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Digimon Tamers Crimson Episode 40: Here's a lampshade...
It seems that Takeru isn't really feeling a sense of fear, nor worry... But instead a feeling of suspicion. "MagnaAngemon, I know we should be looking for our friends but... I have a very distinct feeling about this." MagnaAngemon then looked at his surroundings which is at the top of a very ominous looking tower and asked "You're assuming that this is some kind of trap?" Takeru then raised a hand towards the angel, and answered "No, it's just that... Every time our friends evolve their partners... We're always the last to go. And that's been going on since I've gotten you!" MagnaAngemon then asked "I fail to see where you're getting at TK, so you might want to be a little more clear on your suspicions." Takeru then turned to the angel and said "My point being, we're always last! The last to meet, and the last to evolve into stronger forms! Okay, if Yuki Terumi is behind my life... I will find every possible way to make his life a living hell. And if there is some godlike being out there that wants to me the butt of everyone's jokes, then I don't want to hear any of the bullshit he spews out!" He then looks towards the sky and says "You hear me! I'm sick. And tired. Of your Bullshit! Come out and face me coward!"
Meanwhile, in the writers' room...
In what appears to be an oridinary room a person on the computer looks to his left and wonders where that sound came from. He shrugs and says "Probably my imagination..." He then continues to type on the computer and says "Well, TK... You may not be the butt of everyone's jokes... But there is a good reason for you to go last... You just gotta wait and see."
Back with Takeru...
Takeru then sighed in defeat and said "Y'know what? I think whatever is gonna try and kill us... Will be what I take my rage out on!" MagnaAngemon then put his hand on Takeru's shoulder and said "I don't know about this feeling you have... But you shouldn't be so quick to judge people. Besides, that's what got you into that mess with Simon months ago right?" Takeru nodded at MagnaAngemon's statement and asked "But are you sure I'm as hopeful as he thinks I am?" MagnaAngemon smiled and responded "If you weren't hopeful... Then we wouldn't be partners now would we?" Takeru then said "You're right partner. Now how about we see what's behind all this darkness." MagnaAngemon responded "Honestly, I couldn't agree with you more TK." They walked around the top of the dark tower for quite a bit... Until a mysterious figure in the darkness said "Welcome, young Tamer and former Archangel. To the top of my little dungeon. I hope you enjoyed the trip here..." Takeru then saw a somewhat tall demonic figure which seemed to have quite a lot of metallic parts on the torso, though not so much on the hands, the leather clad legs with many belts on the pant legs, large red wings, and a face mask... Making his facial appearance, unknown to the whole world. MagnaAngemon was shocked at what he saw. "You're... Devimon."
The Devimon then responded "You are only half correct my holy nemesis." Takeru then analyzed the Digimon with his Digivice. "NeoDevimon, Virus Type, Ultimate Level. Attacks are: Guilty Claw, Deep Sorrow and Stun Claw." Takeru said quoting his Digivice. "Correct, little Tamer. However, I am aware of your ability to use modifying cards on your Digimon, so... Stun Claw!" Suddenly NeoDevimon reached out to Takeru and gripped him slightly. However, that grip caused Takeru to slump onto the floor in pain. "Takeru! What did you do to him?!" MagnaAngemon asked NeoDevimon who responded "I merely decided to make the fight fair... That's all. Besides, it's not like you wouldn't have asked him to leave now would you?" MagnaAngemon looks down at his paralyzed Tamer who says "MagnaAngemon, just kick his ass... I know you'd think to hold back because of me... But you should know that I'd probably get in the way to begin with." MagnaAngemon then faced NeoDevimon and said "My Tamer is far from a burden... He's been probably my closest friend since I've been to the human world... And I refuse to leave him behind! Just to fight you!" NeoDevimon then responded "Fine then, if you won't leave your paralyzed human... I'll just put a barrier over him... Just so none of our attacks do harm to him." NeoDevimon then raised a barrier over Takeru and tested it's durability. "Now then, will you fight me at full strength... Knowing your partner is safe and sound?" NeoDevimon asked. MagnaAngemon then projected excalibur on his wrist and said "Fine then. I'll fight at full strength... Devil!"
Meanwhile at the bottom of the tower...
SPIRAL MATRIX EVOLUTION._
V-Mon... Wormmon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Imperialdramon Fighter mode!
Gatomon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Ophanimon!
After the light died down, there were now two Mega level Digimon in the place of three tamers and three digimon. One of the Ogremon was confused by what had happened and said "I thought... That if a human merges with a Digimon, there'd be at least one Digimon each. But now, I only see two Digimon." One of the others responded "Yeah, that is true... Usually when a Digimon evolves, that would mean they'd get bigger... Not combine together." There was quite a bit of murmur amongst the crowd of Ogremon that surrounded the two megas, which then prompted them to sweat drop at these questions. Inside the data spheres Daisuke, Ken and Hikari seem to be in a similar state of confusion. "Shouldn't we just... Y'know take them out or something?" Daisuke asked in which Hikari responded "Yeah, this'll get annoying real fast." Imperialdramon and Ophanimon then readied their weapons and attacked the group of confused Ogremon. After a while, the room seemed to grow empty really fast, and the Ogremon proceeded to drop like flys. One Ogremon however, escaped the massacre and headed up to the higher floors to seek out help in this unlikely situation. He then arrived at the room where a Digimon that looked like a metal monkey sat on his couch and sat through various cat videos on the internet. "Awww, that one looks so adorable! These humans created probably some of the best entertainment since that "King of Rock" guy passed away." The monkey digimon said regarding the current video he was watching. "MetalEtemon! There are intruders in the Tower! And they literally destroyed all of our fellow men!"
MetalEtemon paused the video after hearing this and asked "Would you care to repeat that?" Ogremon then said "Um... There are two really powerful Digimon that took out all of our forces sir! And it might be wise to not-" He was then cut off by MetalEtemon crushing his head, and reducing him to mere data. "Then you probably should have died with them soldier! Well, I guess I better teach them some manners." MetalEtemon then punched through his door, which got the attention of Imperialdramon and Ophanimon. "My, oh my... It's an Archangel and a Royal Knight! Now I would say that today was probably my birthday. But, I killed my little informant. So I can't really say this is a birthday gift now can I?" MetalEtemon said to the two megas before jumping down to ground level in order to greet them. Ken was confused by this Digimon's appearance and asked "Does anyone know who this guy is?" Hikari responded "Not a clue." Daisuke added "Yeah, I got nothing and I've played the card game a tad bit longer." Hikari and Ken both shrugged at Daisuke's statement, and MetalEtemon has become a bit angry with these Digimon's lack of knowledge on him. "Perhaps you need a little bit of a story... I was once a proud singer in the Digital World, but then... So many Digimon including this Imp guy and his lion friend booed me before I could even get a your welcome for my performance. Since then, I've wandered this Digital World, looking for the right crowd and sure enough... Those Ogremon you killed, were probably the best crowd I've ever had! And now, I've come to avenge them. I, The almighty MetalEtemon... Will rock you!"
Silence then enveloped the room as a packet of data tumbled casually by the three. Imperialdramon then remembered something. "I did hear that you like... Certain things MetalEtemon." MetalEtemon was confused by Imperialdramon's statement and responded "I beg your pardo-" Suddenly a dog biscuit was thrown at his face. MetalEtemon asked angrily "Would you care to explain to me... What this is?!" Ophanimon answered "I believe that is a dog biscuit." MetalEtemon then asksed "Do you two think I'm a dog? Look at me! Look at me! I'm made of chrome Digizoid! I've got a monkey tail! And I can actually speak your language! Unless I'm one of those idiotic dogs from that one movie... HOW IN THE HELL AM I A DOG!?" Imperialdramon and Ophanimon then looked at each other... And threw more dog biscuits at MetalEtemon... "Just for that... I"m gonna kill the two of you, slowly... And very, very, VERY painfully!" He then charged at Ophanimon, only to be impeded by Imperialdramon grabbing his tail and throwing him towards a wall. "Hm... A tough one huh? I guess this might take a while then." He proceeded to charge at Imperialdramon who blocked his kick... But it seemed the impact hit the wall behind him, rather than on him. Suddenly MetalEtemon spawned a mic stand that acted like a staff to him. "Alrighty then tall dark, and/or dragon man... Let's dance!" He then charged at Imperialdramon with the mic stand and the two then matched each other blow for blow... Until Ophanimon joined the mix and got a hit on MetalEtemon...
Back with Takeru and MagnaAngemon...
MagnaAngemon and NeoDevimon seemed to be evenly matched in this fight. However, MagnaAngemon seemed to be slowly wearing down as the fight goes on... Whereas, NeoDevimon seems to be perfectly fine. "You must be quite tired Archangel... How are you feeling?" MagnaAngemon was panting despite neither one of them laying a scratch on each other. When he caught his breath he asked "Explain to me this: How exactly are you not wearing down after all of this fighting?" NeoDevimon then answered "It's because I'm a cyborg-like Digimon. I may not be able to win against you with conventional means... But that doesn't dictate that I won't try to even out the competition. There's no ploy at all to this contest... It's whoever can last longer. And sadly, you look like you aren't going to win this round now are you, Archangel?" When MagnaAngemon heard this explanation he seemed to sense that, for starters... He was right. It's not the difference in power, but rather the difference in stamina. Humans and Digimon are limited by how much they can endure and dish out, whereas cybernetic Digimon... Could easiliy outlast him. Unfortunately for MagnaAngemon, they've been evenly matched throughout the entire fight. Which meant... Unless if MagnaAngemon can land a blow powerful enough to destroy NeoDevimon in one go... He can't hope to claim victory.
The Archangel then attmepted to create a portal for his opponent. "Heaven's Gate!" He said before completing the portal. NeoDevimon was not surprised by this tactic, so he sunk his claws into the ground in order to keep him from falling into the portal. As the portal was trying to suck him in, NeoDevimon said "If this portal is your attempt at destroying me, then forget it! My Tower is made to take Ultimate level attacks, and I have no limits in regard to stamina! So I'm afraid your chances of succeeding, are absolute zero." However, MagnaAngemon got behind him and said "I wasn't just relying on the portal... I was hoping to knock you into it!" He then grabbed NeoDevimon and put him in a full nelson before walking towards the portal. "Do you have any clue what you're about to do?! The moment I go, you'll follow me!" MagnaAngemon responded "If things go smoothly... Then that's the plan!" Takeru, still paralyzed from NeoDevimon's claw looked at his partner and said "Don't do this... I can't lose you too! First my parents get divorced! Then my dad takes Yamato away! And now you're leaving me! I'm begging you... Patamon... Please Don't go..." Takeru seemed to be crying at this sight which made MagnaAngemon feel quite a bit of regret. He then said "I'm sorry Takeru. Just promise to keep me, in your heart..."
He then charged towards the gate with NeoDevimon, who was trying everything to prevent him from going through the portal. Once the two reached it, NeoDevimon grabbed the top parts of the portal and tried crushing the gate. To MagnaAngemon's surprise and shock... He managed to destroy the portal. NeoDevimon then punched MagnaAngemon who, after this attempt... De-evolved back into Patamon. Takeru was struggling to move in his paralysis, just to save Patamon. "Patamon... Why? Why did you do it?" Takeru asked the small Digimon while cradling it in his weakened arms. "TK... I just wanted to be brave... And make a necessary sacrifice for my friend... Just like how Guilmon would. He was brave, kind and a great leader... Just like his Tamer." Takeru smiled at Patamon and said "Yeah, I get how you feel about this. I would sometimes like to look up to Simon even though he tried to leave us. He only tried just to protect us, which I can understand... But he's still an idiot." Patamon then cuddled up into his partner's chest. However, NeoDevimon noticed the two and said "Tis a shame little Tamer... I was going to spare you and just kill the ArchAngel. But you had to break the paralysis and save him didn't you? Oh well, even if Daemon is dead... I still have to end you regardless of his Tamer being in the way."
Takeru looked at NeoDevimon with a look that could very well kill someone and said "Look here buddy! I'm not just gonna stand here and watch you kill Patamon! From here on, I'll fight you with him!" NeoDevimon hesistated for a moment and responded "Child, do you really believe that you can beat me?" Takeru smiled and said "Of course we can! Me and Patamon could totally kick your ass to next week! If I am truly as hopeful as my friends say... You bet your ass I'm gonna use all that hope in order give us both strength! Strength that we can use to end this fight! Once. And. For. All!" Suddenly a bright light emanated from both Takeru and Patamon, which ended up blinding NeoDevimon just from the mere sight of it all. "I don't understand! How could a human and a Digimon give off such a powerful light?! Unless... Of course, his partner is an Archangel... And he must be the vessel that contained what he needed." NeoDevimon said to himself regarding what was happening around him.
SPIRAL MATRIX EVOLUTION._
"Spiral Matrix Evolution!" Takeru said before being enveloped by a data core. He fell into his partner and Patamon began to change into something just as magnificent as Ophanimon and Cherubimon. Except, he was entirely enveloped in silver armor, with only a few areas on the armor being blue. However, like Ophanimon it may have gained ten wings but it's mask completely obscures his face so none can see it. The most unusual part on Seraphimon is it's loincloth which has an unusual Digicode that translates to "All shall be one with me".
Patamon Spiral Matrix Evolve to... Seraphimon!
Meanwhile down below...
Imperialdramon and Ophanimon seem to be having a hard time with MetalEtemon. Or more acurately, having a hard time finishing him off. "So then, you all think you're so clever. Thinking that you could beat me with your superior power level. WELL GUESS WHAT?! I've gained enough power through my crowd to make my nigh unstoppable! And the guy who hired me upstairs... Is probably killing your friend right about now..." After MetalEtemon said that, a bright light emanated the room which somehow distracted the metal monkey. "Who turned the lights on now!?" He asked nobody in particular. Imperialdramon and Ophanimon saw an opportunity and decided to charge at him with both their cannon and javelin charged. Once they had him above ground they finished charging their attacks "Positron Blaster/Eden's Javelin!" They said before firing their attacks up into the ceiling with MetalEtemon on the recieving end of the attack. "I'LL REMEMBER THIS!" He yelled as he was launched straight through the ceiling and blasted off into the unknown. Imperialdramon and Ophanimon flew up to the top of the tower in order to meet up with their friend. When they got to the top, they saw what appeared to be Seraphimon floating slightly above NeoDevimon.
"So, this is the most powerful of all the Archangels... Seraphimon." NeoDevimon said regarding the large armored angel in front of him. "I'm afraid that your sins have made you irredeemable NeoDevimon. Hence forth, I shall eliminate you. I swear upon my oath that, we shall be all the good in the world. And we swear to defeat... All evil in the world!" NeoDevimon prepared to strike Seraphimon "Guilty Claw!" He said before attempting to strike the Archangel... Only for the arm he used to be chopped off by excalibur. "Seven Heavens!" Seraphimon said before firing seven orbs of light at NeoDevimon which upon impact, began to reduce him to data. "Don't think... That this ends here! There are others... More powerful than even I or Vamdemon! If you are to eliminate all evil in the world... You must destroy Yggdrasil and his forces! I bid you farewell... Archangel..." He then laughed at his enemy before he was nothing but data. Inside the data sphere Takeru felt like he truly was as noble as his Digimon. "Patamon, are you sure that you haven't changed?" Takeru asked his partner who responded "Don't worry TK, it's just a phase I have. Your personality will still be intact as we progress through this evolution." Takeru nodded in relief and then asked "One thing I do have to ask: Why do I have to be a stripped down Ken doll in this thing!?"
Daisuke in his data sphere responded "I'm assuming it has to do with us becoming a Digimon since, they're not known for wearing clothes and all that." Takeru sighed and said "I hope Simon doesn't have to put up with this shit." Hikari then said "Speaking of which, maybe we should find him." Daisuke, Ken and Takeru all nodded and said "Right!"
"Mode Change! Imperialdramon dragon mode!" Imperialdramon transformed into his dragon form to fly with Ophanimon and Seraphimon towards their leader's potential location.
Meanwhile with Simon and Co.
Simon was on lookout with his sensing powers, hoping to see the rest of his missing friends. Wisemon said to him that, they'd be gathering at their location at any time now. "Hm? What's that thing?" Simon asked nobody as he saw something that was coming down towards the library. He saw that it's shadow was about to land on him, so he moved slightly to the right of the shadow... And the figure crash landed in front of the entrance with Simon still confused. When he saw a Digimon in the ground he instinctively got in a fighting stance and prepared to pull out his sword. When the figure came out he said "You know what? I'm gonna take my rage out on the next Mon that I see!" He turns to see Simon poised to fight and thought "Well, I guess I could get a shot in on this guy! He may have a gender unlike us mons... But that will be his weakness!" He ran up to Simon and threw a kick right at his groin. The metal monkey smirked at his success... Only to see that his own chrome digizoid was breaking upon kicking him. He saw that he was slowly breaking apart and bursting into data. "I'm sorry... Was that supposed to hurt me?" Simon asked sincerely as the metal monkey was then reduced to nothing but data. Simon then thought to himself "Huh? Oh well, I guess I'll just wait for the others."
Henry came outside to check on their leader. "We heard an impact! Is everything okay?" Henry asked out of concern for Simon who responded "It was nothing... Just a bug. I decided to play windshield for the day." Henry was suspicious of what kind of bug could have created a crater that's near human sized... But he decided to roll with it considering the day he was having. Simon then detected about three energy signatures heading his way. "Finally, now I won't have to worry about them." He said to himself even though Henry had heard him. "Should I get the others?" Henry asked Simon who answered "I'm gonna need you to, considering that I'm gonna need to work up an apology for everyone." Henry nods to Simon's request before going into the library to get the others and their Digimon. As he was walking in, Rika and the others looked at Henry before Rika asked "So... What's his deal? Is he gonna meet them himself or..." Henry quickly answered "He wants to apologize to all of us." Terriermon got angry and said "Seriously!? He still needs to apologize to us!? I thought he already did that! Why is he insisting on being such a moron!?" Nia then said "Well, he feels the need to make sure we're still with him. But he sometimes doesn't really get that we're still his friends... And we're grateful to him for saving most of us."
Rika looks at Nia and asks "Most of us?" Impmon then answered "Yeah! Me and Nia saved ourselves from that stupid labratory... Though, not without regret." Renamon asks "What do you mean by regret?" Impmon hesitated for a bit and answered "An old friend of mine was going to be resurrected... So I had to put an end to him, before he could cause any more damage." The others kept on telling the stories about their little... Escapades. Guilmon on the other hand went outside to find his Tamer. He approached Simon and asked "Simon, are you still doubting yourself at this point?" Simon looked at Guilmon and answered "I may not have much doubt in my mind... But there are still things that I am concerned about. Perhaps I am an idiot, maybe I am a hypocrite. But, that still won't make me give up on everything!" Guilmon then asked "So... What's keeping you from your "apology"?" Simon responded "Besides, making sure everyone is here... Honestly, it's how everyone feels about me at this point. They may forgive me... But I don't know if they'll ever want to go with me anymore. I left them because I overestimated myself, and no matter how many people are on par with me... I still felt like doing things on my own. And that's why I'm quite a terrible leader." Guilmon shook his head and said "You brought everyone together. Not me or anyone else. Besides, if I never met you... Then who would be my partner Simon?"
Simon was about to respond to Guilmon's question, but then he saw the three mega level Digimon land and de-fuse to reveal... Daisuke, Ken, Hikari, Takeru and their partners. "Do you think they're here Daishuke?" V-Mon asks his Tamer who responds "I think so..." The door opened to reveal Henry and the others greeting their friends. "I'm glad you could all make it. And quite honestly... I've got a hell of a lot to say to you guys." He then motions them to follow him to the top of a hill nearby. They sat around in a circle as though a campfire was in the center. Everyone waited for a bit as their leader composed his thoughts. "After everything we've been through... I don't even know if I have the right to be your leader anymore. And before any of you say anything, I would like to apologize to each and everyone of you for my... reckless behavoir today. I'm not asking you to follow me anymore through this journey... That is your choice alone to make. And I already know what Guilmon's answer is, so I just want to know what your answer is." Simon hung his head in shame thinking that they're going to stop following him. Henry had everyone huddle nearby him and discuss their answers without Simon hearing about it.
"He's seriously thinking we're gonna just leave him and Guilmon to fight alone!? After all of this!?" Takeru whispered to the others. "He thinks that because he goes off on his own, that means he isn't worthy of being leader. I believe he's been a great leader... Despite recent events." Ken says trying to explain to Takeru. The Digimon huddled in a separate area from their Tamers to discuss how they feel. "He may not be all that smart... But he can prove to be very competent when it comes to battle. He's very inspiring when it comes to speeches, but I'm guessing he still has a lot to deal with. Although, he might need to understand we're still with him." Renamon said to the other Digimon who nodded in agreement. "Maybe I should go up and bonk him in the head... Ya know, to make him momentai." The others sighed at Terriermon's idea and Lopmon said "Terriermon, we don't need to cause him any more physical harm just for him to listen." Patamon added "Yeah, TK and Guilmon already took care of that. Besides, I think the most he needs is emotional support." Gatomon responded "I was gonna be with Terriermon at this point... But Patamon's right about this." Most of the Digimon went back to the center except for V-Mon and Gatomon. "Hey Gatomon... So if Davish and Kari live together... Does that mean we have to live together too?" Gatomon did a face palm at V-Mon's question and answered "Yes V-Mon, if our Tamers ever move in together, that means we'll live together."
Henry and the others nodded after a long conversation with each other, since they had pretty much the same conversation... Daisuke then asked "Have you guys seen a metal monkey named MetalEtemon?" Henry and the others were confused and Nia said "Nope, never heard of him." Daisuke shrugged his shoulders and they went back to the circle with their Digimon. "Simon, I know you don't think we should follow you at this point... But we've made up our minds." Henry said to Simon who looked to his friends. "You've helped me through my problems after my Dad died... So I want you to know that I still don't blame you for what happened." Rika said reassuring Simon. "I love you Simon... You should know that by now. I'll stay with you through your entire journey." Simon was still a bit surprised by what Nia had said about him. "Simon, you helped me get closer to my big brother... So now, I want to help you in return. And that means, no more pity parties!" Suzie said trying to motivate Simon. "You saved my life that day six years ago... So I wanted to make sure you were okay that day when you were admitted to the hospital." After Daisuke said this, tears were starting to fall down from his eyes. "Not only did you find my brother, but you also made me into a braver person. So thanks for living up to your promise." Hikari said which brought a smile to Simon's face. "Getting to know you and the others has been quite riveting Ackerman. And I hope we can continue that throughout this journey." Ken said being grateful to his leader.
Takeru stood up and said "As for me Simon, I have issues regarding the fact that my big brother is away and... You remind me a lot of him in a way. I didn't want anyone to replace him, but now I realize that... You just wanted to help me through my problems, and now me and Patamon wish to get you through yours." He put out his hand to Simon, and to the Shadow Tamer's surprise, he saw himself offering the same hand to Takeru. "Alright guys, from now on... We do this together. I'm not gonna drag anyone down with me. We fight together and we're going back home together." Simon said taking Takeru's hand and helping himself up. They all cheered for Simon finally coming to his senses... Only for the other Digimon besides Renamon to dog pile on the leader. Henry then said "Terriermon! Get off of him!" Simon then did something very odd to the others. He started laughing as the Digimon piled onto him. "Don't worry about it Henry! It's fine! Besides, this is the most fun I've had so far!" The others laughed with their leader including Renamon who found the situation pretty funny...
Now that the Tamers have reunited and Simon vowing to no longer go off on his own, can they defeat Vamdemon and his army? And what of Xros Heart? What have they been doing during all of this? Find out next time, on Digimon Tamers Crimson!