Digital Souls Pt. 6 By Wanderer D ---------------------------- The usual Disclaimers Apply. ---------------------------- Things to take into account, This is a possibility of the time Matt deserted the group after talking to Cherrymon and the fight with Tai. We are assuming that the Digiworld is not only linked with the Digidestined world. We are also assuming that time passes faster in X's universe. (48 hours Digiworld = 302400 hours aprox. X's universe) This was supposed to be a spamfic, however I think I'll make it a oneshot. We are *also* assuming that more than one generation of robots passes between each of the Megaman X manga and games. --------------------------------------------------------------------- End Rant --------------------------------------------------------------------- The next morning, Mimi was one of the first to wake up. She stretched and look at the far away Spiral Mountain. She gasped in surprise and ran to wake up Joe and the others. "Joe! Look at that!" she said as she shook his shoulder. Joe blinked and rubbed is eyes, staring sleepily at Spiral Mountain. Then he looked again. "Another part is gone! It must be Tai and the others!" Joe's excited shouting woke up everyone else in camp. X walked up to Leomon. "What's happening, Leomon?" "It seems that our friends have managed to defeat one of the Dark Masters." The werelion retorted. X looked up at Spiral Mountain in the morning haze. "So that's where they are!" Ogremon nodded as he walked up to them. "Primary Village is on our way there, we'll see what to do from there." "Right!" The rest echoed. *** They entered primary village later that day. It seemed Ogremon was right about the state of the small village. The towers and the large decorated cubes that made up the village were destroyed or half buried into the ground, and the earth had a sickly grayish color. "Nothing remains." Joe said sorrowfully. Palmon had tears in her eyes. "Mimi..." The girl knelt next to Palmon and hugged her. X looked at the devastation, sadly accustomed to such sights. He walked up to Gomamon as Joe shouted for someone to come out. He noticed the depressed look in the Digimon's eyes. "Hey, Gomamon, why was Primary Village so important? Can't it be rebuilt?" Gomamon shook his head. "First we'll have to defeat the Dark Masters. Primary village is where Digimon are born or reborn, all the eggs and youngsters stay here until they reach rookie level, under the care of Elecmon." "Reborn?" "Yes, if a Digimon dies and he lead a good life, he will be reborn here." Gomamon explained. "Mimi and Joe are very depressed because many friends have died but won't come back because of the Dark Masters' destruction. "We were also hoping to find more help around here." Meramon added. X scanned the area and soon found something. "There's a Digimon in that direction." He said pointing to a nearby lake. The others followed him and they found Elecmon seated on a rock and throwing small stones into the lake. "Elecmon!" Mimi shouted when she recognized him. Elecmon looked up at the approaching group. "So, you're still around?" "Elecmon, what happened here?" Joe asked. "Piedmon and his group, that's what." Elecmon told them bitterly. "They came here and told me to give them the eggs and tell them how to hatch them faster, but when I refused they blasted everything!" "We're fighting the Dark Masters, Elecmon!" Mimi said. "What can you do? They are very powerful." "Look at Spiral Mountain. See those empty spaces? That's because we've managed to defeat Seadramon, Puppetmon and Machinedramon. Only Piedmon and his underlings are left. T.K. and Patamon are over there right now." Mimi answered. "T.K. and Patamon? Those two kids?" Gomamon and Palmon nodded. "Everyone is there, we're gathering Digimon to help them fight. Will you join us?" Palmon asked hopefully. Elecmon looked thoughtful for a full second. "Sure!" "We still have to get more Digimon!" Mimi added. Elecmon nodded. "I might know where to find others." "Well, let's go!" Palmon shouted. *** They had found many other Digimon willing to fight against the Dark Master Piedmon, most of them being Gekomon or Otamamon, but still a considerable amount. As they walked or flied in the direction of Spiral Mountain, they heard the flap of large wings. Looking up they saw Birdramon, with Sora, T.K. and Patamon holding on to her. Next to them was a girl with black wings that had a metallic shine to them. "X!" Jessie greeted. "Mimi! Joe! Palmon! Gomamon!" T.K., Sora and Patamon shouted in recognition. Jessie landed and hugged X for a moment, stepping back to look at him. "How've you been, X?" "I'll tell you later, where's your boyfriend, Peregrin?" X asked. "Matt's with Tai and Kari. They asked us to find you! Oh, and the name is Jessie when I'm in civvies." At that moment, Mimi, -who had been looking jealously at Jessie for hugging X-, decided to interrupt. "Did you say you're Matt's girlfriend?!" She asked a little too hopefully. Jessie nodded, smiling slyly at X. "Yeah, Matt and I are a pair, why is X up to something?" X blushed alongside Mimi. Meanwhile, Sora and T.K. had been staring in surprise at all the Digimon Mimi, Joe, Palmon and Gomamon had gathered together. T.K. suddenly remembered his brother. "Hey, guys! Tai said that we all needed to be there for the battle against Piedmon!" Joe nodded resolutely. "But where is he?" "He's with Kari, Izzi and Matt fighting Ladydevimon!" T.K. informed him. "What?! We have to go help them!" "I wouldn't worry that much." Sora commented. "What?" "We have to go as fast as we can, but Tai has Angewomon, Metalgarurumon, Wargreymon, Kabuterimon and Matt. If something can get past those five I'm not fighting it." Sora added. "Oh, ok..." Joe looked up. "Wait, Matt? What does he have to do with all of this?!" "You should have seen my big brother take Machinedramon!" T.K. shouted gleefully. Everything stopped in the camp. "Matt destroyed Machinedramon?!" Mimi asked in disbelief. "Well, he didn't destroy him, but he did give that Digimon a good beating!" Birdramon said. Joe fainted. *** Piedmon's castle was barely visible, being the same hue as the ground and still a few kilometers away. It would take them at least half a day to get near it, however, it seemed that it would be a little more than that. Gatomon was exhausted by her battle with Ladydevimon and Tai wanted everyone to be in the best condition possible for it. Matt couldn't argue with that logic, and it also gave Jessie and the others time to get back. As he thought of this he noticed his sensors were indicating someone approaching. Looking in the indicated direction, he noticed Birdramon and Jessie about to land. They had found Joe and Gomamon! Matt ran up to them as they landed. "Matt!" Jessie greeted. He stopped next to her as Joe and Gomamon noticed him. "Matt!" Joe shouted, running to meet him. They shook hands. "You look a little different, Matt." Joe noted. "Older maybe... and..." He noticed the metal gauntlets. "You've got metallic gauntlets just like X..." "Wow! So what X told us was true, Matt? Did you really fight very powerful Digimon and beat them by yourself?" Gomamon asked. Matt blushed. "Well, not really... wait, did you say X?" "Yeah, our friend stood behind to keep Mimi and her army company." Matt smiled. "Really? That's unusually chivalristic of him." Joe turned and grabbed Gomamon. "This is too much! Matt disappears for two days and suddenly he looks older, can kick Mega Digibutt and gets a cute girl! Am I dreaming?" "No, Joe, I think this is real!" Gomamon assured him. "Humph! Matt always has the luck!" Joe turned when he felt Matt's hand on his shoulder. "Listen, Joe, I know you're joking, but don't ever wish that what happened to me happens to you." "Guys! We've got a visitor!" Tai warned. Looking in the direction their friend pointed, they noticed Piedmon walking their way. Matt wasted no time and turned into Zero. Jessie looked a little doubtful but changed into Black Peregrin. "My God! It was true!" Joe muttered. "Guys! Stay back and let Matt, Jessie, Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon take care of him!" Tai warned as he walked forward and grabbed Matt's arm. "Take care Matt. I don't care how powerful you feel you are, if you get in danger Metalgarurumon will take you out of the battlefield." Matt was touched by Tai's worry. "Don't worry my friend. I won't take a risk I don't have to." As they ran, dashed and flew towards Piedmon, Peregrin had a good look at him. Piedmon seemed to be the cross between a mime and a clown. He wore a mask that hid his face from view, but left the chin and mouth out, he had half his face painted in black the other in white, he wore baggy pants and sneakers with a twisted point. On his back he carried four broadswords. "So our enemy is a clown?!" Peregrin asked in surprise when they were close enough. "Don't underestimate him, Peregrin!" Zero warned. "He was able to fight off both, Metalgarurumon and Wargreymon." Wargreymon snorted. "He caught us by surprise! He won't do so again!" "I hope so, Wargreymon," Zero commented as they stopped. "In my line of work there's usually no second chance!" Piedmon stopped a few feet from them and regarded Zero and Peregrin curiously. "Hmm, I don't know what the two of you hope to accomplish, but if you're trying to die faster, it's a good start." "Shut up, Piedmon!" Metalgarurumon shouted. "Let's fight!" Piedmon smiled viciously as he launched himself into the air, and pulled out his swords. Metalgarurumon jumped at him, but the wolf was suddenly surrounded in a ring of fire. He then shoved a giant circus ball at Wargreymon. The Digimon was surprised by the attack and failed to react in time, becoming trapped inside the ball. Zero dashed forward, swiping with his blade, but Piedmon stopped his attack with one of his swords. "Shadow Blast!" Peregrin shouted, releasing a charged attack. Unlike the reploids, though, the attack didn't absorb energy, still, it slammed into the back of Piedmon, throwing him of balance, and letting Zero spin and cut him. Piedmon frowned and blasted Peregrin away with an unseen force, then jumped into the air and floating. Just then, Wargreymon jumped out of the circus ball, and tried to slash Piedmon. The later was too fast and was able to grab Wargreymon's arm and throw him at an emerging Metalgarurumon. He was about to laugh when he suddenly jumped back, barely avoiding the fire surrounded blade of Zero. Seeming to stop in mid-air, Zero started spinning with his sword and Piedmon was hard pressed to stop his attack. Finally, Zero's spin stopped and he landed gracefully on the ground. Zero stood up and was suddenly face-to-face with Piedmon, who did not look happy. "You have caused me enough trouble already!" Piedmon started attacking Zero with two of his swords, and encased Peregrin and the two Mega Digimon in a large ball with an almost negligent gesture. Zero was forced back by Piedmon's combination, swinging his sword in circles, trying to block the Dark Master's unexpected attack. First one, then two strikes got past Zero's flashing sword, and it passed through the Reploid's head that he was the one that had finally underestimated Piedmon. Piedmon smiled viciously as if he had read his mind and jumped back and away from him, unleashing his attack. "Trump Swords!" The evil Digimon shouted as he opened his arms wide. Hundreds of swords flew at an ill prepared Zero. Zero turned a sharp left avoiding one, jumped slightly up avoiding the next, then crouched in mid-air letting another pass. For a moment it seemed that gravity had no hold on him as Zero dashed forward and loosing two more blades, however as soon as he finished his dash on of Piedmon's blades managed to nick the unarmored biceps, then another managed to slash his thigh, and he was barely able to turn his head and avoid a direct hit in the face, the blade however also cut his cheek. The rest of the swords smashed safely into the ground around him, but Piedmon grabbed the opportunity and threw another sword with deadly accuracy at Zero. Managing to pierce the Reploids stomach. Everyone stared in horror at Matt. Tai and the others could see the swords sticking out of his back. Piedmon smirked, expecting Zero to become digidust. But Zero didn't disappear, and he managed to shoot a blast that wiped the grin of Piedmon's face as he was sent sprawling. This distraction was enough for Peregrin and the others to break free. "Zero!" Peregrin shouted. "Matt!" Metalgarurumon echoed her. Both flew towards the fallen Digidestined as Wargreymon took the opportunity and started smashing Piedmon. Metalgarurumon and Peregrin laid Zero away from the battle as T.K., Sora, Joe, Izzi, Kari, their respective Digimon, Tai and Andromon ran towards them. Matt noticed T.K. approaching, and tried to grab Peregrin's hand. "Don't let him see..." But it was too late. The Digidestined were staring in shock at Matt's wounds. A thin line of blood was sliding down Zero's cheek, and the thigh and arm wounds had similar fluids. However, where Piedmon's sword had gone through, sparks flew and cables were visible. "Oh, Zero..." Peregrin murmured, looking at the wound. It was bad, but Zero's nanites would heal him if he rested. But she had to take the sword out. As Peregrin removed the blade, a tear streaked T.K. crawled next to his brother. "Matt?!" "Don't worry, T.K., I'll be alright... I just need..." Just then Zero's self preservation programming kicked in, shutting him down so the nanites would get all the energy needed for repairs. "Matt?! MATT?" T.K.'s stomach grew cold as his brother closed his eyes and went limp. He started crying when he felt Peregrin's hand on his shoulder. "It's ok, T.K., he's just sleeping so he can heal faster." The female reploid assured the young boy. T.K. looked at her and nodded bravely, as Patamon flew up to him trying to comfort him. "Matt is a robot?!" Joe was speechless. "A Reploid." Peregrin corrected. "But, Zero is Matt. No one knows how it happened, but he's got a human soul in that body." She looked down at T.K., who was sobbing a little. "But never doubt it, he's Matt." Just then Tai shouted in surprise. Turning around they weren't able to see Wargreymon. "Take care of Matt, we'll cover you, right Metalgarurumon?" "Right!" The Mega Digimon answered. They both left, flying towards Piedmon. Piedmon erected another fire barrier between the Digidestined and their fighting friends. Piedmon was, by now, tired of them, so he pulled out his handkerchief and threw it at them. The white handkerchief extended up until it was able to cover both he quickly removed it and the two fighters were turned into dolls. He grabbed them from the ground, he then covered Tai, tuning him into a doll too. The others watched in horror the scene just as Centaurmon and Genai arrived. "Digidestined!" Genai summoned them. "For you to finally face your destiny you'll have to cross that fire!" The old man told them. Everyone looked at the firewall dubiously. Zero opened his eyes. "Listen guys, go, I'll stop Piedmon in the meanwhile..." Zero told them, standing up slowly. The nanites had done enough to close the wound somewhat, although he still had a long way to go to be fully healed. Seeing that they were still doubtful, Zero shouted and dashed towards Piedmon, his sword flashing. "Go, Digidestined!" Andromon ordered. "I'll help Matt." He ran towards the battling figures of Piedmon and Zero as the others looked at each other. T.K. was the first to stand up. "Let's go!" he said to the others. *** "Let's rest here for a moment, Mimi. You look very tired." Lillymon said, hovering near her as she sat on a cliff overseeing much of what they had already advanced. They were now surrounded by hundreds of Gekomon, and even the legendary unicorn-pegasus mix, Unimon, which had also stopped in a nearby cliff. "I think I heard screams and explosions at the top of the mountain, X." Mimi told her new friend. "Yeah, I know, but rest a few minutes, or you'll drop once we get there." X reasoned. Mimi thanked him silently and regarded him for a moment. Even though they had been climbing all day he didn't seem tired at all. "Aren't you tired yet, X?" Mimi asked. "Nope, I'm okay, but if you're gonna fight you've got to rest." He insisted. They sat silently for a while, as Lillymon, Palmon's fairy-like digivolution flew around helping the Digimon that had remained behind. "Tell me, X, do you think we'll make it?" Mimi asked as she watched the struggling Gekomon climb. "Sure! We've got all your powerful Digimon, Matt, Peregrin and me!" Mimi smiled at him and hugged him, resting her head on his shoulder. "Thanks, X!" Lillymon looked up from where she had helped Frigimon get a hold on the cliff again, and smiled. *** T.K. held the doll that used to be his brother as he tried to hold on to the rope. He and Kari were the last standing, Matt, Jessie, Angewomon, War Greymon, Metalgarurumon, Izzy, Sora, Mega Kabuterimon, Garudamon, Andromon, Gomamon, and Joe had all been turned into dolls. Sora, Angewomon and Gabumon had managed to get the 'Zero Doll' from Piedmon and had given it to him just before they had been caught. After that, they had managed to get to a balcony of Piedmon's castle and found a rope that went up into the air and had tried to climb it, but Piedmon had easily found them and cut it. Angemon had been batted away without a second thought, and now their chances seemed dim at best. Piedmon laughed as he cut the rest of the rope with one of his swords and the last two Digidestined started to fall. T.K. tightened his grasp on the doll as he closed his eyes. "Brother, I believe in all of you! I believe this will turn out all right!" The emblem of Faith started to glow with intensity and Angemon shot into the sky as he transformed. The metal helm that he used seemed to stretch upwards, and turn into a metallic sheen of purple with a golden cross in it, his wings grew larger and golden ribbons fluttered around him. Piedmon was as surprised as the kids as Magna Angemon slammed him with his shield and sent him sprawling. The angel then caught both T.K. and Kari and hovered down, picking the dolls that Piedmon had lost when he was hit. *** T.K. finished putting the dolls in line against a rock. "Are you sure you can do it, Magna Angemon?" Kari asked a little worried. Magna Angemon nodded. "Magna Antidote!" A soft white light engulfed the small dolls and, slowly they started growing. Everyone stood regarding the newly improved angel in surprise, then checked themselves over. Zero noticed that his wounds had closed, it seemed that the angel's power was impressively powerful enough to break a curse and cure wounds at the same time! He smiled at Peregrin and the others. "It seems that T.K., Kari and Magna Angemon did what none of us could! Well done T.K.!" Little T.K. blushed with pride at his brother's prize, he had finally gained Matt's respect. "Thank you, brother!" The little boy smiled. "I'm proud of you, T.K." Matt answered. Without warning, Piedmon appeared surrounded by a cloud of Vilemon, the ugly creatures had black greasy fur that covered their whole bodies, and overly large mouth full of fangs. Their leathery wings carried them towards the Digidestined and their friends with surprising swiftness. "I'm not over yet, Digidestined!" Piedmon spat. The Digimon quickly digivolved into their Ultimate and Mega (6) forms, although Zero knew that they were severely overpowered by the sheer number of Vilemon. He decided that using his blaster would be more effective against a large number of opponents and started charging at the same time the Digimon used their powers to keep them away. Just as he was about to shoot his blast, a huge ball of plasma blew up in the middle of the attacking Vilemon. Everyone stopped what they were doing to stare at the new comers. X, in his samuraiish armor, and surrounded by energy stood by Mimi and Lillymon, just in front of a huge army of Digimon. X smiled at Zero, and shot into the Vilemon's path. "CHARGE!" All the Digimon, X and Mimi ran forward. Hundreds of Digimon clashed into the fray, as X cleared a way towards the others. When they were finally together, X shook Zero's hand, then Peregrin's. "Like old times?" X asked. Something flashed inside Zero's eyes, and Peregrin smiled. "I'll join you this time!" she said holding her blaster up. "Special Zero Unit of the Maverick Hunters!" Zero shouted, drawing the attention of all present. Zero smiled viciously at a Vilemon, which sweated a little. He pulled out his sword and it hummed as it appeared. He grabbed it with both hands in a ready position. X placed his hand in front of his blaster, both waist level and started gathering energy and crouched. His back to Zero's. Peregrin stood back to back with the other two and opened her wings to their full span, leveling her blaster at the Vilemon and charging it too. T.K. and Tai shared a look with the others, wondering what it was all about. "LET'S HUNT!" Zero shouted. ---- End Part 6 (6) Digimon evolve in the following order: In training, Rookie, Champion, Ultimate and Mega. Hey people! I need more emails! I've heard that I've got some spelling problems! I need the help I can get! I need the emails I can get! I need all the messages telling me to continue that I can get! And you know who can give those nessesities to me?! YOU CAN! COME ON! PLEASE! WRITE! I MAY FINISH THIS WITH ONE MORE PART! BUT I NEED TO KNOW IF I'M DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB! Wanderer D