"Please, before either of us does anything rash," smiled the metallic fire-Digimon. "Let me tell you that I would never want to harm a lady as elegant and beautiful as you."
"W-well... that will be hard to do, since your helpers are attacking my friends and all..." Yui muttered.
"Let's not get there," SkullMeramon pleaded. "I'm telling you, I've never seen a Meramon like you before... I just need a woman as lovely as you at my side." He knelt down in front of her. "Let me prove that I am not just a brutal barbarian. No, I am more dignified than that."
"Um, I believe you," Yui stuttered. "It's just that, well... it's my policy not to date anyone without knowing anything about them..."
"I will tell you whatever you want to know," SkullMeramon smiled. "I am SkullMeramon, 46 years old, was born in the Digital World and have been the leader of the Fire Brigade for several years now. You see, I am a warrior... a maintainer of justice."
Yui blinked. "Justice...?"
"Why, of course! Didn't you know? There is basically no place for us Fire Digimon to stay in the human world... we are ill famed for causing forest fires and eruptions. But let me tell you, that is not fair, isn't it? You must have been an outsider as well, am I not right? Never accepted by those who can't stand your fire, always feared..."
"Um, not quite..." Yui said, but SkullMeramon paid no attention. He stood up from the ground with elaborate gestures.
"Indeed, why is it that minorities like us always have to stand back? Is it our fault that we digivolved into these forms? Do we have to stay in the Digital World, while every other Digimon is allowed to roam freely in the human world. But not anymore, I say!" He shook his fist towards the ceiling. "I will lead my people to the land they deserve... I will create a volcano, directly underneath Tokyo Tower, as a symbol for our independence! And our fires will burn brightly, to show everyone that we won't be oppressed..."
Then he knelt down again, folding his hands. "My flaming beauty, please stay with me, so we can enforce justice for our people! I've been lonely for too long... do you know what it is like to be a leader? To command, but not to have someone who loves you for who you are on the inside?"
Yui's thoughts wandered to Renamon, and she nodded. "Well, yes, I kinda can relate..."
"Then be my bride!" SkullMeramon pleaded, grasping her hand. "I'm begging you... let us continue to dig this lava tunnel together. Let the volcano I am dreaming of be our new home..."
"W-well, this is very sudden..." Yui gulped. She certainly did not want to anger the Ultimate. She wished her team was with her right now. "I mean, you certainly seem to be an, um, gallant Digimon, but..."
"We don't have to marry right away," SkullMeramon said. "Stay with me and get to know me better. Have you never wished to be in a warm place like this? You can stay as long as you like."
"I... I need to think about it a bit longer..." Yui muttered. "Still... does your tunnel HAVE to go this way?"
SkullMeramon frowned. "Well, it is the shortest way to Tokyo Tower..."
"But... but my friends are in that direction... and unlike us, they can't really endure such heat. Can't you take a detour? And, to be honest, is a volcano really such a great thing? You would flood all of Tokyo with your lava."
SkullMeramon grimaced. "Is it my fault that the humans and other Digimon are so intolerant that they can't even endure some fire? They should have thought of that before refusing to offer us our own place to live in the human world."
"But, my family..." Yui stuttered. "They are no Fire Digimon, you know?"
SkullMeramon was taken aback. "Huh? NO Fire Digimon? But... you clearly are a Meramon, aren't you?"
"Yes... but my mother is a human, and my sister is a ChibiBake... I mean... a LadyVampimon. I don't want to lose them, see?"
The Ultimate sniffled. "Family... ah yes, family is important... it is always touching to see how a Digimon defends her beloved ones..." He leaned against Yui's shoulder and began to cry. "I... I really miss my Mom... it's been such a long time since I've seen her... WAAAAAAHH!"
Yui sweatdropped. This Digimon was just too weird. "There, there..." she said and patted the hot backside of the crying SkullMeramon.
SkullMeramon sniffled one more time and stood back up. "Thanks... guess I got carried away for a moment... but, we definitely can't allow that your family is harmed."
"N-not?" Yui asked hopefully. "Does that mean you'll stop your project?"
"Oh, but of course not!" SkullMeramon smiled. "But I will make sure to bring them to safety first. It's not like I want to flood all of Japan with my volcano... make sure they are safe, then you can return to me. Is that acceptable?"
Yui still thought he had a screw loose, but she wouldn't dismiss a chance to get away from him. "Well, of course!" she smiled. "Just give me an hour, and I will make sure my family will evacuate."
"My men will keep digging, but I will stop them just before we reach Tokyo Tower," SkullMeramon promised. "I want you to be at my side when our new home rises from the ground... promise to return to me, I'm begging you!"
"Oh, I will," Yui grinned. "I will."
And then, she turned around and ran. 'Oh yes, I will return,' she thought. 'Together with my friends, to put an end to your mad schemes, you nutcase!'
SkullMeramon let out a sigh as he waved after the love of his life. "Such elegance..." he murmured as he watched the flames on her body. "Such beauty... no, I will probably never find a girl like her ever again..."
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