Doumon left the Asylum with a wide grin on his face, still clad in his wide cloak. He didn't know how many people would be able to make any connection between his Ultimate form and what he considered to be his 'true' form, Barbamon, but he didn't want to take any chances.
"Hey! Wait up, you 'great, scary Demon Lord'!"
Doumon flinched when he heard that voice and nervously, looked around. Did someone lure him into a trap?
He relaxed a bit when he realized that no policemen or dangerous Digimon were around, just a bunch of Rookies. Still, he didn't let his guard down just yet.
"What did you call me?" he asked the grey-skinned Digimon with the huge ears that seemed to be the leader of the little gang of kids.
BioCalumon floated up to Doumon's half-concealed face. "Yo, what's with the costume? You going undercover or what?"
Doumon grabbed Bio's head with his powerful hand and gave it just the slightest hint of a squeeze. "No games, runt! Why did you call me that?"
BioCalumon wasn't scared. He knew Doumon wouldn't kill him as long as he didn't have the information he desired. Still, he didn't have to get so violent.
So the floating pest just winced and said: "You know, you don't have to give me that violent act. I know who you are, and I have a proposal for you, so stop squeezing my brains out, okay?"
Doumon loosened his grip a bit, but he still didn't let go of his little captive. He realized that this might not be a normal child after all.
Biyomon came running up to Doumon and hammered her tiny little wing-fists against his leg. "Hey, you big meanie! Stop picking on my friend!" Doumon contemplated blasting the little girl into the atmosphere.
"It's all right, he doesn't hurt me at all," Bio smirked down at her and gave her a wink. "We're just playing a game. Just go back to the others and remember what I told you, okay?"
"Um... okay," Biyomon said hesitantly and walked back to her friends, who were still staring at the scene in awe.
"Well, where was I?" Bio murmured. Then he snapped his fingers. "Ah, yes! My offer! I know you are just visiting your former Demon Lord pals and take back what you gave to them, but what do you plan on doing after that?"
"What's it to you?" Doumon asked dangerously and brought his face close to Bio's own face.
Bio still didn't feel intimidated. "Now listen here, buddy! I know you can't risk being seen by the police or anyone, and you are in a very tight spot right now. Your allies have abandoned you or even rebelled against you, and you are on your own. All I offer you is a deal that would increase your possibilities tremendously. So if you want my help, you should stop asking questions and instead answering to me."
While Doumon hated being proven wrong, he had to admit that the strange little guy made a good point. He couldn't risk being detected by the Digimon Police Force just now. He was all by himself, and he knew there were many other strong Mega Digimon that could attack him. He needed more time to come up with a new plan. The very least he could do was to listen to this weird brat... he could still kill him if whatever had to offer wasn't pleasant to his ears.
"I need to find new hosts," he finally grumbled, replying to BioCalumon's last question. "As you said, my former companions turned out to be complete failures... all, except for that little girl. I have the feeling I can still bring her to my side. Besides, finding a good host for the soul of Pride is much more difficult than finding one for the others."
"So, all you know is that you need to retrieve the sin data, right?" BioCalumon chuckled. "And you have no idea who could become your new Demon Lord accomplices."
Doumon just squinted his eyes, but for Bio, that was also an answer. "I thought so," he grinned. "But do not worry, my friend, that's exactly why I came here."
"Before you tell me your offer, I want to know your name," Doumon growled. It was much more satisfying to kill people he knew at least a few things about.
"Could you please let go of my head first?" Bio asked and pointed his little finger at Doumon's massive hand. "It's not very courteous to strangle your business partner to death, you know?"
Doumon hesitated a bit, then he let go of him.
BioCalumon massaged his temples. "Much better," he sighed. "And you can call me BioCalumon. And I am offering you the chance to skip your search for new Demon Lord recruits... I can tell you where you can find suitable hosts."
"Where?" Doumon demanded to know.
BioCalumon smiled and gestured over to the small group of Hybrid Rookies that were nervously waiting for him in the background. "Over there! Meet my proteges: Agumon, Gabumon, Biyomon, Tentomon and Gomamon. Kids, this is the guy I told you about. The one we all want to play with."
"Um, hello," Gabumon said, a bit scared by Doumon's dark looks.
Gomamon, on the other hand, didn't show such inhibitions. "Hi there!" he cheerfully shouted and waved. "I'm Gomamon! What's your name?"
"Do you really have an Xbox 360?" Tentomon asked with awe.
"Bio said you have many cute dollies," Biyomon said with a blush. "I love dollies!" She showed him her own, which looked like a Barbie version of Angewomon. "This is my best friend, and she's called Lilli. Do your dollies have names, too?"
"Where are the sweets?" Agumon asked with excitement. "I wanna have sweets, so many sweets! Chocolate! And lollypops! And tofu!"
"Tofu isn't sweets," Gabumon argued.
"So? I still like it," Agumon shot back and stuck out his tongue.
Doumon's hand once again reached out to grab BioCalumon's head. "Is that some kind of joke?" he snarled.
"No joke!" Bio assured him. "As long as they are under your control, it doesn't matter who the Demon Lords have been in real life before, right? And you know, I can make them reach their Mega Level in no time. Unlike your previous buddies, they don't have to follow their respective sin until they digivolve. And as far as I can recall, the former hosts of Wrath and Gluttony have been little kids as well, correct?"
"How do you know all of this?" Doumon demanded to know. "I haven't seen you before! Or are you one of the pesky brats who fought me in that valley?"
BioCalumon huffed. "Oh, please! I hate those goody-two-shoes even more than you do! Let's just say I have certain ways of knowing what's going on..."
"Still, your plan has a big flaw," Doumon grimly pointed out. "I can't just make them obey me, can I? They are kids! You heard them, all they want to do is to play. That girl even wanted to save you from me! How can I turn those into Demon Lords that are willing to do anything their sin data demands them to do?"
"I know of something that could help us to twist their little minds," BioCalumon whispered, so that his charges didn't hear him. "I'm sure you heard of it before... it is called the 'Mind Control Thingy'!"
Doumon winced. Why, oh why did everyone have to call that accursed object by that ridiculous name? "Even if I knew where to find it, which I don't, there is only one of it. I'd still need at least four other versions to control all of the kids."
"I can help you with that," Bio explained. "I promise you that I will help you to replicate it, as soon as we have it in our hands. I also know where it is just now."
Doumon sighed and released BioCalumon's head once again. He scratched his head. Bio's suggestions were getting more and more enticing. "Okay, I believe you... for now! But remember this, BioCalumon: I already have been betrayed once, and I won't be as forgiving if I find out that you are just using me as well. Now, where is the MCT?"
"It is in the possession of the Wong family," BioCalumon explained. "You remember that name, right?"
"Aaaaah, yes..." Barbamon murmured. "Janyu Wong... one of our so-called 'creators'..."
"Exactly!" BioCalumon grinned. "The Mind Control Thingy..." Doumon winced. "Is currently hidden in the apartment of his family. He's planning to bring it to where he and his colleagues are working, in a government facility. So we'd better acquire it before he takes it there. But, before we do that, there's something else you must do, right?"
Doumon looked into his pocket, where the two crystals of Wrath and Gluttony were sparkling. "The remaining pieces of sin data..." he grumbled.
"And we all know who you have to pay a visit to retrieve the Sloth and Envy data, do we?"
Doumon chuckled darkly. "Yes... the same place where my little angel of Pride is waiting for her destiny... of darkness!"
Somewhere across the city, in the room she shared with her brother Mako, the little Lucemon known as Ai shuddered when she felt an inexplicable shiver running down her backside. She softly clutched her friend, who was peacefully sleeping next to her.
"Belphemon, I'm scared..." she muttered.
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