A/N: Hi y'all! Just a short two-shot featuring a few ideas, I have harbored in my mind. Didn't have the time or energy to get overly crafty with these but the concept seemed too nice to waste. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: The characters, etc. plus the lines from the ep 34 belong to Bandai & Toei Animation.
Angemon hit the rocks back first. He hit the back of his head, too, but didn't have time to feel the pain because BlackWarGreymon was coming at him again.
And then he was sent flying, again.
The only fleeting second of rest came from BlackWarGreymon smashing Ankylomon against the rock face. Paildramon and Silphymon weren't faring much better in Arukenimon and Mummymon's hands.
Before Angemon had managed to get up on his own, BlackWarGreymon had hauled him up from his neck. They couldn't fight something as strong as this. Angemon could feel Takeru's anger and steadfastness rising; they shared the same goal. "Takeru, I can feel it too! We need to destroy it!" Angemon rasped from BlackWarGreymon's grip. It didn't matter if BlackWarGreymon had a heart, it was destroying the Digital World and they needed to put a stop to it.
Angemon didn't have time to react before BlackWarGreymon threw him away: this time against the HolyStone they were trying to protect with all their might. The HolyStone seemed to recognize the help and began to glow. The next second, energy surged into Angemon. Yet, it was different from the power Takeru could provide: this was flavorless, impersonal and it wouldn't last that long.
When he stepped down onto the ground as HolyAngemon, he could feel Takeru's surprise and wonder.
Too close.
The rest of the kids had a safe spot behind the rocks, but Takeru and Iori were out in the open. And even with his heightened powers, HolyAngemon had a hard decision to make, would he protect the stone, would he help Paildramon and Silphymon to get an upper hand or would he dive to carry Takeru and Iori away from the scene.
As a compromise, he opted to play for time by talking. Staving off the open confrontation would give Takeru and Iori time to retreat and protect the HolyStone. And HolyAngemon knew that BlackWarGreymon was capable of talking. Agumon probably wouldn't like that he was ready to kill the Mega-level Digimon but HolyAngemon's nature was crystal clear, "I detect your darkness. You cannot stay in the Digital World."
"What? That's not your decision!"
"I heard that you have a heart despite being born as a Dark Tower Digimon. But because you were created with the powers of darkness, I must destroy you," HolyAngemon answered to the Dragon Digimon.
In the end, it was an easy decision and HolyAngemon drew the Heaven's Gate in the air.
However, BlackWarGreymon was ready to match his determination and could easily press down against the Excalibur.
"Return to the Dark World!" HolyAngemon commanded but the task wasn't easy. He had no control over the gate once it was formed, and BlackWarGreymon refused to budge an inch.
HolyAngemon had to strain all his muscles to push the Dark Digimon backward. At the same time, the Heaven's Gate was gaining strength, growing in energy to get the package it was supposed to send into oblivion.
"I ...can't …backdown. I must fight!" BlackWarGreymon roared.
Just as HolyAngemon could feel BlackWarGreymon's footing slip, he slashed the Dragon Digimon with the Excalibur to get more momentum.
However, BlackWarGreymon stayed true to his words and didn't relent to the same fate as the small stones that the Heaven's Gate was sucking to its depths. Before falling into the gate, BlackWarGreymon called the Gaia Force and used the energy to jump over the gate's vacuum. The massive sun was sent blindly, but by back luck, it headed straight towards Takeru and Iori. Luckily, the two could see it coming and dived out of the way, albeit in different directions. Iori was now further away from the battle, whereas Takeru ended up much closer to it.
HolyAngemon didn't have time to react before BlackWarGreymon was on him again. It was no longer only about the HolyStone, the Dragon Digimon wanted him out as an annoying obstacle. Before raising the Excalibur as a counterattack, HolyAngemon could see from the corner of his eye that Takeru couldn't escape from the scene. The Heaven's Gate had gained so much power that its vacuum overpowered Takeru's strength like typhoon wind.
"Takeru!" HolyAngemon bellowed but he couldn't do anything as BlackWarGreymon blocked his way to help. "Takeru, hang in there!"
Amidst his growing terror, the Angel Digimon was forced to take a bad hit from BlackWarGreymon's gauntlets to get himself for a free second. It was all that HolyAngemon needed to send an attack at Arukenimon who was keeping Paildramon tied up.
The plan worked and for a second Paildramon could get up and dash towards Takeru.
"No, you won't. Snake Bandage!" Mummymon shouted and laughed while freezing the large Digimon 25 feet from Takeru.
The ground which Takeru was trying to hold onto was starting to crumble to pieces. The rest of the kids could only watch in horror because they couldn't jump in and help without the fear of being sucked into the Heaven's Gate themselves.
HolyAngemon didn't even take notice of any of the wounds he sustained as he fought to get free from his battle with BlackWarGreymon.
"Takeru!"
By now, Takeru was holding onto a larger slab of stone with bloody fingers as the gate was pulling him up into the air by his feet.
And then the stone broke, hit Takeru on the chest, and sent the young boy flying into the air and towards the gate.
"Move!" HolyAngemon boomed at his opponent and put all his powers into one last slash of Excalibur.
However, despite managing to get past his opponent, HolyAngemon wasn't fast enough to save Takeru. Their eyes met in equal alarm as Takeru disappeared through the gate.
There was a split second when HolyAngemon wondered whether it would be any more possible to help Takeru by staying on this side or by going with him. In the end, it wasn't even a question. HolyAngemon knew what kind of beings he had forced through the gate; Takeru didn't belong with those beings for a second, much less alone. Furthermore, the idea of the gate was to be one way. No return.
Having found its victim, the gate's doors began to close. In a rushed panic, HolyAngemon dashed towards the gate to race against the hell he had unintentionally created.
The gate dissolved into thousands of pieces right behind him, but he had no time to stop and look back. In this never-ending darkness, the only thing that mattered, was Takeru.