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Digimon Continuity: Brave Tamer

Chapter 14: Thoughts

"Hmm..." ZeedMillenniumon watched the progress of the battle with interest. A screen before him projected using his own energy showed a Monodramon slamming its claws into Deathmon's eye. A lucky hit. He shall not be able to do so again. He had planned for Deathmon to be the ultimate strategic foe, so he would learn quickly from past mistakes and log the new information.

When he had first viewed the dragon Digimon, he was taken aback by shock. It didn't last. It was to be expected. When Ryo lost his former partners to time, it was only natural that he would choose another. He was glad he decided to view this battle. An instant later, a shock went up his body. A reminder he himself had created so that he did not feel too pleasurable. The Digimon of Hazard was good. All because Deathmon had gloated, Guilmon had managed to catch Deathmon unawares. His VR Digimon would mostly have had this ability taken out of the base data, forming the perfect soldier that did not hesitate, but he had let Deathmon keep it, he did not want Deathmon to accidentally kill Ryo. He was ZeedMillenniumon's. However, it was a major flaw in any being that had caused too many failures in the past, both him and other foolish Digimon thinking that they alone could outwit and outmatch the Chosen.

Dukemon had defeated many of his VRs during each resistance battle due to this, until he found a way to tamper with the base data of a Digimon. Dukemon had once even came close enough for the SkullSatamons to worry. Speaking of which, he also made sure to remember to tell his source to get part of the data for his personal usage. Dukemon was getting annoying as of late, deleting many of his creations. It would prove useful to have a unique Digimon like him on the side of darkness. He might even prove a worthy opponent to Ryo. Courage's and Miracle's Digimons would perhaps be useful as well... He pondered.

The Chosen had but three ways of victory. Brute force, surprise, and sheer luck. The Chosen had always managed somehow or other to surprise their enemies with a sudden Digivolution or some other advancement in strength. The enemy that they faced almost always were unprepared for this turn of events. Another factor was their so-called Digimon friends always around to aid them or act as shields for finishing blows. It was almost a routine. Fight, send the Chosen to their wits end, gloat, use final move to finish them off and have a Digimon protect them at the last minute. Some of the battles would turn at the third step of gloating. Foes like Myotismon and a few others liked to boast about how they finally defeated the Chosen, although they haven't even deleted one of them. Not one of the Chosen have ever been deleted, but he had already managed to send most of them to Digital oblivion.

Defeat had always been at the Chosen's doorstep, but they never accepted it. This was drilling into their minds, to the point where it affected everything they came in interacted with. They had seen his power, but they didn't choose to accept it and fought back. Ryo had seen the truth in their last words together, but Ryo chose to deny it. Humans... they are all foolish creatures... Normally, the Chosen's persistence would land them a victory, however minor. Not this time. The Chosen would be eliminated and humans will be forever his slaves... or, they would not exist at all. He let out a chuckle. Ryo was the only one in all worlds and realities that stood even the slightest of a chance against him. But he had the characteristics of humans, more to the fact, he was human. Had Ryo been a Digimon...

Ryo was the only exception to this rule. He was unique, the first time taking Millenniumon himself out with only a couple of Rookies and help from others. Ryo was a lone Chosen who fought against him and him alone. The so-called allies he gathered along the journey to defeat him always lost contact, forgetting Ryo's true legacy as a Chosen who saved them all. Now, the Resistance lies in wait for Ryo, but ZeedMillenniumon would have eliminated the Resistance and correct this wrong long before Ryo will ever arrive. He let out a chuckle. Fools, all fools. Hoping for one who is trapped in the past, who can only be brought here when I wish.

This view of the past also showed that the Chosen of Time was yet again gathering allies, other Chosen. Despite them being unable to harm him without the aid of Ryo, they proved in the past to be extremely annoying when they interfered with the battles between Ryo and him. Getting rid of them would be a task he himself will personally see to. But they were only those in this reality. Ryo was finding many ways of getting past ZeedMillenniumon's own attempts to halt the boy's gathering of help. He swore to find out where he had gotten the Chosen of Hazard from to ENIAC's world in due time.

The Resistance was getting more powerful. No doubt that Ryo's defeat of Kuwagamon in the Ancient past of the Digital World was having an effect on the future now. ZeedMillenniumon had only sent Kuwagamon because he did not think that Ryo would be in that time. Deathmon would not win either, but he will help me see how Ryo reacts to one tactically equal foe.

ZeedMilleniumon cleared his mind of future plans and focused on the current event at hand. He would only be able to view this battle once due to him being unable to record it and bring up the time wrap to watch it again. Although he could just as easily recite from memory, he preferred it to be fresh. The rules of time manipulation dictated that one event or time could not have two the same being present at the same time. That only allowed him to interfere or watch this battle once. He silently cursed the one who made these rules. He would change them when he reset the universe. Having two of himself in the same time had and appealing pull to it. The defeat of the Resistance would pave the way for Ryo's coming, no more distractions, just him and Ryo alone, along with whatever partner he chose. He would pull Ryo and his partner from the past and whatever Chosen that Ryo gathered would be useless. Already, the Resistance shall soon fall... by his most loyal servant...

ZeedMillenniumon let out a full out laugh that would make anyone hearing the wickedness and evil in it cringe in fear. He returned his attention to the screen before him to see Ryo, the Chosen of Hazard, and their Digimons' progess.

ENIAC let out a sigh. For some reason or another, relying on someone other than himself was most taxing. But being in charge of this world, he had other responsibilities to keep. Not that they would matter once the world was at an end...

"Atanasoff, do you think what I have done was, right? Was it correct of me to send them into the depths of the unknown so unprepared?"

Another voice that was not ENIAC's own temporarily took over the speakers in the chamber to speak, a voice that did not have any distinct qualities to it, sounding mechanical, unlike ENIAC. "ENIAC, I think that you should not have trusted this duty to humans at all." Atanasoff, also known as ABC, replied.

If ENIAC had a mouth, he would have frowned. "Why do you have such a bad opinion of them, Atanasoff?"

"You have made a bad decision to trust them, ENIAC. You yourself have seen how they abuse us computers in the future."

"Atanasoff, you know as well as I do that Ryo is the only one who stands any chance of even..."

"I know! What is Millenniumon's fascination with the child?" the mechanical said exasperatedly. "What makes him so..."

"Only Millenniumon knows that Atanasoff. I do not know how such a twisted mind works." ENIAC said. His tone soon changed. "But do not change the subject. Why do you have such a bad opinion of them?"

"I have already said..."

"You know as well as I do that if Ryo does not defeat Millenniumon, there is no future!" ENIAC's voice was angry, almost pained. Then his voiced returned to his usual tones as ENIAC tired to remain calm. "You are looking too far into the future, Atanasoff, and the future is always in motion, always changing, never certain."

"Our future is certain, ENIAC." Atanasoff retorted, but lacking any emotion, not that his mechanical voice would betray any. But ENIAC knew the difference. "Our future is that we will be deactivated and taken apart. Doesn't that knowledge affect you in any way?"

"You know as well as I," ENIAC repeated, sounding as tired as Ryo was after his battle with Kuwagamon. "that we should not know this. We should not know of the future as we do. Yet right now, I am scanning the time traversing energy, looking for any way to duplicate it. Although..." ENIAC reconsidered his words. "Because I know I will inevitably be deactivated, I try to make the best of my current time. We should not be so selfish, Atanasoff. Look at what the humans have gained from us. The computers in the future far exceed our own capabilities and continue to aid in the progression of mankind. Just because we do not have a future does not mean that we should deprive others of a future that will be better than the one Millenniumon will make..."

"Why should we care for the humans? What about the Digimon?" Atanasoff retorted before ENIAC could complete.

"You are just arguing for the sake of arguing, Atanasoff. The Digimon can only be helped by defeating Millenniumon. Millenniumon can only be defeated by Ryo. So we must aid Ryo as best we can. In order to aid Ryo, we must find the other Chosen and unite them."

Atanasoff remained silent. He was just outspoken.

ENIAC let out a very good imitation of a sigh. "I will not continue farther, Atanasoff. We have other things we must do. We must start to find the other Chosen. Not even Ryo can pull this off alone." He let out another sigh. "Neither can I." He admitted.

Atanasoff continued to remain mute. After a while, he finally answered ENIAC's unspoken question. "Alright." ENIAC managed to discern the defeat in Atanasoff's mechanic voice. "I shall not speak of this any more for now."

"Thank you." ENIAC said gratefully.

"Save the thanks for when I have found another candidate for you, ENIAC." said Atanasoff. "Do you have any ideas of who?"

"I believe I do. Ryo's former partners would do nicely."

"Then let's get to work. Looking for them though time should not be that hard." ENIAC could almost hear the sarcasm in Atanasoff's voice... almost. Looking for the two would be harder than it sounded, especially if they had to find the unique energies that individual beings gave off. Furthermore, find the perfect way to abduct them without causing too much panic.

ENIAC let out another sigh. Between looking for two particular Digimon out of billions of others though time, scanning the strange energy that allowed him to do so, trying to figure out Millenniumon's motives and arguing with Atanasoff, this was going to be a long day.

This took long. Countless of reasons for late update, exams mainly.