Author's Notes: The answer to the first trivia question is "dragon". Post-Juggernaut has the first vote. The next question will be at the end of this installment. By the way, I'm going to use different Digimon that weren't in the show for the remaining control spire Digimon. That should hold things up until Blackwargrowlmon arrives.
Disclaimers: Digimon belongs to Fox, Saban and whoever else owns it. Star Trek belongs to Paramount. Don't sue!!!
Beyond The Other Side - V 2.2
"Okay, let's see how I can get out of this jam. What cards should I use against your virus version of Metalgarurumon?" Henry pondered silently as Takato waited his turn. 'He already used his Viral Boost Chip and he can't use the Black Gear since Metalgarurumon is a mega Digimon.' The two boys were having a duel during lunch break at school. The other Digidestined kids had kitchen duties to do with Davis and Kari serving lunch, Cody cooking it along with TK and Yolei keeping things clean.
Rika came up behind them and gave a scowl. "Why are you still playing this? We have real Digimon to worry about, you know!!" Takato nearly fell over. "What are you doing here, Rika? I thought you were helping Renamon spar against Flamedramon." The girl crossed her arms. "Renamon didn't want my help. She said if I used Modify cards, then her victory over Flamedramon will be meaningless and there will be no honor."
"A rookie level Digimon against an armored? Doesn't seem honorable to me," murmured Henry as he kept thinking about what his next move will be. Takato took a moment to think. "Flamedramon is a vaccine Digimon while Renamon is a data type. Henry, you told me that we should assume that data types have an advantage over vaccine types if we're following the logic you lay out. So she would have a type advantage over Flamedramon."
"Right. Virus types have an edge over data types and..." Henry placed Wargreymon on the table and laid down the Omega Sword card. "...vaccines beat the living snot out of viruses." Takato groaned. "Hey...it's not fair using Omnimon's Omega Sword and jacking up Wargreymon's attack power by 1000 points!!"
"Fire Rocket!!" Renamon dodged the fireballs and dashed in to make an attack. Flamedramon blocked it with his right leg. The fox Digimon tried to land a punch in his stomach but he backed off. She aimed a jump kick at his head but he grabbed her outstretched left leg. Before he could toss her, she used the momentum to aim an inside roundhouse kick (counter-clockwise) to his head. His grip loosened enough for Renamon to get free.
"How long have they been sparring?" asked Poromon. The other Digimon didn't respond. They were too busy watching Renamon and Flamedramon duke it out. Guilmon stopped watching for a moment. "Um...I think they have been fighting since Takatomon told us to stay here."
Gatomon checked a clock inside one of the classrooms. She nearly gawked at the amount of time that has passed. "It's been four hours!! Right now it's lunch time!!" Upamon groaned. "I'm hungry. I wonder if Cody can get some of that shabu-shabu stuff."
A crinkling noise was heard nearby. This put the other Digimon on guard. Patamon slowly flew to where the noise was being made. "What are-" Terriermon and Calumon turned around and in a small pile were a bunch of candy wrappers. Poromon had an annoyed look. "You mean you had food all this time and didn't tell us?!?" Calumon grinned. "Well, Terriermon said that if you don't know about this, you guys won't mind." Terriermon laughed nervously as the other Digimon started advancing on them with expressions on their faces that made Kimeramon's evil look as scary as a lame Halloween accessory.
"Gotcha!!! Looks like I win this round." Flamedramon had just pinned down Renamon's arms and legs. Renamon gave a sly smile. "Perhaps." She closed her eyes as if concentrating on something. Flamedramon raised an eyebrow suspiciously. She started to raise her head. The armored Digimon still kept his guard up but began to blush as her face got closer to his. "What are you doing?!?"
Her lips were mere inches from his. 'Is she going to kiss me?!?!?' With this rampant thought running through his head, his grip started to loosen. Then Renamon quickly wiggled out of his grip, grabbed his armpits and gave a tremendous back toss (AN: Think the Back Roll from Street Fighter II. Street Fighter II belongs to Capcom). Flamedramon landed on his back and couldn't get up due to his lack of energy.
The fox Digimon walked over to him and knelt down. "You are a skilled fighter but you lack concentration. However you should not worry about it. You will learn to focus your energies as time passes." She tapped his face twice lightly with her hand before walking away. The last thought to go through Flamedramon's mind before he transformed back was 'I gotta talk to Davis about females.'
A few hours later, the bell rang signalling the end of the day. Takato made his way to the computer room behind Henry. "So we're going with them this time?" Henry kept on walking. "That's right, Takato. Since we're attempting to change things for the better, we can help fix Primary Village. When the fighting starts, we stay out of the way. That way, Hawkmon or Armadillomon will have to digivolve to their champion form." Takato gave a laugh. "Alright with me. Now all you have to do is tell Rika and make it out alive."
[Insert Digiport sequence, music, all that stuff]
The group had divided up the tasks to repairs on Primary Village. Rika kept a close eye out for control spire Digimon to battle however Primary Village remained quiet except for the baby Digimon that had just hatched from Digieggs. Guilmon, Takato, Kari, Gatomon, Henry and Terriermon were by the river, helping Elecmon to catch some fish for the babies. Calumon swam inside the river. Davis and Veemon supervised some of the baby Digimon. Yolei and Hawkmon were repairing some of the buildings. TK and Patamon fixed up the perimeter fence.
"Move a few inches to the right, Digmon. Right there!!" Digmon started to drill underground to set up a well. "Doesn't this place get all its water from the river?" Cody checked his map of the area. "Most of the time. But there have been some situations in which the river was unable to provide. By building this well, there'll always be a water source for this place...did you hear that?"
The boy stopped. He could have sworn he heard a neigh from a horse. Digmon turned around to look but didn't see anything. He was about to tell Cody that he must be hearing things when something rammed him from behind. Digmon flew over Cody and collided with a tree. "Digmon!!!!" Renamon heard Cody yell out Digmon's name. "There's trouble, Rika." Rika gave a cold smile. "And a new Digimon. Party time."
Cody ran over to where the now shrunken Armadillomon lay. He looked to see a striped horse Digimon with a helmet similar to Unimon. However he had no wings. Renamon and Rika came from behind Cody and Armadillomon. "Let's see what I can pull up on you...Shimaunimon, a champion level Digimon. Vaccine type. His metal helmet protects him from harm. His Raster Shot and Wild Thunder attacks were made to counter aerial strikes since he's unable to fly."
"Raster Shot!!" Renamon dodged the blast. "Diamond Storm!!" The attack hit him straight on the helmet and fizzled. "Let's increase the heat!! Digi Modify!! Strength Activate!!" Renamon dashed in to deliver a punch. Shimaunimon stood his ground. "Wild Thunder!!!" The attack threw Renamon back a few hundred metres. He turned his focus on Cody and Armadillomon.
'Why is he going after them?' Rika checked her Digivice and gave a small gasp at the new statistics. 'His attack power increases against Digimon who can dig underground. That's why spider lady sent him to take out Armadillomon.' "Raster Shot!!!" She looked up to see Cody and Armadillomon in the line of fire. Cody's D3 began to go off.
"Armadillomon digivolved to...Ankylomon!!"
Ankylomon swung his tail to block the attack. "Get to safety, Cody. I'll handle this. You too, Rika." Cody nodded as he backed off. Rika narrowed her eyes. "No way. Renamon, let's get back to work." The fox Digimon came by her side. "Digi Modify!! Digivolution Activate!!" Underneath the surface of the river, Calumon's mark began glowing.
DIGIVOLUTION.... "Renamon digivolved to...Kyubimon!!"
"Wild Thunder!!" Kyubimon dodged the attack. The electricity bounced off Ankylomon's armor and didn't deal a lot of damage. "Tail Hammer!!" Ankylomon swung his heavy tail and slammed it into Shimaunimon. "Fox Tail Inferno!!" Kyubimon shot nine balls of energy into Shimaunimon. "Raster Shot!!"
Some of the fireballs got nullified but some got through. "Ankylomon, flip him up so I can get a good shot!!" Ankylomon grinned. He slammed his tail into Shimaunimon and flipped him into the air before he could recover. "Going up!!" Kyubimon took aim at the vulnerable area underneath. "Dragon Wheel!!" That finished Shimaunimon off.
"I told you that you should have stayed out of the way. But at least Armadillomon reached his champion form," stated Henry after the group got back together. The Digidestined were too busy checking out the new champion Digimon on the block. Henry started thinking of the latest attack by a control spire Digimon. "I wonder how many more control spires are scattered throughout the digital world. We should start destroying as many as we can before Arukenimon creates Blackwargreymon."
"We should take out Owikawa before Malomyotismon reaches full power. It would also be wise to destroy Mummymon and Arukenimon as well since they present a threat to the digital world, " said Rika in a monotone voice. Takato took this moment to speak. "Hold up a bit, guys. Destroying Arukenimon and Mummymon seems a bit of a waste of potential."
"Did those goggles cut the circulation of oxygen to your head or what? Those two are evil and we have to stop them!!" snapped Rika. "What if they knew that they were going to be destroyed if all goes according to plan? Wouldn't their main priority be to survive? I don't know...I'm just thinking that if Mummymon knew what we knew, he would probably throw in the towel with us since we may be the only hope of saving her life and stopping Malomyotismon," replied Takato.
Henry thought about Takato's proposal. "There are always morals that stand in the way of doing what has to be done to save a life. For example, someone does not want to go through an operation for personal reasons or maybe religious reasons but that operation is the only thing that could save that person's life. A doctor would have to honor the patient's request and not perform the operation. If Arukenimon wanted to die for her mission and her duty to Owikawa, Mummymon would have to eventually honor that." He paused for a moment. "I don't think we should even try to get involved with this matter. There are too many unpredictable factors to deal with. We have other problems to deal with and I don't intend to add any more to the list."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Are you sure you want to go back, Ken? Your last visit brought back a lot of unpleasant memories," said a concerned Wormmon. Ken clenched his fists. "I have a debt to repay to those kids for opening my eyes. I have caused a lot of damage when I was the Digimon Emperor. If I'm to atone for my sins, I have to go back and erase every bit of the evil I represented."
He placed his black D3 inside his pocket. "I've also been seeing some weird things. The day after I came back, I could have sworn I saw a white-haired woman doing something to my computer. She was pulling up statistics on the control spires. But I couldn't see much else since I was too exhausted. Obviously, she might know a few things that I don't. But since she's probably not willing to talk, those new kids may hold the answers I seek. Maybe they'll help heal my soul for hurting my best friend."
Wormmon crawled up to his partner. "Don't worry about the past. Whatever happens from now on, I'll be right at your side." Ken gave a sad smile. "Thanks, Wormmon. I just hope that we can fix things up." His computer screen started to glow. "You know, I saw how popular you were with the females on TV. If they knew that you had become a sort of dark hero, trying to heal himself, they would probably hunt you down with more effort." Before Ken could ask why Wormmon made such an observation, they were sucked in the portal to the digital world.
That's it for this installment. For the next trivia question, just fill in the blank.
I was born in December of 1984. Thus my birth took place in the year of the (blank).
Remember to write which storyline you're voting for with your answer!! Answer is revealed next time!! Now for the end of fic ramblings...I didn't see too much of a prospect with Mummymon being a spy. My mind went into overdrive just thinking of the pros and cons that I decided that it wouldn't work. In the next installment, I've got something a little different in mind for Renamon and Flamedramon's sparring session. It's not what you think!! Just stick around and see what I mean!!
Disclaimers: Digimon belongs to Fox, Saban and whoever else owns it. Star Trek belongs to Paramount. Don't sue!!!
Beyond The Other Side - V 2.2
"Okay, let's see how I can get out of this jam. What cards should I use against your virus version of Metalgarurumon?" Henry pondered silently as Takato waited his turn. 'He already used his Viral Boost Chip and he can't use the Black Gear since Metalgarurumon is a mega Digimon.' The two boys were having a duel during lunch break at school. The other Digidestined kids had kitchen duties to do with Davis and Kari serving lunch, Cody cooking it along with TK and Yolei keeping things clean.
Rika came up behind them and gave a scowl. "Why are you still playing this? We have real Digimon to worry about, you know!!" Takato nearly fell over. "What are you doing here, Rika? I thought you were helping Renamon spar against Flamedramon." The girl crossed her arms. "Renamon didn't want my help. She said if I used Modify cards, then her victory over Flamedramon will be meaningless and there will be no honor."
"A rookie level Digimon against an armored? Doesn't seem honorable to me," murmured Henry as he kept thinking about what his next move will be. Takato took a moment to think. "Flamedramon is a vaccine Digimon while Renamon is a data type. Henry, you told me that we should assume that data types have an advantage over vaccine types if we're following the logic you lay out. So she would have a type advantage over Flamedramon."
"Right. Virus types have an edge over data types and..." Henry placed Wargreymon on the table and laid down the Omega Sword card. "...vaccines beat the living snot out of viruses." Takato groaned. "Hey...it's not fair using Omnimon's Omega Sword and jacking up Wargreymon's attack power by 1000 points!!"
"Fire Rocket!!" Renamon dodged the fireballs and dashed in to make an attack. Flamedramon blocked it with his right leg. The fox Digimon tried to land a punch in his stomach but he backed off. She aimed a jump kick at his head but he grabbed her outstretched left leg. Before he could toss her, she used the momentum to aim an inside roundhouse kick (counter-clockwise) to his head. His grip loosened enough for Renamon to get free.
"How long have they been sparring?" asked Poromon. The other Digimon didn't respond. They were too busy watching Renamon and Flamedramon duke it out. Guilmon stopped watching for a moment. "Um...I think they have been fighting since Takatomon told us to stay here."
Gatomon checked a clock inside one of the classrooms. She nearly gawked at the amount of time that has passed. "It's been four hours!! Right now it's lunch time!!" Upamon groaned. "I'm hungry. I wonder if Cody can get some of that shabu-shabu stuff."
A crinkling noise was heard nearby. This put the other Digimon on guard. Patamon slowly flew to where the noise was being made. "What are-" Terriermon and Calumon turned around and in a small pile were a bunch of candy wrappers. Poromon had an annoyed look. "You mean you had food all this time and didn't tell us?!?" Calumon grinned. "Well, Terriermon said that if you don't know about this, you guys won't mind." Terriermon laughed nervously as the other Digimon started advancing on them with expressions on their faces that made Kimeramon's evil look as scary as a lame Halloween accessory.
"Gotcha!!! Looks like I win this round." Flamedramon had just pinned down Renamon's arms and legs. Renamon gave a sly smile. "Perhaps." She closed her eyes as if concentrating on something. Flamedramon raised an eyebrow suspiciously. She started to raise her head. The armored Digimon still kept his guard up but began to blush as her face got closer to his. "What are you doing?!?"
Her lips were mere inches from his. 'Is she going to kiss me?!?!?' With this rampant thought running through his head, his grip started to loosen. Then Renamon quickly wiggled out of his grip, grabbed his armpits and gave a tremendous back toss (AN: Think the Back Roll from Street Fighter II. Street Fighter II belongs to Capcom). Flamedramon landed on his back and couldn't get up due to his lack of energy.
The fox Digimon walked over to him and knelt down. "You are a skilled fighter but you lack concentration. However you should not worry about it. You will learn to focus your energies as time passes." She tapped his face twice lightly with her hand before walking away. The last thought to go through Flamedramon's mind before he transformed back was 'I gotta talk to Davis about females.'
A few hours later, the bell rang signalling the end of the day. Takato made his way to the computer room behind Henry. "So we're going with them this time?" Henry kept on walking. "That's right, Takato. Since we're attempting to change things for the better, we can help fix Primary Village. When the fighting starts, we stay out of the way. That way, Hawkmon or Armadillomon will have to digivolve to their champion form." Takato gave a laugh. "Alright with me. Now all you have to do is tell Rika and make it out alive."
[Insert Digiport sequence, music, all that stuff]
The group had divided up the tasks to repairs on Primary Village. Rika kept a close eye out for control spire Digimon to battle however Primary Village remained quiet except for the baby Digimon that had just hatched from Digieggs. Guilmon, Takato, Kari, Gatomon, Henry and Terriermon were by the river, helping Elecmon to catch some fish for the babies. Calumon swam inside the river. Davis and Veemon supervised some of the baby Digimon. Yolei and Hawkmon were repairing some of the buildings. TK and Patamon fixed up the perimeter fence.
"Move a few inches to the right, Digmon. Right there!!" Digmon started to drill underground to set up a well. "Doesn't this place get all its water from the river?" Cody checked his map of the area. "Most of the time. But there have been some situations in which the river was unable to provide. By building this well, there'll always be a water source for this place...did you hear that?"
The boy stopped. He could have sworn he heard a neigh from a horse. Digmon turned around to look but didn't see anything. He was about to tell Cody that he must be hearing things when something rammed him from behind. Digmon flew over Cody and collided with a tree. "Digmon!!!!" Renamon heard Cody yell out Digmon's name. "There's trouble, Rika." Rika gave a cold smile. "And a new Digimon. Party time."
Cody ran over to where the now shrunken Armadillomon lay. He looked to see a striped horse Digimon with a helmet similar to Unimon. However he had no wings. Renamon and Rika came from behind Cody and Armadillomon. "Let's see what I can pull up on you...Shimaunimon, a champion level Digimon. Vaccine type. His metal helmet protects him from harm. His Raster Shot and Wild Thunder attacks were made to counter aerial strikes since he's unable to fly."
"Raster Shot!!" Renamon dodged the blast. "Diamond Storm!!" The attack hit him straight on the helmet and fizzled. "Let's increase the heat!! Digi Modify!! Strength Activate!!" Renamon dashed in to deliver a punch. Shimaunimon stood his ground. "Wild Thunder!!!" The attack threw Renamon back a few hundred metres. He turned his focus on Cody and Armadillomon.
'Why is he going after them?' Rika checked her Digivice and gave a small gasp at the new statistics. 'His attack power increases against Digimon who can dig underground. That's why spider lady sent him to take out Armadillomon.' "Raster Shot!!!" She looked up to see Cody and Armadillomon in the line of fire. Cody's D3 began to go off.
"Armadillomon digivolved to...Ankylomon!!"
Ankylomon swung his tail to block the attack. "Get to safety, Cody. I'll handle this. You too, Rika." Cody nodded as he backed off. Rika narrowed her eyes. "No way. Renamon, let's get back to work." The fox Digimon came by her side. "Digi Modify!! Digivolution Activate!!" Underneath the surface of the river, Calumon's mark began glowing.
DIGIVOLUTION.... "Renamon digivolved to...Kyubimon!!"
"Wild Thunder!!" Kyubimon dodged the attack. The electricity bounced off Ankylomon's armor and didn't deal a lot of damage. "Tail Hammer!!" Ankylomon swung his heavy tail and slammed it into Shimaunimon. "Fox Tail Inferno!!" Kyubimon shot nine balls of energy into Shimaunimon. "Raster Shot!!"
Some of the fireballs got nullified but some got through. "Ankylomon, flip him up so I can get a good shot!!" Ankylomon grinned. He slammed his tail into Shimaunimon and flipped him into the air before he could recover. "Going up!!" Kyubimon took aim at the vulnerable area underneath. "Dragon Wheel!!" That finished Shimaunimon off.
"I told you that you should have stayed out of the way. But at least Armadillomon reached his champion form," stated Henry after the group got back together. The Digidestined were too busy checking out the new champion Digimon on the block. Henry started thinking of the latest attack by a control spire Digimon. "I wonder how many more control spires are scattered throughout the digital world. We should start destroying as many as we can before Arukenimon creates Blackwargreymon."
"We should take out Owikawa before Malomyotismon reaches full power. It would also be wise to destroy Mummymon and Arukenimon as well since they present a threat to the digital world, " said Rika in a monotone voice. Takato took this moment to speak. "Hold up a bit, guys. Destroying Arukenimon and Mummymon seems a bit of a waste of potential."
"Did those goggles cut the circulation of oxygen to your head or what? Those two are evil and we have to stop them!!" snapped Rika. "What if they knew that they were going to be destroyed if all goes according to plan? Wouldn't their main priority be to survive? I don't know...I'm just thinking that if Mummymon knew what we knew, he would probably throw in the towel with us since we may be the only hope of saving her life and stopping Malomyotismon," replied Takato.
Henry thought about Takato's proposal. "There are always morals that stand in the way of doing what has to be done to save a life. For example, someone does not want to go through an operation for personal reasons or maybe religious reasons but that operation is the only thing that could save that person's life. A doctor would have to honor the patient's request and not perform the operation. If Arukenimon wanted to die for her mission and her duty to Owikawa, Mummymon would have to eventually honor that." He paused for a moment. "I don't think we should even try to get involved with this matter. There are too many unpredictable factors to deal with. We have other problems to deal with and I don't intend to add any more to the list."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Are you sure you want to go back, Ken? Your last visit brought back a lot of unpleasant memories," said a concerned Wormmon. Ken clenched his fists. "I have a debt to repay to those kids for opening my eyes. I have caused a lot of damage when I was the Digimon Emperor. If I'm to atone for my sins, I have to go back and erase every bit of the evil I represented."
He placed his black D3 inside his pocket. "I've also been seeing some weird things. The day after I came back, I could have sworn I saw a white-haired woman doing something to my computer. She was pulling up statistics on the control spires. But I couldn't see much else since I was too exhausted. Obviously, she might know a few things that I don't. But since she's probably not willing to talk, those new kids may hold the answers I seek. Maybe they'll help heal my soul for hurting my best friend."
Wormmon crawled up to his partner. "Don't worry about the past. Whatever happens from now on, I'll be right at your side." Ken gave a sad smile. "Thanks, Wormmon. I just hope that we can fix things up." His computer screen started to glow. "You know, I saw how popular you were with the females on TV. If they knew that you had become a sort of dark hero, trying to heal himself, they would probably hunt you down with more effort." Before Ken could ask why Wormmon made such an observation, they were sucked in the portal to the digital world.
That's it for this installment. For the next trivia question, just fill in the blank.
I was born in December of 1984. Thus my birth took place in the year of the (blank).
Remember to write which storyline you're voting for with your answer!! Answer is revealed next time!! Now for the end of fic ramblings...I didn't see too much of a prospect with Mummymon being a spy. My mind went into overdrive just thinking of the pros and cons that I decided that it wouldn't work. In the next installment, I've got something a little different in mind for Renamon and Flamedramon's sparring session. It's not what you think!! Just stick around and see what I mean!!
