Dragi:
This chapter is going to be a major turning point. It's going to be nasty.
Cave Cat:
Socramon pops up this chapter.
Alforce Zero:
Actually, read this chapter. It will give a clue about what Ophanimon's fate was.
Disclaimer:
Toei and Bandai own Digimon, and Nintendo owns Pokemon. Some Digimon used in this fic belong to me. Some reviewers have contributed the following characters.
Metal Devidramon - Ninetalesuk
Skyemon - Gijinka Renamon
Socramon - Cavecat
By: RB3
Chapter 12: When Americans Attack, part 1
Shinya's Spirit Quest led him to the Earth Continent at the edge of the Digital World. It was a land which consisted of desert and badlands for the most part. With most of the vegetation at the edges of the continent, the sun was free to oppress the land with its heat. Shinya was sweating profusely and felt as though he was being boiled alive. His Trailmon eventually brought him to Cactus Town, a town drawn from the reels of a Western film.
The town had suffered a great amount of damage from a battle earlier on. Beelzemon was said to have visited this town before he became the Lawkeepers' commander and the great leader of the Human-types. The people had already started repairs to the city. Many of the buildings had been burned to the ground or smashed up otherwise. There were a few small craters scattered around, but most were being or were already filled by the people.
Shinya passed by saloon owner Socramon, who was busy hammering a nail into wood. "Man, Chimeramon really did a number on my saloon."
"Look at the bright side," said Lillymon. "You were thinking about renovating the place."
"Yeah, I was, wasn't I? At least, I get to do it for free now!"
Shinya left Socramon and his staff to their work. He purchased some provisions at the local store with his money and went out into the desert. After brisk journey through the desert, he found a tomb carved out of the side of a mountain. The tomb seemed to be quite old, as the sandy winds had worn away the stone. The open entrance was flanked by several pillars made of stone with Digital World writing on them.
Shinya entered the tomb and found it to be surprisingly well lit. The hallway was lined by several torches that had not gone out despite the great age of the tomb. The tomb had an otherworldly, magical aura about it. It was likely magic that kept the torches lit. Despite the light, the tomb was a very creepy and foreboding place to be in. Shinya eventually entered a room with images on its walls. Shinya took possession of a nearby torch and began to examine the mural.
The mural depicted several scenes of what seemed to be the Digital World's history. In the first, several Digimon were fighting each other. On one side were Digimon with humanoid features while bestial Digimon were on the other. Hovering above the warring factions was a young cherub who cast his golden radiance upon the warring Digimon. Shinya recognized this as a depiction of the first Human-Beast war. The angel was likely the Lucemon mentioned in the tome of Ancient Wisemon
The second depicted the peace that followed, with both Human and Beast working together to build great buildings such as temples and castles. In the next scene, a massive explosion dominated the space, while the same Digimon quarrelled with each other at the fringes. This scene likely depicted hostility growing between the Human and Beast Digimon once again. Shinya knew that a great war would be depicted in the next image, but not in the way he had thought.
Though the Digimon were fighting, it was not against each other. Instead, they were fighting demons. Above, Lucemon himself had been corrupted, now torn between light and darkness. Amazingly, one of the demons looked like Beelzemon, the leader of the Lawkeepers. Shinya believed that it was impossible for this Beelzemon to be the one in the mural. The old Beelzemon would have been killed during the war according to Ancient Wisemon's tome.
The next image depicted ten great Digimon in combat with Lucemon. Shinya recognized the ten as the Ancient Digimon, the ones who created the Spirits in the first place. The last image depicted a Lucemon in his younger form sitting in a curled up position. He was trapped in a rose-coloured sphere in the darkness. This sphere had odd markings that looked like wavy black lines. Lucemon had been imprisoned in the Dark Area by the Ancients. After his brief trip through history, Shinya continued on his way.
He eventually made his way into a circular room. At the back was a stone statue a Digimon that resembled a meteorite. It had a demonic head and pair of muscular arms and legs. On its back was a volcano that spewed immense amounts of fire and ash. The Spirits of Earth told Shinya that the images were of their creator, Ancient Volcamon. This statue seemed to be looking at the necklace made of curved, bean-shaped jade resting on the pedestal in the middle of the room.
The Spirits told him to take the necklace and put it around his neck. Once Shinya did so, a rush of power flowed through his body. The Spirits of Earth floated away from his D-Tector and landed on the palms of his hands. Shinya could feel a sense of unity with his Spirits as they entered his body. From this point on, Shinya could Fusion Evolve whenever he wanted to. With his Spirit Quest finished, the Warrior of Earth made his way out of the tomb.
"Shinya! Don't move!" cried a voice from above.
Shinya looked up to see Aldamon landing on the ground before him. "Takuya? What are you doing here?"
"I'm here stop you! You're helping Cherubimon and whatever you're doing is a threat to the Digital World."
"Takuya, you've got it all wrong. Cherubimon isn't the bad guy. He was framed. We caught a Devimon who confessed everything. Beelzemon was behind everything! Don't listen to him, he's lying!"
"Shinya, you weren't there when Cherubimon was conquering the Digital World. You haven't seen him kill innocent Digimon like I have. If you won't stop helping him then I have no choice but to make you stop!"
"You won't listen to me at all, will you, brother?" said Shinya defeated. "I have no choice then..." Shinya materialized the Spirits of Earth in his palms and thrust them together. "Execute, Fusion Evolution!"
As the merged Spirits hovered over Shinya superimposed, they released countless bands of Fractal Code. The bands enlarged Shinya to the size of a mature tree as they transformed his body to pure diamond. His body became ripped with massive muscles like that of a gorilla. A pair of yellow diamonds, the eyes, glowed with amber light as they formed on his face. The changes continued until Shinya became a massive golem made entirely of brilliant diamond. The golem smashed the ground and triggered a massive earthquake.
"Diamon!"
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Name: Diamon
Attributes: Variable, Fusion Hybrid, Rock/Ground Type
This jewel of the Digital World is physically the strongest of the Fusion Hybrids. Tremors follow him wherever he goes to strike fear into hearts of evil.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Tunnelling, inorganic
Diamond Smasher (Rock/Ground) - Diamon can turn his hands into any number of blunt objects. He can use them to bludgeon foes or to generate a localized earthquake by striking the ground.
Jewel Vulcan (Rock) - Diamon can fire a barrage of armour-piercing bullets made from solid diamond.
Diamond Fangs (Rock) - Diamon can cause a trail of huge diamond stalagmites to shoot upwards from the ground.
"Takuya you may be my big brother, but you won't bully me around this time!" proclaimed Diamon. "I know Cherubimon is innocent and I will prove it to you!"
The Warrior of Earth smashed the ground, causing his Diamond Fangs to shoot upwards towards Aldamon. The Warrior of Fire dashed into the air to evade the deadly spikes. He immediately used the Atomic Inferno power to lob several plasma balls. The attack had no effect on Diamon's diamond body, which was resistant to fire-based attacks. Diamon retaliated with a barrage of Jewel Vulcan fire. The hard diamond bullets pelted Aldamon's body painfully.
"He's strong!" thought the Warrior of Fire.
Aldamon decided to employ a more powerful attack in the form of a Solar Wind Destroyer. He gathered vast amounts of energy to create a large ball of plasma and then hurled it. The explosion engulfed the land in flame and had knocked Diamon onto his back. However, the massive Digimon quickly bolted to a vertical position, triggering a light tremor as he landed. He fired a second Jewel Vulcan volley which knocked Aldamon out of the sky.
As Aldamon was lying on the ground, Diamon triggered a massive earthquake by pummelling the ground. The tremors battered Aldamon around, who was eventually forced into the air for safety. Being outmatched, Aldamon decided it would be best to flee. Diamon relished his victory as he watched Aldamon disappear into the horizon. It wasn't often that he got to beat his brother at anything. Since the Warrior of Earth had nothing left to do, he made his way back to the Rose Morning Star.
Shinya reached the Rose Morning Star just as May was returning. "Hey May!"
"Oh hi Shinya! You're done your Spirit Quest too?" she asked.
"Uh huh," replied Shinya as he nodded. "I got this nice jade necklace from it. Did you get that knife on your Spirit Quest?"
"Yeah, I pulled it out of a tree and I suddenly became Dryamon, my Fusion Hybrid."
"I wonder what these things are for," muttered Shinya. "I think they're very important if we had to do a Spirit Quest to get them."
"Maybe they let us Fusion Evolve?" asked May.
"I don't think so," said Shinya. "The other Warriors don't have items like we do and they can Fusion Evolve fine."
May shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe they're a souvenir of our Spirit Quest. I'll ask Cherubimon when we get back."
The other Warriors of Cherubimon greeted Shinya and May as they entered. "You're done your Spirit Quests! Way to go guys!" cheered Koichi.
Max was elated. "Yeah, we got beat by the other Warriors last time, but this time, we'll be ready for them!"
"Wow Misty, you're back to a normal!" commented May.
"Yep, that's right and looking better than ever, I might add!" replied Misty, who leaned close to May. "By the way, I still don't want to ever see you hitting on Ash again, got it?" May let out a forced laugh.
The Warriors made their way to an audience in Cherubimon's room to discuss their next move. "So Warriors, all of you have finished your Spirit Quests. Well done! Now, you have nothing to fear from the others."
"Cherubimon," addressed Shinya. "We found these items while we were on our Spirit Quests. What are they for?"
Shinya, May, and Misty showed Cherubimon their necklace, knife and moonstones respectively. "Hmm, I can sense great power dwelling within each of these items. They appear very important, so don't lose them."
Max thought this was so familiar and began to flip through his book. "Hey, these are the same items mentioned in the Sins of the State prophecy!" Max began to read the prophecy out loud. "...They will bear the sword, jewels, and mirror."
"It looks like these are the items in the prophecy," said Brock.
"I have the mirror," stated Max as he showed the octagonal mirror in the back cover.
"Shinya must have the jewels and I must have the sword," concluded May.
"You have it?" asked Max.
May nodded as she showed the others her knife. "This used to be a sword before it shrank into a knife."
"Well, it's just like Cherubimon says. If these items are important, we'd better not lose them!"
"When I went on my Spirit Quest, I found these necklaces made of moonstone," interjected Misty. "My Spirits kept telling me to get them. Are they important to the prophecy?"
Max began to look through Ancient Wisemon's tome. "Ah here it is! When the three moons come to human hands, Death will arise and walk the lands."
"Man, that sounds creepy!" admitted May.
"Still, we should keep those necklaces safe," advised Max.
"Max is right, kids. I can sense great power from the necklaces as well. Make sure to guard them well," said Cherubimon. "Anyways, let's not dwell on these items for the moment. Now that you've finished your Spirit Quests, we should focus our energies on exposing Beelzemon and stopping him. Sorcerymon just joined our side while some of you were away. Listen to what he has to say."
"Warriors, I have just uncovered evidence of a Lawkeeper war crime," announced Sorcerymon. "I have a tape that shows a Betsumon, a Human-type Digimon, carrying out the bombing of the cafe in Flame Terminal. Betsumon wear costumes that make them look like Gatomon. It is likely that Beelzemon staged this attack to frame the Beast-types living in Human-type lands so that he could ship them off to concentration camps."
"I'm not surprised," said Shinya. "If he was capable of tricking my brother into fighting for him, then he could trick the Human-types into kicking out the Beast-types."
"I was hoping to air this video on the news to turn the Human-types against him. I want you, Legendary Warriors, to confront my old master and convince him to stop listening to Beelzemon and to stop the war," requested Sorcerymon.
"Don't worry, we'll do it," said Koichi. "Right guys?" The other Warriors and the Pokemon trainers nodded in response.
President Barbera tapped some keys. Once a read out of his account appeared on-screen, he snickered. "Alright! Five billion dollars in interest payments!" The billionaire banker looked at his watch. "Hmmm, almost six..."
Barbera left his study and went to his den to watch some television. Outside, the sun cast a rose coloured glow over the city of New York. People began their commute home from work, clogging the highways and byways with their cars. One such car was filled with a family consisting of a father, mother, and their two daughters. The cute young girls wore white dresses and fancy shoes for a special event at their school.
"Christine, you're singing in the choir for this play?" asked the mother.
"Yeah mom! I've been working really hard to get good," replied Christine.
"That's great. I can't wait to see how good you've gotten!" said the dad.
The car continued on its way to the daughters' school. The time was now six minutes past six o'clock. A young man and his girlfriend stopped in front of a movie theatre and checked his watch. It was now six minutes and three seconds past six o'clock. The seconds counter gradually incremented to four, then five, and finally six. That was when trouble broke out. A blinding flash of light overtook New York City followed by a massive, deafening roar.
"AAAAAAAH!" screamed the people as saw who had made the roar.
He was a massive creature much like a tyrannosaurus rex. His skin was as black as the night sky, but was white on his chest. He had red, scar-like markings on its body. There were leather straps wound around his hands, which ended in a pair of massive claws. Several sharp, jagged teeth filled the creature's mouth and fire seemed to burst out of its mouth. There were three of these creatures and all looked vicious and angry. The central creature jabbed its claw into a nearby building, smashing a massive hole into its side.
Though the people had already begun to run, these creatures, Dark Tyrannomon, would not let them get away. One of them spit a massive burst of flame which hissed as it sped through the air. Upon striking the ground, the flames scattered in every direction, igniting the clothes of the people and incinerating them alive. The second Dark Tyrannomon blew its flames into a nearby church, reducing it to smouldering rubble.
The third of the Dark Tyrannomon reached the towering Empire State Building. It spit massive numbers of fireballs which exploded violently within the edifice. Its buddies joined in this brutal attack, which disrupted the building's stability so as to cause the tip to come crashing down onto the streets below. From elsewhere in the city, some of New York's people watched the Dark Tyrannomon's mayhem and carnage with apprehension.
Eventually, the armed forces of the United States were left with no choice but to intervene. A squadron of five of their finest fighter jets raced towards New York City. Once the pilots gained visual contact with a Dark Tyrannomon, they launched an enormous volley of missiles. The creature screamed in pain as the explosions destroyed his body, leaving nothing behind. The fighter pilots turned their ire onto the remaining Digimon, destroying them just like their brethren.
The Digimon repeated their attacks in other cities across the United States of America. Each time, the beasts appeared six minutes and six seconds after six o'clock. They proceeded to demolish anything and everything that got in their way. Each time, the American military intervened and killed the beasts before they did any further harm. These attacks had enraged the American people to no end. They wanted answers as to what that creature was, how it got there, and why it attacked them for seemingly no reason.
Michael Barbera turned on the news. The American News Network played a story that would seem to have come from a sci-fi television show. "Authorities have identified these creatures as 'Digimon.' They come from a parallel dimension known as the 'Digital World.' Sources say these creatures have entered our world before during an incident in Tokyo, Japan. Here is a clip from Japanese news agencies."
The ANN showed a clip of a video taken in Tokyo, Japan. Though the image was marred by electromagnetic distortions, the massive violet dragon was definitely visible. It had a crown of gold with ornaments on it that resembled bat wings. The dragon spewed massive amounts of rose-coloured fire into the air before it mysteriously began to sink into the earth. Whatever pulled the creature back did so against its will. Even as it sank, it spewed a tall jet of flame into the air. This ferocious beast was Lucemon in his Satan Mode.
The next day, the events of the attack were still fresh on the minds of Americans. There was never a time America felt more vulnerable or angrier than when the World Trade Centres were attacked on September 11, 2001. Yesterday's attack by the Digimon trumped the suffering and grief brought on by 9/11. Their anger led to them calling for the blood of the Digimon. President Walker, echoing these sentiments, addressed the nation on television.
"My fellow Americans; yesterday, our nation was brutally and cowardly attacked by heretofore unknown creatures. These creatures, the Digimon, come from a world wholly different from own. They don't think like us, they don't act like us. They don't hate us because of our deeds, nor because of who we are. They hate us because it is their nature to hate. They hate us because that is all they know. We can not reason with an enemy such as this. They only understand one thing and one thing only and that is might. People ask me, 'how will we get to them and stop them from attacking again?' I tell them that we need not fear the enemy. We have the technology reach their world, so they will not be able to hide from us anymore. We will find them and bring these savage beasts to justice!"
The President's speech stirred the American people into fervours of patriotism and pride. Many young men and even women, out of a sense of nationalism, began to join the military to fight the Digimon menace. The ranks of the army swelled with coming of new recruits. American munitions factories began to churn out item after item of military hardware for the soldiers. The American's hoped to do their country proud by killing a Digimon in its name.
The news of Beelzemon's treason had been aired on television channels around the Digital World. The revelations sent shockwaves amongst both the Human and Beast-type Digimon, who realized they had been duped. They rightly concluded that all of the attacks on Human and Beast Digimon were staged by Beelzemon. This news elicited fury among every single Digimon in the world, but it could not compare to the fury of Seraphimon's Legendary Warriors. They had betrayed their own friends because of a lie.
Despite Beelzemon's attempts to flee Ophanimon's castle, Seraphimon and his Warriors managed to track him down and force a confrontation. "Beelzemon you lied to us!" screamed Aldamon in absolute rage.
"We almost killed one of the Celestial Digimon because of you!" cried Rhino Kabuterimon.
"Do you know how many people you've hurt? Do you know how many have suffered because of your selfishness?" asked Jet Silphymon.
Beelzemon simply chuckled. "Oh, cry me a river... You, Seraphimon, and all the rest of the Digimon are the biggest chumps I've ever had to deal with! It was too easy to set you fools at each other's throats. You were like puppets dancing on the end of a string!"
Seraphimon and the Warriors were more incensed than ever. Just then, Cherubimon and his Warriors appeared on the scene to confront Beelzemon as well. "Takuya, do you understand now?" asked Shinya.
"Yeah Shinya, I see now. I'm sorry I doubted you," replied Aldamon.
"All this brotherly love crap makes me want to throw up. Since we're all here, are you going to fight me or what?" asked Beelzemon.
"Okay guys, give us your Spirits, Koji and I have a score to settle with him!" said Aldamon.
"Wood into Flame!"
"Wind into Flame!"
"Ice into Flame!"
"Earth into Flame!"
"Metal into Light!"
"Water into Light!"
"Thunder into Light!"
"Darkness into Light!"
"Unity Execute, Unified Spirit Evolution!" cried Takuya. The powers of the Spirits transformed him into a towering crimson knight. "Emperor Greymon!"
"Unity Execute, Unified Spirit Evolution!" cried Koji. The powers of the Spirits transformed him into a tall mechanical wolf loaded with all kinds of firearms. "Magna Garurumon!"
The two mighty Digimon, Emperor Greymon and Magna Garurumon, glared at Beelzemon. "You're going down!" cried Emperor Greymon.
"Your lies have hurt too many people, Beelzemon! We will not let you get away with it!" vowed Magna Garurumon.
"Well, go ahead and stop me, if you can!" taunted Beelzemon.
Beelzemon pulled out his guns and opened fire on the two titanic Warriors. Emperor Greymon blocked each of the bullets with his giant sword while Magna Garurumon shielded himself with his arms. The Warrior of Fire pointed his sword, the Dragonfire Crossbow, and opened a pair of rails flanking the blade. The sword charged with energy before expelling it as a powerful blast. The fiery bolt struck Beelzemon full force in the chest, hurtling him straight into the ground.
As Beelzemon struggled to return to his feet, Magna Garurumon moved in. He unleashed a massive volley of missiles loaded with positive energy warheads. The explosions peppered the body of the Lawkeepers' leader painfully, sending him into the ground once again. At the Warriors closed in on the defenceless Beelzemon, Emperor Greymon held his sword up against the drifter's throat while Magna Garurumon pointed his gun at Beelzemon's head.
"We've beaten you, Beelzemon. Give up!" said Magna Garurumon.
"If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!" exclaimed Seraphimon. He cupped his hands and gathered massive amounts of flame before spraying the other Warriors, who were defenceless without their Spirits.
"Guys, watch out!" cried Ash as he spotted Seraphimon's attack.
Cherubimon leapt into the way moments before Seraphimon's flames incinerated the trainers and the Warriors. In desperation, the Protector of Knowledge lobbed a Lightning Spear which felled Seraphimon. He was livid. "Seraphimon, what is the meaning of this?"
Seraphimon chuckled evilly as he recovered. "I wanted to eliminate those pesky Warriors, but you had to get in my way!"
A cloud of darkness surrounded the Keeper of Laws as his body began to shift into something else. Seraphimon became an inhuman monster that radiated purest evil and hate. He was clothed in bright crimson robes like that of a wizard's. On his robes were different occult symbols which had a depiction of a single, open eye. A pair of horns jutted through the hood of the creature, which shrouded his face in darkness. The Warriors knew that they had been tricked once again, this time by an impostor; a false Seraphimon.
"No!" cried Magna Garurumon as he realized that he had been deceived once again.
"Don't you dare touch my brother!" cried Emperor Greymon.
Unfortunately, Beelzemon took this momentary lapse of attention to escape. He promptly unloaded several bullets into the backs of the two Unified Hybrids. Beelzemon chuckled as he watched his victims fall and turned into humans. "Looks like the tables have turned now, kiddies!"
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Name: Daemon
Attributes: Virus, Mega Level, Dark/Fire Type
This evil creature was once the respected Keeper of the Digital World's laws until he was corrupted into the Demon Lord of Wrath. He is an instigator of violence who loves nothing more than to see people fight and kill each other, especially because of lies.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Flying, dimensional travel, teleportation, magic using, element powers: fire/negative energy
Evil Inferno (Fire) - Daemon can gather fire into the palm of his hands and spray it outwards in a massive arc.
Chaos Flare (None) - Daemon can project bursts of energy that knock back whatever they strike.
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Name: Beelzemon
Attributes: Virus, Mega Level, Dark/Bug type
Though this biker Digimon may not look like it, he is actually the Demon Lord of Gluttony and the Lord of the Flies. This cannibalistic Digimon devours all who dare to oppose him.
Special Abilities/Traits:
Dimensional travel, teleportation, elemental powers: negative energy, summons/controls flies
Double Impact (Metal) - Beelzemon's pistols are Berenja model handguns. They are so powerful that their wind pressure causes damage in addition to the fired bullets.
Darkness Claw (Dark) - Beelzemon's claws release a burst of negative energy once they cut into something.
"So was it you behind all of this, Daemon, or should I say Seraphimon?" asked Cherubimon who could sense that Daemon was his counterpart.
Daemon chuckled. "That's right, fool! It was simple for me to pose as my old self while Beelzemon acted in the open on my behalf. To think that you all fell for it! You guys really are chumps!"
Cherubimon growled. "You won't get away with this!"
"Sorry, but we already have. With you weakened and the most powerful Warriors broken on the ground, who's going to stop us?" asked Daemon.
"So, who should I dispose of first, Daemon? These two bozos on the ground or their friends?" asked Beelzemon.
"Do whatever your heart tells you to," replied Daemon.
Beelzemon cracked a feral smile. "Oh yeah, just the way I like it! After I'm done with you, I'll feast on your data. Mmmm... Human data never fails to get my mouth watering!"
The American scientists prepared their wormhole generators miles out in the American country side. The Americans had gathered a Coalition consisting of several other countries and nations to help in the invasion of the Digital World. The scientists flicked a switch, causing a massive glimmering portal to open the sky. The Real World's army made the leap across worlds, appearing in a remote area of the Light Continent.
The American planes soared through the Digital skies in search of their target. They reached Light City, a massive holy city constructed from marble and brilliant gold. The Digimon began to return fire on the craft, but it was too late to stop them. They unleashed a massive payload onto the city, which exploded with deafening fervour that could be heard for miles around. The city was alit with the raging inferno of bombs bursting in the heavens.
With the city's defences devastated by the bombardment, the Coalition's tanks rolled towards the city. Those that survived the bombing exchanged fire with the Coalition's armoured divisions. The shots of the two sides streaked through the air like meteors soaring through the sky. A Magna Angemon flew into a tank and sliced it into pieces. Its comrades all turned their turrets to the angel and pummelled him into the ground with endless shells. All that remained was a charred crater.
The Coalition's victory was rapid. Its soldiers swept through the city destroying every Digimon they encountered. With only a minimal defence facing a concentrated military invasion, the holy Light City had no choice but to surrender. In truth, the city was left that way by Seraphimon to strengthen an attack force against the Bestial Nations in the Earth Continent. Both Human and Beast-types would soon learn the true nature of the deceptions that triggered their war. America's invasion of the Digital World had begun.