I must first apologize deeply for the extremely long delay on updates. Between class and stuff, I haven't had much time to write. And when I finally had a little free time, another story line for a completely different fandom attacked my brain and refused to allow anything else to be written until I paid attention to it. Basically, the idea held my creativity hostage until I agreed to write the other story. I don't really get writer's block, but I do get an uncooperative mind from time to time. But I finally got that distraction out of the way (for now…) and managed to write up a new chapter for this story. I hope it was worth the wait.
Stronger creatures were emerging from the fog. Blue-tinted Chrysalimon and Keramon had joined their earlier brethren, converging on their opponents with surprising efficiency. When facing a trio of rookies, there had been very little threat and minimal effort by the invaders to harm the small group. Now, with the presence of several megas, the Guardian-infused digimon were reacting more strongly. Replacing the earlier Kuramon and Tsumemon, the second wave consisted entirely of rookies and champions.
And Tai was smiling the entire time.
Every battle he'd ever been present at, he'd been forced to remain on the sidelines. The physical capability of a single human, even the Digidestined of Courage, didn't amount to much against any semi-powerful digimon. It wasn't like he would have any effect if he ran up to a troublesome champion and punched him in the face. He still found ways to contribute to the fight in less direct means, but it was always his partner who provided the actual muscle to win the battle.
This time, he was on the battlefield. He was actually fighting alongside his partner. Their arm was swinging the sword through the air. Their weapon was pushing back the waves of aggressive digimon. It was exhilarating. Everything felt more intense and powerful than ever before. The boy wondered how he'd gone his whole life without ever Biomerging and experiencing this sensation before.
"Dramon Breaker!" VictoryGreymon shouted, swinging his blade towards a cluster of champion.
The dark-winged mega, Fatemon, added, "Balanced Reality!"
The sword swing and the pair of energy spheres impacted their targets, but only the nearby Keramon were destroyed. The Chrysalimon were injured, knocked back, but weren't destroyed. Though they were technically Diaboromon's champion level, his various stages tended to be stronger than normal anyway. Adding the Guardian program resulted in very durable digimon.
Preparing to swing his tri-bladed weapon again, VictoryGreymon was interrupted by a swift, red shape dashing by. Swinging a sword of his own, the red-armored knight went straight for the already injured champions.
"Invincible Sword!" he announced, finishing Chrysalimon off.
"Gallantmon?" the reptilian mega asked, eyeing the altered figure.
"Gallantmon Crimson Mode, technically," replied the digimon, now possessing ten white wings.
Vaguely, Tai recalled him mentioning a mode change for Gallantmon earlier when he'd been… distracted. Takato wanted to reach Crimson mode due to the fact it could fly. He also wasn't certain of how to perform the change and Impmon explained it. Suddenly, the difference between Beelzemon's appearance and the picture on Izzy's computer made sense. The wings, cannon, and other changes were the result of a mode change. The Digidestined briefly wondered how many other obvious facts had slipped by while he was drowning in guilt. He needed to pay closer attention if he was going to end up gaining new abilities similar to the tamers.
Spotting another cluster of the blue-tinted champions, VictoryGreymon brought his large blade crashing down on them, shouting, "Dramon Breaker!"
"Invincible Sword!" Gallantmon added.
The two megas' attacks destroyed one Chrysalimon completely and seriously injured several more. Throwing themselves directly into the group, the pair brought their swords against the weakly struggling survivors of their earlier strike.
"Dramon Breaker!"
"Invincible Sword!"
"Bug Blaster!" shouted one of the Keramon, blasting away.
A Chrysalimon added, "Data Crusher!"
Jerking out of the way, VictoryGreymon maneuvered himself into a more secure position. Specifically, he placed the crimson knight directly behind him so that no enemies could attack his back unexpectantly. Gallantmon, seeing what the large reptile was doing, mimicked him. Fatemon, after glancing at their maneuvering, simply went after his own enemy champion.
"Blade of Destiny!" he announced, slashing a pair of Keramon.
When a Chrysalimon tried to lunge for the Biomerged mega, VictoryGreymon shouted, "Dramon Breaker!"
Behind him, Gallantmon echoed with his own attack, "Invincible Sword!"
Glancing at the shattering data freed by the pair's deadly strikes, Fatemon muttered, "You know, I think I'll go find another bunch of bugs to kill or just head on over to the 'building of doom.' I'll let you two have fun here."
"You're leaving?" asked Agumon's voice incredulously. "Why?"
Impmon's voice remarked as he took flight, "Are you kidding? Hairball is the goofy Goggle-head's hero. Fighting an army of enemies, back-to-back? This is his dream. And I don't want to listen to him go all 'fan-boy' once he figures out what he is doing. So, I wish you luck and I'll meet you at the 'building of doom'."
Judging by how Gallantmon froze and glanced over at VictoryGreymon, the tamer had just realized the enormity of the situation. Before Tai could tell him to focus, five Chrysalimon burst out of the fog and charged them as a group.
"Data Crusher!" they shouted in unison, firing yellow orbs of energy at them.
Jerking out of the way, VictoryGreymon adjusted his grip on the sword. The three blades spread further apart until it formed a weapon very different from a sword. Energy, gathering from the air and surroundings, conjugated around the three tips of the former sword. Within his orange orb, Tai adopted a determined, confident grin that evil digimon in the past had learned meant they were doomed.
"Trident Gaia!" he shouted, firing straight through the group of champions and destroying a section of the blue fog in the process.
Following the mega's example, Gallantmon turned his attention to a large group of digimon and announced dramatically, "Crimson Light!"
Another group of Guardian-enhanced creatures fell to the knight's blast. Internally, Tai winced at some of the collateral damage the battle was causing the buildings, abandoned vehicles, and even the sidewalks and asphalt of the road. His "Trident Gaia" seemed to especially cause extensive destruction. Once people got past the "they saved us from a monster" phase, everyone would start blaming the problem on the digimon as a whole and would use the damage as further evidence of why they didn't belong. After all, they were eager to help them when an army of jellyfish and Armageddemon appeared, but swiftly changed their opinion in the months since (on-line chat rooms and internet rumors adding extra paranoia to the citizens). In order to minimize the amount of backlash from the public, the Digidestined decided to keep his attacks more focused and controlled from that point on. Crushing them with a sword would be less destructive than simply blasting away with his stronger attack.
"Data Crusher!" snarled another Chrysalimon, leaping out of the mist.
Lunging forward to meet his opponent, VictoryGreymon shouted, "Dramon Breaker!"
Bringing his spear into play, Gallantmon added, "Final Justice!"
Having dropped off their load of defenseless passengers, Jay and Devidramon found at least a couple of the riders disagreeing about whether or not they should go back to the front with the teenager and virus type. The boy, Kyo, firmly stated he and Mikemon should come help. Just as stubbornly, he was trying to prevent his sister from coming back. Even though Mari clearly didn't want to risk Pafumon getting hurt, her expression was equally determined as her brother's. If her brother insisted of fighting back against the strange digimon, she would join him or die trying. Jay could understand the desire to prove yourself to our older siblings, even though he was an only child. Even when terrified by the strangeness of the digital world and some of the more aggressive inhabitants of it, Riku, Hiro, Ren, and Tammy would be ready to face it. And, if they wouldn't run away, he couldn't do it either. The desire to be as brave, strong, and tough as the older kids would motivate him to face his fears. Besides, it couldn't be that bad if they stayed together.
Looking back, his logic might be considered crazy, but that seemed to be how Mari's mind was working too. She wanted to be a hero, a real digidestined, and prove she was just as good as her older sibling.
Kyo, on the other hand, wanted to guard and protect his sister. It was his job as the older brother to keep her out of danger, but also felt the responsibility of being a digidestined and needed to fulfill that perceived duty. Innocent people were in danger and he and Mikemon had the power to fight back. They could defend against the threat and the boy and his feline partner intended to.
Devidramon suggested just leaving both kids behind, but Jay decided on another strategy. The black-haired teenager placed both children and small digimon on the back of his red-eyed champion, promising Kyo that he would keep Mari safe at all times. She deserved a chance to make her own decisions and, considering how things were progressing, she'd probably be safer on the battlefield with them to protect her than on her own. Thus, complaining about how he's not supposed to be a flying taxi service the whole time, Devidramon took flight back towards where they left Jeri and Leomon earlier.
Before they found them, however, Jay and his partner spotted another group of digimon attacking the mist and the blue creatures. From their aerial position, the DigiDestined could spot a giant insect, a pair of rabbit-like beings, a fast pink shape, and a very familiar purple fox. Not waiting for the boy to speak, the viral champion dropped down towards the clearing in the fog.
"Hey, Ren," called Jay over the sounds of battle. "Having fun? Did you get Izzy to the T.V. station safely?"
"Yes and yes," the adult smiled, glancing over at the small group of arrivals. "Brought some friends with you?"
The teenager nodded, "Kyo, Mikemon, Mari, and Pafumon. Of course, you've gained a couple more friends too."
In addition to the reddish-brown haired Izzy and the apparent champion form of Tentomon, there were two more kids and three more digimon. The blond boy seemed completely on edge while the brunette girl stood confidently in the middle of the street in her pajamas. Jay briefly wondered about her odd attire, but didn't ask about it. He wasn't sure he wanted to know the answer.
"Willis, his partners Gargomon and Turuiemon, Mimi, and her partner Lillymon," Ren named swiftly, gesturing at the children and the battling digimon. "Apparently they're from America."
"They travel fast," remarked Kyo.
"You have no idea," Izzy muttered.
Mimi, after giving Jay a quick glance over, mentioned, "You would look so much nicer if you were wearing some warm colors. Or any colors, really. Black may be slimming, but too much makes you look rather depressing and pale. Maybe, if we cut your hair and add…"
"Mimi, I really don't think he wants a makeover," interrupted Izzy.
"Actually, I think she's got a point. Jay does need some work," chuckled Devidramon, earning a glare from his partner. "He could be fixed up so he isn't nearly as embarrassing to me."
"His hair is a little long," Mari added.
Rubbing his head tiredly, Jay asked, "Does anyone else want to make a comment on how I look?"
Kyo, watching his small champion run forward to join the fighting once more, shrugged, "No, I'm good."
"Fine," sighed the black-haired DigiDestined before looking at Ren. "So, do we want Doumon or Gigadramon?"
"Considering the space restrictions and the fact we already have a couple of larger digimon, I vote for the shaman," suggested the antique store owner.
"Works for me," Jay nodded. He turned to his viral partner, "Go have fun as a champion, then."
"With pleasure," grinned Devidramon before pouncing towards the closest opponent. "Crimson Claw!"
The black-haired youth pulled out his old digivice and handed it to the adult. Smiling slightly, Ren twisted a section on the bottom of Jay's digivice and produced a short cord that he plugged into the port on his own digivice. Both screens glowed slightly and he pressed a button on his own digivice. The screen lit fully and digivolution activated.
"Youkomon digivolve to… Doumon!"
The purple fox vanished to reveal a more humanoid shape. Wearing flowing robes, she looked very formal and mystical in her shades of grey. The fur on her face and tail were an icy blue and her gaze was unwavering.
Producing a series of crimson rectangles of paper, she sent them flying towards her targets with the solemn statement, "Exorcism Scrolls!"
When the red paper talismans were coating the blue creatures, the ultimate detonated them and removed a large portion of the enemies. Jay and Ren exchanged grins. It was just like the old days.
Wading through the blue mist and killing the attacking digimon, the small group slowly made progress towards their goal. The two champions handled the wide areas of damage, using fireballs and hurricane-level winds to sweep away mist and monsters. The smaller digimon, Kotemon and DoKunemon, focused on any low-level digimon RedGreymon or SandYanmamon missed. The humans, semi-protected behind the defense their partners created, could have remained out of the fight fairly easily. The younger members, however, had different ideas.
Toru, armed with a stick, was swinging at any baby or in-training opponent he could find. His technique resembled an odd mixture between a form of Kendo and a kid simply swinging a baseball bat. The boy might not be using the most effective strategy for defeating an opponent, but his attacks were enthusiastic and forceful enough to compensate. Some of the Kuramon he hit bounced several times across the blacktop after impact.
Dressed in blue, her high heels in her hands, Zuki stood beside the brown-haired boy while snarling at the insanity of Toru to be attacking digimon directly. Ignoring the hypocrisy of her argument, she was stabbing her shoes' heels at the Kuramon and Tsumemon's large eyes. Each time she hit her mark, the blue creatures squealed and scrambled backwards. Kotemon and DoKunemon, remaining in near proximity of their partners, swiftly dispatched any she disabled. The blue-haired girl continued to share her anger with Toru's suicical actions, managing to make "hero" sound like an insult.
The youngest member, May, had been planning on a day at the beach. Between the arrival of the strange fog and the news broadcast, she never managed to make it. She still had her rainbow dufflebag, but didn't have anything much to help her situation like Toru's stick or Zuki's high-heeled shoes. At least, until she remembered her spray-on sunscreen. Working together with Wanyamon, she sprayed the substance in the blue digimon's large eyes and her partner used Smile Fang on the blinded Kuramon and Tsumemon. She listened to the amusing exchange of Toru's confident boasting and Zuki's rants about his over-inflated ego, wondering when the pair would admit they were in love with each other already.
Riku and Hiro were in discussion, glancing at their partners and the slightly larger digimon starting to arrive. May couldn't hear what they were saying, but they looked extremely serious. She could identify baby, in-training, rookie, and now champion digimon emerging from the mist. Without the addition of the adults' partners, the blond girl knew the swarm of enemies would have overwhelmed them a while ago. But the stronger arriving creatures were slowing down progress, causing RedGreymon and SandYanmamon to focus more strongly on them and allowing more weaker digimn to slip through.
With a nod, the cap-wearing man handed over a clunky piece of technology the girl deduced to be another form of a digivice. Riku swiftly produced a cord from Hiro's digivice and attached it to his. Both men grinned and looked expectantly at the large reptilian digimon.
"RedGreymon digivolve to… ShineMetalGreymon!"
Light engulfed the creature and his shape grew into his ultimate form. Sections of his chest, his arm, and his head were now covered by reflectively bright metal. Red hair stuck out from under his gleaming helmet and raged purple wings jutted out of his back. He gave his partner a short nod of thanks before the compartment on his chest opened up.
"Giga Destructor!" the orange reptilian being shouted, opening fire on several blue-tinged champions.
May, staring at the destructive capability of the ultimate, didn't realize how distracted she'd become until Zuki's voice switched from angry ranting to panicked.
"May!"
The blond girl turned in time to spot a blue rookie, Keramon, break through ranks of protective digimon and headed straight for her. Unfortunately, she was too far away for Kotemon or DoKunemon to be able to help. And the digidestined knew her own partner wouldn't stand a chance. So, when she spotted the form of her in-training friend lunging at the aggressive rookie, the girl switched from fear for her own safety to fear for Wanyamon. She reacted on impulse.
"Bug Blas…" began Keramon, but May's container of spray-on sunscreen smashed into his mouth after she threw it and distracted him from attacking her partner.
"Smile Fang!" he announced, biting down hard on the thin arm of the rookie.
Desperately, the girl ordered, "Get out of there. Now."
Hissing, the Keramon tossed Wanyamon away. May dove and caught her blue-furred partner, keeping his act of heroism from causing harm. Kotemon, reaching the girl's attacker, tried to bring his fire-covered Kendo sword down on the blue rookie. Keramon, however, dodged the armored-covered reptile and headed back towards May.
Hugging her partner protectively, the blond digidestined glared at the charging rookie. A series of beeps and a glow emerged from her digivice clipped to her dufflebag.
"Wanyamon digivolve to… Gaomon!"
The small blue-furred head she'd been holding leapt out of her arms and placed himself in front of her, but no longer in the form she'd always known. He was larger now and shaped like a biped canine, complete with furry tail. On his hands were a set of red boxing gloves and a thin, red scarf was tied around his head like an action star about to enter the final battle. Her partner waited for the creature to near before he attacked.
"Gao Rush!" he announced, rapidly punching Keramon. Not waiting for the attacking rookie to recover, he immediately shifted into a spinning whirlwind of punches, "Double Backhand!"
The aggressive Keramon broke apart into data under the blue-furred canine's onslaught. Satisfied the rookie was truly gone, Gaomon turned back to look at his partner.
"Are you okay, May?" he asked.
She nodded slowly, still absorbing the realization that her friend was now at the same level as Kotemon and DoKunemon. Unlike Toru, she hadn't spent much time wondering what her partner would someday look like. She was happy with the fuzzy little head and striped tail that she'd originally met. But now, he'd digivolved to protect her and could take care of himself. He looked so different from Wanyamon, but she could still see her friend in there.
Grinning, she instructed, "Go get them, Gaomon."
Within the Biomerged form of Fatemon, the twins laughed at the sheer joy of flying. No matter the situation, the young pair loved the sensation of soaring. Even their partner couldn't deny the way that flying could provide a sense of relaxing fun on a good day or comforting safety on a bad. Wings provided greater options of escape, attack, or just a way to observe the twins having a good time.
Of course, the scenery certainly put a slight damper on the mood. The blue mist engulfed the streets and buildings below, hiding any sign of the digimon who lurked beneath the surface. Shortly after they left behind the pair of Biomerged goggle-heads, the mega had flown too close to the Guardian program and several Chrysalimon had suddenly sprung up and attacked. As fun as it would be to slash away at the champions, Fatemon launched himself further into the air before using a few blasts of Balanced Reality to get rid of them. Since no other digimon immediately appeared, he assumed they were more concerned when someone was closer to the fog than at a distance and he simply stayed away.
In the distance, he could sometimes spot other powerful digimon attacking the blue mist and creatures. He could even swear he spotted MegaGargomon and Sakuyamon at one point, but the green robotic digimon was too small to be the familiar Biomerged being. On the one hand, he could go help them take out some of the blue creatures. On the other, no one seemed to be in any real trouble and they were supposed to meet at the "building of doom." If the similarities to the D-reaper continued, the number of the smaller entities that were destroyed didn't matter. You had to take out the main source at the center in order to make a difference. Thus, Fatemon continued his earlier decision he'd chosen when he left behind the impending fan-boy freak out. He was heading for the building that tried to fry any digimon who got too close.
"I've got to be crazy. Actually, all of us are," Impmon's voice muttered sarcastically. "Only I'm the only one who had a Voice of Insane Death Attempts show up and tried to get me killed even when I was dead. He'll probably love the fact I'm heading for the bug-zapper building again."
Ai's voice asked, "Impmon, who are you talking to?"
Internally snarling at himself for both ranting out loud and for bringing up the weird voice he encountered in that dark dimension he hadn't mentioned to anyone else up until this point, he replied carefully, "No one, munchkin. Just talking to myself."
"Did you answer yourself back?" asked Mako, grinning from within the mental sphere he shared with his sister. "Because Terriermon said that's a sign of craziness."
"He would be an expert in that since he is definitely insane," chuckled the digimon portion of the Biomerged mega.
The twins giggled for a few moments before Ai suddenly remarked, "Is that a bird?"
Turning his attention to what she'd spotted, Impmon could see why she would be uncertain about the figure's identity. While it flew and had wings, the creature circling a mist-enshrouded building was too large to be a regular pigeon or sparrow. After mentally checking his directions, he realized the avian was circling the "building of doom."
"Why don't we go find out?" he asked, folding his ink-black wings and dropping to a lower altitude.
The unknown being was covered in creamy-white feathers with a few markings on her head and tail were a honey-yellow, as were her wing tips and feet. The shades were subdue enough that the colors wouldn't be considered annoyingly bright. She was clearly a digimon and bore a similarity to the pink bird, Biyomon. Just as obvious was the insanity of such a low-leveled digimon to be present in the middle of the blue mist.
"Hey, toots," Fatemon called. "I'd get away from there unless you have a death wish. Killer creatures have been coming out of the fog."
The avian digimon jerked in surprise, apparently too distracted by her interest in the building to pay attention to the nearby mega, and glanced over at him. Her eyes were also golden-yellow and were both concerned and determined. It was a familiar expression, one worn by most partnered digimon at some point or another. In fact, Impmon could remember having that look himself when the twins were in trouble. He instantly realized why the bird was here, flying above the deadly blue fog.
"She's in there," she stated. "Tammy is in there, somewhere. She needs my help, but I can't get in." She turned back, looking at the building. "I made her a promise once. And I have to keep it."
"Hold on," Fatemon stated firmly after a moment, examining the building more closely.
The fog was running down the sides of the building like a waterfall, suggesting it was coming from inside and pouring down. The lack of buzzing gave the impression that the bug-zapper quality of the place was turned off. At least, he hoped so. Since the white-featherd digimon was hovering near the seventeenth floor, it would be easiest to enter that way.
He was supposed to meet the others here, but that didn't mean he couldn't help this bird find her kid first. He understood how important a promise to your partner could be and the fact this rookie was willing to remain in the middle of the blue fog-engulfed city proved she was just as stubborn about keeping it. Besides, didn't Dee say something about helping people out?
Drawing his sword, the Biomerged mega announced, "Blade of Destiny!"
He slashed the mass of fog, destroying a section of blue mist and the window behind it. Taking advantage of the gap, the avian dove into the building. Grimacing slightly at the small rooms and hallways inside, Fatemon swiftly following her and dedigivolved as he entered in order to be able to maneuver. He had already tried moving inside a building as a mega once today. Unless something tried to harm the twins or him, he would make due as a more maneuverable rookie for the moment. As he, Ai, and Mako landed in the room, barely missing a stream of flowing mist in the middle of the floor, the hole was covered once more by the Guardian program pouring from the windows on the higher floors and darkening the room slightly.
"Alright, let's see if we can find your partner, toots," Impmon remarked.
"You didn't have to do this," she slowly reminded, looking at the purple rookie and the young pair of humans who were earlier combined together curiously, but didn't immediately ask about the entire concept of Biomerging due to more important things on her mind. "I could have found a way on my own somehow. I'm sure you're supposed to be doing something more important than helping me."
"We want to help," stated Ai. "She's your friend and she's in trouble. If one of the big kids needed help, us and Impmon would help."
Mako continued, "That's how it works. Impmon is our best friend and plays with us, cheers us up, and we love him. And we're partners, which means we work together to stop bad guys, save people, and act like grown-ups."
"Because we're tamers, we're supposed to help people even when it is scary and hard. But that doesn't mean we don't like to help people anyway," added his sister. "She's your partner and you need to be with her."
The avian digimon smiled slightly, "You two remind me of a boy I used to know. He had the rudest, loud-mouth blue pest of a partner, but the kid was so sweet." She glanced at Impmon, "Thank you."
He shrugged, "I figured this would be mildly more entertaining than simply waiting around for everyone."
"You're not fooling me with that 'couldn't care less' attitude," remarked the white-feathered rookie. "Anyone who has a partner…" she glanced at the twins briefly, "or partners that are such a perfect mixture of sweet children and responsible digidestined can't be motivated simply by that excuse."
Before anyone could correct her by explaining the twins were tamers or Impmon could argue that it was just out of boredom that he was helping her (he still had to maintain an image… or at least try to), another example of weird events struck. The white rectangle around Mako's neck began to glow. Purple lines appeared across the surface, moving in a curved shape. In moments, a circle was formed on the crest, but the shape was divided down the middle so that half was solid purple and half was white beyond the outlining.
Accompanying the unexpected light was a high-pitched ringing in the rookie's ears. Glancing at the twins, he could tell they heard it too. The sound swiftly morphed into a voice or voices (it was hard to tell if it was a single speaker or many) that suddenly made Jeri's earlier questions after her particular light show made more sense.
Balance. A state of perfect harmony of differing parts to create a greater whole. Both sides equally represented and supported. Neither aspect completely dominant or destroyed. Existing in the domain between a child's carefree nature and an adult's heavy responsibility, blissful innocence and painful knowledge, untainted purity and sinful corruption, shining light and blinding darkness, absolute joy and agonizing despair, truth and lies, predestination and free will, who you want to be and who you are meant to be.
It is difficult to walk the fine line that borders all extremes, but the location in the middle of everything allows true strength to be found. Neither denying the purifying power of light or embracing completely the corrupting darkness, but drawing upon both in equal portions and preventing one from overwhelming the other. The happiness of childhood tempered by adult responsibilities. Necessary cruelty mixed with loving kindness. Rather than being black or white, life exists in the grey.
Beware the extremes. Too much innocence can mask the brutal truth. Focusing on only the burden of responsibility will destroy the simple joys of life. Falling too far into light can strip away the harsher strength. Drowning in too deep of evil will steal away everything you love. Only in the area between is it possible to retain a perfect harmony with all aspects of your potential.
Balance.
Blinking at them, the avian digimon asked, "Do I want t know what just happened?"
"Probably not," answered Impmon. "It would just confuse you. But I think it was supposed to be good thing at least."
"That was so cool," smiled Mako. "The lights and funny people talking, like out of a movie. Can we do that again?"
Finally got this chapter finished. I also got to demonstrate the DigiDestined's style of digivolution. As I mentioned before, there always seems to be an outside force necessary to reach the ultimate level in the past (crests, DNA digivolution, blue cards, etc.). These guys use each others digivices to act as secondary power source, treating another person's digivice like a crest. To reach the mega level, it would take all five digivices attached together (two sets where they are connect already for digivolution to ultimate and the lone digivce of the intended mega). This would end up with, at the best, two champions, two ultimates, and one mega. The combinations of who would be reaching ultimate and mega means that they can't just digivolve at random and the kids would have to remain in very close contact at all times for their partners to go beyond the champion level. It would mean their fights would be have to be more planned. Hope this is semi-understandable explanation… If not, I'm sorry and hope I'll be able to make it more comprehensive later.
ShineMetalGreymon is my creation (due to the fact RedGreymon doesn't have an ultimate and I didn't want it to be just MetalGreymon since his other forms are similar but slightly different from Agumon and Greymon). The changes are cosmetic (shinier metal) and slightly more powerful versions of the attacks. In addition, the yet-unnamed Biyomon look-alike is my creation. You'll be seeing more of her soon. And "Tammy" too...
And another crest has been activated. I think it is fairly appropriate, for the kids and Impmon both. They have fairly clear dual aspects to them: the kids are both tamers and still kids (not to mention the whole boy/girl thing and the fact they have to balance between Ai's wants and Mako's wants so that they get along instead of squabbling constantly). Impmon is even more obvious. While he is a good guy, he is not a saint. Nor should he be since that would completely go against his character. He isn't supposed to get along great with everyone. He's a trouble-maker and always will be.
Reviews are welcomed. Let me know what you think. Thanks.