A/N: And now we start the retelling of Cross Generations first major arc, Dimension Missions, but only the chapters that have the DFK cast in them. After all, the purpose of Ascendancy is telling/re-telling the events from BoDG to Cross Generations and beyond through the DFK/DF-616 POV. So, be sure to spot any differences between this and the Cross Generations chapter, Enter the Cross Era.
So, without delay, let's get this over with!
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Dimension Coordinate Key
DF-616: Digimon Fusion Kai dimensions
YYGDM-01: YuYuGiDigiMoon mainstream dimensions
XLR-8: Digimon Accel Stream
DXW-06: Digimon Xros Wars
GCLK-1113: Guilty Crown: The Lost Kingdoms
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Digimon Fusion Ascendancy
Arc II: Dimension Missions
Chapter XI: A Crossover Gathering
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Digital World/Azulongmon's Realm
One year removed from the Ascendant God and Beerusmon's fierce battle, peace returned to the Digital World and Earth. The Digidestined have since returned to their usual and mundane activities.
Mundane is not something a particular Ascendant of Courage is willing to accept. After a brief visit to dimension YYGDM-01 to help with a 'Ragnarok' crisis, Tai and Matt returned to their world. And it was back to the boring everyday routine.
To resolve his boredom since his fight with Beerusmon, Tai Kamiya invited his new protégé Dorothy Kaimodosu to Azulongmon's look out for special training. Avengemon, too, was invited by Agumon's request.
The arrangements were prepared by X/Max Kamiya, Gennai, and Azulongmon. Tai & Agumon and Dorothy & Avengemon were designed a special room akin to the Room of Time, including the harsh conditions as a favor for helping prevent Beerusmon from destroying the Digital World.
Needless to say to call this special training was a huge understatement.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – Turning the Tables)
The clash of the two warriors inside this room rattled the entire sanctuary. X, Gennai, BanchoLeomon, Pikkan, and Falcomon felt the after effects of the tremors caused by the intense fight inside the room.
"Just how long are they going to keep this up?!" Pikkan blurted out.
"Oh, this is nothing compared to when Omega X and Beerusmon tore it up a year ago!" X cried out. "Seems he's finally gotten his fighting spirit flaring since then!"
"I kinda feel sorry for Dorothy. I mean, she's fighting the Ascendant God for goodness sakes!" Falcomon panicked, flapping his wings around.
"Nah, she'll be ok. He's not using Ascendant God to fight her," the masked man reassured the Digicore guardian.
BanchoLeomon added, aghast by the amount of power unleashed by Omega X. "Nonetheless, there won't be much left of Azulongmon's sanctuary if this keeps up! Remember how hard we had to apologize to Azulongmon for letting his palace get wrecked beyond recognition?!"
"That was me who had to do all the apologizing!" Gennai yelled out amidst the loud commotion.
"Hey, X, two questions... why did Tai and Agumon turn down Whismon's offer to train?"
"Well, I guess Tai and Agumon needed more time to prove themselves worthy. Though, I think those two are more than ready. We could entice Lord Whismon to show up... and what's your second question, Falcomon?"
"Why still wear that mask? We all know you're Max Kamiya, and you're not really a Watcher with Simms back in his position."
The masked man chuckled behind his mask. "Well, I kinda continue part-time. Besides, I still like wearing this mask. Makes me cool!" He slowly pulled off his mask, revealing a young man with reddish eyes and spiky chocolate brown hair. "Think of it as my hero gimmick when I'm not in Ascendant form. Ok?" He winked, placing his mask back on.
"Oh, I see!"
Pikkan scoffed under his breath. "Hero gimmick? Please, you and Kaze Girl should be together a hero team or something."
"Nah, I fly solo. Besides..." X clubbed Pikkan's back. "I wouldn't be around to kick your sorry ass in training now!"
"Hey, watch it, Kamiya!" The Alterian snapped.
Boom!
"Looks like the final round is commencing!" X said.
(End theme)
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(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – Trouble Erupts)
"Ready to end this final exam?!" Tai, garbed in an short-sleeved orange shirt that shows off his muscular arms, long orange pants, blue boots, and a blue belt tied around his waist, yelled out.
The long strawberry-color haired Dorothy stood up and fiercely glared him down.
"Let's do this, Tai!" Dorothy replied earnestly. She summoned Avengemon, a silver-armored humanoid resembling a Kamen Rider, behind her.
Tai beckoned VictoryGreymon over. Both pressed their hands together and fused into the Ascendant warrior, Omega X. Powering up into his full-powered Ascendant state, Omega X shot an intense glare toward Dorothy and Avengemon.
Omega X and Dorothy raced through floating debris within the sanctuary. Avengemon dove close to catch up with the two warriors. Dorothy clenched her teeth and readily propelled toward Omega X.
"Hah!" Dorothy yelled out, charging and firing a beam at Omega X.
Omega X responded with a Ki beam.
The two beams clashed and exploded, wiping out every trace of debris floating around the fighters. Omega X and Dorothy collided head-on unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks that shook the whole spacious room. Avengemon joined in and attempted to club Omega X from the rear, but Omega X phased out of reach. Omega X reappeared above Avengemon and clocked him with a punch to the head.
"Avengemon!" Dorothy cried out, taking out her Digivice to create a digitized net that she threw down to catch Avengemon with.
"Thanks, Dorothy. Nice save," Avengemon said, landing on all fours on the net. He scanned, watching Omega X and Dorothy punching at each other. "There's got to be a way for me and Dorothy to finally combine much like some of these Ascendants have been able to combine with their Digimon. What component are we missing?"
"I know you're holding back, Tai! Please, I want to see that Ascendant God side of yours!" Dorothy shouted at Omega X while her punches kept missing.
As Omega X landed on some floating debris, he gave her a serious look.
"I don't think you're ready for that yet, Dorothy. Believe me."
"Yeah, I do, but I'd like to see the form you used to fight Beerusmon! Please?"
Omega X calmly smiled. "Maybe for a brief second if you can land a hit on me."
"Deal!" Dorothy accepted as she phased out.
Omega X scanned the room, sensing the vibrations within the room. He turned to his left and saw Dorothy reappearing with a massively charged Ki ball in her right hand. She tossed the massive Ki ball at Omega X. Omega X narrowly dodged the ball and let it wipe out the debris behind him.
Dorothy didn't stop there. She unleashed continuous blasts at Omega X, who swerved around them. Omega X dodged them and finally landed on some nearby debris. Omega X cupped his hands together and charged up a familiar blue ball of Ki. In response, Dorothy raised her hands and conjured up reddish energies.
"Dorothy, hold on! You can't properly use that without me!" Avengemon interjected, flying up next to Dorothy. "Allow me to aid you."
"Thanks, Avengemon!" Dorothy focused between hers and Avengemon's powers.
The two formed an red energy wave that they threw at Omega X. Omega X responded and fired his Tsunami Wave, which collided with the pair's attack. Their attacks collided, igniting in an explosion that erupted and destroyed most of the whole room.
Ba-Boom!
(End theme)
X, Gennai, BanchoLeomon, Pikkan, and Falcomon quickly charged toward the door of the special training room. They saw smoke pouring out. Before any of them can open, the doors flew open. Tai came walking out carrying Dorothy on his back. Agumon and Avengemon accompanied behind them.
"Man, you gave us a scare there, Tai!" X exclaimed. "We were worried this would've been too much for Dorothy and Avengemon."
Tai managed an innocent chuckle. "Nah, it's fine. Don't underestimate these two. Dorothy can handle anything I can throw at her. Remember she was the Teen-Reaper not too long ago."
"And she can heal fast, too," Agumon added.
"And honestly, she's been my toughest opponent since Beerusmon. She's nowhere near as strong as him or most of the guys I've fought, but Dorothy's resiliency is what's gonna make her stronger. Kinda like Kari in some respects."
"That'll be a great asset to us," BanchoLeomon said.
"I know she can heal quickly, but would you still like me to treat her?" Falcomon asked Tai.
"Oh, sure. Actually, heal all four of us if you want," Tai said, placing Dorothy on the floor.
While Falcomon used his healing on Tai, Dorothy, and their Digimon, X quietly observed them.
Tai, you don't require much healing yourself. Since you and Agumon gained the Ascendant God power, you two can recover quickly without Falcomon. It's still astounding Omega X is an Ascendant God. Makes me wonder if there's even a limit to that level of power! X thought. And of course without me, Omega X wouldn't have ever become an Ascendant God to begin with!
(Cue Gurren Lagann OST – Rap wa Kan no Tamashii da! (Short Start Edit))
"Max! Hey, Max!" Tai called out to X. "You're still wearing that mask? I thought you made it clear you were done being a Watcher?"
"Well, every now and then I go back to assist Simms with some duties, but why can't I keep the mask? Makes me look cool."
Pikkan grunted. "Cool my ass."
"Well, whatever makes you feel better... say, you were wondering if I'm ready to accept Lord Whismon's offer to train with him?"
X nodded. "Yeah, and your decision?"
"Well, I think I might be ready."
"Think?" curiously asked BanchoLeomon.
"Well, I just didn't want to possibly disturb Lord Beerusmon if he's asleep."
"You won't know until you ask Lord Whismon yourself, Tai," Agumon said.
"Yeah, you're right."
Dorothy dusted herself off and bowed to Tai. "Thanks for the training lesson, Tai. I know you'll be leaving to see Lord Whismon?"
"Looks like I am, so we can meet back at my place. I need to let Kari and my family know I'll be leaving."
Dorothy nodded. "Ok then. I'll meet you there for dinner then?"
"Sounds good. See you later," Tai said.
As Dorothy and Avengemon waved them off, they headed through a portal transporting them back to Odaiba. Tai and Agumon settled down to converse with this colleagues.
"Actually, you might want to postpone training with Lord Whismon, you two," Gennai advised them. "As much as I know you two want to, you should know Matt and Gabumon are eager to seek some special training."
"Sheesh, even with the Yamato persona gone, it almost seems like he never left with begin with," Pikkan snorted irritably.
"Yeah, but at least Matt's been more calmer now," Agumon reminded them.
"That's besides the point," X cleared his throat. "We have guests coming."
"Guests?" Tai became intrigued. "Who's coming?"
"You might know them very well. After all, they have come to our aid many times, and likewise we've done the same for them."
"X, you don't mean..."
"Yeah, you heard right. Our good friends, Karin, Dimitri, and their future daughter Athena are coming. Joining them are the Tamers and Legendary Warriors from dimension YYGDM-01. That's not all, they're being joined by another Digiteam known as DATS from a world closely linked to their dimension. On top of that, Team Xros Heart and their friends."
Upon hearing this, Tai and Agumon were both elated. They turned exchanged excited glances.
"Whoa, you're serious! When are they coming?!" Tai asked like a giddy child.
"Should be anytime today," X answered, trying to contain his own excitement. "We've arranged a meeting spot here."
"Oh boy! Isn't this going to be exciting, Tai?!"
"You said it, Agumon! Heck, I say forget training with Lord Whismon for a while!"
"While I know you're all excited to see our other dimension friends, we wouldn't be summoning them if there wasn't a mission to be had," Gennai said.
The Bearer of Courage was befuddled hearing this. "Wha...? Care to explain?"
"All will be explained when our guests arrive," X stated.
(End theme)
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Earth, Odaiba/Downtown/DF-616/3:30 PM
On the subject of rivals, Matt Ishida and Gabumon stood outside of a fashion store waiting for two crazed shopaholics on this mundane afternoon. Although it's been two years since the Yamato persona left him, Matt still retained some of Yamato's mannerisms, including the desire to keep up with Tai.
Ever since the Beerusmon incident, Matt has sought new goal.
(Cue Hunter x Hunter (2011) OST – Take a Walk)
"There are things I'd rather be doing than this," Matt sighed with boredom. "Like finding a way to attain that Ascendant God power..."
"Maybe you, Tai, or Max can call Whismon?"
"And how do you figure we do that, Gabumon? What? You want me to do another stupid dance number?! That was beyond embarrassing!" Matt shuddered even remembering trying to appease Beerusmon with his infamous dance routine. Ugh, and it didn't help my band mates want me to dance during our shows! Yamato, if you're still even inside my head, you're probably either laughing or fuming mad.
"Say, Matt, I think the girls are finished."
Matt grumbled. "About damn time." He watched Mimi, Palmon, and Keke walk out carrying boxes upon boxes of clothes and other fashion accessories.
"Done! Here, you two be gentlemen and carry these for us!" Mimi said, throwing her boxes to Matt.
Keke did the same, throwing her bags to the blonde-haired male. "Yeah, please, dad!"
Palmon threw some boxes to Gabumon. "Wanna help, too?!"
Matt and Gabumon quickly caught the incoming boxes with little effort. Some female bystanders clapped seeing Matt and Gabumon effortlessly holding the stacks of boxes.
(End theme)
"Are we done yet?" Matt asked the two.
"Yeah, I think we can call it a day," Mimi nodded. She unflipped her phone and checked her schedule. "Oh, wait, let's hit the ice cream bar before we finish."
"How about buying for us, dad?" Keke turned to Matt, winking to him.
"Sure, why not?" Matt sighed. Wouldn't I give for a little excitement right now?
Then, Matt sensed a familiar presence materialize behind him. He finally managed a smirk knowing who arrived. "You finally show your face?"
"Whoa! Hey, Agumon!" Gabumon and Palmon acknowledged their Digimon pal.
(Cue Hunter x Hunter OST (2011) OST – The World of Adventurers (0:00-1:13))
Tai and Agumon appeared using Instant Movement.
"Hey!" Agumon called out to Gabumon and Palmon.
"Sup, guys!" Tai greeted his friends with a big and infectious grin.
"What a surprise, Tai! What brings you two here?" Mimi acknowledged.
"Did Max send you to find me?" Keke asked.
"Not just you, but he's calling for most of us to show up at Azulongmon's," Tai replied. "We've got guests coming and seems there's something big planned."
"Something big planned? I take it it's nothing to do with Whismon?" Matt asked him.
"Nope, seems those plans are on hold, but you guys will be thrilled to know Dimitri, Karin, and Athena are coming!" Tai announced, to which Matt, Mimi, and Keke were surprised to hear. "Eh, I got your attention, didn't I?"
"Brother, Karin, and Athena are coming, too?!" Keke said intrigued.
"I'm definitely not missing this one!" Mimi added.
Matt nodded. "Ok, now you've got my attention, Tai."
"Well, you know the drill, hang onto me and away we go," Tai turning his back to them.
(2:25-2:40)
Matt, Mimi, and Keke crowded behind Tai. Likewise, Gabumon and Palmon amassed around Agumon. Tai and Agumon then used Instant Movement to teleport them straight to Azulongmon's sanctuary.
(End theme)
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Odaiba/Apartment/4:20 PM
There was a knock on the door. Getting up from her chair, Kari answered and opened it. She was happily greeted by two unexpected guests.
"TK, Sora!"
"Kari," TK smiled, hugging her.
"Are you busy, Kari?" Sora asked, noticing the pile of paperwork on a coffee table.
After hugging TK, Kari waved off, dismissing the paperwork. "Nah, it's fine. Just helping grade papers for my kids. And speaking of kids..." She knelt down to hug Tike and Kara. "It's been a while you two!"
"Same here!" Tike and Kara replied earnestly.
Gatomon poked her head between the brunette girl's legs. "Hey, Biyomon, Patamon!" She greeted her Digimon pals and led them inside.
"Come on in! My place is your place!" Kari walked them inside.
(Cue Durarara! OST – The Girl in the Drawing)
As the friends gathered at the table, Kari returned with a tray of tea for them. She, TK, and Sora raised their tea cups, and they drank.
"Man, hard to believe you're already starting to teach, Kari," Sora said, gawking over the paperwork.
"Well, it's just a special program for college kids like me who are seriously looking into the teaching profession. I'm not really getting compensated except for college credits. And besides, I'm just a teacher's aide, but since the teacher's out on vacation, I asked if I could grade the papers for her."
"Yeah, and if I remember you chose to go with the grade school kids," TK said.
"They're just the sweetest," Kari sipped her tea and took off her glasses. "They've grown to already like me."
Gatomon added. "Wish you'd let me come to one of your teaching days."
"Hmm, maybe as a show and tell for my kids."
"Hey, I doubt they're any better than we are!" Kara said.
"That's right! How about we come, too?" Tike scoffed. "We'll show them we're the only kids that matter!"
Kari giggled. "Oh, nobody will ever replace you two." She patted Tike and Kara much to their delight.
"How's everything been with you and Tai? Do you see each other often?" TK asked.
"We've been doing our thing. Tai's earning his living being a soccer coach and uses all his free time training. Me, it's all just been school and being the teacher's aide. I haven't had much time to train... so, I'm definitely not up to par. I do try to put some time into training when I can."
TK patted Kari's shoulders. "Remember if you need time to unwind and let it out, you got me to train with."
"And us!" Tike and Kara chimed in.
The Bearer of Hope chuckled. "And you two, of course!"
"Yeah, Tai does take time of his busy schedule to spend time with me. I mean, with that Instant Movement he uses, he took me to Italy not too long ago," Sora said. "I mean, who needs to use airplanes anymore when your boyfriend's a teleporter, a flier, and now an Ascendant God..." She paused, reflecting back to X unmasking, and revealing himself as Tai and Sora's son. "And finding out the masked watcher who's looked out for us... this whole time is your son."
The others turned to Sora and watched her tear up a little, but not out of grief. She seemed content knowing her and Tai's guardian has been their son.
"I just wish he'd come out and say so sooner, but I get it... the higher ups probably didn't want that and risk costing Max his position."
"Sora..." Kari tried to console her.
Sora shook her head. "It's ok, Kari. I'm fine. But, hey, thanks to him, Omega X is now an Ascendant God."
"I still can't wrap my head around that!" TK pointed out. "Ascendant God... I mean, that Beerusmon guy was already beyond our realm! Now Tai and Agumon have that Ascendant God essence in them!"
"Even I can't believe it, but how many times has my brother gone and made believers out of us?" Kari smiled softly. "I mean, I wouldn't be where I am without his encouragement. And he's even taken someone, who used to be the D-Reaper, under his wing and training her to be a great asset for us. He's making sure we're good enough to protect this world if he ever decides to leave for whatever reason."
"Reason?" Patamon wondered. "Like what?"
"Like going to that god's realm wherever Whismon and Beerusmon are," Gatomon stated, biting into a cookie.
"I have no doubt my brother will want in as well," TK said. "Just because that Yamato personality is gone, that doesn't mean that competitive spirit has left Matt. I saw that look of desire on his face. He definitely doesn't want to fall behind Tai."
"I'm sure my brother would agree if he were here..."
(End theme)
"Yep, you got that right!" Came a familiar voice that got everyone's attention.
The group whirled around to see Tai and Agumon waving to them.
"Sorry, did we come unannounced?" Agumon asked stupidly.
"Not at all! Tai, Agumon, good to see you two!" Kari rushed over to hug them both. "Did you just come back from training?"
"Yeah, kinda wanted to give Dorothy her final exam so to speak."
Gatomon raised an eyebrow. "And?"
"She passed with flying colors. She and Avengemon both just need to keep practicing together."
"That's good to know," Sora said as she and Tai kissed. "Is she back at your place?"
"Yeah probably to eat and rest. She knows the whole deal if I'm not around. She's gotten used to the idea of being me being an adoptive dad, or at the very least a big brother."
"That's good."
TK approached Tai. "What brings you here?"
"Good thing you asked! Since you mentioned Matt, he, Mimi, and Keke are waiting for us back at Azulongmon's!"
"What for?" Tike and Kara asked him.
"You'll just have to see and find out. We have guests coming."
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Shinjuku/Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building/4:30 PM
(Cue Marvel's Agents of SHIELD Theme)
Within the government building, a certain group of techies have been working diligently for Hypnos and Stark Industries' Japanese Division. These individuals are none other than Koushiro 'Izzy' Izumi, Ken Ichijouji, and Miyako 'Yolei' Inoue.
Now working under Maki Himekawa's operations, the trio have conducted investigations on criminal activities and helping contain digital portals from breaching into the real world. Thus far, threat level activities have been relatively minor in Japan. However, the reports of the Incredible Hulk have prompted Izzy and his team to tracking the green monster. Results ended without much success as Hulk always escaped and went into hiding for certain periods of time. Then, the mystical activity in New Mexico raised the team's concerns about other worldly beings that aren't Digimon.
Lately, they've been working round the clock securing the borders between the real and Digital Worlds. Oh, and helping modify Tony's assembly line of new armors.
"Ugh, I could use some coffee," Izzy groaned. "And I don't even like that stuff." He painstakingly glanced over a digitized grid and waited for an anomaly beacon to show up.
Ken and Yolei stood side by side watching a big screen showing Tony Stark on the news.
"Pfft, man just look at that smug jerk. He's out there strutting his stuff on camera while we're stuck here working our butts off!" Yolei blew a tongue at Tony Stark on screen.
"To be fair, he works just as hard as we do. Or, did you forget we help with his suits?" Ken reminded her.
The purple-haired female techie shrugged. "Yeah, I know. Just needed to blow off some steam. I'm just glad Pepper's running his company now. She and I really need to talk about Tony..."
Is bitching about Tony all she ever thinks about? Ken sighed in thought. "Wormmon, care to get some drinks ready for us?"
"Will do!" Wormmon complied.
"Allow me to assist!" Tentomon added.
"And don't forget me!" Hawkmon said.
Just then, the door opened and in came Sam dressed in a lab coat.
"Oh, good you came, Sam," Izzy acknowledged the D3. "We could use your hand."
"That's why I'm here. Always the handy guy," Sam replied, walking over to meet with Yolei and Ken. "Couldn't help but hear you mad mouth Tony again, Yolei."
"What else is new?" She remarked.
"How's the new parts for Tony's suit coming along?" Sam asked, checking on a pair of new Iron Man armored hands and feet.
"Just need to work on the thrusters," Ken said.
"I just long for something exciting right about now," Izzy said.
Suddenly, Tai and Agumon teleported inside the facility. Everyone paused and turned to find the duo waving.
"Looking for some excitement?" Tai grinned. "Maybe you wanna come up to Azulongmon's!"
"Tai! You read my mind. What's going on?"
"Max sent us to get y'all!"
"For what?" Sam inquired to Tai.
"Just c'mon! He doesn't want to be kept waiting!" Agumon said, gathering Tentomon, Hawkmon, and Wormmon.
"Anything beats having to stay cooped up in this place!" Yolei disrobed her lab coat. "Ready, Ken?"
"Sure, we could work this into our break hours," Ken replied, taking off his lab coat.
"All right, here we go!" The Bearer of Courage gathered the group and teleported them out using Instant Movement.
Likewise, Agumon relocated with his Digimon friends.
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Odaiba District/Odaiba Notama Apartments/Tai's Residence/Room#122/4:40 PM
After putting away a dish of omelets and rice, Dorothy patted her belly and burped. Avengemon handed her a napkin to wipe her mouth with.
Avengemon chortled. "We really need to work on your table manners."
"Mmm, that was good! I think I'm ready for some meditation now," Dorothy said, pushing her chair in.
Shoom.
Suddenly, Tai and Agumon teleported into their apartment to find Dorothy and Avengemon cleaning up.
"Tai! You're back soon!" Dorothy said. "I'm cleaning the dishes, ok?"
"It's cool, but leave them 'til later, we have guests coming."
"Really?" Avengemon asked.
"Yeah, we're heading back to Azulongmon's. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised who's coming," the Bearer of Courage grabbed Dorothy's hand and placed his fingers on his forehead.
Agumon placed his claw on Avengemon. "Ready?"
"Go!" Tai called out as he and Agumon relocated Dorothy and Avengemon back to Azulongmon's sanctuary.
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Digital World/Mummy Mansion
"Wait, you want to take my little girl to Azulongmon's place?!" Mummymon yelled out as Tai took Meryl's hand. He and Dee confronted Tai.
"It'll only be a few minutes. There's someone who'll be happy to see your daughter," Tai reassured the champ.
Meryl's eyes and face filled with elation. "You mean...?!" She already knew exactly who Tai alluded to.
"Heh, seems you already have an idea."
Agumon put a claw on Salamon and Gatomon. He teleported out with them.
"Meryl going to see a friend?" Dee asked Mummymon.
"Yeah, must be that Athena girl. Shoot, how could I forget those two are friends?" Mummymon scratched his head and sighed. "Meryl, you want to see that Athena girl?"
Nodding excitedly, Meryl replied. "Yep! Athena is always my friend, daddy!"
"Well, let's not keep Athena and PinkPatamon waiting, Meryl! Hang on tight!" Tai held Meryl and teleported using Instant Movement.
As Agumon and Meryl's Digimon partners left, Mummymon folded his arms and smiled.
"Meryl's happy to see her friend?" Dee turned his head. "You should be happy, too."
"I am. I'd never deprive my little girl of any friendships. As long as she's happy."
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Odaiba/Soccer Field/4:50 PM
Tai and Agumon talked Davis & Veemon, David, and Sonja to come.
"Shoot, you think I'm gonna pass up seeing Takato, Takuya, and our other dimension neighbors," Davis spat out. "No way. How about you guys?"
"I'm up for it!" Veemon said.
David smiled. "Let's go!"
Sonja nodded while holding Calumon. "Why not?"
"Sounds exciting!" Calumon chirped loudly. "What do you think, Impmon?"
Impmon was seen hiding behind a recycle bin. He overheard Calumon.
"Why should I? Unless that other world's Impmon shows up, I don't wanna bother... besides, that world's Takato and his friends don't like as it is."
"Aww, don't be like that, Impmon! C'mon!" Agumon grabbed Impmon.
"Hey, lemme go!"
"Ready? Next stop, Azulongmon's place! Everyone's waiting for us!" Tai announced.
As Davis and his family gathered behind Tai, the Ascendant relocated them straight to Azulongmon's sanctuary. Agumon held onto Impmon and teleported with him.
(End theme)
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Unknown Sector of the Digiverse/Beerusmon's Domain
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – Beerus' Tea Time)
"Whismon?! Where are you going?!"
The boisterous wail of one Digital God of Destruction caused Whismon to freeze on the spot.
"Um, I'll be stepping out for a few Lord Beerusmon. Please, do go back to sleep."
"Fine, but if you're leaving for off world, could you bring back some delicacies of the world you're visiting?"
"Well, I'm not leaving this world just..."
"And if the food tastes bad, point me to the direction of said world... and let me wipe it out..." Beerusmon fell back asleep. In fact, the purple deity Digimon was asleep the whole time and talking in his sleep no less. "One day, that Ascendant God and I will have our rematch... rematch to determine it all..." He zonked out and snored loudly, kicking his feet up. He then flipped over on one side scratching his belly. "Nom, nom."
Whismon sweatdropped. "Sleep tight, Lord Whismon." Whoo, can't let him know I'll be conversing with the Chosen of Planet Earth. Hmm, perhaps Taichi turning down a training less from me was a good idea for now. Heavens knows what Lord Beerusmon would do if I brought the Ascendant God here.
With a tap of his staff, Whismon teleported from the palace to outside on the fields.
"This should make a good venue. Anyway, I hope my hair isn't sticking up..." He adjusted his hair and smirked. "There. Can't let an imperfection like bad hair day give me a bad image for those people. Well, it's showtime."
(End theme)
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Digital World/Azulongmon's Realm/5:15 PM
As the last of the team (BW, Sheila, Cody & Armadillomon, and Joe & Gomamon) arrived, the Ascendants and Kai Destined convened for one big reunion. X quickly brought everyone to speed about their guests.
(Cue Transformers Prime OST – We Have Returned (0:00-1:59))
Then, before long, a big portal opened in the middle of the sanctuary. Azulongmon raised his head and sensed the influx of new presences about to enter his holy sanctuary.
"I take it it's them, Gennai," Azulongmon said.
"Indeed, it's our friends from the YYGDM-01 dimension."
The first ones to emerge were Karin, Dimitri & Faith, and Athena & PinkPatamon.
"Uncle Tai! Grandpa Matt!" Athena beamed happily upon seeing the two Ascendants. She hurried over to hug them both.
PinkPatamon flew over to greet Agumon and Gabumon.
"Hey, long time no see, Athena!" Tai said, picking Athena up and placing her on his shoulder. "How's it going?"
"Been training with dad and helping with mom around the house," Athena said with a bright smile.
"Athena, you've certainly gotten taller," Matt added as Athena jumped into his arms.
"Yeah! And I've been training with dad, too!"
"Good girl," the Bearer of Friendship slightly smirked. He turned his attention to Dimitri and acknowledged him. "Dimitri."
"Hey, dad," Dimitri approached Matt.
"Oh, there's my favorite niece!" Keke chimed in, taking Athena out of Matt's hands. She set Athena down and gasped. "Wow, girl, you've gotten taller since the last I saw you!" She glanced to Dimitri and gave a playful smile. "What the heck have ya been feeding her, bro?"
"Nothing, but the well balanced meals..."
"I eat a lot more than dad does!"
Karin sighed. "Tell me about it. Between her and PinkPatamon, I don't know who the bigger eater is."
Mimi approached Athena and patted the child's head. "Don't worry, if you want your sweet Mimi will make you some delicious waffles!"
"Yay!" Athena cheered in elation.
"I can attest to mom becoming a good cook in my time," Dimitri confessed.
Matt remarked. "Yeah, and she's even got me help make meals."
"Oh, now this I got to see," Karin chuckled.
"Only because he wants to bribe Whismon to train him," Palmon revealed.
"What?" Dimitri and Faith were taken aback.
The Bearer of Sincerity facepalmed and sighed. "It's a long story."
"Athena!" Meryl called out to her friend, who hopped off Tai's shoulder.
Athena raced over and hugged Meryl.
"It's good to see you again, Meryl!"
"You're looking very well, Athena!" Meryl replied happily while petting PinkPatamon. "And good to see you, too, PinkPatamon."
"Yeah, likewise..." PinkPatamon turned her eyes away. She noticed Meryl's partners, Salamon and Gatomon. "Hi there."
Salamon and Gatomon both greeted PinkPatamon.
Just then, Athena caught sight of Dorothy with Avengemon. She bolted right over and extended a hand to Dorothy.
"Hi! You're Dorothy, right?" Athena asked her. "You're training with my great uncle Tai? That's so neat! How is it like?"
Dorothy replied, shaking Athena's hand. "Why yeah I am. He's been teaching me and allowing me to stay at his home. Just today, I finished my last exam. You're Athena, right?"
"Yep!"
"You're so cute, Athena. By the way, this is my partner Avengemon."
"Hi, Avengemon. I'm Athena."
Avengemon politely acknowledged the child. "Greetings, Miss Athena."
"Wow, he's so big!" Athena was in awe at Avengemon's stature. "And you two used to be D-Reaper?"
"Yea...yeah," Dorothy awkwardly said. "Kinda don't want to be reminded of that."
"But, you two are good, plus there's still the chubby Dee that takes care of Meryl," Athena said, turning and nodding to Meryl. "Right?"
"Yeah, Dee's always good with taking care of me when poppa's out promoting," Meryl said.
"Hey, look we've got more coming out of the portal!" Sora pointed out. "I see..."
"All right, Takato, Guilmon, and Takuya!" Agumon yelled out excitedly.
(End theme)
The next ones to step out of the portal were the Tamers (Takato & Guilmon, Rika & Renamon, Henry & Terriermon, and Himura & Inumon) and the Legendary Warriors. Tai and Davis walked over to greet Takato and Takuya.
(Cue Digimon Xros Wars OST – Legend Xros Wars)
"Long time no see, Takato!" Tai shook the Tamer's hand.
"We've totally been expecting you guys!" Davis grinned, fist bumping both Takato and Takuya.
"Thanks for inviting us back. I just couldn't stop thinking about coming back here and seeing y'all again after we beat Teen-Reaper," Takato said.
"Tell me about it, man!" Takuya concurred with the Beast Tamer.
Agumon and Veemon met with Guilmon.
"Good to see ya again, Guilmon ol' buddy!" Veemon patted the crimson reptile's back.
Agumon added. "Have you gotten any training much at all, Guilmon?"
"Not as much as I want. Takato been busy with school."
"I see."
Tai whispered to Takato. "So, are you and Rika still together after that whole debacle not too long ago with your world's Loki?"
"Of course, we made up..." The Tamer smiled, pivoting over to see Rika conversing with Karin, Izumi, Sora, Mimi, and Keke. "And yeah we're back together. Nothing will keep us apart. By the way, many thanks to you and Matt to helping save our world from that Ragnarok Part Deux."
"No problem!" Tai winked to Takato. "And thankfully ended sooner than later, 'cause Lord Whismon told me Beerusmon was aching to get involved and beat the stuffing out of your world's Loki."
"Yeah, I think Beerusmon described your Loki as some 'annoying trickster upstart'," Agumon remembered. "Or that's how Whismon told us."
"Needless to say, glad that guy didn't show up. From what I hear, he sounds like a grouchy god," Takuya said.
"Nah, you just haven't gotten to know him like I have," the Bearer of Courage smiled modestly. "He and I did have our fight."
"And one that shook the Digiverse. Thankfully no planets were destroyed from their fight," X interjected. "If Beerusmon had gotten involved, the whole Ragnarok 2.0 event in dimension YYGDM-01 would've been quickly averted. Loki, with all that power he accumulated, would've been beaten like a bitch in heat. And if Beerusmon had intervened, Kotori wouldn't have been able to complete her final growth as a Valkyrie Maiden and a leader."
Tai nodded. "Yeah, that's a good point. It was good beating up on some of that dimension's evil gods though."
Not long after the Tamers and Legendary Warriors emerged, Team DATS and Team Xros Heart emerged to the Kai Destined's surprise.
"No way! Taiki, too?!" Tai yelled out happily. "We haven't seen ya since the Paradixalmon incident!"
"Same, man! You and your friends are looking well!" Taiki said, shaking Tai's hand firmly.
"Same with you, Taiki!" Davis said, noticing the other Team Xros Heart members. "Oh awesome, you brought your friends! Oh wait... don't think I've seen them." He pointed to Tagiru, Yuu, and the new Xros Heart teammates.
"Yeah, they're our newest members!" Shoutmon chimed in.
"Oh wow, it's the other leaders!" Tagiru beamed with joy. He and Gumdramon bolted over checking out Tai and Davis. "Wow, you're really Tai and Davis that Taiki's been telling me all about! Hey, pleased to meet ya! I'm Tagiru Akashi!"
"And I'm Gumdramon!" The blue dragon-like partner introduced. He sighted Veemon and approached him. "And you look almost like me!"
"The name's Veemon, and man you're... uh... a hyper little guy," Veemon sweatdropped.
"Man, overly enthused dude, aren't you?" Davis chortled over Tagiru's overly hyperactive demeanor. Sheesh, even I wasn't this hyperactive when I was younger! And his Digimon almost looks like Veemon!
"I take the rest of them are new," Tai noted Yuu, Ryouma, Ren, Airu, and Kotone.
"Yep, allow us to introduce Yuu Amano & Damemon, Ryouma Mogami & his Digimon Psychemon, Ren Tobari & Dracmon, Airu Suzaki & Opossummon, and the little one is Kotone Amano."
After Taiki finished, Shoutmon added. "And you just met Tagiru and Gumdramon. Yeah, Taiki more or less ordained him as co-leader of Team Xros Heart."
"Amano?" Takuya asked. "I didn't ask on the way here, but that would make Yuu and Kotone siblings to Nene?"
"Um, that's pretty much a given," Takato pointed out.
Nene overheard them and answered. "Yes, Yuu is my younger brother and Kotone just so happens to be our youngest sister."
"How come we never saw your siblings before?" The Bearer of Courage asked Nene.
"Well, my brother was still recuperating back home and Kotone just hadn't yet came into contact with the Digital World. But, now we're both able to bring our sister over to meet the Digimon."
"That explains things. I also noticed a few of your friends with partners of their own."
"You noticed, Tai? Good eye. Akari and Zenjirou finally got Digivices of their own. Long overdue if you ask me!" Taiki said with an overly enthused grin.
"Hey, you're Tai Kamiya!" Came a voice from across the way.
As Tai turned around, he came face to face with Masaru. Agumon (M) confronted Agumon (T).
"Yeah, and you're...?"
"Masaru Daimon and this is..."
"Agumon," the Bearer of Courage boldly finished for him. "Gotta say good choice for a partner if I do say so myself."
Masaru smiled right in his face nonchalantly. "Same with you. You definitely look tougher than the other Tai I know."
"Other Tai...?"
"He means the Tai that helped us fight in the Valmarmon and Paradais crisis back in our world," Takato informed Tai.
"Oh that's right. I ought to meet that other me one day," Tai then extended his hand to Masaru. "Tell me. Can you sense my power?"
"Not really, but I can tell a fighter when I can see one. And you're totally exuding manly fighting spirit," Masaru said, tightening his shake on Tai's hand. "If we didn't have important business, me and Agumon would love to have a one on one with you two..." He then turned to X. "And even you. I can feel similar vibes from you, masked guy."
X chuckled behind his mask. "Yes, but of course we have more crucial concerns that must be addressed, Masaru."
"Yeah, I get it."
Tai smiled. "Maybe if there's free time, Masaru."
Agumon (T) and Agumon (M) both slapped claws with each other.
Both Takato and Takuya both sighed deeply in relief.
The Warrior of Fire whispered to his Tamer friend. "Yeah, I'm glad those two aren't gonna lock up anytime soon."
"Tell me about it," Takato muttered nervously. "Masaru's no Ascendant technically, but he's got that fighting spirit to rival one."
(End theme)
As Team Xros Heart and Team DATS greeted everyone else, Thomas and Kiriha approached Matt and Gabumon.
"I hear you're slightly different than a Matt Ishida I met from another dimension," Thomas acknowledged. "You're supposed to be something called an Ascendant."
"You seem ok to me," Kiriha remarked.
Matt kept to himself in the presence of the two 'Lancers'. He felt Gabumon tugging on his leg.
"What, Gabumon?" Matt asked as he looked down and saw Airu. He noticed hearts forming in her eyes.
"Wow, you're a hottie!" Airu squealed with delight.
"What?!" Matt balked at the fangirl.
"You're even hotter than Kiriha and Yuu combined! I can tell you got a hot bod under that shirt."
"Get away..." Matt scowled, backing off as he turned facing the other Team Xros Heart and DATS members.
Yuu interjected and pulled Airu aside. "Please excuse my friend. She's like that with every cute guy she sees."
"Yeah, right..." Matt turned away as he heard Mimi and Keke giggling behind his back. "Oh shut up already." He tried to hide his blush from everyone.
Sora observed the gathering and whispered to Rika. "This is one heck of a welcoming committee."
"Tell me about it. I don't know how X intends to divide us if we're being sent to different dimensions," Rika said.
Mimi blinked thrice in confusion. "Wait, we're being divided up to go to different worlds?"
"Those are the plans, yes," X readdressed. "Guess we should get to explaining."
"We?" Kari asked.
"Yes, we," Azulongmon appeared before everyone as Gennai and Simms materialized beneath him. "And that's not all."
"We have a guest that wishes to say hello and give us an idea of an inevitable crisis that's plaguing other worlds in the Nexus," Simms said. "Tai and friends, you might remember Beerusmon's aide... Lord Whismon."
(Cue Gurren Lagann OST – Ahhh! A Skeletonn! A Skeletonnn!)
Everyone watched as an floating orb of green light produced and opened up a visual showing Whismon sitting on a platform. He seemed to be holding a microphone as if ready to sing, but as soon as he got caught on the act he quickly put away the microphone.
"Ooh! Hello, hello, Earth people and Digimon!" Whismon replied in a coy manner. "I was just practicing my tunes."
"Hello, Lord Whismon! Long time no see!" Tai greeted the deity casually.
"Taichi, c'mon where are you manners?" Simms scoffed. "Dear me."
"Oh it's absolutely fine. That's about what I expect from a casual fellow who has access to the power of godhood. Just know Lord Beerusmon can't come to the phone right now 'cause he's taking his cat nap."
Sheila snickered, lightly elbowing BanchoLeomon's gut. "That's what you should be doing, my feline friend!"
BanchoLeomon growled. "Will you shut up?!"
Gatomon furrowed her brows. "How can I forget how much that purple creep ruined our party."
"Get it on with, Whismon," Matt spoke up. "What's this situation you wish to address?"
"It's 'Lord' Whismon, and don't you forget it, mister," Whismon corrected him, and winked to the blonde. "Maybe you can forget training with me and show me your wonderful singing skills. You were totally half-assing when you sang for Lord Beerusmon."
"Half-assing?! I was in a hurry and needed to come up with a song on the fly to keep that impatient asshole from killing us!" Matt snapped.
"Wait, what?" Himura was confused. "You sang?'
"And danced," Mimi sweatdropped. "You guys totally missed out."
"Sheesh, told y'all we should've come!" Terriermon exclaimed.
"We'll ask about it later," Henry said.
"I know all about you Tamers and Legendary Warriors of dimension YYGDM-01. Likewise, Team DATS of the Northern Realm parallel to dimension YYGDM-01. And most especially you Team Xros Heart of DXW-06."
"Wait, we never even met you, but yet you know where we came from?! Masaru was dumbfounded.
"Yeah, how do you know where we live?!" Agumon (M) was flabbergasted.
Whismon smirked coolly. "Being a divine being comes has its quirks, and why would I not have knowledge about the Nexus?"
"Ok, so you know which dimensions we came from, so what the heck is happening in the other worlds?" Taiki asked.
(End theme)
"Has something happened in the Nexus?!" Came a loud voice belonging to a voice that Karin, Dimitri, and Athena recognized instantly.
"Uncle Ken!" Athena called out as Kensuke and Christina jumped through a portal together.
"Brother! Christina!" Karin called out to them.
"Sorry for the delay, everyone!" Christina openly apologized.
"Dang, talk about a big reunion," Kensuke noticed the Tamers, Legendary Warriors, Team DATS, and Team Xros Heart. Holy crap, even Masaru's with them!
"Ah, Kensuke! So good of you to join us!" X welcomed him.
As Athena hugged Kensuke, Karin brought him over to meet with Dimitri.
"We were just going to get info on the crisis that's plaguing certain worlds in the Nexus," Dimitri said.
"Yeah, that's what I wanted to ask," Kensuke said, turning around and facing Tai's direction. "So, what are we about to find out?"
"Lord Whismon was going to start explaining..." Tai pointed to the blue-skinned deity with the pointed white hair and a staff.
Narrowing his eyes, Kensuke recognized the deity during his brief scuffle with Beerusmon. "You're that cat jerk's assistant, aren't you? I remember you."
"So nice of you to remember me, Kensuke Rainer of dimension XLR-8. I was going to address the situation occurring in the Nexus. Are you interested?"
"You bet I am. After all, Lady Cosmos granted me the power to dimension travel just like Karin and Ryo."
"Ah yes, Lady Cosmos. Nice woman, but she should be mindful who she passes dimension crossing powers to. Not to say you haven't abused your dimension crossing abilities for your own personal gain."
"Lord Whismon, we've been using our powers responsibly as we can." Karin defended Kensuke's position.
(Cue Dragon Ball Super OST – The Earth's Fate)
"I know, Karin Osaka. Now everyone, listen. It's imperative that you follow along. The Nexus as you know is a hub of hundreds if not thousands of realities akin, but not so akin to this world we exist in. These worlds are like branches to this Nexus, which Lady Cosmos monitors. Such examples of these branches include the worlds you, my friends, come from.
Dimensions DF-616, YYGDM-01, XLR-8, and DXW-06. What do these all have in common? Well, those are the worlds some of you come from. I am a divine being of DF-616, and perhaps the highest authority this dimension has. Lord Beerusmon, the Supreme Digi-Deities, the Watchers, and the Digimon Sovereigns are a tier beneath me.
Now, even though I am the top deity this dimension has... well, I can't exactly leave my position and resolve the crisis we have. It's not my place to do so. However, I suspect the workings of this crisis is being perpetrated by an entity beyond this dimension. And beyond the other dimensions I mentioned. Lady Cosmos has tried to find this entity, but has come up short."
"If Lady Cosmos can't track this source, what can we do?" Takato asked.
"X, or rather Max Kamiya, has already proposed and talked with others who've had contact with Lady Cosmos. We've confirmed at least over a dozen worlds where this malevolent entity is spreading its presence."
"What kind of entity are we dealing with here?" wondered Renamon.
"Kinda hoping its not some remnant of Paradais from our world or something," Junpei remarked.
"Rest assured, it's not Paradais. That group's long dead and buried. This a whole different animal," X confirmed Karin, Kensuke, Dimitri, the Tamers and Legendary Warriors' suspicions.
"Oh thank god!" Christina yelled, completely relieved.
"But, the presence of this entity is still problematic nonetheless," Whismon stated. "Think of this like cleaning out computer viruses in a series of computer networks."
"Good analogy, Lord Whismon," Izzy said.
"To make this effective, we will need to divide groups. And seeing how most of the Digiteams have been gathered, X can figure out who to send."
(End theme)
"I can see Takato and the Tamers being one group. The Legendary Warriors being another. Team Xros Heart going as one collective unit. Now, to figure out the rest and there's a chance not everyone here will be required to take on a mission," X informed everyone. "We don't want to run the risk of sending a bunch of groups at once. And there's only so few dimension travelers at our disposal. This mission won't be complete overnight. With only so few groups being sent at a time, it may take us probably days, maybe even weeks. So, I hope some of y'all... namely our guests." He pivoted over to the Tamers, the Legendary Warriors, Team DATS, and Team Xros Heart. "Hope some of you don't mind staying here."
"No problem. It's summer vacation for us anyway," Taiki nodded.
"I got no summer vacation or school to worry about. Besides, gives me time to get to know this dimension better," Masaru looked around the sanctuary.
"Oh, stupid me! I nearly left out one surprise!" X slapped his own forehead.
"What do you mean, X?" Tai was befuddled what he meant.
(Cue Neurotech – Blue Screen Planet – Part II – Revelation)
"We have more guests that wish to help us. But, they're from a dimension none of you even knew existed," the masked watcher said, signaling to Gennai to open some doors. "Say hello to our guests from dimension GCLK-1113."
Emerging from the doors were seven individuals. The Digiteams and their compatriots were taken aback by the newcomers.
"Wait, where have I seen three of them before?" Tai wondered, eyeing three of the seven individuals.
"That's because in this world, these three already had a show that recently aired here," X informed them. "However, the other four have a show that has yet to exist here. But, in the dimension from these seven come from, they've co-existed and dealt with a threat that almost doomed their world. Allow me to introduce the ones some of you are probably familiar with: Madoka Kaname, Homura Akemi, and Kyubey. And for our other four guests, say hello to Shu Ouma, Inori Yuzuriha, Gai Tsutsugami, and Mana Ouma."
The seven aforementioned individuals stepped forward.
Madoka gave a polite bow to everyone present. She appeared slightly older than how she was presented in her show. She's now a teenage magical girl with pink hair with rose bows, a dark pink collar bow, a white dress decorated along with pink bows, white stockings, and rose shoes.
Shu appeared as a young brunette-haired male with red eyes. He wore a black student uniform with a white shirt underneath, and a light blue scarf tied over his neck.
Inori gave a subtle smile and bowed. She appeared as a young woman with long light pink hair with a coral hairpin, and wore a simple white dress. Her red artificial eyes settled on the group before her. She is seen standing alongside Shu.
Gai appeared as a young, long-haired blonde man with blue eyes, a black long coat with a red middle stripe and a red coffin-like insignia, black pants, and shoes.
Standing next to Gai is Mana, a salmon-haired, barefooted young woman with natural red eyes and a black dress.
Homura, much like Madoka, appeared slightly older as a teenager magical girl. She has long raven hair, a white dress with gray features, and dark gray stockings.
And one that elicited some wary looks was a small cute cat-like creature. This is Kyubey, whose white body has a red oval-shaped mark on his back, rabbit-like ears with rings, and tiny dotted emotionless red eyes.
"Everyone, please meet Lost Kingdom heroes of GCLK-1113," X introduced the newcomers.
"It's a pleasure, friends," Shu said formally.
"It's great to finally meet you all!" Madoka greeted them with a kind and affectionate smile.
"Welcome to our dimension, guys," Tai generously said to the Lost Kingdom group.
(End theme)
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Next chapter: Prelude - Dimension Missions
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A/N: And here's the retelling of Cross Generations' first chapter. There's nothing new to be shown, except some fixed dialogue and grammar corrections from. I've removed all the YYGDM scenes (and any other universe scenes that don't have DFK characters), just to show where this story's priorities and POVs are shifting towards.
I've kept the Omega X vs Dorothy and Avengemon fight, which is a nod to Goku vs. Uub from the beginning of Dragon Ball GT. I thought this was the perfect end to Dorothy's training and now she'll become an auxiliary character for this story. She and Avengemon will get more stuff to do in Ascendancy than CG (maaaybe she'll be a participant in my inevitable Universe Survival arc adaptation ;)).
The chapter also introduces the Tamers, Legendary Warriors, and DATS from my YuYuGiDigiMoon series. They'll have secondary roles in Ascendancy. Likewise with the Xros Wars, Madoka Magica, and Guilty Crown casts.
In regards to the Madoka and GC casts assembly here: These are AU versions of the same characters from Ford1114's Guilty Crown: The Lost Kingdoms fanfic. It'll give you a perspective of how much the cast differ from the original GC cast (to give you insight, Shu is less of a wuss and more of a hero; Mana, now revived here, is not crazy and evil but still has yandere tendencies; Madoka, who never appears in GC, becomes a little sister figure to Shu). The other GC and Madoka characters may likely appear at some point later on, but for the purpose of Ascendancy primarily focusing on the DFK cast, the Madoka and GC cast will be secondary/tertiary at best.
Before anyone corrects me, yes I know Yuu Amano is exclusive to the anime and Kotone is manga-exclusive, but this specific Xros Wars world is an amalgamated world that combines elements of the anime and manga. Meaning yes, this Nene has both her brother and sister.
And there's the start of the Dimension Missions arc for Ascendancy. For those who've followed Cross Generations, here are the chapters that will and will not be retold for this story.
Will include: Prelude - Dimension Missions, The Aligned Triad*, Whismon's Training**, The Daemons Strike Back***.
Maybe: Sojourners Travels****, which may be condensed to just a chapter or two.
Will not include: Temporal Companionships, Guilty Dimensions, Moon Pride, Hunters x and Detectives, Tamers - Legendary Defenders.
*May include brief scenes of the DFK and other Digimon cast actively helping out the other worlds as a cold opening.
**A little expansion on Metalla X's training and how he gains Ascendant God. Maybe a brief statement of how Super Ascendant Blue will be achieved.
***The Daemon story will be expanded upon. So expect a 2-3 chapter mini arc.
****If I do this one, I'll try to abridge as much as possible. There's so much exclusive YYGDM stuff that will need to be excised and largely irrelevant to the Digimon Fusion Kai universe. On the other hand, the Ascendants do play in a large part in this and do help bring down the Big Bad in this conflict.
I think that about covers it. Next chapter will be another round of build-up as we shift gears to some dimension missions. And yes, Ford1114, I've made sure to remove every scene and involvement with Ford in the next chapter as you requested. We can pretend he's not even there; technically he's there but not there if you know what I mean, lol.
Until then, expect fast updates for these next couple of chapters, at least until the Daemons, since that one will need one new chapter of the Daemons confronting the D3s before their final showdown.
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