Hey guys, here are the families that I will be using in this fanfic, again:
KAMIYA family - Tai (39), Sora (39), Daniel (15), Lucy (12)
ISHIDA family - Matt (39), Catherine (37), Naomi (15), Brandon (14)
KIDO family - Joe (40), Elizabeth (40), Maria (16)
TAKAISHI family - T.K. (36), Kari (36), Rebecca (11), Alexander (7)
WASHINGTON family - Mimi (38), Michael (38), Lily (14), Holly (7)
IZUMI family - Izzy (38), Jane (37), Katie (15), Devon (2)
ICHIJOUJI family - Ken (37), Yolei (37), Ryan (14), Amelia (5)
MOTOMIYA family - Davis (37), Anna (38), Nathan (15)
HIDO family - Cody (34), Caitlin (32), Connor (12)
Now...on with the story!
Chapter 4: A Pesky Pest.
When Daniel ground to a halt, he scratched his head and said, "They should be here...this is where the light was, I'm sure of it."
Naomi shrugged, "Maybe they moved on. It's possible they were being chased by some sort of Digimon, like Apemon was chasing you two."
Daniel sighed, "Maybe."
Coronamon put a finger to his lips, "Be quiet for a second, I hear something."
Everyone did as Coronamon asked and the lion Digimon then said, "I'm fairly sure I can hear a buzzing noise."
"I think those are footsteps as well." Moonmon added.
Then, running towards them, the group saw two humans running towards them with Digimon held in their arms.
Then flying closely behind them was a much larger Digimon. It had blue and yellow stripes on its body with purple wings and a dangerous looking stinger.
Coronamon took up a battle stance and announced, "That's Flymon, a very unpleasant enemy."
Naomi instantly recognised the pair running towards them and shouted, "Brandon! Lucy! Over here!"
The pair noticed the two humans alongside their partners and ran over to them. Brandon was wearing a blue t-shirt whilst Lucy was sporting a red t-shirt.
The Digimon closest to Brandon looked similar to a green duck but with no feet. It introduced itself as Chapmon.
Lucy's Digimon was a small yellow chicken with a long tuft of red fur on its head, like hair. It, like Chapmon, had no feet but this Digimon's name was Chicchimon.
Brandon said, "Wow, are we glad to see you. That huge creature's been chasing us."
Lucy nodded in agreement before adding, "So you've got partners too."
Daniel nodded, "This is Coronamon, and that one there is Moonmon.
Brandon looked at Daniel, "Honestly mate, what the hell's going on here?"
Daniel replied calmly, "I'm not too sure Brandon, but for now we've got to get out of here alive."
Daniel and Coronamon strode forward and Daniel said to his friends, "Stand back, we'll take care of Flymon."
Brandon, Naomi and Lucy obeyed the boy and Daniel pointed at Flymon, "Go Coronamon, take him down!"
Coronamon nodded and ran at the enemy Digimon. "Petit Prominence!"
The red lion's body became cloaked in fire and he threw himself at the hovering Flymon.
Flymon however was ready for this and moved out of the way. Coronamon couldn't stop himself and carried on until he crashed into a tree.
"Coronamon! Are you alright?" Daniel called.
Coronamon nodded and got to his feet. He took up a battle stance, stared straight at the enemy Digimon and said calmly, "Corona Flame."
A focused fireball flew straight towards Flymon, who once again was too quick for Coronamon's attack.
The ball of flames however continued to fly through the air but now it was heading towards the rest of the group.
Daniel and Coronamon gasped but could do nothing to stop the attack in its tracks.
Chapmon though was alert and dived out of Brandon's arms and called, "Foam Shower!" The duck like Digimon released many bubbles from its mouth, which caused the fireball to turn into smoke, saving everyone from harm.
Lucy was a little shocked but said, "Wow, uh...thanks Chapmon."
Chapmon shrugged, "No problem, any friend of Brandon's is a friend of mine."
Brandon patted the small Digimon on the head in a friendly manner, "Well done Chapmon! I'm really quite confused about everything, but how about we give Daniel and Coronamon a hand?"
Chapmon nodded and the pair took a step forward. Brandon took out the blue Digivice and tapped it with his finger, "Now how does thing work?"
Suddenly a blue light erupted from the device and struck Chapmon. It lifted the Digimon off the floor and he began to change form.
The Digimon cried, "CHAPMON DIGIVOLVE TO...KAMEMON!"
When the light faded, Brandon's partner was now a turtle like Digimon. It had a green body, an orange shell and a blue helmet. In the middle of its shell was a small yellow ball that somewhat resembled the ball in some sort of a computer mouse.
Brandon, not shocked or scared by the change embraced his partner's new form and the Digimon grinned gleefully back at the boy.
They released each other and Brandon asked, "So what's your name again buddy?"
The turtle Digimon replied, "I'm Kamemon now Brandon. So, how about we show this Flymon not to mess around with the Digidestined."
Brandon shrugged and laughed, "Sure thing Kamemon! Why not?"
By now, Daniel, Coronamon, Brandon and Kamemon were all standing next to each other and facing the enemy Flymon.
Daniel looked over his shoulder and said, "So, girls, are you just going to let the boys have all the fun?"
Naomi grinned and shook her head, "Not a chance! I'm not about to let my little brother fight without me after all."
Daniel smiled, "Excellent. What about you Luce?"
The girl shook her head, "I don't think Chicchimon's big enough to fight just yet."
Daniel nodded, "Okay then sis, if that's what you want."
The boy turned to Naomi, who had strode forward with Moonmon and were now standing alongside them and said, "I think it's your time."
Naomi nodded, grabbed her Digivice and pointed it at her partner.
A beam of violet light struck Moonmon and lifted her skywards. As she began to change, she cried, "MOONMON DIGIVOLVE TO...LUNAMON!"
Lunamon was like a white rabbit, but with four large purple ears, yellow crescents on her body, a purple cross of fabric on her chest, which had a moon, symbol at its centre and no feet.
Naomi gasped, "Wow Lunamon, you really are beautiful."
Lunamon smiled at the girl, "Thank you Naomi for your kindness, but now is the time for action, not talking."
Coronamon nodded, "Agreed."
Suddenly, Flymon buzzed, "I agree also. You may be resourceful brats but you are prone to excessive talking for sure. Now, on Lord Gallantmon's orders, you will be defeated!"
"Brown Stingers!" The corrupted Digimon cried as it sent its stinger towards the group.
Kamemon however was alert and cried, "Cora Guard!" He withdrew into his shell and blocked the stinger, sending it into the ground nearby.
"Good one Kamemon!" Brandon cheered.
Kamemon popped out of his shell and gave a telling look to both Coronamon and Lunamon before shouting, "Met Tackle."
He threw himself along the ground quickly, gliding on the mouse ball in the middle of his shell, and then attempting to head-butt the Flymon.
Flymon managed to just twist out of the way, but Coronamon and Lunamon could see he was distracted.
"Our turn." the pair said in unison before Coronamon called, "Corona Flame!" and Lunamon cried, "Tear Shot!"
A fireball from the red lion's head and a ball of water from the antenna of the white rabbit flew menacingly towards the distracted, enemy Digimon before striking him and sending the Digimon flying into a large tree.
The Flymon trickled to the ground and lay there.
The teens celebrated with their Digimon before Daniel sighed, "Brandon, this isn't finished yet."
Brandon frowned at the older boy, "What do you mean Danny?"
Daniel stared at the group, "Close your eyes, think about it, and you'll all know what I'm talking about."
Even if it was slightly dubiously, Brandon did as Daniel suggested. For a moment he stood still, but it wasn't long before his eyes re- opened.
Without saying a word, he strode ahead of all the others and walked over to the prone Flymon.
He held out the blue Digivice and said calmly, "DigiCleanse." In response, waves of black light left Flymon's body and were replaced by white left from the Digivice.
When the cleansing had ceased, Flymon glowed a slight blue colour before waking up and hovering quickly away, without uttering a single word.
Brandon frowned at the sight, "Well that was...weird."
Daniel shrugged, "I don't know what exactly happens, but it seems these devices can turn corrupt Digimon back into their good selves."
Lucy wandered forward, "Why did it run if it was better?"
Naomi explained her view, "I think Flymon was a little spooked, so I can understand why it fled."
Lucy nodded, still a little confused about the day's events so far but she was learning to just nod and listen to the views of the other children.
The group then agreed that they ought to find another clearing in the jungle, one that was deserted and safe for them to talk.
They walked for over an hour before settling on a rectangular area, which was free from trees or angry Digimon.
The group relaxed for a moment before Daniel took out the lump he had been carrying in his pocket.
"These devices..." Daniel said, "The things they can do are just mind-blowing."
Naomi nodded, "True, but everything we've seen today is pretty mind-blowing."
Lucy held her device in her hand, "But what are these things called?"
Coronamon replied, "We've heard of devices named Digivices before in the Digital World."
Brandon nearly jumped in the air before grinning wildly, "I've got a special name for them, guys!"
Naomi sighed, "Let's hear it then little brother."
The boy rubbed his hands together, "Okay then, what do you say to...a D-Beacon?"
Lucy frowned, "A D-Beacon? Where did that come from?"
Brandon shrugged, "Well, on Maria's computer before we got brought here, it talked about beacons...and it just sort of made sense because like a beacon, these things sure do like to give out light."
Daniel smiled at the boy and nodded, "I see where you're coming from man. D-Beacons...I like it. But, now you've mentioned those sentences on Maria's computer, I'm wondering what they really mean."
Brandon turned to Lucy, "So Lucy, reckon you can remember it all?"
Lucy nodded firmly. From a young age, she had been able to remember vividly certain things that she had seen. Her parents told her she had photographic memory, and that sure came in handy with tests at school.
Lucy turned to the Digimon and explained, as she could sense that they were unsure what the humans were talking about, "We arrived in the Digital World through our friend, Maria Kido's computer. There were seven of us there, but before it all happened, five sentences appeared on the screen. If you've heard them before, please speak up and tell us."
She coughed, composed herself and recited the lines, "In times of darkness, heroes of the light must stand forth. They must learn to shine their beacons upon the evil that plagues both worlds. Together, they can succeed. Divided, they will fail. They will inherit the titles, rights and obligations of those who once fought before them. But heroes of the light beware; take care, the gate to the Digital World that has been closed for so long is open once again."
Daniel thanked the girl and thought to himself, "I wish I had a memory like that!" before addressing Coronamon, Lunamon, Kamemon and Chicchimon.
"So," he said, "You guys recognize any of that?"
The Digimon thought for a moment before Coronamon shook his head, "I'm sorry Daniel but I've never heard those words before."
The other Digimon nodded in agreement with Coronamon and Naomi sighed, "I guess we're going to have to work them out for ourselves then."
Lucy added, "And then find a way to get home."
Daniel nodded, "Agreed. Now, the first line..."
Brandon interrupted, "Is easy to understand. Just like the second."
Naomi raised her eyebrow, "Care to enlighten us Brandon?"
Brandon nodded, "Sure. The 'time of darkness' must have something to do with that group of Digimon that Coronamon mentioned, the Royal Knights, and other Digimon turning bad. So that means that the 'heroes of light' are..."
"Us." Daniel finished. "That makes sense."
Brandon then said, "And the second line spoke about us 'learning how to shine our beacons on the evil that plagues both worlds'. Both worlds must mean our world and the Digital World and the beacons mentioned are our D-Beacons. Simple."
Naomi nodded, "That all sounds reasonable. But that's only the first two lines. The next line says that we all need to be together if we're going to help save the Digital World."
Lucy frowned, "So, where are the..."
However, before the girl could finish her sentence, three female teens came running out of the jungle and into the same clearing as Daniel, Naomi, Lucy, Brandon, Coronamon, Lunamon, Chicchimon and Kamemon.
"Daniel!" one cried. Another called, "Brandon!" The last one shouted, "Lucy!" Then, the three girls screamed together, "Help us!"
Behind them, three small Digimon were following the girls in close pursuit.
Daniel instantly recognised the girls as Maria Kido, Rebecca Takashi and Lily Washington. Maria was wearing a green t-shirt, Rebecca an indigo t-shirt and Lily was sporting a yellow one.
The closest Digimon to Maria was like a grey seal with a white underbelly. It also had a streak of flames rising skyward from its forehead, like a large strand of hair.
Next to Rebecca was a small, round pink Digimon that was just a head. It had no body, arms or legs. It was a pink face with eyes, a mouth and two, long, pink ear like wisps on the top of it.
The final Digimon who was just behind Lily was a white head with brownish fur covering the back half of it and a large black spike protruding upwards from its top.
As they reached the group, Lily shouted whilst trying to regain her breathe, "We're so glad to see you guys! Where are we and who the hell are these...things that are following us?"
Coronamon stepped forward and said, "Calm yourselves, we are friends. My name is Coronamon, and we are Digimon. I am Daniel's partner."
Lily jumped backwards, "What the...they can speak?"
Maria looked to Daniel, "Daniel, you'll have to explain this."
Daniel nodded, "Coronamon is telling the truth. This is the Digital World and according to legend, we are the ones who will save it from darkness. We were all paired with partner Digimon in order to defeat the evil that is threatening both our world and this world."
The boy sighed, "Well, that's what we've been told."
Rebecca gulped, "Wow...that's quite a lot to take in at once."
Brandon nodded, "You're telling me."
He pointed to the individual Digimon whilst saying, "This is my partner, Kamemon. As Daniel said, his is Coronamon. Chicchimon is Lucy's and Lunamon is Naomi's."
Naomi, a little annoyed, said under her breath, "Is it just me that noticed I'm the only one who wasn't called."
Brandon grinned at the girl, "That's because everyone likes you least sis!"
Lily pushed Brandon, "Shut up Brandon! Of course that's not true Naomi, you were just the last one we saw, but we're definitely happy to see you now."
Naomi felt a little better now and one of the new Digimon spoke, "Anyway...I'm your partner Maria. The name's Bukamon."
The one closest to Bukamon then spoke, "And I'm destined to be Rebecca's partner. I'm Koromon."
The last one spoke, "And I'm Tsunomon, Lily's partner."
The girls, a little less scared now, greeted their Digimon partners.
When they touched one another, three beams of light appeared and travelled high into the sky.
One matching yellow beam appeared when Lily and Tsunomon touched. Another, an indigo beam came from Rebecca's D-Beacon when she touched her Koromon and finally, a green beam erupted from Maria's Digivice when she embraced Bukamon.
Daniel then proceeded to explaining what had happened since the rest of them had arrived in the Digital World, including the naming of the D-Beacons and the so-called 'digivolving' that Sunmon, Moonmon and Chapmon had undertaken to turn into Coronamon, Lunamon and Kamemon.
When he had finished, Maria asked, "So why haven't mine, Lily's, Lucy's or Rebecca's Digimon digivolved yet?"
Brandon shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows? Maybe they're just not ready yet."
Lucy looked to the skies, "Guys, it's starting to get dark. I think we should try and find a way home."
The rest of the group looked skyward and saw that the source of light for the Digital World, whatever it was, was beginning to fade.
Rebecca replied, "Agreed. But how do we do that?"
Suddenly, before anyone else could speak, a rustling sound could be heard from a nearby bush.
Lily said in a hushed tone, "What's that?"
Maria shrugged and replied in a similar tone, "Who knows? It could be another evil Digimon."
Kamemon sighed, "Guys, chill already. There's no point getting worked up."
Naomi rolled her eyes, "It's just ridiculous how alike Kamemon and Brandon are."
Brandon shrugged, "Can't see what wrong with that!"
The blond boy and his partner Digimon exchanged a quick grin before Daniel hushed the group, "Guys, quiet down and stop arguing. I'm going to go check and see who's out there. Coming Coronamon?"
The red lion like Digimon nodded, "Of course Daniel, nothing can scare us."
Lucy hissed, "Daniel, don't! What if you get hurt?"
Coronamon grasped the girl's arm, "Don't worry Lucy, I'll protect him."
Lucy looked deep into Coronamon's eyes and nodded, "Okay, I believe you. Just be careful?"
Daniel smiled kindly, "Aren't I always sis?"
The pair, human and Digimon side by side, then walked away from the group and back into the jungle.
They approached the area where they had seen the disturbance and called, "Hello? Who's there?"
Suddenly an orange dinosaur popped out of a nearby bush and said, "Tai?"
Daniel frowned, "Uh...no. I'm Daniel. Who the hell are you and why are you watching us?"
The Digimon smiled proudly, "I'm Agumon, but don't worry, I'm here to help. I'm sorry for calling you Tai, it's just...you look so much like him."
Daniel frowned a little more, "Tai Kamiya? You knew my Dad?"
Agumon grinned, "I'm sorry Daniel but I'm afraid your father will have to give you the answer to that question."
Agumon thought to himself, "It's weird to imagine Tai and the others as parents."
He snapped out of his trance and looked from Daniel to Coronamon, "So, you're the one they got to replace me!"
Coronamon gasped, "It can't be true...are you the actual Agumon who defeated Apocalymon?"
Agumon smiled proudly, "That's me! But more importantly, it is now time for the two of you to step up and lead the new era of Digidestined against the forces of evil."
Daniel frowned, "Lead? Are you sure about that Agumon? After all, Maria's older than me."
Agumon shook his head, "No, it must be you. Age has no say in the matter. Now, I would like to talk more but the Digital World is now very dangerous at night, you must return home for now."
Daniel then asked, "Return home? How?"
Agumon then explained the process of returning home to Daniel and Coronamon. Daniel wanted to ask Agumon how he knew so much, but decided it was probably best to leave it...for now.
Daniel turned to leave, but realised that Agumon hadn't moved.
"Aren't you coming with us?" Daniel asked.
Agumon shook his head, "No. My place is here. My friends and I will continue to look out for you, but you must figure out how to defeat this evil for yourself."
Daniel frowned, "But I thought you said it was dangerous here at night?"
Agumon grinned, "Dangerous for you, maybe, but for me, never. Gallantmon will surely come looking for you himself after Flymon and Apemon failed him. I must follow him and hope I hear something of interest."
Daniel nodded, "Okay. If that's what you think's for the best. I hope to see you soon Agumon."
Agumon smiled, "You too, son of Tai. Before you go, I just want to say, make sure you all speak to your parents, because they'll have something they want to talk to you about. And your father will have something to give to you as well Daniel."
Daniel thanked the Digimon before he and Coronamon took their leave.
The rest of the group hadn't moved much since he had left, as they had obviously been waiting anxiously for him to return.
They welcomed him and Lucy instantly said, "So, what was it?"
Daniel then explained his meeting with Agumon vividly. After finishing, Lily said, "So, we have to talk to our parents when we get back about?"
Daniel shrugged, "I'm not sure Lily."
Kamemon then spoke up, "Um, guys, if Agumon's telling the truth you'd better get home quickly before Gallantmon finds us, then we'd be in serious trouble."
Brandon interjected, "For now, that is. I'm still a little confused about this whole thing but if we've been chosen to save this world..." at this point Brandon put a friendly hand on his partner's shoulder, "Then we'll keep coming back and getting stronger until we're ready to beat Gallantmon and the others!"
The whole group cheered loudly in agreement, but their cheering was cut short by a loud roar thought shook the jungle.
Maria broke the silence, "That's probably our cue to go."
Daniel nodded and turned away from the group. He took out his orange D- Beacon and held it out in front of him.
He whispered to himself, "I hope this works." before shouting, "Digi- port...OPEN!"
A beam of light erupted from the Digivice and with it, Daniel quickly drew a circle.
After doing so, the light beam disappeared, leaving the circle of white light. Suddenly, a picture of a bedroom appeared in the circle.
Naomi exclaimed, "That's my bedroom!"
Maria added, "It's a view through my new laptop!"
Daniel looked over shoulder and said, "Come on guys, let's go home."
He ran at the digi-port, with Coronamon by his side and the pair jumped into the circle of light.
They instantly disappeared and everyone seemed to stare at the digi- port until Lily shouted, "What are you waiting for? We need to get out of here!"
Then, Lily and Tsunomon exited the Digital World. They were followed by: Rebecca and Koromon, Maria and Bukamon, Lucy and Chicchimon, Brandon and Kamemon and finally Naomi and Lunamon.
When the last pair jumped through the portal, it closed swiftly behind them.
(10 minutes later, in the same clearing where Daniel Kamiya created the digi-port)
"Damn!" A tall, knight-like Digimon said as he smashed his shield into a nearby tree.
His red cape swirled in the wind, as he turned round to see another figure shaking its head and tutting.
"Honestly Gallantmon, the only thing worse than the Digidestined returning to the Digital World is the fact that you let them escape!"
The Digimon called Gallantmon, fully dressed in a suit of silver, gold and red armour, with his shield in his right hand and his lance in his left, pointed the lance angrily in the figure's face, "You will be silent, Leopardmon!"
Leopardmon, a Royal Knight Digimon that indeed resembled a leopard with wings and armed with a sword, used her weapon to push the lance away from her, "There's no point being angry with me Gallantmon, I'm just pointing out the obvious. This is going to be hard to explain to the others!" She said teasingly.
Gallantmon mumbled insults as he strode away, but he knew that Leopardmon was speaking sense. He had volunteered to end the Digidestined before they had the chance to become stronger. He had failed.
He gestured to his fellow knight as he walked off into the Tropical Jungle, "Come Leopardmon, we must meet with our fellow knights." before sighing, "We have much to discuss."
So guys and girls, I hope you enjoyed that chapter as more partner Digimon were revealed! It's a fairly long one in my view, with a nice slice of action as well!
If you enjoyed it, please review because I really, REALLY, want to hear what you guys think of the story! Your views are really important to me and I would love to answer any questions or queries you guys may have about Digimon Adventure: Inheritance, because I'm always happy to help!
But for now, this is cavaner…signing out!
