Duel with the Devas, Azulongmon comes to the Rescue

Faith, Akito, Silver Renamon and Devidramon appeared on a rooftop.

"They said that the battle was going on over here." Akito said. "Ryo and Scott would be involved too."

"If they do win, they will be tired and we can take them down easily." Faith said.

"That's not for you to decide." A ninja looking dark Digidestined with an Anubismon appeared. "It's Vincent's place to decide."

"Who are you?" Akito asked.

"I'm Vincent's bodyguard and right hand man. I'm Rath, sub-leader of the dark Digidestined."

"How come you weren't at the meeting?"

"I was preoccupied with other duties. Anyway I heard that Chaos Gallantmon has pitted the Devas, all 11 of them, against a few of the DD and Tamers. I came here to watch as well."

The 6 peered over the battle that went on down below.

"TREASURE BOW!" Pajiramon fired a storm of arrows at Sakuyamon.

"WOMB MANDALA!" Sakuyamon was able to block the attack. "SPIRIT CRUSHER!" Sakuyamon waved her staff and sent a wall of fox spirits at Pajiramon, who managed to dodge, but a few spirits grazed him and left him bleeding.

WarGreymon meanwhile was dealing with the double threat of Vajramon and Vikaralamon. WarGreymon was clashing his claws against Vijaramon's sword.

"TREASURE SWORD!" Vajramon's sword came crashing down on WarGreymon.

However WarGreymon was strong and he successfully blocked the sword, receiving nothing but light dents in his claw armor. "MEGA CLAW!" He managed to blow Vijaramon away, straight into Pajiramon. He turned to Vikaralamon and gasped. "Holy shit. This is gonna take a while."

"METAL WOLF CLAW!" MetalGarurumon shot a wave of missiles at Indramon who dodged.

"Insolent Mega. You will be punished for siding with humans. HORN OF DESOLATION!"

The loud horn blew MetalGarurumon away, but he charged back. He attacked at close range after knocking Indramon's horn away. "COCYTUS BREATH!" Indramon received a face full of ice and fell to the ground.

SlashAngemon was fighting against the snake Deva Sandiramon. He slashed at the giant snake but only clashed with the creature's axe. "GOLDEN RIPPER!" SlashAngemon fired his 2 golden blade beams. The first was blocked by Sandiramon's axe, but the 2nd hit Sandiramon in the neck causing him to crumple over. SlashAngemon stood proudly, until Majiramon threw himself upon the angelic swordsman.

"FIRE WALL!" A wall of flame went up underneath SlashAngemon who screamed in pain.

Rosemon came up from behind and attacked. "ROSE RAPIER!" She stabbed at Majiramon and sent him into the ground face first.

Although it seemed the Devas were being beaten, they were slowly healing. They were getting back to full power in a matter of minutes.

SlashAngemon clashed swords with a revived Vajramon, and the sounds of clanging metal were heard throughout the battlefield.

"GOLDEN RIPPER!"

"TREASURE SWORD!"

Both Digimon swordsmen clashed against each other, neither one letting up.

WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon dealt with the giant Vikaralamon.

"BOAR BOG!" He spat out black ooze that the 2 Mega Digimon found themselves full of and stuck to.

"What is this bog doing to us?" MetalGarurumon demanded.

"It's paralyzing us, so that he can attack freely." WarGreymon analyzed.

Vikaralamon neared closer, destroying everything he walked upon and prepared to crush the 2 Mega Digimon.

"MEGA CLAW!" WarGreymon managed to drill himself free from the gunk and head towards Vikaralamon in a orange tornado. Vikaralamon fired another Boar Bog, but WarGreymon was spinning so fast the gunk bounced off of him and stuck to Vikaralamon.

"I am rubber, you are glue. It bounces off of me, and sticks to you!" WarGreymon sang as he cut and slashed against Vikaralamon, who was feeling tremendous pain.

"GROWWRRRR!" He groaned.

MetalGarurumon managed to get free of the gunk himself and attacked. "COCYTUS BREATH!" The cold blast froze the giant boar's face.

"CRIMSON FLAME!" Phoenixmon's flame attack burned Sinduramon's wings, yet the giant rooster stayed in the air and fired a round of electricity at Phoenixmon, who avoided the attack only receiving a shock on her right wing, losing a few feathers.

Sinduramon was like a living lightning storm in the sky as he fired lightning bolts at the Digidestined, Tamers and their Digimon. "Die traitors and pathetic humans!"

Phoenixmon rammed into the rooster, getting shocked but knocking him out of the sky in the process. "CRIMSON FLAME!" Sinduramon was barbecued.

"PRIMAL ORB!"

Gallantmon blocked Makuramon's attack with his shield as he knocked Sinduramon out of the sky as he was coming down on him. "FINAL ELYSIUM!" The shield ray fired out and hit Makuramon, sending him flying into Vikaralamon, knocking them both over. Gallantmon suddenly felt someone stalking up on him.

"DEVA HAMMER!"

Gallantmon raised his shield just in time and blocked the attack from Catsuramon. "Nice try Catsuramon, but we can't let Moon=Millenniummon rule all dimensions."

"If it obliterates all humans from existence, so be it!" Catsuramon charged, biting and snapping at Gallantmon's face.

Gallantmon knocked Catsuramon over with his lance. "Bad dog! LIGHTNING JOUST!" Catsuramon was knocked down. Gallantmon flew off in search of any other active Devas.

Kerpymon was dueling against Mihiramon, Lightning Javelin to tail spear. Mihiramon thrust his tail weapon at Kerpymon's body trying to impale him, but only scratched him. Kerpymon disappeared, then reappeared behind Mihiramon. "HOLY HUG!" He crushed Mihiramon in a tight bear hug attack and threw him into a nearby wall.

"BIG MISSILE!" MegaGargomon fired upon a revived Pajiramon and Vajramon. The 2 Devas dodged and lunged at the robot Digimon, who was able to grab them in mid-air and throw them down to the ground. "MEGA BARRAGE!" He shot at the Devas, but they ran off before the shots could hit them.

"THUNDER STOMP!" Pajiramon shook the ground with his Thunder Stomp attack, causing MegaGargomon to lose balance and fall. The next thing he knew, Pajiramon was aiming his crossbow at his face.

"AMETHYST WIND!" Sakuyamon's wind attack blew Pajiramon off of MegaGargomon.

"GARGO MISSILE!" MegaGargomon fired a missile that blasted Vajramon who was coming up behind Sakuyamon. "The Devas keep reviving after they've been defeated! I don't understand!"

WarGreymon was dealing with Majiramon, whom had revived and picked a fight with the dragon man.

"FLAMING ARROWS!"

WarGreymon felt the arrows hitting him all over but he endured the pain. "TERRA FORCE!" He fired while Majiramon was still attacking, so the dragon Deva was unable to dodge. He was engulfed in the fire and fell. WarGreymon took the smoldering body and threw it at Sinduramon who was getting up. "This could go on forever." WarGreymon and the others were beginning to exhaust their energy and the Devas would overpower them soon.

SlashAngemon deflected a flaming Primal Orb attack back at Makuramon, who dodged and tried to drop kick the Mega. However SlashAngemon was faster and body slammed the monkey Deva into Catsuramon.

Catsuramon slapped Makuramon away and came at SlashAngemon in hammer form. "DEVA HAMMER!"

SlashAngemon felt the hammer hit him and fell to the ground. He merely felt dizzy and struggled back to his feet. He saw the dog Deva coming at him in hammer form, but he was ready this time. He readied his swords and thrust them forward. "GOLDEN RIPPER!" Catsuramon was blown away by the impact of the blade beams. SlashAngemon slumped to the ground feeling exhausted and injured.

Rath looked from above. "The Digidestined and Tamers Digimon seem to be getting tired. Their energy is starting to run out. No matter how hard they try, the Devas' energy will last forever." He chuckled.

Sure enough, the Tamers and DD's Digimon were feeling weaker and drained. The Devas began to overtake them.

"DEVA HAMMER!"

"THUNDER STOMP!"

"PRIMAL ORB!"

"FLAMING ARROWS!"

"TREASURE SWORD!"

Different Deva attacks came from all sides. Tai and WarGreymon were hit with flaming arrows and fell. Matt and MetalGarurumon felt the impact of the Deva Hammer many times. Scott and SlashAngemon felt immense electricity being pumped right through them. DD, Tamer and Digimon alike fell to the ground, weakened. The Devas began to crowd around them.

"Now you all die!" Catsuramon said as the Devas powered up their attacks.

However, a rumbling in the sky was heard. Thunder and lightning shot out at the Devas injuring some and warding off the others. From the clouds emerged a familiar Digimon Sovereign and Guardian. It was Azulongmon.

Bulbmon was also heading towards the battlefield. Inside Ants and the others saw what was going on. "The Devas have the others surrounded! They need help! Hey who's that Digimon up above?"

Ryo smiled at the sight. "Azulongmon. He's come to help!"

"Ah, the other DD and Tamers have come to help their friends. Looks like neither of us are too late." Azulongmon mused. He then faced the enemy. "Stop wicked Devas. I will not allow you to harm the Digidestined or the Tamers."

Catsuramon scowled. "Stupid Azulongmon. You, Baihumon and Ebonwumon actually appreciate humans. How can you be so foolish?"

"Humph. We're not foolish. It's you Devas and Zhuqiaomon who are foolish. You hate humans for very stupid reasons. But I'm putting an stop to this street fight."

Bulbmon landed on the ground in the field. Ants and the others were gathering the Tamers, DD and their Digimon, who were now in rookie form again. The Devas were too distracted with Azulongmon to notice this.

"This is quite a "Storm" of chaos." Davis said as he helped carry the others in.

Ants' hand seemed to turn into a hammer and smashed Davis in the head. "This is no time for jokes, idiot! Just carry the other in before these Devas get wise to us."

Once everyone was safely inside Bulbmon, the doors closed. However, this was noticed by Makuramon.

"The humans and traitors are escaping!"

The Devas all face Bulbmon, who immediately went into attack mode. "MAD PUMP!" He shouted and fired 1,000 gallons of water pressure at the Devas.

Azulongmon was relieved as the DD that were involved in the fight were now in the safety of Bulbmon. But he knew he had to get them out of the line of fire. "LIGHTNING WHIP!" He let loose an attack that electrocuted the Devas. The Devas began to counterattack.

"DEVA HAMMER!"

"TREASURE BOW!"

"PRIMAL ORB!"

"FLAMING ARROWS!"

"TREASURE SWORD!"

"VENOM AXE!"

"AURORA FORCE!" Azulongmon blocked all the attacks. While he fought against the Devas, Bulbmon was able to take the DD and Tamers to safety. He watched as Bulbmon disappeared into the sky. "My work here is done." He said with a smile and he disappeared, leaving the irate Devas to curse their failure.

Above Rath, Faith and Akito watched the entire event.

"Well, that was eventful. I never thought Azulongmon would come in." Faith said. "The Devas look pissed."

"He seems quite powerful. If the DD have them on their side, then this will put us at a disadvantage. We must deal with Azulongmon before he pulls this kind of stunt again."

Rath suddenly smiled. "I have an idea. If Azulongmon is on their side, then we should get a sovereign that hates them and Azulongmon. There's only one sovereign like that...Zhuqiaomon."

Akito's eyes grew wide. "Zhuqiaomon? He's the most powerful Sovereign."

"Not to mention the meanest." Faith smirked.

"We should tell Moon=Millenniummon about our idea. No doubt he'll send Chaos Gallantmon to do so considering Zhuqiaomon hates humans. The stupid phoenix." Rath said.

The 3 dark DD and their Digimon vanished.

Back at Shinjuku Park Ants had brought out some advanced medical equipment from Bulbmon and was helping treat the wounds of those involved with fighting the Devas. The injuries weren't critical or debilitating, nothing more than cuts, bruises, scratches or gashes.

"Ugh." Tai rubbed his head. "The Devas sure pack a punch. Everything was going fine, but then we started to get tired while they got stronger."

"It's like their energy kept recharging every 2 minutes or less." Agumon agreed. "I kept exhausting my power fighting them every time they recovered."

"It must be Millenniummon. He's given them a new power to make them stronger, even against mega level Digimon." Matt suggested.

"It's the only explanation." Gabumon agreed.

"You're lucky we found you when we did." Ants said. "Bulbmon was able to track you guys and pull you out of there."

"Azulongmon was a big help too." Davis and Veemon said at the same time.

"Guess he's a hidden ally." Sora mused. "He'll be a big help."

DIGIDESTINED.

The group swore they could hear Azulongmon's voice.

YOU HAVE ALLIES IN DIFFERENT DIGIMON. I AM ONE OF THEM. I'LL BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED ME. AS WILL EBONWUMON AND BAIHUMON. BUT, I FEAR THE SOUTH GUARDIAN MAY TURN ON YOU. BEWARE OF ZHUQIAOMON.

Takato shivered a bit. "I really don't want to have to face Zhuqiaomon again. I wonder if he'll join Moon=Millenniummon's side."

"It would be the sort of thing he'd do." Rika said. "We should be careful of him."

Ryo and Scott looked at each other.

"Do you think Zhuqiaomon will try to fight us?" Scott asked.

"He just might." Ryo replied. "He's one Sovereign not to be trusted. He'd rather delete all humans than help them."

*'What could Moon=Millenniummon be doing now? For all we know...he might be enlisting Zhuqiaomon as we speak.'*

Sure enough, in the Digital World Chaos Gallantmon was in his Crimson Mode flying towards Zhuqiaomon's lair. "Surely he'll listen to a fellow Digimon." He stopped out and landed on the ground. "Might as well go in." He walked across the bridge and came towards the inner sanctum. The doors opened and he stepped inside. He looked up and saw the giant phoenix Digimon.

Zhuqiaomon irritably looked up and saw a Mega Digimon approach him. "Who are you?! Why have you entered my realm?! Speak!"

Chaos Gallantmon stood his ground. *'I can handle this guy. I'm in the service of Moon=Millenniummon after all.'* "I am Chaos Gallantmon. I have a proposition that might please you. It could concern annihilating humans."

This attracted Zhuqiaomon's interest. "Go on, black knight."

Chaos Gallantmon smiled. *'When he hears my offer, Moon=Millenniummon will have a powerful new ally at his disposal. The Digidestined and Tamers will be powerless!'*