Chapter 12: Soul Evolution!
Hi and welcome back to Digimon: Evolution! Now you're all probably wondering something. Why didn't I end the last chapter with the whole "Find out on the next Digimon: Evolution" thing? The answer is that I had something extremely important to do. Ok, I may be lying. Remember when I said I was short on Yen. I kind of had to get a job at McDonald's. It sucked like hell! I don't know how you humans work at that place! It's bad enough everyone looked oddly at my trench coat! One woman threatened to call the cops after I handed her son a toy! What the hell is that about?!
Anyway, this chapter is going to show us some preparations the DigiDestined are making for the tournament. How do you thing they'll prepare? If I was them I would just sit on TV and watch the Digimon battles of other people but apparently they need to do things a better way. So have fun reading and I promise you will read me at the end.
*Agumon's POV*
Ugh…for three days it's been nonstop training for this tournament thing. Kenta insisted that we all needed to practice for this thing. It became even worse after Daichi talked to Kenta about something. Since then Kenta's been going over multiple card strategies and battle plans with me…it's freaking annoying as hell! Even when he's at school he'll whisper something to me about his new battle strategies. I wish humans had a shut up button attached to them.
Even better, with each day Kenta gets better, the more he drags me into the Digital World to train with the others. If I have to listen to him giving battle tips to Kai one more time I swear I will Pepper Breath his mouth off. The preliminaries for this tournament are in two more days so I understand why he wants to practice…I just don't get why he wants to practice ALL THE TIME.
"Hey Kenta, do you mind if we, oh I don't know, take a goddamn break…" I asked. He looked at me and saw how tired I was. I'm surprised he's as energetic as he is. Digimon generally heal pretty quickly but humans take a while to heal. His burns and bruises are almost completely gone. The first day Daichi had come over to help him move around so his parents wouldn't suspect anything but he was able to move around perfectly the next day. Maybe since we're connected or whatever we heal at the same rate too.
"Alright, five minute break everyone." Everyone sighed in relief but it looked like Kenta didn't notice. Apparently after Rin made some remark about him acting like the leader he's taken it upon himself to literally become the leader. It's an annoying pain in the ass since I'm not leader with him. I have to listen to all his orders and strategies and I can't even come up with some of my own.
I walked over to the bag of food we brought and dug out an apple. We were in Native Forest, a wide forest that circles around File City. Most normal people get here in a week. Super Kenta pushed us to get here in a day. I wanted to blow him up after that. I stuffed the apple in my mouth and swallowed it in one bite.
"So, there are a few things we need to talk about." Kenta said. Oh boy, this is going to be good. "Yes Mr. Hunata, what would that be?" The only good thing with Kenta's new leadership is that Rin has been as sarcastic as possible. Sakura has joined in occasionally, along with Daichi and even Daiki. The Digimon have all snickered and commented behind his back, most of it being started by me. I think the only reason Kai didn't comment was because he practically viewed Kenta as if he was a god.
"We need to set some restrictions for the tournament. First thing is that we can't use the Bio Digivolution unless absolutely necessary. Only activate it if you're in a desperate situation. Second, no using the Gold Battle Cards, well…at all. People will easily catch on to who we are and say we're hackers. That will not go over well."
For once he finally said something that wasn't annoying. "I actually agree with Boss-A-Lot on this one. We don't need to be kicked out because of some stupid action." Daichi told us. Kenta glared at him because of the nickname but agreed with all the same. "Alright, so no Gold Battle Cards, and only use Bio Digivolution when necessary; got it," Biyomon said.
"Alright, let's get back to training." We all groaned. "Hey, why don't us all head home and go over card strategies for the next two days. We can meet up in the Digital World the day of the preliminaries," Yumi suggested. Thank Yggdrasil she said it. For some reason whenever she suggests something Kenta goes along with it without an issue. I don't know why she has so much control over his decisions but I like it.
"Ok, we'll meet up in File City on Friday. Before I forget, has anyone heard anything more on the Beetle Town raids?" Oh yea, I forgot about the raids. Apparently the Waspmon weren't the first attempt at stealing that pearl thing. The admins had been taking care of it well enough and they just thought it was some hacker sending in all the Digimon, but the attacks were starting to get worse. The festival's ended but they still want that damn pearl. It must be pretty damn important if those bugs keep coming after it.
"Nah, the last two days have been pretty quiet from what I've heard. I was planning on heading down there real fast before heading home. Anyone want to come along?" Daiki asked. No one stepped forward so Rin rolled her eyes and walked towards him. "I'll go, might as well that way you don't do something stupid." Daiki just laughed and opened up a Digital Gate to Beetle Town. Wow, I forgot how easy it is for everyone to open up a Digital Gate now that Kai showed them how to.
"See ya at the tournament!" Kotemon yelled as they ran into the tunnel of data. After they went in the gate it closed behind them. "Well I should be heading home. Hey Sakura, are you still coming over my house tonight?" Yumi asked her. Biyomon and Lalamon started to giggle and talk about the how fast their Tamers were becoming friends. "Of course, let's get going." For two people who seem to dress differently and have entirely different personalities they certainly get along pretty well.
"Digital Gate, Energize!" The data came out of Sakura's D-Phone and formed into the familiar tunnel. "See you boys later!" Lalamon yelled out as she flew into the gate. It closed quickly behind them, leaving only Kai, Kenta, Daichi, Falcomon, Wizardmon, and yours truly. "Well since the girls are having a sleepover why don't you guys come over my house. We can do some last minute card trades and we don't have to worry about the Digimon being around since my parents are away on there anniversary," Daichi suggested. Being aloud out of that damn D-Phone sounded pretty good to me.
"Sure, that sounds great! Let's get going!" I hadn't noticed before but Kai seemed pretty happy to be going over someone else's house. Kenta had mentioned something to me before about Kai living at some house for human children without parents but considering how annoying Kenta's parents are it doesn't sound that bad to me. "Digital Gate, Energize!" The tunnel formed together and we all headed in. Before we left I had the weird feeling that someone was watching us.
*Falcomon's POV*
Wow, Daichi has a nice house. It's about the same size as Kenta's but I know it doesn't matter to Kai. He's just happy to be out of the orphanage. The kids there always tease him and make him feel bad about himself. The adults have tried to make them stop but even they don't seem to care anymore. I'm really happy that Kenta has been so nice to Kai. I've never seen him so truly happy before. The last time I saw him smile like that was when I met him for the first time after being created.
"Alright, I'm gonna go make some popcorn and set up a movie. You guys can head up to my room and I'll call you down when it's all done." Daichi headed off to the kitchen and Kenta guided us up to Daichi's room. I was about to walk in when Agumon grabbed me and Wizardmon and yanked us out of the room. "What exactly do you think you're doing Agumon?" Wizardmon asked sternly. "I want to explore this place! I never really get a chance to walk around Kenta's house since one of his parents is usually home. I want to see the time of places humans live in."
It sounded pretty neat to me. I was let out of the D-Phone very few times at the orphanage since there are so many people around. "Very well, I'll show you around." Wizardmon took the lead and led us down the hallway. "This over here is the humans' lavatory." he said while pointing to another room. I walked in to see a strange white seat with water in it. "Why does this seat have a hole and water in it?" Agumon asked. "That is where the humans release any wastes they are holding."
Agumon and I grabbed our mouths quickly to keep ourselves from releasing our waste. "You mean that humans sit on that thing and…go?!" I asked. Wizardmon nodded. "I'm not entirely sure where the waste goes but I really don't want to know." Who would want to know? "Let's just check out another part of the house please!" Agumon yelled while pulling us out of the bathroom. We ran down the hallway and ended up bumping into our Tamers. "Where did you guys go?" Kai asked. "Kai, I'd rather not talk about the horror I have just witnessed." I told him. Kenta and Kai gave each other a weird look and just shrugged.
"Hey guys, the movie's ready!" Daichi yelled. Everyone quickly went down the stairs and sat down on the couch. "Ok, the movie's some old American film from the 2010's. I think it's pretty good but it is a bit…scary." Daichi looked wearily at Kai. "Don't worry, I'll be fine guys!" Yes…that's what he said the last time he watched a horror film…shaking under the blankets. "If you say so, it's only PG-13 anyway. It's called the Woman in Black and uh, just in case." Daichi handed a large blanket over to Kai; very smart boy.
*Two Hours Later – Daichi's POV*
Man this movie is so predictable. I mean the woman appearing in the window…who didn't see that coming? Kai seems pretty shaken up from it though. The blanket is wrapped completely around him and with only a small opening so he can peek out from underneath it. How can he face off against a giant evil dog with no problem and then go ahead and get scared by some old American film?
He's had been shaking under that thing since the "scary" parts started. The only thing that finally calmed him down was when Kenta rubbed his back soothingly and put him under his arm. Kenta is certainly taking this big brother role seriously. He told me about how he promised Kai he'd be his new brother and always protect him and I had no doubt in my mind that he would.
My only issue is that Kenta will probably hurt himself in the process of keeping Kai safe. I really like Kai but Kenta is still my little brother. It may be by only a year and we may not actually be blood related but if anything ever happened to him I'd never forgive myself. Oh well, I guess I should just push these thoughts away for now and finish watching this ridiculous movie.
At least Agumon and Wizardmon don't seem to be scared by it. I've seen Kenta jump a few times but he's been pretty good through most of it. Falcomon on the other hand…let's just say I hope we never have to fight against a Phantomon or Falcomon will probably run away with his wings between his legs. He's got a blanket wrapped around him too, and whenever he jumps Agumon and Wizardmon just stare at him in disbelief.
Oh good the ending is coming up. The son runs into the…and the dad…wow that was not the ending I was expecting. Holy shit creepy ending part! Jesus Christ, the Woman in Black at the end actually did scare me. At least I got scared one time from this entire film. Kai looks extremely pale and possibly a little faint. "You alright there buddy?" I ask. He nods really slowly and tries to speak but can't get any words out. If he's freaking out over this lousy film so much, I wonder what would happen if he watched an R-Rated film. I still don't get how he can fight giant monsters all the time without any fear and then get scared half to death by this movie.
"Ok, I'm gonna head up and grab the sleeping bags. Considering Kai's current condition it'd probably be better if we all slept in the same room so we can just stay in the living room. Be right back." I walked upstairs and I heard someone come up with me. I turned around to see Wizardmon coming up behind me. "I'm sorry, I just assumed you could use some help." he said shyly. I just laughed and motioned for him to come up.
"So what did you think of the movie?" I asked him. "Well, I think it was…um…well done I suppose for that generation of humans, and I think that…" I put a hand up and stopped him. "Can we just both agree it sucked?" I asked. He laughed and nodded while grabbing three of the sleeping bags. "The intent of the film was to scare the viewers, yet I was not frightened in the least." We headed back out into the hallway and were heading towards the stairs. "Well it certainly scared Kai and Falcomon. Did you see them both shaking in their blankets?"
I didn't hear anymore footsteps behind me so I turned around to see Wizardmon with his head down. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Kai and Falcomon are really similar, which is probably why there relationship as partners go so smoothly. I'm surprised they haven't been able to use the Bio Digivolution yet." Ok, he's right but why does he seem sad about it. "I wish that maybe I could be more like you and possibly use the Bio Digivolution. I see how you look at the others when they use the Bio Digivolution."
Oh man, he really over thinks things. "Wizardmon, you're like the most amazing partner I could ever have. I think that the Bio Digivolution is really cool, but we don't even need it. You were able to naturally Digivolve to Champion because you're so strong. Don't feel bad about not being able to use the Bio Digivolution, we don't need it. You and I are strong enough without, and we're only going to get stronger. We're going to enter this tournament and beat any powerful opponent we come against. After that, we're going to help the DigiDestined save the Real and Digital Worlds."
His eyes had a fire in them that they were lacking before. "Right, I'm sorry about that. I guess I doubted myself as your partner. I promise it will not happen again." I just laughed and patted him on the back. "Don't worry about it; everyone doubts themselves once in a while. Let's get going, the others are probably complaining about us taking so long." We walked downstairs to see that everyone was already asleep.
Agumon was sitting up against the couch snoring, Falcomon somehow ended up on the other side of the living room sleeping, Kenta's slouching on the couch with his head hanging to the side, and Kai is sleeping right next to him. I looked over to the time to see it was 11:43 P.M. "It makes sense that they're tired. Kenta's been working nonstop with his new battle strategies." Wizardmon said. Hehe, I wouldn't tell anyone this since they'd get pissed at me, but I'm technically the reason why Kenta went crazy with card strategies recently.
I had brought up my conversation with Sakura to him and told him I was worried about the Bio Digivolution. He agreed with me and told me how he was starting to regret using the Bio Digivolution as recklessly as he had, promising to come up with some battle strategies with Agumon. It looks like he's kept his promise considering how irritable Agumon's been recently.
I laid a sleeping bag out on the ground and slipped into it. "You can sleep wherever you want Wizardmon, this is your home after all. Good night." I rolled over and closed my eyes. I heard him move onto the couch and lay down. It only took a few minutes before I was out cold. If only I had stayed up a little longer, I would've heard the D-Phone going off.
*Rin's POV*
"Damn it, no one's picking up." Daiki told me. I grunted in anger. I know its midnight but you think those guys would keep their D-Phones near them in case an emergency happened. "Whatever, we'll have to take care of this thing ourselves." I said. Daiki and I had been tracking down a Digimon we had seen in Beetle Town. The town itself was in no danger, but apparently this Digimon was planning on going to the human world. Everyone thought he was bluffing but I guess they were wrong. Two minutes ago the D-Phone went off about a crossover from the Digital World. Low and behold it's the Digimon from earlier, what are the odds?
"Fine, let's go. Do we know where this thing is?" Daiki asked. Kotemon stepped forward and pointed his sword towards north. "That way, I can sense it." Daiki and I nodded and ran north with our Digimon beside us. It took about five minutes to get to the right location. We ended up at a small park which looked to be empty. "Where are you?" Renamon muttered. I looked around and couldn't see anything. "Man, it's too damn dark to see anything. We'll be fighting practically blind."
Wait a minute, the lights in the park should've been on, but they aren't. Something's not right here. "Sparkling Thunder!" A sudden bolt of lightning shot from behind us, lighting up our surroundings. We all jumped out of the way and Renamon immediately counter attacked. "Diamond Storm!" She fired at the direction where the lightning came from but didn't hit the Digimon. "Body Blow!" Kotemon was suddenly hit from behind and knocked down.
"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?" I muttered. I pulled out my D-Phone and tried to Scan but couldn't find the Digimon. "Sparkling Thunder!" Now's my chance, I can see where the lightning is coming from. It looks like an Elecmon, except that it's…purple. I've never seen a purple Elecmon before.
Elecmon
Form: Rookie
Attribute: Virus
Type: Mammal
"This Elecmon evolved into the Virus attribute. It has acquired an ill-mannered personality and uses the electricity in its tail to annoy people by interfering with their communication links."
"Wait a minute aren't Elecmon supposed to be the Data attribute?" Daiki asked me. "I guess this one got attacked by a virus. Either way we need to take it out." I grabbed my deck case and pulled out a Battle Card. "Perfect; Digi-Modify, Data Booster activate!" All of Renamon's stats went up and she ran towards the Elecmon. It finished its attack and jumped at Renamon. "Thunder Gauntlet!" Kotemon released a small shock wave from his sword that knocked Elecmon into a tree.
"Nice job Kotemon!" Daiki yelled. "You know, that attack could've defeated Elecmon if you actually used Battle Cards," I told him. "You know I'm not a big fan of Battle Cards, but if you have one in mind for me I'll use it." I rolled my eyes and handed him one. "Sparkling Thunder!" The lightning was aimed at Kotemon this time. "Digi-Modify, Power Shield activate!" A small forcefield formed around Kotemon that protected him from the lightning. It disappeared as soon as the attack was over, but it served its purpose.
"Grr…" The Elecmon's growling. Do they usually do that? It suddenly let out a monstrous roar that was sending out powerful shockwaves. This isn't some new attack, is it? "Rin look at the lights!" What is Daiki talking about? No way, the lights are flickering from on and off, but that's not all. Every electronic machine in the area is going haywire. What is this Elecmon doing?
"Elecmon Dark Digivolve to…DarkLizardmon!" I did not expect that. Elecmon became a giant lizard made out of black flames with a metal helmet.
DarkLizardmon
Form: Champion
Attribute: Virus
Type: Evil Dragon
"An Evil Dragon Digimon that is covered in dark flames from head to foot. This subspecies of FlareRizamon has awakened into the Virus attribute. It's said that its bare head is protected with a hard helmet. It attacks the enemy with the power of the very strongly sharp fangs on its jaws. This Digimon has a cool personality and lives in the darkness."
"Dread Flare!" The beast launched out a barrage of black flame. Kotemon and Renamon both successfully jumped out of the way in time, but just barely. "Hey Rin, this might be a good time to do a little Bio Digivolution." Maybe Daiki's yet, but I want to play this out a little bit longer to see if I can come up with a strategy. "Not yet, I need to see this thing fights. Digi-Modify, Angemon Wings activate!" Two of Angemon's angel wings formed on Renamon's back and she flew up into the air.
"Diamond Storm!" The diamonds ran down on DarkLizardmon, but it merely blew away the diamonds with its Dread Flare. "Dark Inferno!" DarkLizardmon sent a swirling tornado of black flame at Renamon, effectively knocking her out of the sky. "Rin, now would be an amazingly great time for the Bio Digivolution!" Damn it, he's right.
Bio Evolution recognized.
"Renamon Bio Digivolve to…Kyubimon!"
"Dragon Wheel!" Kyubimon became a wheel of fire in midfall and launched herself at DarkLizardmon. He brought his arms up to defend himself as the wheel of fire slammed against him. He stopped Kyubimon's spin and grabbed her by the neck. "Kyubimon!" No, none of my cards will work. What do I do? "Go get him Kotemon!" What is Daiki doing?! He's going to get Kotemon killed. "Fire Mask!" Kotemon striked DarkLizardmon with his flaming sword, but he didn't even flinch.
DarkLizardmon looked down at Kotemon and kicked him away as if he were a piece of trash. "No, Kotemon!" Kotemon landed down and started to flicker between his complete form and data. So this is what Daiki was talking about. DarkLizardmon turned his sights back on Kyubimon and was about to end her when a brilliant white light suddenly came from behind him. Daiki's D-Phone was lighting up too, a brilliant white light coming out of it. "What…is this?" he asked.
Soul Evolution Recognized.
"Kotemon Soul Digivolve to…
The light wrapped itself around Kotemon and released his true power. His body grew in length and power, his old armor fading away. His blade was transformed into the Akinakes, and he gripped it firmly. The light faded away, revealing the familiar warrior with new power.
Dinohyumon!"
"Soul Evolution, what the hell is that?!" Daiki yelled out. Dinohyumon charged at DarkLizardmon and hit it with his blade. DarkLizardmon yelled out in pain and released Kyubimon. "Kyubimon, I have an idea on how to defeat him. Use your Fox Tail Inferno attack on my Akinakes blade." Dinohyumon held out his blade and motioned for Kyubimon to attack. She nodded and gathered her power. "Fox Tail Inferno!" The flames hit the Akinakes and it lit up in blue flame.
Dinohyumon turned on DarkLizardmon and charged at him again. "Dark Inferno!" DarkLizardmon released the tornado of dark flames at Dinohyumon but it was simply swiped away by his blade. "Akinakesu!" Dinohyumon striked DarkLizardmon straight in the chest, making the beast fall to its knees. The blue flame ate away at DarkLizardmon from the inside out. DarkLizardmon let out one last roar before turning into data and flying off into the air.
*One Hour Later*
Daiki and Rin were sitting at a table along with Sakura and Yumi. They had headed over to Yumi's house after she saw her phone had a missed call and called them back. "So Kotemon Digivolved in a new way that we've never seen before?" Yumi asked. Daiki nodded his head and took out his D-Phone. "Dinohyumon, Energize!" Yumi and Sakura were surprised when he said Dinohyumon.
The phone let out the spiral of data and formed the Dinosaur Man. "Why hasn't he Degenerated?" Lalamon asked. She and Biyomon had just walked into the room and were looking at Dinohyumon. "We don't know. It clearly has something to do with this new Soul Digivolution. It's clearly different from the Bio Digivolution. It may actually be more powerful considering that Dinohyumon hasn't Degenerated." I answered. We all went into our own thoughts trying to think about what we should do.
"Alright, I guess there's nothing we can really do. I can't test out this Soul Digivolution again unless Dinohyumon Degenerates, but he may not. Either way, I think it's a good thing it happened when it did. Kyubimon got out of the fight pretty unharmed, we took down DarkLizardmon, and my partner became even stronger. I say we just go with the flow and see what happens." Daiki was right I suppose, and I hate having to admit that. "We should tell the others tomorrow. One of us will have to contact them and tell them what happened." Sakura said. We all nodded and agreed that Daiki would call tomorrow and explain what happened.
"Well I'm going back to bed." Sakura announced and she walked off. "You two are welcome to stay here if you like. You can sleep wherever you want Rin and Daiki you can sleep in the basement." Daiki did not like hearing that. "Why do I have to sleep in the basement?!" he asked. "That way you can't do perverted things while we're sleeping. It's either the basement or outside." Right on cue rain started to pour down on the windows. "I'll go to the basement. Come on Dinohyumon." Daiki said in defeat. I couldn't help but giggle at my cousin's predicament. Yumi said good night and headed back to her room while I headed over to the couch and made myself comfortable. The last thing I saw before drifting off to sleep was Renamon walking into the living room and watching over me.
How was that little chapter, ey? Some pretty big stuff is going down now. What's with this new Soul Digivolution? What kind of powers does it hold, and is it going to have drawbacks similar to the Bio Digivolution? On the other hand, why is it that a non-DigiDestined is capable of using it? I guess you're just going to have to come back and find out on the next Digimon: Evolution!
