(A/N: Happy New Year Everyone. Hope your's was better than mine, cause I was sick through it with a really nasty cold. That hasn't stopped me from writing though. Now that our heroes are on more equal ground, lets see how they do against FearDevimon.)

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Chapter 14: Fear Rising

FearDevimon chuckled as he stared at the three new Digimon, his yellow eyes zeroing in on Imperialdramon. "Finally. Maybe now I can have a real challenge." He looked at Silphymon and Shakkoumon. "And I suppose you two can at least provide me with some entertainment."

"We're taking you down," Silphymon declared.

FearDevimon's tongue snaked out of his mouth and licked his black lips in anticipation. "I should certainly like to see you try."

A short distance away, Davis punched the air. "Come on, you guys! Show this big ugly freak whose boss!"

While the DigiDestined may have seen DNA Digivolving and their Digimon's current forms numerous times, the other humans looked on in amazement, especially at the giant Imperialdramon. Professor Stevens' hands were shaking as he attempted to write. "This is astounding. I glanced at their profiles, but seeing them in person truly exceeds my expectations."

"And mine," Brock agreed. "This is incredible. To think Digimon were capable of this."

Ash looked at the DigiDestined. "So Silphymon and Shakkoumon are Ultimates, and Imperialdramon is a Mega."

Yolei nodded. "You got it."

Misty pointed at the dragon Digimon. "But wait, didn't Imperialdramon Digivolve again when he went from being on four legs to two? Shouldn't that make him an Ultra level?"

"Not quite," TK told him. "He didn't actually Digivolve, he Mode Changed. It's like a mini-Digivolution where he changes to an alternate form. This form, his Fighter Mode, makes him three times stronger than his Dragon Mode, and it gives him new attacks, allows him to use his arms, move faster, and it makes him more agile."

"Besides," Ken added, "when a Mega Digimon Digivolves again, they usually just become a stronger Mega. Very, very few Digimon ever reach the Ultra level; we've never even seen one."

"So why didn't you just do this at the beginning of the battle?" Brock asked.

Cody motioned to the much larger Digimon. "We'd hoped to avoid having giant monsters rampaging through town."

FearDevimon scowled at them. "You humans and your pointless chatter are beginning to annoy me."

"Don't worry," said Imperialdramon. "Once we beat you, you won't need to worry about them anymore."

The fallen angel Digimon laughed. "My, how confident you are. However, I would like to provide an alternative, and that's where I destroy you all, and any human that crosses me in the future."

Shakkoumon pointed a clawed hand at him. "You should know this by now, but we're not going to let that happen."

FearDevimon raised an eyebrow. "No? I guess we'll just have to wait and see. You haven't even witnessed the full extent of my power yet. Dark Consumption!"

The beak on his forehead opened. The others expected him to fire some form of attack from it, but instead something else happened. A black aura appeared around them, human, Digimon, and Pokemon alike. It didn't hurt, but the darkness around them was very unsettling.

"Hey, what's going on?" TK demanded, looing at his hands.

The black auras began drifting away from them, flowing over to the fallen angel Digimon. It flowed into the open beak on his forehead, and FearDevimon laughed as he consumed it. "Have you not figured it out yet? I told you before, fear and hatred are my strength. I can feel it pouring off you. All your anger, your hatred, your fear, it only serves to make me stronger. As long as those nearby feel this way towards me, I shall endure."

"Then lets put a stop to it!" Imperialdramon declared, and charged towards him. "Splendor Blade!"

A sword of light appeared in his hand, and he swiped at the fallen angel Digimon. FearDevimon took to the air, avoiding the attack, and Imperialdramon continued to slash at him.

Reaching out, her grabbed the sword. Even though he only came up to the dragon Digimon's knees, he was still able to hold the sword back. "You can't hide how you feel from me. I sense your negative emotions."

"I'm not afraid of you," Imperialdramon snapped.

FearDevimon grinned. "Maybe not of me, not yet anyway, but there are other things you fear." He glanced at the DigiDestined. "You fear for the sake of your friends. You fear for this world, and your own. You have confidence, yes, but you're afraid you might be wrong, that you may still fail."

His grin widened. "Oh, but there is so much more. Fear is not all you feel. I can sense your anger, your hatred. You hate me for what I've done, for what I plan to do. You're angry with me for all those I've hurt, for the destruction I've caused. You hate the fact that there is such evil in this world, and right now, that hate is being directed at me, whether you want it to be or not." His beak opened, and he sucked up more of the black aura that had suddenly appeared around the dragon Digimon. "And it is all fuel for me."

Brock's fists clenched. "This is bad. If what he says is true, then any negative emotions we feel towards him will only make him stronger."

Misty gave him a worried look. "But how can we just stop feeling?"

A growl escaped him. "We can't."

Professor Stevens was going through his notes. "Fascinating. I originally thought that FearDevimon's name came from a combination of Fearow and Devimon, but that might not be the case."

"What does it matter?" Ken demanded. "All we're doing is giving him more power."

"Well, here's some more power for him!" Silphymon declared, flying towards him. "Astral Laser!"

Her body glowed, and she launched a duplicate of her body made entirely out of energy at him. FearDevimon slashed at it with his Crow's Feet attack, causing the energy to disperse. He followed up with his Pokemon Move: Mirror Move, sending an Astral Laser back at her, then repeated his Crow's Feet attack, and Imperialdramon's Splendor Blade burst into energy as he slashed it.

"Death Drill!" He fired his drilling beam into Imperialdramon's chest. The dragon Digimon cried out as the attack knocked him to the ground.

"Justice Beam!" Shakkoumon cried, firing lasers of 10,000 degrees from his eyes, yet they only served to draw FearDevimon's attention. "Kachina Bombs!"

FearDevimon laughed. "You must be joking. Storm of Knives!"

He spread his wings and began firing countless feather-knives. They completely destroyed all of Shakkoumon's exploding disks and kept going. The mutant Digimon raised his arms to protect his face, and several of the feather-knives buried into his arms, legs, and torso.

"Pokemon Move: Hyper Beam!" The beam of colorful energy flew at Shakkoumon. Ignoring the pain of his impalements, the mutant Digimon managed to suck up the attack and expel it from the top of his head in a shower of sparks, the effort leaving him woozy.

Ash looked at his Pokemon. "Pikachu, Charizard, get in there and help."

"Pika!" the electric mouse Pokemon cried, and hopped onto Charizard's back. They took to the sky, flying towards FearDevimon as the fallen angel Digimon grabbed the dazed Shakkoumon and lifted him into the air. Charizard used his Flamethrower while Pikachu used Thunderbolt, the two attacks combining and exploding against FearDevimon's head.

The fallen angel Digimon glared at them. "Now you're just insulting me."

Her threw the mutant Digimon up at them. Charizard swerved around him and used Steel Wing, flying into FearDevimon and striking him with his wings. Pikachu jumped up and used Thunderbolt again, using the fallen angel Digimon's horns like lightning rods.

FearDevimon's hand came up and snatched Pikachu out of the sky. He held the electric mouse Pokemon in his hand tightly, chuckling down at him. Pikachu shocked him, but his attack didn't seem to bother FearDevimon, who simply squeezed tighter and tighter until Pikachu's attack ceased.

Charizard roared, doubling back. He used Fire Spin, but FearDevimon simply smacked him away with his wing and began squeezing Pikachu even tighter.

"Pikachu!" Ash shouted.

FearDevimon laughed. "I'll start my revenge with this one. I'm sure you regret shocking me when I was a Spearow now. I'll make you pop like a zit."

"Static Force!"

"Justice Beam!"

The two attacks slammed into FearDevimon's side. It didn't do much to hurt him, but it caused him to stumble. His grip on Pikachu loosened, and the electric mouse Pokemon leapt free. Charizard caught him as he flew by, and they put some distance between them and FearDevimon.

Turning to Shakkoumon, and Silphymon, FearDevimon snarled. "You will not rob me of my vengeance for long."

"Wanna bet?" the beast man Digimon shot back. "There's plenty more where that came from. Airfield!"

She created a tornado, sending it at FearDevimon. The demon Digimon's frustration shifted to amusement as the beak on his forehead opened. "You call that a tornado? Let me remind you of what a real wind attack is like. Tornado of Terror!"

His own tornado emerged from his beak. It easily cancelled out Silphymon's attack, and pulled both her and Shakkoumon inside the vortex. Several trees were sucked up as well, the blades of wind slicing them to pieces as various cuts appeared over the Digimon's bodies. FearDevimon whipped his head around, swinging the tornado about as it sucked up more trees, and even slammed Shakkoumon and Silphymon to the ground before picking them up again.

Growling, Davis left the relative safety of his position and ran to Imperialdramon, who had not moved since getting hit with FearDevimon's Death Drill attack. "Imperialdramon, come on, get up, we need you!" There was no response; the dragon Digimon was seemingly out cold, his chest heavily damaged.

"Come on!" Davis shouted, kicking his giant body, only succeeding in hurting his foot, and he began hopping around. "Your friends are in trouble! They need you!"

Ash looked up at his Pokemon. "Pikachu, try a Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu nodded. "Pika." He leapt off Charizard and landed on Imperialdramon. "Pikachuuu!"

Electricity raced across the dragon Digimon's body, carrying Pikachu's plea for him to get up in the electrical current. The others looked on in concern as Imperialdramon continued to remain unconscious, Pikachu's efforts seemingly in vain.

Then his eyes snapped open, and he sat up so fast that Pikachu practically went flying off his chest. "What happened?" He winced, his hand going to his injury. "Why does my chest hurt so much?"

"Imperialdramon, hurry!" Ken shouted to him. "The others need your help!"

The dragon Digimon looked at FearDevimon, who still had his friends caught up in his deadly tornado. His eyes narrowed at the fallen angel Digimon. "FearDevimon." His chest opened up, and an emitter emerged from the opening. "Ionic Blaster!"

He fired a blast of energy. It struck FearDevimon in the chest, taking him off his feet as it erupted. His tornado dispersed, and the two Digimon along with much debris fell from the sky.

FearDevimon growled, his body smoking from the attack. Imperialdramon didn't give him time to recover as the emitter retracted back into his body and a cannon materialized in his hands. "Giga Crusher!"

FearDevimon snarled at him. "You can't stop me! Pokemon Move: Protect!"

His eyes glowed red, and a bluish-green barrier appeared around him. The energy wave erupted against it, the blast radius spreading out several dozen meters. However, FearDevimon's barrier had shielded him from the attack, and he laughed as he dropped it. "Pokemon Move: Mirror Move!"

He held out his hand, and a black portal appeared. A cannon that was identical to Imperialdramon's Giga Crusher emerged and fired at the dragon Digimon. Imperialdramon attempted to block with his Light Barrier, but FearDevimon's attack broke straight through the energy shield, blasting him back.

FearDevimon laughed as his copied cannon disappeared. "You don't have enough power to defeat me. My power rivals that of Daemon, with the potential to become even greater." His grin widened. "In fact, lets stir up some more terror and really crank up my power. Fearful Screech!"

The beak on his forehead opened and emitted a horrible high-pitched screech. The air itself distorted as the sound waves flowed out of FearDevimon's beak. All throughout the town, windows and glass objects shattered as humans and Pokemon alike covered their ears, their own cries lost over FearDevimon's screech.

The Digimon were affected as well, recoiling from the sound. It stirred up a relentless panic in all those present, the sound's intensity becoming almost painful.

"I can't take it!" Misty cried as Togepi wailed in her arms.

Yolei dropped to her knees, shaking her head as she pressed her hands to her ears. "Make it stop! Make it stop!"

Cody was in a fetal position, his body wanting nothing more than to flee in terror, but his legs wouldn't cooperate. "Someone… please…"

Imperialdramon was stumbling around, his hands covering his ears. He looked at FearDevimon, his vision blurry from the effects of the screech. Walking on jelly legs, he stumbled towards FearDevimon, letting gravity pull him along rather than actually walking towards him. "Imperial Crusher!"

His claw electrified, and he swiped at the fallen angel Digimon clumsily. FearDevimon took to the air, dodging the attack, still screeching. Imperialdramon fell forward, collapsing on his stomach. He let out an agonized groaned and began slamming his head against the ground to clear it. Rolling onto his side, he looked up at FearDevimon and raised his hand. "Positron Laser!"

The attack flew upward. FearDevimon looked down as the light from the attack drew his attention, but wasn't fast enough to avoid it. The screeching finally stopped, but it left all those that heard it stunned and shaken. It was as if a banshee had unleashed a death wail, the paralyzing fear of death gripping them all.

The cloud of smoke slowly faded away, revealing FearDevimon to be more annoyed than hurt. He came down, landing on top of Imperialdramon, and looked down at him. "That was a pretty good shot. I have to give credit where it's do."

"Imperial Claw!" the dragon Digimon cried, swiping at him.

FearDevimon used his Pokemon Move: Agility to dodge the attack, seemingly disappearing into thin air and reappearing a safe distance away. The others seemed to be recovering from his Fearful Screech, but he didn't seem bothered by this. "You have yet to see the true depths of my power. Pokemon Move: Focus Energy!"

Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath. Slowly, his body began to emit a red light. When the light reached its maximum intensity, his eyes snapped open and he cried out. His muscles bulged, growing in size, and a sinister chuckle escaped him.

"This is bad," Brock observed. "Focus Energy increases the chances of landing a critical hit."

"What does that mean?" asked TK, not liking the way it sounded.

"It means," said Professor Stevens, still writing away, "that FearDevimon can now identify his opponents' weak spot and attack them with even more power than before."

FearDevimon suddenly went on the attack, using his Pokemon Move: Agility once more. He targeted Imperialdramon, the dragon Digimon's weak spots glowing blue to his eyes. He delivered a blow with his Crow's Feet attack, then sped towards Shakkoumon, striking his weak spot with his Pokemon Move: Peak. Next was Silphymon, whom he struck with his claw, before rushing over to Charizard, hitting both him and Pikachu at the same time. He repeated the process again, going from one opponent to the other, landing a critical hit almost every time.

"They're in trouble!" Kari exclaimed. "We have to do something!"

Yolei looked at Misty. "Can't your headache duck do something like it did before?"

Misty shook her head. "Psyduck is too weak without its psychic power. FearDevimon will kill it before its headache gets bad enough to be of any use."

Ash grumbled in frustration, wishing there was something he could do, but he knew that none of their Pokemon would last a minute against FearDevimon. Pikachu and Charizard were already at his mercy, if he had any, and they couldn't even land a blow, not one that had any affect.

He looked into the forest. He had seen something during FearDevimon's Tornado of Terror attack. He knew it was dangerous, very dangerous, but they were running out of options.

"I'll be right back," he told the others. "I'm going to try something. Just try and hang on."

"Ash, wait, come back!" Misty called after him as he ran into the forest.

Yolei cut her eyes at her. "Your boyfriend is a real hero."

Misty blushed furiously. "He is not my boyfriend!"

Yolei raised an eyebrow. "Really? 'Cause I could have sworn that you two-"

"We've got more important things to worry about right now!" Cody scolded.

They looked back at the battle. Pikachu and Charizard had already fallen, and Shakkoumon and Silphymon soon fell after. Only Imperialdramon was still standing, and FearDevimon was now focusing entirely on him.

"Crow's Feet!" he cried, swiping at the dragon Digimon.

"Light Barrier" Imperialdramon countered, blocking the attack. He followed up with his Positron Laser, landing a near point-blank hit. Even he took some damage, getting caught up in the blast, but FearDevimon took the brute of the attack.

Putting some distance between himself and the dragon Digimon, FearDevimon hovered in the air. "Your power is impressive. Such a shame your friends weren't up to the challenge. Now I would like to introduce you to my friends. Pokemon Move: Double Team!"

Before Imperialdramon's eyes, he split into two, and then those two split into four. The four FearDevimon laughed at the surprised look on the dragon Digimon's face as Imperialdramon's shoulders slumped. "Well that's not fair."

"Whoever said anything about life being fair?" the four FearDevimon asked simultaneously.

Imperialdramon growled and produced his Splendor Blade. Odds were that his power was divided with each copy; at least that's what he hoped. Either way, he was about to put his theory to the test.

The four FearDevimon began flying all around him, laughing all the while. Imperialdramon watched them carefully, ready to retaliate. They came at him at the same time, one of them striking him with their Crow's Feet. He swiped at one with his blade, but missed, and felt one of them wrack their claws down his back.

Imperialdramon whirled around, spotting two of them. He swung his sword, striking one, and it disappeared upon contact. "Ha, so they're fragile copies." He felt claws graze his back and whirled around. "Alright, which one of you did that?"

"Imperialdramon!" Misty called. "Double Team just creates illusions! Only one of them is real and capable of attacking!"

"Find the real one and the others will disappear!" Brock added.

Imperialdramon looked at the three remaining copies. "Well, that makes things easier."

"Does it?" the three fallen angel Digimon asked. "Storm of Knives!"

Imperialdramon held up his arms as three onslaughts of feather-knives flew at him. He grunted in pain as they stabbed into his limbs, but he found that Misty was right, only one of the streams of attacks hurt. "Got you now!"

He swung his blade of light at the one on the right. FearDevimon ceased attacking and his hands shot up, catching the blade. He held the sword back, but his two copies disappeared. "Very perceptive of you. Crow's Feet!"

This time he attacked with his actual feet, destroying the sword. He followed up with a Wicked Windstorm, and Imperialdramon cried out as the evil wind blew against him.

"Astral Laser!"

Silphymon's attack struck him from behind, and he turned to find Charizard right behind him, unleashing a Flamethrower into his face. The flame Pokemon immediately flew out of the way as Shakkoumon fired his Kachina Bombs, and the exploding disks blew up against the fallen angel Digimon. Down on the ground, Pikachu got right behind him and used Thunder, causing a bolt of lightning to come down and strike FearDevimon. Finally, Imperialdramon struck him with his Imperial Claw, sending the fallen angel Digimon tumbling through the air.

Halting his momentum, FearDevimon hovered in the air as the others surrounded him. He looked from one to the other, and a grin spread across his face. "Ah, I see. Strength in numbers, is that it? I'll take care of that. Pokemon Move: Hidden Power!"

Orbs of energy appeared around him and shot at his opponents, knocking each of them from the sky, with the exception of Imperialdramon, who merely stumbled back. FearDevimon flew towards him, using Pokemon Move: Drill Peck. Imperialdramon cried out as FearDevimon's drilling beak buried into him, and he toppled over.

Only Pikachu was left standing, and he looked from one fallen comrade to the other in concern. "Pika."

FearDevimon looked down at him and grinned. "And now to get rid of you once and for all. Death Dri-"

"FearDevimon, stop!"

The fallen angel Digimon let his attack die down as he turned to the entrance of the forest. Ash had returned, and he looked much worse for wear. His clothes were torn and dirty, and he was covered with various cuts and bruises. FearDevimon had no idea what had happened to the boy, but his current state brought a smile to his face.

"Have you come back to die, boy?" he taunted. "And here I thought you had fled in fear. At least this saves me the trouble of having to hunt you down."

Ash glared up at him as he limped towards his friends. He winced in pain, clutching his side from whatever had happened to him.

Misty touched his arm in concern. "Ash, what happened to you?"

Brock moved to support him. "Are you alright?"

"Pika, Pi."

Despite his current state, Ash gave them a smile. "I'll be fine. I just had to take care of something." He looked up at the fallen angel Digimon. "Alright, FearDevimon, I'm asking you one last time. Please, stop this."

The fallen angel Digimon laughed. "Oh, by all means, ask more than once; I find your pleading so very amusing."

Ash growled. "Well, if you won't listen to me, maybe you'll listen to your friends."

From out of the forest, a flock of Spearow emerged. FearDevimon's eyes widened in surprise as his flock circled around him.

"Fearow's flock?" asked Brock.

Ash nodded. "I saw them flying around when that tornado was tearing the forest apart. And since FearDevimon said he had just recently been kicked out of his flock, I figured they were probably the same ones."

Misty's eyes traveled over his injuries. It appeared the Spearow had attacked him on sight when he had entered their territory. "But, Ash, that was so dangerous, especially considering your history with them. Just look at what they did to you."

Putting up a brave front, Ash held himself up straight and stepped out of his friends' support. "It had to be done. Maybe FearDevimon's old flock can get through to him."

Davis gave him a look of admiration. "You got a lot of guts, man. You could probably lift the Digi-Egg of Courage."

Ash wasn't entirely sure what that meant. "Oh, um, thanks."

The Spearow continued to circle around FearDevimon. One of them flew forward, the apparent new flock leader, and screeched at him. FearDevimon simply smirked at it. "Yes, it is me. Quite the transformation, isn't it?" He spread his wings wide and held out his arms. "What do you think? Impressive, is it not? I have become more powerful than you could possibly imagine, and I have yet to reach my potential. So, tell me, do you regret kicking me out now? Revenge will soon be ours."

"Spearow!" the bird Pokemon screeched. "Spear, Spear, Spearow!"

FearDevimon's eyes narrowed. "So I was kicked out not because of my failure to take revenge, but because of my obsession for it."

"Spearow."

FearDevimon seemed to consider this, but then he broke out into a grin. "Well, that will no longer be an issue. The boy is here now. I can kill him easily, and my vengeance will be satisfied. Then we can reclaim the territory we lost to that wretched Pidgeot and its flock back in Pallet Town." His eyes flashed wickedly. "Oh, but why stop there. With my power, no one can stand in our way. We can easily take over this world. Anyone that opposes us will perish. Even the Legendaries are powerless against me." He held his arms out. "Come with me, my friends. Let us claim this world as we were meant to!"

The lead Spearow glared at him. "Spear! Spearow, Spearow!"

The other Digimon listened to the conversation, looking surprised by what the bird Pokemon was saying. "Wow," said Imperialdramon, "that Spearow is really pissed off."

"Why?" asked Kari. "What's it saying?

It was Silphymon who answered. "It says, 'Pokemon do not do this. The world belongs to everyone, Pokemon and human alike, and no one person can own it. What you are doing, what you are planning, it's evil. Pokemon are not evil. You've brought dishonor upon yourself, your flock, and to Pokemon as a whole'."

Cody looked surprised. "Wow, I didn't expect to hear something so insightful."

"Especially coming from Fearow's old flock," Brock added.

It seemed FearDevimon hadn't expected to hear such words either. "Dishonor? How have I dishonored myself? Look at me, look at what I have become. I have gone from a Spearow to the most powerful being in this world. I can do anything, and no one can stop me." He swiped his hand through the air. "Do you not see what I can do? What I can be? I don't need to be bound by that primitive way of living anymore. I'm capable of so much more. We all are."

The Spearow screeched some more, and Silphymon continued to translate. "'It's wrong. This is not the Pokemon way of life. Come back, come back to the right path. The one you are on will only lead to ruin. Do not disgrace yourself further. Come back while you still can'."

The two stared at each other for several long moments. The others looked on anxiously, wondering what FearDevimon would do. He looked around at the rest of his flock as they backed up the words of the Spearow that had spoken. Then he looked at the humans, Pokemon, and Digimon as they waited for him to make a decision.

Turning away, he looked at his hand, seemingly deep in thought. "Yes, I see it now. I was a fool. How did I not realize it sooner?"

He looked back at the Spearow in front of him. His yellow eyes narrowed, and he viciously backhanded it, sending the bird Pokemon spinning through the air. All around, the other Spearow began screeching angrily as the humans and Digimon gasped.

"You're weak," FearDevimon snarled. "You all are. You want to cling to this primitive balanced way of life when there's so much more. And now that I have this power, you expect me to give it up?" A sadistic laugh escaped him. "You're nothing but mindless beasts! There is no way I will give up my destiny. I'll never go back to the way I was before. This world belongs to me, and I'll kill anyone that dares to stand in my way. Wicked Windstorm!"

His deadly wind kicked up, blowing outward. The trees and other plant-life it touched began to wither and die as his attack caused it to rot. The Spearow screeched as the wind whipped around them, and they flew off in different directions, abandoning any hope to convince their former flock member.

Imperialdramon moved in front of the humans to protect them from the evil affects of the wind. "So much for that."

"Please, stop this, FearDevimon!" Ash shouted over the wind.

"Forget it, Ash," said Ken. "He's made his decision. I know exactly what it feels like to give into the forces of evil. But, unlike me, he knows good and well that this isn't a game. He knows exactly what he's doing. It seems like Fearow has completely become one with the darkness."

"I'm afraid he's right," Shakkoumon told him. "Fearow and Devimon have completely blended together. There's no helping it."

FearDevimon laughed. "Whoever said I needed help? The ones who really need help are you. Dark Consumption!"

His beak opened, and the black aura appeared around the others again. FearDevimon began sucking it up, laughing all the while.

"Guys, control your emotions!" Davis shouted.

"Easier said than done," said Yolei, looking up at the demon Digimon. "How do you stop yourself from hating this guy, or from being afraid of him?"

FearDevimon laughed some more. "Even if you could bock your feelings, your negative emotions mean nothing to me." He pointed over his shoulder. "Just look there."

They looked, and saw a sea of darkness rising up like an evil tide, flowing over to FearDevimon. And it wasn't the only one. Several rivers of blackness were flying through the air towards him as he drew in all the negative emotions in the surrounding area.

"What need do I have of you," he taunted, "when there's an entire town of humans cowering in their homes, and an entire forest of Pokemon terrified for their lives? I can feel it, their fear, their hatred, and it's all mine."

The darkness came down and flowed into FearDevimon's beak, making him stronger. Before their eyes, he began to grow, expanding at an alarming rate with the more negative emotions he consumed. When he finally stopped growing, he towered over them all. Even Imperialdramon was only a mere eight inches tall compared to him.

Casting a shadow over the entire area, he sneered down at the others. "Now you will know my power."

(A/N: Oh my, this isn't looking very good. It was a good plan that Ash had, but it looked like it was all for naught. I did debate for a while as to whether I should have Fearow take Devimon down from the inside, but decide it was too cliché. Besides, I kind of like the idea of Ash's actions, even if they were a mistake, having a lasting irreparable consequences, as that does happen in life sometimes. You make a mistake, and you can't always fix it, so you think before you act. Besides, the violent Pokemon suddenly becoming pacified theme has been done to death. So yes, Fearow has truly gone to the dark side. By the way, in case anyone doesn't get how FearDevimon's Pokemon Move attack works, it allows him to use any attack that Fearow has. But that Dark Consumption attack seems to be the real problem. Now he's not only stronger than ever, he's giant. Villains always seem to like going big. How will our heroes stop FearDevimon? Find out next chapter.)