I want to be a leader. More than anything, I want to show them how unfit Sasuke is at what he does. He couldn't be honest with them until after something bad happened. I want to prove myself, but every day that goes by, I doubt more and more that I'll ever have my chance – at least, while we're in this world.

Digimon Gernerations

Created by: Frankie Holzwarth
Written by: Mike Reynolds
Episode 21: The Perfect Dragon: Hisyaryumon
Opening: Precious Time, Glory Days by Psychic Lover
Insert: Supernova by Tetra Fang

"Dagomon," mumbled Sasuke as he sat by Patrick, Emma, Dorumon, and Wisemon. "I didn't think we'd get to see him this soon."

"He appeared to be a little cocky until Grademon appeared," Wisemon mentioned. "I looked into his little prophecy – whatever I could find – just after the battle completed. He's scared. Especially after he saw what Grademon had done."

"So, we have a chance at beating him, then?" asked a very curious Patrick.

"I sure hope so. I wanna see flowers again!" Emma half-heartily joked.

"I know we can do it. I know that we can defeat him," Sasuke did not hold back his confidence. He knew the team needed that. Shining out a little confidence to them would allow their morale to shine out all the better in this struggle.

It was an odd phenomenon, but the tamers believed that The Corrupted World seemed to be brighter today than ever before. The sky, still a deep violet, brightened to show a parting in the clouds that revealed a very dim moonlight. It was better than the eternal darkness with lightning that typically plagued the world. But, despite this new development, none of the tamers' minds were put to rest. The new found light shone how much death and decay was found in this all but deserted and forsaken land. To see just how far gone this world was, how lost it would remain, made the tamers more adamant about leaving. It was simply a matter of how and when.

"Sasuke, we are gonna get out of here, right?" Indaina inquired to his leader, still apprehensive as ever. He snuck into the group conversation with a need for knowing they would find the paradise (at least, compared to here) that they were stolen from.

"I swear on my life that we will, Indaina. If we hold together, we will do what we set out to do. That's a guarantee."

Minato scuffed at what he heard Sasuke say. The confidence and apparent leadership he projected made the teen ill inside. Everyone else was being fed such utter malarkey, but they bought every word. They should know there's no guarantees, he thought. Every word that dripped from Sasuke's mouth was another word that Minato would shake his head at with doubt.

"Don't believe him, do you?" Ronald asked Minato. "You don't hold the same hope?"

"Why should I? We all know there's no actual guarantee. He can't do that for us."

"Because a little hope goes a long way. Right now, more than ever, morale needs to stay high so that we can keep going. A true leader understands that."

"Like you would know what makes a true leader."

"I know you wouldn't."

It was then that Minato looked to Ronald with a furious gaze, the best one he could conjure up then. But, Ronald stood his ground. How could he ever know what made a true leader? For most of his time among them, Ronald was a quiet coward in the eyes of Minato. Though there came an urge to call for Ryudamon, Minato found a different temptation lurking in his thoughts. Instead, a more primal sense of punishment felt in order. Instead of using Ryudamon, Minato found that he wanted to beat Ronald senseless with his bare hands.

"You don't know what makes a leader," Minato told Ronald in a low, but angry, voice.

"I know that you could not fill that void. And while I know that I never could either, I know for a fact that you never will."

"What do you know? You tried to kill us before, and now that we're in your masters world, what's stopping you from trying again?!"

"Because I want to see him stopped for trying to use me as a tool to carry out his ill will."

Minato could not take any more words from the usually quiet teen. Against any logic, Minato took the plunge and lunged for Ronald with all the strength he could muster. Caught off guard, Ronald found himself on the ground. Ryudamon and Labramon both rushed from where the stood in hopes of helping their companions. When they looked to one another, the two exchanged glares, and thoughts of entering battle against one another.

"Enough!" shouted Sasuke. He came running when he happened to look over after hearing Minato raise his voice to Ronald, and caught the two fighting. Behind him was the rest of Team Boost Soul, all wondering just how this fight would play out.

Ronald managed to shove a stunned Minato off of him. The two shared threatening glares, and while each was ready to plunge at one another again, each held back the instinct. The pent up frustration and powers of The Corrupted World was getting to them, more than they could understand. Minato did not want to admit it, but Ronald understood that clearly.

"I think it's time we moved out, Sasuke," Patrick admitted to his dear friend.

"I'm inclined to agree," Wisemon joined in the sentiment.

"Let's move out, then. Maybe that'll cool your guys' jets."

Indaina found a growing concern inside his mind. He wondered if the team truly was unraveling because of this dark place. The easily frightened teen found it hard for himself to find a way to relax, so he could only imagine what others were going through. He longed for sunlight, longed for sweet winds, and for colorful forests and fields. Most of all, though, he longed to see everyone make it out of this safely.

"Sasuke, there's an ocean that I believe we should head to. It may be our best bet in finding Dagomon. The sooner we can put a stop to him, the better." Wisemon said to the fearless leader.

"You sure that's such a good idea? We aren't exactly prepared for water combat here, ya know," Sasuke mentioned to Wisemon.

"Kamemon can fight! He'll beat anyone Dagomon throws at him!" Indaina tried to be positive. He believed that Wisemon knew better than anyone right now.

Sasuke looked to Indaina with a small smile. His right hand made its way for the scared teen's shoulder. "I'm glad you're trying to remain so confident. But, Kamemon cannot do it all alone. Still, maybe it is our best shot. Wisemon…lead the way."

Wisemon shot Sasuke a small nod through his hood and did not waste any time in doing what he was told. He began to lead Team Boost Soul toward an ocean he saw in his research. They had to try anything they could. Too much hung in the balance. Team Boost Soul made their way through rough terrain that was now more visible due to the ounces of moonlight available. Trees could be seen without leaves, some of which were slumped over because the weight of their branches was too much without nourishment and water. There came a passage between two small cliffs that they walked downward slowly, with some of the tamers looking out to the distance to see penetrated blackness that revealed bare fields. Ronald looked to the sky to catch a glimpse of more virus digimon flying off in the opposite direction, cawing like crows as they did. Minato looked to the ground just below them to see creatures crawling about as though they never noticed the presence of the tamers. But, no creature was blind to the new comers, nor were they foolish enough to take on threats they knew nothing about. Emma caught sight of piles of bones on the ground below, bones that belonged to creatures she held no recollection of. Ant looking virus digimon crawled all over what remained on the bones; the little scavengers merely searched for anything useful for their colony. This place, it was where death was most alive.

"Such a dreadful place," Mikey mumbled to himself as he caught similar sights of what everyone else saw. "Why does it have to exist?"

"That's a damn good question," Patrick whispered back to Mikey, catching what he had mumbled. "Doesn't really matter, we just need to get the heck out of dodge, and quick."

There came the sounds of waves in the distance. The tamers soon found that they were walking through the sands that lie just before an ocean. But, it was difficult to navigate through the sand. It felt extra thick compared to what they had known in the Digital World. But, while the moonlight was once helping to guide them to their destination, it seemed to fade back into the violet stained clouds for cover. Once again, the lightning began to lash out all over the sky and against the ground, and the waves, before calm and peaceful, now showed signs of anger. Something was stirring beneath the waters, the digimon could see that. Wisemon looked back to the rest of Team Boost Soul with worry.

"I think we found what we were looking for," he admitted to Sasuke. "The weather has kicked up, I think that's a sign that Dagomon is close."

"I hope you're right. I don't know if we should proceed, though," Sasuke admitted as he heard the waves splashing about stronger and stronger the more they lingered here. There came the worry that they would not be able to cross, but the urgency to do so was just as great.

"Sasuke, what're we gonna do?" Patrick voiced the question the others had on their mind. "Can we even cross this thing?"

"We're gonna have to try, Patrick."

And suddenly, there came waves of dark water thrown in the direction of the tamers. Wisemon urged everyone to back up from the violent ocean before them, and they were quick to do that. Something was in the water, the other digimon could feel it: a new threat that, they held no doubts about, was great and terrible.

"Indaina, I'm going to need Kamemon to scope things out," Sasuke looked to Indaina now. "We need to know if it's safe."

"Safe for what, Sasuke?" Indaina asked with a small panic.

"Safe to cross, Indaina. We need to find Dagomon, or at the very least, get an idea of where he could be."

Indaina tried to look to Kamemon through the darkness. But, in hearing Sasuke's orders, Minato looked to his leader as best he could in the darkness. He could not understand how their fearless leader could ask such a thing of Indaina.

"Oh, right, send such a weakling out there to possibly confront something out in those waters?" Minato shouted as the storm grew more vengeful.

"Do you have a better idea? I suggest you speak up now if you do. Otherwise, I have no choice, Minato!"

"We can do it, really. I know Kamemon wants to prove his usefulness, don't you Kamemon!?"

"Yeah!" Kamemon shouted to Indaina. "I'll go out there and see what's going on. I promise I'll make it back safely!"

Indaina held up his D-Booster and digivolved his faithful companion to Gwappamon. He could just barely see his friend quickly dive into the tide to do some reconnaissance on the ocean. But, in his heart, Indaina wondered if Gwappamon was really up for the task. Minato knew better than to think he was, but he had no words to quell the matter.

Gwappamon swam with all his strength to look through the dark waters. It was hard to see while he was under the surface, but he strained his eyes to peer through the oceans. From afar, he thought he saw a small light pierce through the darkness of the sea from afar, but it was exceptionally dim. He swam for it, thinking that he thought he saw some sort of structure. Then came a low, bubbly hiss. Gwappamon was being watched by something in the deep, a creature that threatened his very safety. Gwappmon could not see this threat swirling around him, not feeling the very murderous green eyes locked onto him. He decided that he would swim back to Team Boost Soul to report what he was able to make out, and they could decide if they wanted to brave the waters then. The tides seem to get stronger against the valiant digimon, making it harder to reach the land he craved.

What's causing this? He thought to himself. He could not see any threat around, which greatly troubled the digimon. But, he had only one objective: get back to land. Breaking through the surface of the water, Gwappamon could see the land he desperately desired. Indaina looked to his struggling friend, and let escape a sigh of relief to see that he was alright. That is, until he saw Gwappamon dragged back into the ocean against his will.

"Gwappamon!" Indaina shouted out to the ocean with no response. "I have to go in after him!"

"Indaina, no!" Sasuke shouted back to him. But, his words did not ground the teen. Indaina ran and jumped into the ocean. Though he would normally never be able to find himself able, seeing his friend dragged down like that made him more fearful of losing his friend than of anything else. Yet, with his intense fear of water, he never truly learned how to swim. The teen sprung forth through the surface of the ocean and called for help not too long after jumping in. The rebellious Minato looked to Ryudamon, and the two sprung forth into the ocean, with Ryudamon being the eyes to guide their way to the boys' location. Of all the team members, he saw Indaina as a small child that needed protecting.

Meanwhile, Gwappamon found himself being dragged downward by a creature that managed to hide itself well in the darkness. With how close Gwappamon was to it, however, he could see a serpent looking creature that seemed to have a mask with horn protruding from the front, and odd hair stemming from the back. The creature's mouth was rather large, and he swam with such power against the waves of the ocean. Despite his best efforts, Gwappamon could not free himself without the help of Indaina against this monster. Yet, he could see two objects moving toward Indaina, and he threw the disc from his head to signal for help.

"Help!" Indaina shouted at the top of his lungs as he saw Minato and Ryudamon coming closer.

"Indaina, what the hell were you thinking!? You should've let someone else handle this!" Minato yelled back to the teen in trouble.

The disc from Gwappamon burst through the ocean's surface and into the air. The trio caught a glimpse of it, and Ryudamon felt compelled to look into the ocean to see what was going on. He managed to see Gwappamon being dragged downward by a creature that he could not make out well. Minato looked to Ryudamon and wondered just what he saw.

"It's Gwappamon, he's being dragged downward," Ryudamon said.

"…by what!?" Minato shouted to his companion.

"I cannot see that!"

"He's being dragged down?! We have to save Gwappamon!"

Minato looked to Indaina then as he held both himself and the scared teen just above water. He felt a particular sense of responsibility for him then. It was as though the only thought he had was helping Indaina. Nothing else mattered then.

"I swear on my life, Indaina, that we will," Minato said with utter seriousness. Indaina's eyes grew wide at the sentiment. Then it happened.

Minato was caught by utter surprise in that moment. His D-Booster glowed with an odd aura, and he looked to Ryudamon then. They had seen this phenomenon before with Ronald and Sasuke. The two were beginning to understand just what was happening then. An image of a new digimon appeared on the D-Booster, and Minato nodded to his companion.

(Insert: Supernova)

"We have Gwappamon to save. Ryudamon, Super Digivolve!"

The same energy ring from before formed around Ryudamon then, making him float just above the surface of the water in a brilliant display of sky blue light. The creature that dragged Gwappamon downward further suddenly stopped when he caught a shard of the light breaking through the darkness. Now engulfed completely in that ball of energy, there soon erupted a digimon from it: first came golden horns that sprouted outward, then came two hands that held orbs – much like Wisemon – and two feet that looked like talons. Before anyone could blink, the energy dispersed and revealed a digimon that looked like a more menacing serpent than their enemy. His underbelly was red, and his face looked like it belonged to a dragon.

"Perfect Level: Hisyaryumon!"

"Hisyaryumon, let's go save Gwappamon at once!"

A quick nod, and then Hisyaryumon sped into the ocean with great intensity. He could see Gwappamon and the enemy serpent digimon in his sights, feeling keen to dispose of this enemy quickly before Gwappamon was hurt any further. The serpent, seeing this new threat, cast aside Gwappamon in favor of striking down his new opponent. A large icicle erupted from his head and shot straight for Hisyaryumon, but it was dodged with a serene grace. The two soon met eye to eye.

"Who are you?" Hisyaryumon demanded an identity to the creature.

"WaruSeadramon, a servant to the mighty Dagomon. You will not live to see another day when I am through with you."

"We'll have to see about that."

The two fought while Minato swam to the shore with Indaina. The teen felt heavy, but he needed to get him to safety before he could return to the battle at hand. Gwappamon saw Minato's efforts from below, and swam as fast as he could to retrieve Indaina himself. Indaina could feel his panic in full force, shaking with a terrible fright. But, Gwappamon retrieved him. When Minato handed Indaina off, he swam back toward the battle to see the two serpents facing off against one another. Needing air to actually speak, Minato swam to the surface and spoke into the D-Booster.

"Juouguruma!" Minato shouted.

Beams of light shot outward in every direction from under Minato then, illuminating the sea like it had never been before. WaruSeadramon was struck by the light and found himself drifting downward. But, there was still a fair amount of fight left in him. Rushing for Hisyaryumon, he prepared another Evil Icicle to stab the creature. And while Minato could not see very well now, he commanded his companion with a different attack:

"Seiryujin!"

In place of the serpent creature was borne a sword like figure, and Hisyaryumon shot for WaruSeadramon with tremendous speed under the water. With no hope to dodge in enough time, WaruSeadramon was stabbed by the blade that was Hisyaryumon. A bubbly roar was released just after impact, but the creature found himself too weak to continue fighting. He looked to Hisyarymon then.

"Well, go on, finish it," he demanded. "I'm no use to my ruler like this."

When Hisyaryumon returned to normal, he glared at the creature. "I think we can find a better use for you."

Minato dove down to look on the two serpents, seeing that WaruSeadramon only moved slightly. While he thought about killing him, he decided that there was, in fact, a better use for him instead, just as his companion had mentioned. He slowly raised his D-Booster in the beasts direction, and a beam of light pulled the creature into the D-Booster. WaruSeadramon was captured, and Minato knew that he could put the creature to work with this terrible sea.

Once he was back on the sand with his friends, both him and Hisyaryumon collapsed with a sigh of relief. The rest of Team Boost Soul, save for Sasuke and Ronald, stared in awe at Minato's companion. He looked very powerful to their eyes, and they wondered just how he came to be. But, Sasuke and Ronald knew.

"Minato," Indaina began, making his way up to his savior. He bent down beside him. "Thank you."

"Don't do something that idiotic again."

The sky seemed to brighten again, and the moon was far easier to see. A new dawn, a new hope, and a greater need to escape this wicked place, that was what that ocean bore today.