Chapter 66 (TP): Reveal the True Enemy.
#70 of D.M.O.N.
First off, I don't own any Digimon chars or any names on this stories. However, I do own Al, Amelia, and Black in this chapter. Same introduction as before so I apologize for everything. Anything else, enjoy.
During the previous battle, the team fought a ferocious battle with the clone of Myotismons which ends up being rescued by their previous successors. They were very glad with the help because the last battle exhausts them all. On the same time length, another group of tamers which they called themselves the hunters are fighting the same enemies near the green emerald tower which happens to be partial form of Quartzmon, the true current enemy in that zone. Their battles were tense and on the verge of winning until the Myotismon evolved into MaloMyotismon and VenomMyotismon. One by one the Digimon fell by the blast of Sodom and Gormora. That was the time when everything went silent for a moment from Al and the other's point of view. When the other Destinies arrived at the scene and took the VenomMyotismon down, they felt a small quake on the ground.
"It's starting again." Jake responded.
"Guess they made it." Zane answered.
"Good, that will buy us some time to recover. I hope." Al responded.
All of them are resting within the recovery field that was created by Al's card. Everything seems quiet because all of the enemies are focusing the green emerald pillar, so they began a thorough check up from their own physique status to all the equipments and cards. All status and equipments are all green and ready for the next battle, but Black and Amelia aren't ready because they aren't artificial like Al and the rest, they are real. "How's the fare, Black, Amelia?" Al asked them.
"I'm mostly recovered." Black answered. "My basic power is strength like yours."
"I'll manage." Amelia answered.
"I think not. Holding the barrier made you mentally tired and it takes time to recover your spirit." Al responded. "Remember that I can feel my other clone in you." Amelia only bowed her head a bit in shame for lying to him. "You can relax here for a bit with Black, if you want to. I'm sure he is willing to protect you, isn't it Blacky dear." He glared at Black who had no comment in it.
"No. it is best for us to stick together, no matter what." Amelia answered. "Besides who knows what will happen next."
"Fine, you can come." Al answered. "But stay close to Black when trouble's brewing. Okay?"
"I will." Amelia answered.
Another rumbling from the ground followed with the sound of explosion, called them. "I think it's time to help them and also greet them with our own style."
On the other side of the story, the clockmaker is having a match to see who will be the representative to wield the power of the Brave Snatcher. Most of the hunters back down for they believe it's not worth to risk it. Even if someone dares to take the challenge, they will be forcefully declined by another hunter. This situation keeps on until two hunters remaining facing one another ready for the final match. The first one is a cheery, giddy, and energetic person with his dragonic purple Digimon, with red sleeveless, black baggy pants, orange glove and had a pike or spear like weapon on the edge of its tail. The other one is calm, cool, yet sinister looking human with a Digimon similar to mafia holding two tommy guns.
The battle starts in full thrust. Each hunter used cross combination to outmatch another. At first it is an equal match, until the dragon used bigger and stronger cross combination to defeat the mob. Other hunters were astonished with the sight and realize that they are no match for this fight. The fighters trades punches and slashes with extreme speed and it is hard to keep up.
It didn't take no longer than 30 minutes top for the fight end. The purple dragon Digimon got hit at the back and reverted back into rookie form. "That is enough." The clockmaker announced. "The end is clear. The hunter representative is you, Ryouma Mogami."
The team arrived to see the seniors and other heroes are gathering inside the barrier.
"What the hell are they doing in there?" Zane asked while pointing at the barrier.
"Looks to me they are having a ceremony." Derek answered.
"About what and why the seniors are there?"Jake asked.
"One way to find out." Al answered as he glides toward the barrier. Others followed his step till one by one they ended up at the front of the barrier. One of the hunters saw them and alerted the others for battle. Al is waiting outside the barrier until the seniors convinced them that he and the others are on the good side. He gave them a call and they went in. "Hey guys, did we miss anything?"
"You're about to witness on retrieving a Brave Snatcher from under the deep river." Matt answered.
"Brave Snatcher?" Jake asked.
"It is one of a special weapon kind that will defeat Quartzmon." The clockmaker answered while pointing what the hunter named Ryouma is holding. "At least, part of it. The main weapon lies beyond the river right where they float. And he is going to obtain it."
"I see." Al nodded. He looked at the ceremony. Five tamers and two hunters are gathering at one point. All tamers and one hunter are channeling their energy to one spot, and that is the item that the hunter hold. From that item merge a beam that launch straight towards the water. For a moment he saw something like disoriented background at the back of the mob. He squinted his eyes and saw another same disoriented background.
"You've noticed." Zane responded.
"Yeah, just now." Al answered. For Al, seeing something that shouldn't be seen gives him a cold shiver. "I have a bad feeling about this."
Al finally saw the true Brave Snatcher. It is a large skeleton arm claw with an attachment that similar to the Brave Snatcher. 'That arm is almost similar to SkullGreymon's arm. Except it has red blood claw.' Al thought. 'Ugh... the bad vibe is crawling more and more. Could it be...?'
"Congratulation, now you can hunt down Quartzmon," said the hunter in red with golden armor Digimon as his partner. "We're counting on you, Ryouma." The hunter named Ryouma didn't answer.
Suddenly a thin green aura emerged from the Ryouma and the mob Digimon, which surprised Al and Zane as they have the ability to see those who can't. "Having this here is a troublesome thing for me, Taiki." The hunter named Ryouma responded. The aura surrounded him starts spreading. "And having all six of you together is very troublesome indeed."
In response Al saw the true intention what the vibes is telling him. "Destinies, get the hell away from him!!!" Al shouted till his lungs out. The seniors looked at him in response then back away, while the other new unfamiliar Destinies are confused with all the shouting. At first the hunter named Taiki didn't know what Ryouma meant or what other heroes do until suddenly he swung the Brave Snatcher so hard at Taiki till the weapon shattered in to pieces. All hunters, the Destinies and the clockmaker were surprised by the view. Gallantmon and ImperialDramon recovered from the shock and help to retrieve Taiki and the golden Digimon.
"What are you doing?" asked Davis, standing at ImperialDramon's shoulder.
Ryouma gave him a sinister laugh, thinkinghow gullible they are. "Don't you get it?" Ryouma responded.
"Allow us." Al answered as he snatched Ryouma from the mob Digimon's shoulder and Zane struck the mob Digimon so hard that it fell to the river. "He's being mind controlled by his own partner who happens to be part of that tower." The others except the seniors don't know what he meant. "I saw an emerald mist coming from that Digimon that fell in to the river. The same color as that tower."
"We have the power to see the unforeseen force." Zane explained while his eyes never leave the spot where the mob falls.
"What, but I didn't sense the dark presence on him." The clockmaker answered.
"Unless the human allows it." Another hunter answered his question. This hunter is blonde to the shoulder and has a ninja Digimon. "I've been there once."
Suddenly they heard a faint dark laughter slowly louder and echoing out of nowhere. "Impressive to see my disguise, but it is too late. Now six heroes are incomplete by one." The echoed sound was coming from the tower. The bottom of the tower starts retracting to the top tower and covering the tower itself. Seconds later the data molded into an egg shape crimson object with a picture of a neon eye and a golden ring complete with four claws attached to it. "Now is the time for me to change the entire world into DigiQuartz into my very self. In that moment I will delete the whole imperfect human race!"
"Not if I can help it." Al responded in rage. He tossed Ryouma to the other hunter and dash towards Quartzmon.
"Can you defeat me you puny Digimon?"
"You are seriously in trouble for underestimating my size." He readied the claw and strike with full force.
"Stop or you'll kill the people!" Taiki shouted despite the injuries he endured.
The strike was stop within an inch to go. Al surprised to hear that and confused of what it mean. "Pathetic." Quartzmon responded and shoot his deadly beam at point blank. Al managed to snap back from his shock but he managed to block it and got pushed nearly to the ground by force. But that isn't over as the mob Digimon that fell down the river dashed towards to Alphonse and stabbed him around the area that hasn't been block by his winged shield.
"ALPHONSE!" All the seniors and the rest are shouting as they saw Alphonse fell to the ground after being stabbed like that. Quartzmon continued where he left off and that is eradicating the planet and making it as its choice. It merged with the mob Digimon and appeared almost similar to Diablomon. Next he dug down to the center of the earth.
Al struggled to stand up with an injury like that. "Damn him." he cursed. He quickly drew a recovery card and slapped it in. The recovery card starts to give some effect. He didn't feel any pain, his breathing is slow, and the injury is slowly recovering. But he is still pondering about what Taiki said before. "You, the hunter in red t-shirt, what do you mean by kill the people?" Al asked.
"That Quartzmon absorbed all the people in the world after changing this planet into Quartz zone." The Giddy hunter answered instead.
"What?!" Al was shocked to hear the news. He looked back at the hole in pure rage. "That bastard, he has done the worst. We must destroy it at all cost."
"But how, the weapon was destroyed, remember?" One of the hunters asked. Suddenly they heard a beeping sound coming from the stand golden that was left by the Quartzmon. At the end of the claw, there is a symbol almost like a clock. One by one the lights went on fast. After the whole lights went on, the center of that symbol opened like an eye. From there, more energy is bursting out and explodes like a nuclear. The buildings around it got exploded but the debris was turned into data.
"More trouble." Jake responded.
"Everyone gathered around me. That Quartzmon is planning to turn the Earth into data!" The clockmaker shouted.
Everyone gasp with the news. "Geez, will everybody stop with the gasping." Al grunted and stood up to gathered around the clockmaker.
The clockmaker raised his digivice and called out Clockmon to do the job. "Clockmon, use your specials attack!"
Clockmon stood up in front of the crowd and began channeling up. "Okay, Chrono Breaker!" he conjured up a clock with both hands spinning and it keeps expanding until it is as big as a tall building. Slowly the rotating getting slower and slower until both hands reached to the top with one last click. Everything starting to change, the blast is getting slower and then stop right in front of the clock.
"What happened?" The giddy hunter asked.
"The time froze..." Ryouma answered deducting his surroundings.
"That is right." Clockmon answered. "And it is very exhausting though."
"It is one of his special attacks." The clockmaker explained. "However, it won't last long. In order to keep time frozen, it needs support." The hunters knows what the clockmaker meant and starting to gather behind him and raised their digivice. Their partner went behind Clockmon and start channeling their remaining energies to Clockmon. "I thank you all for understanding."
"But what about us?" asked the giddy hunter. "The only weapon that can defeat it is lost."
"Yes, once." The clockmaker answered.
"Once...?" The giddy hunter asked in confusion.
"So you're saying that we still have a chance to retrieve it one more time from under the water?" Ryouma asked, he knew what the clockmaker meant. The clockmaker didn't answer because what Ryouma meant is right.
"Even so, with Taiki is out cold the six heroes is one hero short to pull it out." The giddy hunter answered after seeing the red hunter's condition.
"It's okay." Taiki responded as he slowly reached for his goggle and snatch it off from his head. "We've got the heroes." He tossed the goggle to the giddy hunter. "Take it, Tagiru." The giddy hunter called Tagiru catches the goggle in confusion. Taiki sees it and smile. "A hero needs goggles. Now go with other five heroes to retrieve the Brave Snatcher one more time."
"What? But I can't." Tagiru responded. "Besides, who does that leave to hunt him?"
"That will be your responsible too." Taiki answered. After that he grunted in pain barely enduring his injuries.
"Taiki!" Tagiru yelled, but he was interrupted by clockmaker. "Hurry, we can only stop the time for a few more minutes! Show us your power as a Digimon Hunter!" The clockmaker warned him.
"Tagiru now is the time to surpass me!" said Taiki before he passed out.
His courage is beaten up after hearing the last word from his senior hunter and he finally accepts it as one of the heroes to retrieve the Brave Snatcher. "All right, I'll do it! Let's go, Arresterdramon!" He snatches the item and flew to the river with his partner and other heroes.
"Sigh, I guess I'm not qualified to be a hero yet. But I will change that by proving that hero doesn't have to have goggles." Al sighed. He looked at the clockmaker. "Old man, allow us to prolong the time." Al stood right beside other Digimon and began to channel his remaining energy to reinforce the frozen time. To their surprise, his powers were strong enough to hold the time for or less hours. "Once again someone underestimate my size. Will you guys help me or not?"
The younger Destinies all lined up side by side and channeling their energies to reinforce the frozen time more. The time extended and it may last a day or two, it could be more. The clockmaker only gave sigh while holding the digivice. "Indeed you are stronger than your look, and so does your friends. However I had plans for you and only you, born as a Digimon with a human heart and the digicard bearer." The hunters are confused to hear what the clockmaker said.
"It is best for them to not know." Al answered. "What do you mean?"
"Your task is simple. You will assist Tagiru in capturing Quartzmon. However, you must let Tagiru deal the final blow." The clockmaker ordered.
"Why?" He asked feeling confused.
"You're time will come eventually."
"Why not now?" Al asked him again and this time he looked at him.
"I said yours will come eventually, do I make myself clear?" The clockmaker gave a threatening sound. One of his eyes gave a shiny piercing glare. So shiny and piercing is like aiming with a laser pointer. This has raised Al's suspicion, for there is no human have that kind of glare, unless something non human. Al scanned him with his eyes. He can see some faint aura from the clockmaker, but it is not human because the aura is a digital aura. He thinks some possibilities, such as revealing his identity but he didn't know who he really is, or if he refuses to comply, something unforeseen might happen. There is nothing he could do but to comply, after all he requested it.
"Fine, hope you reap what you sow," Al sighed as he slowly lowered his power.
"I'll take the chance, thank you. Now tell your team mates to channel their energies to you." the clockmaker demanded.
"You know that if they do that then it is a suicidal?" Al asked in response.
The clockmaker only smiled at him. "It's a long way trip to hell hole, so I recommend you to go in there in full strength."
"Gee, how considerate of you..." Al answered sarcastically. "I have enough rest and I got my cards to heal me up, so momantai."
"Are you certain?" The clockmaker asked.
"I am because I believe in them and myself. Besides they got their hands full."
"I've got it!" Tagiru yelled, catching everybody's attention. Tagiru is flying towards the hole in soaking wet and the Brave Snatcher is on the purple dragon's hand, Aresterdramon.
Al sighed and drew another recovery card to recover his energy completely. "Well it's time for me to go. Take care, everyone. Don't go die on me while I'm gone. Especially you air head Digimon king." Al responded.
"Tsk... I won't." Shoutmon answered.
Thus Al draw a flying card and fly towards the hell hole that Quartzmon made with Tagiru.