Episode 4: Run Horror.exe

This is a Digimon Fan fiction that takes place during a separate "season". All events in other seasons HAVE NOT HAPPENED AND NEVER WILL HAPPEN! Digimon belongs to Bandai, this is not for profit, blah blah blah…

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"And the next thing I know, I'm filled with this powerful energy and I feel like I can take on the world. After that, I'm an 8 foot tall devil and kicking some CyberTyranomon ass," Gazimon was gloating to his friends about the chaos of the night before.

"Cool," says Monodramon in awe "I wanna digivolve too."

"I congratulate you on your newfound abilities," Kotemon says knowingly, "but that was not a CyberTyranomon."

"What do ya' mean?" asks Gazimon.

"Well, If it was a CyberTyranomon, the metal parts would have dissolved as well." Kotemon says, tapping his kendo sword on the metal remains. "Second, CyberTyranomon are grey, not red. My guess is that it was a normal Tyranomon who was given cybernetic enhancements."

"That's insane!" says Monodramon with concern, "Who would do such a horrible thing?"

"Who else?" replies Gazimon "Makoto."

Jay interjects "This Makoto seems to want us dead pretty fast. I think he might fear us. Maybe some diplomacy could solve this whole thing so we can go home"

"Yeah, this place is really starting to creep me out" says Kerrigan smoking her morning cigarette.

"Am I the only one with any sense here?" Keitaro shouts with exasperation, "We were sent here by a prophecy. We are Heroes, sent to an alternate universe to save it from a malicious tyrant. We are supposed to stop this guy, not talk with him!"

"And how do you propose we get home after we beat him? We know that he's human and he got here, He's probably the only one that knows a way back." Jay explains.

"Good point" replies Keitaro, "I'll shut up now."

"Well now, if we're done stalling, lets get going" says Kerrigan. And the six head north to their destination.

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The team of six soon approach a lake, they can see the other side in the far distance but it is difficult to tell how far. It would seem impossibly far to walk around. Hovering above this lake is a mild fog.

"Well, what do we do now?" asks Keitaro.

Kerrigan smacks him upside the back of his head "We build a raft and ride across"

"Ow, why did that deserve a hit?" Keitaro inquires.

"I don't know, just felt right."

Jay interjects "Well, I'd hate to be a stick in the mud, but wouldn't it be safer to walk around"
"But judging by the distance it would take a long time" says Kerrigan "Time we may not have judging by the monster attacks"

"Good point, Kerri" says Keitaro, obviously trying to get on her good side.

"Hmm…" says Jay "I'm not sure I agree. Something about this lake gives me a bad feeling. Does it have a name?"
Kotemon is the first to respond "I believe it's known as Lake Insumasu."

"INNSMOUTH??" say Jay and Kerrigan in unison, "No freaking way we are crossing that lake!"

"Why?" says Keitaro "It's just a name"

"Let me guess, you don't read much do you?" says Jay.

"Oh come on, I'm sure that whatever it is, it can't relate to whatever it is you're talking about."

"Are you willing to take the chance that it is? I'm not." says Kerrigan.

Jay steps in, "Well, like it or not, we have to get across this lake, but it seems that going either around or through it will be dangerous," he lets out a deep sigh, "lets go across."

Kerrigan looks defeated and Keitaro looks excited. The digimon seem confused.

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After building a raft out of nearby trees that the digimon cut down and tied together, they push off the shore into the misty, murky waters. Kerrigan says as Keitaro pushes off shore with the makeshift oar, "I've got a bad feeling about this"

Towards the center of the lake visibility lowers. The group can't see more than five feet in any direction, though they can make out the outline trees on the other side of the lake, though they never seem to get closer. Keitaro and Jay are rowing while Kerrigan is keeping lookout. Suddenly the water gets a little rough, slightly at first. Slowly but surely the water rises up into a small wave. The raft holds but not without shaking its passengers.

From the depths of the water, arises a horror the likes of which man was not meant to know. Its rubbery blue-green skin glistens with the water of the lake. Its eyes are blood red and glow, piercing through the mist. Its head seems to end in a massive tangle of tendrils with a visible mouth beneath them. Two enormous wings sprawl from its back, however they don't seem to be able to lift its enormous, bloated form. Its forearms seem to be formed from tentacles wound together ending in two many-fingered hands. It stands in the water hunched over with the water level just below his chest. The children are terrified at this unspeakable horror; however the digimon put their best foot forward to try and protect the kids. The monstrosity speaks slowly with a neigh incomprehensible voice the children and digimon hear the voice half with their ears and half inside their heads, "Why…have you entered…the realm…of the Digital…Deep Ones?"

Monodramon speaks up first, his voice quivering in fear "We…we are trying to get to…Makoto's palace, to get these children home to the material world."

"And why…should I let you pass?"

"You have absolutely no reason to." Says Kotemon, "But look into the kindness of your heart and see that we are nothing more than weary travelers innocently crossing a lake with no mal intent towards you."

The horror is silent for a moment, "I will allow your safe passage, but I cannot speak for my children, so speaks Dagomon" and he descends into the murky depths.

"Just a name, huh?" says Kerrigan to Keitaro.

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The boat continues to row across the lake. A few minutes have passed with no intervention. "Huh," says keitaro, "Maybe we won't have to fight our way across the lake!"

"Don't say that!" says Jay.

Keitaro looks confused, "Why not?" As keitaro says this, bubbles begin to rise from the water. Spikey headed fish-lke humanoids soon follow with their heads just above the water. They slowly swim up and climb onto the raft with an angry look in their empty black eyes.

"That's why" says Jay.

"THUNDER KOTE!" shouts Kotemon as he rams an electricity filled gauntlet into the stomach of one of the digital deep ones. "I hope that our recent silence did not cause you to forget about us"

"ELECTRIC STUN BLAST!" a bolt of static surges through one that was climbing up the side. "Maybe this is a good thing. I've been waiting for a good fight."

"BEAT KNUCKLE!" Monodramon knocks one off the edge into the depths "Let's do it, to it!" And everyone looks at Monodramon questioningly. "What?"

As the fight carries on with seemingly no end to the deep ones, the children watch each with different thoughts.

I feel like I should be doing something. I can't just sit back and watch, but I know that those things will kill me.

Could be worse, they could have had to fight Dagon.

Holy Crap! Look at Monodramon go!

"This is going nowhere fast," says Kerrigan as she picks up one of the oars, "Time to crack some skulls." She smacks the oar into one of the Deep Ones sending it rolling off the edge of the raft. "Anyone else want some?"

Jay in the meantime is trying to think of a way to get out of this. Keitaro on the other hand is about to go insane with excitement, "Go Monodramon! You can beat them!" just then, the screen on Keitaro's glove glows with a light blue symbol, and the same symbol on Monodramon's head.

"Monodramon digivolve to…." Monodramon's form swiftly grows into a slim, tall, blue reptilian fighter with powerful legs with green commando pants, strong arms ending in three fingered claws, and a long tail. His mouth grows into a long muzzle covered with a metal mask on the top and red hair grows from underneath. As the mask appears, armor covers his sholders and hands "STRIKEDRAMON"

Strikedramon starts going ballistic on all the Deep Ones. Kicking and punching and biting sending most of them flying and leaving his allies in awe.

"STRIKE CLAW!" another Deep One is knocked out. The monsters look at eachother and start running. After they're gone Keitaro looks up at the dragon man and is speechless at how cool he is. Just as Keitaro stands there not saying anything Strikedramon is filled with light and shrinks down to Monodramon. "Woah…" and he falls to the ground.

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At the other side of the lake the group is exhausted. Glad to be through the ordeal the kids take a well deserved rest.

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Lord Makoto is sitting on his throne with his concubines by his side. A viewscreen appears with a shadowed figure on it. It seems to be humanoid with a pair of feathered wings "My Lord! My scouts have located the children. They have…survived the lake. Should I dispose of them?"

Makoto looks up and responds nonchalantly, "Go ahead."

"May your reign be eternal my Lord." And the screen vanishes.

Makoto is silent for a moment, "He doesn't stand a chance…"