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Guard Tamer: The Ripper
of Time
By: RB3
Chapter 1: The Guild of Tamers
The wind picked up and blew upon the vast expanse of a great plain. Blades of grass shuddered as the chilling air washed over them; an ominous sign of impending doom. The wind-swept plains extended until it gave way to a land where the very earth had been stripped away. At the incongruous border between these two lands was a grid-like pattern of green light which seemed to have been ripped. It connected to a vast field of darkness filled with green zeroes and ones. Above this field were hundreds of creatures devouring the data, each of which resembled an insect.
The first and most common type of these creatures appeared as a dark blue ant about the size of a toddler. Its upright body consisted only of stalks of cables leading into the ground. This bizarre creature had an ovular head with antennae and a sadistic, mocking grin permanently etched on its face. Its hands were elongated and far too long to be in proportion with the rest of its body. It hands were similarly out of proportion. Like the others, this creature was chomping down the bits of data exposed from the stripped ground. This zany creature was known as a Keramon.
The second type was nearly as common as the first, but far less mobile. They appeared to be creatures consisting of an overlapping hard shell, like a cocoon or chrysalis, with protruding spikes and a large stinger on its tail as a secondary means of protection. These young insects had three pairs of cables ending in dangerously sharp tips like triangular spades. These creatures were gathered into piles around pillars of data ripped up from the ground. Like a flock of parasites, they feasted upon these pillars of information. These creatures were known as the Chrysalimon for obvious reasons.
The last type was rather uncommon for this hive of data-devouring insects. It was even more like an ant in build when compared to the Keramon. They had emotionless faces. Their bodies consisted of a hard red chitin with a mass of elastic cables for their neck and their three pairs of legs. The creature was covered in dangerous spikes including three on each foot, several along its back, underbelly, and a tail spike like the stinger of a wasp. This ant-like creature, Infermon, patrolled the area away from the hive in defence against any threats to its swarm.
All of these creatures were different species of a race of creatures known as Digimon or Digital Monsters. They were creatures of great magical power, which took their form from data and their appearance from the myths and legends of humanity. Digimon often formed friendships with human beings, especially children, who are called "Tamers." Though this Tamer-Digimon bond, the Digimon gained the ability to "Digivolve," or transform, into newer and more powerful creatures to defend their partner. They lived in a magical world created from the data of computers known as the Digital World while humans lived in the mundane Real World.
There comes a time when Digimon and Tamer must fight to protect the things they value. Over the horizon, an army of Digimon and their Tamers emerged, ready to drive the data parasites out of their lands. Unlike the hive of gluttonous data parasites, this Digimon army was a motley crew. Leading the charge was a young Japanese boy filled with optimism and exuberance. The goggled boy sat upon the shoulders of a large red dinosaur Digimon with black tribal markings. This dinosaur had been augmented with cybernetics consisting of chest armour, metal claws, and forearm blades. This Digimon was known as a War Growlmon.
His major-domo, a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian teenager, looked around through binoculars. The boy had a military motif about him due to the mottled black and grey camouflage pants. It was similar in style to the type worn by the military or police when engaging in urban warfare. Finishing his apparel was a black bomber jacket made of high quality leather. It had the insignia of a black sword sewn onto its shoulders. The teenager had a blue bandanna wrapped around his head, which covered his hair save for a few brown tufts which blew in the wind. The boy continued to scan the area through his binoculars.
"Okay troops, I see the nest up ahead!" warned the boy, Akira Violet.
Akira was seated on the helmet of a Digimon monstrosity that only the most warped science could ever think of creating. The Digimon's body consisted of an orange dinosaur head, a matching torso, a snowy wolf's legs, and a grey dinosaur tail. His arms consisted of a pair of devil arms above an insect arm, and a skeletal arm. Each had sharp claws. He flew through the sky via magical power rather than with his wings, which were mostly in place for guiding his flight. These wings consisted of a pair of angel and a pair dragon wings. He had the black sword emblem imprinted on his helmet. This bizarre creature was the Chimeramon named Darkfryer.
His second Digimon partner was much more appealing to the eyes. In appearance, she was a sexy, buxom woman with flowing white hair which whipped in the wind as she flew. She was clad in black leather boots and a skin-tight, matching suit with the black sword emblem sewn on the shoulders and right breast. In truth, she was actually a fallen angel. Her wings remained motionless as she soared through the sky. Her skin was a lifeless grey, as though no blood circulated through her veins. Her eyes were a burning crimson and seemed to radiate a supernatural power. This sexy Digimon was a Lady Devimon who went by the name of Lillith.
This hulking Digimon was not born, but rather
pieced together from the parts of other Digimon. Created to be the
ultimate killing machine, this abomination leaves nothing but a trail
of devastation in his wake. Special Abilities/Traits:
Heat
Viper (Fire) - Chimeramon can spew a jet of green, intensely hot
plasma that melts even metal on contact. Hybrid Arms -
Chimeramon has the arms of various Digimon and can throw shots in a
short time period. They also give him access to Devimon's Touch of
Evil, a painful grasp by hands enchanted with corruptive negative
energy. This
demoness became fully aware of her smouldering sexuality upon
Digivolution. She relishes any opportunity to explore it by luring
her Tamer into an illicit affair. Special Abilities/Traits:
Darkness Wave (Dark) - Lady Devimon can
summon swarms of orange, negative energy bats which gnaw at her
enemies with but a thought.
-Digimon
Analyzer
Name: Chimeramon
Attributes: Data, Ultimate,
Dark Element
Flying, multidextrous, greater elemental powers: negative
energy/fire, attack inheritance: Black Agumon/Dark Lizamon
-Digimon Analyzer
Name: Lady
Devimon
Attributes: Virus, Ultimate, Dark element
Flying, teleportation, greater elemental powers: negative energy,
lesser elemental powers: positive energy, attack inheritance:
Salamon/Black Gatomon
"Um sure," replied Akira.
The demoness smiled. "Perfect!"
"Okay Tamers, let's get'em! Charge!" cried the boy on the War Growlmon, who was named Takato Matsuki.
Upon the issuance of the order, Takato's Digimon army charged into battle. Claws, fangs, and elemental bolts went flying as the Digimon tore into each other. The Infermon opened their mouths, revealing a cannon hidden inside. Energy spheres burst from the muzzle, pelting War Growlmon, who moved his arm to shield himself from the onslaught. When the rain of energy died down, War Growlmon reared back and sent forth a pair of searing crimson beams from the muzzles mounted within his chest. The beams scorched the Infermon's body causing it to fall over and decompose into bits of black data.
Although it was normally the Digimon who gained power from the Tamer-Digimon bond, in Akira's case, the reverse proved to be true as well. From this bond did Akira gain power his control over darkness. With but a wave of his hand, he covered the Infermon in an inky black goo. Being trapped in this dark miasma caused the Infermon to drop his guard momentarily. Darkfryer swatted the Infermon with a simple swift backhand. After the ant returned right side up, the Infermon attempted to charge only to find the darkness slowing him down. Darkfryer burned through the Infermon with a Heat Viper, crumbling it into data instantly.
Lillith dodged several bolts of energy until one snuck past to hit her in the stomach. Though the hit stung, she had not been seriously injured. She dodged another shot before swooping in and kicking the enemy in the head. The moment her foot made contact, a wave of weakness washed over the Infermon. At the same time, Lillith was rejuvenated by the energy stolen by her attack. Realizing that it would lose a battle of attrition, Infermon pelted Lillith with energy. Lillith evaded the shots with preternatural speed and retaliated with a Darkness Wave. The bats nipped at the Infermon relentlessly as they lifted it into air. It eventually crumbled into bits of data.
"We've broken through the colony's front line!" called Takato.
"Takato!" cried a brunette who emerged from the ranks. "I'm going on ahead."
"Okay Rika, make sure to watch your back," warned Takato.
"I wonder where the Diabolomon are?" asked Akira. "After that number we did on the Infermon, they should be showing up any time now."
Rika approached the hole in the ground created by the Chrysalimon colony's voracious hunger. Flanking her was an anthropomorphic yellow fox dressed in the garb of a Japanese spiritual medium. The hole seemed to be deep, but Rika was able to make out a tunnel below. It was made from green data symbols suspended in the air. The tunnel was likely the path deeper into the Chrysalimon's nest where their prey was waiting. Suddenly, a biped monster burst out of the hole nearly knocking Rika over. The creature extended its elastic arms into a strike aimed directly at Taomon's face.
"Shit Diabo..." was all Akira could say before the second of the creatures burst out of the pit and extended a kick to Darkfryer's face.
The suddenness of the attack knocked the massive chimera onto its side, throwing his Tamer off of his head. Before Akira hit the ground, he created a patch of black miasma on the ground which cushioned the impact of his sudden fall. The creature leapt away from Darkfryer towards War Growlmon, scoring a felling kick to his face. The Diabolomon bounded away from the fallen Digimon and Tamers and into the ranks of their allies. As the Diabolomon attacked, Akira, Takato, War Growlmon, and Darkfryer began to recover.
"Damn, they got us good," remarked Akira.
"Yeah, time to crack out the Megas!" announced Takato.
"About time!" said Darkfryer. "Chimeramon, Mega Digivolve to..."
A swirling whirlwind of violet surrounded Darkfryer, picking up a set of golden Roman numerals from one to twelve. As the ethereal whirlwind and numbers spun in a ever accelerating circle, Darkfryer grew to monstrous proportions. His skin blackened and his wolf-like legs turned navy blue with his claws turning a bloody crimson. His arms became uniform in appearance, now fully black and each resembling the devilish arms of a Devimon. The Roman numerals exploded, coalescing on his back as the yellow spirit of a dragon with a pair of metallic, shoulder-mounted cannons. The cannons fired bolts of violet energy which struck a distant city, levelling it in a single massive explosion. Thrilled by this destruction, Darkfryer roared in triumph.
"Millenniummon!"
This monstrosity was descended from the original
Millenniummon, a creature capable of controlling time and space. He
attacked the Digital World throughout time and space and was so
powerful that even the Harmonious Ones feared him. Special
Abilities/Traits: Dimension
Destroyer - Millenniummon's twin cannons fire energy which disrupts
the fabric of time-space to such an extent that it can trigger a
massive explosion. Time Unlimited - Millenniummon can create
pocket dimensions in which he controls space and time. This attack
can be used to instantly annihilate anything caught inside.
-Digimon
Analyzer
Name: Millenniummon
Attributes: Virus, Mega,
Dark Element
Dimensional travel, multidextrous,
teleportation, greater elemental powers: negative energy/fire, attack
inheritance: Black Agumon/Dark Lizamon/Chimeramon
He fired a Lightning Joust, a beam of electrical energy. The powerful attack zapped one of the Diabolomon from behind, knocking it flat on its face before it could strike one of Takato's allies. The Diabolomon, now irate, turned to Gallantmon. It fired a bolt of energy from a cannon muzzle within its chest. Gallantmon blocked the shots with his shield and responded in kind with the Shield of the Just, a devastating energy blast from his shield. The Diabolomon leapt up and extended a kick to Gallantmon, which he blocked with his shield.
As the Diabolomon landed, Gallantmon charged in with a flurry of stabs. The monster proved to be very agile, dodging the attacks with graceful ease. At point blank range, the Diabolomon attempted to fire its "Web Wrecker" cannon. However, Gallantmon spotted this move, raising his shield just in time to blunt the attack. As such a close range, the explosion caught both of them, causing Gallantmon to stumble backwards. However, it was he who was the quicker of the two to recover. He punctured Diabolomon in the chest with a Shield of Just, killing him with a single swift blow.
A Web Wrecker shot hit Darkfryer in the chest and stunned him momentarily. The Diabolomon extended a kick to the face which put him on the ground. While still down, Darkfryer fired a burst from his Dimension Destroyer. The Diabolomon leapt out of the way, extending a punch to the head. Darkfryer rolled out of the way and returned to his feet. He fired a Heat Viper, but Diabolomon leapt forward to pre-empt the attack. However, Darkfryer spewed flames of negative energy flame, Dread Fire, which was the signature attack of his Dark Lizamon form. The flames consumed Diabolomon mid-air and sapped its energy, forcing it to rear back.
Diabolomon leapt to get away to safety, but Darkfryer gestured with his hand to invoke negative energy. All of sudden, a burst of black goo exploded from the Diabolomon's body, covering it entirely in miasma. This goo made it difficult for the Diabolomon to move, severely compromising its mobility. Through sheer luck, it narrowly dodged the black orb from a Time Unlimited. However, the Diabolomon's luck soon ran out. As it landed, Darkfryer created a raging fire beneath it. As the Diabolomon writhed in searing pain, Darkfryer blew it away with a single, well-placed Dimension Destroyer shot.
A chorus of cheers erupted from the ranks of the Digimon and their Tamers. "Yay!"
A while later, Akira, Takato, and each of their friends materialized within a series of pods. Each of these pods was suspended from black wires like that of a ski lift. One by one, the pulleys wheeled the suspended pods to a boarding area where each of them disembarked. "Wow, that was a great game!" remarked Takato.
Rika emerged from the same pod. "Yep, we got the Chrysalimon good. That'll teach'em not to mess with our town!"
"Okay guys, I have patrol duty tomorrow so I'll meet you next Tuesday," said Akira as he exited his pod. "I'm going home now."
"Bye Akira!" said Rika and Takato.
The next day, Akira found himself driving a six-wheeled, armoured vehicle through the Digital World's desert. It had a turret on its top and a pair of eyes which made it seem alive. The vehicle, a Digibeetle, had a mottled black and grey camouflage pattern like Akira's pants and the emblem of the black sword. The Digibeetle was the main vehicle of a member of a group of Tamers called the Guard Tamers, which Akira was a member. They were the defenders of a Digital World other than the one he was currently in. Akira was a member of the Black Sword team, which specialized in Virus Digimon. As he drove along, Akira's thoughts drifted to the events that brought him to this point.
Akira wasn't even from his own Digital World or the related Real World. Rather, he was from a different Real World which had been devastated by catastrophe. Those who survived the catastrophe created a colony in Takato's Digital World to escape the ravages of their world. This refuge was created under the cover of the fantastic new game called Digimon Online, which he just finished playing with Takato. Akira's last mission brought him here to overthrow an autocratic leader who intended to invade the Real World using the game as a staging ground. With popular support, the Guard Tamers were able to thwart this plot and left a detachment behind to help the people as they re-established themselves.
Even Akira was not who he seemed to be. In fact, he was the AI known as True GAIA. As a young boy, Akira had fallen victim to the catastrophe in his home world. He was a victim of the virulent plague known as the Blight. The one who released this plague was his AI counterpart Overlord GAIA, a creation of his sister Esteena. To atone for her creation of this monster, she resurrected him as True GAIA to do battle with Overlord GAIA. Before the events of the Digimon Online rebellion, Akira had confronted Overlord GAIA on the metallic world of the Kernel Zone and bested him in mortal combat.
Akira had commandeered the Kernel Zone, allowing the Guard Tamers to use it as they see fit. Even now, he could see the metallic sphere hovering in the sky above. Through this wondrous world, Akira received the power to assume his True GAIA form whenever he desired. Nowadays, it functioned as the headquarters of the Guard Tamer detachment. Since most of the major fighting was over, Akira was left performing routine patrol duty, which was rather boring. By nature, Akira enjoyed Digimon fights and was the Tamer of two very strong Digimon; Darkfryer the Dark Lizamon and Lillith the Black Gatomon.
Inside the Digibeetle, Darkfryer manned the cannons while Akira did the driving. In his Dark Lizamon form, Darkfryer was nothing more than a lizard, albeit one that had large, sharp claws and was as tall as the average male teenager. He wore a golden helmet with the imprint of the symbol of the Black Sword. His body was constantly surrounded by flames of darkness. His crimson eyes saw nothing of importance in the desolate desert, the Physical Layer of the Digital World. He was almost bored to tears, eagerly hoping for someone to provoke him so he could fight.
This reptilian Digimon is wreathed in flames
made of negative energy. He is an agile fighter that enjoys nothing
more than tearing flesh with his bare claws. Special
Abilities/Traits: Dread Fire (Dark) - Flames
of destructive negative energy gush forth from his hand in an arc
before him. Snipe Fang - Dark Lizamon can fling a claw with
deadly accuracy even from great distances.
-Digimon
Analyzer
Name: Dark Lizamon
Attributes: Virus, Champion,
Dark Element
Lesser elemental powers: negative energy/fire,
attack inheritance: Black Agumon
This black cat
is bad luck to anyone who would cross her or her Tamer. She dazzles
the enemy with quickness and finesse, striking before they could even
think of reacting. Special Abilities/Traits: Lightning Paw - Black Gatomon can throw
a swift shot with her claws. Cat's Eye Hypnosis - Black
Gatomon can use their eyes to hypnotize whoever looks into them.
Their eyes glow a dark pink colour while this happens.
-Digimon Analyzer
Name: Black Gatomon
Attributes: Virus, Champion, Dark element
Lesser
elemental powers: negative energy/positive energy, attack
inheritance: Salamon
A great distortion, like a pixelated image, filled the barren deserts of the Physical Layer. The distortion coalesced in a bizarre incongruity of the land, a mountain made from strips of land twisted into a spiral. Akira could make out four distinct types of land twisted into this spiral. One strip was a vast ocean with the islands that dotted its briny surface. The second was a great forest with trees covering all of the land. The third was a vast desert with a single massive city in its heart. The last was a black and white realm perpetually cloaked in an unnatural gloom.
Akira reported this finding to the Guard Tamers, who had sent teams over to analyze this object. Two days later, he mused over the reports of the scientists as he walked down the streets of Shinjuku. "The object is at the centre of a dimensional anomaly. We are advised not to go near it pending investigation."
"What's up Akira?" asked Takato, who noticed him absorbed in thought.
"Oh hi Takato. I was just thinking about something I found on patrol a few days ago. Actually, here's a picture of the object. I was wondering if you knew anything about it?" asked Akira.
Takato mused over the picture. "It looks familiar, but somehow, I just can't put my finger on it."
Guilmon looked at the picture. "Hey Takato, wasn't that thing from your TV show?"
"My TV show?" asked Takato, still musing over the picture. "Of course! Why didn't I think of it before? That thing is Spiral Mountain from the Digimon TV show!"
"It is?" asked Akira.
"Yeah! I thought it looked familiar. But what's Spiral Mountain doing way out here in our Digital World? It's from a TV show. It's not real," said Takato.
"According to Guard Tamer scientists, that thing is at the centre of a dimensional anomaly. I guess that it could have been brought over from a Digital World much like the one I came from."
"Yeah," replied Takato. "Oh great. Look at the time. I have to be home in 15 minutes and I still haven't seen Rika yet."
"Rika?" asked Akira. "Why do you need to see her?"
"I borrowed one of her cards yesterday. I was going to give it back after school but I got stuck in detention," replied Takato.
Akira sighed. "Takato, Takato..."
"I'll bet he was daydreaming about his girlfriend in class!" blurted Lillith impishly.
"No I wasn't!" objected Takato while turning beet red.
"Oh, you don't like her anymore?" asked Lillith. "I always think of the one I love..." Lillith began to hug Akira's leg tightly.
"Well, I never knew you had such a cat fetish, eh Akira?" asked Darkfryer. "Heh heh heh!" Akira promptly elbowed his partner in the head which ended his chuckling. "Ow!"
"Anyways, why don't you let me take that card to Rika for you?" Akira offered.
Hope filled Takato's eyes. "Really? Would you do that for me? You're a life saver! Thank you!"
Akira took the card and walked down the street until he came upon a large Japanese home. It was almost like a mansion due to its size and was quite old fashioned due to its Feudal Era style when compared to more modern buildings in Tokyo. The house was made mostly of wood that had been coated by a water resistant finish. A wall of cement ran around the grounds of Rika's home which marked the extent of the Nonaka family's ownership. In the centre of the home was a trimmed lawn with a stone walkway and a small pond surrounded by stones. A tomboy greeted Akira by the door.
"Hi Akira, do you need something?" asked Rika.
"No, I just came to return something to you," replied Akira, who handed the card to Rika.
"Oh, this is my card. Thanks a lot. Did Takato tell you to bring it here?"
"Yeah, he just gave it to me a few minutes ago. He got held back in detention so I offered to take it back to you."
Rika groaned. "Oh that Gogglehead..."
"Rika, dinner's almost ready..." said a feminine voice, which belonged to Rika's grandmother, Seiko Hata. "Oh, we have company! It's nice to see you Akira. Why don't you stay for dinner?"
"Thanks, but no thanks. I really can't stay. I have some important things to do."
"Rika!" said a fox Digimon as she emerged from the shadows. "Look at the sky!"
The skyline of Tokyo city began to distort as its image pixelated and transforming. Renamon quickly rushed her Tamer into the home, with Akira, his Digimon, and Rika's grandmother not far behind. When the phenomenon had played itself out, the environment around the home had changed. Gone was Tokyo's skyline, replaced by a clear skyline filled with what appeared to be circuitry. Instead of the concrete jungle, the Nonaka home was now nestled in a forest of trees. When things calmed down, everyone walked out to investigate.
"Where are we?" asked Rika.
"I think we might be in the Digital World, but I don't recall ever seeing any place like this," said Renamon.
"This is Commander Violet, does anyone copy?" asked Akira into his radio. He received no response. "That's weird, my radio works, but no one's responding."
"No luck here," said Lillith.
"...Or here," said Darkfryer.
"Ah!" cried a feminine voice from inside the house. It was Rika's beautiful mother, Rumiko Nonaka.
"Mom?" asked Rika after everyone rushed into the home.
"No TV, no electricity, I can't blow dry my hair... This is a nightmare!" cried Rumiko.
"Don't scare us like that!" cried Rika.
"We must have lost our electricity when we were sent here," observed Seiko as she fiddled with the stove.
"You probably lost your gas and phone lines too. Just in case, try using your computer to contact someone grandma," suggested Darkfryer.
Seiko returned to her room to test out Darkfryer's suggestion. Without the electricity, the computer only had fifteen minutes of operation left from the energy stored in its battery. Despite several attempts to log onto the Internet, Seiko's modem was unable to make a connection. This confirmed Darkfryer's suspicions. "Our phone lines are gone too," reported Seiko.
"Great..." groaned Akira.
"Akira, there's only enough food in our fridge to last us a week," said Rumiko.
"Don't worry, I have a solution." Akira searched his pocket and pulled out an object which resembled a golf ball. "Oh good, it's still there. I have a portable home we can use to provide for our needs. Once I get it set up, I'm going to talk to Hagurumon to see if we can divert some power to your home. Renamon, could you give us a hand?"
"Of course," she replied.
Akira, his Digimon, and Renamon proceeded to clear out some trees in the forest to make room for the portable house. Akira placed the golf ball onto the cleared space and ran away. In an instant, the ball hissed and transformed into a large abode in its likeness. After consulting with the gear-like Hagurumon inside, it helped rewire the Nonaka ancestral home to accept power from the portable home's fusion reactor. After two hours of work, the Hagurumon applied the finishing touches on a new fuse box and turned on the power. With a vibrant hum, the lights of the Nonaka home turned on.
As a force that specialized in guerrilla warfare, the Guard Tamers tailored their technology so that its members could survive indefinitely in the field. Thus, their portable homes came with everything needed to be self-sufficient. The home came with a near infinite source of power due to its fusion power source. It also had Digimon servants to provide basic, but important services. They could get food from the Palmon and technological support from the Hagurumon. Once they were established, the castaways began to scout their immediate surroundings.
The Digimon ran in different directions to scout the local environment. Darkfryer went north, where he found nothing but more trees. The forest eventually ended at the base of a mountain which marked this direction as a dead end. Lillith went west until she came upon a massive body of water. She could smell the saltiness of the air from the water, which indicated that it was an ocean or a sea. Renamon went to the east where she eventually reached the limits of the forest. On the other side was a vast, verdant plains. In the distance she could see a small city and the outlying farmlands.
"We're near the eastern part of the forest," Renamon reported upon returning. "There is a town about 3 km east of our position."
"I see," said Akira. "We might need money so I'm going to the village to see if I can get some work. If you need anything, ask Hagurumon, Commandramon, or Palmon." With a gesture of his hand, a pit of darkness materialized underneath his feet. It swallowed him, Darkfryer, and Lillith whole.
Somewhere in the Real World was a seemingly abandoned warehouse near the docks by the Pacific Ocean. However, that shabby, run-down appearance was merely a front for the operation hidden within its walls. In the depths of the warehouse was a fully staffed, high-tech facility operated by the Japanese government. In this facility was one Captain Rentaro Satsuma, a tall man with a chiselled face and tanned skin. The Captain removed a pair and shades and reclined in his chair. After a brief rest, he opened a lunch box and began to eat and feed his weasel-like partner, Kudamon.
"Captain," addressed a female voice over the radio.
"Go ahead Megumi," replied Satsuma.
"We've just detected a dimensional fluctuation within the Digital World. Come here and see these readings."
"Okay, I'm on my way," said Satsuma.
Satsuma walked into the heart of the facility. There were computers and electronic equipment lining the walls, all meant to monitor activity in the border between the Digital World and the Real World. At two terminals at opposite sides of the room were a pair of women typing at keyboards. The violet-haired one, Miki, typed away at the keyboard near her Digimon partner, a Black Pawnchessmon. The other, Megumi, was a bubbly, blonde-haired woman who worked by her partner, a White Pawnchessmon. These women, Captain Satsuma, and their Digimon were all part of a top secret government agency known as "DATS."
DATS, which stood for Digital Accident Tactics Squad, was an organization meant to keep humanity safe from Digimon attacks. They monitored the Digital-Real World border for any unwanted incursions by Digimon. Once one was detected, the Tamers under DATS' employ go to confront the offending Digimon. This usually involved battle and the regression of the Digimon back to a Digiegg form which was then returned back to the Digital World. Using special pen-like memory wiping devices, DATS made all witnesses forget what they saw, thereby covering up the event.
Satsuma approached Megumi's cubicle to inquire about the fluctuation. The strange anomaly was entirely contained in the Digital World with no side effects detected in the Real World. Due to its brevity, mobility, as well as the effects of interference, the DATS computers could only give an estimate of the location. That estimate pinned the location to a sprawling plains on an island, a rather large area. Megumi couldn't determine a location any more accurate than that. Satsuma decided to send agents to scout the area and see if anything was amiss.
The DATS Tamers filed into the command centre one by one for a briefing by Captain Satsuma. The first was a handsome boy with long brown hair. His was Masaru Daimon, a young street fighter who was partnered with an Agumon. The second was a half-Japanese, half-Austrian boy named Tohma Norstein, who was partnered with the wolf-like Gaomon. The third member was the eldest of the four, a beautiful woman named Yoshino Fujieda, who was partnered with the flower-like Lalamon. The last was Ikuto Noguchi, the youngest member, who was partnered with a Falcomon, a ninja-like bird.
Upon passing through a Digital Gate to the Digital World, they found themselves standing in the middle of a verdant, grassy plains. "Leave it to the Captain to drop us off in the middle of nowhere," remarked Masaru.
"Hey Boss, think of this as a training exercise. We might even find a Digimon to fight," said Agumon, eager to get into battle.
"We didn't come here to pick a fight. We're here to investigate that anomaly," said Tohma.
"Bah! Investigations are boring," decried Masaru. "It's been too quiet all week. I'm ready for some action!"
Yoshino shook her head and sighed. "This is the worst..."
As Tohma and Masaru argued, everyone else merely looked on as spectators. Once they finally calmed down, the DATS team was able to make progress in the investigation. Each member and their Digimon partner went different directions to explore. Masaru got stuck with the northeast after everyone else picked their location. All he could see in this area were grass, rocks, and the occasion small hill. After fifteen minutes of boring, fruitless searching, Masaru and Agumon still couldn't find anything that might have caused the fluctuation.
Masaru sat down on a rock to relax. "We're never gonna find anything at this rate. I'll bet they gave us the wrong area." Beside him, a plant with an alarm clock for a flower began to ring. To make it stop, he smacked the plant.
Just when Masaru thought that the day couldn't get any worse, the space before him distorted. In this anomaly was the pixelated image of a devil-like Digimon. His dragon-like wings were tattered to the point of uselessness for flight. He was clothed in black leather with the symbol of a red bat on his chest and a skull on his right knee. His arms were grotesquely elongated and out of proportion with the rest of his body. His claws were dangerously sharp and likely had torn through Digimon flesh many times in their existence.
"Where am I?" asked the Digimon, a Devimon. "This isn't Infinity Mountain." He noticed Masaru and Agumon gawking at him. "Ah, a Digidestined! You will rue the day you came to the Digital World!"
Having uttered his threat, Devimon lunged at Masaru. With deft speed gained from street fighting, he moved out of the way. "Take that!" he cried as he focused a single punch onto Devimon's chin. His Digisoul, an aura of pixelated orange energy, appeared around his clenched fist.
"Ow!" groaned Devimon. "This new Digidestined... Could he really be this powerful?"
Masaru swiped the Digisoul into the top of his Digivice, transferring its power to Agumon. In a nimbus of golden light, Masaru's follower immediately Digivolved to his Champion form, Geo Greymon. Now towering over his Boss, Geo Greymon was much larger and fiercer in countenance than Agumon. His orange, scaly skin now had blue slash-like markings. He head was protected by a chitinous helmet with horns. He now sported a maw filled with sharp teeth and sharp claws on his hands and feet. Geo Greymon advanced on the Devimon, matching hostility with his foe.
He opened with a Mega Flame attack, its fires gushing out of his mouth in a stream. Devimon rose upwards and threw a sphere of dark energy. Geo Greymon went crashing to the ground once it rammed into his chest. He immediately regained a vertical base and spewed a stream of Mega Flame. Devimon cut away the raging fire, but burned his fingers in the process. As he grimaced in pain, wisps of smoke rose up from his hands. Seeing his advantage, Geo Greymon pounced onto Devimon. He successfully took him to the ground and began to bite into his neck and shoulder. With a powerful tear, he tore out Devimon's throat, killing the devil.
Geo Greymon reverted into Agumon as Devimon crumbled into particles of black data. Masaru was surprised to find nothing of Devimon remained behind. "No Digiegg? Agumon, did you do anything different this time?"
Agumon shook his head. "No Boss, I fought him the same way I fight all Digimon."
As Masaru pondered this strange series of events, his DATS comrades came to check on him. "Masaru!" cried Yoshino.
"Are you okay?" asked Tohma. "We heard the noise and came to investigate. What happened here?"
"A Devimon attacked me, but me and my follower took him out," replied Masaru.
"You didn't pick a fight with him, did you?" asked Yoshino.
"No, honest!" replied Masaru. "He attacked me first. But something doesn't add up..."
"What do you mean?" asked Tohma.
"When Geo Greymon beat him, he left no Digiegg," replied Masaru.
"No Digiegg?" asked Ikuto incredulous. "Could Kurata be behind this somehow?"
"No, I don't think so. That's why I found it so strange," replied Masaru. "We just fought him and he broke up into data; no Digiegg, no nothing. Oh, by the way, did you guys find anything strange?"
"No," replied Ikuto. The others repeated Ikuto's response unanimously.
"Well, we can't figure things out just by standing here," remarked Tohma. "I'm going to report this to the Captain once I get back."
END OF CHAPTER
Dimensionally
Shifted:
Spiral Mountain, Digital World (Adventure 01) -
Physical Layer, Digital World (Tamers)
Nonaka Home, Akira &
Digimon; Real World (Tamers) - Hook Forest, Digital World
(Savers)
Devimon, Digital World (Adventure 01) - Hook Plains,
Digital World (Savers)