CHAPTER 2
That night, Lunamon had a dream...
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You can't beat me silly girl!" yelled Blastmon who towered over a weakened Lunamon who was on one knee and panting. She stood up while her opponent was gloating.
"Tear Shot!"
"Diamond Hedgehog!"
Blastmon curled up his body and rolled forward, Lunamon's attack hitting him but not doing any damage. She was struck painfully and sent flying backwards. Blastmon stopped his attack and started laughing at Lunamon again.
"Lop-ear Ripple!"
"Diamond Machine Gun!"
Lunamon's twin vortexes of bubbles collided with Blastmon's shower of crystals and was easily overpowered. Blastmon's attack continued on unimpeded and struck Lunamon painfully. When it was over, she was on all fours breathing heavily. Numerous bleeding wounds covered her body.
"Yay! I've got you now!" Blastmon yelled triumphantly.
"Diamond-"
"Rock Damashi!"
Blastmon looked up to see two eight notes made of energy slam into him, engulfing him in smoke. Lunamon looked upwards for her savior. A red Digimon carrying a mic landed in front of her, his back against her.
"Sh...Shoutmon..." Lunamon said.
He didn't even look at her. "Just like old times huh? When you're in danger, I have to jump in and save you; man you need to be looked after."
"No Shoutmon. That's isn't-" Lunamon said trying to stand up but the pain made her fall again.
"See? You can't even stand." Shoutmon said again not looking at her. "Don't worry, I've got him." His grip on his mic tightened.
"Soul Crusher!"
Shoutmon's massive stream of energy hit its target who smirked and crossed his arms. Blastmon was pushed back several feet. When the attack ended, Lunamon and Shoutmon saw that his body was glowing with white energy as if he was charging something up.
"Crystal Breath!"
He fired a massive burst of white energy that filled the entire area with light. Lunamon had to shield her eyes to block the brightness but peering through her fingers, she saw Shoutmon with his arms spread apart ready to shield her from the attack.
"Shoutmon!"
The light became to bright for her to handle so Lunamon covered her eyes completely. She heard an explosion and felt wind blow in her way because of it. Fearing what she would see, she opened her eyes.
The dust cleared and Shoutmon was gone, his mic sticking out of the ground. Her mouth agape, she stayed there paralyzed with shock while tears fell from her eyes at the death of the one she loves.
"Sh...Shoutmon..." she whispered clenching the ground. This was all her fault; if she had been strong enough to defend herself, then Shoutmon wouldn't have needed to jump in to save her. He was dead and it was her fault; the guilt ate her up leaving her empty inside.
"SHOUTMON!
With a loud gasp, Lunamon woke up from her nightmare panting and sweating like crazy. She covered her face and tried to calm down though the image of Shoutmon being destroyed before her eyes kept playing in her head.
"It's fine. Everything's fine. Shoutmon's alive and well." Lunamon thought to herself. She didn't know if this was really true but she didn't want to admit the alternative.
That nightmare did tell her one thing though that she had to get stronger still, strong enough to take care of herself, strong enough to not need him to come and sacrifice himself for her. Shaking her head, she went back to sleep knowing that another day of training would help her a lot.
BOOM!
A massive explosion that rocked the ground woke her up instantly. The other residents of Disc Zone woke up too as more and more explosions shook the ground.
"What's going on? An earthquake?" a Togemogumon asked out loud.
"No...No it's not." Lunamon said placing her hand on the ground.
Suddenly, a Monitamon poked his head through the doorway. "We're under attack!" he shouted. Without hesitation, Lunamon stood up to join him in battle.
"Yeah! C'mon everyone! Let's take this place back in the name of the Bagra Army!" a KingEtemon yelled to his army of Etemons. With the flag of the Bagra Army fluttering behind them, they launched their attacks and destroyed several buildings.
Several Monitamon showed up to counter them but, considering a Monitamon's...abilities, they weren't that successful. Though they tried their best, many of them were overwhelmed by the Bagra Army.
One of the Etemons spotted the hut where Disc Zone's residents were. While they hid themselves, he threw a Dark Network attack with the intention to take the building down. Mid way, it collided with a sphere of water and was canceled out.
"Hey, it's Lunamon!" Panbachimon shouted as she appeared to combat the Etemon.
"Outta the way sister. I ain't afraid to hit a lady." the latter taunted. Lunamon didn't budge. "OK then. Dark Network!"
He hurled a sphere of darkness at Lunamon who calmly dodged it and ran up to him. He tried to kick her as she passed but she dodged it. With a cry of "Lunar Claw!" he claws were filled with darkness and she slashed his face causing the Etemon to scream in pain before turning into data.
Her friends cheered but she knew the battle wasn't over yet. She rushed forward towards the large group of Etemons and fired Lop-ear Ripple. Two of them were taken out and the others turned towards her ready to attack but they were hit by several fire balls.
"Thanks you guys." Lunamon said as two Monitamon showed up near her.
"Kadan!"
"Tear Shot!"
The two fireballs distracted the Etemon while the Tear Shot destroyed them. For a moment, they felt relieved, at least until another group of Etemons showed up and fired their Dark Network. The two Monitamon were knocked away and a sphere of darkness painfully slammed into Lunamon's chest pushing her back several feet.
"How dya like that girlie!" one of the Etemons shouted. Lunamon clutched her painful chest and ran forward.
"Darkness Claw!"
"Monkey Claw!"
The two claw attacks collided and Lunamon was pushed back and landed on her feet. Several Dark Networks were fired at her but she countered with Lop-ear Ripple that tore through the attacks and turned their user into data. Pausing for a while, she surveyed her surroundings.
Several huts were on fire and a few Monitamon were still fighting off the Etemon army. Lunamon spotted four Etemon head towards the hut where her friends hit. They fired their attacks and the hut was soon on fire.
"No!" Lunamon shouted. Defeating the Etemon with her Lop-ear Ripple, she ran towards the burning building. She went for the entranced but the flames flared up and she was forced to back up.
The roof collapsed and Lunamon could hear her friends cry for help. She was afraid of the flames but she sucked up her fear and dove into the burning hut.
There was fire all around her and the burning heat was unbearable. Lunamon found her friends underneath large, burning wooden beam.
"Lunamon!" they cried out and she ran forward and tried lifting the beam upwards. It was too heavy and she abandoned the effort. As she stood there panting and deciding what to do next, the flames reared up and she was so close to getting a serious burn. She had to get them out of there fast.
"Darkness Claw!"
With one might swipe, she sliced the beam in half freeing her friends. They scrambled out of their place and made a beeline for the door except for one. A Searchmon had his leg injured and couldn't run. Lunamon picked him up and, ignoring the flames that nearly burnt her, fled the hut with him.
"Everyone alright?" she asked out loud as she let the Searchmon down. Her body was covered with soot and she started to cough.
"We're fine; everyone's safe." Panbachimon said making a quick count.
But then, Lunamon realized something. "The DigiNoir!" she shouted and she ran back into the hut despite her friends crying out not to. Inside, she found her sleeping area and looked under here pillow. Shoutmon's gift to her was still intact and undamaged. She picked it up and turned to the door but the hut collapsed completely, burying her in the rubble.
Outside, the other residents of Disc Zone cried out in horror as the hut came down with Lunamon still in it. But suddenly, a hand carrying a case of Diginoir stuck out and Lunamon started to push herself out of the rubble. Seahomon and Panbachimon rushed forward and helped her out of the rubble. She was covered in ash but only had minor injuries; she was going to be alright.
"Th-thanks guys." she said coughing a little. Before they could say anything, a loud explosion was heard. The battle wasn't over yet. Lunamon spotted the KingEtemon who was calling the shots. Giving the Diginoir case to Seahomon, she charged at him.
"Yeah baby! Burn everything up!"
"Tear Shot!"
In the middle of laughing, his back arched as the attack struck him. "Hey who did that!" he shouted and then he found Lunamon. "Move it little girl; I'm way outta your league."
"Lop-ear Ripple!"
The attack slammed into his chest pushing him back but his feet stayed on the ground. "Heh, you call that a hit? I'll show you a hit."
"King Mon-kick!"
With amazing speed, KingEtemon ran towards Lunamon and kicked her in the stomach. The force of the blow actually caused her to go airborne for a few seconds before collapsing several feet away. "Now that's a hit!" KingEtemon said happily.
Glaring at him, Lunamon got up and charged ready to use Darkness Claw. KingEtemon smirked at his and blocked her attack and followed up with another King Mon-kick. Once again, she was knocked back several feet and struggled to get up. The rest of the Etemons, Monitamons and the residents of Disc Zone watched this battle tensely.
"Give up yet?" KingEtemon taunted.
"No...not yet..." Lunamon said getting up; her weeks worth of training wasn't enough to beat him but she didn't want to give up. With a loud cry, she charged at him again.
