Digimon Fronter Deluxe
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership over Digimon. Wish I could. I'd change so much in Frontier, as you're about to see.
Takeshi: Merry Christmas everyone!
Yusei: When they read this later it won't be though.
Takeshi: Shut up. We bring you Digimon Frontier Deluxe! ... We couldn't find a better name for a remake of Digimon Frontier.
Kenshin: That's right people. Instead of this being a sequel to Digimon Frontier, like most writers are doing, this is a re-envisioning of the original series.
Yusei: The story will update every Wednesday and Saturday, so we'll see you on New Years too. Merry Christmas-Damn!
Chapter 1: Takuya's Return and JP's Fight
The story begins years ago, when the Digital World was in its ancient stage, there was a great war. It was a terrible battle between Human and Beast type Digimon. The two forms hated eachother for their differences and wanted to prove which one was better.
"Better at what? Eating or politeness?" asks Neemon.
"Don't interrupt my monologue nitwit!" Bokomon complains before pulling on his waistband.
Anyway, he descended from the heavens and stopped the fighting with his knowledge and power - Lucemon. Then on reigned an era of calm, except one day; some say Lucemon went mad with power, others say the pressure got to him. But whatever the reason, he turned into a vicious tyrant drunk on pride. That's when ten ancient Digimon took to the field to overthrown Lucemon, and after a battle that consumed their lives sealed Lucemon into the core of the Digital World, where he exists to this day. Afterwards the ten warriors transferred their powers to relics called Spirits, and left the government of the Digital World to the Three Celestial Digimon Seraphimon, Ophanimon and Cherubimon. Those ten-
"Wait, isn't Cherubimon the bad guy trying to destroy the world now?" Once again, Neemon interrupts.
"Wait until I'm finish!" Bokomon smacks him in the back of the head.
"I'm gonna be feeling that in the afternoon!"
Those ten would forever be called the Ten Legendary Digimon, and their powers remain scattered across the world. Waiting for someone to take hold and utilize their power.
"You mean Takuya and the others?" Bokomon chases Neemon offscreen.
Anyway, this story I'll be telling you through third person omniscient is what the Ancient Ten have told me the story about the ten humans who have saved the Digital World from the evils polluting it. Since you've seen the story I'll start at where things change, in the turning point of our world. In the Continent of Darkness, things have turned bleak for our heroes Takuya Kanbara, Kouji Minamoto, 'JP' Junpei Shiboyama, Izumi 'Zoe' Orimoto, and Tommy or Tomoki Himi. They've fought against the seemingly invincible Warrior of Darkness Duskmon, and Kouji was left in bad shape. That's when a veil of darkness overshadowed everything, and Takuya left us behind! Oh dear...
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"So, you've come back kid," speaks the deep voice of Dark Trailmon. "It seems the trip wasn't as good as you thought."
"No, it wasn't." Flamon approaches the train, a brand new look in his eyes. "I thought I could run away from my problems, but it won't do anything good. If I left now I'd only be abandoning my friends, and I'd feel even worse than the mistake I made. I'm going back."
"Are you sure kid? This is a one way ticket; I can't bring you back," it reminds him before Flamon approaches the door.
"Good. I'm not leaving until Cherubimon is stopped." And with that he enters the train.
"All aboard." Dark Trailmon drives back to the dark tunnel, and Flamon stares out the window.
'Kouji, you were right; I didn't take this seriously. I thought since it was a digital world it was like a game. But I won't make that mistake again. I'm coming back guys!' Flamon's body becomes engulfed in flames, and he gives a brave yell.
Dark Trailmon comes to a stop, in the Continent of Darkness. "This is it kid; end of the line." The doors open, and out steps Agunimon with strong, mature eyes.
"The Continent of Darkness... Where are those guys?" Taking a moment to take in his surroundings, he rushes over to the forest where they were last together. "Thank you, Dark Trailmon."
As he leaves, Dark Trailmon laughs. "Oh no, thank you." He then rides away, fading into the darkness.
Time passes by, enough for Agunimon to have reached the spot his friends were left. All he finds is a crater from Duskmon's explosion. "No one… Where are they?"
He closes his eyes and begins to listen intently. 'Please. I need to hear them; anything will do.' Shortly he picks up screaming, and heads into that direction. "I know those voices."
Before he could move, he gains another hearing. The sound of rain hitting the ground. "Rain? But, it's not raining..." A few seconds later it starts pouring. "It's raining now... I was able to sense the weather." It then hits him; he's become in tune with the Digital World, much more than last time. Is this because he became Flamon at home? "Whatever it is, I've become stronger."
The rain soon stops, and Agunimon continues forward. On his way to his friends, he sees a boomerang flying past him. "What the?" He follows it to where the voices are coming from, and to his relief he sees his friends Bokomon and Neemon. "Bokomon! Neemon!" His relief drowns when he spots them being chased by a Sepikmon. "What's that?"
"Takuya! Oh thank goodness you're okay!" Bokomon replies as he runs, clutching the DigiEgg in his band.
"No! We're too busy!" shouts Neemon as he follows.
"But I just want to be your friend! Spirit Boomerang!" Sepikmon throws the boomerang at them, but Agunimon steps in and grabs the boomerang.
"What are you doing?" he asks the Digimon, who jumps up in a monkey fashion.
"I saw they were lonely, so I asked them to be my friend," he replies.
"By throwing a boomerang at us?!" Bokomon shouts.
"Maybe if you threw a stick we'd be okay with it." Neemon's response earns him a waistband stretch and slap by Bokomon.
"But those other guys who did it were fine; they even chained them up." This catches Agunimon's attention.
"Who was chained up?"
"These humans." He and Bokomon widen their eyes in shock, while Neemon takes a while to process it. "A couple of Datamon and two others beating them up."
"That must be them!"
Agunimon bends down to one knee. "Look, that's not the way to make friends. If anything, you'll drive people away. You be friends with someone by being yourself. Everything else comes naturally. You don't have to do stuff like that."
Sepikmon listens to his words intently, and finds a change in his views. Agunimon returns the boomerang to him. "Now, can you lead us to our friends? They're the humans captured by those things."
"Of course, new friend!" he responds, to which Agunimon smiles. "Just follow Spirit Boomerang. It go wherever I think." He then throws the boomerang, which heads east of their position.
"Let's go!" Agunimon rushes off into that direction, with Bokomon and Neemon falling behind. He manages to make it to a clearing in the wasteland, where he finds his friends Zoe, JP and Tommy chained up and hanging by the Old Castle. He sees the Datamon by a pit of molten iron with their D-Scanners, realizing they're trying to steal the Spirits. That's when water floods out of the building, and Wolfmon hits the damp ground with Ranamon and Mercuremon walking out.
"Kouji!" Agunimon responds, but stops. If he went in now it would only lead to a disaster. 'I can't go yet. They'd just use the others against us. I need a way to free them first… I need power.' Concentrating, Agunimon closes his eyes.
"Takuya, what are you doing? Kouji is getting laid down and you're sleeping?!" Bokomon complains seeing the Warrior of Flame remaining still. The wind around them begins to blow fiercely, as it also snows and begins to thunder with lightning. "This is indeed some strange weather!"
"I think Takuya's psychic!" Neemon shouts as he holds his ears down.
"You ninny, that's ridiculous!"
"I'm ready!" Agunimon rushes forward into battle, his battle roar gathering everyone's attention. 'Weather of the Digital World, give us strength!'
"Well, well, the prodigal son hath return," speaks Mercuremon in his archaic tone of speech. "Thy interference won't change thy fate."
"About time you showed up, sugar!" Ranamon states in her southern belle tone before turning her eyes to him. "You handle little wolfy; hothead's all mine."
"I don't have time for you; Fire Darts!" Agunimon states before shooting flaming darts at Ranamon.
"Please. Do you really think those little sparks stand a chance against your opposite element-ow!" She swallows her words as the darts send her crashing into the metal warrior. "That hurt more than I thought!"
"It would appear the whelp hath grown stronger," Mercuremon states in shock.
"I'll make this quick, guys! Salamander Break!" Spinning with fists ignited, Agunimon summons a fire tornado around himself and the building. The flames rage enough to set the place on fire; his ending kick tears apart the structure, causing the Datamon to release the D-Scanners. "Now!"
"Spirit Evolution!" The kids shout, drawing their devices closer and transforming. Zoe flies as Kazemon, JP transforms into Blitzmon and Tommy becomes Chakmon.
"Well, isn't this a sight for sore eyes?" Mercuremon mutters in disappointment as the five humans in their champion forms gather together. He's still more interested in the weather around him though.
"Don't be so hardheaded, metal head. I'll finish them off; Slide Evolution!" Ranamon surrounds herself in data, evolving into the hideous Calamaramon. "Let the party begin!"
"Here's some payback for that acid; Mjolnir Thunder!" Blitzmon strikes the ground with the force of Mjolnir, and sends a stream of lightning towards Calamaramon. She screams in pain as the lightning takes a stronger effect than usual.
"Snow Bomber!" Chakmon's missile launcher fires snowball missiles that bombards Calamaramon, crystalizing her.
"Licht Seiger!" Wolfmon rushes forward with his blades combined, and knocks Mecuremon backwards a few steps.
"Brezza Petola!" Kazemon releases a wave of wind to blow Calamaramon into Mercuremon. She shatters out of her icy prison.
"Mercuremon, what in Sam Hill is going on?! These little brats should not be this strong!" she complains.
"I see; it's the weather!" speaks the Warrior of Metal. "It would appear the children hath mastered their synchronization with the Digital World, and this weather is a side effect of their newfound power!"
"Now that you know, you won't try and pick us off again," Agunimon growls with a blazing aura. "Wolfmon!"
"Got it!" Wolfmon draws his Licht Schwerts and gather them together, the light from his weapons shining bright. Agunimon summons a ball of flames to enter the swords, producing a solar shine.
"Shining Burn Slash!" They shout in unison, and release an X shockwave that blows Calamaramon and Mercuremon away, as well as causing flames to surround them.
"This is bad! I'm gone!" Calamaramon digs into the ground, using ink as a smokescreen. "This isn't over you little brats!"
"Thou shalt not see the last of myself!" Mercuremon enters his arm mirrors, before merging into the left and snapping out of existence.
The flames die away with their leave, and the Hybrids return to their human form. "We did it," shouts Tommy happily.
"We got them running!" JP adds.
"Bellissimo! You and Kouji really saved us, Takuya," Zoe says as she approaches Takuya. She then notices his down expression. "Something wrong?"
"Guys… I'm sorry," he begins as he looks to the side. "Kouji was right; I didn't take this seriously, and you guys got hurt. I'm sorry I didn't come up with a better plan, and didn't take into account what you guys wanted."
"Whoa, that sounded too mature to come from you," JP states, staring at the goggle wearing boy in shock.
"Takuya-niichan?" Tommy stares at his big brother figure, as surprised as the others. Kouji remains silent looking into his eyes, seeing a much more mature light in them.
"I won't let that happen again, and if you guys would forgive me-" Kouji reaches forward and pulls his hat over his head. "Hey, what's the big deal?"
"We get it, you're sorry. Just as long as you understand we forgive you," he says, having been the one most upset with him before. "I don't get what happened while you disappeared, but if time helped you become a little smarter fine."
"It's good you came back, Takuya," Zoe says with a soft smile.
"I kind of helped with that plan, so I'm at fault too," Tommy adds.
"We can't have this team without you anyway," says JP with a shrug. Bokomon and Neemon nod.
Takuya closes his eyes with a sincere smile, lifting his hat up properly. With a carefree grin he says, "Alright then, let's go to the Rose Morning Star!"
Elsewhere as the kids celebrate their victory, restoring their wounds are the evil Warriors of Metal and Water Mercuremon and Ranamon. The latter complains, "This is all your fault, you tin-foil conehead! We had the advantage and all of a sudden it washed away because you kept those brats alive, when I wanted to kill them!"
"My miscalculations. I had planned for those two to arrive and save their comrades," he responds, the look on his face remaining. His thoughts return to Takuya. "That boy of Agunimon's power, I hath taken him for a reckless fool. Thou art more cunning than I imagined, becoming so in tune with the Digital World."
"Who are you talking to? It sure ain't me!" Ranamon shouts angrily.
"No matter; I have a plan that will ensure victory, even if we can only take down one of them." Mercuremon then chuckles, before it explodes into full on laughter.
"And what's so funny? Can't you just be straight with me?"
"I did. Perhaps thine vanity doth hardened thine ears."
"And what the hell is that supposed to mean!? Show some respect; I'm a Legendary Warrior too who lasted longer than those idiots Grottomon and Arbormon!"
Mercuremon then frowns. "Speaking of which, where art thou Duskmon? This plan wouldst go more smoothly should thine employment be involved."
Ranamon tilts her head to the side. "Huh?! Are you nuts? We're already in our greatest crisis, and you're expecting help from Duskmon?!"
Later...
"So wait, where are we going again?" Neemon asks as they follow JP towards the Rose Morning Star.
"You're going to shut up and stop asking questions," says Bokomon with a scowl of irritation.
"Wait, why are we following him in the first place?" Takuya wonders at first while scratching his head. "Sorry, but not really an inspirational leader."
"More like he's just showing off is what it is," Zoe adds.
"I'd rather not see what he's showing." Kouji states with a hidden grin.
"I wanna turn as the leader!" Tommy begs.
"I don't know Tommy. Leadership takes independence, and not everyone's ready for that," Takuya says, speaking from experience as the unspoken leader of the group.
"Yeah, but JP depends on chocolate and that didn't stop him."
The others join in laughter, save Kouji, at JP's expense. "He's got him there!"
Having heard everything they said he frowns. 'Some friends you are.'
'I couldn't agree more.' JP raises his eyebrows when he hears that voice.
"Who said that?" he says outloud, gathering everyone's attention.
"I'm sure Tommy did, but don't sweat it," Takuya says before patting the big guy on the back. "We're just messing with ya."
'Are you really going to believe in him? The boy who got you in that situation in the first place?' The voice continues in his head.
"Uh, yeah. Whatever." JP shrugs it off and continues forward. 'Who are you? And why can't the others hear you?'
'Can you hear the conscience of your so called friends? I think not. I am simply the voice in your head that tells you what you don't understand at first.' The voice, though it sounds like him, feels rather uncomfortable.
'I'm not hearing this...'
Before the Warrior of Thunder could contemplate his insanity, the ground around them breaks apart. A gust of wind gathers the humans together, splitting them from the Child Digimon duo. They scream as the wind takes them into the sky, towards a green being towering over them in the skies.
The kids land in one of the ten spheres, with Takuya, Tommy, Zoe, JP and Kouji falling in that order. Takuya comes out of it first, complaining, "Anyone getting tired of randomly falling?"
Zoe opens her eyes, and sees the unconscious JP on her lap. "Do you mind?!" she shouts with a red face.
He immediately gets up and starts apologizing, with Takuya and Tommy staring narrow eyed at him. Kouji then looks around, saying, "Whatever happened, it took us inside of this thing."
"Well before we got captured I saw what looked like a green castle," Tommy says. "Maybe that's what this is?"
"What kind of castle is this?" Takuya places a hand on the ledges on the ground. "It feels more like we're surrounded by sponge instead of rock."
"Whatever it is," says the warrior of Light, "let's not go too far from eachother."
Still wary of the weird voice in his head, JP walks down a tunnel to where he sees an eyeball. "Ew." He steps back to move away from it, but then someone suddenly pushes him towards the eye. He falls through, which takes him outside to a sandy wasteland. "Alright, who's the wiseguy!?"
He goes back to the wall, feeling around for an exit but finding nothing. "Weird..."
'How awful those four are.' The voice returns.
"What the? You again?"
'Like I said, I am your conscience. How can you focus on that though when you were obviously pushed here?' JP's eyes widen when he listens. 'That Takuya bastard pushed you in here out of spite.'
"What?! Why would he do that?" He backs away slowly, looking around for wherever that voice could come from.
'He's the leader, the shining star, the boy who won the hearts over you and your friends simply by coming back. I wouldn't put it past me in saying he returned to keep that hold on you.'
He clutches his head, shouting, "Shut up! Takuya's not like that!"
'You fought Duskmon and lost to him because of Takuya, and he ran off when you were all vulnerable because he was unable to man up.'
Before the voice could continue, the sand before JP rises up, and a Volcamon stands in a growling frenzy. "Whoa!"
Volcamon leaps forward and punches at him, but the Warrior of Thunder falls over and avoids him. "Hey, what's your problem? What did I do?"
"You invaded my personal space." His back volcano blows up. "I don't have any friends so I keep this place to myself, even to someone just like me."
"What?" He backs away from the Digimon as he approaches him. "How am I like a freak like you?"
"Actually I'd say you're worse off than me." Volcamon stops for a moment. "I enjoy being alone, but you actually think someone cares about you."
"You don't even know me!"
"I know you better than you know yourself apparently; one of your so-called friends shoved you through the portal into here. They wanted to get rid of you."
"What?!" JP looks at Volcamon, confusion and fear in his eyes. 'That voice...was telling the truth?'
"I told you; he doesn't value you at all.' The voice presses deeper into him, and his eyes begin to turn cold and emotionless. 'If a nameless Digimon who doesn't know you can say what I'm saying, why can't you believe me? They mocked you during your leading to the Rose Morning Star, and they'll mock you again unless you can prove how strong you really are. You are the one deserves what he receives; the thank yous, the respect, the attention of the girl.'
'The... girl...' At the thought of Zoe and how she looks at Takuya JP falls wholeheartedly for what his conscience is saying.
"They don't care about you kid." Volcamon approaches the kid as he's suffering from his inner monologues. "You know it's true; why bother fighting it? I'll do you a solid and put you out of your misery."
'Prove you can be a leader; prove you deserve her heart, by defeating this Digimon. And then, Takuya is next.' Listening to his conscience, JP takes out his D-Scanner.
"Spirit Evolution – Blitzmon!" With the power of thunder, he becomes the Human Spirit Blitzmon.
Volcamon dashes forward, grappling with the beetle Digimon. "Don't kid yourself little man. You're all alone here."
"I...will...destroy you!" Blitzmon pushes Volcamon back, gathering lightning into his fists. "Thor Hammer!" He makes a hammer drop, but Volcamon pushes back as lava shoots out from his volcano cone.
"I'm just getting started. Big Bang Voice!" Using his mike, Volcamon's voice messes further with Blitzmon's head. He screams in pain as he falls to one knee, allowing the enemy to kick him into the dirt. "And now for the big finale!"
He jumps in the air for a drop kick, but Blitzmon breaks to reality in enough time to avoid his foot. "I'm done playing around. Mjolnir Thunder!" Lightning courses through the earth, lighting up the bass player upon contact. He then forces lightning on his horn, shouting, "Lightning Bomber," and charging at Volcamon. The impact courses lightning through his body, and Blitzmon ends it by tossing him in the air by his horn. The minute he hits the ground, it's over for him.
"DigiCode, Scan!" Blitzmon takes out his D-Scanner and scans Volcamon's data. With that done, everything's silent. Blitzmon turns his eyes to where he last saw his friends, his normal green eyes a pale red. "Like my classmates... No, it'll be different. I'll show them I deserve respect... Takuya!"
'I love it when crap like that lines up.'
As if on cue, his friends fall from an eyeball to the dirt. Takuya looks back noting Zoe's on top of him. "You okay?"
She blinks to process her situation, and backs away all flushed shouting, "Of course I am!"
Kouji ignores them in favor of their surroundings. "What in the hell is this? It's completely different from where we came from."
"Look it's JP!" Tommy says as he notices Blitzmon heading their way. "Hey, JP! You're okay!"
"We were worried about you, big guy. What happened?" Takuya asks, not noticing the threatening look in his eyes. When he gets no reply he starts to worry. "You alright?"
Lightning sparks from his fists. "Takuya, look out!" Kouji pulls Takuya away from Blitzmon just in time, narrowly avoiding his lightning fist. The two look up at Blitzmon, Tommy and Zoe backing away. "JP, what's your problem?"
"Stand aside, Kouji. This is between me and him!" he responds, throwing another punch at a fleeting Takuya.
"Stop it! What the hell are you trying to pull?"
"Shut up and transform!" he shouts, and becomes surrounded by a light blue glow. "I'm gonna take you down, and become the bigger man!"
'Isn't he already one?'
Takeshi: And here we take a break. Not bad for an opening chapter.
Yusei: I could do better.
Kenshin: Okay, for the next chapter Blitzmon has his bout with Takuya, but things turn complicated when the group is split up further into the weird Digimon. Things kick off on the bad end when Duskmon arrives and a duel between Light and Darkness erupts.