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[Atlas Jiruga]

Atlas watched Asuramon when he performed his little fire trick. He then saw all the candles in the room light up. "Wow." said Atlas. "That was cool! I want to do that." Renal said with a big smile.

Atlas and Renal stood there and listened. "Interesting." Atlas said looking at the stained glasses of the Sovereigns. "I want to know more about the war and these, 'Sovereigns'." Atlas said looking at Asuramon. "But Atlas!" Renal said. "What?" Atlas asked. "WHAT ABOUT FOOOOD!?" Renal said drooling and grabbing his shirt. "Renal get off of me!" Atlas said pushing Renal away. "But Atlas!" Renal said shaking him. "Renal!... Fine! We can eat first then i will get my information." Atlas said. "OK." Renal said letting go and smiling as if that never happened.

Atlas and Renal were walking through the room. "This place is old." Renal said looking around. "Yes, filled with lots of history i bet. I'm so interested on what happened during the war and what the Sovereigns were like and how strong they were. Also i want to know-" Atlas was cut off. "After food!" Renal said with a bored look on his face.

[Usachan]

Usa smiled with relief when she heard Hewlett was safe. "Yokata....." she murmured quietly. Yes, she was still mad at him for the bath incident, but she also didnt hold a grudge that meant she would be glad if he disappeared forever.

"Wai! Real food this time!" Vee was smiling and doing a sort of happy dance, Kulumon joining him. "Food, food, kulu!"

Usa smiled and followed Mikemon towards the dining room, holding Teo's hand in hers.

Mikemon led them all to a spacious room with a large enough table for all the Chosen and their partners to sit and be comfortable. "My Lord Asuramon researched the meals of the Human World and prepared different things from the data he collected." She waved a paw towards the table and the lids of the dishes came up. There was food from India, China, America, Japan, Thailand, and other countries. She then looked at the Digimon. "And if ye would rather not experiment, we have a full stock of Digi-Noir as well." She nodded to a large plate with golden substance on it that looked slightly like bee combs. "Please enjoy your meal, and call me if ye should need anything." She bowed then went off a different way then they had came.

[Teo Sage]

Teo walked in alongside Usa and watched as the food was revealed his stomach growled Yami who was still perched a top his head basically fell into a trance at the monumental amounts of food he instantly began drooling and Teo had to take him off his head.

"Yami I know your hungry but drooling like that is......"Teo stopped to think. "Totally like you." He said then he walked over to the table then had a bit of a frown Yami noticed and looked up "Whats wrong? Aren't you hungry?" He asked arching his brow well he would be if he had one.

"I am its just that this is our food that we eat in my world I thought in a place like this we could get some of the food native to your world." Teo said.

"Well we have this." Yami said referring to the digi-noir "Although I'll be honest I've eaten this stuff so many times I don't care for the taste anymore." Yami said.

As the two were talking Asuramon walked in overhearing their conversation. The atmosphere about him was different it felt like a excited child then a serious sage.

He began to speak his yellow face turned "Mine apologies, I overheard thou speak. Dost thou wish for Digimon food with greater appeal?" He said.

Teo looked at him slightly intimidated he didn't know how to respond he couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or serious. Hesitantly Teo shook his head yes.

Asuramon laughed a bit and clapped his hands as behind the digi-noir appeared several more dishes of food (How big was this table?) Asuramon began to speak again "Alas, I find myself alone for most of the time but I fancy myself a cook." He said as he walked to the side of the table where the new dishes materialized.

"I call these 'Asuramon Specials' food that was not easy to make as they are made from felled Digimon. I hadst to reconstruct their scrap data to something more edible. Shall't I telleth you mine creations?" Asuramon asked he didn't know if he had the attention of the entirety of the chosen but he knew he had one which was all he needed.

Teo shook his head yes as a smile showed itself Yami meanwhile looked at all of these 'specials' and picked up what appeared to be a bowl of unusual soup he took a sip and his eyes widened and he began to continue slurping it.

Asuramon walked to what was the biggest of the meals "Tis hither is Greymon Steak a delectable steak promised to fill up any you ingest. Tis hither is Betamon filet it hath an electric tickle to it. Over yonder is Gobli Pie crust made from the scrap data of Goblimon but filled with a liquid digi-noir." Asuramon was in his glory now a side Mikemon does not often see.

He walked over to more food of his "Tis hither be Gomamon Rice Balls, filled with the finest seaweed I could find. Hither be Piyo Wings I acquired the idea whileth researching the American foods. Over hither at the end be Tyranno Pizza mine greatest and most difficult creation. Another American idea." Asuramon said as he was making his way back to the entrance.

Yami held up his dish "Whats this delicious soup?" He asked "Oh that be V-mon soup. Mine specialty, alas it fill ye not." Asuramon said almost instantly Yami dropped the bowl to the floor his eyes dilated and he froze in that position.

Teo busted out laughing tears rolling down his cheeks "Y-Yami, ha ha!" Teo said as he walked over and picked up his partner "C-come...lets.......ahem.......heh heh.......get you something else." Teo said. He grabbed a plate and began to take small portions of everything he was unsure if he wanted to try 'Asuramons Specials.'

Asuramon began to leave and he turned to face the chosen "I shall't return in a while enjoy thine food, fear not the digimon who hath been felled all eventually rebirthed tis is merely their scrap data. I hope." Asuramon left with a chuckle letting the chosen wonder if that last remark was a joke or if he truly didn't know.

Teo sat down and began to taste some foods and eat the ones he knew. A part of him wanted to taste the rest of Asuramon's Specials but Yami was still frozen and hadn't said a word. Teo did find the Digi-noir quite delicious.

[Dante]

Dante continued to follow their strange hosts, unsure of what was happening or where they were going. The room they eventually made their way to was absolutely full of food. Really really full of food. Such a spread had he not seen in all his life. Matter of fact, the spread reminded him of how dang hungry he was. He swallowed some saliva, and was distracted therefrom immediately thereafter by Asuramon, who he still couldn't understand, but a large four faced thing talking did tend to draw attention. Near as he could figure, it was to do with those weird looking food items he motioned to. Something about one of them made the little piece of crap digimon drop his bowl, looking horrified.

"What'd he say?" he asked Salamon, who seemed to be better at working that big guy out, speaking quietly as he did so.

"Something about Greymon steak, Betamon fillet, Gobli Pie, Gomamon Rice Balls, Piyo Wings, Tyranno Pizza and Veemon Soup. Sounds like he's making food out of digimon," she commented back, equally quiet and very very slightly paler than usual.

"Hmmm. You think it's safe to eat?"

"Are you seriously considering this, Dante?"

"I am hungry, you know."

She chuckled and rolled her eyes. For some reason, even if he was serious, she found it a bit funny. Besides, what was a little scrap data between friends? Not like she was going anywhere near that stuff if she could help it. She jumped down out of his arms and headed towards the decidedly safer human food. She didn't know much about it, but had to be better than noshing on Greymon steaks, right?

As his partner had expected, Dante disagreed. He grabbed one of the steaks, but made a point of trying the soup. It had a strange taste, and he probably wasn't going to have much more of it, but this was all about sticking it to that little piece of crap. To that end, he smiled and looked over towards aforementioned crap digimon.

"Hmmm. That's pretty tasty," he commented, taking a little more before retreating with his portions to eat.

Meanwhile, Salamon had decided upon one bit of human food in particular. It was a bizarre creation consisting of bread with some kind of meat in the middle with an orange thing and some leaves. It looked weird, but Dante ate these kinds of things, right? Could be good. She took it with a paw and took a small bite.

Hmmmm, she thought as she chewed, Not bad...

[Inori]

Inori and Wizardmon exchanged glances, trying to gage if the other actually intended to eat the food made of other digimon. Wizardmon's half hidden expression seemed rather perturbed, obviously not thrilled about the idea of eating fellow digimon. Inori on the other hand simply wore a frown.

With a subtle nod between each other, the two went to join Salamon in eating the normal human food. Wizardmon made a quiet comment to her here and there, mostly just asking what the different food was, to which she would promptly answer with either an 'I am not quite sure' or 'Oh, that's....' followed by the name of said food.

Inori grinned at the sight of the thai food and settled down to have some. Wizardmon on the other hand, went around to get a little bit of a bunch of different things...very much intrigued by the variety of human foods.

The girl observed her partner as he moved around, noting his random hesitation on certain foods. For a moment she wasn't quite certain why, until the revelation pegged her in the head that he was likely debating what he could and could not easily eat with his stitching. She offered him an apologetic smile when he finally moved to sit next to her. He countered with a nonchalant shrug and began eating.

[shivdeeviant]

Yang's eyes grew to the size of dinner plates, stars beginning to shine within. He drew in a happy gasp of joy as the scents wafted across his... nose? Yang's eyes shrink to tiny dots, his hands flying to the spot just above his mouth where a nose would normally reside. Where was it?! Where was his nose!? Motimon don't have noses! Yang briefly contemplated digivolving, only to realize that Gotsumon hadn't a nose either! Panic continued to mount, Yang's eyes widening in fear and despair at his inability to smell. A thought peirced his psyche like a beam of light, clearing away all doubt...

Who cares?! I'm just going to eat it anyway.

Existential crises averted, Yang resumed his ogling and joyful preparation of dining. He lept from Shiv's arms with an excited squee, landing face first into a huge bowl of maccaronni and cheese. The noodles completely engulfed him, and all that could be heard was a mumbling noise as the amount of food began to lessen with alarming speed.

Shiv sighed.

Yin froze. A ripple of fear and disgust crawling its way from the base of his tail to his face. Junk data or no, it did not change the fact that these were once living digimon.

"You would go so far?" He said to Asuramon in a harsh whisper, loud enough that anyone in the room could hear, but he quickly found his voice then continued, "Has your time in this diseased city poisoned you as well? That a Digimon is reborn after death in another place is no reason to disrespect their remains in such a way. You cheapen what they did when they were alive, the very thing that they stood and worked for. In your power, you have lost sight of what is important, of what truly matters in this broken realm. You say that your angry persona is restless? Could it be that it is so because it knows of your gradual decline into such loathesome savagery? Or is it a sign that such is your true nature?! Asuramon! Why do you 'indulge' is such grotesque acts that you cannot see your own slip in morality?"

Yin, still a pale yellow with a minor flush in his cheeks, turned away.

"Shiv, you may partake of this feast if you wish," He said quietly, "Your strength is imortant to keeping my brother alive. But I implore you to keep to the noir or your own realms food. Don't cheapen their lives, and try to keep Yang from doing the same."

Shiv nodded slowly, hesitant to antagonize Yin further. Perhaps Yin sensed this, because he sighed heavily.

"I will not remain in the same room with one such as he," said Yin, indicating Asuramon then raising his voice, "I will be in the hall, please retirive me should you leave by another exit."

He then floated out of the room. Shiv watched him go, wondering what the little yellow lizard had experienced to give him such strong beliefs. Resolving to talk to Yin later when Shiv wasn't so hungry, Shiv sat next to Inori and grabbed a cheeseburger.

Yang finished with the bowl of Mac 'n Jac and launched onto the platter of rice balls, scattering them all over the floor. Not to be deterred, Yang gave chase, crawling after them, a string of white rice balls. He swallowed them whole where they lay, making an odd clicking noise as he gulped them down and returning open-mouthed to his miniature hunt. He continued this, K-aaawwok! K-aaawwok!, until all the rice balls were gone.

Shiv nearly choked on the irony.

[Atlas Jiruga]

When Atlas and Renal walked into the room where all the food was Renal had a gigantic smile on his face with his mouth open and his tongue hanging out. "So...much...FOOD!" Renal said ready to dig into whatever food he could find. Then something caught Renal's attention. It was the digi-noir. "Uh... I-Is that d-digi-noir!? I love that stuff! I haven't had digi-noir in a while! Best food ever. Atlas you have to try it!" Renal said tugging at his arm.

Atlas pulled his arm away. "Is it really that good?" Atlas said looking at Renal. "Yes its my favorite food!" Renal said with a crazed look on his face. Atlas walked over to where the digi-noir was and ate some of it. "Its good but nothing to go insane about." Atlas said taking a seat near all the digimon food. Atlas had put Greymon Steak, Piyo Wings, Gomamon Rice Balls, and Tyranno Pizza on his plate.

Renal's plate was mostly filled with digi-noir. Also he had Gobli Pie and some american foods such as a meatball hero, normal steak, and a side of french fries. "AMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM." Renal was making loud obnoxious noises while he ate. Plus he was a messy eater. Atlas on the other hand was eating like a normal person.

"Renal." Atlas said looking at him. "Huh?" Renal said with fries hanging out of his mouth. "Do you mind?" Atlas said. "Not at all!" Renal said and continued to eat obnoxiously again. "Renal, stop eating like that." Atlas said looking at him with a serious, yet scary look on his face. Renal stopped for a second. He then realized he made a mess. "Oh, whoops." Renal said with a fake smile. "Sorry! I'm not myself when I'm hungry." Renal said and then began to eat more calmly.

[Usachan]

Usa giggled at Yami. Vee just sighed. They both turned pale when they heard Asuramon say that some of the food was made of Digimon.

Vee went out to the hall as well, being more a green than blue color. "Mind if I sit out here with you?" He asked when he saw Yin.

Usa tried to keep what was in her stomach down and went to get the human-type food. She quickly grabbed two rice balls before they were all devoured, then getting a bowl of ramen and some crab and cream cheese wontons, she went out by Vee and sat down and offered him a riceball. "I promise, this is made from human food, not out of Digimon." She smiled encouragingly.

Vee looked at it then slowly took it and bit into it. His eyes lit up. "This is good!!" He started eating another one.

Kulumon poked his head out of Usa's backpack and jumped down, reaching for a wonton and trying it. His eyes went big and his ears popped out to their full size.

Usa giggled as she ate her ramen.

[Teo Sage]

Yami was still shocked and quite sick so much so he didn't notice the, in Yami's words, bastard who tried to bother him.

Teo looked at his partner "Yami, you should eat something or your strength won't return." Teo said as he attempted to feed him some cake. Yami remained motionless until the sweet taste of the fluffy vanilla cake with butternut filling reached his tongue his ears perked up and he grabbed the cake off Teo's plate and began to eat like a crazy mon.

Teo smiled as his partner returned to his normal self. "This is good!!" Yami said as he ate the slice of cake. After he had finished that he began to eat some candy.

Teo ate his food peacefully as well ranging from ramen to a good ol' cheeseburger.

About an hour and a half went by without the return of Asuramon.

Yami laid back rubbing his stomach Teo patted his as he sat back and let out a small belch. "Excuse me." He said as Yami let out a louder one and just sighed in relief.

After a few more moments the uneaten and the dirtied dinner utensils vanished as well as the table however the chairs stayed as to offer a comfortable seating while Asuramon spoke.

Sure enough he came back through a false wall that to any regular eye appeared real.

"Dost thee indeed find satisfaction with thine supper?" He said as the wall closed behind him. "Please, find yourselves so that I may begin again." Asuramon stated as he made his way closer to the chairs.

Teo looked at the god looking digimon as Yami found himself hiding under Teo's arms however Teo isn't exactly a big kid so most of Yami was very much exposed.

Teo smiled and was attentive to Asuramon.

[Dante]

Dante was still sitting in the corner he'd chosen, having finished the portions he'd selected for himself. Salamon noticed this and trotted over, carrying a portion of human food. She was very talented, so the food item was deposited in his lap without once being touched by Salamon's mouth.

Dante noted the care with which she brought him something a bit more reliable than that suspect nonsense he'd just eaten. He was still hungry, but unwilling to chance the more odd foods, so her gift was very welcome.

"You're a life saver," he commented quietly, "That stuff was weird. Not gross, just weird."

She chuckled.

"I did warn you, y'know..."

Dante nodded, smiling a little. He dug into the cheeseburger she'd brought, and she curled up on his lap for a little nap while they waited for Asuramon to do something other than show off strange food items made from sentient creatures.

It surprised Dante just how much of a nap Salamon got out of the deal. It was some time later that Asuramon the Four Faced Beast started speaking his usual gobbledegook, and Dante nudged Salamon, partially unwilling to wake her while she rested so peacefully.

"He says listen..." she said sleepily, adjusting herself to a different sleeping position while doing so.

Dante shrugged, satisfied that she was at least awake enough to translate. He didn't much mind being used as a sleeping surface. Having a small animal making herself comfortable on his lap brought him an odd degree of peace, one that he hadn't thought possible given his natural inclination to mistrust every person, place, creature, thing, or idea he came across. Still, peace was peace. He sensed that this world didn't offer it freely or easily, so he chose to take it where it came, no matter the source.

[Inori]

Inori and Wizardmon exchanged glances briefly before the former shrugged. Neither of them had anywhere in particular to be (other then Inori likely still wanting to go home)...and the majority of her party was still in the room.

The girl grabbed her partner's hand and lead him towards Dante and dropped down next to him, her partner falling in place beside her albeit a bit unwillingly. He seemed a bit more interested in standing, but said nothing. Irregardless they kept their attention on Asuramon, waiting for his continued speech.

[shivdeeviant]

Shiv sat back and wondered at the moving cutlery. It seemed to him as though he were suddenly in a Disney musical! Then the British Hindu God came back and Shiv cringed. The great Digimon spoke his piece, and Shiv immediately got up.

"All right," he said, frustrated, "I can't take another headache like this, if one would please give me the cliff notes when he's done."

With that he walked out of the room and sat next to Yin.

"Is the 'god' back?" Asked Yin.

"Yeah," muttered Shiv, "If I had to take anymore of that broken old english he spouts, I would have gone insane. That and he gives me the heebies."

Yin chuckled and then resolved himself to silence. Shiv did not push him for conversation, merely sitting there as well.

Yang, meanwhile, looked with wide eyes at Asuramon.

"Soooo... COOL!" He launched himself at Asuramon's feet.

"You're so big! How do you do that whole face thing?! How do you stay on fire like that?! Does it hurt?! I bet you could do, like, a million and a half push-ups with those arms! Do you wear anything under the loincloth?! Agh! Shouldn't have looked!"

[Atlas Jiruga]

Atlas was done eating by the time Asuramon walked in. Atlas had sat back in his chair with a smile. "You know Renal, digimon isn't half bad. In fact they taste pretty good." Atlas said. Renal looked at him as if he was crazy. "Your weird." Renal said just finishing up. "You had digimon as well." Atlas said. "Only Golbi Pie because it had digi-noir." Renal said.

"Gosh i feel like a balloon. I could burst at any moment." Renal said rubbing his stomach. "You ate as if there was no tomorrow." Atlas said. "I was hungry." Renal said. They both sat and waited for Asuramon's words.

[Usachan]

Usa, Vee, and Kulumon finished eating and leaned back against the wall, closing their eyes and sighing happily.

"I could get used to eating like this." Vee said with a smile.

Usa looked at him and grinned. "Careful, or I'll have to start rolling you around."

Vee glared at her and huffed. "Im storing energy for next time I have to evolve and save your sorry butt."

Usa chuckled. "Hai, hai."

Kulumon slept on.

[Teo Sage]

As everyone settled Asuramon looked down at Yang and well he was already smiling because of his face but he'd be smiling if his face was normal. He leaned down and picked up the much smaller digimon. He continued to walk his face switched to his blue side.

"To be so young and innocent. How I miss those days." He said with surprisingly understandable words. He placed Yang in a chair then prepared to speak. The room was big so sound traveled easy so even with Shiv outside of the room Asuramon knew he could be heard.

"You all have come here suddenly without warning because you have been chosen by my master to save our world from the terrible darkness that has befell it. You each have a latent talent that will help steer our world to a better future. Your digimon partners will be your closest friend in this endeavor use their strength to better your own." Asuramon turned and began to walk back.

"You may be wondering why you should be involved in an affair that is not your own. Your world and ours coexist right next to each other separated by what you call cyber space it was only until recently this space was breached by your kind when you invented the internet." Asuramon cleared his throat a bit. It remained silent for a moment.

"The internet became a type of wormhole linking our two worlds of course unknowingly to you humans. You lack the knowledge to access our world which is understandable your people know a mere fraction about data compared to us Digimon. Naturally, on this side we noticed the wormhole or rather those of us that have greater power. At this time, the war had been at an end for nearly a four thousand one years our land is scarred and shrouded we lack the ability to manifest an army to stand against the dark ones." Asuramon moved his arms around his back.

"Once the last regiments that resist them is wiped clean they will begin to invade your home land and bring the same death and destruction they delivered here that wormhole I spoke about is not only known to us." Asuramon then looked at the ceiling for no particular reason.

"However, they are prideful and rely on their own strength my master knew your kind had the power to stop them your people are at their strongest when they are young and your minds are clear. You can connect to our young generation of Digimon you both have the strength to strengthen each other beyond anything that has been done so far. That level of strength will cause our enemies to crumble." He looked down and at the children.

"The enemy fail to realize that we hold the advantage for the first time in years that is why your survival is essential to victory for both our worlds. As a sage I must do everything in my power to make sure that happens, it is why I worried when I could not find you for that time within the fields." Asuramon face then turned to red.

"Once your threat is realized war will be knocking at our doorstep once again. We must be certain you are ready and while you are underestimated you deliver crippling blows to the enemy. What I am about to say next may bother you but it is truth."

"Some of you disliked my digimon-made food that was a test as much as it was a delicacy. I agree with the young Yin, he has every right to be in disgust those digimon were once my allies that fought alongside me during a battle. Overwhelmed and overpowered we knew death awaited us we were in hiding for nearly a month no food or water our forms were becoming unstable several had already devolved." Asuramons face became blue once more.

"This was the last stronghold and they were about to take it. I was their leader I had been tasked with keeping this stronghold so the weak and wounded had somewhere to go we all felt the same. My friend a Sepikmon decided because I was the strongest I had to survive by any means necessary, I had to regain my strength according to them. There was no way I could I had not eaten and our rations had been depleted. We were an hour from being found at best. I had always been good at manipulated scrap data they knew that its how I was able to create false walls and the like." Asuramon paused and then continued.

"Sepikmon told me to take his life and to warp his scrap data into something edible. Then Goblimon told me to do the same to him before long my men told me it was necessary for the youth....referring to many unborn digimon one of which was Mikemon. We had also been protecting their digitama. I refused, it was only after Sepikmon told me if we hadn't we would doom this cathedral and the lives of not only us but the digitama. I agreed...In an effort to save my mission; I took the lives of my dying comrades and warped their data into food and partook of some. I was victorious. I never fixed that room in memory of my friends that day." Asurmon paused and a small silence befell the room.

"The point of my story is.....when war arrives things may happen that require you to toss your morals to survive, to do cruel things otherwise would never be done. I lived and a day doesn't pass that I do not think that perhaps other options could have been available but there were none. You must find it in yourselves to sacrifice personal morals and ways of thinking to bring out the survival of the future. Although I pray that day never comes will you be able to do the unthinkable?"

"So that an event like that never befalls your world you must help us in defeating these vermin that pollute our home. That is all if you have any questions I will be in my chambers tomorrow, I will send you out on a new mission for now please spend the night here." Asuramon said he turned a deep sadness in his voice as he made his way out of the room through the secret entrance he had a certain someone to contact before the morning in order to get the children transportation.

Teo remained silent as the words of Asuramon set in he didn't know what to say. For the first time he knew why he was here but didn't like it at all. He wanted to leave to go home. Yami looked up and smiled not knowing what to say either.

Seeing that smile made Teo smile and he thought how could I run away and leave Yami? His world needs my help.....his mind was set at ease he wanted to help his friend even though it was going to be dangerous. Without a word he hugged Yami tight.

Yami then began to speak "We will be okay, we have each other and nii-san." Yami said. "Hey, wait didn't we just wake up? How is it we can't leave right away?" Teo said. Yami looked outside and somehow they spent an entire day in Asuramon's home.

"I guess time flies when your not paying attention." Yami said jumping off Teo's lap.