It all began so quickly, this Digital World. It seems as though it was just yesterday this place was slowly building itself up. Microbeings were building the world slowly, crafting all sorts of data. Heh, I don't know why I was blessed with being a sort of record keeper, but it truly is a thankless job. While I sit by preserving the events that have taken place, life around me – us – continues to unfold, forcing me to continue working. What's it all for? It would be a blessing to know. Every time I view the past, I constantly wonder what the pursuits are all for. I guess it doesn't matter, all that matters is that I keep true to my assigned purpose.

Digimon Generations

Episode 13: The Smartest Digimon, Wisemon Appears!
Created by: Frankie Holzwarth

Written by: Mike Reynolds

Opening: Precious Time, Glory Days by Psychic Lover
Insert: Tagiru Chikara by Psychic Lover

Life in the digital world was always an interesting one. Challenges were in constant motion, bringing about the need for the few to overcome odds thrown at them, to rise and transcend any boundaries that may have once hindered progress. And, for one specific group of individuals, the challenge would be met head on, no matter what it may have presented. However, for today, this group had no obstacles clear within their path. At least, none that they knew of.

Team Boost Soul journeyed through the digital world, able to eject the cares and burdens that had been carried in favor of merely adventuring through a non-threatening forest. Around them, digital trees stood tall and erect, breezes occasionally stroking the trees' leaves as they migrated elsewhere in the data composed landscape. Birds were flying above the gang of heroes lazily, guided by the caresses of the wind. Small creatures stirred and shuffled, looking to the gang with curious eyes, half wondering where it was they were bound.

Sasuke, the fearless leader, stopped in front of the group. Dorumon was quick to follow suit, stopping just behind Sasuke. The rest of the gang soon repeated, and when they did, Sasuke turned to them.

"Hey guys, maybe we should take a small breather," he said, putting one arm behind his head. "It feels like we've been walking for way too long."

Though some of the others wanted to keep going, they understood why Sasuke wanted to take a "breather". It was not long since the capture of Emma, and the gang had not truly gotten to rest since the incident. Instead, they all were far too concerned with making their way elsewhere. Sasuke recognized the need to keep moving, but also understood the need for rest. Even more, they had very little knowledge of where to go from their current location.

With so little information, to journey into the unknown was pointless, at least to Sasuke. However, Minato was quick to reject out of a rebellious tendency. "Why? Is dear ole' Sasuke getting tired in his old age?"

Just as quickly, however, Patrick fired back. "We don't know where to go yet. Sasuke simply wants to rest up and figure some things out, unless you have any better ideas. Maybe you want to go charging off, but I don't think anyone else does."

Ryudamon was silent in defending his friend, Minato, on the matter. While a lover of the combat they seemed to run into on their trails, even he believed that a warriors heart that was over burdened was a dangerous thing to bear.

"If Sasuke thinks it's a good idea, then I think we should listen," Emma said meekly to Minato. Floramon nodded in agreement, figuring that Emma needed the rest the most after her most recent capture. Emma was pushing herself for the good of the group, Floramon could see that. Yet, even in seeing the weariness of Emma, Floramon had not said a word to anyone else.

Ronald, while he wanted to voice his opinion on the matter, remained quiet and reserved. He wanted to keep going, wondering about what lie further ahead of them. His introverted ways, however, got the better of him, forcing him into silence. He merely gazed at the rest of the group with empty, melancholic eyes, wishing he could be more than a silent shell.

Dracmon, Labramon, and Dorumon all felt a sense of relief at the thought of taking a rest from their travels. Labramon did not voice an opinion due to Ronald staying silent, but Dorumon and Dracmon had fierce looks in their eyes aimed at Minato. One would easily see that they were not fond of the attitude possessed by Minato. His dire necessity to rebel against the highly respected Sasuke at this time was met with equal resistance. The tension was not helped by the overaggressive thoughts that Dorumon contained. Indainalooked worried at the sight of things that were unfolding, though afraid to voice an opinion at all. He looked to Sasuke with a pleading look, hoping that he would put an end to the quarreling that, in his mind, was sure to take place.

"You're better off staying quiet," Dorumon said barely above his breath. A small growl erupted from him, sounding like a low, gurgling hum.

"I don't get it," Minato said with very apparent frustration. "You guys just bow down to whatever Sasuke says. Fine, whatever. We'll just pointlessly rest. Maybe we'll even have a small barbeque, who knows!"

The gang – with the exceptions of both Ronald and Minato – set up a small camp to sit around in. Indainaexhaled with relief that no fighting had occurred. When Kamemon heard the breath escape, he sat by Indiana, showing that he was there for his friend. Patrick, Sasuke, Emma, and their Digimon sat around talking to one another. Ronald and Minato sat alone, distancing themselves from the group as much as they could afford. Ronald, still bent on being a complete introvert, wondered if he could trust these people. They treated him fairly, tried to indoctrinate him with the idea that he was a part of the team. The inner turmoil always made things difficult when accepting others, he was constantly afraid of being vulnerable, of letting his guard down to let others in. Minato's problem, however, was accepting leadership when the duty did not fall to him. He saw Sasuke as weak in his efforts to be so compassionate to his team members. They were put into this digital world for a reason, and they needed to find out why. Resting isn't going to help, he thought.

"Sasuke," Indiana, with a tiny voice, began. "Have you ever wondered why we were actually brought here?"

"We were brought here to screw around, clearly," Patrick remarked with clear sarcasm. He, along with the rest of them, did not understand why he was chosen to be a part of this land. It bothered him greatly. "I mean, isn't that what we've done so far?"

"Indiana, we'll find out soon, I know we will," Emma was quick to interject before Sasuke could. The earnest and sincerity in her voice compelled Indainato put on a smile and nod in agreement.

"Emma's right. We just gotta stick together, and eventually, we'll know," Sasuke finally said.

Dracmon looked to the humans of their circle, soon shaking his head. "Why does it matter? You're here now, best deal with it."

Sasuke turned his gaze to Dracmon, but before he could, Patrick interjected against Dracmon. "It's important because we deserve to know why we were brought to the Digital World. Before this, we had families, ya know."

"Stupid, we all deserve some answers," Dorumon said to Dracmon, feeling a small surge of aggression inside. "I want to know more about why I'm me."

Dracmon, while wanting to prepare a snarky remark, instead looked to both Floramon and Kamemon for help. He did not expect to have a verbal assault delivered from Dorumon, a digimon he thought of was more of an attack dog than an answer seeker. Dracmon allowed the silence to have its stay, especially when his sights caught Indiana. In knowing that to cause a riot would only make their plight worse in the long run, Dracmon understood what was best. Emma then looked to Dorumon, Flormon by her side with support, and felt a need to speak her mind.

"Dorumon, was that necessary? We're all wound up right now, but that attitude isn't fair to Dracmon," she said, playing mediator – normally Sasuke and Patrick's job – this one time.

"Guys , let's just chill for a sec," Patick finally said. "Geeze, the tension could be cut with a knife right now."

Sasuke stayed quiet. He hoped that his example would be followed, as he saw this bickering as meager and unnecessary. The rest of the group in that circle looked to him, soon quieting down after more arguing over why they might have been here, why they may have been chosen out of the many billions of people and digimon about. The lack of answers, the fear of the unknown, was getting to all of them Sasuke had a growing worry, but did his best to not show that due to a strong necessity to lead this pack of teenagers. If he showed panic, he knew that his team would as well.

"I don't know why we're here," Sasuke began, keeping an even tone despite trying to find the right words. "But, I know we'll find out. We have to hold true to one another. If we can't do that, well, I don't know what we're gonna do."

All the stress exhumed by Team Boost Soul had managed to exhaust them. Many were asleep, finding their strength depleted from the lack of rest which finally caught up with them. However, both Minato and Ronald were awake, many thoughts stirring in their heads. Minato looked to Ronald with some disgust in his eyes. The boy never talks, he thought to himself. He thought Ronald useless since the boy did not express even the smallest opinion. Ronald, meanwhile, was too caught up in his thoughts, his inner complexity, to notice the look from Minato. Labramon, however, whispered to Ronald.

"Something's up," he began. "I smell something coming, but I don't know what it is."

Ronald then began to look around. In doing so, Minato grew suspicious of what Ronald was up to. Getting up, Minato planned to investigate just what Ronald had planned. Ryudamon followed, feeling that something was out of place as well. But, it was not Ronald that gave Ryudamon the warning in his heart.

"Hey," Minato yelled to Ronald. "What're you looking around for? Plan to leave? Huh?!"

Ronald turned his head to face Minato, shooting a threatening look. Unfortunately for Ronald, the shaking hands soiled any chance of being taken seriously. Soon, Ronald broke eye contact, unable to find the strength to tell Minato to stay back. Labramon, seeing Ronald in distress, stepped in front of him, greeting Minato with a low growl. Labramon would be damned if he was going to let Minato bully around his friend without a fight. Ryudamon was quick to pass Minato, looking at Labramon with a warriors gaze.

"So, you wanna fight before you head off?" Minato asked, laughing at the thought. "Fine, we can fight, if that's what you really want."

"You idiot! That's not what he wants at all!" Labramon retorted to Minato. "That's what you want, it always is!"

"Stand down," Ryudamon said to Labramon. "We both know something is amiss."

The bushes from afar began to move. They rustled furiously, rebelling against their aggressor. Birds flew off at both the sound of the bushes, and the sight of a cloaked figure, one that bore yellow eyes. Ryudamon and Labramon turned their heads to the panic voiced by the birds, seeing the bushes moving around. They stood their ground prepared to handle a hostile, if necessary. Ronald's heart began to pump faster when he turned to address the same threat. He could feel the blood begin to drain out of his hands, making them numb with a prickly feeling. Minato, however, was anxious to see this potential hostile. He welcomed a fight, a small stress reliever to release the angst he was feeling right now.

"Come on out and fight!" Minato shouted.

"Quiet," Ryudamon said to Minato. "We don't know what we're up against."

"I'll be there in a moment," called out a voice. "I'm having some technical difficulties here."

Finally appearing before them was the cloaked figure. His eyes, the only visible part of his face, were beady and yellow. He stared at the four individuals in front of him. Ronald was not sure if he should attack, or hold back, considering he had yet to harm them. Minato was in a mood to kill and ask questions later, afraid to hesitate. With Sasuke asleep, he could prove how vigilant he was for the group, how strong and dedicated he was willing to be for their safety. However, both Labramon and Ryudamon waited patiently, ready to attack at a moment's notice.

"Did I catch you guys pass your bedtime? What would your parents think?" the cloaked figure asked, his words dripping with sarcasm.

Ryudamon decided that the games needed to end. Without a word from Minato, Ryudamon rushed toward the cloaked figure with the intent to take him down. He did not trust waiting. When the time came, he would use his Katana Attack to strike down his new opponent. Minato smirked, holding up his D-Booster with the intent on advancing his partner. But, he wanted to wait, sure that Ryudamon could handle the cloaked being with ease.

"That's not a very nice welcome for a new guest," the cloaked figure joked. Watching Ryudamon come for him, the cloaked figure saw a Katana Attack launch itself from Ryudamon's mouth when he was close enough. Minato pumped his fist, thinking that the cloaked figure was going to be vanquished very quickly.

The cloaked figure held out the hand that bore the yellow orb. The attack by Ryudamon soon vanished, and was played back for Ryudamon to see over and over at high speeds. A sigh of relief escaped the beady-eyed being. Someone else soon came out of the bushes, looking to what had just taken place. Shaking his head, he simply sighed. The cloaked figure began walking with his new companion toward the small group of four.

"I think we got off on the wrong foot here," said the human looking being beside the cloaked figure. "Can we just take it easy?"

Ronald and Minato both looked at the person, then to one another. Something was not right with these two, that much was clear. Labramon and Ryudamon stood down, not sure because of the reactions of their tamers.

"We sought you guys out," said the human. "We have important information, things that everyone you're with will want to hear."

"Why should we trust you?" Minato asked the pair.

"Because we can tell you the purpose for being here," the cloaked figure told Minato. "Can we see the leader now? I don't care much for the guy in third place."

Minato found himself angry at the comment, and was tempted to have Ryudamon go after him. He was not fond of being insulted by someone that had no idea of his talents, of his unseen potential. For him to be demoted to "third place" was nothing short of disgraceful.

"You'll have to forgive my friend," the human said. "He's like that sometimes, you just get used to it."

The cloaked figure and his companion sat in front of the entire Team Boost Soul now. Sasuke was suspicious of the both of them. Patrick kept his eyes on them while the rest of the heroes discussed just what they should do with these two new arrivals. Both him and Dracmon felt a desire to cast the two out, to send them packing due to a strong distrust, but that was only because of the recent capture of Emma. On the other hand, Emma was willing to see the best in the both of them, wanting to hear the both of them out for what they had to say. Indaina was worried that the two had evil intention, even shaking at the thought that they may try to do something when their guard was down. Minato wanted to get back at the cloaked one for his derogatory remark earlier, for being equated to a loser. Ronald, once again, did not voice his opinion, but wanted to go along with hearing what the two had to say – perhaps more than any of them. Dorumon wanted to rip the two apart, while Kamemon was busy trying to consol dear Indaina from the evident fear expressed by the shaking. Floramon was completely with Emma, figuring they had nothing to lose by listening to the pair. After much deliberation, Sasuke finally made his way over.

"We want to hear you guys out," he began. "But, no funny business. We don't need that after what we've been through."

"I know. You guys have been busy for not being here for very long," the cloaked figure said.

"You're not helping our case," his friend said.

"First off, we need your names," Patrick soon butted in.

"I am Mikey," the human told Patrick. "I have been here for quite some time, longer than I should have been.

"I am Wisemon," the cloaked figure said. "And I'm going to need you all to come with me."

Soon, from the cloak of Wisemon appeared a book. Once opened, a small hole could be seen, which got progressively bigger. As it grew, so did the pull that it had, to the point of becoming as powerful as a vacuum in space. All of Team Boost Soul was sucked in without any choice. They were falling, every last member. Sasuke, in his panic, prayed with all of his being to have his team come out of this in one peace. He saw Emma falling just above him, and tried to reach for her in a vain effort. He closed his eyes, waiting for the inevitable.

"Welcome," Wisemon uttered to the team. "To my humble arrangements."

When the Team finally got over their most recent incident, they found their location to be strange. They had fallen into a room, one with diginoir on a small table, a desk in the center, and bookshelves stacked with many thick books. Patrick was quick to ask where they were, but he was not heard. He looked to the now puzzled Team Boost Soul, then to Wisemon.

"Where are we, you ask? My home, where I have brought you to show the answers that you desire."

The Team looked to one another. They were not sure how to best handle the hostage situation. Wisemon kept his beady eyes on them, waiting for some sign of understanding. Once he received a nod from all of them, Wisemon proceeded. Two orbs appeared in his hands, one yellow and one red, and began to show them something – the beginning. The Team saw the beginnings of their uniting, how all of them were when first brought to the digital world. Sasuke was easily the most the surprised by this development, wondering how this was happening.

"In a way, I am a record keeper," Wisemon told them. "I am like a database, keeping information from being lost for eternity. With the help of being pried from my books by my friend, the two of us came to find you. You all seemed lost, caught up in why you are here. Let me shed a little light on that for you."

The team looked to Wisemon with incredible amounts of wonder. Figuring that they were safe enough, they awaited for the show to begin. Sasuke hoped that Wisemon would be able to show them even a fraction of what they longed to see. He wanted desperately to understand what brought them all here, what united them, and what made this world come into being. He also wondered about his partner, Dorumon, hoping to have more answers about him. Wisemon told his audience that he would narrate for them what they would be capturing as he took them through this tour, assuring the team that they would want to hear just what it was he may have had to say on the matter.

Soon, The Team felt a moving sensation, though it was not of their doing. The room was now pitch-black and the only thing visible were the beady yellow eyes again. Indaina took a big gulp, afraid of the darkness that had set in. Yet, there awakened a small light. Small blocks of green could be seen, but they were deconstructing, becoming something bigger, building a foundation. Everyone's eyes were glued to what was happening, unsure of what would occur next. Their racing minds had the blank filled in, however, when blocks of blue, white, brown, and many other colors began to form. Small organisms appeared to be on the now flat green, roaming slowly through it.

"You see, it all began with the building of one computer," Wisemon narrated. "It began the foundations of this world. But, the computer was the first of its kind. It was only so powerful. Then…"

The block like foundations began to mold. The green ones, which still had small lines from the blocks before, had become less defined, more free to contort, expand, and spread out. They began to spread out all over, creating land for the first time. The blue blocks then deconstructed, allowing for both the birth of water and sky, wherein the white blocks began to form both fog and clouds. Trees were borne onto the lands, as were mountains and volcanoes. The small organisms soon grew, taking on more practical appearances – becoming creatures that the Team came to recognize as the organisms continued to grow.

"And much like your world did, our world soon expanded outward as time went on. The more computer technology developed, the more this world did.

Soon, we found a very thriving society crafted before us, one that was constantly improving as time continued to go on. Soon, the computer that started it all was forgotten about – save for me – and the digimon merely lived their lives. Yet, another creature appeared, one that was all powerful and all knowing. One that appeared responsible for the direction of creation – Chronomon."

Wisemon then showed them an all mighty being, one that was large in size, and stained red, black, and blue. His wings were enormous, stretching outward for many yards. Feathers painted blue stretched from both his back and abdomen, though the ones attached to his abdomen also bore shades of grey and white. His arms, which appeared small toward the shoulder, grew in sight as one's eye moved to the elbow. His hands bore black claws that were capable of tearing apart whatever was in their path, as were the claws on his talons. Chronomon appeared a demon to the group, one both menacing and terrifying.

"This is the form most associate with him, the one most common. There is said to be another, though it remains to be seen. His part in this tale? Simple – he chose all of you to be a part of this story."

Indaina, terrified of what they had just witnessed, soon had his terror evolve into a petrified state when he heard the news. Kamemon, again, tried to console dear Indaina. Ronald felt himself get up, walking toward the absent god with wide eyes. Labramon tried to pull him back, afraid that Ronald was losing his cool. Emma looked to Floramon, and though she wished to be home, she was glad to be here as a chosen one. Sasuke, however, questioned why.

"Chronomon saw everyone of you as destined to unite. Everyone in your team has a special bond with one another, though it may not appear so now. Chronomon noticed this, and the potential for great things. Thus, he chose you all for a great purpose. Of course, the devil you see before you is locked away, and wants to be set free. If one of you should do so, perhaps you will doom us all – or save us. This world is in need of help, and Chronomon, with his spare amounts of sanity, saw you fit to save it. That is why must now be told of the great power that has yet to be achieved by any of you.

Everyone here has seen the power their digimon holds. The bonds formed are getting stronger, and as such, will provide for a more powerful form should the trend continue. There exists a form that surpasses what you are limited to now, one that is…well, perfect."

Sasuke turned to Minato, worried that he might achieve that form first. Then, he turned to Patrick, and the both of them turned back to Wisemon. "Do you know when we'll be able to reach that point?"

"Look, I'm no prophet. I am a record keeper. I cannot display all the answers that you want. There are still some things that all of you must seek for yourselves, and that is one of them. All I can tell you is that it involves a Crest of your chosen trait. But, you will know when you have reached the super digivolution stage. You will see more power from your companion than you ever have."

When the Team returned back to the Digital World from the Book, Mikey looked to them with curious eyes. He wondered if they had obtained all the answers that they had desired. But, he waited to speak to them, as returning from such a chaotic trip could be difficult to adjust from. Sasuke, however, was the first to come to, and he approached Mikey.

"Thank you," Sasuke said. "This was something we definitely needed. You're welcome to come with us if you please."

"I'll have to discuss that with Wisemon, he runs the show," Mikey told Sasuke, shaking his hand. "I'm glad we could help."

Wisemon soon found himself out of the book, but was weak from hunger. He found himself caught up in all the excitement that was showing Team Boost Soul their purpose that he forgot to eat. Mikey shook his head, and made his way over to Wisemon. Giving him some food, he joked that Wisemon was never going to remember to eat, despite being as intelligent as he was. Ronald looked to Wisemon, thinking about Chronomon more than anything else. The power that god appeared to hold was intoxicating to the boy.

The joyous feeling in the air was soon interrupted by another newcomer. Wisemon found himself looking to the newcomer, and fear shot into his system. "That's a Meramon…great."

The being appeared to be engulfed by a deep flame, looking like a demonic presence only capable of destroying. His blue eyes held a fierce gaze, and it was locked onto the entire group. Sasuke first looked to Wisemon, hearing what he said, then to the Meramon. Wisemon sounded afraid of this beast, and given that he was, there was no way that Team Boost Soul could afford to hesitate this time around. Meramon began advancing forward, its left arm having a large bulge of flame around its hand. Small fires were left, like tracks, behind it as it continued its path of coming destruction. Ryudamon, Dorumon, Dracmon, and Kamemon all prepared themselves to fight alongside one another, with Dorumon charging out to meet the Meramon. Sasuke ran after Dorumon, D-Booster held high, keen on dealing with the threat quickly. When the others ran to meet with Sasuke, fire was shot off to block their path, fire that burned much hotter than what the humans of the group had known.

"I'll deal with this, guys. I don't want anyone getting hurt trying to get through that fire!" Sasuke exclaimed to his friends.

(Insert Song: Tagiru Chikara Begins to Play)

"Dorumon! Digivolve!"

(Stock Footage Evolution to Raptordramon)

"We'll finish this quick, right Raptordramon?"

Meramon fired off a Roaring Fire toward Raptordramon, a small distraction for what was to come. Raptordramon was forced to dodge, and in doing so, found himself met with a Burning Fist to his side, sending him back with a burning pain. The Meramon, quick to take advantage of an opponent that was down, soon fired off a Magma Blast, sending magma rocks toward Raptordramon. Sasuke told Raptordramon to dodge quickly, knowing that they could not afford to be hit by rock that hot. Because of those projectiles, Sasuke understood that Raptordramon's own attacks were out of the question. "An opponent that's completely on fire even rules out close range attacks," Sasuke mumbled to himself, just trying to think things through. "What the heck are we gonna do?"

That's when it hit Sasuke. He began to think that, perhaps, there was still one way to win – the DigiXros! Sasuke rotated the center of the D-Booster, knowing that it was time to end this battle.

"Raptordramon!"

"Okay!"

"Gargomon!"

"Gotcha!"

"DigiXros!"

"Raptordramon: Gatling Mode!"

As the flaming Digimon prepared another Magma Blast, he found himself confronted by Raptordramon, who had now merged with Gargomon. Raptordramon thrusted his gatling gun arm at Meramon, though Meramon managed to dodge, and connected a Burning Fist against the face of Raptordramon. However, Raptordramon was quick to rebound, moving quicker now due to the adrenaline pumping through every fiber of his body, and made a thrust for the abdomen of the fierce creature. Meramon, caught off guard by how quick Raptordramon was, could not find the ability to dodge in enough time. He was hit. It was then that Sasuke saw a marking – the same one that he had seen before in previous encounters with other digimon. The Meramon jumped back in pain, but Raptordramon's ferocity would not let it escape this battlefield. Raptordramon was quick to thrust again, the thrill of battle getting to him, and the Meramon was both hit in the stomach and shot. Falling to its knees, the fiery beast looked to Raptordramon with a look of surprise, as if coming to its senses – albeit too late – before finally breaking into pieces of from the marking engraved inside.

(Insert Song: Tagiru Chikara ends)

"Them again," he mumbled.

The fires quelled after moments of the Meramon's absence. The Team looked to its leader, happy that he was able to defeat the beast that attacked. Wisemon found himself walking to Sasuke, moving past the team members. It was urgent.

"You know what that was, right? It was a Meramon, it was a creature that normally protects," Wisemon said. While normally willing to joke about serious matters, this was not the time. "The someone you've dealt with before must have gotten to it…that does not bode well."

"No, no it doesn't," Sasuke said to Wisemon, while the rest of the team looked to their leader with admiration. Some mysteries had been unraveled today, but others still had a long way to go before completion. And this was another on the list.

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Indiana's been kidnapped by Dokugumon!
Sasuke, what do we do?!
This is his fight, and his alone!

Digimon Generations, You can't turn your back on us!

Ending Song: Touchousha Tachi