Chapter 3: Everyone Needs Help
"Well, things certainly turned out horrible, and we've had nothing but bad luck on our hands. First we're all transported to another world, and then a mean Digimon named Tuskmon appeared, but our digimon took care of him. But there was some luck when we all found a building full of books and phones. But those didn't do any good as the phones gave the wrong response to what we were really hoping for, and as for the books, well, they were all blank and empty. Anyways, I was scared of this world, but as I cried, Floramon promised me she would protect me. And after a while, Tuskmon had reappeared, but it was Black this time. Well, Floramon, Kotemon, and Agumon tried to fight him off, but he seemed stronger this time. When all seemed lost and scary, Floramon digi-volved again into Sunflowmon. She was strong and she took Tuskmon down! She was great!" – Olivia Pond.
Noah and Kotemon entered the library, and once they were inside, he heard familiar voices. "So what is it that you want to show us, Cas?" asked the voice of Liam. Noah and Kotemon followed the voices through the aisles of books.
"I found a computer here," Cas spoke, "And I've been trying to hack through it, and maybe I could find our way back home through it. Maybe go back the way we came?"
"Yeah and did you figure it out?" Olivia hurriedly asked.
"No, I didn't," Cas answered, and then Noah and Kotemon turned a corner and found the group huddled around a computer, with Cas sitting in front of it. The two made their way over and Noah got a closer look at the computer screen. It was black with white lines of unfamiliar coding.
"Glad to see you joined us," Liam said without looking at Noah and Kotemon. He turned and smirked at them, giving them a wink.
"What's going on?" Noah asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.
"Cas found something," Olivia said, pointing to the screen.
"What did he figure out?" Kotemon asked.
"Well, as I was trying to say," Cas said, turning towards the computer. "I wasn't able to figure out a way back home, but I was able to figure a way to update our iPhones, and not just that. I was able to find out a map of the world, but there's a problem."
"What's that?" Liam asked, his brow furrowing.
"The map is unmarked," Cas answered, pressing a certain button on the keyboard, and in an instant, a map of the digital world appeared. "This is the digital world, but as you can see, there are no identifying marks, and there's no way to tell exactly where we are. No names or villages or cities or whatever. We're lost no matter what."
"Well that's not much of a big help," Olivia said, plopping onto the ground.
"Could there be any way to find out where we are on this map?" Liam asked, staring intently at the map.
Cas shrugged. "I'm not sure," he responded. "Maybe I can - "
"Sorry to interrupt," Noah spoke up. Everyone turned their attention to him. "You said you could update our phones. What's that all about?"
"Right," Cas said, turning towards the computer. "I'm not sure what I did, or if this just popped up on it's own. It was a message. It just asked me if I wanted to update our digi-vices."
"Digi-vices?" Liam repeated with a raised eyebrow.
"That's what the message called our phones," Cas answered as he hit a button and the message popped up with yes or no buttons. "So, there it is, and you do remember what happened the last time a message appeared to us and hit yes, right?"
"Yes, I do," Liam replied with a nod. "And maybe it will send us home?"
"Seems unlikely," Cas spoke, "So, should I say yes?"
"Well?" Liam began, looking at Noah who nodded. He glanced at Olivia who nodded as well. "Alright, go for it." Cas nodded and hit the Y button, activating the yes. Suddenly, many lines of unfamiliar code began to run through the screen of the computer in a speeding fashion. The group watched in silence, and once the lines stopped and disappeared, the four digi-vices all buzzed at once.
"Woah," Liam breathed out as the four teens pulled out their digi-vices and began to examined why the had buzzed.
"Woah, check it out," Olivia said, "We've got apps!"
"Interesting," Cas said as the teen and their digimon began to examine their digi-vices.
The first icon they came across was blue with the letters D-W in the center and the word Map underneath the icon; the second icon was black with tiny white numbers and letters in lines with the words Digi-Info underneath it; and the third icon was green with a white thought bubble, and with the word Messages underneath it.
Cas pressed the map app which opened up to show an above view of where he, Olivia, Noah, Liam and the digimon were standing. There were four overlapping dots, which indicated that they were the four teens. That wasn't just it. It was showing where they were on the map, which was what they were looking for, but it was the whole map of the world, just the areas the had been. And right where they were, was a title, and it said, The Common Digital Library.
"Wow, this will be very helpful for us," Liam commented about the map. "It even works as a compass; oh, but it only shows the areas we've been through."
"It's good enough for now," Cas said.
Noah pressed the Digi-info icon. A list of digimon names appeared, but only the names of the digimon that Noah and his new companions had seen. "This Digi-info app shows a list of the digimon we've seen," he said to the others. "But only the onese we've been around," he added, scrolling down a list of the four teens' digimon and Tuskmon. He clicked on Tuskmon and it gave some information on that digimon. "It gives us the information on the digimon we've encountered."
"This is amazing," Olivia commented as she examined her device. "And this will be very helpful, especially if we get separated. There's this message app. We can message one another."
"Well, these will certainly help us out," Liam said, looking at the map app when he noticed something near the area of the library. There was a small blue spot on the edge, and Liam was assuming it was water. "I think there's water, here, towards the west of the library," he spoke up. "It'd be nice to get something to drink." Liam looked at the others. "Maybe hunt for some fish."
"I like that idea!" Olivia spoke up, standing up. "I've never been fishing before! And since we're stuck here, might as well have a little fun."
"It doesn't look too far away," Liam said, and then pocketed his digi-vice. "Let's check it out."
"You guys go on ahead," Cas spoke, turning towards the others. "I'm gonna stay and see what else I can find out here on the computer or in this library."
Liam nodded, patting his best friend on the shoulder. "Alright, sounds like a plan," he said, "You'll be alright by yourself, though, right?"
Cas nodded, "Of course," he replied, and pointed at Hawkmon with his thumb. "I've got Hawkmon here to keep me company." Hawkmon nodded.
"Alright," Liam said with a nod of his own. "We'll be back in a few hours or so." Cas nodded as he turned back towards the computer. Liam turned towards the others. "Alright, let's go." Before he had finished that statement, Noah and Kotemon had already began to walk out.
Olivia and Liam watched them. "He's not very sociable is he," Olivia said. Liam responded with a shrug and the two teens and their digimon partners began to follow after the older boy.
About a few minutes later, the group had exited the library and were walking through the forest, westward, towards the water. It didn't take about fifteen minutes and they had come across a large lake of some kind. The sun was setting as the group reached the bank of the water. The water was crystal clear and fish could be seen swimming through it.
As Noah had been leading them, he was the one who was watching with his map on his digi-vice, and he was surprised that once they reached the lake, a title or the name of the lake had popped up. "Apparently," Noah started. "We have reached Data Lake," he informed the others.
"It's beautiful," Olivia breathed out in awe. "The water's petty clear. Do you think it's safe to drink?"
Liam kneeled down, cupping his hands, dipping them in the lake water, and then drank some water from his hands. Swallowing the water, he looked up at the others with a small smile. "That's the freshest water I've ever tasted," he said.
"That answer your question?" Noah said, and then looked into a lake seeing the fish swim by. "So you guys want to fish. Then let's fish."
"Sounds great," Liam said, standing to his feet and turning towards Agumon. "Hey Agumon, how bout I show you how to fish?"
"I got a better idea," Agumon replied, "How about I show you how to fish?" Liam snorted. "Hey, the don't call be the Fish Catcher for nothing!"
"Sure," Liam said with a laugh. "Come on, let's find some sticks and stuff," he added and began walking towards the trees. Agumon followed after him
"Wait!" Olivia called, and began to run after them, but after a couple of feet, she tripped and fell towards the ground.
Noah snorted. "Watch where you're going there, Queen Clumsy," he spoke and walked past her.
Olivia blushed but glared at the older boy. She grumbled as she stood to her feet. "Are you okay, Olivia?" Floramon asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Olivia replied with a sigh as she begun to follow the boys.
Half an hour later, The group had found some branches and strings made of thin vines and were sitting along the bank, vines in the water, with a small campfire behind them, courtesy of Agumon. They were using their left over fruit as bait and hoped it would wok and catch the fishes' attention.
"Are you sure these fish will like this fruit?" Kotemon asked as he tied a piece of fruit to the vine string, and then tossed it into the lake.
"Positive," Agumon answered with his own pole in the lake. "What fish wouldn't like some good ole fashion fruit!"
"A normal one," Noah replied dryly, tossing his string into the lake. Liam was the only one standing with his pole in hands and string far into the lake, while Olivia and Floramon were some feet away fishing by themselves.
"Does anyone know how to exactly cook a fish?" Olivia asked, pulling on her line and looking towards the boys.
"I'm sure it can't be that hard," Agumon replied, and then his line was tugged into the water. "Hey, I think I got one!" he said excitedly and tugged on his pole which tugged back. "I think it's a big one!"
"Come on Agumon, let me help!" Liam said, grabbing onto Agumon's fishing pole and both tugged it upwards. "Whoa, this is one heavy fish!" And then with all their might, Liam and Agumon pulled the pole out of the water and were all surprised to see they had pulled out a stranger digimon out of the water and onto the bank. It was seal-like with blue and white fur, and an orange Mohawk. The digimon flew up and fell right on top of Agumon.
"Woah!" Liam said, jumping back. "Who are you!?" Suddenly, his digi-vice buzzed. He pulled it out and there was his information on the new digimon. "Gomamon?"
The new digimon jumped up and off of a dazed Agumon, smiling, "That's my name! Don't wear it out!" he said excitedly. "Who are you guys? You don't look like any Digimon i've ever come across."
"We're not exactly digimon," Olivia spoke as they had all gathered around. "We're humans."
"Humans!" Gomamon repeated. "So the legends are true!"
"Legends? What legends?" Noah impatiently asked, suddenly very interested. Liam was interested himself. Agumon suddenly stood up glaring at the seal-like digimon.
"Legends of human coming to our world," Gomamon said as his face lightened up when he saw a pile of fruit. "Ah!" he ran over to the pile and began to stuff his face.
"Hey, that's ours!" Agumon growled, and ran over and tried to pull Gomamon away from the fruit.
"What more can you tell us about this legend?" Liam asked, kneeling down. Gomamon eating the fruit and looked up at the teens.
He shrugged. "I don't know a lot," he answered, "Just that humans would appear in our world, to determine our world's destiny."
Liam snorted, standing to his feet. "I don't think we're the humans of this legend of yours," he said, "Besides, there's no such thing as destiny."
Gomamon hopped out of Agumon's grip, walked up to Liam, and examined him. "Destiny is no matter of chance, kid. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped," Gomamon finished. Liam stared down back at Gomamon, something in his eyes.
Noah and Olivia shared a strange glance. "Okay, that wasn't at all cryptic," Noah said, "I'm going back to fishing. Come on, Kotemon." Kotemon nodded and followed Noah a ways down the bank to continue fishing. Olivia and Floramon continued to do the same. After a few moments of silence, Gomamon went back to the fruit while Agumon too went back to fishing. Liam did to as well, those strange words of wisdom on his mind.
Half an hour later, Liam fished out his fifth fish. Agumon had a couple; Kotemon and Noah had a couple as well as Floramon. Olivia was the only one who had yet to catch one.
"Yes!" Agumon celebrated as he fished out his third fish. "I am getting pretty good at this!"
"Noah," Kotemon said, pulling on his pole.
"Yeah?" Noah said, looking at his new friend.
"Do you believe in destiny?" The digimon asked.
"Maybe," Noah answered with a shrug. "What do you believe in?"
"Well, all digimon believe in destiny," Kotemon began, "And I do too. I think we are all meant to do something in our lives, whether its big or small, and no matter what, it all will make a difference in not just their lives, but in the world too."
"Nice interpretation," Noah said, turning back towards the lake.
"I mean, come on, Noah," Kotemon continued, "You were sent here, and we were waiting for you. We may not know the answers yet, but I believe it will be revealed to us in time, becuase it's our destiny. What do you believe about it?"
Noah shrugged. "I think...," He began, "A person does what they can, until their destiny is revealed to them."
Kotemon nodded. "Why did you decide to join the others?" he suddenly asked.
"Well, together we could probably last longer," Noah began, pulling on his fishing pole. "And what if we were still separated and one of us found a way home. I don't think I could just leave them here in this world."
"So you do care!"
Noah chuckled at Kotemon's enthusiasm. "It's not a matter of caring Kotemon," he replied as Kotemon sagged his shoulders a bit. "It's a matter of doing what's right."
"So the right thing to do is to stick together so you could work together to find a way home?"
"Yeah, pretty much," Noah answered.
"Do you even care about these guys at all?" Kotemon asked.
"I don't even know them, Kotemon," Noah began to answer. "They're not my friends, so why should I care about their well being inside the digital world. I'm sure they can take care of themselves. I thought Olivia would be weight to be dragged around, but look what she accomplished earlier today. She went against that Tuskmon with Floramon by her side. She doesn't need any help, neither do Liam or Cas, and neither do I. I don't need anyone's help."
There was a splash into the water. Noah noticed it was Kotemon who threw his pole into the lake. "Alright fine," he said. "If you don't need anyone's help, then maybe you should just go out on your own!" he finished with a shout and ran off.
Noah looked back incredulously having not a clue at what had just happened. He turned to see the others curiously staring at him or at Kotemon who was running away. "Did I say something wrong?" he said. The rest of the group had no clue what was said in between to two and answered him with a shrug.
"Maybe I have an idea," Gomamon said, his head popping out of the water in front of Noah.
"What's that?" Noah said dryly.
"Well, I couldn't help but hear your guyses interesting conversation," Gomamon began. "And you said you didn't need anyone's help, am I right?" Noah nodded. "Kotemon understood that as that not only did you need your new companions' help, but you wouldn't need his as well."
Noah stared back, a little confused. "But," but he didn't have anything to say. He didn't know what to say, but did he really mean that he didn't need anyone's help. Noah was a proud person. He knew that. He never really asked for any help of any kind. And in this world, a lot of bad things could happen that could hurt him mentally and physically. He wasn't scared. On the contrary, he was terrified. He just didn't show it. Maybe this time, it was time to ask for some help.
"Come on, Agumon," Liam said standing up and grabbing all his fish and interrupting Noah's thoughts. "Let's cook these bad boys!" Agumon nodded, picking up his fishing and began to walk away with Liam towards their campfire. Noah grabbed his and Kotemon's fish and began to follow Liam and Agumon.
Olivia watched solemnly as the others left. She had yet to catch one fish, and it was all she wanted at the moment. "You can go without me, Floramon," Olivia said sadly, leaning on her hand.
"Are you sure?" Floramon asked. Olivia nodded. "Okay," the plant digimon said, standing to her feet and grabbing her fish, and then ran after the others.
Olivia moved her eyes to the lake and sighed, waiting impatiently. Suddenly, her line tugged, causing the seventeen year old to straighten up in eagerness. "I got one," she whispered to herself. The line tugged again and Olivia tugged back as hard as she could and pulled the line out of the water. Her eyes shined in happiness and triumph as a fish hung to the end of her line. "I got one!" She said excitedly. "I have to show Floramon!"
Olivia jumped up to her feet, holding tightly onto her fish and began running to the others. She was so excited that she had accomplished something without messing up, and she had to show Floramon and rub it in boys' faces. She was a few feet away when she saw the others around a campfire; the fish was lined up next to the fire one a leaf, still uncooked. Liam and Noah were making something to hold the fish under the fire, but it all happened like it was in slow motion. As Olivia approached closer, something quickly and subtly reached out of the water. It was black and looked like a tentacle of some kind. It reached out in front of Olivia's feet tripping her. She screeched. Everyone's heads turned towards Olivia who flew to the ground, sliding in the dirt, and covering the uncooked fish in dirt. No one saw the black tentacle slide back into the water.
Once the dirt cleared, Olivia stood up; the whole front side of her body was covered in dirt. Afraid, she looked up at the dirt covered fish and then reluctantly looked at the others. Liam and Agumon were both surprised and both were covered in dirt since they had been closest to Olivia and the fish. Floramon looked bummed out that the fish had become dirty, but Noah, he looked furious.
"Are you kidding me!?" He shouted with his hands clenched to shaking fists.
Olivia bowed her head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry," she said softly. "It was an accident. I tripped over something."
"Over what?!" Noah screeched, holding out his hand towards the ground. Olivia and the others looked behind her, seeing nothing but flat ground. She could have sworn she tripped over something that time.
"I really did trip over something," Olivia began to say tuning towards the others. "I didn't mean for it to happen."
"Of course you didn't!" Noah roared, crossing his arms. "It happened because you're clumsy and you can't do anything right at all!"
Cas and Hawkmon suddenly appeared out of nowhere, their eyes full of wonder. "What's going on?" he asked, looking at the Digimon's bummed out looks to Liam's surprised look, to a dirt covered Olivia, and lastly at a furious Noah.
"This incompetent girl here spoiled all of the fish that we had caught," Noah angrily answered, pointing at Olivia who bowed her head in shame. "Now that I'm thinking about this, what is it do you bring to our group, Olivia? Cas over there brings in the intelligence. Liam over there is our skeptical and idiot leader."
"Hey!" Liam protested.
"And Me?" Noah continued, "I'm pretty sure I bring the muscle. But could you possibly bring to our lost little group? Huh?" Olivia opened her mouth to answer, but wasn't given the chance. "Nothing," Noah answered for her. "You do nothing except trip over invisible objects. You do nothing, you are nothing, and you're downright useless!" Olivia's eyes brimmed with tears, and without a word, she turned and ran off. Floramon ran after her.
"What the hell is your problem, dude?" Liam growled, standing up and turning to face Noah. "What do you mean she's downright useless, or did you forget that she and Floramon were the first ones to digi-volve. Why? Because Olivia was scared for Floramon and she wanted to help her. And she did. She ran out without giving it a second thought!"
Noah was breathing heavily, the feeling of regret entering his body. He opened his mouth, "I...I didn't mean...I was just angry about..."
"We know what you're angry about," Liam said, "But it was an accident and accidents happen. Doesn't give you the reason to be a savage beast." Noah didn't say anything else but instead began walking away in the opposite direction Olivia had run to.
After a few moments of silence, Liam sighed and sat down on the ground with his legs crossed. Agumon turned to Liam. "What about these fish? Do we throw them away?" he asked.
"Really, it's just dirt," Liam simply said, watching the retreating form of Noah, glaring at the back of his head. "We can clean them in the lake and then continue to cook them." He turned and grabbed a couple of fish and began to wash them in the lake. Cas and Hawkmon shared a glance and the two and Agumon began to follow suit and helped clean the fish. Minutes later, all four were cooking the now clean fish and were finished ten minutes later.
And it was in that ten minutes that Noah and Kotemon had returned. They weren't sitting next to one another. Kotemon was sitting next to Agumon while Noah was sitting on the bank, holding onto an uneaten fish, staring out into the lake. Olivia and Floramon had yet to return.
Cas stood and grabbed a couple of fish. "I'll take this to Olivia and Floramon," he said,and as he stood up, someone spoke.
"I'll take it to her," Noah spoke, suddenly standing on his feet and behind Cas who turned towards him. Cas glanced worriedly over at Liam who shrugged and nodded. Cas handed the fish over to Noah who accepted them and began to walk but then stopped.
"If I'm not back in an fifteen minutes," he began glancing at the others who were looking back except Kotemon. "You might want to send a search party." He then continued to walk and look for Olivia and Floramon.
Noah sighed when he found Olivia and Floramon a couple minutes later sitting on the edge of the lake. Both were sitting with their legs up to their chests, and leaning their arms on their knees. The only difference between them was that Olivia had tears in her eyes and Floramon didn't. Everything Noah had said to her was still fresh in her mind, and she couldn't help but think it was true. In this unique situation they were in, how did she fit in? Liam was meant to lead them home and Cas was to figure it out. Noah was the oldest, tough and strong. What did she bring to the table?
Am I useless? Olivia thought to herself as she stared out into the lake.
Noah stopped a few feet away and stood their awkwardly, not sure how to approach the sad girl.
"Hi, Noah," Floramon spoke, turning to look at the oldest teen and surprising the two teens. Olivia turned her teary eyes towards an awkward Noah and glared at him.
"Hey, Floramon, Olivia," Noah nervously greeted and then held up the fish. "I brought you guys something to eat."
Olivia straightened out and wiped away her tears. "I'm not very hungry," she expressed with a sniffle.
"Um, well you should eat," Noah replied, walking closer and holding out the fish. "We're gonna need you tomorrow and we wouldn't want you or Floramon tired and worn out.
"Oh, so now you care," Olivia snapped, snatching the fish out of Noah's hands.
"Olivia - "
"Save your apology," Olivia interrupted, bowing her head. "You were right. I am useless. I don't even belong here."
Noah sighed, really feeling horrible about his words towards her. He leaned in and sat next to her. "That's not true, Olivia," he said. Olivia looked up at him. "I was wrong. Look, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean anything I said. I was an idiot. You're strong. Today against that Tuskmon, proved it. You went up against a twenty foot dinosaur without a second thought just to help your new friend. You have a big heart. You do belong in this group, and you were put here for a reason."
"Why do I belong here?" Olivia quietly asked.
"Because of your big heart," Noah answered, turning towards Olivia. "You're our heart. I have a feeling you will help us beat as one and work together to find our way home."
"Why are you suddenly being nice?" Olivia abruptly asked, surprising Noah. "Aren't you supposed to be some troublemaker and have everyone afraid of you."
"That's what you people see me as," Noah answered. "Doesn't mean I'm some actual jerk, well sometimes. It's just that no one has gotten close enough to get to know me."
"Why is that?" Olivia asked.
Noah shrugged. "No one just hasn't had the courage to try and attempt to be my friend, since they think I'm some kind of troublemaker or criminal," he answered.
"Oh, sorry," Olivia said.
"It's okay," Noah replied. "I expect we'll be here a while and since you all know each other, you might as well get to know the real me."
Olivia sniffed, but smiled. "Apology accepted."
Noah replied with a smile. "We should head back to camp," he said standing to his feet. Olivia nodded as she and Floramon stood to their feet as well. A few minutes later, Olivia, Floramon, and Noah had returned to the campfire. Liam, Agumon, and Kotemon were still there, but Liam was the only one awake.
"Where's Caspian and Hawkmon?" Olivia asked as she, Noah, and Floramon stopped a few feet away from Liam.
"He's back at the Library," Liam answered. "Still trying to work on the computer."
"Hopefully he'll figure something out," Noah spoke up, surprising Liam who was glancing between the two, figuring they had patched things up.
Olivia smiled up at Noah, but no one noticed the black tentacle slide out of the water, and slither towards the ground. Noah turned towards Olivia, but he was shocked when she was suddenly pulled down to the ground, screaming and alerting everyone.
"Olivia!" Noah shouted, grabbing onto Olivia's arms. He thought he would be able to easily pull her up, but it was harder then it looked as something was pulling her. And that's when he noticed the tentacle wrapped around Olivia's leg.
"The water!" Floramon shouted, also pulling onto Olivia. Everyone looked into the water where the tentacle was coming out of and saw the lake bubbling violently.
"What the hell is that?" Liam shouted.
He soon received his answer when a huge creature rose out of the lake. It was black, looking like some kind of giant squid. Just as his eyes lay upon the dark digimon, Liam's digi-vice vibrated in his pocket. He took it out to see a picture of the same digimon, but white, with a name and some information. He pointed up at the digimon. "That's a Gesomon," he told everyone. "He's a champion mollusk like digimon, known as the white demon of the sea, but he's black. Watch out for his Coral Crusher, it can be quite deadly."
"What are we going to do?" Noah asked as Olivia screaming in the air.
"Agumon!" Liam yelled. "Let's do this!"
"Right!" Agumon agreed, "Let's go. Floramon!"
Floramon ran forward and jumped up. "Rain of Pollen!" Her pollen rushed towards Gesomon, but there was no effect and Floramon was slapped down by a tentacle.
Agumon and Kotemon then ran forward. "Pepper Breath - oomph!" Agumon was knocked down by a tentacle. Kotemon jumped up but he was grabbed by one of the tentacles.
"Kotemon!" Noah shouted, grabbing a rock and throwing it and striking the Gesomon into the head. He was suddenly knocked back violently and into a tree.
"Noah!" Kotemon and Olivia shouted together.
Liam ran over to Noah. "What do we do?" Noah groaned out and sitting up.
"Look, me, Agumon and Floramon are gonna distract this ugly squid," Liam told Noah. "You should go after Olivia - " There was a scream. The two boys turned towards the action. Agumon and Floramon were fighting off a couple of tentacles, but both Kotemon and Olivia were thrown. Kotemon landed on the bank while Olivia was thrown farther into the lake. "Let's go!" Noah nodded and ran towards the lake, diving into it.
Liam ran forward. "Agumon!" he called. "You and the others should all attack together!"
Agumon nodded. "Alright guys, all at once!" he yelled. "Pepper Breath!"
"Rain of Pollen!"
"Hothead Strike!"
"Feather Strike!" Hawkmon shouted appearing out of nowhere.
Liam tuned once he saw Hawkmon, seeing Cas standing a few feet from him. "Glad you could join us," he said with a smirk.
"Well, I saw you guys were having a bit of trouble," Cas spoke, "Thought you could use some help."
All four attacks struck Gesomon knocking him back a little just as Noah appeared above the water with Olivia in his arms, and the two swam towards the bank. "We're almost there," Noah breathed out.
"Noah!" Cas shouted.
"Olivia!" Liam shouted as he and Cas ran over towards the bank to help pull Olivia out of the water. But as Noah was pulling himself out of the water, he was suddenly grabbed around his leg. He shouted as he was pulled under the water. "Noah!"
"Noah!" Olivia cried as Cas and Liam held onto her.
Noah was pulled up and into the air as Gesomon growled in anger. "Ah!" he screamed.
"Noah!" Kotemon shouted as he ran and jumped up towards Gesomon. "Thunder Kote!" Kotemon's fist charged up with electricity and punched Gesomon, but it did little effect as he was then struck down by a tentacle.
"Kotemon, NO!" Noah shouted as the tentacle wrapped all around his body and squeezed tight.
"What do we do?" Olivia asked the other two boys who were lost at how to deal with a strong digimon. "Floramon, can you digi-volve?" she asked.
"I don't know," Floramon answered.
"Kotemon!" Noah suddenly shouted. Kotemon sat up. "I was wrong! I'm sorry! I do need help! I need your help! You're my friend, Kotemon, and I need you!" And then just like what happened with Olivia, it began with Noah. His pocket began to give off light where his digi-vice sat. Kotemon also began to glow.
"It's happening again!" Cas yelled as they all watched in awe.
Kotemon digi-volve to...Dinohyumon!
And where Kotemon had stood was a new digimon called Dinohyumon. He was large and dragon-like carrying steel swords. He looked fierce and stared down the black Gesomon. "Let go of my friend," Dinohyumon spoke in a deep voice, raising his sword. He jumped up and slashed the tentacle holding Noah who had passed out due to lack of oxygen. Noah was released he began to fall, but before he hit the water, Dinohyumon caught him and returned him to the bank, laying him next to the others.
"Watch out!" Olivia shouted when she saw a few tentacles heading their way. Dinohyumon quickly turned with his sword and slashed them away.
Dinohyumon clenched his teeth and tightened his grip on his sword. "Deadly Shade!" Gesomon growled, shooting black ink from his main tentacle arms. Dinohyumon used his sword to block and slash away the ink and then raised it high.
"Akinakes Sword!" He raised his sword which became surrounded in blue energy. Dinohyumon ran and jumped towards Gesomon while growling, striking the squid with his sword in a vertical motion. Gesomon screamed as he was sliced into bits of data, floating and disappearing into the sky.
Dinohyumon returned to the group who were watching over Noah who began to wake up. Noah opened his eyes. His vision was blurry and he saw many blurry figures around him. Suddenly, his vision began to clear and his saw his companions and then someone unfamiliar, but he knew he had a feeling who it was. He slowly sat up.
"Noah," Dinohyumon said, kneeling next to his friend.
"Kotemon, or do you have a new name too," Noah said, speaking to the new digimon.
"Dinohyumon," Dinohyumon said a smile. "I was once Kotemon, but it was you who helped me digi-volve."
"I did?" Noah said with a confused look on his face.
Dinohyumon nodded. "Yes, you did," he said, "It was overcoming you're pride to ask for help and it was finally accepting our friendship. Our bond has strengthened." Suddenly, Dinohyumon was surrounded by white light and was reverted back into Kotemon. Noah smiled and held out his hand. Kotemon shook it with a smile of his own.
Olivia moved closed to Noah. "Thank you, Noah," she said to him. "You saved my life."
Noah shrugged. "You would've done the same for me," he replied, and he was surprised when Olivia hugged him.
Liam stood up next to Cas with a smirk. "Well, it looks like it's official," he began. "Noah is apart the group."
"What I'm most curious about," Cas began looking pensive. "Is what is it that helps our digimon digi-volve.
"Maybe it had something to do with what Dinohyumon was talking about," Liam suggested.
"Plus a factor of being in some trouble," Cas added, though he wasn't sure as he glanced over at Hawkmon. If it was a bond thing, then that was something he and Hawkmon needed to work on. They haven't really spoken a lot now that Cas was distracted with finding a way home. Maybe he needed to change that.
Cas looked over at Liam and Agumon who were suddenly discussing what Agumon would look like if he digi-volved; making growling noised and trying to make themselves look bigger.
