Hey! Call me Puma! Um, here's my fanfic, but cause of hotmail, it messes the
paragraphs up so really, I don't write like this! Honest! Oh well, If it's
messed up and you don't feel like fixing it, I think my fic is also at the
Digimon Garden...who knows if it looks better there. sigh. Anyways, Here are
both parts 1 and 2, you might want to split them up cause they turned out to
be pretty long, oh well! thanx ever so much!
Puma
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Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of the Digimon, or their friends (except for
the ones I
made up). I AM NOT making any money off this story, it’s written just for
fun so, don’t
sue me! I PROMISE that I’ll return all the characters I use in relatively
the same shape.
;o)
This story takes place right after the episode "Sora’s Crest of Love," with
Myotismon
still large and in charge. Go easy on me because this in my very first fan
fic. OK, grab
some popcorn and Junior Mints ‘cause here we go!...
"Together We Stand..."
Part One
The lake shore was still and quiet. The pink sky slowly faded into
darkness as
night was cast over the Digiworld. All was calm and the only sound that
could be heard
was the faint tune of a harmonica, echoing off the water. A dim glow of a
campfire
could be seen on the lake shore, where the famous Digi-Destoned lay. All
the kids and
their Digimon were sound asleep--due to the excitement of the previous
day--except for
Matt, who sat apart from the group, playing his harmonica.
The fire crackled and sparked, waking Tai from his slumber. He sleepily
glared
at the flames, sitting up to check on the rest of the group. Adding another
piece of wood
to the hungry fire, Tai stood, noticing Matt leaning against a tree.
"Hey," Tai sleepily whispered, sitting next to Matt.
Matt stopped his playing to look over at Tai, "hey," he replied.
There was silence between the two as they stared out at the lake. There
had
always been tension between the two for one reason or another, usually due
to leadership
conflicts.
Matt was the first to speak, "couldn’t sleep?"
Tai turned to Matt, "I should be asking the same question."
Matt cracked a smile at this, "tough day, huh?" He gestured with his
harmonica
to their sleeping comrades.
"Yeah," Tai agreed, his gaze falling on their friends. "I’m sure glad
we’re all
together again," he yawned. "It feels right, ya know?"
"I know what you mean," Matt said, "It hasn’t felt ‘right’ since you
disappeared,
then when we all met up again today..."
"It’s like we’re all connected," Tai helped out, "If one of us is missing,
we can’t
work, or fight as well."
"Right," Matt sighed, "Only together will we be able to restore the
Digiworld and
return home."
The two stared out at the rippling water with solemn expressions on their
faces,
pondering their thoughts.
"I wonder if we can beat him," Tai mumbled to himself.
"Who?" Matt asked.
Tai sighed, "Myotismon. That threat he made earlier was pretty
convincing."
Matt put a hand on his friend’s shoulder, "We’ve handled worse, don’t worry
about it. As long as we’re all together, we can handle anything."
"Your right," Tai yawned, turning to look at their sleeping friends once
more. He
sleepily smiled, everything was all right now. They were together, and when
they were
together, they could beat anything. Tai yawned and shut his eyes as he
heard Matt start
to play his harmonica again. This was the first time he had felt at peace
in a long time,
since they had come to the Digiworld. Tai’s last thoughts drifted through
his mind with
the harmonica’s comforting sound... ‘I wonder how long this peacefulness
will last...’
* * *
Not too far away, in the dark of the night, Myotismon paced back and forth
within
his castle. "These children!" he bellowed. "These puny children have
beaten my evil
Digimon time and time again!" Myotismon grabbed one of the bats flapping
about in the
air and shook it vigorously, "WHY?! WHY DO THEY ALWAYS WIN?!" He threw the
bat across the room and it made contact with the other wall, sliding to the
ground with
little stars circling it’s head.
Myotismon glared at the other bats, who now cowered in fear, when an idea
struck him. "The Digi-Destoned are strong only because they are with their
Digimon,"
he grinned to himself. "The Digimon do all the fighting, so if they were
preoccupied...
the children would be left defenseless!"
Myotismon looked out the window of his evil castle and laughed sinisterly.
"This," he smiled, revealing his sharp fangs, "is going to be fun."
* * *
The warm rays of the morning sun shone on the lake shore, sparkling like
little
diamonds. The Digi-Destoned slowly began to wake up.
"Oh my! What a lovely morning!" Mimi loudly exclaimed.
"Since when have you been a morning person?" Joe mumbled, trying to shade
his
eyes from the bright sun.
"Since I’m having a great hair day!" Mimi happily replied in her bubbly
voice.
Patamon sat up and stretched his wings, nudging TK, "Hey TK, wake up!"
TK opened his eyes a crack and mumbled, "Mom, I don’t want to go to school
today," and fell back asleep.
"Hey guys," Sora whispered to the group, "check this out," she pointed to
the two
sleeping forms of Tai and Matt leaning up against a tree.
"Well," Izzy happily stated, "It looks like they are getting along now."
Gabumon smiled at his sleeping friend, then sniffed the air, "hey! There
are fruit
trees nearby!"
"All right! Breakfast!" Tentomon happily exclaimed, following Gabumon off
to
gather food.
Tai was peacefully sleeping, when cold water was suddenly dumped on him.
His
eyes flew open and, after he got done coughing and gagging, he glared
around. Tai
spotted Gomamon swimming in the water, laughing histarically.
"Rise and shine!" Gomamon grinned, waving a flipper at Tai
"Oh, you are so dead!" Tai exclaimed, leaping forward to capture the
Digimon.
"Uh oh!" Gomamon exclaimed and dove under the water to safety.
Tai halted his pursuit, not wanting to get soaked even more, and returned
to the
group, grumbling.
"You look a little soggy there, Tai," Agumon playfully joked to his friend.
"Just wait till I get that walrus back," Tai glared at the swimming
Gomamon.
The playful squabbling continued throughout the morning until Tentomon and
Gabumon returned with breakfast. Everyone finally awake, the group sat
around the
dying fire to discuss plans for the day.
"Well, we can’t just sit here and wait for Myotismon to attack," Sora was
explaining, eyeing her de-Digivolved companion, Yokomon. Sora’s Crest of
Love was
what made Biyomon Digivolve, but the negative effects were that her friend
was reduced
back down to a primitive level.
"What do you want us to do? Go looking for him?" Joe said sarcastically.
"That’s not a bad idea," Tai commented.
"WHAT?" Joe was shocked, "are you kidding? Go up against that guy...
willingly?"
"We’re going to have to fight him sooner or later," Matt pointed out.
"Right," Izzy added. This life in the Digiworld was definitely educational
for
Izzy, but he had a longing for home like everyone else, "Remember what Genni
said, we
can’t go home until the Digiworld is restored, which means we’ll have to
fight
Myotismon sooner or later."
"I’d prefer later," Joe mumbled.
"Do we even know where he lives?" Sora asked the practical question to the
group.
"Probably in some icky, musty, castle with no taste in interior designing,"
Mimi
added, with a revolted look.
"Actually, you are correct, Mimi," Tentomon added, hovering above her head,
"He lives up over that mountain."
The group turned to face where Tentomon’s claw was pointing to a tall, dark
mountain in the distance.
"You mean we’re gonna go up there?" TK said, amazed.
"Remember the last time we climbed a mountain..." Gomamon warned, glaring
at Joe.
"It’s either that, or wait for Myotismon to surprise us down here," Tai
said,
standing up, "I say that we change from the defensive to the offensive!"
"This isn’t soccer, Tai," Sora added, "It’s not a game."
"I know Sora," Tai said quietly, remembering his run-in with the electrical
force
field, "but we can’t just stay here, or run. Myotismon is holding quite a
grudge, he’ll
eventually find us."
"I guess we have to go," Matt stood up, looking worriedly at his little
brother.
"Anyone else think otherwise?" Tai asked the Digimon and the kids. The
group
was silent, all eyes focused on the mountain in the distance.
"OK then," Tai said, "Let’s go."
* * *
Myotismon sat in his castle, trying to decide his next move when
DemiDevamon
entered his chamber.
"My master," the flying Digimon stated, out of breath, "I..."
"SILENCE!" Myotismon shouted, "After all the trouble you caused me, you
DARE to come here?!" He raised a finger, as if he was going to blast
DemiDevamon.
"Wait master! I have important news about the children," he cringed,
awaiting a
blow that never came.
"Hmmm," Myotismon sat in his throne, "this better be good. Continue."
The little Digimon looked relieved, then relayed his information, "I
spotted the
Digi-Destoned on the move, their headed...here!"
"But why?" Myotismon pondered, "do they really think they can defeat me?"
"Well, uh...I’ve seen what they can do together, It’s a pretty strong
force, master!"
DemiDevamon replied.
"Indeed," Myotismon added, "which is why I plan to divide and conquer," he
began to laugh. "Besides, I have a team of my own!"
In the back of Myotismon’s throne room, three sets of glowing eyes could be
seen. "Go," Myotismon smiled, "Go do as I have planned."
Throughout the castle, Myotismon’s evil laughter could be heard.
* * *
"My feet hurt! I’m hungry! I’m tired!" Mimi complained while the group
was
climbing up a steep trail on the mountain.
"Come on, Mimi. we’ve only been walking for 10 minutes!" Joe shot back,
even
though he was feeling tired himself. Joe had probably the best climbing
skills of the
group, and he was beginning to have second thoughts about this steep
mountainside.
"Hey guys!" Tai called from the front of the group. Tai was looking
through his
mini-telescope with one hand, and was holding on to the mountainside with
the other, "I
think there’s a flat part on the mountainside up ahead!"
"Oh boy, Patamon, we can rest for awhile!" the excited TK said to the
Digimon
perched on his hat.
"TK, pay attention!" Matt scolded, "you’re gonna lose your balance!"
TK pretended that he wasn’t hurt by the comment, and continued his climb,
silently. Matt could be an awesome big brother sometimes, but he was way
over-
protective. TK wanted so much to be like Matt because he always seemed to
know the
right thing to do and was always there for him.
"We’re almost there!" Tentomon announced happily, flying above the group.
"Finally," Gabumon said, relieved, "I’m not meant for climbing."
There was a sharp ledge, and then the mountain’s edge flattened off into a
large
clearing. Small shrubs, grass, and even trees caught root on the dry soil,
creating a small
wooded area.
"I believe this large plateau will serve as an adequate resting place,"
Izzy
inquired, looking about.
"Um, yeah..." Tai obviously never understood what Izzy was talking about.
"How much further do you think we have to go?" Palmon asked Tentomon, who
appeared to know the way...that Digimon always knew everything.
"It should not be too far," Tentomon estimated.
Joe peeked over the steep edge where they had just emerged from, and then
looked up to where they would have to go. "Well, It certainly doesn’t look
as steep
anymore...looks like the worst part if over."
"Is anyone else beginning to think this was a bad idea?" Matt asked the
group,
who were already beginning to sit down and relax.
Tai rolled his eyes at his friend, "now why would you think th..."
Before Tai could finish his sentence, he heard a low rumbling from higher
up on
the mountain. Small rocks began to roll down from the slope above the group
and a
growling could be heard.
"Something is coming down the mountain!" Agumon exclaimed to his friends
over the growing noise.
"Ya think?" Tai added sarcastically, to his friend’s comment. Inside,
though, Tai
was scared. Whenever they meet a new Digimon, it always attacks them,
sending the
group running for their lives. It probably won’t be any different now...
All heads turned to look up the mountainside where three Digimon could be
seen
sliding down the rocks surface. The Digimon’s feet were stationary,
allowing them to
"surf" down the mountain, dodging trees in the process.
The group was frozen in fear, eyes fixed on the oncoming figures. When the
three Digimon reached the plateau, they stopped moving to make a stand
against the
Digi-Destoned.
"They don’t look very friendly," Mimi whispered to Palmon, looking warily
at the
Digimon’s glowing eyes. She had a nagging feeling that her pink outfit
would get all
dirty again...ick.
"Oh no!" Tentomon exclaimed, recognizing the trio instantly. "It’s
Gatormon,
Sharkmon, and Octomon!"
The stats screen popped up, revealing a picture of the three Digimon:
Gatormon
had neon green armor scales, with a metal plate for a stomach and big jaws.
Sharkmon
was gray, with a large fin on the top of his head, and sharp, pointed teeth.
Octomon was
orange, with two long tentacles for arms, and she had purple spots all over
her. While
the stat picture was being shown, Tentomon’s voice could be heard: "It’s
the Terrible
Trio! They work for Myotismon, and you don’t want to mess with them because
they
never lose!"
"Surrender to Myotismon, children!" Octomon stated, waving her tentacles
in
their direction.
"No way!" Tai exclaimed, clenching his fists.
"Yeah!" Matt added, "we never lose either!" He carefully inched over
towards
TK to protect him if need be.
"I’m goin’ to enjoy this!" Gatormon rushed forward, his long tail sweeping
in
Sora’s direction.
"Sora! Look out!" Yokomon exclaimed, in her tiny little voice...
"Yokomon, Digivolve to...Biyomon!"
Sora ducked under Gatormon’s swinging tail and Biyomon flew up above her.
"Spiral Twister, Raa!" Biyomon exclaimed, barely making a dent in
Gatormon’s plating.
"Need some help?" Patamon arrived with Mimi cheering her on in the
background.
Octomon kept trying to entangle Joe and Izzy with her long tentacles,
inching
them and their Digimon towards the cliff’s edge.
Sharkmon started attacking Matt, TK and Tai, who were defended by their
Digimon.
"Pepperbreath! Pa!" Agumon exclaimed.
"Blue Blaster! Ha!" Gabumon added.
"Boom Bubble! Pow!" Patamon finished.
The three forces combined hit Sharkmon head-on, sending him pin-wheeling
backwards. The Digimon regained his balance, and called to his friends
"Enough
playing around! Let’s get this plan into action!"
Octomon complied and suddenly called on her attack against Joe and Izzy,
"Oil
slick!" A slick of purple oil was shot from Octomon’s mouth, covering the
ground under
Izzy and Joe’s feet.
"Woah!" Joe exclaimed, "I’m losing my balance!"
Gomamon and Izzy were having just as much trouble and Octomon rushed
forward to shove them off the cliff.
"Izzy! No!" Tentomon shouted, hovering above...
"Tentomon Digivolve to...Kabuterimon!"
Kabuterimon flew down between his friends and Octomon, but the monster kept
coming! Octomon slammed into Kabuterimon with such force that he landed on
the
ground, sending the whole group over the edge of the cliff, including the
evil monster.
The rest of their friends watched helplessly as the five disappeared over
the cliff’s
edge.
"Nooooo!" Tai exclaimed, racing forward, only to be stopped by Sharkmon’s
attack...
"Fin Torpedoes, Away!" Sharkmon exclaimed, releasing over a dozen small,
teeth-shaped, torpedoes towards Tai’s location.
"Tai, look out!" Agumon warned...
"Agumon, Digivolve to...Greymon!"
Greymon swung his tail to hit the torpedoes, like a batter would in a base
ball
game, making them explode in mid-air.
Sharkmon grumbled and retreated away into the forest, "come and get me!"
he
growled.
"Gabumon, go after him!" Matt exclaimed.
"Right," Gabumon obeyed...
"Gabumon, Digivolve to...Garurumon!"
Garurumon raced forward after Sharkmon, unaware that he was leaving
Matt--who was busy watching TK--unguarded.
"Let’s go, Greymon!" Tai exclaimed, also following Sharkmon into the
forest.
Meanwhile, Biyomon and Palmon were trying to fend off Gatormon...
"Green Fire!" Gatormon exclaimed, emitting a blast from his mouth which
scorched the Digimon a little.
"You don’t play fair, Uglymon!" Mimi shouted.
"Palmon Digivolve to...Togemon!"
"Biyomon Digivolve to...Birdramon!"
The two rushed forward to attack Gatormon.
While Gatormon was distracted, Patamon flew up from behind, "Boom Bubble,
Pow!" he exclaimed, catching the monster off guard.
TK attempted to run forward after Patamon, but Matt held him back, "Stay
here,
TK! Palmon can handle it!"
TK sighed. He just wanted to help, after all, they had to go find their
friends who
fell over the cliff. Angry at his brother, TK ran forward to help Patamon
while Matt was
watching the fight.
Meanwhile, Sharkmon had led Garurumon, Tai, and Greymon away from the rest
into the forest where he continued his attack, "Fin Torpedoes, Away!"
Greymon ducked beneath the torpedoes and growled at the monster, "looks
like
you missed your target, heh heh heh."
Sharkmon grinned, showing his many jagged teeth and whispered under his
breath, "Have I?" Myotismon’s plan was for them to separate the
Digi-Destoned from
their Digimon, which he had successfully done. Sharkmon watched out of the
corner of
his eye as a dozen torpedoes headed toward TK’s direction...
Matt was watching Togemon attack with a Needle Spray, when he heard a sound
from behind him. Spinning around, Matt saw several small torpedoes heading
towards
something in front of him. Matt looked down to check on TK, who wasn’t
there
anymore! His mind clicked in a millisecond as his eyes shot forward to see
his little
brother...
Concerned for Patamon, TK did not see the torpedoes heading straight toward
him.
"TK! look out!" Matt shouted, running toward him.
Instinctively, TK turned to face Matt, instead of the oncoming danger.
Without a second thought, Matt leapt forward, shoving TK out of the way of
the
blast. Matt felt a searing pain run through his side as he was flung
through the air, then
all was black.
To be Continued...
"Together We Stand..."
Part 2
The last thing Izzy remembered was Octomon running full force at him. He
felt
something hit him, then had the sickening feeling of falling, and blacked
out.
When Joe saw Kabuterimon fall backwards, due to Octomon, he did what any
normal kid would do...panic. He stood with his eyes fixed on the two
Digimon who slid
towards him, throwing the group off the cliff. Joe knew this was it: his
life as he knew it
was now over. There was so much that he still wanted to do. He had been a
coward his
whole life...and that’s how people would remember him. He would never be
able to live
up to his Crest of Reliability.
Kabuterimon closed his eyes tightly in pain when Octomon furiously slammed
into him. Helplessly, he was propelled over the edge. Opening his eyes, he
saw the
ground coming up fast and then saw the unconscious Izzy. ‘I can’t let this
happen!’
Kabuterimon thought to himself. Collecting the screaming Joe, Gomamon, and
Izzy on
his back, Kabuterimon began to flap his wings furiously to stop the fall.
Octomon had not planed to go over the cliff herself, but she was caught in
her
own trap. Noticing Kabuterimon’s attempt at flying, she latched one of her
tentacle arms
onto his leg, hoping that this bug knew what he was doing.
Just a few meters above the ground, Kabuterimon finally began to hover,
setting
down for an easy landing. "That was too close!" he said in his loud,
Digivolved voice.
Joe opened his eyes to an annoying poking on his side. He saw the smiling
Gomamon staring at him, inches away from his face. "Am...am I dead?" Joe
stammered.
"Naw, silly! We’re OK! I knew Kabuterimon could do it!" Gomamon’s
confidence, however, was only on the surface because his insides were
shaking from the
fear he experienced.
Joe noticed that Kabuterimon was setting Izzy’s unconscious form on the
ground
next to him.
"He won’t wake up," Kabuterimon said in a worried tone. He felt weak and
wanted to De-Digivolve back to standard size, but he was their only hope of
flying back
up the side of the mountain. ‘Hang in there,’ he thought to his human
friend.
Joe walked up to Izzy and raised the still form’s head slightly, "hey Izzy,
you...you gotta wake up," he said quietly.
As if on cue, Izzy made a mumbling noise and opened his eyes a crack.
"That’s it," Kabuterimon encouraged, "you’ll be OK."
Izzy opened his eyes further and looked about at his three concerned
friends.
"I’m guessing our fall was ceased by an outside force?" Izzy asked quietly.
"You could say that," Gomamon replied happily, gesturing to Kabuterimon,
"you
have one dedicated Digimon."
"Thanks, Kabuterimon," Izzy smiled at the large Digimon looming over him.
Weakly, Izzy began to sit up, when he felt a sharp pain shoot through his
left shoulder.
Wincing, Izzy assessed his injuries, gingerly feeling his left shoulder with
his right hand.
"I think I sprained something..." for once, Izzy was a loss for fancy
words, due to the
pain he was experiencing.
Kabuterimon felt it too, he knew something was wrong with his friend before
he
said anything about the injury.
"I’ll worry about it later," Izzy added, regaining his composure, "right
now we
need to rejoin our friends."
"Um..." Gomamon asked the group, "has anyone seen that ugly Digimon we
were fighting earlier?"
"You mean Octomon?" Joe now looked warily around, remembering their
pervious fight.
"Right here, you weaklings!" Octomon was on a small ledge above them,
ready
to attack.
"This is not good..." Joe slowly backed away from the Digimon.
"I’ll take care of this!" Kabuterimon took flight, hovering above Octomon
and
powered up his energy.
"Electro Shocker!" he exclaimed sending a bolt of energy to hit the
mountain
above Octomon.
Large boulders came free and landed on Octomon, breaking off her ledge, and
sending her slamming to the ground, with a pile of rocks on top of her.
"Pro-Digous, Kabuterimon!" Izzy exclaimed, carefully getting on the
Digimon’s
back again, "Let’s go find the others!"
With Joe and Gomamon safely onboard, Kabuterimon took off to search for
their
friends high above.
***
Sora was watching Birdramon attack Gatormon when she heard Matt’s warning
to
TK. Turning, Sora saw Matt shove his brother out of the path of a missile.
Everything
acted in slow-motion. Horrified, she witnessed the explosion, and saw
Matt’s limp form
go flying through the air, where the side of his head connected with a tree.
"Matt!" Sora exclaimed, running forward. ‘He has to be OK,’ she thought
to
herself as she reached his side.
Mimi was keeping track of Togemon when she heard Sora’s cry to Matt. She
turned to see Matt’s still form slumped against the side of a tree and Sora
running to him.
Out of the corner of her eye, she also saw the small from of TK huddled on
the ground,
his hands covering his helmet. Next to him was Patamon, a worried look on
his face.
Taking a deep breath, Mimi ran forward to TK, "Togemon, keep fighting!" she
called
over her shoulder.
Sora arrived at Matt’s unmoving form, and gently turned him over. She
sharply
inhaled and her face drained of color when she saw the extent of the damage.
Matt’s
whole left side was scorched and blackened, and Sora noticed that his shirt
was
beginning to darken with red blood. Noticing the slow rise and fall of his
chest, Sora
became slightly relieved, now knowing he was alive. Quickly digging into
her pockets,
Sora pulled out her medical supplies she had brought along from camp so long
ago.
Taking a deep breath, Sora lifted Matt’s shirt and saw that the explosion
had caused
severe burns on his chest, which were the source of the blood. ‘He probably
has a few
broken ribs too...I can’t move him,’ Sora thought to herself, pressing a wad
of bandages
onto the wound. She also noticed a large cut forming on the side of Matt’s
head and
quickly added bandages to that injury too. "Hang in there, Matt," Sora
whispered in a
quivering voice, "Hang in there..."
***
"Fin Torpedoes, Away!" Sharkmon attacked Greymon with a full force of
explosions.
Tai winced at the brightness of the explosion, and saw his Digimon fall to
the
ground, "come on Greymon!" Tai encouraged, "don’t give up!"
Garurumon galloped forward to defend Greymon, "Howling Blaster!" He
emitted
a cold blast, which froze up Sharkmon for a few seconds.
Suddenly, Garurumon howled in pain and fell to the ground.
Tai ran up to the fallen wolf to try to find any injuries, "Garurumon,
what’s
wrong?" he desperately asked.
The Digimon opened his eyes and focused a worried gaze on Tai, "It’s...it’s
Matt...he’s in trouble...I...I can feel it." Garurumon closed his eyes and
De-Digivolved
back into Gabumon. "We share life forces..." the Digimon struggled to say
"Matt’s is..."
"Oh no..." Tai’s face turned pale. He hadn’t realized how separated they
had
become from the rest of the group. "Matt..." Tai said quietly, trying to
locate their
friends through the forest with his eyes.
With Greymon still on the ground, Sharkmon saw his chance and aimed at Tai,
"Fin Torpedoes, away!"
Tai looked up from the fallen Gabumon to see a dozen torpedoes rushing
toward
him. He froze and stared at the oncoming danger when the torpedoes were
exploded in
mid-air by another force. Turning, Tai saw Ikkakumon running forward with
Joe
clinging to his side. "Joe! You’re OK!" Tai said, happily, also noticing
Kabuterimon
hovering above with Izzy on his back, "all right!"
Sharkmon looked a little worried, but he wasn’t going to back down. He had
never lost before, and certainly wouldn’t lose to a group of children. "Fin
Torpedoes,
Away!"
Dodging the blasts, Ikkakumon raced forward, "you call those torpedoes?" he
bellowed, "try this on for size! Harpoon Torpedo!"
"Electro shocker!" Kabuterimon added from above.
The force of the two explosions sent Sharkmon flying through the air, over
the
cliff’s edge.
The three Digimon De-Digivolved back to their normal size and the group
gathered around Tai and Gabumon.
"What’s wrong with him?" Joe asked, concerned for Gabumon’s condition.
Tai stared at his friends with a sorrowful look and cleared his throat,
"remember
when Agumon said that in order for him to Digivolve, he needed to share my
life force?"
Tai paused to watch the group nod in agreement, "well, Gabumon De-Digivolved
because Matt’s life force is, well..."
"No..." Joe shook his head. "That can’t mean what I think it means. He
can’t be
dead!"
Izzy’s eyes wandered through the woods, to the cliff’s edge, and to the
rock wall.
‘Where were the others?’ he desperately thought. Then, Izzy realized
something,
"Gabumon hasn’t De-Digivolved back into Tsunomon, which means Matt’s life
force
could still be present."
Tai took on an optimistic tone, "I hope that’s true." He looked down at
his
digivice to locate the rest of his friends. There was a glowing red blip to
the north of
their position. Turning to Gabumon, Tai asked "Can you travel?" The weary
Digimon
replied with a nod. Tai then turned to the group and gestured with a hand,
"They’re over
that way...let’s go! We need to help our friends!" Tai and the group began
to move
forward, while Gabumon was being supported by Gomamon and Tentomon.
"You go ahead," Gabumon weakly urged to Tai. "Please...help Matt."
Tai fixed his blue eyes on the Digimon, "I promise," he tried to
courageously say.
Tai and Agumon sprinted forward to their original position, hopefully not
too late.
***
Birdramon swooped under another flaming blast by Gatormon, using her keen
vision to search for a weak spot. ‘There has to be a way to stop him,’ she
grumbled to
herself, ‘we’ve never lost before.’
Helping Birdramon on the defense, Togemon released more needles on the
elusive gator. Once again, the needles made contact, then bounced off the
scales like
useless toothpicks. Togemon kept glancing over her shoulder to see if Mimi
was OK,
‘take care of yourself, friend,’ the giant Digimon hoped.
Mimi was never really into being brave and helping out others, it just
wasn’t her
style. But deep down inside, beneath that pink-barbie-ditsy-girl exterior,
lay the heart of
the keeper of the Crest of Sincerity. Mimi would never let a friend get
hurt, sacrificing a
broken nail in the process if need be, even though she would never admit to
it.
"TK!" Mimi called out, "TK, are you all right?" Mimi reached the young
boy’s
side, where Patamon was frantically trying to get TK to open his eyes.
Gently laying a hand on TK’s hat, Mimi whispered to the quivering boy,
despite
all the chaos surrounding them, "please TK, it’s not safe here." She just
realized how
mother-like she sounded...her? A mother? The thought brought a small smile
to her
face, ‘that would never happen,’ she thought.
TK finally raised his head slightly, revealing tear-streaked eyes.
"Matt..." the
small boy said weakly.
Patamon huddled close to TK. The small Digimon had severe guilt weighing
on
his heart for failing to protect his friend. And Matt had suffered the
consequences.
Mimi helped TK into a sitting position and checked him for injuries.
Finding
only scratches and soon-to-be bruises, she drew the quivering boy into a
tight hug. "It’ll
be all right. You’re OK," she crooned quietly.
At that moment, Green Fire went blazing by overhead of the group. Mimi
glanced over her shoulder to see Gatormon charging toward them.
"TK, Patamon, RUN!" Mimi ordered, shoving the group on their feet and
moving
them forward. She never thought of herself as the leader-type, but in this
instant, Mimi’s
only concern, for once, was the safety of her friends.
Gatormon emitted more green fire from his tooth-filled mouth as he ran past
the
exhausted Birdramon and Togemon. "Prepare to be toast!" the Digimon
grumbled,
running after Mimi.
"You shouldn’t play with fire!" came a loud voice from behind Gatormon.
He
turned to face the voice and saw the re-Digivolved Greymon towering over
him.
"Yeah Greymon!" Tai shouted from behind the giant Digimon.
Only a slight flicker of fear passed over Gatormon’s eyes which was quickly
replaced by a sinister grin, "you cannot defeat me! My armor is
invincible!" Gatormon
opened his mouth for another attack, "Green Fire!"
At the same time, Greymon used his attack, "Nova Blast!" The two forces
met in
mid-air and the Green Fire was quickly dissolved, allowing the Nova Blast to
enter
Gatormon’s jaws. The flames scorched his mouth, sending him cowering
backwards,
cringing in pain.
Noticing that Gatormon was nearing the edge of the cliff, Greymon swung his
tail
and knocked the Digimon over the side. Gatormon’s screams could be heard,
until they
grew quiet, and finally stopped.
The threat now gone, Greymon De-Digivolved, along with Birdramon and
Togemon. All three were extremely exhausted due to the close call they
experienced.
The group exchanged relieved glances, until they spotted Sora crouched over
Matt’s still form.
TK’s eyes grew wide, "Matt!" he cried, running in his direction.
Knowing how bad the circumstances were, Tai held TK back, the young boy
struggling in his arms.
"My brother!" TK exclaimed, tears streaming down his face.
Tai whispered to Mimi, who was standing at his side, "you and Palmon keep
TK
here, he can’t see this."
Mimi nodded and collected the bawling boy in her arms as she watched the
group
run over to Sora. Palmon and Patamon stayed with her, instinctively
protecting their
humans.
When Tai reached Sora’s side, he gasped at the site of Matt’s condition.
"Oh no..." Biyomon gasped, making eye contact with her human friend.
Sora had tears in her eyes as she spoke, crouched over Matt, "he’s...he’s
lost a lot
of blood. I...I’m not a doctor...I..." a single tear rolled down her cheek.
Tai kneeled down next to Sora and put a comforting hand on her shoulder,
"hey,
you did a good job," he glanced at Matt’s still face and sighed, "you
probably saved his
life."
Sora looked up into Tai’s eyes, then quickly returned her gaze to the
ground, "for
now...I don’t know if he’ll be OK."
Agumon and Biyomon exchanged glances. They both suspected what conditions
Gabumon would be in.
Sora just realized that she had forgotten... "the monsters! We have to go
find Izzy
and Joe!"
"We’re here..." came a quiet voice from behind the group. They turned to
see
Izzy silently standing there with Joe, Gomamon, Tentomon, and the weak
Gabumon.
‘I wonder how long they were standing there,’ Tai thought, then turned his
attention back to the situation.
Gabumon was staring at Matt the whole time. The Digimon wished there was
something he could do for his human friend--if only he had been
there...Gabumon closed
his eyes in frustration and swallowed, if only he knew how to help Matt now.
The group was silent for a long time--no one knew what to do, this
situation had
never happened before. They had always won their battles...but at what
cost?
Of all people, Joe stepped forward and knelt beside Matt. He examined the
paleness of Matt’s skin and the amount of blood on his shirt and on Sora’s
hands. After a
few silent moments, Joe spoke "well, I think that he can be moved. He
doesn’t have any
broken vertebrae, although he probably cracked a few ribs. I don’t know how
the head
injury will effect him, let’s just hope there’s no swelling. We need to
send a group to
find herbs which could be used to reduce the burns, and we can make a
stretcher out of
wood and leaves..." Joe paused for a moment, realizing for one brief
moment, he was
actually the leader. He had read many books on the human anatomy along with
more
books about how to treat burns and diseases. He smiled inwardly, thinking
that, after all,
he did live up to his Crest. His friends could always rely on him to make
things right.
Turning his gaze to the group, specifically Gabumon, he added, "Matt’s going
to be all
right. It might take awhile, but he’ll be all right."
There was a joint sigh of relief as the group trusted Joe’s judgment, then
split into
sections to gather materials.
***
Night had fallen on Myotismon’s castle as he sat in his throne room. The
evil
Digimon ground his sharp fingernails into the wooden seat, waiting in
anticipation for the
Terrible Trio’s return. He grinned to himself, widening his dark purple
lips--the
Digi-Destoned were probably destroyed already. All he needed now was the
delightful
news.
After a few moments, Myotismon heard footsteps approach and saw the three
sets
of glowing eyes enter the room.
Myotismon stood and addressed the group, still grinning, "I am guessing
that the
fight fared well?" But when the three stepped toward him, he saw the
terrible condition
they were in. Eyes narrowing, Myotismon’s gaze darkened, "you did defeat
them, didn’t
you?"
Octomon cleared her throat, as she gingerly stood on her one good leg, "um,
master...well, we uh..."
"WELL?" grumbled the impatient Myotismon.
Sharkmon sighed and decided to just say it, "master, uh, we...didn’t win."
"WHAT?!" Myotismon furiously threw red bolts of energy in all directions,
"I
gave you one simple task! They’re just children! FOOLS!"
The Terrible Trio ducked from Myotismon’s onslaught, cowering in fear.
"Well, we did hurt one!" Gatormon said, defensively.
"Yeah!" Octomon added, "They all are pretty wiped out now."
"I’m not sending YOU failures out again!" Myotismon frustratingly growled.
He
then had an idea. His plan hadn’t completely failed, he would go after the
exhausted
Digi-Destoned himself.
"LEAVE!" He gestured to the three, who then ran out of his room.
Myotismon
sat in his throne, regaining his composure and thinking over a strategy.
"Sleep well,
Digi-Destoned. It’s the last night you’ll ever have..."
***
He was running from a dark presence. Clawing his way up a hill, he began
to
sprint, but his legs would not go anywhere. Sensing the approaching evil
behind him, he
whirled around, only to see Myotismon standing over him. "Divided we
fall..." the dark
Digimon grinned menacingly. Myotismon raised a claw and brought it down
with fierce
speed upon him...
Matt’s eyes shot open to complete darkness. He calmed his breathing as the
memories of the dream flooded into his consciousness. His eyes focused and
adjusted to
the darkness, realizing that he was staring at a rock ceiling above him.
‘Where am I?
How did I get here?’ he thought to himself.
Frighteningly, Matt noticed that he couldn’t move. He slowly turned his
head to
see a campfire, which was what was giving off the light. He turned his head
to the other
side and saw the exit to the cave he was in...a cave, that explained the
ceiling. ‘It must
be night,’ he thought, ‘but where...’ Craning his head up, Matt experienced
a sharp wave
of pain which throbbed through his skull. He put his head back down, and
when the pain
died away, he once again raised his head. He saw his friends sound asleep,
laying around
the fire. Next to him was Gabumon, curled up and snoring slightly.
At that moment, he recalled the occurrences of the day...they were fighting
three
particular annoying Digimon, TK was running, there were missiles, and he
shouted out a
warning to his brother...
Staring at the rocks above him, Matt tried to remember what happened next,
with
no success. Deciding to take a daring move, Matt moved his fingers, then
his arm, then
placed his elbow on the ground and tried to sit up. Pain shot through his
left side, and he
stifled a cry as he fell back to the ground. Laying there for a few
minutes, he heard
footsteps approaching from outside the cave and then a voice..."Matt?" he
heard a male
voice ask. A face appeared above him, and he realized that brown eyes were
staring
down at him, concerned, yet relieved.
"Izzy?" Matt croaked, realizing that was the first time he actually spoke
in who
knows how long. His throat felt dry and sore--much similar to the desert
they were in not
too long ago.
"Hey Matt," Izzy whispered, placing a hand on Matt’s forehead, "how do you
feel?"
Matt closed his eyes for a second, assessing his injuries, and only one
word came
to mind... "Like crap," Matt said quietly.
At that, Izzy smiled. Now he knew Matt would be OK.
"What happened," Matt questionably gazed up at Izzy.
"From what I heard, you took a hard hit from Sharkmon," Izzy explained.
Matt suddenly remembered Octomon shoving Izzy off the cliff, "but you
fell..."
Izzy smiled again, "thanks to Kabuterimon, we all remained in one piece.
The
monsters are gone, too."
"And TK?" Matt suddenly tried to raise his head and spot his younger
brother
somewhere.
"Hey, take it easy," Izzy whispered, gently holding Matt’s head down, "TK’s
fine.
But you got pretty beat up."
Matt glanced at Izzy, and noticed he was favoring one arm, "you too," he
half-smiled.
"Oh, well...I’m fine," Izzy protested, "just can’t type as fast now. I was
out on
night watch with Tentomon, when I heard your unfortunate attempt to get up."
Matt smiled at this, despite the pain of his injuries. He had never seen
Izzy
actually use sarcasm before--it was kind of a relief. To Matt, Izzy always
seemed to be a
computer geek with no time for fun. But that ‘computer-geekness’ had saved
them more
times than he could remember.
Izzy was trying to have a positive exterior for Matt to see, but inside, he
was so
relieved that he could have hugged the conscious boy on the spot...well,
almost. Izzy had
enough problems back home, and on top of being stuck in a strange world, he
didn’t want
to lose a friend. The circumstances in the Digiworld never seemed so real
until now. At
this moment, more than ever, Izzy wished to be home. But could he leave
Tentomon
behind? That Digimon proved to be a formidable companion, with much
knowledge of
this place. ‘I’m sure the others feel the same way,’ Izzy thought, glancing
at his friends.
Looking down at Matt, Izzy just realized that the boy fell back asleep. He
sighed
and walked back out of the cave to rejoin Tentomon and tell him the good
news.
***
Another morning awoke the Digiworld, bringing with it new adventures and
beginnings.
It was now Sora’s watch outside the cave. She squinted her blue eyes as
the
warm rays of sun bathed her face. Under the circumstances, she still
managed to get
some sleep, feeling much more rejuvenated. Sora glanced down at Biyomon,
who was
beginning to fall back asleep. ‘Well, whose to blame her? After
Digivolving so much
lately, It’s a wonder she’s even standing,’ Sora thought to herself. Her
thoughts
wandered to Matt. She was ecstatic to hear that he had woken up last night,
and she
wished she could have been there. But now he was slumbering quietly,
‘probably not for
long, once TK wakes up,’ Sora smirked to herself. Hopefully, within a week
or so, things
would slowly return to normal. This group had become a close-knit family
over the past
few months, she didn’t want this friendship to change.
Leaning her back against a rock, Sora realized that they would probably
have to
stay in this cave for quite some time. This probably wasn’t the best place
to be, being so
close to Myotismon’s castle and all. She shook her head and tried to
relieve the stress of
the previous events, ‘don’t worry about that now,’ she thought, ‘just enjoy
the peaceful
morning.’ She then frowned, wondering what dangers this morning would
bring.
***
Tai slowly opened his eyes and yawned strongly. Glancing at the entrance
of the
cave, he could see a dim light shining in. "Great, morning..." he mumbled
quietly to
himself. Tai rolled over on his side, to see Agumon still sound asleep, his
back leaning
against the wall, and his snout resting on his chest. The cave was silent,
except for the
chorus of snores form the humans and their Digimon. Understanding that all
the
Digimon were probably exhausted, Tai let his friends sleep, and sat up to
add more wood
to the fire.
After the fire had grown to a reasonable height again, Tai walked over to
check
on Matt’s bandages. He saw no more bleeding, although the dressing would
have to be
changed again, due to Joe’s instructions. Staring down at the unconscious
boy, Tai heard
a quiet voice ask "Is he OK?"
Tai jumped at the sound and turned to see TK standing behind him. "Hey,
kid, I
didn’t know you were awake, he whispered."
TK blinked his tired eyes, "I had a bad dream and couldn’t get back to
sleep," he
walked to Tai’s side, staring down at his brother.
Tai saw TK’s pained expression, "hey, Matt’s gonna be fine. Izzy even said
he
woke up last night." Tai remembered when Izzy awoke him to excitingly relay
the good
news.
TK’s expression brightened, "really?"
"Yeah," Tai placed a hand on TK’s hat, "but we better let him and the
others
sleep for awhile."
TK nodded his head, then turned his gaze to the ground. He absently moved
some
pebbles around with one of his shoes and quietly said, "I’m sorry Tai."
Tai squatted down to the young boy’s height, "what for, TK?"
TK raised his eyes, "for getting Matt hurt. If I had listened, none of
this would
have happened, and.."
"Hey," Tai cut TK off, "It wasn’t your fault." Tai never really knew what
to say
in these situations, as he recalled Sora’s outburst not too long ago.
Matt’s words echoed
through his head then, ‘just let her go, Tai’ he had said.
TK was silent as he once again became interested in the pebbles on the
ground.
Tai was about to once again try to encourage him, when he heard a scream
from outside
the cave. Heads shot up within the cave, accompanied by sleepy eyes.
"What was that?" Palmon asked tiredly, watching as Tai ran out of the
cave. The
others soon followed after him.
Outside in the bright light, Sora and Biyomon were backed into a corner on
the
rock wall. The group’s gaze then turned to see Myotismon standing before
them.
"Get back!" Sora warned.
"Oh great..." Gomamon rolled his eyes, "can’t we at least go through part
of the
day without having to fight someone?"
Myotismon noticed the others presence, and turned to face them, "ah...If it
isn’t
the rest of Digi-Destoned...Although I see you are missing a few members,"
he noticed
that Matt and Gabumon were not in view.
"Don’t worry about them!" Tai said defensively, "we can still get rid of
you!
Agumon, Digivolve!"
Looking at Tai with alarming eyes, Agumon regretfully said, "I can’t Tai,
after all
the fighting we did yesterday, I’m too tired!"
The other Digimon agreed, wishing there was something they could do.
Myotismon smiled at this, "well then...this will be interesting." He
raised a hand
and bats surrounded by red light shot out at the group. "Grizzly Wing!"
"We’re not done yet!" Biyomon exclaimed, flying forward, "Spiral Twister,
Raa!"
"Pepper Breath, Ha!"
"Super Shocker!"
"Boom Bubble, Pow!"
The bats were destroyed with their combined forces, but Myotismon remained
unharmed. Palmon attempted to entangle him with her Poison Ivy, but he was
too
powerful. After a few futile attempts, the Digimon lay sprawled out on the
ground,
exhausted.
"You should just give up and save yourselves the humiliation!" Myotismon
laughed, swiping at the group with a claw.
The Digimon scattered to protect themselves, but there was limited cover,
unless
they planned to jump over the mountain’s edge.
Myotismon singled out Tai and Agumon, planning to take out the leader.
With
one swipe, the evil Digimon sent Agumon flying through the air, leaving Tai
defenseless.
"Tai! No!" Sora said, helplessly. ‘This was it,’ she thought, ‘there is
nothing I
can do.’
Tai stood frozen in fear as Myotismon rushed forward to deliver the finial
blow.
His mind raced--he didn’t have any weapons to fight with because he had
always relied
on Agumon to Digivolve. The only thing he had was his mini-telescope and...
‘My
Digivice!’ Tai thought. He suddenly flashed back to when he faced off with
the evil
Leomon. He used the Digivice to drive out the black gears, which were evil.
So, why
couldn’t the Digivices be used on pure evil themselves...
Taking a long shot, Tai pulled out his Digivice, and clasp it tightly in
his hand.
At the last moment, before Myotismon struck, Tai thrust his hand forward,
and the
Digivice began to make it’s screeching noise. He closed his eyes tightly
against the
bright light which poured out from the mechanism.
Myotismon was caught off-guard when the weakling boy shot a strange ray of
light at him. He felt pain, and retreated a few steps in surprise.
Realizing what Tai was
doing, Myotismon laughed, "is that the best you can do?" He began to walk
forward, but
Sora and Joe stepped in his way and used their Digivices as well to increase
the strength
of Tai’s beam of light.
Myotismon shaded his eyes from the light as he watched in disbelief as
Izzy,
Mimi and TK joined the rest to form a line of defense.
The six beams of light were causing Myotismon extreme pain as he began to
back
up to the cliff’s edge. He wouldn’t give up yet, though. He had to defeat
them!
"It isn’t enough!" shouted Izzy over the screeching Digivices.
Suddenly, another Beam of light joined the six, causing an unexpected
reaction:
the beams joined and turned blue with a large amount of bright electricity
encircling it.
All eyes turned to see Gabumon and Matt standing at the entrance of the
cave.
Matt leaned heavily on the wall, with one hand clutching his side, and the
other holding
his Digivice outstretched. "Together we stand," Matt said in a low voice,
watching as
their combined forces sent Myotismon over the edge of the cliff.
Myotismon screamed in anger and all could hear, "you haven’t seen the last
of
meeee!"
The group lowered their Digivices and stood silent, allowing the sense of
power
to fade away.
Tai was the first to speak, "is everyone OK?" He looked over at Agumon,
who
was now standing, rubbing his head.
"I think so..." Agumon smiled, happy that they were all still in one piece.
The group walked over the cave entrance, where the tired-looking Matt and
Gabumon stood, smiles on their faces.
"Nice going, Tai," Matt smiled at his friend.
Tai and the rest of the group were grinning and TK ran forward to Matt.
"Matt!" TK gave Matt a big hug and his older brother slightly grimaced in
pain,
but hugged TK back just the same.
"Hey kiddo," Matt laughed at the kid’s enthusiasm.
Gabumon’s stomach growled, and he looked sheepishly around, "did anyone
else
not have breakfast?"
"Yeah!" shouted Gomamon, "Let’s eat!"
The group happily re-entered the cave to have an undisturbed meal, for
once. In
this moment, everything was as it should be. Of course, someday, they would
have to
face evil again, but for now, there was peace in the Digiworld.
***
Myotismon sat in his throne room, grumbling over his injuries. He had
underestimated the Digi-Destoned’s power, but that was for the last time.
His dark eyes stared down at his right hand, which was holding the cards to
open
the gateway. "It’s only a matter of time..." he smiled to himself, then
broke into evil
laughter.
THE END
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