Chapter 4: The Golden Clash
Hola readers, this is Chapter 4 of Digimon: Evolution, though you probably already knew that. Anyway, I don't have that much too really say for once so we're pretty much just going to jump into the story. How's that for a change?
*Daichi's POV* (Ok, I have to interrupt. You mean we're finally looking through someone's POV other then Kenta's? Praise Yggdrasil!)
Kenta's been acting…funny since his encounter with Tatsuya in Digimon: RPG a week ago. He seems scared, like he's just waiting for Tatsuya to jump him and steal his rare cards. I tried telling him that's not Tatsuya's style but he's still scared out of his wits.
"What do you think I should do Wizardmon?" Wizardmon grabbed his chin and went into his thinking stance. "Well, why don't you help Kenta make up some sort of strategy in case he runs into Tatsuya?" I nod my head, that's a pretty good idea. "Yea, that should get Kenta back to normal. It's been hard playing the game this week with him hiding behind his own shadow. Agumon's smacked him on the head and called him pussy more times then I can count." Wizardmon was still thinking while he was listening to me.
"If anything, Tatsuya and Tsukaimon probably left the Town of Beginnings by now. Think about it, there are only so many rare cards you can pick up from Tamers there. Most of the people that started the game it came out have already headed out to other towns." Wizardmon was right yet again. "That's true, though I doubt Kenta will think about that. Oh well, let's go meet him at Game Center."
*Tatsuya's POV* (Ooh, this should be interesting. Nothing like a stuck up, arrogant brat's POV to make your *SMACK* …ow…Tatsuya hit me.)
I've been working on a strategy to take down that Agumon for an entire week. I've fought in 17 battles throughout, meaning I've collected 17 new Battle Cards. Only 3 are of any use to me, though. The others are just pieces of crap.
I can't exactly explain this feeling I have about fighting Agumon and his Tamer. It's not fear, but instead almost…excitement. I know nothing about his Champion level other then what spectators told me, and I don't know what other rare cards the Tamer could have. I'm actually looking forward to this battle, especially since I'll get rare cards out of it that even I don't have.
*Kenta's POV*
I'm waiting for Daichi and Wizardmon in the lobby of Digimon: RPG. Agumon's eating some food while we wait. "Why can't we just go in without them?" Agumon asks me for the hundredth time. "I told Daichi I'd wait for him, and that's what we're doing." Agumon snickers. "Please, you're just afraid of running into Tatsuya and Tsukaimon." I hit him hard on the head for that one. "Hey, what was that for?" I just take out my Battle Cards and ignore him.
Five minutes later Daichi finally shows up with Wizardmon. "Took you long enough," Agumon says. Wizardmon simply rolls his eyes while Daichi is already heading towards the teleporter. "So Kenta, are we finally going to leave the Town of Beginnings?" He's been asking me to leave for a week, but I've been afraid of running into Tatsuya. "Yea, I guess we can leave." What are the odds that I'll run into him today? (Irony's a bitch, huh?)
After buying some more food and supplies, we're all set to leave the Town of Beginnings. That is until I see the person I've been dreading running into walking towards me. "Oh crap…" I mutter. Tatsuya is walking towards us with Tsukaimon flying beside him. There's no way I can leave without somebody noticing since everybody's looking at me and him.
"You're Kenta Hunata, right?" I nod my head slowly. Great, he even knows my name. "I want to battle you right now." Wow, nightmares do come true. I nod my head again slowly. He takes out his D-Phone and Battle Cards, ready to fight. He doesn't mess around.
Agumon runs towards Tsukaimon shouting, "Pepper Breath!" Tsukaimon counters with his own attack. "Friendly Fire!" The attacks clash, both destroyed by the other. Agumon's still heading towards Tsukaimon, clearly going for close combat fighting. "Claw Uppercut!" Agumon launches himself into the air trying to hit Tsukaimon with his claws, but Tsukaimon simply flies out of the way. I think it's time Agumon got a little help.
"Digi-Modify! Hyper Wing Activate!" Six energy wings grow on Agumon's back and he flies towards Tsukaimon. "Digi-Modify! Crystal Fire Activate!" What the heck is Crystal Fire? Agumon's still flying towards Tsukaimon, but is suddenly knocked back by a white flame. Tsukaimon released a giant white flame from his mouth, destroying Agumon's Hyper Wings. "Oh man, uh Kenta it may be time to play that little Gold Evolution Card of yours." Daichi's right, I can't hold it off any longer. Besides, it may have been my mind playing tricks on me but seems like Tatsuya perked up when he heard Gold Evolution Card.
I take out the Evolution Card, it glowing slightly like it has the other times I've been in the Digital World. "Digi-Modify! Digivolution Activate!" I slash the card through my D-Phone, it in turn sending the data stream at Agumon.
Evolution recognized.
"Agumon Digivolve to…
Agumon is covered in the data stream, his original data being rewritten. He slowly grows in size and power, the data entering him. The remaining data wraps around his head and creates a helmet that covers half of his face.
GeoGreymon!"
The reaction I get out of Tatsuya is not the one I was expecting. "So I'm not the only one with that card. I knew I'd gain something out of battling you." Not the only one with…wait, does he have the Gold Evolution Card too?! I guess him taking it out of his pocket answers my question. "Digi-Modify! Digivolution Activate!" The same data stream that came out of my D-Phone comes out Tatsuya's, only this time it wraps around Tsukaimon.
Illegal Evolution, Initiated.
"Tsukaimon Digivolve to…
Tsukaimon's body is morphed and twisted by the data. It enlarges his tails and wings growing larger. His head grows outward, the red eyes shining through the data stream. The data finishes transforming his now red claws, finishing his transformation.
Devidramon!"
Oh boy, time for a little Scan action.
Devidramon
Form: Champion
Attribute: Virus
Type: Evil Dragon
"This Evil Dragon Digimon causes fear and is called "The Demon of Duplicate Eyes". This demon beast was summoned from the Dark Area by the Emissary of Darkness Devimon, and there is no other as wicked a Digimon as this one. It is from the Dramon line of Digimon, but its arms and legs have grown abnormally, it tears up its enemies with extending arms, and it flies about in the darkness with tough limbs and wings. Its personality is wicked and it does not have a compassionate heart on hand. When it glares with its four eyes, which burn a deep crimson, its enemies become unable to move and it chops up their consequently unresisting bodies. Also, when the end of its tail opens into a hooked claw shape, it can skewer enemies. It seems that the wicked sentiments of hackers that abuse computer networks for their selfish desires gave birth to this Digimon. For its special technique "Crimson Nail", it mangles up enemies with its giant claws, raising a bloodbath."
"Funny what a small, harmless looking creature can become." Tatsuya is smirking at me. He has full right to I guess. His Digimon is monstrous. Well, it can't get any worse then this.
Then he pulls out ANOTHER Gold Battle Card, making me swear to never say that again. "Digi-Modify! Goliath Activate!" Oh great, another card I've never heard of. It being a Gold card will probably make things ten times worse. Wait, is Devidramon…growing?! He is, oh man he's now twice as big as GeoGreymon!
"Digi-Modify! Alias Activate!" With Devidramon being this big and powerful, GeoGreymon's going to have to go on a defensive strategy until I can think of something. Devidramon will at least have a hard time finding the real GeoGreymon out of the eight of them.
Wait, Tatsuya's smirking again…why is he smirking again? "Digi-Modify! Downgrade Activate!" Well at least it's not a Gold card this time. Hey wait, the clones of GeoGreymon are disappearing! Devidramon's coming at GeoGreymon now. "GeoGreymon look out! Oh man, I need another card!" I am seriously freaking out.
GeoGreymon seems to be taking matters into his own hands since now he's charging head first at Devidramon, literally. "Horn Impulse!" Oh I get it; he's going to ram Devidramon using his helmet. This might just work, come on GeoGreymon! "Digi-Modify! Hypersonic Activate!" Oh no, not Hypersonic! Devidramon's picking up speed! GeoGreymon is still heading towards him though. "GeoGreymon stop, turn back!"
I'm too late. "Crimson Nail!" Devidramon slashes GeoGreymon and knocks him down. Even worse, GeoGreymon is turning back into Agumon. "Finish him Devidramon." What is Tatsuya talking about? Finish him…no, he's going to delete Agumon! Devidramon's bringing his tail back and is getting ready to strike Agumon. I'm running towards Agumon now, Wizardmon being sent with me.
Everything is going in slow motion around me. I'm almost too Agumon, but I won't make it in time. Devidramon's bringing his tail down…it's inches away from Agumon…then I'm back in the helmet? What happened?
The Nerve Helmet is saying Error…did Agumon get deleted and it logged me out? I take off my Nerve Helmet and look around. No, everyone got logged out. "Sorry folks, it seems like the server had a melt down. The game is shutting down for several hours." the manager tells us. Everyone's upset, but I'm relieved. A few more seconds and Agumon would have been toast.
*Two Hours Later*
Daichi and I have been looking on the blogs since we got out of the game. Some people have talked about mine and Tatsuya's battle but most are talking about the server crash. I'm not that surprised though, plus I'd rather people not talk about the battle. Agumon's been moping for the past 2 hours.
"I guess for you that crash was good," Daichi says. I simply nod in response. Not only did I almost lose my second battle ever and my rare cards, but Agumon was almost deleted right before me. I know he's just made of data and is not real but I feel connected to him. Seeing him die, even if he'll become a Digi-Egg, would be like watching Daichi die. I don't think I could handle it. Maybe I'm being too sappy for my own good. My biggest problem will be dealing with Tatsuya once the game is back online. I'm worried about his Gold Battle Cards. Then again, I may not be going back on if Agumon keeps moping around like this.
*Secret location in the Digital World*
"That was too close for comfort. The human nearly got GeoGreymon killed in combat against Devidramon," the Knight said to his colleagues. "Yes, but look here," one of the others said pointing at the screen. "The human was trying to protect his partner once he Degenerated and was about to be deleted." The others talked about this amongst themselves until their leader spoke up. "Either way, the human is still a poor choice. He has no battle experience whatsoever and will probably end up getting himself and Agumon deleted."
"Don't forget Alphamon, you were the once who chose the humans to help in the first place." Alphamon was tired of the DigiDestined being used against him. "Yes, I did suggest for the humans to help us. However, I never suggested that human. We all know the truth behind that one becoming a DigiDestined. I think it is foolish, especially since he is supposed to be the leader! If it wasn't for our intervention, the Agumon would've been deleted, possibly along with the human."
"Please, we do not need to be fighting amongst ourselves. We have far too much at stake right now. Look, the human has hidden potential that he simply has yet to show us. I say we should allow him some time to grow stronger before placing any accusations. Maybe we should pay more attention to the other DigiDestined. How are the girl and Renamon doing?"
"She's the last human we need to worry about. She and Renamon are a flawless team. They've won 27 consecutive battles, not the mention the countless untamed Digimon she's fought and defeated." Everyone muttered something in agreement.
"Very well, we shall postpone our final judgment on the human Kenta's place in the DigiDestined. However, I still want somebody monitoring his progress. Now, for the important matter at hand; how did the human Tatsuya come in contact with Golden Evolution Card?"
"Tatsuya is a very powerful and strategic Tamer. Whenever he has fought and defeated another Tamer he has requested their rarest Battle Card. My guess is that he has defeated another DigiDestined in combat, thereby taking their never before seen Gold Evolution card." Alphamon slammed his hand down on the table. "You're telling me the Digital World is in more danger because some human won our Evolution card in the humans' idiotic game!"
The tension in the room was so thick you could cut it. "Yes, that seems to be the case. We may need to make more Golden Battle Cards for the DigiDestined." Alphamon simply sighed. "You know as well as I do Dynasmon that without Magnamon we cannot make the Golden Battle Cards. Only he was capable of that, and no one has seen him or Omnimon ever since they went out to destroy a group of Diaboromon."
"Have they been deleted?" Alphamon simply shook his head. "I can still feel their presence in the Alpha inForce, though it is weak. Omnimon may have been split back into his base forms as his power is very weak." Everyone was still in slight shock over the disappearance of Omnimon and Magnamon. "Alright, I call this meeting to an end. Go and fulfill your current duties." The other Knights left, leaving only Gallantmon and Alphamon.
"Do you think trusting our fate with the humans is a good idea?" Alphamon simply sighed. "Gallantmon, I fear it is our only choice left. The humans may be the only ones who can stop this evil once and for all."
Whoa, talk about freaky. So, why are Kenta and Agumon on some sort of trial basis with the Royal Knights? Will Tatsuya try and come after Kenta again, and which DigiDestined is now left without a Gold Card because of him? Most importantly, what is this evil that Alphamon feels that they can only defeat with the help of the humans? But the most important of all…when will I finally be revealed and stop being a damn narrator! Find out on the next Digimon: Evolution.