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
On another note, I will be cross-posting this story to deviantart and archiveofourown as well, if you don't mind Maximus. :3
Opening Files: Wing Saber
Cocky and arrogant are the two words that best describe this mech, and it fits him to a T. However, Wing Saber is also a well-trained Autobot who values life over even his own arrogance. To that end, he will use his cockiness to his advantage, giving time to his fellow Autobots and human allies to escape by drawing the attention of their enemies. It is this that makes him a valued member of Team Convoy, the team led by Saber Convoy himself.
Wing Saber, being a flier, is skilled in aerial combat, and he has the weapons to back up his boasts as well. Unusually, he also has twin blades, similar to Saber Convoy, but he is not up to the skill level of the commander. Still, Wing Saber is not a mech that should be underestimated just because he can act all arrogant and cocky. He is known as a member of Team Convoy for a reason...
"Skill can sometimes lead to arrogance." TOM said as he closed the Wing Saber file. "But does that mean they are a liar?" He then pressed a button on his right armrest. An image of Wing Saber came up, along with an image of another mech, one who hid behind a boulder. "Sometimes one lies about their skills, only to reveal their true colors when under the same circumstances they claimed to have been under." On the screen, Wing Saber was shown flying in to take on the enemy while the other mech just screamed and hid, despite being in the same circumstances Wing Saber was in.
"So, if you claim to have a certain set of skills, will you reveal those skills? Or will you hide them and come off as only arrogant?" TOM asked as he faced the cameras. "Because if you don't have the skills, you are just a liar."
GrimmFall
"Still no sign of Agunimon." Major Glory sighed, walking back into the briefing room. "Any luck here?"
Tiki Torch shook his head. "He left his security card behind so we can't trace him. I monitored all the security channels but nothing came up that might have involved him. What exactly made him leave?"
"I don't know." Lowemon answered, shaking his head. "He's temperamental but he's never acted like this before."
"I don't doubt his ability to protect himself but with Katz out there and possibly working with the Fallen he might be targeted." Major Glory rubbed his chin. "He should still be in the city."
"Major, Kazemon and I should join the search. You sent Valhallen and Phan-Tone on some kind mission with Miss Spell, leaving you, Torch and Krunk here. With us you have at least a bigger search party." Lowemon suggested.
Glory sighed but nodded. "Very well but no one goes alone. If Katz is still in the city it's imperative everyone has a partner."
"I should stay and monitor the search and keep an eye on that Jimmy kid." Tiki Torch suggested. "Major, maybe you should talk to Sebben and Chief Fizz about giving us more man power. We can call in the SWAT Katz to do an aerial search."
"Good idea." Glory agreed. "You talk to the chief and I'll talk to Sebben."
Agunimon made sure to keep himself out of sight with his hood up, making his way towards the station, where he could board the Denver Bullet and leave the city. Entering the station, the Digimon made sure to flash the Bullet Pass he had, signaling he wanted to travel to Denver. The station person nodded and pointed to where the passengers of the Denver Bullet were gathering. Without a word, he made his way over, keeping to himself the whole time. He was also unaware of the search going on for him, not that he cared or anything...right...?
Lowemon made his way over to Kazemon, seeing her staring out at the rainy city before her. "Kazemon, we're going out." The Warrior of Darkness said, making her look back at him with surprise.
"What? Why?" The Warrior of Wind asked.
"Major Glory thinks Agunimon may still be in the city, so we need to find him before Katz does." The other Digimon said seriously. Looking down, Kazemon's face then took on a look of guilt, which surprised Lowemon. "Is something wrong?"
"I...Well...we...we had a fight...and he...he left...because of that..." The female Digimon admitted at last. This surprised Lowemon, as well as changed everything.
The Warrior of Darkness grabbed her shoulders as he got her attention. "And you didn't say anything?!" He snapped. "We need to know where he is!"
"I don't know where he went!" Kazemon snapped back. "I just know he left and that's all!"
Growling, Lowemon turned away from her. "Well, we have our work cut out for us, don't we?" He hissed under his breath. If only things would be as simple as they appeared to be...
Space
Saber Convoy frowned as he listened to the transmission from that crashed ship, courtesy of Wing Saber sending it back.
"Well, what do you make of it?" The flier asked as the commander pursed his lips in thought.
"It seems this Optimus Prime could be this universe's version of the Supreme Commander, or rather, the Imperial leader." Saber Convoy admitted at last. "It may be that the Cybertronian Empire here is weaker than ours is back home." He added. "Or at least, the influence of said empire here is waning, and badly too."
"So, what do we do now, Chief?" Wing Saber asked as he eyed his commander. "I don't think it would be a good idea to just let these guys remain missing."
Saber Convoy nodded. "Agreed. Stay down there, Wing Saber. We may need you to do another search yet. For now, find a place to hide out until we can get into a more useful position here in orbit."
"You're going to go into stealth?" The aerial mech asked as his superior nodded.
"For now, yes." He confirmed as Wing Saber nodded before the line went dead. Saber Convoy looked out at the unknown ship before he gave the order. "Stealth mode, Jazz." He ordered as the spec-ops mech grinned.
"Can do, boss bot." Jazz joked as he pressed the button. In a matter of seconds, the Ark went into its stealth mode, and was hopefully hidden from the enemy ship...
Earth
Down on the planet below, Wing Saber looked around the crashed ship, feeling creeped out by the fact he was in amongst a bunch of deceased Autobots. "Great...just where am I supposed to hide?" He muttered to himself as a sweat-drop ran down the side of his helm. Walking out of the bridge, the aerial mech glanced around, trying to find out of there was anyone who survived the crash. Sadly, it seemed all of the occupants were offlined, at least, until he heard what sounded like a moan.
Getting out his left blade, Wing Saber tensed for any possible signs of a fight starting. He crept down the hall before he heard it again, off to his right. The aerial Autobot cautiously eased open a door, only to see what looked like a pink femme against the wall, and on her chest plating was the Autobot insignia.
"What...?" He muttered to himself. The femme groaned again as pale blue optics came online and she turned her helm, a pale pink face meeting his own tan one. Then, she spoke to him.
"Who...are you?" She murmured. Upon seeing the big red Autobot symbol on his chest plating, she realized he was one of her faction. "An...Autobot?"
Wing Saber shook his helm, snapping out of his stupor. "Yeah. I'm an Autobot." He confirmed.
"From...Cybertron…?" The femme pressed as the winged mech nodded again.
"Yeah. Why?" Wing Saber asked.
She smiled. "Good. Our distress signal must have gotten out..."
"Um..." Wing Saber trailed off here. "I hate to break it to you, but no one survived the crash. It's just you."
The femme seemed to look confused. "What? Of course we're alive."
Wing Saber shook his helm. "No. I mean, your ship crashed. You're the only survivor of that accident. I just arrived a few kliks ago."
Hearing those words seemed to startle the femme. "The ship crashed?! How?!"
"That's what I want to know." The winged mech replied as he put a hand to his left hip. "When I got here, everyone else was offlined save for you."
The pink femme looked like she was in shock as Wing Saber knelt down beside her. "I...How did...you find me?"
Wing Saber sighed. "I didn't intend to in all honesty. But I was ordered to search out Cybertronian ruins, and well, imagine my surprise when I found your crashed ship." He replied.
Looking back at him, the femme spoke some more. "You...weren't sent here to find us?"
"No." Wing Saber said sadly. "And...I'm sorry I got your hopes up. For what it's worth, I am sorry about the loss of your crewmates as well."
The femme went silent, unsure of how to take this now...
GrimmFall
Kazemon, Lowemon, Major Glory, and Krunk were out looking for any sign of Agunimon while the SWAT Kats flew around overhead, having been given permission to search by Mayor Sebben.
Lowemon was with Krunk while Major Glory was with Kazemon. It had been decided that the Warrior of Darkness would fare better with Krunk while Kazemon would have the protection of Major Glory if there were any Fallen around. The two Digimon were in constant contact via their D-Tectors, which they had found they still possessed on their persons.
"Any sign of him?" Lowemon's voice drifted through Kazemon's pink and lavender device, with his symbol of Darkness showing up on her D-Tector's screen.
"No." Kazemon sighed. "We've looked from the air, and no sign of him anywhere."
Lowemon's voice was silent before wafting through again. "Did Major Glory consider using his X-Ray vision?"
"I did, Lowemon." Major Glory replied. "But I do not wish to because it would possibly violate privacy."
"Major, we have to find him, especially with Katz out there." Lowemon's voice said seriously. Without even seeing him, Kazemon could tell the Warrior of Darkness's red eyes were glinting dangerously just by his tone of voice alone. "Are there any places where he could have gone?"
Kazemon frowned before she gasped as she realized something. If anyone wanted to leave unseen, then the train would be perfect! "The train..." She muttered as she looked at her D-Tector. "He might have gone to the train station!"
"Are you sure about that?" Lowemon asked.
"If he wanted to leave undetected, then yes." Kazemon replied.
Major Glory perked up as he realized at as well. "Washington's Mansion...That's it!" He exclaimed. Looking back at where the station was, the two flying beings, one a hero and one a Digimon, flew over and came to a hover. Major Glory narrowed his eyes beneath his mask as he called upon his X-Ray vision.
In a matter of seconds, he was able to see through the thick roof down to the main floors and below. He could see many people, Faunus, and Mobians walking and milling around, waiting for their trains to come in, or even getting off the train into the city. He looked around for a wild-haired, red armor-wearing form with a rifle on his back, and to his surprise, he saw the Digimon. The major could also see he was in the bay for the Denver Bullet.
"I found him!" Major Glory declared, startling Kazemon.
"You did?!" She asked as she looked at him. "Where?!"
"It appears he is in the boarding station for the Denver Bullet." The hero replied.
Looking back down again, Kazemon frowned to herself. Was he really heading back to the city of Denver...?
"We can still intercept him." Major Glory assured her softly as he placed a hand on her shoulder in a reassuring manner. "The Denver Bullet only comes in every three days, and the next train out isn't due in for another few hours."
The Warrior of Wind gave him a small smile in return.
With that, she turned and flew down towards the station entrance, with Major Glory behind her. Once they landed, Kazemon spoke. "What are we going to do when we find him?" She asked. "I mean, it's not like he's going to come back willingly." She sighed here. "Once he gets it in his head he needs to do something, he won't change his mind so easily."
Major Glory frowned at that before he sighed as well. He reached behind him and pulled out a set of handcuffs. "If we have to, we will take him back by force."
Kazemon frowned in worry at that. but she nodded.
The duo made their way inside, hoping they didn't have to use force if it ever came down to it...
In the train station, Agunimon made sure to keep his hood on his cloak up, the cloak itself held close around his body. He just needed a few more hours before he could leave here and never come back. Not that he wanted to...
'Oh sure...' That little voice inside said. 'It's not because of Kazemon…?' He felt his chest tighten at that as he shook his head.
'No, of course it's not!' Agunimon thought to himself. 'I need to get away from that Jimmy kid!'
'Then why are you leaving after a fight with your best friend?' The voice teased before going silent.
The Warrior of Flame growled softly to himself. There was no way he was going to return. She just didn't understand!
'Yeah? Understand what?' That small voice snickered. 'Or is it that you're just afraid? Afraid she won't return your feelings towards her?'
'SHUT UP!' Agunimon snarled at the voice, albeit mentally. He knew what that was; after all, no one ignored their conscience for very long.
'Then why did you hurt her?' His conscience teased again before going silent again.
"I...I didn't hurt her..." The Digimon muttered to himself. "I didn't..."
Or did he...?
Just then, he looked up as the sound of footsteps reached his hearing. Turning, Agunimon was stunned to see Major Glory was there...alongside Kazemon... He turned away, trying to remain inconspicuous. However, it backfired when he heard the major walking towards him. "There you are." He said, making the Warrior of Flame twitch at that.
That was the only confirmation Kazemon needed to figure out it was him. "Agunimon..." She began, but instead of responding, he just remained silent. "Please...just listen..." She tried again.
"Why!" The male Digimon asked at last. "I told you I was leaving."
"But why?" Major Glory asked.
There was silence for a moment before Agunimon spoke. "I need some time to think about some things." He replied at last.
"What things?" Kazemon pressed. "I don't understand."
"That's because you wouldn't." He muttered softly. Kazemon felt her throat tighten at those words.
Major Glory then cleared his throat. "Well, regardless, I think it would be best if you came back with us."
Agunimon shot his gaze over to the Major, his piercing blue eyes narrowing at that. "And why should I?"
"Because Katz is still around here." Major Glory replied. "He might come after you again."
In response, the Warrior of Flame stood up and glared at the hero. "I said I was leaving." He hissed back. "And I intend to, no matter what!"
Major Glory frowned at this. It seemed Kazemon was right about it not being easy to change his mind. He sighed before reaching for the handcuffs, but Agunimon saw that and reacted by turning and running from the station. Looking up, the symbol of peace was surprised to see the Digimon was getting away from them.
He flew after, Kazemon following. Agunimon ran from the station to the outside, and that was when she knew. He was going for his Beast Spirit. "Major, he's going for his more powerful form!" She exclaimed. "It also grants him the ability to fly!"
"Well, we won't let him then!" Major Glory declared as he then aimed his left index finger and fired off a few stars from it. The stars hit Agunimon in the back, sending him to the ground with a grunt. Major Glory then came down to the ground and landed before removing the Digimon's weapon and his cloak. Agunimon realized what the hero was up to and began to struggle to get away. His squirming did not go unnoticed by the major, who frowned at that. "Now, let's not make this more difficult than it needs to be." He said.
"Why?!" Agunimon snapped back as he glanced over his shoulder to glare at the hero. "I told you I was leaving!"
"Yes, but again, it is because of Katz that you cannot be allowed to leave." Major Glory said at last as he held up handcuffs. At once, the Warrior of Flame saw that and began to squirm even more, but Major Glory just took the Digimon's left arm and put the cuff on it before doing the same with his right arm. Agunimon growled as he felt the major lock the handcuffs, effectively capturing him and pinning his hands behind his back.
As Major Glory got off of Agunimon, he helped the Digimon to sit up. "We're just looking out for your safety." He continued as the Digimon just looked away.
"Why?" The Warrior of Flame hissed as he looked back at the symbol of peace. "I can handle myself!"
"Yes, but as I mentioned, Katz is still in the city, we can't take any chances." Major Glory said, wondering why the Digimon was in such a foul mood. "Is something wrong?"
He got a response at that. Agunimon looked away, trying to hide his face and the sudden hurt that crossed it at the same time. Major Glory frowned at the response. "No...nothing's wrong..." He rasped. But it was clear something was wrong.
"What's bothering you?" Major Glory pressed in a reassuring manner. "I need to know so I can help you."
A snort was his response. "Well, I hate to break it to you, but nothing is bothering me." Agunimon growled back as he made eye contact witn the major's masked gaze.
Kazemon walked up, and seeing her sent unknown emotions rolling within the male Digimon's heart. Agunimon looked away from her, not even making eye contact. "Agunimon..." She murmured, making his heart clench tightly. He hated hearing her voice like that, soft and broken. The Warrior of Flame could feel his throat get tight with emotion, but he shoved it aside. Or at least tried to.
The Warrior of Wind walked up and knelt down next to him. "What's wrong?" Kazemon asked as she placed a gentle hand on his right shoulder. "Why do you feel the need to leave?"
Feeling her hand on his shoulder in a gentle manner brought back memories of how she had cared for him when he was trying to recover from Katz's Semblance, and Agunimon tried to shove those memories aside. But he couldn't. The feeling of her hand on his shoulder gently brought back memories of how gentle Kazemon had been when trying to cool his feverish body, how soft her hands had been on his cheek...
He looked away, closing his blue eyes tightly, as if trying to shove some memory of some kind aside. Kazemon frowned at the other Digimon's reaction. "Agunimon..." She murmured as her hand drifted from his shoulder onto his cheek. Her hand cupped his face gently as she turned his head to face her own. "What's wrong?"
"Like I would tell you!" He snapped back. "I told you I wanted to leave!"
"But why?!" Kazemon pressed. "Is it because of our fight?"
Major Glory looked surprised at this. "Is that why?"
"Well...yeah..." Kazemon admitted.
Agunimon just looked away again. "No." He said, but deep down he knew it was a lie. And that it was only part of the reason he was leaving. The other part was named Jimmy. "It's not."
"Then why?" Major Glory asked.
"I just need some time to think some things over." He admitted at last. "And...I'm counting on you to keep her and Lowemon safe."
Major Glory felt shock cross his face. Was Agunimon really kicking them off his team?! "Why?!"
"It's only until I can figure things out." The Warrior of Flame admitted. "I just need some time to myself. That's all."
As much as he hated to admit it, the major knew there was no reason to hold Agunimon without making the other teams angry. Sighing, Major Glory took out the key and undid the handcuffs, freeing the Legendary Warrior. "You will be back?"
"As soon as I figure out what it is that is bothering me." Agunimon replied, giving a nod to the hero.
Kazemon could only watch as her fellow Digimon stood up and grabbed his weapon and cloak before heading back into the train station.
It was official...He did not want to be around her any longer...
Crashed ship
Wing Saber frowned to himself as he watched the pink femme before him. She seemed so distraught over what had happened to her crewmates. And it seemed there was little he could do to help her. He was a warrior for crying out loud! He was a fighter, not a nurturer! He had no idea on how to help or calm a crying femme!
Still, he had to try, he figured. Hesitantly, the flier reached out and placed a hand on her left shoulder guard. "Um..." Wing Saber began. "I...uh...I'm sorry...for your loss..."
In truth, he was just winging it here! He had no idea what he was doing!
"How..." The femme rasped. "How can you understand losing comrades?!"
Here, the mech sighed as he knelt down beside her. "Look, I understand the pain of that all too well." Wing Saber began. A wistful look appeared in his green optics at that point as menories began to come back to him. "I've lost comrades before too. And some of them have been under my command."
"You were a commander?" The femme asked as she looked up at him.
"Yeah, but not a skilled one." The winged mech admitted. "I only failed my teams I commanded. I was unable to lead effectively."
"I'm sure you did fine." The femme said, but Wing Saber only grunted in response.
"Sure." He retorted. "If you call being unable to stop your subordinates from going into what you well know was a trap doing fine."
His responde made the femme look down in sadness. "Oh..."
Another sigh escaped Wing Saber. "So yeah...I understand losing comrades more than you think."
There was silence for a moment before Wing Saber spoke again. "By the way, I don't think I got your name." He said as the femme looked at him in confusion. "And I mean your designation with that term."
"Oh. Well, I'm Arcee." The femme said at last.
Wing Saber blinked his optics in surprise. It seemed this was a different version of Arcee. Wing Saber gave her his best smirk. "Name's Wing Saber." He said as the femme, Arcee, giggled at his response.
"Nice to meet you, Wing Saber." She said as he grinned.
"Now, what do you say we dump the grave here and leave?" Wing Saber said as he held out a hand to her as he stood up.
While Arcee had no idea what he meant, she figured getting out of the crashed ship sounded like a good idea. So, she took his hand and he pulled her to her feet. Holding onto her, Wing Saber flared his wings and ignited his engines in his feet before taking flight and leaving the old ship behind.
Denver Bullet
On the train, Agunimon didn't even dare to look out the window as the city faded into the distance. It wasn't his problem anymore. A snort escaped him. Why was he so worried about Kazemon? It wasn't like she cared about him or anything, especially since she had denied having feelings towards him. The Digimon turned away from the window with a huff, closing his blue eyes to try and get some sleep on the way back to Denver.
If only it would be that simple...
Seattle
The Archangel sat below the waves, just a white lump against the rock that was off the coastline. Admiral Yuy looked over the information that was being sent back by the teams he had sent out, and frowned to himself. It seemed like this Satyra leader, His Eminence, was impossible to track. As far as the squadron knew, this person might not even exist, but then again, that could be said to be the same for them. The Enhanced snorted to himself. Of course they didn't exist in this world. But His Eminence did. And it was up to them to find out just who it was that led this terrorist group.
His dark blue eyes narrowed as the admiral glanced over what information had been uncovered. If what Lt. Commander Nishikama had mentioned was accurate, then it was most likely what the terrorist group planned on: breaking down Faunus and Human relations until things were so bad that Faunus rose up and made the humans the ones who had no rights. Just the thought of that scared Admiral Yuy badly enough he wanted to hunt down the group's leader and kill them in the slowest ways possible. But that wouldn't be possible unless they knew who the leader was, and their location. 'And even then I wouldn't do such a thing...' The admiral reminded himself. No, it would go against proving they were superior to this leader's thinking, that they were better than the 'eye for an eye' policy these people subscribed to.
Leaning back in his chair in his room/cabin, Admiral Yuy looked out the window at the ocean around the ship. He could see fish swimming by, but the ship's sensors were also primed to pick up on any Grimm that came within the radius of the radar and sonar. So far, there had been no Grimm like that sea dragon one, but there were no doubt others in the sea, lurking just out of sight.
Sitting up, the ORB Union admiral then got to his feet and went down to the hanger. He needed to check up on his machine's maintenance anyway.
In the hanger, Admiral Yuy could see the technicians were almost done with his machine's maintenance. Of course, the other machines were also undergoing said maintenance, but they were all at differing stages of it.
"What are you doing down here, Admiral?" Command Master Chief Petty Officer Murdoch asked as Admiral Yuy gave him a look.
"Just checking on the maintenance of the Gundams." The admiral replied without even missing a beat. "They may need to launch if another Grimm like that sea dragon one comes around."
CMCPO Murdoch winced at that. "Oh yeah...Don't remind me of that last battle..." He murmured.
A nod was his response. "Agreed." Admiral Yuy said seriously. He looked around, but nothing seemed amiss.
In the bridge, Admiral Zala frowned as he watched the news for information on Satyra. It seemed like they were still doing the usual attacks on humans for no reason, with no pattern to the attacks.
"How can we predict their next attack if there is no pattern to the attacks?" He murmured to himself. It was difficult to find those Faunus members as it was, but when there was no pattern to the attacks? It was downright impossible! Admiral Zala groaned as he placed his head in his hands. "What are we missing?!"
Captain Mu la Flaga walked over. "Maybe there is a pattern we can't see." He suggested. Admiral Zala looked back at him.
"Really?" He asked.
"Think of it like the SEED and STAR." The captain said. "When both are in use, don't you guys see patterns otherwise missed by usual lines of thinking?"
The admiral paused at that. Now that he thought about it, it made sense. Maybe there was an unknown pattern they were missing. But if there was...what was the pattern?
Agunimon leaves GrimmFall while Wing Saber finds a pink femme named Arcee in the crashed Cybertronian ship as the Dimension O-000 infiltrators ponder what they should do next and how to predict the attacks of Satyra. And what about the mission in Chicago? What will happen next? Read on to find out~! :3