Chapter 3

An Day at the Beach

The gang of kids fell fast as the ground gave way beneath them, tossing them into a raging river.

All of them were screaming, this having been the second time they had a large fall today. Karin turned white with fright. He was only 7, and his mother had not let him take swimming lessons yet. He was sure that he would not be able to stay afloat long in the choppy water.

Gomamon, however, was not afraid. Being a water Digimon, he was an expert swimmer, and could easily navigate the strong current. He was more worried about if his new friends would be able to do the same. I knew he had to do something. "Marching fishes!" he yelled out, calling to the creatures of the deep.

Suddenly, a large shadow rose out of the water underneath the falling children and Digimon. As the shadow broke the surface, it became visible. It was a large school of fish, huddled together into a kind of makeshift raft. The group landed on the raft softly, the fish breaking their fall gently.

Parkin wheezed slightly. "I can't believe we almost died. Again!"

"Oh relax," Tiergan said. "Where's your sense of adventure?"

"At home. Where I should be right now," Parkin groaned, going limp on the raft. While watching Parkin pass out on the raft, everybody else felt the pressure of the day on the shoulders. They had been through a lot already. Falling into a new world, meeting their Digimon, fighting Tyrannomon. It was enough to make anybody tired.

Just then, the river opened up wider, and on the horizon, all that could be seen was water. They had floated all the way to the ocean. The fishes made a line for the beach, and the gang finally touched dry land.

"Thanks, guys!" Gomamon yelled back at the fish as they swarm away. "Now, let's go for a swim!" He leap back into the warm seawater, and started to swim a slow backstroke.

"Um, we'll pass," Darwin said. "First, we should figure out where we are."

"I think we're at the beach, Dar," Karin said, looking around.

"No, he means our relative location to where we entered the world," Landon stated. "Not the arbitrary location."

"Don't you ever speak English?" Tiergan asked, scratching his head.

"Well, I think that we should take a rest for a while," Fia said. "We've all been through a lot and I think it would be better if we just took a breather for a while."

"Yeah, I'm so hungry!" Memphis exclaimed. "And my feet hurt. And I don't have sunscreen. Oh, no! I'm going to get premature wrinkles!"

"No offense, Memphis," Fia said, annoyed. "But your skin health isn't a big concern right now."

"She's right," Darwin said. "We have to come up with a way to get home."

"Well, Landon's the computer expert," Tiergan said. "And this is the DigiWorld. Maybe he has some idea of how we can get home."

Landon scratched his head. "Well," he remarked. "I do have a theory or two, but I need more data if I could ever hope to make a conclusion. Tentomon. Do you have internet access here?"

"Do we have internet access?" Tentomon said. "We're made from internet access!"

"Hey Karin! Look at this!" Patamon exclaimed. He jumped up into the air, flapping his wings hard to try to stay in the air. It has useless, however, and he started to float back down to the ground.

"Ha!" Biyomon said. "That's nothing! Watch this!" She also attempted to fly, but the result was the same as Patamon.

"Calm down, everyone," Fia said. "You're all too tired to be doing tricks right now. Let's sit down for a minute." Everybody agreed, and they all sat down on the sand in a circle.

"Now, what about some food?" Tiergan said.

"Yeah, I'm so hungry," Agumon said. The other Digimon nodded in agreement.

"Well, where are we gonna get food, Dar?" Karin asked.

"I don't know, bro," Darwin replied. "But we'll think of something."

"We'll forage for food," Gabumon said. "We'll even have enough to share."

"Um, no offense," Memphis said. "But I can't eat food that was found in the woods. I have a special diet."

"Well, let me see what I've got," Parkin said, rummaging in his large bag. He searched feverishly for several minutes, then he pulled out a large bag of candy bars.

"Awesome!" Tiergan exclaimed. "You're a life saver, Parkin!"

"Well, somebody has to be," Parkin said. "Or else we'd be worse off than we already are. Now we have enough candy bars for three days of food. There's three meals a day so we have to-" Parkin suddenly stopped and stared at Tiergan. He and Agumon had already started in on the candy bars. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" he yelled.

"We're eating," Tiergan replied. "What does it look like?"

"We have to divide up the food so that we have enough to survive!" Parkin shouted. "We have no idea how long we're gonna be here! It could be months! I don't know about you, but I would rather not die of hunger!"

"Neither would I," Tiergan replied. "That's why I'm eating!"

"You jerk!" Darwin exclaimed, standing to face Tiergan. "Did you even think of us before you decided to stuff your fat face with all the food?"

"Calm down!" Tiergan shouted back. "We'll be fine! Stop worrying so much!"

"I'm worried because I should be!" Darwin yelled. "We have no idea where we are and we have no way to get home! We should all be worried!"

"Well, sorry," Tiergan screamed back. "I didn't know you were the leader here!"

"And you are?" Darwin shouted questioningly. The two boys faced each other, fists clenched, looks of anger on both of their faces. Suddenly, Karin stepped in between the two older boys.

"STOP!" He yelled. He suddenly burst into tears, crying into his hands. "I hate it when people fight."

"Yeah," Fia said. "Fighting won't solve anything. We've gotta work together if we're ever gonna get home."

Both Darwin and Tiergan looked down at their feet, ashamed for acting the way they had. Darwin was the first to speak. "Hey I'm sorry. I just lost it for a minute there." He reached out a hand, offering it to Tiergan.

Tiergan shook Darwin's head. "Hey," he said. "No problem, man. We're all worried about getting home. I guess we should try to find a way back."

There was a shout from far away. They turned to see Gomamon running down the beach towards them. He had a look of terror on his face, and they soon saw why. He was being chased by a large Digimon. The monster was a large yellow human-looking Digimon. He had a brown helmet with a spike on his head, and metal armor of his tail and right shoulder. And he didn't look happy.

"Who's that?" Landon shouted.

"He's Cyclonemon," Palmon said. "He's a dragon warrior Digimon, and he's really tough when he's angry."

"Well, he sure looks angry!" Memphis said.

"Alright," Agumon said. "Let's go, Digimon!" They all rushed forward, standing between Cyclonemon and the kids.

"Blue Blaster!" Gabumon shouted, but nothing happened.

"Spiral Twister!" Biyomon yelled, but her special attack didn't come.

"Poison Ivy!" Palmon shouted, shooting vines out from her hands, but they fell short of Cyclonemon.

"Boom Bubble!" Patamon screamed, but nothing came out but a small puff of air.

"Pepper Breath!" Agumon shouted, shooting a large fireball at the Digimon. It hit him square in the chest, but it did not phase Cyclonemon.

"What's going on?" Fia said. "Why is Agumon the only one who's attacks are working?"

"I- I don't know!" Landon replied. Suddenly, he spotted the empty candy bar wrappers. "The candy bars! He's the only one of the Digimon who had anything to eat!"

Tiergan turned to Agumon and shouted. "Agumon! You're the only one you can fight! Don't give up!"

"Alright, Tiergan," he said turning. Just as he did, Cyclonemon jumped onto his back.

"Agumon!" Tiergan yelled.

"He's beat! There's nothing we can do!" Darwin shouted.

"Not if I can help it," Tiergan said, grabbing a large rock from the beach. He ran up to Cyclonemon, tossing the rock at him. It hit him in the side of the head. "Hey, ugly. Pick on someone your own size!"

Cyclonemon turned to face Tiergan. There was a look of rage in his face. He slowly raised his fist. Suddenly, Tiergan's digivice glowed white. Agumon started to glow as well.

"Agumon, digivolve to... Greymon!" Agumon shouted. When the light faded, a large yellow T-Rex stood where Agumon had been, a large horned helmet covering his head.

"He... digivolved," Tiergan said, standing there in awe. Suddenly, he's expression changed to one of determination. "Go get him, Greymon!"

"Nova Blast!" Greymon yelled, shooting a huge fireball at Cyclonemon. The evil Digimon was sent flying into the air, and landed far off into the ocean.

"Alright!" Tiergan shouted. "Way to go, Greymon!" Greymon started to shrink, and suddenly he was Agumon was again.

"Tiergan!" he yelled. "Did I do good?"

"You did great, buddy," Tiergan said, patting his partner on the head.

"Well, this looks like the beginning of a great adventure," Darwin said.

"Oh great," Parkin replied, his face dropping. "Adventures make my queasy."

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