Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Digimon 02: The Strength of Friendship ❯ Strength of the Heart ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Charmeleon 
The Digidestined's most powerful Digimon becomes a foe. But is he completely under evil control?
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Fantasy / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.27.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.2K | Visits: 344 | Status: Completed
The Digidestined's most powerful Digimon becomes a foe. But is he completely under evil control?
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Fantasy / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.27.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.2K | Visits: 344 | Status: Completed
First of all: I'm writing this chapter because I want to be nice. I wrote both of my ideas out as two chapters(this is the way they work together) on Microsoft Word because I didn't want to forget them. I almost decided not to write this chapter and let you read only one of the two chapters since you didn't take the initiative to respond to my poll. As you're going to see when you read this chapter, not being able to read it would've been a big loss on you if I did decide not to write this. Next time, please take my polls seriously because I might not be so nice as to write the chapter out. Anyway
Recap: The Digimon Emperor decided to pit Patamon against the Digidestined. Through a fight with Florizamon and Mojyamon, which was really a distraction, Ken captured Patamon and put a dark spiral on it. When told to Dark Digivolve though, something went horribly wrong, resulting in a Hazard Digivolution. Patamon became Dark Magna Angemon, a demon Digimon, instead of Magna Angemon only black. A tough battle ensued between him and Titan Flamedramon, but Titan Flamedramon came out with the victory.
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Chapter 8: Strength of the Heart
The Digidestined and their Digimon could enjoy some peace after freeing Patamon from his Hazard Digivolution. Veemon was very glad to rest because that was one of his toughest battles yet. The light and power of determination came through and enabled him to defeat Dark Magna Angemon.
"You all right Veemon?" Davis asked.
"Yes Davis, I'm all right. It's just that I'm pretty tired after that battle. That was the toughest battle I had to fight so far," Veemon responded.
"Well, get some rest. You really deserve it after that," TK said.
Veemon nodded and went to sleep. Meanwhile, the Digimon Emperor plotted on something even bigger than pitting Patamon against its friends. Even though what happened was not what he expected, he was pleased with the results. The Digidestined and their Digimon almost fell to Dark Magna Angemon, but Titan Flamedramon once again showed his strength and power to prevent anyone from dying.
'Titan Flamedramon is pretty powerful indeed. I'm getting the intuition to pit him against his friends, especially his partner. So far, none of the Ultimate Digimon pitted against him were no match for him so he could destroy just about anything with his power. All he needs is a little convincing, via my dark spiral, and the Digidestined will crumble,' Ken thought.
Wormmon looked at Ken and knew that Ken had something big on his mind. "What's on your mind master?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing but enslaving Titan Flamedramon and pit him against his friends and partner," Ken said snickering.
'Oh no, not that! My friends won't stand a chance if that were to happen!' Wormmon thought horrified. 'I've got to warn them.' He left the base. When out of any of the cameras' sight, he Digivolved and flew off to warn his friends. He made sure to stay out of the cameras' range of sight. It took more time, but he would rather get there slower and not be spotted than fast and definitely be spotted.
Davis looked up and saw something coming. When the figure got closer, he smiled. "Hey guys, Stingmon is coming," he said. He got worried as Stingmon came closer because he could see a very worried expression on Stingmon's face. "What's the matter Stingmon?" he asked after Stingmon landed.
"I'm afraid that something really big is the matter. But we can't talk about it here because the Digimon Emperor will hear us," Stingmon responded.
"How?" Yolie asked.
"I'll explain later. Follow me everyone," Stingmon said, picking up Veemon afterwards. He led everyone to a place where there were no cameras. "Ken put cameras in many parts of the Digital World. I was lucky that he showed me where they all were so I could come to you undetected. I'm sorry that I couldn't warn you about what happened to Patamon. Ken ordered me to stay in the base," he added.
"So does he know that you've been sneaking out now?" Kari asked.
"No, he still doesn't know. But the reason I came is that Ken plans to use Titan Flamedramon against you. Veemon is going to have to be very careful now," Stingmon responded.
Veemon woke up after hearing that. "Why does he want to use me?" he asked.
"I don't have a doubt that Ken wants to pit you against me," Davis responded.
"That's right Davis. Ken wants to pit Titan Flamedramon against the others, but you will be the main target," Stingmon said.
"Well that's not going to happen. I will never hurt Davis," Veemon said.
"That's why you have to make sure that you don't fall under the dark spiral's influence. It could mean your friends demise if you do," Stingmon said.
Veemon nodded and went back to sleep. The others decided to head back to the Real World. Stingmon led them to a port before flying back to the base. The Digidestined and their Digimon went through the port, and they parted to go to their homes. Davis and Demiveemon were very glad to be back home. Davis placed Demiveemon on the bed.
"Sleep well little buddy," Davis said before falling asleep himself, because it was already dark when he had returned from the Digital World.
The next morning, Demiveemon woke up completely refreshed. He bounced around the room to prove that. Davis woke up and smiled at his little friend's antics.
"I see you're full of energy again," Davis said smiling.
"Yep, all I needed was a good night's sleep," Demiveemon said.
"What do you say about spending a day in the Digital World alone, just you and me," Davis said.
"I say all right!" Demiveemon shouted.
Davis booted up his computer and opened the Digiport Then he and Demiveemon passed through. It was a clear and sunny day in the Digital World today. Davis found some food for him and Veemon to eat. They ate their fill and soon found a nearby lake. They drank their fill from the lake and then just relaxed for a bit. Davis's D3 started beeping.
"What is it now Davis?" Veemon asked.
"The others just want to know why we're here alone," Davis responded before responding to them.
At Izzy's house, the others had gotten Davis's response.
"Let's let them have fun guys. If anyone needs it, it's Davis and Veemon. They've been through a lot," Tai said.
The others nodded. Cody emailed Davis, telling him and Veemon to have a good time, and that he[Cody] and the others would see them later. Davis received the email and told Veemon. They just looked at the sky and their surroundings for a few hours. Veemon then wanted to take Davis flying.
"Do you want to go flying Davis?" Veemon asked.
"You bet buddy. Digi Armor Energize!" Davis responded.
"Veemon Armor Digivolve to...Flamedramon: The Fire of Courage!" He scooped Davis up. Then he spread his wings and flew off. He always enjoyed taking Davis flying and that wouldn't change for a long time.
Davis had something else on his mind. He couldn't shake the thought of Flamedramon being under Ken's control. 'I hope that never happens. I don't want to be pitted against my best Digimon friend,' he thought.
Flamedramon saw the look on Davis's face. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
"It's just that I can't shake the thought of you being under the Digimon Emperor's control," Davis responded.
"Don't worry about that. I'll be careful. I don't want you fight you and the others. You're my best friend as well as my partner Davis," Flamedramon said. He flew on through the air. He landed a few hours later.
Some old nuisances returned for round two. They quietly fired off their attack. But Flamedramon sensed the attack and tackled Davis to the ground. After the attack faded, Flamedramon helped Davis stand.
"What was that?" Davis asked.
"The Griffinmon are back," Flamedramon responded.
"We're going to need some back up for this battle," Davis said before sending the email.
"Let's go guys. Digiport Open!" Cody said. He and the other younger Digidestined and their Digimon went through the port.
"What's up Davis?" TK asked.
Davis just avoided another Laser Roar attack. "Look up and see," he responded.
The others looked up and saw Flamedramon doing what he could to distract the Griffinmon.
"Let's help Flamedramon out," Gatomon said.
"Right! Digi Armor Energize!" the other Digidestined shouted.
"Gatomon Armor Digivolve to...Nefertimon: The Angel of Light!"
"Patamon Armor Digivolve to...Pegasusmon: Flying Hope!"
"Armadillomon Armor Digivolve to...Digmon: The Drill of Power!"
"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to...Halsemon: The Wings of Love!"
Nefertimon, Pegasusmon and Halsemon flew up to join Flamedramon in battle.
"Glad you guys could make it," Flamedramon said.
"Let's show them what we can do as a team," Halsemon said.
"Right," Flamedramon, Pegasusmon and Nefertimon chorused together.
"Star Shower!"
"Rosetta Stone!"
"Tempest Wing!"
"Dragon Fire!"
The four attacks combined into one super attack. The Griffinmon had no time to move as the attack collided with them. They were hurt, but not deleted. The attack also fried their dark rings. The Griffinmon fell out of the sky. They opened their eyes and cleared their heads.
"What happened?" one of them asked.
"You were under the Digimon Emperor's control," Yolie responded.
"Thank you for freeing us," another Griffinmon said before the herd flew off.
"Davis, I want to be alone for a while," Flamedramon said.
"All right Flamedramon, but be very careful," Davis said.
"I will Davis," Flamedramon said before flying off. He didn't know that the Digimon Emperor waited for him to separate from the Digidestined.
"That dragon has no idea that he's playing right into my hands. He made the mistake of wanting private time this time," Ken said. He then sent out a dark spiral to track and latch.
Meanwhile, Flamedramon enjoyed a peaceful flight. About two hours later, the spiral secretly latched onto his arm. Then something a little off happened. He had the glow in his red eyes, but it wasn't as eerie as it was with the other Digimon. He flew to the Digimon Emperor's base.
"Welcome my slave," Ken said. "Soon you will be put to the test."
Time passed on. It has now been seven hours since Flamedramon went for private time. The others became very worried about him. The worry increased as more time passed. It was dusky, but still no sign of Flamedramon.
"I'm very worried guys. I think that the Digimon Emperor has him," Armadillomon said.
"That's what I'm very afraid of. His Ultimate form is too powerful for you and the other Digimon," Davis said.
The others nodded because they knew it was scarily true. Titan Flamedramon could wipe them out without even breaking a sweat. They decided to head back to the Real World for now. The next day would prove to be one of the most hectic days of their lives. Late the next morning, the younger Digidestined met at the school and went to the Digital World.
"I wonder when Flamedramon will strike," Kari said.
"Right now! Dragon Fire!" an all too familiar voice shouted.
The Digidestined and their Digimon scrambled out of the way. They looked up to see Flamedramon coming down for a landing. Upon closer inspection, they saw that he had Digivolved to Ultimate as well. They also noticed the dark spiral on his right arm. Then they saw something that they thought was a little out of place. Titan Flamedramon's eyes didn't really have an eerie glow to them.
"Is it just me, or does Titan Flamedraon's eyes give two opposite intentions?" Davis asked.
"I know what you mean. It's like he's contradicting himself," Yolie said. "Digi Armor Energize!"
"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to...Halsemon: The Wings of Love! I know that our chances are very slim to none, but we have to try," he said.
"We're with you," the other Digidestined said as they Armor Digivolved their Digimon.
"You don't stand a chance against me. So do a favor for yourselves and not even try to fight me," Titan Flamedramon said.
"That doesn't mean that we can't try to stop you. Aquis Beam!" Pegasusmon said.
The attack hit dead on, but Titan Flamedramon didn't feel a thing. He just hovered where he was.
"You are very foolish indeed. Nothing can penetrate my armor. Now it's time for me to teach you a thing or two. Titanium Blast!" Titan Flamedramon said.
Pegasusmon got hit and reverted back to a very weakened Patamon.
"Patamon!" TK shouted, rushing to Patamon's side.
Titan Flamedramon looked and saw Davis next to Yolie. "I'm ending my partnership with you Davis. Titanium Bomb!" he said.
"Look out Davis!" Yolie shouted, pushing him out of the way and getting out of the way herself with only seconds to spare.
"That was way too close for comfort," Davis said. Then he realized something. 'Why did Titan Flamedramon hold back? He kept the bomb small,' he thought.
"You're telling me," Yolie agreed. "Get him Halsemon!"
"You've got it Yolie. Tempest Wing!" Halsemon said.
Titan Flamedramon flew right at Halsemon. He tackled Halsemon in the air, breaking up the Tempest Wing attack. "Dragon Fire!" he shouted.
Halsemon fell from the sky, reverting back to Hawkmon. "He's...just...too...strong," he said.
"You did your best Hawkmon," Yolie said.
"Even though his best was far from good enough," Titan Flamedramon retorted before landing.
"It's my turn now. Rock Cracking!" Digmon said.
The attack worked, but only for a while because Titan Flamedramon flew out of the collapsed ground.
"You really are stupid, forgetting that I could fly," Titan Flamedramon said before landing back on solid ground. "Now I'll take care of you and your flying sphinx friend. Titanium Blast!" he added.
The attack slammed into Digmon and Nefertimon, reverting them back to Armadillomon and Gatomon.
"Armadillomon!" Cody shouted.
"Gatomon!" Kari shouted.
'I don't get it. Even though he swept the floor with our other Digimon, he held back his energy,' Davis thought.
"I told them that they didn't stand a chance against me. Playtime is over. Now to get rid of you once and for all," Titan Flamedramon said.
Meanwhile, the Digimon Emperor laughed at the Digidestined's foolish attempts to stop Titan Flamedramon. "Those fools shouldn't have even tried. Now all I have to do is sit back and enjoy the fall of the Digidestined," he said, laughing manaically.
Wormmon could only look on helplessly. 'Oh Titan Flamedramon. If you would've only stayed with your friends, then this wouldn't have happened,' he thought.
Titan Flamedramon went for Davis first. "I hope that you don't have any hard feelings Davis. But it's time to bid you adieu," he said.
"I don't have any hard feelings towards you because you are not yourself," Davis said.
"Oh but I am myself," Titan Flamedramon said. "Enough talk, let's get down to business."
Energy gathered in Titan Flamedramon's wings. Titan Flamedramon fired off his Titanium Blast. Davis managed to evade the attack, but there was something out of place for a controlled Digimon. He could tell that Titan Flamedramon held back. For one, Titan Flamedramon fired off the attack faster than he usually did, meaning that he didn't gather the energy required to use it at full power.
"You were lucky on that one, but you will not remain lucky. Your luck and time will eventually run out," Titan Flamedramon said.
"Give me your best shot old friend," Davis said.
"I am not your friend, and I will gladly give you my best shot. Dragon Fire!" Titan Flamedramon shouted.
Davis dove out of the way. The attack burned a nearby tree, but Davis noticed that the tree was slowly burning up. 'He's holding back. That tree should've been obliterated. I can't lay my finger on why he's holding back like that,' he thought.
The answer was simpler than everyone thought. Titan Flamedramon's heart contradicted his mind. That is why he doesn't have the eerie glow in his eyes; his heart still has some control over him. Titan Flamedramon usually always listened to what his heart told him. The only time he didn't was when he didn't tell the others about his wings for a full year. But his mind had more control over him than his heart did in this situation.
"Titanium Bomb!" Titan Flamedramon shouted.
Davis didn't have time to escape that; however, he noticed that the bomb was pretty small. But the attack landed on the ground in front of him. The others were very confused about that. Davis got blown back abotu twenty feet. The explosion had knocked him unconscious.
"Why did Titan Flamedramon aim the attack at Davis's feet?" TK asked.
"You got me," Patamon said.
Titan Flamedramon slowly approached Davis. He had another Titanium Bomb in his hand. Suddenly the energy dissipated, and Titan Flamedramon grabbed his head. He screamed in pain as he felt something hurting his mind. The truth was his heart fought his mind.
"Can someone tell me what's going on?" Armadillomon asked.
Back at the base, Ken wondered the same thing. "What's he doing? I better put more power into the spiral," he said. He channel more power into the spiral.
Titan Flamedramon's scream only got louder as he held his head in pain. Davis regained consciousness. He stood up when he heard Titan Flamedramon's cry of pain. He saw Titan Flamedramon holding his head. Realization struck Davis immediately.
"Now I understand," Davis said.
"Now you understand what? What's going on?" Armadillomon asked.
"Titan Flamedramon held back his energy every time he attacked because he's not completely under the Digimon Emperor's control," Davis responded.
"What?!" the others exclaimed.
"I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. That's why Titan Flamedramon's eyes showed two different intentions," Davis said.
"Now that I think about it, you're right. His eyes didn't have that creepy glow like the other Digimon had," Gatomon said.
"Come on Titan Flamedramon. You can do it. I know you can," Davis said, encouraging Titan Flamedramon on.
Titan Flamedramon became surrounded in a fiery aura as he stopped screaming in pain. He was pretty angry. "You won't stop me from fulfilling the Digimon Emperor's desire."
The aura turned into a fiery dragon. But there was something different with it this time. The fiery dragon was nowhere near as long as it should be.
"Wrath of the Dragons!" Titan Flamedramon shouted.
"Davis, look out!" Cody shouted.
Davis couldn't get completely out of the way. Even though the attack wasn't as long as it should be, it still held a lot of power. Davis fell to the ground, considerably weakened, even though a small portion of the attack hit him. He struggled to stand back up. He wouldn't give up on his friend.
'I know that you're in there Titan Flamedramon. I won't give up on you, even if it costs me my life,' Davis thought. "Titan Flamedramon you can break the control over you. I know you can," he said.
"I...can...do....Aaahhh!" Titan Flamedramon held his head in pain again.
"I'll just put more power into the spiral," Ken said.
The spiral was now at full power. Titan Flamedramon screamed in pain. He tried to overcome the spiral's control over him. So far, it was a losing battle.
"Come on Titan Flamedramon. You're stronger than this," Davis said. He grabbed Titan Flamedramon's right arm as Titan Flamedramon quickly rose into the air.
"Davis!" the other Digidestined and Digimon shouted. They could only watch helplessly and hopelessly as Titan Flamedramon rose higher with Davis on his arm.
"Please Titan Flamedramon, you can win this battle," Davis continued to encourage his friend. Then he felt the light of his determination shine around him. "Focus on my light Titan Flamedramon," he added.
Titan Flamedramon felt Davis's determination to help course through him. 'I can feel you Davis,' he thought. He felt his heart become stronger and focused on his partner's light.
His screams became quieter. Even though he was pretty high up in the air, the Digidestined and other Digimon could hear a loud shattering sound. Titan Flamedramon stopped screaming completely.
"All right, he did it!" Yolie said.
The light died down. Titan Flamedramon shook his head to clear it. Davis was severely weakened from the Wrath of the Dragons attack and using his energy to help Titan Flamedramon break the Digimon Emperor's control. His grip on Titan Flamedramon's arm weakened until he fell off.
"Davis!" Titan Flamedramon cried. He dove and caught Davis. Then he landed next to the others. "Davis, are you all right? Please be all right!" he added frantically.
"I'm...okay. I...just...feel...really...weak," Davis said.
"Oh Davis, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Titan Flamedramon said on the verge of tears.
"Don't...be...sorry...old...friend. You...were...being...controlled. This...wasn't...your...fault," Davis said.
"But you almost died because of me," Titan Flamedramon protested.
"It...was...like...you...told...Patamon...earlier. You...weren't...yourself," Davis said.
"Save your strength Davis. You took a heavy beating," Yolie said.
"We're all glad that you were able to break the Digimon Emperor's control over you Titan Flamedramon," TK said.
"It wasn't me TK. It was Davis. The light of his determination, and the strength of his heard gave me the strength to break the control over me. I wasn't completely under the Digimon Emperor's control to begin with. But when the Digimon Emperor fed more power into the spiral, I felt that I would've probably become completely under his control," Titan Flamedramon said. He felt Davis go limp and panicked. He calmed down when he saw that Davis was only asleep. "Let's go home. Davis can really use some rest right now," he added.
The others agreed. TK opened the Digiport, and they all went through. Once again, Titan Flamedramon had only Dedigivolved to Flamedramon. He took Davis home and placed Davis on the bed. He remained in his Armor Champion form as he sat on the bed and watched over his partner and friend.
'Thank you Davis, the awesome power of your heart freed me from a terrible nightmare. Never in my life have I experienced one with a stronger heart than you,' Flamedramon thought, continuing to watch over Davis.
Back at the base, the Digimon Emperor was just as determined to kill Davis after what happened. 'He is a worthy foe indeed. It would be more pleasurable when he is finally out of my life,' he thought.
Wormmon was very happy on the other hand. 'You have the strongest heart I've ever seen Davis. Now I really know why I'm your friend,' he thought.
Well, here's the end to chapter 8. I hope that you see what you would've missed had I decided not to write it. As far as the poll, I took the failure to respond as no's and would have had the next chapter as chapter 8 instead, but like I said, I wanted to be nice to you guys. But I'll give you an early heads up, I won't be so nice again. All I asked for was 10 votes. That's not a big number. 10 votes don't decide too many things anymore. Anyway, preview for Chapter 9: The Dragon Lord: A prophecy about the ultimate evil comes to pass in the Digital World. The prophecy speaks of two champions that will rise to save the Digital World from this great evil. The great evil has nothing to do with the Digimon Emperor, and I can't go any farther into the prophecy because I could really blow the chapter if I do. So you're going to want to stay tuned for that. Early warning: A big plot twist is ahead. I told you to expect twists and surprises anyway, but this is a huge twist.
Recap: The Digimon Emperor decided to pit Patamon against the Digidestined. Through a fight with Florizamon and Mojyamon, which was really a distraction, Ken captured Patamon and put a dark spiral on it. When told to Dark Digivolve though, something went horribly wrong, resulting in a Hazard Digivolution. Patamon became Dark Magna Angemon, a demon Digimon, instead of Magna Angemon only black. A tough battle ensued between him and Titan Flamedramon, but Titan Flamedramon came out with the victory.
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Chapter 8: Strength of the Heart
The Digidestined and their Digimon could enjoy some peace after freeing Patamon from his Hazard Digivolution. Veemon was very glad to rest because that was one of his toughest battles yet. The light and power of determination came through and enabled him to defeat Dark Magna Angemon.
"You all right Veemon?" Davis asked.
"Yes Davis, I'm all right. It's just that I'm pretty tired after that battle. That was the toughest battle I had to fight so far," Veemon responded.
"Well, get some rest. You really deserve it after that," TK said.
Veemon nodded and went to sleep. Meanwhile, the Digimon Emperor plotted on something even bigger than pitting Patamon against its friends. Even though what happened was not what he expected, he was pleased with the results. The Digidestined and their Digimon almost fell to Dark Magna Angemon, but Titan Flamedramon once again showed his strength and power to prevent anyone from dying.
'Titan Flamedramon is pretty powerful indeed. I'm getting the intuition to pit him against his friends, especially his partner. So far, none of the Ultimate Digimon pitted against him were no match for him so he could destroy just about anything with his power. All he needs is a little convincing, via my dark spiral, and the Digidestined will crumble,' Ken thought.
Wormmon looked at Ken and knew that Ken had something big on his mind. "What's on your mind master?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing but enslaving Titan Flamedramon and pit him against his friends and partner," Ken said snickering.
'Oh no, not that! My friends won't stand a chance if that were to happen!' Wormmon thought horrified. 'I've got to warn them.' He left the base. When out of any of the cameras' sight, he Digivolved and flew off to warn his friends. He made sure to stay out of the cameras' range of sight. It took more time, but he would rather get there slower and not be spotted than fast and definitely be spotted.
Davis looked up and saw something coming. When the figure got closer, he smiled. "Hey guys, Stingmon is coming," he said. He got worried as Stingmon came closer because he could see a very worried expression on Stingmon's face. "What's the matter Stingmon?" he asked after Stingmon landed.
"I'm afraid that something really big is the matter. But we can't talk about it here because the Digimon Emperor will hear us," Stingmon responded.
"How?" Yolie asked.
"I'll explain later. Follow me everyone," Stingmon said, picking up Veemon afterwards. He led everyone to a place where there were no cameras. "Ken put cameras in many parts of the Digital World. I was lucky that he showed me where they all were so I could come to you undetected. I'm sorry that I couldn't warn you about what happened to Patamon. Ken ordered me to stay in the base," he added.
"So does he know that you've been sneaking out now?" Kari asked.
"No, he still doesn't know. But the reason I came is that Ken plans to use Titan Flamedramon against you. Veemon is going to have to be very careful now," Stingmon responded.
Veemon woke up after hearing that. "Why does he want to use me?" he asked.
"I don't have a doubt that Ken wants to pit you against me," Davis responded.
"That's right Davis. Ken wants to pit Titan Flamedramon against the others, but you will be the main target," Stingmon said.
"Well that's not going to happen. I will never hurt Davis," Veemon said.
"That's why you have to make sure that you don't fall under the dark spiral's influence. It could mean your friends demise if you do," Stingmon said.
Veemon nodded and went back to sleep. The others decided to head back to the Real World. Stingmon led them to a port before flying back to the base. The Digidestined and their Digimon went through the port, and they parted to go to their homes. Davis and Demiveemon were very glad to be back home. Davis placed Demiveemon on the bed.
"Sleep well little buddy," Davis said before falling asleep himself, because it was already dark when he had returned from the Digital World.
The next morning, Demiveemon woke up completely refreshed. He bounced around the room to prove that. Davis woke up and smiled at his little friend's antics.
"I see you're full of energy again," Davis said smiling.
"Yep, all I needed was a good night's sleep," Demiveemon said.
"What do you say about spending a day in the Digital World alone, just you and me," Davis said.
"I say all right!" Demiveemon shouted.
Davis booted up his computer and opened the Digiport Then he and Demiveemon passed through. It was a clear and sunny day in the Digital World today. Davis found some food for him and Veemon to eat. They ate their fill and soon found a nearby lake. They drank their fill from the lake and then just relaxed for a bit. Davis's D3 started beeping.
"What is it now Davis?" Veemon asked.
"The others just want to know why we're here alone," Davis responded before responding to them.
At Izzy's house, the others had gotten Davis's response.
"Let's let them have fun guys. If anyone needs it, it's Davis and Veemon. They've been through a lot," Tai said.
The others nodded. Cody emailed Davis, telling him and Veemon to have a good time, and that he[Cody] and the others would see them later. Davis received the email and told Veemon. They just looked at the sky and their surroundings for a few hours. Veemon then wanted to take Davis flying.
"Do you want to go flying Davis?" Veemon asked.
"You bet buddy. Digi Armor Energize!" Davis responded.
"Veemon Armor Digivolve to...Flamedramon: The Fire of Courage!" He scooped Davis up. Then he spread his wings and flew off. He always enjoyed taking Davis flying and that wouldn't change for a long time.
Davis had something else on his mind. He couldn't shake the thought of Flamedramon being under Ken's control. 'I hope that never happens. I don't want to be pitted against my best Digimon friend,' he thought.
Flamedramon saw the look on Davis's face. "Is something wrong?" he asked.
"It's just that I can't shake the thought of you being under the Digimon Emperor's control," Davis responded.
"Don't worry about that. I'll be careful. I don't want you fight you and the others. You're my best friend as well as my partner Davis," Flamedramon said. He flew on through the air. He landed a few hours later.
Some old nuisances returned for round two. They quietly fired off their attack. But Flamedramon sensed the attack and tackled Davis to the ground. After the attack faded, Flamedramon helped Davis stand.
"What was that?" Davis asked.
"The Griffinmon are back," Flamedramon responded.
"We're going to need some back up for this battle," Davis said before sending the email.
"Let's go guys. Digiport Open!" Cody said. He and the other younger Digidestined and their Digimon went through the port.
"What's up Davis?" TK asked.
Davis just avoided another Laser Roar attack. "Look up and see," he responded.
The others looked up and saw Flamedramon doing what he could to distract the Griffinmon.
"Let's help Flamedramon out," Gatomon said.
"Right! Digi Armor Energize!" the other Digidestined shouted.
"Gatomon Armor Digivolve to...Nefertimon: The Angel of Light!"
"Patamon Armor Digivolve to...Pegasusmon: Flying Hope!"
"Armadillomon Armor Digivolve to...Digmon: The Drill of Power!"
"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to...Halsemon: The Wings of Love!"
Nefertimon, Pegasusmon and Halsemon flew up to join Flamedramon in battle.
"Glad you guys could make it," Flamedramon said.
"Let's show them what we can do as a team," Halsemon said.
"Right," Flamedramon, Pegasusmon and Nefertimon chorused together.
"Star Shower!"
"Rosetta Stone!"
"Tempest Wing!"
"Dragon Fire!"
The four attacks combined into one super attack. The Griffinmon had no time to move as the attack collided with them. They were hurt, but not deleted. The attack also fried their dark rings. The Griffinmon fell out of the sky. They opened their eyes and cleared their heads.
"What happened?" one of them asked.
"You were under the Digimon Emperor's control," Yolie responded.
"Thank you for freeing us," another Griffinmon said before the herd flew off.
"Davis, I want to be alone for a while," Flamedramon said.
"All right Flamedramon, but be very careful," Davis said.
"I will Davis," Flamedramon said before flying off. He didn't know that the Digimon Emperor waited for him to separate from the Digidestined.
"That dragon has no idea that he's playing right into my hands. He made the mistake of wanting private time this time," Ken said. He then sent out a dark spiral to track and latch.
Meanwhile, Flamedramon enjoyed a peaceful flight. About two hours later, the spiral secretly latched onto his arm. Then something a little off happened. He had the glow in his red eyes, but it wasn't as eerie as it was with the other Digimon. He flew to the Digimon Emperor's base.
"Welcome my slave," Ken said. "Soon you will be put to the test."
Time passed on. It has now been seven hours since Flamedramon went for private time. The others became very worried about him. The worry increased as more time passed. It was dusky, but still no sign of Flamedramon.
"I'm very worried guys. I think that the Digimon Emperor has him," Armadillomon said.
"That's what I'm very afraid of. His Ultimate form is too powerful for you and the other Digimon," Davis said.
The others nodded because they knew it was scarily true. Titan Flamedramon could wipe them out without even breaking a sweat. They decided to head back to the Real World for now. The next day would prove to be one of the most hectic days of their lives. Late the next morning, the younger Digidestined met at the school and went to the Digital World.
"I wonder when Flamedramon will strike," Kari said.
"Right now! Dragon Fire!" an all too familiar voice shouted.
The Digidestined and their Digimon scrambled out of the way. They looked up to see Flamedramon coming down for a landing. Upon closer inspection, they saw that he had Digivolved to Ultimate as well. They also noticed the dark spiral on his right arm. Then they saw something that they thought was a little out of place. Titan Flamedramon's eyes didn't really have an eerie glow to them.
"Is it just me, or does Titan Flamedraon's eyes give two opposite intentions?" Davis asked.
"I know what you mean. It's like he's contradicting himself," Yolie said. "Digi Armor Energize!"
"Hawkmon Armor Digivolve to...Halsemon: The Wings of Love! I know that our chances are very slim to none, but we have to try," he said.
"We're with you," the other Digidestined said as they Armor Digivolved their Digimon.
"You don't stand a chance against me. So do a favor for yourselves and not even try to fight me," Titan Flamedramon said.
"That doesn't mean that we can't try to stop you. Aquis Beam!" Pegasusmon said.
The attack hit dead on, but Titan Flamedramon didn't feel a thing. He just hovered where he was.
"You are very foolish indeed. Nothing can penetrate my armor. Now it's time for me to teach you a thing or two. Titanium Blast!" Titan Flamedramon said.
Pegasusmon got hit and reverted back to a very weakened Patamon.
"Patamon!" TK shouted, rushing to Patamon's side.
Titan Flamedramon looked and saw Davis next to Yolie. "I'm ending my partnership with you Davis. Titanium Bomb!" he said.
"Look out Davis!" Yolie shouted, pushing him out of the way and getting out of the way herself with only seconds to spare.
"That was way too close for comfort," Davis said. Then he realized something. 'Why did Titan Flamedramon hold back? He kept the bomb small,' he thought.
"You're telling me," Yolie agreed. "Get him Halsemon!"
"You've got it Yolie. Tempest Wing!" Halsemon said.
Titan Flamedramon flew right at Halsemon. He tackled Halsemon in the air, breaking up the Tempest Wing attack. "Dragon Fire!" he shouted.
Halsemon fell from the sky, reverting back to Hawkmon. "He's...just...too...strong," he said.
"You did your best Hawkmon," Yolie said.
"Even though his best was far from good enough," Titan Flamedramon retorted before landing.
"It's my turn now. Rock Cracking!" Digmon said.
The attack worked, but only for a while because Titan Flamedramon flew out of the collapsed ground.
"You really are stupid, forgetting that I could fly," Titan Flamedramon said before landing back on solid ground. "Now I'll take care of you and your flying sphinx friend. Titanium Blast!" he added.
The attack slammed into Digmon and Nefertimon, reverting them back to Armadillomon and Gatomon.
"Armadillomon!" Cody shouted.
"Gatomon!" Kari shouted.
'I don't get it. Even though he swept the floor with our other Digimon, he held back his energy,' Davis thought.
"I told them that they didn't stand a chance against me. Playtime is over. Now to get rid of you once and for all," Titan Flamedramon said.
Meanwhile, the Digimon Emperor laughed at the Digidestined's foolish attempts to stop Titan Flamedramon. "Those fools shouldn't have even tried. Now all I have to do is sit back and enjoy the fall of the Digidestined," he said, laughing manaically.
Wormmon could only look on helplessly. 'Oh Titan Flamedramon. If you would've only stayed with your friends, then this wouldn't have happened,' he thought.
Titan Flamedramon went for Davis first. "I hope that you don't have any hard feelings Davis. But it's time to bid you adieu," he said.
"I don't have any hard feelings towards you because you are not yourself," Davis said.
"Oh but I am myself," Titan Flamedramon said. "Enough talk, let's get down to business."
Energy gathered in Titan Flamedramon's wings. Titan Flamedramon fired off his Titanium Blast. Davis managed to evade the attack, but there was something out of place for a controlled Digimon. He could tell that Titan Flamedramon held back. For one, Titan Flamedramon fired off the attack faster than he usually did, meaning that he didn't gather the energy required to use it at full power.
"You were lucky on that one, but you will not remain lucky. Your luck and time will eventually run out," Titan Flamedramon said.
"Give me your best shot old friend," Davis said.
"I am not your friend, and I will gladly give you my best shot. Dragon Fire!" Titan Flamedramon shouted.
Davis dove out of the way. The attack burned a nearby tree, but Davis noticed that the tree was slowly burning up. 'He's holding back. That tree should've been obliterated. I can't lay my finger on why he's holding back like that,' he thought.
The answer was simpler than everyone thought. Titan Flamedramon's heart contradicted his mind. That is why he doesn't have the eerie glow in his eyes; his heart still has some control over him. Titan Flamedramon usually always listened to what his heart told him. The only time he didn't was when he didn't tell the others about his wings for a full year. But his mind had more control over him than his heart did in this situation.
"Titanium Bomb!" Titan Flamedramon shouted.
Davis didn't have time to escape that; however, he noticed that the bomb was pretty small. But the attack landed on the ground in front of him. The others were very confused about that. Davis got blown back abotu twenty feet. The explosion had knocked him unconscious.
"Why did Titan Flamedramon aim the attack at Davis's feet?" TK asked.
"You got me," Patamon said.
Titan Flamedramon slowly approached Davis. He had another Titanium Bomb in his hand. Suddenly the energy dissipated, and Titan Flamedramon grabbed his head. He screamed in pain as he felt something hurting his mind. The truth was his heart fought his mind.
"Can someone tell me what's going on?" Armadillomon asked.
Back at the base, Ken wondered the same thing. "What's he doing? I better put more power into the spiral," he said. He channel more power into the spiral.
Titan Flamedramon's scream only got louder as he held his head in pain. Davis regained consciousness. He stood up when he heard Titan Flamedramon's cry of pain. He saw Titan Flamedramon holding his head. Realization struck Davis immediately.
"Now I understand," Davis said.
"Now you understand what? What's going on?" Armadillomon asked.
"Titan Flamedramon held back his energy every time he attacked because he's not completely under the Digimon Emperor's control," Davis responded.
"What?!" the others exclaimed.
"I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. That's why Titan Flamedramon's eyes showed two different intentions," Davis said.
"Now that I think about it, you're right. His eyes didn't have that creepy glow like the other Digimon had," Gatomon said.
"Come on Titan Flamedramon. You can do it. I know you can," Davis said, encouraging Titan Flamedramon on.
Titan Flamedramon became surrounded in a fiery aura as he stopped screaming in pain. He was pretty angry. "You won't stop me from fulfilling the Digimon Emperor's desire."
The aura turned into a fiery dragon. But there was something different with it this time. The fiery dragon was nowhere near as long as it should be.
"Wrath of the Dragons!" Titan Flamedramon shouted.
"Davis, look out!" Cody shouted.
Davis couldn't get completely out of the way. Even though the attack wasn't as long as it should be, it still held a lot of power. Davis fell to the ground, considerably weakened, even though a small portion of the attack hit him. He struggled to stand back up. He wouldn't give up on his friend.
'I know that you're in there Titan Flamedramon. I won't give up on you, even if it costs me my life,' Davis thought. "Titan Flamedramon you can break the control over you. I know you can," he said.
"I...can...do....Aaahhh!" Titan Flamedramon held his head in pain again.
"I'll just put more power into the spiral," Ken said.
The spiral was now at full power. Titan Flamedramon screamed in pain. He tried to overcome the spiral's control over him. So far, it was a losing battle.
"Come on Titan Flamedramon. You're stronger than this," Davis said. He grabbed Titan Flamedramon's right arm as Titan Flamedramon quickly rose into the air.
"Davis!" the other Digidestined and Digimon shouted. They could only watch helplessly and hopelessly as Titan Flamedramon rose higher with Davis on his arm.
"Please Titan Flamedramon, you can win this battle," Davis continued to encourage his friend. Then he felt the light of his determination shine around him. "Focus on my light Titan Flamedramon," he added.
Titan Flamedramon felt Davis's determination to help course through him. 'I can feel you Davis,' he thought. He felt his heart become stronger and focused on his partner's light.
His screams became quieter. Even though he was pretty high up in the air, the Digidestined and other Digimon could hear a loud shattering sound. Titan Flamedramon stopped screaming completely.
"All right, he did it!" Yolie said.
The light died down. Titan Flamedramon shook his head to clear it. Davis was severely weakened from the Wrath of the Dragons attack and using his energy to help Titan Flamedramon break the Digimon Emperor's control. His grip on Titan Flamedramon's arm weakened until he fell off.
"Davis!" Titan Flamedramon cried. He dove and caught Davis. Then he landed next to the others. "Davis, are you all right? Please be all right!" he added frantically.
"I'm...okay. I...just...feel...really...weak," Davis said.
"Oh Davis, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Titan Flamedramon said on the verge of tears.
"Don't...be...sorry...old...friend. You...were...being...controlled. This...wasn't...your...fault," Davis said.
"But you almost died because of me," Titan Flamedramon protested.
"It...was...like...you...told...Patamon...earlier. You...weren't...yourself," Davis said.
"Save your strength Davis. You took a heavy beating," Yolie said.
"We're all glad that you were able to break the Digimon Emperor's control over you Titan Flamedramon," TK said.
"It wasn't me TK. It was Davis. The light of his determination, and the strength of his heard gave me the strength to break the control over me. I wasn't completely under the Digimon Emperor's control to begin with. But when the Digimon Emperor fed more power into the spiral, I felt that I would've probably become completely under his control," Titan Flamedramon said. He felt Davis go limp and panicked. He calmed down when he saw that Davis was only asleep. "Let's go home. Davis can really use some rest right now," he added.
The others agreed. TK opened the Digiport, and they all went through. Once again, Titan Flamedramon had only Dedigivolved to Flamedramon. He took Davis home and placed Davis on the bed. He remained in his Armor Champion form as he sat on the bed and watched over his partner and friend.
'Thank you Davis, the awesome power of your heart freed me from a terrible nightmare. Never in my life have I experienced one with a stronger heart than you,' Flamedramon thought, continuing to watch over Davis.
Back at the base, the Digimon Emperor was just as determined to kill Davis after what happened. 'He is a worthy foe indeed. It would be more pleasurable when he is finally out of my life,' he thought.
Wormmon was very happy on the other hand. 'You have the strongest heart I've ever seen Davis. Now I really know why I'm your friend,' he thought.
Well, here's the end to chapter 8. I hope that you see what you would've missed had I decided not to write it. As far as the poll, I took the failure to respond as no's and would have had the next chapter as chapter 8 instead, but like I said, I wanted to be nice to you guys. But I'll give you an early heads up, I won't be so nice again. All I asked for was 10 votes. That's not a big number. 10 votes don't decide too many things anymore. Anyway, preview for Chapter 9: The Dragon Lord: A prophecy about the ultimate evil comes to pass in the Digital World. The prophecy speaks of two champions that will rise to save the Digital World from this great evil. The great evil has nothing to do with the Digimon Emperor, and I can't go any farther into the prophecy because I could really blow the chapter if I do. So you're going to want to stay tuned for that. Early warning: A big plot twist is ahead. I told you to expect twists and surprises anyway, but this is a huge twist.