Chapter 4: Turuiemon Emerges

Link to my deviantart profile is on my profile, buuut I haven't gotten around to the drawing yet. Mainly cuz I haven't figured out how to work a scanner yeeet and can't colour but I have the sketch so hopefully it'll be up sooner or later. Also, I have exams coming so this chapter was pretty rushed, really sorry for not updating lately. Next chapter will be in about a week or two hopefully, but stay faithful! First half of this chapter is boring, second half is ehhh a bit better.

Izzy, Melanie and their digimon partners were heading up the staircase inside the T.V Station, hoping to get closer to the source of the fog.

"We need to be safe and make sure none of the Bakemon spots us, alright Melanie?" Izzy advised. There was no response from Melanie as they continued walking. "Melanie?"

Melanie snapped out of her thoughts and shook her head. She gave a small 'mhm', making Lopmon feel concerned.

"Is there something wrong Melanie?" Lopmon asked and tugged on her skirt.

"I don't know… I think I'm just a bit scared," Melanie replied. Izzy overheard this and stopped in his tracks and turned to face her.

"We'll be okay Melanie. Once we're with the other digidestined we'll be stronger than those bad guys," Izzy comforted her.

Lopmon's expression lightened up in hopes of cheering up Melanie.

"He's right you know," Lopmon said. "You've got to be strong in this situation."

Melanie nodded and they continued on.

"Let's get moving," Izzy said. "Now if I were a fog barrier generator, where would I be?" Izzy questioned.

Just as they turned the corner, a group of Bakemon had appeared!

"Back up!" Izzy said abruptly. Melanie fell backwards as Izzy ran his back into her. "Ah! I didn't mean to! I'm sorry."

"It's fine," Melanie said as she laughed it off.

"We'll go the other – AAH!" Izzy exclaimed. He tried to escape the other way but another group of Bakemon appeared. "They got us surround-!"

A closet behind the four of them opened and a hand grabbed the two digidestined into the closet along with their partners and covered their mouths. Melanie struggled to break free from the tight grasp. 'Stranger! Stranger! Stranger! Kidnapping! Kidnapping! Kidnapping!' Melanie thought to herself in a panic.

"Shh! Keep quiet," the male voice warned them.

All four of them heard the Bakemon casually pass by the closet and not hearing or seeing a thing that just happened. The man finally let go of them. The man looked like he had been attacked before, shown by the scratches and dirt all over his body.

"Wh-Who are you?" Izzy asked. The man only held a finger to his lips.

"I'll tell you later, just follow me," he commanded.

Melanie and Izzy looked at each other. As if they have connected minds, they nodded and followed the man. Turns out, the man had just pulled them into a small room that connected the hallway to another room. They opened the door to the other 'room' and it just so happened to be a giant staircase leading from the ground floor to the highest floor, or looked like it.

They walked up the staircase a few floors above their original location and entered the door on their left. It was mainly just a room filled with computers, and a big wall of glass window on the other side of the room. They stayed near the glass windows and the man started to introduce himself.

"Are you two possibly friends of Matt or TK?" the man asked.

"Matt Ishida? TK Takaishi?" Izzy asked.

"The boy who is always wearing a hat?" Melanie asked, referring to TK.

"Yes, I am their father, Hiroaki Ishida," the man replied.

"Prodigious," Izzy commented.

"Is that Matt?" Melanie asked, looking out of the window.

Garudamon and Garurumon appeared outside the window, heading towards them, carrying Sora and Matt.

"And Sora!" Izzy said.

Hiroaki looked outside and yelped, "AHH! Monsters!"

Izzy soon started explaining, and Melanie started talking to Lopmon.

"You know, when you have a smart brother, you always get tired of his smart explanations," Melanie said.

"If I had to hear him typing on his computer for 9 years, I don't think I could live," Lopmon replied. "Of course, I would have to just be reborn as a digiegg and live through it again."

"Haha!" Melanie laughed.

"Let's head down and see them, come on Melanie," Izzy dragged her down to the ground floor.

"Matt! Sora! Hey you guys!" Izzy shouted to his friends who were riding so-called monsters.

"Izzy! What are you doing here?" Sora asked as she hopped off Garudamon's hand.

"Is that who I think it is?" Matt asked as he hopped off Garurumon's back.

He looked at Lopmon and she clung to Melanie.

"Is that Kokomon?" Sora asked.

"Yeah it is, she digivolved into Lopmon! And guess what, Melanie is her partner!" Izzy said.

"So Melanie must be the ninth digidestined!" Matt said.

"What? Who's the eighth?"

"It's Ka-!"

"Hey!" a familiar voice called out, interrupting Matt. Everyone turned to where the voice was heard and Joe and TK and Zudomon was there! Joe and TK ran towards them with Zudomon following behind slowly.

"It's Wizardmon!" Izzy exclaimed.

The wizard digimon slowly walked towards Garudamon's hand where Lillymon rested in an awful state and she had no colour. Wizardmon made a few hand symbols and a green glow came from his hand. The green glow healed Lillymon and her colour came back.

"Wizardmon?" Lillymon asked. "HAAAIYA!" Lillymon shouted, about to attack him.

"Wait! Wizardmon is a good digimon! He's got the tags and crests!" TK exclaimed, defending Wizardmon.

"He could be lying, TK," Sora said.

"No Sora! It's true, just look!" Joe said.

Wizardmon pulled out two tags with their crests in place. Melanie was fascinated by the gold-coloured crest and stared at it in awe.

"The crest of light, which is this one," Wizardmon said, holding up the pink one, "belongs to Kari."

"Then that must mean, the other one belongs to Melanie!" Sora said. Everyone turned to Melanie and Lopmon.

"Woah! Is that Kokomon?" Joe asked in shock. Lopmon giggled.

"This is the crest of miracles," Wizardmon stated.

He slowly handed Melanie the tag and crest. As soon as she touched it, a golden light glowed for a few seconds, leaving everyone surprised.

"Don't lose that tag and crest, it'll help Lopmon digivolve into something stronger," Izzy said. Melanie nodded.

"So where is Kari?" Wizardmon asked. Matt hesitated to answer.

"He's… he's got her," Matt replied. "Myotismon has her."

"What?!" everyone, except for Sora, exclaimed.

"I'm really sorry guys, she gave herself up to him," Matt said.

"It's okay, we'll get her back," Melanie said.

"Look up there!" TK exclaimed, pointing at the TV Station.

"It's Myotismon!" Matt said.

A vampire digimon, surrounded by bats, was staring down at the digidestined. His piercing glare sent shivers down Melanie's spine. He held a cat digimon in his arms that looked like they were very scared. Myotismon gave an evil laugh and headed inside the viewing deck of the TV Station.

"Come on, let's head for the viewing platform," Matt commanded.

They were interrupted by several digimon who had just come up from the ground. It was Tuskmon and Snimon! Snimon's sharp sickle almost cut Sora in half!

Garurumon digivolve to… WereGarurumon!

WereGarurumon overpowered the two digimon, and long enough to distract Snimon.

"Come on let's go!" TK said.

Melanie tried to follow but ended up tripping on her way. Snimon was still upright and moving and his sickle was aimed towards Melanie!

"No! Melanie!" Izzy exclaimed.

'SOMEONE! SAVE ME!' Melanie screamed in her head.

Lopmon felt a sense of panic and at the same time, the need to protect her friend. Melanie's digivice started glowing and so did Lopmon.

Lopmon digivolve to… Turuiemon!

'Is this it? Is this it? I don't feel any pain! Am I dead?!' Melanie thought in her head. 'But I can open my eyes!'

Melanie opened her eyes and in front of her was a human-sized purple digimon with big long ears and white at the end of the ears. The digimon had three horns on its head, and wore a sleeveless yellow jumpsuit with a belt and a dark blue bandana around its neck. It also wore red gloves with what looked like an iron claw on each hand in the shape of a large shark tooth. It also wore black shoes. The claws it wore on top of its gloves blocked Snimons' sickles from touching Melanie.

"T-Turuiemon?" Melanie asked. Turuiemon looked back at Melanie over her shoulder.

"That's right! I'm just the stronger version of Lopmon. I'm at the champion level and I'm here to protect ya!" Turuiemon said.

"Woah..." Melanie said in a daze.

"Melanie! Hurry up! We need to get up there right now!" Izzy said as he ran up to Melanie to save her.

"But what about…" Melanie said.

Turuiemon pushed back Snimon's sickle and swiftly jumped onto Garudamon's shoulder.

"Don't worry about me, Melanie! I'm stronger now, I'll be able to defend myself," Turuiemon reassured.

Melanie nodded and ran back to the group with Izzy and they headed for the viewing platform. They ran up the staircase to the highest floor until they were all puffed out. The group finally reached Myotismon, Gatomon and Kari.

Tentomon digivolve to… Kabuterimon!

"Electro Shocker!"

"Flower Canon!"

Before the attacks touched Myotismon, he blew a gust of wind and he redirected the attacks to the roof! It blasted a hole in the roof shook the whole building and they escaped out into the open.

"Not so fast! WereGarurumon!" Matt called out to his partner who has just finished off the Snimon and Tuskmon.

"Turuiemon!" Melanie called out as well.

Turuiemon and WereGarurumon climbed the side of the building like a flash of lightning. They arrived at the top deck, and so did Garudamon and Zudomon.

"It's time for a fist from a ninja!" Turuiemon said, ready for a fight.

If u can't imagine Turuiemon's voice, just look it up on youtube :P Or imagine Antylamon's voice from Digimon Tamers except slightly deeper but still feminine, you get it