Author's Note: Not too long after entering the Digital World, the Tamers encounters Majiramon, one of the few remaining Devas. However, Beelzemon is disappointed that he does not get to take it out. Will his growing tension finally get to him, or can his Tamer help him find the strength to keep going?
Chapter 12: Deva Hunting
"Beelzemon, I think we should stop and rest. I'm sick of hearing Erika complain…"
Beelzemon looked to his left and nodded. "All right, let's take a break before the diva has ta have a hissy fit."
"Hey!" Erika shouted as she sat down and placed Salamon in her lap. "Don't call me a diva!"
"Beelzemon's just joking around, Erika!" Cheyenne interjected with a sigh. "But seriously, stop complaining."
Anna, Kaitlyn, and Dakota sat down and their Digimon followed. MarineAngemon collapsed with a sigh on Kaitlyn's head, and his wings just draped over her ears. Valkyrimon found a rock to perch herself on and sat in a stance that made everyone else think she was meditating. Cerberusmon yawned and laid down to where Dakota could lean back onto his torso. Cheyenne collapsed flat on the ground and Beelzemon kicked off his boots to massage his feet. Dakota, due to his powerful sense of smell, got a big whiff of the scent coming from the demon's boots and shot up to cover his mouth and nose.
"Beelzemon, don't you ever wash your feet!? They reek!" Dakota practically screeched.
"Eh, shut up about my smell, dog boy. I can smell you and yer mutt a mile away." Beelzemon retorted.
"Cut it out, Beelzemon!" Cheyenne muttered. "Your feet do stink."
"You can say that again!" A voice resonated from the sky.
Cheyenne opened her tired eyes and saw a pair of green eyes staring at her. The eyes belonged to a small white creature with small ears with purple tips, purple-tipped feet, small hands, and an odd triangular pattern. The girl jumped up, startled, and caused the creature to extend its ears and jump off and float in the sky.
"Whoa, what kind of Digimon is that!?"
Anna took out her D-Power to get some data. "This is an In-Training Digimon named Calumon. Though…that's all the data I can get…"
Erika squealed as she grabbed Calumon and started pinching his cheeks, although she knocked Salamon off of her lap in the process. "Oh, he's so cute! I just wanna pinch his cheeks and never stop!"
"Erika, I think you're scaring him…" Kaitlyn muttered as MarineAngemon cringed.
"Does your girlfriend always do that to cute things?" Cerberusmon whispered to Dakota.
"Unfortunately, yes…"
Cheyenne sighed and got up to go to the Korean girl as she squealed over the now-panicking Calumon. With a blank expression, she snatched the In-Training from Erika, earning a pout from her. Cheyenne petted Calumon gently and asked, "Calumon, where did you come from?"
Calumon scratched his head. "I dunno. I guess I just appeared one day. I was running away from this big dragon Digimon. I think his name is Majiramon… But you guys seem nice, even the scary girl over there!" His attention shifted when he saw Beelzemon and he floated in front of his face. "Wow, you're cool looking! Do you wanna be friends?"
The demon snorted. "Get out of my face, pipsqueak."
"Wait, did you say Majiramon?" Valkyrimon suddenly asked. "He has to be one of the Devas. Calumon, where can we find Majiramon?"
The In-Training pointed towards a gorge next to a seemingly-deserted town. "Majiramon came from that gorge, and the Digimon that lived in that town ran away because he was there. Are you sure you want to go there?"
"We have to. We have to stop the Devas from coming into the Real World and hurting humans."
As the group got up to leave for the gorge, Beelzemon walked next to Valkyrimon and wore a smug smirk. "Never thought ya were so eager fer a brawl."
"Don't even think that; I'm doing this to protect Anna and her friends…of course Anna can handle herself with her psychokinesis…"
"Chey can handle herself too…but it never hurts ta look out for 'em regardless." He paused and looked back at the fellow Mega. "So what's yer story with yer Tamer…and how do ya know Majiramon?"
"Well, I met Anna when I accidentally ended up in the Real World…while I was battling with Majiramon. I was injured, and Anna was able to patch me up as if I didn't have a scratch on my body. Since then, I've devoted myself to being her protector at all costs. What about you? How did you meet Cheyenne?"
Beelzemon smirked at Valkyrimon. "I came ta the Real World ta have a little terroristic fun…and Cheyenne was the one who was willin' ta face me down. As a result, I got shot in the shoulder and she got shot in the leg. At first…I didn't wanna be a Tamer's pet…but I guess she grew on me."
"Interesting… You two are a lot alike. You're both bull-headed."
Beelzemon growled and Cheyenne turned around with a scowl as they both retorted in unison, "I am NOT bull-headed!"
The others laughed at the girl and the demon before Calumon shouted, "Hey, we're here! This is where Majiramon is!"
"Anna, you wanna take care of this one? We'll help out if needed." Cheyenne suggested. "Valkyrimon might want to settle the score."
Anna nodded. "Fair enough. Let's go, Valkyrimon."
As Anna and Valkyrimon went on ahead, Calumon flew towards Beelzemon's shoulder and landed on it. The demon growled and muttered to the In-Training, "I'm gonna let ya do that just this once…"
"I think Calumon really likes you, Beelzemon." Cheyenne commented with a small smirk.
Everyone reached the gorge and looked to see arrows shoot out from the darkness. After a series of ducking, they all looked to see Majiramon, the dragon Deva, step out in front of Anna and Valkyrimon.
"Well…long time, no see Valkyrimon. Are you ready to continue our battle and feel the sting of defeat?" He glanced over at Beelzemon. "And Beelzemon, the Lord of Gluttony. We will look forward to you finally fulfilling your true destiny. And that vermin next to you must be your Tamer."
"Don't call Chey vermin! Just ya wait; we're gonna wipe the floor with ya freaks!" Beelzemon retorted.
"Beelzemon, don't interfere." Valkyrimon interrupted. "Allow me to handle this."
"By all means, go ahead."
Valkyrimon drew her sword and Majiramon readied his arrows. The two charged forward and began resuming their duel. The other Digimon watched in awe, except for Beelzemon, who simply wanted to do all the fighting."
"Wow, Valkyrimon really is tough!" Salamon awed. "Erika, how come you won't let me fight or stay as Angewomon?"
Erika looked at the Rookie in surprise. "Well…it's because you're cuter this way. But…I guess I haven't been taking into consideration what you want. Okay, from now on, you can be Angewomon whenever you want!"
"Dakota, I believe Majiramon is in over his head to be fighting a Mega like Valkyrimon. But…I've heard of lower-level Digimon beating Megas before…and since Majiramon's a Deva, anything could happen." Cerberusmon explained.
"Yeah…that's true."
"Pe-Peep! Peep!" MarineAngemon cheered.
"Yeah, you get him good, Valkyrimon!" Kaitlyn joined in.
Beelzemon crossed his arms. "Valkyrimon's gettin' ta have all the fun…"
"Don't worry Beelzemon; you'll get your chance at them." Cheyenne assured the demon.
The battle waged on until Majiramon realized he had run out of arrows, which he thought he had an indefinite supply of. Valkyrimon smirked and still had her sword. The dragon Deva started to panic and tried to run, but the Mega caught up to him, which allowed Anna to give her Digimon a power boost.
"Digi-Modify! Phoenixmon: Starlight Explosion ACTIVATE!"
Valkryimon spread out her arms to unleash a burst of energy that resembled a cross between fire and star energy. "STARLIGHT EXPLOSION!"
With one blow, Majiramon was eliminated and Valkyrimon loaded his scattering data. Everyone except Beelzemon cheered over her victory. Anna wore a relieved smile and whispered, "Three more to go…"
"Way to go, Anna!" Cheyenne cheered the loudest. "Nice move with the Phoenixmon card!"
"Thank you." She paused and suddenly thought of something. "Cheyenne, may I see your deck?"
"Uh, sure but why?"
"I want to confirm something. I'll let you see mine. I'd like to see Kaitlyn's along with Erika's and Dakota's."
Everyone brought out their decks and compared them. Anna had cards of mostly Bird Digimon and possessed cards such as Garudamon, Deramon, and Eaglemon. Cheyenne had mostly Dark cards such as Myotismon, Mummymon, and even a MaloMyotismon. Kaitlyn had mostly Water cards such as Zudomon, Scorpiomon, and MetalSeadramon. Erika had mostly Holy cards such as MagnaAngemon, Piximon, and Magnadramon. Dakota had mostly Beast cards such as Mammothmon, IceLeomon, and MetalGarurumon. Anna nodded her head and stated, "Just as I thought. We all have decks with a central theme. Since Brenna has a Blossomon, she must have a deck with Plant Digimon. The two other types, from what I can tell, are Machine, Thunder, and Fire."
"So whatever Digimon we have determines what kind of deck we have?" Erika asked with her head cocked to the side, causing her raven pigtails to bounce.
"Pretty much. But something is bothering me. Why is it that we found our Digimon at the Ultimate and Mega levels and not at the Rookie level?"
"Maybe we're the exceptions…" Kaitlyn wondered.
Cheyenne suddenly stood up. "Let's not worry about that right now! Right now, we need to worry about defeating the last of the Devas! Let's go!"
