Guest) What, exactly, did you think that Calumon would've Digivolved into, had he the chance?

Name: Calumon / Lucemon

Level: In-Training / Rookie

Family: Virus Busters

Type: Holy Beast / Angel

Attribute: Unidentified / Vaccine

Are you really going to tell me that there's no pattern here?

The Keeper of Worlds) Sorry, buddy. If I keep listening to you, eventually I'll have fifty-plus characters in the story, and nineteen is more than enough, thank you very much.

Within the front entrance, the residents, Tamers, Digidestined, Legendary Warriors, angel and devil alike, of the mansion had been gathered by Zoe, who stood by the front door, sporting a nervous expression, being wholly unaccostumed to public speaking.

Rika wasn't sure why exactly the blonde had seen fit to gather them all here, and frankly, she was getting somewhat annoyed by Zoe just standing around, seemingly working up the nerve to talk to them.

"Well, um... Let's go do something!" Zoe blurted out, surprising everyone. "I'm bored with staying cooped up in here, and do nothing but read books. I mean, they're interesting, but let's go to the beach, or a hot spring, or something."

Saial mulled it over. In truth, she really would appreciate a change of scenery after spending over three weeks, 'cooped up' in the mansion, as the blonde had put it.

That being said, she couldn't say that she entirely thought it a good idea; that everyone else didn't feel unnerved by LadyDevimon, or in TK's case, didn't try to delete her, had been a relief to the angel.

However, she didn't delude herself; outside of here, there would be panicking and violence if she, a demonic Digimon with her record, showed up, and she couldn't entirely fault them for it, as they were arguably right to view her as a monster, even if the angel never would.

"Yeah, whatever," Rika muttered dismissively, to Zoe's mild annoyance. On some level, the red-head did appreciate the attempt to socialize, but as she barely knew this Zoe Orimoto, she also found it unnerving as the Dark Area. "If your group wanna go somewhere, just go, no need to ask us."

"Well, I was wondering whether you'll like to go too," Zoe grumbled. Honestly, it wasn't a surprising answer from the red-head, but she could've been more tactful.

"I like the idea," Raya chirped, and grabbed Saial's arm, the angel yelping as she was dragged outside. Takuya blinked, wondering whether that was normal behaviour for the two, but he shrugged it off, figuring that it was harmless.

Rika briefly asked the other five of her group what they made of the idea, and was met with nigh-universal agreement, save for Terriermon, who was less enthusiastic. The red-head, the brunette and the blonde agreed to give the rabbit a stern beating when they returned... Possibly (likely) before.

Nor did Davis, Koji, Kari, Veemon, Gatomon, Takuya, JP, Patamon, Saial or Tommy offer any objections to the idea.

All of a sudden, the demoness entered again, sheepishly asking where exactly Zoe had planned their little excursion to take place. "A little place I like to call, the Toucan Paradise!" Zoe grinned, remembering the place that they had traveled to countless times over the years.

Raya blinked at the name, as it was a little-known, fairly cozy beach-house restaurant-slash-inn, located in the western archipelago. The place definitely had a certain charm to it; it was well-known in the Dark Area that Lady Lilithmon and Lord Beelzemon enjoyed it, and there was even a rumor that Ophanimon did as well.

"Where, exactly, is it located?" Saial inquired. Zoe was about to respond that it was a remote island, in a distant archipelago, before realizing that, well, it was in a distant archipelago. "Far from here, I take it?"

"No problem there," Davis smirked. "By now we've got Imperialdramon, to take us there."

Takuya, Zoe, Koji, JP and Tommy stared confusedly at him, wondering what an 'Imperialdramon' was. Veemon gave a thumbs-up to the idea, as he really was getting stir-crazy in here.

Rika, however, disputed the idea, saying that her group would be taking Sakuyamon Azure Mode for their transportion, something that neither Renamon, Henry, Guilmon, Takato or Terriermon argued with.

"Well then, let's go!" Davis proclaimed, and went outside with Veemon. They were followed in short order by the remaining residents.

Once they were outside, Veemon wandered quite a distance away from the house. Zoe watched Davis hold up a D-Tector-like object, while Veemon screamed, 'WARP-DIGIVOLVE TO-!", at the top of his lungs, as his body shone with clear white light.

In less than an instant, a startling amount of changes occurred to the small reptile-Digimon.

Had anyone been able to follow, they would seen him nearly grow three times taller, while short, white leathery wings grew from his back. On his torso appeared a symbol that resembled a V and an incompletely formed X, the lower section of the cross separated from the upper portion, by his chalk-white skin. The horn on his nose had extended into a blade, and his musculature had grown dramatically.

This was followed up by soft-green armor appearing from a blaze of white light, covering his torso and groin sections, while on his thighs and forearms, bulky black plating appeared. Both of the armaments on his forearms held an extensible blade.

Lastly, he was engulfed completely by bluish-white light, and when it faded, the dragon-man Digimon had become a dragon, covered in black, gold-rimmed armor that seemed to be equal parts armament and weaponry. His wings had lengthened greatly, and gained the color and texture of blood.

Suddenly, the glow that suffused Veemon faded, and before Zoe and the others stood now a freakin' huge dragon that looked like it could even give AncientGreymon a run for his money.

Saial had to admit that the fabled Imperialdramon was every bit as astounding as she'd heard. Indeed, the stories barely did it justice.

Before anyone could react, Davis and his group were pulled, by something, towards the dragon, smirking all the while, as they were encased in a light-blue energy-sphere positioned behind the lasercannon on Imperialdramon's back.

Behind him, Takuya heard a shout of, 'Hybrid Bio-Merge Activate', from both Henry and Rika, followed by a blinding flash of light that faded quickly. When he turned around, he saw... Something that he might have confused for a Sakuyamon, were it not for the fact that the colors were almost completely different than what they should be.

The golden parts of her attire were now a vivid azure shade, which he supposed explained the name, while the soft-black suit she wore was now a grayish-white color. Strangely, she didn't have the same staff that all the Sakuyamon that Takuya had met did, though like them, she was a good deal taller than him, almost twice as tall, in fact. In her left hand was a transparent orb of blue energy.

Within the ball that was the core of the Bio-Merge, Rika and Henry floated back-to-back, each innately knowing the other to be there, yet never seeing eye-to-eye.

Outside, with a flick of Sakuyamon's hand, the azure orb suddenly flew forward by several meters, expanding to five meters in diameter. Sighing inwardly, as orb travel was occasionally a bumpy ride, Takato entered the sphere, Gigimon merrily skipping after him, humming to himself.

The flight proceeded generally smoothly, though Saial wished somewhat that she had flown herself, as Sakuyamon Azure Mode's sphere-supported travel method wasn't exactly designed for comfort, she learned, requesting briefly a short stop, and an opening in the sphere, which the merged Tamers and Digimon acceded to, watching in discomfort, as Raya, the Legendary Warriors, Henry and Terriermon did, as the angel... Revisited lunch, or whatever euphemisms one might care for.

In the beach-house, one of the Toucanmon was bored, to say the least, as there hadn't been any visitors all week, and the only that had been there, a Lilithmon, had left in short order, seemingly simply content with ten minutes of tanning on a lounger, before venturing into the nearby jungles, as though searching for something there.

Suddenly, someone or something blew gusts of sands into the restaurant area, and less than a minute later, an enormous black dragon-Digimon, along with a light-blue sphere, containing what looked somewhat like a Sakuyamon, as well as the Legendary Warriors.

"My benefactors, my friends, my saviours!" He jubilantly exclaimed at the group, overjoyed to see the five again. Takuya grinned when he saw the familiar Toucanmon, greeting him cheerfully. The gaudily-designed bird froze when he noticed the LadyDevimon in their assemblage. "Do you know that there's a LadyDevimon with you?"

Save for TK, the group collectively cringed inwardly, as there really had been no way to avoid the issue. Kari didn't want to believe that someone like her would cause anyone harm. TK was probably right that she was too idealistic about that, but she still didn't want to believe that.

"We are," Saial responded sternly. "And we can assure you that she does not intend you or this island any harm."

Toucanmon didn't react to her, his eyes widening almost enough to fill his entire as Sakuyamon Azure Mode reverted to Rika, Renamon, Henry and Terriermon, while Imperialdramon reverted back into Veemon.

There was no doubt, he thought. It had to be them, nothing else was possible. He could scarcely believe that they were real, but here they were, the legendary Digidestined, Tamers and the Legendary Warriors. When he finished the Trailmon of thought, he realized that here was also an Angewomon and a LadyDevimon, that showed no signs of animosity or hostility toward each-other.

But surely that myth couldn't be true as well?!

Those two couldn't be...

Couldn't be...

The Advent Children...

Could they?

"Well, this is sure an star-studded day for me," Toucanmon chuckled, giving a cordial bow before them. The group mused that recognition was actually a fairly pleasant feeling. "How can I be of service?"

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Less than an hour later, the group was scattered around the beach. Near the beach-house, Raya, Saial and Rika were sprawled on loungers underneath an umbrella, wearing their usual attires, while everyone else were swimming around in the ocean, and Gigimon... Seemed to be taking a nap, as far as Raya could tell, even as he was swept away to sea, slowly sinking underneath the waves.

Though she was worried somewhat, she wasn't sure whether it posed any danger to him, nor whether it was her place to intervene. She was relieved when Gigimon wandered out of the sea, seemingly no worse for wear.

"So this is where you two were off to," A soft, female voice chuckled from behind them, sounding amused at the prospect. Everyone, angel, Tamers, Digidestined and Legendary Warriors, froze in shock, when they recognized the dress-clad, highly-endowed, statuesque raven-haired woman.

In preparation of a fight, the group assumed their most powerful forms. Waves of shimmering light-blue Fractal Code washed over Takuya, Zoe, Koji, JP and Tommy, and soon, Aldamon, JetSilphymon, Beowolfmon, Beetlemon and Daipenmon were where the humans had been, collectively charging to the beachside, where they joined everyone.

Rika, Renamon, Henry and Terriermon formed Sakuyamon Azure Mode, while Gallantmon stood at their side.

Behind the knight and shaman were Seraphimon, Magnadramon and Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, the sacred beast growling and hissing at the archdemoness.

Raya gave her lover and the others apologetic looks, even as she walked over to her mistress.

"I'm so sorry, Saial... It's my duty," She whispered, tears starting to form in her eyes. TK growled it wasn't surprising in the slightest; the demoness was beyond redemption, after all. "Please don't hate me for this..."

"I do not, and could never hate you, Raya," She whispered back, her voice devoid of all emotion. "What happens next will be my duty as well..."

"Oh, that's touching," Lilithmon chuckled. "However, I did not come here simply to end your lives."

Aldamon narrowed his eyes, glaring at the archdemoness. 'End your lives'? She seriously believed that she could defeat them all? When several of them were at a level of power that transcended the Mega-level?!

Raya blinked in surprise. Enormously powerful though lady Lilithmon was, the demoness honestly doubted her chances of winning against so many, when there was a Super Ultimate among them.

"Then, what do you want?!" TK hollered at her, while Davis and Kari assumed a safer position behind Imperialdramon, shouting at him to take cover.

Lilithmon promptly shot the blond a mocking look, wondering why he saw fit to ask such self-evident questions.

"Primarily, I would want the lot of you for my harem, and then use you all until you were all dead and dry, but business before pleasure, as they say," The archdemoness chuckled, much of the horror of the group.

Privately, though, Kari and JP couldn't help but find some strange appeal in the notion, sickening as it was. Davis wasn't sure why his girlfriend was suddenly blushing, but there was time to figure that out once this was over.

"Now, however, we have some business to attend to. Saial, was it?" Lilithmon casually asked the Angewomon, who tensed, wary of what the archdemoness might have in mind for her.

Takuya blinked, wondering why Lilithmon could possibly be interested in Saial, when she had claimed not to be here to kill them. With a flick of her wrist, Sakuyamon generated a light-blue barrier around Lilithmon, who barely seemed to react to it.

Inside the beach-house, Toucanmon watched the scene, wondering what was going on. On one side of the beach, a wide assortment of Digimon, of wildly varying shapes, sizes and colors, were assembled, seemingly to fight the Digimon on the other side of the beach, the Lilithmon who had arrived yesterday, and spent the night in a second floor of his beach-house that she had created herself.

It didn't really seem like a fair fight, but given the long history of heroic deeds that the humans and Digimon had, he decided that there was something about the situation that he was missing.

The angel reluctantly nodded in confirmation of that being her personal name of choice. Lilithmon smirked in amusement at the notion. "I take it that neither Ophanimon nor your precious Raya have informed you of the true circumstances of your egg?"

Saial and the group stared quizzically at her, wondering what she meant, while Raya's expression turned guilty. The demoness hadn't told Saial of that because she felt it that the knowledge wouldn't benefit her in any way.

The angel supposed that taking the archdemoness' bait was largely harmless; she'd never known her parents, but nor did she care to, and Lady Ophanimon was virtually a mother to her already. "And what sort of world-shaking revelation do you have for me, Lilithmon?" She asked dryly, her tone making it apparent that she did not care much for the answer.

If the rebuttal displeased Lilithmon, there was no sign of it in her eyes or face, as she smirked even wider than before, exposing every single one of her teeth and a single fang in the upper left of her mouth. Sakuyamon stared quizzically at her, wondering if she realized the situation she was in, while Henry wondered if they did.

Suddenly, her wide azure eyes gained a soft, nostalgic tinge, as she folded her arms, flexing her skeletal claw a few times. "It was about sixty-five years ago now. I happened across your precious Lady Ophanimon in a desert, or she happened across me in a forest, I don't quite recall which at this point. Regardless, a battle ensued that took an odd turn, and I was left pregnant."

The humans present stared disbelievingly at her. Given the mechanics of Digimon reproduction, it was certainly a possibility that she could've wound up carrying a Digi-egg by Ophanimon after that, but was it really possible that a trace fragment of data could have been detached, accidentally rather than consciously, from the archangel, and entered the archdemoness?

"You're her mom?!" Zoe, TK and various others exclaimed in shock.

Saial wasn't all that fazed by her claim. "Is that all? I was not aware of you having carried my Digi-egg, I will admit, but it does not matter."

"Indeed I am," Lilithmon spoke to the group, while Saial scoffed at the notion. "Nor did I expect it to, my daughter. I simply deemed it appropriate for you to know. Now, before I make my departure, one final gift for you."

Saial tensed, knowing that the word, 'gift', hardly held the same meaning for her, as it did for the Demon Lord. "And what might this, 'gift', of yours be?"

Lilithmon gave the LadyDevimon beside her a brief look, before responding. "LadyDevimon, she who is called, 'Raya', you are discharged from service. Do whatever you want."

Saial, Raya, and the groups stared incredulously at her, wondering whether she was serious. Raya knew that Lady Lilithmon was occasionally prone to following her sense of whimsy, rather than any real logic, but this was still hard to believe.

"Lady Lilithmon, why would you do such a thing?" Raya quizzically asked the captive woman, who gave a simple smile in return.

"Because you make my daughter happy," Lilithmon answered, much to the surprise of everyone else, even Raya, who hadn't believed that the archdemoness would ever act in a manner that was even close to being reminiscent of selflessness.

"And why would we believe that?" Saial questioned. "Why would I be affiliated with light and goodness, were I truly your daughter?"

"Well, I suppose that you would have no reason to," Lilithmon chuckled, unnerving everyone else, as it did not bode well. "Good question... Perhaps, fate, God and random happenstance?" She offered. Saial simply wished that she would eschew such cryptic nonsense, as it was... Wearying, to say the least.

Aldamon, Beowolfmon, JetSilphymon and Kari blinked, wondering what Lilithmon meant by, 'fate, God and random happenstance'. The first one implied that it had been planned that way, but planned by who? The second one implied that the Sovereign, or even Yggdrasil, had chosen that, but the last one hinted it to be mere coincidence.

Perhaps, the blonde mused, her mistake was that she pondered the matter in separate terms, when there wasn't any distinction.

Lilithmon watched the group with mild interest, wondering when they would drop this barrier. "However, you can seek out Ophanimon, if you seek confirmation on the matter. And if that is everything, I will be taking my leave now." She calmly informed, snapping three of the fingers of her human hand, unleashing a blinding light.

Instinctively, everyone covered their eyes by whatever means they could, while Seraphimon charged forward, determined not to let her escape. It quickly proved to be in vain, as once the burst of light faded, Lilithmon was nowhere to be found.

Wow, I didn't see that coming, actually. Still, you have to admit that it was at least a decent plot-twist.

Yeah, I have too many concurrent stories, so, pick one; the Suzie Wong story part 2/5, or this one. Because I really haven't time or energy for both.