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Kaito: Well, now that we're done using the original gang as people doing the disclaimer, now's the time to use the new characters!
Terriermon: Whee! Me!
Kaito: Eh? No, not now, bud.
Terriermon: Fine.
Nazu: Silly, rabbit.
Terriermon: I'm a dog! Not a rabbit!
Nazu: (rolls eyes)
Kaito: Just do it, Nazu.
Nazu: (sighs) Fine. This girl doesn't own anything. Happy now?
Kaito: -_- That'll do.
Arc 2: The Crests
Chapter 8: The Lake Rabbit
Koji, Tommy, and Terriermon managed to grab a drifting log and lift themselves onto it. The three rode it down stream until it calmed down a bit. Koji went back into the water to try to steer the log into some shallow water so he and Tommy could get to shore without almost drowning.
Koji managed to finally get it far enough in that he could stay on his toes to keep his head above the water. He began to push it slowly closer to shore when something wrapped around his ankle and pulled him under. Tommy heard the splash behind him and turned to see that Koji was gone. "Koji? Koji!" shouted Tommy as he peered into the water.
Suddenly, a giant WaruSeadramon jumped out of the water and dived back down. Tommy noticed Koji was wrapped up in its tail. "Koji!" shouted Terriermon and Tommy. Tommy quickly pulled out his wet D-tector and evolved into Kumamon and Terriermon Digivolved into Gargomon. Unfortunately for the log, Gargomon's weight was too much and made it rock.
Gargomon fell in. He surfaced and spat out the water that he had swallowed. Gargomon glared up at Kumamon who held tight to the log and was smiling nervously. WaruSeadramon popped out of the water, holding Koji above the water to give him enough breath and then slamming him back into the water.
Kumamon did his best to balance on the log and fired a round of snowballs from his blaster but they didn't do anything to their target. Gargomon had a little more luck with harming the giant red sea serpent.
"Dark Blast!" WaruSeadramon fired a dark blast at the two Digimon. Kumamon jumped out of the way and used a Crystal Freeze attack on the spot where the dark blast landed. The water that spouted up froze into place. Kumamon swam to the frozen platform while Gargomon covered him, firing at the purple icicles that WaruSeadramon summoned and fired at Kumamon.
Kumamon pulled himself onto the platform and jumped out onto the water. He used his Crystal Breeze to make himself more platforms. At the same time, he fired ice balls at the enemy and dodging raining purple icicles, black blasts, and poison.
WaruSeadramon became frustrated and dived back under the water just as Kumamon was about to jump into the air and Slide Evolve into Korikakumon. He began sinking and wildly grabbed for WaruSeadramon's tail.
What little air Koji was swept out of his mouth and his lungs screamed for air.
Korikakumon held on tightly as he could but the rapid decent was getting hard for him to hang on. As an added bonus, both he and Koji were losing their air. What can I-? Korikakumon opened his mouth and bit down hard on WaruSeadramon's scaly tail.
Korikakumon wanted to spit the slimy taste out of his mouth and shout "Yuck" but it did get the job done. WaruSeadramon's tail loosened its grip on Koji. Korikakumon Slide Evolved into Kumamon and grabbed Koji and swam upward as quickly as he could before his own air ran out. Almost there, he thought.
Kumamon heard "Dark Blast!" Kumamon didn't look back and swam faster. Something crashed into the two of them and drove them to the surface. Kumamon and Koji gasped for breath. "Are you okay?" asked a rough voice behind them.
The two turned back to see a Penguinmon holding them up. "Hey-o, down there!" shouted a voice above them. Terriermon circled above them and hovered next to them. Penguinmon helped them into shallow water. They walked onto the dry land and sat down to catch their breath.
"What happened to WaruSeadramon?" asked Tommy, who had returned to his human form.
"Tylomon took care of him," Penguinmon explained. He cocked his head and examined them. "Why were you trying to swim in the Seadramon infested waters? Don't you know it's dangerous at this time of the year?"
"You guys are terrible swimmers," Terriermon teased. "I'm such a better swimmer." He folded his arms proudly with a wide grin.
Koji rolled his eyes. "Then if you're such a great swimmer, why didn't you swim after me?"
Terriermon giggled. "Oh, calm down," he said nonchalantly.
"So, what were you doing in the waters anyway?" asked Penguinmon.
"We fell into it after a cliff exploded," Tommy said.
"During that battle between Heikamon and Donnermon," added Koji, remembering the battle before falling and being swept down the river.
"Then where are Takuya and the others?" asked Tommy.
"Probably swept farther down the river," suggested Koji. He pulled out his D-tector and summoned the map from the device. He examined it. Three dots (a grey, a pink, and a dark purple one) caught his attention. So only three were in the area? Koji began trying to contact Koichi but he couldn't get into contact with anyone. Tommy tried contacting Takuya then JP, but didn't have any luck.
Penguinmon waddled over to them. "Who're you trying to look for?" he asked.
"Our friends: five other humans, a Bokomon, and a Neemon," the two answered.
"The guys at the city could help," Penguinmon suggested. The two humans and Terriermon looked at the purple flightless bird. "I live in a city not too far from here. It's just less then a mile that way." Penguinmon pointed down the river. Penguinmon began leading them down the river. Koji and Tommy looked at each other and followed the Rookie level. Terriermon flew not too far behind them.
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The figure watched the two humans and the Terriermon follow the Penguinmon. The female Digimon smirked. "Perfect," she whispered to herself. She jumped from branch to branch quietly and followed them to their destination.
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Penguinmon took them through a small forested area and eventually came to a huge city. "Welcome to Lake City," he said. The city was almost on top of the lake on the other side of the lake. Possibly from the water? Not too far away was a boat rental shop run by a Scubamon. They got themselves a motor boat and road across the lake. Swimmon and other aquatic Digimon jumped out of the water and dived back into it. More boats were seen across the lake filled with all sorts of Digimon.
"Lake City's roads are water ways so boats and the Digimon of the lake are able to get around," Penguinmon explained.
"Sounds like Venice in Italy," said Koji.
"Venice?" asked Tommy. "Doesn't Zoe talk about that place a lot?" Koji nodded. Zoe had told them of her vacation to Venice, Italy when she was younger and about the waterways of the city.
The boat slowed down a bit as they entered the city. Penguinmon navigated through the confusing city streets passing Digimon and buildings until they got to the middle of the city where a giant dome building. "I'm sure our city leader could help you," said Penguinmon as he parked the boat. "She's able to use the devices you have and pin-point the exact location of your friends. Just be careful of how you say things. Lately, Crescemon has been moody lately. Please don't be rude to her and say Crescemon di signora when speaking to her."
The three nodded and stepped off the boat. Terriermon sat on Tommy's arm as the three made their way into the building lead by Penguinmon. "What are your names again?" he asked.
"I'm Tommy. This is Terriermon and that's Koji," Tommy introduced themselves.
Penguinmon's flaps on the back of his head lifted and drooped. "Those names sound oddly familiar," he mumbled to himself. Koji noticed an odd look in the bird's eyes. He tensed and put his hand in the pocket and gripped his D-tector. Something wasn't right and he needed to be on his guard. Tommy was oblivious to Koji's tenseness and continued following Penguinmon.
Terriermon looked back at Koji and noticed that he seemed rather upset. He frowned. He's probably pissed since he didn't have lunch, he thought. That reminds me, I'm hungry! "Hey, Pen, do you know where the nearest food joint is?"
"I'll take you to one once we're done here," Penguinmon assured him. He eventually brought them to a huge room that had a glass floor and walls. Two figures were in the middle of the room. One was a pink female figure wearing armor and carrying two axe-like weapons. The other was a humanoid orange lion with thick blonde hair and small flames coming from his armor and from the tip of his tail.
"Why would you break our treaty that has helped both our cities?" shouted the orange Digimon furiously. "What has gotten into you Crescemon?"
"Something I should have done long ago," replied Crescemon icily. "Your citizens have been stealing from the lake and my city. I want them out, Flaremon! You get out of my city as well!"
The kids could hear Flaremon growl and he pushed passed them. "What's his problem?" asked Terriermon. "Someone put out his fire?"
"Who was that?" asked Tommy.
"Flaremon, the leader of the Volcano City to the west in the Black Mountains," whispered Penguinmon. "Our cities were at war for sometime. Five years ago, they made a treaty and our cities were able to co-exist in peace. Something must have happened for Crescemon to break the treaty like that." Koji gripped his D-tector tighter.
Crescemon turned her attention to the new comers. "What is it?" she asked. Her voice still ice cold.
Tommy shivered from the sternness and ice of her voice. Penguinmon looked up at Crescemon. "Crescemon di signora, these humans need help searching for their friends," he said.
Crescemon looked at the humans with her icy gaze. "What are their names?" she asked.
Koji gripped his D-tector and got ready to run if needed be. "Koji and Tommy are their names," explained Penguinmon.
Crescemon's gaze flew towards the humans. Her glare was threatening and nearly freezing. Koji pulled out his D-tector and shouted "Spirit Evolution" as quickly as Crescemon shouted, "Get the humans! Get Their Spirits!" Lobomon grabbed Tommy and Terriermon and tore threw the halls. Several Depthmon, Doumon, Frogmon, Shawjamon, and Orcamon raced after them, firing attacks. Lobomon ran through the halls and took a sharp turn into a window. He fired a Howling Laser to shatter the glass and jumped through the window. He landed on the ground and continued running and jumped across the water way.
Crescemon watched as he disappeared. "Damn it," she growled. "Follow them! Cut off all ways out of the city!"
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Lobomon jumped through the city and dodged the eyes of the Digimon as best he could. "What was that?" asked Tommy. "Why are they after us?"
"They want our Spirits," Lobomon said. "Crescemon and the citizens must work for or with the Tainted Warriors." He stopped in a deserted ally way and sat down so he could rest for a few minutes.
"Who are these Tainted Warriors?" asked Terriermon.
"Some enemies of ours," explained Tommy.
"So, you're what's all the commotion's about?" asked a voice from behind them. The three turned startled. Lobomon grabbed one of his Licht Schwert swords and got into a defensive position while Tommy pulled out his D-tector, ready to back Lobomon up. Out of the shadows came a Lunamon.
Lobomon gripped the hilt of his sword tighter. "Who are you? Another enemy sided with Crescemon?" he demanded.
Lunamon shook her head. "No," she replied. "That's my sister. There's something wrong with her."
Lobomon didn't relax. "Why should we trust you?"
"Oh, come off it, dude," Terriermon said, flying towards the Lunamon. "What do ya think she's gonna do? She's only a Rookie and she wouldn't last two seconds against you."
Tommy seemed unsure of what to do. "Maybe Terriermon's right?" he suggested.
Lobomon finally relaxed and retracted the light blade and put it away. "Fine, but in return, we want your help."
Lunamon nodded. "Of course. What is it, sir?" she asked politely.
Lobomon turned back into Koji and walked towards Lunamon. He gave a look back at Tommy and turned back his attention back towards Lunamon and pulled out his D-tector. "Our friends are here," he said as he pulled up the map and pointed towards the three dots. "Can you tell us where that is?"
Lunamon examined it for a minute. "Somewhere in Storm Fields, possibly near the Black Mountains," she stated. She looked up at them with a determined look. "That's all I can give you."
Koji nodded. Suddenly, a call came from Tommy's D-tector. Tommy recognized it as Nazu's symbol on his screen. "Hello?" Koji came over and looked over the younger Digidestined's shoulder.
"Anyone out there? We need help, now!" cried the unanimous voices of Koichi, Zoe, and Nazu. Their voices were hoarse and full of fear. "We're out numbered and we need-!" They were cut off mid sentence.
"Koichi! Koichi!" shouted Koji in a panicked voice, snatching the D-tector from Tommy. The symbol faded and Koji grabbed his own D-tector and dropped Tommy's.
Terriermon caught it before it hit the ground and handed it to a grateful Tommy. "Jeez, he doesn't have to get so worked up," he muttered.
Koji ignored what the little rabbit had said and kept trying to contact Koichi but failed to do so. Tommy tried getting a hold of Nazu then Zoe. Tommy gave up after a few minutes but Koji kept trying. Tommy looked at Koji. Koji had the same expression he had the year before when Koichi was still in the coma in the real world. "Koji," Tommy nearly whispered but Koji didn't even hear him.
"Koji? Tommy? You guys there?" asked a new voice from Koji's D-tector. The symbol of fire appeared on his D-tector.
"Takuya! Where the hell are you?" he demanded and then cut to the chase. "Hey, did you hear the distress call from the others?"
"Yeah," replied JP's voice from Tommy's D-tector and echoed from Koji's. "Do you know where they are?"
"We have an idea," replied Koji.
"Is Tommy with you, Koji?" asked Takuya from the other end.
"Yeah," answered Tommy happily. "So is Terriermon. Where are you guys? When we tried to find you, you weren't on the map."
"No one else was on the map on our end either," JP informed him. "According to Bokomon, we're in Larva Village."
"And you wouldn't guess what we found out," Takuya added. "We found a human and he turned out to be Donnermon."
"WHAT?!" the two shouted in disbelief. They threw it aside as soon as they remember the distress call. Koji told them where they were and where the others might be.
"Let's meet there," informed Takuya. They said bye and cut the connection.
Koji and Tommy turned towards Lunamon. "We need help getting out of the city," said Tommy. "Do you think you can help us?" Lunamon looked off into space.
Koji turned to Tommy. "We can get out of here without anyone's help," he said. "Let's go." Koji turned into Lobomon and began to leave. Tommy and Terriermon followed reluctantly.
"Wait!" Lunamon shouted. The three stopped and turned towards the little white rabbit. "I know a way out of here that won't get you caught. It'll take you out of the city but it'll take you an hour to at least wander through the underground sewers if you don't follow the directions." She motioned for them to follow her. She lead them to a different ally way and walked over to a sewer cover. Lunamon bent down and removed it. "I can show you the way out but once you make it to the outside I can direct you to a friend of mine that will be able to take you to your destination."
"What about your city?" asked Tommy.
Lunamon turned to Tommy. "The city will last," she replied. "I can save my sister once I use the Crest."
The two human's eyes bulged. "Crest?" they asked. Lunamon nodded and pulled out a small gold necklace with a transparent blue plate.
"You know what a Crest is?" she asked. Tommy nodded and pulled out the necklace just like the "Crest" that Lunamon held. "Wow, you have one too?" she asked. "I thought there was only one."
Lunamon slipped into the sewer. The other two followed her. She grabbed a small stone from something on her and held it in front of her. The two boys continued to question her for several minutes and finally fell silent when they couldn't get anymore info from her.
Eventually they came to a bright light down the tunnel and into fresh air. Lunamon turned to them. "Keep watch for another human or a Digimon named Donnermon. For some reason, he's after the Crests. I'd suggest you watch yourself," Koji warned her.
She nodded. "You should take your own advice as well, since you too have a Crest." Lunamon gave them directions to a friend of hers that could take them to their destination. The three left.
Good luck, humans, she wished them before turning back towards the tunnel. A Frogmon stood behind her.
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A shriek came to Terriermon's ears. He turned his attention back towards the tunnel. "Something's wrong," he shouted. Tommy turned back as Terriermon began flying back to the tunnel entrance. Tommy ran after him and Koji was forced to run after the boy. The three looked down on the sight of a Frogmon scanning Lunamon's data and watching her turn into a DigiEgg and fly off.
Tommy was horror struck. Koji was tense. Terriermon didn't hesitate and turned into Gargomon. The Frogmon smirked. "The humans." He jumped into the air and threw his shuriken. Gargomon fired at them and knocked them off course. Tommy and Koji quickly Digivolved and the three took care of Frogmon quickly.
Lobomon scanned the data. Terriermon deDigivolved and sat down. He then noticed something sparkling on the ground and walked over to it. He picked up and saw that it was the Crest. He slipped over his head and began flying after the other two.
(^_^) (-_-)
Kaito: (jams out to music)
Takuya: (walks in) Hey, isn't that Koichi's theme song?
Kaito: (nods) You bet! This and JP's are awesome!
Takuya: (folds arms and looks around) Where's Koji?
Kaito: He's helping the others do something for the next author's notes. I don't know why.
Terriermon: Maybe they're planning a surprise party!
Takuya: (sweats)
Kaito: Pfft! Yeah, right. Since you two aren't busy, why don't you help me with the reviews? Maybe Silver could help?
Takuya: Aw, hell no! He's a bad guy!
Kaito: So?
Takuya: Never mind.
Kaito: Anyway, thanks to Aslan Leon and Duckie Lover 151 for reviewing again. ^^ Duckie, the thing with Silver/Donnermon will be answered later. ^^ Just don't know how long, though.
Takuya: Heck, even I'm confused.
Terriermon: Who's Donnermon? The guy that was fighting the other guy?
Kaito: Anyway, DigiBleach and Guilmon, thanks. ^^ I think we'd all go nuts if something like that happened. Especially me. O.O
Everyone: R&R, please!!
