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Toei and Bandai own Digimon, and Nintendo owns Pokemon. Some Digimon used in this fic belong to me.
By: RB3
Chapter 6: The Drifter
In short time, the fair opened and the people took to its grounds to have fun. Reichmon scanned the crowd as he soared over the grounds of the ceremonies. Despite it being night time, the people were still very active. Many had remained just so they could see the opening ceremonies for Devon's dimensional gates. There were carnival games and food stands selling various sugary treats to their customers. The Warrior of Darkness could see young Digimon and human children riding on a merry-go-round and could hear their laughter.
The angel Digimon, Angemon, pulled up beside Reichmon. "Do you see anything?"
"No, everything seems clear," replied Reichmon.
A beep came from Reichmon's D-Tector, indicating that he had a message. It was from Cherubimon. "Koichi, I've called the Warrior of Earth to the Digital World. Come back and retrieve the Spirits."
"Okay, I'm coming over as soon as I can," replied Reichmon. "Angemon, I have to go now. Cherubimon's calling me."
Reichmon broke formation with Angemon and sped back to the Rose Morning Star to retrieve the Spirits of Earth. On the ground, the other Warriors and the Pokemon trainers kept an eye on the crowd. At the moment, the people were gathered in close proximity to each other. Any attack at this point would result in a high number of injuries and casualties. Such an attack would stir panic into the crowd, resulting in more injuries and deaths from the confusion and chaos.
Brock scanned the crowd for any signs of trouble and could see many police officers doing the same. Up ahead, he could see Ash, Mercurymon, and Brendan guarding the stage and the presenters on it. Bokomon and Neemon were in the back watching the ceremonies with the crowd. So far, everything seemed normal. The MC, a brown-haired man wearing a white lab coat, walked onto the stage. He was obviously an intellectual; one of the Devon technicians and scientists who worked on the gates.
"Good evening everybody," began the MC. "I'm glad that all of you can make it to this momentous occasion." The MC continued his speech as the Warriors scanned the crowd for unusual activity. "This gate marks the joining of our world to the Digimon's. Let them stand as a symbol of prosperity and friendship between our two worlds."
The MC walked up to a panel beside the arch-like gates and pressed a button. Devon's gates let out a vibrating hum as a swirl of energy appeared between them. The energy swirls soon coalesced into a solid image of Rustboro City in the Pokemon World. The crowd clapped and cheered as they saw the miraculous event take place. Some people of Rustboro noticed and began to check the strange portal that had formed out of curiosity. It was then that disaster struck...
Two objects swooshing through the air with immense speed! Upon striking the ground, they exploded in bursts of flame, killing and wounding several members of the crowd. Chaos gripped the streets as the crowd fled the area screaming in terror. When the guards regained their bearings, they turned their gaze to a massive black dragon hovering towards the crowd. Several gunshots and swooshes ripped through the air as police opened fire to subdue the dragon.
That monstrosity of a Digimon was unfazed by the attacks and continued to shell the fleeing crowd with missiles. He locked his four crimson eyes on a police Etemon that was firing negative energy in retaliation. The Etemon had struck the dragon on the right side of his face, which was covered by cybernetic parts. In fury, the dragon raised his cybernetically enhanced arms and launched missiles at the Etemon, killing the police officer in bursts of flame. He flapped his metallic wings as he began pursuit of a fleeing Burgermon.
"WAAAAAH!" screamed Neemon in terror. Bokomon snapped Neemon's pants just to shut him up.
"What is that thing?" asked Ash as he scanned it with his Pokedex.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Metal Devidramon
Attributes: Virus, Ultimate Level, Steel/Dark Type.
This Digimon is a possible Digivolution for Devidramon. He loves to cause destruction and battle, even if it's against an opponent that is stronger than he is.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Flying
Crimson Metal Claw - Metal Devidramon slashes his crimson claws in an "X" formation that can release an energy shockwave.
Dra-Storm Bomber (Metal) - Metal Devidramon's arms are equipped with missile launchers.
Red Eye Blast - Metal Devidramon's four crimson eyes glow and release a deadly, armour-piercing beam.
Metal Devidramon's attack proved to be disastrous for Steel Town. Several Digimon were sprawled on the ground, most of them were Human-type. Among the victims were the Etemon police officers who had stepped forward to resist the dragon's attack. It appeared that the Beast-types were avenging their brethren who had been killed in the riots at the Autumn Leaf Fair. Ranamon created a storm cloud which fired water droplets onto Metal Devidramon's head. In response, the cybernetic dragon flattened her with his eye beams.
Brock's Machamp ran to intervene only to be swatted away like a fly. "Oh Machamp, are you okay?"
"Ma champ. (I'm fine,)" replied Machamp as he returned to his feet.
Arbormon came crashing into the pavement near Brock, but picked herself off the ground a second later. "We can't come at him one by one. We have to gang up on him!" warned Brock.
"Okay, we'll follow your lead," replied a nearby Etemon.
Metal Devidramon launched three more volleys of missiles into the nearby buildings. Taking advantage of the dragon's inattentiveness, Cherubimon's Warriors and the trainers regrouped with the police on Platinum Street. Ranamon began the attack by raising her hands and forming a black cloud of acidic vapour around the dark dragon. The acid burned the beast's skin, momentarily stunning him long enough for the others to prepare a massed attack.
Three Etemon police officers immediately took advantage of this opening to fire blasts of negative energy into the Metal Devidramon's back. Arbormon fired an explosive seed from his mouth, while Mercurymon fired a blast of green light from his shield. Ash's Pikachu and Brendan's Ninetales came in with a lightning bolt and a blast of fire respectively. Finally, Brock's Machamp grabbed a chunk of metal and hurled it into Metal Devidramon. The attacks collided at the same time with their intended victim, ultimately triggering an explosion which flooded the area with smoke.
"Yeah, nice work guys," commented Ash as he blew the smoke away from him. "We hit him good!"
"Pika! (Yeah!)"
A gust of wind blew the smoke away, revealing Metal Devidramon's form and surprising his attackers. Though visibly wounded, he was not willing to quit just yet. The cyborg dragon launched a missile into the ground before the Etemon officers, blasting two of them away and dashing the third into the wall of a steel building. Metal Devidramon turned his wrath to Ranamon and launched a missile which she dodged by leaping away. He eventually caught her with a Red Eye Blast and she crumpled to the ground and reverted into Misty.
"Misty!" cried Ash as he ran to check on her condition. "Are you okay?"
Metal Devidramon fired his Red Eye blast at Mercurymon who raised his shield in defence. Mercurymon activated his Dark Reflection power, but the dark dragon's energy was proved difficult to harness. It threatened to explode within his mirror and Mercurymon had to struggle just to stabilize his shield. The Warrior of Metal reached his limits, forcing him to release the energy back at its sender. Due to the wobbling of his shield, Mercurymon nicked Metal Devidramon's arm rather than hitting him in the head as he wanted.
In anger, the dark dragon fired a missile at the Warrior of Metal. Mercurymon had no time to catch his breath, resulting in the projectile catching him. The explosion blew him into the ground, causing it to crack and fissure under the force of his landing. He got up on pure instinct and attempted to jump out of the way. His foe had launched a second missile which ended up exploding behind him. Mercurymon flailed his arms as he was descended onto the street front first. He remained sprawled on the ground for several seconds.
Brendan broke off his attack and helped pulled Mercurymon out of harm's way. "Are you okay, Mercurymon?
"Ow, I'm fine. It's one thing to see someone hit by a missile but another to actually feel it..." replied Mercurymon before groaning.
Arbormon launched a Blockade Seed into Metal Devidramon's chest which did little to stop him. The dark dragon turned to the Warrior of Wood and cut her down with his eye beams. "Uggggh..." gasped Arbormon as she collapsed and reverted into May.
"I don't think we're winning," suggested Neemon.
"We're definitely not winning!" admitted Bokomon.
"May! Are you okay," cried Ash as he and Misty ran over to check on her.
"Ow," replied May while rubbing her chest.
Brock and Machamp backed out as more police went in to engage the dark dragon. "We can't stop him. He's too strong!"
"How will we beat this guy?" asked Ash, looking for answers.
"We have to use our Beast Spirits!" replied Misty.
May was in agreement. "Yeah, there's no other way!"
"Are you crazy?" asked Brendan. "You heard what Koichi said! It's too risky!"
"That's a risk I'm willing to take," replied May. "Execute!" May opened her Pokeball and the Beast Spirit of Wood appeared. "Beast Spirit Evolution!" Bands of Fractal Code poured from the Beast Spirit wrapped around her and the power of the beast overwhelmed her. "YEEE-AAAAAAH!"
The pelt of a sunflower-like dragon appeared over May's body and grafted itself onto her. She transformed into a dragon borne from nature itself. Her body was made of wood covered by thick coat of leaves. She had a pair of thorny, wooden, vine-like growths for a tail, and six equally thorny wooden horns on her back. Her head was like a lavender sunflower with a wooden centre filled with square teeth. The dragon stomped through piles of leaves and blew a gust of air that picked the leaves off the ground.
"Petal Dramon!"
"Execute," cried Misty as she opened her Pokeball. The Beast Spirit of Water appeared and bands of Fractal Code encircled her body. The strength of the beast filled Misty's being, overwhelming her with its power. "YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
The skin of a squid appeared before Misty's body and grafted itself onto her. Misty became an inverted squid with a grotesque female torso jutting from its underbelly. The squid-woman had greyish blue skin with a rubbery texture. She had several yellow, almost cat-like eyes in a circle around her body. Misty spun herself like a drill into the water below, making a massive splash upon entering. Once she left the water, she spit a blob of black ink into the ground and brandished her tentacles.
"Calmaramon!"
"Slide Evolution," called Mercurymon as he ascended inside of a cylinder of Fractal Code. "Sephirotmon!"
The three Beast Spirits locked eyes on Metal Devidramon, who did the same in response. "Cool, Beast Spirits!" remarked Ash.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Petal Dramon
Attributes: Variable, Beast Hybrid, Grass/Dragon Type
The Beast Hybrid of Wood is a massive dragon grown from trees and plants. This fierce beast proves that eating your vegetables helps you to grow big and strong.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Accelerated healing, enhanced strength: tree consumption
Leaf Cyclone (Grass) - Petal Dramon can blow a cone of wind that causes the leaves within it to slash the victim.
Horn Jab (Grass) - Petal Dramon can burrow her tail into the ground and cause thorny vines to grow from it. She can form structures with this ability or attack her opponents.
"Ick!" groaned Neemon in disgust.
"Ugh, that's the Beast Spirit of Water?" asked Brock.
"Don't say I didn't warn you guys," quipped Bokomon.
"When he said the Beast Spirit was ugly, he wasn't joking!" said Ash as he scanned Calmaramon.
====================Digimon Analyzer====================
Name: Calmaramon
Attributes: Variable, Beast Hybrid, Water/Poison type
When the original Ranamon's fans took a good look at this Digimon, they promptly abandoned her. Once Beast Spirit Evolved to Calmaramon, Ranamon's exterior now equalled the ugliness of her inner self.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Aquatic
Acid Ink (Poison) - Calmaramon can spit blobs of acidic ink at her enemies.
Titanic Tempest (Normal) - Calmaramon can turn herself into a living drill by spinning around in a circle rapidly. This attack may cause her to spin out of control if she's not experienced.
Petal Dramon immediately charged at Metal Devidramon with fury, ramming the dark dragon into the ground. Metal Devidramon could only yelp as the Warrior of Wood clamped her jaws onto his shoulder and neck painfully. Through sheer force of will, Metal Devidramon shut out the pain from his foe's attack. With great effort, he got his hands on the plant dragon's jaws and began to pry them open. In his final push for freedom, the dark dragon blasted Petal Dramon with searing crimson eye beams.
"May!" cried Calmaramon.
"No one does that to my sister and gets away with it!" cried Sephirotmon.
The Warrior of Metal immediately scrunched his body as tightly as he could and fired Rumble Blend #2. The positive energies of the attack proved to be an anathema to the dark dragon. Metal Devidramon screamed as the energies burned him and wracked his body with pain. Calmaramon took advantage of Metal Devidramon's moment of weakness to plaster him with blobs of inky spittle. The ink caused him to recoil in pain as it burned his skin.
"Yeah, we got him on the ropes!" cheered Brendan. "Let's finish him off! Ninetales, use Fire Spin!"
The others followed Brendan's lead in the finishing attack on Metal Devidramon. Ash's Pikachu lashed out with the deadly electricity of a Thunder attack. Brock's Machamp glowed white as he charged in for a massive Dynamic Punch. Calmaramon spit more blobs of her Acid Ink and Sephirotmon fired a second Rumble Blend #2. The attacks struck Metal Devidramon and triggered a massive explosion which flattened him.
Suddenly, Petal Dramon gave a fearsome roar and pounced onto Metal Devidramon's fallen body. She tore into him with her teeth, brutally flaying him alive. The dark dragon burst into Fractal Code and his egg floated into the air and vanished. Petal Dramon roared in triumph, but her victory only made her hunger for more battle. She promptly blew a leaf-filled cone of air at Machamp, sending him flying into his trainer. The two landed in a pile on the ground some distance away.
Bokomon watched the entire scene in horror. "Oh no! She can't control her Beast Spirit!"
"I was afraid of this!" said Brendan fearfully.
Somewhere on the Earth Continent at the edge of the world, a drifter sped through the wastelands on his motorbike. The rider was a tall demonic Digimon who was clad completely in leather and had handguns in the holsters on his left leg and back. His yellow hair whipped in the wind as his bike sped along the vast wastes. Over his head was a pointed violet mask that ended in several points at the back. The drifter, a Digimon known as Beelzemon, wanted to get some food and drink in town.
He could see that he was rapidly approaching Cactus Town through the three eye holes on the mask. Cactus Town was a western town in the middle of the vast sandy deserts of the Earth Continent. A light wind picked up and blew sand and a tumbleweed down the street. The streets of Cactus Town were largely empty save for a few desert dwelling Digimon. Beelzemon spotted a nearby saloon with the sign "Sorcramon's Saloon" above the porch. He parked his ride alongside the handrail and chained his bike to it for security.
Beelzemon marched into the saloon to be greeted by the sight of several tables and a bar. Many of the tables were already occupied by Digimon who had arrived before he did. The saloon was quite busy, with some Digimon eating and others playing poker. At the side, a cactus-like Digimon wearing a sombrero was playing a lively tune on his piano. Beelzemon sat on the table and the waitress, a fairy Digimon with the features of a plant approached him.
"What would you like, sir?" asked the waitress, a Lillymon.
Beelzamon proceeded to give his order. "I'll have three quesadillas, five chicken tacos with salsa, three orders of corn chips with guacamole on the side, and four beef-filled gorditas please."
Lillymon wrote the order on her notepad. "Okay, coming right up sir!"
Lillymon walked to opening in the wall that led to the kitchen and give the order to the chef, an orange bobcat Digimon. "Hey Socramon, we've got a big order here."
Sorcramon read the paper. "Whoa! I'd better get cracking!"
Once the food was done, Lillymon delivered it to Beelzemon. "Enjoy!"
The demonic biker proceeded to devour all of the food he had ordered. After he was finished, he leaned back on his chair and cracked a feral, contented grin. After listening to one of the piano player's tunes, a loud explosion rocked the saloon! The front wall burst into the saloon throwing the Digimon near it into the back to the room. The blast knocked Beelzemon off of his chair. When he regained his composure, he found a gaping hole in the wall and much of town in smoke.
A smouldering crater remained where his motorbike once stood, infuriating the drifter. "My bike!"
Beelzemon ran outside to see who had torched his ride. His eyes caught sight of a massive Frankensteinian Digimon terrorizing the town. The Digimon wore a metal helmet and was made from parts of different Digimon sewn together. He included the chest and head of an orange dinosaur, the legs of a wolf, the wings of an angel and a dragon, the tail of a dinosaur, and the arms of a demon, undead dinosaur and insect. This grotesque, fearsome creature was known as a Chimeramon.
"Hey, you dumb shit! You wasted my ride!" cursed Beelzemon. Chimeramon gave no response as he sprayed a jet of green hot plasma, which Beelzemon dodged. "Oh, a wise guy!"
Beelzemon pulled out his gun and began to fire it while cocking the hammer with his free hand. The bullets caused Chimeramon minimal harm as they collided with his large girth. In response, the mutant Digimon fired several jets of plasma which Beelzemon dodged with preternatural speed. The drifter pulled out his second handgun as he moved sideways and sprayed bullets at his monolithic enemy. In slow motion, his gun banged over and over again as it discarded bullet casings all over the ground.
The drifter could feel the air heat up as Chimeramon's jets of plasma zinged by him. Beelzemon senses returned to normal time as he ducked into a nearby hotel to reload his guns. One of the jets struck and collapsed the building, forcing him out into the open once again. In slow motion, the drifter fired his guns as he advanced on Chimeramon. He entered close quarters with the Frankensteinian Digimon, but only got a click sound when he pulled his trigger. He was out of ammunition.
Chimeramon snatched him off the ground and began to crush him. With a burst of strength, Beelzemon forced the mutant Digimon's hand open with a slash of his claws. He dropped to the ground and promptly bounced up Chimeramon's body and kicked him in the face. In a swift motion, the drifter reloaded his guns, but Chimeramon recovered and smashed him into the second floor of a nearby home. He leapt out of the window as Chimeramon demolished the house to get to him.
Once Beelzemon landed, he jumped onto his opponent's hand as he evaded a swipe. The drifter proceeded to run up Chimeramon's arm and bounced off his head once again. As he fell backwards, Beelzemon withdrew his guns. Time slowed as he unloaded bullet after bullet into his foe. Even upon hitting the ground, Beelzemon continued shooting until his gun began to click again. Even though he had exhausted his magazine, he was able to throw Chimeramon into a daze.
Beelzemon got up and charged in with a massive claw slash at the chest. The blow proved fatal for the Frankensteinian Digimon as it had knocked the Fractal Code out of him. The drifter took a deep breath and inhaled the data, leaving the egg to float away and vanish. Beelzemon licked his lips with delight. He found that Chimeramon had some very tasty data. The townspeople noted the sudden silence and began to check on the outside from their hiding places.
"He's gone! By golly, he's gone!" said the saloon's pianist, Ponchomon.
The people cheered Beelzemon as their saviour. "How can we ever repay you?" asked the mayor, another Ponchomon.
"Well, I need a new bike, and I'd also like to know who that guy was," replied Beelzemon.
"Well, we think Chimeramon was working for the Beast-type Digimon. They've been feuding a lot with Human-types recently."
"Grrr, them again? This is the third time they've trashed my bike!" said Beelzemon. "Now I'm pissed!"
The Beast Digimon were concerned about the direction the conversion was taking. "Now hold on a minute," advised the mayor. "Let's not get hasty. You can't blame all Beast-types for the actions of individuals. We'll pay you for the bike and extra for your trouble."
The mayor gave Beelzemon several golden Bytes as payment and thanked him for his trouble. As the drifter made his way out to the nearest Trailmon station, he heard someone calling him. "Psst, over here!"
Beelzemon walked into a nearby alley to find a Flame Wizardmon lurking within it. "What do you want? I don't have all day!"
"I heard that the Beast-types destroyed your bike," began Flame Wizardmon.
"Yeah, so what's it to ya?"
"Aren't you tired of that? I mean aren't you tired of the Beast Digimon always destroying your bike?"
"That's right. No one destroys Beelzemon's bike and gets away with it. NO ONE!"
"I see... Well, I know a group of people who have been burned by the Beast-types for far too long. If you want to get back at those savages, why don't you join us?"
"Who's us?" asked the drifter.
"We call ourselves the Lawkeeper's Brigade," replied Flame Wizardmon. "Every Human Digimon should know there's a big difference between us and our foes; both in morals and way of life. We have laws for a just orderly society, yet the savages flaunt our laws and we still allow them to live with us. It is time we lay down the law on those savages. Force is the only thing they will ever understand! We Human-types need to reclaim our cities and our lands!"
"Yeah, Beast-types only care about doing what they want, whenever they want," admitted Beelzemon.
"Yeah, that's why we Human types have to stick together if you know what I mean," said Flame Wizardmon, to which Beelzemon nodded affirmatively. "So, what do you say? We could use a strong guy like you on our side."
"Well, you talked me into it," agreed Beelzemon. "How do I do join?"
"Just follow me and I'll take you to our leader."
Cherubimon's Warriors had solved one problem only to create another; a Beast Hybrid that was out of control. Both Misty and May had used their Beast Spirits despite Koichi's warnings against it. Though Misty was able to maintain self-control, May went berserk and began to attack her friends and everything around her. The Warriors and their Pokemon trainer allies had no choice but to stop her or else they and Steel Town would be flattened beneath her.
"Remember that May's still in there," warned Max. "Try to knock her out without doing too much harm to her. Avoid Fire attacks!"
Brendan recalled Ninetales back to her Pokeball. "Hmm, knock her out... Alakazam, go!"
In a flicker of crimson energy, Brendan's Alakazam appeared before his trainer. Alakazam was a biped creature with rubbery yellow skin. His head was like that of a coyote with long point ears and a long, drooping moustache. He wore brown chest, shin, and arm protectors. He carried a pair of silver spoons in his hands as foci for his psionic powers. Alakazam kept his eyes keenly focuses on the movements of Petal Dramon.
"Alakazam, use Confusion to pin Petal Dramon down," ordered Brendan.
Upon hearing the order, Alakazam pointed his spoons at Petal Dramon. His body and eyes glowed with azure light as a similar aura encased the Warrior of Wood's body. He used as much power as he could muster, but it was difficult to hold her in place. The Warrior of Wood was strong and resistant to his Psychic powers. Sephirotmon hovered over her head and began to spray water downwards to pin her onto the ground. Brock's Machamp, Calmaramon, and a trio of Etemon rushed in to help restrain her.
Petal Dramon struggled to shake her way out and eventually broke Calmaramon and Alakazam's grip on her. The Warrior of Wood proceeded to take a swipe at Machamp with her tail, which hurled him onto the ground. She then knocked off the rest of the Etemon before butting Sephirotmon with her head. As her last push to freedom, she advanced on Alakazam and blew a Leaf Cyclone at him. Brendan immediately ordered the Psi Pokemon to raise a Light Screen in defence.
"She's too strong. We can't keep her down!" cried Brendan.
"We have to keep trying," said Calmaramon.
She leapt into the air and began to spin like a top in preparation for a Titanic Tempest. She lost control of her spin and capsized, landing into a nearby building and crushing it underneath. "I guess she still hasn't gotten complete control over her Beast Spirit," commented Brendan.
Through the chaos that filled Petal Dramon's mind, May was able to momentarily regain control. "Why? Everyone is out to get me. Wait, those are my friends! They wouldn't hurt me, but why are they attacking me?"
"We have to get a little rougher on May," stated Ash. "Pikachu, use Thunder!"
Pikachu's powerful electricity arced from his cheeks towards the Warrior of Wood. The attack momentarily stunned her, but she eventually broke out. "Ash, why?" cried May mentally, feeling betrayed.
The beast reasserted itself once again and Petal Dramon whacked Pikachu with her paw. Machamp latched onto Petal Dramon and Alakazam pinned her down with his Psychic powers. The Etemon, in greater numbers, once again piled onto her to keep her down. Unfortunately, Petal Dramon fought her way out once again and threw her attackers off of her body. Each of them landed hard onto ground in a heap.
"We're getting nowhere fast!" said Brock in dismay at had repeated itself.
"Slide Evolution," cried Sephirotmon as he descended a column of Fractal Code. "Mercurymon!"
The Warrior of Metal ran up to confront Petal Dramon to the shock of his friends. "What are you doing?" asked Ash. "You can't take on her by yourself!"
"I don't intend to," replied Mercurymon. "May, listen! It's me, Max! I'm your brother. I know you're still in there. Fight your Beast Spirit. Don't let it control you!"
The Warrior of Wood ignored Mercurymon's words and smacked him with her paw. She pinned the Warrior of Metal onto the ground beneath her paw and began to crush him. Everyone else had seen enough and promptly rushed Petal Dramon to help their friend. However, Petal Dramon resisted by swatting them all away with her tail. She knocked the Etemon away and proceeded to do the same to everyone else. Alakazam was the last to fall as he was flattened by Petal Dramon's Leaf Cyclone. She tossed Mercurymon into her mouth and began to chew.
"Arrgggggh!" gasped Mercurymon. "May, I know you're still there! It's me Max!" Mercurymon pointed the surface of his mirror to Petal Dramon's eye.
May's mind snapped back to reality upon seeing an image of Max's face appear on the mirror. "Max?" Petal Dramon dropped Mercurymon onto the ground before he reverted back to Max. He was in bad shape and rubbing his chest. "Oh Max, what have I done?" Petal Dramon reverted into May and rushed to inspect her brother. "Max, please forgive me! I'm so sorry..."
The group broke up as paramedics burst onto the scene to check on his condition. "Nurse Joy?" asked Ash.
One of the paramedics, a young red-haired woman, turned to Ash. "That's right, but I'm not a nurse. I'm a paramedic."
"Will he be fine?" asked Brendan.
"Don't worry," assured Paramedic Joy. "He'll be okay; he just need time to rest and heal up. He was one of the lucky ones."
Ash looked around and saw a bloodied boy being hauled into an ambulance. Elsewhere, he spotted the carnage that had been wrought by Metal Devidramon, including the flaming wreck of another ambulance. "Yeah," thought Ash.
"A new Human-Beast war is coming. Heaven help us all," prayed Bokomon.