FSE

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A/N: All right, I know before I had stated that there would be three last chapters, but now that I've started to think about it, I've figured out that it would be best for this to be the proper final chapter. After which, there will be an 'Epilogue' of sorts. Please enjoy.

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It really was no use to try and stir the young blond, and with the overhanging silhouette seeming to smirk down on the group, it only seemed that there was no hope. But that never did make Veemon's soul stop burning. Before, even in the dreariest and hopeless situations when with his former trainer Davis, he stood up strong, stood up for what he wanted to, and what he believed in. And this 'demonic' being, whatever it was, wasn't going to stand in his way.

Growling, Tasomon held his sword once more, facing up at the shadow. "Pitiful. You think you can stop me?" Though the silhouette had still stayed in its position, something in the air changed. "Heh, I think I'll have some fun with my prey..." Words that angered the wolf spread across the promenade. With lips twitching, Tasomon held his sword in a different manner, ready for his attack.

A gust of wind drifted in front of the blue wolf, lifting up some of the debris scatted around the antechamber. Slowly, a form began to appear within the wind--without even waiting to see what it was, Tasomon jumped forward, "TWILIGHT SABER!" Slashing back and forth with the glowing crimson blade, Tasomon seemed to hit only rock and debris until something stopped the blade.

From the scattered dust, a paw gripped the blade tightly, as its owner finally showed himself. Crimson fur, draped from his arms to his body, and even his face. A black spiral seemed to glow on the arm whose paw was keeping the blade from moving. Another one was on the opposite arm, crystals hung from both. Tribal designs adorned his chest, painted in a greenish hue; pants covered the legs, showing hidden spirals at the bottom. Even his tail had one of the spirals upon it--none lacked crystals--as it twitched back and forth.

A muzzle crooked in a grin, baring two sets of fangs, was the last thing to show itself, giving light to the figure totally, even as he laughed. Crystals hung from his ears, as one dangled from around his neck. Markings went up his muzzle, to his cheeks, painted though in black. "Fool. You cannot hurt me." Pushing the blade back, the wolf snarled at Tasomon, "I am the ultimate being...I am a God, an Ancient..."

Again, Tasomon attacked at the wolf, his new enemy, only to have it deflected by another paw. Gripping tightly, the wolf yanked the digimon hybrid close, to kick him in the chest, knocking him back, and desummoning the crimson sword. "Really, you are pathetic if that's all you got."

Glaring at the wolf, Tasomon groaned, trying to get up--the others stared, before they held their own digivices in front of them. Though wounded, even tired, they wanted to try and stop whatever this being was and the large vortex in the sky that was still sucking things into it. "Biomerge Evolution!" Matt and Takato both found themselves once more wrapped in data, before coming out as their respective forms, Cerberusmon and Beogrowlmon.

"Triple Bang!" "Giga Flame!"

Both attacks, spinning together, flew towards the wolf, only to be stopped by both paws. "Arcs of Chaos!" A large arc of black energy appeared from both paws, crushing through the large blast against him, flinging into the two digimon hybrids. "Come on... Don't make me kill you so soon.. I wanted to have some fun." Chuckling, the wolf raised himself into the air, before multiple crystals formed around him. "Crystal Intercession!" Each one was either kicked, or punched towards the group, and each had a deadly accuracy.

Being hit by both their own attacks, as well as the crystals, Matt and Takato found themselves back into their human forms, Matt with an even greater wound than before. Tasomon couldn't even defend himself against the attack, though had yet to devolve. Struggling with the pain of the attack, the blue wolf stood shakily, waving back and forth.

The wolf seemed to smirk at the destruction as well as the pitiful attempt Tasomon was trying to commit. "You feel a little heart left? Aww, that's so sweet." Still in the air, the wolf dove down his paw in front of him, "Soul Shards!" His fist connected with the other wolf's chest, and phased into his body, right to the blue digimon's soul.

With eyes wide, and pain raining through his body, Tasomon fell backwards as the other wolf stood up straight. All he could do was stare at him, as the data that had been his Biomerge form started to disappear, shattered by the attack. As he stared, he watched the wolf hold the white marble that created the morph. "I should have destroyed this a long time ago." And with that, he crushed the orb, the data of it becoming just a part of the wolf's frame.

Looking at the others, the wolf held his palms out, "Fate's Shards!" Black orbs shot out of them, each headed towards a different digidestined, and one by one, their marbles had been stripped from their bodies, and brought in front of the wolf. They spun around, each color shining in its own magnificent beauty. "Now, who shall I destroy first." Eying them, the wolf spotted the yellow orb. "Ahh, yes, the one full of himself."

Reaching a paw towards it, and then crushing it, the wolf barely even noticed the scream of agony from the raven-haired shinobi. "HEY!" Veemon was angry, and stood up once more. Again, he looked like he was about to fall, but he wasn't going to just stand there. He ran towards the wolf, "Vee Head butt!" And yet, as his head slammed towards the wolf, it hit an energy barrier.

"Tsk.. You just don't learn..." His tail's spiral glowed as chains shot out to wrap around the blue digimon. "Sit tight and watch as I rip apart your friends' souls!" Grasping the green one, the wolf sneered, "Hear their screams!" It crumbled just like its predecessors. This time it was Matt who cried out, along with Gabumon. "Watch them fall into oblivion!" The orange one shattered within those words, as Sakura's scream was carried in the winds--followed closely by Mikoto's and Tailmon's as the red orb shattered.

"Let it sink in that this is the end result of your friendships!" Blue came next, along with Takato's and Guilmon's screams. From what Veemon could see while trapped in the ever-tightening chain's grasp, this was worse than the shattering of his own marble. The others, they were tied for much longer, they had become accustom to it--but at the same time, the way the wolf was torturing them and destroying the last defense of this world, he had pulled the marbles out without touching them, letting them just circle the crimson fur. Even Ken's marble wasn't spared from the destruction, his grunts heard through the castle walls.

And then, Veemon's eyes settled upon the last marble circling the wolf, the black one, and the one he knew connected to Naruto's soul. "DON'T!" The wolf froze only for a moment, before he looked over at Veemon. "DON'T BREAK HIS SOUL!"

"Heh. You cannot tell me what I can or can't do, fool! I am the one that is controlling your fate!" And with that, the powerful paw crushed the final marble, the final power of Digivolution that would have been the last line of defense. And Naruto's screams, they weren't like the others, they were deeper, filled with more agony, more sadness. Struggling harder within the bindings, Veemon howled out; he could feel what his trainer was feeling, that pain, that void of something, and it made him want to just fill that hole again.

Going back to staring at Veemon in his own little trap, the wolf laughed. "Foolish. That's what you all are. Depending on the gift graced to you by the Fates, you aren't even worthy to bear what they wanted you to." This time, the wolf got a better look at what was around Veemon's neck. A crystal, a single crystal that had been hidden in the other form, or perhaps he had over looked it. "That crystal..." His eye twitched as he leaned down, wanting to touch it. "It can't be..." Wrapping his paw around it, to get a better look at the thing, the wolf held back a gasp, as anger rushed through his veins, "YOU AREN'T THE CHOSEN ONE FOR THIS!"

He tried to rip it away from the blue digimon, but a hand stopped him; Veemon had managed to get it free, "Don't touch this! This is KYUU'S!" Though the others were mostly drained, they watched as again a shining aura surrounded Veemon. "And we didn't depend on the cards. We...we... We depended on the strength of each other!" The light got brighter, making the wolf step back, releasing his hold on the digimon. Shielding his eyes, he hissed out. "And friendship isn't PATHETIC! It's what makes us STRONGER!"

Growling at the blue digimon, but more at the fact that he had just escaped from his own chains, the wolf stared him down. "Heh, friends make you stronger? Friends hold you back. Friends let you wither and die. There is no use for friendship in power!" Words that burned Veemon's ears came from the wolf. He had heard them once before, from Sasuke, and he believed them naught.

Holding his ground, Veemon stared up at the wolf, "Who are YOU to decide this?"

Those crimson eyes flared, as the wolf snarled into a smile. "The one whom is God now." Still he hadn't revealed his name, and he hadn't wanted to. Then again, he could have some fun before killing them. "Let me show you why friends hold you back, let me show what agony can only come from those bonds!" Flicking his wrists again, he summoned two crystals. "Fate's Sight!" Both crystals flicked into the air, and sparkled with their magic. Blackness shot out of them, blackness that took over the world, over their world.

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The air, it was salty. With the breeze that flew by, the sounds of the ocean could be heard. It almost seemed too serene to be there, from the waking darkness, the waking silence soothing in its care. His onyx eyes winked open to see clouds hovering in a deep blue sky. Seagulls flocked above, carefree in their wake. Groaning, he sat up, rubbing his head. All around him was just a beach as far as the horizon in both ways, and water. He could see far in front of him that the water did not end.

"W-what happened?" Blinking to reality, Veemon jolted up to his feet in a defensive position, head swinging about to look for the enemy he had seen before. But there was nothing but beach, and dead lands behind him. Wondering a bit, the blue digimon thought about what he had seen, what he had experienced, and then what was around him. Nothing fit, save for the thought he had fallen asleep somewhere in the Digital World, and perhaps just dreamed it all.

He staggered slightly, walking towards the east, where beach still was. The digimon just kept walking, trying to figure out where he was, and what was going on. "Was...was it all just a dream?" Waves kept crashing, the seagulls still flying, everything felt so real. It just made his head hurt thinking about it. "Naruto..." The whispered word, he truly felt that it had existed.

As the memories of his dream slowly gave way to the reality around him, the blue digimon stopped walking. The beach truly seemed never-ending, so why waste time to walk along it? Looking around, he searched for some way out of here. Nothing really looked familiar, not even the dead lands that were beside the beach.

"Vee..." Spinning his head around, the dragon became startled by the voice. "Vee..." There it was again, coming from nowhere. That is, unless the seagulls had begun to speak to him. His heart wrenched as the voice whispered his name again. He knew that voice; it just seemed so familiar, like a lover's kiss at night. Looking around again, Veemon finally spotted something other than the beach, a small fox.

It's tail twitched and flicked, as it sat in front of the dragon digimon, tilting its head. After a moment, it sprung up and started to scurry away from him, back down the beach. "HEY WAIT!" Jumping after the fox, Veemon had no idea what he was doing, except trying to stop the only thing that had been right there. Though, even with his movements, the fox jumped too quickly, disappearing into the air far away from the dragon's grasp.

Slowly coming to a stop, Veemon just stared. It was the first thing he saw here 'out of place' and he wanted answers--but his only lead had just vanished, literally. "Wait..." Disheartened, was he, who thought he could get answers; but the dragon knew he couldn't just give up. No, Davis would have said the same thing.. "Hmph!" Folding his arms, Veemon channeled his sadness into anger.

"Heh. You angry again?" Another voice that he knew, but who was it? Looking around for wherever it came from, the blue digimon kept his hopes up, but his anger apparent.

"NO I'M NOT!"

"Right." A shadow formed in front of Veemon, morphing into the shape of a human. "Wonder if the idiot realizes he's got a stupid lover," more of a statement than a question. Onyx eyes opened while arms folded.

"Who the hell are you?!"

"You forgot already? That hurts," feigning pain; Sasuke only shook his head, letting his raven-colored hair dance slightly. "Guess you two do fit together, both being so dense." A sigh. "But besides that, I can't believe you are just going to stand there." A hand went out, beckoning Veemon to come closer. "Come on, don't just stand there!"

Growling in protest, the blue dragon attempted to head butt the figure, only to have himself go through him. As he was slowly disappearing, Sasuke looked over his shoulder at Veemon. "Better get going. Standing only will make this harder on you." With another lead gone, Veemon just blinked. Was this person trying to help him or just taunt him?

"Heh. Like I was just going to stand here." Turning around, the dragon continued on his way down the beach--always towards the place where the fox had first led him. "Now come on, there has to be someone here who knows more than that bastard."

Further ahead of him, Veemon began to see the swaying image of a female staring out at the ocean. Rushing forwards, the digimon wanted to make sure this person didn't get away; he wouldn't stand for that anyways. "HEY HEY!" Waving his arms frantically, he hoped to get her attention.

But she was just staring out, seemingly humming a song to herself. That is, until Veemon was huffing and panting right near her side. Her hums turned into words. "When you walk away, you don't hear me say 'Please, oh baby, don't go.....'" Turning towards him, her teal eyes closed into a smile, and her hitae-ate shining with the dying light. "Hehe. Better protect him." She was giggling slightly, "Do what I couldn't do--bring your love out, bring out your strength."

"Huh?" Tilting his head at the confusing words, Veemon lost the time to ask her a question, as her body began to turn into blue sparks that traveled further down the beach. "WAIT! DON'T GO!"

She gave another giggle again, as her pink hair fluttered. "Sorry, but it's my time to leave."

Reaching out a hand to try and stop her from disappearing, Veemon found it going through the air, grasping nothing. "Damnit!" His fists clenched as they fell to his sides, his head shaking back and forth. "Stop leaving me!" He gave a good long stated at the ground, while he tried to gather his thoughts together. "Stop...leaving me..." With a heavier heart, Veemon walked again, eyes drooping as they scanned the horizon.

Even though those eyes spotted three figures ahead, he didn't get his hopes up. They, too, would disappear, right? Leaving him alone again. Seemed everything was just leaving him--his memory, his hope, every other thing as well. "Heh."

One of the three figures was waving an arm back and forth quickly, with his mouth seeming to scream something to him. But in his little fugue-like state, he really couldn't hear a word. Nothing from the goggle-boy, nothing from the flute playing girl, and nothing from the familiar boy.

"YO VEEMON!"

"HEY! NICE TO KNOW YOU'RE ALRIGHT!"

"VEEMON!"

Arriving just feet from them, Veemon stared at all three, his mouth closed. From behind the trio, came three digimon, each one seeming to gather around the dragon. "Hey Veemon." Came Gabumon's voice, which Veemon quickly waved off.

"You guys aren't here either, right?"

"What are you talking about?" Tailmon quickly asked.

"Heh. Just like the two others."

"We aren't going to leave, Vee." Guilmon was tilting his head before leaning closer to sniff him.

Matt just shook his head. "Veemon." His eyes traced the horizon. "You've got to understand something. Even if we're not all together, we're still together."

"YEAH! Wherever one is, the others are there."

Mikoto nodded with what the two other boys said. "Mmhmm. Our hearts hold each other close. We can never be separated--just like me and Tailmon."

"And me and Gabumon."

"AND ME AND GUILMON!"

The blue digimon started to look up at the three, eyes seeming to light up a bit. Mikoto only smiled as she knelt down to touch Veemon's cheek. "Just like you and him won't ever be separated. We're each other's strength. Don't forget that." With a kiss to his forehead, she sighed. "But, it seems you'll have to figure that out on your own. Don't stray too far away from that light, Veemon. Or you'll get lost in that darkness."

That seemed to make Veemon smile, with tears starting to stream down his face of joy. "M-M-Mikoto...Matt... Takato..."

They all nodded and smiled. "Now don't stop walking! We're all cheering for you!" Takato gave him a thumbs up, "Go get your trainer!" Nodding to him, Veemon started to run again, with the others fading away while he left them.

In his sights, seemed to come more seagulls and sand, but he now had drive. He remembered what they had meant. Him. Yes. It was Him. The fox. Grinning, the dragon started to leap in his strides, trying to get to where his heart led.

And, though his heart and happiness were high, they started to drift down as another figure drew close to him. This one he knew, and that elicited a snarl from his throat. Leaps and bounds, he still made, towards the figure that had its back to him. "KEN!"

The figure hmm'd before it turned around. "Heh." Though he wasn't in his Digimon Emperor outfit, Veemon still loathed him. "Seems you've got yourself away from your path."

"SHUT UP!" Sliding in the sand to stop, Veemon's fists balled up again. "GO AWAY! GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

"Who said I'm in your way?" An eyebrow rose. "I've got no qualms against you going on your way." He smiled a dark smile. "I've just come to tell you something."

Growling again, Veemon shook his head. "I don't give a damn about what you have to say."

"I don't care." He scoffed. "Is this the best you can do? Is this your best strength? HAH! How could someone like you truly beat me? Pathetic. It was only dumb luck, now I see."

Veemon charged at the man. "YOU ARE THE PATHETIC ONE!" Head butting Ken, who took a step backward with a grimace, the blue digimon yelled out, "I had strength!"

"All you had was... was the luck of the gods."

"NO!" Head butting again, Veemon growled.

Ken only chuckled, holding his chest with one eye open. "There we go. That's what you need. Show me more conviction!" Clenching his fists tighter, Veemon jumped up and punched Ken in the cheek, only to find it phasing through. "Good good. You might just be able to save us all." Blue sparks faded away up into the sky as Ken's body disappear. "Go on... Someone's waiting for you. Better not let them down." A serene smile was left on the boy's face while he left the dragon alone again.

Snarling and growling still Veemon felt his anger pulsate in his body--he could almost -see- it pulsating around him. "I WON'T LET ANYONE DOWN!" Bolting forward again, the digimon knew in his heart he was so close, so close to where he wanted to be. Sasuke. That was the first kid. Sakura, the second. He knew them; they were His friends. No not 'Him,' Kyuumon. Naruto.

"I'm on my way Kyuu! I'm almost there!" Around him, the waves crashed, as the seagulls started to sound distant. The dead lands beside him started to waver into a forested pass, with the sea slowly disappearing from sight. "Almost there, Kyuu... Almost.." Away from him, he started to see the different digimon he had met along the way. Razimon. Tymemon. Beogrowlmon. Cerberusmon. Angetailmon. Balthasmon. They all seemed happy as they faded away into the trees.

Slowly, he started to remember all those battles, all those trials. The snow, the kisses, the sex. No, not the sex--the love between him and Naruto. He could slowly see it. See the form that was running still further ahead. It was Kyuumon, the fox he had first met moths ago and attached himself too. "KYUU!" The fox faded into a human running, before jumping up into the air and disappearing again.

"Veemon... Come on." Naruto's voice rang through the forest, as a light appeared in the distance in front of Veemon. "Let's fight together again!" Reaching towards the light, Veemon stopped in his tracks, panting to get his breath back. "I'll be your light again." His smile returned to its brightness, as his hand reached out.

"Alright."

"I love you."

"I love you too, Kyuu."

The light shined brightly, before the world around the digimon just shattered.

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Rain. Again it hit his skin, cooling it down. When did he become so hot? It didn't matter, not now, not when the world started to come back to him. Groaning slightly, Veemon tried to move, tried to do something, but he found himself not able to. An eye opened; a gasp flew out. "Y-you."

The wolf growled at him. "How did you break out of my spell!? It doesn't matter." The chains around the digimon started to constrict. "I finally have you, and I can finally have that crystal." Struggling for both breath, and freedom, the blue dragon didn't want anyone to touch that crystal. It was rightfully Naruto's, and he wanted to give it back to him.

"N-n-no!"

"Hehehe. Nice try." A paw reached forward towards Veemon's neck, heading towards the crystal. However, a kunai flew by, cutting through the crystal's string, knocking both the paw away and the crystal down from the digimon's neck. "!!!!"

A smirk came across the raven-haired face below. The rain had kept his hair matted to his face, but he did not care. All that mattered was that he had perfect aim; he had to stop whatever the creature was from doing whatever it wanted to do. "Let him go, before you lose your life!"

"HAH! You think you alone can defy me?"

"He's not alone!" The blond was standing next to him, his own hand having a kunai in tow. "I'm here!"

"And so are we!" Matt, Takato, Henry, and their digimon all stood next to them, each ready for a fight. Though battered, they all were staring down the wolf in the air. "Now let Veemon go!" Takato's voice was unwavering, steady, and true.

The wolf smirked; his hold on Veemon grew tighter. "Make me!"

All the while, the blue crystal fell towards the ground--the long lost white digivice Veemon had on the ground below it. It hit on target, before clinking to the ground behind the group. Snarling at them Xavius peered around for the crystal. He wanted it; he needed it.

Distracted by the group and loss of the crystal, he left his chains slack just enough for Veemon to slip through and fall down. "AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The digivice glowed blue, as did the crystal, before the blue light surrounded Veemon to lightly help him stop on the ground. Blinking a few times, the digimon stared down at the device that was blinking and beeping. He reached down and picked it up, before noticing the spiral of data on his other paw. "..."

They all stared, watched as the data grew fiercer around the digimon's hand; the once small fragment becoming larger and larger. "...BIOMERGE EVOLUTION!" Quickly scanning the data with his device, Veemon let himself be encapsulated with the data once more.

Watching the blue digimon start to take form of his lupine form, the others blinked, while Xavius just growled. "How can you -use- the power of the orbs without having them!?" Tasomon hadn't heard the wolf as his eyes slowly opened to feel the world around him once more. The rain, this time it felt so much sweeter than before. To him, it was like it cleansed everything.

He gave a look at himself in surprise before it faded away into aggression. "Xavius!" Thrusting his paw away from his body, he summoned up the sword with ease. "It ends now!" The crimson wolf just twitched an eye as his chains came quickly back to his spirals. With a snarl, he found himself in defense with Tasomon jumping at him with the crimson blade.

"Grah!" Jumping backwards, the wolf spun around before drawing in the air quickly. "Arcs of Ice!" Resting his paw into the center of the glyph, he let loose his spell; the hundreds of tiny icelets shot towards Tasomon with delicate ease, each one slicing into his fur. The wolf digimon winced at the touch of ice blades to his skin, the blood from the newest wounds starting to trickle down his sides.

Seeing Tasomon coming back lifted everyone's hearts even more-as each one held their own devices to themselves, "Want to try?" Takato eagerly asked.

"Why not..." Matt's words were coated with a smirk.

"HEY! You guys better not start the party without us!"

Temari and crew were all behind them, easily taking a landing beside the group. "Sorry Sakura.. Didn't know you got invitations as well." Naruto's voice was cool and crisp.

"Well, we -are- the girls. I think you guys can't keep all the action away from us." Giving a wink, both Naruto and Sasuke blushed. "So let's go!"

"BIOMERGE EVOLUTION!" "SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

Bright light shined from beneath both Tasomon and Xavius, causing both to shield their eyes. "GRAH!" Hurt by the brightness, the demon wolf backed away, recovering from such an attack of not physical, but emotional standard. Finally able to see again, the wolf peered down to see seven others standing there, their weapons each pointed at him.

"You guys ready?" Matt questioned the group, already knowing the answer. His guns were already loaded and cocked, aimed directly at the creature before them.

"Duh." The goggle boy was quick to respond, a smirk coming across him and his hybrid form.

"Yeah, let's do this!" Sakura had been waiting for this moment, with her claws positioned in attack mode.

"Hehe, I've been waiting months to finally release myself." Staring down the wolf, Ken almost growled.

"Rock and roll boys." Sasuke's voice came quickly too, as his swords were held to his body.

"Hope you can take this," Mikoto gave a pseudo blown kiss to the wolf, before she grabbed her sword into her bow.

"Vee, we're all behind you!" Naruto's words hit the most with Tasomon, making him smile and pull his shuriken away from his body.

"Xavius. You aren't going to win, not with us standing together! Come on guys, shoot!"

"Triple Bang!" "Sonic Stripper!" "Dragon Flame!" "Black Fire!" "Thousand Stings!" "Archangel's Wraith!"

Their attacks all launched together into a large spiral, the energy easily seen as it burnt through the air and crackled. "Terra Blaster!" Naruto's energy hit with much more force than the others, propelling it quicker towards the wolf on defense.

Tasomon smirked as he charged up his shuriken. "Twilight Star!" Thrusting that into the air behind the attacks, he closed his eyes, giving out a content sigh. After all this was over-which he knew it would be now-he'd steal Naruto away, steal him away to spend time lost within the past few months. "Kyuu.. Thank you..."

All stared at the wolf, watching as his face contorted into fear. Barely able to get out a scream, Xavius was blinded by another light, as all the attacks connected perfectly with his body. The attacks exploded in the air, as they shot out a large energy wave into all directions. Tasomon had to keep himself steady as to not be blown back from the shear power of the group.

When the blast died away, all eyes went upon where the wolf once was, only to be distracted by what seemed to be fireworks exploding in the air. Raining down were beautiful crystal dust, shining bright in the light finally cast off by the morning sun. What once was a destructive storm, eased away into a calm that made them all smile.

They all cheered, happy to finally see the sun rise again in the city of Konoha, and the data from the crystals drain away. Scattering to the skies, it flowed into portals and disappeared into thin air. Takato and Henry both watched some of it vanish, pondering if it could be their world returning to its normalcy. Almost sucked out of energy from their united blast, the group de-digivolved back into their normal forms, each catching their breath.

Finally together again, Naruto picked up Veemon in a happy giggle, and spun him around. "I told you we'd be together!"

Overjoyed, Veemon began to cry as he snuggled into his trainer's arms."K-k-kyuu.." Naruto only blinked at the tears, while he wiped them clean. "I...I...I missed you!"

"Shh. I know..I know.. So did I." Petting down his head, the blond sat down on the ground with his digimon on his lap. Their eyes met again, before they closed. Time felt right for a moment. Everything was back to what it was before this all happened-well except for the part of Naruto being a human instead of a digimon. "I won't ever leave you again. I promise."

"And you always keep your pr-promises."

"That I do."

Matt put his hand on Gabumon's head and scratched it, chuckling at the blond and dragon. "I'm glad they're together again. It was kind of sad to know a trainer went against his own digimon." Sighing to himself, he gave his digimon a joking punch to his shoulder. "Gabumon, if I ever do that, feel free to knock some sense into me."

"But Matt.."

"No, seriously. Do that; it'll be best for us. I don't ever want to hurt you."

"All right."

With hands holding his head, Takato grinned, swaying back and forth as he looked at Mikoto. She truly had a sense of her-well now that he had had time with her-that intrigued him. "H-hey Mikoto... You want to come back with us?"

"How do you suppose we'll get back, Takato?" Henry easily deflated the goggle-boy's ego. "I don't see a portal opening anywhere."

Giving it much thought, Takato said the only thing that came to mind. "What about their digivices?" He pointed over at Veemon and Naruto. "I mean, isn't that how we left our world anyways?"

Matt nodded. "Our digivices opened the Digital World for us when we traveled. So it should work-but there's no computers around here."

Mikoto, totally oblivious to what the others were saying, smiled at Takato. "I'm..sorry but I don't think I can come back with you."

Shaking his head, Takato took a step back. "WH-why?"

"Because my world -is- the Digital World. It's the only one I've known, so I must return back there." She giggled. "I'm sorry-but I'm glad you asked. I'm sure you can come visit me whenever, though!"

"O...okay." Staring at the ground, Takato tapped his foot against it, while Sakura only smirked at Naruto and Veemon.

"Finally kept your promise, eh Naruto?"

"Well -yeah-. I told you I'd get Sasuke-kun back for you!"

Sasuke glared, seemingly forgetting their rendezvous earlier that night. "Heh. You didn't -bring- me back. It was that portal that took me in just like it did to you I'm guessing. Whatever it was, it seemed as though it caused loads of trouble, so perhaps if we can destroy it, we should."

"!!!!" Veemon was alarmed. "NO! You CAN'T destroy it!"

Just a sideways glance was rewarded to the digimon. "We have to. If more of these things come through who knows what will happen!"

"But but but!!!"

"Vee, it'll be alright.. I'm sure we can sti-" The blonde was cut off as the whole building began to shake drastically, making everyone struggle to keep their footing. "Wh-what's happening?!"

Mikoto shivered as she fell, her grip upon Tailmon increasing. "I don't know..."

"It's the castle." Sasuke muttered with a single hand on the ground the other upon his knee. "It must be falling."

"!!!!"

They all stared at each other before pushing themselves towards the edge of the promenade and stared down at the town beneath them. "Konoha will be destroyed!" Though rattled, Sakura kept her voice straight. "We need to stop this!"

"Well how?" Sasuke demanded.

Naruto and Veemon had only looked at each other and nodded, before pulling together the Digivices and Naruto's crystal. "Biomerge Evolution!" "Spirit Evolution!" Both warped into their digimon forms and jumped of the edge towards the town below.

"NARUTO!" Sasuke glared and took his Digivice into his hands, "Stupid blond..." Scanning his own hand, he jumped down as Razimon's form slowly took over his body. Opening up his eyes to watch what the blond and digimon were doing, Razimon now understood what their course was. Both were attacking the pieces that fell from the castle. "EVERYONE! DIGIVOLVE!"

They all nodded, and slipped into their own forms; some flew down; others jumped down. Each one landed at different parts of the streets, and readily attacked the crumbling pieces. Swords slashed, guns shot, arrows flew. But it seemed they could never match up to the speed that it was coming apart. "It's no use!"

"Shut up and just attack!"

"We'll save Konoha yet!"

"But it's going to fast!"

Growling at the others just talking, Naruto opened up his mouth towards the castle. "RASENGAN SHOT!" The energy built up, and up, seeming endless in its summoning. Tasomon stopped and watched, letting a piece fall upon a building.

"Kyuu.."

Neokitsumon's body was surrounded by a white aura as his energy began to increase in volume. To Tasomon, he looked like an angel, even more so than Angetailmon. That is until he realized that something felt wrong. "KYUU!"

Tuning out his lover's words, the hybrid shot his attack up into the sky, towards the falling castle, making a right on hit. The explosion seemed to rock everyone back, as the pieces of the castle were obliterated, their pieces no longer crumbling. He gave a last smirk inside of his shelled body, before falling to his side. Not moving an inch, it took a second for Tasomon to realize that something was wrong with the picture. "KYUU!" Running over to him, he kneeled beside his lover and shook him lightly, "Wake up..."

Again, this all felt like a continuous loop for Veemon, for Tasomon. He'd have his lover back and then something would take him away, and then he'd steal back to keep the devilish circle running around. Closing his eyes and shaking the beast before him, Tasomon felt his heart sink even more.

But, even through the sad moment, with everyone gathering around him once more, the others hadn't been guarded against something. Through the quietness, a rumble growled between them, making each one just blink. Their digimon forms leaving them all save for the two in the center, giving Matt enough time to put his hand on his face. Sasuke reciprocated the action. "Don't worry Veemon. Seems the idiot is just hungry."

"Nnn... Ramen..."

"Yep... he's hungry alright."

It gave them all a laugh, a nice laugh needed. Not only had they destroyed what had hurt other worlds, but also they stopped the annihilation of this one. It was something that made each and every one of them smile. Soon enough, both forms left Tasomon and Neokitsumon, letting Veemon just snuggle his human lover. Everything felt relaxed in the group.

"...so that's how we found them before.."

"Really, we were on TV?"

"I can't believe it's finally over and I can go..."

"I hope the Godaime won't get mad at us. We did save the village after all." Both Sakura and Sasuke surveyed the damages to the town. It wasn't as bad as they thought it could have been, and it would be easily fixed if everyone banded together. "We should find where that portal was, and finally destroy it, come on Sakura."

Turning their backs to the group, the two started to travel towards where they felt was right-The Hokage Cliff. Always, they knew that Naruto would sit upon it and just stare out. And if Naruto had been transported to the world they had been to, then this must've been the way that it happened.

But as their feet came closer to the base of the cliff, crystal dust floated back down from the sky, spiraling in front of them. "You bastards..." Seethed the voice of the form they knew only minutes before. "...I've worked so HARD!" A paw shot out to the side. "I've gone to such lengths!" Another paw went to his side. "I gave myself life again when nothing was suppose to be given to me!" Both foot paws arrived on the ground. "And this is how you goes believe your lives should be!" His head reformed, with those piercing red eyes staring at Sakura and Sasuke. "YOU LAUGH!?"

Both back peddled, grimacing at the words that came from the wolf newly arrived. "G-g-guys!" Brought back from their little chat and relaxation, the group once again saw Xavius, making them all stand defensively. "H-how.. You.. There.. Died..."

He growled out, "I told you I am a god! I cannot die!" Snarling lips, and baring teeth, the wolf took a few steps towards them. "You... All you do is laugh and smile! You have never seen true life! TRUE DEATH!" Xavius closed his twitching eyes, and held his paws in front of him. "I'll show you all, I'll let you experience that coldness." A crystal began to appear, pulling itself from the wolf's body.

Staring partially at his paws, and then at his face, the others shivered, taking more steps backwards. "Crystalline Soul!" As the crystal found itself totally out of the body and hovering within the paws of the wolf, he punched a paw through it, before slowly pulling out a long chain. "Severing those tales you believe, the darkness will revel itself."

As the chain totally left, the crystal shattered, it's dust swirling around the wolf, slowly changing him, slowly stripping the fur, the crystals, even the eyes that seemed to stare. Then the chain wrapped itself around him, hiding whatever was happening.

"We have to do something!"

"But what?"

"BIOMERGE EVOLUTION!" "SPIRIT EVOLUTION!"

Each changed into their forms, their weapons readily available to connect. "We're ready for you Xavius, whatever you bring, we'll turn back ten fold!" Takato's voice wasn't wavering at all, as him and Guilmon both stood strong in front of the group, the others beside of him. "NOW SHOW YOURSELF!"

Chuckling came from inside the chain cocoon, before it was rapidly pulled away into a black hand, the other behind held just away from the body easily. Fangs and wings protruded from his slender body while the chain just kept some distance in a spiral. "You think you can? Try it."

All gave a nod, as all launched forward, leaving Veemon next to Naruto on the ground. "Naruto... come on, look at them.." Though the blond was vaguely away of the world, he couldn't really find the strength in him to do anything. Pushing the blond to sit up, his partner leaned against him, wrapping one of the human's arms around his neck. "Just..watch.." He knew right now he couldn't do anything; not with Naruto like this.

Raising his sword up, Razimon charged at the chain, slashing down only when he got close enough. However, his blade was halted, even as the chain just hovered in the air. It took visible strength for the snake hybrid to not be pushed back, but even so, it was no use for the force that pushed him back.

Beogrowlmon snarled and punched forward, ready to smash through those chains. Sasuke might have been a bastard to them, but now it seemed he was helping for the better cause--seems he could use some help anyways. "Terra Claw!" With a charged fist, the large dinosaur slammed forward, large paws going against such a thin chain. It should work, right?

"Ribbon Slice!"

Rapidly the chain spun around, before wrapping around the arm to stop it. Eyes closed as the chain tightened. "Pitiful." Unraveling, the bladed chain sliced into Beogrowlmon's arm, as well as knocking him back. "If this is what you call ten fold, then I'll show you hat a hundred fold is!" The chain spiraled again around his body, before slipping into a large seal. "Fifth Seal, Fallen Stars!" Lighting up, the seal glowed black before energy blasts shot out of it, hitting both Takato and Sasuke.

Horrified, Veemon closed his eyes and looked away, not even following his own command. "V-Vee.." Naruto managed a word, which gave Veemon a chance to look back at his lover. "I...don't like this." A hand caressed the dragon's cheek while cerulean eyes watered. "We have to help."

"Shh... we can't do anything with you like this." It was true, Veemon felt like he needed to help them, but he had to make sure Naruto was safe. He'd protect him with his life--that was something he decided months ago.

They stared again, catching Angetailmon being trusted back with cuts all over her body, as well as Tymemon skidding to a halt. Even Cerberusmon's bullets were easily deflected back to the group, throwing them back further. Black fire became absorbed, swords parried to the ground, even simple bullets reflected. Nothing would get past that barrier f a single strand of chain.

"Are you done yet?"

"We won't be done!" Pushing himself off the ground, Matt stared through one eye, the other covered in blood. "We can't give up..." He looked around to watch the others slowly get to their feet, nodding in agreement. "We are the protectors of this land, and you are attacking it. We must stop you!"

"Heh. Suit yourself. Final Seal, Syi's Prism!" The chain wrapped in on itself, flowing into a complex seal in the air, before the balrog pressed a paw onto it. "Seal them and destroy them, Syi." A figure formed in front of the balrog, holding a simple sword, and covered within a black cloak. "Take them to the Otherworld!"

Shifting, the sword raised above the figure's head, the sound of chains moving echoed. A single blue eye opened to stare at the group, before it glowed orange. "Death's Hope!" Swiftly, the figure disappeared and appeared around the group, slashing at them with such speed no one could keep up. Each had their own screams of agony, and each scream added to the smirk upon the balrog's face.

It was too much for Veemon to watch once more, causing him to look away with sadness. "No..." Movement next to him alerted the dragon digimon to his lover standing up, wavering in his lost strength. "Kyuu..."

"Spirit...Evolution.." The words were strained, as the data flickered around the blond. He couldn't just lie there and watch this creature massacres his friends. The others continued to stand up, even with the wounds, with the figure stepping in front of his master. "I won't... let you hurt my friends...Not anymore."

Standing within his digimon form, Naruto opened his mouth again, "Rasengan Blast." The chains retracted and surrounded Xavius once more, a defense against the blast. Not only had he seen it hit him before, but he had watched it destroy the castle. Such brute force wouldn't be the end of him, but he was cautious all the same.

Syi slowly disappeared, leaving Xavius all alone with the seven in their forms. "You think a petty attack like that will hurt me?" Easily slicing into the balled blast, Xavius stood closer as his chain whipped out to grab the blonde's form. Razimon attempted to slice through the chain to release the blond, but was thrown back again, skidding and transforming into his human form. The others found strength leaving them as they too de-digivolved.

"KYUU!" Veemon quickly formed into his own hybrid self, charging at the chain with his crimson sword. Giving a slash down, it seemed to repel the chain. Not only was it doing that, but also Tasomon was encased in a fiery red aura. Growling at the balrog, the wolf knocked the chain loose, and stood in front of Naruto. "I won't let you hurt him!" The aura flared up within his words, his body holding an offensive stance.

Blinking at the power that was flooding into Veemon's frame, Xavius took a step back--almost recoiling in fear. "..." Tasomon looked back at Neokitsumon and smirked.

"I'll always have your back. And we do have a lot to catch up on, don't we?" He winked, and smiled, before turning back to face Xavius. Naruto moved to Veemon's side and chuckled; only staying there to fight with his lover.

"Yeah, we do have to catch up. So are you ready?" Those words came out easier than the last, as if strength began to flow back into the blonde's body. His own white aura flared, mixing in with the red from Tasomon.

"As ready as I'll ever be."

"Kyuubi Tail!" "Starlight Shot!" not only had the red slice from Naruto's tail shoot forward, but it encased around the shuriken flying, knocking it towards the balrog with much more force. Though the chains held fast, it seemed that Xavius was having a bit of a problem with this attack.

With energy flowing more freely, both rushed forward and slammed into the chains knocking them away from the creature to leave him open. "Twilight Saber!" Slashing at him, Tasomon opened a wound down the balrog's chest. A gasp and hiss escaped Xavius' lips, giving him a stagger backwards. Glaring, he put his hand upon his own chest and muttered a few words, letting the wound heal over, but it did seem to take strain upon the beast.

"!!!"

"..."

Both were surprised at the healing, but both recovered quickly. "We can't stop now, can we?"

"Nope."

"Then let's finish this!"

"Dawn's Light!" "Wind Blast!" Flicking his crystal out of his ear, Tasomon shot it back at Xavius, with the windblast touching it to almost explode in front of him. They grinned, watching the smoke flow around the creature. But their glee was interrupted with the whip flying out towards them, and wrapping up between them.

"I should have finished you two when I had the chance." Closing one of his eyes, Xavius pulled his whip back to slice into their bodies. They seemed to be hurt by it, but they attacked again, rushing forward to hit again and again at those chains.

The others watched, wounded they were, but they felt like these two would do it. Mikoto noticed the crystal near her, and picked it up, holding it t\tightly within her hands. "They can do it..." She whispered, "I know they can."

"NARUTO! VEEMON!" Everyone seemed to shout at the same time, before their digivices reacted. All seemed to shine brightly, and all seemed to seem more filled with energy. Takato looked at his groggily, blinking a few times. Then it clicked in his head. He remembered watching the Digimon shows and seeing them use their digivices. Matt also seemed to remember this.

They looked at each other, and seemed to read the thoughts. "Guys... Aim your devices at them!" Matt interjected, doing it himself towards the panting duo. Takato followed, along with Mikoto and the rest of them--their lights shining forwards upon Tasomon and Neokitsumon. Even the crystal in Mikoto's hand shined brightly, making her point that at the two.

Peering back at them, Tasomon blinked at the group and their lights. His strength felt more vitalized, along with his body. Naruto felt the same in his own. Then Naruto felt it, the pang of his own Digivice reacting. "Naruto..."

Grabbing Tasomon's arm, he closed his own eyes and focused upon the device.

"DNA Digivolve!"

"You have awakened fully, Adarian..."

Before them, Naruto's digiegg formed, sparkling in the light that the other digivices gave off. Smirking on, Naruto nodded to him. "Digiarmor Energize! Digimental of Dreams!"

Both were encapsulated by their auras and the data from the egg. Bright light made everyone close their eyes, and shield him or herself from it. Between the lovers, they could feel each other weaving together, as Naruto hugged Veemon close to him. "Together again."

Closing their eyes, the two felt themselves changed by the data, fur and armor seemingly connecting their bodies and souls. Black furry legs formed first, and then came the black arms, one holding a gun, the other holding a sword. Moving towards the chest, a white design flowed around, together was Veemon's and Naruto's symbols that always stayed with them, before the armor coated over it, sealing everything within it's protective shell. Everything was black, except for the blue eyes that peered out of the helmet. "Twilimon, Angel of Dreams." Though they had no wings, it still seemed as though they were the dark angel of the twilight.

Smirking, the gun was aimed at Xavius, as the two cocked it. "I'll always be here." "So will I." Their eyes close as they shoot the gun. "Dusk Bang!" From the gun, a silver bullet spiraled out towards Xavius, before it grew larger with the black aura that surrounded it. Though a precise shot, it was stopped, just barely. Gritting his teeth, Xavius snarled at them.

"How can you... how can you do this? Those crystals never were meant for THIS!"

The other just chuckled, Matt speaking up first. "We're the Digidestined. We do the impossible. IT would do you well if you remembered that." Nodding the others agreed, even as they kept their devices facing to Twilimon.

"As we said, we'll give back ten fold of what you do to us. Now it's time for you to be defeated!" Takato just smirked, he was happy that this happened. SO was Sasuke--finally it seemed as though the blond was happy again; happy with his newfound friend.

"You better stay safe, dobe." A whisper barely audible to Sakura, but it was enough to make her smile lightly. "I won't forgive you if you get killed."

Twilimon rushed forward, the sword slashing towards the chain, knocking it deep into the ground. "Goodbye!" Point blank, they shot the gun into Xavius' chest, throwing him back with a devastating blow. It seemed that they had won, that they had finally killed him with a shot to the heart--but things weren't that simple, as the wound healed over with Xavius standing back up.

Wincing at the pain through his body, the balrog flapped his wings and took to the sky, his chain trailing behind him--now longer than what they had thought it could have been. Slicing it around as he flew, he let smaller blades form in the sky to go against the armored wolf, but Twilimon had summoned a blue shield, absorbing the hits as they looked up. Inside of Twilimon, Naruto hugged Veemon tighter, before he closed his eyes to form wings. He knew he could do it, it just felt right in his heart. Sprouting from their back, were black-feathered wings that flapped as well.

With a kiss to the forehead, the duo launched into the sky, their sword and shield close to defend against the constant rain of blades. Xavius only growled as he rose higher and higher, wanting to just use his magic to destroy everything--not just Twilimon. "Flame Dance!" Spinning his blade around as he rose, Xavius unleashed fire from within it, letting it rain down upon the group. They dodged the attacks, hiding within a building for cover--but it seemed that the attacks also devastated the landscape.

Staring down, Twilimon winced. It had to be ended. It had to, before more lives were lost in this folly of a battle. "XAVIUS! We're your opponents! Leave them alone!" Rushing upwards, they slashed at his body with the sword, distracting the balrog enough to stop attacking the homes and dreams of the citizens of Konoha. Hovering in front of him, they stared back and forth, shield held in front for defense, and sword behind for attack. The chain spiraled around Xavius in both.

"Valian Gale!" The chain spun quickly around Xavius, hiding him in its brilliance, before he slammed himself towards the shield. "Just DIE!" He yelled out, letting the winds cut at the armor protecting the two. "Just die and let your fate end here! Your fairy tales are not worthy of living!"

Holding the spiral of wind, Twilimon parried the attack to the side, before slashing with the sword. "We won't. We can't. This is what it means to be alive! You can't destroy love, friends, hope." In Naruto's mind, he remembered seeing Veemon's face when they first trained. And he remembered that feeling of hope that arose the more time he spent with the digimon. In Veemon's mind, he could see the others fighting for what they believed in. Even Ken had his own conviction.

Matt, Mikoto, Ken, Sasuke, Sakura, Takato. All of them were their friends. Kakashi, Henry. Gaara. Temari. Shikamaru. They were defenders of their dreams. And then themselves. Lovers and friends, and the time spent together was always something to remember. The snow, the rain, the nights. "We can't lose what we have dreamed of!"

Giving another slash, Twilimon unleashed his volley of attacks, each one hitting directly upon the chains, and each one chipping away at Xavius' strength.

Xavius fought back, his own chain going on an attack against the blade to try and stop it. "But dreams are only dreams. Nothing can come out of them!"

With a stronger strike that knocked Xavius back, Twilimon growled. Slowly he took off his helmet to let Xavius get a good look at his purely black face, with the whiskers upon it as well. "You are wrong in that aspect. Hope comes from dreams. Friends come from dreams. Love comes from dreams. They are what makes us us! They give us strength to do what we must! Ken knew that! So did Sakura and Sasuke! Kakashi and Gaara! Takato and Henry! We all have dreams we follow! We all have the strength of them that runs through our veins."

Their words seemed to strength the black and white aura that surrounded the armored wolf. "You can't stop someone with a dream alone!" They had learned that from fighting Ken. It took all of them to do that, it took their strength, their conviction, and their hope. "So you can never win against us!" Their blade began to resonate with wind around it. "We'll show you the true strength of our hope and dreams!"

An eye twitched at those words, as his chain reverted into another seal. "You are fools!" Furious at their words, and scared at the power he could feel radiating from them, he knew he couldn't just bicker and fool around. It was time to become full strength, time to fully comprehend what would happen if he didn't stop them here and now.

"Chaos Bane!" "Twilight's Eve!" Three large blades formed in front of Xavius, and launched towards Twilimon as he rushed forward with his wind sword. The blades collided, and held fast, even as the energy from both exploded outward with enough force that could destroy even the Hokage Cliff. "We won't die!"

The three blades shattered with the force behind the blast, as Twilimon's own sword slammed into Xavius' side and dragged through. Both backs faced each other, as both combatants let what happened sink in. Xavius gave a cough of blood out, as his lower body started to be covered within what came out of the large wound. Twilimon panted and winced at the pain that shot through his body.

Xavius gave a little grin, it seemed as though he would come to an end, and yet he didn't feel any different than before. There was no warmth to begin with, so the cold was just as normal as everyday life. "This is not over." Though a tear fell from his body, along with the droplets of blood, he hadn't let that bother him as his body became encased in a black aura. "Perhaps we'll meet again, my final Crystalis."

His body faded from the world, as the blackness did too--nothing was left of the wolf-balrog when Twilimon looked back to question those last words. Blinking, the pain seemed to overcome the confusion, as the two split apart and fell to the ground. Both hand each other's hands, as Naruto pulled him close to be on his stomach. "I'm falling again, but this time I have you with me..." They closed their eyes, hoping that something would stop them, and something did. The crystal in Mikoto's hand flew away from her and hovered with them.

It started to slow their decent, shining bright within its blue hue, before all three reache3d the ground safely, the crystal clinking away a bit. Giving a soft sigh, both smiled. "Is... it over?" asked Henry.

"I..think it is finally," Naruto breathed out a hiss of relief that surrounded his body. Finally, it was over, and they could rest--enjoy what they have right now before they fixed things. "We finally won.." Within moments, snoring was heard from the duo, one cuddling the other, as the other held the first. Together at last, to never be separated again.

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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE HAS TO GO BACK!?" Naruto shouted at Matt. "He's staying with me!"

Scoffing at him, Matt gave a glare, "He needs to return to Davis, just like we all have to go home!"

Shaking his head, Naruto punched Matt, "You're not taking him!"

"The portal's being destroyed on our end--Izzy will help us, and that means Veemon needs to come back with us." Rubbing his cheek from the little bruise the blond gave him, Matt shook his head. Luckily fro the both, Matt decided to tell Naruto in private.

Looking away from the brunette, Naruto was trying to hide his tears. "But.. we just got back together.." It was only a week after the whole destruction thing; Matt and the others had found where the portal was, and had been traveling back and forth a few times to tell of what had happened and what had to be done.

"I'm sorry, but it's been decided."

"I won't allow it."

"But you have to. He's not yours to begin with anyways! He's DAVIS'!"

"I DON'T CARE!"

"You better. We're taking him at sunset, so say your goodbyes. I'm sorry Naruto, but this is the way things have to go. We were never meant to meet up, this was never meant to happen. So go back to living your life as a ninja and deal with it."

Another punch came from Naruto before he stormed off. Matt shook his head again and wandered after him. Tearing up behind a tree, Veemon wiped away what he knew was going to happen. "I'm not leaving him..."

At sunset--with Naruto not even able to find Veemon--the blond was a bit worried. He went back to where he had first entered the digital world, waiting for when the blue digimon would appear. When he did, Naruto perked up and ran over to him to pick him up. "VEE!"

"Kyuu.." Snuggling in his grasp, the blue digimon sighed and smiled. This was what everyday was supposed to be like. Being in the arms of someone you care deeply for. Yes, he loved Davis--but he loved Naruto and always wanted to see him. They couldn't take that away.

Sadly, Naruto let Veemon on the ground and tried to hide his tears. "Vee..I love you..." A cares of the cheek and Naruto walked past the digimon--it was out of his power to stop him. Just like it was out of his power to stop Sasuke. Giving a great sigh, the blond kept his back to the group near the edge of the cliff.

Veemon clenched his fists, as did Naruto, and spoke out, "I'm not going!"

"Veemon, you have to.." Naruto's words were strangled, but he composed himself. "You live in that world, I live in this one."

"I don't care! I'm not leaving!" Matt glared a bit, before sighing to himself. Just like Davis, Veemon had inherited stubbornness. "Matt, you can go on! Tell Davis I'm here to stay!"

Knowing full well that couldn't be the case, Matt looked over at the others. "Go on ahead with out me. Tell Izzy there's been a change of plans and the portal is staying--but be careful. Alright?"

They nodded and disappeared into the lights form the devices.

"Naruto..." The brunette closed in on the blond, before placing his hand on his shoulder. "Don't be a stranger..." With a chuckle, the brunette ran back, grabbing Veemon. "You need to tell Davis yourself about your plans!"

Struggling within Matt's arms, Veemon whimpered. "But I dun wa--" He was cut off by the light, as Naruto looked back.

"You better come back Vee..."

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End Note: And FINALLY FINALLY! It is completely and utterly done. Well practically. The epilogue and extra scene will happen in the next chapter, but the storyline is finished. Sorry about the long long wait, it wasn't what I meant to happen, but now you should all like this! Hope it was worth the wait x.x' ~Xavius over and out!