Digimon Generations
Episode 16: Darcmon's Sorrow, The Story's Truth
Created by: Frankie Holzwarth
Written by: Mike Reynolds
Opening: Precious Time, Glory Days by Psychic Lover
Insert: Believer Ikuo
"Keramon…why did you have to go? Why did he take you? Why couldn't he have gone after someone else…why not me?" a lone digimon mumbled to herself as she walked through parts of aged ruins, one hand guiding itself to a pillar to help her stand. She briefly took note of where she was – the digimon inhabited desert ruins left to wither in this harsh desert. Her angelic wings swayed with the soft wind that caressed her with hints of sympathy from its warmth – though, it was slowly becoming harsher by the breeze. Her long, red cloth with a small angel wing broach, which rested on her head, and small blue dress with multiple markings, followed suit with the wings, were swept up by the wind, too. Both the golden boots and arm bands glistened in the harsh sun, feeling heavier than they before because of the harsh heat. On her back, this digimon bore two swords, one of which was longer than the other. She looked around, and though she could see clearly, her mind was burdened with the thoughts of another. This digimon could no longer walk, for a wave of emotions crashed against the banks of her mind, forcing her to stop, and mourn over her lost one. "I'm sorry, Keramon. I…I failed you…"
She was Darcmon, a low level angelic digimon that lost someone close to her. Darcmon felt lost since the incident that robbed her of what was practically her child. The day her life came to a halt was fresh in her mind, clear as the day she inhabited. Far away from this barren desert, in a land rich with green terrain, she recalled the finding of an egg. When it hatched, it bore a Keramon, and Darcmon instantly found herself attached to the being, raising it like she was its own mother. She loved it like one, cared for it like one, and was prepared to give her life for it in any situation if the time ever came. Yet, so caught up in her web of thoughts, Darcmon failed to pay attention to her surroundings around the ruins. She was not alone, but she was far too distraught to care. There was a fire in this desert, one that lurked silently with intent to kill.
A low growl was issued in Darcmon's direction, forcing her to turn to look at the beast that desired her attention. What she saw made her eyes widen slightly, knowing that the beast had every inclination to break her into mere digital pieces. She saw before her a large cat like creature, one resembling a lynx, that bore a bright flame about its body. Its yellow eyes were fixed on her, and it opened its mouth to release yet another growl in her direction. The claws were drawn, and the creature took a step forward. Darcmon, normally not one to cave into fear, found the sadness weakening her will to fight, feeling as though the oncoming pain and possible death was deserved.
"Take me…I'm not worthy to live in this body," she muttered to the creature, her hands by her sides, stretched out and ready to accept what fate saw necessary. The lynx greeted this offer with another growl, and soon rushed for Darcmon with all his might. The angel closed her eyes, ready to meet whatever god she would be sent to.
(Insert: Believer)
"Sticker Blade, Sangloupmon! Quick!"
"Follow that up with a Crash Charge, Reptiledramon! Now!"
Darcmon looked at the direction that the new voices came from, but in the blink of an eye, the lynx was shot with multiple blades that stabbed into it, sending it into one of the pillars of the ruins. Before it could get up, Reptiledramon was quick to smash into it with its armor, yet felt himself burned in the process. Sangloupmon was quick to fire another Sticker Blade at the creature, and the blades cut further into the creature. As the lynx found itself crashing to the ground, Sangloupmon's companion, Patrick, caught the glimpse of a symbol inside it – the same one Sasuke witnessed before. With the lynx down, Sasuke went to the aid of Darcmon, wanting to see if she had been hurt, while Patrick made his way to the lynx to get a closer look of that symbol before it evaporated into pieces of data.
"It's just as I thought," Patrick mumbled to himself, looking to Sangloupmon before the beast powered down to Dracmon. "That jerk from before…the heck does he want with us?"
"Hey, are you alright?" Sasuke asked Darcmon with concern. "That Lynxmon didn't get you, did it?"
"I…I'm fine. You two showed up just in time," Darcmon replied with bitterness in her tone.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, just go already. The two of you saved me, now get out of here."
"Gee, thanks. Fine, we'll be going now since you're feeling so appreciative."
Sasuke shot a glance to Patrick, and then began walking away. Getting the hint, Patrick then looked to Dracmon, giving him a quick nod. Dorumon, now powered down from Reptiledramon, followed after the three. The four would rejoin Team Boost Soul and continued through the desert in search of answers. Yet, Sasuke stopped when he heard Darcmon call out to him, asking him to wait.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be this way."
Sasuke turned to face the troubled digimon. "It's fine, just try to tone it down."
"I swear, I do appreciate what the two of you did," Darcmon admitted, taking a deep breath to control her emotions.
"You're welcome to join us," Sasuke proposed with a smile.
"Yeah, the more the merrier, or some crap like that," Patrick interjected, having made his way to Sasuke when he noticed his friend stopped.
"I think I need something like that right now."
Darcmon grabbed the staff she dropped earlier, looked out to the distance, and then back to Sasuke. IN her heart, she tried to find peace – even a fraction of it. Knowing that she was better off with this group of newcomers than out in the wilderness, Darcmon made her way over to Sasuke slowly. Sasuke and Patrick, seeing Darcmon make her way over, began walking with their digimon to meet back with the group. The sun continued its harsh torment over them all, offering no reprieve or restrain. Sasuke knew that they had to get out of the desert, but he also wanted to make sure this new found friend was going to be alright. Patrick could see why he may have been concerned. He thought it odd that, though a digimon, and one he believed could have held her own against that Lynxmon, Darcmon did not seem to want to fight back. He kept those thoughts to himself for the time being, not wanting to stir the emotional pot and have trouble be aroused.
"Who's this?" Emma was the first to ask of both Sasuke and the newcomer. Emma could see how beautiful Darcmon looked, and an odd feeling slowly planted itself in her mind; however, it did not manifest, not yet.
"Ya know, we didn't get her name, now that I think about it," Sasuke admitted, letting a (nervous) chuckle escape him.
"I knew we forgot something," Patrick muttered.
"I am Darcmon. These two, along with their digimon, saved me from being cut down by that fiery Lynxmon earlier."
"Sasuke said he saw someone in trouble. He was just ahead of the rest of us and happened to catch that," Emma told Darcmon. "But, what brings you out here?"
"It's a long story, let's not get into that right now," Darcmon said sheepishly.
"Can we just get back to getting out of this wasteland?" Patrick asked. "I'm sweating in places that are pretty uncomfortable."
"More than anyone needed to know, Patrick. Alright, let's go," Sasuke said to the rest of Team Boost Soul.
Ronald was curious about the new being. The angelic wings she possessed sparked a particular intrigue, but he had no inclination to defy his introversion to speak with her. But, she was beautiful to him, truly a holy presence. Minato did not care about the new being in their group. To him, it was just another digimon that they had no knowledge about. For all they knew, she might have had ulterior motives, especially considering the track record that Team Boost Soul had with new acquaintances lately. But, he felt alone on this train of thought, and thus kept silent on the matter. But, he had his ears perked, ready to listen in on the possible suspicions of others. His eye caught Emma whispering to Patrick, though he could not hear what it was they were saying.
Meanwhile, Emma could not help but notice how close Darcmon seemed to be getting to Sasuke in their travels. At first, it seemed that Darcmon had kept some distance, staying to herself as much as she could while remaining around the group. But, ever so slowly, she was wandering closer to Sasuke. Darcmon saw Sasuke as someone trustworthy, someone she could depend on based on the interactions had earlier. And, Darcmon thought that perhaps the time was right to unburden herself of the thoughts that plagued her mind for months. There was a twist in Emma's stomach, only progressing in severity the more Darcmon moved toward Sasuke. Never before had Emma felt something this strong. She felt threatened, as though the arrival of Darcmon was something dangerous. And, try as she did to shake the feeling, that new caution would not leave.
"I don't like her," Emma whispered to Patrick. "There's something about her…"
"Someone's feeling mighty inadequate," Patrick mumbled back to Emma.
"N-no!" Emma yelled out, now blushing once everyone turned to look to her.
"Just keep walking, guys," Patrick said before Sasuke could say anything.
Sasuke could feel that something was off with Emma, not that the random outburst did not give that away. Yet, he noticed that Darcmon was suddenly closer to him than before. Turning back to face Emma, Sasuke saw a particular rage building. He was not blind to that, but he did not like what the future entailed. His gaze turned back to Darcmon, and Sasuke could not help but wonder just why she was suddenly being drawn to him.
"Everything alright?" Sasuke asked with genuine curiosity.
"Yeah," Darcmon replied. "Just figured that perhaps I should stick closer to the pack and all."
"Probably not a bad idea."
Dorumon looked to Darcmon with a curious eye himself. She seemed strange, but Dorumon felt that she was trustworthy. After all, an angel had to be trust worthy, at least in his eyes. And, in his mind, they needed to find someone trustworthy after some of the recent encounters. The three were soon joined by a very sweaty Indaina and his trusty companion, Kamemon. Indaina was curious to learn about Darcmon, but he also wanted to be closer to her. Though she was a digimon, he felt a strange attraction to her, seeing her as a beautiful person more than a digimon. It was hard to not see that considering how she looked. His feelings were not helped by his desires for Emma, which seemed to be transferred to this new comer.
"So," Indaina began to inquire to Darcmon. "Just what kind of digimon are you? You're nothing like what we've seen before."
Darcmon looked to Indaina with a small smile, but continued to walk, knowing that this desert would soon end in enough time. "That's a hard question to answer. Just what is your name? I never got the proper introduction from anyone."
"It's Indaina," he said with a smile creeping onto his face. "And this here is Kamemon."
Kamemon nodded to Darcmon, and received one in turn. "Well, Indaina, I am a lower angel class digimon. I'm one of the good guys, though for some time, I found myself wandering around without much of a purpose."
"Why's that?" Indaina inquired further of Darcmon, his curiosity being fully piqued. "Surely, you have more purpose than wandering around like us."
"If I do, I haven't heard it yet. Word is, there's been an evil presence in the Digital World, but no one has been able to locate him." Darcmon knew more about that "presence," yet did not want to say anything about the matter. Not yet. The time was not right, and she was still not sure what to think of this team. But, she recalled that day it came. The day it destroyed her world.
"We've been fighting creatures that have had markings on them," Sasuke interrupted the two, but did not face either one. "Maybe that evil presence is the same thing that we're supposed to beat. After all, we're destined to save this place."
"You are? Who told you that?"
"A weird digimon that was called Wisemon. He kind of rushed off, though I told him he could stay with us if he chose. "
"I see…I can't say I heard anything about that. But, I have seen the creatures with the strange markings, I just never knew what was causing them."
Emma looked to Patrick again, her hands balling up into fists. Floramon looked to Emma with a peculiar look, wondering just what was getting under her skin. Yet, though Floramon was easily more powerful than Emma, that temper paralyzed her from asking. Patrick just continued walking without giving Emma any attention, figuring that the flames needed to cool, lest he add to the fire that was her apparent, building jealousy.
"Now she's got Indaina over there…great, who the heck is next?" Emma muttered under her breath. Patrick caught what it was she said, and could only spare her a look. "What? What's with that look?"
"Are you gonna be alright?" Patrick finally asked. Dracmon walked closer with Patrick, worried that something might have happened.
"I'm fine, I don't know what your problem is," Emma said. She began to walk faster now, and Floramon matched her pace, worried that she might have had to stop Emma from committing an act of stupidity.
Patrick could only watch as Emma walked away from him. For him, he saw girls as a constant enigma full of anomalies. This instance only affirmed why he felt he would never fully understand the mind of any female – Emma most of all. The jealousy she expressed was lost to him, but Patrick knew better than to voice that opinion. He heard a small chuckle behind him, and turned quickly to see the source: Minato. Patrick was quick to turn to face front again, not wanting Minato to see how disgruntled he felt. Dracmon looked up to Patrick, thinking that he was acting kind of odd in turning so quickly, and wondered if everything was alright. Patrick had not yet told Dracmon his thoughts on how he thought Minato may have been up to something. And Minato truly was. He began to see a small opportunity, like there was a door that was merely cracked in front of him. The reality of dethroning Sasuke from being leader of Team Boost Soul seemed to be possible now. Minato understood that he had to bide his time, patience was key for him. Patrick understood that he had to keep watching, and waiting, for Minato to fully pounce. Even though Patrick knew that everyone in Team Boost Soul wanted to save the digital world – save for Ronald, for the boy never voiced his intentions – he understood that Minato wanted to have the glory over Sasuke. Just gonna have to keep watching all our backs, Patrick thought.
Emma made sure to have distance between her and the rest of Team Boost Soul. Though Floramon was by her side, Emma felt truly alone in her recent plight. Only one thought persisted throughout her mind – Darcmon was trouble. (If anyone had truly wanted her feelings on Darcmon, Emma might have described Darcmon as a home wrecker.) The more she saw Sasuske and Darcmon walking side by side, the more her stomach twisted and turned in complete disgust. She wanted nothing more than to get out of this desert, and find a place that would allow her to be alone. Floramon was concerned, she could see how unhappy Emma was. Her companion's emotions were worn on her sleeves, and Floramon knew that others could see that. But, Floramon's inexperience with the matter made her silent as well, and all she knew to do was walk with her friend, to keep her company while they trekked the hot desert. She looked to the sky, seeing that the sun was beginning to fall behind the horizon ever so slowly. Yet, there seemed to be no end in sight.
"Are we ever going to find a place that's not full of sand?" Floramon mumbled to Emma, but Emma did not pay any attention to her. She merely sighed, seeing that her attempts to make even idle conversation had failed.
After many miles of heaving through the thick desert sand and heat, Team Boost Soul had stopped for the time being. The night was bringing on a bitter cold, and all of them knew that more traveling would need to be done soon. Indaina looked to Patrick, feeling very exhausted from all the walking mixed with the heat. Patrick gave him a small shrug, followed by an odd, small frown. He understood Indaina's exhaustion, he was feeling the same thing. But, in a choice between freezing or getting to some place better, Patrick knew what the better choice was. He found himself looking over to where Emma was, seeing that she was away from the group, taking a walk on her own through the sandy ground.
"I'll never understand her," Patrick mumbled, though he said it louder than he thought.
"Just…what's her problem?" Ronald asked, having been nearly beside Patrick without him noticing. "Does…does it have something to do with Darcmon?"
"Your guess is as good as mine, dude…" Patrick was caught off guard, but he did his best to not show that to Ronald. The two just watched Emma walk off, Floramon still by her side. "Women…"
Indaina felt a small worry when he saw Emma walk off with just Floramon. Though he wanted to go to her and see what was bothering her, he felt nervous at the very idea. Kamemon just smirked, and gave him a small push in Emma's direction.
"I know where this is going," Kamemon said to Indaina. While he was not an expert on human emotion, he was no fool to it either.
"I don't think I can do it, Kamemon," Indaina mumbled. "She doesn't wanna talk to me, I mean, what do I know? Right?"
"You're not going to know that unless you go to her. C'mon, while there's still time."
"Y-you sure?"
"I know that I'd want someone to talk to if I was feeling down. And I know you would too."
"A-alright, I'll go," Indaina said reluctantly. With a heavy gulp, he began making his way over. He looked back to Kamemon briefly, who gave him a sign that he had this under control. But, Indaina could not possibly hope to feel that. A small shaking feeling began in his hands, and became more noticeable as he got closer to Emma's location. I'm really gonna do this, Indaina thought to himself. I can do this, I can do this…I hope.
Emma had her gaze locked onto the starry night sky, trying to find even a hint of solace in her solitary time. But, the more she tried, the more the troubled teen thought about Sasuke - and the home wrecker. Emma could feel her blood boil at the thought of Darcmon. Her hands clenched up, and her stomach was in complete knots. Jealousy coursed through her veins, now entering its adolescent stage. Floramon looked at Emma in concern, but still did not know what to say to alleviate what Emma was feeling. She looked over to an approaching figure, Indaina, and tried to warn him through hand motions that whatever he had in mind was a bad idea. She had a bad feeling that, if someone tried to talk to Emma in her current state, there would only be fireworks. But, Indaina continued, determined to help Emma in any way he could.
"Emma?" Indaina tried to get her attention. He was just a few feet behind her.
"Go away. I wanna be alone," Emma muttered weakly with a brooding anger.
"I-I'm not leaving until I know that you're gonna be okay." Indaina could feel himself shaking again from nervousness.
"Why? Why not just go hang around Darcmon? Isn't she the new favorite and all?"
"Emma, what's the matter, huh? Ever since Darcmon got into the picture…y-you've been…uh…off. Everyone can see that."
"Not Sasuke. He has her. He doesn't need me around!"
Meanwhile, Sasuke and Darcmon were just outside of the team's radius. Though they were cold, Sasuke understood that exhaustion had crept up on all of them in their travels again. They needed to get out of the desert soon, but a little rest would only allow them to continue trudging through the thick, heavy sand easier. Darcmon had requested that the two be alone for the time being, for she wanted to unburden herself to Sasuke. He seemed to be a good fellow, she had seen something special in the boy, guessing that it might have been his charisma, or how he treated others. In either case, she held a strange trust to him. Darcmon also believed that he may have wanted a small heads up, in case they ran into her beloved Keramon again at some time in their travels.
"How are you holding up?" Sasuke asked before Darcmon could say anything.
"I'm better. Much better," Darcmon admitted.
"That's good. But, just what were you doing out in those desert ruins? I mean, I know you're a digimon and all, but it still seems dangerous to go in it all alone."
"Sasuke, I'm not going to lie to you here. I was ready to give my life before you found me. For awhile, I've been very troubled. When that Lynxmon found me, I saw it as a sign that I was supposed to meet my end…and I was not going to fight what I thought fate had in store for me."
"I…I see," Sasuke was troubled by this news. He felt concerned for Darcmon by this point, and felt a need to ask just why she felt that she was ready to die.
"Months back, I had a digimon that was close to my heart. I was journeying through a valley, and at the end of it was a forest. At the edge of that forest, though, there was an egg that appeared to have been abandoned. I did not want that egg to become a victim to another digimon's jaws, so I took it. When it hatched, a Keramon was born from it. It was like love at first sight. I felt a strong necessity to take care of this creature, to be its mother in a sense. The two of us were happy, sharing every moment together with extreme bliss. I wanted that feeling to last forever, and I even felt like it could have, ya know?"
"But, something happened…something bad that took him away, right?"
"It was a strange day at first, but it ended with me losing what was close to my heart. You see, there was this strange cluster of black data. At first, I had not noticed it, as Keramon and I were walking, and Keramon was just behind me, taking his time to enjoy the sights. I turned to face him, and when I did, I saw that black cluster of data swirl about Keramon, and eventually seep inside of him. The next thing I knew, Keramon was speaking to me, but it was the voice of something devious and evil. I did not know what to do, and I raised my staff to Keramon, ready to exercise the virus from him…though, I had no idea on how to do that. Keramon wounded me in the shoulder. I could not fight back, my emotions wouldn't allow it. Then, Keramon's eyes changed to a deep crimson color, and whatever took over him spoke to me…saying that he would be keeping Keramon now, and that he was grateful that I could loan him a body for the meantime…and he was so cocky as to introduce himself as Grimmon. And then he left."
"Grimmon?!" Sasuke was surprised by what Darcmon had disclosed to him, his eyes growing wide.
"You've heard of him?"
"We had a run in with him before. He's enslaved a human, but that human didn't seem to have a mind of his own..."
"D-did you see Keramon!?"
"No, I wish I could say I did, Darcmon. But, we didn't. We defeated Grimmon when he found us, but it wasn't an easy fight. But, we will get Keramon back, I promise you that."
Darcmon fell silent, just gazing at the sincerity that Sasuke displayed. There was a powerful determination in Sasuke's eyes at that moment, and Darcmon gave Sasuke a nod. "I know you can do it. All of you can defeat that monster…whatever he is. I have faith in all of you."
While Darcmon and Sasuke bonded, talking about how all of Team Boost Soul was going to save the digital world from falling into chaos and ruin, Emma and Indaina shared a silent moment of just looking at the sky. Emma was trying to keep her cool in front of Indaina, seeing that the boy only meant to help. But, the building jealousy made even that simple task far too difficult.
"Indaina, I'm sorry," Emma began, trying to find more words.
"Emma, you don't have to apologize. You're probably tired. And…you care about Sasuke a lot. Take it from me, when you're jealous over something, it means you care. Maybe too much." Indaina looked to Emma with a small smile, the nervousness beginning to fade away. He was beginning to understand that, though he wanted to be with Emma, she cared too much about Sasuke for that to happen. And, as he saw it, if one loved something enough, it was better to set it free.
Emma looked back to the boy, beginning to smile a little bit herself. "You're right…I do care about Sasuke. A lot. I care about everyone else, too, but Sasuke is special to me. His courage, his compassion…I just hope he feels the same way. I don't want him falling for Darcmon over me…I want to be with him."
"Then you have to tell him that. And, besides, I'm sure he shares those feelings. Dorumon has mentioned how the two of you were alone at one point, and things felt…well, he wasn't sure how to describe that, but I knew what he meant."
"Thank you, Indaina," Emma said, then embraced him. "You're a true friend, someone that I know anyone of us could depend on when the time really came around."
Indaina, surprised by this sudden act of affection, felt his cheeks blaze up. His heart sped up, thudding against his chest each passing second she held the embrace. He hugged Emma back, beginning to feel his hands shake yet again.
"An-any time," Indaina managed to say.
Back at the heart of the team, Patrick looked over to Minato and Ryudamon. Minato appeared to be scheming over the recent events involving Emma, but Ryudamon kept his composure completely together. But, the two were silent. Patrick could see that the naïve teen was deep in thought, and he had his eyes out toward Emma and Indaina. A shadow of warning was casting itself in the thoughts of Patrick, but he continued to sit with his arms crossed. Dracmon looked to Patrick with curiosity, wondering what the boy had on his mind.
"Hey, everything okay?" Dracmon whispered to Patrick.
"Yeah, everything's fine," Patrick lied to his digimon, not wanting to give any signal that he may have been onto Minato.
"Are you sure? You seem like you've got something on your mind."
"Nah, everything's peachy. Just tired is all, I'm zoning out a little."
"Well, okay," Dracmon said, still reserving some doubts to be brought up a later day.
Indaina looked to Emma again, and then got up from where he sat. He figured that she wanted peace again, and the boy would not disturb that. But, before he left to join the rest of the group, Indaina had closing thoughts to distill to her.
"Emma, I know Sasuke cares for ya. You'll see that, I know it," he said, and then began walking toward the group. But, he stopped when he heard Emma.
"Indaina, someone's coming!" she shouted, seeing a figure barely illuminated by the moonlight. Indaina swallowed hard, and proceeded to peer over to what she mentioned.
Two individuals were walking forward toward the group, the wind blowing about a cloak worn on one of them, while the other was in normal fashioned clothes. They appeared to be walking faster once they saw Indaina, Emma, and Floramon. The three Team Boost Soul members waited for their arrival, thinking that they would have attacked already if they were a threat. Indaina swore he recognized the beady yellow eyes he thought he saw, and when the pair was closer, Indaina knew just who they were.
"It seems we get to meet again after all," Wisemon said to the three.
"Yeah, but did we have to cross the desert? Sheesh," Mikey followed, looking very worn out. "Get the whole gang, we have something we all have to discuss."
"What's that?" Emma inquired, Floramon now by her side.
"I don't like to say things I've already said, so I suggest you get everyone together," Wisemon was to the point. Emma could see that whatever they had to say was urgent. Thus, she led the two back to where everyone save for Darcmon and Sasauke was. When Dorumon saw that Wisemon had returned, he ran for Sasuke. If that digimon was around again, Dorumon knew something was wrong.
"Sasuke!" Dorumon said, nearly out of breath from excitement. "It's…it's Wisemon!"
"Wh-what?" Sasuke said with confusion. "Why the heck is he out here?"
"I don't know, but it's probably better that you get over here. Remember last time?"
"Yeah…unfortunately." Sasuke then looked to Darcmon. "Hey, we'd better get over there. Last time, this Wisemon character had something important to say."
Darcmon nodded, and the three set off to meet up with the rest of Team Boost Soul. Once they were there, Wisemon looked to all of them with those very beady eyes. Everyone could see how serious they were this time, they appeared darker this time around. The only sound between any of them was heard in the howls of the wind that blew the sands of the desert with ease, sending a chill down everyone's spine as the wind passed them by. After a few minutes, Mikey felt a need to urge Wisemon to speak.
"C'mon, enough with the dramatic effect," Mikey said to Wisemon with a slight frown. "You're the one that knows about this."
"Fine, fine," Wisemon said. "In our last meeting, I told you all about Chronomon. I told you all that he selected each and every one of you for a purpose. Well, tonight, you get to find out just what that purpose actually is. I'm sure you're all so excited."
Once again, the team was brought into the world that Wisemon normally inhabited. Just as before, it left them petrified at first, and they could not hear any words uttered between any of the other team members. Only Wisemon could be heard. Mikey was beside Wisemon this time, however, to hear every little detail for himself.
"Well, it's like this. What I failed to research, at least the last time I met with you all, was Chronomon's family tree. He had a brother, one that was just shy in power. And his name? Grimmon."
Wisemon let that information soak in with the rest of the team. They seemed speechless, and because of that, Wisemon continued. There soon appeared images of a place that was heaven like, a place above the clouds of the digital world. Chronomon was there, still looking like the demonic beast Team Boost Soul had seen before. Yet, beside him, there was another being. The team saw before them a being with odd wings that were stained deep shades of yellow with black. Their eyes then moved to the face of the creature, which held two horns protruding outward in opposite directions, one near the top of his face, and one at the bottom. The creature bore blonde looking hair, which appeared to sprout spikes in many directions. But, its body was that of a snake, for it was slim, and the beast had no legs to its contents. Its arms were slim, but at the end of each was a different weapon, one a beam cannon, and the other a sharp hook object. When Wisemon felt that they were done ingesting the look of the creature, he continued.
"Grimmon was not ecstatic about Chronomon ruling over the digital world. He felt that he could do it better, even. And though he understood that Chronomon was powerful, he did not grasp the depths of his power. The two fought, but Chronomon came out victorious. In the wake of Grimmon's defeat, he would not be able to fathom just what it was he lost. Chronomon, furious with how his brother had rebelled against him, decided that it was time to rid the digital world of his existence entirely. Grimmon's body was completely obliterated, and only a mere spirit of himself survived. That spirit, still angry, decided that revenge was going to be had one way or another."
Darcmon then saw that black cluster of data from before. She could feel her staff gripped tighter in her palm as Wisemon continued to show that data. Sasuke looked to Darcmon, then back to the black virus before them, understanding that that was the last traces of Grimmon.
"Do not mistake Grimmon for a digimon, however. Where as Chronomon was created as an actual digimon, Grimmon was borne as a virus. Before Chronomon could find Grimmon to completely be rid of him, he was sealed away by angelic digimon out of fear, allowing Grimmon to recuperate and recover without incident. In that time, he gathered up host bodies to use to gather his strength, trying to stay hidden from any possible danger. Because he is a virus, he only knows how to infect, and thus other digimon that have crossed him have been infected at some point."
Sasuke then began to understand just what Grimmon may have wanted then. He spoke aloud in his thoughts, but was not heard. Wisemon iterated the point to everyone else. Images of other digimon with the markings seen before began to show up on screen, and Sasuke's mind began to understand what Wisemon meant by what he said concerning Grimmon being a virus.
"He seeks revenge, yes. He wants to see the digital world brought to its knees, and he does not care how it will be done. As long as he sees it done, that is all that matters to him. And he will stop at nothing to make it happen."
Everyone was brought back into the desert once Wisemon explained everything. Mikey looked to them all with grave eyes, knowing that what they were up against was something very serious. Sasuke understood just why they had to defeat that monster, and just why Chronomon had chosen them – to rise above the limits of everything else in the world, and to bring the peace that Chronomon could not obtain. Everything was unraveling in Sasuke's mind, and a new fire was born in his eyes.
"We have to defeat him, we don't have a choice," Sasuke said to the rest of them. "He'll be tough, but I know we can do it. If we just set our minds to it, we can do it."
Before the team could voice their opinion, however, there was another special guest that waited for them once they returned into the desert. The darkness hid it well. The moonlight only glimmered off the black armor on the beast. Sasuke turned, and when he did, he saw it. He saw him.
"I'm sorry, it looks like I was interrupting something…was I?" asked the beast.
"Grimmon," Sasuke muttered, stepping forward to face him. Dorumon was behind Sasuke. The leader's hands began to ball up into fists that were shaking violently at the rage he felt for that beast. Beside him was Akuma, but he was a mere puppet. Sasuke could see that. The boy's eyes looked hollow, empty. They were devoid of any thought, outside of serving his master. "You will suffer us. You will not live to terrorize anymore."
Darcmon stood just behind Sasuke, leading the rest of the pack. Patrick joined with Dracmon, the two having their eyes fixed on Grimmon as well. Minato followed with Ryudamon, Indaina with Kamemon, Emma with Floramon, and Ronald with Labramon. The board was set, and the pieces were about to move.
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"This is the end for you, Grimmon!"
"The Digimon you killed only made me stronger, you have no chance!"
"Sasuke, I'll protect you!"
"Darcmon don't!"
"Digimon Generations, the story continues next time!"
"Grimmon's Assault! Sasuke's Sorrow!"
Ending Song: Touchousha Tachi by KENN