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New digidestined

Chapter 7: Blossodramon's natural essence

Back in the real world, for the first time in a long time, Tai sat alone crying. The sudden disappearance of Jayko, Chloe, Kiyo, Rhea and Sammy had become the local big story. The older digidestined decided to keep Emiko's disappearance secret as they knew where she was. But that didn't make Tai feel better. Emiko was the only thing left who kept him strong but now there was a possibility that he'd never see her again. The house was quiet without her smiling face and enthusiastic personality around. She often got out her digimon book, the one T.K. wrote, and would read it then ask Tai for his view on what happened. He would happily tell her to just see the bright, dreamy look in her eyes. Since Luna died, they had become closer despite Tai often going away. He would know that Agumon would look after her and that she was safely with Kari and T.K. But now she was fending for herself and out of reach to him. He looked over at framed picture of when Emiko was little and Luna was alive.

"I've let you down, Luna," He said softly, "I promised that I'd look after Emiko with all my soul and heart but now she's trapped in the digital world."

He looked in to Luna's beautiful smiling face and could almost hear her telling him that it wasn't his fault. She always made him see sense and make him feel strong. There had to be a way of getting the kids back.

"Wherever you are, Emiko, I'll get you back safely."

In the digital world, Emiko stopped dead as they walked through a dark pine forest. She wasn't sure why she stopped but it felt like someone was calling her name. Agumon saw the look on his young partner's face.

"Emiko, are you ok?" He asked.

"I'm not sure, Agumon," She replied, "I thought I heard my father call my name."

"What, Tai's here?"

Agumon looked around and couldn't see his old friend at all. Emiko admitted that it may have been her imagination and returned to walking. Agumon followed her, confused. The forest they were walking through was quite murky considering that it was in the middle of the day. The trees were so tall and wide that they were blocking out the sun light.

"This place is so depressing," Chloe commented, "It needs a good deal of brightening up."

"Those ribbons of yours might do the trick." Floretmon said.

"I wouldn't waste my ribbons on some stupid trees."

"It reminds me of the forests you'd see in Canada or Alaska." Rhea said.

"Where?" Fluttermon asked.

"They are places in the real world." Emiko explained.

"I have the feeling we're about to be pounced on by a grizzly." Jayko said, shakily.

"Stop it!" Sammy snapped, "You're giving me the creeps."

They all went quiet and continued walking. No matter what way the digidestined looked at it, the forest was unnerving.

Soon they came across a large clearing that looked very familiar. It was large, rectangular and had white lines around the edges.

"Hey!" Jayko cheered, "It's a soccer pitch!"

"Wow!" Sammy gasped, "If we had a ball we could play five-a-side soccer."

"Well, that can be easily arranged." Emiko smiled.

Everyone turned and saw the goggle headed brunette pull out her fully inflated soccer ball. They split up in to two teams, digimon versus humans. Emiko, Jayko, Chloe, Rhea and Sammy made up the human team with Chloe nominated was goalkeeper. Agumon, Floretmon, Gaomon, Scratchmon and Fluttermon made up the digimon team. Kamemon and Kiyo were referees. Kiyo threw the ball in the air and as it fell, Fluttermon kicked at Agumon who immediately took the ball at his feet and ran with it. He felt great as he passed it to Gaomon. Gaomon took the ball and ran with it. However it wasn't long before Jayko stole the ball. The green haired jock sprinted down the length of the pitch then kicked it at Floretmon and the goal. The shy little digimon saw the ball coming, raised her arms and closed her eyes. She just hoped that the ball wouldn't hurt her. Suddenly she heard Jayko's voice groan and the other digimon cheer. She opened her eyes and saw the ball in her grasp. She had saved it.

"I hate to say it," Rhea smiled, "But well done, Floretmon. Great save!"

The grass digimon just blushed.

The game then got serious. Sammy, Jayko and Emiko brought out their secret weapon. The boys ran down the sides of the pitch, making fast passes to each other, confusing the digimon. They got to a few feet from the goal, stopped and Jayko made kicked the ball towards Sammy. The digimon were about to steal it when, out of nowhere, Emiko stormed in and her right foot smacked the ball so hard and fast that Floretmon had dive on the floor to avoid being hit. The digimon, Chloe and Kiyo stood there with dropped jaws. They had never seen Emiko play but had heard that she was a force to reckon with. Evidently, that made it 1-0 to the human team.

"That was awesome." Gaomon gasped.

"Like father, like daughter." Agumon commented.

After that goal it was the digimon who ended up with the ball and got the upper hand. Emiko was holding back as Agumon had the ball and was doing really well. Sammy, Rhea and Jayko tried to stop him but this was a digimon on a mission. Chloe saw that no one was going to stop the yellow lizard and braced herself for the ball flying her way. Agumon kicked it hard and it sailed towards her. However, he had kicked a bit too high and it crashed in to a tree and got stuck. The digidestined gathered underneath.

"Great, it's stuck." Scratchmon spat.

"Nice one Agumon!" Sammy grumbled.

The overgrown lizard blushed and looked at Emiko sheepishly. She just smiled and shook her head.

"Well some one needs to get it down." Rhea said.

"Go on Chloe." Jayko said elbowing her lightly.

"Why me!?" She snapped.

"Because it went through your goal"

Reluctantly, Chloe walked towards the tree and started to climb.

Despite being a school dancer and gymnast, Chloe wasn't a natural climber and all the other digidestined couldn't stop giggling, least of all Rhea and Emiko.

"AH MAN!" They heard, "MY DRESS!"

"Maybe she could make it in to shorts." Rhea chuckled.

"Rhea!" Emiko sniggered, "Shame on you!"

Chloe managed to scramble up to the branch with the ball sat in it. She sat on the branch then tentatively inched along it to the ball.

"I can't believe the cheek of those jerks!" She grumbled, "I would never do this at home."

As the others stood waiting, Emiko's ball suddenly flew out of the tree. Emiko managed to catch it. This meant that Chloe was on her way down. But suddenly, a loud roar ripped through the air. Then, crashing through the trees was a giant red bug with huge pincers. It screeched then dive bombed the digidestined on the ground. Agumon recognised it.

"It's can't be!" He said.

"What is that?" Kiyo asked.

"Kuwagamon!"

The giant insect came around again and narrowly missed their heads. Emiko remembered where Chloe was. She got up and cupped her hands around her mouth.

"Chloe!" She shouted, "Get out of the tree!"

Too late! Kuwagamon swung around and crashed in to the tree that had Chloe in it. The tree broke and the pink-haired girl fell through the air.

"CHLOE!" Floretmon shouted.

"HELP ME! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"

Chloe's green digivice suddenly starting beeping and Floretmon started glowing.

"Floretmon digivolve to… Blossodramon."

Blossodramon was a large leaf-green dragon with dark green wings. Her teeth protruded out of her mouth like Agumon's, her ears were miniatures of her wings and there was a large dark pink flower around her neck, like a shirt collar. Along her sides a flowery pattern made up of dark green vines and small pink flowers dotted along it. She swooped in to the air and caught Chloe on her back.

The green dragon glided around and faced her red enemy. He came at her with his scissor claw ready to do some serious damage. However, Blossodramon hovered in the sky, rose on to her back legs and grabbed hold of him with her front claws. She lifted him over her head then threw him away from her.

"Nature's essence!"

Despite a none threatening name, Blossodramon released a stream of energy that had razor sharp needles in it. This caused Kuwagamon to have cuts along his shell. With a shriek, he flew away. Blossodramon landed gently on the ground and let Chloe jump off.

"Hey are you Chloe?" Jayko asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," She replied, smiling, "That was awesome."

Blossodramon de-digivolved to Floretmon and smiled.

"Thank you Chloe," She blushed, "It was my pleasure."

Agumon came up to the shy grass digimon and hugged her.

"That was brilliant, Floretmon." He smiled.

Floretmon blushed more as Emiko raised an eyebrow, in amusement, at her digimon's affection. She only ever saw him hug her and her mother's digimon. But now every digimon had digivolved to champion, meaning that they had to find their crests otherwise they'd never digivolve to ultimate.


Next chapter, the first big enemy appears.