Alright, more from the tamer's universe. I think that you will enjoy it. And to start this chapter off, we will look into the mind of Calumon somewhat.

A small, white creature glided through the village of vegetative digimon, humming softly to himself as his thoughts drifted from topic to topic without pattern or reason. Most people would consider this thought process as illogical or stupid. Calumon wasn't stupid though. He was young, naïve, and innocent of so much in both worlds. And very often illogical. But that didn't stop him from following where his thoughts led.

He wondered if Jeri was alright. The happy, little being cared about people and digimon in a very black and white manner. If they were his friend, they were completely his friend. The girl was his friend and he wondered if she needed him to cheer her up. Calumon saw his job as being the one who made sure all his friends were happy and having fun. Like Yamaki.

His short attention span turned towards his tamer. When Calumon first met Takato, the boy wanted to find the in-training creature a partner. Eventually, he gave up on this idea and the white digimon went where he wanted. Now, he was supposed to be Yamaki's partner. But that didn't stop him from visiting Jeri most of the time. In fact, except for facing the mean lady, Ms. Suzuki, he didn't really protect the grown man much. Though they did help the others.

Once, Calumon could feel a bright, warm feeling whenever a digimon digivolved. It would fill him up and then leave in a flash of light. The nice, giant, blue dragon, Azulongmon, told him he made the different digimon change, even before he was Calumon. When they asked for his help, he found the power inside him like a red, upside-down pyramid. It was just waiting for him and he unlocked it to help everyone. It was harder to completely unlock it like that, but the fun DigiGnomes helped him. Afterwards, he felt extremely tired, the glowing beings were gone, and the light was no longer inside him.

But the power wasn't really gone. If he closed his eyes and looked for it, the red pyramidal light was still close. Rather than being inside, it was behind him. Sort of. Calumon couldn't really touch it anymore. Except if Yamaki helped. The small device somehow let the digimon touch the power and one of his friends at the same time. Then, the bright, warm feeling moved through the white creature and his friends would digivolve.

Thinking about the DigiGnomes, Calumon wondered if he could find another one. Yamaki might like to meet them and they probably knew some fun games. They could help cheer up the serious grown up. And Suzie and Lopmon would really like them.

Grinning, the in-training changed course and went to join the young girl and the rabbit. She'd been teaching him about "princesses," "ribbon dancers," and "tea parties." So far, Calumon like her games. Though her insistence on "dress-up" was sometimes a little scary.

Humming still, he glided down to where the tamer built a sand castle on the short sandbar along one part of the lake. It wasn't a very good castle because of the limited amount of sand, but the grainy particles stuck together better then the finer sand on other beaches. Like when Takato and Guilmon went on vacation. That was a fun beach.

Thus, Calumon's short attention span drifted onto other topics.

Guardromon wasn't the fastest digimon in existence. On the ground, he was generally a slow, clanking, constant force that would never win a race. By air, his jetpack boosted his speed to a decent rate if he wasn't weighted down with riders. But lacking a card to increase his velocity, there was no possible way that the robotic digimon should be able to keep up with Behemoth. Unless the demonic motorcycle allowed him to keep up.

The coppery-brown champion followed valiantly as the sentient vehicle drove across the landscape. The black shape performed a variety of hairpin turns and neck-breaking maneuvers that Kazu's mother would never allow her son to attempt, but Behemoth never escaped from view. And if the bike wasn't clearly visible, the dust trail behind it as it returned to the wasteland level of the digital world and Kazu's surprisingly high-pitched screaming easily identified the tamer's location.

The demonic vehicle wasn't trying to escape. He was simply trying to torture the boy. Either way, Guardromon intended to rescue his partner. Unfortunately, he wasn't sure how to do that without harming Kazu. He couldn't catch up with Behemoth and grab on to physically stop it and his options concerning long-distance were limited to firing missiles… Which wouldn't be an option for him.

A dark shape appeared on the empty desert horizon. From his aerial position, the champion saw Behemoth stopped abruptly. The sudden halt threw Kazu off and sent the boy tumbling to the ground. The new shape bent over the winded tamer.

Guardromon landed on the sandy surface and gave his partner a quick examination. For the most part, Kazu seemed unharmed. But the boy's eyes were squeezed shut, his arms shook, and he kept muttering "listen to Rika" and "solid ground, safe ground." Still, he survived his experience.

Assured of the human's health, the robotic digimon turned his attention to the figure that appeared on the wasteland and now stood near the boy. Whether this should be considered surprising or not, he realized that it was the cloaked shape of Destiny that's arrival halted the bike. The only question was whether she actually caused Behemoth to stop or if she just decided to arrive where the youth would finally be ejected.

"Greetings," she began solemnly. "I come bearing a gift and news."

"Could you give me a second?" gasped Kazu. "I can't focus while the world is spinning. Just let me enjoy the nice, solid, non-moving, digitally-based dirt."

"Cyber Nail!" snarled Cyberdramon, once more attacking the female virus.

Her confident behavior evaporated under the ruthless, single-minded assault. Regardless of how many weak digimon that wandered in from the forest level that she'd personally destroyed, it seemed LadyDevimon wasn't prepared for the blood-thirsty nature of her newest opponent. She'd seemed particular surprised when he slammed her into the jagged rocks rising out of the ground with enough force to shatter the stone.

Ryo wasn't prepared for it either. Even after Destiny's warning and the flashback of this creature, the brown-haired human felt deeply shocked by his partner's personality change.

"Black Wing!" screamed the viral ultimate, her left hand transforming into a long, sharp spike that she tried to skewer her opponent with.

Cyberdramon responded by grabbing her arm, twisting the spike that was once her hand, and stabbing her right side with it. She released an enraged scream and jerked away from the vaccine. Her ruby eyes glittered with fury and, maybe, a hint of fear.

"This is more like it," grinned DemiDevimon. "Crush her."

The boy gave the bat a worried look. It did seem that they were winning, but he didn't like how it transformed his friend. The feral growls and predatorial grin brought back more memories though. But not all pleasant.

…His partner, larger than life, holds a green dragon's head. Majiramon. A card in the boy's hand suggests the reason why Cyberdramon was a giant. His partner crushes the captive's head…

…The pink goo surrounds him while a giant, twisting-cable creature looms out of the mess. D-reaper. Near him, a humanoid being with long, white hair and golden armor stares with hidden eyes at the thing. She holds a staff and moves gracefully through the chaos. Sakuyamon. He knows her real name, but another is what he says…

…A two-headed turtle looks at the boy and digimon. Ebonwumon. Both heads seem friendly enough. He quickly begins a conversation with the reptilian sovereign…

…Nearly forgotten though the fog of his past, the image of a young boy with dark hair and a green insectoid digimon appear before him. The sky is blue and a yellow sun hangs above them, but Ryo knows it is the digital world. Eventually, they find a monster…

…He places a digimon card down. A red-haired girl scowls at the rectangle. She wears a shirt with a broken heart. She turns her scowl towards him…

…The same girl and two boys are with him in the digital world. The boys, one with glasses and the other with a hat, praise him. She glares at him. Rika can hold a grudge…

…He looks at Cyberdramon, wondering. Is it still his friend in there or has the monster began to reemerge? Only time will tell…

"Desolation Claw!" roared Cyberdramon, striking out at LadyDevimon and snapped Ryo back to reality.

She staggered back, clutching her side. A jagged tear on the virus was losing date, demonstrating which of the combatants was winning the fight. She stepped back, staring in horror at the feral creature.

DemiDevimon took flight from the relative shelter of the cave entrance, his yellow eyes gazing hungrily at the stream of data leaving the female ultimate. Neither the bat nor the tamer expected what came next.

"Crimson Lighting!" a cultured voice announced as a thin stream of red energy snaked out like a whip and struck LadyDevimon.

The viral female gave a pained gasp, falling to her knees. She turned her head towards the attack's source. She flickered out of focus momentarily, data still flowing away.

"Finally have the hunting grounds to yourself, old man," she chuckled regretfully.

The male voice of the attacker remarked airily, "Nothing personal, my dear. I am simply taking advantage of the current situation. If it comforts your passing, you failed victims will soon be joining you."

Narrowing her ruby eyes, LadyDevimon shot a look at Cyberdramon, "Kill that aristocratic vampire."

Before anyone could respond, she lost her solid form and broke apart in a cloud of data. DemiDevimon darted greedily into the cloud and began to absorb it. Ryo ignored the rookie's actions, turning towards the new arrival.

Humanoid in form, he stepped into view calmly and bearing an air of aloofness. His outfit was a deep blue with golden buttons and black boots with silver skulls. Behind him, a red and black cape fluttered in the breeze and was attached around his neck by a golden bat-shaped clasp. His pale face was partially concealed by a red mask and a pair of sharp fangs poked from his mouth when he smiled. His blond hair was slicked back. His appearance was less obviously demonic evil than LadyDevimon, but it still produced a growl from the vaccine.

"Oh shoot," screeched DemiDevimon. "Myotismon. Kill him, kill him quickly."

Ryo, uncertain if his partner could handle another ultimate so soon, ran through the deck of cards quickly. One caught his attention. It reminded him of his flashback from just a moment before. Selecting the card, the tamer ran it through his D-arc.

"Digi-Modify! Goliath Activate!"

The vampire digimon didn't even have time to react before the cyborg-dragon grew to tremendous heights. Towering over Myotismon, Cyberdramon simply crushed the ultimate underfoot and bit his head off. The virus type broke apart easily and left only an explosion of data that the bat cheerfully absorbed.

While Destiny's words initially worried DemiDevimon, he felt more confident of his plans now. Not only did she say he'd succeed, but she also gave him a hint of who to keep an eye on in the future. And, for a further bonus, she left them an ultimate level killing machine who just took out two digimon of equal level. Things were truly looking up.

The viral bat needed the data of several very specific digimon for his strategy to work. With all the data he'd absorbed from higher level digimon so far, he could likely reach his traditional champion level now. But his goal was even greater than that.

Most digimon absorbed any data they could to gain power. Some sought out powerful objects or humans to help them. And some would combine together to form one stronger digimon. This last, DNA digivolution, was harder to do because it meant convincing a group to combine their data and cooperate. But DemiDevimon felt that he didn't need them to agree. All he really needed was to combine their data with his own.

He needed the data of only two more digimon to reach his goal. If he could keep control of his two "friends" for that long, then he would gain extreme power like he'd never known before. And no one would be able to stop him.

Well, maybe one. Destiny said that he needed to watch out for whoever was "harmless," "small and meek," and "youngest of mind and form." While he didn't know all the tamers and their partners by face, one definitely seemed to fulfill the requirements. The young girl with the brown rabbit digimon he'd originally aimed for when he destroyed Justimon sprung to mind. He'd observed her fairly well and she was the youngest tamer he'd seen. When the time comes, he would have to deal with her.

DemiDevimon, adopting his "motivating and encouraging friend" persona, smiled at Ryo, "Great job with that card, kid. That was impressive. Now, we need to find SkullSatamon on this level. Then we can get out of here."

"So, what is this thing?" asked Kazu, dangling the white rectangle from the golden chain.

After the boy recovered from the terror-filled ride that Behemoth provided him, he'd sat up and looked at the cloaked shape properly. Destiny, her face concealed by her hood, waited patiently for him before handing him the odd object,

When the tamer inquired about the nature of the item she'd just given him, she pointed at his favorite shirt, "Do you know what that symbol stands for?"

Glancing down, he replied, "It's the Crest of Reliability. It was Joe's crest on the television show and Cody got the Digi-Egg of Reliability."

"The crests were sources of power for the Digidestined, born of the positive traits they cultivated," she nodded. "Some were obvious, like Tai and Courage. Others were more difficult for them to exhibit, like Matt and Friendship. But the power came from within them regardless."

"I didn't know you were a fan of the show," smiled the boy.

Apparently ignoring this comment, the prophetess continued, "What you now hold is a similar item that will unlock power within yourself."

Kazu blinked at her, his mind not quite recovered from the earlier stress. After he made the connection between her words and her references to the television show, he emitted a fan-boy type of excited shriek. He jumped up, laughing and cheering. Next, he leapt at Guardromon and continued to freak out.

"Kazu, I can see you are excited by something," his very surprised partner remarked. "Unfortunately, I feel I am still ignorant of what it is."

The boy laughed manically, "It's a crest! She's giving me a crest. I wonder which one it is. Chumley's going to die of jealousy."

"In addition," she stated, trying to break through his elated mood, "I need to warn you. An enemy is rising and you shall find yourself facing someone familiar and unexpected on the battlefield. Remain true to your nature and you'll make the right decision."

Nodding in a stunned state, the tamer added, "And don't ride demonic motorcycles."

Behemoth, resting nearby on the flat wasteland, released a deep, mechanical sound that could be easily translated into an evil chuckle. Kazu glanced at the vehicle and shuddered.

I hoped you enjoyed that. Do you understand what DemiDevimon is planning? I would love to hear your guesses. I've given tons of hints.

And that is as much as you will see Myotismon. So many stories feature him as the main bad guy. He's already been in that role in season one and two, so the ultimate bad guy isn't going to be him this time. So I had Cyberdramon crush him. Specifically, I had Ryo use the card he only used once in the show and was never mentioned again. I thought it would be a nice touch.

Let me know what you are thinking of this story so far and I'll update soon. Thanks.