Alright, I am on a ROLL! I eventually just decided 'fuck it' and made them go directly to Shadow Mountain. Serious shit's about to go down so hold onto your hats!

Chapter 12

"Well…here we are," Alfamon said as everyone gazed at the tall mountain in front of them. It had taken them two days after they got out of the Forest of Anger, but they had finally arrived; Shadow Mountain. The mountain was an evil purple and thunderclouds perpetually shrouded the area around the mountain. The entire mountain emanated an aura so evil, so menacing, it made Russia's evil aura look tame.

"So, Azelmon's up there," Mattamon said gazing at the tip of the mountain that attracted the lightning coming from the clouds. "And our memories too," Romano added. Everyone nodded and stared at the mountain in awed silence until Gilbamon clapped his hands together, "Well, we can't get those memories of yours back until we get up there; so let's move!" he announced. Everyone hesitantly nodded and entered the dreaded mountain range.

Meanwhile, at the top of the mountain, a dark figure wearing a black cloak sat on a jagged throne made out of the wall and rocks of the mountain, "So, the supposed prophecy is beginning to take place," he said as he watched the group through an orb made of shadow.

Azelmon folded his hands together as he leaned back in his throne, "Oramon's a fool to think that they could beat me; Without their memories, they're as good as dead," he said, before smiling toothily, "But that doesn't mean I can't have some fun with them."

He waved his hand and three glowing orbs surrounded by purple fog appeared in front of him, "I better set the board; the game is about to begin." He said before the orbs flew out of the room to certain parts of the mountain. Azelmon then leaned towards the orb showing the nations and the Digitalia and waved his hands over it, "Now, to lead them to the starting line," he said.

He heard the angered cries of all the evil Digitalia inhabiting the mountain as they all scrambled from their hiding places and made their way towards the group outside the mountain. "Soon, we'll see if they are as strong as Oramon says they are," he said, leaning back in his throne again to watch the show.

The Digitalia stayed extra close to the nations, watching from all sides in case of danger; it was an understatement to say they were scared out of their minds. No Digitalia had dared to venture inside the Shadow Mountain, and if they did, they never came back out. They Digitalia then froze in their tracks, their instincts screaming at them from all directions. "This isn't good…" Alfamon muttered when a roar was heard in the distance.

They all looked up to see a huge hoard of Digitalia of all shapes and sizes coming towards them. "Oh shit," Romano whimpered. "Well don't just stand there, get somewhere safe!" Natamon ordered the nations as the rest of the Digitalia ran off to fight. The nations all scattered to find safe places to hide as their Digital friends began to fend off the evil Digitalia.

Many were weak and were defeated easily, but some weren't going down without a fight. Alfamon and Gilbamon flew in the air the whole time, combining their Star Blast and Flash Fire every now and then to hopefully one shot the unsuspecting Digitalia. Lizamon switched between flying and running as her Rage Hammer smashed the skulls of any Digitalia it came into contact with.

Natamon stayed near the border of the fight where the nations were so that any Digitalia that tried to get past would be stunned with her Splitting Shriek. This would give Felimon, Mattamon, and Kikumon to step in and finish it off. It worked for a while but more and more Digitalia replaced the ones they killed and they got stronger every time.

They were all getting worn out and Alfamon and Gilbamon turned to Germany and Britain who nodded; it was time to Hetavolve! The beams of light from Germany and Britain's Hetavices enveloped Alfamon and Gilbamon as they began to grow,

"Alfamon, Hetavolve to…"

"Gilbamon, Hetavolve to…"

"Freemon!"

"Awebirdmon!"

The giant eagle and phoenix flew through the air and circled around for their attacks, "Liberty Strike!" Freemon was surrounded with the red and white stripes as he flew at the ground and slammed into a wave of Digitalia.

"Flaming Wing Attack!" Awebirdmon ignited his wings and the rest of his body and finished off the Digitalia who had survived Freemon's attack. This managed to knock out a great number of them, but they still had many more to go.

Austria, China, and Russia noticed their worn Digitalia and knew that it was now or never. Their Hetavices glowed and surrounded the Digitalia,

"Lizamon,"

"Kikumon,"

"Natamon,"

"Hetavolve to…"

"Lepkemon!"

"Usamon!"

"Lenamon!"

"Kaze Tempest!" Usamon jumped at lightning speed in his tornado–like state and ran straight through the hoard, knocking all Digitalia in his path away. Lepkemon and Natamon used their enlarged features like their claws and wings to keep the other Digitalia at bay so the others could hit them.

As the nations watched the fight, Britain noticed that Felimon and Mattamon still hadn't Hetavolved; why? Because Romano and France were shaking like leaves, terrified out of their minds. "What are you waiting for? Your Digitalia will get slaughtered out there unless they Hetavolve!" Britain yelled. The two looked unsure about it, and Britain went up to them, "Look, we wouldn't have made it this far if it wasn't for them," he said, gesturing to the fighting Digitalia, "They may be able to fight, but we're the only ones who can make them stronger; don't we owe them that much? To give them the power they need to protect us?"

The nations were shocked by Britain's calm tone; they were used to him losing his temper and yelling, but not this time. France and Romano slowly stopped shaking and looked at Felimon and Mattamon. The two were struggling in their weaker form, but still going strong, never giving up; they were determined to protect their partners until the very end. France and Romano nodded to themselves and allowed their Hetavices to glow and envelop their Digitalia,

"Felimon, Hetavolve to…"

"Mattamon, Hetavolve to…"

"Pastromon!"

"Kumaplemon!"

The giant polar bear and tiger let out loud roars before running back into the fight.

"Diamond Fang!"

"Icicle Slash!"

The Digitalia around them went flying as they came into contact with the brutal attacks. Finally, Lepkemon was ready to attack fully, "Smash of Steel!" She turned completely to metal and flew along the ground pushing the hoard of Digitalia back into a pile. When she was done, she flew into the air again and nodded to Lenamon.

"Shadow of the Moon!" Lenamon let out her ominous howl causing the moon to appear from the thick thunderclouds. Her shadow grew and moved along the ground, surrounding the pile of Digitalia that Lepkemon made. The shadow then leapt out of the ground and enveloped all the Digitalia, causing them to writhe in agony until they all ceased movement and exploded. But the fight was far from over as even more Digitalia came towards them, "We can't keep this up for long!" Freemon said as he knocked a few flying Digitalia out of the air with his wings.

"We have to get inside the mountain!" Pastromon agreed. Britain and Romano, having heard their Digitalia's words, looked around for any way to get inside when China spotted something, "What's that over there?" he asked, pointing. The other nations looked to see a faint glow from what looked like a cavern; a cavern that could possibly lead them inside the mountain!

"Pastromon! There's a cavern over there!" Romano told the tiger through their mind link. Pastromon stopped and looked over at the cavern and his eyes widened, "Freemon! Over there!" he yelled to the eagle.

Freemon saw the cave and nodded before talking to Britain, "We'll clear the way for you! We'll follow you as soon as we can!" he said. "Understood," Britain answered and relayed the plan to the other nations.

Freemon turned to Awebirdmon, "You and me buddy!" he said. The phoenix nodded, "Let's do this! Flaming Wing Attack!" "Liberty Strike!" The two giant birds flew down and easily slammed a clear path open. Pastromon and Usamon quickly went over to the cleared pathway to keep any more Digitalia from coming their way, "Go now!" Usamon yelled and the nations ran into the cavern.

Kumaplemon and Lenamon joined the rabbit and the tiger in guarding the pathway as they tried to catch their breath. They hoped this worked because if this kept up like this it wouldn't be long before they all De-Hetavolved.

The nations ran into the cavern and followed the glowing that was coming from deeper inside. Eventually they skidded to a halt as the cavern was a dead end, but that wasn't all. A huge yellow-ish orb was hovering at the end of the cavern, "What is that?" Austria asked. "How the hell would we know?" Romano demanded.

"It looks powerful, da?" Russia said before producing his pipe, "Perhaps this is what we need to get inside," he said, reaching his pipe out to touch it. Germany quickly reached out and stopped, "I don't think that's a good idea, we have no idea what it could do," he said. But before anyone could say anything else, the orb suddenly pulsed. It then rose into the air and flew passed the nations towards the outside of the cavern. The nations ran after it as it rose higher into the sky.

All the Digitalia (even the evil ones) stopped fighting and stared at the orb. All the evil Digitalia's eyes filled with fear as they turned tail and retreated back into the mountain at lightning speed. Before the nations or their Digitalia could celebrate the orb broke into eight small orbs. One remained in the air and the rest of them flew around and struck each Digitalia.

The giant animals all roared and screeched in pain as electricity coursed through them painfully. Freemon, Awebirdmon, and Lepkemon were all forced to land as their bodies burned with a never-ending pain. The Digitalia then fell to the ground as the pain was too much for them to bear. The nations cried out and made to run towards them, but the eighth orb flew in front of them.

Streaks of electricity flew out of it, surrounding and shocking all the nations. The nations all yelled in agony as they all fell to their knees. Their Digitalia saw this and tried to get to them, but the pain was just too much. The nations all watched in horror as their Digitalia slowly began to turn transparent and disappear; were they...dying?No…no they couldn't be! They couldn't die now!

Britain clenched his fists and fell to the ground along with the rest of the nations. Slowly but surely, they all began to crawl towards their Digitalia, trying their best to ignore the pain. They all reached their Digitalia, now barely hanging on to consciousness, "Dammit…you better not fucking die on me…you hear me bastard?" Romano said as moisture came to his eyes.

"Ve…I'll try…for you, fratello…" Pastromon said softly with a small smile before they both cried out from the electricity shocking them harshly again.

"Come on soldier…on your feet…you're…stronger than this!" Germany ground out as he gritted his teeth in pain.

"Of course I am…" Awebirdmon grunted with a pained smirk, "After all…the awesome Awebirdmon doesn't go down…this easily…"

"Please…don't leave…please…Usamon…" China pleaded weakly as he shakily placed a hand on the rabbit's head. Usamon gave a small smile, "No matter what happens China-san…I'll always…be with you…" he said softly before wincing in pain again.

"Don't go mon ami…" France said painfully, "I know you can…make it through this…"

"Don't worry France…" Kumaplemon said before grunting in pain, "I'll never give up…that easily…"

"Don't…let it get to you…Lepkemon!" Austria said as he clenched his fists to fight the pain. "Don't worry Austria…I'll …always keep fighting…for you…" Lepkemon said as she and the Digitalia around her became even more transparent.

"Lenamon…you are strong da…? Don't fall…to this…" Russia said as the electricity intensified causing him to cry out. The wolf gave him a weak, toothy grin, "I will never fall…if it means…protecting Russia…" she said as strongly as she could.

"Don't you dare die…you hear me…you bloody git?" Britain asked as she shakily reached towards the eagle, "Don't die…or I'll never forgive you!" Freemon let out a weak chuckle, "Like I'll let that happen… I promised that we wouldn't die…remember?" he asked, ignoring the electricity searing his fragile wings, "And a hero…never breaks…his promise…"

Britain clenched his fists as his green eyes filled with tears as they locked on Freemon's sky blue ones. Finally, the Digitalia grew completely transparent and disappeared from sight.

The nation's eyes widened in disbelief as they shook their heads over and over again. This couldn't be real…This couldn't be…They couldn't believe...no they wouldn't believe it! They weren't gone! They weren't dead! THEY AREN'T DEAD!

The nations all writhed on the ground as the electricity intensified. Their moist eyes widened as they themselves began to turn transparent as well. Tears cascaded down their cheeks as they felt like their bodies were slowly being burned alive. This couldn't be happening…it couldn't end here!

The nations all screamed as the pain became completely unbearable as they became completely transparent and vanished causing everything to go black.

Azelmon grinned as he watched through his orb; it was finally time for the games to begin.

*holds up shield* Please don't kill me... I DID say no promises when I said I wouldn't make the main seven die didn't I...? But...that doesn't mean this isn't a cliffhanger! Are they alive? Are they dead? Who knows?

You'll just have to review to find out! (And remember, if you kill me I can't finish the story~!)