asked Snow Agumon quietly, "You don't have any attacks and your bodies, Ancient Sphinxmon will make mince meat out of you…"
"We'll find away," retorted Steven loudly. The blonde haired boy hugged Ryuudamon tightly. "I don't care what happens you aren't going alone, I'm coming with you buddy."
"I'm not afraid of Ancient Sphinxmon," whispered Kevin quietly, "I don't care what kind of strength he has, I'm not letting you go alone, I'll face him down with you…"
"Ah…guys…" the other children gulped collectively.
"Steven, Kevin!" yelped the parents. The two boys looked at themselves. Kevin was glowing orange, Steven was glowing blue. Their digimon were glowing bright gold.
Two pillars of light exploded upward from the two boys.
"Snow Agumon….Bio-merge to…"A blaze of orange flew from one of the pillars of light. It faded to reveal a grey, lithe, cyborg. A scarf swept elegantly behind him. A smooth helmet covered his head and eyes. One of his arms was totally mechanical, the other was thinner but muscular, "…Justimon!"
"Ryuudamon…Bio-merge…to…" Blue erupted from the second pillar of light. A hulkier digimon appeared. Strands of grey hair shot from a red and black helmet that had three, jagged horns. One was on the digimon's snout, and two from each side of its head. It had shingled, samurai-like armor. Its muscular arms held two jagged swords. Its humanoid form was supplemented by draconic claws and muscles, "…GaiOumon!"
"Let's get him…" growled Justimon as he shot forward from one pile of buildings to the next.
"I'm right behind you!" shouted GaiOumon as he shot forward through the air pulling his swords back against his sides.
The two new digimon went screaming into battle with the ever looming Shadow of Darkness, Ancient Sphinxmon.
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That's right, Bio-mergence baby…Like you didn't all know that was coming. Next time…well, you'll see next time…won't you.
Blue: Were these the Megas you thought would appear?