'Transformers: Crisis' Chapter 17, "The journey home":

(Author's notes on bottom)

"I'm not sure if I can continue on with this mission Dozenkillezia…" I began as I turned to her. She took a seat next to me and placed her arm around my neck gently, "Why not? I thought this was important to you?" "It was…" I began as I looked at her in sadness, "But that was before I realized that so many bots' lives were being destroyed; I mean I never realized that war had such grave consequences."

"It's really not that bad MS…This happens in any war; this is nothing special." Dozenkillezia's voice was soothing to me, but only a little. "I'll grant you that; but the point is that I'm not like this…this is not what I do. I was a better person before I began this war; now I can't face anyone without them either loathing or totally hating me!" I explained unpleasantly. Dozenkillezia opened her mouth to speak, but stopped before the words came out. Her encouraging smile faded and turned to sadness.

"Well MS…you know that this was totally your decision…you could have just left things alone and not interfered with the Transformers…" Dozenkillezia finally spoke. "Yes; I'm more than aware of that fact…but the point is that I goofed it up so badly! I could have killed Galvatron, but I let him live..." I looked out the window into the vastness of space, "Why? That; I'll never know." "Come on MS, cheer up. At least you can still retake the Destron Alliance." Dozenkillezia's voice was slightly more positive. I whipped around and looked at her in confusion, "How do you figure?"

"Well, you're still alive, and Galvatron doesn't know this. The way I figure it, you just need to digivolve into MetalSamamon again; and you'll be able to go back to Earth and give him the surprise of his life!" Dozenkillezia explained. "Yeah; too bad that's easier said than done…" I commented sarcastically. "Why's that?" she asked politely. I sighed deeply, "You see, I made some unwise choices earlier on…let me tell you a little story."

"A long time ago, nearly 17 years ago; I was a human by the name of Samuel Diakawa. I lived in the Digi-World with my partner and digimon Blankmon. We had many good times and adventures, and life was great for us. Until one day; when everyone's lives in the Digi-World were changed forever…the day an evil Digimon named DeathMyotismon ripped open a portal in the very fabric of time; and Digimon from every time; future or past; came into our time; and thus the Time Wars began. It was a terrible time; constant battling and fighting, endless death everywhere; peace was a thing of the past. Not too many Digimon survived this time, and it was up to us and the other Digi-Destined kids and Digimon to stop the onslaught and repair the rip in time…" My expression grew sad, "But then the unthinkable happened. One day, Blankmon and I were fighting a Digimon and something happened…something I really can't explain. I'm not sure if it was an accident or not; but somehow our bodies were simultaneously fused and torn apart; thus we became part of each other and I was Blankmon, and he was me."

"But from there; things only got worse. I didn't know what the hell had just happened, and I believed that he and I were fused into one; and that he was killed, or just a part of me. But then I realized something else…I had the power to digivolve. I discovered it on accident during an attack on my person; and that's when my soul began to turn to darkness. You see, I grew power hungry. In my mind, I thought that Blankmon had died, and I felt that everyone in the Digi-World was responsible for his death. I grew more and more evil with each life I took…" I looked deeply into her optics with great sadness in my eyes, "I gained a stronghold in the Digi-World, and I took on underlings and lieutenants. As my power grew, I found the one key to my destiny: The Digi-egg of evil. It was one hidden for many years; but during the Time Wars had resurfaced. I managed to get a hold of it; and I was able to digivolve into my Mega form of MetalSamamon."

I sighed deeply, "And so you see, that's why I can't just retake the Destron Alliance…I need that Digi-egg." "Well, then we'll just go and get it!" she proclaimed excitedly. I shook my head in frustration, "You don't understand! I can't get it anymore!"

"What do you mean? What happened to it?" she asked me. "When I came back to the real world after I had conquered the Digi-World and digivolved to MetalSamamon; I gave my Digivice to Blankmon...In my mindset, I believed that I had no more use for it." A tear formed in the corner of my eye, "It was the cruelest thing I ever did…the look on his face when I handed it to him; the sheer emptiness and sadness; the total lack of understanding…that's when I knew that I could never go back; and I had to remain alone and go about my own destiny; I could never see any of my friends or even Blankmon again." I cried a little and Dozenkillezia wrapped her arms around me gently, "Please MS…It's alright. You did some horrible things in the past, but you did what you thought was best; you couldn't have known that this would happen…"

"But I did!" I shouted, startling her. "I knew that Blankmon would digivolve to Ultimate and become WarMetalSamamon, and I knew that he would erase my memories so that I didn't know that he survived…but I was too damn dumb to look that far into the future. I preoccupied myself with the Destrongers and getting everything set up with them and I didn't see my partner's master plan; and I before I could do anything about it; he put his plan into action; and now I suffer the consequences for my stupidity."

"However, thanks to my subsequent dedigivolution, I've been granted a new opportunity; for I now have all my old memories back, all the ones he blocked out of my past. I don't know everything like I did when I was MetalSamamon, but I do know enough to know that I can't get my Digivice back…" I explained. She looked at me in confusion, "But why's that? Can't you just go get it from him?" I laughed sarcastically, "What? Do you think he'll just hand it over peacefully? He hates my guts now; and he wouldn't give it to me under any circumstances, even if the Oracle itself proclaimed I needed it right in front of his face!"

"There must be someway…something you haven't thought of…" she mutters softly. I shook my head lightly, "I don't believe so…as far as I know I've lost it forever…" I put my head in my hands and cried to myself quietly. I knew that it hurt Dozenkillezia to watch me cry, but I had no choice. I had goofed everything up so much; and I knew that I could never rectify the situation.

"Commander!" A voice called from behind us. I quickly wiped my eyes and turned around to see who it was. "BUSTLITT!" I shouted in amazement. He had a piece of red cloth tied around his destroyed and burned out optics, and held onto some seats as he made his way back towards us. "MetalSamamon? Dat you?" he called out, shifting his head from side to side. Dozenkillezia and I stood up and walked over to him. "Yes it is me Bustlitt." I stated. "I knew dat low-down Galvatron didn't kill ya…ya'r way too tuff fer dat!" he shouted. I grimaced and sighed lightly, "Yeah…but how did you survive?" I asked him as I changed the topic. "Well…it wasn't easy, lemme tell ya dat. After dat little wood dude shoot out my eyes, I was dead! Or so I dought, but den I heard a voice. It sounded like an angel, and it called out ta me…it said, 'Do not move, you are injured…let me help you.' I didn't know wha ta dink, but I knew dat she was dere ta help me; and I was happy." He smiled, and pointed out towards us, "It was Dozenkillezia." I turned to her and smiled, and she gave me a sly grin.

"She carried me ta somewhere, and wrapped dis piece o' cloth 'round ma head; and told me dat she'd be back for ma…and I didn't doubt 'er." He smiled with his broken teeth. "I can see how you lasted so long all these years after leaving the original Megatron's command." I commented. He rubbed the back of his head, "Ah git off it! I ain't dat good." I laughed a little and turned to Dozenkillezia, "I'm proud of you…you did a very noble and selfless thing by helping him…I don't think I've ever met a more noble Predacon in my life." She smiled at me happily and lightly kissed me on the cheek, "I was just doing what I thought was best."

"How'd ya get back MetalSamamon?" Bustlitt asked me. "I barely managed to catch a ride off of Earth before the ship took off and…" I suddenly stopped. "What is it?" Dozenkillezia asked me. "I just thought of something…I think I know how I can get my Digivice back!" I shouted. "Digi-what?" Bustlitt asked. "How?" Dozenkillezia asked me.

"You remember my lieutenant from the Digi-World, MysticalFlamingamon?" I asked her. "Yes…" she quietly stated. "If he hasn't goofed things up yet, he should still have control of the Digi-World, and that means that he can get a hold of a Digivice…and I can use that to access the realm where I sent my partner WarMetalSamamon, and I can get it back from him!" I shouted. "That's a great idea…but how do we get to the Digi-World?" Dozenkillezia asked me. No sooner than I heard that did my expression fade to sadness and I sunk back into a chair, "That, I don't know."

"Come on, you got to be able to think of something…you figured out how to get your Digivice back; surely you can figure out to get back to the Digi-World!" Dozenkillezia encouraged me. I shook my head silently in disagreement. "Come on MS…don't you quit on me now!" She commanded.

Suddenly I jumped from the chair, "Wait a second! That's it!" "Did you figure it out?" she asked me happily. "Maybe…" I grinned slyly, "But I need to check something out first."

We all rushed up to the front of the ship and I grabbed a toolbox and a hammer from a small compartment in the cockpit. "What are you doing?" she asked me. Bustlitt stood behind her and watched as I took the hammer and broke open the console, revealing wires and circuitry inside the dashboard. "I think that Galvatron may have given me the equipment I need…" I muttered as I grabbed a few wires and cut the wires with a tool I found inside the toolbox. "Wha ya doin'?" Bustlitt asked me as I tied a couple of wires together in a different sequence and capped them off. "That moron used my own technology to build this ship, remember?" I asked Dozenkillezia specifically. "Yes…but what good does that do us?" she asked me. "All my technology has digital encoding entered into it…and I alone know the codes." I explained as I stood up and began typing a few keys on the dashboard. "So you mean…" Dozenkillezia began as she watched me pull up screen after screen on a monitor connected to the dashboard. "Yes…" I commented, anticipating what she was going to say, "I can use those codes to access the Digi-World!"

"How?" Bustlitt asked me. I turned to him for a brief moment, "It's hard to explain, but basically I program coordinates in the Digi-World into the ship's navigation, and then I simply let the ship do the rest!" I looked back at the monitor and smiled, "Yes! The coordinates are still accurate!" I pressed a button and stepped back from the controls, "Now that I've reconfigured the ship's navigation system to access a Digi-port; it's only a matter of moments until the ship locks onto the coordinates in the Digi-World; and then we'll be on our way!"

"You're a genius!" Dozenkillezia shouted and hugged me with glee. I tensed up a little, not expecting that great of a reaction, but eased up as she embraced me. "Neat! I always wanted to go to the Digi-World!" Dozenkillezia added. I sighed and my expression became sad, "I was honestly hoping I never would have to go back there…" I muttered quietly to myself.

"Coordinates locked!" Bustlitt shouted as the message flashed upon the screen. "Well, if it means that I get my Digivice back; then so be it!" I shouted as I pressed a button, "DIGI-PORT OPEN!"

A blinding white light filled the room and we all shielded our optics; all except Bustlitt who just stood there. As the light faded, an unstable window appeared against the blackness of space and I gazed as it in awe, "My word…it actually worked." I stated in disbelief.

I grabbed the controls and steered us into the window, and as we entered the portal the ship dove into the opening, and began to pick up speed as we plummeted through the tunnel of bright colors and streaming data lines. "Wow…" Dozenkillezia stated in sheer amazement as we fell further and further until we could finally see a light at the other end of the tunnel, "Man, things sure have changed a lot." I muttered as we neared the end of the tunnel and in a bright flash of light we exited the tunnel and into the Digi-World.

I steered the ship around and piloted it above the vast open fields that filled the Digi-World. Dozenkillezia looked out one of the side windows as a flock of goose-like Menagerimon flew past us gracefully without even noticing us and she smiled. I piloted the ship over the fields towards a rocky barren area where my base was; and we finally I saw it come into view.

Soon we were there, and as I slowly lowered the ship to the ground; gusts of air cushioned us and we touched down softly upon the rocky surface below. I breathed a deep breath of relief and turned off the ship. "Go get everyone…we've got some business to attend to!" I told Dozenkillezia. She nodded and proceeded down one of the halls, taking Bustlitt by the arm with her.

I made my way to the door; and opened it with a slight bit of happiness. "Ah, there's no place like home." I commented sarcastically as the ramp extended and I walked down to the rocky terrain below.

However, no sooner than I landed did I see someone coming towards me. I instantly recognized him; it was MysticalFlamingamon. "Well…look at you!" He called out mockingly as he floated towards me from the base. He opened and closed the gates behind him, "I guess that you weren't as powerful as you thought…isn't that right, Champion-boy?" he mocked. "Just because I'm a Champion-level Digimon right now doesn't mean that I won't kick your ass!" I pointed at him to emphasize the point. He peered at me with his long beak and set-back eyes, "You don't scare me anymore…I've been doing some planning since you left…" he commented as I seen figures emerge from inside the base.

At that moment; Dozenkillezia, the other Predacons and the Vehicons emerged out of the ship; and stopped in horror right outside of the door as they seen the figures come closer as they exited the base.

"Now hold on a moment MysticalFlamingamon…I didn't come here to fight you…" I started as I backed away a little, "I just came here to get your help." "Help with what!" he started as he pointed to one of his wounds, "Remember this? You did that! You honestly think I'd help you with whatever it is you want after what you did to me!" He shouted angrily. I slowly began to back away as I seen the other Digimon approach us, "Please…I just need to get my Digivice and I'll leave…" "Oh, you'll be leaving alright; but it won't be in peace…" he muttered as I seen ChaosGallantmon, GigaSeadramon, DarkLillymon, and SkullAngemon all approach us, "It'll be in PIECES!"

Author's Notes:

What will happen as the Predacons, Vehicons and Samamon face off against these super-powerful Digimon? And what other surprises lie in store…?

For a little background into this; read Chapter 2 of "Final Force: The Last Battle".