Chapter 10: Aquatic Adversary
OmegaShoutmon soared over the vast ocean as he traveled to the next kingdom. There was no land in sight for miles as he traveled. Taiki and Sonic looked around. The emeralds weren't giving any signal as to where the next gem was located.
"Any luck?" Taiki asked. Sonic nodded in disagreement as OmegaShoutmon kept traveling. The ocean under them started to glisten, as the water changed into a sparkling gold color.
"Woah..." Sonic looked around.
"We've arrived in the next kingdom." Taiki informed the hedgehog. "This is Gold Land."
The entire kingdom was nothing but a vast golden ocean. There was an island scattered around the sea every now and then, but other than that, the kingdom was mainly water.
"Great..." Sonic muttered, "Water..."
OmegaShoutmon looked at the hedgehog, "What's wrong? Can't swim?"
"Water and I don't cooperate very well together..." Sonic explained. As they traveled, they came across a huge island that was in the shape of a pentagon. It had a huge forest surrounding a colossal mountain that was in the center of the isle. Sonic noticed the emeralds glowing, as he took out the purple emerald. It was emanating a faint light.
"The next emerald must be somewhere on that island." Sonic informed the two.
"Alright, let's go." OmegaShoutmon told him. The king landed on the island by the coast. Sonic and Taiki jumped down to the floor.
"It feels good to have solid ground under my feet." the hedgehog smiled. Taiki grabbed his Xros Loader.
"Reload!" the boy yelled. Dorulumon, Ballistamon and Dorbickmon appeared from out of the device.
"To make the search easier, we'll split up to search the whole island." OmegaShoutmon explained to the three. They all nodded in agreement and went to work. OmegaShoutmon and Taiki searched the center of the island while Ballistamon and Dorulumon investigated the right section of the isle, leaving Sonic and Dorbickmon to search the left side of the island. Walking around, Sonic tried to strike up a conversation with the dragon.
"So..." Sonic looked at Dorbickmon, "What convinced you to come back?"
The dragon stayed silent. He looked at Sonic with a rather neutral expression on his face.
"...DarkKnightmon's pushed me around long enough." he responded, "If siding with Xros Heart is the best way to defeat him, then I'll join them until he's defeated."
"...I'm glad that you decided to trust them." Sonic smiled. As they walked, Sonic noticed the emerald's glow get brighter slightly.
"It seems that the emerald is around here..."
The hedgehog looked around, and noticed a wooden pirate ship in the far off distance.
"A ship...?"
The hedgehog walked over to the water to get a better view of the boat. Dorbickmon watched, and noticed that there was something in the water, but Sonic was too distracted.
"Would you look at that..." Sonic crossed his arms.
"Stay alert! There's something in the water!" the dragon barked.
"What?!"
In front of the hedgehog, a huge metal sea serpent rose from the ocean. Its body was clad in gold and silver armor. The beast's nose was a giant gun port. It had red eyes and long faint cobalt hair,as well as many spikes on its body, and small metal fins for hands and feet. The serpent towered over both Sonic and Dorbickmon, as it roared at the two.
"A MetalSeadramon...!" Dorbickmon muttered, getting ready to fight. The giant serpent looked down at them with its red irises.
"River of Power!" the serpent bellowed.
The tip of its nose lit up as he fired a huge laser beam at the two. Sonic and Dorbickmon dodged the attack, and the laser beam continued in its path, destroying part of the forest. Sonic attacked the beast with a spin-dash, but the serpent merely swatted the hedgehog away with his tail.
"Dragon Breath Tonic Fire!"
Dorbickmon shot out two streams of fire from the cannons on his chest. MetalSeadramon countered with another River of Power attack, and it overpowered Dorbickmon's attack. The dragon was hit dead on by the laser beam.
"Dorbickmon!"
The smoke faded, revealing the drake to have sustained some damage, but he was still standing.
"I'm fine..." the dragon responded, keeping his eyes on MetalSeadramon.
"Omega the Fusion!"
The serpent was hit from behind by a familiar king, who knocked the beast down.
"OmegaShoutmon!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Hey!"
The hedgehog looked over to see Taiki, Dorulumon and Ballistamon running over to him. MetalSeadramon managed to grab OmegaShoutmon with his tail and start crushing him, as the king fought back.
"Let me go, you overgrown snake!" OmegaShoutmon growled as he tried to break free. MetalSeadramon roared and dove back into the sea, taking the king with him. The serpent tried to drown the king by keeping him underwater.
Damn it...you won't beat me like this! The king thought. The V-crest on his forehead started glowing.
Victorize Banking!
MetalSeadramon was hit in the face with a barrage of energy beams fired from OmegaShoutmon's head. The serpent snarled in pain, loosening his grip on the king, who immediately swam up to the surface, as he gasped for air.
"Are you ok?!" Taiki called out to him. OmegaShoutmon nodded as he made it to shore before MetalSeadramon appeared again. The king degenerated back into Shoutmon as he caught his breath.
"That's the last time I drink seawater..." the king coughed. While he was busy, MetalSeadramon resurfaced from the ocean, angered.
"Get ready!" Dorulumon warned. The serpent started charging up another River of Power attack. Sonic and the others prepared themselves to retaliate. MetalSeadramon was about to fire when he was hit on the back of the head with a red and silver ax, taking the others by surprise.
"What was that...?!" Sonic muttered.
"Dual Tomahawk Boomerang!"
Another blue and silver ax hit MetalSeadramon and it caused the serpent to miss when he fired off his attack. Taiki's eyes widened with shock.
"T...that voice..."
Next to them, a digimon resembling a viking landed on the shore. He wore armor that resembled different types of treasure chests on his shoulders and forearms. The digimon wore a brown pelt on his upper body, and his groin guard was made of similar material. He had three golden spikes protruding out of his back like Dorbickmon, and the digimon had long brown hair. His irises were gray and his lower jaw was made of pure metal. The digimon wore a gold viking helmet with two horns on it, as he smiled at Taiki.
"It's been too long, Taiki!" he told the boy.
"Olegmon!"
The viking turned around to face MetalSeadramon, who was busy swatting away Sonic and the others. Olegmon grabbed his two axes and threw them at the serpent, hitting the behemoth in the eye and blinding it.
"Alright! Now's our chance! Everyone climb aboard my ship!" Olegmon ordered. Sonic noticed Taiki follow the viking onto a wooden ship, which was the same one he saw out in the distance. He and the others followed. Dorbickmon distracted the beast one last time by hitting him in the other eye with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire. The dragon then followed the others and boarded Olegmon's ship. The boat set sail, moving out of the area very quickly. By the time MetalSeadramon recovered from his injuries, everyone was gone. The serpent growled as he dove back into the ocean. A few meters off the coast, Taiki watched MetalSeadramon leave.
"That was close..." Sonic muttered, walking up to the boy. The two turned to face Olegmon.
"Thanks for the help, Olegmon." Taiki told the digimon.
"Ah, it was my pleasure. That MetalSeadramon has been causing havoc on the islands for some time now." the viking responded.
"What do you mean?" Sonic asked.
"Well, it started a few days ago. I was visiting a nearby island when I spotted a peculiar looking gem that I hadn't seen before. The gem glistened in the sun, peaking my curiosity. I picked it up and took it back to the ship with me. It was that same afternoon that MetalSeadramon attacked my ship. Apparently, I was trespassing on his home and since the gem was on the isle, he arrogantly claimed it as his and tried to force me to return it. I've been trying to elude him ever since, and he's been in hot pursuit since that day."
"I see..." the hedgehog nodded in understanding.
"Can we see the gem?" Taiki asked. Olegmon smiled.
"I don't see why not." the viking responded. He walked over to a barrel on the center of the boat. "I hid it in here for the time being." They watched the viking reach inside and take out the gem.
"Here it is." Olegmon showed them a blue colored diamond, and Sonic's back started glowing. Both he and Taiki widened their eyes with surprise.
"A Chaos Emerald!" the two exclaimed. Olegmon looked at them, confused.
"A 'what' Emerald?" he wondered. Taiki explained the situation to him.
"Olegmon, that emerald belongs to Sonic."
The hedgehog nodded and showed Olegmon the two emeralds he had already acquired. The two gems along with the one Olegmon had in his hand resonated with each other, giving off a faint glow. The viking was struck with awe.
"So there are more than just one of these gems!" he exclaimed. Taiki nodded in agreement.
"So far we have acquired two. With the one you have, it'll increase the count to three." the boy explained, "We will need them if Sonic ever wants to go back to his home world."
Olegmon crossed his arms and started thinking. "Hmm...well that is a predicament..." the viking muttered.
"So, will you hand it over to us?" Taiki asked. Olegmon nodded.
"I will, but you need to help me take care of MetalSeadramon, otherwise he won't sop chasing after us. It's your responsibility, as well as Shoutmon's, to maintain peace in the Digital World now that he's king." the viking responded. Shoutmon walked over.
"Alright then, it's a deal." the king responded. Olegmon smiled.
"Alright , we'll sail to the nearest island." he explained, "Otherwise, MetalSeadramon will have the advantage of the battlefield."
Everyone nodded in agreement. The viking walked over to the wheel of the ship and turned the boat around, heading for the closest island. It gave Sonic and the others a chance to rest for a while. They all sat down, except Dorbickmon, and started planning how to proceed.
"So, we have two emeralds..." the hedgehog muttered, "And we are about to add one to our collection...however, DarkKnightmon also has one...and that's a problem."
"Kiriha and ZekeGreymon are currently looking for one in Bright Land." Taiki added.
"So that makes five out of the seven we know about." Shoutmon muttered, "The other two are yet to be discovered...let's hope DarkKnightmon hasn't found them..."
Dorulumon, Ballistamon and Dorbickmon nodded in agreement. The voyage to the nearest island went along smoothly. In that time, the six of them decided to eat, grabbing some cans of DigiNoir that were stored in the interior of Olegmon's ship. Taiki watched as Shoutmon and Dorbickmon swallowed down container after container of DigiNoir, as if they were competing against each other. Sonic chuckled at the sight. After half an hour, they all noticed an island on the horizon.
"We'll be arriving shortly!" Olegmon announced. As they approached the isle, the waves started getting stronger. Olegmon noticed the irregular tide and steered his ship to a stop.
"What's wrong?" Shoutmon asked.
"Our friend is back..." Olegmon explained, grabbing his axes. Everyone prepared themselves for battle, knowing who Olegmon was talking about. The boat was suddenly hit from the side as the MetalSeadramon from before rose out of the water. He wrapped his body around the ship, glaring at all of them.
"Damn...this is a bad spot to fight in..." Sonic muttered.
"We need to lure it toward the island..." Taiki explained. Shoutmon cracked his knuckles.
"Leave that to me." the king smirked. Taiki raised his Xros Loader in the air.
"Shoutmon, Chou Shinka!" the boy yelled. A golden light engulfed Shoutmon as he digivolved. Dorulumon and Ballistamon stepped in front of the king in the case MetalSeadramon tried to attack. Sonic charged at the serpent and slammed into the beast with a Homing attack. The serpent simply held off the attack, which didn't make a dent in his body. MetalSeadramon slammed Sonic back onto the boat with one of his metal fins. Dorbickmon attacked with Dragon Breath Tonic Fire, but MetalSeadramon avoided the attack, hitting him with River of Power. The attack damaged both the dragon and the ship. However, they managed to buy enough time for Shoutmon to finish digivolving.
"Chou Shinka, OmegaShoutmon!"
"Omega The Fusion!" the king roared. He slammed into MetalSeadramon while emanating an aura shaped like a white knight. The serpent roared in pain, loosening his grip on Olegmon's ship.
"That's for dragging me into the water last time!" the king yelled. OmegaShoutmon soared over toward the island. Angered, MetalSeadramon released his grip on the ship and followed.
"Alright, it worked!" Olegmon walked over to the steering wheel and directed the ship toward the island. While he chased the king, MetalSeadramon fired repeated River of Power attacks. OmegaShoutmon avoided all of them as kept flying. He managed to lure the serpent to the coast of the isle.
"River of Power!" MetalSeadramon roared. He fired another laser beam from his nose, which the king avoided.
Alright, it's working! OmegaShoutmon thought. The king looked over to see Olegmon's ship arrive safely on the coast, and started to fight the serpent.
"Hard Rock Damashi!"
His hands were engulfed in flames as he hurled the spheres of fire at the serpent. MetalSeadramon avoided the attack and wrapped his tail around OmegaShoutmon again to finish what he started in their first fight. As OmegaShoutmon struggled, Olegmon and the others arrived to help.
"Alright, let's finish this battle!" Sonic yelled.
"Dorulu Tornado!"
"Heavy Speaker!"
Dorulumon and Ballistamon combined their attacks and hit MetalSeadramon in the face. Dorbickmon followed by using Dragon Breath Tonic fire to hit the beast's tail, which caused the serpent to loosen his grip on the king, who escaped. He landed on the island next to Dorulumon and Ballistamon.
"Alright, all together now!" the king yelled. The serpent was angered, and fired River of Power at his full power.
"Heavy Metal Vulcan!"
"Heavy Speaker!"
"Dorulu Tornado!"
OmegaShoutmon, Dorulumon, Ballistamon and Dorbickmon combined their attacks to fight against MetalSeadramon's River of Power. While the serpent was distracted on them, Olegmon and Sonic ran to opposite sides of the serpent.
"Alright kid, aim for the eyes!" Olegmon exclaimed.
"Right!" Sonic spun around in a spin-dash to gather light energy. Once he was fully charged, Sonic charged at MetalSeadramon's right eye with a Light Speed attack.
"Dual Tomahawk Boomerang!"
Olegmon hurled his two axes at MetalSeadramon's left eye, and along with Sonic, the attack hit the serpent simultaneously.
"Now!" OmegaShoutmon yelled. He and the others amplified their attacks to nullify MetalSeadramon's attack and hit the serpent in the face with their full power, causing a huge explosion. The serpent roared in pain, falling back. The smoke subsided, revealing that the serpent was unconscious.
"Good..." OmegaShoutmon sighed in relief, "He's unconscious...now let's get out of here before he wakes up..."
Everyone boarded Olegmon's ship and the viking steered the boat away from the island. Ten minutes later, they all looked back toward the island to see the serpent waking up. MetalSeadramon did not chase after them this time, and dove back into the ocean in the opposite direction of the ship.
"Looks like he learned his lesson." OmegaShoutmon smirked, "I don't think he'll be coming after Olegmon anytime soon."
The viking walked up to Sonic and Taiki. "Thanks for the help." Olegmon smiled, "And as promised, here's the emerald you two wanted."
The viking handed the blue emerald over to Sonic, who stored the gem inside the quills on his back with the other two emeralds.
"That makes three..." the hedgehog smiled, "Now we just need four more and we'll be done..."
"Alright, let's go." OmegaShoutmon told them. Taiki stored Dorbickmon, Dorulumon and Ballistamon into his Xros Loader as he and Sonic jumped onto OmegaShoutmon's shoulders.
"Thanks for the help Olegmon." Taiki smiled.
"It's always a pleasure to help out a friend." the viking smiled. OmegaShoutmon took to the skies.
"Be careful Olegmon." the king warned, "DarkKnightmon has gotten rid of four Death Generals who tried to fight him. You, Apollomon and Dorbickmon are the only ones left."
"I'll keep an eye out for him!" the viking nodded, "Good luck to you all!"
On that note, OmegaShoutmon soared off in the direction of the next continent. Once they reached land, he, Taiki and Sonic used the recently acquired emerald to search for the next gem, which pointed them in the direction of Canyon Land.