By Taro M.D
Chapter 5.2 - The Power of Gold
(Taro) Continuing the West Digi-Spring mini arc, we are in day 2 and we're not gonna waste time as we're about to kick it off here. Here's the next part of Digimon Crimson Legend!
Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon... it's the property of Toei Animation and Saban.
"Word" Speaking 'Word' Thought
The Digital World, North Continent
The town was in an uproar following the Numemon attack, it was the talk of the town although Desmond and Veemon with Armadillomon managed to get back to his hotel and slept in and in the morning, Armadillomon was properly introduced to Candlemon, Pidgemon and Hawkmon as they bonded together before all slept in.
Deputymon had a lot of work done following Desmond returning to the hotel and then reporting the incident to the Justice Digimon to which he sweatdropped but he was somewhat relived because the Numemon problem was gone and he can get back to patrolling... or so he thought.
"Well that takes care of that problem... now I can catch up to my afternoon nap."
Deputymon stopped writing his latest report to Mayor Starmon and was prepared to take a snooze but before he could close his eyes, the town was shaken with a major tremor that caused a lot of disturbance as well which the younger Deputymon went through the door.
"SIR WHAT'S GOING ON!"
"IT'S ONLY A TREMOR SON CALM DOWN!"
The shaking kept going for a few minutes until they stopped entirely.
"Oh good it's stopped!"
"Keep your toes up kid, who knows what would happen...!?"
The telephone then rang on Deputymon's desk as the experienced Champion level picked it up.
"Hello? Deputymon speaking."
"COME TO MY OFFICE IMMEDIATELY!"
The phone cut out as Deputymon put it back before he got up and left the office.
"I wish I took that nap now..."
The shaking however affected Desmond and his crew as they were suddenly awakened.
"Ugh... who's shaking the bed..."
"DESHMOND WAKE UP IT'S A TREMOR!"
"A WHAT NOW!?"
Desmond stayed where he was as the shaking stopped.
"Ok... that was different, that was the first time a minor earthquake woke me up."
"Sounds exciting!"
"What is it with you Armadillomon?"
"I like exciting stuff!"
"Uh huh..."
"Alright guys settle down, we're going outside as a group."
"Is that wise Desmond... what if the shaking is a trap?"
"We got no choice and sides most of you can Digivolve... Armadillomon recently digivolved so I'm not sure if you can do it again."
"Right!"
"Let's get down onto the street!"
Desmond and the Digimon left their hotel room and made their way down onto the street level just as another tremor hit.
"Aw crap soon as I said it was safe, this happens!"
"Desmond look over there!"
The tremor that is currently going on, now has a hole in the ground bursting through and a huge purple mole creature witn an iron drill that was attached onto his face and a white underside, his hands and feets are covered by smaller drills... but this one was glowing in a dark aura and looked like it wasn't cheerful.
"Who's the Monty Mole lookalike?"
"That Deshmond is Drimogemon he's a Champion level Beast Digimon Data type with a chip on his shoulder and is known as the road runner of the earth because of his quick speeds underground... his attacks consist of Iron Spin Drill, Bone Crusher and Screw Claw."
"Wait Desmond isn't that the workermon that Mayor Starmon and Deputymon say that works in the expansion of the town?"
"Your right Hawkmon he is..."
"What if he has one of those Dark Helix things?"
"I wouldn't be surprised Pidgemon..."
"I KNOW YOUR HERE HUMAN COME OUT AND FACE ME!"
Drimogemon looked around trying to find Desmond but the human countered by appearing behind him.
"Try looking behind you Monty Mole!"
Drimogemon looked behind him to see Desmond with his Digimon ready.
"AHA YOU HAVE COME AT LAST!"
"I didn't have to come far... but considering that we can do this now and risk casualties by destroying this city."
"I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THIS DUMP, A BATTLE IS WHAT I YEARN FOR... BUT THIS PLACE IS TOO SMALL FOR A BATTLE SUCH AS THIS... MEET ME IN 6 HOURS AT THE WEST CANYON OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN MYSELF... REMEMBER SIX HOURS FROM NOW IN WEST CANYON!"
Drimogeon then tunneled underground and disappeared entirely just as one of the younger Deputymon arrived at the scene.
"ARE YOU ALRIGHT THERE PARTNER!?"
"Yes I'm completely ok... however I have to find a place called West Canyon because your workhouse seems to have a Dark Helix in him."
"West Canyon's about an hour's walk from here..."
"GOOD! Ok guys we got a training session to prepare for and then... it's time for whack-a-mole!"
And so the scene changed to around 6 hours later in a very deep rocky canyon known as West Canyon as Desmond and the crew arrived... Hawkmon and Pidgemon were hovering in mid air whilst Veemon, Candlemon and Armadillomon were on the ground mentally prepared for the task at hand.
"ALRIGHT DRIMOGEMON SIX HOURS HAVE PASSED, WHERE ARE YOU!"
"Up here human!"
Everyone looked up to see a smirking Demidevimon who was hovering but below him was Drimogemon who was ready to fight... right on top of a large rock crop.
"I should of guessed that you was involved footballhead!"
"GRRR SHUT UP ABOUT THE ROUNDNESS OF MY HEAD! "ahem" Anyway I thought I would help cause some... chaos whilst I'm here although those idiotic Numemon were an unfortuate waste of useful... their defeat gave me an opportunity as this big lummox was just drilling there on the earth when I approached him and gave him a wonderful deal that involved Lord Devimon's wonderous gift!"
Drimogemon roared his approval to the skies as on his back was the telltale signs of a Dark Helix posession... Desmond paid this to mind as he turned to his Digimon.
"Ok Veemon, Candlemon, Hawkmon, Pidgemon... you guys are going to go in there and take on Monty over there, half of you can fly which will be useful against this guy as he will be using earth for this fight... the other two of you will be the main attackers, try to weaken him as much as you can without the need to kill him because we're purging him of that helix!"
"Awww Desmond why can't I fight!"
"Because Armadillomon you haven't achieved Champion form yet and your too weak no offense!"
"None taken!"
"Alright guys it's time to Digivolve!"
Desmond held up his Digivice high in the air as the light began to engulf the 4 able Digimon that can evolve.
"VEEMON DIGIVOLVE TO... VEEDRAMON!"
"CANDLEMON DIGIVOLVE TO... MERAMON!"
"HAWKMON DIGIVOLVE TO... AQUILAMON!"
"PIDGEMON DIGIVOLVE TO... AERODRAMON!"
The 4 Champions then began their charge to which Demidevimon turned to Drimogemon.
"GO ON THEN ATTACK THEM FOR LORD DEVIMON!"
"I WILL OBEY MY LORD AND MASTER!"
Drimogemon jumped off the rock crop and then slowly began to charge towards the attacking group.
"ALRIGHT THERE TUBBY IT'S TIME FOR A DIET! MAGNUM PUNCH!"
"I'M NOT REALLY HUNGRY! IRON SPIN DRILL!"
Veedramon tried to punch Drimogemon but his Iron Drill began to spin as it repelled the attack before striking the blue dragon hard on the chest.
"ROARING FIRE!"
"SCREW CLAW!"
Blows were exchanged between Drimogemon and Meramon as flaming fist met with drill claws as they cancelled each other's attacks.
"BLAST RINGS!"
"SONIC SCREECH!"
Two energy attacks hit Drimogemon but as they discover he only took a small amount of damage.
"BONE CRUSHER!"
Drimogemon had very large bones in his hands that he threw towards the flyers to which they dodged barely... although they gotten minor bumps.
"LET'S ATTACK TOGETHER! CUTTING SHOOT!"
"HEAT WAVE!"
"MACH IMPULSE!"
"AERO CLAW!"
Drimogemon jumped down into the ground as quick as he could as the attacks missed him completely with Aerodramon swooping down for it's attack... however a large mass on the ground indicating where Drimogemon was heading for as he was going very fast.
"COMING THROUGH!"
Veedramon and Meramon were knocked over as bowling pins as the underground mass passed them but this infuriated Armadillomon who couldn't take anymore the fact that he was nigh high useless but this didn't stop him from doing something.
"I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING! DIAMOND SHELL!"
Armadillomon curled up into a ball and rolled along just as Drimogemon reappeared from the ground only to get smacked in the face by a yellow ball that gave him a nasty mark on the impact zone.
"THAT DIDN'T EVEN HURT FUZZBALL! SCREW CLAW!
A good solid left punch send the rolled up Armadillomon towards a rock face which smashed him hard causing him to unroll and slump against the earthy terrain.
"NOW THEN... TIME TO BURY YOUR EFFORTS SMALL FRY! IRON SPIN DRILL!"
Drimogemon's drill began to whirl just as he struck the earth hard creating a massive tremor that cracked the ground open and it was heading towards the prone Armadillomon.
"OH JESUS NO! ARMADILLOMON!"
Armadillomon didn't react quick enough as the cracked earth engulfed the small beast but this would be the end for some cases however in this scenario it wasn't to happen and Armadillomon began to glow digivolution energy as Desmond's Digivice began to glow again which unleashed energies as the ground that enveloped Armadillomon promptly exploded in a combination of pebbles and dust leaving a massive hole in the ground with the bright light beginning to change size.
It was Digivolution time!
The Digivice began to shoot up a beam of light towards a gathering cloud of digital energy as it began to turn yellow and purple before an image began to show of a very large yellow dinosaur with armour on that roared before it began to shoot itself down onto the growing shape before a familiar phrase was heard.
"ARMADILLOMON DIGIVOLVE TO..."
The light faded as a much larger form took shape as a large 4 legged dinosaur with golden armour appeared with grey spikes all over it's back supported by smaller golden spikes, a golden helmet with viking shaped ears appeared with six small spikes on it's forehead... it's underside is a bright violet with muscle definition all over, it's legs have three digits but they are a lighter yellow than the armour and finally the stand out bit was an armoured tail that on the end has a large spherical iron spike ball on the end... his feet were supported by spiked ankle bracelets.
"ANKYLOMON!"
Ankylomon then climbed easily out of the hole and roared which surprised everyone including Desmond.
"Woah... he got big, WAY big!"
"Desmond that is Ankylomon an Armoured Dragon Vaccine type Champion Level that resembles an ancient dinosaur species on your world known as an Ankylosauras... he is very brave and it's armor allows him to do high dealing attacks such as Megaton Press, Knockout Beat, Armoured Stampede and Tail Hammer... he's pretty strong!"
"Is that true Ankylomon?"
"Yes it is Desmond I am basically a wall... and this wall is about to crash down on you Moley!"
"HA! I LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN!"
Drimogemon began to charge towards Ankylomon but the gold digimon which was now at the same height as the purple mole decided to hold it's ground and effortlessly stopped the mole charge.
"HOW CAN THIS BE!? I HAVE POWER FROM LORD DEVIMON!"
"PERHAPS YOU SHOULD LEARN TO LOOK AT THE WARRANTY BEFORE YOU CHOOSE!"
Ankylomon pushed Drimogemon a good distance but the mole decided to attack some more.
"IRON SPIN DRILL!"
"ARMOURED STAMPEDE!"
The two forces collided in the middle but since Ankylomon was in effect a powerful tank he managed to slightly damage the drill and pushed the mole back some considerable distance but he stopped on the spot which sent the mole back via distance.
"GRRR! BONE CRUSHER!"
"KNOCKOUT BEAT!"
The bones were thrown at the dinosaur but in a flurry of hard punches, they were all destroyed which infuriated the mole so much that he decided to jump into the ground with his drill activated but as he was running towards Ankylomon, he decided to do something that amazed and shocked Desmond.
"NOT THIS TIME! MEGATON PRESS!"
Ankylomon regardless of his weight jumped around 15 meters into the air and then slammed himself to the ground creating a massive shockwave that caused Drimogemon to shoot out of the ground like a geyser and with him flailing around in the air because of the intense energy that slam produced.
"OK GUYS ATTACK NOW!"
"RIGHT!"
Aerodramon and Aquilamon zoomed past the ascending Drimogemon who tried to swat them with his claw but he was too slow to attack.
"RAIN OF WINDS!"
"GRAND HORN!"
Aqulamon's horns glowed magenta as he slammed against Drimogemon and then quickly pulled away as the shower of wind slashes from the bird dragon's wings caused a lot of damage and then caused him to fall down, just as Meramon got a lift up from Veedramon.
"BLAZING FLAME!"
Meramon gathered a large fireball in his hand and proceeded to smack the opponent's body with the fireball causing an explosion sending him crashing to the ground.
"Ugh... it can't get any worse."
"OH IT CAN! VEE NOVA BLAST!"
Veedramon blasted his blue fireball which consumed and exploded giving him tremendous damage and causing his Dark Helix to appear in the least expected place... his forehead.
"REALLY! DID IT HAVE TO APPEAR... ON HIS HEAD, I MEAN HOW DUMB DID YOU HAVE TO BE TO PLANT ONE THERE!"
"GRRR NOW YOU GONE MADE ME MAD!"
Desmond saw Demidevimon dive bomb towards him but an evil grin appeared on his face just as he was about to prepare to do something that he may regret later... he prepared to kick Demidevimon like a football!
"DESMOND LINES UP FOR THE SHOT...!"
Desmond squarely kicked him in the face in the best way to guarantee that he will go off into the distance making a remarkable ping.
"HE SCORES! YES!"
"ONE PROBLEM DOWN... ONE OVERSIZED MOLE TO GO!"
Ankylomon said as he then proceeded to get some running speed before he leapt into the air and began to spin downwards, his big tail preparing to finish the battle.
"GAME OVER FOR YOU! TAIL HAMMER!"
The Tail Hammer smashed the Dark Helix completely into multiple pieces then the dark energy burst from where the helix was and proceeded to make Drimogemon scream in pain but Desmond didn't want to see this member of the community get destroyed so he quickly went over and got his Digivice and pressed against the hole that the Dark Helix was once placed.
"DIGIPURIFY!"
Instantly the healing powers of purification got rid of the dark influence and restored Drimogemon to normal as all the digimon went back to their rookie forms as the sun began to set ending another day in West Digi-Spring.
However overhead we see two figures observing the battle which made them realise that their plans had to be stepped up.
"We need to finish this tomorrow."
"Before Lord Devimon destroys our town..."
TO BE CONTINUED!
(Taro) Yep it's a cliffhanger, it's been a while since I did one of these... yes Armadillomon can digivolve to Ankylomon now and this wraps up the 2nd Digi Spring chapter... we will be concluding things next part and then it'll be a matter of 3 more parts I reckon before this first saga of the story will be wrapped up.
So look for the conclusion to this mini arc sometime soon and it'll be a real slobber knocker!