The New Quest
Chapter 4: War of the Greymon's
"Greetings, this is Tsunomon. We were continuing our search for the Key Cards to return Jonny and Jesse back home, when the subject came up about the back gears. During our discussion, Leomon showed up, and we went with him back to his camp. Once there, he told us about how the Dark Masters took over, and Izzy came up with a theory that each of the three colors that make up Spiral Mountain, represents what domains Metalseadramon, Puppetmon, and Machindramon control. We also learned that Piedmon was the most powerful of the four Masters, which would explain how he defeated Wargreymon and me so easily in our first encounter with him. The next morning, as we were getting ready to leave, Metalseadramon appeared, to finish what he and Wargreymon began. Both Agumon and I warped to our Mega forms, in order to battle him. Just as he was about ready to blast us, he was hit by a blast from Unimon, who had heard about our search for the cards, and came to offer the ones that he had found to us. Metalseadramon blasted him hard, and that was when Wargreymon and I combined our powers, and defeated him once and for all. Unimon was able to give us the Champion Key Cards before he was deleted, and we are now searching for Andromon, hoping that he has the last three cards."
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The missiles flew in right at Metalseadramon, and struck him, freezing him solid. Then a giant ball of energy flew at him, and his body was shattered into a thousand pieces. Both Mega digimon then landed, and reverted back to their less powerful In-Training forms. Puppetmon hit the rewind button on his remote control, and watched it again. "What do you hope to accomplish by watching the fall of Metalseadramon over and over again Lord Puppetmon?" The bird type digimon asked from behind.
The Mega digimon did not even bother to look back at the bird, "I hope to find a weakness in the digi-destined that I can exploit Kiwimon." The sequence played though again, and finally, the digimon dropped the remote onto the floor, and flopped down into a chair that was off to the side. "But that battle tape is of no help to me, not to mention it is really boring to watch over and over again."
Kiwimon walked up to Puppetmon, and looked at him, "May I make a suggestion sir?"
"Go ahead, and suggest away." Puppetmon said.
Kiwimon cleared his voice, "I heard that a while back, while the digi-destined were searching for those crests that they wear around their neck, they encountered a digimon that was so fierce that not even three of their digimon in Champion form could stop it."
"Really," Puppetmon said his curiosity now peaked, "tell me more about this digimon that they went up against."
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"So Andromon is no longer in that factory that we first found him in?" Tai asked, as he closely followed behind Leomon.
Leomon did not look down at Tai, but spoke anyway, "The factory was destroyed when the Dark Masters began to warp the Digital World. Andromon barely made it out at all."
By this time, Jonny had caught up with them, "Then how do you know where to find him at, and most importantly, are you sure that he has the last three Key Cards?"
Leomon looked down at that teenager, "I heard that he was spending most of his days working at a restaurant that has become quite popular on this part of Spiral Mountain." Leomon paused for a moment, "And as for whether he has the cards or not, we will just have to see."
They continued walking until they came up to a small building that looked like it was going under an extensive renovation. Joe immediately gasped in horror. When everyone looked back at him, they saw that most of the color had drained from his face, "What is it Joe?" Jesse asked.
Joe pointed at the building, "That place." He said.
Tai took a good hard look at the place, and realized that it did look familiar. He looked at his friends, and Matt, Sora, and TK were also staring at it, as were their digimon. Then it hit Tai like a freight train, Digitamamons restaurant. "I never thought that we would end up here again." Matt said.
"What is this place?" Jonny asked just a little confused.
Sora was the first to speak up, "Joe, Matt, Gomamon, and Gabumon were forced to work in this place for a long time."
"And," Matt began, "we finally found out that it was all a trick to keep our crests from working." Pausing for a moment, Matt considered what words he would use to describe what had happened here so long ago. He then went into the story about how he and Gabumon had found Joe and Gomamon working in the restaurant for Veggiemon and Digitamamon, who were really working for Demidevimon. He then told them how after Tai, TK, Patamon, and Agumon showed up, they had learned of the trick. Finally, he told them about how Garurumon had digivolved to Weregarurumon for the first time here.
"Sounds like a lot of good memories as well as bad ones." Jesse said.
"Mostly bad ones though." Joe put in. Swallowing really hard, Joe took a step, and then pulled back, "I think that me and Gomamon will stay out here, in case one of the remaining Dark Masters show up or something."
Tai and Sora looked at each other, and then at Joe, and walked up to him. They each took an arm, and pulled him with them. "It's time that you faced your fears Joe." Tai said.
"But I don't have to." Joe said, "I have the Crest of Reliability, not the Crest of Courage."
Despite his protests, Joe was brought into the building with the others, and they all took a seat at one of the tables. A small digimon came out from the kitchen area, and walked up to the table, "What can I get for you today?" The digimon asked.
"Nothing but information," Leomon said, "We are looking for a friend of ours, his name is Andromon. We heard that he was at this restaurant, do you know where he is?"
The digimon considered the question for a moment, and then went back into the kitchen. When she left, Izzy pulled out his laptop, and brought up his analyzer program. "That digimon is called Vinemon. She is a non-aggressive plant type digimon." Izzy then closed down his computer, and put it away, just in time to see Vinemon come out from the kitchen followed by another digimon, wearing an apron, and a chef's hat.
Everyone immediately recognized the digimon, "Andromon!" TK exclaimed.
Andromon looked hard at the group, and then he smiled, "So you all did return after all. I am glad to see it." Andromon then took a chair from another table, and sat down on it.
"So Andromon, what are you doing working for Veggiemon and Digitamamon?" Matt asked.
Andromon thought for a moment, "Oh, you mean the former owners of this restaurant?"
"Former?" Joe asked, a flood of relief flowing over his body.
Andromon nodded, "From what I heard, they had some problems with a few employees and had to sell this place. The new owner has turned it into a successful operation, especially when I came on board."
"When you came on board?" Mimi asked.
Andromon told the group about how after the destruction of the factory, he had wondered the Digi-World for a long time, until he came to this place. When he came in, the place was swamped, and the cook had just quiet, so he offered to help out. They had put him in the kitchen, and he had discovered that he was a very good cook. "Since then, I have worked here."
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It had taken Puppetmon every trick and empty promise to convince the digimon to help him, but he had succeeded non-the less. As the giant digimon stomped through the forest, scaring out digimon on every shape and size, Puppetmon rode on the monsters shoulder, keeping an eye out for the building that his sources had said that the digi-destined were at. Finally he spotted the place, and indicated that they creature should head there immediately.
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'Andromon was right' Matt thought as he took a spoonful of soup from the bowl that Vinemon had set in front of him, 'he is good at this.' After he had to go back to the kitchen, Andromon had sent out some food for his friends. The digi-destined, their digimon, Jonny and Jesse, and Leomon all sat around the table eating one of the best meal that they had had since before they had returned to the Digi-World. In fact, it was so good, that Koromon and Tsunomon both digivolved back to Agumon and Gabumon after just a few bites.
Andromon walked out from the kitchen again, and stood in front of the table. "How is the food?" He asked.
"I believe that I speak for us all Andromon, when I say that this food is truly prodigious and astronomical." Izzy said. It took a moment, but eventually everyone agreed with him.
"I am glad to hear it." Andromon said. He was about to say something else, when the building was shook by a small earthquake.
"What was that?" Joe asked, "I don't remember this place being prone to earthquakes." There was then another quake, and then another, each one growing in magnitude.
Suddenly, a Pagumon bounced through the door, fear evident on it's small face, "Run for your lives, He's coming." And then bounced back out the door as fast as it could.
Everyone looked at each other, and then got up and headed out the door. Outside, it was mass hysteria, as digimon of every shape and size ran past the building. "There is only one digimon that could cause this much fear in so many digimon." Leomon began, but before he could tell the group who that digimon was, a large shape came into view.
Tai pulled out his monocular, and looked at the shape, and immediately froze in place. "I can't believe it." Was all that he could manage to say, and he dropped his hand down to his side.
"Who is it Tai?" Agumon asked.
"Skullgreymon." Leomon said, and like Tai, Agumon froze in place.
"Who's Skullgreymon?" Jonny asked.
Izzy Pulled out his computer, and brought up the info on the digimon, "Skullgreymon another of the fully evolved forms of Agumon, only it is an evil form."
"Skullgreymon is also incredibly powerful. The last time we went up against him, not even three of us in Champion form could stop him." Tentomon added.
"But this time we have the crests on our side," Gabumon put in, "we can just digivolve to our Ultimate forms."
"I would not recommend it." Leomon said, as he watched the shape of the giant digimon come closer, "Skullgreymon is among the most powerful of the fully evolved digimon, and only another Greymon has a chance to stop this monster."
By this time, Tai and Agumon had regained some of their composure, and Tai brought the monocular back up to his eye. "Hey guys, get this, Puppetmon is riding on Skullgreymon's shoulder."
Leomon thought for a moment, "That is why Skullgreymon is headed this way, Puppetmon is either controlling him, or has somehow convinced him to join the forces of the Dark Masters."
"Then it's time for battle." Biyomon said, "Lets digivolve."
Matt then looked at Gabumon and Agumon, "Except for you two, you guys warp digivolve."
"NO!" Agumon said. Everyone looked at him, "I will not digivolve to Wargreymon for this one. The digimon code forbids it." Everyone looked at Agumon with a confused look on their faces.
Leomon took it decide that he should best explain it, "The digimon code forbid any digimon of the same family to fight each other unless they are at the same level."
"So Agumon can't has to defeat Skullgreymon as MetalGreymon then." Jesse said.
"Exactly." Leomon said.
"Then go for it Agumon," Tai then turned to Gabumon, "Can you handle Puppetmon by yourself?"
"I don't know."
"Don't worry Gabumon," Biyomon said, "Gomamon and I will back you up if you need it."
"Now that that is settled, I suggest that you guys digivolve before Skullgreymon and Puppetmon get here." Joe said. All of the digimon nodded, and they all began to glow.
"Agumon digivolve to…Greymon!"
"Gabumon warp digivolve to…Metalgarurumon!"
"Biyomon digivolve to…Birdramon!"
"Tentomon digivolve to…Kabuterimon!"
"Palmon digivolve to…Togemon!"
"Gomamon digivolve to…Ikkakumon!"
"Patamon digivolve to…Angemon!"
"Gatomon digivolve to…Angewomon!"
The Mega, Ultimate, and Champion digimon all stood ready for battle. Greymon turned to the others, "Metalgarurumon, Birdramon, and Ikkakumon go and take care of Puppetmon, the rest of you get ready in case I can't defeat Skullgreymon on my own."
"Don't worry Greymon, I have faith in you." Metalgarurumon said, as he Birdramon and Ikkakumon got ready for battle.
Greymon nodded, and then looked down at Tai. "You ready to face our fears again Tai?"
"Ready and waiting." Tai said, as his crest of Courage began to glow bright. Just then Skullgreymon and Puppetmon came up to the building.
"Well would you look at this, everyone is ready to play with us." Puppetmon said, as he floated up from his perch on Skullgreymon's shoulder. "They even have a playmate for me." Puppetmon said as he saw that Metalgarurumon was ready and waiting for him.
"You are not going to beat us today Puppetmon." Greymon said.
"And are you going to stop him?" Skullgreymon asked, "I am more digimon than you can handle Greymon."
"Not for long Bonehead." Greymon said, as he began to glow, "Greymon digivolve to…Metalgreymon!"
"Get him Metalgreymon." Tai shouted.
For a long moment, both Greymons stared at each other, waiting for one of them to make the first move. Finally, out of boredom, Skullgreymon charged at Metalgreymon. Metalgreymon jumped up in the air, and landed behind Skullgreymon, "Mega Claw!" Metalgreymon shouted, as his cybernetic arm shot out at Skullgreymon.
Skullgreymon dodged the attack, and swung the missile that he had on his back into position, "Dark Shot!" The digimon shouted, as the missile shot out.
Metalgreymon was quick to act, "Giga Blaster!" he shouted, as his chest plate opened up, and out of it shot two missiles. The three missiles met half way, and blew up, the force of the explosion knocking both Greymon off their feet.
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Meanwhile, Metalgarurumon was locked in combat with Puppetmon, who had his hammer out, and had just shot off a blast from it, which Metalgarurumon dodged easily enough. He swung around, and faced the evil digimon, "Here, try this on for size, Ice Wolf Claw!" a compartment opened on his bottom, and out of it shot a canister.
"Oh boy, I just love baseball." Puppetmon said, as he set himself up like a batter, and waited for the canister to reach him. When it got close enough, the digimon swung the hammer, and hit the canister right back at Metalgarurumon, and hit him hard. Metalgarurumon fell hard to the ground, half-frozen.
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Matt, Sora, and Joe watched as Metalgarurumon was hit by the canister, and few to the ground. "Metalgarurumon," Matt shouted, "NO!"
"Birdramon, Ikkakumon, you need to help Metalgarurumon." Sora shouted
"Leave it to us." Birdramon said, "Birdramon digivolve to…Garudamon!"
"Ikkakumon digivolve to…Zudomon!"
"Oh boy," Puppetmon said, "more playmates."
"You won't be having fun when we are through with you Puppetmon." Garudamon said, "Wing Blade!" She shouted, as the giant firebird leapt out, and went right for Puppetmon.
"Vulcan's Hammer!" Zudomon followed, as he brought his hammer down on the ground, sending out a blast of energy at Puppetmon. Both attacks hit Puppetmon, but he shrugged them off as if they were nothing.
Metalgreymon stood back up, and looked at his adversary, who was also getting up himself. "Skullgreymon," Metalgreymon shouted, "We are both Greymons. Can't we work this out somehow?"
"Never!" Skullgreymon hissed back at Metalgreymon as he charged at him. Metalgreymon stepped out of the way of the charge, and put his foot out to trip the other digimon. With a loud thud, Skullgreymon fell hard to the ground. But the digimon quickly recovered, getting back up on its feet, and moving up to Metalgreymon. "So it would appear that we are equally matched Metalgreymon."
"So it does." Metalgreymon said, as he prepared himself for another attack, which came in the form of Skullgreymon swinging himself around, and tripping Metalgreymon with his tail. Metalgreymon fell hard to the ground, and Skullgreymon jumped up on top of him.
"Now it is your end MetalGreymon." Skullgreymon said, as he swung around to bring his missile to bare point blank at Metalgreymon's head.
"Don't count on it yet Skullgreymon." Metalgreymon said as his cybernetic arm shot out, right into Skullgreymon's mid section. The other Greymon screamed in pain as he was thrown off. "Now, lets finish this battle, Giga Blaster!" Metalgreymon shouted, as once again the panel on his chest opened up, and two missiles shot out from the opening. The missiles hit their target with no problem, and with a huge explosion form the impact, Skullgreymon was deleted form the Digital World once and for all. Metalgreymon then reverted back to Agumon, and collapsed from exhaustion.
Tai ran up to him, "Good job Agumon." He said.
"Thanks Tai," Agumon said, "And now that I have totally faced my fears of Skullgreymon, nothing will be able to stop me now."
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It had only taken Metalgarurumon a few moments to break the ice that he was incased in. In that time though, Garudamon and Zudomon had began an attack on Puppetmon of their own. The Mega digimon quickly flew in to help his friends, "You two look like you could use some help." He said.
"More than you realize Metalgarurumon." Garudamon said. Just then, there was an explosion, and when they looked back, they had seen that Metalgreymon had won his battle against Skullgreymon.
Puppetmon also saw the explosion, "NO," he shouted, "you destroyed my new toy." He then looked at the 3 digimon that were ready to fight him. "You have won this round, but you will not win the next one." Puppetmon then flew off, towards the top of Spiral Mountain.
Metalgarurumon and Garudamon landed next to Zudomon and they all reverted back to Tsunomon, Biyomon, and Gomamon.
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"So you failed as well Puppetmon." Piedmon shouted.
"It was not my fought Piedmon." Puppetmon said.
Surd walked into the room, and Piedmons attention quickly turned to him, "What is it Surd?"
"I thought that you might like to know that I have completed my work on most of the prototypes. They are ready to be sent out at any time."
A sinister smile formed on Piedmons face, "Excellent, soon the digi-destined will be destroyed by the only ones that can do it right." And he began to laugh hysterically.
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Andromon and Vinemon stood in front of the restaurant entrance. The digi-destined and their friends were behind them. "Our boss will be very happy that the restaurant is still in one piece." Andromon said, "If there is anything that we can do for you, just let us know."
"Actually Andromon," Tai said as he reached back to Joe, who was in turn pulling something out of his bag, "you would not happen to have any card like these would you?" Joe handed Tai the seven cards that they had already collected, and he held them up for Andromon to see.
Andromon looked at the cards, and then smiled, "As a matter of fact, I do have cards that look like those." The digimon went into the building, and came out a few moments later, carrying three cards in his hand. "I found them laying near me after the factory was destroyed, and kept them for good luck." Andromon held up the three cards, and sure enough, they had the pictures of fully evolved digimon on them. Andromon held the cards out to Tai, "If they help you out in any way, then I will gladly give them to you. After all, it is the least that I can do after all that you have done for me."
"Thanks Andromon," Tai said, "and you can be sure that we will put them to good use."
The group then left the restaurant, and headed out to find Myotismons castle, and the gate that was buried deep under it.
As they walked, Jonny could not get out of his mind the question that he and Jesse had been asking themselves since the day that they first arrived in the Digital World, what had happened to Surd? But unlike before, this time a feeling came over him, that said, 'You will find out soon enough'. That feeling made Jonny shiver a little, and it was a feeling that he definitely did not like.
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(Narrator) "Little does Jonny Quest know, the location of Jeramia Surd will soon become clear to him and his new friends. But what pan does the evil Surd have cooked up for our hero's, and will the Key Cards return Jonny and Jesse back home. Find out the answer to these questions and many more in the new chapter of The New Quest."
To be continued in Chapter 5: The Gate