(A/N: Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, and Seasons Greetings to everyone. The next chapter is here. Special thanks to Ultimate Black Ace for coming up with this chapter title. By the way, if you haven't seen the fan-art of FearDevimon I provided the link to last chapter, I encourage you to do so. It's not only a good pick, it provides a character profile and list of attacks and such.)

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Chapter 13: Terror of Two Worlds

Fearow and Devimon were gone, and a new creature stood in their place. It still resembled Devimon, only it was over twice his size. His black leather clothes were replaced by the brown feathers of Fearow, the Mark of Evil on his chest a lighter tan color rather than red. Long bird legs stretched down from his waist beneath Fearow-like tail feathers, ending in vicious looking talons.

Hanging from his shoulders were two more bird legs, only these were shaped more like arms, his hands being five fingered talons, even more deadly looking than the ones on his feet. His hole-filled bat wings were gone, replaced by Fearow's large bird wings that stretched out around him.

The head still resembled Devimon's for the most part. The skin around his mouth had gone from chalk white to black, blood red pointy teeth clearly visible as he smiled. His horns were the same blood red color, but his eyes had turned bright yellow. Protruding from his forehead was unmistakably the beak of Fearow that looked capable of opening and closing, and on top of his head was Fearow's decorative red coxcomb.

Though arguably less intimidating in appearance than Devimon, this new creature sent a shiver down the spine of all those present.

A wicked chuckle escaped the new Digimon, if that was indeed what the creature was, as it looked down at the others. "So, what do you think?"

His voice was higher-pitched than Devimon, but not quite at Fearow's level, more like a blend of the two, almost sounding as if he were speaking underwater. It gave the others chills and made their hairs stand on end.

"What just happened?" Yolei asked uneasily. "What did they do?"

"It looks like they evolved together," Brock replied, "or Digivolved, or something."

"He called it Bio-Merging," Professor Stevens replied, his hand moving on its own to write in his notebook, even though his gaze was locked on the creature. "Is this a type of Digivolution?"

"If it is, we've never heard of it," TK told him.

Holding out his arms, the creature towered over them. "Behold, you fools. I am FearDevimon, a Mega level Digimon born from the union of two different beings. My power rivals that of the Demon Lords. Fear and hatred are my strength. All those that oppose me will be met with a most unfortunate end. With my Death Drill attack, I can produce a beam that can bore through almost anything, and my Wicked Windstorm attack creates a mighty wind that causes whatever it touches to erode and decay."

"FearDevimon," Kari repeated. "I've never heard of a Digimon like this."

"Nor have I," the professor replied, "and I looked up the name of every known Digimon. There was no FearDevimon on that list."

"He must be new," Cody theorized. "Sometimes new Digimon come into being, like how Diaboromon was the first of his kind, or how Kimeramon was the first of his." He hesitated and glanced at Ken. "Sorry, I didn't mean anything by that."

"It's fine," the former Digimon Emperor replied, "we have bigger things to worry about."

FearDevimon chuckled. "It always amused me how you Digi-brats so desperately try to figure things out." He looked at his hands, then shifted his attention to his body. "This power is incredible. I've never felt anything like this. It far exceeds my expectations." He looked at the others. "DigiDestined, you have interfered with my plans one too many times, but I will allow it no longer. And you, boy," his gaze shifted to Ash, "I will make you pay for all the times you've humiliated me." He spread his wings. "My flock will regret casting me out. I'll show them just how powerful I've become. I'll not only reclaim our territory, but soon I'll conquer the entire world. No one can stop me now. This world belongs to me."

"That's not going to happen," Davis declared. He looked back at his friends. "Lets show our friends how we Digivolve the standard way."

Despite the threat that FearDevimon presented, Professor Stevens looked at the Digimon excitedly. "Yes, yes, do show me!"

Veemon sweat-dropped. "Wow, what a freak. Ok, here it goes. Veemon Digivolve to… ExVeemon!"

"Wormmon Digivolve to… Stingmon!"

"Hawkmon Digivolve to… Aquilamon!"

"Armadillomon Digivolve to… Ankylomon!"

"Patamon Digivolve to… Angemon!"

Gatomon glanced at the angel Digimon. "We better go to the next level."

Angemon nodded in agreement. "Good idea. Angemon Digivolve to MagnaAngemon!"

"Gatomon Digivolve to… Angewomon!"

The team stood at the ready. Each Digivolution was as impressive as the last, but it was the two angel Digimon that really drew the Trainers' attention. They had seen Angemon before, but MagnaAngemon was far more impressive. And Angewomon, it was hard to believe that the small white cat Digimon had become this magnificent angel.

Davis grinned. "So, what do you think?"

Misty couldn't tear her eyes away. "They're amazing."

"So Stingmon, Aquilamon, Ankylomon, and ExVeemon are Champions?" Ash asked. He looked at the two angel Digimon. "And Angewomon and MagnaAngemon are Ultimates?"

"Fascinating!" the professor exclaimed. "Truly fascinating!"

Misty cut her eyes at him. "He sure loves that word, doesn't he?" She looked at the others and realized someone was missing. "Hey, where did Brock go?"

The older Trainer had rushed forward and was now kneeling before Angewomon, holding her much larger hand in his. "You are truly a vision of beauty! An angel from Heaven here to bless us!"

Both Ash and Misty sweat-dropped. "Ok, this is getting weird," the former muttered.

"I'll say," Misty agreed. "Now he's putting the moves on a Digimon."

Professor Stevens was suddenly behind them. "In his defense, Angewomon could indeed pass for a human if she wasn't so large and didn't have those wings. Hmm, this makes me wonder at the possibilities of human and Digimon relationships. Fascinating."

"I don't care about the wings!" Brock declared. "They but add to your beauty, and your size merely provides more of you to love! Let us fly away to the gates of Heaven together!"

Angewomon looked increasingly uncomfortable. "This is very flattering, but I'm afraid it would never work out between us."

"Do not reject me so! I would Digivolve to a being suitable for you!"

Misty had had enough. Grabbing him by the ear, she began dragging him away from the angel Digimon. "How about you Digivolve into someone who's weakness is not every girl they see."

A chuckle escaped FearDevimon. "It's always so amusing to watch how others cling to such foolish notions like love and friendship. The only thing that truly matters is power."

"I'll show you power," ExVeemon declared. He flew towards FearDevimon, delivering a punch to his face. The demon Digimon did not react, not to dodge, nor when ExVeemon's fist slammed into his face. ExVeemon slowly pulled his hand back, looking at FearDevimon nervously. "Ok, so that didn't work. Lets try this. Vee-Las-"

FearDevimon backhanded him. Then his arm shot out, grabbing ExVeemon's leg before he was knocked too far away, and he threw him to the ground. His foot came down on top of him, pressing him into the ground.

The other Digimon moved in, launching a series of attacks. FearDevimon took to the air, avoiding them. He flew over to MagnaAngemon first, an obvious attempt at revenge on the angel Digimon. "Do not think this will end like our battle on File Island."

"No," MagnaAngemon agreed, "this time I'll make sure you actually die. Flying Sword of Justice!"

FearDevimon caught the glowing energy blade in one hand and raised the other. "Crow's Feet!"

He swiped his talon-hand through the air, his claws leaving streaks of dark energy. MagnaAngemon cried out as the claws wracked over his body, sending several silvery-white feathers flying. FearDevimon laughed as he kicked out, sending the angel Digimon crashing to the ground.

Angewomon came up behind him and fired aCelestial Arrow. He whirled around, catching the arrow of light, and easily broke it. "Your arrows are nothing to me. Let me show you a far more affective attack. Death Drill!"

The beak on his forehead began glowing. He fired a beam from it that literally drilled through the air. Angewomon countered with a Heaven's Charm, sending out a cross-shaped ray of holy light. FearDevimon's attack collided with it and easily forced its way through, causing it to disperse.

Beneath her helmet, Angewomon's eyes widened, and she raised her arms to block. It did little, if anything, to help, and the drilling beam struck her. She cried out and dropped from the sky, her body smoking.

FearDevimon laughed as Stingmon flew towards him. He was aware of the bug Digimon's presence, even before Stingmon unleashed a cry of "Spiking Strike!" Despite being over twice his size, FearDevimon easily dodged Stingmon's attack as the bug Digimon stabbed and swiped at him. He lifted his fist into the air and brought it down on him, and Stingmon hit the ground hard.

"Megaton Press!" Ankylomon cried, jumping impossibly high in the air for his size and coming down on FearDevimon.

The fallen angel Digimon's hand shot up, catching Ankylomon before he could come down on him. He sneered up at the dinosaur Digimon mockingly. "You need to put on several more tons if this attack is supposed to affect me."

"Blast Rings!" Aquilamon cried, firing a beam of rings from his mouth.

The attack blasted against FearDevimon's back, and he turned to the eagle Digimon, grinning. "Lets see how your attack works against your friend. What was it called again? Oh, yes, Megaton Press!"

He threw Ankylomon into Aquilamon, and they both hit the ground. With a sneer, he rose into the air higher, looking down at the fallen Digimon. "I certainly hope you've got more power to you than that, otherwise this fight will be far too one-sided." He spread his wings. "Storm of Knives!"

His wings began glowing, and blades of light began rapidly firing down at them. The glowing blades buried all over the ground and stopped glowing, revealing themselves to be hardened feather's acting as throwing knives. The Digimon cried out as the blades rained across them, stabbing and cutting across their bodies. MagnaAngemon attempted to defend with his Shield and Counter, but the glowing feather-blades easily shattered his barrier.

"Magna Jump!" he cried, launching himself into the air with a burst of holy energy. He flew towards FearDevimon, knocking the feather-knives away with his blade as he approached."Excalibur's Grace!"

FearDevimon grinned as he ceased firing and once again caught the blade. "Trying this again, are you? Let me show you something a little more affective. Pokemon Move: Drill Peck!"

The beak on his forehead began glowing as it acted as a drill. FearDevimon head-butted the angel Digimon, driving his beak into him. MagnaAngemon attempted to block with his shield, but it did little to help as he was knocked back.

"Hey!" Ash cried. "That was Fearow's Drill Peck attack! How's he know it?"

FearDevimon laughed. "Oh, did I forget to mention that I retained all the attacks I had as Fearow? Including this one. Pokemon Move: Mirror Move!"

He copied MagnaAngemon's Excalibur's Grace, a blade of energy forming around his hand, which he used to swipe at MagnaAngemon. The angel Digimon's own blade did nothing to block it, completely disbursing upon impact, and sending him crashing to the ground.

"This is bad," said Brock. "With FearDevimon able to use Mirror Move, he can use any attack used against him."

Angewomon stumbled forward, feather-knives protruding from her body, her hand pressed against the damaged area where FearDevimon's Death Drill had struck her. "He's become… so powerful… Just one hit, and I…"

She collapsed. Kari screamed her name and ran to her. "Are you ok? Say something."

Up above, FearDevimon laughed. "It's so cute to see how worried you are about your friend." He breathed deeply. "Yes, I can smell your fear. It's exquisite."

ExVeemon, Aquilamon, and Stingmon all flew up to him while Ankylomon stood his ground below. "We're not afraid of you," the dragon Digimon snarled.

The fallen angel Digimon grinned. "No, not right now. Right now you're angry. Angry that I hurt your friends. But I am fine with that. Anger works just as well. Wicked Windstorm!"

A heavy wind picked up. The four Digimon cried out as they were caught up in it. It was not a normal windstorm though; the wind was practically visible, and it hurt. The air pressure was too great, and they were helplessly pulled along.

"We have to do something," Ash declared.

Misty gave him a desperate look. "But, Ash, our Pokemon aren't strong enough to fight a monster like that. They couldn't even stand up to Devimon. They're just going to get hurt."

Ash growled. He knew she was right, but he had to do something. "We have to try. Charizard, go!"

The flame Digimon roared and took to the air. He flew around the windstorm, coming up from behind FearDevimon. Opening his mouth, he unleashed a Fire Spin. FearDevimon whirled around as the vortex of flames flowed over him and shot out his hand. It wrapped around Charizard's neck, cutting off his fire.

"You did well holding your own against me before, but you're nowhere near my level now." He grinned. "Lets pick up where we left off back then. I believe I was going to break your neck."

Panic ran through Ash, and he looked at the electric mouse Pokemon. "Pikachu, you should have the Type advantage. Use Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu nodded. "Chuuu!"

The electricity flew up and struck FearDevimon, flowing over his body. He looked down at the electric mouse Pokemon and sneered. "Trying to use my weakness against me, are you? It may have been effective when I was a mere Fearow, but now your attacks are so pathetic that I don't even feel them."

"Pika, Pikachu!"

He shrugged. "As you wish." He let Charizard fall, and the flame Pokemon landed by Pikachu. FearDevimon grinned as the beak on his forehead opened. "There, I have let him go, just as you requested. Tornado of Terror!"

A massive tornado emerged out of his beak and flew down at the two Pokemon. It sucked them both up, and they went spinning around in the vortex. Blades of wind sliced against them, resulting in various cuts all over their bodies. FearDevimon laughed as he whipped his head around, swinging the tornado around as well.

"Pikachu! Charizard!" Ash shouted. "Let them go!"

"Certainly," FearDevimon replied, and his beak closed, causing the cutting tornado to disperse. "Catch them."

The two Pokemon fell. Ash was able to catch Pikachu, but Charizard was too big, and he hit the ground hard.

FearDevimon smirked. "You fools can't even provide me with a worthy challenge. I had thought that taking over this world would be easy, but I didn't think it would be this easy."

"It won't be!" TK declared. "You haven't won anything yet."

The fallen angel Digimon smirked as he came in for a landing. "You are simply deluding yourself if you believe you still stand a chance." He raised his hand, darkness forming in his palm. "This is my world now."

The darkness shot out of his hand, rising into the air in a black beam. Darkness spread across the sky, blocking out the sun, and leaving everything in blackness. It spread across the town, and it wasn't long before it was darker than the starless night sky during a new moon.

Yolei hugged herself as unease crept up her spine. "What's he doing? It's so cold."

"I can't stop shaking," said Cody. "What is this? I can't calm down."

Kari knew what this was. "It's just like when MaloMyotismon spread his darkness."

"Great!" Davis cried. "Then we know how to beat it."

Ken shook his head. "It's different this time. MaloMyotismon was relying solely on the children he kidnapped as a source of energy. FearDevimon doesn't need to."

The fallen angel Digimon laughed. "You are correct in your assessment, but I am always open for more power. As long as there is fear and hatred in my presence, I shall endure."

The darkness continued to spread, encasing the entire town. People came out of their houses, looking at the unnatural black sky. It didn't stop there as a black fog began to fill the town, making it colder and all the more difficult to see.

A growl escaped Ash. He hated how helpless he felt before this monster. There had to be something he could do. "Guys, I'm going to try something. Wish me luck."

Misty, who was trying to quiet down a crying Togepi, looked to see him taking out a PokeBall. "Wait, you're going to try to capture him?"

"That won't work," Brock reminded him. "Remember when you tried to catch Veemon? The PokeBalls don't work on Digimon."

"Maybe not," Ash replied, "but since Devimon merged with Fearow, that makes FearDevimon half Pokemon. Maybe it'll be enough."

He charged forward, ignoring the others' cries for him to come back. FearDevimon looked down at him and grinned. He used Pokemon Move: Leer, his eyes glowing red as Ash made to throw the PokeBall. An indescribable fear filled Ash, and he felt his body go slack as all his instincts told him to cower away. The PokeBall left his hand, his throw becoming a weak toss.

It was enough. The PokeBall covered enough distance to hit the fallen angel Digimon's foot. It popped open, and FearDevimon's entire body was converted into red light and sucked into the PokeBall.

"He got him!" Brock exclaimed.

But not quite. The button was lit up with a red light as the PokeBall trembled. Barely a second went by before the ball burst open, releasing FearDevimon. He scowled as he looked down at Ash, his eyes narrowing in disapproval.

"You thought you could capture me?" he demanded, sounding insulted that he even tried. Reaching down, he picked up the PokeBall. "Me? With this little toy?" He crushed the PokeBall in his hand, and let the broken remains drop to the ground. "I am no mere Pokemon. I am no mere Digimon. You cannot stop me with your playthings."

He began flapping his wings, sending out a powerful wind. It wasn't an attack, but it still blew Ash away, and he landed painfully on his tailbone. His friends immediately ran to his side.

"Ash, are you ok?" Misty asked worriedly.

Brock helped him to sit up. "You're not hurt are you?"

"I'll be fine," Ash grumbled. "Guess I should have realized that even if the PokeBall did work, he'd be too strong. We need to weaken him a lot more in order to even have a chance to capture him."

"Maybe," TK replied, "but that does give me an idea." He turned to his partner. "Hey, MagnaAngemon, you thinking what I'm thinking?"

The angel Digimon was on his feet again. "I am, and I couldn't agree more. Gate of Destiny!"

He drew a circle with his blade, leaving a trail in its wake. A circular golden gate with intricate designs appeared, floating in the air. The gate opened to reveal a water-like surface, behind which a light could be seen.

A suction began that started to draw FearDevimon in. Despite his power, he could not resist the suction, and was slowly pulled closer to the portal. Yet he continued to smile, not looking worried in the least.

"Do you really expect to defeat me this way? I am not Piedmon; I will not fall prey to your gate. Wicked Windstorm!"

His decaying wind kicked up, swirling around the gate. It began to rust and erode as the wind blew against it, and the suction began to dissipate.

"Hang in their, MagnaAngemon!" TK called to him. "You can do it!"

FearDevimon laughed. "You fool. The only thing you can do is fail.Pokemon Move: Hyper Beam!"

The beak on his forehead opened and energy began to gather within it. A powerful beam burst forth, striking the decaying gate, and erupted in a blast several times larger and more powerful than when Fearow had used it. The gate was completely obliterated, and the shockwave knocked MagnaAngemon back.

"He destroyed MagnaAngemon's Gate of Destiny!" Cody exclaimed. "I didn't know that was possible."

"Fusing with Fearow really gave Devimon a massive power boost," Yolei unnecessarily noted.

Brock gasped. "That's it!" All attention turned to him. "We've been trying to attack FearDevimon's body, when really we should be attacking his mind."

Davis gave him a confused look. "I'm not following you."

The former Gym leader looked back at FearDevimon. "No matter how much Fearow might hate us, its still a Pokemon, and Pokemon are not evil. Fearow is part of FearDevimon, so we have to appeal to that part of his nature and get him to stop this."

He ran towards the fallen angel Digimon, ignoring the others' cries for him to come back. FearDevimon slashed at him with hisCrow's Feet, the streaks of darkness emitting from his claws tearing a deep groove in the ground in front of him. Brock came to a stop mere inches from the groove, and looked up at the fallen angel Digimon. "Fearow, you have to stop this!"

FearDevimon laughed. "You fool. There is no Fearow. There is no Devimon. There is only FearDevimon."

But Brock didn't back down. "There must be some part of Fearow still in there. Please, Fearow, you have to stop this. I know you're angry with us, I know you want revenge, but you have to realize that this has gone too far. What you're doing is wrong. Devimon is pure evil; you must know that now. Don't give in to him. I know that there is no true evil in your heart. This isn't the right way. Please, come back while you still can."

FearDevimon continued to stare at him, grinning. But, slowly, the smile began to vanish from his face. His expression almost became one of pain as his hands came up to grasp his head. An agonized groan escaped him as he fell to his knees and began trembling.

"Please… help me…" he begged, his body shaking terribly. "I didn't know what I was doing when I agreed to this… I was just so angry… The darkness, it's too much… Please, help me!"

Kari's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the pained Digimon. "It's working. He's reaching him."

"Get me out," FearDevimon begged. "I can't take it anymore. Please, get me out!"

"Fight it, Fearow!" ExVeemon encouraged. "We know you can do it! Fight the darkness!"

FearDevimon grit his teeth, but a pained cry escaped him. "I can't! It's too strong!"

"Hang in there," said Ankylomon. "We'll tell you how to separate."

FearDevimon continued to tremble and groan, but, slowly, his groans soon became sadistic chuckling, his shaking becoming trembles of mirth. Lowering his hands, he looked back at the others and stood up once more.

"You fools are so gullible," he taunted, an amused grin on his face. "I didn't think I would be able to resist laughing for so long." Placing a hand on his chest, he sneered at them. "I wanted this. This power, this darkness. I relish in it. I should have done this long ago. And you, boy," he pointed at Ash, "I want nothing more than to tear your heart out. No evil Pokemon? What a boring concept. I'm enjoying myself now more than ever." He held out his arms. "This world belongs to me. I will make all humans suffer, and any Pokemon that dare to oppose me." He sneered at Pikachu and Charizard. "Starting with you."

The Digimon moved in front of the Pokemon protectively. "So much for appealing to the Pokemon side of him," Stingmon grumbled. "I thought it was strange that he was differentiating the Fearow part of himself from the Devimon part. That shouldn't have been possible since they're one being; ExVeemon and I can't do that. But I had hoped that since this wasn't a usual DNA Digivolution… Guess he really fooled us."

FearDevimon chuckled. "But you make it so easy."

A growl escaped ExVeemon. "This creep is just playing with us."

"Well, he did say he was a Mega," Aquilamon pointed out. "Maybe we should DNA Digivolve as well. Probably should have done that from the beginning."

"That'd be good for us," Ankylomon pointed out. "We can't do much against him as Champions."

MagnaAngemon and Angewomon exchanged a look and nodded before DeDigivolving to their Champion forms. "Lets do it," said Angemon.

Professor Stevens inhaled deeply, his eyes shining. "Are they about to…?"

Davis grinned at him. "You bet."

The six Digimon paired up, and were engulfed in the light of Digivolution."ExVeemon/Stingmon… DNA Digivolve to… Paildramon!"

"Aquilamon/Gatomon… DNA Digivolve to… Silphymon!"

"Ankylomon/Angemon… DNA Digivolve to… Shakkoumon!"

Professor Stevens was scribbling away in his notebook furiously. "Amazing! Astounding! This is truly a sight to behold!"

Davis smirked. "They're not done yet. Check this out."

"Paildramon Mega Digivolve to… Imperialdramon! Imperialdramon Mode Change to… Imperialdramon Fighter Mode!"

It was done. The Digimon stood at their current highest levels before FearDevimon. The fallen angel Digimon simply looked on in amusement, sneering at his opponents.

A short distance away, hidden in the trees, three others looked on as well. All thought of stealing the Digimon vanished as Team Rocket witnessed their power.

James gave Jessie a worried look. "What now? How are we supposed to capture creatures with that kind of power?"

Jessie made a fist. "We're Team Rocket. Stealing is what we do. We'll find a way."

Meowth chuckled. "You two are so narrow-minded. T'is provides us wit' t'e perfect opportunity."

James blinked. "Hmm? For what?"

Meowth cut his eyes at him. "While t'e twerps and t'ere Digi-friends are fightin' t'e big guy t'ere, we can sneak into t'e lab and grab all t'e goodies t'e professor has. It's sure ta be of great use ta Team Rocket. We might even be able ta gain access ta t'e Digital World and get our hands on some ot'er Digimon."

Jessie's face lit up. "Meowth, you're a genius."

Grinning mischievously, the three thieves headed for Professor Stevens' lab. "Team Rocket's sneaking off again."

(A/N: Ok, so FearDevimon has shown that he's very powerful. Perhaps fighting him at the Champion and Ultimate levels hadn't been such a smart idea. But now Imperialdramon has appeared. Are the tables about to turn, or has FearDevimon been hiding his true power? And, oh boy, what is Team Rocket doing? They have such a one-track mind. The battle is about to get more intense, so stay tuned for more.)