21: Well, I didn't finish one by the end of last week, so I'm sorry about that...if it's any compensation, I'm almost done with the next one, so I could potentially get it out either later today or tomorrow, school permitting...
Sponsor: You know...it's kinda quiet around here without George...it's almost eerie how quiet it is.
21: You want me to make up for George's absence...I'd be happy to comply (starts making a ruckus)
Sponsor (covers his ears): THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!
21 can't hear him and continues making a ruckus.
Sponsor: ...sigh, the21stMartian does not own Digimon or Frankenstein, but he does own all of the characters he's created...no suing permitted
Episode 24: The Hierarchy of Granitemon part 1: The Granitemon Empire
(George): The others were being ambushed by the forces of KingGranitemon and the battle wasn't looking good for them. RoboGranitemon had single handedly defeated their digimon. If Crocmon and I hadn't stepped in and defeated him and the Monster who knows what would have happened…I'll tell you one thing though IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK!
The five Digidestined were walking along a path deep in the woods getting as far away from the battle site as possible.
"How'd you find us so quickly?" Hannah asked.
"Well, I wouldn't call it quickly…I was here for about a day before I found you. I had been preoccupied with blowing up the Granitemon's cities, but I always knew where you were because your digivices gave off signals that appeared on mine," George explained wearily.
"Cities? As in plural?! You mean there are multiple cities of those creeps?" Dan roared angrily.
"An entire empire actually…" said George casually.
"Awww man, we never get a break…" Jimmy gripped.
"Who runs the empire?" Rachel asked timidly eyeing her former boyfriend.
"KingGranitemon, he lives in the capital city far from here. I've never managed to get close without potentially blowing my cover, though I've tried a few times," George informed them.
"What else do you know about the Granitemon?" Hannah inquired, curious as to where George received his information from.
"For one, they've had you under surveillance since day one…all of us actually. They had been watching our battles on Upload Island until Satanmon was destroyed. The last thing they saw was Crocmon and I getting hit by Satanmon's attack. They restarted surveillance once you were on route to Driver," George answered.
"Well that explains how they've always been able to find us no matter where we go," Lizardmon said happy to have solved that mystery.
"So, about KingGranitemon…" Dan began.
"He's a mega earth type digimon. No one has ever seen him before other than his servants and lived to tell the tale. It is because of this that his attacks are unknown…" Crocmon explained yawning.
"That's just great…" Jimmy grumbled.
George was leading the other Digidestined. Suddenly, they turned off the path and began winding around the trees.
"Excuse me, but where are we going?" Ferarimon asked nervously.
"Don't worry. I know these woods well. KingGranitemon has the path under surveillance, but he didn't bother to put surveillance out here," George explained.
George leads the Digidestined to the base of the mountains, where he revealed the hidden entrance to a large man-made cave (well man and digimon made to be precise)
There was a crude table in the center. There was a map on it. A sleeping bag and the remains of a fire could be seen.
"This is where I stayed last night…On that table is a map of the Granitemon's cities," George yawned.
"No wonder George looks so tired. He can't have gotten much sleep on this rocky floor," Hannah thought.
George walked over to the table, took out a pen and crossed out a city, making a total of three crossed out cities.
"I destroyed those three already," said George indicating the crossed out ones, "we are here, at the base of the mountains. The closest city is actually rather large, and I know they've increased security since I last blew up a city. It would take a group effort to blow this one up…let alone the capital city." George sighed wearily and sank to the floor totally exhausted from the events of the past few days.
"Fortunately we are with a group now," Crocmon reminded the goggle-headed leader. He too sank to the floor exhausted.
"And don't you forget it!!" Hannah said sternly.
As the day comes to a close, the excitement takes its toll on the Digidestined as one by one they fall asleep, all except George, that is. George is pouring over the map planning battle strategies for the attack on the city. After a few hours of this, the fire begins to die, so George has to switch on a flashlight. Hannah wakes up and sees what George is doing. She notices for the first time the dark circles under George's eyes.
"You should get some sleep George," Hannah said concerned for her friend's health.
George looks up, surprised.
"Oh it's you Hannah…listen, could you keep watch for a while? There's something I have to do…I'll be right back," he said standing up and walking towards the cave's entrance.
"What's so important that it can't wait until tomorrow?" Hannah demanded heatedly crossing her arms.
"It's preparation for tomorrow actually, I'm going to destroy the surveillance near the city so they don't see us coming, but I'm going to make it seem random so KingGranitemon doesn't get suspicious and catch on to our plans. Evil though he may be he is also very smart. It won't do to underestimate him…" George explained.
With that, he left the cave and disappeared into the shadows.
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In KingGranitemon's thrown room, the angry Emperor had finally calmed down from his defeat earlier. He had also been informed that RoboGranitemon was reparable. A Granitemon cautiously entered his thrown room (black headed as usual)
"Sir…it would appear as though George is destroying the surveillance outposts near Ironforge City" the Granitemon said tentatively.
"This is a prelude to an attack on the city then. Increase the forces in that city. It is too important to be destroyed," KingGranitemon stated, curious at this apparent lack of strategy of his foe.
"I don't think he knows the city is there sir, his attacks are way too random…" the Granitemon said, cringing.
"Let me see this so called 'random' pattern of attacks," KingGranitemon commanded to his subordinate.
The Granitemon shows him, and, to be honest, it did look pretty random and didn't leave any glaring gaps in the city's surveillance. KingGranitemon was confident that any attack would be detected before the Digidestined got there.
"Very well, the forces in that city are more than enough to deal with an attack that is preempted by a surveillance warning, so even if he did know that the city was there, there's no way even he'd survive the devastating defenses of that city, and that would eliminate our problems once and for all!!" KingGranitemon said laughing evilly.
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Hannah was relieved when George returned triumphantly into the cave. Upon his return he promptly curled up in his sleeping bag and fell asleep, no longer bothered by anxieties. Hannah sighs and rolls her eyes.
The next morning the Digidestined are woken up early by George.
"Dude what's the big deal?" Dan said hotly.
"I was trying to sleep!" Jimmy whined.
"You interrupted a beautiful dream I was having!" Rachel said airily.
"ATTENTION!! STRATEGY SESSION WILL NOW…BEGIN!!" shouted George. (You can tell he learned from Piximon)
Behind George is a detailed map of the area with strange marks on it.
George takes out a pointer and points to the circles.
"The circles represent the surveillance outposts I destroyed last night. While the pattern may look random, there is a definite way to get to the city from here. You will follow me carefully, so we won't be detected. Once we get to the city, the rest of you, Crocmon that includes you, will distract the guards while I sneak in. Once in, I will begin to cause chaos and attempt to find any records or maps that will be useful to us. When I give the signal, I want you all to launch your best attacks at the factory, no matter where I am. Is that understood?" George lectured.
"Sir yes sir!" everybody said annoyed.
"Excellent, now…how about some breakfast. We can't attack a city on empty stomachs now can we?" George said, revealing food behind him.
"Sir no sir!!" everybody said enthusiastically.
The Digidestined and digimon dive into the breakfast George had prepared.
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KingGranitemon was sitting in his thrown room. He is deep in thought.
"I believe I will reinforce Ironforge. It is after all a vital city. If the Digidestined find what is in that city the setbacks will be devastating…Lt. Granitemon send in another 50,000 units to Ironforge and do it immediately!!" KingGranitemon ordered.
"Aye sir!!" Lt. Granitemon said, as he bowed and left the room.
Narrator: Will the Digidestined be able to survive their assault on Ironforge, what is in that city that is of vital importance to KingGranitemon—
Hannah: "AND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HEAD COLORS OF THE GRANITEMON?!
Narrator: Don't miss the next exciting episode of Digimon: Digital Monsters!!
Sponsor: HEY!! THE EPISODE IS DONE!!
21 still can't hear the sponsor and continues to make a ruckus.
Sponsor: ...the idiots I put up with for ratings...sigh
the Sponsor leaves the room to get some asprin. As soon as he leaves 21 sighs and immidiately falls over, fast asleep.