Past Meets Present (Part 3 - Final)

Colin shook his head. "I thought we established that we're not here as mercenaries or hired help. You're not paying us, remember? And I'm not gonna stand by while you make things worse by being rude". Luke and Bellamy were surprised by this, Colin never really spoke like that to others before. Seemed like he was learning from them.

But he wouldn't argue the matter further. Veemon joined them in evolving to champion, towering over the smaller twins in his new ExVeemon form. But it seemed that the Ankylomon they were facing was intent on attacking them first.

"Colin, GET DOWN!" Luke snapped, and Colin didn't hesitate, hitting the grass as the shockwave came at them, taking cover behind a small hillock. He felt the shockwave rush over his head, but no pain. He hoped his partners had fared better.

Indeed, Luke and Bellamy had jumped out of the way after they were sure Colin was safe, but neither could escape the full effect of the blast. Both of them were knocked down, but, neither of them had received substantial damage, having enough time to use their speed to get out of the way. Still though, that was some strong attack, and as twins they didn't escape the damage entirely, but, perhaps, that wasn't so much of a bad thing.

"So... you went and attacked my brother, eh?" Luke asked, his right eye glowing blue.

"Ya shouldn't have done that" Bellamy concurred, his left eye glowing green. And at once, both of them counter-attacked.

"Ark Lightning!" Luke snarled, the fur spikes on his shoulders snapping with sparks and launched a powerful thunderbolt straight at Ankylomon.

"Razing Prominence!" Bellamy roared, and a jet of red fire blasted from his red matchstick wand at the dinosaur. Both attacks were as strong as those that would have come from non-twin Champion Digimon, given the fraternal bonds the twins shared when the other was attacked.

Colin supposed there was nothing else for it here, seems the battle was now underway. "We may not have been involved before, but, you attacked my partners, so, now we are" he said, although wasn't sure if he could be heard from behind the hillock.

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Luke and Bellamy are indirectly struck by Ankylomon's attack and receive minor damage.

Luke uses Ark Lightning on Ankylomon. Damage is increased by 30%.

Combat Passive Ability - Pooka's Eye - If Bellamy has taken damage, Luke's right eye flashes blue with fury. The strength of his next attack increases by 30%.

Ark Lightning - Luke's coils spark with electricity, discharging to the spikes on his shoulders, then he directs the energy with a powerful thunderbolt.



Bellamy uses Razing Prominence on Ankylomon. Damage is increased by 30%.

Combat Passive Ability: Ghost Fire Glove - If Luke has taken damage, Bellamy's hands glow with green flame that pass up his matchstick wands when he's attacking. The strength of his next attack increases by 30%.

Razing Prominence - Bellamy uses his red matchstick wand to fire a jet of flames at his opponent.

Colin supposed that they had both said their part, so he wouldn't bring it up again with Leith. But still, he wanted this conflict to end without anyone getting seriously hurt. And he hoped that it could be achieved without too much force, but by now it seemed this had escalated beyond control.

Niko then ordered Miyuki to focus on ExVeemon, seemingly hoping to defeat him and then claim him. This went too far in Colin's books. "No! You can't just take someone's partner by force!" he shouted.

Luke and Bellamy agreed. However, they were still recovering from their last onslaught of attacks. The flashes of anger that had caused them to fire charged up strikes had faded, their green and blue eyes returning to normal. From here they watched as ExVeemon used his advantage of flight, but Miyuki responded by hurling rocks up at him. This was bad.

"Bells, we gotta weaken her!" Luke advised his brother.

"On it!" Bellamy concurred, then aimed his blue matchstick wand at the Ankylomon. "Aether Osmose!" he shouted, and sent a wave of blue energy at Miyuki. If it hit, her body would be surrounded with a blue aura, which would form a ball of energy that would fly back to Bellamy, strengthening his own power while weakening hers.

Luke meanwhile would make a similar attack, raising his spear high. "Parabolic Charge!" he cried, aiming to connect himself and Miyuki with an arc of blue lightning, which would drain her of speed and stamina if successful.

Both of the twins hoped that by draining Miyuki of energy they may be able to bring a non-fatal end to this fight.

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Luke uses Parabolic Charge on Miyuki.

Parabolic Charge - An arc of electricity connects Luke and his foe, where the energy of the opponent gets drawn toward him. Drains the stamina of the opponent, making them slightly slower and himself slightly faster for 3 turns. [Cooldown: 1 Post]


Bellamy uses Aether Osmose on Miyuki.

Aether Osmose - Bellamy uses his blue matchstick wand to draw out his opponent's energy in the appearance of blue fire. Targets the magical energy of the target, making their special-style attacks weaker and Bellamy's stronger for 2 posts. [Cooldown: 1 post]

It seemed that Niko was not willing to listen, seeming to be determined to fight them. Colin wished that it didn't have to come to this. Just... ugh, this didn't have to be so hard!

Bellamy glowed with a slight blue energy as Miyuki's mental energy was sapped and his own was strengthened. But still, what happened next shocked them all as the Ankylomon digivolved further.

"Oh..." Luke breathed, eyes widened with astonishment.

"Dammit, no wonder!" Bellamy snapped, also worried about the development. The dinosaur transformed to an even bigger, more threatening dinosaur. "Colin, need some help here!"

"Got it" Colin said, still under cover, but drew his blue card and slashed it twice through his D-Arc. "Digimodify! Matrix Evolution Activate!"

This "digivolving to ultimate" wasn't something exclusive to Miyuki. Luke and Bellamy were perfectly capable of it too. They could even evolve further, but since they were fighting to stop Miyuki rather than destroy her, they would simply hold back by fighting at the same level. And thus they did.

As the Triceramon turned to Bellamy, black wings sprouted from the Flawizarmon's back as he transformed - his flaming outfit replaced with a pinstriped mobster outfit with a long coat, dashing hat and submachine gun. The fur on his face disappeared, replaced by pale skin. Blond hair covered the right of his face, his left eye narrowed with concentration.

"Flawizarmon digivolve to... Astamon!"

His wings beat once and he flew upwards as fast as he could, trying to get out of reach of Triceramon. Even though they were a similar level, that bite would have hurt badly, coming from a digimon that mass. And while this was happening, Luke was transforming too.

The Teslamon's spear broke into two, but transformed into twin blaster guns. The leather armor on his chest was replaced with blue digizoid, and to top it all off, a deadly looking wheel lined with copper coils appeared on his back, and he was ready to cover for his brother.

"Teslamon digivolve to... Dynammon!"

When Bellamy was out of reach, he would raise his hand and click his fingers, with a snap of "Darklight!" This would send a burst of black flames down on Triceramon. Luke meanwhile raised his twin blasters and with a shout of "Thundercast!" would send two bursts of charged plasma at Triceramon's back.

"We don't want to fight you, Niko!" Colin called to the other tamer. "Just... call Miyuki off and stop this madness!"

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Luke digivolves to Dynammon and uses Thundercast on Miyuki.

Thundercast - Luke fires his uncharged twin blasters at the opponent, casting beams of charged plasma at them. He can aim for one target fully with both shots, or aim for two different targets at half power.


Bellamy evades Tri-Bite by evolving to Astamon and taking flight.

Bellamy uses Darklight on Miyuki.

Darklight - Bellamy clicks the fingers of his right hand and conjures a powerful blast of dark flames in a matching style of his Semper Fire attack as a Rookie level. A Dark elemental attack. Bellamy has the ability to control the flames that he conjures, allowing them to track a target and fly around corners for at least 30 meters. [Cooldown: 1 post]

Luke was surprised but at the same time kind of impressed by the fact that Miyuki managed to dodge both beams of plasma while at the same time being fried by Bellamy's Darklight.

Then Niko shouted a defiance that she would take Veemon back. But still this wasn't enough to throw Colin off. "He isn't yours to take, Niko! He's Leith's partner! Even if things were different in the past, he's clearly made the decision to be with Leith and that isn't something you can dispute!"

None of Colin or his partners heard Leith's next words to his partner, which was fortunate. But it resulted in Leith being cast down next to Colin, his partner seeming rather angry for some reason. But Colin wouldn't prise.

At least Leith acknowledged that he hadn't really come across well to Colin, but the boy was willing to wave that aside for the moment. "Alright. Luke! Bells! Cover for Veemon!"

"Alrighty!" the brothers responded, but that was easier said than done. Such an evolution in the heat of battle would be difficult, but, they'd do their best, especially if Colin asked this of them.

They watched with horror as the Triceramon hurtled toward Flamedramon as he evolved. This was something they had to prevent. And thus they would do so with all of their power. While neither of them wanted to kill Miyuki, still, her thick dinosaur hide meant that they would need to strike hard to get through to her.

Bellamy raised his submachine gun first, then with a snarl of "Hellfire!" he pulled the trigger and set forth a burst of dark energy straight at the Triceramon. Meanwhile, Luke would come in for a more close and personal statement of her actions.

"Raijin Kick!" he snapped, aiming his electrified foot straight at her head. If it connected, it would presumably knock her down, and hopefully make her more inclined to listen to reason.

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Luke uses Raijin Kick on Miyuki.

Raijin Kick - Luke leaps high into the air, aiming his powerful legs in a kicking attack at the opponent, sparking with electricity. Will knock them down if they are the same level or lower. [Cooldown: 1 turn]


Bellamy uses Hellfire on Miyuki.

Luke and Bellamy flinched as Triceramon slammed straight into Flamedramon. Damn she could move fast! It was also starting to press home that they were not going to get through to Niko with words, and seemed that instead they would have to use actions.

Colin listened as Veemon explained that Leith wasn't at his best. Colin sighed and acknowledged that. It was clear from the start that Leith was stressed, hell everyone here was stressed, but it would be most painful of all on Leith. While Colin still didn't agree that they had taken the best path here today, well, he wasn't going to continue holding it against the older young man.

But now it seemed he needed to step up and act like a proper officer of PROFIT. He thought to what others would say - Ryouta, Yuu, Cion, and, thought that in this case, it would be best to start pressing the matter.

"Bellamy, heal Flamedramon!" Colin shouted at his partner in a voice so forceful that it nearly sounded like an order. Fortunately Bellamy agreed, the Astamon's wings glowing a deep indigo-blue. Then with a cry of "Nightingale!" he sent forth an aura of energy in the shape of a bird which soared straight at Flamedramon. Not only would it heal his wounds a little, it would help him recover from the shock of the fight just a little, which hopefully would give him the energy to dodge. With that done, Colin turned to the girl.

"If you don't stop this now, Niko..." Colin began, speaking as carefully as he could. His voice had only just broken last year and he realized just now he needed to speak as a man, not a boy, which took rather a lot of effort to do. "My partners are going to hurt Miyuki. I'm dead serious about this. What you're trying to do is against what it means to be a tamer".

To prove his point, Colin drew a second card from his deck, revealing it as a WarGrowlmon card. "Get ready, Luke!" he advised his partner. "Digimodify! WarGrowlmon's Atomic Blaster Activate!"

As this was slashed through the D-Arc, the blue digizoid armor on Luke's chest opened, and two cannons appeared at the center of his torso. They glowed red momentarily, then launched massive twin beams of hot plasma directly at Triceramon, in an attack stronger than his usual Thundercast.

"You see..." Colin said. "My partners can heal, you're nowhere near close to beating us. So calm down, be sensible, or else you're not gonna like what happens next".

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Bellamy uses Nightingale on Flamedramon.

Nightingale - Bellamy's wings glow with blue light, and he flaps them once. This provides himself or an ally with a stroke of luck that in effect mends their data in a healing technique, and reduces any active cooldowns by 1 post (except if he uses it on himself). [Cooldown: 2 posts].


Colin scans the WarGrowlmon card and uses it on Luke.

Luke uses Atomic Blaster on Miyuki.

Atomic Blaster: The target Digimon fires a blast of energy from it's chest.

And so it seemed from the effects of the battle, Luke's attack managed to stop Miyuki while Bellamy healing Flamedramon gave him the strength to finish the matter. For a moment, Colin was startled. He looked at his D-Arc for the moment, then at the card he had used. This... this was the first time he had personally made an action in opposition to another tamer. Yeah, in a way he had felt bad, but, the outcome of it, when Miyuki de-digivolved to her baby level, this... felt like it was a good outcome. Niko had acted the wrong way, yet she wouldn't suffer the loss of losing her partner either. With that in mind, Colin relaxed somewhat.

The battle over, Colin decided to approach Niko. His partners made no further moves.

"I'm sorry it came to this..." Colin began. "But, this could never work out how you wanted it to. Be thankful you still have your own partner, because if our intentions were reversed and the tables were turned and we won this, you wouldn't have the same. Now, please, return to civilization, recover, gain some sense about this matter, and move on".

Colin still thought it was sad that she was acting like this out of despair for her brother's loss. But that was the only way she could truly recover, at least he thought. Veemon was the partner of Leith and he had no intention of halting that. So there was no other option.

Bellamy and Luke meanwhile watched over this event, neither of them making any further attacks. This was their partner alright, the bearer of the crests of Compassion and Tenacity. They supposed that this was always how Colin was going to react to this - be tenacious in an all out attack, but be compassionate in understanding their foe's pain and wanting to minimize it. Hopefully this would be the end of it.