CH. 10 Attack From Above
The school day had continued like most other days. Nothing new or exciting had happened all day, and by this time, Winona was feeling quite bored. She sat alone in the computer lab, checking out the Digiport screen. Hearing the door open, she quickly hid the viewing window and turned to see Albert and Michelle walk into the lab with their backpacks.
"Thought we'd find you here. What are you doing in here?" asked Albert, trying to look onto the computer screen.
"Checking out the digital world screen from yesterday. I think I found something interesting." said Winona as she pulled up the window again.
"Really? What?" asked Michelle, pulling up a chair. Albert did the same.
Winona brought up a map of the digital world. It was colored like most physical maps in the human world, showing which regions had what kind of terrains. There was a grid system overlaid on top of the map. It was mostly covered with static that prevented anything from being seen. There was a small cluster of squares on the center of the map that weren't blocked.
"I figured out that this little clump of squares is where we visited yesterday. My conclusion is that we can only visit regions that we have been to before." said Winona.
"That makes sense. It'll be awhile before we can reveal the whole map." said Michelle, looking over the map.
"You know, we should keep visiting regions closer to the ones we haven't visited. That way we can open more and more of the map." said Albert.
"Yep. There is a mountain region close to where my group was yesterday. I think we should start there." suggested Winona, pointing to an area on the screen.
"Look, there's a lake area close by too. We should split up again like we did last time to open up more of the map." added Michelle, pointing to a square close by the one Winona had pointed to.
"Sounds like a plan to me. We'd better get going guys. The bell is about to ring." said Albert, checking his watch. Winona closed the program so that nobody could see what they had been doing. The three of them left the computer room together and headed for class.
The group met again by the lake, their Digimon partners bouncing happily over. Winona pulled up the map screen while the others gathered around.
"Wait a second guys," said Javi before any of them could open the Digiport.
"What?" questioned Brandi.
"We can't just leave the computer out in the open again like last time. If something happens to Winona's laptop, we'll be stuck in the Digital World" answered Javi.
"He's got a point." said Albert.
"Somebody has to stay here and watch over the thing." said Javi.
"Maybe you should stay TJ, your still hurt." said Ann.
"I'm fine guys" said TJ, a little annoyed.
"You took a blow man. I think you should stay." said Cody.
"I'll stay with him," said Brandi, walking over to TJ.
"Me too," said Andrew, following. TJ just shrugged. There was no point in fighting the group.
"Ok then. I guess we're going to the Digital World." said Ann, pulling out her Digivice and holding it up to the computer screen.
"Digiport Open." cried Ann. The group was sucked through the gate along with their partners. They landed with a thud on the ground deep within the forest that Cody and his team had visited the other day.
"So we'll split up again. Me, Ann, and Javi will visit the mountain region" said Cody.
"And me, Winona, and Michelle will visit the lake region then," added Albert. The two groups split up and headed on their paths.
Cody, Javi, and Ann arrived at the mountain region and began to climb, using a rough path carved in the side of the mountain. It was a slow process. Cody had no problem climbing the mountain path cause of his physical stature. Javi and Ann, however, were having a problem keeping up.
"Can't we take a break Cody? I'm tired." cried Ann as Hawkmon flew overhead.
"There's a clearing just up ahead," added Hawkmon, landing on one of the rocks.
"I guess we can. Only for a little while though." said Cody. The team reached the clearing and sat in a circle to rest up before heading back on the path. Javi played with his D-Dex for a bit while the group rested.
"Not much left on this mountain that we can climb. If we keep going any further we'll hit a dead end in the path and have to start physically climbing" said Javi closing his D-Dex.
"No problem we can do this" said Cody.
"Not all of us are as strong as you Cody." said Ann.
"Maybe we should come back after we have more experience" said Monodramon.
"I can keep going" said Cody.
"I can't though buddy. Claws aren't meant for climbing up a steep slope." said Agumon, holding up his claws. Cody just sighed a bit. The group was startled by a loud roar.
"What was that?" said Ann getting up off the ground and looking into the sky.
"That would be him." said Hawkmon, pointing up into the sky at a large, dragon like Digimon. The Digimon looked like a teal snake with red wings and a white skull backed by orange frills for a helmet. Javi reopened his D-Dex to scan the Digimon.
"Airdramon, a dragon type Digimon. It uses its Spinning Needle attack to crush its enemies. Oh great, we're doomed." said Javi, putting the D-Dex into his pocket on the vest.
"No we're not. Ready Agumon?" asked, Cody holding up his Digivice.
"Yeah, let's take car e of this Digimon." Agumon replied.
Agumon Digivolve to… Greymon
Agumon transformed into Greymon again. The dinosaur prepared for an attack.
"Let him have it Greymon." said Cody.
"With pleasure, Nova Blast!" cried Greymon, releasing a great fire ball. Airdramon dodged the attack and released one of his own, collided with the side of the mountain, causing several rocks to fall to the ground. Greymon quickly stopped the large boulders from crushing the group.
"I can't fight and stop the boulders at the same time" said Greymon, struggling to hold up one of the boulders.
"We need to get out of here." said Javi, heading for the path they took to climb the mountain. Airdramon released another attack, destroying the path.
"Or not." said Javi, backing up.
"Any other plans?" asked Cody. The group of them was trapped.
"I can't attack with him being so high. My attack won't reach him." said Monodramon.
"I can though. Feather Strike!" said Hawkmon, releasing her head feather. The feather merely bounced off of Airdramon and returned to the bird Digimon.
"On second thought…" said Hawkmon in dismay.
Airdramon released another attack causing another rockslide. Ann was too scared to move in time. Cody ran to Ann and grabbed her. Several rocks collided with him while Greymon stopped the rest.
"You o…" started Cody, but he was cut off as a stray rock flew down and hit him in the head, knocking him out.
"Cody! Wake up!" said Ann, shaking Cody. He showed no signs of stirring.
"Not again. Somebody else got hurt cause of me." said Ann in tears. She faced Airdramon. "I'll stop you. I won't let any of my friends get hurt again!" cried Ann. Her Digivice began to glow brightly. Hawkmon glowed, changing forms.
Hawkmon Digivolve to… Aquilamon
Hawkmon's new form was massive and rivaled that of Airdramon. Aquilamon resembled a large crimson eagle with two partly-twisted black horns. He flew up and confronted Airdramon above the group.
"Whoa…" said Javi, looking up at the great beast.
"I think somebody needs to teach you a lesson. Blast Rings!" cried Aquilamon. Several red rings shot forth from Aquilamon's mouth and struck Airdramon directly. The teal Digimon let out a loud cry, circled around, and flew off. Aquilamon landed in the opening that the group was trapped on.
"You concern for your friends helped me Digivolve, Ann. I'll help you whenever you need me." said Aquilamon gently. Ann began to dry her tears.
"We should get back down before anything else decides to show up." said Javi as Greymon returned to his previous form of Agumon.
"I'll carry you all down the mountain" said Aquilamon. Ann climbed up on Aquilamon while Javi, Monodramon, and Agumon helped carry Cody on top of the great Digimon. Aquilamon lifted off the ground and headed back to the base of the mountain.