*cue Prologue*
"My name is Kudo Taiki. I and my friend, Tsurugi Zenjirou, were dragged to this other world, the Digital World, where we met Shoutmon and Akari, Co-Generals of Xros Heart. While Akari looks human, she and Shoutmon are the same, creatures made out of data: Digimon.
"Currently, We are in Sand Zone, the native home to the former Warriors of the Goddess, where we met Revolomon, Ballistamon's apparent partner in crime turned archeologist. After an intensive adventure through the ruins, where we gained the Code Crown for Sand Zone, Ba'almon, a former warrior of the Goddess, attacked us, under orders of Lilithmon to assasinate me.
"However, Blastmon's duel with Kiriha's Blue Flare army caused the ground beneath us to collapse, and Ba'almon and I forged an understanding between us, where I was chosen by the Goddess' remaining statue to become a Warrior. Ba'almon, seeing this, rejected his employment under Bagura, and instead offered his services to me.
"Unfortunately, Lilithmon had captured our friends, and placed them under a spell. A spell easily broken via the unique sound known as feed back. But in the ensuing battle..."
"Nazar nail."
"Lilithmon poisoned Ba'almon!"
*Cue Subtitle*
"Warrior of the Goddess, Beelzebmon!"
SAND ZONE_ _ _|
Suddenly, Nene's Xros loader sputters a short burst of static, indicating an incomming communication from the main base.
"Yes, DarkKnightmon?" Nene asked into the device.
"I have urgent matters that require your attention." The Knight ordered through the device. "More so than your current assignment."
"Oh.." Nene blinked slightly.
"Please return to base immediately, present company excluded, of course."there was a slight laugh as he cut the transmission.
"Well then." Kiriha smirked slightly. "Father calls?"
"I suppose you could say that." Nene smiled at him, then turned to Sparrowmon. "Shall we...?"
"No." Sparrowmon started suddenly.
"Huh?" Nene blinked.
"I've got stuff to finish here." Sparrowmon smiled at her partner. "But I'll meet you back at base once I'm done, okay?"
"Okay." Nene nodded, and went to exit the Zone.
Kiriha glanced at Sparrowmon curriously for a few moments, then sighed. "Gureimon, MailBirdramon, come on. We're going."
"Awww..." Gureimon pouted.
As Kiriha collected his team, and raised the Xros Loader to leave.
"Kiriha." Sparrowmon interrupted.
"Yes?" he glanced at her.
"I want you to promise me." Sparrowmon hovvered closer to his face. "That if Nene trys anything... Funny? I think is the right word..." she smirked. "Well. I just want you to not play along with it. Okay?"
"Erm..."
"Because today's little mis-direction courtesy of DarkKnightmon..." She narrowed her eyes. "Let's just say that I don't want anything like that ever happening again."
"Erm..."
Gureimon laughed from the Xros Loader. "Hey Kiriha! I think you just tripped the 'protective older sister' flag!"
A whap.
"You must have played too many video games as a kid, I'll bet."MailBirdramon remarked.
Sparrowmon ignored this exchange with a huff, and flew off.
ROUGHLY TEN MINUTES LATER_ _ _| THAT IS TO SAY_ _ _| THE PRESENT_ _ _|
"FOUR VICTORIZE!"Xros Four launched the V shaped energy beam at Lilithmon.
"Damn you!" she cursed as she dodged the attack, barely receiving a singed kimono as a result.
"Take her down, Xros Four!" Akari ordered. "Give her everything you've got!"
A swing of the Star Blade, and another not so lucky dodge.
Lilithmon's hair had just become a few centemeters shorter. "You wouldn't! You Did!"
"Use Star Crusher!" Akari ordered. "MAKE HER PAY!"
Meanwhile, Cutemon was about ready to give up. "I Can't help him!"
"We have to do something!" Zenjirou started.
"Keep it up Cutemon!" Taiki encouraged. "You can do it!"
"But I can't!" Cutemon countered. "My magic isn't strong enough!"
"Wait!" Lopmon started. "The first time I Digi-Xrossed with Akari in Lake Zone, I could feel a slight bit of pain residing from a flymon attack she took!"
Cutemon's eyes poped open slightly. "Flymon's attacks are all poisonous! That's it!"
"What happened?" Taiki asked the bunny. "She survived somehow...!"
"Shoutmon did something with the Xros Loader, that's all I know!" Lopmon informed. "Akari was unconscious for most of the time."
"Then..." Taiki turned towards the Wrister. "Shoutmon!"
"Yeah?" Xros Four started into the mic. embedded into his helmet. "What is it?"
"How did you heal Akari back in Island Zone?"Taiki asked.
"Eh?" Xros Four blinked as he stepped back from one of Lilithmon's enraged attacks. "How'd you know about that?"
"No Time!" Taiki ordered. "Just tell me how!"
"I used the Code Crown with the Xros Loader." Xros Four explained. "I had to choose the healing program in the Xros Loader itself to get the poison out!"
"Thanks!" With that, Taiki held the orange Xros Loader up. "CODE CROWN: REVIVE!"
Elsewhere in the Zone, Pharaohmon's eyes widened as the seal he'd placed on the structure of Sand Zone so long ago was broken.
Now, the entire Zone would return to the shape it was in before the Warriors of the Goddess had been so brutially murdered.
Suddenly, the entire Zone rumbled, and the Pyramids around Sparrowmon started to rise up into the air, floating off in one unanimous direction.
"So there you are, Taiki." She smirked.
Suddenly, The ground beneath them erupted in a shower of sand, Sending all of Xros Heart tumbling inwards, and Lilithmon off to the side.
The side of what? you may ask.
Why, The side of the top of the massive pyramid that was forming over Sand Zone.
That's what.
All the smaller pyramids were joining and fusing together under this one part, all the scattered tunnels and ruins buried under the sand were reforming into proper hallways and tunnels, and the sea of sand was dissolving away, revealing the now empty city that was hiding beneath it.
Lilithmon could only stare up at the pyramid that she now stood at the base of. "...Now that's impressive."
From the flat-top of said pyramid, Akari could only stare down at the massive height difference that had- quite literally- sprung up right out of nowhere.
Xros Four had split back into its component forms, and Ba'almon was now hovering, in suspended animation, over a table that rested beneath a statue of the Goddess herself.
"Well." Shoutmon whistled. "Whamon sure didn't put as much effort into Akari's revival as this place."
"Ba'almon mentioned that a previous owner had altered Sand Zone's appearance." Taiki mused as he aimed his Xros Loader at Ba'almon. "I think this undid those changes."
"It looks like it did." Dorulumon frowned. "So what's this about Akari being hit by a Flymon?"
"Eh.. Back in Island Zone, a Flymon stabbed Akari, and Whamon gave me the Code Crown so I could get the posion out." Shoutmon shrugged as he put his arms behind his head. "We figured it wasn't too much of a big deal since we managed to accelerate the process with Whamon's oil, so we never mentioned it."
Lopmon lightly punched Shoutmon in the leg. "I only knew she'd gotten hit by a flymon 'cause of that Digi-Xros!" She pouted. "Don't keep things back like that!"
"I'm still here, you know." Akari frowned.
Suddenly, everyone from both Xros Loaders seemed to be forced out.
"Oooh!" Jijimon exclaimed. "I've never seen a revival process before!"
"What happened? Akari-onee-chan's Xros Loader kick us out!" ChibiKamemon asked...
"Mew!"
...Seconds before being glomped by the Princess.
"Those of us inside the Orange Xros Loader could not remain inside while it's managing this revival." Knightmon summarized. "As for the Red...?"
Akari glanced to the screen, noticing that it had a glowing symbol on the screen- "Protect."
A quick glance around the Pyramid showed what that meant-
There was a green bubble surrounding them.
"I Guess that explains that then." Revolomon shrugged.
Lila nodded. "Lilithmon's still down there!"
"But why is it doing it on it's own?" Shoutmon frowned.
"Perhaps the Two Xros Loaders in such a close proximity to each other are working to keep the process from being interrupted?" Jijimon offered.
"In any case." Taiki narrowed his eyes in determination. "We now have the chance to revive Ba'almon, and the opportunity to take out one of the three generals."
"We'll have to recovver our strength then." Shoutmon agreed. "My head still hurts from that Record scratch thing you guys did."
"Feed Back loop." Lopmon corrected.
*cue Never Give Up! TV-Size*
Creatures born in the digital realm: Digimon. Although made of data, they laugh, fight, and cry just like us! They're our special friends! Let's gather up as many teammates as we can to come along with us on this marvelous adventure through the world!
"DIGI-XROS!"
What Tough Heart!
Once I decided to keep up the fight,
My road has never stopped unraveling.
Carrying a small bit of pride with my fists clenched,
I'll aim for the goal, racing towards it with all my might!
Sometimes it'll be a bad day,
And nothing'll go my way,
But even if the sky blurs through my tears,
I'm sure my smiles will come back tomorrow,
So it's Okay!
There's nothing out there to fear!
I'll keep believing that "I'm Strong"
So Let's Go!
"With you around, there's nothing to worry about!"
I felt as if the sky was saying that with a laugh.
Even with the sweat and tears that build up,
I'm sure I'll come out dazzling!
And Even if I end up feeling anxious after it all,
As long as I believe that I can do it,
These footsteps have taught me to...
Always...
NEVER GIVE UP!
{AN: I'm SOOO not writing that out ever again. -_-; Bluh Bluh. Huge Wall of song. XP
Also, this is probably where a commercial break would go if this were the actual Anime.}
THAT EVENING_ _ _| NIGHT SIX IN THE DIGITAL WORLD_ _ _|
*cue X4B no Kizuna*
Akari sighed.
Six days since Taiki had arrived in the Digital World, and since then, they'd claimed five Zones from Bagura's clutches.
Six days and it seemed like a life time already.
It could all end tonight.
Lilithmon had the pyramid surrounded by Scorpiomon, and it was only a matter of time before they broke through the shield being emitted by her Xros Loader, currently in Shoutmon's hands.
"Akari-onee-chan?" ChibiKamemon asked as he walked up.
"Yeah?" She smiled at him.
"Are we going to be okay?" he asked.
"Sure." She nodded. "We're going to wait for Ba'almon to finish reviving, and then we'll go smash Lilithmon to tiny pieces!"
"I heard that, brat!"Lilithmon shouted from outside the shield.
Akari stuck out her tongue in retaliation.
Lilithmon huffed and turned her back to the shield.
"See?" Akari grinned. "We'll be just fine!"
Meanwhile, Ba'almon was comming around. "Ng...wh..."
"Ba'almon!" Dorulumon called up. "Try not to move."
"G...What...?"
"We're removing the poison!" Taiki smiled. "You'll be just fine!"
Ba'almon glanced up, seeing the statue of the Goddess above him. "Why...?" he asked. "Why are you helping me...?"
"You're our friend!" Taiki started. "And I can't turn my back on my friends!"
"F...Friend...?"
"Yeah!" Shoutmon nodded as he stood up. "We'll protect our friends no matter what!"
"Taiki-Dono and Xros Heart overtook the forces in Lake Zone, and stopped the invasion of my home!" Knightmon declaired.
"Akari-Onee-chan and Shout-onii-chan save Island Zone!" ChibiKamemon chipped in.
"We're Xros Heart!" Zenjirou threw in. "And we won't let any harm come to anyone!"
Lila added. "We'll use all of our power even if it's for one person!"
As Ba'almon heard this, something clicked in his head. 'All of their power...? Even for one person?'
Lilithmon grinned as Tactimon's face appeared on the monitor before her. "Tac-chan! There you are!"
"Lilithmon." He nodded slightly. "I've sent your pet through as you asked..." a pause before he added. "At the expense of half of my assembly crew."
"Oh Tac-chan." She huffed. "Don't be like that! Muggee-chan's just hungry is all!"
"Mu...That Mugendramon is not worthy of the 'chan' suffix!" Tactimon growled and cut the transmission with a curt "I hope he eats you!"
Suddenly, the light of a Zone Transfer shone through the darkened night sky.
"What the-!" Shoutmon growled.
From the visible rupture in space above them, a massive, grey armored, mechanical beast began to float down from an unknown location.
This, my friends, is a Mugendramon. It is a nasty beast whose species is known as a member of the group known as the "Dark Masters."
But that's another show entirely.
Regardless, all of Xros Heart took in a sharp breath at the sight of the Digimon.
No, not for the fact that it was big, huge, scary, and had two massive cannons on it's back.
No, they gasped for the fact that it had a bright, glaring, neon pink dog collar around it's neck- The golden tag on it reading "Mugee-chan."
This, my friends, is Lilithmon's pet.
"Mugee-chaaaannn!" Lilithmon grinned like a fool as her pet landed on the ground with a thud.
The Scorpiomon around her cowered at the sight of the beast's collar as well. What had Lilithmon done to this poor thing?
Mugendramon was advancing on their shield, and preparing his jaws for a meal.
"Shoutmon, keep the shield running, and restart it if you can figure out how." Akari spat out orders rapid fire.
"Got it!" Shoutmon nodded as he tightened his grip on the red Xros Loader.
"Chibi-Kamemon, I want you to protect the Princess." she continued. "If any Scorpiomon get past us, be sure to keep her safe above all else!"
"What?" both in question shouted in shock, the former for wanting to spend as little time as possible with the girl, the latter for thinking she didn't need a guardian.
"Taiki, keep reviving Ba'almon! Zenjirou, Lila, Keep any Scorpiomon away from them!"
"I shall do my best, General!" Zenjirou clenched his fists.
"I'll give 'em allergies!" Lila added.
"Dondokomon, give us a Fray Motif!"
"Festival Time!" The drum let loose a quick, fast paced beat.
"Revolomon, Ballistamon, Hangyomon, you'll be sniper-gunners! Shoot any Scorpiomon that get past us on the front lines!"
"N'gah!" Ballistamon nodded while Revolomon twirled one of his guns.
"It'll be a pleasure!" Hangyomon hefted his spear launcher with a smirk on his face.
"Cutemon, Lopmon- You'll be lace-tiers!" Akari ordered. "Run under the Scorpiomon and take as many of them out from below as possible!"
"Kyu!" Both chimed in with grins on thier faces.
"Dorulumon, Knightmon, The PawnChessmon, and Starmonz!" Akari finished. "You'll be with me! Let's make sure to kill as many of these damn bugs as we possibly can!"
"Roger!" Dorulumon nodded.
"Knighto!" The Lake Zone Knights held their weapons to the sky.
"YEAH!" Starmon and the Pickmons cheered.
"Now then, everyone!" Akari started as she turned to face Mugendramon's towering form. "Let's give 'em Hell!"
Not moments later, Mugendramon pushed his claws under the bottom of the shield, and started pulling upwards.
The forcefield trembled, and shook, and finally, a small, tiny (compared to the Dramon) hole appeared in the shield.
It was just large enough for the first wave of Scorpiomon to break through.
"For the Empire!" they cried as they charged forward.
Like Wrigglers to the FLARP-er... Like Sheep to the Spider- WAIT. That's not it either.
Erm...
Like Sheep to the Slaughter!
Yes! Exactly like Sheep to the Slaughter!
"HEAVY SPEAKER!"
The sound waves pounded down on the scorpions, but they were relentless...
"JUSTICE BULLET!"
...Even when arms were blown clean off...
"STRIKE FISHING!"
...Or when their eyes were pierced by spears.
But even then,
"SOUL CRUSHER!"
Xros Heart would soon put an end to them.
"CHECKMATE BREAK!"
The PawnChessmon and Knightmon lunged through a gaggle of scorpions.
"DRILL BLADER!"
Dorulumon's spinning attack cut a few more down to size.
But while there were those Scorpiomon who managed to avoid the immediate onslaught, There were two small problems in their way:
"TINY TWISTER!"
"KYU!"
Two problems that went by the names of Lopmon and Cutemon, who were bound and determined to (almost literally) pull the rug right out from under their feet, where they were easy prey for...
"METEOR SQUAAAALL!"
...The Starmonz Brigade.
Meanwhile, Lilithmon smirked. "They may be winning for now, but soon enough..."
A Sharp crack resounded through the air as the force field started to buckle under Mugendramon's claws.
"It'll be game over."
"Damn." Shoutmon growled as the Shield icon on the red Xros Loader changed to "87%" from "92%."
"Stop this." Ba'almon struggled to sit up as the sounds of battle floated up from below. "I don't deserve this."
"No." Taiki narrowed his eyes. "You helped us, you've earned it."
"I'm not one of the warriors." Ba'almon started.
"Huh?" Zenjirou turned his head slightly.
"I Never received the glow that you had." Ba'almon continued. "So stop wasting time on me."
"I Can't turn my back on you!" Taiki growled. "I Can't and I won't turn my back on anyone who needs help!"
Any comment Ba'almon would have made was cut off as the shield around them cracked even more.
"Taiki!" Shoutmon growled as he spotted the percentage drop to 72%. "They're going to break through any minute now...!"
"Then we'll go help!" Lila offered.
"Yeah!" Zenjirou nodded. "We'll...!"
Another crack, down to 63%. But even that wasn't going to matter in a moment.
Mugendramon had managed to pull the shield's edge up to a manageable mouth level, and was about to chow down.
"Shoutmon." Taiki ordered. "That shield won't matter if Bagura gets inside. Go down there and Xros Akari and the others into Four Knight when it breaks."
A Bite- 53%.
"Right." Shoutmon nodded and started down the pyramid.
Another mouthful, 42%.
"Lila, Zenjirou." Taiki continued. "Go help out as best as you can."
Chomp- 32%.
"Got it!" They nodded, and set off.
SNAP-
And the shield was broken.
Mugendramon leered at Xros Heart as the Scorpiomon scrambled up the pyramid towards their prey.
"Damn it." Akari gulped. "He's bigger than I thought...!"
"ROCK DAMASHI!"
Suddenly, a fireball smashed into the side of Mugendramon's head.
"Shoutmon!" Lopmon smiled.
"Oi!" The digimon smirked as he took a step into view. "Couldn't have a party without me, now could you?"
Dorulumon shook his head. "Good grief."
"Now then!" Shoutmon held up the Red Xros Loader. "How about we teach these Bagura goons who's boss!"
*cue DIGIXROS!*
Shoutmon spun the dial on the Xros Loader, quickly selecting the components for Xros Four Knight. "Akari!"
"OKAY!"
"Lopmon!"
"YOSH!"
"Starmonz!"
"HAAAI!"
"YEAH!"
"Ballistamon!"
"N'GAH!"
"Dorulumon!"
"ROGER!"
"Knightmon! PawnChessmons!"
"KNIGHTO!"
"PAWN!"
"DIGI-XROS!"
"DIGI-XROS!"
A clang of heavy metal and that funky guitar rift, and "Shoutmon: XROS FOUR KNIGHT!"had her Sword drawn, ready to fight the overly massive army. "Come and get us!"
Mugendramon roared, and the Scorpiomon charged at their new target.
"BURNING STAR CRUSHER!"
A Burning wave of V shaped fire cut through the middle of the platoon, and the rest of the skeletal bugs suddenly had second thoughts.
"RETREAAAAAT!" One yelled, and off they went...
In the opposite direction.
Lilithmon clenched her fists. "OI! Where do you think you're all going?"
"Away from the scary girl!" one Scorpiomon replied as they scattered.
Lilithmon growled. "You... You... DESERTERS!"
"KNIGHT VICTORIZE!"
A Blazing "K" Shaped laser beam flashed out across the battlefield, slicing through more Scorpiomon as it wound it's way towards Mugendramon.
K-THWANG!
...Said "K" shaped laser beam bounced harmlessly off of the mecha's armor.
Shoutmon's eyes widened slightly. "What armor? That armor."
Xros Four Knight narrowed her eyes at the beast. 'We're going to have to be careful with this one. That armor is just too strong for ranged attacks!'
ChibiKamemon gulped as he watched the battle continue. "I wish I could help them... But Akari-Onee-chan..."
"I hope they're okay." The princess frowned.
"Don't worry!" ChibiKamemon put on a smile, forced as it was. "We always come out on top!"
She smiled at him. "Yeah! But I still worry...!"
A rather loud explosion shook the pyramid, and ChibiKamemon winced. "Yeah... me to..."
"ROWDY ROCKER!"Shoutmon lunged towards Mugendramon's head, swinging as hard and as fast as he could.
CLANG!
But poor-Shoutmon, he just bounced right off.
"Waahhh!"
"SHOUTO!" Xros Four Knight gasped as she struggled to her feet.
"JUSTICE BULLET!"Revolomon launched a barrage of bullets up.
"STRIKE FISHING!"Hangyomon threw his spear.
Both bounced off.
Within the DigiXros, the components deliberated their next move.
"We've got to strike where there's an opening!" Dorulumon rationed. "Right when he's too focused on something else to block!"
"Aye, brother!" Starmon nodded. "But even physical attacks bounce right off that armor!"
"Then we aim for the organics!" Akari noted. "Anywhere there's a visible spot to strike, his eyes, his mouth, anything!"
"His eyes and his mouth are the only things open." Knightmon threw in. "But they will also be the most protected!"
"If we could fly, maybe we could get in a sneak attack." Lopmon suggested. "But Lila wouldn't be enough to boost our speed! We'd need something like MailBirdramon!"
"But Blue Flare isn't here." A pawnChessmon started. "And even then, would it be enough?"
"We don't have time for rationalizing." Akari growled. "We've got to keep on the offensive!"
With that, X4K started running towards Mugendramon. "Hey Ugly!" she jumped up, sword blazing. "Take a bite out of THIS!" A Massive swing, almost point blank range against Mugendramon's face. "STAR CRUSHER!"
The ensuing explosion covered Mugendramon's entire upper torso in smoke.
Taiki looked over his shoulder for one second, grimacing at the explosion. When he turned back towards the Resurrection, Ba'almon had rushed forward, grabbed the Xros Loader and had paused the revival.
"Go help them." Ba'almon started. "I'm fine."
"No, you're still hurt!" Taiki started.
"I'm not the one who's about to be eaten alive!" Ba'almon countered.
"What...?"
A full turn to look down, and he understood.
The DigiXros had been broken, and all of those forming X4Knight were either gripped firmly within Mugendramon's two claws, or lying unconscious on the ground. Meanwhile, others of Xros Heart were also ensnared by Mugendramon's energy tail trap.
"Everyone...!" Taiki started.
Of course, Shoutmon happened to also be trapped in one of those two fists, and as such, couldn't reXros the others.
"DAMN IT ALL!" The tiny digimon's cries of anger rolled through the air.
"Leave me be." Ba'almon ordered. "If not for my sake, but for theirs!" he finally got it now. "Because what's the point of having power if you can't protect others with it?"
Taiki nodded, and lowered the Xros Loader, canceling the resurection. "Gotcha." And with that, he turned to rescue his friends. "Bastemon, ChibiKamemon!" he ordered as he ran down the stairs. "Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid!"
"Gotcha!" They saluted, and Ba'almon paled slightly, whether from the remainder of the poison in his system or from shock.
Or perhaps, it wasn't from either of those.
Perhaps, just maybe, it was from the glow that was subtly forming around both him and the statue of the Goddess.
"Shoutmon." Akari sighed as Mugendramon raised them ever closer to his mouth. "I'm sorry I dragged you into this..."
"Don't be!" Shoutmon called back. "It's my fault just as much as it is yours that we're here!"
"No! Blame Lilithmon!" Lopmon smirked slightly. "That old witch doesn't even have the courage to watch us get eaten alive!"
"WHAT WAS THAT?"
And with that, Mugendramon's arms paused in their movement.
There was a flurish of purple energy on the top of the dragon's head as Lilithmon teleported onto her pet.
And then she repeated. "What was that?"
"You heard me!" Lopmon cried out. "You're nothing but a phony! As soon as you got reinforcements, you left them to do all your dirty work! What? Don't you have a dress for 'slaughtering innocent masses' or something?"
"Lopmon!" Shotumon scolded. "Don't anger her any more than she is already!"
"Yeah!" Akari nodded. "Let us have some fun calling her a witch too!"
"What was that Brats!" Lilithmon growled.
Suddenly, Before anyone could reply, all trapped or injured members of Xros Heart glowed green, and vanished.
"What the!" Lilithmon growled again as Mugendramon clenched his now empty fists together.
"RELOAD: XROS HEART!"
There was another flash of green, and, suddenly, everyone was back again, partially healed, and standing awake and alert on the steps of the pyramid.
"Taiki?" Shoutmon asked.
"Yup." He smirked. "I couldn't turn my backs on you guys, after all!"
Akari smiled back. "Taiki...!"
"Now then!" Taiki held up the orange Xros Loader. "Let's teach Lilithmon a lesson she won't forget! Everyone: DIGIXROS!"
"Two can play at that game!" Lilithmon sneered, and flung a hand out towards the desert, where in the Scorpiomon army lay hiding. "FORCED FUSION!"
The blinding flashes of light occured once more, only twice in number and occurrence.
Xros Four Knight once more stood ready for action, and Mugendramon's armor was now a blood shaded Red.
"Xros Heart!" Lilithmon started. "Meet HiMugendramon!"
"Hi, HiMugendramon." X4K smirked under helmet. "Let me reintroduce you to my sword!"
"LET'S GO! XROS HEART!" Taiki ordered.
"ATTACK! HIMUGENDRAMON!" Lilithmon roared.
The clashes of battle were more fierce than before, and the stakes couldn't have been higher.
Xros Four Knight had gained an extra burst of speed due to the re-Xros, and HiMugendramon was just as bulky as ever, if a bit more resiliant with his dial cannons now primed for action.
The beams of green death flew through the air, impacting the side of the pyramid as X4K dodged and wove between them, even slashing through them at points.
"VICTORIZE BOOMERANG!"
The V shaped energy weapon flew from X4K's hand, and wove it's way towards Mugendramon.
Of course, while the attack did little other than put a scratch on the armor, that was still something: The red armor was- for some reason or another- weaker than it's silver counterpart.
"Damn!" Lilithmon frowned. "The Scorpiomon armor weakened Mugendramon's defense stat!"
"We're going to make sure you'll pay for what you did to this Zone!" Akari cried out from within the Xros.
"We'll put an end to you right here and now!" Dorulumon added.
"We can't stand by and let this endless struggle go on any longer!" Lopmon agreed.
"Blah Blah, Blah, We we we, all the way home." Lilithmon mocked. "You wouldn't know the end of the road even if it bit you in the rear!"
"Then let's get started!" A massive sword swing. "BURNING STAR CRUSHER!"
Ba'almon narrowed his three eyes as he sat down on the alter he had been partially healed on. "This Zone has seen enough war-shed." he sighed. "I hope this is the last battle that ever breaks out here."
"Akari-Onee-chan and Shout-onii-san'll take care of 'em!" ChibiKamemon affirmed. "They can do anything!"
"Anything?" Ba'almon asked.
"Yeah!" Chibi-Kamemon nodded. "Did you ever see the Agumon DigiMemory?"
"Hm?"
"And Akari-Onee-Chan still hasn't used the Leviamon Digimemory!"
"Leviamon?"
Speaking of.
"SHOUTO!" X4K threw something that WASN"Tan attack for once-
A DigiMemory.
The Leviamon Digimemory to be exact.
"OKAY!" The little red Digimon caught it with ease, and quickly brought up the red Xros Loader to match. "DIGIMEMORY!" Shoutmon cried out as he slammed the Memory into it's proper slot. "LEVIAMON'S ROSTRUM ACTIVATE!"
Within a second, the massive Leviathan was floating above the pyramid, his red skin gleaming, the green fins along his back bristling, the twin tails slashing through the air- A sight to behold indeed.
Leviamon's species, a curious fact, has been known for their destructive tendencies, and the notorious fact that one member had once joined an elite group known as the Seven Demon Lords.
This Leviamon, the one the Memory was patterned from, was neither that Leviamon, nor had ever heard of said group in his entire life.
This Leviamon was a hero.
"Ahha! A Battle!" the Digimon smirked. "Daughter of Hinomoto, You spoil me!"
X4K Growled slightly as she held back one of HiMugendramon's claws with the sword. "Less Yappin', More Blastin'!" A certain PawnChessmon cried out.
"Impatient, aren't you?"The memory noted.
Meanwhile, Lilithmon was having a sort of a mental breakdown. "L..LEVIAMON! A Leviamon! How the Heck did they summon a Leviamon!"
"ROSTRUM!"Leviamon started spinning in place, floating of his own accord despite his mass holding him down. His tails lashed out, and what little water in the atmosphere was drawn together, and subsequently multiplied by nine thousand, for the massive attack.
Before all was said and done, Lilithmon and HiMugendramon were facing a massive, spinning, cylindar of water that was aimed right at them.
And then, Leviamon put yet another spin on things.
Another attack:
"ANIMA!"
The Floating Tsunami suddenly lurched forward, now mingled with a shock wave blast or twenty emitted from the dragon's mouth.
Lilithmon brought up her kimono's sleeve to block, but when all was finally said and done with the DigiMemory's first attack, She was drenched, and coughing up water.
HiMugendramon was faring a slightly worse fate- As a cyborg digimon, A general rule follows: Water and Electronics don't mix.
The Internal mechanisms inside the massive, red plated legs were sparking and frying out, forever locking the beast in the same position from the hips down.
"Damn you!" Lilithmon sneered.
"Daughter of Hinomoto, you surely must let me out more!"Leviamon smirked as the Digimemory's effects began to fade away.
"Sure thing!" Akari smiled from inside the Xros.
"So Cool!" Lila gasped "Now that's power!"
"Yeah!" Zenjirou nodded. "That was impressive!"
Revolomon was currently staring dumbfounded. "And they had that Digimemory all along..."
"BURNING STAR CRUSHER!"
With HiMugendramon's already limited movement limited even more, X4K was taking every opportunity to deal damage to the beast.
Due to the slightly weaker armor, these attacks were actually DOING something for a change.
And Mugendramon was gritting his teeth in pain all the while.
Finally, he decided, enough was enough, and lashed out with his laser tail once the fusion was within range.
Like a lasso, X4K was caught, tied up, and dragged into the range of the cannons.
"Wah-HEY!" Akari growled. "That's not fair!"
"We don't play fair!" Lilithmon sneered at her. "Now then, HiMugendramon!"
The cannons began to power up, turbines inside spinning rapidly.
"JUSTICE BULLET!"Revolomon threw in an attack.
"FLOWER CANNON!"Even Lila was chipping in with her ranged attack.
While damage was dealt, HiMugendramon ignored it, and continued to power up his cannons.
"ROCK DAMASHII!"
Musical notes just exploded harmlessly against the armor anyways.
(Maybe if they were ten times bigger, they might do some damage?)
And the cannons continued to whir into life, energy gathering at the mouths of each.
Ba'almon stood suddenly, gasping, and not even caring as his head smashed into the statue's head above him, dislodging the Raven shaped mask slightly. (Why wasn't that even part of the statue in the first place?) "no...!"
"Oh no!" The princess clutched onto ChibiKamemon like a life line. "If they get hit by that...!"
"Akari-Onee-chan...!" ChibiKamemon paled.
Neither of them noticed Ba'almon's sudden disappearance.
"Say goodbye, brats!" Lilithmon smirked. "High Energy Cannon." She ordered. "FIRE!"
FWHEEEEEeeeeee-SHOOOOOM!
"AKARI!" Shoutmon cried out in horror as the cannons fired, Space seeming to warp around them as they did so.
And Explosion ensued, and, for a moment, it seemed like our brave heroes had been slain by the beast.
But, as the smoke cleared, it was painfully obvious that X4K had not been hit by the blast.
No.
Instead, Ba'almon, arms outstretched, cape ripped to shreds, and stone mask over his grimacing face, had taken the full front of the blast.
HiMugendramon released it's energy tail's grip around X4K in confusion, allowing the DigiXros to grab the collapsing warrior.
"Ba'almon!" each member of the fusion gasped at once. "Ba'almon!"
"Heh..." The 'mon smirked. "Atleast...this life hasn't gone to waste..."
"Ba'almon...!" Taki's eyes widened.
"IDIOT!" Shoutmon cried out.
"Ba'almon..." Akari asked. "Why...?"
"I finally figured it out." Ba'almon replied. "The point of having power is to protect and save everyone, even at the cost of your own life..." he coughed. "'cause what's the poing in having all of the power in the world if you can't use it... for your friends?"
And with that, while his body didn't immediately dissolve away into data, Ba'almon's eyes closed beneath the mask, and his breathing slowed to a halt.
"Ba'almon! Ba'almon!" The cries from Xros Heart were unanimous, tyring to keep the Warrior of the Goddess alive by their cries and their pleadings, tears flowed openly from everyone, stunned by his sacrifice.
"Oh come on." Lilithmon huffed. "The traitor pulls off a stupid stunt, and everyone forgets they're in the middle of a battle."
HiMugendramon agreed, and began to rev up his turbine cannons once more.
KTHWANG!
Suddenly, they choked in their tracks, and sputtered out massive amounts of smoke.
"What the...?"
*cue WE ARE XROS HEART*
Lilithmon scoured the area, finally spotting the source of the attack- two small trails of smoke floating away from Ba'almon's shotgun.
"You...!"
"Ba'almon!" X4K gasped as the Digimon in her arms began glowing, and starting to regain his strength as he forced himself out of her arms.
"I understand now, why I wasn't a warrior before." He started. "Why I couldn't make the statue glow while I had as much power as Angemon-sama."
Suddenly, the twin Fire shaded Xros Loaders began emitting a brilliant glow from their screens.
"What the...!" Shoutmon gasped as he held out the Red Xros Loader.
"This power...!" Taiki's mouth was wide open as well. "What is it...?"
Suddenly, a flurry of feathers seemed to descend from the sky surrounding and protecting Ba'almon's body as... something Miraculous happened.
"BA'ALMON SHINKAAA!"
Stand Up, My Friend! It's unstoppable, this Burning Soul!
"BEELZEBMON!"There was an explosion as the feather scattered, revealing a blond haired warrior, with three eyes, wearing a black mask similar to the one the Goddess wore, his entire body was covered in silver armor and various other metallic bits- His entire right arm was replaced by a massive, black and silver cannon, and mounted from his back, two black feathered angel wings.
No Boundries can stop us, You're not alone!
"S-SHINKA?" Lilithmon gasped. "You changed forms!" She was about to have a second metal break down if this were to continue.
"My Bond with my friends is my trump card!" Beelzebmon declared as he aimed his Arm Cannon at HiMugendramon. "DEATH THE CANNON!"
I'll Burn up this life of mine and RO-A-R!
A the two black parts of the top and botom of the cannon pulled up and away from the central silver core, green energy arcing between the parts for a split second before a massive sphere of green energy launched out of the barrel.
Now let's fuse as one into a GREAT XROS!
HiMugendramon's mouth, as it so happened, was open from shock from the light show, and, as it was intended, that was the target of that green sphere-
Give me everyone's exploding shouts!
HiMugendramon wasn't going to go down that easily, however, and bit downon the energy sphere before it went down his throat, locking it between his jaws and firmly inside his mouth.
Lilithmon smirked. "One shot?"
Now let's be born with fangs of tomorrow into a GREAT HEART!
"One shot's all I need." Beelzebmon smirked.
Take Flight and Fight! WE ARE XROS HEART!
"RAAHHH!" X4K suddenly rushed past, Star Blade glowing intensely. "KNIGHT BREAKER!"
The Future has scattered apart on this whirling battle field!
With a stab and a push, the Glowing blade forced it's way into Beelzebmon's Cannon shot, causing the energy to explode violently.
In My heart, I can feel my friends' grief and tears.
HiMugendramon recoiled as his head was brutially mutilated by the attack- Most notably- the armor around his head was shattered entirely.
The Dispair that has taken away their smiles,
"M-Mugee-chan!" Lilithmon gasped.
I'll fasten it to my soul and SMASH! IT! DOWN!
"FOR THE LAST TIME!" X4K cried out. "BURNING STAR CRUSHER!"
Now let's promise each other a tomorrow with a GREAT XROS!
The flaming V of energy soared through the air...
Amongst every single friend that has gathered under this flag!
Lilithmon shrieked in horror as the very heat from the attack could be felt the microsecond before impact.
Now Let's Shine as messengers of the dream with GREAT HEART!
The ensuing explosion, and gratifying sound of HiMugendramon's data shattering and floating to the four winds was particularly...well... gratifying!
Hit 'em with all we've got, and Rise Up! WE ARE XROS HEART!
As the sun rose on Morning Seven in this campaign across the Digital World, All inhabitants of Sand Zone felt as it were the new dawn of a new world entirely.
Of course, it would be a long road until then, but even so, Xros Heart was here, and Bagura was on the ropes.
Akari smiled to herself as she, and the rest of those who had fought in the battle, sat in the shade of the massive pyramid.
"It's too bad Ba'almon disappeared after the fight." Shoutmon was complaining.
"I'm sure he'll be back." Taiki noted. "He just needs some time to himself."
"If you say so." Shoutmon put his hands behind his head. "What power though! Shinka! That's only the second time I've seen an evolution!"
"That's right." Akari grinned. "Back when We were kids, right?"
"Yup! That's one and the same!" Shoutmon nodded.
Lopmon blushed slightly. "I still have the scar from that Idiot Gotsumon."
Taiki frowned. What in the world was this Evolution? Why had he never heard of it before? Admittedly, whenever Akari and Lopmon DigiXrossed into Turuiemon, they had yelled "Xros Shinka!" And Didn't Gureimon Xros with MailBirdramon with the cry "Xros Shinka" As well once? But those were completely different. They was temporary. Perhaps DigiXros was a way to reach a Different form? Was Normal "Evolution" Permanent?
Unfortunately. Revolomon had to ask something right as Taiki was about to voice his questions.
"Yo!" he grinned. "So, am I a part of Xros Heart now or what?"
Akari nodded. "Sure!"
"Awesome! Now I can get Ballistamon to open up more!"
Ballistamon, despite not moving a centimeter, sure looked like he was ready to explode with anger/rage/annoyance/whatever at his partner. "N'gah." he simply said.
"Well then!" Shoutmon stood up. "Shall we head onto the next Zo-"
BZZZZ-KT.
To any outside observers, All of Xros Heart and those remotely within the area of the pyramid, simply vanished into thin air.
To Those who vanished?
The swirly, multi-colored, space warping, Dimensional Storm that had occurred before on Earth, in Green Zone and in Lake Zone, was occurring once more, only, suddenly much, much worse.
TO BE CONTINUED_ _ _|
NEXT TIME!
"Heaven Zone?"
"It's you!"
"It's me. Hehe."
"I'm Lucemon."
"You're Under Arrest!"
"B-But I didn't do anything!"
"This is what my bond with my friends brings!"
"Next time: Digimon Xros Wars: Dondokomon Vs. the Impossible Trap!"
"I can't turn my back on you!"
"One Two Three Four!"
PART THE FOURTH! LET"S GO!
Akari leaned out the door of the Karaoke Bar. "Dorulumon! Cutemon and Lopmon are..." She gasped. "Beelzebmon!"
"Yeah." The Raven winged warrior nodded. "I figured I'd check bases while things were quiet."
"Right." Akari nodded. "Gotcha!"
"You were saying something about Cutemon?" Dorulumon cut in. "What about him and Lopmon?"
"Oh." Akari smiled. "He and Lopmon are about to go next!"
"Eh?" Dorulumon's eyes widened. "He's going to sing?"
"No no!" Akari waved it off. "Not singing persay..." She paused for a moment. "I'm not really sure what it's called, But Togemogumon insisted it wasn't singing."
"Never mind that." Dorulumon sighed. "Why tell me this?"
"Cutemon wanted you to be there!" Akari smiled. "Wouldn't you want your Sensei to be there for you when you did something new and different?"
"Eh..."
Beelzebmon grinned. "I could go for a good song."
"Awesome!" Akari grinned.
Cutemon fidgeted with his newly acquired "Cool-kid" shades, courtesy of one of the silver Pickmon. Apparently they were in the same style as the ones used in some earth movie about Detectives in the 70's. He wouldn't have even taken the offer if Togemogumon hadn't insisted he looked better with them on (and Lopmon commenting that they looked nice on him).
So, Here he was, on a soon-to-be brightly lit stage wearing sunglasses indoors, with both he and Lopmon wearing red sweaters with yellow "U"'s on the front. The point? Togemogumon insisted that their attire needed to match the song, which was why when they had sung "Tomare!" Earliar, the trio had worn traditional School girl's uniforms, due to the series that the song originated from.
"Don't worry." Lopmon smiled. "You'll do fine!"
"Yeah. I guess." Cutemon nodded.
"Allright." Terriermon sighed as she walked up. "Konata says Astamon's got the song all lined up and ready to go, so whenever you guys are ready..."
Cutemon took in a deep breath, turned on his Microphone, and nodded. "Ready!"
Lopmon turned on her mic. as well, and smiled. "Same here!"
"Okay then." Terriermon hopped off the stage and turned towards the bar. "Hit it!"
A rather fast paced song started up, stage lights still off as Lopmon started humming/singing. "Oooh a-oooh, Oooh a-oooh, Oooh a-oooh, Oooh A-oooh!"
And then the lights came on, cuing Cutemon's part. "When criminals in this world appear and break the laws that they should fear and frighten all who see and hear, the cry goes out both far and near for Under, Underdog! Under, Underdog!" Surprisingly, Cutemon had decided to lower the pitch and tone of his voice to something just a tiny bit lower than usual, giving quite a surprise to the audience. "That's the superhero bluff! Crooks and bandits give it up! There's no need to be so mean when this dog has over seen. To the rescue here he comes, This canine is number one!"
And then Lopmon started up. "Underdog, Underdog, Underdog, UnderDog!"
Cutemon threw in a brief "Listen" before she continued.
"Speed of lightning, Roar of Thunder, Biting all who Rob or plunder, Underdog. Oooh Underdog! Yeah yeah..."
"When in the world the headlines read, of those whose hearts are filled with greed, and rob and steal from those who need. To Right this wrong with blinding speed goes Under, Underdog! Under, Underdog!" Cutemon picked up the next verse. "Coming at you right on time, Saving lives and stopping crime! Don't you worry, he'll be there! So you bad guys should beware: To do wrong when he's around. Guess who's coming to your town?"
"Underdog. Underdog, Underdog, UnderDog!" Lopmon sang the quick break.
"Come on baby it's no wonder, Oh indeed he's my only number, Put your hands up way up high! Who's that flying in the sky?"
"Underdog!" Lopmon answered. "Ooooh Underdog! Yeah, yeah. Oooh a-oooh, Oooh a-oooh, Oooh a-oooh, Oooh A-oooh!"
"Anywhere, Everywhere! 'Til this super hero Stare! January through December, Fighting crime since I remember! Under, Underdog! Under, Underdog!" Cutemon took a quick breath. "HE's the one to save the day, Underdog is here to stay! TO the rescue here he comes, this canine is number one! Coming at you right on time, Saving lives and stopping crime So..."
And with that, a pre-recorded line in the song cut in. "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! Un-Un-Underdog is here!"
And then Lopmon sang in once again. "Underdog, Underdog, Underdog, Underdog!"
Cutemon quickly threw in another "That's Right!"
"Speed of lightning, Roar of thunder, Biting all who rob or plunder, Underdog. OOoh Underdog! Yeah yeah."
And in unison, they both sang the ending, chiming their repeating verses of "Under, Underdog!" and "Ooooh A-oooh!" until the song finally ended with it's "There's No need to fear, Underdog is here! Un-Un-Underdog is here! Underdog is here!"
And with a laugh he couldn't keep in, Cutemon finished. "He's Here."
For a few moments, the entire Bar was silent.
That is, until Terriermon and Togemogumon started clapping and cheering.
Then, everyone else joined in.
Cutemon and Lopmon shared a smile as they bowed.
"YE-EAHH!" Togemogumon cheered. "That was awesome!"
Dorulumon blinked a few times before he smirked. "Awesome indeed."
Beelzebmon smirked as well. "Not bad for someone who can't sing, eh?"
"Yeah."
Even Kazemon, who had been ignoring the songs in favor of trying to work out some kind of ballance in her Checkbooks, smiled at the song. "One of my favorite songs."
TO BE CONTINUED_ _ _|
A.N.: WOW! That was A lot of work. But man, was it fun or what? Anywhoooo... Let's see if anyone can guess what the next episode'll be about? Besides the title, anyways. XP
Also, due to 's account page acting funny for me, IDK when this chapter will ACTUALLY be uploaded, be it on 4/13 or 6/12. XP So, this is being written at 8:13 P.M. on 4/12/2011.
So, Yeah. PORTAL 2 COMES OUT IN 7 DAYS! (or is it 2? Those Valve people are so tricky! XP)
And then this AN Randomly vanished, but It seems I accidentally hit crtl-c which made it seem like it vanished because it reposted the end song which... Now I'm rambling like Bridge. (SEE: Power Rangers SPD)
Ah Well.
Enjoy!
_DTC