"NO!" SkullMeramon roared, just before Shaochungmon's attack hits its mark. "I won't give up that easily!"
He crouched down and let the heat surround him. The flames were crouching up his body, his legs, his arms, his shoulders and his head. A burst of flames was enough to stop the spinning shield that was heading his way. Suzie quickly yanked it back to herself before it fell down into the lava.
The lava all around them began to bubble and brew, and the companions jumped back in surprise when it began to spray their way.
"Molten magma of the depth..." SkullMeramon grumbled in his deep voice. "CONSUME MY ENEMIES!" And with a sudden, commanding gesture of his hand, a huge wave of lava suddenly came shooting up into the air, threatening to crash down on Shaochungmon and Senshimon.
Bimon had, up to this point, stayed out of the way for the most time, since he knew that in his Rookie state, he was no match for this bad guy. He had been excited to be part of this adventure, but it came as a huge surprise to him when his sister suddenly digivolved. He'd been amazed, and also a bit envious, but at the same time, it made him think. 'How did sis and I get to be part of this? Why did she digivolve and not I? Why is she so brave, all of a sudden?'
He certainly could not remember that, once upon a time, he had been a terrorist Digimon himself, a powerful Mega, a Demon Lord... and the father of the person who was now called Hiromi.
But all that remained was little Bimon... and when he saw that his twin sister's life was in danger, his little heart felt like it would burst.
And while all the other members of his team were about to save their friends from the deadly attack, no one was as fast as Bimon. To everyone's surprise, the little, purple fox-boy dashed past the others, pushing Romi and Suzie out of the way. "SIS! WATCH OUT!"
His bravery and worry for his sister indeed saved her and Suzie in this moment... but at the same time, his selfless act brought himself in great danger.
"BIMON!" Romi shouted when she saw how the hot magma came crashing down on her brother.
Time seemed to stop for her, while all she could see was his small, furry form that disappeared under the lava wave.
'He's not really my brother,' a voice told her. 'He's your father, a criminal and Demon Lord, and because of his plots, countless humans and Digimon have suffered... why are you worried about him? Isn't the world a much better place without him?'
But this voice was growing more and more silent, until Romi couldn't hear it anymore.
This was HER brother, and he had put himself in harm's way to save her... no evil overlord as her father had been would have ever been able to do such a thing. If she still needed proof that he had turned into a new Digimon, this was the final straw.
She stood up and pointed her wand at SkullMeramon. "You... for doing this to my brother... I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU! GLAMOROUS RAINBOW FOX KISS!"
She spun around, and little pink wisps in the shape of little foxes surrounded her. Sparkling hearts and other lights came spraying forth from her wand as she pointed it at the fiery villain. The bright lights surrounded him, and the pink fox ghosts danced around his twitching form.
"No... take them away... TAKE THEM AWAY!"
"Never again... will you harm anyone!" Senshimon hissed. He raised her wand up into the air, and the pink foxes all attacked one single spot... the center of SkullMeramon's breast plate.
SkullMeramon yelled when his metal frame began to crack. "NO! NO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING...?"
"I'm doing what all Digimon do to each other when they meet each other in the wilderness..." she whispered. "I am... absorbing your data!"
SkullMeramon screamed in pain and horror as the light continued to pour into the crack in his armor, until it filled him completely... and tore his body apart, until it was nothing more than a shower of digital data.
Hiromi Nonaka lowered her wand and closed her eyes, while the data of SkullMeramon floated through the room, where it was absorbed by all the members of her squad. With a sigh, she opened her eyes again.
Everyone looked at her with wide eyes. They all knew that she had been a cop, a crime fighter who knew when he had to shoot instead of talk, but... they never believed to see the day when a magical Digimon girl as cute and sparkly as Senshimon could become this... ruthless.
It wasn't the first time that either of them had absorbed a defeated Digimon in battle, but... never before had they been this shocked by the defeat of their enemy.
"Romi..." Suzie murmured. "Are you feeling all..."
"NO!" Romi cried as she suddenly dropped down to her knees. "I'm not all right! Nothing is all right! Bimon is gone!"
Now that all of the lava had flown back where it belonged, she didn't dare to look at the scorched and scarred form of her little brother. There was no way a Rookie like him would have survived such an attack. Never.
"Sis?" a small voice then spoke up.
Romi gasped. That couldn't be... was she hearing voices now? She had SEEN how the magma consumed his body...
But there he stood, a bit shaky perhaps, with a lot of soot covering his fur, but with not a single wound, scratch or burn on his body. He leaned against the soft, furry form of Alice the Gaogamon, tired, but fine. "Hey, sis..." he murmured.
Romi slowly rose to her feet. "But... but how...?"
Alice smirked at her. "First important rule of any RPG: When you come to a merchant, be sure to buy as many reviving items as you can."
"Reviving... items?" Romi murmured, unsure if she had really understood the black-furred dog Digimon.
Yui walked up to her and showed her a small bottle that was filled with a clear liquid. "Digital Water of Life," she smiled. "It was pretty expensive, let me tell you, but Tapirmon was nice enough to drop the price so I could afford three bottles."
"Well, I think this is one of those times where we can be happy that this is an RPG..." Henry said, wiping his forehead. For a moment, he had thought as well that Bimon had actually sacrificed his life for his and Henry's sister.
Romi slowly walked up to Bimon... then she crouched down again and grabbed him in a massive hug, sobbing all the while.
"You... you idiot! Never... never do something like that again, you hear me? I thought... I thought you were... never scare me like that again, you..."
"S-sis..." Bimon muttered. "It's okay... I'm fine..."
"But you could have been DEAD, don't you see? I... I really thought I would never see you again..."
"But sis... I HAD to save you, don't you see? I mean... I didn't want to see you dead either. And when that big bully made the lava crash down on you and Suzie... I HAD to do something."
Now it was clear to everyone present: This wasn't Barbamon anymore! This was Bimon, a loving sibling, who had risked his life today to save his twin sister Romi, a Fuchsmon that had digivolved into a Senshimon.
Tears were rolling out of Romi's eyes when she hugged her sibling even closer to her chest. "Thank you..." she whispered.
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