"Better an Egg than an Egg Shell"
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Finally after walking for a few days, we made it to our destination, which was filled with thick fog all over the place.
"I can't believe it. We're actually here." Takuya said as the group walked into the foggy forest.
"My legs can believe it." JP groaned.
"Agreed." Koichi sighed softly from his place next to me.
"There's the sign. Forest Terminal." Takuya said when we all walked up to an old wooden sign that had the name written on it in bold black letters.
"Um, but shouldn't there be a Trailmon here?" asked Koji as we all looked around the abandoned station.
"Yeah, really." Zoe said.
"Well, maybe they're on their way back now. Or, uh, you know, uh, be…Oh, I don't know." Takuya said confused.
"Hey, who cares about the Trailmon, there's a restaurant here!" JP said excitedly as we all turned to see a small place that had a Deramon working there smiling at us as we all ran over.
"Welcome weary travelers." Deramon greeted us as we went over.
"What do you have to eat?" Tommy asked.
"What don't I have to eat? Step up my friends, and don't worry about money. For you, the first meal is free." The digimon said.
Wow, Digitamamon wouldn't be too keen on that.
"Hey!" JP cheered laughing as he led the charge into the restaurant to get some food and we followed behind him.
"Now there's a man who knows what he likes or doesn't care what he eats." Deramon said as we all walked in.
We sat down at the table as the owner prepared our meals right in front of us, but I couldn't help but he a bit disgusted by how he was making them.
I mean, come on, raw eggs on noodles?
That's gross and unhealthy.
"Yolk surprise coming up. Dig right in." Deramon said.
"Hail to the chef!" the others all said as they quickly dug in, but I really didn't want to taste it.
Maybe in the past I would have done the same, but I've grown and changed.
No way will I want to make the mistake of eating this and it looked like Koichi agreed with me since he didn't touch his food either as everyone else began gagging.
"Awful!"
"So gross!"
"Disgusting!"
"We must respectfully decline your kind offer of food." Bokomon said as we all bowed our heads.
"I can't feel my tongue anymore." Neemon said.
"All right, all right! What's the big idea? I just can't believe you're gonna turn down free food." Deramon said looking annoyed and insulted.
"That was food?" Zoe asked.
"I'm insulted!" the bird digimon said.
"I'm gonna be sick." Takuya retorted.
"Fine, get outta here. You kids are bugging me. Go on to the Forest Terminal. They say no one's ever returned from there." Deramon said angered with this creepy look in his eyes.
"Yeah, well, we'll just take our chances. I bet the Forest Terminal can't be any worse than this food." Takuya said crossing his arms and the others, except for me and Koichi, did the same.
"Aw, come on, guys. I was just trying to be nice, that's all." Deramon whimpered with tears flowing down from his eyes.
"Being nice has nothing to do with cooking. Rumours don't matter to us. Besides, we've already been told we have to go to the Forest Terminal." Our leader said.
We all stood up and walked back into the foggy land outside and continued walking along to where we were hopefully supposed to go.
I pulled out my D-terminal, wishing for the woman to give us more information, a sign or something.
"Let's go." Koji said taking the lead this time.
"This place is empty too." Koji said as we came to the Trailmon station.
"Yeah and just a little bit creepy." Zoe said as she stayed close to my side.
"Keep your eyes peeled guys." Takuya said as he moved back to the front.
"For what? All we can see is fog." JP said.
"Well, there has to be something here." Takuya said as we came up close to a huge tree that was bigger than any other I had ever seen.
"But what if they're all…ghosts?" JP gulped as we walked up the inside of the tree that was some sort of building and had a long swirling staircase.
Everyone groaned nervously but the Yin Yang twins and me
"I guess we have no choice but to keep walking." Takuya said as we come out of the tree and were walking onto the large branch.
"Walking is something that is very common in this world. You get used to it." I said as we soon came to a fork in the branch.
Not a real fork, but, you know, the branches were split into two different sections.
"Great. Now what?" the Warrior of Flame asked.
Tommy's D-tector started acting up, making the boy pull it out.
A 3D map appeared on it, pointing us in the right direction, meaning we had to go to the branch on the right.
We all walked up the new path
Until we came to a group of trees folding down on the path.
"Tommy, it's a dead end." The goggle head said turning back to us.
"Are you sure it wasn't the other way?" Zoe asked the little boy.
JP's D-tector started acting too, so he pulled it out as it started glowing.
He pointed it and the trees moved out of our way.
"And for my next trick." The Warrior of Thunder joked with a smile as we started walking yet again.
The higher we went, the thicker the fog was getting and I had to hold hands with Koichi and Tommy so we didn't walk off of the path and fall to our deaths.
"Man, I can't see a thing with this fog." Takuya said.
"I know, we could be attacked." Koji said.
"Hey, maybe my D-tector's good for something too." Zoe said as she pulled out her own device as it started beeping too.
A pink light flooded around us, winds sweeping around and blowing away the fog, making us sigh in relief as Koichi let go of my hand, but Tommy still held on.
We all gasped at the sight of the crystal palace that was revealed.
"I hate it when I'm right." Zoe said softly.
We all continued walking up the wooden stairs and saw the palace in front of us, me wishing that Kari was here so she could get a shot of this.
"Wow, this place is beautiful." Tommy gasped in amazement.
"Doesn't mean it's not dangerous." Koji said.
"What if this is where the person from the D-tector lives? We did get a message to come here." Tommy said.
"Well, should I knock?" JP asked.
"I still don't think it's safe." Koji said.
It seemed like his D-tector was contradicting what he said as it beeped and made the doors open for us.
"Well, at least they're polite, I guess." Takuya said.
"Yeah, that or they're eager to lure us in there." JP said.
"I don't sense anything evil from this place." Koichi said as we walked into the palace and came to another door.
"I say we go inside. How bad could it be? Sleeping Beauty used to live in a castle in a forest." The blonde said.
"Yeah, well, so did the Wicked Witch." The Warrior of Light retorted as we walked over to the palace doors.
"We'll never find out what's in there if we don't go in." the Warrior of Ice said.
"Says the kid at the back of the line." JP scoffed as Takuya took the ring like door handle and banged it against the crystal door twice.
"Maybe no one lives here." Tommy said as he looked around.
"Maybe you should open up a wishful thinking store, Tommy." Takuya said as his D-tector glowed red and opened the door for us.
"Get back, Cherubimon scum!" came a deep voice.
I gasped as we saw the digimon on the other side of the door looked almost exactly like Wizardmon, only he was dressed in white and had a staff with a snowflake.
"Uh, isn't that Wizardmon?" Takuya asked making me look at them in confusion.
"Wait, you guys met a Wizardmon before?" I asked.
"Yeah, but he's a different color." Tommy said.
"And meaner." JP said.
"We can beat him just like we beat Gigasmon." Takuya said.
"Gigasmon? But he's one of Cherubimon's goons." The mystery digimon said.
"Yeah." The leader of our group said.
"So you're not allies with Cherubimon?" the digimon asked awkwardly. (AN; I laughed ta this part a bit.)
"Are you kidding?" Zoe asked with a hand on her hip.
Koji and I both walked up to Takuya, both of us standing on either side.
"Look, why don't you put that wand down, OK? We're all on the same side, isn't that obvious?" the Warrior of Light asked.
"We're the new Digidestineds. We were called here to help save this world." I said to the magical digimon as he lowered his staff.
"This is what comes from fighting too much. Everyone seems to be an enemy. I apologize friends. How did you find this place?" he asked.
"We got a message that told us all to come to the Forest Terminal, but there was no one there and we kept walking; we ended up here on your doorstep." Takuya explained.
"Huh, a message? Could it be? My solitude has driven courtesy from me. I apologize." The digimon said as he bowed in a very gentlemanly manner.
"My name is Sorcerermon. Please, come in. I have something important to show you." He said turning around and leading us into the castle.
Sorcerermon lead us down the hallway that was made completely out of crystal, rainbows reflecting on it all around us and it truly was a beautiful sight.
"Where are you taking us anyway?" Koji asked.
"To meet someone." Sorcerermon said.
"I bet it's a trap." Koji said making me and Koichi share a look at that.
"You think everything's a trap." Tommy said.
"If we come to a place that looks like something we'd find from our world, then that is a trap." I said.
"Caution is wise, friends, but within reason. This is no trap. This is a prophecy." Our new friend said as he paused in front of a mirror like door and opened it to let us into a room.
"So where is he?" Koji asked as we walked into the room looking around for the person we were supposed to meet.
"Up there." Sorcerermon said making us all look up.
"Allow me to introduce our salvation." Sorcerermon said as we saw the digimon encased in crystal and my eyes grew wide when I recognized the armour clad angel.
"Seraphimon?!" I gasped making the others all look at me.
"This wasn't your first time to the Digital World is it?" Sorcerermon asked me.
"No, Daisuke here is the child of Miracles." Bokomon said making the sorcerer digimon nod.
"Um, are we supposed to know who that is?" Zoe asked pointing to Seraphimon.
"The only reason I do is because my friend TK is partnered to a Patamon, who's Seraphimon's Rookie form." I said.
"If you guys listened to her stories you would know that." Koji said.
"Please continue." Koichi said stepping forward.
"Seraphimon is one of the Three Celestial digimon who ruled this world." Sorcerermon said.
"What are we supposed to do? He's all frozen up." Takuya said.
"Perhaps not for long. There is a prophecy." Sorcerermon said.
"Let your Light shine as one." The woman spoke up suddenly sounding like she was actually in the room with us.
"That was Lady Ophanimon!" Sorcerermon gasped as we all looked around and I just pulled out my D-3 and D-terminal, unsure of which to use at the moment.
"She's the one who asked me to watch over Seraphimon." Sorcerermon continued.
"Ophanimon? She must be the voice that told us to come here." Takuya said.
"It's all falling into place. I brought you here because the prophecy says that one day a group of wayward humans will free Seraphimon." Sorcerermon said.
"Typical. Humans get to do everything. When is my turn?" Bokomon asked with a pout and crossed his arms.
"How about next week?" Neemon asked.
"Be quiet." Bokomon said.
"So what did she mean?" Koji asked as the others started playing with their D-tectors and I even played with my D-3.
"Hey, I bet it has something to do with our D-tectors." Zoe said and then the devices all started glowing, along with my D-3.
White lights hot up out of their devices while a gold light came out of mine.
"Hey, guys. Focus them over there." Takuya said as he pointed his light on the encased angel and we all followed his example.
Sparks flashed around the crystal and Seraphimon was free, floating down to us all.
"The prophecy!" Sorcerermon gasped.
"Welcome back, Seraphimon." He greeted his master happily.
"It's good to be back, my faithful servant. You have done well." Seraphimon said proudly.
"Sorcerermon, tell me, there is so little I remember." The angel said.
"Well, when your defeat seemed imminent, Ophanimon was able to get you to safety. She sealed you away from danger so you could be revived after the trouble had passed." The sorcerer explained.
"Ophanimon?! That's right! Has she been harmed? Why isn't she here?" Seraphimon asked panicked.
"Truth is often unpleasant I'm afraid. No one knows where she is. But these human have been in contact with her. So all is not lost. One is even the Keeper of the Golden Radiance." Sorcerermon said.
"These humans?" Seraphimon asked in shock as he looked at us.
"But…they're only children." He said.
"Yes, but they're also Legendary Warriors." Bokomon said stepping up to their defense.
"Except me. I'm the golden Radiance girl without my partner, by order of Ophanimon." I said.
"Still, if not for them, you would still be stuck to the ceiling." Bokomon said.
"Legendary Warriors? The Keeper of the Golden Radiance? Impressive." The angel said.
"What is going on here? We've been led all over, getting our snot kicked out and we don't even know why we were brought into this crazy world." Takuya said making him frown and whack him over the head.
"Ow!" he yelped.
"Watch what cha say about this world." I warned.
"Not to mention, I've said it a thousand times already that this world is being destroyed." I said ganging up on him, making the others back up as they watched this.
"We were called here to save it from evil, as in Cherubimon, the guy controlling the bad things that had been happening around here. Maybe if you actually listened to the tales of the battles I told you guys before, you'd know this!" I said with as much intensity as I could with my copy of the Ishida Death Glare.
"Whoa, easy there, Dai." Koichi said coming over and taking my arm, pulling me away from the cowering goggle head.
"I still think someone owes us some answers." Zoe said.
"And I think you're that someone. So tell us what's going on." Koji said.
"Yeah, like how Cherubimon turned evil." Koichi said.
"Um, please?" Tommy asked.
"Very well, brave ones. I shall tell you. If you wants answers, I will have them. The story begins long ago when human digimon and beast digimon warred against each other. Their battle laid waste to the Digital World before what was once beautiful. But then Lucemom appeared and brought an end to the fighting. For a time he ruled in peace, but soon he was corrupted by his own power." Seraphimon said.
"My, this story sounds familiar." Bokomon said, meaning he must have told the others while I was with Koichi and Koji.
"Bokomon!" we all scolded quietly.
"What?" he asked.
"The 10 Legendary Warriors rose to free the repressed and abused. They battled valiantly and after a fierce struggle, they were able to defeat the tyrannical Lucemon. After peace was restored to the Digital World, champions were chosen to protect that peace. Cherubimon, Ophanimon and myself. But that was before my time of harmony was short lived. Cherubimon wanted to control the Digital World by himself, so he attacked me." He said.
Why the hell is it always Cherubimon who becomes evil?
Seriously, they are getting bad reps because of this.
"You know the rest of the story thanks to Sorcerermon. Ophanimon rescued me and brought me to safety here where I have slumbered and regained my strength until I was wakened by you Legendary Warriors and Keeper of the Golden Radiance." The angel continued.
He's gonna say something that'll be a bitch slap to the face soon, I just know it.
"Luckily you came just when we needed Seraphimon most. The Digital World is in a crisis as you can see." Sorcerermon said as he raised his wand and the image of the Digital World was shone with large craters of the missing lands in it.
"Man, the Digital World looks like Swiss cheese." Takuya said.
"And the future looks even more bleak. You see, Cherubimon had sent his minions to destroy it." Sorcerermon said as he lowered his wand and the image faded away.
"This is even more serious than I imagined. We must find Ophanimon at once." The angel said.
"Yes, My Lord. With your might, we will surely defeat Cherubimon. And of course you'll have my help." Sorcerermon said and for some reason, I think I might be growing a small crush on him, kind of like what I had on Taichi-sempai.
It wasn't like I was in love, but it was a like a respect that I have for him that makes him so cool.
"While you slept, I felt like I have too. And I have dreamt of only fighting at your side against that evil creature." Sorcerermon said.
"He's so cool." I said softly under my breath, but Takuya and Koji both heard it and were frowning at my words for some odd reason.
"Dear, brave Sorcerermon, you are a true friend. Thank you. Your courage gives me strength." Seraphimon said gratefully.
"I am as you taught me." The sorcerer said.
"And I must thank you for your courage. All would be lost if it were not for you. But now I must ask that you do one more favour for me." He said as everyone smiled but I just frowned and crossed my arms.
"The answer is no." I said making everyone gasp and look at me.
"B-but you don't even know what he was goona ask." JP said.
"It's obvious. He was gonna ask us to leave and let him do this. Honestly, how much time here has gone by since my friends and I were last in the Digital World? Everyone knows that the Digidestineds are called to this world and can't leave until they save the day and vanquish the evil. It's written in the stars. You can't change that." I said.
Seraphimon sighed, coming to realize that once I made up my mind, there was no changing it at all.
"What the girl says is true. It is too dangerous, but it seems like you all agree with her in this." He said.
"You bet we do." Takuya said.
"We can't just leave after all that we'll been through." Koichi said.
The doors behide us were shattered by Grumblemon with his hammer, three other evil digimon standing there behind him.
"Good, whole brat brigade here." Grumblemon said.
"And ready to fight." Takuya said.
"You better be 'cause me introduce other digimon who defeat you. Ranamon." Grumblemon said.
"Charme,d I'm sure." The female digimon with green skin dressed in a blue bathing suit, fish fin ears, red eyes with red jewels on her outfit and her voice sounded a lot like my sister's, except with a southern twang.
"Arbormon." Grumblemon continued.
"You're in for it now, right?" said the robot looking digimon that was beige with orange stripes.
"And lastly, Mercurymon." The Warrior of Earth said.
"So these be the whelps who hast given you so much trouble? Pathetic." The freaky green guy with mirrors all over his body said.
"They tougher than look." Grumblemon warned.
"Varily. It would be an utter delight to beat Seraphimon in Cherubimon's name." Mercurymon said.
"With so many options, I don't know where to start." Ranamon said.
"Enough of your meaningless thoughts. Tell me where Ophanimon is NOW!" the angel demanded.
"Me no care about her. Me just want Beast Spirit back. Give it!" Grumblemon demanded as he raised his hammer.
"Come get it, buddy." Takuya taunted.
"Yeah." JP said.
"Yeah." Koji and Tommy said backing them up.
"Execute: Spirit Evolution!" the four boys cried out as they transformed and us girls hung back with Bokomon, Neemon, Seraphimon and Sorcerermon.
"AGUNIMON!"
"LOBOMON!"
"LOWEMON!"
"BEETLEMON!"
"KUMAMON!"
"The Legendary Warriors have returned." Sorcerermon said as Zoe, Bokomon and Neemon duced behind me to hide.
"If that big doofus hadn't stolen my Spirit, I might show him a thing or two." The blonde said.
"Yeah, well did, now show thing or three." Grumblemon said as the battle began.
Our boys couldn't land a hit on them, so Ranamon used her Draining Rain to weaken them with a dark cloud that unleashed a downpour of rain and then Arbormon round house kicked them all over the place.
"Get your Beats Spirit, rock head." Ranamon said.
"Be careful or you get smashed next Ranamon" Grumblemon growled.
"Grumblemon, no! You cannot do this." Sorcerermon yelled making the evil Warriors turn to him.
"I beg your pardon?" Mercurymon asked.
"You shall not lead us down the path of ruin. I've waited a life time to see peace restored to the Digital World and you're not gonna stop it from returning!" Sorcerermon said as he dived into the fight, sending out his Crystal Barrage attack, but Mercurymon used his Dark Reflection, blasting him back with his own attack.
"Sorcerermon!" Seraphimon cried catching his wounded friend as he fell.
"Worry not, My Lord." The wounded Sorcerermon said.
"Uhg, if Ophanimon let me bring V-Mon, we'd take these freaks out easier." I growled.
Seraphimon flew away from the Warrior of Metal, I'm just guessing, as he charged him.
Seraphimon placed his friend down and he used his Strike of the Seven Stars attack on the other three evil Warriors, blasting them back.
"Please, I ask again that you return to your world and leave this to me." Seraphimon said.
"There's no way we'll leave." Kumamon said.
"Yeah. Even if we wanted to, we don't know how." Beetlemon said.
"I can't fight them and keep you safe. You must go!" Seraphimon said annoyed.
"Are you kidding? You can't fight these guys by yourself. I mean, come on, you just woke up." Agunimon said.
"You need us." Lobomon said.
"We should be fighting them." Sorcerermon said as he saw the evil Warriors get ready to come after us.
"Fine by us, we fight you good." Grumblemon said.
The three evil Warriors started up their attacks, making Seraphimon do the same, but then I saw that Mercurymon disappeared and then figured out what was going on.
"NO! It's a trap!" stop, Seraphimon!" I yelled.
I was too late as Mercurymon appeared in front of him and reflected the angel's attacks back at himself.
We all gasped in horror as his Fractal Code was shown in front of us, Marcurymon smriking.
"Keeper of the Golden Radiance." Seraphimon called out to me.
"Take this and use it." he said as he shot off a gold light at me.
It hit my D-3 and D-terminal, making them glow as they formed together into a D-tector of my very own.
It was the same colored blue as V-Mon, the grips were red, the buttons yellow and the screen was outlined in red and yellow.
"What the-?" I asked as I looked at my new D-tector, the Crests of Courage, Friendship and Miracles flashing on the screen.
"Now you can help your friends. Good luck, brave ones." Seraphimon said.
We all watched in further horror as the angel was reverted into a digi egg as Mercurymon stole his Fractal Code.
"NO!" Sorcerermon cried.
"Seraphimon turned into a digi egg!" Agunimon said.
"How ironic. Seraphimon sought to defeat Cherubimon, now his Fractal Code shall be used for our end." Mercurymon taunted.
"No, it can't be. The hope of the Digital World is gone!" Sorcerermon said sadly as I vaguely noticed Zoe rush past me.
I always thought TK was the Hope of the Digital World since he's the child of Hope, just like Kari was the Light.
"No it's not!" Zoe cried as she grabbed the digi egg.
"Maybe we can bring him back if we have his egg, right Sorcerermon?" Zoe asked.
"Digimon don't ever die. As long as the digi egg f safe, then the digimon will come back." I said knowing from personal experience that this was true.
"Yes, we must protect that egg at all costs!" Sorcerermon said with new found hope.
"Oh, thou shan't get far, trust me." Mercurymon said as he, Ranamon, Arbormon and Grumblemon chased after Zoe.
"Not happening, freak." I said as I felt my courage grow and the digi egg of Courage was activated.
"Time for me to have little fun." I said as flames surrounded my body.
I jumped and did a twist in midair as I slahed the data that had formed around my hand into the slot of the D-tector.
"Execute: Armour Spirit Evolution!" I yelled.
The images of V-Mon, Lady XV-Mon and Flamedramon faded over my form as the flames burned away my clothing and transformed me.
My body grew taller and also gained curves, my hair grew out and was chocolate brown as it flowed down my back, an orange helmet covered the top half of my face, my red eyes showing through the eyeholes, I wore a red sleeveless leotard that had the Crest of Courage on my stomach, red arm guards and boots that had orange flames decoration them, a dragon tail and ears that were like V-Mon's and finally two white angel wings.
I smiled as I felt the power that coursed through my body, wondering if this was how the others had felt when they transformed into digimon.
"Pyramon: the Angel of Courage!"
TBC