Chapter 3: Reliable Friendship (Matt and Joe)
Note: There will be SOME Sorato in this story. Don't worry, Taiora fans. I haven't gone over 'to the dark side'. I wouldn't write it if it won't turn out Taiora later on.
While Taichi and Sora headed back to the others, Yamato and Jyou were heading to Baihumon's temple in the North. The trip was cold since the temple was in the Digital World's ice area. Normally, Jyou was very quiet during a trip in the Digital World. This wasn't one of those times.
"Yamato, can I ask you something?" Jyou asked.
"Sure." Yamato answered. "What's on your mind?"
"Well, I was thinking a little about what Quinglongmon told us." Jyou told him. "Did you notice anything strange about that?"
"To be honest, Jyou, this whole week has been weird." Yamato replied. "When I was at my concert, about an hour before all of us went to the computer lab, I noticed Sora was kind of worried about something. I talked to her after the concert but even then it was confusing. She told me that she was worried about Taichi ever since Quinglongmon gave us that warning, that he hasn't been the same since then. I told her that it hit all of us pretty hard but Taichi would recover. She didn't believe me. Anyway, she said that if I was more of a friend I'd be worried about him too. We got into an argument and she stormed off." Yamato sighed as he continued to think. "To be honest, she's been like that ever since that Christmas last year. She'd always act kind of uptight whenever I'd mention Taichi. Is there something I'm missing involving those two?"
Jyou did not answer.
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Meanwhile, deep under the Digital Ocean, a large figure snaked through the waters smoothly and with stealth. He could sense the ones that fought him all those years ago. Soon, he will destroy them and rule the waters with an iron fist.
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Eventually, the group arrived at Baihumon's temple. It was a large, snow- covered mountain with a Greek-style archway. Above the archway were engraved the symbols of Friendship and Reliability.
"Wow." Jyou exclaimed in astonishment. "This place is huge."
"You're not getting nervous, are you, Jyou?" Gomamon asked his partner.
"Maybe I am, but that's natural."
"I wonder where this Baihumon is supposed to be anyway?" Yamato said to himself. Just then, they heard some roaring deep inside the mountain. From out of the archway stepped a large saber-toothed tiger with blue and white stripes. Around his body were twelve gold spheres.
"It's about time that you two got here." The large tiger said to them in a powerful-sounding voice. "I am Baihumon, guardian of the North and keeper of the spheres of Friendship and Reliability."
"Well, we need to ask you about our crests." Yamato said to him. "We need them to take on this threat that's coming up."
"Hold on." Baihumon said. "First, you both need to know why you're crests are so important. Yamato Ishida, the crest of Friendship is what binds people together. It can form relationships with almost anyone. Jyou Kido, the crest of Reliability is what gives Friendship it's strength. It is the driving force behind it. Without either one, both of these traits would be meaningless."
"Wow." Jyou said to himself. "I guess my crest was more important than I thought."
"However," Baihumon continued, "though Reliability continues to be strong among your group, Friendship has corrupted itself as of late."
"What?" Yamato exclaimed. "What do you mean?"
"Your crest is triggered by the bonds of the other Chosen towards you, Yamato Ishida." Baihumon told him. "However, something has happened that severed the bond between you and two other Chosen. Until this bond is restored within yourself, your crest will never glow again." With that, he began to return to the mountain.
"What in the world was he taking about?" Yamato asked confused. "I mean, I'm still friends with everybody. Nothing has changed." He then turned to Jyou. "Jyou, do you know anything?"
"Well, I wasn't going to say anything but I guess now is the time." Jyou then sat down on a nearby rock with Gomamon. Yamato and Gabumon sat on another one across from him. "You see, Yamato, it has to do with you, Sora, and Taichi. Before we came to the Digital World, they were really close to each other. They played soccer together, talked to each other, shared a lot about each other, that sort of thing."
"I know about all of that already." Yamato said. "What does that have to do with what Baihumon said?"
"Well, while we were in the Digital World, Taichi and Sora got even closer. They'd always fight together and looked out for each other." Jyou sighed to himself as he thought about what to say next. "After we came back, they started to drift apart. I know this because whenever I would see them, they'd seldom talk to each other. Then, during that Christmas last year, you and Sora started dating and it just made things worse. I'll admit, none of us expected it but Taichi took it the worst. Up until last week, when Quinglongmon gave us that warning, he wouldn't even talk to anyone. After that, he just disappeared."
For a second, Yamato looked stunned. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. All this time, his two closest friends might have had feelings for each other and all he did was make it worse.
"No wonder Sora got upset whenever we talked about Taichi." Yamato said after an uneasy moment of thought. "If I had known that… oh, man. Jyou, what am I going to do?"
"Personally, that's up to you and Sora." Jyou advised him. "If you two still have feelings for each other after all of this, then so be it. But I think you should talk to Taichi as well."
"I will, and I promise that no matter what, I'm going to be there for both of them. It's time that I started being a friend to both of them again."
"I'll be there for all of you, too, like I've always been." With that, the crests of Friendship and Reliability returned to the boys' necks and glowed their brightest.
"Way to go, Jyou!" Gomamon said to his partner.
"You've got your Friendship back, Yamato." Gabumon told him. "I couldn't be prouder of you."
"Thanks, bud." Yamato said with a smile. Suddenly, the icy waters broke and rose above them in a tidal force. When it receded, a familiar-looking shape was there.
"Well, well, well." The figure said. "I've got you both where I want you. Now, I can have my revenge on you for my defeat."
"MetalSeadramon?" Yamato and Jyou exclaimed in surprise.
"But we destroyed you and the rest of the Dark Masters." Jyou told him. "How can you still be alive?"
"You'll never live long enough to find out." MetalSeadramon growled as he powered up for his attack. "River of Power!" he shouted as a rush of energy blasted out of his horn. Just as it was about to hit the boys, Gabumon and Gomamon jumped in front of them and began to glow with their own energy.
"Gabumon/Gomamon, warp digivolve to… MetalGarurumon/Plesiomon!!!"
Digimon Analyzer: Plesiomon is an ancient Mega Digimon who rules the oceans of the Digital World. His size is only matched by the goodness of his heart. His "Ice Dragon Rage" attack overpowers his enemies. (I don't know his real attack so I made this one up. Also, I was NOT about to let Jyou have MarineAngemon. That wouldn't be fair.)
Both Digimon took their positions in front of their awe-stricken partners, blocking the attack. Yamato and Jyou were speechless.
"MetalGarurumon, long time no see." Yamato exclaimed.
"Is that… is that Gomamon?" Jyou said nervously.
"Don't worry, Jyou." Plesiomon said to his partner. "I'm still me. This is just my Mega form." He then turned to MetalGarurumon. "Now, what do you say we send this tin snake back to where he came from?"
"With pleasure." MetalGarurumon said as he took to the sky.
"River of Power!" MetalSeadramon shouted as he fired at MetalGarurumon. He dodged the blast and swung around.
"Ice Wolf Claw!" MetalGarurumon shouted as he fired a blast of cold energy at MetalSeadramon. His body began to freeze automatically.
"No!" MetalSeadramon cried as his body was being frozen. "I won't be defeated again!"
"Time for some payback, you overgrown garden snake." Plesiomon said as he powered up for his attack. "Ice Dragon Rage!" he shouted as he blasted a beam of fire and ice out of his mouth. It slammed into MetalSeadramon and deleted him on the spot.
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"That was some battle." Yamato said as MetalGarurumon and Plesiomon came onto the shore. "You guys did great."
"Indeed, you did." A voice said from nearby. Jyou and Yamato turned and saw that it was Baihumon. "I'm proud that you both have rediscovered your crests' true attributes. Now, you both have to return to the other Chosen. They need your help."
"He's right, Yamato." Jyou told him. "This battle isn't over."
"Right." With that, they both jumped onto their Digimon and prepared to leave.
"Good luck, children." Baihumon called out to them as they disappeared over the horizon. "Don't lose sight of your crests. You'll need them in the coming battle."
"Jyou," Yamato said, "thanks, man. You helped me sort some things out."
"Don't mention it." Jyou replied. "It's all part of being Mr. Reliable."
Will Yamato and Jyou help their friends now that their crests have been restored? Find out in the next chapter of "The Legendary Saga"!
Note: There will be SOME Sorato in this story. Don't worry, Taiora fans. I haven't gone over 'to the dark side'. I wouldn't write it if it won't turn out Taiora later on.
While Taichi and Sora headed back to the others, Yamato and Jyou were heading to Baihumon's temple in the North. The trip was cold since the temple was in the Digital World's ice area. Normally, Jyou was very quiet during a trip in the Digital World. This wasn't one of those times.
"Yamato, can I ask you something?" Jyou asked.
"Sure." Yamato answered. "What's on your mind?"
"Well, I was thinking a little about what Quinglongmon told us." Jyou told him. "Did you notice anything strange about that?"
"To be honest, Jyou, this whole week has been weird." Yamato replied. "When I was at my concert, about an hour before all of us went to the computer lab, I noticed Sora was kind of worried about something. I talked to her after the concert but even then it was confusing. She told me that she was worried about Taichi ever since Quinglongmon gave us that warning, that he hasn't been the same since then. I told her that it hit all of us pretty hard but Taichi would recover. She didn't believe me. Anyway, she said that if I was more of a friend I'd be worried about him too. We got into an argument and she stormed off." Yamato sighed as he continued to think. "To be honest, she's been like that ever since that Christmas last year. She'd always act kind of uptight whenever I'd mention Taichi. Is there something I'm missing involving those two?"
Jyou did not answer.
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Meanwhile, deep under the Digital Ocean, a large figure snaked through the waters smoothly and with stealth. He could sense the ones that fought him all those years ago. Soon, he will destroy them and rule the waters with an iron fist.
-----------------
Eventually, the group arrived at Baihumon's temple. It was a large, snow- covered mountain with a Greek-style archway. Above the archway were engraved the symbols of Friendship and Reliability.
"Wow." Jyou exclaimed in astonishment. "This place is huge."
"You're not getting nervous, are you, Jyou?" Gomamon asked his partner.
"Maybe I am, but that's natural."
"I wonder where this Baihumon is supposed to be anyway?" Yamato said to himself. Just then, they heard some roaring deep inside the mountain. From out of the archway stepped a large saber-toothed tiger with blue and white stripes. Around his body were twelve gold spheres.
"It's about time that you two got here." The large tiger said to them in a powerful-sounding voice. "I am Baihumon, guardian of the North and keeper of the spheres of Friendship and Reliability."
"Well, we need to ask you about our crests." Yamato said to him. "We need them to take on this threat that's coming up."
"Hold on." Baihumon said. "First, you both need to know why you're crests are so important. Yamato Ishida, the crest of Friendship is what binds people together. It can form relationships with almost anyone. Jyou Kido, the crest of Reliability is what gives Friendship it's strength. It is the driving force behind it. Without either one, both of these traits would be meaningless."
"Wow." Jyou said to himself. "I guess my crest was more important than I thought."
"However," Baihumon continued, "though Reliability continues to be strong among your group, Friendship has corrupted itself as of late."
"What?" Yamato exclaimed. "What do you mean?"
"Your crest is triggered by the bonds of the other Chosen towards you, Yamato Ishida." Baihumon told him. "However, something has happened that severed the bond between you and two other Chosen. Until this bond is restored within yourself, your crest will never glow again." With that, he began to return to the mountain.
"What in the world was he taking about?" Yamato asked confused. "I mean, I'm still friends with everybody. Nothing has changed." He then turned to Jyou. "Jyou, do you know anything?"
"Well, I wasn't going to say anything but I guess now is the time." Jyou then sat down on a nearby rock with Gomamon. Yamato and Gabumon sat on another one across from him. "You see, Yamato, it has to do with you, Sora, and Taichi. Before we came to the Digital World, they were really close to each other. They played soccer together, talked to each other, shared a lot about each other, that sort of thing."
"I know about all of that already." Yamato said. "What does that have to do with what Baihumon said?"
"Well, while we were in the Digital World, Taichi and Sora got even closer. They'd always fight together and looked out for each other." Jyou sighed to himself as he thought about what to say next. "After we came back, they started to drift apart. I know this because whenever I would see them, they'd seldom talk to each other. Then, during that Christmas last year, you and Sora started dating and it just made things worse. I'll admit, none of us expected it but Taichi took it the worst. Up until last week, when Quinglongmon gave us that warning, he wouldn't even talk to anyone. After that, he just disappeared."
For a second, Yamato looked stunned. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. All this time, his two closest friends might have had feelings for each other and all he did was make it worse.
"No wonder Sora got upset whenever we talked about Taichi." Yamato said after an uneasy moment of thought. "If I had known that… oh, man. Jyou, what am I going to do?"
"Personally, that's up to you and Sora." Jyou advised him. "If you two still have feelings for each other after all of this, then so be it. But I think you should talk to Taichi as well."
"I will, and I promise that no matter what, I'm going to be there for both of them. It's time that I started being a friend to both of them again."
"I'll be there for all of you, too, like I've always been." With that, the crests of Friendship and Reliability returned to the boys' necks and glowed their brightest.
"Way to go, Jyou!" Gomamon said to his partner.
"You've got your Friendship back, Yamato." Gabumon told him. "I couldn't be prouder of you."
"Thanks, bud." Yamato said with a smile. Suddenly, the icy waters broke and rose above them in a tidal force. When it receded, a familiar-looking shape was there.
"Well, well, well." The figure said. "I've got you both where I want you. Now, I can have my revenge on you for my defeat."
"MetalSeadramon?" Yamato and Jyou exclaimed in surprise.
"But we destroyed you and the rest of the Dark Masters." Jyou told him. "How can you still be alive?"
"You'll never live long enough to find out." MetalSeadramon growled as he powered up for his attack. "River of Power!" he shouted as a rush of energy blasted out of his horn. Just as it was about to hit the boys, Gabumon and Gomamon jumped in front of them and began to glow with their own energy.
"Gabumon/Gomamon, warp digivolve to… MetalGarurumon/Plesiomon!!!"
Digimon Analyzer: Plesiomon is an ancient Mega Digimon who rules the oceans of the Digital World. His size is only matched by the goodness of his heart. His "Ice Dragon Rage" attack overpowers his enemies. (I don't know his real attack so I made this one up. Also, I was NOT about to let Jyou have MarineAngemon. That wouldn't be fair.)
Both Digimon took their positions in front of their awe-stricken partners, blocking the attack. Yamato and Jyou were speechless.
"MetalGarurumon, long time no see." Yamato exclaimed.
"Is that… is that Gomamon?" Jyou said nervously.
"Don't worry, Jyou." Plesiomon said to his partner. "I'm still me. This is just my Mega form." He then turned to MetalGarurumon. "Now, what do you say we send this tin snake back to where he came from?"
"With pleasure." MetalGarurumon said as he took to the sky.
"River of Power!" MetalSeadramon shouted as he fired at MetalGarurumon. He dodged the blast and swung around.
"Ice Wolf Claw!" MetalGarurumon shouted as he fired a blast of cold energy at MetalSeadramon. His body began to freeze automatically.
"No!" MetalSeadramon cried as his body was being frozen. "I won't be defeated again!"
"Time for some payback, you overgrown garden snake." Plesiomon said as he powered up for his attack. "Ice Dragon Rage!" he shouted as he blasted a beam of fire and ice out of his mouth. It slammed into MetalSeadramon and deleted him on the spot.
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"That was some battle." Yamato said as MetalGarurumon and Plesiomon came onto the shore. "You guys did great."
"Indeed, you did." A voice said from nearby. Jyou and Yamato turned and saw that it was Baihumon. "I'm proud that you both have rediscovered your crests' true attributes. Now, you both have to return to the other Chosen. They need your help."
"He's right, Yamato." Jyou told him. "This battle isn't over."
"Right." With that, they both jumped onto their Digimon and prepared to leave.
"Good luck, children." Baihumon called out to them as they disappeared over the horizon. "Don't lose sight of your crests. You'll need them in the coming battle."
"Jyou," Yamato said, "thanks, man. You helped me sort some things out."
"Don't mention it." Jyou replied. "It's all part of being Mr. Reliable."
Will Yamato and Jyou help their friends now that their crests have been restored? Find out in the next chapter of "The Legendary Saga"!
