MarineAngemon was on his way home. It was a rare sight to observe: The normally always cheerful, youthful Digimon that would never let anyone guess that it was in fact a strong Mega Digimon, was deep in thought.
The appearance of Belphemon and the other Demon Lords caught the attention of all Digimon which originally came from the Digital World (which meant almost all of those who were now living in Tokyo). As a result, most of the young Digimon mothers had decided to leave town, along with their young children.
Which meant that MarineAngemon wasn't able to see many of his young charges at the 'Ocean Love' kindergarten. Not even cute little Kei had been there today.
The small, aquatic angel gave off a sigh. "Maybe it's time to do something," he murmured. But what was he supposed to do? Flee? Out of the question! Not as long as his Tamer was still in town. Fight? All by himself? He knew the chance that Kenta would bring up the courage to fight an opponent as intimidating and powerful as a Demon Lord was moderate at best.
"Maybe I should ask Guardromon what he thinks..." MarineAngemon muttered to himself. "Within that metal body of his, he keeps a pretty smart mind that comes up with pretty good ideas every now and then..."
A cough coming out of a small alley he was floating by attracted his attention. Suddenly, he could see a violet-furred arm that reached out from behind a trash can. An arm with a familiar-looking, red glove...
"Impmon!" MarineAngemon gasped and floated over to his friend.
The small, purple imp was leaning against the trash can, his breathing was rash and intense.
"Ai..." Impmon murmured. "Have to... find her..."
MarineAngemon looked with worry at his friend. "You don't look so good, buddy! When was the last time you properly ate something?"
"Two days... ago..."
"Are you nuts?" MarineAngemon shouted. "It won't do Ai any good if you starve out here! Wait here, there's a store nearby, I'll get you something..."
Impmon smirked weakly. "I'm not going anywhere..."
Shortly after, MarineAngemon was back with two apples and a bag of cookies. Impmon shoveled the food into his mouth at an astounding speed.
"Mmmmhhh..." he mumbled as he stuffed a cookie in his mouth. "Chocolate Chip..."
"You want something to drink?" MarineAngemon asked and produced a small bottle of water. Impmon greedily grabbed it and gulped it down.
MarineAngemon shook his head. "Really, look at you! What in the Digital World were you thinking? Why didn't you eat anything within the past few days?"
Impmon sighed. "I couldn't waste any time while Ai is in danger... who knows what this slimy amphibian will do to her..."
"Yes, well, but she certainly wouldn't like it if you strain yourself to the point that you can't even move. Next time you decide to do something rash like this, tell your friends. I would have been more than happy to help you."
Impmon winced. "No! Then Mako would have heard it! I... don't want him to be worried about me. He already worries enough about his sister."
MarineAngemon thought about it. "Well, what about I and the kids help you search?"
"What?" Impmon snapped. "Are you nuts? Do you know who you are dealing with? Betamon isn't just any Rookie! I saw it first hand when I fought him. His attacks..." He shuddered. "They were so powerful... he couldn't be just any Betamon..."
"You think he might have been a more powerful Digimon in disguise?" MarineAngemon asked.
Impmon nodded. "Yes, very powerful! At least an Ultimate, of not a Mega. Maybe he is... he..." Suddenly his eyes went wide. "MarineAngemon... say, how does a Betamon evolve? What Mega Levels can it reach?"
MarineAngemon thought about it. Only few people knew that he was actually an expert of the evolution lines of amphibian and marine Digimn. "Well, there are a few possibilities..." the small, white angel pondered. "For one there's MetalSeadramon..."
Impmon nodded. "That would make sense, but he also was able to use a few attacks of Seadramon and MegaSeadramon. But... he also used a few attacks I never heard of before. What was it again... Cauda, or something like that?"
"I know of no aquatic Digimon with such an attack," MarineAngemon explained. He frowned. "A powerful Mega Digimon, unknown species, with the ability to transform into his previous digivolution states..."
"Think about it," Impmon said grimly. "What powerful Digimon did appear recently, Digimon we always believed to be a legend?"
MarineAngemon gasped. "You mean... he could be one of the Seven..."
"The Seven Demon Lords!" Impmon nodded. "Exactly! And which one of them was an aquatic Digimon?"
"Leviamon..." MarineAngemon murmured. His white face paled even more, if that was possible. "The terror of the seas... ocean Digimon mothers always tell their children the terrifying tale of how he once created the deep trench at the bottom of the ocean... with one powerful smash of his tail!"
"He's the one I'm looking for!" Impmon grumbled, recalling how Betamon created a massive trench in the park by slamming down his tiny tail. "Dammit... whatever do they want from Ai?"
"I've got no clue," MarineAngemon shrugged. "But wait... maybe it has something to do with the fact that Yamacus seems to have Belphemon under his control..."
He crossed his arms. "Wait a minute... except for Belphemon, only three other Demon Lords could be seen on TV. Barbamon, Daemon... and Leviamon! So where are the other three?"
"The old legends tell us their names," Impmon said. "You know who's still missing, right?"
MarineAngemon nodded. "Yes, they are Lilithmon, Lucemon and... and..." He gasped. "I-impmon... i-it's... it's..."
"Yes!" Impmon grimly nodded. "It's me! Beelzemon! That's why he asked me to join them... he wants me to be one of the Seven Demon Lords... no... I AM one of them..." He pounded the ground in despair. "Dammit! Chatsuramon must have known! That sneaky mutt of a Deva! Why else would he have lured me into the Digital World and made me digivolve to Beelzemon? I know I was his tool... but he must have known that I was supposed to be the Lord of... of..."
MarineAngemon looked down at the two apple cores and the half-empty cookie bag. "Gluttony..."
"That's right!" Impmon grimaced. "And somehow... I had the feeling he wanted Ai for a certain reason as well..."
"But Ai isn't even a normal Digimon," MarineAngemon protested. "She is just a Hybrid... We don't know her Digivolution line..."
He wanted to finish his sentence, but couldn't do so, as his jaw was dropping and refused to listen to reason.
And the reason for his sudden dumbness was standing in the entrance of the alley, surrounded by a glowing halo of light, smiling at the two small Digimon like a true angel.
"Impmon!" the angel with the twelve wings and two pigtails said with joy. "There you are! Oh, I missed you!"
Impmon looked at Ai and gasped. "A-ai?" he muttered. "Is that you?"
She grinned and spread her arms and wings. "Yup! Look at me! I'm a big girl now!"
Well, she wasn't an adult, or even a teenager... but she looked as if she was as old as Rika or Harmony... or rather, as if her age was somewhat in-between Suzie and Harmony.
But that was not what shocked Impmon and MarineAngemon the most. As they said before, they knew the old legends... and they recognized the Digimon form Ai had taken.
"Lucemon..." Impmon murmured. "The Seventh Demon Lord... of Pride!"
From the nearest building's rooftop, two small pairs of eyes looked down at the scene.
The small ChibiBakemon looked at her TinyDevimon partner. "Um..." Eiko chuckled. "You still think it was a good idea to follow MarineAngemon on his way home?"
Mako looked down at his sister in disbelief. For a while, he didn't know what to say.
Eiko floated in front of him and waved her hand in front of his face. "Hello? Earth to Mako? What's wrong?"
He then frowned. "That... that is so... UNFAIR! She... she's not much older than I am. I wanna digivolve TOO!"
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