Digimon Frontier EX Chapter 2: Shout in the Moonlight, Garohmon!, a digimon fanfic

Episode 2: The Hunter of Light! Shout in the Moonlight, Garohmon!

"Somebody care to explain what the hell just happened?" Ryuji demanded.

"Ryuki turned into a Digimon, I think..." Chiaki replied, though unsure of the answer.

"I became...a Digimon...?" Ryuki blinked with confusion.

"Through the process of Evolution," Arcanamon clarified. "Allow me to explain. Digimon are creatures who are created from data, but possess a sentient intelligence. We are able to breath, eat, and grow. We age through the process of "Digivolution", which allows us to gain larger and more powerful bodies by having our data reconfigured."

"So basically, Digimon are always changing, like humans?" Nanako inquired.

"That's right."

"That sounds so cool!" Kokoro beamed.

Ryuki was messing with his D-Scanner, "I wonder if I can do it again..."

He pressed a button and the Digicode he scanned from DarkLizardmon burst out, alarming the teens. The Digicode flew out and expanded, connecting the land across from Flame Terminal as it reconfigured and became a larger plot of land that was covered with some forests.

"Whoa, look at that!" Yokoshima pointed. The other teens were just as surprised. The Poyomon and Pagumon cheered

Ryuki blinked, "Did I do that?"

Arcanamon smiled, "The Digicode you scanned from DarkLizardmon was restored to the land when you released it. It may have been a fluke, but it was a rather excellent one!"

Ryuki chuckled, "I'm glad I was able to help!"

"Arcanamon, what exactly happened to this world?" Kazuki demanded.

Arcanamon pulled out his book from his bag, "Allow me to explain. A long time ago, Cherubimon, and other Digimon under his command, laid siege to the Digital World and destroyed much of the Digicode that made up the land. The Digicode is needed to restore that land."

"Sounds pretty serious," Kat smirked.

Kazuki sighed, "OK, the first thing we should do is split up and look for anymore answers. I think groups of two should do."

"And who the hell put you in charge?" Ryuji glared.

Kazuki returned the glare, "I don't see you coming up with any ideas."

Yokoshima patted Chiaki on the back, "C'mon, big guy! Let's go see what we can find." Chiaki nodded and they left the group.

Ryuki grabbed his brother's arm, "Let's go, Ryuji, before you start another fight." Ryuji grumbled as he was dragged by his brother.

Nanako smiled, "Let's go, Sis."

Kat nodded but cast a sultry glare at Kazuki, "Don't miss me too badly, fearless leader!" And with a wave, she joined her twin, leaving Kazuki, Kotonoha, and the two children.

Kazuki chuckled as he shook his head, "Cute. Now then, I guess that makes the four of us a group."

As they went there separate ways to investigate the terminal, they failed to notice a Digimon, spying on them from afar.

He wore dark blue armor, had a tail, was armed with a knife, and had a monocle on hid left eye,

He held a hand to his helmet's side and spoke, "This is Sealsdramon, reporting."

"Proceed," a voice responded.

"The humans have separated and are surveying the area. A human male with a strange gun seems to be their commander"

"I see... What of DarkLizardmon?"

"Unable to locate. I suspect he may have been deleted in his battle. Also, the Spirit of Fire has been located and secured by one of the humans."

"So, the first Warrior has shown himself..."

"What are your orders, sir?"

"Sealsdramon, ready your men and prepare for phase two of your plan."

Sealsdramon saluted, "Yes sir!" And he vanished

The wolf-themed Trailmon pulled into the station and opened its doors. The silver-haired teen descended from the staircase and looked around.

"Kenzaki Tsukuba," the female voice called through his D-Scanner. It was silver with a blue grip. "Commence your search."

Kenzaki blinked, "Search? For what?" (Kenzaki is voiced by Troy Baker)

"The Spirit."

He glared at the device, "How do you know my name?"

"Find the Spirit, and you will find the answer to all your questions."

"Listen, lady, I ain't your personal lapdog that you can order to play fetch for some ghost! If I find you, you better be strong. Or your ass is grass!"

The D-Scanner then projected a globe that had a blinking light.

Kenzaki cocked an eyebrow, "Built-in GPS, huh? at least I got some help." He then followed the GPS to his Spirit.

"That Ryuki kid sure was something else, huh?" Yokoshima grinned.

Chiaki agreed, "I admit, it was a surprise. I've never seen anything like it."

"Hey, if Ryuki was able to become a Digimon, you think the same thing can happen to us?"

He shrugged, "It's possible. If he was able to do it, there must be other Spirits that can turn us into Digimon."

Yokoshima grinned, "I'm sure mine is gonna be awesome! So, those girls were quite the lookers, weren't they?"

"I admit that Katsura and the Narukawa twins are attractive, but I suggest that you don't look at Katsura the wrong way. Kazuki might just put a bullet in your head and i don't wanna have my friend get killed for his idiocy."

He shrugged, "I'm just saying that I recognize beauty when I see it! I wouldn't be surprised if those two were already a couple.

Chiaki nodded, "That's true, they definitely seem close enough to be considered as such."

"So, you think we can find anything around HERE!" Yokoshima screamed as he and Chiaki fell through a hole in the floor.

Kat and Nanako were walking through the town of boilers as they had their own conversation.

"That Hasuma kid was pretty impressive," Kat commented.

"I'll say," Nanako agreed. "Ryuki was awesome! Hey, maybe we'll become Digimon too."

Her twin smirked, "Sounds like fun. I mean, that's gotta be the reason we were brought here, right? I just hope there more strong Digimon, like that other guy, in this world so I can kill them!"

Nanako sweat-dropped, "Sis, I don't think that's necessary... Anyway, that Kazuki seemed cool too. Like when he fought Ryuji."

Kat smirked as she licked her lips, "He looks like a lot of fun. I wonder how long he'll last against me?"

"In the bed or in the battlefield?" she deadpanned.

"Both!" she laughed.

Nanako sighed before she heard a rumbling noise. "Did you feel that?"

Kat frowned, "Looks like we're going for a ride. And not the kind of ride I usually enjoy."

"I don't like the sound of THAT!" They too fell through a hole in the ground.

"So, how did it feel to become a Digimon?" Ryuji asked his brother

"It was weird," Ryuki sighed. "I was myself, yet not myself. I can't exactly explain it, but I felt there was another presence within me. The power alone was unbelievable. I felt the flames coursing through my body, like blood."

Ryuji then appeared thoughtful, "So if you can do it, then i should be able to turn into a Digimon too..." His look then morphed into a menacing grin, "If I can get a Spirit before Ryuunosuke, then Katsura would be all mine!"

Ryuki sighed, "I don't think you should. While you two were fighting, I saw the look in Kazuki's eyes. He had the eyes of a veteran, someone who's been fighting all his life and has seen a lot of death. I may be out of line, Ryuji, but I don't think you should fight him. He might end up killing you if you make him mad and I don't wanna lose you."

Ryuji scoffed, "Like that asshole can kill me! I'm fucking invincible!"

Ryuki frowned, "Father once told us that no one is invincible. I thought you would remember that."

He shrugged, "I must've fell asleep through that lecture."

'Obviously,' Ryuki rolled his eyes. "So, why are you so obsessed with Kotonoha, anyway? You just met her today!"

"Cuz I can tell that she deserves better! That Ryuunosuke punk's way too cocky for his own good, even if he knows how to use a gun and knows how to fight!"

Ryuki chuckled, "Sounds like you and Kazuki have more in common than you think!"

Ryuji growled, "What the hell's that supposed to mean? I ain't nothing like that ass-HOLE!" They fell through another pit, both twins screaming as they plummeted into the darkness.

"So, Arcanamon," Kazuki spoke up, "can you explain to me the business with these Legendary Spirits?"

"You see," Arcanamon began. "Legend has it that there were ten ancient warriors who existed during the early ages of the Digital World and they were able to harness the elements. Those elements were Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Wood, Metal, Lightning, Ice, Light, and Darkness. One day, the ancient warriors disappeared but left their power behind in the form of twenty spirits, two for each element. Ten Spirits represented the intelligent Human-type Digimon, while the other ten represented the primal Beast-type Digimon."

"So there are twenty Spirits in all," Kotonoha summarized.

Kokoro blinked, "Wait a second, there's only eight of us with D-Scanners!"

Kotonoha counted her fingers, "There's Kazuki, me, Kat, Nanako, Chiaki, Yokoshima, Ryuki, and Ryuji."

Kazuki frowned, "Then two other DigiDestined haven't shown up yet." He looked up to the sky, "The other Spirits must be scattered across the rest of this world..." He then tensed up as he felt the ground trembling "Look out!"

But it was too late, as the four fell through a hole in the floor and descended into darkness. The girls and Arcanamon screamed but Kazuki acted fast and grabbed them. He aimed up with Dogma and shot his grappling hook, which twirled around a pipe before locking in place. Kazuki held onto his gun tightly as they slowly descended to the floor, landing as Kazuki let go.

"Everybody OK?" he asked.

Kotonoha nodded, "I'm OK."

"Me too!" Kokoro and Arcanamon replied.

Kotonoha looked around but could barely see two feet in front of her, "Where are we?"

Kazuki crouched down and placed his hand on the floor and closed his eyes before he muttered, "Rairyuu Nagashi: Grid Version!" He sent out waves of electricity that spanned out the entire area and Kazuki could see the layout of there location in his mind as it appeared to be a grid map. "It appears to be some kind of labyrinth. I'm detecting several Ki signatures, in groups of two, It must be others and they fell for the trap as well."

Arcanamon paled, "A trap?"

He nodded, "I assume that someone rigged the ground to collapse beneath all of us and bring us down here. It's possible that they're after Ryuki's Spirit." He then tensed up, "I'm picking up multiple readings, in groups of four, and there closing in on all of us, including the others!"

"What should we do?" Kotonoha frowned.

"Surrender!"

The four turned to see several figures warping into view. They were reptilian creatures, dressed in military gear, and armed with M-16's.

Arcanamon gasped, "Commandramon! They're highly trained soldiers of the D-Brigade, and are very ruthless!"

Kazuki smirked, "Hehe, bet they're not as ruthless as my Shishou..."

"Surrender!" one of the Commandramon shouted. "You're outnumbered!"

"True, but you're outmatched!" Kazuki tossed some black balls and exploded on the floor as they released black smoke, obscurring the vision of the Commandramon. "Run!"

"After them!" The Commandramon fired at the group, sending bullets their way.

Kazuki did a spin to face them and let loose with Dogma, landing head shots as he hit some of the pursuers.

Kotonoha growled, "Enough of this!" She turned and drew her katana, Tsubasa, and blurred out of sight.

*KIN!*

*DOSU!*

She reappeared and the remaining Commandramon dropped to the floor like bricks.

"Amazing..." Arcanamon gawked.

"Go, Sis!" Kokoro beamed.

Kazuki smiled, "I never get tired of watching you do that!"

Kotonoha smiled, "We should get going. The others might be chased by those Digimon as well."

"THIS IS NOT COOL!" Yokoshima yelled as he and Chiaki were being shot at by a group of Commandramon. "Why do I get the feeling that these guys were waiting for us!"

"They probably set up that pitfall trap," Chiaki replied.

He turned and clothes-lined the Commandramon, knocking them out in one hit.

"We better find a way outta here!" Yokoshima urged. Chiaki nodded and they continued running.

"HA HA HA HA HA!" Kat laughed as she pummeled a group of Commandramon with taekwondo kicks. "C'mon, you guys are no fun at all!" She kicked one up in the air and followed after it, "Gurren Shuuen Kyaku!" She launched crimson arcs of Ki at the Commandramon, slicing his body into bloody pieces. She landed and smirked, "That didn't satisfy me at all!"

Nanako sweat-dropped, "Wasn't that a little overboard...?"

"No such thing as overboard in a fight! Now let's get going!" She ran forward, with Nanako right behind her.

Several Commandramon were frozen and in pieces while other were merely cinders after the Hasuma brothers were done with them.

Ryuji dusted his hands, "And that takes care of that!"

Ryuki closed his eyes, "I can hear the others down here..." He pointed to a tunnel, "If we go this way, we might meet up with everyone."

"Fine, you lead this time!"

The brothers then ran down the tunnel.

The DigiDestined continued running until they all met up in a central room. It was large, dark and had a pit in the center.

"You guys OK?" Kazuki called out.

Ryuji growled, "We fell in a hole, were chased down AND shot at by a bunch of Master Chief-wannabes, and you ask us if we're OK?"

Ryuki waved his brother off, "We're fine. Can't say the same for the Digimon we ran into though."

Nanako frowned, "It's weird though. It's as if those Digimon were waiting for us."

"Like they were setting a trap," Kat added.

"You are correct."

A shadow in the dark morphed into view and revealed himself to be Sealsdramon.

"That's Sealsdramon," Arcanamon identified. "He was in the D-Brigade!"

"That's right," Sealsdramon nodded, "and I was hired to go after you." He snapped his fingers and several more Commandramon morphed out of their camouflage modes and surrounded the DigiDestined. "Now then, surrender the Spirit and I might spare your lives."

"I don't think so!"

"What! ?"

Sealsdramon and the others looked up and saw Kenzaki in one of the caves. He smirked as he jumped and slid down a pole until he got between the Commandramon and the DigiDestined.

"Picking on kids cuz you're armed? Doesn't seem right, now does it?"

The Commandramon aimed at Kenzaki and fired. But he got in front of one and stabbed him in the gut with a clawed palm strike. The others prepared to jump Kenzaki and dog pile him, but he only responded with a smirk.

"Seikuken!" A dome of light formed around Kenzaki and the Commandramon were beaten away and into the surrounding walls.

"Check that out!" Yokoshima marveled.

"What was that?" Chiaki questioned.

Kazuki gawked, "It can't be...!"

Ryuji blinked, "What's with you?"

Kotonoha gawked, "That was the Seikuken!"

Kazuki was still shocked but realized, "Silver hair, a red left eye with a scar over it, and a right blue eyes... Of course! I should have realized it before! He's Kenzaki Tsukuba, the Lone Wolf of Yomi!"

Kotonoha gasped, "He's from Yomi?"

The other DigiDestined blinked, "Yomi?"

Kenzaki stopped his assault and smirked at Kazuki and Kotonoha, "So, you know who I am. You two must be from Ryouzanpaku. Well, we'll chat later after I kill this loser."

Sealsdramon chuckled as he twirled his combat knife, "We'll see who's the dead man after I gut you like a fish!" He dashed toward Kenzaki and made several swipes at him, but Kenzaki dodged the blade with ease.

"You might as well be moving in slow mo!" Kenzaki boasted, "I can see every move, and your posture is pathetic!" he ducked the knife and went for a sweep kick, tripping Sealsdramon and following up with an axe kick.

Sealsdramon rolled out of the way and smirked behind his mask, "Hm, not bad, for a human... But let's see you get around this! Scouter Monoeye!" He then disappeared.

"Where'd he go?" Kenzaki looked around, but failed to see Sealsdramon morph into view from his left side.

"So, the left corner from behind is your weak point," Sealsdramon mused. "Death Behind!" He jabbed forward with his knife and stabbed Kenzaki in the head, only for Kenzaki to fall forward, dodging the jab. "What?"

He grinned, "You don't think I don't know my own weak points?" However, he failed to notice that he was falling toward the hole in the center of the room, "Huh?" He grimaced, "Oh hell..." He fell in the hole.

Nanako gasped, "He fell in!"

Yokoshima sweat-dropped, "How did he not notice the giant hole in the ground...?"

Kenzaki yelled as he fell through the dark hole. He closed his eyes, believing that his death was close at hand. However, a bright light caught his eye and he gasped at what he saw.

It was a statue of armor, styled after a silver wolf.

"Is this...the Spirit?" He asked himself.

He then grinned as he thrust his D-Scanner forward and the armor was absorbed into the D-Scanner. Once the Spirit was absorbed, the kanji for "Light" appeared on the screen.

"It is time," the female voice proclaimed.

Music - "Rise Up" by Freedom Call

A ring of Digicode appeared around Kenzaki's left had as he ran it across his D-Scanner.

"Execute! Spirit Evolution!" A large projection of the Spirit of Light gave off a bright light that engulfed his body. The parts of the armor fitted onto his body before the light died down.

He was now clad in a black bodysuit with silver torso armor that mimicked both abs and a metal plate over his chest, held by straps wrapping around his ribs and shoulders to his back. Beneath the torso armor was a long silver coat with two coat tails. His shoulders and forearms were protected by silver plates and held blade-like wedges that looked sharp and promised pain, if trifled with. On the surface of the shoulder pads were the kanji for "Light", etched in gold. The knee pads were silver and tipped with three metal spikes on each. He had black boots with silver plated toes that were tipped with sharp, blade-like, claws. The helmet was silver, trimmed with black and looked like a wolf's face. It had a silver horn on the forehead and Kenzaki's eyes were now silver. In his hand was a crescent shaped blade.

He struck a pose with his blade, Tenrou, and called out, "Garohmon!"

He jumped out the pit and landed calmly as Sealsdramon and the others gawked at Garohmon's visage.

"Unbelievable," Sealsdramon bugged. "Absolute madness! I didn't expect TWO Spirits to be hidden within the same town!"

"Wow," Ryuki marveled, "did I look that cool?"

"Yours was different," Nanako replied, "but this one is just as cool!"

Ryuji scoffed, "He don't look so tough!"

"Amazing," Kotonoha marveled.

"That's so cool!" Kokoro beamed.

Kazuki looked to Arcanamon, "Arcanamon, who is that?"

The white-hooded Digimon scanned through the pages of his book, "Here it is! He's Garohmon, the Legendary Warrior of Light. Also known as the Hunter of Light."

Kazuki frowned as he eyed Garohmon, 'It's definitely him. Kenzaki is the other DigiDestined then...'

Sealsdramon charged at Garohmon and twirled his knife, "So, I'll just kill you and bring your head to my commander! Scouter Monoeye!"

"That won't work!" Garohmon barked before he vanished out of sight. Sealsdramon began to shout in pain as Garohmon slashed at him with great speed as he chanted, "Oh, brilliant blade of coldest steel! Rend the infinite darkness, and crush my enemies to nothing!" he made several more slashes as he zoomed past Sealsdramon. "Savage...Wolf Fury!" He reappeared and Sealsdramon yelled in pain as a large glowing gash appeared on his body before he turned black and a ring of Digicode appeared. "Sorry, but my light is just too bright for ya!" He the ran his D-Scanner across the Digicode, "Digicode scan!" The Digicode was absorbed and Sealsdramon was reduced to an egg as it flew away.

End Music

"That was pretty impressive," Chiaki acknowledged.

Kat smirked, "So, he's another DigiDestined..."

Nanako blushed, "Wow...he's kinda cool!"

Garohmon was covered in a shell of Digicode and returned to Kenzaki as he was on one knee and panting. "Well, that was new," he commented.

She rushed to his side and helped him up, "You OK?"

He nodded, "Yeah, I'm good. This body knows how take some punishment."

She smiled, "I'm Nanako Narukawa. What's your name?"

"Kenzaki Tsukuba."

"Say, if you can into a Digimon, like Ryuki, why don't you join us?"

Kenzaki blinked, "Who's Ryuki?"

Ryuki smiled and approached him, "That's me! I'm Ryuki Hasuma. It's nice to meet you!"

"Likewise," Kenzaki, "but I don't think joining you guys is a good idea."

Nanako frowned disappointingly, "Why not?"

"Well for one, I'm not much of a people person. And your leader doesn't seem too fond of me."

All eyes were on Kazuki and Kotonoha as they frowned at the DigiDestined of Light. Kotonoha had her hand on her katana, ready to draw the blade.

Kazuki walked forward, "Tell me, what is a member of Yomi doing in a place like this?"

The other teens blinked, "Yomi?"

Kenzaki chuckled, "You can relax, Katsujin Ken. I didn't come here as a member of Yomi. I got the message from that bossy lady, just like you did."

"So you were chosen as a DigiDestined as well?" Kotonoha asked.

He shrugged, "I guess. Anyway, I'm more comfortable with being on my own, so I better be on my way." He turned to leave but stopped and turned back. By the way, You're Kazuki Ryuunosuke, of Ryouzanpaku, right? I've heard a lot about you."

Kazuki nodded, "That's right. So, how do you know how to use Seikuken, even though it's not perfect? I doubt you were taught to use it, so you must have seen someone use it. And I'm guessing it was Ryuuto."

"Not exactly. But that's a story for another time." He then walked away

"Where are you going?" Kotonoha demanded.

"I'm gonna have a look around. This place is pretty interesting." And with a wave, he disappeared into the darkness.

She turned to Kazuki, "Kazuki..."

He nodded, I know. I got a bad feeling about this..."

To Be Continued...

Bushido: You can probably guess where most of the attacks come from, so I'm just gonna let you all know that they aren't mine. Anyway, looks like Kazuki and Kotonoha know more about Kenzaki than the others think. Wonder what's gonna happen next?