BlackWarGreymon: Warrior of Harmony

by I-C-U-P


Chapter 18: Defender of Equestria

It was moments before the rising of the sun. Everypony in Canterlot were gathered outside the castle for something important.

Earlier in the hour, the citizens all received a message that the Royal Sisters would be making an important announcement. While some were hesitant, the ponies were too curious to find out what the princesses had to say on such short notice.

Beside one of the castle towers, the growing crowd of ponies converged around the centre stage. The stage was where the Alicorns stood when they give out important speeches. Within the crowd stood Princess Twilight and all her friends from Ponyville.

“My. It seems everypony in Canterlot is here,” Rarity said while looking around.

While the others agreed with her, Applejack noticed that Twilight was more quiet than usual.

“Hay Twi, are ya alright?”

The lavender Alicorn snapped out of her trance when she felt Applejack’s hoof nudging her shoulder.

“Oh umm… I’m fine. I just had a hard time sleeping, that’s all.”

“Are you sure, Twilight? I mean you still look tired,” Fluttershy said, noticing that parts of Twilight’s eyes were red.

“I’m fine, Fluttershy. Really,” She replied, reassuring the yellow Pegasus.

It was then that Rainbow Dash realised something.

“Uhh guys, where’s BlackWarGreymon? Shouldn’t he be here by now?”

“Yeah, he’s really missing out.” Pinkie Pie added.

Not including Twilight, the rest of the group were wondering where the Digimon was. The last they seen him was last night before they went to bed.

“Well I’m not sure if he heard about the princesses’ announcement. But still it’s kind of rude for him to leave us waiting,” Rarity said while looking around to spot him.

Then Twilight spoke up.

“He’s not rude, Rarity. In fact…”

She then had a flashback of when BlackWarGreymon entered her room when she was upset. Then cheered her up of which she awarded him with a hug. To her, that moment was very touching.

“…he cares deeply for us.”

All her friends looked at her in confusion. Yes, the Digimon agreed to be their friend and saviour, but the way Twilight said was as if she knew him for a long time. Even though it was only three days since his arrival.

While they were having their conversation, at the back of the stage hidden from view, the Alicorn sisters emerged from their castle. Not only that, BlackWarGreymon was with them.

The Canterlot royal guards that stood in position were trying to put on a brave face for Princes Celestia and Princess Luna. But BlackWarGreymon’s appearance alone made their legs tremble in fear. Even though they knew he was an ally and a friend to the princesses, but the way he looked remained intimidating as ever.

As the Royal Sisters and the Artificial Digimon walked by, BlackWarGreymon noticed that one guard wasn’t intimidated. In fact, that guard wasn’t afraid of him at all.

The guard was a Pegasus mare, but roughly an inch or two taller than an average mare. She had light grey fur and her long mane and tail were white. But what was strange was the weapons she possessed. While all the other guards had swords, spears and axes, she held wing blades within her wings. Meaning that she must be an expert in aerial combat.

Just because she wasn’t scared, it didn’t mean that she wasn’t curious. She kept her eye on the tall Digimon with a plain expression on her face. While not facing her BlackWarGreymon’s eye glanced on her also with a plain expression. He too was curious as to why she wasn’t afraid of seeing him for the first time.

He then broke off his glance as he walked on, following the princesses as they approached the stage.

Then Celestia spoke to him.

“BlackWarGreymon, I like you to stand here for a while until we call for you.”

“Very well,” BlackWarGreymon replied, understanding of what was going to happen due to him being briefed earlier.

The Digimon stayed put as the Royal Sisters approached the front of the stage, revealing themselves to the onlooking crowd. It was there they stood, standing in front of statues of their cutiemarks, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were showered with applause from the citizens. Showing both respect and loyalty to the Royal Sisters.

As the applause died down, Celestia spoke out to them.

“Citizens of Equestria. As you may already know, we have a special announcement for you today. But first, let us raise the sun and bring forth a new day.”

The whole crowd began to cheer even louder than before. Which were also joined by the Main Six.

BlackWarGreymon stood in silence while listening to all the admiration. Ever since his talk with Luna, he understood the importance of her and Celestia’s royal duties to Equestria. Of which their citizens thanked them for looking after them and the land.

He was more fascinated in the duties of Princess Luna. Being a Dream Walker, she had the power to enter dreams and vanquish any nightmares. He figured that during the thousand years of her being on the moon, all the ponies dreams would have been wild and full of fright. But since she had returned, all that was gone. Which was why so many were thankful for her return as her normal self, not Nightmare Moon.

He was then snapped out of his thoughts when he saw Celestia and Luna hovering in the air. Because their wings weren’t flapping, he guessed that they were using their own power to levitate. Then he saw that their horns were glowing with magic. At first he didn’t know what they were doing, but he then got his answer when he saw sunlight by his feet.

Turning around, he not only saw the moon descending downwards and out of sight, he also saw the sun creeping above the horizon. Shining ever brighter as it ascended.

The Digimon’s eyes widened when he saw the celestial body shinning above. He couldn’t believe that the princesses possessed the power to move such large objects. In the Digital World, such thing was impossible. So, to see such thing in person was definatly an experience to remember.

He had to admit it. Although his power was far greater than their own, seeing them doing something so big that not even he could do, made him feel small.

As the sun slowly climbed higher in the sky, Celestia and Luna landed back on the stage. After smiling at one another in approval, Luna spoke out to the crowd.

“Attention everypony, we have something to announce to you all.”

As the crowd quietened, Celestia spoke to the patient ponies. But with a stern look on her face.

“As you all have heard, there were rumors that the evil Lord Tirek had escaped Tartarus, and that Canterlot was recently attacked by a large dragon.”

What she said next sent shivers of fear in the crowd.

“They are true.”

Before the citizens could panic, Luna intervened.

“But don’t be alarmed citizens, because both these disasters had been successfully dealt with. Thanks to the efforts of a being from another world.”

While the crowd were either speechless or confused, the Mane Six all gasped in excitement.

“They’re going to show him to the world.” Twilight said while her friends remained silent, eager to hear more.

Then Celestia spoke again.

“Yes. And we made contact with this warrior from beyond and extended our friendship to him. He may look frightening, but he has agreed to use his great powers to avert any danger and protect the lives of our great land. For he was the very one who helped us in our time of need.”

The crowd couldn’t believe what they were hearing. A creature from a different world was going to protect them from harm. Celestia’s speech seemed to have a positive effect on the ponies, her words were responded by an uproar of cheer.

“Here we go.” BlackWarGreymon said to himself as he prepared to go on the stage.

Then it was Luna who gave the introduction.

“Fillies and gentlecolts, may we present you for the very first time. The defender of Equestria. BlackWarGreymon!”

A second after Luna finished, the crowd heard footsteps coming from behind the Royal Sisters. The ponies tried to see who it was but all they saw was a silhouette, due to the sun being behind it. As seconds ticked by, more of BlackWarGreymon’s details were seen. Up to when he stopped at the edge of the stage, standing in-between the Alicorn sisters and in full view of the world.

At first, the crowd were in stunned silence. They expected their saviour to be more pony-like, not dragon-like. Although he was nowhere near as big as an adult dragon, but the fact that he defeated a powerful villain like Tirek all on his own, must meant that he was insanely strong. The other fact that left them stunned was the way he looked. Princess Celestia wasn’t kidding when she said that he looked frightening. The design of his black armour was like nothing they had ever seen before. Almost like it came from Tartarus itself.

After more seconds went by, the black dragon warrior finally got a response. Somewhere in the crowd, he heard what sounded like children cheering. Thinking that he was some kind of super hero. Then the chain reaction happened, soon more and more ponies were applauding and cheering. If the kids found him likeable, why not the adults?

‘Well they’re not running and screaming, that’s a start,’ The Digimon thought to himself before Luna’s voice caught his attention.

“Now. BlackWarGreymon has also agreed to demonstrate one of his powers. Of which he’ll use against any evil that would dare crawl out of the shadows.”

As if on cue, a catapult that was stationed elsewhere fired a large boulder into the sky. The audience all looked up to see the large rock sailing high above them. While they were confused of what was going on, the one thing that they knew was that the boulder was a target.

“Now, if you will,” Luna said to BlackWarGreymon with a smile, obviously knowing what he was about to do.

“With pleasure,” He answered back. Hearing his voice gained the attention of half the crowd as they looked back at him.

BlackWarGreymon then raised his clawed gauntlets high above his head, separated from each other by a small gap in-between his palms. Then, a small filly-sized sphere appeared in the gap. The red glow gaining everyone’s attention as they gazed at it in awe. Then as the dragon warrior separated his arms even more, the tiny orb of super-heated energy grew into a massive size. It kept expanding until it was twice BlackWarGreymon’s size.

If he had been in the air, he would’ve made his Terra Destroyer attack even larger. But being near others meant he had to restrict its size, otherwise he would’ve harmed his friends by the immense heat.

The crowd watched on quietly, mesmerized by the scale of the sphere. But the pony who seemed to be more surprised by it was Celestia herself. She may had seen BlackWarGreymon performed his signature attack many times in his past. But because all the previous times were all in his memories, she never felt its power. But since it was happening right in front of her, she could feel the power of the sphere as if it was touching her.

The white Alicorn couldn’t believe it. If the orb was the size of an ordinary stallion, its level of power would had been equal to her very being. And that was only a fraction compared to what he was really capable of. Not to mention that back in the Digital World, his power already dwarfed her own. But since he lived in Equestria, he became a lot stronger than he ever was.

Celestia then felt a cold shiver up her spine from the thought of what the Digimon’s true power was like. Good thing he decided to become their friend. Then he could use his power to help, not abuse. Who knows, maybe he would even learn lessons from her.

As BlackWarGreymon held the huge red sphere in his grasp, he had to aim carefully. One thing he didn’t like was missing his target or letting his target get away. He had to make his shot count.

Then he took the shot. He threw the orb in the direction to where the hurtling boulder was heading. The crowd followed the path of the Terra Destroyer sphere in anticipation. Thinking that it was impossible to hit a target so far away with an energy ball.

The Digimon’s accuracy was spot on. To everyone’s surprise and disbelief, even Twilight and her friends, the orb of negative energy collided straight into the boulder. Creating a rather large explosion that brightened up the sky despite the sun already being there.

The ponies stared in awe at the bright red light, a sight they had never seen before. Then to their surprise, the Digimon himself spoke out to them.

“I am BlackWarGreymon. I am a being from another world who seeks acceptance and friendship. Your princesses and some of their subjects have already given me that.”

He then looked to his side to see the smiling faces of Princess Luna and Princess Celestia, who had walked over and stood beside her younger sister.

“They had looked past my appearance and treated me as a friend. And for that, I’m eternally grateful,” He said as he tilted his head downwards with his eyes shut.

The ponies who knew him well were surprised at his actions.

‘Did he… just bow to us!?’ The Royal Sisters thought to themselves. Confused by the fact that he bowed to no one. It was either showing respect in front of the crowd or maybe… that friendship was changing him.

BlackWarGreymon then turned back to the awe-stricken crowd.

“I hope that you all will accept me too. And in return for your kindness and friendship, I will protect you all from ant danger that threatens this world. No matter what, I will defend Equestria to the very end!”

His speech got an immediate response from the crowd. Everypony was cheering for him and the promise that followed. Again, BlackWarGreymon felt something inside him welling up. It was happiness. He felt happy that everyone had accepted him for which he rarely got in his past.

The Royal Sisters understood it. They could tell by the expression in the Digimon’s eyes that although it was new to him, he liked being loved and respected for once. They smiled at him, knowing that his future in Equestria seemed bright.

Within the crowd, Twilight and her friends couldn’t had agreed more. With tears of joy in their eyes. Although Rainbow Dash tried to hold back, she and the others couldn’t help but feel very proud of the Digimon.

“Wow. Who knew he was good with speeches,” Applejack said to her friends as they wiped away their tears.

“Yeah! And everypony seems to love him,” Pinkie Pie said as she bounced on the spot.

“Well he definatly deserves it. After all he’s done for us,” Rarity added.

“We’re all so proud of him, aren’t we girls?” Fluttershy asked with the others nodding in agreement. The yellow Pegasus was so happy for the Digimon she felt like giving him a big hug.

Afterwards, Rainbow Dash noticed that Twilight was not only silent throughout the entire time, but also had a rather sad look on her face.

“Hay Twilight, are you alright?” The blue Pegasus asked in uncertainty.

The young Alicorn snapped out of her thoughts before answering.

“Oh, um… yeah Rainbow. I’m alright.”

“I am not too sure about that Twi, Ya’ seem to be down in the dumps,” Applejack said, she and all the others noticing that something was up with their friend.

Knowing that her friends wouldn’t give up on her so easily, Twilight sighed in defeat before speaking.

“Listen girls, there’s something I need to tell you about BlackWarGreymon. But not here. Wait until we get back on the train to Ponyville.”

Hearing the sadness in Twilight’s voice meant that whatever she had to tell them, it was bad. The girls wanted to know what it was, but the last thing their friend needed was pressure.

“Ok Twilight. We’ll wait,” Applejack said with a caring smile.

“Thanks girls,” Twilight said before she and her friends turned back to the Digimon on stage.
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Canterlot halls

It had been several hours since the announcement, giving way to midday. While Twilight and her pony friends took the train back to Ponyville, BlackWarGreymon chose to stay in Canterlot for a while. He liked to explore more of Equestria’s capital and all its beauty. Currently he was walking down a long hallway, passing by some maids while they were keeping the place tidy. While some had already gotten used to him, others looked at him in awe. Normally, BlackWarGreymon would ignore them. But instead he looked back at them as he passed by. Making some of them nervous. Despite it, he knew they were grateful for what he had done for their land.

Then he noticed something rather odd about some of them.

‘They have gotten used to me that’s for sure. But when few of them looked at me, why were their faces glowing red?’

BlackWarGreymon took note that he really needed to understand more about positive emotions.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a nervous voice.

“Umm… pardon me sir.”

The Digimon paused upon hearing the voice. As he turned to its source, he saw it was one of the maids. She was so nervous that she kept averting her eyes away from him. But she had something to say to him.

“I…I just want to speak for all of us that… I just want to say…umm…thank you for stopping that monster Tirek. It…it was very brave of you.”

BlackWarGreymon wasn’t entirely surprised, for word about him had spread very quickly. But still, he liked being thanked for what he had done and being respected for it, instead of being feared. To the mare’s surprise, he spoke back.

“You’re most welcome. I just did what I do best.”

He then continued on his way. Walking past the maid who sighed in relief, shaken from the new experience.

‘Wow, I did it! I spoke to him! He’s so cool.’

As BlackWarGreymon walked on, he was lost in his thoughts. He just couldn’t believe how powerful Tirek was to the ponies.

Truth be told, BlackWarGreymon had faced more powerful opponents. Even Paildramon proved to be a better fighter than the evil Centaur, and he was only an Ultimate level Digimon. If Tirek was considered the most powerful villain in the world, would that mean that all other evil beings in Equestria would never be able to stand a chance against the Artificial Digimon?

Could that mean, HE was the strongest force in Equestria?

He briefly got a shiver through his body at the thought. Back in his past life, one of his desires was to be the strongest Digimon and the most powerful being in the world. But as it seemed to had happened for real in Equestria, he felt uneasy. Not to mention that the magic of the land was making him stronger than he ever was.

But it was that fact that puzzled him.

‘I don’t understand it. Even if I possessed the power I had back in the Digital World, I would still have the strength to defeat Tirek. But the magic of this world made me far surpass even that. But why? Why is this world making me stronger? Is there a purpose… a reason for it? Is it coincidental? Or is it something…more?’

He then came to a halt when the next questions entered his mind.

‘Could it be that…this world is…preparing me for something? Something bigger and more powerful than the likes of Tirek? Something that only I have to face!? What could it be?’

Before BlackWarGreymon could continue to puzzle out the truth, he was interrupted by another voice. Unlike the first one, it sounded more confident.

“Hay big guy! Over here!”

As the Digimon looked ahead, he saw a group of royal guards walking towards him. Lead by the familiar Pegasus mare with the wing blades.

“That’s it. Right here,” She said with a confident smile. The same couldn’t be said for her comrades, who were shaking in their armour.

BlackWarGreymon recognised the one who was addressing him.

“It’s you from before.”

“That’s right… BlackWarGreymon was it? The name’s Double Edge,” She responded, revealing her name to him.

BlackWarGreymon remembered there was something about her that didn’t made sense to him.

“We’ve never met before. How is it that you’re not intimidated by me?”

“Because I’ve encountered many strange and bizarre creatures during my time. No offence.”

“None taken.”

“One of my main roles is to face such creatures. In fact, I’m one of the few who were selected to face Lord Tirek. Until you showed up and done it for us.”

“Sorry I didn’t mean to ‘steal your thunder’.”

Double Edge let out a small chuckle from the little joke. Even if he wasn’t trying to be funny. She then got a glance at BlackWarGreymon’s Dramon Destroyers, eyeing the perfect fine edge on the clawed blades that looked as though they could carve through anything.

“That’s some hardcore gear you got there. Listen, me and the guys are heading off to the training hall to do some combat. Maybe you can tag along and show us your stuff.”

Her comrades felt dread as some of them looked at her in disbelief, thinking that she was in way over her head. BlackWarGreymon however was surprised by the offer and unsure if he should take it.

“You’re sure that’s wise? If Tirek couldn’t stand against me, what makes you think you could? I don’t wish to severely harm you.”

Double Edge then said something that caught the other guards completely off-guard.

“Aww, are you afraid of hurting little old me?” She said in a playful tone while blinking several times at once.

She then continued.

“Sure, Tirek was a brute. But our combat skills are far better than his. And I can tell that you’re good at it too.”

BlackWarGreymon then looked down at his gauntlets, knowing that it’s true that he was good in combat. He wasn’t even trained. He knew how to fight like a warrior the moment he was created.

Then Double Edge said something that got him thinking.

“And besides. Do you really think that Tirek could give you the challenge you deserve?”

Again the guards were afraid, hoping that she hadn’t gone too far.

While looking at his Digizoid claws, BlackWarGreymon responded.

“You know, the funny thing is I know you’re playing me…”

He then finished his sentence after looking back at the guardsmare with a confident expression in his eyes.

“…But you’re right. I could use a real challenge.”

Double Edge smiled in satisfaction while her comrades shivered at the thought of what the Artificial Digimon was capable of.
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Canterlot East Hall, fifteen minutes later

After saying their goodbyes to Twilight Sparkle and her Ponyville friends, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were heading back to the throne room to start their royal duties. The white Alicorn questioned her little sister’s well-being since she was moving a little slow. But Luna reassured her that after a few hours of rest, she’ll be as good as new.

“Well the announcement went well, don’t you think sister?”

Luna hadn’t received a response. Turning her head, she saw that Celestia had a blank expression on her face. Meaning she was deep in thought.

“Sister?” Luna said again, snapping Celestia out of her trance.

“Oh. Sorry Luna. I was just lost in my thoughts.”

“Is it about BlackWarGreymon?” Luna questioned.

“Yes. He’s such an amazing being.”

“How so?” The blue Alicorn asked in curiosity.

“Well…it’s that time when he summoned that giant red sphere. Even not a full size, its power was…overwhelming.”

“I know how you feel. I felt if for the first time when he used that very same attack on the yellow dragon. It’s quite intimidating,” Luna admitted before continuing.

“And when he did it the final time to defeat that dragon, it was the biggest sphere I’ve ever seen him summon. Even the ones he used in his past wasn’t as large as that.”

Then both their minds trailed off on another fact.

“Now that I think about it Celestia, he was already strong enough back in his own world. But yet, he’s getting stronger still.”

“Yes. And I remember that he told me that it’s the magic of our world that’s making him stronger,” Celestia added.

“But why sister? Is there a reason for this?”

"I don’t know, Luna. But I reckon in time, we will find out.”

As the two finished their conversation, a loud metal clashing sound was heard. Catching the two Alicorns by surprise.

“What was that!?”

“Celestia, it came from the training hall.”

With that, Celestia and Luna rushed towards the sounds of battle. As they got closer, the two heard what sounded like cheering. The Alicorns were certain that whatever was going on, it was some kind of training exercise. But they never heard of one up to such a scale.

As the princesses reached the entrance to the training hall, they found out what was going on. It was combat training like no other.

On one side of the hall was a large group of fifteen royal guards, all in armour and weapons of choice. And on the other side was BlackWarGreymon, who looked as confident as ever.

“Alright, ready for another round?” Double Edge called out to the Digimon.

“Ready when you are,” BlackWarGreymon called back, getting ready to charge.

‘Background music’ ‘World on Fire by Slash’

After seconds of silent glances at one another, some of the guards made their first move by charging forth. Even though half of them were scared of BlackWarGreymon.

And speaking of the armoured Digimon, he began to sprint towards them. For the first time, he wasn’t going to fight to survive of out of anger. He was going to fight for fun. Maybe even make the guards more confident in their skills while he’s at it.

As they got closer, a Unicorn guard brought forth his sword. Held by his magic, he swung the blade forward. The Digimon anticipated it and blocked it with his metal claws. The guard then tried to swing hid sword again, but BlackWarGreymon dodged it. Then two more guards joined in. An Earth Pony with a sword in his mouth and a Unicorn with a spear. All three tried to strike blows to BlackWarGreymon, but he evaded every attempt. The guards couldn’t believe how fast he was moving for someone bigger and heavier than they were.

After evading more attacks, BlackWarGreymon leapt back some distance away. Realising what was going on.

“You all are being too soft. I want you to give it everything you got. Don’t hold back.”

The guards then grew confident in themselves, no longer afraid of hurting him if he wanted a real fight. Then BlackWarGreymon said something that got them going.

“Come on!” He then stretched his arms out to his sides, showing off his claws that gleamed in the light.

“HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!”

On cue a volley of spears were thrown directly at him, aiming for the chest. But as the spears struck him, they bounced off his armour. Not even leaving so much of a scratch.

Then three Unicorns and an Earth Pony charged at him, all equipped of swords. As they attacked, BlackWarGreymon countered every move. Either clashing with his claws or blocking with his gauntlets.

“That’s better,” He said as saw a sword swung towards his hip. He raised his leg so the Equestrian blade would strike his shin guard.

Then he came on the attack. Moving quickly, he swung his right leg low. Sweeping all four of the guards clean off their hooves. With the four on the ground, the Digimon then took to the air. It was there where he met three Pegasi, two with axes and one with no weapon at tall.

As axes were swung, BlackWarGreymon kept hovering backwards while constantly changing direction. Evading them in the process. But they caught up and he was on the defensive again. His armoured arms countering blow to blow. Then the unarmed mare came flying in and swung her armoured hooves at the dragon warrior. But everytime she tried to score a hit, her opponent kept tilting his head side-to-side. Dodging her attacks.

Then to their surprise, BlackWarGreymon flew back but then threw his right arm forward. Though he didn’t physically hit them, the air current that followed from the swift movement blew one of the ponies away. Then he swung his left arm as if slashing the air, thereby creating a powerful gust that blew away the remining Pegasi guards.

As the air-born guards fell to the ground, BlackWarGreymon was suddenly under fire from several Unicorn guards. Firing magic beams and attack spells from their horns towards their opponent. The Digimon knew that their magic attacks, no matter how strong, would be completely ineffective against him. If not, harmless. But if he stood still and simply took them, then the battle wouldn’t be interesting. However, he had something in mind.

As streams of magic flew at him, BlackWarGreymon merely flew side to side to dodge them. After evading the thirteenth shot, he quickly landed and used his gauntlets to defend himself. To his surprise however, when the attack spells made contact with his metal arms, they bounced off the smooth surface and flew into either the ceiling, the walls or the floor. Smoke and small explosions erupted everywhere.

Realising that the Digimon had supreme reflexes, the Unicorn guards ceased firing. While surprised at how reflective his armour was, they were unsettled by the fact that BlackWarGreymon had a cunning look in his eyes.

‘Let’s test the power of the royal guards,’ He thought to himself as he placed his claws together. Within moments, a tiny red sphere formed in-between them. About the size of a filly, BlackWarGreymon had to control the size and power of his Terra Destroyer attack to ensure the safety of the guards.

The guards were nervous. Seeing a powerful being showing his powers was obviously going to be intimidating. But to show off their own stuff, that had to keep their nerves together. The onlooking princesses were also nervous. Remembering the power of the red orb and the short work it made to countless boulders. But they trust that BlackWarGreymon knew what he was doing. After all, he understood more about his powers then anyone else.

Then the moment happened, BlackWarGreymon threw the tiny orb at the group of armoured Unicorns. As the glowing red ball of negative energy came hurtling towards them, one guard had the guts to charge up an attack spell. Then the beam of magic that was fired collided and at first, held back the small energy ball. But as seconds ticked by and to the shock of the guards, the tiny Terra Destroyer sphere was pushing through the magic beam. The guard tried to put more energy into his attack, but to no avail. When it came to power, he was outclassed.

Seeing their comrade struggling, the remaining Unicorn guards banded together and fired their own beams of magical energy at the ball of negative energy. Their combined efforts payed off by holding the red sphere back. but despite its small size, BlackWarGreymon’s attack had tremendous power that made all the Unicorns feel the strain from holding it back. With the energy going haywire, the pint-sized Terra Destroyer sphere exploded. Shaking the entire hall in the process.

The Unicorn guards couldn’t believe how exhausted they became. They used up nearly all their energy just to hold back one attack. An attack that BlackWarGreymon himself could deflect with just a wave of his arm. The two princesses and Double Edge, who was also watching from the sidelines, couldn’t believe it. The filly-sized orb of super-heated energy pushed nearly all the Unicorn guards to their limit. An attack that was probably even less of a fraction of BlackWarGreymon’s true potential.

Then the Digimon spotted more royal guards walking past Double Edge. But they had larger weapons while they themselves looked almost as tall as Double Edge herself. As well as their confident expressions, their armour also looked different.

Because of the difference in moods and armory, the black dragon warrior guessed that the new arrivals were the ones, alongside Double Edge, were assembled to take on Tirek.

Then an armoured stallion with a battle axe spoke to him.

“Seems your luck just ran out, because now you’re dealing with the elite guards.”

Then a mare with an axe-like spear joined in.

“Our armour and weapons are forged from Cloudsdalion steel. The hardest metal in Equestria,” She boasted.

BlackWarGreymon however was unmoved. Apparently, the elite didn’t know about the test Twilight gave him the day before. A test that involved a boulder that was covered in the exact same metal. And what he did to it.

But he decided not to tell them, because it would spoil the surprise. But he did say something that unnerved them.

“My luck? I’m just getting started.”

A Unicorn guard made the first attempt to swing his sword at the Digimon, but his tall opponent countered it with his metal claws. Then more member of the elite joined in. the stallion with the battle axe swung his weapon that looked as though he would chop off BlackWarGreymon’s head. But the Mega saw it coming and tilted his head back, narrowly avoiding the axe.

As more of the elite joined in the brawl, they thought their superior numbers would be enough to out-flank BlackWarGreymon. But to their surprise, he was matching them blow to blow. Clashing sounds of metal to metal filled the air as the elite were forced to give everything they’ve got. But despite their efforts that could take down a manticore or even a hydra, they just couldn’t break through the black Digimon’s defense.

In a different attempt to at least faze him, three Pegasi charged with their spears pointed at their seemly invincible opponent. Going on the defensive again, BlackWarGreymon crossed his arms in a X fashion and blocked the spears. Then using his strength, the Digimon threw his arms out. Flinging the Pegasi and their weapons away.

“I’m impressed. You ponies are better fighters then I anticipated,” He said, admiring their tenacity and their skills.

The elite took several steps back in worry, intimidated by the Digimon’s strength. Then the Pegasus mare, with the axe-like spear under her wing, leapt up in the air behind BlackWarGreymon as she spoke to him.

“Thanks for the complement, but kind words won’t stop me!”

As she descended towards the tall dragon warrior, she swung her weapon down. Aiming for his shoulder with full force. But BlackWarGreymon anticipated an attack from behind and turned his body aside with his right gauntlet raised, blocking her assault.

But to the mares’ shock and disbelief, as well as the princesses and the rest of the elite, the moment the Cloudsdalion steel made contact with Chrome Digizoid, the axe-like blade completely shattered into pieces.

Time seemed to have slowed down as the wide-eyed Pegasus stared at her once formidable weapon. Used to fight off attackers, even tough dragon scales couldn’t block the blade. But it had finally met its match.

The mare flew back to gain distance from the Digimon. Then eyed at the gauntlet she’d struck and couldn’t believe what she saw.

“Y-you shattered my blade… and I hadn’t even left a scratch on you! Wha…what kind of metal is your armour made of!?”

It was BlackWarGreymon’s turn to boast.

“Chrome Digizoid armour. The hardest metal in the Digital World. The world I came from.”

Then he heard oncoming hoofsteps from behind and saw an Earth Pony stallion with a sword in his mouth. He then jumped in the air and swung his weapon at him. But to everypony’s amazement, the Digimon countered it with just his nose horn! Then with a mighty thrust, his head dislodged the guards weapon away.

“Nice try, next time do better,” He said to the guard

BlackWarGreymon then heard approaching hoofsteps from his right, and saw Double Edge casually walking towards him.

“I’m impressed big guy, but now you face me,” She said as she spread her wings, revealing more of her wing blades that resembled axe hatchets that were held at the tips of her wings. Meaning that she could use them while flying.

She then started to charge, ready to attack. BlackWarGreymon stood his ground as the mare sprinted towards him. As she got in range, Double Edge leaped off the ground and threw her left wing forwards. With the blade heading towards him, the Digimon raised his right arm and took the strike to his armoured limb.

To his surprise however, as the sharpened blade struck his arm, the weapon gave off a magical burst of blue light. BlackWarGreymon felt the force of it when his arm was pushed back a little.

Double Edge leapt back a couple of feet, leaving BlackWarGreymon stunned and puzzled.

“You’re only a Pegasus. How do you possess magic?”

“I don’t. It’s my blades.”

Double Edge then explained more to her confused opponent.

“My father’s a Unicorn. And as a gift, he magically enhanced my weapons. Enchanting them so they would be stronger then plain Cloudsdalion steel.”

After he understood, BlackWarGreymon got ready to face her.

“That’s quite a gift, but it’s going to take a lot more then enchanted blades to defeat me”

Double Edge charged forth and took another swipe at the Digimon’s arm. As the blade grazed across the metal arm, long with another burst of magic, sparks flew everywhere. As the mare pressed her attacks, swinging her blades across BlackWarGreymon’s armour, the Digimon either dodged out of the way or blocked them. Everytime her weapons struck, they light up the training room with blue flashes of magic as the sparks flew. And despite the battering and the beating, neither the blades of the armour suffered any damage at all.

BlackWarGreymon tried an attempt to go on the attack by throwing his left arm at Double Edge, but the mare flew above the attack and over the Digimon’s head. Behind him, she tried to attack with her blades. But the Mega was quick to block it by twisting around and countered it with his right arm.

Before Double Edge could press on, BlackWarGreymon took to the air and hovered in place, waiting for the armoured pony. The Pegasus took to the air and again swiped at the Digimon with her blades. Being an expert in aerial combat, Double Edge was at her prime in the air. But again, the Digimon wasn’t fazed by her assault. BlackWarGreymon knew he couldn’t attack her directly, his armour allied with his strength could easily knock the mare out. So he kept going on the defensive.

The onlooking guards and princesses were amazed at the display of combat.

“Impressive. Double Edge is giving it her all and he’s still one step ahead of her,” One of the guards said. And to his surprise, Luna spoke up.

“True, but sister and I can tell that BlackWarGreymon’s holding back.”

The guard looked at her in shock, then looked over to Celestia who was nodding in agreement.

“Yes. Had BlackWarGreymon gone all out, he could defeat all of you very easily.”

The guard realised Celestia had a point. The Digimon hardly attacked at all, he was mostly on the defensive.

Back at the battle, Double Edge was pressing her blades against BlackWarGreymon’s claws. But the Digimon merely shoved them back, making the mare back off a couple of feet. As they hovered in place, more Pegasus guards took to the air and hovered beside Double Edge.

“You’re sure giving me a run for my money. You’re tough to crack,” She said before trying to catch her breath. She then continued.

“But I bet you’re not so tough without your armour.”

“You think so?” BlackWarGreymon said before grabbing his left arm with his right hand. And then pulled one of his gauntlets off.

Though he had never done it before, but he’s going to try and fight without his Dramon Destroyers and his Brave Shield.

While holding his clawed weapon as though it was light as a feather, he glanced over to one of the air-born Pegasus guards.

“Here, catch.”

He then tossed his gauntlet to the open hooves of the Pegasus stallion. But the moment he caught it, to his shock the clawed weapon was a lot heavier then it looked just moments ago. He was pulled down back towards the ground, dragged by the weight of Digizoid metal.

BlackWarGreymon then did the same with his right gauntlet. Pulling it off, looked over to three Pegasi and passed it over to them. Despite beating their wings as hard as they could, like the guard before them the three were pulled from the sky by the gauntlets’ weight.

BlackWarGreymon then reached around and took his black Brave Shield off his back, and then simply dropped them. The two free-falling pieces of digital metal crashed to the ground, one nearly impaling through the floor. He then cracked his knuckles together as he tilted his head sideways as if cracking his neck.

“Still think I don’t look tough now?” He asked Double Edge.

At first the mare was to distracted to respond. BlackWarGreymon’s armour must had weighed more like a ton, and he made it as though it was lighter than air. He had no problem moving quick with them on. But with them off, does that mean that he’s a lot lighter and faster than before?

She felt that she might had overdone it. Despite the realisation, she won’t back down after all the tough talk she let on.

“Bring it.”

Then the two flew at each other to continue their fight. Double Edge kept swinging her blades back and forth, but BlackWarGreymon kept dodging them. Though some landed hits on his chest, it only created flashes of magic and showers of sparks.

Then to the mare’s surprise, when she tried to swipe her left wing blade at BlackWarGreymon, the Mega reached out and grabbed the weapon with his bare hands. Then he swung around and threw the Pegasus towards the ground. While surprised, Double Edge shifted her body so her hooves were facing the ground and upon landing, she came skidding to a halt.

She took a moment to catch her breath, for she wasn’t expecting the move at all. Then she heard BlackWarGreymon speaking to her.

“Do you plan to give up now?”

Double Edge responded back to the air-born Digimon.

“Not a chance.”

After giving a smile, she flew up towards her opponent, while BlackWarGreymon flew down to intercept her. To the Pegasus, her usual training exercise was going to be her toughest.

‘Song end’
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Train to Ponyville

On board the long steam train to Ponyville, in one of the carriages was the Main Six. It had been some time since they left Canterlot and they respected BlackWarGreymon’s decision to stay in Equestria’s capital for a while. He deserved a little time to himself after everything he had done for them.

Also during their time in Canterlot before leaving, Rainbow Dash kept on bugging Twilight to tell her and her friends what was causing the purple Alicorn to be so quiet. But the princess kept on insisting her Ponyville friends to wait until they were on their way home.

After they got on the train, Twilight told them the whole truth. The truth that she, Celestia and Luna had entered and seen BlackWarGreymon’s entire past. All the memories of his life before arriving in Equestria.

She told them about his creators, and about how he was created in such great detail. As well as the fights he was in, the destruction he caused and the lessons he learned. She also told them about the other Digimon in such detail that they could picture them in their minds. Agumon, Arukenimon, Mummymon, Paildramon, Pegasusmon, Azulongmon and even WarGreymon. All of Twilight’s friends wished they could’ve seen them. There the Alicorn explained that Luna only had enough power for herself and two others.

Then came the moment Twilight was worried about. The moment she told them about it, all her friends let out collective gasps of horror. As well as being frozen in stunned silence, Rarity simply fainted.

“Woah, Woah, Woah! Wait a minute! You’re saying that… BlackWarGreymon died!? Him!? The very same guy who kicked Tirek’s butt!?” Rainbow Dash asked, somewhat in denial. But the look on Twilight’s face confirmed that it was true.

“Yes Rainbow. He… sacrificed himself.”

“Oh my,” Applejack said as she took her hat off and placed it on her chest.

“But…but it can’t be true! BlackWarGreymon’s too powerful!” Rainbow Dash shouted in complete denial.

“I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash. This just proves that there are some other Digimon more powerful then him,” Twilight explained, her voice saddened.

“Yeah, and I don’t think anyone could survive havin’ a hole in their chest,” Applejack joined.

Rainbow Dash just couldn’t believe it. Despite being the only Digimon she’d met, to her BlackWarGreymon was the most awesome.

“Wow, never knew his life was so rough,” She said, finally accepting the truth.

Fluttershy meanwhile was in an absolute state. She was so distraught about the news, her body was trembling as she felt her gentle heart ache. The other ponies could see it, as well as the tears in her sad eyes.

“I-I knew something terrible happened to him. I saw it in his eyes. But I never imagined it would be from something so horrible. The poor thing. It… it must have been so painful.”

Applejack walked up to Fluttershy to comfort her. Then Pinkie Pie spoke up.

“It is painful. He saved an entire world, and no one threw a party to thank him for it!”

Everypony looked at the pink party pony in confusion. Pinkie Pie explained.

“What? I’m just saying that he deserves some recognition for doing such a good deed.”

While the others were thinking that Pinkie Pie was just being Pinkie Pie, Twilight’s expression brightened.

“You know something? That’s a good idea, Pinkie.”

While the others looked at Twilight for an explanation, Pinkie Pie giggled with glee. As soon as she spoke, Rarity woke up.

“He died being a hero and had accepted friendship. He gave up the pursuit of power because he doesn’t want to be alone. So I say it’s about time that he gets a celebration for all the good deeds he’s done.”

The moment Twilight finished, all her friends were cheering in agreement. Then their train slowly came to a halt, for they had arrived in Ponyville. As the group got off the station platform, discussing what to do when BlackWarGreymon returns, Rarity spoke to Twilight.

“You know Twilight, I think it’s a good thing we’re doing this for him.”

“Well that’s what friends are for. To be there for one another and bring happiness. BlackWarGreymon definatly deserves happiness.”

As the six mares left the train station, they were unaware they were being watched by hungry reptilian eyes, hidden in the bushes nearby.

“There they are. Ponies,” A voice growled in the green foliage.

“A whole village of them,” Another said, followed by another with a loud growl from his stomach.

“Uhh… just seeing them is making me starve! Let’s get them!”

“Not yet! First bring in the reinforcements, then we can attack,” The first voice ordered, but the one who was hungry looked at him in confusion.

“Reinforcements?”

“You know… the whole gang?”

“Oh I got ya. On it.”

The bushes rustled as one of the creatures moved. As it burst out of the bush, it was revealed to be a young, teenage dragon. Without being noticed, he flew away to get his friends.
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Canterlot Tower, on the roof.

In normal combat training sessions, the lessons would only last about an hour. But with a powerful being entering the fray, it was shortened to only sixteen minutes. Nearly all the royal guards were exhausted beyond belief. BlackWarGreymon proved to be too strong for them.

Speaking of the dragon warrior, after the fighting lessons ended prematurely, he flew away and rested on the roof of one of the towers. As he looked at the afternoon sky, he remained amazed at what he did recently. Although he remained a strong fighter without his shield and Dramon Destroyers on, but having them back on made him feel whole again.

Apparently, he’s not alone. Sitting next to him was Double Edge, painting after what was the toughest battle she had yet.

“Sorry if I was a little rough, I trust that you’re not hurt,” BlackWarGreymon said, noticing a small brouze on the mares’ side.

“It’s ok. I had worse,” She said, rubbing her brouze with her hoof.

She then continued.

“You sure can throw a mean punch though,” She complemented, not realising the true extent of the Mega Digimon’s strength.

“Truth be told, I was holding back,” BlackWarGreymon admitted, seeing the look of surprise from Double Edge.

“You were?”

“Yes. In fact, I was only using about five percent of my power.”

The eyes of the mare kept growing wider.

“Really?”

“Yes. If I was fighting at my full potential, well… you wouldn’t be here right now.”

Double Edge couldn’t believe it. She reached the limit of her fighting capabilities and BlackWarGreymon only used a tiny fraction of his. In fact at the end of their fight, while she was exhausted, he didn’t even break a sweat.

“Wow… so you’re a small package with a lot of punch,” She joked.

“Yeah like you wouldn’t believe,” He said back.

The Digimon and the mare were silent for a short moment. Then Double Edge asked him a question.

“Hay, are all Digimon very powerful, or just some of them?”

Before BlackWarGreymon could answer, he suddenly heard a quiet faint voice.

"BlackWarGreymon."

The Digimon froze in place, not expecting it at all. He didn’t know where it came from, but he could tell that the voice was female. While the voice sounded calm like a windchime, it also carried wisdom. As if the voice belonged to an all-knowing being. Flowing with the wind, it was a voice unlike anything he had ever heard before, and yet it knew his name.

Double Edge was confused by BlackWarGreymon’s lack of response.

“Hay, you ok?”

Then to her surprise, the Digimon quickly stood upon his feet. His expression looked puzzled.

“Did you hear that?” He asked the Pegasus mare.

“Hear what?” She asked back.

“A voice.”

Double Edge was confused. The only voices she heard were BlackWarGreymon’s and her own.

“I didn’t hear anything.”

BlackWarGreymon came to realise that only he heard it. Which meant either he was going crazy, or someone else telepathically spoke to him.

To double check that someone wasn’t pulling a prank on him, the Digimon closed his eyes and focused his mind. By using his extraordinary senses, he could feel the energy from everypony around him. By isolating the power he felt from Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, he would have an even better chance at finding something out of the ordinary.

So far he could only sense that of the ponies…until…

BlackWarGreymon’s eyes suddenly snapped open when he felt something else.

“What is it?” Double Edge asked, seeing the change.

“I sense something. Its power is strong but far away from here. It’s coming from somewhere in the Everfree Forest.”

Double Edge followed his gaze until she saw the large forest in the distance.

“The Everfree?”

“You stay here. I’m going to check it out,” BlackWarGreymon said before he took to the skies and on a bee-line to the Everfree.

At first Double Edge wanted to come, but the moment she flexed her wings she felt a massive strain. She had to rest for a while from her battle. Until she could fly again, she could only look on as the Digimon flew away.

As BlackWarGreymon flew closer towards the Everfree Forest, he felt the faint power signature getting stronger.

‘Whatever is out there, could it be the source of the voice? Only one way to find out.’