Chapter 11: Big, Mean and Green
"It's you punks!" Stravel the Ogremon shouted in surprise after Akira and Zamber had fallen on top of him. "Where did you two come from?"
Akira immediately tried to stand and run, but a searing pain shot throughout his whole body. "Aaaaargh, grrrrrh!" he clattered his teeth as he fell on his knees, right in front of the ogre.
Seeing the boy in front of him was seriously hurt, a malicious smile quickly formed on Stravel's face. "Well well well, it looks like fate has given you up to me," He said, knocking his big bone club in his left hand. "It's payback time!" and he raised the bone...
...when suddenly he was headbutted from behind by Zamber, knocking him off balance.
"Run Akira! Run!" Zamber shouted while charging up his tails.
Stravel turned back, annoyed. "So, I'm gonna have to pound you up first, eh? No problem. Bone Cudgel!" he used his bone club and delivered a smack in a slapping motion to Zamber's left cheek, hard. Zamber went flying and hit a tree.
"Zamber! No!" Akira screamed in terror, his eyes widened. But then "UAGH!"; he was kicked in the gut by Stravel.
"He he he. I'm going to enjoy this," he said as he picked Akira up. "Take this..." he was preparing to punch when all of a sudden, "Super Thunder Strike, double charge!" came and hit him at the back of his head. The shock forced him to drop Akira and the boy groaned in pain.
Stravel held the back of his head. "Grrrr, you think that was funny? Nobody, and I mean NOBODY interrupts me, Stravel the Ogremon!" he shouted and dashed off to where Zamber was standing.
"Akira! Get out of here!" Zamber ordered, but Akira was in no shape to go anywhere soon. He could only watch helplessly.
"Get out of the way, Zamber!" he shouted as Stravel raised his left hand, a purple air surrounding it.
"Pummel Whack!" and he punched the air, a dark purple energy shooting out of it and went straight for Zamber, who jumped out of the way at the last second.
"Leave us alone, Stravel!" Zamber exclaimed. "We don't wanna fight you."
"But I do!" Stravel replied as he quickstepped to Zamber. "Bone Cudgel!" and he used his bone to hit Zamber again, this time in a stabbing fashion. "How do ya like that?"
"Uuurggghh..." Zamber retreated. "That hurt."
Stravel neared him. "Look at this." He pointed at his face. There was a burn mark on the left side of his face. "Don't tell me you've forgotten that you're responsible for this."
Zamber was quiet for a while. "Well, you attacked us first, remember?"
"And let's not forget the fact you beat up my Goblin Gang, too!"
"Why should we be sorry about that?"
There was a moment of silence as both sides pondered this question.
"Enough talk!" Stravel suddenly barked, and then he dashed towards his foe. "Prepare for pain: Pummel Whack!" he launched another energy-fist, and again Zamber dodged it.
But Stravel kept running and the next second he was on top of the Rookie Digimon. "Bone Cudgel!" and he swung down on Zamber. The blow connected and Zamber knelt on his four feet.
"Uuuugghhhhh!" Zamber muttered, but before he could even stand up Stravel kicked him in the face.
"Stooooooooop!" Akira shouted, trying desperately to stand up. "Stop that!"
Stravel glanced back, and made a mean face. "Oh yeah? Make me."
He turned his attention back to Zamber. "Pummel Whack!" and the Elecmon was launched into the air and flung far.
"Hahahahahahaha, this is too easy!" he laughed evilly. "You two are too weak to fight back!"
"Super Thunder Strike, double charge!" A large lightning bolt shot out from where Zamber landed to where Stravel was standing, but the Champion Digimon simply splayed its left hand and took the hit with his palm, unfazed.
"Wow. That itches," he said calmly. Zamber ran towards him.
"Alright then, Lightning Knife!" and this time three small blades of electricity shot out at Stravel. He sidestepped to avoid them and kicked the left side of Zamber's body, soccer style. Zamber squealed in pain and rolled over.
"Hiahahahahaha!" Stravel cackled as he raised his right hand and was about to walk towards his fallen opponent.
"Hey." Someone tapped his right shouder. Stravel looked back.
His face was met with Akira's left fist.
OOOOOOO
Akira was worried, but his furious expression hid that worry as Stravel was knocked back by his full-power left hook.
"Damn, I think my hand's broken now..." Akira mumbled to himself.
To add to his concerns, the blow just then didn't even knock Stravel down, only pushed him back. Stravel recovered quickly.
"Oh, that was good. So you still have the strength to fight, eh?" Stravel grinned mercilessly. "Then come..." he held up his left hand - knuckles outward - and moved his fingers back and forward, challenging Akira, "...and get some."
Akira jumped at him and struck Stravel's chest with his left shoulder. He threw a right uppercut and a palm thrust, then backstepped right as Stravel punched back, missing Akira by millimeters.
"Bone Cudgel!" Stravel growled as he swung his bone club over and over again, and Akira did all he could to dodge it. Right step, right step, left step, duck and two quick jabs to the stomach. The blows connected but Stravel kept standing.
Stravel countered by raising his left knee to meet Akira's chin, but Akira turned his head just in time. He kicked the ground and launched himself backwards, and then skipped back to get some distance. Stravel chased after him, still swinging his bone.
"Hhh... hhh... hhh..." Akira was losing control of his breath. Finally Stravel hit him on the shoulder and that blow imbalanced the boy.
"Shoot!"
In no time at all, Stravel was above Akira. "Gotcha!" and he punched with his left hand. Again Akira ducked and immediately raised his head to headbutt the Digimon on his chin. The blow found its mark and now it was Stravel who was imbalanced.
"Hngggh!" he growled, but Stravel's right hand dropped his bone and he managed to use it to land a punch on Akira, who fell clutching his chest. Stravel then grabbed hold of Akira's neck.
"Heh. He he he. You lose, kid," said Stravel, tightening his grip on Akira's neck and choking him.
"Hhh... hhh... Urgh. Uhuk uhuk..." Akira coughed. His chest was hurting and he could hardly breathe. Was this the end? He looked past Stravel and retorted, "Not yet, ugly!" and he jerked both his legs down and stomped on Stravel's feet.
"OWW!" Stravel howled in pain and he released Akira from his grip. Akira quickly delivered a vicious backhand with his right forearm to Stravel's face and the ogre Digimon staggered back.
"Heaarrrghh! You little brat!" he exclaimed right as he was hit from behind by electricity. "Super Thunder Strike!" and he was pushed forward.
"What the...? Grrrraaaahhh, stop messing with me!" he bellowed loudly. "I'll beat you worthless weaklings to bloody, messy pulps!"
"Just try!" Akira exclaimed as he put his two hands together and used it to hit Stravel's chin as if he were swinging a mace. It hit home hard and Stravel was forced to turn one hundred and eighty degrees. He was met with Zamber who was, amazingly, in the air! Zamber had hopped in place and now he was at the same height with the Ogremon's face. Sparks flew.
"NINE TAILS!" and Zamber slammed his electrically-charged backside as hard as he could against Stravel's face. He was electrically shocked.
"Huaaarrgghhhh!" screamed Stravel as the force of the hit pushed him back again. Suddenly the back of his legs hit something hard and he stumbled and fell on his back. Stravel back-rolled and acrobatically leapt up again, to see that Akira was crouching and that made him trip.
But beyond the boy, the Elecmon. "Super Thunder Strike, triple charge!" and a huge lightning bolt shot out, sparking and crackling and went straight towards him! It struck him in the chest and Stravel flew far, spinning in the air before hitting the mountain face.
"Uhk." He fell, but managed to punch the ground to keep himself up.
"Zamber..." Akira gathered his energy to speak. "...up above..."
Zamber didn't need to be told twice; he knew what his human partner was referring to. "Lightning Knife!" he shouted. Three blades of electricity came rushing from his tails to the trees above Stravel and each of those knives hit many branches.
The attack severed the branches and they fell, crashing down on Stravel. "Hyaaaaarrrrggghhh!" Stravel screamed as all those wood piled up on him. He laid on the ground but couldn't get up. The stack of broken branches were too heavy for him to lift.
"Now's our chance," Zamber said to Akira, who was still on all fours. "Grab hold of me, Akira."
Akira slung his right arm around Zamber and squatted. "Right, thanks partner. Let's get out of here before he gets up."
And the duo ran off, leaving the Ogremon under the heavy pile of wood. "Hey! Come back here! We're not done! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhhhh!"
