Welcome back everyone!
No, you're reading that title correctly.
It's time to free File Island!
Angemon Awakens!
The bed soared through the air at a speed that was anything but safe, while the occupants were clinging onto it for dear life. However, it wasn't long before the bed started to descend.
"Blake, the ground's getting a lot closer!" Patamon said in alarm.
"Yeah, we'd better get off soon!" she agreed.
"But how do we do that?" Patamon asked.
"...we wait till we get close, then we jump," Blake said after a few moments. "Not the best idea I know, but it's the best we have."
"Ok." Patamon said, a bit nervous, the ground getting closer and closer, before he felt Blake grab him tightly and jump, the two of them going into a roll as the bed crashed down into a lake at the bottom of a waterfall.
The young Digimon shook his head free of dizziness as his partner let him go, looking around to try and see where they were at.
Their bed had been flying around for a good few hours, that much they knew, as the sun was already starting to peak out over the horizon. Looking at where the bed was going one more time, Patamon turned to Blake. "Are you okay, Blake?" he asked worriedly.
"I'm alright. My Aura took most of the hit," she reassured.
He nodded, before he got a thoughtful look on his face "How does Aura work?"
Blake looked at him, smiling a bit as she relaxed onto the ground, ready to explain "Aura is an energy brought forth from a person's soul, it acts as a shield to protect them from harm, and is also partially responsible for a semblance, as only those with active auras can develop them."
Patamon listened, tilting his head as he thought of something "That's weird, it kind of sounds a bit like what Digimon do."
Blake blinked, intrigued at that "Really? How so?"
"It's kind of like, we use this energy we feel inside of us to do our attacks. It's a bit weird, but it feels like it's a big part of ourselves too." Patamon tried to explain as best as he could.
Blake frowned a little in thought. That WAS rather similar to it. But then Digimon always could use their attacks so...could it be they were literally born with an awakened Aura? If so, then it meant that they were a lot more similar to them than appearance suggested. However she quickly shook her head. This, while interesting, was something better considered later. "This is something we could discuss more later," she sighed. "We should keep moving."
"Okay," Patamon nodded, before frowning as he looked up at the waterfall.
Blake noticed though, looking at him in concern "Are you ok?"
"It's just...if I could evolve, I bet I could fly us over this waterfall, and maybe we could see where the others went.." he said softly.
Blake smiled gently, before bending down and petting him on the back. "Its okay, Patamon. I'm sure you'll evolve when the time is right," she reassured.
"Thanks, Blake," Patamon smiled gratefully.
"For now, we should continue moving. We might find something if we look around," she said, picking him up before the two were soon on their way.
Blake kept on walking, the number of trees in the immediate area being rather scarce, and dotting her view were what appeared to be lever crossings.
She stopped in front of one that had the warning lights blinking, she knew it was silly, but considering how strange the Digital World had been so far, she decided not to take any chances.
While they were waiting for a train that may or may not pass, Patamon suddenly spoke up. "Hey, Blake?" he started.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Why do you keep hiding behind that bow?" he said suddenly.
Blake stiffened for a moment, but soon sighed. "You remember what I said about how things are in Remnant, right?"
"Yeah… is it related?" Patamon asked innocently.
Blake smiled a bit as she was reminded that he was still only a month old "It's because I want people to judge me for who I am, and not what I am. Most people would probably see what I'm hiding before they saw me."
"Then you don't need to wear that anymore. I know you, and I'm sure everyone else would agree," Patamon smiled.
She sighed again "I wish it was that simple. I'm sure most of them would accept me as I am, but I'm worried about Weiss. I know the twins gave her things to think about, but I doubt she'd accept this so easily… especially considering my past."
"What about your past?" Patamon asked, frowning a little bit.
"You remember our first day here right? When we mentioned the White Fang? I used to be a part of it until just a few months ago. I was essentially born into it, as my father was the original leader who wanted to get equality for the Faunus through peaceful means. But, when he stepped down, I thought he and my mother were cowards, and stayed as it became violent." she paused as she took a shuddering breath "The only good thing I can say, is that never once have I harmed another person… though my previous partner, who was someone I looked up to like an older brother… he despised humans, and when he got the chance…" she didn't feel like finishing that phrase.
Patamon frowned at that. He could tell it upset his partner greatly, but he didn't know what to say or do. "But...you're trying to change, right? You're trying to be better than that now," he said.
Blake paused at that. It was...extremely simplified...yet at the same time...he wasn't wrong. She WAS trying to change, to move on from that time in her life. But at the same time, she didn't think it could be that simple. "Maybe…" she sighed, but didn't say anything else.
Patamon frowned a bit again, but ultimately didn't say anything, knowing this conversation was over. By now the lever crossings had been raised up again, allowing them to continue on their path. "Hm? Are those bubbles?" Patamon asked.
"It looks like it." Blake said with a raised eyebrow, before looking at where they were coming from, seeing what, at first glance, seemed to be a village of some sorts.
"I wonder who's making all of those?" Patamon said as he looked towards the village as he and Blake continued on towards it.
"I guess we're about to find out." she said, noticing how the grass beneath her feet seemed to be getting softer the closer she got towards the village. At first she didn't think anything of it, but that soon changed when she took a step...and her foot promptly sank into the ground, before rebounding out, causing her to bounce in surprise, Patamon getting tossed out of her arms in the process. What followed was the two actually bouncing on momentum alone, sending them deeper into the village, and when they finally stopped, they were both flat on their backs. "That was...unexpected," Blake blinked, looking at Patamon who was lying next to her. A pause went through both of them, before Patamon snorted and started laughing, his partner likewise unable to suppress the chuckle bubbling out of her, as while that was a surprise, it was actually pretty fun.
After the mirth died down, Blake slowly got up, and took in the surroundings. They were in...well...the best she could describe was that this place looked like a child's heaven, not quite how Toytown was, but one all the same. Perhaps if Toytown was a place for everyone, this place looked like it was tailor made for toddlers, what with the large blocks, as well as the toys hanging from the trees, not to mention the soft bouncy ground.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say this place is a nursery." she said as she and Patamon started looking around for whatever had made all those bubbles.
"Um… I think it is." her partner said, having flown ahead a bit and looking around a tower of blocks.
Blake followed after him, curious about his words, before blinking as she saw the largest collection of cribs ever.
Walking towards the collection of cribs, she glanced into several of them, always being met with a pair of eyes looking back up at her, all from different Digimon.
"These little guys are all Fresh Level, so, this has to be where the Digimon of File Island all come from." Patamon realised as he looked at a crib that had a Botamon in it.
"We probably shouldn't disturb them then," Blake said, knowing that disturbing a baby was a sure fire way to make them cry...and with how many there were…
"You're probably right," Patamon said, flapping away from the crib. Turning a little, he saw something else. "Ah, look over there," he said, flying towards what he saw, Blake carefully following after him.
What she saw, once again, made her blink, rubbing her eyes to make sure they weren't playing tricks on her, as she looked at a field of eggs.
"This… is not what I expected." she said slowly as she and Patamon walked through the egg field.
"These are all Digi Eggs," Patamon said. "They're Digimon that haven't hatched yet."
"So Digimon all come from eggs?" Blake blinked in mild surprise.
"Yeah," Patamon nodded. "Don't humans do the same?" he asked innocently.
Blake opened her mouth a few times, trying to think of how to put it, before settling on simple "That's not the case for humans and faunus no."
"Then where do they come from?" Patamon asked, tilting his head.
Blake covered her face, which was tinted red "I'll.. tell you another time."
"Okay," Patamon nodded, not quite understanding, but accepting. With that in mind, his attention returned to the eggs...and a note that was under one of them. "What's this?" he asked as he pulled it out from under the egg carefully.
"What does it say?" Blake asked curiously.
"It says…'Rub me'?" Patamon blinked. "Who do you think is asking to be rubbed?"
Blake thought about it for a moment, before slowly saying, "If I had to guess...the eggs I think…" she said.
"Oh… should we rub one then?" Patamon asked.
"Well… I am a bit curious." Blake muttered, picking up a white egg with yellow lines on it and starting to rub it, for what reason, she wasn't sure.
It started to shake in her hands after a few moments, and she slowly understood what was going on, before the top of the egg cracked and flew off, a small, white, jelly like creature coming out of it. "Huh, so that's what happens," Patamon blinked. "Though, I wonder where the cribs came from."
As if to answer his question, the egg shell vanished in a puff of smoke, and in its place was one of the many cribs.
"Okay...not the strangest things I've seen so far…" Blake admitted, before gently putting the crib down, careful not to disturb the newborn.
"Do you think we should rub the rest too?" Patamon asked.
"I don't think we should. A nursery like this must have a caretaker, and I don't think they'd appreciate it if we went and increased their workload just like that," Blake shook her head.
"That's true, I guess," Patamon deflated a little, but nodded all the same...before brightening again when a thought crossed his mind. "Think we should keep an eye on the babies while the caretaker is gone?"
Blake paused for a moment, considering it. "Well...I guess it wouldn't hurt. The babies we saw so far seem calm enough," she said with a light nod.
Meanwhile, not too far away from the nursery, a stream ran through the land, and standing by it was what appeared to be an almost rabbit like creature, though it clearly had features from other mammals as well, having nine tails that looked like peacock feathers, claws on its hands and feet, it's fur being red with a blue pattern over most of its back while its belly was white.
Digimon Analyzer: Elecmon
Elecmon. Data Type. A Child Level Mammal Digimon. Elecmon is a well known lover of harmless pranks, most of which other Digimon can appreciate and find enjoyment in. Similar to a peacock, he can fan out his nine feather like tails to intimidate opponents and avoid battle. His special attack is Sparkling Thunder, sending out a spiralling beam of lightning from it's tails.
Elecmon looked at the water intently, waiting for something. Suddenly he leaped into the air and… "Sparkling Thunder!" fired his attack into the water, causing it to ignite for a moment. Once he was done, he landed into the water, and in a quick motion began throwing out fishes he'd killed with his attack, and before long he had a large haul of fish. "Perfect," he said with a smile before putting them all on a large leaf and dragging it with him. "The babies must be hungry by now. Better get all these to them as fast as I can," he grinned, the feeling of satisfaction in doing his job as caretaker of the babies putting a spring into his step like it always did. However, when he got back...he was met with an odd sight.
He saw a Patamon, slumped on the ground, next to a group of smiling and laughing babies, all of them circling around a girl (though he didn't know what she was specifically) who was looking a bit overwhelmed, her eyes turning to him when he arrived and they just screamed 'Help me!'
Elecmon shook his head with a sigh "What is it with people thinking taking care of babies would be easy." he said, before grabbing one of the fishes and throwing it in a direction away from the girl, the babies turning to it and moving away from her.
Once the babies were gone, Blake slumped to the ground, but not before managing a quick 'thank you' to the Digimon who'd just arrived. From the looks of it, it seemed that he was the caretaker of this nursery….and boy did he come back at a good time. She would never look at infants the same way after what just happened.
"Don't mention it, though I really wish strangers didn't keep trying to take care of the babies when they have no idea what to expect. These little tykes are a lot harder to handle than most think," the Digimon chuckled.
"So I guess that makes you Elecmon, then?" Patamon said as he got up.
"That's me," Elecmon nodded. "Caretaker of Primary Village, easily one of if not the most important place in File Island," he said, with a puff of pride.
"I can understand why if this is where Digimon are born." Blake said, sitting up after a few moments. "Still...isn't it hard doing all this by yourself?"
"Well...yeah, but it's a job worth doing," Elecmon said with a grin.
"Well...think we can help a little?" Patamon asked, before adding, "With you teaching us of course."
"Heh. Maybe," Elecmon chuckled.
Meanwhile, on a temple at the top of Infinity Mountain, Devimon appeared in the main hall, a frown present on his face. "It seems all of my attempts to kill the Chosen Children so far have failed," he frowned. "However, I still have a chance. All but one have evolved...as long as I eliminate this one, my plan can eventually go unimpeded," he smirked.
From the shadows, Ogremon and Leomon emerged. "Both of you, I want you to go to Primary Village. One of the Chosen Children is there. Eliminate her and her partner at all costs," he ordered.
"You got it," Ogremon nodded.
"Chosen Children...destroy…" Leomon said blankly, before they soon disappeared into the shadows again, Devimon's evil laughter soon filling the room.
The day had went by quickly, as before long the sun was setting.
"That was more exhausting than I thought it would be." Blake said with a sigh as she sat down.
"I didn't think babies would be this bad." Patamon added, collapsing next to her.
"Well, it's clear you two aren't cut out for this business, I do appreciate the assist though, let me do more work than normal. Tell you what, I'll go look for some food as thanks, you just wait here." Elecmon told them, before running off with a smile.
Blake just had time to nod before he ran off, sighing as she just relaxed. However, before she and Patamon could properly relax, she heard something else. The sound of distress coming from another part of the nursery. "Something's wrong," Blake said suddenly.
"Huh?" Patamon blinked.
"I heard something in another section of the nursery," she said quickly. "We need to check it out!" With that she soon took off, Patamon soon going after her.
What they saw, hidden in cover, wasn't a pleasant sight.
Leomon, sword in hand, scanning the area around him carefully, most likely looking for her, while Ogremon stood, his club in one hand, while the other held onto one of the newborn Digimon.
"Come on out kid! Unless you're ok with knowing this little one is going to get hurt!" Ogremon called, looking around as he tried to spot her.
Blake felt a growl in her throat at the sight "Damn coward!" she hissed in anger.
"We have to do something." Patamon said with an angry frown on his face.
"There's not much we CAN do, as I don't have my weapon, and even though it's proven true so far, I don't want to put myself in deliberate danger just on the off chance you'd evolve." Blake said with some annoyance.
"But we can't just leave the babies alone either," Patamon frowned. "If only we could get it away from him…"
Blake's mind was racing at this point. There had to be something she could do. She wanted to save the newborn, but at the same time, a dark part of her mind reminded her that even if she DID do something like give herself up, there was no guarantee they'd do as they promised either. If only she could get...closer… "...I may have an idea," Blake said.
"You do? What is it?" Patamon asked.
"Its to do with my Semblance," she said, before giving off a humorless chuckle. "Let's just say...I'm very good at running from danger when it comes down to it…"
"Well then, I guess you don't care what happens to this little squirt," Ogremon said, as Blake and Patamon still hadn't shown up.
"No, I'm here," came Blake's voice as she walked out from behind several blocks, the girl coming out alone.
Ogremon blinked, thrown for a loop, apparently not expecting this, though he quickly recovered "O-Oh! Well, good then! For us that is!"
He saw her roll her eyes at his words, figuring she found him ridiculous, he decided to press his advantage "Get closer! Unless you want the little one to get squished of course?" he said...though if Blake looked carefully, he never actually started squeezing or anything beyond maintaining his grip on the baby.
However, she didn't get much time to think about it, as Leomon was now standing over her, his sword raised. "Chosen Children….destroy!" he roared, bringing down his sword, intending to cut the girl in half. The blade fell, it hit her head...and she promptly vanished, and suddenly there was another of her, rolling out of the way from where the first had been.
"Now!" Blake shouted the moment her Shadow Clone vanished.
Ogremon and Leomon stared at the spot where she'd been...until Ogremon felt something in his fingers, and turned to look. "Hey!" he growled when he saw Patamon trying to get the baby out of his grasp. Unfortunately it seemed his grasp was a bit stronger than expected, as while Patamon managed to get the baby out, he took too long. "Why you!" Ogremon growled, and just as the baby got out, he smacked Patamon aside with his club, knocking the small mon away.
"Patamon!" Blake said in alarm...and left herself open for a moment that Leomon took advantage of.
"Fist of the Beast King!" he called out, firing his attack right at her. The attack hit, blowing her into a nearby wall, before she fell to the ground, her Aura breaking from the attack. She groaned as she struggled to get up, but when she did, she saw Leomon once more holding his sword over her, ready to strike her down, and this time, it would actually stick.
Time seemed to slow down for her as the sword came down on her, too dazed to get out of the way in time, her aura broken, she could only wonder, did she live a good life?
Just at that moment, something small, brown, got in between her and the sword. Patamon, she quickly realised.
"Leave us ALONE!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, and at that moment, Blake's Digivice shone.
(Play Brave Heart)
The Digivice sent out a signal, calling forth the light that released the stream of data one last time.
"Patamon, Evolution!" Patamon called out as the data and light flowed into him, before he transformed. "Angemon!" Patamon's evolution was far more radical than any of the others in the group. Gone was the small guinea pig like creature and in his place was a man who stood roughly between 9 and 10 feet tall, donned in a white outfit covering his whole body, a blue cloth draping down from a belt, and two more, one around his left arm and one around his right leg. His left shoulder sporting a golden pad reminiscent of the sun, metallic, golden wings on his left leg and foot, while a cross was on his right foot. A grey helmet covered the top portion of his head, a cross incorporated into it, as long orange hair spilled forth from the back, while six, large white wings shot out from his upper back, a golden staff in his hand as he blocked Leomon's sword with it. For some reason, Blake could almost swear she heard the ringing of bells as her partner evolved.
Digimon Analyzer: Angemon
Angemon. Vaccine Type. An Adult Level Angel Digimon. A being of perfect virtue, Angemon is known as a Digimon to bring happiness and protect others against the darkness. When fighting an enemy, he faces them with the utmost calm until they are completely destroyed. His special attack is Heaven's Knuckle, charging his fist with holy energy, it has both a short range and long range version that causes the energy to be released upon the opponent.
"You will not harm Blake!" Angemon declared, before pushing back against the sword, knocking it away, before slamming his staff into Leomon's gut, the blow pushing him back considerably.
Leomon grunted before firing his Fist of the Beast King in retaliation...only for Angemon to effortlessly block it by spinning his staff.
"S-seriously?!" Ogremon gasped at the sight, unconsciously taking a step back.
Likewise, Blake was speechless at how easily Angemon fended off an attack that they'd already seen in the past had great power.
However, not everyone watching the fight was in awe at the show of power…
"...useless fools," Devimon frowned. "I gave them one job, and they fail even that. Very well, I suppose it's time I made full use of my puppet," he said, before with a thought, several Black Gears went flying, going straight for Primary Village.
Back at the fight, Leomon was pushed back again from a failed attempt to strike at Angemon, but before he could recover, he cried out in pain as a number of Black Gears entered his back. Immediately the evil power filled his being, his skin growing paler and his hair turning black, while his body started to grow till he was almost twice his original size.
"This is…!" Angemon said in alarm, before he quickly grabbed Blake, and avoided a large Fist of the Beast King headed her way. By now fortunately they'd taken the fight outside of the nursery, so none of the babies were in danger (it helped Elecmon had returned in the midst of the fight, and had evacuated the babies while Ogremon and Leomon's attentions were on Angemon).
"I didn't know the Black Gears could do that," Blake couldn't help but say, eyes wide at the sight.
"The power in the gears is amplifying the power of the evil will controlling Leomon. If we are to save him, the evil must be extinguished," Angemon said, placing Blake a safe distance away.
Despite the situation, Blake couldn't help but quirk her eyebrow at hearing him speak. She knew most of the Digimon went through some personality changes when they evolved, usually becoming a bit more mature, but Angemon seemed almost completely different from Patamon. Not to mention he sounded a whole lot more regal. However, she decided not to voice it seeing as there were, quite literally, bigger things to worry about.
Once his partner was secure, Angemon went back to the fight, Leomon attempting to hit him, though the nimble angel proved a difficult target. However, at the same time Angemon found trying to find an opening to retaliate to be harder than expected, as while Leomon had grown larger and stronger, he hadn't lost any of his speed, meaning the fight was now at a stalemate.
However, at that moment…
"Meteor Wing!" a familiar set of meteors impacted against Leomon, knocking him off balance.
"Mega Flame!"
"V-Breath Arrow!"
The two attacks impacted against Leomon, further pushing him back.
"I dunno who you are, but if you got something planned, do it now!" came Gyro's voice from one of Birdramon's legs, as he, Pierce, and Yang were hanging from it.
Angemon nodded, before turning to Leomon. Raising his right hand, it started to glow with holy power. "Now, I free you from the evil will!" Angemon declared, before he surged forward. "Heaven's Knuckle!" he landed a strong blow to Leomon's gut, the energy releasing through his being, before coming out from his back, the Black Gears along with a dark phantom being blown out along with it before all of them vanished into the light.
(End song)
Ogremon, who had been more or less sidelined the entire fight on account of not exactly wanting to get caught in the crossfire looked at the situation carefully. "Well...this looks bad. In that case, time for my final move," Ogremon said...before doing an about face, and running away. "He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day!" he laughed.
"Is he for real?" Blake deadpanned from her spot at the sight of the fleeing ogre. At the same time Birdramon flew closer, depositing her friends.
"Trust me, I realised he's that kind of moron last night." Gyro said with a twitching eyebrow as he looked at the same sight.
"Hey, where's Patamon?" Yang wondered, looking around in confusion.
"Is he hiding?" Pierce added, just as confused.
In response, Blake looked a bit awkwardly at Angemon.
They followed her gaze, and it took them a total of two seconds to process the truth. "Holy shit, seriously?!" Gyro exclaimed in shock.
"Yeah, I was surprised too," Blake admitted.
"But seriously...how the heck does a small guinea pig with bat wings turn into well…" Pierce gestured at Angemon for emphasis.
"I think we got bigger things to worry about though," Yang said, pointing at Leomon who'd fallen to his knees and was shrinking down now.
"Right. Hopefully tall dark and ugly doesn't turn him evil again," Gyro nodded as the four of them soon went down to check on Leomon, their partners reverting after the fight.
When they reached Leomon, he was rubbing his head with a groan. "Thank you," he managed to say. "And I greatly apologize for everything I tried to do under Devimon's control." It seemed he was also somewhat aware while he was being controlled.
"Eh, its fine," Pierce waved off. "If you wanna make it up to us, help us kick Devimon's ass to next year."
"THAT, I can agree with whole heartedly," Leomon smirked.
"Though...we should probably wait for the others. Knowing them, they'll probably be on their way by now," Gyro said.
As if on cue, the group were treated to the sound of buzzing wings in the air, making them look up to see not only Kabuterimon, carrying Weiss, Ruby and Palmon, but also Stingmon, who had Ren, Nora and Salamon in his arms. "Huh...convenient," Gyro blinked.
A few minutes of regrouping later, as well as everyone seeing Blake scowl at the damage to her now returned weapon, as well as Leomon receiving the tablet Ren and Nora had obtained, found the group sitting under a tree near the edge of the Primary Village, Elecmon cleaning things up after the fight.
"As Centarumon mentioned to two of you earlier today, the coming of the Chosen Children was foretold millenia ago during the dawn of the Digital World, it was said they would arrive when we would need them most, and I can't think of a more perfect time for you all to have arrived." Leomon explained.
"So, I'm guessing that the Digivices were kind of like heralds of our arrival then." Pierce said as he looked at the device in his hand.
"What I'm curious about is when Centarumon said they can evolve just like Digimon." Weiss mused.
"We may have seen something like that earlier, albeit an already evolved one." Gyro said "There's another human in this world, he's been here for at least 10 years."
"You speak of Frigimon's son, correct? She has told me about him before." Leomon realised.
"I'm rather surprised we aren't the only ones here." Ren said, a bit surprised.
"Yeah, well, that's not even the half of it." Yang said with a sigh, remembering the story Frigimon had told them this morning.
"You know, I wonder what'll happen after we beat Devimon?" Ruby wondered.
"Well… will the Digital World still need us?" Nora asked, making the others blink at the valid question.
"Perhaps it won't, there's no way to know for sure right now." Salamon mused, shaking her head at the end.
"It...is a possibility," Weiss mused. "If we were brought here to end the evil plaguing this world, then it would make sense that we would no longer be needed once that function is fulfilled."
"So...we save the world, then we can go home?" Ruby asked.
"...possibly," Weiss sighed.
"Doesn't seem like such a bad deal," Pierce shrugged. "I mean, we WERE planning to beat Devimon anyway. Not to mention no way we'd leave this world hanging just to go home, right guys?"
"Yeah! Let's go and kick butt!" Veemon shouted.
"There's a lot more of us than there are of him." Wormmon added.
"We'll teach him not to mess with our home!" Biyomon cheered.
"I'm gonna punch him so hard he's gonna get TKO'd!" Palmon said, throwing a few jabs.
"Alright, we're all in agreement then, let's go and beat Devimon!" Agumon shouted as he raised his claw high.
With that said, it didn't take long for the group to get to the base of Mount Infinity, slowly starting the climb up to the top, and towards the final battle against Devimon.
"I still think we should have waited for Jaune and the others." Ruby said in a bit of worry.
"Don't worry, I'm positive they were heading here themselves, they'll catch up to us in no time." Gyro reassured her, earning a somewhat nervous smile from the silver-eyed girl.
At the same time, at the top of the mountain, Devimon growled as he smashed the gear that acted as a viewing glass for him, a snarl on his face "Meddlesome children. Useless fools. It seems if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." he said, before he turned to the remaining Black Gears. "Come to me, oh powers of darkness!" he called out, the few Black Gears that remained in his palace like home flew into him… and then more came from outside, so many that were all visible to the group climbing up the mountain, as well as to those who were still on their way. It seemed as if just about every single Black Gear spread through the Island were now gathering into one place.
Before the group had even reached the halfway point, the top of the mountain exploded, and Devimon appeared, now a giant that towered over all of them, so much so, a good portion of the mountain was pretty much gone by the time he fully emerged.
"Okay...where's a Megazord when you need one…?" was the weak joke Pierce managed as the group realized the rather daunting task they had ahead of them.
"Megazord?" Blake quirked an eyebrow.
"Giant robot," Pierce quickly explained.
"Ah...yeah, that would have been useful," Blake nodded.
Devimon soon spread his now titanic wings and soon landed at the base of the mountain, and even then he towered over them still.
"How did he get so big?!" Ren asked in alarm.
"Its the power of darkness! He must have drawn all of it to him!" Leomon said.
"Well, look at it this way guys. The bigger they are, the harder the fall!" Gyro encouraged.
"Yeah, let's get him!" Agumon agreed. However, before they could start to attack, they were stopped by a sudden wave of dark energy, forcing them against the mountain side.
"Devimon!" Leomon growled, before he too was hit with a blast of dark energy, one that pushed him back till he fell off the other side of the mountain.
"Leomon!" the hunters and Digimon shouted in alarm, but they soon had bigger things to worry about as they felt the energy hitting them intensify a little.
"Fools! All you've done is walk to your own doom. This place shall be your graves!" Devimon declared as he continued the flow of dark energy.
He was about to increase the output, until…
"Harpoon Vulcan!"
"Fox Fire!"
A volley of missiles and a blue flame slammed into his back, cutting his concentration, before something suddenly stabbed his leg, while he felt another thing claw at his back and bite one of his wings, making him growl in annoyance as he tried to shake it off.
"That's Ikkakumon and Garurumon!" Weiss quickly noticed.
"Guys!" they all heard, making them turn to see Jaune running up towards them with Pyrrha following next to him "Now's your chance! While he's distracted!"
"Right, you heard him everyone! Time to evolve!" Gyro said.
(Play Brave Heart)
"Agumon, Evolution! Greymon!"
"Palmon, Evolution! Togemon!"
"Wormmon, Evolution! Stingmon!"
"Biyomon, Evolution! Birdramon!"
"Tentomon, Evolution! Kabuterimon!"
"Salamon, Evolution! Gatomon!"
"Veemon, Evolution! Veedramon!"
"Patamon, Evolution! Angemon!"
When the light subsided, Devimon found himself surrounded by all 10 of the Chosen Digimon, all in adult form. "Damn! I was so close!" he growled. "No matter, even with all 10 of you gathered, it won't change anything!"
"No, Devimon, that's where you're wrong," Angemon said. "This is where we will put an end to your twisted ambitions!"
"Get ready you bastard, we're taking File Island back!" Greymon growled, earning various sounds of agreement from the others.
"Mega Flame!"
"Fox Fire!"
The two attacks hit Devimon, but he blocked it with his arm, before Garurumon jumped onto his arm and started biting down, while Greymon grabbed hold of his right leg. Devimon growled as he was about to throw them both aside, but before he could...
"Meteor Wing!"
"Mega Blaster!"
Birdramon and Kabuterimon peppered him with their attacks, obscuring his vision with the smoke, but when it started to clear…
"Spiking Finish!"
"Neko Punch!"
He growled in pain as the two attacks struck him in the chest, pushing him back a little, while behind him, Ikkakumon, Togemon, and Veedramon were already prepared.
"Needle Spray!"
"Harpoon Vulcan!"
"V-Breath Arrow!"
The three attacks impacted on his back, causing him to roar in anger, before in a single sweep, he blew them all back. "Fools! Did you really think those would work?" he laughed.
"Wasn't really trying to!" Garurumon said with a smirk.
"We just needed to keep your attention!" Gatomon grinned.
"What?!" Devimon gasped in alarm, right before…
"Heaven's Knuckle!" Angemon called out, this time firing his attack in a beam of holy light, smashing into Devimon's torso, causing him to roar and double over in pain, some of the Black Gears he'd absorbed leaving his body and shattering.
"Damn you…!" he growled, glaring at them all hatefully.
"Devimon, this is the end," Angemon declared. "Now everyone, let us bring an end to his evil!"
"You got it!" Everyone, humans and Digimon agreed.
In response, Angemon raised his staff over his head. "Come to us, O Holy Power!"
The Digivices all glowed brightly, before beams of light shot out of them, and hit their respective partners, all of them soon glowing with holy power.
"S-stop it!" Devimon gasped, shielding his eyes from the bright light.
"No way, you're gonna get EVERYTHING you deserve, you bastard!" Veedramon growled, before they all let loose their attacks.
"Mega Flame!"
"Fox Fire!"
"Neko Punch!"
"Meteor Wing!"
"Mega Blaster!'
"Needle Spray!"
"Spiking Finish!"
"V-Breath Arrow!"
"Harpoon Vulcan!"
"Heaven's Knuckle!"
The attacks all met their mark, and where they did, the holy powers empowering the Digimon further were released in a massive surge of energy. Devimon roared in pain as every fiber of his being was hit with the light, destroying every last trace of his power, a fact that was visually shown by a massive burst of light that forced the Hunters to shield their eyes for a moment. When it was over, their partners were once more by their side, having reverted to their child forms, and before them, Devimon's body was breaking apart into fragments of data.
"Curse you, Chosen Children!" he glared hatefully. "But don't think you've won. Even if you defeat me, dark powers are gathering across the ocean, held by Digimon far more powerful than I! Enjoy your victory while it lasts, for when all is said and done all of you WILL perish!" he said, before letting out one last evil laugh as he faded completely. And with that, the battle for File Island was won.
(Song end)
And that's it for the Devimon arc!
And quite obviously, Angemon's evolution was handled rather differently here, it was less last minute, meaning he was there from the start to weaken Devimon.
As well, if you notice, Angemon's words are a bit different than they were in canon, as here, he called upon the holy powers from the Digivices to go into everyone, thus giving them all super boosts, instead of all into him which would have made him overclock and then die.
That's the way Timeless and I see it at least.
Also, yeah, I know, the end feels somewhat like a cliffhanger, but that's because we felt that was a nice place to end it, and Gennai will appear at the start of the next chapter.
But for now...
The Adventure Evolves.
