Digimon Frontier: Zombie Apocalypse
written by: Hipster Spork
Chapter One: In Which Takuya Proves to be a Complete Idiot
It was a gloomy day in the Digital World. Thunder rumbled in the distance as the clouds drifted slowly across the sky. Their dark gray shade threatened rain, making the cool air smell moist. A light breeze blew through the trees, causing their leaves to quiver and shake in the gentle wind.
Takuya shivered slightly, rubbing his arms in an effort to warm them, as he gazed over at the others attempting to gather wood for a fire. He hopped down from his place in a tree and walked over to them.
"Aren't you supposed to be keeping watch?" A grumpy-looking Kouji asked.
Takuya smiled, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.
"I got bored?" He chuckled nervously.
Kouji gave him a look then sighed. "You dunderhead." He muttered, rolling his eyes, as he stalked off to take over the watch.
Takuya was tempted to thank him but opted not to because Kouji might hit him. He began gathering twigs instead. He might as well help with the fire, right? After filling his arms with the sticks, he brought them over to the pile the rest of the group had started.
"Well that should be enough. Takuya, can you start the fire while we go search for dinner?" Izumi asked him, dumping more wood onto the pile.
"Uh. . .sure!" Takuya smiled and sat down.
Taking two twigs in his hands, he tried to get a spark. One of the small pieces of wood snapped when he accidently pressed too hard. He threw it behind him and grabbed another. After about five or six more attempts, he was about to give up; then he got an idea.
"Screw this!" he exclaimed, standing. "Execute! Spirit evolution!"
In a flash of data, he became Agunimon.
"Pyro Darts!"
The small shots of fire hit the wood and soon a nice fire was burning brightly. Takuya smiled smugly, quite proud of his work as he de-digivolved. Then the clouds decided to burst and rain showered down on the camp, effectively putting out the fire.
"OH COME ON!" He shouted to the sky, hands gripping his hair.
He heard soft laughter behind him. Turning, he saw Kouji trying to hide his chuckling but failing miserably. He sent a glare towards the blue-haired boy and stuck out his tongue childishly. Kouji continued his snickering.
"Shut up, Kouji!" Takuya yelled, "It's not funny!"
"What's not funny?" Junpei and Tomoki were heading towards them, soaking wet but carrying meat apples, with Izumi and the digimon not far behind.
"Takky's upset because the rain put his fire out." Kouji smirked.
They all gathered under the protection of a nearby tree, its leaves were large enough to shield them from the water falling from the sky. They distributed the meat apples amongst themselves, eating them raw as they didn't have a fire. They didn't taste great but at least it was nourishment for their rumbling tummies. After finishing his own, Bokomon pulled out his book and began flipping through the pages, Patamon sitting atop his head.
"Whatcha doin Papamom?" the orange digimon asked.
"Well, since Lucemon appeared, I've been trying to find out more information but there doesn't seem to be much so I'm looking for any clues on where to go next." Bokomon explained, his lips curling down into a frown.
"We could go ask Lucemon about himself." Neemon suggested.
"Idiot! Why would we do that?" Bokomon snapped, tugging harshly on the waistband of the other's red pants.
Neemon let out a yelp and held his pants protectively. The rest of the gang laughed at the digimon's antics. Takuya looked out at the rain. It seemed to be letting up a bit. Perhaps they'd be able to carry on soon. He stood and turned to tell the others but an unexpected attack stopped him. Kouji tackled him out of the way just in time. He was muddy now but otherwise unharmed. The two boys rose, pulling out their D-Tectors, ready to fight. Dynasmon and Crusadermon were flying in the air, chuckling. With a cry, Takuya Unified Evolved into EmperorGreymon and Kouji evolved into MagnaGarurumon.
"Dragonfire Crossbow!"
The blast of fire was blocked by Dynasmon, who sent his own attack in response. Takuya barely dodged it. He hoped Kouji was doing better than he was against Crusadermon. He looked over to his friend for a only a second but it distracted him long enough to get hit by Dynasmon's Dragon Thrower full force. He crashed to the ground, his fractal code appearing around him.
"Fist of Athena!"
Kouji was hit and landed next to him, de-digivolving. Their friends rushed to their side, worried. Dynasmon and Crusadermon hovered above them. They were chuckling.
"Is that all the fight you have? How disappointing." Crusadermon scoffed.
"Not that it matters, we've been ordered to send you faraway so you can't get in the way." Dynasmon declared.
The digidestined looked at them, confused. Before they could question the words, a purple haze surrounded them. Takuya suddenly felt like he was falling. It was dark and he couldn't see anything. He groped around trying in vain to find his friends. He attempted to call out to them but his voice wasn't working. He reached out once more, and finding something solid, gripped it for dear life.
When Takuya awoke, he felt very groggy. His hand was still clenched tightly to whatever he had grabbed. Wherever he was, it sure was bright.
"Oi, you gonna get off me?" A gruff voice asked.
Takuya now realized what he was sitting upon. It was Kouji. He had found Kouji's hand in the darkness. Blushing a light pink, he let go of the other and moved off of him. The others slowly awoke as well and they grouped together. Bokomon pulled out his book, searching for an answer as to what had happened. Finding none, he sighed and put it away. He sat glumly on the floor next to Patamon and Neemon. Takuya looked around. The surroundings seemed strangely familiar.
"Hey, this is a train station!" Tomoki exclaimed.
"And not just any station, it's Shibuya!" Izumi said excitedly.
Takuya nearly burst with joy. He jumped up and down, pumping a fist into the air. He dismissed the negative thoughts of how this could all be an illusion and began to shout loudly.
"We're home! We're home! And I'm me this time!"
That comment earned him blank stares from the others. They seemed confused. Right, they didn't know he had traveled home as Flamemon. He smiled, ignoring their stares and began trotting up the nearby stairs, excited of the prospect of seeing his family again.
"Hey wait for us, Takky!" Junpei called to him.
They followed him through the station. It was strangely quiet and empty. Shibuya Station was always busy. Maybe this really was an illusion. Takuya shooed the negative notions away, trying to think optimistically.
"Where is everyone? It's so. . . empty. Normally it's bustling with people, right?" Izumi said, looking around cautiously. "Maybe this is some sort of trap?"
"Nah, can't be, nothing's attacked us yet." Junpei replied, a large grin on his face. "Let's just be happy we're home, okay?"
Um. . .hey guys. . ." A small murmur interrupted them. "What's that over there?"
Kouichi pointed out something a little ways away. They neared it warily. Once they got close enough they peered closely. It was what appeared to be a dead, decaying, bloody corpse. That was what they thought, that is, until it moved.
TO BE CONTINUED. . .maybe
A/N: So, this story just came into my head and wouldn't leave. I have absolutely no clue where I'm going with this. Please Review.