Chapter 3: DigiPower and Digivolution

The next morning, the first thing that Yuyan did was get dressed…not.

"Uhg! Scrub harder Dorumon!"

"I am trying! Please do the same!"

Yuyan was bathing in the river with Dorumon and Patamon, trying to wash the green paint, and the smell, off of them from their escape. None of them wanted to smell like a Goblimon after all. Goblimon had by far one of the foulest, if not the foulest, smell among all Digimon. The stink was enough that none of them could even hope to sleep, and enough for Yuyan to disregard his normal shyness and embarrassment.

They just really wanted that smell gone, and were giving it their all to get rid of it. Even if it was for a disguise, it was just absolutely terrible and was being stubborn when they were trying to remove it.

Unfortunately, despite all their best efforts, it was not really working. Because, they lacked soap and shampoo and other various methods to deodorize.

"I suppose its pretty much pointless, until we make it to a town and use a proper bathhouse".

"There are towns and bathhouses here?!"

Although Yuyan liked a good relaxing soak, at least on his own, so far he had not seen any indication that Digimon had stuff like that. After all, they didn't even really had a concept of clothing, except for those Goblimon and Ogremon. And somehow, they were at the fringes of civilization, pretty much completely uncivilized.

It was a good reminder that it was a totally different world. Although he hoped that maybe it would not be just a bathhouse they found, but a hot springs. After everything, he could use a dip in the hot springs.

"Hmm…maybe this will help!"

Suddenly, Dorumon broke his train of thought with a massive splash of water into his face from a tail swipe. This ignited Yuyan's boyish playful side, and returned fire with his own splashes. This was followed by Patamon joining in as well, resulting in the three of them playing in the river with each other. It was a needed serene moment of peace, to help get everyone back on track.

Eventually they had finally tired themselves out, and plopped their bodies on a rock in the sun. No one had any towels after all, so it was the only way to dry themselves.

"I thought you said humans did not like being without clothes?"

Yuyan's face turned a bit red, but he was too tired from earlier to really get embarrassed or do anything about it.

"Well there are exceptions. Like when you are bathing, or with good friends".

"Friends?"

"So you admit we are friends?"

Yuyan smiled as he laid out in a star position, and enjoyed the sun for some time. The warmth felt good, and rejuvenated his spirit.

"By the way…are you planning to put those clothes back on and transfer the smell to them?"

But unfortunately, he did have a bit of an issue to deal with still.

Eventually, after some time had passed, they finally got back on the road. Of course, Yuyan was only wearing his boxer shorts and his vest to minimize the smell spreading to his clothes. Goblimon really did smell terrible, but his vest was made of materials that were not that absorbant, and well…he wanted to wear something on his lower body that was not from a goblimon, and not made of leaves and twigs.

However, whatever made Goblimon smell the way they do, really did spread. Everything he was wearing would have to be thoroughly cleansed. If only…

"…hmmm?"

And that was when he finally caught a whiff of something in his nose. It was faint, but…

"Hey, is that a building up ahead?"

"That sign…steam from water…is that a hot springs?"

The moment he heard that, Yuyan perked up almost instantly. The idea of a hot springs….of soap, of proper clothes washing techniques. So far, his clothes had been covered with dirt, grime, sweat, and touched by Goblimon and stored in their treasure room. And not only that, but himself…well, there was only so much he could handle.

Meanwhile, Patamon and Dorumon slunk back a little while Yuyan was distracted and began to talk with each other.

"…is it me, or is he a bit too obsessed with cleanliness? I know we still stink of Goblimon, but…he seems to think about it a lot".

"It can't be helped. In truth, he is still processing about suddenly being in a different world. After all, he woke up here, alone, in a dark cave, and then thrown into one chaotic situation after another? Its incredible his mind is not broken yet".

The two Digimon discussed things like that as they headed towards the Hot Springs.

The moment they entered, the atmosphere alone just seemed to invite them in. There was all sorts of things there, from lounging areas, to what looked like changing areas, to what could only be imagined to be a hot springs area. And right in the front, there was a Palmon right there manning the front desk.

The only reason Yuyan knew it was a Palmon though was thanks to his Digivice, which came to life and told him all about her.

"Oh, what a surprise! To see another human! What a rare occurrence! Oh, sorry, you want to enter ri…"

As the trio approached, the Palmon suddenly stopped talking and started smelling…and instantly, the Palmon went and entangled them in vines!

"What the….you stink! No wonder you wandered in! Luna, these trio need a bath immediately!"

Almost instantly, the vines seemed to drag them right into the changing rooms, and made them forcibly discard their belongings including the clothes that Yuyan was wearing. Handling so many tasks at once, she seemed to take special note of the clothes and dragged them off somewhere.

Yuyan wanted to complain, and be embarrassed, but…his clothes really did need a wash, which is what he hoped she would do to them. However, before he could think much more, he was tossed into the next room and made to sit on a stool, where the vines then finally released him and stopped treating him like a ragdoll.

Dorumon ended up sitting next to him, and Patamon after that. The three were suddenly sprayed with cold water from behind, which made them shiver quite a bit, before a brush full of soap hit his back from behind.

Even though he knew it was vines, he looked back to complain and…

"Oh shush now, little boy. Don't make a ruckus and let me finish washing you, here let me hold you still".

Yuyan's face suddenly went so much more red. Infinitely more red. After all, the person who was washing him, who could see him naked, was a girl who was at least in high school age. And she was beautiful, and she seemed very familiar to him.

Of course, out of embarrassment he tried to squirm his way out, but she kept his grip on him and stopped him from estaping, pulling him in closer as she washed and scrubbed his whole body.

"Wow, this scent really is not coming out…I guess you must have been captured by Goblimon, or something like that".

She said this while pulling him in even closer. Yuyan wanted to protest a little….maybe a lot…that he was naked and she was not. But he didn't quite have the strength to bring that up, so he just nodded at the question.

"Alright then, I guess this will take awhile then. Kobayashi, stop hiding in the corner and sit down too! And you too, Gabumon".

"What! But…"

"I am still not finished with you either, so you can get out here and sit, or I can hold you both together and scrub at the same time…and that means you have to be nose deep in Goblimon smell".

"Eeek…that smells terrible even from here…"

"Kobayashi!"

"Alright, alright!"

Suddenly, a boy with white hair and red eyes, rather peculiar traits, came out holding a towel in front of him, with a Gabumon in tow. But there was something else, a Blue Digivice was on a string around his neck. He sat down next to Yuyan, and then suddenly his towel was snatched away by the woman who started to use it to help to wash Yuyan.

This was not some exaggeration of action though, his smell was enough that Kobayashi was not just crying from embarrassment. This could be told because Gabumon was also producing some tears, and Palmon from earlier was now not only washing Yuyan's clothes, but her own vines, with extreme prejudice.

In short, Goblimon were filthy, filthy creatures, and to smell like a Goblimon was considered an insult people just usually said to each other, and not literally mean.

Yuyan actually laughed a little though when it got ticklish. He felt like the soap was also getting infused into his very skin, but even he felt he could probably use it. Especially given he could not get any sleep last night due to the smell.

Eventually, once the scrubbing calmed down, and he stopped squirming as much, he looked over at the other two.

"So….ummm…you both are humans also? Do you know how I got here? How did you get here?"

"Oh…actually, I was hoping you would tell me. I just suddenly woke up here…well not here. I woke up on a mountain and I was not dressed for climbing, so I ended up tumbling, and eventually got covered in dirt and mud, hence why I am here".

Needless to say, they both had difficulties after they woke up in this world. And it seemed that his partner, Gabumon, was met quickly along the way just like how Yuyan met Dorumon.

"Well, I kind of came here on accident…I may have been running away from my no good parents, who were about to be arrested for being criminals…and I just decided to stay here and run this place" she said as she scrubbed both their backs at once. She seemed to be quite skilled at this. "Alright, I think I got you all scrubbed down and cleaned off! No more Goblimon smell!"

"Finally!"

"Yay!"

She had also washed Patamon and Dorumon, though they were far easier to do it seemed. With that done, the five of them could finally go and enter the main attraction: the hot springs. The two human boys went in with their towels, while the Digimon just ran and jumped in. Once the doors were closed though, they also left their towels by the side and joined in the open air hot springs.

"Ahhhhhh…..all the stress of the last few days is just washing away…"

"It feels so wonderful…finally, a proper soak!"

And both Yuyan and Kobayashi immediately hit it off with some idle talk once they entered the water. It seemed both of them really needed this.

"Ahhhh…the warm water makes my fur feel rejuvenated…"

"So this is a glorious hot springs!"

"I feel as if I got a burst of data!"

No, it was not just the humans. The Digimon were also clearly enjoying it.

It seemed that everyone needed a good soak. That said, Yuyan looked back at the two digivices left near the edge of the hot springs. He had left his in a bin, but it seemed Dorumon thought Kobayashi was showing his off and wanted to counter. It was a passing emotion though, so nothing weird happe…

Suddenly, Kobayashi and Yuyan felt themselves lifted out of the water by their Digimon, who then began to point at various places of their body to compare.

"See, Kobayashi has tougher skin right here!"

"Well, Yuyan has a bit more muscle here in this arm!"

"Oh yeah, well look down here, this is clearly bigger!"

"No way! Yuyan is clearly bigger!"

Nevermind. It got weird again. Both Yuyan and Kobayashi thought that.

"Put us down!"

They both yelled that simultainously, and so the Digimon finally put them down. But it seemed that Dorumon and Gabumon had entered some sort of rivalry, which somehow caused them to debate on whose partner was better.

"Haaa…this is all so weird and new…"

"Yeah…I wonder how home is like…how are they reacting…"

At the change in conversation, Yuyan and Kobayashi scooted close to each other until they were tight, shoulder to shoulder, and leaned against each other.

"…you think we will ever see them again?"

"…I don't know. I don't want to give up, but I don't know either…"

And so, as they relaxed, the two of them finally let down their guard enough to release all the pent up stress and emotion they had been holding in.

Later that night, the group of them finally retired to a room in the Hot Springs they had for guests. Dorumon and Gabumon were on the floor, while Yuyan and Kobayashi were now sound asleep in the same bed, the covers in all sorts of disarray. Although they did manage to have some dinner, they eventually ended up crying themselves to sleep. Patamon was at the foot of the bed, totally asleep as well. They all looked rather peaceful, earning their long deserved sleep.

But what no one had noticed was a small black spider, with a singular eye for a head, watching them in secret.

"Confirmed. Human-Digimon Bonds Detected. Initializing SmartPlan Software. Initiating Calculated Response".

And it began to communicate in secret, while continuing to observe them stealthily.

The next day began, and right after they had breakfast the group decided to enjoy the hot springs again instantly, this time without embarrassment from the older girl who worked here…which did not happen.

"We can wash ourselves! And the Goblimon stink is gone!"

"This is my job, and I gotta do something! With all the chaos recently, business has gone down a bit, but I cant just lie around and do nothing!"

"Speaking of which, aren't our clothes clean by now?"

"Not quite. Goblimon stink can get really hard to get out, and Palmon has to do it by hand since we don't have machines for it. But she should have it done soon, which means she just needs to dry it after that. She worked really hard all night, so you should appreciate her doing that and putting up with that stench".

Thankfully, she didn't take as long as last time at least, so they were let into the hot springs.

"Ahhhhh….this is the life…hot springs are wonderful…"

"Indeed…I wish I could go in one every day".

It appeared that a hot springs addiction had developed in the hum…

"Sooo gooooood".

"Everything feels restored…"

"My nose feels so clear and wonderful…"

Nope, the Digimon had as well.

But as Yuyan and Kobayashi were fully engulfing themselves in hot springs, both of their Digivices suddenly lit up and activated with a warning.

The two immediately switched into an alerted state, and tried to stand up and run towards the digivices. However, two mysterious spectral hands came from above and grabbed both Yuyan and Kobayashi, and pulled them away before they could reach them.

"What? Did I surprise you?"

A malevolent voice spoke to them as the hands dropped them outside the hot springs inn, dripping wet and completely exposed. And not just in terms of clothing, but neither of them had their Digimon or Digivice with them. It was pretty obvious to them the enemy had deliberately aimed for them at this moment.

"Shadow Bolts!"

And then, a mysterious invisible figure near them sent out various bolts of shadow energy that flew right towards them to finish them off. Yuyan grabbed Kobayashi and threw both of them out of the line of fire, unconsciously activating Boost on himself to do so.

Kobayashi, who saw that, was amazed. But not so amazed that the two did not hide behind a tree.

"Wait, you also have a weird thing like that?"

"Yeah…wait, you do as well? You can Boost?"

"Not quite…mine is different…"

"Well, we need all the help and time we can get so we can regroup with the others".

Meanwhile, the invisible Digimon flew around the tree, preventing them from…

"Where did you two go?!"

They had already disappeared. The Digimon scoured the area for them, and then saw a nearby bush move.

"Shadow Bolts!"

It immediately fired off more projectiles, obliterating the bush completely…only, nothing was there. And then, a pinecone hit the invisible Digimon in the back of the head, forcing it to turn around as the wind picked up.

"Are you so foolish that you really thought that would do something to me?!"

However, it quickly regained its composure, and realized they were just trying to buy time for their Digimon partners to find them, maybe have him make a racket to make it easier. Although, he still was not sure what tricks they were using, because he had still not seen them yet.

Was it invisibility?

"You think you can hide from me?!"

Meanwhile, Yuyan and Kobayashi were in full sprint back towards their friends. But it did not take too long, as they ran into them coming to them, along with the older girl who tossed them their Digivices, and their clothes.

"You better hurry, before he returns".

The two nodded, and in possibly record time, got dressed, with Kobayashi wearing a blue windbreaker, white T shirt, blue shorts, black sneakers, and his digivice hanging around his neck. In Yuyan's case, his digivice was normally attached to a loop on his cargo shorts.

Unfortunately, they had run out of time as the invisible Digimon launched another attack on them from a hidden location. They had to dodge again, although it almost seemed like he was going faster than before.

Or at least that's what they think… Patamon thought to himself. In truth, its all that silly clothing they are wearing. Their bare feet are better able to grip the ground, and those clothes flapping around generates wind resistance. But…if I say that now, they might glare at me, so I will keep it to myself.

So that was Patamon's opinion, although it was the opinion of someone who didn't wear clothes.

Meanwhile, Palmon and the girl were having their own conversation.

"Come on! We gotta help them!"

The girl took out her own Digivice, but then looked at the boys.

"No, this is their moment. And look, I have never seen that model of Digivice before, right? It means they are important, which means they need to learn 'that' right now".

"That…I see…"

Suddenly, the girl took a step forward, and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"You two boys! There is little hope you can defeat it as is! You only have one choice, you have to have your Digimon Digivolve!"

"Digivolve?"

"Wait, you mean they can Digivolve again?"

"Of course!" she said, as she and the others dodged another attack from their invisible enemy. "There are many forms of Digivolution! Normal Digivolution, Matrix Digivolution, Warp Digivolution, Armor Digivolution, Spirit Digivolution, DNA Digivolution, and so much more! But it requires energy, heart, and spirit!"

"Spirit?"

"You can't just press a button! You have to shout from the depths of your heart and truly say it! And, usually some fancy body movement helps!"

"What is this, a cartoon or anime?!"

"Its…" she started, but the group dodged yet another barrage. However, this time she didn't quite dodge so well, and got a bit bruised and dusted. "…its your only hope".

Technically that was a lie, but but only technically. Digivolution was their only hope, but she could have Palmon digivolve whenever she wanted. But, these boys needed to learn how to do this now.

"From the soul…"

"To say something like that…"

The two seemed resistant for a silly reason, but because it was silly, they quickly got the resolve to do what was needed, and gave each other a nod. However, Patamon seemed concerned.

"But…they only formed the bond a few days ago…will it be strong enough to handle normal Digivolution?"

That went unheard though, as the two started.

"Dorumon…" "Gabumon…"

The two of them called upon their partners, as they put their thumbs on the scanner at the top of the Digivice and hoped they were doing this right. Suddenly, they slid their thumbs off in a fast motion and drew it back, almost identical to a typical Yu-Gi-Oh Card Draw. Only what followed their thumbs were code.

"…Execute: Digivolution!"

And said the next words as they sort of dragged, or smeared, the code in front of their bodies. And then, suddenly, the four of them were engulfed in huge spheres of data centered on each of them.

"User Input Accepted: Digivolution Accepted".

Rings appeared in front of Dorumon and Gabumon, who were floating, and then the two were floated right through them, as they began to dematerialize before they would rematerialize using the additional data.

"Warning: No Previous Digivolutions Found. Scanning for new Digivolutions".

Although in the dataspheres, time was accelerated so much that all this was happening in Nanoseconds, for them it seemed like Dorumon and Gabumon paused while in that state.

"Digivolutions Found. Checking for Plausibility".

"Warning: Energy Insufficient for normal Digivolution. Testing ALternatives".

And so, it began to scan and check for additional Digivolutions.

"Warp Digivolution: Failed".

"Armor Digivolution: Incomplete".

"Rune Digivolution: Incomplete".

"DNA Digivolution: Failed".

It just kept going and going.

"Burst Digivolution: Failed".

And going and going, at speeds that surpassed what anyone could truly witness, the Digivices tried their best….but everything was failing. It wasn't ready.

"Fusion Digivolution: Failed".

"Error. Error".

The program was bugging out, and then it attempted to deconstruct and reconstruct all the methods. Through all the code of Digivolution, these new Digivices feverishly sought an answer that did not exist.

So they created one.

"…Digivolutions Created".

"DNA Burst Digivolution:".

And so it tested…

"…Accepted".

"Syncro-Digivolution: Accepted".

And so, resuming to the normal accelerated time inside the Digivolution Bubbles. And through the Digivices, information appeared into their heads, a new command to finish the process. And so, as the code gathered into their thumbs, they pressed them down into the center screen of the Digivice and overwrote their previous command.

"Execute! DNA Burst Digivolution!"

And so the process continued, and completed. Both Yuyan and Kobayashi practically fell to their knees from the drain in energy in their own bodies, but in exchange…their partners finished Digivolving into something new…and once they went through those rings for a second time…

[Dorumon DNA Burst Digivolves to…VelociDorumon!]

[Gabumon DNA Burst Digivolves to…PsiGarurumon!]

And so once the databubbles dissipated, the girl, Palmon, and Patamon looked in awe. Although Yuyan and Kobayashi looked terrible and drained, Dorumon had gotten a bit bigger, but notably had stronger and more powerful claws, what appears to be stronger and faster legs, and even…something that half looked like wings on its back.

Meanwhile, Gabumon had digivolved into what appeared to be something inbetween Gabumon and Garurumon, only instead of a horn on its head, there was a purple gem.

"Incredible…a new type of Digivolution…"

"To think…they were given that sort of power…"

"Hmm! You think that scares me! You cannot defeat what you cannot find! And now your humans are vulnerable!"

And yet, before the Digimon got an attack off, PsiGarurumon fired a beam of light from its crystal on its forehead at what appeared to be empty air…only, it hit something, and revealed it to them. All of the Digivices finally had a reaction.

"DarkWizardmon. Virus Type. Extremely Dangerous Champion Level".

"Well well, so you learned my name huh? Well, that wont be enough to beat me! Shadowspike!"

"Psi-Blaster!"

DarkWizardmon tried to send a large spike of shadow energy at them, but PsiGarurumon blocked it with a Psi-blast while VelociDorumon suddenly appeared at super fast speeds next to it, and slammed its tail into it.

"Ultimate Tail Splash!"

"You are not in water for that VelociDorumon!"

"Fine! Ultimate Tail Slap!"

And so, DarkWizardmon was smashed right into the ground and received heavy damage.

"…Didn't the Digivice say it was dangerous?"

"Yeah, but it just got double teamed against two Digimon that were made from a form of Digivolution that was literally just created. And, it was probably staying invisible for a reason. It was probably that invisibility that made it dangerous".

"Huh. I suppose that is…"

And then, both Digimon reverted back to their rookie forms, and Yuyan and Kobayashi fell back to the ground with all their energy drained.

"Alright, I suppose I will have to undress them and get them into the hot springs again. We definently cant let them leave in this state".

"…I am starting to get the feeling she is doing this purposefully to mess with them for her own enjoyment…"

"Its her hobby. Also part of the reason why they are not getting charged for anything".

"Oh….well okay then! Have fun!"

Meanwhile, in the distance, the group was still being watched.

"Calculating next possibility. Unknown Digivolution, Unknown Energies detected. Assessing situation. Will continue to observe".

DigiData: Goblimon

Rookie type Digimon, they tend to make up for their weakness with numbers. And with that, also their smell. Generally considered one of the foulest smelling Digimon in the universe, it has been known that in some areas require a full down scrubbing. This is not an exageration, but rather a safety precaution, as some Beast Type Digimon are known to attack Goblimon not just on sight, but smell. This is especially prevalent in Virus Busters, and should not be underestimated by any standard.

In truth, the treatment given to Yuyan was actually a nice version. Other places would have burned the clothes, and used water that was more on the scalding hot side along with industrial soap and large amounts of force.

It should be noted Goblimon are one of the most hated types of Digimon due to the trouble they cause as well. There are no cases of good Goblimon, even though there are even cases of good Devimon.

DigiData: Yuyan's BioData

Hair: Brown, medium long

Eyes: Brown, occasionally red now under extreme exertion.

Age: 11

Height: 122cm

Scars: Minor traces of some sort of injury on his back, but hardly noticable.

Weight: 78 lbs.

Main Hand: Prefers right, but is ambidexterous.

Allergies: None

Blood Type: A+