Digimon Frontier Deluxe
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Kenshin: Welcome back folks. Today we bring you chapter 10. This time JP looks for his amulet at the Valley of Thunder.
Yusei: He also meets the big guy who controlled him before.
Chapter 10: Love and Revenge – Zanda Thunder!
Two days have past since the DigiDestined found the Amulet of Ice. Beelzebumon rests in his seat, awaiting the time to make his move against the kids. He plans his thoughts on the Warrior of Light he fought, and trapped him in that wall of light. "Kouji Minamoto huh? He'll be interesting."
"Beelzebumon," Lilithmon lifts herself from her book, "shut up. I can hardly read this romance novel with your prattling."
"Then stop reading and get out!" Beelzebumon stands and heads towards the exit. "It's been days since we fought anyway."
"Random imbecile..." She turns to her book and proceeds to read. From behind her Barbamon appears, and she scuffs. "What now, Barbamon?"
"Lucemon requires you to act now." He then raises a bar graph chart and shows them the seven sins with their names. Pride has been crossed off, but Envy, Greed and Wrath are currently the highest rated. Gluttony and Sloth are on a greater level, but Lust is the lowest. "Myself, Leviamon and Daemon are doing well, but you haven't accomplished much since our revival. I had figured you'd be fine performing your wily actions, but-"
"I'm already working on a plan involving those humans" she tells him, still not even looking at him. "I'll be able to find out more of their plans."
"That won't be necessary. Leviamon is already on it."
"And you really believe he'll accomplish it? The same jealous coward who hides beneath the seas?" Lilithmon closes her book and glares at Barbamon. "You're smart, but you're stupid. You still don't have the common sense to realize that simply telling us what to do will happen; it didn't work when the Royal Knights came and attacked us, and it won't work now."
"But-"
"Trust me; I know what I'm talking about." She then returns to her book. "Oh balls! I forgot to bookmark!" Beelzebumon laughs before looking away, so she throws the book at his head.
Elsewhere...
Takuya and the others finally reach the Continent of Thunder, which consists mostly of a valley with thunder and lightning overhead. JP scratches his head as they leave Angler the Trailmon, who rides off speaking something in German.
"So, this is my spot huh? Maybe I get to Double Spirit Evolve this time!" he says with an excited grin.
"Maybe this form will be a combination of Bolgmon and Blitzmon," says Tommy as he looks at his own Spirit, before thinking otherwise.
"So wait, when do we get to fuse our spirits?" asks Katsuharu. It's a thought that's been in his head since meeting Vikemon.
"Ask Ophanimon about that, when we rescue her." Takuya states as he looks at the map. "Ah man. The marker's gone."
"We might be too close to it like with Vikemon," says Kouji as he looks around the valley. "Hey, look at that."
The others turn in his direction to see a huge power plant not too far from them. Teruo says, "That might be it, but it seems a little too obvious."
"Bokomon?" Takuya turns to Bokomon, who looks through the book.
"Well according to this the Continent of Thunder is mostly a valley controlled by lightning; to take advantage of it a power plant was built here, like the one we went to before," says the Digimon. "There doesn't seem to be any info on a Digimon who may end up guarding the Amulet this time..."
"We might as well give it a try," Zoe argues with a shrug.
"Still, it could be around the rest of this place," Chiaki adds.
"JP," Takuya turns to the oldest of the group, "you, Chiaki, Teruo, Kouichi and Kouji go check out the power plant. If the amulet's there you'll most likely receive it. If not we'll have a good idea of where to look after looking around the valley."
"Oh, I don't know. Remember what happened last time we entered a power plant?" says JP while turning his eyes to it.
"Yeah, you found your spirit there." Remembering that, he realizes that this is most likely to work. He then laughs and rushes off, and Tommy shouts, "Hey, don't leave right away!"
"Sheesh." Kouji rushes after him, along with Chiaki, Kouichi and Teruo.
"Oh beans! Wait for me!" Bokomon and Patamon chase after them.
"Alright, let's go look around," Takuya says as he heads off.
"Wouldn't it have been better for us to all go?" asks Katsuharu with an annoyed stare.
"We're trying to keep a low profile," he reminds him. "If the Demon Lords found out they'd look for it too and we'd be out of luck if they found even one. You've seen how strong Beelzebumon was, and we only survived because he left."
'That's true...' Katsuharu scuffs and kicks a rock, before following the others.
Back with Kouji and the others, they enter the power plant. A Kabuterimon flies down before them. "Welcome humans and Digimon to the Kabuteri Power Plant. Are you here for the tour?"
"Uh, yeah. Right guys?" Teruo says, turning to the others with a wink.
'Ah great; it's just like last time...' JP sighs as he and the others agree to the tour. 'Alright, we need to sneak around...'
"JP," whispers Kouji as he turns to the warrior of Thunder, "you and Chiaki look around while we keep them distracted."
"Okay, thanks Kouji." He and Chiaki head towards the outer rooms.
A security camera views the two, and on screen someone watches them curiously. Its eyes hit JP. "Those humans... Zoom in." The camera goes in further. "No, zoom in more!" It zooms in and hits JP in the face. "... Too much."
"Down here is where the workers go to check the levels of nuclear energy growing," says Kokuwamon as he gestures to the others of his species looking over the hazard levels. The Digital Hazard is visible by a generator nearby.
"Well atleast there's no Goblimon like last time," says Bokomon as he looks around. Kouji turns to him, wondering what he meant, and he says, "Long story."
"Nuclear power? I thought this was made to harness the lightning above," Teruo says after taking a moment to think about it.
"Actually, once a week the clouds overhead clear up and no lightning comes down," Kokuwamon explains. "But Professor Dinobeemon came up with the idea to utilize other sources of energy. Infact, he and Lillymon designed and created the entire plant."
"And where are these two?" Kouichi asks.
"Dinobeemon has locked himself in his room for weeks. And Lillymon," he stops at that moment, unable to continue, "moving on."
'That's not good...' Kouji puts two and two together, and comes to his own conclusion on what happened to her.
As Kouji's group draws attention to themselves, JP and Chiaki search the building. The big guy asks, "You have any clue where it might be?"
"Not really," she answers, placing a hand to her chin. "If it's really here we'll have to search all over. You have any idea?"
"I may have an idea..." he says, remembering the time he found Blitzmon's spirit.
"Is Takuya really the leader?" she asks suddenly.
"Huh? What kind of question is that?"
"Well, we joined up with you guys knowing it was for the best, but we don't really know who leads you. I had thought you did," she turns to JP, "and Katsuharu still thinks he should lead."
"Katsuharu?" JP thinks about all the things Takuya has put them through, and gotten them out of. After helping him get over his jealousy and still considering him a friend, Takuya deserves that position. Even when he does stupid things he has his place there. Though, thinking about it makes JP think of what his position here is; what is his reason for being here?
"JP?"
"Oh, sorry... I think it's fine if Takuya's the leader. We all have our place in this world," he says to her. "Like myself... I often wondered what my place in this world was. Before you guys came I kept thinking what purpose I had in this world; what could I give?"
"R-Really?" They stop walking, and she stares intently at him.
"Before I was upset that everyone got their spirits and could evolve before I could. I felt useless, out of place; like I shouldn't be here." He looks to the floor, downtrodden and upset. "And then when Takuya and Kouji got that new type of evolution I was happy for them, but at the same time I wondered why it couldn't have been me who got it... And then I realized that there are things those guys can only do, so maybe there are things I can do. That's why, I'm okay with him being the leader, because he's allot better at it than I could be."
"Oh JP..." she whispers.
"I don't know, it's kind of dumb huh?"
"No, not at all!" Chiaki replies quickly. "I've always wanted to know what my purpose in life is too. I want to be more than the unpopular girl at school. What you say makes me feel like I can be someone with a purpose too."
The floor below them opens up quickly, and as they school and fall down the floor closes up. JP hits the floor first, and Chiaki lands on his belly. "Sorry."
"It's fine..." he says, a blush appearing on his face being so close to a girl.
The lights go on in the room they've fallen into. This reveals a station, full of plugs and a cylindrical tube for scientific experiments. They get up, and JP asks, "Where are we?"
"It looks like the chemistry lab at school." Chiaki looks at the table, seeing paper reports and the sort.
"Welcome." The DigiDestined turns around and see a dragonic bug Digimon. "To my lab. I am. Dinobeemon."
"Uh... Sure..." says JP placing a hand on his D-Scanner.
"What is this place?" asks Chiaki as she remains on guard.
"This is where I come to work. To set up my plan." Dinobeemon walks over to his table and goes to work. "My plan is to work. On becoming stronger."
'He also needs to work on his speech impediment.' JP tilts his head to the side with a melancholic look.
"What do you need to become stronger for?" asks Chiaki as she watches him sit in a chair.
"To kill. Cherubimon." They back away in shock at his statement.
"Cherubimon?"
"Cherubimon killed her. Killed Lillymon. The one who cared for me. I will use this power plant's energy. To accelerate my evolution and become strong enough to destroy him," Dinobeemon says before drinking a vial from his table. He then falls to the side, and JP catches him, sort of. "Thank you."
"Dinobeemon, how long have you been down here?" asks Chiaki.
"Several weeks. Lost track of time," he explains, turning to the tube he would enter.
"Wait, you don't have to do this! Cherubimon's gone!" says JP, grasping the Digimon's attention.
"What?"
"Cherubimon was defeated by the Demon Lords weeks ago. He's not around anymore to cause anyone trouble..." he says, turning his eyes to Chiaki who nods.
"The Demon Lords? Oh balls." Dinobeemon falls to the ground.
"Dinobeemon?"
"If he's gone. Then there's no point to this. I wasted my revenge..." Dinobeemon picks himself up and turns to the containment unit. "What's left for me? What can I do now? What purpose do I have to living in this world now?"
Chiaki and JP turn to eachother and then say, "You can come with us!"
Dinobeemon looks to the humans. "Leave? With you?"
"Yeah. If you're looking for a purpose, you can find one with us," he tells the Digimon. "Okay?"
"Why?" Dinobeemon tightens his right claw. "I brought you down here. To understand the humans. And see if I can use you."
"But you want to fight the evils of the Digital World too right? Isn't that why you did this?" Dinobeemon looks down as he remembers the feelings he had for Lillymon that pushed him this far.
"Dinobeemon, you're a genius!" Lillymon says as she hugs the Insect Digimon. "The world will be a much better place with this power plant."
"This isn't what Cherubimon promised!" shouts Dinobeemon angrily as he looks up painfully towards Grottomon and the other evil warriors.
"Cherubimon-sama said no matter what happens," says the little troll as Arbormon steals Lillymon's data. "Long as distractions are gone Dinobeemon continue working."
"It's fine as long as you can work; that's your only purpose here, right?" Arbormon laughs as he and Grottomon walk off.
Dinobeemon clenches his claws and falls out of his seat. "I don't know..." He then says, "What brings you here?"
"Us?" JP turns to Chiaki.
"We're looking for an amulet that's been sealed in the Digital World," she explains, and Dinobeemon cups his chin as he thinks.
"Huh... I think I know. What you're looking for." Dinobeemon takes out a book. "When this power plant was made. I had assistance from Lillymon. And HeraklesKabuterimon."
"Who?" Dinobeemon shows a drawing.
"HeraklesKabuterimon was the ruler of this Continent. Him and all Kabuterimon species. He had passed on after a fight. After helping choose the location to create the power plant. He said something here was special."
"Really..." JP says as he looks at his D-Scanner. "Do you know where it is?"
"Before I do. Tell me who you are."
"We're the Legendary Warriors sent by Ophanimon," he says, holding out his D-Scanner which shows the Spirits of Thunder.
"I see. I can find it for you tonight." Dinobeemon turns his eyes to a switch on a wall. "If you promise to return by them. And only then. I will have it for you."
"JP," Chiaki whispers, "do you think we can trust him?"
JP stares at Dinobeemon, before sighing and smiling. "Okay. We'll come back."
Chiaki turns to the big guy, and smiles. 'He's giving him a chance.'
"Thank you. See you tonight." He flips a switch, and a trap door opens up beneath them.
"HOW LONG WAS THIS HERE!?" JP screams as he and Chiaki fall down. The slide takes them further down, until they end up outside of the power plant. "How did this happen? I don't even remember going up!"
"JP, was that a good idea?" Chiaki asks, turning her eyes up to the big guy after standing up. "Though it's true that he's on our side, we need to find the amulets as fast as possible. Plus, that still leaves the risk of it being found by the Demon Lords."
"I know..." He stands, and remembers the look of desire for revenge in his eyes. "But we can trust him."
"JP!" shouts Kouji as he, Kouichi and Teruo comes out. "So, did you find anything?"
"Y-Yeah," he replies. "Dinobeemon said he would have it ready tonight."
"The guy who made the place?" Bokomon asks, remembering that name mentioned in the tour.
"Guys!" The five look towards the towering stones to see Takuya's group on their way. "You find anything?"
"Actually yeah," JP says as he explains the situation he and Chiaki discovered.
"So we come back later when Dinobeemon has found it?" Takuya asks, and JP nods.
"That's stupid; we can't wait until he finds it!" Katsuharu shouts, voicing his opinion.
"Says you," he retorts back at the Wood warrior.
"No, it's true! I-"
"You trust this guy?" asks Takuya, and though shocked JP nods. "What do you guys think?"
"I'm good for waiting," says Zoe with a smile.
"Me too." Tommy adds. Kouji and Kouichi raise their hands to agree, as do Chiaki, Teruo, Bokomon and Patamon. Neemon's not paying attention.
"Oh... Fine..." Katsuharu grumbles, and Teppei goes with it too.
"Alright, we'll wait then," Takuya says, crossing his arms over. Katsuharu didn't entertain the same thoughts.
"Thanks guys," JP says with a smile. It's now that he feels he really has a purpose here.
Back inside the power plant, Dinobeemon checks the surveillance of anything he could find of what they need. "Nothing. I should probably check the machines."
As he does, his thoughts goes back to JP and Chiaki. He could sense something growing between them, something that reminds him of Lillymon. Jealous that they have what he lost, he blocks it out of his mind. "Now's not the time for those thoughts."
'Oh, but I disagree.' A voice creeps into the dragon bug's head, and he grasps in as the noise brings him pain. 'Don't let me out; you want to get revenge right? You want to have what he has, right? Then take his power! Take the spirits from JP and his friends, and make him never have that power again!'
"No! This isn't right! It defeats the purpose!"
'Go with it, Dinobeemon. Who better than you, a man told to be a genius, to have what they want? You don't need revenge; you need what he has!' Dinobeemon drops his arms and turns to the containment unit, before drinking another vial and pushing a switch. His body glows a bright blue aura as the energy from the plant enters the device as he sets his plan into motion.
'This gets easier with each victim.' Leviamon's afterimage rises from the blue energy around Dinobeemon, as the energy surging into his machine to empower him makes him grow. It also causes a power outage.
Outside the others notice the lights going out, and JP frowns. "A power outage?"
"Something must have happened," Kouji says as he heads towards the plant. Everyone, especially JP, heads there.
The power plant's top blows up, and a black dragon with crimson wings rises up with a powerful roar. The dragon glares down upon the valley, and lightning cracks in the skies. Takuya and the others stop before looking up at it. "What is that?!"
"It's BlackImperialdramon!" shouts Bokomon.
Digimon Analyzer
Imperialdramon Black
Ultimate
Ancient Dragon Digimon
Virus
BlackImperialdramon, an Ultimate level Ancient Dragon Digimon that has fallen to the evils of the virus clans. Despite the power its Positron Laser holds, it has problems controlling it.
The dragon fires at the ground before them from his cannon, causing an explosion that blows them away. "Looks like he's controlling fine to me!" Neemon shrieks, eyes wide open in shock. "Run!"
"Where did that come from?!" asks Katsuharu in shock.
The ancient dragon continues to fire at the ground, roaring throughout the skies. Takuya stands and takes out his D-Scanner. "Whatever's that things' problem, we gotta stop it!"
JP pauses for a moment and stares at the dragon, noticing the blue aura. A horrible thought enters his mind. 'No. It can't be him!'
"JP?" Takuya turns to the big guy, who has remained unmoved since the dragon rose up.
"Oh, sorry. Let's get him!" He and the others Spirit Evolve, with everyone but Takuya, Kouji, Kouichi and Tommy turning into their human spirits and them becoming their Double forms.
"Brahmasutra!" Ardhamon fires his molten fireballs at BlackImperialdramon, but a single flap of its wings blows his attack away. It then rams into Takuya, knocking him into the ground.
"Licht Angriff!" Beowulfmon fires from the ground, though the dragon moves away and avoids him.
"Rain Stream/Brezza Petalo!" Ranamon and Fairymon try to hit him in a combine, but their attacks fail as the dragon is far too fast for them.
BlackImperialdramon turns around in a long curve, and aims its cannon. Three separate streams fire out from the cannon, aimed at the ground group, Ardhamon and Blitzmon. Rhihimon flies in and shouts, "Rot Kreuz," before summoning a red cross to protect the group that can't fly. Ardhamon and Blitzmon dodge, though one of the beams hits the power plant.
"Snowballs. There are still people inside!" Mercuremon says before turning to the power plant.
"Kouji, you, Teruo, Chiaki, Katsuharu and Teppei get everyone out the building," Ardhamon says to him. "We need to fight back with the ones who can fly."
"Then let's go!" Beowulfmon leads the others to the power plant to get everyone out.
"Brahmasutra!" Ardhamon's attack misses BlackImperialdramon again. "Why is this so hard? Something that big shouldn't be so fast!"
'Bokomon said that it has trouble controlling its power... Maybe it has to be constantly moving.' Blitzmon flies up into the skies, as lightning cracks above. "Takuya, I need you to do that thing you did when you came back!"
"Tuning myself with the weather?" he asks, and receives a nod. "Okay, I'll try."
He lands on the ground and closes his eyes intensively. 'Lightning storm... Some rain pouring...'
Lightning falls down from above, harder than usual, and Takuya shouts, "JP, go!"
"Mjolnir Thunder!" Blitzmon calls forth the lightning around him and uses it to send a stream towards the dragon. This time his attack is fast enough to strike it and send it to the ground.
Rain starts to fall, so he says, "Tommy, go!"
"Hawaii Death!" Daipenmon strikes at the dragon the moment it falls, and knocks it to the side.
BlackImperialdramon rises up, with a growl. "I want it. I want what you have. Purpose!"
Blitzmon's eyes widen in shock when he heard him. "What?" 'No, it can't be! That's Dinobeemon?'
BlackImperialdramon roars, the blue aura turning into the form of an alligator with two tails. The aura laughs, saying, "Hello JP," before turning psychotic and anger with, "I'M HERE TO DESTROY YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!"
"What the hell is that?!" Fairymon shouts, as Kokuwamon and other Digimon leave the power plant with Beowulfmon-tachi.
"I am Leviamon, the Demon Lord of Envy!" the aura says through BlackImperialdramon. "In the hearts of all lifeforms exists a desire to want what others have, and this poor sap is one of them. You are as selfish yourself too, JP."
"Huh?"
Ardhamon turns to Blitzmon. "JP, do you know this guy?"
"What? No, of course-"
"YOU COULD NOT HAVE FORGOTTEN!" Leviamon shouts, lightning striking in the background. "I FORMERLY PLAYED YOUR EVER WISE CONSCIENCE WITHIN SEPHIROTMON?!"
All around Blitzmon goes silent as he realizes what he's implying. 'That voice... It's him! It was Leviamon who did all that!'
"You were as simple to takeover as any of my victims, all because of your feelings for some broad who loved another," Leviamon declares, smirking through the dragon's body. His target begins to shake violently. "It only required a little titillation." He then breaks out in laughter.
"You son of a bitch!" Blitzmon flies towards BlackImperialdramon in a fit of rage.
"JP, wait!" shouts Takuya with his arm stretched out.
"Thor Hammer!" He punches the dragon in the face, but he shrugs it off and bites his arm. "Slide Evolution – Bolgmon! Field Destroyer!"
"Mega Death!" BlackImperialdramon lifts Bolgmon up, his arm still in his mouth, and fires a sphere of super massive dark matter that compresses around the machine. JP screams as he hits the power plant, and the destructive power of his attack levels the entire thing.
"JP!" everyone screams, especially Chiaki and Takuya.
"Now I'll take away his precious friends, and he'll have nothing left!" He fires multiple balls of destruction from his cannon, and the heroes run away avoiding it. Beowulfmon and Grottomon get hit.
"Rot Kreuz!" Rhihimon fires his beam version at BlackImperialdramon, but it doesn't do as much damage as it should.
Inside the remains of the plant JP has devolved and is stuck inside of a container. "That bastard was the reason I did that... And now he's controlling Dinobeemon... If only..."
Before he could get back into action, he sees that the containment unit he's nearby-in comparison to the rest of the place which has been floored-has remained intact. The container cracks open, and reveals a yellow topaz stone. It shines brightly with the symbol of thunder flashing before him. "Whoa..."
His D-Scanner glows in response to it, and the amulet is drawn towards him. It enters his body, leaving the kanji Ikazuchi on his chest. "The Amulet of Thunder... It's mine!"
"JP!" shouts Ranamon as she helps move the stuff trapping him. "Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah..." JP stands up, and walks from the path Ranamon created towards BlackImperialdramon. His D-Scanner glows with his passion and desire to stop Leviamon. "Leviamon, I won't forgive you. Ever." A bright light forms around him, and Blitzmon and Bolgmon appear beside him in Spirit form. Realizing what this means, he grins. His fractal data swirls around his free hand furiously before he scans over his D-Scanner. "Double Spirit Evolution!"
Lightning sparks from his spirits and gather around him. As he screams armor from both of his forms compress into a new shape and attach to him. The shape of a yellow and blue insect, JP lands on the analyzer summoning storm clouds and lightning. "RhinoKabuterimon!"
Ranamon shields her eyes as he transforms, and looks in awe at his new shape.
RhinoKabuterimon charges out of the rubble of the power plant towards the black dragon. "Leviamon!"
As the others look in awe at his new form, BlackImperialdramon snarls. "Sheesh JP. You look even more like a loser than before! Positron Laser!"
"Ichigo Death!" Daipenmon shoots his attack into the cannon, causing it to blow and deal damage to the dragon. RhinoKabuterimon then headbutts BlackImperialdramon, knocking him down.
"Thunder Laser!" Point blank, RhinoKabuterimon fires a concentrated beam of electrons at the dragon from his horn. The dragon falls onto his side. "Thunder Laser!"
The lightning from above increases RhinoKabuterimon's power, leaving the dragon to cough out smoke. BlackImperialdramon snarls angrily, too weak-as well as heavy-to move. "This isn't over you fat spark plug! I'll have your head eventually!"
"No you won't. I'll make sure you never hurt my friends again you coward! Condenser Storm!" RhinoKabuterimon shoots lightning into the skies, and gathers the storm clouds around BlackImperialdramon. Black lightning fires out and pulverizes the dragon, until his fractal code appeared. Using the magnetic field around him he raises his D-Scanner, and scans the data of the Digimon. "I'm sorry, Dinobeemon. DigiCode, Scan!"
The dragon's body converts completely to a DigiEgg, which flies away. Ranamon approaches the group, as JP returns to being himself. He looks down sadden, speechless, and struck. 'He fell to Leviamon's temptations... Damn that guy.'
"JP?" Takuya approaches the big guy as his human self. "You okay buddy?"
"Yeah..." He looks away and looks at the data he received, and looks at the symbol on his chest. "Well, we found our amulet. Let's go..."
"JP..." Zoe mutters as she watches him leave. "He's so upset..."
'Hmph. I was right; we should have ransacked the power plant from the beginning.' Katsuharu groans inwardly and turns to JP. If they had taken his suggestion they would have found the amulet and wouldn't have had to deal with BlackImperialdramon. 'Takuya shouldn't have made us wait.' "Let's move on."
"Yeah, let's go," Kouji says as he pockets his hands and walks towards the terminal.
Elsewhere...
"Uragh!" Leviamon thrashes about in the sea. "I was so close!"
"Not even," speaks Barbamon from the safety of the castle. "You couldn't even find out what they were planning! Go back to gathering envy from others, and I'll leave it to Lilithmon."
"... If you wish, Barbamon," says the alligator before sinking into the water. "I'll get you JP. Next time, I'll kill you personally."
Kenshin: And that ends this chapter. Next time, Katsuharu looks for his in the Land of Wood.
Takeshi: He also comes to a breaking point in regards to Takuya's leadership.