Last that we left off, ShadowMaster has revived the Digimon Demon God: Valmarmon. So he has total control, ShadowMaster removed Valmarmon's heart and replaced it with his own energy. Now, he ordered Sultrie, Equi, and Nox to open a portal to the real world, releasing the terror. Now, her job complete, Sultrie heads to the North Pole... for a "test subject".
Flea Bite Café
"Man", said Charleon, picking up his cards, "I wonder if anyone would defeat you, Eevee. Why don't you enter the tournament coming up in December?"
"I was thinking of it", said Eevee, "Maybe I'll find someone worthy of challenging me".
Meanwhile, Charlie took the advice of Angel Charlie and tried to be nicer to Sasha, although he could have done without stacking all the dishes so high. When they fell, Angel Charlie grabbed each one without hesitation.
"Thanks, Charlie", said Sasha, retrieving the plates.
"No problem", said Charlie, grinning.
"Not you, the other Charlie", replied Sasha.
"Oh", said Charlie.
Just as Angel Charlie was about to say something, Shaina came bursting through the entrance of the café, exhausted.
"Shaina", said Sasha, rushing towards her sister, "What's going on? Where's Ninetales?"
"In… the…park", gasped Shaina, "Sultrie…"
"SULTRIE!" replied Angel Charlie, "What about her?"
It only took one word for Shaina to make everyone understand: "Trouble".
North Pole
It was the busiest season for the elves, for only a short month away, Christmas would be here. Everyone was rushing to get last-minute approvals and getting all the toys ready for Christmas Eve. While the elves were busy, in the stables, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was talking to a doe, Zoey.
"I can't believe its almost Christmas again", said Rudolph.
"Yeah", said Zoey, "Is Santa still going to need you for the sleigh ride".
"Yeah", said Rudolph, "He said that he owes me a lot because if it wasn't for my glowing nose, he and the others would have never made it out of the North Pole in one piece".
"That snowstorm, how much trouble it caused us, thanks to Stormella".
"Now, now, Zoey, take it easy on her. She's nice now, remember?"
"Yeah, I remember. You saved her life and she granted you one wish. You wished that she was nice from then on. It still reminds me that it was part my fault that it was like that. I crossed her bridge when no one was allowed anymore and ended up in her dungeon".
"Well, I saved you from there, remember?"
"Yes", said Zoey, giving Rudolph a quick kiss, "I'll never forget that".
Unknowingly to the reindeer, a dark fog materialized behind the stables. Sultrie watched from a distance and saw her target. She reached inside her sleeve and pulled out a crystal, which had something moving inside it.
"Hungry for purity?" sang Sultrie to it, "Well, you're about to have one". Sultrie spied an elf running towards one of the doors into the factory, "But first, I need to get close enough to get you inside of him".
In an instant, Sultrie became engulfed in fog and transformed into an elf. Then, she created a porcupine doll and stuck the crystal where she knew she was going to get him with. Just then, she saw Rudolph saying goodbye to the doe and started to head her way. When he was in range, she walked out and bumped into him.
"OUCH!" said Rudolph, lifting his foreleg and seeing at least three quills on it.
"My apologies…" said Sultrie, trying to remember his name.
"Rudolph", said Rudolph, trying to pull the quills out.
"Yes, Rudolph", said Sultrie, "Sorry about that. Santa ordered me to dispose of this toy immediately. It was too prickly to give to children".
"I'll say", said Rudolph, not knowing that there was a fourth quill: the crystal, which was already dissolving into him, "Are you new around here?"
"Me?" said Sultrie.
"Because I never seen an elf with purple hair before", said Rudolph as the last quill was plucked out.
"Yes", said Sultrie, "I am new. I just like my hair purple, that's all. If you excuse me, I must be off".
Sultrie hurried out of the stable, panting to almost being caught.
Now, she thought, let's see how my leech likes this reindeer's purity, before eating it away, leaving nothing, but nightmares and shadows.
Golden Gate Park
"Now", said ShadowMaster to Equi and Nox, "I want you two to head back to the domain and wait for Sultrie. Tell my Apprentice that I want to see what her technique is".
"Yes Master", replied the two brothers as they left.
Okay, thought Ninetales, I want to know is why that gate hasn't closed yet?
Just then, he felt something on his shoulder. He quickly turned around and saw Shaina staring back at him. Looking around, Ninetales saw that she brought Charlie, Angel Charlie, Charleon, Sasha, Angel Sasha, and Flo.
"Charleon", said Ninetales to his friend, "What are you doing here?"
"Let's put it this way", said Charleon, "I just wanted to get away from Eevee's gloating for a while".
"Never mind that", interrupted Flo, "Something else is coming outside that portal".
Everyone watched as a huge figure stepped out. At first, they thought it was the Prince of Darkness himself, but on closer inspection, Ninetales, Charlie, Sasha, Shaina, and Charleon gasped in terror to see who else came out of the portal: the leader of the Digimon of Darkness, Valmarmon.
"Now Valmarmon", said ShadowMaster, "Welcome to San Francisco".
Valmarmon finally stepped out of the portal, which then closed the instant he was out.
"My first order for you", said ShadowMaster, "Is attack the Dog Heavens and send Annabelle to the Shadow Vortex, where I have been banished for so long".
Valmarmon hesitated on saying "Yes, Master", but he did it with displeasure. He knew that he was growing stronger, soon enough he would overpower this insect and have his full strength back.
Meanwhile, Angel Charlie barred his teeth as he was hearing ShadowMaster's plan. Ninetales was shaking with fear.
"This is bad", said Ninetales, "ShadowMaster brought back Valmarmon".
"Um", said Angel Sasha, "Sorry to say this, but who is 'Valmarmon'?"
While Ninetales informed Angel Sasha and Flo about Valmarmon, Angel Charlie placed his paw on his emblem and began to communicate with Annabelle.
Dog Heavens
"And that's how we defeated Datamon", said Annabelle to Angel Annabelle. During the week, Annabelle had been informing her other self about their adventures: Belladonna teaming up with Robotnik, their battle against the Devas, and Valmarmon when Angel Annabelle felt something: Charlie.
"Charles", said Angel Annabelle, "Is that you?"
"Who are you talking to?" replied Annabelle when she heard Charlie's voice echo in the room.
"Annabelle", said Charlie's voice, "ShadowMaster's back! And he brought something from another world".
"What world Charles", said Angel Annabelle.
"Don't know", said Charlie's voice, "But I'm hearing Ninetales' conversation and he's saying something about the creature being a Digimon by the name of…"
"VALMARMON!?!" said both Annabelles at the same time.
"Yes", replied Charlie, "That's him, and he and ShadowMaster are planning to invade the Dog Heavens and sending you to the Shadow Vortex".
"This is bad, Charles", said Angel Annabelle, "Valmarmon is a Digimon God. He may be too powerful for you alone".
"Wait", said Charlie, "If Valmarmon is a Digimon God, then why is he following ShadowMaster's orders?"
"I can answer that", said Annabelle, "He must only be 'pretending' to be following ShadowMaster, but then, he will betray him".
"What should I do, Annabelle?" said Charlie.
Before Angel Annabelle could answer, Annabelle quickly responded, "I KNOW! Charles, how long do you think you can keep Valmarmon occupied without endangering your life?"
"As long as you like, why?" responded Charlie.
" Because I'm going to find help", said Annabelle as she disappeared in a white light.
North Pole
Rudolph was feeling a bit strange, as though something was attacking him inside, but he felt nothing wrong with his body. Just as he was walking home, he ran into an elf.
"Sorry, Rudolph", apologized the elf.
"WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING NEXT TIME!", responded Rudolph in a deep tone of voice, frightening the elf.
"RUDY!", said someone behind him, "Blinky apologized and you say that to him?"
Rudolph's father, Blitzen, walked up to his son, who was shaking his head.
"I'm sorry", said Rudolph to both the elf and his father, "I… I don't know what came over me. I really wanted to say 'it's all right', but that just came out".
"Maybe you had a long day", said Blitzen, "Just head for bed and get some sleep".
"Yeah, thanks dad", said Rudolph as he headed home.
Rudolph's Dream
As Rudolph began to sleep, he instantly went into a nightmare. He was standing in the snow, with nothing around him but distant mountains. Just then, he saw his parents, Blitzen and Mitzi, in the snow ahead of him.
"Mom, Dad", said Rudolph, "Where are we?"
His parents remained silent.
"Are you two okay?" said Rudolph.
"You're here because we don't want you in our lives anymore", said Mitzi.
Rudolph couldn't believe of what he was hearing. "NO, you don't mean that, do you?"
"You and that nose of yours were always an embarrassment to me", said Blitzen, "I always wished you were more like Arrow, he was a true reindeer, not like you. You're nothing but an accident". Saying that, they disappeared when the snow passed by them.
Rudolph was hurt: How could his parents say that to him? He's their son. Just then, he spotted his friends: Leonard the polar bear and Slyly the artic fox.
"Guys", said Rudolph, "You two still like me as a friend, don't you?"
"Sorry, kid", said Slyly, "We had a good run, but now, you're just cramping up our style".
Rudolph was even more shot down when he heard that, but then, he saw Zoey right by them. He quickly pranced by his friends and went toward Zoey.
"Zoey", said Rudolph, "Please tell me you still like me, don't you?"
Zoey just turned her head.
"Rudolph", said Zoey, "The reason I 'liked you' was so you wouldn't feel so sorry for yourself. Now that's done, I'm going to watch Arrow compete in the Reindeer Games. He's a winner and you're nothing but a sorry loser".
Loser… loser… loser… those words made Rudolph fall into the snow and cry.
"No…" sobbed Rudolph, "I… can't… believe… this…"
Just then, everything disappeared and Rudolph felt himself fall into Shadows. Shadows so thick that not even nose seemed to break through it. Here, he felt despair and grief. He also felt… at peace. Peace from those who hurt him.
North Pole
Sultrie, still an elf, watched through the window and saw a dark aura began to glow from the struggling, sleeping reindeer.
Excellent, thought Sultrie, My Shadow Leech is already completing its first stage. Soon, the reindeer will enter the second stage and I will claim my Shadow Leech a success to my Master. So, sleep well, Rudolph, for this will be the last time you'll be here in the North Pole.
Golden Gate Park
"Now then", said ShadowMaster to Valmarmon, "Shall we proceed to the Dog Heavens?"
"How about proceeding back in the hole where you crawled out from?" said a voice behind ShadowMaster.
ShadowMaster Copperhead and Valmarmon turned to where the voice was coming from and saw Angel Charlie, readying a blue orb.
"Barkin", said ShadowMaster, "You came at the right time. Valmarmon can demonstrate his strength by eliminating you. GO!"
"Yes…Master", responded Valmarmon with great displeasure again, but he obeyed and came up with a plan.
"DARK CLAW", shouted Valmarmon as a devil-like claw emerged from his palm. Angel Charlie dodged the claw and threw his orb towards Valmarmon, but was deflected by another Dark Claw.
"You got to be better than that, mutt", said Valmarmon, "RIVER OF POWER".
A blue energy beam was fired from Valmarmon's mouth, but Angel Charlie easily dodged it.
"That's 'Guardian Angel' to you!" said Charlie, firing his blue beam, hitting Valmarmon straight on the chest. Valmarmon just stood there and took the attack, but he wasn't even hurt.
"You may be an angel", said Valmarmon, "But it'll take more than you're weak powers to defeat the Digimon God of Darkness, especially when I know all the moves of each evil Digimon there ever existed. TRUMP SWORDS!"
Valmarmon opened his palm and four swords came flying towards Angel Charlie. Angel Charlie tried to shoot the swords off, but his attack went right through.
"CHARLIE", shouted Ninetales, "That's Piedmon's attack. Only two of those swords are real!"
ShadowMaster saw Ninetales and thought, So that must be the pokemon that Sultrie mentioned when I was communicating with her. Let's see just how strong he is. ShadowMaster threw an electrical orb straight for Ninetales.
"NINETALES!" shouted Angel Charlie, "BEHIND YOU!"
Ninetales turned around just as an electrical orb hit him straight on, knocking him down the hill.
"NINETALES!" cried Shaina as she saw him get hit. She was about to head to him, but both Sasha and Angel Sasha stopped her. "Let me go! I have to help him!"
"You can't", said Sasha, trying to hold her sister from going, "You'll get killed if you go".
Shaina gave up and fell to the floor, watching Ninetales sprawled at the base of the hill. "Ninetales…" Shaina slowly cried.
Ninetales could hardly get up; the attack took its toll on him. Angel Charlie was having difficulty trying to figure out which sword was real and fake when one of them struck his arm.
"AARGH!" shouted Angel Charlie, holding his arm. This creature's tough, thought Angel Charlie, I need the Stone of Amalgamation in order to defeat this guy, but Charlence wouldn't be strong enough.
While dodging the swords, Angel Charlie spotted Ninetales on the ground, and ShadowMaster was heading for him. He quickly went to him and picked him up as both ShadowMaster and Valmarmon shot their attacks at them. Angel Charlie quickly dodged the attacks while carrying Ninetales. They both fell into a thick bush, where the dust of the attack was still thick.
"Come now, Barkin", said ShadowMaster's voice, "There's no time to play games, otherwise, Valmarmon will have to take it out on your friends".
NO, thought both Angel Charlie and Ninetales. They didn't want to see any of their friends hurt, but they weren't strong enough to face two creatures of Darkness, but Angel Charlie thought, Maybe I can fuse with Ninetales, but would the Stone of Amalgamation be able to work for both him and I?
"So be it", said ShadowMaster, "VALMARMON, ELIMINATE THOSE ON TOP OF THE HILL!"
"NINETALES", said Angel Charlie to the pokemon, "WE HAVE TO TRY AND SAY IT!"
Ninetales looked at Angel Charlie and knew it was their only option. Nodding his head, Angel Charlie brought out the green gem, held it with Ninetales, and both said, "FUSION!"
Valmarmon and ShadowMaster turned when a bright green light was shining as bright as a star.
"WHAT IS THIS!" said ShadowMaster, "THE POWER I'M SENSING IS STRONG! FAR STRONGER THAN BARKIN OR THAT FOX!" It's as strong as myself, thought ShadowMaster.
Shaina and the others looked at the green light, knowing what just happened: Ninetales and Angel Charlie have fused.
Valmarmon saw the light begin to dim and saw a solitary figure inside it. This figure was standing on hind legs without difficulty and had many tails. Just then, the light faded away and there stood the fused form of Angel Charlie and Ninetales. Shaina, Sasha, and Angel Sasha saw the figure and their heart skipped: he was gorgeous. He had creamy colored brown fur like Angel Charlie's, had Ninetales' hair and features (minus the scar), and had nine tails, all with elegant blue tips.
"Who are you?" said Valmarmon to the figure, "Are you that mutt or that other one?"
"I am both Charlie and Ninetales", said the being, "But you can call me NINETALKIN!"
ShadowMaster surveyed the being with a cold stare. He's strong, thought ShadowMaster, but not stronger than me or Valmarmon.
Ninetalkin looked at Valmarmon, who was laughing.
"You think that combining yourselves would help?" said Valmarmon, "All you did was make it easier to kill two souls with one blow. RIVER OF POWER!"
Valmarmon opened his mouth as a blue beam came out of it and hit Ninetalkin with full force. Shaina and the others gasped to see Ninetalkin to take the hit without retaliation, but then, when the attack ended, Ninetalkin was gone.
"WHERE ARE YOU!" said Valmarmon.
"Try looking behind you", said Ninetalkin's voice behind Valmarmon.
Valmarmon turned around only to see Ninetalkin rushing up to him with a blue flamed orb.
"BLUE FLAME ORB!" shouted Ninetalkin as he launched it to Valmarmon, who swatted it away. Valmarmon held his claw where he swatted the attack.
"Impressive", said Valmarmon, "I actually felt that one".
"ENOUGH!", shouted ShadowMaster, "VALMARMON, DESTROY THE FREAK BEFORE HE CAN DO MORE HARM TO US!"
"Then try to catch me!" said Ninetalkin as red and gold wings appeared behind him. I got to take this battle away from here, thought Ninetalkin, I know, the bay.
Ninetalkin flew off high into the sky, Valmarmon following close behind.
"DARK CLAW", shouted Valmarmon, having an arm stretch to catch Ninetalkin, who was already entering the bay.
North Pole
Rudolph woke up, feeling strange. Having a rough night, he went outside to get some air. Just as he was walking around a corner, he bumps into his least favorite person, Arrow.
"HEY!" said Arrow, "Watch where you're going, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reject!"
Rudolph glared at Arrow, who saw something weird: Rudolph's eyes turned from brown to red.
"What was that, Rudy?" said Arrow, "You're eyes trying to match your nose?"
"What?" said Rudolph, shaking his head, "I… I got to go".
"Whatever", replied Arrow, "I don't have time to hang around rejects anyway".
Just then, Arrow was knocked to his side. Turning around, he saw Rudolph readying himself to charge again.
"You want to fight", said Arrow, who was also lowering his head, "Then you found it, Rudy"
The two reindeer charged at each other, locking antlers in combat. When Rudolph locked antlers again with Arrow, Arrow tossed him aside.
"Face it", said Arrow, "You're no match for me. I mean, I don't know what Zoey or Santa sees in you, but all I know…" Arrow approached Rudolph and took off his medal that was given to him from Santa, "This should have been mine".
Just then, Rudolph got up and glared at Arrow with red eyes full of hate. Just then, strange markings were beginning to appear all over Rudolph, as though someone was painting it on him. Arrow looked at Rudolph with a mixture of fear, anger, and curiosity.
"What's happening to you?" said Arrow, "Got a disease or something?"
"YEAH", said Rudolph, in an echo voice, "A DISEASE CALLED ARROW!"
Rudolph head butted Arrow, who was thrown across the field till he hit a building. Arrow couldn't move and watched with horror as Rudolph came closer to him.
"What… what… are you doing?" said Arrow, lying in the snow and cowering up the wall.
"SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO!" said Rudolph, approaching Arrow with a grin on his face.
"NO…NO… NOOOOO!" cried Arrow, but his cries were only heard by an elf standing on top of the building.
"Excellent", said Sultrie, "Rudolph has now entered stage 2. Now, I must call to him to a distant place where nobody would see him disappear with me".
As Sultrie saw what was happening, she didn't notice that she was watched by four little sprites.
"This is bad", said one of them, "We need to inform someone".
To Be continued...