September 16th, 2010

Discontinued, Please Read;

Hey everyone. Sorry I'm WELL over 8-9 months due... There's a reason. But first, I would like to say D-Force is as of now, Discontinued. I can't compel myself to write it anymore! What used to be fun and exciting got dull and tedious. I only tolerate dull and tedious at school/work.

Okay, time for me to explain myself. Usually I'm not this bad about updates. I've never been this bad if I recall. In honesty, most of my creative energy has been channeled into a epic original story called The Dreamers' Chronicles; a joint effort between myself and Red Page. I'm so sorry everyone.

THERE IS GOOD NEWS.

I talked to my best gal, Shining Zephyr (who was supposed to help me write D-Force in the first place-) and we both agree that this needs a serious relaunch. And there will be one! Soon. Once we've plotted, and revamped it. But we are giving this a second go and we can't possible pass up the potential of this idea.

So yes. D-Force is done, but a new story will begin in it's place.

So, To finish off- Here's every part of D-Force that was to be used and sadly- never will see story time- IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. Cuz I'm nice like that.

(What was going to be) Chapter 15
A Howl in the Night

"What happened? How could you imbeciles fail!"

The pair of Royal Knights flinched at their master's harsh berating. They had failed their mission- to procure at least five of the ten warrior spirits. They had succeeded in collecting the spirits of Water, Earth, Metal and Wood- Cherubimon's original puppets. What they failed to do was prevent the human children from gaining the advantage.

"My Lord, forgive me and my partner. We were overwhelmed. Their power has increased in their absence from the Digital World," Dynasmon quickly explained, hoping to calm his master.

"Be still my brother; never send a Royal Knight on a fool's errand" a cool masculine voice soothed. The first growled back in response.

"The brats may have grown, but so have we." A second voice chided to the growl.

"We'll beat the hell out of them snot-nosed twerps," yet another voice added with confidence.

A feminine figure waved a hand, calling forth ten, glowing orbs of energy. "Go my pets;" she said, "destroy the humans, and bring us the spirits!" The orbs pulsed once and shot away into the darkness.

"You do know where we're going, right?"

Takuya rolled his eyes. Danny did nothing but ask if they were heading in the right direction. "I know exactly where we're going, and we're on familiar ground now; We'll be at Seraphimon's castle in no time."

Danny grunted and fell silent. Sam rolled her eyes at him. Zoe bit back a laugh. Takuya and Danny did nothing but butt heads with each other unless there was an enemy to fight- and even then they would argue.

"Will you two cool it? Every time over everything there's a argument!" JP half shouted in annoyance. The other Digidestined nodded in agreement.

Kouji joined in, "Seriously, you two argue like an old married couple."

Takuya laughed, "That's rich coming from you Kouji."

"It's true." Kouichi added softly, backing up Kouji's and JP's statements.

"Look," Sam said firmly, finally getting involved, "No more bickering until we've gotten to at least Seraphimon's Castle. Clear?"

Danny knew well enough not to argue with the goth, and Takuya quickly caught on to that. "Crystal." the answered in unison, dropping it. They exchanged glares but remained quiet.

Zoe and the others looked impressed, "Geez Sam, they'd still be at it if it weren't for you."

"I'll say, that has to be the fastest Takuya's ever shut up." JP commented lightly. The rest laughed earning a scowl from said gogglehead.

"Let's just keep moving. The sooner we get there, the better." Kouichi said, trying to get the others to ease up on Takuya and Danny.

Kouji nodded and took the lead. "Right. Come on then." The rest followed him without question as they entered a dense thicket of trees. The daylight nearly vanished from view only a few yards inside, leaving only sparse patches of sunlight peeking through the leaves.

"Stay close together," Takuya instructed quietly- earning no argument for once. The forest held a foreboding feeling, one that put the group instinctively on edge.


(That would have been part of Chapter 15, The next bit would have taken place during the search for the Beast Spirits)


Night fell quickly in the forest. The chosen children were still walking despite the breaking dusk.

"We should try and find some place to camp tonight." Takuya mused quietly.

Kouji rolled his eyes, "Well no duh genius. But the trees are too dense here, we should keep moving until we find a clearing."

"And water." Takuya added. Kouji nodded and glanced back at the other six spirit holders. They were all tired and dragging their feet. Zoe yawned and stretched her arms. Sam and Danny were practically asleep on each other's shoulders.

"Hey, Kouji…Look at that." Takuya had stopped a ways ahead. He was pointing through the trees towards a large gray mass.

"Wonder what it is…"

Takuya grinned at Kouji impishly, "Only one way to find out." Takuya pelted into the trees ahead and vanished from sight.

Kouji sighed in annoyance, "TAKUYA! Get back here you idiot!" Kouji started after the child of Flame. Kouji wondered to himself how on earth Takuya still had energy to burn. He gave chase, breaking through the trees into a large, spacious clearing. Takuya was standing there looking at the sight before them in awe.

They had stumbled onto some ruins of a temple or large pyramid shaped shrine of sorts. The remains used to be built from a dusky gray stone and now covered with foliage. They sort of resembled the Mayan and Aztec ruins that they learned about in World History class. A small stream was flowing over the edge of cliff that led into a ravine straight ahead and collected in a small pool below, near the base of the ruins. A few fruit bearing trees lined the outer perimeter.

"Let's camp here." Takuya suggested. It was a decent place to camp. It was secluded, it has fresh water, and they could easily defend themselves from an attack here.

"It's a good spot to set up camp." Zoe said as she and the others finally clambered through the trees moments later. They all gave small gasps of surprise.

"Are we camping here?" Tommy asked eagerly.

Takuya and Kouji nodded.

"Thank gods, I was going to fall asleep mid-walk."JP said thankfully, and then flopped down on the ground.

It wasn't long before the exhausted group had built a fire, and eaten some of the fruit growing nearby. Tommy, JP, Zoe, and Kouichi had fallen asleep almost as soon as they had lain down. The remaining four chosen chose to explore part of the ruins with their renewed energy from the food.

Takuya and Kouji, who had gotten their second wind after eating, decided to go and investigate the top of the ruins. Sam and Danny were exploring the cliff side, where the water was flowing from the top.

"It's so beautiful." Sam commented lightly, watching the water fall into the pool. It splashed and gurgled as if to say thank you for the compliment.

Danny sighed and gazed up at the starry sky and three pale moons. "I wonder if the stars are the same..."

Sam gave him a questioning look, "What do you mean?"

"Well… Kouichi said that the Digital World is like the flip side of the real world… but I wonder if they share the same sky… I mean… it looks very similar… It's a heck of a lot prettier than the Ghost Zone"

The dark haired girl followed his gaze into the heavens. "It is pretty." She commented lightly, "Is that the Big Dipper?"

"Ursa Major." Danny recited from memory. "This really is the other side of the same world."

"It's so similar yet so different…"

"Yeah… even the environment looks like the ones back on Earth… although these can change in an instant. Plus this world is inhabited by Digimon."

Sam grinned, "And here we can turn into Digimon."

"Yeah, that too." Danny said breathlessly.

The air became still, and the sounds of the night quieted to almost a whisper. The little waterfall seemed to fall silent as well. Something… wasn't right.

"Sam." Danny said suddenly. She looked at him, her violet eyes were fearful. She felt the bad vibe too. It was that "calm before the storm" feeling. The pair knew it well from their time fighting ghosts. They jumped to their feet and raced back to the campsite. Takuya and Kouji were already there, trying to wake the other chosen.

"Come on Z. Get your beauty sleep later! Something's wrong." Takuya shook the sleeping girl gently, trying to awaken her.

"Come on Tommy; Time to get up. Please this is important!" Sam said urgently, trying to awaken the child of Ice.

"What's wrong with them?" Danny whispered. None of the sleeping children would wake. Kouji frowned. Sam looked at the surrounding forest. Something white flashed between the foliage and darted through the trees.

"Uh guys… I think we've got company." Sam said nervously. She, Takuya, Kouji and Danny tensed up and brought out their D-Tectors.

A large, white, ram-like Digimon erupted from the trees. It was built like centaur as it had four cloven feet and the upper torso had long powerful arms. Its body was white and it wore a Lavender vest, accented with yellow. It had lavender arm guards and a red bandana around its neck. Two long and very sharp lavender ram horns protruded from the Digimon's head.

"Which of you possesses the spirits I seek?" She said coldly. The four remaining chosen gripped their D-Tectors tightly in their hands.

"Like we're going to tell you!" Kouji spat venomously. He locked eyes with the giant ram.

"Then you shall perish!" She roared and leapt at them. The four dove out of the way and activated their D-Tectors.

"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" they cried in unison. Data spun and flowed around their bodies transforming the children into their human spirits.

"Anzenmon!" Sam held her spear at the ready.

"Agunimon!" Takuya took up a defensive position.

"Lobomon!" Kouji drew his sabers.

"Ryumon!" Danny growled as he took up a battle stance.

The ram Digimon smirked, "So it is true. The Legendary Warriors reside in humans! This is an outrage! Humans are unfit to possess such power! It is my duty as a Deva to remove the spirits from you insignificant beings! Thunder Stomp!" She reared up and stomped the ground. Agunimon and Anzenmon dove to the side as Ryumon flipped backwards and Lobomon leapt into the air.

"Lobo Kendo!" Kouji struck at the ram Digimon. She backhanded him and sent Lobomon flying into the ruins.

"Kouji!" The three warriors cried. They turned their attention to the ram. She had turned on the remaining, slumbering chosen children.

Ryumon and Agunimon looked at each other and nodded. They raced at the Digimon's side and slammed into her. Their attack sent her stumbling away from their sleeping friends.

"We have to get her away from them!" Sam exclaimed hurriedly. Ryumon and Agunimon agreed and started towards where Kouji had been thrown.

"Catch us if you can Lamb chop!" Takuya mocked. The ram Digimon's nostrils flared and she charged after them.

Ryumon rolled his eyes. "Is that really a smart thing to do when she's so close?" He asked crossly, watching the enraged sheep Digimon climb the ruins with ease.

"You shall be the first warrior of Flame! NO ONE MOCKS THE DEVAS!" She seethed. Agunimon cringed, while Ryumon wore an expression that clearly said, 'I told you so' as the ram Deva charged at them.

"Dragon Laser!" Ryumon shot the violet beam from his wristband destroying rocks in front of the Deva. Ryumon then grabbed Agunimon's arm. "COME ON!"

Agunimon and Ryumon scrambled up into the crumbling walls and soon found themselves to be cornered, backed to the edge of a sheer cliff.

Anzenmon meanwhile, had found the dent in the ground where Lobomon had crashed. Anzenmon pulled Lobomon from the rubble of what was a tall pillar. "You okay?" She asked.

Lobomon dusted himself off. "When I get a hold of that sheep, she's dead." He grumbled.

"Just fine then…" Anzenmon said with a slight smile. Lobomon grunted but didn't retaliate.

Lobomon and Anzenmon hurried to climb up to Ryumon and Agunimon. As they climbed onto the ledge they saw their friends backed to the edge of the cliff. The ram Digimon had her crossbow aimed at them.

"If you two come closer, these two are dead." She hissed as Anzenmon and Lobomon drew nearer. They froze while Agunimon and Ryumon eyed the Deva nervously. "Now hand over your spirits."

Ryumon growled. This was a no win situation. He had to think of something. Then a very suicidal plan formed in his mind. If I give Takuya a large enough push, I think I can get him to safety. Danny slowly drew his hands and held them out behind Takuya. He shoved the warrior of Flame forward.

There was a shout, a scream and a whizzing sound. Agunimon was lying on the ground near Anzenmon and Lobomon, unharmed. The crossbow went off, and Ryumon had fallen off the edge of the cliff.

"DANNY!" Anzenmon cried out as Lobomon fought to hold her back. Agunimon jumped to his feet, and glared at the white ram Digimon.

The ram Digimon turned on the remaining three warriors. "Your friend was foolish." She said with a disappointed tone. "He chose death rather than surrendering his spirit. Now you shall suffer at the hands of Pajiramon. Now, RELIQUISH YOUR SPIRITS!" She aimed her cross bow at three warriors tensed up.

Then the ground began to shake violently as an unearthly roar ripped through the air. Agunimon, Anzenmon, and Lobomon covered their ears.

Pajiramon whirled around wildly. "What is going on! What trickery is this!" She shouted. As if on cue; a large black dragon clad in green armor climbed over the edge of the cliff where Ryumon had fallen. It growled menacingly and bared bright white teeth. Its bright violet eyes were blazing with fury as it pawed the ground with massive clawed feet.

Pajiramon eyed the large dragon nervously, as did the warriors of Flame, Light, and Life. It appeared as though the great beast wasn't on either party's side. The Dragon opened its maw and roared again. The sound was so horrible it the rocks shuddered in protest. Pajiramon glared at the large beast, "These inferiors are MINE!"

The dragon snarled and lunged. Pajiramon had no time to react. The Dragon was upon her within seconds. He raised a long taloned paw up and swiped it through her. Her data dissolved and disappeared, and a Digi-egg flew off to the Village of Beginnings. The Dragon roared in triumph and turned on the legendary warriors.

"Now we don't want to fight you…" Lobomon began trying to reason with the monster. The Dragon had a different agenda. He lunged forward, scattering the remaining three Warriors.

"Pyro Darts!" Agunimon flung small flaming darts at the great dragon. The beast turned and chased him. Agunimon jumped out of the way just in time to avoid being crushed by huge white teeth.

"Lobo Kendo!" Lobomon rushed forward and slashed at the dragon. He roared in pain when the light kendo struck his forearm and swatted Lobomon with his tail. Kouji hit a wall hard and de-digivolved.

"KOUJI!" Agunimon and Anzenmon shouted.

Anzenmon drew her spear and raced towards the dragon. She used her spear as a pole vault and launched herself into the air and kicked the dragon on the side of his face. He glared at her and growled. Anzenmon realized something as the beast advanced on them. "Oh Gods… That's Danny!"

Agunimon stared at her, but seemed to make the connection as well. The dragon snarled, and leapt at them. Agunimon rolled out of the way. "Slide Evolution!" He shouted as silvery-blue data flowed around him. "BurningGreymon!"

"Be careful Takuya!" Anzenmon called.

Takuya spread his bright orange wings and flew at the dragon. The Dragon anticipated his attack and ducked his head, only to rear up once Takuya was over him. BurningGreymon crashed to the ground in a heap. The Dragon unleashed brilliant stream of violet flames on BurningGreymon.

Anzenmon cried out to her fallen comrade. Blue data flowed around BurningGreymon and he was human once more. The Dragon turned on her now. He growled menacingly. Anzenmon took an instinctive step back.

"Danny. I know that's you in there. Please. Please stop this." She pleaded with the massive dragon. He snarled again and lashed his tail angrily.

"Danny, this isn't you. Please, Stop. You're hurting people you care about!" Anzenmon stepped back again. The dragon was snarling more but wasn't advancing. His blazing purple eyes were confused. Sam tried to come forward, but the dragon's snarls prevented her.

"Danny! Please! Listen to me. You're upset and out of control-"

The dragon growled louder, and bared his teeth.

"Look at yourself! Look what you've done! You've hurt Takuya and Kouji; and me too!" "

He lunged, jaws poised to strike. Anzenmon held up her arms, covering her face instinctively.

"Danny you have to stop!"

He stopped mere inches from Sam. The dragon's eyes seemed to clear as he gazed around at the wreckage. He blinked a few times, and backed up. He gave one long sorrowful look at Anzenmon. He turned, and leapt gracefully from the cliff face to the ground below. He pelted off at breakneck speed; disappearing into the darkness of the trees as the sun peaked over the mountains in the distance.

Morning had risen upon the Digital World.

Sam moaned and rolled over, opening one eye. Last night's battle with Danny and Pajiramon had taken quite a lot out of her, Kouji, and Takuya. She gave a slight groan and sat up, watching JP and Zoe follow suit. "Hey, guys," she greeted sleepily.

Zoe yawned. "Morning, Sam. You okay?"

"I've been better." She blinked blearily and scanned the camp, suddenly frowning. A feeling of dread began to slowly eat at her stomach as realization dawned upon her. "Guys- where's Danny?"

Hearing these words, the leader of the group clamored to his feet and looked around as well. A sinking feeling seemed to bring down his center of gravity. His eyes traveled to the woods, and a very tired smile unfurled on his features. "I think I might have an idea of where he is." The smile disappeared within seconds. "He might have dedigivolved in there. I'll go find him."

Sam stood up, too. "I'll come with you."

Takuya shook his head. "Listen, Sam. I've been through what he's going through right now. Danny needs someone to try and understand him. You don't have your beast spirit yet, but Danny just got his. I'll find him."

"But-"

"Sam." The leader's voice was quiet and firm. "Let me do this."

The Goth simply glared at him for a couple of seconds before reluctantly nodding. She watched as Takuya spirit-evolved into Agunimon and run into the forest to find her best friend; their teammate and troubled friend.

It was a good thing he digivolved. Even with the sun rising, Agunimon could barely see a thing in the forest. He gave a slight scowl and looked down at his hands. A moment later, they were alit with fire, and he held them out in front of his body. Leaves crunched under his feet as the legendary Digimon searched for his new teammate, and he felt a slight uneasiness overcome his body. "Danny?" he called out. "Ryumon? Where are ya?"

No answer. Agunimon looked around some more and sighed. This was going to be harder than he thought.

Then, out of nowhere… "Takuya?"

The being's heart leapt. "Danny? Where are you?"

"Right here," a wearied voice called back.

Takuya gritted his teeth. Those were extremely helpful directions. "Right where?"

The voice called out again. "Behind you! I can see your fire from a ways away."

He turned around and saw the Digidestined waving at him slightly. Danny looked to be a mess. Leaves covered his hair, his eyes were tired, and he looked as if he hadn't slept all night. The flame Digimon walked over to Danny and changed back into his human self, looking worried. "Are you okay? I mean, after last night and everything…"

Danny looked saddened. "I don't know. I just… I lost it last night against Pajiramon."

"I noticed."

The child of Death shot him a nasty glare. Takuya shut his mouth. He sat down next to Danny and looked into the woods. "You made a mistake, dude. We all make mistakes. Even me. Well, especially me. I make them too many times to count," he said with a grim smile.

Danny ran his fingers through his hair, brushing the leaves away. "You've never lost control of your spirit, though."

"Actually, I did."

The raven-haired hero looked at the goggle head. Takuya continued speaking, his tone growing more serious. "The first time I transformed into BurningGreymon, I completely lost control of my spirit. I was engulfed in its power, and I… I set fire to the forest." He looked down at the grass. "I didn't care about anything. I just wanted to defeat the opponent and didn't want anything to get in my way. And in the end- it hurt my friends."

Danny said nothing.

"I'm always scared now. What happens if I lose control again? What if I hurt my friends again like I did the first time I controlled him?" His voice got distant. "I can't ever forgive myself for doing that to them. I never will. And I promised to never make more stupid mistakes again. But I did. I continue to do so still." He looked at Danny. "Don't let mistakes from your past allow you to live in fear. You've got to let them drive you."

Danny nodded. He had never heard Takuya go this deep before. He had always thought of him as the silly, cocky leader of the team. But this- this was completely different side to the leader of the Digidestined…

"Yeah…" Danny whispered quietly.

Silence lingered over the pair for some time, not knowing how much truly passed. Both boys enjoyed the change of heart in the other. They could relate to each other on a way deeper level than previously thought. Their roles as leaders clashed often enough to stir up unwanted emotions. This… even in the wake of near disaster, was a nice change of pace.

"What happened back there…" Takuya asked breaking the silence. Danny gazed at the brunette quizzically. "Your spirit, how did you get it?" he added seeing his companion's confused expression.

The raven haired teen furrowed his eyebrows thinking. Everything from last night had been a total blur, even before he received the untamed power that was his Beast Spirit.


(That is one of my favorite moment I ever wrote; The next is pretty fun too, Takuya and Danny have separated from the group- I never figured out why, insert your own idea- and Taki is trying to teach Danny how to control Kureimon- With no success whatsoever.)


"Come on, try again," the brunette urged. Danny was on fours panting. His sides ached, his head pounded, and his heart continued to race.

"I don't think we're getting anywhere…" Danny muttered.

Takuya's gaze at the dark haired teen hardened. "Do you want to control it or not?" he asked fiercely. Danny hesitated but nodded. "Good, now evolve."

Danny sighed and did at the gogglehead instructed. He and Takuya beast spirit evolved again. Danny tried to focus on controlling the wild dragon's spirit to no avail. The Spirit of Death would have nothing of it and broke free of his control again. Kureimon lunged at BurningGreymon, intent on ripping him to shreds again.

BurningGreymon held his ground, digging his claws into the earth, and defended himself from the brutal assault. He blocked the dragon's rows of teeth with the golden Rudri Tarpana on his forearms. Kureimon roared enraged, spiting violet plumes of fire. BurningGreymon leapt into the air and slammed into Kureimon at full throttle. The boys dedigivolved, Danny sitting in a similar fashion only moments ago. Takuya shook his head.

"Again."

Danny looked up at the brunette in disbelief. "Are you completely insane? I can't do it! My beast spirit is too much for me; it's too powerful."

"Danny you have to bring it under control…" Takuya began, "You're not trying hard enough."

The dark haired boy stood, fists clenched with every intention of punching the gogglehead. "I'm trying! It can't be done! Every time I become Kureimon I lose it! You're lucky BurningGreymon can pin him down!"

Takuya sighed. "This is going to be difficult to master, but you can do it." He said in a reassuring manner.

"I'm not so sure…" Danny replied bitterly. Takuya decided they had practiced enough for the time being and let the subject drop. Danny sunk back to his knees, annoyed, frustrated and disappointed.

The gogglehead walked over to Danny and poked him in the side, "Come on then, let's get moving. "

(Again, another section I loved. This next part is the very last Beast Spirit and some explanation for the kids from Seraphimon. Also a Veemon was to join Danny and Takuya for whatever odd reason- I like him.)

Tigressmon Roars to Life

"Takuya!" Veemon, Takuya and Danny jumped when they heard the muffled voice. Takuya fumbled in his pocket and retrieved his D-Tector.

He spook to the device clearly, "Kouji? Is that you?" Danny blinked and tilted his head to the side in mild confusion. He scrambled over next to Takuya, and Veemon, and peered over the brunette's shoulder.

A silvery blue symbol appeared on the screen, "No, It's Kouichi. We need you two badly. We're under attack near Seraphimon's Castle. Those royal thorns in our sides showed up and-" The sentence cut out and an explosion was heard in the background.

"Kouichi?" Takuya called out to the device desperately. Veemon and Danny exchanged nervous glances.

"I'm here. Guys seriously, we need your help. It's just Anzenmon and Kendogarurumon left fighting…" Takuya paused waiting for a response.

"What happened to the rest of you?" Danny asked, concern mounting in his chest.

There was another small explosion in the background and a shout, "Our D-Tectors were stolen. I've got Sam's at the moment. A Blackgatomon swiped them before the royal morons showed up…" Kouichi was cut out by another explosion followed up by some choice expletives.

Takuya glanced at Danny, Danny nodded. "We're coming."

Takuya stood up and preformed his beast spirit evolution. "Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution! BurningGreymon!" The massive dragon like Digimon clad in brilliant red armor stood before Danny. He watched Danny expectantly. Veemon climbed up on BurningGreymon's shoulders.

Danny looked away, his eyes full of shame, "I can't Beast Spirit evolve! What if I lose control again?" Takuya sighed, ready to put up this argument. He knew it was bound to come up.

"Danny, our friends are in trouble right now… If we don't get there fast enough, the Royal Knights might take their data. We have to go; Now; as fast as we can. You have to trust yourself, trust your spirits. They'll guide you in the right direction."

Veemon nodded in agreement, "You just have to trust yourself Danny!"

Danny smiled; Takuya had a valid point. "Fine, but if I go berserk, YOU have to take me out."

"Deal, now come on!"

Danny stood up and held out his black and green D-Tector. "Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution! Kureimon!" The black dragon roared in a powerful manner. His brilliant green armor glinted in the sunlight. Takuya flashed a reassuring grin to Danny.

Veemon grinned as well, "Onwards to battle!" he cried as the two beast Digimon took off at top speed, in total silence towards Seraphimon's Castle.

A large battle had erupted outside the gates to the magnificent castle. Anzenmon leapt back and drew her spear. Kendogarurumon charged forward, "Lupine Laser!" The large, white, wolf cyborg unleashed a blinding white laser at Crusadermon.

The tall magenta knight jumped out of the way. Anzenmon sprinted and jumped onto Kendogarurumon's back, and then into the air. She raised her spear, "Life Spear!" She cried and launched it at the unsuspecting Crusadermon.

Crusadermon winced as the spear pierced her armor. "Insolent brat!" She hissed, "Spiral Masquerade!" Crusadermon vanished and began to speed around Anzenmon, attacking the life warrior with the golden ribbons on her armor.

"Amethyst Flare!" Bright purple flames engulfed Crusadermon, letting Anzenmon fall back to the earth. Kouichi, JP and Zoe looked to see Kureimon and BurningGreymon racing towards them. BurningGreymon dove through the air and caught Anzenmon on his back.

She flashed him a thankful smile and jumped off his back with Veemon by her side. She stood up and drew her spear again, ready to fight. Kureimon lowered his head and growled. Kendogarurumon and BurningGreymon positioned themselves into battle stances.

Dynasmon chuckled, "Pathetic humans." He charged forward and rammed into Kendogarurumon. BurningGreymon turned and tackled Dynasmon. The three Digimon struggled for a bit until Dynasmon shoved Kendogarurumon out of his way.

"DNA Disintegrator!" Blue and Red beams shot out of Dynasmon's hands towards the Warriors of Flame and Light.

Kendogarurumon and BurningGreymon attacked in tandem. "Wildfire Tsunami!" BurningGreymon hurled a large wave of fire at Dynasmon. "Lupine Laser!" Kendogarurumon launched his blinding white laser beam at Dynasmon. The attacks collided with Dynasmon's attack and a small explosion erupted.

Kureimon and Anzenmon launched forward and charged Crusadermon. Anzenmon rode on Kureimon's back and held her spear out in a joust like fashion.

Kureimon roared and picked up speed. "Amethyst Flare!" He cried as he breathed the majestic purple flames. "Life Spear!"Anzenmon flung her spear through the flames, which ignited the spear with the violet blaze. Crusadermon was hit squarely in the chest.

While the legendary warriors fought, the remaining three chosen children cornered the Blackgatomon. Veemon joined them, seeing as he was more in the way of the others battling. Zoe had managed to reclaim her D-Tector thanks to Veemon's arrival.

"Execute! Spirit Evolution! Kazemon!" the fairy Digimon hovered above the black cat Digimon. Blackgatomon grinned evilly and leapt at Kazemon. Kazemon dodged and threw a punch at the little cat. Kouichi's D-Tector fell from the cat Digimon's grasp.

"Go help the others." JP told Kouichi, "I'll help Z with this furball." As he spoke, JP's D-Tector fell from Blackgatomon's claws. Kouichi glanced at Kazemon fleetingly.

She grinned, "Go on Kouichi! You too JP, I can handle her!" she encouraged. Blackgatomon shuddered with rage when she righted herself. Kouichi sprinted towards the others. JP hung back unsure if he should leave Zoe on her own.

"I'm with you Kazemon!" Veemon said aggressively, readying for a fight. Kazemon smiled and focused on the dark cat Digimon. JP made up his mind and went to join the others, digivolving to Beetlemon as he left.

"Slide Evolution! Ladydevimon!" A dark angel Digimon replaced the Blackgatomon. She had long razor claws and a wicked smile. "Let's dance!"

"Execute! Beast Spirit Evolution! Jägerlöwemon!" Kouichi beast spirit evolved and joined the fray against the Royal Knights. Kendogarurumon looked exhausted as he struggled back to his feet. That last explosion did some damage.

"Need some help brother?" Kouichi asked lightly. Kendogarurumon mock glared at Jägerlöwemon.

"I'm fine." Kouji replied heatedly. Jägerlöwemon snorted a laugh. Anzenmon came sprinting over as Jägerlöwemon took off into the raging battle.

She looked over Kendogarurumon with concern, "Are you hurt?" She asked. Her violet eyes searched for deception in Kendogarurumon's eyes.

"Nah, just really tired." They heard the shout of a Pyro Barrage and an Amethyst Flare. Kendogarurumon and Anzenmon watched as Kureimon and BurningGreymon trapped Crusadermon in an inferno of scarlet, gold and lilac flames.

"Healing Mist." Anzenmon healed Kendogarurumon's wounds and went to return to the fight, "You coming?" Kendogarurumon leapt to his feet with renewed vigor and charged into the fray with Anzenmon beside him.

"Slide Evolution! Zephyrmon!"

"Go get her Zephyrmon!" Veemon cheered from the ground below.

Ladydevimon glowered at the legendary warrior. She flew up into the air and made a feeble escape attempt. Zephyrmon darted after her. The fight remained mostly air born, leaving Veemon to cheer Zephyrmon on.

"Hurricane Gale!" Zephyrmon brewed up strong pink tinted winds, and hurled them at Ladydevimon. Ladydevimon dove out of the way and towards the other raging battle. Zephyrmon dove after her but stopped and watched the battle, becoming thoroughly distracted. The boys and Sam seemed to be struggling against Dynasmon and Crusadermon.

Ladydevimon shot up behind Zephyrmon, "Darkness Wave!"

Zephyrmon was struck in the back and plummeted to the earth. She struggled to regain herself. She managed to pull out of the fall just before she collided with Anzenmon.

"Sorry!" She cried before shooting back into the sky. Anzenmon watched as Zephyrmon rammed Ladydevimon at top speed. Ladydevimon fell from the sky. Anzenmon frowned as she tried to help the boys, healing them often. She was the weakest link in the group. She didn't have her beast spirit. She was a liability to them, especially Danny. He was more than determined to keep her safe. Anzenmon groaned in frustration. She knew if she was in danger, the others would put themselves in the way to keep her safe.

There has to be a way… she thought bitterly to herself. "There has to be!" She shouted. A sound from the trees behind her, made the digital Warrior of Life jump.

Out of the corner of her eye, Anzenmon saw something racing towards the battle. It was large, blue, and fast. It leapt out of the trees and landed beside Anzenmon. It was tall and resembled a tiger. Its legs were long and it had huge paws. It had bright white diamond shaped stripes, and two tails swishing dangerously. Its eyes glowed white as it stared at Anzenmon.

Something seemed to click in Anzenmon's mind, this was her beast spirit. She held out her D-Tector towards the great beast. The creature allowed itself to be absorbed into the light blue and gray device.

"Slide Evolution! Tigressmon!" Sam felt the power of her beast spirit surge around her body and transform. She looked at the battle and smirked, she had the element of surprise.

She growled and leapt into the fray charging headlong into Crusadermon. "Tiger Claws!" She raised her massive paws and extended four long, sharp talons. She struck Crusadermon's pink armor, and pierced it. The five boys looked up from their struggles with Dynasmon to see the blue tiger Digimon strike.

"Sam!" Kureimon asked incredulously.

Tigressmon flashed him a sly grin. "Roar of the Heavens!" She roared as shocks and vibrations pelted through the air towards Crusadermon.

Kureimon caught what she was doing and added his attack, "Roar of the Underworld!" Shockwaves rippled through the ground towards Crusadermon. The attacks joined together and slammed into Crusadermon. The pink Royal Knight collapsed into a heap. Her data ring appeared.

This gave the others the will to fight on with Dynasmon. Tigressmon ran to join the others while Kureimon dedigivolved back to Ryumon. "Fractal Code, Digitize!" Ryumon smirked as he saw the image of Crusadermon on his D-Tector.

"Avalanche Axes!"

"Strike of the Seven Stars!"

A pair of axes whirled over head, striking Dynasmon. Those were quickly followed by seven bright stars of light which struck Dynasmon. Ryumon whipped his head in the direction of the Castle and saw Korikakumon and Seraphimon standing at the gates.

Dynasmon growled and decided now was the time to retreat. "Ladydevimon!" He called, but she did not answer. Zephyrmon flew towards the scene of the battle with Veemon trailing on the ground below. Her eyes looked triumphant. Dynasmon snorted in disbelief. His comrade and his servant were defeated.

"We shall dance this duel again Legendary Warriors!" Dynasmon called as he vanished in a wisp of purple smoke.

The eight chosen children reverted to human form and promptly collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. Well everyone except Tommy who arrived late with Seraphimon.

Seraphimon brought the children into his castle and left them to rest for a while.

"You guys looked like you were having a tough time fighting." Tommy commented while the other seven warriors relaxed in a large room. The walls were made of sleek green and magenta crystal. The room was furnished with comfortable chairs and cushions.

"We were taken by surprise. It was a good thing we sent you ahead, and that Takuya and Danny showed up. Back together again…" Kouji said lightly, closing his eyes.

Danny glanced at Sam. Her eyes were closed too and she looked to be asleep.

"Hey Takuya. Who's your friend?" Kouichi asked, indicating Veemon.

Veemon jumped up happily. "I'm Veemon! Danny and Takuya rescued me a while back. I decided to tag along because I know the lay of the land better!"

JP grinned, "Good to have ya, We're good at getting lost!"

"So are they!" Veemon said pointing at Danny and Takuya, earning annoyed glares from both.

Takuya spoke up, changing the topic, "So that's everyone now. We all have our Beast spirits." He grinned at Danny. Danny smiled back weakly.

"Yeah" JP said softly.

Zoe looked over at the seemingly sleeping Sam. "Sam?"

The girl in question opened one eye lid, "Yeah?"

"How did you get your Beast Spirit?"

Everyone in the room perked up immediately. They didn't see Sam obtain her Beast Spirit… they had been preoccupied with Dynasmon, Crusadermon, and Ladydevimon.

Sam sat up and opened her eyes all the way, "It just came… I desperately wanted to help you guys and it came running."

Kouichi blinked, "You called it yourself?"

"I guess it works like that. Since, she needed its help badly enough" Zoe explained, "It came to her. Kind of like how ours appeared in dire situations." She threw a glance to Takuya. Takuya looked away pretending not to see.

"How come she controlled it so quickly though?" Danny asked, "Mine went psycho…" he added quietly.

Zoe smiled, "Takuya lost control of his at first too. Don't worry about it Danny."

"Maybe Seraphimon knows…" Tommy suggested

"Maybe it was just a need; like when I first received Zephyrmon. I needed to fly faster, and protect these goofballs… Minus Kouichi of course."

Kouichi smiled softly. Sam put her elbows on her knees, and rested her chin in her hands. "You guys never did explain how you ended up meeting Kouichi."

The original six chosen exchanged uneasy glances. It was a sensitive topic, particularly to the twins.

Kouji sighed, "I guess we owe you an explanation. Do you want me to tell it or do you want to Kouichi?"

"I'll tell it. But feel free to add anything." Kouichi said with a smile.

"It started back before we came to the digital world. I discovered I had a twin brother from my grandmother, who was dying in the hospital. I found Kouji and followed him around, learned about his habits, hobbies and family. I wanted to go up and introduce myself, but I never had the courage. Plus I thought it was a bit weird to introduce yourself as someone's long lost twin. My mother never knew what I was doing… Well one day I followed Kouji onto a train. I decided I was finally going to meet him. We reached Shibuya Station and Kouji had vanished from my view. Then I saw him board an elevator.

"The doors shut before I got to it and I saw that the elevator was going down, so I rushed to the stairs. I slipped and I fell. Somehow I ended up in the Digital World. I was told lies by the then evil Cherubimon. He gave me the tainted Spirit of Darkness, and I set out with the mindset that Kouji was evil and had to be destroyed. I also lost my human memories."

"Harsh." Danny whispered.

"After many encounters I realized I had a connection to Kouji. Sometime later, Kouji and Takuya purified my spirits and I joined the team."

"Then in the final battle against Lucemon, Kouichi sacrificed himself to save the rest of us." Kouji added, "He entered the Digital World as a spirit with no physical form. Like when the rest of us were badly hurt, our data ring would appear. Kouichi's wouldn't."

Danny and Sam nodded in understanding. "That sounds awful." Sam said softly.

Takuya started again, "When we returned to the human world, we found where Kouichi had fallen and went to the hospital. It was a miracle he survived."

Silence lingered. That wasn't a particularly fond memory for the original Chosen. Seraphimon reentered, being tailed by an elegant female angel Digimon and a tall lavender rabbit Digimon.

Seraphimon beckoned them forward, "I'm sure the original Digidestined remember Salamon and Lopmon." He gestured to the angel first then the rabbit.

"It's Angewomon and Antylamon now." Antylamon pointed out with a smile.

Angewomon walked over to the Digidestined, bowing her head, "We have much to thank you for; you saved our world and restored it to its former glory."

Antylamon joined Angewomon. "I am glad to see you got our message. You've already found your human and beast spirits, not to mention both bearers of the Cycle."

"Will someone please explain that? What's with this Cycle and Balance?" Zoe asked, "What does it mean?"

Seraphimon stepped forward, "Perhaps it is time you knew…" he said solemnly.

Takuya and Kouji exchanged confused glances. "Knew what?"

"The Cycle, The Balance, and The Harmony… They are the three key things to the peace and order of the Digital World. The Balance are the keepers of peace. The Legendary Warriors are the Balance as they each represent one of the elements. They keep things in check." Antylamon explained.

Angewomon took over, "The Harmony are three very powerful Digimon who have power over Time, Space, and Emotion; much like the Warriors have power over the elements. Those Digimon watch over the world; guiding it and serving as its observers."

"The Cycle is perhaps the most important part," Seraphimon began, "The Cycle is Life and Death. Neither can go on without the other. Life cannot exist without Death removing old things. Death cannot exist without Life to create things. You two possess more power than either of you realize, More than all ten of the Legendary warriors combined. You two are the key to winning this war."

Danny and Sam gaped at the celestial Digimon. The original Chosen children gazed at their new teammates in awe. They held more power than the original ten warriors… More than EmperorGreymon and Magnagarurumon… maybe more than Susanoomon.

"Is that why- I couldn't control Kureimon for a while?" Danny asked quietly.

"Or why I couldn't Spirit evolve until Danny had his spirit?"

Seraphimon glanced at Danny, "Perhaps. As I said, one cannot exist without the other. The human spirit of Life remained dormant until the human spirit of Death was awoken, despite having been in your possession. You needed both the Yin and Yang of the cycle to use it. As for the Beast of Death, it had no yin to its yang, throwing it off kilter and making Kureimon highly uncontrollable."


(This last part is one that should have been the climax- There is a missing section that was never written detailing the fight between Magnamon and Beelzemon- so uh... use your imagination.)


Beelzemon chuckled darkly, "This is the best you've got? A Veemon?" he laughed again, "You Digidestined are more pathetic than I thought."

The fallen warriors did not respond. They knew they were beaten. Beelzemon was too much for them. He was a Demon Lord and the best the team had were a handful of Beast Spirits… Nothing compared to the power of Susanoomon… Even still, Veemon stood before them, trying to protect his friends. "I won't let you hurt them!" he shouted defiantly.

"You think you can protect them! You think you can beat me?" The demon lord roared with laughter.

Kouichi lifted his head up weakly, "Veemon, it's over. They've won…"

"We can't give up! Evil can't win! It's not over yet!" Veemon growled desperately, his eyes furrowed with determination. The other chosen watched the small blue Digimon. How could he still want to fight on? Beelzemon took all their attacks and destroyed them. There wasn't any hope left…

Sam glanced at Danny, who never gave up when it came to fighting evil. "We need a miracle…" she whispered. Danny looked at her; they did need a miracle, now more than ever. Veemon took a step towards Beelzemon.

"I will defeat you. As long as the chosen ones believe it, I will defeat you." He turned his head, hoping to see the warriors ready to cheer him on. He was shocked to see them still defeated, lost in despair. "You don't believe I can do it…" he said in disbelief, looking at the doubtful faces of his friends.

Danny pushed himself upright, "I believe in you Veemon." He said weakly, putting the last of his strength into his voice.

"I believe in you too! You can do it Veemon!" Sam said with a determined smile. The other chosen looked at the warriors of Life and Death incredulously. Had they finally gone off the deep end?

"I believe in you…" Tommy said finally.

Kouichi nodded in agreement, "Me too."

Jo and Zoe nodded, "We had faith in you!"

"Kick his butt Veemon!" Kouji and Takuya shouted together.

Beelzemon couldn't control his laughter, "You're all mental! You think he, a rookie, can defeat me, a Demon Lord! Keep dreaming!"

Power surged through the chosen children's darkened D-Tectors. Light shot out of all eight screens and hit Veemon, engulfing him in light. "You needed a miracle? One miracle coming right up! Veemon Armor Digivolve to…"

The small blue Digimon grew in size as shimmering golden armor formed around his muscular body.

"Magnamon! The Radiance of Miracles!" the armor Digimon faced Beelzemon, fists clenched.

The warriors looked on in shock, "Did we do that!"

"This just got interesting…" Beelzemon said with an evil grin. Magnamon growled, lashing his tail viciously. Beelzemon raised his shotguns. "Double Impact!"

MISSING BATTLE GOES HERE

Magnamon crashed into the ground, leaving a giant dent in the earth. Danny pulled himself to his feet, going to the fallen armor Digimon's side.

"Magnamon!" The dust settled around the large warrior. His armor was dented and scratched. Deep gashes adorned his exposed skin.

Magnamon looked up at Danny weakly, "Young warrior…" he rasped. Tears pricked at Danny's eyes, "Do not fret… I- I managed to take some spirits from Beelzemon." He extended one hand towards Danny, revealing the spirits of Life and Death, "With the last of my strength, I will make it so you are stronger than ever before. You'll have powers only two others possessed…"

"Magnamon…" Danny whispered softly, as the Digimon began to dissolve.

"Good luck… I have faith in you like you did in me." Magnamon dissolved entirely, leaving Danny clutching the spirits of Life and Death in his hands. (13th reflection)

Danny fought back tears as the Digimon's data dissipated. Danny turned towards Beelzemon, fury building in his body. Tears stung at his eyes, as his D-Tector whirred back to life. He held it up towards Beelzemon. "It ends now!" He challenged.

Beelzemon snorted with laughter. "And who's going to stop me?" he retorted in a mocking tone.

"I am!" Danny shouted. His D-Tector lit up with blinding light. Data swirled around the boy's hand, "Execute Now! FUSION EVOLUTION!"

A renewed sense of power surged into Danny's body as his Human and Beast Spirits Ryumon and Kureimon joined together as one, unified power. His body became more muscular like Kureimon, although his shape was human like Ryumon. A pair of dragon like wings sprouted from his shoulder blades. Brilliant armor formed around his chest, arms and legs. A helmet, similar to Ryumon's formed around his head.

He opened his eyes, revealing glowing green irises. He grasped a long sword floating in front of him. He leapt into the air taking a fighter's stance. "Zuruimon!" the fused warrior of Death declared.

The other Digidestined stared up at the fused warrior in awe.


Sadly- The End. I hope you all enjoyed it while it lasted and be sure to keep an eye out for the revised version- WITHOUT TEMPLES AND RIDDLES!