Code Lyoko: Digital Dynasty - A Digimon/CL Crossover

11: Bad Reunion

Digi-world – File Island

Infinite Mountain

Next day...

"Well, here we are..." Davis said as he waited with Exveemon, Tai, and WarGreymon.

"Hmm..." Tai said. "Looks like the new kids are late."

"First of all, it's the other way around. We were here early, so we were just looking around the island." Tai turned around to see Ulrich with the Over-bike, along with BlackWarGreymon, and Kyle riding on the Overboard.

"Well, glad we could meet." Tai said.

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"All right." Jeremie said over their radios. "Let's get this patrol started."

"So how will we know when the towers are activated?" Tai asked as they flew off from file island to the continent of Server.

"They'll be glowing red when they are active by XANA. Otherwise, they are just blue." Ulrich explained.

"Maybe we should split up." Davis recommended. "We can cover more ground that way. I can go with Ulrich..."

"Alright, we'll keep in contact via Jeremie." Ulrich then turned to Kyle. "Just behave yourself. No tricks or funny business."

"I'll keep him in line, Ulrich." Tai said. "Don't worry."

"I'll hold you to your word then, Tai." Ulrich cautioned. "Alright, let's go Davis. You lead the way, since I don't know my way around this world..."

With that, they split into two groups.

"So, I hear you have a grudge against BlackWarGreymon." Tai said as they scoured over the continent's new towers.

"You are right about that." Kyle said, passing by a blue tower. "He killed my partner, Beelzemon, when we were exploring a ruin underneath File Island."

"Why didn't you stay with him?" WarGreymon questioned.

"He told me to run. I thought he was right behind me, but BlackWarGreymon was too much for him to handle. Honestly, I wish I had not listened to him and stayed when I had the chance..."

"...And then both of you would have perished. I don't think that's what Beelzemon would have wanted." Tai said flatly. "He was protecting you, I get it. That's the whole point of him being with you. He's your protector. He'd gladly lay his life down for you, but would he want you to be miserable about it? Bitter, and vengeful to the point of self-destruction?"

Kyle sighed. Tai had a point as they flew through a mountain region. "...Most likely not."

"See?" Tai said. "He wouldn't want you to seek vengeance."

Weapons blasts then erupted in front of them.

"Incoming! Kyle, take Tai and get behind me!" WarGreymon threw Tai at Kyle, who caught him with the Overboard. WarGreymon then snapped together the shield on his back, deflecting the weapons blasts.

"What in blazes...?" Kyle said, maneuvering behind WarGreymon as they landed in a mountain pass, the blasts dissipated into smoke.. "Jeremie, what the heck was that?!"

"Working on it..." Jeremie said.

"Not fast enough." A voice said.

To Kyle, it was a familiar voice. "Who are you?!" Kyle snapped, getting out of cover pistols drawn.

"Aw, Kyle, you hurt my feelings." The voice laughed. "You don't remember me, do you?"

The smoke dissolved, and standing in front of them was none other than Beelzemon himself, giggling like a mental patient, eyes glowing a red hue. The toothy smirk he wore was devious with intent to harm.