Altered Reverberations

Chapter 11

Polar Data – Of X's and Blacks

Betamon X: It's the long awaited battle between Deva and Kitsune... can we get an audience Wave!

Gomamon:... There reading this Betamon, you Numemon Brain.

Betamon X: It's the thought that counts.

(Sigh)

Hazard grinned and got up, then collapsed on the ground. Kitsune walked over to him. She raised her staff and started to draw a symbol in the air, "Talisman of the..." Her attack was stopped as Deva appeared in front of Hazard, her bunny blades glowing deadly. "I won't allow you to hurt Hazard anymore!"

Kitsune eyed Deva, "protecting him?" she said with amusement.

Deva glared, "Don't make fun of it. He protected me from Ebemon."

"Isn't that your brothers job." Kitsune told her, trying to anger her, as she leapt back

Deva glared, "don't even try it... Kitsune. Remember I'm part Lopmon, and I not only have more experience then you."

Kitsune glared back, assessing that single fact, Kitsune realized that Deva may just be stronger then even Hazard. It was no easy task to be a Deva. A memory popped up of when Renamon went to the contest of digimon to fill the position of Deva. She made it to the third round and that was it. It was a competition of astronomical levels. For Lopmon to have earned that right, she would be quite the fighter indeed. Added onto the level of Suzie's smarts and understanding, Deva was a deadly combination.

Kitsune swung her paintbrush around, making sure she had some momentum in it. She brought it to a halt in a stance in front of her.

Deva matched her as her bunny blades formed on her arms.

Each waited for the other to make the first move.

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Betamon was on early morning shift duty with Michael. The young frog yawned and looked at all the X digimon. Before this trip he was ignorant of X's, and everything about them. Because of this, he wasn't really sure about them, and had been cautious about them. He just needed a sign to now that they didn't carry a disease that would kill them all.

That sign had come in the form of Black. Tai's initial reason for leaving there quadrant in the first place. Black... BlackAgumon... Agumon(Black). All three were the same monster, and yet he was something different. He was a Black Digimon. A digimon whose data had been changed to form a Viral version of Vaccine and Data Digimon. There very reason for life automatically pits the world against them.

Yet through all of that, through all of the hate, and dispissement. All the nights of being refused service at an inn because he wasn't a proper digimon, after everything, he saw the X digimon. Going against everything monsters told and called him, he opened up his eyes to the world.

I swore an oath, Betamon Black had told him on the trip, You don't know what it's like. When you yourself are abused and beaten and bullied for something as simple as the kind of data you are made of. Then to look around and see the same thing being done to an In-training. By Champions no less.

Black had quieted after that as he relived the memory. Betamon just hopped along, without saying a word. He knew Black would speak when he was ready. Black grinned, "Once in a rare while, you do something crazy that changes your life... this was one of those instances..." Black took a deep long breath, "I told the two KnightChessmon to go back and start defending the innocent instead of picking on them. They turned on me and laughed, telling me that I was the last digimon to define who was innocent and who wasn't.

"Needless to say, I got my but handed to me and thrown against the wall next to the Tokomon X." Black paused, and pointed out a Tokomon X, one of the two that were traveling with them, "That little guy, with the scar on his face." Betamon had noticed the Tokomon X before, but never had asked the little one how it had happened. Black turned back to Betamon, "I was thrown up against the wall, when I started getting really furious. I was about to go mega when Ogremon stepped in. That mon is crazy.

"The two KnightChessmon laughed at Ogremon. Ogremon asked them what was so funny as Lekismon and Coronamon appeared behind them. Needless to say, the two Digimon ran off." Black finished.

Betamon made a quick hop around the perimeter as he thought of what Black said, I swear on an oath, that the X's will not have to go through the same experience as I have.

When Betamon found nothing, he returned to his post on the front. He looked at his watch to see that it was four thirty in the morning. Another hour and half and everybody would be up. He looked around, and heard soft footsteps behind him.

BlackAgumon walked right beside him, and turned his head towards the frog digimon. There eyes met each others. Betamon understood, some of the destined and there digimon didn't trust him, so he was leaving.

Betamon lifted his claw, and Black was taken back in surprise. The viral Agumon grinned, and raised his paw. They shook, and Betamon watched as Black walked away.

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Kitsune blocked Deva's incoming attack and launched her to the side with her Paintbrush. Something was bothering her though, Deva had already had seven chances in which to get through her staff's defense and hit her directly, but she hadn't taken one of them.

Kitsune glared at Deva, "What are you up to?" she asked suspiciously.

Deva's expression didn't change, she just took the chance to charge up some energy in her bunny blades. Kitsune glared, as she looked at Deva, something was wrong. Her eyes stopped focusing on Deva, and started focusing on the end of her Paintbrush. "By the Dark Zone!" She swore. She knew Deva was good, but she didn't ever expect her to be this good.

Deva charged, her blades glowing a bright blue, she swung at Kitsune's Paintbrush. Kitsune leapt back away from the attack, barely in time. As she landed, the end of her paintbrush started to splinter. She gritted her teeth and put it away.

Deva glared, "So, you finally figured it out." she stated, ready to attack or be attacked.

Kitsune glared, "I should have known... being the Guardian Deva, you always had one thing on your mind when digimon decided to come and try and load Zhuqiaomon's data. You had to protect the gate more then your own life. Now that Hazard is the target, you used Suzie's knowledge of the Physics of data to make precise hits on my staff, to shatter it. Which would prevent me from doing a long range attack that's fast enough to get to Hazard before you could block it."

Deva smiled, "Looks like all that time Henry forced me to spend learning about programming and advanced digital theories paid off."

Kitsune glared, her Nine tails flailed out behind her. I may not be able to beat her. Kitsune thought, She has all of Lopmon's experience, and all of Suzie's smarts. Not only that, but she also has the power of both the Sovereign and the Hazard. She also knows a lot more about me then I do her, as she saw my battle with Hazard.

Deva saw the thought process going through Kitsune's mind, but she didn't let it get to her. In fact it resolved her will to fight harder. She wasn't going to let herself get cocky, and then get beaten.

Kitsune shadow shifted behind her and let her feet slam Deva into the air. Deva turned around in the air, only for Kitsune to appear behind her in her own shadow, "Diamond Tempest!" she said. Deva turned around and her axe's were a blur as she slammed into each of the shards, shattering them towards the ground under Kitsune and back at Kitsune.

Kitsune was slammed into by her own attack and fell to the ground on top of the rest of the crystal shards.

Kitsune got up, severely injured. She looked up at Deva, who was in front of her in an instant. Kitsune was unable to do anything as she was thrown up against a tree by the force of Deva's blades.

There was something wrong though, all the shards had hit Kitsune, but when she landed and Deva slammed her Bunny Blade into her, it was hardly noticeable, but she flew back before Deva had slammed her attack into her.

Deva turned around to see Kitsune with her staff out, right next to Renamon. "By the Sovereign's...you manipulated your shadow." She swore.

Kitsune already had drawn the symbol in the air when Deva had noticed, "Talisman of Purification!" she cried. As she was about to swipe down, to send her attack at Hazard, Deva slammed her blade onto the Paintbrush's head, and it shattered.

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"I say good riddance to him." Wormmon stated, "I never trusted him from the beginning, and I sure don't now."

Ken agreed somewhat, but having gone through his own experience, it was hard to pass judgment so quickly, "Wormmon's right... in the sense that trusting Black to the degree we did, was to much... and I hate to say it, but I'm kind of glad he's gone."

"What are you saying!" Agumon demanded, "if it weren't for Black, then half of these digimon wouldn't even be around."

"Agumon... I know you enjoyed him as a rival." Biyomon said, "but he is a Black digimon... it's in his nature to be vicious and selfish."

"What's your point." Betamon asked, "Lets just leave Black on his own and lets do our own thing."

Palmon was infuriated by Betamon's behavior, "Do you know what Black did? Do you have any clue or idea?" She demanded.

"Does a mon's history and and type define who he wants to become?" Betamon demanded.

"Miracles don't happen as often as you would like." Wormmon shot back at him.

"I'll argue that one." Gomamon said nonchalantly.

Betamon couldn't believe them, "If this is the kind of attitude you guys have... then I'm leaving."

Tai grabbed the frog by the fin and picked him up, "your not leaving. At least for not another two days." he told Michael's partner.

"I sent Black off. Alright, Now I don't want to hear another word about it." Tai said, glaring at all the digimon.

"Why... you scared he'd turn on us!" Betamon demanded, and slipped out of Tai's grip, his fin sore from being lifted by it, "Why don't you send me off too... huh? I almost managed to Destroy Joe and T.K. if it weren't for that meddling dog." he snarled.

"I'm a Seal... thank you very much." Gomamon said grinning.

A lot of the digimon went wide eyed, Sora, Ken and Mimi were confused, while Tai, Joe and Michael didn't show any emotion.

"Tai, as you noticed, everyone's anxious, and there's a major sense of worry here. Was sending Black away a good idea. I mean we could use another Mega in defending these guys. These past few days have been far to calm. You'd think a digimon equivalent of the KKK would have attacked by now." Joe told him.

Tai looked over to the holder of the Crest of Reliability, "Not to mention the fact that those Tamers have been gone for to long." He said.

Jyou understood what he meant, he had sent Black to find those tamers. A storm was brewing, and whether or not these in-training's were going to be a part of it, something was going to happen, and those missing tamers were going to be the center of it all.

The group packed up and started to head off, Mimi took the front lead again, about a mile ahead of them, and Jyou stayed behind with Gomamon.

They were walking for about an hour, the in-trainings were a bit more refreshed today, having had a chance to sleep for ten hours this time. Ryudamon walked up next to Tai, "Tai... Dorumon's gone missing." she said cautiously, the first time she had talked to him since she found out that Biyomon and Agumon were her parents. She felt that it was kind of awkward, and it really know how to talk to him.

"He went with Black to see if he couldn't find his parents." Tai said. Tai was also going to say something else, but couldn't find the right words for it.

They walked in silence for another minute. "I want to go with them." Ryudamon said abruptly, looking up at him.

"And?" Tai asked keeping his eyes on Agumon and Biyomon in the front.

Ryudamon was kind of taken back by this response. It would have seemed rude, but Tai asked it more in a wondering question then sarcasm. She didn't know how to respond to it.

Tai finally spoke up a few minutes later, "I would prefer that you stay... Ryudamon. We have need of you in defending this place... but I won't stop you from leaving. That's your choice."

Ryudamon looked up to him and nodded, she looked off along the road.

"I do have request to make though." Tai said.

"Hmm?" Ryudamon questioned.

"Talk to you dad and mom before you leave." Tai said softly, feeling a pain of guilt, having not seen his parents in over three months."

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Betamon X: and here we go, breaking up the story yet again. So next time... We finish the fight... Henry gets some action, as we further the story along.

Gomamon: Well, R&R.

Frozen Twins

Betamon X
Gomamon