Posted on: September 3rd 2008

Fc: I should SO be in bed right now... It's well after eleven on my corner of the world and I have school tomorrow. Unfortunately I stayed up and watched Criss Angel and well... I am freaked out a smidge. The dude's a nutcase... I love him, but he's mental. I know this is later that usual, but I'm adjust my schedule to fit my school schedule so... yeah sorry in advance.


Taming the Frontier
Duskmon; Warrior of Darkness

Takuya's heart pounded wildly as he stared into Duskmon's red eyes. His whole body began to tremble and shake. Whatever courage he had, took off running when the warrior of Darkness appeared. He stood frozen, breathing in quick bursts. Takuya wasn't scared… He was petrified.

Duskmon raised his blood red blades into the air.

"Get out of the way!" Renamon shoved Takuya to the side and expertly dodged Duskmon's strike.

She leapt into the air and unleashed a storm of sharp diamonds. Duskmon knocked them away but it left his side open. Guilmon saw his opportunity; he raced at Duskmon and rammed him with his head. The Evil warrior of Darkness stumbled backwards.

"My turn! Terrier Tornado!" Terriermon ran and jumped, and began spinning rapidly in the air. He formed a small scale tornado and head butted Duskmon. The dark warrior growled, smacking Terriermon to the ground.

Renamon glance back at her partner and gave a quick nod. Rika smirked and brought out a card. "Digi-Modify!" she ran the card through her D-Power, "Digivolution activate!"

Renamon arched her back as she was lifted up off the ground, "Renamon digivolve to…"

She felt her body become longer as her data reconfigured itself. Her tail split and formed nine tails total. He paws became smaller and the white fur rippled like flames. Her face became more canine like. She felt as the fur around her neck grow longer forming something like a mane. A large, thick, round, red and white ribbon was tied around her neck. Power and strength built in her body as she opened her eyes. She leapt to her feet, standing on all fours.

"Kyubimon!" She cried out, vigor in her voice. She growled softly as she faced Duskmon.

She fanned her nine tails out and the area became darker. The tips of her tails caught fire, "Fox Tail Inferno!" Kyubimon launched the flames at Duskmon, encircling him in a white blaze.

The dark Digimon laughed maliciously. He swung his blades to the side, making the white fire dispel. He glowered at Kyubimon. She returned his glare, trying to predict his next move.

"Slide Evolution!" Duskmon cried out, shocking the tamers and Digimon. Duskmon's body extended and became more bird like. His arms became boney wings with large, grotesque feathers. His legs turned to large, skeletal talons. His head turned into a cross between the skull of a dragon and the beak of a bird. More of the large ugly feathers were behind his head. A long thin tail trailed behind the beast as it took the sky.

"Velgemon!" He roared as he hovered over the group. His eyesight was keener that before; Velgemon had no trouble spotting his target. That fire rat was finished.

Velgemon roared again and dove at the group. "SCATTER!" Someone shouted; no one hesitated in doing so. Digimon and tamers leapt away just as Velgemon's huge talons dug deep into the ground where they had been standing moments before. Velgemon soared back into the air and circled the group. The Tamers sound helplessly on the ground, unsure how to fight such a powerful foe.

Kyubimon crouched and leapt into the air. "Dragon Wheel!" She cried as she began to summersault rapidly. Her body became lit with blue white flames that formed the shape of a flaming dragon head. She rammed Velgemon in the side. It didn't even leave a mark.

Kyubimon gasped in surprise as Velgemon swatted her to the ground with his wing. She hit the ground hard. "Kyubimon!" Rika ran to her partner's side.

Kyubimon opened one turquoise eye, "So- Strong…" she gasped and closed her eyes, wincing in pain.

Kouji clenched his fists, gripping his D-Power tightly in his right hand. Takuya was across the clearing, watching Velgemon circling. His bright green eyes were laden with terror. Why is he so afraid?

Guilmon and Terriermon growled as they watched Velgemon circle above. "What can we do?" Henry whispered. They never felt so weak- this vulnerable before. No matter whom the opponent was; a wild one, a Deva or a Sovereign… the tamers always pulled through. They could do it if they believed in each other and themselves. Velgemon brought a strong sense of doubt onto the strong group.

He was so strong at Champion level… Now he was at Ultimate and seemed to have the upper hand. It was like he knew what they would do. It was as if any chance they had at winning was wiped away. How was he so strong? Was it because he was a Legendary Warrior? Was it because he was from a different digital plane?

Velgemon dove again, talons extended. He angled his boney body so he was aimed at Kouji. The wielder of Light froze; his eyes wide with fear. Takuya finally came to his senses and made a mad dash towards the boy. He lunged, knocking Kouji and himself to the ground just in time. Velgemon's talons closed, snatching air.

The dark bird shrieked in rage. He wheeled around for a second go. This time, however, a large red Growlmon slammed into him from the side, sending him to the ground. Kyubimon and Gargomon stood next to Growlmon, glaring at the enormous dark warrior. Velgemon wasn't fazed. He leapt back into the air and drifted for a moment, surveying the scene.

Three relatively experienced Champion level Digimon; that could be a problem… Velgemon circled once more and soared higher into the skies. He would fight again… when the odds were in his favor.

"You better run you boney bird!" Gargomon shouted as Velgemon vanished into a cloud.

Henry nearly did a face palm. "That's a smart idea Gargomon! Let's antagonize the guy who tried to kill us!" He nearly shouted.


"I hope Takuya and Kouji are okay"

"Stop worrying about them Z, I'm sure they're fine. They can take care of themselves."

Everyone was worried about the boys. It had been a few days, (at least it felt like a few days to them, it was hard to tell) since the confrontation with Duskmon. Zoe, the warrior of Wind and only female member of the broken group fretted about them constantly. She poked the glowing remains of what had been a fire with a long stick.

Embers flared at they fell onto each other. Sad sighs echoed through the group. JP, the oldest member and warrior of Thunder was trying to keep a cheerful outlook. He tried to keep the morale up. He tried to encourage everyone that where ever Takuya and Kouji were, they were okay.

"I know that. I just- I worry okay? It's been days and we haven't heard from them or seen any trace. Duskmon's still out there… What if he got to them? What if they're badly hurt… or dead? What do we do then?" Zoe was almost in tears.

JP cast a sideways glance towards the sleeping figures of Tommy, Bokomon and Neemon. They had fallen asleep not too long ago, and JP wasn't totally convinced they were asleep anyway. "Come on Z, they're okay where ever they are. We'll find them. Then we'll go and fight Cherubimon."

Zoe bit her lip, and nodded. "I hope so…" She looked up at the dense tree tops of the forest they were camping in. The dark area didn't have a distinct day or day, just a time when the gloomy sky was lighter than the rest of the time. They guessed it was day when the sky was lighter.

That didn't matter. It was nearly pitch black. Only the glow of the embers chased the shadows of the forest further into the limbs and branches. The last of the glowing embers faded as JP and Zoe lay down to go to sleep.

Across from them, on the other side of the dying cinders, the youngest member of the group lay awake. He had been listening to JP and Zoe go back and forth like this for a few nights now. The warrior of Ice was tired of it all. He wanted to go and look for Takuya and Kouji, not stay in one spot. He wanted them to be okay.

He rolled onto his back and stared up into the darkness.

Where ever they are, I hope they're safe. I hope they're together. I hope they are alright, where ever they might be…


We know they're okay... But how long will that last? You'll have to find out on the next Taming the Frontier!