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Chapter 3

Older Virtue Digidestined Meeting, Odaiba:

Takuya's arrival at the meeting coincided with Ishida 'Matt' Yamato's, and the Child of Flames grins smugly at Tai, " What, did you honestly think that I wouldn't crash this meeting? My team needs to be represented after all. For those of you whom don't know me, I'm Kanbara Takuys, Legendary Warrior of Flame, Inheritor of AncientGreymon's will, Ruler of Flames of the Digital World. "

Tai was quick to run through all the introductions, though he did mention that the Child of Sincerity, Tachikawa Mimi was currently in New York City at the moment. Izumi Koushiro, better known as Izzy, and the Child of Knowledge was the first one to speak up after the introductions were made, " Legendary Warrior? "

Takuya cocks her head to the side as she considers how best to explain so everyone would understand the first, " Have any of you ever read or watched Shaman King? "

" I have. " Kido Joe says.

" Then you'll understand when I tell you my team and I are shamans that use Spirit Form Unity. " Takuya states.

Joe's eyes widen behind his rectangular wire frame glasses, " Oh, you all have spirit partners, not physical partners. You let your partners take over your bodies and work together as one. "

" Correct, each spirit of each element has two totems, Human Spirit and Beast Spirit, those two totems can also fuse together for a Fusion Evolution, currently only Light and I have access to the Fusion form of our spirits. Consider it a time share agreement if you will, or roommates sharing the same body. " Takuya elaborates.

" How many elements are there, and what is considered an element? " Sora asks.

Takuya rolls her shoulders, " Flame, Light, Ice, Wind, Thunder, Earth, Wood, Metal, Water, and Darkness. Keep in mind that are elements are neutral by nature, it is living beings that assign designations to them, Darkness just gets used by those of ill intentions more often than not. Tai's successor is also one of my team, as he is now the Inheritor of AncientVolcanomon's Will, Ruler of Earth, Legendary Warrior of Earth, though he only has the human spirit at the moment. The Beast embodies the primal power, and tests the wielder. I believe that Spirit Evolution and Armor Digivolution are similar in nature. "

" Who inherited Tai's Crest? " Matt asks.

" Motomiya Daisuke, prefers to be called Davis. " Tai answers, " I suspect he'll get Friendship as well. He's like a mix of myself and Matt, though hopefully the Courage part will outweigh the Friendship part. Don't need him nearly getting a teammate killed because someone had to throw a temper tantrum. "

Matt flinches, " You are never letting me live down the fact that I allowed Cherrymon to convince me to kill you. "

Tai's eyes flash orange briefly, " You fell for his bullshit hook, line, and sinker, allowed your doubts to manifest at the worst possible time, which resulted in the team separating, again, which nearly resulted in us losing! I damn near died facing Piedmon! DemiDevimon pulled the same shit when I ended up back in the Real World after facing down Etemon for the final time after we got Sora's Crest. You'd think you would have damned well learned your lesson from that, Ishida! "

Every member of his team present winces at this and Takuya sighs, " Now I see why you're a Child of Flame, Tai, Flame's will is Indomitable. So, not only were you manipulated by a digimon once, you let it happen a second time simply because your doubts were played upon? How weak minded are you anyhow, Matt? "

Matt winces at this question from a different gogglehead, " I know I messed up, I know I nearly cost Tai his life, I had the only other partner digimon capable of going Mega, and I left my team in the lurch. I have regretted that ever since, believe me. I didn't understand why we were chosen, why I had to essentially fight a war. "

Takuya rolls her eyes at this, " Children are chosen because they have open minds and are more willing to believe in the impossible. No adult would ever succeed because they would give up at the first sign of adversity, they wouldn't be able to believe with their entire being they could win a fight against something like Lucemon. "

Motomiya Apartment:

Davis had quickly finished homework so he could meditate and get to know the Human Spirit of Earth, Erdemon. He also needed to figure out how much control he would have over his element as well. Most would think he would be incapable of sitting still to do so, and that was how he liked it. He loved being underestimated, made things interesting, to say the least. Most people never stopped to think that in order to stay on the soccer team he would need to keep his grades at an acceptable level. Hell, even his own parents and sister seemed to think he happened to be mentally deficient as well. That one did hurt, he would have thought they would notice hsi grades on his report card, and not how he portrayed himself to the outside world.

Tai and Takuya had been the only ones to see the truth when it came to him until he met Minamoto Koji. Koji also saw him for who he really happened to be, saw the keen intellect he hid behind the fool's persona. Koji also got why he did it as well. Davis wanted true friends, those that would take the time to actually get to know him, to see past his masks. Demiveemon was settled on his partner's lap, and he has no problem with his partner also being the Legendary Warrior of Earth. He knew his partner would need to master his Element, which would not be easy, as Davish still had to find the Beast of Earth.

Computer Lab/Digital World, next day:

Thanks to Takuya the group consisting of Tai, Sora, Izzy, Kari, TK, Davis, Inoue Yolei, and Hida Cody along with herself managed to make it to the Digital World without getting caught. Cody and Yolei were also new recruits, but something about the lavender haired girl would have raised Takuya's hackles if she had them. She just knew she and Inoue Yolei were not going to get along, AT ALL! While Izzy and Sora reunite with their partners Takuya hangs back with Davis and Tai, " Either of you two want to figure out the odds of Inoue being a problem? " she asks them softly.

Davis snorts at this, " For all her book smarts she's an Idiot. She has yet to figure out that I retain my position on the soccer team for a reason other than pure athletic talent. "

Tai shakes his head at this, " Well, I guess Takuya will need to slap her down should it become necessary. "

Davis smirks, " I have a whole vocabulary of safe to use around children words that I can rip someone a new one with, no one's pissed me off to that point yet. "

Takuya smirks, " Hence why he's a Child of Flame and Earth, he's got more patience than either one of us, Tai. However when his temper does ignite it'll be volcanic in nature. "

Davis rolls his eyes at her, " Ha ha, Takky-chan. "

She grins at him, and then all three goggle heads snap alert, and somersault ro their right just as the ground gives way under them, " Digi Armor...Energize! "

Takuya grabs her D-Tector and tosses it up before four strands of fractal code surround her left hand as she goes through the motions that are second nature to her by now, " Execute Now...Beast Spirit Evolution! Ahhhhh! Nǚhuǒyànshoumon! "

" Veemon armor digivolve to...Flamedramon, the Fires of Courage! "

Davis' eyes narrow, and he grabs his own D-Tector, and tosses it to his left hand, a single strand of fractal code around his right hand as he lowers it, raising his left hand at the same time before moving them both, allowing the fractal code to be scanned as they meet in the middle while calling out, as his hands continue to move, the right ending up above his head while his left is now by his hip, " Execute...Spirit Evolution! Erdemon! "

Erdemon smirks, and dives into the ground beneath them while Tai does the smart thing and leaps up onto Nǚhuǒyànshoumon's back with Agumon, and she takes to the skies, " We'll handle this you guys, go find whatever that signal is. " Tai orders.

Sora, Izzy, TK, and Kari all nod while leading Cody and Yolei away along with their partners, and from his vantage point Tai sees what looks like a black Lincoln Memorial not too far away, " So, Nǚhuǒyànshoumon, how about we go destroy that Black Lincoln Memorial looking thing, it has to be important. "

" I like the way you think. Flamedramon, watch your partner's back, and your own! "

Flamedramon gives a jaunty wave to show he heard as he was dealing with a Mojyamon that had showed up. Under the ground Erdemon was contending with a Drimogemon, and then a controlled Snimon shows up as well. Nǚhuǒyànshoumon smirks wickedly, which was truly terrifying sight upon her visage, " Wildfire TsuNAMI! "

Snimon doesn't even have time to dodge, and the ring burns up. Then Tai's eyes narrow, and he aims his digivice at the dark ring on Mojyamon, playing off of a hunch. He outright cackles maniacally when the ring disintegrates, " Ha, the Dark Rings are made of the same stuff as the Black Gears, we're back in this, Agumon! "

Under the ground Erdemon manages to slam his Grotte Hammer into the black ring on Drimogemon, destroying it. He pops back up to the surface only to immediately turn a backflip, Hammer in hand. " Impressive instincts you have, Warrior of Earth. "

He grabs his D-Tector, " Antylamon is an ultimate level virus type holy beast digimon, beware of its Meditation Cure attack which heals any kind of damage Antylamon takes. "

Erdemon's right eyebrow twitches at this information, " Oh, come on, how the Hell is that even fair! "

" Treasure Axes! "

" Seismic Sledge! " Erdemon retaliates immediately, already thinking about how to work around what was basically Instant Regen. Erdemon dives underground to avoid Antylamon spinning around like a tornado with said axes in hand. Erdemon uses his Jack in the Box, which was essentially Reverse Whack-A-Mole. On the last move of the attack Antylamon slams an axe into his ribs, and Erdemon goes sailing, though he manages to flip over in midair, and skid to a stop, eyes narrowed. Up above Nǚhuǒyànshoumon has just taken out the Black Lincoln Memorial, and Agumon lets himself fall off of her back, Tai's digivice coming to life immediately upon the destruction of said tower as rainbow colored light descends from above, " Agumon digivolve to...Greymon! " Tai's digivice starts to vibrate and whine while turning orange with blue buttons, " Greymon digivolve to...MetalGreymon! Mega Claw! "

MetalGreymon's Trident Arm descends between Antylamon and Erdemon, halting the Ultimate leveled bunny in its tracks, " No digidestined ever fights alone. " MetalGreymon declares.

Flamedramon slams into Antylamon with his Fire Rocket attack, and promptly gets backhanded. " Tempest Wing! "

" Wing Blade! "

" Mega Shocker! "

" Gold Rush! "

The arrival of Halsemon, Garudamon, MegaKabuterimon, and Digmon should have turned things in their favor, " Antylamon digivolve to...Cherubimon! "

Nǚhuǒyànshoumon swears even as she lands, Tai jumping off as she does so, " Tai, mega, now! "

She reverts to Takuya and her eyes fill with Flame as a flurry of fractal code surround her left hand, " Execute Now! FUSION EVOLUTION! AHHHHHHH! VESTAMON! "

" MetalGreymon digivolve to...WarGreymon! "

Erdemon was already on the move, Grotte Hammer at the ready, " SEISMIC SLEDGE! " He slams the Hammer down on the ground, and then slams it into the boulder he separated from the ground, sending said boulder careening towards Cherubimon while Takuya is Fusion Evolving, and MetalGreymon is digivolving. " Storm of Judgement! "

Vestamon and WarGreymon act at the same time, WarGreymon shielding the humans even as he launches his own attack, " Terra Force! "

" Solar Wind Destroyer! " Vestamon roars out.

Terra Force and Solar Wind Destroyer manage to cancel out the Storm of Judgement and kick up a dust cloud. Vestamon was already on the move, tackling Cherubimon, and driving him away from the others, " Erdemon, call Light and tell him to get his ass here now! " Vestamon calls out, " Your D-Tector can do so. "

Erdemon was already hitting the buttons of his D-Tector in the right sequence, " Earth to Light, Flame requests you get your ass into Digiworld now! "

Orimoto Home, Shibuya/Digiworld:

Koji slips his shoes on immediately, his symbol glowing upon his forehead, " Cover for me if need be, okay, guys, " and he transports straight to where he could sense Flame and Earth. He swears when he takes in the situation, clenching his D-Tector in his right hand, " Execute Now! Fusion Evolution! Ahhhhhhh! Beowolfmon! "

BeoWolfmon smirks, " Cleansing Light! "

Vestamon flies up at the last moment, " Atomic Inferno! "

A massive dust cloud kicks up form this, and only Erdemon and Gatomon realized the danger, " Gatomon digivolve to...Angewomon! Heaven's Charm! "

Kari's eyes widen at exactly how close Cherubimon was to her, and then Erdemon was there as well, slamming his Grotte Hammer into Cherubimon while he was still affected by Angewomon's Heaven's Charm. Cherubimon gets sent sailing backwards, " Impressive, Earth Child, Angel of Light. " Cherubimon says.

At that moment BeoWolfmon's Beo Saber slams into him as well, sending him further away from the Digidestined that happened to have physical partners. On the back of an Airdramon is the Digimon Emperor, and he takes in everything that is occurring attentively. These Legendary Warriors could put a crimp into his ruling of the Digital World, they would need to be eliminated forthwith. His attention is pulled fully back to the battle with the arrival of four more digimon, " Schwarz Gewehr! "

" Hurricane Gale! "

" Electron Cannon! "

" Avalanche Axes! "

The other four Legendary Warriors had followed Koji, knowing that if Takuya was calling for backup then the digimon she was facing was high leveled. They had not been expecting to have to deal with another Cherubimon though. Zephyrmon flies straight for Cherubimon, her Plasma Paws attack already charged, and with her momentum behind her really laid a hurting on him, " Bolo Thunder! " MetalKabuterimon fires off his attack next and Cherubimon falls right into their trap.

" Frozen Arrowheads! " Korikakumon calls out, holding Cherubimon in place.

" Solar Wind Destroyer! "

" Terra Force! "

" Celestial Arrow! "

" Frozen Hunter! "

All four attacks race forward, and Korikakumon gets knocked out of his evolution while Erdemon claims Cherubimon's fractal code. Himi Tomoki, prefering to be called Tommy groans as he pushes himself to his feet, " Well, that hurt. "

The Digimon Emperor is too busy swearing at the dust cloud completely enveloping the interlopers to realize Erdemon had done that on purpose, he takes his leave, and Erdemon waits until he senses it's safe to drop the dust cloud before ending his evolution, and he pitches forward, it was the devolved Kimura Koichi to catch him, " Zephyrmon, go find some any flavor cabbages, our newest teammate needs to refuel now. The rest of us can wait until we get home. "

" Got it, Koichi. " Zephyrmon says, and she zips away, returning five minutes later with said cabbages that Davis falls on like a pack of starving wolves. He happened to be voraciously hungry at the moment, and was leaning heavily on Koichi until he finished the last cabbage.

" Apparently like digivolution spirit evolution also works up an appetite. " Izzy muses out loud.

" Like you wouldn't believe. I'm Shibiyama Junpei, but you can call me JP, Legendary Warrior of Thunder, Inheritor of Ancient Kabuterimon's Will, and Ruler of Thunder. Took us a while to figure that out too. "

The other Legendary Warriors introduce themselves as well, and they all agree to take their leave. Though at least Davis and Takuya could call on them for help until Izzy managed to make more D-Terminals for everyone else. Though all of the experienced Warriors were concerned about the fact that their newest member was attacked like he was. It told them that their help may just be needed in order to truly save their second home this time around.

Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon.