Mistakes Were Made On The Decided Name

… The clock ticking engulfed the awkward silence as Takato fidgeted in a office chair next to his freshly new companion, Guilmon. Who -at the moment- was messing with a bowl of candy on the desk.

Takato:… Guilmon, come on, sit down boy. Those aren’t for you.

Guilmon sulked as Takato had to push him back into his seat. He was lucky enough to snatch a piece of candy that he nibbled on while waiting. Ever since they both had be brought to Hypnos, it had been a pretty quiet and uncomfortable process of Takato and Guilmon being tested and checked into the records before they could even begin to speak with Yamaki. Coincidentally, he came into the room at that moment, with a silent but powerful air of intimidation and stoicness. He was one of the people that had started the Digimon zombie project but even he had never met a case such as this where a Digimon had been created from Takato’s digivice and had naturally bonded with Takato, who was still silently fidgeting his hands while Yamaki sat down and checked his records. … Yamaki clicked his lighter in thought before he finally started talking.

Yamaki: Well kid… you’ve certainly gotten Hypnos’s attention. You not only have hidden a Digimon this long but bonded with it without any tech needed…

Takato rubbed his neck and looked at Yamaki.

Takato: Mr. Yamaki sir, with all due respect, Guilmon doesn’t mean any harm.

Yamaki paused his clicking and looked up from the records.

Yamaki: So your Digimon has a name after all.

Takato gulped and started sweating.

Takato: Well… Yes sir…

Yamaki stared down, inspecting Guilmon who looked at Yamaki with a innocent expression. He recoiled slightly at Yamaki’s sharp stare. After a few seconds Yamaki set the records down.

Yamaki: well then… good news is Guilmon isn’t going to be deleted.

Takato sighed with relief but then Yamaki held up a hand.

Yamaki: I’m not finished. We do still believe you both could be of great use to us.

Takato’s eyes widened.

Takato: What?

As Yamaki stood up, he spoke as he looked through a cabinet of files and pulled out a specific red and blue one.

Yamaki: As you know, zombies have become the new normal on earth. Not only that but they are much stronger then some of the more average weapons we have to contain them. But recently we have found something else.

As Yamaki spoke Takato looked through the file and Guilmon sniffed the paper. Takato gasped at what he was seeing: zombie blood mixed with digital data.

Takato: they’re… Digimon?

Yamaki: Not Digimon: digitally advanced zombies. At some point in time, something occurred that made the zombies rise with fused attributes of Digimon. Now of course, this has been kept out of the spotlight so people don’t panic as much. We just tell them that the zombies are much different then what we all thought zombies would be capable of if they ever came to exist.

This brought a question to mind to Takato.

Takato: Then why are you telling us this?

He looked down at Takato and smirked.

Yamaki: because recently we started a new program that I believe you both will be of great use for. Consider this your interview to see if you’re capable.

Takato’s eyes widened in shock and he stood up quickly. Guilmon noticed this and growled at Yamaki.

Takato: What?!? No! I can’t do anything! Please let us go!

Yamaki sighed and walked closer to him.

Look kid, we’re not saying we’re forcing you to. Just take a look at what we’re working on and see if you’re interested, if not then you and your family can go back to your hideout? How’s that sound?

Takato stared at Yamaki and truth be told, he actually thought about… what did he have to lose. Takato hesitantly nodded.

Takato: okay.

Guilmon looked at Takato.

Guilmon: Takato-mon?…

Takato looked over at Guilmon and gave a confident smile.

Takato: Don’t worry, we’re just looking around. I won’t let them do anything to you boy.

At that response, Guilmon’s tail wagged and he gave a goofy smile.

Guilmon: Okay!

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Overview: Beelzemon and Gallantmon had been calling eachother and decided on a small truce for a break.

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…Beelzemon wouldn’t admit it, but he was addicted to the wind hitting past him as a dodged the glinting joust in the bleeding red knight’s hand. He drooled over the sheer power in Gallantmon’s fiery inferno eyes that gleaming of melted gold. Beelzemon would even go far to say that he was horny for a good punch or tussle with the Royal Knight that was currently blocking the blazes of Beelzemon’s active Berenjenas. These moments weren’t new, on the contrary they came as plain normal and yet thrilling to the Demon Lords of Gluttony as he always got his fill of the fight and drove away stuffed with adrenaline… which is why it came to a shock that today he just felt like he wasn’t in the mood. Now don’t get him wrong he was still an absolute slut for a fight but today he had just been having a rather rough day. Lilithmon had been a whiny bitch and asking him to help her with outfits, Lucemon was spewing prideful shit and his bike Behemoth was currently in maintenance with Vulcanusmon. So coming into this fight up to now, he was just… off. Which is why Gallantmon was shocked and came to an absolute halt when he heard Beelzemon yell while on the ground—

“TIMEOUT!”

Gallantmon was so shocked he actually skitted to a halt and stared down at Beelzemon in shock.

… “Beelzemon… I feel like I misunderstood what did you—?”

“Nah you heard right, shiny.”

Beelzemon sat up and sighed looking bored and tired.

“I’m just… not feeling this today…”

…Gallantmon was a knight of righteousness, loyalty, chivalry and justice. He had lived with these qualities just as long as he had lived with the fact that this chaotic, battle-hungry demon lord of gluttony was always looking for a fight. He had never heard such wild blasphemy come from the demon lord. He made air quotes as he looked down at the demon lord.

… “You’re not… feeling it today?!? …Explain yourself.”

Beelzemon thought about it and huffed as he just glared at the Royal knight.

“It’s just as I said, I’m not feeling it today. It’s been a weird day.”

Gallantmon just stared him before Gallantmon gave a resigned simple sigh… this didn’t happen often but when these signs happened Gallantmon had learned a little technique that always seemed to work.

“I have some food in a basket nearby.”

…. “You got bread?”

“Yes.”

Beelzemon laid there in thought for a moment before sitting up and gave a simple shrug.

… “Yeah I could eat”

Gallantmon simply walked over to the hidden basket… about 30 minutes later, Beelzemon was gorging down on a sandwich and sitting back against a tree while Gallantmon was just across from him, eating a sweet tart while observing the demon lord. Gallantmon rarely got these moments to sit back and observe Beelzemon. One of the biggest reasons he had decided to start this truce with Beelzemon was because from the very beginning, he was different: the stereotypical bad guy wasn’t a simple road… so Gallantmon grew curious and decided if Beelzemon could be more than just than a stereotype, so could Gallantmon. He stepped across that plain stereotype of light and decided to better understand the demon lord, even if he didn’t justify the demon lords actions. Gallantmon stared across where he was sitting at Beelzemon for a few minutes before he asked.

… “So… You gonna say what’s bothering you?”

“Hm?”

Beelzemon looked up from his sandwich and stared at the knight for a brief pause… he swallowed down the rest of the sandwich before he said.

“It’s not that big of a deal, just hassles and pains in the assess. The usual…”

Gallantmon sat there for a moment and finished his tart.

“Doesn’t explain why you don’t feel like battling?”

Beelzemon huffed and crossed his arms.

“Well that’s it! That’s all that’s going on. I’m just having an off day.”

“But why?”

“You don’t gotta know!”

“Beelzemon—!”

“Gallantmon STOP….!”

Beezlemon sighed when he realized what he did and slumped his elbows against he crossed knees… he rubbed his face and sighed*

“…You don’t gotta know…”

Gallantmon blinked when he snapped by stayed quiet…. After a moment he got up.

“…You wanna go to a bar?”

Beelzemon paused and glanced at him like he had two heads and both of them were unrecognizable.

“The stick in their ass Royal knight… wants to go to a bar…”

Gallantmon rolled his eyes but crossed his arms down at Beelzemon.

“Well if you don’t wanna go we don’t—”

Beelzemon got up quickly.

“Shut up shut up, let’s go!”

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Beelzemon: His arrival is somewhat different in this AU than in the tv show. While this mega evolution is similarly forced, Beelzemon comes from an experiment that almost goes wrong. Impmon is fused with the hunger of zombie blood and made into a killing machine for Hypnos. A very important aspect of Impmon/Beelzemon up to this point is that they think Ai and Mako are dead since they weren’t at the house the last time Impmon had come to the house. With this in mind he has pretty much lost everything he closely cared about in his perspective so when he becomes Beelzemon is slightly wilder in the beginning, like someone on strong pills, or in this case, like a glutton for punishment. He craves the taste of zombie blood and needs it to really do some damage and his psyche is kind of low and wild at the moment. It takes a while for him to get along with the other tamers in the same way they used to when he was an Impmon but later on he gets used to their company after they show that he isnt truly a monster in their eyes and after many attempts to get Beelzemon to work with them instead of against them.

With this new AU there are some details and characters that need to be said for this to work.

Hypnos: The Vompany has expanded around the world at this point, due to their vast research on Digimon to better understand the situation.

Yamaki: Just like in the Digimon Tamers series, he’s rather stiff for the most part at first but cares more for the kids safety later down the line.

Takato and Guilmon: Takato had no interest in this zombie apocalypse and was scared about having to fight with his family to survive, he used his creativity to as a sort of escapism from the way the world had turned into. The bakery his family owned was used as a resting spot for their family when they needed more food.

Guilmon would come to life the same way he does in the tv show one night while his family are tucked away in a hideout from the zombies. This would still cause Hypnos to detect this new Digimon and take Takato and Guilmon to start working in their digital zombie hunter program. Rika and Henry are already in this program with Henry being in their the longest.

Henry and Terriermon: Being the son of someone who works closely with Hypnos, he very quickly gets chosen as one of the first children, especially when he ends up gaining a Digimon from his pastime of playing video games.

Terriermon tries his best to keep him calm through all these new changes and experiences that occur over time.

Rika and Renamon: They are probably one of the more tolerable at going out during the digital zombie crisis. Rika’s mother is much wealthier than the other kids parents so they can afford a nice hideout to safely relax. However Rika doesn’t like being cooped up and sneaks out to relax and hones her skills in fighting digital zombies. During this time us when she meets Renamon who is also trying to survive. So they decide to work together and are soon chosen by Hypnos by the program when they are caught working together while fighting a hoard of zombies.

Impmon and Ai and Mako: (Warning: this is a sad one.) Ai and Mako’s parents are gone and they live with their grandparents. As some of the youngest children who get chosen much later, they are the most used to the world they now live in. They meet Impmon one day when he is fleeing some zombies. In a stroke of kindness, they let him stay with them and for a while things are somewhat okay, until the usual problem happens with Ai and Mako having arguments. The only difference is that this not only costs Impmon staying but later costs Ai and Mako being picked up by Hypnos when their grandparents are bitten and help them leave before the grandparents are turned. This leaves Impmon coming back later, not knowing where they are.

Impmon: Before the zombie apocalypse happened, Impmon was already working on survival and wanting to get stronger. So you could imagine it’s a miracle that he’s even alive with how often he pokes the bear in a sense. At some point he does meet the three tamers while the tamers were on a mission and seeing the humans with their Digimon fills him with the same jealousy he has in Digimon Tamers. One day his recklessness is taken too far when he almost dies from a zombie attack which leads the others to take him back to Hypnos to see what they can do… But Hypnos takes it too far and since they have to help him, they also improve him by turning him into a weapon. A weapon that can function on zombie blood while he’s in his mega level form: Beelzemon.

I am a huge fan of Digimon Tamers, always have been and over the years I’ve thought about possible AU ideas. One such idea I got inspiration from a random fun idea someone had of thinking about which characters would do well in the apocalypse, which got me thinking: What would Digimon Tamers be like in a zombie AU? So here is my AU idea:

Operation: Digital Zombie (Name still in the works)

Here’s a gist: