Full Digi Alchemist
Chapter 22
"Mmm, yummy yummy" The fat homunculus known as Gluttony drooled as he stared at Davis and his friends "You all look so tasty".
"Davis" Cody sagged as his massive rock sword drooped "I can't fight this guy, no matter how much I cut him".
"He's a homunculus then" The spiky headed boy loaded a rather large shell into a cavity in his metallic arm 'This worked last time; let's see if it'll do the trick against this guy'.
A jet of fire burned behind Davis' shoulder as the rocket was projected out of the secret launcher in the auto-mail with a loud 'Fwoomp'.
As the explosive projectile screamed towards the homunculus, the remaining group of the Digi-destined watched as the massive blob gazed at it with hungry eyes.
Side-stepping with incredible speed, the gluttonous monster clamped his teeth and caught the projectile mid-flight.
"No" Davis shouted as the loud crunch of the rocket snapping in half could be heard "That's impossible".
"Mmm, spicy" Gluttony let a slim trail of drool dribble down the side of his mouth. He turned to Davis "Delicious, but I want something soft next time".
Charging at the monster, Davis transmuted all four blade-plates and impaled the fat head with a mighty uppercut. Making sure it completely died, Davis pushed up as far as he could, staining his sleeve with blood and saliva.
Hearing a small hissing sound, the teen with blood red eyes looked down at his arm as an intense burning sensation hit his organic shoulder.
It was melting him!
Its head still full of metal blades, Gluttony twisted his face towards Davis and gave him a sadistic smile. Jerking his head suddenly, the blades attached to Davis' arm snapped off as the acid-like saliva of the homunculus at into them, severing them at their weak points.
Not missing a beat, Davis jumped back from the monster and tore his melting sleeve off. That took care of most of the spit, but the stinging sensation on his shoulder didn't leave him. Worse yet, his auto-mail twitched and jerked as Davis moved it.
"Davis" He heard Cody yell behind him "Duck".
Not one to question orders, the teen alchemist threw himself onto the ground. He was just quick enough as not a second later, the remains of the massive sword spun like a hellish chakram and slammed into the Homunculus, sending them both flying through several walls and cleaving a massive chunk of the monster's body.
"That'll give us a few seconds" Cody huffed, his rocky arms reverting to normal.
"Cody, your sword" Ken grunted as he was helped by Yolie into a standing position "It's got your sword".
"It's okay" The youngest said, his usual expression cracking at the loss of his fighting partner "We got to hurry; he's too strong for us".
The crunching of rock could already be heard as the homunculus was obviously chowing down on the weapon.
"I'm getting T.K, get out and make to the outside" Davis swung over rubble and headed back towards the small garden.
"Davis" Kari called out as she saw the boy approach "What's going on?"
"Another homunculus" Davis quickly said, scooping up his fallen friend and wincing as his shoulder burned with the added pressure "C'mon, head to the stairs".
Quickly darting through the damaged building, the teen alchemist placed his friend unceremoniously at the top of the stone steps and headed back inside to help the others.
Rushing back into the room he had fought Gluttony in, the alchemical genius drew his guns and fired at the rapidly approaching monster.
Two shot's later and Gluttony was howling in pain as his eyes had been hit. Taking this chance, Davis helped Yolie carry Ken while Cody helped clear the way with a chunk of wood he had picked up.
"That smell" Gluttony roared behind them "I smell that Ishbalian, I never got to eat him".
"He's not happy" Davis handed his friend over to Yolie and stood his ground "I'm going to kill this bastard or die trying".
"Like hell you are" Ken grunted, leaning on his beast friend's shoulder "It's my turn to party".
"Ken" Yolie cried "You're too weak, too much will drain you completely".
Ignoring his girlfriend, Ken started waving his whip around. Weaving it in a complex pattern, the bearer of kindness struck every surface he could reach. Each time the whip the made contact, a small spark flickered, eventually the small fires grew into a massive inferno, quickly spreading throughout the house.
"That smell" Gluttony stood with a look of complete shock, twitching his head as he caught the fire's scent "I know that smell".
Grabbing his head with his fat hands, the homunculus started to tremble.
"Mustang" It growled "Mustang…killed lust…kill…KILL MUSTANG!"
Howling with rage, the fat monster's stomach split cleanly in two. Large white rib-bones protruded out as from the depth of the darkness, a single eye opened.
"KILL FIRE ALCHEMIST!" The now bottom jawless homunculus raged.
"Damn" Davis held one gun while his other hand held his exhausted friend "Well, it certainly pissed him off good".
Firing a few shots, Davis managed to penetrate the creature's skull.
It didn't even flinch.
A line of flaming rubble disappeared almost instantly as it was sucked into the monster's gut, leaving a deep groove in the floor.
"We're leaving, NOW" Davis took his friend and bolted down towards the stone steps, where the rest of his friends waited.
Slapping his hands together, the stone steps were transmuted into a smooth slide as the teen alchemist slammed his organic hand on them.
The force at which Davis ran into his friends sent them rocketing down the slippery slide. In a few seconds they were at the bottom of the hill.
"Hold Ken" A slightly burnt and very exhausted Davis passed his friend to the slightly less exhausted Yolie.
Testing his rapidly failing arm, Davis finally will the two appendages together and held them strait forward, his eye's scrunched close in prayer that this would work.
A flash of red burned behind his eyelids.
Opening his eyes, Davis saw in front of him a white circle, a hole in the space-time continuum.
A Digi-port.
Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, the teen alchemist gathered up his unconscious friend and dove into the portal, seeing only white as he sped through the in-between world at lightning speed.
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The original Digi-destined all sat around the laptop, some asleep in their chairs, the rest just watching the glowing screen.
A blond headed woman stepped into the small conference room.
"Anything yet?" Riza asked hopefully.
"Nothing" Tai replied.
Sighing in disappointment, the female general turned to head out of the room.
BOOM
Turning around again, the fuehrer's wife found a pile of badly beaten teens.
"Medic teams, call a team in here IMMEDIATELY!" Riza yelled into the hallway, sending every personnel in the corridors scrambling.
"Mommy" An unconscious Davis whimpered "Don't…touch…her".
"Come on Davis, pull it together" Riza gripped the boy's hand as the children were lifted onto patient trolleys "Don't let it win".
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"Failed again I see" The sinister voice in Davis' conscious echoed "Once again you've led a team on a complete suicide run".
"Shut the hell up".
The voice clearly sighed, then snickered "You know, even I get tired of watching you hurt people, it's all I ever really see".
"I thought I told you to shut up".
"Make me".
"Grr, I'll kill you".
"Kill kill kill, see, it's all I get".
"What do I have to do to get you to cram it?"
"Simple, let me have some fun".
"No way, even if Scar kills me the first sign you go nuts, he'll never get to me quick enough".
"Don't pretend that you haven't thought of ending it all" More snickering "I know your every thought, your every feeling".
"Guess what I'm thinking about now, you parasite?"
"Charming, but you'll never get rid of me".
"I'm pretty sure putting a bullet between my eyes will make you shut up".
"Go ahead; let's see if you've got the balls for the job".
"…"
"Thought so, just an empty bluff".
"No, but wandering into the desert, completely alone, no people to harm, that's gotta be hell for you?"
"Hah, you can't stand being alone".
"If it means protecting others and pissing you off to no end, I'm sure I can handle the loneliness".
"Whatever, hey, better look sharp, someone's out for mom again".
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"Gah" Davis awoke in cold sweat, staring around the white hospital room for something to kill the intruder.
Blinded by his protective rage, Davis yanked the small needle out of his arm as he felt a weight on his legs. Slamming the needle in a deadly arc downwards, the teen alchemist froze in complete shock, his fist locked a few millimetres above the sleeping head of Kari.
Staring at the needle in his hand, he threw it away in disgust and it swung helplessly on the IV next to the bed.
"Mmph, Davis?" Kari asked groggily at the now conscious teen "How are you feeling?".
"I'm…I'm" Looking at the worried look on her face, he forced a smile "I'm fine".
"Hahaha, sucker, made you think"
"How are the others?" Davis asked.
"T.K's fine, so is Yolie" Kari began "Cody's just a little tired, he's still asleep but otherwise fine".
"And Ken? How's Ken doing?" Davis tried to grab both Kari's shoulders, but found his auto-mail arm missing.
"He's…He's…Oh Davis" Kari fell into the boy's chest "He was so badly beaten at the start, all that alchemy really hurt him".
"Where is he?" Davis shot up out of bed, IV needles falling out of his half-naked body "Take me to him".
Sensing the waves of ferocious determination rolling off her crush, Kari didn't try and stop him as she led him into a nearby hospital room.
"Ken" Davis pushed past the medic alchemists and looked at his friend.
He was so pale, so shrunken, he actually looked dead. The heart monitor was beeping, slowly and faintly. Multiple tubes and either dripped in or sucked out as most of the boy was pierced with these hypodermics.
"Dammit" Davis roared at one of the medics and yanked his collar down, almost head-butting the man "What's wrong with him? Tell me NOW".
"Davis, shut the hell up and drop him" The fierce voice of Edward Elric said as he entered the room, his brother trailing behind him "You're hurting your friend more than helping him".
"Dammit" The teen alchemist sunk to the floor "I can't do a thing for him".
Suddenly, the heart monitor began beeping faster and faster, spikes in the line moving closer and closer.
"Damn, he's going into shock" One of the medics yelled "We're loosing him".
"Dammit, NO" Davis shot up and looked over his friend 'Think, think, think'.
"Al, quickly" Davis turned to the youngest Elric brother "Take off the plates and make the suit, hurry".
Doing as the boy ordered, the 22 year old threw the metal he used to make his armour off, clapping his hands and forming an exact replica of the suit he once inhabited.
Kicking off the head, Davis took one of the needles out of his friend and slashed his finger, drawing a familiar seal on the neck of the armour.
"Davis" Kari whimpered as she watched the boy draw even more blood as he cut deeper into the middle of his hand.
"His body is at the brink of death, but his soul, his brain, they're both perfectly fine" The boy said, drawing a larger version of the blood circle and placed Ken's body in the middle of it.
"Ed, Al, I need you help" Davis pleaded.
"Davis, are you sure about this?" Edward looked at the boy, seeing the frightening determination in his eyes.
Grabbing with one hand and touching the other with his stump, Davis completed the human circle with Ed and Al as Edward pushed down of Ken while Alphonse touched the armours' seal.
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"Where? Where am I?" Ken asked as he stared at the massive door "Wait, how'd I end up here?".
"Ken" Davis' voice could be heard behind the former emperor.
"Davis" The whip master turned to see not only Davis, but Edward and Alphonse with him.
"Come on Ken, everyone's worried" Davis said, grabbing the boy's hand and pulling.
Like a butterfly exiting it's cacoon, so did Ken's soul burst forth, it's ethereal hand firmly grabbing onto his friend's, while his mortal body was dragged into the dark abyss of the door of truth.
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The metal suit twitched suddenly, the light around it fading into a small glow. As the light faded fully, the suit sat up slowly.
"Davis" It said, looking at the exhausted boy.
"Glad you made it buddy" Davis smiled, but from what Ken could see, was like a wall barely holding back a flood of tears.
Getting up, Ken first noticed that Davis was smaller than he last remembered.
In fact, everyone was.
"What the" Ken stared at his hands. His black, armour coated hands.
"Davis?" The helmet turned to face his friend.
"I'm sorry" Davis no longer held back the tears "You gave everything to save us, I didn't…I didn't want you to die because of that".
"Davis" Kari watched the boy sink to his hands and knees, a wave of tears falling from his face and hitting the bloodied floor.
Ken was alive, but at what price?
HOLY CRAP, I sure didn't see that one coming. I must admit I do like how this chapter turned out, and that second voice in Davis' head reared its ugly head once again. Anyway, you guys know the drill, shouldn't have to mention it this time. Till next time – Wolvie.
