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Following the Footsteps of Destiny
A/N: DarkAngelicmon is definitely up to something!
"Anyone without a digimon is slime!" -Kazu Shioda (Season Three, Episode 30: The Imperfect Storm)
Chapter 56: Glowmon
Sam Ichijouji
Text, Southern Hemisphere, Digital World
"You're lying!" Sam shouted, clenching his hands into fists. He gave the fallen angel a dirty look and quickly moved closer to Mickey and Gabrielmon. The evil digimon had not tried to attack them yet, but that could very well change if they ended up making the angel angry.
"Tell us who you are, right now!" Mickey cried, his voice trembling with fear.
The fallen angel bowed slightly and smiled. "Very well. I am DarkAngelicmon. I'm a champion level virus type digimon, and my special attacks are Dark Teleportation, Twilight Spear, and Wrath of Hades."
"You're only a champion?" Sam gasped in shock. "That's impossible! All your evil buddies are megas! Why would they want to hang out with a less powerful digimon like you?"
"Not all champion digimon are at the same level when it comes to power," DarkAngelicmon said quietly. "You should know that by now, Sam." The fallen angel glanced at Gabrielmon and smiled slightly. "Your digimon are proof of that."
"I'm not going to let you get anywhere near my partner!" Sam snapped.
DarkAngelicmon crossed his arms and let out a sigh. "I told you. I'm not here to steal your partner. Actually, I'm interested to see what kind of a digimon he is. I always like to study my opponents first before I face them in battle."
"A wise move," Gabrielmon murmured, watching the fallen angel closely. "So you admit you're working with Vampiramon?"
"Of course I am," DarkAngelicmon replied, sounding impatient. "Now, are we going to go looking for Sam's partner, or not?"
Is he completely insane?
Sam gaped at the fallen angel and shook his head. "Are you kidding me? We're not going anywhere with you!"
"Yes, you are," DarkAngelicmon said calmly, his eyes glittering with excitement. "You have two choices, Sam. You can allow me to come with you, or you can refuse. I must warn you, though. If you do refuse, I will be forced to destroy you and the rest of your friends."
Sam glanced anxiously at Gabrielmon, and the angel slowly nodded.
"No!" Mickey shouted, tugging on Gabrielmon's arm. "He's trying to trick us! He just wants to steal Sam's partner after Sam releases the little rookie from the pedestal!"
"I do not want to fight him unless I have to," Gabrielmon said quietly. "He's a lot more dangerous than he looks, and I'd prefer to have the rest of my fellow digimon with me if we do end up having to enter into battle."
"Also a wise decision," DarkAngelicmon said, smiling faintly. "Are we ready to go? You don't want to keep you partner waiting, do you?"
Sam glanced once more at Gabrielmon and finally nodded. "Let's go," he mumbled.
They started off in silence with the fallen angel leading the way, and Sam made a face. Why did Gabrielmon allow DarkAngelicmon to come with us? That evil angel is just waiting for a chance to steal my partner!
"Sam, we have to get away from him," Mickey whispered, sounding anxious.
Sam shivered and wrapped his arms around himself. The waves of darkness coming from the fallen angel were making it hard for him to think straight. They had stepped right into another trap, and now his partner was going to end up paying for it.
DarkAngelicmon's going to try something. I know he is. What are we going to do? Somehow we have to find a way to escape from him.
"You're responsible for all this darkness, aren't you?" Mickey shouted, glaring at the fallen angel.
"Of course I am!" DarkAngelicmon replied, stepping closer to Mickey and giving the older twin a smile that was surprisingly warm. "All of this beautiful darkness you see around you is a result of one of my attacks."
Mickey's face turned white, and he quickly backed away from DarkAngelicmon. "What have you done with Dai and the others? Where are they?" the older twin whispered.
"What makes you think I had anything to do with them disappearing?" DarkAngelicmon asked, raising his eyebrows.
Mickey flushed and gave the fallen angel a dirty look. "They disappeared when you covered the forest in darkness! Tell me where they are, right now!"
"Well, I'm not really sure," DarkAngelicmon replied, sounding amused. "They're around here somewhere. I'm sure you'll meet up with them very soon, Makiya."
"We already know where they are," Sam said quietly, giving the older twin a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "Remember our D-Coders?"
"Oh, right. I almost forgot," Mickey mumbled, his face turning pink.
"They are useful devices, are they not?" DarkAngelicmon said, glancing at the D-Coder in Mickey's hand.
Sam clutched his own D-Coder tightly against his chest and gave the fallen angel a suspicious look. What if he's planning on stealing our D-Coders by pretending to help me find my partner? Maybe he's willing to let me meet up with my digimon if it means he gets a chance to get his hands on a couple of Digivices.
There was one thing he was definitely sure of. DarkAngelicmon was not to be trusted.
I probably shouldn't have mentioned the D-Coders in front of him. I don't understand. DarkAngelicmon is standing less than a foot away from Mickey, and not once has he tried to steal my friend's D-Coder.
"Our friends," Mickey whispered, gazing at the fallen angel in horror. "If you've done anything to hurt them..."
DarkAngelicmon placed a hand on Mickey's shoulder and shook his head. "How could I have hurt Daichi and the others if I haven't even seen them yet? Don't worry, Makiya. Your brother's safe for the time being. He's a strong human, and he has a very powerful digimon. I'm looking forward to meeting both of them."
"You leave my brother alone!" Mickey shouted, poking DarkAngelicmon hard in the chest. The older twin's eyes were blazing with fury, and his whole body was trembling with emotion.
"Mickey!" Sam gasped, pulling his friend away from the fallen angel. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"There's no way I'm going to let him hurt Matty," Mickey mumbled, clenching his hands into fists.
Sam wrapped his arms around the older twin's shoulders and shook his head in disbelief. Mickey didn't even flinch when DarkAngelicmon touched his shoulder. Unbelievable! How is he able to ignore the darkness coming from that evil digimon so easily?
DarkAngelicmon studied Mickey's face for a moment and smiled softly. "You're very loyal to your brother, aren't you?"
"I would die before I would ever let you touch him!" Mickey shot back, his face flushed with anger. "How did you manage to separate all of us? I know you're responsible for Dai and the others disappearing, so quit trying to lie about it!"
DarkAngelicmon rolled his eyes and sighed softly. "I was able to separate all of you by using another one of my attacks."
"Why?" Sam murmured, gazing curiously at the fallen angel. "Why did you want to separate us?"
"I have my reasons," the fallen angel said slowly, glancing warily at the forest.
Sam blinked in surprise and frowned. Is it just me, or does DarkAngelicmon look a little worried? It's almost as if he's afraid we're being followed.
Mickey opened his mouth to say something, but DarkAngelicmon quickly shook his head. "I can't give away all of my secrets, Makiya. Your friends are safe. That's all you need to know."
"How many of you are there?" Sam asked quietly.
DarkAngelicmon laughed and fluttered his black wings. "You mean other than myself, Vampiramon, Jestermon, Spritemon, and BlackWidowmon?"
Sam nodded. What if there are too many of them for us to be able to defeat?
"There are only five of us," DarkAngelicmon replied. "Our master is very selective when it comes to choosing his servants."
Mickey swallowed hard and stared at the fallen angel with wide frightened eyes. "Who's your master?"
"I think I've given you enough information to work with already," DarkAngelicmon laughed, ruffling Mickey's golden hair.
"Stay away from my partner!" Gabrielmon snapped, pulling Mickey into his arms.
DarkAngelicmon gazed silently at Gabrielmon, and a small smile appeared on his face. "I'm going to enjoy meeting you in battle," the fallen angel finally said, sounding amused. "Vampiramon believes you humans are nothing but a waste of space. She will stop at nothing to destroy each and every one of you. I, on the other hand, believe all of you will be very useful in our quest to rule the Digital World. I might have to destroy all of you eventually, but that will only happen if things don't turn out the way I want them to."
Yeah right. I bet he's just waiting for a chance to steal our D-Coders and my partner at the exact same time! Without me, he can't get his hands on my digimon, and that's the only reason he hasn't tried to kill any of us yet!
"Look. We're here," DarkAngelicmon said quietly, gesturing towards the trees in front of them with a flourish.
Sam glanced at the purple arrow hovering above his D-Coder and blinked in surprise. The fallen angel was right.
"My partner!" he cried, leaping forward and bursting through the trees into a large clearing.
"Sam, come back!" Gabrielmon cried, glancing anxiously at DarkAngelicmon.
Sam barely heard the angel digimon. A stone pedestal stood in the centre of the clearing, and there was an image of a half moon on it's rough surface. He had finally found his digimon partner.
He's safe!
"Sam, wait up!" Mickey shouted. "This could be a trap!"
Sam ignored his friend and hurried over to the pedestal. He quickly placed his D-Coder on the image of the half moon, and a beam of bright, purple light shot out of his Digivice. Violet mist started to seep out of the pedestal, and he spotted the outline of a small digimon materializing out of thin air. The light slowly died away, and Sam found himself gazing at his digimon partner.
The little digimon was of standard rookie size, and he resembled what looked like a firefly. He had a round, dark green body, six legs, and two small, transparent wings. His large eyes were dark violet, and the underside of his abdomen glowed with a bright yellow light. Two small antennae stuck out of the top of his head, and the shape of his mouth looked exactly like the mouth of an insect, along with the rest of him. He was perfect.
My partner! I can't believe it! I've finally found him!
"Sam!" the little digimon gasped, fluttering into his arms. "You're here! I've been waiting forever to meet you!"
Sam's eyes filled with tears, and he hugged the little digimon tightly against his chest. "Don't worry," he whispered softly, stroking his partner's small wings. "I'm here now. I'm not going to let Vampiramon and her buddies hurt you. We'll fight them together, and I know we'll win."
"You're right, Sam," the little digimon said softly. "The Powers of Darkness will never defeat us as long as we're together."
"What's your name?" Sam asked, smiling fondly at his partner.
The little digimon snuggled against his chest and let out a happy sigh. "I'm Glowmon. I'm a rookie level data type digimon, and my special attacks are Luminaire and Glow Beam."
"You're amazing," Sam whispered, resting his cheek against his partner's small head. His heart was filled with so much happiness, he felt like it was going to explode.
"Sam ichijouji. I see you've finally arrived."
Sam looked up in surprise, and a large digimon stepped out of the shadows. This digimon's upper body resembled a human's upper body, and his lower body resembled a horse.
"Hello," Sam said softly. "You must be the digimon Gennai put in charge of protecting my partner."
"That's right," the digimon replied. "I am Centaurumon. I'm a champion level data type digimon, and my special attacks are Solar Ray, Jet Arrows, and Jet Gallop. I'm glad you're here. I'm anxious to return to File Island. Do you know where all this darkness is coming from? It wasn't here earlier this morning."
DarkAngelicmon!
Sam let out a gasp of horror and turned to gaze at the forest.
"Sam!" Mickey shouted, bursting out of the trees and racing towards him.
Gabrielmon was right behind the older twin, and there was a look of concern on his face.
"Sam, we have to get out of here!" Mickey cried. "DarkAngelicmon's going to try and steal your partner! I know he is, and we can't let that happen!"
"Sam, what's going on?" Glowmon whispered, anxiously fluttering his wings.
Sam slowly headed towards the edge of the clearing with the others and glanced nervously at the thick trees surrounding them.
"Where is he? He was here just a second ago!" Mickey said, sounding confused.
Sam stared at the forest with his mouth hanging open and a stunned expression on his face. DarkAngelicmon was gone.