Blaze1992: This fic doesn't follow any anime storyline but does have several nods from them. All you need to know for reading this fic is the Digimon and Appmon species. Or maybe just google it :3
[Town of Serenity]
[Appli Archipelago]
[Digital World]
There was silence as they all looked at B.Gabumon who simply looked down in shame, tightly holding the basket full of Meat Fruits. Kirishima calmly approaches the little fella.
"Hey, buddy." B.Gabumon flinches as Kirishima looks worried. "Easy..."
"..." B.Gabumon simply looks away in shame. "I...forgot how Digimon used to call me that...I...didn't expect someone knew me by that moniker..."
"What's going on!? Why are you with the Night Terror!?" And B.Gabumon flinches when he heard the accursed name again, shaking slightly.
"Addmon, I get that you're scared of the Dark Armies, but don't be scared of Black Gabumon. He's not going to hurt you." B. Gabumon was surprised at how Weathermon defended him. He didn't expect him to do that at all.
"Y-you don't understand, Weathermon! That Digimon terrorizes us when you're not even born yet! You have no idea what kind of terror he has unleashed on us!" Addmon exclaimed.
"Hold on, something amiss here!" Kirishima exclaims, getting everyone's attention. "He wasn't even here for a long time, he was in the human world when you guys migrated! How did he even terrorize you!?"
"W-wha..." Addmon never felt so confused in his life. What does this human mean when he said B.Gabumon wasn't in the Digital World!?
"Addmon, is it possible...another Black Gabumon took that moniker instead?" Weathermon asked.
"I mean, it's possible," Kirishima said. "I mean, he's not the only B.Gabumon here."
"T-then why did he react towards the name!?" Addmon asked.
"I...was the previous Night Terror before I defect..." B.Gabumon said. "I've spent my time in the human world since my defect..."
"I got proofs with me, if you don't believe him." Kirishima offered while holding his phone.
"..." Addmon simply walks away, unable to handle all the information he receives.
"S-sorry about that..." Weathermon said apologetically. "I didn't expect Addmon to act such a way."
"No need..." B.Gabumon sighs. "But, I didn't expect that my past caught up with me...especially with the fact that someone uses my old moniker and uses it to terrorize everyone."
"Who do you think use your old moniker?" Kirishima asked.
"I...dunno, I was the only Black Gabumon in the old Dark army," B.Gabumon said.
"...I know this is a bad time, but we need to find a way to address you instead of calling you Black Gabumon," Weatherman said. If this is an anime, there will be a sound of record scratch in the background. "I-I mean, to prevent any confusion."
"True...but this guy didn't find any good name," B.Gabumon said in a deadpan manner.
"Give me a break, will ya!? I tried!" Kirishima exclaims as Weathermon sighs. "Let's just call him Imposter, how about it?"
"...yeah, sure." B.Gabumon shrugs before sighing.
"Umm, you okay, Black Gabumon?" Weathermon asked.
"No...I had to deal with my past haunt me twice. First that Kuwagamon and now someone uses my moniker?" B.Gabumon said while looking away.
"Speaking of Kuwagamon, didn't you say he took over the leader position from Dorulumon? So, why is he...doing grunt work like chasing after me?" Weathermon asked as they paused.
"... I'm not surprised when someone else took the position away from him. I mean, he did take that position by backstabs." B.Gabumon mutters while scowling.
"Let's...just bring these fruits to others," Weathermon said as they both nodded, carrying the basket full of Meat Fruits and walking towards where Addmon walked. For a few minutes, they manage to find a group of injured Digimons being treated. B.Gabumon felt a pit in his stomach when he saw this, making him feel even more guilty.
B.Gabumon knows that he isn't the one who injured them, but he believes that he was responsible for the Digimon who took his moniker. He felt that whoever did it, it was because of him.
As for Kirishima, he can't help but be angry and sad while looking at the scene. He wonders who's cruel enough to do such things to these Appmons.
"Everyone!" Weathermon exclaims as all the Appmons perk up and look excited to see him. But their excitement died down when they saw B. Gabumon and their expressions turn into fear. B.Gabumon didn't want to admit it, but it hurt seeing them scared of him but he didn't complain, believing that he deserved it.
"W-Weathermon...why is the Night Terror with you and a human?!" One of the Appmon, a creature resembling a mummy on a nurse uniform with blue hair, ask in terror.
"Guys...I get that you are all scared, but he's not a bad guy. He's the partner of that human." Weathermon exclaims as Kirishima confirms it with a nod while also showing his Digi-Vice on his wrist. They didn't seem to be convinced, but Kirishima seemed to notice some of the Appmon seemed to be less scared of B.Gabumon.
It may not be much, but Kirishima seems to see it as a win.
Both human and Digimon partners put down the fruit baskets. All of the Appmons look at the fruit basket as their stomachs growl. They wanted to take one of the fruits, but their fear of B.Gabumon seemed to stop them.
"...maybe I should leave," B.Gabumon mutters before he runs off. Kirishima shouts at his partner to wait, but B.Gabumon simply runs. Kirishima sighs before looking at the Appmons.
"I...hope you don't mind, Weathermon..." Kirishima said as Weathermon shakes his head.
"Go and be with your partner, Kirishima-san." Kirishima nods in gratitude before he chases after B.Gabumon. Weathermon sighs before looking at the others.
"Great job, guys. We got a human who volunteers to help us deal with the Dark Army and you guys chase them away." Weathermon said as they all looked down in shame.
"Sorry, Weathermon. But, you need to understand. Night Terror...he has killed too much...and we're the only ones left." Addmon said as they all looked down in sadness.
"...he told me his past, before and during his time as the Night Terror," Weathermon said, earning gasps from all the Appmons. "The same Night Terror the fake ones try to impersonate."
"F-fake one...? How can you be so sure!? And even if the one attacking us last night is a fake, he's still the Night Terror, one of Dark Army's most vicious rookie Digimon." The same Appmon looking like a nurse exclaimed.
"...j-just give him a chance...he could've given me up to the Dark Army, he could've teamed up with his former friend when he chased after me...but he chose to save me...he and his partner, they saved me from a fate of a prisoner..." Weathermon said as all the Appmon seemed unsure about the situation.
[With Kirishima and B.Gabumon]
"Black Gabumon!" Kirishima manages to catch up with his partner. "Y-you okay?"
"...Y-yeah...I just left so they won't be scared..." B.Gabumon mutters.
"..." Kirishima didn't know what to say, so he simply remained quiet.
"I...know how much suffering I caused everyone...and I know I didn't do anything to them thanks to the new Night Terror...but their expressions keep reminding me of those I have harmed...I...I ran away when they started hurling accusations...and I can't deny it...all I can do is run..." B.Gabumon mutters while wiping out some of the tears escaping from his eyes. "Some Digimon I am...running away from responsibility because of being scared..."
"Being scared is something natural, Black Gabumon. Especially for something like this." Kirishima said.
"How? You're not a coward." Black Gabumon said.
"I was." B.Gabumon looks surprised as Kirishima chuckles at his expression. "Being scared was all I did before I met Izuku...when I first met him, I thought he was this brave kid when he scared my bullies. And when I asked him, he told me he was terrified, terrified of encountering another bully, but...he told me that he's more terrified of me going through the same thing as him...so, he acts."
B.Gabumon never felt so surprised in his life. He never thought that Kirishima's best friend/leader was scared and faced those fears.
"He... inspires me to face my bullies...it's why I choose not to hesitate..." Kirishima said while rubbing his cheeks sheepishly. "I still have my moments though...like my dojo sensei and Izuku losing his sleep. They're just too much for me to handle."
B.Gabumon stares before he snorts and starts giggling. Kirishima joins giggling before it turns into full-blown laughter. It lasts for a while before they stop and hug each other.
"Thank you..." B.Gabumon said as Kirishima rubbed his partner's head.
[Meanwhile]
"So...Kuwagamon has died and turned back into an egg..."
An ogre-like Digimon can be seen holding its club as a few Gazimon bowed down to the Digimon while trembling.
"Y-yes, Master Ogremon...H-he got killed by a human and a Black Gabumon." The Gazimon said as Ogremon paused before turning around.
"Black Gabumon?" Ogremon mutters before he looks at the other side, another Black Gabumon sits under the tree, sharpening its claw. He pauses before looking at Ogremon.
"...don't look at me. I never know a human is here until they report to us." The Black Gabumon sneers and his eyes show a hint of malice toward the bowing Gazimon.
"...where are they now?" Ogremon asked.
"T-they're probably in the Town of Serenity...they said it themselves..." Gazimon stuttered as Ogremon grinned.
"Let's pay them a visit then."