General Zargon: hey there! This chapter is dedicated to Firehedgehog for being such a loyal reviewer!

Ryuuketsu: yeah whatever just get on with it

General Zargon: meanie….well this is one of the meanest cliff hangers I've ever done

Ryuuketsu:-slaps forehead- enjoy the chapter

Takato sighed as he looked out the window of nightmaremon's room 'man now I'm not even allowed out of the room' Takato thought as he paced around the room 'well might as well think about that attack I used 'heaven's star' like how I used it!' Takato made a frustrated noise and plopped down on the canopy bed.

A voice suddenly rang out in the quiet room "hello master Takato" this caused Takato to jump and look around only to see darkpaladinmon standing across the room "what did you say?" asked Takato nervously as darkpaladinmon repeated what he'd said "hello master Takato" Takato blinked and stared for a few tense seconds.

Takato finally came out of his shock enough to ask "how do you know my name? And why did you call me master?" darkpaladinmon sighed as he said "I listened in to some of the servants here to find out your name and I called you master because I wish to become your servant" this caused Takato to blink and say "why would you want to be my servant? I mean I'd understand if you came here to become nightmaremon's servant"

Darkpaladinmon sighed again as he prepared to speak.

Darkpaladinmon spoke after a few seconds "because I knew that nightmaremon would never allow me to serve him but you on the other hand might and in case your wondering it was easy to sneak past the guards outside the door with a simple sleep spell and I placed a sound proof barrier around the room along with a force field to stop anyone from interrupting our little 'conversation'" after the explanation was finished silence descended on the two.

Takato sighed after a few minutes and said "o.k. I can understand how you entered the castle and why but answer me this what do you hope to gain from coming here and becoming my servant?" darkpaladinmon answered carefully "I hope to gain a fair master and a second chance" Takato wondered what he meant by 'a second chance' but didn't push so for the next 4 minutes there was a tense silence as Takato thought.

Finally Takato nodded and said "alright you can be my servant" darkpaladinmon was overjoyed but hid it well as he nodded and bowed on one knee in a kneeling position and Takato thought 'I hope I know what I am doing' and then Takato stood up and held up his hand and placed it on darkpaladinmon's shoulder as he said "by the power of the kingdom of the holy spirits I now ask you to swear on the code of the angel counsel that you will forever serve me, do you swear?" darkpaladinmon thought 'o.k. no turning back now once I swear it's final' darkpaladinmon sighed.

Darkpaladinmon finally said "I swear by the code of the angel counsel and on the code of the ancient angels that I, darkpaladinmon, will forever serve you to the best of my abilities" darkpaladinmon finished and Takato nodded and continued "then by the power of light and all that is pure I now accept you as a servant" Takato finished and thought as he removed his hand from darkpaladinmon's shoulder 'I wonder how I knew what to say and do? Aw nuts! So many questions and I can't figure out the answers!' darkpaladinmon stood up at last.

Darkpaladinmon finally broke the silence by asking "what are your orders?" Takato thought for a moment before saying "go guard the forest of illusions and make sure that nobody dangerous is in the area then report back here" darkpaladinmon nodded and vanished and as soon as he did nightmaremon opened the door and asked "so how was your little chat with darkpaladinmon?" Takato stared at nightmaremon like he'd grown a second head.

Takato finally managed to say "how did you know that he was here?" nightmaremon shrugged and said "I'm one of the most powerful digimon ever to walk the earth and you think that an ordinary mega's force field could stop me?" Takato looked down as he mumbled "no" nightmaremon sighed and said "look what possessed you to let that Mon be your servant?" Takato gaped at him as he said "you were eavesdropping to!" nightmaremon looked sheepish and Takato sighed.

Before either Takato or nightmaremon could say anything they heard a laugh and someone say "let's see you survive this oh dark lord! Bwahahahahahahahaha!" and then an explosion blinded Takato and he heard nightmaremon shout something but Takato felt a rush of power and a burning sensation in his ankle as he shouted "phoenix circle!".

General Zargon: yay! Chapter done!

Ryuuketsu:-whistles- the readers are going to kill you for that

General Zargon:-is hiding behind a brick wall- I know

Ryuuketsu:-sighs- here are the review responses

To thunder demon:

General Zargon: um…I think I'll let my mom answer this one…

General Zargon's mom: that's a nice suggestion but this story is winding down but I thank you for taking the time to review and I assure that the story will continue

To JC:

General Zargon: thanks!

To Firehedgehog:

General Zargon: thanks! And keep drinking that caffeine!

To The Digital Shaman of Fire:

General Zargon: thank you! And that's o.k. if you don't have anything to say but could you at least review to tell me good job or something? Because then I'd at least know you were reading!

To Digimon ruler.9:

General Zargon: thanks!

To Dark Ketchum:

General Zargon: thanks! And hey guess what I actually remember you! And thank you!

Ryuuketsu: by the way I'll be on vacation for the rest of the story-grins-

General Zargon: you know I forgot! To all authors out there can I borrow one of your muses for the rest of the story!

Ryuuketsu: well R&R!

General Zargon: yeah R&R!