"...So, you were sent here from the neighbouring Island called Ad Island to explore and see if there was someone who could defeat the Dark Digimon occupying your Island." Taichi began,
"And then you felt a Virus Digimon and your instincts which you kept suppressing took over and you rushed here-" Zeromaru continued, "-And got scared so much that you passed out from fright after seeing us." Ichimaru completed.
When these three put it that way, Dobermon felt embarassed enough to want to bury his head under the soil but nodded because that was the truth.
"...So, Who is the Dark Digimon occupying your Island?" Taichi asked as he stood up with a smile, "....Ah... It's Megadramon.."
"Megadramon?" Taichi grinned as Zeromaru and Ichimaru also stood up, "Taichi! Taichi! Is it strong?" Zeromaru asked as Taichi replied, "An Ultimate Level, probably also not like NeoDevimon who was a newly evolved Ultimate."
"We can definitely fight!" Taichi's eyes were burning with flames of battle, making Dobermon tremble slightly, 'What kind of great God did I invite?'
Soon, Taichi and the others went towards a specific part of the Island, travelling by riding Dobermon who obeyed as they reached a village with many In-training Digimon hopping around guarded by Elecmon, who was now a Leomon.
"Leomon." Taichi greeted the humanoid lion man who stood before Dobermon ready to fight if necessary but relaxed when he saw Taichi and the other two.
"Lord Taichi!" Leomon greeted Taichi, "Leomon, I've told you, just call me Taichi." He replied helplessly, "I came here to tell you something, we're going to the neighbouring Island to help the Digimon there, similar to File Island, Evil Digimon are ruling over them as well...."
"Understood Lord Taichi! You are leaving to help them." Leomon stated confidently, guessing their plan, "Yeah....So, could you inform everyone else as well. I'll leave within a few hours." Taichi said as they all got off of Dobermon
"Dobermon, you can rest for a while, I'll go get something to eat for us then we can set off." Taichi said as he left with Zeromaru, leaving Ichimaru to guard incase Dobermon went crazy.
Watching Taichi leave with Zeromaru and Ichimaru go play with the young Digimon, Dobermon finally looked at Leomon and asked a question.
"... Could you tell me why you respect him so much?" Dobermon asked curiously because he could feel the sheer amount of respect that Leomon had for Taichi, it was basically overflowing.
"...Lord Taichi, he and Lord Zeromaru and Lord Ichimaru are people who had no need to help us." Leomon began-
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[Flashback-]
A small red Digimon was desperately fighting a group of DemiDevimon, it's body covered in injuries as it barely stood, opposite it, along with the many Rookie Digimon, there was even a Champion Digimon, a black large dinosaur with large claws and red stripes with green dorsal fins, DarkTyrannomon.
It was an Elecmon, a mere Rookie, it wanted to run away, but, behind it was a village with many children, each just starting out their lives.
"...Heh! Give up Elecmon! Join us! You already have power almost comparable to Champions as a Rookie! Join us and you can see a wider world!" DarkTyrannomon said while grinning.
"...I won't....I won't let you...." Elecmon who had many injuries, bleeding data, was almost at his end, yet he couldn't stop, behind him were many young children.
"....Heh! I already gave you a chance!" DarkTyrannomon said as a giant flame began to gather near it's mouth, firing towards Elecmon.
Elecmon slowly began to close its eyes, despair already clouding its heart as it waited for everything to end.
But the expected end didn't appear, he slowly opened his eyes, looking through blurred vision at the back of a young boy, he stood directly infront of itself.
"Hey! Are you okay?!" The boy's worried voice came into its ears, when the boy saw its condition, he seemed to pat its head, making itself feel a comforting warmth, "...Rest, We'll take care of it."
It heard and then saw two Agumon, one normal and one black directly charge at the many enemies, directly tearing them apart.
It watched as they clashed with DarkTyrannomon, making them fall backwards and then the BlackAgumon directly began to glow, enlarging into a Blue Greymon much larger than DarkTyrannomon and crushing it to death.
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When it woke up, what it saw was the boy and two Digimon taking care of the young children of the village and itself.
"....Who...Who are you..?" It remembered asking, the boy smiled brightly at it, "Me? I'm Taichi Yagami and these two are my Partners, Zeromaru and Ichimaru!"
The smile was dazzling, a bright smile, it was also this boy that like a ray of light saved them all, the boy- No, Taichi, looked at it, "...Thank you for your hard work, Elecmon...it must have been difficult." He patted its head, gently comforting it and worrying about it.
It cried, for the first time in its life, Elecmon cried until it's voice was hoarse, "Am I weak? I couldn't even protect them alone! And-and I'm also a crybaby- unable to protect them and still crying now-" It remembered asking.
"..Weak? No! Elecmon! You are brave!" He had said, "You risked your life for these children! You fought against enemies you knew you couldn't defeat, never giving up or falling to temptations!"
"That! That is bravery, so what if you cry? Everyone cries! Why should they always hold back tears? It's because you're alive that you can cry, it proves that you feel-"
He encouraged it, he was like a shining sun and that radiance made it yearn anf it was also enveloped in the radiance, becoming Leomon...
"...I...I- thank you!" It remembered thanking as it hugged him, with Taichi returning the hug and comforting it.
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"... And that's how I met him...I suppose I was a bit too emotional now that I think of it....but, I don't regret it, he was the hope for us Digimon in the darkness, Devimon had ruled this Island for a long time till then." Leomon was telling its story to Dobermon
"But even so, in that despair, he descended like a Hero, saving us all in our desperate moments, giving us hope and he marched forward, defeating NeoDevimon and freeing all of us on this Island."
"...Not just us, everyone on this Island is thankful to him...."
"Aren't you worried? What if he leaves and never returns?" Dobermon asked Leomon.
"Hm? Why would we be worried? We all hope more can bask in the radiance of Lord Taichi, letting them also gain hope and understand the miracle Lord Taichi can bring."
"...Is he... truly that amazing?"
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"Achoo!" Taichi rubbed his nose, "Why do I feel someone is plotting against me?"
".... It's definitely Yuhao!" He decided unknowing that he was also walking an irreversible Emperor's Path