Heh, sorry, LordPata, for getting so emotional. I actually posted them around 12 hours apart, but yeah, that is too short a time to expect reviews. Thanks for reviewing the next chapter though. Oh, and Patamon is gonna be on the recieving end of a lot of damage... I think I took this sacrifice thing too far... xD But all will be right in the end... I hope...
Meanwhile, MetalGarurumon X had arrived outside the apartment where Mimi lived.
"Mimi? Mimi! It's me, MetalGarurumon!" He knocked tentatively at the door. "Mimi?"
Suddenly, a burst of ivy vines smashed through the door, curling around MetalGarurumon X and holding him firmly.
"Oh no you don't! You don't fool me!" shouted a small green creature, shaped like a plant that had uprooted itself and with a large purple flower on its head. The feet that were planted firmly into the ground were literally planted, digging into the linoleum floor as the vines that tied MetalGarurumon X up were connected to the plant Digimon's hands.
"Palmon! It's me!" gasped out MetalGarurumon X, who although he could have easily burst free of the vines, refrained from doing so for fear of hurting his friend.
"Yeah right! I've heard that line plenty of times! Now hold still while I suck up your energy!" replied Palmon.
"It's… true!" gasped MetalGarurumon X, his internal computer registering the pressure coming in from outwards.
Palmon hesitated a bit.
"Why aren't you resisting?" she enquired, loosening her ivy vines just enough to let MetalGarurumon X speak.
"'Cause I don't wanna hurt you..." MetalGarurumon X replied after catching his breath.
Palmon retracted her ivy vines. "Fine. You've convinced me. But look behind you and don't freak out."
A small bead of sweat trickled down MetalGarurumon X's brow as he noticed a shadow surrounding him. He slowly turned around.
A huge metal-plated forging hammer was positioned right above his head, and the hammer was connected to a large hand that was connected to an even bigger creature, instantly identifiable as a Digimon. He had on his back huge shell-like armor, and a horn protruded out of the top of his head. Twin tusks stuck out from beneath his upper lip, and orange fur covered his head and left arm, as well as his legs. Blue skin covered the rest of his body.
"This guy troubling you Lillymon?" boomed the large Digimon in a deep growling voice.
MetalGarurumon X whipped back around, and saw that Palmon had Digivolved into her Ultimate stage.
Lillymon was a beautiful fairy-like creature, with thin delicate green wings and a pink dress, as well as green vine-like hair tumbling from beneath the pink bulb-like helmet she wore. Green fairy boots encased her feet and flower petals formed bracelets around her wrists. But right now, those flowers had merged together as she held her hands together to form a cannon-like weapon that was now pointing straight at him.
"I admit that you were very persuasive. But you can't fool me. Flower Cannon!" she cried.
A blast of green energy fired out of her cannon, and MetalGarurumon X ducked and rolled at the same time, barely avoiding the hammer as it came crashing down, as well as dodging the energy blast.
"Wait! Guys, it's really me!" he shouted as he ducked and weaved. The X Antibody he had absorbed gave him heightened senses and reflexes, and he managed to dodge all their attacks as they fired as fast as they could.
"Zudomon! Trap him!" shouted Lillymon.
The huge sea behemoth lifted up his huge hammer and brought it crashing down. "Vulcan's Hammer!"
A blast of lightning shot out from where his hammer met the ground, leaving a huge crater as the bolt shot towards MetalGarurumon X.
"Damn... Right, if you want me to..." muttered MetalGarurumon X as he swiveled the atomic laser on his left shoulder into its armed position. His bionic sight revealed a countdown to its firing and his system quickly mapped out the best non-lethal areas to aim for. "3... 2... 1... Initiating Laser X-R5," came a mechanical voice from his earpiece. "Forgive me..." he murmured as he fired a blast at the feet of Zudomon. "Blue Crusher!"
The force of the blast sent a huge explosion up, another indication of the power of the X antibody. Zudomon, for all his size, was visibly pushed back, leaving deep gouges in the ground.
"What the...?!" he called out.
Lillymon turned around with a cry and hovered above Zudomon's head.
"Right, no more games. Who are you? Why won't you attack us?" she shouted.
MetalGarurumon X swiveled his atomic laser back into its standby position.
"Like I said, I'm Matt's MetalGarurumon. I've absorbed the X Virus, and that's why I look like this now."
"The X VIRUS?!" gasped the two Ultimate levels, although one was much smaller than the other.
"Well... more like the X Antibody. Seraphimon purified it, and it has given me more power than I've ever had before... I now understand why the X Digimon wanted to attack..."
"Where's WarGreymon?" asked Zudomon.
"He's arranging a safe haven for us. Right now, Tai, Matt, Kari and TK are waiting in the railway station. I'm here to escort Mimi there, but it looks like Joe's coming along too. So you guys coming?"
Lillymon and Zudomon huddled up, or at least Lillymon flittered around Zudomon's head, while Zudomon ducked his head. Furious hisses were heard as well as an occasional glance MetalGarurumon X's way as the two friends debated.
Finally, the two of them came to a decision. Lillymon came fluttering over, and landed in front of MetalGarurumon X with her hands on her hips.
"Fine. We'll trust you for now. Lead me to where Matt and Tai are. Then we'll come back for Mimi and Joe," she said. "And don't try anything funny."
MetalGarurumon X hid a smile. They'd traveled together the entire length of the Digital World and here she was telling him to keep his hands to himself.
"Right," he answered. "Nothing funny. Check."
Fuming, Lillymon followed him as he activated his back thrusters and flew into the air.
Heh, another short chapter, but one that has some fun in it. I'm not gonna pressure anyone for reviews, although it makes a guy sad when he doesn't get any. T.T The next one will hopefully be longer. XD