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Chapter Twenty-One: Beginning of the End!- - -
A few days had passed since the dark cave experience. The group had traveled now on a Trailmon which reminded Takuya and Kouji of Angler, though this one wasn't the same. Currently, Cat was dancing around like one would when they needed to go to the bathroom. Takuya was sound asleep on one of the seats lying across them. A damp clothe was resting on his forehead, seeing as he still had a small fever and they were just being careful about it. Nearby him Lopmon, Widowmon and Wizardmon sitting around observing the things before them. Tails and Hex were chatting about things as Kira decided to be evil and chased her cousin around saying 'water, cool running water' and things like that. A sudden thought struck Tails's mind as she poked Kouji's arm.
"Hey, Kouji… How do you guys go to the bathroom in the Digital World?" The comment forced a raised eyebrow from the Loner and Hex to think.
"Your right, how do you guys go? I mean we've been near towns mostly or made Wizardmon summon a port-a-potty but you guys can't do that. Do you act like your camping? Do you use bathrooms in towns?" Hex asked as Kouji just held a disturbed look trying to figure out how they had gotten into this conversation staring at them as if they were insane.
"I am not answering this!" The Loner shouted standing quickly walking someplace else to sit. Hex and Tails exchanged looks, stood and followed after him poking him and pressing the matter wanting answers. Kouji walked away from them quickly before he covered his ears shouting he wasn't listening at their absurd questions and ran away the two following him. And so, the digimon observed Kira chasing Cat around bothering the younger cousin while Tails and Hex chased Kouji around the Loner having his hands pressed over his ears shouting he wasn't listening. It was this scene that Takuya awoke too. He sat up rubbing his eyes sleepily before blinking at the scene before him. He stared at them all as the digimon seemed to be the only ones to notice he was awake Lopmon bouncing up onto his lap.
"Takuya's awake!" The rabbit announced happily as Takuya just sighed patting Lopmon's head.
"Yes I'm awake now mind explaining why everyone's running around?"
"Well Cat has to go to the bathroom and Kira's picking on her, then Hex and Tails are chasing Kouji around asking him how you guys go to the bathroom in the Digital World and Kouji's refusing to answer and running away." Lopmon explained simply as Takuya nodded deciding to remain silent so he wouldn't get involved. They observed the chaos until the Trailmon stopped at a town, Cat immediately ran off going to find a bathroom, Kira sighed following her cousin to make sure she would get in trouble. Kouji ran off still trying to ignore Hex and Tails who followed in hot pursuit both now just enjoying bothering Kouji. Takuya just sighed with the digimon as they got off, thanked the Trailmon and waited for their friends to calm down.
"Sure seems as though this will be an interesting day," Widowmon stated earning nods of agreement as Takuya stared at the sky.
"Something wrong Takuya?" Lopmon asked sitting on his shoulder.
"No just, a strange feeling. It's nothing," Takuya said shaking his head though the feeling of anxiety remained in him. Something was coming. But what?
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"Tony-chan 'Nee-chan's turning blue." The uber kawaai Megumi said blinking watching as Tony continued to choke Tanya.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU BROKE THE COMPUTER!" Tony screamed as Tanya tried to choke out an answer. But when someone's closing your windpipe, that's kinda hard. Megumi sighed a bit hopping of the stool before moving to get something.
"Tony-chan, chunky chocolate chip cookies!"
"COOKIES!"
"AIR!"
Tony munched happily on the cookies Megumi had given her while Tanya gasped for air. Megumi just returned to sipping his soda waiting for the two to calm down. It took a matter of five minutes as both insane girls looked at the black computer screen.
"Okay seriously, I didn't lunge bad enough to break it." Tanya said earning a raised eyebrow from Tony.
"How would you know?"
"I've done it before, believe me I know." Tanya stated Tony just deciding to drop it.
"Well, we need to fix it, otherwise Cat, Hex, Tails, Kira and their digimon are gonna be stuck there and then I'll never get my All-Powerful-Digimon-Army! And my souvenir!" Tony screamed shaking Tanya as the blonde sighed.
"I wish she had a computer expert here… Cause I don't have a clue what to do…" Both girls sighed sitting on stools pouting as Megumi looked at the black screen.
"Do you think Takuya-kun and Kouji-kun were able to escape the cave completely?" The little boy voice as Tanya and Tony looked up.
"I'm sure they did but… What exactly was going on with Takky? He just started having trouble breathing and then somehow got a fever." Tony said blinked as Tanya held her chin.
"Well he did say he had asthma, so the strain to stay perky in the Dark Cave and fight off the voice might've been too much of a strain. And the fever could've been a result, but I'm not an expert. I mean, I'm sure if we could've seen their memories I could come up with a better theory but that's all I can come up with." Once again Tanya received a look from Tony. "What? I can be smart when I wanna be! I'm not just a freaky blonde obsessed with shounen ai who dropped outta high school!"
"You dropped out of high school…?" Tony blinked a bit surprised. She and Tanya were actually becoming fairly good friends over this whole adventure. Tony would decide later whether that was good or bad.
"Yea well…" Tanya sighed a little grabbing a few empty glasses carrying them back to the kitchen.
"It's a touchy subject with 'Nee-chan." Megumi said softly stirring his drink with his straw. "I don't really remember what happened, but 'Nee-chan wasn't happy at school, I think that's why she became so obsessed with shounen ai, I mean, she was obsessed before high school but more so. I remember some nights she'd come home crying about stuff. Girls picked on her, and well she always just said the guys were 'hentais' whatever that means. She really, didn't have friends. Just a few and they weren't good. I don't think she really ever fits in with other fangirls. I remember one day, praying that 'Nee-chan would meet people who could except her… That's when you, Cat-chan, Tails-chan, and Hex-kun came. It may seem at times that 'Nee-chan can't stand you, but in all honestly, she's learnt a lot from you guys. She always calls you guys her little sisters and brother. Actually, when Kouji and Takuya came, true she was an insane fangirl again… But I heard her talking in her room to herself saying 'I have two new brothers'. Thanks to all of you… She's learned a lot of stuff… I'm grateful she met all of you."
"…" Tony wasn't sure how to react. She really was learning a lot of new things about the insane fangirl. "Tanya's… She's like a big sister to me too. I know Cat and the others feel that. She's a bit insane, okay really insane but… She's our friend no matter what."
The two just smiled at each other as Tanya stood at the door wiping a few tears away from her eyes wearing a soft smile as she entered again. "Hey anyone want lemonade while we figure this out?"
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Kouji sighed looking up at the sky. The group had pretty much scattered exploring the digimon town. Leaving him time alone to relax, and think. At least, that's what he thought. Takuya however moved sitting next to him looking up at the sky.
"What's on your mind Takuya?"
"What gives you the idea something's on my mind?"
"I know you." Takuya laughed a bit at that but smiled a bit turning his head to look at Kouji thinking of how to word what he wanted to say.
"Kouji… You said a kid you met gave you your bandana ne?"
"Yea what about it?"
"Oh nothing, you just wouldn't happen to have a stylish pair of goggles that you gave him?" Kouji just stared as Takuya grinned. "Who'd thought we'd ever meet up again?"
"Takuya how'd you…?"
"Remember? Well back at that gave during my attack I had a flash back to when we met back then. I guess the thought never really crossed my mind till now…"
"You changed a lot… I mean, the kid I remember was pale and weak. But now, your one of the strongest kids I've ever met…"
"Yea well a lot happens," Takuya grinned a bit pointing to the goggles with his thumb. "I think though these were useful. Whenever I had a bad attack, I just remember out there in the world I had a friend. You buddy."
Both just smiled softly at each other. However a scream caused their heads to snap up. The two warriors exchanged looks before sitting quickly running off in the direction. Digimon were running away as they forced their ways through the crowds. Kouji strained to see the digimon who was attacking as Takuya shouted to him. "We have to get this thing out of this area!"
"I know but how?" Kouji shouted in turn forcing a grin across the Goggle-Head's face as he whipped out his D-Scan.
"Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution! Burninggreymon!" With that cry the Beast spirit of Fire took off tackling the mysterious attacker dragging it out of the village. "Find the others Kouji!"
"Right, be careful," Kouji shouted in turn pulling out his D-Scan swiftly the bar code surrounding his hand. "Execute! Spirit Evolution! Lobomon!"
Lobomon leapt swiftly, mildly surprising the on lookers. His eyes scanned the area trying to spot his friends; after all, finding four humans in a digimon town couldn't be that hard. Think again. It was like finding a needle in a haystack! He cursed angrily standing in a tree trying to figure out where they all could've been. Maybe they were already heading towards the fight. After all, it wasn't hard to miss…
"Shouldn't you be going to the fight?" Lobomon jumped nearly losing his balance, if the speaker hadn't grabbed his arm he probably would've fallen. He turned rolling his eyes a bit. Next to him stood the grinning Astrodamon.
"Cat don't kill him," Kira spoke with a sweat dropped. Lobomon blinked, Kira was riding on top of a fairly large digimon which perched on a nearby roof top. The back half of the creature appeared to be a cat the tail swishing back and forth. However, the front half was a horse. The fur for each seemed a pale pink and short. Despite the fact that the front looked like a horse though, the head still looked like a cats. With the exception of the golden brown mane and golden horn poking out of its forehead, attached to the horn were small beads. Its ears were large with pale pink tuffs of fur coming off at the top. Kira looked at him the strange crest she had receive hanging out from under her shirt glowing slightly as she grinned. "Meet Widiazomon! Widowmon's ultimate form!"
"When'd she…"
"When the fight started, my crest glowed along with my digivice and, yea! Here she is!" Kira just smiled as Widiazomon spoke rolling blue eyes.
"I knew that our opponent would be strong, so I wanted to digivolved to a more powerful form. I think Kira knew that too and wanted to help and well, it activated her crest somehow, and I digivolved."
"Yea and like I said shouldn't you be fighting?"
"I was looking for you guys."
"Well wouldn't we go to the fight?"
"I guess…"
"So why'd you come looking for us when you know we'd go to the fight?"
"Does that really matter right now?"
"No I just wanna- Ow! Stop pulling!" Lobomon sweat dropped as Kira grabbed the other girls cloak dragging her along.
"The others are probably already at the fight, c'mon!" Kira called back as she clung on her partners' mane as well as Astrodamon's cloak. Lobomon just nodded moving after them quickly. The group ran Lobomon leading them in the direction that the fight was however, hearing distant shouts.
"Heavenly Charge!"
"Blast Fire!"
"Got get 'em Mystimon!"
"Aimermon you can do it!"
"Looks like they beat us here!" Astrodamon laughed speeding up reaching Hex and Tails as Widiazomon stopped allowing Kira to dismount.
"What did we miss?"
"Well, when we got here Takuya was getting his butt kicked by Venom Myotismon here-"
"DOES HE EVER DIE?" Cat shouted to the sky leaving Kouji and the digimon confused. Hex however ignored her continuing.
"-Wizardmon and Lopmon digivolved immediately. But well, we have a tiny little problem…"
"And that is?" Kira ask tilting her head as Tails sighed pointing to one of Venom Myotismon's hands. Lying motionless was none other then Takuya blood running down his neck from two small fang marks.
"When we got here as already stated Takuya was getting his butt kicked and then… The creep bit him. Mystimon was quick to attack him to stop him from drinking any more blood that the creep had drunk… But we can't get Takuya away from Myotismon. So we're having some difficulty attacking…" Tails stated summing it all up. Lobomon's eyes narrowed as the group heard a visible growl emit from his throat. Astrodamon bit her thumb nail, a habit Cat tended to do quite a bit while worrying or thinking. Kira frowned before clapping her hands together which cause everyone to blink.
"I got it! Widiazomon, get Mystimon to attack the hand holding Takuya with you."
"But what if we hit Takuya…?"
"You won't! Cat use you magic to create a barrier around Takuya, Kouji catch Takuya when Myotismon drops him. Tails think Aimermon would have any magical healing attacks? Or think she could digivolved to Antylamon to use 'Meditation Cure'?"
"Probably," Tails said blinking a bit as Kira grinned.
"Alright, get Aimermon down here and find out, Kouji when you catch Takky bring him over here so he doesn't lose anymore blood." Everyone just stood there for a moment forcing Kira to glare. "What are y'all standing around for? Get to work!"
With a nod they did exactly that. Widiazomon moved quickly informing Mystimon and Aimermon of the plan. They agreed to it Aimermon jumping back to stand near her partner the two conversing. Astrodamon let her staff rest in the crook of her arm placing her hands together as she concentrated. Lobomon merely prayed this plan would work as Mystimon and Widiazomon exchanged looks before nodding at each other.
"Missing Mist!"
"Blast Fire!"
The two attacks in directly and thankful for Takuya, Astrodamon had somehow managed to succeed in creating a barrier. Not that she had a clue how, but then again, there were many things that just happened out of pure instinct. However, they didn't manage to get the hand to release the Warrior of Flame. Kira, Hex and Tails watched, being on the side lines, as the two digimon attacked multiple times, but it only seemed to agitate Venom Myotismon.
"Nightmare Claw," the opponent said sending Mystimon and Widiazomon flying back, forcing Kira and Hex to cry out to their partners. Lobomon cursed drawing his 'swords-which-resemble-light-sabers-but-there-not' moving to attack the hand in order to help his friend. Venom Myotismon just laughed at the attempt knocking the Child of Light away like a fly. Lobomon winced when he hit the ground before getting up quickly. "Your efforts are futile Warrior of Light, you and your friends will die here."
"You're the one whose been sending those digimon to attack us!" Kouji shouted the realization hitting him. Venom Myotismon smirked a bit nodding before sighing.
"Yes but it seems they couldn't get the job done, and as they say, if you want something done right do it yourself."
"You're not going to win!"
"Oh but I am, and you or the little Warrior of Fire won't be able to protect your friends," the opponent said with a cruel grin indicating to Takuya who was still trapped in his claw slowly coming too.
"Let him go," Lobomon gritted his teeth in anger as Venom Myotismon smirked raising the other hand.
"Don't worry; soon you both will be together. Venom Infusion!"
"Kouji!"
Data surrounded him as Kouji felt the attack hit him eating into his skin. The venom inside the attack took affect swiftly as Kouji's sapphire eyes rolled into the back of his head. His body fell to the ground motionless his D-Scan falling out of his limp hand the screen cracked. Being the closest, Astrodamon moved to him quickly her eyes wide. Kouji's body convulsed slightly spittle running down his chin as the venom seemed to take hold.
"Cat is he…" Kira managed to choke out running over, after her partner had told her too. Astrodamon however was shaking in fear data surrounding her revealing Cat's shaking body. Kira looked at her before gulping as she moved placing to fingers to Kouji's neck before pulling away covering her mouth. Tears ran down her cheeks as she moved hugging Cat crying. None of the others needed to ask why… Cat squeezed her eyes shut wiping tears away on her sleeve as she reached a shaky hand forward gently closing the Loner's eyes.
"One protector down, just one more to go," Venom Myotismon said smiling cruelly at Takuya eyes opened looking towards Kouji, he tried moving, to get his voice to work however he couldn't. He was frozen. Venom Myotismon smirked looking at him contemplating. "How to destroy you, giving you the same death as your friend would be to cliché… Heh, I know… Crimson Mist!"
"That's not one of his attacks!" Tails shouted tears running down her face. Hex frowned doing his best to remain the strong one however he was failing...
"He must be using Malo Myotismon's attacks too, somehow." He muttered watching kneeling next to Wizardmon and Widowmon (who had both dedigivolved).
Takuya could only release a small sound his eyes wide as the crimson mist forced its way into his nose and mouth. Suffocating him with the taste, and smell of what seemed like blood. Takuya gagged trying to get away but the mist encompassed his body. His lungs burned for air as everything became hazy. Venom Myotismon smirked allowing his body to drop. Aimermon moved, faster then the others catching him before he hit the ground as the mist vanished. Remains of the mist dripped down his face his eyes wide, but his brown eyes were dark hallow. Aimermon cursed moving to check for a pulse before looking away her hand brushing over his eyes closing them. Tails shook standing next to her partner her fingers touching her lips tears running down her face. Just like the others.
"Dammit, I should've done something," Hex said clenching his fists tears running down his face. "I just stood here, I couldn't do anything. Two of my friends, their gone and I couldn't do anything! What does that mean? We're going to die now too? Like hell! Myotismon I will not let you get away with what you've done! I'll kill you!"
"Really now? Nightmare Claw!"
"Hex move!" The combined voices of his friends shouted. But Hex knew there was no way to dodge bracing himself. However the attack never hit him. He opened his eyes tears falling from him as he immediately caught the limp form of his partner. Tails mind immediately flashed back to when Wizardmon had died in season one, for that's exactly what it looked like. Hex's eyes were wide as he looked at Wizardmon.
"I'm sorry Hex, looked like I can't fulfill my duty," the mage said weakly his body slowly deleting.
"No… No Wizardmon don't die! Please!" Hex screamed not even bothering to fight his tears back. Light erupted from under Hex's shirt. A strong wind blew as Hex moved sheltering his partners deleting body. He cried looking up at Venom Myotismon his dark green eyes surging with anger, and pure sorrow. The girls looked at him a bit amazed as Hex moved pulling out his crimson lined golden D-Power wiping tears away with his sleeve. He heard a soft voice speak to him. Though he didn't know who it belonged too before he looked down Wizardmon's body had seemed to stop deleting; now glowing. The two exchanged silent words as Hex grinned a bit pulling out a glowing card. The girls watch in awe as he brought the card through the slot shouting loudly. "Digi'modify! Biomerge Activate!"
(GG: Not sure if that's what he's supposed to shout, as stated, I don't know much about tamers.)
Hex felt his body be thrown back merging with Wizardmon. Thoughts shot through his mind as he watched the strange little crest tear off from around his neck. He reached out grabbing it clutching it in his hand. 'Guardian of Justice… That's what Wizardmon called be when we first met… This crest, the crest of justice, do I really deserve it? I just watched my friends die, but, I'm not gonna let that son of a bitch Myotismon get away with it… Wizardmon and I will fight together, we will defeat him!'
"Wizardmon biomerged too… ChaosGallantmon!" The shout echoed throughout the battle ground as a new digimon stood speaking in a mixture of both Hex and Wizardmon's voices. The digimon looked exactly link an inverted version of Gallantmon from season three. Dark colored armors covering his body, his shield held firmly as was his lance which was pointed at Venom Myotismon, Hex's crest wrapped around his wrist still glowing.
"Venom Myotismon!" He shouted in the mixture of the two voices. "I will not allow you to get away with what you have done!"
"A new opponent steps up to the plate. Two bad your all alone." Venom Myotismon smirked. Aimermon looked at her partner wanting to help, but she also didn't want to leave her partners side. Widowmon lifted her head looking towards Kira wanting to digivolved. But at the moment Kira couldn't help her. Cat merely was staring down a Kouji her hand in her pocket gripping something.
"He's not alone…" Cat muttered as she raised her head. Teas still streamed down her face blue eyes enraged as she pulled out her purple and black D-Scan. The crest around her neck glew brightly finding its way from under her shirt. "Spirit Evolution! Astrodamon!"
Astrodamon leapt quickly standing besides ChaosGallantmon getting into a kendo stance she had learned while talking martial arts with Kouji. Even in her digimon form tears streamed from under her mask. The crest was still visible glowing brightly. She smirked a little glancing at the digimon next to her. "Besides, I can't let Hex have all the fun making you pay fang-face!"
"Its not like you two will defeat me," Venom Myotismon spoke, though was obviously becoming nervous his eyes focused on the glowing crests.
'I want to do something,' Kira thought looking at Kouji's lifeless body before towards Takuya. 'They watched out for me, from the start. Our first adventure together… With those crazy fangirls, then, that guy who was a cat at first… It was so much fun, then they came back, I became a digidestin… but why, why did it end like this? They can't be dead… They can't! I won't let Myotismon win!' The strange crest forced its way out from under her shirt glowing. Her eyes were wide in surprise, not having expected it. Her digivice glew at her side as she looked towards Widowmon, the digimon was glowing eyes wide as she was lifted up into the air. Light shot from the digivice and crest hitting her.
"Widowmon warp digivolved too…Wilciamon!" The new digimon was as large as a horse with what seemed like a pale, rose colored fur a small tuff of magenta fur on her chest. Even though its body was that of a horse, her tail remained cat like almost like a lions. A Brown main blew softly cat ears poking out of it looking just like the ears in her other form maybe a bit smaller. A golden horn poked out of her forehead more beads hanging from it as the digimon moved to stand on ChaosGallantmon's other side, Kira's crest continuing to glow.
"We will defeat you, and we will find a way to revive Takuya-kun and Kouji-kun," Wilciamon stated her voice much firmer then her other forms, wiser too. Kira just grinned at the words though tears continued to pour from her eyes. She had been closer to Takuya and Kouji then any of the others.
'Why do we have to fight…? I don't want anyone else to die.' Tails thought covering her face with her hands. Aimermon looked at her desperately wanting to fight but couldn't. 'Lopmon could die, Hex, Cat they could too! I don't want to fight anymore; I don't want my friends to die!'
"Tails…" Aimermon spoke looking up nervously knowing she should join them. Kira saw it looking down at Kouji before she stood walking to the other girl. She knelt down gently wrapping an arm around Tails hugging the girl.
"I know how you feel… I don't want to fight either. I don't want to watch anyone else die. But it is our duty… We're digidestin; we gotta back this guy pay." Tails sniffed looking up at her.
'Our duty… Why us?' Tails thoughts wiping her tears on the back of her hand. '… Digidestin, I remember, hearing something about them being the most pure at heart. Heh how the hell did we fit that description?' Tails couldn't help but laugh at the thought. She could never picture her friends and herself 'pure'. They by far had very corrupted minds. 'Hearts… I guess we do have pretty good hearts…
"Whoa here's something new!" Aimermon shouted Tails snapping her attention to her partner ignoring the glowing crest. Aimermon's eyes were wide her back glowing as a set of angel wings sprouting from her back the digimon to blink, and Tails to smile.
"Kick his ass for me Aimermon!" The digimon turned her head, looking at Tails for a moment or two before smiling brightly nodding.
"You know I will!" Kira and Tails smiled watching as Aimermon hovered above the other three. By now, Venom Myotismon had taken a step back forcing a smirk behind ChaosGallantmon's helmet.
"Ya scared? If your scared now I can't wait to watch you scream when we kill you! Demon's Disaster!" He shouted raising his lance attacking. The final battle commencing.
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GG: I wanted to update last night but fanfiction was being an ass. This is what like one of my favorite chapter's heh. Yea, gomen about all the darkness in this chapter, as well as the last two ones, but with the story coming to a close, I have to make it serious… Yes, the fic is drawing to a close, predicted, two more chapters –sad smile- and oh! Yea Tomato Patch is seriously a real camp, I exaggerated a bit about it, but a lot of what happened there is true, the food fight isn't unfortunately but chasing Katrina around screaming 'Return my Mokona' happened like each lunch last year.