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: Shannon Blake
One of Clan Blake's members, Shannon Blake is the cousin of Daphne Blake, who is a member of the former Mystery Inc., and is related to the famed Scotsman, Scotty Blake himself. Being related to the strongest Huntsman in the world has its own pressures, and as such, Shannon has been under pressure to unlock her Aura and Semblance, all so she can be seen as a viable member of Clan Blake.
Although she is a skilled individual when it comes to escaping traps, due to Clan Blake's own history of them, Shannon is more worried about being able to fight like the rest of her clan. While Daphne, her cousin, might not have her Semblance awakened, she is known for using a Claymore that can cause tremors in the earth itself, and that is yet another one of Clan Blake's specialties.
Traveling with Omnimon, the Grimm Slayer, Shannon has managed to unlock her Aura, although her Semblance is yet to be awakened as well. However, when it does awaken, there is no doubt it will be something worthy of a member of Clan Blake.
"A desire to be seen as a capable member of society is all well and good." TOM said as he closed the Shannon Blake file. "However, sometimes it can be taken too far." He continued as he tented his fingers. Pressing a button on his right armrest, images of the white ship, the Archangel, came up on the screen behind him. "The members of the elite unit that is based on this ship are seen as the best of the best, and they are all highly capable members of the military society that lives in their home dimension."
TOM then looked back at the images. "Now, what would happen if they weren't the capable unit they are currently?" He asked. "Would they have been able to stop the wars at all? Or would have humanity ended for their world?" The robot then faced the cameras. "Thankfully, that never happened, and these guys prevented humanity from being destroyed."
He then leaned back in his chair. "So, how would you react if pressured into being a capable member of society? Would you cave and do what others asked of you? Or would you become successful in your own way?" TOM then looked out the window of his ship. "Because that's something only you can decide."
Chicago
The darkness that was the train tunnels of Union Station was illuminated only by the dim orange-colored lights that were placed on every pole holding the roof up. Loud engine noises could be heard from each train as they pulled in or left, sometimes just even sitting there waiting for passengers. As the train pulled in, Omnimon could see many humans, Faunus, and Mobians getting on and off of trains as theirs neared where they were supposed to stop. In a matter of minutes, the train had stopped and the doors opened, allowing him and his companions, as well as the other passengers, to get off.
As soon as the Royal Knight stepped off, he was glancing around for anything unusual, but to no avail. Even as he walked towards the station entrance, he was not aware of the lone bat hanging above him and his two companions, peering at them with unblinking eyes.
Omnimon glanced around again, looking for the source of the uneasy feeling he was beginning to pick up on. But his blue eyes didn't spot anything out of the ordinary. It never even occurred to him to look up for the source, as it was right above him. Next to him, Donnie could see the Grimm Slayer looking around uneasily. "Hey, is something wrong?" He asked as Omnimon looked back down at him with a questioning hum.
"No, nothing is wrong." He assured the turtle Mobian, but he had the feeling something was watching them, and he didn't like it one bit. "I'm just getting the feeling we're being watched."
Looking around next to him, Donnie didn't see anything unusual at first before his trained ninja senses told him to look upwards. Donnie did, only for his eyes to land on the small bat as it squeaked and flew off. "Um...does a bat count as a source of watching?" He asked as he pointed at the bat flying off.
Glancing up, Omnimon's superior eyesight caught sight of the bat and his eyes narrowed as it flew out of sight from even him. "Normally it wouldn't..." He rumbled with a hint of anger to his voice. "But in this case, that is an exception."
"Why?" Shannon asked, not liking his tone.
"Because that bat is a familiar of Myotismon." The Grimm Slayer replied, making both Mobian and human gasp.
"You mean he was watching us?!" Donnie exclaimed.
Omnimon nodded seriously. "Yes, and if he was, then we have lost the advantage." He said grimly. "I was hoping we could use the image the media portrayed me as to get the element of surprise, and while we could still do so in theory, realistically, the chances of that happening are very slim now."
Shannon frowned at this. "So what do we do?"
"We have to be on high alert now." Omnimon said seriously. "If anything, Myotismon will most likely be making his move soon, and I can almost guarantee that he will try to eliminate me first."
"Are you that much of a threat to him?" Donnie asked in confusion.
The Digimon gave him a look. "I am a Royal Knight, Donatello. That means I am one of the 13 strongest Digimon in the Digital World, and I am the second in command of the group as well. If that doesn't give a hint as to how strong I am, then I don't know what else could except for the fact I am a combination of a DNA Digivolution of two Mega-level Digimon and the digital essence of human children as well." The Royal Knight replied.
Donnie was left gaping as Shannon giggled at his reaction. "Are...are you serious?!" Donnie exclaimed at last. "That's...How strong is Myotismon again? An Ultimate-level?"
"Yes. He is a level below mine." Omnimon confirmed. Donne looked down in thought. If what the Digimon had said was correct, then if Myotismon was a level below him, then that meant he was stronger already. However, Omnimon had one last bombshell to drop. "However, Myotismon is strong enough that even I had trouble, and that was when I was in my individual Mega Digimon forms. But because I am a DNA-Digivolution, or made up of the data of two Mega-level Digimon, I am stronger than that of an average Mega."
The turtle Mobian gaped again, but this time even Shannon joined in. Omnimon blinked at the two in confusion. "What? I already told you that, Shannon, did I not?"
"Err...yes, you did." Shannon replied as soon as she shook herself out of her stupor. "But I just didn't realize how much stronger you were than an average Mega-level Digimon."
"Well, I am." Omnimon assured her and Donnie. "There is no need to truly worry about my power being weaker than Myotismon's."
"Then, why should we be worried?" Donnie asked. "His intelligence?"
"Yes." The Grimm Slayer confirmed. "Don't underestimate him, because this is one Digimon that even the Ten Legendarry Warriors would be wary of, although they don't have to worry about him too much since he falls under the jurisdiction of the Royal Knights." What he wasn't going to add however, was the fact that the Legendary Warriors would have been able to beat the vampire-like Digimon with no issues. Not that his companions needed to know that anyway...
Deep in the underground of Chicago, a form with gleaming fangs hissed in anger at seeing the white-armored, cape-wearing Digimon. He had heard of this 'Grimm Slayer' and had expected to see the rumored human with the white horse called Adam, not a Royal Knight of all Digimon! This meant trouble with a capital T, far more than those thrice-damned Chosen Children who had beaten him not once, not twice, but three times!
Pale skin, white as a ghost's, was revealed in the dim lighting of his lair, with sharp ice-blue eyes gleaming dangerously. This Royal Knight would have to be eliminated first and foremost, then he could search out this rumored human. Such a strong human would have strong blood with which he could boost his power, and such strong blood was often the most succulent if he recalled correctly.
He glanced back at his coffin, which sat open, waiting for its master to rejoin it in sleep and harmony. A dark chuckle escaped him before he drifted over to it and fell back into the open maw, only for the top to creak shut as the light of the candle went out in a wisp of smoke.
GrimmFall
Kazemon was more than relieved to see Agunimon later when she went to the rec room, only to see him sitting on the couch, talking with Lowemon and Tiki Torch. From what she could see, it looked like he was more relaxed than he had been when he left her and Major Glory earlier in the day. She could only hope he didn't take his anger out on anyone. However, that didn't seem to be the case, so she was quite relieved. "Hey!" She called as she made her way over, making the three males stop their talking and glance over.
Agunimon just gave her a wave with a grin. "Hey." He greeted back, making her heart flutter with unseen emotions. Not that she was going to reveal any of them. Nope, she would rather nurse those feelings in secret, thank you very much!
Lowemon gave her a nod as Tiki Torch gave her a warm grin. Looking at the flame hero, Kazemon could see he was patting the spot next to him, but instead of taking a seat next to the Class V Huntsman, she sat next to Agunimon, which made him blink in surprise, and unbeknownst to her, a blush dusted across his cheeks as he looked away. He wasn't about to reveal his emotions towards her, thank you very much! He would rather nurse those in secret, away from anyone else.
Seeing this, Tiki Torch gave a small smile. He could see the reactions of the two Digimon towards each other, and it made him snicker mentally. He could clearly see they had feelings towards each other, even if they didn't realize the other had those same feelings.
"So, how long have you known each other?" The Class V Huntsman began, trying to draw out some conversation. It was also part of his plan to get the two to see if they would admit their feelings for one another.
"Huh?" Kazemon asked, just as Agunimon looked back at him in confusion.
"How long have you warriors known each other?" Tiki Torch clarified.
That seemed to clarify things for the two, and Lowemon, as the Warrior of Wind was the first to answer. "Well... for quite a while." Kazemon replied. "Although we don't exactly know how long to be exact."
Tiki Torch nodded. "That's understandable." He said. "And just how did you guys meet?"
"As odd as it sounds, we met..." Here Agunimon trailed off, not entirely sure if anyone knew their secret. True, Dracon knew, but that was only because he had been severely injured and exhausted, resulting in his returning to human form in front of the Gundam.
"We met on the train." Lowemon finished, surprising Agunimon. The Warrior of Flame looked at him in surprise before the Warrior of Darkness looked right at him. "And, to be honest, yes, the Justice Friends know we are actually human."
"What?!" Agunimon almost shouted, only bringing his voice under control due to Kazemon's hand squeezing his own. "But how?!"
Lowemon gave his leader a serious look. "Let's just say that Kazemon and I fought a powerful enemy that resulted in us getting severely injured to the point of returning to our human forms." He said at last. "That is the only reason they know."
Tiki Torch nodded. "Major Glory made all of us swear to never reveal it. Judging by your reaction, I take it it is the same with you?" He asked. "Being a human I mean."
A sigh escaped the Warrior of Flame as he leaned back against the couch and nodded. "Yeah, it is." He confirmed. "It is because we were brought here through some kind of dimensional portal that we are Digimon now."
Looking at the red-armored Digimon, Tiki Torch gave him a warm smile. "We'll find a way to get you guys home." He said in a reassuring manner. "Besides, Major Glory already has one of our guys, Bullet, looking for the rest of your friends."
That news surprised Agunimon, Lowemon, and Kazemon, as the latter two had not been told about it, and the former because he had been out of it during that time due to his fever. "What?!" All three exclaimed.
Hearing that made the flame hero laugh before he calmed down. "Sorry, but hearing all three of you say that at the same time was just too funny." He apologized. "But to answer your question, yes, it is true."
"Why would he do that for us?" Lowemon asked.
"Well, it's part of who he is, but it's also because he doesn't want you all to be separated for longer than necessary." Tiki Torch explained.
Agunimon blinked in surprise. "Is there a reason?" He asked, not entirely sure of what to make of this.
Here, Tiki Torch became serious. "Other than to reunite you guys, it is because Major Glory fears your friends may become targets for the Fallen."
Agunimon frowned at hearing this. He had heard of the Fallen before, but he was unsure of how strong they were. Beside him, Kazemon shuddered for some reason and he noticed that. Hesitantly, he reached out and wrapped an arm around her, gently pulling her closer to his body. "Hey...you okay?" He asked, his voice holding a hint of concern.
The female Digimon perked up as she registered she was being held close to his larger frame and she tried very hard to keep a blush from forming on her cheeks at the close proximity to him. "Err...yeah...I'm fine..." The Warrior of Wind murmured, but her tone of voice sounded like she was distracted by something.
"You sure?" Agunimon asked as he gently slipped a hand under her chin, tilting her face up to meet his blue gaze. "Because you don't seem like it."
Here Kazemon went silent before she shivered again. "Just...remembering a bad enemy...That's all..." She murmured.
A frown crossed the Warrior of Flame's face at that comment. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of enemy could give Kazemon such a bad feeling. He glanced at Lowemon for any information, and the Warrior of Darkness noticed his leader's concerned look.
His red eyes turned hard as he looked down, clenching his fists. "You know how we fought an enemy that forced us to return to human state due to severe injuries?"
"Yeah, you mentioned that already." Agunimon said, confused as to how this was connected to Kazemon's current state.
"The enemy we faced..." Lowemon steeled himself for what he was about to say. "...was a Fallen."
That made Agunimon tense as he looked at his fellow Digimon. "You...you fought a Fallen?!" He exclaimed.
Lowemon nodded grimly. "Yes, and both Kazemon and I lost. He was that strong." The dark-armored Digimon said somberly.
"And you didn't think to tell me?!" Agunimon hissed. "I literally left on my own to come find you guys, and you didn't think to tell me about this?!"
"We...We didn't want you to worry..." Kazemon murmured, making him look back at her. "We survived it, so we didn't want you to worry about it..."
The look of rage on his face slowly softened into something much more caring as he gently hugged her closer to his chest. "Is...is that what you were worried about?" The Warrior of Flame asked gently, making Kazemon nod as she tried to keep herself from blushing again. Being held close to his broad chest was somehow comforting to her, and she found she didn't want to leave his warm embrace.
Beside the two, Tiki Torch smiled a bit. It was heartwarming to see how much the three Digimon cared for one another, but it was even more so to see the concern Agunimon had for Kazemon.
"I...I had no idea..." Agunimon began, but his voice then trailed off as he lost the will to speak. Instead, he just held Kazemon a bit tighter, trying to comfort her.
Unbeknownst to the foursome, a certain feeble-bodied boy was watching this with an unseen fury. Jimmy couldn't believe the winged woman was being held by his savior! She had no right to be held by him! No. only he deserved to be held by his hero! He began to plot, coming up with and creating many plans to get his hero to be by him and him alone! Sneaking off, Jimmy giggled to himself, unaware of what was to come down the road...
San Diego
Bugs Bunny was going over some finances for his resort when Daffy came in, looking a bit miffed. The resort owner looked up, surprised to see him looking angry, as it was rare to see him like that to begin with. "What's crawled up your butt and died?" He joked as the black duck Mobian gave him a glare.
"Don't ask." Daffy grumbled. "Just someone decided to take a chance and not arm the security system." He added, his eyes hard. Bugs winced at that. He knew Daffy valued his money greatly, so to hear an employee didn't arm the security system was a bit disturbing, because that money was not only for Daffy, but also for the resort to make a profit off of.
"Don't worry." Bugs said as he leaned forwards. "I will have a talk with that employee."
"You had better." Daffy grumped as he sat down. "I don't want to have to explain how the resort lost millions if not billions of dollars because of a careless employee."
The rabbit Mobian then gave a look over towards the two Digimon with them, noting how Lobomon seemed to be completely dead to the world while Beetlemon was snoring softly. The two had fallen asleep some time before, with the Warrior of Light sprawled out on the couch on his back while the Warrior of Thunder had conked out curled up on a sofa. Or at least, he had until he had rolled off and was now sprawled on the floor, still asleep.
Daffy noticed that and sighed. "They still asleep?"
"Well, if you had been training for a few hours, wouldn't you be tired enough to sleep just about anywhere?" Bugs joked as Daffy gave him a wry smile.
"True." The black duck conceded. "That's true..."
Unbeknownst to the rest of the city, two more people were lurking around, each looking for something of use. But raiders they were not. No, each one was different from that. One was female with reddish-maroon hair and blueish-violet eyes, and the other was male with white hair and blue-green eyes. The female was none other than 'Laura Hawkins' or Vice-Admiral Lunamaria 'Luna' Hawke, and the male was 'Markus King' or LTJG Mark Kururugi.
Luna wore contacts that turned her eyes brown and a hood over her unusual hair color while Mark dyed his hair brown to seem like a normal person. The two pilots were undercover, as per their orders. "So, anything else besides that woman with the canes from her back?" Luna asked as Mark shrugged. The two had seen the fight between Granny and the owner of what was the resort before them.
"No." Mark replied with a shrug. "All that I know is that she was not a normal human if her eyes flaring red were any indication."
Luna shivered at the way those eyes had looked so sinister and cold. Not even Admiral Yuy had such cold eyes, which was saying something since he was their most powerful and feared pilot. "I just hope we don't come across such an individual again. That was scary..."
GrimmFall
Like the other three places, there was a duo that was in charge of infiltrating the city. But they were not the assigned pilots. No, instead it was 'Alex Nealson', or Akira Nishikama, and 'Fiona Allens' or Flay Allster, two more pilots going undercover.
Akira had contacts in over his golden eyes, making them seem green thanks to the blue in the contacts themselves. Flay had no need to hide an unusual hair or eye color since she was a normal human, unlike her companion with her.
Looking around, Akira could see the main heroes of the city every now and then, including the one called Major Glory. While he was not impressed by the man's theatrics, he did have to admit his physical strength and devotion to the city were something to be admired.
The enhanced human frowned to himself as he saw someone walking by, only to shove a Faunus aside. He watched to see what would happen, and the man did do something, beginning to beat up the young teenaged lion Faunus.
"Hey!" Akira snapped. Being what he was, he was used to seeing people like him being beaten up because of their better genetics, so this hit home for him. His eyes flashed once as the man looked back at him. "What's your problem? Why are you beating up that Faunus?"
"What's it to you?" The man slurred back; he was obviously drunk. "Them Faunus ain't deservin' of bein' called human! Not when they does things like pick-pocketing me!"
Akira growled to himself. "And what proof do you have? Do you see your wallet in that Faunus's hands?" He snapped back. "Or are you using the crime of existence to defend your actions?"
Hearing that made the man stop in confusion. "Crime of what?"
"The only crime of a child is being born." Akira said. "Is it the child's fault for being born? What if the parents wanted to have a child, who is then condemned for being born? Why justify the actions of hurting a person based on a child's parentage? Answer that, and I may let you off."
For once, the adled drunk was unable to think, his alcohol-dazed brain unable to formulate an answer to that. Instead, he merely walked off in a dazed stupor. The look on his face was so dumb, it made Akira smirk to himself as Flay, next to him, recorded the look on the drunk's face. As the man left, Akira walked up to the Faunus. "You okay, kid?" He asked, making the lion Faunus look up at him in confusion.
"Um...Why did you help me?" He asked as the black-haired human gave him a grin.
"Because that ass didn't know what he was doing." Akira joked.
His words made the Faunus grin slightly. The kid looked quite pleased to see someone was actually willing to help him this time around. It was a better experience instead of just being left to fend for himself when such people came around him.
If only things were so simple...
At the Justice Friends HQ, things were going fine, save for one small thing... and its name was Jimmy.
Agunimon found himself being followed by the boy; when Jimmy thought he wasn't aware of it, he would try and sneak up on the Digimon from behind.
The idea of the boy stalking him made the Warrior of Flame uneasy. He knew he had to find a way to lose him, but the kid just made sure to keep it up even when he tried to do so! Even tricking the boy into going another direction hadn't worked!
A sigh escaped him as he turned down the hall to retrieve his weapon, only to jump as Jimmy came out right in front of him, holding what looked like some sort of shawl. "Um..."
Jimmy just grinned and held it out. "I made this for you!" He chirped, but instead of taking the gift, the Digimon instead turned and left in a hurry. Jimmy scowled at that. he followed the Legendary Warrior of Flame, and Agunimon was very aware of it.
Lookjng around, he saw no place to hide, at least on the ground level anyway. An idea crosses his mind, and with a simple jump, Agunimon spread his arms and legs, plastering his hands and feet against the walls, close to the ceiling. Jimmy came walking down the hall quickly, only to see no sign of the Digimon. "Where did he go?" The feeble boy wondered. He didn't even bother to look up above him. Jimmy left, confused as to where the Warrior of Flame had gone, which left Agunimon alone for the first time in a while.
A sigh of relief escaped him as he felt the tension go away. Releasing his hands and feet from their positions on the walls, he fell to the floor and landed on one knee before getting to his feet. Glancing up, the Digimon made sure to head down the hallway and away from the direction Jimmy had gone.
Eventually, the Warrior of Flame was able to retrieve his weapon and it made him feel better to have it on his person. As he made his way down to where he could meet up with Kazemon and Lowemon, Agunimon couldn't help but wonder what else could go on in this new world. At least, he did until he saw Jimmy coming down the hall.
Glancing around, the Digimon saw a storage closet and ducked inside to escape the boy, who walked past looking for him. Agunimon listened as carefully as he could, trying to keep his breathing silent instead of heavy and hard. With a slight gasp, he moved away from the door, just as the Jimmy listened for any sign of him.
When the boy left, Agunimon sighed as soon as Jimmy was gone. He stayed in that closet for a short while, pondering on whether he should leave yet or not, only to tense as he heard the sound of someone running. Agunimon knew he had to get out, but there was no way to do so without opening the door and exposing himself if the person coming was indeed Jimmy. But before he could make his move, the door opened and in came a form he least expected.
Instead of Jimmy, Kazemon came in instead, looking quite nervous. She shut the door, not even seeing Agunimon right behind her. The Warrior of Wind slowly backed up, only to bump into another body right behind her. She nearly yelped as she and the unknown person fell to the ground. A grunt from behind her sounded vaguely familiar, she realized before she felt the person moving around.
Looking back behind her, she blushed almost a beet red at seeing she had bumped into none other than Agunimon. The Warrior of Flame was on the ground, and she was pratically on his lap. Their chests were almost touching and their faces were mere inches apart. Kazemon swallowed hard at realizing this. Looking up, Agunimon rubbed his head before he realized Kazemon was mere inches from his face and an unseen blush formed on his own cheeks. He had never been so grateful for his mask as it hid his blush quite well.
The two Digimon merely stared for a brief moment before Kazemon leaned in a bit, trying to get a closer look at him. She could see how well-built and muscular he was, and she wondered what it would be like to be held in his muscular arms, close to his broad chest, her head resting on his broad shoulder... At that, she shook her head and pulled back before speaking. "Sorry..." She said as she finally got some distance and breathing room. "I didn't realize you were here."
"I-it's okay..." Agunimon murmured. "But...why are you hiding here?"
"Krunk." Kazemon explained. "He sees me as a pretty face to be won over." She then looked at him. "What about you?"
"Jimmy." The Warrior of Flame admitted. "Kid keeps stalking me."
Kazemon had to giggle at that. "I told you~!" She sang, making him give a pout almost. A sigh escaped him.
"Sure..." He sighed.
Just then, the door opened and Tiki Torch peered in, a slow smile crossing his face. "Well, well. What do we have here?" He teased. The two Digimon realized he had seen them, but neither realized the implications of just how he had found them. "Trying to get some alone time in?" The hero joked. To see both Legendary Warriors blushing at his words made him smile even more.
"What?!" Kazemon practically screamed. "I don't like him like that!"
To hear those words seemed to send a pang of hurt through Agunimon's chest. She really didn't like him like that? Were his own feelings towards her just one-sided like he had feared? He wished it wasn't the case, but it appeared it was. Still, he hid his hurt and replied. "I...I don't have feelings like that towards her at all! She's...just a...close friend, nothing more!"
To Kazemon, hearing his own words of denial made her heart feel like it was about to be broken in two. Did he really not have the same feelings towards her? Were her hopes of him having those same feelings just that, hopes? Was her crush on him just that, a crush? Tiki Torch didn't even appear to notice the hurt on each of their faces, they both hid it well.
The flame hero grinned before he reached out a hand, Kazemon taking it as he pulled her to her feet. Behind her, Agunimon got to his own feet, brushing off his armor as soon as he was standing up. "C'mon." Tiki Torch said as he led both out of the storage closet. "I don't need Major Glory getting any ideas on what you two were doing in there."
As he led the two Digimon away and down the hall, both were silent. Agunimon wasn't sure if he should just outright admit his feelings at that point, because Kazemon had just denied having the same feelings he had towards her. As for Kazemon, she wasn't sure if she should continue to hold out hope he had the same feelings she had towards him because Agunimon had just denied having feelings towards her.
If only they truly knew...
Omnimon and his two companions reach Chicago only to find their element of surprise was lost as two more teams from Dimension O-000 begin their work while Agunimon deals with his stalker as he and Kazemon try to figure out their feelings towards one another. What will the trio in Chicago uncover, and what about the two new teams? What will their impact on the cities of San Diego and GrimmFall be? Read on to find out~! :3