Okay, as said I'm still doing this fanfiction. I'm doing the others but also this one for the time. I might make a BlazBlue Pokémon Fanfic at some point but I'm not counting on it. Nothing else to say, enjoy.

Title: The power of Friendship

MetalGreymon fired at the group of heroes who barely had anytime to react covering their eyes. "That was too close for comfort." Mervamon said as they looked at Christopher.

"What is he doing?" Shoutmon questioned.

"Christopher! What's wrong with you?!" Mikey yelled over.

"I think he's brainwashed or something!" Veemon yelled out in reason.

"No! I know what I'm doing, I always planned on proving that I was better than you when Lord Bagra was defeated, Mikey. We're just reversing the order, that's all." Christopher then said to them. "We've been allies, maybe even friends, but that doesn't change anything. I've always known that sooner or later we'd have to fight each other, to settle once and for all which one is the strongest." He said holding up his loader.

Be strong… Christopher…

A voice then echoed through his head which was that of his father. "This time, I'll prove it to everyone!" He then said with tears in his eyes.

"Christopher, calm down! What's gotten into you?" Davis tried to reason.

"I already told you that me and Mikey had a score to settle. I didn't expect you to be dragged in but don't think being from another dimension means you're getting out of it." The blonde then said as Davis, Veemon and BanchoLeomon got nervous while the others were confused.

'Oh no…' Davis was worried.

"Huh? Wait, what are you talking about?" Mikey asked confused.

"Don't you get it, Mikey? The reason Veemon is unaffected by anything that affected anyone else was not because he was a rare Digimon… No, him and Davis aren't from this dimension." Christopher then gave it all away.

"No way… he isn't?" Nene said in disbelief.

"Seriously?" Shoutmon said dumbfound.

Mikey couldn't believe what he just heard while Gaogamon stared at BanchoLeomon in disbelief. He knew that the lion man knew thanks to the nervousness he showed, Veemon didn't know what to say.

"Davis, is this true?" Mikey asked turning to him.

Davis had no idea what to say, he was too shocked to figure out a word. "Oh, it's true alright. I was told when we were Cyber Land, and I kept it secret ever since. Now, there's reason for it to stay that way." Christopher continued to tell them.

"…I-I'm sorry… I didn't know how to explain it. I-I, just..." Davis tried to tell him.

"It doesn't matter anymore." The blonde then said as they turned their attention to him. "I'll beat you, all of you, right here and now. I'll show the DigiWorld that I'm the strongest!" He then declared as his Fusion Loader glowed.

"Metal Greymon… Digivolve!"

"Metal Greymon Digivolve to, ZekeGreymon!"

The giant golden dinosaur stood before them. "Stop it right now! We're friends, you said it yourself!" Mikey yelled.

"It's no use, Mikey." Gaogamon then said gaining the other's attention. "He won't listen, he's at his limit." He explained.

"He's right Mikey… Christopher at least how he is now, is beyond the reach of reason or even common sense. He care about only one thing, and that's proving his strength." Dorulumon then told him.

"He sure has me convinced." Cutemon stated.

"Then, if we're going to fight him, let's get on with it." Mervamon then said.

"Hang on, let me and Shoutmon take care of this." Mikey said before looking over at Davis who had his head down with his bangs covering his eyes. He knew that was too shocked to help so he had to take on Christopher himself.

'He really is no different from Ken… nothing about him is, I still remember back when Ken wanted to prove he was powerful, and like now, he's no different.' Davis thought having PTSD.

"Didn't think it'd happen so soon." BanchoLeomon then said looking down.

"What would, your little secret getting revealed?" Gaogamon said glaring at him. "Digimon like you are supposed to be of pride. Where's the pride in keeping secret from your teammates?" He then asked glaring harder.

"I had no choice, I did it for Davis' sake. Being from another world isn't something you can just tell someone." The lion explained to him.

"And so what? You can't trust the rest of us with such?" The wolf argued back.

"Guys please, calm down!" Veemon said getting in the way of them.

Meanwhile Nene was with Sparrowmon who was also shocked after hearing about Davis. 'He's not from our world?' She thought looking back at the boy.

Mikey wasn't happy with what was happening, one of his friends is about to fight him, one of his friends was having PTSD, and the worst is that his other comrades were beginning to fight. "We have to finish this and fast." He said to Shoutmon.

"I'm with ya." The red dragon said to him.

Then Davis walked towards him. "I'll help too." He said gaining Mikey's attention.

"What? No, you can't." He tried to tell him.

"UlForceVeedramon might have a chance against ZekeGreymon, so let us help." Davis told him. "C'mon Veemon." He said as Veemon went to him and they began walking again, until Mikey put his hand on his shoulder.

"Listen, I'm not angry that you didn't tell me you weren't from this world, I just don't want you to fight the way you are now. I know this is probably a lot to handle which is why I don't want you in this." He said to him.

"It doesn't matter… I'm gonna help, it's the least I could do anyway." He said pushing the hand off him. "Look, I've dealt with someone like this when I was in my world. He was just like Christopher and how he is now. So please, let me help you." He then said looking back to him.

Mikey looked into his eyes and saw courage in them, courage and friendship to help save a friend. And Mikey liked to see that and made a decision. "Okay, if that's what you want." He then said with a smile.

Davis then got a smile of his own, before looking towards Team Blue Flare. "Yo, what's up ZekeGreymon?! Don't tell me you're okay with this!" Shoutmon then shouted out to the giant dragon.

"Christopher is my General, and I obey my General's orders." He told them.

"Seriously, even when he's not on the good side?" Veemon questioned.

"It doesn't matter. Now, both of you, Digivolve." ZekeGreymon demanded.

"Fine then, you're in for it big time!" Shoutmon declared glowing gold.

"You got that right, let's go!" Veemon began to glow as well.

"You sure you're ready for this Davis?" Mikey asked.

"Of course." Davis said as he nodded, and they took out their loaders.

"Shoutmon/Veemon! Digivolve!"

"Shoutmon/Veemon Digivolve to… OmniShoutmon/UlForceVeedramon!"

"It's time to show Christopher that he's wrong!" Mikey declared.

"Take him down guys!" Davis then yelled.

"You got it!" OmniShoutmon stated.

"Ready when you are!" UlForceVeedramon then said as well.

"Zeke Flame!" Greymon fired his attack at them.

"WhirlWind Tunnel!" Shoutmon fired his attack as well creating an explosion.

Then UlForce came out of the dust and kicked Greymon who blocked the attack. Then Shoutmon went for him only to miss and get clawed in the back. UlForce managed to land a punch only to disappear quick as he almost got clawed, then Shoutmon punched him only to be blasted by his cannon.

"Victory Sword!" UlForceVeedramon attempted to attack.

"Trident Fang, now!" Christophe commanded as ZekeGreymon blocked the attack.

"Twin Fireball Strike!" OmniShoutmon shouted firing fire balls at the dinosaur.

"Plasma Rail Gun!" Greymon countered with his own blast.

"Now, unleash DaggerStrike!" Christopher commanded again.

ZekeGreymon covered in Golden Aura charged at his opponents. "Omni Core Fusion!" OmniShoutmon shouted as an image of Omnimon appeared around him when he charged.

"Dragon Impulse X!" UlForceVeedramon shouted being engulfed in blue Dragon Aura before charging as well.

All three collided and made a big explosion creating a lot of dust, bringing the others to cover their eyes. "OmniShoutmon/UlForceVeedramon!" Davis and Mikey shouted hoping their friends were okay.

When the dust cleared, Shoutmon was on the ground de-Digivolved while UlForce was on his knee in front of ZekeGreymon. "You alright?" Mikey asked as him and the Miracle General ran up to them.

"Yeah, you should see him, we left him flatter than-" Shoutmon was about to say until he saw that the dinosaur was still on his feet with his eyes blacked out.

"Finish them off, go on, smash them to pieces." Christopher commanded until ZekeGreymon fell onto one knee as well, then de-Digivolved back to MetalGreymon.

"That was a well match fight but Veemon is still Digivolved, so I guess that means we won." Dorulumon said amazed.

"What are you doing Metal Greymon? You heard me! Destroy them!" Christopher then commanded again as MetalGreymon just stood there for a few seconds until he fell to the ground defeated.

"He passed out?" Davis said surprised.

"See, I told ya we flattened him…" Shoutmon then said before falling to one knee.

"Shoutmon." Mikey said concerned.

"We… did it?" Davis said seeing UlForce get back onto his feet. "… Hmph, I knew I had right to believe in you." He then said with a smile as the dragon knight just chuckled.

"You have to get back into the Fusion Loader." Mikey said holding it next to the dragon.

"*Grunt*, No way! I'm not running away." Shoutmon argued back.

"Look, if there is another fight, I need you in the Fusion Loader in working order to help UlForceVeedramon. So hop back in and get yourself fixed up." The red General told his friend.

"Hmph, since you put it that way. Watch yourself Mikey." Shoutmon then said before going back into the loader.

Then Mikey got up and stood next to Davis continuing to look at Christopher who brought Greymon back into the loader. "That's enough Christopher! Stop this before someone really gets hurt!" The Red General tried to reason with him.

"Reload, Cyberdramon!" The Blue General didn't listen summoning the mechanical dragon. "Reload, Golemon!" He then said summoning the rock giant… wait he still had him?

"Hold on, *Grunt*." UlForce grunted still wounded.

"You okay?" Davis asked concerned.

"I'm fine, I can still fight." The dragon knight told him.

"No, you're in bad shape to battle. Let us help." BanchoLeomon said walking up with Gaogamon.

"We'll hold them off. That should give you enough time to rest." Gaogamon then told him.

"Hang on, let's at least try reasoning with him." Mikey said to them.

Davis didn't know if this was the best idea, but Christopher was still a friend so, he could at least try. "Listen, I don't know what brought you to this but you need to stop! We keep going like this and we're not gonna make it!" He then attempted to reason.

But the blonde didn't make contact and wasn't listening. "GRRRH! Listen to me!" The maroon haired boy demanded.

Then a glow came from Christopher's Loader as another Digimon was released, Davis was confused since he didn't remember seeing said Digimon. "Stop this madness, Christopher. I won't let you harm Mikey, Davis or the others." He told him. this made the Miracle General realize that it was...

"Deckerdramon?" He then said.

"Stay out of this!" Christopher immediately said surprising the others.

"Mikey, Davis, let me do the talking, alone. I know my General." The dragon then told them.

"Wait, hold on. Christopher's not himself right now, you might get hurt." Davis tried to tell him.

"Don't worry about me, right now, just go keep yourselves safe." The dinosaur then turned to them as they saw the look of determination in his eyes. Then they final decided, what they must do.

"Alright then. Good luck." Mikey said. "C'mon guys, let's go." He then said as they left.

"Guess we don't have anything else to do, c'mon UlForceVeedramon." Davis then said as they followed them.

"Stop them, Cyberdramon!" Christopher then commanded.

Cyberdramon then charged in attempt to attack Mikey, Davis and the others until Deckerdramon got his way. "You will not!" He then shouted as the cyber dragon growled at him.

"You really dare to defy me, Deckerdramon?" The blonde said more angry than usual.

"Christopher, I chose to protect you because a strong heart. But now, that heart has been twisted into something not only dangerous to your allies, but to yourself as well." The Digimon then told him.

"No… don't you DARE give me that! All that sentimental garbage that's the very thing that's been holding me back all along." He said as he took out his locket. "I'M THROUGH WITH IT!" He yelled throwing it at the ground before it opened up and he stomped on it, cracking noises heard. "I'm done… I'm through…" Just then Deckerdramon began to get angry as well.

"Christopher, pick that up right now!… You don't know what you're saying. You have been infected by Gravimon's poisonous words, fooled into becoming something you are not." Deckerdramon in anger tried reasoning with him in.

"Gravimon's got nothing to do with it… but you are right, I'm becoming something I was never before." Christopher then clenched his fists. "Strong… the strongest of all. I'll know I succeeded when everyone in the Digital World, The Bagra Army, Mikey, Davis, all my enemies, are forced to knee BEFORE ME!" He yelled in pure rage.

"But then you shall be no different from Lord Bagra himself. You'll win nothing. The one thing you'll lose is yourself." The Digimon still tried to talk to him.

"Enough talking… are you going to obey your General's orders?" Christopher then asked with an angry look on his face.

Deckerdramon just looked at him a minute. "A General without loyalty in his heart is no General of mine…" He then said with an angry look in his eyes.

"Useless…"

"… That's it huh? Going to betray me just like everyone does?" Christopher said as the Digimon flinched knowing he got the wrong idea. "You're just like everyone else! Well now, you're gonna pay the consequences!" He shouted.

"Destroy…."

"DESTROY HIM!" He then screamed out in pure rage.

"Body Spikes!" Cyberdramon yelled grabbing Deckerdramon with spikes from his chest then hosting him into the air.

"Stop, if you really care about Christo-" The Digimon tried to say until Golemon pounded on his back causing him to scream in agony.

This brought the others to turn to see the Digimon actually attacking Deckerdramon. "Tail of Terror!" Cyberdramon knocked him to the ground.

"What is he doing?" Shoutmon said confused.

Then Davis decided he was done running. "UlForceVeedramon, come on!" He shouted as he ran to the fight with said Digimon following him.

"Davis, wait!" Nene tried to stop him from getting hurt.

"Stop it Christopher!" Davis shouted.

"Spin Stingers!" Cyberdramon attacked as Golemon smashed Deckerdramon making him scream in agony once again.

"No Christopher! Stop this! Deckerdramon's your friend. Why are you hurting him?! Why are you doing this?!" Dracomon yelled from the Fusion Loader while MetalGreymon was healing.

Deckerdramon was knocked down and was barely holding himself together. It looked like Christopher's digimon were about to finish him. "That's enough!" Davis yelled as he stood in front of Deckerdramon with his arms out.

"What do you think you're going to accomplish getting in the way?" Christopher asked annoyed.

"I don't know what your problem is Christopher, but you shouldn't take it out on Deckerdramon." Davis tried reasoning with him. "Why are you doing this!?" He asked but all Christopher did was stare at him.

Davis stared for a few seconds before starting to walk towards him, as Cyberdramon attempted to attack. "No!" Mikey and Nene yelled as he was about to be hit had UlForce not caught the staff in such, as Gaogamon tried to attack Golemon but got punched him in the jaw then for BanchoLeomon to hold him off.

"Why did you just do that?" The lion man then asked.

Gaogamon got up and looked over. "I did it to protect Davis, that's all." He then told him.

"Even after finding out his secret? Even after what you said about us and pride?" The lion man then asked.

"That secret doesn't matter to me… I'm still loyal no matter what." The hound told him as he smiled. "I also must apologize for saying such about you." He then said.

"No need for an apology… I forgive you." Leomon then said still smiling.

The Miracle General continued to walk towards the Blue Flare General with anger in his eyes, then stopped in front of him. "Now, tell me what's going on. Tell me why you're doing all this." He demanded an answer.

"I don't have to answer to you." Christopher responded, bringing Davis to get angry and run at him punching him, shocking almost everyone.

"I SAID TELL ME! I don't care if you don't think we're enemies, I don't care if you think we're not friends! We're not enemies and we're friends no matter what!" He then said throwing another punch.

"General!" His Digimon were going to come to his aid but were still fending off UlForceVeedramon, BanchoLeomon, and Gaogamon.

"I don't want your friendship. All friends do are get in the way and betra-" Christopher was about to say.

"You're wrong! Friends are not like that." Mikey said as they turned their attention to them.

"He's right you know." Nene then said. "Christopher, I keep thinking about that speech you gave me once." She then told him.

(Flashback of Jungle Zone)

"You have to get stronger, Nene. You have to do what I did. Because, only strength can conquer sadness."

(Flashback over)

"You were right. Sometimes, it does take strength to conquer sadness. But you don't have to do it alone." Nene told him before Deckerdramon lifted his head, data still flowing out.

"He really said that?" The Miracle General asked

"Yeah, long before you came here anyway, Davis." Mikey then told him.

"I-if you must kn-now… I-I will show you his past." He told them as Christopher flinched.

"Y-you can do that?" Davis asked.

"YOU WILL NOT!" He shouted.

Then the broken locket flew up before them showing a picture of his younger self with his parents behind the broken glass. "I-I am a guardian Digimon… I'm here to p-protect Christo-pher, even from himself…" Deckerdramon managed to get out before a flash blinded them for a split second.

(Christopher's past)

They all opened their eyes and it looked like they were in a black void. They then heard crying and looked down, seeing a boy with his head to his knees. "Is that?..." Mikey questioned as he looked familiar to…

"Yes… Christopher when he was just a child." Deckerdramon's voice echoed as Christopher was shivering seeing his past-self. "The only son of a wealthy father, who expected a great deal from a frightened young boy."

"What is it? What's wrong?" Christopher's mother appeared and tried to comfort him.

"One of the big boys took my toy away from me. Make him give it back, mama!" He asked with sad eyes.

"I see… did you tell your father?" She then asked.

He just looked at her for a few seconds. "N-no, not yet." He then said before his father appeared.

"Listen to me, son. It's up to you to get it back, yourself." He then told him.

"But he's older and bigger and I'd… I'd never… never win!" Young Christopher cried out.

"Stop it." His father said causing him to stop. "You'll never win by giving up before you start. You must be strong. Make yourself stronger than your enemies, that's how you will defeat them." He told him looking at him.

"I-I, must… be… strong?" The boy asked.

"That's right! Being strong is what makes you Christopher Aonuma! What makes you my son!" His father then told him.

"But dear, he's only ten years old." His mother said.

"Yes, but one day he will be the next chair man of the Aonuma Corporation, with dozens of other companies to look after. He must be ready!"

Davis felt anger build inside, he hated the fact that Christopher's own father was pushing him like this when he was only so young. It not only made him feel bad for his friend, but anger for that man.

'This is why he's been acting like this… because he thought he was weak?' Gaogamon thought after hearing what happened.

'This entire time he was pushing himself to be stronger for his father.' BanchoLeomon then thought as well.

Then Christopher had enough and grabbed the locket stopping the memory.

(Memory over)

"Christopher…" Nene was about to say something.

"Yes, I used to think my dad was too strict and that's what I hated him for. My mother was kind and loving. Even when I was crying like a frighten brat she loved me." Christopher said clenching the still broken locket, not caring if he was getting cut in the process. "… Is that the 'heart'… is that what you were talking about? The kind of heart that only grants you pain?" He asked.

"Y-yes…" Deckerdramon managed to get out.

"Well… that kind of heart is what makes you weak… not strong." The boy then said still looking down.

"Christopher… all these years, you've been holding onto your father's words. But you were so young and misunderstood what he was trying to tell you." The Digimon then said as he flinched and looked back down to the locket at his parents. "Try and remember, the answer is in your past…" The dragon Digimon kept trying to tell him. "Think of his last words."

(Flashback)

Young Christopher was in the hospital standing at his father's bed crying.

"You're father's in a very weak condition. He might not be able to talk just yet." The doctor said as the boy just stayed there crying with his head down.

"C-Christopher…" His father then said holding hand out to caress his face.

"Father! I'm here, *Sniffle* I'm right here." Christopher said grabbing his hand. "I knew you'd wake up. I-I…" He was trying to say. "You're gonna get better, you have to…" He was saying through each sob.

The doctor then removed the mask to let his father talk. "C-Christo…pher… you must… you must be strong *Heave*… even stronger… than I… than I have ever been…"

That was it…

"When my father fell ill and became too weak to stop them, his associates took his own company away from him. Then they took it away from my mother, then from me. They took everything… betrayed us all…" Christopher said as the memory faded.

(Flashback over)
(Flashback)

Christopher was riding on Mailbirdramon flying over Lake Zone above IceDevimon's army.

"That's when I decided, from that day on, I'd do whatever it takes to make myself strong. Stronger than my father."

(Flashback of Jungle Zone)

"That's why coming to the digital world was the best thing that happened to me."

(Flashback over)

"I had to get strong fast. Because here, anything less than a victory and it's all over." Christopher told them. "It's not enough just for me to win, ether. Everybody else has to lose too, because only one can be the strongest of them all." He then looked down with tears of anger in his eyes.

"You're wrong." Nene then said.

"At least this explains something." Mikey then pointed out.

For Davis, he finally understood why he was in the Digital World to begin with. Christopher wanted to be stronger for his father and was betrayed by associates in his father's company, that's why he wasn't very trusting to new people and why he was bent on getting tougher. It was almost as if him and Ken were the same person, they both lost a member of their family and were both sent to the Digital World

"I understand why you seem to hold all this sadness Christopher." The maroon haired boy then said.

"Excuse me?" Christopher then asked looking at him.

"It's like a darkness, Deckerdramon is right. The more you give into that darkness, all you're doing is turning your back on yourself." Davis explained. "And that's not the Christopher I've known for how long I've been here! That's not your father's son!" He scolded him as the Blue General was taken aback. "There's more ways to be strong! And from what I've been through, from my friend that suffered from the same thing, I know your father would never approve of what path you chose!"

"He's right, everything Davis is saying right now is true. If you keep going this path, you won't get strong." Mikey said agreeing.

"SHUUUUT UUUP! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" Christopher was screaming until he got punched again this time falling over.

"I don't care if I don't know anything about what happened, but I do know that I've dealt with someone who fell ill to darkness as well but I still understood and gave him a chance when everyone turned their back on him." Davis continued to scold him as the Blue General held his cheek. "So please, let's just stop all this fighting. We're friends till the end." He then said holding his hand out.

Christopher looked at him seeing the courage and friendship in his eyes, after hearing everything Davis just told him, he didn't know what to say. Then a sound pierced the silence, and everyone looked up to see dark sphere in the sky.

"W-what is that thing?" Christopher said confused.

"Hurry everyone! Get underneath me! Quickly!" Deckerdramon quickly said.

"Grh…" Gaogamon said as BanchoLeomon went to his aid.

"You alright?" BanchoLeomon asked concerned.

"My paw… they really did a number on it." He said showing his damaged paw.

Leomon growled at this and picked him up. "Davis, I need you to call everyone back to the Fusion Loader." He then called over.

"Gh, right! Everyone get back!" Davis called holding his Loader out.

"You too guys!" Mikey then said as they all went to the Fusion Loaders as Deckerdramon covered them and UlForce tried to help hold off the attack.

"I won't falter!" The metal Dinosaur said before yelling getting hurt.

"Deckerdramon!" Davis and Christopher both said at the same time.

"All this nauseating talk about love and friendship." Gravimon then said making his appearance. "Christopher, I'm surprised you'd fall for it. But I always suspected that you really didn't have what it takes to be strong." He then said. "Fortunately, I've been standing by ready to flatten the Fusion Fighters myself with my gravity ball, and you along with them, of course." He told them.

"You…" UlForceVeedramon said in anger.

"Go on…" Deckerdramon said gaining his attention. "If you must fight him, then go." He told him.

"What? But Deckerdramon, you're gonna die without-" UlForce tried to tell him.

"Don't worry about me! Just go." He argued back.

The dragon knight looked at him and made his decision. "Please, stay with us." He said before going off to fight Gravimon.

"Good luck." Deckerdramon said before groaning in pain.

"He can't take this!" Mikey shouted worried for the Digimon.

"He's already taken too much damage from before." Davis said also worried.

"Victory Sword!" UlForceVeedramon tried to attack but missed.

"Pathetic fool." Gravimon said dodging another attack. "High-Gravity Grip!" He tried to attack but missed as well.

"Don't think I'm going down that easy." UlFroce then said but then noticed that his foot had been caught by one of his ropes. "What?"

"Like I said, pathetic." He then brought the dragon knight down hard then grabbed him with more ropes.

"Gh… dang it! Why am I so we-" He was about to say until he remembered the brawl with ZekeGreymon. 'Oh no… I used most of my strength fighting ZekeGreymon.' He thought before groaning in pain in the tight hold.

"You really expected to defeat me by yourself?" Gravimon laughed.

"UlForceVeedramon!" Davis said seeing his partner go down as Shoutmon emerged from the Fusion Loader.

"You're just gonna stand there?! You still don't get it, do you Christopher?!" He then said in anger. "You don't need to make yourself strong! You've already got all the strength you need right in there!" He shouted pointing at his Fusion Loader.

"I-In here?" Christopher said confused.

"General! We're here!" Dracomon said appearing on the screen.

"Awaiting your orders!" Metal Greymon then said also appearing on the screen.

"Dracomon, Metal Greymon…" He then said after hearing them.

"Wherever you go, Christopher, whatever the danger, we're with you till the end." The metal dinosaur then said as the boy felt touched by their fierce loyalty.

He then looked at his locket still shattered…

"My, how you've grown, Christopher, my son. And stronger."

He heard his father's voice in his head. "F-father?..."

"When I scolded you for crying, it may have seemed cruel, but I was trying to teach you something that I think you've finally learned. To look beyond your fear. For a heart full of fear and self-pity has no room for love. And without love, you will never find…"

"F-find, what?"

"*Chuckle* The greatest strength of all."

Christopher continued to stare at the locket, then a smile made its way onto his face. "I understand now… I… I finally know what you meant. How could not see it before?" Tears of happiness began to fall.

"The greatest strength of all…" Deckerdramon said.

"Thank you father, for finally making me see, after all this time." The boy said finally finding the answer. "Deckerdramon, you were right… I-I should've listened! Thank you!" He yelled out to him.

"The answer was always there… You just needed to find it." The Digimon told them.

"And I have… you guys were the answer the entire time." He then said looking back to his fellow Generals. "It's friends that are the greatest strength of all, no matter how strong a person is, he's always stronger with friends at his side." He then said.

Mikey: Aw yeah!

Nene: That's right!

Shoutmon: Exactamundo!

They said happy that he finally understood. "And Davis…" He said gaining said boy's attention. "I have to thank you too. You were trying to help and you were right all along… Thank you." He then said.

Davis looked at Christopher as a smile found its way onto his face. "Your welcome. What friends are for." He then told him.

But then the ground shook as Deckerdramon screamed out in agony getting engulfed by the attack. "NOOOO!" UlFroceVeedramon shouted out seeing what was happening.

Then the attack finished, and everyone looked to see Deckerdramon down and leaking data. "Deckerdramon!" Christopher yelled out worried.

"No, he can't…" Nene was lost for words as the Digimon turned transparent.

"No… no, no, no, not now… please!" The Blue General said not wanting Deckerdramon to die.

"C-Christopher… this is where my time ends…" The Digimon said opening one of his eyes.

"No! You can't, I finally found the answer! You can't die now!" Christopher screamed out.

"I'm sorry… but I am beyond repair as of now…" He told him. "But, having seen you find where your true strength lies… is enough…" He said closing his eyes.

"No, don't!... You ca… You can't go now!" The boy had tears welling up in his eyes.

"Don't worry… I will be watching you and your friends… use the power of your friendship… to forge a new Digi-Fusion…" Deckerdramon then said.

"A new Digi-Fusion?" Davis and Mikey said confused.

"The mightiest of warriors, created when hearts are bound together is mutual love and respect…" The Digimon said still fading. "Christopher… my General… farewell…" Were his last words before disappearing.

Everyone watched Deckerdramon die hearing his last words. UlForceVeedramon saw what happened and couldn't believe they lost another friend to the Bagra Army.

Christopher with tears streaming down his face fell to his knees and screamed out… "DECKERDRAMON!" in pain and sorrow as the data disappeared before his eyes.

He then clenched his Fusion Loader tight, breathing heavily after watching one of his Digimon die before him. "I'm gonna miss that guy." Shoutmon said also sad.

"T-th… this is all my fault…" Christopher then muttered.

"Oh, don't look so down in the mouth. If it's consolation to you, you'll all be joining him very soon." Gravimon then said throwing UlForce over to them as he De-Digivolved to Veemon. They all looked at him and saw his army not too far behind. "I'm sure you remember my army." He laughed.

"Mikey, Nene. We have to retreat!" Davis said picking up Veemon.

"Right." Mikey said agreeing with him.

"Okay." Nene then said.

"Christopher, come on, we need to go!" He yelled over to the Blue General, but he didn't move an inch. "Dang it!" He yelled as he ran over and grabbed his hand forcing him to come with them. "Reload, Angewomon, Lilymon!" He shouted releasing the two.

"Reload, Beelzemon/Sparrowmon!" Mikey and Nene shouted also releasing their Digimon as Davis and Veemon got on Angewomon and got Christopher on Lilymon and Mikey took Beelzemon while Nene took Sparrowmon and they all fled.

(Cave)

Everyone managed to get away and hid in a cave somewhere, now they could rest for the time. "I can't believe it… we just lost Deckerdramon." Shoutmon said in dismay.

"I know how you feel Shoutmon… but right now, Deckerdramon wouldn't want us to wallow in shame like this." Mikey said patting him on the back. "Once we're rested up, we'll go out and take on Gravimon as a team. For now, let's just stay away from the fight until we're back in shape."

Davis looked over to Christopher who was sitting by himself with his head down having déjà vu of what happened back when they were fighting Imperialdramon. He went over but instead of saying something he heard the blonde muttering to himself.

"It's all my fault… it's all my fault… it's all my fault…" He kept muttering over and over. "If I hadn't acted like that just now… if I hadn't come to the Digital World to begin with… Deckerdramon would still be here…" He kept going on and on sobbing while gripping the broken locket that pierced his skin.

When Davis saw this he thought that maybe he should let the boy have time to himself and was about to leave.

"Useless…"

"I… I really am useless, aren't I?" Christopher then said catching Davis' attention.

"Pathetic…"

"Yeah… I thought as much…" He then muttered as the maroon haired boy turned to him and saw mist surrounding.

This made his eyes widen. "No…" He knew exactly what that mist was.

"Huh, you say something Da-Huh?!" Mikey said as him and the gang turned to them and saw the mist surrounding Christopher.

"I bet no one would be gone if it wasn't for me…" He then said.

"No, no, NO, NO!" Davis shouted as he ran to him.

"Wait, Davis!" Nene said as she and Mikey got up and was running to them.

"Christopher!" He yelled as he jumped for him going into the mist as it engulfed them.

"Davis!" Mikey and Nene yelled still running.

Then when the mist disappeared they were nowhere to be seen. They were both shocked as to what happened and were now worried as to where their friends have gone, first Deckerdramon dies and now Davis and Christopher disappear.

"Hey…" They heard Veemon who was still wounded and turned to him. "I might need to tell you where they are, but it an't nowhere good." He told them weakly.

(Davis' world: Digital World; ?)

Azulongmon was floating above the borders of the Digital World, over the past day he knew that one of the Digidestined wasn't in his world anymore and he knew why. He continued to look out in the distance before saying… "The day of destruction is coming…"

To be continued…

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