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Takuya and the others step into the portal. A purple swirl engulfs them and suddenly, they stand on a large green field. J.P touches the ground and rips some grass out. He then smells it.
"Hm, smells like normal grass. We're we sent back to the normal world?"
"I don't think so" Takuya says while pointing at a group of people.
Upon further inspection the group consists of small Digimon and human children, some older some younger than them.
"Hey you!" Tommy shouts but the group doesn't react.
Suddenly, a red tall Digimon in the group bumps into something that looks like a clock. As if that was their plan all along, the clocks start moving and create a purple swirl. Before anyone can react, the clocks as well as the children are gone.
"What was that?" Zoe asks in confusion.
The group runs towards the spot where the group of children dissapeared.
"Hey you! Who are you?" a shouty voice asks.
Takuya turns around and expects a small Digimon or a child but instead a large white Digimon wielding a sword with 4 legs stands behind them.
"And who are you?" Takuya asks back rudely.
"The name's Shoutmon. ShoutmonX4B to be more specific. I don't know how you got here but you need to hide. There's a battle going on and AGH!"
Shoutmon can't finish his sentence. A orange missile shot by a Skullgreymon hits ShoutmonX4B in the back. He falls to the ground.
"Hey, that's unfair!" Takuya says with his d-rector in hand.
[Takuya double spirit digivolution to... Aldamon]
Aldamon unleashes 5 rapid strikes of fire. Skullgreymon resists a moment but quickly sucummbs to the heat of the flames.
"Aldamon? How was he able to digivolve despite the black towers?" Shoutmon thinks "Wasn't he one of the heroes that helped us against Quartzmon? Although he probably doesn't remember it just like the others..."
Aldamon helps Shoutmon get back to his feet.
"Hey, are you alright?" Aldamon asks.
"Yeah, just a bit shaken up. That was impressive. We could really use your help."
Suddenly, a Skullsatamon crashes next to them like a meteor with Blackwargreymon on top of him. Blackwargreymon punches it in the face multiple times until it bursts into data. Blackwargreymon looks at the rest of Takuyas group, who are still undigivolved.
"Who are those children?"
Before anyone can answer Blackwargreymon jumps back into battle.
"Man he really reminds me of Christopher's Greymon." Shoutmon says "I'm glad orange Greymon and Geogreymon aren't like him. Now that I say it, dealing with so many Greymon on our team is really confusing. Anyways, if your friends are as powerful as you, come with us. The armor digimon are struggling against those guys and me, Deckergreymon and Blackwargreymon can't hold them back forever."
"I only understood half of what you just said but if you're in need of help we'll gladly help" J.P shouts.
Zoe agrees. "We're not leaving somebody who needs help behind."
Tommy already has his d-tecor ready. "I'm two steps ahead of you."
[J.P B-spirit digivolution to... Metalkabuterimon]
[Zoe B-spirit digivolution to... Zephyrmon]
[Tommy B-spirit digivolution to... Korikakumon]
-A short distance away-
"Where did Shoutmon go?" Mikey asks on the midst of the battlefield.
"He said he saw some weird purple light in the distance. He wanted to investigate." Flamedramon replies while dodging the attacks of a DarkTyrannomon and shooting it with flameballs.
"I saw him about a kilometer away from here talking with some children" Blackwargreymon adds while brawling with a Skullgreymon.
At this moment ShoutmonX4B can be heard getting closer. The combination of Dorulumons and Beelzemons legs make his fasts steps sound like that of a horse. With Shoutmon getting closer even more sounds can be heard. The flapping of wings, the stomping of something big and something that sound like the chains of a tank. Suddenly, a burst of fire supported by a gust of wind blows over the battlefield, instantly incinerating 3 DarkTyrannomon. Multiple Skullgreymon turn around to see what is happening but they get hit by an axe and a burst of electricity.
"Whoa. What was that?" Digmon says, seemingly impressed by the force of the attacks.
"Hey! I've got reinforcements!" Shoutmon shouts.
Ken looks at the new Digimon entering the battlefield. He takes out a book out of a backpack.
"Where did you get that?" Togemogumon, an armor digivolved version of Worrmon using the digimental of friendship, asks.
"I've got it from a store yesterday. I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to get as much knowledge about Digimon from Takatos world as possible before we had to leave"
"Oh, ok. Wait, the whole city was evacuated DOES THAT MEAN YOU STOLE IT?"
"Don't worry, I left a bunch of money on the counter. I just hope Takatos world uses the same currency as ours..."
Ken starts looking trough the book.
"Fire digimon. Greymon no, Flamedramon uh uh, Flamewizardmon not that either. THERE! Got It. Aldamon, Level Mega."
TK comes flying from the sky on Pegasusmon and lands next to Ken.
"A mega level digimon? Where did Shoutmon get a mega level Digimon to help us? Did some other Digimon digivolve? But that's impossible with the black towers standing here!"
Ken shakes his head.
"I don't know. Can you ask the other 3 their names? I can't find them in the book."
TK nods and lands next to Metalkabuterimon.
"Hey you! What's your name?"
"My name is J.P. And you are?"
"Don't be ridiculous, that's a human name!"
"Uhhh, that's because I AM a human!"
"I don't know, you look like a digimon to me."
"That's because I digivolved into a digimon."
"That's impossible. Humans can't digivolve, especially not into Digimon."
Ken interrupts the conversation.
"Actually, he's probably telling the truth. I read more about Aldamon and he is a fusion of the H- and B-spirit of fire. Using both of those spirits any Digimon no matter what type or level can become Aldamon. Since humans are also just data in the digital world, humans should also be able to digivolve using these spirits."
"See!" Metalkabuterimon shouts "I don't know how he knows that but he explained it pretty well."
Suddenly, there's silence on the battlefield.
"Whaaaaat?" Devimon screams "you defeated my entire army?"
Then he laughs sinisterly.
"Looks like I have to reveal my true Form."
Black wings grow out of Devimons back. He spreads them and envelops himself with them like a cocoon.
[Devimon warp digivolve to... Beelzemon]
"What?" Davis asks from the other end of the battlefield "he looks like the Digimon that helped us against Megidramon!"
Beelzemon laughs.
"The Beelzemon that helped you was a pathetic weakling. He had so much power but he gave it all up when he crawled back to his so called tamers. Small human children that wouldn't survive without somebody to look over them."
In reaction to Beelzemon's speech, Mikey's Beelzemon° detaches himself from X4B leaving only X4 behind.
"If the Beelzemon there was so weak, then I'll be your opponent."
Beelzemon laughs again. This time with ridicule in his voice.
"You? Hahaha. You may be called a Beelzemon but we're entirely different Digimon. Just look at you in your plastic armor. The Beelzemon on the other world was a real Beelzemon at least, but you, you are nothing."
"We'll see about that. Mikey, now!"
[Beelzemon°, Deputymon digixros!]
Beelzemon°, now equipped with two cannons, one on each arm, flies into the other Beelzemon with extreme speed and releases rapid fire shots of energy on the way.
Beelzemon doesn't even attempt to dodge Beelzemon°s attack. The energy blasts seem to have no effect on him. Before Beelzemon° can realize that his attacks are uneffective, Beelzemon grabs him and throws him to the ground.
"See, you're pathetic!"
Beelzemon pins Beelzemon° to the ground. He puts his boot on Beelzemon°s chest. Beelzemon° gasps for air. Beelzemon pushes his boot with more force, crushing Beelzemon°s ribs. Suddenly, a jet black tornado rams him from Beelzemon°s body. The tornado stops and reveals himself as Blackwargreymon.
"You're strong, so let's see how you fare against somebody worthy to be your opponent!" Blackwargreymon shouts.
"You are strong I'll give you that" Beelzemon answers "but you have a fatal weakness."
Beelzemon lifts his hand which causes Blackwargreymons body to stiffen up.
"You are still made out of black towers, which gives me control over you!"
Blackwargreymon cries out in pain, but after a few moments it's gone. His armor turns silver and his eyes glow red. He kneels before Beelzemon.
"Rise, Chaosgreymon!"
"What did he do to him?" Mikey asks while rushing to Beelzemon°s aid and loading him back into his xros loader.
"I don't know" Ken replies "but I believe he took advantage of the fact that Blackwargreymon is made out of black towers."
Ken flips trough the pages of his book.
"I can't find a Chaosgreymon among the known species of Greymon. It shouldn't be much stronger than Blackwargreymon but we should definitely be careful."
"Nonsense, I'll beat him!" Aldamon says confidentially and storms at Chaosgreymon.
Chaosgreymon just stands motionless. Aldamon picks up more speed and his fists begin to burn. He unleashes a tornado of fire that fully engulfs Chaosgreymon. The flames dissappear but Chaosgreymons only visible injury is a small burnmark on a part of exposed skin. Chaosgreymon moves forward almost robotically. He takes a step, then another, then he dissapears.
"What, were did he go?"
Chaosgreymon appears behind Aldamon and grabs him. He flies up into the air and twirls Aldamon around like a toy. Then, he throws Aldamon into Metalkabuterimon, Zephyrmon and Korikakumon. All 4 turn back into humans.
"Ugh, that hurt"
"You really are humans?" TK asks in surprise "Nice to meet you, I'm TK!"
Takuya stands up.
"Im Takuya, those are Zoe, Tommy and J.P. But now is not the best time for introductions, is it?"
Takuya looks at his friends.
"I think it's time for Susannomon!"
"But how?" Zoe objects "Koji and Koiji aren't here!"
"Damn, then Emperorgreymon will have to do!"
"Wait are you going to digivolve again?" Ken asks "I don't know about humans but our Digimon usually need rest after getting beaten up like this!"
"Well you obviously don't stand a chance against these guys!" Takuya says while pointing at the armor digivolved digimon.
"Hey, who are you calling weak here!?" Deckergreymon replies angrily.
Takuya takes a few steps back.
"Hey I wasn't talking about you big guy."
"Are you done talking already?" Beelzemon interrupts angrily "you're getting on my nerves."
[Takuya hyper-spirit digivolution to... Emperorgreymon]
Emperorgreymon charges at Beelzemon angrily. Beelzemon dodges but Emperorgreymon manages to cut his shoulder with his large sword.
"Now that's what I mean when I talk about power. Still, you are no match for Chaosgreymon."
Chaosgreymon jumps Emperorgreymon but he blocks with his sword. Chaosgreymon throws a few punches but Emperorgreymon deflects. He tries to strike a few blows with his sword but Chaosgreymon uses his armored wrists to block as well. Deckergreymon tries to launch a surprise attack with his Decker launcher. Chaosgreymon turns around with rapid speed and digs his claws into Deckergreymon's legs. Deckergreymon roars and splits back into MetalGreymon and Deckerdramon. While MetalGreymon is mostly unharmed Deckerdramon is heavily injured.
"Deckerdramon, get into the xros loader! I'm not letting you die again!"
Deckerdramon dissapears into Christopher's xros loader.
"Hey smart boy, what the hell happened there?"
"Those were the dramon breakers!" Ken explains "they're the gauntlets that all types of Wargreymon wear. They are very effective against all types of dramon type digimon. Chaosgreymon probably injured Deckergreymon's legs to take advantage of the fact that Deckerdramon is a dramon type digimon!"
MetalGreymon stands up again.
"That doesn't matter, I can still beat their asses without Deckerdramon!" MetalGreymon shouts furiously.
Shoutmon runs in front of MetalGreymon to stop him.
"Wait, you saw how strong Chaosgreymon is! Emperorgreymon is our only chance now!"
"There's still a chance" Mikey interrupts "when we create X7 and X6 we achieve this by putting the power of the Fusion fighters and blue flare together. What we can do with the power of digivolution we can also do without!"
"Pff, fine." MetalGreymon says "although I doubt Shoutmon will give me much more power..."
"C'mon I thought we were behind that phase" Shoutmon responds.
"Christopher, are you ready?" Mikey asks.
"Ready when you are!"
[ShoutmonX4, MetalGreymon double xros to... ShoutmonX4GM]
ShoutmonX4GM rises from the ground where ShoutmonX4 and MetalGreymon once stood. It's a muscular Digimon clad in completely red armor. It wields the sword made from the starmon in it's hands. It has shoutmon's iconic V on his chest. His face is a metallic mixture of Greymon's and Shoutmon's face. He has metallic wings and a tail on his back. The wings have yellow beams of fire firing out of them which Form yellow wings.
"Wow" Yolei comments "they merged into an entirely new digimon!"
ShkutmonX4GM picks up speed and starts running towards Chaosgreymon slowly. Chaosgreymon has returned to fighting with Emperorgreymon after he injured Deckergreymon. ShoutmonX4GM's steps become faster and faster until finally his wings spit out flames like boosters that propell him forward with massive speed. He stabs Chaosgreymon in the back. He pulls his sword out.
"Im sorry Blackwargreymon, but I had to to this!"
Chaosgreymon shifts positions from fighting Emperorgreymon to facing ShoutmonX4GM. The wound that ShoutmonX4GM's sword made fills with a black fluid. The fluid becomes solid and fully heals Chaosgreymon's wound. Chaosgreymon raises his fists against ShoutmonX4GM. He blocks the attacks from his opponent.
"Takuya, go get Beelzemon. Maybe we can free Blackwargreymon from his control if we defeat him. In the meantime I will distract Chaosgreymon."
Emperorgreymon nods and jumps up in the air. He spots Beelzemon hovering in the air nearby, watching the fight. He attacks with his sword but Beelzemon dodges.
From the distance, the armor digimon watch.
"What are we gonna do?" Digmon asks "we can't digivolve because of the black towers. Shoutmon and Greymon can do that fusion thing and Takuya is seemingly not affected by the towers."
"The towers, that's it!" Shurimon says "while Chaosgreymon and Beelzemon are distracted we can destroy the towers! Emperorgreymon and Shoutmon just have to hold out for long enough. As soon as all the towers are gone, we can normally digivolve and easily defeat both Beelzemon and Chaosgreymon!"
"Great plan" Flamedramon compliments "after all, we should be pros in destroying those by now!"
ShoutmonX4GM is still fighting Chaosgreymon. Chaosgreymon throws several punches at Shoutmon but he blocks using his sword. He's getting pushed back by Chaosgreymon step by step. Meanwhile, Emperorgreymon keeps trying to jump up to hit Beelzemon, but due to a lack of wings Beelzemon can always dodge easily.
"What a terrible performance, the mighty Emperorgreymon can't hit someone just because he has wings" Beelzemon mocks.
Emperorgreymon gets angry and grinds his teeth. He aims his sword at Beelzemon and throws it. Beelzemon easily catches it.
"What, did you really think you could hit me with thaAAAA-AAA"
The sword suddenly begins to get incredibly hot in Beelzemon's hands. He drops it and goes to the ground.
"Grrrr, how dare you you insolent child!"
Beelzemon charges a beam from the cannon on his other arm. Emperorgreymon picks up his sword and raises it in front of his body just in time to block Beelzemon's blast. Beelzemon starts rapid firing smaller blasts of energy which Emperorgreymon keeps blocking. At the same time ShoutmonX4GM is still slowly blocking Chaosgreymon attacks.
"This battle is going nowhere!" X4GM shouts with an animalistic voice.
Right after that Shoutmon's voice retunrns and says "Oh no Greymon you are not doing that!"
"Try stopping me!"
ShoutmonX4GM throws the star on sword away and readies his fists against Chaosgreymon. Chaosgreymon seemingly doesn't react. X4GM rushes forward and tackles into Chaosgreymon who, to Shoutmon's surprise, actually falls. But to his dismay, Chaosgreymon gets right back up again and throws himself into X4GM with full force. He spreads his shield wings and flies forward with full speed, right into Emperorgreymon, who is currently blocking Beelzemon's blast.
Upon impact, both X4GM and Emperorgreymon fall. Chaosgreymon throws himself on top of them, ready to sacrifice himself. Beelzemon smiles cockily.
"Time to finish off both of you."
"See what you did?" Shoutmon shouts to himself, or rather Greymon who is fused with him "We're doomed."
Beelzemon charges a final beam of energy to finish of everyone with one blow. Suddenly, someone taps his shoulder. He turns around and is hit with something he has never felt before, fear.
Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, Grandiskuwagamon, Vikemon, Valkyriemon, Magnadramon and Seraphimon stand behind him.
"Perhaps not all too doomed" Shoutmon corrects himself.
"What the- How were you able to digivolve despite my black towers?" Beelzemon asks while looking around himself.
To his surprise, there's no tower in sight.
"Oh no..."
"Positron Laser!" "Grandis scissors!" "Feral sword!" "Arctic Blizzard!" "Strike of the seven stars!" "Holy flame!"
The combined power of Vikemon's, Grandiskuwagamon's and Valkyriemon's powerful physical attacks aswell as the enormous power of Imperialdramon's, Magnadramon's and Seraphimon's energy blast burn away Beelzemon as if he was some kind of armor or clothing. All that remains is a small blue ball with tiny wings.
"Demidevimon, so it was really you all this time..." TK asks.
Demidevimon cowers in fear.
"P-please don't hurt me. I was only following orders."
"From who?"
"He'll kill me if I tell you. He was the one who gave me this power in the first place. He's at least waaay stronger than what you just saw from me!"
"Spit it out, you tiny ball! You'll regret turning me into that mindless killing machine." Blackwargreymon says.
"Blackwargreymon you're yourself again?" Cody asks cautiously.
Blackwargreymon nods.
"Sorry for beating you up like that" Blackwargreymon apologizes to Shoutmon and Emperorgreymon.
ShoutmonX4GM splits back into his component Digimon.
"Pff, we could have beaten you easily if that red weakling didn't fight so defensively" Greymon says while Mailbirdramon nods.
"Nonsense" Dorulumon replies "your aggressive fighting style almost got us killed!"
Mikey laughs.
During the conversation Demidevimon tries to escape but Seraphimon grabs him.
"Where do you think you're going? Where did you send the others?"
"Please, I'll tell you if you let me go! The Clockmon sent them to the future so our generals there could deal with them!"
"To the future?" Davis gasps.
Suddenly, a bolt of dark energy hits Seraphimon's hand, incinerating Demidevimon. A dark voice echoes around them.
"Muahahaha, he talked too much so he had to go."
"Who the hell are you?" Davis asks.
No reply.
"Hellooo? I'm talking to you!"
"It's no use." TK says.
Davis sits down.
"What are we going to do now? Everyone else was sent to the future. To the future! How are we supposed to rescue them?"
Imperialdramon turns back into V-mon and pats his partner on the shoulder.
"Tai and the rest are even stronger than us, I'm sure they'll find a way back."
Suddenly, the bushes behind them rustle and the sound of a breaking branches can be heard. V-mon pushes the bushes branches to the side.
"Now who do we have here? V-Headbutt V-Headbutt V-Headbutt!"
V-mon pulls 3 semi unconcious Clockmon out of the bushes.
"Now that's convenient" Grandiskuwagamon says while picking up the 3 Clockmon.
He grabs them by the top and let's them dangle in the air.
"You're going to send us to where you sent the rest of our friends or I'll drop you and squish you afterwards!"
"Wormmon!" Ken says in shock about the sudden brutality of his partner.
"Sorry" Grandiskuwagamon says in the tone that Wormmon usually speaks in "digivolving to a virus type and remaining peaceful is hard"
He shrinks and turns back into Stingmon to regain his neutral type.
"Now, would you please send us to the future or I'll be forced to become Grandiskuwagamon again and you don't want that do you?"
"I never noticed how much more confident Wormmon becomes when he's digivolved" Kari notes.
"Alright alright" one of the Clockmon whines "we were just following orders!"
"Man we just joined this group and we're already traveling trough time" Tommy jokes.
Suddenly, Beelzemon° escapes Mikey's xros loader still visibly injured.
"Im not coming with you" he says.
"Why?" Mikey asks.
"I noticed something while fighting that other Beelzemon. I am obviously very different than the other 2 Beelzemon we met so far. I need to find out who, or what, I really am before I can continue this journey with you."
Blackwargreymon takes position next to him.
"Not you too Blackwargreymon" TK says.
"I am sorry, but I will be accompanying Beelzemon. In the last two fights I realized how dangerous I am. Each time the enemy used me to fight you. Turning me into Omnimon Zwart or Chaosgreymon was probably just the beginning. When you truly need us, we will be there to fight alongside you but for now we'll fight this enemy on our own."
Mikey nods.
"Alright. It was an honor to be fighting both of you."
"If you run into Mervamon, greet her for me" Beelzemon says before he and Blackwargreymon take off into the distance.
The 3 Clockmon open a portal into the future and the group enters to rescue their friends and potentially meet new allies.
Authors notes: Thank you everyone for reading. In this authors notes I want to clarify some things. As you might have noticed by my writing style, English is not my native language, it's German. Therefore I have watched the German dub of all the seasons of Digimon which basically 1:1 dubs the original Japanese version but uses the terms from the American dub like digivolution instead of evolution. Some people were confused about the Black towers and that's a mistake on my end. I only recently learned that they are called control spires in the dub. Hopefully that clears up what I mean when I say black towers. The next chapter will return to the group that was sent to the future. Thank you for reading and a review would be greatly appreciated.