A/N: Looks like some folks have taken a liking to this entry and because of that I intend to continue until a certain point (and who knows maybe some original arc down the line).
Omega X takes Beerusmon's challenge. Time to see how an Ascendant level 3 fares against the Digital God of Destruction.
Enjoy!
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Digimon Fusion Ascendancy
Act I: Battle of Digital Gods
Chapter III: Omega X vs. God of Destruction Beerusmon
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Other World/X's Planet/10:05 AM
(Cue Dragon Ball Kai OST – The Fierce Battle)
As Tai and Agumon powered up, they transformed into Omega X right before Beerusmon and Whismon. The curious deities observed the golden aura flaring around the Ascendant and assessed his power.
"I'll through every stage for you. What you're seeing is Ascendant level 1."
"Huh." Beerusmon curiously watched him, tapping his cheek.
"Now here I come!" Omega X hastily flew at Beerusmon. As he went for a jab, Beerusmon evaded effortlessly. He went for more punches as Beerusmon evaded and timed Omega X's blows. "Hold still! Come here!"
Whismon observed the first exchange. "Huh, well this isn't well animated I must say. Oh dear."
Omega X missed a straight punch and turned as Beerusmon yawned. "None of my hits are landing?!" He flew at Beerusmon and missed yet another punch. He drove his fist through the ground instead.
"Whoa, hey! Watch it! I had this place fixed for Simms!" X shouted.
"You're not too bad, Ascendant. I can see how you've defeated Burizalor," Beerusmon addressed Omega X. "But if this is the best you've got, then beating him was your absolute limit."
"You think so? I've beaten plenty of guys after Burizalor. I've had other forms to use to fight them. Watch this!" Omega X demonstrated as he powered up again. His already spiky hair became more rigid and electrical sparks surged around his aura. "Now, this is the stage I call Ascendant level 2."
(End theme)
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - A Tough Battle (0:00 - 0:35))
"Ah so you can go past your limits. You're very unique. This is some prelude to the Ascendant God?" Beerusmon curiously asked.
"The outcome of this fight is not going to play out differently!" Omega X flew at Beerusmon again and attacked, but Beerusmon sidestepped him.
Omega X launched at Beerusmon and punched at him. The Digital God of Destruction kept effortlessly dodging Omega X's punches.
"Why don't you attack back, Lord Beerusmon?" Omega X asked him. "I can't even tell your power if all you do is dodge me."
"That's enough, Tai! You've had plenty of fun!" X berated Omega X.
"Sure, why not?" Beerusmon shrugged, which baffled X. "But provided you show me enough power that I deem worth my while."
"Really now?"
"Yeah."
(1:00 - 1:35)
"Then, I'll show you." Omega X went on the offense again and wailed on Beerusmon, who bounced around dodging the Ascendant's blows. Growing frustrated, Omega X kept attacking Beerusmon. "Even punches in my Ascendant level 2 form isn't doing much!" He landed and distanced himself from Beerusmon. "You really are on a whole other level."
(End theme)
"Are you done? If that's all you've got, I'll have put my counterattack on hold," Beerusmon said. "But knowing you, you're probably restraining some of that untold power you have. Show me now. If you don't, I won't show you the power of a Destroyer."
"If you insist, fine then." Omega X powered up again, further delving into his Ascendant power. The ground shook under his surging power. Longer spiky hair cascaded down his back and waist. His eyebrows vanished completely, making his forehead and eyebrow ridges larger. There was also a slight increase in his muscle mass; the muscles now being more defined. His energy radiation was so great the aura pulsated at an extremely high frequency with the sound pitch being higher than it was before.
The energy flow was so great it ruffled the grass on the ground.
Pumping his fist up, Omega X yelled out in a much deeper tone, another characteristic of the third stage form. "And now the one level you've been waiting for! The legendary Ascendant level 3!" He opened his eyes, revealing his green eyes with thick black irises.
X slowly backed off having assessed Omega X's third level power. "Man, it's not often you go all the way, Tai!" He's definitely gotten stronger than when he fought the chubby D-Reaper! He quickly took to the air and watched the fight from a safer distance.
"This is quite the surprise," Beerusmon addressed Level 3 Omega X. "Seems all that Ascendant talk was not all a bunch of hot air after all."
Omega X chuckled calmly. "Not bad, eh?" he shrugged. "If you want, I can dial it right back to stage 2 if you want me to."
"No, no, that won't be necessary."
"Huh?"
Beerusmon popped his neck and faced Omega X again. "Just try your best."
"You still doubt me?! Fine!" Omega X shouted. The minute Beerusmon smirked, he hopped up and rushed the Digital God quickly. "HYAAAAH!" He went for an elbow at Beerusmon, but put the immediate brakes and faked Beerusmon out.
Whoosh!
Omega X phased out and rematerialized above Beerusmon. All the while Beerusmon stood still maintaining his cool demeanor. Now floating over Beerusmon, Omega X brought a closed fist over the Digital God's head. Beerusmon merely caught Omega X's fist one-handed and tossed him down. Omega X rolled over and hit the ground hard. As he rolled forward a few times, Omega X sprang back and launched himself straight at Beerusmon.
Omega X quickly unloaded a flurry of quick punches, which Beerusmon blocked one-handed. The Ascendant's punches were so quick and fierce that gusts of air tore through the planet's terrain, tearing the grass layers off and tearing down some trees. X hid behind the walls of his mansion and braced himself for the coming attack storm.
Omega X kept hammering at Beerusmon as the God of Destruction casually blocked his punches like nothing. The Ascendant then gathered Ki in his hands and released a full-powered Tsunami Wave, hitting Beerusmon head-on with it.
Boom!
Debris kicked up and gathered, enshrouding Beerusmon from plain view. As the dust stirred and cleared, Omega X's face became alarmed as Beerusmon emerged unscathed. The purple cat dusted his left shoulder and coughed.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Trouble Erupts)
That was a full-powered Tsunami Wave that damaged the D-Reaper, but it did nothing to Beerusmon! X was aghast in thought. "Tai, you're way over your head here! Stand down!"
"Wow, he deflected a whole blast? He's amazing," Omega X became awed by Beerusmon's durability. He launched himself at the Digital God of Destruction, only to instinctively back off. "What the…? It's like my feet stopped moving on their own! Why?"
"Very impressive, Ascendant," Beerusmon addressed. "You've finally convinced me to attack you which I was about to do anyway. If you hadn't jumped back the way you did, this fight would've been over. It was your instincts that saved you. You can't sense my energy, but your body avoided me even if your mind is catching up. You're truly gifted from what I can assess, but I don't suppose there's something you're keeping from me? Perhaps a level that can challenge my power? Like an Ascendant God?"
"Ugh, now you're just being a prick," Omega X scoffed at him. He dove at Beerusmon and went for a straight jab, but Beerusmon quickly evaded. He glanced over his shoulder and growled. Dodging me again?!" He shot up and attacked at Beerusmon, who evaded the Ascendant's punches.
He turned around and Beerusmon reappeared away from his reach. Omega X unleashed another Tsunami Wave. This time Beerusmon phased out, letting the beam hit X's planet and tear a big hole from one side out through another side.
(End theme)
Phasing right in front of him, Beerusmon flicked Omega X's head with two fingers...
Bam!
...and sent him flying back like a pesky fly. Omega X went crashing through the ground, leaving a trail over the ground's surface. Omega X rebounded and shot up into the air, shaking off the debris and the pain Beerusmon delivered. He wiped the blood from his lip realizing Beerusmon hadn't even used a fraction of his power. He set his sights on Beerusmon, who merely hand waved him down and goaded him to attack.
"Son of a bitch!" Omega X snapped as he swooped down and went for a kick, but Beerusmon jumped up. Omega X hit the ground, driving his foot and leaving a giant hole. He then unleashed a flurry of punches on Beerusmon.
The Digital God of Destruction easily evaded Omega X's blows. Omega X pursued Beerusmon while trying to hit him with fierce punches and kicks. Beerusmon continued to dodge with both hands behind his back. Omega X went for a straight punch that Beerusmon hopped over. He landed right on top of Omega X's head and landed some feet behind the Ascendant. Omega X spun around went for another punch. However, this punch had ten as much power as before, which in turn lead to...
BOOM!
...an immense force that punched a hole through X's planet from one side and out the other! Tons of smoke and debris went flying all over the place.
"UGH, NO! NOT MY PLANET!" X yelled out, flabbergasted. He's making Swiss cheese out of this place! Simms ain't gonna like this!
Omega X looked down at his fist dismayed he didn't get Beerusmon with that one. However, as soon as his back and attention was turned away, Beerusmon spun through the smoke. Omega X instinctively spun around ready to attack, but Beerusmon blurred right past him and came up behind him.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Feeling Each Other Out (0:25 - 1:37))
"I guess this is all. Though this has been a letdown, you did entertain me some. Allow me to thank you by showing you a small taste of a Destroyer's power."
After flicking in the head again, Beerusmon landed a light chop to Omega X's left neck muscle, knocking the Ascendant out and sending him crashing to the ground.
Fwoom!
That one blow knocked Omega X back to Tai and Agumon. The two of them fell like dead weights on a large depression where the Ascendant 3's aura swept over the spot. Beerusmon landed and walked off whistling ever so casually.
"TAI! AGUMON!" X shouted, shooting right down where his former students lied side by side.
"Our time here has come to an end," Whismon announced, beckoning Beerusmon to him. He dropped his staff, producing a column of light around them.
"Indeed. X, good sir, I bid you good day," Beerusmon smiled to the masked watcher.
Both deities teleported off with a beam taking them to their next destination: the Digital World.
(End theme)
(Cue Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods OST - The Earth's Crisis)
X looked away and attentively scanned his two friends. Both Tai and Agumon came to, barely able to turn their heads. Tai had a pained look on his face.
X sighed with relief seeing them responsive. "Whew. You two idiots got y'alls butts kicked bad. I'm surprised you're both even alive!" He scanned over his planet and watched the debris created from the fight floating away. "This isn't good! The Digital World is in real danger! I have to contact Matt ASAP and get him up to speed on Beerusmon!"
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File Island/Gravity Chamber/10:15 AM
Training his hardest inside a gravity chamber, Matt was seen dodging lasers fired by drones. Gabumon, too, was moving through the barrage of beams. Sporting his reproduced Digital Invader armor, Matt jumped up flying and phasing past the beams headed for him. He swooped on a wall and somersaulted avoiding more beams.
Matt quickly disarmed one drone and then another, demonstrating faster than average reflexes. He shut another drone off and went to disarm the remaining ones.
Just when he was to disarm the drones...
Hey, Matt buddy! It's X! Can you hear me?!
And with auspicious timing, X broke the flow of Matt's training. This interruption caused Matt to slip-up and punched through a drone instead. The other drones pivoted to Matt's direction and fired blasts toward him. Gabumon intercepted the drones' blasts with Blue Blasters of his own. The training program automatically shut down, effectively ending Matt and Gabumon's sparring.
Matt descended, sporting an annoyed look, obviously none too pleased with X's interruption.
"This better be really damn good, X," Matt scoffed, furrowing his brows.
Listen to me very carefully, you two. This is extremely important. Beerusmon the Destroyer has awoken and he's headed toward the Digital World.
"Beerusmon the Destroyer? Name doesn't ring any bells," Matt replied.
"Did he just say Beers?" Gabumon blinked in befuddlement.
The masked watcher telepathically reached the duo. Well, he's back and stronger than ever. I'm telling you not to engage him in any manner. No insulting, no fighting... don't even look at him funny. If someone or something sets him off, it'll mean the destruction of the Digital World and even the Earth.
"He'd really blow up both worlds?" Matt asked.
Tai and Agumon turned into Omega X, fought him, and both are not lying unconscious in a crater.
Upon hearing this startling statement, Matt paled and gaped in aghast. "Whoa, wait! Tai and Agumon are down?!"
Gabumon gasped. "Impossible!"
They went Ascendant 3 and everything. Both of them are barely breathing after Beerusmon landed just a few blows!
"You're serious?!" Matt was taken aback as the harsh reality settled into his flabbergasted mind. "Just a few blows?!"
The fate of two worlds rests entirely in your hands, you two. Make sure the others don't try anything to set him off!
"Do Keke and the others know anything about this?"
No, only I've been privy to these details. The powers that be ordered me to keep Beerusmon secret or I risk losing my position as watcher. Matt, Gabumon, can you do what I've asked of you? Make sure things don't go south. I'll do my best getting Tai and Agumon back to 100 percent! Don't screw this up!
As X ended his connection with the two, Matt and Gabumon turned to one another not saying a word.
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Other World/X's Planet
Tai turned his head and gritted his teeth. The pain from Beerusmon blow still lingered, which kept him from getting up. Likewise, Agumon came to and turned over to Tai.
The Bearer of Courage grinned. "Man, that is so cool to know there's a guy that powerful." Despite his loss, he was thoroughly pleased.
"I tried to warn you two over and over, but did y'all listen? NOOOO! Just be glad you two weren't killed!"
"I only know one way to get stronger. Omega X might have to perform the Meta-Fusion with Metalla X again," Tai paused and then realized the severity of the Digital God's in-depth power. "No, I don't think even that would grant me a chance!"
"Can't be true..." Agumon denied.
"Just cross your fingers that nobody in the Digital World does anything to get on his bad side."
"Beerusmon called it an Ascendant God. I need to remember that. What do you think, X? Is that a level I can gain from more training? Or something else? What if there's another Ascendant out there across space and time? Some Ascendant God? Maybe that first Ascendant you and Huanglongmon told me before."
"The first Ascendant?" Agumon asked. "Oh, yeah... I remember... what's his name?"
"Alpha... something..." The big-haired man tried to jog his memory on the details.
"Don't speak, save your energy," X placed his hands over both Tai and Agumon. He used his healing power and enveloped them both in green auras.
Tai and Agumon felt the healing energies enter their bodies, repairing the damage Beerusmon did to them. Healed and rejuvenated with new energy, Tai and Agumon sprang up to their feet.
"Ah, yeah! All better!" Tai boasted, fully healed and full of renewed power.
"Tai, we've got to warn the others!" Agumon alerted his partner.
"Yeah, X, everyone back in the Digital World need to know he's coming!"
"Way ahead of you. I already told Matt and Gabumon. Even though Yamato's mostly gone, I fear there might be an essence of him left that might re-emerge and be tempted to fight Beerusmon. That's why I went with Matt above all others in fear of Yamato."
"But, Yamato's gone, right?" Agumon asked. "He seemingly left Matt and let Matt take take of his rightful body."
"Yes, and Yamato has been gone since the evil D-Reaper was defeated. But, I'm taking the necessary precautions just in case."
"In any case, this is looking bad," the Bearer of Courage said dreadfully. "Should me and Agumon head down there just to help? X, you'll have to go with me."
"Or, should we keep training before we plan our next move?" Agumon suggested.
Looks like I'm going to have a quick word with the powers that be. X thought, clenching his fists. I want to be able to help the others better and not be a total burden!
(End theme)
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Digital World/File Island/Beach Resort/10:30 AM
With help from TK's D-3 Digivice, Matt and Gabumon were transported through a Digiport TV. TK and Patamon welcomed them both. Matt and Gabumon walked right past them in a hurry. TK noticed his brother's restless look and watched him worryingly.
"What's eating him, TK? Gabumon looks uneasy, too," Patamon wondered.
"Beats me," TK replied.
"Oh, good you two finally made it!" Mimi approached Matt and Gabumon. "But, um..." She noticed Matt wearing his Digital Invader armor. "But, last I checked this is July not October. It's my birthday not a Halloween party. Why are you in your combat gear? What's wrong?"
Palmon interjected. "Maybe they came back from training?"
"And didn't make the time to change to something comforting?" Mimi scoffed. "Say, you're looking more sullen than usual. Anyway, I'm glad you're here. Your band, Knife of Day, has been asking where you've been. I need y'all to perform a birthday song for me. Ugh, I shouldn't be the ones making the band preparations. That's always been your responsibility. I swear with all this training you've been doing, you've been slacking with band responsibilities."
The more and more Mimi nagged him, the further she irked him and made him break out of his anxious state.
"SHUT UP!" Matt snapped, silencing Mimi and causing everyone nearby to walk away minding their own business.
Mimi narrowed her eyes and scoffed. "It's my birthday, jerk! Humph, the nerve!"
As he felt his whole body quiver, Matt failed to suppress the high anxiety level.
I can't seem to shake the pit in my stomach! Man, Yamato, what would you do if you were here?! I can't show fear now!
"What the heck is up your butt?!" Mimi turned away, sipping her wine.
Keke noticed Matt sitting down looking more anxious and seeing his face sweat up. She immediately sensed her father in a sudden distressed state, but before she could talk to him Sora pulled her to the side to ask her to open up a wine bottle.
Dad, what's wrong with you? Did something go down? Keke wondered, veering away from Matt momentarily.
Matt looked down at his hands and shook his head. Beerusmon the Destroyer? Wait, didn't Burizalor mention him before? In any case, how can I be afraid of someone I've never met in my life?
"Ah, why hello there, good sir."
Matt gasped as he heard Beerusmon's voice behind him. He and Gabumon turned around seeing no one. He beckoned Gabumon over to look around.
"Yes, the one in the blonde hair and the warrior's armor. Over here."
Matt and Gabumon frantically looked around their surroundings. Mimi and Palmon noticed them scouring through the bushes.
Why can't I sense him? Where is he?! Matt wondered, scanning around the party.
"Matt, what are you doing? Did you lose something?" TK asked his brother.
"It's nothing, TK. We'll talk in a minute!"
"Wait, but the band!" Palmon reminded him.
"Tell them to hold on! There's something important I've gotta do!"
Matt took to the air and searched the whole vicinity for any signs of Beerusmon.
"Hey, TK, why's Matt acting so strange?" Kari asked.
"Beats me. He was all worked up over nothing when I welcomed him."
"It's like something's spooked him," Gatomon noticed. "Ugh, don't tell me Yamato's back."
"No, it's not that," TK replied. "Something else must be bothering him. Besides, the way he addressed me was definitely my brother."
"I always figured he'd go nuts eventually," Davis remarked.
"Two minds sharing one body will do that to a guy," Veemon added.
"MATT! OVER HERE!" Gabumon beckoned to his partner, who floated past the trees and the beach resort.
When Matt descended near a swimming pool, he sighted two figures. Whismon was seen standing next to Beerusmon; the latter was laying on a beach recliner.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - Feeling Each Other Out)
"Huh?!" Matt blinked thrice. One of them must be Beerusmon. I bet anything it's the purple cat-looking guy!
"Good day to you, sir," Beerusmon acknowledged the Bearer of Friendship.
I would say this guy doesn't look like much, but we've learned that the hard way many times, haven't we, Yamato? Matt thought, slowly descending near the pool. Gabumon rushed over to his side.
"Is that Beerusmon, Matt? Who's the other one?"
"Beats me," the blonde-haired man maintained his composure and eyed the Digital God. X wasn't kidding. This guy looks like he means business. I have to keep him even-tempered somehow!
"It looks like you're enjoying yourself a splendid gathering of some kind," Beerusmon sat up from his chair. His nose twitched upon smelling the aroma of delicious dishes. "And I do say the food smells splendid."
Matt overcame his restlessness and looked over his shoulder. "Oh, the party! It's honoring my girlfriend's birthday, Lord..."
"Beerusmon. You may call me Lord Beerusmon. And you two I presume?"
The blonde relaxed and bowed his head. "My name is Matt Ishida."
Likewise, Gabumon bowed. "And I'm his Digimon partner Gabumon."
"Another Chosen one?" Beerusmon blinked.
"He's one of the original Eight I referred to earlier, milord," Whismon reminded him. "This the one that bears the Crest of Friendship."
That guy knows about our Crests?! Matt was taken aback by Whismon's knowledge.
"Anyway, you have a girlfriend, sir? You must introduce me to her so I can pay my respects!" Beerusmon said politely.
"Um, Lord Beerusmon," Whismon interjected and whispered in his big ears.
"Oh right. I forgot why I was here to begin with."
Beerusmon phased right in front of Matt and spooked him with a glare.
"Tell me. Sir Matt, have you ever heard of a phrase called Ascendant God?"
"What? An Ascendant God?"
"I take that as a no then."
"Is it possible that your prophecy was inaccurate, Beerusmon?" Whismon addressed the purple humanoid.
Beerusmon growled. "I never get such things wrong!"
"Oh, ho, ho!" Whismon chortled coolly. "Replace never with always."
"Ugh, now you're putting me in a bad mood, Whismon."
Both Matt and Gabumon freaked out upon hearing evident annoyance in Beerusmon's tone. They mentally scrambled for ideas to calm the Digital God down before he lets out steam.
"Matt?! Is this who you'd rather talk to than your own girlfriend and band crew?!" Mimi's voice chimed in, attentively drawing the deities' attention away from Matt and Gabumon.
Matt looked over his shoulder with nervous sweat.
(Cue Final Fantasy VII OST – The Oppressed)
Mimi and Palmon came into plain sight for Beerusmon and Whismon to see.
"Hey, Matt, you gonna introduce me to any of these friends of yours?" Mimi asked as she nearly tumbled over and slurred her speech a little, further evidence that she was drunk.
"Oh, yes, Mimi!" Matt cleared his throat and acted on the fly. "This is Lord Beerusmon... and um..."
"Pardon, madam, call me Whismon," the deity bowed.
"Hum, are you guys some old friends of Matt's or something when he and Gabumon used to travel in digi-space?" Mimi asked. "Well, I'm Mimi Tachikawa, Matt's girlfriend/manager/the birthday girl." She approached the deities and leaned over winking to them playfully. "Don't I look great?"
"Pleasure to meet you, Mimi!" The deities responded together.
"Oh, wow! Since when did you make friends with guys that have good manners, Matt?" Mimi turned, narrowing her eyes toward the blonde and hiccuping. "I doubt Yamato would've had friends like these two. Looks like you really did live up to your Crest's namesake, huh?" She chortled loudly.
Palmon sighed, hanging her head. "Oh, Mimi, you shouldn't had a glass too many."
"Let me guess, you two aren't from around here, aren't you?" Mimi addressed the two deities. "Probably aliens from another planet, right?"
"OK! BYE!" Matt pulled Mimi to the side and pushed her back.
"Well, we were vacationing in a nearby galaxy and happened to sense this Matt fellow's energy here," Beerusmon explained.
"Oh? Vacation?" Mimi put on a big drunken grin. "Why don't ya stick around and see how we Earthlings like to party?! The more, the merrier I'd say!"
"No, wait...!" Matt tried talking her out of it.
"We would hate to impose on your party," Beerusmon said politely. "But, history has shown I'm not one to turn down a whole spread of food with that delicious smell."
Mimi smiled and stepped aside. "Go for it, boys! Dig in!" She and Palmon escorted the deities down the stairs to the party. "C'mon, let's crank this bitch up a notch! Hahahah! Hey, guys! Matt actually has friends he hasn't introduced us to yet!" She loudly announced to everyone back at the party
Gabumon tapped Matt's side and dismissively nodded. "We just need to keep Beerusmon under close check. C'mon, let's go."
Matt wiped his forehead full of sweat and sighed. Please don't let anything go wrong.
As soon as Mimi announced Beerusmon and Whismon's presence, the Digidestined, the Digimon, the warriors, and the other guests gathered to greet the deities. There was a mix of awe and curiosity over the mysterious duo. The warriors, namely BanchoLeomon, Pikkan, and the D3s, found it bizarre they weren't able to sense any energy from Beerusmon and Whismon.
Once Beerusmon and Whismon were welcomed, the festivities continued. Matt and Gabumon stayed close wherever Beerusmon was to keep the Digital God under surveillance. Gatomon of all Digimon was awestruck by Beerusmon and bowed to him. Kari offered a token of friendship with a plate of BBQ teriyaki wings and spaghetti. Beerusmon sniffed the food and took the plate from her. Whismon shook the hands of Davis and Veemon.
Needless to say Beerusmon and Whismon were pleased with the food and hospitality so far, which curbed Matt's fears for now.
When everyone gathered for a dance, Beerusmon stole the show with his break dancing skills. Everyone watching clapped for the Digital God. Matt was taken in by Beerusmon's relaxed nature, but in his mind so far so good.
Then, Mummymon put down his wine glass and in a drunken state put up his fists.
"Hey, you! Funny-looking cat guy!" Mummymon, with a drunken look, pointed to Beerusmon. "I challenge you to a duel of fisticuffs!"
Beerusmon stopped spinning and answered ecstatically. "Oh! A duel?!"
"Ugh! That imbecile!" Matt snapped.
Mummymon shadow-boxed. "I'll give ya a good fight right now! C'mon, ya here!" He hiccuped and fell on his back. He was helped up by Arukenimon and Meryl.
"You're embarrassing us, fool," Arukenimon groaned, lifting Mummymon's arm over her.
Meryl sweatdropped. "Oh, dad! You're being silly again! Please forgive him for his rudeness, sir!" She apologized to the Digital God.
"He's really not good with parties," Centarumon added.
"Tch! Hahahah!" Beerusmon laughed.
Sitting down, Matt relaxed and downed a water glass. Man, this is infuriating! I gotta stop being on edge!
"Everything's calm now, Matt."
"For my health's sake, let's hope it stays that way, Gabumon."
"Yo, Matt!" One of Matt's band crew, a young man wearing glasses named Yutaka, approached him. "Dude, we've been looking all over for you!'
"We're still going to be singing those songs for Mimi?" Another, with shaggy hair and named Akira, inquired to their lead singer.
The third member, a guy with long dark hair tied in a ponytail and named Takashi, noticed Matt's unhinged look. "You ok, Matt? You look totally on edge, man."
"Yeah, it's not like you're in anymore fights," Akira shrugged. "Relax and unwind. Maybe singing will help ya and cooler heads can prevail?"
"Say, that one purple-looking cat guy's stealing the show!" Yutaka pointed to Beerusmon. "You rock, cat guy!"
"Hey, Matt, why don't we dedicate our next song to the cat guy? We can call it Cat Loves Food?" Takashi suggested. "I mean, he's been eating a lot since he got here."
As his band mates rambled on about their show, Matt just facepalmed and caressed his temples. Cat Loves Food? Really? It can't get any worse than this, can it?
(End theme)
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(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST - The Pilaf Gang's Plan)
Meanwhile, somewhere else near the party, two characters hid behind some bushes. These two characters were Impmon and Calumon; the latter was whisked away right in the middle of a meal.
"Impmon, don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone when they're eating?"
The impish Digimon put a finger on Calumon's lips. "Sssh! You trying to give us away, cream puff?"
"Mmmph!"
"Quiet! I'm gonna need some help."
As Impmon removed his finger from Calumon's lips, the white creature asked curiously. "With what?"
"You're gonna help me find and steal those Digicore things. I heard they have them somewhere stored in that building there!" Impmon said, turning Calumon's head and pointing him to a mansion-looking place. "If they're in there, I... I mean we can use 'em to get these stupid bracelet off me!" He showed Calumon the inhibitor bracelet. Then, I can set myself free from that pooch's control, evolve back to Beelzebumon, and get the heck out of here!
"Why do you want that bracelet off? It looks nice on you!" Calumon beamed happily, complete with rosy cheeks and all.
"Ack, because it's restricting me! Don't you see I want it off?!"
"Why not just take it off?"
"I can't. It's stuck on me."
"Here, let me help then."
"You ain't got fingers on ya, tubby! Besides, you'll set off an electrical shock!"
Calumon refrained from touching the bracelet. "Oh..."
"Oh is right! Now, c'mon, let's get into that place and find those Digicores!" As he grabbed Calumon, Impmon prepared to make a break for the mansion, but was cut off when Tike, Meryl & Salamon, David, and Kara passed along by. Crap! He cupped a hand over Calumon's mouth and slipped into some bushes.
(End theme)
Meryl heard the bushes rustling behind her. "Did you hear that?"
"Probably nothing, but some local Digimon. It's cool," Tike said. "C'mon, Meryl! There's some cool things I wanna show ya!"
"Ok!" Meryl smiled, running and catching up with Tike.
"You better keep it clean, Tike," Salamon furrowed her brows.
Kara giggled as she whispered to David. "Heheh, my bro's gotten awfully close with her, huh?"
"Yeah, but I don't get why he wants to hang around her."
"Don't you see, David? It's called being in love," Kara said, clasping her hands and sighing dreamily.
David scratched his head. "Yeah?"
"Yeah! C'mon, let's show them up!" Kara took David's hand.
"Whoa, hold on, Kara! Weren't we still playing tag?!"
"This is gonna be better than any silly tag game!"
Once the area was clear of the kids, Impmon poked his head out first.
"Coast is clear, cream puff!"
Calumon poked his head out and scoffed. "I have a name, y'know!"
"Whatever, c'mon before those runts come back!"
(Cue Mission Impossible (TV Show) theme)
With that, Impmon grabbed Calumon and hurried into the mansion. Impmon breathed hard and looked over to see if anyone spotted them.
"Good, no one saw us," Impmon muttered, putting on a devilish smirk. "Now begins Operation: Digicores."
After kicking down numerous doors, he an Calumon finally stumbled into a spacious albeit dark room. Impmon flipped on the light switch and numerous ceiling lights beamed over the large room, unveiling the bingo tournament prizes, including cars.
(End theme)
"What's this place, Impmon?"
"Must be where they're keeping the bingo prizes, but no Digicores! What the heck?!" Impmon spat out. "C'mon, let's scour the place, cream puff!"
"It's Calumon!" The white Digimon yelled correcting him. He bolted right behind Impmon.
Impmon quickly scoured through each car and stumbled upon a pedestal with a glass dome on the top of it. He climbed the pedestal and gazed over the glass dome.
"See anything, Impmon?"
"Nada, just an empty dome. Damn, where are those stupid Digicores! They gotta be hiding it here somewhere!"
"Maybe they're not in here?" Calumon turned around as he large bucket full of candy. "Oooo, wow! Candies! Hey, Impmon, they got candy here!"
"What...?!" Impmon shouted as his mouth instinctively drooled by the mention of candy. "They got chocolate like some M&Ms and Snickers in there?"
"I think so! And Lifesavers!"
"Digicores or candy. Digicores or candy! So hard to choose..." Impmon groaned. "Gah, first things first, gotta find those Digicores! Hey, you better save me some candy, squirt!" Just then, he moved his hand over the dome and accidentally flipped a switch, which activated the pedestal and opened the dome up. "Huh? What the hell?"
(Cue Digimon Tamers OST – Impmon no Theme)
As the dome opened up, the Digicores came out sitting on top of a cushion. Impmon's eyes lit up and he feverishly gazed over the mystic objects. He almost sounded like he was having an orgasm when touching the objects.
"Oooh, oooh, you ain't gonna believe this, but I just hit the jackpot!"
"Jackpot of what?"
"I found them! Hey, I found them Digicores!"
Calumon's ears perked up. "You did?! Let me see!" He floated over next to Impmon as his eyes, too, lit up looking over the four golden orbs. "WOW! They're pretty!"
"At long last, now I can use 'em to remove this stupid inhibitor for good!" Impmon boasted, laughing. "You hear that, Anubimon! I'm just one wish away from freedom! Hahahah!"
"You gonna make the wish now?"
"Of course! Now, help me put them on the ground!"
"Oh, but they look heavy! And I got tiny arms to begin with."
The impish Digimon barked at him. "Quit yer belly-aching and suck it up! You'll get strong picking these up!"
"Really?"
"Abso-positively! Here, I'll help ya with this one..."
"HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?" A voice called out, quickly interrupting Impmon and Calumon.
(End theme)
The two Digimon froze still and looked over across the door where the aforementioned individual addressed them. To Impmon's dismay, he saw Tike standing at the door with a befuddled look.
Crap! Busted! Impmon's heart beat fast while sweating profusely.
"Uh, Calumon? Impmon? What are you two doing in here?" Tike asked them both.
"Um, well... we were checking to see if the prizes were all safe!" Impmon feigned an excuse. He elbowed Calumon's side. "C'mon, back me up here."
"Yeah, just making sure Impmon doesn't take...!" Calumon got cut off when Impmon pulled him down and cupped his mouth. "Mmmphf!"
"Everything's clear here, kid!" Impmon nodded and faked a smile. He whispered to Calumon. "Can't depend on you on anything, ya bad liar!"
Tike blinked thrice. "Right, Anyway, you two should be outside now. C'mon!"
"Hey, Tike! What's going on?" David chimed in as he approached his friend. "Oh, Impmon and Calumon are here?"
"Yeah, for some reason. I told him and Calumon to get out of the room."
"Oh, hey candy!" David sighted the buckets of candies. "Oh, is that gonna be one of the prizes?!"
"Yep, I think so," Tike said, resisting the urge to raid the buckets of candy.
"Tike!" Meryl called out as she lunged at Tike and hugged him. She then gave him a love bite on his right shoulder. "I've got you!"
"Meryl."
"Bro, David," Kara chimed in while she and Salamon noticed the three standing outside the door. "What's going on?"
"Oh, I think Impmon and Calumon were trying to steal the candy prizes," David pointed out.
"What? Then, get them out of there. Those prizes are supposed to be a surprise!" Kara said.
"Hey, you two need to get out of there now, ok?" David asked the two Digimon.
(Cue Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods OST – The Pilaf Gang Runs Away)
"Heheheh, right, we were just gonna split! C'mon, cream puff!" Impmon faked a laugh, pulling Calumon and bolting right out of the room. "See ya at the bingo games, suckas! Hahah!"
(End theme)
Befuddled, Tike scratched his head. "Gee, he sure left in a hurry. It's not like we were gonna kick him out."
"We weren't? I thought if we caught Impmon doing anything we'd punish him?" Kara asked.
"Nah, not unless he starts trouble."
"And you'd teach him a lesson, huh, Tike?" Meryl asked, folding her arms around the Ascendant child.
Tike chortled and bragged. "Sure I would! He knows better than messing with me!" He boasted, laughing.
Kara rolled her eyes. "Oh brother."
Salamon added. "You said it best, girl."
David watched Tike letting Meryl hug him. "You're so cool, Tike. Hey, Kara, you think Tike is cool because he has a girlfriend?"
"What? As if!" Kara scoffed, turning her nose up at Tike. But, once she turned to David, she softened up and crossed both arms behind her back. "But, um, David... you wanna go hang around somewhere? Maybe walk back together to the party?"
"Huh? Oh, sure!" David chirped.
Salamon sighed. "Oh young love. I can just feel it blossoming in the air." Thank goodness Mr. Mummymon isn't here seeing Meryl all over Tike. I wouldn't hear the end of it!
"Race y'all back to the party!" David and Kara called out as they bolted ahead.
"Hey, wait for us!" Tike and Meryl shouted back to them.
Once the children headed out, Salamon followed them.
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Once they created a distance between them and the kids, Impmon took cover behind some bushes with Calumon breathing hard.
(Cue Power Rangers OST – Bulk and Skull Theme)
"Next time, how about a little warning, Impmon? Ya almost choked me!"
But, Impmon didn't make a snappy remark. Instead, he put on a big mischievous grin and started chuckling. Then, his chuckles became full-on laughter. Impmon duck into his pocket and pulled out a Digicore.
"Ta-da!"
Calumon gleamed over the Digicore. "Whoa, you took one?!"
"Hahahah, you bet your little pasty butt, I did!" Impmon laughed and looked over his own reflection inside the Digicore. He kissed it. "Those lame brain rugrats didn't suspect a thing!" He turned showing off the Digicore to Calumon. "No one can make a wish as long as I have this!"
"Then, how are you gonna get your wish granted?"
"Simple, once they notice there's only three, I can sneak and make off with them while they're looking around. Then, I'll make my wish and get this stupid inhibitor off! And then I'll be free from that no good mutt's control! Hahahah!"
Calumon sweatdropped and muttered. "They're gonna hear you."
"Ack! Crap!" Impmon cupped his own mouth, but as a result let the Digicore land and crush his foot. "Yee-ow!" He pushed the Digicore off his foot and blew on his foot. "That was smarts, I swear!"
(End theme)
Suddenly, Impmon heard the kids walking nearby and instinctively cupped his mouth. He kept the Digicore behind him.
"Don't lose that the Digicore, squirt! It's my one-way ticket out of here!"
Calumon looked over to the Digicore and back out to the guests attending the party.
"What are they doing now?"
"Beats me..." Impmon then stopped as a loud singing voice blared from the speakers and caused a screeching sound so loud it made him cringe. "ACK! MY EARS!" He fell back covering his ears. "My eardrums been busted! Ow, I've gone deaf!"
Calumon, too, covered his ears. "What is that loud scratchy sound? It hurts!"
(Cue Digimon Adventure OST – I Wish ~Mimi Tachikawa~)
Meanwhile, over on the karaoke stage, BanchoLeomon was seen singing into a microphone. He had lost a bet to Pikkan, BW, and Sheila; as a result, he had to go on stage and sing the infamous song Mimi sang during to try awakening ShogunGekomon.
"I want to sing a song! A song to bring ShogunGekomon around around! When he hears my voice...!" BanchoLeomon bellowed into the mike, singing terribly as most expected.
Nearly everyone cringed and covered their ears, preventing their eardrums from bursting.
The Gekomon and Otamamon cringed altogether.
"Cripes! He's terrible!" A Gekomon complained.
"Please let Princess Mimi sing for us instead!" Another Gekomon pleaded.
"Stop the pain!" An Otamamon wailed.
ShogunGekomon covered his ears. "Maybe I shoulda stayed asleep longer!"
Gomamon winced as he looked up to Joe. "In hindsight, my singing with Agumon wasn't nearly this terrible!"
"You're telling me. At least I can rest easy knowing I'm not the worst singer ever," Joe remarked.
"Ok, ok, kitty kat before you blow out more of our eardrums!" Sheila shouted as she pushed BanchoLeomon away from the stage.
Grumbling, BanchoLeomon found himself being shoved off from the stage to everyone's relief.
Just then, Ogremon's voice chimed in making fun of BanchoLeomon's situation. 'Hahah, what was that? You call that singing? I could've done a better job, kitty kat!'
The other occupants in BanchoLeomon's mind, Marsmon and Mercurimon, concurred with Ogremon's sentiments.
'Ogremon has a point. Your base could use a lot of work.' Mercurimon chimed in his two cents.
'Face it, he's not a singer! Did you see how everyone begged him to stop?' Marsmon remarked.
BanchoLeomon scowled. I didn't have a choice. If it wasn't for that stupid bet I lost!
'Excuses, excuses! Just admit you suck at karaoke! Thank the Supreme Digi-Deity that alien hottie spared you the further embarrassment. Which brings to the next point, when are you and Sheila gonna shack it up?! It's been long overdue!'
I have no interest in Sheila, Ogremon.
'Are you kidding?! She's my type of woman! I'd tap that any day of the week! But, as you can see I can't, but you can. And the only way I can tap that ass if you do it!'
BanchoLeomon made awkward glances, which Sheila noticed right away.
"What's wrong, BanchoLeomon?" Sheila asked curiously. "Is Ogremon saying something to you again?"
"No..."
Sheila lightly elbowed his side. "Don't lie, kitty kat. What did he say?"
"He said he wants me to tap it."
"Tap what?"
"Y'know..." BanchoLeomon turned away.
Sheila immediately picked up on the hint and smirked. "Oh yeah?" She then turned BanchoLeomon around and put his hand on her butt. "Go on. Free tap." She spoke seductively. "Make it good."
BanchoLeomon sweatdropped and pulled his hand back. Then, he delivered one loud slap to Sheila's ass, which startled everyone close by. Sheila was all smiles as she slapped BanchoLeomon's ass.
"Consider us even, kitty kat!" Sheila busted out laughing.
"Ugh..." BanchoLeomon groaned. There, you satisfied, Ogremon?
'Ohohoho, you bet I am! Next time, I wanna see you two hit it up in bed!'
Don't push your luck.
Back on stage, Keke was able to able to bring much relief to everyone's ears when she sang her mother's song.
"I want to sing a song! A song to bring ShogunGekomon around around! When he hears my voice, I hope he likes the sound!" Keke sang with an extremely serene voice that easily won over the Gekomon, Otamamon, and ShogunGekomon.
Mimi cheered. "Yay! That's my girl!"
Cody commented. "She sings even better than Mimi does."
Armadillomon added. "Could be because she's also Matt's daughter and he's got a good voice, too."
Yolei pumped her fist up and cheered. "Way to go, Keke! You're owning it!"
"Anything's better than BanchoLeomon's horrendous performance," Pikkan remarked.
"Tell me about it," Sonja said.
"Least my ears aren't ringing anymore," Tony said, checking for his ears.
Biyomon shook her head and addressed Sora. "Maybe it's a good thing Tai, Agumon, and X are running late? They didn't have to listen to BanchoLeomon's singing?"
Sora sighed while looking at her wine glass. "Lucky them, I guess. I need to get here before the bingo games."
(End theme)
Simms approached Pikkan and BW. "Sirs, your dates have just arrived. Mind coming with me?"
Pikkan and BW nodded together as they followed Simms out of the party.
Impmon sat up poking his fingers into his ears. "Yeesh, my eardrums almost exploded. That BanchoLeomon should quit show business."
"But, Keke's a good singer, huh?" Calumon stated.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super - Beerus' Planet)
While watching Keke impressive karaoke performance, Matt shifted his view over to Whismon and Beerusmon. He meticulously watched Beerusmon closely and making sure he wasn't already losing his patience.
"Anything yet, Matt?" Gabumon asked.
"No, but had that lion continued his horrible singing... who knows what Beerusmon wouldn't done. Thank the Supreme Digi-Deity for Keke," Matt sighed deeply.
As the children returned, Kari, TK, and Davis spotted them coming out.
"Where did you guys go?" TK asked them.
"Um, well we went off to play and..." Before Tike could finish, Meryl interjected.
"But, we saw Impmon and Calumon in the prize room! Looks like they were stealing candy!"
"Stealing candy?" Kari blinked.
"Hey, isn't that Impmon and Calumon over in those bushes over there?" Davis pointed to a purple head with jagged ears sticking out.
"Yeah, I think so!" David replied.
Gatomon, Patamon, and Veemon raced over to the bushes. Impmon panicked upon seeing the Digimon and stuffed the Digicore in his sleeve.
I'm so busted! Impmon gulped.
"Hey, Gatomon, Patamon, Veemon, how are y'all doing?!" Calumon waved to them.
"Ok, Impmon, explain what you were doing in the prize room?" Gatomon apprehended him. "And coercing poor Calumon to steal for you!"
"It... it wasn't like that! I swear!" Impmon faked a laugh while backing off.
"C'mon, Calumon, let us handle this," Patamon said, leading Calumon away from Impmon.
"By the way, care to share some of that candy?" Veemon snickered, winking to Impmon.
"Kinder's keepers, ya blueberry!"
"Make me!"
"Ok, that's enough you two!" Gatomon blocked Veemon and Impmon from getting their hands on one another.
"All this over stealing candy?" TK scratched his head.
"Kids, you want to go grab some food? There's plenty left to go by!" Kari walked Tike, Kara, David, Meryl, and Salamon toward the table.
All the while, Impmon kept his cool and tried not arousing suspicions of holding the stolen Digicore.
Those suckas haven't noticed the Digicore I stole! Whew, so far so good! Impmon thought. "All right, let me at that grub!" He dashed right by Gatomon, Patamon, and Veemon.
"Think he's up to no good?" Patamon asked.
"Think? I know there's always trouble with him," Gatomon replied in an annoyed tone.
After Keke finished her performance, the guests gathered for more food made by Digitamamon and Tapirmon.
Whismon whispered to Beerusmon. "She has quite the lovely singing voice, Lord Beerusmon."
"Indeed and it's putting me in a slightly better mood. Glad they removed that lion off stage or I would've obliterated this whole planet away by now."
"Oh, but thank their lucky stars that didn't happen."
Beerusmon leaned his head on his hand and popped a few cherries in his mouth. "If they can continue to entertain me more, I'll spare this planet."
(End theme)
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Next act: Weathering a Coming Storm
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A/N: And so I extended the Omega X vs. Beerusmon fight, combining both versions of the BoG and Super Goku vs Beerus fights. I thought Omega X can put up more of an offensive than having him get completely curbstomped by the Digital God of Destruction. Either way, the message is clear and the impact is all the same.
And yes, that 'bad animation' line by Whismon is a reference to Super's infamously 'badly drawn/animated' fifth episode during its original Japan TV broadcast. Before someone tries to educate me on the Japanese animation industry, yes I'm aware of the time management and stress the animators have to endure (not to mention the little pay they get for their hard work, which is sad) to meet deadlines. Much respect to their passions and the crap they have to deal with.
For the rest of the chapter, it's still largely the same BoDG movie fic chapter (ch 3 to be precise). Tike and Meryl are teasing a relationship, but since they're kids they won't go far. But who knows sometime down the line?
Impmon (and to extent Calumon) is still in the Pilaf role just like in the movie fic version of this arc.
Mimi gets to sing her karaoke song all the same, and unfortunately the audiences have to suffer BanchoLeomon's painful attempt. Thank goodness for Keke, lol. Thankfully, BanchoLeomon's 'roommates' roast him for his 'wonderful' performance.
And did anyone catch the 'Cat Love Food' reference the former Teenage Wolves (now Knife of Day, thanks Digimon tri.) brought up? Yep, that was intentional.
Unlike Vegeta, Matt has no prior engagement or knowledge of Beerusmon. So everything Beerusmon does will be new to him. But he's just as nervous as the Saiyan Prince around an unpredictable God of Destruction.
And next chapter we continue the party shenanigans before Beerusmon loses it. Matt has his work cut out for him, lol. Let's see how this plays out.
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