Author's notes: Whew, I'm finally back to writing some stories. This one is a Digimon story for a change (because always sticking to Pokémon gets boring after a while). I think all of the Digimon fans out there know the new series Digimon Xros Wars and its characters and new Digimon that were introduced in it. My personal favourite is the army Blue Flare, led by the cold Kiriha Aonuma. It has Greymon in a new, evil looking blue form and my new favourite Digimon MailBirdramon.
As some of you may already have figured out, this story is about MailBirdramon's activity in the Blue Flare army and… nah, I won't spoil everything. Have fun with the first chapter. Oh, another thing: I am not following the series plot but my own, just sayin' so you don't get confused.
Disclaimer: Digimon and all characters are not owned by me.
Nighthawk Chapter 1: A warrior's resolve
"Nighthawk!" I yelled and performed a professional aerial bombing. This was to distract the opposing army so Greymon, my tyrannosaur-like partner, could charge forward and mow them down. This strategy was frequently used by us leading Digimon of master Kiriha's army Blue Flare. Our intention is to gather the Code Crowns and make Kiriha the Digimon king.
"Plasma Cannon!"
A blast of light blue energy fired from the cannon on my chest, while I was hovering in the sky. It hit some Cannonbeemon straight on and they dissolved into data trash.
Below me, Greymon roared and used his most powerful attack, the Blaster Tail. He used the cannon on his tail to shoot everything within 360°. After his attack was done, he used his Mega Flame, a purple fire blast that burnt down the opposition.
We gained victory.
Master Kiriha observed us with his emotionless eyes. Instead of giving us a kind reward, he spat out coldly: "Well done".
Greymon and I are used to Master Kiriha's methods. He was merciless and ordered us to destroy everything that opposed us. This was fitting for Greymon, my partner, but I used to be different. As a professional observer and strategist, I didn't need to be ruthless and kill everything. But it was for my General, my Master, and the human I knew since I don't know how long.
I landed next to Greymon, who didn't make a move as Kiriha loaded him into his blue Xros Loader, a small device that could be used for storing Digimon or to do a thing called DigiXros, a process, in which two or more Digimon are combined to form another, more powerful Digimon. Of course, Blue Flare had its own DigiXros, but we were capable of winning without having to use it.
Kiriha usually kept me outside his Xros Loader, so he could fly on my metallic back. I was different from other Digimon, so I could fly through the Interdimensional Passage without being turned to data trash like other Digimon would.
Here, I remember that I didn't introduce myself. I am MailBirdramon, one of the two main Digimon of Kiriha's Blue Flare army. We were fighting for conquering the Digital World.
Recently, things have gotten very noisy in the Digital World. The appearance of the Bagura Empire led by three of the most powerful Digimon I knew had turned things to the worst. The army we just took down was a small division of that very Empire.
Bagura Empire had one goal: The same goal as Blue Flare. So Kiriha and the three Head Officers of the Bagura Empire were rivals but Master Kiriha would never let that get to him. He just ruthlessly killed anybody who dared to stand in his way or was of no more use for him.
Then there was another mysterious army led by a girl in about the same age as Kiriha. We didn't know her name yet, but she used to observe our battles.
I don't even know why she did that. She never let one of her Digimon fight. The only thing I know is that she orders a platoon of Monitamon, small ninja-like Digimon with a computer display for a head, which she uses to observe us. Whenever she and Kiriha talked, I noticed a change in the air around my master. Was it fear that struck him? Or was it something else? I was not quite familiar with feelings, so don't ask me.
Another thing of importance is the recent appearance of an army called Xros Heart. They have three human Generals and have multiple DigiXros forms. Over time, they assumed more and more powerful forms and got new Digimon partners. Their main Digimon is named Shoutmon, a small red and hyped up baby dragon creature, so all of their Xros forms are derived from him. Shoutmon X2, X3, X4 and the new form they got: X4K. This was the combination of Shoutmon X4 with a bunch of PawnChessmon and a Knightmon.
How exactly they could do something like that is beyond me.
While Greymon was resting inside the Xros Loader, I was resting outside. My job wasn't easy, you know. I always had to develop strategies in a blink of an eye and I was always there to observe the enemy's manoeuvres from the sky. I had to stay calm and collected; there was no space for emotions in my mind. Never. I was always calculating in battle, about whether it was necessary to DigiXros, or if it was better to retreat altogether.
Kiriha just stood on the edge of a cliff and watched the battlefield. No Digimon was around but you could still see blood spilled on the ground. It was a horrifying sight to see, but only for those with uncontrolled emotions. Here it was; the massacre took place a few minutes ago. Kiriha continued to stare at the battlefield, and then he turned around to look at me. "Pathetic idiots", he muttered. "No one can oppose Blue Flare". "You're right, Kiriha", I replied and watched him. He was a lot smaller than me and a human, yet he was my leader and the person I had to follow no matter what.
"MailBirdramon", he said. "Let's go. We have no more business here". I nodded and stood up. Right when Kiriha was about to get on my back, the mysterious girl approached us.
"I have made my decision", she said. "What do you want from me?", Kiriha said coldly. There was the change in the atmosphere again. Even I couldn't help but shudder a bit. There was more to this girl, I thought to myself. She had something in her… a power so great, no one was able to explain it.
"Will you join me?", she asked kindly. Kiriha just stared at her. "I don't team up with the weak", he replied. The girl giggled a bit, and then she pulled something out of her white jacket. When I saw it, my breath suddenly stopped. Even Kiriha seemed to be totally surprised. "A black Xros Loader?", he asked, shocked. The girl didn't answer. The display of her Xros Loader began to glow.
"Reload… Sparrowmon!"
A yellow jet plane like Digimon with some bird characteristics appeared next to the girl. It had gun ports under its wings and two small arms to carry one gun in each hand. "Nene", Sparrowmon said with a female voice. "Should I destroy him?". So, the girl was named Nene? A weird name for a girl. Usually, you would say "Nene", when you wanted someone to listen to you (A/N: In Japan, when you want somebody to listen to you or have something urgent to say, you say "Ne ne" and then your sentence. At least that is, what I learned from several animes)
Then it struck me. Destroy Kiriha? What was this Nene up to? What right did Sparrowmon – or her master for that matter – have to decide, whether Kiriha would survive or not.
I stood and flew up into the air.
"Destroy?", Kiriha laughed. "Me? MailBirdramon. Show them what you got". I let out a roar, which startled Sparrowmon, but this little fellow actually kept its posture, so our aerial battle could start.
"Random Laser".
Sparrowmon fired several laser beams from her two cannons in quick succession. I had to admit, that this little birdy was pretty fast. I had to spin to avoid the beams and had to keep an eye on Sparrowmon. My special manoeuvre, the Nighthawk, wouldn't work here, as it is a technique for diversion, thus better suited for using in a battle one on many. I opened my beak like mouth to reveal another cannon.
"Plasma Cannon!"
The highly concentrated blast caught Sparrowmon by surprise. She tumbled down to earth. Nene suddenly panicked. "Sparrowmon", she shouted, "stand up!"
"Don't worry, Nene", Sparrowmon said, while standing up. "I'm strong". She took off towards me and used her Random Laser again, while I fired my Plasma Cannon. The main strategy for fighting Sparrowmon on even terms is to attack her in quick succession so she can't land a single hit. The two attacks exploded.
"Impressive", I said. "To be able to dodge my Plasma Cannon. It proves you have skill".
"And you are a big mouthed talker", Sparrowmon yelled at me. "Don't pretend you are the strongest Digimon out there". She suddenly charged at me, which caught me by surprise.
"Crash Boom", Sparrowmon yelled and crashed into me just as I was about to fire my Plasma Cannon from my chest cannon. We were both hit pretty hard and we both tumbled down to earth. A stinging pain went right through my body. It felt like I was stepped on by a thousand Mammothmon.
"You indeed have skill", I muttered to Sparrowmon before fainting. The last thing I heard was a weak "You too".
Author's notes: That was it for the first chapter. I hope you guys liked it.