Yamaki's Plan
A Heavenly Distraction
But the end never came. For at that moment, a bolt of white and gold light struck Yamaki's gun from above, completely melting the front section of the pistol and the bullets that were just emanating from the barrel. He stared at his useless weapon in disbelief only for a second before his eyes whipped upward towards the source of the destructive light. Takato and the two Digimon also gazed above them, searching for the thing that had just saved their lives. Above them was a bright shining light like nothing any of them had seen before. It should have blinded them, but they could look right at it without pain, but yet they could not tell what it was. Henry, who was still unconscious, was practically forgotten until Takato heard a voice say:
"Quickly! Get the other guy and follow me, we can get away while he's distracted."
A startled Takato tore his eyes from the sky and was surprised to see a kid that was much shorter than him, tugging urgently on his sleeve.
"What? Who are…?" Takato said a little stupidly. The mystery child pointed at Henry.
"Grab him and hurry! We don't have much time," the urgency in the little kid's voice seemed to bring Takato to his senses. While Yamaki stood transfixed at the light above him, Takato and Guilmon helped carry Henry between them with Terriermon following and the boy leading them all away from the Hypnos Director and towards the edge of the park. Yamaki just stood there with his eyes glued to the brightness above him.
Then the light seemed to descend, and slowly it began to take on a solid form. Yamaki now observed the figure with curiosity. Was it a bird? It definitely had wings, but too many. And it was way too big.
Yamaki gasped. He could see the body was that of a human's. It couldn't be, it wasn't possible. It's not possible! His mind screamed.
"What are you?" the human demanded, although he already knew the answer.
"I am of those of which you hunt," replied Angemon. Yamaki's mind reeled. It's not possible! The original Digimon were fashioned after those idiotic children's drawings! They were just monsters, but this is so…so human! The human regarded the Digimon closely with eyes that buzzed with disbelief. With a human body that was almost completely covered in pure white feathers, only its head, which was covered from the eyes up by a metal mask, was of normal human pigmentation. But still its near mirror image of a human's anatomy, save for the wings, scared Yamaki. Angemon's feet lightly touched the ground, a few metres away.
Nothing like this was ever designed. Nothing was this human! Is this a random occurrence, or did it consciously manifest itself to represent an angel? Why would it take this form? A symbol that appears in nearly every human mythology and religion on the planet! Its like it wants to be part of our society! He didn't know what to do. Killing the beasts and the humanoids was one thing, but this! He dropped the melted Ingalis as his hands began to shake violently. He drooped his head in confusion. They are just data. His eyes narrowed.
"I ask you to leave this place and cease your hunt on the lost souls that come into this world," said Angemon. Viruses. His head tilted up, and his eyes stared at the being in front of him.
"Please, just leave us," Angemon repeated.
"No." Quick as a flash, Yamaki pulled out his tranquilliser gun and began firing at the angel's chest. Seven darts embedded themselves into Angemon's chest before the gun ran dry. But the concentrated chemicals had no effect whatsoever on the digimon. He pulled the darts out of his body and let them fall harmlessly to the ground.
Yamaki roared in anger and threw the useless gun to the ground. Time to take a different approach, he thought. He reached inside his jacket and pulled out a military issue collapsible baton, made from reinforced titanium. Its purpose was to render an enemy helpless by shattering bones on impact. Yamaki flicked a switch at the base of the baton that caused it to telescope from just a foot long to nearly a metre in length.
Angemon glanced at the baton for a second before summoning his own quarterstaff to him with a small flash of light. The Digimon took an offensive Kendo pose. The Hypnos man held his baton like a sword, Nin-jitsu style. There was a moment of complete silence, and then they charged. Their weapons struck as each of the fighters attempted a first blow. Both reeled back, each surprised at their opponent's strength. They stepped back in unison and began to circle each other, weapons poised. Angemon spun and lashed out, but Yamaki parried. Then began the real fight. Each wielded their respective weapon expertly, but neither could strike the other; both warriors were equally matched in speed, strength, and skill. The battle waged on, the fighters weaved and dodged, struck and parried. But Yamaki was beginning to feel the first signs of fatigue; he was short on breath and could feel his fighting arm weakening.
The first mistake was made. Angemon attempted to hit the human between the eyes with the very tip of his staff. Yamaki struck the end of the staff away to his right, but this move gave Angemon enough momentum to swing the other end of his staff around and steady the attack at the base of the human's neck. Yamaki saw it coming a second too late. He tried to duck but was too slow, and received the full force of the angel's quarterstaff on the side of the head. The human fell to the ground, struggling to remain conscious, but the darkness soon overpowered him.
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