A/N: Sorry for the long wait everyone, but here's the next chapter. Remember: Marcus, Agumon, Kari, Gatomon, Takato and Guilmon are on Diaboromon's side in 012 before swtiching sides on 013. Enjoy.
Chapter 4: Traitor
Over at Diaboromon's side, two warriors plans to have their own way rather than join the fight, like these two for example.
A boy with long brown hair was leaning against the wall. He wore a blue sleeveless jacket, black shirt and purple trousers. Next to him is Agumon but he has red straps around his hands. They were being silent when a voice called above them.
"Hello? Back so soon from your travels, Marcus?" said the voice. Both Marcus and Agumon looked up to see a pale man with blackish hair, glasses, a white lab coat, yellow jumper and black trousers looking down at them. "Did you battle your nemesis and obtain glorious victory?"
"No, not yet Kurata" said Marcus.
Kurata leaps off the ledge he was standing on to talk to them. "Hmm… Still tip-toeing around the idea of committing yourself to the fight?" he asked. When he gets a silent reply from Marcus he continued "All of a sudden you find yourself dragged to this sorry place. And all of a sudden, a familiar face appears before you. Not a friend, no. An enemy whom you have no choice but to fight. A misguided prank of fickle gods. The person doesn't matter, only the connection. Even if that person is not the enemy you once hated."
"So even if that person is never an enemy to begin with, right?" Agumon asked.
"But if you two stand around here doing nothing, your enemy would fall prey to any of the others. Can you live with that?" Kurata said.
"And what about you?" Marcus asked "Have you decided? You're not gonna fight anyone?"
"Why fight when the outcome is so obvious? We warriors are simply singing the same tune over and over. Even without my science, the hymn praising Diaboromon will not skip the smallest note" said Kurata.
"But still, isn't there anyone you once call an enemy?" Agumon said "Reason was, they tried to use you against this digidestined kid, TK and Patamon, right?"
Kurata looked at them and said "Him? Oh, it no longer matters what happens to that one. All the
encounters and memories in this world-none of it counts for a thing. If I'm to treasure any memories at all, I shall content myself with those I brought with me. Well, Marcus, I believe it's time I was going. Who knows when some eager hero will appear and start clamoring for a duel. Perhaps you should be on your way as well. If someone sets their sights on you, then quiet time is over."
"Yeah, you're probably right" Marcus said "Oh, and Kurata?"
"Yes?" Kurata asked.
"Those memories you have" Marcus said "I hope you managed to keep them, even if you and I were suppose to be enemies and all."
"You're right. We are far from being friends, let along be enemies" Kurata said "But I suppose it does
no harm for me to wish the same for you." Kurata then walks off.
Little did they know, they were being watched. A evil clown like jester digimon named Piedmon was watching.
"What's this? The humans are having a heart to heart?" he said outloud "Oh this is rich-so rich it gives me gas! Gives me gas, I say!" And he gave off a little gas and said "And I'll take it all back. This. Won't. Do. These pitiful little poppets. Letting their precious past prevent them from properly participating. Memories are never meaningful. And to fall captive to such a thing. Such a waste! Aha! I am furnished with a thought. For these irretrievably, pathetically wretched excuses for intelligent beings, I shall extend a personal fave. Or…" he laughed menacingly and then turned around to see a man with red eyes and a brown cloak approaching him. "Oh my, if it isn't Mr. King Drasil! What a surprise running into you here!"
"Why are you here? Lying in wait?" asked King Drasil in Spencer's body.
"Of course not! It's just chance. But, seeing as you are here, if I could have a word with you... There seem to be some pups who have forfeited the fight. I plan on getting them back on track, you see. Of course! YOU'RE HERE! One born soley to fight, and strong to boot! I have the perfect foe for you! Yes, you must whip that runt into shape!"
"Get to the point" said King Drasil.
"Keep your shirt on!" Piedmon said "What if I told you if there was a way to tell you how to fight Marcus!" This got King Drasil's attention. "If two warriors from the same world fight each other, their memories become much clearer. But Marcus and Agumon are allies of ours... It is forbidden to fell an ally... What are we to do? You make him a traitor is what! Traitors can be punished, so you would be able to defeat him yourself!"
"You have a way to make him a traitor?" asked King Drasil.
"There this girl who was just recently summoned by Alice" said Piedmon "The reason Marcus says that he can't fight her- is because she's someone he remembers! So, she's from the same world as you. If you go after her, you're bound to get the other one, too. A perfect chance to regain lost memories, no?"
Taking Piedmon's words with him, King Drasil, carrying a long sword appeared in front of a girl with reddish hair, a pink top and blue trousers. Next to her is a digimon who is shaped like a flower dud. The girl's name is Yoshi and the digimon is Lalamon.
"There you are" said King Drasil.
Because she is just recently summoned, Yoshi does not have any memories of King Drasil at all. "Do I know you?" she asked.
"I am your enemy" King Drasil said "That is all you need to know."
"You mean, a warrior of Diaboromon?" Lalamon asked in shock.
"Yes, now fight me" King Drasil as he held up his sword. "Provide me with some challenge before you die!"
Yoshi took out her digivice. "You don't tell a girl his name before you stab her?"
"Ah, so you don't remember me. How very tragic" King Drasil smirked.
"DNA CHARGE! PERFECT EVOLUTION!" Yoshi called as she put some of her pink data from her hand into her digivice.
"Lalamon digivolve to Sunflowermon! Sunflowermon perfect digivolve to Lilamon!"
A lilac flower fairy like digimon appeared and begins her first attack.
"Lila Shower!" She fired many countless pink beams from her petal like fingers towards King Drasil but to her and Yoshi's shock, he just deflected them all with his sword. Yoshi has a feeling like this could be trouble.
Meanwhile…
"Oh my... Look who it is! If it isn't Marcus and Agumon... I thought you'd taken off with King Drasil!" Piedmon said as Marcus and Agumon walked up to him.
"With King Drasil? What are you're talking about?" Marcus asked.
"I just passed him by a second ago. He said he was going out, so I assumed you two would be with him." Piedmon said smirking.
"Why would the boss and I need to wander around with him?" Agumon asked.
"Well, he's gonna to see her. You know, that girl from your world" Piedmon said.
At this, Marcus was alarmed. "WHAT?"
"He said he will beat her and her digimon into oblivion. He thinks it will return more of his memories... Why don't you hurry and get some of the scraps? You'll make it in time if you leave now!" Piedmon said before disappearing.
"No! They are in peril! Boss! What do we do?" Agumon asked in alarm. Marcus just stood there getting angry and grasping his fist.
Back to Yoshi, she and Lilamon are in grave trouble. None of their attacks attacked King Drasil at all. King Drasil smirked and in one slash, he slashed Lilamon so hard she reverted back to Lalamon.
"Lalamon!" Yoshi ran up to her and cradle her partner. "Lalamon, are you OK?"
"Yoshi, I'm sorry. He's just too strong" Lalamon said.
Yoshi looked even worried but became more scared as King Drasil points his sword at her.
"Thanks to you two, I seem to regain much of what I forgotten. Hmm, and yet, there must be more" he said smirking. "What would happen if I erase your existence now, would your fall serves to unlock even deeper memories? It's worth a try, don't you think?"
He raise his sword to strike Yoshi down and end her life when…
"KING DRASIL, STOP!" Marcus yelled as he and Agumon ran behind him, determined to stop him from hurting Yoshi.
"Hmm… a little late for the party, aren't you, Marcus?" King Drasil said as he was about to strike Yoshi down.
"NOOOOO!" Marcus yelled as he punched his controlled father's face and orange data appeared on his hand and took out his digivice. "DNA Charge! Burst Mode Activate!"
"Agumon warp digivolve to… ShineGreymon! ShineGreymon Burst Digivolve to… ShineGreymon Burst Mode!"
A huge knight like dragon form appear wearing red and white armor and fire wings, shield and sword stood forth against King Drasil.
"Making a digimon fight against me? Very well, you leave me little choice" King Drasil said as he turned his attention away from Yoshi to Marcus and ShineGreymon Burst Mode. "Saving enemies from your friends aren't we?"
"Like hell! You're no friend of ours!" Marcus shouted. "Let's go, ShineGreymon!"
"Torrid Weiß!" ShineGreymon sent out many fire bullets and all of them collided with King Drasil. King Drasil then leaps out and brings out his sword to fight. ShineGreymon clashed his shield and sword against King Drasil's sword. Suddenly, ShineGreymon managed to send him flying and but his sword and shield together. "Corona Blaze Sword!"
It has formed into a more powerful sword together and with one slash, hit King Drasil crashing into the ground. As Marcus and ShineGreymon stood their grounds for King Drasil's next attack, King Drasil just stood there with his back turned to them.
"That's enough, for now" he said "there would be time later to take your life in trade of this betrayal." And he disappeared.
Agumon de-digivolve back into himself and both and Marcus sighed a great relief. At least, that has been taken care of. But then…
"Hey… thank you for helping us out back there" Yoshi said as she and Lalamon walked over to them.
Marcus looked very worried at the moment but closes his eyes and said "It's no big deal."
"No, really! I thought we were goners" Yoshi said "So, hey, my name is Yoshi and this is my partner, Lalamon. And our guess is you're with Alice too huh?"
"Actually no" Marcus said looking away from her "We're on the other side."
"Wait" Lalamon said surprised "so that guy you're fighting with was your ally? Why?"
Agumon sighed and said "We felt like it."
"You felt like it?" asked Lalamon as she and Yoshi looked confused.
"Yeah." Agumon replied.
Yoshi looked stunned at the moment, but then chuckled. "Let me get this straight. You rescued your enemies when the mood strikes you?"
"Something like that" Marcus said.
"I guess it would make sense for warriors of Diaboromon to be a little unpredictable" Yoshi said "Still surprises me though. Hey, speaking of which, you didn't tell us your names."
Both boys went silent for a while. It was Agumon who spoke first. "Agumon."
"Agumon? Hey, our leader's digimon is also Agumon" Lalamon said "Are you two related?"
"He's…" Agumon began and then thought for a while. He and Tai's Agumon were never related in any way, just same species. So he decided to lie. "He's my older brother."
He made that up but Lalamon brought it. "His brother…?"
Marcus then spoke as well. "I'm Marcus."
Yoshi's eyes widen as she heard of the name before so she must have met him somewhere. "Marcus…" then both went silent. She then realize she was staring off and continued "Oh, sorry. So, Marcus, did you… I mean, do we know each other? I couldn't remember much about everything about… all this. But when I heard your name, I thought maybe…"
"No, I haven't met you before" Marcus lied. He didn't want Yoshi to know him.
"No, huh? Sorry, but we gotta ask. Anyway, thanks again for saving our skin" Yoshi said "The way you showed up and fought that guy off. It was a pretty cool thing to watch. You were like a hero, charging in to save the girl." Marcus did silently gasp at this, and then looked away again.
Lalamon thought of something. "Alice and Diaboromon. Since you're one of Diaboromon's chosen warriors, I guess that means we'll have to fight each other eventually."
"I guess so" Agumon said.
Yoshi looked shocked at this and then said "Lalamon, even if that is true, I don't think I could think of him as my enemy."
"Well, you better try" Marcus said "Once you start second-guessing, you're done for. We're enemies, no matter what you look at it. We have to fight. But for now, you should head back and join your friends, before I have another change of heart." This cause Yoshi and Lalamon to look at them in confusion. "I'm not in a fighting mood today. Go, you should leave while you still can."
"Before you change your mind" Lalamon asked.
"Yes" Agumon said.
Lalamon nodded and floated off before saying "I'll say hi to your big brother for you." And she flew off causing Agumon to worry.
Yoshi walked beside Marcus and stood beside one and another. "Marcus, will I ever see you again?"
"You will. But the next time we meet, will be as enemies. I won't go easy on you" Marcus said.
"Thanks for the warning" Yoshi said and she walked off.
As soon as they were gone, Agumon turned to Marcus and said "We're not really gonna fight him, boss?"
"Of course not. But once their memories returned, they'll lose the will to fight, just as we almost did before we remembered our love for fighting" Marcus said "So, before that could happen, we have to act. Come on." And he begins walking off.
"Where are we going boss?" Agumon asked.
Marcus stopped a few miles away from Agumon before turning to him and said "To destroy Diaboromon!"
To be continued…
A/N: Next chapter, the heroes gain the power to find the crystals and Marcus fights Diaboromon. See ya soon. Yeah, King Drasil do not have any attacks as well so I gave him a sword since he's playing as Sephiroth.