"You want to train?" I asked.
Takato, Guilmon, Rika, Renamon, Henry, Terriermon, Jeri, and Leomon nodded.
"We don't have much time left." Henry frowned. "And... I'd kind of like to know our limits before we get into a battle with the D-Reaper."
"We weren't trying our best against the Zhuqiaomon." Rika said. "And... I kind of get the impression that he wasn't trying his best against us, either. Before Megidramon, anyway."
"I'm... not sure what Leomon and I can do, but we want to help." Jeri said, resolute.
"You don't need to convince me." I said. "I was just surprised by it."
I held my hands out. "Very well. Do try not to be too destructive, would you? Friendly fire isn't. Especially for Leomon and Jeri."
"You're not coming?" Takato asked.
"Not immediately." I shook my head. "There's somebody I need to check up on, because what I'm sensing right now is implying all sorts of interesting things."
"Wait, what?"
"Oh, don't you mind." A distortion appeared in my hands. "But anyway, go have fun."
They vanished.
A moment later, so did I.
"Well, isn't this interesting." I said aloud.
Impmon's eyes shot to me, and he scowled.
"Not. One. Word." He hissed. Quietly.
I slinked around the room, remaining in Impmon's sight.
"So how did this happen?" I asked.
Idly, I picked up a plush bear- one missing its arm.
"They found me." He claimed.
I picked up the arm, which was lying next to it.
"They found you." I repeated.
I held them together.
"Yes."
I fed a small amount of Darkness into the bear and its torn arm, holding them together.
"A pair of four year old children, who you were previously avoiding, found you."
I pulled My Darkness out of the bear, pulling on it slightly.
"Yes." He said, his face seemingly carved out of stone.
The bear didn't come apart.
"And how could that happen?"
I set the bear back down, leaving it where it previously was.
"For surely, the great Impmon would not be found by a pair of four year old children?"
He scowled. "That's my story and I'm sticking to it."
"Oh? I wonder if Ai and Mako would tell the same story as you, Impmon?"
He twitched-
Ai mumbled in her sleep.
-And froze.
I looked on in amusement.
"Would they tell a story of how they managed to find you, and then managed to capture you?" I asked.
He glared at me.
I straightened up, becoming a bit more serious.
"But seriously, that's good for you Impmon." I congratulated him.
He looked away- a very, very tiny blush on his face.
My vision flickered slightly as I looked at Ai, Mako, and Impmon. The former two had the latter trapped between them their arms wrapped around his, their heads close to his.
But that wasn't was important.
No- the important part was the bonds between the three of them.
"It seems that you've managed to... make up with them."
They were weak- but stronger than before. Scarred- but healing.
"Hopefully, this time, it will work out for you."
He relaxed slightly.
"Yeah... Hopefully."
I turned towards the window.
"And good on you." I said. "For giving them another chance."
"How did you know-"
"I guessed." I answered. "And judging from your reaction, I was right."
I vanished before he could say anything.
I appeared in my dimension, popping up directly next to Jeri and Leomon.
"I'm back."
Leomon glanced at me, before turning back to Megidramon, Sakuyamon, and MegaGargomon.
The former of whom was currently fighting against both of the latter- and forcing them back.
"They're so powerful." Jeri said.
I watched as Sakuyamon spun her Khakkhara, hastily creating a storm of amethyst petals, sending them at Megidramon.
"They are very strong." Leomon agreed.
Megidramon ploughed through them like they weren't even there, pink energy washing over his body to absolutely no effect.
MegaGargomon's stream of weaponry wasn't helping much either, the bullets, lasers, and fire utterly useless against Megidramon.
"Takato and Guilmon are..." Jeri paused, searching for a word
"Very durable." Leomon finished.
"That's what happens when you have a body made out of Chrome Digizoid."
Leomon started, turning to me. "Chrome Digizoid? Megidramon is made out of Chrome Digizoid?"
"What's... Chrome Digizoid?" Jeri asked.
"It is the strongest metal in the Digital World- and very rare." Leomon stated. "It is so strong that it is vulnerable only to the most powerful of attacks, and other weapons made out of Chrome Digizoid. To be made entirely out of it..." He turned back to Megidramon. "It certainly explains Megidramon's sheer durability."
"Hell Howling!" Megidramon called, letting loose a chilling howl- and the powerful shockwave that came with it.
The shockwave detonated the missiles that MegaGargomon had launched, and the petals that Sakuyamon had created, obscuring the entire area in smoke.
Several seconds later, the shockwave hit us- much less powerful and thus not a worry even for Jeri, but still making her yelp.
"Certainly don't want to get caught at ground zero of that." I dusted myself off.
"To be that strong, even over here..." Leomon shook his head. "The power that they wield is terrifying."
"Indeed." I nodded. "Although I suppose that it's better that it's wielded by our allies rather than our enemies. It's power that we need, after all."
In a rush of wind, the smoke was cleared- showing that Sakuyamon had formed a shield around herself and MegaGargomon.
I had to ponder on the necessity of that. It wasn't like MegaGargomon was squishy, and he held a attribute advantage on top of that. Sakuyamon herself was significantly less durable that MegaGargomon- though she was also no slouch.
Megidramon's wings folded back up.
"Will we ever be able to reach that?" Jeri asked.
"One day, Jeri." I stated. "One day."
If you survive long enough.
