The heroic legendary warriors had just witnessed Arbormon the warrior of wood's demise at the hands of the warrior of darkness, Duskmon.
Duskmon then raised his sword towards the heroes, "You have done well against my brethren,"
This pushed Grumblemon over the edge, "Brethren?" he muttered, slowly getting angrier as pulled out his hammer, "Your no brother!".
"Wait Grumblemon!" Kumamon tried to calm, but to no avail.
"Duskmon will pay for what do to Arbormon!" he yelled with a few tears as he tried to smash Duskmon. But as he brought the hammer down, Duskmon caught it with his other skeletal demon hand.
"Don't worry, you'll be with him soon enough," Duskmon taunted, before kicking the gnome back to his friends, "Let's see how strong you really are?" he glared at the heroes, "Show me your power!" Duskmon then sent a red sword beam at the heroes. they quickly dodged, but it left a lot of damage on the land.
"All he did was swing his sword!" Kumamon said, feeling astounding.
"I got a bad feeling about this," Zephyrmon said with worry.
"Come on, there's only one of him!" BurningGreymon said as he flew in seeming confident, before Duskmon started laughing, "If we defeated Grumblemon and Petaldramon, then laughing boy over there should be a piece of cake, remember, we're legendary warriors right!" the dragon then flew at the demon full force, "There's no way we can lose!".
The others then joined him in the charge. But MetalKabuterimon stopped when he saw that Grumblemon was still down.
"Hey, come on, we need to fight!" he said, before just how hurt emotional the troll was, "Grumblemon?".
"Arbormon, no, it can't be, Arbormon!" he cried, devastated by the loss of his former friends.
The bug tank then picked the earth warrior up, "Look, I know your sad, but right now we need to fight!" he said, but to no avail, "Look if you won't fight for me, then fight for the memory of Arbormon,"
"Huh, his, memory?" Grumblemon asked being confused.
"Fight to avenge him and honor him by winning, or something?" the bug tried to explain.
Thankfully this was enough to snap the goblin out of it. Grumblemon then nodded and put on a serious face ready for battle, "For Arbormon!".
"That's better, now let's do this!" MetalKabuterimon then let Grumblemon jump away and then launched his attack at the dark warrior, "Bolo Thunder!".
"Seismic Sledge!" Grumblemon then slammed his hammer on the ground, sending a rockwave at the enemy
"Yes," Duskmon said creepily, before the two attacks just missed him. Then the demon laughed as BurningGreymon approached him from the dust cloud.
"Laugh at this!" the dragon then tried to punch his foe, but Duskmon vanished before he could connect, "huh?".
Then, the dark warrior appeared behind the dragon and flipped him aside like it was nothing.
"Takuya!" the others cried as the dragon whined in pain.
"Your weaker than I thought," Duskmon said, sounding disappointed, "I should at least give you the chance to surrender,".
"You can give it, but we won't take it!" MetalKabuterimon shouted.
"You no give Arbormon that chance, so we no give Duskmon that!" Grumblemon added.
"You are proving to be very foolish creatures," Duskmon said.
"JP, Koji, switch to your human spirit," Takuya ordered, to which they did.
"Right, slide evolution!".
Koji then took commanded, "Lets go!" he said before he and the other ran at the demon while Grumblemon and Takuya recovered. He then drew his light staff, "Lobo Kendo!" Lobomon then tried strike down the dark demon.
But Duskmon blocked with his sword and held the wolf in place, "Each of your attacks seems to get weaker, not stronger," he pointed out, "You must know you can't defeat me,"
"Little help here guys?" Lobomon asked, as the other warriors came in with there attacks.
"Plasma paws!"
"Thunder fist!"
"Frozen tundra!"
The barrage of attacks then landed, creating a small flash.
"Now that should quiet him down!" Bokomon said, while he and Neemon hid behind a tree.
But to the heroes' dismay, Duskmon had disappeared.
"Huh, where'd he go?" Lobomon asked.
The heroes were soon answered when they looked up to see Duskmon flouting in the clouded sky, with the eyes on his chest and shoulders looking towards the warriors, "Deadly Gaze!" he then fired red lasers from all the eyes on him, forcing the heroes to jump for cover.
"Or make him fight harder," Bokomon moaned.
Duskmon then landed on the ground, "Your efforts against me are pitiful," he mocked "Surely you have more power than that?".
"Hey, we're just getting warmed up!".
Duskmon's shoulder eyes then looked to see the fiery dragon getting up, "What?" he said as he turned towards the fire beast as well as the earth warrior who had just become Gigasmon.
"Don't take us too lightly you big eyeball," BurningGreymon then got ready to attack, "You want power, I'll show you power!".
"Me make you pay big time, Quagmire Twister!" the giant yelled as he unleashed a mud tornado.
Wildfire Tsunami!" BurningGreymon then threw the horde of fire that combined with the tornado at Duskmon, thinking it would do something, "Now that's what I'm talking about!".
But as the fire burned, the other warriors took off running for some reason.
"Takuya get out of there!" Lobomon shouted.
"Why, I just defeated him?" the dragon asked.
"All of us combined weren't able to defeat him, and you think you did by yourself?" the wolf rogue asked.
"Well, yeah?".
"Gigasmon helped too, and Gigasmon make sure he stay defeated!" the giant shouted.
"Just come on! Lobomon growled before running.
"I mean, we hit him pretty good, didn't we, guys?" the dragon flew after the others.
"But, Arbormon, gerr," the giant growled before following his friends, "Hey, wait for Gigasmon!".
However, after the heroes left, the fires that BurningGreymon had left was dashed away by Duskmon like it was nothing.
"We are not finished yet," the dark warrior growled.
Much later with the heroes,
After traversing throughout the forest and trying to nail it into Takuya's head that Duskmon was not defeated, the Digi-destined had set up camp at some ruins.
JP had just lit a fire and had talked about the idea of to Takuya's and balance in team. He then spoke of how far they had all come and how important each team member was, before trying to hit on Zoe again.
Look, I'm sure you all know what happened and it was a great speech the thunder boy gave. However, I'm pretty sure there some more 'growing' things to worry about.
Grumblemon had just gotten to fire after taking a brief watch for enemies. He then sadly plopped down feeling devastated.
"How you doing there Grumble?" JP asked, sounding concerned.
"Me just can't believe, Arbormon really gone?" the gnome moaned, "Me wanted him to good so badly, but," he just hung his big nosed head lower.
The others all felt pretty bad for Grumblemon. They couldn't even imagine what is must have been like to see someone you saw as a brother get destroyed.
"Don't you know anything about how to stop Duskmon?" Zoe asked.
"No, me never pay attention to Duskmon, me wish he never be here now," Grumblemon moped, he was so glum that even his normally pointy hat dropped low.
"Sorry I asked," Zoe said.
Grumblemon than clinched fist and let out a shout of anger before punching a nearby stone in to piece, "Next time me see that Duskmon, Grumblemon send him to oblivioooooooooooon!" he shouted, before breathing heavily.
JP then got up and placed a hand on the gnome's shoulder. Grumblemon then looked at the human that once defeated him and cried on his shoulder, so to speak. JP just hugged the Digimon, hoping to help. Zoe then joined in.
After a few minutes of comfort, Grumblemon then felt a little better. "T-thanks, JP, Zoe," he sniffled, "At Least me still have human friends,".
"Hey, that's what friends are for," JP said.
"I'm sure Arbormon would be glad you cared so much about him Grumblemon," Zoe suggested trying to be cheerful, which made Grumblemon smile a bit.
Just then Tommy and Takuya returned from planning.
"Hey guys, we have a plan to beat Duskmon," Takuya said eagerly.
"Well tell us then," Zoe said.
"Yeah Takuya, Duskmon must pay!" Grumblemon added.
"Better yet, well show you!" Tommy said, before getting out a bunch of wooden figures he had made.
A few moments later,
Takuya and Tommy had used the figures they made of everyone to explain the plan, though they did have to stop Grumblemon from smashing the Duskmon figure first. Takuya would pin down Duskmon and then the others would spirit evolve to their beast forms and gang up on him, before the flame warrior would get away at the last minute.
Everyone thought the plan was good. Evan Grumblemon who hated to take orders, he was willing to try it since he did respect Takuya as the leader, also he wanted to smash Duskmon. However, Koji did not like the plan, which led to him and Takuya arguing and then going to talk in private.
Again, y'all should already know what happened with them. It's a good moment so its not worth changing.
"You think they'll be okay?" Tommy asked with concern.
"I sure hope so," Zoe said.
Grumblemon then noticed Tommy's D-tector and remembered something, "Wait minute, Tommy, you get Petaldramon spirit, right?".
"Yeah I think so?" The young boy then pulled out his D-tector hand looked through fractal codes in it, "Here it is,".
The others then looked at the D-tector to see the spirit. However, they also noticed that something near it.
"Wait, that looks like the thing my D-tector had before I reloaded Grumblemon as Talpidmon,".
"Oh, what that mean?" Grumblemon asked.
"I believe it means that Arbormon's egg is inside Tommy's D-tector," Bokomon theorized.
This made Grumblemon jolt with alertness, could this mean is friends wasn't gone? "Me get you out Arbormon!" he shouted as he pulled out a hammer, much to the others alarm.
"No Grumblemon, that's not how it works!" JP shouted as he and Zoe tried to restrain the goblin.
"We can just reload him!" Tommy shouted, "Just please put away the hammer!".
After things calmed down, the heroes watched as Tommy pushed the buttons to reload the wood warrior. Unfortunately, it did not work.
"Why no work!" Grumblemon shouted.
Arbormon Fractal Code not found, cannot complete reload.
"I don't get it?" Tommy asked, "When JP was able to reload Grumblemon, it worked to problem?".
"Well, when JP had done, he also had Grumblemon's fractal code alongside the spirit," Bokomon theorized, "I think that means if we can get Arbormon fractal code, then he can be revived?".
"Arbormon, still come back?" Grumblemon said, astounded at the idea.
"But that means we would have to beat him first?" Neemon pointed towards the Duskmon figure, which made the other glum.
Grumblemon then tried to take his frustrations out on the Duskmon figure, with his hammer. JP then tried to stop him from creating a ruckus.
"Come on, let Grumblemon have this!" he protested.
"No, that kind of noise might attract the real one!" JP tried to reason.
"Let Duskmon come!" the earth warrior boasted, "Grumblemon smash Arbormon spirit and code out of him for good!".
"Is that so?" a familiar dark voice asked, as its owner scraped his blood red sword across the ground, before slicing away the trees to stare at the heroes, sending fear into the hearts of the heroes. Duskmon had found them and was more than ready to fight.
The heroes quickly began their spirit evolutions as the beast spirits roared.
"Execute, beast spirit evolution!" JP then transformed into his beast form. He was covered in lighting as the metal bug tank Digimon formed, "Metalkabuterimon!".
"Execute, beast spirit evolution!" Zoe shouted. Feathers then surrounded Zoe and the armor began to form. The evolution then was finished, and the winged beast flew down revealing itself as, "Zephyrmon!"
"Execute!" Tommy shouted as he slid the fractal code on his hand across the D-tector, "Beast spirit evolution!". The spirit then roared as the spear locks flowed in the wind as the armor of the ice beast appeared around the boy. The transformation was complete, then the yeti like creature landed alongside his twin axes, he then picked them up and swung them around, "Blizzardmon!".
"Execute, beast spirit evolution!" Grumblemon then transformed into his beast form. His muscles became as hard as ground and begin to grow to giant sizes as his armor broke away as the earth giant formed. He then landed on the ground shattering it, as he got up and punched his fist together, "Gigasmon!".
"How did he find us so quickly?!" the thunder beast asked.
"Never mind that," Duskmon said, "You won't have long to worry about,".
"Why don't I find that reassuring?" Zephyrmon said with worry.
"It will be okay," Blizzardmon huffed, "Just stick to the plan,".
"What good is a plan for all of us to attack if we're not all here?" the wind beast asked, still very worried, before looking to where the other two boys had gone, "Guys, where are you?"
Gigasmon growled as he stared at the demon with determination, "You fore going give Gigasmon Arbormon fractal code now!".
Just then Takuya and Koji came running to the fight.
"I guess we couldn't run away from this guy even if we wanted to Koji?" Takuya said as the two ran to the fight.
Koji just stayed quiet, clearly more focused on the task at hand.
"I sure hope the plan works?" Neemon said as he popped up from behind some rubble.
"It better, it's all we have," Bokomon added, trying to sound upbeat.
The beast spirit of light then roared, "Execute, beast spirit evolution!" Koji then transformed into his beast form. He was covered in light as the lightning fast wolf Digimon formed, "KendoGarurumon!".
The spirit of fire then glowed, "Execute!" Takuya said as he slid the fractal code across the D-tector, "Spirit evolution!" The fiery armor then formed around the boy, transforming him into, "Agunimon!".
The warriors of fire and light then landed in front of their comrades, ready to fight.
"This is it guys, Attack!" Agunimon shouted before charging at Duskmon.
"Wait!" KendoGarurumon said, still very unsure about the plan, but was forced to comply, "I guess we have to follow Takuya's plan now?".
"Hey don't worry, It's a good plan," Blizzardmon assured.
"Let's hope so," the wolf added.
"Just as long as plan free Arbormon, no problems with Gigasmon," the giant said as he thought of the wooden robot trapped in the darkness..
"Your nothing against all of us together Duskmon!" Agunimon yelled as he charged, before jumping in the air, "You want to fight?" he then prepared his attack "Here comes the worst you've ever seen!" the fire warrior then threw flames at the dark warrior, but Duskmon just dodged them like a ghost, "All right speedy, dodge this, Pyro Tornado! Agunimon then spun around creating a flame whirlwind then kicked Duskmon in the head.
"Hey it's working!" Bokomon said, while Neemon had surprised eyes.
Sadly it wasn't, Duskmon didn't even flinch, in fact he was laughing.
"You fool, did you learn nothing from our last meeting?" he asked.
"No, I can't lose," the fire warrior said as he trembled with fear, "But how can I win?", Agunimon then tried to run in and punch the dark Digimon.
"Well, Takuya's finally lost it," Bokomon said, now with surprised eyes.
The fire warrior punched multiple times, hoping to harm Duskmon, bu to no avail.
"Are you finished?" Duskmon asked, sounding unimpressed.
"He's so strong," Takuya trembled, "I can't beat this guy, there's just now way?" he then thought about what he said to Koji early, that if they all attacked as one they would win, "Well, I guess I'd better find out if I'm right, its time to go to work guys!". Agunimon then got behind the dark demon and grabbed him with a power hug, "Attack now!".
"That's our cue!" Zephyrmon said as she took flight, to which the others followed to the attack.
"Right!" they replied.
"Bout time!" Gigasmon grumbled, more than ready to fight.
The heroes then surrounded the dark warrior, ready to attack.
"It's over Duskmon, you're finished!" Agunimon shouted, confident they had won, "Let him have it!".
"Hurricane Gale!" Zephyrmon the throw a strong wind gust.
"Lupine Laser!" KendoGarurumon then fired his blue laser from his mouth.
"Bolo Thunder!" MetalKabuterimon then charged and fired the spinning lighting attack
"Avalanche Axes!" Blizardmon then tossed his axes.
"Quagmire Twister!" Gigasmon then spun around and threw a mud tornado.
Agunimon then jumped out of the way just before the attacks all collided on Duskmon. This cause a giant multi colored explosion that in-golfed the dark warrior.
"All right!" Agunimon cheered.
But the black skeleton clad just stood in there in the explosion unaffected. He then roared as he absorbed the explosion, shocking everyone.
"He absorbed all of their attacks," Bokomon gasped.
"It's not possible?" Agunimon said in doubt after landing on the ground.
Duskmon's eyes then all looked towards the fire warrior, "You shall be first," the demon said, before appearing in front of Agunimon faster than the eye could see, his blood red sword ready to slay.
"No!" KendoGarurumon shouted.
Duskmon then raced his sword and then began to bring it down on the flame warrior.
Agunimon just closed his eyes in fear.
"Koji!" the others cried.
Agunimon then opened his eyes to see that the light beast had jumped in the way and taken the savage blow, turning him back to human form, "Koji!" he said as he got down to help his friend.
"K-koji?" Duskmon asked, seeming a bit shaken from that name.
"Koji why?!" Agunimon cried as he held the boy, "Koji!".
The name echoed many times in the dark warrior's head, causing him to feel something he didn't understand, something that made him tremble as he stepped back. "What, what is it?!".
"What's wrong with him?" Zephyrmon asked.
"I don't know, he's acting weird!?" Blizzardmon answered.
"No kidding!" MetalKabuterimon added.
Gigasmon just growled.
"Auugh, what is happening?" the dark warrior moaned.
"T-this is all my fault, oh Koji!" Agunimon moaned as held his fallen friend.
"Koji! Duskmon screamed as seemed to be losing control of himself, causing more darkness to appear.
"Me not going to lose more friends!" Gigasmon then charged in, attempting to smash the demon.
But the giant was just forced back by the overflowing power of Duskmon. Then slowly, all the warriors were consumed by darkness and thrown far away.
I suppose at this point you expect the chapter to end and we spend a chapter with Takuya becoming Flamon and stuff, before finally eventually getting around to saving Arbormon. Well, not quite
Here's the thing, everything with the fire kid pretty much happens the same.
However, things are going differently for good old Grumblemon this time. He's got his own quest to overcome and he won't do it alone.
So let's check in on the earth warrior, shall we?
Later, with Grumblemon,
The earth warrior groaned in pain, not sure if he was still alive.
"He get up buddy," A familiar voice said, "It's like I always say, early Birdramon gets the Wormon, right?"
"Ar-bormon?" the gnome grumbled as he could barely see the image of the wood warrior.
"Don't give up yet, it's not over till it's over, right?" he said encouragingly as he held his finger up.
"Heh, right," Grumblemon replied, seeming relaxed at the sight of his friend.
But as Grumblemon began to regain consciousness, the image of the wood warrior faded. But lucky for him, a friend was still nearby and trying to help.
"Come on, come on, wake up!" the voice of Scutlemon pleaded as he tried to wake the troll, "Oh, Aqua Tower!" his red parts turned dark blue before causing a geyser of water to appear and does the earth warrior.
"Ghaaah, what heck?" he coughed before spitting out the water.
"Oh thank goodness you're okay!" Scutlemon said with releaf as his parts turned back to red.
"W-what happen, where others?" Grumblemon asked as he looked around frantically.
"I'm not sure," Scutlemon replied as the goblin got up, "But I know their safe from Duskmon,".
The earth warrior then clenched his fist at that name, "Duskmon!" he growled, "Still have Arbormon fractal code,".
"Right, I'm so sorry that happened," Scutlemon said sincerely.
Grumblemon then thought about the dark warrior, and how his friend's spirit was still trapped inside the skeletal armor of that fiend, with the taunting laugh of the demon mocking him further.
"Takuya plan not work, Duskmon still live," he moaned. But then he got determined, "Now time to do things Grumblemon way!".
"Wait, you're actually going to go fight him alone!?" Scutlemon said as he jumped back, "Isn't that a huge risk?".
Grumblemon then thought about what Koji said about taking a risk, and he knew what to do, "Maybe risk, Grumblemon not know if able to win, but friend need help," he explained, "Me no wait anymore, me will save him!".
"Wow, that's really brave of you," Scutlemon complimented, "But still, I don't think he can be beat alone,"
Grumblemon then turned towards the young Digimon, "Then you help save Arbormon, right Scutlemon?".
"Wait what?!" Scutlemon said, before starting sweat and stutter, "Well, I, um, I don't think I'm supposed to interfere that much,".
"Please, me need all help can get," Grumblemon pleaed, "Together we win for sure!".
"Well, I-I-I, um," Scutlemon then saw how serious the goblin looked about this and finally broke, "Okay, okay, I'll help!".
"Really?" Grumblemon grinded, "You braver than look Scutlemon,".
"Yeah, whatever, just give me a minute to get ready," Scutlemon explained, seeming unsure, "You go ahead and find Duskmon, I'll meet you there,".
"But how you know where to find fight?"
"T-trust me, I'll know," Scutlemon explained, sounding like he was hiding something.
Thankfully for the blue Digimon, Grumblemon didn't have time to be suspicious. The earth warrior nodded before running off to find the warrior of darkness.
After the gnome had left, Scutlemon let out a sigh.
"Oh dear, what have I gotten myself into," he then looked towards something, "I don't know if you will, but please, give me the strength to help him," he spoke, "I know I wasn't supposed to influence things this much, but I have to, for Grumblemon and Arbormon,". Then light particles began to glow around the bug clawed Digimon, and soon he started glow himself. "R-r-really, I can go help!?" he gasped with joy, "Oh boy, I promise I won't let you down boss!" he then shook off the doubt and spread his arms out by his sides, "Scutlemon, Digivolve to-!"
Back with Grumblemon,
The Earth warrior was now near the forest where Duskmon attacked, but the demon was nowhere to be found. Grumblemon then placed his palm on the ground and used the earth to find his target. He closed his eyes to focus as the earth headed his request.
He then opened his eyes, "There you are," he said.
Grumblemon then got up and pulled out his Golemon potion and uncorked it. He then swung the bottle to unleash the pink particles on the ground, creating orange targets.
Meanwhile with Duskmon,
The warrior of Darkness was in a dark part of the forest, leaning on a tree as he breathed heavily while he held his head.
"Koji, why does that name matter to me?" he asked himself, as something tried to force memories into his head, "I am not a creature of mercy and compassion, and yet why do I envy those pathetic humans?!" Out of rage, Duskmon then drew his sword as sliced down the trees in a instant, "Whatever these feelings are, I will not let them hinder me like the fool Arbormon!" he told himself , "All of those humans and their Digimon will fall before my blade!".
However, after he said this, Duskmon became alerted as the sounds of large rock monsters surrounded him. Duskmon this looked around with his many eyes and saw many Golemon that looked ready fight. He then saw Grumblemon standing on one of them in front of the dark warrior.
"What do you want vermin?" Duskmon asked as he retracted his sword, annoyed at the earth warrior's presence.
"Shame you forget so soon Duskmon," Grumblemon teased, "Me come for Arbormon spirit and fractal code!".
"Your still on about that, how pathetic that you dwell on your enemy," Duskmon said, "Arbormon shared that weakness,".
"What for you mean Duskmon?!" Grumblemon asked as he scowled at the demon
"You don't know, that fool still cared for you, even after you betrayed him," Duskmon explained, which surprised Grumblemon, "Arbormon's relations made him unsure and week, which is why I couldn't let him have the chance to turn,".
Grumblemon twitched with anger, "Don't you dare speak of him, Arbormon was friend, and still is!" he shouted with rage, "Me going to bring him back as good warrior, even if me have to destroy every 1 and 0 in you!".
Duskmon then drew his blade, "Your even more foolish than the fire warrior," he said as he raised the blade, "And you'll fail just as he has!".
"Get him Golemon!" Grumblemon commanded, to which they roared before charging at the demon.
Duskmon quickly appeared next to one of the Golemon, before slicing it in the side. He then appeared on top another and stabbed in the back. He then jumped in the air as his eyes locked onto a Golemon, "Deathly Gaze!" the eyes then shot a laser at all the Golemon except the one Grumblemon was on.
They screamed in pain as they disintegrated into digi-dust, before their metal mask his the ground one by one, before shattering.
"Golemon!" Grumblemon said with fear as he looked around at his fallen army. Before Duskmon turned towards him and his last one, "Gerr, use Sulfur Plume now!".
The monster quickly opened its mouth and blasted the super heated gas at its targeted.
Grumblemon thought this had got him but was soon surprised when he saw the dark warrior pushing through the gas. Duskmon then drew his blood red sword and slashed the Golemon to bits.
Fortunately Grumblemon had jumped right before the impacted, "You may beat Golemon, but not me!" he was then enveloped in fractal code, "Grumblemon, slide evolution!" he then transformed into, "Gigasmon!" The giant then tried to smash Duskmon as he landed, but the dark warrior quickly moved aside. "Gerr, Quagmire Twister!" he growled before spinning and launching the mud tornado.
The attack swallowed Duskmon, making the giant grin. But this was short lived, for Duskmon soon broke out of it and set his eyes on the giant, "Deathly Gaze!" the lasers then knocked the earth beast down.
"You cannot win!" Duskmon taunted, before slashing a red sword beam to hurt his foe more.
The giant struggled to get up. He may have been hurt, but his determination was as strong as ever, "Gigasmon, slide evolution!" he said as he switched back to, "Grumblemon!", He then dug into the ground.
"Running already?" Duskmon mocked.
"Duskmon like that, so no!" Grumblemon's voice said from behind.
Duskmon quickly caught onto this and had his eyes look back and fired a laser before Grumblemon could hit him with the hammer.
"Ghaaaah, gerrr," Grumblemon then tried to do his Jack in the Box technique again. But every time he popped out of the ground, Duskmon's eyes had already locked on to him and shot more lasers, "Arrgh, no fair!".
At this point Duskmon had grown tired of the troll, "Enough!" he blasted Grumblemon out of the ground in front of the dark warrior, "Die now you pest!" he then charged at the troll with the sword in hand, erm, arm.
But before it could connect, Grumblemon pulled out his hammer and blocked it with the rim, "Never, Grumblemon not give up!" he proclaimed as he struggled to hold back the sword, "Not till friend Arbormon walk Digital World once more!".
"You want to see him so bad?" Duskmon said as his many eyes zeroed in on his opponent, "Then let me send you to where I sent that worthless scrap heap!".
Grumblemon knew that attack would probably end him. But the earth warrior was stubborn and determined to save his fallen friend, even if it cost him everything.
But before the deathly gaze could fire,
"Flame Spire!" a new voice shouted.
Then a burst of fire erupted in front of Duskmon, forcing him back, "Geraaaah,"
"Huh, Takuya?" Grumblemon was confused by this, and was about to get even more confused, "No, that not attack of Agunimon or BurningGreymon?".
Suddenly a Digimon jumped in front of him and jabbed and slashed the dark warrior back.
Duskmon stumbled as he was forced back, "Who, who did that?" he groaned.
The flames then cleared to reveal a Digimon that had never been seen before. He looked like Scutlemon but was older and more intense. This Digimon was as tall as Duskmon and had two red insect claws on each hand, with tough shoulder armor made of the same substance, with two more claws hanging of his back like wings or a cape, and the claw on his head split into three. The Digimon had an intense look in his green eyes, with a sharp dragonoid like mouth under, and a crystal in his chest that belonged to a certain young blue Digimon.
"Ore (I), Viralmon, sanjo (have arrived) !" he spoke with his deep tough Japanese accent.
"Wait minute, Scutlemon, t-that really you?" Grumblemon asked, surprised at the new comrade.
"Indeed, I'm am Scutlemon's evolved form," the tall Digimon then posed, "Viralmon!".
Viralmon is powerful virus Digimon. Along side his elemental powers, his Viral Impact can slice through the code of any Digimon, infecting those foolish enough to absorb his data.
Duskmon surveyed the new Digimon calmly, wondering if he should be wary of the new foe.
"I been granted my evolved form to correct the wrong that Duskmon has committed," Viralmon then pointed at the dark warrior, "Now, return Arbormon's spirit and fractal code," he then made a fist under the pincer like claws, "Leave it all behind, or I will cleave it from your cold, infected, husk!".
"Then go ahead and try!" Duskmon said, before drawing his sword and dashing at the new Digimon.
Cue the kamen rider W music.
Viralmon charged at Duskmon, his claws locking into battle with the blade. The two tried to stab the other but were each to fast for the other. Duskmon nearly got the insectoid with his blade, but Viralmon caught it with his claws.
"Some help would be nice!" he said has he struggled to hold back the blood red blade.
"Huh, right!" Grumblemon said as he picked up his hammer after snapping out of the surprise. He then jumped into the air, "Seismic Sledge!" he then slammed the hammer onto Duskmon.
The warrior of darkness groaned at the pain, before forcing the two heroes behind him. Viralmon hung to the ground with his claws as he scraped across. Grumblemon quickly recovered and was ready for more.
Viralmon's red then turned to yellow, "Elec Spire!" he then jabbed his right arm claws into the ground and made lighting shoot up towards Duskmon.
The lightning stunned the villain a bit, but he quickly brushed it off.
Grumblemon then slammed the ground to send a rock wave at the demon. But Duskmon leaped into the air and fired another, "Deadly Gaze!" the lasers blasted the two Digimon back to the right, hitting them into some of the trees he knocked down. They struggled to get up but were able to pull through.
"G-grumble-mon, not finished, yet!" he shouted.
"Neather, am I!" Viralmon added.
Duskmon then landed on the ground, "Those words will title your graves !" Duskmon said as he drew a second sword from his other arm.
Grumblemon growled at this. But because he was so close to the ground, he could almost hear something.
"Gr….um…..m…o..n, he…p" it spoke, with a faint Brooklyn accent, "Y…w….ddd,".
Grumblemon's eyes widened at this. He wasn't sure what the voice meant, but then he remembered something about Scutlemon, "Wait, Viralmon, can you still use wood powers?!" he asked as he looked at his alley.
"hmm, yeah, but why?" he asked, before they had to dodge Duskmon's dash attack.
"Arbormon warrior of wood, so maybe if spirit near element," Grumblemon explained as the landed on the other side of the demon, where they had entered earlier.
"Oh, I see, aren't you a clever one, hmhm," Viralmon chuckled, before his yellow parts shifted to green, "Wood Spire!" he then jabbed his claws into the ground and made stumps with sharp points at the end jab out of the ground to hold Duskmon in place.
"Ger, you think I will be stopped by-," before he could finish, Duskmon felt something in him struggle, "Arrrgh, what is this, who dares to defy me!?" he yelled, for this pain wasn't like the kind he felt early. It felt like someone was trying to break free of the dark warrior and was drawing power from the wood spires.
"Arbormon fighting to break free!" Grumblemon deduced.
"Grumblemon, are you willing to do anything to save your friend?" Viralmon asked, to which the gnome nodded, "Then get ready to grab the spirit from Duskmon's innards," this statement didn't make much sense, but Grumblemon still nodded with determination, to which Viralmon nodded back. The virus Digimon then prepared his final attack, "Viral, Impact!", Viralmon then jumped into the air and charged at Duskmon, fist first.
"What are, gaaaaaaah?!" Duskmon cried in pain as Viralmon stabbed the claws on his right hand into the chest of the dark warrior.
Viralmon then struggled as he slowly brought the claw down, slicing open a cut that showed the fractal code that made up Duskmon.
"Now Grumblemon, get the spirit!" Viralmon yelled as Duskmon tried to break free.
"Grumblemon do it!" he then leaped between the two tall Digimon and looked into the cut.
Deep inside was the humanoid spirit of wood that resembled Arbormon, as well as someone the troll didn't care to really notice. Grumblemon then reached to grab the wood spirit, but it was pretty far away. To make things harder was the Duskmon struggling to escape while Viralmon tried to restrain him with his free arm.
"Arbormon, me promise to save you and turn you into good warrior!" Grumblemon cried as he struggled to get inches closer to the spirit, "Me promise not to give up on you!" as he said this, the gnome could almost see a ghostly image of the wood warrior reaching out to him
"You will not, arrrgh," Duskmon shouted as Viralmon tried to contain him.
"Shut up already, you edge lord!" Viralmon grumbled, trying hard to stop him as many of the wood spires snapped.
"Like you always say, always keep promise, right?!" Grumblemon's hand then connected and grabbed the ghostly image of Arbormon's arm.
"Right," the image slowly said as it faded away.
Grumblemon then smiled as when he grabbed the wooden arm, he had actually grabbed the spirit of wood.
"ENOGUH!" Duskmon then unleashed his fury and forced the two Digimon off him with his dark power.
"Raaaaarrg," Viralmon screamed as he hit the ground in pain.
"Hahahah," Duskmon thought he had foiled them, until he felt the pain of Fractal code leaving his chest, "What have you done!?".
The fractal code of the wood warrior then left the demon's body and went to the spirit that Grumblemon held.
"Hehe, got you, friend, heh," Grumblemon snickered as he struggled to stand. His body was covered in bruises and cuts, but it didn't matter. For he now held the humanoid spirit of wood and the code needed to revive it.
"Heh, mission complete," Viralmon said with a grin, until he saw Duskmon charging towards Grumblemon.
"No one steals from me!" Duskmon yelled with demonic rage as his two swords hungered for battle, "Die you vermin!"
Grumblemon just now saw this and closed his eyes in fear. But to his surprised he still lived, for Viralmon had jumped in and caught the swords in his claw.
"Viralmon, what you?" Grumblemon said.
"No time," he said, struggling against the swords, "Get out of here, go bring back Arbormon!".
"But what about Viralmon!?" Grumblemon pleaded.
"I'll be fine, trust me," Viralmon was starting to lose his hold on the swords "Go, Arbormon's egg is in Tommy's D-tector, now go!".
"Viralmon!"
"Gooo!" Viralmon shouted in pain.
Grumblemon knew he couldn't change the virus's mind, so he just nodded and took off with the wood spirit.
Viralmon smiled, knowing that the warriors of wood and earth would be okay. But then, Duskmon freed himself from the claws.
Grumblemon had soon gotten a good distance away. But then heard the sound of Viralmon crying in pain. He looked back in despair, fearing that his new friends may be gone. But there was nothing he could do, he was too weak from all the battles to handle another assault from Duskmon. He then turned away and ran, trying to fight back the tears.
Meanwhile, with the warrior of fire,
Agunimon had just found Bokomon and Neemon. After the battle with Duskmon, Takuya had been taken back to the human world on the Dark Trailmon, having given up after the failure. When he got there however, he had been turned into the fire warrior's child form, Flamon, and spent most of the day hunted by the fear of Duskmon. Eventually Takuya had gotten the courage to return to the Digital World with renewed determination.
"Where is everyone?" Agunimon asked, after getting reacquainted with his friends, after saving them from a boomerang.
"After the fierce battle with Duskmon, they were captured by Mercurymon and Ranamon," Bokomon explained, "I'm not sure what happened to Koji and Grumblemon sadly,".
"Excuse me, could I have my boomerang back?" the masked monkey that was terrorizing Bokomon and Neemon asked.
"That depends, will you be more careful with it?" Agunimon asked as turned to the one known as Sepikmon.
"Huh, what do you mean more careful?" Sepikmon asked, while scratching the side of his head, "It's a boomerang, I through it and it comes back, I'm confused?".
Oh goodness this is taking too long. Uga chucka whatever, speed it up!
After explaining proper behavior to the monkey, and seeing he just wanted some friends. Sepikmon had offed to use his boomerang to help find where the two evil warriors had taken their friends.
"Just follow my spirit boomerang, it should lead you right to them," Sepikmon explained as the boomerang began to hover to where the villains hid.
"We will, thank you," Agunimon thanked, before running after the boomerang.
"Aren't you forgetting someone!" Bokomon shouted as he tried to keep up with the flame warrior.
"Goodbye my new friends and good luck!" Sepikmon waved goodbye.
The heroes followed the boomerang for a good many miles, that is until.
Bonk!
"Ow, who fore that throw that hurt!?" a familiar voice said.
Agunimon knew that bad grammar anywhere. The fire warrior soon found that the boomerang had hit.
"Grumblemon?" Agunimon said as the earth warrior rubbed where the stick hit.
"Huh, wait, Takuya, that you?" he replied, "Where for you been?".
"Thank goodness you're okay," Agunimon asked, happy to see a friendly fellow warrior, "Well let's just say I can understand how annoyed you felt as Talpidmon now," he explained.
"What that mean?" the gnome asked, "You turn to digi child or something?".
"I guess that's what happened," he explained, which made the troll burst into laughter,
"Hahahahaahaa, it that not easy to be small and weak, hahahaha," he taunted.
"Well what have you been doing then?" Agunimon asked, feeling annoyed.
"Grumblemon been fighting and steal back this!" he proudly said as he held up the wood spirit with the fractal code surrounding it.
"No way, you got Arbormon spirit back, from Duskmon?!" Agunimon asked with shock, "Does that mean you?".
Grumblemon shook his head, "No, warrior of darkness still lives, but that not important right now," he explained, "Right need to find other friends before too late,".
"I hear yah, we were just doing that," Agunimon explained.
"Then what you waiting for, time go now!?" Grumblemon shouted eagerly.
Agunimon nodded, before the two warriors ran after the boomerang once it had arisen, with Bokomon and Neemon struggling to keep up.
Grumblemon then thought about the one who helped and prayed that he be okay. He truly hated to leave the boy, but it's what Viralmon wanted. So Grumblemon decided to hope for the best and focus on the now.
Back with Duskmon,
Viralmon had turned back to Scutlemon and was lying against the ground. Duskmon had his sword ready and was beginning to raise it for the killing blow.
"Y-you would really, destroy a young Digimon like me, right, please?" Scutlemon pleaded.
"Wrong, your time is up child!" Duskmon said, sounding like a merciless killer.
But before he could strike.
"Bugster Blast!" a voice that sound like a cyber dog barked.
The back of Duskmon was then hit with a barrage of missiles that exploded into a blob of dark purple slime with green dots in.
"What is this, gerrrr," he growled as he struggled to free himself.
"Rarf, you never destroy my brother, or Koji!" the new voice barked, which set Duskmon off.
"Kojiiiiiiiiiiiii!" he cried, feeling the pain from before.
"Wait, could it be?" Scutlemon asked.
Then as Duskmon struggled, a Digimon that looked like a purple wolf with star shaped main and orange jet wings on his back jumped in and grabbed Scutlemon with his mouth and jetted away.
Duskmon at this point had freed himself of the goop and saw that his prey was gone.
"Raaaaaaaarrrrrrgggraaaaaaa!" he screamed in frustration as eyes shot lasers all over the area, destroying even more than before. He then disappeared into the darkness, more conflicted than before.
Meanwhile with the captured children,
JP, Tommy, and Zoe had been chained up to a stone near an old abandoned castle, while three Datamon tried to dismantle their D-tector's from inside a force field.
The kids tried to hold onto hope that their friends would save them and not spill any info. Unfortunately, Ranamon had employed her own unique type of torture and had summoned flouting hands that looked like her own to tickle the kids with feathers.
"N-n-no, stop, haahahahhahah," they cried and laughed.
Thankfully the torture soon stopped. The heroes breathed heavily, though the troubles weren't over yet.
"What news m'lady?" Mercurymon asked.
"Zero hun," Ranamon replied with crossed arms, before turning towards the mirror knight, "I don't think they're quite getting the message, is it alright if I do something a little more drastic?".
"Do as you wish," Mercurymon replied.
"Your next sweet thang," Ranamon said, which freaked out JP.
"No, leave her alone!" he screamed, while seeming to fantasizing about Zoe being in pain, and him saving her.
"Pay attention son, I'm trying to threaten you here!" Ranamon said to JP, "Hello?".
"What are you doing?" Zoe asked, with worry.
"I was just, uh, it's a long story," JP replied nervously.
"Don't worry precious, I'll get to your little girlfriend soon enough," Ranamon taunted, "No offense, but I'm saving the best for last," Ranamon then started doing a sort of step dance before waving her hands together and using on of her most dangerous attacks, "Dark Vapor!".
A dark mist then surrounded the chubby Digi-destined. This caused him great pain as the mist stung away at his skin.
"Stop it!" Tommy cried
"Leave him alone!" Zoe added.
Ranamon just laughed as she continued the pressure.
"Oh man, this has got to be a dream," JP moaned, "A really bad dream!".
"Stop, OK we'll talk!" Zoe screamed.
However, what the villains didn't know is that the warrior of light was near and was tired of his friends getting hurt.
"JP!" Koji cried from the boulder he was hiding behind.
The spirit of light then glowed as Koji began his transformation, "Execute, spirit evolution!" he said after swiping his hand across the fractal code. Then in a matter of moments, he had become, "Lobomon!".
"Wha?" Ranamon then turned to see the humanoid wolf warrior running towards her, and was soon punched to the ground, "Aaauuh!".
"It's Lobomon!" Tommy cheered, as the dark mist disappeared from JP.
"That is no way to treat a lady," Ranamon whined as she got up, "Didn't your parents teach you any manners?".
"And so, the fourth hath joined us," Mercurymon said as walked forth.
A few moments later,
It wasn't long until the warriors of light, water, and steel had ended up on the roof of the castle to fight.
Lobomon then drew his light staffs and ran at his foes, "Lobo Kendo!".
"I think not!" Mercurymon said before holding up his mirror shields to intercept the attack, "Dark Reflection!". The attack that slayed Seraphimon then forced the light warrior back with his own strength. Mercurymon then approached the downed warrior, quietly laughing.
Then a Tentacle slammed next to them.
"Hi honey!" Calmaramon shouted, who had just evolved from Ranamon, before spitting her attack, "Acid Ink!".
Lobomon dodged the ink as it covered the floor, melting away the bricks and making a hole.
"Yeah, you're quite a lady," he said with sarcasm, as ink dripped from the squid ladies jaw.
Meanwhile with the warriors of fire and earth,
The heroes had just made it to a cliff and could see the castle were the others where being kept, with the boomerang having gone back to its owner.
"So where are they?" Agunimon asked, before seeing the fight happening atop the castle, "Lobomon!".
"Oh my, he's taking on Mercurymon and Calmaramon all by himself!" Bokomon proclaimed.
"Not her again!" Grumblemon moaned, think back to his early troubles with the squid.
"Bokomon, why are the others stuck to that wall?" Neemon asked.
"They've been captured you witless nit," Bokomon explained as he flailed his arms.
"Guys!" Agunimon shouted as he ran to the castle.
But Grumblemon could see something else. The Datamon had the D-tecotors and were throwing stuff into a pot to melt them.
"Arbormon!" he cried before following the fire warrior.
Back with the captured kids, the Datamon were about to toss the D-tectors into the melting pot.
"Hey, you better not throw our D-tectors in there!" JP threatened, but it fell on depth ears.
But before the robots could drop the devises.
"Slide evolution!" the earth warrior cried as he jumped at the force field and becoming, "Gigasmon, Tectonic Slam!".
The sheer power of his attack was enough to shatter the field. The giant hit the ground hard, sending the Datamon and the melting pot flying.
"Gotcha!" Gigasmon then grabbed the D-tectors.
But then the pot from before landed on the giant's back, scorching him a bit. But Gigasmon was to determined to let the burns stop him. He then tossed the D-tectors near the captured kid's feet.
"Wait, is that!?" they said in surprise.
"Slide evolution!" the giant said as he turned back to, "Grumblemon!".
"Pyro Darts!" Agunimon then jumped in and used his attack to free his friends from their shackles.
The gnome then jumped towards the kids, alongside the fire warrior.
"Just in time guys," JP thanked.
"Grazie," Zoe said with an italian voice.
"I knew you'd save us!" Tommy added.
"Thanks friends," Grumblemon nodded
"Its great to see your all Ok," Agunimon said with relief, "But right now I have to go help Lobomon!" he then jumped to the castle towards the fight.
"While you won't do alone!" JP proclaimed as he and the others picked up their D-tectors.
They were about to evolve, until Grumblemon grabbed Tommy's arm.
"Wait, Tommy, before evolve, please help Grumblemon".
"What do you mean?" The boy asked, before the gnome pulled out the spirit of his friend, "Oh,".
"Me have Arbormon spirit and code, and Tommy have Arbormon egg," the earth warrior explained, before seeming down, "Me know it lot to ask, but please, bring back Arbormon!".
The others were quiet. Grumblemon started to worry that he would never see his friend again, until Tommy said.
"Okay, I'll do it!" Tommy said eagerly.
"R-r-really!?" Grumblemon said, seeming like he wasn't sure.
"Of course, we promised we'd do what we could to save your friend," JP explained.
"We'll go deal with those bozos, while you two put your friend back together," Zoe said.
The short ones nodded, before JP and Zoe ran off and evolved.
You think when Arbormon comes back, he'll become a good warrior?" Tommy asked as he held his D-tector.
Grumblemon seemed unsure, "Maybe, maybe not," he replied, "But Grumblemon want to believe in friend, and Grumblemon willing to take risk like Koji say,".
Tommy then smiled, "Then so am I, let's bring your buddy back,".
The two former enemies then smiled, before they started the process.
"Reload, Arbormon!" Tommy said as he pushed a button on his D-tector, causing the egg off the fallen warrior of wood to come out of the device.
"Come back Arbormon, me believe in you!" Grumblemon said as he held out the spirit of wood, "Time for to repent, brother!"
The fractal code then left the spirit and surrounded the egg. The spirit of wood then left Grumblemon's hand and flouted towards the egg as it absorbed the code.
The spirit of wood then glowed bright as the egg appeared in the digivolution zone. As the fractal code surrounded, the egg became black and began to change form. Then the armor of the wooden robot began to appear around the shadow, before pressing onto the soon to be formed Digimon. Then rebirth was complete, as the wood warrior landed on the tile and did a quick Russian dance before standing up and proclaiming, "Arbormon!".
Grumblemon's eyes beamed as the tall wooden robot stood once more before him.
"*Yaaaawn*, whoa, what just happened, right?" he yawned as he stretched.
"A-arbormon, how you feel?" Grumblemon asked, still in awe.
"Well, I gotta say I feel, good, like the good kind of good, right?" Arbormon explained, before being grabbed in a hug be the earth warrior.
"Grumblemon so happy you okay Arbormon!" he cried, "Grumblemon thought you gone forever!".
"Hey don't worry little buddy, I'm here now, right?" Arbormon said as he hugged the troll back, before seeing Tommy, "Hey wait a second, what's he doing here?".
"Well, I kinda helped you get better Arbormon," Tommy explained, feeling a bit intimidated by the robot, "Sorry about taking your spirit,".
"Arbormon not still mad?" Grumblemon asked with worry, after getting off the wood Digimon.
"Y'know, I'm actually not," Arbormon explained, feeling confused, "In fact, I's don't feels mad at any of yous good warriors?" the robot then scratched his flat head, "Whats going on with me, right?
The other two grinded in excitement,
"Wow it really worked!" Tommy cheered.
"Arbormon no evil no more!" Grumblemon added.
"So what I'd miss well I was gone?" Arbormon then looked towards the castle and could see the fight of legendary warriors, "Oh, I's see," he groaned as he remebered how Duskmon slayed him with no mercy.
"Well, Arbormon," Tommy tried to explained,
"What happen," Grumblemon tried to explain, but was stopped by the robot.
"I think I gets the gist of things, right," Arbormon said with a sigh as he closed his eyes for a second, "So tell me Grumblemon," he said as he turned towards the short heroes, "What was that yous was saying about saving the Digital world, right?".
The other warriors then got faces of determination and could tell Arbormon felt the same.
Meanwhile in the old castle,
Calmaramon had just slammed Lobomon into the inside of the castle.
The wolf clad warrior struggled to get up as the dust cleared and the enemies descended.
"Oh sweetie, don't tell me your done playing with me?" Ranamon taunted, having just changed back from her beast form.
"Maybe the poor lad just needs a bit of refreshment?" Mercurymon suggested evilly.
"You are so thoughtful," Ranamon said before posing with her arm up, "One drink of water coming right up, Draining Rain!" she then summoned a cloud that poured a flood of water onto the light warrior.
In a matter of moments, Lobomon was washed out of the castle by the flood of dark water.
However, Ranamon had overdone things a bit, causing the evil warriors to get soaked in the chaos and Mercurymon was not to happy.
"Have you no control!?" he scolded.
"Why are you mad at me?" Ranamon asked nervously as she held her cheek, looking cute, "It was your idea,".
"Ugh, I'm surrounded by buffoons," Mercurymon ranted, as he walked to the wolf, before noticing something, "Praytell, where are thy prisoners!?".
He was soon answered by the warriors of fire, thunder, and wind as they jumped in front of Lobomon.
"We're right here!" Kazemon shouted.
"Your going down glass face!" Beetlemon taunted.
"Pyro Tornado!" Agunimon said as he threw his attack.
"Hurricane Wind!" Kazemon then threw her tornadoes.
"Lightning Blitz!" Beetlemon's horn then charged with electricity that was thrown at the enemies.
"Wait, guys, don't!" Lobomon struggled to say.
Ranamon then quickly hid behind the warrior of steel, looking very nervous.
"Hah, Dark Reflection!" Mercurymon then raised his shield and threw back the attacks.
Kumamon and Grumblemon then landed in front of the heroes.
"Seismic Sledge!" Grumblemon then slammed his hammer to make a rock wall.
"Crystal Breeze!" Kumamon then blew his icy winds to better fortify the wall.
However, it didn't hold for long and the attacks were about to hit the heroes. Until Agunimon stood in the way and took the hit.
"Agunimon!" the others cried.
"Hey, sorry for being do reckless early," he panted, "But I can promise you, that I'll keep you all safe from now on!".
The others were moved by his act of kindness.
"Thanks Takuya, but don't worry," Kumamon said.
"For we have plan with new old friend," Grumblemon whispered.
The evil warriors didn't notice and were to cocky to care.
"You dare'th challenge the one who slayed Seraphimon?!" Mercurymon gloated, as Ranamon stuck out her tongue before coming out from behind him.
"I guess there just a few bits shy of a byte sugar," Ranamon added, before she and Mercurymon prepared to strike.
"Guess again!" a Brooklyn accent the warriors knew said from above.
Two wooden hands attached to ropes then grabbed Mercurymon and Ranamon's heads and knocked them together.
"Yow, what the heck?!" she shouted in pain.
"It can't be'ith?" Mercurymon said in disbelief.
"Yah better believe it, baby!" Arbormon then jumped from the castle and landed in front of the heroes as his hands retracted, "Arbormon's back and better than ever, hoo yah,".
"Arbormon, what in Cherubimon's name has gotten into to you!?" Mercurymon shouted, shocked by the attack of what he thought was an alley.
"Well I'll tell yah, its what I've needed all this time, and that's knowing what side to be on, right!" Arbormon explained, "And incase I wasn't clear, I'm going to be a good guy now, yah understand!?".
"Whoa, it actually worked," Beetlemon said.
"He's been purified like Grumblemon," Kazemon cheered.
"I can't believe this," Lobomon groaned.
"Well looks like I'm not the only one who's changed," Agunimon smirked.
Grumblemon just smiled to see his friend being good.
"What is the meaning of this you stump head?" Ranamon shouted just shocked, "How can you betray us like this !?".
"Well if I mattered so much, yah should have thought twice before sending Duskmon to give me the axe, right?" Arbormon explained, "Y'know what they say, seasons change, and so have I, right,"
The former of what the wood warrior said alerted Mercurymon, making him worry.
"Oh whatever!" Ranamon huffed, "I wash you away like I did to that rat Grumblemon!".
But before she could do that, a hammer was thrown at the two evil warriors, nearly hit the girl if she hadn't ducked.
"Me right here y'know," Grumblemon said as he walked up next to his buddy, "With friendship of earth and wood restored, there's no way you evil warriors can win!".
"You said buddy, right!" Arbormon then took a battle stance.
Then the other good warriors got up and stood next to the redeemed warriors, surprising Arbormon a bit.
"You didn't think we would just stand aside, right?" Agunimon said as he and the other warriors joined the redeemed dou, trying to sound like the new good warrior.
"Can't let you two have all the fun," Beetlemon added.
"I may be down, but I'm not out!" Lobomon growled.
"Well it's like I always say, the more the marry, right!?" Arbormon proclaimed.
"It appears it's time for the final act of our little play," Mercurymon said
"I should put on something more appropriate," Ranamon was then envolped in fractal code, "Ranamon, slide evolution!" she then became the ugly squid beast, "Calmaramon!".
The squid then tried to smash the heroes, but the heroes jumped out of the way. The evil warrior then gave chase.
Back with Scutlemon and his rescuer,
The two Digimon had gotten onto a hill outside of the forest, far away from any conflict or Duskmon. The wolf had just let the young Digimon down.
"You okay big bro?" the small wolf asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine, little brother," Scutlemon replied, "Thank you, Treblemon,".
Treblemon was a small wolf that stood on all fours, with purple armor that covered most, if not all, of his dull blue body, he his head was a bit like a star that went back like a mane, his lower jaw being more metal colored, his nose looked a bit like a cannon similar to certain metal sea serpent, on the wolf's back was two cannon like engine rockets with orange jet wings coming out of them, almost invoking MetalGarurumon, his tail was long and had a triangular prism shape at the end of it. His eyes were red with a bit of black around them and he smiled with a tooth coming out of the top of his mouth on each side, and on his belly was a crystal similar to Scutlemon's, but was shaped more like the wolf's head.
Scutlemon tried to stand, but soon fell. Thankfully Treblemon caught him.
"Careful, you need to rest, arf," he said, his rough dog voice showing much concern, "You did a great job Scutlemon,".
"Thanks, but what about the other warriors?" Scutlemon asked.
"They'll be fine, right now you need to get back home and heal," Treblemon pleaded, "Sissy will patch you up, I'll take care of things from here,".
"You sure you can handle it?"
The wolf nodded, "I'll do my best, bark!".
"Well, okay then," Scutlemon then stood, before his red parts shifted to pinkish purple. The insect armored Digimon then sliced a dimensional portal into the world, "Good luck little bro, I know you'll do great, at guiding the wood,".
Scutlemon then graciously fell into the portal, heading back their base to repair his data.
The young wolf bowed his head, "I won't let you down Scutlemon, or our boss" he said, before he jetted of to begin his mission.
Back outside the old castle,
The warriors had broken into into two groups. Grumblemon, Arbormon, Beetlemon, and Kazemon were taking on Calmaramon. While Agunimon, Lobomon, and Kumamon were taking on Mercurymon.
"Round house punt!" Arbormon said his limbs came loose and smacked the squid in the face multiple times.
"Hurricane Winds!" Kazemon then attacked the squid with tornados from her fingers.
The winds barely fazed the squid, "Come here you brats!" she yelled as she tried to grab the fairy with her tentacles, which she soon did.
"Not again!" Kazemon cried.
"I told you I would get to you, sugar," Calmaramon then held the wind warrior tight, before puffing up her belly, "Acid Ink!".
"Not happening, Lightning Blitz!" Beetlemon shouted as his horn charged up and slammed into the squid, causing her to miss her attack.
"Seismic sledge!" Grumblemon then jumped to the tentacle that had Kazemon and slammed his hammer on it, freeing the fairy and hurting the squid.
"Aaaah!" she screamed, "Now I'm mad!".
"Uggh, now I'm going to make you all hurt as worse than the stomach pain you just gave me!" But before she could do anything, her giant tentacles were grabbed by Arbormon's hands that had sprung out, "Wha, hey let go you walking splinter!" she yelled in frustration.
"It's like I always say, strike fast and strike quick, right Grumblemon!?" the wood warrior said as he tried to hold back the squid.
"Right, Beetlemon, a little help please?" Grumblemon said as he jumped onto the Beetle's horn.
"Up yah go, heeuuhhh!" The thunder warrior then flung his friend into the air above Calmaramon.
"Grumblemon, slide evolution!" Grumblemon the became, "Gigasmon!".
"W-wait, slow down sugar!" Calmaramon pleaded nervously as the giant was coming closer to her.
"This for what you do at beach, Tectonic Slam!" the earth giant then pounded the women part of the water beast into the squid. The impact was so hard that the many yellow eyes on the squid itself turn white briefly before blinking briefly.
Meanwhile with the others, Mercurymon was proving to be tricky.
"You peasant really think you can defeat me?" the mirror gloated.
"Blizzard Blaster!" Kumamon then pulled out his missile launcher and shot his attack at the steel warrior.
"Hah, Dark Reflection!" Mercurymon then caught the missiles with one mirror and then pointed the other mirror at Agunimon. Sending the missiles at the fire warrior.
Agunimon then jumped into the air, but the missiles followed, "Pyro darts!" he then threw heated darts at the missiles, hitting each one, "Lets get him Kumamon, Pyro Punch!".
"Frozen Tundra!" the bear then became and ice sickle and tried to the mirror alongside the fire warrior.
"Thou never learns," Mercurymon said as grabbed the two warriors with each arm, "What kind of pathetic strategy do you naves think'ith that be!?".
"It's called a distraction!" Agunimon smirked before looking towards the light warrior, "Now Lobomon!".
"What, nay!?"
"Howling blaster!" the light warrior then shot the back of Mercurymon with light shots from his arm cannon on his left arm.
Mercurymon cried in pain, before Agunimon threw him a side, "Allyoop!"
"Tis a fool if thou think'eth that will stop me!" Mercurymon said as he tried to recover, before Calmaramon landed next to him, "Arms bobkins!"
The heroes then surrounded the villains.
"Just like old times?" Grumblemon said to the robot, having changed back from Gigasmon.
"Just like old times, right," Arbormon said as he looked towards the goblin. His mouth then opened up and shot out a seed bomb, "Blockade seed, baby!"
"Heerrryaaaaahhh!" Grumblemon then whacked the seed like a baseball with his hammer, sending it speed at the enemies.
The seed then exploded, causing great damage to the evil warriors of water and steel.
"Aaaahhhh!" they screamed as they were knocked aside. The villains were barely able to stand up, as the heroes approached them.
"You'll never beat us again!" Agunimon proclaimed.
"Well, now what do we do?" Calmaramon asked, panicking a lot.
"Retreat and regroup!" Mercurymon command, which the squid quickly did, squealing in fear. Mercurymon slipped into his left mirror, before snapping his fingers and vanishing with the mirror.
"You little brats and traitors!" Calmaramon screamed as she slid down a cliff, "This isn't over!".
"Yeah!" the heroes shouted in victory.
Meanwhile with the defeated villains,
The warriors of steel and water had hidden in a nearby cave. Ranamon was hunched over breathing heavily, while Mercurymon starred into the misty abyss.
"That is the last time I listen to you Mercurymon," Ranamon whined, "You should've let me squash them!".
"Shut up, now is not the time for this winch!" the mirror yelled, scaring the girl, "That knave Duskmon set out to slay'ith Arbormon!".
"What's that gotta do with anything?" Ranamon asked.
"Don't you get it, if thou aren't most careful, we may be next!" Mercurymon explained, seeming most anxious.
"W-what, you mean I'd lose my spirits and my good looks?" Ranamon started to tremble with fear, "I can't lose my beauty, I just can't Mercurymon!?".
"Calm yourself women!" Mercurymon said, grabbing the amphibians shoulders trying to help, "The heroes are smarter than I thought, but fret not, they will not prevail against us,".
"Well what makes you so sure hun?" Ranamon asked, still anxious.
"Fear not m'lady, for within me a plan is hatching," Mercurymon explained, having let go of the water warrior and scratching his nonexistent chin, "All we need is a more advantageous location to spin our wed of woe,".
"Wait, surely you don't mean?" Ranamon asked as she bent forwards and held her chin, feeling curious.
"Indeed, my fair Ranamon, I do," Mercurymon smirked, which made his partner in crime overjoyed, "Tis time I, unleash the beast, as they say, ahahahahaaha!".
Meanwhile with the heroes,
The digi-destined had returned to human form outside the castle.
"I'm so sorry you guys," Takuya apologized, "This was all my fault,".
"What are you talking about?" Zoe said kindly, "You helped rescue us,".
"But," the boy tried to protest.
"It's OK Takuya," Tommy said, "We were worried about you, but I knew you'd come through,".
"I guess I really owe you, Grumblemon, and Takuya one," JP said to Koji.
"Nah, it was all of us who one the day," Koji replied.
"Yeah, I gotta say I after all that's happened, I really don't feel like a kid anymore," Takuya explained, which confused the others, "After being alone in the human world as a Digimon I really understand just how important our mission is now,".
"Grumblemon think me no what you mean,"
"I promise I'm going to be a better leader and think about everyone's safety from now on," Takuya proclaimed, "We're all a team and its our team work and friendship that will save this world!"
"I gotta say that's very wise and mature of you, right," Arbormon spoke, which surprised the others a bit, "Uhhh, Takuya, was it?".
Since things had calmed down, the humans were now able to see just how tall the robot was. This intimidated them just a bit.
"Hey, um, look," Arbromon said, seeming to struggle to get the words out, "I's done lot of bad things, and I'm really sorry, yah understand?" he then tried to bow his head down with closed eyes, "I hope I cans repent for my most sinful actions, right,".
"No worry friend, Arbormon make great job as good warrior," Grumblemon assured, "You still give Arbormon chance, right new friends?".
"Of course, yah big lug," Takuya was the first to speak.
"Were going to need all the help we can get if were going to save the world," Zoe said.
"And if Grumblemon's proved anything, it's that you guys can change for the better," Koji said, which surprised the gnome that he had made such an impact.
"Wow, theys don't call yous guys the good warriors for nothing, right," Arbormon said, surprised at all the forgiveness, "Hey by the way, is there any chance I could has my beast spirit back?".
Tommy then looked a bit nervous, "Well,".
"What matter Tommy?" Grumblemon asked, "You no trust Arbormon?".
"Well, not quite," the young boy said as he looked up at the robot, "It's just, I kind of want to get to know you a bit better first, that's all?".
"Well I guess that's fair," Arbormon said, seeming mostly okay with this, "It's like I always say, good things come to those who wait, right," he spoke as he held up his finger.
The others then broke into laughter at this, finding the wood warrior's metaphors amusing.
"Hey what's so funny?" Arbormon asked, seeming confused.
"It just good for to have you back friend," Grumblemon assured his newly reformed pal with a pat on the back.
"Then again, it is a most joyous occasion indeed," Bokomon proclaimed as he held his egg, "For the warrior of wood as just joined the side of good!".
"You can say that again!" Neemon added.
"Thanks, but I'm not going to," Bokomon replied.
Though the heroes did know that not too far away, the computer bug armored wolf watched upon them with a smile.
"Two down, two to go, rrrhooooowwwwll!" he howled, but was not noticed.
Narritor Rika: Wow, who would have thought they would get another warrior to their side? I wonder if they get the other legendary lunk heads to repent. Well, you live and learn on Digimon Frontier!
Purification Redemption!
Now if you excuses me,
Thank goodness this is done, I was getting worried.
Treblemon: I'm sure they would have waited. The readers here are great!
Indeed, thank you all for your patience. Sorry if this chapter was pretty long.
Treblemon: Well you were combing two episodes after all.
Eh, yeah. Also sorry for not writing down some moments from the show. If you would rather me include more unchanged moments from the show, please let me know. Also let me know if shorter chapters would be better if you don't mind.
Treblemon: Also special thanks to Charmander17 and even bigger thanks to pokemonking0924 for the reviews. Sorry if things went a bit different than expected, arf.
But, there is still a chance the all the other child forms will appear in this story, including ones you mentioned.
Also I'm so happy you liked Scutlemon.
Treblemon: That will make my brother really happy! I hope I can be as cool as Scutlemon.
Speaking of which, I better make sure he's okay.
So remember everyone, reviews lead to sooner chapters and better quality stories, until next time!.
Treblemon: Bye bye, arf!
Chao!