Here is another chapter~! :3 And I have a story cover up too~! :3 It is of Omnimon's emblem here. It is the Crest of Friendship with the points of the Crest of Courage, but this will become a golden color on his cape later on. The only thing that is not is the grey slash mark. :3
Opening Files: Jump-Slip Drive
Amongst all the weapons of the 'White Legend', the jump-slip drive is their ace in the hole. This drive, connected to the ship's engines and Lohengrin cannons, allows the 'White Legend' and her crew to jump between dimensions. While normally not used, the Lohengrin cannons can be used to open a wormhole which then fades into the fabric of space and time. Once the wormhole is opened, the ship can then just use the drive to tap into that dimension's signature and slip into it unseen.
Developed at Sextillis City, Sector/Section/City Eight, the jump-slip drive was created using the theory of different dimensions existing alongside the main one. Using this as the base, the higher-dimensional physics eggheads were able to conclude that it was indeed possible to slip between the different dimensions, and that if one was to do so, they would need to bore a hole through the dimensional barriers established to exist. With this frequency recorded, the scientists were able to develop a prototype device using theoretical physics to figure out the polar opposite frequency. This device used the Lohengrin positron cannon as the base for sending out the frequency that would create the wormhole, thus allowing a ship equipped with the drive to move between different dimensions.
First tested by the 'White Legend' in the local year of 2279 CE, the jump-slip drive worked, but not without issues since it was just a prototype at the time, not to mention a virus in the system messed up the coordinates too. It landed the ship in a dimension that was not the target, but it still worked regardless. Used again in CE 2280, the drive worked, but again, the coordinates were off, landing the 'White Legend' in a new universe that was not the intended target. But the third time was the charm, as in CE 2281, the jump-slip drive worked as expected.
However, when the new threat of the GrimmFall universe came, the 'White Legend's' jump-slip drive allowed them to access the new universe without fail. After the wormhole to GF-007 was established, the slip drive function allowed the ship to slip in and out unnoticed. Currently, the 'White Legend' is back in Dimension O-000 for reparis after sustaining severe damage in a battle with a Sea Feilong Grimm. It is unknown how damaged the jump-slip drive is, or it is was damaged at all.
Close Files
The Absolution drifted through space as it orbited the planet of Earth. While the main pilot of the ship, TOM, was in recharge, the ship's AI, SARA, ran things as smoothly as possible. However, a ship watched the black vessel before slipping away into nothing, vanishing in a flash of light and heading back to Dimension O-000
The Minerva, a black and red vessel, arrived back in its home dimension and headed towards the space colonies. On the ship was Commander Arthur Trine, a former executive officer now captain. He watched as the ship known as the 'White Legend' arrived back in their home dimension. Already there were some ships ready to provide an escort to the colony of New Juneau, which was the base of operations for Zero Squadron.
When the white ship got within visual range, his eyes went wide as he saw the damage on the ship. There were scorch marks on the white metal skin and two huge dents could be seen as well. Seven of the engines were offline, and most weapons were disabled and in stand-by mode. Commander Trine frowned at this. What could have damaged the ship, the Archangel, so much?
He at once contacted the famed ship. "Archangel, this is the Minerva. What is your damage status?"
A response was immediate. "Minerva, this is the Archangel. Damage status is severe. Main sensor grid is down, along with radar and main cameras. Lohengrin and Gottfried cannons are offline, and seven engines are down."
"Understood, Archangel." Commander Trine replied. "We'll guide you into New Juneau for repairs."
"Roger that." The white ship's captain replied.
As the white legged ship followed the red and black vessel into the main group of the space colonies, a vanguard of other ships formed up around the Archangel for support and to protect the ship from any threats that could be present. Even though the white ship's crew was part of the elite Zero Squadron, it was still protocol,l if any ship of the squadron was damaged, to form up a vanguard and protect the helpless ship.
The trip didn't take too long, and soon the Archangel was docked in the main hanger bay of New Juneau. Already techs were working on trying to repair the damages as soon as the clamps locked down on the ship itself. While that was going on, the crew left the ship, each ready to forget the massive battle that had almost wiped them out. But before they could, the unit had to report back to the United Earth Nations for the debriefing.
New Juneau Command Center
Admiral Heero Yuy stood with those of his unit that had remained with him, all at attention as the main screen flickered before it showed the UEN symbol. That then faded to show the UEN Secretary General Brian Willis himself. "I see you have returned." He said as Admiral Yuy nodded.
"Yes, sir." He replied with a salute. "And we have information on the new universe we were sent to."
"And what of the Steelhaven?" The secretary general asked as Admiral Yuy and the remainder of his unit each looked down somberly.
"Missing in action." Admiral Zala replied sadly. "We have no idea where they are."
The black-haired man noticed right away that eight of the unit's members were missing. "And why are you eight members short?"
"They are currently infiltrating into the local culture of the new universe to gain more information." Rear Admiral Joule explained.
Secretary General Willis frowned at this. "Care to explain the circumstances behind your return, Admiral Yuy?" He asked in a serious, almost scolding, tone. "You and your unit have a reputation of being supportive of each other and your record for team missions, as well as solo, is spotless. I do not want to have to give you and your unit a warning or punishment if that is truly not your reasoning for leaving them behind."
Admiral Yuy stepped forwards. "We encountered one of the local entities and it damaged the Archangel severely in the ensuing fight." He replied. "If not for having insulation against electrical-current using weapons, the ship, as well as those of us on her, would have been lost."
"And this entity was native to this universe you were in?" The man asked as the admiral nodded.
"Yes, sir." Admiral Yuy replied. "It used a lightning-based attack that was launched from its mouth to attack us and made direct contact with the hull."
Secretary General Willis narrowed his eyes at the information. He knew the admiral was not one to lie, but even still, the information from the Archangel's black box would give him the full story.
GF-007
Denver Bullet-C
It didn't take that long for the bullet train to reach its next destination. The town of Yuma, Colorado wasn't that big as Denver, but it was still a good population for a not so populated area. As it was, Agunimon had no idea of what awaited him when the train pulled in. He had gotten a sandy-brown cloak as a parting gift from Dracon, not that he had a choice to turn it down. For some reason, the Dragon of Denver thought it would be a good idea to make sure they both wore cloaks, something like a joke almost. Not that he minded anyway.
Shaking his head slightly, the Warrior of Flame sighed before he slipped the hood up and got out of his seat. He left the train and exited into the station, looking around for anything out of the ordinary. But nothing stood out to him. Narrowing his blue eyes slightly, the Digimon frowned to himself. Just what would he be able to do here since there was no way he could tell if anything was wrong? It wasn't like there was any form of internet, right?
A sigh escaped him before he left the station and exited to the outside. Walking down to the street, Agunimon saw the town looked like a normal place to live, and it seemed totally normal. Sure, there were Faunus and Mobians in addition to humans, but other than that, things seemed peaceful.
Looking back behind him, Agunimon saw nothing out of place. Walking away from the station, the Warrior of Flame was wondering if stopping here was a good idea. If the town of Yuma seemed peaceful, then maybe he could still board the Denver Bullet and head out further...?
But before he could even make his way back towards the station, something set off his Digimon instincts. Agunimon perked up as he felt that tingle of danger run down his spine. Looking back behind him, the Warrior of Flame was surprised to see what looked like a Faunus with bull horns rushing through the crowd. There was a glowing orange...Aura?...around him as many innocent people, mostly humans, were barreled aside by the sudden rush he pulled. Many landed on the ground either with limbs missing, or said limbs being injured as a result of the charge.
Tensing, Agunimon knew he had to do something to prevent things from getting out of hand. But as it was, he had to be careful since this guy looked to be powerful. He rushed forwards, making sure his weapon was pulled from its spot on his back. As the bull Faunus came to a halt, with the orange glow around him vanishing, Agunimon reached him from behind, his blade pulled back and ready to be brought down. With a sneer, the Faunus pulled what looked like a spiked club and blocked the blade strike, which surprised Agunimon.
The Legendary Warrior landed a ways back from the bull Faunus, who twirled his club in his hand a few times before hefting it onto his left shoulder. "Well, what do we have here?" He mocked. "A Huntsman? It will be my pleasure to kill you, human."
His words surprised Agunimon. "Kill me?" He asked. "Why?"
"All you humans are responsible for the plight of us Faunus being seen as mere things and savages." The bull Faunus replied with a sneer. "After all, humans cannot stand the thought of us Faunus replacing them, am I right?"
For some reason, that comment made Agunimon feel this rage building in his chest and he growled. Thankfully, his hood hid most of his face, so the Faunus could not see what made him different from most humans. Gritting his teeth, the Digimon's sharp fangs were not seen by the Faunus, but that wasn't of importance. "Why are you so against humans?" The Warrior of Flame asked. "What did they do to you?"
"Try more like what have they done to all Faunus!" The Faunus snapped back. "None of the humans have shown my species the respect they deserve!"
Agunimon had no idea as to what this Faunus was going on about, but he didn't press the issue. It was clear this Faunus was just out for revenge against humans for no reason. 'Or is there something I'm missing?' He thought to himself before he suddenly gasped and jumped back as the spikes from the Faunus's club nearly wound themselves around his body. Thankfully the spikes missed, but it didn't matter, as now the Digimon was wary.
"You won't catch me, human!" The Faunus sneered. "I am too smart for you!"
"I doubt it." Agunimon said, trying to refrain from making any witty quips. "If you are as smart as you claim, then you need to actually stop and think for a moment about what you are doing."
The Faunus glared at him, the sneer falling off of his face. "What does that mean? That you are smarter than me?!"
Agunimon blinked in surprise. "What? No!" He exclaimed, but his protest was mistaken for something else, much to his dismay.
"I see it now! You think I am a lowly savage!" The Faunus shouted. "That's just like all you humans!"
The Digimon shook his head. "No...That's not what I think!" Agunimon exclaimed. But his plea wasn't heard by the Faunus.
"Now I will just have to kill you myself!" The Faunus crowed before he lowered his head and a dark blue Aura flared to life before he began to charge, the Aura then changing to become that bright orange color that happened when he charged.
Much against his will, Agunimon found his body reacting and jumped to the side to avoid getting hit by the charge. Luckily, no humans were behind him, but Agunimon knew that could change any moment. He gritted his teeth in frustration before he saw the bull Faunus coming back at him. Looking back behind him, Agunimon could see there were a few humans behind him. If he dodged this blow, then they would get hurt in his place. The Digimon growled to himself before he braced for the impact, putting his weapon in front of his body so that would take the blow instead. However, the bull Faunus sneered before he cut his charge and swung his club towards the Digimon's weapon of choice. Agunimon barely blocked the spiked club with his rifle/katana, grunting at the impact. It was clear this Faunus was stronger than a human. A smirk played at his lips at this thought. If that was the case, then it was a good thing he wasn't a human anymore.
Using that to his advantage, he pushed back against the bull Faunus's weapon with his Digimon strength, not even bothering to hold back this time. The look of surprise on the Faunus's face was enough to make the Warrior of Flame grin as he managed to hold his own against the attacking Faunus. "What?" He teased. "Didn't expect someone to be able to hold their own against you?"
In response, the Faunus kicked out with his foot, but the Digimon just moved to the left, the blow just barely missing his body. In response, Agunimon lashed out in a kick, nailing the bull Faunus in the chest, or would have if not for his dark blue Aura flaring and taking the damage instead. The Faunus stumbled back, rubbing at his chest where he had been hit. "I don't know how you can match me..." The Faunus began. "But no one matches Fredrick Jones Jr. and gets away with it!"
The Faunus, Fred, then ran at the Digimon, who just jumped backwards and dodged to the right, the punch that followed missing his body, but barely. Agunimon then held his sword/rifle up and got ready to defend himself as Fred ran at him with his club held back. He swung it down, only for the Warrior of Flame to counter it by swinging his blade up and deflecting the blunt weapon away from his person. As soon as he managed to move the club with his blade, Agunimon then lashed out in a side kick, forcing Fred back from him.
Fred grunted as he looked up and narrowed his blue eyes at the cloaked Digimon. As it was, the Warrior of Flame was also watching the Faunus, keeping an eye out for any moves that might be unknown of to him. The two circled around, with many of the people watching from a distance. For Agunimon, that was a blessing in disguise because it meant there were less people to hurt.
However, that did little to deter Fred, as he just charged ahead, his Aura flaring and turning orange again. Agunimon knew he needed to prevent the bull Faunus from hurting anyone else, but with that Aura and his charging, that was almost impossible! 'How am I going to keep him from charging again?!'
San Diego
Lobomon and Beetlemon were engaging Granny, who was charging at Bugs. Bugs smirked as he aimed his rifle and then fired. The explosive Dust round impacted her Walking Tentacles and blew them to splinters, or it did for two of them anyway. Two more were about to hit the Warrior of Light, but Lobomon saw that coming and jumped up before pulling one of his beam sabers and pushing off the wall back towards her. The tentacles sped towards him again, but the Digimon was quick to react, swinging his beam saber and hitting the metal points in a blocking move. He grunted as he pushed them away from his person, landing and drawing his second beam saber as the two tentacles came at him again.
Nearby, Beetlemon was using his sheer strength to push back against the two tentacles that were engaging him. The Warrior of Thunder had never been so glad to be one of the strongest Digimon on his team, as it was showing clearly in his battle against the Fallen's wooden tentacles.
Bugs aimed his rifle once more and fired again, forcing Granny to call out more Walking Tentacles, which surprised both Digimon. Not too far off, Lobomon growled as he saw more tentacles emerge from the Fallen's back. He was forced onto the defensive, connecting his beam sabers at the hilt and spinning his beam staff to deflect the tentacles that launched themselves at his person. He was able to slice through some of them, but the tentacles only seemed to retreat before coming back at him. In fact, two launched themselves at him from behind and hit the Warrior of Light in the back. If not for his armor, they would have penetrated right through him. As it was though, the two tentacles did some damage anyway, denting his armor in the back, causing him to cry out as he fell forwards, catching himself with his hands and landing on his knees while panting. Lobomon glanced back over his shoulder to see the two tentacles that had hit him hovering just above his form. Without thinking about it, he rolled to the right side as the tentacles came at him again, hitting where he had been mere seconds ago instead. Using that to his advantage, the Warrior of Light lunged for the Fallen, his beam sabers still ignited and pulled apart, one in each hand.
The Fallen merely sneered at him before she commanded her tentacles to hit him again. Lobomon grunted as he was smacked out of the air and onto the ground. But before the Fallen could attack him again, Beetlemon charged in, electricity on his horn in retaliation for attacking his fellow Digimon. "Let's see how you like this!" He shouted. "Lightning Blitz!" The attack slammed into her, or more like her tentacles instead, but due to his charging, Beetlemon was able to break through the tentacles defending her and hit Granny directly. She screamed at the electrical current coursing through her before she was thrown off the Warrior of Thunder. Lobomon grunted as he sat up slightly, supporting himself on his lower arms. He could see Beetlemon in front of him in a protective stance, the Fallen not too far off with electricity still coursing over her form every now and then. "You okay?" Beetlemon asked, looking back at him as the Warrior of Light nodded.
"Yeah..." He replied. "Thanks."
Beetlemon gave an unseen smirk before turning back to the battle. Granny by now had gotten to her feet and was panting from the assault that the Warrior of Thunder had unleashed on her. Bugs walked up, taking his place in front of Lobomon as well. "Well, Granny, it seems your outclassed here." The resort owner said before he cocked his gun's safety, switching out to the electric Dust rounds.
"I think not!" Granny sneered as she got her Walking Tentacles ready again. Behind the two, Lobomon was more than prepared to get to his feet, but Bugs looked back at him, shaking his head.
For a moment, Lobomon was confused as to why the Mobian was saying no before he saw a tentacle creeping up on Bugs from behind. His red eyes widening, the Digimon got to one knee and aimed his left gauntlet at Bugs, or rather, behind him and fired. "Howling Laser!"
The laser shot missed Bugs' face by mere inches, surprising the Mobian before he heard the crack of the tentacle being hit and, looking back, was surprised to see he had just bee saved from being hit in the neck by one of Granny's weapons. He looked back at the Digimon, who gave a smirk back in return. "I'd say we're even." He teased.
Bugs just chuckled before turning back to Granny as Lobomon finally got to his feet and made sure to aim his ranged weapon at the Fallen. "Well, would you like to continue, or will you give up?" Bugs asked as Granny growled.
"You haven't seen the last of me!" She shouted before turning and bolting out the doors.
Beetlemon, Lobomon, and Bugs all watched as she left before the Warrior of Thunder sighed. "Well, that could have gone better." He said at last.
"Sure, so you say." Lobomon grunted before he winced at the pain from where he had been hit by Granny's wooden tentacles.
Bugs noticed that and looked at him with concern. "You okay?"
"Yeah..." The Warrior of Light replied. "Just nailed me in the back, that's all."
Bugs frowned at that. "If she did, then I think we should get it looked at."
When Lobomon tried to protest, Beetlemon frowned to himself and walked over. "Bugs is right." He said as he then slipped one of the other Digimon's arms over his own shoulders. "You shouldn't even protest something like this."
Growling to himself, Lobomon looked away, but reluctantly accepted that it was necessary.
Yuma, Colorado
Agunimon and Fred were still facing each other down, with the bull Faunus charging at the Digimon in an attempt to get him cowed into submission using his Faunus heritage as a show of being superior. As it was though, the Warrior of Flame wasn't even close to being forced into a fearful submission by the display. Instead, he was more determined than before to stop this from getting out of hand. Yet fighting in a crowded area was not doing him any favors either, as he was not able to use his attacks or even his weapon because of so many people in the area.
Realizing there was only one way to stop the Faunus, Agunimon turned and ran, trying to lure Fred away from the area. "You get back here, human!" Fred shouted as he gave chase. Against his will, a smirk crossed the Digimon's face before he forced it aside and kept running. He had to get to a more open area so he could fight on more even ground. The two made their way through the city, only for the Warrior of Flame to finally see an open field that looked to have nothing around it. Smirking to himself, he ran towards it, the bull Faunus following him directly. Once in the field, Agunimon turned to face Fred, just as the Faunus came to a stop, still holding his club. The bull Faunus smirked as he hefted his club again. "Can't escape me now, can you human?" He taunted. "Open fields are a deadly field for those who face me."
Agunimon smirked himself. "I could say the same thing to you." He said before he reached up and threw off his cloak, just as a shimmering ribbon surrounded him. Fred gaped in surprise before the ribbon dissipated into smaller particles of energy, just as a burst of fire came from what had been a cocoon of shimmering energy. As the flames died down, the Faunus could clearly see large, feathery orange wings, bright red armor covering a form in a black body suit, two blue eyes that looked feral with a white, tri-horned head, golden guards on the arms, tri-clawed hands and feet, and a red tail that moved in a threatening manner. "Especially when I'm like this." The new being, BurningGreymon, growled in a gruff sounding voice.
"W...what are you?!" Fred demanded. "You are no human!"
"That's right." The Beast Warrior of Flame growled. "That was your first mistake."
Fred cocked an eyebrow before he sneered. "Well, the bigger they are, the harder they fall!" He shouted as he lowered his head again and began his charge once more. His Aura turned orange again, but this time, BurningGreymon was ready. He flared his wings and took flight, jumping off the ground and into the air, thus avoiding the bull Faunus's strike towards him. Once in the air, the Digimon looked down and he could clearly see the slow loops that Fred was making as he tried to charge back around towards the Beast Warrior of Flame.
A mental smirk crossed BurningGreymon's mind as he flew upwards and merely let the Faunus charge underneath him. Seeing that, Fred came to a halt and snarled before he hefted his club and swung it forwards, firing off the spikes at the Digimon. Surprise crossed the Beast Warrior of Flame's mind before the spikes wound themselves around his form, pulling him to the ground with a grunt. He slammed into the ground hard, throwing up dust and debris as well as making a small crater with the sudden impact of his body. Grunting, BurningGreymon turned to face Fred, who was now sneering as he once more lowered his head and charged at the downed Beast Warrior of Flame.
While he was a bit panicked now, the Digimon was still able to retain enough lucidity that he could focus on a way out, and he knew just the method to use. All along his body, parts of his armor seemed to emit small bursts of flame before he tapped into that power. "Wildfire Tsunami!" As soon as he said those words, flames erupted all over his body, burning the ropes of the spikes off his body and throwing Fred back with the sheer intense heat. The Faunus was forced to turn to the side to avoid getting hit by the heat of the flames, and that threw his charge off. Using that to his advantage, BurningGreymon got to his feet and aimed his cannons at the now disoriented Faunus.
"Pyro Barrage!" The small bursts of flame energy hit Fred's Aura, and because there so many of them, his Aura began to actually weaken, much to the Digimon's surprise and relief. However, he couldn't keep up the attack for long, and he was soon forced to stop lest he run out of energy and revert to becoming human once more. The fractal coding surrounded his form once more and he shifted back to his more humanoid form of Agunimon. Using that to his advantage, the Digimon was able to rush in, grabbing his discarded rifle and bringing the blade back. With a shout, the Warrior of Flame swung the blade forwards and actually managed to gash Fred on the right shoulder and along his back slightly. The Faunus screamed at the pain of the injury before he tried to use his club on the Digimon.
Thinking fast, Agunimon ducked the blow and rolled to the left before getting to his feet and swinging his blade towards Fred's left side. Reacting quickly, Fred dove to the ground and the blade missed him, but barely. He then kicked out towards Agunimon's face, but the Digimon just turned his body to the right and the blow missed his face, but barely. Fred pushed himself to his feet and glared at the Digimon before he felt his arm stinging with the burning pain of that gash. "This isn't over..." He hissed before turning and running away. Looking after him, the Warrior of Flame panted slightly before he sighed and reached down, picking up his cloak and slipping it back on. He slipped the hood back up once more and looked back at where the Faunus had run off to. The wind teased his cloak slightly before Agunimon turned and walked back towards the station, his weapon back on his back where it belonged.
Dimension O-000
In the main command center of the United Earth Nations building on Earth, Secretary General Willis was looking over the data from the black box of the Archangel. So far, it seemed to match with Admiral Yuy's accounts of what had happened, as well as those of the unit that remained on the ship. That, combined with Captain Ramius's testimony and the data, only seemed to back the decision even further: despite the desire to remain in the new universe, severe damages had warranted the return to their home dimension for repairs, lest they be unable to support the teams remaining behind when they were truly needed.
"It seems Admiral Yuy made the right call then." He mused to himself. If that was truly how things were, and if these Grimm creatures that were native to this new dimension were truly as dangerous as expected, then it was all the more reason the unit was sent back. If anyone could learn how to counter these Grimm, it was Zero Squadron.
He smirked to himself at that. Even if the unit was as dangerous as expected, they often threw opponents for a loop by letting themselves get beaten around until they had enough information on each enemy, and then they truly let their strength show.
The secretary general's smirk faded as he remembered what information they had already gathered. It seemed the issue with the animal people, the Faunus, was more precarious than originally thought, but if anyone could make the strides needed to overcome that, then Zero Squadron could do it. They were made up of Naturals, Coordinators, and Enhanced, after all.
'But will it be as easy as I think...?' Secretary General Willis thought. A mental snort escaped him. "Of course it won't..." He reminded himself. But one could hope...right?
The Archangel returns to Dimension O-000 for repairs while Agunimon fights Fred and wins as Lobomon and Beetlemon win against Granny with the help of Bugs. But what awaits now that the famed 'White Legend' is damaged and in drydock? What of the teams they left behind? How will they fair? Read on to find out~! :3