Digimon Tamers 2: The Rise of Zero
Chapter 9
Blood Viximon had fallen silent. Renamon didn't quite know why, but she was thankful that he wasn't screaming. He actually seemed to be sleeping again. She passed him to Beelzemon and told him to keep him safe. She then turned to Rika.
"Ready Rika?"
Rika snapped out of her momentary daze and nodded, and called the others.
"Takato? Henry? Come on! We have to deal with this guy."
They both returned their attention to the task at hand and pulled their digivices out, along with a single card. All three of them nodded to each other and readied their partners.
"Let's do this!" Takato yelled, and as one the tamers swiped their cards through their digivices.
"Digi-modify! Digivolution, activate!"
Guilmon, Terriermon and Renamon were engulfed in spheres of swirling data as their forms shifted and changed.
"Guilmon digivolve to..."
"Terriermon digivolve to..."
"Renamon digivolve to..."
The spheres exploded outwards as all three reappeared in their Champion forms.
"...Growlmon!"
"...Gargomon!"
"...Kyubimon!"
All three then launched their attacks at Geogreymon, who was still laughing maliciously.
"Pyro Blaster!"
"Gargo Laser!"
"Fox Tail Inferno!"
Geogreymon was struck by the attacks, having made no effort to avoid them. His laughter stopped, only for him to release a feral yell.
"Mega Flame!"
A great flame burst from Geogreymon's maw, engulfing the tamer digimon as one. Cries of pain were heard and as the fires died, Guilmon and Terriermon had de-digivolved back and remained motionless.
"No!" Henry and Takato shouted simultaneously as they rushed to their partners.
Kyubimon remained, slightly shaken but otherwise ready for round two. She ran at Geogreymon and jumped into the air to release another attack.
"Dragon Wheel!"
A blue spectral dragon launched itself at the Geogreymon and impacted square in his chest, knocking him back and weakening him severely. But he had a couple of tricks up his non-existent sleeves.
"Mega Burst!"
Kyubimon barely had time to dodge as the attack grazed her side, knocking her back and over. She came to a stop by Beelzemon as she de-digivolved back to Renamon. He handed Blood Viximon to her and pulled his rifle into his arms.
"My turn. Look after the kid, foxy."
As Beelzemon turned to where Geogreymon was, he saw a bright light and a sphere of data.
"That's not good!"
The sphere faded to reveal what was Geogreymon, only now he was taller, had armour on his head and chest with wing like structures behind him, and a rather large rifle attached to his left arm. Geogreymon was gone, Rizegreymon now stood in his place.
Henry scanned him again.
"Rizegreymon. Ultimate level Vaccine type. Special attacks are Rising Destroyer and-"
"Trident Revolver!"
Henry was interrupted by Rizegreymon launching his attack at Renamon and Blood Viximon. Three large shells fired from his rifle and flew towards them.
Beelzemon saw the attack and where it was heading. He was enraged. How dare he attack defenceless digimon! Did he not know any honour? Attacking a weakened Rookie and an unconscious In-training level, instead of a perfectly healthy Mega like him. He intercepted the attack, the shots impacting on his chest as little more than an annoyance. One he made clear.
"Do you know how much this jacket cost me?"
Rizegreymon simply sneered at him as Beelzemon traced a pentagram with the end of his rifle, ending with him aligning the barrel in the centre of the glyph as it formed rings.
"Absolutely nothing! Corona Destroyer!"
A brilliant incandescent purple beam erupted from Beelzemon's glyph, instantly striking Rizegreymon squarely in his chest. He managed to let out a momentary roar of pain before he dispersed into data, the digital field fading as he did so.
Beelzemon lowered his rifle and checked on those he had saved.
Renamon was cradling Blood Viximon in her arms while he slept, only he wasn't asleep. His eyes wandered sightlessly under closed lids, his body shivered from an unseen wind, his tail twitched uncontrollably. His ears were pressed flat against his head while his mouth worked unheard words. Something was wrong, and no one knew what.
They all surrounded him, trying their best to decide what was wrong with him when his eyes shot open. Gone were the normally red shining orbs that held an immeasurable innocence. Now there were two orbs of nothingness. Dull and glazed. Looking without truly seeing. His mouth still worked without sound, but Renamon could sense something inside him. Something that should not be there. She called out to him but he gave no response.
They all decided that HYPNOS was the best place to get answers, so with Blood Viximon still in Renamon's arms they all raced back. They just hoped they were in time.