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: Leonardo
One of four brothers, Leonardo, aka Leo, is a mutated turtle who was raised by Master Splinter and trained in the ninja arts. A master of the sword, Leo is level-headed and very calm. However, he does care deeply for his younger brothers and will do anything to help keep them safe.
Leo is the leader of his team, and has taken on the likes of the Shredder as well as many other foes. Do NOT underestimate this Mobian
"To take on foes is to protect others, or to do it for glory. Those who take on foes to protect others have a valid reason for it. Those who do it only for glory, well they are the vain ones." TOM said as he closed the Leonardo file before pressing a button and turning to face the screen.
Archangel
"So, you guys are on some kind of mission?" Leo asked as the brown-haired man nodded.
"Yes. We are." The leader of this team confirmed.
"Just…who are you?" The Mobian asked as he was looked at by the human. "And what are you doing here?"
The human spoke. "Just call me Heinrich for now." The man replied at last. "And as for what we are doing here, well, my team is on a classified mission."
Leo frowned. "What sort of mission? Does it have to do with the Grimm?"
The silence from the man who had called himself Heinrich was a tell-tale sign that it was on the money, or was at least close enough to it. "Let's just say it is related to that, and more."
"I'm afraid I don't follow." Leo said, confused now.
Henrich was silent and did not say anymore on the matter.
Looking around at the humans there, Leo had the feeling they were some kind of elite unit, but also that these guys were far more dangerous than they appeared to be. However, one thing confused him, and out of curiosity, walked over to the silver-haired human and gave a slight yank on his hair. The yelp that followed told the Mobian that the silver color was completely natural, which was a surprise. "So…what's with the unusual hair and eye colors?" Leo asked as he pointed at the silver-haired human, who was now glaring daggers at the turtle Mobian.
"Again, that is not open for discussion." Heinrich replied, keeping his face void of emotion.
A glance at the monitor from Leo revealed something he had not expected, and it was showing information on Satyra. Cities that had been attacked by the group, information on what was known currently, everything that could be found, which was very little otherwise.
"W-why are you looking for information on Satyra?!" Leo demanded as he looked at the group at last. "Just who are you people?!"
Finally, Heinrich sighed. "While we would like this to remain unknown, it seems it had to come out sooner or later."
Leo blinked before Heinrich turned to face him. "We…are not from your universe."
Hearing that, Leo remembered his own excursions to other universes. "You mean you come from a universe different from mine?"
"Yes." The man called Heinrich replied. "We come from a place where Grimm and Fallen don't exist, where Mobians and Faunus aren't around, and where things like Dust, Aura, and Semblances would be mere myths."
"No Fallen or Grimm…?" Leo breathed. He didn't think it was possible, and yet there was such a place that existed.
A nod was his answer. Leo then remembered his main question. "But that doesn't tell me who you guys are."
"We are an elite unit from our home universe. We are known as Zero Squadron, and our mission is to prevent wars based on genetics in our universe." Heinrich replied. "My real name, which you cannot reveal, is Heero Yuy, and I am the leader of this team."
Leo could understand why the fake name to an extent, but it bothered him greatly anyway. "Okay, I understand that. But what does that have to do with Satyra and the information on them you are after?"
"We're looking to try and take down Satyra, because they are similar to a group in our universe that did something similar." Heero, now revealed, replied. "All I can say is that the resulting wars over genetics were the result of our version of Satyra."
"Wars…over genetics?" Leo asked. A nod was his answer.
"Yes, and it is a time we do NOT want to forget, lest it happen again." Heero said grimly. Looking around again, Leo had to wonder about the unusual hair and eye colors.
"So…all the unusual hair and eye colors amongst your team…does it have to do with the issue of genetics?" Leo asked as Heero nodded.
The human pressed a button and up came an image of two sets of DNA, human of course. "The DNA on the left is altered. The one on the right is not. Basically, half of my unit has altered DNA, to make them stronger, smarter, faster, and immune to all diseases." Heero said, summarizing things into a few sentences. "Now, imagine how the unaltered humans would feel. You get the wars I mentioned."
Leo was gobsmacked. "You guys had wars over genetics…all because someone was merely jealous?!"
"Yes." Heero said, not even denying it. "It was because of something that petty."
"And this ties into Satyra because…?" Leo pressed.
"Members of the group see they are genetically superior to humans." Heero said flatly. "And that all humans are a threat."
Leo frowned at that. It was true, but he failed to see how the group could be dealt with by these guys. "So…?"
"Basically, my unit was formed to be the bridge between the altered and unaltered humans in our universe. We don't see altered and unaltered humans. All we see are humans. All humans, altered or not, have the same base DNA." Heero explained. "And if someone breaths, eats, sleeps, and does human things, if they bleed red blood, then aren't they the same?"
"Talk about idealistic." Leo snarked.
Heero turned to face the Mobian directly. "You could say that, yes."
"Too idealistic." The Mobian added, surprising Heero. "Faunus are different from humans in that they have animal-like features and are stronger than humans, possessing enhanced senses that can't be outmatched."
"And our enhanced humans are stronger than normal humans, also having enhanced senses as well." Heero countered.
Leo had to admit, that was a valid counterargument. "Yes, but what you don't get is that Faunus and human relations will always be tense, and as such, Satyra will still be around." He exclaimed.
Heero grunted once. "Yes, but as mentioned, we handled a group that was similar to them."
"Oh? And how secretive were they?" Leo asked. "Because finding information on Satyra's members, the high-ranked ones anyway, is like finding a needle in a haystack. Even my brother, who is a genius when it comes to technology, can't find anything on the high-ranking members."
Heero frowned at that. "So?"
"What kind of Semblances do you guys have that allow you to handle such mission?" Leo countered.
"What Semblances?" The silver-haired human asked, confused now.
Leo blinked. "You mean you don't know what Semblances are?"
"Oh, we know." The silver-haired human countered with a smirk. "What we mean is we don't have such a thing."
That surprised Leo greatly. As far as he knew, even special operations units had their members have Semblances unlocked. But these guys didn't… "So, that means you must not have Auras either, right?"
"That's right." Heero replied.
Leo then realized these guys had no idea as to what they were getting themselves into. Sure, they might have special-ops training, but they had no Aura or Semblances, so they were way out of their league here. The ninja turtle then gave the human before him a glare. "Well, let me say one thing then." He said as Heero looked at him in confusion.
"What?" The admiral asked.
"I want to spar with you guys." Leo said seriously. "Just to see what you are capable of." The admiral frowned at that, wondering if there was another motive. Given how there were two people with political backgrounds on the unit, it was common for the unit to be wary of more ulterior motives, but from what Heero could tell, the Mobian was holding no other reasons for a simple spar. After all, what harm could it do? 'We could always use that to our advantage.' Heero mused mentally.
"Very well." Heero said. "We can spar."
The rest of his team looked at him in surprise. "Are you sure about this, Yuy?" The silver-haired human asked as the admiral nodded.
"I am, Rear Admiral Joule." Heero replied.
Leo nodded. "Do you have any areas we could do that onboard?"
"There is the hanger." The black-haired woman with the burn scar near her right eye replied. "Although it would have to be cleared of some things, but we can make due."
Leo smirked. "As long as it's big enough, I can accept that."
Heero led Leo down the halls of the Archangel, the rest of his team following behind. Behind the duo up front, Athrun looked to Nicol and whispered to him. "Do you think we will be the ones sparring?"
"Why do you ask?" Nicol asked back in a whisper.
"Because we were the first ones who encountered Leonardo." Athrun replied, keeping his voice as low as possible. If it weren't for both being Coordinators, then neither of them would be able to talk as low as they were currently.
Nicol bit his lower lip. If they were the ones to spar against the turtle Mobian, then they would have to be extra careful.
The group finally reached the hanger, the crews having already finished putting things away so the spar could take place. Leo looked around, taking in the eight machines that stood around like sentinels or even the famed 'Metal Men'. But looking at the eight 'War Men', Leo felt there was a sense of security that said things would be alright, and each machine had a sense of individuality to it, compared to the cold, monotonous feel of the 'Metal Men', and the blank assurances of protection that came with them.
Standing before the eight machines, Heero looked to two of his men. "Athrun, you and Nicol will be the ones to spar against Leonardo."
Athrun groaned as Nicol gulped. Both soldiers walked forwards, drawing out their weapons of choice. Nicol drew out a couple of knives while Athrun went for a knife as well, but also a handgun.
Leo and the two humans began to circle the area, with the hanger crew as well as the rest of the elite unit standing back and well away from the fight. Watching carefully, Nicol waited to see what the Mobian would do, only for Leo to rush towards him. Gasping, the green-haired soldier dove to the side and rolled away from Leo's charge, only for Athrun to aim with his sidearm and fire. However, Leo flared his Aura, blocking the bullets from hitting his form. Athrun's green eyes went wide at the sight of the dark blue Aura coming into existence. Leo smirked. "Surprised?" He teased, but he was also serious.
Nicol tried to get behind the ninja-trained turtle Mobian, but Leo closed his eyes and moved to the left, avoiding the younger Coordinator's attack. The 1st lieutenant landed on his stomach with a grunt, only to feel the sharp end of a sword against his back. Thinking fast, Athrun ran at the Mobian, but Leo just turned and drew his other sword, pointing it at Athrun's neck. The dark-blue haired Admiral stopped at seeing the tip of the blade at his neck. "You should know better than to get arrogant against those you have no experience fighting." Leo said as he glared at the older pilot.
Gritting his teeth, Athrun tried to come up with a plan, but he had nothing. Below Leo's first sword, Nicol had managed to grasp his dropped knife and he then thrust it towards the Mobian's side. Leo flared his Aura again and the blade failed to penetrate, but it gave Athrun a chance to throw his own knife. Standing up, Leo's attention was more on Athrun now, but he was also aware of Nicol getting to his feet and backing off. A true ninja never let his opponents out of his sight after all.
Closing his eyes, Leo knew he could handle the two, but if they truly were spec-ops soldiers, then he would have to rely on his Semblance. His body began to glow before it seemed to split in half! The glow faded, revealing two Leonardos before the two soldiers.
Rear Admiral Joule was sure his eyes would pop out of his head at the sight of the Mobian becoming two. "That's not fair!" He blurted out, but a bop upside the head from General Allen made him grunt before he returned his attention back to the fight.
Athrun backed up a bit as the first Leo approached him. The second Leo was approaching Nicol now, and it was then that both pilots knew they were in over their heads. But they still had to try to get the advantage somehow, so they would at least attempt. Nicol held his knives at the ready while Athrun got ready for a CQC bout himself.
Nicol was rushed by his Leo clone, which had the twin swords drawn back. Nicol brought up his knives and blocked the blades with his own, grunting as he relied on his enhanced strength to keep them back. While that was going on, Athrun had gone into a martial arts fight with the original Leonardo, who had put his twin katana away.
As soon as Leo dropped his right arm, Athrun launched into a punch towards his face, but Leo blocked it with his left arm, only for the Coordinator to try a round kick to his side. Leo saw that and flared his Aura, which took the brunt of the attack and threw Athrun for a loop. "Can you see how arrogant you guys are now?" Leo asked. Athrun growled before he focused and his SEED exploded in his mind's eye, making his eyes glaze over as his pupils shrank to pinpricks. Leo saw that change, but he didn't show his surprise. He instead launched into a back kick, but Athrun blocked his kick and punched towards his side again. Leo spun into another kick, but Athrun ducked it and did a sweep kick towards the leg that had done the prior back kick, now on the floor for balance. He hit Leo's leg and knocked him down, but the Mobian jumped back to his feet with a hand spring and faced down the Coordinator again.
Meanwhile, Nicol wasn't faring so well, as it was knives against swords. Nicol was having to rely on his Coordinator reflexes just to stay alive, and blocking the katana with his knives when that was not an option. He focused as well and his own SEED exploded in his mind's eye, the same way Athrun's had. His eyes changed as well, glazing over with the pupils shrinking to pinpricks in the same manner. His Leo clone attacked again, but the patterns became clear, allowing him to block and evade much more effectively. However, the Aura used by the clone made it difficult to get any serious blows, much to his dismay.
Leo and his clone then attacked, the original knocking Athrun down with a blow to the chest and the clone not only disarming Nicol of his knives, but also pinning the younger pilot to the wall with the twin swords it wielded.
It was clear now who the winner was. Leo had just beaten two members of the elite Zero Squadron…
Chicago
Omnimon, Shannon, and Donnie approached what had to be the lair of Myotismon if the creepy bat statues and the blood-red drapes were any indication. Looking around, Donnie could see the place was decked out like a medieval castle. Off to the side was a throne that had skulls on the top of it, and in a corner, laid out like it would be when buried, was a coffin that was closed, with the ornate look about it not helping either.
Shannon shivered at seeing the coffin, and Omnimon's eyes went hard at seeing it. He knew the vampire-like Digimon had to be inside. He crept closer and looked to Shannon. "I need you to open it." He said seriously.
She shivered at his request, but proceeded to do so. Donnie meanwhile, got his flare ready to use. As soon as the lid was moved off, Omnimon got his cannon ready to use, but when the light of the barrel's energy revealed the interior to be empty, the Royal Knight whirled around and fired at the ceiling. There, above the trio, was the Digimon himself. Myotismon sneered as he gazed down at the threesome. "Well, it would seem I have unwelcome guests to my humble abode." He purred.
Donnie looked up at the vampire-like Digimon and shuddered as he got a sneer in return. "Oh boy…" He murmured to himself.
Omnimon aimed his Garuru cannon at the Ultimate-level virus type. "How did you survive deletion!?" He demanded.
"Oh, that?" Myotismon purred. "I merely found a way to regather my scattered data."
"Is that even possible?" Shannon asked as she looked at Omnimon.
"It is, but it takes a long time to accomplish." The Royal Knight replied. "If anything, he shouldn't be here if that is indeed what he did."
Myotismon just laughed. "Well, it is my secret then, and I will not let you survive long enough to learn it." He sneered before he jumped down and landed before flaring his cape open. "Now, taste my Grizzly Wing!"
"Transcendent Sword!" Omnimon swung his blade, unleashing a shockwave that took out the bats. He followed that up with his Garuru Cannon next. "Garuru Cannon!"
The three energy balls were launched from his cannon and through the bits of data that remained of Myotismon's familiars. The vampire-like Digimon just held up both hands and disintegrated the first two, but the third shot made contact, surprising him.
The blast sent Myotismon back a few feet, and he frowned. "So, it would appear you are not just a mere Omegamon, then." He realized. "You are the Royal Knight himself, Omnimon."
"What?" Donnie asked as Shannon looked at the Mobian.
"Omnimon is actually a Royal Knight." She explained. "But there is a Digimon called Omegamon who is often mistaken as the Royal Knight Omnimon. That Digimon is weaker than Omnimon, and is considered a fraud." She had been told this during their travels to GrimmFall, and while it was confusing at first, she got the gist of it.
Donnie blinked, but then got the message. "Oh! Now I get it! Omegamon is weaker than Omnimon and is considered a fake Royal Knight whereas Omnimon is stronger than Omegamon and is the real deal."
"Yes, that's right." Shannon confirmed.
Myotismon didn't like this. If this was indeed the Royal Knight himself, then he had a bit of a difficult battle on his hands. "Tell me, how did you escape confinement?"
Omnimon didn't even hesitate to attack in response. He swung his sword again, but the vampire-like Digimon just caught his blade in once hand. "You were never supposed to come into existence unless the circumstances were right, which was never supposed to happen!" Myotismon growled out.
Here, Omnimon chuckled in return. "And yet, they did occur." He said before breaking the deadlock and landing in front of Shannon and Donnie.
"Donnie…get ready…" Shannon whispered. Donnie knew what to do and grabbed his flashlight/flare. "When I give the signal…"
"Right…" Donnie whispered back.
Archangel
Leo smirked as he held out a three-fingered hand towards Athrun. Athrun stared for a moment before he took Leo's hand and was pulled to his feet. Turning to Nicol, Leo did the same for the younger male human.
He then turned to face Heero. "You see, you have no chance against those who have Semblances and Auras." Leo said as his clone faded in a puff of smoke.
The admiral frowned when he heard that. Having seen it first hand, the Enhanced knew the turtle Mobian had a point. He closed his eyes before sighing and opening them again, making eye contact with Leo. "So that's it." He said at last. "You think we can't handle this."
"No." Leo corrected him. "I'm saying you can't take on enemies that have Aura and Semblances. As you saw, your ranged weapons will be blocked by Aura, and Semblances are considered powers, powers which you do not have. And close-range attacks won't work either."
Heero frowned even more at that. "So you're saying we won't last if we fight here."
"Yes." Leo replied. "Now do you understand?"
Yzak then spoke up. "So what? We just head back to our universe when it has been targeted by your own?!" He spat, making Leo look at him.
"Someone here has been attacking your universe?" The Mobian asked as Yzak growled.
"Yes!" He exclaimed.
Leo then looked at Heero. "Is that why you are here?"
A nod was his answer. "Yes, it is." Heero confirmed.
There was silence for a moment before Leo spoke again. "So, you come here from another universe, one that has been targeted by someone from my universe." Leo summarized. "And how does that tie in with Satyra?"
Heero and the rest of the unit looked at each other before the oldest person, General Allen, spoke up. "Satyra is causing chaos with their actions, and from what we know about the Grimm, they are drawn to areas with large concentrations of negative emotions. If Satyra attacks and causes issues with the relations between Faunus and humans, then more Grimm could appear." She replied.
"I see. So then you try to take out the issue at the source." Leo mused as the woman nodded.
"Yes." She confirmed.
Leo then frowned again. "However, you are getting in over your heads here." The Mobian explained. "More than likely, Satyra has hidden their members, and what members do become known either have highly trained guards who can use Aura and Semblances, or they have been trained to high skill levels that only Class V Huntsmen and Huntresses can match."
The general frowned at that news. If that was the case, then perhaps it was best they didn't get involved directly. But then that meant they could not take out Satyra directly like they had sworn to, and more Grimm would appear where the group launched their attacks.
"What is our course of action?" Heero asked. "Since this involves political ramifications, this up your area of expertise."
Looking down, she closed her eyes as she pondered their course of action. 'If we continue looking for Satyra's agents, and thus their leader, we may be getting targeted directly. And then, if we get attacked and thus killed, then who will be able to take out Sammael and his forces?' She thought. 'Yet if we don't continue down our current path and instead work to discredit Satyra, no one may listen to us if we go the route of a Faunus-supporting group and instead try to convince through words.'
The team looked at her, waiting for her words. Leo was quick to note the entire unit seemed to be waiting, as if they knew what she would choose. 'However, actions prove to be louder than words, so, if we could have our teams in those cities counter Satyra agents, then it could show how serious we are in supporting Faunus rights, namely if we can take them out. In the short run, we may be seen as being heartless towards Faunus, but in the long-run, those groups made up of humans who support Faunus rights will make headway and bring down Satyra's support.' General Allen then opened her eyes and faced the unit before her. It was clear they wanted to hear what she had to say.
"We pull back from going after Satyra directly." General Allen replied at last. "But that does not mean we become a group like most who support Faunus rights." She added, confusing Leo now, but the rest of her unit got the gist of it.
"What do you mean?" Leo asked as she looked at him directly.
"We do not become an organization that stages protests or asks for donations to send to politicians, nor do we become a lobbyist group trying to do the same thing." Allen explained at last. "You see, we have four teams around the nation, and since we know what to look for regarding terrorists, we can intervene in any attacks the group may try to launch…" She trailed off as her eyes became hard. "…by killing them before they can."
Leo was shocked. "But that would only bring support for the group up!" He protested.
"Yes, but most of the attacked happened on groups of humans who supported Faunus rights." Athrun pointed out. "With that in mind, if the human-centric groups that support Faunus rights are not attacked, then they make major headway in the fight against the group."
Leo looked down in thought before he perked up. "Wait…so seemingly random attacks actually were all connected?!" He asked in shock as Athrun gave a smirk.
"Yes." The other admiral replied.
General Allen then nodded. "There was indeed such a pattern." She continued. "So, by attacking the source of the attacks, namely the agents of Satyra, we can bring down the instances of attacks on such groups and organizations."
Looking down again, Leo had to admit, that had merit. He then frowned as he looked back up. "But this comes back to my point. You can't take on users of Aura and Semblances."
Allen frowned at that. And thus, there was the root of the problem. Leo had a point. They had no means of taking down an Aura user so easily. 'Not unless…' She realized.
"We are all trained in sniping." Allen said, making Leo look back at her. "All we have to do is have our members on station in those cities attack with sniper rifles. One shot, one kill. And the agents would not know until it is too late."
"Faunus have enhanced hearing. They could hear the bullets, even with a silencer." Leo pointed out, making Allen groan.
"Is there always going to be something you point out to discourage us?!" She hissed in exasperation.
Nicol was thinking hard when he had an idea. "I think I have an idea." He said, making everyone look at him in confusion.
"Well? Let's hear it." Yzak said as he folded his arms.
Nicol had a smirk. "We send in a mole."
The answer was so simple, so obvious and dangerous, yet so sneaky and deceptive it was a viable option.
"So, we have to find a Faunus who does not believe in Faunus superiority to infiltrate the group, and thus send information back to us so we can act accordingly." Allen noted with a grin. "And then we can react."
Chicago
Omnimon looked at Donnie. "NOW!" He shouted.
Donnie nodded and held out his flashlight/flare. The Mobian hit the button on the side and the device lit up in a bright flare, throwing the entire underground lair into bright light. Donnie and Shannon covered their eyes as Myotismon yelled in anger and pain at the light from behind the Royal Knight.
Taking that chance, Omnimon lunged forwards, his Grey Sword drawn out and back. He tried to swing his blade down, but Myotismon, despite being blinded by the bright flare, was able to hear his enemy and blocked with a Crimson Lightning attack, morphed into a blood-red blade.
Omnimon didn't let that stop him though, as he kicked the vampire-like Digimon away from his own form before aiming with his Garuru Cannon and firing off three energy shots towards the evil virus-type.
While one shot went wide and missed, the last two made contact and threw Myotismon through a hole in the wall as a result. As the light of the flare died down, Omnimon ran to the hole, only to see Myotismon was fleeing.
Shannon and Donnie managed to meet up with the Royal Knight, but could only see the fleeing form of the vampire-like Digimon.
"Are you going to chase him down?" Donnie asked as he looked at the Digimon next to him.
"No." Omnimon said. "Besides, I have a feeling he will be encountered again."
Shannon gave a look to him. "Okay…"
Archangel
Leo then looked at General Allen. "Are you insane? Do you not understand what I am trying to say?"
"Oh, we understand now." She assured him. "We can't take them on directly. So we have a few options to counter that. One, we could do a mole." She then looked back at Nicol. "But, we will not do that. Two, we can just stay low and let information come to us. Once we know who the members are, if they get revealed, then we can sneak into their homes or something of that nature and expose them." The general then gave out her grin again. "And that one we will do."
She then looked to Nicol. "Is that alright with you?"
Nicol just blinked before he smirked as he looked down and closed his eyes. "Sounds about right."
Thus, it was decided.
Myotismon flees Chicago, meaning while the mission to kill him fails, the secondary objective is completed, and Leo fights Zero Squad and wins. The unit comes up with a new plan to take on Satyra, and it has merit, but what about the Legendary Warriors? What awaits with them? Read on to find out~! :3