(A/N: I'm not overly fond of this chapter title, but at the same time I also think it worked well. Know what I mean? But if anyone has a better title, I'd consider changing it. Just throwing that out there. For now, lets see how Ash and his friends handle Devimon.)

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Chapter 8: Pokemon vs. Devimon

Ash and his friends stared at Devimon. They had seen Professor Stevens' sketch, they had seen Devimon's imagine in his profile, but seeing the fallen angel Digimon in person was something else entirely. He did indeed resemble a man crossed with a Zubat, only much more devilish looking.

Ash felt a shiver run up his spin as the fallen angel Digimon loomed over them. The arrogant look on his face clearly showed that he fully expected things to go his way, no matter what the townsfolk decided. His grin promised unspeakable consequences if they refused him.

"Well?" he demanded. "I gave you a week to decide. Will you bow down to me, or will you stand against me? Resist, and I will destroy this town and everyone in it. Bare in mind that whether you resist or submit makes no difference, either option will make this town an example to the rest of the world."

Officer Jenny growled. She had long since realized that Cotton Town was meant to serve as an example to the rest of the world. And Devimon was right; whatever answer they gave would suit his purpose. If they submitted to him, the rest of the world would take it to mean that it was futile to oppose Devimon. Sure there would still be those that fought back, but Devimon will still dominate much of the world without so much as lifting a finger.

Then again, if they resisted, Devimon wouldn't hesitate to destroy the entire town and kill them all. That too would provide an example to the rest of the world of what would happen to those that defied him. In fact, it was likely that even more people would choose to obey him out of fear if that happened than if Cotton Town actually submitted to him. Nether option was appealing, but at least one choice would keep them alive.

Still, she just couldn't bring herself to bow down to this monster. It was her duty to protect the citizens, and that included from tyranny and threat. And if the mayor and his council members wouldn't make a decision, she would.

Her Growlith and Arcanine had already failed to stop him when the town had resisted the first time, but she had her own devices. Pulling her gun, she pointed it at Devimon and fired. The fallen angel Digimon simply raised his hand to shield his face from the shots, but made no move to actually avoid the bullets. She fired until her gun was empty, then lowered her weapon in disbelief.

"That actually stung a bit," Devimon commented. He lowered his hand and stared down at the policewoman with a frown. "So you have chosen to resist after all." His eyes narrowed slightly, and a wicked smile crossed his face. "Or maybe, it's only you."

Using his Demon's Ray, he fired a beam of unholy energy at her. Officer Jenny stood frozen to the spot as the attack came at her.

"Pikachu!" Ash cried.

No further order was needed as Pikachu sent out a Thunderbolt. It struck against the beam, and the two attacks exploded, the blast knocking Officer Jenny off her feet, but leaving her relatively unharmed.

Devimon frowned and looked at Ash and Pikachu. "What is this now? More opposition?"

Ash thumped his chest. "I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. I aim to be the world's greatest Pokemon Master. If you think I'm going to let some evil freak from another dimension take over my world, you've got another thing coming."

"Pika! Pika, Pika!"

Devimon cocked his head to the side. "You don't say. Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, is it?" He chuckled. "Well, boy, I hope your act of bravery was worth it, because after I've killed you, I'm going to destroy your hometown for your defiance."

Ash was taken aback by Devimon's threat. That hadn't exactly been his intention when he announced who he was. He'd been trying to show his confidence, not target Pallet Town.

"Hey, Ash," Brock whispered to him, "maybe in the future you should reframe from giving out too much information when introducing yourself to evil monsters that want to take over the world."

Ash sweat-dropped. "Yeah, I kind of just realized that myself."

"Pikachu…"

Devimon laughed. "Fear not. At the very least, you won't witness the destruction of your town." His grin widened. "But, you will witness the destruction of this one. Laser Wing!"

He began flapping his wings. A heavy wind picked up, strong enough to knock the Trainers off their feet. Poor Pikachu dug his claws into the ground, but it was no use, and the wind carried him off.

"Pikachu!" Ash called, and lunged forward, grabbing his friend before he was carried away.

"What's happening!?" Misty cried, shouting to be heard over the wind as she held Togepi tightly.

"Look there!" Brock pointed.

A dark tornado had manifested, and it began moving through the town. Devimon laughed as his tornado tore up trees and ripped the roofs off the houses. The remaining townsfolk that were still outside fled from the fallen angel Digimon, taking up shelter wherever they could until only Officer Jenny remained.

"We've got to stop this," Brock declared, taking out a PokeBall. "Crobat, use your Whirlwind!"

The bat Pokemon appeared. It flew fearlessly towards the dark tornado struggling to fly in the heavy wind as the air pressure threatened to tear its wings from its body.

"Crobot!" it cried, flying into the tornado. It began flapping its wings rapidly, stirring up another tornado within the first one. As the opposing tornado kicked up inside the one Devimon had created, the two canceling each other out, and both tornados dispersed. The heavy wind died down, leaving the town a little worse for wear.

Devimon scowled. "So, we're going to have to do this the hard way." He hopped down, landing a short distance from them. "Then show me your power, oh great Pokemon Master."

Ash glanced at his friends. "We're going to have to go all out with this." He received nods of agreement, and they all reached for their PokeBalls. "Totodile, Cyndaquil, Bayleef, Noctowl, Phanpy, I choose you!"

As Crobat returned to Brock's side, he threw out his other Pokemon. "Go, Onix, Geodude, Forretress!"

"Corsola, Politoed, Staryu, come on out!" Misty cried, sending out hers as well. She did not call on Goldeen since the goldfish Pokemon couldn't battle on land, nor did she summon a certain platypus Pokemon, for obvious reasons. As for Togepi, she decided to tuck the spike ball Pokemon safely in her bag. "You stay in here, Togepi."

Yet as she closed the bag, a beam of light flowed out of it as Psyduck once again decided to summon itself.

"Psyduck!" Misty complained to it. "I didn't call for you!"

But the platypus Pokemon was already charging forward, rushing towards Devimon. But as he approached, his charge became a walk, then a slow waddle before he stopped completely. The fallen angel Digimon towered over him, raising an eyebrow.

"Psyduck," the platypus Pokemon muttered, then suddenly seemed to realize how ferocious of an opponent he was facing. "Psy, Y, Y, Y!"

He raced back to the others, speeding past Trainers and Pokemon alike, and kept going, wailing all the while. Misty just sighed as she stared at his retreating form. "Oh, Psyduck…"

Ash glanced at the policewoman. "Officer Jenny, we'll hold him off. You go make sure everyone stays safe."

She gave him a disapproving glare. "Are you crazy? I can't leave you to fight this monster!"

Devimon chuckled. "Trust me, it won't be much of a fight."

"We'll see about that," said Brock. "Onix, use Tackle!"

Smirking, Devimon leapt up into the air as the rock snake Pokemon lunged at him, avoiding the attack. Ash commanded Bayleef to use her Razor Leaf, but Devimon swiped at the bladed vegetation, shredding the leaves.

"Evil Wing!" he cried, unleashing a wave of evil energy from his wings. It flowed over the group of Pokemon, sending them flying.

Devimon came in for a landing, touching down in front of Politoed. It jumped to its feet and leapt up in the air, using Mega Punch. Devimon caught its fist, and Politoed was left hanging in the air. A spray of water and a stream of fire flowed against the fallen angel Digimon's back, and he turned to find Totodile and Cyndaquil using their Water Gun and Flamethrower on him. He threw Politoed at them, and the frog Pokemon crashed into Totodile.

With his Death Claw, he used his hand like a spear, stretching his arm towards the fire mouse Pokemon. Cyndaquil leapt aside, avoiding the attack, and used Swift, the stars flying into Devimon's face.

"Bayleef, Vine Whip!" Ash order. "Restrain him!"

"Bayleef!" Her vines shot out, coiling around his arm. He threw her an irritated look, and yanked his arm back. Bayleef was pulled forward and fell at Devimon's feet. He glared down at her, but Noctowl immediately crashed into the back of his head with his Sky Attack.

"Crobat, use Supersonic!" Brock ordered.

"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Ash added.

Crobat flew in front of Devimon and began emitting a loud continuous screech that could shatter glass. Devimon cringed slightly as Pikachu charged towards him.

"Hell Contract!" Devimon cried, unleashing a dark cloud of cursed energy that burst from his body. It flowed over Crobat, and the bat Pokemon ceased its attack and immediately retreated from the cloud. Even Bayleff's vines slackened, and she released Devimon, pulling her vines from the cloud.

Pikachu was consumed by the cloud as well, and he tripped over his own feet. He groaned in pain as the cloud affected him, and Devimon laughed as he used his Deadly Nail, swiping at Pikachu with his claw, sending Pikachu flying from the cloud.

"Noctowl, get rid of that cloud!" Ash ordered.

The owl Pokemon nodded and flapped its wings, unleashing Whirlwind. The cloud was blown away, and Devimon's attention turned to it. He used his Deadly Nail again, but Noctowl avoided it.

"Staryu, Rapid Spin!" Misty ordered. "Corsola, use Bubble Beam!"

"Corsola!" the coral Pokemon cried, and unleashed a stream of multi-colored bubbles. They rained against Devimon as Staryu flew threw the air, crashing into him, then doubled back to hit him again.

"Phanpy, Earthquake!" Ash cried.

"Phan!" The long nose Pokemon stomped on the ground, and the earth cracked apart beneath Devimon's feet, bringing him down to one knee.

Staryu came at him while he was down, but Devimon's hand shot out and caught it. He grinned as he looked up at it, but then Onix's tail suddenly wrapped around him from behind

"That's it!" Brock cried, making a fist. "Bind him!"

Devimon grunted as Onix tightened around him, and he looked up at the rock snake Pokemon. He still held Staryu in his hand, his arm extending out of Onix's body. Using the starfish Pokemon like a shuriken, he threw it at Onix. It hit the rock snake Pokemon in the head, and Devimon grinned as he managed to use his constricted arm and legs to push Onix's tail off him.

Flying up into the air, he used his Death Claw, once again striking Onix in the head. The rock snake Pokemon went down, and Devimon grinned. The smile soon left his face as a blast of psychic energy from Noctowl's Confusion hit him. This was followed by a Sonic Boom from Crobat, and a Spike Cannon from Corsola down below.

Devimon flew down to the ground. He smacked Corsola away with his Deadly Nail, then grabbed hold of Onix's tail. Showing tremendous strength that he didn't look capable of, he swung the rock snake Pokemon around, smacking him into both Noctowl and Crobat, and both Pokemon fell from the sky.

Cyndaquil, Bayleef, and Forretress fired their Flamethrower, Razor Leaf, and Spikes at him. The attacks hit, but didn't seem to cause much, if any, damage. Devimon released Onix, throwing him at his attackers. The rock snake Pokemon didn't land on them, but hit the ground and skidded into them. The fallen angel Dgimon was playing with them, and they knew it.

"Phanpy, use Hyper Beam!" Ash commanded.

The long nose Pokemon did as it was told and fired a beam of rainbow colors. Devimon turned to it and held up his hands. He caught the beam, but it was stronger than he anticipated, the power of the attack pushing him back, his feet leaving skid marks.

When the attack died down, Devimon looked at his hands. His palms were smoking, and he clenched them irritably. "That was impressive. Now let me show you a little beam of my own."

He pointed his finger at Phanpy, but before he could attack, Geodude came bursting up from underground, having used his Dig attack. He came up beneath Devimon's foot, causing the fallen angel Digimon to lose his balance and stumble back.

Growling, he reached down and grabbed Geodude's arm, lifting him into the air. The rock Pokemon didn't back down though and unleashed a Sandstorm into the fallen angel Digimon's face. He snarled in frustration and began rubbing his eyes as Phanpy came at him with its Rollout, slamming into the same foot Geodude had hit with his Dig.

"Miserable pests," Devimon growled, and swung Geodude, striking Phanpy with him. He then threw the rock Pokemon to the ground as if he scored a touchdown and brought his foot down on him, pressing Geodude into the ground. "You think you can defeat me? You're nothing but a bunch of nuisances that keep distracting me."

A bolt of electricity struck him, and he turned to Pikachu. The electric mouse Pokemon glared at him, his red cheeks sparking. "Pika, Pika, Pika! Pikachu!"

Devimon just grinned. "Is that so? Well, I would certainly like to see that. But first, let me show you what I was going to show your friend." He pointed a finger at the electric mouse Pokemon. "Demon's Ray!"

A beam of energy shot from his finger. Pikachu used Agility to avoid it, and began racing towards Devimon. He fired several more beams, and Pikachu continued to avoid them until one hit the ground in front of him, blasting him back.

Smirking, he turned to the group consisting of Staryu, Totodile, and Politoed as all three used Water Gun. The water itself didn't bother him, but the intense water pressure was not appealing.

"It'll take more than a bath to stop me. Death Hand!"

He held out his hands, and waves of evil energy radiated out of them. It flowed over the three Water Pokemon, and they were knocked back. He followed up with another Demon's Ray, but Onix moved into the attacks path, shielding his friends, but getting gravely damaged himself in the process.

Forretress hopped forward. "Forretress, Forretress. Tress."

Bayleef glanced at it. "Bay, Bay, Bayleef."

"Forretress."

Bayleef nodded and wrapped a vine around the bagworm Pokemon. She swung it around and threw it at Devimon. The fallen angel Digimon turned and caught it before Forretress collided with his head. He sneered at the bagworm Pokemon, but Forretress just closed its eyes gleefully. "Forretress."

It began glowing and then released all its energy in one powerful blast as it used Explosion. Devimon cried out and was thrown backwards, crashing to the ground and remaining motionless. Forretress bounced across the ground too with dizzy swirls in its eyes, its energy completely depleted.

"Devimon's down!" Ash exclaimed.

"And he's not moving," Misty noted. "Did that do it?"

Pikachu hesitated, then ran over to Devimon. He crawled up the fallen angel Digimon's body, settling on his chest. He stared at Devimon's face for a few moments before reaching out and probing his chin.

There was no reaction, and Pikachu turned to the others. "Pika! Pika, Pika! Pika!"

Devimon's hand suddenly shot up and grabbed Pikachu. His eyes opened, and a grin spread across his face as he stood up. "That was a nice try." He looked down at Pikachu. "It looks like I caught a little rodent."

"Pikachuuu!" the electric mouse Pokemon cried, unleashing a Thunderbolt. Devimon hissed and threw Pikachu over to the others.

"Evil Wing!" he cried, spreading his wings. Energy flew out of his wings, blasting the Pokemon, sending them flying. Devimon laughed as he stared at them. "You're too weak. If I was a Rookie or a weaker Champion, you might have a chance, but my power far outstrips yours."

Misty turned to Ash. "What do we do, Ash? Devimon is too strong for our Pokemon."

Ash growled. He hated to admit it, but it looked like she was right.

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Veemon dropped down from the bars at the window and turned to the others. "It's him. Devimon is here."

"And he's making minced meat out of the Pokemon," Hawkmon added, flying beside the window.

TK kicked the cell door. "And we're stuck in here. We've got to get out there and help them."

Yolei looked at the bars. "But how? That policewoman has the keys."

Veemon snapped his fingers. "Just leave it to me. Vee Headbutt!" He slammed headfirst into the cell door, knocking it off its hinges. "Time for a jailbreak."

Davis beamed. "Great job. Now get us out of here."

"Allow me," Armadillomon replied. "Claw Chopping!"

He slashed at the bars with his claws, and they fell apart. The DigiDestined ran out of the cell and over to the window to get a look outside.

"That's Devimon, alright," TK growled.

"And it looks like our new friends need our help," Patamon added.

In his own cell, Professor Stevens stuck his arm out and waved to them. "Um, excuse me. Do you think you could get me out too?"

Armadillomon brandished his claws. "No problem. Claw Chop-"

"Hold up," Yolei interrupted. "Lets not completely destroy the cells, ok?"

The armadillo Digimon hesitated and rubbed the back of his head nervously. "Um, right, sorry. Lets try this. Diamond Shell!"

He curled up and rushed at the cell, knocking the door off its hinges. Professor Stevens whistled as he stepped out of the cell, giving Armadillomon an appreciative look. "Thanks for that."

They ran out of the holding area and quickly retrieved their Digivices and D-Terminals from the evidence locker. Professor Stevens' eyes lit up as he spotted two familiar PokeBalls.

"Porygon! Porygon 2!" he cried joyfully, snatching the two red and white balls and began nuzzling them happily. "I'm so glad to have you back!"

Cody raised an eyebrow. "How do you know they're yours?"

The professor scowled at them. "As if I wouldn't know my own PokeBalls."

The others sweat-dropped. Without a moment to waste, they hurried outside to where the battle was taking place. The Pokemon were all battle weary with the exception of Forretress, who was out cold. The Trainers and Officer Jenny looked worried, but Devimon almost seemed to be enjoying herself.

TK's grasp on his Digivice tightened as memories from nearly six years ago surfaced, during which the previous DigiDestined had fought the fallen angel Digimon back on File Island, and Angemon had given his life to defeat Devimon. Losing his partner had been, perhaps, the worst day of his life, rivaled only by his parents' divorce. He couldn't let Devimon's reign go on, he wouldn't. "Come on, let's finish this."

They ran over to the battle. Devimon's back was to them, and he seemed unaware of their presence. They came up to their new friends, who turned to them in surprise.

"You guys ok?" Yolei asked.

"How'd you get out?" Misty asked.

Officer Jenny glared at them. "I'd like to know that myself."

Davis shrugged. "Jailbreak," he replied simply.

"Officer Jenny," said TK, "I know you don't trust us, and you have no reason to trust us, but we're really here to stop Devimon."

"Just give us chance," Cody begged. "We'll show you whose side we're really on."

The policewoman's eyes narrowed, but she reluctantly nodded. "Fine then, if you really are on our side, then prove it."

They gave her appreciative smiles and hurried towards the fallen angel Digimon. "Hey, Devimon!" Davis shouted. "You miss us?"

The fallen angel Digimon turned to them, surprise flashing across his face. "What?! DigiDestined? Impossible! How are you here? I destroyed the source of the anomalies. No other portals should have appeared."

"Yeah, tough break," Veemon told him, "but we found another way."

"There's nowhere you can go that we can't follow," Patamon declared. "We'll always be there to stop you."

Devimon's face twisted into an angry scowl. "Then I'll just be sure to destroy you and your humans so you can never bother me again."

"That's never going to happen," Davis declared. He looked at his friends. "What do you say, guys? How about we break out the Digimentals and give our friends a lesson in Armor Digivolving."

"As long as it gets the job done," Yolei agreed.

Davis grinned. "Hey, professor, better take notes on this."

The professor already had his notebook out and a pencil. "I'm way ahead of you."

"Alright then, lets do it!"

They all held up their Digivices and cried out in one voice. "Digi-Armor Energize!"

Each D-Terminal suddenly produced a strange object. Each of these objects floated over to one of the Digimon, and they were engulfed in light once the objects touched them.

"Veemon Armor Digivolve to… Flamedramon, the Fire of Courage!"

"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to… Halsemon, the Wings of Love!"

"Armadillomon Armor Digivolve to… Digmon, the Drill of Knowledge!"

"Patamon Armor Digivolve to… Pegasusmon, Flying Hope!"

"Gatomon Armor Digivolve to… Nefertimon, the Angel of Light!"

"Wormmon Armor Digivolve to… Bucchiemon, Midsummer Night's Kindness!"

Six new much more powerful looking Digimon now stood in place of the original ones. Devimon glared at them furiously, and they glared back with just as much hostility. The Trainers and Officer Jenny stared in awe at the Digimon's new forms while Professor Stevens continued to write in his notebook without taking his eyes off the scene.

"Incredible," Ash awed. "Digivolution is so amazing."

Professor Stevens nodded vigorously. "It is! It is!"

Misty glanced at Devimon questioningly. "But why didn't Devimon attack them while they were Digivolving? It was the perfect opportunity, and he had ample time."

"Digimon don't attack other Digimon while they're Digivolving," Kari explained. "It's a cardinal rule."

"Yeah, the only one who ever didn't follow it was Infermon," said Yolei, as if the Trainers should know what she was talking about. "But that's because he had just been born for the first time and didn't know any better."

"Devimon knows better though," said Davis. "And he should know better than to mess with us."

The fallen angel Digimon was scowling, but then he broke out in a grin. "You're right. I do know better. Therefore… Hell Contract!"

The black cloud spread outward, hiding Devimon. It was the same way he had eluded them last time, and they were not about to let it happen again.

"Quick, don't let him get away!" Davis shouted.

The Digimon charged into the cloud, despite the damaging effects it held. They could see nothing, but they knew he was inside somewhere.

"Anyone see anything?" Flamedramon asked.

"Nothing," Halsemon replied, his eyes straining to see in the darkness and gloom.

Digmon looked around. "Yeah, just a bunch of black."

Devimon suddenly appeared between the two of them. "I can see. Touch of Evil!"

The two cried out, drawing the attention of the others, and they rushed over. "What happened?" Nefertimon cried.

Bucchiemon shook his head. "I don't know, I couldn't see."

"Touch of Evil!"

Two more cries. Flamedramon growled as he suddenly realized that Devimon had wanted them to come after him, and he quickly flew out of the cloud. "Everyone out now! He has too much of an advantage in there!"

Pegasusmon joined him a moment later, but none of the others followed. They waited for them to emerge, but none of them appeared.

"Noctowl, get rid of that cloud," Ash ordered.

"Noct!" the owl Pokemon cried, and used its Whirlwind.

The dark cloud was blown away, and everyone inside was revealed. Devimon was grinning wickedly, with Halsemon, Digmon, Nefertimon, and Bucchiemon by his side.

"The tables have turned now, Digi-brats," Devimon told them victoriously. "Your friends now belong to me."

(A/N: Danger! Danger! Devimon has taken control of the DigiDestined's Digimon, the same way he had taken control of Leomon, and we all know how bad that was. Now only Flamedramon and Pegasusmon are left to fight for the good guys. What are our heroes going to do? Things are definitely not looking up. Stay tuned to find out what happens next. Oh, by the way, if yo don't know who Bucchiemon is, he's Wormmon Armor Digivolution that appeared in the Digimon audio drama Armor Evolution to the Unknown, which takes place after Season 2 and Revenge of Diaboromon.)